The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-24 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Thomas Clark, 20, was indicted for stealing a puns mid
the sum of 7e. the property sod monies of Edward
Hamilton, ph of Graf ton-street, Bondntreet, from
the person of ' y ' toe.
Edwin Coathups„ a sergeant of the detective department
at Socitlendiard, said be we on duty et the Royal Italian
Opera on the 28th of April an the occasion of the visit of
the Priem and Princess of Wales. As the audience were
Marisa at the end of the performance, be sew the prissier
go up to • lady, put his band through a bole in his trader
oast packet, and then put it into her draws p cket. He did
not snowed in getting anything ; be then made a seooed
attempt upon another lady, and in this instance we-
aseled in obtaining a puree' with which he we.
making off when the sergeont took him into custody.
The purse was found near the station-house. As he was
being taken to the station-house he tried to throw the
officer down, but instead of doing so he fell down himself.
From the documents toned in the puree the owner of it woe
traced, and proved to be the wife of Kr. Hamilton, the
physician, of Grafton-street, Bond-street.
The prisoner croes-examined the officer with considerable
effroaterT, and the jury found him Guilty.
A previous conviction was put is against the prisoner, of
twelvemoothe imprisonment.
Thomas Imemon, police sergeant 2 13, mid the prisoner
came over from Ireland the day before the Prince of V'alee's
wedding, and just as the prince was entering St. George's-
chapel on his wedding-day • gentleman we robbed of his
purse. For this offence he was tried at the Berkshire
Assizes, and sentenced to twelvemonths' imprisonment Oa
being taken into custody a number of letters were found is
his poseessioe, from a gang of thieves in Dublin, salami him
to Mum there, as it was expected they should have greed
doings on the °Damian of the royal marriage, and if le re-
turned be would do well.

The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to be kept le pseud
servitude for three years.

THE POLICE COURTS.
BOW-STRZET.
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Mrs. Sophia Leander,ofZiosionse , Turuham-grees,
appeared to assayer a common. *der the Bth sad 9th Vie.,
chap. 100, sec. 44, charging her with ualawfully receiving
into the house occupied by her more than two lunatics. such
house not being an asylum or hospital registered under the
provisions of the above act.
Mr. Webby conducted the pvoseeution, on behalf of the
Commissioners of Lnueey,ead elated that this lady occupied
as asylum, is which there were about eighty inmates, sad
the reasons which *lured the Conimiesiooms of Loamy to
hold it their duty to institute *ere proceedings wens to be
found in the nature of the establishment and the mode of
provision for the inmate., which they oonssdered to be ex-
tremely deficieot.
Dr. Thomas Beech Christie, superintendent el the Heck-
say Lunatic Asylum, stated that he had inapreaed Em-
bosses, in company with Mr. Luttridge, on. of the Lunacy
Oemmissiosets. Mrs. Leander informed him that the es-
tablidiment was under her nissamement, and that thew*
were &bent eighty inmates. He 'measliest fora at dye of
the patients, and fond them to be permossel imeassil mind.
Mrs. Leander said else wasted wades bat the truth.
nem was sot a lunette is the hones. They wean persona
of week intellect, hot sot mad or idiotic. One of them was
subjs.% to its, sad *num subject to &reapers* what
thew were approaching, sad, ea that teas the gees, she 'eight
' be they
to have been a me at that** of Dr. Christie'.
whit.

Mr. Theme Ileitis, eine( clerk to the Carceitimieners at
Limey, proved WM Ike tunas yea net licensed or re.
ilstered.
Lnueder—l eas antis' be in ye skates& I edited
to take it oat, sod thriecaunneiceere [dosed it. Did I cot
apply ter • license
lb. Leila —No you did set realisany reanakr appliee.
Ike. Yea did mils a sort el sear to do ey aid it ma se-
, hiledbolllllll4 yes did est comply voids kbalsegatimea fl.
sumeharnes wen wWisf token yes sl s .sit you would
I Woe Mos afirskse at year hurts&
Jim Laander-1. Immillailmta Ur 4*
A mama do was Mn. mamas Mrs

attempted to address the magistrate, Let was stopped 17,
Yrs. Laindor sayiug—Now, don't interfere. I will hub.... ,
one but myself in it. It is quite a ladies' mono, a:.. ■r
will not allow the wee to interfere.

Mr. %rumbas said it would be bin duty to mud taw
for trial at tha Central Criminal Court.

Mr. Weleby said the Comm did not
neasesary to eall on Mts. Leander to nod beat y &To! •
They would be satisfied if her husband wee bound (#r•
501, for ke weaned*.
Mrs. leamW-1 doo't Irish to trouble hit.. 1 d. •
mettle to have anythius to do with it. J .
in fir* minutes, or 20W., or 3110/. if you like.
Mr. Vanessa—That cosset be accepted. 1 our ha.,
most be lonad. -

MIL Leander—But 1 dotal great ►im to Le iu .t.
Mr. Vaughan—Do you want to go to pmen !
Mrs. Limier—Ts% if you phase. I would much
go to prisoo ties let my husband be boned.
Mr. Vatzghea—Nooseese. Let a coseteble !etch 1.. r L.
WO. _ _ _

Mn. Lemxter—No, sot a eoestable. Let my irugl.tm
le the conies of the day Mr. Leander aimed, d, ,u 4
baud over for Lis wiles appearance at tie H iel.

socrrawmai.
.Mash Weemy aged Xi, was placed in the doc.,
Mr. Woolrych (co deal ssamination, charged with
the death of her husband, Stopbea• Weirton, at \
Johsonah-etteet. "lower-marsh, Lambeth, on Squa.r
inn, the 15th instant, the particulars of which have aln
append.
Medical 'evidence Imiviitg been giree..showitg tLat !.
maled's death was ceased by violence,
Mr. Wonlrych fay mainitted the pioneer to N. a. ,
laths wiful mardarie her hmbsad.