The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-21 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Assistant-Judge.)

Edward Rowers, 40, was indicted for stealing 15 feet of
lead pipe, the property of William Frost.
Mr. Kemp (instructed by Mr. T. Beard) prosecuted.
The prosecutor is • builder, carrying on business at
Kilsoattreet, Finsbury, and on Saturday, the 11th inst.,
between 12 and 1 o'clock in the day, the prisoner was seen
is take a piece of lead from the roof of a house in Horse-
shoe•alley. He doubled up one piece and threw it into the
closet. lie then got down another piece, smashed it up,
folded it round the other, and then threw it down the court.
He afterwards put it on his shoulder, and walked away
with it.

dames Shields, foreman to Meows. Childs and Sons,
'5
tillers, of 34, Shoemaker-row, Doctors'-oomnions, said the
p!riiener was employed on Saturday at some old premises at
fornwe's-bnildings, florae-shoe-alley, and on that day the
prisoner had ao authority to move any lead or take say
away. _ .

The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced
to bard labour for ohm nonfat&

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
SUSPECTED NURCLABT AND ROBBERY OF VALUABLE

PAINTINGS.
John Clark. alias Con. Beat, • returned convict, George
Edwards, and Thomas Simpson, were brought before Mr.
Come, charged with having in their possession two pictures
and some other property, suspected to have been stolen.
Sergeant Holmes, of the F division, stated that at about
6o'clock last evening he saw the prisoners and another
man in West-street, St. Martin's-lane, owning from the
direction of the „Five dials." He knew them all as old
thieves and burglars, especially Clark, who had beta
traosported for a burglary, and Edward', whom he
knew by the sobriquet of "Country Joe." He watched
them to Birdcage-walk, where he lost sight of them. Being
convinced that they had gone out to commit a burglary, he
went to the station-house, and obtained the assistance of
Ackrill, 48 F, with whom he returned to the " Five-
dials." to watch for their return. Clark came back first,
catryiag two pictures under his arm, one, a Madonna
and Child ; the other in the Dutch school, boors
drinking and smoking. Both were very old, though newly
lined and mounted, and he believed they were original pic-
tures, and of considerable value. Ackrill took him in cus-
tody. Red removed him to the station-house. Simpson
returned next carrying a bundle of linen. He was also
taken to the station. The linen was marked "R. 6^ and
"W. I. IL, Ku. 6, 60." When Edwards returned, he also
was apprehended, but nothing was found on him.
They were remanded for further inquiry.
CLERKENWELL.
THE TATE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Th,inaa Redshaw, a young fellow well known to the
police, and who has been several times in custody on charges
of felony, was again brought before Mr. D'Eyncourt on
the charge of attempting to murder • postman of the
tame of William Besinish, and to steal his watch, on the
nth of September list, in the City-road.
Mr. Wakeliog appeared for the prisoner.
The evidence already taken went to show that the pri-
saner had had a quarrel with • prostitute, with whom he
cohabited, and in consequence she informed the police that
the prisoner had been engaged in the desperate affray and
attempted robbery. Her statement was to the effect that
the prisoner returned home on the night in question in an
excited state, his boots and stockings being bespattered
with blood. In answer to her questions, he told her that
he had attacked a poeitman and endeavoured to rob him,
but he being too strong, he and his companions had to
throw him on the pavement and kick in his skull. He also
told her that he had left the man for dead.
Policesergeaet Hooker, of the (t division, hooded io the
following medical certificate :—" Pentooville, Oct. 21, 1862.
1 certify that Mr. William Beentish, 1, Chapel-place, Pen-
tonville. is not able to attend at the police-court this day,
and will not he for a few days. William Self Gill, Phy-
sician." The injured man, it is stated, has no less than
seventeen cots in his heed and face, and hie recovery was
for some days very doubtful. He (the sergeantl had to ask
fora remand.
The prisoner declined to ask any questions, and said he did
not object to a remand.
Mr. IrEvneourt remanded the prisoner for • week, and
declined to accept hail

SOUTHWARK.
FASHIONABLE PICIPOCKETH AT THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY
STATION.
.1,4 r, raptor, a well-dressed young fellow, who said that
be resided in Meeting_ House-lase, North-street, Brighton,
was brought before Mr. Burnham, charged with being con-
tented with another, escaped from custody, is picking the
Pozket of a person unknown of a purse containing silver, at
the Loudon-bridge Railway Terminus.
Mr. Carpenter, the superintendent of the Brighton
Railway Company police, said that last evening
'lout six o'clock, he saw the prisoner and another
in their booking-office just as a train .111, about
to start. As soon as they saw him they came
out and proceeded in the direction of the South Eastern
elation. Knowing the prisoner's companion he called the at-
tention of Mr. Green to them, and followed them into the
where a large number of excursionists were waiting
for a train to take them home. Witness lost sight of them
to the crowd, bat half.an•hour afterwards he mw them
Come out, and as soon as they perceived that they were
watched, the other moo endeavowsid to pass something to
the prisoner, which he refused t 3 receive. Witness adbd
Inspector Richards, who secured the prisoosr, while witness seized hold of the other, but he slipped his coat off,

and, throwing a mule at his feet, made his escape.
Witness picked up the purse, and found it to con-
tain lc bil. at one end, and 4s. 6d. as the other. He
(Inspector Carpenter) made inquiries, and ascertained
that a female passenger had complained to the guard of
being robbed of her purse with a little silver in it, therefore
be asked for a remand to enable him to make further
inquiries.
The prisoner, who denied all knowledge of the other
man, was remanded until Saturday next.