The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-09 00:00:00

TliCB CORN TRA
ABROAD.DE Ar HONE AND

THE LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY-
LIBEL.

to get an honest L bat esimabew things seemed to run
dead aping him. mid be set got en. He had tried
to live honestly by Wang pees about: the streets, bat he
mild sot got a 1 mail now he could assure the curt
that if it extended its is ucy towards him, he would get a
ship and leave England, sail never set eyes omit again.
The Assistant Judo odd the theft the prisoner had cam-
'nutted was a very be& WO. He was one of a gang who got
up a sham crowd in thesennt, and while one held, the pro.
neuter, who went to me what was the matter, the priseser
robbed him.
Primmer—Well, my lord, after all, people mayn't be so
black as they are painted.
The Assistant Judge—Well, I will remand you again,
and you can tell the damn the persons yen have worked
for, inquiries will be made, and if your story should turn
out tree, yen will have the benefit of it; if not, you must
take the seasequencse.
Prisoner—l'd rather not be put back again, my lord, let
IDS hear it at once. (A laugh.)
The Assistant Indio—'
thoogitt so. The sentence is
that:— wept in penal servitude for four years.
• The prisoner, without evincing the least a-uprise, walked
oat of the dock.
John Coble, 26, was indicted for embenling the sum of
14e. Bd, which he hod received in his capacity of servant to
Edward Wiggins, a contractor in the coal department of
the Great Northern Railway.
He pleaded guilty.
Mr. Cooper, who appeared for the prosecution, mentioned
that several similar cases bad reoeutly occurred in the com-
pany's service.
' The prisoner was sentenced to one year's hard labour.

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BURGLRRY IT A TICIIIT•OP-LEAVS CONVICT.
RileyWilliaas , 25, a ticket-of-leave convict, from Spike
Island, near Dublin, was indicted for breaking into the pre•
mises of MUSTS. Medwin and Hall, engineers and patentees
of mining portable steam-engines, in the Blackfriars.road,
sad taking therefrom a steaugauge, a die-stamp, models
of a steauengine, a quantity of gas fittings, four elevations,
two coats, several old cheques and other articles, ,their pro-
Port).
Sergeast Richards, 10 Id, said that on Saturday night, the
14th ultimo, about 10 o'clock; he was proceeding along
High-street, Southwark, with Edward Hewlett, 253 M,
when they met the prisoner carrytng a large bundle on his
back, with some brass protruding from it. They stopped
the prisoner and asked him what he had there, when he
told them to mind their own buinem as it was his own Iwo-
lerty. Witness took hold of the bundle and directed Hew-
ett to take charge of the prisoner. On their arrival at the
station-house, witness examined the bundle, when he found
among its contents a die-stamp and steam-gauge, with the
prosecutors' name on them. The prisoner had two coats
on his arm, in which were several bankers' cheques endorsed
to, and signed by them.
Hewlett, 253 M, said he was in company with the last
witness, and by his direction took the primmer into custody.
He went to the prosecutors' premises, and found that the
entry had been made by breaking a window in the counting-
house, the door of which was broken ea well as the locks of
the desks. There was a large bundle packed up, near the
comities -house window, ready to be carried away.
Mr. Thomas Charles Medwin identified all the other pro-
perty, and he remarked it was a wonder they were not all
blown up, as the gas.fittings were all forced off. It was
providential that Richards entered first without a light, sod
he immediately warned them not to bring one until b• hid
turned the gas off at the main.
William Ick, head officer of the Dublin constabulary,
said, that in 1850 the prisoner was sentenced to ten years'
transportation at Dublin, and sent to Spike Island. In
October last he was liberated with a ticket of leave.
The prisoner made a rambling defence, and the jury
without the least hesitation found him Guilty.
The Chairman said it was a very daring rabbery, and
onsmitted under exceedingly aggravated circumstances.
The whole of the house and factory, as well as the lives of
the officers and inhabitants, were Jeopardised by his wicked
act in tearing off the gas-fittings, leaving the house full of
gas. The sentence of the court was four years' penal
unitado.