The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-20 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION&

(Before Mr. Peaky, 0.C., Ambeast-Jadge, at Westatbeter.)
disztoteler /heir, 20, labourer, was Indicted for a nib-
desammoar, =dor 'the Seth motion of the Mutiny Ad,
In Burnell,fully attimpted to the
and permed*
John a soldier belonging to the Boyal Horse Artil-
lery, to desert from her Msjeety's service.
Ur. Tindal Atkinson madatted the prosecution, which he
mid had been instituted by direction of the authorities at the
War-ofilos, sad it was not an unimportant one, the
helm that the prisoner had endeavoured to peat "X
nwti for a rider of the Royal Have Artillery to damn for
dr of his ealirging Into the Rest India Company's
for the sake or the extra bo®q This was not an
isolated instanos ; the same thing had Imen systematically
carried on, and of comae, when dateetioa took place, it wee'
but the duty of the authoring' to bring the odeaderi to
paniehnient.
John Bunted staked that he was a wider is the Royal
Horse Anglify, and as the Wilt of le lilt Wool-
wich with a third pain, tatiadiag to red an the fol-
lowing day he met the primmer >n C Wrh
Waster. He raked wham Via was on leave, and he ',OM
that be was. They were togethir eons time, sad M aigM
ha slept at • ailewlesse. Oa the following Ekombena
saw the prieriser, whe told him that le was •Or
soldier of the (Metre= Omni, sal had lb db-
charge. Witame this told hire he misled to d=.
11
the primmer said he could late hire he a pima la
lime with his (Weise 's Meehan_ where he Gond slangs
his =lions Sir pI abaa Wfdere told Ides that
his pan was • kraal tee. The Warm this took
him to a plate sear Taw-I „ to • dealer
in clothes, who fehrred dam to smother plies. A_ Plan-
gent same ay sad took hiss iato cosy,,ea immie of
attempting to desert. (The whams was is ailibey treasody
in court)
The poliosma, James Jolts stint, II K, stated that he
soiled the gamer sad the ardlleryama logethir on Tower-
lig, sad having somempieloa that the lear meant to drift,
lima the dkiy does* madlios of his uniform, the &patet-
ismo el the ptiesser, and their looking about for a clothes
diehr, ha webbed them. They west to • *bop, and on
bevies he made arm 'may, an this went after them.
The pilaw mid dm min had Ids disoherp from the Guards
withMm, which statemest was lass, se he knew that the
solar were the Artglery end sot • Claimbmia's uniform,
and he took hint into custody for attemplbg to desert, and
theTcasat charge was made ageism the primmer.
said nothing in his Mose&
The Tr:4'l%nd him (holly.
kir. Atkinson said it woe quite a system for soldiers to
been from the Its and to eclat in the Ram India envies,
for the mks to the bounty. Bash had been the intention in
this Menses. _ _ _

The Aselsoint-Jadp deferred the sentence.
John &sky, 47, was indicted for stealing 46 flannel shirts,
80 pairs of tronsiss, sod other etude., of the value of 601.,
tis pespartp at Cher Serail Barrier" hie master. He

iriCiewb slated that the prisenr, for whom be ap-
pend, had been 23 pin is etteermy, bet forfeited 20 yesrs
of that service for being absent without hereof 21 days.
He served in the Crimea, and had the metal and clasps for
Alms, Beleklus, Inkirmaan, end the siege of Sebastopol.
He wee mesa to Colonel Paknahani, end dim his death to
Sir Charles IthemiL Subsequently he wag discharged from
diethilitee, without being emitted to any presion. He then
entered this service of the pecesomor, a img-nissieer in the
li=rket,es • salary of 12.. a week. No doubt he had
at hie employers, but the whole of it could
cmred=r7or 101. The primmer led • femaly to support.
The tor MUM that the Mille the property wee
601., although only 101. had been raised upon it. The 'rei-
nvest had been in hie service about eighteen months, and by
his pay and gratuities he made .bout 18e. per week. The
pledgMets comeneued la January last.
Sestheice wee deemed.
Aboard wiltism, 18, wee indicted for stealing tt=
of has"' Coburg dresses, value 31., the property of
James Milligan end Co., of Gutter-lane.
Kr. Cooper promecuted.
It append that prorentor'slraveller left his phaeton at •
draper's door, when, notwithstanding it was being watched
by a boy, the priaoser managed to pt behind unobserved,
sad to steal • bundle of ooburge. He was stopped with it
by • policeman, whom be told he was going to take it to his
mesesee, se be had picked it up in the street. He was takes
to the station, end information wee afterwards remised of
the theft. The traveller did not min the parcel until he bad
gone some diatoms from the shop.
The prisoner was found Guilty, and it was then proved
that after several previous convictions, be wee sentenced on
the 11th of September, 1864, to four years ;mai servitude,
which expired on the 10th ult , and he wee discharged from
Parkhurst on that day. White in Parkhurst, he behaved
very 111, sad sided some or the prisoners to escape. When
his sentence woe up, he wee under punishment for insubor-
dination.
The Court sentenced him to "sun years penal servitude,
sad hoped he would to sent to Western Australia.
Riehdrat Barlay, 31, wee convicted of stealing • piece of
teem. He bed bean bar times ouoviottid, and had been
senteued to erns years transportation. It appeared that
belied ter about 11 montbs been working honestly for a liveli-
hood Ince his discharge.
Swims was deferred.

Mr. Telfoittd &h4lprossoated.
Hairy Williams, 26, eenviotcd on Monday of dealing •
tenth, value fm., the property of Martha Psalms, flute
• shop-door la Higli-strest. Poplar. The rimed bsd only
Just sieved • star of l 2 months when be oasinitted this
aid. There ware fear other ooadditas spinet his, mad
he bed been treeripartsd fer sides yews.
He was no. sintbseosd to sight years' purl servitude.
Maria Hart, 46, plaided guilty to • show of having
stolen Vbs. of meat, the property of Friends litavembeer.
As had been throe these wadded snissearUy of steding
mat.

respectabis-looldas shady stated that the prioraer
wee Ida wile. Re ha l beta to a far bater position la ble
dm be we, et pessent, sad the primmer had bees a good
wile haute she pt etaasaell with patios who to
her
loin et &kik*. sad whoa they bad got ler to spend
all her wan. NA the wee uadsr the Maros et dusk, she
(10111311dUld the. sere d lasseay. It was insane* neat that
she aohowst bonen abs wee `went; it was ell through
abb. H. yet bad hope of reaking bar • bright wanes, sad
at the expiration of the Katmai the *curt night pranossos,
sad be hoped it would be a laskat one, ho wadi wad her to
Canterbury, so be bad an opportunity of doing, end so break
off her acquaintance with those peruse whose evil soused
' and adrift had barn the cause of her latensperste habits and
her present position at the her. she savor did anything
wrong except who in a state of inebriety.
The Asaentat-Judp sintenoed her to ell mouths' hard
labour.