The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-16 00:00:00

Miss Greasy Janson was charged with stealing 10 lbs. of
feathers, the proper y of Mr. U. T. Chilcot, of Margaret
attest, Clerkenw.ll.
The prosecutor said—Some time ago the prisoner called at
hie house, inquiring for furnished apartments which he bad
'to let. Terms were agreed on, end prisoner gave the names
of highly respectable persons as references al to her charac-
ter. Owing to her respectable appearance ►nd manner these
were not made use of, and prisoner was admitted. She
remained in the house, paid no rent, and left in debt. Oa
searching the rooms the prosecutor missed the feathers from
the bed, and other articles were also gene. She was sppre-
heeded the night before on suspicion, when several dupli•
sates wore found on her, and also a very large " beetle "
filled with feathers. The bustle was produced, and its size
caused some mirth in court. Prosecutor had ascertained
that prisoner was in the habit of living in expensive style at
hotels and private houses where she could get ctsdit.
The prisoner said she certainly had 10 lbs. of feathers in
her hustle, and never wore less; bat knew nothing of the
robbery. Her brother was chief clerk to a railway company,
and her property was in the hands of trustees. As to the
soreceipted bilis for board and lodging found upon Ins, they
had be-si settled by stamp receipt,.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner.
SOUTHWARK.

THE LAW OF 11CHTD1;t73titictittlte.—Mr. William
Pearce, of the Middle Ttmple, attended in support of a
summons granted on Monday apioat Mr. Reeves and a
Mr. Bateman, u coairman and manager of the " Socond
Borough of Southwark Building Society," for en order
directing them to pay to the applicant a sum of 411. odd,
doe in respect of two shares held by Mr. Pearce in that

society.
Mr. Pearce referred at considerable length to the various
acts of parliament in force relating to friendly societies,
undo which thew building societies are established, and
to the existing rules of the society, and contended that he
bed shown to the satisfaction of the magistrate his undoubted
' right to be immediately paid what be was entitled to receive
under the rule
Mr. Wright, the solicitor of the society, appe►red on
behalf of the parties summoned, and raised numerous °Nee-
tines to the jurisdiction at the magistrate, and to the tight
of Mr. Pearce to be paid until certain rules of the society
were complied with.
The complainant submitted that the only thing binding
upon him was to procure the decision of the directors, and
that he had obtained ; and read a correspondence proving it.
Mr. Ali 3 ,ckett said he had listened patiently to the state.
ment of the parties; that he considered the objections made
by Mr. Wright were simply for the sake of making them;
and that, if on one objection he agreed with Mr. Wright,
it would be competent for Mr. Pearce to come attain and
prevent that objection being renewed. He considered the
complainant, and the other parties who had given notice
of their intention of withdrawing their subscription, were
sallied to be paid, and that the directors ought not to lend
the society's money until their liabilities were disposed of.
It wan ultimately agreed that the matter should stand
over for a fortnight, to enable the society to come to terms
with the complainant and the other parties, who he con-
sidered were fairly entitled to be paid.
LAMBETH.

THE MI:RDIROVB ASe3AI7I.TOVkit. WICO —C. Wood,
the man who was remanded on Monday, on a charge of
annulling Mr. Wigg with intent to rob him, was re-
examined.
Upon the precut occasion Mr. Wigg wu sufficiently re-
covered to prosecute, and gave the following evidence:—
On Sunday morning last, between the hours of one and two
o'clock, I was going borne down Westatreet, and heard the
footstep' of two men walking fast behind me. I crossed the
road at Canterbury-place, aad there I found the two men
dote behind me. I turned round and heard them whisper-
ing to each other, and immediately I received a blow at the
back part of my head with a bludgeon or "life-preserver."
I turned upon them, and intently received another blow
on the head, and that I believe was given by the other man,
not the one who struck me first, because it followed so rapidly.
I defended myself se well as I could with my umbrella,
and the man seemed anxious to close upon me. I backed
Irem them into the middle of the road, where they followed
me, and I received a third blow on the head from, I think,
a lite preserver. I have very little doubt that the prisoner
is the person who gave me that, as well as the first blow. I
called out " Murder," and my little boy, who was with
me, also called out and ran away, and one of the men lett
me. I think the prisoner is the one who remaii,ed behind
with me, and I bad a scuffle with him, during which I
received several severe blows on the shoulder from him. I
tried to get the men under the light that I might st e their
faces, but they kept in the shade u much as they could.
When they left me they ran towards the Bee Hive public-
house, but the prisoner returned and ran put me
towards Canterbury-place. He passed a lamp-post,
and, the light felling on his face, I saw him by
that means, and I ant eine the prisoner is the man.
I MOW to it. The other one ran down Cottage grove, which
is opposite to Canterbury-place. I was smothered with blood
from the wounds in my head where I had been struck by
thou men. A constable came uo and laid me home, and a
surgeon came and dressed my wounds. The prisoner was
soon after brought to my nine by the police, and I knew
him immediately to be one of the men. I was very much
stuoned w'th the first blow, but recovered a little after the
second. They tried to cl Xl* upon me, bat I managed to keep
them off.
Prosecutor's evidence was confirmed by that of the two
oolicemen who apprehended the prisoner, upon which
The prisoner, who declined (461,1118 anything in his de-
fence, was hilly committed for trial. When he was about
to be' removed from the bar, Mr. Games, addressing the
magistrate, said, I am requested by the friends of the pri-
soner to apply to your worship to liberate hint on bail, and
they instruct me to say that sureties to any amount can be
given for him.
Mr. Elliott, with evident surprise—Whet, to give him an
opportunity of waylaying aid brutally illusing some one
Cue ? I shall not accept any bail for him.
THAMES.
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Ott Iterrath Woxate.—Ww. Dives, a journeyman ma.
nu/kilning chemist, wu charged with Miming to support
hie; children.
In octa.sier, 1847. prisoner being acquainted with a young
woman cased Wire, offered to make her his wife. They
left for the cbu.'eh and came back, the young WWII= with •
ring on her finger, and purnd among their friends as man
and wife ; they had not, however, been to church. Sines
that time the complaigiant his horns two children to Dieu
one three years old, the Cother recently born. Jest before the