The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-10 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET.

Mr. Corrie gave judgment in the case of Mr. Powell, who
was summoned for an alleged piracy of Mr. Gunboat's copy-
right engraving of Rosa Bonhenr's painting, the " Horse
Fair." Mr. Corrie said that, under the existing acts, there
was so much doubt whether he had power to interfere, that
he could not take upon himself the responsibility of doing
so. Under any circumstances, be must have decided against
Mr. Gambart, because there was no evidence that Mr.
Powell sold the copies knowing them to be copyright. That
proof was necessary in this court, though it might not be to
in a civil process. Mr. Gambart had his remedy, and might
one in the civil courts.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Elirabeth Barrett, Z3,-Ille; crliioan, 24, Julia Ragan,
20, Alire Day, 18, and William Campbell were charged
with making bad money. They were taken into custody,
after much resistance, at a house in Wentworth-street,
Whitechapel, while engaged in the manufacture of sixpenny
pieces. Every appurtenance for carrying on an extensive
business was discovered. It was stated that there had not
been so much bad money in circulation during the lest 25
yearn as at the present time.
Remanded.

Alfred Mason, a compositor, was on a warrant
with violently assaulting Summar Davis, a young woman
with whom he had been keeping company three year.
Mr. William Acres Smith, solicitor, appeared to prose-
cute, and from his statement, and the evidence adduced, it
appeared that the intimacy between the complainant and
defendant had been recently broken off through some dn.
E-ment On the evening of the 13th ult. the oom-
nant visited Mrs. Daniels, of 2, Lillingtoo•atreet, Vaux-
bridgeroed, and while there the defendant, whose
family occupy apartments in the same house, suddenly
entered Mrs. Daniels' parlour, and approaching the
complainant, made advances to renew their in-
timacy, which she repelled, upon which he used
most disgusting language seriously affecting her ehs.-
teeter. The young woman observed, How dare
ou, h
he seize Mr. Masondher by th say ngse
of which
that are not true !" u
hic hair of the head, and &shadier.
on the ground. He followed this up by a series of blows,
but as complainant crouched behind Mrs. Daniels, the
greater part of them fell upon the latter. He then de-
clared be would kill complainant, and seizing her by the
throat with one hand pulled a quantity of her hair out with
the other, and knelt on her • he also struck her repeatedly
with his hat, and • great deal of hair which he had pulled
out of her head was afterwards found in the room. The
defendant made three distinct attacks upon the young
woman.

Defendant said that be had known the complainant some
time, and had had a slight disagreement with her. She was
in the habit of coming to the house and staying later at night
thao any respectable young woman ought to do. On the
occasion of the assault he merely spoke to her, when she
caught hold of his heard, and he seized her by the hair and
pressed her down in self-defence. He admitted that he had
committed two assaults upon her, but the first was her own
bringing on.
Mr. Bunter observed, that it had been proved that he
had committed a series of outrageous, disgraceful, and un-
manly amanita, in aggravation of which he had attempted
to traduce the character of the young woman who appeared
to be very respectable, and with whom he had kept com-
pany for • length of time. If she had laid hold of his
beard, which was disproved by the witnesses, it would not
have justified such an attack, of which any respectable man
would be thoroughly ashamed. A more disgraceful case he
(Mr. Paynter) thought had never come before Lim, and the
only question in his mind was, whether he should inflict the
full penalty of six months imprisonment
Having inquired of complainant whether she was now
i suffering n any way from defendant's violence, which was
answered in the negative,
Mr. Paynter committed defendant for two months to bard
labour in the House of Correction.