The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-21 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGLI-STREET.

Mrs. Erertur, a lady of highly-respectable appearance,
who keeps a boarding establishment iu Cheapsiele, was
charged on suspicion of having improperly obtained a
diamond ring from the shop of Mr. Sheppard, jeweller, 63,
Brools.stnet.
Benjamin Charles, shopinan to Mr. Sheppard, said a lady
mute into the shop on Wednesday last, and selected about
1001. worth of jewellery, requesting the bill to be sent to
the Burlington Hotel to Mrs. Colonel Hamilton. As soon
as she had left, a diamond rine, worth 34/., was missed.
1k suspected that his customer had stolen it, and he pro-
ceeded to the Burlington Hotel, and was informed that no
such person as Mrs. Colonel Hamilton lived there. lle met
the weaved on Friday afternoon, in Ilegent-street, and be-
lieving her to be the person who hail ',elected the jewellery
be gave her into custody. Ile believed the prisoner was
the same person, but he would not swear it.
Mr. Fisher, who appeared for the accused, was about to
prove the mistake., when
Mr. Sheppard came forward and said he was present
when the Jewellery was selected. The accused was not the
person who made the pretended purchase. Ilis shopinan
had male. a sad mistake, and he was prepared to make any
apology and any r.paration for the inconvenience and trou-
ble the lady had sustained.
Mr. II trdwick immediately discharged the accused, who
had a hest of friends in court to prove the error made by
the shopman.

Ann llie'so; came to this court to receive the money sent
by benevolent persons who had seen her hard case in the
public papers, and to return thanks for the timely assist-
ance thus afforded to her mud her child. The owns to be
acknowledged are 2/. front F. W. ; U. la. from W. Italie,
Esq.; .Is. from J. Richards; is. from G. lhambury ; and
11. trom S. 1). S. The money collected amounted to nearly
if., and it was handed over to her. As a further authentt.
cation of the case, she bad the following letter, in the
Duke of Wellington's own handwriting, in answer to
her applkatiou to be permitted to retain her cottage in
the park.
" Wollner Castle, Oct. 31, IS4O.
" F.M. the Duke of Wellington, Ranger of the Parks,
has received Mrs. Ana Ilicks's memorial, dated ' Cottage-
on-the-hill, Oct. 23.'
"F. M. the Duke transmitted this memorial to the
Woods, where it is eoasidered that Mrs. Hicks never ob-
tainsd permission front the authority of the ranger or from
that mine, to construct the cottage on the ground that she
occupies, and that she must be removed. I.M. the Duke
of Wellington, lately appointed ranger, having no trace of
permission or authority to Mrs. Hicks to build a house or
cottage ou the spot ot ground she occupies at the bank or
heal of the Serpentine in Hyde Park, she was forthwith
removed. F. M. the Duke of Wellington recommends Mr..
11. to attend to the requisition of the office of the Woods
on . that subject.
.. . ..

Mrs. Ann
It ism Lonl Dudley Stuart, and not Lord Ashley, who
interceded on her behalf.

Mr. J. P. Mnmford, the superintendent of the St.
Katl le rine Dock Company's Police,waited upon Mr. Ingham, I
tor the purpose of bringing under his notice the ease of a ,
young woman named Susanna Maria Curtis, who was led
into the court in charge of one of the nurses of the London
Ihtepical.
Mr. Mumfurd said. the young woman was quite blind,
and had been deprived of sight, and also sustained other in.
' juries of a serious description, in consequence of her brother, !
who is much younger than herself, having inaileertently
tired a leaded pistol at her on board the ship William
Woolley, in the St. Katharine's Dock, in April last. The
parties were on a tisk to the steward of the resod, and the
° young woman's brother, not knowing the pistol was loaded,
1 took it up and presented it at his sister, who received the
whole of its contents (small shot) in her lace and neck. She
; was immediately conveyed to the London hospital, where by
moot skilful treatment, her life was saved ; but she was
totally deprived of sight, and there was not the least chance
of her clef recovering it. 11cr sufferings had been very
° great indeed, and she was in a dreadfully mutilated state.
In answer to questions by Mr. Ingham, the Superintend-
ent said the afflicted female was between 17 and 18 years
of age, and just before the occurrence which deprived her
of sight she had served a short apprenticeship to an umbrella.
maker. She was now prevented, by the deprivation of
sight, from maintaining herself. Her father, a man of ex•
cellent character, was sixty years ago employed in the
London Duck as a cooper, and, gradually decaying in
strenoth, the poor man was quite unable to support his
iles.°,.lv afflicted child, and he had brought this ease under
the notice of his worship in hopes that it would be made
known to the benevolent.
Mr. Ingham said it was a very heartrending case, and
there was no doubt the young woman was mutilated and
deprived of sight by a most unfortunate calamity. He
deeply sympathised with the poor creature, whose appear-
ance would ut once enlist the good feelings of the humane
and benevolent. Ile should be happy to afford some relief
from the funds in thc poorbox, which were very limited ; it
, was out of his power to grant a large sum of money.
Mr. Mumfurd thanked the magistrate, and the girl was
led out of court by her attendant. It is proposed to obtain
admission for thc unfortunate young creature in the Blind
Asylum in St. George's-fields, and a subscription to further
the election has been opened.