The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-02 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH.STREAT.

James Brandy, a carpenter, was charged with stealing a
sovereign, and also assaulting William Nese., of Z. 3., Itath•
bone-place, described aa a "betting roan."
The prosecutor, it appears, met the prisoner at the White
Lion public-house, Hemmingarow, and after taking two
small bets with him, the prosecutor offered to take one for
a sovereign, which he hid on the counter with two half-
crowns, that a publican had left this house about six
months. The prisoner immediately took up the sovereign
and refused to giro it back to the prosecutor, who, on
again asking for his sovereign. was struck by the prisoner a
violent blow in the mouth. Priories was then given into
custody.
Prisoner asked the prosecutor if he "settled" with him,
if that would do. He wished to "settle," and did not think
the prosecutor was above doing that.
Prosecutor refused.
The proprietor of the White Lion was called, and said he
refused to sanction any bets being made, and saw the pri-
soner take up the sovereign. They wished him to hold the
sovereign, but he refused to do so.
Hr. Hendon said after what he had heard, if the prisoner
gave prosecutor back hie sovereign, he would discharge him,
otherwise he would send him for trial.

Prisoner maid be would give back the sovereign, but he
WOO it.

The sovereign having been given back, though very reluc-
tantly, the precut was discharged.
Jaws Wett, 3, Harcourt-street, Marylebone.road, a well.
dressed man, was charged before Mr. Beadon as follows :
CrtberineVCoanor, a respectable looking servant out of
place, living at 12, Brown-street, Grosvenor-quer*, said
that about 7 the previous evening she was in Duke-street,
laving just left her home, when the prisoner and two others
came up to her, and the pnooer, standing in front of her,
held out his hand and asked her to shake hands with him.
She refused to do so, as he was a stranger, when, after
making use of a vnlgar expression, be pulled her clothes
over her bead. He appeared to have been drinking, but wu
not drunk, and knew what be was about.
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Sergeant them amid two friends came to the station and
offered bail, stating that prisoollt was the wrong man.
Jarvey, 200 C, said ths female met him and told him she
had been grossl insulted by the gentleman, and he went to
Bell's public-houee, at the corner of North Audley-street,
and took him into custody. The prisoner was drunk—in
fact, mischievously so.
Prisoner said he was sorry such a charge was made against
him, and that he knew nothing about it.
Mr. Hendon seal people were not to be treated in this
way, and tined the prisoner td., or two months in default.
Two men, who gave their names Charles Heather lad
William Morris, were charged with obstructing the foot-
f.trient in Regent-street, by patrolling the same with
hack and treat, on which, in glaring letters,
and btc, were bills, without the printer's name, in
allusion to Russian spies, and the so-called chief of them
mentioned by name.
Mr. Webb, the acting superintendent, informed his
worship that there were • great many of these bills on
boards carried about this end of the town. Be had, in
consequence, caused the men who carried them to be
cautioned, and ordered to discontinue, but without effect,
so that it had been found neceseary to make an apprehen-
sion or two.

&meant Stevens, No. 11 C, haring proved the case of
obstruction,
Inspector Walker said be had himself cautioned these two
men.

Belida% asked who employed them
The defendants said Mr. H. bobbin, of Booksellers.row,
Holywellatreet, Strand, employed them.
Mr. Boadoe remarked that they must hare known the
mischievous tendency of these bills, that exhibiting them
was likely to lead to disturbance, discontent, and mischief.
For the obstruction with which they were charged be should
Rae them loe. each or seven days. The next ease al the sort
be should fine 40e., or one mouth. The bowie to be de-
@keyed.
CLERK EN WELL
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William Cooper, a notorious thief, was charged with
stealing a pair of carriage lamps, under the following daring
circumstances :
The prosecutor is a cab proprietor, and left his cab in
front of his door for a short time, the lamps when he west
to tea being safe. On his return the lamps were gone. A
short time afterwards the prisoner offered the lamps in a
seighbouring mews for sale, and the person to whom the
lamps were offered having seen the prisoner dealing with
other limps on Saturday suspected they were stolen, and
detained the prisoner and gave him into custody. The poi.
Dosser, when the constable came up, laid he bought the lamps
of a man he did not know, afterwards that he found the
lamm and then that his father bad sent him with them for
sale, but be declined to say where his father resided. The
prisoner is a most notorious thief, and cohabits with one of
the wont of thieves and prostitutes in the metropolis.
Mr. Wakeling, solicitor, who appeared for the prisoner,
severely cross-examined the several witnesses, but failed
to shake their testimony in any material degree. He then
contended that the identity of the lamps was not made out,
and that no jury would ever convict.
The police Mated that the prisoner had been several times
in custody for stealing clueless rugs, sad the last time he
IMO in custody it was for stealing some articles from the
oneh-house of Lord Chief Barn Pollock.
Mr. Barker remanded the prisoner until Monday next,
and refused to take bail.

LAMBETH.
Williams Dickens, a penon employed at the Loaders Ole
Company's Works, at Vauxhall, was charged with stealing,
and Jews Partridge, a marine store-dealer, with receiving.
40lb• weight of lead, the property of the gas company.
Isaac Shepperd, a detective officer, belonging to the L
division of police, deposed that on the evening before he
mw the prisoner Dickens going along the Vauxhall-walk,
with something bulky in a handkerchief, and, suspecting
something wrong, he followed him to the chop of the other
prisoner. On 'staring the shop, he (Shepperd) saw him
put some lead into • scale, and observed Mrs. Partridge
come to the door and look about. She then returned, and be
then saw the prisoner Psrtridge weigh the lead, glee Dickens
something, and the latter came away, when he stopped and
gave him into the charge of another constable. He then
went into the shop, and asked Partridge to let him lie the
lead which he had just bought from the man who had
just gone out. The prisoner • reply was, " Now, No. 49,
ou must not come into my shop with none of your bounce.
I
have bought no lead, and the sooner you are out of my
house the better." He told him he should not leave the
house until he saw the lead, and he than placed a piece of
lead on the counter, said it was all he had purchased. and
that he should not allow him to look for any more without
the promisee of a sergeant. Witness saw • constable going
past and called hint in. and then found some more load,
weighing altogether 4.01ba. He then took Partridge into
custody.
The above statement was corroborated, and • gastlasaa
from the pi company said that the primmer Dickens led
been in the employ of the company for eight years, and on
the morning before he took half a cwt. of lead out of the
stores to execute some work, but he had not done the work,
nor was there any of the lead left, and the witness had no
doubt whatever the lead produced was the property of the
company.
The prisoner Dickens was committed to Wandsworth for
two months, and Partridge ordered to pay 31., or be impel.
seemed fur one month.
THAMES.

A poor woman, aantedS;iah Smith, dwelling in Poplar
came before Mr. Yardley and stated that, owing to the in-
clemency of the weather, and to her husband being out of
employ, she was in great distrees, and upon applying to eae
of the relieving-clficers of the Poplar Union roused to
relieve her and her family.
Xr. Yardley—Upon what grounds did he refuse !
Applicant—He said there were too many of us.
W. Yardley- How many children have you?
Applicant—Seven, sir. The eldest is 15 years o/d, and the
youngest 11 mouths old.
Mr. Yardley could hardly believe that any relieving.
officer would assign as a reason for refusing relief the
number of a family. It was a most unlikely story, indeed.
If the relieving•officer had given as a reason for not re-
lieving a man and his family that they were nine in number,
he was a most inconsistent and unreasonable person. It was
the first time he had ever heard of relief being denied to a
man and woman in distress because they had a large
family. That was a reason, in addition to the °nth:wiry
ones, for administering relief. He would write a letter to
Mr. darer'. the principal relieving-officor of the Poplar
Union, calling attention to the ease, and he was quite sore,
if the family were deserving and the parents were persons
ot good repute, that they would be promptly and effectu-
ally relieved. If the family were in went he would give
them something from the poor-box fund.
Applicant—l am in want, and my children have no food
to cal
Mr. Yordley—Give her 9a, Livingston.