The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-20 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Tins DAT.)

The November adjourned general seniors of the pea
for the county of Middlesex ware commenced this sag,
ing before Mr. William Henry Bodkin, the amietant-je...
Mr. Joseph Payne (deputy seristant.judgel, sLey ad tke
lowing megistretes :—/Lr. Parbary, Mr. den', gr.
Woolsey, Dr. Jervis. Mr. Shafted, Mr. Waders,
sac
Beery White, sad Mr. John Bentley.
The Wander contains the 1118101 of seventy-two pang
for trial, sixty for felony sad twelve for min/Jewess
The degrees of education are as follow.:—Red and late
imperfectly, 37 ; read and write well, 6 ; neither read re
write, 26 ; read only, 3 ; of superior education, more. %I
offeuais comprise conepiracy, stealing from the penes, fa,
berclement, eissalt• upon the police, keeping imp opi
and disorderly houses, indecent assaults, and Isisi
ing and entering premises with intact to steal.
BITSOLARY.
Charles Brans, 45, a gardener, who was oravicteir
breaking and entering the dwelling house of James
and stealing therein • silver milk jug and a pair of hear,
value 101. his property,end upoo whom judguarnt was detail
is order that inquiries might be made, wee brought yid
Owed in the dock.
George Lockyer, prison officer, said the prisoner us es
modal from lest sessioo, to give him an opportunity d
stating what he bad done with the stolen property. Bs
said that he had only recently returned from Australis, red
that baba no friends or relations in Louie.. Re lid
secertained that the prisoner had lodged at a coffesalcnit
Aldgste, and after staying there for about • fortsigll,
he had gone away without paying 2/. 10e. he hei
run np for hoard and lodging. and 10r. for a &int
bill. He had, however, left • portmaetean and a
behind him. He had from him information where be hed
pledged the property, ose portioa with Mr. Attenborongt,
at the corner of the Miliaria., and another with a tear
broker near the Blackfriszs-road, the pawnbrokers sing
him every facility in discovering the property, as se
duplicates were found on the prisoner.
The pawnbrokers and officers in the case were ordered le
be in attendance to-morrow, and the sentence was farther
deferred.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)
CLEB.KEN WELL.
COLIOUB CRAWL --GYTTIJIG UP EVIDENCI FOB • DIVOO3
COURT.
George TelAitta, aged 47, a groom, residing at 46, Loci
street, Caledonian-road, was charged with being is the
enclosed premises of Mr. John Tooley, York-road, West
too, for the purpose of committing felony.
Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, of Frederick-street, Grey's Irm
road, appeared for the prosecution, and having 'Weide
facts, said he understood that the defence that would
fix*
heist
np was that the prisms' bad gone oo to the wharf
purpose of watching his employer's wife, who was ausrectsd
of committing adultery with • person who lodged co tht
wharf. Whether that was so or not he was sure the nlari.
taste would tell the prisoner that he had no right to :
in enclosed premises, and that he rendered himself liable
three mouths' imprisonment for being there.
The evidence showed that Mr. John Tooley was Rs
occupier of the Middlesex Wharf, York-road, St. PiThancus,ws
and that he had a lodger there of the none ot Mr.
Dorman. Between 1 and 2 o'clock in the nursing
Mr. Dorman went to the back premises on ammat
of hearing the fowls make a noise. Finding so
dent ens
about be made a search, and on going to the water
found it fastened inside. Finding he could get
answer he fastened the door so that no one could get
and then called the prosecutor who went to the plus
though he called out be could get no answer. Thoma►
rotor then smashed the window and threateeed to
further violence on which the prisoner cams out asd
given into custody. Of late the prosecutor ea was formsdl
lost seal
articles and he suspected the prisoner ash e w
°imaged ma the wharf.
The prisoner in defence said that he was not there
any unlawful purpose. He was there to watch his I
ployer's wife, who was suspected of committing adultery
with yr. Dorman.
Mr. Edward William Chapman. of 181, Tooky-stresfi,
Southwark, • master lighterman, said the prisoner mar
his employ. Mr. Damien was the bolder of as apsrt.
meat on the wharf in question, and his (mitred')filed I
cohabited with Dorman. On Friday he
petition in the Divorce Court against his wife sod DXSOIL
As the prisoner bad formerly been in the =plot di
Dorman, be took biro into his service, and as be (intees4
expected to find his wife at Dorman's place, be emp
the prisoner to watch. After the prisoner was given
custody he (witness) bad reason to believe that his in,
was pawed over the Regent's.csital, from Dorman's wind,
in a barge, to get out of his (witoees's) say. (A laugh.),
Mr. Itscketts —Theo you acted cc the principle io Mir
the prisoner that the poacher made the beet _
keeper.
Witoess—Yes. When the prisoner was in the vroplo7
of Mr. Dorman. be bad to look out for the arrival of bas
(witness's) wife, and then take her to 1)0111142.11 room, so
he thought that es the primmer knew all about the matter,
he would be jut the person to watch.
Mr. Ricketts said be was iestructed to ask for a reumr
the m
see if the police could trace to the pormionoo of
to
soner any of the articles that had been recently taken M
the wharf. The prisoner and his witness seemed to ti
that a bad excuse was better than note for being on embed
premises at such an unseemly hour.
Mr. Barker said it was a strange cam, sod no dent
real facts would come out in the Divorce Court. The
souse would now be discharged.
THAILBS.
UNLICIIBED CAB Dawns.
William Barry, a young mu, was charged with setlM
a cab driver without a limos*.
Impeder Hays, of the K division, had
plaint fm from lice ensed cab-drivers that the prisoeet bad
oa the cab rank at Mile-ad-gate, and takisg fame.
Saturday he was at work again, and in the mewl/
arrested by Cox, 187 K.
The prisoner's master, Henry lasses, a Jew, Mid
000trarf to his religion to be at work on his Sabbath, .
Mr. Paget said if the owner of the cab had cooscientioes
scruples he must keep his cab and hors* at home.. ,
Iran said he was permitted by the act of parliament
send out as milkweed driver for twenty-four
case of urgent neosesity. He mold not fiat a
driver be could trust for a day. and he was a very PO
with a wife and family to maintain, and he had or
cab and two horses. He was liable to a penalty
tf
chew his hone and cab from work fur one day

notice.
Mr. Papt cud the owner of the cab was labonrisS,
• miscosceptios of the law. Religious temples did iro.
the " attest arosesity" contemplated by the kilio=
and a &meow could mot withdraw his cab from work '—
days in oaf week without notice. The aetas
w
the protection of the public against imposition.
sod extortion ; and if unlicensed drivers Without
would
were allowed to have charge of cabs. the act
tioually evaded. He fined the prisoner 51.. which
Pei&

HIGHGATE.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY I A VALCABLE DOG..
Part-lode CaOa", Hugh Goldieutt of the 601 b Rides, rep
"rir-lodde. Hortioey, was summoned at the instants
Richard Andersen. employed on the Alemuidis,
ri
estate. for the unlawful porseesion of a VAluable tome
his property.
Mr. Hammeed appeared for the complainant.
Asdereos it appeared lied a dog whieb be lest iS
September, and hie Mile boy saw it, as he 111440