The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-05 00:00:00

iIE Exrl4.l.:SS, SATURDAY FVFNING, DFCFMBER 5, 1863.

Goodday appeaved for the official sadgeoe, no leek
aesignee .a+l44 been appoiuted.
Toi. bankrupt was brietiy examined as to some dehts
which he lad rotunied as doubtfuL One of them wail dos
from a gentleman warmed Front, who bed given an order for
a bust of his wife rod had never been seen mince. (A laugh.)
He bad am property of any kind. He had been two month
in prism
Hie Honour granted the order.

IN RI C. G. 11. LLOYD.
This wits the case of soother vocalist, described es of
Kenmugtoolwrk, sod having en engagement at the South
London Music-hall. The debit were a little over 100/.
la answer to Mr. Aldridge, he stated that be had only
one engagement. for which be received 31. a week. He
might take soother, but could not take more than two, he
was not strong enough. He had insured his life, but had
given up the police to the official assignee.
Mr. Aldridge—Very well. It shall be examined, and if
it In found to be of no value you 'nay have it hack. (A
laugh.) I have no opposition to offer to the discharge.;
none of the creditors wish to oppoe►
The order was granted.

oath, reaphd with the other evidence, left tr, doubt that it
Iry he wbo wee dragging Charles Beers from the scene.
Mr. Fits Stephen rout. fed that the prisoners were in an
I inebru.. ted condition, and received such provocation from
IL.ekette that the 'huge of wilful murder could not be sub-

TtwrisTlge mid he should submit to the jury that if they
believed the act or tut, of Charles Beare were the result of
the violates of Thomaa Ricketts, they must returns verdict
of waushaughter, and sot of murder.
Charles Beery was found Guilty of mu/laughter, Henry
wee Acquitted.
The Judge maid be believed the jury bad retuned a jog
verdict, although the cue wu ma nearly akin as licedble to
murder. He should pan upon Charles Beers the severest
mutates of the law, that he be kept in penal servitude for life.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Melon t►e Reeorder )

Charles Johnson and Henry Page, two respectable looking
men, surreadered in ditchers., of their bail to answer an in-
dielaseat charging them with unlawfully, maliciously, and
feloniously assaultiog one Charles Fanter Jackson, with in-
teat to do him grievous bodily harm.
Mr. E. Palmer conducted the prosecution ; and the pri-
soner Johnson was defended by Mr. Montagu Williams, and
the prisoner Page was defended by Mr. Daly.
The facts an disclosed by the evidence showed that the
prosecutor was a potman in the service of Mr. Brows, the
proprietor of the Ranelagh Arms Torero, at Old Ford, and
OD the evening in question the prisoners entered his roaster's
house, whoa an altercation ensued between them sod the
tor which ended in an assault, io the coons of which
prosecutor which scded loan assault, in the conies of which
tb. prosstor was kicked by Johnson in a most delicate
part of his person and severely injured. After the owe had
proceeded to its conclusion,
The Recorder said that in his opinion the evidence could
sot sustain the charge of felony, but there was no doubt
the prix
rose. had been guilty of an assault, for which he
thought they ought to component* the injured party.
After a conference betimes the counsel oa both sides
this view of themes was acceded to, and an acquittal of
the files, taken, the prisoners pleading guilty to a comma
samult

The Recorder thereupon ordered the prisoners to enter
into their personal recognizance in 501. to come up for
judgment when called upon, end ordered them to be dis-
charged.
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It was rumoured in the court that the prisouara had
arranged to compensate the prosecutor by the payment of
IW. to him.

Joseph West, 214, writer, and Susan Farmer, 45, widow,
were indicted for burglariously entering the house of
Francis George Widdows, and stealing therefrom a irantity
of silver plate, wearing apparel, and other article* his
proper ty.
The jury Acquitted the female prisoner, Farmer, and
found the prisoner West Guilty of receiving the property
well knowing it to have been stolen.
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In answer to inquiries put by the Recorder to the police
cams in the use, a singular category of the previous Mier
lof the convict West was given. It apposed that out of the
last twelve years the prisoner West had been six years in
custody. He had been twice convicted of felony, and
had undergone first six months, then eighteen mouths,
next eighteen months for an agggravated assault on we
of the warden of Parkhurst Prison, and lastly he was ben.
towed to two yews' imprisonment. The prisoner had also
attempted suicide on several occasions, aced on the whole he
wee a mart dangerous character.
The Recorder sentenced the prisoner to be kept in penal
servitude for the term of six years.
James Connor was convicted of receiving a portion of the
valuable property stoles from the premises of Mr. Mahood,
a jeweller, carrying on badness in Oxford-street, when
jewellery to the value of between 4001. and 5001. bad been
stolen ; and a prisoner named Western, who had been con-
victed at a former session for the burglary, having been
brought up for sentence,
The Recorder said that on a former occasion it bad been
proved that the prisoner Western, who wee the ostler of •
nab yard, had been very instrumental in aiding bunion in
the commission of these offences. With regard to the other
prisoner, Connor, he had already been several times con-
victed for similar offences to that of which be had now been
found guilty. The sentence upon Connor was that he be
kept in penal servitude for the term of eight years, and the
prisoner Western for six years' penal servitude.

into the City, It would be a great boos Irr the 'metropolitan
districts, for now they allowed no point to be made a starting-
paint of, and the ammegesses was that the journeys were
made more expedltiewely and the traffic not stopped. In
such a use sa this be essidgeed it a great hardship upon
his man, who bad been a coodoctor for sevestees
years, to be toed, so that would be marked on his
homes. He had already one endorsement on it by
the City magistrates, and if another were marked on it they
would take it away, and the consequence would be that
the man would be thrown out of employ. In this came it
would be particularly bard, as this offence was not of his
own seeking altogether, as other omnibuses stopped there,
and he, on behalf of the company, was bound to do the same.
Mr. llaosteld midi he could not interfere ; it was a moo
for the commissioners.
SOUTHWARK.
Henry Edward Hawkins, cab driver, badge No. 6,144,
appeared before Mr. Burcham on recognisance@ for final ex-
amination, charged with carelessly driving and causing the
death a Arm Margaret Ann Strube, of High-street,
Borosigh.
Mr. Bandung observed that not an atom of evidence
had been produced to show that it was an accident. The
only pergola who saw anything of it were Ifni. Strube and
the lad Ward, and from their testimony he could come to
so other oonclusion than that this accident occurred through
the carelessness of the prisoner. Under lamina circumstances
he bad no alternative but to commit him for trial. He,
however, remanded him for the completion of the deposi-
tions, and accepted bail for his appearance.

THAMES.
Michael Lyle* a well-known thief, was brought up ma
remand before Hr. Partridge, charged with violeotly as-
saulting Joseph Cu • labourer, sod breaking his lap
mmags, Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, said a friend of his was in
court, who could identify the prisoner as haring attacked
hint end stolen his watch.

A polios imitable said the prisoner was also wanted for
entering a shop and committiog a robbery therein.
Mr. Partridge maid there was only one charge entered on
the polioe-abeet before him, and he would hear that first.

It'apprAred from the evidence of Cummings that on the
21st of August last be was in Dock-stsest, W hike:Jape!,
with a woman named Mary Ann Bryant. "He was not
sober and be wen not drank, but only half and half." This
deAnitioa was received with some derisive laughter. He
thee prooseded to state that three or four men came up and
threatened him, and one of them hit him oa the beck of the
bead and he fell. While he was on the ground with his leg
across the kerbrtone a man jumped os it and broke it. He
never saw the man before, and was not certain whether the
reoasr was the man or not. He last his cap and hand.
p`

Biyant, who said she obtained a living by
hawking fruit in the streets, and had lived 20 years in one
deposed that the prisoner Lynch WS/ the man who
knocked down the prosecutor, and then seized him by the
hair of the heed.

Idr7Parirlitge—Now, describe in what way the prosecu-
tor was assaulted, and be very particular about it.
Witness—Lynch ran am the road, caught him by the
hair of the head, and knocked him down. He got up again.
and the prisoner gave him the leg and threw him. I am
certain Lynch is the man.
Evidence was given that the prisoner was several weeks
in custody, sad was eventually released on his own recogni-
sance to appear and answer the charge. He did not do so,
and afterwards committed several daring robberies. He
was apprehended on the night of Moriday, the gird alt, by
Francis Kelly, 130 H, on • charge of stealing a watch.
The prisoner had been since remanded tel.'s, and all the
charges of robbery and aasaults not being complete, she pri-
soner was spin remanded antilTneeday next.