The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-11 00:00:00

WESTIONSTER.

James Thomas, a welLlmown thief, stated to have under-
gone four years' penal servitude, was brought up for further
ezembatios, charged with brealdng into the residence of
the Dowager Lady Talbot De Malah 3, Lowndeasquare,
and stealing therefrom 2,000/. worth oflde, jewellery and other
valuables.

The facts of the case, as detailed on the previous examine.
sod to which it is necessary to advert, are brisk,
these :—At six o'clock on the evening of the 30th Nov.,
her ladyship's maid dressed her for the theatre, at which
time everything in the house was safe, but in an hour and
a half afterwards one of the domestics, on entering her
ladyship's bedroom, found everything in greet confosiou,
and it was then discovered that the drawers had been
ransacked, and her ladyship's jewel case carried
upstairs into one of the attics, where it bad been
broken open, and rifled of its valuable contents. Inform►-
tion was given to Inspector Rolls, of the 11 division of police,
and the result of his examination of the premises left no
doubt that the roof of her ladyship's residence had been
gained from an unoccupied house under repair three or four
doors off, and an entrance effected by breaking open one of
the attic windows. Prisoner was apprehended only a fort-
night ago on the charge of committing the robbery, the
evidence against him being that a hat, which was clearly
proved to have been recently worn byhim, was found on the
roof, that he had been at her ladyship's house on the day
before the robbery, inquiring whether a letter which he held
in his hand, and of which nothing was known, was directed
there, and farther that he had become on the 3rd of Decem-
ber the depositor of 100 f. in a false name at the London and
Westminster Bank, Lothbury, all of which had been since
drawn out.

Mr. Wontner again appeared for the prosecution ; and
Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Beard for the defence.
Mr. Wontner, having stated that the case had stood over
in order that the police might complete the course of in.
gully in progreas, said he was now in a condition to close
the evidence sost the prisoner, and should ask for his
committal for fiUl. Be then called

Sergeant Heady, 2 B, who said that on the evening of the
30th of November (the night of the robber)) he saw the
prisoner about 5 o'clock at William-street, Knightsbridge,
in conversation with another man. The place where he
saw prisoner was about 200 yards from Lady be Mulakides
house. Prisoner wore • hat at that time. Had said to
Sergeant Potter in prisoner's presence, when he was ap-
prehended, " That's the Ulan I saw opposite Albert-gate,"
to which accused made no reply.

John Yentman, haclimey carriage attendant at Pont-street,
Citdogan-place, said that bctween 7 and 8 on the evening of
the robbery three men came to the rank from the direction
of Lowndes4quare and hired a cab ; two of them wore bate,
the third bad his head enveloped in a shawl.
Cross-examined—They were walking, not running. Re
did not see nny portion of the third man's farm or hair, they
were hidden by the shawl.
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William Henry Ems., cab-driver, said that to the best of
his recollection the three men so described hired his cab
iumi ordered him to the Great Northern Railway, in the
hearing of last witness, but when they got to the Hay-
market one got out and went into a hatter's, whence be
returned in two or three minutes with a hat, and they pm-
ceeded so far as Bedford-place, Russell.equare, where they
got out and discharged him.
In reply to a question from Mr. Arnold,
The witness said he never saw the face of the man with-
out a hat.

Abraham Corbett, shoemaker, 38, Great Cambridge-
street, Hackney-road, said ho knew prisoner as living oppo-
site, at No. 40. On the night of the 30th of November, at
20 minutes to 9, he saw the prisoner come home and get in
at the window. To the best of his belief he had on his
head what is termed a " wide-avrake." He had frequently
before seen him in such a bat as the one produced (that
found on the roof). Had never seen hum in that, or one like
it, since the 30th of November.
In cross-examination, witness said he remembered it was
the 30th of November by a business transaction of that
dafease. Gleed, foreman to Messrs. Alton and Walker,
pawnbrokers, &c., London-terrace, Hackney-road, said he
hail handed a diamond (ring produced) to Inspector Rolls.
He received the diamond which was now in that ring from
the prisoner en the 22nd of December, to set in gold, awl
did so. Since the boginuiug of December ps4eoner hail ker.
chased a great many articles of fareitaire at the shop. Übe
diamond spoken of was slat< to be worth 301.)
The prisoner's advocates urged that if papers in the pos•
session at the polies, taken from prisoner's !edgier, were
examined, it could be shown that he bought the diamond in
question.
Mr Arnold said it was only fair to the accused that all
cirri not
tulyni for the purpose of this prosecution should
given up to him.
Mr. Wontner expressed his perfect willingness to do so.
Eliza de Lasheay, lady's maid to lady de Malahide, said
that, to the best of her belief, the diamond in the ring pro-
duced belonged to her mistress. It had been part of ner
duty to clean her ladyship's jewellery for the last tifteea
years mod she had often particularly observed it. The
diamond produced was of great beauty and peculiar cot,
and to the beet of her belief had belonged to a necklace of
her ladyship's.
Thomas Maveety 44 N, proved that ppanedliy
the name of Arnold while at 27, Hyde- • Horton.
Some receipts were produced by this witness, who had
assisted in the search of prisoner's 'house. One of these was
for • diamond ring, value 71. 55., which was alleged to be
the one spoken of for the prosecution.

This evidence closed the case for the prosecution, when a
long conversation occurred respecting the detention b.) the
police of a gold watch and other articles found upon the
prisoner.
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Mr. Beard strongly urged that they ought to be given up,
as the receipts produced proved that the prisoner had pur-
chased them with his roan money, and
Mr. .I.rnokl said that if the polio found upon inquiry
this was so they ought to be restored ; indeed. the course
he now suggested should have been earlier taken.
The mute was remanded until Thursday, when Mr. Ste:gh
will address the magistrate on the prisouer's behalf.

SOUTHWARK.

Witlien Pox, a powerful-looking malt, and Blilea
Green, a very bad and troublesome character, were brought
before Mr. Benham, charged with committing a violent
aesault on Mr. Alfred Wallis, the proprietor of the London-
bridge Tavern, Wellington-street, Southwark.
Mr. Wallis said, that shortly before closing the house on
Wednesday night the male prisoner was squabbling with Mrs.
Wallis about his change. She told him she bad placed it
down on the counter for him, when he became very abusive,
and used disgusting language. He remonstrated with him,
when he turned round on witness, and knocked him down.
While on the ground some female (whom he believed to be
the other prisoner) seized him by the hair of the head,
pulled his hat off, and he had missed it since. His brother
came to his assistance, when a constable was called in, and
the prisoners were given into custody.
The male prisoner here said Mr. Wallis struck him first,
and ill-used him. Besides that he lost his fis. change that
he ought to have received from Mrs. Wallis.
The female denied having assaulted Mr. Willis. The
latter bad hold of the mans neck, sod all she did was to
say, "Don't strangle him," when she was locked up.
Mr. James Willis, brother to last witness, said that he
heard the man make use of disgusting language towards
Mrs. Willis, and then he struck at his brother. Witness
went round to clear the house, when the man struck him in
a violent manner.
Mr. Burch= asked if the female struck him?

He replied that rho did not. She was, however, ex-
tremely violent, and they had frequently forbade her the
house on account of her bad character.

Mr. Burcham said he did not think that the charge was
proved against the female, therefore he should
bet ; but es for the man, his conduct was very discharge
would, however, take into account the loss of his change
and fine him Ds., or 10 days' imprisonment.

THAMES.

Henry Rush,lronA, • 111 I; of respectable appearance and
address, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with felo-
niously embezzling various sum of money, amounting in
the aggregate to about MY., he had received for and on
amount of his employer, Mr. Ward, a drysalter at Weet
Bromwich.

Mr. Beard, solicitor, stated the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner entered the service of Mr. Ward as traveller
in August last at a salary of three guineas per week, and
his duty was to obtain orders for goods, but not to receive
any money whatever. The prisoner, however, in spite of
the agreement, had received cash in payment a goods from
many of Mr. Ward's customers, and had appropriated the
same to his own use. the prosecutor could not complete
the ease to-clay, and after offering some evidence, asked for
• remand.

la answer to questions by Mr. Yardley, the prosecutor
said the prisoner had received his salary of three guinea. per
weds regularly through Mr. Gouge Barton, of No. 44, Fore.
street, Cripples**, his town agent and manager.
Mr. Barton said the prisoner had not him any of
the sums mentioned in Mr. Ward's ' and that the
reoeipta for them now produced were in Rualthrook's hand-
writing. The witness then mentioned other sums which the
prisoner bad received.
Mr. Dobson, also in the employ of Mr. Ward, said the
thiponer hod recently received fd of a customer named
Johnson, which he bad not accounted for.

Other cases were about to be gone into, but on Mr. Beard
stating that the necessary witnesses to complete them were
not in attendance, aad bad not yet been summoned, the
prisoner was remanded until this day.

SHOCKING MURDER AT DUNDRY, NEAR

BRISTOL.

BRISTOL, THIANDAT.

The village of Dundry, which is located at about
five miles westward of this city, was last night made the
scene of ova of the most brutal murders which it has been
for a long time past my duty to chronicle. Occupying a
small cottage, situated at about 200 yards from the church
in that village, were an old man, named George Water-
man, and his wife Sarah. The husband was of the ad-
vanced age of 75 years, and the wife some two years his
junior. They were humble and inoffensive poisons ; but
as the cottage and about an acre of land adjacent were their
own property, it is believed that the murderers supposed
them to be possessed of money. The old man farmed •
small quantity of ground, and also kept a cow and sold
milk, by which means he was enabled to eke out
• slender but comfortable income. It would seem
from • deposition made by the old man, and
by other teatiniony, that at about 7 o'clock last night, the
aged couple were eouvereiug Ly their fireside, when they
heard • knocking on the outside of the door. The old man
got up to answer it, but before lifting the latch adopted an
expedient which he always observed by asking who was
there? The person outside answered, "It is John, the
Winford policeman "—a ruse which unhappily succeeded,
for Mr. Waterman, knowing • policeman of that name, and
suppwog it to be him, undid the door. He bad no sooner
done so than he received • heavy blow from a thick heavy
stick on his forehead. He staggered and ran back, upon
which two men rushed in, one of whom knocked him clown,
sad struck him several desperate blows en the head. The
old man succeeded in getting on his legs again, when they
told him that he must show them where his money
was, and forced him upstairs. He said it was
in • box. and baring opened the box to which he
pointed they proceeded to ransack other boxes in the
room, and also a chest of drawers. From those they took
• silver watch, a silver medal, a bottle of brandy, some
bottles of home-made wine, and a silk handkerchief. On
turning over the bed they found a pair of loaded pistols,
which they took, and then returned down stairs, coin-
palling the old man to accompany them. Having possessed
themselves of soma broad and bacon they dragged the old
man into an outhouse and bound him with a cord to a
bacon stand, telling him he must remain there for twenty
minutes, when be might call to his wife to let him
loose. They must then have brutally murdered the poor
old woman, who it is thought ran to her husband's
assistance with • pair of tongs, as • pair was after-
wards found covered with blood and hair. The old man,
though weak, contrived to get loose, and on going to his
house found his aged partner lying on the ground in-
sensible. Being too feeble, from the loss of blood, to raise
her, he crawled to the house of a neighbour, who helped
hie'. The old woman's head had been terribly beaten,
and exhibited several wounds; and although medical aid
was obtained, she died at half-past nine o'clock last night,
without having once recovered sensibility. Suspicion fell
upon Charles Wedmore, a nephew of the deceased, a private
in the marine artillery, and a brother of his, a lumper on
the Bristol Quay. 'I first had been seen in the neigh-
bourhood • week previously, end on the first tune of his
going to his uncle's be was accompanied by ft man who used
the same remark, "It is John the policeman." Of course
as yet this is mere suspicion. but the police have Wiled pia-
mrds giving descriptions of the parties referred to.

lanky, 3ti. to 46w ; out., 21s. to 30*. ; pair, 40.. to Z6s. ;
heana, 40a. to 545. pm qr.
EDINIWRGH, JAN. 9. -- Ws bad in the market to-day
W.Oiqrs. wheat, 4491 barley, 2,203 oats, and 115 beans.
IXwere sold—Wheat, 9C/2 qes.; barley, 1,329 ; oats,
; and beans, 114 qrs. As compared with last week—
What was la. Od. down on top, and la. Od. up OR
average. Barley was L. 3d. down on top, and la. 4d.
down on average. Oat. were same as last on top, and 21.
up on average. Baal were name as last on top, and Bid.
up on averse. Prices per imperial quarter: Wheat,
345. Od. to 70s. Od.; barley 295. Od. to 48s. 3d.; oats,
21s. Od. to 345. 6d.; beans, '4oe. (hi. WMc Od. Weight
of top —Wheat, 641bs. ; barley, %Vbs. ; oats, 43/11a. ;
beans, &Vbs.

CATTLE—Enntrtuami, JAN. 9.—The supply of sheep
this morning was large, there be' 5,462, or 2,738 more
than last week. On account of the e supply, prices were
fully Is. a head down, as compared wit those obtained last
market. Top price of the beat mutton, &L ; current, from
7c d.
,tto, jolt ewes, from 6d. to 7d. per lb. At the close a
not effected. The supply of cattle was also con-
siderably larger, there being 6s), or an increase of 336.
Sales wore slowly effected, and prices lower. Top price of
the beet beef, lie. 6d. ; current, for the best, Is. Gd. to Fs. ;
middling and inferior, from 6e. to 7s. 3d. per imperial stone.
Fed pip, from 6s. 6d. to 7s. per imperial stone ; six to
eight weeks' old do., from lls. to 13e. a head. Scunben
in market—Sheep, 5,462 ; fat cattle, 631 ; conch cows, 66 ;
pip, 146.

CHEESE.—SALIRMAY, JAN. 10.—At our market today
the supply, which was by no means extensive, comprised all
qualities ; the best quality, which was the shortest, was
most in request. There was also a smaller attendance than
usual ; however, there were but a few lots remaining
on bawl at the close of business, and the quotations at the
close of last market, which were as follows, were in most
instances maintained :—Skims, 28s. to 345. ; half-cowards,
58s. to 655. ; Dorset, 645. to 675. ; best Somersets, 665. to
735. ; Cheddars, 725. to 78s. per cwt.