The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

Otago C. Magas, who stated le bun( to be a green,
was brought before the Lned Mayor upon the charge of
having minted with a felonious istention, a girl gamed
/Swan id, cheat, aged 18 yeses.
Mr. Winner submitted that there wee not the slightest
evidence to show that any assault bad bees commilled epos
et
the girl, however opposed to mend propriety the nadnet
Ilia might have bees, asd it was ovine, frees the
Oh own statement, as well as from that of • medical %n
ibs was called in on the esenies, that she had set esdaiseed
the slightest isjary on the orwainen.
The Lord Mayor, after baying read over the whole of the
'videos*, end there and be no doubt whatever of the base
nineties of the primmer, whisk would in all peobability
have been carried iato effect if it had not been for the istee•
femme of the owner of the house to which the girl had
bees introduced. Hie lordship then strougly reprimanded
the prisoner, and told him that hundreds of poor gab
were destroyed by the very coarse described is the en-
dow*. It was with regret hie lordship said he felt, foe the
reasons sniped by Mr. Wooten, that be wee boned to dis-
charge the prisoner, bat be trailed that what had arisen out
of the exposes of the traanetios would operate as a cheek
to any issue designs of a similar nature.
The primmer, who bad upon bang searched at the
station-bones a considerable sum of money is his pocket,
was then discharged.
GUILDHALL.
The driver of a cab, No. 3,039, was summoned before
Alderman Visits, at the instance of Alderman Wilson.
Alderman Wilson mid be took the defendant's Gab from
Guildhall to Liadgate.street, a disease, of little mon then
ball a mile; but as he made it a procaine sever to give a
cabmen ler than Is. fare, be required the cabman to wait
for him at Ludgeteotreet, and then to take him on to the
Brighton Hallway station, at Leaden bridge, ead to charge
his fare wording to time, nested of distance. On arriving
at the railway station he gave 24. to the defendant, who
thereupon' &needed ed. more, aIP gifts that be was entitled
to it, bonus* be was not told to charge by time until he
arrived at Ludgate street from Guildhall, by which mesas
the fare became twos iring*. Witssee's object in telling the
man he would pay im by time wee to give him a better
fare, because by distance he was only entitled to le. Bd. ;
but finding him so sharp upon him, ha determined to
punish him fee not giving a ticket dories what be termed
the lest hirlag.
The delleadent denied that it wee two Wisp, sad ism-
teadedbe woonst guilty, Wunsch se be delivered the ticket
Abisemsa Wilson's servant, during the latter part of the
hiring, 411• the way to the railway station.
Alderman Aileen said he was positive the defendant
claimed the extra sispence on the grazed that there were
two bins's.
The defesdast and when the nlderman'e Nernst engaged
him he nedentord he was required to drive Alderman
Wilson to Ludgate.nriret, to wait for him, and then convey
him to the Brighton Railway. He was net discharged at
Ledgate-street, and it was therefore one hiring.
Alderman Fiona said in that case the defendant had
overcharged Alderman Wilson.
The defendant laid the act allowed him to charge 6d. for
the distance and 21. for one hour after he was engaged by

dam
Alderman Finnic said that was very true if the defendant
couldu dietharged after the hiring by distaste ; but he
not charge more than fit for every mile and 64. for
every quarter of en hour completed that he wee required to
wait. If he accepted 2s. for put of as hour he could not
thane for any distance one might go ia that time unless he
eseseded four miles.
The defendant said he bad dose ee awe than the act
justified him M doing.
Aldermen Finals aid the fact was the defendant evi-
dently expected when be was engaged that it was to be itee
hiring to the railway statics, but after he was told he would
be paid by the hour, he thought proper to make two Wrings
of it, and he wit take the consequence.
Alderman Wilson said the defendant knew as well as he
did that it was to le only one hiring, to be paid for by time,
but be thought to take advantage of the circumstance of his
not being told so at
tea claim another 61, wises if be
had been paid by dihe would lave neeived only
Is 6d.
The defendant (who throughout the ease cauduted
himself with the greatest imeolence of manner towards the
bench) said it was not bin fault if the laws were made so
that be could sot interpret them.
Alb
Weis said he et with spy cabmen won
*enable of laterpreting the law than the defendant; but
his legal knowledge in this instant* had brought him
into a diffieulty. However, as Alderman Wilson did
not prom for a heavy penalty, at his suggestion he would
merely require the defendant to pay the costs, and recom-
mend him to refrain from practising such tricks for the

future.
As old man vergisg upos the age of 80 year., and
searcely able to wale, presented himself with his wife. who
appeared to be about 70 years old, before Alderman Finis
under the following circulations.
They stated they bad been inmates of the Kirdford
Union, near Petworth, in Bluest, for the last two years, and
under the new poor law regulations their sge entitled them
to live together, instead of being placed in separate wards,
as it was under the old system. The guardians of Kiedferd
Usios had, however, on Wednesday last, tented the old
man out of the union without any apparent teases for such
a harsh , and the wife having expressed her deter
ninnies to keep with bee husband, she accompanied hies
to London is quest of a sister, from whom they esposegi
emu montane@ • but after walking • distance of nearly 0
miles they found, on their arrival in London, that the
relative they sought died last Christmas, sad they therefore
applied to the magistrate for advice and assistance.
Alderman Flouts expressed the utmost surprise that the
guardians of a union should have expelled a man at the egg
of 80 yens, withist having some very strong reason for
adopting such a course. The worthy aldermen then directed
Mr. Martin, the chief clerk, to write to the Kirdfned guar-
dians, and in the meantime he would supply the aged
couple before him with the means to return to Kirdford.
BOW-STRERT.
The cue of the young woman, Hlissheth Joyce, who •
few days ego complained that she had been tuned out of
her lodgings, near Red Lion square, immediately after
being delivered of a still born child, on the evening of the
6th tenant, was formally brought before the court this day,
es a gammons charging Isabelle Ward, servant at the
hoses in qmestion, with an assault, alleged to have been
committed in expelling the complainant.
The chaplain of King's College Hospital again attended
on behalf of the authorities of that institution.
The oomplaiunt, • single woman, apparently of about 20
years of ego, stated that she bad no place of abode. At
about 10 o'clock on the night of the 6th inst., when 4 mo-
mentary expectation of being confined, she went to St.
Chlte's Workhouse and applied for admission, stating the
nature of her case. The porters sent her in to the mid-
wife, who said there was nothing the matter with her.
The nurse then said, " You must go—we have no room
for you here." She west down stairs, end one of the
porters ordered her out of the house, advising her to go to
a hospital. He then took her by the arm and put her out.
She walked as far as Drury lane, where she met with •
friend, who undertook to find &lodging for her, and pay for
it. He took her to • house in Eagle-eurt, !Mar Red
Lion-
square, where he engaged • bed for her, and paid the land-
lady for it. She saw him give the landlady the money.
The defradest was pretest. After her friend had seen her
into her room, he went down noire, sad left the house. She
I knew that he intended to go away. As soon as be was gone,
i she undefined herself, and pot into bed. That was about
then quarters of an hour after she was refund admission at
the workhouse. She had not gone with her friend to any
Public house, nor to any other plane but Eagle.court. In
about five minutes from the time she got into bed she found
herself mach worse. She then went to the door, and called
to the landlady for help. She was just shutting the door again
' when site was confloed. The landlady then came up stairs,
and abed her what was the matter. She replied that she
hatbos coaficed, adding that she did not think it would
sea happened so soon. The landlady replied, " Dress
remelt immediately, and get out of my hoses, or I will
glee yes into the custody of • policeman for union into a
Waage how for such a purpose." The defendant, who
some into the room at the same moment, went and fetched
kpieu of aa olhawl, is which she wrapped the child up.
TU child c'ied ;it was born deed. The defendant
glade witsees get up and dress herself, and, taking up the
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aided it down stairs desiring whines to fellow her.
Mop got down stairs:defendant took her by the arm
sod sedned her out of the house. As she (witness) could
ilmet walk quickly, defendant pushed her along. Defendant
esedsoted her to Red Lion-square, saying, as they went
ileac "Now, mind, you are not to oostradiet what I say.
I will leave you in the square while I go and fetch • pollee-
mu, and I will tell him that I was posing when I grad-
Imlay saw you and went to you assistann." She asked
wither to sit down on the sum, to make it appear that
ise bad been cosfined there, but witness refused to do that,
as the stones were so cold. Defendant said that it witness
did sot do as she desired her, and say she was confined is
the square, she would not go for • pi:Mennen, bat would
leave her to herself. Witness asseedingly agreed to say
what elehathat desired her to say. Defendant then west
:rzeo MA a policeman, sad returned with polies-on-
• MO. Wafting told the egastable that she had
hems goateed in the square. He west to • public-house
sad Molted some brandy and water, mad when she bad
&oh it he called • cab, into whisk be pat her with the
melmemoto ed the defendant, who also entered the cab, and
they prentoded to the hospital, where defssdsnt told the
Mora: the same story she had told the poliesmaa—that she
MI Mad wiling, Is the eqsareps she was .
Madam Babb, pedsoooastabis MO A, the
gasolene names% towlines with Napa be Selig bra be
the mom se Mud, mod added that be seed sesokloont
WW not pas to the worth's,* immediately out
bend, unwell ? She replied, " I did apply there
this eveging, Wsner being taken up stairs and examined
I
by the midwife, woe tdd there was nothing the matter
with Me, sad they tamed ace oat agate." He said, " Did
yw ten Diem that yes bed no massy, and that yea were
imHlsle I" blereired, " I did, hat they told me I most
g• sot, so *op sat keep me them" Witness Caen
Crisla gases Mt brandy and voter, sold Its gave
anit ito a sib. The defendant sad mother eon
slab sobilsdbis forgetting esinglalasat kW tin cab, and
be Sea bee Is LW. College Ill.: at. Dellindant asked
if is wadi he wasted, sod be " Tos, ft is a very
aim sees, sad yes mast go whit tots Woad
." She as
emdloply west with the in them& Pie n bdormatfonwhiala
be nentool es the following Bssdsy, be Mood that she was
net seabed in the twee Int I. the Mese lie. S. Belie-
mod. The mot day, ilia/oh bo west to the hospital sad