The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-14 00:00:00

POLICE.-YESTESDAY.

MANSION-HOUSH.—Bancintro LETTER IMCOB7Olt.
J. Moore, alias Afarr, was charged with having endeavoured
to procure charitable contributions from Mr. John Walter,
M.P., who said that on Friday he found the prisoner at his
door in Printing House-square. He asked if he was not Mr.
Waiter, and handed him a letter and a petition. The fol-
lowing are copies
Mr. T. Reichard, Jun., present• his compliment., to Mr. J. Walter,
M.P., and et the request of Mr. Nixon. begs to introduce the bearer to
his notice, and who will submit for the perusal of Mr. Walter a me-
morial of his father's late misfortune signed byeeoersl highly respect-
able portshionws. Mr. Niaoto is a native of Nottingham, and carried
on business for several years, and sou Intimately amoolnted with
many of Mr. Walter's in coostituentA ;Then followed a list of
I names.' If strmin r claims mina Mr. Walter du not prevent him from
' contributing his mite toads noistdoverring cue, Mr. ilatehord is err-
' mina more deserving one could not be found, for In his estinuition it
deserves the sympathy of cli!good men to whom Providence has given
the means of rendering assistance to the truly unfortunate, and trusts
the motive wh ch setivites him will be deemed by lb. Walter m an
a:minify for the intrusion.—Clapham-rise, Criphain, Ole. 7, 1807.
Chipnam.—These are to certify that Mr. John Nixon, bookseller,
eatloner, he., carried on business; in this pariah for Kemal years,
and has hitherto supported a large family in respectability ; but
owing to unsuccessful apt culationa in railway shares, the failure of
Alvan. Carter, Wood, and Co., Bormigh, and his becoming security
for his son-in-law to the amount of 3001., who absconded to America
in June last, leaving hie wife and family dependent co Mr. Nivon for
support ; Mr. Nixon being called upon for the amount, honourably
gore up the whole of bin stock in trade and effects foe the benefit of
his creditors, and so great an effect had his altered circumstances 011
Ilia mind that ho became insane, cad la now an inmate of an siq
The character of Mr. Ninon is distinguished for integrity and high
moral principle. It is earnestly Loped that thin appeal will be
promptly attended to by those whose means will enable them to con-
tribute for the welfare of so dace sing a family.
In the list of signatures appeared the names of Aldermen
Sir William Maguey, Sir John Pine, Hueophery, and Fern-
comb, and the individual contributions varied from 2!. 2s.
to 101. Mr. Walter continued; He had been imposed upon
about a fortnight before by a paper which was brought to
him by a little girl, and the sisaharity excited his suspicion.
He called' at Mr. Hatehard's on the following morning, and
showed the letter to some of the persons employed in the
shop, who mid that the writing was not Ms.—Horsier.), an
officer of the Meadicity Society, said he had known the
father-in-law and mother of the prisoner for many years to
be living by imposing upon the public.—The prisoner de-
clared that he was never before in a prison in his life: he had
always supported himself by his own industry.—Sir John
Pirie said that his name attached to the petition was
forgery.—The prisoner was sentenced to imprisonment and
hard labour in Bridewell for three months.
0 UILD H A LL.—CIIAROZ OF VIOLENT ASSAULT ON TUE
Poktcr.—A gentleman, named N. Mai/lard, of 25, Judd-
place, New.road, was charged with tearing the cant of G.
Partridge and assaulting the police.—G. Partridge stated
that on Isionday week, he was in Holborn, when the pri-
soner, without the slightest provocation, thrust his stick into
the skirt of his frock-cost, which was nearly new, and tore
it across it would cost 1!. repairing. The prisoner appeared
intoxicated. He got into a cab to escape, hut was overtaken.
—S. Clint said that he saw the prisoner surrounded by
several persons, and flourishing his stick until the end of it
caught and tore the complainant's coat. He saw policeman
G. 38 take the prisoner into custody. Shortly after, several
City officers came up, when 'a scuffle ensued, which resulted
in several of them being "thrown down. The prisoner
seemed intoxisoted. Witness, on looking round, law
the complainant enlarging the rent in his coat.—
Cotton, 38 0, on receiving charge of the prisoner, asked his
I address, which was refused; but presently Mr. Maillard
placed a newspaper in his hand, saying that he was well
known, and was the editor of a paper. While witness was
looking at the paper, the prisoner caught him by the seek,
and they fell back in the cab together. A struggle
ensued, and when the city constable, Jeffery, came up,
witness was quite exhausted. The prisoner then assaulted
Jeffery, and it was with great difficulty he was conveyed to
the station with the aid of three or four more officers.—
Jeffery, 2i5, west to the' assistance of the last witness. The
moment witness attempted to lay hold of the prisoner he was
seized by the oeck, the prisoner's nails entering the flesh.
Prisoner then threw hint on the kerbstone. It required five
men to take him to the station. He seemed infuriated with
liquor.--The solicitor for the prisoner said hie client was not
intoxicated; he was labouring under bodily infirmity, and
was naturally excited at being dragged along the weeds; and
he should be able to prove that he had received most brutal
treatment at the st ttion.—Mrs. Tophani deposed to hearing
dreadful screams after the prisoner was in the station-house.
—Mr. Jewett said that police-constable, 38, asked the
prisoner to walk quietly, but he would not. At last
witness requested Mr. Modified to take his arm and
go with him to the station, which he directly did;
and they were going.quictly when Jeffery Caine up, and
having asked Castor, if he wanted assistance, laid hold of the
prisoner by the collar, upon which the latter became violent,
and they fell to the ground. While the prisoner was held
by the collar he became livid and foamed at the month. Wit-
noss certainly was of opinion that the police bad used undue
severity, fur, if they had not interfered in the manner they
did, be would have gone to the station quietly. The treat-