The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-07 00:00:00

THI FIRST CONVICTION LINDEN THE NEW STREETS TRAFFIC

Samuel Junes, in the employ o 1 Mr. John Maurice Rowe,
of New Bridge-street, Blankfriare, was summoned before
Alderman Hale for breaking the regulations laid down by
the Metropolitan Streets Act, 1867, by delivering coals at
2 o'clock in the of ternoon. . .

Mr. Rowe said that he must plead guilty, but it was
entirely an inadvertence on his part. Heave the order
to doses to take a ton of coals not remembering that New
Bridge street was within the special limits. The man
was there only a few minutes and did not obstruct the
traffic.

Alderman Hale said it must have taken some time to
deliver 10 sacks of coals, and should therefore fine him ss.
and coats. _

tr. Rowe paid the fine and costa.

ROHRER? FUOM THE FIRST CLAIM WAITING-COON OF THE
GREAT NoRTHIRN RAILWAY.
Maths Sheered, aged 62, a commercial traveller, residing
at 5 Barelay-streek Somers-town, was charged before Mr.
Cooke, on remand with stealing from the first class waiting
room of the Great Northern Railway, one silk umbrella,
the property of the company.
Mr. Wontner, jun., solictor, prosecuted.
William Thorogood, one of the detectives of the com-
pany, saw the prisoner sitting in the first-clue waiting
room, and, suspecting him, watched, and when he bad
been there about an boar saw him take up en umbrella
which had been left on the table by one of the passengers
and walk off with it. When the prisoner bad got into the
St. Penns-road, the officer stopped him, and the prisoner
then acid that he bad taken the umbrella by mistake,
and asked for forgiveness. At the prisoner's lodgings over
40 duplicates relating to different articles of property were
found.
Mr. Wontner said that since the remand inquiries had
been made, and it was found that the prisoner had up to
this transaction borne a good character. If the prisoner
pleaded guilty, the company had no desire to have the
ease sent to the meiotic
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and said that be was
prompted to commit the offence by hunger, not having
been able to obtain employment.
He wan committed to prison for two menthe.
ORRINWICIL
In:BGLARB IN A BEDROOM.
Geyer', Kittey arid James Mason, giving en address at a
lodgintlionse in Mint-street, Southwark, were brought up
on remand, before Mr. Mande, charged with burglarionsly
breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Robert
Snook, of Victoria-terrace, Rotherbithe, and stealing
various articles.
It appeared that at half-pest 6in the morning a son of
the prosecutor on awaking saw the prisoners is his bed.
room, and they immediately made off, closing the door
in his face. It was afterwards discovered that an en-
trance to the house had been effected by forcing the
fastening of a back-room window, and that various articles
had been taken away. Information was given to the po-
lioe,andWelsh, a plain clothes constable of the M division,
remembered seeing the prisoners par him about a
quarter to 7 on the morning in question from the
direction of the prosecutor's house, and meeting them
again two days afterwards he took them into custody, when
the prosecutor's son picked them out of several other per-
sons at the Rotberhithe police station as the persons whom
he saw in hi. bedroom.
Inspector Warren said that there bad been two house
robberies in Rotherhithe on evenings previous to the
prisoners' apprehension, and inneighbourhoods where they
had been seen.
Mr. Maude committed them for trial.