The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-26 00:00:00

ILiRYLEBONE.

A DESPERATE =COUNT= WITH A BURGLAR AT MR ROB-
BY:SCE OF MB. GRIGBON, Y.P.
A tall powerful fellow, who 66 ve the name of William
Atkins, was brought up chargedawith burglariously entering
the dwelling-house of Samuel Gregeon, Esq., IL P., 32,
Upper Harley-street, and violently assaulting William elm t,
the butler.

William Short maid--On the night of the sthfunel locked
up the house @enmity about 11 at night. Shortly after 2 I
was awoke by hearing a noise in the lotchen ; and, on going
tones the cause, I saw a man there with a lamp. I pulled
the door to and locked him in whilst I went up to ring the
alarm bell. On proceeding downstairs again I found that
the man had broken open the door and was in the passage.
I struck him in the face, when be followed me up and at-
tacked me till we got to the pantry, where he struck me a
tremendous blow in my face and knocked me down. I
crawled to the fire-place and got a poker, which I used
about his head. At this period the females
came down with a light (the man having knocked
the other one out) and seeing me covered with blood they
screamed " murder" and ran up-stain, and opening the front
door called out for the police. The man then rushed from
me and ran out of the door. The prisoner resembles the
man. Ile said if I did not give up the property he would
cut my throat, as hi knife was as sharp as a razor, at the
same time producing • large clasp knife. The voice of
the prisoner sounds like that of the man who attacked me.
Sergeant Lambert, 12 E, deposed—About 9 last night I
went to 38, Weston-street, Bermondsey, and after I told
him what I charged him with, he said, " Ah, that is near
Cavendish-square.' He also said, " Well, 1 know the
that has put you on to me, but never mind, you'll
have to prove it," On searching him I took from
his left-hand pocket in his coat a life-preserver,
when he said I have carried that about to do
for the who has rounded on me. It is quite true lam
living with his wife." In company with Sergeant Franklin,
20 E, we handcuffed him, and took him to George-street
station, St. Giles's, where he was placed with other men,
and Fanny Haney, the cook, identified him immediately.
In reply to his worship, the butler said he had a very bad
nose and a black eye, from the effect of the blows. He
struck the man on his face and head with the poker.
Lambert said there were on the prisoner's face two wounds
as if from a poker. Prisoner is a ticket of leave man.
Prisoner was remanded for a week, when it is believed
important evidence will be given.
The house was entered by means of the skylight, with a
rope.

WANDSWORTH.
VOLUNTIMRB AND THIPTit UNIFORM.

Colooel Arthur Lowry Cole, the commanding officer of the
11th Surrey Volunteer Rifle Corps, attended before Mr.
Dayman, in support of several summonses against members
of the same corps for the non-payment of their subscrip-
tions and the sums incurred for the purchase of their
uniform.

The case of Joseph Scott was first taken, as he was
defended by Mr. Haynes, a solicitor.
Colonel Cole said the corps was governed by rules, which
had been published. They were drawn up by a committee
of the War-office, and sent to each corps as a pattern. Be
had not the rules in court, but he believed there was no-
thing mentioned in them with respect to the clothing. The
corps, consisting of working men, had been furnished with
their clothing, on their agreeing to pay 2s. 6d. per week.
Mr. Hayman thought that if the clothes were not men-
tioned in the rules he could not interfere, but the coin.
plainant could recover in the county court. He, however,
could not proceed with the cases without knowing what the
mica contained. The complainant could recover both the
subscriptions and the amount of the clothing in the county
court.

Colonel Cole said he should like to have the jurisdiction
settled, because it would be very inconvenient to apply to
the county court end to be referral back to his worship.
Re thought the set specified the police-court for the re.
covery of the arrears.
Mr. Dayman said he had no jurisdiction except in sums
of money subscribed or required by any rules of such corps.
The act did not state that the parties should not recover in
the county court.
Colonel Cole said that out of 126 men in the corps the half
dozen he had summoned had not paid. They merely laughed
at the demand, mind treated the matter as a good joke. If
they were willing to y somethiog of the expenses weekly,
he should be s He took out these summonses more
as an example.
Mr. Dayman raid that if the clothes were furnished and
were accepted, they were bound to pay for them.
Mr. Haynes said his client had a good defence.
The whole of the summonses were adjourned for the
production of the roles.

STRATFORD.
DESPERATE CARE OP /STABBING AT A REERRECOP.
Henry Sand?.ler, of No. 25, High-street, Brighton, a
coach trimming manufacturer, was placed at the bar charged
with feloniously cutting and wounding, with a large clasp-
knife, Emma Spurgeon, daughter of the landlady of the
City of London beershop, Romford-row,
The testimony adduced went to show that the prisoner
went into the house in question on Friday, and without any
provocation rushed deliberately up to the prosecntrix and
stabbed her with the weapon produced is the chest. A
police-constable was nlled and the prisoner was removed
to the police-station.

A witness was examined, who proved that the knife be-
longed to the prisoner.
John Hacking, police-constable, 6.5 K, deposed to taking
the prisoner into custody, but be made no statement in
reference to the cue.

Dr. Sullivan, of Ilford, had been called to the pmse-
cistrix, and said that she was in a very danderoua condition
at present, and could not attend. She might be able to
attend in a week.

The prisoner, who had nothing to my, was accordingly
remanded for a week.

HAMPSTEAD.
REDUCTION AND DflorAtrrr.
This morning • caw of heartless brutality was heard
before Mr. J. Marshall, Mr. Pearce, and • bench of magis-
trates, the accused being a labourer of No. 3, Golden•agaare,
Hampstead. He was charged with a brutal assault csa hia
wife.

The accused was brought up in the custody of Mr. In-
spector Webb, and s number of women assembled on the
way to 'the court, and waited the prisoner's return. They
booted and hissed, and it was with the liwatost difficulty
that the police prevented the feminine portion of the assent-