The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1851.

that he had not, but the pieces of indigo were afterwards
Cutout in his sample box, and under these circumstances the
present charge was preferred. lie was not aware what
answer would be made to it on behalf of the prisons*,
but if it was to be suggested that it had been the
custom for brokers' clerks to take away pieces of indigo
of such • description as samples, he could only
say that such a roceeding was entirely unauthorised
by the company, and indeed it must he evident that from
the great number of persons who were in the habit
of coming to the warehouses to examine the indigo,
such a course could not be sanctioned without occasioning a
very BEACOM lON of property.
Two or three witnesses were examined, whose evidence
established the facts opened by the learned counsel, but at
the same time it appeared to be perfectly clear that the
prisoner had acted under the impression that he was
justified in taking the indigo as • sample, for instead of
there having been any concealment on his part, it was
shown that he had asked the man who was showing him the
different lots, to hand him over some of the pieces of
indigo, and that he also asked him to pack them up for
him, and they were placed in a box he had brought with
him containing other samples.
At the close of the ease for the prosecution, Beijeant
Wilkins asked the jury whether they thought it was neces-
sary that he should occupy their time by addressing them
upon such a case as bad been laid before them.
The jury almost immediately said they thought it was
quite unnecessary. They were not by any means satisfied
with the case that hat been made oat against the prisoner.
A verdict of Not Guilty was accordingly taken, and Mr.
Baron Platt ordered the prisoner's immediate discharge.

NEW COURT. v —.ESTERDAY.
Buircias nis Baroness.
The business was delayed in this court for nearly an hour
this morning in consequence of the non-attendance of an
alderman, requisite, with his lordship, to form a court. His
lordship took his seat on the bench precisely at half-past
nine, the usual hour at which the courts assemble, and it
was considerably plat ten before an alderman arrived.
His lordship, addressing the jury, said, however much
the loss of time was to be regretted, the delay was un-
avoidable, as the set wu particularly strict in requiring the
attendance of a second commissioner to form a court before
business could be proceeded with.
The non-attendance of a sufficient number of aldermen
to preside with the learned judges in these courts is a mat-
ter of no unfrequent occurrence, and one that is productive
of great delay and additional expense to the public, but at
no time is the inconvenience so much felt as upon the
learned commissioners first taking their seats in the morn-
ing, for at that time the prisoners whose names stand on
the list for trial during the day are usually placed in the
lock to plead, and if an alderman is present to assist in
opening the court he is frequently absent immediately after-
wards, and the result is that those who plead guilty often
hare to be brought up again when an alderman is present,
in the ab,enee of whom the court cannot proceed to judg-
ment. Independently of the uncourteousness such neglect
evinces towards the bench and the bar, it is a great injustice
to jurymen, and witnesses from the country, many of whom
expenence much difficulty in reaching the court at the hour
appointed for commencing business.

THIRD COURT.—YEATESDAT.
Biro's as Congos Saanuurr.
TKI Glaitasyncii Valois SCHOOLMASTZR.
Samuel Miller, a gentlemanly looking man, about 34
years of age, surrendered to take his trial on four iudict-
ments for indecent assaults.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to the common assaults.
The prisoner had been master of the boys school in the
Orcenoich Union, and had assaulted his pupils.
Mr. Sallantine, in addressing the court, said that the
prisoner had lost his character and situation by his con-
duct, which was an act of sudden impulse he could not
account for.
The Common Serjeant said that to a man in prisoner's
position the loss of his situation and his present degrada-
tion was no small punishment, and, taking into considera-
tion the suffering his recollection must cause him and the
ruin his conduct had brought on, be should pass a compara-
tively light sentence.
Ile was sentenced to four months' imprisonment in Maid-
stone Oaol.

THE POLICE COURTS.
_ MANSION-HOT.:SE.

Samuel Lewis WaTii,Witittiefoier Alderman Hooper
upon the charge of having bad in his possession a gold
watch which had been stolen at Epsom races on the Gates
racing day. The circumstances were rather peculiar.
Upon a previous day a man named Solomon hones was
summoned before the Lord Mayor for having detained the
CMOs of a watch which had been intrusted to him for re-
pair by the prisoner near the Jews market, in the neigh-
bourhood of Houndsditch. The answer to the charge was
that Solomon Isaacs had immediately after having received
the watch and examined it put the cues separately from
the works into his waiscoat pocket, and been robbed of
them in the market, and that ho was willing to pay a reason-
hie sum as compensation to Lewis, who however demanded a
larger amount than was considered to be an equitable recom-
pense. Under these circumstances the Lord Mayor, having
heard the case in its details, directed that Solomon Isaacs
should pay the sum of 3/. to Lewis. Mr. Daum, the pro-
prietor of the market, who is brother to the person who
was robbed of the cases, baring, from certain facts which
came to his knowledge, had grounds for suspecting that the
watch had been stolen before it had been handed over to be
repaired, advertised the particulars of the works in the
!Yews newspaper, and immediately afterwards a great
number of applications were made to him by gentlemen
who hid been robbed of their watches at Epeom, and
amongst the applicants was one who identified the works
produced as those of a watch which hal been whipped out
of his pocket on the Oaks day.
Yesterday Lewis appeared to answer the accusation of
having had the stolen article in his possession, so that the
tables were completely turned.
Mr. Henry Vinden, commercial traveller to the house of
Messrs. Brooks and Co., of Southwark-bridge-road, said—l
went to the Oaks races at Epsom on the 23rd of May. When
we got to the race-course the first race wan being run, and
upon leaving our vehicle a friend of mine and I ran along
till we came opposite to the grand stand to see the horses
come in. As I was leaning over a rail, I felt a push, and soon
afterwards I saw the guard banging down without the watch.
It was, I found, broken off at the pendant, and the pendan
was in my possession. I gave notice to the police of th
robbery as soon as I could, but I entertained not the
slightest hopes of recovering it until I saw an advertisement
in Tuesday's Times, in which there was a description of a
watch which corresponded with that of the article I bad
lost. I answered the advertisement. The watch which bad
been stolen from me was a gold Geneva watch, with •
white enamelled dial. It was in an engine-tunted am%
with a shield for a crest on the back and had • seconds bask
and the maker's name was Badelot. I got a description of
it from the person of whom I had purchased it, and who
informed me that it was jewelled in four holes. The sum
I paid for it was nine guineas. I subsequently acted upon
the instructions of the police. The works produced are, I
believe, the works of that watch. The eases are missing.
Solomon Isaacs, of Phil's-buildings, Houndsditch, said
on Wednesday, the 28th of May, the prisoner Lewis
brought to me to my workshop, a gold Geneva, the works
of which are here, and said to me, ' Isaacs, can you repair
this watch for me, and get • box to the case ? " I took the
worksto pieces before he left the shop, and after he went
away, finding that the watch wanted a pendant, I placed
the case in my waistcoat pocket, and went after him into
the market, where be had gone, to tell him what it wanted.
I was coarsely is the martet, however, when the case was
stolen Prom me, and I never recovered it sines. The name
on tie works was Badelot, and there is a number also.
Alderman Hooper—Did the prisoner say from whom ho
had had the watch?
Witness—He did not.
Alderman Hooper—Do 7ou know him ?
-n him

Mr. Lewis—l NM for everything, and finding he had
se money I gave him 25/. I certainly had an ulterior ob-
late le view in dohsg so, I own. I esp,cted, through
Ms, to get a connexion among the students at both
colleges.
Sir Peter Laurie—What do you allude to by " getting a
onsnexion among the students ? "
Mr. Lewis—Why, I intended to do a little business in the
bill discounting line.
Sir Peter Laurie—l thought so, and you made the prisoner
your tool; but is it not a very unusual thing for jewel-
lers to go down to Oxford or Cambridge for that purpose ?
Mr. Lewis—Oh, no, sir ; it is very common.
The prisoner was ultimately committed for trial.
SOUTHWARK.
Darid Intyre, a young man described to belong to the
prise ring, was charged with another man, not in custody,
with stealing from the person of Mr. Hugh Hill 1331. in
Bank of England notes and sovereigns, a gold watch and
chain, and a diamond pin.
The complainant stated that be is a eoaehmaker, and re-
sides in the Kent-road. That on the night of the 27th of
December last, he went to the Griffin public house in White-
street, to see a man named Hoyle'. He walked into the bar
parlour and saw the prisoner there in company with
a man nicknamed " Long Tom," and be called for
two pennyworth of gin and cold water. While he
was drinking it the prisoner, who forced his conver-
sation on him, began to talk about horses, and he and
Long Tom came and sat close to him, At that time
he (complainant) had a bag in his left hand trowsers pocket,
containing 1351., consisting of a SOL note, three 101., several
51. notes, the exact number of which he could not remem-
ber, besides about 301. in sovereigns, and some loose silver.
He also had a gold watch and chain in his waistcoat pocket,
and a diamond pin in his neckerchief. After a little tine%
the prisoner, who still continued by his side, asked him M
the loan of a sovereign, which he refused, and afterwards
he wanted to borrow hallo sovereign, which was also re-
fused, and complainant then called for a second tern-
pennyworth of gm and cold water. And when he finished
it he became so stupefied that he was convinced something et
a deleterious nature must have been put in the glen
and ho rose from his scat saying that he should quit and ire
home in a cab. He then walked towards the door, when
the prisoner and Long Tom came up to him, one on each
side, and the latter snatched the diamond pin out of his
handkerchief. He (complainant) desired him to return the
pin, knowing he had taken it, but he refused, and they then
pushed him down, and while he was lying with his face
downwards they robbed bins of his bag money and also
his gold watch. Although suffering from the effects of what
he had taken, he managed to get up, and going into the street
got into a cab. While in the vehicle, and recovering
in some measure from the stupor, he then ascertained the
extent of his loss, and when lie got home ho desired the
driver of the cab to return to the Griffin, and to give the
two men into custody that he saw help him into the vehicle,
as they had robbed him of a large sum of money, besides
his gold watch and chain.
On behalf of the prisoners John Hughes, a pugili+t, was
called, who stated that lie was a pugilist, and was at the
Griffin on the night in question, and was treated to two
glasses of sherry by the complainant, who, he said,
was intoxicated. To support this assertion, the
witness said that the complainant exhibited his
jewellery to the company in the bar parlour, and
first made him a present of a gold ring, but after wards took
it from him. Witness saw the prisoner and Long Tom in
the bar-parlour, hut did not see them attempt to rob the
complainant, but lie admitted he went away before the
complainant left the house.
Mr. a'lleckett said, that under all the eircumstatees, he
should remand the prisoner, with a view to give an oppor-
tunity for tracing, if possible, by whom the 401. note was
paid into the Bank, and obtaining other oiideuce against
the accused. Ile was ready to take bail for his appear-
ance, himself in 2001., and two sureties of 100/. each, and
to give 24 hours' notice of bail.
WESTMINSTER.

Mr. Philip Warm ale; gentlemanly-looking man,
was charged with stealing nine silver plated spoons, eight
dessert, are tza ditto, and a number of forks, from the resi-
dence of Mr. J. S. Larks, a medical gentleman, residing at
10, Eccleston-terrace South, Belgrare-road.
Mr. Larks said he had known the prisoner for 20 years,
and his family stiU longer, and lie had uo des:re to press the
present charge.
The accused had been an officer in the Indian army.
Mn Burrell observed that it was a very grave charge
against a person of the accused's condition in life, and he
must hear the case, . . .

Mr. Larks stated that he received a visit from the pri-
soner on Monday last, who after remaining about half an
hour left the house with him, but returned in half an hour
afterwards, as he learned from one of his servants. On the
following morning he missed the plated articles, value 101.,
from a partition in the sideboard of the dining-room.
Mary Allen, cook iu the service of Mr. Larks, proved
that the prisoner returned, and upon his expressing a wish
to write a note, she showed him into the library, adjoining
the dining-room, where she left him. Ile remained about
tire minutes, when he hastily left.
William Major, ii-41stant to Mr. Stephens, pawnbroker,
in Wardour-street. Soho, produced the plate, and proved
that the prisoner had pledged it on Monday afternoon for
Ms. He at first asked 51, upon the articles, and upon ob-
serving that witness was lookisa at a crest upon them said,
"It is all right, it is my own crest." When the V. was
asked for witness inquired whether he thought they were
silver, and prisoner seemed to hesitate, as though he did
not know whether they were silver or plated goods.
I Prisoner was remanded.