The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

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On Saturday lest, four children of the name of Quill" who
had been found In • shockingly destitute condition begging in
OM Bread-street, were brought before the Lord Mayor by •
police-tmnstable. Tho Lord Mayor on learning fr= the
constable that their father wee in confinement on • charge of
felony, and that their mother sent them into the streets to
beg, ordered a pun:moan to be leaned to compel bee attend-
ance, and desired the constable to take them to the union.
Yesterday the mother was in attendance,. sad the inflatable
odd its had been making further Inquiries Into her character,
and found she wee in the habit of getting drunk with the
money which her children obtained Ly begging. Be had
also ascertained that abe had taken her children out of the
union.
The Lord Mayor—Why did you not let your children re-
main in the =Ion! . . .

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Quill—l'm too fund of them to be parted from them.
The Lord Mayor—Why don'tyougo to the union yourself?
Quill—Because I should be parted from them there.
The Lord Mayor—So, then, you aro prepared to sacriene
rho lives of your four children by sending them into the
semis in this inilemeet weather to beg, rather than they
shell be in the union, where they. will be properly clothed
warned, and fed daring the winter. You would tithe;
tape.. them and see them dio by inches in the streets, in
order that they may support you. Of course you do not
went to go to the union, because you know you cannot get
drink there. That is the greatest punishment to you. You
ought to be thankful that there is such a place where your
children can be taken care of during the winter. Do I un-
dctstand that you refuse to let them go there?
Quill (cryine)—Yee, my lord, I won't put with them. If
I was deprived of my children I ehoold be deed.
The Lord Mayor—Another week or two's exposure in the
public stream will certainly destroy one of your children at
heat, and then you will bo sent to the Old Bailey for trial.
If any one of them is found either begging or destitute, and
the case is proved, I shall commit you to pneon fora month.
Atiguteine Hemmings, a messenger at the East India llouse,
was brought up on remand, charged with having stolen
eve balls of opium, some mope and brooms, and books, be-
longing to his employers.
It was proved that some of the books belonged to the Bart
India Company ; the mops and broom,, it was stated, were
of the same description as aloes supplied to the company by
the rissauheiturer. It was also proved that the balls of opium
produced by Bassett, the detective officer, were similar in
appliances to those consigned to the company as samples
front tbe "residencies.
TIDO prisoner was again remanded in order that the prom-
ontory might produce a witness to prove that the opium
belonged to them,
Nmantiel Solomon*, who has been twice remanded, charged
with having stolen a bracelet of the value of eighty guineas
from the shop cf his mistress. Mrs. Mary Stunner, a Jeweller,
carrying on businer in Church-row, Houndaditch, wee again
brought up.
Mr. Lewis. for the prosecution, raid be was not In a con-
dition to carry the mire against the prisoner any further.
Me. Solomon submitted that no case whatever had been
made out molest his client.
The Lord Mayor said that although there were many
suspicious circumstance* connected with the prisoner's con-
duct, there was not at prevent evideace tojustify his deten-
tion. lie would therefore be df ; but would be
liable to be again apprehended in the event of further
evidence implicating him in the robbery being obtained.

SOUTHWARK.

The twoTacntra gifi.,liii!.. at this oourt

• charge of begging wee reported • few days ago, atterriei
with • small stock of caps which they had knitted.. It will
be remembered that they were arrested on • charge of begging
in the engem that they told the magistrate they were
fugitive slaves from Kentucky, and that he dismissed them
with some enlists's:a from the poor-boa, advising them, at
the mme time, to endeavour to earn a little mosey by the art
which they had acquired of knitting cape.
Mr.Durchem now told them that since they were before him
on the last occasion he had net only received several small sums
for their use, but lettersfrom venous persons, some of whom
were of high distinction, offering to take are of them sad
place them In comfortable situations. He had elm received
an anonymous letter which did not speak very highly of their
characters, so that ho had thought it might bo necessity to
make some inquiries about them before ho answered the
letters of those willing to assist them. In the mesatiess,
should allow them 6s. out of the contributions sent him.

THAMES.
Helm licallegat was brought before Mr. Sells, charged
with stealing 361. In Bank of England none., the property el
her master, Mr. Hartley, of No. 21, Queen-street, S.ty.
Mrs. Hartley said she took the prisoner out of a refuge at
Roston, and employed her es a general .errant. On Friday
last she directed the prieoner to pstairs and
rum°ll7:l2the beds. The prisoner cants down stairs again in •
few minutes, and said she wanted some black-lead for the
storm. She gave the prisoner some halfpence to purchase
the black-104 and as she did not return in a quarter of an
hour, witness became alarmed and went into her bedroom,
where she found that a drawer had been forced open, and
three 101, notes and a Sl. note abetracted. Witesent ggasy
immediate information to the police. Lest night Mr. Hart-
ley, her ion, met the prisoner in the Commercial-road,
and gave her Cato custody. Witness had seoertained that
one of the stolen 101. notes had been paid into the Bank of
Englund en Friday, the day the prisoner absconded. The
name Of the primmer was endorsed upon it, but the address
gives was 21, Queen-street, Stepney .
Mt. Selie—Had the prisoner sty money when she entered
yew arvios P
Mrs. Hartley—Nene at an, slr.
Ann Kendall, female sauchir at the Arbo mare po-
lice atatica-lsouse, Stepney, stated that she aeerched the pri-
mmer Let night, and found upon her 41. 10e. in gvld, and
11.25. id. in sliver and copper monies. She also took from
tbs pea owslity of expensive emery, • new bonnet,
new Mik drese,-and new mantle. The fury, which was of
a ready dssoription, yes peoduoed, and the promattrix said
that the prisoner had no such spparel when she absconded.
Mr, S 111 the things ars new ?
Mrs. Hartley—They are, sir, and no doubt purchased with
the dohs cry.

Mr. bolts dirocext that (torte should be made to true
all the stolen notes, and remanded the prisoner fora week.
John Brown, 184 11, and John B._ tiesens 60 11, who have
been many years in the force, were charged with Calabg the
death of William Williams a sailor. The sailor died yester-
day morning, bat the injuries from which he bed suffered
were inflicted on him on the 24th of October. The
bed been taken before Williams, in the Dresdnoughtt=
ship, and identified sa the men who ill-treated him.
A woman, with whose Williams spent the three night'
previous to the ill-usage he received, now stated that he was
ill-using her, when the policemen came up end Mopped
and she ran away.
The prisoners were remanded till Moliday, for the attend-
*ace of the sailor's landlady, and to await tire remit of tho
post mortem examination.