The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

Clara Ball, a very respectable-looking young woman,
was charged with accosting gentlemen in the King's-road,
Chelsea, for immoral purposes.
Police-constable Robert Randall, 57 T, stated that be
saw the defendant commit the offence on Saturday night,
at about half-past 11, and took her into custody. A
woman named Skinner, who was in her company, laid hold
of him by the arm and endeavoured to rescue her.
In reply to the magistrate, complainant said he had
known the defendant in Chelsea for the last seven years
as a domestie servant • but during the last fortnight bad
seen her about the streets at • late hour with loose women
and other improper characters. Mrs. Skinner was a
respectable married woman.
Defendant declared that the charge was totally un-
founded, and that she had left her situation—not to walk
the streets, but to nurse • sick person. She and Mrs.
Skinner went into the Roebuck Tavern to take some re-
freshment, when they saw Randall drinking with a man
and his wife, and she made a remark with re-
spect to their son, a cripple, to the effect that she did not
want to have anything to do with him. Randall then fol-
lowed them out, and, seizing her, took her into custody, in-
venting the present charge against her.
Randall admitted that he had been drinking in the Roe-
buck as described, although on duty, and said that defen-
dant had described herself as a prostitute when at the
police-station, in support of which assertion he called
Charles Wills, 24 T.
Mrs. M. Skinner,ofls,Winterton-plaoe, Park-road,Chels,
said that she was with V,' defendant at the Roebuck, and
remained with her until she was unjustly taken into cus-
tody. She then confirmed defendant's aooount of what oc-
curred at the tavern, and swore most positively that de-
fendant did not accost any gentleman. When Randall
seized defendant witness placed her band upon his arm and
asked •by she should be taken, as she had done nothing,
upon which he struck her a blow, from the force of which
she fell and cut her eye, which bled profusely.
Randall said he only pushed her, and she fell.
Mr. Selfe said that he was not satisfied, and should dis-
charge the defendant. The constable had described Mrs.
Skinner as a respectable woman, and her evidence was as
plain as it could be.
Subseinently, on the application of Mrs. Skinner, • sum-
mons was granted against Randall, for his misconduct to-
wards her.
SOUTHWARK.
Samuel Rowe,
_29 a respectable-looking man, described
as a merchant's clerk, residing at 65, Spencer-road, Stoke
Newington, was placed at the bar before Mr. Burcham,
charged with creating a disturbance inside All Saints'
Church, Lower-marsh, Lambeth, and committing damage
to a font to the extent of 71., the property of the Rev.,'
Dr. Lee, the incumbent.

Mr. Warner Sleigh appeared to prosecute ; Mr. Collette
attended for the defendant.
Mr. Sleigh, in opening the proceedings, said that he was
instructed to prosecute the defendant for being concerned
with others in committing a disgraceful tumult inside All
Saints' Church, launbeth, during divine service, casting
ridicule upon the ornamentation of the interior of the
building, and wilfully breaking the font. During the rock.
bration of the Holy Communion on Sunday noon some
person who received the bread, instead of eating it, placed
it in his pocket.
Mr. Colette here intimated to the learned counsel that
it was not bread, but a wafer.
Mr. Sleigh understood that to be so, but as soon as the
person placed it in his pocket a disturbance took place. I
That, however, was soon quelled at the altar, but soon'
afterwards a number of persons rushed to the other end
of the church, and defendant was seen to push the font
over and break it, committing damage to the extent of
71. He was instructed to say that when the defendant
got outside the church he admitted smashing the font,
and gloried in having done so. Ho was therefore given
in charge.
Two witnesses were then heard, with the view of proving
the charge, against the defendant, but
Mr. Bureharn after hearing them, remarked that there
was a great discrepancy in their evidence.
Mr. Sleigh said that as he wax not in a position to
carry the case any further, he must withdraw the charges.
Mr. Burcham told him he could hardly take any other
course. The defendant must under these edreuxertances be
discharged.

Mr. Collette asked for the costa of six witnesses, who
had at great inconverience attended to give evidence.
Mr. Btu-chain told hint he had no power to grant coats in
such a case.

Mr. Collette observed that if mach was the owe, him
client would bring his action for false imprisonment.
The parties then left the court, very much excited.

John Thompson and Thomas Webb, labourers, were
placed in the dock on a charge of killing and slaying
George Frederick James, by stabbing bins in the heart
with a pocket knife.
Frederick Collin, a carpenter, living in Fanny-road,
Barnes, said that on Saturday night he went into the
Swan public-house, Broadway, Haulmeramitli, with two'
friends, the deceased and another man. Witness carried
a hare, and the prisoners, who had followed in, asked him
whether he caught it. One of his friend. said, "No, he
did not, he bought it," Thompson then said, " You don't
know how to catch one." Not wishing to have a quarrel
with the prisoners, witness and his friends left the public-
house and walked to the corner of the Bridge-road, where
they bad a little chat, and they bade him good bye. He
waited to see them pass across the road, when he was sud-
denly knocked down by the prisoner Webb. Witness got
up and wished to reason with him, when he was again
knocked down by one of the prisoners. The other prisoner
was present, and they both accused him of wishing to pick
a quarrel with them. He was knocked down a third time,

whop b. became inunsible. He did not see anything dose
to the deceased. When he recovered his senses he hard
that the deceased bad been taken to the West London
Hospital. He went there, and saw that be was dud.
In answer to questions the witness said be 'add net
say that be was exactly sober, but he knew what ha wu
about. The deosassd and the other man were sober.
Thompson said the witness and his friends interfered
with them. He refused to tight, and they said that they
would make him.

The witness, in reply to the magistrate, declared that
not a word was said about fighting.
The prisoner Webb also said that when they left the
Swan they saw the three men standing and talking abut
fighting.
William Dear said be wu with the last witness and the
deceased. He was knocked down and rendered insensible.
He saw the prisoners come from the Swan, but he did not
bear them say anything. The blow came from behind
him. He was knocked down and kicked. He was not
drunk.
Mr. James Henry Melville, a coachmaker, residing in
the Bridge-reed, said be was returning home shortly be-
fore 12 o'clock, when he beard a voice say, " Yon are the
one who bit ins, and you are another." He then heard a
dull "thud," which sounded more like a kick than a blow.
He ran across the road and saw • short man (Webb is •
abort man) scrambling up from the witness Collin. The
prisoner Thompson was standing by the deceased, who
was lying on his back with his orals stretched out. Wit-
ness walked up to the prsoosr , and rid "You hare
seriously injured him by 'eking him on the head." He
replied, " No, I hare not." The constable who was pre.
sent turned his lantern on the doomed, when witness
said, "He is dead." Wham assisted in carrying the
deceased to the hospital, where be saw • wound in his
breast.

Sergeant Byden, 32 T, said be was on duty at the station
at helf•past 12 o'clock, when the prisoners were brought in
by two constables. A long thin clasp knife was taken
from Thompson and handed to witness, who found stains
of blood on both sides and at the bank of the blade, and
some on the handle. The blood was fresh and damp.
Mr. A. W. Read, the house surgeon at the West London
Hospital, said the deceased was brought in at 25 minutes
past 12 o'clock. He breathed once sod died. Winton
bad since made an examination of the body. He found
wound above an inch in length over the heart, and about
five inches in depth. It extended through the wall of the
chest into the cavity of the heart. The wound wee the
cause of death. The knife produeed was likely to have
wised it. On seeing the wound be remarked it had been
done by a knife which had a dell beck to it He found
that the knife produced was sharper on one edge than on
the other. The witness also stated that t►e deceased had
a mark upon his lip, as if be had been struck in the
mouth.
Mr. Ingham then remanded the prisoners.

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TALLOW.—MONDAY EVININ4L—Theye he. bees Mier
strong feeling in the tallow market to-day, arising from the Ira-
' provement In the deliveries to the trade. There has been also
more disposition to buy for future periods, particularly for
March, and our quotatJons at the close are—Spot, rts. 9d.;
January to March, 436. to ed.; March, W. ild. The told
shipments from Petersburg were 90,606, of which all but
2,000 has got away. The shipments to this port were 50,81',
whist 70,277 last year not yet arrived this year, 13,614„
wand 11,725 last year. There Is no South American offering
here. Australian sheep, 44e. to Ma. beef, 42a. to 43a.;
town tallow. 425, ed. net cash. Cocoa nut ell quiet: Cochin,
fele, to 66a ed.: Ceylon, it.. ed. to 6b.: Sydney 475. to 434.
middling to One ; Ms. to eta inferior and low. Pan tit, W.,
One Lem (Prom the circular of Mews. Smith and Charles)

OOTION.—LivEnPook Nov. 25. Market still very irre-
gular. Estimated sales to-day 10,000 bales, including 1,500
speculation and export. 4,000 American. Id. to 94d. ; 300
remain, Sd. 0084 M d.; SD aranham, 84d to 84d 200 llacelo
and Bahia. tifd. to ; 400 Rio, 74 to 84 ; 500 Egyptian, 60. to
ltd.: 10 Smyrna, 744.: 4,310 Murat, bd. to 734.. Madras, 64.
to o}d.: RenEd, Sande, ac., 44d. to 5 id. ; 200 Peru, 74.1. to
84d. Fair Dhollerah, Ofd. ; fair Oommeuttee, 64d.. fair Eroach,
; fair Bengal, bd. fair Egyptian. 94d.: tab remain, 84.1.;
middling Bowed% 8441. ; middling Orleans, 54d.

WOOL AND WOHNTZD.—Daatbronn, Nov. 25.—N0 change
whatever ham taken place Ida°e last week, and the market still
continues dull. The transactions In wool are, if possible, even
more limited than they were, and although prices are not
quotably lower the tendency le against sellers. In!worsted yarns
merehauts have been making very low offers, and a few
spinners report that they have booked some small orders The
trade, however, continues slow and dragging. There are many
idle frames, and the tendency still l to reduce production to the
utmost in thine departanenie which show such a marked
Inactivity. The demand fur pieces does not seem to have in-
creased. Confidence is so thoroughly unsettled that buyers
metric' their purchases to the utmost, and are altogether ope-
rating with cautlou. The high prices of provisions seriously
interfere with the home trade, and thebualtieas doing intim ware-
houses is consequently unusually small. Priors are unchanged.

CATTLK—Livaavool., NOV. f.S.—The supply of stock wu
muck larger than on the previous Monday. The demand f.m
cattle and sheep was dull, and prices lower. A large number et
both cattle and sheep were left unsold. beef, 41d. to lad. , mut-
ton, 4d. to aid. per lb.

COAlA—Lommw, soy. 25.—Walls End Barton, 19a. 9d.;
Walla End Haswell. Mt ; Walls Nod Helton. km : Walls Ind
Helton Lyons, 19s. 9d. ; Walls End RusseEs Helton, 20.. 8d :
Walla End Hartlepool, 20.. ed. ; Wall■ End Original Hartlepool,
tka. ; Walls End Tees, Ili. 9d.: Walls }'nd Trinadon Gramm,
19s ; Brancepeth Cannel, 18t. 4.4.-891ps at market, :
sold, SS.