The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-04 00:00:00

POLICE.—YenzaDAY.

GUILDHALL.—Aatiati LT. —John Hamilton waseharged
with assaulting Benjamin Spilattury. About mix o'clock on
the previous evening, while the prosecutor and two other
gentlemen were walking arm-in-arm down King William-
street, the prisoner's brother, who had a large bundle of
sticks on his shoulder, pushed up against them, and nearly
knocked one of them down. On being spoken to about it,
the prisoner became abusive, and gave Mr. Spihbury a blow
in the face, which knocked him down. His head falling
against some projection in the pavement, was cut, and he
sou nearly deprived of his senses. The prisoner then took
up the bundle, and was followed as fir as the
Mansion-house by Mr. Noakes of Penchurchetreet,
(one of the complainant's friends), who desired him
to stop, upon which he threw the sticks down and
wanted to fight the latter, but • policeman coming
up he was given into custody. The prisoner, in defence,
said be was a cooper by trade, end that having carried the
bundle of sticks from Bermondsey to King William-street,
he gave them to his brother for conveyance to relieve him-
self The three gentlemen were occupying the whole of the
pavement and pushed the bundle of sticks from his brother's
shoulders. He (prisoner) asked them why they did that,
upon which one of them seized him by the neckcloth, and in
self-defence he struck complainant. He was willing to make
an apology. Complainant said he was so insolent that he
thought something more than an apology was required to
show mach people that if they did push up against parties
by maids* the least they do was to be civil.—Sir P.
lam& mid that the er had already committed an
Wises usenet the P Art, by carrying a bundle like
that timeillhed ea the lbotepeth. He wanted to know if the
litaillad the use to ge to the sessions —Mr. Spas-
t7ss said he would rather the cue was dealt with summa-
rily. After some farther amnion the prisoner handed
over 10s. to the poor-box and was immediately discharged.
BOW-STREET...-ASSAULT AT Tan CIIACOWNISTING.—
Major Beniowski. a Pete, and teacher ofartificial memory, was
with having committed a violent vault upon Mr.
13h.arffld eOllll/t. as he wee leaving a meeting which bad bees
held at the Freemasons' Tavern, to petition the crown rela-
tive to the annexation of Cracow to the Austrian empire.
Lord Dudley Stuart wee present during the p
Mr. Urquhart mid that when leaving the meeting the
fondant cams up to him and wished to have some convene •
tion with him. On finding hie name to he Beniowtlzklsede
declined to have any oonununisation with him and
away. He was instantly seized from behind in a violeat
manner and pulled down ; the wrench inflicting severe
lacerations on the nose and cheeks. He considered
that had he not bowed his bead he should have been seized
by the throat. He had no personal knowledge of the de-
fendant, or quarrel with him. In era's-examination he ad-
mitted he had called Major Beniowski a spy and a Polish
Jew in a pamphlet published in 1840. The struggle
lasted but a moment, and he was covered with
blood. The Rev. J. Hamilton Grey said he was leaving the
meeting wish Mr. Urquhart, who was in advance of him.
He saw the defendant accost him, and apparently wish-
ing to have some conversation with him, which Mr. Urqu-
hart declined. The defendant instantly wired him from
behind, grasping him with both hie lands, and in-
flicting lrceration upon the face of Mr. Urquhart. He
heard no conversation pus, nor did Mr. Urquhart strike any
blow. His opinion was, that had not Mr. Urquhart bowed
his heed, he would have been throttled.—James Hey, ser-
vant to Mr. Urquhart, corroborated this evidence, and added
he gave the defendant into custody in the body of the hall.—
Major Beniowski, in his defence, mid he did not mean to
plead not guilty. He had very little to Day, but did not wish
to deny anything that had been said, but merely to add a
little to it. About six years ago he heard that a Mr. David
Urquhart was travelling about the country lecturing upon
what was called the foreign policy agitation, and he law a
pamphlet of Mr. Urquhart's containing an attack
upon him. He was very much astonished, and thought he
might have been deceived, and tried to see him to have
some explanation with him; but every effort failed till yester-
day, when he heard the name announced at the meeting. As
Mr. Urquhart was leaving the meeting he accosted him, and
fold him his name ; he turned away in a most contemptuous
manner, and endeavoured to go away. He felt very anxious
to sneak to him, and followed, putting his hand en his coat
to detain him. Mr. Urquhart struck him with a stick, and
a scuffle ensued. He had no intention of inflicting the
injuries, but be thought they might have been inflicted by
the buttons on his coat and his diamond ring. He expressed
his utmost abhorrence of the imputations east upon him by
Mr. Urquhart, and avowed his adherence to the canee of the
Poles.—Mr. Henry committed the defendant to take his
trial at the next Middlesex Sessions but accepted bail for
his appearance, which was immediately fortheoming, and
the defendant was liberated.

CLERKENWELL. ATTEMPTED SUICIDI. Jane
Mead was charged with having attempted to drown her
self. The prisoner was observed on Tuesday night, at half-
past eleven o'clock, wandering about the B.uent's Canal,
near the Rosemary Branch Tavern, where she took off her
bonnet and shawl, hung them on some railings, and was
about to plunge herself into the water when she was pre-
vented by a policeman, who took her to the station-house.
She was quite sober, and said she was unhappy in her mind.
—Her father, a respectable looking, elderly man, much
affected, said that the prisoner for some time peat had been
very desponding. She became indolent, would do no sort
of work, or keep any situation.—Mr. Combo ordered the
prisoner to find bail for seven days, when she was locked up.
The father was instructed to be at the prison at the expire-
lion of seven days to receive her on her liberation.
DAILING ROBRlMT.—Frederick Styks wee charged with
stealing a diamond ring, value 31. 10s. The prosecutor went
to the shop of Mr. Hawes, pawnbroker, of Noel-street,
Clerkenwell, to pledge the ring for 21., when the prisoner,
who was present, admired sod praised it, and offered 21. as.
for it in preference to pledging it. The prisoner said he had
not got the money then about him, and lee led presenter to
another pawnbroker's, where he got poseession of the ring
and then swore he had not got it. He wee given into cus-
tody, and the above facts being substantiated, the prisoner
denied the charge. but was fully committed for trial._

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MARLBOROUGH-STREET. —Cnsaos or Buren-
sly! FItAVD.—Mr. .nuneis Buchanoa Hoare was charged
with having fraudulently disposed of upwards of 6001. worth
of valuable books, partly the property of Mr. Bohn,
bookseller, St. James's-street, the Bishop of Lien.
daff, and others. It appeared that several gentle-
men, among whom were the Bishop of Lien-
daff, Mr. Scambrick, and Mr. Austell, purchased a large
quantity of books from the stock in King William-
I street. They left these books in Mr. Bohn's posses-
sion on a deed of trust, by which Mr. Bohn was
empowered to dispose of the books, and to ac-
count from time to time to them for the proceeds.
Mr. Bohn was desirous of raising some money, and he
applied to Mr. Hoare, who undertook to procure him 30001.,
on condition of his assigning his stock and busi-
ness as security. Mr. Hoare induced Mr. Bohn
to sign this extraordinary deed, by stating that he had pro-
cured the money from Mr. Daniel and Captain Long.
He should prove, however, that Mr. Bobo never
received a shilling of this 3,0001. Mr. Hoare after-
wards, it wax said, dimmed of the books in question,
and had kept the proceeds. Other charges arising out of
this transaction were also brought forward, and the case
was adjourned to Wednesday next.
WORSHIP-STREET.-13Exuso Potsoxous Rana.—

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Thomas Lord was charged with having in his possession a
quantity of poisonous roots, and offering the same for sale,
to the danger of the public. Mr. Richard Irnray, a herba-
list, stated, that between 9 and 10 o'clock on the preceding
evening he was waiting for an omnibus at a public-house in
Whitechapel, when the prisoner entered, and, predating
two pieces of root from a basket he had on his arm, offered
them for sale. The prisoner warmly eulogised the proper-
, ties of the root, which he described so English gentian,
and stated that when decocted in the proportion of
• quarter of a pound to a quart of water, re-
dueed to a pint by simmering, and a wine-glassful
taken each morning it would be found to be an excellent
tonic, and create a vigorous appetite. On looking at the
herb he naked the prisoner if ke was quite certain it was
gentian, to which he soawered decisively in the affirmative,
and added that it was an .excellent specific for scurvy and
numerous other diseases; but witness on examining it
closely, at once detected that it was white briefly, or helle-
bore, which was a poison of a very dangerous description.
Having recognised the prisoner as the same man who, about
three weeks previously, had offered him for sale a small
quantity of the same article, with precisely the same de-
scription of Re beneficial effects, when he strongly cautioned
him as to its pernicious qualities, and warned him not to
sell it, witness told him that it was high time a sum was
put to each dangerous practices, and immediately calling a
polierman, gave him inte custody. In answer to questions
from the m rate the witness stated, that if the root were
taken according to the prisoner's prescription, it would un-
doubtedly produce death ; and that the quantity he had in
his basket, amounting to • weight of about 20th.., was
sufficient to poison a whole neighbourhood ; as • proof of his
competency to form a judgment on the matter, he might
mention that be and his family had followed the
business of herbalists for the last hundred years.
The policeman who took the accused into custody
in part corroborated the prosecutor's testimony,
and Serjeant Bugg stated that on reaching the station-house,
the prisoner admitted having sold a quantity of the root to a
woman Just before he was taken • but sufficient time had not
been afforded the witness to ascertain the extent to which the
prisoner had pursued this occupation, or the pernicious con-
sequences that bad resulted from it --In answer to the charge
the prisoner said he had followed the business of simpler for
the last three years, during which time he had sold large
quantities of the root, bat never once heard that it had pro-
duced any mischief. He was also in the habit of taking it
himself with great benefit, and could not see that there was
any harm in selling it to procure an honest livelihood, and
support his family.—Mr. Broughton told the prisolter that he
could not be suffered to seek, what he called an honest liveli-
hood, by poisoning his fellow-creatures; and ttsat if the evi-
dence of Mr. Irony were to be ri lied upon, it was manifest
that he was a very dangerous person, whose proceedings
could not be too soon brought to a termination. If the
• witness Irony were corroborated as to ihe deleterious effects
of the article, the prisoner would find himself in a very
serious situation, as he had been expressly cautioned
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importance to the public, de,..7eading further investigation,
and he should, therefore, order tht manner to be brought up
again for that purpose, but would co:ment to accept bail for
Ms future appearance. The prisoner, however, could not
procure the bail, and was removed in the viz.
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Vioceser PIPPONAL OUTRAGE.— J. failoardint was
charged with a viokntessault upon Mr. Wm. Delano,and algo
with seriously injuring the pollee-coustable who captured him.
—The prosecutor was takingness/ refreshment in the parlour
of the Caledonian Tavern, at Stoke Newington, on the pre-
ceding evening, when the prisoner, who was also in the
room, began quarrelling with a person wbo sat opposite him,
and suddenly threw a quart pot at his head. The prosecutor
reproved him for such violence, and, having communi-
cated the circumstance to the landlord, quituul the house.
He had only gone a few yards, however, when he was over-
taken by the pruoner, who struck him each a tre.mendous
blow between the eyes that both of them were blacken: d, and
followed this rapidly up with several other blows, until his
face and dress were covered with blood. A policeman aims
up at the moment, and was about to seize the prisoner, when
the latter instantly felled him to the ground, and in the
struggle that afterwards ensued again repeatedly threw him
down, and kicked him, until he was completely disabled.
With the aisistanc• of Serjeant Williams, the prisoner was
at length conveyed to the station, where it was found neces-
sary, from his violence, to handcuff his wrists, but he ma-
naged to break the handcuffs off, and tore up a large portion
of the sheet-lead hem the floor of the cell. A certificate
from the divisional surgeon was produced, stating that one
of the small bones of the policeman's ankle had been frac-
tured, appertain by a kick, and that a considerable time
must elapse before the coestable would be able to resume his
duty.—Mr. Broughton sentenced the prisoner, without the
imposition of a penalty, to imprisonment in the House of
Correction for one month, for the assault upon the officer,
and also ordered him to pay the full penalty of 51. for his
unprovoked attack upon lir. Delano, or in default to under-
go a further term of two 'tenths' incarceration, the latter
period to commence at the termination of the first.