The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-30 00:00:00

THE POLICE COUBTS:

WORSHIP-STREET.

OfOrrt Wilkinson, a civil engineer, residing in Strath-
more-terrace, Shadwell, and Harriet, his wife, were
brought up in custody, charged with an assault of an aggra-
vated character upon Mr. Jamas Grayson, • solicitor, in
Devonshire-street, Bloomsbury.
The complainant, who was covered with mud from bead
to foist, aad thhibited other indications of a severe personal
conflict, sthted that he had occasion to attend as a witness
that morning In an action for debt, which was brought
against the defendant, in the Whitechapel County Court.
After giving his evidence, he was in the act of leaving the
court, when the male defendant overtook him in the pas-
sage and assailing him with opprobrious language, delibe-
rately seised hold of one of his ears, and shook him vio-
lently. The defendant then hurried into the street, but
was followed by witness, who demanded what he meant by
offering him such an indignity, when the defendant struck
him a blow under the ear which felled him to the ground.
On recovering his feet he was again knocked down by the
defendant, and he was also attacked by the female defend-
ant, who struck him repeated blows with her umbrella as
he lay on the ground.
The defendant said that the facts of the case had been
greatly exaggerated, and called two witnesses, whose evi-
dence, however, went fully to confirm the complainant's
account of the transaction. . _

Mr. Hammill ordered the defendants to be committed for
trial, but consented to accept substantial bail for their ap-
pearance.
Jacob Avow, a marine store dealer in Wentworth-street,
Whitechapel, surrendered to Dia bail fur final examination,
chargedh
with having cruelly illiitreated and severely injured
kis
The particulars of this case have already been fully de-
tailed in this paper.
Mr. llanamill said that it was one of the went cues of
the kind that bad ever come under his notice, and ordered
the prisoner to be kept to hard labour fur six months, end
then to find two mantles to be answerable for his good be-
haviour for the further term of six months.

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On hearing this sentence the defendant fell beck in a
state of inessaibility, and was carried out of coon in strong
earralakes.

Ili-STREET.

Edward Muini was brought before Mr. Hardwick,
charged with having stolen a quantity of valuable jewellery
and other articles, the property of Auguste Careassi, of No.
42, Pultenerstreit, Golden-square.
The prosecutor, who is courier to a family of distinction,
said that on the Bth of June last he left London for the
Continent, leaving at his lodgings in Pulteney-street, under
the care of Mr. Caplin, the landlord, two boxes, containing
property of the value of upwards of 1001. On the 20th inst.
he returned from the Continent, and discovered that his
boxes had been forced open, and a dressing case, with silver
i,, several gold and diamond rings, two sets of
malachite shirt and waive:oat studs, and a quantity of
valuable old point bee had been stolen therefrom. Prow-
-1 cuter at oft* proceeded to the police-station, and gave in-
formation of the robbery.
Mary Ann Andrews, servant to Mr. Caplin, said that
after the prosecutor left for the Continent, the prisoner,
who stated himself to be an intimate friend of the former,
cams and occupied the sense apartment. The boxes were
safe in the recess at the time, and she was not aware they
had been broken open till the prosecutor cam home. The
prisoner had previously gone away.
Jeeps, a detective oMcer belonging to the C division,
stated that from information he received, he went on Friday
night last with the prosecutor to the Great Western Rail-
way, where he apprehended the prisoner. On telling him
what he was charged with, he said, " Young man, you have
made a mistake in the person. I have just come from the
country." Witness then called the prosecutor, and asked
him Whose rings they were which prisoner had on his
!lagers. The prosecutor examined them, and identified
them as his property. The prisoner was then removed
to the station-house, where his luggage was searched,
and In his portmanteau witness found the deeming ease,
and the several articles of jewellery now produced, which
were also identified by the prosecutor. The rest of the pro-
perty bad been pledged by the prisoner, the duplicates for
which were found upon him. The prisoner subsequently
accounted for the possession of the property by • leging
that he had bought them of Mr. Caplin's servant. This,
however, was proved not to be the fact.
Several pawnbrokers who were in attendance produced
several articles of jewellery which had been pledged by the
prisoner, the whole of which were identified by the prose-
cutor as his property.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT NIAGARA.—We have re-
ceived a singular narration of a narrow escape of life at
the Falls of Niagara. Mr. B. V. Wilson, of this city, of
lightning rod notoriety, went to the Falls with a party, and
among the number was Mrs. N. L. Piper (of the firm of H.
Piper and Brother). The lady at the time was labouring
slightly under a species of insanity. It was thought by her
husband that travelling and change of air and scenery would
do her good, but, unfortunately, such wasnot the case.
Immediately upon her arrival, she was very desirous to see
the Falls; and, while standing on the Canada side, at about
20 feet from the felling sheet of water, she slipped her arm
from Mr. Wilson and made a rush towards the precipice.
He rushed after her, and, just as she was going over, he
caught hold of her dress, and by it held her dangling in the
air. The dress gave way, and she fell upon a ledge of rocks
at a distance of twenty feet. As she thus lay, Wilson, our
narrative says, " with great presence of mind, looked for a
soft place," and, discovering that a guutity of loess earth
was lying on the rocks, be immediately jumped down on it.
He was just in time to save her from going over the main
precipice. By the aid of a pair of long lines belonging to a
team close by, they were both drawn up together. Both
suffered from some contusions, but neither was seriously
hart. These circumstances took place on Thursday last.—
Cowden paper.