The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-12 00:00:00

A POLICEMAN'S BALLAD.

At Ilford, on Saturday, police-constable 497, of
the K division, formerly of Wanstead, but now stationed
at MOM was summoned to contribute to the support of
the illegkimate child of Hannah Emmetton, a respectable
looking young servant girl.
In the course of the hearing of the case several letters
from the defendant to the girl were read. One of them
concluded with the following lines, which remind the
reader of Mr. Thackeray's " Ballads of Pleaceman X;"
I have observed your genteel ways,
I've seen whet passes their,
Anil all my study are to please,
Aad you my only care.
I do esteem yon far above
All others of your sex.
Possessed of eve'', power to please,
Without a will to vex.
And while your beauties I admire,
Your virtues I adore ;
I glow with friendship and esteem,
And love you more and more.
Now if theme signs denote a hart,
To friendship feeling true ;
Grant me the mighty boon I ask,
To be esteemed by you.
To Miss Emmerton.

J. E. G.

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The magistrates maid there had evidently been an inti-
macy between the parties, and judging from the tenor of
the letters and all the circumstances they would order that
the defendant pay all oasts, and half a crown a week for
the child.

Mr. W. E. Forster, M.P., intends to saldress
his constituents in St. George's-hall, at Medford, on the
evening of Monday, the rrnd inst.
SJRIOU ILLNESS OF MR. FISHER HOBBS.—It
was with deep regret that we received late lain evening in-
formation of the serious illness of Mr. William Fisher
Hobbs. of Boated Lodge, so well known as • practical
agriculturist and breeder of stock. Two years ago he broke
• blood vessel, and has since been declining in health.—
Chelmsford Chronicle.
THE OUTRAGES IN SHEFFIELD. —The attempt to
murder • Ble grinder and his family has created
• very painful feeling in Sheffield, and the sutler
rides have given proper expression to the feiturs
of indignation which the odious crime has inspired.
The mayor addressed the council on the subject on ed-
nesday, and suggested • subscription for the family of
Fearneyhcrugh ; and at the police-court, yesterday, a man
named Ftateliffe, charged with an lumen upon his
employer, was refused bail on account of the prevail-
ing alarm. It transpired that there had been • combina-
tion among* the workmen in the employment of Mr.
Shaw, • wrreworker, to prevent • man named Shields from
working ; and on Tuesday, they resorted to open violence,
seriously ansatlted Mr. Shaw's groom, the prisoner sta:king
him over the eye with • bludgeon ; and they used the
foulest threats to Mr. Shaw, and intimated that he
could be " ;polished off." A remand was granted in
order that the whole of the gang might be apprehended.
Mr. A. Smith, the clerk, in stating that the bench refused
bail, said, "I! the bench were to ball you after these
threats, and time were to be toes of life or ty, what
would the pubrio say ? On an ordinary I would
have advised the =mitigates to grant bail, but after the
late hos_arle event they world be afraid to do so. If the
working men of Sheffield see that the magistrates act se-
verely, as though we was going to have martial law
established ben—for it really comes to that—they musk
blame themselves and not the bench." With regard to
the outrage in New Hereford-street, it is in contras /a-
ties to offer • nay large reward (1,0001.) for
information. Tim executive of the organised trades nun
last night, and took steps to vindicate their association from
anyoomplieity in the attempted assassination. The manu-
facturers ars going to @stabil& a protective association.