The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION•HOVSE.

Mary Jones, aged 63, described as being a needle-
woman, and whose manner and address betokened •
superior condition in life, was charged before the Lord
Mayor with stealing 37 wooUen scarves or shawls, value
61., from the warehouse of Messrs. Dan. Gow Brothers, 47,
Friday-street, shawl manufacturers.
. _

From the evidence of Mr. Thomas English, one of the
warehousemen in theservice of the prosecutors, it appeared
that he was engaged in the upper part of the warehouse ,
from which he bad a view of each of the lower floors, and
bearing a slight noise he looked over the balustrade and
saw the petticoats of a female whisk suddenly out of the
first floor warehouse door. His suspicions were aroused,
and he instantly rushed down into the street, where he
saw the prisoner, who had a somewhat bulky appearance,
standing at the entrance of a warehouse three or four doors
from that of his employers. He at once accosted her, and
requested her to accompany him back to the premises of
the prosecutors. She consented, but on the way she
dropped from under her garments one of the
shawls, and on reaching the warehouse she pro-
duced the whole of the remainder, and begged
hard for mercy, declaring that distress and agitation of
mind had driven her to the commission of the act, for which
she was now penitent and contrite. The witness stated
that the prisoner was unkrown to him, and he believed
had never before been seen on the premises.
Police-constable Doughty, 619, proved that he re-
ceived the prisoner in custody on this charge. She ad-
mitted that she had taken the goods, and said she was
sorry that she had done so. When asked, she refused to
give her address.
The prisoner reiterated her plea of guilty, but desired to
explain the reason she had refused her address. On the
morning of the robbery she had risen from an attack of
cholera, and quitted home, leaving her sister-in-law in the
last stage of that disease, end she did not know but she
was now no more. Knowing the trouble her brother was
in already, she had declined her address in order that he
I should not suffer more from the position she was in.
The Lord Mayor said he should deal with the ease as a
first offence, and send the prisoner for three months hard
labour at Holloway.

CLERK ENWELL.
Thomas Phillips, • young fellow, described as a labourer,
and giving his address at a low lodging house in Spital-
fields, WWI charged with stealing a watch and chain of the
value of 16/. from the person of Mr. W. 11. Pertridge, a
gentleman, in the Southgate-road, Islington, and further
with assaulting him. . .

The prosecutor, an elderly gentleman, said that he
resided at No. 12, Albion -terrace, Stoke Newington.
On Tuesday, in the middle of the day, as he was proceed-
ing along the Southgate•road, the prisoner rushed in front
of him, scratched down the front of his (the prosecutor's)
waistcoat, and with violence tore bin watch and chain
away from the fastening, and ran off. He followed and
called "Stop thief;" but the prisoner dodged about so much
that it was some time before he could be caught. In the
chase the prosecutor fell with much force on to the
stones, and received a severe shaking. When the prose-
cutor got up to the prisoner and asked him for his watch,
be said he had not got it, but whilst be was speaking a
gentleman came up with the watch and chain and handed
them to the prosecutor, saying he had seen the prisoner
with them in his possession. The onlytbing Oust was missing
was the gold key that was attached to the chain. Being
afraid of the prisoner's violence, the prosecutor put him
into a cab, and on the way to the police-station the prisoner
took off a clean white °oiler and neck tie and threw
them into the street. At the police station when police
constable 212 N took down the charge, he said—l took the
watch and chain.

The prisoner pleaded guilty, and asked that the case
might be settled at once.
The Magistrate said he did not think that this was the
prisoner's first attempt at watch stealing, and sentenced
him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House
of Correction for six calendar months.

The prisoner, who seemed pleased with the decision,
jumped out of the dock.

MEDICAL OFFICERS AND PAUPER LUNATICS.—At
the annual meeting of the Metropolitan Poor Law Medical
Officers' Association, held at the Freemasons' Tavern, yes-
terday, the President, Dr. Rogers (Strand Union), in the
chair, the report of the council was read by Dr. Orme
Dudfield, the kon. secretary. It gave an elaborate ac-
count of the correspondence and conferences on the
dietary question, showing the progress that had been
made, and holding out hopes of the speedy and uniform
adoption of a liberal and uniform scale of diet. The com-
mittee regretted that their efforts to obtain some Altera-
tions in the Vaccination Bill of this session had been un-
successful. The council strongly condemned the practice
of taking pauper lunatics before • police magistrate for
an order of removal to an asylum, whereby great
scandals sometimes arose, and in many cases of recent
disease, great and permanent injury was created by the
impression left on the patient's mind that he bad com-
mitted some criminal offence. A case was cited where a
patient had been returned from the Asylum to the Strand
Union Workhouse through en informality in the jus-
tice's order. He was then taken before a police magis-
trate, who decided that be was Wane, but sent him back
to the workhouse for a week on probation. He was exa-
mined by a committee of three guardians, who declared
him sane. Meanwhile the medical officer bad communi-
cated the fact* to the Commissioners in Lunacy, two of
whom visited the man, and after • patient examination,
made out their order for admission to an asylum. Before
he could be removed he made his escape, axed scrambled
on to the roof of a house ; sprang thence into the
street, escaping wonderfully without injury, and after
wandering about for three days and nights, was captured
by the police and subsequently taken back to Hanwell,
howling the whole way. The council also referred to the
unsettled interpretation of the law with reference to the
duty of medical officers as to certificates of insanity, and
concluded by recommending a letition to the House of
Lords in favour of the bill to render the Poor-law Board
permanent. Dr. Boyers, in opening the proceedings, con-
gratulated the body upon the circumatance that they new
numbered 50 members, or one-third of the whole of the
medical officers of the metropolis. After some conversation
the report was adopted and resolutions carried for giving
effect to its suggestions.

A meeting of the Neutrality Laws Commissioners
was held yesterday. Present: Lord Cranwortb, Lord
Houghton, the Right Hon. Sir William Erle, Sir George
W. W. Bramwell,Sir R. J. Phillimore, Q.C., Sir Roundell
Palmer, M.P., Q.C., Mr. Travers Twig', Q.C., Mr. W. V.
Vernon Harcourt, Q.C., Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., Mr.
W. H. Gregory, M.P., and Mr. W. E. Forster, M.P. Mr.
C. S. A. Abbott, attached to the commission, and Mr. F.
P. Onslow, secretary, were also present.

MARKETS.
TALLOW.—WITNESTAT EVEN 'NO. —The market 4.44
N.l 1. lir a:...,.1, to •Olt W.: old. Na YJ..(m.-•
to gm.votl...r. 455. 10,1. to geo. becomber. 4to. to Na

otriToN.—Lniaroot...l 31.—Fair lagairy.wlthatil . vrio change la prices. Eatiniated galas to-day 10,0u0 bale*,
aperalatioo and export. Amara skald. to
Prv.ma. tte. 101.1. to 131 d.; boo Maorioand Bald. lad 1,1:1
400 Egyptian., lid. to IIP.d. :la moyrna, 3,sW Surat .*
to OW. Madras, 11d. Made. ite.• t.. 2.4 Peru. lot. to 11 id Fair bliollersh, hid. ; fair
aid.: fair Brooch, $14.: fair bk agat, fair romu,
fair Perm's, lid.: ailthat Bowed,. 10;d.:

LEATIIER.—Thare has been cery little activity in tie
f..r leather during the lam stork. tut Tuesday thou.
limited supply of fresh goods at Luadenhall. and the att.• 4
ot linyern being small. only • moderate one ant ot
,
Prices wore uiu
tnumurted. Prime light and stout Eagiaait tutu. pest 4 441;
calf akinszundaEutriter,tdisli horse-led. were

(3111N.-11.30,T0N, Jr LT 31.—We had a malt tuppls •,, et
at .'sr market. the demand slow at late rates No itjur;,.,
sprint r.,rn. Wheat. red, 67e. to 70a.: white, to it.
468. to :wa. oats, 27e. to Sla.

IlLssnoW, JULY al.—With an improvement in the *cot tk
trade has become quiet again, kw transactions Lavin,
ported in wheat during the week. Oats were In gust
and brionilit full prices. Indian corn was in imour of
_!
In other articles there Ins little change. At the,ts) „
the business passing In torsttan wheat wax artful, it.tr:l.4er
at previous rates. •cotch woe in request, and fulls y,
Flour steady. Harley unaltered. Beans Ann. oats yt t.;Y:
per tall higher on the week, with a good demand
28Olbwithout clower on hange.
the w Peas about 3d. dearer, and Indian con, si Orr
a. eek.

dtiieclrr.3lm—ulaattZnift,•
fro. flat 1ra1,4
umuCoditatort...
I.l.647ifited.uaroLL,t„,
4.
4d. ;
pork.
34.
4d.
to,
ta. tl. to
at
of alba. sinking the offaL

.COALS.—MwDow, JuLT 31.—Holiritell Main, 194 94 1%,4,2
169. 1«L ; Walls End Rettig; 21s. 3d.: Walls tine
30s. tkt ; WAIL' End Original Hartlepool, 21s. J. ; M al6
Tam 21L—Sh1pa at market. 2 ; sold. 24.

TRAP/10 RETURNS.
Mild ha- mu, meat Tat. SAILWAY& span. sanger4 &mdse. 1147.
Week ending May 25. L
Bombay. Ibtroda,WentralL 306 4.312 6.7711 1t,0i2 .114
Ditto June 1
.4.
Woes ending May 26.
Greet Indian Peninsula
Week ending May 27.
Northern of Btleltoe Ayres. 19 47/
Week ending Julie IS.
Bahia and San Francisco
Week ending July
Noel lwrn of Canada 97 613 1,670 3.= Va
Week ending July 7.
Ottoman BOl 811 669 1,34 (4$
Week ending July 22.
Belgian Eastern Junction. 261 134 214 ;:i
Week ending July 26.
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 230 311 !.11 414
Week ending July 27.
Pembroke and Tenby 27 481
Week ending July U.
Cornwall
Great Eastern
Great Northern
100-441dr. and Yorkshire. 403 24,142 26,430 Ka: It•
Loudon, Chatham, & Dover

Het.3ls. R ];ranches_,
136 Itaks tan 15,90 r, 14,7
Metro. Ps of LC. & D 131 3,037 253 3.26 ..ca
1,011.1, & North Weiler° _MG 09.114 64.0)0 134, w lave
London and South Western 35,734 9,371 1.11,3a1
Mancheater, 1413taeld, and
Lincolnshire 246 7.348 14,303 21.631 1561
11 sat hester,SouthJnaction,
and Alta-inch=
Midland B2O 24.304 33,248 67.5. t 516
North Staffordshire (LAC ) 268 80.1 :
South Devon
Mater 144 1,792 1.334 3,121 _ll

ExCITING &ENE AT A MENAGERIE.— Sots
weeks ago • group of eight American rattlesnakes, Idui
had been landed at Liverpool, were purchased by Mr. Ira
Menders, and were first exhibited by that gentleman
Northampton. As the box in which the snakes had lee
brought over was to a certain extent wise" e, Mr. %atm
had a stoutcase expressly manufactured for their reet
tion, and the poisonous reptiles were installed in their be
quarters. The new case had a thick Ow
top, hot water cisterns underneath, and i
tend by a spring latch, on one side. This,
fitted M a massive oak box, in which it
the snakeswere not on exhibition ; eve
tion being taken to prevent &widen
arrived with his menagerie at Tunbrid
morning last, and as soon as
the minivans he left for London,
debarkation of three giraffes wit
chased, and which were then on f
Blackwell Reach. Mr. Menders was
until summoned to return on Sisturili%
reach the menagerie again he was dist
which met his eyes. It appeared that
morning the keeper who attends the rept
the menagerie bad put a large pan of w
fire which stands in the centre of the enel
might be enabled to fill the cisterns witb
ing the time the saucepan was beating,
with his work, and at length he took t
the rattlesnakes out of the box, and cc
the exterior. While be was so engaged,
of the door at the aide of the case became
the door dropped down. At this mom.
the pan boiled over, and the keeper
to remove the pan, incautiously leaving
the rattlesnake nose. On his return
he saw that one of the largest of the
from the case, and was peering about
rible manner and shaking its fearful
closed the open door of the case, am
companions who were cleaning up th(
to its opening for a morning exhibiti,
the men, and with the greatest diflicul
named Frank Godfrey, prevailed on
remain in the enclosure and endeavour
fearful reptile. Arming themselves wil
scrapers, brooms, lee., the keepers, um'
Godfrey, proceeded towards the snake.
ing these preparations remained perfe
the approach of the keepers—which
large sack being attempted to be three
reptile leisurely proceeded up the cent,.
hissing fearfully all the time. It did
any of the occupants of the numerous cages
until it came to the caravan containing the boaraei..i
species of buffalo—an immense animal weighing upeat
of two tons. This caravan is what is technically eigel
a " well" caravan, the centre portion between tel
frost end hind wheels nearly touching the great
On arriving opposite this caravan the rattlisme
paused for a moment, and then made a spring, Catered a
the hot:wns, and hit it in the left nostril. The reptilethe
let go its grip, and, shaking its rattles, glided Mean!. a
opening between two of the caravans, where some of X 7.
Menders' grooms were filling a cart with straw. To tin
oart was attached one of the finest horses belonging te
Menders' extensive stud. The rattlesnake fastened cos :i4
off fetlock of the horse, which immediately rears: al
plunged to such an extent as to shake the reptile off, .41
before it could move away it was entshi-I to ow
beneath the hoofs of the horse. In a few minutes .fie
the horse had received the bite from the loathsome re:::e
its whole frame quivered, its eyes nearly burst froin6ett
sockets, and its moans were piteous to hear. Two e'et'
nary magmas were brought, but their services WM
avail, for in a few minutes the horse died in frigt..:%l
agony. Meanwhile the &menus was in such an
hated condition that the doors of his den had to be pc'
and securely bolted. Inn few seconds a heavy fall 011
beard in the caravan, and on the doors being oprnol
noble beast was expiring, and shortly afterwards
Le re rpoa Mercury.
[Ailvertinementj—Hou,owAy's • •
Bead:tube said Depreallora of Spirits.—Wheuvvvr tlr•:
of bile, or when that secretion does not naturally
liver, it enters the circulation. vitiates the blod,
to headache, alchrivaa. weariness, and
corny deter, e • ,„
evil I. readily coted by. few doses o the.
a speedy cure without cresting dinned or to.
mach--consequences too frequently entailed y:
lion of purgative.. They improve the appose
1"1,,,t, god invigorate the stomach. Helloes) • ' ya
Ileoll+lY purify and strengthen. These hMits at y•
cessiul alteratives, effecting a sfieut yet certain ‘'"
"star
I.'"er in every organ which has become dioe.lool.
though luxurious living or other canary.

cPlate-gia;
and a small door. he
Thiamin, in ita tut,
h it Ina placed .is
very possible pre.a.
lent. Mr. Il.n'es
widgps-wells on inily
ho had ' '
to raperinten!
•hich he bad pa-
board a atm« a
detained is
lay, and when b..d
ismayed at the RA
it early on &may
reptile departmev.
I water on the tvie
enclosure, so tin be
/ith hot water. Par-
r, the man proceeded
the case containing
commenced d
led, the spring Etc
MUM) detached, an
eminent the water
er rushed to thy
ing open the door
to reinltis iliS nor
snskes e=pe
out, hissing in a ter
al ratth. The
and then warned
is menagerie previo
thus. A panic stiz '
ailty an elderly mar.
as some of th.m
our to recaSure tb:
with shovels, fork
nder the direction
c. The reptile d
lectly quiet. but
:h was heralded by
irown over hal
Ire of the enclosu
I not appear to not
roes cages and dear