The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-06 00:00:00

MAR LEO ROUG IT-STREET.

STEALING AN UNFORTUNATE'S ‘V ATCLI. —Emily Mat-
thews, a remarkably well-dressed young married female,
was placed at the bar, before Mr. Bingham, charged
with stealing a watch from the person of Emma CAUL,
of Judd-street, New-road.

The prosecutrix said she was looking in a shop window
in Regent-street on the previous afterneon about four
o'clock, the prisoner and a cAnpanion, whom she took for
a sister, being near her. A minute or two afterwards
she felt a touch at the gold chain which was round her
neck, and observed the end of it fall, and the prisoner's
hand go from it, and immediately missed her watch of
the value of gl. She accused the prisoner of taking it,
and a con-table coming up she gave her into custody.
The pri'onei's companion immediately she accused the
prisoner, mede off, bet she was now down stairs at the
door of the court, althoegh dressed differently to what
she way on the previous day.
Mr. Bingham (addressing the prosecutrix).—Then, go
down stairs, and if you think the female is the same—
but tided you ere certain—let an officer take her into
custody,
A. minute or two after the female was brought into
court and placed at the bar along with the other prisoner.
She gave the name of Catherine Delap.
Proseeutrix said the prisoner just placed at the bar
was the elle in company with the other prisoner at the
time. She was quite certain she saw the prisoner
Matthews' hand pass from her chain. The two pri-
soners were quite close to her.
Mr. Bingham asked the prosecutrix whether there
were any other persons there at the time I
The prosecutrix said there were several other females.
Goddard, 302 G, said he took the prisoner Matthews
into custody. When the prosecutrix said the prisoner
had taken her watch, the prisoner said, "Then give me
into custody.'
The prosecutrix, in answer to Mr. Bingham, raid she
had a companion with her, but had not brought her.
The prisoner, Matthews, said that on the previous day
the prosecutrix had said her and her sister were at the
" Rooks or Dip."
Mr. Bingham asked whether anybody could explain
the meaning of the term, but received no answer.
The prosecutrix denied she had made use of such an
expression.

Mr. Bing. barn having put several questions to the pri-
soner a-lap, and elicited that she was only 16 years of
age, discharged her, and remanded the prisoner.

THAM ES.
JUVENILE CRIME.—AN ARTFUL YOUNG ROGUE.—
J. awes Perry, aged 14, and Jsseph Carter, 13, were
br ,u„ght before Mr. Yardley, charged with etealing a
cask, the property of the East and West India Duck
Company.

It appeared from the evidence cf Mr. Wilson, the
head constable of the Dick, that several water ca-Its
had lately been rolled out of the dock by boys who pro-
duced written passes purporting to be signed by masters
of ships. Yesterday afternoon, a boy named Marney
rolled a water cask to the principal entrance of the dock,
and produced a written pass to the following effect :
"April 5, 1858. Allow to pass out the water cask
from the ship Tuakan, M. A. Mahey, mate." Tee
officer to whom the pass was presented, suspecting
something wring, asked the b,y from whom be received
the pass, and be pointed to the prisoners, who were
standing
in the street a short distance frAn the principal
gate. On seeing Mr. Wilson approach they both ran
away. They were pursued and overtaken. Murray
proved that Perry gave him the pass, and that when he
did so Carter said, " You had better not go into the
dock—you will get locked up.',
Mr. George Cargill, mats of the ship Cumbia, said
that the cask detained yesterday belonged to Captain
Bind, the master of the Tessel. It was on the quay
alongside the ship yesterday morning, and had been
rolled away.
Evidence was given that four panes, as they were
called, by which as many water casks Lad been rolled
out f the dock, were written by Perry,
Mr. Wilson, and Roche the gaoler of the court, said
that Perry had been twice LOU victeel of felony, and upon
the last occasion be was sentenced to three months' ini•
prisonment aid hard labour, for obtaining a quantity of
nails alit brass fittings by eteans of a forged order.
Mr. Yardly disceargad Carter, and said he was deter-
miced to stop the guilty career of the prisoner Perry who
bid fair to become a most accomplished villain. Ho
sentenced Perry to three months' imprisonment and hard
labour, and to be afterwards detained in a Reformatory
School for five years. The Magistrate also ordered that
2s, fid. per week towards the
Perry's father should pay
maintenance of his son.

THE BALLOT.—The frien3s of the ballot intend giving
at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Wednesday, the 14th
just., a soiree to Virtu. Nicholson, Esq., late First Minis-
ter of Victoria, in Austialm, where he introduced voting
by ballot, and thus became the founder of that system in
tue British dominions. Thelon. F. H. F. Berkeley, M.P.,
has promised to preside ; and Lord Godericb, Sir Arthur
Hallam Elton, Bart., Sir De Llcy E,Ang, General
Thompson, and other well•known friends of the ballot
are expected to be present.
The Mach id journals of the Ist are again occu-
pied with the alleged fusion of the two branches
of the royal family ; and whilst some express
great alarm, others denounce the Government for
not having prevented :t. The Government and
the Carlist journalists affect to treat the matter
with indifference.