The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-24 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

OLD COURT.
(Before J. E. Johnson, Esq.)
Rd ward John Pretty,l7, was indicted for haring wilfully
smashed a pane of glen in the shop windowfof lir. Abra-
ham Clifton, watchmaker and jeweller, 24. Lower-marsh,
Lambeth, and stealing three watches value 51.
It appeared from the evident* of the prosecutor that he
left the shop unprotected for a few minutes about cue
o'clock on the afternoon of the sth ultimo, and on his return
be disco,ored his shop window smashed, and missed from
the inside three watches.

A lad named Flownden, residing with his parents in a
court near the prosecutor's, said he was standing neer a
lamp-post opposite about one o'clock on Messina day, when
he saw the prisoner approach the prosecutor's window, de-
liberately smash it, and take something from the inside,
with which he ran off.
Jane Bough, a girl about 12 years of age, gave similar
evidence, and mid that the prisoner came up to her and told
her if she did not split be would give be: a shilliog, but if
she said anything he would have four years. lie then ran
off. On the Saturday he came to her mother's house and
offered her a shilling, and to give her a new silk dress, when
her mother went for a constable, but during her absence be
ran off.

Feline-constable Hudson, 140 L, said be tookehe prisoner
into custody, when be denied all knowledge of the robbery.
None of the lost property bed bow found.
Mr. Gordon Allen then addressed the jury on behalf of
the prisoner, mud a verdict of Chilly was returned.
Mr. Keene, jun., reed a long list of previous convictions
spinet the prisoner, showing that, although so young in
yawed e 1111.11 old in crime.
The Chairman sentenced him to three yews' primal servi-
tude, leaving the government to make arrangements fur
training him to industrious habit&

THE POLICE COURTS.

WESTMINSTFJI.

write Fitzgerald and Ewafy Buet&nq, two girls about
15 Tears of age, were charged with unlawfully having pro.
perty in their possessioo supposed to have beet stolen.
Richard Randall, a polios-constable, said that at half.
past eight the previous evening he was in the Fulham-road,
when be sew the prisoners together, and knowing them,
watched them. They went into a great many tradesmen's
shore of different descriptions, and at length were finally
hastening away when be stopped them, and found two
boxes of tip under Fitzgerald's shawl.
Mr. Arnold—What is known of Fitzgerald?
Constable—She wee here only a fortnight ago, charged
with stealing some stoekiogs, sod on that owasion her
sister, who is a highly respectable young woman, came for-
ward sod promised to take her into the same employment
as herself, sod to keep her out of bad company ,• but she did
not succeed in doing so, for the very first night after her
discharge from borealis was out in the streets in company
with two notorious thieves.

Mr. Arnold—lid she been m custodybefore the time you
mention . _ _

Witoesa—Yes • she bad been tried said convicted at the
sessions, and after that she was sent to a reformatory, but
that was no good. They had triad to reclaim her before,
but it was useless. She was sent for three years, hut was
there only a very short time. She told them she was over
age, and in consequence of that they told her that she might
go, and she did.
Mr. Arnold—What is her age ?
Witeess—We cannot ascertain. Sometimes she is sail to
be 13, arid at others 16 years doge.
Mr. Arnold—She ought not to have been told that she
might leave the reformatory—it was very improper and
irregular, and demands en inquiry if it really is as stated.
What is keown of Bunting'
Witness—She is a common associate of thieves.

Bunting's mother stood forwud, and said her daughter
bed fallen into bad company, and stood a good chance of
being ruined.
Mr. Arnold was of the same opinion, and said he thought
he would deliver her up to her mother.
Booting—l won't go home any more, if you please.
Mr. Arnold—Won't you?
Bunting—No.
Mr. Arnold—Then you are committed for ten days to
prism Fitzgerald will find bail for bar good behaviour for
six mouths.—Committed is default.
THAMES. _ _

A coloured lad, who g;;;titeUarne of Jabs Freeman,
was brought before Mr. Woolrycb charged with stealing
MM. of beef, 2 shirts, a pair of drawers, end other property,
from the schooner Elisabeth, in the Regent's Canal Dock.
Mr. William Wales, mate of the Elisabeth, said the pri-
mmer came on board on blondsy morning last in a destitute
coeditioe, and mid he was starving, and in weal of a berth.
Some questions were put to him, and u it appeared be bed
bees a sailor he was provided with food and clothing, and
treated in the most hospitable manlier. When the captain
came on boar! in the evening be allowed the boy to remain
on the ebip, sod signed the LAWN' of agreement to proceed
on her intended voyage. In the night time the prisoner
helped himself to the beef, shirt., drawers, and other pro-
perty, and west ea she., is as shies beat.