The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-25 00:00:00

OXFORD CIRCUIT.-READIYO, FEB. 24.

Four pan am the mires were removed from this town
by Mr. Baron Platt, from a reputed neglect on the part of
the minty authorities to provide the accommodation neces.
my for the proper administration ofpLuriee, and their res-
toration has only been secured by a from the Mayor
of this borough (Mr. Darter) to main t arrangements
which almald not merely subserve the comfort and wove•
ultimo of the judges, but of the counsel, enemies, and
others whom the maiden calls to the court. Several
hundreds of pounds have liberally been contributed by the
townspeople within the last two months, and under the
directions of the Mayor, additional rooms ham been
erected, and the slterations in the old courts (although of
• temporary nature) are such as to render to all parties
concerned the utmost facility fur the transaction of bud.
De": - . . .

The return of the unite of the town hr given rise to
great excitement among the people, and at the opening of
the commission, this afternoon, by Mr. Heron Platt, thou-
sands were congregated together, rather giving a stranger
the idea of an electioneering mutest impending. liis lord-
ship, accompanied by the Mayor and corporation in their
elitist robes, attended Divine service at the venerable
therch of St. Lawrence, where the amine sermon was
pessehed by the eherirs chaplain.
The business of both courts commences to-morrow morn-
ing, and the calendar and cause list atisresent show it to be
more then usually heavy. There ars 40 prisoners for trial,
and they may thus be classified :—For murder, 1 ; man-
stsughter, 1 ; arson, 10; burglary, 4 ; perjury, 2 ; poaching,
with violence, 6; sheep-stealing, 2; postoi robbery, 1;
and the remainder are of a less serious character.

Mr. Justice Wightman bee not yet arrived, but is ex-
pected this evening.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT..-oAxnAm, FEB. 24.

Mr. Joshes Mauls opened the oceassiasioa for the county
of Rutland shortly after 9 o'clock this morning.
The calendar contained the names of seven prisoners, two
of whom were charged with setting fire to gone, one with
shouting at a gamekeeper, one with forging an order for
the delivery of goods, one with perjury, and two with lar-
ceny.
The grand jury ignored the bill against Joseph Osborne,
who was indicted for shooting at a gamekeeper; and the
other offences were not of a serious character. The charge
of perjury arose out of evidence given by the prisoner on
behalf of a party charged with poaching before two magis-
trates of this county.
All the business was disposed of at an early hour in the
afternoon.

NORTHAMPTON, FRB. 24.
The comminion for this county was opened this after-
noon by the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. The
business on the civil side will be light, as six venires only
have been returned.

The calendar contains the names of 56 prisoners, the ma-
jority of whom are charged with larcenies. There is, how-
ever, one charge of murder, two of manslaughter, one of a
felonious assault upon a girl, owe of stabbing, one of robbery
with vi9lenee, one of a violent assault, four cases of night-
poaching, and two of perjury.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD 0011.7liT.—YESTERDAT.
Oneas THE Rim;aux.
ROVNIZT OP A GoLIAMITII.

Ira,. Whits, 18, a respectable looking youth, was in-
dicted for s't sling 11 rings, valued at 3001., the property of
Christopher Walton.
The prosecutor in this ease is a jeweller, carrying on
boineks en Ludgate-street, end It appeared that uhout
dusk is the evening of the 17th of October the prisoner
went into the shop, whore Mr. Walton was alone at the
time, and made inquiries for some shirt stud,. The prose-
cutor told him he had none of the deseription he mentioned,
and he was going towards his counting house when he ninerved
the prisoner still linger by the counter, and his suspicion be-
ing excited he went up to him end collared him, and asked
him what he was doing. The prisoner made some excuse,
and the prosecutor not mining any property at the moment
he allowed him to leave the shop. Very soon afterwards
Mr. Walton observed a diamond ring upon the SM., and
this eaciting hit suspicion he examined his window,
and then ascertained that a tray of diamond ring. had
been stolen. A description of the prisoner was given
to the police, but nothing was heard of him until
a month afterwards, when he was taken into custody
at Birmingham, and upon the prosecutor seeing
him he identified Lim as the person who was
in his shop on the night of the robbery, end by whom it
mutt have been committed. The shopman of the prase.
moor al.o recognised the prisoner an having been to the
sh p several evenings about dusk making inquiries about
studs, his ohje Cr, no doubt, being to 4.c where the raluabla
property was kept, and to arrange the best mode toget
' pow erten of it.
'I he jury r ternoel a verdict of Guilty, and it appeared
that the prisoner was convict.' in 1819 of a shop rubbery
of the same character and set:Wined to a yeses imprison-
' went.
An officer astached to the Ihrmineham polier informed
the court that the prisoner woe token fiats custody en that
,1 town for Wes found under suvicion. eat ueueetances in a
jewelh is shop, but as no fele,ny had be en actually twas-
r milted tM maeistrstes cunrie te him summarily, and sea-
llanced hire to three months' hard labour. At the copies-
thin of his .ateree he was taken into custody upon the
present el:sante.
' The lb:colder sentenced hint to be transported for sesta
year..
Holman! PT AN OF/ICI/ell SSI:VANT.
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jarrin litillami, 2i, a private In the Itrlid Artillery,
pleadtd guilty to the ohar.e of steeling too silver 'prom
and forks, the property of his master, Sir Thomas Down-
seen, an officer in the dente regiment.
It appeared from is.quirics rumba by the court that the psi.
poser had born. a very good character in the rt ;Tim. ut up
to the time of the transaction in question, and the Recorder
oohing this cireaeastasso tato conuderation, sentenced the
primer to be hope to bud labour for three months.