The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-31 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

!IGNEERIE: of LUGGAGE AT RAILWAY STATIGNs.
.1 hy Ro!fe, a smart-looking well-dressed young man,
seabed as a barman, was placed at the bar before Mr.
burehaiu for fund examination, charge.l with stealing a
tuft log containing wearing apparel and other articles
hoe tho fiat-class waiting-room of the Brighton Railway
anginas, london-bridge.
Mr. W. Edwin defended the prisoner.
It apparel from the evidence of Darid John Lewarne,
M, that on the evening of the 14th instant he saw the
primmer carrying a heavy carpet-tau up Southwark-street,
and as aeon as be saw witness approaching him he rats into
apahlic.house close by, and passed the bag to a lad behind
the ler. Witness followed him in, and asked him whose
bat it was, when he replied that it belonged to a friend,
who had asked him to leave it there. He took the prisoner
to the station-house, and on opening the bag he found it
t.,..ntsin a suit of clothes, linen, and several harness
tools. The prisoner was remanded twice, and
cveutaally it was discovered that the bag had been stolen
from the first-chow waiting-room of the London-bridge.
it..:Su of the Brighton Railway.
Mr. t'rederick Maddison, saddler and harness-maker,
Li,onl;rove, said that on the afternoon in question he
armed at the London-bridge terminus, for the purpose of
I've,sling to Brighton. He bad the carpet-bag pro-
d d with him, and left it in the first-class waiting-
rc.ai while be went to get his ticket. He was not
away tame than two or three minutes, but on his
resra he balled the bag. He identified it and the con.
files as his property, and strongly recommended the pri-
iorer to mercy.

Inspector t'7.:penter, the superintendent of the railway
reilpany's police, informed hie worship that five days pre-
y:lo.v a gentleman's leatLer hag was stolen from the
s.. .v.dting room. He hail made inquiries, but could
ter connect the prisoner with that robbery.
Mr. Edwin. for the defence. said the prisoner pleaded
st, ,;ing the hag produced, and he assured his
w“eitip that it WAS his first offence.
tradesmen came forward and gave him an ex-
character, expressing their surprise that he should
..h,rged with suit an offence.
Harebell), taking into consideration his previous
S,d character and the prosecutor's recommendation,
set rem.. I him to only two months' hard labour.
IREACH er premise of MARRIAGE.
„tile Vain old man with a number of papers in his
p10..,:ne before Mr., Paget to complain of what he
.
" 1 • 4 most a‘totin ling. unprecedented, and heartless
''l'°) .'f wickedness, audacity, and unfeeling conduct on
1, • p Let of a woman to whom he hail been paying wort
t.... hownrahle addressee.
Mr. Pag-t Yon pay addresses to a woman ? You want
a %rm. 11.,niglitet.)
•,tie,r. little man, who shook violently, said he
adv,:rts.nient in a newspaper that a woman of
" 6^''.,tY and means wished to meet with a partner
w„.1.1 fluke her happy for life. Tired of a state of
blessed:lee', he answered the advertisement. had
• flterview with the fair one, took her to his lodgings,
hnd.' her well acquainted with the economy of his
i1'10;d. She professed to be well pleased with
"ml with everything. Other interviews took
•• I I,•tters passed between them.
t Lone letters?
..• a, applicant - Yes, sir. We agreed to get married,and
"I
1t her a wedding dress, which cost me eight guineas
money of Great Britain, a sew bonnet, and •
:41'. Paget, -A mangle? Who was to turn it?
.yik••.lat--•She was to turn the mangle. Well, sir,
fe.s ready for the marriage, banns put up in
Parish church, wedding cake prepared, and my new
,••:••• p,:reowd ; all was going on smoothly, and at the
nt she refused to have me awl said she never in-
•'..
c.. 1.1 fact she did not love me well enough to marry
esd she has got my Pei:Meet,'
I'o4et said he could not make the woman love the
• nor roomy him. Ile looked over the love letters
which were written very badly and in very
torn,. The reading of them by the magistrate
cre.‘t mirth. Mr. Paget returned them to the
•-1 husband of the woman who had jilted him, and