The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-18 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION&

otry Upson, St, was Indicted for being an acomemy after
the fact of a certain felony.
Mr. Poland prosecuted; /dr. Ribton appeared for the
prisoner.
On Rester Monday, in the evening, the prosecutor, one
William Ironside, a carpenter, was at a publio-house, called
the Sir Robert Peel, at Kentish-town, attending aclub meet-
=when he was pushed down by two or three and
of his watch. Some little time before this was done,
the prosecutor detected the prisoner with his hand upon the
watch cluun, and asked him e what his game was," when he
immediately ran away. Subsequently his watch was offered
la pledge at Attenborough's, 110, High-street, Shoreditch,
by a man who, when told that It answered the description
of one which had been stolen, and of which notice had
beet sent round by the police, ran away. The prisoner
shortly afterwards went to the shop with the other man, and
said to the shopman, " How about that watch of mine P.
The ehopman said he should give them both in charge ; the
other man ran off again, and the prisoner was given into
custody. At the last session he was tried on the charge of
being concerned in the robbery as a principal, but es he was
not is the house at the time it was actually committed be was
acquitted by the jury ; but an indictment charging him as
en acoossory after the fact was preferred by direction of the
court, and upon which he was now tried and found guilty.
He wee known to the police as a skittle sharper and an luso-
date ot bad characters.
glelelooo was deferred. _ _ _ .

jean (70141;;;ii,.ii:Wes found Guilty of being concerned,
with • prisoner named Maclean, who woe convicted at the
lent remnon, end sentenced to three years' penal servitude in
@Wafts watch, value 61., the property of Loots Auguste
Anitibert, front No. 67, Devonshire-street, Queen-equare.
Mr. Mreceived the same sentence.
oyle proseetred ; Mr. Ribton defended.
AM Clark, 30, butler to Mr. B. W. Cos, barrister, maid-
-4 was indicted for stealing a quantity of
the el his master.
He entity, and was sentenced to 16 moths' hard
labour.
Mr. Lawrence was for the prosecution.

(Before Mr. Creasy.)
John Cole surrendered to take his trial on a charge of
assaulting Ebenezer Benjamin Chreasy, and indicting upon
him grievous bodily harm.
It appearei that one night, past 12 o'clock, the prosecutor,
a master, living at No. 3, Bt. George's-row,
Pim-
lieq was at a public-house in Vauxhall-bridge-road with a
when the latter entered into conversation with the
t about making a bet, the defendant being a person
eagested In these transactions. The prosecutor cautioned
his Mend sot to have anything to do with him, as he was a
trooggaass and bad cheated him oat of 261. some time ago. The
ddwdant than struck him, aud, arising him by the throat,
jammed his bead against the wall, and gave him a violent
thrust in the groin with his knee, the result of which was a rup-
tura, sad he had slam bean compelled to wear a double truss.
The defendant said he was quite unprepared to meat the
csia, as he had brought no witnesses, nor engaged counsel,
having entered into an arrangement to settle the cue with
the paosacutor, who had rewired N., a receipt for which he
in.
The promoutor said that was done by hie lawyer, who re-
Ida
ceived
the haw the morn, deducted his own charges, sad then gave
s.

Mr. Creamy could not allow that to interface with the ors ;
It was a most &creditable attempt to compromise a swims

The defiodaot sold fhe ernageossot was suggested by Mr.
Papaw, who heard the are at the pollee court ; but as he
had whores who could prove that be only " wrung " the
=ta scats be would not cannot to tt ; btu a mutual
htfeisas interposed, and had paid 81. to settle it. Ile
had no Idea that the palominos was to proceed nit had.
Mr. Crow could not help that. If panto made such
arrangements, they did io at then own rift ; bat if they
were recogoind In courts of Jona, the administration of
joins would be • eamplete mockery, fur • rich man could
then Goma such outrages with impunity practically, wale a
poor eon who could not make a 'amatory compoestion
must submit to the legal oongequvocee of say each con-
duce ; sod there would be no protection far the public, if a
aaa who could pay chose to perpetrate such crutripous
ViOiIMOL However, es the defendant had inserted that
Mr. Peyote, had suggested such an arrangsmot, he
void oominualeate with him an the matter.
todaThe iury found the defradaat Guilty of 000ssioning actual
harm.
egotenco was deigned.

LARGE STIJAGEON.—On Saturday laat a crew of
Deal Mama saccoodad in capturing in the Channel, not
Isom than thaws toile* from the shwa, a noble royal uwwwa
admit unpreordented dimensions and weight, masetuing
in damns length eleven feet and 46 inches in girth. its
weight beamnearly 860lbe. This woo forwarded to Mr.
Charles, of Arabella-row, Pimlico, purveyor to her Majesty,
when fit is displayed, and from its riantordisary dal attracts
mob publio attention. Although it is long dace that this
royal Soh has been taken of each Minsussions, it le stall morn
extraordhway should hare basaluaad la tba Clwasag.