The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-08 00:00:00

SOUTH WARK.

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A miserably clad Irishwoman, named Margaret Sullivan,
was brought up is custody of 128 N, charged with com-
mitting • furious assault upon Catherine Hughes, and
savagely biting her nose nearly off.
The complainant, whose nose was covered with adhesive
plaster, stated that she lived in the same court with the
prisoner, in Webb-atreet, Bermondsey. On the previous
afternoon there was • row in the court, and on
going out of her house to see what was the
matter the prisoner noww up to her, and celled
ber very offensive lames. Witness remonstrated with her,
and was about to return to her house, when the prisoner
rushed at her and struck her • violent blow on the neck.
They then had • struggle, when they fell down, and while
oa the ground the prisoner fell on her, and bit her nose
nearly off. His worship could see that it was kept together
with strapping.
Ellen Murphy said the prisoner was fighting everybody,
and struck her a violent blow.

Prisoner—You rolled me in the mud, and I only did all I
could to protect myself. (Laughter.)
Magistrate—But what have you to say for nearly biting
the woman's sole off

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Prisoner—That was an accident. I never intended
wilfully to bite it.
The constable here said that the pertiee had been fighting
all the afternoon, and one was es bed as the other.
The magistrate observed most likely such was the cast,
bat it was a cowardly act to bite the other's DOM He
should order the prisoner to find two sureties to keep the
pesos for two months, and iu default he committed her to
prison.

Dean Close has addressed a letter from his tem-
porary retrtet in the Isle of Wight to the operatives of Car-
lisle. He tells them dolt the present distnss, "so far as
oar country isconceruad," is " • clear visitetios of God for
our sins—our wauton luxury, our licentiousness, our drunk-
moue, our oommcrcaal sod msonfacturing frauds." He
vied, up .than carne-t appeal to the operative, to refrain
from liateoing to " hireling teacher. of discontent and tur-
bnltece."

A TROUBLED CONACIENCL—The Court of Assizes
of the Seine on Wednesday tried • man named Durand, a me-
chanician, on • charge of bigamy. It appeared from the evi-
dence that the prisoner was named AS Louvie am NoveCil
her 1846, to • young woman of that town, named Aubert.
Soon after they came to Paris, and lived together
till 1810, when the wife left her husband ow meant
of hie bad conduct, and returned to her parents
at Loaviers. They had no communicaticron for several
years, when the wife returned to Paris and found her
husband keeping a house of ill-fame conjointly with •
woman named Boivin, to whom she was introduced by her
husband as his sister, and strictly enjoined by him not to
my anything of theiiruarriage. She afterwards worked in
the home for several niontlissa a needlewoman. The woman
Boivin repeatedly told her that the prisoner was married to
her (Boivin), but elm never believed it, nor did she take
any pains to discover the truth, when Boivin turned her
oat of the house in • fit of jealousy on account of her
intimacy with the prisoner. The fact was that the ph-
loem married Boivin when he took possession of the hones
in 1853, having made her believe that he was single.
Though at last both of the women were well aware of
the real state of affairs, neither of them took any steps to
bring the prisoner to justice. In 1860 the prisoner was con.
demoed to four years' imprisoomemt for forgery, and last
/larch be wrote from the Central Primo to the Precursor.
Imperial of the Seine, stating that hie eonscieme would no
longer allow him to conceal the fact that he had been guilty
of bigamy. An inquiry accordingly took place, and the
truth of the prisoner's statemeut was fully established.
After hearing the ileismitions of the two women and coun-
sel for the defence, the jury brought is • verdict of guilty
without extenuating circumstances, and the mart mateseed
the prisoner to six years` hard labour.— thafirsani.
A koss-rib,: SUN. —Tho Minoan/6, a journal
published at feepmrre, relates the singular fact that an
&mai), last, between noon and 3 p.m., the nye of she
son were so powerful as actually to roast many of the
napes in the vineyards of the Miami district, so that
early one-fourth of the presumed vintage, which was
expected to be extremely abundant, has been kid. More-
erer.the g_uality, A ii feared, will be hundred.
Tits Maltese!' IN iIIOTTINCAIAMSEIII.6.—That late
lee weather has greatly improved the appearance of the
Corn Crum the greater part having changed colour. In
some districts wheat cutting has oormoireoad—in the neigh-
bourhood of Newark for instance, in the fertile parts of
Leicestershire, and also at several villages os the manna ,
of the vale of Belvoir. Several fields of oats on the north
side of Nottingham have succumbed to the scythe. If the
weather shortly takes up again, the harvest Will be general
in the course of a week or tint days. There are many
opisions about the wheat crop this year. Some any it ia moan
than an average, others that there will be • deficiency in
the Modnee per acre, owing to the oufairearablo weather
at the time of blooming aid the cold Rights which dis-
,Liegnished the spring. Our own observation and experience
16.4 us to ry that an average wedeln may In tapered,
lot we must confess that in some districts, and especially
re cold sad high lands, the ears of wheat are distkisat in
r'holare. Among beans we hear many complaints of
.ight, but it is almost imposeilde Ie form sin oploies until
Anteing his commenced. Cutting epanations have been
stayed by the nip which has fallen baler the hat day or
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