The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-06 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION HOUSE.

Mn.s Mary Anew Veers, a well-dressed pet on, surren-
dered before the Lord Mayor, to sewer • charge of being
drunk and disorderly, in Dove-court, Old Jewry, on the
previous afternoon.
Mr. Beard, the solicitor, attended on behalf of the de-
fendant.
It appeared that on Thursday afternoon, about
:tabrarter after five o'clock, a City police-con-
received information which induced him to
go to the plate mentioned, and he there saw the defend-
ant very drunk, sad she had seised hold of a person named
Oinntley, who was • neighbour, and would not let her go.
He advised her to loom bee boll, but she refused, and wee
so violent, and caused such • crowd to assemble, thin at
last he was obliged to obtain the assistance of anof con-
stable, and take her to the police station.
The Lord Mayor inquired whether the intorno was
certain that the defendant was drunk, and he replied
that she was. She acted, he skid, more like • mod woman
than anything else.
In answer to questions put by Mr. Beard the vitamin said
that be was quite sure that the defendant was an merely
excited but that she was drunk. As be waa taking her to
the police station his brother constable said that she
was drunk, and the reply she made was that he was a
liar."

Mr. Coarnley, the person referred to said that the
defendant was a neighbour, and had kept a shop close to
him for several yearn, and when she was drunk ohs wee a
complete nuisance and terror to every one. On Thursday
afternoon she oame to his houae, ands xpressed her intention
"to skin" one of his children, which was a favourite ex-
pression with her, and seised him by one leg and arm, and
threw him on the ground. She then seined him without
any provocation, and he was obliged to send for the police
to extricate him from her clutches.

The Loral Mayor said he 1;Y ;;Mised that a woman of
such respectable appearance, and who seemed to be in a re-
spectable position of life, should have acted in such a
manner. There was no doubt that she was drunk, and
that she had behaved in a moat disorderly manner, and for
those offences he should fine her ten shalinp, and in de-
fault she would be imprisoned for seven days.
The fine was paid.
Mr. Beard called the attention of his lordship to a very
impudent fraud of which he had been made the victim,
the publication of which may tend to protect others from a
similar proceeding.
Mr. Beard stated that on the previous day a man, having
the appearanos of a porter, called at he private residence
during his absence, and handed the servant a brown paper
parcel, and demanded eighteeopence for its =Triage. The
parcel had marked upon it " Great Western Railway," and
the sum mentioned, and when the servant hesitated to pay
the amount, he said he should not leave it without, =dim
was then paid the money and left the parceL Upon the
return of Mr. Beard he opened the packet, and found that
it only contained an old newspaper. He said he thought it
right to mention the matter to hie lordship, in order that
publicity might be given to it.
The Lord 'Mayor said It was very proper that the tact
should be made known, in order that the public might be
put upon their guard.