The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1847.

tidings, it would willingly pees a leftist one ; but the court
must be guided solsky by the fasts of the este, sad duty
required it to pass a semisoft of trentsjitftatins for mfts
years.
"RINGING TYE CRANOI.I."—J. Delpias,S,W.Xxight,
26, sad O. Smith, 23, were Indicted for obtaining 10s. by
false pretrees from Rebecca Atkisson. The sot Imputed
to the meows wao that known as “rittglog tits changes,"
which they on this assemble appropriately performed at the
Sic Balls public-houm, Hammersmith. They called for a
pot of halt-end-half, giving in payment s good sovereign.
The landlady handed back to Knight the change in silver,
bat be asked her to let hint have bell a sovereign in lieu of
that animal of silver, end she gave him one which she knew
to be a guise coin. Knight, the moment be received it,
said it wiffibt, and on an offer being made to give him
silver he returned a counterfeit haltsovereign instead of the
genuine coin. Tite fraud was discovered, and on the pri-
soners being band with it, Knight placed what appeared to
be a half-sovereign in his mouth, and taking a gulp of the
beer swallowed it. The prisoners were taken into custody,
and no they were being taken to the police station, Devine
was men to swallow another half-sovereign, and Smith was
observed to place five shillings separately Into his mouth and
swallow the whole of them.--The prisoners were convicted,
and sentenced to imprimament and &aid labour fora year.

New Covar.--Before the CCIMMCe
ATTIMPTINO SaLr-Dr.STßuertorr.—Frederick Bennett,
aged 34, grocer was charged with p misdemeanor, in haring
unlawfully attempted to destroy himself. The defendant
pleaded Guilty. The Common Beijeant, addressing the
prisoner, said he had been Informed by the ordinary of the
gaol that he was fully impressed with the enormity of the
crime he had attempted to commit, and that he wss now in
such a state of mind as to render it unlikely that he should
repeat it. The sentence, under these circumstances, was
that he should be conked for three days in Newgate, and
then be discharged.

POLICE.-YESTERDAY.

BOW-STREET—Inn POROIIIa ON MISSIC Courre.—
Elizo
Downs Williams, who was remanded upon a charge
of uttering a bill of exchange, purporting to be drawn by
Mrs. Douglas, with intent to defraud Messrs. Coutts and
Co., was brought op for final examination. In addition to
the evidence which has already appeared, Mrs. Douglas was
Ia attendance, and proved that neither of the bills was
drawn by her ee with has consent, neither were the letters
need addressed to Messrs. Coutts in her handerriting,
the prisons.—The prisoner, who made no defence, was
fully committed for trial.
WORSHIP.STREET.—" Catalano vita PtaxErs."—
Msrparat Wanes alias Jones, was charged with baying ob-
Imbed meow tentilrearing apparel from a servant named
I May AvdMordr. under the pretence of telling her for-
t Om weaning, about three weeks after Christmas, the
palmy ass stealthily down the area steps ; and, addressing
the Mindy who was standing at the kitchen-window, told
her dal dha saw there was great wealth and happiness in
store Sue kr, and importuned her to have her fortnne told.
Wititem,kmaing that the charge was only 18d., handed
that auntW dr prisoner, who then told her that else awe
have her innalinan " to cross the planets in ;" so she gees
it to Ohs prisoner, who afterwards said that the
spell email los incomplete, unless she also had her
best limaikarchnsf to wrap it up in. This she

also consented to ; and the prisons; went away pro-
misiog to return the following monks te radere the arti-
cles and unfold her destiny; but she saw adakel name of
her until she found that she was in cvatedy.—PeNetaminstelde
Clarke stated that he found the whaler haediall Aura at
the aree•winclow of a gentleman's Mese at Bers.pend, in
close conversation with the servant oned having ascertained
from the latter that the prisoner ided upon telling her
fortune, and would not go away union somethbeg wee given
her, he took her into custody. He had sines asseuredi that
the prisoner, for a considerable time pest had lee=
ing similar impositions upon servants, who were
of their credulity, that they refused to come Comma amid
her. The complainant's dregs was produced by • WMs
broker, with whom it was pledged for 6s. a few days sale
the robbery.—The prisoner, who declined saying aunt**
was committed for trial.
MARYLEBONE.—A DIAYOND RR/G.—John Simpson
and Ann Simpson, his sister-in-law were charged with
haying been concerned in the robbery of a diamond
ring, valued at 50 guineas, the property of a lady named
Bruce Wetherell describing herself an the authored of a
paraphrase of "'The Pilgrim's Progress," and other works.
On Saturday last, the male prisoner delivered at
the house of the prosecutrix some coals, and some time
after he was gone the article was missed hem •
tray. Information was given to the police, and head-
bills were circulated, principally amongst the pawn-
brokers in the district. Yesterday morning, Ann Simpson
went to the shop of Mr. Thom n, a pawnbroker,
and offered a ring for pledge, when the foreman, not being
satisfied with the account she gave of it, detained her until
the arrival of the prosecutrix, for whom he immediately
sent; she came down accompanied by Hueltine, of the D
divides, and en the ring being identified as the one r.olen,
she (the hods prisoner) was conveyed to the station-house.
The saw ashesquently took the male prisoner into custody
at the shop of his muter, within a short distance of prosecu-
tries dwelliag. John Simpson, on being asked what he had
to say, admitted having taken the ring and given it to his
brother ; and the female prisoner said that the brother, her
husband, had given It to her to pledge. They were both
committed for trial.
ATTZMPTID SLUM' or A TOrMO FEMALIII HT
Ponson.—A well.dressed young 'female named Maria
Powkon, was charged with attempting suicide. B. Trait*,
ens et the Regent'epark constables, deposed, that on
the previous 'venial, be saw the young woman reclining
epos • seat in the Broad Walk," She seemed unwell, and
Ueda her that she had better get up and make the best of
ler way home, so he must shortly close the gates, upon
which she remarked to him that she was unable
to rise, as she had taken sixpennyworth of
laudanum, which she had purchased at three dif-
ferent places. Witness then took her to a ears
at near band, and subsequently to the University Co
Hospital. Her father, who had been standing by '
unfortunate daughter during the recital of the above facts,
and who seemed much distressed at her unhappy situation.
was briefly addressed by Mr. Rawlinson, wbo said,
" I will not distress either you or her by patting any
questions as to the motives by which your daughter
was actuated in this melancholy affair. You wish me,
I dare say, to deliver her up into your ce." The
father said that that was what he most anximdy desired ;
and be, with his daughter, who was greatly effected, then
left the court.

LAMBETH. A Carruzz. Henry Bartlett was
charged with stealing several gigs and horse, from the
' keepers of liverv.stablea in Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
Setjeant Morton has been engaged for several weeks in en-
,
deavouriogh4o secure the prisoner, and on Monday night,
while watc a house in Lock's-fields, he distinctly saw,
through the window blinds, the figure of a man answering
his description, and knocked for admission. The door was
opened by a female, and on getting in, he searched the haute
thoroughly, but could not find the person he had seen.
Feeling perfectly confident that the man could not have
made his escape, Morton insisted that three females, who
were in the same bed, should get up. They very reluctantly
did so, end he discovered the prisoner underneath, lying on
the sacking. The officer produced the " Hue and Cry,"
containing accounts of the various robberies committed by
the prisoner, and said he was in a situation, or would be in
a day or two, to prove one offence, namely, that of &Walla
bone end gig, of the value of 501., from Mr. Collis, of e
White Hart Tap, Newbury, Belly, on the Mot March last.
The prisoner, who declined saying anything ha his defence,
was remanded to a future day.