The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-01 00:00:00

TSB POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

ALLEGID ATTIIMPTAT SUICIDE.—T. Roberts, a labourer
was brought benne the Lord Mayor, charged with having
attempt. d to destroy himself.
A policeman stated that at half put five o'clock on Wed-
nesday evening he was informed that a man bad thrown
himself from London-bridge into the river. Upon looking
ever the parapet, he saw a man swimming as hard as he
could, and presently he observed one of the crew of a steam-
vessel trying to stick a boat kook in the swimmer's clothes.
At the same momeat a boat rowed up, and a watered=
brought the man ashore. The swimmer turned out to be the
defendant, and he appeared to have imbibed a quantity of
strong liquor before he took to the water.
The Lord Mayor a.ked the defendant what had induced
him to commit such an act of madness ?

The Defendant—Why, your lordship, I was cent by my
mother, who is a laundress in Peckham, for tome clothes
into the City, and as I met a friend I sent home the clothes
by an omnibus, sad went to bug • drop of beer. As I
was passing over the bridge over went my tat, and as I
didn t like to return without it I jumped in after it. If
they hadn't hooked me I know I'd bare notched it, for I'm
a capita swimmer. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—Well, as it certainly does not appear
that you meant to drown yostself. I shall discharge you;
but take more care of yourself; yen have had a very narrow
escape.

WORSHIP.STREET.
ALLIOIO POISONING NT ♦ WlTlL—Elisa

was brought up for final examination, charged with having
administered repeated dome of arsenic to her husband, with
intent to destroy his life.
The facts of the cue adduced in evidence at the former
examination, and which hays already appeared in this
paper, were read over to the prosecutor, who now stated
that, about twelve months since, and some time after the
altered demeanour of his wife towards hint first attracted his
attention, he accidentally discovered that she wee in the
habit of rewiring clandestine visits from a man residing in
the neighbourhood ; and, upon expressing hie dissatisfaction
at her conduct, she became much agitated, and told him that
she had done him a great wrong, but that be would learn
all about it when she was dead. On the same evening she
made an attempt upon her life, which he succeeded in frus-
trating, and for a short time after there wee an appear-
ance of improvement in her conduct; but she soon
relapsed into her former habits, and upon coming home un-
expectedly upon a subsequent occasion he found the blinds
drawn down, and had to wait at least ten minutes before she
admitted him. He noticed at the time that she looked very
pale and agitated, and, hearing a scuffling sort of noise up•
stairs, he inquired what it meant, and she told him that it
was caused by the eat. His suspirdeas, however, were not
sufficiently excited to induce him to search the plate, and he
returned to his Wainer; but on the following day the man
who was the object of his jetting called while he was at
home, and, observing a secret signal exchanged between
the latter wed his wife, he warned her of the consequences,
unless she prohibited his visits. The prisoner became there-
upon greatly enraged, and told him that if he ever reputed
such as Insinuation he should have cause to repent It.
Shortly after this conversation he was seized with the symp
tome he had before described, and which ultimately induced
bias to make the search that resulted in his discovery of
theeirin Ryan, professor of chemistry, raiding at Hol-
ston (but not acting in that capacity at the Owman Hos-
pital, as before stated), deposed that about three weeks since
the prosecutor called upon him to consult him in reference to
his health. He presented a very emaciated appearance; and
exhibited such symptoms as minute doers of arsenicadminie-
Owed to him for a length of time would produce. He was
decidedly of opinion that two grains of weenie administered
I* s healthy ma* for four or live wasseative days might
lee osdkoiost to cause dosed

illempest Kelly stated that dam the last exuding= he
had beau endeavouring to disown the shop at which the
poison rodueed had been purehamd, hut without success.
Mr. Vona, the prisoner's sacker, said that, under the eir-
enesslemese dmloned, be should advies his sliest to reserve
ler dishmem his he felt bound to intimate that she *smear
prelsolled ler bassimee, and he should be prepared with
'videose beim enabler tribunal to rebut the atom material

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tor hair. is amegssaos of tor hosboad's ill
The piKest was fully eastatittod to Now for trial.
LAMBETH. _ _ . . .

VATALPurtra.—Robert SOIMICMOS sad James Ifttitalsy,
who stood remanded from Tuesday on a charge of ring
mused the death of William Nutt, were placed at the bar for
Anal miuniaatica.
Poles-constable Ratcliffe, 66 P, deposed that on the pre-
aiding afternoon an inquest had been held on the body of
the deceased, and the jury, after bearing several witassees,
returned a verdict of " Accidental death."
Mr. Yardley aeterdiagly discharged the primal.