The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-11 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION&

(Before Mr. B..lkin, Assistant-Judge.)

Ou Monday afternoon mi application wax made for the
expenses of an attorney and counsel in a case In with& •
brief had been delivered for the prosecution. In answer to
the Assistant-Judge as to how be came to instruct an attor-
ney in the case, the prosecutor said he was introduced by
some person in the avenue of the court to another person
who said he was an attorney, and on being told by them
that the prisoner had a counsel to defend him, and that he
(prosecutor) ought to have one on his side also, he told the
lattorney he had better see to it. The Assistant-Judge told
' the prosecutor he must pay the costs himself ; the county
was not to be coddled with the costs of prosecutions so got
up. A parcel of persons had been in the habit of hanging
about the court, picking up prosecutors, sod getting up
their cases, on the speculation of getting the costa allowed
by the court. A great dad of this system had been done
away with, and it was the full determination of the court
to put mend to it altogether, and the magistrates would
make further orders upon the subject, if necessary, and
they would be strictly enforced.
JoAs Connolly, 30, was indicted for having stolen a
watch, value W., the property of John Hervey Stinson,
from his person.
Mr. Gent was for the prosecution ; Mr. Ribton for the
prisoner.
The prosecutor was a Canadian gentleman, who had
been some time in London, and it a that one night,
some time after 12 o'clock, be and a friend went to the
King's Head public-house, Crowu.street, St. Ann's, and
while there the subject of prizefighting and sparring was
brought up, and the prosecutor, though he disclaimed all
pretension to practical knowledge of the matter, sparred
with a man who was there, and said he was a member of
the ring. The prisoner was there, and the prose-
cutor having missed his watch from his waistcoat
pocket, he looked and distinctly saw it in the prisoner's
hand, and it was passed over the partition. He seized the
prisoner, who said he would get the watch back if he were
not given in charge, but rather than tell who had got it, he
would suffer ten years' penal, or have his throat cut. The
watch had not been recovered.

The prisoner was found 014411 y, and it was proved that
he had been convicted of felony, and in the last six mouths
had been twice in custody for robberies with violence.
The policeman said, the house where this occurred had
been very well conducted, and he had never known it open
so late as on this occasion, but it bad recently changed
hands ; formerly it was always closed at twelve or one
o'clock.

The Asaistant-Judge said the prisoner was evidently one
of a clam of dangerous persoin, fromwhom it was the duty
of the apart to protect the public, and sentenced the pri-
soner to three years' penal servitude.
Williams Hort, 31, sawyer, was indicted for having stolen
three "sticks" of timber, value 361., the property of John
Fletcher and another.

Mr. Metcalfe was counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Cooper
appeared for the prisoner.
erosecutors are shipbuilders at Union Dock, Lime-
house, and it appeared that a float of red pine timber, used
in the construction of spars and masts, was moored off their
premises, and on the evening of the Ist of March they were
left safely lashed together, two chains having been added to
the ordinary fastenings, as a greater security against their
getting adrift. On the following morning, soon after six
o'clock, it was discovered that three had been removed from
the middle of the float, which consisted of sixteen pieces
altogether. The three missing pieces seemed to have been
taken up the river with the tide and floated into a dock on
the Regent's Canal, where the prisoner Wss ultimately found
dealing with them. He paid the lock dues, had the property re-
moved to opposite a timberlard, and sold them for 13f. 15s. to
Mr. Heath, a builder, of Biahopegate. There was nothing
in the evidence to connect the prisoner with the actual
taking of the wood from the prosecutors' premises, but it
was proved that he bad been in their service, and was per-
fectly well acquainted with all about the place ;and the only
account he gave of his of it was, that he bought
it of a T. Gurney for 121., and produced a stamped receipt to
that effect, but be could give no clue to where such a per-
s.:ill could be found, and, in fact, no such person was known.
The prisoner absented himself after the sale of the timber to
Mr. Heath, until the 20th of March, when he went to the p.a.
lice station, and said he wanted to know the " rights; and the
wrongs" of it, as he had heard he was wanted for the wood.
and he was detained. He gave up the receipt.
The defence set up and ably argued by Mr. Cooper was
that it was • bon& fide sale by Gurney to the prisoner, who
had been his dupe by dealing with a stranger.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
He had received:od character.
The Assistant,' said had anything been known
against the prisoner the court would have felt it to be its
duty to sentence him to penal servitude. He sentenced
him as it was to twelve months' hard labour. The prose.
cation was a very important and proper one.
(Before Mr. Payne, Deputy.)
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Henry Roberts, 44, was indicted for having stolen 96
yards of silk, of the valise of M., the property of Stephen
Walters and others.

Mr. Cooper prosecuted ; Mr. Ribton was for the prisoner.
Police Sergeant Evans, 22 0, stated that on the evening
of the 17th of March he was in Worship-street, when be
saw the prisoner and another man walking very fast, the
other man having • large bundle under his coat. He fol-
lowed them, and they crossed into Cumberlambstreet ; see-
ing him, the other man gave the prisoner the parcel, and
went off at the top of his speed. The prisoner threw the
bundle into a garden, and went after his companion, but was
won overtaken and brought back to the garden, when on
being asked where the parcel had oome from, he said he
knew nothing about it, had never seen it, had not been in
the company of any other man, and was on his way to the
Eastern Counties Railway to proceed home to Itomford.
The roll of silk was one of a number which had been sent
out from Messrs. Walters and Sons, Wilountatreet, Fins-
bury, silk manufacturers, and was missed from the other
when they earns to be examined at Mr. Garrett's, umbrella
maker, Poultry.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the court men-
kneed him to 18 months' hard labour.

THE POLICE COURTS.

SOUTHWARK.

Eduard Witco's, • journeyman harnesamaker, of 9,
Clarence-place, Kent-street, was charged with steeling a
large quantity of leather strapping and buckle in the course
of manufacture for the Royal Horse Artillery, the property
of Messrs. tastier and Palmer, government contractors and
leather manufacturers, Grange-road, Bernionilsey, and Mr.
7'hossas CroortAer, • master saddler and harness-maker, of
26, Wilson-street, Finsbury, was charged with receiving the
same well knowing it to be stolen.
Mr. Lloyd (of the firm of Ford and Lloyd) appeared for
the prosecution, and Mr. Beard defended Crowther ; Wilson
was undefended.

After sumo additional evidence had been taken,
Mr. Beard contended that there was no cam, against Mr.
Crowther, inasmuch as there was no txmnezion proved be-
tween him and Wilson in the transaction. Mr. Crowther
did not conceal the property, but as WOO as the constables
name to him he produced the leather and told them he had
purchased it from a man named Fadkins.
Mr. Bonham observed that he only gave 12s. for it,
wherein it was proved to be worth 31. What had he to say
to that?

Mr. Beard said that his client gave 13. at the time, and
was to give tis. the next day, but Fadkins never called. He
was instructed to say that 20s. was as much as the leather
WY worth to a saddler and harness-maker, am it could only
be used ocalairmallv.
Mr. Burch= said it was a came for a jury ; therefore ho
should commit both prisoners to Menage for trial.
Mr. Beard said that if such via his worship's decision, he
supposed he would accept bail for Mr. Crowther. He was •
respectable tradesman, carrying on business for many years
adjoining the Worshipatreet Police-court, and war well
known for his uprightness in business.
Mr. Burcham had no objection to accept bail for bin,
but it must be two sureties of 100/. each, and himself
in 1001.

Had not being forthcoming, both prieonen were convoyed
to gaol

LAIIBETH.

Henry Clark, a rather mon:se-looking young fellow, was
charged with gross misconduct in a railway carriage.
Mr. John (Jollier, who described himself as • school-
master, residing at Paddington, deposed that on the
evening before he was returning to town, from Kingston, ill
a second-class carriage, in which was the prisoner and five
others, including three decent-looking females. Soon after
the train had left the Kingston station, the prisoner, who
was the worse for drink, made some observation to the
females, when one of them said they did not wish to hold
any conversation with him, and therefore requested that he
would not address them. The prisoner, after this, insisted
on having the window down, though it was blowing hard
and raining at the time, but the females objected to it,
particularly as they eat close to the window. The pri-
soner, however, forced the window down, and one of the
women put it put again, and he insisted upon its being
down, but • French gentleman here interfered, and told
him it should nut, and he (witness) toed all his efforts to
keep the prisoner quiet. This was, however, to no purpose;
he threw off his coat, and assaulted hour (Mr. Collier) by
getting hold of him by the hair of his howl, and forcing him
sgainst the bask panel of the carriage. The prisoner became
Do violent that they were obliged to hold him down by main
force, and while so holding him witness observed that he
had an open penknife in his hand. They, however, pre-
vented his using it., and on the train reaching the Waterloo
station gave him into custody.
The railway officer dermal to the prisoner being drunk
and violent, and having the penknife in his hand.
The priiioner, in reply to the charge, said it was all owing
to his getting into the carriage with a set of obstinate per-
sons, and called a friend, who represented him to be a re-
spectable and generally • well-conducted person.
Mr. Yardley denounced his conduct as selfish, unmanly.
and disgraceful, and convicted him in a penalty of 31., or la
default to 21days' hard labour.
The fine was instantly paid, sod the prisoner liberated.

THE
CA.I.TCRE OF • STURGEON IN THE TH Ains. —A
fine sturgeon has been taken in the river Thome near
Greenhithe, which was forwarded to her Majesty the Queen
at Windsor, by order of the conservators of the mar
Thames.