The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-03 00:00:00

NORTII WALES CIRCUIT.—ANoLzsey.

This proved a maiden assize, and Mr. Justice Talfourd
warmly congratulated the grand jury on the absence of
crime in the Principality, especially in the northern part—
a feet which he ascribed in great measure to the influence
the resident rentry exerted among the poorer classes. The
under-sheriff having presented his lordship and the officers
of the court with white gloves, the court broke up.

THE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL.
William Wright, a lad in the employment of Mr. Ken-
aedy, newsreader, 34, Fetter-lane, was charged with swa-
in four copies of the Tunes newspaper. A policeman, io
consequence of information he had received, watched the
prisoner and saw him receive a number of copies of the
paper at the nesse office sad plaos them in his cart. lie
stopped twice on his way W Fetter•lane and abstracted
several copies, whieh were fcrand is his possession after he
had delivered the bulk of those he had received at his
master's shop.
He was committed for 14 days to Brklewell.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Joseph Smith, a well•dmsed young man, was charged
with having stolen 1,800 francs, the property of Maximilian
Lamois.

Mr. Wolff defended the primmer.
The prosecutor deposed that he was a baker, and lived at
No. 18, Frithstreet, Soho, and that he had known the pri-
soner about nine days, having got acquainted with him at
an hotel in the city, from which, in consequence of the ex-
pense, they removed to where ho (prosecutor) was now
residing. On Saturday last the prisoner said he was going
to see his friends, sad that he would be at Mr. Peiuer's,
a friend of witness's, at 10 o'clock. Primmer left at
o'clock, and prosecutor went out at 8, and waited at
Poitier's from that time till half-past sieves. When the
prisoner mime they took a walk, and remained out till 12
o'clock, when they returned home, and as soon r he entered
his room he saw the prisoner's box open, and his (witness's)
box open, and all his things scattered about the room. On
examining further he missed 1,800 francs in French bank
notes. The prisoner, on being told of prosecutor's loss,
seemed much affected, but did not say much. The property
had not been found.

Cross-examined by Mr. Wolff—No one knew that he had
money. Prisoner said ho had been robbed of eleven
sovereigns also. Prisoner's, box wee not broken at all. They
sever locked their room door. The keys of their boxes
they kept in their pockets. Four or five } ',mobilise live in
the rooms adjoining theirs. Three live on the same floor.
He suspected no other person but the prisoner.
Bridget Began, servant at No. 41$, Frith.street, said the
prisoner came helm about half-past ten on Saturday sight,
and remained in the mom occupied by himself and prose-
cutor, who was absent, for more then ten minute' ; he then
went oat.

Pratt, 124 C, received charge of the prisoner, whossid he
had also been robbed of sloven sovereigns. Witness ex-
amined prosecutor's box, and should say it had been opened
with a duplicate key.
The prisoner, at the suggestion of his solicitor, declined to
say anything in defence, end was remanded for a week.

1 WORSHIP.STREET.
George Todd and Alfred Weston wero charged with an
assault of a highly aggravated character upon two young
women, named Mary Anne Minnes and Susannah Oseam.
IThe lest complainant stated that shoe was pausing throsaeh
Vistoria-pack at as early hoot tat the pr/India; atoragar,

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