The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-08 00:00:00

THAMES.

Mary Amos Coltman, aged 9 years, was charged with
stealing • pair of trousers as l • piece of Dew plaid cloth, the
1 y of her father, darn.. Coltman.
"417:tpromentne, who wee erich affected, ma he wva very
sorry to prosecute his own child, hut be had no alternalive,
for she bad robbed biro often, and Ina not to be trneted in
his house or any other. He was • widower. and had another
child to maintain besides the meaner. He had lately mimed
a pair of trousers and a piece of new plaid cloth, and ho had
traced the propene to the poreemime of Preach and Ogilvie,
pawnbrokers, in High-ester, Poplar, of whom he had great
mason to complain.
Mr. Selfe—The names of Preach and Ogilvie am very
familiar In me indeed.

The girl ¢f anted that sbe bed stolen the cloth end the pair
of trousers from her father and volved each for lc, et the
shop of French end Osilvie, on two separate occasions.

-➢lr. Set& said it ;me ;nowt improper prof...whop on the
part data pawnbrokers to rewire pledges of s girl nine years
flair, and immediately ordered a summons to Mena for the
attendance of one of the firm, and toot ft should be made
re•urnable forthwith.

In the afternoon Mr. William Ogll ie appeared for Mo-
og( sad partner, and on being &shad by the magistrate if ha
ass goilty of receiving a piece of plaid of the girl on the 18th
of November and lendiog here shilling upon It, be said I
really dna% rewillect it, to., I .upper I moat Plead genii.
Mr. yak plead guilty or sot?
Mr. Ogilvie—Well, I ceo't recollect it.
Mr. Pella directed the girl Coltman to enter the wither.-
box and ohs was sworn. Bbe sod— I took a piece of plaid
from my father's boom, sad the pawnbrokers lent me a DU-
I*/ upon it.
Mr. delis beaded the duphostii relating to the plaid to Mr.
Ogilvie, end be drained it was is his Imadwriting.
Mr. erlle—l ban so bad:Anion la 'gist ado le svery bed
se' indeed. The child bas robbed her haw, and I may say
bes born encouraged to do so by IN pawalwokes. No aas

citulrl look at the girl and ley •he was one day more than nix
! yews rf age.
Toe sertud pawning of the trotteere etolen by the gal wt.
I then made cat._ - - - •• -

Mr. &lie, addreeeing the delimit mt, Paid hewnt deteri;le
to webs as exec of him. Thera were two P. wot !akin
le qua II tidal from• rid appereutly under 16 yeenei
The father woe pained indeed to troortue hie own Child 14
he ba.! dont, quite rigat in bringing the case blare the c„ur
The conduct of the pawnbroker .110 without !UMW. and
tined the defendant 61. in each cue, or to be imprieonii in t.
Moues of Correction fir two montha.

Mr. Ogilvie—it was qu to a a leake Oil or- pert. Dm
lc the hurry of hurinove. The shop em lull ol la opt,.
home you will mitigate the primitive.
Mr. Elelle-1 am riot favourably disposed towards y
IVY. You time hem here too eirru.
Mr. Osilvie7Not for 12 months..

iWie9 within the la,
week, and sharp pr►cvide was proved.
Mr. Osit‘ie—Ah, that was nut girteg up things rea
thus.

Mr. Seitc-1 won't go into those raw again, but thry tl..
not gave we a 1 avour..ble itapreseiou of your nr.de o f out:
business. A poor women's bal was out of time on a Sew,
night, and on the ilonday roaring when *be c lied for
yon said ft wee mold. Do you intend to restore the peep
deb bode P

Yr. it.tand to give op the property et aiding •
your advice. 1 hope you the penalties.
Mr. Felfe—No 1 vomit, you have repeated the ofl io.
twice and moat pay 101. or go to prison for two months.
Mr. °Ara paid one floe of 61., all the money he bk
brousht with him, end entered into hie own racognissare
the MO hi 101. 10 Ibil csy end pay tee second tine.
Mr. Bette then *flawed the ftin, end tot yg4
you to pie= this time, but if you do It &On I sal ma:
certainly punish yen.
The girl wee then delivered .o her hair, who said he ".4
at a lore to know what to do with her.
_ _

Dr. :?Issckem,.a Germae, who has frequently acted as ts
interpreter at this, court, CUM before Mr.-Selfe witht
foreigner, named Hilt, to obtain the magistrate's signature u
a declaration that Hill was a fit and palter ob§ect for fis
operations of the Royal Bteevoltst Society, Ns. 10, Duke
street, St. James's.
Mr. Salle testa what Hilt reqy'rri ?
Dr. ?dn.:chew said Lie cotuntryinan wanted a leen, whits
the Royal Benevolent listiaty lent to deservirg pews
without internat.

Mr. Self. declined to sign the dorlsratlon. The weir?
was a mare and a delusion with a higlesoundley norm.
The simple poblicstion of the bemoessi heat and report of tti
society ought to iodate every subscriber to withdraw ty
name. The simnel income of the Kt iety was about
of which 8001. wee spent in toe management, dims.%
salaam, and printing, leaving only 2001. to be exj3nded
loan.. Re W., surprised at tho and miry of people settle
money from the benevolent f eons "Hoot and spending it it
another. If people who had vent their subscripUons to to
society had forwarded them to its wamistrstes of the retina
pollee courts, the money wool.' have been distributed ItrOng
the deserving poor without any expense whatever.
object profaned by the Royal lienevolsat Society wee a gO4
MP, but ft was not carried out.
Dr. Moselesai made ea apology for troubling the msge
trate, and said his only onjext was to serve a poor coin
trews.
/tr. lede—l one /lading no fault with you, but I do fin
fa It with the entrevegant ansnasement of the aonety-81.M.
expended fa leading SOW. in smell lwas among the poor. it
Is perfectly moostroas.