The Express.
London, England, 1858-12-29 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREZT.

Joh* Clark Andras, a wine-marchant, of Large, In Ayr-
shire, was brought np for final examination on the oluusof
stealing from the person of Colonel Evan Forbes Mo
of 6, LtMLWplaoe, Clifton, near Brian!, a valuable
watch, pocket-baits, end Crimean medA, at Trams hotel,
While the Lenin was staying, and to whloh ha had invited
the defendant.

The evidence on the preceding exambation, It will be re-
membered, was to the afoot that the two had met at Alec
Essee's public-hours, Moor-street, Bobo, where they imbibed
pretty freely, and afterwards left together In a cab,
to aem rooms, and thence to other houses drub,
yalighting horn a cab st Leone prosscator prestheg
the defendant to partake of soda water, &c. Hereon welting
from sleep into which he had fallen, prosecutor missed his
watch, value 30 guineas, and orommostng the wafter who
had previously refused to supply them with any more drink,
soothed the defendant, still present, of stealing the wawa A
policeman was sent for, search was made, and the watch
found under a leg of the table. Defendant was given in chugs,
was starched at the station, and In his pocket waa head a
knife and Crimean medal, which turned out to be ths
peo-
petty of the prosecutor. The defendant said, awl which he
repeated before the magistrate, that he could not et all so-
count far how the property had got tab hie poreselme.
Ott the present occasion Mr. Sleigh (itherucesd by Kr. Z.
' Lewis, of Great Marlbcrongh-street) appeared be the de-
holm; who had bath out on bell.
The prosecutor said he had got his property back, which
was all he required, and had no wish to pursue the affair.
Mr. Bingham said that being so, its should discharge the
cues.

William Bober*, aged 87, end deserfbal as a labourer, of
Diumathotrieet, Btepsey, wee charged with steeling a
sucklor pig heat the @lmp of Mr. Jams. Damon, of
Oloriwstrest, Bt. doxgota-theEsst.
The preasentor, a jolly, red-faosd sea, who bee often
his. robbed to • swims extent, and whose good nature bee
bees frequently taken advantage of by low names sod
thieves, said—Monday was Boxing-day, your warship,
, and I had some fine sucking pigs for sale. The primmer,
that aim there, came into the chop betwixt eight sad tine
last night end had • he'porth of cabbage, which he eat him-
' self in the shop.
Mr. Yardley—What raw cabbage? (• laugh.)
Wilases—No, sir, k we cooked, with mice poesy aver It.
I seas very good meat and vegeta:dm It the events( for
everybodypee.
k Well, air, be went out and brought two am
la, sad ed ft.
Mr. Yardley—The eabbere?
Wieser—Yes, sir. He told there to be; south end they
ad so, and each bed a hiporth.
Mr. Yardley—Did the other aim say it was good?
Wimese—They said It wee beautiful, and fit for • gamin.
Weil, I looked at them Mad of characters Immo their eyes
were Axed It • way I did ant like.
Mr. Yardley—la what way?
Witoess—On my perms. I said to all my lids, "Look
lip," which means "hook out," and they did se. Well, yam
worship, there wee • hominid sucking pig, amok )say it,
honing to some molten, sad this man, the peloose, bed his
beck to it, end UM pig was takes down sod put in a tog el
lewdest. This led here aonc3d him
Mr. Yardley questioned the witnotZPlZ having ester-
tabbed that be wre Main la the latter pan of hhi siedetemet
what * bed beard, and not what be bed sego, told Mae that
he suited tot receive hearsay evidence.
Mr. Yeedisy—ileve you got year pig?
Witness—Tee, sir, hare's the baby (bolding up a Ins
11 eecklag * amidst roars of laughter).
noose Smith, a boy in the employ of Mr. Berreore, esld
that be saw the primer " sidle out; of his casstat's shep
with the pig, end he na after Win. on which the
=Sthrew the pig at him, and the book to k caught his
eth, whim it *lag.
The prisoner—l was very la !Omar. I went to the
shop kw cabbage, end the got upon my shoulder.
Mr. Yardley-140w wee t ? The pig was deed.
The prisoner—lt fall off the mutt= co to my shoulder,
sod I went out of the shoo and threw it late the road.
• lad in the employ of Mr. Bannon by said, " The
primmer did not come back till I °wised him."
Mr. Barroom said he did not want to punish the phew.
He only wanted to put a stop to the " yestilsoce."
Mr. Tardley—What pestilwe ?
Mr. lantion—Why, the mallow of stealing my meat.
Lem Friday Sour people stole joints of yak from my shop.
It is a most awful pestilmoe. (Laughter,)

As it eppearad tlist the Fieriest had bores a good charac-
ter, mad was an industrious man,
Ks. Tardley add he was disposed to think the primmer
had bees Indulging too freely during the Chriettara halide, a
aid bob the pig without say holograms lateuttea. He should
think*, seatace the primer to two days' haprieconesat ice
the ezdairral posseasioa of the pig, and the primmer would
be discharged at 6 o'cloth ; but if he was besought before
bras sushi as a similar thew he should othaider him
ei •df toosst am, sad he would be traded aeosseinuly.

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