The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
mavens A MAt LT.
Williams Kegs, • emeetiger or tho employ of the Board of
Works, wee charged with savagely assaulting his wife and
three polioeroonstables.
Walter Ferman., 133 P, stated that at about half.peet 10
O'clock on Saturday night he was no duty in Drury-lama
when some women came to him and said that a man was
murdering his wife in Marquis-court. He went there and
found the prisoner in the house where he lodged beating his
wife, who sank er.hausted under his blows, and fell sense-
less to the ground. Some of the neighbour. lifted her up,
sad recovered her, when the prisoner again •truck her and
knocked her down, threatening with terrible (moths to
"anash her brains not before the nitht was over." The woman
was bleeding profusely from n wound in the face. Witness
Interfered to protect the woman from further violence, and
the prisoner attacked him with still greater fury, striking
him repeatedly about the bead and face, kicking him,
and when they fell to the ground her, rolling over him.
He also snatched up a large green bottle which 4y is
the peerage, and struck at huh with ft. Witness emit('
doubtless hare been overcome by the prisoner had not some
other constables come to his aid.
Norman, 175 P, came to the assistance of last witneos, and
took the bottle from the pr.soner, who kicked and streak
him with great violence. He was still suffering great pain
from the effect of Move on the chest and abdomen, and Wu
unable to keep any food on his stomach. He feared it wosli
be some time beforo he could resume his duties.
Marsh, I?, was also assaulted by the prisoner. It was
only by the united exertions of eight constables that Moo
premier was ultimately removed to the station.
The prisoner's wife, who attended with great reluctance,
expressed a wish to withdraw the charge of assault upon
her. He had never dose so before.
Mr. Henry—Now, be careful.
The wife—Well, he has beaten me, bet not so bad ss
this.

OSie of the neiebbours cane forward and stated that pri.
loner and his wife were both drank, ant that she was to
bt.n.e in the tint instance. She was provokingium toquarrel,
and he west sway for peace sake, but when be returned she
was at him Main. He had not beaten her severely.
e's
Hr. Henry—Did you see him knock her down in the oon-
stahlresence?
Witnees—N p
o, Sir.
Mr. Hesry—Then, You see,you do Dot know all the facts.
The poisoner said he eeratinly was very violent when
drank bet be didn't behave that he bad intended to strike
the earleble with the bottle. He only wanted to pet it
eel of the way. The eceetatilee bad used him very roughly.
Mr. Mary said V it bad not been for the police,
the primense would probably have killed his wife, ea be
threatened. They red be preteeted when interf=e,
reread ntenier. fle meet be inipnsoned three
ene inn& far etch emelt

oars FiXMCIi OF a MIDICAL evagerr.
Wafter Davis, aged twenty, • respectably attired per-
us, with • eight bared and moustache, described on this
sharp sheet se • medical 'indult, refusing his address, wee
ebarged before XL Cowie with being drunk soil extinguish-
ing two Iliad !Nap is Herriaonwtort.
Abseil two eelea this morrag the prisneer, who wee the
won fur Uglier, ens sees by pthoe•constable 3111, to
mu asl lass el the limps is the above street. Who, he
vow ageism M ghost it be rid it was • very good joke esti
Old aga Ind OM it for a lark. Tb. oilers of time kris
It WY tibia mos that Limy gave atoeuragemeat to thieves,
sod ems the mem d araiiimits occurrog.
The pdasese .&d he was curry, and if clisehasesd be
wood set meet wises
Mr. Osiris mid inch siesloct wee a disgrace to • perm
like the delsedmet. The &ferret would now havezriz
• Sue of lib., sr is Muth 14 days' impriseemenk
ever he was brought Wore his ha would be very
wanly
The to wee paid.

Erricaarrs ThuFr or CILASOOW. —Oll Thursday
evenieg • mamma frogs New Orleans was robbed in Weal
Giors...dieet, Glasgow, of a_pocketbook couteining •
chasms for MI., • bill for 400/., • promissoryDot. far
2.3(k) dollars, • bill of exchange for SAM dollars, •bbl goo
113 dollars, a bill for fel. or 70f., and nine U. bank notee.
The theft was rocuroitted by • woman who accosted this
gentlemea is the street. As meal in such mum, the hooky
was handed to an &complies. The cheques and bale, how-
ever. will be of no use to the thieves.
Potwar's° re Srvern.s_ —A case of poisoning,
under somewhat remarkable circumstances, is at =
undergoing inrestnpuon by the cornier for West
Mr. Num, a farmer of Genevieve, has in his anreise
two persons named Hawkins and Curtis. the former in
the capacity of farm bailiff, sod the other • labourer.
It would appear from the evidence that Hawkins had
gone, b permission, to • flosr.lag in Curtis's bars,
for the purpose of borrowing acme four. On Ike
following day, a pudding lariat been Numbs by
Ciart;s's wife of Soar from the awe
beg, ef there
who partook of ft were taken 01, and one poet by
died soon after. Amok was discovered by the
stirzeon to be the mum of death, and the difficulty to
to solved is how the poison came to be mixed with the
Boor. Juit-irg from what has transpired, it &posses as if
it deliiwrately and with a intuelerous design.
In the meantime an adjournment has takm place, to steed
an opportunity of bringing forward farther ovidasie.

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ICITROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)

The number of bouts is much smaller than on Monday
last sad occempassay Mae is more cheerful Chosmet
deswiptions Mier dem Ir. The sictuse: ahem
is also moan, and prier ea tie mumps me
name am mum dearer. Our fm. ouppkr 4444144 of 600
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BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
lime& Petieedem sad Saila report a steady deemed fir
sew 1e et prime vary* from 101. be IR per mi.
emilm. mid eid Mips we also io good require et miry ins
isms. Dirty, MAW&

COAL MA WM.—MIN DAY. )
Wall' Rod Hatton, 20e. ; Walls Est lambics, Ins.;
Wens Bad Haswell, 30e. • Walls Rad Hartlepool,
MIL ; Walls Lod andeikk Hotice, 11/4. 9d
11111 . ;
Walls Risks Oeswia, 1 6d. Wans End Hellos,
lk let ; Wane Nod Z ; Zhu Mak lle. ; Walla End Dila-
hos Thera*, 17e. ; Dynes, ; Woodhouse eke% 17u;
Perishes, ITa ; Walls hid Hadley, 18s. 3d. ; Robison,
lea 3d. ; Toadish Your Ides, 13s. 6d. ; Wyhus. 16. 3d. ;
West Marshy, Ha. ; Huddle's lhai 16e. ;
Demises's Berney, 16s. Id. ; Howard's Harthy, 161. 3d.
—66 ships at sparked.

THE RECIPE AND RAO FRANCISCO PERNAM-
BUCO RAILWAY COMPANY-(THIS DAY)

The tenth half-yearly meeting of shareholders
was held this day at the Londe& Tanana, Mr. DICKSON is
the chair.

to —The meeting
tut yea merely pro fowl, end Ina adjourned
the 22ael ins

FACAPI 01 Timm PIuSONIYILS MOW HMI. GAOL.
—The escape of three prisoners from Bull Gaol is recorded.
With an old kale sharpened into the shape of a saw, the psi-
gown sniesged to steeps through the trot liars which bound
*r prime wladew, and then, by the assistanoe of
long ropes teeth oat of " manilla,* which it was their
duty to prepare, they climbed over a wall 27 feet high.
The manilla was stolen day after day, as the prisoners
found opportunity, and the whole affair appears to have
be the labour of weeks. With one of the men the labour
Ye bees ineffeetnel, for be was captured the day on which
he made his amps, and to the Wilts-plats) of the others
' Ye pollee aro mkt to bays a clue,