The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-19 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

The June adjourned sessions commenced yesienlav morn-
ing at the Guildhall, Westminster, before Mr. Whateley,
Q.C., presiding for the Assistant Judge, Mr. Psyne, deputy,
and a bench of magistrates. The number of prisoners at
present for trial is 50, of which 45 are charged with felony
and 5 with misdemeanour.

Mr. What*ley delivered the charge to the grand kiry.
Charles Hamburg, 27, upholsterer, was indicted for
=la quantity of hone-hair, the property of William
of 40$ Strand.
Mr. F. H. Lewis was for the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh
defended the prisoner.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and
The learned Judge, observing upon the facts as proved,
said the offence in itself was a very had one, but the pri-
soner had most seriously aggravated it, And by suggesting
that the case had been concocted, and the stolen articles
placed where they were found, in his mat-pocket, purposely
with the view of this charge being preferred against him,
and secondly by inducing his wife—as it was clear he had
dune —to participate in his nefarious proceedings. The sen-
tence upon him was therefore more severe than it would
have been otherwise, and he would be kept to hard labour
for eighteen calendar months.

-BRIDGE.

John Benton, 20, alias Thompson, alias Shea, and Jaws
Reeve., alias CreagAast, alias Buckley, 20, were convicted of
robbing Mr. James Bruton, an author, of a gold watch,
value U., as he was peeling over new Westminster-bridge.
Mr. Daly prosecuted, Mr. Ribton defended Reeves.
Servant Holmes, of the F division, proved several former
coavictions against them, and said their online', made of
plunder was following laundresses' Cilia and carriages, and
taking what they could lay hands on upon the first opiortu-
nity. He said the prosecutor received on Saturday night •
letter, the object of which was no doubt to induce him to be
absent (nun the court to-day, and it was signed as though
it had been written by him, witness. It ran thus:—" June
if,, lark. Sir, -1 have great pleasure in inform-
ing you a gentleman staying at the Star and
Garter, Richmond, has been the means of apprehending •
thief, and on his person was found your repeater. lam the
policeman in the caae. If you will be at the Star and Garter
to-morrow at 1 p.m., in the coffee-room, you can have your
watch by describing it.-1 am, sir, your obedient servant,
CHAB. Houma, F division. If you cannot come on Satur-
day, do ow Monday, and please don't tell any one that I have
written to you, or I shall lose my situation if it should be
known. —Mr. James Bruton, 12, West-square, Surrey, or
Brampton, S.* This letter was posted at Islington, and was
written by the same person, it was believed, who wrote a
written character handed in on behalf of Renton. The
object was to get the prosecutor out of the way, so that the
bill would be thrown out by the grand jury.
His lordship sentenced each of theM to two years' bard
labour.

The police stated that a good many robberies had been
committed on the passengers' footway of the bridge, rind
most of the known street pickpockets were to be found
there, but the detectives had • strict watch upon them
night sod day.