The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-20 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX amsaroxs.

The Noliirinber adjourned general sessions at the peace for
~thhee
county of Middlesex commenced yesterday morai, at
Itroad Simetuary, Westminster, beforene Mr.
u. Amisteat-Jiadge ; Mr. Payne, deputy ; and the
following magistrates :—Mr. e-wood Harwood, Mr.
11•Pribt air George RedlLimen, Mr. fiernbrooke, Mr.
T. R. num Mr. 0. B. B. wader!, Me Rankine Mr.
Fardooner, 'Mr. H. White, Dr. Bateman, Mr. Bashfoni,
Mr. Goodhart, Mr. Bopp, and Mr. H. J. Baxter.
jape Assistant-Judge—delivered the charge to the grand
The calendar contains the names of 57 prisoners ; 54
charged with felony, and three with misiemeanor.
&Noma hanklis Rigby, 37, clerk, was indicted for
felonioady embezzling a variety of some of money amoant-
ing in the tom 319 L Ils. 6d., received by him on
amount of e Gen Apotheairies' Compeny, Berner
street. Oxford-street, his master,. He pleaded. guilty.
Mr. Sleigh, on behalf of the prisoner, said the ease,
which had stood over from the previous session, as it had
Ibsen in contemplation to indict him on more serious c
was a panful one as far as the prisoner warp mucerned ui,
he had no doubt made use of his employers' money through
domestic misfortunes, which he (Kr. Sleigh) would not
further allude to than to my the prisoner bed been left
with six children to provide for without the
assistance of their mother. He bad done all he could to
show his contrition by his pleading guilty, and begged that
his sentencen. might be a lenient one on account of his
childre
Mc. Metcalfe (with whom was Mr. P. H. Lewis) said his
learned friend had so far correctly elated the case, but it
was right the court should be informed that these frauds
bad extended over • period of more than three yearn, she
first being committed In October, 1857. It was necemary
further to state that they were committed under Cirtillll.
stances exhibiting a good deal of deliberate cunning,
and in • manner which baled detection in auditing
the account& of the company, for he entered in
the accounts of piece/ling quarters the • items which
should hero been entered in the accounts of the
current quarter, and the other accounts having passed the
audit, the frauds were not found out Post-oMce orders
were sent from the country, the prisoner intercepted the
ler sod by Melds; the name of the company's secretary
to thm—theseby adding the crime of forgery to that of
embesslemento- he obtained the money, and appropriated it
to kis own use. It had been intended to indict him for forgery,
but under the circumstances, as the court bad full power to
deal with the case as it was presented before it, that course
had not been taken. and the company left the matter in its
hands. His sala• was 1201. a year.
The Asaistant-Jodge said it was the unanimous opinion
of the bench that this was a case which public justice re-
should be dealt with severely. A plea had been set up
by the learned counsel for leniency, on account of the
prbeeer's family, and although his punishment, no doubt,
would Indirectly fall upon them, the prisoner himself should
hare oonaidered that before. The mart felt it to be its
duty to sentence him to be kept in penal servitude fire years.
Area Briggs, 30, was indicted for stealing 90 silver spoons,
end other articles, value 90/., the property of Francisco
D'Alineedlee, Count Lamadio, the Portuguese Minister. He
pleaded guilty.
The prisoner, it appeared, had been in the count's service
' as footman fora short time, when he absconded with • '
quantity of plate. For five years he had been in '
the service of Lady Colchester, in Berkeley-square, and
left with • recommendation for good character. Subse-
quently he was rourgaged in her ladyship's establishment,
but was soon discharged for making away with his livery by
pawning ; and he obtained his situation at the Portuguese
embassy, 12, Gloucester-place, Portman-apron, by means of
the recommendation he obtained when he fint left Lady
Colchester. The prisoner was traced ant and apprehended
by Sergeant White (16 D) and Police-constable Argyle
HIM B), when he admitted the robbery, and said that, with
the exception of some few of the articles which he pawned,
be had sold the property to a Jew for 111.
The Assistant-Judge sentenced the prisoner to 12 months'
• herd labour, and said be would undoubtedly be sent to penal
servitude for • long term of years, if ever he was convicted
...r.

THE POLICE COURT&

DCATI4TREET.

Jeremiah Regan, seed h "St. Oiles's boy,*
wee brought before Yr. Carrie on • charge of aassalt and
highway robbery.
. Anne Allan, of 4,Beadcrt-builtlinp, Strand, deposed
'-On the 11th otober, at about eleven minutes to eight
(Mack in the evening I woe main along Little Queer
street, when I wee delayed by an detroction owing to the
breaking down of • van containing three hogsheads at
Agar. At the time I was carrying • drab leather beg, the
chain of which was twisted round my wrist. In the beg,
Weide. • pair of boots which 1 had purchased, and some
other articles, wee a canvas bag containing 1501. in Bank
notes and 58/. in gold, and • puree containing about 30e. in
silver.

—]fr. Carrie—Why how came you to carry over 2001. about
with you at night, in such a neighbourhood!
Witness—Oh, air, I do it for security--to take are of the
money.
Mr. Corrle- -A singular way to " take ears" of it.
Witness--There Se an aelooktion which has Mims at my
house, " The National Sunday Llngue," and ogee • week,
when the council meeting is held, the house is neassearily
open. Bo on those nights I always carry my money about
with me if I hive occasion to go out, for fear any.
body should get into the house. As I was look-
* at the van I felt a blow on my wrist, and • tug at my
beg, but I held tut, and looked at the parson attacking
me. It was the prisoner. He made another wrench at
Isth embmng gotdet
.awna.i.; the chain
wn .
.brtoaksingzidlni=
him, but after going some distancerdowe the street I hued
it tau so dark and I tau eo frightened lest they should
murder me, that I dare not go on, but returned to Quoin-
street, and told the first policeman I met what had m-
arred. No trees of the money has been found. It was all
I had, and the saving of years.
The prisoner—Are you sum I am the name mica ?
Witness—gaits sure. You were shows to me with •
number of others, and I singled you out at once.
The prisoner —lt is quite wrong. I know the parties who
committed the offices, for I was in the street at the time
and saw it, but I had nothing to do with it. I had bees
about all day, and when I got home I was taken
ill,alkW7have been laid up ever 1111200. But I will give thin
lumps of the parties, and when the lady seas the man that
mush:died the bag from her she will own that it was him,
and net me.

Mr. Corrle—Well, if that is so, you as tell the polio*
when to find him. la the meanwhile I shall keep you in
ousted ; bat if yea eta prove what you say you will the.
be duesarysd
Sergeant Holmes—l ham no doubt the parties he alludes
to were there, and had same sham M the robbery, but the
lady has ems them, and does not remember to have met
them on the night of the robbery.
F 48, deposed that he was on duty is Little
utrest on the night in question, and saw the prisoner
there in company with the two men is question. He was
again in the street a few minutes after the robbery, and wee
Informed of the robbery by the preseoutrix. He •
the prisoner, and that suepicios being confirmed by =
!ion he had received. lie had been is search of the prisoner
ever since, but had bees unable to had him till Sunday
night, when he met Mm ia Great Queen...trait sad took him
into custody.
Sergeant Holmes maid he had received information which
assured him of the accuracy of Mrs. Allen's statement, but
he bad little hope et obtaining any further (widow*.
Corrie—Cannot you trace the notes?
Sargent Holmes—Unfortunately Mr. Allen doss not
know the number.
Mr. Corrie—But surely • booty of over 2001. cannot have
hese so imuipktely got rid of as to leave no sign or trace.
Have he or his companions been spending large sums lately,
or what have they done with it all? Make further inquiries' ;
there is no hens m tryi
The prisoaart who said he "should not be the first man
that wee hung =saintly," was then remanded.

NOVEL Stiff Tat or Zarattanstfarrr. —A veryseriona
cam of einheaslentest was yesterday investigated at the
Liverpool potion court. N. W. Middleton, a clerk in the
employ of the Magnetio Telegraph Company, was placed
in the dock charged with • peculiar and pave system of
fraud. It appeared from the evidence adduced that the
prisoner swain the habit of receiving messages from Means.
Norris and Stuart. These firms used the stamps of the
Magnetic, Company, but did not always send them upon
their messages, though they afterwards supplied them to
the prisoner for that purpose. This circumstance enabled
Middleton to substitute old stamp in the place of
those supplied to him, and sell Messrs. Norris
and Stuart's stamps to other persons. These frauds
are believed to have been going on for some time put, and
it u feared that the Magnetic Company have beat
swindled to a serious ertent. The prisoner its remanded
mad Marsden bail being retuned. It was stated that
Kiddie.n bad been in gaol for eighteen months some time
time ago. It was also stated that while ta the Magnetics
Company's employ be had pined the entire confidence of
that body, and of their pristinel customers, who had pee.
seated him with a testimonial. _ _ .

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YIPI U ATIOY.

11.—Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at mean sea
level : each 10 feet, of vertical rise, causing oue.hundredth of us
loch diminution ; and each 10 deg. above 92 dog., causing three-
hundredths increase (nearly). L— lid I,bamometer In
skids. M,—Moistens/ ditto (for evapuraUon and dew point!.
A—Direction of wind ktrue—aot emetic). F.—Foroe oto 19
—estimated). C.—Cleed (1 to 9). I.—lnitial letter: b, blue sky;
s, clouds (detached) fog; 1, hall; 4 lightning ; m, mistY
o, overcast (dull); r, rein s, snow; t. thunder. A
ZW repeated augmenta-41me, re, each rain.

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