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

MARLBO ROUG 11-STREET.

STEALING AN UNFORTUNATE'S WATCH.—EmiIy Mat-
thews, a remarkably well-dressed young married female,
was placed at the bar, before Mr. Bingbam, charged
with stealing a watch from the person of Emma Cane,
of Judd-street, New-road.
The prosecutrix said she was looking in a shop window
in Regent-street on the previous afternoon about four
o'clock, the prisoner and a companion, 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 61. She accused the prisoner of taking it,
and a constable coming up she gave her into custody.
The prisoner's companion, immediately she accused the
prisoner, made off, but she was now down stairs at the
door of the court, although dreesed differently to what
she was on the previous day.
Mr. Bingham (addressing the prosecutrix).—Then, go
down stairs, and if you think the female is the same—
but mind you are 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.
Prosecuttix said the prisoner just placed at the bar
was the one 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-
sonera were quite close to her.
Mr. Bingham asked the prosecutrix whether there
were any other persons there at the time
The prosecutrix said there wEra several other females.
Goddard, 302 G, said he took the prisoner Matthews
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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, said 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
" Hooks or Dips."
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. Bingham having put several questions to the pri•
Boner Delap, and elicited that she was only 16 years of
age, discharged her, and remanded the prisoner.

TRAM ES.
JUVENILE CRIME.—AN ARTFUL YOUNG ROGUE.
.Dawes Perry, aged 14, and Ji,seph Carter, 13, were
brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing al
cask, the property of the East and West India Dock
Company.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Wilson, the
head constable of the Dock, that several water casks
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 Tuskan, M. A. Mahey, mate." Tee
officer to whom the pass was presented, suspecting
something wrong, asked the boy from whom he received
the pass, and he pointed to the prisoners, who were
standing in the street a short distance from 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, mate of the ship Cambia, said
that the cask detained yesterday belonged to Captain
Bond, the master of the vessel. 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 had been rolled
oat ..f the dock, were written by Perry.
Mr. Wilson, and Roche the gaoler of the court, said
that Perry had been twice convicted of felony, and upon
the last occasion he was sentenced to three months im-
prisonment and hard labour, for obtaining a quantity of
nails and brass fittings by means of a forged order.
Mr. Yardly discharged Carter, and said he was deter-
mined to stop the guilty career of the prisoner Perry who
bid fair to become a most accomplished villain. He
sentenced Perry to three months' imprisonment and hard
labour, and to be afterwards detained in a Reformatory
School for five years. The 111a4istrate also ordered that
Perry's father should pay 2s. 6J. per week towards the
maintenance of his son.

THE BALLOT.--The friends of the ballot intend giving
at the Freemasons Tavern, on Wednesday, the 14th
inst., a soiree to Wm. Nicholson, E-q., late First Minis-
ter of Victoria, in Australia, where he introduced voting
by ballot, and thus became the founder of that system in
the British dominions. The Hon. F. H. F. Berkeley, M.P.,
has promised to preside ; and Lord Goderich, Sir Arthur
Hallam Elton► Bart., Sir De Lacy Evans, General
Thompson, and other well-known friends of the ballot
are expected to be present.
The Madrid 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 it. The Government and
Carlist journalists affect to treat the matter
with indifference.