The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-01 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Joseph Hyland,io year. of age, was charged with at-
tempting to stah Thomas Hardy, broker, of I:nion-street,
Bishopsgate, and Robert Deal, rag-dealer, of 6, Binh-lane,
City.
Its prisoner rented apartments in • house of Mr. Beal's,
at 51, Gun-street, Old Artillery-ground, but it being
found requisite to distrain upon his chattels for rent, Mr.
Hardy was instructed to do so. On Wednesday the dis-
tress will, made, and shortly after the broker was sent for en
the representation that his man was in danger of hie life.
On entering the room prisoner rushed to a cupboard, and,
seising a peculiarly sharp-pointed table-knife, was on the
point of plunging it into Mr. Hardy's back, when that per-
son caught him by the throat and with difficulty wrested
the weapon from him. Prisoner then struck him about the
held sad face, which was covered with blood from the
blows inflicted.

At seven o cock m the evening, Mr. Beal, with a con-
stable in waiting, went into the mom, and then the prisoner
with frightful oaths attempted to possess himself of the
poker, but was prevented; on which he stealthily took the
table knife from where it had been placed, and made a stab
at Mr. Beal's right breast, which was averted by that gen-
tleman parrying it, taking effect on the shoulder, cutting
the coat, which was produced in court. The knife was
afterwards found on tie floor.

28 II deposed to the ferocious violence of the prisoner,
who also resisted hien.

1 be prisoner, who is a sawyer, denied haeiog touched the
knife.

D'Eracoort committed him for trial.
SOUTHWARK.

William Walker, a farmer, of Goadhunt, in Kent,
peered for re•esamination, charged with uttering a forged
IW. note, purporting to be of the Bank of England, to Tho-
mas Deering, a hatcher, residing in Kennington-lane.
On the preceding day at a late hour the accused was
given into custody by the complainant, and brought before
Mr. Combe on the above charge. It was then stated that
in the month of February last a 101. note, which afterwards
proved to be a forgery, was passed at complainant's shop in
the purchase of seat by a man answering the deacrip•
tion of the semssoCeMl that ho (complainant) meeting with
him that day bad Own Man into custody.
In reply to Mr. be, the complainant said that he
auld not identify the nun, as it was his wife in his absence
from the shop that gave change and rewired the forged
note.

Mr. Combo said that it would be neceuary to have the
complainant's wife In attendance, and for that purpose he
should remand the accused, but that under the circum-
stances he should accept of bail for his appearance on the
following (this) day, himself in 801., and two sureties
of 401.

Several gentlemen, the friends of the accused, stood for-
ward and offered themselves as his bail to any amount, so
convinced wire they that he was wholly innocent of the se-
rious charge preferred against him.
The accused said that his pocket-book, with bank notes
amounting to between 401. and 601., together with his
banker's book, had been taken from him when he was
given into custody.
Mr. Combe said the policeman had only performed his
duty on the occasion, sad that the pocket-book and its con-
tents, with whatever other property was taken from him at
the time of his apprehension, would be restored to him, of
Course, in the event of his discharge.
The necessary bail having been put in, the accused then
l:ft the court.
_ _ _

Yesterday the accused, who was accompanied by several
of his friends, attended to meet the charge, which was in-
vestigated by Mr. A'Beckett.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Deering was then sworn.
Mr. A'Beckett desired the witune to look round and see
whether she could identify the man whom she alleged she
had taken the note from.

Having complied with the magistrate's suggestion, the
witness admitted that she could not, even were he preeent,
(or that, being very bu'y at the time. the man came into the
shop, other customers being there, she did not take that
particular notice of him to be enabled now to identify him.
The accused's solicitor said that he had no questions to
put to the witness, after what she ►ed just admitted. His
client, a respectable man, was the day before about to sit
down to his dinner at the Catherine Wheel Inn, in the
Borough, after transocting his business, when the com-
plainant walked into the room, and, without further cere-
mony, accosted him thus: " I charge you as the man who,
in the mouth of February last, passed a forged 101. note at
my shop to my wife, and I shall give you into custody."
He did give hint;into custody there and then, and although
as free from the imputation of knowingly uttering a forged
note as any innocent man could be.
A'Beckett said that, after hearing the only evidence
adduced in support of the charge, he should discharge the
accused, who was ordered to have his property restored
to him.

The accused, with Is'a friends, then quitted the court.
limey Wilhams, a powerful looking young fellow, was
charged with commitung an aggravated assault on Char-
lotte Salmon.

The complainant, whoaa right eye was much swollen,
said. on the previous night, • little before twelve o'clock,
she was with • female friend in Stamford•street. The
latter was a little in advance of her, and witness called out
to her to stop, and she not hearing her, she took up a stone
and rolled after her. The prisoner, who was passing at the
time, immediately pounced upon her, and struck her a
severe blow on the right eye. Fortunately a constable
came up at the time, and secured him as he was in the act
of striking her again.
The other female corroborated the testimony of the com-
plainant.
The prisoner said he had been to Greenwich Fair with
some friends, and was passing along Stamford.street, whin
the complainant threw a stone and hit him. lie certatuly
did go up to her in a passion and strike her.
The magistrate fired him 205., or 7 days at Wandworth.

SINGULAR FVNEILtL OF A &Ave.—At a funeral
of au aged and faithful slave, which recently, took place at
Lynchburt, Virginia, five hundred coloured persons at-
tended. Neatly all of those were slaves who had been re-
leased from labour by their =viten in order that they might
pay the last tribute of respect to fidelity, honesty, and duty
well discharged. In the procession there were she some
dozen private carriages of the citizens, sent by their owners
as a token of their respect to fidelity, however humble may
have been the occupation in which it was exhibited.—New
York Courie►.

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DEATLI ACCELERATED liV IMPROPER FOOD.—
Yesterday en inquest was held by Mr. %V. Ilsker, at the
Steam Packet Tavern, High-street, Poplar, respecting the
death of Sophia Hambridg, aged 40 years. The deceased
was the wife of a mariner now at sea. The deceased had
an infant two months old, which died on Saturday lam very
suddenly in a fit. The mother had hem very ill sl:sce her
confinement, and was under medical care. On Friday last
the deceased purchased some sausages:at a pork-butchees,
some of which she cocked and ate, and subsequently she be-
,!aine seriously ill, a surgeon was seat for awl prescribed for
the deceased, hut she gradually grew RJ/Se and died on the
morning of T•iesday last. Mr. William Gibs, s..id
that when he first siw the decerised,on Friday, she appeared
tre be suffering under syniptoc.s such as would be maitifirde,l
after taking pois.n. Witness necrih,d death to eating im
proper food, unsuited to her condition. The jury returnel'
a verdict of " Natural death, accelerated by taking food un-
waited to her condition."