The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-16 00:00:00

THE . Pomo)! couftra.

• Lunikin
J~Msl7liflirefe.Read, 27, deeenbeil se • clerk, was
charged with unlawfully taking an unmarried girl under
14 years of age, mimed Annie Rigby, out of the pi:monism
sad against the permission and will of her father and
alother.
William Rigby, of No. 2, Oreve4sice, Kennington-
maid lie.know the prisoner, wlo lived opposite to
him, Qa Friday nista his daughter, aged 16 years, left
the hones, as he believed, to go to her sister's. She did
ant again return until Monday, when she slated that pri-
soner laid enticed her to go with him to various taverns,
where the had drink, and then to a house to sleep with
him. She was afraid until Monday to return home, and
then prisoner was standing at the top of the street. The
prisoner had behaved most ungratefully, for witness at
the present time win providing for his wife and child.
Annie Rigby, the daughter of lest witness, who cried
bitterly, said she was induced to go away by prisoner,
and stayed with him op to Monday night.
Prieeder.-4 thought eke was 17 years of ago, and meld
do make liked.
loctar Bull, of the L took prisoner into
abated,,
and he then said that the girl bad gone with him
at bey own desire. _ _

This was dewied by the girkwben •
Mr. Elliott fully committed prisoner to take trial at
tbe Central Criminal Court.

THAMES.

Eames Clerk, a wretfled, half-starved child, ten years
of age, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with an
act of vagrancy.
Harvey, 184 X, stated that he saw the prisoner throw-
ing somersaults and tumbling alongside tho omnibuses in
tbd Comenertiehroad on Monde; eV411111141.
Mr.Elenson—Do . yoe mean to say that that little girl
was in the road throwing somersaults among the boys
Harvey-8M was, indeed. it.
The prisoner's mother of disepeted appearance, began
eirltinßig, talked about, her " dear dailtt,'' sad said'. she
sent her out to fetch her little brother home to tea, and
she joined the boys the road.
Mr. Benson, in
.very indignant terms, reprimanded the
mother for sending her child into the public road to
tumble. He knew the woman and her child well. The
last time the girl wail before him she was charged with
begging. The girl was sent out by her mother to bog.
He them promised to deprive the mother of the custody of
her offspring if she was brought before him again, and be
meant to keep hie word.
The mother of the prisoner here commenced whining
loudly, and begged of the magistrate to discharge her
dear child.

Mr. Benson was afraid that the woman bad no affection
for her child at all, and that she made use of her to obtain
money from those very foolish persons who rode in and
upon omnibuses, and who gave money to children for
tumbling. • The mischief done by omnibus passengers was
terrible, and now he had the evidence, of a public officer
that a girl was tumbling head over heels in the street.
lie never heard of anything en shocking as this. Thus.
who would encourage such things ought to be ashamed of
themselves.

The mother of the prironer continued her whining.
Mr. Demon-- I know you arc dernornliging all yonr
children. I will Like more can of your girl than you will.
Go out of the court directly, and don't stand whining in
that boa. I 41411 *end the girl to the workhouse for a
w iek, and then aaccrtain what inatitct:on will take care
of her.

The Mother- Don't .end her away from me.
Mr. Hermon—Leave the court directly, woman. I'll
hear no more from such an unnatural moth. r.

The prisoutr was tk u too wady rout:aided for a week
to the workhouse.

The Moths r I kh, my d.alitar, my th ir on my inno.
(via, let me have her.

Ilemon—Your child will be taken good care of—
better care th.rn you have ever taken of her.
The woman, who made coneiderable rer.i.tance, way
forced out of the court by the officer., and thq ;pH VIVI
ut to the workhotoo.