The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-16 00:00:00

POLICE. Y
- ESTERDAY.

MANSION-HOUSE.— Rummy or Patitox
Expeat-
axca.—J. Kemp was charged with having attempted to pick
the pocket of Mr. John Goldham, jun., clerk of Billingsgate.
market.--Mr. Ooldhiun was collecting in Billingsgate, and
seeing that the prisoner was pushing up against the market
people, judged his intention to be plunder, and walked out
of the crowd to set a watch upon him. As be was passing
by the prisoner, he felt a tug at his handkerchief, which he
had taken are to pin tightly to his pocket, and he immedi-
ately sided the hand, which was the prisoner's.—The police-
man eahl the poisoner had been several times convicted.—
The Sceir said he had never before been in the presence
of a magharate ; and nobody could say that he had
stolen handkerchief, for it never for a moment left the
pocket of Mr. Ooldhsm.—The Lord Mayor said he should
send the prisoner to Bridewell for 2 months.—The prisoner
declared that as he hai never been in a City prison in his
life, he should have no objection to 3 months is Bridewell.
—His lordship, however, declined giving him so much.—
The prisoner said that his reason fer applying for the longer
term was, that confinement for three months in any of the
metropolitan prisons was a respectable sentence, that brought
with it a much better dietary than a shorter term. It was
much more gentlemanlike, fact. He was a judge; for
there was not a prison within.
miles and miles in which he
had not been, with the exception of the City prisons : and
the Secretary of State had, he hoped, made regulations ap-
plicable to all alike.
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WORSHIP-STREET.—Samor RigTrus.—M. Dezter
was charged with stabbing D. Callaghan, a labourer in the
docks—The prosecutor stated that at 11 o'closk on the pre-
ceding night he repaired to a house in George-yard, White-
chapel, at which a ball took place every Sunday evening, for
the purpose of inducing his cousin, who had attended it, to
return home to her family. On entering the passage of the
house he accidentally stumbled against the prisoner, and
was instantly knocked down by her husband, who kicked
him in the most savage manner, and trampled upon his body.
He was struggling to disengage himself when the prisoner
made a rush at him with a table fork, and drove it repeat-
edly into his head. He was at length rescued by several of
the bystanders, and on the arrival of the constable the pri-
soner wee taken into custody, and the witness removed to the
hospital.—A young woman named Anne Weaver stated,
that seeing the prisoner and her husband illusing the com-
plainant, whose faoe was streaming with blood, she entreated
them not to murder the man, upon which the prisoner flew
at her, and alter tearing off the upper part of her dress
stabbed her with some instrument which penetrated her
arm. [The witness exhibited her arm, which presented
three punctured wounds, evidently produced by the prongs
of a fork.] —Mr. Vann, who appeared for the prisoner, said
that he should reserve her defence for the present, tad the
magistrate ordered her to be remanded for the production of
the medical evidence.

CLERIEENWELL.— Pt:4lBoB.—Rn= Saxton, residing
with her mother at Lamp-office-court, Lamb's-conduit-street,
was charged with having purchased a quantity of oxalic acid
with intent to destroy hergelf. There was also a charge coa-
-1 tained in the police-shed against Charles Williams, for
having
attempted to destroy his life by taking poison. He
is in the Royal Free Hospital, Oray'ainn-lane, in a danger-
ous state, and unable to attend, but he was there in custody
of the police until his fate was made known. Sergeant Let-
ter produced a certificate signed by Mr. Cooke, the surgeon,
stating that he was in danger. The female is a servant out
of place ; and Williams, who formerly had some horses and
cabriolets of his own, was reduced, and his employment was
uncertain. For some time past he had paid his addresses to
the prisoner, and had promised her marriage ; but
their union was postponed, in consequence of their
not having work. On Saturday week Williams saw
her walking arm in arm with a young man, which excited
his jealousy, and he determined to have no more to do with
her, and kept her at perfect distance until Saturday night
last, when she called upon him, and endeavoured to cause
him to make it up with her, as she meant no harm in walk-
ing with the young man he had seen her with. He, how-
ever, refused, and said he would have nothing more to do
with her. She said if that was his determination she would
go and destroy herself ; and she left him and proceeded to
the shop of Mr. Davis, in Acton-place, Bagnigge-wellaroad,
and asked for a pennyworth of oxalic acid. Mr. Davis, who
knew her as formerly being in the service of a family in the
tihpbourhropclod;eanr:eldhitevirnziteheorvurlanhyer with it boeffomre to be
wrong, and le left the shop. She returned to her boTtherl
house, where she found the young man, Williams, to whom
she showed the poison, and said she intended to take
it, when he snatched it out of her hand, and chewing
paper and all, swallowed the whole of it, about half-gu-
anine. The prisoner was greatly alarmed, and called for
assistance, when he was conveyed to the hospital, labouring
under the symptoms of the poison, and in great pain. The
stomach-pump was immediately resorted to, and he was put
to bed.—Police-constable 128 Q took the prisoner to the
station-house.—Mr. Combe asked Sergeant Lester if he had
seen Williams /—Sergeant Lester said he had seen him that
morning, and his face was swelled dreadfully and he was in
great wt.—Mr. Combo asked the prisoner lithe wished
to say anything J—She said she would not deny having rn
chimed the poison, or what had been stated ; she was very
sorry for what had happened.—Mr. Combo : I suppose you
would have no objection to marry him now t—Prisoner
(dallies) : No, sir.—Mr. Combs ordered the prisoner to
put in her recc;gnisanceto appear on a future day, when the
fate of Williams can be toads known.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Aumauxo m Po-
Lim— W. Walker, an assistant to • simian nod
was charged with assanlting polies Nobble Id 1011.611
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