The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

Williams Green, adissipated-looking fellow, was brought
before Mr. Tyrwhitt, by police constable Fraser, 110 0,
charged with a most revolting assault on Hannah Cleeman, of
No. 2, Paradise-plain, Oral's-inn-road.
The unfortunate complainant, a well dressed young
women, presented a frightful appearance, occasioned by the
inhuman treatment of the prisoner. Her evidence dis-
timed the extreme brutality of the rail= at the bar, and
sensed mach sympathy sad indignation. It appears that a
law yews ago she was missed by the defesibutt, and, being
diaellned by tho =MOM her itinfly, she treat to live with
him as his wife, nid, by needlework, mateihelesi to their
joint support. Ms health failed, sod, emempass*, she
was unable to labour an isemerly, which Malign Wine-
stance the prisoner tech advantage et, and.in bar meskawn
sad fear of him, she OIIONOI to immoral paid= M main-
tain him, notwithstandkg whisk he osmoses* a gam of
cruelty almost unmediated. Sikkim is as Om musing
by beating her with a red het pase.bletWas her hes in
the dresdiul maw, II *ea yeessated. Her weighbeimrs,
bearing her Mee, said inle her apartment to amnia ler ;
but were drives le* by the pelsamen who, in his diapers.
tine, broke **Ow against the Moos mantel/one, while
striking at mails. The Messer wee not eying* until
be received • severe blow ea the head Irma the mmelable's
staff. The preeseutrix mead's* that the Omer bad
frequently told her he knew be should have sin mamba for
her, adding that he would give her eemetkiag pavlova to
mark her for that time.
Mr. Tyrwhitt could not and language oullelently power-
ful to express hie indignation of such a devisable wretch as
the prisoner, whom NB sentenced to bard labour for six
months; and, at the end of that period, to God two respon-
sible sureties to keep the peace for six months, or be further
imprisoned that time.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Mr. Charlie Lases Fox, of the First Battalion Grenadier
Guards, was brought up on a peace warrant, on suspicion
of being about to fight a duel with Sir R J. Clifton. The
defendant gam persons' evidence of haying been recently
enipmed M a fracas, in the shape of considerable dis-
c./Leo". 137,monfelon„.ailofvehriza of the Strand, who was before
the magistrate en the previous day, in the case of Sir R. J.
Clifton, in answer 10 a queetion as to whether he had any-
thing to add to Ids preview statement, said there were ru-
mours still afloat as to die probability of a hostile meeting.
Mr. Hardwick asked defendant if he was prepared to
state, upon the Mayas of a gentleman, that no hostile
meeting was likely to war, and Mr. Fan being unpre-
pared to make sack doeleration, the magistrate celled upon
him to provide the same security to keep the pesos for 12
months as had been entered into by Sir R. J. Clifton,
namely, himself is the sum of 1,0001.
The recognisance* were entered into, and the defendant,
with his friends, left the court.

SOUTHWARK.
Mr. JOAO Bloisso, a person oarryiag on an extensive busi-
ness es a wkshaide hardware dealer, No. 248, Kent-street,
Berongh, eine charged before Mr. A'Brckett, with Com-
muting • mein of aggravated assaults on his wife, whereby
she ameldesred her life in danger.
The emnplainant, a respectable middle-aged female, who
exhibited a black eye and several bruises on her face, Mated
that she had been married to the defendant 16 years, and
had had eleven children by him. They ousted on an ex-
tensive business in Kent-street, and resided In a private
house opposite. About 12 o'clock on Wednesday night she
was sitting in the kitchen with one of the younger shil-
-1 dress, when he rushed into the room, end pulled her out of
the chair, and struck her on the face and eyes. She escaped
from the house, and ran to the station-luau, when a con-
stable retuned with her, and she was admitted again into
the house. Shortly after 7 o'clock her husband mane into
the room, and pulled her out of bed with the bed clothes.
She opened the window end called oat " Police," bat no
one came to her assistance. He then struck her several times
on the back, and ran away. Oa the previous after-
noon, alter her having obtained the summons against him,
she went to her brother's house, and hearing that her hus-
band had called after her, she hod hid herself in the coal-
cellar. He came there and palled her out by the hair of
her bead.

The defendant here stated that she tormented his life out.
She was either caressing him or else quarrelling.
The wife denied his assertions. 110 brought bad women
into the house among the children when she was away, and
all she did was to chide him for it.
Jane Mashies. a married woman, residing at 11, Fox's-
buildings, said she saw the defendant pall his wife out of
the coal cellar by the hair of her head.
Is answer to the charge, the defendant said his wife
was in the habit of keeping out late at night, and then she
came home generally the worse for liquor, when she
always abused him sad aggravated him so that he could not
help striking her. He knew that be had struck her re-
peatedly. but he could not help it, and he was sorry for it.
Mr. A'Seckett, after carefully investigating the case, said
he should exercise the full power that was invested in him,
by committing him to the House of Correction for six
months wit► hard labour.
The defendant was much surprised at the decision ; and,
on leaving the court, declared that he was • ruined man,
and would never live to return home again.

THAMES.
John Clerk, a tall, powerful, vulgar looking fellow, aged
29 rim, and described as a labourer, of No. 17, New-
street, was brought before Mr. Ingham, charged with being
drunk and disorderly, and committing an assault on Maria
Jane Rawlinson, a girl aged 13 years. There was "mother
charge against the prisoner of stealing four bottles of wine.
—The complainant Rawlinson said she was along
the the Whiteehapel-road, opposite Ike London H tal, on
Fitt(evening, whet the prisoner accosted her, kw
the waist, GM before she amid extricate herself he