The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-03 00:00:00

sion that Mr. Lang was his employer, and that the prince
had given Mr. Lang commands to mount it in • superb
manner upon a red Turkey stock, inlail with gold and nil.
ver. (Resets examined the instrument, and 'Mil that, as it
was Prince Albert's property, no doubt it wee a better one
than it looked to be, (or its appearance was nothing out of
the common way; but added that he did nut know much
abcut such things. He then handed the pistols to
the prisoner, who went away. The prisoner bad told
Mr.. Harvey that her husband was to mend to Mr.
Boas', at az in the evening, for the gun, and accord-
ingly at that hour, she sent her brother for it;
when it was discovered that the prisoner hal no authority
for fetching it away. Nothing was heard of the prisoner
until about • fortnight ago, when the witness Bedley Saw
him enter a coffee-house in Husselllgreet, Covent-garden.
and he immediately caused him to be apprehended. Mrs.
Harvey now said that she could not swear to the prisoner as
the person who took away the gun, but she identified the
gun which was produced. and Bedley and Gossett identifi d
it asthe same gun the prisoner had shown to them, and both
swore positively to the prisoner. It mu proved that the
prisoner had pawned one of the pistols for 21.
Mr. Payne moos examined the witnesses ante the identity
of the inetruments and the priennt r; but in his address to
the jury he offered no defence on the merits, but urged that
the prisoner could be only convict( d of getting the pistols
front the witness Gossett.

The learned Judge having summed up, the jury found the
prisoner Guilty of both charges.
The third charge against the prisoner was made under
these circumstances. He got into conversation with the
porter of Mr. Anstey, tailor, of 18, George.street, Hanover-
square, end having learnt that Ire was about to deliver a coat
at Kent House, Knightsoridge, the residence (.1 Li rd
Morley, he went, after it had been delivered and got it from
the t, by stating that it hod been left by mistake.
It was proved that on the 10th of November, 1817, the
prisoner was sentenced to six month, h..rd labour (rain this
court, he having pleaded guilty to five indictmenta charging
him with obtaining property from the residences of the
Duke of Bedford, Lor I Bateman, and several of the nubility,
in precisely the same manner as that in whith he got posses-
sion of Lord Motley's coat, cc shove stated. He was then
tried in the name of Merril, in which name he had also been
convicted, sammarily.
Mr. Paine addressed the court in mitigation, and hoped
his lordship would not pass sentence until the next session,
in order that some inquiry might be sande into the following
statement made by the prisoner. The learned gentleman
read front a document a statement, the following extrevit from
which will be read with some interest. It was in the hand-
writing of the prisoner:
After the six months imprisonment which I had last November
twelvemonth, I endeavoured, to the best of my ahatti. s, to get an
honest livelihood, but having hat my chat aster, and being brought
up to no trade, I was compeded w fII upon my father's hands. At
length, after about 6 months, I w.is for:unate enough to get a situa-
tion; but my former companions, hemming acquainted with where I
worked, they threirened that if I did not leave my place and join
them again, or give them money, they would Inform my master that
I had been convicted, and of my previous character. I endeavoured to
persuade them to leave me, and I threatened to give them in charge,
but all my efforts faded, and so Heft my situation, and went to ealivt for
a soldier. I tried first the East India Comptiny's service, and took the
shilling, but the surgeon would not pa-a me as I had bad teeth, tad
I then tried the 9th Lancers, but I was refused for the same reason.
Being now completely deserted, I trust to emigrate to Australia, and
went to the emigrants* commissioners' oBice in l'ark.etreet, West-
minster, but there I met with a venial, beeeu-s I had learned no
trade. I did not like to eo beck to my father, trade being very dull.
and he h icing nine brothers and sisters of mine to keep, so I joined
my old companion's again, and committed the crimes I am now In-'
dieted fur. My uncle, who is well off, intends when I regain my
liberty to send me to America at his own expense, for which I Mall
be very usateful, for I long to get into some comfortable settled life,
where I can liot estly nun my daily bread. I forgot to say that when
I was taken on this charge I had just gut into a situation, and li3S in
hopes of earning a crust honestly, but now my hopes are all gone, but
still, I herte, not for ever.
Mr. Payne said that the prisoner's father we. in court, and
could vouch fur the truth of this.

The learnt d judge said he would comply with )dr. Payne's
request, and a .nsequently the sentence was spited.

POLICR—YzanwAy.

WORSHIP-81 BEET.

ASSAULT BY A HUbSAND ON HIS Wire.—Mr. George
Church. landlord of the Blue Anchor public-house, in Hign
street, Whitcchaptl, was charged with haticg cruelly mal-
treated and seriously injured his wife.
It appeared nom the statement of the complainant, who
gave her evidence with manliest reluctance. although exhi-
biting marls of severe recent ill usage, that she had been
married @host seven years ta the d.;fendant, by whom she
had three children, and that during the latter part of that
period he had beets in the conataut habit of beating her most
cruelly and otherwise ill-treating her. On the prceediii,:i even-
ing be returned home laser several hours' absence its a state
of violent eaei•einen:, and, without the Fght-
est previous disagreement having occurred between
them, commenced assailing her with the most opprobrious
language, and ultimately struck her a heavy blow between
the eyes, which cause . the to stream dewn her face,
and instantly i.lled her to the ground. Without allowing
her titan to recover herself, the prisoner renewed the attack,
and centinutd beating and kicking her moat unm_•rcifully,
ttn•il the whole of her p. non was covered wi.h bruises. B`.o
at length Pucci rded witd some @Micahy in escaping into the
str et, and aiught refuge At thu house of her brother, where
she passed the night, and under whoss prof coon she had
since remained.

In answer to the charge, the defendant admitted the
assau`e, but weld that he had acted under strotg feelings
nr, pmv,matioc, occaeicntd ty the aggravating language hie
mite had used towards him in the first in. ter ca.

Mr. Iludwick said th..t notning whatever could justify
such an act of brutality towards tit, u omen he was bound
to protect and the mother of I.is ailuren, and he sliuuld
order the defendant to pay the full penalty of 61., or be
cominittlid in default lot twu months to the House of Correa
tion.

On bearing the decision the complainant steppe 1 back into
the witness bee, and sh.raestly besought the magistrate to
mitigate the sen'enee, as she t.ad hn vindictive feelings to.
wards her husband, and the defendant having under-
taken to allow her a separate mince of 11. per week
and to abs aiu from hffering her the slightest mole►tation in
future, the warrant was nvnered to stand over upon his enter-
ing into rec, gr Trances in 501. to keep the icaee towards her
tor the next Let lye months.

METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS.

FRIDAY, Attn. 3,1849.
The State of the Weather at each lit this following plaoes at
Niue o'clock yesterday morning.

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