The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-06 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Aaisteat-Jedge.)
VECDOII2I Or DIDECIZIIT PUNT&
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At the eating of the cent oa Toseday a slumber of lave
bale were fined by the read jury @genet for sell-
ing Winona prim* acid ameapt theca Themes Paul and
Join Pearson, of Millbeaketreet, Westminster. These pro-
secutions were all instituted by the Societiar the
Suppremice of Pick sod sateequentlywere
takes be custody on been Inane* an takes
brine Mr. Henry, the magistrate at Bowetreet,
sad an application was made to him that they should be
admitted to but. Mr. Hoary, on reeding the warrant, e:.
his surprise that the power of admitting the di
eats I. ball had bees snook oat, sad he wee unable to rea-
der say unetaack and they were seat beak in custody.
This awning Mr. Ribtoe (instructed by Mr. Abrams, of
Bow-elnet), moved that the defendants be allowed to be
admitted to bail. and further expensed his surprise at the
coarse the promoutice bad takes, sod said it wee quite ma-
nary to Lord Osaipbell's hat.
Mr. Sleigh did not oppose the application on the part of
the prosentioe.
The insistent-Judge thought the course taken by the
proenutioe was rather hank sad at once admitted the de-
fendants to bail.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOASTEZET.
• 11104;1•R 'WOWS " IMLUILIMIG FIT%
Adis asilheariot warm d abeint 40 years of sae, care-
fully "made op " kook es misseable ma peasible, and who
hod with her little boy of about nine ran of age, woo
charged with bedding.
Thomas Terser, a meadiaity adieu, dated that on Thurs-
day afternme he saw the primmer sittirif on • dem
steo la Bloomsbarymeare. lithe was shouried as If
seferiag from seine slistiss. sad lashing .pp N
pamesecars am they west by. He maw two ladles glee hvir
melt. He took her in ausimily. On the way to Übe stables
she had several Sts, sad aka at the stalata-hoar. A mor-
sem who woo areidmatelly smug was tolled in, sad as
swig bar dealared that Ms was net mafferiag from Sts at
ell, bej ce4 siamelatim tbat afiatise.
Am the soesr persisted in Moine fits at the court, it was
feud mosmarr is mod isr Dr. Heel. the sur-
at the F division of ponce, who after emamiaisi her
damLrtl that there was " Bathing more the matter with her
thaa with him walkiagstiok."

The prisoner. who persisted in keepiog up the atternpied
imposture the last, was sentenced to one mottled ins.
t.
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' The little boy was seat to the workhouse, where care will
be token of him until she is released from prison.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
EXTElinPli KATZ ROBBERY BY • MM.
Jelin drcl er. an elderlzzon
4, butler and valet to Viscount
Tenspletown, of No. 27, treet, Hasovervquare, was
charged before Mr. Hoer with steeling a quantity of plate
of the value of 80/., the property of George Frederick Upton
Viscount Templetown.
Mr. Robert Wood Lona; solicitor,of N 0.20, Great Marl-
borough-street, proesnuted.
Mr. Wood, in opening the case, stated that he appeared
on the part of Viscount Templetown, to prosecute the pri-
sooer, who bad been some yaws in his service as valet and
butler, for dealing a quaarity of plate. Mr. Wond then
called

John Footit, footman to Viscount Templetown,who
I know the prisoner John Archer. He was valet and butler,
sod had charge of the plate. I saw it in his Polllllllliofll2
months ago. but be has bad charge of it for the last five
I went with Inspector Draper yesterday, to Mr.
pawnbroker, 95, Wsrdouretreet, and
them ow some plate produced, and i identified
it as some of 'Viscount Templetown'a plate. (A
Large quantity WA ham produced.) I then went with the
inspector 4 Looting pawnhanksn'. Tomlinson and Richards,
No. 11 and 12, Upper George-street, Portman-square, Jed
identified some plate. I then wont to Mr. Starlites, cot,
Great Portland-attest, another pawnbroker, ►nd there saw
two milver spoons bearing the initials of Viscount Temple.
town.

Mr. Knox —Have you recovered all the missing property ?,
Mr. Wood—We hays.
Thom Dry, in the employ of Mr. Harrison, pawnbroker,
of Wardeurotreet, produced four duplicates resewol by the
prisoner on the Ist of lad July, and also the property they
related to ; Jamie Vincent, moistest to Mr. Tomlinson,
pawnbroker, at Upper Georgeotrest, produced some (kph.
cotes, showing that the pawner bad pledged several articles,
and renewed the duplicates ; and an assistant to Mr. Stu.
ling proved some pledging by the pr loner.
Mr. Wood—The total amount the articles were pledged
for was 621. Hs.

--ling Teeter George Draper—l was called to 27, George.
street, Henovernquare, and told the prisoner he was
charged with stealing a quantity of plate, and that I most
take him to the station. I then showed him the duplicates
I now produce, sod asked him how Viscount Tetnpletown
became poeseseed of them. The prisoner said, " I gave
them to one of the servants to give to his lordship."
Prisoner—l have no questions to ask.
The depositions having been read over by Mr. Noakes,
the chief clerk,
The prisoner mid-1 have nothing to my to the charge.
He wee then committed to the Central Criminal Court for
trial.

MARYLIBONE.
SHOOTING A GINTLIN•3II •T TINCTILLT.

Janes Richardson, aged 17 residing at 1, Globe-place,
Reokeburch• leas, Whitechathxd Andreas Ifincr 17, of
34, Glouoester-bußdinp, nrch-lane, Whit;chapel,
errand boys, were brought up by Inspector /Lynda and
Polimcoostable Combs, of the 8 division. charged with de.
liberately diacharging a loaded pistol at the pence of Mr.
John Ridgway, of 5, Cloodedepierraes, Ithngton, whilst
he was in the North-road, Finehley.
Combs, 163 5, stated that yesterday afternoon he was
called to the Green Man, Finekley, where he maw the two
prioreers detained by the landlord, who had take. a re-
volver from them. The Ledford mid they had shot a
gentleman, to which theyth said they bad done so by mei.
dent, the gentleman having einneauSt,st in their way as they
were firing at some birds. Mr, • way said that they deli-
berately mine behind him and 6 and when he turned
round and asked them why they shot him, Richardson
pointed the revolver at him arid they both then ran away.
The pistol was produoed. It was a six-barrel revolver.
Combs added that only Mimi had been discharged.
The other live were On Niner were found a powder-
flask and MOW shot.

Mr. Mansfield—ls the gentleman mach hurt?
oounbs—lie had three shot wounds at the beck of his
head, sod bleed was running down his back when be came
to me.

—loispeeter Ay ids handed up the following certificate to
his worship:
" Whetstone' N., May 6, 161.161."
I hereby certify that Mr. John Ridgway, inn., now in
his father's house on Fisohloy-oonsmon OD a temporary visit,
is Dot yet sufficiently recovered from the nervous shock just
sustained through being deliberately attacked sod injured
by a young man Dow in custody, who had need Ire-urns
spinet him, to render it safe or proper for him to leave hit
DODO.

" G. BCIIT, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons."
Inspector Arliffe—At the Hampstead statibnhoun the
promoters made a statement that they had each sued op
their money and gave 15e. for the pistol to shoot birds
with. OD Hiner there were also found a leather pouch,
outaioing shot, and a bullet mould.
Mr. Maisefield discharged Niue, as be wu not the patty
who Bred the pistol, and remanded Richardson till Than.
day next.

WANDSWORTH.
PERILOUS JUMP TIMMYA TRAIL

Mr. William Bruce, of No. 42. Duke-West, Grammer-
square, was summated before Mr. Darman by lospector
Oarpester, oo behalf of the Bbtoo Railway Company, far
italawfolly WNW( a seocadiee carriage while the Vain
warn is motion.

11Z1Valter. Bailey. the agent of Batteasesmark Station,
stated that on the 9th of April he was standing on the plat-
form while the 3.23 train from Victoria was approaching.
He my the defendant pat his arm oat of the window of the
carriage in which be was mated and take hold of the handle
of the door. Two of the porters an the platform saw the
definideat open the door. sad they called out to him to wait
till the tram had stopped. The words had scarcely passed
their lips before the defeadant was on the platform on his
buds sad knees, and sliding slang the boards.
The defendant said be should not have fallen if it had not
been for a parcel which be had I. his head. He amounted
for his getting out of the carriage before the train had
stopped by witnessing an aceident at Vktorlastatioa. which
excited him. He saw what appeared to him a dead body,
sad such a sight always hed as effect apes him, and he
believed that was what caned him to jump out. He was
sot in the habit of getting oat of carriages Wore the trains
has slopped, ad when he had mesa it attempted by other
Ihe had onsured them against doing so.
1.81r7171ey said the deleadest told him that he had got
out at trains that way scores of times.
Defendant--I did sot think these was any danger.
Witham—Thom le a great deal of danger.
Mr. Dayman—Of coarse there is. If you had lost your
life the companmight have been celled apes to pay
damages, when the halt did Doi rest with them. &tow
times a 'emptily are not able to prove their eamoied than it
falls very bard upon them. You are deed 20a. sod 2s. caste.
The money was immediately paid.

Mr. Thomas Baring will, on the motion for ad-
journment on Friday next, call the attention of the house
to the fact " that an armed steamer is now la the port al
Liverpool, which, having been originally manned sad
equipped from British ports, has preyed upon the comperes
et a friendly nation, sad hes never been in any port of the
belligerent under whose deg the mils ;" sad will ask the
First Lord et the Treasury, " whether he thinks the admis-
sion of seek vends to British harbours ommistent with our
laternational obligations, our pretentious of neutrality, and
Ihe presermition of British interests."
Tae Mrraorous Tnurnns Roan.—Thin morn-
ing wee sewed the 3ith report of the cornesinsiewers of the
temple Made north of lie Thames, dated the 15th ult.
The remit& from tolls on the metropolis reads dating the
past year mounted to 644431. 4s. ; sad the termini§ from
an mums§ to 72,5511. 4e. 6d. The expenditure daring the
mine period was 72,9301. M. As the public are already
aware, after the lit of July next them will be no turnpike
gams aad ban within s radius of 4i miles from Charing-
cress. The sommissionsre my that the reads are in good
aotedition. Of the 51 miles which will be treasterred to the
parishes on the date mentioned, upwards of 47 ere repaired
with granite.

The Rev. H. Grattan Guinness attempted to
preach a mama in the straits of Limerick as Tuesday in
that patios of the city priselpally inhabited by catholiot
hat was hooted, polled with aleate, knocked down, and
would have been further M-troated but for the interpositioa
of the penes.
OUTIAOI ox A LADY.—Yesterday William
Norton, aged 18, the son ars labourer, was charged before
the beach of magistrates dating at Thorpe, Essex. with an
aggrevaind assault upon a maiden lady named Nunn. It
that the praaesnlrk is staying at Walton-ou•the
Naer,redwith an in • sister, for the benefit of the sea air.
Oa the moraine( of the 23rd alt. she was walking slog the
beech gear Walton Low, towards Harwich, when she
mu stopped by the primmer, who told her she could not
go say further unless she paid him a toll of 2!. She In-
formed him that she Lad ao money then with her, when
ha took hold of her sad threw her down on the beech.
She strnegied with him, wad after great efforts recovered
bar fest, when he threw her main twice, sad she continued
to streiffle with him for more than three hundred yards,
when she sateseded in getting away. She gave an alarm,
and the prisoaer vs, pareard and apprahendoci. On the
part of the prosecatioa, the nagiatrates were uked to deal
nveasnarily with the ate, in order that the pressor, of
labs Haan, who was in a dedicate state of health, might
met be required. It was secordiagly unwed to take this
lessee, and the primer, who ploseled guilty to the charge,
was anotateed to six months' hod labour.

Tat PLANZT Ma/M.—Man is the only planet
tato the sunsets of whom physical structure we cam, with
ear pimeemb moms otetmwvatiom bops to peep. Portals
dreamsbasese favour the seirecossee so mush Mot. " the
very medersee disuses of about fifty millions of mash-
him gadded themselves of the eleilesnitiose of
ENvrll
a:d water so lie surftwo, sod have eisarly seen the
inert of this Is a diets Toned the South Polo of
tin planet, " with each a vell•dedoed edge so to have led
to the °mamasn that it terminates in a oliff."—Anatta/g
Sciamtiyit Dwyer," (American publication.)