The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-08 00:00:00

POCKETPICKING BY A TAMALE AT THE INTERNATIONAL

EXHIBITION.
Mary leterald, a respectably dressed female, with an
infant in her arms, was charged before Mr. Arnold) with
stealing a parse, in which were a 20-franc and a 10-franc
gold piece, with other coin, from the person of Madame
`t'ictoire Beauvais, residing at 27, Newnan-street.
It appeared from the evidence that on the previous after-
noon about five o'clock, the complainant, who had come to
this country with a party of excursionists to see the Exhi-
bition, was in one of the annexes, when the prisoner, who
was carrying an infant, went in front of her and
was observed by complainant's brother, who saw her
trying complainant's pocket. After the prisoner left
complainant wee asked if she bad lost anything. She felt
her pocket, and missed her purse. Tte prisoner was charged
with having taken it, when a police-constable was called.
Upon his arrival, the purse was picked up at the planner's
feet.

Pohoe.eonstable X 112, who had the prisoner in custody,
produced the purse.
The complainant identified it as that which was in her
pocket, and said that it contained a Wand a 10 franc piece
with some silver coin and other articles.

The prisoner not being known WU remanded for inquiries
to be made about her, and the puree and contents were
restored to the complainant.

CONVICTION OF SERGEANT-MAJOR PANINGHANt
STH ROYAL LANCERI3.—At the Maidstone BoroathSessions,
held on Friday last, at the Town Hall,before the
Recorder (Sir Walter Riddell, Bart.), and the
following magistrates : W. Haynes. Fog. illitycel,
A. Randall, Esq., H. Areas, Esq., E. Storey, Faq.,
Charles Ellis, Esq., T. W. Allen, Faq., and R. Cooper, Esq.,
James Paseingharn, 29, pleaded guilty to breaking into the
shop of Mr. Cooper, tailor, on the Saodling-road, and steal-
ing a gold girdle, Stc., value 150/. The prisoner wasdreased
in his uniform as • sergeant-major, and he wished to explain
the circumstances under which this robbery was committed.
He was • sergeant in the sth Royal Lancers, and was selected
by the colonel from all the other Domoommiesioned officers on
account of his good 000 duct to be sent to Maidstone to be in-
structed in the duties of ndingmaster. When he first came
there be had only the rank of sergeant, but successively during
the last two years had bad conferred upon him the rank of
lance-sergeantand sergeant-major, withoutanyaugmentation
of his pay. Through this, having to maintain • higher posi-
tion and wear a more expensive uniform, be had run fear-
fully into debt. Some of his creditors had sent their bills to
the commanding officer and he was placed under stoppages
which, in the months of January, February, March, and April
last, rendered his pay so small that it was barely enough to
find him food. He was afraid that more bills would be sent
to the commanding officer, and that he should lose his chance
of a commission, which he was then expecting. This quite
unsettled his mind, and on the night of the robbery he had
been at a dinner, given by Mr. Fairlie on his appoint-
ment as riding-master at Brighton, and drauk a good deal
more wine than he could bear.—Twelve months' hard
labour. —Sussex Express.
A PRIBONER FOR THIRTY-SIX YEARS.—The
Dublin papers of yesterday announce the death of a person
named Sterne, who bed been imprisoned for debt in the
Four Courts Maxahalsea for 36 years. Mr. Sterne was a
gentleman of large fortune, who, in consequence of some
interest he had with government, obtained an official posi-
tion in, it is understood, the commissariat. He was a
gentleman of fashion as well as a " fast" man upon town.
In early life he had married, and had two children. The
most remarkable event of his life was his elopement
with a married lady of great respectability, the wife
of an eminent barrister. This lady, who was young, pretty,
and well connected, formed a fatal attachment to Mr.
Sterne, and yielded in an unhappy moment to his solicita-
tions to elope with him. The matter was arranged at • ball .
given by the husband, at which Mr. Sterne was present
as • guest. About 2 o'clock in the morning, while '
the festivities were at their height, the lady hastily put
on her bonnet and shawl and promeded downstairs un-
observed. Mr. Sterne was awaiting her in a carriage.
The news of the elopement, the circumstaoces under,
which it took place, and the rank of the persons, created
a greet deal of interest in the city at the time. The
injured husband instituted legal proceedings for damages, I
and the case came on for trial before Lord Norbury and a
special juro. Mr. Phillips, one of the leading counsel of the
day, stated the plaintira case. It subsequently transpired
that, after inducing the unhappy lady to leave her husband
and her home, he. within a short time, ruthlessly abandoned
her and turned her out of doors. About the year 1831 he
was arrested on account of • debt of about 3001., and was
committed to the Four Courts Manhabea. Bereft of resources,
and discarded by all his coesexions, it was impossible forhim
to procure the means to satisfy all his creditors. He was,
however, allowed • sum of 10s. a week for several years by
an eminent j who pitied his situation. Mr. Sterna, or,
! as he was ailW is the prison, "General" Sterne, was in
the latter part of his life morose and reserved. It was
exe.eJlsgly difficult to Mitsui from him any information
Iregarding the events*, his former life.. He miaow /Mad
with any of the other prisoners, remaining almost entirely
in his own room.

A letter from Verona, of the Ist inst., in the
Sentimella Braciana, says :—" About half-past 11 o'clock,
a few nights back, a loud detonation, like the report of as
eight-pounder, was beard in the court-yard of the bishop's
palace. A short time after it was discovered that the
incendiary projectile was a bomb, the fragments of which
striking the door of the palace almost destroyed it. Upon
the door was found a ir 'tiro contained in these words
This is the first,' It is thought that this demonstration bas
been made in consequence of the bishop having signed an
address in favour of the temporal power."
THE STRANOR DIRAPPE•BANCL—No trace of MT.
Winstarilev, the High Sheriff of Leiessterehire—whom mys-
terious disappearance we have already recorded—bas yet
been discovered. It is feared that some fatal calamity has
befallen him. It is stated that on quitting his hMel
at Folkestone, he left in his carpet bag 601., which he
had taken with him to meet Ins travelling expenses.
This fact does not favour some of the early surmises that
he had left the country. Moreover, there appears to be no
' cause whatever for inch a demand several engagements he bad
made show that a few days before his disappearance he could
not be contemplating such an event. Mr. Winstanley is
the owner of estates of great extent and value, the hew to
which is theson of his sister, whoat present reticles in Austra-
-1 lia.—Leeds Mercury.
CRUELTY To • CHILD.—About four weeks ago
we published the particulars of a ease of inhuman cruelty
and neglect oo the part of 'amnia towards a child, as dis-
closed during as investigation before the magistrates at
Leeds. John Hallagan, a pensioner, occupying a small house
in Cottage-street, York-road, the father of the child, was
committed for one mouth to prison, the magistrates; throwing upon him the responsibility of the inattention
, and maltreatment of his child, though the actual offender
was hi. wife, Julia Hallman. Justice has, however, at last
i overtaken the stony-hearted woman. The child, since the
magisterial investigation, has died—a victim to want,
disease, and filth—and the coroner's jury yesterday returned
• verdict of" manslanghtee against the mother, who sow
itands committed for trial at the appre•ching
Leeds Mercury.