The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-07 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

THIS DAY.

MARLBOROTIGH-STRZIT.
was anarneo.
Chula Manaus. • ma middle-aged ass malaise at No.
16, Ponepetrea. Newport market, was eiterged before Mr.
Detadoa, with v aseasitiag his wile, Asa Hassan.
Camplslam", whose eyes were dreadfully metaled sad
*oared with a bandage, stattd that oa the movie's oasis.
elm was ssdaeesetng warfare matte n b•tween two (rinds
who wen issarvelliag, whoa the delesdaat, wlthost the least
provotatiost, anal her a valeta blow la Ow fat with his
Bit, sad blaskaaed ha eye. Bee dirotely eaa op stare sad
went to toed, bat she bad no wooer laid data than he
raked Into the room and struck her again with peat
force, sad blackened the other eye. He was proseedieg to
farther violate, when her tries attracted the nab* of •
soastable, who was penis', mad who took painter late
tasted,.
The primula, is reply to Mr. Baden, said he eight
ban amok his wife, but he anew twain whatever *boot
it, as ha was drank at the tea.
Mr. Hades said that was • pose wear for du &saki
togas, he hod given his wife, mad osianitted lila (or liZ
'tenths.

WORSHIP,STRERT.
111LINDI•0 • RIPS.
Edmund Ways,, a dissdate-lookiag fellow, was charged I
before Mr. liamisill under Oboe cireumstances:—
Thriess er's wile, whose fees os the Ist Oe oss
Imbed fromp the temple it the jaw, deseribed fthatd while
at her hoots last Gotta, be entered, the woo for hive_ ,r
end because biers was only breed is the espboard, struck
her with b let es do head. She did sot wish to imprison
him, bet was deeirous that be sh .uld be compelled to EWA-
Ws his three amide's sad separate from her.
Mr. Hasuaill—Why, his he ill-seed yaw before this
occasion ?

(relsetantly)—Y.. sir, ha lua, bat I dos't
will to but

Hammed—So yes have said; what is the matter VIM
your right eye
Complaisant—l have lost the light of It, sir.
Mr. fleamill—Ncw how WAS that?
Complainant—Well, he aqua mein the eye ale peen age,
mid blinded me. 1 don't thick he would behave av it it
was ant fee the drink. I'm ewe be would he a better man.
Mr. Rammill—No doubt of that. Who supports that
family ?
I do, sir, principally. He is a brads maker, but I see
very little of the produce. 1 cosset live with him again,
bet do sot hurt him. He ooly hit me nice.
Mr. Hemmill—And a v. ry friebtful blow it manifestly
was. You have lost the sight of one aye, end the other la
visibly affected. Ydir hothead shill go to peens for two
=oaths, and find goal bad for six months 'forwards.
Tee brutal defendant mode no defense or reply.

CLERKENWELL

CIIAILON OF FRAUD AND FONONIIT.

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A very teepee ably-.!need 'orlon man, attired la deep
black, who termed to f.el die cosition yen acutely, sad who
pave his came es T• MOM Freemen, of No. 46, Batiste-
terrace. City-road, described on the police sheet se a litho.
Fresher, mad who it wee stated is well knowa se a methodist
preacher, wee pieces in the Woos' dock hettre Mr. Conk,
charged with knowiesip atterion two forged orden oa the
27th of September, one being for the lam of 71., sad this
other for If. 19..
The cue seemed to *mite the greatest later's', sad the
mart wads crowded with rcepectablydressed venous sasses
to bear the ease.

Mr. Willie. Bedell said be was • tailor and draper,
naming on huine.,. at No. 13, Fella-terrace, Liverpool-
road, Islington. He had known the prisoner for DUN ONO,
having done businees with hint cn seural occasions. On
the 27th of &weather the prisoner went to him, he hating'
Dees making a waistcoat for hint, and tried It os. At this
time the piston was lade bud to him In the sou of 61. 2..,
and taking the bill front hi. I o kit, he asked prosecutor to
add the amount ef the waistcoat. Hieing done so, the
Ts/lomat took a cheque from hie pocket for 71, 7.., sad
told hie to take the amount of hie hill frets it. Hetes*
the cheque and gave the pri•oner 17s. change. About kilt
put ten the Same 'seeing he prisoner knocked at his door
and asked his, If he wooed b, kind enoegh to cub another
cheque for a swall amount. • friend of his why world have
done it for Mu being out cottons. The Amu Wog only
for 1/ les., sad believine the prisoner to be • reepostable
won, he did so. He bad eau mumbled that both
cheques were forgeries The cheques were draw. spelt
the arm of Hilbert sod Co , of Pail mall, sod wino they'
VHS promoted it was amertaised that as pommel that
nesse bad so ammat them.
lo mower to Mr. Corti', the primmer add hs should io-
dise to ask the witness my gaieties..
Mr. Nathaniel Gould told ho was a magistrate of the '
Comity M Middle..., sod Mist of tho Arm of Hilbert sad '
Co., of Pall•mall. We ham me meek perms who keeps so
osommt Ana. The cheques were solely for nue ben of Ma
bully, god bad to be draws on the Lagos and Went-
Lame Beak. The cheques wall au he tibia at the

London end WrstmLester Bank unless they were first sent to
Pell-mell end crowd by ere of the Am of Hilbert and Co.
He did not know dm primmer sad kad never seen him be-
fore that sig.
Allan Sail, residing at 32, Metropolitan•buildings, said
he was s lithographer, end bad printed the cheques pro-
doted. They were spoilt cheques. He knew the privom,
end remenshsred his coming and &skies his to give him
some of Hilbert's cheques. This Ise refused to do, and
could not account for how he bees., posseend of them
without he took them from one of his drawers.

The prisoner aid he d;d not wish toak the witness any
questions.
Mr. George Davie, the superintendent of pollee at Lawn,
said, from anformattin he received he apprehended the
prisoner on Sunday, se he was lesvirg the pulpit of •
Methodist chapel, after be bad delivered his sermon. The
prisoner preached twa sermon at Lewes. When he took
the prisoner into custody he told him he was charged with
uttering forged cheques on the firm of Hulbert and Co.,
when Is said he wee very sorry. He knew all about it, and
was very sorry for it.
The prisoner, whoa called upon for his defence, said he
had nothing to say.
It having been stated that then were several other
cheques passed by the prisoner, and • remand hang
asked for,
Mr. Conic said he would allow further time for the
necessary inquiries to be made, and for that puree would
remand the prisoner till Monday nut.
The prisoner was then locked up.
SOUTH WARN.
ASSAULT OK A CONSTABLI.
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Timothy Coghlie, • ruflianly.leoleing old man, was
brought up in cannily, charged with gemmitting • ferocious
assault upon Thomas Green, polimmemetable 137 M, and
attempting to bite one et hie fingers air.
The complainant whose left heed was bendasei up, and
who appeared to be' suffering smelt heath!, ffiss be bad
received, stated that on &today ameemisg, eits Wm* sate
o'clock,he was on duty isHeshatteekwhew de prime ems
up to him in • wild sort of measer, gad oak MOaesgwih
me, and take my wife Into custody, es she has allenumpeed to
stab me." Waage. want with him up • tweet doe be. sad
looked for his wife, but she could ant be festal. As be was
leaving that place, the prisoner suddenly tamed spec him
like a madman, and threatened to have his life, at die geese
time kni eking him against the wall. The prisoner, who I.
a powerful moo, then struck him on the mouth, when wit-
ness seized bold of him and pulled him out of the *art.
Several parsing game round then, and • man ekes by
knocked him down, but still he kept hold of the phases.
who, while s•regglieg ea the grout 110.ffilei to
gat the forefinger of his left Med ht Ye teeth
and nearly bit it off at the semi jMat. The pain
was so excruciating that he weeesesgalled to let go his bold,
and the primmer ran away. Iteemehely, et that time,
another constable came up, veal, a a awl elan, the
prisoner was secured. Witham bail lees le the &Aims!
surgeon, and had his finger hairedeg. bat min he WWI
in great stony, and it was a Issliss whrfhar Its would lot
lose it. His body was likewise areeeed with braises.
The magistrate asked' the *tease what answer be
had to make for committing nob • bestial outrage es the
constable ?

He roplied, in a cowardly , that k was strick
lint, sad he oily acted in self-defaces. He, howeve►, bad
no recollection of biting Ms combats's Adger in that
weer.

T►e Mereistrate told him that be ins a weirdly brutal
Mlles, and store bite a wild beset thus buu beam
The twistable appeared to be so seriously iajared, that be
should remand his for a week, to assertala the remit of
him violence.
The prisoner was thou removed by the guder.

PROROGATION OF PAi
(THIS DAT.)

Parliament was this day further prorogued by
Royal Coaminfon instil the 13th of November next. .
The Royal Communion:era having takes their Nate at
the foot of the throne, the Lord Clteacellor Crested the
Teresa* Usher of the Bleat Red I. samosa "the Con-
Neu " to hear the onseiseitm reed. Ia 'WINN to this
direstlon one of the duke sad Use dom keeper of the lower
h 0... attended at the bar, a the represestativos ef hes
liajorty's molt &MIN Comatose sad the eonuaielles vas
reed aceardingly.

The LORI) CHANCELLOR, Is complies,* with the
tame of the commiseimt, thee declared that the parliament
of Oreet Britain sad Ireland stood Inithm prorogued 'Mil
the day alreedy eased, sad the ortemeny (whisk wee
perely one shorn) terminated.

- Tit; sigaidosat words " this to most for the &spat& of
bushier," te., wait sot incloded io this sounsisolos.

Matt STOWE IN SCOTLAND.—Mrs. Sterimiand party
bad* farewell to Denrobin Castle et 8 .'cloak es Thursday
wording. They were driven in the Duke of 13ntrwrad's
carriage and four, and were arompaated by hi. grope r
(vas the Meikle Fury, when they amt the mall, by whisk
enmities they reached Inverness, muting lest meralag
for Aberdeen, where they arrived on Friday. Dszlag Mn.
Stowa's stay at the rade ttie 'attire we. reeedlngly in.
wastant, sad eh* had therefore so eoportssity of seeing
any part of the runty, except in the inineediale vicinity of
the retie. With the est:option of the Cattle sad Was.
trial Shows, the Golvpie schools, the duke's farm at
Skelbo, and the smell manufactory at Bogart, Mre. Stowe
saw are of the Satberlsod tics. out of Duenrobia-castle.
W. believe that Mn. Stowe parries returaiog to *series
about the middle of this earth, and that ou her return
home vbe proposes pabiiebieg a eked* of this bee wear
visit to t. the Mother Country,'' Tarr anew title.—NortA
ern Ensign.
EDINBURGH Pamosornicaf. Ifterrruriott.—The
winter soros of this inetitetion I. to be opened on Thar.
day 'venire, the 30th of ()robin. In an addl.m from the
Earl of Elgin and Kirardiart, K.T., LL D. The first
rune of lecteres will be delivered by Mr.W.M.Thaekenty,
who will repeat hi. American is... "Oa the Four
Georgia" The distinguished Artie discoverer, Dr.
goorechy, the celebrated Dr. Orthold Kinkel, from Bona;
Perini! Soar, of Manehenev ; PeMenses Wawa, Brewer,
and Hunt, of Loudon, Altana. of Idiabargh. sod Niehel,
of Glasgow will also deliver Inehroll on literate» and
science during the winter • and Ihe ISlolk. Will be cloud is
the 24th of March by an Libre from Lord A:dallies, owe
of the judges of the Court of lIIIIMIS.
THE POPULATION OF RVIIIIIA.—The Mon ileur de
l'Armece (Treace) gives the f illowiag as re results of the
errs of the Karr Empire, taken by order of the Em.
error at the time of his scupwlos to tba throne .—Tbs total
aumber of the popularon amounts to 113 millions, the pia-
nos' simaftate which eiv. results unkeown to the net
of Europe. The clergy of the Brehm church stand for
the enormous camber of 610,000; thet of the tolerated
needs, 36,000; the hereditary nobility. 155,000; the petty
blurgeoisie, We dirharoed soldiery, 426,000; fie-
risers reeidiag temporarily, 40,000; different bodies of
CON•Ciill eolnn;sed oa the Garai. the Din, the Wolga, the
Black Sea. tbe Baikal, the Brodkin, and the Werner Kal-
muck., 2,000,800; the population of the tows', the riddle
and lower claret, 6,000,000; the population of the country
parts, 46,000,000; the wan 'num nitro, 600,000; the inha-
bitants of tee Inns Caldron comatose 1,400,000 ; the
kingdom of Poland, 4,200,000; the Grand Ducey of Fin-
Ira, 1,400,000; and tea Rostra inlosies in Amines,
71,000. At the secerion of the Emperor Nicholas, the
census then tetra only gave a population of 61,000,000.
This large increase in the space of thirty yeen may how-
twit be readily uadentood, when it is toneidered that the
RUSSIA territory be. new an extent of 22.000,000 of mum
kilometres (skirl:inn is five-eights of a mile), and a leagth
of rest of 27000 kilometres. If the periodos continuo.
to inarear in the same proportion, it will by 1,900
amount to 100 millions. The Russian Empire, according
to the same document, retains 112 diffaniet peoples, di-
vided into 12 principal rear the ran mamma of whir
is the &harden, including tbe Ranier properly so stalled,
the Pole., the C.sreks, sad tke Smits itolonisr of the
Darien. These rpulatioce iahatilt the fittest and the
mast importaat pinnaces of the empire."
The Shah of Penis haa Just banded a military
college, desired for the instractre of max ailems. The
prior takes a lively interest is this establishment, which I
sear his pilaw is the citadel of Terra.. The darreties
connate of matheratice, driwiog of plank the principles of
the military art, and the French Imagers, tb• knowledge
f which is indispeasiblit, as, straw. to say, all the words
of airmail are giro is Freer.

CLARENDON CONSOLIDATID MINING COMPANY
OP JAMAICA.—A 110•O4l g !emoting WU held peter-
cloy at the London T , Bishopriate, for the Purpose of
!Moping the eamposy trader the new Joint-stock Compost..
Act. 1856. Hr. J. W. Catrr is the ebsir. Mr. Freablield,
tee solicitor, stated that it wee aseessery trader tee deed of
settlement to bare twisty shsrelsoldens fa stteedanoe. A
Proprietor wished to loom whether porlee could be made
au of. Mr. Freatilleld said that the sbanholden to the
number he had stated must hit absolutely present. The
Chairman, after waiting some time, adjourned the webs,
to Friday, the 17th last, wbeu he treated to have a hell
attaidasee, otherwise tee peat sdnatap a< baths the
oompsay ander limited liability would be lat. It wu
stated in the purse of the spiting that Po lest despatches'
umpired from the Hon. Mr. Thompson were of a satisfeotrory
niters. _

ORLAT SOUTHERN AND WENTERN AND WATIIIe
101 D AND LIWZRICX. RAILWAY CONIANIIII.—WiI repot
to beer that there still salsa sash Rale resediallty of &slim
between these ampules, and that the &ream of the
Chest floothera sad Weida% lawn •WlNll•plafelik:g
at the Limerick Junction foe HIS IMINIIMISe
from Dublin to this ei'y—*sseli
with tho is. of Um Waterford owl Sande lalTwry kr
the purposes of theft triadic. Wkldlig. Ile
the prosperity of both etNepoutee, it IN hetlet
thee' shouldb. oar ridomodustoadkr. WOMB ridiraw
Limerick °borrow. _

At=Mon ON THE Eon LANCIAIIIMII RAILWAY.
—LIVISTOOL. NONDAT.—This away, ea the 9.10
ezpre.e teals frame Bk.:khans to see penift et fell
'peed betwerot Blekbern sod ISO siiB of
a first-elare Gawky broke dewy. TM el the
Wrier* Were as OMNI demellehol, sal ties mail. Welt
embedded Is the meth. Owing MIM 100009 bask ban
applied, trsis was hasedtotety etigpsl. ad the per sublimed so isjet7.