The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-19 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY BURGLARY.

A burglary of an extraordinary character wan
committed at neffleM at an early hove yesterday meninx
by James Jewett, • pen and pooket blade grinder, aged 18
years, who was captured on the premises and takes before
the magistrates the same day the burglary was committed
at the house of Mr. James 'Tom, meads/Inver, Redford-
street. Mr. Tore, being on a loamy the only persons who
slept in the house on Wednesday were Mn. Tom, five
children, and an apprentice named Albert Wilson,
who known, and to acme extent associated with, the
•pneoaer for two or three years. Mn. Ton retired about
11 o'clock, the other members of the family having gone
to bed at an earlier hour. She fasteued the doors and
window shutters, merely, however, putting • latch over the
meek at the kitchen door, because it imam into se enclosed
yard, the large doors of which were securely fastened.
BM was kept awake by her baby, and bed a light burning,
until about two o'clock yesterday ' . Shoetly after
she blew out the light she heard • load whistle in the
street. She got up and went to the window, but could see
Ino one. She returned to bed, and had not been there many
minutes before she saw on the wall the flickering of •
candle, which was evidently just outside the chamber door.
She instantly rang the bedroom bell, and called out for the
apprentice, who slept in the attic. Directly afterwards the
bedrnam door, which was closed but not fastened, was pushed
mammal • man whose face was concealed with a black cloth
mask, entered tie room, carrying • lighted candle in one
hand and • large knife in the other, with apparently &carving
blade. The intruder leaped upon the bed, held her down
with one hand, and brandishing the knife over ber with the
other, demanded to know where her money wee. She
replied, " I have none," and continued to scream out.
He put his thumb upon her throat, and, holding very tight,
threatened to murder her if she continued to make a noise.
Her little son, who was in bed with her, cried out, " Don't
' murder mother," and the burglar replied, " I will, and you,
too, if you don't hold your novae." He then held the knife
over the child, on which Ire. Tom again called out to the
apprentice, " Albert, Albert r as did also the little bey.
Prisoner said, " I'll Albert you," and was approaching
her again, when one of the children, who slept is
another room, entered the bedroom where the
was, crying out, Don't murder mother." Mei=
jumped off the bed and ran towards the child, who escaped
dowel stairs. Mn. Tarr then rushed to the bedroom
window, and pm aa alarm. At this time the apprentice
was en the attic landi , but dare not demand, because the
burglar stood below twendishinergg his knife. Fortunately
other ansistanee was at hand. Police•coustable John Lesper,
en passing the house shortly after 2 o'clock, was Minded
by the cam of a scuffle, and, listening, heard a woman
• " Don't kill my children :" • man reply "Give um
some money, then, and let me go ;" and • child cry out,
"Don't murder mother." The constable endeavoured to
get into the premises, but found the yard doors and gates
fastened. While he was WM' to force them the burglar,
who bad taken alarm at Mrs. Tort calling out of the win-
dow, opened them from within, in order to escape. Im-
mediately he opened the gates he was seized by the con-
stable, who, seeing a large knife in his head, was about to I
strike him down, when the man called out, "Don't hit me, 1
and I'll give you the knife." He then quietly surrendered.
Mrs. Tore had received • considerable reenittence from her
husband on Tuesday, but had paid it into the bank on
Wednesday. She cut one of her hands rather severely with
claspiug the knife to prevent injury. to her throat when
struggling with the prisoner. The prisoner said nothing in 1
defence, and was committed to take his trial at the next '
assizes at York.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. —Last evening Le Pro.
ph,te was repeated with most brilliant Rlooooi to the great-
est house of the season. Every corner of the ralle was
literally crammed, sod many persons were necessarily re-
fused admitteues. The only novelty on this occasion was
the substitutios of Madame Itudendorff far Mdlle. Corbari
the small but important character of Births.
Royal. GSGOILAPHICAL Sodom—Monday, the
29ad net, at 8j p.m at Burlington House.—Paper to be
read: latest researeliee of Dr. Livingstone in Central Africa.
ea communicated by himself in Letters to Sir Roderick
Murchison ; with • Memoir re the flatoks people and the
Great Falls of Victoria, by Mr. C. Livingstone, his secretary.
MISTING or MIDDLISIZX MAGISTSATS& —Yester-
day the ordinary meeting of the magistracy of Middlesex
was held at Clerkenwell far the transactioe of the busineu
of the oouety. Mr. Poweill presided, and there were over
I mixt, magistrates present. The chairmen, on the opening
of tie court, mid that since their last meeting her Most
Onseimis Majesty the Queen, the Prince Consort, and all
the royal family had experienced a deep loss, and been
placed is deep aMiction by the decease of her Royal Righ-
ters the Dothan of Kent. The worthy chairman dwelt in
mod elcepaset sad feeling terms upon the eminent qualities
and virtues of the late illustrious princess, and the country,
be said, owed bar a deep debt of gratitude for the solicitude
with which she had watched and cared for our illustrious
Queen, who under the Divine blessing reigned over • free,
happy,
_and loyal people. On the motion of Mr. Peter
Rodbell Laurie, *wooded by Mr. Kemahed, chairmen of the
accounts and general purposes committee, se address of
condolence to her Majesty was unanimously 'greed to.
Tax DUNDST Calm Mroots. —The inquest on
the body of the child found at Duudry was concluded on
Wednesday, when • vetdict of "Wilful murder against
some perms or persons unknown" was refereed. The police
have used every exertion to discover the perpetrators of the
diabolical deal. but they do not appear to have obtained
any clue on which the slightest reliance can be placaL