The Press.
London, England, 1854-09-09 00:00:00

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THE Nitomax, Ann Trophy, who was charged last
week with having caused the death of a child en
trusted to her keeping by neglect and ill-treatment,
was finally examined on Tuesday at the Marlborough-
street Police Court. The evidence of the surgeon
was repeated, and corroborated as to the appearance
of the body of the deceased infant, whose mother has
also bean discovered and brought forward to identity
the corpse. At the close of the investigation the
prisoner was committed for wilful murder. A coro-
ner's jury who have inquired into the case returned
a verdict of a similar nature.
THE REV. THOMAS TIERNEY FERGUSON, D.D., the
Boman Catholic priest of St. Thomas's Chapel, in the
Fulham-fields, was charged at Hammersmith Court,
on the 28th ult., with a felonious offence, in that he
unlawfully, knowingly, and wilfully solemnised mar-
riage between Thomas Cotsel and Hannah Sarah
Steel, in the registered chapel of St. Thomas's, on
the Bth of September, 1853, in the absence of the
registrar of the district. The case was remanded,
but the defendant admitted to bail. On Tuesday he
again presented himself at the court for re-examina-
tion, but the charge was once more adjourned. The
complaint against him was founded rn the evidence
of the woman Steel, who alleges that she was tricked
into a false marriage, and had been turned out of
door. by her parents. At the second examination
some prevarications were shown in her evidence, and
upon leaving the court she was assailed with shouts
and yells from a large body of Roman Catholics who
had assembled outside the court, and with some dif-
ficulty oonducted to a place of shelter by the aid of a
body of policemen.
A NUMBER OF BOOK AND MUSIC PUBLISHERS were
on Tuesday summoned before Alderman Farebrother,
at the ins►ance of Mr. Panizzi, the keeper of the
printed books and manuscripts in the British Mu-
seum, for not delivering copies of certain works
within one month after publication. With one ex-
ception the cases were settled out of court. The
excepted case was that of Mr. Tolkien, of King Wil-
liam-street, who was charged with neglecting to fur-
nish the Museum with a copy of a piece of music,
called " The Guardsman's Farewell," published at

2s. 6d. Mr. Tolkien said he thought the Museum
authorities were rather sharp upon him, because the
piece of music in question had only been published
a few weeks, and it was entirely an accidental omis-
sion that the required copy was not sent before :
The complainant's counsel hoped that it would not go forth
that the authorities of the British Museum were sharp upon any
one, as they never took such proceedings except in cases of pal-
pable neglect. In the present instance the defendant had not
delivered say work for years.
Mr. Tolkien was not aware that he was required to do so, as
his catalogue was made up of non-copyright works, consisting of
foreign productions reprinted in this country. The same com-
positions were being published by every other publisher in
London, and therefore the Museum would have about 100 copies
of one thing.
Alderman FRESBROTHER said, if the defendant had imported
foreign publications he would not be compelled to supply copies
to the Museum; but, it he reprinted them in this country, he
brought himself under the act of Parliament and its conse-
quences in case of non-compliance. As the work, however, was
only sold at half-a-crown, he thought that a IUB. penalty would be
sut9cient.
Mr. Tulkien asked if he was obliged to send a copy now, after
paying the value of it?
Alderman FAREBROTREB said certainly, as that was part of
the penalty.
The defendant then paid 10s. fine, 2s. 6d. value,
and 4s. costs.

A MAN named Hart, who called himself a car-
penter, but does not seem to work, was charged at
Clerkenwell Court with having brutally assaulted his
own daughter, aged 11) :
It appeared that the prisoner had several children, but was
continually drunk, and in the habit of returning home at all
hours eul ill-using them. He would never work, but compelled
the complainant and her mother to wash and support him out of
their scanty earnings. Notwithstanding, lie ill-used them so
much that they were in fear of their lives, and they left him and
took a separate lodging. He hail not done any work for tour
years. He traced them to where they were living, and paid a
visit while drunk and in a great rage. The mother was absent, '
while complainant had care of her brother and sister, when he
rushed into the room and commenced a violent attack upon her.
He would have done her serious mischief had not her cries of
" Murder ! " brought the assistance of the neighbours and a
policeman, who took the prisoner into custody.
Mr. Trawitirr asked him what he had to say to the charge?
Prisoner: She and her mother ran away and took away my
goods.
Mr. TYRWHITT: You are one of those mean, profligate, and
idle fellows who in preference to working atyour trade live upon
the earnings of your wife and daughter, whom you ought to
prtect, instead of brutally ill-treating them. They left you be-
cause they could live better without than with yon. I am only
thinking whether I shall send yon to prison for the hill term of
six months.
The prisoner began to cry.
Mr. TyawHITT (after a little consideration): I shall
fine you in the penalty of 5/., or in default six weeks'
imprisonment with hard labour. He was conveyed
to prison.
THE INTESTMATION OF TEE CHARGE OF PERJURY
preferred by Madame Caradori against Sloman, late
carpenter and machinist at Drury-lane Theatre, was
resumed at Bow-street Police Court on Wednesday.
Some further evidence was then offered to prove that
the defendant could not understand French or Italian,