The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-12 00:00:00

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ADMIRALTY, JUNI 11.—Arcot .—Natal Cadets
—EDMUND STIIIRIAT to (lames ; CR/LIMNS J. BROWNRIOG
to lmpregnabte.
Clerk's Assistant—Joint S. Moos' to Castor.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-YESTERDAT.

Smote@ In Banco.—Barons Loan Dziatie, Ma. 'mica rimmex,
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Ex PARTS SIXPION.MLNDAIII7III.
In this case. Mr. Whitely had obtained a mandamus on
When eta Mr. Charles Simpson, an &tummy, cilium on the
Corporation of Lichfield to execute a bond by which they
were to agree to pay him an annuity of 6W. Ilia. 2d., from
the 9th of September, 1839, as compensation for the loss of
the office• of town clerk of that borough. It appeared
that Mr. Simpson, not being satisfied with the sum awarded
him by the town council of Lichfield, bad appealed to the
Lords of the Treasury, who had made an order directing that
he should receive the sum of be& 18e. 2d. as an annuity from
the 9 hof September, 1839, the date of the peeling of the
Municipal Corporation Act. Tha: order, on being received by
the Mayor of Lichfield, had been returned to the Lords of the
Treasury, and their attention was drawn to the fact, that
Mr Sinspian had held the office of town clerk up to the year
1844, whereupon they amended their order, directing the
annuity to commence from the time when Mr.
Simpson erased to hold the office. The object
of the mandamus was to compel the corporation
to enter into a bond to pay the annuity from the
time of the passing of the Municipal Corporation Aet, which
Mr. Whitely has contended they weru bound under that
act to do.
Mr. Serjeant likelfourl now appeared to slow cause
against the rule; but the learned counsel had not proceeded
few in his argument when he was stopped by the court, who
raid they were of opinion that under the circumstances of
the cam the rule ought to be made absolute.—Ride abeolate.

POLICE.-YESTEIWAT.

LAMBETH.

PICNING POCKITS IN CHURCH.—Anna Gocdseell, •
genteely dressid cirl of 15 years of age, Wee placed at the
bar on a charge of committing two different robberies in the
new Catholic Church, St. George's fields.
It appeared that during the afternoon service on Sunday
the pocketof a female had been picked of three half-crowns,
end immediately before the disclvery of the robbery the eri-
sent r was seen to hurry out of the church. At the evening ser-
vice in the same church a sectmd femsle was robbed of six or
seven shillings, and on this occesion the prisoner, who was
observed to shut& amongst the congregation and endeavour
to get away from the spot, was secured, and upon being
searched 10s. 4d. was found on her person. •
The prisoner declared she had net been to the chapel at all
in the afternoon. The money found on her she said belonged
to herself and her sisters, and had been saved up for • day's

amusement at Hampton-oourt.
Sergeant Somers informed the magistrate that the prisoner
had been twice before in custody on charges of felony. On
the Brat occasion she was discharged on account of her gout
and on the next she was committed to prison for one month.
After this the prisoner conies's& her guilt in both curs,
and as other robberies have been committed in the same
church, she was remanded until Saturday next.
J. Fletcher, a respectable-looking youth, was charged
with picking the tioeket of a gentleman named Cook, in St.
Peter's Church, Walworth.
The prosecutor stated that on Sunday last he attended tke
morning service at St. Peter's Church, Walworth-road, and
at the conclusion of the service he fi It a twitch at his pocket,
and discovered that his handkerchief, which he had used
but a moment or me before, was gone. Observing the pri-
sows. endeavour to shuffle among the congregation coming
out of the church, he at once suspected him, and challenged
him wi'h the robbery. The prisoner, finding there was no
chance for escape, tcok the bandit( rchief out of his hat, said
he had picked it up. and hoped he would not give him into
custody. The witness added that the prisoner had been in
the aim* pew with him during the service.
Sergeant Quenner said he was present at the mikes at
Kingston when the prisoner was found guilty of felony,
and a former conviction having been proved, be was sen-
tenced to 18 mm•his' imprissnment Slice his discharge he
had been fn quently summarily convicted.
Mr. Norton fully committed the prisoner for trial.