The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-01 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

William Mete, a porter at llebenham and Story's, was
charged with stealing a quantity of jewellery and lather
valuables from his employers' auction rooms.
The prisoner confessed his guilt, the property having
been found upon him.
Committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Sarah Simi* a well-dressed young woman, was
with stealing five rings, value 161., from Mr. Wells, jectag,
at 65, Piccadilly.
The prisoner and another young woman came into the
shop, about five o'clock on the previous afternoon, while
be was serving two gentlemen, and asked to look at some
rine. They were not pleased with those they looked at,
and he est another tray before them. When the gentle-
' men left he waited upon the women, but nothing would suit
them. They were about to leave, when he missed five rings,
and told them they should not leave the shop till they
were produced. One of the women then ran out of the
shop, and the prisoner indignantly denied having taken the
articles. A policeman was called in, when the prisoner
gave an address which turned out to be fictitious. None
of the rings were found upon her, but the prosecutor said
he believed her associate must have taken them.
Remanded.

LAMBETH.
Martha Quiufreff. 20. was charged with being concerned
with "her young man," not in custody, in steeling from
her master a great deal of valuable plate, and 164 MX in
gold and silver.
It appeared that she bad been in the service of Mr. Rudd,
at Gloucester-villas, Brixton, since the beginning of
August, and on Thursday afternoon Mr. Rudd went out,
leaving Mrs. Rudd, an old lady, and the prisoner in the
house. When he returned, he found that the prisoner bad
stated there were thieves in the house, and that she had
lost 2L 15e. Mr. Rudd called in a policeman, who disco-
vered that several drawersand boxes been toned open,
and that a quantity of silver plate had been taken away.
The silver bad been selected from among the plated arti-
cles, and the latter were found concealed under a bed. On
hearing that the prisoner's " young man " had accompanied
her home one evening, the constable recommended that
she should be given into custody. This Mr. Rudd was un-
willing to do, but he determined not to allow her to leave
the house that night. She contrived, however, to serapes
but was taken into custody on Friday.
Remanded for her " young man."
SOUTHWARK.
D. Oalaltaw and D. Posey, carmen, in the employ of
Messrs. Thomas and Co., soap manufacturers, Whitechapel,
were charged with stealing upwards of three hundred weight
of soap from their employers.
The prisoner Feeney was seen on the previous evening
drawing a truck with three hundred weight of soap in it,
and upon being spoken to by a constable, be stated that
he had been told by Mr. Cashew also in Mr. Thomas's
employ, to take the soap to a Mr. Briggs. The other pri-
soner (Calshaw) was then in custody.
The prosecutor identified the sap as his property. He
said the prisoners had been in his service for some years,
and great confidence was reposed in them. Neither of them
bad authority to remove the soap, and he had no customer

named
Bridger,
Remanded, and bail taken for Calobaw.
THAMES.
Frederick Feast,l9 years of age, was charged with steal-
ing a goose which was hanging outside the shop of Mr.
Ingram, of the Commercial•road East.
The prisoner was seen to take the goose, sad after a
sharp chase he was caught. He was convicted of burglary
on the 29th of November, 1859, and sentenced to three
years' penal servitude, but he bad a ticket of leave given
him nine months ago, and since then he bad been charged
with committing a very serious burglary and robbery, but
escaped conviction.
Committed for trial.