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London, England, 1847-11-01 00:00:00

defendant could not therefore complain of his being
brought 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 fur the plaintiff—Damages, 201. and costs.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY

au) could:

(Before the COMMON- SERGEANT and Mr. Alderman
MUSGROVE.)
PLACING STONES ON A RAlLWAY.—Williant Ash-
croft, alias Jameson, described as a cooper, aged 39,
was indicted with having, on Monday last, placed
some large stones on the line of the Eastern Counties
Railway, 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
Mr. Mellor.
Mr. Charles Johnson, an independent gentleman,
living at Leyton, Essex, stated that on the 25thh
o.,tober he was fishing in the river Lea, and abont
half-past four o'clock in the afternoon he noticed the
prisoner doing something on the line. He laid down
hii rod and watched him, when he fuund that he was
throwing large stones upon the line. The prisoner
then left the railway and came up to him, and he
asked him whether he was clearing the line ? He
replied that he was not. Shortly afterwards the half-
past four o'clock down train came in sight, and as soon.
as the prisoner saw it he walked hurriedly away. He:
was engaged altogether about a quarter of an hour on
the line. When the train arrived at the spot it wr‘s
stopped by the guards, and witness pointed out the
prisoner 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
was 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
the " life-guards," which are placed in front of the
engine to clear the line from any obstruction.
Crqss-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
al rived at the river Lea he noticed six stones on the
u;)-line, and the train was immediately stopped. He
got off the engine, and ran back to look at the line,
when he found twelve stones also on the down line,
some of which were crushed by the train. Mr. John-
son, the first witness, then pointed out the prisoner,
who was pursued.
Win. 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,
admitted he had placed the stones on the line, but
said he had no motive in doing so.
Mr. MELLOR addressed the jury on behalf of the
prisoner.

Several witnesses were called, who gave the pri-
soner a very good character for steadiness and re-
spectability.
The COMMON SERGEANT hating summed up, the
jury found the prisoner Guilty of a misdemeanour.
The COMMON SERGEANT, in passing sentence, said
a man who 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
'whatever 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,
gonment and hard labour.

BURGLARY.—Joseph Pemberton' aged 30, described
as a muffin-baker, was indicted with entering the
dwelling house of Mr. George Hodson, Augustus-
square, Regent's-park, and stealing theretrona a
looking-glass, four pair of trousers, a pair of boots,
One 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
articles in question had been stolen. The prisoner
hnd been seen loitering about the house. He was
taken into custody, and some of the articles were
found 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
indicted with feloniously breaking and entering the
dwelling-house of John Morris, watchmaker and
silversmith, in the Harrow-raad, and stealing there-
from eight watches, one watch-case, and one chain,
l'alue 201.
The prosecutor, it appeared, on entering his shop
about midday, there found the prisoner Sylvester,
who struck him,
.and ran out of the shop. He was
immediately pursued, and on coming up to a cart, in
hich the other prisoner (Collings) was sitting, he
threw the property in question into it.
It was proved that the prisoners had been pre-
piously convicted.
The sentence of the Court was that Sylvester
should be transported for ten years, and Collings for
seven years.

_
tIARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
John Eaton, a notorious thief, was charged with
'being found concealed in the house of Dr. Leonard
ICoecker, No 5, Conduit-street, with intent to com-
init a felony.

Ann Paget stated that she was servant to Dr.
IC-oecker. On the previous evening, about seven
°'elock, she had occasion to go into her master's bed-
-1."11)) when she was alarmed by hearing the bed-
'curtains rustle. Thinking the cat had got into the
tc'°rn she took no further notice of the circumstance,
ut went on with her work. She, however, was still
Ailrther frightened by seeing the valance of the bed
Z'lake in a very remarkable manner. This so alarmed
her that she shut the room door, and ran down stairs
the
told her fellow servant what she had seen. Being
e °llly persons in the house at the time, they both
s:itn to the street door, and having procured the as-
'stax)ee of two men from the cab stand opposite,
14()eeeded to search the house, and found the prisoner
it?neealed under her master's bed. The men pulled
cirri out and took him down stairs and gave him into
ttit:st°dY. She subsequently searched to see if any-
, (ling had been taken from the rcom, and found that
ressin-case drawer had been opened, and several
vai
taituenabalewaacles of jewellery ready packed up to be
th in defence the prisoner said he was passing along
.0e street, when he was suddenly taken ill. Seeing the
.."107 of No. 5, open, he went in for a certain pur-
Tl.)ut hearing some person on the stairs he ran up
hiel himself under the bed.
re„',Ye prisoner was committed to the House of Cor
'Auon for three months, with hard labour.
vi;n4 Jones was placed before Mr. Bingham charged
Saiduttering a counterfeit half-crown.
r. William Cross, dairyman, 64, Jermyn-street,
onSatarday night the prisoner came into his
With !lied Purchased three eggs, which she paid for
span In half-crown produced. He gave her the
4"gel and after she had left the shop he discovered
that it w
h_ as a counterfeit. He went after her, and saw
her go
111°110Y.upThe toman in the street and give him some
u
,ut Ile managerncl to
ran away directly he saw witness,
o detain the prisoner till a constable
came
up,
when
e gave her in charge.
The prisoner said she met a man who told her to
go for the eggs.
11:1r.13INGuAlst discharged her.
47,14eiimaiddle-.aged woman, who stated her name to be
Matilda Georgiuna Horatio Nelson .Augustus
cgs, was charged by Constable Byron, C 39, with
',tug 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, tion surrounded
by a mob of people, to whom she
a pedigree. lie relatingdispersed
ba long
tale about her noble
emob,
and requested defendant to go about her tbusiness.
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
Vas 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 been taken from
her._, and she wished to see herself righted.
Mr. BINGIIAM said the unfortunate woman was
decidedly insane. He thought he had better commit
her to prison for a 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.
e appeared that the poor thing came out without
eat
anything in the morning, and as soon as she
rade a few pence ran to an adjacent cook shop, leas,-
man
her basket beside the thgway, when the police-
'444 came up and seized upon herself and it.
caUti on
Mr. Coin discharged the prisoner with a

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
b.. A middle-aged man, of somewhat re:Te2table ap-
elalt`"L'e, who gave hi lI3IIY. /",_3i es, was
I,4rged With obtaining a Codrington great coat and
a4otse cloth, the property of Mr. John lie Han, pro-