The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-30 00:00:00

LAMBRTIL

Julia Ssilican, a wonianWyears....of age, Ina charged with
stealing two pewter pots, the property of Mr. John Lash-
brook, landlord of the Rising Sun, Bast-sheet, Walsworth.
From the testimony of Chaos Goodie's], and another leers
man in the service of the prosecutor,. it appeared that the
prisoner had been in the habit of going in and out of the
house se often as fifteen and sixteen limes a day, and for the
last month as many as three down of pewter pots had been
missed still no suspicion was attached to her. On the even-
ing Wore, however' she was observed to walk away with a
pint pot, and, when stopped, two plat measures were found
concealed on her person. After locking her nC, the police-
men went to her lodging., and there found a frying-pan with
the marks of pot meal about it, and there could be no
doubt that she carried on s wholesale system of pot steeling,
reeking them down and disposing of the metal.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to stealing the two pots, end
was sentenerd to two menthe' bard labour in Wandsworth
house of Correction.

Thomas Boyle'', a lad 1.5 years of age, was charged with
passing two counterfeit aspences at two shops in the Albany-
rend, Camberwell.
The prisoner wen remanded.
THAMES.
Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, applied to Mr. Salts for a
dietrees warrant ageing Captain Liddell, media Little, the
captain of the ship &curt, from Anemia, who had unlaw-
fully detained the sum of 154 Iln. which he had received for
end en account of Mr. James &orey, third mate of the same
reseed. Mr. Young explained that the snip took out end-
rents to Australia, and that the government alLiwed a Fa-
lai:dale the third mate of le. for every paneenger safely
The mate gave the captain an author to native
the money, and he did so, and on the arrival tithe ship in
London the third mate demanded his money, wheels the cap-
tain refused to pay him, and said he would nide ankh the
third mate when the owner,' fettled with hiss (the captain).
The mate had Les put off with other mime; and at last
wee compelled to take oat a sammosa against the captain,
who never append to it, and en order was made upon
him for the payment of the money. The order wee left at
the captain's residence in Princes-street, Stepney, and Lad
leen totally disregarded. Ile (Mr. Young) wee obliged to
be mewing in this matter, because the captain might get
another ship and the mate wanted to go to sea. If the war-
rant was not granted ferthwith to levy the amount on the
defendant's goods and chattels, the parties might never be
together in the port of London again. lie could not help
saying that it Woo n moot extraordinary and wihenemieg act
on the part of Captain Liddell to withhold the money from
the apple out.
Mr. Selfe asked if the defendant Liddell was in London f
Mr. Young—No, sir; be is In Scotlsd at present.
Tiepin], on on er of the court, was directed to proceed to
the captain's dwelling in Princes-street, Stepney, near the
court, and ascertain whether the captain woe likely to return
to Loudon.
On the officer's return to the court be said he could get no
satisfactory information at the captain's lodging. in Princes-
sorest ; only evesire answers were given to his queetions.
Mr. Rolfe granted a Menne warrant' and mid if there were
no goods on which the distress could be levied, the slier-
net ore would be It day.' imprieonnant• in the Ileum of Cor-
rection. . .

The warrant was then made ant.
WANDSWORTH.

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Edward Torrons, a boy about fourteen Teets of age, was
brought before Mr. Ingham, charged with being concerned
with another buy, not in custody, in stealing three quarters
of a rwt. of fat, from the remises of Mr. George
ham-dealer, of Stockwell-termer, Clapham-road.
Mee. Ann Power carrying on • milk business in Paradise-
row, Stockwell, deposedi that about seven o'clock on the
pre-
vious morning, she wits out with her milk in the Studley-
read. end upon looking down • mere, at the back of Mr.
Pratt's premise', elm saw two led% one with his coat upon
his ann, holding the top pert of a dirty-looking bag • the
other boy had hold of the bottom pan of the beg. bag
passed on. and she then saw the two boys color out of the
mew, without the bag. Suspecting something wrong, she
pointed the two buys out to • milkman. The beg appeared
very heavy.
Philip Wheeler, • milkman, of No. 7, Chapel-street, Stock-
well, said he was serving his euetomers with milk in the
Studley-Head, when he saw two boys pose ono withhis coat
upon bin NMI, and the other was wearing his omit lie met
the last witness, and she called his attention to them. The
prieerner was one of the boy ,s and had his coat upon his um.
He thin spike to a constable.
William Cole, • labourer, mid he beard of the boys being
seen down the mews, end, upon going there, he found at the
buck of Mr. Pratt's premises that a quantity of dung had
been disturbed. Ile moved wino upon ono side, and dis-
covered concealed underneath • large bay, tiontaithig a
entailer one, In which there was a quantity of fat. He then
placed the bags in Mr. Pratt's garden.
The proenntor stated that he knew nothing about the
bops. lie left home about 6 o'clock in the morning, and
when he retuned he missed the fat from his garden. It was
worth 3'.
Mr. Thomas Kllverton, a linendraper, of No. 12, Studley-
rood, identified the two bags as having ber n stolen from Loa
stable. He also mimed • mat, • pair of LOOP, a meek
trot-k, and three ahoe brushes. He minted them on Monday,
and they were rate on Sunday.
Policrenonstable Kiniber, of the V division, mid he sub-
sequently took the prisoner into custody, and ha denied
knowing anything about it. He found upon him • knife, •
small errew-driver, end a piece of candle. ,
The prisoner mid the begs did not belong to him.
Mr. -Ingham remanded the prisoner for inquiries to be
nude.