The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-04 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Helms the Assistant Judge.)
Andrew Puller, 42, and William Sawyer, 42, were
severally indicted—Andrew Fuller for stealing 7 casks of
malt, value 121.. the property of Henry Benjamin Welmsley,
his muter, and William Sawyer for feloniously receiving the
tame, well knowing the same to have been stolen.
Both the prisoners were found Unike. Fuller was sen-
tenced to penal servitude for three years, and Sawyer to be
imprisoned end kept to hard labour for two years.
Edmund ettnninyham,l9, tailor, was indicted for steal-
ing a watch, value 21., the property of George Habertield,
from his person.
Mr. Itowden prosecuted; Mr. Pater appeared for the
prisoner.
The prosecutor lived at No. 24, Bryanston-square, and
on the night of the 11th of November, about 10 o'clock, he
waa coming out of the Oxford Stores, where he had treated
some soldiers, and a dispute had arisen. As he was looking
on the prisoner cams up to him and struck him, and
knocked him dowu, and he then saw the prisoner take his
watch from his pocket. He distinctly saw him with the
watch in his hand, which he paned to some other person,
and then ran away. Prosecutor pursued him, and never lost
sight of him until he was stopped.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Watts, police-constable, proved that the prisoner was
sentenced to penal servitude on the Pith of September, 1858.
Walter Holmes, police-sergeant 3 F, said be had the pri-
soner in custody in 1854, when he was sentenced to 6 months'
imprisonment. He again had him in custody on the 14th of
June, 185 d, when be was sentenced to 3 months' imprison-
ment He also had him in custody when he was sentenced
in this court to penal servitude for 4 years. Since his re-
turn home from penal servitude he had been tried at the
Old Bailey for robbery with violence, but was acquitted.
His companion was sentenced to imprisonment for 6 months.
Although he had only been 9 months liberated on a ticket-
of-leave, he had been tried and sentenced to 2 months' im-
prisonment for assault.
Another police-constable proved two other convictions,
and said since he received his ticket-of-leave he had asso-
ciated with the worst characters in the Seven Dials, and had
aarrulted two constables, for which he was sentenced to two
months' imprisonment.
The Assistant Judge said it would be a complete waste of
time to defer passing sentence upon the prisoner, as he had
already been sentenced to penal servitude for four years,
and liberated on a ticket-of-leave. He had no power to
order him to be executed, and had only power to sentare@
him to a similar sentence as that which he bed before re-
ceived, however imufficieut that sentence might be, which
was penal servitude. It was really lamentable to reflect
upon, that persons were to be met in the public streets,
knocked down and robbed, and he really felt sure' iced that
the members of a benevolent society could be found to come
forward to aid the prisoner and to prevent justice being done
him. In such cases as these it was the duty of the court to
act with great severity, and the sentence upon the prisoner
was that he be kept in penal servitude for the term of ten
rani.
As soon as the sentence was pronounced the assumed
meekness of the prisoner left him, he made use of some of
the foulest expressions, and, stooping, got from his right foot
a heavy-nailed boot, intending no doubt to throw it at the
learned judge, but the deputy-governor of the House of
Detention (Mr. Sims) having some knowledge of the charac.
ter of the prisoner, had placed two officers in the dock. who
immediately seised him and prevented him front committing
any mischief. He struggled and kicked very violently, and
it took three powerful officers to force him to the cells
below.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSION-HOUSE
James ermrther and Samuel Gowlburn were placed at
the bar, in answer to their recognizance*, to undergo a
further examination upon a charge of conspiring together
in obtaining, by means of false patentee, various sums of
money, belonging to their employer', Messrs. Laing and
Merridew, of Mincing-lace, colonial brokers.
Mr. Wontoer again appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Sleigh, instructed by Messrs. HiSyne and Fen wick, ap-
ared for Crowther; and Mr. LIMN jun., attended on
behalf of Goodburn.
The examination lasted nearly five hours, and Mr. Sleigh
intimated that his craw-examination was likely to be rather
long, and the case was again adjourned, the defendants
being admitted to bail as before.
BOW-STREET.
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.Fliehard Webb was charged with robbery with violence.
The complainant, an invalided soldier, said he was paining
through the Green-park last night about half-past 9, when
he was accosted by the prisoner, who asked him for relief.
Complainant told him he could not give him anything. He
was then seized violently from behind by some other person,
and his pockets rifled of all his money, amounting to Its.
On recovering from the attack he went borne. The next
morning he went into Westminster, acd from his previous
knowledge of one of the prisoners be thought he should find
him spending the money in a public house. In this he stated
he was not disappointed, and seeing the prisoner he at once
gave him into custody for the offence
The prisoner said the complainant was altogether mis-
taken in him. He was not near the Green-pick last night
at half-past nine, and he could prove it if time were given
him.
Mr. Henry said he would give the prisoner an oppor-
tunity of dieproving the charge, and he was then re-
manded in order that the noes cry witnesses might be in
attendance.
Francitra Lem, a domestic servant, was placed at the
bar charged with feloniously uttering a forged cheque
for 121.
The prisoner, it was alleged, obtained the Poloollllioll of
Mr. Standley's cheque-book, from which she aketneted one
of the forms, filled it up for 121. payable to "self," and
Laving it with tin ma of "J. Situdisy," the took