The Press.
London, England, 1853-06-25 00:00:00

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The OFFENCE Of OVERLOADING a RIVER STEAM-
BOAT was on Wednesday proved against the captain
of the steamer Citizen K. lie had admitted
fifty-four passengers more than the law allowed, and
was fined at the Westminster Police Court lot. for
the offence, with 2s. Ikl. additional for every one of
the fifty-four persons above his legal number.

A SHorxxxemt in Limehouse-causeway left a
quantity of shoes exposed on the pavement outside
his shop, and a poor woman named Clements stole a
pair of them, on Monday evening. She had been
seen by the owner fingering the shoes suspiciously,
but he said nothing, and allowed her to go away on
some alarm, and then to return again and complete
the theft before he stopped her with the property under
her shawl. On the woman being brought before Mr.
Yardley, at the Thames Office, next day, the magis-
trate condemned the shopkeeper, whose name was
James Thomas, as being more guilty than the cul-
prit herself. The following dialogue ensued :

Mr. YAUDLEY said the exposure of goods outside tradesmen's
houses and shops was a temptation to do wrung, and he thought
the conduct of the prosecutor was both selfish and heartless.
The proseeutor appeared to have been angling for a thief, fur he
NM the woman meddling with the string which fiu►tened the
shoes, and, after suspecting her, allowed thew to remain as they
were until the woman stole them. . _ .

Mr. Minus : I gave her an opportunity of ..oing away.
Mr. YARDLILY : And you gilVti her An opportunity to ideal the
boots. Why did you not give her a caution when you suspected
she was going to do wrong? Why did you not give her a cau-
tion? It would have beeu more charitablo and Inure Chrietiim-
like to have doue an.

Mr. Titonks: 1 have done so several times with others, and
have rime been robbed of boots and shoes exposed for side out-
side the shop.
Mr. Yxavd.nv : Then why do you continue to tempt people to
steal? You had much better have stopped her at first. The
prevention of erhue was much better than the detection of crime.
It was a bad practke to expose goods for side outside 1 ses and
App.. It was a very mulish practice, and a moral wrong.
Mr. TIIOII.IOI said he WAN quite aware it was evil, but his
neighbours would do it, and he could du no business without it.
Mr. YARDLEY said it was perfectly shocking to hear a respect.
able tradesman admitting he was doing a great moral wrong, fuel
Justifying it, because others did it. If the shopkeeper's argu-
ment was to be carried out It would jastley every wrong, every
bad act, every crime. Mr. Thomas was not justified in coin-
milting a great moral wrong because others did it. lie was sur-
prised tAs hear such a thing.
Mr. Titommt: I can't help exposing my goods outside my
ship ; 'others do it.
Mr. Ymem.kv: You can help it, sir. Don't talk such nonsense.
The woman is discharged.

FOR COMMITTINO A SERIOUS BREACH of TRUST,
the discharge of an insolvent attorney named Webb
was opposed before the Insolvent Court. There were
debts to a large amount on both sides, and the pros-
pect of a tolerable dividend. It appeared, however,
that the insolvent, as agent, executor, or collector,
had received moneys which he had never paid over,
and the owners were among the creditors in his sche-
dule. For these transgressions he was adjudged to
undergo terms of imprisonment. amounting to fifteen
months from the date of the vesting order, at the suit
of the several creditors he had thus wronged.

THE DISPOSITION Of HOME CONSIDERABLE Pno-
rEary left by the late Earl of Newburgh was con-
tested before the Prerogative Court, on Monday, by
his sister, Lady Newburgh, and a Rev. Mr. Sing, a
Roman Catholic clergyman at Derby. I.,rd New-
burgh, who had lived latterly at variance with his
family, left, in a despatch-box, notes and securities
of several thousand pounds' value, and a will be-
queathing it all to Mr. Sing absolutely. With this
paper, however, was another, also in the handwriting
of the deceased earl, but neither dated nor signed.
It was headed" Directions to Mr. Sing, what is to
be done with the money;" and then followed items of
2501. to Mr. Sing himself, of 1001. each to two other
persons, ss. per week to his groom, " and the rest of
his money to Stonyhurst College." Mr. Sing now
prayed probate of the first paper, which was opposed
by Lady Newburgh, who contended that the two
papers together constituted the will of her late
brother. For Mr. Sing it was urged that the direc-