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

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
TEI! MAWS O► 11.11,111 LA COMB ►GAINST DOM

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Win. Margin, Avoca, laws Barton, (ku. nahriel, and
Mathew John Myer, the four boys who were charged •
few &peso with aseaeltieg and thereby causing the death
of Jolla Silverside, the hall -keeper at Albion Hall, London-
wall, were brought up before Alderman Phillips for further
exandeation relative to that charge.
Alderman Phillips, after the former evidence bad been
read over by Mr. Martin, the :hie, clerk, said he would
like to have the Sestina:my of the medical offioer.
Mr. Bear!, for the prisoner Martin, said he understood
that an august' had been held, sod a verdict returned to
the effect that the unfortunate man died tress dimes of
the heart. The medical man was examined at the Inquest.
Alderman Philip said he would rather have the medi-
ate man present, m it would be more satisfactory to all
parties.
Mr. Beard mid it would consequently be necessary to
remand the case, but as be was instructed and prepared
with evidence to prove an alibi on behalf of Martin. he
must ask the magistrate to hear him witnesses, if only for
the purpose of obtaining his liberation on hail.
Henry Bishop, • boy who earned Ile. per week, said he
was in the habit of spending his eves** at the Bull and
Ball public-house in Ropemaher-street, where he and other
boy. amused themselves drinking beer, smoking vim and
playing at &anima
Alderman Copeland said he was • magistrate for Middle-
sex as well se the City, and he would not forget the Bull
and Bell oe the next licensing day.
The witness said the meow Martin was in his company
at the public-house from it till 10 o'clock on the evening
that the man was killed, and the unfortunate affair took
place in the interval.

Henry Gould, the potmen at the Bull and Bell, gave
similar evidence with regard to the alibi, but decied that
they were playing at dominoes.
Mr. Martin, the chief clerk, said this witaess'e evidence
showed the advantage of examining witnesses separately
while others wet:nowt of court.

Alderman Phillip said nothing could be more unman.
tory, and he woM not therefore discharge parties upon
suelt evideece. _ _

Beard rid the last witness was not altogether satie-
factory, but he did not, ask for the absolute discharge, bu
merel for bail to be
A Phillips=4l. had been so positively sworn
to that Mattis *Lid up the stone and gave it to another
boy and incited him to throw it at the deceased, that he
should not be justified in accepting bail for him at the pre-
sent stage of the inquiry. There was not, however, any
evidence upon which he could further detain Burton and
Cooper, and be therefore discharged them, and remanded
Gabriel and Martin tall Wednesday neat for the attendance
of the medial man.

BOW-STREET.
1011112 T ROM THE WAR-OFFICE

Prue, a supernumerary clerk in the topographical
branch of the tipring-gardens, was charged with
stealing • quantity of paper from that department
Mr. William John Bird, bookseller, of Long-acre, de.
wed - About a quarter to six o'clock last evening the do•
fondant brought to my bones a packet of paper which he
offered to me for sae. There was one ream. Inspector
M'Kenxis came is while I was looking at it, and said
I must not buy it as it was stolen. I have bought
paper from him before, altogether about four or five reams.
I pee him 7s. a ream for it. It is worth about M. a
Vand there are labs. to the ream. I boy it as writ-
pairer, not exactly waste, for I sell it again as clean
paw, and I get about 7d. per lb. for it. I consider that is
•fide prise.
Mr. Ileery—tisse of it is ruled in a peculiar manner.
Mr. Bird--A very peculiar manner indeed.
Mr. Henry—Dens not that increase the value,
Mr. Bird—No. It thereassil the ceet originally, and of
course its esthete, the porpoise it was intended for, but its
value merely as writing paper is deteriorated.
Mr. Henry—Sarely that ruling ought to have attracted
your attention.
Mr. Bird—Certainly it did.
Inspeotee M'Kenxie—Mr. Bird gave us the information
whisk led to the prisoner's apprehension.
Mr. Henry—When?
Mr. M•Kenxie—ln the first instance.

We. Bird—When I saw the ruling I thought its suspi-
cious circumstance, u it seemed like government paw, so
I informed the police, who watched the Weser erW he
came again. He told me that be had taken them la ex-
change. He mid that he was a dealer, that his NOM WM
Robertson, and that be lived in Stanley-street, Pimlico ;
but the police made inquiries, and found that he did not
live there.

Junes Stuart Taylor, Sergeant in the Royal Engineers
and Office Superintendent in the Topographical Branch of
the War Department, depoaed have charge of the
piper in the aloe. That produced is airuilAr to what ia
used by the clerks. The prisoner would have access to it.
The paper is generally locked up, but for want of accommo-
dation we are obliged to leave out a good deal. I bad not
missed any. His salary was If. 7s. per week and he was
ehiphomememplotato eopy F
correspoodsnos.
7proved having watched the
prisoner ea different °melons to and fro between thy War-
d'''. Mr. Bird's shoN and his (prisoner's) lodgings, in
Wadmsrehmidntreet,

Th. primmer asksowleigual— his guilt.
Mr. Baggy rawirsdal him. observing that it was • caw
whelk rasa I. he trial.