The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-23 00:00:00

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Urryol.D.—Youdag. June L.
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day, !6; Friday U.
Snoarcenni.oidetresteoad.—Monday, June 23; Tbursday,ll
WINSICIA7II3,, Greet Prescot June ;
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Boarnwear, ewseestrest. —Tuesdey, Jane 24; Thursday, U;
Friday, 27.
Unarm Camberwell Newroad.—Trudy, June 24: Wed-
nesday, 26.
WANDswoWrU, SouthatreeL—Thursday, June 26.
Cl?? or Ww. Onlldhall-bnlldlnp.—Monday, June 23;
Wedneadm, 26; Betuday, U.

COURT OF QUEKN'S BENCH.-Juiri 21.

Sittinp at Nisi Prima at Watudnater.—(Brian Lord Cidat
Justice Cockburn and a Common Jury.)

HANCOCK V. WEBB.-1

•0•12111 T • MIDICAL MAN.
This was an action for an indecent assault brought by a
female servant against the defendant, her master, a medical
man residing in Pimlico. The defendant pleaded not
guilty, itc.
Mr. Huddlestone, in stating the plaintiff's case, mid the
plaintiff, who was about 18 years of are, is the daughter al
carryin on business in the neighbourhood of
IninittarKal the defendants a medical man, attached to
the metropolitan police.foree, and also practising at his resi-
dence is the St. 's
-road, Pimlico. On the 20th ci
September, the defendant, having parted with his cook, so-
gaged the plaintiff to take her place at • salary of
101. per annum. She entered the service, and remained
there some time, when an implesaaatness
between the girl and meter, in consequence of his having
bastes one of his children in a manner she did not like. In
etheaqiienos of that onisurence she gave notice to leave, but
afterwards consented to stay. On the 18th November lest
the plaintiff was sweeping down the stairs, and whilst so
e the defendant came up stake
bl:t The plaintiff remonstrated with him for having
done so ; he then turned round, laughed at bar, and went
one. Whilst the plaintiff wta in the defendants writ* a
page boy wuareld, who had to keep his bedroom in
other hunielL A dispute sine between the plaintiff and
Yrs. Webb, in ooneequenoe of her having ref used to do some-
thing to that room} and she was told to leave by Yrs.
Webb. The plaintiff upon that applied for her
and was told to wait in the surgery until Mr. =
came home. She did so, sod upon his arrival he offered
her 11. for heF wages, but she refused to take that sum, and
claimed a greater amount, when the defendant locked the
Margery door, took her by the shoulders, shook her very
violently,r struck her with his fist in the month, threw her
face downwards on the floor, pulled up. her clothes, and
whilst Yrs. Webb held her feet in the air, the defendant
beat her in • most indecent manner. She screamed out,
whereupon the defendant put her head between hie legs,
covered his hands over her mouth to prevent her from
screaming, and rolled her over and over on the floor. Mrs.
Webb, instead of remonstrating at the conduct of her hue-
band, told him he had not given the plaintiff " half
enough." and went out of the empty for the pupae of
gettinj a stick, when the surgery bell we nog by the
plaintiff's sister, who was also in defendant's amok He
struck her in the sister's prose" and went away laught
After that the plaintiff left and went home, and was
to work for a space of two months, and was attended for
the injuries at the Pimlico Dispeneary. The matter subse-
quently came beton Mr. Arnold at the Westminster Police
Court, but ultimately it was considered • question for
dm and the matters in the polios-coort were stayed
and the ;Lemont action was brought.
Theplaintiff we called, and corroborated the learned
counsel a opening statement.
In cross-examination she admitted that the defendant
attended her mother after the alleged aim& She did not
remember when she first went to the dispensary. She had
not • swollen face before the assault. It was swollen and
disoolatred afterwards.
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Plainiiiiw;;reOalred, and in answer to questions put to
her by the learned judge, said—l did not state before the
magistrates that the defendant lad taken hold of my leg
when I was sweeping the stairs, because I was afraid it
would cause a disturbance between the defendant and his
wife. My mother never asked me why I did not like the
defendant's behaviour.
Elisabeth Hancock, the plaintiff's sister, deposed—l was
in the defendant's service with the plaintiff. I Ant baud
my sister's emu= as I wee going into the nursery, and
when I got to the surgery door I found it fastened. I asked
to be admitted, but was not. I then went out of the
front door and round to the surgery door in the side street.
There was a crowd outside. I rang the ball, and shortly
after I heard the chain unfastened and the defendant
opened the door. He asked me what business I had outside,
and I replied that I had come to see what was the matter
with my aster. He made no reply, but he struck my Aster
with his open band on the side al the face, and went away
laughing. My sister's mouth was bleeding • much. Her
face was swollen, and she was in a very deplorable condition.
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Cross-mainiMd—l don't think I inodtirmed shoat; the
chain of the door before the magiatrate, or of the &dead-
en* laughing. My sister's eyes looked fit to maw out of
hot bead. I did not say " I like &crowd ;lamis my glory
oow." I was too much frightened. I Dever said to the de-
fendant's soo Edward, after previous unpleasantness, "I
will put your papa in pima. I have plenty of rich Mends
who will pay the expeme."
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Mr. John Collins, proprietor of the Carpenters' Arms,
saw the plaintiff leave the defendant's surgery, and from
her injured condition, he with others advised her to go to the
polios court. He went with her end peal for the surnames.
He spoke to the date of the plaintiff's mouth, f►es, end
arm. Hs was a perfect irtrancrar to her.
Other witnesses were called in support of the plaintiff's
caw

;X.' re I heard her voice in the room I immediately abut
Tar. I wee never charged by any servant with attempt-
• fere@ myself into ber room.
further hearing of the case wee adjourned tilt Monday.

Mr. Ssrjeant Parry, in addressing the jury, remarked on
the social position of the plaintiff, and his beisg the father
of eight children. He was a man of irreproachable character
up to this period, when he sod his wife were charged with
conduct which, if true, must drive them out of society. •
more atrocious charge bad never been made spirit a ova,
sewed by his wife, who war a limbo sod delicate woman,
suffering from heart disease, which required great quiet-
ness on her part. He deliberately charged the plaintiff end
her sister with a vile conspiracy upon the foundation of
circumstance which gave a colour to the story, rendering it
necessary that the verdict of a jury should be taken. Such
conduct as they were charged with wee a disgrace to a civi-
lised country.
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The defendant deposed—l am a physician and eargeon
practising as • general practitioner, at 48, St. George's-road,
On Sunday, Ist Deoember, I had heard from myy
wife that the plaintiff had refused to do oertain dome tic
offices. I never caught her by the kg, and to-day is the
first time I heard of it. On the Monday my wife informed
me that the plaintiff still refused to comply. Whilst
at breakfast I heard her making a great noise,
talking loud on the staircase. Her mother was
sent for, but the could not onme, and sent an elder daughter
in her place. I determined to get rid of her. I calculated
her wages up to that day-11. 19e. 1041. 11. bad been paid
her. I wrote a receipt in the servants' wages book, and
I went with my wife into the surgery. In her presence I
laid 19a. lid. on the side table, and said to the plaintiff,
" Sign the receipt, and I will pay you." She did so in my
wife • preseace, and handed the book to me. She took up
the mossy and held it in her hand a little while, and then
threw it down, saying "I'll not take that, I'll have a fort-
night's more money." I declined to pay her more, end told
her she must go. She said she would not go without more
money. I left the surgery with my wife, and after-
wards drove to the plaintiff's mother for her to
speak to her about her conduct, and take her away.
She would not do so, and I then went to the polies
station. On my return home, my wife made further com-
plaints of Elias corded in my theme. I went into the
surgery where she was, and at my request she got her
clothes. I again told her to leave the house, but she would
not. I fastened the ball door and opened the front door.
I spin desired her to leave. She would not. She sat
downs), a their by the side of a chiffosniens, and would not
leave. She shook her fist in my wife's face, said, " You vile
woman, you wicked wretch." I told her that ea the would
mat leave, it would be my painful duty to put her
out. She threw herself biek, saying, " I am as
strong se you are, and I won't go." After detailing
some other acts of violence on the plaintiff's part,
defendant said—l took her by the arm to put her out and
my wife opened the door; plaintiff slipped down and sat
on the floor, and commences! crying awl making a noise.
Seeing through the glass that a crowd was collecting I put
my load gently over her mouth to prevent the noise. She
bit my middle finger, and I then took my hand away. 1
mid to my wife, "As our presence appear, to excite her let
us go into the dining•room." Just at that time the surgery
bell rang, and I opened the door immediately end found
her sister Elizabeth there. The chain had not been pat up
that morning to my knowledge. I dopy most positively
that I struck her, as alleged, or behaved in an im-
proper manner to her. She suffered from the
teeth and gums, and from excitement. She was very much
flushed. My wife is physically incapable of doing what she
is charged with. I punished my child on my wife's repro_
seatetioti that she had told an untruth and persisted in it.

petson.
After bearing the evidence on both sides at considerable
length, Mr. Rom ordered Mn. Lawrence to be immediately
dieoharged, and said he should represent the facts of this
case to the Commissioners of Police, who would bow bow
to punish the constables Here was a highly respectable
woman, the wife of a tradesman of many years' Mending,
dragged off to the station-base became she was asked to
rings neighbour's bell, to enable him to attend the market,
and all this was done in consequence of its barbing with
the small sums received by the polios for early cells. As to
Mrs. Lawrence having assaulted the constable he did not
believe one word of it. This wae, in his opinion, a mom
outrageous proceeding, and the way Mrs. Lawrence bad bows
treated was barbarous in the extreme. Re had never net
with a worse use empahmt the police, and he could promise
her that the facts should be fully investigated.

By Mr. Fluddl
your pige-boyu.

me you been charged with flogging

Defendant (hesitating)—What do you mean? I once
chastised one. I had a thief, and I gave him a caning and
cored him. I was once summoned for assaulting a page-
boy but the summons was discharged. I had three boys
di*the time the plaintiff was with me.
( items very much hesitated in answering the questions.
He was linable to say whether be had beaten one
of them or not) The mother wished me to chastise Lim,
but I did not. I was once charged with an Walt,but the
magistrate dismissed the case. I had • nurse named Martha
Onward. I did not go into her bedroom one night without
knocking when she was in a state of nudity and taking a
bath. I was in my bedroom with my wife, sad hearing a
noise upstairs, I went op to her room. tlhe complained nazi
day to my wife. I never had a nurse who complained that
she was obliged to barricade her bedroom door with the
dreining•table and dramas. (Laughter.)
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Mr. ituddlootoo—Did pa; no; go up Rod fiod it barri-
caded ! _

iiiieoclint—l don't reessinber. The Dune before Martha
Coward did Dot oompleia at ley cooduet.
.

Re-examised—Th; sereant; referred to were norm.
Cloward was with ate EOM titan lie mouths. I don't mewl-
loot if els was mks& So was i• the day aseserp mei as

pothew.ers,hch is
...woceim..qtuoifte a usual
haybwf ~;occurrencebut from
jufmmidthpreericlust tz
well as from abroad, our snivels are limit, whilst fully
one-half of the casting receipts are from Loadoo, and have
opened
direetadstrvZgceilt4ofti:elithors.farmeperhairds'.gu, tilf;ey°;orbeineglailisdn.dilves:nYe cbenhrene4:l4.tibe THE POLICE COURTS. I
---- --- IPZITuf Mia, ea. Per r rather e°o% .1:. obeb=';',.7"4
CLBRKILNWILL • cargo of Holstein red, not extra, was placed at rce re ,
Seale, 575. • choios Brunswick 58s. 6d. • Wolpst, non
Robert Ml4/011, a watch cabs replier, of Wynyattetreet,
and high allied Dunkin same figure, all per 5041_ Ls. re
Clerkenwell, was charged (on remand) with having in his
c=ton • large quantity of gold watches, stolen at the lye). Flour must he written la per sack dearer • a*od st.'
Wee-Races and elsewhere, and a number of gold pins and fa not improbable our Ewen may eat up their .'., -
property to the value of about 8001., stolen from • sa, but uuta the saunas is hurl. usuubusbure
jeweller of High-street, tamden-town. Some of the pro- alter our uotations. Grinding birirley, bums, Led" '44
nrtLwas identified by different persons as having ler i
an.ng'- -- - el. In oats more doing, at last week's nnectima'
to them. The arrivals this week are :—Wheat, coastwise, 1,8,11 Ts,
e prisoner was fully committed for trial. famine, 3,175. Rye, coastwise, 36. Malt, coastwise, 150.
111aRLBOROUGHATBEET. Ow, ooestwiss, 862 ; foreign, 660. Peas, foreign, le.
Margaret Lautreotee, the wife of • greengrocer in Silver. fir, 001/iWWO. 60. Flour, coastwise, 783 wag.
street, Goldem.squara, was charged with assaulting police- e Nonwica, Jots 2L—There was a fair supply of "beg
constable Barker, C division, No. 59. at this market to-day, and the sales effected were made ei
At four o'clock in the morning Mrs. Lawrence was sew ID "dna*, of L. to 3. per (11, upon all demiPlioot. Tlase
by Barker to ring the bell of a hones opposite to where me lamely ssy other grain on offer. Flur la to h. td.
she lived, and in which one Greavee, another greengrocer, Per auk mare money. White wheat (we'oing Ma to
resided. He followed and asked why she rang the bell. / 5411 w.), 595. to 62a. ; red ditto (weighing 6365. to wino,
used abusive language to her, called another constable, 66a to Mc per qr. : deur, 395. to j 94. bd. per lick
named Green, C 216, and they 'dragged her off to the Ma,. Harriette us, Joan 21.—The show of wheat from the
tic. They then accused her of having assaulted them in powers was spin on a limited scale, but the attendance
their duty. was only moderate. The trade was firm at an advance at l&
Mr. Lewis, who appeared for the defendant, said it was to 2a_ per quarter. White wheat was quoted at Mato 631. ;
customary for the police to receive a small sum for calling red, 545. to 59a. per 36 stone. The supply of barley was el
people early In the morning, and because Mrs. Lawmen, a limited wide, and very little business was &swat atom
, who was obliged to be up early herself to attend market, the_priois of last week, grinding 295. to 325. per 30 stow ,
had rung Mr. Greaves's bell, and therefore deprived them d anelliog, nil. There was • steady demand for oats, he
their perquisite, they bad behaved to her in that bridal which the inquiry proved very firm, and the supply being
manner. Mrs. Lawrence had lived for many years in the small prices bad • Dt.y to advance ; old 30s. to :Vas ;
neighbourhood, and was well known as a most respectable new, Abs. to 275. ; foreign, 26a. to 30a. per 24 stone.

_ .
01/017), JUN& 21.—The attendance to-day was, in ma
sequesoe of the Litanies of the weather, rather mite,
fanners beige gamily engaged in the hay fields, sohi
there was a good dammed for wheat the following per
wan obtained, vie.:—White wheat, 52.. to 60a.; red, ii:
to Ws.; mu prime sample of the latter Ourser7l nude*
Barley seemly anything doing in. Bear, 564.t0 421.;
eats 20a. to 32e.; Boar, 40s. to 41a per sack.
PWrannosootin, Jul 21.—The cold weather curd oer
laymento ask higher rims her, today, and what mar
be called la. to 2a per or. dearer than lan week ; both
eats and bear were in and rather ...ow,
was ea for culla •
Boreneran, Jun 21.—There was a rather
mad much of that exhibited war in poor condition.
Per ben samples Is. to 2s. per quarter advance was readily
obtainable, bat millers held aloof from making extensive
. Best white was Ma. to 624, and inferior 50s. to
ritrer"Oinarter ; best red, 52a. to 56e., and ,
to 525. per quarter. Foreign was very firm, and all the bat
lota were Is. per gender dearer. The barley trade was
rather dull, and the business transacted war at the same
terms as those of last week, beat malting barley being 364
to 405., and grinding, 26a. to 32e, per quarter. In cats
there wee li doing, and the prices of that article are
lathered.
Wismar, Jan 21.—The weather during the week bas
been very suiesttled, with cold night', which will prevent
our having so early an harvest as at first anticipated. The
crops, up to the present, I believe hare not received say
injury. Our market today was moderately attended ad
the supply of wheat was fan and made an advance of L.
per qr. Bring corn sane and in favour of the sellers.
WOECNSTEII, Juts 2L —At this dare market there VW
cal, a moderate supply of wheat roes the farmers, for
wMcit an advance ol Is. per qr. was obtained. To art
sales on oats a Manioc of 6d. per qr. would have to be
estnitted to. Other articles =altered.
Yost, Jam 2L—Thera was • limited quantity of wheat
at oar market twday, the mealtime of the amiss re the
whale being fair. llsyera operand ne a medicate salt'
and an selves* of is. per water wag nada. White awn
VIM quota at lies. to Oda ; red, 545. to 56t per II akar
Nano& kasinage tesasseited is barley, the sheer of which
wen nage% and the previews week's rates were 'amorally
wadi ; /fading sauced 31s. to 335. per 30 shoe. There
wen seeneLltg he the oat Undo, sad prisms la some new
lad an tesidesey. Supply ; rates anted from
231. to per atone.
Ilinioarat, Jun 21.—At ear soastry markets this
weak we bed lees pals offer*, and se Wows are reluc-
tant sailers, mine at easiderabie advance, business hue
bees reetrieted. Sere, to-day, we had-only two parcels of
ea* two hassle of barley, and • vary small supply of
wheat at enmelosA Bales quirk, at fully letopesrseqr. advises
ba•
rley ?ado.
24.. to
per qr. ;
WATIMPOILD. Jun 21.—We have liberal arrivals from
abroad thk week, principally Indian corn, but oar supplies
of home-powo psis are sairoely worth naming. The im.
proved feeling noted in the trede on Saturday continues,
and for needy all articles we experience a good inquiry.
Wheat—Prepared Irish sells to a moderate extent at pee
?JOU rates, and for foreign there is a considerable demand
at an oilman of 6d. per barrel. Barley more saleable, kg
not dearer. Oats held for more money, which cheeks
be Indian emu goes largely into emsearoption at full
for all deacriplums. Flour in favour of sellers.
17t7p—orta this week :—Wbeat, 2,079 qrs.; Indian cons, 14,700
qrs.
oatmeal, 20 sacks flour, 70 sacks. Exports the
week:—Wheat, 1,595 barrels; barley. 40 barrek ; oats,
4,057 banish; floor, 950 sacks; ciatinsia, 83 sacks.

CATTLL—Omummi, does 2L—Of cattle tke supply
today was the hugest we have had this mason, and ms
composed mostly of Irish. The quality oa the whole we
mock better than lest week, that of the Irish gessenlly being
excellent. Thin wee • fair attendance of buyers, but the
(MAU trade was very dull, the only basins doing Mug
among the Irish. The supply of sheep was not quite sr
lane as last week, but the quality was mock improved.
Trade up to nearly noon was only dulltas to-day wen
very plentiful, there being about 75 e.. on offer, the
largest we have bad for a considerable time pest. Thee
was only • middling attendance of buyers, and, owing to
the unusual largess's of the supply, trade was heavy, sad
to effect sales, holders had to submit to a reduction of from
Is. to 25., end in some instances Is. • head. Best pip
brought from UM to 21m; secondary and inferior, lice. to
13..; shots, M• to 30s. • head. A elearenes nothing Wu
effected.

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