The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-03 00:00:00

DiAftL!101.14)II.01-STREET.

lones it I f • Cf••73l iiti•• )17C 171171 peas of age, whose
bead so•oosly maid to the top of the desk, was charged
with Ms•YagMs•Wg two soveraldpae ander the following circum-
stances.

Barak Ling. • poor bat respeatable widow, stated that
she was the prisonses mother, and that her son, although so
young, nos an adept in depravity. Oa Wedneaday Let her
shier, who lodged with her, mimed two earareigas from her
and as the prisoaer had Amended /roe hia home
mat brim., he wee at awe areppeolled adbft the thief.
ae the y preened ardatanos of • ofman, and
weetl= ef Ida. After ocasiderabla trouble the pan
thief was band ugly ensconced in the gallery of the Soho
Theatre.

14f1 c, ahe found the primmer in the pllery al
the Soho Threes, and renveyed him to the station on the
present charge. The child admitted the theft, andesid he end
another bey had spent it all in perry and invest staL He
than emereled him and found a Small pistol, with powder,
ball, end ape, whch he mid he had bought far 65., to cedes.
to erase " Jack Shei ppard " with, jut as be heti men it at •
penny show.
The defendant, who had put • bold hoe goca the matter
up to this sow began to bellow and cry Ow mercy, saying
hs Weald net never do so again, that he wouldn't—nor did
he want to ems Jack Sheppard,' that he didn't."
Yr. Magian aid it was • shocking use of early de-
pravity, end be should take care of the prisoner kr the pre-
sent by sending him to prison for • week, when he would
be under the are of the
Willies Bioarlivs, catttr, wee charpd with stealing
• diamond bracelet.

Mr. Lew 4, of Ely.place, woo for the complefaant.
Mir Elirabeth Pollock, 20, Upper Oloooester-plea,
Domet-equare, mid that about three that manioc while
is the act of crooning the Haymarket, intowliag to as igut a
cob, she stumbled in a ;art of Steroid repair, and
fell close to the ash rusk. She got up galeily, and bed
not proceeded more than half dom step bate she mimed
her diamond bracelet, which she had see ads on her arm
just before her fall. She instantly turned beak, mad seeing
the prisoner talking to two women, she wed up to then cad
In aired for her bramad. One of the women Fisted out the
fi
as ths portion who had picked it Theinisoaar
that he had done so. The women both told him they
had den the bracelet In his hand. Pb. begged the prisons,
to rested the bracelet, and offered him The prisoner
denied baring the bracelet, and she gave him tato custody.
'rho bracelet was worth 6.5 guiness.
Isabella Beredord, Oranby-street, one of the women re-
Ana to by the proserudis, oonarmed bar datement.
The prisoner said his pipe burned a hole in his pocket,
which let out his key and badge, which glittered se he picked
them op.
The witness was positive that the article picked up was
neither key nor badge.
Mr. Bingham remanded the prisoner for a week.
SOUTHWARK.
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la August last -;rOilistar sad malt rooster,
of Dockhasd, was summoned by the retry of Bermondsey
for carrying os on olisaily• fade, iskuion• to the health of
the Yhobitsata. Mr. Benham than adjourned the case to
"sable the deardant to make alterations. M the pereant
hrddß two tatters.' were called on behalf of the may, and
stated Ilan they were sick at times, and they beirred It was
owlig to the smoke from defendant's premier.
Mr. Barth= said that any manufactory orrisil ow to say
thlektiEleted neighbourhood was sun to gir altar to
sore who bid all their Nickname to some alleged ear
sir He had seen Mr. O'Nalfe parses slab'
the last hearing of the summons, and he Amid eserebe s
sound discretion in giving his decrion,which would he spout
say* to the parish authorities as well as Mr. O'Neil him.
self. Be was of opinion that the burner awned oa
as tigthar,
w not now ' therefor be
the summons. If the vestry ht he had ems
to amom &Mica they might goo. to the swims, hat be
did net trek they would pen anything by it. The sums=
was scoordrily &swims&

GREENWICH.
Nary Jan leStostney, remanded from Monday last, was
mezenaised on the charge of defrauding Charles Onboroogh,
• tailor, at Orernwich, and several other person..
The widows of several persons at whoee houses the pri-
mmer bad lodged was taken, and among them that of an old
were reed Marla Batt, on leaving whose lodgings the
primmer had taken with her • her.
The dress the prisoner was they wearing was examined
and identified is that which had been stolen Prom the wither
Batt., The primmer, however, declared the winner led lent
it her which was denied.
Mr. Sicker inquired whether the primmer wished to be
sent kr trial on • charge of felony
The primer aid she would leave the can in his worship'.
bends, to deal with as be thought proper.
Mr. Seeker then sentenced the pawner to three months
herd labour he stealing the dress, which he ordered to be
tare a her and given to the owner, °beaming that the
erg cases of hand he could not del with.
Shortly der the prisoner had been removed to • cell,
Mr. Benjamin Gardiner, provision merchant, of 36,
Clerkenwellitreen, attended the court and rid be had aa
application to make concerning the pester. About two
rzeiro the prisoner, who was at that tune very stylishly
awed apartment, oosaiwing of four rooms at hie

house, and represented herself as the niece of a itiehop then
lately deceased. and that she had become entitled to 3,000 f.
In the funds, but that the Duke of Devonshire had kept her
eat of the property. The prisoner gave him as a reference
Messrs. Lewis and Lewis, of Ely-place, by whom be had
been referred to the dukes solicitor. Winter subsequently
reodred • letter front the Rev. Dr. Cotter, of Southwark, in
consequence of which he had been induced to sell out 2001.
fe the funds to provide the prlioner with money to pay the
y duties, haring been informed by a person
itledaZelirwho was in the employ of Messrs. Brooks and
Co.otl , motet% of Doctors' Commons, that the will was per-
correct.
Mry . Seelmr—What has become of Leach? It appears to
be • conspiracy between him and the prisoner.
Mr. Gardiner said, on calling upen Messrs. Brooks he was
told that Leach had been employed in their office, but had
been diecharged. He was not aware where be was to be
found. He lad charged the primmer with the fraud, who
had been remanded Ore weeks and then discharged by Sir
John Munroe., who considered the tranaection as one of
debt. He had that morning called at the police station in
Smithfield, and had been shown a silk handkerchief taken
from the prisoner when given into custody, end which he
could swear to es having been stolen from his house during
the time the prisoner tempted apartments.
Mr. Seeker said it was a most extraordinary case, but one
in which he could afford no !vital..

Yr. Gardiner add he had received letters from Llvesgemil
sad all parts of the country from persona who had been plun-
dered in a dmilar manner by the prisoner, sad in one in-
stews the wife of • sea captain bad committed Wilde 1.1
conieguenos of being almost ruined by the prisoner's false
Wtations.
r7Seeker remarked that during the time the prisoner was
In gaol application could be made by Mr. Gardiner to the
of the district in which the handkerchief was
alo~ia fore warrant to detain the prisoner when her term of
hnprisament expired • and in the meantime it would be seen
what steps could be taken to punish her for the frauds she
bad committed.
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Mr. o;;tlinte thanked the magistrate tor his advice, end
lett the court.