The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-06 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

mANsioN-sousx,

Robert Darkombe, jun., was summoned for wring übu►ive
and insulting language to George Dole, the driver of an
omnibus.

Tim SKrkat pleaded guilty.
Timesnopkinnat stated that, for many menthe pest, the
vim although not a heaved driver wee in the
tioemiemilmiliKariving his fathoms coach a portion of the
KAMM frees Louisa to Kitchen', had taken every °poet-
ise* of sgslKmgeke most opplobrions language to him in
Ka Riithisseisiels Be wee also In the habit of getting upon
kis a) omnibus and annoying the other
indniging in mama and disgusting conversation,
=T. being remonatraud with foe hie misconduct ho
coolly replied, If you don't like ft, shot your ears up."
On the 31st ult. he applied mod leimlting epithet* to the
complainant, who now summomel
The defendant's father said the complainant b
aggravated the defendant by Was him that ho was ea •
boy, and that he would put him em his knee and whip Ma
Several persons stood format be the purpose of emir
berating the complainant's statooneed ; but
The Lord Mayor said their Mime was istaketedg, few-
much as the defendant had plaid weir, IDA lordship
then asked Mr. Daekeraho, men„ whedteribe seetement of
the complainant, that the defendant wag in thebalit of driving
without a licence, was correct
Mr. Dackombe, eon.. replied that each 'wee the cane; but
that he had an undermanding with the police that his son,
who was • skilful driver, should be permitted to take the
veins during a portion of the journey.
The Lord Mayor—The pollee hare no power whatever to
make any arrangement of that nature with you; and I think
it quite time that that practice should be discontinued.
The defendant, who good laughing, and who appeared to
treat the matter with much levity, wee fined 20e. andeoste.
The money was immediately paid.
BOW-STREET.
A well-dressed youth, named Wallin //am and another
young man, named Walter Wafters, were laced at the bar
before Mr. Henry, charged with lauding a lerge quantity of
cigars, the property of Messrs. Emanuel Jona., wholesale
manufacturer., of High Holborn; and William Ham, father
of the Ira prisoner, was charged as a receiver.
From the evident,' of Mr. Newton, foreman of the firm,
it appeared that there wee a raceme in the trade of marching
the men and appreatims on leaving their work, and en Fri-
day afternoon, suspicion having Sallee on Walter,', ho was
subjected to more the* the meal cursory examination toe
result Wing that severs' packages of cigars were found eon-
coaled in hie boots. An order was given to search all the
other hands, upon which the prisoner Ham confaieed that
ho had also • number of cigar* in hie boots. The quantity
thug concealed was really summing, the probability bang that
a pair of very large Wellingtone bad been selected for the
purpose. The otters, bring new and emeparatively soft,
wore peeked in town at the bottom of the boots, and filled
In all round; en that • large quantity -null be conveyed
away each time. The prisoner 11am admitted that he had
been in the habit of appropnating his masters property in
We way, and gave information ae to where ho had diepeed
of, or deposited, some of it. Mr. Newton and a constable
went to a workshop in the occupation of young Ham's father,
mid here several bending of cigars were found inn Fete,
which were at once identified. Finding that the two Hamm
Heed in Rathbone-pleoe, Mr. Newton proceeded to their
lodging, and in the window of • cigar-chop in the same
sheet he detected six or eight bundles of cigars of the !Mae
Illeaufavturo, tied up in a peculiar ribbon used exclusively
by the firm. On examining them it also appeared that the
*limbed been flattened by the pramare of the boot, and the
shopkeeper, Mr. Williams, readily Mated that he had
Kissed whole the whole lot from Ham, the elder, who said ho had
token them for some carpenter's work which he had lately
done, and could [ideal to sell them a bargain.
Mr. Henry said he never hoard of • worse car—a father
eseouraging his child to rob his toaster.
The primnere were remanded.
WESTMINSTER.
John N'Carthy, a determined-looking fellow, was charged
with committing a burglary.
Police-censtable William Col'', 72 11, saw the prisoner and
another man proceeding along 1' ictoria-tdreet at half-pest 3
that morning, and about 20 minutes afterwards he oboerved
the prisoner with a wick on hie shoulder. lie asked him
what he had there, when prisoner NMI they were market
thinge. The constable mid ho must see them, when the pri-
soner threw the sack down, closed with the constable, and,
putting his leg around the pulioeman'a threw him down and
then ran off. Police-constable Clayton, 120 B, who hap-
pened to we the tumult, ran the prisoner out of Meath and
then captured him. On marching the Rack it was found to
contain a valuable time-piece and other articles, including
ladies jewellery and female attire ' • and on further investi-
gation, it was found that the residence of Mr. Boyd, No. 17,
Vietnria-street, bad been entered during the night. Mr.
Bed's bureau had been opened, and the property found eh.
etmeted therefrom.
It having been elated that the prisoner was a wall-knows
desperate burglar, he was remanded fur a week.

FATAL AqSAVLT ON A SOLDIER AT WOOLWICH.
—On Saturday John Walsh and Catherine Coulson wen
at the Woolwich Police-court with causing the
tifrOlf a soldier. The doomed, a driver end ha the
Royal Artillery, was found ahw days ago in the warm
at IliWaneeire. It wu at Ant thought that he hail caw
mtha yeah, but as wounds were found out him head, sod •
poker was Otd wp by the ithe theeC we aside by
which ethos akeuneriesots were to light. Dehrosa
twelve and we chink at Ws whose SIM
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hrs. Coition was In Ow hibiwn W who lived In
tocher,he boast An slassrthon tetk phs• sled seined the
Lewes end As sal Walitypoll Larks est et the
dogma him to the whirs Welk matte •
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drawei At
the whs. white
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hattrisy he pane wee nottauded. The oily
elosheed were tww wear who hied in Coalmen Isms.
They shied that W. who had formerly bees la the seta-
lety, owed the hoetoW a grudge fur hating on some owe-
heleted to arrset