The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-26 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A WIT! CHARGED MITH ATTEMPTING TO sTAB HEE HUSLAND.
Euyilue Nrhmedt was charged before Mr. Knox on a
warrant with attempting to stab her husband, Henry
Schmidt, of Sri, Boloner-street, with a knife.
The husband said that he was living apart from his wife,
and oo the '2oth of the present month his wife called upon
him and asked him how he was. He told her that he was
pretty well, and she then rushed at bin with a knife, and
attempted to stab him. His coat was cut, and she then
made a seoood attempt to stab him, but warn prevented
doing so. She had several times mid there would be murder
between them.
Peter Godfrey, brother-in-law of the complainant, said
that had he not interfered and prevented it the complainant
would most certainly have been killed.
When called upon for the defence the wife entered into
a long statement as to her husband's conduct, and amongst
other things said she had been obliged to leave him, and
that she had in her possession • letter sent to her husband
by • woman of low repute.
The daughter of the parties. • g•ood•looking young girl of
16, was called, and gave evidence in the case, but re-
luctantly.
A person stepped into the witness box. and said that, be-
lieving the wife wee an injured woman, he would be bail
for bar.
Mr. Knox accepted the person's bail.
W ESTX INSTER..
A REMARKABLY UNPLEASANT PREDICAMENT.
A man about 30 years of age, whose only apparel con-
sisted of • very good shirt, a wretched apology for a pair
of trousers, into which he had crammed the lower part of
his person with obvious difficulty, soil two pieoes of leather
which he pushed before him in the semblance of shoes,
came to the court and mid he particularly wanted to see
the magistrate.
The chief usher introduced him to the magistrate, who
remarked, in reply to applicant's Ant address, " What I
stand upright in now, your worship. is all I possess," that
he was very badly attired for the time of year, and them
inquired what he wanted.
Applicant said—l came front Havre yesterday on board
ship sad having landed I thought as I was in Lord= I
would go to the theatre, and so I went to Drury-lane but
night. After! left there I inquired and looked about for
respectable lodgings, as I wanted to remain in London for
a day or two before I went home to the North of
land, and while I was looking about I took • cools
of glum of ale. I have drunk nothing for twelve moo ,
and from some mien I fell perfectly insensible after taking
this ale, and so remained until this morning, when I found
myself lying in • wretched room, in a place called Old Prip-
et/yet I had been robbed of my belt, in which I had brought
10/., when I came from Hans, and every article of clothing
but the shirt I have on.
Mr. Arnold—Where did you get your trousers from
Applicant—Trousers Why, such as they are, I picked
them up in the room ; they are not mine.
Mr. Arnold—l cannot assist you. You must give infor-
mation, if you have been robbed, to the police.
Applicant—l have got no clothing to go about in.
Mr. Arnold—l cannot help that.
Applicant—l have got nothing to eat, and no place to go
to. What am Ito do I cannot remain in this wretched
condition.

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Mr. Arsold—if destitute and without home you must go
to the workhouse. Endeavour to bring your robbers to
justice, and we will then on what can be done for you.

THE SHAKIAPEARKAN TERCENTENARY CILERRA.
VON AT STRATFORD-011•A VOl.-00 Wednesday last, at the
meeting of the committee, the mayor (Mr. E. F. Flower) in
the clear, it was announced that the following gentlemen
had accepted the office of vicelwridect :—Lord Sndeley,
Moog. Victor Hugo, Antonio Panizzi, Esq.' Sir Frederick
Madden, Professor Owen, and Howard Staunton, Esq. The
mayor stated that William Stirling, Esq..M. P., and J. Beres-
ford Hops, Earl., had consented to act on the Monumental-
Menscrial Committee, and that a deputation is coming to
Stratford on Mondamet, to decide upon a suitable site
for the memorial. The committee now includes :—The Earl
of larliak, K.G., the Earl Somers, F. R.U.S., Sir Robt. N. C.
Hamilton Bart., K.C.8., SiT Coutlm Lindsay. Bart., Charles
Buxton, Esq., M.P., Robert Bell, Esq., F.R.S.L., Auden
Henry Lapel, Esq., 11. P., William Stirling, Faq., M.P.,
J. Hereford Hope, Faq., Theodore Martin, Esq.. C. L.
Gruneisen. Esq., Gambier Parry, Faq., Tom Taylor, Req.,
John Raskin, Fag., and Alfred Tennyson, Esq., D.C.L.
(l'oet Laureate). The estimate of Mr. S. H. Mountford, of
Worcester, for the supply of refreshmente during the festi-
val, was considered mid agreed to. The building committee
reported that the wort at the pavilion ens advancing satis-
factorily, that the building was nearly roofed in, and would
shortly be ready for the decorator.
WILLIAM RAI:PELL. —The great forger, William
Roupell, is at the present time an inmate of the convict
prison at Porkies. He works in the yard, and is also engaged
in levelling the fortifications surrounding the town
THE CHARGE Or MURDER THIRTEEN YEAR.
Aco.—At the Thrapetoee polioe-court, yesterday, Wil-
liam Weekly Ball, who is charged with having mur-
dered Lydia Miley. with whom be cohabited, thirteen
tears ago, was again brought up for examination. Me-
dical minimum gave it as their opinion that the skeleton
which had been found was that of a female. It was a
remarkable circumstance that though Lydia Attley, at the
time of her disappearance, was near her con6eemeet no
fatal boom were toned with the skeleton which it is sup-
posed is that of the unfortunate young woman. It was
explained, however, by the medical witnesses, that if the
deceased had manifested any symptoms of labour luring
the day of her demise she might have given birth to the
child in the 'irony of deeth, and, therefore, that her mur-
derer could have otherwise diapered of it than by *dug
it where the present remains were discovered. It
appeared from other evidence that when the dammed
was missed suspicion fell upon the prisoner, but at the
period nothing could be proved against him. At that time
the prisoner induced a man to seed a letter from North-
ampton, to the effect that be had seen Attley at that
town in coropany with some man. The writer now came
forward and owned to the falsehood. The meiriatmtes
committed the prisoner for trod on the charge of wilful
murder.

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THE SOCIAL EVIL IN GARRISON TOWNS. —Th IA
morning an order from the War Repartment was real to the
men oe parade, at Woolwich garrison, strictly forbidding
them to enter certain streets in the town notorious for
houses of ill fame, with an intimation that sentries had been
placed at each end of such streets day and night to
enforce obedience to the order. in connexion with the
mos subject • letter has been received by the Woolwich
Load Board of Health from Lord flartingtoo, informing
them that the Admiralty had made arrangements with the
Lock Hospital by which any number of females, not st-
eadies tea, could be seat from Woolwich to that institution
at the expense of the Board of Admiralty. It is stated that
similar measures have been promulgated at C.`hsthain. Ports-
mouth, sad other garrison towns.
Jrarlau orr or A TRAIN. —A navvy, named
Smith, jumped out of a train in motion near Pyle. on the
Somerset and Dorset railway, on Wednesday. His arm
caught one of the buffers and he was dragged a considerable
distance. His head was cut and his leg mangled ins shocking
manner. He is lying is a dangerous state ati Wimborne.
REVIVAL or THE Srocx:+.-011 Tuesday afternoon
three boys were kept is the stocks at St. Ives, Cornwall,
for three hones, for having played marbles oo Sunday.
This mode of punishment had not been adopted in the
town for 30 years, and the novel sight consequently at-
tracted several hundreds of spectators.
SMIRK/MT AND DORSET RA ILW AY.—During six
months there have been conveyed over this line 1158,14 S
papsesigers, 37,443 toes of goods, and 14,851 head of cattle.
This lies extends from Burnham, on the Bristol Channel, to
Poole, on the English Channel.