The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

CLERKENWELL.

Charles Grant, aged 19, sad George Grant, aged 17,
brothers, were placed at the bar before Mr. Conic, charged
by Mr. Richard Willis, goldsmith and jeweller, of No. 11,
Clerkenwell-green, the former with having stolen a quan-
tity of gold, and the latter with having received the same,
knowing it to be stolen.
It appeared front the evidence of Mr. Willis, lost the psi-
loner Charles was formerly in his service as errand boy, and
in consequence of his appareot good conduct, he ultimately
took him as an apprentice. For a length of time past quan-
tities of gold were missed from the establishment, and he
did not for a moment suspect the prisoner, until information
was communicated to him by Mr. Sirrell, refiner, of Barbi-
can, that the prisoner George was in the habit of offering
gold for sale at his house, and which caused him to make
inquiries, and led to a confirmation of his suspicious,
that he Witt been robbed by the prisoner Charles, and that
prisoner George had acted in conjunction with him. On
Wednesday last, George again visited Mr. Serrell's, sad
offered a lump of gold for sale, and on being questioned by
Mr. Willis, who had been on the watch with Green, 9J 0.,
a detective officer, he said that he had received the lump of
gold from his brother Charles, who, on being questioned,
admitted that be had taken gold from the benches of the
various journeymen in Mr. Willis's employ, said melted it
into lumps, and he handed them to the prisoner George fur
sale. He was also given into custody, and both lucked up.
Mr. Hill, a clerk to Mr. Sirreil, identified George as
having been on several occasions to their estabiishment

with ;old fir sale, and in consequence of his suspicions,
Mr„Sirrell communicated with Mr. Willis.

The case having been satisfactorily made out against both
prisoners, th.y said nethiog in their defence, and were
fully committed fur tcial.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
Robert Milian was charged with assaulting Hannah Sul-
livan, No. 10, Clark's-buildings, who stated that at half•
past three yesterday morning she was in the Haymarket,
when sh• met the prisoner, who began pushing her about.
She told him if he did so again she would give him in
charge. He then struck her on the breast aud hurt her
very much, and he then followed her into a shop, where
she had fled for protection, and hi! her on the nose and
made it bleed. She theu fell down and fainted away, and
or. her recovering her seines, she found the prisoner in
cbsrge of a policeman. Witness (who is the wife of a re-
spectable working-man) added that she was pregnant, and
reit the effect of the blows she had received at the present
time.

The prisoner, who seemed to treat the matter in a very
off-hand way, was fined 505., or one month to the House ul
Correction.

LAMBETH.

Charles Coz, Henry Sadler, John Spicer, Ann
Cohen, and Elizabeth Morton, all well-known thieves and
notorious burglars, were further examined before the Hon.
H. C. Norton, on a charge of burglarioualy breaking into
the Magdalen Institution, its the Blackfriars-road, and
stealing therefrom a number of made shirts and other pro-
perty. Also, with breaking into the dwelling-house of Mr.
Dunn, ► boot and shoemaker, in Gibson-street, Lambeth,
and carrying away a quantity of boots and shoes ; and fur-
ther with ente•ing the residence of Mr. Biddies, a come-
dian, in Hercules-buildings, Lambeth, and stealing some
wearing apparel. The object of the prisoners in breaking
into the Magdalen Hospital •as to secure the communion
plate, for they forced open the cupboard in which it was
usually kept, but they were fortunately disappointed, as the
matron a few days before, considering it unsafe, removed it
to a place of greater security. A portion of the property stolen
at each of the places before•mentioned was found on the
prisoners, and the pawnbrokers' tickets relating to more,
and former convictions were proved ageiust Cox and
Sadler, and all five prisoners were committeit for trial, but
were ordered to be brought up again to have the deposi-
tions completed.
WANDSWORTH.

Two summonses were heard by Mr. Beadon, which hid
been taken out by Inland Revenue ofßcers, pursuant to the
Act 43 Cleo. 111., e. 129. s. 185, and by which any party or
parties adulterating coffee by any deleterious mixture
are liable to a fine of 1001.

The summons against Mr. Lochiroo4l, a grocer, tea and
coffee dealer in the High•street was first taken.
Mr. DwiHey, solicitor, and assistant to the chief solicitor
of the Inland Revenue office attended, and conducted the
prosecution, and stated that on the 28th of April, 18.52, a
general order of the Commissioners of Stamps was issued
to every wholesale and retail grocers ; the stamp having
these words :—" This is a mixture of coffee and chicory,'
the letters being the Bth of an inch in space, and further
stated that the di ticiency of coffee in this mixture was 3G
per cent. Mr. Lockwood failed to comply with the order
of the commissioners, and the prosecution was the conse-
quence.
Edward John Joe, an Inland Revenue-officer, stated
that on Friday, the 10th instant, he went to the defend-
ant's shop and asked for a Ob. of coffee; defendant served
bim. Witness afterwards said, "You have got coffee with
the chicory mixture," and he said he had, and he had ilh.
of that. hero was no impression on the paper as required.
There were samples mado up in his presence.
Defendant said he was weighing it up for the Saturday
customers.

Mr. Hendon observed that the officers were rather sharp
in looking after the grocers. lie should not convict in a
high penalty; but it was very proper that the system
should be stopped by a public exposure.
The counsel said the commissioners only wished to teach
the dealers that they must not do this act.
Mr. Bcadon fined the defendant 251 . , being a fourth of
the extreme penalty, telling him at the same time that he
could appeal to the Commissioners, who might probably re-
duce the penalty.
Mr. Beverly, a eheesemonger and grocer in the High-
street, Wandsworth, was next called on, and the defendant
pleaded nut guilty. The evidence was similar, except this
transaction took place on the 9th of Februpry, the defend-
ant being present on the cheesemonger's side, and a boy was
serving on the grocery side.
Mr. Adam Young wu next examined by the magistrate's
desire, as this defendant had pleaded not guilty, and he
stated he had tested both samples, which were given to
aim by Mr. Joys, and they contained 30 per cent of chicory;
buyers could not detect the fraud.
this defendant was also fined 2.W., the magistrate remark-
ing that ho could also appeal and take his chance of a miti-
gation ; but it was a more glaring case than the other, as he
had thrown the onus on the boy, whom he had said did
it contrary to his orders, though he himself was present.

FRicirrrut ACCIDEMT.—We have already men-
tioned the fact of the Magnetic Telegraph Company being
engaged in laying their subterranean line through West-
moreland northwards, towards Carlisle. We regret to say
I that on Tuesday last, as the men were at work at the line,
just opposite Forest Hall, about wren miles north of Ken-
did, a very shocking accident occurred, by which, besides
other injuries, one poor m.in had both his eyes quite de-
stroyed, 'motto r had one eye destroyed, and a third had an
1 eye severely injured. As the solid tuck at this and some
other points comes up to the very surface of the rood be-
neath which the line is to tie laid, it was necessary ro have
recourse to blasting, sod the three men had charge of
I the operation. Ab-nit II o'clock in the morning they were
I engaged in stemming a blast, when the explosion bud-
! denly took place, driving the rock into their faces, and
lacerating and burning them in a most frightful manner.
The moot severely injured was a man named John Parker,
who, bestilee losing both his el es, has a (rightful wound on
the temple, and his left arm turn and broken. Matthew
1 Robinson had one eye destroyed, and severe bruise.s on the
fat,, and both arms. Thomas Robinson had a contusion on
hi- face, and one of his eyes injured. It is not very clear
bow the accident arose. It appears that the men, who are
not accustomed to blasting, we re using the patent fuse, and
they imagint .1 that the fuse was slightly injured or imper-
fect, and that some of the gunpowder had e•esned. The
rock is of a flinty nature, acid possibly a spark might have
b7en producsd by the ramrod in stemming the fuse. The
I usual plan, we believe, is to use sand instead of atones in
stemming.— Westmorelrnid Gazette.
SOUTD EASTERN AND CONTINENTAL. STEAM
PACK ti CiIMI.I24Y. At the conclusion of the above meet-
ing, a meeting of the South Eastern and Continental Steam
Packet Company was held, under the presidency of the
same chairman. After the usual formal proceedings, and
one or two unimportant questions, the first of the four bills
considered at the above meeting was unanimously ey-
proved.