The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

GU HALL.

'Yahoos Johmem, isewibed se a watchmaker at Ratcliffe,
bat who lEpad chandler's shop In the neighbourhood of
Whitecha , was planed at the bar before Alderman
Gabriel, with having unlawfully in hia possession
a gold watch and other property which were supposed to
hays been stolen.

It appeared that on the 26th of January last the prisoner
sold a gold watch to Messrs. Walker and Johnson, gold and
Inver refiners, of Aldersgate-street, which was subsequently
'destined by a government engineer, from whom it had bean
otology upon which Messrs. Walker and Johnson gave it up;
and when the prisoner came again about a week ago they
me him into custody.
Mr. Wontner submitted there was no case before the court
with regard to the gold watch, and there was no evidence
that it had ever been stolen.
Aklerosan Gabriel said that part of the charge was dis-
missed; but he wished the prisoner to account for the pos-
semies of the separate parts of a silver watch end some gold
sad aim odds and ends which ha had Oared for sale.

Mr. Wontner said there was not the slightest ground for
supposing that the Slyer watch had been stolen, as it was
admitted by the regimes that the prisoner dealt to article* of
that description, and that silver watches were commonly sold
in that broken-up state for the intrinsic value of the metal.
With regard to the falls address which was alleged to have
been given, the prisoner had given his lest address, which he
had very recently left.
. .

A reePectable'witness gave the prisoner s good character.
Alderman Gabriel mid the prisoner had not accounted
eathifectortly for the pore/Mon of this property, which the
court had reasonable ground to suppose had been stolen. and
the sentence, therefore, wee that the prisoner be committed
for two menthe to prison.
Mr. Wonter said he should appeal.
Alderman Gabriel said he should require two bail in 401.
each.
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Woutoer thought that was acceesioe bail to be required
in a police court.
Alderman Gabriel said the cam tru of eufficient importance
to oall for it.

The iiiMeer wee then removed, and hail wa. ultimately
othnd and accepted.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Sward Be•jmosis, $ Jew, who described himself as a
bullion dealer, was placed at the bar before Mr. Blades,
charged with receiving a pe'ion of silver plats, pert of a
bulk valued at 2,0001.. stolen from No. 26, Grosvesor-
square, the property of Lord Foley.
John Tompkin, the under bailee to Lord Foley, seld
had charge of the plate. It was all safe in the dead ca the
27th March last, at which time, as he was to leave teem be
locked the closet door and sealed ap the key, whisk la gam
to the prisoner for the steward. On returning with the
family to town on Tuesday last, he received the key in the
same date; but, upon examination, found the reatter por-
tion of the plate had bees stoles. The two Aver tops of
dressing-cam baths produced he identified as part of the
stolen property, though the meet bad been partially oblite-

Mr. Henry Baker, the chief butler, mosleed the key of the
plate closet, ended, and restored it to the last witness in the
same Mate.

lir. Charles Kelly, earlstant to hr. Bryant, 64, Barbican,
reaper, said the prisoner cams to him • few days ago for the
assay on a small by of AM he bad left ht the morning.
Tee bar was purchased. Primmer produced two bottle-tops,
which he showed him, end witness saw they were silver.
The prisoner got • file and died the crest part off one, while
the witness warn trying the others la the usual way, the
asst of which hal hese obliterated. His suspiakes were
around ; but he parehesed the two, which 2 on.
and a trifle, at ss. per omee. Os Thursday, the Cit
I detective officer, gave him isformatas of the , end
witness mad, knows all that had takes place.
Inspector Thornton, of the A division, debertive depart.
meat, apprehended the prisoser sow the Royal Exoltange
as Friday eftwaeas. Os bang hha he was charged with
having la his posetoks Forties at 2,0001. worth of
phis steles beet Lard Foley's, end that he bed sold
the same in /3ssirken, he add, " Ifee," but be could
serpent for ft; he had bought what he said of • maat
dlrrell'a door, fa Berthas, who told him he had Round the
sees at a Sr.. Oa serreeing the prisoner he hued a bill-
head of the sale of the bar of silver on the man erg of the
day the other articles were sold, se described by he witness
Kelly.
Sergeant Teaser, eceoweedsd by Ball sad soother,
searched prisoaer's home, the latter having given a lard
of address, in which he Ares thworibed sec erne rad on-