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

EXPRESS FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1860:

killed. I told her she must distinctly understand that I
lent the money solely on the faith of her declaration that
elle was a widow, and if she were not so, she might get into
trouble. She received some money on account then, I think
it was ISI. ; and I told her she should have some more
when she brought the probate of her husbend'a
She frequently called alter and received small sums of
money, till finding that she did not reduce
the probate, I told her 1 could not think of
letting her have any more until she made a solemn deck-
ration that she was not married. I told her that in the pre-
sence of all my clerks, and I sent one of my clerks with her
to a commissioner, before whom she made the declaration, and
it was brought back to me. Upon that I gave her some more
money, I think it was 25., to get a Sunday dinner with.
Since then I have received information that she is a mar-
ried woman, and if she as remanded, I have no doubt I shall
be able to prove the fact.
Cross-examined—l have issued writs against Mr. Ilungste
and Mr. Aldis. lam not a money lender.
The prisoner said there was no ground for the charge, as
she had been a widow for five yews.
The Lord Mayor said there wee no proof before the court
of her being a married woman, but he should remand her on
her own recognisance to appear again.

John C. &cock, of Walworth, cooper,
• man about forty years old, known in his locality as
a follower of Johanna Southoote, was charged before the
Lord Mayor with being disorderly, and pulling down a sheet-
ices chimney, in the ehurch of fit. James, Duds-place;
and also with &unities Vale, beadle of the mid church.
Vale said—List night, about nine o'clock, after the ser-
vice was over, the prisoner was in the church, shouting out
and making • disturbance, which collected a great con-
course of people. The miner went to him and requested
him to withdraw, telling him that as the service was over
he had no right there, and that he could not be per-
mitted to make a disturbance. The !wiener refund
to leave the church, and in the most excited
manner shouted out that he had been sent with a
menses from Heaven to the Lord Mayor, the corporation,
and the citizens of London, that the Lord would destroy
the Cl* in five years. The rector again expostulated with
him, but be only shouted the loader, and when the rector
ordered me to remove him, and I proceeded to do so, he
assaulted me violently, and, imbibing hold of an iron chimney
that was in our way, he pulled it down in resisting me.
We had the greatest trouble in removing him from the
cchurch,lL and ultimately 1 pi
ve him into custody. It will
to repair the &name he did
The Lord Mayor—Wes b intoxicated!
Witesse—Oh no, my lord, he was quite sober.
The Lind Mayor—Well, what have you to say to this
charge prisoner
Pruner—flay, why that I am an ill-used man.
The Lord Mayor—How can you complain of that, after
behaving so in a church?
Prisoner—l am • believer in a God. I believe in a Gad
of mercy—a Cod of judgments—a God of visitations--end
a God who never sends His judgment. on the earth without
first sending warnings to the nations, and—(erasing his voice
to the pitch of frenzy, while he shook his wavy locks, and
upheaved his bands m a maniacal manner)—l am sent with
a great message, to say to the City, " Mese, Mene, Tekel,
CO:wain ; thou art weighed in the balance, and—"
The Lord Mayor—Well, that will do. You must make
compensation for the damage you have done.
Primmer—Damage ! I think they ought to compensate
me, for I went there with a great message of mercy
lo! they clutched me by the sonar, and tore the beard from
Wchin, eves as they reviled and spat upon One of old!
that Christianity? Wes that the way to receive •
tonsege from the Most Imo? Lo! again I tell you I have
got a memage from heaven.
The Lord Mayor—Stay ! No more of that. The damage
is estimated highly, but I shall order you to pay 20a., or
go to *son for seven days.
Prisoner (with a knowing leer and an entire change of
tone)—Won't it do, your worship, if I send a man to re-
pair the damage and settle the matter with him?
The Lord Mayor—You must pay 205., sir, or go to pri-
son for seven day..
Prisoner (in the same wild accents as before)—So, then,
again I tell you I have a message from heaven.
The Lord Mayor—Remove him, officer.
Three officers took him by the collar and endeavoured
to lead him down stairs, but
The prisoner clutched the railing of the dock with both
hands, and held hie ground deepite their efforts to dislodge
him until He had delivered his " message," which he did as
follows :—"Lo, listen and hear ! I tell you, I come charged
with a menage from Him who always sends His
before He sends his judgments ; and now the world is warnings told
by my voice, and by the voice of Johanna, and by the yoke
of God, that the Lord is about to shake the earth to its
foundations with His terrible judgments. My voice has said
it, and the voice of Johanna, and the voice of God ; and it
will be done. So ye are warned ! "
He then walked down stairs, but there he resumed his
ravings, until his mother, who was in court, paid the money,
and he was discharged.