The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-29 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-110U8E.

Sir R. Carden attended the court, and addressing the re-
porters, said—lt will no doubt be remembered that, towards
the end of my mayoralty, a large amount of contributions
was received for the benefit of Frances Johnston, whose ease
had rebels:considerable degree of public aymprhy ; and I
think it only due to them benevolent individuals who so
kindly sided the eurription, that they should be weds aware
of the mode in which the money hoe been appropriated.
But my object more particularly in now alluding
to the subject Is to state that the lease of the
house, No. 87, Bishopmgate-street Within, has been pur-
chased, together with an appropriate stock, and that Frances
Johnston and her slater have commenced betsiners there this
day, as milliners and borers. Most sincerely do I wish them
every success ; and, in order to secure that theirs, I hope
that those who in the fleet retrace so benevolently sod so
promptly extended their inert fry aid will carry their spor-
tier a little further, by giving their patronage in business
to Frinced Johnston sad her sister. In conclusion I wish to
add, that the kind colledel hoe not only sufficed for thus
starling these two young women afresh In the world, I hope
with every penmen of enure, but that there is also a small
balance left, which I .hall be enabled to invest for their
Itenelt.
A deputation from the pariah of St. Bride waited upon
the Lord Mayor to call hie attention to the annoyances and
inconveniences to which the inhabitants of Bride-lane, with
some portions of Bridge-strett and Fleet-street, are exposed
in consequence of the congregation there of crowds of men
for betting The deputation connoted of the Rev.
C. Karts, e. Churchwarden Dodd, Mr. R. F. Dale, Mr.
Jewell, Mr. James, Mr. Blandon, Mr. M. Attwood Smith,
retry clerk, end Mr. Deputy Obberd.
Mr. Smith said Ws are cone, my lord, to call your at-
tention to the very =row inconvenience to which the inha-
bitants of Bride-lane, that part of Fleft-street being bi teem
Bride-lane end Bridge-street, and a portion of Bridge-street
ittelt, are exposed from the daily congregation there of crowds
of men who, from the books which they carry in their hands
and the true of their conversation, no doubt emeralds
there for the purpose of gambing and bating. Yon
are of course aware, my lord, that an set was re-
cently
passed to prohibit gambling and betting in
public-houses, and other buildings ; but the practice has
now rimed soother character, for theme men carry on their
operations in the open air. They have for • long while
selected more particularly Bride-lane and Bride court, where
they assemble in such numbers that the traieemin lining
there suffer most seriously in their trade, since their cus-
tomers are frequently afraid to per through such • crowd.
The evil hes now reached to such a height that we are mow
Use, as a deputation from the pairh, to teak your lordship
' whether Were is soy law which will meet the ewe, and, if so,
whether your lordship will undertake to put that law into
forest"

The Lord Mayor—lf you will show me such a law I shall
be obliged to yen.
Mr. Smi•h—We understand it is esnirary to the law to
obstruct a public thoroughfare.
The Lord Mayor—But you immediately eee the difficulty
of applying this law of obstruction to such a complaint.
Here la a roan simply standing on the pavement, or in the
roadway, how can you interfere with him?
Mr. Smith—We feel the full difficuity of the ease, fm we
admit that the liberty of the subject is a matter not Sightly
to be touched. But we submit to you that this obstruction
is caused wilfully and for an improper peeper.
Ater some forth( r conversation the Lord Mayor promised
to give the water his best consideration.

CHILD MURDER AT ST. LiONAßD9.—Cdriteideruble
eacitement prevailed in S. Leowirds, on Saturday Mormon
hot, in comequence of the body of a newly-Lora male child
being found on the border of a deli. A lad, thirteen years
of age, named Jame. Noakes, wan looking fur bird& nests is
the hedge around the field in queathn, which la in the parish
of St. Leonardo, when Le perceived a rush Leaked, each as is
sometimes wed for pocking fish, lying under the hedge. Be
called to • cattier, of Sedk ...,111`,,e, •ho wee las...itig at the
time, and he, on oiening the b oket, found that it contained
the b, dy of a metaphor* chili, wrapped op in a piece of
eel cloth and a piece of rt me calico. The frequent occur-
rence of similar crimes in this neighbourhood, during the
peat eighteen mouths, renders it more par.icularly desirable I
that the pef p drain:* of this sct should to Monett Li justice ,
end nude an example of. An inquest her eines been held
arm the body, at the Old Eoglaati Tavern, Loodonoroad,
before it. Growers Big., otomuer. Mr. B. Davis wee f
Ths led Noakes dapmed to finding the body under
the circumstances al stated above, and Mr. Wands, surgeon,
was then examined. Be mkt that from the appearance •he
discovered on mating aped sorted; examisatioa. be believed
that the child our born alive, and had met ios death by
strangulation, caused by softie ligature around the neck.
The jury then mourned a verdict of Wilful murder ago net
some person or Farrow unknown."—Suescs Advertiser.
A CASE OF GREAT BARDSHIP.--Just before the
terminwion of the Nenagh assiz-e, a young Tippwary
peasant, Petrick Maher, FRS diecharr d fears custody, having
been inimiooned eighteen months ea a charge of compiracy,
without ever having been brought to trial: Amiss of er
mains came and went, and this µor man was ruffered to re-
nown in gaol, his health Ming injand, his worldly prospects
bliahted, and what once was home, lest to him for over. An
old mother, heert-broken for her eon, wax forced to ,elf the
cold elicitor of the poorhouse, sod the farm on which his
&ohm sad himself toiled for many a weary year he can '
no loom, call his own. A cos of mate biechohip has
never came tinder our notice, and the demand of the
mown that be ehould he liberated on bail wa very properly
resisted by the ;whew and his peofosional advisers, and re-
jotted by the judge. Maher Is now a hoe man, but what
will menpeoram him for rho suffering he to been forced to
endure—what willnmmlenso him for the wreck that ho
Leen math of his hopes and f. !tune? When a core could
not have tees brought against him he should hare been at
mom libera•cd. ant the law, whore aim is the well-being of
• ei.dy, should be guarded with inch jealousy as would pee.
vent t being made as it was in the instance of this humb'e
tease', au imotruniewat of . ppreesion sad a perpetmem of
wrung.—Tipperary Free Press.
' [Advertiarment.]-31r. J. W. BENSON, of 33
eat St. Indeatektil. bee lust pabitobe I a saw I,ll.tratod patapigel
gratear am al is-rt. for two stasis*, It Assul4 real by al
shag berbm • •atch. as it sentals• ph," IsaJ to,wtan4
reformation rte—what watch to buil chore to bur 111 WI bow le
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