The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-16 00:00:00

BOW-STREET,

Thomas Ridtie, warehouseman to Pawson and Co., St.
Paul's-churchyard, was charged with steeling about OW.
worth of silk merino and other property from his employers.
He bad been driviog about in • cab during the evening, and
the cabman pointed him out upon leaving the cabto a polio,-
coestable in plain clothes, who watched him go into a pawn.
broker's. Upon coming out the constable found that he had
been pledging a piece of silk, which be said was his own.
Upon searching him a number of pawn tickets were found
upon him, and at his lodgings various articles of silk me.
rino, &c., to the value of about 601., taken from the perse-
cutors' warehouse.

prisoner admitted hi guilt.
A pawnbroker at Peritoneal' produced 40 yArda of black
silk that had been pledged at his house last November fur
41. by the prisoner, who gave a false address.
The magistrate asked how the pawnbroker could have
advanced money to • man like this without inquiry.
The pawnbroker mid that nine out of ten persons gave •
fictitious name or address, and it would be impossible to
ascertain the address of every person who applied for •
loan.
The magistrate said that the appearance only of the pri-
soner ought to have led him to inquire.
Committed for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Charles Stuart, waiter at a night house in Leicester-
square, known as "Kate Hamilton's," appeared upon an
adjourned summons for " aiding anti abetting" the °aton-
able proprietor, one John Fryer, who is keeping out of the
way, in euffering prostitutes to sssernble in the house.
Mr. Knox, who had reserved hisjudgment from last week,
now said that if Fryer, the keeper of the house, had been
charged there would have been no difficulty about a con-
viction ; but the question was whether a mere waiter, doing
only the business of a servant, was aiding and abetting in
the sense intended by thelegisleture. He thoughtit would
lead to dangerous consequences if he decided in the affirma-
tive, for then every footman, whose master kept his house
open after hours, might be also convicted. He should,
therefore, dismiss the summons, bat as it wanes very doubt-
ful question, be would grant a ease if required.
The superintendent of the police said he would ask for
. . _ .

Several summonses were then heard against Fryer, in all
of which the tioe of M. was inflicted.
MARYLEBONE.

Thomas Byam Rae, secretary to the Board of Guardians
of the parish of Bt. Marylebone, residing at No. 4,
lidmund's.terrace, was brought op on remand
before Mr. Mansfield, charged with embearliog the sem of
6761. 14s. 10d., the same being in the employ of the
directors and guardians of the poor of Marylebone.
Mr. Randall, solicitor to the pariah, appeared to prose-
cute, and mid be bad to ask for a further remand. The
accountant had been very hard at work during the whole
of the week goiog through the proosier's books and
amounts.

Mr. ilanefield inquired if the prisoner had been bailed

Mr. Ries (for the prieoser)—No. girt be hoe not, for there
has been greet difficulty is getting bail to so Imp an
amount (himself is 1,0001., and two sureties in 5001. each.!
There hem been ea falaiSoatios of the accounts, es has bees
alleged. If bail MD be put is at say reasonable amount, my
client will be roily too willing to render all the assistance be
me to set, the hooka right. If they have bees badly kept
it MY net with say felonious intention.
Mr. Mansfield mid he would make the bail of two aunties
is 1001. seek and the prisoner himself is 2001.
Bail wee thee fired in the above amount, and later in the
aftersoos the sureties were forthcoming. and Primmer wee
released.

mattßrooke and law Broo;;;Inrent &farther air
beton Mr. Diploma. es SI drip 01 sholaill

Polioecomtable Davey at Acton, en the night of Monday,
the 19th ult.

On this ooesaioo the wfiness Jw Lae, the affianced of
Joseph Brooks, was placed in the dock by the side of Isaac,
i.charged with being an accessory after the tact, as he had
stated to a female named Walter that she had destroyed
Joseph's bat.
Some additional evidence having been taken, the pri-
sonars were again remanded.