The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-09 00:00:00

ILSALBOROUGH-ATP.IZT.

William Prim and Marks Pntley, boys, were charged
with stealing three duckling., the property of her Majesty,
from the ornamental water in Ktnaington-gardette. It ap-
pears that the robbenee of waterefowl from the park waters
are coatinually Wren plaos,_ and ta oonampeenos of some
information, William John Edwatdeos, a peek constable,
questioned the prisoners as to where they bai got the ducks
from they evld to a woman. They tad from the round pond
in ICentonegardenr. Priori then gave up the two now
produced, and waster received another from some women
which they said they bad from the prisoners. Penile', said
one had died and he had thrown It away.
Remanded'.

WORBRIP-STREET.
laws deanes,a decent looking elderly man, described as a
smith, oocupylsg a workshop in White's-row, Whited:min,
bid residing elsewhere, was charged with having wilfully set
Om to his workshop, with the supposed 'mention of defraud.
dg so insurance office, and with arlargering the whole
nefirbbiutheci, there being extensive choosiest worka home-
diatsly adning.
Mr. John Brardon, manager of a chemical manufactory,
said the premier." workshop neerly adjoieed their premims,
and in cenequeetes of etrong suepidene having boa united
by the prisoner's conduct, and from certain communication
which were made to him on Tuesday night last, he sod his
sedeMnt contrived, by mains of a ladder, to get a view of
the printer, when ha saw in his shop a somber of
basket. full of shavings pieced against the entrance, old
other parcels of obeying., together with staves, Isionee
of Venetian blinds, and other wood, In different
ports of the workshop. They kept watch daring
the night, and about half-past three In the meeting
they saw the prisoner enter the front gate and proceed en
tiptoe to his work. Mp. which be eats red. Immediately
afterwards they observed fines inning from the pine and
they ran round to the nuance, where they found the pri-
mer standing with his back to the done. They instantly
seized hint, and be at lest seemed to be paralysed with sur-
prise, and scarcely able to speak, bet at lesath he said, is a
low voice, The Mara to on Bra." Witness exclaimed,

" Yee, yon ramal, ;ad it is you that have done ft." Theis'
firm were then found is different parts lithe workshop. The
Eames were moon eattegulabed wl,host mach damage being
done, bookies of water having been kept in readinera by the
'Weer. There wee nothing of who toned in the place, the
whole contents of which were not worth 10/.

A polioe sergeant confirmed this evidence, and s'id that on
burg applied to by the last viten' he hal looked Into the
workshop. and had peen the baskets of shavinpend the other
combustibles described.

The prisater stated that be bad gone to his shop at the
boar mentioned to complete a jots, and the Ore wit entirely
arrideatal. The prisoner had at Best acid he was not limed.
bat it had sine* been sacertedned thighs was insured for lON.
In the Pbcecix Office.

Be e;as4l;aileTior further evMesee.
LAMBETH.

nasal Brown, eliasiiiili;;;:a smart-looting yousg
men, wee charged with skating a valuable mare, the pro-
perty of Mr. Thomas Thomas, farmer, of Vicomte, Heat.
Os passing through the Peckham toll-gate, the attention
Ma constable was drawn by the toll-collector to the jaded
condition of the animal on which the prisoner was mounted.
The closeable stopped him. and ha drat said that his name
was Wood, that be bad pareliesed the mare in Kent, and
was gales to take It to a friend at Theban. His answers
were to saapicions that be was taken to the station-house,
sad ea arrivine thine pare another name, that of Brown.
The ens of Mr. 'homes identified the tiara as the ;Te-
rry of his Whew, and stated that it me stolen oat of
the Motels daring the night or ea, ly In the morning.
The pi.isoner, when Mopped, had ridden the a imal up-
wards of fort y mike.
The superintendent of the Kent constabulary identified
the pest ner ea a Tborrua Wilitems," sa having been fre-
quently convicted of filmy in the county, sad whom they had
sought after fir some weeks for a barglay known to bare
been committed by him. If sent into Kent for trial, he
abonld be able to prove that on the evening tefore the mare
was stolen primmer wee seen lurking In the neighbourhood of
Mr. Thomas's residence.

iiiieleontn,;rito declined saying anything in derencit, was
handed o•.r to the custody of the taiperlatendent, and I.
veyed to Maidatote gaol.
THAMES..

Edward BitlllB, a well.knawn thief, aged 23, of No. 2,
John street, Cambridge rood. was charged with stealing
681bs of anger from a waggon belonging to Mr. Billie, cay-
mans, In the Commercial-road East.
The weamtas, containing sneer in bogs sad hogsheads,
have been lately so extensively plaselersd while peering
slowly sioeg the tramway is the Mmmercial-road. on the
tranait from the East sad West Isdia Docks to London,
that coaatabbe have been specially appoisted to detect the
thieve". On Friday stiernoen the stlentltn of one of the
constabks was milled to Kr. Brianes wargoe, and having
stepped k, be lifted up the tarpaulio, end them foul the
LT1831117 la the act of goalies near out of one of the large
bays. He immediately jumped off and ran sway, but was
pursumi and tattered. A common beg was foaled on the
wegg n, which had bats filled with 66th.. of sager from
erveral of the bare that had been cut open.
The prieotter, in defence, said he had merely got into the
waggon to eat some of the sunny.
It was proved that he had often bean in custody for petty
off. nays. . . . . .

The prironer wu convicted, and unteund to sin months'
:mprlacerount and hard labour.

ROBBERY IN THE CITY.—Oa Saturday afternoon
informsti'n lamed from Flest.sinet station-hoagie d
so extentive robbery at Mr. Treiosr'e, 0000 s-ant 6).r. menu-
facture; No. 42, Ludgattebill. It appeared that doring tee
abacus of Mr. Traear, who went opabirs, two will-dreamed
men entered his shop and engaged the atteatkn of the atop.
men in looking at mins matting, sad went sway...about
nuking any punkas. Shortly allorwarie Mr. Yreka, ea.
tared his comating.hons, end loud that his cadt-box wro
c attaining nearly 4001. is book 110441,, gold sod
silver, together with crowed cheeses open radon. Loudon
and conetr bankers. and a tell of exchange 6n6nl4a,
No. 69, at 90y days debt, dated 21st March, 1869, drawn by
Nesse. Ban y end Nephew, of Cope Town, in favour of
1. B. Robotics and Co.. upon Pere. Bury and Nephews,
16, George-drat, Mansion-hottoo, besides other monies. A
reward is offered for the apprehension of the pasha.
SHOCKING ACCIDatIY.—On Saturday afternoon
last a gess of posher+ lift Unman shortly after Ave o'clock.
on • vacated tapelike, ad pressied ideas the basks of
the river Withm, en the way to a village maned Wa.hisit.
borough. Os of the mea, wind Henry Ea6dd., a most
=l:poacher, Wthe towel of a gun loaded lo Ms coat
ad when about two RHOS from Liioolll It Ml out,
sad MA* sods <the gamed it wed se, sod die csamits
ennead his band beneath the chin, eadrely blowMg of the
left side of Ws Ins It is assilese to say that dial ism•
distely ensued. The testa from Hama to Lintels was
ins at the time; the gond saw the ecoldist, aod is tely
on his swivel In Lancole ppaaw lakaseice to the plies, who
Somas' to to mot. mad whom& tbs nom' ot oho body to
Woabbetomagb, bloom bgeobvill bo Ob by.