September – Two pairs of boots were missing from the shop of Messrs Cash and Co, 61 Smithford Street on Monday and they were subsequently traced to the possession of Mary Ann Clarke, a domestic servant in the employ of the manager. Giving evidence, Mrs Jenkins, the wife of the manager, said that the girl was leaving and the boots were found in a bundle she had made up. When the prisoner was charged by Police constable Hands she admitted having taken one pair on Saturday and one pair on Sunday. It appeared that the girls parents were dead and that she had no friends. The Chief Constable added that another charge of stealing a silk cap belonging to Mrs Jenkins might be preferred against her. It was evident the magistrates were unwilling to commit her to prison and they ordered that she should come up for judgment when called upon. The police to see what could be done for her.