The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-03 00:00:00

THAMES.

A woman, about 30 ye►m of age. wbo gave the name of
Louisa Butt, but whom real name is Cates, the wiled a
convict, wss brought before Mr. Partridge, on remand,
charged with shoplifting.

lieth Smola Partridge, of No. 40, Martha-street,
St. Georgs'e.in-the•East, said that on Saturday evening,
about nine o'clock, she went into her maater's shop, and
maw the prisoner there looking at some ribbons, shown to
her by another female, named Stansinoro, who said,
There was a insure ribbon in one of the boxes ' • is it there
now Witness looked and said, " No, it is not there."
The prisoner arid the missing ribbon was in one of the
grew boxes. She showed the primmer the boxes. The
ribbon was not there. Sbe begged of the prisoner to move
from the *muter, and said, " It may have fallen over
the counter oe the floor." II was not there. She then
asked the prieotier to look in her pocket% and told her it
might have fallen into it. The whipper said, " No. I
have nothieg in my pocket but what I have paid for," took
up her pocket, end held it out. She then took the pH-
' moor into the kitchen, and she sat down in •
chair. Mary Hall, another shopwonme, came in, and said,
" Yon had better take the ribbon out of your pocket, and
that was all she wanted." The prisoner said she should
not. Mr. Hancock, a member of the prosecutor's esta-
blishment, came in, and said he should fetch a police-we.
stable if she did net give up the ribbon. The prisoner said
she did not ears who was fetched, she would do as she
liked. Mr. klaucock then went oat, and brought in &polkas

constable, to whom t►e prisoner sea given in chug& nil
promisor then dropped n necktie from her poceit ia tpe
kitchen. _

15;rtiiine Stanamore, In the service of Mr. John /fall, g
lineedraper, in the White/simnel-road, and Martha...trent,
said the prisoner first looked at sonar neckties, and theta
said she would not have any. The prisoner rim,
asked for ribbons, and looked at a great many pier,
There were none that would suit her. Witness miss.,;
roll of ribbon from the box on the counter, MIA Wd t4t
other ea/intuit that the ribbon could not be lowa it.
witness immediately identified 13 neckties, two
ribbon, and three pairs of drawers, valued in all
The prisoner dropped some of the property from her Its.
son. The remainder was taken from her. la answer t„
question by the prisoner, the witness said, "1-ini
selected one pair of drawers."
Charles Smourixd, a police-constable, No. 4:4:r
called to the shop of Mr. John 11.11, tc klartha.strmt,
took the prisoner into custody. Befoie she was ,:nr,j..!
she dropped seven or eight neckties at Lis feet a t:.
station home. She asked if he could not settle it. Ile
" No, I can do nothing of the kind." She said "It is
and I have done it before." He saw her take a rul.. f r,/,..,4
from her pocket, and then put it hack again.
wards received the same roll from the female searcher.
searcher also took some neckties and three pairs el .li
from the prisoner's pocket. The prisoner was tin, a,t.
convict named Gate., and ahe had been often to wi

The prisoner in defence maid she was very tipsy
committed the robbery.
Mr. Partridge—lt lathe most deliberate e,ase of
I evrr met with, sod I have no doubt it is not
°lleum You are own mitted for trial.

THE LONDON AND COLONIAL P.; .VE
(LIMITED), AND THE INTERNATA,:..iz
BANE (LIMITED).

After our report left yesterday the
the amalgamated meetiog (Mr. Patterson), iu tel,.y ,
question, stated that the call of W. per *bare
to carry on the ordinary business of the hank alit.,
would be made on all the shares, new and old. Ith rtga;
to the securities deposited by Mr. Gladstone, sum.,,
them to be claimed by other parties, the bank w0,,,.1
bably resist the claim That was a matter that ruu.t. o.
to the directors.

Borne further disecrioe took place, but it really
in a repetition of the same statements over and Over
and ually the chairman proposed the follow :cc
solution, hot stating in reply to a question about Le
pletion of the issue of the 11.1,00 U shares. that that
matter which it was distinctly understood must be n.i
by the directors of the London and Colonial Ban.. .
resolutions were-1. " Resolved, that the sum of •.
received by the British and American Exchange R.
their premises, lent to the International Rank I . !....
for account of the London and Colonial Bank t ..
in liquidation, be continued on loan to tl.e :Lt
of March, 18ti5, and then repaid to the starch,
in the British and American Exchange Bank or tr,t•
terse* of their shares. Warrants for the cams to be ia,sel
immediately, but to bear no interest till that
2. "Resolved, that after mature consideration, :.14
the almost insuperable difficulties arising out of tratssa.. L.
in London and Colonial Bank shares and loternstiottl
shares subsequent to the Ist of August, Ito h,ad
recommends as a final solution the completion of the
'carnation on the basis of the London and Colonial
List, and of each section of the shareholders talus;
the Ices." . .

These resolutions were nuanimotialy agreed to, ac'.;
cordial vote of thanks having been given both to, tte
directors of the London and Colonial Book for tte:r
conduct in consenting to gives gu.nintee with reference t.
the completion of the issue of 10,000 shares, and also to tLe
directors of the British end American Exchange Comport,
for the great pains and ability shown by them in cocci la;
out the amalgamation ; a vote of thanks to the chairmat
for his very able conduct in the chair concluded tl,e
nee of the meeting.