The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1851.

polities ought to be pad. The petition lead boon resented
by the chankwardeos sad overseers elected by the select
vestry, praying (amuse other things) for liberty to attend
the proceed in the Master's dß's.
Mr. Kona&II Pithier and Mr. Bates, for the Attorney.
General and relator, suppested a petition. athirst; that the
forum petitioners might pay the costs of that application,
on the go us.rie the; the attauclance of the tomer pos.
Senors before the Muter bad sofabeen of auy use, NUL that
the petitios had in other respectsiled,
Mr. Lloyd appeared for Alderman Gibbs, aid Mr. Rogers
for Dr. Cruly.
Mr. the
sad Mr. Bipg, for the former petitioners, op-
posed the present application, which, they said, was eon-
wary to • tie end. rite:Alin; between the partite
Ti. Vie.e-Chat sailor sail that the former application (made
is Jest, 1849) prayed several scatters, s,rne of which were
el considerable imp.irtance as far as property was coulee reed,
bet It Baled upon the whole, except that the petitioners then,
who were now the respoade ars, obtained liberty to attend
' the Muter upon the proceedings before him, all the costs
being reserved. Those proceedings were sow at an end.
Woollier the then petitioners did or did sot avail themselves
ut that l‘berty, tine attendance (if asy) had not procured
thy result differest Item that which would have occurred if
they had been heard of in the Master's office. In that
state of thirst, his Honour thought that they must pay
the present petitioners' coats of the hauler peti-
tion. But the present petition asked for the costs
of all the partite le the former petition, and not
merely theme el the Attorney General and Mr. Hake.
Now, Dr. Curly did not appear upon the former petition,
therefor be could sot have any Was. There them remained
Mr. Alderman Gibbe, who, it appeared, had made an aM
davit of no very inconsiderable irugth, in support of the
firmer petition. As matter* appeared, thersture, he could
not key* nay costs or that petition.
ARNIM= WEBYBIN RAILWAY COMPAXT.—WINDING
ter Acre.
Mr. Ketion Parker and Mr. IL Humphreys supported a
petition for an ceder to wind sp the affairs of the above
coinpasy. The compasy, which wee provisionally registered,
herr been dissolved in 1346, pursuant to a resolution pared
tor that purpose. The petitioners bed paid the full amount
of 2/. 12s. 6 r. per that; 14. has. per share had been retuned
to all us therebolden, essopt as regarded the holders of 30
SWIM. Calls bed bees mane spon thou directors and
hilotters whit had not 'mid awhile, on their skews, fee the
pupae of equalising me wombats matribuMd, and the
directors had 1,030 J. is Itat.d invested is einholen b:Ils.
Tee only liability 'esthetes war in rupee% of the tolicitot's
bJlls, but so demised bad one mode by them sines 1846.
Mr. James Parker, for some of the directors, said limey
were walling so act as the mum sheekl direst, but they
asbinittes twit, under the eircewistansee, the wily effect of
the order sought would be to squad the money in hand
ed is the
ewithout benefiting say of the penes@ interest
oompasy. If the metier Mood ever to a term, some
arrangement might be made whisk would be satisfactory.
Mr. Kenyon Perko, in reply, said the peti.ionen had no
fault to led with the conduct of the respondents. but that
there seemed so mode 01 settling the matter finally, except
seder the direction of the court.
The Vise Chancellor said that the petitioners might
choose whether the application should stead over till nest
Michaels*. term, or onould be referred to the Mayer, to
inquire whether it was necesinry er expedient to make the
winding up orders.
The petitioners thus the latter alternative, and a We-
, was directed accordingly.

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PSOIIIIIITION To • Juno. •xD DsrUTT

JUDo3 or A COUNTY CoUILT.
Mr. ffinjeant Kinglake said that he had to apply for • rule
tor • pruhibiti..n to be issued to the judge and deputy judge
of the County Cowl of Gloucester, to in them from
further proceeding is thee cave. He moved on affidavits
which showed that the plaratiff was a carrier on the Bristol
and Exeter Railway, and that he had brought the action is
respect of certain charges which he cootended had Does im
properly made a. &lost him by the railway company. The
particulars coutained she items, to the number oft 380, each
of them comprOitg five or six diffarent entries. The cue
came on fur trial before Mr. Palmer, the judge of the County
Court of Gloucester, was continued for ale days without
approathirg to an end, end on the 18th of December
last was adjourned until the Bth of Janus", in
the present year. Before that day Mr. Palmer became
indispose", sod under the 20,1 t section of as County Courts
Act appointed u deputy, before whom the ease was heard on
the day appointed. The counsel for the comvny protested
against the deputy judge hearing the cue; but the judge
having referred to the set of parliament, he decided that he
would proceed wi.h the cue, but would transfer the evidence
given before him to Mr. Palmer, and leave it for him to
decide upon. The case wan then proceeded with, and was
adjourned until Weirneeday neat. The present motion was
made in order to prevent the deputy judge from further
hearing the case, and to prohibit Mr. Palmer, the judge,
deei_ieg upon the evidence offered before Cue deputy
judge.
The court panted a rule nisi.

raz PoLicz COURTS.
oulunteLt.
C•fl TItATELLING -PAIINO 110 THII Hoc IL—Mr. Lecke
Wal.SollillloLlet to show cause why he refused to pay 68.8 J.
cab fare.
Edward Vaughan, nab driver, 2i33, sail he took up de.
fenders' et the Queen'a Arms hotel, in Cheapaide, and
drove him through the Strand, Cnerieg.crom,
Knightsbridge, and a considerable distance pest the great
Esbibition beildiag. According to defeedant's jest:widow'
he thee turned beck, and went up Perkins.,. crowd
Oxford street, to the Regent's-hark, through flampatead
road and Camden-town to use New-rod and City-70.d, and
from thecce he returned to the Cl:ain't Atmi hire% their
staring point in Cheapside. That occupied from 11 o'clock
until 1 o'clock, end the distance by the map was 11 miles.
Detendaat offered him 35., ai-d he offered to take 65., tr..t
defendant refund Complainant said he bad dietreseed his
hors* very much by driving to feat to accommodate t• •
defendant, who seemed particelarly anxious to be back by
1 o'clock.
Defendant cold be wee an invalid, and had been ordered
by bit medical adviser to take a little gentle ridlrp, and
riceordingly, having been informed by the " boo's " of tte
hotel where he was staying of the enstom of eusagieg cabs
by the boar, at half past 11 o'cl•Lek he called a nab, and
directed the driver (corgi laicant) to take him in the direc-
tion of the parks, but not such a distance as to prevent him
from being back by one o'clock. He further told him to
drive leisurely along. instead of sahib he drove at a
lerious rate, much to the inconvenience of detencleat,
until they bad passed the Exhibition, in Hyde Park.
lie then turned round, and sa!el there was time to
go to the Regent'. Park, if fl, tendant *fished. Defendent
loAted at its watch, and said it would be impossible ; but
the cabmen said it could be done, end accordingly drove
off and accomplished the whole distanceof about 11 miles
in ab tit one hour and twenty minutia Defendant having
engaged him on the understanding that he was to pay by
time, refused to pay the cabman's first demand of 75., end
siso the other of 61. He offered him 3s. for the tare, and 6d.
be gave him on account of 1. is civility, an unusual thing, he
thought, in a cabman. Complainant relus. dto take it, and
afterwards took out this 6111110100 s.
Alderman Farebrother said he should dismiss the summons
fir the payment by distance.
Complainant looked completely astounded, and asked if
he was not to have anything for his trouble and loss of

time.
Alderman Favebrother thctight that as complainant bad
thought proper to drive so teat in order to get over the
erisatut amount of ground in the rise, he must rut content
with the pleasure of the ride he had Waited tipper/any for
his own amusement.
Citation OF FOROIXO ♦ MINIXO Bream.—Wiliiool
Danielle, charged with obtaining 601. by means of a forged
Wander et a mining share. was fully committed.
BOW-STREET.
Clialoll 07 Buitotruv.—ComrLiCr Or IIVIDMCCR.
John Aaron White, a clerk cut of situation, living akethe
model lodges, house, King street, Drury lane, was charged
with steeling 511. in gold, and 91. in silver, the property of
Mrs. Mary Ann Foxliall, of the Punch Bowl public house,
next door to the Holborn Baths.
The evidesca stated that a few days ago Mrs. Fozhall
pieced the above sums in a drawer in her bedroom, and
placed the key in her pocket. Oa Friday morning last,
about one o'clock. when the house was full with persons
from the Casino, the barmaid upon going up stairs was
alarmed at finding her mairess's bedroom door, which was
situated upon the first floor back, quite open, and
she also heard footsteps upon the neat 6 ght of stairs.
fibs gave an alarm. and informed Miss Penult of the air-
samstance. Mies Foxhall was about to leave the tin to go
op stain to discover who was there, when the prisoner
rushed along the passage from the yard with his coat but-
toned up to his chin. His left shoulder was white, as if be
had rubbed his coat against the wall. He left the house,
and it wail then found that the drawer in the bedroom had
been picked, and the whole of the mon. y abstracted. The
window was open, and it was ascettained that the room h►d
been entered by the window, which looked upon rime lead•
in the yard, and the wire or the alarm bell had been cut
before the doer was opened, which accounted for it being
opened without the bell ringing.
Miss Foshan said she was quite certain the prisoner was
the person who passed her alter t►e alarm was given.
The prisoner denied the charge, and asserted (het he was
in bed when the robbery was alleged to have been com-
mitted. He called
W. Trumbell, who said he lived in the model lodgiog-
house, in King-street, Drury-lane. The primmer slept in
the next bed to him. They went to bed before 12 o'clock
on the night in question, said he was quite certain that the
prisoner remained in bed all the night. The house closed at
12 o'clock at night, and no person could leave without the
knowledge of the superintendent.
Mr. Hall said he mu-t have some inquiet, made :about
the prisoner before he decided upon the case.
Tne prisoner was them remanded for a week, and Mr.
Hall said he would accept good bail it he could procure
them,
CLERKENWELL.
C 11•101 07 lIVILDZEL 31 ♦ 111:103AND.—Thomas John-
sow, an elderly man, by trade a shoemaker, residing at No
24, Graham-sweet. Islington, was charged with the wilful
murder of Sarah Johnson, his wile.
Edward Constable, No. 410 N, said that on Sunday
sorbing last, about 5 o'clock, he was on duty in Munn-
field-street, St. Luke's, wien the prisoner came up to him
in a state of agitation, and skid his wile wee dead. Within
asked him the cause of her death. Ile replied, "1 don't
know. 1 was up stairs and heard a noise 1 went down
stairs, and found her lying on the flier. He spoke to her.
but she moue no reply, sod he ascertained that she was
dead." Witness accompanied the prisoner to the house.
As he was going along he said he knew nothing
about it. On entering the back parlour, which
was used as a workshop, witness found the deceased
lying on the floor. Toe place and furniture was all
in contusion, and she was surrounded by a pool of blood
He lifted her arm up and discovered that she was quite cold
and dead. He called on Sergeant Barber, 9N, and another
constable, when they procured the attendance of Mr. Hut-
chinson, a surgeon. There was no bed or fire in the room.
The deceased was dressed, with the exception of her shoes
and one stocking. Mr. Hutchinson examined the deceased's
bead, sad the prisoner said, " 1 have not done it ; I have
net done It." Witness took him to the station-house, where
he was locked up.
By Mr. Tyrwoitt—Saw co person in the house. Witness
marched the prisoner at the station house, where he said,
ee lam not a thief; I am not a murderer." Witness did
net examine his el then.
Pris nee—Did I not examine and aunt my wife ?
Witness—Yon cid not.
Prisoner-1 am sure I did not lay my bond upon her to
hart her.
Mr. John Hutchinson, surgeon, of No. 8, River street
North, Islington. sworn, said that on Subday morning last
ha was tuned upon by the last e itness to attend the deceased,
at 24, Graham-street, Islington. He proceeded there
immediately, and is the back p►rlour found the deceased,
whom he tied seen on Saturday last. She was lying on the
floor; her hair was disordered, end matted with blood. She
was on her right side, with her legs draw; up. The lower
extremities were quite cold; also her hands. Her
lass was very much bruised and her eyes very
moth blackened and swollen. Her lips were cut ;
bar lam was covered wi' h blood; there was a deep
wound on her face. Her hands were covered with blood.
Her knew were also Injured. The deceased was 63 years of
age. She was quite dead. Witness asked the pristine how
It sad happened. Ile said he did not know. The scalp of
the head was very much injured and swollen. A cloak was
Is the apartment, whi,h was saturated with blood. He again
naked the prisoner how it occurred. He replied that she fell
down in a tit, and knocked herself about. He said " I did
not do it, I did not murder her. I mined her nut of bed. I
did not beer her breathe I went down stairs and found her
lying on the floor. I lifted her up and that caused the
elood to be on my bands. I found she was deed, ann
immediately went for a policeman. She bad had
some dreadful fall,. She was always falling about. I
could not do anything else. She never complained to
witness of her being subject to fits or falling down since he
att. nded on her. The prisoner's working tools were in the
room ; the bench was overturned. He went with the pri•
goner and the policeman to the station-house, and on his
ratans he examised the body of the deceased more misutely.
There were three females and a man, lodgers in the house, at
the time.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—You have described the wooed@ on the
fees ; what, in your opinion, might have been the cause of
them ?
Wl...nue—My opinion is that blows from the fist caused the
wounds on her person, and kicks from the boots, or in a
scuffle between two persons,
Mr. Tyrwbitt asked the prisoner if he wished to put soy
qiwstioss to the witness.
Prisoner—l did nut strike her with my fist or kick her. I
was in bed.

Sergeant E. Barber, 9 N, who assisted the first witnees,
said that be-ore prisoner went to the station-house he
(witnem) turned the light of his lantern on him, and low
that his hams were covered with blood, particularly his
nails. There was also blood on his temple and on the
hearthstone; it appeared to bare been wiped up with a desk
which lily clues by the deceased, which was saturated with
blood. There was blood also oa the wells and mantel-shelf;
it was quite dry, but Irish. There was a jug upon the bob
of the Meanie containing beer; the jug was splashed wish
blood. Triers was also blond en the table. Mr. Hutchinson
having said that the wounds on the head and face, do.,
might have been caused by kicks from a boot, witness
returned to the station-how and examined the prisoner's
boots (pow proiuced), and he found marks of blood upon
them, quite dry. Witness asked the prisoner bow the
b.ood came on his boots. He said they must have
been caused by tulips after the deceased in the
dark. There were four other parties lodging in the
same house He had ordered them ell to attend that
day to give evidence, but they were sot present. They
meld give iatormatioo as to the prisoner's ill-treatmeat of
the deceased. Mr. Hicks, overseer of Islington, recognised
the prisoner as being in the habit of ill ming the deceased,
sad she prosecuted his la this court for cruelly beating her,
when he was seas to prima for one morals.
Mr. Tyrwhitt maid he would remand the prisoner for the
result of the coroner's iuset.
)I,YLEBONII.
eiLLSOID FOZOIXO or BILLS or EXCRAMOS.—Edward
Smith, who deecnbed himself as a chemist and agent to the
London Memel Life and Guarantee Society, was brought
up for *lamination Merged with having forged and uttered
two bills of exchange.
Mr. Cheraw Trokee said be wee a carrier, and fa eat
mesa of Ostobrr, 1849, he caroled a quantity of salt far she
pitons, from Oleasseter to Hereford, which he (wham.)
pl
aned la his warehouse where it remained for some that
it was said. Ga the assead et January, Ism, he n-
oshed kin the risme a IYI of mime. tray p9Re psrpro.

lug to be arcep•ed by Mr. Ws. Hadley. In reply to ques-
tions, the primmer sod Mr. Halley was a farmer laving in
Wile/lesion parish, Peterchuech, Herefordshire. Witmer
leaked bins if he was the son of a men panted Hadley of
Weston. Teel thana r said he was, and they were v, ry re-
sprctal•le (lumen at Wilmaston farm, lately in the occupation
of the Lanwern.e family, and also siid the ball w.II given him
in payment for unsure purchased by Mr. Hadley, the
acceptor of the bill. The prisoner then &eked his to ad-
vance him some motes on the bill. Witness did so, and I
gave ►is ► cheque lot M.
Mr. William taiidley deposed that he lived at Wilmaston.
Mr. Lan warns occupied the farm before h.m. WIMPY'S
lather lived at Weston. The acceptances to the bill produced
w►s no' in his handwriting. He never accepted a bi:l it, his
life. The prisoner never sold him any manure nor Cad he
aver had any mom ions with the prisoner in his life.
Mr. Broughton waked Mr. Huddlistone, who appeared for
the accused, it be had any defence to melte ou the part of the

prisoner.
Mr. Huddles one raid he had nothine to say now, but he
should be Tied) to meet the charge in another place.
The prisoner was the fully committal for trial.
LABETH.

ATTEMPTID HICHIWAVIiOBIIIIRT WITH MUHDZROUS
VIOLENCS —Charles It sod, who drerib.d himself ae an
omit bas d • badge 9,603, and Hying at No. 20. Bull and
G.te ysr High Holborn, wee there'd wile committing a
most murderous assault on the person of Mr. Thomas Carter
Wigge, residing at No. 2, Lirimore-terrace, Walworth, with
a lite p and also with Wending a highway robbery.
Mr. Games attended for the prisoner.
Police conrable James Key, 67 P, deposed that about
halt-put lon Sunday morning he was on duty on Manor-
,e, and on approaching within about 100 yards or
liirimorrterrace he distinctly heard ,he sound of a blow,and
instantly he.rd lend of " Murder" and " Police." He
ran towards the place Inns whe, ce the cries proceeded, and
tonna there •g, ntlernan bleeding profusely from the head.
At the instant he saw by the shade of the lamp a man running
is the direction of W, r-street, and in c nisequence went riech
Our him, as fast as he could, hte had not proceeded ter
when be nit t a trother officer coming towards him with the
prisoner in his custat:y. The prisoner was tab-n to Mr.
Whig., and the latter at once maid that he was the person
who struck him the blows on the bead.
[ Mr. Eliot—Did is state what he had struck him with ?
Witn, ss—Yes, air, he said a short sti, k with a knob at the
and; but, in my opinion, it was a " life preserver." The
witness was cross examined by the priaoner'i, solicitor, but he
failed v, elicit anything favourable to his client. The wh-
om reps ited that he distinctly beard the blow which was
given on the hat, and which, so the stillness, at that hour,
mould have been heard 100 yards off.
S. Copp* 97 I', deposed that about the time before men-
tioned he heard the cries of Murder" and " Police," and,
while going to the spot from whence the cries proceeded, he
met the prisoner, who was blowing at the time, and appeared
to have been running. He asked him where he came from,
and he said from Penton-p!sor, and knowing this to be fake,
he stopped him, and told him he must take him to the place
hem whence the cries proceeded. The prisoner then said,
e,ll there is a row between a man and his wife, I have
nothing to do with it." lie (Coppio), however, told him he
must come with him, and at this time the last witness, Kay,
roam up, and said that there was a gentleman very nearly
murdered He then took the prisoner to the house of Mr.
Wimp, and that gentleman, on seeing him with his hat on,
exclaimed, "That is the fellow who ruck me; take care of
him." Mr. Wiggs oleo said that there was another man
with the prisoner. The witness here produced a life.
wserver, of a new and novel shape. At one end was a
large lamp of lead, while the body, which was of sorts
I perch', was tittered off, so as to resemble • riding-whip of
'the most formidable description.
The preeeeutor was a severely injured as to be unable to
attend, and a medical certificate of that fact was handed to
Mr. Elliott:
2, Frederick place, Upper Kennington lane, Jan IL.
" I certify that Thomas Carter Wigs*, residing at No. 2.
Lorrimore-terriece, has sustained very severe injuries shout
the head, and that he is at pr-ant unable to lease his bed,
"WILLIAM IC FAIKIROTHER, Surgeon"
In reply to a question from the magistrate, the officers
said that Mr. Wades had received three desperate wounds oo
the hied, but was somewhat better on that day than on
Sunday.
The prisoner has been tried for housebreakieg.
The prisoner was remanded, the magistrate refusing to
take tn.il for him,

THAMES.
THN ROINIENT IN THIS ST. IiATHARINI'eI Doom

Chao les George Wagon, a cabman, remanded on • charge
of stealing coeper ingots noon a vault in these dodo, was
ra•ezaini,e4, and fullv committed for trial.
BENEVOLENCE.—The following donations were received
for tbe poor hot B. 8." 61.; "J. 8.." 51.; "W. F. V.
G.." half of a five pound note, 22,750 ; " Delta," 11.;
" X.," 31.; " Equitate," 4t. ; " J. hi.," half of a five pound
sate, 87,662.