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

SOUTHWARK.

COMMITTAL OF AN OLD SHOP-L/FTER.—,Tana Bird, A
woman about 30 years of age, who has just come out of
the House of Correction at Holloway after suffering 12
month,' imprisonment for shoplifting in the City, waa
brought before Mr. Burcham charged with stealing a
piece of plaid, value Hs., from the shop of Mr. Thomas
Ackerman, linendraper, No. 40, New-cut, Lambeth.

The prosecutor stated that on Thursday afternoon,
shortly after tour 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 own-
sion 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
be 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 accordingiy stopped her and
took her back, when she was given jut° custody.

Mr. Burcham asked what waa 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 1356 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 her for 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.
CONTIOTION OF A WELL-KNOWN THIEF FOR " UN
LAWFUL POSSESSION."—WiIIiam Cennett, aged 30, was
brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a pair
of trousers from the shop of Mr. Bernard Strelitzky, a
foreigner, of No. 3, Ebenezer-place, Vest India-road.
It appeared that the prisoner snatched three pairs of
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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
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had been several times convicted, and had been ina•
prison.eds foraife ls

The prisoner—Yes, air ; that is correct enough.
Mr. Selfe sentenced the prisoner to two months' im-
prisonment and hard labuur, for the " unlawful posses-
sion " of the trousers.

ANOTHER CONVICTION FOR " UNLAWFUL POSSES.
610N."—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 Rosemary-lane,
Whitechapel.

On New Year's-day the prosecutor went into the
Duke of Sussex public-house to obtain some refresh•
merit, and the prisoner entered into conversation with
Lim, and suddenly made a snatch at his watch and ran
away with it.
Kelly, 130 H, 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 aster•
tained what 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—What was that for ?

Prisoner —I don't know. It was such a 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. I sentence you to two months' imprison-
ment for possessing it unlawfully.

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARBIAGE.—On Saturday an
application was made to the Court of Queen's Bench to
reduce the damages-3,oool.—given to the plaintiff in
the case of Smith v. Woodfine• The application wag
refused.