The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&•

MANSION HOUSE.
A very reepeotablelooking yam; woman, who stated her
name fobs Jane Price, made an application en Tneeday to
Sir Robert Cesden, who wee sitting for the Lard Mayor,
for assistance, but as she was not provided with any testi-
monk* nor Gould in any manner guarantee the 001T•00110
of her story, it was deemed advisable, as so many oases of
impecition are constantly orring, that the statement
should be withheld from the public until some inquiries
were made upon the subject.
The story told by the applicant was that she bad bees en-
gaged as none to a lady who was about to proceed to Syd-
ney, end they sailed in the Dusan Dunb&r, wh
as our readers will remember, was Invoked on
her voyage out. The perinea and crew con-
trived to get upon desert bleed,
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exertions a quantity of provisions and other nereemarlth
were obtained from the vessel before she west to pleas,
and the spilicant sad her mistress. end all the other PR-
singers remained on thisland for ten days, while they ware
rescued by the Oasida, a vessel returning to Forbad with
the mails, but sheloa,
lost the whole of her clothes, and u
her arrival in England she was completely destitute. She
slated that her mistress, a lady named Devi . residing in
Beetiesketreet, had been kind to- has, but although
the was herself about to
with out spin to Anatalia she
not take the applicant with her, en she considered she was
not strong enough to attend to two children. When she
first entered the service her misname bad only one ehild,
but another bad been ban since, sad this owned the
change is her arrangements. The applicant stated that she
had no friends who were in a condition to sadist her, and
being without clothes she was nit in • cooditioe to procure
another Rase" and under them eirtansetasoes the
had thought the beet course for her to pursue was to make
an application to the Lord Mayor to ea if he could render
her any assistance.
Sir R. Carden pet some questions to the applicant in
reference to her statement, which she answered in a very
straightforward and ingenuous memoir, and he then directed
that a small sum should be given her from the poor-box for
pressing wee* and maid that inquiries should be instituted
with regard to her story, and she was told to come to the
court again on the following day.
Sir B. Carden, who, it appeared, bad very kindly taken
upon himself the leak of making the neessary inonirlas,
yesterday informed our reporter this be had Mae NIL
Davis, the lamer mistress of the young woman, end she
had entirely confirmed her statement with, reference to her
having been shipwrecked, and also as to her having parted
with her for the reason she had stead, namely, that she
did not oonsider her strong enough to attend to two
children ; and she had also stated that the applicant was •
young woman of good character, and hod ootilinoted herself
well while she had been in her worries.
The young woman yesterday agahs &Raided, and was hi-
formed of the satisfactory result of the inquiries that had

hies made.
Some small sums have already been received for bee, but
the object that will be sought to be attained le to endeavour
to procure some respectable situation for her.
GUILDHALL
Mr. Robert Peary, 171, Upper Thanseautreet, veteri-
nary surgeon, was charged with assaulting police-constable
Tnisoott., 306, sod twisting him in the execution of hie duty
on the south sad of Blackfriars-bridge, and teasing his coat.
Polionceostable Trusoott, 306. said —I was on append
duty on Blackfriars-bridge, to prevent passengers waning
on to the carriage way. About ten minutes past twelve
at night, I was on duty on the south end of the tempo-
rary bridge. I saw the defendant and another con-
stable about ten yards from the Biaokfrian station. The
defendant was with his with and three children in
altercation with the constable. I told him he could
not pass over the bridge that way, through the carriage
way, and referred him to the way for foot pinworm.
He still misted is going that way, and said he would not
go on the footpath, and became very violent. With the
help of the other constable we were able to take him on t
the steps which lead to the footpath. The inspector came
up, who refined him to the notice warning passengers not
to go on the carriage way, which is they narrow and dan-
gerous. In paeans up the stairs to get on to the bridge
the defendant attempted to throw us both down, and when
oo the top of the bridge he attempted several times to throw
us down, and in trying to do so tom my coat. He was not
drunk, lint he had been drinking.
Polithoosetable 320 gave similar evidence.
Mr. Inspector Scott said—There are six constables on the
bridge to regulate the traffic—four by day and two at
night. There is no footway on the carriage way.
which is extremely dangerous for foot panseagers. I
found the defendant in altercation with two constables.
He wanted to go over the carriage way.l pointed out to him
the following notice stuck at each end of the bridge "
Foot passengers using the temporary bridge are required
to keep on the footway. The police are directed to enforce
this regnlation.—Jange Fitment, Commissioner of Police."
I reasoned with the defendant, and told him if be went the
proper way he would hear no more of it. He said he would
go the other way, if it cost him 10/. to try the question.
The Defsadant—Did I not say if I was doing wrong take
me into custody !
Mr. Alderman Lusk—Well, you see they did take you
into custody.
The defendant said he had been to a place of amusement
with his wife sad children, and on going home they were
tired. Having a long way to go, he thought there was no
harm in going the nearest way throes the bridge. There was
no danger, as there was not a solitary person on the bridge.
He did not resist the police, but he complained they had
treated him roughly, as if he was a burglar. He was a '
respectable man, well know in the neighbourhood of this
court and of the Mansion house.
Mr. Alderman Lusk said be would take it for granted if
the defendant had been a little more cool these proceedings
would never have taken place. The police were placed onthe bridge for the exeellent purpose of preventing accidents
to people. The defendant said there was no danger, but
how did he know that! It was a dark night ; the cabmen
and others would drive swiftly by thinking the road was
clear, and an accident might have happened. The polio,
were properly doing their duty, and as he believed the
defendant was a little irritated he should only fine him 10a.
The fine was paid.
SOUTHWARK.
Charles Kelsey, a young fellow who was only liberated on
Monday with a ticket-of-leave, after a sentence of six years
penal servitude foe burglary, was brought before Mr.
Woolrych, charged with stealing a watch from the person
of William Male, alias Capon, in Trinity street, Borough.
John Porter, a young man who was formerly in the polies,
said that about one o'clock in the morning he was proceed-
big along Trinity-street towards home when he saw the pri-
soner and the prosecutor struggling together. The prisoner
had bold of the latter's watch, and tore it away and ran off.
A sergeant then came up and secured the prisoner.
Sergeant Gardiner, the acting inspector at the Stone's.
end Station, said he was patroling the Borough about the
time mentioned when he saw a mob in Trinitratreet. and
on proceeding there met the prosecutor, who pointed out
the prisoner, and said he bad stolen his watch. He took
the prisoner Into custody, and searched him, but the watch
could not be found. The mothantor attended at the 'tuition-
beam, end whoa the charge was entered on the sheet he
said be should not atterid the court, as the prisoner was oth
of his old " pals."
Mr. Woolrych asked what be meant by that.
Sergeant Gardiner replied, that they were both convicted
thieves. The prisoner was only released on Monday with
a ticket-of-leave, lifter a sentence of ex years for a burglary,
and repotted himself on the same day at the station house.
Mr. Woolrych asked where the prosecutor was.
Sergeant Goodman replied that he was not in attendance,
and he told the officer he should not prosecute.
The Stet witoess was recalled, and in answer to Mr.
Woolrych, said that he distinctly sew the watch in the
prisooer's hand, and he must have passed it to some of his
companions.
The primater here denied anything of the kind. He and
his "pal" were having a row about a worthless locket. It
was no watch at all. The prisoner, unfortunately, was very
drank or he should not have got into a row at all.
Mr. Woolryeb said that, after hearing the evidence of
witnesses, he should remand theprisoneruntilTneeday neat.
The prtsoner was then remanded, protesting his innocence.

A Womazt Rtnt OVER L‘D %nix:D.—Yesterday
Yr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner. held an inquiry at the
London Hospital relative to the death of a young woman
named Jane May Batley, aged 17 years. Harriet Hatley.
a widow, residing in Commercialatreet. said that deceased I
was her daughter, and on Monday weak they walked out
together to Clariatian4treet, Commercial-road. While
crossing the street a Matcher's cart, driven by Christian
Otte, a German butcher, came aloes at a sharp rate.
Witness jumped back and avoided it, and octant hold of
dammed to pull her back, but she fell, and the cart went
right over her, breaking her thigh and inflicting other
injuries from whicb she died in the hospital. Mr.Cbriatian
Omen said that there was plenty of TO3M for bin to drive '
past both womec, but the mother was so serious about her
daughter that alio In her nervousness actually pulled the
girl down nod& the wheels of the *art. Mr. Wham%
Dove, hones surgeon, said that the deceased wee brought
into the borpitil seriously iojared. and she died on Friday
last from the remit of being run our. The coroner bar*
summed up, the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental
death."