The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-04 00:00:00

MARLDO!WCOH-STREET.

John was charged with picking pockets at tho
Hanover-minim:, iconic.

Police-constable Strillington, 319 A, said he was on duty
In plain clothes last night at the Hanover-square Rooms. As
the company were leaving the rooms, he saw the prisoner
working hi. way in, and suspecting his intention he
watched him cloaely, and saw him welt hi. hand beneath a
lady's opera cloak, and into her pocket. He iminedla, telanz
seized the prisoner before ha had time to withdraw Lis
and took him into custody. The lady said she had lest
nothing, es she only had her handkerchief in Ler pocket.
Another lady said she had put been robbed of her watch be
a person neenibling the prisoner. The prisoner was wanted,
but nothing, except some silver, was found upon him. When
ho took the prisoner into custody, the only remark made by
Lim was, that he was a gentleman. The prisoner gave his
correct address.

Mr. Bingham ordeml the prisoner to be remanded till
Monday, to ascertain If be was known to the police.
LAMBETH.
. . . _ _

.r.h. Reerea, a stout-built middle-aged
e man, who described
as himself a woodcutter, was thin with aiding in a high-
way, robbery.
Mr. Henry B. Evans, a surgeon, residing in Kennington-
lane, deposed that on the preceding evening he had been out
to an electioneering dinner, and on leaving the tavern at
which he dined he accompanied • friend to his house to have
a cigar, and stopped rather late. At about 3 o'clock in
passing along the St. George's-road on his way home, he
was accosted by • female, who persistiood iakuig to him,
and at the moment be was approached by two or
three men, one of whom cal out, " What are
you doing with that woman y" He replied, " No-
thing. and I only wish she would go about Ler business
and not annoy rue." lie had scarcely uttered these words
when ono of the men tripped him up, and threw him with
great violence on the pavement, free downwards, and indicted
the injuries then so perceptible on his nose, fare, and fore-
head. Recovering the momentary shock, be (Mr. limns)
jumped up, and finding that his purse had been takes from
his trousers pocket, he at once seized the prisoner, charred
him with being concerned in robbing him, and aetbis time
he saw two other men run across the road towards Newing•
ton. The prisoner at that time denied the charge, and said
he had just before seen hint (prosecutor) at the bar of the
Waggon and Horses public-house, treating several women
of the town, and that, if he had been robbed at all, it must
have horn them. This statement was quite Mee, as he had
not been into any public-house at all, and ho therefor* handed
the prisoner over to the constable, on the charge of being
concerned in the robbery.
In moss-ezamination by the prisoner, the witness ad-
mitted that on his representation of innocence he let him
go, and was proceeding with the constable to the station-
house
and gave hen into custody. Mr. Evans, however, added
that his going beck and giving him into custody was owing
to what had been told him by a witness who would be ailed.
Ho also said that in his breast pocket he had a pocket-book
containing property, but that had fortunately moped the
notice of the thieves, sod they only took his purse which con-
tained about tie.

ajotarrie hatter, was next called,
and gave a somewhat di6etent version of the affair. He
said that about the time before mentioned he was in Bt.
George's-rod, near to Roe's Horse Repository, when he
heard aomo person exclaim " I have been robbed of my
purse, " and on looking in the direction from whence the
voice proceeded, he raw the prosecutor holding • female,
whom he mewled of robbing him. The prisonrr and another
man were standing in front of the Horse Repository when
the prosecutor first called out, and on hearing him both ran
to the spot said said " Let her go—let her go," but the
Ctor still kept his hold, upon which the prisoner, or
eeZpanion, tnpped him up, threw him on his face on the
pavement, and started the girl. The prosecutor, oncghet.t'g
up, seized the prisoner, when the latter, upon being
with being concerned in the robbery, declared his innocence,
and was released from the prosecutor's grasp. While proceed-
ing with the policeman to the station-home, winces told the
prosecutor that the prisoner was one of the persons connected
with the robbery, and he returned and gave him into
custody.
Police constable Wm. Kirwan, 268 A, said that on search-
ing the prisoner at the station-house, he found on him a
shilling, • sixpence, a counterfeit shilling, the duplicate of a
shawl, and • bundle of invitation curd..

The prisoner defied all participation in the robbery, ma well
ma the commission of the assault, but gave a very unsatisfac-
tory account of himself, and wu remanded to a future day.

ESCAPE FROM HATWORDWEST °Atm.— On
Wednesday morning, two prime r@ effected their move
hoot the Old Castle, at Haverhedisest, now used as a gaol
Ike the prisoner@ of that town sad the esamly of Pembroke.
Om of the men was the notarises Isejemin Thome better
known r " Black 8 " whe nee eenetmed of high-
:7=the late end smimesd to eta years'
and the odmr a gsisaasenundWine, under-
viuch shorter pusislunent. The two men freed
by for thedsors of them cells, and, by the use
des inn bar whaak fhey removed ham their window, they
.w• wwd tilt way she the mei to • room known as the
" mm " which h arrlU ea the outside of the walls,
end ovsdoob the pills nal Idesise supplied themselves
with • ption of repo end mom chain, together with the
bLobb from their alb, tie two /allows managed to effect a
descent from this shadow, which is about 150 feet from the
ground, by fastening the end to the window sill and then
I sliding downs