The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-15 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

vioczwr AfDIAOLT ON A win AND DADOH72I.
.1011 Durant, a diaiipated-lookieg mao, a greengroeur,
Yakima at Northampton-row, Holloway, was charged be-
tore Mr. D'Hyocoort wail violently aanaaltiria his wile and
daughter.
Yr. Loins Lewis (Lewis and Lewis) attended for the de-
feadast.

TM ode of the defendant presented • very sorry ap-
pearance, bar faro being very much bruised and cut about.
According to her statement the defendant had not been
Kober nieht or day for 010/11 than 32 jean, and for the last
six or seven years had never had his clothes off, except for
We purpose of changing hie linen. Os Tuesday, the let
inst., the defendant, who had been very violent during the
day, weal to sleep in the aftenoon, and when he awoke he
had his tea, but would cot allow his family to partake of
say. He weal so far as to empty out the bodies
water, so that they should not have any when he
had does, and then went into the shop, and without re-
ceiving any provocative or styles a word, he streak his
married daughter in the face grits such force that it res.
dared her insensible, aid he that pulled a handful of hair
from her bead. The marks of his violence were still visible
on the daughter's illOB. The too. '..er then sprang forward,
end endeavoured to get between them, on which the pri-
soner made use of most dreadful oaths and imprecatiooe,
and said that he would murder both of them, at the
some time striking his wife in the most murderous manner
about the head, ems, and body. Had it not
been for the interference of the neighbours, the wife, who ie
described ea a moat hard.workiog, clean, steady, indor
thouwoman, us woman, ma here been killed. Her daughter had
ermined her mother previous to her appearing before the
magistrate, and statedthat her arms, legs, and body, in
addition to her face sad head, were completely covered with
braise. A short time since the pi minor, who the wife
stated was kept by her, sold two of her carte, sad would
have sold the hones had he cot been prevented, and the
previous day be had gives instructions for the dieposal of
her h.:milieu.

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Police-coostsble Taylor, 100 N, said be apprehended the
prisoner as 4 o'clitek in the morning. At that time the
prisoner was lying on the bed in his clothe*. He had
served the premier with a summons, but he would sot
attend. The prisoner bad a bottle of gin by his side, and
before he could prevent him drank nearly half a pint of the
liquor.
Several constables in the court said; they knew the
yel-
low ; and when he had takee more than navel dnnk,
he was exceedingly violent, and was obliged to have several
men to hold him down. The wife was a steady, hard-
working women, &tithe prisouer was in the constant habit
of ill-treating her.
Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate in mitigation of
punishment, and said that although he could not deuy that
the prisoner had unfortunately fm gotten himself and struck
his wife, yet he was much o:separated, and he was in-
au acted that he was Blued. by the family : they bad
threatened to murder him, and as for the statement that he
bad been drunk for 32 years, that, he contended, was pre-
posterous. The prisoaer was a bard-working luau. and was
as much sinned against as inning. He trusted that the
magistrate would take a merciful view of the case, and take
Into consideration that the Knauer bad been locked up for
basely a week.
Mr. lnyecourt said the smelt on the wife was a very
bad as, and sentseced the prisoner to six mouths' iin-
priseaineet, with hard labour, in the House of Oorreetios.
lf-ARLBOROUCHI-BTRRET.
Tit I.IIOMIZ.OpOihn /110361210 1117/WICI.
Nary Riky, a woman about 30 ears of age, John Riley,
8. Owns Pooley, 13, Beam Pocky, 9, Jana Atolony, 12,
Vassar flannagan, 12, Mary Appleton, 12. and Mary
Said, 12, from Charles-street, Drury-line, Kentatrest,
Borough, and Clare-market, were charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with begging in Leicester-square, the woman also
being charged with catalog John Riley to beg.
From the evidence of William Gordon, 335 A, it appeared
that about halt-past 8 the preview, eyeing, as the
visitors were going iato the Aleambre. Palace, loooseter-
square, be observed all the children, who were without
shoes, running after and begging of them, the woman Riley
all the time sitting in a doorway. After watching the chil-
dren foe some time, he heard the woman Riley say to her
son, "Go on, Johnny," and then saw the boy follow a gen-
times, who gave him something, and the buy then returned
and gave whatever it was to his mother. Oa searching the
woman Is. 9d. was found in her pocket.
After a long rambling statement from the woman, deli-
vered with the usual winos of berclass,
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was clear the woman emitting is the
doorway for the purpose of bagging the mooey she received
from the boy. As for the other poor little thing*, they pro.
bably had rushed out of contra thinking they could perhaps
get • peony by taking example of the woman and others. He
should commit the woman for 14 days, bat discharge the
child ran.

The ouiaance of children beggiog in Leiceater•quare hag
collate become very great—aa many no 30 or 40 children of
an evening are to be aeon begging at one tints in different
puts of the square.

WESTMINSTFIL

THE NVIMNSIVE CE1•1101t111;;;ACD AND SWINDLING.
The court was densely crowded this monitor by =
unions to bear the ezarnivatioo of fashionably
pence. who is stated to have palmed by the names of George
Termer, Hartley Morrie, Captain Mitchell, Major Jaws
amputee, Mr. Liringtort, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Alexander,
Lords Healey, (inky, /fey, Macdonald, sod
sod Captain Charles Stanley.
Mr. Metcalfe atteeded to prosecute the primmer, on the
part of the Rev. Jobe Coz. from whom be was charged with
MY.baying received. ander fraudulent pretstmes, the sum of

Yr. Ribtoo defended.
The brat witness called was the Rev. John COX, who said
—I am a alergiymas of the church of Eaglaod, ollktiatiag at
Wickenly, is Yorkshire. lo November last I was staying st
Wondcharch, sear Elirkeehead. I saw is the Tines an ad-
vertisemest for the sale of ao admire:is, and seat a latter to
the vddrees given ori the 2lstof November.
The advertisement was reed.
Mr. Col mootioued—l wrote the letter prodassd in reply,
sad neeeived a Lowe dated Niv. 22, from primmer, statieg
t►e partieulers. (Th►t ma slat read.) I saw the primmer
of at Welliagbeeough, belies apes that Weer.