The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

BOW-STRBET.
PICKING Tar Pocono Or A MAOISTRATL—J. Taylor,
a boy, was charged with picking the pockets of Mr. J. W.
Watson.
The prosecutor stated that, shortly before tea o'clock this
morning, be was pysing along Wellington-street North,
when he heard footsteps behind him, and immediately after-
wards tho prisoner darted by him. This attracted his sus-
picion', and he found his handkerchief was gone. Ho
followed the prisoner along the Strand, when, finding that
he was being pursued, he threw the handkerchief into the
road, and endeavoured to maks his escape, but was stopped
by several persons who were following in the chase.
Mr. 11a11 said that during the lot fortnight three handker-
chiefs bad been most adroitly stolen from his own pocket on
his way to this court. He had lost so many hanakerchiefs
in a similar manner, that be had been •comne lied to adopt a
new plan, and he always now carried his handkerchief in him
breast.
The prisoner was tally committed for trial.
ROBBIRY or LAW-11001s Elizabeth Ann Newman,
aged 18, wss eharatd with stealing a number of law and
other bo, It. from the chambers of Mr. Conybeare, barrister-
at-law, of No. 6, Searle-street, Lincoln's. inn-fields.
The prosecutor sail the prisoner had b-en occasionally
employed t.y his laundress to clean his chambers. During the
last mouth he had armed Irons his chambers a number of his
books. The 21 volumes produced were his property, and
consist. dof odd volume of " Simon's Reporta" and other
valuably works, which had been rendered useless by the
loss of the missing volume.
Jcseph Howard, a bookseller, of Holborn, said the prisoner
rought him 13 volumes of law and other books, and asked
25a for them. He gave her 18e. She brought a second lot
of odd vo:umts, which led to her apprehension.
In answer to questions by the magistrate, the witness sail
hi' suspicions were hot excited when he prisoner took 18s.
instra.l of the sum she asked for. He uer.r asked her who
her master was, or where he lived.
Mr. Cooybi are said his name was written upon the title-
page of lateral of the books.
Howard salt he did not notice the name when he pnr-
cheated the books.
Mr. Hall am rely admonished the bookseller for parches-
hog odd vol.mes of valuable works so indiscriminately.
He said if persons keeping shops did not give those facilities
tor reel iving stolen property, there would not be so many
robberies.
The prisoner admi.ted that she had stolen the book', and
worMr. Howrd told her to bring the other volumes of the
ks she Scot sohil bin end bit would thin give her double
the money ter thi m.
Mr. Hall committed her for trial.

TIII TOBACCO LAWB..—IIIPORTATION OF TOBACCO.
—The Lords C-mmiesioners of her Majesty's Treasury have
issued the ft Homing minute relative to tobacco, cigars, and
snuff irregularly imported. After reciting the several seta
and Treasury orders relating to the importation of these
articles, the minute in to tt e following effect : 't My lords
have on 'several occasions authorised the admission to entry
of Manilla tobacco imported in illegal packages on payment
of a Ana on account of the irri gulsrity, and on condition that
if steered fur exportation the tobacco be re-packed Into legal
packages. My lords advert to the frequent applications
.bids are addressed to this board in eases where tobacco,
snuff, or eiwrs may be consigned to this country is a 111110116,
at variance with tee regulations, and praying that the for-
feiture of the pods may not be inaistsd upon. It has been
the practice of this hoard to refer all such applications to the
Commissioner of Customs, in order that they may cause in-
quiry to be made into the eircuenetanom of the respective
Ce/te and rs port their opinion upon them to their lordships
but as in ordinary came my lords invariably act upon the
opinion of the Commissioners of Customs, they mini& r it
unnecessary to all for a report upon every application sub-
mitted to them ; and they accordingly desire that all future
applications of this nature lie trnemitted to the Commie-
s users of Customs, in order that they may inquire into the
circumstances of the case, and direct the restoration of the
geode under seizure upon such terms and conditions as they
may coulter advisable, provided they shall be satisfied that
the parties are entitled to claim the indulgence asked for.
Ai.d my lords do not think it necessary that such *police.
dons should be records,' on the minutes. In the event, how-
ever, of then appearing to the Commissioners of Customs to
be any fraud in the particular one referred to them, or any
at
le which, in their opinion, may rest* it advis-
able 110, 03 COOlOlO with the regaest made, myWde &sin
that a special report of such circumstances may be mode to
this board, In order that such final directions may be given in
the matter as in their lordships' judgment may soma to be
prom and equitable."