The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS'.

AIANSION•IIOUSE.

WiMans iper was charged with having intended to
mutat'', hie sac, by a policeman.
The policeman said that at a late hour on Tuesday night
as he was on duty he heard a loud cry of " murder," and
coon afterwards he saw the wile of the prisoner running
along followed by the prisoner, who swore that he would
murder her. There was a men in eompany with the
prisoner at the time, who endeavoured to prevent him
from doing mischief. Witness ran up to the prisoner and
took bold of him. The prisoner said, " Will you let me
go ?" " No, I won't," said the witness, immediately after
which the prisoner put his hand into his pocket and drew
out a large knife, which his companion at once took from
him. Witness held him till a police•sergeant came up, and
he was then taken to the station-house.
The Lord Mayor—ln what condition did ke appear
to be ?
Witness—He was drunk ; his wife was dreadfully
alarmed, and repeatedly cried out "murder."
The prisoner—l VW rather drunk, my lord, for I met a
man who gave me an extra draught of beer; but I had no
intention of injuring my wife. The truth is, she was
making a great noise, and I was ashamed of it, and wanted
to send her home; so I hunted her along.
The Lord Mayor—ls this man's wife present ?
The policeman—No, my lord; it is very difficult to get
some poor women to come before your lordship against
their husbands. They will endure anything first.
The Lord Mayor— I know it; and we must do all we can
to protect them, in spite of themselves. Tin prisoner must
go to prison for one month in consequence of having resisted
the police.
Wm. Kemp, servant to an omnibus proprietor, was
charged with having been found lying drunk under the
belly of a horse.
A policeman —Last night as I was walking along I saw
the defendant lying under a horse. At the moment I got
to the spot two gentlemen were there, one of whom held
the horse while the other pulled the prisoner, who was
quite helpless, from under the horse's belly. If the animal
had moved any way the wretched fellow could aot have es-
caped serious injery.
The Lord Mayor—Defendant, how did you get into so
beastly a state of intoxication?
The defendant—Please your lordship, I believe I was

rather tipsy.
The Lord Mayor—Yon were in a state of horrible
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drunkenness. •
The defendant—l took two of muter's horses out a little
way, and I happened to get more than I could bur in •
riding posture.
The Lord Mayor (to the officer)—Where is the horse?
Policeman—ln the Green yard, the horse he was lying
under is standing, but the other horse he was entrusted with
has run away. (Laughter.)
Here the master of the defendant entered the witnest-
boa, and
The Lord Mayor said to bim I fine your servant five
shillings, or seven days' imprisonment. Are you come to
pay the money ?
The Muter—No, my lord, I didn't come here to pay
the penalty, but to find the horse that has been lost.
(Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—What could you expect but loss when
you employ a drunken fellow like this. If he do not pay
the fine, he shall certainly be locked up in durance for
7 days. He might not only have done desperate injury to
himself, but to others.
Here one of the witnesses said that in all probability the
missing horse was boiled down in the neighbourhood of
Smithfield by that time, and would be hawked about the
town in barrows neat day.
The defendant was then committed.
Hanna. Ilurky was charged with having been drunk
and with having attempted to destroy herself.
A hairdresser said he was a passenger in the halfpenny
boat to London-bridge on Tuesday, and he observed the
defendant and another female on board with two baskets.
The defendant appeared to be in liquor, and began to rail
against all cruel husbands and particularly alluded to
her own. The females who sat near her, did not ;seem to
relish her style of attacking" husbands," and moved away,
and she suddenly started up and ran towards the side of the
vessel, evidently with the intention of throwing herself
into the water, which she would have effected if she had
not been grasped.
It was stated by her aunt that the defendant was a hard
working woman, who regularly attended Ltadenhall mar-
ket, and that she and her husband had not lived together
for seventeen months. The witness had never area her in
the slightest degree affected by drink, and was sure she
lamented the occurrence as well as the cause of it—the
neglect of her husband.
The Lord Mayor—l cannot discharge her until I make
more inquiry into the circumstances. She is remanded
till Friday.
The wretched woman appeared to be is great distress.
MARLBOROUGH. STREET.

Edward Martin and Herbert Tucker were brought before
Mr. Hardwick for final examination, the former prisoner
charged with having stolen several hundred yards of silks
and satins, of the value of about 3001., the property of his
employer, Mr. William King, silk menet, 243, Regent-
street, and the latter with having received the same, well
knowing it to be stolen.
All the property produced, of the value of 3001, having
been identified by Mr. King, and the whole of the witnesses
bound over to prosecute, the prisoners were fully committed
for trial.
CLERKEN WELL.

A tall portly-lookiig man, with sallow complexion, an
Italian, 66 years of age, who gave his name Pierre Paul:-
enetii but gave no address, and described himself as a
Roman catholic priest, was placed at the bar before Mr.
Tyrwhitt, charged by Jemima Downes, • young woman,
the wife of Thomas Downes, an Irish labourer, residing at
No. 21, Foundling-terrace, Gray's-inn-road, with having
indecently exposed his person, and also with having at-
tempted to stab her with a knife.
The report having been circulated that a Roman catholic
clergyman was in custody on the above-mentioned charge,
considerable interest was manifested, and the court was
crowded to excess.
On the prisoner having been put at the bar, it was inti-
mated that he was not acquainted with the English lan-
guage, when William Larindon, an intelligent officer, 157
0, was called upon to act as interpreter, and sworn in the
usual form to faithfully interpret the evidence, &c.
Mn. Jemima Downes, having been sworn, deposed that
yesterday morning at about seven o'clock she was in Gray's-
inn-road, when the prisoner followed her and said some-
thing to her in a foreign language, which she did not un-
derstand, and he then made an indecent motion with his
fingers. He proceeded to • gateway where he deliberately
exposed his person to her. Her husband came up and on
saying he would give him into custody, the prisoner took
out a knife and made two separate stabs at each of them,
but they retreated. They saw Sergeant Mukell, 403 A.,
to whom they gave the prisoner into custody. On his ar-
rival in the station• house he was searched, and in his pos-
session was found a knife, some medicine, and a pocket-
book containing several extraordinary document', from
which it would appear that the prisoner had come from
Rome, and had only been seven days in London, where he
had come as a missionary, and was about to proceed to
America.
Mullen said the prisoner's address could not be elicited
from him. He could not mention the name of the street
where he lodged, but it was somewhere between Oxford-
street and Holborn.
Mr. Tyrwhitt inquired of Mrs. Downes if she had ever
seen the prisoner before ?
Mrs. Downes—l never sew him before. Some gentlemen
cams up and urged us to follow the prisoner and give him
into custody. They followed him until they saw a police-
man.
Larindon now interpreted the evidence, &e., to the pri-
soner.
The prisoner, who was exceedingly excited, said in Its-
lian.that he most positively denied having taken out his
knife to stab them. He took out his spectacles. He did
not speak to the prosecutrix at all. He denied the charge
made against him.
Mr. Tyrwhitt perused attentively the documents found
in the prisoner's pocket-book. One was an instrument
from some catholic authority in Rome. The prisoner was
an apostolic missionary, and was authorised to raise a
public subscription for the purpose of building a large
Roman catholic church in London.
Larindon said the prisoner was connected with four con-
vents in New York, to which country he said he was
going.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—We must delay his journey for some
time. He inquired whether Mrs. Downes's husband or
other witnesses were in attendance ?
Sergeant Maskell replied that they were not. They were
compelled to be at their work.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said that in such a ease they must come
forward to give their evidence, and if it was required sum-
monses would be issued to compel their attendance. He
should therefore remand the prisoner to a future day.
Sergeant Mukell said be would attend to the case, and
have them in attendance on the day of the next ex-
amination.
Mr. Tyrwhitt now asked the prisoner if he wished to say
anything to the charge ?
The prisoner denied it, and requested to have the medi-
cine which was found in his pocket-book restored to him, as
he was obliged to take it.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said—Certainly ; and it was handed to him.
He was then remanded and locked up. In the course of
the day he was conveyed to prison.

NEW TAX ON I)oos.—Under the Assessed Taxes
Act, just printed, a new tax is to be levied on all dogs.
From the sth April next for every dog of whatever descrip.l
lion or denomination the same be, the annual duty is to
be twelve shillings. The duty is to be paid by the party
keeping a dog er having the same in his custody or pos-
session, whether the same be his property or not; such
person net discovering the owner thereof, who shall have
been duly assessed for the same. No person is to be charge-
able with duty to any greater amount than 391. 121. for
any number of hounds, or 9/. for any number of grey-
hounds kept by him in any one year. The only exemptions
to the tax are, a dog belonging to her Majesty or soy of
the royal family, er a dog or a whelp at thetime of return-
ing the lists of dogs that shall net actually be of the age of
six calendar months, or any dog Lone jlde and wholly kept
and used in the care of sheep and cattle, or removing the
same ; provided no such dog shall be a greyhound, hound,
pointer, setting dog, spaniel, lureber, or terrier.
EDINBURGH PRISON.—There is a very consider-
able decrease in the number of prisoners in the gaol of
Edinburgh at the present time as compared with the same
period last year. Thera were in custody on the 24th
August, 1862, 703 prisoners; and on the same day of 1863
646, showing a doczoass of 168 prinners.—Sootnnon.

CAAYEA AND CE.YRBAL MINDG COMPANY
OF JAJLIICA.

Yesterday the hall.yearly °clattery meeting of
this e unpany was heal at the offices King's Arno Yatcl,
Colenian-vrtet, Mr. PRINSEP in the chair.

The Srcult.aaT read a report,.hick gave the follAring
account of the o;.eratioov of the rainy
. . .

s' Although the directors had littleof a ensitise character
upon which to report, they could with centidence submit
that (placing firm reliance upon the sanguine opinion of
their mining captain) a rich return for the present outlay
would ere long be obtained—if those indications which
miners are accustomed to look upon elsewhere, as giving
the fairest promise of the existence of copper ere, par-
ticularly in Cuba, Devon, and Cornwall, could be relied
upon in Jamaica. At the last ordivary meeting,
Mr. John Taylor, of Good Hope, Jamaica, was
appointed resident director on the Wand. That
gentleman entered upon his duties on the lot of Januaty,
but, finding that hie other avocatians would not leave him
sufficient time to do justice to the interests of the company
he resigned the appointment on the 30th June, and the
whole management had now been placed in the hands of
Captain Lean. The directors had great confidence in his
integrity and mining experience; and as his operations
' would now be entirely concentrated on the work. at. River-
head, the board were of opinion that any additional expen-
diture for superintendence might be avoided for the present.
The strictest regard to economy had been observed, and it
was now the determination of the board to prosecute with
energy the development of the fine lodes at Riverhead ; the
suspension of all other works had been ordered until this
object had been gained. The lease of an adjoining property
on Carrick Hill, through which the lodes had been traced,
had been secured to the company on favourable terms.
Captain Hsrpur relieved the company of all further ex-
pense on his account by his resignation on the Gth May last.
" At the Abbey Green Works a very few hands were re-
tained by Captain Lean to examine one part of the lode
which he considered had not been sufficiently tested, but
all operations there had now ceased.
" At the Friendship Works Captain Lean discovered, in
April last, by as alteration in the course of driving, such
improved indications of a good lode, that he considered it
advisable to prosecute a further search, upon a moderate
scale of expenditure ; some rich stones of ore were taken
out, but, on sinking deeper, the same good primes: was not
maintained, and a suspension of all further operations at
this locality had been ordered.
" At Riverhead seven edits had been opened, and the last
was expected to intersect the lodes at a depth of 60 fathoms
from surface, and had been driven 33 fathoms. In No. 3
edit the great gown lode had been intersected, varying
from 11 to 30 feet in width, and on tho 9th of July
Captain Lean reported as follows:—' The large gossan lode
in Ne. 1 adit bears the some favourable character, com-
posed of gawp, spar, cape!, mundic, and yellow ore.
This remark will also apply to Nos. 2 and 6 adits. Nu
alteration has taken place in No 3 edit since my lust; the
men are still engaged driving through the cross course. The
large gossan lode in the shaft, recently commenced, fur the
purpose of ventilating Nos. 1,2, and 3 edits, looks erected-
ingly rich—it is beautifully tinged with ore. If this lode
does not produce a large quantity of ore, it will be an ex-
ception to the general nature of things. A better prospect
could not be desired in Devon or Cornwall, also in the ad-
joining island Cuba, which is the best criterion. We can-
not expect a large quantity of ore at 30 fathoms only from
the surface, but you will perceive these upper edits roust be
driver, in order to ventilate those of a greater depth ; and,
moreover, the lodes should be thus tested by shallow adds,
before deep expensive cross-cuts are commenced.' Ihis
promise was confirmed by Mr. Taylor, on the 10:h June,
in the following terms:—' Mr. Richard Atkinson, of the
firm of Atkinson, Macgregor, and Co., went with me all
through the various edits. lie said he never saw any-
thing so closely resembling to the Cuba mines; the
' country' being precisely similar in every respect; and
we had every reason to hope the result would be the same.
I have never had but one opinion of Riverhead, and still
am most sanguine, and shall indeed be disappointed if you
do not reap a rich reward.' There had been driven,
by contract at this mine, 266 fathoms in the past half-year.
The balance sheet would show the expenditure up to the
30th June, and also the available assets, to which must be
added the value of the 3,140 unappropriated shares, and
the directors would take powers from the approaching
meeting for the disposal of these shares amongst the share-
holders."
The balance-sheet to the 30th of June, 1953 showed that
the receipts had amounted to 21,5541. 13s. Gd., and the
expenditure to 17,7741. Os. Bd. ; leaving a balance of
3,7801.125. 10d.
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The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said it was necessarily a meagre ono, as their operations
were at present almost in their infancy. Attempts had
been made to discover ore in the Friendship and Abtx
Green Mines, but the results not being satisfactory, Cap-
tain Lean had been directed to devote all hie energies to the
works at Riverhead, where indications f the Existence of
copper had already been met with, and there was every
reason to believe that at the expiration of a few months the
shareholders would find that the researches of their captain
would be attended with the success they desired. As re-
garded the working expenses, he was happy to Bay that they
had reduced thins to about 20W. a month; and this re-
duction they bad been able to accomplish by employing
native workmen, who were becoming as capable of dis-
charging the duties required of them as were the miners
from Cornwall. _ _ _ _

The report was then adopted, and a resolution was
passed, authorising the directors to dispose of the 3,140 un-
appropriated shares amongst the shareholders at such tune
and in such manner as they might think desirable.
Mr. Thomas Gibbs was elected a director in the room of
Mr. Lowndes, resigned, and the business termivated.