The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-29 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Janes Knight was brought up on a warrant charged with
committing a violent assault on Ann Mills.
The complainant stated that about three months ago she
became acquainted with the prisoner by meeting him at a
chapel in the Borough-road, which she attended with her
family. Believing him to he a gentleman, she allowed him
to pay his addresses. They kept on very friendly terms
' until a few weeks asio, when she perceived a great change
in his manner, and heed that he had left the chapel and
joined the Roman catholic. On Sunday morning, while
she way going to chapel, she met the prisoner, who wanted
her to accompany him to the Roman catholic cathedral.
She refused to do so, saying that she could not think of
changing her faith without any cause. He then became
exasperated, and said if she did not become a catholic he
would have her life's blood. She became so frightened at
his language, that she sought the protection of sonic of the
congregation, when the prisoner ran away. She saw no-
thing of him until Thursday evening, when she was pro-
ceeding along the Borough-road on a visit to a friend. He
then told her that she must become a Roman catholic and
marry him. She replied that she would not, and that she
would have nothing more to do with him. He then seized
hold of her and struck her several times on the head until
she became insensible. On her recovery she found that he
had escaped.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner said that Miss Mills
had acted unfaithfully to bun, and although she had
promised to marry him, she now discarded him. He cer-
tainly had recently become a Raman catholic, but that made
no different,. As for the threats and assaulting her, it was
all caused by disappointed love, and he was very sorry fur
what he had done. He hoped she would re-consider and
foVe him. He would leave the Roman ccatholic.e
magistrate ordered him to find good bail for six
mouths. or to be imprisoned that period.

COLLISION AT THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY TER-
MIN 'AI.—LEWES, Seer. 2G.—Joseph Kennelly, engine-
driver, and Richard Grindley, guard, both in the service of
the Brighton and South Coast Railway Company, have
been committed for trial at the forthcoming quarter sessions
for negligently causing a very serious collision at th • rail-
way terminus, by which property of the value of NW. was
destroyed, and the lives of several persons placed in much
peril. The defendants were in charge of a heavy goods
train on the morning of the 21st ult., and it would seem
' that about three o'clock the pointaman at the junction near
the station heard the approach of a train, and put on the
usual signal, a green light (caution). It went by the junc-
tion at the rata of 23 riles an hour. In the ordinary
runs the steam ought to have been to turned off and
the beers applied as to have brought the train up at
the ticket platform. It, however, shot by at the
speed, perhaps, of 12 or 14 miles an hour, and dashing
into the terminus cams in contact with • line of car-
riages which had been arranged to go out with the first
train in the morning. The shock is described to have been of
the most formidable character, and aroused Mr. Craven,
the locomotive superintendent, and the other officials who
reside at the terminus. Several of the carriages were almost
smashed to pieces. They were thrown one upon another,
and, indeed, but for the obstruction which they offered, the
engine would have shattered down the end buildings of the
station, and perhaps have gone right through. Mr. Craven
having stated that proper caution had not been exercised in
driving the train, and that it ought to have come into the
station at a creeping pace, the bench determined upon send-
ing the defendants ter trial for negligently performing their
several duties, but admitted them to bail. It appears that
both defendants had been a considerable time in the service
of the company, and bore good characters.
DEATH FROM RECKLESS I)RIrING.—Mr. H. M.
Wakley concluded on inquiry at the University College
Hospital, commenced on a previous day, relative to the
death of Frances Netershell Moore, aged 41, the wife of a
paper hanger, living at 19, Wilated-etreet, Sonars-town
,
a/bodied u alleged from nitwits received in being knocked
dons by • horse and cart, driven at a furious rate, by •
=tamed Thomas Perkins, in the employ of Mr.
, butcher, Camden-road Villas, Camden-town. It
wan also stated that the deceased, who was an habitual
druiterd, was drunk when knocked down, which opinion
waspartly confirmed by the assistant-surgeon, and nurse of
Dieirainl, who expressed their belief that on bee admin.
sierra was intoxicated. Mr. Wakley said he mad net
bsb dewing upon the reckless way is edge belrine
drove and rode their hones through the sir" r dr*
empowered so to do by law. Six of the jury wan Ike •
verdict of manslaughter, but eventually one was returned as
follows: "That the deceased died from injuries received aim
a horse and cart, driven at a furious rate, but whether Sr
was from the misconduct of the driver, or the hone rm.
sing away, there was no evidence to show." Perkins was
then cautioned and censured, and the inquiry terminated.
REVIVAL OF INFANTICIDE.—MT. 11. M. Wale,
bald an inquest at the College Arms, Camden Town, on the
only-born infant of Jan Smith, a single woman, in the
111111600 of Mrs. Dickenson, Pakenhans•street. Mr&Diaber
on rid that she suspected Smith had given lea Is •
elk dad interrogated her upon the subject, whoa etre ed.
=hied that the latent was in the pail, whoa was
her Sall et water, and in which she (Mn. Dickson's)
bead So body. Smith barged forgiveness. Dr.
eseniedl lite body, sad found that the child had breathed
Dees ON the wpm were healthy, but that the brain was
oengeld. kora • blower MI. He could not swear whe-
that Emil molted from db. injuries of the head or drown.
Imickse Valk% "Dressed was found dead in a pail of
be übrikar it was wilfully murdered or nut there is
MMperre."—Mr. Watley held a second inquest
al rArne on the body of a child found wrapped
ton
to paper parcel, in a ditch in Swan's-lane,
Dr. Browbeat said that the child must have
bans eve months dead. The body was so decomposed
tact be could not say whether death was canoed by violence
egrrer wise. The leg was broken. Verdict, " Found

WINCHESTER COLLEGE.—The Hampshire Inds-
pendent se —The great fact," (or a fact it is, that tbe
college of Winchester, with an income of 15,0001. • year,
according to their own recorded evidence, educates but TO
boys, is startling enough; aad it becomes more startling
still when it is known that the parents of every one of the
airily boys educated at Wieshester College are put to an
expense of toll 601. per saws each.
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