The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-23 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET.

Georgc Henry Daridson was charged with stabbing a
law stationer, named Quillv.
Itichard Brand said he was a law stationer, and that
between one and two o'clock on Sunday morning he was
drinking with some friends of the same fraterni-y in Ship.
yard, Temple-bar. They had been drinking, but were nut
drunk. The prisoner was there, and said he wished to
strike the fellow with the bushy whisker—ne ailing Quills',
who was also of the party. he then went up to him, and
blows were exchanged. Quilly cried out that he was
stabbed. The police having been called, the prisoner was
civet into custody, and Quilly was conveyed to the
Kng's College Hospital in a weak and bleeding state. ,
Witness could not swear he saw the blow struck with the
knife.
James Herbert, a law stationer' said he was drinking
with some friends between one and two on Cie previous
morning in Ship-yard. The prisoner was there, but he did
not then know him. The prisoner and Quilly began
fighting. Some one said to witness " For God's sake, don't
allow your friend Quilly to fight ; that man (meaning the
prisoner) is a desperate character, and always carries a
deadly weapon with him." Witness then went to separate
them, when Quilly called out, " He has stabbed me."
Quilly's hand, were bleeding, and he said he felt very
weak. Witness then laid held of the prisoner's collar, and
he said, " Don't hurt me, I have done it." Quilly had
been drinking, but was not drunk.
Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis, who appeared fur the
prisoner—The house where the disturbance took place was
a brothel, nut a public-haus:. There were about a dozen
persons drinking beer and spirits. Witness had been at
the house about a dozen times. Ile could not say that the
landlord was a sighting-man, and gave lessons in boxing.
Mr. Chitferall, law stationer, keeping a shop in Holborn,
said he had been speaking to Quilly in Ship-yard a few
minutes before the disturbance. Two or three blows were
struck, and then (billy leant against the wall and said
" The vagabond has go: a knife, and has stabbed me." An
alarm was given, acid a policeman came up and turned his
light on the pavement, and alter a short search witness
found a dirk. The instrument was very sharp, with a
small point, which had been bent by the force of the blow.
Quilly complained of being very weak, and on his way to
Bow-street opened his waistcoat, and asked him to look if
be had not been stabbed in the breast. Witness could tat
see in consequence of the darkness, hut he saw some blood
on his hands. Witness saw the prisoner hold up his
hand, but he could not swear whether lie struck the blow
with the dirk.
Wright, police constable, said—About half-past one on
Sunday morning he saw a crowd of persons iii Ship-yard,
and he went up to see what was the matter, and he there
saw Quilly bleeding at the mouth. He said, " The pri-
soner has stabbed me." Ile turned on his light, and saw
the dirk picked up by the last witness. The prisoner
dropped the sheath on his way to the station. At SIM sta-
tion the prisoner denied the dirk to be his. Quilly was
drunk, end the prisoner the worse for liquor, but not so
bad as the other.
Mr. Hall read the certificate of the house surgeon at
King's College Hospital. which stated that Quilly was re-
ceived at the hospital with a serious wound in the thorax, i
and that his life was in danger. He also read another roe I
tificate, stating that he had passed a tolerable night, and
was much better. but ant yet out of danger.
Mr. Lewis applied for a remand, and also that bail
might be accepted for his re-appearance. He said the
prisoner was a highly respectable young man, the son of
a tradesman, a client of his, and that he believed hita
incapable of committing such act except under great
provocation and excitement caused by drink. Ile had un-
fortunately gone up Ship-yard with some women, and
whilst there he had been very badly treated by the party,
of whom Quail' was one.
Mr. Hall said he thought the evidence was at present
clear It was impossible to show any consideration for a
man who carried such a weapon about him, and afterwards
denied it was his.
' Mr. Lewis said, even supposing the blow were given by
the prisoner, which was very doubtful, the wound was a
simple puncture, of no very serious character. Under these
circumstances, he thought bail might be taken.
Mr. Hall could hardly think that such certificates
be banded to him if the wound were not something more
than a puncture. It seemed to him that the dirk had
struck against a bone, and been bent by the force of the
blow. Ile should remand the prisoner until Monday, and
would not take bail.
The prisoner was then removed.
LAMBETH.

Yesterday a gentleman whose name did not transpire,
but who was stated to be a medical practitioner in the
London-road, applied to Mr. Elliott for his opinion as to
whether he should be justified iu pulling down a placard
which was posted up at the Catholic Cathedral, in St.
George's-fields.
The applicant stated that the placard in question an-
naunced that a grand pontifical mass would be celebrated on
Christmas-day, and a si rmon preached by the Lord Bishop
of Southwark, and inasmuch as there was no such person
known to the law, or legally recognised, as the " Lord
Bishop of Southwark," he wished to know whether he
could be held criminally responsible, or subject to the pay-
ment of penalties, for tearing it down ?
Mr. Elliott—You allege, I suppose, that some person has
illegally assumed the title of the Lord Bishop of South-
wark ?

Applicant—Yes, sir ; I hold that there is no such person
known ; that the placard is a misrepresentation ; and I
therefore want to know whether I would not be justified in
pulling it down.
Mr. Elliott—l shall read you the law on the subject.
(The magistrate then read extracts from the Ecclesiastical
Titles Bill, and added)—Thus, if you are in a condition to
prove that the title of Lord Bishop of Southwark has been
assumed by anyone, you can, on obtaining the permission of
her Majesty's Attorney-General, take proceedings for the
recovery of the 100/. penalty.
Applicant—Your worship does not thick I would be jus-
tified under the circumstances in pulling the placard down?
Mr. Elliott—Certainly not.
HAMMLRSMITH.
Thomas Lahee, a gardener, living at the Royal Crescent.'
mews, Kensington, appeared to show cause why he should
not be adjudged to support a male infant, the illegitimate
offspring of a single woman named Mary Ann Thompson,
of whom he was alleged to be the putative father.
The complainant was placed in the dock during the in-
vestigation, charged with throwing her infant upon the
floor of the court under circumstances of considerable bru-
tality.
The woman stated that she had lately been delivered of a
male child at Kensington Workhouse, and the defendaat
was the lather. She first knew him next January twelve
months, while she was living in Prince's. place, SU, pherd's•
both. He cohabited with her tar two months and promised
her marriage. She was quite certain she had never known
env other man since that time.
On being cross-examined by Mr. Martin, the woman lost
[ER COUNTY COURT. bee temper, and commenced crying. She answered several
YES rentay. of the questions put to her, but ultimately refused to an.
Bursae F,,S.C:. BAYLIS-T. 1..0..7i-see. swer more. She said she would not be imposed upon, and
MATII AND OTHERS r. Stursox.—Caexutise GAIIDES3. that she had nobody to spes.k for her. She bad a child
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a 11111siCiln. I three years of age by another man, and the father brought
against the defendant, Mr. 'l'. B. Simpson, the proprietor of false witnesses into the court, who caused the summons to
the Albion Hotel, Great Russell-street, Covent-garden, and be dismissed.
also of Cremorne Gardens, to recover a corn of money in Bradshaw, the summoning officer, said she obtained a
lieu of a week's notice. summons against a man, who she said was the father of the
The plaintiff was one of several complainants on the child, and the magistrate after hearing the witnesses dis-
same grounds, and it was agreed that this cue should go- missed it.
very the whole. I The woman here burst out in a paroxysm of rage, and
The plaintiff was a violinist, arid had engaged at the r said if she was not allowed maintenance for the child iu her
commencement of the season to play at Cremorne Gardens ; arms she would destroy her children and herself. She
far a salary of 30s. a week, his duties to finish at the con- I would not see them starve in the streets.
elusion of the performances. But he had subsequently She was then desired to sit down, and she called a man
stipulated to remain half-an-hour later with the rest of the named Michael Holland to corroborate her testimony. In
hand upon the express understanding that an omnibus wm his evidence he stated that he had seen a man named l'at
to be supplied by the defendant to convey them to their Carrot along with Thompson In her room until 12 o'clock at
respective homes. This second contract had been broken night.
by the discontinuance of the omnibus on the part of Mr. The complainant, who was sitting near the witness box,
Simpson, and then, upon plaintiff's refusal to remain the suddenly exclaimed that it was false, and then deliberately
extra half-hour, he was dismissed at a moment's notice, threw her child upon the floor. The poor infant fell
and he now sought to recover the amount fur wrongful I heavily upon its face and screamed for some time after-
dismissal. wards.
Mr. Simpeon's solicitor arced that it would be absurd to 1 Bradshaw, the officer, picked up the infant, and on its
supposethat the proprietor of Cremorne Gardens or Vaux- , being examined by the magistrate a small bruise on the
hall was to close the amusement whenever the musicians I Sorehead was clearly visible.
liked. He undoubtedly had a right to require the band to I Mr. 111014104 at once ordered the woman to be placed in
dthhee floort atedlithe that h
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'tending
I
star a minute or two bailee, at any time. and they were re. I the dock.
soured upon this occasion to stay and had refused to do so,
I sworn,
sawEreerhthawrowwtahseehild upon a
therefore the dismissal was justifiable.
Witnesses on both sides having been heard, by her at the time, and had prevented her from hurting the
The learned Judge said—My opinion is that the plaintiff child a few minutes before.
in this action has right to recover, because, uit appeared I Mr. Bandon asked the woman what she had to say in
from the defendant's own showing that he had contracted answer to the charge ?

She replied that the child accidentally slipped from Pm
ruddifort, the other summoning officerr, said be was quill
certain she wilfully threw the child upon the floor.
Mr. Deaden raid he should make an example of suck
conduct, and inflicted the full penalty of U., or two months
imprisonment.
Theeallinal case was then proceeded with, but was not
Mr. Palk& postponed the summons, in order that a
female, who woe not present might be ex.miaed on behalf
of the complainant. He should remand her to prison for a
week, and order the children to be removed to the work-

house.
Subsequently it was stated that the unfortunate infant
was at the breast, and that it would be dangerous to sepa-
rate them.
Mr. Beadon at first hesitated to allow her to have the
child, as he thought it was not safe while in her possession,
but afterwards ordered the child to be restored to her, and
directed her to bo kept in the workhouse until Monday
next.
She was then removed with her two children to the Ful-
-1 ham union workhouse.

LIVERPOOL. DEC. 22.
The axles tn•day were—Sugar : 70 hhds. Jamaica, 31s.
to 31s. Gd. ; 40 hhds. Antigua, 20s. all faults ; 30 hhds.
Demerara, 28s. to 31s. ; 30 Ithds. l'orto ltico, :345. to
30.. 6,1. 4.100 mats New Mauritius, 325. Rum : 20 pun-
ehemu Jamaica; 50 puncheons Demerara, full prices.
Gum Ar ibie-34 chests, 28s. to 31s. l'imento—GO bags, 44.
to VA. Linseed-800 pts., all faults, 40s. Catch— 200
hap, 18s.. llawood-180 tons, 21. 15s.

COTTON.—LIVERPOOL, Dec. 22. Our market closes
very steadily, without change of prices. The sales of cot-
ton to day comprise 7,000 bales (of which 500 are taken for
export and 1,000 on speculation) ; and included 230 Peroam
and Maranham, at 4101. to Gld. ; 30 Bahia. at Gd; 50
Egyptian, Gd. to 9d • 2,000 Surat lid. to 3/d. ; SO Sea
Islands, 14d. to 20d.
The imports since Thursday arc
15,000 bales.

CORN.—Ciarscrsuta, Dec. 22.—Our market to-day
very thinly ancedeft ; scarcely buyers estoush to constitute a market.
Wheat mash out of condition, and nn the wh to cosier to buy. Pr'ees
alma op tun'er. Wheat. 92. to 101. Barley, 235. to 255. Beans,
IN.. to 34.. Oats, 13s. to 225.
IiAnt,EIG it, Dec. 22.—We had rattler a small market to
(touly,ie.s ntf.cted hy the we deer). vpecially in the article of
Whsat; but Biqa 'maltose was ..one in that department, and lost
week's mires obt..ined for the best dry samples. Harley was in
pad ;gangly, and the best wimples sold at nearly late rates, but the
trade was dull altogether. No alteration 'mother grin.

CATTLE, &c.—COLCHESTER, Dec. 20.—There was very
little Meek .it market toshay. and price+ :oar be Mated to be about the
some a. Lot week. Them was a fair show of Pim which sold on
quite as goad terms as Met week. Supply : Sheep and Lambs, 530;
Seams, 137 ; Pigs, 210; Calves, T ; Horns awl Ponies, 63.
Nonwtcn, Dec. 20.—As might be expected, not much
stock was •boon, nor Wanes, tisimet,d. The few aa'ec in stare
cattle were fully as dear. mu wee our Christmas show of fat Beasts;
hut the "tearer* an provide themselves fro n the graziers, so that our
markt tis not ,lecervlng the wane of a Christmas chow. In Sheep or
boggets, nothing ,:oing worth notice. Good store Pigs and fat pork
remain without steration.
11.thettaa's DAY Ifonsz FAin.—This market was held
on Tutaitty last at lillbarchan. The number cf 'forms was not so
great oa ine pi craw. occasions; but tho,e brought forward were
principally !trot-slaw draught animate, and is:manna:led good prime.
A pool number Marled hands several tunes before the mac►et bad
fah', comment A. On the who's it rosy he pronounced so haring
an upward 'en leery. Several three year-olds brought 101., .1 ;1., 411.,
wit 431., wh le cu eis brought as low no 31f. and 327. Of riding
pones there wa. but a small show. Thu hest f then. red from 101.
I to 101. At the close of the market wry few remained unsold.