The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-23 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

.0111RNWICH.

Robot Liddell, 66, of 6, Hill-street, Woolw:ch, wee
Amsted with attemptleg to commit suicide at the New Close
Session of the North Kent Railway.
From the evidence of George Rioting, a painter employed
at the above cation, it appeared that &barfly before 2 o'clock
on !Saturday altereron his aliention was called to a scuffi.ng
nolee, and on I eking round he saw the prisoner thrust a
bradawl into his throat, the blood from which was Booing
from *event puncture* made by the same instrament. Wit-
nem immediately ran to the prisoner and mixed him by the
arm, on doing which he threatened to stab him (witness)
with the bradawl, at the mme time saying "ho bad a toile
in hie brad and was sorry he had oct Wee allowed to com-
plete the job," whoa a constable was colled, and the prisoner
' was given bon custody.
The prisoner, in reply to the magistrate, said be was sorry
for what he hal done.
Mr. lespemor Golden mid that the prisoner had stabbed
himself in etyma* different plione is the throat; and that Dr.
I/tallier, the polite divisional surgeon, when called upon to
attend him, exprivosd an *pink n that his intellect was
affected, end advised his removal to the union.
Mr. Tvaill said he should require Ids prisoner to find bail
for his future conduct la the sum of 2a, or to be imprisoned
for one month.
The prisoner wee conveyed to geal.

COMMITTAL GT A HONCEOPATHIC DOCTOR TOR
MAnstroonran.—Yeterdey an adjourned inquest took
plans before Mr. Bedford, Coroner for Wee: mitten., at the
Prisons Royal Tesoro, Warwick-street, Pitohoo, touching
the daub of Mrs. Betey Poole, aged 2S )ests, who resided
at 36 Headonoktrect, Pimlico, and whoa death resulted
from ezesiesive haemorrhage a few hours after she had given
birth to • mall child. lire medhal attendant wee Mr.
Wilhite Kr, • hommopethio practitioner, of 36, West-
square, St. George's-rued, Southmark, who wee charged
with incomyriency es an accoucheor. The result of the
investigation was duo, after consulting together for three
goatees of an hour, the jay returned • verdict of " Men-
elatightee" moonset Mr. Rae. Substantial bail was itn-
davd and accepted for the appearanos of the accused to take
his trial at the Old Bailey.
ASSAULTS ON LIVERPOOL POLICE-OFFICERS.—
James McCann, a naleinly-looking allow, wag thud 40a
end costs yesterday (Monday) by Ms Liverpool eiegistrates
for an await upon George Holmes, • polka-offices. Some
of McCana's c-nipaUlona, who have hot yet neon appre-
hended, after the assault. forced Holmes into • cellar. and
robbed him of upwards of 111. Another *beaker,
named Price, appeared yesterday (Monday) so mutants
Stephen Doran and William Me Ord, one blind and the
other lame, fir maltreating an so severely with& crutch end
• stick that big life is in ear danger. This cons w
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iressport.
This shifting of the passengers to the transpet, in the
midst of a fearful nismacre, continued for several hours,
during which no one of course thought of taking away with
bum any of the provisions on board of the !Ellett.* so that
another calamity, that of famine, threatened the passengers
in the transport. Providence took these poor crea-
tures under its protection; a favourable breeze blew
during the whole voyage, and the transport retched
Alexandria the day after the catastrophe. An in-
quiry was immediately commenced, and the guilty parties
will be condemned. Among the laid Said Paella stands at
the heed of Use list. But for his fanaticism and barbarous
cruelty all the passengers would have been saved. It
interesting to know how this inquiry will end, In which the
consuls of ill the nations who had subjects on board of the
Mist& are taking pert. Among them pawners two wore
Rusiene, and both lave been saved.
What opinim, we ask, can Europe have of the Tarkiah
dignitules, when one of the mart stet among them, he
who wee renently charged with en beportent a mime= es the
inquiry into the =macre of the Chrialleas at Jeddah, le now
amused hinuelf of having emendtted so horrible a mime I'