The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-25 00:00:00

THIRD COURT.

(Before Thomas Chambers, Esq., Q.C., Common Serjeant)
Edward Heron M'Cabe ploadoide guilty to an indictment
charging him with uttering a f cheque for 5/. 11M.
Mr. Roweon prosecuted, and r. Sleigh defended.
It appears that the prisoner was mepeotably connectedfand
was in distreis, and had separated from his wife, who had
obtained a warrant against him for not maintaining her, and
he, to prevent the consequences, bad signed a cheque in the
name of a gentleman named Wilson, in whose service be bad
been about two and a half years ago.
The Common Serjeant sentenced the prisoner to twelve
months' imprisonment with hard labour.

Auguste Tortural, 26, ehopman, and Adrien Brun, 26,
shopnien, were indicted for stealing • watch and chain,
value lAt., the property of Charles White, in hie dwelling-
house.

Mr. Paton prosecuted.
the prosecutor ia a watchmaker and jeweller in Great
Portland-street, sod upon the 25th of last month the pri-
soner Brun came into his thou and asked to look at some
watches. He was shown some, and said they would not
suit him, and went away, but came again on the 27th ult.,
in company with the other prisoner, and made a selection of
• watch, which he requested the prosecutor to time for him.
The prisoners then left, but returned the next day, sod eked
to be shown some gold chains. Brim selected one, and
asked the prosecutor to write down the price of it. At
that time both the watch end chain were lying on the
counter, and the prosecutor was about to do what he had
been requested, when one rf the prisoners (he believed
Brun) threw into his eyes something like salt and pepper,
and seizing the watch and chain be and the other plumes
ran out of the shop together. The prosecutor, however,
ran out into the street, and after • hard chime overtook
the prisoner Tortuml, end al terwards• the prisoner Bran,
and gave both into custody. On the road the prosecutor
raw Brun throw the watch away, and he (r ragecutor) picked
it up. The prisoners when taken pleaded distress.
The prisoners were both convicted, and severally un-
tamed to four years' penal servitude.

FOURTH COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)

ThomaA Reran, 30, clerk, pleaded guilty to an indict/um
charging him with stealing a cheque for 1,0001.
Mr. Orridge prosecuted, end Mr. Metcalfe appeared for
the prisoner.
The facts of the case, it will be recollected, were these.
The prisoner wan chancery clerk to Mesas. Withal!, of
Bedford-row, and had been so for 13 years, and the cheque
in question, with another for 3004, OD which an indictment
wu out premed, came from the Court of Chancery. It ap-
peered that the prisoner had given 2501. in money to a
woman of the name of Louisa Tester, 1501. of which was
found oe her and restored.
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The Recorder sentenced the prisoner to three years' penal
sernitude.

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

R. ifocdoesa/d, • drama's is Ilse service of MONTI.
Barclay and Co., was brought up on remand, charged with
furiously driving, to the common danger of the public. end
driving against the cart of James Bryant, • butcher, resid-
ing is Wal worth, and throwing him out of his cart, thereby
seemly injuring hint
Mr. Lewis appeared for the defendant.
Upon the last examination the complainant was unable to
attend, from the severe nature of the injuries he had re-
ceived, and he appeared yesterday with his arm in • sling.
It appeared that on the afternoon of the 9th instant the
complainant wu driving a horse with • cart over London-
bridge, when be heard the smack of a whip, and on turning
round saw the defendant's bona trotting at the rate of
about ten miles an hour, and the defendant appeared to be
is
an omnibus. He tried bp m the omnibus, sad
is so drove spinet the mmpUissat's mil, whisk
Mtn out into tberosd, sad thewbeel of ibe dray went
mar his shoulder, and the injuries be had receiv.l were
sash that be bad been is the hosoitsi ever slain. Several