The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-09 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

(Before E. D. Adams, Esq.)
William Smith, 16 an oft-convicted thief, sod Edward
Hood, 15, were indicted for breaking and entering the
dwelling-house of Jabs: Lowe, and stealing therefrom •
coat and other articles his property, also two costa
and other articles the property of James Cherry, sod a
gown skirt and other articles the property of Sophia Hum-
phreys.
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor Lowe
resided in Brook-street, Lambeth, and on the evening of the
16th his wife bad occasion to go out • short distance on
Dodoes.. At that time all the articled; mentioned in the
indictment were ads in the lower part of the house, sod
she cirefully closed the street door after her. On bee re-
turn she was surprised to find it open. soil as she was about
to enter two young fellows rushed past her, one of them
carrying • large bundle. She seized hold of the latter,
which proved to be the prisoner Smith, who swore et her,
j sod dealt her such • heavy blow on the face that she was
compelled to let him go. He was, however, pursued by
other parties, end be and the other prisoner were captured,
sod brought back to the house with the boodle containing
the property described, and identified by her and her two
lodgers. She also identified Smith as the young fellow who
had the bundle sod assaulted her.

Barrett, 47 L, said he stooped Smith in St. Mary s-square,
sod saw him throw away the bundle produced. He, how-
ever, denied ever having it in his possession.
Police-coostable 137 L said he saw the other prisoner
running away fromßrook-street,ardheariog the cry of "Stop
thief." he caught bold of him, and took him to Mr. Lowers
house. Mrs. Lowe could not identify him. Witness,
however, knew him to be an associate of Smith, there-
fore he took him into custody.
. . .

Tl;)Depuiy-13iairMa I;4lMuted the jury to aoquit Hood, in
there was no evidence against bim.
The jury accordingly A equated him, and found Smith
Guilty.
The court was thee informed that Smith bad been several
times convicted and confined in a reformatory. He was then
rigged out and sent to sea, but be soon deeertod, and re-
turned to his old vicious habits.

The Deputy-Chairman sentenced him to seven years' penal
servitude.

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION HOUSE.

The Lord flayo;otiitiinghisseWt in the court yes-
terday, it being toe last day of his mayoralty, said he could
not let this his last opportunity pass without thanking the
gentlemen by whom he had been surrounded in this court
dunng the past year in Lie ethos as chief inegietrata of the
City, for the extreme kindotss and urbanity which they
bad on all occasions shown towarda him, and for the cheer-
ful manner in which they had rendered their services on
all occasions when be bad required their aasistsmce to wry
out the onerous duties which fell upon him. He could
not forbear deploring the late continued absence,
through illness, of the chief clerk, Mr. Goodman, who
had, after a service of 21 years, been stricken down, and
who, although now slightly recovered, be regretted much
to say would not again be able to undertake the duties of
the office of chief clerk in the justice room. During Mr.
Goodman's absence he had received from Mr. Oke the
greatest possible assistance ; and together with his and
the assistance of the other gentlemen connected with
the court, he might say the public service bad not suffered.
In conclusion he thanked each gentleman collectively and
individually for this kindness, sod likewise the gentlemen
connected with the press for the impartiality and correct-
ness which they bad displayed in laying before the
public the mode of the admitistration of justice at this
court. _

Mr. Oice, the acting chief clerk, cm the part of himself
and colleagues, thanked his lordship for his expression of
approval of the mode in which their duties bad been per-
formed.

[lt is understood that Mr. Oke, the second clerk to the
court, and the author of "Oke's Magisterial Synopsis,"
&c., who hu been connected with the court for the last
tea years, will be a candidate for the office of chief clerk,
left vacaut by the resigoatiou of Mr. Goodman ]