The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-04 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS

("dare Mr. Cry.)

. .
Robert Arthur hirhomboryrr, 30,' wee indicted for having
stoke a quantity of priated books, mane Mi. and upwards,
the property of Mr. Davidadtthe kedge bookseller, of the
Strand, his master. He p
Mr. Orridge appeared on the prritalbe pmesontka ; Mr.
Metoslie hr the primmer.
The promecutor stated, in answer to the mart, that the
primate bad been in his service *boat tlx months, at a
Nary et el. 10• par mowakworsrob would ham been Metered
horn thee to time. The came ham Vienna to take
the situation, mad wee recommeaded kers there. About
1201. worth of the stoke hooks tome head stowed away in a
house be et is Charkes•-•treet, Fiteroy-equars, by
Holmes, the M•Wve, el the F Melaka, and in his desk was
found a •ue, marked in his haadwriting, by which it
wee molehi coed what works, sad the number of copies, be
had taken away from the stook.
Sentence was postponed.
Aim Waled, 29, wee Indkted for unlawfully meaulting
Amelia Fame's, with intent to commit a felony.
Mr. Palmer was for the prosecution; Mr. Gent for the
primmer.
The widows in this assay entirely unfit to be given la de-
tail, showed conduct on the part of the prisoner of a revolt-
fag character, and what greatly agpsvahri It wee the hat
that the proasoutris woe oily 1$ years of age, sal was his
own elem. He was bead Beaty, and was sentenced to 1$
months' bard labour. Tb. Denham wee applauded la court.
Amu Merck, a ishaerer to the meek* et Mr. Dinghy,
a contractor at Ham, wee babied for freadaketly obtain-
Mg corn la his master's same from Mr. Weal, a corn-dealer
at than He woe found Brity, and wee mentsuced to one
math's hard labour. He bad borne • good character for
may MTS.
Mr. Allem prosecuted ; Mr. W. Cooper was for the
prisoner.
Prarrick lows vas convictel of an indecent amok
' upon a child named Mary Ana /mese the daeghter of the
, begs. of • heir-shop caned the Royal Oat, at Hester. He
' was eistinted to 111 seethe' hard Wm!.

Mr. Mos, beeentetsil by Mr. Vaingbre, prosecuted.
Thomas Joan, $6, and John Williams, 20; were convicted
al cominftthsg a larceny in the dwelling-bow of Georg,
Opsnote, the prop stolen Wag ran than 64 itt
Jaw, an old oArder, ropooloally convictod, woe: aostootod
to sevabotr.en yours' pensi orvltodo, tad wallonas to fear heaths'heaths'hard

ea Merin; Assn, a tall, strange-looking woman, wag in.
&Mad fee barley snags a pair of gloves °lib, mike of Is. 3d.,
Mazer? of Tremby.
. wtligra prosecuted; Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Orridp
were for the prisoner.
The prosecutor was a haberdasher, in Cha
Vann bridge-road, and the prisoner' want to kr:LIM
purchased • packet at needles. Noise a outman baying
Poole at la. 7d. per pair, she examined theta old ssigeted •
wk., sod Its asked to be shown some at L. 6d. per pair.
Willie the amistaat was reaching the latter, she pitied the
Ice Id. pale is her beg, end thin, having selected a pair at
Lce IL, gibe pissed a shilling, • sixpence, and a fourpenny-
Ogee ea the gaunter to pay for them. When told she had
maim pair in her bag she said they mast hare got there
by Malebo if they won Agra, and when site was moused of
etesisig them she newt ea be lows and implored them
not to hurt a pow sou em's wits beta India.
Mi. Sleigh, far the delmaeo, did net deny that the pH-
emer had eteunitted the sat imgal.d tor b, but urged upon
the jury the exams poiebWty that it was due without
pelmathought, by imetsbn and without tokuleas Westing. The
was the Cam of a moldier, with whom ohs had gone
fheayi es perm of deithaorvioe laels, including ths
INMenmpaigkand as Meats boil albeed her mind f o gosh a
Mures feet p sdltaattre hues mimeos to lade, par-
eiwightar et woman end chil which tied
nhsptub= plum there Wily, she was so excitable am
la a gnu meat net to be stensishis for her actions. She
bad buss Mom, sod was now Is the family-way, a
ese In whisk mem hares aced ander ono-
some ideas sal illifinteas, tad though he mold
sot ink the jury le may that the poor wears
Tam not pal, at the roes" at barfly (the Meet
of Coke waste be to iscerawals he fa ma asylum for itte),
be hipped that spas the elbow, which be wale not attempt
ta 03111Wariboy until be able Is our to the emedmake
OM ohs lam pat Me gloves hem kr beg without the
idea of lbessing fa her mead at the team It was
a um mess iireameases, bedeg, he thought, lo show
• primeser's Amos of wise, Mat mho pot lows Is. 10d. to
pa far tho glom whisk lo Is.
woe saled. They gave the pressor a miry
good ehimmer, and bipmed to a meta Wegner and es-
oftshMty reseasr about be, pertlealarly whoa =sten
to IBMs wan breaded is her pesesee. She was •
Ws Me, mod beilvE ame ay yeses to
India.
M. Cheesy eel dr that the queen they bed le
amide was mizairasj the pressor huseld le seal
tho cad
die mad had any desk upon it they timid
gin her the bora ft.
The*,.degreed her.
(Barre Mr. Pare)
- - - - - -

Maas detatiford, 66, diseriked es a eseasea, was indided
he b abashed, by Mee eel frembilewt prelawess, bow
Ftwiseleit es }.r, the ems allow iblinews.
Mr. P.W appeared far the preeemetiew ea behalf at the
Massikity emit, ; Kr. Chat we mewed lee the priewm
The prestetee, Ceplehinelsrke Mem emseW to lb.
Wee et Ur Hem GOO" Maid ad Mewley, she 19111
of July, the prfamme oral at Se ILA due& sad solotd
to we bin. Be was shows Ws his *Mee. Be this_
dosed pspw awl esil be see a aegis atableyM

and had bun a lieutenant in the navy. He represented that
ha bad and • vessel called the Hope, which foundered off
the must in April last, b which unfortunate occurrence he
lost 8601., end was brought to ruin. He mentioned the names
of sew& posses, resident in the neighbourhood of Bibton
and also skirled to cdrounistanoss connected with his, Captaizi
fleyee's IwAy, yid& marred 80 years ago, by erl he
was induced to believe that his representaticats wwe true, sad
be gave him 10s., thinking him a deserving person. The
pipes be bad with him tantalized ths names of several per-
sona, opposite to which were entries of sums which he sold
those so had given to relieve his (Wiwi, and appended
to it wu a °godliest' purporting to be dined by a Mr. Pear-
son, of Mark-lane, and getting forth that the petitioner's
statenesets about the loss of the Hops ware true, and that he
was worthy of charity, Boca after ha had gone away, it
occorred to witness that Feebly the man was en imposter,
as he bad hew unable to mention the name of the clergyman
of Sibton, which was well known thereabouts, but in a very
sheet time he kernel that he was is custody, having been
jut outside the office. The prisoner told him
the reason he left the navy was, that he was in fear
of a court wertbd.

gdward Webb, an °Moir of the Mendicity Society, stated
that on the any in question he sew the prisoner in company
with a women, is St. James's-street, and, knotting them, he
watched their_proneedings. They went along Pall•mall, to
the Duke of York's column, thence to the Horse Guards, and,
on the primer coming out of Captain Bayer's office, he
weed • paper to the woman, who went off with It. He took
hold elite plena, who ust another paper into bin
mouth, and tried to chew it, but part of it was recovered.
He Waggled violently. Thee was no Mr. Pearson known
ta Murk
-leas, and the prisoner bad been convicted of obtain-
tag meg by similar representations several times. When
before themagtstnq, the prisoner wished the caae to be dealt
with ennumW, and metaled to Captain Sayer's leniency,
but he was °merited ior trial.
Mr. Gent urged • variety of grounds, roost of them of a
toohnkal nature, far an equilial.
Mr. Payne summed very carefully ; and
The Jury found the easily.
It was them that the prisoner had for the let
twenty yeses lived by imposing on the public. He had been
four ear combed and was woe sentenced to PReen
months. He was a leading member of the begging-letter
fraternity.
Mr. Payne having consulted the magistrates present, mid
he bad thought himself that a memos of penal servitude
ought to be pried upon the Wham by way of example, end
tarotaantathe :alattrosa eel ;ketone
ifiroawn which he
• very lightamview c 4714 ease, the sentence on L'el' taking
premait
occasion was eighteen calendar months' hard labour, but if
ever be wee convicted again, he might net enured he would
pan the ?spender of his days in peal servitude.