The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-24 00:00:00

POLICE: YESTERDAY.

MARLBOROUGH- STREET. MATRIMONIAL Dir.
WERRN cu.—A lady and her daughter presented themselves
before Mr. Hardwick, under the following circumstances :
The lady said she wished for protection from her husband, who
had left her without attendance suitable to her station,
having turned the domestic* out of the house iu Park-lane,
at a late hour last night, so that she was now without male
or female servant. He had, moreover, threatened her life,
and had so constant! pursued her witb annoyance and menace,
that she was compelled to seek the protection of the law.
Mr. Hardwick: Who is your husband ?—Applicant : His
name is Houghton Hustings : be writes " the Reverend "
before his name, but I am not aware of his ever having filled
any post in the church.—Mr. Hardwick: What do you wish
me to do ?—Applicaat : To give me protection for my person
and property. The truth is, my property is settled on my-
self, and wholly out of the reach of my husband. This is the
cause of the shameful treatment I receive. The object is to de.
stray my life to get my property.—Mr.Hardwiek : Would not
a separation be advisable ?—Applicant: I have offered to settle
an allowance on my husband if he will keep away from me.
Some time ago a woman made her appearance who called
herself his wife. She made a great disturbance at the house,
and I believe was punished by an imprisonment of three
months. To show you my husband's character, I beg you
will read these paragraphs in the newspaper,. The applicant
produced some newspapers with an account of the examina-
tion of one Thomas Houghton Harding', an Irish clergyman,
in which it was stated that out of the applicant's income of
90W. a year she had offered to settle 2501. on him if he
would agree to a separation.
Mr. Hardwick, having reoelved an assurance that the ap-
plicant went in bodily fear from the threats which bad been
used towards her, granted beta warrant.

LAMBETH.—Tux CH•ItTIST MOTS IN CLuaEKWZLL.
—C. Lee alias Gipsy Lee, was finally examined before the
Hon. G. C. Norton, on a charge of being the ringleader of a
mob of between 300 and 400 thieves and ruffians, who broke
into the shop of Mr. Gray, pawnbroker, and other trades-
men in Camberwell, on the 13th of March last. It appeared
that on the 13th of March tut (the day of the first chartist
meeting on Kennington-common) the prisoner headed a mob
of from 300 to 400 people, and on reaching the shop of Mr.
Hatfield, he exclaimed. " Give us your money ; we must
have money." Thereupon he put his hands into Mr. Hat-
field's pockets and abstracted some silver. In his eager-
ness to possess himself of the money, the prisoner
tore open Mr. Hatfield's pockets, and a portion of
their contents fell upon the pavement After this
the prisoner said, " Let's have the cloth," and, in an in.
'taut, the shop window we. smashed, and a quastity of cloth
and other stock was carried off.—Mr. Hatfield spoke posi-
tively to the identity of the prisoner.
Mr. It. Gray deposed that on the 13th of March last be
was assistant to his brother, 'pawnbroker, in Southampton-
street. A little after 12 o'clock on that day his brother's
shop was attacked by a mob of from 300 to 400, and plun-
dered of watches, both gold and silver, .14 chains, plate,
and other property to the amount of I,' 111. After the
rioters were gone, whams found some marks of blood on
some pictures that were not taken by the mob.
Morten, the superintendent of the Tunbridge-wells police,
said he was present when the prisoner was found guilty on a
charge of felony, and sentenced to four months' imprison-
ment and hard labour.—Witnemes were called to prove that
since the riot and robbery the prisoner had not been seen in
any of his old haunts. He was fully committed for trial.