The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-05 00:00:00

TER POLICE COURT&

017ILDRALL.

Mr. Hew, Jona, 4Throaseller, of No. 54, St. Paul's-
churchyard, was summated before Mr. Alderman Scone,
by Mr. Charles George, for that he os the 22nd of June
did unlawfully met up a °Kiel& &wain. from his chop so as
to cause an annoyance end obstrootioo iu the thoroughfare.
Mr. Gemesaid that cm the day in roestion he was walk-
' I hag by the defendant's @hop, when, is order to get out of
the way of a perambulator, he stepped aside, and by
doiag se smashed his hat against one of the eapporthig
ir..os of the sun-blind. He went into the shop to oomplain,
and the defendant's son treated him with the greatest
courtesy, but the defeadent on the contrary behaved with
great rudeness, and peremptorily ordered him to quit
the shop.
On a quokka arising concerning the height of the irons
i Mr. Jones stated that they were sin feet from the ground,-
' but the oomplainaot informed the court that they had
been altered niece his application for the sameness. Yr.
Jones admitted this, but could not inform the court what
height they had bee, raised-
' Yr. Alderman Skase flood the defendant le. for the oh.
struetion, and ordered him to pay as., the value of the hat,
and the cost of two summoner*, 45., the first of which the
defendant had not attended to.
BOW-STRUT.

Brow Smyth, an elderly mac of nispeolable appearasaa
grey ham:Sand wean ag a profusion of grey whiskers and
beard, was charged with forgery, and attemptieg to obtain
money by Islas preteaces.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Peacock, solicitor
to the General Prat-office.

-Icappe;;erftliaille:inleika Smith, of No. 16, Dan.
street, Soho, Indus amount at the Portia°. Savings Bank,
end wishing to withdraw from that account a sum of 31.,
she gave notes to that effect by Ailing up on the 24th of
June the usual printed form of satire to the Post-offloe, re-
questiotthe mousy to be paid at the Regindetreet poet.
office. The usual warrant was made oat is the Postothas
authrwisiog the postmaster of Regent-street to pay 31. to
Zuleika Smith on the produotion of the deposit book, aad of
such evidence as would satisfy the postmaster that the per-
son presenung the document was the person really entitled
to the money. The warrant containedprinted form of
receipt to be Woad by the depositor on receipt of
the money. The warrant was plated in as envelope,
addressed to "Mrs. Enleika Smith, 16, Desnotreet,
Soho," and forwarded by post. But the number 16
being somewhat carelessly written on the envelope the
postman mistook the 6 for • 0, and delivered it to No.
10‘ Desmatreet, which was the address of the prisoner,
being the office of the Ear Dispeasary, to which he was
secretary. It reference to this portion of the case, Mr.
Peacock mentioned that there was • considerable difference
la the names, the letter being addressed to Mrs. Z. Smith,
arid the prisoner's name being Mr. Henry Smith, a differ-
ence which precluded the probability of any mistake on the
priaseer's part, even is she first instance. The postmaster
of Regent-street was duly advised to pay the money to
Zuleika Smith. On the 2sth Juin the prisoner pre- '
seated the warrant for paymeat at the post-office. Re-
gent-street. Mr. E.il the postmaster's sasisient,
the receipt at the foot of she warrant
had not been signed, asked the prisoner to sign it. He
them wrote at the foot of the document, " Zaleski Smith."
Mr. Earl having some recollection that at the previous
stages of the case " Zulsika Smith" bad been a lady and
not a gentleman, formed • auspices that some fraud was
attempted. This suspicion was confirmed by the circum-
stance that the prisoner was unable to produce the deposit
book. Mr. Earl then asked him bow lie became possessed
of the warrant. He said it was delivered by post at his
address. Mr. Earl then observed that it was • forgery, and
mast be reported in the proper quarter. He did so, and in
consequeoce of that information the poisoner was appre•
headed by Croker, one of the coestab attached to the
The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was committed
for trial. _ _ _ _ • _ _

Aalislibily-dremed elderly woman, named Caroline Dar-
ting, was charged with steeling a lobster from Mr. Oloak's
supper-rooms in the Strand.
tree prosecutor, who gave his evidence with much quaint.
eels of manner, and seemed rather to enjoy the humour of
his owe narrative, stated that on the previous evening the
prisoner (who bad evidently been drinking) cense into the
shop, and asked him to " trust" her 2a. worth
of oysten. He told her he could give her no trust,
and she bad better go away. She then said she
must have some oysters, for she had just corns out of
• refuge, and having had none all the while she was there
she wanted a few for a treat. He told her ehe should
have no oysters there. She then said, " Well, give me •
bit of salmon before I go." This went on for some time,
and ultimately he pushed bee out of the shop. She went
away, but she had hardly left when • seighbour called his
attention to the fact that she had taken • lobster with her.
(A laugh.) He followed and stopped her, sad found that
she had the lobster under her shawl. Sims then ;VI
" Well, su mast have a bit ; I n only get
servitude for it" (a laugh), and breaking off • clew,
proceeded coolly to pluck oat and eat the " meat." He
took her back to the shop. She then said : " Well, you
may as well let me enjoy it, for lam particularly toed of
fish ;" and breaking it in two, proceeded to dispose of the
connate with evident relish. After having nearly
finished the lobster, she said: "Now I want • bit of
salmon. I always like a bit of salmon with my lobster,
sod I shall not get any more punishment for it." He of
course deolined to supply her with salmon as a relish to the
lobster, and as soon as a policeman could be found he gave
her in custody.
The magistrate inquired if anything was known of the
primmest?
The inspector believed not.
The magistrate said it would be desirable to ascertain if
these was say truth in her statement, that she had been in
a refuge. He should remand her for further inquiry.
The defendant said that she knew it would be • "penal"
job, so it wee as well to est the lobster as not, having been
accused of taking it. The prosecutor said she might have
a claw.
The prosecutor said that he gave her a little claw, bat
she broke up the whole lobster.

HEALTH or LONDOEL-4E appears from the
return lamed by authority of the Registrar-Gesersl, that
in the week that ended on Saturday, July 1. the births in
Loodon and ten other large towns of the halted Kingdom
were 4,146 ; the deaths 2,881. The annual rate of mor-
tality in the week in them eleven towns was 96 per 1,000
persons living. lo London the births of 1,004 bon and
965 girls, in ell 1,969 children, were registered in the week.
Is the corresponding weeks of ten years 185544 the average
number, corrected for increase of population, was 1,965.
The deaths registered its London during the wee* are 1,455.
The week is the twenty.sixth of the year, sod the average
number for that week in tee yean (1855 64) is, with a
correction for increase of population, 1,242. The mama
number exceeds the estimated mortality by 213. In the last
three weeks the deaths were, successively, 1,204, 1,359, and
1455. The increase arose in the deaths of young penes,
for I. the same periods the deaths thet occurred under 20
years of age were 602, 769, end 835. The deaths from
diarrhons in those three weeks were 93, 187, and 184. Of
COURT OF COMMON PLI4/18.—JOLT 4. these 184 cease, 154 occurred to children in their fins year,
20 to those one year old and lees thee two years, now
alttiap at Niel Prim in Locdon.—(Before Lord Chief I marred at two or three years of sge, am at four years, one
Justice Ede sad • Special Jury.) Ist ten, one at forty and under sixty years, and seven at
HOLDWAT V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OOKPANT. sixty years sad upwards. There were 27 deaths from diar-
mit we en action to remover damages in 00.q.„404, of flees in the west &arias, 48 in the north dh,triots, 21 in
five young pip, which wen to be exhibited at a show a the csntnl,ss
the 'a the east, and 33 in the month districts ;
*oath aid
gingham in November last, not having been sent by the
onbeereeame`b d. those
at° then*: the p• _ wete of the
ei river. the meth
It will be
train whir& they ought to have gone by.
Hr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Holl appeared for the or east districts is lass than that of the
tTyiff ; and Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., Mr. Clarke, and Hr. putt, the &tithe hem diarrhoea were more an.
• for the defendants. menus in the two first-mentioned divisions than is
toffplati's mu was that the pip were to be sent, the hat' •••Iplaint aral
fatal in 19 °"B5 leli•It•••
• in 16 in Pancras, in Bin Mile-end Old-town, sad Bin Pop.
eeemdilett the enehgement' by the "near's' tram lar water-aids labou , aged 48 years, died
which t Bath at 1(140, and was to arrive at 13tnninghem , • of
SlYlh
a 13,315 p.m. They did leave Bath by this train, but were left t " '"'""'''.."""—•""7.?:babira
II Oxford, and sent on by a cattle train that arrived about •''''•""`t* after two days' dim"' The bye following f••• 5
half-put 8, sad it ens not until another hour had pawed West scaidt•l• by carriages were registered is Hes week
In Bhaeklewell, a coal dealer 84 years, was killed by •
teat the plaintiff's agent could get possession of them. South .124 plasterer,
The pigs had been exposed to several hours' rein, and theyf fromll
. • art lI'DA ray, the NOS of
wet, a their feed, sod entered the show is *damaged •ff" Wal ran ever ; • 4arfailig aged 40 yeses, was
condition. No prim was awarded by them, the plain. roe over in BelloostieePaiteet I% • van' • flak dealer, seed
tiff had not sustained his reputation as • breeder, and 35 yew'', died inVriutaialtav 'Vat from injury by a
be had suffered ono way and another • money km c 4 vas tie son of • 144 rsa•ft aged Ylwitweelwrel• to
about 201. , the London Hospital from Lhnehonte, where he bad been
The debase was that then was no contract as to thefts rum over by • earl, A lad, aged 16 pars, died from an ear
the pip should arrive at Hirai imbue, that they went by d ooa Is4reducla_ hie t kale
the train specified, but at Oxford it happened that there VILYHEAL rALA.CI4 SILILLIIIG
was no enrrow gauge track in which to sand them on, aid WEIDA; JOLT 4."'"Ailinileig.. in Para." LUMP ;
Hwang they had to wait. They however were sent ea is dittwhy Nana *Mb. 4. i Wel Than% LW&

Mr. Cralg, Q.C., and Mr. R. Potter appeared for the de-
feedswes, the co-szscutora ; Mr. Wickens, for the Attorney-
Gegen], on behalf of the crown, web not called on.
The Vice-Chancellor decided that the crown wee entitled
to the testator's lessehokls ; hot that there most be a does-
ratter' that the devious and executor, were entitled to the
freeholds sad personalty.