The Press.
London, England, 1855-01-13 00:00:00

tenced to nine months' imprisonment :

The prisoner begged to say a few words to his lordship before
sentence was passel upon him. When he left prison, after the
nine months, he did all he could, and worked hard to get au
honest living, and for some time he worked at the docks ; but a
man called Sergeant Kelly, who had since been discharged from
the fume, hunted him up, and gave information to tue head
officers of the dock of his having been convicted, and conse-
quently he was discharged from his employment. After that he
procured other work, but some evil-disposed person some weeks
ago did him the kindness of letting his master know that he was
a convicted thief, and he was turned away. Ile had done all he
could to get an honest living, but somehow things seemed to
run dead against him, and he could not get on. die had tried to
live honestly by selling pens about the streets, but he could not
get, a license, and now, he could assure the court that, if it ex-
tended its leniency to him, he would get a ship, and leave Eng-
land, and never set eyes on it again.
The ASSISTLNT•JUDGE said the theft the prisoner had com-
mitted was a very bad one; he was one of a gang who got up a
sham crowd in the street, and while one held the prosecutor,
who went to see what was the matter, he (prisoner) robbed him.
Prisoner: Well, my lord, after all, people mayn't be so black
as they are painted.
The ABSIeTANT-JUDGE: Well, I will remand you again, and
if you can tell the officers the persons you have worked for, in-
quiries will be made ; and if your story should turn out true you
shall have the benefit of it, if not you must take the conse-
quences.
Prisoner : I'd rather not be put back again, my lord; let me
have it at once. (A laugh.)
The AINISTANTJUDGE : I thought so. The sentence is that
you be kept in penal servitude for four years.
The prisoner, without evincing the least surprise,
walked out of the dock.
COLLINS, the man charged by a policeman, Andrew
Anderson, with assaulting him while in the discharge
of his duty, the policeman having beeu at the time
accused by him of having kissed his wife, was on
Wednesday tried at the Middlesex Sessions, and
acquitted by the jury.
MR. EDWARD OLIVER'S CASE, whether or no he
should be declared a bankrupt, was decided by the
Court of Bankruptcy of Liverpool, on Tuesday. The
petition for adjudication was set aside, nominally on
the ground of informality.
THURSDAY was the first day of Y 1137 Term. The
Lord Chancellor entertained the judges and other
dignitaries of the law at breakfast at his private resi-
dence. - - -

IN THE CASE OF MR. CHICHESTER, recently before
the Court of Chancery, a question of costs arose on
Thursday. Lord Edward Chichester, Mr. Chiches-
ter's father, had guaranteed the payment of the costs
of the proceedings against his son for contempt, in
having clandestinely endeavoured to elope with a
ward of the court. The Master had struck out cer•
tam costs (1051.) from the bill of 2601., and the
attorney claimed to have them allowed. The Lord
Chancellor decided in his favour.
BENJAMIN HOOPER SPIER, who was some days ago
committed for trial upon the charge of having uttered
a forged check for 3701., with intent to defraud
Messrs. Spooner and Attwood, was brought up before
Alderman Wilson on Thursday at the Mansion louse
on the charge of having uttered a forged order for
the payment of 581. Bs. 6d. upon the same establish-
ment. He was committed for trial.
CHARLES KING, the policeman accused of inciting
boys to thieve, was again brought up on Thursday at
Bow-street. With reference to the prisoner, it should
be stated that he was never one of the organised
force of "detectives," although always permitted, for
some reason which requires explanation, to perform
the duties of his office in private clothes. There are
several "private-clothes men" attached to each divi-
sion of police, but they are chiefly employed in the
detection of pickpockets at places of public resort,
or on the occasion of large crowds, ttc. It also ap-
pears that the prisoner was not actually in the force
at the time of his apprehension upon the present
charge. He had just been dismissed by the com-
missioners, chiefly in consequence of the part he bad
taken in the prosecution of the servant of a lady
named Butler, who was charged with concealing the
birth of a child, which had been found dead under
one of the seats in St. James's-park. Mr. Bodkin,
retained for the Crown to prosecute, applied for a
remand, which was granted, the magistrate refusing
to take bail, as the prisoner had already attempted
to escape.