The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1848.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.—Before Me. Justleeoateridge.
Ting FOltoElilf ON Toe BANK or RllbtllA.—Leyoe
Aaronson, 30, wine-merchant, Jacob Friedeberg, 26,
furrier, and Raphael Kaufman, 47, printer, were placed at
the bar to plead to an indictment, charging that they,
having in their posassaien, on the 15th October, certain
atones en which wee engraved part of an undertaking for
the payment of money, purporting to be part of a foreign
undertaking for the payment of foreign money of the empire
of Russia, did unlawfully use the said stones by making five
hundred impressions of an undertaking fur the payment of
foreign money, de. ; and Solomon Mureovitz, 30, furrier,
was charged as an accessory Moro the fact, by unlawfully
procuring and inciting the other prisoners to commit the
offence with which they were charged, and also with har-
bouring and maintaining them after its commisaion.—The
prisoners Aaronson and Muscovite pleaded guilty.
Mr. Bodkin said he had been instructed to defend the
prisoner Aaronson, but upon a perusal of the evidence
against bins, he felt that it would be hopeless to struggle
against a conviction, and it was with his eanction that Hie
prisoner pleaded guilty, and threw himself pose the merci-
ful consideration of the court.—Mr. Robinsen made a few
similar observations with regard to Muscovitz.—Mr. Clark-
son said he had the honour, with his friend Mr. Ballantine,
to conduct the prosecution on behalf of the crown of Russia,
and he was instructed by the Consul-General, and the other
officials concerned, to state wit rerd to these two prisoners
who had pleaded guilty, that thegay should leave their case
entirely in the bands of the court to be dealt with se merci-
fully as the circumstances w..idd permit.
The other prisoners, Friedebeeg and Kauffman, pleaded
not guilty, and on being asked whether they chose to exer•
vise their right of being tried' by:a jury partly composed of
foreigners, they elected to ho. tried by a jury composed en-
tirely of Englishmen. These prisoners had no counsel, and
they cross-examined the witnesses and conducted their own
defence.
Mrs. Sarah Myers deposed that she lived at No. 28, Bury-
street, St. Mary-sae. In April, 1847, Friedeberg came to
lire at her house and left about the latter end of May, and
came a second time to live with her in July and left in
October. While Friedeberg lived at her house, he was
visited by all the other prisoners; and Muscoviu at one
periud occupied a room in her house, and Friedeberg repre-
sented that he was his cousin, and that he expected him to
pay him some money.
Mr. G. L. Lee, an engraver end lithographic artist and
printer, in Holborn, deposed that he sold lithographic mate
rials. He knew the prisoners Aaronson, Kauffman, and
Friedeberg, and in September he sold them a lithographic
stone, and at the same time they said something about want-
ing a press, and a day er two afterwards he showed them
one, which Friedeberg and Kauffman agreed to have, and it
was arranged that they should give a deposit of If., and pay
Isalfoe-erown a week for the use of the press. He at the same
dun lent them two printing rollers and another atone, and
two scrapers. The prisoner Aaronson gave the name of
Alexander, and the receipt was made out In that name. A
few days after this transaction Kauffman came to his shop,
and said he could not make the peas work, and witness ac-
companied him first to Newton-street, Holborn, where be
saw Friedeberg, and while ho was there he asked to look at
the prose. Kauffman, who was present, appeared to consult
with Friedeberg, and then took him to a house in Short's-
gardens, Drury-lane, and he was fe.own into an up stain
room, and Kauffman brought in the press, which appeared to
have been tried, and the handle was broken. lie then'
showed Kauffman how to make the press work. This press
was shortly afterwards returned, and a larger one taken
in its place, and he subsequently saw this larger press in the
pOlOtB6loll of the officer—Mrs. Julia Lee, the wife of the
last witness, proved that during the absence of her husband
she exchanged the email press fora larger one, to Kauffman
and Friedeberg, and, at the same time, she lent them a
larger lithographic atone.—Mr. J. Oliphant, a stationer, in
Threadneedle-street, deposed that on the 20th Sept., Aaron-
son and Kauffman came to his shop and purchased two
Trines of paper, of different qualities. The witness identi-
fied the paper produced, on which impressions of the forged
notes had been taken, as part of the paper he. sold. Aaron-
eon came a second time to his shop, and bought all the paper
similar to one of the quires he had before purchased,
and he at the same time said, that if it suited the
purpose for which it was intended, he should want
more paper of the same description.—Mrs. Anne El-
sey deposed that she kept the house, No. 8, Queen-
street, Soho, in which Kauffman, Aaronson, and Friedeberg
were taken intocustody. The two latter tint engaged the
apartment for a French gentleman, who, they said, could
not speak English. They said the gentleman's name was
Itarchand. On the same evening Friedeberg and another
man brought a press, and Kauffman came half an hour I
afterwards ; and he alone lived in the house, but the other
two prisoners came to see him almost every day, and Frieda-
Inn used to remain nearly the whole of the day in
Kafaman's apartment. —Mr. S. Straker, a lithographer, de.
peed that on the 17th September Friedeberg and Kauffman
' =two lithographic stones of him, which he identi-
tr.. then produced. lie understood from Kauffman
that he was a poor artist, and that ho had just come from
Paris, and was about to do some lithographic work, and as
he had no press he asked witness if he would allow him to
come to his shop to " prove " his work, and he consented to
allow him to do so. On the 20th, Kauffman and Aaronson
purchased a larger stone, which was afterwards at their re-
quest cut into three pieces.
Daniel Forrester, the City officer, deposed that from infor-
mation he received he went, on the 15th October, to the
house in Queen-street, Soho, in which Kauffman occupied
an apartment. His brother John and some other persons
accompanied him. They proceeded up stairs to Kauffman's
room, and with a hammer knocked the door open by forcing
off the lock. Oa entering the room he saw Kauffman stand-
ing at the bead of a small table with a pair of scissors in his
hand, and Freideberg and Aaronson were standing close by
him, apparently obeerving what Kauffman was doing. Upon
the table there were a number of printed papers, which he
produced. The prisoners were secured, and he searched the
room, and under the bed he found a parcel of forged notes,
and in a cupboard there was another parcel of printed
papers. In the pocket or lining of Kauffman's coat he
found soother parcel, which he cut out. A printing press,
some lithographic stones, and other articles of a similar
character were in the room. The press was afterwards iden-
tified by Mr. Lee. He took from Friedeberg a key, which
opened the room of a house in Wardour-street, and in
shot room he saw his brother find some parcels concealed
between the bed and mattress.—Cross-examined by Friede-
berg : Ile did not think that he tried the door to see if it
was Pecked before he buret it open with the hammer. Did
not find any papers like Russian notes in his pocket. Be-
lieved the prisoner did say. something about two other per-
sons occupying two rooms In the same house with him in
Wardour-street, and that he wanted him to take those two
persons into cuetody, but he did not do so. Re-examined :
Witness found in the room a prayer-book, which Kauffman
claimed as his property, and between the leaves he disco-
vered a genuine Russian bank note.—John Forrester con-
firmed the evidence given by his brother, and produced the
other articles spoken of by him.—Frideberg said he should
like to know how it was when the officer had made so much
inquiry about everything else, that he did not get some more
information about these two men, and ascertain which rooms
they occupied?—Mr. Justice Coleridge said he could not
tell. The officer said he had not done it, and he might sup-
pose, if he pleased, that he had not done his duty..—Forrester,
on re-examination, said that he acted throughout the trans-
action under the directions of the Consul-General of Ramie,
end received instructions, from time to time, how to act.—
Mr C. Clark, en interpreter, deposed that he translated the
impression taken from the stone, and that it appeared to be
the copy of a Russian bank note.—Mr. Nethercliffe, jun.,
lithographic artist, deposed that be had carefully examined
a portion of the lithographic stones that had been produced,
and he ascertained that one of the impressions upon the stone
had been covered over with some preparation. This was a
'course that would be pursued by an artist who wished to use
the impression again, but, in the mean time, desired to make
use of the stone for some other purpose. After washing off
the composition he applied turpentine to the stone, and
brought out the original etching upon the stone, and then
worked some impressions from it, which he produced.—Mr.
Clark was here re-called, and he said that the translation he
had made was from ono of the impressions produced by the
last witness in the way he described.
M. Carl Jacob Pieter deposed that he was a director of the
Imperial B ink of Russia. It was a government bank, and
issued single rouble notes, the value of which, in English
money, was about 3s. Id. He bad examined the notes found
in the possession of the prisoners, and ascertained that they
were imitations of and similar toe Russian bank note for one
rouble, but they were, ir. fact, forgeries. lie also stated that
notes of this description were very extensively circulated in
Muria. In answer to a question put by Friedeberg, the
witness said that he was of opinion the forged notes that had
been produced might have been circulated in Russia, and
that ignorant people would take them to be genuine 'iota..
The forged notes were incorrect in almost every particular,
and very badly executed; but still he was of opinion that
ignorant people might be deceived by their similarity to the
genuine note.
The prisoner Friedeberg, upon being called upon for his
defence, denied that any of the lithographic stones had ever
beer, in his possocion, and he said that the witnesses for the
prosecution had only proved the finding of the stone at the
house in Queen-street, when it was proved that he himself
resided in Wardour street. He then put in a long written
statement, in which he represented that he had been tre-
panned into the situation in which he was found by the
officers, by the two persons whom he had referred to in his
erase-examination. Ile also said that he knew nothing more
' of Kauffman than that he was a lithographer, and as he was
ignorant of the English language he merely accompanied
him on the different occasions spoken to out of kindness,
and from a desire to assist him in carrying on his business.—
The other prisoner made a statement of a similar character,
through the medium of the interpreter.—The landlord of the
house in Wardour-street stated, in answer to a question put
by Mr. Clarkson, that the door of the room occupied by the
prisoner was always kept locked.
Mr. Justice Coleridge having summed up, the jury almost
immediately returned a verdict of Guilty.--Sentence was
deferred.
Before the Common Eerie et.
ALLEGED ROMIEHY IIY POLICKIEEN.—J. Coates, 21,
and F. Susermen, 21, both formerly constables belonging to
the metropolitan police, were indicted for stealing a carpet
bag, containing a diamond ring and several articles of wear-
ing apparel, the property of George Spoor. The prose-
cutor, who is a commander in the Royal Navy, was
proceeding. in a steam-boat to Gravesend, on the 11th
Dec., having with him two carpet bags, and when he
arrived at Gravesend he missed one of them. Mr. Spong
spoke with some certainty to seeing both prisoners on board
the boat on the day in question, and a very considerable
portion of the stolen property was found a short time after-
wards in a lodging occupied by the prisoner Coates at Chel-
tenham, and also at a lodging he had formerly occupied in
Anthony-street, St. George's-in-the-East. It was likewise

roved that on the lath December the prisoner Coates
pawned a portion of the property, and on the 17th the die-
mond ring was pledged by the other prisoner.—The pri-
soner, :Swenson, in his defence declared that the books of
the police would chow that he was on duty at the time the
robbery was committed, and also on the day when the pawn-
broker represented that he had pawned the rieg.—liardwiek,
the polies serjeant of the prisoner's division, on being ap-
aled to upon this point, said he believed the police
books would certify that the prisoner Serer men
should have been on duty on the days he mentioned, but he
was frequently charged with neglecting his duty, and at the
time in question he had no sergeant over him who could
state whether he was on duty or not.—The pawnbroker was
recalled, and he spoke positively to the fact of Swermen
being the person who pawned the ring.—The jury found
both prisoners Guilty.—The Common derjeaut told Bwer-
men he would cot pass sentence upon him then, but would
give hint an opportunity of bringing forward evidence, if it
was in his power to do so, to prove the facts be stated.—
Swenson said that an inspector and two constable', whom
he named, could prove the fact.—The prisoner Coates was
then arraigned upon another indictment, 'barging him
with stealing a carpet-bag,the propetty of a gentlemen named
White. This was a similar case to the but. The prosecutor was
coming to London by the Blackwell liailway, on the Ilth
December, when he bad his carpet-bag stolen, and a portion
of the property it contained was found in the possession of
the prisoner—The jury again returned a verdict of Guilty.
—Mr. Bodkin said there were two other indictments against
the prisoner. It appeared that be had gone down by the
Great Western Railway to his friends at Cheltenham,
taking with him a large quantity of luggage, the greater
portion of which was the produce of robberies he had cora-
-1 'flitted upon the different railways. The appearance of
the prisoner, and the quantity of luggage he had with
him, attracted the attention of an officer connected with the
railway, and he was watched, and it appeared that, not-
withstanding the position in which he was then placed by hie
former conduct, he could not refrain from committing two
robberies upon persons travelling in the same train.—The
Common Scrjeant sentenced the prisoner to be transported
for 14 years.
NEW

the Common serjeant, and Aldermen Moon
and fluster.
STLALING A CASK-BOX.—Andrew &heifer, a German,
was indicted for stealing a cash-box, 33 sovereigns, and 3.51.,
belonging to a chartered company called the General Screw
Steam Shipping Company. There were several counts
charging the property as that of various private individuals.
—3lr. Bodkin appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Huddle-
stone was for the prisoner.—Mr. Bodkin stated the case to
the jury. The evidence, the learned gentleman said, was
of a purely circumstantial nature, but when the facts were
combined, he thought the jury would have little hesitation
in saying that the only just inference that could be drawn
was, that the prisoner was guilty. It appeared that the
name of a German, named August Milers, was in the in-
dictment, but the police had not yet succeeded in taking
him. The prisoner, who was intimate with Hilliera, called
on the day of the robbery at the company's office, in Mark-
lane, and asked some questions in Dutch as to
whether the company had any vessels running to Corunna.
He was answered in the negative, and was referred to a
gentleman named Rand, a shipping agent. The prisoner
went away ; but returned in a few minutes, and told the
clerk that he wished to go to Rotterdam, and not to Co-
runna. Ile requested some information about the vessels
which the company had plying between that place and Lon-
don ; but it was necessary, before the clerk could answer his
interrogatories, that he should proceed to an adjoining office.
At that moment Mr. Dickenson, the clerk, was counting
some ash; but he put it all into a cash-box, locked that,
and placed it inside a safe, the door of which he left open.
He then went with the prisoner to the other offioe, which
was but a few steps distant, and as soon es the prisoner had
entered, he carelessly shot the bolt of the lock. When his
questions had been answered, be went to open the door, and
made a great noise, in order (it was supposed) to give
Hillier& notice that they were returning. The prisoner had
been told to goto a broker's in the neighbourhood, and he
left, saying he should do so. Mr. Dickenson immediately dis-
covered that the cash-box and its contents had been stolen.
A person having seen Hilliera—who was intimately ac-
quainted with the premises—on the staircase during the time
Mr. Dickenson was in the second office with the prisoner,
information was given to the police, who went in quest of
him. It being thought, from the prisoner having locked
the door, and from his having first asked about Corunna
and then Rotterdam, that he had done so to get Mr.
Dickenson away from the cashbox while Hillier*,
who, it was known, knew that Mr. Dickenson
would have to go to the second office to give
the information the prisoner asked for, was by
a preconcerted scheme on the :alert to snatch tho box and
make off, He was described to Davis, of the City detective
police. That officer went to a public-house in the Commer-
cial-road, and there he found the prisoner, who, after a des-
perate resistance, was arrested. He said at first that ha had
seen Hilliera on the day of the robbery, and then he said he
had not, for he was gone abroad. The police found the cash-
box empty in Ratcliff-highway, and upon it were blood
stains, evidently caused by the fingers of the person who
broke it open being cut. There were scratches and cuts
upon the prisoner's hands. No portion of the money had
been recovered.—Mr. Huddlestone addressed the jury at
considerable length, arguing that, supposing it admitted that
Millers stole the box, the evidence did not substantially
MOTe that the prisoner was him ennfolierete —The Common
Serjcsnt said there could be no doubt but that Ililliera stole
the box. The question was, did the prisoner assist in the
robbery by getting Mr. Dickenson out of the way, under the
pretext of getting information about the Rotterdam steamer ?
—The jury found the prisoner Gull/Eh—The Common-Ser-
jeant said as the prisoner was a foreigner he should not pries
a sentence of transportation, though he (prisoner) richly
deserved it. The sentence was, that the prisoner be kept to
hard labour for nine calendar months.

POLICE. Ir _ ESTERDAY.
THE ACCIDENT ON TILE SOUTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.
LAMBETH.—Henry Jones and Lewis Fleming, an
engine.driver and a fireman, were brought up on remand
charged with having caused the death of David Markland,
who was killed by the collision on the South-Western Rail-
way on the night of the 14th January.—Mr. Dalrymple,who
appeared for the railway company, put in a medical certifi-
cate stating that Fortescue, the guard of the passenger train,
war not sufficiently recovered to attend. Ito then called—
Mr. J. V. Gooch, superintendent of the South-Western
Railway, who said : I know the Purbright embankment at
Woking. I have visited the spot since the accident occurred,
for the purpose of making myself acquainted with the de-
tails of the gradients. 1 know the canal wall. The accident
happened at the 25th mile post, which is 31 miles from the
wall of the cutting. It is an open place, with an uninter-
rupted view of the point of accident. The gradient is a
slightly varying one, between one in 285 and one in 345.
There is no greater fall at the spot where the
accident happened than at any other place on that
portion of the line. have made an experiment
with a view of ascertannng at what distance such a
train could be stopped. I did so by means of a luggage-train
corresponding with the one which occasioned the acci-
dent. I desired a man to walk 600 yards from the
25th mile-stone, where the accident took place, towards the
cutting, and stead there with a green light. I had charge
of the engine, and regulated the speed of the train at 21
miles an hour, which is one mile over the average speed. I
desired the foreman to stand at his brake, to be ready to
apply it when I reversed the engine. I came up to the green
light, heard a detonating signal, which had been placed on
the rails, explode, and reversed the engine without cutting
off the steam. I sounded the whistle, and called the atten-
tion of the guards, who were not aware of my object. When
we came to a stand, I got down and measured the distance
to where the man was, which was two hundred end
fifty-eight yards. The man had not left the place.
This was on a gradient of I in 333. There was only
one road-box to the train in which the prisoners were. The
road box brake is a great help, but the tender brake is the
most efficient one. The latter is in the charge of the fire.
man. I can calculate on controlling a train by means of the
tender-brake. On the 11th ult. the train consisted of 31
carriages, which were six more than that with which I made
my experiment last night.—Mr. Elliott: Does the c xperi-
ment which you made last night enable ynu to state at what
distance, supposing Use train Dad consisted of 31
carriages, and there hod been no road-box, the
train would have been supped by reversing the
engine and applying the brake?-1 he Witness: Considering
the circumstance under which the experiment of last night
took place, and the dry state of the rails, I think that an ad-
ditional 70 to 1110 yards would Lave covered those disadvan-
tages—namely, that Instead of 250_ yards such a train
would require 350 yards to stop it in.—Mr. Elliott : Supposing
that it was an unfavourable night, what would happen then?
—Witness : I think the distance of GOO yarde would provide
for every contingency, and I consider that under all circum-
stances the train on the night of the 14th inst. ought to have
been stopped within that distance.-111r. Dalrymple: Have
you taken into consideration in gising your opinion that in
making the experiment you were prepared for signal, while the
guards must necessarily have been taken by surprise, and not
prepared to act in so prompt a manner? Under these circum-
stances, would you etill say that the train could have been
stopped at GOO yards ?—Witness : Certainly ; I have no doubt
of it.—ln answer to the magistrate, witness observed that the
reason why he used the green light in making the experi-
ment was, because it was only a signal of caution. The red
light, which was the danger signal, was as easily seen as the
green light, lie saw the light in questian about two miles
Dorseyoff.—Cross.examd by Mr Wolff, who appeared for the
defendants : ou consider the results of your
experimental trip, considering the circumstances in which
the prisoners were placed, were of a nature to lead you to
imagine that these men did not employ their hest energies
en the occasion ?—Witness : Certainly I do.—Mr. Wolff:
Then in your mind there is no speculation in the matter,
after having made the trial.—Witness : None whatever.—
Mr. Wolff : Assuming that there ISM an additional number
of six carriages, that the rails were greasy, and that it was a
night when mists and fosse were prevalent, would these not
be unfavourable circumstances ?—Witness : I should consi-
der that they would. The time when I made the experi-
ment was about a quarter or 20 minutes past ten. I took
the same time, and, as far as I could, the same circumstances
as when the accident occurred. I had not prepared to check
the speed before I reached the man with the green light, but
immediately on reaching him I used the best means in my
power to do so. The rails were dry at the time,
and I had two brakes on the train. There was a
detonating signal on the line at the time of my experi-
ment, but none at the time of the accident. However, I
repeat that under every circumstance the train in question
could have been stopped at 600 yards. It is the duty of the
fireman to apply the tender brake without instructions from
the driver. The fireman is not entirely under the control of
the driver; he is regarded as his assistant, but has his own
duties to perform irrespective of him. Supposing Jones to
have been driving the train at the time of the accident, and
not to have received intimation of danger until within

200 yards of the passenger-train, I think he could not have
stopped in time. Another circumstance of some importance
is the charge of steam in the engine ; but I always consider
in my calculations that • man has his engine in a fit state
to work. An overcharged engine is more easy to stop than
an undercharged on. The tender brake on the Buffalo—
the engine with which I conducted my experiment—is of
the earns construction as the Rhinoceros, the one which drew
the luggage train at the time of the accident. I have no re-
collection of Jones having complained to me during the
time he has been in the service of the company of the in-
effective state of the brake of the Rhinoceros engine. On
the occasion of making my experiment, I had the tender
brake and two others, and on the train to which the acci-
dent happened there is only a tender brake. I have never
driven any luggage train by means of the Rhinoceros tender.
I have no doubt that a goods train will sometimes run 500
or 600, or even 800 yards, after • brake has been applied.
It is not • dangerous thing suddenly to reverse an engine
going at such a speed, but it is objectionable, becau.e it is
eakulated to damage the works. It should only be done in
cues of emergency. Thin concluded Mr. elooch's evidence.
In answer to a question regarding the character of the de-
fendents, be had no hesitation in bearing testimony to their
sober, steady, and careful conduct while in the company's

service.
John Smorling said I was guard of the goods train,
which left Southampton on the 14th ult., at 10 minutes
after 7. It wu the next goods train to that which ran into
the luggage train. I came up to Llndon that night. It
wee past 11 o'clock when we reached the Frimley
cutting. The night wu foggy, and it scented more foggy in
the cutting than anywhere else. We received a danger
signal from the mail train coming down, and stopped about
half or three quarters of a mile through the cutting. We
then went on cautiously for about half a mile, and then I
saw five red light& in the road, and likewise fog signals. The
lights consisted of two side lamps, one day lamp, and two
hand lamps. Iwu then nearly two miles from the place
where I bad first seen the signal. The rails were slippery on
the night in question.—Cross-examined by Mr. Wolff: We
had 34 vans on the train, and brakes to every vraggon. We
could aot use all at once, but only apply three brakes in order
to sto—By the Magistratethe lightengineer did not reverse
the tnp.gine when we saw , but only applied the

brakes.-
W. Hudd, brakeman of the luggage train, which caused
the collision, deposed that be was riding at the time in a
second-class carriage, and looking out on the left side, al-
though the light was en the right side of the tender. There
was a brake on the 'het class carriage, and not on the se-
cond, but he was not aware of the fact at the time. Ile be.
lieved it was the duty of Fortescue, the head guard, to see
if the brakes were on the trains ; he never looked to such
matters, unless he received special direction. lie would not
have ridden in a second-class carriage had there been any
other place ; but the waggons were loaded, and it was his
duty to be as near the tail of the train as possible. There
was no road box, which was has proper place, and he was
obliged to take up his position where he could.
Mr. Wolff submitted on the part of Fleming that there
was not sufficient evidence to warrant his detention.—The
magistrate said he had carefully considered the evidence,
and had decided that both the prisencremust be committed
to take their trial for manslaughter. He required, in the
case of Jones, two sureties of 1001. each, and himself in 2001.;
and for Fleming two sureties of 50/., and himself in 1001., for
their appearance at the next assizes for the county.
MANSION-HOUSE.—CHARITY.—The Lord Mayor ac-
knowledged the receipt of 101. from " Ma. Wt.," through
the houseof Hoare and Co. ; and half a 51. note from " A
Freeholder and Citizen."
WORSHIP-STBEET.—Rscrivnto STOLEN BRICKS.—
W. Thomas, dealer in building materials, was charged with
receiving a large number of new bricks, the property of Mr.
Hill, well knowing the same to hare been stolen.—The pro-
secutor stated, that on Friday se'nnight ho sent one of his
carmen to cart away a quantity of bricks from a barge at
the Regent's. canal Basin, in the City-road. About an hour
after the man had left, witness happened to be passing the
defendant's premises, when he observed his cart, which was
three parts filled with bricks, standing in the yard, and his
carman engaged in conversation with the prisoner. On en-
tering the yard his carman immediately ran out, and had
not since beea heard of. The prisoner said it was the first
time the man bad been there, and he hoped he would look
over it. In another part of the yard he saw nearly a cart-
-1 load of the same bricks, which he recognised as his
property, and he accordingly proceeded to the station-house
1 and gave directions for the prisoner's apprehension. On
the following day the whole of the bricks were returned to
him by the prisoner, accompanied by a letter, in which he
expressed his regret for the transaction, and stated it to be
purely accidental.—Police constable Ball stated that on
telling him the nature of the charge the prisoner declared
that the bricks were brought to his house by the carman
without his knowledge or sanction.—Mr. Heritage, who
attended for the prisoner, said that, according to his instruc-
tions, the explanation given to the officer was the true state
of the case, the first load of bricks having been brought to
his client's premises during his absence; and upon the
arrival of the second portion he was interrogating the muter
upon the subject, with a view to discover the owner, when
the prosecutor made his appearance—The prisoner was
remanded.
CHARITY.—The magistrate acknowledged the receipt of
two letters, enclosing postage stamps to the amount of 5a.1
and 10s., from "J. W. and "A. W. Te." for the relief
et the Wide,. aod her distressed faintly ; and
also the following donations: From "R. S.,' 11,
be applied to the poor-box; a Fat-office order
21., from "S. M." for the Widow Ives; 11., fleas
"E. F. G.," and 10s. from "M. J. M." to be equally
divided between two poor men, named Baines and Downes,
who complained a few days since at this court that their ap-
plications for relief to the parish of Whitechapel had net
been attended to ; and 1/. to be applied exclusively for the
benefit of Baines and hie three children, from Jack's coffee-
house.
MARYLEBONE. —A PLueneasa of FURNISHED
AVARTMENTS.—CaroIine Felix, a dressmaker, was charged
with robbery. In May last, the prisoner, who represented
herself to be a married woman, and alleged that her husband
held a railway situation, entered upon the occupancy of a
ready-furnished apartment at the house of Mrs. Elmore, 32,
N u tford-place,Ed gew are-road. One day towards the latter end
of July, she went out, and never returned ; and upon the
room being examined it was found to hare been plundered
of bedding, cutlery, glasses, paintings, &e., to a considerable
extent. It turned out that the prisoner had pawned the
greater portion of the article.; and yesterday morning she
was taken into custody upon her being liberated from
Clerkenwell prison, in which place she had been confined for
six mouths, pursuant to her sentence, for another robbery of
a like nature committed by her before she went to lodge
at Mrs. Elmore's.—She was remanded till next Monday.
WESTMINSTER.—Deaert IN A STATION.HOUSE.-11r.
Symonds, one of the inspectors of the B division, informed
the magistrate that John Wilson whose name appeared
upon the chargesheet as having been found drunk and in-
capable of taking care of himself in Tuthill street at halt
past five that morning, had died about three hours after-
wards in the station-house. It was found on inspecting the
cells that the poor man (supposed to be a mendicant, nearly
70 years of age) was ill, and he was immediately brought
out to the fire, and medical aid sent for, but he died almost
immediately.—Mr. Broderip directed that the necessary
notice should be Vele to the coroner.
THAMES. AILING PLEDGED FROM CHILDREN.—A
child, named Alexander Scott, was charged with stealing a
I saucepan, the property of his father. The boy's father and
mother went out on Monday night, and during their absence
be took the saucepan to a pawnbroker named Crawley, at
Cock-hill, Shadwell, where he pledged it for a few pence.—
Crawley, the pawnbroker, being questioned, admitted that
the pledge was taken in at his chop, but could not say
whether it had been taken from the prisoner.—Mr.Yardley:
You know you subject yourself to a heavy penalty by taking
a pawn from a lad so young as the prisoner.—Crawley: The
saucepan was so often at our house that there was no limit*.
tion in taking it —Mr. Yardley said if anther case of the
kind occurred, he should inflict the penalty: The pledge
was very improperly taken. He should consign him to his
father, who, he trusted, would inflict the proper degree of
punishment. The pawnbroker was cautioned to be more
careful in future.
DESTITUTION AND CRlME.—Lottisa Boswell and C.Joncs
Were Charged with stealing ail piece of hiseen from the
shop of a butcher named Daniels. The male prisoner is .
hemp-dresser, who, being afflicted with asthma, had been for
some time out of employ; and the young woman, who has
wealthy connexions in Wapping, is a servant out of
plate and in great necessity : being. much attached to Jones,
and loving him the more for the infirmity under which he
laboured, she administered to his wants as fully as she could,
and en Tuesday pawned the only article she could spare (her
petticoat) to procure a haltquartem loaf, of which they had
a remnant and three halfpence on Wednesday morning.
She told the male prisoner that she would try to get a little
bit of meat with the coppers, and he walked on. Whilst
standing at the shop the bacon tempted her, and not having
money enough to pay for it, she snatched it up stealthily,
and passing the male prisoner hurriedly desired him to put
it in his pocket, which he did. The butcher's boy saw the
whole proceeding, and the prisoners were taken into cus-
tody.—The female prisoner, on hearing that Jones was to
be committed for trial, burst into tears and threw herself
into his arms. She then started up, and addressing the
bench, said : " Oh, sir, 'twee I did it. He knew nothing
about it. He thought I paid. He 's unhealthy. It will
kill him if he goes to prison.
WOOLWICH.—Tita COUNTY M --.IOISTRATES V. THE
COMMISSIONERS OF Exctare—IMVORTINT CASE.—A ease
of considerable interest to that large class the licensed vic-
tuallers, and the public generally, as involving the relative
powers of the commissioners of excise and the county
magistrates, came before Mr. Trail to-day for adjudication.—
The facts of the case may be briefly stated as follows Mr.
T. Harding, a publican, residing in Shoreditch, became,
some few months' since, the tenant of the refreshment rooms
attached to the terminus of the North Woolwich branch of
the Eastern Counties Railway. The period for obtaining
the usual license from the county magistrates having parsed
by, Mr. Harding applied to the commissioners of excise,
and obtained from them permission to carry on his business
as a licensed victualler at these refreshment rooms, until he
could obtain the necessary license from the West Kent
county magistrates at the next licensing day. Upon the
faith of this understanding he opened the refreshment
rooms, and retailed wine, spirits, and beer to the railway
passengers. A short time after he had commenced business,
two publicans, Mr. Ames, of the Barge House, North Wool-
wich, and Mr. Elaworth, of the Bell Inn, Bell Water-gate,
imagining that their returns were diminished by the open-
ing of the refreshment rooms, applied to the police
magistrates at Woolwich for advice, end were refereed to the
excise authorities. They subsequently applied to the county
magistrates at Blackheath, and those functionaries expressed
great displeasure at the interference of the commissioners of
excise with their powers, and contended that the com-
missioners had no power to grant Mr. Harding permission
to carry on his business without a license from them.
A correspondence was opened between the complaining par-