The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-07 00:00:00

TILE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

CLERKEN WELL.
KZVINCI A DISOILDZELT HOCK?...

1),t.i,1 Ras, the keeper of the Cock public-house, corner
of t...,lden-lane, Old-street, St. Lake's, was charged at the
instance of Inspector Fyfe, of the G division, for that he,
being the person named to keep the above alehouse, did =-
1....fu11y and knowingly permit and suffer drunkennees and
other disorderly conduct in his house.
From the evidence it appeared that about 2 o'clock in
the morning of the 29th of last month, Polioesergeant
Browning,4ol A,beard screams of "murder" proceeding from
the defendant's house, and on going there he heard a peat
disturbance. In front of the bar be found eight men and
:re women, most of them intoxicated. In the taproom
he found the defendant urging two men on to fight with
the potnian, who had on nothing bat his trousers and boots.
Both the defendant and his wife were in a beastly state of
intoxication. The wife spoke to the defendant when he turned
round in • most savage way, struck her a tremendous
blow which felled her to the and she
was insensible for a few seconds. Tits del t, at the
rt,lueet of ha wife, was taken to the police-stetion ; but
a h...n there she would not charge him. It was 4 o'clock
before the whole of the drunken men had left the house.
The defendant denied in Coto that he or his wife were
drunk, or that there was any disorder as described by the
F.lice. He never struck his wife, or laid a finger on her.
The magistrate, after hearing some further evidence, said
the case was fully proved, and ordered the defendant to pay
the fall penalty of 51. and costa, which was at coos done.

WANDSWORTH.
A %MN SOFTZILINGS.

Maria Fisher, the wife carpenter, living in the
Belvidere-road, Lambeth, was brought from the Wands-
worth workhouse, apparentll in a weak condition, on •
charge of attempting to commit suicide.
The case was • very peculiar one. On Monday last the
husband, Thomas Birch Fisher, appeared before Mr.
Ingham to answer • summons at the instance of • single
woman, named Jane Gadplev, who alleged that he was
the father of her child born on the 3rd of January lost.
It then appeared that he had been employed at Rich-
mond, as a carpenter, while his wife remained in
London, sod he there met the complainant,
who wu in service. The complainant denied that she was
aware of his being married, and said he was introduced to
her family as her future husband. An order was made on
the husband to pay 28.6 d. a week for the support of the
child and 25e. eats. The wife was also present at the hear-
ing, and if it had not been for the offioers of the court she
would have swanked the young woman. She was then very
much excited, and while the parties were in the waiting
room, the officers kept her away from the complainant.
From the evidence adduced in the preient cue it appeared
that between 2 and 3 o'clock on the same day the prisoner
was seen to jump into an open sewer in Falcon-lane,
Battersea, where she lay on her hands and face, and
covered with water. She was fortunately observed by two
ran, who had, however, some difficulty in getting her out.
In soother minute she would have been dead. She was
removed to the Falcon public-house, sod on recovering
a little she asked for her child. She was afterwards removed
to the workhouse.

The prisoner, who spoke is a very low tone of voice, mid
it all arfte fr 0..., the cruelty of her husband.
Mr. bighorn said she had committed a very sorban
offence, and he must remand her for a week, in order that
she might have time for reflection.
The prisoner was locked up far a short time, but on the
application of the husband she was brought up again, and
he then promised to take her home. She was then asked
whether she would prefer going home with her husband or to
pneon, and she mid that she would give him one more trial.
Mr. Ingham told the husband that there would not be any
poem' at his home until be behaved better and gave up the
company of other women. Be than accepted his reel.
weapon for the good behaviour al hie wife for the next sax
months.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

Truism,. Aim 7. 8 LK.