The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-10 00:00:00

MANSION HOUSE.

Richard Salop, was brought bef.,fil the Lord Mayor
charged with having stokes a ham.
The tampou of lir. Marley, cheeermonger, of Hilltopsgatrwithout, said—l west over to a public-house for a half-
pint of beer, and I raw the prisoner come out of the shop se
I was drinking it. He came into the public-house with owe
of our hams underhis coat, but finding that I looked sharply
at him, and judging, I suppose, from my dress that I
belogged to the shop, he started off. and threw doom the
ham. I punned, and took him into custody.
The Lord Mayor—What have you to say to this chap?
The prisoner—day, why I did take the ham, but It was the
Bret thing I ever stole in my life.
The gaoler—You have been hers several time. at may rate.
The prim:ter—Never saw this place before in my His,
(looking about). What do you call ft? (A laugh.)
The csolor—My lord, he was here but for steeling a large

Not • bit of it. I confess that I stole the
ham, but I'm blest if ever I Mole the beef. Betides, tills
fellow (poiatiwg to the shopmma) never saw me steal it. He
was drialdeg fa the pablio-horse imbed of minding his
betimes. (A bash.)
Shopman—l did'itt my that I saw you, but you saw that
I looked at you as if I knew you were a thief,
The prismier —Well, I certainly stole the ham, and no
mistake' end I did all I could to get away; and d—d any I
am that I did sot semowed. (Laughter.)
Tlw policeman said—He made a deeps ate effort to get
away, my lord, but he never denied that he stole the ham.
The prieower—Bo ; where the devil would be the um
of it P

mile Lord Mayor—Well, you must go for three months to
the Howe of Correction, and I advise you to be honeet who
you come out.
The prloaur—Thank you, my lord; toy all I con.
(A taultb

WORSIIIP-BTREIT.

DISCIIIAIOT7IO PIIIVAILMS IX TIES FVOLTC STREZTS.

•
flow Green, 17, was charged with firings pistons
Bettnial•gresamosd, to the danger of the Inhabitants end
way-farem, sad Daniel Curtain, 21, was charged with en-
deavonring to resew him from custody.
Fenn, 39 H, Meted that last evening be heard loud reports
of fire-arms, sad hastening in the direction of the mandate
Groves holding aptetol directly in the line of p %mangers on
the pavement, which he then fired. Witness then took him
into comedy, end was quickly wailed with the vilest
atone and threats egaimat his life if he did not
release the youth. Subsequently, he wag inked with large
stows and piecos of brick, while the prisoner kicked him
seemly. The pistol was wrested from him.
A person named Stocker fully eorro`rorived this evidence,
adding that horses were frightened at the very loud reports,
sea Mist the burning paper flew out a dietetic* of 10 yards
among a ceowd of children. He had assisted the constable
in getting both prisoners to the nation-house, for which
Ow at service sixes one bad laid hie head open with a

—TIM Whimsy against Curtain being also complete,
MT. VE3llllOllli, while remarking upon the union, nature
of the 0611CIP Groves bad committed, observed—l this week
mat two men for trial for pelting cooseables when in poems.
sloe of • charge, end there is little doubt they will be
severely puniehed, for one of the officers wee nearly killed.
If them men had been cut or bruised badly, I would send
you before a jury glen, for such conduct ie scandalous and
brutal in the extreme. I shall now ties you, Groves, 6e. for
the offence you have couireived, or three doe' imprisonment
in default. Curtain mast pay 10.., or seven drys.
The prisoner, appeered surprised at getting of so easily,
after beefing the magietrate's remarks.

WA2iDBWORTH.
CCII101:11 CABE OP ATTEMPTED AMIDE.

A young women, who pee the Dame of artytetina B 'OWN
wee kought from the Wentlawerth tauten. cheesed with
etteseptiog to commit 'Weide under the following curious
drcumetenom

John Wood, a gardener, in the novice of a gentleman at
Clapham-common, depooed that *boat 8 o'clock en Wedzsee
day morning he was at work in hli master's garden, when
he beard some serrates of a female fom the direction of •
pond seer the windmill. He went down to the dipping
place, and, upon looking across the pond, he saw
the prisoner lying at the bottom under the water. He
immediately gut over the fence, jumpy, into the pond, and
lifted her out. There was above a foot of water in the
pond at the spot where she woo lying. She was struggling,
and tried to Fat out when he came up, and woo leaning on
her aide with her heed out of the water. When she got
out she said her huabaad had driven ber to do it.

iSser Tim amid she wTali;itosrg.;ii ioilie;ten she had
bow with, although she sea a married woman. He
bad ill- her so shamefully that she could not pat up with
it any knger.
Mr. Hayman said it served her right, if ohs left her hus-
band to line with another man.

The risme.r said bar hied:end arm dead. fib° had been
with the man fourteen menthe and had two children
by him. lie had premised her marriage from time to time,
and bad never carried it out.

The constable said her husband was alive when she first
lived with the mu. flho rao away from her baseboard at the
Was he woe tssinisit for the militia.
Mr. Daymau said ha only wished It was the law without
regard to the see for persons who attempted to destroy
themmlvse (althoogh be did not tbiok the pris nier intended
ii) to be well whipped (:); (hot it*, the proper punishment to
aa he had 60 patteeee with such miserable cooduct.
He dischargsi the primmer this time with a caution, so be
hetievei she hod dose it for the purpose of genie' up a
60e60.
Tbe prisorer wee thee dieehargol.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO TWO CIIILDREN.—At the
New Bailcy yestoday John Bott, a brielmetter, wee e.harged
with the manslaughter of two tittle girls, on the previous
day, at Newton Heath. From the evidence of the
witnesses, it eppeated that the prei iner, who is es elderly
man, wee employed at ;Mr. Taylor's silk milt at Newton
Heath. bast painters were engaged in petals* the
windows of the mill, and nem obliged to hoist themselves
op on the onteide of the building la • basket. A pally
wee need for Ibis purpose, one end of the rope being
attached to the basket, sad the other to what I. celled a
centred," • Wong wooden beam projecting from and
resting on the parapet wall of the mill. To coeopeestie for
the weight of the bike< several heavy weights were placed
at the oppoote tad of the beam. Ou Tuesday afternoon,
after • certain number of windows had been petaled, the
painters removed the " eathead" further along the paropet,
at the sense time discs:meeting the basket on one aide, sad
the weights on the other. A man IV. placed at the rod from
which the weights had ban removed, and soon af.emearde
be observed a polling of the rope us the other side. Oa
lookieg over the parapet he saw that the prisoner, who was
Mt 'ideated, sad who lead no bushiest whatever there, had
@aught the rape and aerate himself into a cellar beneath
IM level of the ground. He seined the prisoner off, end
thought all was eafe; but presently the prieoner returned,
attached the beekst to the rope, sod jump d into it. The
weight. baler still detached, the Warn Instantly fell over the
peeepet, and deseended upon the heeds of two little girl, who
• /0614—Noy Connor, aged II and Stench Holt,
grad 4, the chitlren of labourer,. These were Injured se
severely that they died, one in shout a quarter of en boor,
and the other ten boors afterwards. TM prisoner ric4ped
unhurt. The magistrates committed the prieouer fit trial
at the meires. Ye.t.rtsy afternoon Mr. Rutter held an
Im.,t at Newton Heath, on the bodies of the two children.
and the iary ',tensed a verdict of " Menslanghter" spinet
Britt—Blanchester G.wirdialf.