The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-06 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

A mason, of respectable appearance, came to this court,
and said he was mss auzious to acquaint the magistrate
with a few particulars of a singular case which had recently
occurred at 15, Bruton-street, Pimlico.
Applicant said that a person occupying • pordon of •
house had gone out of town for • days holiday, as it was
supposed, on Tuesday week, and had never returned. His
absence was very extraordinary, and could in no way be
accounted for.

Mr. Paynter—Wliere is he supposed to have gone?
Applicant—To Brighton, and merely, as it was stated,
for a day's pleasure.
Mr. Poynter—Have any inquiries been made about him
Applicant—Yes. His friends were written to a few days
ago at Brighton, and from so answer received it is evident
that he never reached there at all on the day in question,
and has not been beard of.

Mr. Paynter—What do you wish me to do in the matter ?
awkwa
Applrdly siicant—tatearemises are mine, and I feel myself very
Mr. Payuter—You have tome effects belonging to the
person who has so singularly disappearel?
Applicant—There are • great many ; they are on the
remises in the way of business, and that is my difficulty.
He wee a watch and clock maker, and applications are being
made to me by owners for the restoration of their property.
Mr. Paynter—Artieles left to repair?
Appliaant—Yes; and I very much wish to know what I
bad bettor do.
Mr. Paynter—You must not give the things up, nor in
any war interfere with them.
Applicant—Then what am I to do
Mr. Paynter—l cannot say ; you nowt wait. The missing
party may return, or something may be heard of him.

LAMBETH.
George Phillip, the driver, and Charles Smart, the con-
ductor of one of Mr. Ball's Brixton omnibuses, No. 6,006,
attended before Mr. Elliott to answer two swimming taken
out spinet them by Mr. Knell, • gentleman residing in
Abbey-gardens, St. John's-wood, and charging them, the
former with wanton driving and other misbehaviour, and
the latter with using insulting and abusive language, con-
trary to the statute.
Mr. John Scard, of St. Mary-axe, attended as the attorney
of Mr. Knell, the complainant ; and Mr. Beard for the de-
fendants.

The present proceedings, it will be recollected, arose out
of a cane in which Mr. Knell had been summoned by the
defendant Smart for the refuel to pay fourpence fare by his
omnibus on the day in question, and the summons in that
case was ordered to stand over until the present loves.
titration.
Mr. Knell said that on Monday fortnight he got into •
Brixton omnibus, of which the defendants were, the one
the driver and the other the conductor, in Oxford-street.
and the vehicle went on at a regular and steady pace until
it had reached the Westminster-mad ; the driver then urged
his horns on, and got before one of the tram-can then pro-
ceeding the same way, and, getting on the rails, did all
that he could to annoy the driver of the tramway carriage.
While driving he (the defendant Phillips) pulled up several
times so quickly that the pole of the tramway carriage
narrowly escaped running into the omnibus, and had
it not been for the caution and dexterity of the rail-
way-car driver serious injury would have been done.
Considering that we must have an accident I called out to
the conductor to let me out, but he appeared so excited by
" chaffing" the driver of the car that followed, knocking on
his own vehicle, and bawling out to his driver, that he did
not pay any attention. At last he stopped at the Hares,
where I got out with four or five other pence., and at wee
gave the conductor my card, saying that I should bring his
misconduct before the public, and therefore I should not pay
him. I did not use an offensive expression to the conductor,
but he used several towards me.
Other evidence confirmatory of the above having teen
given,
Mr. Elliott said it was his duty to protect the public from
such conduct as that of which the defendants bad been
guilty. The conductor, being the greater offender, must pay
a penalty of 4th. or 21 days, and the driver 20e. or 14 days,
and the summons against Mr. Knell be discharged.
The penalties were paid.
SOUTHWARK.
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William Stanley, a---respeetable-looking young man, de-
scribed as a clerk, residing in Blue Anchor-road, Bermond-
sey, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged with attempt-
ing to commit suicide by taking poison.
Police-sergeant 7 M said that on the night of the 2ed
instant the prisoner was found in an insensible state, and it
being discovered that he had taken poison he was conveyed
immediately to St. Thomas's Hospital, where the stomach-
pump was used, and he was restored. He, however, re-
mained in that institution until that morning, when witness
took him into custody.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner said he was very
sorry for what he had done. He bad been drinking, had
absented himself from his situation, and foolishly took some
laudanum.

Mr. Davis, pork butcher, Spa-road, Bermondsey, said he
knew the prisoner and his family, and it was foolish of him
to take poison, as no complaiot was made against him by
his employers. He would take care of him, and restore
him to his situation and family if his worship would dis-
charge him.
Mr. Combo ordered the prisoner to be delivered up to Mr-
Davis, and hoped it would act as a caution to him for the
future.

Gemve Osborne was charged with unlawfully conveying
giu into the Queen's Prison, contrary to the regulations.
John Melwick, one of the warden, said that on Monday
night the prisoner entered the prison, sod suspecting that he
had spirits concealed about him, he searched him, and found a
small bottle containing gin in the leg of his boot. As soon
as the prisoner was found out he smashed the bottle on the
pavement., but enough of the liquor was saved to prove the
offence.

The Magistrate said he had no alternative but to fine him
51., or one month.