The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.
(TRW DAY.)

CLERKEYWELL.
Tpr TICKET OF LEAVE STSTEM.--A ENDEAR TRANSPORTED

FOE FIFTEEN TEARS AT LARGE IN TWELVE MONTHS.
Het, n Grogan, alias Callaghan, anipahive-looking woman,
who described herself as a charwoman, residing to White-
chapel, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt, at the instance
of the authorities of St. Mary, lalingtoo, with deserting her
child, John Grogan, aged three years and a half, whereby it
had become chargeable to the said parish.
Mr. Leftly, the relieving officer, stated that the prisoner
had given a deal of trouble to the perish about her children,
and there could be no doubt that she was a very had mother.
In September, 1861, she was brought to this court on a
charge of attempting to murder one of her children by
choking it, and had it not been for one of the lodgers hear.
ing the groans of the child, it must have died. She was sent
to Newgate, sod having been found guilty was seutencel to
15 years transportation.
Mr. D'Eynoonrt inquired how it was that if the prisoner
was 'adenoid to 15 years' transportation in 1861, she
should now be at large.
Mr. Leftly said that she was discharged from the West-
minster House of Correction on July 2, 1862. She had.
it would appear, made favour with some ladies who visited
the prisoeers, and bevi promised to obtain an honest
livelihood by chasing sod 'tubing, and for the future to
look carefully after her children and treat them kindly,
her case wen recommended to the Secret-ay of State sail
she was dischsrged on the day be had mentioned. At that
time she had one child, the subject of the present inquiry, in
the workhouse, sad, as soon ei she was discharged, she
came and took it away. She was requested to remain in the
house with her child, but she refused. and said she could do
much better out of the workhouse than by remaining in it.
A few weeks afterwards the prisoner's child was brought
to the workhouse, and was admitted, the policeman who
brought it stating that it had been deserted on a doorstep
in the Lower-road.

Mr. Alexander (second clerk)—You had much better con.
doe yourself to what you know of your own knowledge.
The witnesses can speak for themselves.
Mr. Leftly, without noticing the iuterruption, said that
the prisoner had been advertised, and a warrant obtained
for her apprehension, but she bad sines managed to keep
out of the way until yesterday. When she was taken into
cnstedy she stated that she had been married about six
months, and that she shortly intended to fetch away the
child. He had caused a search to be made, but wad find
no register of her marriage.
At the request of Mr. Leftly the child was brought for-
ward, on which the prisoner pretended to my, and howled
bitterly. She took bold of the child, but as hastily left go
of it, and laughing, exclaimed, "That is not my dear child •
I have one in the workhouse, but I am sure that is sot the
one." (The child, it should be stated, bore a strong realm-
blance to her.)
In answer to Mr. D'Eyncourt,
Mr. Leftly Mated that he was aerials that the child pro-
duced belonged to the prisoner. She could not know very
much about it, for she h.d not sum it often. It was sow
hardly 3) years of age, and during the twelve menthe else
was in prison the child was at the workhonse, aid for the
last ten months she had deserted it.
The prisoner said she left her child to nurse with a woman
who had deserted it ; but she (prisoner) had never does so.
The child produced was not hers—and of that she could
take a Bible oath. She was prepared to support her own;
but she would sot take any " kid" that the parish pleased
to foist on her, let them do what they would.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said he had very little doubt in his mind
that the child belonged to the prisoner. He would remand
the ease until Wednesday next, to give time for further in-
quiries, and to produce other witnesses. If the child
clued did belong to the prisoner, it was very shameful on
her part to disown it, and he abased mark kis sense of her
conduct by sending her to the Home of Correction with bard
labor• for the full term.
The prteam et appliid that she might be admitted to ball.
Me. 'Eyneourt said he would take two sureties in the
sum of 101. each, and the prisoner herself in 201., tar her to
appear on the day named.
The prisoner was locked up in default.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
• W 1711111•711 PONIBIND.
Rdwin Toy, of 7 Itmensatreet, fit. George's, cabinet-
maker, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhltt with sinar'ting
his wife, Penelope Sarah Toy.
The wife said that on the previous night her hus-
band (the prisoner) locked the room door, pat
the key in his pocket—es he always did when
he ill-used bet—and thee aimed • violent blow
at her bead, hut she put her hand up to save her bead,
and upon it received the blow. She then went and sat down
by her childrea's bedside, when her husband gave her an-
other blow on the head which rendered her insensible for •
time, sod on her recoveries she insisted on his letting her
out of the room, and be did so, she being smothered with
blood from a wooed ea her heed.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the wife whether her husband kept
her, and she said that his mother chiefly did.
William Honker, 171 C maid the complainant came up
to him with blood pouring from a wound oo the lead, and
told him that bar husband had assaulted her. He then weal
towards the house, and met the prisoner and took him into
custody.
The primmer said his wife made acensatioaa of such •
nature against him that he could not keeps his hands off her.
Hr. Tyr whin committed the prisoner for six weeks with
hard
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prison.
, sad said that he would have to find when
res of

HAMPSTEAD.
nouruta • CARMAN.
JAR noneas, a repectable.looking man, and Jester
Martin, a cab-driver, were charged with being drunk and
fighting at HaverstoOk-hill, between 1 and 2 o'clock this
morning.
The defendant Thomas had hired Martin to take him
home, and a dispute arose Omit the fare. A desperate
fight took place, and the pollee said they feared one wank/
have been killed. They were taken to the station. Both
were drunk. _

Thorneaeaid be had been drinking. and knew what he
was about. He tendered the right fare, and the cabman
'malted hini, and the police dragged him out of his own
gle* . -

inspector Webb said some permits bed a mistaken
notion about the police not interfering when within their
own gardens.
Martin said he thought he should have been killed. He
was not drunk, but made silly by the blows.
Mr. Prance fined Thomas As., and Martin se.
The fine was paid, with costa, by Thomas ; but the cab-
driver stood committed.

Comma-Ica:now wrrn Atuntica.—There are at
present two distinct telegraphic lima being laid down to
the extreme south•westarn 00661 of Ireland—OM to Orook•
haven by Mr. Beater, and the other to Cape Clem
by the Nagaetigi Company. An this part of In
is the Baum* to Amerioa, intelligence from the other side
of the Atlantis will be received in Europe earlier than 'mild
otherwise have been the 6600. Both lines ere complated
to within shoot eight mils. of Skibbereen.

—•
SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COI(PA/CY.--(THIS
This afternoon the half-yearly meeting of the shareholder.
was held at the oiler in Bishopegate-etreet. Colonel Barlow
in the chair. The Secretary bevies reed the report, the
Chairmen mid the amount. showed • net revenue,
after payment of the interest on the debenture
debt, of the dividends on the preference stone, and of ell
working expenses and repaint, amounting to 6,844/. 19s. 2d. ;
add surplus carried over from last year, 2,11281. Ils. 7d. ;
total, 9,3731. 10e. 9d. From this the directon recom-
mended a dividend for the half-year of 2 per cent.,
amounting on 360,'.501. ordinary stock to 7,207
leaving to be carried forward, 2,1661. 10e. 9d. A lengthsnd
discussion ensued on the motion for the adoption of the
report, in the course of which Mr. J. W. Deal preferred
many complaint. against the dock authorities at Southantp.
ton and soundly against the management of the tionspaay.
The report was, however, adopted and Wednesday ant
fixed for paying the dividend.
DRAIN FROM EXCITIMENT DURING YESTERDAY'S
SPORN.— Last mats' the death of Miss Emily TLihault,
aged eighteen yean, occurred at her father's residence,
Manderille.terreoe, Kilburn, under melancholy circum-
stance!. Happens that the unfortunate youoglady wasenrily
excited, and was always alarmed at thunder and lightning.
She was left at home apparently in good health, but while
she was occupied in washing some lace by the window during
the violent storm which passed over the metropolis, she be-
came wind alarmed, fearing something would happen to
her and y fell backward and expired.
Diemor Ms. Menses. —We have to announce
the death of Mr. Masters, the well-knows publisher of
Aldereptemereet and New Bond-street. Mr. Masters has
been for many years past intimately connected with the high
church party in the church of England, and has been en.
trusted with the publication of many of the principal works
which have proceeded from that section of the establish-
ment. He was in the 69th year of his age.
DRAM or MR. W. Gorr.—With deep regret we
(Leeds Memory) anemic* the death rd this gentleman,
which occurred yesterday, somewhat suddenly, at Potter-
dale, in Westroorelaad, where he was on a visit for the bene-
fit of his health. Mr. Wm. Gott was ooe of the Denier
partners in the eminent firm of Ben' min Gott and Boos,
woollen merchants, Leeds. Though not what may be
teemed a public man, he was nevertheless • public Wee-
factor. His loos will be felt by all our Ind charities, to
which he wee • munilleeet cootributor.
AN EXTRAORDINARY PARIMEI. —At the judge's
chambers yesterday. Mr. Hardinge Giffard, as counsel far
gentleman named Cricases, applied to Mr. Justice 87101
for • writ of certiorari to remove an ceder of justice into
the Court of Queen's Beech, for the purpose of baring the
rm. quashed on the ground of informality. The Pear-
ls+ Act required that there should be two owners, and is
this case only one bad been appointed. There was only me
house is the parish. and only one inhabitant. It was the
parish of Upper Eldon, near Southampton. A similar cam
occurred in 1763, just 100 years ego, in the same Land', sod
it is mid not to have iocreased since that time. 'Then Wire
ao peaces'', and the object 111(11 to form it into., min with
other parishes, which Mr. C.1.11411/11 resisted. His lordship
thought it was a remarkable case, tied granted an order to
remove the proceedings into the Court of Queen'. Bean,
to be quashed next term.