The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

THAMES.
A poor, thinly-clad, and wretched-looking woman, named
Mary Ann Lome, came before Mr. Paget to complain that
ahe had been defrauded of 20.. by the " St. George Co-ope-
rative, Provident, and Industrial Society (Limited), stores,
20, joha-street, Cannot-street-road East, 1, Oatheries-
street, Oommercial-road East, store and bakery, 4, John-
street, Old Gravel-lane, St. George-in-the-East."
Mr. Livingston, the chief usher, explained that the poor
woman came before Mr. Partridge on Tuesday, and said
that her husband. • journeyman shoemaker, of No. 7,
Wells-yard, Peters-court, Rosemary-lane, had invested
20a. in the co-operative society, which he paid by three-
penny and sixpenny instalments, and that he had applied
and given notice to withdraw his money, bet no notice
whatever was taken of his application. Mr. Partridge dis-
covered that the book of printed rules and regulations con-
tained • clause referring all disputes to arbitration, sod
advised her to serve a nodes on the secretary, demanding
arbitration.
The applicant—l went there last night by the advice of
Mr. Partridge. The place is looked up.
Mr. Paget—Yoe must put up with it if you join such
societies as these, where the magistrates have no juris-
diction. Let me see the printed riles and regulations.
Mrs. Loans banded the book to the magistrate, and
while he was perusing it said the committee who got up
the concern were very poor at the commencement, sod bad
become tolerably rich men. Her husband had subscribed
205., a few pence at a time, on the assurance that he would
get ioterest for his money and obtain his provisions cheap.
No interest had been paid, and the provisions were dearer
at the company 's co-operative stores than elsewhere. She pond
24d. for a half pound of sugar, which she could obtain of as
good quality at a grocer's for 2d. Candies were • penny a
pound dearer at the stores. When her child died and her hus-
band wanted the money to assist io defraying the expenses
to bury it, he was told by the committee that it must be
buried by the parish. She and her family were not the
L only sufferers.
Mr. Paget put an end to the impassioned declamation of
the poor woman by returning the book, and saying—"
cannot help you.•
There were other poor individual' who had invested small
. auras in the society waiting with great anxiety the decision
. of the magistrate..

TRH CASE or SHOOTING IN PADDIIITOTOW.—At
the Marylebose Police-murk yesterday, Joseph Ward, 28,
residing in a boat, was charged with shooting Thomas
Liffey, a bootreaker, living at 16, Woodfield-place, Pad-
dington. Mr. William Achilles& a clerk insaid the employ
12of
the Great W esters Railway Company, that about
o'clock on last Monday night he was on his way home, and
on arriving at the lock bridge, Harrow-road, he saw a
number of people looking over the parapet, and at the same
time he heard noire proceeding from a host passing along
the canal. On looking over the parapet he saw the
figure of a man on the towing path, and he was qoarrelling
with a woman in the boat, and both man and woman were
min foul language. The man then stepped into the boat,
and bad a scale with the woman in the cabin, which drew
forth remarks from some persona on the bridge, upon which
the man said, " I will fetch something that will reach you '
a good way off." After a abort passage of words, prisoner
west into his cabin and brought from theme a gun, which
he discharged at the people on the bridge. He (wit-
nets) saw the flash and heard the report, and
at the same moment be raw the lad Lefler
drop down on his face. He went to Leger,
and finding his face was covered with blood,
be gave the alarm, which brought the assistance of a
police constable, and the prisoner was taken into custody.
Police-oonstable 40 X disposed that when he took the pr.-
DODOr into custody he said, "I am the man that shot the
boy, sad serve him right," On the way to the station the
•said. " I am sorry for what I have done, but if I

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die to-morrow, lam the men that fired the gun. ' Mr. WOOlit, were among those who were- asaciated with me. holders of the Great Northern Railway have subscribed
Lynch. house surgeon at St. Mary's Hospital, said young Many eminent persons used to visit us, and among them the sum of 1.500/. to be expended in the purchase of a
Leger was brought to the hospital a little after 12 o'clock was Judge Maeda. I and the maces I have named testimonial to Mr. Edmund Denison, of Doncaster, who
on Tuesday morning. There were marks of shot on his were members of the miracle circle. (A laugh.) We kept from the commencement of the undertaking up to about
face and forehead, where about 20 shots had penetrated.
in the miracle circle for about two years, and we held • twelve months ago acted as chairman of the board of
meeting generally ones a week, to which the public were directors. Lord Overdone, at the request of the general
Both eyes were entirely destroyed, and one of them he had
had to remove. The young man was now in a very dangerous admitted, but they did not pay anything. There were eel- body of the subscriber', placed himself in communication
state. After some other and unimportant evidence had dam more than twenty persons present at the meetioge. I with Kr. Denim with a view to ascertain in what manor,
bean given, the prisoner was remanded for a week.
~ was what was called a medium ;" at least the other me- this sum might be expended most agreeably to him, at the
POACHING AFFRAY NEAR NOTTINGH AM. —Wu- diume said that I was a medium and I suppose they knew same time intimatiog that dm' the wish of the subscribers
lient Allen, aged 23, was brought before the county ma- beat. (Laughter.) that there should be a tangible proof of their appreciation
giskata yesterday charged with poaching on lands at Mr. Lewis—Were you not what is called the principalof his long end valuable services. Mr. Denison replied
Golerlck, Notts, belonging to Mr. John Chaworth Musters, medium? that it would be most agreeable to him for at least 1,0001.
Gems Reckless, gamekeeper, stated that on Sunday after- Mr. Sothern—l believe I was. (Renewed laughter.) of the amount to he banded over to the treasurerof the
noon he heard the discharge of firearms, and on going to Woolf was another medium. It was all done for a joke. fund for the building of a church at New England, sear
the spot saw the prisoner and another poacher. The keeper Mr. Lewis—And for two years you continued to Practice Peterborough, where the company has large works, which
made a dash at the other man, who called to Allen to come the deceit upon the public ? give employment to a large number of hands. The church
up and kill the —. Prisonercame Mt and struck Mita" Mr. Sothern—l do not admit that there was any dem& It is intended for the persons employed by the company. The
a severe blow on the forehead with the butt end of the was nothing more than a joke among ouraelvem remaining sum will be invested in the purchase from
gun. Both the poachers then ran away. Captain Patter- Mr. Lewis—Wee it intended as • deceit upon the public? Messrs. Hapooek of a candelabrum, which will shortly be
eon (who ante the shooting) met the prisoner, and whilst Mr. Sothern—l dal know what you mean.
PreamtaL
attempting to take him, the prisoner held up his piece, Mr. Lewis—Did you pretend as true to the public what
Dnent of SAMUEL DAY, THE JOCILIT.—The death
saying he would kill him if he interfered, and struck at you knew to be false?
is announced of Samuel Day
the captain with the barrel of his gun, when, to evade the Mr. Sothern—We did not pretend an true what we knew mere
than thirty years familiar to a name
who have taken an
which her, been for
blow falling on hie head, the latter ran into him, end the to be false. My object was to endeavour to ascertain whe. all
interest in spotting madam After a Mg career he rode
gun came in contact with his shoulder. The gamekeeper ther there was any truth in spiritualism, and whether it
his last race at Doncaster on Mr. Gully's Mathematician
immediately came up, and they succeeded in nearing the was not possible by connivance and by mechanical mesas to for the Glasgow Stake*, and retired on a liberal pension
Prisoner. Bus ooeopewion, however, got away. The beach produce the same effects they did. from his employer. Lately he became a private taloa,
dealt summarily with the care in consequence of its being Mr. Lewis—But it did not take two years to do that?
the prisoner's fret offence, and inflicted a fins, with the Mr. Sothern—No, I formed my own impression upon the an:i2lts very successful ia hie new avocation.
alternative of two months' imprisonment with Laid labour. subject the very first day we commenced our experiments. LetaleZltieemusenli•laetrittf :::Telis.
sore°llrniulaZirrandA"ikin
&SAND BUILDINGS COMPANY.—The committee (A laugh.) I frequently told some of the persons who wit. diseases, who from want of MOW or other reasons cannot mill
of the Strand Buildings submit • statement of the result naiad the promdings that we were making fools of them: themselves of surgical treatment, may release them/nivel of their
of the income and ezpeoditur• during the past year, and and that nothing but joking and larking were going on. i complaints by using Holloway's purifying, soothing.
uend healing
recommend that a dividend be paid of 51. per *ant. per ! left New York about three or four years ago, but I did sot remedies. In every outward&wat thisy wconecdkingl .
_..s.
annum on the capital of the company. The ocounitteer i give any statement of what I had be= doing before I left brine t
„drake..
and
redoryobs
ed
job
andel Ltert.,
report a centinaed increase of the tenancy et the buildings, , in reforenee togs:dualism. don,
for name, rbefasselie sad gouty tortures, salemed joints. scrofulous
the amount of rests received during the part exceeding I Mr. Lewis— Idle you were doing all this as 74111 nay swellings, and contracted sinews may be OverCOMMI by diblentil
that of the preceding year. Every eadeavour has been a joke, and at the same time endeavouring to induce rubbing this cooling unguent Into the skin. In all maladies of
mad* to enforce the rules to prevent arrears of mot, and people to believe in the truth of spiritualism, wire you sot nousvalseverity or excessive duration the pills shade be taken
the committee still feel that they must persevere strictly , aware that • gnat many people really believed fn it? intentelly.to ma oat the last 'media the disorder and to n
is Miating spa 'Mutuality in payammt by the imemts, Mr. Sahara—Upon my soul I don't behave that any one the desired car'.

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