The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-18 00:00:00

GREENWICH.

Edward Fisher, of 4, Stanford•place, Egli•laaff, Old Kent.
road, wire weaver, was placed in the dock before Mr. Mande,
charged, oa his own coofiesioe, with having thrown police-
constable John Butler, 135 M Division, into the Surrey
Canal, at Rotherhithe, whereby be was drowned, on the
21st of August, 1362.
Mr. Inspector Moore attended to watch the case on the
part of the Commissioners of Polio', the coroner's jury, at
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the time of inquiring into the circumstances attending the
death of the deceased, having returned an open verdict of
"Found drowned,"
David Robinson,sworm said—l am in the employ of a cab
proprietor, and reside at 18, Thornton-square Camberwell.
On Thursday evening last I was at the Hop Pole beer-shop,
Old Kent-road. The prisoner asked me if I recollected •
policeman being drowned some three or four years ego,
and he then said, " I was going over Mill Pood.bridge with
two or three others, when the policeman wanted to lock us
up, and the other' pushed the constable over the bridge."
I asked the prisoner if he never thought anything of it, and
he replied, " Yee. I do. At that time I was • very,stoat
young moo, but I have bees wasting sway ever since.
Mr. Boustred (chief clerkl—Was the prisoner sober?
Witness—He had bees drinking, but he was not drunk.
William Skippers said he was at the Hop Pole beerebop
with the last witness, and confirmed his statement as to the
conversation with and admission of the prisoner.
By Mr. Maude—We had been half an hour sitting before
the fire when the prisoner commenced talking about the
policeman. I had before seen him in the hones, but did not
ask who he was.

The prisoner, is answer to the magistrate, laid he did not
know what he wee talking about, as he wee drunk at the
' time. He recollected the polioeman being drowned.
Mr. Mande—Haying made the statement sworn to, you
cannot complain if you suffer unjustly. It may turn out
upon iouriry that your conduct has arisen from a foolish
morbid feehng, but it is my duty to remand you until this
y week da.

THE MANCHESTER Asstzas.—The deputation from
the Manchester Law Association, which bad an interview
with Sir George Grey on Tuesday, presented a memorial in
favour of the trial of civil canoes at the winter assizes. The
memorial set forth that many actions had been commenced
in anticipation of • civil assize in December, that the venue
of such actions had bees laid in Manchester, that in many
others the venue would have been laid there but for the in-
formation that there would be no assize, that at the last
summer assizes twenty actions remained untried, of which
eleven wore made remanets and one sent to Liverpool,
and that the population and commercial import-
ance of the Salford hundred, the amount of
its legal basilicas, and the good and ample accommodation
of the maize courts, entitled it to • separate assize. The Home
Secretory admitted that the deputation made out • good
case, and promised to communicate with the judges. S' ob.
sequently, however, the deputation was courteously re-
ceived at the Court of Queen's Bench by Chief Justice
Cockburo, and Justices Mellor, Sheet, and Cromptou. They
also admitted that the deputation mode out • good case,
but said the fact was there were not judges enough, that one
could not be spored fora civil Name is Manchester, cod
that owing to the small number of judges some
of the principal courts were crippled. It appears that the
commissions had been issued on Saturday, and that • civil
assize for Liverpool had' been arranged for. Five Queen's
Counsel and four other barristers had addressed • communi-
cation to Sr George Grey against • civil assize at Liv
I representing that it was unneoeseary, and that thelZ
profession coincided with their views. The Liverpool Law
Society, however, repudiated ouch • represeotation, and
made out such • strong cue before the commissions were
issued that (supported en the society was by the Live
Town Council) it was decided not to deprive Liver pod of
its civil assize.

THE RICCTT ABDUCTION or A RELIGIOUS.
At a meeting of the Dover Town Council yesterday the fol-
lowing letter was read on the subject of the late abduction
of an insane girl from this oonstry by catholic sisters of
mercy :—•• Whitehall, Nov. 15, 1864.—Sari—With refer-
ence to the correspoodence which has taken place respect.
ing the removal to Belgium of a British subject named
Mary Ryan, otherwise 'Sister Theresa,' a sister of mercy,
from the Hospital of St. John at Jerusalem and St. Elisa-
beth, No. 47, Great Ormond-street, Queen-square, London,
I am directed by Secretary Sir G. Grey to inform you that he
has caused all the papers on the subject to be submitted
to the law °Moen of the crown for their opinion sa to the
liability of persons concerned in such removal to prance-
tion, and that they have given it as their opinion that the
removal of the said lady from this country under the cir-
cumstances stated was illegal, and that all parties concerned
in it are liable to an indictment for the offence of forcibly
abducting her to its beyood the seas. Inasmuch, however,
as those coacerned appear to have been actuated by no
proper motives, Sir George Grey has intimated to the lady
superintendent of the said hospital, who is reported to have
Isuperintended the removal, that he does not propose to in-
stitute legal proceedings in the present instance ; but that
he considered it his duty to warn her of the consequences of
taking part in any similar case which may hereafter occur.
am. sir, W ADDEUTION. The Mayor of Dover."
The town council discussed the letter at some length, during
which it was said that the only practical result of this com-
munication was that (the mayor) had ordered the police to
attend the arrival and departure of the steamboats at the
Admiralty. pier. sad in caw of say similar °marrows to pro.
vent the embarkation of persons until the local authorities
had been communicated with.

BRIAKFA.ST BEvzsAce.--Hotnceopathic prActi-
timers, and the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa as
being the most healthful of all beverages When the doctrine of
homeopathy was first Introduced into this country, there were to
be obtained so preparations of cocoa either attractive to the taste
or acceptable to the stomach the nut was either supplied in the
crude date or so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little
notice. J. Epps, of London, Hougeopathic Cheadle, was Induced
In the year 1839 to turn his attention to this subject, and at
, length succeeded, with the assistance of elaborate machinery In
being the first to produce an article pure in its composition, and
so refined by the perfect trituration ft receives In the process it
Passes through, as to be most acceptable to the delicate stomach
For general use Epps Cocoa Is distinguished as an invigorating,
grateful breakfast beverage, possessing a meet delicious aroma,
Dr Hassell, in his work, Adulterations of Food," says :
" Cocoa cootales a great variety of Important nutritive princi-
ples—every Ingredient necessary to the growth and sustenance
of the body." Again As • nutritive, cocoa stands very much
higher then either coffee ea tee." Directions—Two tempoosituls
of the powder is a breakfast cup, tilled up with belief/ water
or milk. Secured in , fib., and Ilh labelled packets,
and sold at Is. gd. per lb., by grocers, confectioners, and chemists
—(Advartiarmal