The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-25 00:00:00

CLERKEN WELL.

Thomas Jackson, a powerful-looking fellow, was charged
with begging, and also with wanking John Hawkridget
71 S.

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The constable, who exhibited marks of violence, said
that on Monday evening, at about half-past eight o'clock,
he was on duty in the Hornsey-road, when he received in-
formation that a rough-looking fellow was pursuing three
young ladies and a boy in Hurnsey-rite, being armed with
a large bludgeon, and threatening them. Witness proceeded
to the spot, where he saw the prisoner following the ladies,
menacing them, while they were evidently in great alarm.
The prisoner, on seeing witness, pretended to be drunk.
On asking him what he meant, he said he only wanted to
get a little money for a lodging. He took him into custody,
and on their arrival near a ditch in the Hornsey-road, the
prisoner seized him by the stock on his noes, tried to
strangle him, and struck him a violent blow on his head
with the bludgeon, which knocked him down, and inflicted
a severe bruise. He was half stunned, but they fought
and struggled together, and whilst witness was on the
ground the prisoner kicked and otherwise ill-treated
him. He, however, seised the prisoner, and kept a tight
hold of him for about half a mile on the Homey-
road, when the prisoner resisted in a most violent manner.
They had a desperate struggle, and they again fell down
together, when the prisoner attempted to get a knife out
of his pocket. Had it not been for some gentlemen passing
by with a horse and gig, the outwore might have
proved serious to witnees. They assisted him, and drove to
the station-house, Highgate, and brought a party of °Moen
with a stretcher, *pea which, after considerable diMeulty,
the prisoner wee strapped, and conveyed to the station-
house and locked up. Numerous complaints had been
made, that persons of the prisoner's description had been
in the habit of prowling about the neighbourhoods of
Hoensey, and begging and intimidating ladies. Witness
had seen the prisoner lurking about the fields.
Mr. Cortie asked the prisoner what he had to say to the
ch
He replied
that he had been drinking freely, and he could
not recollect anthing that took place.
Mr. Curie said it was quite evident he (the prisoner) was
one of that clams of persons who made it their business to
prowl about parks and adds, for the purpose of frighten-
img ladies out of their money. If be had extorted pro-
perty from the ladies, it would have been a highway rob-
bery, He untamed him to three weeks' imprisonment in
the House of Correction, with hard labour.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Mr. John Arnold Murat, draper, Newman-street, was
charged before Mr. Bingham with assaulting Mr. Wire,
draper, of 96, Oxford-street.
It appeared from the evidence of eon• lainant that the
defendant was formerly in his employ, but had left him for
abut three weeks. On the previous evening he cams into
complainant's shop in a state of great excitement, and gave
him a " clout "on the head. A struggle then ensued, and
complainant ultimately gave his smallest in charge.
In defence the accused said his wife and himself had
Dos is eamplaluant's employ, his wife as mantle maker,
nod himself es shopman. After leaving complainant's he
(ilalleadeat) went to the Isle of Wight, and opened a shop
on his own account. Oa Saturday week his wife want
into Mr. Wayre's shop to take the remainder of
some work home, when the complaintant in a very
insulting manner, said, " Tell your husband I have driven
him out of London, and I have done him the greatest in-
jury one MS could do another ; and my money has done
it.' On his wife relating to defendant the insulting treat-
ment she had received, he, when he came to town the
other evening, called upon complainant, and requested an
explanation, which he (complainant) refused to give.
Defendant, who was at the time mull excited, then, in
the heat of the moment, gave him a slap on the side of the
head.

Mr. Bingham, after making some remarks on the indig-
nity inflicted on complainant by the blow, said that blow
mast be visited with a flee of 10s. ; and in addition, he
should order him to And one surety in 201. to keep the peace
for three months.

--ilia money was at ones ➢aid, sad tiro roeveived euret7
provided ; defendant then left the court.

SOUT4WARX,

Mr. Ana AaMost,ece;cl;iiced as a r;ilway contractor, was
placed at the be beam Mr. A'Seekett, charged with being
found in the bonus et Mr. Jams* Thorp, :a tradesman, in
Union-street, Is, ea unlawful purpose.
The complainant shad that es the previous night, on
going ho ne% he head the primer, who was a perfect
stranger to bW, in ids prism silted what he wanted
them, and the reply ens that IN was waiting to see a gen-
tleman, and No 4 glee no NINE answer to the question.
Tho prism*. ma tan the chair on which he was
his hat es hi head, got up and
Poiallitirrese for the pawn of going out, but
onsisisoat. interfered, St mid that he should not
sulk him to depart until he we goaded as to his motives
ht ingsrling himself as a stranger into a house where he
had no right to be. The prismor, however, made strong
aids to get asap but compleinat held gim until a pc-
Osamu was es W: and then gave him into custody.
In reply to the magistrate, the complainant stated that
he never saw the prima until the night before in his par-
lour. The prisoner certainly was not concealed in the
room ; he eat at the table with his head rest-
ing on one of his hands. Nothing was removed
from the sideboard or cupboards. Complainant
let himself in with his latch key at the time be found the
prisoner in his house. Ile *Mod that the prisoner's op-
was that eta gentian, sad now be did not be-
rerenotrat be hell aatered its been Is, the purpose of rob-
bing it. bet ea be ahead wish M knew why be warn there.
Mr. Soleness, cm Waite the mewed, said that it was
true he we head ia the somplanant's house as described,
but that histoadof it baba a Beadsman, sake saluted at the
time, be wm waiting for, it was, in point of feet, for a lady,
who had appointed to meet him there. That lady was
no other than the wife of the osmplaiaant, and the -latter
baring returned base arm the night in question,
made the diseseary Irbil& lad to the present proceedings.
It would be shown that the seamed was a most respect-
able man ; but that be ailed indiessotly on the 00011i011
would not be dipated.
Mr. AllsoloeM—lielsi head is the house under sash
Steaminess as those just amslissed did net argue much
for the respectability of the defendant's moral character, at
all events.
Mr. ficismon said that he would show his client did not
enter the home with a felonious intention.
Mr. Alleskett said that it would be necessary to show
that the armed was known to some person in the house to
acronnt hr Ma being found there nader mach mysterions

Yr. Solomon then called forward a Mrs. Harraday, who
stated that she is landlady of the house in which t►e com-
plainant and his wife lodge. That she bad seen the ac-
cused before in her house, and that he caned and inquired
for Mrs. Tharp. She (witness) bad seen Mn. Thorp
and the moused together in her house, and en the night
in question witness opened the strut deer for the accused,
and by the desire of Mrs. Thorp showed ban
into her parlour while that lady went up stairs
to arrange her dress, and while she was gene the
complainant (Mr. Thorp) let himself in with a latch key,
and on going lute the parlour found the aroused there.
This was all witness knew about the business.
Mr. Solomon hoped he had shown that his client had no
felonious into ntion in being found in the hens., but that
he was there by invitation, and had been there before, u
the witness had proved.
Mr. A'Beckett said that he should discharge the unused,
and that the circumstances which came out in the course of
the inquiry into the affair were discreditable to that person,
and must wound the feelings of the individual whose wife
was mixed up in such a transaction.

THE CAPE OF Goon HOPE MAIL is now con-
siderably overdue. The steamer Bosphorous is daily ex-
pected home with it. The Cape mail steamer Hydupes
is on ker way home, under sail, without a mail. The Mau-
ritius, another Cape steamer, is undergoing repair at Cal-
cutta, which is the terminus now of the Cape line. The
Propontis will take out the next Cape and Calcutta mail ;
she will start from London for Plymouth, where she will
ship without calling at Southampton. The General Screw
Company's vessels have been very successful generally in
making good voyages from Calcutta and the Cape of Giad
Hope. The company's steamers Rubinsr. Queen of the
South, the Lady Jocelyn' and Calcutta haring kept time to
a day. The accidents to the Hydaspes and the Mauritius
have caused some temporary disarrangement of the Cape
mail service. _ _ _

•
Coacit ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday forenoon, the
return coach from Aberfeldy to Perth was overturned, and
several passengers were considerably injured. The accident
took place a little north of the bridge of Amond, and was
caused by one of the fore wheels having slipped off the
site. The coach was crowded with passengers, inside and
out, the whole. of the latter being thrown upon the road
with great violence. Five, including the driver, Peter
Aougb, were more or less severely contused. The most
severely injured is Mr. hPOillewie, farmer at Mill of
Logierait, to Strathtay, who sustained a fracture of the
thigh bows and contusions on the pelvis; he lies is a very
critical state. Mrs. Curia, wife of the gamekeeper at
Duneaves, in Olenlyon, and a young woman, Catherine
IPCorkindale, are also considerably injured. Perth
Corner.

CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTlONS.—Yesterday
parliamentary paper was printed, showing that alum of
30,000/. for the ensuing year is required as an estimate of
the sum that will be called for to meet the necessary ex-
peases of the commissions appointed to inquire into corrupt
premien at the late elections.