The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-03 00:00:00

POLICEYZSTERDAT.

SOUTHWAR X . —COM PLICAVED DEPILAVIT v.—Yester-
day, Margaret Pikr, a good-looking young woman, was
brought before Mr. Seeker, charged with taking a quantity
of laudanum, for the purpose of destroying herself. It ap-
peared that the defendant formed an attachment for a mum
named Yardley, carrying on business in Long-lane, Ber-
mondsey, and that they had been on terms of intimacy fur
some months. On a recent occasion, however, she discovered
that he was a married man, and, acting upon the informa-
tion she received, she went to his place of business for the
purpose of upbraiding him with his duplicity towards le r in
not divulging the fact of his having already a wife. Sub-
sequently she purchased a quantity of .laudanum, in
small quantiti. s, at different chemists' shops, until she pro-
cured as much as would destroy several persons. Having
accomplished t his, she proceeded to Yardley's huu-c on Sun-
day, between eleven and twelve o'clock, ssad requested to
have an inter, iew with him, declaring that she was about to
leave town, and that it was the last she would require. She
was then shown into the apartment where Yardley and his
wife were siting, and, after addressing a few word..
to bins, indicative of her feelings, drew forth a small
bottle from her pocket, and, conveying it to her mouth,
immediately swallowed the content.. Yardley and his wife
immediately concluding the woman had takcu something of a
deleterious nature, called in Policeman 93 if, who conveyed
her to Guy's Ithspital, and by the aid of the stomach-pump
she was saved from inevitable death. When she was placed
at the bar she appeared weak and teems:lens, and when
asked whether she had any friends in attendance, her
reply was that none of them were aware of the situation is
which she was placed.—The wife of the man Yardley stepped
forward, and stated that she was in the room at. the moment
the defendant swallowed the p Ason, and she added that to
her own sorrow she had been recently made acquainted with
1 the intimacy that existed between her hmdeind and the
defendant. She (the witness) Mel made some inquiries
1 relative to the defendant, and ascertained that site was a
married woman, and had at present a Luthand alive in
Landon.—The defendant said that if all the circumstances
were known, it would be found that her conduct was not
blameable as Yardley's wife would insinuate—that she re-
gretted now that she had attempted to deprive herself of
life, and hoped the magistrate would permit her to return
to her home.—Mr. Seeker said that he should not feel jus-
tified in allowing her to be discharged after making such a
determined attempt to destroy herself. The el. feadaut was
then ordered to find bail, and in default was sent to gaol.

L..MBETH.—A Pteeoronee TAWNED.—Orlando Geo.
Bell, who wax described as a surgeon, but who has latterly
kept a chemist's shop in East-lane, Walworth, itppeared be-
fore Mr. Elliott, to answer the f illewing charge: It appeared
that, about the of March last, the defendant called at
the shop of Mr. Edmondes, a pianoforte manufacturer in
Pitfield-street, Hoeten, and said he should like to purchase
a pianoforte, if he could get a little creilie Mr. Edmondes
told him he slid not give credit unless to parties well known,
or strongly recommended to him. The prisoner then selected
an instrument of the value of 33/., which he agreed to take
on hire for four months, at ISs. a month, with the under-
standing that if lie purchased and paid the 33!. fir it within
the four months, he should not be charged anything for its
Lire. The pianoforte was delivered at his then residence,
Denmark House, Camberwell, and though several applica-
tions had been sulriequently made for the instrument, or the
amount of its hire, neither one nor the other could tie obtained.
Latterly, Mr. Edmondes received the usual notice from the
prisoner, who was passing the Bankruptcy Court, for kis
debt of 33/., and upon examining the bankrupt's schedule he
discovered 151. entered as a loan received from Mr. ltussell,
pawnbroker, in the Kent-read, on a pianoforte. Upon
I making this discovery, and having no doubt that the piano-
forte was the same that he had delivered, Mr. Edmondes
obtained a warrant against the prisoner for illegally pawning,
and also a summons for the attendance of Mr. Russell, the
pawnbroker.— The fect of the delivery of the piano-
forte at the house of the prisoner, and the receipt which
he signed at the time being produced, Mr. Rumen deposed
that, in June bat, the pri-oner called at his house, and said
he wished to raise some money on a pianoforte, and asked
him to go and see it. He is consequence went to the pri-
soner's then residence, in Greyhound-road, Old sent-road,
and, having examined the instrument, offered to lend him
15/. on it, at the same time telling him that, unless he pro-
duced a bill and receipt, to show that the instrument had
been regularly reid for, he could have nothing to do with it.
The prisoner said he should satisfy him upon that point, but
his wife being then from home he could not, as she had the
keys, get at the receipt. He eubsequently produced a stamp
receipt for cash paid for the instrument, and Mr. Russell ad-
vanced 15/. upon it. Since then, however, he had received
the usual notice from the prisoner for the 151. as a debt.
Mr. Edmondes was recalled, and solemnly swore that he had
never given a stamp receipt for the amount of the instru-
meat, for the very best reason,—that lie had never received
the money; and if a receipt had been written in his name,
it must be a forgery. Ile also deposed that he had never
given the prisoner the slightest authority to dispose of or
pawn the pianoforte.—The prisoner, who seemed to treat the
matter with great indifference, when asked what he had to
say to the charge, replied that the transaction was one of
mere credit, and therefore he had a right to do what he liked
with the instrument. Mr. Elliott observed that it must be
perfectly clear to all present that the charge was fully eata-
blished, and the prisoner's manner, and the tone in which he
talked about the prosecutor, was an aggravation of his
offence. The sentence of the court therefore was, that he
pay the value of the property., namely, 331., together with
a penalty to the queen of al., or in default to stand com-
mitted to the Haase of Correction far three months with hard
labour.

THAMES.—CRUELTY TO A CHILD BY A SCHOOL-
MISTRESS —Au elderly woman, named Anne Wilson, who
keeps a sort of preparatory school at Harper's-place, Bank-
road, St. George's-in-the-East, appeared to an assault war-
rant charging her with cruelly mre.treating a little boy 'tamed
Henry Perkin', not more than six years old. It appeared
that the Effie fellow was a pupil of the defendant, and for
some real or assumed offence, the beat him with a rod with
a degree of severity and ill-temper which no school offeace
could warrant. The exhibition of the poor sufferer's back,
which was scored all over with black and blue stripes, ex-
cited the utmost indignation. Thera was one mark where
the rod had taken the poor little fellow in the jaw—for the
punishment appeared to have been ieflicted without the
slightest discrimination—which was black and blue to the
extent of about the size of a pigeon's egg.—The prisoner's
defence was that the boy had wetted himself, and that
unless some sercrity were had recourse to no discipline could

ae kept in the Broderip, after an appropriate
comment on such extreme cruelty to a child of tender years,
orcle ced her to pay a fine of forty shillings, or to be impri-
soraed for a month. The prisoner was locked up in default.
Ronneav BY A SERYANT.—Yesterdav, Samuel Dellin-
ger alias " Black Sam," a man of colour, and Hannah
Longridge, a woman of the town, were brought betore Mr.
Broderip, the former charged with baring stolen four images,
a teapot, and various other articles, the property of Mr.
Mo'ca Levin and his partner, merchants, in Whitechapel, his
employers ; and the other with having received a portion of
the same knowing it to be stolen. It appeared from the
evidence, that the prisoner Dellinger was porter and packer
to the pr:secutors, who had suspected him of robbing
them for some tine p sat. On Friday night last, Mr.
Moses Levin saw the prisoner go from the warehouse to
the stable, and conceal something there. Oa searching
the stable, ho found the prisoner's hat with some china
ornaments in it which ought to have been packed in a
crate, and he immediately paid the prisoner his wages and dis-
ehareed him. The prisoner la fore he quitted his employer's
warehouse, said it was the first time he had ever committed a
robbery. Mr. Levin, however, having reason to suspect
that he had lost other property, gave information to the
police, and Dellinger was sought after, and gave himself up
on Saturday night to Kelly, 119 H, who found at his
lodgings seventeen squibs and a brooch, the property of
his employers. When the prisoner surrendered himself
to Kelly, he said ho had only being robbing his em-
plovers for the last thr,e weeks. Yesterday morning
policeman 56 11 heard the prisoner Longridge and a WOLUail
of the same class, named Bradshaw, quarrelling in a place,
called Johnson's 'Change, Rosemary-lane. One of them said
to the other, " Why don't you give up the stolen goods you
received of Black Sam ? " The prisoner Longridge said
she would break them all, and was proceeding to do so, ulna
the policeman stopped her and took her into custody. Among
other things found in the house were a teapot and two
bodkin-cases belonging to the prosecutors. The girl Bradshaw
was admitted as eviaenee against the prisaners, and she
' swore that she had frequently seen Dellinger wi'h property
he had stolen from his employer's warehouse, which he gate
to Longridge. She saw him give Longridge the teapot at
Sparrow-corner, 51inories. On Wednesday last she was in
Longridge's dwellin,,, and heard Dellinger threaten to stick
her with a knife becausen she threatened to impeach her
paramour, and he then brake up several thinks, including
two images ;and some egg-cups, he had stolen.—Del finger, in
defence, said he stole the china onianients because Longridgc
threatened to go to his master and split upon him, if he did
not replace the images he had broken.—Longridge, in de-
f ,race, said Bradshaw received the images and broke them.—
The prisoners were committed for trial.

NV EST MI NSTER.—J cam ris DELINCItENCV.—Tester
day, James IVhite,• boy only ten years of age, was charged
with robbing his employer.—Prisoner had been for about six
months errand boy in the service ef Mr. Evans, of 20, King's-
road, Chelsea, bookseller and stationer. On the 14th ult. he
was sent to the Times office with an advertisement, and !.:s.
to pay for its insertion. On being asked to produce the re-
ceipt to his employer, prisoner pretended that he had net
had one given to him, as the office was being closed at the
time he paid for the advertisement, and that he was to ca:l
for it on the following day. This turned out to be untette.
He was discharged from his situation on Thursday, since
which it had been ascertained that he had neglected to ac-
count for several small sums received fo- his ma.,ter, and had
even had the impudence to call yesterday morning at the
Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea, and take away a rims
supplied there to the Rev. Mr. Clarke by Mr. Evans.—He
was remanded till Thursday.

HAIIMERSN:ITII.—ErrnaonntNanr Tara.—Yes-
terday a young Irish female, named Elizabeth boolan, aged
19 years. was brought up charged on the pdiee-sheet with
having threatened to drown herself.—Mr. Clive asked her
what she had to say in answer to the charge I—The prisoner
said she would not deny that CaL Lad threatened to drown
herself. She behhged to Frankticld,in the county Cork,
and was a Protestant. She left Ireland about three months
ago for the purpose of seeing her sister, who lie ed near
ltatelne-highway. On going to her sister's lodgiugs she
foand she was at Plymouth with her husbw.e., and not
knowing what to do or where to go, she wandered about
and meeting two women, dressed like ladies, who looked
hard at her, she asked them if they could recommend her to
an honest lodging, as she had nine sovereigns with her. They
raid they could, and they took her to a house where she re-
mained a week. She could not tell the name of the street,
but she could show the house if any one were sent with her.
While she was there she spent part of the money, and less
robbed of seven of the sovereigns, and being quite distrusted
with the mode of life she was leading, she left at the expira-
tion of the week with the intention of going to the M.,g-
elaien Institution in the BLudelliars.road. On her way she was
met by a catholic clergyman, Mr. Moore, who seeing she was
an Irishwoman, spoke to her. She told him where she was
going, but he said she had better not go amongst Protestants,
but that if she would come with him he would keep her fur
a fortnight till he could her into a convent. She went
with him to his house, where she was three days after
which he took a lodging tat her in the neighbourhood of
Rateliff-highway, where she remained until the fortnight
was expired. Mr. Moore then sent her with a letter to
another clergyman, the James O'Neill, in the Grove-
road, St. John's-wood, who gavo her a shilling to get a bed
din the neighbourhu that night, and the next morning be
sent her in a cab with a fea.ale to the asylum of the Good
Shepherd, where she had been for two months. She had
been very kindly treated there, but they wanted her to
change bar religion and become a Catholic, which she iefused
to do. She attended mass, but refused to attend confession.
The nuns told her that none but Roman Catholics could be
saved, and when she expressed her disbelief of this, one of
the nuns seized her by the throat, but she cried out, and the
clergyman in the house came to her. Several of the
Catholic clergymen, who came to the asylum, came to talk
with her on religious matters, and she got excited from hear-
ing Protestants spoken against ; the nuns asking the chil-
dren taught there where Protestants would go to, to which
the answer was, that they would go to everlasting torment.
On Saturday evening, being tired of lacing there un that
account, she said she should leave and try and get into some
Protestant asylum, but they refused to let her go. and tried
to force her to bed, and being much excited, she did threaten
that she would drown herself if they did not let her go.
Mr. Clive inquired if any person from the asylum was iu at-
tendance.—lnspectur Morgan raid, he had sent a serjeant to
the mylum to make inquiries, who was told by the superior
that they were not aware of amy of the proceedings stated by
the prisoner, but that some one should attend at the court to
explain, No one was, however, present.—Mr. Clive ordered
the prisoner to be removed from the bar, while he considered
how to dispose of her; and at a subsequent period of the sit-
ting he gave directions to Inspector Morgan to see that she
was taken to the Hammersmith work:louse, in order that she
might be passed over to Ireluud by the parochial authorities.

WANDSWORTH. Arrastrr TO MranEn.—Yester-
day, George Frost, a labouring man, aged about 60, was
brought up charged with feloniously rutting and wounding,
with intent t murder, Sarah Frost, hi 4 wile.—John Pearce,
police-constable, 2.50 V, stated that on Sunday afternoon,
about balf.past three o'clock, the wife of the prisoner came to
him at his house, and showing one of her arms, which was
streaming with blood, said her husband bad just stabbed it
completely through, an-I she wished him to be taken into
custody. 14 itness took the woman to a surgeon. who, drowsed
the wound, and afterwards apprehended the prisoner, at the
time stating the charge made against him. The prisoner
made no reply, but went quietly to the station-house. Wit•
ness saw the woman that morning, and she had promised to
be in attendance, but it appeared that she had kept out of the
way.—The surgeon's certificate was produced, to the effect
that the wound was one from which no dangerous result
might be expected.—The prisoner said his wife was a foul-
mouthed woman, and had scratched his face before be
attempted to use the knife.—Remanded for the attendance
of his wife.