The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-25 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

(Before J. 3. Jaw," Esq.)
SINGULAR (00001 Or 1a 1111 T PT •
adrietto Brief word, 24, a amnpl•-looking young woman.
was milossid fur oh a.mg, at Croydon, a diamond, gold pencil
ark sod other &ruder of jewellery, lb. property of Mr.
Jsrsi Whigs. her master.. -

3-IT.-HarriZio prosecuted, sad Mr. Utley defended the
Deere!, from the opening etetement of Mr. aerrlaws,
Met the pro-scoter wee sa Memos. broker, mad resided
et No. la, Derby-tenses. Derby-rued, Croydon, with hie
wits. TY Meow had bon in their service
eonsettelag like three meths, hashes come to them
sun a good charecter. Oa Seturthey, the 13th, the
prosecutor awl fur writ west to Ramegste, terming
qas psi.er is enrage of the Mem ; Lot previous to
their goimg Mrs. White miaowed weadry jewel. of con-
sigsrehre Selse to the drawee. of a wardrehe, $n which
.he :ached them tot. taking the kqrs with her. Toe prieoser
was am owls aogsninted se to their joarney, or how long'

they would be absest, but lire. White wrote a note to her
from Bamsesie oar Sunday, stating that they would be home
ea the felletrieg day. Accordingly they returned, and of
anemias the hoses they found that the wardrobe and &swan
bad bun keyed open, and all the jewellery mentioned in the
indictment goat. In one of the drawers broken open were
ammeal nemeedips untouched. The prisoner wee questioned
ebe
I,
via e maid that the house was broken *Fa a'
lioedsy while the 1•118 gone to her armee, end after-
weeds ate sullied that a man had vietted her on San-
...a_rrisiar, Mopped there all night, and en the
morning walked out with her, but he left her
rilrmions manner. She then went to her aunt'. and
afterwards to her toutees house, which she derovered
broken into, end the wardrobe forced open and ransacked of
the contents. It was eitererards discovered that the servant
at No. 11 had been in the house withher on Sunday etheing,
and while sitting at the window a strange roes introduced
himself, sad was admitted by ter prisoner. This nun ap•
peered to be on familiar tams with her, and the other servant
left them together. The lamed comae said that the prose-
cutor had no suspicion about the prisoner robbing him, and
wooldinot even have charged her with that offence only on
finding that she had edmltted s man Into the hones.
Mr.. White was called, and she proved leaving all the
jewellery wife in the wardrobe on Saturday, and she wroth
to the prisoner on Sunday, informing her that they intended
to return home on Monday. When they did no, she dis-
covered that the place had been robbed. She repeated ea
evidence whet the learned counsel had stated, and added that
the letter wee found unopened on the table with other laden,
arrived the seine morning by poet.
In erces•examinstion she raid that she had received
each an excellent character with her that the could hardly
believe that she would commit such a robbery, or allow any
one else to do so.

&irjeant Pullen, 28 P, maid hawse called into Mr. White's
bowie on the Monday miming, end the door did not appear
to be forced open. It was, however, only fastened with a
common latch. The drawls, &c., had been forced open
with a chisel belonging to the prosecutor.
Mr. Lilley then addressed the jury at considerable length,
commenting on the folly of etevsata admitting strangers to
their masters' bower, and alter a very patient hearing, the
jury acquitted her.