The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-24 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.

Georg. Aston, 40, an eatine-honee keeper, of 20, Judd-
street, Bt. Pancras, was charged with feloniously receiving a
quantity of stolen silver plate, consisting of spoons, sauce.
ladles, sugar-tongs, mugs, ifte., the property of Mr.
Digs's., of 3, Leighton-villas, Newish-town; also with
being in unlawful possession of several time-pieces, pencil.
eases, wetobes, end plated article..
Mr. Lewis, Lae., of Ely•plaos, appeared for the prisoner.
Inspector PISMO, E division, said that between six and
seveno'clock last evening be went to primer's reabienmend
asked if he wee the owner of the house, end on receiving en
affirmative reply, be asked what portion of it be occupied, and
was answered, " two roma upstairs." Witness then told
' him he wait an inspector of police, and had called in ref.renc•
to some plats which hod been sold to Mr. Buell, of Hunter-
Mreet. Prisoner said he had no recollectios of it. Witaw
then told him it was necessary that be should tilt.e bins in
cletody and search the home. He found in the house the
oreamental clocks now produced, a number of duplicates, a
broken-ooen cashbox, sad the other articles now before the
court. The Ivae clot* had been effered for sale, but the
person to whom it was prevented was on this occasion enable
to attend.
By Mr. Lewis—When witni as augemted the searching of
the house, every opportunity was given. One of the clucks
was found tied up in a haodkarchiet in a drawer behind the
door. Prisoner did not know how lug the clocks had been
In his possession, or how be had come by them.
Police-constable Chown, 5 E. said be aouompasied In-
spector Pierce to the premier's residence, and in the bottom
drawer of a chest of dessert be found a clock tied up In
handkerchief. Realm found a quantity of plated and silver
spoons, bearing a erest—s 'Deathbed. upwards of 80 dupli-
cate. referring to watches, guards, brooches, 'kg tot on
clock*, ito. Books and other property wars also found,
supposed to be stolen.
Mr. Albion Basil, watchmaker, of Hunter-street, recog-
nised two silver spoon', whisk he had purchased of the
guesser In December or Janu try lest. They weighed under
4 es., sad he gave 11. for them as old silver.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dignum, of 3, Leighton-villas, Kentish-
town, identified two spoon. produced, which hart been women
from nor house, among a quantity of other articles in the
month of July of last year.
Mr. Lewis said that his client was the keeper of a refresh-
ment-room, and, as such, he might have taken the tickets
se deposits for refreshments supplied ; brit with respect to
the ekeleton clock, he could prove that it belonged to pri-
ewes father.

Mr. Conte said. ma the case at present Mood, it was nooses
sary that be should order a remand.
Mr. Lewis agreed with the magistrate, when, upon the
mat examination, be should be prepared to show that his
client had fairly COM4I into possession of the property. He,
however, had to ask, on account of the peculiar position of
IttiLodeomer he having • number of little children, with no
to look after them. she being deed, that bail would
be reselvad on • future day.
Sergeant Chown informed his worship that, for the last two
months, he had been watching the prisoner's boom night
and day, as he bad undervoesi, from private in( dmation,
that it was • haunt of bor,lsre. (Witnesa here enumerated
several vrell.keem harems who used the house).
Mr. Lewis oilseed prisoner's brother as bail to any amount.
Be had bra • reeldent of Essioetreer, Helbora, fir seem!
yen Oast, as • Vial amtractor, and holding • separate
basin as • greengrocer.
Primmer's brother stepped into the witness-box, and, with
tams, said, toe the oaks of the tour children be wm mellitus to
eater into any amount of security for his brother's reappear•
limply to the magistrate, Inepeeter Pierce said he had
very wrest doubt of the prisoner's espressos.
Mr. Corr said, that if Mr. Lewis wan prima to show
that the property was honestly ooas by there would be en
std to the ease ; if otherree, la oar te afford the polio, an
opportunity for the requisite taquirla be must remind the
p in the usual corn.
After sore farther argument. thepiatere said his wife had

bra dead a tvrelvemeath, sad she had had poseemion of the
artiolas without his bawled's.
The prisoner wan thea remasdad for a week.
The property—inehstling a marble tiros-piece (maker
Dueler), str.king boom and halt-hours, an ormolu clock
(Illegualin. Pais), reenated on a velvet enable's, and a bras
clock borne by an nasal—rereslus at linater-strest station
for identifiattion ; also several valuable booke sad article. of
plate.