The Express.
London, England, 1848-10-24 00:00:00

POLICE.—YzerraDAY.

MANSION-HOUSE.POLTOTItY.—fiIhare/1, a ear
geon, wee charged with having married serif al women, all
of whom are alive. In consequnce of the ahem.* of three
of the Mules thecharges were but superficially investigated,
no more evidence having been required in the lint examina-
tion that was sufficient to 'untily the remand of the prisoner.
A who stated hinuilf to be the friend of the fa-
mily of me ofgsmtlenan, the young ladles whom the prisoner had pre-
vailed spa to marry him, produced three eartitlestee
marriage, ia oath of which the prisoner was a contractine
party. The first stated the prisoner had married Elisabeth
Tialey, in 1843; the second, that he had married Emily G.
Rene, In 1847 ; and the third, that he had married Hannah
Amelia Bland, last September. Witness did not know the
' prisoaer, bat was satisfied with the proof of his identity. The
cue as regarded the young lady about whom he was inter-
ested emcee of peculiar atrocity. She v as only 15 years old,
and was ping out with her mother and sisters to India in a
ship in witch the prisoner was acting as surgeon; was • girl
of eonsiderable accomplishments, and upon the passage the
tallow mattived to gam her affections, and to obtain her mo-
ther% nation to their union upon the vessel's arrival at
Calends. He represented to the family that his father had
latioiriel, leaving him 5,0001., and he produced letters
width were too late found to be forgeries. confirmatory of the
Mini tithe inheritance. By his address, by the pr &tuba
of the ides documents so favourable to his views, sad by the
tar le settle 8,0001. of the 6,11001. upon the young lady, he
made seek aa impression, that very little -hesitation took
plass I and upon his return to this country
whit his young wife he abandoned her at • '
hotel in Liverpool, and she was now with
her friends, in Devonshire. He had settled the money, with
all the necessary WM., upon the poor girl.—Elisabeth
Tinley stated that she was married to the prisoner on the
126th of March, 1843. She had no reason to think that she '
was not his first wife.—Hannah Amelia Bland, in extreme
lagitation, stated that she was married to the prisoner in the
Iparish of It. Paul's, Liverpool, on the 30th September last.
He imprecated to her at the time that he was a single pen-
tium', sad she lived with him up to the period of his ap-
prshenan on the morning of Saturday last —lt was stated'
that the prisoner was believed to have several other wives.—
He
Wes remanded.
WORSHIP-STREET.— --As.AULT AT • FUNZIAL.—S. I
Smith was charged with laving committed a murderous 1
mauls yea his brother-in-law, Owego Hawkins, during
his se chief moonier at the funeral of his wife in 1
the Wisteriaperk Cemetery.—The complainant, residing in
Bacereatresit, Spitalfields, stated that he had been married
for about 12 years to the prisoner's sister, who was seised a
theft elms due with trodden and severe illness, which ter
WNW int we* in her death. A few days after the
mat, the pilaw called upon him and expressed a wish
as the remains of his sister, but witness,
of her last Injunctions to that effect, refused to
taireildi his request, and, after using some violent and
he left the house. The interment of
the lesessed lash Zee en the preceding afternoon, at the
Vialmirpult Cemetery, sad jut as the witness, who at-
tended rebid weeeraer, was about to leave the grave, et the
seadades of the Amaral servioe, he received a heavy blow
on the bash put of the head, which sou instantly repeated
with seek fens that hest
s 4 bask In a state of stupor,
sad wassady saved from sae alike attandeats,who
sal& held Ohio mod Ma la hie tams. As soon
as he ateorired the steels of the New he obeerved the pi-
slur steading a short distance hem idm with • peter in
his hend, and, having pointed him oat to the bystanders, he
wee dimmed and seeared.—Tese of the bearete, named
Teeple sad Aldred, ceereheialled to latter part of the out
plaisaffs eviamoe. and added. Mat while attempting to re-
move tee primmer from the mum' he emanienced • violent
Mira you them, in the Wane ef which they were both
kaeske[dews, sad the fees Ogee at them same in mittest
with the reease, sad wee munly lacerated. The
*e=lts same determined reffstaaes am the arrival of a
when he was se heath oveepowered and slavered
M the eMtionslermos.—The Omar, is a sullen sad dogged

tone, declined off ring ail obeervation.—Dir. Hammitt cow.
matted du prisoasr for tnaL

CLIIRKSHWELL.—A Straw Arroaftv.—R. Morris
was eborged by Mrs. Elisabeth Gregory with obtaining
mossy M Wee mesa{ et 671. by fraudulent means. The
Is ih
sehlthet bee husband was employed as • labourer
W I
water mills new Reeking, Bros, sad by their nailed
haat, and =NB= the y turgid to save a little roomy.
NM woo a urea the y
lei 4 Liar* Jaae Baba%
dreamed. end Es bpi dronsints ib her pessanian whir
sonvihrratt that lb WAS NOM to Or Odd= hues
aid a to
err
her at Brentwood, Len, bet she had
oat mar to emir her to employ•
• lawyer to properly Ig.
verhplo the roaster Ise her. la the Mewl et Ara ha{ abs
hod eterise to rem to larks to sr her Nor is Whitt-
reThey west to a yabliaboase to have sore retreat-
hir the primmer sal sane other tin were sitting
Myatt.. Bee sister gad herself wen talking about the
estate at Brestwood ; they were overheard by Übe
who latrodatel himself r a selleiter, and his ter.,
viols to inquire into the abler and obtain if perdhlo for her
power= el the estelo,
_oramitifisolij that oho would pay the
ezporselbsgladlyerbroarreelbroadesawnriestedthe
eirearines te ltagerl when as roared bore, and
they oar pealed with the presser, who immediately ors-
sasersd Ids o pornsional" mrtise sad from time to time
he hod Arra err et name, that he was
the beers is re Led Migh Olnessibar's office,
r,41111 they paled with OK The Bey subsequent to
the meeting at the pails-home at came to
Barking, and visited her cottage, when he pretended to be
quits fascinated with her daughter ; and be also to
procure for her sea a situation to the Lord hancellor's
Aloe. Oa the 11th of Alipat last witness received a letter ,
frees the pima, to rest him at a public house in Chancery-
lens. ribs weft ibit, who the Omer produced a letter
of • very etial appeerense, preparing to have been signed
end waled by the authority of the Lord High Chancellor of
England; and that Mr. Hyde, the Lord Chancellor's officer,
was to accompany her to Brentwood is a carriage sad four
to take possession of the estate, ender the authority of the
letter, and it was as right. Ho task further application to
her for money, end about a height ago she let him have
10s., which she mind with Niftily. She at length began
to suspect with her husband that all was not right; and
having consulted with a respeolobie attorney, that gentle-
man had no doubt that she hod been swindled, and in con-
sequence of his advice she applied to the police, sad be was
taken into custody.—Nutnerons Wens were produced which
bad been written by the Flaw —The prisoner was
remanded.

WESTKINSTSR.—PIRPOILIIING THE CHOLERA.—
W. Dyson, a well-known street beggar, was charged with
prestistag the following imposition upon the pahlic.—Po-
liefeeonstable William Ansell stated that on Saturday
eight he saw the defendant in (Mat Tothill-street,
Westminster, standing in the noddle of the carriw way
with his body beat earl y double, his hands and legs shaking
as though dreadfully afflicted with the paler, repeatedly ex•
claiming, f' Oh, •a poor man ! " Witness watched him for
some minutes, sad on a cart easing down the street defend-
eat suddenly became perfectly erect and very nimbly jumped
oat of the way. After the cart had pared, the defendant,
who walked extremely well, resumed his former
when witness took him into eusted_y, upon which gittp:
tended to be oatmeal,' drunk. Witness had seen him re-
ceive alms, and upon searching him found Is. 4d. and a hat-
ful of broken vietuals.—llanials a enendicity officer, proved
that he had been three or towli,nes committed from differ.
ant police courts for begging.—Mr. Broderip observed that
the defendant was one of those who preyed upon the public
and diverted the stream of charity from really deserving ob
jets. Taking advantage of the times, the defendant seamed
to have been performung the cholera until the arrival of the
cart, whoa the unfavourable symptoms disappeared.—Me
was committed for a month.

Lail BETH.—Conicrr CourTins.—An application us
made to Mr. Elliott, on behalf of • gentleman named
Franklia, for praises to obtain legal possession cf a house
sad premises which had been in the pumice of • tenant
named Gay, who deserted nine months ego, so that there
was at present three quarters' rent due.—The applicant
stated that understanding he could obtain possession of the
by a lass tedious as well sea less
C 7,71 „" to the musty court, he went to that of the district
neer Camberwell-gross. He therejaplained to the clerk
the Were of his appliedies, and • demand wu made of
L. lie. Id. es the semi has for the process, which he paid.
Jos thee miming he atUnded at the county court with his
wiluseee to prove his case, when the clerk demanded •
Mau sus of IL Lk. 101. es the foes of hearing. This
emenst he else paid; sod when the ems was called on the
dellulant did M alNar. bet the Judge (Chilton) declared
he bad MO I the maw, sad that the plairtiff
thereise erase be eensaital. Oa suoverhut from the sue.
prim width se onsepected a oculeden had created, he
applied to the desk for the return of X. 7.. 2d. he had use-
lady aesethid ia lath bat that gentisman refused to return
• singlearalsg.
had
sprUssat added that he considered it
ea exerathegly hard eme Mat, eigether with the loss of time,
hhe shoald have been misted of M. 7s. 2d. for no earthly
good, sad that the clerk of the court should be allowed to
profit by his own inexperience) or ignorance in the first
instance of the jurisdiction of the court —Mr. Elliott
smiled, but did not offer say opinion on the subject, and
granted the applicant's request.