The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-17 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

The April adjourned quarter *seldom of the rem for the
county of Middlesex commenced this morning, at the
Sessions-house' Clerkenwell-green. The calendar contains
the names of 101 prisoners committed for trial, of whom
92 were indicted for felony and 9 for misdemeanour.
Mr. Bodkin, amistaor-judge, presided, supported by
several magiatrstss.

THE GRAND JURT.
Considerable dificulty wee 4:perianth' this morning is
getting together a sufficient number of gentlemen to consti-
tute the grand jury, the excuses from serving being
either above age, illness, or prolessiooel engagements.
The Assistant-Judge observed that it came to the turn of
every qualified person in the county of Middlesex, to serve
on • jury about once every three years.
The grand jury were then sworn, and after a very brief
address, the assistant-judge dismissed them to their duties.
BRUTAL ASSAULT.
°come Kettle, a rough.lookisg fellow, wee indicted for
maliciously wounding Edmund Woodford. lie pleaded
guilty.
The prosecutor is • Housed victualler, keeping the
Spotted Dog, Cirencester-street, Harrow-road. On the
sth of April the prisoner and another man went tato
the house and asked to be served with liquor. As
they were then nearly drunk he refused to serve them upon
which the prisoner seized hold of a quart pot, which
he threw with great violence at the head of the prose-
cutor, which cut him so severely that he lost his eariecious.
nese, and when be recovered he found himself attended by
two surgeons. The pot, besides the injuries inflicted on the
prosecutor, broke • large sheet of plate glue, tumblers, and
other artieles, and the prisoner uttered the most disgusting
l towards the prosecutor.
aaCie prisoner wu sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to
hod labour for six months.

THE POLICE COURT&
(THIS DAY.)

SOUTHWARK.
MUNOZ OF BIGAMY.
Thomas Beckenham, as elderly man, was plead at the
bar for final examination charged with intermarrying with
Rains Johnson, his former wife being then and sow living.
The two wives were present and exhibited • strange
contrast Um first wife being an elderly woman, sAd she
'cooed or victim, • young girl fashionably dreamed, about 18
years of age.
Polioooonstable 32 M said that on Holiday evening, the
10th instant, he was on duty in the New Kent-road, when
the prisoner was given into his custody by the second wife
for bigamy. He did not deny it, but said he did not know
what bad booms of his first wife, as sate had left him yeen
ism Since the last examination whiles had examined the
aurch registers sod found that the primmer was married to
his first wife in 1847, and to his second wife on the Ilth at
'larch last. He produced certified copies of ouch feeder.
The second wife, rather a good-looking young woman,
maid she became acquainted with the prisoner about six
months ago, and believing that he was a single man and
was steady she consented to marry him, notwithstanding
the difference of their ages. A fortnight ago, however, she
found out that he bad a first wife Snag, and she gave him
into custody.
a The prisoner, who preened his defence, was committed
sad for trial.