The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-05 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Bohn Mr. Clew.)

&Aire drawr B;Assiorytr, ocavited um his own con.
heel= of robbing hie employer, Mr. Nutt, bookseller, of the
Strand, of books vales 1601. was brought m , hut hie sentenes
wee until mill out ;smith, to alba him time to give
Zak if he &alibi proper to do ea, which might
lead to the recovery of some books still missing.
Leo* lriamost, Richard Waters, Astray Waters, Ms
wile, and May WrifAt, were brought up for judgment.
They 1111111 a:evicted at the last sessions at Westminster,
eappeoea the prossentims of the authorities of the pariah of Saint
for keeping brothels. The cases were reported
at the lime. The court untamed Flamini to one month,
Wright lo three weeks, and each of the Waters.' to two
seethe herd Weser.
Mr. Methane was counsel for the pariah, Mr. Sleigh ap-
pend for Flamant, and Mr. Ribton appeared for Wright.
The court heard an appeal against a thatardy order, mad*
at the instance of Emma Mary Davis upon William Charles
Kellar.

.11 etoalfe appeared for the appellant; Mr. Sleigh in
antiVeof the order.
was a curious point in this case. The paternity was
admitted ; but it appeared that, prior to the birth of the
child, an agreement was entered into by which the appellant
was to give 61., and be relieved from all further claim. Be
10s. at the time the agreement was made, and the
balance (10s.) was paid after tbe child was born, and it was
held that this was a payment for the maintenance of the
child, and, notwithstanding the agreement, rendered the ap-
pellant liable to the order of affiliation.
Mr. Metcalfe argued that it was a payment under the
agreement, and must be considered as an obligation entered
Into before the birth, and not a imbeequent contribution to-
wards maintenenoe.

Mr, gam, ea the other side, urged that the agreement
Itself woo void to point of law u against public pobcy, and
is eostravoution of the statute. Ibe court held that the
ardor was roads upon good grounds, and dismissed the
appeal with coots.

THZ QUERN I. SAVES, SHEEHY, AND OTHERS.

Thane were lions instituted M the instance of the
perish of Whitechapel and Wapping against dm
perms, tar keeping brothels. They were originated by a
society formed far the suppreesion of the brothel nuissnos in
the seett-ead perishes. The defendants having left the
basses, for Moping which they were indicted, end given up
poise/ratan, wanton Tuesday permitted to plead guilty, and
were ordered to enter into eurettes to appear to receive the
judgment of the court when called upon.
Mr. Cressy said the law would be enforced against the
dedsadante if Miry were at my future time guilty of similar
conduct, and were brought up to be dealt with by the court.
Mr. Bodkin appeared on behalf of the parish authorities ;
Mr. Sleigh for tM defendants.

(Before Mr. Payne.)
Richard Walker, a young man, 23 years of age, was In-
aided for having sseaultod Maria Mills. He surrendered.
Mr. Orridge conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh and
Mr. 31•Dounall were counsel for the defence.
This awe kited a considerable time, and caused a good
deal of amusement in the court, from the circumstance
of the assault the defendant was charged with having
committed on the day of his marriage being, the cause of
his passing his bridal night in durance vile in one of
the cells of the House of Detention ; and it would
have lasted a great deal longer, thus Wog a
number of ',Unseen for the defence, had not a Ida&
of compromise bees entered into at the close of the ease for
the prosecution, by which the defendant pleaded guilty by
the advice of his counsel to a charge of common assault, end
aver discharged cm entering into a reoognieetwe to her
*mast whin celled upon. When it wee a this
t had been made, several of the jute= old they
tsf274lrtre evidence did not make out a case of common as-
sault at ell, other, said they were of quite a cannery oplaios.
The proesestris was the wile of an engineer residing d
_Del-
ete*, and on the afternoon of the 21st of July, the didis&mt
end two others ware in the garden of the second house from
hers " larking" with a broom, which was thrown into the
neat garden. Mrs. Mills was in her garden at the time, and
made some remark about their proceedings, and shortly after-
wards there was a knock at her door. She was just then
poking the Sr., end went to the door with the poker
in her band. She found the defendant at the
door; he made some inquiry about the broom,
and, seeing the poker in her hand, he Hunched
it and struck her on the arm and scroll the breast. She
cried out, ands Mr. Whitby and his wife went to her assist-
mice. The defendant struck at them right and left. Ulti-
mately the defendant was gives into custody, sad he dated
in answer to the charge that as he was swinging the broom
in the air it dew out of his hand, and on his going civilly to
ark Mrs. Mills for it the came to the door with the poker in
her hand, and threatened to use it about him if be did not
take himself off. To prevent that he seized the poker, when
' he was pet upon by Mrs. Mills and the other witnesses, sad
what he did wee in his own defence. He was married that
morning, and the wedding was kept at a friend's two doors
tram Mrs. Mills's. One of his friends said Mrs. Mille fought
like a man.

The defendant, baying entered into a reoognieanoe condi-
tioned .. &boys stated, was discharged.
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William Wales, 48, and William MaJapans, 28, the
latter • custom-hones officer, were tried on Teseday, Wale,
for stealing, and Makepesce for felonioualy receiving with •
guilty knowledge, two shells, the property of the Rut and
West India Dock Company, the employers (tithe first-named
prisoner.
Mr. Sleigh, instructed by the solicitors to the Dock Com-
pany, prosecuted ; Mr. Metcalfe defended Makepeace; Wales
defended himself.
From the evidence of William Long, one of the constables
of the Rut end West India Dock, it appeared that as the
Makepeace was leaving the dock on the 24th of
farr about mid•day, he was stopped, In consequence
of it being suspected, from the awkward manner in
which he -was wearing his hat, that there was some-
thing In it. When questioned, he said he had •
shell, but on his bet being taken from his head two
shells were found in it. They were worth 3.. Ile said they
wero given to him by the mate of a reseal whom he did not
know exactly, and on his acknowledging that he was an
oftker of her Majesty's Custom', the constable told him that he
was astosished at • person in his position attempting to take
things out In that way, aed that if they were legally in hi.
custody he must go back to the mute and get • proper pass
for them. Us went beck ae if to do se, end gave • false 1:11011S
John Swing. Two hours elspeed, and as he did not return
the omit went to search of him, and after a while found
him as the River Quay, where he was engaged drawing
samples. When asked why he had not returned with the
paw, he equivocated, saying be could not find the mate, that
it was no use looking for bids any longer, that he did not
know him ; but the constable settled the matter by taking
him to the police aka, and then he said he rammed the
shells from Wake, who was employed In the cotton ware-
honor; Waal, on todug confronted wi.h Makepeace, said he
had given them to him, and that be hod picked them up in the
warehouse, where they were km eking about. Wales had been
employed In the shell warehouse, and from a cask there 18
shells were missing.
Mr. Metcalfe urged that there was an absence of Moutons
intrudes, and the jury retired to consider their verdict.
After being absent some time they speed to a verdict of
Guilty, with • recommendation to mercy.
Mr. Payne sentanoed melt of them to one month's hard
labour.