The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-15 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before Mr. T. Chambers, Q.C., M.P., Common Serjeant.
George Johncione, 35, a well-dressed man, was indicted"
for stealing a quantity of valuable jewellery and silver
plate to the value of upwards of 4001. in the dwelling-
house of Mr. H. Whitmore, M.P.
Mr. Ribton and Mr. Poland, instructed by Messrs.
Humphreys and Morgan, appeared for the prosecution ;
and Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Pater, instructed by Mr. Scarth,
of Wolbeck-street, Cavendish-square, defended the pri-
soner. The indictment was remitted from the Middlesex
Sessions to this court.
The cue occupied the court a considerable time, but the
circumstances may be briefly stated. On the 6th July last,
at about one o'clock, the prisoner drove up in a Hansom
cab to the residence of the prosecutor, No. 68, Eaton-place,
Belgravia, and knocked at the door, which was opened to
him by the footman, William Cooke. He stated that he
woe Captain Martin, and that he called to ascertain the ,
address of a person named Black, with which Mr. or Mrs.
Whitmore, he believed, could supply him. The footman =Tall minerals T 11000.4. 79,333613;37951 68:933,385,878434 W6797;993741
admitted the prisoner into the hall, and went upstairs to billow. of passenger
the drawing room, to maks the inquiry from his mistress. trains Mee 5,184,491 .. 4,933,019 .. 291,440
The information asked was supplied by Mrs. Whitmore, and Mileage of goods and
Cooke returned to the ball, when he discovered that the mineral trains Mlle* 5,854 369 .. 5,101,030 .. 263,310
prisoner had gone away without waiting for a response An agreement has been entered into with the
to his inquiry, and that the whole of the silver plate, Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Railway to
which bad been laid out for luncheon in the dining-room, vest that undertaking jointly in this and the Lance-
together with a case of costly jewellery, had been carried shire and the Yorkshire Company in eeqqual moportions.
off. Information was of course given to the police, and a The proprietors are aware that the and North
reward was offered for the recovery of the property. Oa British Companies some time •th••••••10•1"d proceeding'
the 7th of July, die day following the robbery, the prisoner in Chancery against this and the other companies partite
presented himself at the shop of a Mr. Stead, and pro- to the English and Scotch traffic: agreement, and that con-
duced a pair of valuable diamond earrings, to have the sequently a very large sum of mane remained in the
initials B. W. at the back of the jewel erased, a clearing-hoar undivided. A decision recently been
teak which was proved to have been executed by a given by the court, ender which the money his now been
Mr. Berry, insistent to Mr. Shipwright, an engraver apportioned. The directors have to report the resignation
in Frith-street, Soho, sod the jewel was returned of their colleague, Mr. John Platt, U. The favourable
to the yrisoner_,_ who on the YEN day sold to Mr. Charles, consideration et the proprietors is •asked tor the aceempa
• tweßer, Clinith-liltheti Soho, • rithlltite of diamonds, Dying eircular upon the subject of oluireh aosommodation,
w 'eh were lame, having been ks out of some of the and the extension of the burial-pound at Crewe. The
other jewels stolen from the mansion ot the prosecutor in directors request votes of the promietors for maims new
the mariner already stated. The prisoner stated works, which are specified.
at the time that'll') had prnehmed them at Debenham and
Starr's auction-rooms, in Cbeg-street, Covent-aardea. The
pawnor 'enisi ultimately Wen tnto custody by Inspectde The directoreof the Taff Vale Raihraywillreehm
Ras, of the B division, by Se rat Brooker, and by Ser-
ROIL, mend a dividend at the rate of 9 per cent. per annum for the
peat Chown, when he was Wmtilied by the footman peat half-year.

1866. 1965. Increase.
Passenger, &c., receipts £1,279,507 .. 81,227,805 .. 01,706
Goods mineral, and cattle
receipts 1,696,342 .. 1,506,933 .. 131.406

Total..

£2,977,819 12,704,785 £llll,lll