The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Janet May was charged with stealing a gold watch, value
161., wider tne following circumstances.
Mr. C. !blame, merchant, of Friday-street, said—l was
walking in Cbeepside last evening, about 6 o'clock, and
when near Old Cheops • man fell down In front of me appa-
rently in • Bt. I stooped down to pink him up, and was in
the act of catching hold of his had to lift him op when I
hit a tug at my waistcoat pocket, and putting my had up,
I felt the prisoner's hand at my pocket, and found my watch
gone. I mid, You have got my watch." Re mid he had
not, and ran off. I followed, sad caught hint at the other
sad of Cheepaide, near Swaging's oyster-moms. While
waiting for a policeman,. number of people collected round
me, and I mew thepriaoner pure something to a man Mending
next to him.l immedtetely cohered him as well,
and while holding them, one with each hand, my
wriets were booked op, when the penmann imme-
diately ran off, one In one direction and one in the other.
Thinking I could Identify this man better than the other,
followed him, caught him, and gave him into custody. The
other man got clear off with my watch.
Elizabeth Newton said she saw Mr. emithuset holding the
prisoner, and heard him (the prisoner) call out, Father,"
when another man came up, end she distinctly saw some-
thing passed between them.
The prisoner cross-examined the witness very imperti-
nently. but could not shake the evidence against him.
Polies-constable 238 said he was called into Mr. Sweet-
fag's shop, and the 'Heater was given tato his custody.
On the way to the station he pretended to be very drank.
Partridge, the gaoler, said the prisoner had hem on-
Acted, end sentenced to seven years' transportation.
The Lord Mayor—l shell emend you, prisoner; and you
am make your mind easy, odor I than certainly commit you
to the Old Bailey for trial.

THE ALLEGED POISONINGS AT CANTERBURY.—
The ally.ooroser, Kr.X. T. Delmer, resumed his inquiry into
or of these distrating cases* Tuesday evening, am the er-
adiation of the medirl men who had been entrusted with
the analroatfoa of the stomach end its °cetera wee pro.
ended with. Mr. Troth, enrepeo, rid he Mooed the
Mora& of the dressed, with • portion of the email tree-
tres, is a Jar, aad beaded It to Inspector Bpert.—Mr. Job*
Samuel Lintoid, chemist, deposed that be receivedtbi=
enatalaing the stomach sad • poetise of ties saga to
of the deceased from the last *then. Oa eaapinettos wit-
' pre found that the stomach coatained about ounce of
thick brown fluid, is which he found trsom of mearia acid,
which is all he saw of a poisonous character. The presence
of maconsc acid proved the pretence of opium, but he was
unable to my the: that's was oaf:font opium in the stomach
of the deceased to cows desalt. —Mr. Tamen was.sg~aamm
•
examined, and said he was of opinion that the immdtato
mum of the death of the deposed was either from serous
apoplexy, or from poisoning by opium, but from which he
was unable to Mats—The Coroner Ora ouofnlly summedsp,
and after a short deliberation the jury returned a unanimous
verdict that " The decreed died a Dataral death."

THE THIRST raft GOLD.—Thomas llonelly erss
committed for trial at the Belford Borough Court on Teensy,
on a charge of stashes flee soverrigue, the properly of JllOl4ll
Matthew, &noel weaver, of Three.lene.endo Butterwoeth,
Accbd•le. At half•pagt 8 o'clock on Saturdayi morning
Matthew met the priamer,*with whom he had previously been
acquainted, and who had that morning completed a term of
Imprisonment at the New Bailey. By way °gondolas*, on
his emancipation, and in compensation for his prolonged en-
forced elaiinenor, Matthew invited the prisoner to the Stanley
Arms, Broughton-road, where Matthew pent for a quantity
of rum and ale. He pulled • parse out of his pocket, and
poured be content., emmisting of Ave sovereigns, a halt-
mown, and a shilling, on the table, and directly ha bad di nit
so the prisoner seized the whole of the sovereigns cod MP
oat of the house. He was quietly overtaken and si-cured.
As he sneered to be nada., one of the men who had
pursued hint Diked him by the throat, and one sovereign
dropped out of his mouth. as had swallowed the remaining
foes.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND SOUTH
COAST RAILWAY. • WiTific affair, attended with the
lose of two bud, happrnad at the Beddiugham-gate crossing,
about two totirs mouth of Leans, on Tuesday evening,
the down expiate tram, which leave. the Lewes station,
having tun into • horse and von. with two men. aad literally
eassehed the whole to atom. The names of the unfortunate
enfierers are Georg* Poise. aged 60 yam, ehephard with
Mr. Bliman, sod Charles Mow*, aged 18 year', ishoome
with Mr. Human, both of fieddinghona. The vim woe •
fasmriumeisr. _ _

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