The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-23 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS

MANSION•HOUSE.

Henry Wißiasts,iir;4ll;;L;lcaig:d before Mr. Alder-
man Wilson with stealing two geese from Leadenhell-
market.

Frederick Clayton, shopman to Mr. Howard, poulterer,
said that about half-past 9 that morning the prisoner was
passing his mister's stall carrying some straw. There were
a quantity of geese exposed for sale, and prisoner took two
of them. Witness charged him with the theft, whereupon
the prisoner knocked him down and ran away, but was
followed by Mr. Howard's foreman and given into custody.
On being asked if he had anything to may, the prisoner
stated that the necks of the geese were hanging over the
stall. The passage was very narrow, and as he was going
along be felt something pulling him back. On putting his
hand behind the straw to see what was the matter, he
found the geese's heads. (Laughter.)
The Alderman—They put their heads under your arm.
(Renewed laughter.) Is anything known of him I
The officer of the court said there was not.

Prisoner—l never was here before.
The Alderman—Well, you have not come too soon. We
must not have geese following you. (Laughter.) You
must go to the House of Correction for twenty-one days.
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Alfred Stone, s porter, in the employment of Mears.
Higgins, Eagle, and Hutchinson, warehousemen, No. 6,
Cannon-street, wee charged with the theft of two lace
shawls.

It appeared that on Friday afternoon Edward Wright,
an assistant on the second floor, had occasion to look under
the counter where the wrapping paper was kept, and saw
two lace shawls. Having oommunicated the fact to the
manager of the department, Mr. Sharp, the latter secreted
himself unde' the counter at six o'clock, the gas being
then turned partly off. After waiting for about an hour
and a half he heard the prisoner come in, and saw him
take the twoshawla from under the counter, near the place
where he was secreted, and then go away after wrapping
them up in a piece of paper. A detective was
then sent for, who charged the prisoner with
stealing the shawls, but be replied that he did not take
them_ The officer (Sergeant Hancock) took him to Bow-
lane station, and returning afterwards to Messrs. Hutchin-
son's he discovered the shawls in a waste-paper box on
the basement Hoot.. He took them to the station and
showed them to the prisoner and said there were also three
others missing. Prisoner remarked that he knew nothing
about the others, but acknowledged that he bad stolen the
two shown him. At his lodgings there was found a box
of email neck ties belonging to his employers, the posses-
sion Of which he accounted for by saying that while out
with the town traveller, driving the van, he dropped the
box and the ties got dirty, and not liking to return them
in that state he took them home.

He was remanded till Thursday.
The swearing in of special constables for the preserva-
tion of the peace in the City of London was continued on
Saturday from 10 o'clock until 4, Alderman Sir Robert
Carden and Alderman Sir Wm. Ross attending for that
purpose. During the day nearly a thousand special con-
stables were sworn in.
THAMES.
Wiliam Carter, who described himself sea betting-man,
twenty-one years of age, was brought before Mr. Paget,
charged with feloniously and burglariously breaking and
entering the premises of Mr. Robert F. Hogg, a tailor and
draper, carrying on business at No. 187, Cannon-street-
road, Rateliff-highway, and stealing therefrom property
valued at 160 t.

On Wednesday night Mr. Hogg closed his shop at nine,
and all the inmates retired to rest two hours afterwards.
On Thursday morning, at eight o'clock, when the prosecu-
tor's errand-boy opened the shop, it was found that the
whole of the contents had been removed. Upon an exa-
mination of the premises it was discovered that a large
hole had been made in the roof of the workshop which
communicated with the dwelling.house, and that the
thieves had lowered themselves by means of a rope made
fast to a beam, and, having entered the shop, removed
everything they could find from the shelves and counter.
Their booty consisted of thirteen pieces of cloth, six
coats, four pairs of trousers, and other goods. Imme-
diate information was given to the police ; and on Saturday
morning, at .1 o'clock, l'olioe-sergeant Freeston, No. 58 K,
and constables Lowen and Stenner, of the same division,
recovered the whole of the property in the prisoner's dwel-
ling, No. 75, Anthony-street, St. George's-in-the-East. The
property was uninjured. The prisoner was in the room
which contained the stolen property ; and, on being asked
by Freeston to account for it, he said a man offered him U.
to allow him to leave the property there. The officers, on
further march, discovered a deal box, which contained a
dark Isotherm Freeston said it was a regular burglar's
leathern. There were also other housebreaking tools in
the box, and some valuable property reasonably suspected
of having been stolen. A bill for a pair of trousers, which
the prisoner had purchased of Mr. Hogg a few days since,
was found upon him, and it is supposed his object in doing
so was to reconnoitre and perfect his plans for entering and
robbing the atop. The property was of considerable bulk,
and it is supposed a cab was engaged in conveying it dram
Mr. Hogg's shop to the prisoner's dwelliog. The prisoner
made no defence, and Mr. Paget committed him to Newgate
for trial.

THE CHANCERY VACATION.—ViCR Chancellor
Malin will be the vacation judge during the Christmas
recess, which will commence to-morrow, and terminate on
the 6th January, both days inclusive.

We are informed that Mr. J. B. Torr and Mr. W.
P. M`Donald have been engaged u counsel for " Colonel"
Burke and for Casey. It is also intended to retain Mr.
Coleridge, Q.C., M.P., for these prisoners, or either of
them who may be committed for trial.

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