The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-29 00:00:00

THE POLICE COMM.
(THIS DAY.)

WORSHIP-STREET.
ASNAULT WITH A NWORD.

Ueowrr Besi,44, a collector of rents, debts, &c., living at
12, l'pper Homerton-terrace, Hackney, was brought before
Mr. Ellison, on a warrant, wherein he was charged with
having violently :vaulted and wounded one Evan Magness,
7(1 years of age, by striking hint with a sword.
Mr. I:raves, titan the offices of Mr. Vann, appeared for
the complainant: and Mr. Abbott defended.
The matter arose out of law proceedings, thus detailed
by the aged complainant-1 am a bailiff's assistant, and
live at 10, New-street, Bishopsgate. On the 19th inst. I
was left in possession at the defendant's house by an officer
of the Shorelitch County Court, in virtue of a warrant of
execution issued by the Southwark County Court, and
transferred to that of tiboreditch.

Mr. Graves—What time did you go'
Complainant—About 2 o'clock.
Mr. Gr.t%es—Now tell me what defendant said and did.

Witness - lie was nut in, so I went into the kitchen and
waited. He returned home about 10 o'clock, and seeing
me said, " Hallos! What do you want?" I produced the
warrant, and replied, ** I want 2f. 2s. (id. and Is. (id.
expenses."
Mr. Graves—Well, what did he then do?
Witness th, he became fearfully violent, looked at me
terrible, and coming right up to me said, " Out you go."
Then be shoved me upstairs.
Mr. G raves--Upstairs where to
Witncs explained that the kitchen where he bad been
was underground, and continued—When he got tee into
the passage he appeared to reflect and feel ashamed of
himself—in fact, he calmed down a good bit.
Mr. Graves—Well, what then?
Witness—What ? Why what greatly astonished me, he
actually invited me where Inever expected to go again.

Mr. i:raves—Where was that?
Witness—Why, down into the kitchen again and have
supper with him.
Mr. Graves—And you did?
Vitness—l'ickled pork, pia, and eabhage ho had, not
I, and when he had finished he went up stairs, but re-
turned in a few minutes with a sword, " Now," says he
again, " out you go," and draws the sword from the
scabbard. " Mr. Reston," says I, '' whatever are you
going to do?" "I'll show you," says he, and made a
blow which I warded off, but the second blow fell on the
back of my hand and cut it. After that he again pushed
me up stairs, did sot stop in the passage but forced me
into the street. My hand was bleeding (wound shown),
but I made no alarm. I was greatly terrified and next day
applied for a warrant.
The solicitors subsequently agreed that defendant should
pay ills. as compensation, together with costs and ex-
pellee*.

GREENWICH.
HAKIM OF rr.umir AGAINST A POLICE-CONSTABLE.

' Thome,. Horatio Halsted, a police-constable of the R
division, stationed at Rotherhithe, was charged with steal-
ing a quantity of leather, the property of Mr. John Howes,
of the railway arches, Blue Anchor-road.
It appeared that at 2 o'clock in the morning the pri-
soner, whose beat extended past the railway arches in
question, went to the prosecutor's residence, closely
adjacent, and called him up, telling him he bad found
the door of the arch, in which hides of leather were
kept, opened. The prosecutor got up and went to the
arch and counted the hides, but failed to discover
that any had been taken away. At 6 o'cock
the same morning the defendant left duty and re-
turned to the single men's apartments at the
Rotherhithe station. There being no lock on the
cupboard assigned for his use, the prisoner asked
Police-constable Buttell, 249 It, to take charge of 19
pieces of leather. This Buttell refused to do, but
communicated what he had seen to Inspector
Moore, by whom the prisoner was questioned, when he
at first denied having any leather in his possession,
but subsequently he admitted it. The prosecutor was
then communicated with, and the leather in stock being
weighed was found to be deficient in weight exactly in
proportion to the pieces found in possession of the pri-
soner ; and on the case being reported to the Chief Com-
missioner of Police he was given into custody.
The prisoner was remanded until Wednesday next for
completion of the depositions.

A MAN IMPALED ALIVE AT BROMLEY.

(THI.I DAY.)

A shocking accident occurred at Bromley be-
tween 10 and 11 o'clock this forenoon. It appears that a
painter named John Bolton, aged 56 years, residing in the
St. Peter's-road, Bromley, was this morning employed to
clean the windows of a gentleman's house in the Priory-
road, Bromley, and while he was seated on the window-
ledge in front of the boner his foot knocked against the
wainscoting inside the window, and he then lost his
balance and fell backwards. The sight was a horrible
one, for nit legs were thrown up in the air,
and while he was turning a summersault he was
dashed with great force against the long sharp spikes
of the area railings and two of them entered his body.
He was lifted off by some men who ran to his assistance,
end was carried to the London Hospital,where he was at
once recognised as a man who had been admitted to the
hospital twelve months ago for a severe fracture of the
skull which he had received by falling from a window
ledge on to the pavement. On that occasion be was
painting.
Mr. Walker, the hospital surgeon, made an examination
of the unfortunate man's wounds, and found that the
spikes had penetrated his lungs, and that be was in a very
dangerous state. This afternoon his life was despaired of.

A few days ago the University of Halle cele-
brated the 50th anniversary of its re-anion with the more
ancient college of Wittenberg, which, from once being the
place wherein Luther resided and taught, had dwindled to
insignificance at the beginning of this century. On this
festal occasion Count Bismarck, General Roon, and
General Moltke, with some other gentlemen of distin-
guished merit, were promoted to the degree of Philosophi
Doctor artiuwque liberslium Magister, by the philo-
sophical faculty of the university. The law faculty, which
on the same day conferred the highest honours in its gift
upon Mr. John Stuart Mill, refused to bestow the like
upon Count Bismarck, whose achievements the member*
were of opinion are not so striking in the department of

COLONEL WiLsoN-PArrEts, M.P.—Colonel Wil-
son-Patton, )LP. for North Lancashire, having accepted
the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, has
issued an address to his constituents, soliciting re-clection.
After speaking of the praise due to Lord Stanley for his
management of foreign affairs, he proceeds to state that
in order to contribute to a settlement of the reform ques-
tion, he has not only abandoned some of his former
opinions, but has been prepared to give his best attention
to suggestions for the amendment of the bill now before
the House of Commons, without a strict regard to party
considerations. He thinks the bill is now essentially the
bill of the house, and is prepared to take his share of any
responsibility which may fairly attach itself to the further
progress of the measure.
THE EXTENNIVE FIRE Ile THE OLD KENT-ROAD.
—LATEST PARTICULARS.—The damage done by this disaster
has proved to be very serious. The flames have laid in
ruins buildings which covered nearly half an acre of land.
The result may be briefly stated as follows:—" No. 215,
old Kent-read, Mr. G. Carter hat-factor, workshop
burned down, beck part of dwelling-house, &c., damaged
by fire, and rest of house and content, injured by water, re-
moval, ke. Insured in the Sun and the Royal. No. 217, E. T.
Smith, blind-maker, two floorsof workshopshurned down
andback front of ditto and dwelling-house damaged by fire,
water, Ac. Insurance not known. Ditto Mr. Nichols'
stables, premises burned down and one horse burned to
death. Building insured in the Queen fire-office. Ditto,
J. D. Jones, coal merchant, stables and stores, 20 by 20,
burned down, and a horse burned to death. Mears.
Ricketts and Co.'s rtables, the whole buried down. 721,
Messrs. Westall and Weston. stock in warehouses da-
maged by water. Ditto, J. Cox, serious damage by fire,
water, kc. Insured in the Queen fire-office. Ditto, No.
223 J. S. Mason, upholsterer, workshops, 26 by 18, seri-
ously damaged by fire, and the content, by water in the
front shop. Insured in the Queen-office. Ditto, No. 213,
G. Lewis, furniture broker, building and contents da-
maged by fire, water, kc. Insured in the Sun-office.
Ditto, 211, E. Drew, tobacconist, roof burned, and rest of
home, damaged by water. Ditto, J. J. Pearle, saddler,
similar damage, not insured. Ditto, 209, B. Cook, green-
grocer, stables damaged by fire, kc. Ditto, 207, J. W.
Ell, wheelwright, two floors, 60 feet by 40 feet, and the
stables burned down, and the dwelling-house and contents
aid the stock in the open yard severely damaged by fire,
water, &c ; insured in the Royal, No. 3, Friendly-court,
Mrs. Oxley, outbuildings damaged by fire. No. 4. ditto,
Mrs. Cook, windows and roof burned out, No. 7 and 8,
Northampton-row, let out in tenements, hack and fronts
burned, and contents damaged by fire water, am.
EsT INDIAN I NcISSIBERED ESTATE/I COURT.—
By orders made by the Queen in the Council held on the
2t:th inst., the jurisdiction of the West Indian Ins:um-
bel ed Estates Court was extended to the islands of Domi-
ni, a and Nevis. By prior Orders in Council the islands of
Jamaica, St. Vincent, Grenada, Tobago, Antigua, and
Montserrat. and the Virgin Islanda were placed under the
jurisdiction of the same court.
JERUSALEM IN THE M . The Moscow
t;o:rttr publishes the following :—" The Belgrade corre-
spondent of the Golost announces that, while the Turkish
Council of Ministers was deliberating on the means of pro.
curing money for the Sultan's voyage, one of the digni-
taries proposed to sell Jerusalem to Russia. We do not
know what truth there may be in that rumour, but every-
body here is convinced that if this sale is not yet effected,
it will take place. Negotiations on the subject are said to
be in program. between General Ignatief and Asti Paella.
The price of Jeruselem and Jaffa is supposed to be fixed at
100 millions of piastres (20 millions of francs)." The
Gazette de Prance, remarking on the above, sees:—" Tuis
news cannot be true, for Russia must know, in fact, that
the catholic world would never permit that purchase."