The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
A respectably dressed man, who gave his name as E. T.
lbo, and said he was a descendant of the Bernell family,
appeared yesterday before Mr. Alderman Hale, who was
sitting for the Lord Mayor, and made the following applica-
tion. Ile said be had seen in one of the papers of the 16th
inst, a paragraph respecting • communication addressed to
his lordship about a large sum of money which was in-
feuded to be applied to the use of families who bad suffered
by the faith of the Spanish government. He being the
grandson of S. C. Bernell, who was the greatest sufferer,
he thought if there were soy foundation for the report as to
the money, his case might be brought to notice. He banded
io a written statement, which was of considerable Leith,
which the aldenaan declined toread, as he said be could not
enter into it.
Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk, told the applicant be was
rather premature. Such an intimation had certainly been
received by the Lord Mayor, but as yet it was not known
whether there was any money or not; if there were it
would be announced in due coarse.
The applicant said he only wished that his case might be
made known, and requested that his statement might be
reed. Mr. Alderman Hale, however, declined, and he with-
drew.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A gentleman, who stated that he held • 001111111.111i0t1 in her
Majesty's service, came before Mr. Tyrwhitt to ask his ad-
vise under the following circumstances.
Being in want of • cook be applied, on the 6th of Ja-
nuary, Wale Servants' Institution in Charlotte street, Fitz-
roy-square, and a fee of 5.. was demanded of him, which
be paid, as he was informed that several cooks wanting
situations were on the books, sod they should be sent to
him. No person, however, had applied at his hones, and he
called again at the institution to know the reason why. He
was told that the principal was out, and that when be re-
turned an explanation should be forwarded to him. He
bad received no explanation, and as on inquiry he had
reason to believe that a similar system was pursued with
others as had been pursued in his case he thought the beat
course for him to take was to apply to a magistrate for
advice. He had demanded the ss. back, but without effect.
Mr. Tyrwhitt doubted whether the matter could be
made • criminal offence, but he thought the parties who
received the 'is. would hare some difficulty is giving an
answer if summoned before the county court. He believed,
Ihowever, that the surest remedy would be publicity.
The applicant thanked the magistrate and left the court.

M.A RY LEBON E.
Richard .11Tarday warn brought before Mr. Yardley, on
the following charge :
Sergeant Brabant, 2 D, deposed that at half•piuit eight on
Sunday evening the prisoner was in Weetbourne-terrace,
Hyde-park, with a lot of papers under his arm, and bawling
out, "Important news from America. Second edition.
Defeat of the Federals and awful slaughter." Witness told
him to discontinue the annoyance, but be refused to do so,
and after coughing to clear bis VOiCtl, continued to call out
louder than before. He (witness) then took him into
Cody. The sergeant said that he had examined the papers
' which the prisoner had in his possession, and that there was
nothing in them about an awful slaughter of the Federals.
The prisoner, on being asked what he had to say, e
—lt was a second edition I was selling, and I ditherttt
my papas till five o'clock. Her Majesty's Ministers and
many other gentlemen belonging to government purchase
papers of me oa a Sunday.
Mr. Yardley—This is a more serious matter than you
imagine it to be. You Waco parties, by uttering lies, to
boy your papers, and thus obtain money by false pretences.
I shall not deal with you for that, neither shall I under the
Police Act, for although mouth was on this occasion a
" noisy instrument" M a public street, I don't think
it coma within the mesa* of the rid act.
The prises., was the. discharged. with au admonition
from the magistrate, who advised him to pursue his calling
in future without reporting to lying and fraud.

ER

John Hyde, • big, powerful fellow, was brought before
Mr. &Ile upon the charge of committing • ruffianly assault
upon Ellen Hyde, his wife, by kicking her at the face sad
head.
Prosecatrix said—l live at 2, Keppetstrest, Chelsea. The
prisoner is my husband. On Saturday night be mine boom
with a little driek, and directly he Wend be threw the
Sable over. I asked him to pick it up, upon which he heat
WS as you see.
Prosecutrix here exhibited two or three painful lacerations
el the tam
Mr. Sells—How did he do it?
Promeutrix—He threw me down and kicked me.
Mr. Sells—How often did he kick you ?
Prociecutaix—Osoe on the face and twice on the head, I
think.
Mr. Selfe—Arid inflicted the injuries I see
Prosecutrix—Yes, your worship.
Mr. gelfe—Had you given bun say provocatioa!
Promeutrix—Nose that I know of. I caa't say what he
did it for.
Mr. Selfe—Has he ever struck you before ?
Pronecutrix—Yes, edges.
Mr. Salfe—How loft have you been married to him I
Proescutrix—Nine years.
Mr. fielfe—Have you any family
Proescutrix—No we have not.
Richard Revue, Y 913 R, mid that he was in the Marl-
borough-road at eight o'clock on Saturday night sad was
asked by some children to go to Leg-co K -street.
On going there he found the prosecutrix edict from •
wound at the back of the head, and another at the side el
the face. She said that her husband bad inflicted the
wounds, and had kicked her several times. Witnem
quired where he was, when the prommitrix replied that he
had run away directly after be did it. At 20 minutes be
10 prossoatrix came to witness spin, and told him that
her husband was in ll•ppidetreet, and be then west egg
took him, when he said, " I know what it is for, it is few
giving my old woman • domino."
Mr. Sells —Whet °middies was he in!
Wit...ma—Quite sober.
Mr. Self* (to defeedant)—Tli hat have you to say!
Prisoner—lC(4llbn.
Mr. fie/fe—lf corporal punishment were allowed I skald
be disposed to order it in your 010114 so you are fortunste
that it is not. You are committed for three mantle to heed
labour.

SOUTHWARK.
116reca Smith, a ticket-of-leave nevi* was finally la
amino: before Mr. &urban,. charged with steelier a watch
from the person of Edward Thompson.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, givers
oa a former occasion, that on Monday evening the flith
ultimo, be saw the primmer in a bitershop is the West-
minster-road. He treated her, and as they were leaving
the prisoner made a snatch at hie watch, and broke it
from the guard. He pursued her, and overtook her can.
mining with another female near the Yank-gate, and
he thee charged her !with stealing his watch. She
denied it, aid began abasing him. when he seized bold
of bar aad told her that he would give her lab custody to
the first constable be met. Oa the way back the primmer
banded him the watch, and asked him to let her go. He
refused, aid a constable coming up, hopes her into custody.
The watch was broken off at the bow, as is usual with pram-
Coed thieves.
Richard Hole, 179 L, said be was oa duty at the deers of
Ashley's Theatre oe the night is ganglion whoa the press-
cutor came up to him, bevies bold of the prisoner, wham
be charged with stealing his watch, at the same thee hand-
ing him the latter, telling him be bad just received it from
the prisoner. She declared that she (clew nothing el the
gentlenutia's wateb. It was stole. from him by another
woman, who gave it to her at the door et a ion-shop.
Thomas Knowles. 209 0, said be know the primmer es a
convicted thief. On the 15th of April lest she was tried at
the Middlesex Serious, aid sentenced to form pan' penal
servitude for stealing a watch. Two former covalence=
were at that time proved. Witness added that the prisoner
had not long been liberated with a ticket-of-Wm
In answer to the charge the prisoner said that she never
bad the prosecutor's watch, *either did elm know who
stole it.
lir. Baroliala folly ommiitod bar for trial.