The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-26 00:00:00

MARLBOROIJOHATREET.

CONIFITTAL OF Alt HOM-1321.211 FOR ?VI PULL TUX FOR
ABSALOM%) HIS WI/IL _ _

Mr. George Stripi,iikisharist:.&et, St. Jams's, pri-
vate hotel keeper, wee cluirged before Mr. Hem with
imitating his wife, Mrs. Edith Stripp, and with threaten-
tag to minder her. He was also &used with assaulting
Elam Cornish, a young woman living in his service.
Mrs. Stripe said—On Thutsday night my husband came
home, sod thortlyafter he threw a quaatity of slops over
me while I was lying ha bed. He then poured some hot
candle- grease in my face, and took up a feeder and struck
me with it, cutting my hand. I was so ill all yesterday
that I was obliged to keep my bed, and he never came
seer me till the swaged. When be did come then I was
locked in the room with my servant and five children, an as to
get out of hie way. On letting him in he began his Mileage
again, 'biking and pinching me in the side. He has of tee
aimed me before, and it is all through drinking, bad com-
pay, and bad women. We live by letting the house to
gentlemen, but they will not stay owing to my husband's
conduct _ _ .

Prisoner—Jealousy is the cause of it all. My wife once
gam me a black eye.
Mrs. Stripp—He bee often threatened to lull me and
chop me up.
Him Cornish-1 am servant at the hotel. I saw the
primmer strike his wife last evening. We bad all been
locked in the room to protect ourselves, bat we were obliged
to let him io. He struck me twice in the face and struck
and pinched hi, wife. I beard him state that he would
murder his wife nod thou throw her out of the window.
Prisoner—Yoe have told my wife a peek of lies about me.
Richard Braham, a young man employed at the hotel, said
—I saw my master strike Mrs. Stripp with the fender while
site was lyre' in bed.
Henry Daniel Cronin, 215 C—l was called to the house
about two this morning, and the prisoner was very violent.
He broke several oroaments in the room, and tried to throw
a chest of drawers over me.

Stripp, it is all through drink?
Mrs. Stripp—lt is, sir. We have eve little children.
Prisoner—lt's an through her goyim I go about with a
parcel of women, which is not true. She is a very good
wife, so I will not say anything against her.
Mr. Knox—ln consequence of the brutal and runlanly
way in which you have treated your wife I should advise her
to place herself in the hands of a solicitor, with the view
of getting a total separation from you for her sake and that
of the children. Icm hardly trust myself to speak my
indignation at your mods& I shall corona you for six
months with hard labour.
WORSHIP-STREET.
CAUTION TO THE POLICI.

William Haycock and Mary Haycock, his sister, wen
charged before Mr. Cooke under there cireumstassose :
Po ..liar-m•ostable 202 K mid—Between 1 and 2 o'clock this
morning, while on duty in Cambrittur-road, I saw the male
prisoner and two others creating • disturbance, shout-
ing and singing. I said to them, " Gentlemen.
go on, and not maks • noise at such an hour.'
William Haycock used very bad language to me, and I
followed them into Coventry-street. where he stopped at •
house. Supposing that they lived there I told them to go
indoors ; he repeated the abuse, and I then said I should take
him into custody for being drunk and creating a disturbeneJ.
Directly I laid hold of him he resisted, I was thrown on the
ground, and he tit my thumb ; subsequeetly he was rescued
from me and dragged indoor. Knowing the character
I had to deal with, I waited until another constable came
up, and we then forced an entrance, he haring escaped
from my custody. His sister and others were very viole74
and when he was again apprehended the former eadeavon,
to get him from us. They all had weapons of some kind,
sods as candlesticks, La.
Cross-azarnieed—l did not tell his father that I would
serve him as I bad served his son. I did strike prisoner
when he bit me, but not on the forehead.
Mr. Cooke (alluding to a large spot covered with adhesive
plaster above his eyes)—How did he get that wound?
Wittier —I do not know. I believe it was from my
brother constable, whom he kicked and tried to injure in
the room upstairs.
386 K —At the time in question I heard a disturbance,
and on reaching the house heard what bad occurred. We
knocked at the door, but being unable to gain admission
than way forced an entrants. The male prisoner seized a
portion of a bedstead and armed • blow et me with it.
I struck him somewhere with my staff; we were in the
dark, and Ido not know on what part. HO tried to n-
eaps out of the window. There was a general attempt at
rescue, io which his sister was foremost.
By the magistrate—He has had three months for assault-
ing the police.
It was here urged that the male prisoner was a marked
man, and his parents were called in defence. From their
statement it appeared that the last witness, immediately on
entering the room, rushed at the young man, who was then
in bed, and say*, "Now, you b—, I'll have you,
I've marked you," be struck him a terrible blow
with the truncheon, causing the blood to gush
from his head, that they thought be was dying, and
a doctor might be scot for. They denied that he
used or bad any weapon in his hand, and added that two
boon had elapsed from the time of the diaturbeoce outside
to that when the police got inside the house, an assertion
denied by the constables, and shown to be quite impossible
in &amide's*, with their duties.
. .

After great attention had been given by the magistrate
to the whole ones, the young man was fined 21b., and his
sister fie, Mr. Cooks remarking—l have not any doubt
that an assault was committed on the constable in the first
instance, and that Wm. Haycock was roomed from law.
ful monody, which fact jostifkd the subiequent entrance
to the home. How the injury apparent ou his forehead
occurred there is nut any disinterested wits... tor show,
bat at the same time I consider that the police would have
used weeder discreMou bad they, seeing that the prisoner
wan istoxicated, have permittedhim, when at his own door,
to have gain within.

SHAMUS FIRS IN LOWER BELGRAVE.PLACS.
(MIS DAY.)

SEVEN LIVES LIVES SAVED BY THE FIRE-ESCAPES.

INJURY TO--AN-318CAPE CONDUCTOR.

Fire-maps Conductors Brooker sod Cottrell,
with the Royal Society's escapes from Estee-square and
Horseferry-load, attended • ire at 34, Lower &agrees-
plats, about Indf-pest two. They found the
ire rapidly extaacling, and the inmates in greed
alarm. They rearmed Mr. Parent and his wife
from the second Boor. !root room by means
of the nneps, and • afterwards four woos. (lodgers)
from the But door by the spare ladders. The
whole of theme were rescued in perfect safety, two
of the neighbours, Mr. James and ► friend, rendering great
assistance ig effectiag this result. One of the fire•escaps
conductors (pro/leer), however, met with • sad accident ; in
descending the ladder with Miss Ferrara, • daughter
of the above, from the same window, it is supposed
her straggles overbalanced him, and he fall tram • height of
95 feet, sheltering his burden as well as be weld. He sus-
tained the chief injury and wee takes to the hospital with
his charge.

TERRIBLE TIRE IN EIRMINORAN.-SII
LIVES LOST.

BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY.
maa-day dawned upon the

Shortly before

sleeping town, a fire broke out which bee resulted in the
lose of six lives. The first hones in Little Hill-street,
abutting oa the Hone Fair, is the Hill-street Tavern, kept
'by Mr. George Gammon. On Thunday night, when the
customers bad left, the following were the occupants of the
1 house :

Getup Gamma, laedlard ; Mrs. GlolBlloo. his wife ;
Mrs. Bradley, an old lady, who came that rivaling to speed
her Christmas holidays ; a general sennot (cams not ascer-
tained ); a nurse.= Banat, aged about 12 ; and
Mr. Gantesos's mix , varying m ap from 2 years
to 17.

—Between 4 and 5 o'olock this (Friday) morning some pe-
nes is the street discovered that Mr. Gammon's house
was as fire, and the Mimes wan ascending from the upper
windows of the house The fire bad evidently ongi
sated in she lower part of the house, in one of the
back rooms. A few person crowded to the spot, and
the alarm was at once give, to the fire sad poles
offices. The fireaseape was the first to arrive, sad was Ma-
mediately got into use. The wean arrived soon afterwards,
sad got iato play, but the fire had made great headway before
they Coo2lllllllold work, and the house in complety gutted,
though the °Molester& fair and unranked, with the anew
Wm of some Wickes windows. The house has a ground floor
and two storeys, the fist floor front being occupied
as a club-room. Feeding the arrival of the fin
swaps some men bad waled the wale and gaited the
leads over the bar windows. The landlord had by some
means got out of the house, and was frantically
calling on the people to aid in rennin his wife and
children. When the gee-escape came it was reared
against the upper windows of the hone and some
men who had penetrated into the upper stories commend
to get nut the bodies. Old Mrs. Bradley was found under
the bed in her room, with two of the children. They were
all horribly burned and scarred, and bad been dead for some
time. Two other children were also dead, besides the
aune-gbt
Out of six children only two were saved—John and
George GSAMPOU. They were very badly injures, sad
when our hurried inquiries were made it was considered
very doubtful whether either of them would recover. Mr.
and Mrs. Gameno and the elder servant escaped unhurt.
The bodies were removed to the Acorn Tann), opposite,
kept by Mr. T. Briggs. They present • most horrible
spectacle, wrapped ia bed clothes and other coverings hastily
snatched up by the rescuers, and lying in the horribly
grotesque distortions of violent death. It appears as
if the old lady bad not been in bed, for she was
partially dressed. In each use the flesh of the victims is
burnt up until their limbs only resemble sticks of charcoal
rather than the remains of humanity. The eldest daughter
of Mr. &union was • fine grown girl of seventeen, and
now she lies a charred mass of ruin, sickening to see,
the ooly part of her body comparatively uninjured
being her rich brown hair falling in wild die-
bev4ment over the blackened remains of her body. The
following is a list of the victims :—Mrs. Bradley, an old
lady ; Amy Spent, egad 12 (nurse) ; Matilda Gammon, aged
17 ; Emily Gammon, aged 6 ; Be ey Gamma, aged 5 ;
William Garman, aged about 2 years.

MONEY MARKET,-(THIS

Two •Vioat.

The Stock Exchange is closed to-day, and is
every department of business there is a diopositioa
to make holiday. No ialinmetions sppeffir to bars
taken place in public securities.

RAILWAYS--(THIS DAY•)

Two o'Cwci.
The Stock Exchange is shut to-dg, and we have
consequently no information to give under this
head.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)
Two o'Curs.
Both the Stock Exchange and Milling Exchange
are shut tc- lay.

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

The market is closed today.
Mazur AVERAGZB.—Town tallow, 435. ; tat by ditto,
2a. Id. ; yellow Russian, 435. ; lashed staff, ka. 6d. ; roue
ditto, 17s. 6d. ; tallow paves, its. ; good drop, is.

COVENT (lARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
All kinds of woduce in mason otiatinise to be abundant.
Pineapples are wen supplied, and eanaleskig the time el
year. prices for them may be mid to be moderate. Hot-
house graves are now beginning to get scarce. Of foreign
melons there lea good stock. Them is also a good mpply
of lie Plus Meuris, Glou Morass, Monsieur le Cure, and
Ileuri4 Esau pears. Good English apples are slain(
somewhat some. Some good examples of Ribeten pfNia
and American New Town pippin may still be °Maimed.
Heat cobs are good, but in few hands. Oranges are piss-
; the best are resin,* from to. to 10s. per 100. For
potatoes the market is still heavy. Christmas evergreen.
are abundant. Cat Bowers chiefly consist of orchids,
pelargoniums, primrose; migatinatte, and roses.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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