The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-06 00:00:00

The prisoner, in his defence, maid that he drew the knife
in silt-defence, and it war an accident.

Mr. Justice 'Creaswell, in summing up, said that if a man
under excitement stabbed another the law treated it as
mantlaughter, but if a man armed hiraselt with a deadly
weapon beforehand with intent to use it the law treated the
offence as murder. If, after a man had been assaulted,
there was time for the blood to get cool, and if is the spirit
of revenge he armed himself with a deadly weapon and de-
stroyed life, that was murder, even if the party by mistake
killed the wrong man. His lordship, after eulogising Mrs.
Mellor for her spirited conduct, desired the jury to consider
their verdict. _ _ _

The jury, after five minutes' deliberation, found the pri-
soner Guilty.
Hie lordship having put on the black cap, sentenced the
prisoner to be hanged.'

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.—Yzarrraper.
Bureau eas incoansa.
Joseph Rottenstein, 22, a Hungarian, described u a
teacher, was indicted for stealing a watch, a chain, and ■
variety of other articles, from the daelling-house of John
Pmts.
_ _

Mr. Metcalfe conducted the prosecution.
It appeared that the prosecutor was the proprietor of •
foreign boarding-house in the Minories, and the prisoner
was known at the establishment by reason of his havinsr
been there on several occasions to visit some of the lodgeri.
On the night of the 11th of March the prisoner went to the
house, and asked to be allowed to sleep there, and he was
shown into • bed.room by one of the servants of the esta-
blishment. At an early hour on the following morning an
alarm was given by the police on account of the front door
of the house being found open, and upon an examination
of the premises taking place it wee discovered that the
prisoner had not occupied his bed and had decamped, and
that a good deal:of property had been stolen from the bed-
room. of different ledgers who were staying in the house at
the time. It appeared that very soon after the tranuetion
information was received which led to an officer being sent
to Manchester, where he found the prisoner with nearly the
whale of the stolen property in his possession.
When the prisoner was called upon for his defence, he
told a rambling story of his having been prosecuted and
driven from his own country, and he declared that there
was no foundation for the charge now preferred against
him:

The jury found the prisoner GuiUy, and be wu sen-
tenced to be imprisoned and kept to bard labour for a year.
George SeoU, 26, was charged with uttering a forged
order for 151., with intent to defraud James Imrie.

The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The Recovder inquired if anything was known of him ?
A policeman stated that he had known him four or hve
years, hut was not aware of any charge having been made
against him before. Ile did not know how he got his
living, but he wu in the constant habit of frequenting
betting houses.
The Recorder, after observing that this habit had very
probably brought him to his present position, sentenced
the prisoner to be kept to hard labour for • year.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—YESTERDAY.
Barone Ma..l3aavuarr Motu?. Mamma

Wiiliaw litircontbe, 30, Dastiel.losiss, 39, and IVillionsl
&nibs, 25, were indicted for having stolen the sum of 15i.,
the money of George James, from his person, in the dwell-
ing-house of George Anthony Smith.
Mr. Metcalfe defended Hurcombe.
The prosecutor, who represented that he was a miner sad
tunneller, in other words a" navy ," stated that on Friday,
the 4th of March, he was possessed of between Ibl.sad 301.,
and on the afternoon of the next day, having been freely
drinking with a woman, named Murray, he went, usesen-
panied by her, to the White Lion, Paddington, a house re-
sorted to by men of his trade who were out of work. The
three prisoners were there and a number of other men, and
the prosecutor, according to his showing and that of the
woman Murray, treated them to ten shillings' worthof tweed
and cheer, and gave one of the men a sovereign to youroiro
more, with which, however, he made off. There woo one ,
talk about a bet relating to the man's return, and
for pulled out the whole of the money he had with
when one of the men knocked it out of kis hand! and •
general scramble for it took place among the company.
In cross-examination the prosecutor told a very improba-
ble story as to bow he became possessed of the money. He
said that eleven yams ago le lent a man, named Mathews,
501., sad that the day before this transaction he accidentally
met his debtor in the Edgware-road, and received from him
301, with an suntan*, that he would soon pay the balsas*
and make amends for the delay that bad occurred In the
restitution of the money, as he had been abroad and had
the means. He denied that the money was the premeds of
a cheque which was picked up in the street, although a
man who was to prove that this was so was roam& In
court. He said he had slept with the woman Murray ma
the previous night somewhere in Holborn! and slept the
three provisos nights at a refuge for the destitute. He did
not know where Mathews lived, or when he should see him
Wiz. P.
St tb'

sad he denied that when he was speaking of his lose
A the public home the woman Murray said it wee all a lie
about how he cams by it, and that he had got it lightly, and
it bad gam in the same way.
Murray contradicted the prosecutor se to his having slept
with her on the Friday eight.
The jury tomcod the prisoners Not Guilty.
Emma Ma.

Belly awairms, 18, wailndfited for having stolen a i
time pine and a ease, value 12 guineas, the property of the
Hon. (help Augustus Frederick Sydney Smythe, in the
dwelling Muse of Lord Strangford.
It appeared that on Saturday the 6th of Huth, the pri-
soner teak the time pimps to the shop of Mr. Attenborongh,
93, Cherbstereleset, St. Pancras, and offered it in pledge
for 80s., stating that he had bought it of a person living
clam by. The emistant to whom this statement was made
offered to p with him to see if it fru true, but while he
was getting his hat the prisoner ran away, leaving the time-
piece behind him. The valet of the Hon. Charge Sydney
Smythe proved that the timelines vras his master's property,
and that it was missed from 68, Harley-street on the Bth of
Mareh, it having been seen safe on the preceding Thurs-
day. The prisoner was apprehended on the 30th in Tot-
tenham Court-road, on a charge of stealing a writing-desk,
601. in notes, and a timepiece from 88, Harley-etreet, but
he denied the charge In tote.
Mr. Payne appeared for the prisoner and addressed the
j ore.
The'prisoner was found Guitly and sentenced to one year's
hard law,.

THE POLICE COURTS.
_ _ mAxsioN.licousic.

John Portridgow7eCliiigell;iiii Um Lerd Mayor
under the following circumstances:
W. Aileen, booking-office keeper at Aldpte, said—A
parcel was left at my °Mee about three weeks ago by the
Blackwell carrier, to be kept till called for. The prisoner
called for it soon afterwards, and wanted me to send it to
Brighton. He said that the sum of 12s. 4d. was to be paid
to him for the parcel, and he wished me to pay the amount,
and said it would be paid for on its snivel at Brighton. I
objected to pay the money, but subsequently the Railway
Company's servants—to whom I understand he applied
upon the subject—fetched the parcel, and paid me the
12s. 4d., which I accordingly gave the prisoner when he
cams to me again. He did not din any receipt for the
maney. The Railway Company have the parcel, which
omelets of briokbats. I paid the money to him believing
the shim parcel to be genuine.
The pienser said there sou a real, and not a sham eon.
*piney against him.
The witness said there were other clear charges against
the prisoner, who had bun engaged fur some time in
" doing" the people manseted with railroads.
The primeir nos
remanded.
TM Lord Mayer wee espied for a length of time in in-
m mkt. vosidgatiag a c
the 44th Duties of the P
Ac
harge egalmet • shipbroker, who wai sum.
ooed
Mg, gar having made default in providing a and
on bend a mimolimund for Part Philip. The case
was eussd, is order that Captain Lean, the government
emigration t, mimes assistance in all matters of the
kind is mod ansatial in the City, might attend.

Nearly 200 inhabitants,ici;eitaersof the pariah of St.
Andrew, Holborn, were summoned before Mr. Carrie, at
the instance of the Rev. Dr. Worthington, rector of Holy
Trinity Chapeiry, in the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, to
show cause why they refused to pay the composition tithe
rates accruing and arising in the said district of Holy
Trinity. The court wee crowded to excess, and consider-
able interest was manifested.
MT. Hawkins, the barrister, instructed by Mr. Curwood,
Mended for the prosecution, and Mr. Stammers, instructed
by Mr. Clarke, 29 Bedford-row, for the defence.
The R lies. Dr. Worthington was alio in attendance.
The first summons beard was that issued against Mr.
Henry Mack, of 8, High. Holborn.
Mr. Hawkins, in opening the proceedings, said the de-
fendant was sued by the Rev. Dr. Worthington for a Clain'
of two tithe rates, amounting to Bs., dee on the 25th of
Much, and in a lengthened speech explained the law upon
the subject. As far as 100 years back the tithe rate bad
been paid in the parishes, and be could prove Dr. Worthing-
ton's title with respect to them from ancient houses similar
to the defendant's. He called

William Beekly deputy rate collector, who produced a l
plan of Holy Trinity chapelry from the registry of the
Bishop of London ; also two deeds between the Rev. Mr.
Robinson and others, of the 6th of February, 1860, to the
curate of Holy Trinity; also an odic. copy of the Rev. Mr.
Tood
r. Milgoni sworn—He saw the two deeds now produced
executed by the Revs. Mr. Robinson and Dr. Worthington
on the one part and the Rev. Mr. Pizey and the Rev. Mr.
Toogood on tke other. Shortly after the deeds were exe.
crated by the Duke of Buecleuch, the patron of the living,
and the Bishop of London. He wu present at the in-
duction.
Frederick Nichols saw the deeds executed by the Duke of
Buccleuch.
Mr. Thomas Andrew Lewis gave similar testimony.
Mr. Buckle, estate agent, of Wilmington-square, Clerken-
well, had collected tithes from the year IWO to 1846, and
claimed the rates annually. The defendant had refused to
pay twice.
Charles Foster made a demand of defendant for 4s. 7d,
in 18.51 or 1862 as the tithes due to the Rev. Dr. Worthing-
ton, tad he declined to pay it. He said that Dr. Worthir.
ton had a warm berth, and he should like to make '
nom
(witness) an the doctor " hotter." (Laughter.)
Dr. Wort ton (rising from his seat)--Thr4l is M.,
Mack.
Mr. Stammers—Pray, what an los t
Witases—l was MUM