The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-20 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

Her, Ave. TfalA, a poT, nifuentbia-looking women, wh
held is her anal a atckly infon,, wait Moog a up on retimod,
°bilged with attempting to onentu.t suicide, under circum-
stances of a pi culiarly heattrend me cheroot. r, Laving, In the
Rid Ilea the Light, cepos Lod her rhi d cetefully wrapped.neu:
is tbs damsel pottievat of wikh she had dlvoted
ea a sheltered doorstep is Tharaseeetreet, sad covered it
with her Angel before oho bent her Mem towarls the river
with the intention of deetrortag herself—ay:tepee which abet
wee prevented from chmatucusting by thstaterposititea of •
policeman.
When first brought before the Lord Mayor, ehe told • pi-
tale of how A. was alone in the world, with tee ex-
egetic' of a sister who WY unable to help her ; how she had
been usable to maintain heasal and child by her labour as •

eammdreas; how she bad taken to lodge with her a young
women who had robbed her even of ikelt bedclothes; how
thee she fel ill, and in de,pair readved to end liar life,
Iravirg her chili b. hind her to the mercy of the world.
Commiserating her condition, his lordship remodel her
for a Yr:et, with a view to her being well and carefully
attended Min the prison infirmary, rather than for puniahnient,
end directed that inquiries should be made se to the truth of
her story. Those inquiries were mad., and, on one result,
her abbe now attended in court. Addreesiog the sister'
The Lord Mayor said—Yon are aware ol the attempt made
by your sister upon her life. Will you pledge yourself to
take we of her to tho best of your ability if I deliver lase
over tato your hands P
The Amer' weeping. said she would.
The Lord Mayor—Since she was here bi fore she has been
well token area in the infirmary, and I hope she Lilt availed
herself of the services of the chaplain, and that she is fully
aware of the enormity of the crime which she at'empted to
oornmit. To the prisoner—Will you promise me never do
so spin P
Yeutter—Yes, sir, indeed I will.
The Lord Moyer—Then you are discharged. I give you into
the care of your sister; to bee also will Lo handed some small
'attributions seat for your nee by chswitabla individuals who
saw your cave reported In the newspapers, sad I hope you
will never male so offend the laws of God and man.
The prisoner was then discharged, and quitted the court
with her sister, after the contributions referred to by the
Lord Mayor had bees handed to her.
H. 8. ,Ohnlon, tiller, was charged, upon summon', with
aseeolting Mr. John Nathan, wholesale clothier, in
Houodaditch.

Mr. Robles St appeared for the complainant, and Mr.
Hobler for the defendant. The complainant is of somewhat
rceagre proportion", while the defendant is a tall, stout, and
powerfully-built man of enormous weight.
Mr. Robinson said the defendant had been In the
habit of t.king out large quantities of clothing to
make up for the complainant, and recently received
• quantity, one portion of which he delivered,
while anotoer portion remained In hie bands. Oa Friday
lost he sent in a bill fur fel odd, on account of which Mr.
le.than paid 31, end sent word that he would not pay the
rest null the material which defendant held was all roads
up and delivered. Defendant then went hirueelf ant de-
mended his money, and Mr. Nathan explained to him the
reason why he kept a portion of it back, upon which the de-
fendant, without the slightest brovccailon, took him by she
collar, shook him violently, Read him down with his back
ecru& the edge of • packing case, and there knelt upon him
for a considerable time, until the son and shop-boy of the
complainant went up and pulled him off. Mr. Nathan thee
went into his counting-house and closed the dour but the
defendant forced hie way in, despite the efforts of Mr. Na-
than's son, but war kept from perpetra' lag any further act of
vi .lent., in the first place, by the act of Mr. Nathan, who
seized upon the poker to defend himself, and secondly, and
more of actually, by the arrival from dinner of Mr. Nathan's
work area, who were absent when the defendant went to the
place. As • consequence of the brutal tumult committed
upon him, the complainant had vomiel considerably, and
had been suffering severely front illness ever since.
The coneplsi o ant, upon examination and cross-examination,
deposed to the facts sa put for geed by the leained consul,
and hie statement was confirmed in every eetential iaqicular
by his son and shop-boy.
Oa the other hand, a strong attempt was male to show
that, beyond a tome scuffle to get possession of • disputed
paper, and in the course of which the complainant fell acci-
dotally, there bad been no ausult at all ; and that so far a.
matters rosily did go in that direction, the complainant him-
self was the aggressor.
The Lord Mayor, however, said that it war perfectly clear
that the defendant bad noel most unjustifiable means in de-
manding settlement of • disputed debt, and he roust there-
fore pay • Ana of 40., sad costa, or be imprisoned for 14 days.
The money was paid.