The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-28 00:00:00

LAW INTMIGENCE.

He did cot get sayllikag. sad them teabli Up to witasas sad
asked him to give biu • Whammy t, mate up his night's
. Witness told hiss be was a police.:eastablia, adWhim into custody.
-- B.ll.wed eld you And cp. hi. ?
Ccesiable—Only ilv•pasee thresfarthisgs your worship.
Weida* la reply to the charge, said that he was •
maks at Bath, Somerset, sod had 000111 to
IMAM la search of employment as a stonemason.
He bad bra anfartausately taken ill, sad while
la that slate bad parted with the little he pos
sword. sod had boss drives by the most abso-
lute necassity to beg. He had had a job promised him to
oat some stone at Battersea sect week. and only wanted •
IfltL employment to set him right He bad just recovered
from a severe attack of rheumatism, sad had he been ex-
posed to the severity of the weather last eight by liag
about Wstreets, it would have killed him. He bad no
roof to Avner him, and was eodeavounag to oars
moan for a bit of food sad a sight's lodging, when be
aufartanateana.st. ad the complainant, not knowing that
he area a
Mr. Bele—Ms lb; defendant known!
Ooostable—lle la a parted etranpr—we do not know
aaytlilag of hlm. _ . . .

(TitiSDAY.)

EQUIT OU
Y CRT.
(Before the MOAK 01 the Rolls.)
tat truss =mos au & (1113 couresiss Ayr. 1862).
ode three pesb*sis he aisdisS•sio this acespasy.
lir bees is waratsts bat s very short t Several
• tad bees brisolit against h. sod ***oil had ea.
tamp smessiss es the 14th last., sad levied' _bat ho
.et sok The bead creditors claimed 25,750(., sad
above 40,000 L noises% tab* theme at wet primp,
39.000 t. 111. WI islet 'OM s week for three swath&
His Bower ma, Mt irrl wiadisrap order. Yr.
I.lu;edaditer, :etle litalisi siriores'isras somber of
Walk NU 10 he paid fee el very.. bat for whisk
geoid *4 est a AMU* sessliseed his oars to the wart,
his BIM= espbdass thst se pesalisr sesislasee slosh'
oforded his.
sr. BoathipA.o.; Kr. Ik4SsliAutoa m...3.-.1.
t. Imre" sad sir. Fry sere as the

firliQa7nt—l have only lived • very short time is
Leedom I would not have begged, hut I could not atop
out all ehiht to inch weather.
Mr. Side—Tou an discharged. While lam determined
to puha to the fullest extent the prolamine' beygir, I ro*
on make every allowaries for • man being compelled, as
In your ease, to offend for ones spied the law. it.
MARLBOROI7OII4ITR3ET. to
DISOICUMT TO • MILD.
Patrick Duos, • fellow who gave an addrese in Charles. Ii
street, Drery.lans, was charged before Mr. Knox with
drank
and begging, and also with meaulting police. is
Redford, 40 O. gt
From the widens of Bedford, it appeared that about N.
2 (Nook this morels( he maw the primmer with a little ft
algid ahead naked begging in the Haymarket, • man and
wawa beingalso with-the prisoner, all of them beiug drink
aid begging. Redford tried to take the two men into a.
nelody, what they threw themselves down, and took N.
klskieg him, and the other ash and the woman DUO. N.
seeded to
Mr. Knogre,nalifiniune of the poor child N.
Redford said that was taken away by either the man or Z.
the wore.
Mr. Knox 'eked if anytlang we. kaowo of the primed.
Redford mid he bed been eut some time tenni, •ed
Bares, the palm, said that he had been three times on. N.
doted for manly did the child be had with him was the N.
child of use of lie companioes.
Mr. Kan said it was • horrible thing to be taking • child isit
about, as the constable said, elmoat naked at much au hour,
the more especially ;soh • night as lad eight—a night d
seemly et fora strong man to be out. He was sorry that de
the utmost peeiehmeet that be could give the prisoner was
as alight la WI conduct was amoddons.
The prisoner, ie whose posseedon were found, southan committedfor three months, with hard labour.
SOUTHWARK.

CRIMINAL COURT OP' APPICAL.
fAjoulag Wan. jokes, Lent Mist
Iliklet..opethetkekkers.- Laid Ode Junin Erie, Lard Mel
'"--paneck.-- Jews worm., Bkabors.
1120•10034,- -saw, sag ahem. Gad Mums Mortise Chnikelit
sadltfcMjlll2 4011111 e. JAW= DOWTON.
remold
ta in this cam were this
fligmr aermingdenter, whoia;111 Eli b. .
YU: Wed Wan yr.
onistent judge the Middlesex See-
ing, ea tam Sitotbar, 1864, oa au iodide-
with hmiag committed
ma wit* &wild
▪ whose sem& arm 0001$0 lA., • lad
bisp Id year el see. Os ihe Pei 01 Pda"it
eon celled who bad how* him at dif.
▪ rkbaivibs.rg lifeladeadrauthey hisama.aa emelleson
t
tilstif m twsl
g: enessaties it ins roweled to con
sod • w
the called
',Apt tab lestimeer, mow baby omen
ma6l " Plii""whe coe• terkedThil "I
that so Bea 'Admix
Mon of " The QUIPIII V. Beet
Pm "Wig.' 124,...ead6i114 the au ooe. Caere
ad 41."...., •m,apinth.fes the evidences was ad-
pien *Me, the news and he knew the primmer,
fonortsumeion was pia to &Ms What Pi*
Ammo, pec dso=d atoral=ese,
asses of the
11°61'. HL reel was. was. ‘oZykllcry at school we. I beets
006., wrosidi,‘"4 the, opinion of my ben
(x, bat m y emu
Ipcse, win were also pupils of Itie, is that hie Ma-
is that of • man capable of the
=Beyesd the most
gala immorality." 17":4
• sot midst** at el bed
cisinotar. The kneed DepatyJedge O 0• eat
k was woe eMisoce, sad be kit the weight
ant of ft as ea sanest to the eviler*
obosootor ;eke be delarned by tbe tory.
vas md. sad' is new is prima
waitTrjudgessat of this noel The quatices apes
nun was asked to give their opines Were :
whither whim winters have glees a primer good
any eviler, I admissible to nakediet it ; sad
whether the aeswer made by the whales was
left to the MU-
. yler appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh
Me pines.los the moving Demi( Mr. Sleigh war beard ea the
Dart et de Omer against the reception of the @widows.
yr. Tsetse today was laud in support of its adman&
He **induct that evidence to contradict
pr.moolareeisr
was eihnimilks, became by giving it the made it
portal the imea.
The Laid Chief Justin said he believed the court were
aallazewl ea the Ant poMt, that evident* to rebut we
Vs.
Mrpm. Bran Isrtia-1 don't mess to differ from the other
W, bat I name say I agree to it. (Laughter.) I shall
potdiffer it a large ma)erity is in me. but have some
cloaks sheet the propitety of altering • pectin that has
**stater ISO at 100 yaks.
Mr. Taylor thee proseeded to argue the second point,
whether the area gives by the IMMO' VMS such as mold
ha left to the jury. The prink* of the law of evident*
vithe box
.
reties subitggir, with reference to the 'mem character
Lsws
Chief Julia Cockburn mid the vitae., spoke
of idea be was a boy. The man might have had •
bed thareeter then ad have reclaimed it sines,
or he might have had • goad character them
and lest it knee. It woo laid dews by text-
writes, sad he took it to be the law, that gement
character wee the ten of who
modem,
and raised the
peasumplisa that a pump who bad maintined a fait re-
putation dam to a certain period was not likely then to
bogie to set an uammilty part. Particular trameactions
win cot adaskeiLle of general good character.
The beet modiste of proof woo by showing how • man
stands is penal eatimatioa. AU the legal text writers
treat character m gammon with repatatioa—poirel,
tad not prints sydacioa
Mr. Taller and the true foundation of widow, ap-
plicable is all cans was the knowledge which we
each get of as. anther's tendencies and dispositioa
by eosin frequestly in coated with each other.
AM the oily peculiarity in mintiest cases wan
that s prisoner bid the privilege of style; his Madm-
en* nee suit as to make it more than usually improbable
that be bed committed the offence. A witness's own 091.
lice upon ratted* facts was equally as admissible as his
skims* of what was a man's general reputation sad dis-
politic*
Lord Chief Junkies Cockburn mid there war • difference
la the monition of evident, as to the character of • witness
sad the character of • prisoner. It was individual opinion
fa the tamer, and rowel reputation in the other.
Mr. Sleigh Loin been heard in reply,
Their lordships retired to consider their judgment, and
after ea atone of half-an-hour, returned into court, when
lord Chief Janke Cockburn said he was of opinion
that the tamer gives in the one could not be left
to the Ivy, sad that, therefore, the conviction could sot
steed. Sat be was of opinion that rebutting eel-
dopes of a general character might be given. The
eviler' to character must be in the sense of general rape-
sad not the opinion of the witness as to particular
bets.
Lard Chief Justin Erle concurred in the amis.
lea of rebettiog evidence. He, however, differed
from Lord Chief Justice Cockburn as to its nature.
He thought 'widens of reputation ought to be founded on
the personal experience of the witness as well Si general re-
plan*, and he war of opinion both kinds of evidence
could be giros.
All the other judges were unanimously of opinion that
ewidenes of a general character might be given to rebut that
given fe the prisoner, but three only were of opinion that
Sheikdoms in this particular case was of such • nature that
IS 'sot to be admitted. The conviction weii therefore
garbed
Conviction quashed.

STYPATALTIC fl AL/ Tann= AT A RAILWAY aTATIOY.
Sarah Smith, a yang woman with a child in her arms, ;
wa=fht up foe float charged with being N.
oo with smother female sot in custody, is stealing a N.
welsh and a purse cioataining 21. from the person of Leo •
OIL
Laidman, near the railway terminus, Loudon-bridge.
Mr. W. Edwia appeared for the moused. et.
M
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor that on gg.
Thaia&y night, the 19th ult., he went to the South Rasters N
Terminus for the purpose of preemie,' to his home, Lady- is
well, Lewisham. He bylaw* mistake got lato the wrong oar- 16
Me9o,aad while stepping out of Mho unfortuaately slipped gad et
fell ca the platform, cutting his lip. While stanschieg the I",
blood with his handkerchief outside the Matins, the Fri- it%
sonar end another female came up to him sad sympathised t•
with him about his fall, and advised him to let them look N.
at the injury. He walked about the iodine with them for N.
a sheet time ; and while standing Dear one of the arches SI.
the primes, put up her apron to the wound under pretence 14.
of wiping the blood off, and be felt a tag at hie watch-
&Me. They both then hurriedly left him, ibis he
found his chain hanging loosely dowo, and he
missed his watch. A minute or two afterwards
be saw the prisoner stopped, and his watch being found neer
her, hi gave her into custody. When at the policestatioe
he fomd that his pocket had been picked of hie purse, eori-
taiaieg two sovereigns to gold, sod some silver.
Hoary Judd, a bruatimaker, residing in Kentwtreet, said
be maw the prisoner sad another womnon standing in trait of
the grimed near the railway etch, and suddenly they left
him, sad then the promo:Moe called out that be had lost his
watch. He ran after the prisoner and her companion,
and stopped them, when the watch produced was
dropped. Witness heeded it to a constable, who came
up, sad then the prosecutor gave the prisoner into custody,
and the other female ran away.
la aromeranotiation by Mr. Edwin,
Witness said he did not see the watch in the prisoner's
heads, as it dropped between her and the other female.
The prosecutor was much under the influence of liquor.
Polimeonateble 74 M said be heard cries of " Folic." In
Dukeetreet es Thursday night, the 19th inst. sad on arriv•
log at the spot he saw the prosecutor, last wittier,
the prism:or, and another female. Last witume handed him
a watch, which be said he had seen the prisoner drop, gad
be took her into custody, not knowing that the prosecutor
bed lost loutish', else, read there being no charge against
the other woman, he let her go. At the statioa•house the
prosecutor said he had been robbed of his purse and up-
wards of two pounds at the same time. She wee searched
at the etation•house, but nothing was found on her. ll
Former convictions having bees proved against the pri-
soner she was committed for trial.
GREENWICH. •
A PICIPOOKIT AT A COAPTL.
Maria Moine, aged 26, (ivies as address at William- g
street, Croydon, was brought up on remand charged with
Mealieg a puree, oontaioieg 19s. &L, from the person of I
Mrs. Elise Parks, • lady residing in Sydenham-park,
Sydenham.
The prossentris said she attended a meeting at the u
Wesleyan Chapel, Sydenham, held for the purpose of
paying off a debt, due upon the building. As she was
fearing the prisoner pushed rudely spinet her, and I
feeling in her pocket, she discovered that her
puree, which she had placed there two or three
minutes previously, bed been stolen. She then placed 4
bee hand on the prieoner's shoulder, and amused
her of having robbed her, upon which the prisoner very
indignantly observed, " You must be mistaken." home- I
diately after this her purse was found on the floor close to
them, having been dropped, and the prisoner was detained
sad give* into custody.
Emily Foster, a young lady, residing it Sydenbam, mid
she was leaving the building and saw the promeutrix plies
her heed on the prisoner's shoulder. The puree was dropped
WA fell at the feet of the primmer.
Policeconstable Critchell, 52 R. said he received charge
of the prisoner, and had inquired at the address gives by
her in Croydon, which he bad ascertained to be false.
Witness bed also raids inquiry at so address given by the
prisoner in London, which he found to be principally inha-
bited by returned female convicts, but nothing appeared to
be known of the prisoner there, nor by the police, although
her description bad been circulated.
The prisoner vehemently smarted bee hosooence, but no
being informed that she would have
onesbe committed for
trial, @he begged to ha.* the case at dismied of, sod
she was then sentenced to two mouths' imprisonment with
hard labour in Maidstone Gaol.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
SHELDON V. SBELDON.-1111t QUITS'S PILOCTOI nrnot-
=rata.
It thia cue the ma'am, a wife, sought a diseolutton
of her merriage on the ground of cruelty and adultery ; and
the Queen's proctor intervening, charged her with having
resentcommitted adultery with an architect named I
Brows.
No one appearing to rapport the petition,
The Solicitor4eneral (and with him Dr. BOA') moved
that the petition be dismissed, which was accordingly dolma
BLUM V. BAILEY.
MC. Warwick for the petitioner.
The marriage took place in 0459, the petitioner being the
daughter of a lodging-housekeeper in London, and the re-
"'modest • builder. The cohabitation leafed only a year,
aid the respoadent was guilty daring that time of
adultery sad crnelty.
ileens Mei, with mate.

MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL„—Mr. Alfred Mar-
shall, of St. John's, who appears as second wrangler is the
Cambridge list just issued, se of Merchant Taylors' School.
Its 1864 Mr. Lewis, of Gins, bracketed 6th ; in 1862 Mr.
Main, of St. John's bracketed 6th ; and in 1881 Messrs.
Freeman, Sharpe, and Cheyne, of St. John's, sth, 6th,
and 18th wranglers, respectively were also educated at
Merchant Taylors'. Of these gentlemen, Messrs. Freeman,
Sharpe, Main. and Lewin have been elected fellows of their
colleges, Mr. Freeman carried off the Chancellor's medal for
law studies in 1862, lied Mr. Cherie is mathematical master
at Westminster School. Mr. ILitano, of Christ's, Bell
scholar, 1861, in also of Merchant Taylors'.
KILLED BY AN EXPRESS TRAIN.—Thin (Satur-
day) morniog en inquest was held by Mr. C. Clarttar,
camper, at the Bird-in-Hand public-house, Wid-
more, near Bromley, Kent. on the body of
Matthew Prince, aged 50, who met his death under
the following cireamstaeoes. The deceased was a mason.
sod was employed at the Bickley slalom' of the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway. Ho had occasion to leave
his work and proceed, down the line some distance, and
wee observed returning walking in the six-foot way
between the two lines of rails. At the same
time the 11.45 a.m. express train from would
was observed apprcaching, and the deceased, who would
Mays been perfectly safe had be remained where he then
was, was seen to turn round towards the direction of the
train, the engine of which struck sod burled him a con-
siderable distance, cawing almost instant death. Them
being no blame attributable to the engine-driver, the jury
returned a verdict of " Accidental death."
DEATII FROM CRINOLINE.-011 Wednesday last
Ellen Sykes, aged 27. the wits of William Sykora went to
the chemical works of Mr. Carr, Konterop, near Leeds,
where her husband works, and while playing with her child
in one of the rooms, her dress, which was greatly expanded
by crinoline, was caught by some revolving machinery. The
unfortunate woman was draws into the machinery, and her
body was mach crashed and !awaited, and our of her legs
almost pulled off. She died the same eveniog from the
iejories she had received.
Sur BLAB AND briarizaismo. —Of all the Mexi-
can poste in the Pacific, the above will undoubtedly be-
come the most importest bemuse they are the keys to the
great and fertile pixie celled the Itsjio, a plateau of 5,000 to
6.000 feet elevation over the level of the sea, with a deli-
cious climate, where cold and heat ere unknown the year
through. Good eartroads lead from these ports
to the
city of Mexico, and to Vera Crux, on the Mexican Gulf, a
stage line connects the numerous cities of this route, tona-
l's( at Tepie, Guadalajara Sea Jute, Lagos, Bow, Leon,
THE nia jamt,T WESTMINSTER. G°2"latas 04141 a (toaster°, Ise. ell places famous for
or Tin vreeeaze AND THE 1100811.38 a their =try or mining establislilnente. The Mexican
John • POOL government bee Issued very liberal laws, to further immi-
as., a man between 40 end 50 years of age, gra.tiaa. —Alas Californian.
virTZTL4 4,00• ON. WWI charged with begging. ' Henri Quatro et ea Politique " is said to be
be f..°9400. . 245 B, said that at 11. o'clock last night the title of a book which will be published immediately
be saw .11:1%elotheis in the Vauxhall-bridge-read. when after the appausnee of the " Vie de Cdear," by the author
udaat accost a gentleman and solicit alms. of that imperial biography.—The Builder,

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

C LERK EN W ELL.
FATAL ACCIDENT THROUGH THE FROST.
14. Willem Smith, of Wellingtowstreet, Peetonville.
late of the D.tective Department, Scotland-yard, applied to
Xt. WErricourt far a little assistance from the poor-box for
• *idol, and five children, under the following distressing
cirenmstrioes
Mr. Smith stated that on Wednesday evening a lamp.
lighter, of the IMMO of George Ballard. Way engaged in his
tuna avordion, in Wellingtoe.street, when his ladder
slipped and be was thrown os to some iron spikes our-
tna'!ing one of the area.. The spikes entered his thigh,
and he wu hanging on them for some moment,. As soon
Poenble b. ass reieswed and taken to the Royal Free
HalPittl. Grey's-Ma-road, but although nwerYthin
vat at oeoe done for him be expired in the i
000115 of the night. What mule the matter mare
m"::2 was the fart that the wife was in her amigo,-
"t, CIA now left with a family of five child's'', with-
"' 412 maw of support. The deceased had bean in the
"1'47 of the Su company for the past six illan4 and was
ititeulY industrious m.o.
An Ater of the court stated that from inquiries that bad
been ravish, had ascertained that the deceased bore an ex-
tallest character,
the widow, said he would give the applicant 21. for
ta• *ow. and, if necessary, when that wav expeode# he
might wig.), agile.
left The tPnlicaut thanked his worship for his kindnekindnessand
the ort,

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANITART

kiIiARE LINT!!.-(T1118 DAY.I

Two o'Owoz:

There is little business in the Wiwi; irnericet
to-day, and prices in most inseams, are unchanged.
The tone, nevertheless, was rather firm. Metro-
politan stock has advanoed g per cent. ; London and
North Western, g ; and (heat Western, it. London
and North Western stook is now quoted
1224 to 1 • Great Western, 81 to 81} • Mid-
-Isai to 139 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
118} to g ; South Eastern, 87} to ; Great
Eastern, 46 to ; Great Northern, 134 to
135 • Caledonian, 131 to 139 • London and
South; Western, 98 to 99; and Metropolitan,
129 to
Great Western of Canada shares have improved,
and Great Luxembourg are inquired for. Kist
Indian and Great Indian Peninsula stooks also
exhibit a favourable tendency.

Tolpas.