The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-27 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MAN§IgN-11017SE.

Susan Montgomery, a little girl, seven years of age, tram
charged by the Marquis Townshend with begging.
The Marquis said that on Tuesday he saw the defendant
and another little girl walking slowly along Cheapside ;
he also saw the mother, and knowing that she was one
who went about the streets receiving alms, he followed
her, and saw her and the children sit down on a doorstep.
They had not remained long there before the mother re-
ceived some money, sad the defendant also received a
penny. Upon that he took the latter into custody, with
the view of having her rescued from such a mode of life.
Although the mother was an old offender he did not like
to give her into custody on Christmas-eve. The policeman
had made inquiries, and would state the result to the
court.

The constable said on Tuesday afternoon, about twenty
minutes to four, the last witness called his attention to •
woman and two children sitting on • door step in Cheap-
side holding fumes in their hands. His lordship gave one
of the little girls in charge for begging. Afterwards he
(witness) went to the place where the parents lived in the
neighbourhood of Brick-lane, and saw the father, who was
ill, and said his wife and children had gone out to sell
fusees._

The father appeared in oourt, and in reply to the Lord
Mayor said he was a journeyman sweep, earning 184. a
week. If the child was released she would not be allowed
to do it any more.
The Lord Mayor—But the marquis says your wife is a
systematic beggar, and is well known to the police.
The mother of the child (addressing the marquis)—How
can you say this! You have never seen me before. If
you have why did you not give me in charge
The Lord Mayor—Yours is not a case of great necessity ;
it is a case of imposture.
The Mother—This is not my only child, and I go out to
earn a little money to buy a loaf of bread with. As to
what that man says standing there (the marquis), he never
spoke to me in his life, nor did he ever see me.
The Marquis—This woman had quite a different and
shabby appearance on Tuesday.
Thomas Smart, a detective officer, said he had known
the mother as a professional beggar for about eight years.
The Lord Mayor—lf any of you see her begging again,
bring her up here.
The Marquis intimated his desire to send the child to an
industrial school for some years, until she was able to earn
her own living in a respectable manner, and intimated
that he would bent the necessary expenses.
The Lord Mayor then ordered the child to be taken to
the workhouse for a week, until some arrangement was
made for receiving her into an industrial school.

Theodore Conway Waterford, a Hanoverian, was placed
the bar on several ohargea of embezzlement.
Mr. Scott prosecuted ; and. Mr. Walls defended.
It appeared that the prisoner was the London agent of
the Netherlands and Rotterdam Marine and Fire "neur-
one. Companies, and had an office in Bing William-street.
His duty was to effect fire insurances and remit the money
to Rotterdam, but from information received by the ma-
naging director of one of the companies, he came to Lon-
don, and discovered that something like 1,0001. had been
received by the prisoner and not accounted for.
Sufficient evidence having been taken to justify • remand,
The Lord Mayor ordered the case to stand over till Wed-
nesday next, and agreed to accept bail, the prisoner in
500/., and two sureties in 250/. each.