The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-07 00:00:00

POSTPONED JUDGMENTS.

His Lordship—l mey state that the rest of the
which remain for judgment will stand over for further em
siderstion.

The cases in the lista of both Courts of Queen's Bs
were either arranged or withdrawn, the parties not beog
reedy ; and the courts adjourned shortly after 10 o'clock.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WESTMINSTER.

MUM= ILAILWALT PiSSENGEIR.,

Wm. Riche;ds and Sarah Ziay, two middle. gol •
sons, were charged with being drunk and creating a da.
turbaDoe at the Victoria Railway Station, Pimlico.

James Pima), a police.oonstable, employed at the statism.
said that defendants were there on Saturday evemor,
one intending to go by the Crystal Palace hoe to &Ilia%
hill and the other to Streatham. As they were so drunk u
to be unfit to go with safety they were required to lore
the station where they were creating some confusion, ssi
as they refused witness was compelled to remove they.
When opposite the hotel they crested a great disturbato,
and a number of persons assembled. As it was found in.
possible to get them away they were taken to the tiat:oe
sad locked up.
Female defendant—The only disturbance I made was that
!Screamed when the police:nar, laid bold of ice sod hut ma
Mr. Salle —You were drunk, ma'am, they eq.
Female defendant—l was not drunk ; I had only takes
two or three glees of rum and water, and I am sus teat
that could not hurt me.
Mr. Selfe—l cannot estimate the quantity of ram and
wateryon may take without being drunk, but I should
think that, under ordinary circumstances, two or three
glasses of rum and water would go well towards it.
Female defendant.—This man told me that I had better
se by the 9.10 train, and I certainly told him it we like
his impudence, and I should go when I liked. I met the
man and be carried my parcel as he was going to &lbw,
and I wan going to Streatham.
Male defendant—l am nn ler a physician, and a very littla
liquor takes effect oo me.
Female defendant—l am very much bruised and marked
by the way they used me. Shall I show your worship my
anus a xl
Mr. flelfe-0 deer me, no, thank you. Have they ben
locked up since?
Poicenian —Male defendant all the time ; the female JI
roklday yesterday.
Mr. &He discharged them.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
31.11:18LAUGHTER.
Eliza Water*4l, of Uaioustreet, Middlesex Eleepital.
was charged before Mr. Knox. by inspector Garforth. nth
causing the death of her husband, Alfred Thomas Water.
field, a tailor and clothes dealer, by striking him on the Mel
with some Instmcoent.
Mr. Thomas Beard, of Basinghell.street, attended for the
phone,.
Mrs. Wootton, of Poland-street, said that on Moak!.
Now. 23. she went to Mrs. Water&Ll to return a boos.
Alta some conversation with Mr. Watetrfield io the shop.
she want lato the parlour, and Mrs. Waterfishl came in.
Mr. sad Mrs. Westerfield had a few words about the hook a
books, and Mr. Waterfield struck Mrs. Weerfied on the
head. and blows were then exchanged, and Mrs. Watertield
ran into the shop end held the door to prevent her husband
following her. The door came ones. anal Mr. Waterfre:d
went into the shop, and she (witness) then ran into the
street.
Mr. Knox asked if the witness saw sov instilment in the
hands of either, sod the witcess said that she did net. A
minute aft rwards she saw Mr. Watertield come out hied•
lug, and the constable took him to the hospital. butshesise
no more of Mrs. Watertield and knew no merge( the mitts.
In answer to Mr. Beard, the witness said that Mr. Water-
field wee not sober. The door flew back soddenly.
Mr. James Kettle, of Union-street, said he was pair:
the shop on the night in question. Heard words mai%
phoe and went in and saw one on each side the tenches
Mr. Waterfield was in the met of piing out when Mrs
Waterfield returned and struck Mr. Waterfield with raw
instrument, and witness saw bun bleeding. He then wat
into the parlour and sat down. and the police thee arra
and be was taken to the hospital.
In mower to Mr. Beard, the witness said that dlr.
Westerfield appeared to be pursuing his wife when s:e
struck him. He had never said it tau done with s ral
measure, neither did be believe it was dose with the ire
bar produced. He knew that the prisoner had bees rob'
jaded to much brutality from her husbead, who snare
eutectic, di ate k
Police.coostable Thomas Boyce. E. said that tab!'
passing the house on the ',COL of the 2ird he heard &J.-
torhance, sod saw Mrs. Waterfield come out of the she
and least for • minute or two on something. She theo
tared the house again, and directly afterwards he saw 2n.
Waterfield strike her husband with what he believed
he a piece of iron, Mr. Waterfield at the time rowing 001'4
the parlour into the shop, in which there was a golArt‘
Ito could hear the blow distinctly, and about a minute
afterwards Mr. Waterfield came to the door hleelinz.
calling " Polka" On going acre= Mr. Waterfield told him t'
Mks her into custody. He went into the parlour to see tsb4
met of wound Mr. Waterfield had renamed, and tie coma
the prisoner was/now He then took Me Watertield so tv
hse•pital. and after the surgeon had dressed the smol
took him home sone. Oa taking Mr. Waterfield thews•
saw a piece of iron lying there, but could sot say it ss
the ;e.setanient the blow was gives with.
Mr. P/ke, house-surgeon at the Middlesex 11000•1'
haviug given evidence,. ts nurse from the hospital der.
to Mr. Watertield telliog her diet it wee accidentally del

thronali the giving way of the door ; but Inspector Garforth,
who took the prisoner into etuitody, said that she told him
that she did it with a yard-meuure, and in self-defence.
The prisoner was committed for trial.
SOUTH WARK.

hERIOUIS CHARGIL
John 800. au army aceoutretueet maker, was brought be-
fore Mr. Burch= for further examination, charged with
kicking his wife in the &Women, thereby eLdaegerieg her
life.

Mr. Edwin, for the prisoner, contended that it was not
true what the wits had stated. She came home drunk on the
Light in question and fell over a block in the passage, and
her stomach came is contact with a large bottle lying there.
After she fell the prisoner wanted to carry her upstairs, but
she was so violent that he was glad to get away.
Several friends living in the same neighbourhood came
forward and swore that the complaisant was • great
drunkard, and that she was intoxicated oo the night in
question. Dr. Bambridge having informed his worship that
the female was likely to be coolined every day.
Mr. Bambara adjourned the case for a month.
THAMES.
rATAL PUGILIRTIC ESCoeNTEJA. —A MAN DROWNED.

Thomas Buntes. a lighterman, who is very respectably
connected and who has been employed at Messrs. Lock'.
extensive lead works at. Homelydown for the last two years,
was brought before Mr. Wooh7ch, charged with man-
slaughter.

Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, defended the prisoner.
This was a most unfortunate affair. The deceased. George
Carter, a labourer, and another man named Macdonald, were
employed in lauding a barge called the Fanny, off Hors's-
wharf, Wapping, on Saturday night. The prisoner received
orders from his muter to navigate the barge to the East
India dock, and went on board for the purpose of taking
charge of the barge. and a quarrel took place between him' and
the deceased. From words they urns to blows, and
fought. They closed, and in the scuffle which took place
both men went overboard. A man named Lygon imme-
niately lowered the barge's hitcher (a long staff with an iron
book at ;the end), and the prisoner grasped the hitcher and
was saved. Carter was carried away by the tide and
drowned. His body was not recovered.
the defence set up by Mr. Stoddart wall that great pro.
vocation was given by the deceteed.
Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner.