The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-06-05 00:00:00

LONDON POLICE.

DINGIt ACE rm. CODIDUCT.—At the Lambeth Police
Office on Friday last, Henrietta RO/fine, a girl of 19
years of age, and the daughter of humble but respectable
parents, was placed at the felons' bar before the Hon.
U. C. Norton, on a charge of stealing a silver watch
and chain, of tie value of ti, the property of John
Butler, of 89, Regent-xtreet, London.
The prosecukir said that on Wednesday hot he tnet
the prisoner at Wandsworth fair, and, after spending
several hours in her company, they proceeded to the
London Coffee-house in the London-road, antl spent the
night together. On the following morning *be left him
in bed at about 8 o'clock, and about half an hour after
he missed his watch and chain.

In ready to the questions of the magistrate the witness
said he was a blacksmith by trade, but worked for his
father, who is an iron bedstead maker in Broad-street,
Lambeth ; that he was a inarried man but separated
from his wife, and that he knew the parents of the pri-
sener, and the prisoner herself for some years. lie
further admitted that he had not given the prisoner •
farthing in money.
Sergeant Budd, of the L division of police, said he
had known the parents of the prisoner for some years as
decent and hard-working people who had been better
days, and was lunch surprised on that morning when
'called on by the last witness to take her into custody on
such a charge. The prisoner did not deny taking the
property, and pledged it for a sovereign, but said she
had done so from revenge towards the prodeentor, for
treating her we he bad in ruining her, by keeping her
out all night and disgracing her with her family and
friends.

Mr. Norton—Did she say what she did with the pro-
perty'
Budd—Yes, Sir, she said she pledged it at Mr. Bar-
nett's for a sovereign, tore up the duplicate and threw
the sovereign down the water-closet, 'null really believe
her stateinent.

The prinoner, who wept bitterly, said she had no idea
of the coniplainant's intentiou when he took her to the
London Coffee-house.

The prosecutor aaid the prisoner herself had acknow•
led:ed to him that she had been improperly connected
with • young man who kept her company. This the
prisoner solemnly denied, and • most ilistreasinu scene
followed by the loud denunciation of the presceutor by
the prisoner's mother.
The magistrate also reprobated his conduct, and dis-
cLarged the prisoner, leaving him to indict the prisoner
at the session if he thought proper.
The decision of the magistrate seemed to give much
satisfaction.

We ( Plyntouili Journal) have received a letter con-
taining the following from a correspondent:—" There
will • long debate last night at the Union Club, Oxford,
on Garibaldi, and had you heard the opinions exprvased,
and witnessed the general enthusiasm on his behalf, you
would have thought highly of Oxford. Two conserva-
tive opponents only could be found, and these were
almost biased and shouted down ; so, after all, Oxford
is rather enthusiastic in the Italian mime, and shows it
by the subscription actually going on for Sicily. Some
at the 40P11 aro urea oollecting subscriptions,"