The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-08 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL

Thomas Daley, 4140;;;11;i1Ooltini men, a Carpenter,
residing in York-piece, Islington, was placd at the bar
before Mr. Cowrie, charged by Hannah Daley, his wife, with
a murderous assault upon her, by which she was seriously
Hannah Daley, the wife, a poor weakly•looking woman,
with two children, having been sworn, said (crying bitterly)
that the prisoner was in the habit of beating her in a brutal
(neuter daily, and she was in continual dread for her life
from his violence. Oa Friday night be beat and kicked ber
dreadfully. That morning he ill-need her sad one of the
children without any provocation ; be belaboured her with
a broomstick and poker, and broke ber thumb. He repeated
his blows and kicks. He kicked her violently into the
street, when he lifted her up and dashed her on the ground
with all his force, and she became nearly insensible. He
bad treated her similarly upwards of 100 times. She had
often forgiven him, and he had frequently been charged by
her at this court, and convicted and lined by the magistrates,
for assaults upon her. He would pall her hair by nandfula
from her bead.
The evidence of the injured woman was corroborated by
two persona who witnessed the outrage.
Mr. Corti* asked him what he could possibly say to such
ecaduct.
Prisoner (surlily)—l deny all they have said. She *track
me on the head with a shovel.

The wife denied thst she did so.
Mr. Conic, after lecturing the fellow upon his brutality,
sentenced him to .is mouths imprisonment is th. House of
Correction.

LAMBETH.

Edward Archer, who bad been apprehended on Wad-
sudsy lemon &charge of having 19 counterfeit shillings in
hie possession, surrendered to his bad to be farther en.
smined on the charge. The prisoner, it appeared, bad been
seen, by a young woman from her mimesis window, to
dig a bole with his stick, put something in it, and corer the
bole with the earth again. When he walked away the
curiosity of the young women prompted her to go to the
spot, and on removing the earth with her foot she found s
ban* bag, which elm carried to her mistress's house; and,
on their examining it, it was foxed to contain a tin box, in
which were carefully placed, with s piece of thin paper
between each, nineteen oonnterleit shillings. Some time
after the prisoner returnid close to the Ppot, but on per
ceiling that the earth bad been disturbed, he was walking
away at a brisk pace. when be was stopped and taken to
the atationthonse. When taken before the magistrate the
*teased strongly denied the charge, bat in addition to his
positive identification by the young woman, a beg was found
on him, and which he need es a spetratio care, which
strongly resembled that in which the tin box with the
oouate•feit shillings was placed, and sines the lest ex-
amination the prisoner's daughter admitted to the constable'
that she bed made two such begs for her father. This last
fact wee added to the evidence, and a clerk from the
Mint-tilee requested that the prisoner, who still protested
his ieneesnoe of the charge, might be remanded. Prisoner
wee accordingly remanded, bat admitted to good bail.

DUBLIN AND KINGSTOWN RAILWAT.—Tho half
yearly satin of this company was Leid in Dublin ea
Saturday, Mr. Haughtoa is the chair. A dividend at the
ram of 6 per mat. oa the half year, free of income tai, was
declared,
declared, and it wee aancaniced ;hat the government in.
Bisector bad reported on the estensioa of the line from
Kianstomn to Dalkey, and recommended ttat it should not
be opened for public Mak as at mint otmetraotad.
OeoratMeiresq., has bees 'gritted Secretary
tow Diet Company.