The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

The three foreigners, arwirmard Btriemer,arstare Store.,
and Grorge kuhake, were brought up before Mr. Alder-
man Allen for further examination on the charge of
forging and uttering numerous bills of exchange, and for
being in the illegal possession of fifty-four dies or stamps
of different firms.
Some further evidence was adduced by the City Sobel-
tor, and the case was then adjourned till Monday, when
the dmositions will be read over and the prisoners com-
mitted for trial.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Sarah Allen 113, described as a domestic servant in ser-
vice at 23, Spiirston-road, Hackney, was charged before
Mr. Ellison with arson.

Mx. T. Beard, solicitor, was for the prosecution.
The evidence adduced showed that the prisoner, who was
in the service of Mrs. Margaret Mitten, a married lady, of
the Spurston-road, Hackney, was under notice to quit.
She had only been employed there ex weeks, bat in con-
sequence of her general misbehaviour and petty larcenies
it was deemed necessary to itemise her. On the previous
nihe prosecutrix, who sleeps in the front room on
nigh floor, having seen all safe, the prisonerbeing
then in bed, retired to her rest about half-past 11. On
the way to her bedroom she shut the door of a bedroom on
the ground Soar, having first looked all round and seen
everything secure. The prisoner slept in a back bedroom
on the first floor. The prosecutrix was awakened about a
quarter past 12 by a dense smoke, and on descending the
stairs found it to proceed from the bedroom on the ground
floor, on opening the door of which she saw the bed and a
quantity of linen thereon almost in a blaze. She folded
the counterpane over it, and poured water on the top,
then called her daughter, who slept on the second
floor, and together they succeeded in extinguish-
ing the fire. They afterwards went to the prisoner's
room, where they found her in bed, and apparently asleep.
She said she knew nothing of it. The son of the prose-
cutrix was fetched eaily next morning from the City,
where he sleeps, and ho gave the prisoner into custody to
Police-constable Wm. Tolley, 184 N, who having cau-
tioned her as to what she might say being used against
her, she at first denied it, but subsequently said, " 1 did
do it." An examination of the bed flowed that a lighted
newspaper had been placed on the top of it. The dsm ego
done was over dl., and but for the timely discovery
the house might have been destroyed and the lose much
greater.
Prisoner had nothing to say in answer to the charge.
and she was fully committed for trial at the Central
Criminal Court. _ • _

A 601 60.
Mrs. Cathertue SepAsa Williams, • lady reeding at 16,
Heinuetensoe, CWsea, was charged on • summons with
inciting an organ man to play so as to be a nuieance.
Mrs. &bora Fanny Dowfado, wife of M. Alfred A.
Donau* who keep a boarding and day school at 14,
ilerOUS4111111•01, mid that on Friday last, at leaf-past 12,
an organ seen same and played ait* their next door,
at which the delkedant was • lodger. Witnem's child
was at the poiii of death, sad required rest and quiet
She sent eat one et her pupils to send him away, went
Irma sad mimed him to go several times in • load
voile. 'lllla the defendant mast have heard, as she was
on the haiermA bat she emouraged him to play by
throwing Irdtpmee to him.
la mower to lir. Sulfa wiles. said the child was much
%Mgr ; ttre andswece wasalmwrf=nt, and three weeks
age R. Willa= had an organ man into
Ise lomie Mjorreeit hie bibs taken into oustodittt
R
waft( 1111 he same elk, sad gme him in
Re was Mined Mt, add& he paid. —lra
Waimea me en the subject, end behaved
in 6 very mimic.
Rm. Wllliems, by Mr Irritaid, admitted giving the
=bat tt was to get rill et him. She was quite
that rasytg
_was the Weer with the &lid.
ler. Itelfe said he MI sot will to act severely in the
Enable Mrs. he
who was lameelf a mother,
Imes rasped for the fiatiltrip ethers. If Km
It
weeMesprese regrweenie prowls not to let
wpm* Mites pit Oft be would be
offense. 11I4r zed•
au Mu* but failing that, tU penalty would be 44)5., ee

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given by hba
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bewbes Wow Moe to look over the afliavita
yesterday rifired the apptiestioa.
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Mims Mere, a 'abeam', was domed with Was
drunk aa wig, gem la the BC 'Whirls* Doak. It
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for Wag drunk la hayeseul ilf &Ike, Be le 4=

Williams Owen wisifiered Mr. with=
hawking game tram how hem 'Shout a
Mr. Mayo deshnieL
Six harm were bow& into the court and gimped ea the
soar aloes le fit boil.bw The court was NNW- not with a
" high " mei el see. The widows wie le ihe abet
that the primate' admitted that be inineded to sell the
hares, as he had pwrehased them cheap mem was no
elides°, to prove end he had mold any pane, or had
offered say foe eale.
Mr. Daymaa said that if the mutable had waited he
would have emu Oa poissaar, in all mobability, break the
law. The primmw had Joel escaped being eonvided, and
be mud dimisemaimil
bids
Oa the ease the aims was requested to
remove the hares y.
Mr. Mayo mid limy wanted waking.
Mr. Damen mid that allies& a bare might be high
whin broagbt ea le beide, and persons soarer able to it
in the ZOOM her the mod. the meat when cat would not
he fooad affeelad by it. NA asked ems of the °Akers
whether he bad emir 4iad if. _ _

had wet
Mr. Damao recoweaswded a Wild, sad lead.„ Never
lead a hare tram the table larease it may high."
Directly a here was met sod Ole go had evaporated it
would be found that the Seel was good to eat.
hams The prisdoer then let the court, sad serried off the

ltelort potalan. William Smith, groost
the two yews an charged with otealiag a gas nep oc
plate, valued at 160 L, from the bows of Mrs. Baraa Jame
Bond, at Ilre-bank, Haropitiod, ta the 266 alt., were
Mabroufki
The evicease against both Allaopp and Smith having
bow reed over, the • who reserved their defame,
were emainittad foe trial