The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-10 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE,

Marko Cortial, • Frenchmen, waa brought before Mr.
Aldermen Wire chuged with smuggling tobacco and brandy,
radar the fallowing circumstances.
R. Macdonald, • Customs officer, said—The prisoner was
• pannier on board the Panther steamer, which rune be-
tween London and Boulogne. This morning I went on board
the vessel on her wind at Oraveeend. The prisoner came
np to me sad gave me his portmantrq which I examined.
On arriving at Fresh Wharf he walked snore, sad from the
way in which he won his hat I auscin lss had some smug-
gled snide in it. I asked him whether it contained anything
liable to duty, and upon his replying that it did not, he was
taken to the tide waiters' room. there took off Ms hat,
which contained two pounds of tobacco and • pint of brandy,
end in his coat pocket was found another pint of brandy.
He asked to be forgiven, but I thought it my duty to give
him into custody.
In answer to Alderman Wire, the witness stated that the
prisoner wee in the habit of going to Boulogne and returning
to London twice a week.
The prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, ern ordered
to pay 4/., the treble duty chargesble on the articles, sad in
default sentenced to one month a imprisonment.

BOW-STREET.
A young man named Nam, who ham been repeatedly re-
manded on • charge of breaking into and robbing the shop of
a mweller, in Tottenham-court-road, ma this morning again
phimd at the bar charged with stealing a gold watch.
Mr. Inspector Chet kley, of the E division, said be appre-
hended the prisoner on a charge of burglarlotisly entering the
shop of Mr. Handley, • jeweller, residing in Toftmham-
courteroad. On the night of the robbery jewellery and
watches to the amount of a hundred pounds woe carried off,
and d the endeavour to recover the stolen property other
eases of were discovered in which the primmer who
was en amorists of a man at present under remand at Mari.

...r -street for • similar ;dents, was concerned. The
was the additional evidence :
Mr. Jackets, jeweller, an aged gentleman, led—
On Thursday, the Illst July, I was proceeding up Charlotte-
street, Pitzroy-square, when I was accost .4 by two men,
who aged me the nosiest way to St. Pancras Church. I had
s a minute when a person came up to me and
ecared,l7,fge,teVe lost your watch." The two men ran away,
and I as wallas I was able permed them into London-street.
1 The watch had been cut away from the guard.
Emma Short, a servant, residing in the neighbourhood of
' Fitzroy-square, mid—About half-past 6, on the Met of Jul),
I sew the prisoner running from London-street. I ow the
artor standing at the corner of the street, who said he
se robbed of his watch I know the prisons well, am
be bed lived in the same house as I did. When I got
home the poisoner came down stairs end threatened to
strike nee for seythg he bad taken the old man's watch. Ha
afterwards said he had thrown it away. I left the house,
de, Great Poetised-street, through fear of the prisoner, the
same night.
Mr. Inspector Clesellsy—The prosecutor Ina not yet men
his watch since be kat la I have the ticket of it in my
Ireceived it from the prisoner'.prisoner'.confederat a, who
pocket, ii custody at the Marlborough Police-;Cost.
Mr. Rimy thought it would be better before the cams wee
diggers,' of that the other man should be pieced beside the
prisoner In the dock. After his case was completed he could
the be taken back to Marlborough-street.
The Inspector aid if • r -ie was granted him he would
ad=tdooores.
far a week.

MARYLEBOI4I.
Awe Geeer, a reepeetelbly-dossed young man, was
cheered with stealing • gold watch from the person of a lady
of the name of Granger, living la Hawlertarrace.
The complainant stated that last night, about ten o'clock,
she was Ina cigar-shop in Hawkiy-terrace, purchasing a Sew
articles, and was sitting in a chair when the prisoner came
fa with two other young men. The pruoaer looked at some
sticks, and asked the puce of them. She got up, upon which
the *sober came up to her, and loon after she found her
watch, which wee attached to a chain, broken brim it. He
was going away, when tritium, who thought that tiled:lain
had been accidentally entangled with a button of his coat,
said, " I beg your pardon, sir , but you have my watch.' He
ma away out of the shop. She went after the prisoner,
out "Stop thief." He was pursued, and taken into
custody by a policemen.
la anewer to Mr. Broughton, the witness stated that she
eaw the watch In the prisoner's hoed Mier she missed it. It
Was a gold watch, and had not been found. The other rem
also went away.
Mr, W. King, 304, Oxford-street, said that he was la the
shop when the prisoner and his companion, entered. He
went is pursuit of the prisoner, who wee stopped
gentleman in a mew. When the prisoner was it the
be looked at a stick which was worth 7s. 64., and he
only le. 3d. in his pocket.
Mr. Broughton described the robbery as one of the most
Impudent thst had been brought before him, and he thought
It a proper cam for a jury.
Wontne,, who attended for the prisoner, mid that be
bad never ban committed before and it was naval in that
cam to deal with the charge summarily.
The prisoner was set for six months to the Horse of
Correction.

WESTMINSTER.

Thomas Bdt, a piensonerszWiso;d7niery and somewhat ',-
panicle appearance, wee ted with unlawfully knocking
at the door of 28, Halsbora-street. sod endeavouring by
threats to eMort money tress Mr. Henry Ayres, the pro-
prietor.
Complainant said that he bad been subjected to conaider-
abbe =nominee for some firer past from the defendant, who
was constantly loitering about at hie offices in the City, and
followed him to hie private residence in Ilemborough-street,
Pimlico. He made his appearance there at ten o'clock last
night, and, after knocking violently for some time and
threatening him, demanded mono . Complainant refused to
submit to hie demand, when he decLred he would Reim the
earliest opportunity to mash him, rnd the complainant gave
him into the custody of a policeman.
Mr. Arnold inquired whether he knew anything of the
defendant? . . _

Complainant replied that he had for many yews been on
terms of the Omni intimacy and friendship with his family,
who were persona of property and respectability. The do-
tendant, by Ma own misconduct, had =happily fallen from
his position, and disgraced his connexions.
Mr. Arnold inquired whether defendant had any claim
upon complainant f
Complainant replied—Not in the least; but, discarded by
his family and friends through Lis own misconduct, he made
• dead set at him, and thought by violent threats to obtain
IZesdant, on being asked what be had to my, replied,
" The law won't allow of, such • charge, and therefore you
t hare it."
. _

Complainant's servant proved that the defendant caused
large crowd of persona to assemble round the house beat
CllrMr. Arnold differed very much with the defendant about
the legality of the charge, and called upon him to find bail
bleep the jeer*.
Mrs. Croke., of 18, Denbigh-street, Pimlico, was .barged
with aseaultoer Elite Cotton, her housemaid.
Complainant mid that at a quarter to 7 on the morning of
that day week her mistress came into her bedroom and threw
ajug of eider upon her ma she lay in bed. She then pulled
her about the room, tore her things, slipped her face, sad
called her by a very offensive epithet.
Witnese's sister, who is under nursemaid in the house, con •
firmed her amount ; and a woman named Newland stated
that she wee the complainant running home crying.
The lady, In reply to the charge, stated that she sent her
nursemaid down four times that morning to call complainant,
but finding she did not get up went down herself and threw
shout a glens of water over her in bed. fib. denied that she
struck complainant, although she admitted she might hare
taken bold of her by the shoulder. There was no getting the
' servant. up in the morning.
lie. Arnold said that defendant's complaint that the girle
would not get up in the morning was no answer to the
charge. He considered that the defendant's conduct had
been most unbecoming and improper, and ho believed the
statement of the comOainant, corroborated in some respect
as it was by the evidence of the woman Newland. It was
most reprehensible in defendant to engage in a personal con-
flict of this description with her servant. There were plenty
of ways of dealing with servants who misconducted them-
selves without resorting to conduct of this description. lie
ehould adjourn the calm for a week, in order to afford
defendant an opportunity of making the girl some woven-
seAkm.