The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-21 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.—YESTERDAY.
ISOILIC Tel RECUIDILL
William Henry Wheeler, who was eon. iettel on Monday
of perjury, was brought up for judgment unit sentenced to
be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve moi.ths.
Patrol; Bryon, aged 20, and John GrnAts,n, aged 20,
both described as sailors, !.leaded guilty to an indictment,
charging them with stealing two watches, a chain, and
various ankles of wearing apparel, the property of William
Read and kr:ander Stoker. Tho primmer. liadh..tl. been
several times convicted of robberies on board vessels in the
river, mud the property named in the indictment had also
been stolen from a vessel in the Thames.
The Recorder, in addressing the prisoner', said,
th•y haying both been before convicted, he had no
he:Widow as to the sentence he ought to pas; but a. it
was the lint time he had passed sentence under the recent
act, substituting penal servitude in this country in lieu of
transportation to the colonies, he thought it right to Pay
that die pri.men would undergo one year's imprisonment
in Pentonville pr.aaa, and the remainder of the four ye in
they would be emptoyed on 11.411.: of the public works,
either at Portsmouth er elsewhere. The sentence was, that
they should %Memo four year' penal eervimde, in such
manner and at such race as her Majesty Aimed, by the
name of her Privy Council, direct.
Mumma Consult, aged 21, described X 5 a poulterer,
pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with feloni-
owcy breaking and entering the warehouse of Wee.
Vaug!..is, and steolin.: theietrom Gl. Is. 31d.
The prieoner statud he had committed the robbery
through want.
Thu Recorder, in passing sentence, said the offence ni
which the prisoner but pleaded guilty was an ungrateful
one, but from the depositions it appeared there might be
some truth in his being in want. It was yet &Ranee the
prisoci r should be in want when :there was so much em.
royuient fur able-bodied men. Nut only was there
ahundant employment, but masters had to a certain degree
been obliged to become tho servants of their workmen,l
and have been compelled, from the scarcity of laboitrets
and the general prosperity of the courier; ; to give v. imt
wages they demanded ; and, therefore, there was no excuse
in the primmer committing an off:uee from want. The pri-
soner was then iientet.eed to sin. months' imprisonment in
the House of Correction, with hard labour.
Henry Julinson, aged 22, described as a clerk, pleaded
guilty to stealing a telescope, value 9i. Gil., the property ot
Robert (downy, and also guilty to an indictment fa sti til-
ing a silver moon and fork, value Ms., the property of Mr.
Frank Cle mow, which were found a his luggage.
The prisoner, who had been before convicted, was then
sent; need to fuer years' penal servitude, under the new
Mande.
hour Dolman. aged 33, booktinder, was indicted for
atealiag four printed books, valise 55., the property of Ro-
bert Le ighton and others, his masters.
The prisoner pleaded sot guilty. Mr. Parry prosecuted,
and Mr. Beauties defended the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner had been in the employ of
Blesses. ighton, the eat naive bookbinder, of Sboe.lane,
for the lest 12 months, earning 30s. a week wages, and for
some time past Meads. Leighton had mimed a large quantity
01 book' entrusted to them to bind, to the extent of about
SO/. worth. The prisoner having, in July, sold to Mr.
Kettle, bookseller, of Holborn, several books, stating he
was a book dialer, on a subsequent day offered to sell two
"Christopher Tadpole' and " Henrietta Temple."
f it 34., which, being %Ind, r the publishing price, led to the
ap,rchei.aion of the prisoner, and the books being identified
as Oeieg part of the stock entrusted to Mr. Leighton to bind.
Mr. Kettle proved the books being offered to him for sale
for 31.; the trade price was 4s. 81d.
Edward Jennett, in the employ of Messrs. Leighton,
identified the books as part of a quantity stolen from his
employers, entrusted to them to Mod.
Mr. liallentino said he should not struggle with the ease,
but allow a verdict of guilty to be recorded, and call wit-
nesses to give evidence of die previous good character of the
prisoner.
A verdict of Guilty was then recorded.
Several f.les bore testimony to the good conduct of
the prisoner whilst in their service, and stated he was in the
habit of earning as much as 325. a week.
Edward Jennett, recalled, in answer to the Recorder,
stated that hi. employer had missed a large quantity of
books, as much as 601. worth. The prisoner had been in
their employ 12 months.
The prisoner was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment,
with Lard labour.
Ants King, aged 21, and Ellen Kelly, were found Guilty
of an assault upon an old man named David King, in
Fore-street, Cripplegate, and robbing him of an eye-glass
and Sid. in topper monies.
The prisoner., who were not known to the police, we,e
settecced—King to tie ntonths%imprisonment, and Kelly
to three months, with hard labour.
NEW COURT.—IrEsTERDAT.
BY7OIII TUX ODUNOS Seratster,
MINT PROSZCCTIONS.
This court wu occupied all the morning in disposing of
prisoners charged with passing bad money. The cases were
of the ordinary description, by plundering small shop
keepers in going on triftic,,,o errands and obtaining change.
Several were con• the& and sentenced to various terms of
impr:sonment with hard labour.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—YzsTERDAy.
Ems. ma. enurArt ADAM!, AIMIRA?r, Ivan.

Thomas Staines, IG, was indicted for stealing an order foe
the payment of Ss., the property of Charles Spriggs,
his master. _ . _

Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prmsecution, Mr. O'Brien
for the prisoner.
The prisoner was clerk to Mr. Spriggs, 19, Lower Brook-
street, who was agent to the Bev. Mr. Clayton, on whose
account, and in his capacity of clerk to Mr. Spriggs, the
prisenlr received from Mr. Saunderson, of 46, Iklgrave-
square, a cheque for 20.31. Ss. on the Bth of last January.
Toe cheque was cashed at Messrs. Bohan'', the bankers
spin whom it was drawn, and the prisoner did not return to
his employment or amount eitbcr for the cheque or any por-
tion of the procei.ds. Ile was appieheniled on the '26th of
August.
The Jury found him Guilty, and the Court sentenced him
to four years' penal rvitude.
Francis N, a man in the employ of Messrs.
Besendals and Co. (Phckford's) was found Guilty of stealing
1, yards of silk velvet, value 81. 10s., the property of his
employers.
The Assistant Judge sentenced the prisoner to 18 months'
hard labour, and observed that the Court would always pus
a heavy sentence in such cases.
Mr. Parry prosecuted, Mr. Metcalfe defended the prisoner.

BS/012 Ma. WITNAN.
Ma►y liii!Aley. 21, was iudieted for stealing a pocket-
book and 1604 in bank notes, the property of Thomas
liredis, from hM person.
The prosecutor stated that he arrived in this country '
from Pert Philip a short time ago. He was living at a'
suttee-house at Paddington, and one day be met the pri-
socer In Hyde Park. They had some conversation, in the
course of which she told hint that slit was hungry and
friendless, and he then took her to a publiahonse, and gave
her s nee refreshment. They prolonged their stay till eight
o'clock at sight, by which time each of them were rather
"fresh,— and they then walked to the park, and separated.
Immediately after she was gone be missed his pocket-book,
In which there were two bank notes for 1501. ; bat he did
not tell anybody, as be was a total stranger to tho mode of
reding in such matters. When he got home he told
liaeadlord, and acting on his advice, he went and told the
police.
Fran the other evidence it appeared that the prisoner,
who could neither read ncr write, was quite ignorant of the
value of the notes. She went to a public-house and asked
for ebonite fur a dl. note, placing on the counter one fur
W. en questioned es to how she came by it, she gave
very un.aiisfectory answers, and she was given into custody.
On bricg searched, the pocket-book, a ad. note, and some
loose money were found upon her. The prosecutor went to
the place he got the notes from and got the numbers, which
he handed to the police, and the numbers on the two notes
In question were the same.
ItO jury (mad the prisoner Guilty.
Mt. Witham sentenced her to six months' hard labour.

divry Ana Micheal, 16, wog indicted for stealing three
gowns, value 10s., the property of Georgian& Morro*. She
pleated guilty.
Mr. H. U. Thompson appeared for the prosecution, and
said this was a caw to which he had t call the attention of
the court. The prisoner was an inmate of ilise Burdett
Coutte institution, or refuge for females, at bliepherd's-
bu.h, having been recommendt4 from the House of Deten-
tion but a fortnight alter her admission, she and another
escaped in the night, taking with thin% • number of ar.ielee.
When the prisoner was appvehenled, she had with her
three gown beloogihie to the institution, and it was cosai-
&red by the managers a caw to be made an example of.
Mr. Witham said it was a very serious we, end aenteneed
the prisoner to ass year's hard labour.