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London, England, 1857-09-18 00:00:00

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CRIMINAL COURT.—(Thus Day.)

OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice Crompton and Mr. Baron Watson.)
THE MURDER IN THE QUEEN'S PRISON.
This morning Antonio de Salv;, aged 2f, was
indicted for the wilful murder of Robert Henderson
Robertson, in the Queen's Prison on the Bth of July last.
It will be recollected that on the 21st of Aug. last the
prisoner was found guilty of grievously wounding Mr.
Robertson and sentenced to fifteen years penal st rvitude,
the judge at the same time informing him that if the
prosecutor died be would have to take his trial for
murder. Unfortunately a very few hours after the trial
Mr. Robertson expired and Salvi was charged with
murder.
Oa the part of the prisoner, a plea of autrefais acquit
was put in, and the learned counsel contended that hie
client could not he indicted on the charge of murder, as
he had already been tried and convicted for the offence
he had committed, and heti been sentenced to 15 years'

penal servitude.
Mr. Bodkin, on the part of the prosecution, as' ed the
Court for time to meet the plea put in by the prisoner or

demurrer.
The learned judge thought it but reasonable that
time should be allowed ills counsel for the Crown to
meet the plea of auhefois acquit.
After a short conversation it was decided that the
trial should be postponed until the next session, and
that it should be taken the first thing on Wednesday,
the 28th of October. The Court also directed that a
c.py of the demurrer should be transmitted to the pri-
soner a week before the day fired for the trial, in order
that he might be prepared with his answer.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.)

MARLBOROUGILSTREET.

THE BURGLARY IN OXFORD-STREET.—Benjamin
Stevens, James Connor, John Sharman, and Charles
Pike, were placed at the bar before Mr. B,adoo, the
former charged with burglariously entering the premises
of Mr. Hammond, tailor, &c., No. 250, Oxford-street,
and stealing property to a large amount, and the latter
with receiving a portion of the same, well knowing it to
have been stolen.
Inspector Webb, C division, said that on the 5,.1, inst.,
a man named Webb, was apprehended at hie residence
in Dorset-street, and brought to this court on the charge
of having received the proceeds of a burglary committed
at Mr. flammond'e, in Oxford-street. 'fee prisoner
was remanded till Saturday last, when he, wss com-
mitted for trial. Yesterday he was tried at the
Old Bailey, and sentenced to four years' penal
servitude. About half-past six last night the wife of the
convict Webb, in the presence of witness and the three
first named prisoners, charged the prisoner Piko with
having purchased the remainder of the stelen property
of her husband at his house. She also alleged that the
ther three prisoners committed the burglary. Witness
therefore thought proper to detain the whole of the
prisoners on the present charge. This m, ruing he had
eot been able to eet the woman, as he had been told
that she vcaz confined to her bed from the ill-tna.tnent
she had received at the hands of the prisoners. He now
wished for a summons to compel her to attend.
The summons was at once granted, and the case ad-
journed.
Sergeant Crocker informed the Court that ho had
found no leas than 90 skeleton keys at Stevene's lodgings.

WESTMINSTER.
SAVAGE ASSAULT BY A Ban—William Gibson, a boy
about 10 years of age, apprentice to an upholsterer, was
charged with committing a very savage and serious
assault upon George Nash, a youth two or three years
his senior. 1
Complainant had his head bandaged up. and bad
evident y come from the hospital. He stated that he
resided at 2, Denham-t;trrace, Chelsea, and was sitting
at the end of that place last night talking to some
other lads when the prisoner came up. and, in allusion
to complainant's infirmity of sight, called him A very
offensive name, which be repeated. Complainant went
to strike him when the accused threw a stone at him
which bit him on the arm, and then bit him on the leg,
after which he struck him with another stone on the
head and wounded him.
Mr. Paynter—Had you given him any provocation
Complainant—Not the least that I am aware of.
Mr. Paynter—What do you think Mimed him to
attack you!
Complainant—l think he must have considered what
I said in speaking to my companions was meant for him,
which it was' not.
A witness having confirmed the complainant's state-
, merit.,
James Sutton, 162 B, said he found the complainant
bleeding copiously from a scalp wound, and conveyed
him to the hospital.
Mr. Paynter —ls there any danger !
Constable (producing a certificate describing the nature
of the injury)—The doctor says, that although the wound
in itself is not dangerous, erysepilas may styervoae.
Mr. Paynter remanded the prisoner, but took bail for
his appearance.