The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-19 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

Wm. Barham, a rather innocent-looking and under-sized
boy, 11 years of age, was brought up on remand, charged
with stealing W. from the beadle's office io the New Corn
Exchange, Mark-lane.
His father being well known in the market as " sampler
of corn" to Sir H. Muggeridge, a situation which he had
creditably filled for many years, the boy was allowed the
run of the place, was permitted to wash himself occasion-
ally in the office occupied by Wise, the Imadle, and while
doing so on the Bth inst. had an opportunity of seeing Wise
tying up silver money in bags. Shortly after Wise left the
room for a few minutes, and on his return found that a bag
eontaining Si. had been taken away, and that the prisoner
also was gone. Naturally enough it was concluded that the
money and the boy had gone off together; but when plea-
Coned on the subject next day the hitter denied all knowledge of
the robbery, and no trace of the money could be discovered.
Subsequently, however, he admitted to a detective that he
had stolen the bag, and he went with that officer, his father,
and the beadle, to an orchard in a retired part of Ber-
mondsey, where he said be had buriedit, although he could
not remember the exact spot. The bag was turned up by
the officer after digging for an hour and a half in various
places, and was found to contain 4/. 16s. 6d.; there being a
deficiency of only 3a. 6d. of which the child rive no ac-
count. When brought up to this court he admitted his
guilt., and at the desire of his father, was remanded, that
steps might be taken for obtaining his admission into • re-
formatory.
The necessary steps having now been taken,
Mr. Alderman Challis questioned the prisoner's father and
mother, and found them both anxious that some steps
should be taken to reclaim their son from the dangerous
career on which he had entered. In reply to other
questions,
Monger, the detective, said the prisoner had told him
that he had been the victim of a boy about two years older
than himself, who had persuaded him to steal anything be
I could lay his hands on ; and that, acting on this persuasion,
he had frequently robbed his father and mother.
Mr. Alderman Challis then aentrured the prisoner to be
imprisoned for fourteen days in Holloway Gaol, and after-
wards to he sent for four years to the " Home in the Fiat
School for the Reformation of Criminal Boys," Old Ford,
Bow ; and ordered the father to pay 2a. per week towards
his maintenance for the whole of that term, which the
father expressed his full readiness to do.
The prisoner was then taken below weeping bitterly, and
for some minutes after was heard shrieking loudly for his
father sad mother.

Henry O'Meara, 18, was brought up for final examina-
tion, charged with stealing 120 yards of broadcloth, value
$O/., the property of his employer, Mr. E. Earle, of 1, Iron-
monger-lane, Manchester warehouseman. lie had been in
the service of Mr. Earle for about two months, as ware-
house porter, it being a part of his duty to open the place
in the morning, and claw it at night. taking advantage of
the facilities which this afforded him for obtaining ameast o,
the stock without observation, he appropriated the cloth
referred to in the charge, in cut lengths, from time to time,
and pledged his plunder at pawnshops in various parts of
the metropolis. Several parcels which he had so pledged '
Were now produced.
Thu priooner was committed for trial.

The judge of the Birkenhead County Court, in
a recent action decided that a perambulator was not " ordi-
nary lugpga,4 and sanctioned an extra charge made by the
Birkenhead Railway Company for the conveyance of one of
those aqui:pages.
THE MUSTICIOUS DEATH AT PITIRDOIIOI7O/I.
Dr. Lethebys analysis of parts of the body of the deceased
Mary Jane Pope (an account of whose suspicions death has
already appeared in our columns) has resulted in the disco.
very of strychnine in considerable quantitiea, but superfi-
cially deposited, being found accompanied by a vegetable
substance, which is supposed to be tes.leaves : it is pre-
sumed that the ptdson was administered in these leaves.. No
further evidence has been obtained, :tud the inquest closed
with the verdict that amassed came by her death by
strychnine, hut by whom administered end for what cams
there isno evidence toshow. The rneral impression is that
deceased died by her own hand, after having tried the
powder upon her brother.