The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-10 00:00:00

SOUTH WARK.

man, named Robert 1
L•eabell, deamilood m a dr diem sheet as a hop merchant,
residing at Walvis,* wee platted in the felon's dock before
Mr. A'Beckett, charged with stealing • foreign gold coin,
called • half doubloon, from Mr. Manuel Fermin de Oar-
redo, • gentleman ca►rying ou business at No.ll, Bennett's.
place, Penchant-street.
The punctuator stated that for some time sines he bad
been in Borland he had been in the habit of using the
Blue-eyed Maid tavern, Highntreet, Southwark, when he
had frequently met the prisoner, whom he always believed
'to be • gentleman. He had no other knowledge of him
except meeting him there. Some time ago he went on the
Continent on business, and about • fortnight ago he
returned, and between ten and eleven o'clock at night he
entered the Blu'.eyed Maid public house, when he again
met the prisoner as usual, and treated him to some
spirits. Witness dunk two or three glass uof porter,
and when he asked the landlord how mach the
non was, he found that he had no silver in his purse—
in fact nothing but • few foreign gold coins, and he told
him that he would call and pay the eighteenpenee when he
passed another day. The landlord made some grumbling
about it, when witness took one of the gold pieces nut of his
purse (half a doubloon) and cast it oa the counter for him to
see that he had motley about him. The prisoner, who was
standing next to him, immediately snatched it up, put it I.
his pocket, and ran out of the house with it. He however
thought it was a lark, therefore he took no notice of it at
the time, believing that he might meet him another time
and he would return it. Witness went away, but on the
Tuesday evening he called at the public-house again and
met the prisoner, whom he asked for the return of the coin.
The prisoner said that he regretted very much that he bad
lost it, hut be would restore him another or the value of it.
The prisoner then left the house, but seeing nothing more of
him, he gave information to the polite and caused him to be
appreh.nded.
The prosecutor, en erou-examinstion by Mr. Solomon,
admitted that he had agreed with the prisoner that the latter
was to pay him the value of the coin. Had prisoner kept
his promise, he (prosecutor) would not have acted any more
in the matter.
Mr. Alleckett—Then you actually treated the matter as
a debt, considering that he bad lost the coin ?
Prosecutor—Yes, I did at one time; but as he did not
perform his promise. I gave him into custody.
Mr. A'Beckett —I don't think, after that, that any jury
would convict. It would be folly for me to commit him for
trial on such evidence ; therefore I mutt discharge the pri-
mer.
Joins Sharman, en elderly man, carman, end Thomas
Roake, a respectable looking youth, under warehnuat m .n,
in the employ of )(fairs. Jeremiah Filcher and Sons, mu-
t:Manta, Morgen's-lane, Tooley attest, were Beall, examined
before Mr. A'Becketr, charged with stealing a large quan
tity of gold, tin, and other property belonging to their
masters.

A well dressed.

jrhe;viclenee in the ease has been already elven.
Mr. Minns said he shonlii advise his about to Opod
so that the mseistrate °mild deal with his nader the new
Criminal Justice Aet, as be was a very poor man, unable to
defend himself against such a fires u the proseenton at the
sessions.

Mr. Solomon said he should adopt the same course as
respected his clieet, who bad been the victim of the elder
prieoaer. Be was positive that be neer, would have robbed
employen had he not been incited to do so by the other,
and the proarenters were of the same opinion.
Mr. A'Beekett said it was a question as to whether it was
their first offence or not, before he could act as requested.
Mr. Morgan observed that the lad bad confessed to stealing
3,000 of gold and large quantities of tin, oil and lead; if they
were Sint for trial the prosecutors would sok for a lenient
matt nee to be passed on the lad, as be would no doubt give
full information as to all the property be bad stolen end
given to the other poismier.
Mr. 801001011 said the lad was quits willing to tell every-
thing and tasks a clean breast of it.
Mr. A'Beekett said that ned-r all the elrettasetartess he
should commit them both for trial.