The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-11 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

The September general sessions commence,' yesterday at
the GM We fir, before Mr. Bodkui, Assistant
Judge ; Mr. Pa deputy ; and the following bench of
: Mr. J. . Dadaist.= Fletcher Mr. Gould, Mr,
H. risartser, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Kopp, Mr. Faulconer, Mr.
Henry Warsaw, and Mr. Rambo.
The calendar contains the names of 81 prisoners for trial,
71 of whom are cannutted for felony, and 10 for mink..
MUM% _

The Andatant-Judge delivered the charge to the grand
iviY•
JoAa Mabenzie, 26, was indicted for stealing s pocket-
knife, the property of John Challen.
The prosecutor, it appeared, was a plasterer, and the
prisoner a labourer, and both were at work for Mr. Tracks,
builder, on a job at Princes-gardens. The prisoner hitherto
bad borne an excellent character. The evidence proved the
charge against him. The prosecutor laid down his pocket-
knife for a moment, lied the prisoner stole it, and laid the
charge to another man employed on the scaffold, who it
turned out knew nothing of the matter. It was found in
the prisoner's pocket.
The jury convicted hint, and
The Assistant-Judge, alter expressing regret aging a
man forfeit a good character under such circums sex-
towed him to two mouths' hard labour.

Wear de is Clams, 26, described as a composer, of
superior education, and a Hungarian refugee, was indicted
for, that being the bailee of a certain pianoforte, value 601.,
the property of Charles Holdernese, he converted the same
to his own use, for conspiring with another prawn, name
unknown, to defraud the said Charles Holdersees of such
piano, and also for a larceny of the same.
Mr. Sleigh was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Met-
calfe, instructed by Mr. E. Lewis, appeared for the defence.
This case lasted a considerable time, owing to a very in-
pniolui legal argument, upon the form in which the charge
was put in the indictment ; but the substantial facts upon
which the prosecution was instituted were very simple,
and were not disputed. The prosecutor carried on the busi-
ness of a pianoforte maker and dealer, in Oxford-street, and
on the Nth of July the prisoner went to him and said he
wanted to hire a piano for practice as he was about to
give a Matinee Musicale at KenningtOn Palmy under the pa-
trotiege of the Duchess of Inverness, and he moduced sprinted
programme of the entertainment, which be said was to take
pleas on the 28th of July. He gave his address 66, Mar-
Cavendish-imam, and after some
r"prinilrementior weed to let him have a pianootutgrtilainat
26e. a month. The prisoner was found at the address
stated, and the same day the piano was sent, the prisoner,
with the aid and complicity of a person named Meyer, now
absconded, pawned the instrument with Mr. Attenborough,
of Oreeketreet, whose managing man, however, would not
consent to advance anything upon it until he ad seen the
bill and receipt for it, to satie him that it was the pri-
soner's own property. The prisoner bad anticipated this,
for he had got a fictitious bill and receipt ready, though he
affected surprise at being asked for it, and upon that, the
sum of MI. was advanced upon the piano, and the pri-
soner and his accomplice absconded. The prisoner was
apprehended at Manchester with but Is. 3d. upon
him, and he bitterly complained that his "friend^
I had been the cause of the affair and had taken
all the proceeds to himself. The jury found him
guilt] of conspiring. The name of Meyer having been pre-
viously inserted in the indictment by direction of his lord-
ship, the prisoner was then given in charge for the larceny.
Mr. Metcalfe submitted that this charge was sought to be
established upon the same facts as those of the consp•nay,
and that as the prisoner had been convicted upon this latter,
and had pleaded to both charges at one time, be bad been
deprived of his privilege of ples&ng tutee fois convict to
the charge of larceny, which he contended ought
not therefore to be proceeded with. The several
authorities were cited on both aides. The learned
judge was against Mr. Metcalfe, but said be would
consider the points argued, and if necessary give a case far
the Court of Appeal. The case was then left to the jury,
who found the prisoner Guilty.
His lordship respired judgment until next session, and
remarked that it was a most impudent and scandalous
fraud, and that in the meantime the officers might take the
other man. . _

George Brown, 75, was charged in three indictment' with
stealing pa fittings from public-houses. In a bold and im-
pudent manner he pleaded not guilty to two, and guilty
to one of the charges, and it was stated that there were
nearly thirty other cases against him, and that by his
infamous depredations he had endangered life and property
to a most fearful extent. The prisoner was ordered to be
brought up for judgment this (Tuesday) morning.