The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-21 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

FAMILY JAM.
William George Ring. a seafaring man, was placed at
the bar before Sir John Musgrove, charged with snooping
his wife, and assaulting a young man who called a polim•
man to take him into custody.
It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner had
been separated from his wife for many years, and she had
brought up two children, who were now doing well for
themselves. The prisoner had been to sea, and Mrs.
King had got a situation as housekeeper, at So. 42,
Milton-street. Last night the prisoner went to the shop,
and said that be had come there to lodge, but she refused
to let him stop there, upon which he commenced calling
her disgusting names, and threw at her a salt-cellar and two
plates, neither of which (fortunately for her) hit her. She
had a protection order which she had obtained against him
in July last. Mrs. King called to a young man named
Judge, a waiter at the Greyhound public-house, two doors
off, and he called a policeman, who took the prisoner into
custody, and then the prisoner struck Judge in the eye.
The prisoner was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour for
the assault on Judge, and to enter into his own recogius
.ante in 101. to keep the peace towards his wife for six
months.

BOW•STREET.
CAUTION To CAS OWNERS.

Jams Moran, of 13, John-street, Westminster, was
summoned before Sir Thomas Henry. at the instance of
Mr. Usher, public carriage inspector of the B division of
police, for using two hackney carriages, hoc 27C. and
2,813, in an unfit condition for public use.
It was proved that the carriages were in a had state, and
Inspector Usher stated that such was generally the case
with defendant's vehicles.
Sir Thomas Henry said the defendant could not ho
allowed to set the law at defiance, and ordered him to
pay penalties of 2f. in each came, making 41., with
costa.

COMMITTAL OF CAPTAIN ROBERTSON.
Captain Robertson, formerly of the 2nd Life Gnanls,ho
been finally committed on the several charges of laws?
and fraud, the particulate of which have already beet
published. lie had been remanded in order to give time
for the completion of another charge (that of forgeryl, but
in case of the non-attendance of the prosecutor it was
abandoned.
CLERICKSTWEL.
STEALING ONE HUNDRED SOVEREIGNS.
Ellen Rare, aged 29, was charged with stealing 14
sovereigns from a box in • room at 54, Barrisbury-nud•
Islington, the property of Mr. Joseph Town:Lint, I
chemist and druggist.
The complainant said—l am a chemist, residing at
Ilarnabury-road. The prisoner is not nix servant, not 4
wife, hut my sweetheart, and I have had a child I, bet
and she bu lived with me. Yesterday I pit PK is
gold in a box under my bed, and at f o'clock I r.or
it safe. I then went out for • walk with mf
son by my first wife, and on my return ul
money was all gone, and the prisoner was out. sly re'
turned in a few minutes, and I then a‘dred her when. d*,!,
had pot my money. She said, " I know nothing at ,3
about it," but there is no question but that she had t
money. lier child has told me that he has Seen her at t./
private box. I told her that I would nut her WI
custody if she would give me the money, but, she would
not ; and as she said she was innocent I gave her in charge.
I have searched about the place, but I cannot rind all
trace of the money.
Police-constable Egerton 241 N, maid he took the Pd'
loner into custody, and when he told her the clime
deried any knowledge of the robbery. She was resrched,
and all that was found on her was a pawnbroker'eoluplicate.
The prisoner said she was as innocent as • halve an! ors,
and had never seen the money.
The magistrate remanded the prisoner for further
unities, but consented to take bail.

DESPERATE ASSAULT ON A WIPE,
Wiiiietiß Willem, aged 42, a gardener, of I;.'. Clarendoc•
skeet, Somers-town, was charged with assaulting P" wife.
Charlotte Eliza.
Mr. H. Allen, prosecuting officer of the Associate lilt'.
tute for Improving and Enforcing the Laws for the no:
tection of Women, of which lord Ebury L the Prolae"
watched the cue.

The wife, a poor Imlf.star*ed looking woman, *aid that
her husband was in the habit of ill.uaing her, and though
.he had six children, he had only given her 2a. for their
apron. yesterday he came home, abused her knocked
her about, and threw a water-jug at her. She had given
i,„ provocation, and hewould have further ill-used her
ol it not been for the intervention of the police and the
ighbours.
The defendant .lid not deny the malt, but said that
he did wad done in self-defence.
coke ordered the defendant to And two sureties in
td, of Inf. each to keep the peace towards his wife
for three calendar months.
The defendant was locked up in default.

FRIGHTFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT

ST. HELENS.

FOITRTF.EN LIVES LOST.

Yesterday, about ten minutes to 12 o'clock, a
torilk colliery explosion occurred at the Little Dell
Mice. Jam's, belonging to Moses Bromilow and Co., by
I.l,ick fourteen lives were lost. The pit is that in which
similsr fatality occurred in May, 1866. The pit is 460
vtl,6 aecp, and the workings are upwards of 1,000 yards
esseut. The accident is said to have been brought about
i,y !Avg a shot in the " place" of one of the deceased,
tswed Charlesworth. The shot was fired by a pitman
cx Ned Topping. In the neighbourhood of the pit, shortly
Ater the explosion, some hundreds of people gathered.

SHOCIIING TRAGEDY.