The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-15 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

LAW INTELLIGI4:NCE.-4THIS

(X)1111T OF 11ANK11TPTCY.
(Before Mr. Cciannissioner Winslow.)
Itootour rat in ellamEers to hear applications for re-
•, and then disposed of a short tut of sittings for
aaminslion and ili,charga. in court. This is the 64 day
November on vibieh the learned commisdonor
sdl eride• and on Monday his place will be
,diva by Mr. liszlitt, who acts as deputy for Mr.
Anon.+ao+,er Goulburn daring his absence from lochs-
', In September Mr. Iluzlitt will bo relieved by
ste senior eommi,eioner (Mr. liolroyd), who will be
during October, when the business of the
;,„,t *OA 1w again taken by Mr. Hastlitt. No
pitting+(e tstttr last eatt citron and discharge will be
ote. „„, a I irtober, when only one court will .it to hear
~pin,atious, and in November the commissioners
will an aio is( to dtsisse of the arrears, and proceed with
the lam! helms of the court.

I'OI.ICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

CLERKEN WELL.
(APTUHE OP A GANG OP PICKPOCKETS.

Iliad, Broker, a gas-fitter, of 17' Broad-yard. Clerken-
e ell. Deere Xing, a hawker, of 22, Huntingdon-street,
Eingstand-rortd, and zlerlrere Smith, baker, of 9, Frying-
ran-alley, Dishopagate, were charged before Mr. Barker
with attempting to puck the pockets of several females,
whose names are unknown, in upper-street, lidiagton.
On Friday evening, between and 7 o'clock, l'olice-
constable Dudley, 47 N, ,nw the prisoners, in company
with a boy, go lip to the side of an old lady, and Baker
:.ttempted to pick her poacts, the others acting as
covers." Finding thnt the,. could not got anything,
they moved off, and went up to a female looking into a
imp window, and there the one not in custody attempted
b• pick her pocket. Beier, Dudley could get assistance
-aw the pockets of neatly a dozen women attempted.
I..aker, when he found the police approaching, ran off, and
I . ing stopped, bee.arne very violent, and struck the constable
the face. All the way to the police-station the prisoners
resolute and made desperute attempts to escape from
c.tody.
The prisrmers said that if they had attempted to pick so
:ny pockets they thought it strange that they were not
I..'sen into custody before.

Mr. Marker remanded the prisoners until Thursday
s sit rind refried to take bail.
WESTMINSTER.
MILITARY 111-FPIAMIMIL

Michael Cleashy, a private in the 4th company, Ist bat-
talios, Grenadier Guards, was charged with the following
brutal assault on a comrade named Charles Ludbury, be-
loVg to the Fame company.
tor, who presented a frightful appearance
i,hout ttchead, and whose tunic wassaturated with blood,
::,1(1 last night he was in St. George's-place, Knights-
•algc, with a comrade, the prisoner following behind.
l'inoner came up and trod on his heels, tripping him up.
lu.tl whit, on the ground he kicked him in the ribs and
Vali in tin. eye.
Mr. :idle naked what was the cause of it?

I'rosectitor said he could not tell ; ho had served eleven
and re-engaged for a further term yesterday; he
. ~t out drinking with the prisoner and sharing all he
1...1 with him; prisoner asked him to lend him some
and he declined, whereon prisoner said he would
y Lin, if he didn't.
huh,. Burgess, another private, who was walking
pro.ccutor, deposed to a similar state of facts. Pri-
I lie would either have his money or his head.
r said he had been on the drink with prosecutor
. W..iiitsday, and last night they had a few words
l•it of a wrestle, in which prosecutor was thrown ;
op. and in taking a pace forward accidentally
prosecutor.
,• • -Ad it was a delihemteskick.
ii.isafaled prisoner for a week, the medical
. having certified that the injury to the prose-
y,•was of so serious a nature that he could not
• ui..l would result from it.
',leered to the House of Detention.

ill' .1 l; 111 OF AIR. REVERDY JOHNSON
.tT sOI'TII4AIC2UN.—(TIIIB DAY.)

(By TELEGRAPH.)
(PHOX OUR OWN CORILESMIDINT.)

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY Arra:mom.
li Excellency Mr. Reverdy Johnson landed
0.,. morning. Ile arrived at Cowes in the City of
',snow 3hout an hour previous, and was met there by
North, the Secretary to the American Legation. Mr.
is staying at the Dolphin Hotel here, and it is ex-
; .t. 41 ti..it he will leave for London on Monday.
Lincoln, the widow of the late President, was
~.4)sit• to leave America in the City of Baltimore.

Allllll.lll INTELLIORNCE.-(THIS D 41%)

(nT TELEGRAPH.)

Augu,,t 13.—Wind at noon S.W., light breese and

t., • August 14.—Arrived: Witch of the Tees, from
1., ,d,..:••• .14.11,seijo. Family, Manilla; City of Fon-chow, Cal-
. a 1.., launin., Calcutta: Al. E. Oladatone, Colombo ; Par-
: I Sailed: Mary, Halifax, H.S.
A agora 14.—Arrived Kr eptake (of Wtieldr. ; Arlalne (of
1 +1.1..4 , from the North, both for the Nerd.. Arrived from
1:,.,1 ~ml aided: Created Wave, for Hong Kong; Chatham,
1 , •I• ty . !'ape de Veril.; Unww, llerbice.
I Auguat 14.- Armed : Macgregor Laird, from At.
t sailed lioriga, Havannah; tinod Hope, New York ; Kahn,
.1"1.11.A, N.B. 13th : Virginia, New York ; I.4ucen of Hearts,
1:-• dutch,: Wert Wind, Wilmington.
Amnia! 16. `Arrived : City of Baltimore, from

. ....rt., and lett for Bremen. -
ML
,voao, Aariat 15.- It lo blowing a gale from S. E.
ieulvv, August 11.. Sailed: Wemburn, for bl,nte Video;
l ••• or, Rio Janeiro.
Attlimu.sa.- . Arrived : Iliatoriam, from Quebec
. _ .

s, Aogu.t U.—Arrived : Awittalasign from
New York, and left for Liverpool.
'Assam F. LA, Augue.t. 14.—Anived: Austiiau, from Liver.
I and kit for Quekee.
tussr oia, August 14.—Arrival: Usunmonia (s.:, from
1 .• men, And left for New York.
August 14.—Arrivod : Olive, from Quela r.
, August 14.—Sailed : Port illasiow, for Quehee.
Tlf, August 14.—Arrived: tibantion, from TAO-
.. i,,a Calcutta.