The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-01 00:00:00

W EST II INECIT.R.

Oa Saturday Henry and Mary Arnold, ma'am' wife, were
charged before Mr. Arnold with burglary. On Thursday night
the bouts of Mr. Mouthy, 2, Vivian terrace, Chelsea,
was left secure on the family retiring to bed, and on the
following morning sae found to hare been entered and a
quantity of linen and miscellaneous property carried off.
The prints of footsteps were traced from the rear of the
premises to 33, I:pair Manor-street, where prisoners
lodged. The marks of the footsteps correspooded with the
boots worn by the male prisoner, sod two or three of the
miming articles of the linen were found in his apartment.
The male prisoner was remanded, and the female, upon
the prodection of her marriage certificate, discharged.

an the male prisoner being brought up for re7examiria-
tion yesterday, Mr. Smyth, solicitor, who appeared oa his
behalf, said that this was a moat peculiar case. Be felt
that by nature of that peculiarity he was surrounded by
difficulties, but his duty to his client and a sense of justice
to one of the public must induce bum to make disclosures
which it might be difficult for him fully to sustain, owing
to the non-adruissibility by the laws of evidence of some
of the oircunistaamis.

In the course of the examination, the following singular
features were disclosed by Kr. Smyth.
The primmer had only been married five months, and wag
I not as that time aware that his wife had been a coevicted
felon. She bad formed an improper intimacy with a man
named Jim Smith, and although she bad the advantages of
good home, that intimacy was still continued. The prisoner
was a very respectable young roanould had bean for four rem
and a.half in the employ of Mr. Aldio, builder, of Bossing-
too, in whose service the aocuaed's father hail bees for 15
years a foreman. Neither the posseesioo of the few articles of
linen nor the belief that the footmarks were those of the
male prisoner's boots was denied. The primmer had re-
turned as Thursday night from his day's labour, and had
gone to bed, and the presumption was that Smith. who was
at his house that night after be had retired to rest,
and was there partly undreseed, had put on his boots.
Smith gave the prisoner's wife the linen found in her pos.
8616011 at half•peat seven cm Friday morning, telling her
that as she was in the family-way it would be useful to
her. As soon as the prisoner's vide we. discharged on Satur-
day, and communicated to his father the true circumstances
of the we, Arnold. nen. went to the police-station, and
procuring a constable, proceeded to St. James's-park, when
they saw Smith, soother man. prisoner's wife, and soother
female, and a long priests conversation took place between
South and the prisorier's wife, after which the latter and
prisoner's father wanted to give Smith into custody, bet
the police declined to take him unless there was some cos-
firmation of their statement. So determined was the father
to endeavour to trace Smith that be dogged him about for
hours, but ually lost sight of him in the neighbour-
bred of Seven Dials.

The father of the accused was celled in confirmation of
this statemeet, and the prisoner's wifes sister proved that
elm sew Smith give her a bundle of linen in the street at
h►lf-put levee ma Friday morning.
Mr. Arnold said this was a most peculiar case, and it was
much to be regretted if this was an honest young man
falsely accused.

The police, in answer to questions from the magirtrate,
said that they had made inquiries into his character, and
knew nothing to his prejudice.
Mr. Arnold said that the case was one which must haws
further investigation, and if Mr. Smyth would call any wit..
DNB to prove that prisoner bore a good character, he would
admit him to Wit

Mr. Aldin, the brother of his employer, stated that he
beelines is his service for four years and a half, sod be was
an honest, sober, and conscientious young man, for whom
be would become surety.
Mr. Arnold immediately admitted the accused to bail, to
appear next Wednesday.