The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-11 00:00:00

(Bette* the Oosentoe &violist.)

Thomas Smith, 38, labourer, pleaded guilty to
fire to a stack of bay, the property of Sarah 01111111.11.
The COMll2ollBerjeent, is passiag seateme, told the psi-
soma be felt very inclined to pewit sentence of meal
servitude upon toe the amen to which he bed pleaded
guilty was one of worst that be bad heard oil. As, how-
ever, he meld not peas upon him a minions' of lees than five
years, be would °outset himself with made( upon him a
term of imprisoommt. Ile then seetsiossi the primmer to
.be kept in prison, with hard labour, foe the space of 18
oaleedar months.
Peter Shag Sinclair. clerk, pleaded guilty to embeuling
sad steeling the sum of 901., the moneys of J. Hadley.
The primmer, who was in a delicate state of health, wee
matesced to four months' imprimenneet.
Frederick Gonad, 27, pleaded guilty to three India-
resets, charging him, the first, with feloniously forging and
ninnies an eadoremeamt epos a cheque for the payment of
31. Ba.; the amend with felosiontly forging and utilities an
endorsement upon a cheque for the payment of Si. Su,
with Intent to defraud ;
_and the thinl,for stealing the sem
of 91., the moneys of William Henry Shaw, his master.
Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the proseontion, and Yr. Sleigh
for the prisoner.
Ms. Metcalfe said the meander, who was a solicitor, of
Delsbay.strsst, Westminster, was desirous of reomornend-
tag the prisoner to the mere of the court, as there were
some peculiar eirommatanoes us the ease.
Mr. Sleigh said he should like to say a few words before I
matenes wee tread. The primmer had bees in a most die-
' teemed condition, having bees oat of employment some eon-
' siderable time, sad at the time that he had oommitted the
offence laid to his charge he had two children lying dl at
the starlet fever, cue of whom had rinse died, and his wife
was in hourly expectation of Wise aostised. His bans
bed been seised and sold by hie ereditem. and at the time be
was apprebeaded be and his wife were In a data of groat
poverty, as be had only beam in Mr. Shaw's employment •
very time.
Commas tlerjeant said be thought, laicise all the
circumstances of the case into oonsidereim. he should be
justified in paining a light senteem upon him. Ile rhea
mead a sentence of six mouths' imprionmmt.
John Astwood, who last sessions was coevisted of em
besslemeat. wee brought up foe judgment, and sentenced to
six mouths' imprisonment.
John Rawlings, 28, was indicted for burglary.
Mr. Gout poiseented ; Mr. Peter defended.
It appeared from the evidence that on the Bth of December
the prisoner broke into No. 10, Aldengete-strest, and stole
wearing apparel, value about 51. One of the inmates of
the house heard him, and followed him until he same to a
policeman, when he was given into custody.
Detective Hawks sod Lockytie, the gaoler of the House of
Detention, proved a long list of convictions .pied the mi-
nuet, who was known amour thieves as the King of the
Burghers.
He was sentenced to seven years' meal servitude.
Alexander Yonlarni, an Italian, was indicted for fele-
Manly wounding George Smith, with intent to do him some
grieves, bodily harm.
Mr. Daly proseaeled, and Mr. Montagu Williams (ie.
*noted by the Italian consulate out behalf of the Society
for the Protection of Italians) defended the prisoner; and
Mr. G. Gemini, Italian interpreter for the crown, attended
to interpret the evideoce.
It appeared from the evidence that the prolocutor in the
ore is a Bemoan, and on the night in question, the 18th of
December, be had gem into a home of ill-fame Is lilhedirell
with a women of bed repute, and by mistake they west
into the room in which the prisoner was with
mother woman. No sooner had be (prosecutor) entered
the room thee the pdsoner sprees up and slabbed him fa
two places with a knife, which ha drew from his sheath at
his aide. There is no doubt that a gruel had takes pine
between the parties before this, in onsequenes of the pro-
secutor, who war very drunk, rising with the young woman
who wee with the prisoner at the time.
la defame It was argued that the primer had thought
that the presenter benumbed tomb him, sod It was evident
that a struggle had takes place between them.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of unlawfully
wounding, aid he was eselemed to Mee imbibe' *sine-
monk

MCA= OP MAIMING of SAFTBOX.IME,
John Conrad, another Italia', was isdioted fee fodonionoly
wounding Barry Davie, whit lot at to do hi:ammo gimes
bodily bane.
Mr. Cooper imosesaisd; and Mr. Watson Willirma, in-
structed as More, &fended ; cad the soma Latorpaster at.
Medd to watch ths case.
Ws ease arose oat of the fatal affray on Satfron.hfil, La
which one poor roan loot his life, and another we conveyed
to the hospital olasgerously wounded. It appears that the
proomutor was is the Golden Ababa, when the disturbance
commosead, sad la assisted to awry the wounded man to
St. Bertholommes Hostile/ Oa his return he found a
crowd MCI sellethed. aid Le heard • my retied that sot Bag.