The Press.
London, England, 1858-11-06 00:00:00

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THE MIDDLESEX SESSIONS commenced on Monday.
William Robinson, a g nteel•looking man, wearing
three military decorations, was found guilty of
stealing a glazier's diamond, the property of Robert
Winter Thompson. After the witnesses had been
heard, the prisoner strongly protested his innocence,
but said be declined to call witnesses to his cha-
racter, as it would be his ruin. He was sentenced to
six months' bard labour.

Guy FAWICEN. DAY is generally usbered in by some
convictions against the pyrotechnists who prepare the
squibs and crackers for the loyal young Britons, who
annually adjure her Majesty to " remember, re-
memuer, the sth of November." On Monday Mr.
Drewell, pyrotechnist, Westminster road, was fined
the full penalty of 51., by Mr. Elliott, at Lambeth
Police•court, for the dangerous practice of selling
fireworks.

A FRENCH ADVOCATE named Griesdon, who has
been in this country about eighteen months, pre-
ferred a charge at Marlboroagh•street Police-court,
on Tuesday, against Jean Cazador, a designer, of
Toneuham•court-road, of conspiring, with another
man named Victor, to defraud him of a sum of money.
The prosecutor had accepted a kind invitation to join
in " a little game with some respectable persons; "
this was followed by others, and each succeeding
game found his purse getting steadily lighter, until
it was relieved of the sum of 2001. The case was
adjourned for a week until Victor, who is in custody
at Liverpool, can be produced.
WiLusx BROWN, the coachman charged with
causing the death of Itolin.t Langliarn, by striking
him on the head with the handle of a setter, has
been committed to take his trial on the charge of
manslaughter.

A CASE OF CONSIDERABLE INTEREST to manufac-
turers and ratepayers was discussed before
Corrie, at Clerkenwell Police•court, arising out of a
summons served on Mr. Henry Dodd, the City con.
tractor, for refusing to remove a quantity of rubbish
from the zinc manufactory of Mr. Laman,ki, in
Shoreditch, which rubbish is estimated to accumulate
at the rate of 400 loads a year; the decision of the
question invol ring a sum of 10,0001. per annum to
the various parishes. The dispute turns upon wtpe-
ther the residuum is ashes or the refuse of trade, but
this Its worship refused to express an opinion upon,
and dismissed the summons. The parties express
taeir intention to take further proceedings.
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OLIVER, THE STOCKBROKER who is charged with
unlawfully appropriating to his own use the sum of
5,000/. belonging to Miss Ada Dance, has undergone
another examination at Guildhall. Some additional
evidence was forthcoming, and the case against d►e
prisoner resolved itself into two charges. The first
was the misappropriation of the Canadian securities,
which he had purchased for Miss Dance to the ex-
tent of 3,500/., and the second, the entire appropria-
tion to his own use of the balance of the money,
amounting to 1,5001. The prisoner was committed
for trial, and the Alderman required two sureties of
5,000/. each as bail.

A FISH SALESMAN of Billingsgate-matket, named
Mr. Edward Benjamin, and a servant in the employ
of another salesman, have been charged at the Man-
sion-house with having possession of a quantity of
salmon •aid to have been taken from the river
Tweed since the close of the indasoo, and thereby
rendering themselves liable to a penalty. It was
asserted, on the one hand, that the salmon were
Tweed River and not sea fish ; on the other, it was
denied to be possible for any one to distinguish he.
tween river salmon and sea salmon any more than
between twa grains of wheat. His lordship consi-
dered it his duty to inflict a fine of halt a crown for
each salmon on Mr. Benjamin, and ana shilling for
each on the other defendant, making
.I#. 4s.