The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-01 00:00:00

THB POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

:!Mr. Without HOW11117;111dii• 110 n• 10701.9 of Barbican, 1
=tubefore Sir Peter Laurie, by arrangement, to hear
l tdderinan's decision in • one in which they were de-
featism, against the South Eastern Railway Company. It !
will be remoube.ed that the company received a parcel '
directed to be conveyed by a luggage train and delivered at
the defendants' pygmies', the charge fee which, according to
the company's published rate* of Sum war ls. 7d.
On delivering the parcel, however, • demand was '
made for 2e. 4d., that being the charge according
to the passenger teas rates, the company having for '
their own convenleace disobeyed the instructions on the 1,
parcel, directing that it should be conveyed by "luggage van
train," and the ocesequence was that the defendants disputed
the payment, and in the struggle which ensued to obtain
posension of the parcel the railway porter, notwithrtandicg
he had a receipt for the delivery of the parcel in his delivery
book, wishing to take It beck with him, had his hand cut
with the cord round the parcel, and it was for that assault
the defendants were summoned.
Mr. Reece attended for the company ; Mr. De Jersey for
the defendants.
Sir Peter Laurie mid halted considered the case,which was
somewhat involved. In his opinion there wee no complete
delivery by the porter. He swore that he did not release
the parcel, but kept bold of the cord with which it was
secured ; but even if he had not retained his hold, he should
not have considered it • delivery, nor that the signing of the
delivery book by Howard, jun.. altered the case. The court
must look at the ems by what wag the every day practice In
such matters. Wham porter brought span:eland tendered Ms
delivery book, it was on the presumption that hie proper
demand for cartage would be paid, acd the lien eoniinoed
until be gave up the parcel absolutely. On the other band
the railway company hod no right to charge any other rate
for carriage than that which was due according to
the train by which the consignor directed the parcel
to he wavered. In this case the consignor directed
the parcel to be sent by • geode Iran. The company was
bound to take notice of that direction, and if they chose to
send • parcel by a more expensive mode they had no right
to claim payment beyond • goods train rate. lie thought
the company might properly withdraw the charge of assault
en Mr. Howard paying the goods train runless of his
penal ; but if they did not adopt his suggestion, he was
boned to ay that an assault in law had been committed, and
he should doe each defendant le. and cola
Mr. Reece said as the alternative involved an admission
from the comps y that they had made a wrong charge, be
most decline withdrawleg the complaint, and rest satiefled
, with the conviction of the defendants for the assault.
, The defendants at first said they should appeal, bat by the
, advice of Mr. De Jersey they paid the dam

WORSHIP-BTR*T:

Mary .des Dominos,a importable looking young wo-
man, wse=ed with attempting to drown herself is the
Regent's
Thomas Priem, a bargeman, eta'ed that about eleven
o'clock the previous night he was on board hi/barge, between
the lock end the Cat end Hatton-bridge. Hie wits and
he were at sapper, when his wife thought she heard some
one floundering about in the water. He rushed up, got a
boat-hook, and dragged out something which looked like •
bundle of clothes, and wu just visible under the water.
Title turned out to be the prisoner. He got usiatsnoe and
took her to a poblio-house.l
Folios-constable 420 N, stated that the prisoner told him
that she had been seduced by a young man who had
deserted her, and that shampooed t, become • mother.
The grip:leer now said she wee very orry for what she bad
dam
Mr. D'Eynonirt—With whom were you living
Defendant—With my father, sir.
Mr. D'Eyneourt—Where, and what is he P
Defendant (healtatiog)—et painter, in Peter-street, Beth-
nal-green.
Mr. D'Ertooort—l shall remand you for • week, and your
father will be directed to attend on Wit day.

MELANCHOLY SUlClDE.—Yesterday evening a
long inquiry took place in the board room of King's Coßege
Respied, before Mx. Bedford, coroner for Westminster, re-
Istive to the death of Frederick Schrader, aged 27, a German,
who pot a period to his exietence by shooting himself with a
pistol, in consequence of disappointed affections. It ap-
peared from the earvaination of several witnesses that the de-
mised weal tailor and draper, and carried on his business at
the Watt-end of the town. Ho had lately been paying his
addressee to a young lady residing in. Lamb's Conduit-area,
and it appeared that every preparation wee mid*
for their mortals, when she Informed him that she
hod altered her mud, that she did not intend to
enter the marriage state, and she was going with
some friends to Australia. The intelligence evidently
shocked the deceased most severely. On the evening of
Tuesday, the 24th ult., he hod his last Interview with blo
" betrothed," when he was deeply affecie I, and implored her
in the mat 'Sec inq manner to alter her ruled, and not to
go to Australia. She, however, stated that every arrange-
091111t was made and that she most go. From this tines •
M most decided me,
took place, the unhappy young man
tt became distracted, and in compeey with his friends ea the
oto subsequent day add " that be had received his death blew
,q,1,0 —that hie love was unbounded for the young 1.4, sad that
be would din for her." About ten o'clock on Tuesday night
▪to last Edward Parieh, 38 B, woe on duty in Lamb's Conduit-
s s when he heard the report of a pistol, and on going to
; the spot ho found the dammed on the pavement; a pistol
was near him—he was c deveyed to a =egret., and subs.-
; a institution. qAusehettolz, in
the house suargeab toeon, the
who aatttr
serniesion, proved that death was mused by the pistol shot
• I through the lunga. The jury returned a verdict that de-
ceaeci committed the not while under " temporary mental
derangement."
DEATH OE A CHILD FIIONI SWALLOWING A FISH-
Bose.—On Saturday afternoon an accident of • dietreseing
nature took place at Newhaven. A child, named Thomas
Comic, six years of age, whom father is a fisherman at New-
haves wee sitting on a door-step playing with a entail crab,
i when ncautiously potting one of the claws in big month, it
got down his throat and became tiled in the windpipe. A
person who wee standing close by noticed the child gasping
to breath, and going to his smistanoe endeavoured toe:tract
the bone, but tailed. Medical aid wee sent be, bat la every
few minutes the child bade:pin&
PUBLIC DRINKING FOUNTAINS TON ST. Galia's
DUTILIQT.—The limed of Weeks for St. Wks*s district
having determined upon the °fettles of drinking fountains In
'mimes parts of the parishes of Bt. 011es-in-theTiel is and
St. George, Bloomsbury, have approved of the following
sites for the toque 1, adjoining the Bathe and
Weabhomes in Endell-street. Mr. hi. Lonedole has offered
to erect this at his own cod. No. 2, on the triangular pave-
ment at the junction of Hyde-street with New Oxford-street.
No. 3, et the out ride of Seven Dish,. No. 4, on the road-
way at the junction of Moor-street with Crowmetreet and
Went-street, Soho. No. 6, on the footway oppealte tee
Comity Bank in Niett-steset. No. 6. at the north-east
annex of Ruseelheirtare. No. 7, es the footway imr 244,
High Holbert. No. 11, near the British Mumma, subject to
the comaint of the trastee. of that itiatltat ate. Alao there is
oleo to be eroded by the Free Drinking Palmas Association.
Osysess YaL*iM. Oxs Ssu.stx Dar.—
TOIMMT, KeT al3.—Adnieleme paymni, 1,120 ; ette,
by mos ebb% 4S. !del fans% SAL

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