The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-10 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-IfIRKET.

Ann Stevens, the wife of a baker living in Great Windmill-
street, was charged before Mr. Knox with the following
violent 'insult on a female named Mary Wildsy, her next
door neighbour.
The complainant, the upper part it whose head was en-
veloped in a bandage, said that between tea sad eleven the
pavlova night she was in the Red Lioe public-bones, Little
Wiadmill-streek when the prisoner ease in sad begs*
joking with bar, and called her an out-01-thrway name,
sad &Hayward' took up a pint glass and flung it at how. Her
head was badly cut, and Mr. Harris. wage" at Great
Windmill-street, was celled in to dress the woos&

A young Mil, lamed Thomas Webb, of 11, Little
Windmill-street, said he heard some joking going on be-
tween the two females, who seemed to be very jealous of
each other. He saw the prisoner take op the glen and
throw it at the complainant, cutting her head very badly—
the wend being a very serious one. He did sot think at
firs► that the prisoner meant to throw the glass, and could
not may whether it was intentional or not.
Thomas Harrison, 116 C, said be found the complanant's
head tadly cut, and the prisoner said she bad received
great provocation—the complainant having thrown some
water ever her. _

Frisoner said complainant threw a quantity of water over
Dar before she threw the glue.
Yr. Soo: said he should remand the prisoner for week,
as it was impossible at present to tall the malt of the in-
jury oomplaitutnt had roosived, and the surgeon must
then attend. Erma if the complaisant had thrown water
at the prisoner, the prisoner had no businem to throw a
glue at her.
The prisoner was then remanded.

Willies' White, a tab driver, wee darned with being
drunk and incapable of driving.
J. Clarke, 273 A, said that he wee an duty in the Kin 'a-
mid the previous night, when his attention wee a to
the defendant, who wee driving a 11•111101 II cab at a great
pace on the wrong side of the road. AftrieQweendiali •
short distance he inn no against a four-w cab and
upset it.
Mr. Arnold—Wee there anybody in the cob?
Witness—Yes, a lady and gentleman. The defendant's
own nab wee aim upset, and he fell heavily upon hie shoulder
sod aide of the heed.

11r. ir;oliLibe black eye he hu is the worst I ever
saw. I wonder that his skull wee sot fractured.
Witness—Rad he fallen three or four inches more in d-
unce he mut have split his had open.
Mr. Arnold—He has bad a very fortunate escape.
Witners—He was insensible fora long time in cense-
queue of the fall.
Mr. Araeld—Wu there any one in his cab at the time of
the eallision I

Witness—Yes, a lady.
Mr. Arnold—Wu she hurt, sod what became of her?
Witness—Wu was not hurt, I believe ; the cab turned
over, and I helped the lady oat. AB soon se I did so she
walked sway without waiting a inmost.
Defendant—l was sot drunk. The lady poked the flap
up and was talkhig to me, and that took off my attention,
and moth* sooideet occurred.
Wituese—When he recovered it was quite dear that be
was druk.

Beach Polford—l was on duty at ths station when UN
defendant was brought then. There was no doubt about
his beingdrunk.
The proprietor and driver of the other cab was in attend-
ance, and the driver said that the taxistablo'a account of the
transsation wu perfeoUy correct.
Mr. Arnold—The charge at present before me is only au
of drunkenoess. I have sotitiog at present to do with the
damage you have caused. I hats no doubt of your
drool:mien, but in consideration of the cost ou will
doubtless be at. and the injury you have sustained, I shall
only tine you sa.