The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-21 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION&

James Harwood, a rough-looking fellow, 18, deaceihed
as a labourer, was imitated for stealing a silver watch red.&
gold watch chain, value 81., from the person of Heart'
&beet, a mariner.
it appeared that the peisoser and other persons had at-
tacked the prosecutor, who is a master mariner, in the
neighbourhood of St. Georgerin-the-East, the prisoner
throwing his arm round the prosecutes's neck, will's the
other person., who got away, stole the watch and chain. It
did not appear that beyond that any farther violence was
offered to the prosecutor.
The evidence was conclusive in the cam, and the jury,
after a abort deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty, but
wished to recommend the prisoner to mercy, as it might
have been his first offence.

The learned Judge said the jury did not know all, and
several policeeonstables were called who proved former oon-
vktions against the prisoner, and bin being an associate d
thieves.

The learned Judge said that if great violence bad been
proved he should have sentenced the prisoner to penal ser-
vitude for a lengthened period.
Sentenced to three Tenn' penal servitude.
The blubbering conduct of the prisoner in receiving hie
sentence was of the most comical and ludicrous character.

Henry Lewis, described as a labourer, was charged with
stealing a sow pig, value It. Ws., the property of Robert
Glennie of Hatton, Middlesex, cattle salesman.
Mr. 13aly prosecuted ; and Mr. itibton defended the pri-
UMW .
It appeared that on the 29th of September last the mew
cntor had 29 pigs for sale in the Chequers-yard, Uxbridge.
He left them for half an hour, and on his return he milled
one of the pigs, and from what he liesrd he went to the
Wahnesley Arms beenhop, about a mile from Uxbridge,
and there saw in the yard a pig which he believed to be has.
The prisooer was there, and said if the prosecutor took pos-
session of the pig he would summon or bring en action
against him, as he had given U. for it.
The defence was that the prisoner had purchased the pig
in market overt at Uxbridge.
Mr. Ribion made a most humorous speech on the part of
the prisoner, and called several witnesses as to character,
, and one of the magistrates, Mr. Hogarth, bore testimony
to the prisoner having always borne a good character for
honesty.
The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of
Not Guilty.
The learned Judge cautioned the prisoner as to purchasing
pigs in a market in so loose a meaner.
Mr. Ribtoc said (amidst great laughter) the pig, be
understood, was waiting outside anxiously watching the
result of the case as to who was to be his owner.

A pohoe-constable suddenly jumped into the witness-box,
and asked the Court, amidst renewed laughter, " who was
to have the pig!'
Mr. Bodkin said he did not sit there to decide such ques-
tions.
The police gave the pig up to the presenter.

THE POLICE COURTS.

ILLItat9N-HOUSE.

Charles Russell, described as a warehouseman, was
brought before the Lord Meyer, charged with stealing since
July, 1860, a number of copper-plates, to the value of
about 3001., the property of his employers, Messrs. Stan-
didge andoo., 36, Old Jewry, lithographers.
Sergeant Packman, detective, who had the prisoner in
custody, he went on Saturday afternoon to Messrs.
Standidge's office, where be saw the prisoner. He told him
he was a detective officer, and Messrs. Standidge had last
• great quantity of copper-plates, and that lie had made
inquiries, and found a uumber of plates at several pawn-
brokers, mentioning their names, which had been pledged
duce the month of July, 1860. Me asked the prisoner how
be accounted for the possession of the plates, and he said he
had been entrusted with them by some one to pledge. He
took the prisoner into custody and searched him, but found
nothing. At his lodgings, however, he found a case con.
tainieg • lumber of lithographs.
Charles Davison, assistant to Mews. Butterworth, pewit-
brokers, said the prisoner pledged six plates on the 13th
July, 1860, and four on the next day. He identified some
plates produced by the officer Packman, as the same plates,
and said they had been sold to a dealer named Stone, in
Old-street.

Mr. Roberta, lithographic artist, Hackney-rostl, said he
purchased the plates produced from Mr. Stone's shop, and
be delivered them up to the officer, with five others, which
he bought somewhere in Roston, but be did not know the
name of the party.
Several other pawnbrokers produced a large number of
copper-plates, which were pledged by the prisoner, and
which were identified by Mr. Love as the property
of Messrs. Stendidge and Co. He said the prisoner
had been in the employment of the prosecutors
as warehouseman for nearly five years. Hs had
no authority to remove the plates from his masters'
premises. The value of the plates produced lie said was
about 300/., although they could not -be replaced for 1,0001.
There were a large number more missing which had not yet
been traced. The only way he could amount for the plates
having been removed was that the prisoner was always
entrusted with the keys, and that he had availed himself
of their possession to remove them.
The prisoner was remanded in order that the officer
might endiuronr to recover some more of the miring pro-
perty.