The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-12 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before the Recorder.)
Armes Robtrisi44, Jot'. Campbell, 44, Eclicerd
31, did Robert wha:wen charged with breakieg into
the ~shone of J • Maori Orem, and stealleg • umber
of revolver pistols, 1501., hi property. The Omni
were also there'd with feloniously receiving the sans per
piny, knowing It to have been stolen.
Mr. Pater prosecuted ; Mr. Metcalfe defended it=
Mr. Ribtou appeared for ; Mr. Cooper was
for Campbell ; and the other prisonr was undefended.
The prosecutor in this man fa the agent for the sale si
sod he has an office is Bizehin-lane, the whale of
the being let of for the same purpose to different
parties. A. is too frequently the one, it appeared that the
plan was left entirely unpronoted on the night of Rater-
day the 4th of Marsh, aad on the following Mosday more-
ing ~ it was found that the premises had been entered, end
that the prosecutor's °Moe had been rennwhed, sad • sew
ber of revolver pistols stolen. The evidence pleat the
prisoners namely consisted of proof that within $ sheet
period after the robbery had been committed, the whole of
the prisonen were found &alit; with a portico oft he
stolen properly by pawning or Wing it, and that they pm
costradiatory and false solouste as to the node by whioh
the pistols mum into their panne'.
The learned counsel for the prison," urged in thadr be-
half that there was not • tittle of *video°, to show that
they were cesterned in the commission of the burglary,
and that their story that they bad honestly boom pos•
mead of the property might pownly be the truth. Some
vitalism wan celled who pre Collins • good theracter
and it also appeared that he had gives some infornatioi;
to the polies before be was takes into eunody.
The jury. after a short debbitratioa, found the prisoner
Collins Guilty et receiving the property, knowing it to hays
been stelae, but recommended him W werey, end marina
the other prisoners of the burglary.
Mr. Brennan, formerly an Wapner el police, stated that
he bad known Campbell for to years, and never knew him
to get his living to any honest employment. fie was coo-
rioted in 1861 of having a Inn quantity of counterfeit
ooin in hie possession. The prisoners White mid Roberta
were also proved to be the westaat amociates of thieves.
&Mem was deferred.
James Hilo, 54, • very respeotable-looking man, pleitdedl
guilty to a charge of forging a MITI' for
Mr. Poland, who appeared for the prosecution mid that
the prisoner had bees the secretary to the and Irish
Rolling Stook Company, sad he bad presented °Math
cheques at the bankers' which were indubitably forged. Bo
had restored the mousy that was the produce of one cheque
to the bankers, and upon that obarp the greed jury hid
ignored the bill, probably because the instrument that was I
alleged to be forged was not before them, but, upon the
directors of the company looking over the cencellad cheques,
they discovered a number of other cheques which were un-
doubted!, forged.
The prisoner was manned to fire years' pool servitude.
(Before Thomas Chambers, Esq., Q.C., Common Sedan!.
The entire of the day's dates was occupied in trying and
disposing of Mint prosecutions, the fans connected with
which were of the ordinary character, sad do not justify •
report.

(Before Mr. °omnifarious? Kerr.)
JoAn Sal/iron, 19, labourer, won convicted of • robbery
with violence on Lewis ItarawadA, and stealing 17s. from
his person.
ThW was one of the ordinary street robberies., and • former
conviction having been proved spinet the prisoner, he was
sentenced to be kept in penal servitude for the termof seven

yaw.
John Parry, 3h, camas, and William Harris, 37,
labourer, were 000vietsd of riesling two gallons of giti the
property of no eminent Brm of distiller.
The facie (inclosed in the ogee exhibited an extensive
system of spoliation, and *entente was deferred.