The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-11 00:00:00

THAMES.

Catherine Sweeney, an Irishwoman, was brought up on
remand before Mr. Woolrych, charged with assaulting and
robbing Ann Tuby, the wife of • labourer, dwelling at
No. Si, Spring-gardens, • court leading out of Bighetreet,
Whiteohapel
This was not a garotte robbery and outrage, but one corn.
mitred from motives of personal revenge, and attended with
considerable violence. The prisoner had been imprisoned
noder a sentence of one of the magistrates of the
Worship-street Police-court for assaulting the com-
plainant's daughter. Since then she had frequently
annoyed and insulted the proeecutris, and accompanied
her abase with dreadful threats mid imprecations. A
few evenings since Mrs. Ttiby and her husband bad been
to •shop in High-street, Whitechapel, to purchase grocery,
and were returning towards their own home, when the pri-
soner, who was accompanied by three mec, attacked her
with great feroci, and knocked her down, end when she
was down kicked her shoat the bead and body. The
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husband of the injured woman went to her assistance, and
seized the prisoner, on which the three ruffians who ac-
companied her attacked him simultaneously, and beat him
in a savage manner, knocked him down, and kicked him
while he was down. The husband was completely
disabled by the ruffians. His wife managed to rise,
and *the prisoner struck her spin, her three companions
hustled her, and she was again hurled to the ground with
great violence. The prisoner then snatched the Wket, cos-
taming the grocery just purchased, from Mrs. Tuby, and ran
away. Mr. and Mrs. Tub y were both seriously injured,
and lost a good deal of blood. The three men who joined
in the outrage and robbery were at this court on the morn-
ing of the first examination, and threatened both Toby
and hie wife, who unfortunately neglected to give them into
custody. It did not appear that either of the injured parties
' gave the prisoner any provocation whatever.
Mr. Woolrych committed the prisoner for trial for high-
way robbery with viokooe.

INCREASE OF CRIME IN THE COUNTY OA
MIDDLESEX.

The official report of the House of Correction,
Coldbath-fields, for the year ending Michaelmas, 1862, has
just been isaued, and shows that a great increase of crime
has taken place within that period, as compared with the
previous year. Upon this subject the report says :
" The excel. timid state of things, prevailing in the me-
tropolis during the past year has been attended with a con-
siderable increase to the number of commitments. In 1861
the total number of prisoners was 8,065 ; in the present
year, 9,261. It is, under these circumstancee, a
matter of rejoicing that, while the aggregate numbers
have thus risen, the comber of prisoners under
sixteen years of age has not only failed to keep pace with
the adults, but has materially diminished. Last year the
total number of boys under sixteen years of age was 774.
this year it has fallen to 682. Of the prisoners committed
doting the year 1,562 had been once before committed ; 567,
twice ;`258, three times ; and 472, four times and upwards.
In addition to the punishments to which the yrieonen were
senteeoed, the following have been inflicted for offences
committed during the year in prison : Whippings, 10 ; put
lin irons, 6; solitary confinement, 267; other punishmente,
6,227—making a total of 6,510 additional punishments. The
daily averageof prisoners wa51.594. The report of the House
of Correction at Westminster shows a great increase in the
number of female prisoners committed during the year,
amounting to 5,099 ; in the previous year they were 4.805.
The number of females received from this prison into re-
formatory asylums during the near was 130, namely, into
the Refuge for the Destitute, 29 ; Elisabeth Fry Refuge,
60; Manor-hall Asylum, 6; placed in other asylums, sod
paid for by the ladies of the Patronage Society, 29. Of the
prisoners committed daring the year, 993 bad been ono°
committed before, 497 twice, 271 three times, and 1,841
four times ; and more extra punishment for offences com-
mitted within the prison—solitary confinement. 83; other
punishments, 1,485, making a total of 1,566. The House
of Detention, Clerkenwell, as in the previous cases, effete
a considerable increase in the number of proonen for the
year. The number committed this year was B,BBo—vie. :
6,510 males and 2.370 females—while in the previous year
they were 8.014, being an increase of 866. The daily
average was 224. Of the number committed there were
committed before :—Once, 1,008 ; twice, 331 ; thrice, 14 ;
and four times and more, 207. Extra punishments, is
irons, 1 ; solitary confinement, 33 ; other punishments,
131. Committed for attempting to commit suicide, 177.

ANOTHER DISITR RANCE AT CH WITERFIELD.
The murder of Cooper at Chesterfield seems destined to pro-
duce permanent ill.feeliug between the English and Irish of
this district. Du Tuesday the workmen at some pita at
Sheepbridge, about two miles north of this place, rose in •
body and ordered all the Irish from the wor The latter
resisted, and a desperate tight ensued. Ultimately the
Hibernian, were vanquished aid forced to take refuge in
flight. Two of them were severely cot and hurt about the
head, and the whole body were pursued for nearly a mile by
the victorious Saxon,. The English then returned to
the works, collected the tools of the defeated Irish,
and sent them after them in a cart, with the significant
intimation as to what the Irish might expect if they again
showed themselves ou the works. Yesterday morning the
defeated Hibernians applied to the magistrates for sum-
mosses against their &swami* but being ignorant of their
names were unable to obtain them. A similar affair also
took place at Dronfield on Ineeday, and at Clay Cross and
Alfreten disturbances have also taken place, it being the in-
tention of the Derbyshire colliers to drive the Irish to seek
for work in some other county. The exasperation felt by
these rough men at the cowardly murder of Cooper is not
easily deecnbsd, but the feeling against the Irish is rapidly
Treading ; and unless the authorities interfere, most se-
rious results may be anticipated. The young woman Holt
is very much better, and it is expected she will be able to
appear against the two men in custody this day.
EAsr INDIA COMPS NY. —A general court of pro-
prietors was held yesterday at the offices of the company, in
Lothbtury ; Colonel W. H. Sykes, M.P.. in the chair. The
minutes of the last court were read and confirmed. The se-
cretary reported that the accounts of the security fund of the
company on the Ist of June. 1862, stood as follows:—Total
investment, 5 381,6471. 75. fid. ; consisting of 756,4201. 2a 3d.
Three per Cent. Consols, and 4,825.27f1. 6s. 3d. Three per
Cent. P educed. The balance of dividend haft in the Bank
was 6,750/. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the
report, said he was happy to inform the proprietors that the
new office was now supplied with all tae necessary hooks,
papers, and documents, for the use of the proprietors
pnerally. and be trusted after having been buffstted about
for some time, they had at last found a permanent resting
Owe. Several proprietors having expressed their great satis-
faction at this announcement from the chair the report
was 'adopted, and after the trio:motion of some formal
business the court adjourned.
THE FIRST GAS-LIT TRAIN IN &DYLAN D. —A
train brilliantly lit with gas left Wavericry-bridge Station
of Monday afternoon at four p.m., far Perth. The state-
ment may excite a little surprise on the part of many of our
readers, but we are glad to imitates them that it was not a
merely tentative or doubtful experiment, but the introduci-
tion on one of our Scotch railways eta (system which has
elsewhere beau tried with satisfaction sad MOON.

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