The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1867.

Mr. fi:blon lie was unable to state any positive
opinion as to the gute of mind of the prisoner. All he
could say was that he had not discovered any indications
of insanity in his conduct since be had been under his
charge. _ _

/18"ron Channel then explained to the jury the nature of
tLe inquiry in which they were engaged, and after a short
consultation they returned a verdict that the prisoner was
mute of malice.

A plea of not guilty was ordered to be recorded.
The prisoner was then asked whether he desired to be
trio 1 by a jury of Englishmen or one partly composed of
Englishmen and partly of foreigners ; but although the
pe,tion was repeated several times, no answer could be
obtained.

Mr. Daly, who appeared for the prisoner, said he had
no objection to his being tried by an English jury ; but, as
the prisoner's witnesses had not yet arrived, he asked
that the trial might stand over to the following day.
The application was granted, and the prisoner was
removed from the bar.

THE CHARGE AGAINST COLONEL NELSON AND

LIEUTENANT BRAND.

The bill against these gentlemen was not pre-
sented to the grand jury until late in the morning, and it
was e•pected at one time that it would not be considered
by them until all the other business had been disposed of.
At 12 o'clock, however, the bill was sent upend the several
witnesses were called on and examined. At half-past one
o'clock the grand jury came into court and returned both
bills as "Not Found."

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
WII(,I.E4ALE LETTER nTEALING.

.....
Stephen Framan, a letter carrier in the Eastern district,
was charged with stealing 180 letters entrusted to him for
delivery in the ordinary course of his duties.
It appeared that fur some days past there had been
numerous complaints of the non-delivery of letters on the
prisoner's walk, which is in theCommercial•road. Rumbold,
one of the Post•oflice constables, being instructed to inquire
into the matter, told the prisoner that there had been com-
plaints, and that he was suspected of stealing the letters. The
prisoner appeared confused, and put his hand to his
pocket. Itumbolt searched him, and found a packet of
letters on him. Afterwards lie went to the prisoner's
lodgings, where he found a quantity of letters, the whole
number being 180.
Me was remanded for further investigation.
CLERK EN WELL.
COMMITTAL FOR NTRALING WIN!.

Tkmnoa 11," d I fans McDonald, Edward McDonald,
and James Oakley, were charged with being concerned,
with others not in custody, in stealing a quantity of port
wine and stout, of the value of 51. Its., from the Victory
beerahop, Newington-road, the property of Mrs. Louisa
King.
Mr. Louis Lewis prosecuted ; Mr. Ricketts defended
Verey and two other prisoners ; and Mr. T. Wakeling
defended E. McDonald.

The defendants had been in the habit of visiting the
complainant's house, and on the night of the robbery, from
what came to the knowledge of the prosecutrix, she went
into the skittle-ground and saw that the lid of the cellar
bad been tampered with. She saw three of the prisoners
hastily leave the cellar, and after they all left the house
information was given to the police, and the prisoners were
apprehended, and they were then all the worse for liquor,
and denied any knowledge of the robbery.
In answer to Mr. Ricketts, the complainant stated that
when the prisoner Vezey was first brought to her she said
she could not identify him, but she was now sure that he
was one of the men.

The magistrate discharged Vezey and committed the
other prisoners to the Middlesex sessions for trial, but
consented to take bail, two sureties in the Bum of 30/. each,
and the prisoners themselves in the sum of 60/. each.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
RoIiBINU A CHRISTY MINSTRFI..
_ . _

William Hayes, a tall, gentlemanly-looking young man,
who gave the address No. 343, Strand, was charged
before Mr. Knox with stealing an overcoat, of the value of
101.. the property of Mr. H. T. Mudge, one of the Christy
Minstrels. There was a second charge against the prisoner.
Mr. Mudge said he resided at the Crown Hotel, Rupert-
street, and on Tuesday afternoon last, he was lying down
in his room taking a little rest. He was awoke by the
prisoner who asked him the address of a person. Ho told
the prisoner that he would get it for him the next day, and
the prisoner remarked that he (Mr. Mudge) appeared sleepy,
and that he would leave, and did so, taking his (Mr.
Mudge's) overcoat of the value of 101., with him.
Police-constable Butcher, 137 C, said that on taking the
prisoner into custody and telling him the charge, he at
first denied all knowledge of the coat, but afterwards said
that he pledged it for 10s., but did not know where.
Police-constable Dawson, 301 A, said there was a second
charge ready to be preferred against the prisoner.
M. Constant Van den Brunch, of Argyll-street Regent-
street, said he was dining at the New York Hotel,
Liecester-square, yesterday evening, and left his coat in
the coffee-room, from which place it was taken.
Dawson said that when the prisoner was brought to the
Vine-street station by Butcher, he challenged him with
stealing the coat of W. Van den Bronek, and at first be
denied it, but afterwards he said be was at the New York
Hotel, yesterday, and that it was no use attempting to
deceive him (Dawson), as he did take the coat, and that
he had pledged it for 10s. in 'ardour-street. He also
said that he did not know what I him to do it,
and that no one knew what he gone through during
the past few days.
The coat having been produced by a pawnbroker', assist-
ant, Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner, who seemed in a
very desponding state of mind.

SOUTHWARK.
DITRAUDING THE SOUTH•NASTIEN RAILWAY COMPANT.-