The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-04 00:00:00

MR. PITT IN TWO CHARACTERS.

The followiog passage is from a "Life of General
Sir W. Napier," just issued under the editorship of Mr. H.
A. Bruce, M.P. It occurs in • letter written by the cle-
ansed general, who at the time when the incident hap.
pined was • young subaltern in the army, and on a visit to
Mr. Pitt's residence at Putney :—" Mr. Pitt liked practical
fen, and end to riot in Wwith Lady Hester, Charles, and
James Stanhope, and myself ; and one instance is worth
noticing. We were resolved to blacken his face with
burnt cork, which be most strenuously resisted ;
but at the beginning of the fray • servant announced
that Lords Castlereagh and Liverpool desired to see him on
business. " Let them wait in the other room," was the
answer ; and the great minister instantly turned to the
battle, catching up a cushion and belabouring us with it in
glaciate fun. We were, however, too many and strong for
him, and after at least a ten minutes' fight, got him down
and were actually daubing his facia, when with a look of
pretended confiders* in his prowess he said, 'Stop, this will
do; I could easily beat you all, but we mast not keep those
grandees waiting any loeger.' His defeat was, however,
palpable, and we were obliged to get • towel and basin of
water to wash him clean before be could receive the grandees.
Being thus put in order, the basin was bid behind
the sofa, and the two lords were ushered in.
Then a new phase of Mr. Pitt's m►nner appeared, to my
great surprise and admiration. Lord Liverpool's look and
manner are wall known—melancholy, bending, nervous.

Lord Castlereagh I bad known from my childhood, bad
often been engaged with him in athletic sport.. pitching
the stone or bar, and looked upon him u what indeed he
waa--a model of quiet grace and strength combined. What
was my surprise to see both him arid Lord Liverpool bend-
ing like spaniels on approaching the man one had just been
maltreating with such imeossaftil insolence of fun ! But
instantly Mr. Fitt'. change of manner and look entirely
fixed my attention. His tall, ungainly, bony figure
seemed to grow to the ceiling, Ws head was
thrown back, Ms eyes fixed immovably in one
position, as if reading the heavens, and totally regardless
of the bending figures near him. For some time they
spoke ; be made now and then sun* abort observation, and
finally, with an abrupt stiff inclination of tke body, but
without outing his eyes down, dismissed them. Then,
turning to us with a langb, caught up his cushions and
renewed our light"

CHARGE OP ASSAULT AGAINST EARL DULILLY.

WITLEY, SATCRDAY.
A special sessions was held at the Hundred-L0u,,,,
Witley, to-day, to hear a sharp assault preferred agait.t
the Right Hon. the Earl of Dudley by Maria Ano
The magistrates before whom the ono vie heard ware
r. E. Winniugton, Bart., M.P., Rev. W. J.
Rev. 0. F. Turner, Rev. H. J. Hastings, E. Vernon,
and Dr. Nub.

The information upon which the summons had been istaed
charged the earl with " beating and assaulting" Maria Ass
White at Witley.court, on the 12th March last.
Earl Dudley's explanation of the circumstances was as
follows :—Lest July a man named Southey came to Lim io
London, and represented to him that his brother (ch. llou
Dudley Ward) had lost money to him at billiards, tr...d he
called upon him, in the name of all that was clue to his
family and position, to pay the debt. He told him that
in the cue of a tradesman who had trusted with guests
on the faith of s name, or in the case of money tor.
rowed—principal, not interest—lse should consider the
claim ; but as to gambling debt*, he would not eater.
fain them for a moment, for if he did so be 5h,411
soon be reduced from an independent to a dependent
man. If he were to fall into the hands of such a rogue
as that (pointing to Southey, who was in court), the
claims made on him might soon be Inch that no fortue
could meet. He was obliged to threaten to have him
forcibly turned out by his servants before he would !ears,
Next day, when on the platform at Worcester Railway
station, Southey came up to him and addressed Lou,
on which be threatened to give him in custody
of the police if lie interfered with his prim,.
Six months passed, when one day he received a letter from
a Mn, Southey, enclosing a ard from Lady Shaftesbury an
au introduction. He went to her in the library, believing
that she had some charitable object in hand, and leaniar
agailist the table said, "To what cause, Mrs. Souther, se,
I indebted for the pleasure of this visit"' !)n which she
whispered something about unsatisfied claims on Lai
Dudley's) family which affected his honour. She repre-
sented herself as the wife of Southey, and be told her
he had already given Southey an answer, and mentioned
what bad taken place on that occasion. She, however,
would not leave until he (the earl) told her that he ,bould
leave the room. His lordship then came to the meeting
of the 12th of March, at which the alleged assault took
place. When told who was waiting to see hen he at
um told his servant he would not see her, and di.
rotted them to see that the fly did not leave the door until
she was in it. He servant returned, and said she was ob.
stinate, that she would not go. and wanted to see the
housekeeper, on which be (Earl Dudley) went to the
library, where she was, and said, " Mn. Souther, I'll not
permit this inernsion. Yon must go." She asked him to
hear her, but he told her he had heard the case and given
his determination, by which he meant to abide. He took
her by the left arm—not the right, u she had mid—with
out violence, but determinedly, to show her out of the
room. She said, "You'll touch me, will sou?" and in-
gently attached herself to his whiskers. She afterwards
attacked his head. He held her arms, and removed her
from the room to the ball, where he called his servant
Weeks, on whose appearance the women's manner imme-
diately changed. From a virago she became intently calm,
and bowing said, "1 wish you a very good morning, my
lord." She afterwards attempted to get back into the halt
and his lordship took her by the shoulders and walked her
oat along the colonnade. He admitted that he had inten.
tiosnlly turned her out of the house, but denied that he
had used any or more force than was necessary.
Weeks, his lordship's servant, was next examined, and
corroborated Earl Dudley's statement. There were no signs
of illness or fainting on the part of Mn. White when she
asked to see the housekeeper.
The bench, after retiring a few minutes, said they had
weanimously decided on dismissing the case.
The inquiry lasted about five hours.

EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE UPON A LIVER.
POOL SURGEON.

On Saturday evening, in Pembroke-place, au
assault, under somewhat peculiar circumt trinee, was coin.
witted by two persons upon Mr. W. P. Rowe, residing at
No. 76. It appears that shortly after 8 o'clock in the evening
a boy came op to the policooonstable on duty in Loodon.roed
and told him that two men had entered the house of I Jr. Rows
and were violently moulting him in his own parlour. The
officer, accompanied by Inspector Macauley, proceeded
at 000 s to the house, when on entering they heard some
one crying out " Murder." At this time Dr. Rowe's
mother and sister, who reside with him, came down stairs,
having beard the screams from the parlour. Thinking that
Dr. Rowe wee performing en operation, and that the
cries proceeded from a patient, they considered
it undesirable at the time to interfere, end urged
the police inspector, though against his ioclisation,
not to enter the parlour whence the sounds pro-
ceeded. As the shouts of "murder" continued, the inspector
thought something wrong must be going on, and knocked at
the parlour-door, which was opened by some one inside. On
entering the apartment two persons, James Scott and
James P. Pryor, were found with Dr. Rowe. the latter
lying in • date of exhaustion on the door, bleeding pro-
family Iran the mouth, and evidently in great agony
from injuries he had sustrined. Scott and Bayne,
being at the tins. charged with stealing Dr. Rowe's watch,
were taken into custody and lodged in the main brklewell.
Subsequently a statement was made by Dr. Rowe, taken
down in writing, giving the circumstances under which the
isjinies be was suffering from had been received. From in-
formation subsequently obtained, we understand that in No-
vember last the prisoner Brice married • young lady named
Beatty, daughter of Mr. Beatty, tallow.chandler, of Vaux-
hall-rood. It appears that Dr. Rowe had previously paid his
addressee to the lady, sad it was in reference to some letters
and a locket be had received from her that the prisoners
made their unexpected visit, They made a formal demand
for the betides, which was not complied with, Dr. Rowe
contending that as they bad been addressed to him before
the lady married, he wee not bound to part with them. The
result was en altercation, which led to an attack being made
upon Dr. Rows, who for some time defended himself as well
ise he mold against his iimaileuts. It is geld that one of the
n wee armed with a heavy loaded whip ; that
Dr. Rowe wu seised by the throat, and en attempt
made to strangle him, and that having boon thrown down,
after long sad violent struggling, one of the parties knelt on
his breast, and that be was also kicked when on the floor.
After entering the parlour they locked the door. The object
of the prisoners appeared to be to obtain the laters,
which they probably supposed he had then in his poseession.
During the whole of Saturday night Dr. Rowe suffered
much from co4estion of the lungs, which appeared
to be so gorged with blood as to produce partial
suffocation. One of his legs is fractured severely, and
the ankle much injured. The medical gentlemen were in
attendance upon him throughout the night, and it is esti•
factory to find that their efforts had a beneficial effect.
Yesterday afternoon he partially raffled, and continued so
up to the time of our
.inquiries in the evening. Though
no immediate danger is now apprehended, his recovery
must campy many weeks. After the apprehension
of the prisoners they were. on en application to
a magistrate, admitted to bail ; but when it became
known to the police authorities that Dr. Rowe was in such
• precarious state, it was decided to re-arrest them.
Bryce is • wine broker, living at Richmond-vale, Derby.
road, Bootle, and one of the firm of Thomas and Bryce.
The other prisoner. Scott, described himself as a gentleman
farmer from Ireland, and a friend of Bryce. They will be
brought before the magistrates to-day for examination, on
the &arg• of wash and attempted robbery, but merely
with the object of getting • remand until Dr. Rowe is suffi-
ciently recovered to appear to give evidenee—Lirerioa
Mercury.

ATTEMPTED MURDER IN A REFOILIIATORY.

On Saturday night three youths informed the po-
lice that a lady had been nearly murdered at the Calder-vale
Reformatory at Milted. They stated that two men bad
climbed over the wall, attacked one of the reformatory
boys, and then attempted to murder Mrs. Johnson, the
wife of the schoolmaster, and Miss Johnson, a inter of
the same gentleman. Superintendent Martin immediately
drove op to the reformatory, and found that • tragic
event bad taken place. It seems that about 9 o'clock
Joseph Broadhead, • lad of 17, who acted as " kitchen-
boy" at the Reformatory, proceeded to a room in which
Mrs. Johnson, and her sister-in-law, Miss Louisa Johnson,
were sitting. Having locked the door he rushed at Mrs.
Johnson sod made an attempt to stab her with a large
carving-knife, bat, perceiving his intention, she drew
beck and thus evaded the blow. She fainted
away and remembers no more. ?digs Johnson end's-
Toured to escape by the door, but was prevented front
doing so by the youth, who savagely attacked her with the
knife, severely wounding Miss Johosoo. Ooe stab mutt
have mooed immediate death had not the point of the
weapon been diverted by striking against one of the ribs.
As it was, she received a wound several inches long and of
a very dangerous character ; another fearful gash
being indicted in the back. AA/iStADCA wee ob-
tained, and the unfortunate lady WY carried away
in an unoonsciou state. A magistrate was sent for,
to take her depositions, bat up to midnight conscionmen
had not been restored. Mr. Marsden. the medical attend.
ant, is of *Mon that several weeks must elapse before
she will be in • fit state to undergo an examination. The
story about two men having committed the crime seems
to have been a fsbrication, concocted by Broadhead.
who afterwards made a full confusion. There does not
appear to have been any previous ill feeling ; on the con-
trary, the culprit admits that Mrs. Johnson had treated
him like • mother. He assigns an extraordinery reason
for the commission of the att. He states that the idea of
perpetrating murder entered his mid on Wednesday, and
that he could not rut natall the deed was done. Had he
accomplished his object, he smuts he should have taken as
much money as he could Sod, and then have aheooodixl. It
seems be was sent to the Reformatory for rubbing an uncle,
who resides at Barnsley. and had about two years to serve.
He is now in custody, mid it is said he expresses the deepest
loamy for what he has done.

Tas Mirrßoroirrur Poucr.—Sir George Grey
has appointed Mr. Edmund George Mar to he chief clerk in
the Conimindooer of Police-office, rice Mr. Charles Yardlay.
who retiree on a anpersanuation allowance after a service of
thirty-four years.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOVIA3TRZET.
BOBBIST BY ♦ BASILAN.

.Josef/ k'reeinetn, barman to Mr. Bonito:, the landlord of
the Marquis of Granby, Ohaodosetreet, Covent-garden, was
ehatged with robbing his master by taking mosey from the
till.
Mr. limiter said the prisoner had been in his service
for about a mouth, and he had suspected the primmer of
robbing him. On Saturday morning he (Mr. &miter=
in the till several marked COM& After dinner the
usually attended in the bar for two how, and on the after.
noon in question he went into the her at 2 o'clock and re-
:l...meal till 4. and no one else had wooer to the till. After
ter bed left the bar, witness examined the till
..cd found about ss. less than be had expected
from the business done in the time. One of
the marked shillings and two of the marked lapses) pieces
~,re absent. Witness then desired the other herniae,
.I.bn }Award Smith, to borrow se. from the prisoner. Ac-
:onhogly, upon the prisoner conga( into the bar, Smith
..aked him for 58., which the prisoner heeded to him.
,n...th afterwards gave the money to wines, who found
of the marked shillings to it. He then went up to the
Neoner's room with a polies officer, in whose presence he
soused the pi isomer of stealing the. money.
sergeant Shore, of the F Division, said he wee celled in
by Mr. Soldier, with whom he went up to the prisoner's
Mr. Boxlike said, "Joseph, you have been robbing
"' The prisoner meld, " Robbing you, sir I No, I have
n,(." Witness said, " Did you lend the other, young man
money just now r The prisoner replied Yes ; I let
1.,. hare 55." Witham then showed him the marked Mil.
and said. " This was Gee of the shillings you gam the
cater young man. It had Mee marked by Mr. Bonita* and
r:ami in the till, and it was taken out while you were alone
in the bar." The prisoner then fell on his knees before his
master and begged for mercy. Mr. &alter said, "No, you
,1 .eel no mercy to me. Yon would have ruined me, and
carol nothing for what became elms." Mr. Bather Una gave
bun in custody. Witness found on him 21. 34. 4d. and a
watch and chain.

lohr Edward Smith, the other barmen, proved that by
31r. Sallier's desire be borrowed ss. from the primmer. sod
❑e of the coins which the prisoner gave him was the
marked shilhng produced.

—Mr. Vaughai asked if the prosecutor could form any
vpinioti as to the extent to which be had been robbed ?
Mr. 13J:titer Laid he had no doubt the prisoner bad taken
on an average • day ever since he bad been in the
kens& which was about a month. He was quite convinced
al. was so. though he could not prove it by evidence.
Tae prisoner rd Mr. Bonner was mistaken.
Mr. Vaughan remanded him for further examination.
OLERKENWELL.

kanorancc A POLICZ-CONSTABLi warm? ON DUTY.
Al r. Aikrt Bailey, the landlord of the Black Bull
public-house, Gray's-inn-road, was summoned far
talk, and knowingly harbouring Charles Hanley, a con.
stable of the Metropolitan Pollee force, in his house during
pot of the time appointed for his being on duty.
From the evidence of Sergeant Wood, 7 0, it appeared that
co the morning of the 22nd ult., at about half-pest 2 in the
morning, he visited the defendant's house, and found
pohcrconstable 117 E in front of the bar drinking.
The constable was on duty, and had on his armlet.
The constable was under the influence of liquor, and
bad been taken before one of the commiasioners
of police and been fined Is. The constable had been seen
to eater the house about an hour before the sergeant went
in. After the sergeant had taken the polios-oonstable to
the station he returned to the defendant's house and saw the
d,fendant's wife with the con/table's lamp in her poessrion.
There had been no complaints against the defendant or his
house on any previous occesioe.
The defendant said he was not aware that the constable
was on duty or be should not have =reed him. The bar
verr crowded, and he did not ptmn at first that the
constable was there. He understood that the constable
when he came into the house took off his lamp and put it
on the counter for the purpose of lighting it.
The police stated that the defendant must have known
eat the constable was on duty, for his beat wee on the
opposite side of the street to the defendant's.
The magistrate fined the defendant 20a and costs, and
mid that It Wee a proper cue to be brought forward, end
the pohce ought not to be harboured in public-hone..
MARLBOROUGHSTREET.
rEFL11.1131:216 A ganItITABLg CRITITOTIOII.—WHOLIMALI

&TIMM
a(^niani Soy, of 21. Crown.etreet, SL Amer. who
chaged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with obtaining by false pro-
teaces about &Y., with intent to defraud M. John Reptsete
uireri, the honorary secretary of the French Dispensary,
:•' Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-aquaria
lir. Sayer, of the office of Mr. Edward Lewis, Great
variboroogh.atreet, promoted; and Mr. Albert interpreted
the erideoce.

Mr. Sayer, in opening the case, said he brought forward
fre cases that day, but there were move than 100 spinet
the prisoner, who op till Jane last was the collector of
the French Dispensary, at which time be left, takiag with
blro some of the books of the society.
Mr. Girard, of 36, Newmaneireet, jeweller, said—l am
the honorary secretary of the Fresh Dispensary, 92, Char-
lotte-stress, Fituoyisquare. About two years ago the pri-
soner was appointed the collector, receiving so mach per
tentage on all same he collected. Everythiag went on well
till June last year, whim he left without giving notice,
taking some of the books of the dispensary with him. I
had no idea that he wee collecting mosey, but thought
be had gone abroad. Ow of the books he took
away contained • quantity of receipts. I learnt from
the new collector that on the 27th of February the pri-
soner had received some motley, sad have sines weds Moi-
nes, and •eoeet•isd that the primmer had received several
sums of money--about 401.
Sayer—lt is Dearer 801.

Mr. I;r;Ppoipls;eloa, 0149, Condait-atreet, Maggot-
street, shirt maker, said—l know the prisoner at the bar.
De called upon me on the 31st of Yank for a subscription
r the French Dispensary, and I gars him half-a-guinea.
He ;ace me a receipt from a book, and naked fora pea and
ttra..! it.

Mr. Felix Tondssrd, 17, Greet Roseell•street, Blooms-
bury. Jeweller, mid—On the 15th Mush I gave the pri-
soner 2s. 61 The prisoner showed me a book which me-
tsined the names of other ponies from whom he had col-
lected money.
Other cams beim proved,
Girerd said—lt was the s duty to seemed
for all sums of money be received. He had not seconetted
for any of the sums mentioned,
Charles Kingston. lig C—Os Saturday I took the prisoner
into custody, he having Pm ban& to dr statics by a
geotlemao.

The prisoner said be knew he had committed himself, tut
i.e .0 very thankful to Mr. Girard sod the other gentle•
n for the 'Oedema they had shows hire.
Mr. Tyrwbitt oommitted the primmer for trial for stealing
ti.r money u well ea for the fraud.