The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-23 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

JAN If Gawp was hiongll3eioftTthe Lord Mayor,
charged with having stolen several of the fixtures of an =-
inhabited house.
Joeeph Smith, plumber, said—l am employed by Mr.
Nutt of Fish-street-hill, who lived up to Saturday last In Beet-
cheap, but left the house that day untenanted. Before I het
the house on that day, at 6 o'clock, I saw the articles
safe there, and at a =sr= to seven next morning rw et!
the house agate. and found the private door was looked with
two locks, and just as I was turning away to get the
second key I saw the prisoner come out at the shop door,
and I said him what he wee doing there. He
said a labourer had given him a key to go in. I
took the pi-weer to our present
ything shop, and asked
my labourer whether he knew an of him, but the
reply was In the negative, end I then gave the prim= into
custody. In his possession ware found twenty door man
eleven roses, and a braes key belonging to the tap of the
boiler. I went to the house with the officer and we food
there several articles disturbed which had beat eats
on Saturday night. The gee-piping had also bent oat
from the premises. The prisoner most have heard me tryleg
the key in the lock of the private door when he was Inside
the house. I found that the door nobs sad roses had been
removed from the doors.

Tnw, if,: rid lo had taken the articles from the pri-
soner, and described the condition in which he had found
the
Ttee"prwor said he would reserve his defence for the
Can4ai Criminal Court. He was then committed for

Richard (Irwin, charged with haring robbed a gentleman
of his watch on Dyer's-wharf, was finally ex
The solicitor for the prisoner submitted to the Lord
Mayor, that as them was no evidenos to show that his
comet had been ever aceased Wore, and it was the practice
of magistrates to deal leniently with Ent oilmosa, a merle-
tint at the preset moment might sandy the sods of jamios.
Tee c oed Mayor—l shall commit him for trial, and cannot
be iodated to decide summarily in a cede of highway robbery.
Committed for trial.
017 ILDHALL
WZOLIPALI YZAUDA.

Aar Sitteksir. .Iles edit ILA, wee brought up
as reseed Were Aldermen charged with oaring •
forged cheek with heist le Mears Brett, of Hol-
born-1a He wee ehe charged with obtaining goods under
fehe prises of the aim Inn.
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• ignitions allemisd h;e7he Trade Protection Society
le an haat el MINIM lb" end shied OM tim
yrlecaer@ nee was Smart, end art ho bed an • throw
wombs sthaeled the nodes elks Trade POMO= lissistr,
and the meek wee • leembmal lemeheement.
At the bet eneselestith, the sedum In the sea of Nutt
and Co., tar two seam of elm baths esa, of use de vie,
I sad Ave "Mem of Bad& broody, were prednewl end reed.
Jahn ideate—l sea • einem in Wirema. Bretga
sad ea the Ma et I took two beers of ninetattles
seek of ma de vie, sad a gullies Weasel British lareedy,
to 6, New Church-rod, Camberwell, het I could not Ind
lb. Huh at the hoes, nor anywhere else in the street.
While I wee looking about, the primmer ewes op to ass
sad eased U I bed mans geode ler his; wed wpm
my Th bed seam hr Mb. Leh, be mit it
mil toil me in go whit Wm to the
Liemerik"..he meal labs asen ie. I Vag with
bin le Hes. I, and be adierwarde leek nod lo a yobbo homes
at the emir of the sheet es pay me. Ha embed ese ifl had
Amp dm • amp& I mid I had not, sad be then gave as.
the arrow peiand for W. 14s. 74., drawn open
the Dorking Brim& of the Landau end
C
Desk, sad dried *J. P. Grant." I mid raZ
arm like the writhe simmer, and Oast I would rather
have cos out of • maw book like the Beak of
Ragbag cheque beim. He then &mewl use old
chine, end asked no that wee the Had I He
cz:writheawls. end mid we maid miss it
ear beakers. Irbil I Ira mow Ides be mid his
seas wee Beak; hat be AU net ellinnertis tell me who
Great ems. When be pre me the &some, be mid he woad
all we Mears. Brett fu the balance ever and ahem ti. 16e.,
as jabs ef tbe geode delivered.
Mr. Ges. Gel* esid—l See la the Pork-road, Gahm I
an • chitln the Imedes sod County Bank, Lomberd-strest.
Ide not knew tha Omer. I know the writing upo the
asps pears& dined John Stuart." who taasmdjhart
OM ONININg at me beam. I have seen the writing many times,
toed know_the eseme perhetly well. From my kacewbdge
of Mr. names wade. I should say the cheque alpha
w J. P. Orem," to hie sad-writing.Stuarge scooted wee
demi we yews bask. Webs,. no customer, that I am
awes of, to the eame of J. P. Grant. The other chemise
=aam anew which have been drawn by John
wed taloa —n-&Alarms Bews—leit anderstand what you areaiming
Is pews him Is the primmer the John Stuart referred to ?
Xr. Magda (the eltisf awk)—That is what I am informed
they=illem shah&
Minis mid—l en clerk in the *emit of the
Leaden and Osenty Bank et Harbor, and during the ein
yaws I have been there no person of the sense of J. P.
hare bee bed any amount with us, and no such person bee
embed in
blew the neighbourhood to my knowledge. Ido net
the
Clinries=ll—l limas 30, Addington-plaoe, Camber-
well. I knew ihe Omer et the her by the name of Stuart.
I hove bed deabp with bin to that name. I have known
him sheet beer sesembe, bat net homy other name. He bought
seem mama duo sad paid as with a cheque, which I
mama ihr him.

Hama =TIM would be another awe spinet the pal-
mate, if pm tato.
Mrs. Vittoria Margaret Birnie said—l live at Windsor
Cottage, which wee formerly No. 6, New Church-road.
Cemberwell. I know the prisoner at the bar by the name of
, Nash. He lodged at my house ten days about six wreks
I ago. Es took the lodgings and paid a week in advance,
sad kik without notice, goyim he would he
back is breakfast, but he never returned. The carman
Adams brought the good. on the day before the prisoner left.
Adams left • stone bottle end two cases, and after he had
gone the prisoner asked permission to let the goods stand In
the ball for a short time, and In about a quarter of ea hour
he Margot with a oart sad took them away.
Edward Fennell said—l am a detective officer la the Cl
face. I apprehended the prisoner on the 16th of this month
at Liverpool-Meet, Kistes-crose. I found him by tracing
some goods there, where be was passing by the name of
James Sinclair. I told him I was an officer, and
mated kite for obtaining goods of Messrs. Brett,
of Holborn-hill, and paying with a forged cheque. I found
two cheques on the chewers in the room and 32 other
caredled q drawn on different beaks in various names
=es!, I also found upon him the invoice of
Brett's goods.
Mr. Martin—Did you and any money on him?
Puma—A counterfeit sixpence (Laughter.)
.11i Haggett, a detective officer said—l wee with
Fmti whim the primmer was arrested, and searched the
room I bond the two caw and the bottles in which the
brandy from Mom. Brett had IMO packed.
Mr. Henry Richard Brett—The cheque signed "J. P.
Grant" has never been paid ; neither has the prisoner called
fur the balance.

TG solicitor
so for the prosecution said—That is the whole
of this .sise, sir.

PTi;oner2—itihall reserve my defence.
Alderman Rose than committed the prisoner for trial.
SOUTHWARK.

ItORNERT ♦T ♦ PCIILIC-HOUSA.

.
Joasyat Needle, • middle-aged man was brought beforeMr. Butchers for deal examination, charged' with being con-
cerned with two others, net in custody, in stealing a till con-
taining W. in gold and silver. from the William the Fourth
tavern, &. Andrew's-road, Horeemongtr-lane, the property
of Mr. Joseph Tilley, the landlord.
Mr. Solomon prosecuted, and Mr. Lewis, jun., defended
ITilley, the wife of the prosecutor, said that
ma the evening of Monday, the 15th instant, her
husband was out on Seeming badness, keying her
fa charge of the bar. The prisoner and three others
were .1 front of the bar drinking far threw home.
About a quarter to nine, while they were there, she had oc-
casion to go into the public parlour. The till was safe then,
and contained about 91. in gold and silver. The prisoner
followed her to the parlour and went to the gas to
Light his pipe. On her return to the bar the other men were
gone, and the till and contents. She immediately detained
the prisoner, and told him his friends had robbed her, when
he replied the they were no friends of his. She then seat
kw poles= for a constable and gave him into custody.
Mr. Burcham mated her how long she wee away from the
br ? She replied not a impute. She wee positive that the
primmer saw the till taken sod that he maimed at the
mbbeftewirMr. , for the defence, contended that his client knew
of the robbery. Hs certainly had been drinking In
roroft the bar, but it was with his taute? and another
ma, who lett about eight o'clock. lie knew nothing of
the men who left at nine o'clock. He called Mr.
Batchelor, a metal dealer of St. Andretee-road, who said
that the prisoner had worked for him 18 months, and he wes
always an honest man. Witness wee in Mr. Tilley's from
7to 8 and he left him at the Mir. He did not think him at
all likely to commit or wilt in committing a robbery.
Mr. o:chant said the case was of such grim suspicion
that he hit hood to commit him for trial.

ozzAr LANDSLIP NEAR W'HITBE

WHITBY. MONDAY.

There has been an immense landslip this morning,
end the worts of the Victoria Iron and Cement Work.
Company (limited), at Reat,ll6, Ranswick, Dew Whitby,
in totally destroyed.
At three this (Moodily) morning, the watchman on the
premises beard • subtstraneen rambling, and saes the
alarm. Other ofil.:swe orris/a in time to see the engine-
hones chimney fall. The furnaces and other buildings
followed.

The whole site moue about as acre, sad half of it bodily
walk. Happily then was so perm& Jujuy; bet the
lea, It le supposed, will amount to 16,000 i. Above 100
bands are throws oat of amployavest.