The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-25 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Catherine Quill, 14, Mary Ann Connor, 12, Hannah
13, and Sarah Knight, 14, wore placed at the bar,
on remand, before Alderman Lusk, )LP., having been
charged with begging in the streets.
These girls had been remanded by Sir Robert W. Carden
for the attendance of their parents, and for the purpose of
obtaining admission for them into a reformatory.
Alderman Lusk asked who gave the prisoners into
custody.
Mr. BLatin Alef clerk) said it was the Marquis Town-
ahem!, but he was not now present.
Alderman Lusk said it was a pity kt had not something
else to do.
Wm. Peet, 7.75, said he took the prisoners into custody
for begging, and bad known them about the streets as
beggars for the last four years.
Knight's father denied this statement, and put in a paper
showing that his girl had been out of a reformatory only
eighteen months.
The mothers of the other prisoners were present, and
objected to their being sent to any institution.
Alderman Link said he would not take these girls from
their parents against their will, and having severely repri-
manded their mothers for allowing their children to go
out to beg, discharged the prisoners on their promising to
give up the practice.

James Patteron, a convicted thief, and William Sall-
horse, were finally examined, charged with being suspected
persons.
Mr. Bury Hutchinson appeared for Patterson.
On the night of Thursday week the prisoners and a
man named Moriarty (since discharged) were observed by
Policeennstable Wells, 901 B, and Grant, /S 9 B, loitering
about the corner of Little College and Wood streets, oppo-
site the Bull public-louse. After manceuvring for 20
minutes they separated, and the constables went towards
Patterson, who remained at the corner ; as they advanced,
he presented and discharged a pistol, and then Tannins'
down Little College-street, threw something overtbe West-
minster School wall as he ran. The prisoner, were rap-
tured and taken to the station, where Patterson asked the
police in a jeering manner whether they were going to
charge him with shooting at them, and then said be
wished he bed shot one of them. The police returned,
and on searching the spot where they had stood found a
splendid jemmy of a peculiar construction and one of an
inferior make standing against the wall of the Ball ; and
early the next morning a pistol was found in the college
ground, just where Patterson had thrown some-
thing over the wall, the nipple smelling strongly
of gunpowder. On Patterson was found a knife such
as is used by burglars to preu hack the latches of windows.
Moriarty showed that he was a respectable man, and after
being remanded till last Monday be was discharged.
Poliae Sergeants Squire White, 11 B, and George Bone,
7 E, proved that they had been to Mr. Charles Rogers's, 8,
Dean a-yard, whence 950/. worth of plate was stolen a
short time ago. end oorupared the jemmy produced with
the marks on the doors, chiffonnieres, cabinets, he. and
found them to correspond exactly; they were very psciallar,
and fitted heentitallyito the jemmy,whieh had two notches
in the punching end. A burglary had been committed in
Medway-street. and in that case also) there was not the
• htest doubt the same jemmy had been used.
lSergeant Stevens, of the A reserve, proved a conviction
• of four years against Patterson, in 1869 ; and the L divi.
r Mon of police described Salthouse as the constant associate
of thieves.
Mr. Hutchinson contended that there was no case ; but
• Mr. Ingham said he believed they were about to 0001-
' mit a burglary, and believed they placed the instruments
- where they were found. He sentenced them to three
months' hard labour each.
THAMES,.

Vona°, Crossley, of the firm of Crossley and Sons,
Honied pawnbrokers, of No. 18, Upper East Smithfield,
appeared before Nr. Paget to answer a summons obsurgisg
him with an irregularity in his business.
The case was, in all its detrils, similar to the one in
which a person named lAvinhorg, of Broad-street, Rat-
cliff, was fined 101., and also had to pay three other fines
and carte to the amount of 141. Er. in all, on Wednesday,
the 15th inst. The complainant in this case, filmy Ann
Duggan, • poor Irishwoman, pawned a Date& clock on the
6th of the present month at the defendant's shop for
3a. 6d., and three tickets were made ont—one for the
cloek, Ste. 6d. ; a second for the weights, •, and a third
for the pendulum, rid. She was charged three-halfpence,
OT a halfpenny each ticket. The duplicates were pro-
&toed.