The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-07 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

YANffiON•HODSZ.

A iniserahlrlooking7ouiiinin, a about 26 years of age,
named Arthur Manning, wee brought before the Lord
Mayor charged with assaulting Mr. Arthur Nano, a mer-
chant, log on business InFeinobesp.
Mr. barrister, appeared for the oorriplainant.
Mr, said that the puma proceedings were
forma upon his client by the pry and those who were
connected with him. Some tfmu toot, about the year 105,
when his client war about 19 yews of age, there was an in-
timacy between him and the princesses mother, the result
of which was the birth of two children. The prisoner,
however, was not one of them. From that time until 1857,
when him client become unfortniate in Waimea, be had be.
hand most handsomely to the prisoner's mother, sod since
thin b. had boss subjected% a amiss of annoyanoss from both
the prisenerand his mother. They bed been repeatedly to
hie plate of Maximus, and had been to his private ruidcnce,
where he lived eith his wife. Fleshy, that morning the
prisoner assaulted him without any provoution,
Mr. Arthur Mann then stated that be was a merchant,
carrying on business in Eastebeep: He was walking to his
cabs that morning, when the prisoner accosted lam, and
wired him some question, which he did not answer, upon
wklok the prisoner deliberately struck bim violently in the
face and cut his lip. The prisoner had been to his °flu,
and annoyed him frequently upon previous occasions.
The Lord Mayor asked the prisoner what he had to say
in answerto the charge.
The prisoner replied that be should like to have a patient
hearing.
The Lord Mayor said he could not have a patient hearing
if he we. going into matters irrelevant to the charge. The
question was, did be or did he not assault the complainant.
The prisoner said he did so, but he was provoked by
au expression the complainant made use of towards his
mother.

—WeLord Mayor said, let that be as it might, the prisoner
bad no nght to take the law into hie own hands. He was
brought before him charged with an offence, and he must
deal with it.

The prisoner said Mr. Mann bad left his mother for thii
last Ave years in • state bordering on starvation.
The Lord Mayor told him that matter could not be gone
into. He was charged there with an amault, and as the
prosecutor merely wanted protection from future widows,
be should bind him over in his own recognissnoce for 201.,
and one surety in 10/., to keep the paws for three months.
Received for the poor-bon, 101. from the Salters' Com•
pent'•
WORSHIP-STREET. _ _ _

Oslob Cosock, •powerfnl f;plic;r7 described as a wheel-
wright, was charged with complicity In the following
proles robbery.
From the evidence of Devitt and Watts, detectives of
the N division of police, it appeared that Mr. Richard
Pesros, a cionunerMal traveller, celled with a friend at a
public home in Shoreditch as the evening of Thursday lest,
sad showed some valuable articles of jewellery in acesexima
with his business to the leadlady. Two yeses is frosted
W bar were oteemers of this, sad es Yr. Pearce and his
Mead leaving they contrived to get into oonvenation with
than ; this ceetinued until the patty reached Edward-
street, Lapland-toad, when on turning the censer of that
street three men suddenly pounced upon him—one clasping
his threat so tightly from behind that be was totally unable
to isle any alarm, sad rank helpless to the
pavement, where another man knelt upon hie Meet
while his pockets were rifled of 41. 10a. Mr al,
two gold lever watches, two geld Mains, a
diamond nog, value in nil nearly SOL Not any assistanes
was at baud, as the friend of Yr. Pearce bad unfortunately
left him just previously to eateries Falwardetreet ; but end-
dimly that geotleman found himself alone, and after rising
attempted persolijoaaint2l ailing out, ' Stop thieves ;" he
bad, however, but a very few paces when he
beams %seal ,In which state a police constable upon
duty diseaverwl him and took him to the station-house,
when he made the above statement Since that time be
bas hiss OOSIMIId to his own residence exceedingly ill, as
toadied I. by a medical certificate. On Saturday night the
&Welty., cep—'- two women and the prisoner in
Sheredish es seesereed in the robbery, and on in-
=this to the bedside of Mr. Pearce he instantly
the rem es see of Ms assailants, but
howled!. sl lie ethos. Net say of the property haa
ben restored, ad
Mr. LAO reensied the Washer until Yr. Pearce should
be Ala be Wad