The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-29 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

THIS DAY.

Til W. DL COONTINAT AND TINA ALLIOND ASSADLT

W. have received a letter from the Rio. Dr. Courting,
is ramose to our Clerkenwell P 'lies report of Thursday
last, respopetist an 'vault alleged to have bees iomssitted
eft Nary Jackson. Dr. Courtesy states that the intrum-
hist of Clerkeswell, the Rsv.W. B. L. Faulkner, .4 was sot
is any way implicated is the transaction is question," sot
being is London, mid sot bevies officiated for pan.

SOUTHWARK.
FATAL •CCIDIIIIT TO ♦ CRILD.

AM Parks, a airman in the employ of Mum. Barton,
plumbers, Bathosll-green-road, was breaight ►afore Mr.
A*Beekett, charged with analog tha death of a child an-
known.

Josiah Welsh, polka constable 499 A, said he was as duty
la the Bos'hwark•bridg..read, about 3 o'slock yesterday
enemas, when he was called hit) Gravel lane, where he
feud a *laid Ilia( dead, and the prisoner, who had a horse
and an basally lades with lead, was poiated oat to his as
having driven over it and coated its death. The prisoner,
who said it was quite an accident, was then takes to the

Mr. A'Lckett—le there any one In court who vitamin
the tweineses I

Charles Hoff, a fishmonger, residing at 2, Gravel-lane,
Southwark, said he was standing at Me door about three
yesterday afternoon, when he saw the prisoner driving a
cart towards him. The hone shied at another vehicle now
lag it, sad beeline unmansgeable, and the prisoner in try-
ing to pull it up fell backwards in the cart. The latter
meet on the pavement, when two young children were
Playing, when the horse kicked one into the toed, sad the
wheel pealed over the other's heel, pressing it quite fist.
Witeers lifted the child up, hut it wee quits dead.
Thomas Trevelyan, a cooper, residing in Park street, hid
be mastered the ooeurrtrim, and he considered that it was
purely accidental.
Tie private, said be had been mon than tee years la his
present employ, mad he could assure his worship that it was
amidest, and be was extremely *eery hi It.
Mr. Alleckett told him an inquest would be t eld, and
therdere he should remand him until Tuesday seat: but
at the suss time he would take his own remigaisasose to
appear cm that day.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Al 17NLOCILT BOROLAIL.

Thonor Theaspeees, 30, who roamed kis address sad ea
sopatisa, woe abused before Mr. D'iyasoart with studio,
a silk vest sad aockerthisf, vela. 13s. Id., beim the bedrooms
of Mr. Philip Kasai, residing at 44, Kiagsissd•rosd.
The prolocutor stated that ho kept tho Welts Mart pate-
lla how, sad last avulse, about 10 o'clock, Meath had
musks to raft their bedroom, ea the first door, sad hand
a strange hay is the door. whisk:prevented it °pais( ; she
galled to Nms, sad a kis peeseeding there clamoured it to
be s Asleep key, whisk had Wow am deed is tho look as
to reader it amatory to tains off the latter before herald
be utriested. Witness forted the doer, bat saw ao masks of
istradars, and comesquatly peemaided to ea upper room
osoapiod by his brother; lb. door of Ws was Si",
and ea searshiag, the prima was head seacesled ardor
the bed. To the quotas of what be suited there, primer,
kkesping, replied, "To go to bed ; " bat whoa draped
out, he showed light. Wham, however, was iodised to a
tral of streacith with bin, spas disooverise whish primmer
asses; soled kiss down stain, sad a polio►oasstbis being
seat for, Ito was givea into castcdy.
Alderman (the isokr)—ils is soil knows, year warship,
sea thief ; hie bees of this o Ant befits ; sad, if remsaadad, s
15,.., coavictims will be proud against ►iss.
Mr. D'Elaesart—Tua let hiss ho renuaded for the emu-
patios of the depositioas.

Prisnaor—loderd, that's unlucky.
TIIAMEB.
♦ DUIP111•71 PILLOW.
David Power, on athletic issues, 27 years of ego, ha.
leogiug to the ship Early Bird, was brought before Mr.
Embry, *barged with befog drank, disorderly, end riot-
ous, sad with insulting Mr. Henry Overall, a pastry cook,
of 171, Bt. Norge. street, alias Retalit highway, sad also
with assauhlog Frederick Marshall and John Oreathesd,
polite constables 20 sad 31 H.
It appeared that the prissier sought shelter In Mr.
Overall's house, while it was raising lest night, and when
the rain ceased the shopkeeper asked him to depart, which
he refused to do, and struck the prosecutor a tremendous
blow on the nom, which bled profusely. The two caws-
Wes wore called in to secure the prisoner, and he attacked
them end kicked them about the legs.
Mr. Yardley aced the prisoner 400., sod in default of
payment committed him for twesty-o** days.

£CTION OF LORD MAYOR-(IHIS DAY.)

Thi• morning being Miehashnas-day, according to
annual custom, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, with the
principal membon of the mart of aldermen, the sheriffs, and
other civic funeti , attended divine sorties in the
church of Bt. Laurence, Jewry, when • sermon war
preached by the Rev. Edward Graham Moen, chaplain to
the Lord Mayor, taking for his test the let Corinthians,
10th chapter, 31st ♦eras—" Whatsoever ye do, do also to
the glory of God." After the conclusion of the service,
the Lord Mayor sod Aldermen rsturatd to the Oaild.
hall at one o'clock, and soon after appeared on the hut.
iags, when a Common Hall of the Livery was held, for
the purpose of electing an Alderman to 8U the office of
Lud Mayor for the year casting, and other corporate
officer.. The novelty of the election of a Lord Mayor who
is a member of the Jewish persuasion, mewl a larg. r
attandanoe than ordinary, • very largs proportion of which
were also of the same creed.

Aldermanlomons, on appearing on the hustings, was
marred with load cheers.

The usual proclamation baying been mad.,
.

_ .
The Town-Cinan, in the amuses of t►s Recorder and
COlllOlOll Bergaant, said he was commanded by the Lord
Mayor to 16111101UNO to the Limy that they were assemb:ed
for the purpose of exercising their important privilege of
electing two gentlemen who fill the offloe of Alderman, and
►are 'mood the *Mee of sheriff, so being eligible to fill the
►igh and important office of Lord Mayor. The Court of
Aldermen would then select one of the two to serve the
office.

The Towff CLaILL read over the alum of the Aldermen
who have sot passed the chair, when, oa a show of hands
being taken,

Mr. Sheriff KIJINIIDY declared that the election had
fallen on David Salmons, Seq., Alderman, and Thomas
Glinted nub, Zig , Alderman. (Load Cheers )
The Sheriffs then retired to make the report of the return
to the (Wart et Aldermen.

Os the return of the Lord Mayor mid Aldermen, it was
announeed that Alderman %lemma bad bee. duly elected
Lord Mayor for the lOU esening. (Loud chum)
The Iced Meyer having invested Aldermen Salomon'
with the ghat. of (floe, be returned thanks to the Livery is
a short bat earnest speech.
The Chamberlain and ether corporate °Mean were then
sleeted ; and a vote of thanks passed to the late Sheriffs,
which having been duly acknowledged,
A vote of thanks wu peeved to the Lord Mayor, and the
Mall dissolved.