The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-02 00:00:00

(Before the Common Serjeant.)

Marlin Sten, 20, hawker, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment charging him with stealing one box and twenty-eight
periods of tee, the property of Valentine Sentence.
John Partridge, the paler of the Maosion-house, proved
• long list of summary convictions against the prisoner, who
has been likewise cowrie:tad at this court.
Be was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment.
John Jones, 20, labourer, pleaded guilty to • charge of
burglary.
Inspector Bond stated that when the prisoner wee appre-
hended • quaritity of treacle was found upon him. It ap-
pears that burglars use this article very extensively es
their operations, as by smearing glass with it they can very
much soften the poise when they smash the pares, and the
glass likewise sticks to their hands, so preventing the fall-
ing
.
The prisoner was sentenced to twelve months' inipri-
soement.
Sarah Thoneas,s respectably dressed woman, surrendered
to take her trial upon an indictment charging bar with
having committed wilful and corrupt perjury at this COCA
ea the 27th of October, before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.
It will be remembered that oe the mooed day of the
=noes in October, a woman was indicted before Mr. Com-
=norm Kerr, in this court, for paasieg • bed florin. It
appeared that she bad gone one evening to the Margaret of
Hastings public-house, Oeaulaton-street, Somers-town, and
=adored • bad half-crown, which was not discovered until
sitar she had left. On the following evening she again
presented herself, accompanied by the prisoner, and on that
emeasios attempted to pans a bad florin, but it was at once
discovered, and having passed a spurious half.crown the
night before, she was at =es given lath custody.
At the tea the present primmer, Sarah Thomas, gave
evidence for the defence to the effect that she
knew the prisoner to be as hose= woman ; that they had
goes into the Margaret of Hastings together, and finally that
alti herself, and not the woman Kelly. had passed the bad
florin. which she had only just received from her husband.
If this statement could have been sobetantiated the woman
Kelly would have been acquitted, as no jury would hare
convicted on a einle uttering. But Kelly wee toned guilty
and =evicted, when Mr. Ocengaissioser KIM elated that he
thought it was a ease in which the Mint ought to proecente
Thopresentmas for =Os . This suggestion was adopted—henna
the
Teeterday, the wanes given dart session was repeated
at some Ingth, sad the notes of the shorthand writer were
rifted arid read.
Mr. Metcalfe crommumind the 'Ramses at considerable
leagth, bat he faild to shake their testimony upon the chief
point, viz., that it was the woman Kelly ad not the per-
weer whehad eatedly given the florin to the barmaid of the
Mende d linetlep. The leaned egotism= likewise ad-
dressed the jury d meriderabie length, coateediag that •
anigiskithed been nub by the barmaid es to who had me-
tedly given the cola over the counter, and that the prisoner
was therefore entitled to ea acquittal.
Theesseemen Berreed seemed up with great cleanser
inn the jury. after • my slight deliberation. dapirstod Isar.
The ease of Bicierd dley, who stands radiated upon
a gene of =Merin 3001. fres the British Mated Loan
essisly. was adjourned to next melee.