The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1850.

at Monday, and was wernasei he he leamperted kr life
the Seperia testiest of the • Msalio •Momied, hltls
' the court that Godwin boor eitedhnO shanalMe fa the
division, sag wee a very modoes elisse.
Mr. Brea Ablates& them diming Godwin he sisal thr
ward, and aiklessiag his hs Mod be hod Mdiegohlei
himself very mush b=hrgweltsid adowerting a banter at
very peat tisk mid so He was stabbed see
vet* by ONO less be bed sisgred,bat setwitletreattiag the
Warr he had issiesi, her -hid his prisoner, sid sar
seeded in searriss Man. The matey was very mash is-
darted a Mu he Ids esnines ettl ha had great pleasant in
ordering him a reward of MK
Siorrowans.
John biwead Carmine too, the Post-odes (dark, who was
convicted as Thursday of stealing a letter from the Poet-
office, wee brought up for judgment, and roam
to be
transported fur ten years.
Edward Matthew Macklin' who had pleaded guilty to
several indisusents, charging hint with stealing property to
aavriliarge amount,erec o tert also brought iferog; Lo.reeeinve7sentree,
n
It will he remembered that is this cue Mr. Parry objected
nbehalf of one of the pawnbrokers, named &earby, to
the resowstiou of the stolen property, and that the
taint directed affidavits to be made by that gentleman, and
Woo by the prosecutors of the different indictments.
Mr. Baron Aldine's now said that upon a consideration of
• the circumstances the court wee c'enly of opinion that
the Factors Act, which was relied upon by Mr. Parry, did
sot at all apply to this case, and that the only costs to
be pursued wee to ceder the restitution of the property.
CMAIIOI OP NSOLIGENT NAVIGATION.
Willies Co* a pilot, surrendered to take his trial upon
• eignser's tierlaition, for the manslaughter of William
John Loa. by driving and forcing a steam vessel of which
he had the centiaand over a small boat in which the dr
moss& was rowing upon the river Thames.
Bellantine held the depositions sod conducted the
ponesentlen by the direction of the oourt. Mr. Cleans fir
peeled for the defendant.
Jaime Reed, an intelligent boy, twelve years old, dewed
that es the 131 h of October he was in • skiff with the de.
Named sad three other men, sod they were going with dr
tide from Greenwich to London. When they got to I.
house he saw two steam vaunt', the Prussian Eagle nail Om
Duke of Cambridge, coming down the river. They pawl
bellied the Prussian Esgle• and the Doke of Cambridge tars
over the boat and threw theta all into the water. Witness
succeeded in getting on to the peddle-wheel, and was taken
est, and he was the only one of the party who was saved.
By Mr. Clarkson—The boat they were in went behind
Ile Prunes Eagle, and they were in the swell that she
made when the accident happened. Two of the men in
the boat jumped up and tried to shove her away from the
soesnew.
William Terry, a lighterman, also spoke to the mode in
which the accident happened.
In answer to questions that were put to this witness by
Mr. Clarkson, he said that the men in the boat appeared to
be frightened, and did not seem to know what they were
about, and he said he considered the accident was occasioned
by their own want of skill, end that it might have been easily
prevented it they had managed the bast properly.
Baron Alderson I:peened his opinion that this evideoc•
put an end to the ease. It was absurd to say that it was the
fault of the pilot of the steam-boat, when it was proved to be
the fault of the persona in the small boat.
The jay said they were all of this opinion; and they
immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The prisoner wee ordered to be discharged.
It should be staved that two coroners' juries in this ease
had returned verdicts of aosidental death, and that the grand
jury had also ignored the bill *pint the prisoner.
FRAUD AND FONGENT.
alums King, 26, was iodic ed for uttering a forged order
for 201., with mutat to defraud William Henry Whitbread
and others.
Mr. Clarkson prosecuted; Mr. Parry defended the prisoner.
It appeared that as the 5.h October, an intelligent lad,
named Henry Ridley, was going along C hiswell street, on an
errand fur his mother, when he was accosted by a otau' whom
be swore positiriy to he the prisoner, who asked him to
take a letter to Messrs. Whitbread's brewery, and bring him
heck an answer' and upon his consenting to do ss the min
told him that if he was asked any questions, he wee
to say that he brought the letter from Mr. Hugh
Hughes. The boy accordingly took the letter to the
brewery, and ea its being opened by can of the
gentlemen belonging to the firm, it turned out to be ea'
apparent request by Mr. Hugh Hughes, the leadlord of the
Elephant sad Castle Tavern, Pascua-road, that the firm
would oblige him by cashing a cheque for 201, which wee
erclosed, to save the lad from going into the City, and the
letter also contained a request that three kilderkine of the
"very best stout" should be got ready by the afternoon,
when they would be called fur by one of Pickford's vans.
It eppeered that Messrs. Whitbread had a customer named
Hugh Hughes, but he was not the landlord of the Elepbaut
and Castle, and same SlA.piCiol:l being excited, the boy
was questioned, and eventually Riven Into custody,
and he was detained until the 7th of October, when
he was discharged upon bail. The prisoner, it appeared, was
subeequently taken into custody upon some other charge,
sad the boy Ridley immediately Identified him es the person
who had sent him with the letter uudsr the circumstances
above amend. .

Mr. Parry, on behalf of the prisoner, endeavoured to show
the jiffy that t►ey would not be justified in convicting the
prisoner of so serious an offence upon the unsupported testi-
mony as lad like the "time.' Ridley.
fisveral witnesses were called, who gave the prisoner a
very good character.
Mr. Devon Alderson summed up, and the jury returned a
verdict of Guilty. They were shout to r commend him to
merry on mono% of hi. gaud character, but the learned judge
said they had better hear the result of some inquiries he was
about to make before they did so.
Two other lads were then questioned by dun Court, end
It appeared they were in attendance to support other indict-
ments of a similar kind against the prisoner. They both
pienierly identified him as the man who bad sent them
wish forged cheques contained in letters, one of which was
directed to Messrs Hugging and Co., the brewers, and the
other to another firm.
The jury said the• alter this evidence they should not con-
sider chunkiers jutified in recommending the prisoner to

mercy'.
Bacon Alderson in paseirg sentence said, that the prisoner
had heen convicted of a very wriJos offence, end it was very

much aggravated by the Let of his making ale of innowit
Isda to carry out his wicked proceedings. U. then senttneed
the prisoner to be uansporkd f.r 15 yam

NEW COL:RT.-YESTERDAY.
Rnou in. Recoausa.
AN ARTFUL THIRY. _

./,6n Weison, 22, cupenter,wuiaclicted for stealing a
cost. pair of trousers, and other property, valued at 41., the
proper!, of William Ebeut z r Barber.
The trick by which the prisoner bad been enabled to cam.
mit the offence wee a somewhat toed one. The prisoner had
gone to several houses, saying that be bad been sent by the
landlord to repair the roots of the houses, and, taking ad-
venture of the facility thus afforded him of getting into the
boasts he called at, plundered the bed and other rooms,
and it was then found out that he had never been sent
at all.
He was sentenced to six months' impri!onment.

THIRD COURT.—YESTEBDATe
Banos TN! COWIN, .1141•11 T.
CHAIM' Or FOROONT BY PaItIOSATION.
J,/en Pomingtoti, 49, merchant, was indicted for being
accessory before the tact to forging a signature to a promis.
sort note for the payment and value of 51.
Mr. Ryland and Mr. Locke appeared to prosecute, at the
instigation of the civic authorities, by whom this, so well as
the subsequent indictments, had been preferred. Mr.
O'Brien &tended the prisoner, who is rather a respectable.
louli•ng man, aod had formerly been clerk to a aolcitor well
known to the proteinion.
Mr. Ryland stated that the price/dings were taken against
the prisoner under one of the recent sets of Victoria, which
weirdly provided for the class of efferice with which the
prisoner stood charged, and the facts were these. Early !in
the present year it U. prisoner became acquainted with a
highly respectable tradesman named Fern, living in Greyooat-
street, Wes mioster, and he eked him to become his
security to a loan society for 51. It did not appear that Mr
Fern had either promised or refused to accede to his regent,
and on the 2nd of April the prisoner applied to the Pembroke
Lavin Society, in the Vauzhall-bridge-road, for the loan of
51., and filled up a form with the name of Mr. Fern as his
security. Mr. Fisher, the secretary, called on Mr. Fero, but
that gentleman not being well, was unable to see him, but,
having instituted inquiries In the neighbourhood, was satic
led of his perfect respectability, and told prisoner that If he
(Mr. Fern) signed the n As, he could have toe money. The
prison's said that Mr. Fern would call and sign the note,
sod on the Bth of Aped Weed to know if it had been signed,
and being told it had not, he went away, and shortly after-
wards some one called who stated he was Mr. Fern, and
eased the necessary signature to the note. la a few minutes
the prisoner came in, and wanted to have the money, but the
secretary not having it, appointed another day to let him
have is, and when the prisoner he told him that he
must know from Mr. Fern, at his own home, whether he
had signed it or not. The result was that it was discovered
that Mr. Fern had not signed the note, or authorised any
one to do It. No proceedings were taken against the prisoner
I until the secretary, hearing that he wee in custody for
another Charge, then ease forward and preferred this.
Mr. O'Brien contended that there was no evidence to
show that some one else, unknown to the prisoner, might
not have 'ignite' the note.
The CJlllCSOnSerjesat, in summing up, said the point
was, as the affair was only known to the prisoner, Mr.
Faber and Mr. Feta, and both of them had denied having
; caused the signature to be affited, they would have to ma-
, @tort how it could get there without the prisoner's inter-
'vendee.
i The jury, after some consultation, Acquitted him.

Robert Marra*, Caml6;l4 merchant," was isiletad
for baring stolen a **wady of paper, was cards, **ardour,
aad otter articles, the property of Tarsus Elena Blurbs,
Death.

Trtia preteen•ion was also canductod by the City pleaders,
sad Mr. Carter attended.

The evidence adduced in this ewe was to the following
eff•ct : The prosecutor is an engraver, No. 32, St. Martin's.
is Greed, lad in the month of July Jae prisoner called on
him, sad istrodacing himself aa of the firm of Campbell,
Pomfret, and Co., Coleman-street, ordered some cards to be
migraved, winch were dose. Oa the 31st of the same meant
• eellsd wed ordered a quantity of paper, 600 envelopes, a
eesdease, end some other goods to be sent. A boy was
becerritaely wet with them, sad bad iastrootisas sot to
ken 'ben without the money. He took the goods
wren' dams Wore he could me Campbell, sad whoa
Its did Campbell took the geode from bin sad add,
lay dub stall all sad Wag tko away Whoa Use boy

gor beak the propecator immediately west bask sad
banded either lie goode or his money. Campbell said the
goods were game. sad as for the .!fair it was arty useof credit.
Prosecutor said ha would discharge the boy for having left
the thine; sad primmer, laughing at him, geld that would
be too bad, sad Uhe (prioseuter) wield let kin know the
boy's address the firm should segue him.
The defense set up was that it was a matter of debt.
TheJony deprived the primmer.
poNsalrforn sad Campbell were then Indicted, with
Williams Pomfret, 46, clerk, for a ocaspiracy and fraud
apes varlets persons, with intent to &Saud.
The same eoeoesl appeared se ia the other ores; Mr.
Parry defending Pomfret.
The fares giving rim to this sharp having so recently
appeared at the time when the priamen were under easel-
ambit at the Manion helms, the eubjedaed brief detail of the
miaMul plats Si acidosis will sales. Is the early part of
Judy the three phonon drat commensed eperstioes by
opening oSsr at 34, Cabmen-street, City, stylise them-
selves Campbell, Pomfret, sad Co., mad, as alma la the
last ems, emulated cards to commenee swathes with.
Campbell and Pomfret obtained from several trades-
men goods of smell vales, amoutiag in the whole to not
above 201. ; but had it sot bees for some of those they applied
to using agood deslof caution, they would have defrauded the
tradsentee sad eurehaats to a onaiderable enlist. The plan
they adopted woe fee one of the two prisoners, Campbell or
Pomfret, to sail, and, presentieg their card, request to be
served with pods upon abort credit ; the firm in Cole-
man-street referring to a firm called Peantopton and
Co., English sad foreign timber brokers, Lower Thames-
; they also had a firm in Billiter-strut ; but not at
any one of them was say business apparent. Pros Moan
Balmy sad Boa, Bt Puerta-lane, they succeeded to ob-
taining emu account books sod articles of stationery, and
also some goods from a Mr. Varian, whp, sot being able to
obtain hie emu or goods, caused the apprehension of two
of the gang, Campbell sad Pmtfret ; and Panningtoa,
going up to the police adios an the 11101 Ding of their cued-
nation, was ordered into custody by the alderman. Two
gentlemen—a Mr. Fader of Fenehurch street, and a Mr.
Beeknell of Crotched Friars—had they supplied the orders
given,mis (or 'stationery and another forearke,weald have beta
defrauded to above 1001. It was also proved that they bad
defrauded the man who had supplied the door-plats.
Downing, a polies-constable of the B division, said that at
us time Pensiogton and Campbell had an °flee is Adam •
street, Adelphi, and that Pennington had bun an associate
of the Weights, who it will be recollected were convicted
a few mouths since for defrauding young men of cum to
obtain them situations.

The chief clerk to the Mendicity Society said that taboo-
quently to Beptember,lll49, and at that time, Campbell was
receiving relief from subscribers to their charity. Campbell
was a lawyer's clerk, sad then lived in one room in 'lash-
street, Gray's-inn-lane.
After some further evidence, and the speeches of the
learned counsel for the defence, who severally argued that
there was no evidence that they did not intend to pay for
what they had had,
The jury found them Guilty.
The Common Serjeant said the use was a very bad one,
and then war no doubt had they not been thus stopped in
their outset, the frauds they would have perpetrated would
have bun very great.
They were all sentenced to one year's imprisonment
It was cateti that the prisoners belong to a very large
gang, and from the numbers of Mends they bad in court
who seemed to take the most lively interest in their de-
fence, there is every reason to believe the statement to be
true. . .

The ewes in which they were concerned were taken at the
sitting of the court, end did not terminate until shortly b•lore
nine, there being nearly 20 witnesses (almond in the several
Cu'..

THE POLICE COURTS.
BOW-STREET.

RODBIIIT AT TIM POST•OTTICII.—Andren. Edney, •
messenger In the General Postoffice, was charged with steal-
ing a packet containing two silver watches, the property of
the Poetrauter-GeneraL
The property in quo stion was posted on the sth of April
14st, by Mr. Gear, 74, Newgate-street, watchmaker, and
addreewd " Mr. T W.rtenberg, jeweller, Lytham, Lance-
shire." In • few days after Mr. Gear received • communi-
cation that it had not come to hand, and, in consequence of
somethicg that bad lately transpired, Peaks, • constable
attached to the Post-office, went to the prisoner's lodgings,
16, Windsor terrace, City-road, where be found a watch
answering the description given by the prosecutor. Prisoner
then said he had purchased it from a pedlar, named Levis, at
Southampton, for an old watch and two sovereigns, when he
went to superintend the burial of his father iu the month
of April last. . . _

the prisoner, who now said nothing in his defence, we
ordered to be remanded fora week

LAMBETH.

POLICE SURVEILLANCE.— I ISM _rol/11, attar " the
doctor," a notorious thief, appeared to complain that he
and bis wife were incrasently followed and watched by the
polio..
In answer to Mr. Norton, Jourlan, 88 L, said that he
and another policeman had orders to follow Brown about
wherever be went, and they discharged the duty in turn.
Mr. Norton said he could do nothing in it, and Brown
left the court to complain to the superintendent of police.
A similar co oplaiat was made by the keeper of a ren-
: desvous for thieves.

Prom tho LONDON GAZETTIL—Priday, Nov.

1411111(11UPTS.
Jews Cash tot 1111asb, , ta vanadar Ns. 11 at
14, sod Jsa. 14 at if, at Bob., Lawsmas sad
pima Ohl Jew 4171=1.1. Mb" Ihraff haat, Nada; at
soft., 0
Tomas Dtnstnnaket Yiatahksa Isaadrapa, Dee. last 11, aad
Mt. 3at IS, at 1/aadmilsatatot. Si., Solo asa Co., Marbists ;
at wig., lialmos. Isiasagage.
Kansas Pawns Imams, Tradiam.
anNs. 10 at 111, mg sm. v d 14 m = VIM
d Tomer, Mdarmaiwy; se Aims. smiNgbairrest.
Asa °say's, destl)„ Tarlidlib , Dis. 11 aad iaa. 17, at
11, st Leeds Ooart. Mll.. Doi me Leeds; at siolg ,
YOU,DM TAO&
HAWS!? sad Layeadar.lllll,
Wandsworth-road: baillValillim'asa, arriblinalk Jaa. 14 et 11, at
Haalaakall.strtat. May Taw mod acit, Ilask-laikso city ;at
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ses—rs.:StAretsld. lessemsfisadtssiL
WILLIAM SIMANIM N Midge. bookseller, Dee.
11 'adios. 10, at 11, at ad. Illegod,OldJawry
off. , Staneeld, Banal
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Court ilairtheß Deo. 13la"11.11"sad Ma.l6, Isaml% at Om and
Court bold et Nottingham. NY. Skoes gni Onst, Lsoidortoo-
-0111.1. sad Cloolgre. Itungnglim; S. Blttketoo, Notting-
ham.
Comoros= Waits, York, mikikor, Deg. 19 and Jan. 23, at 11, at
Leeds Crotrt. Solo, Bark sad &,rte, Leeds; at rig, Pres-
man, Leeds.
DECLARATION OP DMDEND-87
Owens BLMDEII, Newesatlnates.lyne, tenher-Ist dlr. of Is. 241.,
Nor. 30 and soy anbeequant Saturday, at Bakes's, Neweestle.

naon.Tyne.
Timone HAnniT, Nmarlmapos-Treit, Nottinghamshire, builder-
-Ist die. of 1a 10d., say eanirday, at nittladon% Notengtiam.
Jour Ronne Han Moan, Wearer, wide merchant-4th di,. of
lid., Dee. 7 and any subacqueat ate:mate tatorday, Bittkoton'a,
Nottiogham.
THOUAI and Roan Aver—final die. of +, Dee. 13 and any sable-
, quent Tuesday. at Pennell% OIdWWI-chamber&
WILLIan Sta.—anal di.. of as., Des, 3 and any subsequent Toads),

it Pennell's, GuLdhall-chambers.
HMIS' TAPPIINDIN, PO., Ashford, corn dealer-Ist dlr. of Sa. bd. (on
new proofs), Noy. 30 and Lime subsequent Saturday% at Groom's,
Abchurchstane.
Jogs Warne. Ashby de la &nob, Lekestershire, deeper -Ird dlr. of
to, Dee. 1 and any subsequent alternate Saturday, at BitUssion's,
Nottingham.
DIVIDENDB.-Dee. 20. T. B. Bourne, Liverpool, action broker-
Dec. 30. T. Clarke, Newport, Monmouthehire, groper-Dee. 21. C.
Garlick, Chart, r-housgequare, woollen warebousenslin -Dee. 23. R.
H. Gould, Strand, Ice merchant-Dec. 23. Elizabeth Green, Spring
Mill, and Creeeland Moor, Yorkshire, common brewer-Dee. 21. S.
M. Halfhlde, Cheohant, Hertfordshire, linendraper--Dee. 24., J. Hill,
Jun., Malmeabory, Wiltelitre. Innkeeper-Dec. 20. T. King, sta.,
Greenwich. bakers-Dee. 31. P. UR. Harkyotreet, 84. Mmylekase;
pentrahelien, stunpahlre; and Hamm. email, bzoitselter -Deo. it.
T. Lyon and E. Lyon, Blechindans, City stock and bill brokers-
Dee. 21. T. Lyon, Blrehin.t.ne, City, Week' and bill broker-Dee. 21.
J. Marshall, Birchin4sne, City, Insechant-Dee. 30. T. 'Legere,.
Love-lane, Billingsgate, City. coal merchant-Da. 20. W. Wilier,
Liverpool and Bootie, Lancashire, wine userchant-Due. W. A. Miller,
Liverpool and B' Ole, Lancashire, wine mereluust -Dee. 20. W. Pass-
mks, Leeds, tailor-Dec. 24. J. Pugh, Monmouth. talice-Dec. 23.
J. Welk, Pregoelionlotrret, Horaley.lown, Southwark, rectifier-
Dee. 24. A. 8 'lemons, BasinghalLetrect, City, merchant.
CIRTIFICATIB to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary,
en the des of meeting.
Dee. 27. R. BaNereby, ironiounder -Dec. 21. S. Bradley,
Ranelagh.rcod, Pimlico, refiner-Dec. 20. J. Culpin, New
Osforeatreet, tailor -Dee 21. H. IL Davis. Battersea, Surrey,
builder-Dec 11. W. Harding, Cranford -street, St. Itarylebone,
corn dealer-Dee. 20. 8. Hodge, New Osfordoweet, tailor-11-c. 20.
D. Radford, Graceeburchotreet and Haltom-kW, City; Milbank,
Westminster; and New Bonslotreet, cost merchant-Dee. 20. J.
Robinson, Hamm, Yorkebire. surgeon -Dee. 20. 0. Southall, Grace.
aharth.ntreet, City,coal merchant -Dee. 21. W. Woods, Wandsworth-
load, surrey, builder.
PAM N EitSHIPS DISSOLVED.-P. Bates and B. Harper, Liver-
=spine merchants-J. Cocksbutt and J. Blackburn, sen., near
Lancashire, cotton Spinners-W. Crosier and J. Croager,
Tattenham.court-road. St. Pancras, cbeesem,ongers -J. Becks and°.
Whiteley, Jun., Mill Hill within Luray, Loneashire,ootton Spinner,
-A, T. Gordon, J. P. Hill, and F. C. Christy, Itotherhithe, en.
gangers-W. Kinser and J. D. Kilner„Huddersfleld and Clomlend
Moor, Yorkshire, (hyaline-J. Lancsider and J. Grainger, Birming-
ham, opticians -St. John W. Lucas, C. E. Luca% and L. E. Lunn,
Loath, Lincolnshire, wine and porter merchants, eo far as re.
wards St. John W. Lucas -G. Mello, T. Mellor, and J. Mellor.
Ilsongebridge, Yorkshire, woollen manufacturer., so far so regards
T. Mellor-Prances Mcicalle and Elizabeth Metcalfe, Bolton.le-
Moor% Lancashire, straw manufacturen-L, J. A. N. ?torrent and
W. J. J. ScJilebt. Liverpool, dealers in hardware-J. B. Philip, J. R.
Clayton, E. A. Wynne, and J. Lumnden, modellers. so far as regard,.
J. EL Philip and J. R. Cloyton -Mary Rolle and W. Boyle, Newton,
Lancashire, dyers-J. Singleton, Bradford, and T. Johnson, Manning.
ham, Yorkshire, on -C. Thomas and E. Thomas, Brierley.bill,
SuifforPhire, drapers-J. Thomas and Ann Cam, Kelvedon Hatch,
Eames, fsrmers-C. Verrey and L Verrey, Regent-street and
Hanover-street, mnfeetioners-R. Wallis, sen., end R. Wallis, jun.,
Basingstoke and Odiltom. Hampshire, corn and coal merchants-8.
Webber, J. H. Hedge, and It. Ipswich, seed crushers, no
far se regards 11. Haddock-A. de Werdins.y and J. Ullmann High
Holborn and Birmingham, dealers in Birmingham goods-J. Whyte,
Jun., and A. Whyte, Paisley, manufacturer,.