The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-20 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

The Jane general adjourned esseion of the passe for the
county of Middlesex commenced this morning at the Sessions
House, Clertenwell-green, before Mr. Bodkin, assistant-
judge, and a bench of magistrates, The Wender contains
the names of 64 prisoners committed for trial, Dearly the
whole of them being indicted for felony.
When the grand pry were sworn the assishot•jedge very
briefly addressed them is to the nature of their duties
110BBERT AT TUB HOUSB OF LOILDB.
Samuel Candland, 19, was indicted for stealing a pocket-
book, value fie., the property of James Clay, ILP., from
his person.
Mr. Poland prosecuted; Ir. Belton defended the pri-
soner.

Mr. Clay, M.P., was sworn—He said I am • member of
parliaumat for Hull, and I live at No. 25, Montagne-square.
On Siturday afternoon I was going into the Peers' Robing-
room, in which is exhibited Mr. Herbert's celebrated pic-
ture, when I felt • hand in my pocket behind on the
right-hand side. I put my hand and missed
my pocket-book. At that moment the prisoner
passed by my side in front of me, and at that moment I
saw my pocket-book fall from him. It fell close to his feet.
I did not see it in his hand. The prisoner said that he was
innocent. There were 'several people miming backwards
and forwards out of the room, hot not a crowd. I looked
over my shoulder as I felt a hand in my pocket, and I saw
the prisoner just behind me. When I felt the band the
prisoner said to me, " Don't lay hold of me. I am not going
to tun away." The only persons who ought to be in the
room were members and their friends.

John Copus, 132 A, proved taking the prisoner into cus-
tody, and he said he knew nothing about it.
Mr. Ribton, for the prisoner, said-1 do not mesa to ray
that members of parliament are infallible, nor am I disposed
to subscribe to the doctrine that, because • member of par.
'lament is the prosecutor, • prisoner ought to be unde.
fended. But really, in this ease, Mr. Clay has observed so
accurately, and is able to speak with such unerring certainty
to the facu of the Cale, it would be idle for rise to attempt
to address you. Your verdict must therefore bee verdict of
guilty. There are some letters as to aviator, which I wilt
hand up to your lordship.
The jury then returned a verdict of Guilty.
Edwin Costhupe, detective sergeant, 31 A, proved con.
victions against the prisoner for stealing watches at the
Crystal Palace, and also at the Polytechnic Institution. He
was employed during the tournament at Cremorne Gardens,
and afterwards at Her Majesty's Theatre. Witness had bad
occasion to caution him after he had dons hie work behind
the stage for attempting to pick pockets inside the theatre.
The Assistant Judge sentenced the prisoner to be im-
prisoned and kept to hard labour for eighties Weeder
months.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAT.)

CLERICENWELL.
BHOCKISO CHARGE AGAINST A MOTHER OF CUTTING HER
INFANT INTO THREE FIRM.
Louisa Pratt, a respectably-attired young woman, about
M years of age, who described herself as a domestic servant,
was charged before Mr. Barker, on remand, with unlawfully
concealing the birth of her illegitimate child, at the pariah of
St. Mary, Isliogno. The prisoner seemed to feel her posi-
tion very &cutely. and was accommodated with a seat daring
the progress of the investigation.
Inspector Stacey, of the N division, attended to watch
the case on behalf of the Commissioners of Police.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Pipps said the prisoner had been in the
service of her daughter as a general servant at 12, North-
grove Fest, Mildinar•park, Islington. On Friday, the 20th
of May, she was called by her daughter to go and see the
prisoner, who she was informed was very ill. She went
there, and the prisoner opened the door, and on seeing her
she (witness) said, " You are ill, why are you not in bed"
The prisoner made no answer, but went into the kitchen
and at down. She (witness) sent for a doctor, and he
asked her if ebe had given birth to a child, and she said
" No." He asked her where it WI, and she again said
she had not bad a child. From what she (witness) found
upstairs she was convinced that the prisoner's statement to
the surgeon was untrue.
Mr. Keene, If.R.C.S., residing at No. 81, St. Paul's-road,
Highbary' said he was called to see the prisoner at 4
o'clock in the afternoon of the 20th ult., at Mr. Fats' house,
12, North-grove, Ent Highbnry. On his arrival there he was
taken upstairs. and from what he was shown he went into
the kitchen. The prisoner was sitting Ua as easy chair. He
told her that she had been recently confined, and asked her
where the body was. The prisoner denied having had or seen a
baby. He tried to persuade her to tell him where the child
was, bat ugh. would not tell him he sent the mistress of the
house for a police-constable. When the police-constable
went in and law the prisoner he again asked her where
the baby was. She then informed him that she
bad put it down the servants' water-closet Ile
went there and at Brat could see nothing of the body of the
child. On returning to the kitchen the policeman informed
him that the prisoner had confessed to cutting the child to
pieces. (Sensation.) They again went to the watercloset,
and the policeman pot his hand down the water-closet and
pulled up the back part of an infant's bead, thee the fans
sod all the front part of the head, and then the body.
The head hai been severed with a sharp instrument,
and, in his opinion, a knife. He then examined the
prisoner, and found that she had been recently delivered
of a child, he should say a few hours before he saw her.
The prisoner said that the child was born alive, and from
the appearance at the poet mortem, he should say it was.
He had no doubt but that the child was born alive.
Mr. Barker—Having made a poet mortem examination of
the body, what, in your opioion, is the cause of death
Mr. Keene—As the umbilical cord was not tied, I thick
that the child bled to death, and that it died from neglect.
Mr. Barker—ln your opinion was the child cut up before
or after death ?

ii;;;::—After death. AI he had said, be was of
opinion that the child died from neglect. The child had
breathed, for its lungs floated in water.
Polies-segment Luff, 7 N, said—About half-past 6 on
Friday, the 20th of last month, he was emit to No. 12,
North-grove East, Mildew-park, by Impeder Stacey. On
striving then be saw the prisoner sitting on a chair in the
back kitchen, apparently very ill. fie said to her, " You
mid not answer me any questions without you like. Is
what you said to tho doctor aid the pot table true r'
The prisoner said, " Yea, I have told 141 about it : you will
find it in the misrelated." He then, aooompaaied by the
previous witness, proceeded to the water-closet. He
found stains of blood as the seat of the water-
closet, as if it had been recently wiped with
a wet cloth. He then took off his coat, tented
up his sleeves, put his band down' sod felt something with
hair in it. He pulled it up, sod found it to be the lack
part of a head, empty, and with no brain. in it. (Sensation.)
He put hie bands down again and pulled up the facts of the
child, and that part of the skull was also empty. (Sense-
tioo. ) He put his band down spin and felt the feet and
polled them up, and with them the trunk of the child.
Mr. Barker—Then the body of the child was is AM
pieces
Witoess—Yea. The head in two pieces, and the trunk
sad feet in one. He then put the prisoner into s cab
and when in there she said to him, " I do not know how
I came to do it. I could not have done it had I
knows what I was about. I have a kind master and mis-
tress." After a pause she said, " I have not said anything
about it to William—he knows nothing at all about It." I
said to her, " Who is William r and she said, " William
Pato ; he timed to be is the police at Hackney, but he had
left sow, as the night work did not suit him."
Inspector Stacey said that an inquiet had been held, sad
the jury had returned a verdict to the effect that the child
died from neglect at its birth, and acquitted the prisoner of
the charge of murdering the child.
The prisoner said she did not wish to set the witnesses
an, questions, and she should reserve her defeum until her

Yr. Barker committed the prisoner to the Central Cri•
Anima Court for trial

MARLBOROUGH•STREET.

SERIOUS ATTESTS WITH THE POLICE—RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS.
ThOWU White sod Paine* Burke, two young rase bring
in Wells- buildings, Wells-street, Ogford-street, were
charged before Mr. Koos with being drank and sersalting
Walter Grigsby. 86 E, and Morparrt Burke, • yam
woman, sister el the prisoner Burke, wee obuged with
attempting to rescue the others. _ _ _

Waiter is' by, 66 E. whose head was enveloped in a
surgical ban e, said—Shortly before 1 o'clock as Sun-
day morehir I waa milled to a disturbance in Uatouttreet.
Middlesex Hospital, and on going there I found a large
crowd of persons assembled fighting together. I requested
them to go away, and they went down Wells-mews, sad
said that if I came dorm the mews they would do for me.
There being about fifty persons collected, I went for
amistros, sad on going round to the other *ad of the
mews the persons laid bold of me. I was thee struck
ou the head by some of the crowd who bad
stones in their birds ; I was knocked down, and on getting
up saw rive persons running away from me, including the two
male prisoners, who dropped a star each s", they ran. My
head was cut and bleeding. I afterwards went to the bowie
where the premiere live. is Wellseourt, when we were re-
fused admissice, bat oe afterwards going upstairs found
the two male prisoner, in bed, wildly dressed. We had
to break the door open to get into the house. The prisoner@
were then tree to the sterol'. and I west to the Middlesex
Hospital sod had my head dreamed.
Mr. Knox—Did you reser say other injuries *sides
those on your bead?
giby body, was est with store, I was kicked or
the head and od breathing gives me great pain.
The constable banded Mr. Knox a certificate rimed by Dr.
Roes, stating the injuries he had received, and It apron
the countable is incapacitated from doing duty.
Another coostable said—On ping to the spot I saw the
male prisoner Berke and another man not in custody I.
custody of the las, witness. The mac use rescued from 66
E, and Burke from me. I saw White strike Grigsby, but
cannot say whether be had a stools to his band. The worse
caoeht hold of Burke's collar sod tried to near him.
Thomas Maguire, II &stair, rid—l saw the two egia-
stables eredieg at the door of Ns 12, Wellarert. Gripby
said he had been siseaulted by two men. We west jut. the
house and took the prisoners into custody. We were fol-
lowed by • large crowd of gee ova, sod the wears took .
bold of 66 Eby the hair. We west along Wells-street, sad
writ at the corner of Chmiss-alreet the crowd made a nab