The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-31 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Mr. Went applied on behalf of the Cemmisaionen of the
Admiralty for permission to withdrew from taking any
Nether proceedings spinet a person named Salmon, who had
been committed to takehis trial in this court for murmurer,
in having offtr, d a bribe to a person employed in thegovern-
mans dockyard at Poetnnouth. The matter had been N-
smarmed by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion-hour, and
the defendant was eammilled for trial, but the corer for
the Admiralty, upon lark* ea attentive investigation of
the evidence, having era to the ordure that it would
not be clientsuffien to procure a conviction, bad resolved to
nyhr
Mr. Shah, who win ea beheMelthe defendant,
✓id he could not rehab hob tabs be of en.
meeting his opinion that the isheselhr the ought
to have been consulted before the dethadeat was_ pun to the
inconvenience of attendingliipre. Mee swath= before a ma-
gistrate to answer such a Be kid the Lord Mayor
at the time he committed Me prheenr.---
The Recorder. interrupt/tag the horsed crawl, acid he
could not enter into these matters. The application wee • very
ordinary one, and the court therefore saw no diacalty let
granting it.
Mr. Sleigh said he thought it was very hard that the defen-
dant should have been put to the arm* sad iareavenlenco
be had sustained, and he thought that it ought to be under-
stood that he would leave the court without the alighteat impu-
tation upon his oharecter.
The Recorder said be bed me ebbed= to the feet Oft
forth that Mr. Sleigh wee of 'plain that his client w- odd
have the court without aayy bennaba spoil his character
in reference to the (A bash.)
Jaw Tyrschat, 46,e ladrilbs hear( woman, who is said to
be very well coanected, cud whose ore Weed over from the
lest session, wee placed at theberte tabs her Idol upon several
charges of obtaining goods by Isles pretences,
Mr. Robinson, Mr. Metthlie, end Mr. Orridge conducted
the prosecution oo behalf of the London Association for the
Protection of Tra e; Mr. Gifford end Mr. F. H. Lewis
appeared for the defendant.
The first om w e thattaken against the rimer was a
charg of obtaining three boo=sts, values M., hose an sad-
hal florist and milder, Eased Brandon. It appear that
One of his customers wee the Hon. Kra. Stewart, and that in
the beginning of November he received a letter purporting to
come from that lady, regneetias him to send three bourne
end other article. to the Star sad Garter Hotel, Richard.
The goods were sent a• directed, aid It was ved that the
, who 'hided at Petersham, and was known as Mrs.
ryirwirlit, sent a woman named Kirby to the Star and Getter
sod obtained parer= of the articles, which were afterwards
hand In her possension. When be pelmet was tabu tab
.seedy, she said she knew she bed done wan, bat asked
ter mercy on account of her MAW&
Mr. Roberiahew, another webelesa, who bad ham the
priseaer for several years, said that he bed @applied her with
geode elder the sena of Willson end Jones. He wee peal
he are goods through the prisonsee truer.
Is answer to • question put by Mr. Gifford, the witness
rid that he always understood the real name of the Owner
to he Tyrwhitt.
Mr. Gifford, at the close of the ors foe the porsontion,
submitted that there was nothing to go to the pay, inas-
much as there was no evidoaoe to negative the representh-
tion of the prisoner that she really was the Honourable
Mrs. Stewart, or ttat she had no authority from that
person to apply for the goods.
The Recorder, after a abort consideration, mid it appeared
he him that the soldier for the prosecution was daketive in
the material point sagenead by to. learned counsel, sad
whatever sospicleu the jury might entertain relating to the
prisoner's conduct, they would not be justified in convicting
her upon the pres oat charge.
A verdict of Aor Guilty was acoordiogly taken.
The pr Boner was than charged upon a second indictment
with obtaining throe ladles hats from Mr. Heath, a hatter,
Owyhee on Nair., at Hyde-park-corner.
In this one it sparred the prisoner had ended for the
goods in tee name of Mrs. INIIIIOII, of Clogs-hope% Wind-
sor, and the articles were sent es directed. It wae proved
that the ord.r for the goods wee in the handwriting of the
prisoner, but the only order* to show that there re no
suet person r Mrs Vernon residing at Windsor wee that
of the police operable who was sent down to make inquiries
upon the antler
The Recorder ruled that stronger evidence ought to have
been given upon this poise, end that some one living in the
town and well acquainted with all the persons residing there
might to have boas called ea a witness.

Thejury therefore again returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
A third charge was then entered into, of having unlawfully
attempted to obtain go..de by faire pretence*.
In this CAM it appeared that the prisoner went to the shop
of Meters. Lewis and Allenby, in Regent-street, end selected
various articles, which she directed to be sent to the Star
and Garter, et Rictmond, to the Lim Km Stewart; sad
she at the i.e.. time stated that she wee that lady, sad that
she was staying at the Star sad Garter, and thst her home
reeklenos was Sydney-gardens, Bath. In consequence of
somethins that transpired it appeared that the goods were
net pared with, and a feet,days afterwards the preasentom
received a letter from the prisoser, reqoeeting them to keep
the goods until she called for them, and they should be paid
for.

Mr. Gidard, in hie address to the jury on behalf of the
prisoner, and be felt smeared that it the jury had beard
nothing of the former cum they would not, for a moonlit,
think of convicting a lady of obtaining goods by false pre-
tences, when nothing more we. proved against her than that
she had ordered them to be mat to a particular place, and
artbeerpseatly osanewmamled the order. and promfired to pay
for them. tie mid he slisaM he in a position to prove Wet
the prisoner was highly osansteed, and thatake waa posesseed
of maple mains, and therefore could not have had the
slightest inducement to commit an offence of this description.
Hs should also, be odd, he to a condition to show that the
prisoner bad safe/id severely from Illness, end that bet mild 1
eras weakened, and this bad led her to commit these sets, hat
without any intention to defraud the weal from whom the
goods were obtained.
Dr. Green, a physician, residing in Golder-square, wae thin
'remised, mid be stated that be had known the prisoner for
twenty years, and during that period she had on several oc-
casions suffered severely in her heed, and was very dies deli-
rious. He knew that she was In good oireatastsnoss, and
could have had no Inducement to defraud tradesmen of their
good., as she had plenty of mossy to pay for them, and he
mild not account for her conduct, except upon the supposl.
: Lion that she wee acting under a mania which led her to
ob go
tein ods from troltemen under differebt names.
Mr. Metcalfe said ebould call tide ait anis for stealing.
Mr. Lewis. the solicitor tor the terroner, proved that
she wee to the intrreet of 11.0001 in her own right,
end free from the eon.rol of her busload or any other person.
Mr. Metcalfe, in his reply noon the evidence for the de-
fence, mid be really could hardly understand what the de-
linos was that bad been scitto7 by his leaned Maid, anima
it was that a pinion ia circumstances OM wino was
entitled m the interest 11,0001. might with
commit eats fee which a poor person would be at cm=
with the enmity of the law.
The Reeceder having gummed cep
The jury Move retuned a rustic. of Ossify.
Mt. Metcalfe stated that the primmer lied GNAW pods
kali • put ray ether Indiums by gift foe wow