The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-21 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1847.

pension. She had some whisky she smled from Scot-
land, and she had told her she would payer when she bud
sold it —The prosecutrix and constable were recalled, and
totally denied this.—She wee committed for trial.
FILONY or A CHIRP OFFICER.--T. Gill, late chief
officer of the barque Cumberland, mu brought up for re.l ea-
urination, charged with stealing six bags of rice from the
urge, at Port Louis, Mauritius. The particulars of the case
weaved in our paper of yesterday.—Jacob Jackson, second
mei ef the Cumberland, said that he and four of the seamen,
by direction of the prisoner, cut open several of the bags of
the cargo, and made up six extra bags, the prisoner alleging
as a reason, that the cargo was short of the right number of
bags by that quantity, and therefore it was necessary to
what is technically termed "bleed" the cargo to make up
the deficiency. Witness at first complied, as the prisoner
was his superior officer, but ultimately thought there was
something wrong, and refused to cut open any more, and he
And the prisoner had words about it. The hags that had
been opened and "bled" were by the prisoner's directions
again sewed up. The quantity abstracted made four bags,
and them together with two bags of the cargo, witness saw
slung over the aide of the vessel into the custom-
house officer's boat, which was alongside. At the time
this was done the prisoner was standing at the
gangway, and gave the orders to that effect. Some
of the rice was clean and some dirty. It was worth 41.
and upwards. The prisoner sold it for Eta—Mr. Verry,
who defended the prisoner, said
,he was unprepared with the
evidence he expected, the crew having gone to Liverpool.
—The prisoner was fully committed to Newgate to take his
trial.—Mr. Verry then applied far the prisoner to be ad-
mitted to bail.—Mr. Yardley said the case wises serious that
bis should not feel justified in accepting lees bail than the
primmer himself in the sum of 2001., and two good sureties in
the sus of 1001. each.—The required bail not being forth-
coming the prisoner was removed in the evening in the
prison Tan.
EITH t ORDINARY ENCLOBURIS—QUERT, REVENGE.--
J. Armitage and R. Armitage, uncle and nephew, were
charged under the following circumstances:—lt appeared
that the elder Armitage had lived with a woman named
Eliza Ann Kennel for a period of 15 years and upwards.
Within the last two months they had quarrelled, and Armi-
tage turned Mrs. Kennel out of doors. The woman declared
that, on Saturday, Armitage, jun., had told her that he and
his uncle had been concerned in stealing a quantity of lead
and copper from the Sour-mills at Bromley; also, on one or
two occasions, he declared that they had stolen sheep from
the marshes, killed them, and sold the caresses; and she
also charged them with, ten years since, having stolen
several chairs from Hampton Court garden.—Yesterday
Sergeant Waters informed the magistrate that he had
devoted a great deal of time in prosecuting the in.
quiry. He had draggid • hole in the river, in which
the woman had declared the ringlets had sunk
the carcase of • sheep, for upwards of flee hours without suc-
cess. She had also described a marine store dealer at Poplar,
who she said had received the copper, lead, de. He had
been to every marine store dealer in Poplar and Limehouse,
and not one answered the description. The only foundation
he could discover for anything like a charge was that some
chairs in the elder prisoner's house resembled some in
Hampton Court gardens.—The woman was recalled, and
having been cautioned, repeated on oath her former state-
ments—Mr. Yardley said he would take the prisoners own
recognisance; to appear in a fortnight, during which time
the sergeant would be able thoroughly to investigate the
matter. —Soon afterwards the woman entered the witness
box and claimed the magistrate's protection. She said a
man, named Charles Waters, had just assaulted her, and
that there were about twenty persons waiting for her, and
she expected to be murdered before she reached home.—Mr.
Yardley said if the could produce any witness he would
grant her a warrant ; hut he must say he could not believe
her unsupported statement.
HAMMERSMIIII.—BUROLLRY 'AT FRI EARL OF
LISTOWEL.B.—John Levee-a was, for the third time, exa-
mined on a charge of having been concerned, with others not
in custody, in a daring burglary which was committed on the
night of the 6th instant at the mansion of the Earl of Lie-
towel, Kingston House, Kensington-road, Knightsbridge.—
The housekeeper deposed to the circumstances under which
the robbery was committed, but and she knew nothing of
the prisoner—Charles Bond!, gardener to his lordship, cor-
roborated the evidence of the first witness, and further stated
that on the Wednesday morning alter the prisoner's appre-
hension witness was present when Bradshawe compared the
shoe produced with some foot-marks on the borders
of the garden, and saw that they corresponded.
Policeman Osman, T 233, deposed that on Monday night,
the 4th inst., about eleven o'clock, he was on duty at Ken-
sington-ere, and met the prisoner and two other young men
in the high road, Kensington, about a quarter of a mile
from Lord Listowel's house, and going in that direction.
When he heard of the burglary he described the prisoner
and two other men to Bradshawe.—Policeman Bradshaw,,
T 130, deposed that on the morning of Tuesday, the 6th
inst., about eight o'clock, he was sent for to Lord Listowel's
mansion. Went into the morning room, and saw the win-
dow open. Had no doubt, from the appearance, that it bad
been opened from the inside. Witness then went into the
grounds, and there saw the foot-mark of three different
persons. The button witness produced he received from the
gardener, Bezel. The same night witness went to Knights-
bridge, where he found the prisoner !tending with severe/
young men and boys. Finding a button off his coat, wit-
ness went up to him, and took him under a gas lamp, and
compared the button with those on his coat, and found they
corresponded both as to size and colour, and the flower em-
bossed thereon ; upon which witness took him to the sta-
tion-house at Kensington. On searching him, he found
on him 15s. in silver, and some halfpence. On the fol-
lowing morning, witness took the left shoe the pri-
soner was wearing to Lord Listowel's house, and
compared it with at least a dozen footmarks near the house,
and found it fitted them exactly. Witness himself also
afterwards made similar marks with the shoes—The pri-
soner, in answer to the charge, declared he was not on the
high road, aa sworn to by Policeman Osman, and that he
was imbed at the time stated.—Mr. Paynter said he should
not hesitate, upon the depositions taken, to commit the pri-
soner for trial—The prisoner was accordingly fully ass-
I milted to Newgate for trial, and Mr. Penner directed Mr.
Jairatt to communicate to his lordship his opinion that, in a
oroilke that, counsel ought to be employed to conduct the
preaseetion, which would be no expense to Lord Listewel, u
the Central Criminal Court would order it to be paid.
WANDSWORTH.—Futtno Funza.--James Weir, a
respectably-dressed youth, aged 16, residing with his parent.,
et Cromwelloottaires, Larkliall-lano, Clapham, was charged
with wilfully setting lire to the furze on the common.—lsaac
Boller, the common-keeper, stated, that on Tuesday after-
noon, between four and five o'clock. he was on the common,
when he saw a blase suddenly shoot up, and discovered the
furze on fire. He prozeeded with assistants to the spot
where the fire broke out, and promptly put it out. Some
boys pointed the defendant out as having occasioned the
fire, and he taxed him with it. He denied at first having
been near the spot, and then said that he had thrown a stone
on a lucifer-match, which caused it to ignite. The witness
found a box of lucifer-matches near the spot —Mr. Pa rater
was inclined to think the matter more a boyish freak than a
wilful intention to commit damage ; and therefore he would
only order him to pay the sum of 35., being the amount of
injury done to the (uric.—The fine was paid.