The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-13 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

AN IJNPLunatrr Ythrroa.—./ohn Blyth, a well-dresasel
man, who was described as a draper's assistant, was charged
with being drunk, and entering tit* backyard of Mrs. Jane
Blake, No. 1, Pomerorstreet, Peckham, tar some unlawful
parpow.
Mins Anne Blake deposed, that about 10 o'clock on Satur-
day night she heard a noise in the backyard, which sprout
as if some person had jumped from the garden ; and, on
looking out she was much surprised and alarmed en seeing
the prisoner. She inrantly ran to the shop of Hr. Prickett,
opposite, and requested his assistance. The prisoner was a
perfect stranger to her, and ohs was certain he could have no
business where he was found. He was apparently very drunk
at the time. _ _

Mr. Thomas Priokett said that in consequence of what
had been told him by the last witness, he went to the yard
of her mother's house, and there found the prisoner. He
asked him his business there, and in reply he asked his way
to London-bridge. Witness told him that from the way he
came he would have to get over am or eight wallet some of
them area feet high, and he then said he had loot his way.
A friend of the prisoner described him as decidedly insane,
and said that a charge of a much more serious suture would
be preferred against him if he was remanded for a day or two.
The witness also wished him to be remanded until his
father, who resddedin Yorkshire, could attend.
The prisoner was accordingly remanded until Wednesday.
SOUTHWARK..
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SINGULAR Dimusioie.--STitaillit7t;day was charged with
eanoyiag the Rev. Mr. Wells, of the Borough-road Chapel.
The complainant stated that on Saturday last the defen-
dant called at his private residence and requeeted that she
might hare an interview with him. The servant informed
her that he was not at home, and she then a:premed much
disappointment, and said that she would wait until his re-
turn, but on being told that it was uncei tale, she at length
went away, after some persuasion, saying, however, that the
object of her visit was to have an explanation on same
matters that concerned her happiness. On Sunday evening
again, when complainant was leaving the chapel, after hay-
ing performed divine service, the defendant walked up to
him, and in her abrupt manner tad that she came to throw
herself under his protection, and that she was resolved
he should crsnt permission for her to accompany him home,
adding that she should nowhere else be happy. He reman
stated with her on the absurdity of her conduct, at the same
time requesting that she would go home, but as she refused
to comply with the advice, and still continued to follow him
sad persevered in the same line of behaviour, he was com-
peU at last to call a policeman and to give her into custody.
He added that although he had previously been subjected to
a similar kind of annoyance by the delendant, he begged
leave to state that he knew nothing more of the young
woman than merely having seen her two or three times at
sue chapel, and upon each occasion he was subjected to an-
noyance by her.
The defendant sail she had se charge to make, further
than that she considered she ought to have his protection,
as she had been ill treated by another minister.
Mr. A:Beckett said that her having been ill-treated by
'mother person, was no excuse that she should act in the
way already described towards the complainant, who must
be protected from sash a specifs of annoyance, and he must
call upon her to find sureties for her good behaviour, or in
default commit her for two months.
The defendant said that she should act precisely in a
similar way when she came out of gaol, which had no terrors
for her.
The magistrate said it was evident the girl was labouring
under some monomania, and that her triands ought to
adopt some plan to prevent a similar scene, and in the in-
terval she should remain in prison.