The Express. — 1846-10-09 (London, England)

POLICE.  - GUILDHALL.—A Horuret Yorra.—A young lad, about 14 years of age, named Writ. James, alias Jatubs, was placed at the bar, charged with being drunk, under the following circumstances.—Police conrable William Taplin, lid, stated that on the previous day the prisoner was observed to have been going backwards and forwards by the omnibus from the City to Paddington, and he was looked after. About half-past 11 o'clock at night witness proceeded to a coffee-house in Throgmorton-street, where he found the prisoner In a state of intoxication, and treating several cabmen and other parties. He was enjoying a cigar at the time. On being taken to the station-house, he told all kinds of' stories relative to where he lived, as to who were his parents, &c.— Alderman Gibbs asked him how he became possessed of the money.---Priaoner replied that he had saved it while in service. He was last in the employ of a paperstainer named Norwood, residing in the neighbourhood of Holton. He had bad no work for some time, but had been doing jobs about the streets. Police-Constable : He told me he had come that day from Bristol, and had never been before in London.—Alderman Gibbs asked him what he had to say to the policeman's statement,—He replied that, when he made the statement, he was confused at the time. His parents lived in the neighbourhood of Islington, and his father was employed in Lawrence-lane.—A Mr. Thomas Carter, of the firm of Carter and Co., Aldermanbury, stuff merchants, here came forward, and stated that the prisoner was engaged for the last three days as an errand boy, at their warehouse. Yesterday afternoon, about half-put two o'clock, he was sent for change of a sovereign, since which time they had not seen him.—Alderman Gibbs asked the policeman how much money was found on the prisoner.—The policeman said he mast have spent it nearly ell, as there was only 2s. fid. found on his person.—Alderman Gibbs, as the prisoner said his father worked in the neighbourhood, sent for him.—The police constable said he had seen the father, who would he here on the following day. He said that the prisoner had been the ruin of him, and had only been out of the Compeer about a fortnight —Alderman Gibbs remanded him until to-morrow; hut the father coming shortly after, it was decided to commit him for two months, in the hope he would be taken into the House of Occupation. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE THROLOII DIRAPPOINTED Love.— A young girl named Ifrebsier was placed at the bar, charged with attempting to commit suicide. It appeared from the statement of the constable that about a quarter to eleven o'clock last night the prisoner was rescued from precipitating herself into the water off Blackfriar's-bridge, after getting over the parapet, by two gentlemen who gave her into bis custody. They, however, were not here, but the father was present. The father, a respectable individual, who seemed deeply affected at the rash act his daughter had contemplated, here stepped forward, and said that she was induced to do so, having been disappointed by her lover. He would be very willing to take her home, if the worthy alderman would allow him. Alderman Gibbs, aaer giving the prisoner a lecture as to the heinousness of her crime, discharged her, when her father conveyed her home.