The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-03 00:00:00

GROSS *UJ?AZT OUTRAGE.

Jprts Mute, a private in the 3rd battalion of Grenadier
Gods, lying at the Tower, was charged with the follow-
ed kcal outrage.
Nha Arthur Millard, of 9, Eloarsdale-terraes, Yearning
to, gentleman, said he was passing along Knightsbridge
meal-past 10 on Friday evening, when the prisoner with
swan rushed from a public-house and struck him right
fr left without any provocation whatever. He went to
ids constable when the prisoner followed and repeatedly
auk Aka [The complainant's face was a mass of cuts,
km" and blood, and his clothes were torn and very

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his der said the complainant was drunk and rolled
qihid him, and the woman he was with said something.
In sawed them and got struck.
(bides Verge, a lad residing at No. 2 Rutlandatreet,
ai William Fargo, his cousin, proved that they saw the
andseghts and a woman ontaide the Rove and Crown.
ksibride, and the complainant passed or was passing
An the pawner without any provocation made a deeps.
riicimoa upon him, and knocked him about fearfully.
Prided declined asking any questions.
Moms Angell, 364 B, said that at 11 o'clock he was
tolled to the High-road, Knightsbridge, and took prisoner
deb oxidants. Be was very violent and used very bad
lipase* is the way to the station.
NNW, is an impudent tone, said he had no witnesses
lo sill. He did not know the oman.
liagesst John Morgan, 3 B proved that when the pri-
mer wasp( in the dock at the station he used the most
hog Oaths and language, and it took three oonstables to
hid hint and prevent him striking the complainant and
intuessts. He was drunk and the complainant was sober.
The woman said the complainant had hit her in the eye
ad knocked her down in the road. She had no marks of
ert to her, and although asked to remain in the station
is slipped out on the tint opportunity and had not been
one max.
Jr. Arnold said the assault was moat disgraceful, and
neddiagly unprovoked. He sentenced prieoner to two
months' hard labour.

THAMES.
112/1101DLVI1T CAlSZ.—ran Drnicwrrs mowncyrn.
Marks George, a middle-aged well-dressed man, who
his been living for some time in Durham-row, opposite
Stepney old church, was brought before Mr. Partridge,
charged with the commission of many petty robberies.
The appearance of the prisoner in the dock created no
mall astonishment. He was formerly a detective officer
ti the service of a railway company. For the last two
pars he has attended this court two or three times a
week, and for some time his visits were so regular that
Pi absence for a day or two was a subject of remark. He
tel been in the practice of visiting the shop of Mr. John
Snowden, cheesemonger, in White-horse-lane, Stepney,
in the morning and condoling with him on the illness
of his father and conversing with him on general topics.
Bacon, pork, eggs, sad cheese were missed after many of
hi visits ; he was suspected, and a police constable named
Chula Whissen was employed to detect the detective.
This morning Whisson was concealed in Mr. Snowden's
lop where he could see and not be seen. The prisoner
lid'his usual morning visit soon afterwards, entered into
=venation with Mr. Snowden, and inquired how the
mrkets were. Mr. Snowden left the shop for a few
nom% and in his absence Whiesen saw the prisoner take
op
a piece of pork, about 21b. in weight, and put it in his
ciatopocket. The prisoner then took up two eggs, put
them in another pocket, and left the shop. He was fol-
lowed by Wbissen, who collared him, and said, " Mr.
George, you are a thief ; you must produce the pork and the
!ag." The prisonersaid," For God's sake, don't show me up
tithe street ; poverty mole me do it." The prisoner's apart-
out was searched by William Carter, a police constable,
who found there and aeized 2klbe. of composition candles,
eight other candles, 26 eggs, two pots of marmalade, a case
of lobster, and various other things. The prisoner had
ken in the practice of paying visits to Mr. William
Ashby, oil and colourman in High-street, Steppe'', who
aid the prisoner was there on Saturday night last
Ails lie was very busy, and when he left he missed three
pee of marmalade like those produced. He mimed candles
fat weeks ago, and he believed those in court were his pro-
Petty. He ale missed a can of lobster after one of the
*ones visits.
The prisoner cross-
choke their evidence.

led the witnesses, but did not

There were other eases against him, and
Yr. Partridge remanded him for a week.

RUMOURED RESIGNATION OF CHIEF JUSTICE
F.ILL—It is reported that Lord Chief Justice Erle, one of
the judges of the Court of Queen's Bench, bus tendered his
enignation, and that he will probably be succeeded by the
Solicitor-General, Sir W. Bovril.

THE ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM. Her Majesty
the Queen has graciously permitted a bazaar to be held
ander her royal patronage on behalf of the above asylum,
H the Guildhall of London, the corporation having
Pasted the use of the building, with all the decorations
tied on the occasion of the Lord Mayor's banquet. The
biallAt will be held on the 13th inst. and four following
dais. 'here will be at the Lune time a grand exhibition
of dowers and fruit by the United Horticultural Society.
Contributions of work from ladies, and also raw mate-
rials, made up goods, and other articles, will be thankfully
swimd by the committee or the secretary, at the asylum,
sear

We have great pleasure in stating that the
Deanery of Norwich has been offered to the Rev. Dr. Goul-
hlN perpetual curate of St. John's, Paddington, and that
utile accepted it.—John Bull.

ALIENING BoILER EXPLOSION ON THE THAMES 4
ENBANKIIENT.—(THIs D.tv.)—Shortly after 8 o'clock this I
morning, an explosion—the noise of which greatly disturbed I
the residents of the Temple, and shook the inhabitants of
the streets on the south side of Fleet-street—took place on ,
the Thames Embankment. The scene was on the works in
eounexion with No. 2 contract, immediately facing the Tem-
plelardens. On the pile staging in that particular part
there were two travelling engines and a dredging engine
stationed. and the report attracting numbers to the spot
it was soon ascertained that the boiler attached to the
" (hedger" had exploded. At the time el the occurrence
all the workmen had left for their breakfast, otherwise
the accident would probably have been attended with fatal
results. On the news reaching them they immediately
hastened back to render assistance. The boiler, which was
sn upright one, was blown backwards about 100 yards in a
westerly direction on to the "run," used for the trucks
to travel upon; and the funnel and tubing were shattered
to Pieces, and forced some distance away—some por.
bons of the latter being picked up in several parte of the
Temple. In its flight a portion of one of the feed pipes
eompletelytore away some of the stone work belonging to a
house near the water's edge, and many windows were
broken. The carriage on which the boiler and engine stood
was rent asunder, and one part of the engine was blown
hate the Thames and the other portion scattered about the
4'08(s• How the explosion happened could not be learnt,
bat it is said that one of the boys kindled the fire before
wing to breakfast, and the engine bad not been
etsrted.

ELOPEMENT.—During the present week the chief
_.*Pie of conversation in Faringdon has been the elopement
" • Young lady of about 28 years of age, the only daufhter
of • clergyman residing a few miles from here, with a
Young men in her father's employ as groom. The flight
a the couple took place on Monday morning, and they
are supposed to have taken the train at Didoot, their des-
tination being unknown. An intimacy appears to have
erist"l between them for some time, and it was the fact
of this circumstance becoming known that was the cause
.01 their clandestine departure. The young lady is said to
be posemeed of some little property.--Berks Chronicle.