The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-22 00:00:00

TEC CAttfi OW TREASURE TROTT.

Mr. Hance applied to the court to pug sentence upon two
young men named Silas Thomas and Stephen Wlllate, who
were convicted at the last summer assizes of unlawfully con-
verting certain treasure that bad bees found in this county,
with intent to deprive her Majesty of the possession thereof.
The learned counsel stated the facts of the case, which
were somewhat peculiar. It will be remembered that a
labourer named Butcher, while engaged in ploughing in a
&Mat Mountfield, turned up a quantity of metal articles
which be sold to the prisocers at the rat* of 6d. per lb. It
turned out that the articles in question were composed of
the finest gold, and consisted of portions of bracelets,
amulets, rings, &c., of great intrinsic value, but
which were of still greater importance from their
antiquity, as they were believed to be Druidical
remains, which had probably been deposited at the
spot where they were found more than two thoneend years
ago. The prisoners, it appeared, sold the property to a re-
Geer in London for 5:101., and the sum was deposited by
them st two banks in Hastings, but the circumstsuces baying
become known to the authorities, the prisoners were in-
dicted for misdemeanour in having unlawfully concealed the
property in question, Rod were convicted of that offence.
A point of law was, however, reserved, which has since
been argued before the judge■ in the Court of Criminal
Appeal, and decided against the prisoners, and they were
now called up for judgment.
Barn Pigott said he should probably receive a commnni•
Ostia' tram Mr. Baron Bramwell, who tried the prisoners,
in the course of the evening, and be would then par sentence.

THE POLICE COURTS.

WESTMINSTER!

On Saturday, Herr Ferdinand Relabel' Stremberg, a
German, aged 40, who described himself as • farmer, end
not in business, appealed to complain against Mr. Thomas
Harper, of Dorking. Surrey. Complainant mid he lived at
3, Eborrstreet, and oa his arrival home the previous even-
lag found the defendant waiting outside, having been there
from nine o'clock, with a life preserver in his band to strike
him. The defendant here inhirposed—" I demanded my
daughter, with whom he is living. Oh 1 I know toe much
of hue. He has my second daughter, who is rawer, at
his house, and my wife has beenuceid by him toles,* me."
Complaisant denied that the defendant's wife lived with him.
The complainant was then subjected to a severe cross-exami-
nation by the magistrate, in which he accused the defendant
of consteotly demanding money from him, but refused to
state bow he derived his WO:Mall—it was • foreign income.
The magistrate (Mr. Self.) then mid he remembered the
mute °malice with the Mitre Insurance Company, and
forced him to admit being sentenced to six months' Company,
for getting money by false pretences. The man,
h▪
owever, mid the court instructed inquiries to be made, and
he was liberated, the Vice-Chancellor end others compli-
menting him on his good conduct. Philip Fisoball was the
MID* in which he was tried at the Old Bailey. Theoomplainaat
then objecting to answer such irrelevant questioms, Mr.
Selfe remarked that questions were not irrelevant which
went to a man's character. . .

Defendant—He did keep a brothel. He is living with
• daughter of mine seventeen years of age in an open state
of infamy.
Another dialogue then took place between the magistrate
and the complainant as to whether he was married
to defendant's daughter, and be ultimately declined
answering the question as it migbt criminate him, his
first wife it appears being alive. Defendant stated thatoom-
plainant's first wife, Mary Lewis, had told him hie daughter
was not the first girl the complainant had educed. The came
was adjourned till yesterday, defendant entering into his
own renisancee to appear.
Yesiay the ow again came before Mr. Self., but
when it was called on the complainant did not appear.
Inspector Howard intimated that be knew nothing further
of the ass.

Mr. Belle then dismissed the complaint, aid said in refer.
once to Saturday proceeduoge that perhaps the remarks
which had fallen from him had savoured rather of the au-
vocate than the judge. He hardly thought he was a fit per •
son to try proceedings in which Strenaberg was a party ;
having so intimate a knowledge el the nine and his ante-
cedents he could not control kis indignation, and if any
farther charge should be proceeded with against him it
would be better far the interests of justice that they should
come before his colleague.
A respeetable looking middle-aged woman' who represeated
herself to be the Mary Lewis Already alluded to—Streus-
berg's Ent wife—was in court, and was anxious to 1191(XtUill
whether a charge could not be exhibited spinet her hus-
band for bigamy; there were also half-a-dmen Amin
officers in attendance, who kept their eye. eagerly fixed um
the appmenbes to the court.
Shortly before the rising the court Mn. Nepal,
entered the court, accompanied by the complainant,
and said that she wanted protection from the brutality of
her husband, who had threatened her life with a stick ca
the previous Saturday, and threatened he would murder
her. She, however. refused at tint to my whether
the defendant was married to her daughter or not, and
afterwards, after stating she believed the daughter was
married, to my where the marriage took place ; for which
refusal Mr. Self would not grant her application.

THAMES.
Auto,' Martin, a German sugar baker, was brought briers
Mr. Woolrycb, charged with assaulting Mary Ann Beck, a
respectable married woman, and Emma Patrick, a girl 15
yews of age.
The girl stated that, at half-past 11 on Saturday night,
she was in Lambeth street, Whit/chapel, in company with
Mrs. Beck, when the prisoner laid bold of Kra. Beck aid
turned her round, and he then seized witness by the 'boulder
end raised her clothes. Another woman said, " You black
guard," took up a handful of mud and threw it Whim. Be
then released her. and he was given into custody.
Mr. Woolryeh—Did he touch you with his baud''
Witness—He did, sir.

Mr. Wuotrych —*as he intoxicated
Witness—Yea, air; he was.
Mr. Woolrych—lnd be say anything to you ?
Witness—Yea, sir ; but I could not understand what he
said.
Mn. Beck said—The prisoner caught hold of me first, sett
I stewed him round. Be then seized the girl, cad add
very rudely towards her. She screamed three times before
be released her, and he would not have done so then if a
woman bad net plastered him with mud and nearly blinded
him.

Chally, a police-constable, said the prisoner maths worse
Le Amor on Saturday night, but he could walk very well
and knew perfectly well what he wee about. The
girl was very much alarmed.
Mr. Wintiso, interpreter, translated the evidence to the
primmer, who said he had no defence to make, and had no
recollection of what had occurred.

Woofrych switeired the pima. to bs imprisoned
foe two mono sad kept to bird Mag.

THE EIECUTION OP TOWIMEY.

It has hitherto been the custom at Derby to
execute condemned criminals at noon on the market day
(Friday), but the present High Sheriff (Sir K F. Ever;
Bart) has determined to alter both the day and hone of
execution, in order to diminish, as far as pourable, those
demoralising scenes which are attendant upon inch coca.
*JOEL The execution, therefore, of Townley is fixed to
take place at 9 o'clock on Thursday morning, the 31st inst.
Gnat exertions are being made in Derby and the neigh.
bonehead to obtain • commutation of the sentence on
the ground of insanity, the Mayor (Mr. Roe) and other
mag6trutes having attached their signature. to the
memorial, of which the following is a copy To
the Right Honourable Sir George Grey, Baronet,
her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department.
The bumble petition of the inhabitanta of Derby and the
neighbourhood showetb, that George Victor Towsky is now
confined in Derby gaol under sentence of death, for the
murder of Elizabeth Goodwin. That by the evidence in
this case the following facts appear, namely-1. That there
was no premeditation whatever on the part of the prisoner.
2. That there was, and is, hereditary insanity in the mi.
Doper's family. 3. That during the week prior to the coin.
mission of the offence. the prisoner (to quote thewords of Mr.
Baron Martin in bin lamming up) "suffered as much agony
of mind as it was possible for any man to suffer ;"' aad
4. That the prisoner's mind is now in • diseased state. We
therefore humbly urge upon you to advise her Most
Gracious M■jeety to extend her royal merry towards the un-
fortunate prisoner, and commute his sentence, in order that
his life may be spared."