The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-19 00:00:00

SOUTH WARK.

COMMITTAL OF AN OLD SIOP-L/FTHR.—Jane Bird, a
woman about 30 years of age, who has just come out of
the House of Correction at Holloway after suffering 12
months' imprisonment for shoplifting in the City, was
brought before Mr. Burcham charged with stealing a
piece of plaid, value 165., from the shop of Mr. Thomas
Ackerman, linendraper, No. 40, New-cut, Lambeth.
The prosecutor stated that on Thursday afternoon,
shortly after four o'clock, the prisoner came into the
shop and examined several pieces of printed calico for
dresses, and near the doorway at that time were a num-
ber of plaids with tickets on them. Witness had ocoa-
sio❑ to go to the other end of the shop to serve another
customer, and when he returned to the counter he missed
the prisoner and a piece of plaid from the doorway. A
few minutes after wards she was brought back to his
shop with the plaid in her possession.
Police-constable 181 L said he was on duty in the
New-cut shortly after four on Saturday afternoon, when
he met the prisoner coming from the prosecutor's shop
with the piece of plaid under her arm, with the end
dragging on the ground. He called her attention to that,
and told her she was spoiling it, when she thanked him,
and was about to go down Collingwood-street when he
received information that she had stolen the plaid from
Mr. Ackerman's shop. He accordingly stopped her and
took her back, when she was given into custody.
Mr. Burch= asked what was known of her.
John Baker, city policeman No. 255, said that the
prisoner was tried at the January sessions of the Central
Criminal Court in 1856 for shop-lifting, when she was
convicted and sentenced to twelve months' hard labour
at Holloway. There was at that time a former convic
tion proved against ber t or shop-lifting.
The prisoner, who said she had been out of prison two
days, and was in want of food, was again committed for
trial.

THAMES.
CONVICTION OF A WELL-lENOWN THIEF FOR " UN
LAWFUL POSSESSION."—WiIIiam Connett, aged 30, was
brought before Mr. Solfe, charged with stealing a pair
of trousers from the shop of Mr. Bernard Strelitzky, a
foreigner, of No. 3, Ebeneaer-place, West India•road.
It appeared that the prisoner snatched three pairs of
trousers, which were exposed for sale near the shop
door, and dropped two of them. He was pursued, and
a pair of cloth trousers taken from him. It was stated
by inspector Smith of the K division that the prisoner
had been several times convicted, and had been im•
pr Mr. for 18 months for a robbery in the City.
Mr. Selfe asked the prisoner if that was correct I

The prisoner—Yes, sir ; that is correct enough.
Mr. Selfe sentenced the prisoner to two months' im-
prow
' nment and hard labour, for the " unlawful posses-
sion " of the trousers.
ANOTHER CONVICTION 70A " UNLAWFUL POSSES-
sioN."—Michael Mitchell, aged 30, a well-known thief,
was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing
a watch from the person of a Frenchman named Latest,
in the Duke of Sussex public-house, in Itosemary-lane,
hitechapel.
On New Year's-day the prosecutor went into the
Duke of Sussex public-house to obtain some refresh-
ment, and the prisoner entereti into conversation with
him, and suddenly made a snatch at his watch and ran
away with it.
Kelly, 130 11, received information of the robbery,
but did not meet with the prisoner until last night, and
then took him into custody. The prisoner then emptied
something out of a little bottle. It could not be asoer-
tainbd w bat liquid there was in the bottle.
Mr. Selfe asked if the prisoner was known.
Prisoner—Yes, sir ; 1 have been in trouble once

before.
Mr. Selfe—Wbat was that for ?
Prisoner —I don't know. It was such zi long time ago.
Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the prisoner was
a convicted thief.
Mr. Selfe (to the prisoner)—l have no doubt you stole
the watch. 1 sentence you to two months' insprison.
ment for possessing it unlawfully.

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A fourth edition of the 1174ek.ter (published this
morning) gayly
of
morning) says :—" There is no truth whatever
the in the
announcement by the Times of this da
Southwark. Hilly of death of
the Right Rev. Dr. Grant, Bishop
lordship is quite well.'