The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

HAMMERSMITH.
Harriett Harris, servant at No. 29, St. Peter's-square,
Hammersmith, was charged with attempting to poison her
illegitimate child, Emily Louisa, aged six years, with oxalic
acid. The child had been under the care of a poor woman
named Elizabeth Brown, of No. 48, North-street, Maid s-
hill, ever since it was a fortnight old. On Wednesday
last the prisoner called and took her away, saying that her
sister had offered to take the charge of the child in future.
Between seven and eight o'clock in the evening, however,
the child was discovered alone and crying in the Avenue-
road, Chiswick. She was taken to the police-station
and questioned, and from her answers it appeared that
the prisoner had brought her by rail and hit her in the
park at Chiswick, after giving her, she said, sonic nasty
stuff out of a bottle ; and from the stains upon her frock
and the appearance of her mouth, the medical man who
was sent for by the police pronounced that she had been
given oxalic acid and water.
When the prisoner was taken into custody and told of
the accusation she made no reply, but sbe now said she
had given the child alum, and not oxalic acid.
It was ascertained that she had had another child since
the birth of the girl in question.
The prisoner was remanded, and directions were given
that a clergyman should be requested to see the child and
instruct her in the nature of an oath, in order that her
testimony should be taken.

Mr. Justice Erie will sit for the last time in the I
Court of Common Pleas on the last day of Tenn, when it
is understood (says the Sunday Ga:ette) that the Attorney-
General, on behalf of the bar, will give expression to the
sense entertained of the ability and popularity of the retir-
ing judge. Mr. Karelake, Q.C., will be the new Solicitor-
General in succession to Sir W. Ilovill. A seat in parlia-
ment will, no doubt, be secured fur Mr. Kerslake by the
commencement of the session.
SLSPECTED MURDER AT NOTTINOHAM.—A shock-
ing murder as supposed to have been committed on Satur-
day evening at the village of Carlton, two miles from Not-
tingham, the victim being Mr. Henry Raynor, an aocoun-
taut and rent collector living at Nottingham. From what
luta at present transpired it appears that Mr. Raynor left
home ou Saturday afternoon to go to Carlton to the house
of a man named John Watson, who occupied a cottage
under the deceased. He arrived there shout five o'clock,
and was seen alive by several persons at Watson's house as
late ea six o'clock. About ten minutes to eight his dead
body was found on the Midland Railway by the Carlton
station master's son. The body hail evidently been placed
on the line by some one, 90 as to make it appear that
lie had been run over, and thus killed. The spot
where he was found was about three quarters of a
mile from Watson's house, his mat basket and walking-
stick being by his side. No train had plumed over him.
His head had been frightfully mangled, and his hands were
cut ; and from his appet.rance no doubt could be enter-
tained that he had been murdered and then put upon the
railway. The police were at once communicated with, and
Watson was apprehended by Mr. Superintedent Palethorpe
on suspicion of the murder. A quarrel had taken place
between the deceased and Watson about the tenancy of
the cottage. Great excitement prevails in the village.
THE LATE SHEFFIELD OUTRA(:E.—A deputation
from the trades of London and Sheffield waited on the
Home Secretary on Saturday to request that a general
commisiion of inquiry should be issued, with full powers,
in reference to the recent trade outrage at Sheffield. Se-
veral members of the deputation having addressed the
right hon. gentleman, Mr. Walpole said that he had had
an interview with his colleagues since the previous deputa-
tion had waited on him. They had resolved not to come
to any decision in the matter until after the working men
had had their interview with him. At the same time, he
might state that the individual opinion of the members of
the government was in favour of issuing the commission
applied for.
FATAL AccIDEN-r.—A fatal accident occurred on
Thursday night at the Junior United Service Club, Charles.
street, St. James's-square, to Colonel John Henderson, late
of her Majesty's 16th Regiment of Foot. It appears that
after dining at the club with two friends they all went up
to the billiard-room which is at the upper part of the build-
ing. They played there till about 12 o'clock, when the
colonel left them, as supposed to go to the closet, and he
was found shortly afterwards lying at the bottom of the
stairs in an insensible condition. He was attended at once
by Mr. Tothill, who tried all restorative means without
effect, and by his advice the unfortunate gentleman was
removed to Charing-cross Hospital about seven o'clock in
the morning of Friday, but only lingered three hours, when
he died.
CRUEL TREATMENT OF CATTLE.—On Saturday,
at the Shire-hall, Norwich, William Wordsworth, a cattle
dealer, was charged by the Royal Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Animals with "cruelly abusing and
treating" four steers. Mr. Sleigh, of the Home Circuit,
instructed by Mr. Cooper, conducted the case on behalf of
the society, which was represented by its secretary, Mr. J.
Colem. It appeared from the evidence that the defendant
consigned four steers to the clerk at the railway station at
Kendal on the 24th of September, after having inquired
by what train they would go. He was told that they
would go, if he liked, by a special, which would reach
Melton, in Suffolk, much sooner than an ordinary goods
train ; but he preferred the latter, and the animals were
despatched accordingly. The cattle did not arrive at
Trowse station (Norwich) until 48 hours had elapsed ; they
were detained sometime at the station, and were ultimately
driven about 16 miles to the village of lianningham, butdur-
ing the whole time of theirbeing in transitu they were unpro-
vided with food, and on their arrived at their destination
they suffered very much from exhaustion, to which one of
them succumbed. The ground of complaint, therefore,
against the defendant was that he had neglected to avail
himself of the fast train, and sent his beasts on a long
)oureey without making any provision for their sustenance.
The evidence of three veterinary surgeons showed that the
death of the animal at Bermingham on the 27th of Sep-
tember was due to its having been deprived of food for a
long period. They also agreed in stating that ruminant
animals require food at more frequent intervals than other
animals, and that gastro-enteritis and other diseases had
been more frequent of late in consequence of the long
journeys which cattle had to take without food and water
being provided. The defendant, who stated that he had
understood that the beasts would not be delayed in transit,
was fined 5/. and coats, amounting to 261. 6a. 6d. The
money was paid. On Saturday the Norwich magistrates
also adjudicated upon a charge of cruelty, arisiog oat of
the circumstances already detailed, against Mr. Aldan, a
railway official. The defendant was fined 51. and coats,
amounting to about 301.