The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-01 00:00:00

WORSHIP•STREET

John Mort, the lea; who stood charged with an assault
of an aggravated description upon the person of Mary Ann
Morehouse, a young servant girl (when, it will be remem-
bered, he undertook to remove with her goods in his ma),
r wee placed at the bar for thud examination.
At the last examination the prisoner was remanded for
the attendance of the driver of the vas in whisk*. out-
rage was perpetrated. lie was sow prerok sad after
fully corroborating the evidence at the aarbiaaat es to
the shessetal was to which the was saltiseted, aided, that
mama witasesee♦setalaties with the prism masa his abr
Locals esedissi. he eideleditin to Wed his ow
and threatened him with isseerri vitiate if be
to interim with W 1 aaasetreagliart with him ter ewe
time, the Fere wart at length beret lbw Wimp, sad
scrambled en to the heat seat of the relish, lien dial
she dung WWI We the read with such tunnies pestiplar
tioa tint Wain esadiered it was Waists Wrath Wake
life lasi ase boa easeiliesd. _ . .

Ake. sone timber widest* to the some dint, the pei.
sower we empiwieeed for trial. .
.... .

Maas Mira, a well-dressed middle-aged ma, wu
charged, M the %stance of the Society for the 8a on
of ice, with having unlawfully published and sold a
variety of ohnseas and other indecent publications.
Mr. George lisaMss, one of the seats to the society,
stint that as of information whisk he hail
received he peeowie about nine cielsok es "'silky mess-
ing, to the melience of the yammer is Mixerweesset.
Hackney-nand, and. having hese intambeesil to him is. as
inner room, tits prisoner, in same: to bis impaines ea to
whither be emit he furnished with say of the Articular
'lllicit* rehired to in the infetweaties, immodietely pro-
duced a asimhsr of French pis* cards, end llmosperen-
cies of the mast immoral and 'mamma deseription. Alter
aeleming hem this miscellaneous mom elf
etemhs
several wife of prints now prolong, whisk
of the priirom fur 14s. Bd., witness the mad
ben .44 them over to a sergeant aril" who asses..
Ponied him to the hoses, end was wok**, bias enteide.
Sergeant Chadwick, F, oweishosoled tise latter port se the
preceding evidence, and added that after eseneining the
offensive productions he bid ressival tram the last wham,
he immediately made his way Is this mart, where he ob-
tained a warrant for the apprelessien of the accused, with
which he returned to the bows. mad os eommusiestiest to
him the particalan of the charge egoinst trimsthe gamma
at once admitted that he was ia the Mitt of proomft week
commodities to meet the various onion that mashed Isis
hands. On searching the place, willow@ diewereleri awe
quantity of plain and coloured prints, NA saw weir of
the same abominable character, the whole of whisk i
secured, and conveyed, with the prisoner, to lb, statism-
house.

On being asked if he wished to sav anything in answer to
the charge, the prisoner expressed las intention to reserve
his defence, and was fully committed for trial.

Tllit CRIMINAL Lew.—This day (Monday) Lord
Campbell's new act es the administration of the criminal
law will come into operation. By this act, criminal courts
can order indictments, Its., to be amended when the vats. '
antes are not material to the merits of the case. In indict-
ments for murder or manslaughter, the means by which the
injury was inflicted need not be specified ; and in cases of
forgery and getting property by false pretences, it will be
sufficient to allege that the act was done to defraud, with-
out stating any particular person. A person indicted for
felony may be found guilty of a misdemeanour; and in an
indictment for a misdemeanour which turns out to be a
felony, the court may order another indictment. By this
act, the section in the 7th William IV. and 1 Vict. which
allowed a person indicted for felony to be found guilty of an
assault, is repined, in consequence of the great difficulties
which have arisen (and iu the remarkable case of the Birds)
in the construction of the enactment. There is a provision
in this net authorising any'cotirt,judge, or justice, including
Bankruptcy, and Insolveneyoad County Courts to amunst
and order • prosecution for 'injury. Arms die impieve-
meats effected by this set is see ambling seers, as rare.
non 'for certain misesmeandwas, seek as esrphsey, rimer
assaults, Ite., to sdd hart labor Se the dor pes fer the whole
or part of the time, TM net (14 and 10 Wet., eap. 100);
extends to all parts et lls• United ICingdams, with the ex-
ception of Seethed.
ST. ALDAN, ELECTIONS...4IO 110nUlatieDellt
appointed under the act of last series to Yes the
practices of elections in the borough of St. hears.
Slade, Q.C., Forsyth, and Phinn, lame appointed . U.
Fidgerald, of the Western Chen!, as their clerk tar the
conduct of this inquiry, which they have fixed to conseassee
at St. Albans towards the middle of October. The mayor
and have placed the Guildhall at their dispend,
nod every assistance in the conduct of the Main-
gstisc—Oharresv.
Tim Paort7CTIONISTS AND TIM ORTAT EEHIDb
tiox.—Some time egos the retail tradesmen of London
complained that the Omit liathibitket 'hid paved LA
s-
cout to them. It was almost lereallis that se* ma
immense influx of visitors as had bra leered Is Loam
fur the last few menthe mold prove then hese-
ficial to the shopkeepon of the net only to
dealers in articles of poen' ditiveuirden. ler she.*
those who trate in fancy and 011111M11111121 psis. The
aoadeds lONIA, the bazaars, the erodes have hese ererrimee
art theessails rest have made pendrose these
ever bellies. are Les Awn llietasewitioner taw
all this the sheglempan• heme et th• dulness
tads. On •aproming end so those serphints
to • rapectabletradasmis Is the ether day.
, he those than aidva The geartin/
, ere with the era hee
be odd the ll= persetimirs detersinedimite all
they sail ht rows that isigebere ;.• they rendre de-
clined glehiperes Orr assumed orders, with the view
of iambic • belief that the Grant Ltalibitise, why they
identify with frarlindit had proved leerier be Weds gene-
ratty. It is believed that they had sloe a forther ehret—
I rialleilaildb smite tetra athettekters hr e
lies
stroorreer
- are (bd. however, to lea= that if each
; Imarbes• their meths' and anduet, they kayo bees ern-
, pia* ihr the gentleman alluded to assured us that
although be tisk rely part of the urea tirade me dull,
latterly it hed bre the very reran ; and the the 'hop-
, keepers saw sew Inking more messy tire they here.done
. for way yews pest, .se that eves wither the red sap-
• port of gesiderse Illideep oohed. their • greets for
the year will seal* more than ea avenge reserk—brefir
Mercury.
• FILL AT DEPTYORD.—Between the been of six
o aed erre es naterday morning, a lire, sateßdni with grpt
darneeirmed. pais, broke out in the pRW Tar and
Magda Wars, sYeafe rear the Creak. Thr low sec-
, imisd, bra arse ear not eissrly,szareis neon,
ef timber budelintisthonawast .30 far het heig.
eel, emir; to the salaam et essileedi. sit
ari Ora Iva Wares regret lee the bakingiso=
see livereese sheet of ileause iairy
be ends Meadogrili the
to araigre buddies, in whir e so 6el;4asearsiewes=l.l4.
was dopered. Th• meenent the gores arrived Z=...r
doe thervlid taw peen* to could arras tat
=n eta, are, but the work of destructions
es awls 9 e'er& before tie Ara was
sad mot oral • rest assent of proport,y was.
Mr. Don" she raturepor N the iniglig,Zof7la
in trade datotrtel sr brag worth 8001. or (aspen-
dant of the lass co the reales, ewe, the
. whole was eairoored.