The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-08 00:00:00

IN RE E. R.

names, and told every one that she wished to stab her, and
she (prosecutria) wanted her to do it, and that was the
reason she tried to cut her throat. Sho was also instigated'
to do so by the rresecutrix amusing her of seducing her
husband.
Sir Chapman blarstall said this was a most serious case,
I for murder was ecty nearly being committed. The Intact
to do grievous bodily harm waa perfectly clear, and ha
would commit the planter for trial.

This insolvent, who had lately returned from Australia,
applied to be discharged from prison. Mr. Sargood sup-
ported.
It appeared that the insolvent had been in business in
London, and left some time ago. He had lately returned
front Australia, and had been arrested for an old debt as
about to leave the country.
Mr. Sargood told the insolvent to explain how be came to
be arrested. The insolvent said he came from Australia to
take his wife back, Laying obtained nine menthe leave of
absence, which would expire in September next. Some
information was given to the party who had arrested him
that he had returned to England with a great quantity of
gold, but such was not the cue, and he only had 191. when
he wee taken to prison.
The Chief Commies' inner asked him whether he purposed
returning to Australia ?
The insolvent replied in the affirmative.
It further appeared that the insolvent in 1851 went out
as steward of a ship. He was questioned respecting some
debts incurred in England before he left.
In answer to • question he said he had nothing to
give up.
The Chief Commissioner, at the conclusion of his exami-
nation of the insolvent, said no one had come forward to
ril:: him, sad in his opinion he was entitled to be die-
The insolvent was accordingly discharged.

IN 111: Gao. W. Duow.
Mr. Nichols made an application in this can, which had
been several times before the court, for a rule to obtain a
revesting order to a Mr. Cook, who had purchased the in-
solvent's surplus estate. The debts on the schedule were
about 40,0001., and about 30,0001. had been paid into court.
The applicant was the assignee of the surplus estate, and
was willing to pay the aifference of the money and the old
debts into court, and obtain a revealing order.
The Chief Commissioner referred the matter to Mr. Com-
missioner Law, who had been engaged in the one.

Swots Ma.

LAw.

PETITIOY DIEXISSID.-IN IRE JoHN GEORGE HARMER.

This insolvent, a trader, applied, under the Protection
Act. Mr. Reed supported.
On the schedule the debts were only NZ., but on exami-
nation it was elicited that the debts exceeded 3001., arising
principally on a mortgage.
Him Honour held that he had no jurisdiction to entertain
the cue. The insolvent was a trader, and as his debts ex-
cneded 3001, the petition must be dismissed.
The petition was accordingly dismissed.

THE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Wm. Chartrets. an artful looking urchin, about fourteen
years of age, was charged with having stolen a gold watch
and chain, of the value of ten guineas, from the person of a
gentleman named Atherstone, residing at Cambridge-place,
Islington.
The prosecutor stated that he was passing through Shore-
ditch between twelve aed one o'clock on that day, when
his progress was impeded by the prisoner and two or three
other lads, who placed themselves obtrusively in front of
him, and, pointing to a female who had just passed him
with an infant in her arms, simultaneously exclaimed, in
startled accents. " Look at that woman, she is carrying a
dead child." On hearing the observation, witness instinc-
tively turned his head in the direction indicated, but had
no sooner done so than he felt a sudden pressure against
his chest, and immediately afterwards discovered that his
watch and chain had been adroitly abstracted from his
waistcoat pocket. At the same moment the prisoner
darted across the road with one of his company, to whom
witness distinctly saw him pass something, with which he
rapidly turned down an adjoining street and effected his
escape, but the prisoner was pursued and given into cus-
tody.
In answer to a question from the magistrate, it was inti-
mated that the prisoner was not known to the pallor ; but
it was stated by the officer who took him into custody that
ho bad been loitering about with his associates in front of
the Eastern Counties Itiilway for some hours previous to
the robbery.
The prisoner, who loudly protested his innocence, and
confidently declared that the prosecutor had taken the
wrong " man," was ordered to be remanded for a week.
idARLEOROCOH-STREET.
Thomas Prota and Willians Priest, two men having the
appearance et journeymen carpenters, were brought before
Mr. Hardwick, charged with havirg wantonly damaged a
lime tree in Hyde-park.
Police-constable Cox said be saw the Prisoners about 4
o'clock that morning in company together. Front got upon
the walk near the Bayswater.road, and with a saw which
be had with him deliberately cut two large branches from
one of the lime trees in Hyde-park. The prisoner was
walking away with the largest branch on his shoulder,
when witness followed and took him into custody. The
other prisoner came up, and said that witness should not
take his Mead into custody. Witness, however, obtained
the assistance of another constable, and both prisoners
were conveyed to the station-house.
The defence of the prisoners was, they were not aware of
there being any harm in what they did.
The park constable said the 'Waage done amounted to
two shillings.
Mr. Hardwick said the conduct of the prisoners in wan-
tonly destroying trees in Hyde-park was without excuse.
The park was for the general recreation of the public at
large, and as they were kept up at a great expense, it was
monstrous that any injury should be done to them by
persons like the prisoners, who from their age and position
in life ought to know better. Had the damage been placed
at a higher amount he would have been empowered to treat
the case as one of felony. As it was he should inflict the
highest penalty allowed by law, by imposing a fine of N.
on each of the prisoners, and two shillings damage, or one
month imprisonment.

Charles Cooper, a boy only 11 years of age, was charged
with robbing his mother.
The prosecutrix, a respectable looking widow woman,
complained with tears in her eyes, that she was reluctantly
compelled to bring her son before the magistrates. It was
impossible to keep hint at home, or anything that could be
disposed of. She had no snoner turned her back than he
made away with every article he could lay his hands upon,
and having disposed of every other portable thing, had ab-
solutely disposed of the saucepans in which she cooked food
for her family.
The accused, who heard his unhappy mother's statement
without exhibiting the slightest concern, was remanded.
An Irishwoman and her daughter, a !girl of about 14 or
15 years of age, were charged with begging.
It wu clearly proved by a plain clothes constable that the
woman sent her daughter after different persons to beg of
them in the streets.

The old woman in reply mid that her daughter was seri-
ously injured in the hand by a burn, and was moreover
subject to fits. "It was not begging that she was, she was
sure," for she was on her way to Fulham on private busi-
ness. Father Ferguson having kindly promised to " read
over " her child.

The magistrate inquired the object of the " reading" in
question ?
The old woman replied—" To core the fits," there haying
been a little boy that she knew cured by the same specific.
The magistrate wanted to know why the worthy father's
" reading" would not be equally efficacious with respect to
the burns u to the fits?

The old woman gave no reply.
Mr. Arnold considered the case, which had been clearly
proved against the old woman, a very bad one, as she was
clearly bringing up her daughter to street begging. The
magistrate did not believe a word of the story Vathor
Pawl..., moo CUZIIMI{4XI use mouser tor it days, but dis
charged the daughter.

Cornelius Murphy, aged 60, and Patrick Murphy. his sou,
28, of No. 1, Matilda-plc, North Eut-paeaage, Wellclese-
square, were charged with assaulting and wounding Daniel
Macarthy, a labourer, of No. 3, Lady Lock-court, Rose-
mary-lane, Whitmehapel, and several others.
The prosecutor Macarthy, an Irish Cockney, had been
' terribly cut and wounded. Hie clothes were saturated with
blood, his face was much bruised, and his head,
which was half covered with surgical bandages, had'
been laid open, and there was a swelling upon it
where he had been kicked as large as an egg.
It appeared from the evidence of numerous witnesses
that there had been some quarrelling and fighting among
the Irish in the neighbourhood of Rosemary-lane, on Sun-
day night, and some of the police of the H division were
maltreated. Mnearthy, a peaceable and industrious fellow,
assisted the police in the execution of their duty, and the
rioters were driven into their dwellings. The prisoners,
who are two noisy, ill conducted fellows, did not forget
Macarthy's interference in the MUM of law and order, and
were determined to be revenged. On Monday night they
went to &raffle at a public house in Rosemary-lane. Mac-
arthy was also there and subscribed his 6d. for the relief of a
sick man, and went home in the early part of the
evening. The prisoners remained at the house
where the raffle was held until a late hour, when they
sallied out determined on mischief. Cornelius Murphy a
powerful old man was armed with a long and thick stick,
which he concealed behind him as he was going down
Rosemary-lane, and was heard to say be would serve Ma-
earthy out. They rushed into the court where Macarthy
lives, and unfortunately for him he had just come down
stairs, and seated himself at his own door, when the pri-
soner and others rushed upon him. Cornelius Murphy
felled hint* the earth by a tremendous blow with his stick,
and his son kicked and jumped upon the man, while others
took up stones and bricks, and pelted him as hard as they
were able, as if they werp determined to kill
him outright. Maearthy's mother went to the
assistance of her eon, and she was knocked
down and kicked and trampled upon. A police-constable
named White, 210 H, who had previously seen the prisoner
in Rosemary-lane, hearing the streams and cries of the
people, rushed into Lady Lock-court and found 7 or 8 Irish-
men either kicking or trampling on Macarthy and his
mother, who were on the ground weltering in their blood.
The Irish "scattered themselves away" on seeing the
police-constable, who seised Cornelius Murphy and at-
tempted to take his stick from him, on which Patrick
Murphy rescued his father, obtained possession of the stick,
and knocked down the constable. A man named Donovan,
who exhibited marks of ill usage, went to the assistance of
White, and was severely beaten by hie countrymen, who
all got away. blacea thy was found in an insensible condition,
and bleeding profusely from the wounds on his head, and he
woe removed to the London Hospital without delay, and
his wounds were dressed there, but he would not remain
theie although requested to do so by the house surgeon. A
sharp knife stained with blood was picked up in the court
where the affray occurred, and it was believed that the
principal wound on his head was inflicted with the knife.
The witneu described the assault on Macarthy by the
Marphys to be of the most savage and unprovoked descrip-
tion. Cornelius Murphy struck him three times wits his
stick, his sin kicked him on the head and body, and others
flung heavy stones upon him.
Mr. Yardley said this was not a case to be decided hastily
or summarily, and there was something like a felonious
wounding. He should adjourn the further investigation of
the matter till Friday.

Ann Mack was brought up, charged with cutting and
wounding Mary Ann Hits with a raver, with intent to do
her some grievous bodily harm.
The prosecutriz said that about half-past 9 o'clock on
Monday evening, she was at the corner of Ozford Arras-
passage, in Warwick-lane, when the prisoner came up and
asked if she had anything to say to ker. Proseentriz
replied that she had not, and the prisoner then said she
(prosecutria) was wanted down the passage. She asked who
wanted her, but the prisoner refused to tell her,upon which
the prosteutrix declined to go. The prisoner immediately
drew one hand front under her shawl, and threw a quantity
of pepper at witness's eyes, and then with the other hand
she produced an open razor, with which she endeavoured
to cut proeccutrias throat. She, however, succeeded in
parrying the blow with her hand, which got frightfully
lacerated, and several of the fingers were cut nearly off, but
notwithstanding, the razor wounded her slightly in the
neck and on the breast, and cut the clothing that covered
her shoulders. Proiecutriz bled very much, and she was
taken to the hospital, where she had her wounds dressed.
Ski had had no quarrel with the prisoner beyond having
seen her in her own room on Sunday night, and told her to
quit it Immediately.
Thomas Bailey said he saw the prisoner and prosccutriz
struggling together in the street, and observing an open
razor in the prisoner's hand, and the prosezutriz bleeding,
he interfered, and the prisoner allowed him to take the
razor from her, and he afterwards gave it up to the officer
at the station.
Susan Marshall, the housekeeper at the Smithfield station,
, said she searched the prisoner, and found oa her a door
key and a razor case. The prisoner told her sho bought
the razor in the morning for the elves, purpose of cutting
the prosecutriz's throat, and that she purchased it in et.
Paul's-churchyard.
The prisoner, ia her defence, said that the proseentria
followed ha about on Muggy 'ming, sad celled best

DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.—IAst week, died in
the Oreenwich Union-hence, a man named Clark, at the
age of 100 years and 7 months. Deceased was well known'
to the inhabitants generally, having travelled the neigh-
bourhood durin.t the greater portion of his long life as a
chair•mender. He retained the posses ion of his faculties
up to the period of his death, and enjoyed tolerably good
health, and about a month since he walked from Green-
wich to Dartford, a distance of ten miles, and along an ex-
ceedingly hilly country, including the far-famed Shooter's-
hill. About four years since he was promised by a gentle.
man, residing in London, a guinea, on attaining his bun-
death year, which deceased bore in mind, and rather than
the old man should be disappointed, Mr. Ellis, the master
of the howe, took him from Greenwich to London is his
chaise, where the guinea was duly given him, after which
be frequently visited the gentleman, who expressed much
delight at receiving the visits of the deseastd.—kentish
Mercury.
THE WRECK OF TILE WILLIAM AND MARY.-011
Monday twenty-three passengers and four seamen, who
escaped in the long boat from the wreck of the William end
Mary, arrived in Liverpool by the ship Pollock' front New
Orleans. Their names are as follows:—Tbomas Allan,
Isaac Ridley, Lemuel Prible, and John Roe, seamen; Ebe-
nezer Miller, John Diamond, John Stewart, Florian
Haungs, Henry H. August, Patrick Kilty, Patrick Ryan,
John Welsh, Patrick Cain, John Gannon, Owen Baggen,
Thomas Flynn (boy), James Abbey, William Shiel, a Ger-
man boy, three Dutchmen, Rosa Ryan, Bridget Boyle,
Bridget Higgins, Catherine M'Ouire, and Elizabeth Welsh,
passengers. John Diamond's wife was drowned. Her
father, mother and three of her sisters shared the same
fate. Diamond's only child died in the ill-fated skip in the
Moe of the voyage.

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1853.