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

SOUTHWARK.

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William Driver and George Smethurst, Powerful looking
men, were brought before Mr. Maude for final examination.
charged with breaking and entering the dwelling-house of
Septimun Frederick Martin, boot and shoe maker, No. 13,
Bennoudsey New-road, and stealing therefrom property of
the value of ► hundred pound...
Sergeant Piero', 7 If, said that ►bout four o'clock on the
morning of Friday, the 22nd of August last, he wag passing
along the Bermondsey New-road with Lloyd, 273 Al, when
his attention was called to the noise of a limiter match inside

Nc. 18. Witness listened and heard some perent.l moving
about to the rear of the premises. He accordingly went in
that direction, leaving Lloyd in front. Witness then saw
that the back door was partly open, and a man was comicg
out with a bundle, and as soon as he saw him he rushed
hack and closed the door. Witness went round to the
front of the house when the window was thrown up and two
men were about to get oat, but they returned into the
house. He (Sergeant Pearce) with the assistance of Lloyd
proceeded to (the rear, forced the back door, and having
gained an entrance found the prisoners crouched up in •
corner in a back room. In the passage were discovered four
large bundles containing boots and shoes, and in another
part of the building other portions of stock were packed up
ready to be conveyed away. After the prisoners were
secured it was ascertained that the property belonged to
Mr. Martin, who hail since become a bankrupt, and woe now
in attendance on a " habeas" from Horse=onger.lane gaol,
obtained by the Commissioners of Police.
The latter on being sworn, said that in the early
part of August last he carried on business as a retail boot
and shoe maker, at No. 18, Bermondsey New-road. A
young man named Ferguson was then in his employ, and
witness made arrangements to dispose of the property and
premises to him for a consideration. Owing to 'Ferguson
not being able to complete the terms he turned the pro-
perty over to witness again on Tuesday, the 19th of
August, when be saw everythiug safe, and locked the
premises up and left them. Two days after that he heard
of the robbery, and he bad since become a bankrupt
Wituess identified the two bundles of boots and sholne
pre-
dated by the police. They were worth about a h
pounds.
Mr. Maude asked if be left any one on the premises when
be secured them on the evening of the 19th of August.
Witness replied that be did not, but he gave information
to the police that he had left the premises owing to illness.
Charles Ferguson, a young man. said he bad been in the
service of Mr. Martin, and in August last agreed to pur-
chase the Waimea and stock at 18, Bermondsey New-red.
Not being able to complete the arrangements, he returned
the stock. &c., to Mr. Martin on the 19th of August, and
then all the property was safe.
In answer to the charge the prisoners said that, io the
middle of the latter day, they met a man in the City, who
told them that he would be • bankrupt next day, and asked
them if they would like to earn a few shillings. They said
that they should ; and then he toil them to come to 18,
Bermondsey Nsw-road, at 12 o'clock, and he would give
them a sovereign to carry some bundles away. They went
to the house, and after being admitted assisted in packing
up the goods, and as they were about to carry two of the
bundles out the constables came, and suspecting that some-
thing was wrong they rushed back and tried to get out by
the front.
Sergeant Pearce informed his worship that the house was
broken into at the TM; anti a "jemmy" was found in the
' pelage which eorrespooded with the marks on the doors.
Mr. Maude fully committed the prisoners for trial.

THE SANDYFORD MURDER.—The investigation
into this case does not apparently make much progress, nor
hes it been yet made known by whom it is to be conducted.
Mr. ?durray, W.S., crown agent, having consulted with
Sheriff Sir A. Alison, to whom we understand he conveyed the
Lord Advocate's instructions in the matter, the result has
been that the condemned priooner'e agents have been
desired to supply the Procurators Fiscal with a state-
ment of what could be adduced in support of the prisoner's
final declaration, and the names of the witnesses to prove it.
We believe the agents madder this an unfair dame od to make
upon them. They look upon the investigation as a govern.
meat inquiry, which should be prosecuted by crown officials,
so to them alone are open many sources of information
which it is desirable to have thoroughly explored. Mean-
while the &genie are prosecuting their inquiries with re-
doubled energy on behalf of the prisoner. —North British
An influential meeting wan holden at the Ply-
mouth Guildhall, on Wednesday, in order to ermine prse.
tins! sympathy with the distressed oper Aires in Lancashire.
It wee proposed to address a memorial to the government,
paying that the operatives might be relieved out of the
consolidated fund, but the mayor decided thet the reso-
lution, not being mentioned in the requisition by which the
meeting was called, could not be entertained. A strong
desire was entertained by some of the audience to move a
resolution in favour of the recognition of the South.

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