The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-21 00:00:00

THAMES.

Jacob Rodger, • boy aged 14. was brought before Mr.
Yardley, charged with stealing as. 6d., the moneys of John
Wilson, his mailer.
The prisoner had only been lathe itervies of the prosecutor,
a peetrycock, of No. 7, Pstriot:street, St. Georee-in-the-
Best, for five days, and he then broke open a box belongim
to his masher. It contained 3e. 6d., which the boy abstracted,
and then ma away. He was soon appreheodid by police-
onisteble Child, No. 193 H. He said he bed spent the
moshyilde.
C said the prisoner bad been a thief for many years.
sad bed robbed severe' waders. Your worship, amancied
the whims, convicted him four years ago fur stealing as.
from his parent.' landlady in Denmark-street, Ratchffe-
highway, and sentenced him t., two month.' imprisonment sad
bard labour. After that be had • smiler sentence for steal-
ing a sheet In Charlotte-court, Whitechapel. His next con-
viction was at Worabitatitnat, for stealing 14e, and he was
sent to a refuge in Commercubstreni, from which be made
his escape; and, Italy, be was sonimanly convicted as a
juvenile offender, and sesitented to six month.' imprisonment
and bard labour. Helms boon in custody on other occaslass.
Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the constable had not
stand all the priamet's convictions, for he bad been in the
City pram. unkuovin to the metropolitan pedioe.
Mr. Yardley—He appears to be a most incorrigible young
thief, and we must send him to a tefonuatory from which be
cannot escape.
The mother of the prisoner, who was deeply affected, mid
her husband was a journeyman bricklayer, and hie earnings
were only 16.. per week. Her boy was • person of roving
habits, and had made her vary unhappy. She had three other
children to look after. The prisoner had been at tebool, and
could read Maly, sad writs a little.
Mr. Yardley—Do you wish we to dispose of the case!
The Mother—For Heaven's sake do something with hint,
or Ice will come to utter rain.
Mr. Yardley—Yon don't wish me to commit him fur trial!
The Mother—No, air ; dispute of him a• you like.
Mr. Yardley—Then I sentence him to one mouth's impri-
sonment and hard labour in the House of Correction, and
otter his imprisonment to be detained five years in the Refor-
m:oared chip Cornwall, off Partleet. They make
DO of the prisoner there.

FXTRAORDINART TREATMENT OF A SHERIFF'S
orriesit.—The John ("Groot Journal reports that a sheriff's
officer Seen Wick, Sinclair was lately entrageonely
seasulied and compelled, in order to escape with hi. lite, to
burn a warrant which he bad gab@ to tbe west of Ruttier-
landshire to seem.. The party molest whom these aggres-
sive measure* were taken warn a George Morrison, who bed
been c itemised for trial for an semult at the inn of Dunn,
while on hi. way home from iha Wide &d rug, but liberated
on bail. The trial wee to lake plum at Week on Friday le.t,
and Miller bad proceeded to his residence, Lochinahmd,
summon Murree= to appear. Oil arriving, he.aie the purport
et his voit was etopeLeted by Morrison and hi. neiglinuars,
and that pettier of whom he sought information as to when
Montoya +toyed were medeaeouring to whited bias by deny-
ing that he resided where he Blue officer) had suspected ha
did. Millar went into the bower, however, and bound three
young nom there, one with a Milo and another with an old
scythe. Ile left bit missive, however, and returned to the
inn where he lead balged the previa. night, at libiorinksh,
but bed been theta only a short dun when, looking out at
the window, he espied several persons cliae by, and mimes
them one whom be recegnite.l aa havdig Lees smog those
in Morricon's house. Anticipating a row, he went out
along with his witnowes to remonstrate with the
people, and In order to save breakage of furniture,
it any dieturbauce semi to take place. One immediately lald
hands on Mr. Millar, threatening to kill hew, and +truck him
with a alms on the heed, Whiling a severe injury, while
next the officer was kw eked do wn, dragged a.ong, and kinked,
he crying out eot to kill him outright. They then offered
how, propoeing he should get off wallets fur her injury if
lee would return to Lochintherd and burn the warrant.
There twin no alternative he could do nothing but ogres, and
the deem:nest wee ememilligly oommitted to the lime.. Os
Mr. Millais return to Wick an inquiry wee made into the
cireumetato.., the ems being afterward. reported to the
sheriff at Dornoele, who will have to (hod with it, the outrage
having been committed in Nutberlandahire.
De.PItAVITY AMONGST WOMEN IN LIVERPOOL—
The unusual predominance of crime by women still appear
to rest in Leveret, girl at the Borough S.asioca yeeterday
thee seceder, w has frequently animadverted on the same
autject, alluded to it at ooneieloranle length ; without, how-
ever, eusitostuag any remedy for this growing and deplorable
social evil.
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