The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-07 00:00:00

THE POLICE COUB7S.

LAXBETH.

Elizabeth Bonham, 15, and Charlotte Martin, 13, were
charged before the Hoo. G. 0. Notion with steal* •
signet ring, the property of Farah Burnham, the sister of
the former prisouer. From the evidence it appeared that a
the evening before, the prisoner Bantams, neeenipearied by
Martin, intend the residence of her father, and proceeded
to break open the box of her lister. She bad merely time
to take out the signet ring when the father entered the
house, end gave both into custody. It wan further dated
that both prisoners were notorious thieves, that 'baths
had been in custody before en a similar charp, and
that Burnham had frequently robbed her father and sister
before.
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The prisoner Martin rid that it was Burcham who
suggested the breaking open of the box.
Mr. Norton suggested that she should be remanded to •
future day, when, if her father wished to prosecute, he
would send her for • short term to prim', end have her
tranderred to a reformatory for two or three'
The sister, however, wished her dLaberged, sad the Ins-
ert:ate complied with her desire, having first gives her a
severe caution as to her future cowdocit.

Three yousg fellows, who gaup the wows of Remy
Sinia, Henry Alexander, sad Charles English, sad who
were appraltended while " katiwiag" with latest to commit
felonies, were brought up for final exasoisetioa
Several polioemso were in atteedtaes, who woks le the
PriSODOM particularly South aad Massada., se balsa
thieves; aad the alsociates of the worst Wens it Nish
street sod the Borough ; and all three were reeseaded far
anothar week.

Mr. Walla)* Jennings. who win &sorbed se ea
sztonsiee oontesetor for publio weeks, sad whip had hem
remanded ow boil for ► week oo s chars* of nessliag a bone
and herons, appeared before the Hos. (1. C. Nonce for
final ezaatisstiow.

A solleitor, whose name did not treaspire. appeared for
the proasentace ; and Kr. :ohs Thanes Noes for the pri-
soner. A messenger from the Bankruptcy Court was also
in atteadaoce to watch the preasedioza.
George Fuller, a streogrelookieg fellow, whose appear-
ance was that of a "navvy," on the former examisaties
stead that the prisoner was • enbeontraetor, that on the
tith of October last he (witness) bought four karma and
some lames of him for 251., and allowed him to work them
for their keep. He also bought a grey bona. He saber
quietly sold two of the horses, and allowed the primmer to
sell another to pay his men, sod rubeigasatly permitted
him to sell another of the hones. The pruooer also took
the fifth home, and on his asking him if M was not goiag
to bring the animal and hareem book, he mid no, far
the horse was hie own property. The prbocer, is reply to
the charge, declared that the whole of the horses bad been
his own property, but having taken a large cootract that
had not tuned out well he was compelled to go through the '
Bankruptcy Court, sad in order to protect the bones from
his creditors to make them over to Fuller an the under.
standing that he should have them on getting over his
difficulty.
Fuller denied this, and produced a stamped receipt for
254 which be paid the prisoner for the bares.
The prisoner declared he had never realised a pansy from
Fuller, that be never was in a position to him anything,
sod on the contrary that be bad bees a kind friend to him
when he bad not been able from illness to do anything for
his support; end se for the receipt produced, not a shilling
ever passed on it. It was merely a colourable document
drawn up by a person named Pound, a sort of lawyer, sad
he would repeat that be neither received 25i. oar 25 penes
on it.. . . . . .

notwithataadisi this, boldly
end fiat w
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paid the pciaosier the 251. 151. os one dey,
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li7kene aautioaed by the magistrate, aid Mid that the
peraiahmeat for mar, was very severe, his amedeace
appeared to forsake him. for be thee said, is a beehatiag
manger, that be thought it was JR. is. day sod 101.
another, bet what the pat days were he maid mot say,
as be was no scholar. - - . -

Mr. Norton remarked at the USW that it was quite deer
to him that the object of both the prosecutor and prisoner
was to defraud the creditors of the latter and remanded
the piisoeer for a week. The magistrate also directed the
officer in the cue to see the official amignes to the estate
of Jeaninp, and inform him of what had taken paw, sod
that the cam would come before him on the day of reimad.
Yesterday Jauntily appeared in discharge ei his rmog-
Denote and was placed at the bar, sad an Feller gslMag tato
the witness hoer his solicitor said that if he pernited is
the charge, 126 would be liable to se adios by the 11.411,10
of the prisoner for the animist al the property, sod there-
fore be should decline proesediag farther, end withdraw
from the prosecution.
Mr. Noes said that a gentleman Irma the Beakreptey
Court was in attesdanos to claim the property on beWfof
the prisoner's creditors, and there could be so doubt it was
theirs. The ease reminded him of the old saying, that
"when certain people quarrel, lamest mw come by their
own."

Norton—Thai wan prociasly what I maid vibes the
case was last before me, and that was the ['alias which is-
&iced me to tempi! the Kimonos, bet sew be is lilt:WWI&

That MASTEN Iltrnmaies AND Me °Munn=
OT THE MIDLAND COONTIVA—Basides the statement from
the secretary of " The Geeeral Builder' Anxistien," sod
the oommunicatioas from two builders, pointed is mar het,
we bar received several angry letters, from ratlike Wilder
in the Midland Counties, reprimanding ue far not eller
Gating the accepters, of the " Discharge Note rho
men, and or upon tor with a childish threat lase.
motherly to retract the opinion we had 'speared. the
other hand, two very reepectable member of the Baden'
Association, of erne in a quite differed tone, Inform as
that they see they are making fore power they ought sot to
have, sod moreover one they are sot likely to gd—efi any
rate, without a long and redly struggle ; and Lee defier
mimed am acentriving for it with their nom We have been
seemed et is fit. Itertles Hall, sod yelled at is Smithield,
when, is lien pre by, we bad experned opinions admen
to levies earl =jun steps take. by the operatives ; and our
muse was as mesh affected by t use thoughtless &mow
stand use m it MU be by the madder builder' helms now—
that y, net Nei We can folly *predate end legmenl the
Injury iafeted co the memo by are of the Mode usione,
and the poverty end deenraliestion afro te the
am themselves ; bus we erase think that tho "
Note" will prove the remedy. The more we think
matter, the mere thoroughly do we feed ervissed that the
opeorivea will 'OW mend the propmed ore ; and ereo
earnestly exhort the Beeldeen' Amosiation to Maim' It at
wee, before bed feollieg be armatered end now, t waded.
We ger with their seerdery in bevies einemody OM seem
seems nosy be adopted. arbirretien ar otheresho. Isiedjust
differmees between aortal and labor, and provest the
ocaureemo of strikes, with their fearful esoompearresta
pretty, dentoraireMion, 'admit seldom demii —driller.