The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-18 00:00:00

CLERERNWELL

Eir James itql11;;S, Bart., now staying it the Great
Northern Hotel, Ring's-cross, and who appeared to be suf-
fering from an attack of delirium tremens, wee pieced at the
bar before Mr. Tyrrwhitt, charged with violently assaulting
Louisa Fans, residing in Cirenoester-Portland-rod,
at the Great Northern Railway &Mica, a-mom.
Louisa Peas said—l am a " gay woman, and reside in
Cirencester-place, Portland-road. Last night the defendant
called at my lodgings, and afterwards naked me to go with
him in amb to his hotel for the purpose of paying me some
money which he owed me. I consented to go with him, and
I whoa we got to the Great Northam Railway Hotel he get
oat first, and when I followed him he struck me with his
stick and followed it up by hitting me a violent blow over the
head, which broke his stick. He would have done a great
deal more had he not been stopped by one of the officers. I
have known the defendant about three months. I did not
strike him or have any angry words with him while in the
cab.

Defendant-Was it last night or the night before that I
struck you ?
Witness—Last night, about 8 o'clock.
Defendant (emphatically)—That is a lie. (Laughter.) I
believe I am sober, which I must confess is rather remark-
able. What is the money owing for ?
Complainant—That question I decline to answer.
Puma, No. 12, of the Great Northern Railway police, said
—I was on duty in front of the booking-odlos last night, when
a ceb, containing the defendant and two females, drove up:on
the opposite side of the way. The defendant got out of the
cab, and was followed by the complainant, when, in the moat
excited manner, be commenced calling out "murder,'
" thieves," " police," fcc., and struck the complainant with
his stick several times. One of the blows was of mch •
violent character, that it broke the stick in half. I then
stepped in, and prevented the defendant doing any further
violence.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—Wu the defendant the worse for liquor ?
Witame—Well, I don't know what to say. He appeared
very funny, the same as he now doe.. (Laughter.)
Gully Wilson said—l reside at 22, Cirencester-place. I
am a dressmaker, and make as many dresses as I can. lam
not so " unfortunate" as Miss Fens. Last night I was in-
duced by the defendant to go with him in • cab elcug with
Miss Fans to his hotel, when he would pay her 21. that he
owed her. As soon as he relent of the cab he struck her
several times without provocation, and had it not been for
the police, who interfered, he would have injured her very
much.
The defendant said he was a gentleman, and did not wish
to deny the charge.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, after suggesting that the defendant should
settle the matter with the complainant—a suggestion which
he declined to adopt—said that the assault was proved, and
he should inflict upon him the full penalty of 51, or in de-
fault of payment, two calendar months' imprisonment in the
House of Correction.
The defendant said he could easily pay that or any other
amount, and was removed to the cells, but was afterwards
taken away in the van._____

SOUTHWARK.
Tobias Daniel Jackson, a tell, well-dressed man, who
stated Mundt to be an advertising agent, residing at No. 1,
Cumberland-pleoe, John-Art.4 Black friars-road, was charged
with defrauding Richard Ford of the sum of 21.
The prosecutor, a young maa, residing in Mortimer-street,
Herne Bay, said that about the latter end of last month he
eaw ea advertisement in the Keritisli Times, a Canterbury
paper, for a young man of steady and active habits to deliver
an agricultural work in the oounty of Kent to subscribers.
It was a monthly work at 66., and had 460 subscribers. The
salary wee a guinea a weak with travelling expenses extra,
and an allowance of be. for every new subscriber ob-
tained. Applicants were to address •'J. 8., No. 1, Cum-
berland-place, John-street, Blackfriars-road." Appli-
cant thinking it a pretty good situation, and Wog
out of work, answered the advertisement, when he
received a letter, signed J. Knight, offering him the situa-
tion, and informing him that the books would be sent by
railway to Maidstone on his forwarding 21. as security: that
he could deduct that from the first money he received. Wit-
ness wrote to him and told him he had good references to give
instead of sending the V. Be received another letter signed
J. Knight, referring him to Mr. James Smith, at Maidstone,
and witness, meeting a Mend from that place, asked him if
he knew a Mr. Smith there, and receiving an answer in the
affirmative, he sent a post-office order for the 21. to Mr.
Knight, No. 1, Cumberland-place. He went to Maidstone.
but found no panel for him there, end then he wa
to come to London, and at the railway station he ascertained
that no parcel hid been sent for him. He then suspected
that he had been swindled, and be was induced to call at the
office of the Kentish Times to ask after the party who in-
serted the advertisement. He was told the advertisement
was sent from London to be Inserted three times, but no
money had been sent, neither did they know the party who
forwarded it. _ _

Mr. Burcham expressed his surprise that a newspaper pro-
prietor should insert such advertisements without the money
from a party totally unknown.
Witness added that the manuscript of the advertisement
was given to hint, and it eorre.ponded with the handwriting
of the letters be had received signed "J. Knight." It was
on the faith of that advertisement and the letters that be
forwarded the post-office order for the 21. On Monday last
he came up to London, and went to No. 1, Cumberland-
place, and on knocking at the door he saw a female, of who
he asked for Mr. Knight. She said he did not live there, but
letters were received for him there. She showed witness •
bundle and said he (Knight) had not been there for two or
three days. He then went away. and on Tuesday, having
obtained the assistance of a constable in plain clothes, they
went to the house and saw the prisoner and the female, who
he said was his wife. In the room were found • number of
documents and the bundle of letters, but the letters had all
been opened and fastened up again. The prisoner acknow-
ledged all to be his property except the letters.
Mr. Burch= compared the documents owned by the pri-
soner with the letters lent to the prosecutor, and he pro-
nounced them to be all in the same handwriting.
Edwin Coleman, 63 fit, said he accompanied last wit:Desoto
No. 1, Camberland-place, John-street, and saw the prisoner
sitting at a table. He raid he knew nothing of Mr. Knight.
but letters were left for him. In the table drawer he found
the documents produced, and in the cupboard the bundle of
letters. He had no doubt from information he had received
that the prisoner was the party who hod received them and
the post-office order, and if ha was remanded for a few days
Its could get the postmen end other witnesses to attend; be-
sides other cases of a similar nature could be brought against
him es soon as the public were acquainted with the circum-
stances and his capture. Some of the letters were addressed
"Mr. John Knight, printer end publisher, No. 1, Cumber-
land-place."
Mr. Burcham remanded him until Monday.

Yesterday the Mansion-house presented a novel
and festive appearance the gaiety and elegance of which
formed a striking contrast to the usual solemn processions of
civic dignities, on the occasion of the marriage of Mies Ada
Blanche Carden, third daughter of the Right lion. the Lord
Mayor, to Frederick Brodie, Beq. The happy event had
evidently been anticipated with those kind and generous
feelings for which our countrywomen are so distinguished,
and the many costly and elegant presents which had been
laid out with much taste in the state drawing-room, must
hays been alike gratifying to the bride and to her excellent
parents. There were many pretty tokens of respect from the
poorer duties intermingled with those of more elaborate
workmanship, an evident proof of the esteem and affoction in
which the amiable and accomplished bride was held by the
humbler inhabitants of West Monier", the country east of him
lordship. Additional interest was derived from the fed of
this being the first marriage procession which had ever left
the portals of the civic residence. At the conclusion of the
ceremony, which was performed at St. Mary Woolnoth
church, Lmbard•street, the Lord Mayor and the Lady
Mayoress gave an elegant dviGner d is fourelatts in the long
parr tithe Mansion-house, to a numerous circle of their
relations and private friends. The breakfast, which was of
the most recherche description, and embraced every Imagi-
nable luxury, was provided by Masan. Ring end Brymer, of
Cornhill.

ZETRAORDINARY ESCAPE OF A SAlLOR.—Yeater-
day (Wednesday) a tailor, while engaged on the 11111iII4
gallant yard of the ship Endymion, in the Salaam* D
Liverpool, missed his footing and fell from a height of 1
test. Ho fortunately fell on the side of a boat which was
lying keel upwards on one of the deck houses. This circum-
stance saved his life, for the sides of the boat being stove in
broke his fell, and though considerabl shaken, he was able
to walk borne otherwise uninjured. Such an extraordinary
snap has scarcely ever been recorded.