The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-28 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
PORCING A SALL
James Diciest:ll, • " tcri.l2" shoemaker, according
own description, was with violently & to his
assauassaultingutt an
old man named Robert unfield, a fishmonger, at the
Ooack and Horses (Ben. Count's) public-house, in St. MAP.
ties.lane.
The complainant, whose head was covered with bands& is
stated that he was in the Coach and Horses last night
" haring half • pint of beer," when the primmer came be-
him and struck him. He turned round and seethe prisoner,
who then knocked him down. He fell on his back. While
es the ground the prisoner kicked him on the bead. His
head was cut open either by the fall or by the kick, and he
was obliged to go to the hospital. The prisoner was given
in custody by Mr. Comet, the landlord.
The prisoner—lt is false altogether.
Mr. °orris—You did not strike him at all then?
The prisoner—Yes, 1 did, and him me, but you ain't
heard the beginning.
Benjamin Usuot, the landlord (sou of the late pugilist),
said the prisooer camp M with three diminutive puppies
and a magpie, which he was offering fur vale. He dropped
one of the puppies. and on some our calling his attention
to it he turned round and attacked the poor old man as attention
without the slightest provocation.
The prisoner— Ah ! Mr. Count did not see the beginning.
Being very short of mousy at home and my wife Deer bet
rionfioement, I took out these three little dogs to see it I
could sell them at Mr. (limit's. The old man asked the
pries of ose, and I said 10s. He offered balf-a.crown.
which I positively refused. We had • row over it, built was
quite a fair fight.
Mr. Currie—Fair fight ! Names. ! What !—with that
poor, infirm, old man
The prisoner—Well, I should not touched such a poor

old man if I had not been drank. But I was very short of
mooey at borne.
Mr. Cowie—That is no lemon for assaulting him. Pay
20s. line end hi. costs, or go to prison for throe weeks.
The old man denied that it was he who bargained for the
dog.

CLERKEN WELL.
ASSAULTING ♦ LAD! ROPIZIOIL

Mary He ran, aged 21, who described herself u a mar-
ried woman, residim at 39, Page-street, Westminster, wee
charged before Mr. Barker with violently assaulting Eliza-
beth Ford, the Lady Superior of the St. Margaret's Indus-
trial Schools, 31, Queen-square, Blumombury, and further
with assaulting other pergolas, sad making a great dm-
turhaace.

lir George Bowyer, Bart., D.C.L., mod M.P. for Dundalk,
attended to watch the case, aod was accommodated with a
seat oa the beach.

—The complainant stated—l reside at 31, Queen•quare,
Bloomsbury. lam the manager of the St. Margaret's In-
dustrial Schools, which are candied. Yesterday the prisoner
came to visits child that was detained there under • warrant.
She saw the child, and endeavoured to foree it oat of the insti-
tution. She raised the child rued the neck, and exclaimed in
a loud voice, " Now 1 have got yea I will get
you out of this." She rushed to the door, and endeavoured
to get the child out with her. I interfered to prevent her,
and • struggle ensued. The prisoner became very violent,
and struck me on the chest end on the arm. I managed to
close the cross doom, but elm was so violent that she broke
them. The prisoner also struck the doorkeeper under the
ear a violent blow. At last I succeeded in getting the
prisoner out of the house. When outside the pri-
soner made use of very disgusting luggage, and caused
a greet disturbeece, •U • mob of persons to
assemble. A lady of rank who takes an interest in the in-
stitution and who happeoed to come up at the time also
sated the primmer to desist, and the prisoner assaulted her.
Some respectable in the crowd were also assaulted
by the pneoner. do not want the prisoner to be punished
severely, but 1 was compelled to give her in charge for my
own protection.
Sir George Bowyer also remarked that it was the wish of
all parties that the • be leniently dealt with.
IgMr. Beaker—lsthe child that the prisoner went to see
any relative?
the complainant replied that the child was the prisoner's
sister, and was about 12 years of age. The prisoner had
hifore been to the institution and made a disturbance.

➢[r. Barker inquired whether the prisoner wee drunk or
sober.

The complainant replied that the prisoner woo sober, sod
her language was disgraceful.
Sir George Bowyer mid if the prisoner would promise not
to offend again it would be quite sufficient if she entered
into her own recognisance' to keep the peace.
The prisoner said the was very sorry for what she bad
done, sod would promise never to go Dear the institution
any more. fibs really was not aware that she had min-
Meted soy assault, and although she had an intuit in her
arms, and described herself Ns a married woman, she woe
not so.

16:Bark Barker said the prisoner ought to be very thankful
for the kindness that had been shown towards her. If 'he
went to the institution any more and made a disturbance
and was brayed before him she might depeed upon it that
she would be severely dealt with. Serb °Deduct as she had
boom guilty off mold not be allowed to per unnoticed, rod
he should therefore order her to enter into her receignierear
in the sum of 101. to keep the peace for six months.
The primmer, who was in teem then left the court.
MAItLBOROIIOH•3TREET.
CHAROB OF maages.auarrza—ltlTlMAL Or BAIL.

Waken Cleyerds, cob proprietor, of Conway-mews,
Fltwroyemware, wae charged before Mr. Knox (who @penally
attended to hear the ease, basin partly beard it on a former
ceemices) with musing the death of Wm. Cooper by
striking him on the head with a hammer oo the 31st of
March lsat.

MT Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peered for the defence.
Mr. Knox amid he proposed to take evidence of the de-
cateed's death, sad then to remaad the prisoner to s fri-
ars day.
Mr. Nankivell, house surgeon at the University College
Hospital, said that Cooper was admitted into the hospital
an the 31st of Mara last, eafferiog from a Kelp wound, sad
he died yesterday eveniog about half-pat five. At present
he could Oct say the exact own of death, sea postmortem
examination bad not yet bean made.
Mr. Knox asked Mr. Nsakivell whether be could my
death took place from dhow or external injury.
Mr. Neakivell mid, he should say from the injury re-
ceived.

Yr. Lewis asked the witness how soon he maw the deceased
after his •dmirioa, sad whether he observed that he was
wader the Mimes of drink
Mr. Naakivell maid be saw the deemed Ers Wants@ after
be wee admitted ; he was not perfectly sober, sad • little
excited.

drink. Mr. Lewis asked whether the excitement wan through

Nankivell said it arose partly from the effects d
drink sod partly !yam the effects of the blow.
Mr. Lewis ' whether such • wound se the demand
bad on his hand might not ham bees oured by a person
falling on a Mose, as he understood the mewe was paved
with round dome.

Mr. Nankivell said it might possibly be the ease.
Mr. Lewin then @eked that bad might be taken for the
primer's appearance on a future day, but Mr. Knox re-
fused, stating that at present be dare not take it.
Mr. Lewis mid that when the case was entirely baton
his wonbip, it would not present such a serious aspect as it
at preempt did, and be could put in bail to the amount of

. Knox, after going over the ease en laid before him,
mid that trader the circumstances he must still refuse, and
remanded the primmer till Thursday.

WORAHIP-SI'REET.

• MAIM CABE 0? PAWING VAL= =PIM.
William Itowky, 51, and JoAn Rowley, his sou, 12 years of
ege, win Merged before Mr. Cooke with obtaining goods
by false pretences.
Mr. Bennett, in the establiehoseet of Noma Towles,
drapers, of Norton Folgate, maid—Yesterday the younger
prisoner brought me this note, contenting • cheque upon
Messrs. liseterman, the bankers, and purporting to be
drawn bye persou named " Boma." The note requested
that three toll dress air* sir white linen, sad four
hazel ditto, should be forwarded by bearer
to Mr. Bowels, landlord ot the Crown Tavern, Victoria-
Park, and the amount of the cheque was 4/. 16s. I had the
goods packed up and delivered to Use child, bat took the
preceation of to watch whether he west
to Victoria-perk. that poem returned, end
told use the boy bad give" up the wrest to a men
sear the Jane Shore public-house, In filsoredit=
thither I bestowed, end looking in at that home I pea-
eeived both primmer' standing ride by side at the
tar. Whets I demanded that the parcel should be given
tip to me a person behind the counter produced it, at the
nine time saying, " It's • good job you have come for it as
you have." I seat for • polimeosetable and detained the
younger prisoner, bet the elder west away. Subsequently
brought beck and I gave both Into custody.
Luther, N Divisioe—The prosecutor's messenger
fetched me from Eingelead-rod station-home, and while
returning to the Jane Shore, he pointed out
the prisoner steadies near Shoreditch Church as
the man to whom he had seen the boy deliver the
I therefore took him beck and received charge of
MeaLeil his am, upon the latter telling me his father had
gives him the note to Yr. Fowles. At the station-house I
sashed the elder primmer, sad found upon him
• letter directed No. 2, Herndon Cottages,
Creme-street, Mile-sad Old-town, and containing cheques
siou other banking houses, (Gurney's, Fisher's, and
Wightman's), also two duplicates for new linen' each
mount being nearly • pound. I afterwards west to the
home mentioned, and found that primmer, his wife, and
Tamil lived there ; the greatest poverty was eppereot,
usd the woman and Am childres were, I may say, is a
cordlike ot almost complete nudity.
Mr. Cooke, after remarking upon the singeler and dis-
tressing character of the facie elicited, directed that rigid
Inquiries should be made respecting the fussily, sod also that
the abet persons msetiosed in the evidence should be in
Woodson* upon the occasion of the prisoners being groin
brought before him.
They were then remanded.

FIRS IN • RAILWAY BRIDGIL—(THIS
This morning at 10 o'clock a Ike of aa unusual character
took place is • bridge beloogiag to the Chatham sad
Dover Railway, sod which cremes Weststreet, Wal-
wortb, sad whisk is is that part of the line leading from
the Wesphaat sad Castle to the Victoria station. It ap-
peared that ewe of the trains travelling towards the Elephant
sad Onside dropped • pleas of burning coal, which rolled
against the 'oohs thirties on the west side of the
bridge, and set fire to it, arid, fanned by the
fresh Mame, the flame soon extended more than half-
way ewer the An alarm was given, awl in • abort
time two easises g to the brigade, sad cue haloes-
*to Mr. Hodges, the distiller, were on the spot, sod
with a pleetifel supply of water extinguished the flames.
The injery date le sot of my serious extent, or snob se
'oil peas the Mafia

T.MIfDING MONIT AT DUILIN.—IU the consoli-
dated Nisi Prim Ooart at Debna, as Saturday, an action
was brought sea bill of ensilage for VI. lOs., the plaiatiff,
Mr. Wellington Pepper, being • banister. practineg
in the Recorder's Court, and the defendant. Mr.
John Sproule, • trader, in Dublin. The bill was
drawn at three mostba. sad the defendant remind
only 211., the sum of U. 10s. being charged so interest for
three months, which is about 1001. per cent. per aanam.
Tke jury brought in a verdict for the plaiutiff for a sum
which, with the sums paid for interest, and for
being kept out of the "Black List." makes
the whole amount 361. 10s. in payment for 211. This
Black Lid," which was denounced in indit
terms by the fades, is • publication privately eiretted
smear members sad imereantilo men, in which the Names
of all prams me entered against whom judgments an
marked in any of the courts. The terror it inspires asoong
struggling traders, it appears, from this case, maiden cre-
ditors to extort large stuns noder the name of meta, which
would be incurred if judgment were marked, but which are
esteemed • twining infliction compared with the insertion
of the debtor's came in the " Black List."

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(rT =craw raacturs.)
YORK SPRING MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)

CRAVEN STAKE S. One mile.
The Beau, br to Rapid Shone, Jenny Wren, Comet,
Lady Fanconberg, and Cannon Ball are here.

ZETLAND f3TLILES.

Vaster, D:wdia,Tocani; Diolcona,Viaoas,• Armourer,
Roles &Wu in
Alaimo f, Anniagton, Baragona, and
Nethardale ars bare.
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. Two miles.

Catanee;, Iwure, Pratail, Adventurer. Fiat Ltnesabire,
Piecador, Venison, nye'Ls e, Manfred, Queen of Trumps,
and Doefoot are here.
.

imp Foaren•22lvo nhog, Welcome, Donnybrook, Double,
and Lady Superior.

UNION RUNT PLATE Two mile; GO • half.

LocklaEmperor, Mousetrap, Wall All Mali, Mark Tapley, sad
y are hen.
KNAVE:MRS PLATE. Half a mile.

Devotee. IA Toacquia, Molly Malone, Livingstone, and
Inverness are hers.

OMR Aaanwa.—Eltackolaa, Fauoosberg, Navariao,
Lady Louisa, Lady Ripon, sad Lyn.

LATEST BETTING.
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
2 to 1 apt Fantail (off)
7 to 2 Coal:itself (of)
7to I Phystlii e (off)