The Express. — 1860-12-18 (London, England)

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.  The Deentber adjourned general sessions commenced terth.y morning at the Guildhall, Broad Sanctuary, Weeemimter, before Mr. Bodkin, assistant judge, sod a beech of magistrates. The first issue of the calendar con. taint the names of 80 prisoners, 66 charged with felony and 14 with Mi 1311310110011/. . .  -4.l7l;issis• taa Juaiedelivered the usual charge to the eiles, 17, • simple and inoffensive looking lad, was indicted for stealing 49 watches, 157 watchguard chains, 65 ea riors 2 diamond crosses, 469 finger rings, 204 brooches, +0 50 lockets, 300 shirt studs, 12 seta ef waistcoat buttons, 290 seals and charms, 189 breast pins, nod r.m. in money, the goods, fie., of Herbert Henderson, his ma.ster, in his dwelling-house. He pleaded guilty. The prosecutor, a jeweller in Regent-street and Pioca. dilly, stated in answer to questions put by the court, that the prisoner had been errand-boy in L 6 service, and had provided himself with false keys, by means of which, on Sunday, the 16th of September, he gut into the shop during his master's absence, and packed up the property mentioned in the char:e in two begs. The value of the whole was about 4.0007. The prisoner made off to France, and procured at Calais • passport by which be proceeded to Paris. Information was forwarded to the Paris police, • clue having been obtained as to where the prisoner Lad started to, and he was found at the Hotel dos LOOVre, in piesemion of the greater portion of the stolen property. He was about leaving the hotel with an interpreter, to dispose of some of the property, when the police caught him. While in Mr. Hen,141100., service he had Si. a week, with lodging and part hoard. He was the son of • respectable man, by business a cheesenionger somewhere at Hackney.. It was not suggested the; the prisoner had any accomplices in the robbery ; it was all his own doing. Nearly the whole of the property ha-I been recovered, but the prisoner had spent all the money he took with him.  The Amistant-Judge said the court felt great difficulty in dealing with the case. The prisoner was too old to be seat to a reformatory, and they felt that under all the circumsLneee, considering his age and character, they could, comistently with their public duty, refrain from passing a *enteric, of penal servitude. The learned judge then mentamed him to two years hard labour, and hoped he would yet endeavour to make a good man of himself. Hear, Hamilton, 18 years of age, was tried with two other prisoner. for an onliaary theft. Soden, Ii 1), and l)oble, 1471), said they knew the pri. soners, and mentioned the extraordinary circumstamixi that Hamilton as one of s family of 32 children. His father was 66 r ?ars of age, and had had two wives, by one of whom he hail 30 children ; by the other, 2 ; and of them all, 24 were now living. He was married to his lint wife 48 years ; and the youngest of his 32 children was now seven yews old. Sien,m Hann 2.3, Williams Smith, 29, James Hall, 24, and Ilia3a4 Af ;Grath, 23, four guardsmen, were indicted for unlawfully creating a riot and disturbance. The threo first named prisoners pleaded guilty. McGrath pleaded not guilty, and us evidence being offered 'waned aim. be was aNuitted. It appeared that the prisoners were engaged ins desperate row in High-street, Kuightsbridge, fis;litiug and exciting • ieob of ehuut 11(1Q persons. There was a fearful conflict between them and the police, who interfered to preserve order, the aoldiers using their belts in a ruthless' manner. The. Aseistant-Judge sentenced Hall and Smith to 12 months bard labour each ; Menu, who had been before com tided, Co 1.8 ; and made some strong reworks upon the dr',mutant e of soldiers so far degradiug themselves as to get into conflict with the pence, who merely acted in the preservation of public order.  A Suotinaco SUlClDE.—Yesterdny Mr. Brent held an inquest at the Edinburgh Castle Tavern, Csleduoianrued, on the- body of • woman waned Jane Swiftest, a monthly nurse. *dm culamitted suicide at the house of a married daugbtrr. with whom she resided, by the frightful act oldie einbowellinz. The jury returned a verdict of " Tempoarry insanity." I WATCHES IN RELATION TO THE FINE ARTS,— .. Indeed, no of them has aLre=t jmsde a very marked advance In this respect by producing rally onnuecnted watches, I adapted to meet a high staeolani of cultwattal taste. The manufacturer het alluded to b Mr. J. W. Benson. of 33 and 34, laidgatetill. In recently visiting leis newtygollarged showrooms we towed a twat rare eibplay of highly-onuommted watch-, of all kinds. The watches here exhibited surpass thaw of any other Eseallah manufacturer In respect to novelty of de. "NU. aroruiso l t &entitle beauty and mequlslte knish In the urns, nt.entallon. The wide reputation which Hr. Ikenvon has gained for the pertNt tlme•keepfed olUnlitit'A of his watches 'MVOS neetbiti; few ea to :Ay on thin point. Mr. Benson can meet the slows of the economic utilitarian with the sane facility as he enn the wivbes of the moat elevated. A buyer Intent on securing Attperfor v•itch of good elcedgn and luting totalities cannot fail of at ith eattafaction at this entabllshnient."--Obsemer. Itenanee% tiknetrated Canephlct. post free for two stamps, la eleascrint It' 7of every corn:rution .f watch nowseme made. Watches sill by past to all parts of the glohe.--iAdvertlnt. Errs's lioucnorsrioc Cocos. —lts delicious anim, c. -Mut smoothnot, and invigorating power haver...eared nI. -Altered adoption as a breakfast beverage. in, Am., au I 1.1.1 parktr. at iv. lid. per lb., by thee prencipal grocers Lguelied •. tioniaeopathic Chemist, Laudon.' —lAd verttsamentral