The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-31 00:00:00

POLICE.-YESTILIDAY.

GUILDHALL --DEATH OT INFANY PROM NZOLl-
ozNca.—Julia Sullivan and Mary Lane, her sister. were
charged with so neglecting the child of the former, as infant
about one month old, auto cause its death. Police-constable
Hewitt stated, that while on duty that morning he was in-
formed, by a teasels named Murphy, that she had been re-
quested by the prisoner Sullivan to look after her infant for
a abort time, and that she found the child dead. Hewitt
went to 20, Field-lane, and found the child dead. He sent
for Mr. Gibson, the district surgeon, whose assistant attended
and attributed death to gross negligence. The child, to all
appearance, had not been in bed all night. Witness locked
the door and went in search of the prisoners, whom he found
in a public-house, drinking. On telling Sullivan for whet she
was taken into custody, she said that she gave the child to her
sister (Lane) the previous evening to take care of, being too
mach intoxicated to do so herself. He took Lane into
cpue=lay in consequence.—Alderman Moon said there *p-
hi be no evidence against the prboner, Lane, and she
was therefore discharged. With respect to Sullivan, he
should remand her until the result of the coroner's inquest
was ascertained.

BOW-STREET.—PLas ROSPIRT.—C. Fletcher was
charged with steeling plate of the slue of 601.—George
Watson, footman to Mrs. Gastrin, living at No. 27, Tar,
stock-equare, said, that that morning he saw the prisoner
leave the kitchen and run up the area steps, and out of the
gate, which he must have unlocked. Witness pursued him,
and a short distance from the house the prisoner threw a
handful of plate over the wall of some waste ground. Some
more plate was found in his hat. Witness identified it all
so Mrs. Oteerin's property. She gave a party last nifbt,
and the plate in question was then used. It was left in a
drawer in witness's pantry, instead of being placed in the
chest. The pantry communicated with the kitchen fres
which the prisoner was going when witness first saw him.
The articles stolen were thirty-five silver spoons and forty
silver forks, and the whole value was 601.—Inspector Dodd
(F division) aid that the prisoner had been convicted of
several robberies. He was frequently charged with getting
into areas by means of skeleton keys.—The prisoner was
fully_ committed.
WORSE IP-STREET. —MURDEROUS ATTACK UPON •
Were.—lV. Bailey was charged with feloniously wounding
his wife, thereby seriously endangering her life.—Crisp, N
226, said that he was on duty in Shacklewell, about five
o'clock on Sunday morning, when he was attracted by crics
of " Murder !" On reaching the spot he found a woman
supporting herself against the wall in front of one of the
houses, with nothing on but her night dreg" and her face
streaming with blood, which proceeded from a frightful
gash over the left temple. She mid that the injuries had
been inflicted by her husband, who had attempted to murder
her. When witness apprehended the prisoner, he at once
admitted the alleged attack upon his wife, and said he re-
gretted he had not "dons for her" effectually. The women
raid her husband bade her lay in a stock of gin and beer every
Saturday night, to enable him to regale himself until the
public-houses were open on Sunday, but that as he had
left her upon that occasion without any money she was
unable to do ae, and he commenced an unmerciful attack
upon her whilst she was in bed, and after brutally beating
her about the body struck her upon the head with some
sharp instrument, which laid the temple open to the hone,
and covered her with blood. The prisoner was about to
repeat the blow, when ahe rushed into the street, and raised
the alarm which brought the officer to her assistance.—A
certificate from the divisional surgeon was put in, rating
that the woman had received an incised wound, inflicted
with some sharp-edged instrument, which had divided one
of the arteries over the left temple, and that there was con-
siderable apprehension that it might be followed by erysi-
pelas and the serious consequences attendant upon it —Mr.
Hanimill remanded the prisoner until his wife was in a fit
state to give evidanse.
LAMBETH.—CHAROE or MURDZIL—T. Olds was
charged with causing the death of his wife—hummer
Shaw, of the P division, stated that on the night of Satur-
day week the son of the prisoner came to the station-house
for the assistance of a constable, stating that his father was
murdering his mother. He sent a constable to lohn'acourt,
East-lane, Widworth, where the officer found that the pri-
soner had been Musing his wife in a very serious manner,
but she refused to give hint into custody. Witnesses were
in attendance who heard the erica of " Murder from the
prisoner's room, and on the Saturday night and followieg
day his wife complained of having been seriously hurt, and
exhibited marks upon her throat, saying her husband bad
attempted to strangle her, and knelt upon her body ; and one
of the witnesses saw her vomit a quantity of blood on the
Sunday. She lingered in great pain until the Thursday fol-
lowing, when she expired. Since that time a post wrists
examination had been performed, in consequence of which
the prisoner was taken into custody.—Three witnesses wore
examined, who corroborated the inspector's statement, and
the prisoner was remanded to a Arse day.
THAMES.—Ate Imermesive Leasure—J. Field was
charged with insulting a married lady, named Power —The
maestri' stated, that yesterday evening, with another
female friend, she was returning home, and as she arrived •
few doers from her own residence she saw the prisoner, who
was stopping and insulting every woman he met. She en-
deavoured to avoid hint but he pursued her, threw his arms
round her waist, and conducted himself most grossly. The
witness screamed and endeavoured to disengage herself, when
he smiled her with the most foul and disgusting epithets,
and threatened to knock her into the gutter. —The constable
who took the prisoner into custody, H 203, corroborated the
evidence. Prisoner wes quite sober.—The prisoner, slightingly,
said—" Oh, he didn't think he bad gone** far as had been
represented."—Mr. Yardley observed, that his conduct from
first to last had been disgusting and cowardly in the extreme,
and his demeanour in the dock was most unbecoming. lie
should fine him 61., or one month's imprisonment, with hard '
labour.—The prisoner, who seemed rather astonished at this ,
concision to his frolic, was locked up.
CONINIZSCIAL-10AD SIDLOATIA.—MT. Yardley gave $a
opinion as to a point which has been frequently mooted
with regard to the turnpike trust of the Commenial-
road, and involving the question as to what is or what is not
to be considered crossing the road according to the meaning
of the exemption provided in the act. The case which raised
the question arose out of the refusal of Meters. Gammas
and Boas, extensive coal-merchants, to pay toll at a certain
gate between the Back-etas and Charles street, St. George
in the East—Mr. Yardley having gone at great length
through the different lets bearing upon the case, and canvass-
ing the several objections previously raised, came to the con-
clusion that though some of them were specious, none
were tenable, and that according to the meaning of the
several acts referred to his decision was in favour of the
trusts ; but as the question had been raised merely to try a
disputed point of law, the justice of the case would be saris-
fled with a nominal fine, and he would order Messes. Gam-
man Misty Is.
WANDSWORTIL—RSISITIWO A WATili BAILIFF.—
W. Viner' a fisherman, was charged with using an unlaw-
ful net for fishing in the Thames, and also with resisting the
authority of the assistant water bailiff, and threatening to
murder him.—Mr. G. Rough, assistant water bailiff, said
it was his duty to see that the fishermen did not use such
nets as tended to destroy the young fish, and if they did so,
to seise and destroy them. On Thursday week complainant
was in Barnes Elms reach when he observed the defendant
using what is termed a " posing" net, which is a net with
very close meshes, and strictly prohibited. As complainant
rowed up to defendant's boat, the latter took up as axe and said
with an oath, " Hyatt attempt to touch my net, I'll cut your
armoff; I'd sooner lose my life than my net;" end
axe with great violence into the bows of his boat, he said with t
dreadful imprecation, that he would murder complainant if
he attempted to molest him. Defendant had net taken the
se up in the hest of passion, but had stood with it In his
hand to resist before they reached the boat —The defendant
admitted using the threats and resisting the water bailiff,
but gave as an excuse that he had been drinking. He and
all the other fishermen were obliged to use these nets, for the
steamboats had driven away nearly all the fish, and they
were starving.—Mr. Beads said the defendant was liable
to a penalty of 101. for resisting the water bailiff in the execu-
tion of his duty, as also to a penalty of 61. for using an unlaw-
ful net. He should fine nose 61. for resisting the water
bailiff, and the tam of the summons for the second offence.
—Committed for two months in default.