The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-30 00:00:00

POLICE.- YESTERDAT.

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MARLSOROUGH-STREET.—Roonzny AT raw PAN-
TlieoN.—Louisa Caesila, a well-dressed female, was charted
with committing a robbery at the Pantheon bazaar. The
prisoner went ou the preview; afternoon to Mrs. Cuthbert's
stand, and requested to be shown some purses. The person
in charge of the stall turned round, and immediately after-
wards abe missed a purse, value Os. 6d., which she had two
or throe minutes before seen on the counter. The prisoner
then asked for some glove-bands, and after looking at a few
said she would fetch her sister, and then left the bazaar.
She was followed and requested to corn beck, when she
dropped the missing purse ; and tome of the glove-hands, 1
with a handsome card-case, and other articles, were found
upon her. She offered a sovereign to be allowed to depart.
I The prisoner, who wept bitterly, and made no reply to the
charge, was committed upon this case, but ordered to be
again brought up on Monday, as it is suspected that the
other articles found upon her have been stolen.
LAMBETH.—Ass•zurINo A Lours.—Yesterday, a gen-
tleman who assumes the name of Lord Colville, and who is
a claimant to the title and estates of Lord Colville, applied
for a warrant egaiust Mr. Verryweather, a conreyancer, to
Liocoln'rinn-fields, for a violent assault. The applicant
stated that, on that morning, about 2 o'clock, he was at
Vaushalbgardens, when he observed a gentleman put out
his foot so as to trip up some of the ladies engaged in the
dance. Applicant told him such conduct was most ungentle-
manly. The person he bad so addressed instantly attacked
him. struck right and left, and blackened his right ere. The
applicant exhibited his eye, which was much injured. He
applied to the police, who came up at the time, to take his
a►sailant into custody, but they refused to do so.—Mr.
Norton: Were you bleeding at the time ? Lord Colville :
Yes, sir, I ass bleeding ftom the mouth ; and though my
eye was not quite so bad then as it is now, it exhibited abun-
dant proof of the violence of the attack. Mr. Norton granted
the summons. .

SAVAGE ATTACK. Mary Gardner, and Sarah, her
daughter, were charged with attacking Maria Wilson. The
complainant, who was dreadfully injured, when waisted into
the witness box presented a truly shocking spectacle ; her
eyes had been nearly torn out of her head, her fans was swollen
to an enormous size, and her note was bitten through.
A man who had lived with the complainant for some years,
had left her, and was about to be married to the elder pri-
mmer, and this was the cause of a feeling of great ill-will. On
that day they met by accident, when both the prisoners
made a ferocious attack on the complaisant ; and from the
description of those who witnessed their brutality, it was a
wonder they had not killed her on the spot. One bit her
right through the nose, while the other made a desperate
attempt to gouge her eves, and in doing so, injured the
pupils so severely as to deprive her of sight. Mr. Norton
felt it necessary to remand the prisoners to a future day.
THAMES.—AN tNHUYAY HUSTILND.—Mr. John Henry.
Mundy, oil and oolotirman, carrying on business at No. 5,
Dukeestreet, St. George-in-the-Ent, was brought up on a
race warrant before Mr. Ballantine charged wish threaten-
ing the life of his wife, Mary Ann Mundy, and assaulting
her. —Mr. Pelham stated the case for the prosecution, which
he said was one of the most distressing that had ever come
under his notice. The complainant was a higklyirespeetable.
discreet, and virtuous woman, who had been matried to her
husband eight years, and had borne him several children.
Three of them were now alive, and she was likely to become
a mother again in a few week.. The defendant was carrying
on a flourishing business, and, with a good and careful wife,
there was every prospect of his doing well in the world,
if he had not by a course of profligacy and inhumanity
nearly ruined himself and family. Instead of attending to
his business and enjoying the society of his wife, he had for a
long time acted in a most gross and cruel manner towards
her ; neglected his home, and given himself up to habits of
intemperance. His evenings were generally spent in
beer-shops among dissolute companion., and for months
he wan almost continually intoxicated. Hi. cruelty to his wife
was almost incredible He was in the practice of knocking
her down, kicking her in various parte of her body, hurling
boot-jacks at he- heat besting her wi h his fists, and
using the mast horrid threats. He was also grieved to
say, and he did so with feelings of horror and
disgust, that the defendant had frequently ex-
posed himself in a most improper manner, in his own.
yard, to his wife, and played off the most indecent
antics before her. The unfortunate victim of his brutality
had given him no provocation, and it was now with great
reluctance she came into a public court to seek protection
from the man who was bound by every religious and moral
obligation to protect her himself. His cruelty was intoler-
able. lie had more than once turned hie wife and her sister
out of doors, and compelled them to spend their nights in
the street. About five months ago, the defendant nearly
killed his wife by knocking her down with a cask. He sub-
sequently absented himself from his home for 21 days. to the
great alarm of his wife and family. He had called her by
the most opprobrious names, and encouraged his companions
to do the same, and to throw beer over her. His threat. were
really awful, and Mrs. Mundy was really in fear of her life.
Mr. Pelham then recited a number of brutal and indecent
acts and threats committed by the defendant, andsaid that to
crown all, he had declared his intention of abandoning his
wife and family and proceeding to America, and had actually
employed an auctioneer to dispose of hie stock in trade and
furniture, and the goodwill of his business.—Mr. Pelham
then exhibited a large placard describing the property, and
announcing the sale that day lie hoped the pariah would
interfere to prevent an amiable and deeply-injured woman
from being deserted by the unfeeling wretch who now stood
at the bar; end he did humbly hope that, although the de-
fendant could not attach himself to a woman possessed
of great accomplishments both of mind and person, the
magistrate would give her that full and "mole pro.
Section she deserved, by making the defendant provide good
and so fficieut bed to keep the peace, and prevent him laying
violent hands upon her again.—Mr. Hunt, attorney for the
defendant, would at once consent to the defendant finding
sureties to keep the peace.—Mr. Ballantine said he must
hear something of the case before he called upon a man to
find bail, unless the attorney would admit the brutality,
threat", and indecency related with so much force by Mr.
Pell:tem.—Mr. Hunt was disposed to admit only part of it.—
Mr. Ballantine (indignantly) Par: of it, sir ! It a tithe of
what Mr. Pelham has stated is admitted—nay, a twentieth
—I should be unworthy of the office 1 hold if I did not
call upon the man who could nee his wife in such an
abominable manner. I. find good bail; not the artificial
bail I too often see in this court, but responsible house-
keepers, who will take care to stop the violent and
brutal career of the defendant towards his wife.--After some
further observations, two men tendered themselves so bail
for the defendant, and they were objected to by Mr. Pelham
on the icronnd that they were two of Mr. Mundy's beer shop
rimpamons, and not of sufficient stability.—Mr. Ballantine
determined on bearing the case, and Mrs. Mundy, who is a
lady-like women, gave her evidence in an unaffected manner,
and confirmed all Mr. Pelham had stated, She was correho-
rated in part by her sister, who believed Mr. Mundy would be
the death of his wife vary soon, if he was not restrained.
A certificate from Dr. Graves, the medical attendant of Mrs.
Mundy's family, was put in. It stated that Mrs. Mundy
was a well-disponed and dircre. t woman, and pi rfectly cor
rect in her conduct.—Mr. Hunt had no defence to make,
and Mr. Ballantine said the defendant's conduct was quite
abominable, and ordered him to find bail, himself in SOL,
and two sureties of 401. each. to keep the peace and be of
good behaviour for the next 12 months. He would require
solvent bail, and notice of it roust be given to Mr. Pelham,
the solicitor for the complainant.