The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-04 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

(Bofors J. Talon, lisq.)

.4~ 'Wu's" 29, and Jaffe Robinens,l7, fashlonably
attired, were indicted for stealing 13 yards a elk, worth near
three galore, the property of Mersey. Olney sad Co., drapes,
filth-street, Southwark.
Mr. Oppenheim prosecuted, end Mr. LOW, inetructed by
Solomon, defended the prison/ea
James Howson, shopkeeper to the prosecutors, mid that
on the afternoon of Thursday, the 28th ultimo, about three
o'clock, the prisoners came into the shop, and asked to be
shown some silk for dressed. He brought out several, and
placed them on the counter, where they were sitting fire to
face, with their knees close to each other. The younger pri-
soner had then a small carpet-bag on her lap, sad after •
few minutes' conversation the elder prisoner bought • pieta
of ilk, and paid 11. 13.. for it. On removing the other
goods off the counter he missed a piece of silk, worth about
three guinea., when he celled the younger prisoner, and asked
her to 101 l .w him to the back of the shop. She et first ob-
jected, but then he told the elder prisoner that he suspected
her of iteeling the ilk dime, and he perceived the carpet-bag
concealed under her Mash She asked him why he suspected
her, as she was • respectable married woman. He told her
he had good reason to suspect her: end on taking the carpet-
bag from her he found the missing pies of milk in It. the
elder prisoner then exclaimed, "Oh, my God, gay nothing
about It, as I put it in the corpse-beg in mistake for my
retie-handkerchief." At that time wits's, had not de-
livered the silk to her which she hid bought.
In erase-ettamination, witness said ho had known the elder
prisoner some time ma • customer, and she was frequently in
she habit of making purchases at their shop, When they
came into the shop it was their busy time, and • number of
customers were there, but none near the prisoners or the silk.
Edward Collins, shopwalker in the preepecuton' employ,
said he saw the prisoners come Into their place en the atter.
noon in question, and as soon as they sat down he rather
aus-
peoted them. The younger prisoner at first had a oarpet.bag
on bar lap, bet after a hole shuffling shout be saw the elder
prisoner take it, and then look at some silk. lie called last
witnem's attention to the circumstance, and as Noon se he was
returning to the counter the elder primmer concealed the
mrpet-beg under her shawl. He saw the piece of silk pro-
duced taken from it.
Poke-constable 92 NI slid be was called in to take the
prisoners into custody for stealing the silk. The elder pri-
ed:Mt said she had put it in the carpet-bag instead of her
handkerchief.
Sergeant Gardner, 25 id, said he was on duty at the station-
bones en Thursday afte moon, the 28th tilt., when he heard
the younger prisoner ray " she had stolen the ilk, and her
sister knew Dodds( of it." He afterwards went to their
lodgbigs, and footed 37 sovereigns in a beg between the bed
and the mattress. The elder prisoner mid that it belonged
to her.
Mr. Lilley made • very eloquent appeal to the jury withal"
behili; be', without the sligktem hesitation, they returned a
verdict of Guilty. _
Mr. Titian salmi whether they were known to the police?
Sergeant Gauen. said that be had made every possible in-
quiry about them, bat could not ascertain whether they had
been in trouble before.
The Deputy-Chairman saki he was afraid it was not their
trot offence; but, as there we. no proof to the contrary, be
aboald sentemos them tamely six maths' herd labour each.

THE IMAGISEERIAL BUSINESS or LIVERPOOL.—
The Liverpool Law frailty tad remind profession gmarally
ham rya for se thus seeding the advisability of ap-
pointing ea odditimal wiradiery magistrate, sad yesterday
•mooninseadatioa am doe satiost was laid before to. local
ceaseil. Mr. Alderman 5. Haler sad lir. Ayr, (both lay
=errors) spas otrangly sialest the sppdstmsst of a
iscoad atipeadiary mogisersts, sail miiMmisit that the bud•
as ea, which was at pretest prima by the bargnll Mafia.
UMW, wra performed to the estbferies al the public. Mr.
Malmo mooed, awl Mr. Myr, —add, a resolutioa to the
east tot it was aasolvbabie at protest to appoint a mood
otspeothery. Mr. Arson (prosomat Lso Society)
moved am om smarmed a protks ia meadows 'nth
is resemsessdistra of Ms Law SMsoy, bat this Mier some
iliseasike wee wagatived, sad the moo taloa of Mr. HOllOll
sad Mr. Syr, adopted.