The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-03 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-YESTERDAT.

ALLEGY.O 11011111:RY II? MEANS 01' C 111.0001•11101.
Mary AIM Mayw, a woman of the town, who was eon-
vieted at the IR4 session of robbing a sailor of eight sove-
reigns, WAS bought up to receive judgin-nd.
It may be remembered that the roithery of which the
prisinwr was convicted was committed whilst [Lie sailor was
in a state of insensibility, and that [hoe w.fs reason to believe
that he had been reduced to that condition by the application
of chloroform by the prisoner. The prosecutor stated that
the prisoner gave hint a dab' under the now with a
I pocket handkerchief, and that he became insensible im-
mediately afterward., and the prisoner was remanded, in
order that inquiries might Is, made 124 to whether chloro-
form would produce insenoibility in the short time stated.
The learned Judge said he kid Iw, a hammed that chlo-
roform would not pvislue.f inomisibility with the rapidity
with which the prosecutor as he stated loot all 11-0118CioUS11:-,0
after the application of tfw handkerehicf to his mouth by
the prisoner; bat, under all the circumstances of the ease,
he felt it his duty to pass upon the prisoner the sentence
that had been pa.od by other courts in cases of the like
kind, which sentence WilS that she be transported for
the term of !MD years.
Ttic Timsrs' Ktreurx.

Carries Allhrei..2,;;;l Lae Ilea hem, 23, were in-
dicted fur unlit% fully attempting to eranmit a rubbery upon
a certain man whorao 11d111e was unknown, and also fur a like
attempt upon a woman whose name was unknown.
John Bann, a serjeant of the 0 division, deposed that
on the night of the 2.ith of March, at about half-past ten
o'clock, he was on duty, in plain clothes, with other officers
in Gray's-inn-lane, near to fox-court. Thg prisoner
Aubrey was standing at the door of the Fox public
house ut the corner of Fut-court, and on a gentleman who
was the worse for liquor passing him he coughed once, 41
if to make sonne one inside the house ho or, and the ramale
prisoner immediately came out. She followed the gentle-
man and tusk hold of him by the right arm, upon winch
Aubrey ran up, and whilst the woman was engaging the
gentleman's attention, he put his right hand into the gen-
tleman's coat pocket. The gentleman then shook them
both off and walked on. Witness crossed user to the gen-
tleman and asked hint if he had lost anything. Ile said
he had nut and witness then left him. Be continued to
watch the prisoners. They were stunting near the end of
11.0-court when a respectable lady passed them. When
she had got about twenty yards away from them, the priso-
ners went after her. The male prisoner walked up to her
jon the left side and the female on the other, and she im-
mediately put her hand into the ladv's pocket. At the
same moment she turned round, nod aserving one of the
officers who was with witness, she said, "Here's that
Fisher," and both prisoners took to their heels, and ran
down Tash-street, Fisher followed, and tuck them into cus-
tody in that street.
Fisher, 127 6, corroborated this evidence. When he
took Aubrey into custody, and told him the charge, he said,
"That's not my racket, and you know wdl 1 don't get my
living in that woe."
The prisoners, in their defence, protested their innocence,
and charged the officers with hosing concocted the ease be-
tween them.
The jury found both prisoners Guilty.
Fisher said that Aubrey had been convicted of felony at
the Old Bailey, and was a trainer of youn'g thieves at the
" 'flatten' Kitchen," in Fox-court, bray's o -lane. Seve-
ral of his pupils had been tried in this court, and he him-
self was a notorious thief, nod had been long contracted with
the " Kitchen." The other prisoner also belonged to the
"Kitchen." She was likewise a well-known thief, and had
been convicted of tblony, at the Old Bailey.
Aubrey said he and his fellow-prisoner were not tho first
this man Fisher had made an example of.
The learned Judge said that was perfectly correct, for
Fisher and the other officers had by this time nearly-cleared
out this infamotos place —the 'thieves' Kitchen. 'the court
would pass upon the prisoners the eatne sentence as had
been passed upon other. who had been brought from this
braise place, which sentence was that they be each im-
prisoned and kept to hard labour for IS calendar months.
On hearing the sentence the female prisoner tell pros-
trate in the dock, and was carried out screaming violently.
She declared her Minx:met, and her tries were heard ter
some time after she was iu the cell.

THE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL.
The registrar of the district applied for a summons
against Messrs. Brettle and Compauy, of Wood-street,
Cheapsitle, under the following circumstances: lie stated
that he bad supplied that firm with a census fium to be tilled
up, but in their return they had wilfully withheld returns
of age and birth, and thereby reud,red themselves liable to
a penalty of di., and he therefore wanted to bring the par-
ties before• this court, and if necessary to call upon the ma-
gistrates to enforce the penalty.
Alderman Challis thought that part of the conditions of
the act with reterence to lining up the form was optional,
and the remainder compulsory, on the part of the house-
holder; and probably Mr. Brettle had acted in accordance
with that Construction of the act. _ _ .

The Registrar said that the terms of the act referring to
the age and place of birth were imperative. Some other
conditions had been issued since the pausing of the act, but
these were nut optional. lie (applicant) hail sent the paper
back to Mr. Brettle to be revised, but he refused to make
any alterations.
Sir James Duke said he felt assured there must be ?AMC
mistake, and he •hould nut like, under such au impression,
to bring respectable parties away from their business with-
out some better proof than a mere ex parte statement that
they have wilfully offended.
The Registrar said, if Mr. Brettle did not know these
particulars it was his business to have gone round to every
one in his establishment and to have obtained all the neces-
sary information.
Sir James Duke said it was very probable that Mr. Brettle
had ;misconstrued the act, and he would therefore ad-
vise the registrar to call upon him and inform him of the
application that had been made, and the course the alder-
men had advised to be pursued. He had no doubt that
Mr. B•ettic would nut show the slightest hesitation to
make a proper return.
The Registrar said he would art upon the alderman's
suggestion, and apply to Dir. Brunk again.

Alderman Challis said be thought that would perhaps be
the better course to adopt, and thin if Mr. Brettle posi-
tively refused, the applicant should then have a summons
to bring Mr. Break birward to explain why he refused to
comply with the terms of the statute.
The matter then dropped, and the registrar left the