The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-30 00:00:00

THE POLIO COURTS.

GUILDHALL.
livevssious R IX TR{ J wives Roos.—Pmr-
DIMUI• TOO POOR Bo:.—Aldermen }Lament, ancesseed
Gam the beach that s very remarkable robbery had bean
committed is the justice room so Friday night, sad desired
the watehmen of the Orlilethal who were supposed to have
had charge of the justice-room darisg the night to be called
is with • view of wbo might be the guilty
perdes. The dales desk was found to have ban broken
oyes; the eau takes bad the effect of anteing several desti-
tute creators. who had applied for relief during the day to
be sent sway nurelteind.
Hr. Alderman Humaphery felt It to be his duty to lemma
mend the suspension of the watchmen for one week is order
that the fullest investigetion aright be nude.
SLOANICS CA/11.—Alderman Wilson said he bad visited a
young child that wm at present in the hospital. in cones
quince of haring ben luta ked down on Friday afternoon
by the cab that was conveying Mr. Sloane from this court to
the Conspter, and he was hippy to ray that she had received
no injuries of a ',evils nature.
Aldan:ass ilemphery mad he would take are that the
subject at the necessity of a prison eau for trotter:mating the
Outman from the Conipter to thus court sad beck should be
brought before the notice of the neat Court of Aidermeo.
TM eorperatios had already a pram van, and the only
question of eocsideration was the ezpesse of a hcrse to work
It and a man to drive It was by far the gofer mode for the
transit of criminals, end be hoped the corporation would

adopt it.
At the conclusion of the (mini bunnies of the court, and
as the alderman wee about to leave the Co
the cabman
who had bun engaged to drive Mr. Sloane to the Compter
applied to know who wss to pay him for the damage done to
his vehicle by the violence of the Infuriated mob. Be stated
that the plate glue windows were literally smashed, and the
doors put completely out of order. The varnish and paint
were grazed off all sides of the cab, consequence of the
policemen hanging on to it to keep off the people, who Loa-
psaed him at every step.
Mr. Roe, having communicated with Alderman Haw
phery, paid the man 11. for the damage and fore, and pee
him 2s. 6d. for the loss of time be sustained in having t•
apply for the money. lie appeared very glad es receiving
the lull amount of the damage he claimed, and expressed •
determination sever to run soak risk agile, if he know it
beforehand.
Bansvoconcv.—Mr. Alderson Basphery ackaowlodged
the receipt of 201. as a donation from the Goldsmiths' Com•
pony to the poor-boa; also 61., being the amount of damage
awarded and fine imposed for surreptitiously burning the
gas of the Gaslight and Coke Company, from the said cos'
patty for the pooe-boa.—Alderman Wilson acknowledged IL
Sur Jane Walked, from "Anonymous."
CLERKEN WELL.

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J 13,111111.1 TIVIENZR.—Five lads, the eldest only 14 yaw
of see, warm charged with beralancnisly anterior the dwell-
hie acaseaf lan: Elizabeth Boland, of Buckingham' row,

Kippland.
The facts of the cue us very ettraordinary. Oa the
previous day the shortest of the prisoners went to the front
door of the residence of the proenutris, and engaged the
servant girl in ooaverestion,ingniring of her several frivolous
questions, and in the meantime the other prisonen managed
to effect an entrance into the hones throt,gh the back door,
and were busily an is moving off with considerable
valuable property, when they were diatuebed. A pursuit
warn speedily given by Suisun Judd, 44 N, who found the
prisoners secreted in an unfinished building, with a copper
antennae, and dines other articles they had purloined
from Mrs Foeland's kitchen.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was very distressing to see children
of so tender an age is such a serious situation.
Sergeant Judd informed his worship that young u they
were, they were well known thieves, and struck terror in the
minds of old and weak-minded housekeepers.
The prisoners made a general denial. They were com-
mitted for trial at the Old Bailey Spann,.

LAMBETH.
FORTCNATII EIICAPI.- George Croft, • hens-dipper, and
Michael Manor, who described himself as en ceder, were
charged with being concerned with a third man, not in
custody, is attempting to pick the pocket of Mr. J. Hodges,
a wine. merchant, residing in Addingeds square, Camber-
well, of a peke% book, containing cash and securities to the
amount of 1,6001.
From the statement of Mr. Hudson, it appeared that
about 11 o'clock on the preceding night, he went into the
fishmongers' Arne public-house, in the St. George.eroad,
to have a glass of ale, and while standing in front of the
heroes of the prisoners and soother man not in custody
him by the arms, and the third mu attempted to
rime pockets. He, however, freed himself from them, and
having property in his pocket-book to the amount of 1,6001.,
sad tending that he was amongst thieves, he took his pocket.
book from an inside pocket, end requested the landlord, who
wee behind the bar, to take ears of it for him. The landloid,l
however, refused to keep le, but flung it back, and at the
same time lowered the gas, eo that the place was enveloped I
la darkness, end this circumstance afforded the thieves by
whom he was surrounded a much greeter opportunity of
robbing him. He (Mr. Mechem), however fortunately
caught his pocket- book as the landlord flung it bath, and held
it safe until he gave the prisoners into custody.
Mr. Norton having been told that the house in gamic'
wee a night house, end much frequented by thieves, and
considering the conduct of the landlord, as represeuted by
the complainant, to be very extraordinary, if not exceedingly
suspicious, sent an officer to request his attendance, before
Miss. [ln a short time the useable returned with Mr. Arthur
Ashwell, the landlord of the Fishmongers' Arms, end the
latter having been made acquainted with the nature of the
charge against the prisoner, and also the suspicion which
smashed to his owe conduct, he at once admitted that Mr.
Hudson bad offered him his pocket book, but said he did
not think he was jutilied in rec.i.dig it from hissi, and be
therefore returned it. He denied that Mr. Hudson bad
complained of being ended by thieves, and said his
object is lowering the gas wee to get rid of the complainant
and others fa front of his bar, who were becoming noisy and
turbulent ] Mr. Norton disapproved of his conduct in not,
when requested to do so by the proeuntor,taking the pocket-
book and sealing it up, particularly when the prosecutor had
Mated he was surrounded by thieves.
Mr. Ashwell denied that Mr. Radom had made any
Mumma of the sort; ca the tiontrary, be bad been either
drinking with or treatieg the prisoners and others present,
and as for their character, be (Mr. Ashwell) knew nothing
at all about either parties, as he had only taken possessioa of
the house and business at eight o'clock on the same night.
Mr. Norton—l understood you lowered the gas to a state
of almost perfect duknees as often u three Ulan. Was
this done beton or alter the prosecutor offered you his
pocket-book ?
Mr. Ashwell—lt was some minutes after.
Mr. Norton—Your lowering the gas was highly ills&
slue, as it would give the thieves, if there were any preatst,
an opportunity of robbing the complainant cf his pocket.
book.
Mr. Hudson—l understand it is a noted house for thieves.
Mr. Ashwell-11 has not been so with my knowledge.
The foreman of Mr. Ashwell was sent for, and his
testimony went to corroborate the statement of his master.
He also said the prosecutor was very drunk mad noisy.
Mr. Norton remarked he had no doubt the prosecutor was
under the isepressioa at the time that the prisoners had
attempted to rob him, or were about to do so, Out there woe
so evidence of the fact beyond his own statement, which he
(Mr. Norton) could not place implicit reliance on, cod,
therefore, be would discharge thus. The prosecutor, he
mid, should consider himself very fortunate indeed in
retaining his pocket-book and its rideable contents, for if
his object was to get rubbed of it, he could not go about it
is a enure effectual manner than by the mode he had
adopted.—The prhourn were then &rammed.
Bisocr.an Cum or CHILD SmaLtmo.—Extmea Smith, •
delicate looking girl of 16 years of age, who had been In
custody for 10 days, ea • charge of stealing a little boy, the
son of her master, a respectable tradesmen in Walworth,
with whose parents she lived u servant, the particulars of
which spruced in the Express of Monday last, was
brought up for further examination. It tam out that the
whole of the statements made on the previous examination
by the prisoner Sr. grime falsehoods, sad that she alone wee
culpable in carrying away and keeping the child a whole
week from its family. It has also been discovered that she
bad previously. committed two similar offence*. but the
father having given evidence of the fact that her mother had
died in a lunatic uylnm, and storing be had no doubt the
mind of the daughter was also affected, the latter was gives
up to him with • action that he was not to recommend her
to any other place of servitude.
HAMMERSMITH.

MVILDIELOri A5Z171.7.7-75071/t7/i iCiASI4 MIS shamed on
a warrant with baying committed a violent smelt, whisk
may be *Waded with mint serious consequences. Mr.
Martin appeared to support the complaint,
Mrs. Mary Newell, wife of the landlord of the Feathers
public hones at Nottisthill, whose fees bore marks of
entente violence, and who was so weak as to be unable to
stand while giving her evident*, stated that on the night of
the previous Saturday, the phonier and three other me.
came into the house and called tor a pot of beer. As it
was just 12 o'clock, and they were closing the house, sad as
the men had ',Wend) been drinking before, she refused to
serve them. They then made use of most abusive ,
and threatened to knock her teeth down her throat if
did not serve them. Hu husband was then in the set of
going round to put them out, when they commenced a
li/operate attack on both her and her husband, got them
down, and best them till they were quite insensible. The
same penis" had threatened them before, and they were
frequently is the habit of remaining drinking at • beer-
shop until they were turned oat, sad then coming to their
house.
The complainant's evidence was corroborated by two wit-
news, and Mr. Newell, who was present, appeared to be
as mach disfigured as his wife.
The magistrate inquired if either of the other men had
bees taken as well as the prisoner, and was informed that
one was 11l in bed from a blow he lad received, and the
other bad got out of the way.
Mr. Thomas Browning Smith, the surgeon who is attend-
lag Mee. Newell, stated that her whole system had received
so 'seers • shock, that he could not answer for the conse-
quences. &he had also ncsived a blow belied her ear,
which was near belay • fatal one. She had been ill amnion.
The magistrate said, in the present state of the nor
plainaat's health, he could net think of dealing with the
case, bat would remand the prisons', to enable tat pollee to
use their utmost endeavours to apprehend the other meta, by
which time it might be farther ascertained how Os
plainant west on.
The complainant, who appeared to be getting me
worse, woo owned home in a cab.

Tax An Captain Wart, shag from Lim.
pool on fiatorday for Now York.