The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-24 00:00:00

owe aced that ggi Aim Tmpia, the person in question,
bad been seat to Weft geol. pursuant to her sentenee, but
.s espy of the degisitheer hi the present case bad been
sent to the Beamemy et State with a view to procure
her liberatices.—Misimiat Ward, the prisoner's mother,
wee asked by thialiesarder if she could account for the pri-
mmer's oasis gardening hem the gaisemer a wateh which he
mast haveleneern belayed to the ttsally P—The mother said
Mist be regenneild Oat he nu fammaat et that feet She
WA dad be men at bee hems en dee very day the girl
Weii MUMMA sad seateseed.—The lameder .• And did he
net, knaning that she had been ocentisi detailing • wand
in family, have the beauty to isle that Ise
fed a was& of the prienner eamemeteg the tie-
d the see bit—The sinew odd dot when
Winans (the made) was beim the magistrate during
the present charge, he mid that the prisoner told
him that the wets& belonged to his mother, end
Li wished to tell It, as AO was is want of :11.erey. 1
—The Recorder said, then he was aware of this feet
on the very day when the woman was convicted I—The
of said be must have been, of course. When the pri-
soner was apprehended upon another charge, he told him
that he should say something the next day which his mother
would not like to hear, and he afterwards admitted that be
took the watch, and fold it to his uncle, who gave him 60s.
for it, and he had a " good spree " with the money.—The
Recorder passed sentence upon the prisoner, and in doing so
he said he did not think there was any hope of his ever be-
coming a good member of society in this country, and he
therefore felt it to be his duty to pus a sentence that would
tend to remove him from it. He then sentenced the pri-
soner to be tr ,gr•sa for seven years.
At a later period et the day the father of the girl, Mary
Armenians, eggiloi to the court to know what steps he
should take le 'Aida lb daughter's release. The Recorder
told the apparent be had better send in a abort psetition to
the Secretary of State, representing the facts of the case,
and he bad no doubt, from the careful manner in which the
business of that office was conducted, that it would be im-
mediately attended to, and that a reference would be made
to the court, the result of which, no doubt, would be the im-
mediate liberation of the prisoner.
A firaciain or POLICE TIWILMONT.—John Woork,2B,
labourer, was indicted for Melding • cash-box, oontainiag
gold end-silver monies to the amount of 38L, the property
of George Himpton. Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner.
The prosecutor deposed that he is • licensed victualler, in
Upper Thames-street. On the evening of the 11th Nevem.
her, he saw the prisoner and another person standing in
front of his bar. He went into the parlour, and shortly
afterwards, in consequence of a communication he reoe.nd
from his wife, he came out and saw the prisoners in the act
of leaving the house in • hurried manner, and it was then
discovered that his cash-box had been stolen. The prisoner
was stopped by an officer on Dowgate-hill, end his cash-box
was given to him at the same time,with the contents safe.—
Henry Fitch, • polio, constable of the City force, said that
on the evening in question he was on duty and saw the pri-
soner running towards him. Ho stopped him, and in so
doing fell down, and he afterwards picked up the proseen-
tor's cash-box on • door-way near the spot.—The Recorder,
who, having the depositions before him, appeared aston-
ished at the evidence given by the witness, and asked him if
what he had just stated was all that he saw ?—The constable
replied that it was.—The Recorder ordered his depositions
before the magistrate to be reed ; and it appeared upon that
occasion he swore distinctly that he saw the cub-box in the
prisoner's possession, and also saw him place it in the door-
way.—The Recorder asked the witness what explanation he
had to give with regard to the two statements t—He made
no answer ; but, in reply to another question put by the
court, he declared that the deposition was not read over to
him when ho wan before the magistrate.—The Recorder: In
point of fact, did you see the prisoner place the cash-box in
the door-way, or not t—The policeman : I did not.—The
Recorder: Then you must have sworn moat audaciously be-
fore the magistrate.—At this stage of the case the Recorder
directed that Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk at the Mansion-
house, where the depositions were taken, should be
sent for—William Gorman, another City policeman,
said he was present at the apprehension of the
prisoner, but he did not see him drop anything.—
The Recorder: (with astonishment): What ! Do you know
that I hays your deposition at the Mansion-house before
me t—The witness, who is an Irishman, then said he did not
see anything of a asah-box —The Recorder told him his
question did not apply to a cash-box, but to anything that
the prisoner might have dropped.—Gorman then said that
he did see the prisoner drop a handkerchief which he picked
up, and found it contained • number of skeleton keys.—Mr.
Clarkson, in addressing the jury for the defence, commenced
his observations by stating that the exhibition which they
had witnessed that day of the conduct of the policemen was
a scandal to the country, and whether the story told by them
before the magistrate, or the one told by them to-day, were
the truth, he submitted their conduct was equally disgrace-
ful, and rendered them unworthy of belief. He could not
help expressing an opinion that it was the duty of the autho-
rities of the City of London to cleanse the police from such
men. If courts of justice were to be poisoned by
such evidence, no man's life or liberty would be safe.—
The jury, eta; deliberating for some time, returned a ver-
dict of Not Guelly.—The Recorder &eked the jury if he wee
to understand that they disbelieved the witness Gorman.—
The jury said that they did not disbelieve him, but coon-
dmed he had misundentood the question put to him.—The
Recorder: And yet you find the prisoner
the skeleton
ii:llety P—The
tinanotha tiny
lag to do with the they considered
aegainst thel' prisoner.—
Mr. Mr. who had by this time arnved, then produced
GoodmemjEd
the original of the statement made by the policeman
Fitch, and ft that he stated upon this occsairm that
he saw the fa the prisoner's possession, and law
him dam It lade doorway.—The Recorder : Wu his depo-
sition rend ewer. le bba I—lidr. Goodman: It was first put
int* Ids 'Mt hest le mod, and was then read Over to him,
and he doled it Ice my ce.—The Recorder sent for a
en wjassiuM of the City police, end told him that he ton-
e. tide matter ought to be reported to the commissioner.
He Sieved that Fitch was • very unlit person to be in the
polio: end with naiad to °ermine although the jury said
to=lesadhreed his in nee, he amid sot help thinking his
wee very emeridese, are= to be made the 'O-
jai& of feather lye'. The thee observed that
he &WA net mike any order upon the Wild; but after
the statentent et Kr. Goodman, he thought it was • very
gran question whether Fitch ought not to be indicted for
FtriurY-

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
Mx* Mr. lierjenat Adsma., Magma lodge.
The November adjourned generale/Oil= commenced yes-
terday at Riche's-ha, with 105 prisoners for trial, 96 of
whom were indicted for felony ; 67 of them could read or
write imperfectly, and the remainder were ignorant of both.
Not one could read or writs well.
ROBBIItY ON THE EASTERN COUNTIZe RAILWAY.--John
Wiggins was convicted upon clear evidence of having stolen
70Ibe. of grease, value 10s., from the grease-boxes of the
carriages on the Eastern Counties Railway, the property of
the proprietors of that line.—Mr. Serjeant Adams said, In
this cam, the primmer's conduct had jeopardised the lives
of the passengers in these carriages, and the court felt bound,
in consequence, to punish him with somo degree of severity.
Sentence-12 months' bard labour.

POLICE.-YESTERDAY.

GUILDHALL—ROBB SHY RE • REDUCED TRADESMAN.
—JoeopA Pis:brook, who for many yet" kept a liar boot
and thee warehouse in the Blackfriars.road, but getting into
Mimi theumstaseee was obliged to take a situation about
16 maths back in the firm of DAM and Co., boot and ahee
mnanhetarers, of Oracechurch-street, was placed at the bar
thawed with stealing a quantity of galloon, boot and shoe
tame, sad other property, belhig to his employer.—A
umbrae of lama were examine 7 ba, t the frets of the this
me shaft those :—Robert Preknina, 183, of the detective
tree, while making inquiries at meal pawnbrokers re.
yeatleg a series of robberies white bed been committed by
an Maths of Mr. Barrows, galloon manafactarer, of
Akkaseabery, loppened to call in Mr. Grant's, in London.
weli, eel *the mining the daimon parcels of galloon
ttC. that Ims was meek at liedac seven
the am but all brain
if
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1111 estaltions bete. be Lid Mr. Gnat if the party
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few hankise, and let ha km.
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the antissm. be ad sot wish say asto know his arena.
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that tut was in tbe seallemset Weemes.att
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he cenhamed to Mr. Devis's freeman that tilei
tbatagireme him to it; that he frequently went to work with.
rat Mep tested a mel, or harking a farthing to pushes*
say, ead dkat be was • new • YIIWia man.—Alderma H.
tapesmkipa why mega the yekeeser occlude r.Dade
held flu. per week. He bad • wife end two children.—Get
the 110864ZIWINOS a the Made bs admitted that the
prisoner wee not Mimed as to whet he might as until
after Mr. Davis hod gathers' Ida d much es he thought
preper.—The priamort MIS REIMMERREA far trial.
WOR6IIIIF.I3TRIBT.—Camv.—The first half of •
di. eats (No. 11,4 A, 14th Oat, 1647) was reesimd fee thll
pose-ben, tram "W. P.," who requested an acknowledgement
of Its reMbs_the manias papas.
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