The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-13 00:00:00

POL ICE.-Y ESTERDAL

GUILDHALL. FiLIAL AFFECTION. Mr. Harare
ilectlyard, a barrister, residing in Chatham-place, was
summoned before Aldermen Wood and Gibbs for the
purpose of obtaining an order from them to compel the said
Mr. Meatyard to contrib.ate towards the support of his
mother now claimant on he parish.—A clerk. from Mr.
Jones's office conducted the comae, and Mr. Andrews, of Moor-
gate-street, appeared on baud(' of the defendant, who was
unable to attend.—Mr.ldeatyad's father died leaving a large
family unprovided for. The d..fenclant, Mr. Horace Meat-
yard and his brother, Mr. Charies Meatyard, a surgeon at
Stafford, agreed to join together and supportltheir surviving
parent, and their brothers and piston. The doctor, it was
asserted, was to support the mother, while defendant sup-
ported the others. Since then some difterences had arisen
between the brothers, and neither would eont ribnte towards
the support of their parent, in clivequence of which
she was obliged to apply for relief to the parish
of Holy Cross and Saint Giles's, Shro;sshire, and at
the instance of the parish officers there the present
proceedings were taken.—Mr. Andrews said that his
client was not in a condition to support his mother so well
as his brother. It had cost him upwards of 8001. to educate
his brothers and sisters, while his brother had even neg-
lected to support his parent.—Alderman Wood observed
that whatever differences the brothers might have, still
there was a moral and natural obligatim which defend.
ant ought to comply with. The pansh officers only asked
7e. per week, and he thought it would be much better for
Mr. Andrews, on the part of his client, to confer with the
parish officers, and come to some arrangement. —Mr. An-
drews said that he must all w the ease to be entered into,
and the magistrate to make the order, as he had no instruc-
tions to meet the wishes of the magistrate, however advan-
tageous they might be to Mr. Meatyard.—the case was then
proceeded with, but in consequence of the solicitor's clerk
not bring able to prove that Mr. Meat .and Lad the means
of supporting his mother it was dismissed.

WORSHIP-STREET. —Ties FATAL CASE OF STAB-
Emo.—Anne Sinner, otherwise Rittfy, an eating-house-
keeper, in Kcate-street, Spitalfields, was re-examined on the
charge of cutting and wounding Daniel Crawley, who ex-
pired in the London Hospital on Saturday morning last.
Mr. Bolton, a solicitor, attended on behalf' of the prisoner.—
Serjeant King intimated to the magistrate that the medical
witnesses were then engaged in a post modem examination
of the body, preparatory to the inquest, and were con.e-
quently unable to give their evidence that day ; but that he
had two other witnesses in attendance, who were present at
the time of the unfortunate traueaction, and would be able
to detail circumstances connected with it of a more conclusive
nature than bad yet appeared.—George Brown, a labouring
man, was then examined, and stated that he was acquainted
with the prisoner, and went to her house on the evening of
Saturday eennight, to assist her in the business, lie re-
mained there until about 12 o'clock, when the deceased
entered the shop, and requested to be served with a quarter
of a pound of moat, which witness supplied to him, and told
him it came to 20. The deceased offered 2d., saying that
he had no more, and witness handed the money to the pri-
soner, who objected to receive it. The deceased, however,
insisted upon having the meat for the money ho had
tendered, when the prisoner wrapped it up ho some paper,
and placing it on a shelf behind her, called the prisoner
a blackieuard, and told him to leave the shop, as
she did not want his custom. During the altercation
another man came into the shop, and ordered some
meat, which the prisoner was in the act of cutting
for him, when the deceased, who was leaning forward upon
the counter, si ith his head resting upon his arm, again re-
newed his importunities, and the prisoner suddenly stabbed
him in the breast with the knife she was usiug, exclaiming,
" There, that's your ha'porth." The prisoner immediately
threw the knife out of her hand upon the floor, and the
deceased was in the act of falling when the witness car
vied him to a chair, in which he was supported until the
arrival of a surgeon, who directed his instant removal to the
hospital.—At the close of his testimony, the magistrate se-
verely reproved the witness, who had evidently scarcely
recovered Irons the effee• of recent. intoxication, for the
dogged reluctance and constraint he had exhibited in its
delivery, and cautioned him that if he attended at the next
examination in ksimilar condition, lie would be committed
for contempt oPeoure—Henry Francis Yanderspeen was
next called ; but his answers to the preliminary questions
addressed to him having elso indicated a want of sobriety,
the magistrate refused to receive his evidence.—The death-
bed deposition of the deceased was then read over to the pri-
soner, who displayed the same callous indifference she had
exhibited throughout : and the magistrate ordered her to be
remanded again until that day week, foe the completion of
the evidence.
MARLBOROUGH STREET. ALL TALK. John
Morrison, a boy, charged Elizabeth Morrison, the wife
of a spring-maker, in Foley-place, and his own mother-
in-law, with an assault.—The statement of the boy was,
that his mother-in-law did not treat him well at home.
She was occasionally in the habit of using her hands on him,
and she would never let him go out with his father.—The
reply of the mother-in-law was, that she certainly was pro-
voked to bestow on him occasionally a box on the car in the
hope of rousing him to a proper sense of his filial duties. So
far from treating her with due respect whenever she addressed
a questiou or an observation to him, instead of answering
vies voce at once, he merely contented himself with nodding
in the affirmative or negative just as the case might be. Such
a voluntary adoption of the silent system was so unconeenial
to her disposition, that finding fair words were of no avail she
certainly did try the effect of a little well-applied manual
persuasion. It was quite true she objected to the boy going
out with his father, for the only promenades of her husband
were to neighbouring public-houses.—The father here
mounted the witness-box. He was quite willing to admit it
was at his desire and instigation that the bay never opened
his lips to his mother-in-law's questions, but merely made
dumb mations. His wife had several good qualities ; but
among the number could not be reckoned that of a discreet
use of her tongue. Morning, noon, and night, she exercised
her clack on all who came within her hearing, and it was to
afford a cheek, if possible, to thiKeternal ding-doug, that he
went out to drown sorrow in a measure of gin, and further
had enjoined silence on his son. He wanted to teach his son
his business ; but his wife was resolved he should not remain
in the house. That very morning, as soon as he ascertained
Mrs Morrison was awake, he called to her, for he had been
obliged to adopt the plan of separate beds, as it was impos-
sible he could hope to sleep while her mouth was so close to
his ear, and attempted to persuade her of the advan-
tage of his own views as to the future destination
of the boy, but all his rhetoric failed ; he was fairly
talked down and obliged to give up the point. It was
this unmanageable tongue of hers that caused all the
misfortunes by which he bad lately been visited.—Mrs.
Morrison : Don't say that. It's all owing to your love of gin.
You know you sometimes go out ten times in an hour to
have a glass of gin.—Husband : Only say you'll hold your
tongue, and I'll promise to give up drinking.—Wife Don't
talk nonsense, Morrison. You know you've given up being
a teetotaller ; and since that time, from being the best of hus-
bands, you're one of the worst.—Husband : You're a regular
Mrs. Caudle ; and that drives me to drink. Ask her, your
worship, how much money she has got of mine in her private
purse.—Mr. Norton: Have you any money ?—Wife: Yes,
I have a trifle.—Hushand : How much ? Is it fifty, eh ?
Wife: No: it's five pounds, and that would have been spent
in drink if I had not put it by and lodged it in a savings
bank. But though I've saved it, I'll freely give the whole
sum, and even more, to put the boy out to a respectable
trade.—Mr. Norton : It appears to me that the husband has
a good wife, and that the best advice I can give him is to
avoid drink ar.d to endeavour to make matters comfortable
at home. I shall let this summoas stand over for three
weeks.

GENERAL LOMAX AND Hie A police
report, in which my name is mentioned, appeared in your paper of
Saturday, headed " A distressed Lade," and is calculated not only to
wound my feelings, and those of my tamily and friends, but to injure
my eldest son, Mr. James Lomax, who is the only married son I re-
cognise, and who, with his family, reside with me. It is painful to
revert to the circumstances under which the so-called lady obtained
my name; but, in justice to myself, I can only say that I have always
allowed Mr. henry Lomax, the person alluded to in the report, ample
means, and obtained for him various appointments, and I think it can
scarcely be expected of me, with a family and legitimate grandchil-
dren, to answer the calla of one who, after living with the appli-
cant for yeam, and having offspring by her, chooses to introduce
her as his wife.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, JAMES Lomax,
Lieut.-Gen.—West's:Rune Park-terrace, Oct. 11.

MARYLEBONE.— A CHILD KILLED.— Joseph Allen,
in the service of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, the well-known
carriers, was placed at the bar, charged with having caused
the death of James Fuller, a child eight years of age, whose
parents reside in Church-row, Paddington. It appeared
that, on Saturday last, about noon, between thirty and forty
boys, amongst whom was deceased, were running across the
Edgeware-road, near Oxford-terrace, on their return home
from school. A van, driven by the prisoner, was pealing
along at the same time ; when the unfortunate child was
knocked down byone of the horses, and received such injury
from a wheel of the vehicle going over him, that death ter-
minated his sufferings in a few hours after he was removed
to the hospital. No blame could be attached to the prisoner,

who was perfectly sober, and driving steadily at the time of
the melaneholy occurrence.—The prisoner was bailed to
appear again at the court to-morrow.
LAMBETH.—Yotirwrex Tntacae.—Yesterday, Alex-
ander and John Murray, the one 13 and the other 15 years
of age, were brought before Mr. Elliott for final examina-
tion on a charge of stealing two gold watches and one silver
watch, the property of Mr. Fihner, a pawebroker.—Alex-
ander, the youngest prisoner, was in the service of Mr. Fil-
mer, the prosecutor, as warehouse-boy ; and, having access
to the plate-closet, gave the two gold watches, which were
pledges, to his brother ; and when apprehended, the silver
watch, also a pledge, was found upon him. The prisoners
were both fully committed for trial.

THAMES.—TIE LINE-JUICE QT:ESTION AGATN.— MT. I
Thomas Daniel Allen, master of the Ruby from Jamaica,
appeared to answer a charge made by one of Hs crew named
Richard York, for not serving out the quantity of hme-juice
according to the provision of the Into Merchant Seamen's
Act, after the crew had been confined to salt provisi,ns for
ten days. The case was fully proved by the complainant
and another of the crew named \'illenness. The captain in
his defence, though admitting the omission, said the crew
had been allowed potatoes, am also had spirits, with the
requisite supply of vinegar, which he thought would be taken
as is substitute.—Mr. Broclerip told the defendant that
neither vinegar, spirits, or potatoes could be taken for the
articles omitted. For every default in serving out the lime-
juice he had rendered himself liable to a renalty of hi. in
each case; but as only one complaint had Keen preferred, the
defendant would only be mulcted in one penalty. He, how-
ever, was liable to several others, which if ic6icted would
swell to a serious amount. The fine was instantly paid, but
it was at the same time understood that several of the crew
expressed themselves determined to auk further penalties,
and to proceed against the captain for the amount recover-
able, because of the shortness of provisions. One or two
to the latter offset were granted in the course of

the day.
HAM MERSTiI ITIL —Me ItDEROUS Ass AULT,—Yester-
day, two labouriug men, named Arthur Keefe and David
Moore, were finally examined on a charge of having been
concerned with a third man not in custody, in committing
the following murderous assault. David who ap-
peared in a very weak state, deposed that he lived at No.
11, Stephen-street, Lisson-grove, and was foreman over the
labourers in the employ of Messrs. Wright and Co., cement
manufacturers, Dlaektriars. The prisoners, who had also
been in Messrs. Wright's employ, but had been discharged
about a fortnight before, came on Tuesday, the 29th ult., to
the new buildings in the Clarendon-road, Kensington-park,
Notting-bill, where witness is employed, with a third man,
who is not yet in custody. The prisoner Moore said he
wanted to speak to witness in the kitchen. Witness told
him he must do so outside the bide:ling. Moore then
complained of having been discharged through wit-
ness, and made n blow at him with his flit, but missed
striking him. He ran away, when ?Core took up
a piece of quertering, three feet long end two or three
ivchss thics, and ran after witness, as did Keefe and
the third man, Keefe throwing a large stone at him,
which struck him on the right car. Af;cr chasing him some
distance, they at length came up to him, and drove him into
a portico of one of the houses, wh• re they Lest him dread-
fully, and after they had knocked him down, he yes kicked
by Keefe in his lett side; lie was afterwards kicked by all of
them on different parts of his body. He cried out for assis-
tance, and on the prisoners seeing persons coming, they all
ran off. He had since kept his bed nine da)P, and sill felt
the of of the ill-treatment he had received, and was
under a surgeon's hands.—Other witnesses corroborrted the
evidence of the compLiinant.—Mr. Clive said the assault was
a most cowardly and brutal one, for which he should send
both prisoners tor trial.—They were both committed accor-
dingly.
WOOLWICH.—BREACH OF PROMISE OF MAusuAGE.—
A well-dressed Irishman, named 11. Mathews, attired iu
owlet coat, who retina fruit to the officers of Woolwich
garris n, was charged with fraudulently obtaiaine, the sum
citsl. from a young woman of the sister isle, named Bridget
N'Lirky.---'fbe complainant deposed that about Christmas
last the defendant became acquainted with her and promised
her marriage. About six or seven weeks since he asked her
for 61. to purchase the wedding-ring, and put up the banns
at St. John's Church, Southwark. He told her to get ready
in a fortnight, as the bonus would then have been put up.
He bought the ring and gave it her. but the banns were not
put up, nor did she hear from him from the time he got the
money up to the present moment.—The prisoner denied the
whole affair ire tote.—The complainant, however, persisted
in her statement, and added that she paid the money to him
in gold at a coffee-house where ho had taken her.—Mr.
Trail! said that the case was one over which he had no
jurisdiction. It simply amounted to a hare lie, at.,l the only
remedy the complainant had was to apply to the Court of
Requests for a summons against the deiendant.—The pri-
soner impudently said he hoped the magistrate would give
him satisfaction for having been taken away frnm his busi-
ness.—Mr. Trail! said Bic setiffuction lie would wish to have
bed would have been to have committed the prisoner for
trial, and if he had not satisfied a jury he would have been
convicted.—The prisoner was then discharged.