The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-31 00:00:00

SOUTH WARN.

James Collies, a middle-ag man, in the employ of
Messrs. Pike and Co., buy-factors, Wellington.street,
Southwark, was brought before Mr. Dunham, charged
with stealing a quantity of hops belonging to his masters.
It appeared frogs the evidence of llmnis Clark, 108 M,
an active detective officer, that on Friday night be was
is Kent-street with Marsh, another detective officer,
when he saw the prisoner hurrying down Castle-street with
• heavy sack on his back. The ofiicets, suspecting some-
thing wrong, went in pursuit of him, and they law him
ester • home, and throw the sack down. Clark seized
hold of the prisoner, and asked him what he was going to
do with the sack and contents. He replied that it was his
own property. and it was no business of his to interfere.
The sack was then examined, and fond to contain shout
half a hundred weight of valuable hops, and when
he was taken to the station-house he said that a man
threw them to him in the street, but he did not know whn
the man was, as he was • perfect stranger to him. He
persisted in the same stet: meet when before the ma-
gistrate on Saturday last, and was remanded until to-
day. Since then witnem bad ascertained that the prisoner
hold a good situation at Messrs. Pikes, the hop.f actors,
as porter, and that the hops had been stolen from one of
their warehouses.

One of the firm was now in attendance, and he informed
his worship tint the prisoner had been many years in their
employ we good wages, and until the last few days they had
the utmost confidence in him. He WY at worse on }May
last, and he had not been seen sham until found in eustosit.
Witness had examined the hops found in his possession, aid
they had been stolen from their warehouse.
The prisoner admitted sterling the hops, but said it
was his first offence. He therefore pleaded guilty.
Mr. Burnham sentenced hint to six months hard labour in
Wandsworth House of Cosreetion.

William Harrison, • journeyman leather dresser, was
charged with stealing a quantity of calf-skins in an unfi-
t sashed state, the property of his late employers, Messrs.
Learmooth and Roberts, leather manufacturers, Page's.
walk, Bermondsey ; and Thomas Trete, n CUlTier, carrying
on business in Compton.place, Old Kent-road, was cha.rged
with receiving the same, well knowing them to he stolen.
Mr. Fletcher appeared for the prosecutors, and Mr. W.
Edwin defended 'Trew ; Mr. thrum was in attendance to
watch the proceeding., for other parties.
Mr. Pletcher, in opening the mac, said that Mewing.
Leiirosoath and Roberts, who employed between 200 aed
300 men, had recently ascertained that they had been
plundered to a great extent by their workmen, even as
much as 500 f. or 0001. a year, and the great difficulty was
the detection of the thieves. Having obtalnei a clue they
thought it their duty to prosecntc.
John Marsh, 184 if, said that he apprehended the pri-
soner Trew on Friday last, at his workshop, No. 2, Compton-
piece, Old Kent-road. He told him that he was authorised
by Messrs. Learmonth and Rob, its to take him into custody
fur having stolen property in his possession. Trew acknow-
ledged that a man left baUsi-dosen calf skinsfor him with the
tailor in the shop below while he was out, but he had not
purchased them. In consequence of further information he
received witness went on Tnesday to Neweastle.on-Tyne
and apprehended the other prisoner, and, on being told he
was c6rged with robbing hi+ employers, Messrs. Lear.
month and Roberts, lie denied having done so.
Mr. Thomas Locicyer, manager to the prosecutors, Raid
that Harrison had been in their employ up to Wednesday,
the ?Ind instant, when Mr. Roberts disclmrged him, owing
to his irregularities. After he was gone a dozen calf skins
were missing, valued at 50e. They were in au unfinished
state.

Mr. George William Miller, leather-drawer, Willow-walk,
Bermondsey, said he bad known Trew for some time as •
small master currier, and bad had a few dealings with him.
A month ago he purchased skins of him, ark un the ldth
instant, be bought six unfinished calf-skins of him, and
paid him 245. for them, and took the receipt produced.
Those skins acre In cruLt and not shaved, but his men
shaved them. The other skins were left at his place
also in an unfinished state, by the prisoner, who wanteri
27e. for them. Witness was not at home at the time, but
his attention was called to them, and he sent them im-
mediately to the proseoutore. Tem never came for them
Tit the money.
Mr. Burcham asked him if he would buy inch skins of a
stranger •.
Mr. Miller replied that he would not. He knew the pri-
sneer Trew to he a small master, and he paid him the mar-
ket price for the first six skins, believing that he was in
want of money, and could not finish them.
Mr. Edwin denied that Trew had any knowledge that
Eluvison had stolen the goods.
Mr. Burcham said the case was very bad against hum If
there were no receivers there would be no thieves. Mr.
Miller, however, deserved the garter' credit for the man-
ner in which he led acted.

The prisouen were remindful fora week.
At the request of Mr. Edwin, Trww was admitted to hail.
THAMES.

Two young women. mu;terlifif;;/fatcA.Keld and Harriet
Doris, Waft bmugbt before Mr. Yardley charged with steal.
ing six pieces of ribbon from linen-drapers' shops in Lime-
house.

Ehsa D►wea, shopwoman to Miss Harris Agar, in Three
Colt-street, said the prisoisen came to the ■hop of her mis.
tress yesterday afternoon, between four and fire o'clock, nail
asked to be shown some ribbons. nay looked at sevend
pieces, remained some time in the shop, and after making n
small purcho•e departed. Directly afterwards she received
information which caused her to look over the loxes
of ribioos inspected try the prisoners, and she missed
two pieces. She went out to look after the
prisoner, and found them in the shop of Mr.
Themes Hatchett, Noe 60 end 70, Three Colt-street,
looking at ribbons. She Accused them of stealing
two pieces of ribbon, and, after some denials on the
part of the prisoner% the elder prisoner Hatchfieht said to
the younger one Davis, give them to her, to which Davis
said. "No, I won't." Witness thee put her hand in the
bosom of the prisoner Davis, and took from her six pieces of
ribbon. Two of them belonged to Mir Agar She aunt for
a policeman, sad pre the palm= ado may. The