The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-22 00:00:00

CLSVER DITECTION 07 4 THIEL

There wax an excursion train from London to
Southampton on Monday, end among the passengers there
appear to have been some London thieves, inclined to blend
busixess with pleasure. A showily-dressed excursionist
visited the shops of Messrs. Abraham sad Pegler, jewel.
len, in Southampton, and ordered some goods to be sent to
a gentleman's honer in Portland-terrace. The goods woe
sent, and returned as not having been ordered. The urns
man afterwards entered the shop of Mr. Yon, another jeweller.
The sou of the latter, a lad about 16 years of age, was AIM
in the shop, and immediately he saw the stranger suspected
that he wee not a gentleman, end determined to keep • shop
look-out. The stranger was very capricious in his UM
while Inspecting the jewellery is Mr. Yon's shop, and pes
a dell of trouble in consequence of the variety of wicks he
wished to examine. The led, while he turned away to get
box of goods to show, secretly kept his eye on his customer,
and maw him dexterously take up solne_jurellery toys sed
orsamemM M and put them in Me pocket. uter Yon took no
notice of this, but went on serving him. lie AM* gave a
private signal for some one in the house to fetch a policemen.
The thief, after he had stolen the goods, became restless, end
maims to leave. He stated that he had not say more time
to spare ea his carnage was waiting for hint, and reqnseisi
that WNW goods might be swat to Portland-terrace, when s
selection could be made. The lad now enceavoured to bold
him In parley by urging him to point out what goods he
wished sent to his residence. While doing so, the boy sad
the thief both saw a policemen rapidly approaching the shop.
The latter, as quickly and secretly u poesible, too 'the orna-
ments from his pocket end dropped them into the jewellery
cue on the counter. The policeman and Mrs. Yon now
entered the shop. Muter YOll charged the stranger with
theft ; the latter looked indignant ; threatened an action fu
defamation ; mentioned respectable persons in the town wham
he knew; and, finding this of no use, he impaled pathetically
to Mrs. You net to give himin custody, assuring her that ha
son wee mistaken, taat he himself was highly zegpectsith,
and that he wee welting for his frlenda,who were gone meal
the lee of Wight in the excursion boat. Mrs. Yon we
shout to decide in the fellow's favour, when her gm instead
upon policeman taking him in custody, and after dreg.
i violently he was locked up. The pin in his shirt hoe,
and watch ornament, were found to be gilded brass, sai
his watch-gnard lied listened to it, In his waistcoat pocket,
a pion Gilead pencil fruited of a watch. The fellow, before
the magistrates, denied that he had mentioned ne
speetable persons in the town es his Mends, but the pollee
men. coatradioted him. He was remanded until to-dsy,
Aboshsme end Pegler have not missed any goods;
but time as be no doubt that the prisoner went into their
Mops far the purpose of stealing, and thee If he did take my-
thing it was given to confederates Immedletely. The fellow
made sure, most probably, of booty, in Mr. Yon's shop, co
seeing only a boy present. He is • young men, without
whiskers, and writes a very good head. The head of the pia
in hie shirt-front wee a horseshoe with a spur, sad his watch
ornament a locket. At Mr. Prelates he gave his name as
Hervey • at Mr. Abraham's he called himself Mr. Johnson,
jam, and wrote his address. When apprehended, he gave
the muse of Graham to the police.

INCLOSUIE COMMISSION. —it appears from a
special report of the Inclosure Commissioners issued this
corning, that since the 15th of last March they have autho-
rised the inclose» of 1,600 acres of lend at Oulu,' in Cum-
berland, 3,399 acres et Harwood Dale in Yorkshire, 220 at
Bangs in Hacks, 605 at Hadfield in the county of flomh-
scuptoti, 26 at Corebrough in Yorkshire, 123 at Wisboro%
green in Sussex, 93 at Wblchwood, Aden and Leafed
(Minster Lovell) in Oilorddire, 1,928 at Dingle,' in York.
shire, 126 at Bhepperton in Middlesex and Barret', 1,487 si
Lamplogh in Cumberland, 1,057 at Sheedy Cerny', Castle
Campo, and Bertlow in Cambridgeshire and Essex, 300 at
_ .

Dratiittost-moor to Yorkshire, 1,218 M Woo'mar Forest fa
the oounty of Southampton, 44 at Larkton Hill in aniline,
116 at Ithosygarth in Cardipnaltire, and 742 at 1100160112 is
Yorkshire.

The second reading of the Marriage Law Amend-
ment Bill will be moved in the House of Lords to-morrow
night by Lord Oage.
In the House of Commons, to-morrow night, Mr.
Maguire proposes to mil attention to the advantage and me-
emirate of the use of stamped letter paper, and the secs ity
for its speedy issue by the Board of Inland Revenue.
DOUBTFUL CHAROE AOAINST FOREIGN HOTEDI.-•
The Timm prints the following letter from "B. t."
About this time two years ago you gave is your
columns sat extract from a book of travel by Madame
Musgrave relating to small holes which he found bared la
the bedroom doors of French hotels, which treacherous hobs
he told us are appropriately called ' Trona Judas.'
Musgrave said, as the fact is, that a person appljing his eye
to one of these holes can gratify his filthy eurioeny, sad ma
ass everything that goes on in the bedroom into witch be
is looking as clearly as if he wore stating he pi the
window. Last summer, being abroad in
and the north of Italy. I carefully searched M aseG=
disgusting custom was limited to France. I regret to say
that It is not. I found it almost universal is all the hash
where I stopped. I see from the page of my last yede
diary which I open at hazard, ,hut at one of the best .hoesis
at W;sebrisa there were in my bedroom two side doors,
white opmaismiested with other bedrooms. In ono of than
dices lbw wan live, in the other door there were four, of
thaw Mile Woe: above each hole wee a greasy mirk leg by
lbs boas of the peeping Toms' who had availed them-
selves of this mane of watching the toilet mysteries of mast
an unraogiellas Oodles. So small are these boles the It Is
often dwY be them—sometimes they ate neer the top,
Maistiessabosset at the bottom, of the doors. I wire tble
SO MIS Whit ladles going abroad of the axistanos of these
'Trove ;wise' in foreign hotels; and I advise them to
°serf with than large pieces silk or lines, end to pH them
ap over the wools of any side doors is their ledroesse•
Thee bolos Asa esespe even • careful search; beam,
am* Meow easy he MOM when lattice go to bed &Welts
then may be more prepared and in fall use by the time thq
get up In the og."
SUICIDE OF A CAB Durres.—Yesterday antonym*
was held, by Mr. Wekley, at the Elephant sad Gide,
Ying's•road, Cambia-town, cm Richard Edwards, a NIP
driver, badge 4,080, aged 40. Emma Monody, who lima
near the canal at aim Town, about midnight eixa
beard • vehicle drive along the bridge which aroma Qt•
and upon looking out of window she observed the
drirtng • Emu= cab. He palled up wises be got to tbs
middle of the bridge, and He thou lititylge,
resting Lis areas as
the parapet. of the
Into wake Ike slaw redawroz Aitarblit
horn, ad wand miens the bake of the caul sot
see the safartimiste man afterwards, but after those!, Steed
oar tl;i7s nem time a pelican's are elactisaatra
be
rho aireametanso, when, with MOOR
VMS dead the body in the canal, eke* to 1:11p
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and hie condition became moat deplorable.
however, that he never threatened or attempted
as he might have slipped down the bank into the XI
coroner recommended the jury to record no open
" Found drowned." This course we agreed to, sad th,e
gamy Unabated.
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