The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-11 00:00:00

WEEMMINSTIZ.

Mary 11111.11, • young wo;;;,vras:6= at the bar,
before Mr. Arnold, charged with her ready-
furnished apartment of all it powered.
Mrs, Burnham, of 4, Little Chandepetvest,
• poor woman with •• large badly, Meted P
that •
fortnight ago the 0110•1111. and leer skier coon to
her home and tack a reedy furnished apartment. A.
they appealed to he verypoor she Interested herself
amongst her friends end • quantity of nesdk -
work for them, amply auMcient to keep tbs. employed.
They, however, did not pay their rent but seeds • number
of edema and alleged that they had a sum of money
coming to than in • few days. On Thuraday
night ohs gave them • waistcoat to make, and on
going into the room yesterday to see how it pro
dreamed, she found the apartment litimally !dripped. It
was not only deficient of blankets, damns pillows,
coon e urtiti ns, table linen, and other necessa-
ries cot arta let with it, but the b.d tick had been
ripped open and the whole of the feather. taken away. The
prisoner coolly said they had disposed of the tLings beeause
they wanted money. Complainant, with • Mew of recoverisd
her property, and with great good feeling and kindness,
offered to let the primmer go lf she would give her the dupli-
cate. of the things that were in pawn, but she was unable
to procure them, and consequently gave the prisoner in
charge. Her sister had absconded end could not be treed.
Prasecetris am that with her narrow means, unless she got
the things back, she should never be able to let the apart-
ment furnished again.
Prisoner was remanded.

WANDSWORTH.
ROSBZRY BY A LINENDItArEieN ANNIATANT.
Robert Tuner, a respectably-deemed young man, wee
pieced in the dock before Mr. Heyman, on a charge of rob-
bing his employer, Mr. John Foster Read, a general draper,
of igh-strict, Clapham.
The promeutor stated that about dm weeks since ho en-
gaged the primmer as en assistant, to receive • salary of
301 per annum, to be in:reseed 101. at the expiration
of three month.. Within a day or two after-
wards, the cashier Informed Ulnas that she had
a suspicion of the prisoner's honesty, from the fact of suing
him go to the till, where he had no bueinoss to go. Witham
made inquiries, and very recently b;s sumiciose were so
mewed that he moused • constant watch neon the privilege's
movement.. On Frilay morning, when wetness left fur the
City, the prisoner wee engaged in serving a customer. When
he returned, the cashier told him that the prisoner had not
paid to hoe the amount he had received from the customer,
and she then asked witness if he had received it.
Witness mid he had not, and he then celled
the primer who at first mid that he had paid it to the
midge, but aftrwarda said he must have laid it upon the end
of the emitter. It could not be found, nor could the entry be
found in hi. book. Witham then watched for • pilicenum, and
in the mesntime the prisoner said he wanted to go out to have
hia bar oat, and to post wine lettere. Witness refused,snd ulti-
mately • constable wee called in. The primmer', bone. were
@method, and only • few of the preecutoes buttons could
be found. At the request of witness the primmer reluitan
emmented to be searched, sad he drew out • letter in whir
were folded • pair of witness's beet French kid gloves.
The prisoner also endeavoured to conceal another
letter which the ogler took from his hands. It
was waled and had two postage stamps upon it.
It was addressed to Meagre Drembrill, of No. 1, Royal-
Loceent, Upon being opened two mire of
witsumes kid gloves were inside. He eubecqueotly
went to the address end the lady was found to be an attendant
• • gentleman. She headed him a pat, of gloves
w..h witness identified as hie property, and she
laid that the prisoner had sent the gloves about •
week ago. He, wittier, added that the primmer was
constantly posting letters sad receiving them, and he mw h
the ptisceset's book that his cult receipts were not so much
by one halls. his (witness's) former eminent.
The peismr denied that ha went to the till as described.
He hd only taken the gloves in question, and he thought
the persecutor had acted rather hardly towards him as the
articles were so trilling.
Mr. Daytime did nut agree with the prisoner. lie thought
it was • very serious matter, end he sentenced him to eix
menthe' imprisonment with hard labour.