The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-07 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Georgiana Fluumber,• childish-looking girl, but stab:arm
the police sheet as fifteen years of age, was charged before
Mr. Cooke with steeling a variety of wearing apparel, the
property of her waster, and Charlotte Houseke, Ler mother,
who carried an infant in her arms, was charged with re-
ceiving the same under a guilty knowledge.
From the evidence it appeared that the younger pri-
soner had been for nearly four mouths in the service of a
Mr. Ready Money Smith, previously landlord of the Alma
Tavern, New North-road, but now out of business, and
resident in Buckland-street, in that neighbourhood ;
her duties were principally confitied to the juve-
nile portion of the family, and she necessarily had access
therefore to the wardrobe. Gradually ankles of wear-
ing apparel were missed, but not any suspicion attached
to her, as an elder sister had previously filled the same
situation with undeniable setisfaction. At length a deem,
or cloak. value nearly 5f., belonging to Mrs. Smith, dis-
appeared, an also • new coat and waistcoat of her husband's.
The police were talked about, and the girl then WTO•0 •
letter to her mother, which elle gave to • woman in the
house, who promised post it, but who instead of so doing,
from some unexplained cause, opened it. The contents were
proof of the girl's guilt, for in it she begged her parent
to return certain things belonging to her employer, and
promised that on reeeivieg them she would supply her
with others. On 6ndieg that all was thus die ...eared
she ran away shortly afterwards, and detectives Watts
and Gould, N division, were employed to trace the
stolen property. A small portion only was recovered,
and when it was ascertained that the elder prieoeer had
pledged it, she Rod her daughter were given into custody on
the charges mentioned. After several remands for the pur-
pose of recovering the bulk of the goods, but which proved
ineffectual, the prim:men were calkti upon to plead. The
younger prisoner, of enures, could not deny the felony, bat
her mother insisted on her ianoosece, as she bad only
borrowed from her daughter, admitting, however, that she
knew the clothes belonged to Mr. Smith. The cloak and
coat she denied all ke•wkdge of.
The prosecutor mentioned that he bad not lost any
money, nor missed anything but wearing apparel, end ex-
his full assurable of the girl having been incited by
rer Padrent to commit the theism, adding that it would be a
blessing if the child could be removed from the pewees of
such an evil counsellor.

----Cionislitr that -I;; believed the girl b•d sot bomb is
trouble previously. sod be knew bur Lithos to be a steady,
iaduetrioas man, w►s was sew is .a smaplopases Imm bed

filled for fourteen years. Of the mother • very different
tale could be told. She had been 000ricted of robbery, and
suffered all imprisonment for the offence ; she had pledged
the " home" np to purchase think, and was in general re-
spects • bad character.
Mr. Cooke remarked : This is a very painful ease, and a
most grave offence has been committed. You, Charlotte
Ilousebee, confess to having received and pledged pro-
perty that it would be folly to doubt you were well aware
bad been stolen by your own daughter, comparatively 4
child, and I do not for an instant question that the felony
wu committed at your iutigation or by your direction.
The sentence I pass on you is, after what has been stated,
probably insufficient. Yon will be imprisoned for four
months, with such labour ea is allotted to your sex ; and
assured that this girl hail acted under the baneful influence
of • wicked mother, I allow her to return to the protection
of one whom I am informed is worthy the designation of
father. .

The younger prisoner curtseyed, end saying, "1 thai.k
you, sir," quitted the dock at one end, while the shainel,s
women left at the other, to be locked in the cells until the
arrival of the polio* van.