The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-06 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

A young man named Wittiest Jeickaon was charged with
assaulting William Berle, a youth of about eighteen years
of age.
The complainant deposed—This afternoon I was coming
up Holborn with a friend, when I happened to touch a
woman's dress with • piece of chalk—
Mr. Barisal (the Chief Clerk)— Happened ? Did you do
it on
Witness--No—well, yea. I certainly did it on purpose.
Ka and my friend were larking.
Mr. Hall—Then you did very wrong.
Witness—Yes, I own it was wrong.
Mr. Hall—How old are you ? Witness—Eighteen.
Mr. Hall—Then you are old enough to know better.
The witness continued—After 1 marked the woman's
mantle the prisoner came up to me and asked
what I did that for. He was not with the lady. I told
him to mind his own business. He said, "Come round into
the next street, and I will show you.' I went with him to
the next street, and he struck me a violent blow in the face.
I followed him till I saw • policeman, to whom I gave him
in custody. [The witness's We was much discoloured.]
His evidence was confirmed by his friend.
Defendant denied having struck complainant, and called •
witness, who, however, confirmed the complainant's state-
ment.

Mr. Hall severely lectured the complainant on the impro-
priety of his conduct, upon which the complainant
to cry, rubbing his uninjured eye vigorously with
knuckles. His worship went on to say that even the com-
et's conduct did not justify defendant in striking him.
The latter. moreover, had made the matter worse by telling
an untruth about it. He must pay 306. or be imprisoned
for eight days.
The fine was paid.

FATAL AOCIDIITT. —A fatal accident, attended
with some rather singular circumstances, took place on
Tuesday last at the Alcoa Drawing-dock, Bankaide, South-
wark. It 'appeared that on the afternoon et that day •
carter in the employ of Mr. Chainberlayne, • carman, was
seat to the dock to take • load of bricks from • barge that
was lying at the dock. He had • cart and one horse, and
it wowed that, it being nearly low water at the time he
arrhed, he drove into the water close to the large, and
was about to commence loading. It appears that at
this *pot there is a very sudden fall in the shore,
and whether the horse had reached forward to drink,
or from some other cause, he stumbled forward into
deep water. The carter, who was in the cart,
and had the reins in hie hand, was seen to make a strong
effort to pull the horse up, but did not succeed, and in an
instant horse, cart, and man sunk in deep water, the nod.
dent being witnessed by a number of persons who were close
to the spot. An alarm was, of come, immediately given,
and drags were procured, which were used at once, but
strange to say, no trace of either cart, horse, or harness, or
the unfortunate driver, was discoirered, and although the
search has been continued ever since, it has been with the
same result. The cart was a heavy vehicle, such as is
usually employed for carrying bricks, and it is -conjectured
that the driver had, while struggling in the water upon his
first becoming immersed, got entangled with the reins
in the harness, and that the whole mass went to the
bottom, and persons acquainted with such matters have ex.
pressed an opinion that by the action of the tide it has
been carried probably to • considerable distance down the
river. A few years ago, it appears, • barge was sunk at
Waterloo-bridge, and it was never seen again until it was
found floating at Erith, a distance of %I miles from the
scene of the original accident, no trace of it being seen at
either of the bndges through which it must have Boated, or
in the Pool ; and it is conjectured that a similar result may
take place in the present instance.

A Smoot-La EACAPL—A few evenings ago Mr.
Tagg, of Dirtlow Farm, near Ashford, was going home
about nine o'clock, and when on the hill side known as
the Harrock, he saw what he supposed to be an earth-
slip, as though some old wine shaft had run in ; but as
the night was dark he was unable to examine it. Having
• rope in his hand he threw one end into the supposed
chasm to ascertain if he were correct, and after satis-
fying himself he proceeded homewards. The circum-
stance haunted him all night, and as soon as daylight
appeared he returned to the spot to examine it
more minutely ; he now heard some one in a low feeble
voice ask for help, and on inquiring who it was, was
answered, " Oeorge Keeling ; and I have been here since
nine o'clock yesterday morning." Mr. Tagg at once pro-
cured the assistance of Messrs. T. Platte, R. Wilma, O.
Bagul. 7, and others, who placed a large pole across the
declivity, and let down a cart rope over the centre to which
the poor man attached himself, and in about half-an-hour
was drown to the surface comparatively uninjured, save from
the cold and the cramp, owing to the peculiar position he
was in. He had fallen 16 yards and then lodged on a ledge
in the shaft, and suppmted himself in this perilous position
ing his bands alternately on the opposite side of the
lagac The debris had all sunk below him to an unknown
distance, and his serape may be considered quitemirsculons.
—Derby Mercury.
Tea VOLCNTIER MOVILICENT AT LIVERPOOL. --
At the meeting of the Mersey Dock and Harbour Beard yes-
terday it was decided to apportion a piece of land at the ex-
tremity of the southern docks for the purpose of ride prac-
tice. The ground is close to the shore, and the "range"
will extend tato the river, thus creating a natural precau-
tion against accidents, lac. This pound will be used chiefly
by the Aighurth and Totteth Park corps ; but the prig.
tipsy practice ground for the summer months will be oa the
sands between Crosby and Formby.