The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-17 00:00:00

Ro ..... or Boors.

J. Taylor, 22, was indicted for al:I:flag a quality of
valuable books, the property of Ku master, Bears
Bohn.
Mr. Payne prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantine wu for the
defence.
It appeared (het the prisoner had been In the service a
the prosecutor, the well-known extensive bookseller
is
Yorkotrest, Covent-garden, for a period of five lean, 1.4
it was part of his duty to take out bo..ks u samp:el sad to
obtain orders upon them, but it appeared that he ~ught
to
have reamed every book he took out at the eels ,t etch
day, and he had no right to have any books in his emu pB,
et ssion. On the 25ib November, however, in c0n..,4„,,c,
of some information received by the proseeuror, he went to
the prisoner's lodging, accompanied by an ofileer, sad apv
making a march no leas 169 valuable book, were ii,eivered
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, sad the Court took
time to consider the sentence.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-ST R EET.
Romig= AT TIIR HAYMAIMEIT TilMl7lo. --J. peieko
wu cheesed with stealiog from Mr. Jo.s Ricardo Jots a
gold watch, value 20/.
Toe prosecutor deposed that, on lut entieg, he
went into the pit of the Haymarket Ther re with a trim!,
and, there not being sitting room at the time, they we;
obliged to stand at the back of the pit. About on
visitable told them they would find a seat near the orchert're,
and w itneu was proceeding thereto, when the prisoner
him sgainat the wall with great force, and made a tug it tie
waistcoat.pocker. Witness then paw hie watch in the pri-
soner's hand, and immediately he (witness) aught him by
the collar, and tared him with having robbed him If his
watch, which the prisoner stoutly denied. Another aim, not
io custody, then came up, sad asked what war the matter,
and he saw the prisoner hand him the watch. The °tett
man ran out of the house, followed by wi asses Irtead, vas
called for the police, and, a constable having arrived, the
prisoner wag given in charge. Tne other man, who u wed
known to the police, succeeded in effecting his fte4p...
The prisoner, who denied the charge, was remudtd Ito a
week.

SUICIDE OF MR. GEORGE SPENCE, Q.C.,
OF THE CHANCERY BAR.

Yesterday, Mr. Wakley and a jury sesemb'eatt
tbs late residence of Mr. George Spence, Q C., 12, 11.),1e.park,
/guars, for the purpose of inquiring iaw the circumsteacis
attending hie death, which took place on Manley lat.

Henry Payne said he was a footman in the service of
deceased. Witness was roused about a quarar past don the
morning of the Tuesday previous by the lady's maid, who
came to the door of his room, and said that ',mettles had
happened to her muter. Witness went thuctly to Mt.
Spence 's bedroom, at the door of whicii he was met by Mu.
Spence, who desired him to go immediately for medical
assistance. Witness went for Dr. Meckensn., and Mr.
Squibb, the family medical atterdant. His muter bad
suffered from spasms for • long time, and he hul not
slept well lately. The deceased dept in a roue by himself,
Mrs. Spence occupies en adjoining epatmeet. The
lot month the deceased slept worse and worse—us
constantly low spirited, and frequently said that he should
get over his complaint. Witness bad never observed
anything strange in his master's manner, except lumen of
spirits. Mr. Spence was 63 years of age.
Anne Lancaster, lady's maid, said—On Tuesday morning,
shortly atter 2 o'clock, Mrs. Spence came into w.ene-ss's ram
and told her that Mr. Spence had destroyed himself. Wit.
nese went immediately to the decessed's room, anal taw net
muter lying upon the bed, which was COVOtgd with 6,04
The deceased was sensible, and addressing with,',
"Anne, my sufferings were greater than I could heat:'
Medial assistance was sent tor directly, as dekrib: i by
the footman. Witness had never seen her muter do
anything which could induce her to think him of stunted
mind. He had been very low spirited lately, sad he had
complained more than he was accustomed to do of tend
pain and palpitation of the heart. The deceased bed knocked
against the wall, which was his usual signal when he
wanted Mrs. Spence.
Dr. F. W. Mackenzie said, shortly after two o'clock aa
Tuesday morning he found the unfortunate gentleman ta
state of collapse, with wounds of an incised character ss
both sides of the neck, on the thigh, and on both errata
The chief hemorrhage was from tn.. wounds in the neck.
The deceased was rational and collected when witness saw
him. He said he had been in a very ilespfiline state
previously, and bad inflicted the wounds up en himself
while in a fit of despondency. lie added 'hat it wan
useless to adopt any means to save him, i:s he telt his :de
could not be preserved. Witness did all that was neer&
ury, and remained with the deceased until Mr. Squibb
urived.
Mr. George James Squibb said he saw the deceased
between three and four on Tuesdsy morning. lie was then
Aft a state of extreme depression arising from tetras's"
bunorrhase. On geeing witness the deceased said, " Y-01
IMO what a dreadful thing I have done. lam pleased I hove
keen punished in this world, and I hope I shall escape here-
after.' The deceased never rallied, and died on Thursday
from exhaustion and loss of blood. Witness saw the decta,ed
on the Monday, and he then appeared mere calm than usual.
He had long been labouring under the delusim that
had
a disease of the bladder. He had none whatever • be had
Me symptoms of such a disease. The deceased 'had told
witness that his father had died of such • malady, and he
I believed such would be his own fate. Thii delusion had
produced great despondency of mind, a feeling which te
Heald not surmount.
The Coroner, after adverting to the delusion node
which the deceased bed been labouring for a long time post,
and also to his own statement when first seen, titer twins
initiated the wounds, that the act had been done m a tit of
despondency, said be thought the jury would have no dill
culty incoming to the conclusion that the deceased had de-
stroyed himself at • moment when he was not accountake
for his actions.
The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict to the
following effect That the death of the said Worse
Spence was caused by exhaustion, arising from Ices of b. 0041
from wounds inflicted by himself, while in an unclad state

of mind."
The deceased gentleman wee very much respated at the
her and in hi private circle. lie has left one son and one

THE ACCIDENT AT HUNGERFORD MARKET...
A number of men were actively engaged during ye,
terday afternoon in pumping the water out of the sewer, sod
between 4 and 6 o'clock they suceeeded in clearing the in•
moose subterranean passage of the principal portion of its
contents, when they beheld the lifeless bodies of two POI
fellows who had been engaged during the forenoon in hum
jog the brickwork of the structure. Their names VII
Edward Gorman and Frederick Country Elliott. Thi
former was a bricklayer,who resided in Fos cour,,Oraft•ian'
lane, sad the latter a labourer. One has left a widow sad
three children totally unprovided for; and the other, it is
andentood, Ins left a widow and four children equal,f Pa;
allow. The two bodies have been removed to St. Martial
Workhouse, where they await a coroners inquest, which, i 7
is hoped, may clear up the true cause of the widest.
FATAL OCCURRENCE ON THE GREAT NORTIILEN
cßatenswiAvv..—NTFLA._uayrtzwrodw.y•afteP toll: rra s
acid-rat
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character took place at the terminus of the Great Sodiu.
Railway at King's-cross. it appears that • large body "
miners and other workmen have been for nos
time peat engaged in excavating • tunnel which
to pass from the 'Warn side of the hisidee.lue
bridge, under the Regent's Canal, into the peePa
sent station on the sites of the late London reversed
Small Pox Hospitals at King's-croas. Them men wart
the employ of Mr. Hodge, the sub-contractor to the Meats.
Jay, the contractors for the terminus, and at the time men•
tinned the miners had returned from their dinner &boat (tea
hour, were at work in groups in various parseof 721
tunnel. One group of miners, headed bye man named A7°'
Wynne, were at work in the tunnel about 40 yards tram
da
mouth, and were engaged in making ready tor what is
technically termed the " MU," a portion of timber old a
supporting tunnels before the brickwork is introduced. 10
bad just exclaimed, e. Come, my men, we must pitch Mt.
t
this work and of the ' in," end had made one or no
strokes with his pick in conjunction with a men melt
Samuel Edwards, when a large amount of earth goo "7
and fell upon them and other workmen. An shins
instantly raised, and after some delay the men were &pout/
when it was found that the poor man Wynne had hot h 7"
crushed in a frightful manner. He was conveyed to 11.7.
n;
doll's Cottages, near Randall's tile kiln'', in Maiden-tan
e,D"
life was quite extinct. The other men were bat 51i571771
injured. No cause can be assigned for the tailing of tca
earth la the tunnel, which is of a clayey climate, so
were dry.
this sad neighbouring counties, dieted prejudicially by
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vary long tract of rams and storms lately 'sponsored.
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