The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 22, 1862.

the door of the lower part of the house. There
was no appearance of any violenoe having been
used. The cord of the fanlight most have been
broken inside. I examined the ledge of the fanlight, and
there was the accumulated dust of years there, which was
perfectly undisturbed, and therefore no one person could
have passed through there. On the following morning the
prisoner M`Cairns gave me a piece of string and a bit of • file
which bad been left in the house.
Mr. Samuel Jacobs, b, Park-side, Knightsbridge, proved
that Butt, after a conversation, in which he asked him if
he would buy plate, sent • sack full of silver yesterday
morning. He weighed it, and found it contained 400
ounces. Wallace fetched the sack of silver, while witness
weighed some of the plate brought by Butt. Witness
, bad previously been in communication with the police,
and calling them in, gave Butt and Wallace into custody.
Evidence was given showing an intimacy between
M`Cairns and the other prisoners, and that Butt visited
M'Cairus at the alderman's houseon the nightof the robbery.
Prisoners were remanded for a week.
WANDSWORTH.

HORMEWHIPPING ♦ CHILD.-HARSH CONDUCT OF ♦ FATHER.
Hobert Kindley, ithowkeeper, of Battersea, was eummoned
before Mr. Dayman, for unlawfully assaulting Hannah
Kinilley, hie daughter, aged 13 years.
The complainant, who was dressed in workhouse clothing,
and who did not look more than 10 years of age, mid that
she had been living with her father and her step-mother, at
Battersea. On Monday last her parents accused her of
stealing a gold brooch, riog, and black silk jacket, belonging
to her step-mother. She denied taking them, but they
did not believe her, and her father beat her with the horse-
whip. The witness added that she did not know anything
about the articles. The only persons in the house were her
parents and her step-mother's little girl, who is about 10
years of age.
The defendant complained of the dirty habits of his
child, and also of her robbing him. He was sure she had
taken the articles, but he admitted that he had not been
able to trace them, nor had he any evidence against her.
He said he gave her two or three cute with the whip, as he
thought she deserved it.
Mr. Dayman said that her arms were very much bruised,
and she had evidently. had a severe beating.
Mrs. Jordan, a neighbour, said she heard the screams
of the girl, and she saw the defendant flogging her
with a whip. The girl ran into the street, and he ran ►fter
her and struck her again. He struck her seven or eight
times with the whip.
Inspector Lovelace said the girl was brought to the sta-
tion, having been found wandering about the streets by her
brother, and he sent her to the workhouse.
Payne, one of the officers of the court, said the girl looked
much better that. she did. When she was first brought to
the court he never saw a more wretched-looking little Cin-
derella in his life.
Mr. Murphy, the relieving-officer of Battersea, watched
the case on behalf of the guardians• He said that proceed-
ing, had been taken against, the defendant on a former oc-
casion for neglecting to maintain his child, but he afterwards
settled the cane.
Mr. Dayman told the father he bad eioeeded his authority
over the child in an intemperate way. There was no proof
of her having committed the robbery, and it seemed that
the defendant had followed the old system of putting per-
sons to the torture to make them confess a crime they had
not committed. After cautioning him as to his future con-
duct his worship fined him 20e. and fie. costa.
The defendant was locked up until his wife came forward
with the money.