The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, W DNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER fO, 1852.

Lain iblitilteitilet.

he pushed peat her Into the house, in spite of her sudsy-1
yours to prevent him. He bent her about the temples with
one hand, holding her with the other. She fell down, sod
the prisoner contrived to beat bar while she lay on the Boor.
He then got up and kicked her in the side, and jumped on
her back, she having rolled on her foes when he kicked
her. Wituem pulled her up and saved her from further
brutality by takicg her into a smith's shop.
Thos. Fernandez Clark, a surgeon at Chasing-mots Hos-
pital. stated that be was requested to see the ptarouthe
on the &Vs of September. He found bar wsering from
severe bodily injuries, end she wee in danger about 10 days.
She had two black eyes, her side was much bruised, her
ribs ;7'77% and at the present time she was in a state of
great a;bility owing to the tnitmvat eh;
.1104 received to
prevent inflammation.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he would admit having
struck the promeutne, but she had aggravated him to do
it. She had been the means of his losing several situations.
The jury found him Wilily.
Hr. NVithani said the prisoner's conduct was meet scan-
daloui, and sentencei. him to via months' bard labour.

COURT OF RANIERUPTCY.—TESTERDAT.
Bunt. N.. tumninlimil Elwin. •
OUTLAMIRT.—ANSCoNDIMU OP BANKRUPT/.
Out of tic =Wy in the lust kir today no fewer than three
of the bankrupts had absconded, each owing several hun-
dred pounds. Their names and descriptions are--Alfred
August. ironmonger, of Norwich ; J. Cole, victualler, of
Umehouse; and O. Johnson, end merehant, of Cambridge,
sad late of Poplar. Cols, It is thought, is somewhere cm
the coatioect: and is mid to t.eve carried al omit Not.
The other two inniirupts are suppond to have gone
Australia. The period Axed by law for their completing
their lut examination having expired, end none of them
having surrendered, they were ordered to be proclaimed in
the usual form.

MIDDLF.SEX SESSIONB.—YEIrnaDAY.
thrum' re. surraer Aguas, AMBUTA NT Jean.
ROSSZNY AT LAMD LONADALII*B.
John 1 uddingfas, 22, mu indicted for stealing two snuff
boxes. value 1001, and other articles, the property of the
Right lion. William Lowther, Earl of Lonsdale, in his
dwelling-house.
llsllantinr, in opening the ease to the jury, stated
that in August last the prisoner was employed by an up-
holsterer, who was doing some work in has way of business
at the residence of the Earl of Lansdale, 15 Carlton.
and subsequently to his leaving it was discovered
that twelve valuable snuff boxes, • china opera glass, and
other articles of vertu had been taken from a glass case in
one of the drawing-rooms. The possession of some of the
property was traced to the prisoner, who was apprehended I
through the instrumentality of • Mr. Smart, to whom be
offered one of the snliff boxes for sale. 1 hat person sp.
peered to have acted with a great deal of propriety in the
matter.

STATI OF MR COURT.

Owing to the jUcileiruiteniporsryallerations ordered by
the Assistant Judge the besting of the court bas been con.
siderably improved.

("Aeries Auckland deposed, that he was an upholsterer
at 26, Lower Sloane-street. From the 2nd to the 18th of
Aegean he employed the prisoner at Lord Lansdale's, in
Calton terrace, and in one of the rooms in which he wu
at work there was a ease, with a glare top, in which there
were more than twenty snuff-boxes and • number of valet•
able articles. After he left the employment, on the 18th
of August. he frequently applied to WalltSP for work. Lord
Lonsdeles housekeeper informed him, about a week after
the 18th, that the property was musing.
In aces-examinatioa the witness said, aperson named
Lemma, who was now at work in Worcestenhire, was em-
ployeel by him as formalist the MUM mold a the poisoner
end others were engaged is et Lord Lansdale's. The prb
metes Caber bad bees is helper in Lord Lonsdale's stables,
and sou so at that time. Witnen's workmen were engaged
all over the house, hut the prisoner worked in the math
drawing room and the south drawing-room where the boles
were.

Sarah Wilson said she was a housemaid at Lord Lone-
dales, and remembered the primmer being employed there
by the upholsterer. The housekeeper missed some property,
and on the 17th of September called her attention to it. It
was found that 16 out of 24 articles were gone from the case
in the south drawing•room.
Mary Smith, the housamper, stated that she first found
that a robbery had been committed ea the 9th Sept., and
on the 17th she ascertained that alum° snide. had been
_ _ _ _ _

Auckland wu recalled. In consequence of the prisoner
having mentioned Lamont's name, that person was given
into custody, but when confronted with him, the practises
declared that be was not the man at all. _

Mr. Stewart, refiner, 60, Princes street, Leicester-square,
deposed that on the 20th of August the prisoner cams into
his shop and off.red a gold snuff-box fur sale. He asked
him if the box was his, and If not, whose it was, when he
said it belonged to a Mr. Lamont. The lid being broken
off, witness asked about that, and he then said that Mr.
Lemont had done it. Witness said be must see Mr. La-1
meat before he bought the box. lite prisoner gave the
tame and address of John Martin, 16, Dorset-place, Pall
Mall East. The same day witness made inquiries, and
found that this was fain., and having detained the box, be
pee information to the polite. On the 25th, the prisoner
again came to his shop, accompanied by another person, and
, tithed for the box or the money. He said this person has
come about the box; and on asking that person whetheri t
: was his, he said it was not, but belonged to a friend of bin.
' Witness said the box was not then in the house, but if they
would wait a minute he would send for it. Ile mint instead
for a polio-ease, and gave the ' into custody.
Robert J. Webling de that be was assistant to •
pawnbroker, 2, St. Martin's-law. He produced a gold
sauff-box which the prisoner pledged on the 30th of August
fur Id. He said it belonged to a Mr. James Martin.
Richard Sayer, a pawnbroker in Catherine-street, Strand,
produced a china opera glass, which was pawned b the
prisoner on the 18th of September, la the name of John
Muffin.
Two other pawnbroker produced two snuffboxes which
had been pledged with them, but tin y could not say that
the prisoner was the person who pledged them.
Charles King, C 39, deposed to having taken the prisoner
into custody. Lamont was also taken to charge, but when
he and the prisoner were placed together, he (prisoner) said
he was not the man who gave him the boats.
The Earl of Lansdale was then examined from the
bench. He identified the property produced as his. It
was in a glue are in the drawing-room, which had been
forced open.
Mr. Parry said the evidence that had been given left no
doubt of the primer's pin, and se he could not shake it at
all, he Amid prefer eag evident, to character after the
verdict. _ _

The jury then found the primmer Malty, and
A wants, nutted Pollan pre hint a good character
*se twelve years; end another witness gave evidence to the
same effect.

ir:l3-41antine saidche *sew had sow an opportunity
of showing that be had remained this miens robbery from
• sodden sad that he deserved the character he '
W read wed denten what he had done with the re-
minder of the property. Large as the intrinsic value of
the prophet no (raht was, the articles themselves were to
the Barl eflourfiale priceless, bat the greater part of them
had see lees refovesea, sad he should therefore ask that
the sontsmos d dr smart ea the prisoner might be ',spited 1
lentil the seat semies, and if, in the meantime, be acted
=y, sad made the only reparation he could by dis-
whvre the other property was, and furnish the mans
d its recovery, be (the learned (sunset) hoped the court
weld Irks it into consideration, and he had no doubt the
asibie prosecutor would cancer in recommending the court
is deal mercifully with the prisoner under such dr-

Mr. Parry said if he, as the prisoner's advocate, had any
influence over him, he should earnestly meowed him to
act la the assort just pointed oat. It was the prisoner's
Immisa_ dreg to give all the informatioa be could to enable
Lied Lesedrals to recover his property, end if he did so no
Mk the mum would deal as leniently with him as It could
111=111111MUT with the ends of justice.
The Aimetaot /edge said he should then mark in his
book the esatemie which, under the circummuices, he felt
it his duty to mss as the prisoner, bat would remand him
until the ISM smite, and if in the interim be made such
an emend* es would, I. his opinion, justify him in altering
that asotemoe, he wield do so himself perhaps, or by as ap-
&mem to the Illintay of State ; but he could not saaM
any err endee. Ns had no doubt the prisoner know
Wye an the pawl, wee.
Mr. Parry midi, temalil observe with great respect that
he had knows henamel Jellies to adopt a course, but
he wenblanr: Ilmtbar gm if the prisoner
Mit his be amid all same glee the information
ATM
to lbe
Tbe Omar lifted wyPir aide wad said, " I mast
velem* dmilere to GM that Is. Mmesent of the charge
aphid me."
TM &BMW Judge advised him met to mile by his
onn billy all the good his counsel had dais fee him.
The prisoner was then removed.
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STBALING • DVIIXT.
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Wes. Josses 23, r7si;iieiscr ioietenliner a piaster of
Paris imitation of a cheese, caned • thump," the pro.
party of David liyatt.
The artists whkh the primer was charged with Asellaa
was used as • substitute foe a real cheese, is marina up •
show ia a ebeewasooper's window. The @videos, dearly
proved the ease.
The dodgiest-I'l4s said it was evidsea than the primer
weld sot tell the difference between air& sad abeam
The prisoner was bead l7sulfy, aid searomped to three
1 maths' hard labour.

Bare= Ms. Vireos.
Jabs Spier", 28, a delmulasol lambing maw, was in-
dicted for baring milnerthilly mauled Timm Prcirger.
William Hoak% end Alles, agile of the instra
, polkas polies hem. while M the metenlles of their duty.
About half.posi,lo Vault. em the dem 14th of
October, the prisemsm In a stets Nem
musing mese& by nosing the belle of Munk Ai e-
walk, Cbelaea. Moak*, the Miser ea dusty, istenheed, and
put a stop to tide, whereupon the prisoner berme very
abusive, wanted to light, sad threatened to ran a knife into
him. At length it was (mid nosereary to take hum into
custody, but Hooke bad to procure this aid oftwo other
constables. He assaulted them all, sad gave one a kick
that had disabled
The prisoner said the policeman nearly murdered his,
and what he had done woe to self•defenos.
The jury returned $ verdict of Giddy.
Mr. Witham said be should respite the entenee, and
directed that in the meantime the 'Mastitis of the mimes
of the Home of Correction should be called to him, with the
view of ascertaining whether he was of right mind.
JOhli Leek/and was indicted for having assaulted and
beaten Martha Williams. -

The proseestria stated that she was a manned woman,
her husband being a eoalpotter, of the same of Peter Wil-
liams, bat she was separated from him, and lived at 177.
Diary-lane. She was asquelated with the prisoner, who.
'mewl* she was parted from her husband, had importuned
her te sehabit with W, hnt the refuted to de se. Oa the
megeles tithe Mb MI lest math she met Ida is lbseere-
-10111,411114, wham be tell her that he was about to Wire tee
a sealer, and bugged se her to accampeay himiositl bid
him red bye. Ilhe mooed, sad west se to her n
r.
not peteseur felbseeed bee, sad ele coat bet sister to sure
him boariz Ea sad hoe skin same back into the
Musk and bee la the yard. be sued her to hist.
She went tow hie, sod whom she bed apprembed
saf-
ldently neer, be slew* hit is Mee wee, basubsd Mir down,
smid by jei7f es bar Wm.& two of her rib• /he had not
beset
ablea is Meat slime, sal • wpm bum Charies-
t's= bed bees etteedlag bee.
ilisaboth Pltdidbea, dm deter, said dee wet with the
rlris when Me sessielt Ma ghee. Übe was standing
e yard, and at her sbeses request she went to the pri-
soner, who wee ..hide, sad veld that her deter wished
to have nothing te de with Wm. and requested him to go
sway. He sail is woad bora to tb possoontriz, and