The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-03 00:00:00

them, and haring ..etll as. prisoner !WS something to the
other, he took them into custody, and the watch being
found on ..se of these, they mid that they had been asked
to luau it by some one whose name and address they did
not know, but whom they had to meet at a public-house in
the us ighbourhood. He had since ascertained that the
watch had been stolen Irons a man in • public.
home. It appeared that the man was assaulted and
the watch stolen, and wheu he went out to look for a police-
man, the prisoners, who had committed the robbery, wade
their escape. .llthough inquiries have hem' made the owner
of the w.itch could nut be found, and a remand wan asked
for to tumble the police to make further ippon,.
The prisouers said that they were sot aware that the
watch had been stolen, or they would have had nothing
whatever to do with it. As they were itatocout they bulled
they ahoulel be lila:barged.
The magistrAt, mid he should remand the pri.on..o. until
Friday seat, sad in the meantime the owner of the watch
perhaps unght be found.

LAMBETH.
DPI 11AUDING A RAILWAY cour.tn.

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Jowl.* flood, who described himself as a journeyman
Lukas', was charged before the Flue. I.:. C. Natoli, with
attempting to defraud the South Western Railway Corn.
. piny out of 11.., by riding is one oPtheir carriages by anon
' from Southampton to the Waterloo station.
William Heeds, a ticket collector at the Waterloo statism,
said that on the night before the prisoner. who was a pas-
wager by the Southampton excursioa train, banded him
the ticket be then produced, and perceiviug that it was one
that had been isoorl from the Farnborough station toSouth•
amptim and 1.1., he :paced hint how he came by it. He
replied that he hot pureLased it from a stranger outside
the !Southampton ststion for two shillings, and he took bun
before the station •nuister.
Mr. Ile °a who attended to watch the case, said that some-
time ag.. the tom i Rtilv tonal it necessary. from the fre.luency
of offence. such as the present, to bring a number of the
offenders before tne magistrates at Sonthamptoc, who im-
i posed conviction., and this for some time put a
stop to the prolice, but he (Mr. Kent) was sorry to
say that the practice had heroine again so prevalent that
the officer. of the company felt it necessary once more to
proceed against the offender*.
Mr. Norton --I find printed on the ticket a caution, that
" any person re-purchasing this ticket will be momenta]."
Mr. Hent-Yee, your worship, that was done on your own
waggestiem when a case similar cane to the present had been
weft biers you.
Mr. Neat..-And I think it very proper, for no person
lasi auk reed ems plead ignorance of committing an offence
sod kis limbility to punishment. I find the penalty is 4th.
or loprisounboat. What have you to say to this charge,
prisoner
Priormer- All I ran my, sir, is that I bought the ticket of
a toss war the station at Southampton, and I did not know
I did arty bum.
1 Mr. Nortas-Can you rood?
Prisarror-No, sir.
Mr. Nurbou-Wbere doyoa come from !
Prisorde-From ire, sir.
Mr. Misst-We have bad& number of cases like the present
by prone coming from Exeter, and they have pleaded such
lipinesnee that they have been let off.
Mr. Norton observed that it was memory to pet a stop
le rook practices, sad onlertsl the prisoner to lay l Is.. the
ammo{ of the fare from Southampton, or be imprisoned for
Ihvi days.