The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-06 00:00:00

HEARTLESS ROBBERY FROM A

Hoye.'

A young woman named Hannah King, who had been an
inmate of the Home for Killen Women, in Church-row,
Hampstead, was charged with stealing various articles of
jewellery, and a new silk dress, the property of Mrs.
Goulding, the matron of the Home.
This was a remarkable ease. The prisoner had been in the
Home some months. On Tuesday week Mrs. Goulding went
out, and the prisoner accompanied her to the omnibus,
On her return she told the Assistant Matron that " Mother"
had given her leave to go out to buy a book-marker. She
went out afterwards apparently with a large crinoline, and
did not return. When the matron came home she found
all her jewellery gone ; watches, chains, rings, k.e. One of
the committee happened to be at the Home, and was told of
the robbery. The same night he was in Oxford-street
and saw the prisoner dressed out. He brought
her back at eleven o'clock, and she was given
tato custody. She was wearing the silk dress and
some articles of jewellery which she gave up, and Sergeant
Mason, 28 8, had found the other articles pledged the same
day and they were now produced. The prisoner had taken
a room in Praed-street where some articles were found.
The Home was one of 12 founded by the Rescue Society.
The prisoner was brought before the magistrates (Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Prance, and Mr. Reed), and after the several
witnesses were examined she was fully committed for
trial at the sessions.

LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY
( THIS DAY.)

A special general meeting of proprietors was held
to-day at the Euston Terminus, Mr. RICHARD MOON in
the chair, for the purpose of creating new capital, not ex-
ceeding 1,118,0001., in pursuance of powers granted by
parliament, under various acts passed in the year 1865.
A resolution in accordance was proposed by the CHAIR-
MAN, who stated that there was no ground other than the
panic why the price of stock should have fallen, for
so railway stock showed so well as to its pre-
sent and future prospects. There had been, he
believed, some misunderstanding as to the issue
of the new stock, but the two months which
would be given to those who desired it to pay the calls
would, he presumed, give time for the passing away of the
present monetary difficulty. Those who desired to do so
mild pay up in June, while those who preferred it would
have till the Ist of Au7ust, paying interest at 7i per cent.,
which would about cover the dividend. . .

After some discussion the resolution was carried.
Previous to the special meeting, a Wharncliffe meeting
was held, at which two bills now before parliament, one
for making a railway from the Merthyr,Tredegar, and Aber-
gavenny Railway, near the Brynmaur station, to Bleene-
von, and for other purposes ; and the other for authorising
arrangements between the North Western and Charing-
cross Railway Company and the London and North Western
Railway Company and the South Eastern Railway Com-
pany, and for other purposes—were approved of. In regard
to this latter bill FL discussion arose, in the course of which
the chairman dwelt on the importance of the proposed
line to the London and North Western and the South
&Worn Railways, which it would unite • and it was ex-
tenthat the London and North Western and South
rn were not under the agreement to find capital for
construction, but when it was constructed, were to
Paraetee 5 per cent. to the extent of 20,0001. each
ltogether 40,000/.} to make up the deficiency of
earnings Then, however, could be no doubt that the
earnings would be more than sufficient. The Wharnclirfe
meeting was then adjourned to the 14th June.