The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-28 00:00:00

SPORTING.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
NEW/VOMIT, WIDMISDAY MORNlC4o.—Acceptances for
the Noracry Stekfe (Friday) : BLsq 94 21b; Ribaldry, eat Sib;
Cupid, get Sib; Paladin, gat Sib; Cracow, set lib; Diataffloa, Set;
Br f by Don John dam by Coiwick, Sat; Whipper Snapper, let 1216
Mr Oliver, let I Ilb ; Re&ction, let 1 Ilb ; Hecuba. lee 91b; Tippet,
let Mb; Duplicity, let alb; Architect, let 41b: Egremont, 74 41b;
Vaneam, let 4lb ; Br c by Don John act of Impertinence, let alb;
Contessa, let; Swordplayer, Gat 91b.
LATEST BETTING.

THE NURSERT.—ri;TaisTinTpertitlence colt; 8 to 1
apt Tunisia; 8 to I agst Architect; 9 to 1 apt Hecuba, Tippet, and
Sworilpla)er ; to to I apt Paladin ; 10 to 1 apt Cracow ; 10 to 1
agst Duplcity; 12 to 1 apt Ellialbry; the field apt scree.
Deuor.-12 to 1 apt Surplice (t) ; 20 to 1 apt Load-
stone; 25 to 1 apt Assault; 40 to 1 apt Plataxteher.
MATCH, 2001., h ft. A.M.—Lord Glasgow's f out of
Min Whip, received forfeit from Mr. Payne'. Pavilion.
MATCH, 3001., h ft. T.M.M.—Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolf-
dog, Bet 12Ib (F. Butler), beat 31r. Payee's Clementine, fist 31b
(Prince).
MATCH, 1001., h ft. Last half of Ab. M.—Mr. Barne's
Blackeock, 7et 1016 (Nat), beat Duke of Bedford's ViLlie.re, Bat 716
(F. Butler).
SweaPeraign of 10 son. each; for 3-yr-olds, fat 101 b ;
4-yen, Sit 21b ; 3-eta and upwards, Sot 7th. T.Y.C. The winner to
be eutt for 1301., ix. (11 cubs.)
Mr. Mciatyn's Winchester . (Nati 1
Kr. H. T. Wortoy's Headman (Sly 2
Duke of Itutland's Bella Donna (A. MY 3
The following also ran: Hector, Terrier, and Redwing.—
Even on Winchester, 3 to 1 apt Redwing, and 4 to I agialtettina•
Donna.—After they had TUB about 200 yards Bella Donna took the
lead, and, with the favourite, Hector, and Headsman in close waiting,
carried the running till half way up the ands, where Winchester re-
sumed his lead sod woo away by a length, Hmdsman beating Bella
Donna by a neck, Hector • bad moth. Ran. in 1 min. 16 sec.
MATCH.-1001. it ft. T.Y.C. Lord Glasgow's cby Don
John out of Impertinence, 7et SID (Nat), beat the Duke of Bedford's
Eothen, Oct 71b (F. Butler). Betting: 6 to 4 en Impertinence colt.
Won by a head. Run in 1 min IR rem
SWEEPSTAKES of 50 SOTS. each, It ft; for 2-yr-old colts,
SHIM, and fillies tot 316, not engaged in the July, Chesterfield, Rut-
land, Cherwell, or Prenderpot Stakes. Winners of 20uf., ht., Mb
extra. D.M. (9 sots.)
Mr. Greig's o by the kid of Richmond, out of Singleton's dam
(Nat)
Mr. (ebaldadon's Bnekatone (V. Butler)
Lord Exeter's Hecuba (W. Abialel 3 '
Lord Oxford's e by the Colonel, eat of Dorothy (Mann) 4
Betting 3to 4 apt Butlatese, 3to I apt Earl of Richmon colt
(t), and 3to 1 agat Hecuba. Lord Oxford's colt made the running
until hdf up the cords, where the Earl of Richmond colt and Buck-
stone piseed him, and the firmer, taking up the running, ran home a
clever winner by a length. The others were clone up. Run in 1 min.
57 we.
MATCH.-1001., h ft. T.Y.C. Duke of Bedford's Du- ,1
tlietty. est 7lb (Nat), and Colonel Anion's Conker, Set 1010 (F. But-
kr), ran a dead heat. Even betting. Ban In 1 min. 17 sec.
PLATE of 501. ; for 2-)r-olds, fast Db, three, tist Nib ; the
winner to be said for 3301.11 demanded, lee. T.Y.C.
Lord Chesterfield's c by Charles XII., out of Dean Swift's
dam (J. Sharp)
Mr. W. S. StanGleig'bsktt. Ann. (Cartel 2
Mr. Mietyn's (Nat 3
Mr. Waller's Pottingfif (WakOeld 4
Lord Exeteea Circassian Meld (W. Abdale
Bled 4to I apt C'harlas XII. colt —Gabbler made the running,
waited on by Charles XII. colt and Circassian Maid, Pottinger also
lying r, k near the air& the Charles XII. colt took the lead front
Gabbier, kept it, and won by a length ; St. Ann, who came halfiway
llg_the copse, beating Gobbler by half a length. Run in 1 min. 15 wee
HANDICAP PLATE of 501. for 3-yr-olds and upwards. A.F.
Sir J. Hawke's Millwood (J. Prince) I
Lord Cheateifield's Lady Luning' (J. Sharp)
Mr. J. Day's Milliner (Wakefield) 3
The following wen not placed : Paultone, Bingham, Pimento,
Margate of Conyngbam. and Julia. Betting : 2to 2 apt Millwood,
3 to 1 agst Margate of Conynghain, 4 to I apt Lady Lurewell, and 3
to I net Poulton& Lady Lure ell and Millwood made the running
alternately to the oarda, when the latter took a decided lead, end
won cleverly by a length ; half a length between the second and third,
sod only a neck between Milliner and Pimento. Run in 2 min. 13 sec.
HANDICAP Swagrerettas of 30 sore. each, 10 ft. if de-
clared, he., fur 3-yr-olds. Last mile and a distance of B.C. 3 subs.
Mr. Sandford's Kunblesworth, 3 yrs, eat 21b., and Sir J. Hawley's
Millwood, 3 yre, lit 810., divided the forte,;.

Lath inttlttgentr.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. fomralefioner Evens.

A SERELVB ESTATE.—Iv RE J. 67 fArLOß.—This bank-
rupt, who was a tailor, of 'Change-alley, came up to pass
his last elimination. This is one of these cases in which
the functions of this court have been most usefully exercised
in already collecting sufficient to pay to the creditors 20s. in
the pound, with the prospect of handing over a large surplus
to the bankrupt, whose failure was caused in consequence of
his inability to meet his engagements.—Mr. Wryghte (ac-
countant) handed in the balance-sheet, which wa, considered
highl satisfactory, and Mr. Taylor was declared to have
his last examination.—The other cases set down for
rea7ing were disposed of, but they possessed no feature of
the slightest public interest.

COUNTY COURT.

Before D. C. Dorian, PA., Judge.
CONMISSION ON ADVERTISISMENTB.—COOKE O. MAR-
itiorr.—The plaintiff in this action, the publisher of the
Medical Times, sought to recover of the defendant, the pro-
prietor of the Railway Bell, and other newspapers, the sum
of 11/. Is., commission of 25 per cent. on advertisements of
various railway scheme, inserted in the Railway Bell
during the year 1845. The only question of importance was
whether advertisement collectors were entitled to their com-
mission immediately after the advertisement apyeared, or
whether when allowed so high a per tentage as 2o per cent.
they ought not to wait until the newspaper
.proprietors pro-
cured the money from the various companies t In answer
to this, the plaintiff's case was that having given up the
original order received from the companies to the defendant,
he gave up his power of recovery against them. A great
number of witnesses were examined, who swore that the
custom was to pay commission on receipt of an advertisement
from the collector, although some of them had known it not to
be paid until thenewspaper proprietor had obtained the money
for the advertisement —The plaintiff denied positively that
any such arrangement was made with him, but on the con-
trary. He had offered to take the orders for the advertise-
ments back and proceed against the several companies, but
this had been refused.--An award was made is favour of
the plaintiff.

BLOOMSBURY COUNTY COURT.
Before E. 'Sabo* Esq., Assistant Judge.
RID! O. MARSON.—TIIE JUDOS AND LADIES' STAYS.—
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a faahionable
corset-maker at the West-end, against the defendant, a lady
of fortune, to recover the sum of If. 15s. for goods sold and
delivered.—The plaintiff stated that a pair of stays, to the
amount claimed, was ordered by the defendant for her
daughter, and were returned for some slight alteration,
which was done, but she had since been unable to obtain
payment.—The defendant said that the stays (which she had
with her) were not made to fit in the first instance, and when
altered were not improved.—Plaintiff observed that the had
seen the stays on, and there was not a fault in them—Judge:
I should like some disinterested party to see the stays on, for
I have had at experience, and I know that ladies are very
capricious—Defendant : 1 am net, air.—Judge Then, you
are singular.—The case was then adjourned till next Wed-
nesday, when the parties, with a stays:taker mutually ap-
pointed, are to attend the court in an ante-room, in which
the stays will be fitted en, and judgment given accordingly.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.—Before Mr. JusUce Made sad Mr. Justice Creswell
TH4E ATTEMPTED 1/1118DER AND SUICIDE IN THE CITY.
—John Ocenston, 54, upholsterer, was indicted for felo-
niously shooting at George Crawley, with intent to murder
him. In other counts the intent of the prisoner was laid to
be to maim and disable the prosecutor, or to do him grievous
bodily harm. The pros' ocer. who still appeared to be suffer-
ing front the injury he inflicted upon himself at the time of
the transaction, was allowed to be seated during the trial.
Mr. Crawley deposed that he was a wine-merchant, car-
rying on business in Mark-lane. lie first became acquainted
with the ori•oner in November last, and knew that he was
appointed joint assignee with Mr. Cremer in the affairs of a
bankrupt named Bond. Witness supplied goods to the
bankrupt on their authority, and in January, 1847, a sum of
1501. -was due to him. It was understood that he was to be
paid at the end of two months, and not getting his money ,
he brought do action against the prisoner, and in the result
an execution was put into the prisoner's house, and hie
goods wero sold on Saturday, the 14th August, under a
judge's order. On the afternoon of the same day witnes
received a message which Induced him to go to his counting-
house, where he saw the priseaer. Ile asked him if he

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I wished to see him, and prisoner nolded his head, and
witness asked him to step into an adjoining room. The
prisoner then turned round to hint and said, " What
does this mean ?" and, before he could reply, the prisoner
shot hint with a pistol. He felt that be was wounded, and
rushed out of the room, and was immediately taken to the
hospital. He obeerved nothing particular about the prisoner
on this occasion,

J. Yates, Clerk to the prosecutor, deposed that, on the
afternoon in question, the prisoner came to the counting-
hntee. 'The prisoner was asked to take a chair while Mr.
C:swlsy was sent for, and, on witness leaving the room, be
sheaved the prisoner was about to follow him, and he asked
him to go bock and wait. Witness fetched Mr. Crawley,
and he and the prisoner went into a private room together,
and in about half • minute he beard the report of • pistol and
a cry of murder from Mr. Crawley, Witness ran to open
the door, but, before he could do so, Mr. Crawley staggered
out of the room with his face blackened, and ran into the
street. Witness followed him, having previously locked the
door, and he immediately heard the report of a second pistol.
He afterwards went back to the room where the prisoner
was, and found him wounded, and he said, " It was all Mr.
Crawley's fault ; he had brought it upon himself." He saw
nothing particular about the prisoner, but he always consi-
dered him • very thoughtful man, and that his mind was
very intent upon his business.
3. Strickland, city pectic* constable, deposed that, from
information he received, he went to Mr. Crawley's, and he
was informed by Yates that his master had been shot by a
man who was in the counting-home. He found the prisoner
leaning his bead on his hands, and bleeding from the mouth.
A pistol was lying by him, the muzzle of which was covered
with blood, and quite warm, as though it had been recently
discharged. lie found a second pistol in the room, end
when he was picking it up, the prisoner said it was that --
villain Crawley had caused it all, and he said he was very
sorry that the ball had not gone through his (prisoner's)
head. He then asked if Mr. Crawley was hurt ; and said
that he had always endeavoured to get his living honestly,
and that he had been wrongly done by.
Mr. John Thomas Cramer deposed that the paper produced
was in the handwriting of the prisoner—The paper was put
in and read. It was taken from the prisoner by the consta-
ble at the time he apprehended him. It was addressed to
his sisters, Mrs. Mary Dickson and Beatrice Jenkinson Oven-
ston, and went on as follows :
Mr. Dawson has the painting of " lair& Daughter" in security of
the money I bad on loan from him, which I wish to be settled, and
intended to do so as soon as I get settled with D. Walker ; but M..
Sheard says he will try and claim the statute of limitations. This will
show that he is a villain at heart if he does, and ought to be exposed
te the world at large. There are debt., owing to me much greater
than I owe, which can be collected and every one paid that I justly
owe, and there will be a surplus which will belong to you both. The
diagram which has been brought on me by that villain Crawley is
from my not consenting with him and Cremes to get pound=
of the Bull Inn, which I could not do, and I saw dot
there was something underhand going on between him and lord.
When Cromer requested me to allow sonic articles to be mat
in to the Bull Inn, he raid they might come to SM., but him and
Crawley made a very different affair of it, but it willsed
in no good to either of them. One must go fur an example to data
such wretches from doing the like again. Death is far mom peelers
able than the disgraceful situation that villain Craleg =
is
me in, and be has driven me to do that which I never
This anion will no doubt cause great grief to you all, kit =net
forgive it, as you could never expect that I could ever know
again in this world, after this villalr Crawley's pie me
and to see me pine away day after day I know wadi lank year
hearts. Therefore, °amok yourselves In the best way yea sac, red I
trust you willmeet with kind-hearted friends who will eidetagal amok
you in your affliction, and that time will wear smooth WA mid& now
appears SO rough and rugged to your views and feelings. Remember
me to poor old Mr. Jacobs. I hope that Mrs. Drummed will
keep her promise, and get your nephew Johnny into Christ's Hospi-
tal. I know that Untie can get a presentation Mt will do it. (Signed.)
—J. O.
Mr. W. G. Legg deposed that he was in the counting-
house of the prosecutor when the prisoner came there, and
he gave a statement of what occurred in the same terms as
the witneso Yates. Ile observed nothing particular in his
appearance. He asked him whit o'clock it was, and he re-
plied, " No, no, I have left my watch at home." He always
thought the prisoner an excitable man.
Mr. J. Riley, clerk to another wine merchant, in Mark-
lane, proved that, upon hearing the alarm, he went to Mr.
Crawley's, and saw the prisoner, who was wounded. Wit-
ness asked him what could have made him do suck a thing;
and he replied, " Crawley has ruined me—that is the reason
I shot him." Immediately afterwards, he said, " How is poor
Crawley ? lam very sorry I shot him. I hope you have
got good advice for him." Witness told prisoner he had
shot himself outside his head, and he replied that he intended
the ball to have gone through.
Edmonds, City constable, who assisted in taking the pri-
soner to the hospital, deposed that while he was searching
him to see if he had any more Bre-arms, be threw his purse
upon the ground and said, " I have not." As they were
going to the hospital, the prisoner put his hands down and
said, "I am quite prepared." Witness afterwards saw a
pistol-ball extracted front the prisoner's head.
Mr. Francis Keeney, attorney for Mr. Crawley, produced
the proceedings in the action brought by him against the
prisoner. The cause did Rot go to trial, but the defendant
consented to a judge.* order, undertaking to pay
.debt and
costs on a certain day, and in default confessiug judgment
and execution. Default was made and execution issued on
the 14th.
Mr. Harris, a surgeon in Fenehurch-street, deposed that
he examined the prosecutor, and found he had • bullet-
wound in the jaw, lie wished to go to the hoepital, and
witness told him he might do so with safety. 14 afterwards
saw the prisoner' and felt a pistol ball inside the skin of
his head, which appeared to have entered under the left
cheek. The prisoner said to him, " How is poor Crawley?"
Witness told him he thought he would do well, and the pri-
soner made no !answer. lie afterwards asked the prisoner if
he bad shot himself, and he said he had, and he was sorry
the ball had not gone into his brain. Ho appeared very de-
jected. The wound received by Mr. Crawley was a danget-
ons one.
Mr. Solly, senior assistant-surgeon at St. Thomas's Hos-
pital, deposed that he saw Mr. Crawley in the evening of the
14th of August. On examining him, he found a gunshot
wound in the cheek near the nose, and he afterwards ex-
tracted a bullet from the wound. It had gone straight along
the upper jaw, raking along the fangs of the teeth, and
entered a depth of two inches and a half, and was embedded
in the bone a quarter of an loch. The wound was most cer-
tainly one dangerous to life.
Mr. M'elurdo, surgeon to the gaol of Newgate, and also
of St. Thomas's Hospital, deposed that the prisoner was
under his care both at the hospital and in the gaol after
his committal. lie had seen him continually, and noticed
particularly his conduct and demeanour, bat never observed
anything to lead him to believe that he was of unsound
mind. Cross-examined The prisoner was very much de-
pressed, but he should consider that he was in general a re-
served man. Any great losses or distress would have a great
effect upon the mind of a man partially affected by insanity.
If a person committed an act of violence from insanity pro-
duced by such a cause he should expect that it would last
some time, and that the party would not appear quite calm
, and collected immediately afterwards.
This was the cue for the prosecution.
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Mr. Clarkson then addrcseed the jury for the defence. He
said that a most painful duty was cast upon himself and his
learned friend in having to defend the unfortunate man
at the bar, and the jury would have observed,
by the course taken by cross-examination, that they
never for a moment attempted to deny that it
was his hand that committed the act ; hut they did hope to
satisfy the jury that at the time it was committed the prisener
was in such a state of mind as not to render him cnminally
responsible for the act which he was undoubtedly guilty of.
If he should succeed in establishing that fact to their satis-
faction he reminded them that it would have the effect of
relieving him front any punishment further than restraint;
and he put it to the jury whether, if the desperate attempt
made by the prisoner upon his own life had been succeraful,
and instead of being in their present situation they had been
called upon to assist. the coroner in an inquiry as to the
means by which he met his death, they would have had any
difficulty in coming to a conclufion that at the time
he destroyed himself he wee in a state of tem-
poraryderangement? The sole question they were
cl upon to decide was the state of mind of
the prisoner at the time he committed the act; ;and
if he should show them, by undoubted testimony, that during
the whole of his life the prisoner had been remarkable for
his kind and humane character, and that his mind had been
overwhelmed by the distresses and misfortunes that had come
upon him, the climax of which was the sale of all he possessed
under the execution, and which had completed his ruin, he
did not think the jury would feel any difficulty in coming to
a conclusion that it was during a temporary paroxysm of
madness, thereby occasioned, that he committed the act. He
was ready to admit that almost immediately afterwards the
reason of the prisoner returned to him, and that at the pre-
sent moment he was perfectly sane ; but this did not in any
way affect the proposition that he had submitted to the jury,
that, at the time when the act was accomplished, be was not
in such a state of mind as to be responsible, criminally, for
what he did. The learned counsel then read extracts from
several works upon the subject of insanity, to show that in
a great proportion of cases it was occasioned by pecuniary
difficulties or domestic affliction, and that the number of
cates of insanity arising from moral causes was infinitely
greater than from physical ones ; and he said he should
satisfy the jury, by the evidence of Dr. Conolly, the prin-
cipal physician of unwell Lunatic Asylum, and other emi-
nent men, that this was the case from their own experience ;
and they would also state to them that, in their opinion, the
mind of the prisoner was temporarily destroyed by pre-
vious difficulties, and the sale of his property under the
execution; and that they had no doubt that at the time the
prisoner made the attack upon Mr. Crawley, be was not at
all aware of the consequences of what be was about to do.
Mr. John Easthope deposed that be hail known the pri-
soner more than twenty years, and had continually em-
ployed hint uan upholsterer. He always thought him a
sensitive man, but particularly kind and humane.
Mr. Wm. Tite, the architect, who had known the prisoner
25 years, said he had the highest opinion of his kindness and
benevolence. Twenty years ago he and witness were ap-
pointed assignees to an estate which was indebted to the pri-
soner 9001., and, notwithstanding his less, he purchased all
the plate and linen at the sale, and handed them over to the
lady of the gentleman who was indebted to him, and a simi-
lar case occurred within the last four yearn. His conduct
was most benevolent in every respect; he endeavoured to
get children into schools, and exerted himself in other bene-
volent proceedings. About two months before this transac-
tion, the prisoner came to him in a very excited state, and
consulted him with regard to the sale of his library.
Mr. W. J. Hall described the prisoner as the most kind,
amiable, and humane man he ever met with. He had also
been co-assignee with him in a case where a debt had been
contracted with him under aggravated circumstances, and
where he behaved with a kindness seldom met with in com-
mercial transactions. For some time he had observed a great
change in his conduct—he appeared wild and incoherent ; and
in fact, he considered his mind was decidedly affected, and
that he was unfit to manage his concerns.
Mr. T. Tilleard, the late under sheriff', spoke highly of the
primate's character.

Mr. Shear, clerk to an attorney, had known the prisoner
5.1 years, and considered him a man of unusually kind
disposition. WitMU had acted professionally for the pri-
soner, and knew that he had sustained heavy loves, several
of them almost simultaneously, and he observed a great
change in his conduct afterwards : he did not appear
to understand the advice that was given to him, or, if he
did, he would not act upon it, and he also observed a great
change with regard to his memory. He also said frequently,
with very great energy, there must be a conspiracy among
some people to ruin him. Mr. Bond was an intimate friend
of the prisoner, and be lost 6001. by the bankruptcy, a large
sum by the ale of hie furniture. and became responsible to
the extent of 5001. an the assignee. During the nine months
prior to this transaction, the prisoner had lost in debts, from
intimate friends, more than 2,0001., and this wan inde-
pendent of the transaction with Bond.
Other wi!nesses rave similar depositions, both u to the
' prisoner's general benevolence and to the late change in his
' manner.

Dr. Conolly deposed that he was chief physician to Han-
well lunatic asylum, and had besides the care of a private
establishment of his own, and had devoted his entire atten-
tion to diseases of the mind ; and at the present time he had
upwards of a thousand patient& under his care. He had
heard the whole of the evidence in this case, and had also
had an interview with the prisoner in Newgate, and he had
applied his attention and experience to all the circumstances,
and the impression conveyed to his mind from all the facts
was, that at the time the prisoner made the attack upon Mr.
Crawley he was not in a sound state of mind. He had
known many cases where pecuniary losses and domestic
affliction bad deprived the mind of reason. This happened
in innumerable cases, and they were more frequently the
causes of insanity than any others of a physical nature. In
his opinion the mind of the prisoner had been gradually losing
its power front the difficulties in which he felt himself sur-
rounded, and that the crisis had arrived when he committed
this act, and he did not consider that his being at the present
time, or very soon alter the transaction, in a state of perfect
sanity, in any way affected the opinion he had formed, or was
at all inconsistent with that view of the question. Dr.
Conolly added, that at the present time he was acquainted
with several perfectly analogous cases.
Dr. Forbes Winslow, and Mr. Austin, surgeon, were also
examined, and they concurred entirely in the view of the
case taken by Dr. Conolly.
Mr. Justice Maisie then briefly summed up, and the
returned jury,
after being absent for half-an-hour, into court, and
gave a verdict of Not Guilty, on the ground of insanity.
The prisoner was ordered to be detained during her
Majesty's pleasure.
NEW COMM—Beim the Common Serjeant. Aldermen Hughes
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Hughes, Oinba,and Mr.
Roma:RT.—C. 11. Gazeley, 16, draper, was indicted for
stealing 448 yards of velvet, value 181., the properly of C. E.
Dawson and another. The prisoner wu some time ago in
the employ of the prosecutors, who mimed considerable
quantities of velvet ; and from information which reached
them an officer of the F division was employed to investigate
the matter. The prisoner had left their service some time, and
was in the service of a tobacconist as a shopman. Amongst
his companions was a youth named Price, formerly a clerk
in the Court of Bankruptcy, who, acting upon instructions
from the policeman, proposed to the prisoner to embark in
whathe represented to be a very profitable traffic, i.e., the
selling and exchanging of pawnbroker's duplicates. Price
volunteered to act es salesman, and the prisoner handed over
to Price several duplicates relating to velvet, and these were
handed to the policeman by Price. It having been ascer-
tained that the velvet in question was the property missed by
the prosecutors, the prisoner was taken into custody.—Mr.
Dawson identified six out of nine pieces of velvet produced as
his property, and Price deposed to the transfer of the dupli-
cates from the prisoner to him. lie swore that be did not
receive the duplicate subsequent to the Ist of October, but
este of them was dated the 2nd.—Mr. Parnell contended that
there were such discrepancies in the testimony of Price, that
the jury could not safely convict the prisoner.—The jury
found the prisoner _Vol Guilty.
The prisoner was again indicted for stealing 36 cigars, and
other articles, the property of Frederick Hill, his muter.
These oracles were found by the policeman in the former
ease, when searching the prisoner's lodgings, and they were
identified by Mr. Hill, tobacconist, of 69, King. William-
street, in whose employ the prisoner was. The cigars were
of a peculiar make, so that Mr. Hill could speak positively to
them. In this case the jury found the prisoner Guilty, and
the court ordered him to the House of Correction for nine
months. _ _

ROBBERY BY A Docx FOREMAN. —J. Robertson, a su-
perintendent in the employ of the East and West India
Dock Company, was indicted upon& charge of stealing three
pounds of cochineal, value 18s., the property of the said com-
pany.—An officer employed in the docks stated that, on the
sth of October, he saw the prisoner about to leave the dock,
wearing his hat in a very strange and unusual manner.
Having some suspicion, he hailed the prisoner, who stopped,
and the officer went up to him, and requested to see the
inside of his hat. The prisoner complied, and 31Ibs. of
cochineal were found inside—Mr. Harrison, warehouse-
keeper to the docks, said that the prisoner bad the manage-
meat of a number of labourers, and the superintendence of
one of the warehouses, where cochineal was stored ;
and, to the best of his belief, the cochineal produced
was part of some under the prisoner's care.—ln cross-
examination, Mr. Harrison stated that the prisoner had
been employed in the dock 14 or 15 years. His wages were
a guinea a week, and he had to work from eight till four.—
Mr. Robinson said the case bad been clearly proved against
his client; but, he would ask, was there not a great tempta-
tion to the prisoner ? He had borne a good character, and
been in the service of this influential company as a foreman
for 14 or 15 years, yet he was paid only a guinea a week.—
Thejury found the prisoner Guilly. —Half a dozen witnesses
gave the prisoner an excellent character for honesty.—Mr.
Prendergast, who conducted the prosecution, said that when
the prisoner's lodgings were searched, • quantity of articles,
such as gum limbic, rhubarb, and cochineal, all unquestion•
ably the property of the Dock Company, were found.—Sen-
tenced to he transported for seven years.
SECOND EDITION OP THE CALENDAR.-011 the arrival
of thejadges, a "second edition" of the Calendar was pub-
lished. It contains the names of 42 prisoners, in addition to
the 247 contained in the first edition. The recent committals
were as follows:—London, 6; Middlesex, 23; Essex, 4;
Kent, 2 ; and Surrey, 7 : making the total committals up to
Tuesday night 289.