The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-19 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION&

One of the gentlemen summoned on the traversejury
asked to be excused, on the ground of urgent and pressing
Ciminero, and that he wsa one of the jury who tried the mu-
doer Palmer, at the Old Balky, stating that he lad under.
stood ever gime that the gentlemen composing that jury were
sot to be eozoneoned again, that trial having occupied so
much of their Woe and attention. . .

TheAmienutt-Jt said he erm @held he told not
swept the juror lee reason stated, that be had bun a
juryman in Palmer's owe ; that he bad no power to do
legully ; bet on the other ground, that he had urgent and
important twiner on hand, he would mous him for the
present amnion, and he would be summoned fir the neat.
46, labourer, wee indicted for having
Aden 43 of lead, the property of the Great Northern
Railway ompeny, hie employers. He pleaded guilty.
The rilMer WWI sentenced to nine months' bard labour.
Patna* Fitzpreid 22, was indicted for snatching a four•
claspp Crimean medal, rains lee 6d., the property of John
Y • Guardsman, from his person, in Port-lasts.
The offence wee clearly proved.
The Ansistantnledge sentenced the prisoner to twelve
months' hart labour, and remarked that these medals
had a special and peculiar value to their owners—
soldiers who had earned them an haute-61d, and it was a
most daring thing for any one to do, what In this Mature
the prisoner had done, namely, go up to • soldier in the
public street, and snatch hie nodal from hie breast. It was
to the prosecutor's credit that be bad not encouraged the
&Mali/100C of the offence, by being intoxicated at the time.
lode Smythe, • well-domed young man, described as •
mike., was indicted for having stolen a bracelet of the value
ot 261., the property of George Widowson, in his dwelling-
house. lie pkaded guiltyq
The prseoner went to Yr. Widowson'a shop, in the Strand,
and miscued • braoglet, which be said he was instructed to
procure for • lady, and he desired some alteration to he made
in it. After he was gone • bracelet was mimed, which after-
wards was pawned at Livermore's, in Drury-lane. by the
prisoner, whi, when taken, raid he bad only been in England
a week, but It was ascertained that he had lodged in Albany-
street to the name of Primrose, but nothing elm concerning
him could be traced.

The Araiatazat-Judge sentadtcad him to hard Labour far
OM 7W.

(Mare 7[r. Peke.)

Nary des 7eirayislel, • middle-aged woman, surrendered
to take her trial on an indictment charging her with having
welted Wi hen Strong, an officer of the Sheriff of Middle-
sex, in the emicutios of his duty. She pleaded guilty.
The circumstances of the case were these. The prosecutor,
in the die:barge of his duty, had to arrest the defendant's
halberd on • writ of ca. sa. for 20W.. and for that purpose
went to where he lived No. 18, Wellington-road. Bt. John's-
wad, on the 43rd of September. As soon as he had got
mud* the door, and made hie bolder known, the dekedast
rushed at him, caught him by the throat, the husband
levelled a blow at him with • stick, and be was pushed out,
and the defendant called out to her husband to get down his
pistols. The prosecutor, who wee accompanied by his
eminent, called a constable to him aid, sad when they proceeded
to effect the apprehension of Thintfield the defendant again
resisted, and fought and scratched at them, and called to the
servant to let the dog loose. She kiehed the 'moistest ht the
pit oldie stomach, pulled the policeman's hair, and the dog
having been let loose, it Sew at the policeman, who wee
compelled to use his staff to keep him off. Mr. Thirstfleld
was afterwards taken by the sheriff's officer, and the de-
fendant by the policeman. It was urged that abs acted on
the impulse and with very excited feelings, seeing that her
husband wee about to be taken away to gaol, and the pro-
secutor, having received no injury, and the prisoner having
expreserd great regret for what she had dove, he did not
pram the case, but was mutant that she should merely inter
Wu a recArnisanoe end appear feelligzetit if she Amid
be called upon. That course was
Kr. RIM= appeared for the proeseatlx:.