The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-23 00:00:00

lAN INTELLIGIINOIL
(111171 DAT.)

00IIRT OP PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Wan the Judge (kßury.)
dorm v. CATLDICI IUICOMMILL.
Nt. Searle and Yr. Wines lee the petitioner; Dr.
goo for the reepoodettk
nil ',Wilmer been life as a beicklaysr, bat he had
end was now is goad eirownstancee He woo sow
=Ol the iiisapperton Salvo Ise, and also made
mew es kis own asoottat. Is. 1844 he married the ra-
ms tolershlygoal twos with kw till
elelhen he sowed Idsolterell ea a pot hey ; earl Dee day
ha denoted the Tospoodeste in the fact. Rs gars Macke-
• rod thraahlag. sad tamed him oat of the house.
There was alma pegaratios between the petitioner sod his
erge, sod 11 Wee that ohs had dam beta leading
liar of a
Dares ' aid mots.
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w4Dt nhe See ilisbzeitittoner. Ha wee the away: of a
toads awl ha nutria the respond's?,
plow Bawd% in Apra. MO. It amend that sae keel as
bah of plug away from hem* and rwasining away for
lasibe Wawa his edisraheate seal& be asoortaired by her
fiNswerthelar be aostiased this Dort of oob.ar
ends difilealties till April, ISS3. whet she left hint
yes pea Sha had sines been found dr* with the so.
ywaradarA, a pews& iodepeadmi mews, am Mr. aad
sa. Bashmt, etbareiso Bust or Rut Mrs. is !slip road,
Xlllillh4llllll. sad Orowadals.ratd, Rawilia-towa.
bid a dam& fried that she bad left lee harhasd en ea
east of hiretedlose WON whisk ware iseenpalible with
kr ideas of a pleasant life.
Dowse nil *Ulm! costa.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before JIM, Pays% Deputy Andstant .Tedge.)
moiwAT nommar.
ealisliss "pm, 26, • batty-looking ruffian, described
slightermen, was for
amend3s., the moults
.f George Shaw, from his pain, with violently
ammilbg him en the highway.
prisoner throughout the statement of the wartlike
whared with the utmost insolence, sad when any par-
haslarly foul exprsesion or act of brutality on his (the
griernees) part was referred to, he laughed outright.
The jury, without hasitattoe, found the prisoner Guilty.
ip,ezrge-=4.trison o
wing coffinoslattioCoaaldheth- againstteds, radar:
19, Ism, one month ; March 23, twenty.oue days ;
14, three weeks • March 8,1860, one month ; Sept. 6,
sir months Oot. 16, 1861. six Weeks ; Dec. 16,
(proved by Inspector Clark, of the Thames Police), 12
moths, at the Surrey sessions ; and la 1863 he was men-
timed to 12 months at the Grand Criminal Court.
Sr. Payne said the Flamer had bad every description of
hoprisonmeut, sad so good result had been media:el The
assiseee upon him was that he be kept is penal servitude
terstree ns.
12m priesser ye
who esemad really to eu)oy the reeltal of
hig digmeet said, abe was about leaving the
&eh, " They ought to have told you of the other two or
lime rare 1 have lad is Nawgate. All right, my lord ;
geed bre, old b.f."
The misoros hexing been pasted to the sena was speedily
NO off to the ROM of Correotios. Oaddbath-fields, and
*we armored to be quite delighted at the sentence he had
sessived.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

BOW-BTRIET.

MUSD ft A DISMUSAND NNIVANT.
Lave Nicholas, formerly cook to Mr. Christmas, of the
White Hart Tavern, in the Strand, wee charged with ob.
try by false pretences.
litrialrliing, poulterer, am, of Newoireet.Oovent-gardss,
said the prisoner called at his shop in February. and put-
eland a fowl and a piece of bacon, saying it was for Mrs.
At that time he was sot aware that she had
atiYrs. Christmas's service. He supplied her with
the articles, which she took away with her.
He charged it to Mrs. Christmas in his bill, bat it wee
objected to, and he then learned that the prisoner had
been discharged from Mrs. Christmas's service some eight
or moe mouths previously. Last night she again called
and ordered a fowl. He supplied her with ace, and asked
her if she was going to pay for it! Mae sak "No, put
it down to Mrs. Christmas. I have bought lots of things
here before sad never paid for aoythiog. He then gave
her is custody.
Mrs. Christmas proved that the prisoner had so autho-
rity to make edam of these puniness. It may be moo-
Mooed that at the time of committing the 'mood offence
the prisoner had not loog been released from custody,
*rim bee, looked up all night and brought up at this
mart in the morning for being drunk and incapable.
Tbe prisoner said she was not the person who committed
the fraud is Felines, ; and is the mooed ems she was
met by a 'meg man now is Mrs. Christmas's minim
She wee committed for trial.
WORSHIP.BTREET,
INCILI7TIOOINSIM IN TIM MALI OF POISON.
Joseph Nodal', 35 years of age, described as a labourer,
without any home, was charged before Mr. Ellison with
attempting self destruction by swallowing oxidic acid.
Polies-constable Billings,' 103 H—This morning at
1 o'ckek I was at the Leman-street station in Goodinaa's
lielda—the primer came op the yard and eat down ;
be looked ill. and I asked if be was so. He replied, " Yee,
I bus tam poison." I asked what. and how much? He
mid, "Twopenny worth of oxalic acid.' I drew the atten-
tion of the acting inspector to the matter, a doctor was
eat for, au emetic administered, end the mutants of the
Amu& when analysed gave traces of oxalic acid. Ho
afterward' told me that he had taken the pram
imams he was " bard up," and that he had
thrown the bottle containing it over the palings he Om-
mercial-street. I searched there and found this, which be
tells me is the same. (Witness produced • bottle containing
a white sediment.) Oa the way to this coed he pointed
cot the shop of Mr. Blackwell, • chemist in Unioe-etreet,
/*tallish* where be said that he purchased it.
Mr. Jamie Sequin. sargeoe—Whim I was called to at-
tend the prisoner at the s,atiou.house be was in a very
gesstrate cooditioa and suffering greatly. I instantly gave
se mut* sad afterwards an antidote. Am lat liberty to
thleil his after-commusioation to me ? .

Bili-Mi7—das;;;l;7l;ytlaingrOlative to the matter.
Wilms—He said that he first waned the bottle M a
mg shop, then two penny worth of the mid. which having
pal into it he mixed at a pump and drank off. Moss car.
tidy he had swallowed oxalic acid.
Ir. Mime What quantity of that poison is sufficient
frilestroy life?
'Witness—Half an mom . . .

iiii-Elisci;:it;ii;;mach would that be?
it may he had for • peony sod at