The Express. — 1860-04-04 (London, England)

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.  OLD COURT.—ArRIL 3. (Before the Common Berjeant.) Mow Clare, 15, and Frederick Edhooter., 16, pleaded guilty to stealing 52/., the money, of Edward Mappin. Mr. Dickey was instructed for the prosecution ; Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prisoner Clare. The prosecutor in this case is the well-known cutler, and the prisoner Clare was employed as cashier in his establishment, and it was his duty to band over the whole of the money he received during the day every evening at the conclusion of business. It appeared that one day, about ten minutes before the usual hour when the prisoner should have handed over the money, he bolted out of the shop without either hat or coat on, taking with him all the money he had received, which amounted to more than fat, and nothing more was hoard of him until some days sftennirds, when he was taken into custody at Jersey, in company with the other prisoner, and two watches; soda portion of the stolen money were found In their pees/lesion. Mr. Metcalfe said he wail instructed to state that Clare had been in the service of the utor for 18 months, and he was a very respectable and had a good character until this transaction. He believed the fact was that a number of very bad boys had got hold of him and had in. dared him to commit this offence, and since this discovery one of them, a boy named Grant, bad actually committed suicide.  11.Mappin said he believed that what had been stated by the learned counsel was correct, and he wished to recommend Clare to the merciful consideration of the court. He added that he had been rubbed three times within the last 18 months. Mr. Metcalfe remarked that there was no doubt that crime was greatly on the increase all over the country, and the reason was that people would not prosecute unrfer the present scale of allowance to witnesses. The Common Berjeant then addressed the prisoners, and after ■ feeling admonition as to their future course of life, he sentenced them to be imprisoned and kept to haul labour for six calendar months.  Richard Geddes, who wee last session convicted of em. beulement as secretary of the Mercantile Marine Association, was brought up and sentenced to three 'months' imprisonment. Thomas S , 30, carrier, wee indicted for feloniously wounding Thomas Paddock, with intent. Mr. Platt prosecuted, and Mr. Sleigh defended. Upon the learned counsel having briefly stated the case, Mr. Sleigh said that he should not deny the facta, bug submit to a verdict for an unlawful wounding, which in fact the offence amounted to.  The Oommon Serjeant said it would he necesaiu7 to have the facto from the prolocutor. Thomas Paddock, the pugilist, was then called, end stated that on the 3rd of March he we, at the Oambriaa Stores kept by Nat. Laugh:an. He had been out all night drinking, and had some words with the prisoner about some money and a knife which the prisoner refused to give up, and a scuffle took place between them, when the prisoner drew a knife and stabbed the prosecutor on the bead and the chin.  _.__ The jury found the prisoner Guilty of unlawfully wounding, and he was sootenoed to nine months' imprisonment.