The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-09 00:00:00

(THIS DAY.)

MANSION HOUSE.
ASTEXITID MOM&
A well-drooled middlaa woman, who gave the name
of Oixekth Collins, was brought before the Lord Mayor,
awed with feloniously attempting to drown herself by
shromisg herself from the parapet of Londoo.bridge.
D appeared from the evidence of a young man named
Weill, that on Thureday eves* he was on London.
briar., about 8 o'clock, when he saw the pd.
ow walking backwards and forwards in a very
suited manner, and he was induced to watch her.
after weeder* about for a short time, the prisoner
imeasely rushed to the parapet of the bridge and mounted
it, and was about to throw herself into the river, when he
and two other young men laid hold of her and dragged
beg from the bridge, and a coestable came up
asd she warn taken into custody. The attempt of the
wooer was a most determined one, and if she bad not
Loon seized at the very moment, she would have been over.
II appeared that the prisoner made a droller attempt at
egf-droltruvriOn In October last year, and she was then
admonished sad discharged upon her promising not to re.

pest the sok
The Lord Mayor asked the prisoner what explanation
she had to give for attempting to commit such a desperate

act.
She replied that she had nothing to my, and she refused
to give any account of herself, but merely said that she bad
no
Meads in Loudon.
The Lord Mayor mid that these proceedings could not
beesverely. At tolerated, and he was very muoh
remand
to punish her
all events he should her for • week,
and he would consider what coulee should be taken with
Tigard to her.
SOUTHWARK.
TH2 ENCLOSURE OP BKILIMIAMPISTRAD COMMON BY NAIL
BLOWNLOW.—ISINGULAR APPLICATION.
A tall powerful looking man, dressed as • excavate;
applied to the magistrate for his assistatice and advice
weethe following singular circumstances. It ap-
peared that recently Earl Brownlow, lord of the
manor of Berkhampstescl. bad enclosed the chief
part of the common with iron railings and hoeing, the
expense of which exceeded 1,0001. That fact coming to
the knowledge of Mr. Augustus Smith, an extensive landed
repeater in the neighbourhood, and who claimed "rights
ef comma," he communicated with other inhabitente of
the same class, and the result was a determination to re-
move the railings and obetrustions. to restore them their
"common rights." On Monday night • special train left
the Euston elation, with about 150 smiths, labourers, he.,
wilb all the tools required for the scene of action, and
tiers 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning all the obstructions
were removed end the commoners squatted and resumed
their rights, leaving the railings and fenees pulled tip.
Applicant said that a number of artisans and skilled
bbourers were selected from Southwark by Mr. Duncan,
ate of the contraatces, who employed him to perform some
work down the lice of the North Western Railway. He
accordingly proceeded there Mike time agreed upon on Mes-
hy night, but when he got there he was told the train
bed lift for Triog, end they refused to give him • ticket
for another train.
The magistrate asked if he was aware of the business he
had to perform when he was opened!
Applicant replied in the negative. All he was told was
that it was • night job at Tying. That's all he heard of it,
and that was all his ticket specified.
The magistrate asked him what he wanted of him;
Applicant wished his worship to assist him in recovering
the wages due to him from Daman, who resided in the die.
tea, of that court. He was at the station at the proper
time, and had lost his sight's work, as he could have oh.
tamed a job elsewhere.
The magistrate told him be could not amist him. If he
had any legal claim &pine Mr. Duncan, his proper way
would be to summons him in the county court.
Applicant thanked his worship for his attention, but
thought it would be melees wasting hie money to do that.
It was a hard thing for him to lose his money, though.
WANDSWORTH.
Arrinewe TO MBOAPI FROM A POl.lOl VAY.
John Daly was re-examined on a charge of malicionaly
committing damage to a police-van, the property of Maurice
Drummood, Fag.
Police-sergeant John Girdler, 19 V, said on the sth di. I
wash charge of the Surrey police-van, belonging to Maurice
Drummond, Esq., the receiver of the metropolitan police. On
that afternoon I received the prisoner into my custody at
Lambeth police-court and placed him in the end compart-
ment of the van, at which time it was all perfect and sound.
He was under sentence of a month's imprisonment in
Wandsworth Route of Correction. On the way there, at
Battersea-rise, sI received information from Constable
Skinner, the driver, and I felt in the prisoner's box.
He then said, " All right, I'm asleep." A little while
after I received further communication from Skin-
ner and I went to the comparment agile. The
prisoner stood up with bin back to me. I said " Yon have
been trying to brook out." He replied, "No, it's all right."
I then examined the van outside and discovered that •
hole had been broke. right through the boarding and
panel from where he War confined. I returned inside and
found the woodwork bad been cut and hacked
away with • knife. I called hie attention to
the bole, and said, " See here, you have been cutting and
breaking the van." He said, " I've not, you never see me
dolt." No knife was found on the prisoner or in the scen-
=t, but the hole was big enough for him to have
the knife away in the road.
William Skinner, police-constable 92 V, said—l was
driving the van when I heard • hammering notes in the
compartment where the prisoner was, and believing he
required air I opened the ventilator outside. A. little
further on I heard a noire of wood splitting. I stopped the
yen and called the sergeant's attention. I then saw the
ids of the van damaged.
Philip Allmon, poliseconstsble, 285 P, said on the sth
ti February list I saw the prisoner in custody in Lambeth
plicassourt. I saw him periog his nails with a knife,
yid& be afterwards put in his pocket.
Mr. James Criap, of No. 6, Kingsland-road,
em a coachbuilder, and the contractor for repairing
henna of the metropolitan police. In February last my
*alien wes called to the Surrey police van. I found the
!kW and lining of one of the cells had been cot and
heked with a knife. The amount of the damage is 71.105.
The prisoner denied the charge, and said he did not have
abuts in his possession.
Mr. Day-man fully committed him for trial.

ORRAT !IRE AT BRADFORD.
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BRADFORD, THURSDAY, 9 p.m.

An immense fire has occurred at the works of
News. James Wilson and Son, joiners and builders, White
Abbey, Bradford. A large workshop and timber shop were
was mass of flame. The fire attracted large crowds from all
lens of the district.

ROYAL Socrm. Lust night, at the usual
weekly meeting of the Royal Society—General Sabine
:eroded—the Astronomer Royal. Sir Roderick Murchi-
mn, K.C.B. and other members being also prvsent,
Professor Stokes read a paper by Mr. Archibald Smith,
ERA, "On the Tidal Currents of the West Coast of
Scotland." A paper by Mr. J. Lilley, F.A.S., was also
read, "On the Action of Compasses in hoe Shine." It
let forth that many of the disasters at sea are due to
compass emrs, and among other instances mentioned a
recent cue wherein the captain of a vessel from India
found himself steering straight for the Irish share, when
ks thought hi ship was sailing up the ObaneeL The
writer stated that be knew from practical experience
that the compasses used in the merchant navy demand
acme examination, also that in London there are few
facilities for adjusting ships' compasses properly, the best
place being the Victoria Docks. Re thought the govern-
ment would act wisely did they allow merchants ships to
adjust their compliers at the moorings at Oreenbithe, and
he raised the question whether in a large port like London
it might not be judicious even to go to the expense of
*unreeling a dock wherein to make the necessary com-
plus eorredions, to diminish in some degree the loss of life
at sea.

THE PRINCE'S HARRIHRS. --Yesterday morning I
the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred. with the Priam of
Glinksburg and Prince Hohenlohe, attended by their suite, !
and accompanied by the Doke of Sutherland and other ;
distinguished persons, arrived at the Slough station of the I
Great Western Railway, bx order to attend the meet with •
the Prince of Wales's harriers, which bad been fixed for !
Stoke Park, the seat of Mr. E. J. Coleman. Sport was
found in plenty, a couple of hams, after affording I
gand rens, being ailed close to the park fines. In the
midst of the hunt a heavy hailstorm came on, and about
half-past 2 the Primes returned to the mansion. and
luncheon was then served in the coven being laid
for twenty-four guests. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman presided,
the eommay including the Prince of Wales, Princes Alfr4
the Prises of Gliloksburg, Prince IRobenloite, the Duke et
Sutherland, General Hood, Lady Mary end Miss Hood,
• Lord Bracknoek, Miss Wakefield, Colonel Vyse and Miss
Vyse, Mr. It. S. Harvey, IL P., Mr.'Trederoft, Mr. Miekle•
*melte, Mr. Con,Major-General Lawrensoe, Lord Tyrone,
Lord Skelmeradele, Mr. and Kn. Hilibert, &e. The
Princes returned to town at 4 o'clock by the Great Western
Nat

Tana Cauaca.—The motion which Sir J. Gray
intends to propose on this subject is welched in the fol.
!owi,nii terms :—*. That the church establishment injr•-
..An is a grievous wrong to the people of that country, and
its ametieurel maintearusce prevents them from having con-
fidences in the Justice cr in the wisdom of the imperial pare
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