The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1851

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSION-HOUSE.
The Lord Mayor requested th it the prep would acktow-
ledge his receipt of 10/. from the Worshipful Company of
Fishmongers fur the pour box.
CLERKENWELL.
Yesterday Henry Martin Flanagan, who was de
scribed in the police sheet as • "gentleman" residha at,
No. 1, Warwick.eourt, Holborn, was placed at the Walls
fore Mr. Corrie, charged with obtaining, by means of Idle
and fraudulentpretences, 11. 31. lid., the monies of Rama
White.
Mr. Wakeling attended to conduct the prosecution, and
briefly stated the facts which appeared yesterday, aid are
continued to-day in our Middlesex Sessions report. The
prisoner had undertaken. for *he sum received, to engage
and fee Mr. Homy, the barrister, and a Mr. Iladwin.
They. yere not engaged, and the poor woman was obliged
to raise a similar sum in order to secure the profesional
aid 0 Mr. O'Brien.
Mrs. Ann White, having been sworn, confirmed the
above statement.
The prisoner denied ever having received the money
from Mrs. White, and requested a remand, which was
accordingly granted.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Captain Frederick .beartts, of 37, dermyn.street, was
charged with having violently assaulted Mr. John Thcnbald,
of Rose Villa, Ealing.
The complainant said he was a gentleman living on his
property. lie was getting out of a cab in Great Charlotte-
street, Portland-place, about one o'clock that morning,
when he was suddenly knocked down by a blow with a
stick from some person behind him. He was strack re-
peatedly over the head while down. The defendact was
the person who committed this assault. Complainant coa-
lwised to get upon his legs, but the defendant con:inueul
striking him with the stick until a cabman came up and
took the defendant away. Complainant on seeing a con-
stable gave the defendant into custody.
To questions, the complainant said he was formerly on
friendly terms with the defendant, but they had quar-
relled. The difference between them had, however, alter-
wards been made up.
James Mangan, cab-driver said the complainant got into
his cab is the Haymarket last night; at the sane time
witness saw defendant get into another cab and follow
into Charlotte-street. When complainant got out of the
cab, defendant abo rushed out of his cab, hiding his face
with his cloak. The defendant had • cane in his hand,
with which lie struck the complainant several times, and
knocked him down. Complainant got up, and defendant
struck him again several tunes on the head. Saw blood
gushing trout complainant's car. Witness then laid hold
of the defendant, and held him until a constable came up.
Police-sergeant N't itham, E 19, said as he was taking de-
fendant to the station house, defendant said, " I admit 1
gave him (meaning complainant) a good thrashing."
The defendant said he would admit that he gave the com-
plainant a good caning, but ho denied having struck him
while behind him. 'lnc can's of the assault was this: The
complainant invited him down to his villa at Ealing. While
there a female with whom complainant cohabited threw
some beer in his face. He rose up, and while half blinded
with the liquid, a prize-tighter whom the complainant had
hired and Ins servant came into the room and nearly mur-
dered him. lie was so severely beaten that he was obliged
to remain at home for three weeks. He met the com-
plainant last night, and certainly he followed and caned
him.
Mr. Hardwick said the case was of too serious a character
for him to deal with, he should therefore send it to the
sessions.
Bail having been tendered,
Mr. Cross, for the complainant, said the defendant lived
at Ostend, and therefore, unless good and substantial
bail was insisted upon, it was unlikely the defendant would
appear to answer the charge in another court.
- Mr. Hardwick directed that two approved bail of SOl.
each should be provided.
This being dune, the defendant was liberated.
SOUTHWARK.
George Egan, a youth of 15 years of age, apprentice to
Mr. Daley, an upholsterer, in the Southwark-bridge-road,
was placed at the bar, before Mr. Comdr, charged with
forging and uttering a cheque for the payment of di. 10s.,
with intent to defraud tire Landon and Westminster
Bank.
The case was clear, and the prisoner was committed.
WANDSWORTH.
Robert Bean, a drover, was charged with wantonly tor-
turing a sheep, at Upper Touting, un the evening of the
dth inst.
The ease was proved by Police-constables liinton, 319,
sad Holt, of the V division, who spoke to finding the sheep
spathe ground apparently dying, and the delendant striking
it over the neck several times with a thick btick. He then
set his dog on it, which tore its car, and when the sheep
WAS slaughtered the same night the poll of the neck was
found to be one large bruise, and the carcase was covered
with bruises. The bgs of the poor animal had been much
torn the dog. The defendant conducted himself with
much insolence whilst the case was ou, and with an impre-
cation called the constable a liar.
Mr. Basildon called upon defendant to conduct himself
properly in court.
Ihe defendant made no apology, but continued bullying
the policeman, when the magistrate told him he should fine
him 295. and 2s. Costs for his brutality, and if he did not
pay it lie would be committed for a month.
The defendant said he would not pay it, he would go to
prison, and was acceordingly removed to the cell,

Tare PARIS ItIASSACRE OF 18M.—The following
statement respecting the slaughter on the Iloulevard Meat-
martre is given in a letter by a British officer to his brother
in London:—" Paris, Dee. 6.-1 sit down to give you some
account of myself, list you should think I have got into the
way of a stray bullet. You will, of course, see a good deal
aViut the late sisals in the Lowlon papers, but one must
be in Paris to realise the state of this unfortunate. city. Of
course the military were completely sucee,,ful ; it could not
have been otlwrwise against a half-armed and half-
organised people. But a more cruel, barbarous, and in-
human slaughter I suppose was never committed. Ido not
allude to the taking of the barricades, but to the massacre
on the boulevards, of which there is no mention in the Pari-
sian papers. I hail a fortunate escape myself. At about 3
o'clock I was in the Boulevard des It-diens' and saw an im-
mense force-1 should think between 10,000 and 13,000 men
passing up the boulevards. I accompanied them as fur as the
Rue Vivienne, to see if I could find my American friend A.
I did not know at the time that the troops were advancing
to attack a barricade at the Porte St. Denis. Nut being
able to find my friend, I returned up the Rue Vivienne,
intending to go again on the boulevards. When I gut
to the top of the street I found a cordon of soldiers
across it, who would notallow any one to come within 50
yards of them. Just about this tone (half-past 3 o'clock)
the firing recommenced on the Boulevards Montmartre
and Poissonniere; and the sentries at the top of the Rue Vi-'
vienue fired deliberately down the street at us. The rash
was tremendous; but I got clear round a corner, and de-1
parted for my hotel as soon as possible. I went out again
afterward., and went to the bottom of the boulevards near
the Rue du Helder, to watch the tiring. The regiments of
Ithe line fired at the windows of the boulevards for several
hours, but I saw nu fire returned from the windows. I then
went home to dinner. A. had not arrived ; and we were
loping that nothing had happened to him, when a woman
rushed in, pale and trembling, and asked for me. She had
brought poor A.'s card ' • he was lying wounded in a porter's
lodge in the Boulevard Montmartre. Of course I started
immediately for the spot. I had much difficulty in getting
there, as the streets were all occupied by soldiers, but the
officers were generally civil. When I got to the place the
boulevard was a ghastly eight. There were no wounded,
but the dead were lying in dosens, most of them just as
they fell, and the pavements were slippery with blood.
They were almost all bourgeoit, and not carriers. Two or
three women were arranging some of the corpses, and
placing candles at their heads that their friends might
recognise them. The soldiers were standing at ease in
the centre of the street, very quiet, but perfectly uncon-
cerned ; there was not a living man to be seen except them.
I found poor A. in good spirits, but badly wounded. He
described the whole thing as a wanton massacre. He was
walking along the boulevards in the same direction as the
troops, and when he heard the firing commence in the Porte
St. Denis he turned back, thinking it was no place for him.
Almost at that instant the whole of the troops in the Houle-
, verde Montmartre and Poissonnbire fired at the windows and
at the people walking in the streets, who were without arms
Sal making no resistance. There were crowds of people at
the wisiesea, bet few were hurt, as they had time to throw
theemehes teak when they saw the muskets go up. But for
the promenaders in the streets there was no escape. The
first bullet struck A. on the left hand, knocking off the fore-
/agar; he then went down on one knee, and held up the
ether hand, hoping they would spare him. Another bullet
eau* him in the centre of the left shin, smashing the large
bone, and • dead man fell heavily across bim. As he lay on
the ground he saw one or two officers endeavouring to make
daimon fire at the windows, but some continued to fire at
there on the ground. lie managed to crawl into a porter's
ledge, where the gate was open, and the women assisted
Mat. He described it as a perfect storm of balls. Another
bullet struck so close to him on the wall that as it spattered
and cut his face like small shot. As he lay in the lodge the
woman had to leave him and get to a safer place, Rothe bul-
lets were coming in there. The firing was kept up almost
without ceasing for two or three hours, although there was
no resistance whatever. I never saw such wanton destruction;
the fronts of the houses were perfectly riddled with shot. I
went out to endeavour to get assistance, but the officers re-
solutely, though politely, declined to afford any. I asked
one captain, is the name of common humanity, to let ow
have three men to carry A. He said,' Look round you, my
dear Sir, do you think we have got humanity enough Ike 1
all these ?' I said, . They are dead, and do not want it ;' but
he shrugged his shoulders, and said ' Tani mieux: I think
if I had had sufficient command of language I should have
lost my temper. lat length got an ambulance and three
workmen, and we carried A. down to the Rue St. Honore
on our shoulders. He suffered dreadfully, and you can
,
I imagine what a horrible job it is to carry a badly wounded
man up a French staircase. It was nearly ten o'clock
before we got him home. I then had to go out again as
far as the Rue Montmartre in order to get surgeons, ban-
-1 doges, &c. I was often challenged, but got all I wanted
without being fired at." • • •—Speclatur.
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IHE SUNDERLAND BANK.—It is; understood that
the affairs of this bank, which failed a short time ago, will
be brought under the operation of the Winding-up Act.
The committee of investigation have just reported that its
losses anima to 73,0001., and that a call of 61. per share
will he required to meet them. It appears that one of the
bank's customers overdrew his account to the extent of
30,0001. deriag the railway mania, and another to the
*Meat of 7,0001.