The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-18 00:00:00

IDAY EVENING, d.

ilia We nleseace. T• my surprise I there found the letter 1
addesened to Hams. Hooper and Baker, but the order for ,
gm. 6.1. wee not with it. I immediately inquired why the
letter bad not keen nut, and discovered that the order had
been paid at the counter to the prisoner. I then wrote an-
other order, which was paid so Messrs. Hooper and Baker'.
clerk. The order produced Le the original order I wrote and
pee to the prisoner.
Mr. Codas& said I us oink at the reenter of the
Blntric Telegraph Ofike in Lothbary. Oa the evening of
the 27th of November last the primmer presented the order
'lot Ss. 6d. prodeeed, and I paid bin that amount. The
memorandum "takes by MO to give explanation," will&
appears at the foot nth' order, is in the prisoner's writing.
but it wan written before he premoted It.
lir. Baker here said I lave not received any eaplanatins
Goat the prisoner relative to the int order.
Packmaa, • detective oilier, said—l a=rr tie
is
prisoner on Saturday evening last, at 16,
Chelsea. I told him I wanted him on a ckargeoi receiving
10e. to mud to Lady Clifton sad not doing se. He said he
had seen the secretary of the company and he esisesteod if
he paid the money he would not be preenalled. When
leaving the house be said, "This Is just what I expected."
The solicitor for the prosecution here applied for a re-
mind as he was not yet prepared to go into the other
MM.
The prisoner, who appeared not in the lest abashed at
being placed in such a degrading position, was then re-
funded.

Williams Barker was charged with a murderous assault
on his wife.
The complainant, a poorly clad woman, said—l have been
married for eight years to the defendant. Yesterday mot st-
ing he most cruelly struck me on the head with his fist, and
kandrad me down, end whilst I was on the ground be
Waked me in the stomach and on my breast. 1 new feel
most dreadful pain. After be had kicked me and neurly
made me senseless, he seized me by the hair of my heed,
dragged me out of the room, and threw me down a whole
light of stairs, and I would have gone down the se-
eond flight only a woman was standing in the lobby
and stopped me. (The complainant here produced an old
but well-used knife, it appeared a formidable weapon, and
was sharp at the point from frequent use and cleaning.)
Yesterday morning, before he struck me first, he attempted
to stick this knife in my throat, and when I held up my
right hand to ward off the blow, the knife eat my wrist.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Has any surgeon seen your wound ?
Complainant—No, sir, I put some ointment on it myself,
but I feel so weak in my breast that after 1 leave here I
will go to the haspitel.
Mr. Turner, warrant officer—Your worship, after Ile
complainant took out the warrant yesterday she west to a
public-house in which the defendant was, and she scratched
his face as you see it. (The man had the visible effects of
nails on his countenance.)

Mr. Tyrwhitt—How did that happen ?
Complainant—Why, your worship, after I left here, I
went home ; I found my children without anything to eat,
and knowing where my husband was, I sent a neighbour
to ask bim for some money to get bread for them. He told
her that she was to tell me that he bad scent es. sd. that day
to himself, but giving the woman lid. told her to buy " tarts"
for the children. Feeling aggravated, I did go to ask him
what he meant, when he told me to go and obtain money as
all women could, and used other filthy language towards me
so that I did scratch his fine. _ .

Tyrwhitt—W hat is your husband, and what money
does he give you to support your family ?
Complainant—He a cab-driver, and has only given me
10d. for the last three days and when he heat me 1 had
neither fire nor victuals in the house.
The defendant here said that his wife was a most dreadful
temper, and be had witamees to prove.that she had provoked
him and others to assault her.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—But in any way her conduct would not
warrant you in uing a knife or kicking her. I must re-
mand you until a medical man decides the state in which
your wife is from your most brutal conduct. •
The detendan it who is of • most repulsive aspect, was
then removed. He was scarcely out of the court before two
parties slipped forward and asked if the charge was not
bailable. . . . .

Mr. Tyriebitt—Certainly the misdemenour is bailable, but
es he has used a knife, and the kict on the breast may pro-
duce a cancer, I don't feel warranted in giving any
leniency to the defendant for an offence that may turn out to
be a felony.
Tire Poor Box.-11. 8. has sent 10s. in postage stamps,
and K. Q. fie. in postage stamps, the latter to be applied for
the um of Garford's children.

Edward Gibbs, a cab driver, appeared to answer the
complaint of Mr. John Byrne, of using insulting language
and other misbehaviour.
Mr. Byrne deposed that on the night of Tuesday week
he engaged the defendant at the end of the Haymarket, and
on reaching his residence in Kennington-road he handed
him a shilling, his fare. He also put his hand into his coat
pocket for some coppers for him, but only found a penny
and this he also gave the defendant, telling him to have a
glass of beer. The defendant, turning over the money in
his hand, ezeleimed, "And is this all you are going to give
a poor fellow ?" He (Mr. Byrne) replied yea, a shilling is
your just fare and I shall give you no more. The de-
fendant then exclaimed, " All I can say is, that
I wish the devil had you before you got into
my cab." Witness then insisted on having his ticket
with the number of his cab. The defendant put his band
into his pocket sail intending to feel for the ticket, but after
some time he told him (Mr. Byrne) that if he required the
number of his cab he might go and take it. He was then
about to take the number of his badge when the defendant
declared, in the most menacing tone and manner, that if he
approached or touched him be should knock him down.
Not wishing to have any personal rencontre with such an
apparent ruffian, he approached his cab to take its number,
but the defendant, perceiving his object, jumped on hie boa
and drove off at the utmost speed towards Westminster-
bridge. Determined to punish him, he followed him for a
quarter of a mile, and until he was stopped by the police,
who supplied him with the numbers of his cab and badge.
In conclusion, Mr. Byrne said that, with some considerable
experience of cabmen, he could solemnly swear that any-
thing like the wanton insolence end ruffianism of the de-
fendant he had never witnessed.
The defendant, who could not control his insolence even
before the magistrate, acknowledged he had done wrong in
running away, but this was the only thing he regretted.
Mr. Elliott remarked that there could not be the slightest
doubt if the defendant's gross misconduct, and convicted
him in a penalty of forty shillings or twenty days' impri-
sonment.
THAMES.

Mr. Yardley, on taking his seat on the bench, referred to
the cue of a poor woman, Charlotte Birkenshaw, of No. 8,
Single-street, Mile•end, who, upon the recoommendation of
the Rev. Mr. Hall, of Bayswater, had taken charge of an
illegitimate child which had been sines abandoned by its
parents, and she could not obtain any remuneration
for maintaining it, while the two parishes of Kensington
and Stepney had repudiated her and the child too. Mr.
Yardley said he was not aware the poor woman who applied
to him was in so much distress 'Atli be rend the report of
the application in the newspapers. He asked if Inspector
Holmes of the K division, who appeared to know something
of the case, was present, and on being answered in the
negative, desired Mr. Livingston, the chief usher of the
court, to give the destitute woman, Birkenshaw, half a
sovereign, from the poor-boa fend, if he could ascertain her
addres.. He also directed that the woman should be re-
quested to wait upon him again a fortnight hence, and if
she could not obtain payment of her claim from the Rev.
Mr. Hall. or the parents of the child, he would see what
more could be dons for her.

COUNTY BENCH.

(From the Brighton Gazette.)
On Monday, at the Brighton Town Hall, before C.
Carpenter, Esq., and T. J. Bellamy, Foq., magistrates,
Louisa Humphreys preferred a charge of assault against
Lady Boughton, who resides in Branswiek•square, and with
whom the complainant stated that she had resided as lady's
maid for some months. The complainant was represented
by Mr. G. Faithful!, jun.; the defendant, who was not in
court, by Mr. Lamb.
Mr. Faithful!, in addressing the bench oa the part of the
complainant, said he understood that she had been only a
short time in the service of Lady Boughton as lady's maid,
and the complaint she had to make was that Lady
Boughton had committed an unprovoked assault upon her
on the 3rd inst. Thera was no doubt that, looking at the
relative positions in life of the complement and the de-
fendant, there might be some difficulty in dealing with the
cue ; but if any feeling of sympathy was to be enlisted
on either side, it ought to be on the side of his client, and
if be should prove that the assault had been committed,
the social position of the defendant would be an aggravation,
rather than otherwise, of the offence. He felt satisfied that
if his client had committed an assault upon a lady in her
bedroom, it would have been clear that a lady ought to be
protected from the violence of her servants; and he thought
that the same amount of justice ought to be meted oat to the
servant.
Mr. Bellamy—l think Lady Boughton ought to be here.
It is always a rule for defendants to be in attendance.
Mr. Feitbiull said it was not compulsory for her ladyship
to be present.
Mr. Carpenter—lt is not the practice in this court for the
defendant to be present, provided the party appear. by a
solicitor.
Mr. Bellamy—l beg pardon; it is the practice. I have
been in the commission 30 years; and I ought to know.
Mr. Faitbfull—l wish her ladyship was here.
Complainant examined—l am lady's maid to Lady
Boughton. I have been in her service four months yester-
day, and lam to leave in a week. I recollect Wednesday,
the 3rd of January. Lady Boughton, on that morning, rang
for me at half-past nine, for the purpose of assisting her to
dress. I went immediately. After acme little conversation
on indifferent subjects, Lady Boughton said," If I had
known you came from a low lodging-house, or a house of
call, you should n have entered into My service." She
then referred to a house in Temple.etreet, when my sister
and brother-in-law live: and they have au elderly lady
lodging with them. 1 told Lady Boughton that my sister
had one lady lodging with her, and that eke was perfectly
respectable. Lady Boughton immediately replied, " A lady,
not a hentlewssman ; a lady, I perfectly soden:land what
that means." 1 then referred her to Mr. George Wagzer, the
cieronan atlas district, who wee well acquainted wit." am
lady jaztiring with my sister. Upon this she ordered me ,
leave i-voini but before I ha, time to do so, she struck '

me Os ree times on my bread and shoulders with consider.
able force. I give her no provocation whatever. When I
entered Lady Boughton's service, I went with the highest
easracter.
Mr. Limb—l believe you had notice to quit from Lady
Boughton.
C...m plainest—l had.
Had she not bad reason to complain of your conduct ?—I
esked her to assign a reason; but I was answered by her
dying that I must net ask questions.
Had she not had reason to complain of your mode of dress-
ing ?—She had no reason ; but she did complain. No
matter what I wore the cap was stinking, the dress was
stinking, and she railed me ugly eyes, ant told me to keep
nay ugly head out of her sight—(a laugh)—and if she heard
I my voice, she would Bail out, "is that my maid ? I sup-
pose she fancies she is in her sister's low iodging.house."
On the morning of the alleged assault, what was the int
pert of the conversation ?—fibe complained that my dress
; was in the low lodging-house condition.
In consequence of the impertinence of your reply, in
answering something that was said to you, did she not
I tell you to leave the room ?—She did not give me time to
do so.

Did you not refuse to leave the room ?—I had not time to
do se.
_ _ _ . - • - -•

Was not Lady Boughton compelled to ring for another
servant, in consitquenois of your refusal to leave the room?
—Not till she had inflicted the blows upon me.
Do you mean to say that you had left the room before
the other servant answered the bell t—lndeed I had.
Do you say that you were not in the room when the other
servant came in t—l was not.
Why did Lady Boughton ring the bell ? With the view,
I suppose, for the other servant to finish dressing her.
Are you quite certain you left the room before the girl
came?—Yes ; I am quite certain.
When you say. that Lady Boughton struck you, was it
not that, in passing you to ring the bell, she pushed against
you?—No, I was not near her; and the bell was in a
different direction. . .

Boughton is rather an elderly lady ?
She is. _ _ _ _

Did not Lady Boughton say, " What do you mean by
this impertinence, leave the room ? "—She did not give me
time to leave the room before she assaulted me. I know she
could not say a word against me. I have been &respectable
servant for li years, aad have had anything of the
sort occur before. _ _ . . _ _ .

Did you see her ladyship ring the bell l—No, I did not. I
left the room immediately.
Did you go down stairs immediately ?—Yes; and met the
servant girl coming up. Lady Boughton was on the third
floor, above the drawing room ; and I met the t be-
tween the drawing room and the bed rooms.
Then you mean to say, you left the room immediately
before she rang the bell ?-1 did not see her ring the bell ;
and I am quite sure I left the room before the servant came.
In what way did she strike you t—She struck me with
both her hands.
Pushed you away, I suppose ?—No ; struck me.
The complainant here held up her hands by way of,
showing how the assault was committed. Both hands were
open ; and when a question was put to her she said the
hands were not clenched.