The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-22 00:00:00

SOUTH WARK.

ERFAELNG • TE0111•E OF lII•Ritt•GZ.
Soon after Mr. Woolly& had takes his seat on the bench
smartly•dreesed stout elderly Irishwoman, evidently jest
hearted from the Grose tale, entered the court and begged
his honour's amidence to apprehend a man who "had
basely ddeerted bee and robbed her of her wedding ring."
Applicant, who spoke the Dublin accent with ex-
treme rapidity. mid that she was a widow, and
for some years had carried ea a pretty tidy burl.
Less eau Dub/in. A short time ago she became acquainted
witl, a middle-aged Eragliahman, who was working near the
Four Court*, and their intimacy soon ripened into a decla-
ration of love. He promised bee marriage and everything
that a Imerconld do, andtold her that as men as they got
to England Its would make ber a happy woman. Last week
be told her that he was ordered home at
mite, and if she wanted to be his wife she bad better make
Lute. she accordingly got rid of her benison' and
disposed of all her leaps, and followed him to London. She,
however, soon found out, to her sorrow, after nearlT all her
rr.unty Ma' gone, that he wee a married man. tt hat was
the to do—. lone woman in a foreign country' (Laughter.)
Mr. Woolrycii—What ie it you want me to do !
theAppl:,.. dost-1 want you to apprehend him, sir, and punish
11. bete eceiver.
Woolrych—l am afraid I eased help you. Has he
oetamed anything from you illegally!
APPI:not--Oh. yse, sir has obtained money from me,
and got me to sell roy goods.
Mr. Woolrych—Wheee was QM!
ApOic•ot—ln bablia, sir.
Mr. Woolrych—Then I can't help you. Haa he obtained
snytlung from you here !
APolicaot—dh, yea, to m 7 sorrow. Ha has taken all
sent of :Liege from um. He is a hen' wretch, and instead
of beia;* tingle man he has a wife width:se children. He
told me Le was a "Ingle man. Ob, what shall I do! I have
hat me old umn's wedding ring. (Loud laughter.) I would
nor hat,. icat that for the world.
11r. Woolrych—How did he take that!
..14:h:..at—Why, he stole at.
me how be took it.
'ti ll:At—Well, your worship, when we were in our
1,44 t.. close by the court, he forcibly took it off my
at.l refused to give it me back again. That's a
tm,,it think, your honour.
WoulrYell-Well I think it is, if what you may is
tea;T:.e beet plan is to give him iato custody.
; 4•4:—Tuank you, air, that I will immediately.
e•- then horriecUy left the court.

(It v. John M'Lougblin has been c,ininitted
1 of Enniskillen, charged with aiding and abetting
- of a marriage between Peterson, an at.
two."! • • .trk and Mien Quinton, a ward of Chancery, and
a prrlith,uary application wan made oa Saturday towards
ultiatut; ham to bail.
NirTi.,POLITAN RAILWAY SCIIEMItL—It is under-
▪ ii.4t the Joint committee of the Lords and Commons,
'! soh. L Lord Granville is ehauivan. liar. decided to
r-,lnn,end the adoption of the inner circle portion of the
ed,iThrobtan Ilidrict Railway scheme. With regard to
the I.r'posed north and south junction line for connecting
r.north and south of the Thames by means of a high
level bridge, they prefer a junction line that shall name
the Tiames Tunnel, and thus connect the northern and
`"tborn railways without in any way obstructing the navi-
Tal:kui of the Thames.—Time.