The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-02 00:00:00

A SURGEON CRAM= WITH BROM DIitUNK AND FURIOUSLY

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Mr. Edwin diezanckr, surgeon, of Hydeoperk-terreos,
was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with being drunk and
furiously driving a horse and phaeton in Piorsdilly, to the
danger of the passengers.
Police-constable Thomas Maywood, 212 B, said that
about half-paat 12 the previous night, or rather this
morning, he saw the defendant driving a horse and
phaeton from Knightsbridge towards Piccadilly. A.
minute afterwards he heard a smash, and on crossing the
road found the defendant, who had been thrown out of his
phaeton, being carried to St. George's HospitaL Two
females had also been thrown out of the phaeton, and were
taken to the same hmpital. and he believed one of them
was so mach injured that she was obliged to remain them.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt,

The constable said the defiadant wu drunk.
The defendant (who seemed to have met with some
injury to his back) said it was simply so ordinary accident.
There bad been no reckless driving. He bad a. friend with
him, end she wu trying to take the reins from him while
he was driving and he was trying to keep them, and
between them they got on sport.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was impossible to peas over an
offence of the sort so dangerous, not only to the peruses
themselves, bat to the public. He should floe the de.
fondant 20a., or in default seven days' imprisonment.
The fine wee paid.
WiIf3TMDISTER.
£ BDBOL&HT DIBCOVEILCD BY a LITTLZ HOT,

Henry Good aosn, a desperate-looking fellow, well dressed,
was charged with breaking and entering the house, 27,
Markham-street, Chelsea, and stealing therein viuioas
articles of great value.
Mr. Inspector Prescott, of the T division, having explained
that the prosecutor was not in town,

Mazy Anne Finch, moment to Mr. Miles Coffindale Bel-
lamy, 27, Markham-street, King's-road, Chelsea, said—Last
Eight I went out and left the house ales. There is only
one servant. I left between 6 and 7 and came back at 8 and
found that the house had been broken open. I could not let
myself in, and found the police there. They got over the wall,
and opened the house at the back. When I got is the house
I found the boxes turned out sod the place ransacked, all
the rooms except the kitchen. The street door was fastened
with a large key. The jewellery produced is my master's
property ;it was in the bedroom. The jacket and coat pro-
duced were in the bedroom. I don't know the prisoner.
Mr. James Williams. blind-maker, Jubilee•plyce,
road—At half-past 7 last night my work people told me
there were men on the root. I went out and saw this man
getting off the roof of my factory. Mr. Bellamy's pre-
mises join mine. I asked prisoner what he did there, and
lie said it was merely a freak of his. The prisoner got off
the roof and attempted to escape. I stopped him, and as I
did so a policeman appeared. I shack the prisoner to
disable him, for fear another man should come to his saris-
lance. There was another man concerned in it. My
workpsople saw him.
George Bennett, 23, Markham-street, King's road, an
intelligent little boy, said—l saw prisoner and another man
in front of Mrs. Ballamy's house at 6 o'clock, and after.
wards saw them try the door. I went on an errand and saw
them enter the house as I returned. I told my mother
and we watched the house. I saw a light struck upstairs,
and a man's hand passing along the mouthpiece and
dressing table. The police were sent for.
Police-constable 281 B—l took prisoner from Mr. Williams,
sad found the jewellery produced in his pocket, that jemmy
also. The street door hail been Irak.° opon with that
jemmy, but the drawers sod boxes with &smaller one.
Other evidence was given, and prisoner was remanded for
a week.

THAMES.
THE POOR-BOX FUND.

Upwards of 1,000 persons, chiefly women, end all of
them very poor, and the greater portion of them thinly
clad, assembled in the street opposite the court for relief.
Some put is the printed forms tamed by order of the ma-
gistrates. They were signed by the clergy of
ell denominations or by respectable parsons re-
siding in the district, who recommended the applicants
se fit and proper objects for the bounty of the public who
have contributed to the poor fund. Mr. Livingston, the
chief usher, said his cupboard was already full of similar
forms, and that it would take him several days to examine
them, ►nd inquire into their authenticity. No more
forms would be issued until nest Friday fortnight.
The crowd then quietly dispersed. Mr. Partridge and
Mr. Paget were closeted together from 10 until balf.past 11
considering as to the best means of relieving this enormous
amount of distress, for which the lands at their disposal are
quite inadequate. The applicants for relief is the course of
the last three weeks amount to more than ten thousand.

WANDSWORTH.
THE SERIOHN CHARGE AGAINiT AV REHBAT.I9T.

This morning was appointed for the re-examination of
Samuel Elijah Harding., aged M, an herbalist and dentist,
of 18, Donets:x.6l3,ot, Eat road, City-road„'for causing the
death of Harriet White, by feloniously performing an opera-
tion on her to procure abortion.

The circumstances of this cue were described in the re-
port, which eppe&red in yesterday's Express, of the inquest
on the dsoesesd

On the prisoner =rendering to his bail, Mr. A. Haynes,
solicitor, of Wandsworth, said be again appeared to defend.
Mr. Butt watched the case on behalf of the police.
Mr. Taylor (chief clerk)—ls there any fresh evidence ?
Mr. Butt—Yes, the medical evidence.
Mr. Richardson was then called to the box to give
••ideate. Before he was examined,
Mr. Butt informed the magistrate that an inquest had
bees held, and an open verdict returned.
As the evidence was originally taken before Mr. Ingham,
sad as Mr. Hayman now presided, he ordered the evidence
of the doctor to be read over.

The witome also repeated the evidence he gave before
the coroaer.

By Br. Haynes—He could not say that the instrument
canoed the injury. An instrument similar to it would pro-
duce the injury. He never heard of a woman using au in-
strument herself to procure abortion. He thought it would
be impossible. if it had been, he should say it was a very
dexterous thing.
Mr. Haynes—That may be ; women are sometimes very
clever.

ifirliewituess also said that in his opinion the deceased was'
pregnant when the force was used.
Butt said the inquiry was still going on, but he had
been unsuccessful at present in making the connecting link
between the prisoner and the deceased.
Mr. Daman said no evidence had been produced to con-
nect them.

Mr. Batt said they had received information es to the
person who introduced the deceased to the prisoner, and he
expected to obtain further evidence.
Mr. Dayman then remanded the prisoner fir another
week, and enlarged his bail.

Neatly 1,000 persons travelled on the railway
between Ryde and Shanklin, in the Isle of Wight, on
Christmas-day.

A writer in the Hants A teertiser gives a list of
spying and summer flowers that were to be seen in unpro-
tected gardens at Ventoor, in the Isle of Wight, on
Christaiss.day. In this list are mentioned geraniums,
fuchsia, caloisolarias, stocks, roses, violets, pansies, mig-
wonstte, jamming., convolvulus, heliotropes, verbenas,
French marigolds, Cape asters, orange oleander, myrtle, prim•
roses, carnations, and green peas and apple trees in bloom ;
second crop of ripe ties, new potatose, an I green apples
were also to be seen.

THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY CARRIAGE
WOILKS.—At the quarterly meeting of the members of the
Oxford Town Council (under the preeideocy of the Mayor),
which was numerously attended, Mr. Alderman 3rubb
asked the town clerk whether it was definitely settled that
the carriage works of the Great Western Railway Company
were to be transferred from Paddington to Cropley Meadow,
bear Oxford, stating as his reason for the interrogation that,
notwithstanding the repeated assurances from various
members of the corporation that the directory, with the
concurrence of the shareholder', had selected the neigh-
bourhood of Oxford for the transfer, it was now resolved
that the whole of the works should be taken to Swindon.
An angry and protracted discussion followed, in which the
committee appointel to confer with the company were
declaimed against ,or what was called an incorrect repre-
sentation of fact., and the statement of the town clerk was
that, whereas the city authorities had contributed their
Imitators to the necessary documents for the completion of
the contract, the company's solicitors (Messrs. Young and
Co.) had neglected to subscribe their signature, alleging that
they shall requite more land than originally contemplated,
led that they 6113001 proceed with the negotiations without
being invested with additional parliamentary powers. The
delay that mod thus be occasioned, even it the company
Wee to abide 3y their previous arrangements, has caused
counderable tueaainess to the citizens, more particularly
with regard to those who have entered upon building spe-
culations for tie acoommodation of the 2,000 employta wise
were expected to be there located.
CRYNTAL PALAOIL SHILLING DAY.
MONDAY, JAL I.—Adatirdoss os Maus% 4,731 db l.
by moos tide* 1,617 ; total visitors, 6,348.