The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-23 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
/mph &WO, lately cashier to Messrs. Hal, Wood, and
Hughes, of the Coal Exchange, coal factory, was brought up
on remand, charged with embezzling various sums of money
belonging to his employers.
Mr. Wontner appeared for the prosecntlon, and Mr. Beard
foe the prisoner.
On the 'previous examination Mr. Hughes had deposed
that the prisoner had so entered the amounts of two cheques
banded to him to meet daily expenses as to leave *deficiency
of 1201, and the same gentleman now gam evidence with
regard to two other cheques for 21101. snd 2901., handed to the
prisoner for the same purpose, and entered by him as 141. 10e.
and 4/. 10e. 10d. tespentvely.
Wm. RftWlitl6oll, clerk to Mesele. OWNS and Co., bankme,
Hi:chin-lane, proved that the prosecutors kept an account
them, and Proved the embers of the notes paid out to the
to by Mr. Hughes
chejrnalkay, dark at the Bank of England, produced two
601. notes and ten 201. notes, which bad been paid et the
Bank of inglend, and the numbers of which corresponded
with them referred to by the previous witness.
A elm* from Messrs. Roberts's, who had paid the two 601.
notes into the Bank of England, deposed that they had bean
paid into Roberts's by Mr. Watson.
Mr. W. Watson, Old Broad-street, stockbroker, de.
poiet that he had had some transactions with the prisoner in
Janudary last, and received from him the two 60!. notes { re-
duce
Kr. Beard—Since the prisoner was token Into cestody
have you paid money to any one on the prieozur's account ?
Witness—Yes, to the prosecutors.
Mr. Beard—Row much ?
Witnees-1 had received 200!. from him, and I paid to
the presecntors 383/. 12r. 81. the difference being the;proffS
on the {ruckus and sae of the stock. I had received the
prisoner's antbotity for them meat.
Myers Nathan, stock and share dealer, deposed that ha
bad extensive transactions with the prisoner, and thought he
had received the 201. notes produced frees him, but wits not

very clear on the point.
Mr. Beard—Since the prisoner's apprehension have you
notvrid over Mme money to the prosecutors ?
itimerTes.

Bard—How much P
Witness-2,4471., and I pad It by his authority.
Mr. Weather then ssid his case was completed, and
The prisoner, who relieved hie defence, was fully com-
mitted for trial.
The total amount of his defalcations Is said to be as high
es between 6.0001. and 7,0100/.
LAMBETH. .

Jim Cole, • teacher of mimic, attended to answer a sum-
mons taken out by direction of the officers belonging to the
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, and
charging her with le wing a railway carriage while the train
was in motion, contrary to a byelaw of the company, and
by which she had incurred a penalty of 40s.
Daniel Allen, a porter at the Crystal Palere Malice, de-
posed that on the evening of the 9th amt., ca the arrival of
the 7.36 train, be obierved the delsadant, who was in a third
clam carriage, attempting to open the door while the train
wee in motion, and be called out to and begged of bee not to
do to until it stopped. The train proceeded a abort distance,
and before it came to a perfect stand-still ho saw the defen-
dant lying on the platform.
Mr. Inspector Autoomb informed the magistrate that In
addition to the notices on the large boards cautioning pas.
tenger* against leaving or entering carriage,' while the train
was in motion the company had canoed printed bills to be
pot up to the same effect, and yet there was a great difficulty
preventing the dangerous make.
The dearaant admitted she had done very wrong, end
impressed her thanks to the company's officers for their great
Madness sad attention.
Mr. Elliott hoped that the very narrow escape which she
hid bed, es well as the trouble in attending to the sous-
mane, woad be a @efficient caution to the defendant not to
repeat the offence, and ordered her to pay the rip/cies of the
summons.

THAMES.
Three suss of attempted suicide were brought under the
notice of Mr. Yardley. The Ent wee that of Alitabith
Thumpers, a married woman, aged 32, who was discovered
by • potios.coustable about to throw herself from the Vic- I
torlearidge Into the Regent's Canal. The policeman had
much difficulty in laving her.
Mr. Yardley remanded her to the House of Detection for
a week, and directed that inquiries should be made about
M.
The second ome wen that of William Harrington, a
wnecbed-looking man, who was supported upon crutches,
and appeared to be in a very feeble conditios. He plunged
Leto the Heetnitage.lock of the Lend= Dock, at Wapping, at
a latelseures the preceding right, and as the depth of water
there isuwarda of 20 feet, he would have been drownedif the
drip and repute had not been speedily procured. Ile was
blots eat el the water is a perfectly inernailde condition, and
b wee sane time before he recovered.
Tbs prism r, who was much agitated, said be met with ea
secktent some time ago, and had been in the Loudon Hee-
vital some time, and his log was emputated. When be
Get the boa, its! he could gat no work, he had no bora° to go
to, and he determined on ending his life sad his miseries to-
peter.
Mr. Yardley said these frequent attempts to commit suicide
were perfectly shocking. This was the second case of the
kind brought before him in the cures of the lea hour.% The
frhad committed a very rub sot, and it mu aided
it': of 00.1 and against the law of the land to attempt
selfuuider. Ile remanded the primmer for a week.
Harriet Janus, whs said she was 111 years ci=biLlt
appeared to be mach yearegu, was charged with
• quantity of white precipitate powder, with the le.".tes—rios72
110W:eying her life.
Thep sneer was discovered en 7 hureday last by bagel
Hutch, • police-constable, No. 164 H, in the Mile-end-reed,
in • state of great suffering, and upon asking her the caste
of her Muss, she said eke had swallowed • nausious pulses.
He conveyed her to the Leaden Hospital, where elm bed
sbies remised tides Weikel treatment until that day.
Tbs 'ACM. who tested the matter with greet levity,
said is bed swallowed the stuff. She was very unhappy
WSW, sad hee6t Ile psi es sad to her lite. The prisms
dm beam low
Mr.Tasen47—Wbsi ds pes mean by laughieg, and treating
Ms Wilke se lightly f Yes have cunieutuid • very wicked

act indeed. It is en offence against God's law and the law
of the land to attempt self-murder, and it is in my power to
commit you for trial fora misdemeanour.
Susannah Mullins, the mother of the prisoner, hers steppe&
forward and said her daughter had been married three
months. [The Prisoner—(laughing)-8i: months, mother;
I was married in August.] She mild not my what made
her daughter unhappy. Her daughter war 18 years of age.
Mr. Yardley—Dom your daughter drink to new ?
The Mother—No, sir.
Mr. Yardley—ls her husband kind to her?
The Mother—l believe he is, sir.
A foreigner named Johnson, with ring. in his ears and
double the age of the prisoner, here stepped forward, and
said he was her husband. He stated, In answer to
of the magistrate, that ho kept the prisoner in theMil:rr;
he could. He was not aware that the prieenw had any affec-
tion for him. He believed not much.
Mr. Yardley put some questions to the prisoner, who said
she had no sufficient motive to kill hereelf. She was very un-
happy. She did not know the came of her unhappiness. She
believed she had been unhappy about one month. Slue could
net state the cause of her unhappiness in any way, and could
form no idol of it.
The husband of the primmer mid he belonged to the
Peninsula, a large ship, and was generally away eve or six
weeks at a time, and then home for Ave or six days. He
received 31. per month, and always allowed his wife his W-
m while be wee aver.
Mr. Yardley—This is perfectly tilmking These attempts
at suicide are so frequent that I most punish you. I shall
hand you over to • most ezeellent clergyman, who is chaplain
to the Home of Correction, for a week.
The prisoner wee then remanded fur a week.