The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE..

Toms* Christopier Waller,ci;;;;Tbed upon the charge
sheet as a general dealer, living at No. 6, Gossettatnet,
Bethnal-green, wee charged before the Lord Mayor with
having broken into the warehouse of Messrs. Cole-
man, Everett, and Rowe, of 2, Old Swan-lane, Druggists,
and stealing 20 bottles of essence of rose*, valued at
It appeared from the evidence of the warehouseman and
porter to the prosecutors that upon the night of Tuesday
the remises were left safe, and upon their going to the
premises the following morning it was found that the pre-
mises had been entered from the rod, and two of the desks
broken open. The cash-box, six bottles of otto of roses, and
other property was stolen.
James William Beach, a traveller WOe prosecutors, stated
that onWedmaday afternoon he called in the course of bUhitlol3
upon a Mr. Beide*, a chemist living in Aylesbury. street,
Clerkenwell, and was mentioning to Lim the robbery which
had taken place and the goods which had been stolen, wham
Mr. %Hock said that a man had been in the shop but a few
minutes before, and had offend to him some otto of
roan for sale, and that ho would be back again in
a few minutes. Witness wept out and told a friend
to look out for a police-constable, and again en-
tered Mr. Baldock's shop. In a few minutes the
prisoner came into the shop again and produced a bottle
which contained otto of roses. Witness at ones saw it
was one of the bottles which had been stolen. He then
kept the prisoner in conversation, leading him to suppose
he was about to become a purchaser, and rIS soon as the
police-constable came, pve bans into custody. The prisoner
then said that it was given to him to sell.
The prisoner, who declined to ask any questions or make
any statement, was remanded until Monday.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Jahn Gardner, an envelope maker,. wee charged before
Mr. Tyre/Litt with annoying a female named Jane Bishop,
under the following circumstances :
From 'the evidence of the complainant, residing at 2,
Upper James-street, it appeared that she had cohabited
with the defendant, but had ceased to do so, owing to his
ill-treating her and considering her life in danger. lie bad
annoyed her all the previous day.
The defendant mid that on the previous eveeing they were
at. Dr. Parkes's having wine together, when her brother
came and took her away.
An elderly female said &message was brought to the oom-
plainant from defendant stating that if she did not go back
to live with him (defendant) be would mutter her.
Another female said she saw the defendant try to thrust
thu complainant into a cab, at the same time saying,
" Come Jenny, dear, won't you kiss me," and he often
threatened to inn her through.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Did he threaten to run her through when
be naked her to Ides him ? (Laughter.)
The witness—Oh, no ; it wan a lung while ago.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—ls there any reasonable person who knows
anything of the ease ? (To the defendauti—Why do you
go otter the complainant.
Defendant (with a smile)—Why, to tell the troth, because
I like Ber—((laughter)—and the child.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should bind him over to keep the
peace, and If he continued to annoy the complainant, he
should order him to find heavy bail.

WESTMINSTER.
Edward Dance was charged wile the following brutal
attack upon his wife:
Ehnibeth Dance, 6, Morton-etreet,said that she had been
marriedlo years, and hadhad Ave drenby theaccused. On
the previous night, at ten o'clock, not finding him at home, she
went out to seek him, and not finding him, she went to her
mother's house, when he came after her; they then went home
quietly, and she thought all was right. When they got in-
doors he bolted the door, and directly she got into the
kitchen, he never said a ward, bat knocked her
down with • desperate blow in the fern across
the ban of the fireplace, and while she was lying on
the floor be kicked said beat her in a shocking =nem all
over, swearing he would have her life, and that it would be
• hanging job on Monday morning. She was very seriously
hurt and bruised, and was near her confinement. He had
been charged at this court with auatilting her twice before,
' and been bound over to keep the peace.
Polioe-oonstable Geary, 133 B, said on hearing screams of
" Minder" he hastened to the spot, and tried to burst the
door open, but found it was too securely fastened. The
screams lasted for five mainutee, and then the prisoner
opened the door and said, when whams asked him what
was the matter, that he hoped he might get six months.
Pe found the wife very much beaten and exhausted.
The defendant did notdeny the salad; but said his wife
hod abused him.
The complainant denied this, as did also her mother, a
very creditable-looking woman.
Mr. Pointer said it was a very savage assault, without
any provocataon. He should remand defendant for • week,
and he might prepare himself for a lengthened term of
imprisonment,