The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-13 00:00:00

ThOW4OB William Hedge', Richard Lockwood, and Joh*
Darrell were indicted for •sssultio William Garrett.
It appeared that the defendant Hedges wee the tenant of
a house, 16, Harrow-road, which be sob-let both to the pro-
senator and the defendant Lockwood. Garrett's agree-
ment was made before Lockwood's, but by some means the
latter got possession first, and resisted Garretee right to
enter when be went to take possession, and the present
charge arose out of the nansaction.
The ease wee ultimately arranged. A verdiet of Guilty
wee taken, and Hedges and Lockwood were bound to
appear for judgment at the neat session if called upon, and
Burrell, who was merely Lockwood's servant, was flood
one shilling. Lockwood was to give up possession, and
Hedges to pay the costs of the prosecution.

THu HIGH BAILIFF OP WISTMINSTBI AND PHI
Just before leaving his seat, the Assistant Judge said—l
think it right to state that I have read with much surprise
a letter is a newspaper of this morning, bearing the signa-
ture of Francis Smedley, High Bailiff of Westminster. I
repeat the language used on the occasion referred to, which
was most accurately reported by the press. The High
Bailiff never had a power to summon jurors for this court,
which is a court of sessions for the county of Middlesex,
before the statute 7 and 8 Vie. He had a power of sum-
moning jurors for the sessions of the cit of Westminster,
which were abolished by that act. As the 7 sad 8 Vic. was
originally. framed no power was given to the high bailiff to
summon jurors to the Middlesex sessions at Westminster,
but the high bailiff got a clause inserted to give him that
power, and be was directed to consult with me as to the
form of it. I expressed to him my strong disapprobation
of the clause, because the effect of it would be to make the
Westminster jurors do the whole business of the county of
Middlesex whenever the sessions for Middlesex were held at
Westminster, sad his reply to me was that he had had so
many feathers taken out of his cap that be did not wbh to have
another. I then reluctantly consented that a elutes should
be inserted, giving him the power, as long as he held the
office, and the clause was accordingly altered, and was sub-
sequently re-altered without my knowledge. It is per-
fectly true that Westminster jurors do not do the whole
business of the county, bemuse sessions are held at Clerken-
well as well as at Westminster ' • but they do the whole
work of the county for that division of which West-
minster forms but a very small part. All this is fully
stated in my published charge to the grand jury in Sep-
tember, 1861. With respect to the observations about
Saint Margaret's parish, it is not worth nodes, because
when that parish was summoned the seeekos were merely
nominal.

Dams Ma. Wrrasn
Alfred Willis, a messenger at the Hotre-oMee, sur-
rendered to take his trial on an indictment, in which he
wee charged with having indecently assaulted Mary Ann
Martin.
Two witnesses gave the defendant an excellent character
for morality of conduct. The jury found the defendant
Gushy.
The prams:citric said she begged for mercy for the de-
fendant not out of any consideration for Um, but from
sympathy fertile wife and children.
Mr. Witham said this was exceedingly kind on the part
of the prmecutriz. The defendant had been convicted of •
ray serious offence' and women must be protected from
such attacks in the streets. As the proseentriz had not
been injured in any way the court would not inflict hard
labour on the defendant, and the sentence was that he be
imprisoned in the House of Correction for two calendar
months.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSION HOUSE.
Alamo Leadrange, the lad who was brought up on Satur-
day apes supidon of having been concerned in the robbery
of the premissa of his employer, Mr. Wilkinson, of No. 89,
Watlinvehmet. was put to the bar.
The Lewd Mayor maid to him—This cue is one of the
most paiaMef those which have been brought before me.
I dad that, yea the meet strut lavestgotion into all the
shemelemsee, it has bees esesdelsed that you are com-
pletely isseesat of the hotteledge of this robbery. You
will realm a lessen ham whet has taken place. Your
muter pnhibited ms from reeding books on his premises,
and, melt esneift chef prohibition, you took the oppor-
tunity stilented to yea whoa the other servants were leav-
ing the wirelesses, to paltry yourself in the forbidden way,
and while you were se essupied. the robbery took place. It
is my duty to state, ea illselierging you from custody, that
not the slightest suspicion attaches to you, and I exceed-
ingly regret that you were ever placed at the bar.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Chariot Bthsani Bingham, a news agent, residing at 81,
Mount-street, Grosonsor-equeue, was charged with damag-
ing the shop of Mr. James Whitehorn, news agent, 62,
Mount-street, by painting out his name !roan the front.
sCooratlataant mid that for this jut day or so he had been
end ugly annoyed by finding his name obliterated from
his shop Hui, sad. aet being able to detect the person, he
gave inhuman M the police, and the result was the ap-
prehends's', the iishadent.
Polimemoihie 101 C deposed that en Monday night he
wee is duty be Mesat-street, when he sew the defendant in
the eat of piloting out the name on complainant's shop
bat He then tusk him into custody.
OsomMissat said be did mot wish to press the charge is
the ilefeadimi kept hoes annoying
defsedeat did set deny the charge, and stated that
be ftemerly wiled en basins es the same shop where
nemplainsat redid. bait Wag saftertunste in business he
Imes Selene, sad he subsequently set up in beld-
am compielesat's, w o, however, kept his
mu over the door. This took sway de-
Vs molemos, and in the heat of the moment be
Melded ea }AM, it out.
Mr. disabused the defendant on his promising
not to repeat the Maw
LAMBETH.
Hairy Goashill Joimmes, alias Captain Johnson, wee
again examined, Merged with obtaining upwards of 1,0001.
by false pretences hem Mrs. Stewart, a widow lady, at
Islington.
Kr. Robinson, who appeared for the prosecution, called
on the prisoner to reduce, according to notice given, docu-
ments which he had received from Mrs. Stewart.
Mr. Parry, who was for the amused, said his client had
ISM to produce.
M. George Snow was next called, end deposed that be
wet Mk to the Masers. gemstone Heothers, stockbrokers,
If Tfortgeserten-Oreet, sad that Mr. Frederick Herbert
Illmosemoas of the pulsars is the idr mss was stockbroker
WMe peessatrix. At the death of lire Stewart a number
of railway shuns were pissed I. his heads for the benefit of
Mrs. Stewart, s& These mike' is his heads until the
21st of October lest, when they were given up to the pri-
wrilleasoner on the authority of Mrs. Stewart to the
Iniaol6l-
The documents Masi M wen es fellow :
" Lewis.. Oet. 20. 1852.
" Dear shall feel staged by year giving to Mr.
Johnson, the bearer of this, all the informs tioa he requires
with regard to my railway shares.—Yours truly,
" Sawa STZWAILT."
" Lmdom. Oct. 21,1862
" Gentlemen—Yes will oblige me by hsing over to
Mr. H. G. Ahem, rippopers or documents you have of
mine.—l ankpealibmos. yeses truly,
" Mesas. annum. Dotabors. "SABAZ STBWAM.
The whams proceeded es Mete that an the preesatetion of
Me semi use by die pieemer, end la the yeessue of Mrs.
Mir& the Mer of Ms. aw, ebe eisseepeeled hom
be Adhered up the Mem, with the essepticsa of one
ef the loads. and InarisArator Beak, to hiss. The shares
wore those of the &Men Mutts. Haiku' , the Brighton
NA
Sea* ONO. the Claleileskiea end Prefer-
me.lhe Ms* of whisk emested to 6701. The primmer
Mil et Ma (witesss)_in antsM week after, is redsnata
Is Os Laos sad Westaiester Bank caddish (which
Mem isead to be worthsses), and he than said he was
whebe W married to Mrii. Stewart.
Is guiles hem Mr. Parry, the whams said
le this address with him, and that address wee
do af Mrs. Stewart. $O, Barnabury-place, Islington.
Mrs. Stewart was here recalled, sad upon the notes read
laving been shown to her'
she said that the whole of the
lest wee in her ha:Amities but to the second she bad
sorely attached her name, et the request of the rimer,
who wrote the body of it.
Mr. Elliott—Oa the last examination, Mrs. Stewart, yes
stated that your shares were to be sold, and that the pro-
ws& were to be placed to your account at the London and
Westminster Bank, and that you had signed a document to
that effect, and given it to the prisoner. Now, in the papers
produced, signed by you, there is not a word about depositing
the money in the bank to your account.
Mrs. Stewart—l thought it wee so stated ; but at all
en evts, it was so understood, and my sister, Mrs. Mitchell,
is quite aware o,f it that the shares were to be sold, and
their amount placed to my account at the London end
Westminster Bank. The prisoner told me at the time that
I should have much better interest by my doing so.
Mr. Robinson—You stated something an your former ex-
amination about a slate quarry. I wish you now, Mrs. Ste-
wart to state to the magistrate the whole of the circum-
stances.
Mrs. Stewart—Well, sir, he showed me a note from a
party who wished him to become a partner in a slate
quarry and said that if 1001. was placed- in the bands of
a Mr. Joaner it would be very much to his advantage. He
did not tell me then,who Mr. J was nor did I know
him; but I do now, and he has been partici:lady, kind to me.
I advanced the 1001., which was to be deposited with Mr.
Janata for the special purpose of the slate quarry, which
the prisoner said was in Wales, but did not say in what part
of Wales.
In answer to the farther questions of Mr. Robinson, Mrs.
Stewart said that she had parted with this 1001. on the re-
presentation of the prisoner that he was anxious to take a
share in the slate quarry, that he was coming into money,
and that he was about to receive 2,0001. on a mortgage of
his property, and that this sum he should place in the Lou-
den and Westminster Bank. She, therefore, believing
him, concluded she should have her money back. The pri.
sonar did not say what the property consisted of on which
he was about to obtain the mortgage.
In her cross-examination Mrs. Stewart denied having lent
the prisoner the money, and said she should not have let
him have it but for his representations. He promised to
give her a receipt for it, but did not. She did not purchase
and make a present of a watch to the prisoner, but did ac-
company him to Savory's, where he bought a watch, and
paid for it out of the 1001. They were then on friendly ,
terms, used to dine together every day, and used to go out
together, and sometimes to the theatre. Had lent money
to one of her lodgers, 161., but had not made a present of
Or lent her husband's watch to any one. Her sister was
always with her, and used to dine and go out with them.
Mrs. Jane Elisabeth Mitchell, the sister of the last wit-
ness, was next celled, and said she knew the prisoaer well,
sad had had ocavoloatioso with kin is Edema to her do-