The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-13 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTH LANCASHIRE.—LITERrooL. Dzo. 12.
aims DJ. francs TALIPOVILD.
Immediately after train his seat, his lordship proceeded
to pan sentence is the eases of
Tau FRAUDS DI Poor cents Ciliate.
Michael MA. and If Onion Henry Forbes., the two
Post-of los clerks who had, on the previou day, pleaded
guilty to embresling and stealing lettere, emitaleing money,
Hie., the property of the Foetsassteraeaeral, wen brought
forward to reessys the judgment of the court.
Mr. Tiodal Atkinson, counsel for the prisoner Clarke,
prayed the lesiency of the 'curt, on the resod of the pistil'
of the prisoner, who woa, he aciderstood, ruder twenty
years of age, cad up to the time of the premed treasastiem,
had borne as exemplary character.
The Judge—lt I. perfectly afar that every man whew is sea.
aimed of robbery at the Past-once has • pert discoater.
Mr. Atkisson said, the prisoner, acting rube als
ea
well, she, from hie owe perfect free will, et ease
guilty. There were three area efranst him, sad tsSS
not there so palliate or automats his offence in any bine ;
the sums sbeuected were small, sad—
The Judge—l am one of them who thick that the email
sums disharmony appropriated are them which eaten the
greatest misehlef. It you steal 1001. from a Liverpool map
chant, he will not feel it—it is • drop to the bucket—but if
you take the sixpence from • poor nue, It is tie loin of
bread to him foe the day.
Mr. Andaman said he understood the primate/Clarke) had
been • dap* of other parties, sad threw himself entirely os
Jo mercy of the court, wishing, by ea doing, to make
some atecement for hie offence.
His lordship then proceeded to pees estate. He end—
Charles Clarke and William bleary Farber, you have both
of you pleaded guilty—and 1 have no doubt by that pie
have lest so advantage—of the offence:of robbing the pose-
ur-lime, and taking letter containing money and other vela.
able thinge—emell so:manta There is no doubt that the
practice of sending money in letters is a paiva-
loot thing: it would be better. lwritape, ia all
eases, to obtain poet-office orders: but I ma afraid
that the espouse of doing so is too great for the
small sums so forwarded to bear it. If, however, the prie•
lice of eselosing messy in letters he permitted by the Poo-
office, for the greater convenient. of poor people Beadle(
small sums to their friends at • distance, perhaps to dis-
charge their humble lodgings, or to get their daily bread—
if these are to be intercepted and robbed, the cousequesom
will be very serious and deplorable. Osmosis% help Resift
that up to the time of the discovery of these delinquimees,
you him bane good characters, but at the IMO time you
have cask eemaitted throe several dreams, and this might
have beau a practice of some duration. The sentence apes
you and each of you is, that you he transported for Berea
years.

BUZGLAZT WITH VIOLIIICI.

Joseph Gregory sad Janus Rolland were indicted for
having, on the '3oth of October, st Hteme, bnrg
entered the dwelling-house of Joseph Hey
gad stolen therein, sad insulted and afresh Reheats
Thomsen.
Mr. Wheeler, who conducted the came for the proseeaties,
stated the facts to the jury, and the dreamless's detailed by
the learned counsel were afterwasds substaatiated la evi•
deem.—ln the month of October last, Mrs. Thomson, who,
front private family reasons mu not living with her kisiband,
resided in Mosolans, Halms, when she carried en the bad-
ness of • mafeotioner. There were no inmates in the heals
except herself and • servant named Bunh Goodie's. Os
Wednesday night, the 30th of October, she asesetained
that all was sale previously to going to bed. About time
o'clock ia the enmity' she was aroused from her sleep,
and saw • light in the room. Her first imapreemies was
that theservaid, who slept with her, had got oat of beed.tu..ahat
extending her hand over the side of the bed, it
upon the back of a men, who was stooping at therNe
d
the bed. filte screamed out, and he struck her a blow
with a piss of iron, whit& he carried in his right
hand. The servant was aroused ; and it that ap
pared that there was another man at the feel el
the bid, with • piece of crape on the lower prelim
of his face. This man held a stick in one lead sad • pillow
in the other. lire. Thomson obtained a lull view .1 both
men. They (the females) seressiod oat murder; sad the
man at the foot of the bed said to the other, " Hit her (Mat
Thomism) again if she doesn't give her earoy." The sow
vent answered, "Bee hasgot no mosey ; and the mama at
the foot of the bed said, " servo yea the sew, if you
don't hold your noise." Mrs. Thomson digested the stew
tion of the men to her pockets; and hem Ohre they emit
ghost thirty Milliags in silver. They IMO lON 1110 weme
corgis, with them • light it a payee isaanne. Tharaweee
into the kitchen, threw the Mina ea Ibe leer, sod tbe
panties. The police were imbed la sea it was hard that
the house had been entered by mesas of removing a pass
from one of the windows, sad spas sa essmainaties it wee
amensined that the burglars had take. with them Mn
sliver spoons and other snails. On the 4th November,
in mace of informatics received by Mr. Beellisit,
of the ester police, he west to Bolton, and at the
polies trades found Gregory, la whose pomades the Slyer
stolen from Mn. Thommis's had been lava&
e(}r gory was takes by Mr. Berwick to Mandiegler;
sad, In the railway renege, pee him • handkerchief *Asa
from lire. Thomason s, remaking, at the time, " I see yea
know all &mat the matter." Oa the man evening another
officer of polies went to • house kept by • Ilre. Called*,
where • man named Brooks lodged, with whom lived a
woman, the daughter of • perm.. who had been 01 the habit
of Airbag at the house of (Mrs Thomeos. The prime's
were ia the habit of ging to Cattrall's home, sad they
were there on the rooming after the burglary. ANN
Gregory bad been apprehended, • policsmaa went to OW
trail's, where he found a piece of iron, which tin.
Thomases stated was precisely like the one curled by eon
et the men who robbed her house. On the IMO night
I Holland was taken into custody, sad he and the other pri-
soner were placed amongst others in a room sad Ma
Thomson brought to see if she could identify them. tom
walked up to Gregory and said, " Tide is the man whelps*
me with the Liao," and to the other, "This is be whit
at the foot of the bed." Mrs. Thomsen also spoke
to sther
the pima of inn found at Cattrall's house. In
evidence, Mrs. Thomson somewhat wavered as to the
tity of Holland.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Oregon,
but acquitted Holland.

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CONTPIPACT TO DIP/JACO.
Smith and Canon were again placed at the bar, charged
with a cosepiracy to defraud the Royal miasma Cowpony.
Mr. Jallelltaving addrewod the jury for the defame,
Its. Jacks Taltourd adastaky waned up at combinable
heril•