The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-17 00:00:00

THE CALEND %It.

The calendar contains the U 4111.6 of 8:: prisoners cont.
mitt .h for hcd, 74 being fur felony and nine for
misdemeanour. The otlence4 consist of robberies from the
I:reat Northern and North Western Haiieey Companies,
robberies from the person, obtaining goals by false pre-
toic..s, indecent assaults, steAling tools from workmen,
robbing furnished lodgings, niAliciously ilainiaginl plate
malicious aueeulta, as.witr 0a the police, selling in-
decent prints, &c.

.RANI) J"RV.

The gran.' jury hi. ing bean sworn by Mr. Itumbelow,
the ...Meer of the court,
The ..tssist.iot .Itolv very briefly addressed them as to
the nstoie of their duties, and they retired to their
MOM.

SENTENt EA.

It.Thin./.e.,rivieteil at the Mayadjourned sessions of
an indecent assault, was brought up fur judguient.
It will 6, rrie,,,,,...red that this WAS a cue prosecuted
by the Associate In.tititte for Improving and Enforcing
the Laws fur th.. Protection of Women, when the pet.
loner was ilefen.l.l by Mr. Lewis, who, on his be-
half, took oliketions to the feria of the indictment. It
consisted of three counts, one for an attempt to commit a
rape, an indecent assault, mid a common assault.
Mr. Lewis, fur the prisoner, objected that there was no
case to go to the jury. The girl hol con-enterl. a fact
which was an answer to the last two eounts, and as to the
first count, the l}lllo was consistent with an indecent
assault, to which the girl was a consenting party, and it
was fur this prosecution to make out a balance of
probabilities in favour of the higher offence. The
Amistant Judge upon that said he agreed with the
objection as to the last two counts, and would reserve the
otter objection fur the Court of Criminal Appeal. The
question was argued on Saturday week, and the court
holding that they were bound on the verdict of the jury,
dismissed the appeal, and confirmed the conviction.
This day the prisoner was brought up and placed at the
Isar.

The Assistant .Judge sentenced bum to be imprisoned sod
kept to hard Labour for two ',ewe.

ILW Ai: !STRAIT..

Lord Chelsea took the oath* and ivalifed as a justice of
the peace fur the county of Middlesex.

SECOND COURT.
(Before Mr. Payne.)
THE TRAVER:OI JI RT.

Twelve gentlemen summoned to serve upon the Traverse
Jury were called, and as they did not answer, were fined
by the court 2/. each.
The summoning officer was instructed in the usual way
to take proceedings on behalf of the sheriff of Middlesex.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIB DAY.)

BOWATREET.
A CRlltl. HOAX.

About a dozen melioiresisectabie appearance, who said
they represented between GO and 70 men, attended before
the sitting magistrate, Mr. blowers, to complain of • hoax
the whole number had been subjected to with more or
less inconvenience, and, in some instances, expense.
me of the party. who acted as spoleeatnan, stated that
they were all 'strangers to each other, but all of the class
of clerks, warehousemen, foremen, and the like, and being
out of employment, had been attracted by an advertise.
ment in the daily newspapers to the effect that a person
was wanted to manage • anical business, upon ad-
vantageous terms, and that aerlication was to
be made at a ceriain address in Long-acre. The
result was the assemblage in that thoroughfare of such
a crowd of applicants as considerably interrupted the
thoroughfare—uo doubt to the annoyance of the neigh.
hours. They were not able to obtain at the house indi-
cated any information as to the advertisement. No
liminess was being carried on there, and there was no one
in the house but a broker's man, who was in possession
for the goods of the late tenant, a wine and spirit mer-
chant, who had been dietrained upon for rent. It was
insinuated that the late tenant was the author of the hoax,
sad had done it to annoy the landlord, the broker, or the
neighbour., and if this imputation was unfounded, it was
to be hoped that he would come forward and disclaim it.
It TM a great hanlship to poor men out of employment to
be so misled. Many might imagine that their Limo could
not be of much value, but as it diverted them from
seeking work in other and genuine quarters,
they regarded it as a positive calamity. Not
one of them could know with certainty that he had not
lost an opportunity, of engagement elsewhere. Many, who
bad come from a distance, had actually spent money for
omnibus or railway fares—small mime, of course, but ill to
be spired by men who were canting nothing.
Another applicant said he had been four months out of
employment, and had been four time,' hoaxed, in one case
having been put to an expense of 10e, for railway fare.
Mr. Flowers said it was a very cruel hoax, but he re-
petted that he had no power to afford them any redress.

MARLBOROUGH•STREET.
WI PE 'MATING.

JoAn lidfAt t, a shoemaker, residing at No. 19, Grosvenor-
market, was charged before Mr. Koos with assaulting his
wife.

Sarah James, thecomplainant, said—About 12 o'clock on
Paturday night my husband came home in a very excited
state and burst open the bedroom door and struck me
violently about the face and body with a carpet bag. It is
a daily oocurruice for him to get drunk and illuae me. I
have to work constantly for the support of my children.
Mr. Knox—Haa he been at this court before ?
roniplainant—l took out a summons against him, but
as be pleaded hard to be forgiven I did not appear against
biro. When he came into the room he called roe an adul-
terous woman, and then set to striking me with the carpet
tem

Prisoner-1 asked you who bolted the door, and because
700 did not answer me I felt indignant.
Police-coostahle Burgess, 142 C —On Saturday night I
met the complainant. Blood was running out of her
mouth, and she had a lump on her arm She charged
herhueband with &moulting her, and he said that he had
done it. and if she came near him be would do it again.
The prisoner was drink. I was informed by the neigh-
bours that two or three times last week there were rows
exulted by the prisoner, and that, having a knife in his
hand at the time, he threatened to cut his wife's throat.
Prisoner-1 am sorry it occurred, but it shall not occur
sg.in. I have a young family.
Mr. Knox—You should have thought of your family
before you struck your wife.
cuniplainant—Twice last week he took up a knife to me.
I have endured his ill-treatment for years. He has been
'one since I took out the summons and let him off. One
but week he trie,l to throw himself of the parapet,
mvi tore up all his clothes and my shawl. I consider my
Mr. ide is in danger.
Knox—Not only yours, but his own too. (To the
P'i•sneri—lt's the old story—drink, drink, drink. You
will not be satisfied till you have taken yimr wife's life
'lO tour own. I shall commit you for three months with
hard.labonr.

A RAD STORY.
ar:l4l man, of genteel appearance, came to the court
ihh.morning. and said to the ma la ra.e—l am cry
4n,R",. to take your advice, air, on a ma•te • of consider-
'44 difficulty. I have a eon who is in India, holding a
tom' tespectahle appointment in the civil .ervice. He is
4 Darned man, with a wife and three children. They have