The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-10 00:00:00

The juiir•tarned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages,
22/. 15e.

WESTERN CIRCIIIT.—Wium, Aro. 9.
Wore Mr. Baron Mamell.)
• NODW JACK lINKPPARD.

A well-built rather good.lookiag young man, named Hairy
Waters, was indicted for stealing from the person of
Emanuel Braun, an sugino-driver, a silver watch, at Wells,
on the night of the 18th or morning of the 19th of May,
1860. This prisoner, who was brought before • jury of his
country heavily ironed, was an escaped convict, he haying
escaped from Dartmoor prison, whilst undergoing a
*eatence of six yews' penal servitude for burglary,
one year of which was unexpired. In May last
he committed the above robbery, and whilst under
committal at Wells prison, be contrived to make
his escape, which wu effected b the must daring and in-
genious means. He eluded the vigilanro of the police
authorities till he amvoil in London, when' he was cap-
tured by a City detective named Foulger, who at once con-
veyed him to Millbank, from whence be was removed by
habeas.
Mr. Caralake prosecuted ; the prisoner defended himself,
and emes-exanuned each witness with great cleverness
and tact.

The facts of the cue as detailed in evidence were as fol-
lows :—The
_prosecutor, Emanuel Braun, with several of
his "mates" and the prisoner were drinking together
at lithe City Arms Inn, Wells, on the evening of
the 18th. They left about 12 o'clock, accompanied
by the prisoner, and proceeded to the house of
one of the
Whilst
named Jones, which house wcs down
a pangs. they wen in this passage the prose-
cutor felt some one tugging at his watch, which was in the
left-ekle pocket of his waistcoat. At the woe time the
prisoner ran out of the passage. Proaccut..r immediately
called out "Stop !Um ; be has stolen my watch," and Jour.
started off in pursuit, and having caught him, the prisoner
iitiuggleil violently and succeeded in throwing him down.
Prosecutor came to his assistance, when the watch was dis-
covered lying near the prisons?. feet.
Prisoner made a very clever speech to the jury, contend-
ing that no proof whatever existed that the watch had been
in his pouctiion, or that it hall ever left the possession of
the prosecutor.
The jury found him Guilty; and a former conviction for
Mary having been proved against him, he was sentenced
years' penal servitude.

NORTH WALES CIRCUIT.—CHLwrza, Aun. 9.

Niel Puns COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.)
RTOCRPORT WATKRWOMI CO/STAVY V. TURNIII. —SPECIAL

JOST CAM

This was an action brought, by the Stockport Waterworks
Company against Mews. Turner, the owners and occupiers
of certain print works on a .team which is one of the
tributaries of the Mersey, to prevent them from polluting
that stream by poisonous fluids -being discharged into it from
their works.

The use was opened yesterday, and occupied the whole of
the day.
Mr. Collier, Q.C., Mr. Colon, and Mr. Wintyre were
counsel for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Welsby, Mr. Groves, and
Mr. H. Lloyd were the counsel for the defendants.
Mr. Oozes opined the pleadings, and Mr. Collier stated
the ease for the plaintiffs. It appeared that the de-
fendants' print works were built on a stream above
the river Merse►, from which the town of Stockport is imp
plied with water; and the defendants, by their works, have
rendered noxious these waters by their proems of
oe their manufacturing. There are several print works
this kind on the Mlle river, and of these Mews. Turner's
are highest up the stream. The Stockport Waterworks
Company u an incorporated company, which, in the year
1853, purchased all the waterworks and the nght to use
the water, w►ich at that time was held by Messrs. Man-
iacal, who had held it from 1816, ander the Provisions of aa