The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-11 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

ALLEGRO FRAUD ON THE AND NORTH WESTERN
RAILWAY.— W. Brown and W. Williams were charged with
having conspired with another man not is custody, to
defraud the above company.
The facts of the cue have a'ready been given in the
Emerese.

The depeitione hiving been read over, the priaoners were
fully committed for trial.

SOUTHWARK.

LYNCH LAW IN THNiflNTTLEiifiTeiSqualib and William
Evans and their wives were charged with committing a
violent tumult on John Ryan.
Tne complainant, who exhibited !evert' bruises on his
face, stated,that he has lodged for come time at the Ring'.
Arms public home, in the Minr, and that he was • porter at
• wharf in Toole, street. Oa Boxing-day he drank
rather too freely with come friends, and, while in a state
of intoxication he entered • lodging house kept by Mrs..
Evans, for the purpose of !melee a suocza " until be got
sober. He accordingly paid four-pence, and was ,hown to
a bed, where he remained some time, un•il he was awoke by
the cold. He then descended to the kitchen, and placed
himself before the fire, where he had nit beta many minutes
before the male prisoner cams into the room and desired him
to leave the home, or they would pitch him into the street.
He remonstrated with them, telling them that he had paid
for his lodging, and that he had a right to the use of the
fire. The female prisoners then cants into the room, when
they attacked him and knocked him about in a
dreadful manner, breaking the forms and tables over his
head. After a great struggle he was thrust into the street,
when he informed a unstable what had occurred, and de-
sired him to take the parties into custoly, but he recom-
mended him to summons them in the usual way. The defen-
dants were relatives to the keeper of the lodging-house, and
resided • few doors off. _ . .

•
A yonag fellow,known by the flash name of " Westminster"
among the denizens of the " Mint," said that be wes in the
house when the assault wu committed. He saw it all, but
he was afraid to interfere in use he should be *met in a
similar manner. Lynch law was fro gaudy administered in
the Mint by the lodging.honse keep and *them and
lodgers were afraid to say anything or intererir.
Mr. Bina,, for the defendant', contended that the com-
plainant had brought it all upon himself, by entering the
house in question. He was well aware that his company
was not wanted at Mrs. Evan's, and when the defendants
found that he was there, they told him to go to his own
lodging hones, to prevent a disturbance taking place. lie
refused to do ao, when the defendants considered thi =selves
justified in executing Lynch law on him to eject him from
the home.
The magistrate said that Lynch law could not be justified
la England, and he considered the compl.inant had been
very badly treated. He should therefore fine the male pri-
soners 40s. each, and the females 20s. each, or one month's
Imprisonment.
The fines were Immediately paid, and the primnen

FOREIGN CATTLE.—The steam-ship Giraffe, just
arrived at Blackmail, from Rotterdam, has ►rougat an entire
cargo of live cattle, comprising 278 head of oxen and row,
67 calms, and 600 sheep, the produce of Holland. The is
an extraordinarily large importation of horned dock from
Holland, sad, pomibly, the largest individual supply of the
Wad skit has taken plus from that country.