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London, England, 1842-07-20 00:00:00

NORTHERN CIRCUIT—DTtrharn, July 18.

Thomas M' Cann and John Swinburne were indicted, the
former for a robbery in taking away sixteen gold watches from
the window of Messrs. Reid and Co., watchmakers, in this
town, and the latter for receiving the said watches, knowing
them to have been stolen.

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Mr. Ingham and Sir Gregory Lewin were for the prosecu-
tion • Mr. Granger for the defence.
Mr.i INGHAM proceeded to detail to the Jury the particulars
of the evidence as detailed by the witnesses. The principal
witness would, he said, be an accomplice of the name of Reeves,
who had been admitted Queen's evidence. On his testimony,
therefore, they would not place implicit reliance unless it was
so far corroborated by that of others as to give them reason to
suppose he was the witness of truth. He thought, however,
that the, evidence he would lay before them presented abundant
proofs of corroboration. There was a great deal more in his
brief with which he would not trouble them, inasmuch ss it
did not tend to corroborate the accomplice in matters tending
directly to show the guilt of the other prisoner, but rather 'in
points bearing on what was not disputed—viz., his own par-
ticipation in the crime. The prisoner is, it would appear, a
watchmaker, and has for a great number of years been in a
respectable way of business in the market-place in the city of
Durham. It appeared that on the evening of the 4th of Fe-
bruary last, about half-past five o'clock, an aperture was made
in a pane of:the window of Mr. Reid's shop, and the contents
of a small tray, containing sixteen French gold watches, ab-
stracted. They were worth about 1501. Three men had been
seen about the window immediately before, and two witnesses
deposed as to Reeves having been one of the party. One wit-
ness also identified M.Cann.

Samuel Reeves, the accomplice, was then called, and he
stated at length the facts contained in the opening speech of the
Counsel for the prosecuti')n.
Evidence was given to show that three men, of whom
Al‘Cann was one, were seen together in earnest conversation
in Gateshead about the time and place mentioned by the wit-
ness. It appeared also that Swinburne had been in Reeve?
company at a public house that morning, as Reeves himself had
stated; and Mr. John Hutchinson, the town-clerk, deposed
that he called in at the shop of the prisoner about the time
mentioned in Reeves' evidence. He stated, however, that
Swinburne was at the time at work with his sons at the bench
at the window. There might have been another man in the
shop, but there certainly was not a woman.
Mr. GRANGER. addressed the Jury for'the defence in a long
speech, in which he minutely analysed the evidence.
The Jury retired for about half an hour, when they re-
turned a verdict, finding 111 Tann Guilty, and acquitting
Swinburne. Sentence wai deferred.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

John Dale, the mendicant with a wooden leg, who used to
sweep a crossing at Cornhill, was brought before Sir Chapman
Marshall, charged with the misdemeanor of attempting to
commit suicide, by jumping from Blackfriars-bridge into the
Thames.

Magnier, the City police constable on duty on the bridge,
stared that the prisoner jmnped from the centre arch, at four
o'clock in the afternoon, and he was cart led down by the tido
as far as Paul's-wharf, where he was picked up. The leap was
70 to tiO feet.

The marshalman said he knew the prisoner, and had heard a
good deal about him. His distress was owing to his miscon-
duct. He obtained a good living by sweeping the crossing,
but he ran away:to Ireland, threw his family on the parish, and
lost his sweeping ground. His son, who supplied his place, had
received as much as five shillings in a day.
Sir CHAIPMAN MARSHALL asked the prisoner how he lost
his leg?—The prisoner replied he lost it at Quebec five years
ago.

-Sir CHAPMAN MARSH ALL said, if he hail any knowledge of
the Lord Mayor he need not have resorted to suicide on ac-
count of his distress. He had some suspicion that the liberality
of the public to parsons who had made similar attempts might
have prompted this ; and if he were satisfied of that he should
follow the example of Sir Peter Laurie in committing him for
trial for the offence. As, however, he might have been im-
pelled by distress of mind alone, he should not adopt that
course. The family would receive proper attention if they ap-
plied for admission to the poor-house of the union in which they
resided. He discharged the prisoner with an admonition, and
directed the officer to take him to St. Giles's Union.
(.71,ERKEN I VE

Mr. Thomas St. George Lyster, a gentleman, residing at
39, Adelaide-place, St. Pancras, appeared on a warrant to
answer a c!.arge of assault preferred against him by William
Attwood, conductor:of the-Paddington omnibus, 4,663, badge
865. The parties were before Mr. Greenwood on Saturday,
when Mr. Lyster charged the conducter with having used
abusive language, upon which the latter was convicted and fined
13s. The present charge arose out of the same transaction.
Complainant said that. on Wednesday last he took up Mr.
Lyster at Argyle-street, King's-cross, and on arriving at the
Blue-coat Boy, Islington, where they stopped, he (complain.
ant) opened the door to let out two passengers. When these
had alighted he closed the door, but in less than a minut- af.er,
the defendant opened the door and jumped out of the omnibus
in a violent passion, stating his de:erminztion not to go any
further with witr.ess. The dcfendant then proceeded towards
another omnibus, but witness followed him and demanded his
fare, the only answer to which was a violent blow in the face,
accompanied by the use of several opprobrious epithets.
Mr. Lyster, in answer to the charge, said that the conduct
of the driver anti conductor of the omnibus from the time be
took his seat in it until they arrived at the Blue-coat Boy was
so scandalous that he felt himself bound to remonstrate with
the complainant very sharpy, in which remonstrance he was
joined by the other passengers. The driver had been racing
nearly the whole of the way with another omnibus. A lady
had nearly been 'seriously hurt by the sudden jerking of the
vehicle before she could take her seat, whilst other ladies were
so much terrified and alarmed by the furious speed at which
they were being driven, that they left the vehicle on the first
opportunity. He (Mr. Lyster) determined-also to leave the,
omnibus at the first stopping-place, and accordingly he got out
at the Blue-coat Boy; but he positively denied having struck
the conductor. That person having impudently laid hold of
his (defendant's) collar, he merely raised his hand to disengage
himself from the grasp of the fellow.
Mr. Matthews, a builder, who happened to be passing at the
time, and said he saw the whole of the occurrence, positively
declared that. the complainant seized Mr. Lyster by the coat-
collar, and as positively denied that that gentleman struck the
complainant.. .

Mr. Cost az said the evidence was certainly most perplexingly
contradictory. The witnesses on each side were equally posi-
tive, and moreover were equally disinterested parties. He hid
no doubt that the conduct of the omnibus people had been out-
rageously bad, and he (Mr. Combs) himself was almost daily a
witness of the abominable and dangerous nuisance of omnibus
racing, particularly along the New -road. Under the circum-
stances he should merely fine Mr. Lyster Is. and costs.

GREENWICH POLICE.
Yesterday Dennis Clement was placed at. the bar before
Mr. Jeremy on the charge of catt*ing the death of Bridget
Holloway, a woman with whom he lived at a house in Smith's-
rents, Greenwich.

It appeased b 3 the evidence of Sophia Vincent. who lived in
an adjoining tenement, that she heard cries of !! murder !"
about six o'clock on the evening of Sunday, the 10th of July ;
that she had subsequently seen the deceased, who complained
that the prisoner Clement had given her a great heating, and
she was sure that he had given her '5 her death-blow."
Thomas Oak Mitchell and Mr. Burridge, surgeons, gave
similar testimony to that which appeared on the first inquiry at
the Coroner's inquest—viz., that the fourth, fifth, and sixth
ribs had been fractured, and that the pointed and jagged evils
of the fifth and sixth ribs had lacerated the left lung. which
had caused inflammation, which was the proximate cause of
the deceased's death, and which they hart not the slightest.
doubt had been done by violence.
Mr. JEREMY having cautioned the prisoner,
Clement said that he did not know anything of the injure;
the deceated had received ; that she had lived with !Aim as his
wife, and that he had always treated her well ; but she was in
the habit of getting drunk and falling about.
However it appeared that the prisoner wished to get a cer-
tificate from the Registrar of Deaths, and also from Dr.
Mitchell, which was prevented by the reports in circulation.
And Mr. Js:sFMY folly committed Clement for trial at the
Central Criminal Court, notwithstanding the summons
Mr. Carttar issued for the appearance of the primer on the
adjourned inquest.

As some workmen were lately digging a trench tor
the foundation of a barn, in the commune of Bielle, in thu
valley of Ossan, they came on some ancient tombs, placed ox a
sort of platform of exceedingly hard cement, about 14 feet
Englirh in length, and five. in widtlL Over this cement was
placed a sort of flooring; formed of pieces of marble of various
colours, arranged in mosaic, and offering to the eye landscapes
very neatly and regularly represented. On the southern side
of the platform is a slab of white marble, in place of the mosaic.
A quantity of bones-of 'Various' sizes have been discovered 6:.:c
by, but no skull.