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d fendant could not therefore complain of his being
b, ought into court by the plaintiff. He did not
think that there was any evidence to warrant any
suspicion, and the judgment of the Court would
therefore.be for the plaintiff—Damages, 20/. and cogs.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLI) (,0 Iliti:

(Before the COMMON• SERGEANT and Mr. Alderman

MUSGROVE.)
PLACING STONES ON A RAlLWAY.—Wiiliant Ask-
c:.oft, alias Jameson, described as a cooper, aged 39,
v, as indicted with having, on Monday last, placed
sf me large stones on the line of the Eastern Counties
silway, so as to endanger the safety of persons
travelling upon it.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Ballantine attended
for the prosecutor, and the prisoner was defended by
Lr. Mellor.

Mr. Charles Johnson, an independent gentleman,
living at Leyton, Essex, stated that on the 25th of
October he was fishing in the river Lea, and about
bllf-past four o'clock in the afternoon lie noticed the
prisoner doing something on the line. He laid down
Lis rod and watched him, when he found that he was
Ea-owing large stones upon the line. The prisoner
then left the railway and came up to him, and he
a - ked him whether he was clearing the line ? He
re;died that he was not. Shortly afterwards the half-
p ;st four o'clock down train came in sight, and as soon
the prisoner saw it he walked hurriedly away. lie
vas engaged altogether about a quarter of an hour on
t}.3 line. When the train arrived at the spot it was
6'mpited by the guards, and witness pointed out the
pisoner to them.
Cross-examined—The prisoner was rather fresh in
liquor at the time, but knew what he was about.
Edward Kilburn, the guard on the train, said the
driver of the engine made a signal to apply the
breaks when the train reached the river Lea, which
%as done, and the prisoner was pointed out to him
as the person who had placed some stones on
the line, and he was then taken into custody.
The prisoner was running away at the time. On
examining the line, twenty-two stones were found
upon it, some of which were placed on the up and
some on the down-line. Several were crushed by
tie " life-guards," which are placed in front of the
engine to clear the line from any obstruction.
Cross-examined—The prisoner appeared to have
been drinking. _ _ _

Thomas Davison, the stoker, said the train was
going about twenty-five miles an hour, and when it
strived at the river Lea he noticed six stones on the
ui-line, and the train was immediately stopped. He
got off the engine, and ran back to look at the line,
's% ben he found twelve stones also on the down line,
some of which were crushed by the train. Mr. John-
a,n, the first witness, then pointed out the prisoner,
ho was pursued.

Wm. Young, the driver, corroborated the above
evidence, He said he heard a crushing noise under
the engine, and made a signal to the guard to apply
the breaks, and the train was stopped.
The depositions were here put in, from which it
appeared that the prisoner, in reply to the charge,
a,imitted he bad placed the stones on the line, but
skid he had no motive i i doing so.
Mr. MELLOR addressed the jury on behalf of the
prisoner.

Several witnesses were called, who gave the pri-
s(ner a very good character for steadiness and re-
spectability.
The COMMON SERGEANT having summed up, the
eilirY found the prisoner Guilty of a misdemeanour.
The COMMON SERGEANT, in passing sentence, said
a man wlio committed an act of this sort, by which
hundreds of lives might have been sacrificed, ought
to be punished as severely as the Act of Parliament
allowed. The plea of drunkenness was no excuse
""hatever for a man being guilty of such a serious
charge, and in order to protect the safety of the
Public he should sentence him to two years' impri•
80firnent and hard labour.

BURGLARY.--Joseph Pemberton, aged 30, described
as a muffin-baker, was indicted with entering the
d yelling house of Mr. George Hodson, Augustus-
square, Regent's-park, and stealing therefrom a
looking-glass, four pair of trousers, a pair of boots,
131,e coat, &c., the value of 101.
It appeared that on the 25th of September the wife
of the prosecutor, on returning home in the evening,
found the house had been broken into, and that the
to ticks in question had been stolen. The prisoner
had been seen loitering about the house. He was
taken into custody, and some of the articles were
iound in his possession.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
A police-constable stated that the prisoner was
convicted of felony in 1839, and sentenced to seven
Years' transportation.
Transported for ten years.
Charles Sylvester, 28, and Thomas Collings, were
]ndicted with feloniously breaking and entering the
dwelling-house of John Morris, watchmaker and
silversmith, in the Harrow-rand, and stealing there-
eight watches, one watch-case, and one chain,
Is 'lle 201.
, The prosecutor, it appeared, on entering his shop
aD.Jut midday, there found the prisoner Sylvester,
?sho struck him, and ran out of the shop. Ile was
Immediately pursued, and on coming up to a cart, in
which
k the other prisoner (Collings) was sitting, he
threw the property in question into it.
It was proved that the prisoners had been pre-
viously convicted.
The sentence of the Court was that Sylvester
should be transported for ten years, and Collings for
Well years.

lIARLBRO'-STREET-('PHIS DAY.)
John Eaton, a notorious thief, was charged with
ding found concealed in the house of Dr. Leonard
)I.ecker, No. 5, Conduit-street, with intent to com-
b:lit a felony.

• Ann Paget stated that she was servant to Dr.
•Koecker. On the previous evening, about seven
o'clock, she had occasion to go into her master's bed-
-1.13(n, when she was alarmed by hearing the bed-
curtains rustle. Thinking the cat hed got into the
I'l'4n she took no further notice of the circumstance,
ut• went on with her work. She, however, was still
4urther frightened by seeing the valance of the bed
Shake in a very remarkable manner. This so alarmed
" that she shut the room door, and ran down stairs
d a
'old her fellow servant what she had seen. Being
the "1Y persons in the house at the time, they both
an to the street door, and having procured the as-
zietar,e,
of two men from the cab stand opposite,
proceeded to search the house, and found the prisoner
ken,ricealed under her master's bed. The men pulled
"11 out and took him down stairs and gave him into
tfen-stnaY• She subsequently searched to see if any-
a ',nig had been taken from the room, and found that
--;;„r",sing-case drawer had been opened, and several
taken away.defene the prisoner said he was passing along
street, when he was suddenly taken ill. Seeing the
u°r a No. 5, open, he went in for a certain pur-
but hearing some person on the stairs he ran up
a'send hid himself under the bed.
✓ Ihe prisoner was committed to labor.e of Cor
ection for three months, with hard ou
b /Inn Jones was placed before Mr. Bingham charged
"I,h uttering a counterfeit halt'-crown.
84 1d
Alt% William Cross, dairyman, 64, Jermyn-street,
, on Satarday night the prisoner came into his
withBll°ith te P ah n d Purchased three eggs, which she paid for
than half-crown produced. He gave her the
that and after she had l .
Heft the shop he discovered l t was a counterfeite went after her, and saw
her go up to a man in the street and give him some
Money. The man ran away directly he saw witness,
but he managed to detain the prisoner till a constable
came up, when he gave her in charge.
The prisoner said she met a man who told her to
go for the eggs.
Mr. BINGHAM discharged her.
A middle-aged woman, who stated her name to be
Amelia Matilda Georgiana Horatio Nelson Augustus
"ilteggs, was charged by Constable Byron, C 39 with
being drunk and disorderly. ,
The constable said he was on duty in Regent-
street, about twelve o'clock last night, when he saw
the defendant in a state of intoxication, surrounded
by a mob of people, to whom she was relating a long
tale about her noble pedigree. lie dispersed the mob,
and requested defendant to go about her business.
She refused to do so ; he then took her to the station.
The defendant said she was an injured woman.
She was the widow of Lord Nelson, to whom she
was married at Devonport. She had since that been
married to Prince George of Cambridge, and had a
Particular liking to Prince Albert. Her property,
Which she was justly entitled to, had be en taken from
her, and she wished to see herself righted.
Mr. BINGUAM said the unfortunate woman was
decidedly insane. He thought he had better commit
her to prison fora short time, and he would direct the
prison surgeon to look to her state of mind.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.)
A pretty-looking girl, about fifteen years of age,
Who stated that her father and mother were dead, and
that she gained her livelihood by selling fruit, was
Charged by a constable of the G division, with ob-
structing the foot-pavement, and leaving her basket
Unattended.
It appeared that the poor thing came out without
eating anything in the morning, and as soon as she
made a few pence ran to an adjacent cook shop, leav-
ing' her basket beside the flagway, when the police-
an came up and seized upon herself and it.
COMBE discharged the prisoner with a
caution.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
A middle-aged man, of somewhat revectable ap-
olarance, who gave his name Win. Jones, was
charged with obtaining a Codrington great coat and
horse cloth, the property of Mr. John Kellan, pro-

prietor of some extensive saw-mills in Whitechapel,
by means of a false pretence.
It appeared that on the 24th of September last,
about a quarter to seven in the evening, the prisoner
went to Mr. Kellan's private residence, 12, Rodly-
terrace, Mile-end-road, and stated to the cook, who
opened the door, that he was a servant in the employ
of Mr. Dixon, horse dealer, Barbican, and that Mr.
Kelian had been there to look at some horses with
the view of purchasing one, but as Mr. Dixon did
not possess an animal that suited him, they
were both going down to another establish-
ment of Mr. Dixon's, at Ilford. He added
that Mr. Kellan had sent him in all haste to get his
great coat, also he was to bring a horsecloth and a
bridle to fetch the horse home with. The servant
asked him why Mr. Kellan had not sent a written
authority for her to deliver the articles? To which
he replied, " Mr. Kellan would have done so, but he
had not time, as he was afraid of missing the train."
Oa the faith of this she let him have Mr. Kellan's
great coat and a' horsecloth. The bridle she could not
find. On Saturday night as the servant, Julia Joyce,
was going up Whitechapel, she again saw the pri-
soner, and he had Mr. Kellan's great coat on at the
time. She followed him till she met a policeman, and
gave him into custody.
Mr. Kellen identified the coat produced as his pro-
perty. He had never authorised the prisoner to obtain
it, or deliver the message he had done.
In his defence the prisoner declared that he had
bought the coat five months since.
He was fully committed for trial.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
SATURDAY.
Match, 100, h ft. D.I.

Mr. Shelley's Tarella, Bst 71b (F. Butler), beat Lord
Glasgow's fby the Provost, out of Miss Whip, 7st 121 b.
Betti❑g-3 to 1 on Tarella, who made all the running,
and won by a length. Run in 4 min.
Match, 200, h ft. T.Y.C.

Mr. Mostyn's Fisticuff, Bst .51b (F. Butler), beat Mr.
Payne's Dromedary, 7st 101 b.
Betting-7 to 4on Dromedary. Fistieuff made all the
running, was never caught, and won by-half a length.
Run in 1 min. 10 secs.