The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-11 00:00:00

MANSION.!HOUSE.

Two lads, name7l7larres Jr;uer and James ranter,
described u Unman, and William Baylis, a baker. residing
in Winchester-street, were brought before the Lord Mayor,
the two former charged with stealing • quantity
of candied peal and • number of tin cases, the property of
Maws. B•tcher and Co., wholesale oonfectioners, Bishops.
gga•te-street Without, and the latter was charged with
baring received the ammo well knowing it to have been
stolen. . . . .

The prosecuton carry oo their business in Bishops
gate, and the two prisoners, Jaques and Varner, were ap-
prentices to the Unman who was employed on the pre-
mises to nuke the cues for packing candied peel for
exportation, and it was their duty to solder down the QUM
after they had been filled. In consequence of information
Charles Gayler and George Witney, two detectives of the
City police, were induced to watch the premises of Messrs.
Bucher, and oa Friday evening saw the two prisoners leave,
Jaques carrying under his arm a bag containing something
which appeared like • box of peel They followed them
until they separated when Jaques went into a house in Tho.
mu-strut, where be stopped. On Saturday they were again
watched in the same manner, and were seen to leave the
premises of the prosecutors: Jaques again carrying what
appeared to be • case of peel io • bag. On Tuesday night
the of again watched Messrs. 13atcher's premises, and
saw the two prisoners leave together, Jaques carrying a
bundle similar to that which he had on the two previous
nights. They stopped them and asked them what they had,
and Jaques said some peel, Osyler asked where they got
it from, and Jaques said they bad it given to them,
and Varner spoke up and said it was given them
by their employer. They were conveyed to the station,
and Jaques said the boys at his muter.' shop asked
them to get them some peel, and as they could not get
enough in their pockets, they took • box. After taking
them to the &rotten, the oMoers went to No. 2. Manchester.
street, Bethiul-greeo where the prisoner Baylis keeps •
baker's shop. The place was searched, and the allows found in
• lack room upstairs about • cwt. of peal in • bag. and in
the back parlour they found a tin boxfull, unopened. In
the lukehouse they found two boxes nearly full, and also
15 empty cases. AU these oases bore the name of MOWS.
Bracher and Co., as well as their brand ; sod Mr. Arnold.
the manager, knew by the complexion of the peel that it wee
their manufacture. Jaques and Varner afterwards said
that a lad named Gibbons, who had previously been em-
plo
Id at the prosecutors' warehouse, said he took some
and if they would get some his mother would give
em 2a. • box for it. They had both taken boxes of peel.
and sometimes Mrs. Gilboas aril sometimes Mr. Gibbons
had given 2a. for each box. From inquiries which have been
made it appears that Mrs. Gibbons is Baylis's sister.
The prisooen were remanded.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
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John Preexists, a fellow who returned Ids address, was
charged with pickier' the pocket of Mrs. Sarah Stevens. the
wife of Mr. Stevens, stationer, 11, Duke-street, Grcevettor
square, of a purse, oontainiog 11. 13. Brnd.
It appwirod from the evidence that prisoner went into
Mr. atevews's shop about nine o'clock the previous

and asked to see a visite card. Mrs. Stevens took one from
the window, and the prisoner objected to the price, sad
asked to see another. Mrs. Stevens took a second card
from the window, and while doing so, prisoner said, " Wiht
a fuss you are making." Mrs. Stevens then felt her dre.r
trod on, and directly after the prisoner bolted out of the
shop, when Mrs. Stevens miami her purse from her pocket,
containing the sum of 1/. 12s. liAd. She told her errand Loy
to pursue the primmer, and he did so. Mr. Alfred Murrs,,,
staymaker, of Duke-street, also joined io the pursuit, sad
now the prisoner throw the purse away in his [light
Lazar us Howe, 95 C, then came up and took the prisons,
into custody, when the prisoner, with much coolness, mkt,'
the constable "Whether anything was the matter!"
The prisoner was committed for trial, but he will Lc
again brought up.