The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-26 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

THE POLICE C0U1173.

11r. William Doming Brass. • barrister at-law, of 2,
Plowdes-buildinge, Temple, 'speared upon a sammone
bef ire Mir Either' W. Cud.., to mower a implant of pub-
Bailee a libel apes Mr. John Thomas Plollll4r.
This complain uses oat of a family quarrel, both potties
beim cemented by marriage. The alleged libel wens-
, tallied is a letter stetson by Mr. Brun to Mr. P. C.
palmy, a fanner, of Lideau -hail, Newmarket, who showed
it to Mr. Plower. At the c manacemeat el the me, Mr.
Ballaatine, who aerated for Mr Bram, offered to with-
draw the imentsneas complaiaed of, and to tender so
apology. This proposal was rejected by the other aide, sod
the esaminaties of winners proceeded. When this bad
easeleded,
Mr. Bailments milk as the matter bad sow been pissed la
its proper light, the denadnat was wiWrg to apologies, sad
withdraw the espormirms empleined of, as he had evideatly
bees misled.
lir H. W. Conies reeemateaded the parties to lot the
matter net where it was, as he testi sot it. the ass of
carryieg it further seder *Meting eiressistasses.
Mi. Oiffard, who appeared for Mr. Plow's, said be em-
planed of en infraction, of the criminal law, end he wished
tse case to take it. seer...
Bir R. W. Cardin said it was a palatal sass to soljedionte
taros ; but se it did nut seta puling, to settle the netts
amicably, he hod so other moss opas te him than to
soutane the defendast for trial. nun was so doubt the
defendant had acted Tort inondeutly la media' sink a
letter; but be also thought Mr. Penny had bees 'my is-
dithreet In showing the letter to Mr. Plower, sad thereby
greater Ninnies of parson it Moen save bees
hlmilkieVeavour ts reciessilt. If he bed sr ely mutinied the
&Indent after widen/ the loft r, and said conies mere
shoat it, the parties lima l probably never have bad ocessioa
to some before him.
The defeadant wee thou sommittn for trial, end manly
requited to eater Ist i his owe r engebasem to appose and
4441141 the Amp et the Central Cr mind Court.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Mary Peck, a wretch. d looking wanes, of Riddle age,
who appeared to be sourly anoio.e oes of her position as
ea
'ceased 'vases, was charged with attempting to destroy
he melt
Clerk, 132 0, deposed—At ball-put 12 o'clock last sight,
while oa duty in Bath-Stott TaMrasele.sosere Ilion-
ditch, the prisoner's busbaed tea ti him with a ;stillest
in flames, and nib it d bite te bastes to his house in that
street, as his wife had set Ste to the bed whole an by in It,
aspens* her determinates ti bent herself ts death.
Witless weal into the sperialest, wince smoke was lase-
lag, sad head the woman lying as Use bed, drank, sad
▪ on destroying hermit la the way damned. The
bed lima and bin own clothes were ea Are They pulled
so, from tie plea. sod for the time 'avid her life ; bat
note was li tie (Innate would again repeat the set.
Mogistrate—Why de yen think ohm ?
01 air, she bas done it okra before, and on
sae tamales was moat seriously irj end. Her husband is a
tosed-werlieg ma, with s fowl, i f hut Modena loft en.
Mealy agitated Is emegemee of her dit ep.ted habits. In
foot, eke is tbe nay wont meanie in the world—a drunkard
sad man isserrigible OW.
The limbead—lt was oily the sight before lest that she
esdaseemed to destroy inner, and indeed ell of us, by the
MIN it,.... One night she will merely do it, all tersest
drealumem.
Megistrate—Mast fearful effect,. indeed. I tblsk the
beet mores will be iv nmand her for a week, that it may
be messised what will be the best coarse to purses wits
east • metelsed creature.
• peens wow seised Masy Lane Prier was p`asted at
the bar before Mr. D'llyareart seamed with Intim felo-
niously wounded Hannah Kendall, her dater, with latent
to modes her.
The e omplaissat, who described Moil( ea ea oaken-
=stated that, Mae the death of her pandits, she bad
with the trimmer, who was a untied woman, bet
W mead from her balm*, sad was sow ladles se
absedemei seers' of life. On the melee' Gerais' they
weal NO fee a walk, sad wen sees aft. rwards satoeted by
a seas milk whim Mt, poessedod toe beer-shop, mbar* she
deardwlltee titer ladle set eirebbery,fer mbieh she 00 tore'y
VMesa isaapilled her te restore the property. The
wasgessily enemested at the exams re,and awned
itb wish abodes sod anemia' laminas that she
left the been sad tetermed home slam. gas had only
bees these a daw sistre whew the primmer sawed, sad,
sitar striking bier repeatedly with her lists, she "aught up a
hale sad min towards ler, with the obserratioe, his
is the last menial o f year Ills ; !nail do f it yea win tide."
Whams maned to escape foom the nos, bet was
overtakes le the teeny by the trimmer. who made a
desperate blow at her with the half., sad lailieted a fright-
ful wound on her right Meek. Witness instantly fell from
the 'Mods of the wowed, and while eke was lying ea the
Boor the prisms, stooped ever her, and . dug " the halts
lank r breast, exclaimine, "that is what I meat to do,
end mow lam enlisted." The Trimmer thee left her, sad
11141414 contrived so make her way Into the street. where
she melted prompt mistanes from some of the Mgt-
been, who Pent for a pillemas, std she was conveyed to
the etatime.home. _ . .