The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-13 00:00:00

WORSIIIP-STREET..

Julia Saunders, 18 years of age, wan charged with a de-
termined attempt at self-destruction.
Statham, N 247, stated that while on duty in the City-
road, between five and six o'clock that morning, his mitten-
! thin was attracted to the prisoner, who was hurrying along
I in an agitated manner in the direction of the Canal-bridge,
on reaching which she instantly clambered on to the
parapet, and was in the act of throwing herself over, when
he caught hold of her dress, and furcibly dragged her bark
into the road. On questioning her us to her motive for
such desperate conduct, the prisoner, who was greatly
agitated, begged that he would leave her to herself, as she
felt so weary of her life that she was determined to put an
cud to it, and that if he restrained her on that occasion she
would carry out her object at the earliest opportunity.
Having with great difficulty induced her to acquaint him
with the residence of her mother, a respectable widow u.
the neighbourhood, he at once conveyed her there, and
placed her under the protection of her frienas, but while
traversing his heat near the same spot, about half an hour
afterwards' ho again saw the prisoner, who had divested
herself of her bonnet and shawl, hasten towards the bridge
and must the coping, front which she wu again on the
point of plunging into the water, when he seised hold of
her sad conveyed her to the station house.
In essawer to questions from the magistrate, the prisoner,
who bang down her head and cried bitterly, said that she
had boob decoyed from her home some time since by a gen-
tlenam who had subsequently deserted her, and having
emeidestally met her seducer on the preceding night in the
empamy of another woman, her feelings were so worked
spew by the treachery and indifference he exhibited
towards -bee. that she resolved to teiminate her existence.
The pekeasee mother, a decent-looking elderly woman,
informed the megbatate that her unfortunate daughter had
lately piament a toy imuir_ comme of life, resulting, as
ehe UMW. bus the Martine treatment to which she

bad been subjected, but if she were now consigned to her
care she would keep a constant watch over her, and adupt
every means in her power to prevent the recurrence of such
an act. _ . .

Mr. D'Eyncourt said that the young woman was evidently
at present in such a perturbed state of mind that he did
not feel himself justified in ordering her liberation, and
should therefore remand her for a week to afford her an
opportunity for serious reflection upoa the folly and crimi-
nality of her conduct.

CLERKEN WELL.
Nicholas Quirk, a powerful Irishman, was eharged by
John Costello with having assaulted him and bitten hta
nose off. Madan and Catherine Bayyolt, husband and wife,
and Martin, their son, John Quirk, and Mary, his wife,
were aho charged with being concerned in a daring outrage
and assaults. . .

John Costello appeared in the witnero-box in great agony,
with his face plastered and bound up, and said that he re-
sided at No. 13, George-yard, Islington. On Sunday morn-
ing, betwoen twelve and one o'clock, he was in his house in
bed when he was awoke by a row, and all on a sudden his
bedroom dour was burg open by the prisoner Catherine
Hoggott, who with Nicholas Quirk and the other prisoners
entered the room, and made an attack upon a lodger named
Kinnahan. Witness got out of bed iu order to prevent
mischief being done, when Nicholas Quirk knocked him
down. They afterward, had a struggle and fell down to
gether, Quirk being undermost, and whilst witness was
holding him down by the arms' the prisoner lifted up his
shoulders, made a spring forward, awl bit his nose clean off
with his teeth, and maid, Take that, you thief." Witness
bled profusely, and hastened to a surgeon, who dressed the
wound, and tile prisoner was given into custody. The wit-
ness added that the conduct of all the prisoners was so
desperate towards himself and Kinnsban, that had it not
been for the prompt and courageous conduct of House'
N division, end other officers, who secured them,
murder would have inevitably been committed.
Thomas Kinnahan and W illiam Costello, son of the in-
jured man, gave confirmatory evidence. Both these wit-
nesses were severely bruised.
Mr. Corti., said, a more lawless proceeding never took
place in a civilised country. (To Nicholas Quirk)-1 shall
commit you to Newgato fur trial.
The depositions were then taken, and he was fully com-
mitted for trial.

Mr. Corrio asked if he wished to say anything in his
defence?

Prisoner (coolly)—If I did bite his nose off I was drunk
at the time, or I would not have dime it. I hope you will
indict a tine upon me.
Mr. Cortio—Certainly not. It is too serious a case, and
ought to bo tried by a jury. It deserves more severe
punishment than I can inflict by dealing with it in a sum-
mary way. The magistrate fined Mrs. Baggott 31., or two
months' imprisonment, and 10s. fur the damage to the
door; John Quirk, 31. or six weeks; Martin Baggutt, 21.
or one month ; Martin Ilaggott the younger, 10s. or a
fortnight ; and Mary Quirk, 104. or a fortnight.
The prisoners (with the exception of the younger Bag-
gott, who paid his flue) were all committed to gaol in de-
fault of payment.