The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30. 1857.

CANTRAL GIUMLNAL 4,1111 A;

OLD COURT. Oet. 99. - •
Marro Logi Chid Baron Foliating' Mr. Justice Willis.)
Mee Salbao, 33, and John D•lyots, 28, were charged
TPA a risalk trim
The ems cannel oondacted the prosecution ; Mr. ftibc,a
Wended Whoa.
The prima* In this oma went to the shovel Mr. Cow-
land a teller, in St. Iteetin'alane, oa the 13th of October,
and bue selected a cost sad wildcat, the value of wblch
was 1/.l 6a. Gd., sad they _tendered In payment what appeared
to be • 61. Beak of England Dote. Mr. Cowlsnd ruspeefed
the note was a bed one, and he said be must go out fur
=and be proceeded to the shop of a neighbour a
I' ad
his opinion of the note, and he concurred with his own
that It was a forgery. The prisoners appeared to Lore at
once taken alarm and left the shop, but Sullivan was taken
Into custody while standing in a door-way a effort distance
trosa Mr. Cowland's chop. apparently watching what was
rag on. The other prisoner was not taken into custody
antil a few days afterwards; and on his being searched a
betting-book was found upon him, and he wee identibed as
having uttered two other forged notes to diftraut parties,
giving a tales addreas upon each occmion.
Mr. Itibton made a very energetic appeal to the jury on
behalf of Salim, sad ho contended that there wee not
evidebee to show that ho had any guilty knowlotlg,
of the proceedings of his companion ; and that for anything
that appeared to the contrary, he might have been innocently
in hie company when the forged note was uttered.
The jury found both pneouers Getty, end Belyne was
sentenced to fifteen years' penal fortitude, and Sullivan, who
there was some ground fur believing had not before been en-
gaged In each tramactione, was ordered to be kept In posel
oorvitodo for Isar years.
Swan Heady, 26, described se • widow, was charged with
a like ofkinoe.

lien. Lille the
In this tare, it that • most Ingenious proradlag
bad been mated in order to Kiva of fen rret not..
The prisoner wen to the shops of Mr. Toby and Mr. Lock,
wholmale shoe masmilactamee in the City, and parthosed •
quantity of shoes end boob, whittle she fteMed to be vent to
Cavondish-tames, Weadirworthand, when she alinsented
that en was about to set up in bewbors; end when the
goods, the value of which in rani ONO neeteed 104, were
rout home, • forged note for 101. was rat bulk la payment.
The prisoner, by the mme awns, else snemaded to perini:
forged 51, lota to Mr. Brier, • habardsither and kose
Is King Witham-meet; and fee also paned • fourth
Men 64 note to the landkril of the Mobs public-
hone b liegent-'nest, Umiak It appealed In the coma
of lbw enema that in both the cases rehire the boots and
ins we obtained, a ran wee present at the house in Ca-
vandisb.hateee, and that he haadrd the forged notes to the
peinsesr. On the third =anion she the phonier told the
gene win broughloode that Mr. Stevens, which arse
Om nose el the so ruches., of the*, had given her
the ern Ile pay fort . In the case where the sole was
si the publitthouse, it also smeared that in gave
the aims of her father, and she mall coorequena only
dinweand by the police.
The them of the primmer was very early put Ws the
wheen4ata bytry is weer that the connel brae
=night
Ithatins it he than& grope*
we, la mower la Yr. Linn, be Mang that at the
thee than eatallYerni teak glen the plasm we. engaged
to to movise ha • mss game litrorn sad that this Mien
WY bat sight at draft the gelnaer was taken into am-
tody. Es Km Mari that the prior bed • vary slight
knowledge at main and writtog.
Mr. Won mewed his seines to the jury on behalf of
the prinan, in when he Ind dens so for a short time, he
via
The Chief Berta, who mid he thought the jury
would !lordly enact • person in the nation of the prisoner
of so sawn an can* when there were oertainty some very
'tang ground. for rooting to the coneterion that the wee
the dips of sonar person. Time awn* he no doubt that
than was a Irmo °esteemed in the ermaraioN, and be mykt
hove erns um of the primmer as • Mel; and Ws saggeair
we. strengthened by the fact, that when she airged the
son at the 'abet-hone she gave the 111111,101aiken el ben
lathe,
Thcjury said they costarred is the view of the cue teben
by hlo loreship, aid &Immixe at woe Tetanal a vadat ef
..Nor Guilty.
Henry Weird 37, wen indicted for the manslaughter el
his wife, Bliss Welsh.
Mr. Itobieson conducted the proescution. The primary
wee defended by Mr. Utley.
The circumstances alder which this charge wee preferred '1
againat the prisoner wire of • most distreceing end melon.
hholy character. It apparel that the prisoner, who woo •
ardworking, induetrious man, lived with the deceived at
Vauxhall, sad they had seven children, two of whom were
twin. which at the Urns the OMITTIIIIICe took piece were
/our Loathe dd. On Saturday, the 19th of September,
the primmer gave his wife the whole of hie wawa,
end it appeared that the dinned, who we. •
waxen of meet intmopinde habit', went sot imme-
dandy sad paid the eyeing is gang iron owe public-
house to eaather, sad when the prisoner cane home he found
his children ankle sad without any food, end Oil his going
in smith dials minenbte partner he all length diacovmed her,
at twelve o'clock at night, outside • bee-obey in V•uohall.
area, in • neatly stele of intolication. Ile took has Annie,
and then aseatained that she had squandered the neater
part of the money he had given her, and nude the irritation
that was very naturally anted by such • state of things, it
appeared that he Arun her a blow with hie open hand, and
from her drunken sate the fall basally to the ground, and
her hen airnek/slast the door, and she noun thanisible,
and remained y Ia that condition for several day., who
ohs expired, t ranee of death being extrunafinn of blood
twos the brain. the mutt of violent.. One of the whining'
stated the curious fact that the dinned, about • week oiler
the °careens, ate four eggs and • Tuner of a pound al
*eau, sad drank rani cups of tea for bur breaks; and it
=red that daring • short period of riciscioues nefee
te the primer to moms and lie by bar
Ode, and she inquired of him how much arez
fee bad brought home on the night the
bowel:led, and when he Odd her only twain
atOage sad a few halfpenoe, she exclidard, "My
tied, if you sey so I shall go mad." Ile then raked
her whin she had an during the evening, and she gave a
long list of public-hones at all ef which she had partaken of
different liquors—gin, rum, ale, and beer; and she also said
that she had limited •on at one of the publio-houses, but
could not recollect anything more that occurred. The pri-
mmer expressed the deepest sorrow after the occurrence and
declared that he only mark his wife with his open hinds,
end than had no Intention to do her any mama mischief.
The =fortunate twine died, It appeared, • few days after
their wretched parent.
Mr. Jana Willa, at the close piths evidence for the
addreesed Mr. Utley. and said it might assist
Omtprolay If he wee made aware that the riot he in-
tended to leave to the Pay wee whether they were satisfied
that the death of the deceased arse from an act of violence
committed by the prisoner, or whether, in the absence of any
evidence to show whet bark place while the demean wee
sandman abonCin • drunken mate, it we not extremely pro- '
Wile that she might have received the Injury which rim-
anted her death 1
Mr. Lilley said be was very touch obliged to his lordship
for hie suggestion, and it was the ally wad that lee thould
urge upen the jury. The hawed rowel then proceeded to
rani* upon the eltremely painful nature ol the inquiry,
and he urged that It was quits Sc likely that the unfortunate
we tad Wind hermit be falling about while drunk and
helpless, es time the blow of the pawner was the mum of her
death; and nand he felt mama that in nth • ease, even
if theury should entertain • doubt upn the subject, they
would givegivethe prisoner tho benefit of tohst doubt, and say
that be was not guilty.
The donnas of the Vauxhall Om Works, where the
primmer wad employed, wee called to spak to his character,
and he described him es a hard-working, well conducted,
sober man.
Mr. Janice With having briefly %dammed the jury, they
at raps returned a verdict of Nor Guilty.
The prisoner wee ordered to be immediately &rebored.
Mary Jame Wood 18, Ina charged with (Wantonly antis
ere to • portion of the Marylon°. Workhouse, persons
being therein at the time.
Mr. Metcalfe conducted the proseentica.
The leer of this case were very short. It appeased that
the prisoner was en Minot. of the worehousa.' and that he
conduct had be very unruly upon several oectroions, and
she repeatedly dethervel that ehe would sever d o any work in
the workhone, and that fee wade en ere to the plies
rather than work. Os ibe day memni in the Indictment the
phone, and three other gibe wore eat to work at picking
oakum, end in • very teat time en sham wee given that the
oakum was on fire, nod it was found r he 1n • Max, sad •
poetic* of the lowing of the ward err bargee Wen the
hr. could be eatinguithed. flat plassre 1111 net Amp Is
deny that it wag she who had eensitne the ollet* end
after tic fire had been put out, she arid Is s• mile ANN
" I did it, and do it again." It append lb* lbw win
a number of old triple.' prink is the weed, and If the ire
had sped their lives would undoubtedly have beta en-

j-r
?gpeNatter. who «iodated herself In a most impudent
mama throughout the whole of tic proceedings, when celled
Ron he her deface, said—" If they did not want the
(iklllll horsed, why did they give it to me r
Tholsry head the prisoner Nudity open • minor count of
fL taislateat of the areas of setting Om to the oakum, with
hist thereby to bars the building.
Mr. 'Wee, OM litho (suchen. of Maryleboee treks, no-
=tbs wet to wee es lesion a sentence as was eta-
wide defeatists of justice upon the prioress es be
said he bated bee conviction would operate as a ironing to
her sad other evil disposed persons in the workhouse la
future.
The Lewd Chief Baron told the primmer that the Bundle=
bed acted be a very bind end merciful spirit towards her, sod
be et the woo time informed her that if she had been or..
Antra of the whole offence charged In the larlictraene, her Nfe
might have been forfeited. Us did not, however, beilITS that
ohs was scooted by the diabolical inection of setting are to
lb. building, but oaths that her object 11r48 to doom the
enseenal upon which die was required to 'NM* to gratify be
maiden* feetie" and Prim,. ice determine/he no in do
say work. Ceder Ilneesonanecier, filmic', sit bibs
isio roseliesties the noissellolatina t.f the guarder. be
should emi pear en seven • awn upon bee as he other-
wise skesld Ism dose, but he sin bit kto t• they to
idiot wok • poiluosett as would he likely le deter Olio
Iron the comoteelos of stroller acts Hs ther.eausrd her
to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for IS ummoia
rpm the appliisitnn of Mr. Lflley ft, cr, ontrred fhp
diedmise d Mari Cloylea, spirt See then vas •

:dfelouiaus assault up= a y.m.ig girl wh,. was in him
the Ihesictivey hrOig elpowe out the hilt
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NRW COURT.
(Bakes the Recorder.)

=ism lorsoario,
_a simple-looking boy, stated in the
calendar to be le.was Minted for feloniously placing upon tho
North London Railway certain bricks and donee. with in-
tent to obstruct and injure the engines and can*" :Isiah;
the and railway.
Mr. Bodldn presented; and Mr. Metcalfe defended.
le appeared that upcn the afternoon of the 19th of Svp-
tember the Pridner was is.. to domed the bank of the tail-
way, from • beickfield at Biota Newington, in company with
another boy, and put a dick upon the Nil :this being's= by
some of the platerlspen upon the line, they lent the prisoner
back te take it away, and warned them not to open Gnu
again. The boys, however, went again and placed some
stones and pieces of brick, which the engines and carriages
had pared over and brakes.
Mr. Metcalfe, for the defence, maid that there was an
absence of Intent upon the part of the prisoner
to establish the offence which the indictment rhaZT.7t
WWI a most mischievous trick and done by the prisoner for
the purpose of easing the bricks cut in Feces. Such an art
might very properly have been punned under the bye-laws
of the company.
The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
Mr. BW.tln said that so many of these offences had been
committed upon the company'sline that they felt bound to
institute
etlietittrsiraid it leas vey proper.
George liodpetA and /auk Orchard, two bargemen in
the employment of the Great We.tern Railway Company,
and Thum. Goodman, a marine store disbar, wee indicted
the two former with having stolen a quantity of
value la, the property of Edward Budd and anotherrt
Goodman with having received it, knowing It to have been
stolen.
Mr. W. Cooper prosedated ; and Mr. Ribton, Mr. Sleigh,
and Mr. 'Luton appeared for the prisoners.
Reaped. who 'deeded guilty, wu captain of a barge
called the Pink, used for conveying goods from the Thames
10 the direct Western Company's station at Brantford. The
preneeners are copper merchants, of Upper Tharosestreat
and/sulk Wales, and having been frequently robbed of old
easel bring its transit between the wharf in London and
the web in Wales, set Gayle, and Allen, two City deteo-
thee, to watch the prisoner's movements. They marked
odes of the metal entrusted to &di:oda, and then went down
M Brantford to await the arrival of the barge. Upon its
r=there, they saw Radpeth leave and go in the
of Goodmaaa house, who keeps • marine store
shop at Brantford. At a later hour in the evening the
officers saw all the prisoners Orchard being the mate, at the
Sir Balls, Brantford, and there Goodman made an arrange-
runt to mut them the nest morning with a art near when
the barge wee moored. The °Moors accordingly went there,
sad took Goodman driving away with the metal in question.
The prisoners were found Guilty, and each misused to
12 monad imprisonment and hardlabour, the Recorder dating
• that the court would always deal severely with smuts to
public companies when convicted of plunder* their
employers.
It appears that in cossequence of repeated low, the
company keep • strict mord watch upon their survants, and
it was only from the itatremely cantina conduct of the two
officers, sided by Mr. etellard, the superintendent, that this
• robbery was found out.

THIRD COURT.
(Beim We Common Seijoent.)

Hasty Toby Hell, • fashionable looking man, pleaded
guilty tonttg forged chequee.
Mr. W. Cooper, who appeared for the prisoner, said that
he Ina a man of good family, bat unfortunately in very dim
I mead cirewastancer, and that bad led him into the com-
mission of the offence, which he was very sorry for. The
same for which the cheque had been drawn were smali, and
the prisoner bad tally intended paying for them, and Ws
friends were now prepared to do so, and also to place the
primmer in a posit/oil that would ;invent him from again
, if the court would take a lenient view of his con-
d'Arnecr.julriaceser had not been brought up to anything, his
father leaving him as he thought independent, but at his
dceth the property being thrown tato Chancery the primmer
was reduced to greet want. Added to these circumstances
the prisoner WU IL Beni, sufferer from dimes. of the heart.,
and bad • wife dependant upon him.
The Common fkirisant statenced the prisoner to 6 months'
impriaanment.
Nearly the whole of the Jay in this court was taken up
in disposing of the remainder of the Mint maim which have
almost entirely occupied the Warned Common fierjeant ;item
Tuesday morning. Only cos of the charges pampered fea-
tures of eulErient interest to warrant & report, sad that from
its bring en entirely new method of getting rid of bad money.
The mode adopted was very ingenious, and its timing muds
public may operate as • motion should It be again attempted.
Tho prisoner wee named Wiiliads. Itichardsow, 42, cabinet-
maker, a respectable-looking men, and stood Indicted lur
uttering counterfeit half-sovereigns.
Mr. Ellis sad Mr. Liars prosecuted; Mr. Payne de-
leaded.

It peered from the statement of the principal witness, a
lady living in Lower Orcevenor-place, Eaton-square, that
she having • hill in the winder fdr apartmmti to let, the
prisoner called and inquired about eth apartments, saying
that he wanted them for himself sad wife. They were
shown to him, and be made very partieular Inquiries. saying
that his wife should call. The prolocutriz made Isom* re-
marks about • reference, when the prisoner said he would
ken • deposit as well as reference If she could change
him a half-sovereign. She morted, sad at hie request
gave hire six shillings, retalaing the half-stiversiga. About
Lve minutia afterwards, finding the game to be bed, she
went out, sad in ea adjoining street saw him about to
knock at the deer of another hour where a bill wee
in the window. BV want up and accused him of
having rased • bed inif-wreerign, which he denied,
bet finding thmi she resisted, be said, "If it lie
=vs it le me hack." This she refused; upon which be
her amide and van away. She instantly gave the
Yam, and • policeman coming op took him into custody.
Whim within a short distance of the constable, prisoner wale
ass to throw either a sovereign or half sovereign over the
railings into ilancheeter-equere.
Mr. Payne, for the prisoner, contended that the uttering
of a single coin was not sufficient evidence of a guilty
knowledge.
'res jury found the prisoner Goilty, and he was sentenced
to twelve menthe' Imprieinment and hard labour.
me Mint counsel said this was the first case of the kind
they had heard oL