The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-20 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

CLERKENWELL.

William George Owen, a miserable, dirty-looking boy, who
gave his age as 15, and described himself as having neither
home nor occupation, was °barged before Mr. Barker with
being found wandering about without visible means of sub-
sistence, at Old-street. St. Luke's.
Police-constable Robert Boulby, 145 0, said—On Satur-
day eight the defendant came to the police-station at Old-
street, and said he wanted • lodging, and added that be
bad been to the workhouse, and that there they bad re-
fused to take him in. After the defendant had seen the
inspector, he was sent to St. Luke's Workhouse, and
again being refused admission, be came back to the
policarstatioe. He was then sent to the Refuge
in Playhouse-yard, and there was refused admission
for the night, the reason given by the authorities there
being that the prisoner had slept there the night previous.
The prisoner again returned to the police-station, and na
the night was cold, and as neither rue officers at the St
Luke's workhouse, nor those at the refuge would take i•
the unfortunate boy, the police charged him with wander-
ing about without any visible means of subeirtesee, and he
was then supplied with a bed and also with food, not only
on Saturday night, but on Sunday and yesterday.
The unfortunate boy, in answer to questions from the
court, said that be bad a father but so mother. He did not
know where his father was, for some time since his father
left him, telling him that be was going into the country,
and that be most do the best he could. He belonged to the
pariah of St. Luke, as his father, when he went into the
country and deserted him, resided in Baldwin-street, St.
Luke's. He, the boy, bad been wandering the streets ever
since, snd be obtained his livelihood by singing ballads and
holding horses.
The police, in answer to Mr. Barker, said they did not
know anything apinst the boy.
Mr. Barker said it was a case for the workhouse autho-
' rities to deal with, and directed that the unfortunate boy
should be taken by the police to St. Luke's workhouse. If
, the authorities did not take him in, the boy had better be
brought back to the court.
It was afterwards reported that the boy had been taken
I in by the workhouse authorities.
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George Brietotoe, a well known character connected with
a gang called the Long firm, who formerly kept a coffee-
house in Duke-street, London-bridge, and has been lately
victimising tradesmen under the name of Tirrell and Bel-
loo, was brought before Mr. Wontner for further examina-
tion, charged with obtaining five casks of butter under
false pretences from Mr. Beer, wholesale cheesemonger,
High-street, Borough, a quantity of china from Messrs.
De rise, Commercial-street, Whitechapel, and goods of
almost every description from other tradesmen in all parts
of the metropolis.
Mr. Woather, jun., attended to prosecute, and Mr. L.
Lewis defended the prisoner. The court was crowded with
tradesmen who had been victimised.
Mr. Wontner mid that the prisoner was committed
for trial on Wednesday last for obtaining the butter
from Mr. Beer, but owing to other ewes coming to
the knowledge of the officer (Brooklet), 157 Id), the
prisoner wee remanded for further investigatioe. Since
the last examination, a report of the proceedings had
appeared in one of the daily newepapers,and in consequence
of that there were at least ten similar charges against him
'in addition to the others. It may be recollected that on
Monday evening, the sth lost., the prisoner west to Mr.
Beer's warehouse, and told that gentleman that he had
carried on business at 43 yen-street. Clare-market, for
the last eleven months, and he selected eve casks of better,
value 1131. 5a., requesting it to be gent to the shove shop
' for cash on delivery. The butter was sett, when he pro-
' milted to send the money the next day. Failing to do that,
Mr. Beer went to Vere-street, and saw the prisoner, and on
asking for the money he laughed at him, and told him to
do his worst, as he should not pay him. Mr. Beer, how-

ever, mired his baiter a- t Irk it sway ;en tkoowlee tbe
prisoner to Do ea old awiodle•, he *bland a •artasy ad
espied his soprolteadon.
The Cu. of ths Mom Delius was thew gam into, aids,
primmer was remeadad.

THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN.

.70 Till 1:C07011 07 TIM =PI M%

Sla,—The committee of the Society for P
meting the Employment of Women ere desirous of migia,
known to pawns interested in giuk, who, from the ion
their permits or from say other cause, are in • &paha
position, that the society hes opportusities of approaglaus
such young persons to trades suitable for women. Ortgaia
girls of the middle class are plurally trained to le
governesses, and thus crowd the main of an *routings&
and ill-paid prolessioa. Their parities sad their sown
deteriorate as they advance in yams, and at Isat it hom.
difficult for them to procure situations of any art, Ity
employment, gain. is in the last degree wearing ed
laborious, and there Is perhaps scarcely • lemon is •
hundred who would pot he happier if traieed to tar
remunerative haaiiersft. The opportunity of mach training
is brought within reach through the medium of the today.
Great didicult7, however, is [(nod in providing the gra
'Mum ordinarily required bY mein, varying in unmet
secording to tbe length of the hip d age
circa mstanc es from 101. to 15. t., anappredntices tbia in aan 'nitwit.
outlet for the liberality of the benevolent. Is snub train
titer* is a great demand for trained female labour, sad th
experience of this society bears out the fact that in ear,
trade except needlework and teaching trained women can
we of employment. The first step to remove the dirt
=es under which women now labour is, that tie
be trained to do something thoroughly well, sail
the =Dagen of orphan schools, and other bensvoleet pa.
sons will Wort girls from 14 to 16 years of ago, to t:4
prenticed, shad provide the necessary premiums, the i
will do its part in finding reliable trades and politics' be
them. There is already on the register • list of daffy*
girls desiring to be apprenticed, could the premiums b,
secured. An it is onV by opening a wider Sell fee the
talents of women that the coodition of teachers and
nesdlewoiren can be improved, and as it is only by appro.
tiring them when young, that women can lopes eidg
enough to engage in handicrafts, it is hoped that those ego
an dsirous of relieving dirties, and encouraging aglow
will embriros this opportunity of effectually helping thew
who are trying to hetV therneelvee.—l am, Ito,
GERTRIJDE F. KING, Steritori.
. Society for proms the Employment of Worm,
Lanham-oam, W., Feb. 19.

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