The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-08 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Jo/10mA Flannagan, 47, Margaret Flannayrn, 20, and
Mary Anne Flannagan, 19, with an infant in her arms, were
charged with committing the following garotte robbery :
Margaret Croty, a reepectable-looking young woman, afters
vent out of place, said she was almost a stranger in London,
and &sided with some friends at No. 17. Slase-pond. Bee-
, mondery. On Wednesday evening, the 29th ultimo, she had
' been on a visit at Pimlico, and about eleven o'clock she wool
returning home; when at the end of Charlotte-street, in
Gravel-lane, she mimed her way, and seeing some females at
the corner of a yard (which she had eineo ascertained to be
Glaishouse-yerd), she went up to ono of them and asked
her the nearest way to London-bridge. That female said,
" This is the way," pointing up the yard, and she walked
that way. While pawing one of the houses she ream
seised by the neck very tightly by a female and
forced back on the ground. At the some time another
came up and pulled her bonnet off and etruek her on the
b.& These females were Margaret and Johann& Flanagan.
nry ;loth ton heedless and pulled off her petticoat. Witness
walkoli of Margaret to detain her, when Mary Anne came
op and kicked her, at the same time rescuing Margaret from
her, width= they ran off with her bonnet, ah twl, and peed.
east Witness then missed a shilling and sixpence, a pair of
gloves, •pocket-handkerchief, a loteh-key, and bedroom key
trom the pocket of her dress. She also missed a bracelet off
her wrist, While they were robbing her Margsret held her
month to prevent her calling out. When she recovered her-
, self she ran after them, and saw them go Into a house, and
afterwards she went and gave infAmation to the police.
The primers wen committed for trial.

WANDSWORTH.
Two ragged and dirty-looking boys, who rave the names
of Edward Cochran, aged Id, and Joseph Ward, 17, both
from the neighbourhood of Lambeth, were charged with
Ming concerned in picking pocket. at the Thames National
Regatta.
Police-conatabla Smith, of the V diviainn, .hied that on
Thursday afternoon be was on duty in plain clothes upon the
towing-path at the aide .f the river, in Putney, during the
regatta, and he maw the two prisoners walkingabout blether.
Cochran was trying peoplem pockets and looking Into them,
while the other covered him. He watched them fur some
time, and at last the younger prisoner walked round a gem
-
Oman and took the handkerchief out of his pocket. Tire
other primmer stood rime behind Cochran, and endeavoured
to conceal him from notice. Wither caught hold of Cochran,
who had the handkerchief to kin hand.

Mr. George Morton, the money (*Hector at the Canterbury
Music Hall, dated that he was at the regatta on Thursday
afternoon, and was shoat stepping into a boat when the con-
stable called his attention to the fact of his handkerchief
having been dolma. He did not feel the handkerchief removed
from his pocket.
Mr. Hayman sentenced them to three months each, with
hard labour.

This was the only care of robbery that was brought under
the notice of the magistrates of this court during the two days
of the regatta.

Mr. Alfred Ileoei:;;Be74l7,;;;;Jtniat No. 14, Addison-
read, Keneingten, appeared, and wee charged with having
unsuited Mr. John Henry Brown, agent to Lord Holland, by
throwing& stone at him.
The defendant admitted throwing the atone, but pleaded
justification.
The complainant stated that he wax agent to Lord Holland,
and reeided in the Addison-road, upon hie lordeliip's estate.
On Sunday afternoon last he saw the defendant with two
gentlemen and five dogs at a large peed of water or most in
' the grounda of Lord Holland, running at the hack of wit-
ness's garden. The defendant warn washing the doge in the
water, and he told him that it was (canary to the orders of
his lordship. Witness had previously seen the defendant
bathe some doge in the water, and he then told him that Lord
Rolland did not permit it. On this occasion witness re-
quieted him to take the dogs away, but he refuted and sent
the does in the water again. Two of the dogs came run-
nine' up the bank into the path leading to witneee's garde',
and he took up a stone and merely threw it down at their
notes to prevent them coming any farther. They were cone
to him, and he could push them away with his ham* but he
eiurply threw the stets down in front of them. Almost
immediately afterwards the defendant, who was only
standing about eight paces from him, threw a large atone
at him, which no doubt weld have struck him it he had
not moved on one aide. The Mese was thrown at him in
such an intemperate manner that be felt bound to bring the
use before his worship.
Tho defendant said persona passed threogh the field daily,
and when he came away that day men were assembling to
play at cricket. He then said that he was not the only one
who bathed their dogs in the pond, and he had perniewion
(yea his lordship's medical man as long as he did not injure
the s ild fowl. The complainant threw the stone at the dog
with all hie force, and he threw one at him In return, which
any other gentlemen would have dime.
Mr. i)rytean said he hoped not. There wow no juatifica-
lion in throwing atonal.
Mr. Brown 'here pro:hired a letter from Lord Holland
stating that no person had his permission to bathe dogs in
the water.
Mr. Dayman eonsidered the are prong!, and bed the
defendant 4011. and mats.
The mosey wu Immediately paid.

WOOLWICH.,

John flame*, pot-boys mad Horses Tavern,
Hishatrect, Woolwich, was placed at the bar before Mr.
Trani, on a charge of the 1 1 goasmake of six silver
Crimean medals.
Triton Donat, r. sergeant of Royal Marian, of the Wool-
wich Division, deposed that finding sews& of the crime when
sasembled on puede were without their medals, be mule in-
quiries. and sesirtelsed that the medals were lathe prisoner's
possession, mad he then (are infurinstion at the pollee
station.
Folks-sergeant R. Newell, of tbe R d vieloa, depend ha
went to the Coach and Hanes, and saw the priseasr,whe ad-
mitted that ho had two roads* but denied baring more.
Ultimately howeverthe prisoner prducedfoorsiml7artaeds4,
which were concealed under his bed.
Heide nos was produced proving ;hat the prisoner wee in
the habit of lending 2.. 6d. to a soldier on receiving a medal,
and riving up the none an receipt of 6s.
Mr. Train said, under the Mutiny Act, the prisoner was
liable to a One or treble the value of the medals, in addition
to the penalty. He should Indict • fine of 61.. and U. 7a. ea.,
treble value of the medals, or three months' imprisonment.
The prisoner was committed.