The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-20 00:00:00

BVIIOLAWT AT NIATI.

John Orotheros was indicted for having, on the night of
June 2nd, burglariously entered the dwelling-house of
Jenkin Griffiths, at :Ninth. A policeman named Col- ,
ling wee on his heat near the Lamb and Fite,
the prosecutor's houso, on the night in question.
At • little after 2 o'clnck in the morning he heard • noise
in the house, as though a man was stumbling against tables
or other furniture In the dark. He soon observed is man
learc the house through the back part of the promisee. lie
followed him and found in his possession a large tin jug
filled with brandy, • pair of been., • shawl. and Gam pro.
VIA/01111. all of which the prosecutor identified as his pro-
p( rty. it further appeared that the ',etyma, having
etfi etcd an en!rinice by breaking p pane of glass in •
window at the rear of the premiss, had gone to tie celLir
and not only carried away the litandy in question, bust
broke a large number of soda water bottles, the contents
of which bad deluged the cellar.

Tilt only defence was coat he had picked up the articles.
Verdict, Guilty. Sentenced to lb months hard :abmr.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—YEbTERDAY.

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Thu July Adjourned General Quarter Session com-
menced this minting at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell,
before Mr. Serjt. Adams, assistant-judge, Mr. Turner, Mr.
Witham, Mr. Glossop, and Mr. Lloyd. There Ire f...rty
prigoners for trial ; thirty-six on charges of felony, and four
for misdemeanour.
vir,ryc Mackentie,22, was indicted for having stolen a
watch from the person of William Devine, who resides at
Bl3ekfriara-road.
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the prisoner was a noted swellmobsman. On the even-
ing of Sunday, the 4th test., the prosecutor got into a
second-clan carriage at Limehouse, for London-bridge.
When the train stopped at Stepney, the prisoner,
who was in the same carriage, and whose appearance was
that of a gentlernsn, was about to get out, and as he WCP
M the act of passing the promeutsr lie drew his hand across
his waistcoat and cut his watch from the guard ehain. The
prosecutor ham ned to hear the click of the instrument
with which it was done, and called for an officer. The
prisoner was taken to the telegraph•room by two frauds,
where he was marched, Lut the prosecutor's watch was not
found on him. He hail b: en in the company of another
m in, and there was no doubt that he had passed the watch '
to that individual. On the prisoner was fi and another
watch, which had been stolen from Mr. o,,orgc Grey, of
201, Oxford-street, who was a passenger in the same train,
La! not the same carriage, as the prosecutor.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was ordered
to be transported for ten years.

TSB POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL

John Mathka, mat;; Tivl7):l:l:74teamboat, was brought
up on remind, charged with wilful negligence when in
charge of the steamer. and running down a boat, and
cau,iug the death of Thomas Weston, Ann IVid.arns, and
Emma Dates.
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Lewig appeared for the raeention, and adduced ad-
dithinal evidence.

Richard Payue, of 4, Ball's-terrace, toper Ground.
street, Blackfriare, coal-porter, on Sunday week was on a
schooner lying by some barges on the Surrey side of the
river, and saw the shallop coming through the arch of the
bridge, and the D thlia piing clown creatly crowded towards
the fourth arch of the briege. Shortly atter, the people on
the steamer and the bridge shouted out, then the ehailop
cough' the bow of the steumc r, gloated off, went under the
paddle•box, and went down heed foremost. Saw no one on
the paddle•box. Tae steamer was not cued before the
people shouted. The steamer tilated to Whitefriars Dock,
and the shallop was too ed into the same place. There was
plenty of time between the shouting and the collision to
have stopped tie engines. If there had been a proper look
out and precaution, the accident could not have happened.
In crois-examination be said it would take a minute lied
a half to stop a steamer after the steam was shut ntf.
Woulr: not swear no one was o❑ the look out on the paddle-
box.
We; tour or five hundred yards from the steamer.
The shallop came up bottom upwards. Was too far off to
bear the words "stop her.' The steamer was going'
against the tide about seven miles an hour, and the shallop
about tivo miles an hour with the tide. The wheels of the
steamer were eased just before she struck the shallop. If,
an order had been given to "stop," the steamer would'
float against the tide sixty or eighty yards afterwards, tied
the shallop was about thirty yards tram the bridge when
toe accident took place.
Joseph Smith, of 94, Vauxhall-walk, bargeman, was one
of the persons in the shallop rowing with his back to the
steamer Just as it got into the arch of the bridge some
one cried out " there's • steamer ahead." has was nut
more than twenty or thirty yards distant when he saw her.
He pulled as hard as he could towards the Surrey shore to
get out of her way. That wee atter the shallop was out of
the arch. Advised the shallop to be steered through the
fourth arch. When he first saw the steamer she was
:nuking towards the shallop. The how of the shallop was
struck with • glancing blow. If the engines had been
backed the wash of the water would have prevented the
collision. Ile thought between the time the alarm was
given and the accident there was time sufficient to stop the
steamer. If he had altered his course when he first saw the
steamer the shallop must have been cut in half. He hired
the boat. No one on board was in liquor. The boat sunk
immediately. The steamer did not go through the arch.
William Allen, of St. Andrew's-hill, lighterman, was at
the City of London Gas Wharf, and saw the Dahlia coming
doom the river and the shallop coming up, about•forty yards
apart, making for the same arch. A man had his tpot on
the rail, and was leaning on the paddle-box. The steamer
caught the boat on the quarter. He put off in a boat, and
assisted in saving two persons. The steamer backed astern
twice. If she had kept on 'lacking astern the back water
would have driven the shallop away from the bow. The
engines could have been backed, after the people called out,
iu oufficient time to have prevented the accident. He saw
the way the shallop was steered, and from 32 yule' rope-'
:knee he should have done the rune. The boat was capable
of carrying safely not only 10 but 16 or 18 persons. There
was room enough fur the boat to have passed between the
steamer and the piles of the bridge after she got through the
arch. The person on the rail of the steamer was not in
such a position as to ace the boat. She was going fired
miles an hour, and the shallop about two. There was not
much tide, as it was surly high water.
Two or three other witnesses for the prosecution having ,
been eaarnined—

Mr. Ballantine for the defendant urged that there was no
ca.o of ntanslaughter shown against him.
Evidence was then called for the defence.
John Steven., engraver, of Newington Butts, was on
board the steamer. %Vas in the forepart of the venel when
she neared the bridge. The defendant was ou the paddle-
box. Had been pacing the bridge from one paddle-box to
the other for Senn time. He was keeping a good look-out.
Saw the shallop making fop the fourth arch whee the
steamer was two lengths from her. The shallop's head was
bearing to the Surrey side. Several persons on board the
steamer, the crew and passengers, cautioned her, and told
the people in the shallop, moat of whom were standing up,
to sit down. He looked back, and saw the defendant on
the starboard paddle-box. He watched the course of the
shallop, and saw her go under the steamer's bows. She
changed her course from the S.rrey to the Middlesex ride,
alter which they abandoned all charge of the shallop. If
her bead had been kept in the direction of the Surrey
shore, the accident would not have happened. There was
plenty of time when he tint saw her to have avoided the col-
lision. The steamer was stopped before the collision took
place, and while some distance from the bridge. The shal-
op passed the bow of the steamer safely, and then came
against the peddle-box. Everything was then done to save
the passengers. He was positive the blow given by the
steamer did not upset the shallot). There were 200 or 300
persons on board the steamer, but it was not over-crowded.
The crew consisted of eight or nine persons, who were all
on deck, except the engineer, and all at their stations.
William Ramsay, the steersman of the Dahlia, and
several other witnesses gave similar evidence.
Inspector Lewis, of the Thames Police, said the shallop
WWI sufficient for ten persons with skilful persons on board.
It lad not been injured at all. H. had not had her out of
the water, but she had not been struck below the black
mark.

Alderman Lawrence said there was a great deal of con-
tradictory
had
on both sides ; but the greatest contra-
dictions had been on the side cf the prosecution. The ques-
tion was whether the conduct of the defendant was such as
to have made him guilty of manslaughter. Under all the
circumstances the defendant must be discharged.
CLERK EN WELL.
Mary Sullivan and Paris* Tooling, of No. 9, Tyndall's-
buildings, Oray'sdun-lane, and Dantsl Collins and Patrick
Burns, of Ne. 2, Charlotte-buildings, or Pheasant's-court,
Gray's-inn-lane, appeared to answer the complaint of Mr.
Inspector Reason, of the Common Lodging-house Office,
Scotland-yard, for having continued to take in lodgers with-
out having their rooms registered, they having received due
notice to register the lame.
Sergeant Hunt proved the service of the notices to re-
gister, and Inspector Reason stated that oa visiting the de-
fendants' rooms at night,about a week ago, he found in tome
of them men, women, and ehildren huddled together on
dirty shavings, swarming with vermin, the rooms dirty and
dilapidated, the drainage bad, and the basement of the pre-
mises in a filthy, unwholesome state.
Mr. Reeves, the police surveyor, also proved the filthy
state of the houses.
It was mentioned by Mr. Reason that the house No. 9,
Tyndall's-buildinfts, one of the most filthy kind, was the
sperty of a medical gentleman named O'Flaherty, carry-
on a practice near rotttnan-square.
r. Corrie inflicted fines of 104. each, or seven days' im•
prisonment.
The defendants had no goods on which to distrain, and
it was left to the Commissioners of Felice whether dist/via
*smug,' should be executed.

Tne PARANA, which brought the West India mail
last Saturday, came home several hands short, owing to
desertion at the West India ports, where there is a demand
for sailors for ships bound for Autralk.