The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-01 00:00:00

THZ CALECDAR.

Althongb the last sessions only concluded on Base*
afternoon, there are at the present sessions 49 pima
for trial, 43 being indicted for felony, and 6 for Ida.
meanour. The canes are of the usual elan,
of robberies from the person, embezzlements ;lea
offence appears to be on the increase), smalls ea Ilse
police, assaults with the infliction of bodily harm, Me*.
nig and entering dwelling-houses, uttering a forged ad.
for the payment of money, cutting and wounffing,lig
stealing, and several minor offences. The state of edam.
tion of the prisoners was reported to be as Mien:—
can neither read nor *Ate, 14 ; can read only, 2 ; eland
and write imperfectly, 31 ; can road and write well, 1

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111POrtANT 6HARGIA TO THE GRAND JURY. —MEUM
JURE NT%TEN.
On the grand jury being sworn by Mr. Rumba", 14
crier of the mart,
The Assistant-Judge addressed them as follows:—fist.
dolmen of the Grand Jury, —You are no doubt made*
aware of the nature of your duties to render any dirndls
from me unnecessary. I may, however, remind yea NM
it is your promos to ascertain by the examination of the
witnesses on the book of each indictment which is bra*
before youwhether the facts proved satisfy you that aphis
kale case of guilt is established. The examination of me
witness may in your judgment prove this prima fade or,
and you need not then trouble yourselves further. bat at
once find a true bill. At the same time you should a
take upon yourselves to ignore any without examining may
witness who can be brought before you. On the peseettem
cession the calendar contains comparatively few mass; yee
this I fear does not indicate any diminution in the nmeW
of e
between the
offences, but is obviously consequent on the ray giblet
interval which has last arson sad
the resent. You wi not, therefore, be much occupied,
but d the contrary were the fact, I can hardly my that
your utility would be likely to compensate for the dermal
upon your time and attention. Some serioas minds
have, as you are aware, lately occurred in reference to the
proceedings of grand juries, but I would not treat the, r
grounds of objection for mistakes which must and will ocean
any for mof administration, but I allude to them became*"
have had the effect of recalling public attention to the
subject, and this enables me to repeat what I hare fim
quently urged from this place, that the result of my et•
perlenee has satisfied me that apart from the mustiest d
, abolishing grand juries as a part of our system, their 'elm
ference in the great majority of mom within this juin:beim
can and ought to be dispensed with. It may appearances&
one that criminals should he proceeded alpinism • different
manner in different parts of the icMgdom, but it meet lie
remembered that in the metropolitan district cases are met
for trial by magistrates of legal knowledge and exrerienee,
and that they carefully reform the duty which in other
places devolves on grand dui its. I may for a moment all
your attention to another matter of no small importable,
which has several times been obsei red upon by gentlemen
in the sane petition as yourselves. I allude to the poet
number of trifling cases which the magistrates el
police-courts are not at present authorised to by in
a summary manner. You will find in the 4:
sesaion no less than five cases in which persons am
vrith embezzling small re main the course of their employment
in the service of bakers, dairymen, and others, all d
which have to go through the routine of committal, tai
ing by a grand jury, and trial by a petty jury, with in the
loss of time and expense that necessarily follow, whim Pm
tics might be most satisfactorily secured by the police am
gistrate in a few hours at the utmost. I have felt it a
duty to press this and other analogous classes of crime
upon the notice of the government, and I am not without
hopes of a remedy being provided during the next semis
of parliament. I will now, gentlemen, remit you to the
peformance of your duties.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
FNMA) BY A CLIMK.
lars
John Francis Harley, a young man of respectshle
pearance, described on the charge sheet as residing at
Frith-street, Sabo, and by profession a clerk, was
before Alderman Sir R. W. Carden with stealing en the
24th of August last • port-office order for the payment ci
71., the property of Mr. Alfred Lager-ton, seed mireallaer
No. 5, Aldgate, his master.
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had beer Dose
time in his aersioe as clerk, and his duty was, while bs
(prosecutor) was on his journeys travelling for ordas,te
receive all monies, cheques, drafts, money-orders, and Ws,
and after entering them in the cash-hook and paining the
sums to the credit of the customers in the ledger, to foe
ward the documents and securities to bim. On Wards,
last he (the prosecutor) called upon a customer at Oxfords
of the name of Chaundy, for an account of 71., who
that gentleman produced to him • document ekteell
by the prisoner, acknowledging the receipt of a mow
order for the amount, dated the 23rd August last. The
order had been cashed at the head money order office is
London on the 24th August, and on an inspection of the
books it had been ascertained that the amount had ad
been entered the prisoner in the cash-book, nor pada
to Mr. Chaundy's credit in the laser. This moron
when taxed sal it the prisoner state' in the prance °I;
detective officer Smart that it Wail true he had mane
the order, but that he had lost it together with the Isted
in which it had been forwarded from Oxford.
In reply to the Alderman, the prosecutor stated that he
had reason to believe that this was not a solitary instance
of fraud committed by the prisoner, but as he (theht he pro he s.
tutor) bad reached home late on S rturday nigd
not had time to go with minuteness tbrou:h the books rs
es to ascertain the extent of the prisoner's defaleatiseer
and on this ground he must ask for a remand for a vat
Alderman Sir R. W. Carden granted the reread se
prayed, and refused the prisoner's application to be ail'
milted to bail

BOW-STREET.
strnatsnv AT A Prerrne DT-ALTA.&
Francis Knight, 21, printer. and Mary Bresnan, 18,
Cieltute, living together at No. 3, Parker-street, Warr
*, were charged with having in their possession two 00
paintings, stolen from Mr. Thomas Warren, picture dealer,
of Broker's-alley. Long-acre.
It appeared that on the night of the 6th ult., Kr.
Warren, having securely closed his shop at about half-pssl
9, and gone to bed early, was woke up about hal-
past 11 by a crashing and rattling at the shop window. ris
went downstairs, and found that the shutter-bar bid MI
" sprung." and one of the shutters removed ; Tone
for a man to p
lasshadbeen
act
through.
oat, leaving
saenven oapertuiliwpalanatiessa mead
been carried off. He went to theme -boos
to give information to the police. la.
yell, 15 F, and Constable Dowdall, 11'3 F, west
the spot and examined the premises. After rearm
ing inquiry Aelriell obtained information is ease
quence of which he went to the lodgings of thprig°.
fn Parkin-street last night, and found them in bed WOW%
Be told them who he was (though that was a matter
form, as they knew b'hn perfeetlyi and said be had come
for some pictures. Knight said " What pictures?" Afk*
tell replied, " There was a burglary committed in Ember
alley, on the 6th of lest month, and I know you how.,
of the pictures here. I want them." The pr soner Knight 3
plied, " I know nothing about it. It will asks you
your time to fix zee." Achrell searched the plass ,a."
found two of the mining oil paintings. Knight rad,
I know nothing about them. They were left hese." t"
i.'
searching theplase Ackrsll found a leather brief beg.=
pocket outside and patent spring lock, oontainizir
nap'ains. marked W. R. Wool, a bottle of chlorodyne_ •••?;
of chemicals, and wine pike; articles. He also We

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