The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7, 1857.

Pawl LAST NIONTI GAZIETTA.

TUN POLJCR WORT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

Jan Briley and James Pritchett, the former a gmeragrocer,
the latter a brushmaker carrying on an extensive buena. in
Beat-street, Borough, were brought before Mr. Aldermaa
Halt' (tied with reoeirieg two care of bristles, of the
al vales well knowing them to have been stoles.
Mr. Warier appeared for the proeecutlon, and Mr. Lewis,
dedriettended ca the part of Pritchett. Briley Ina not
ed.
Gesw Watkins, City police dhow, 660, mid—l have
lately been employed in tracing out • robbery that r-
owed et the premises of the prosecutor., Messrs. Joseph
and Turner, Importers of broths, in Bt. Mary-aut, on the
• handbiU was rood downtime the stolen pro-
perty, end oaring a reward of 244. for no rmovery. I took
am of the bills to all the thud:raker. in London, and
areept ethers to the prisoner Pritchett. I delivered it to
Ms sheet fuer o'clock on k'riday evening bet at his pc entire
in Imirdreet, Borough. He looked at it end laughed, but
reads ae observation. LOA sight a brother
K otacer,_ Mr.
Cohen, the prosecutor's cler and myself, to went ent-
enestothere we met the prisoner Briley, and we all pro-
ceeded together to the primmer Pritelett's hour. I told
Briley Is Pritchett' e perms this I was en aficer, and
dirld tam kin into feesteding two oars of Inme.h
brietbe from thepremises Memo. Joseph and Turner, of
Bt. llogy-ene. Me nod he ha est widen any bristles, that
he hri bra amPeyei wlth his bane end out by • man
of the sere allies Metthery ; Its he had berm with his.
to • here In Ileki-lany when two hap al bristles were pat
into the Girt ; that Hsedig then idt end another man
socomprad hies (Brew') beak to Kent *teeth He end
that be look one beg ef bridles, the dregs Ira carrying
the other into Pritchett's sad that Pritchett bourn.z.
bridle. at the rile et la. 1 shop,od. per lb. I dmy_
°Boer afterwards searched Pritchett's warehouse. We food
one of his workmen in the act of burying • oath; he had deg
• hole in the ground about four fast deep awl three wide.
The ark was in the hole and he we covering it with earth.
I Gilead the era whet he was doing, and he replied, " You
tea sr" I asked his. whet he had got in the ark. He
that it was heir, sad that Mr. Pritchett had desired
to bury bury it. I got • crowbar end broke ppm the head of
the ark sad took from it some triode*, which I showed in
Mr Cris, who mid, in Pritchett's presume, that they were
gilt al stolen property. Brown. my brother asked
where he had got the brut la from, and he mid he
hod them bum • man whom ha did ant know that he re-
ceived an invoice with them; that Le did sot know what he
had given per lb. for them, but that Briley bad brought him
the sample. I believe the samples produced to belong to the
Cr:wr. If the prietelle. are remanded I believe shell
eoondities to rove that the bridles produced form
part of the robbery.
Crourexam by Mr. Learie—The ddeedent write on
a very extensive braids, sad then me several thousand
pound. worth of stock an his premien. The robbery was on
the Tuesday. Briley mid be had carted the bristles on the
Wednesday. I delivered the bill to Pritchett an the follow-
ing Friday. I believe that Pritchett, immediately be got the
bristle* took a sample of them to one of the lb* horse to
the trade in the City, with the pecascutuet marks upon them,
endoffered them for vide.. . .

Be.l4;rie—iliclient bought theme things were indis-
creetly Red imprudently, and it was not till the Friday, when
the othm put the tall relating to the robbery into hie hands,
that ha knew they had been stolen. He took a sample of
them, as appears by the evidence, to one of the that houses
in the City, with the prosecutor: marks upon It, which he
never would have done had he had se ides that they were
part of the produce al a robbery. Ho cloak it would have
been Ler better if he bad at once gone to the prothastan and
" I bought them things that belong to you.' He would
have dew lobed he beat a strong-minded men, but lie ap-
pears to be • very weak-minded man, end ha thought he
could hide the feet of him having bought then. I have most
respectable persons in attendance ready to bell Wm to any
amount, however large you may to it, to the amount of
thousanda if necerary.
Briley, through a kited, also applied to pot In bail.
Alderman Hale peremptorily refused to swept bail for
either of the prisoners, who were remanded.
Modes Fond, alias Flow% slim A Hoary, alias
Mc Mahon, was brought up as raniasid by Intheetor
memon of the P division of the 111101=aPolice, cheesed
with haring obtained upwards al • worth
of goads from Mr. F. Bikes, lame' sad h=rsenu-
fectumr, of 72, Athermanbury, by fides
Mr. Lewis, jun., strain appeared en ttergt the prase-
entice, and the prieoner was defended by Mr. Sitigh.
The evidence gives at the last examistatiom was to the
affect that the prisoner had obtained poesemith of the goods
by falsely end fraedulently representing to the pursuer shit
be was related to M. Foold, the Minister of the Interim in
France, and that he had a contract with the French govern-
nagit to supply a large quantity of blankete foe the camp at
Chalons.
Mr. tykes, the prosecutor, was further examined, end in
reply to Mr. Lewis said—ls June last the rimier gave
me so order doe 160 With quill. Ile said they meet be packed
in doulile ethers, es they were going to lane. I afterwards
delivered three emu of quilt. to • man named Peter Ward,
who wee the poisoser's porter. The prisoner Weld for
sample, myth( he thought he should be able to all • quan-
tity of them is Paris. 'l' he goods amounted to 1041., sod
were delivered cm the 15th June. On the 10th 1 debarred
him:Asia to him, through Ward, of the velar of 1411 11s. ed.,
which he mid were kw the French army. Between the lith
moth the 24th he pee me es order for 100 pairs of temple
Maoism, but of a beim else than the other.. The WOO of
these was 1131. Ida 7d. I afterwerds delivered bin four
Wee d bletheth emelering of 222 pairs, and ..nothing in
vase to IBM. 101. It, At the time the were delivwed he
Mil meth get the thesisder of the 6,000 rein se aeon ea
to be 11111111111 i draw his mosey from France. If I
=es
Whet Ms err wee not Fould, that be was nut a
ielselesetthe PriemMinister of France, that be had no

OW; from thel;tveich government for the supply of Minket;
and abet the goods were not to go to France, I should not
hare parted with my goods. 1 would not have supplied him
on credit to any amount.
Crumeseinined— I sold the prisoner goods hi May to the
amount of 144/., and I received a bill fur tholes goods, which
hot been diobonoured. A bill I received film lin of 113.
was paid. He referred in. to a Ores, whom I saw hakes I
parted with my goods. I received frum him shout M. on
account of the !mimeo be owed me.
Peter Ward, formerly porter to the primmer, depend to
having= various occaaions takes goods item W wersiosseof
the prosecutor to the promise* of Mr. Arnold. a packer In large
House-yard, when they were pecked sod Mims to the ware-
boom of Mr. Hart, in Bury-anon, It. Mary-ass. About
the end of July he took four balm of direct front the
werthouar of the prosecutor to that of Mr. Hart.
E. ?mod, a porter is tits service of Mr. Arnold, • pecker
in Barge Hotter-yard, Backlershury, roved that many balm
of good. had been brought to his master's premier by Ward,
who took them away after they were packed.
Mr. Morons Levy Hart-1 am a merchant end um-
home...ono, and reside at 22, Bury-street, St. Mary-ass. I
have kni.wn the prisoner shoot four months, and have bees
in the habit of purcheaing goods from him. I hoc DO
bought ledger, but there is in my cheque book an emery of
every payment made to the prisoner to correspond with the
Invoice. I pay every morning before ludtpam 10 o'clock
for all the good. I purchase throughout the entire kingdom,
and therefore I have no ortmion to keep a bought ledger.
Alderman Hale—l require you to produce whatever books
you do keep at the neat eseaniastion.
Ercrumatios continosd—l was not asked by the prosecutor
to show him my books. It is true that Inspector EV1104.00
asked to see them. I deny that I altogether refused to let
him see them. I did refuse to let him ere them once, be-
muse it was not convenient, but I did not sppoint any other
time when Le might me them. I have purchased blankets,
dance's, and various other articles of tho prisoner, and the
things were delivered in the course of trade. I sometimes
sew the goods at 3, Cameos-street ; on other ormolu= at a
pecker'. in Bucklersbury. The priorner carried a key with
him which *peed the door of the room at the pecker s pre-
raise in which the goods were depaiied. I recollect three cams
coming to me. The primmer showed me three maniples of quilts
which I purchmed of him. I think he said there would he
Ofty of each Om. I think there were three sues. I pur-
chased them of him at a pries. I forget the actual prioe.
The quilts came to me in three usual M.cheister men. I
rave the Ts. 6d, or 711 9d. for sash of them, and sold
them at . id. I don't care what th. y were invoiced at.
That is not my busman. I old theta to a ...reheat whose
name I refuge to give. It would be a cerium injury to me in
my Liminess if I disclosed the own.) of the pennon to whom I
sold the goods. I have no idea how much money I have paid

the prisoner..
Mr. Lewis-1 should very much Ike to know the name of
the merchant to whom you mid three prods.
Witmer—l won't pre you hia name—you may rely upon
that.

Alderman Hale—The prisoner will be rentaaded, and at
the next examination Mr. Mart must bring his books end in-
voices referring to there transactions.
Remanded accordingly.

BOW-STREET.

A dissipated•looking youth named Frederic Word/and wee
charged with being found in the cloisters of the Catholic
Apoetolic Church, in Gordon-equars, for tome supposed un-
lawful purpose.
There had been a special service at the church that day,
nad the verger being oocupisd in the church, the rloiatrrs,
which form •communicetton with the prised* apartment.,
' were lett unguarded. A good deal of limpet, la time left
stretel on these 0.,114011.1., and of late rolibuiee of small
articles have become frtement. In the widrle of one of the
serviette the Her. &mutt Rollick, one of the ministers,
;weed through the cloisters towards the church to take his
part in the rerenerny, and &mad the primater lurking about
us the cloisters. He must bare entered by the church door,
pawed through several private Foraged sod • gime-door, and
amended a flight of Main in order to reach the cloiaters. As
he mould giro no ettisfaetory account of biawelf he was given
to charge.
.
The mariner, who described hinted( a of no home and of
no occupation, and who meta no intelligible defence, waa
committed to prison for 21 days.

waiter twine keen knocked down and klekad la Me eye,
who h Wed sery much.
and Bell fined 5?. each and the amount of
damage, or Le committed for tiro.montha each, end Smith to
enter lobo reiegniaancee to keep the peace.

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us& se pordeoler smith of Oast, as be thought he eras W-
I um Siam there for oath&
Jisr &pith, a watchman in the employ of the company,
said that ha burrowed the basket in gerbil, n for the prisoner
on the morning of ..he 23rd ult., end a little before 5 in the
evening he returned it to him near the place where the
trucks stood. . . .

Benjamin Lovell, an engineer •rzetezded at the Aahford
works, said that the braes taking was a portion of •
large quantity taken out of the boiler., being worn out, end
set up to London as old metal. The whole of the metal
sent up. from Ashford weighed three tons and a half and the
remainder had since been weighed, when four hundred-
weight was missed.
Yr. Solomon contended that the priennw knew nothing of
the metal in the beget ; but the magistrate thought other-
wise, and committed him for trial.

THAMES.
Preekrie Knock a Oenuasi, was charged with stabbing
another German, Marl Schmidt, living at No. ft, Frederick-
street, St. George'''.
The complainant was sitting on his door-step when a man
selling num came up. A German kicked his teaket, and on
the man's remonstrating, the prisoner and • third German
rushed out of the adjoining house and set upon the nut-man.
Complainant interfered. One of them pushed and struck
him, and he wee fighting with him when the prisoner rushed
up and stabbed him through the hand, which he had rabid
to Feed him elf.
Committed for trial.
Daniel Regas and .khts ['Otani were charged with the
following daring robbery of a gold watch, in HAWS!. Mr.
Fl2Scher was!zgaged for Vincent.
_ _

Mr. Hans Sum a Danish captain, master of the mer-
chant ship Cetuulerce, said that on the previous sewing,
between rem end eight o'clock, he well in Queitin-etriet,
Raftliff when he was suddenly seised hold of by two hop,
who pinioned his man. A third boy came in front of him,
and snatched his watch from hie waistcoat pocket. The pri-
soners were two of them. Regan had hold of his arm, and
the other prisoner snatched his watch. He laid bold of the
prisoners, but they got away from him. He called out " Stop
thief," upon which a policeman same in sight, and ran after
Vincent. He got up to the prisoner' and apprehended him.
Policeman Smith, 79 K. said that after he conveyed Vin-
cent to the atation.houee he went in search of Regan, whom,
from the description be had received of him, he took into
custody at Ratcliff-cree.
Mr. Fletcher said that he could produce evidence to show
that Ragan had hitherto borne a good character.
A mein of the same name ea the prisoner, a contractor,
said that for many weeks he had seen the prisoner selling
beer to seamen on the craft in the river.
The policeman said that latterly Hi gan had taken to the
°napery of convicted thieves. When he took him into rue•
tody he dropped a jemmy, such as is used by housebreakers.
He produced the jemmy.
K 127 proved • former conviction spinet Vincent.
They were each sent to the Hoye of Correction for three
months.

GREENWICH.

Cheeks Conleaelore, carpenter, of Greenwich, was charged
before Mr. Seeker with committing a violent annuli o
wila:kisan Conlridge.
complainant, who &mind with one eye completely
dosed sad blackened, deposed that she bad been married to
the prisoner nearly two years, during which time she Lad
been subjected to constant ill-owe. On Saturday her hus-
band disposed of some darko which she had taken the trouble
to rear, be refusing to work for the maintenance of the heves,
and thinking herself entitled to some pert of the
she seized him to give her some of the money, at tr"sames
time handing him other sums of money which she had taken
in their shop during the day. Without saying anything the
prisoner knuckud the money out of her hand and felled her
to the gritind with his fists, striking her in the eye and
nosing the injuries then viable.
Mr. Seeker inquired whether the prisoner was drunk at the
time ?
The complainant said he wee pea &rely sober, and wee not
at all in the habit of drinking; but be would never do any
work, expecting the proceeds of the shop to keep them, but
this they would aot do.
The prisoner, in defence, declared the complainant was one
of the greetest tyrants on earth, and that she we. altogether
too clever a woman for him, having kiekod him down stairs
by placing her foot to his chest.
The complainant having denied this amertion,
Kr. Seeker said he was perfectly satisfied the prisoner bad
been guilty of great violence towards a woman he was bound
to protect, and for which he would be imprisoned and kso to
bard labour for two calendar months; in addition to which
he should require him to find two sureties in 201. each for his
good behaviour for six months, and in default to remain is
prison for such further term.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

THE ARMY STANDARD.
_ HORSE GUARDS, Oer. 3.

Until further orders recruits are to be received
for the cavalry and infantry of the line at the following
standard and ago—viz.:
Heavy Cavalry—From S feet 6to 6 feet 9 inches, between
the age of 18 and 26.
Light Cavalry—From 5 feet S to 5 feet 8 inches, between
the age of 18 and 2.5.
Cavalry in India—Yroce 5 feet S to 5 fist
.7 inches, between
des age of 18 and 25.
Wintry—Men and lade from 6 feet 4 inches, between the
age et 17 and 2.5.
Infantry in India—Men from 6 feet 4 inches, and not under
IS years of age.
The regulations regarding the re-enlistment of men who
have formerly serval remain in force.
By command of his ktoyal Highness the General
Commanding in Chief.
It. A. WETULKALL, Adjutant-General.

MILITIA.

'iornmissions signed by tileltOrd:laeatenarais of their respec-
tive Counties.
...

sth or Royal Elthorne ti7hl7la7antry Regiment of Middle-
sex Militia—Joseph Baldereon, Gott, to be ensign, vies
Jmnings, displaced.
Duke of Lantrater's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.—
Captain the Right Hun. George Granville Francis Eger-
ton, Earl of Elksmeiv, to be lieutenant-colonel; Lieute-
nant the Hon. Algernon Fulke Egerton to be captain, vice
the Earl of Ellesmere, promoted; George Theopi gas Ro-
bert Preston, Gent., to be comet.
Oxfurdahire Regiment of M Adjs.—Lieutenant Edward Slitter
Ilarrimon to be captain, vice Eden, retired.
Light Infantry Battalion of the Royal Sores Militia.—
Cheeks Turville Wilson, Gent., to be ensign, vke Shep-
pard Harvey, realped.