The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1848.

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with stealing a gold watch from Mr. Cramp, and L Davis
wax charged as the receiver.—The complainant hated that
he carried on the business of a greets?, in Trinity-street,
Southwark. On Sunday night, the 2S;cl tilt., he (com-
plainant) being out late, instead of going home to dusty!),
hie family, went down a yard at the rear of his premises in
which omnibuses are kept, and, getting into one of then.
laid down and fell asleep The next morning, about 6
o'clock, he was awoke by Price, the policemen, and another
constable, the former of whom said to the latter, " Hire's
another pot" meaning, as complainant believed, that he
was to give them a pot of porh.r for finding him in that
situation and not taking him to the nation-house. Price
then asked him it he had lost anything while
he was asleep, and he immediately placed his band
in his waistcoat-pocket, and discovered that his
gold watch was gone, it having been unscrewed
from the swivel of the gold chain which still remained on his
neck. He (complainant) also missed his hat, and on the
Tuesday folios ing Price caPed upon him, and, producing
his hat, asked him if it was his, and the answer being in the
affirmative he acid that he found it on the premises of a Mr.
Hathbrine, in whoa, yard the omnibuses are kept. On
next day (Wednesday), Price called on complainant again,
and exhibiting the movement of a watch without a case in-
quired if he knew anything about it. and, on examining it,
be et once knew that it belonged to the watch of which he
had been robbed on the Sunday night preceding. Price then
intimated that he and another constable found the movement
wrapped up in a piece of dirty rag in a loft on Mr. Rath-
bone's premises. and ho then informed complainant that he
must proceed to the station-home for the purpose
of ideas tifyitee it, and claiming it an his pro
perty. Complainant ac-ordingly went there, and the
movement wag delivered to him. He further said
that ke hail no recollection of hearing any p+ non
enter the omnibus after he get into it on the night
in question; that he was not intoxicated; and that the
parson by whom he was rubbed must have managed it in the
moat skilful manlier, for it must have taken some time to
have unscrewed the watch from the swivel to which it was
attached to the chain. The gold case of complainant's watch
was here produced. and he identified it as his property.—
Polk-emit) John Wright stated that or. the nreeeding day,
while lee was engaged in going round to the (tiff, rent pawn-
broken' shops in the district to give notice of robberies acil
watches that had been stolen, so that they might be stow d
it offered in pledge, ho saw l'rice 'minting; near the shop of
Mr. Wolsencraft, in Uuiort-street, evidently waiting for
some person. Witness, suspecting something wrung, wslkeil
into the shop, and there saw Davis, the other prisoner, whom
he bed previously known, and who said to him on his en-
trance, " Hellen, John, here you are ; I've come here to
get rid of some stolen property," pointing at the
same time to a pair of scales in which a gold
watch-ease was being weighed by the shopkeeper;
the latter words he said laughing, ua if to throw
him (the policeman) off his guard. Witness, how-
ever, treated the metier in a more serious light, and taking
the gold case gut of the scales asked Davis to whom it be-
-1 inged, and he replied the, it wan a gentlemen* and that he
called there to have it weighed fur him. Witness said that
he did not believe that, and asked if it woe not l'rice, the
policeman, for whom he was having the ruse weighed. lie,
however, hesitated, and when informed that he- must go
with him to the staiiiin•house to explain the affair he burst
into tears, and confessed that he had the article :torn Price,
and at the same time expressed hie regret, hoping that he
would not get himself into trouble by the pert he had taken
in the affair. Witness then took possession of the gold
watch-case, and, accompanied by Davis, proceeded to the
spot where Prig.• was wailing, when the latter at once ad-
mitted that he had given the care to his fellow.pris,ner to
have weighed, and he added that it was a bad job, that it
could hot be helped, and he supposed that he should be
Cr inspected for it —Mr. Seeker committed both prion,ers.
THANT F.S.—" Goveileill."—.l. Flamm was charged with
aseaul rig John Meredith. A certificate was pr. Oueed, stating
that Meredith was in the London llospirul with a contused
eye, and was unable to leave the place, but that no imme-
diate danger was apprehended. The injured man was etand-
ing in front of the Duke of Gloucester public-house, in New-
road, Whitechapel, looking after his pony and cart, when
the prisoner, to whom he was known, and some others
fastened a quarrel upon him, and some observations reflect
ing upon his wife were made use of. Meredith asked for an
expatriation, and he was immediately attacked by the prisoner
and others, who, not content with beating him are( rely and
knocking him down, attempted a more serious injury. The
primmer, by the advice of some of the ruffians near him, fell
on the prostrate man, and committed an assault on him in
the Kentucky fashion, by attempting to " gouge" his right
eye out. Meredith screamed a.oud for help, and the by-
stander, interfered and dragged the fellow away. but not
before Meredith had been most frightfully injured. Ile was
taken to the hospital, and it is feared he will lose the sight of
the eye.—Mr. llallantine remanded the prisoner.