The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-27 00:00:00

THAMES.

Michael Hogan, an Irishman, aged 37, who has been in
prison a month on a charge of smashing and wounding
James Chapman, a police o notable, in the caseation of his
duty, was brought t.p for final examination.
The pro,ecutr, wk. has been under medical treatment,
attended for the first time. He was carried into court with
one leg banging uselessly from his body. From the nature
of the injury $ esteemed he w.ll never DO able to walk again
without crutches. He hex been in the police force 10 years,
and has a wife and nine young children. He was one of
the most steady, civil, and hest c n tooted mutable' in
the metropoltan police. On the morning of the 25th
of February he was os only in Back Church-lane,
Pt. Ote,rge.n-itie whin ha attention was called to
the prisoner, who *as making a disturbance at the corner
of Cable-street, and sppeareo to he partially intoxicated.
Chapman told the j r s iner he had setter go home, on
which the prisoner asked th- constab!o to see him tome to
his lodgings, end mid he live! in she neighbourhood.
Chapman said he lal other busin-ss to attend to. The pri-
soner ihm retreated 12 ir 14 lards, pulled off his emit and
hat, and came towers Ch puma in a menacing attitude.
The cons'able be,:ged of him to take up his hat and coat
and g d home, and also remarked that he was a very stupid
man to pull his oh thee t Bon a cord morning. Chapman
then walked on, and the pii.oner came behind, grasped him
with both arms round his waist, and after raising him
threw him heavily on the gr• and, at the tame time kicking
him on the leg as he fill. Chapman heard his leg snap like
the crack of a robin whin he fell, and called out so soother
ooestable who was standing by, "That man has broken
my leg " Hogan vim immediately taken into custody by
George Savage, a jolice-roLstable.

The prisoner put in the following written defence
" May it plow your worohip to slow me to address you
se Navin. I enlist. d into her kNesty's 66th Regiment of
Foot, in which I 'erred 181 years. I have been with my
regiment in Greet Britain and Jeanie, Gibraltar, West
Indies, and British North Atirrica, during which time I
behaved myself in awl iierlike moon, r Having the mis-
fortune in an t• 1 hour to desert my regiment at Quebec, in
British North America, in August, 1863, I was apprehended
Cr doing so, and received the severe punishment of 10 yams
transporiatioa, and haviog completed two years and elves
mouths of the same, her Maier y was graciously pleased to
grunt my pardon from the cony et eetablehment at
Portl<nd, on account of my Img service in the British
army and tempi icy conduce while • pim nor, having re-
ceived the wnat .mount of gratuity money which is gives
to rod and industrious prisoners on their departure front
prison, which was 41. 7e., given to me by Captain Clay,
governor of the said prison, song with a travelling bag,
containing some clothes. I proceeded to London by train, to
make the best of my way to Ire.and, of which place I am a
native, when I was met by sme strangers. I did not know
who they wer. and they *it'd they would direct me to St.
Katharine's I)ocke, tor witch plies I lingo red. On our
snivel I rectum. lodgings for the night, and gave my
clothes In charge to the Istielo d• f the house. I went oat-
side ti pay f r some bier for the strangers, to lIIIIIILDtretiI
thorn for their trouble, as 1 thoaght they deserved. They
eosv.yed me to a house come distance from my lodging,
where thine was soma music present. We stopped there •
comidirable time. When 1 retired to go to my lodging
in... people tollowrd me. I was gaits sesselem of
what I was doing. I don't recolhot any more
WAR I f nal myself in the banns of the police the neat
morning, end as I am in a strange country, without any
mesas to help me out of it, sod with nothing to make my
way home to Ireland, I hove to beg pardon sad throw
myself on your meic.tul consideration. I have • wife sad
children in my native plac., anxiously expecting me home.
I most humbly beg your mercy and forgiveams.—Your mat
hamble prisoner, blien.anz, lioctxx."
• • •

Mr. Yardley raid he bad no alternative but to commit the
prisoner for trial, and every attention would be paid to any
defence he night have to offer at the senion.
A subscription has been opened for the relief of the wife
and nine children of the injured polieentaa, who will have
to leave the force immediately. He was about to be yric•
noted for good conduct when be was disabled by Hogan.
Yesterday Mr. Yarn ley received the first halide IW. Bank
of Ragland note hoes " A. C.." and the first half of another
101. Bank of Ragland note, No. 78,268, tram "Anon," for
the poorlicz fund, with en intintauon from the denote that
the remaining portions would be forwarded on the receipt
of the first two halves being noticed is the Daily New.

THE CHANCERY VACATION.—The Chancery vaca-
tion will not fed until &fortify neat. Some of the IMPS
were pointy opened for the desk atoll of began,.

Milled sad pub] lelsol hp Witmer Hugo Beam of No.ll. Loreto/4
Street. In the City et Prtater. at the Mite% le Leanhati
Illnekla the Precinct of Wbitartaes.—TlClapal. Kam ST. la 6.