The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-14 00:00:00

BOUTHWABX.

Edward CJiai,Ceid, a fellow, was placed
at the her before Mr. Combs, charged with committing a
violent moult upon Elizabeth Wssdle, a women with whom
he cohabited, in Kent-etreet, Borough.
The complainant, who exhibited • eat on her under lip,
and several marks on the arms, mid that she had lived with
the prisoner for some time as his wife. Lest night, when she
came home, he seised bold of her and knocked her down,
and while on the ground he kicked her on the mouth and
different parts of the body. She really believed he would
have murdered her had not a oonetable heard her cries and
rushed up to her protection.
Mr. Combo—Has be ever beaten you before ?
Witness—Oh yes, sir, and you gave him two months in
October last. He's always beating me when I come home.
Priponer—lt is false, and I should not have touched you
this time if you had some home properly. Your worship,
she did not come home till six this morning, and then she
was half drank and woeM keep the door open. I told her
to either keep in or out, and shut the door, but she refused,
when got out of bed and pushed her out.
OorepLinaut—That's not true, year worship. Now PU
tell yen the whole truth, sir. The fact is this man makes
see go and prostitute myself to Newport him, and when I
don't bring him home any mew he brie me.
Prisoner—Now, that's a Be. You keow Igo out a thiev-
ing to support you—(aeneation)—and I mu alwayegiving you

Evidence being given that the wanes's body was covered
with outs land bruises, Mr. Combs alle4•00d him to six
moeths' hard labour.

On leaving the dock, lbe prisoner exclaimed—When I
CCM out I'll hare fifteen years for her, as I want to get out
of this country
Mr. Combs ailkdhie back, and ordered him to find bail
at the expiration of Shelia menthe.

SERIOUS CONPLAGRATIONS.—(THIS DAY.)
About half-past five this morning a fire was dis-
covered in the premises known as the Cambrian Bremen
licaton Old Town, beloiaging to 1. W. Brown sad 00. It
was woe subdued. the damage done, rousideriva the ma ui.
suds of the establishment, biag ineousiderable. Insured
in the Phoenix Fire-office.

A fire also h►ppened in the pruning& belooging to Mr. H.
Brown, haberdasher, he., No. 88, St. George's-street,
The fire was not extinguished until the whole of
the stock in trade was destroyed. Insured in the Royal
Firs-dem

During the night a fire, attended with peat for of pro-
=took plane on the premien, of Mr. Thomas Loader,
• victualler, situate at Ring-cresa, Holloway-road.
It arra from a spark flying out of a pate in the find floor
and setting some linen airing in front in flames. Mr.
Loader on being apprised of the fire, attempted to ex-
tinguish it, and, in so doing, injured hie back very seemly.
The whole of the upper part of the premises was de-
strayed, end the lower portion severely damaged. In-
sured ;in the Leeds and Yorkshire Fire-office. The
premises of Mr. Hendren, tutor, and M. Wellford, fish-
monger, were also damaged by water and breakage. Both
are supposed to be insured in the Mena Fire-office.

TRANSFER OF LICENSES, NEWNOTON.
(THIS DAY.)

This morning a special session was held at the
Court House, Newington, for the transfer of victuallers'
licenses, The magistrates present were J. Uwe, Fee.
(chairman), A. Hamm, Req., E. C. Dormer, Esq., Captain
IMousell, B. Mans, Faq., Starry, Faq., Grey, Esq.,
Burnett, Esq.
The following were the transfer, granted :
Br. Growls.—Rising Sun, Bet t-etreet, William Neal,
to Reuben Allen ; Bricklayer's Arms, Chapel-corm,Jane
Griffin to Barletta Crouch ; Globe, Borough-road, Robert
Hembeow to George Dean ; Star, Blackman-street, Beery
Bastable to Thomas Coomber.

er. 10821.--iien ;hit Haw-street, Wm. Jackman
to Charles Aligarh' Long ; Ri;ing Sun, Farr-street, Gimp
Hyde to John Hampton; Talon' Arms, Shad Thames,
Join Hampton to William Harris • King's Arms, Prop
wthool-strest, Edward William B. 'Carman to John W.
Clatteridge.

Sr. &aet —Green Man, Toolev-street, Edmund William
Cathie to Charles Augustus Cathie; Duke of Clarene,
Tooley-street, Robert Edward Clarke to James Citing
White Lion, Toole -street, Richard Moderidge to Samuel
Awnstus Feu ; t Room, terminus of Loadoe
aid Brighton Railway, Simnel Griffith to John Permit.
BEIYONIXIXT.—Prince of Orange Mill-street, Ann Rem
to George Dna ; Queen's Head, Ifei;liallcireet, Bermondsey
New-road. Joseph Newport to John Milton ; Pagoda, Ber-
mondsey New-road, Robert Minter to William Pillinger.
Roraziarear. Queen's Head, Rotherhithe-street,
Robert Wiater, to Sarah Bryant; Ship, Queen-street,
William Vire to James Elms ; Adam and Eve, Bother-
hithe-street, Hoary Dance to June Davies.
Nrwntandr.—Hoes and Groom, Walworth-road,
Jerkin to James Wallis ; Ship and Son, Walworth-
raid, James Ives, to Walter Hooker; Fountain, Black-
mae-street, George Newton to Robert Wm. Gray ; Golden
Lion, Kent-street, Wm. Collier to Edward Spine.
OLIIIIIZWILL.—Rising Sun, Old Kent-road, Lewis Pugh
to James Ball ; Crown, High-street, Peckham, George
Kelly to John Hutehbcet ; George Canning, Grove-hill-
, terms, Peter Osgood to Ezekiel James Bailey ; Prince of
Prunis, Branawick-road, John James Stratton to William
Smith ; Had, High-street, Elizabeth Ann Lambert
to John Matthias Welsh.

--liArcHAL—Five Belli, New Cross, Wm. Welter to
atoms Hodson..

LAMBETTL—SIeek Horse, Brixton-place, Robert Elden to
Robert Elden, ;an. • King of Sardinia, Archbishop-road,
William Fitch to Richard liimmonds ; Ship,
Fore street, Andrew Wentzell to Wm. Hazelwood ; Water-
man's Arms, Belvidere-road, John Palmer to Abraham Flint ;
Tankerrille Brms, Caroline street, Edwin Poole to Frederick
Poole ; Artichoke, New-cut, Abraham Watson to Henry
ausecembe ; Rose and Crown, Commercial-road, Frederick
Cook to Samuel Short. _

CL•PHAIL.—Lord Raglan Thornton-street, Wandsworth-
road, Frederick Wall to William John

Ceintratuncrt.L-Jsoob's Groundutreet,
John Lew to Jobs Conroy filcher • Whits Horse, Hol-
land-street, Joshua Blackburn to Charles C. Briokwood.
CLIME. —Two Brewers, Backside, William Robertson to
Richard Arnold Berrett.

Laminii..lobojdiapuum Guinan to William Clarke,
Union•plaee, Clapbanvrood, Mar of boor, billiard licence.

The Rev. J. Macnaught, late of St. Chums-
tom's Church, Evertoo, has completely clanged the
views which led hiss to make the mediae of resign.
Mg a good living. In the preface to a work just
published, the reverend gentleman frankly acknowledges
that the scepticism which induced him to abandon the mi.
alstry was a mistake, and pleads for forgiveness from those
whom he may have misled by his teachings. He narrates
the incidents which led him to retrace his steps and embrace
strictly evangelical views, and in doing so expresses a desire
to resume his labours in the church.

CONVOCATION.—(THIS DA.Y.)—This morning a
royal writ was Jawed train the Crown-offies, add erred to
the mint Rev. Charles Thomas Langley, D.D., Archbishop
of Canterbury, commandios him to erasable the bishops,
deans, and clerical proctors of his diocese, in St.
Paul's Cathedral, on Tuesday, the 10th of February. The
writ recites at some length the fact that, in consequence of
the death of the late archbishop taking place during the
period of the prorogation of parliament, the convoca-
tion ceased to liar any legal existence, and that it is
necessary to re-summon it in the manner described before
it can proceed to the despatch of business. The writ for the
assemblies of the convocation of the province of Canterbury
will be deferred until the new archbishop has taken legal
possession of his i.e.
A Fanrca COl7lfT SHOWING are WIFE Afi •
Mamma—The Nantes Tribunal of Commerce has just
given judgment in an action brought by a Mdme. Fooillf
' against Count de Rouil, to recover 500 fr. for breach of
contract, under the following curious CirCUOMSIIOIIP :
Notwithstanding his aristocratic rank, to which it appears
that he is by birth entitled, the defendant has for some
time put been travelling the country in a caravan, exhi-
biting his counter, popularly known as "Le Belle Nor-
marde," in the character of a giantess. While recently ex-
hibiting at Nantes, the countess suddenly resolved to retire
from public life, but the count, unwilling to relinquish
so lucrative a business, determined to find another pheno-
menon of the same kind, and after some time diva:mend
what he wanted in the person of a widow named Fouill4, •
dealer in second-hand clothes, at Saumur. A bargain was
concluded and duly signed, by. which the widow, • woman
of huge size, engaged to act in the threefold capacity of
servant, dame de compagnie, and giantess, for a salary of
150 fr. per month, and one-fourth part of the sums
collected from the spectators after each exhibition
in the caravan. She was also bound never to
go outside the caravan except very early in the
morning, or after dark at night. The agreement like-
wise contained a clause by which each of the contracting
parties valid incur a forfeit of 500 fr. in case of not fol•
filling its conditions. The widow was duly installed in the
caravan, but, owing to some difkultiee raised by the coon-
' ten, she was discharged before appearing in her public)
character, and she in consequence sued the count for the
amount of the stipulated forfeit. The defendant alleged as
his reasons for discharging the plaintiff that she was an in-
different cook ; but the tribunal—considering that cooking
was not the principal object of her engagement, as was en-
dent from the high salary promised, and that she had sot
failed u • giantess-decided that she was entitled to the
forfeit, and condemned the defendant to Fey the 500 fr.,
with code of suit.