The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-03 00:00:00

.TRADER-DEBTOR SUM 1110N8.-DI4PUTZD ACCOUNT.

In this case a summons had been taken out forl9o/.
31r. Howard appeared in support of the summons.
Linklater, for the defendant, admitted the whole of
the debt except 70/., and asked that the defendant should
not be celled on to give a hood, as the debt arose upon a dis-
puted account embracing a great number of items, which
would have to be inquired into by a jury.
His Honour said the question appeared to be a proper
ore for trial, and he should not require the defendant to
enter into a bond.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

The November general sessions of the peace for the county
of Middlesex commenced this morning at the Sessions-house,
clerkenwell, before Mr. Bodkin (Assistant-Judge) and a
bench of magistrates. The calendar contains the names
of 82 prisoners committed for trial, of whom 69 were in-
dicted for felony, and 13 with misdemeanor. The state of edu-
cation of the prisoners was rather more uoratisfactory than
usual, no leas a number than 22 being unable to read or
write, sod 44 only able to do so very imperfectly ;three were
set down as being able to read and write well ; and one pri-
soner, Ferdinand Wolf, merchant, charged with unlawfully
:smelting and beating Elisabeth Jones, is marked as pos-
sessing a superioreducation.
The Assistant-Judge briefly addressed the grand jury.
Th.naa Edwards, 19, and geor9e Thurloe, were indicted
for stealing 281bs. weight of solder, value 30a., the property
of Raymond England.
Os the 9th of October the two prisoners were seen to
ester the shop of Mr. England, a plumber, at Hammer-
smith, by the prosecutor himself, who happened to come up
at the time. He wanted to know their business, when
Edwards dropped a quantity of solder from ender hie coat
and ran away. He was pursued and taken, and a neigh-
bour followed Thurloe. On searching him a piece of the
stolen metal was found in his possession.
The jury found both prisoners Guilty, and they were sen-
tenced to bs kept to hard labour for six months.

CI:160t78 CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
At the last session of this court, a prisoner, who gave the
name of Alf red Thomson, was convicted of stealing plate,
ape which a policeman of the I) division, stated that
he knew the prisoner well, and that he was present
when he was tried at the Westminster Sessions in 1856 and
sentenced to penal servitude for four years. The
prisoner most positively denied this statement, and to
prose that no reliance was to be placed on the statement of
the policeman he said he had been convicted, but it was at
the Central Criminal Court, and in 18.55, and not in 1856,
and that he was sentenced by that court to penal servitude
for four years, so that it was impossible he could have been
at Westminster at the time the policeman stated. The
policeman was still positive he was right, and in conse-
quence the Assistant-Judge said he would remand the pri-
mate, and ordered Lockyer, the raison officer, to make the
strictest investigation into the circumstances.
This day, on the prisoner being placed at the her, Loa-
ves said he had made inquiries at Millbank and also at
Portsmouth, and had received so accurate a description of
the prisoner with particular marks on his pen on that be
was satisfied the prisoner's statement was correct. There
was a prisoner convicted at the Westminster Sasions in
isz•s; on the day named, and he bore a striking resemblance
to the one in this cam, but he was scarcely so tall, and he
felt satisfied that what the prisoner in the dock had stated
was perfectly correct.
The policeman was here called into the box, and he said
he was still firmly of opinion that the prisoner was the
person who was tried at the Westminster isessions iu May,
and more than that he had seen one of the park-
keepers, who also knew the prisoner, and would confirm
his et ideace.

The park-keeper said be knew the prisoner well, and
was pre•ent when be was tried at Westminster sessions in
UsV. lea;. He had previous to that time taken him in
custody for a robbery in Al banyetreet.
The prisoner again strongly denied this evidence.
Mr. Illarton (who defended the prisoner at the trial)
wished to ask his worship if he intended to act upon the
previous conviction put in!
The Auirtaut Judge said be would not, and should treat
this conviction as a first offence. lie was then sentenced
Wire impri•ioned for two years.