The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-03 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

John William,* taahiosably-dressod man, who refused
to give his address, was placed at the bar before Mr. Combs,
charged with committal's a violent assault upon Police-
Sergeant Hull, 32 I', a well-known detective officer.
Sergeant Hull said that about 8 o'clock oo the previous
evening be entered a tavern in the Borough for the purpose
of pertain of refreshments. While speaking to the land-
lady several men eommenced making a disturbance, and be
told the landlady that such persons should beepoken to.
The prisoner then came up to him and said, "What busi.
DM IS that of yours r' Wit►sa told him that it was his
business, when the prisoner rushed upon him and struck
him a violent blow in the face.

Mr. Combe—Were you on duty at that time?
Witners-1 was not, air. I bad been specially employed at
Croydon Hama, sad on returning home I went into the
tavern for the refreshment I required.
Do you know the prisoner 1-06, yak sir. He is a well-
known skittle 'harper.
I suppose you have disappointed him in his avocation ?
I dare say I may have, sa I watched him and ahem • I
aha came up in the mime train with him and his asso-
ciates. so
(Laughter that they were prevented from taking In the
fiats. .)
In answer to the charge, the prisoner said that be and
sours of his companions had a few words in the public-
house is question, when the complainant interfered, and
they got into a row. He did not know then that he was a
eoastable, or he should not have struck him.
Sergeant Hull observed that the prisoner knew him per.
fierily well as • police-officer.
Mr. Combo sentenced the prisoner to pay a penalty of
20a., sad in default 14 days imprisonment.
The fine was immediately paid.
THAMES.
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Dolly Taw, David Barry, John Mora, Edward Brady,
and William lasioa, ismoron, were brought before Mr.
Pertridge ohs with unlawfully and illegally km** at
doors lad ringing the bells of the houses in Christie...trait,

Police:co. astable Shepherd, 43 H, stated that ail the pri-
soners, and another mace, were in Christian-street yesterday
merging, at one o'clock, shouting, bawling, and singing, sod
knocking at the doors, and ringing the bells of every house
they Fussed.
Yr. Partridge—How many houses
Shepherd—About forty. The inhabitant threw up their
windows, and raked the cones of the disturbance, and they
were tinewered with shouts of derisive laughter. After
leaving Christian-street, they turned into Brunswick-street,
and two of them ran into the arms of a policeman at the
bottom of the street. I caught the other man. One
mu nut away.
The prisoners, in their defines, laid all the blame on the
men who essupsd, and who they declared was in search of
his sweetheart, and knocked at several doors they came to
making inquiries after her.
Mr. Partridge—You were sang to knock at the doors and
ring the bells.
The prisoners—We are all very sorry.
Mr. Partridge— You must sot do this again. It iv toe
bad to disturb quiet people in the middle of the slot.
Yoe an fined Mt. each.

THE SUSPECTED MURDER AND ROBBERY AT
Lrsgeoues.—Yeeterday morning the police obtained infer-
ameba which tends to throw some light on the mystery
surrounding the death of the late Mr. John Driscoll, whose
body was found is the river Lea, at Limehouse, under sir -
°muteness that gave rise to an inference that he had
been robbed sad murdered. The deceased, who was con-
nected wish engineering watts at °ermine, in Spain, bad
arrived in England only three days, when be suddenly dis-
appeared on the 30th of October. Though a reward wee
offered for any information respecting him DODO could
be obtained until his bod was found floating, Moat
in the river Lea. In y his pockets were found •
of soldier's gloves, pipeelayed, and marked 14 .
About 181., which he was knoent to have bad in his posses-
Mew. wee miming, bat its, sad a silver watch were la his
pockets. The family expressed their fear that the deceased
had bees robbed and foully dealt with, beanie he had on
the day of his dila mentioned that while he was
getting • draft for bbl. cashed at Mesas. Hothead Co.'s in
Moorgiteetreet, • man watched him, and afterwards fol.
lowed him, and put his hands into his pocket. He had re-
' quested hie aunt to take charge of about 40/. of the mouryfor
him while he went out to take • walk on Blackwell Pier,
sung that be feared that the man was still watching
him. He then went out, and was no more seen.
He bad corns to England about the parches* of machinery
for the lighting of the town of Coronae with pa. He was
of sober habits. Ilia irked' feared that he had been
i and robbed, end the strange circumstance of • pair
<ar effeleiter's gloves being found in hie pocket. and 18/. being
miming gave the case a very sinister upon. The owner
of the gloves has now been found. Owing to the publicity
given to the facts the commandant of the 14th Hamm at
present stationed in Manchester, directed John De Caux,
380 D troop of the 14th Human, to call upon the police
authorities in that city. De Cane made a statement to the
following affect—that he met the deceased in the White-
chapel-mad, and was asked by him to "take a glom," and
then go to the theatre ; and as he (De Cane) was
'himreif going to the Princess's to meet his brother and to
see can of the anon, they both went there, and were
there joined by hi (De Caul's) brother, Edmund De Clang.
They remained there about two hours, when they left and
went in • cab to a plane which be called the Bala Theatre,
occom int by a woman whom be alleges deceased had
formed an acquaintance with at the Victoria. While they
were there together deceased took his gloves and put them
on his hands in jest. Deceased then rose and left the Bala
Theatre, mid went with the woman in • cab. De Cane
affirms positively that this was the last he maw of the de-
ceased, as he and his brother remained at the theatre
after deceased left. He also antes that deceased was
theod watalartilty intoxicated, and
ii possession.
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Sv IN SPTTAL-
FTELDB.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. John Humphreys. Mid-
dlesex coroner, resumed at the Grey Eagle Tavern. Grey
Eagle-street, Spitalflelde, an inquiry respecting the death of
Elisabeth Manna, aged 34 yeses, who expired under the
suspicious circumstances already reported in our columns.
Dr. Letheby said that he had received from Dr. Gayton the
stomach and portions of the liver and small intestine of de-
ceased • the stomach and intestine were almost empty.
lie tested for mineral and vegetable poisons, but found no
trace. The intestine was inflamed, and stomach was not. He
also received four stomach pills. They were composed of
an aromatic, apparently gentian. Several medicine bot-
tles, kn., were also tested, but no poison was found. If the
deceased, had been poisoned and -had vomited almost im-
mediately with great violence the poison would probably
cot be found. He might expect to fed a trace in the
liver. The eymptime described accompanying deceased's
death were most remarkable. He could not attribute them
to any natural disease which would not present traces
after death. Elisabeth Manna, • little girl, said that
her mother did not live happily with Mr. Breather. On the
Monday night before bar death he tool up a boot and bit
her on her back or aide. He enriched her on the month the
same night. They were friends after that. She died on the
following Friday. The inquiry was further adjourned.
THE LATE SUDDEN DEATH AT OXFORD UNIVER•
arrr.—Tbe iuquest ou the body of Mr. George Wardea
was resumed in the hall of Worcester College yesterday,
when after Leather the report of Profanor taylor, of
Leedom who aualysed the contents of the stomach, widths
, evidence of Mr. Upjohn, chemist, who bad fur two yam
' supplied deceased at times with Batley's solution of opium,
and also the further evidence of Mr. F. Symonds, surgeon,
returned • verdict, " That Mr. Warden's death was caused
by inadvertently taking an overdose of the preparation of
opium, which he bad used habitually for the last two peen
to relieve treat pain."
IRISH EMIORATION,—There was a poor labouring
boy near Merles, who namely kept life together by driving
en MI and cart with turf, and the poseession of a reserve
halt crown world have been to him an event never to be
forgotten. He scraped together, with the assistance of
bonus friends, his passage money to New York, and mailed cm
the 17th of March last. Since then he has sent to hie
father 61., together with paying 21. for the converting of the
greenbacks into specie; and the knowledge of this circuits-
stases has doe* more in the district he worked in than the
most elaborate disquisition of a Senior or • Malthus epos
I the subject of emigration as • remedial agent—Pew York
PaPerd..
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