The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-02 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

THIS DAT.

CLERK ENWELL.
CHARON OP CHILD MOILDBIL

Slifsba Balls, a respectably dressed woman, about 23
roan of alts, residing at 38 Gloucester-a Queen's-
=Bloomsbury, was placed at the box Kr.
on simpleton of having ceased the death of her Want
child.

It appeared from the @widen°t that the body of a child waa
found an Tariatock-aquare, Bt. Penes, on the 'ande, of last
month, by polioroondable, E 118. The body wee
up in pa and when taken to a surgeons, it was
that per,at the child had been dead between seven and eight
boars. An inquest has been held, and an open verdict re-
turned, bed Inquiries having been set on foot, it was 'Boer-
Imbed that the prisoner had lately been delivered of a
hinds child, and that she had not then got it at
hems. Mrs. Smith, who named the prisoner, was corn-
menniested and she stated that the had not seen the
child for the,. weeks. When the bxly of the child which
wee found in the square wee described to her she said that
It wee like the • ere, span which Sergeant Egerton,
14 to the WWII of the prisoner, but
not her at hose Awed until her return.
Ila the. questioned bar rte mime her child wee, when alto
stated that her skater had Oakes It to nurse, and
bed gone with her husband to Tsrmouth. The
sergeant than remarked that he would at once telegraph to
that place to ascertain the truth of her dory, when she mid
that would be at no use, am her rider's husband wee a 0,111
mercial traveller, and might at that moment be at Birming-
ham or say other town. The farther answers of the prisoner
Laiduevades, he then took her to the police-station
Deicer
bar pp.
.7.2..prisomer, who had nothing to say in her defence, wee
until Monday next, to allow now for further in-
quiries.

WESTMINSTER.

ClikBol or MUIDCIL IN WENTILINIITIR.
ltiwwris Hcaey Limn, aged thirty-seven, of very mild
looks, was placed at the bar before Mr. Paynter, charged
with having caused the death of Catherine Laws, his wife,
• woman of irregular habits, by striking her on the heel
with • saucepen.
From the evidence of Elias Thomas Wigs it appeared that
en the 12th of January last be went to the house of pri-
soner, No. 12, Carteret-street, about mid-day, to see
the brother of the seethed, and his wife, who had been
ent drinking, came home and commeneed quarrel-
*, :mid witneos beard accused say, "If you say that
agate I'll smack your head," to which the replied, " Do it,
du it." Witam immediately afterwards turned round to
them and sew prisoner standing with a saucepan in hie hand
end deceased's head wee Meeting, the exclaiming "Ohl " es
if in pain. She endeavoured to sawn the blow,when witness
prevented her. Directly it happened the primmer sent for
thaistance and hied her heed attended to, and from that time
until the moment of her death he frequently expressed his
contrition and owned very sorry. Next day, and fur a whole
week, the exineed end his wife went out together, sometimes
drink, sad the letter appeared to be Improving. About •
week alarms* she was taken ill and at times appeared de-
ranged till dee at length died on Sunday teat. On the
night after the texerrence she went to the theatre, and the
Wethn• paid peat attention to her.

Mr. dear; Horton Paine, M.R.C.8., said ho was called
to aim& the erased on the 22nd ult. Bhe had • snap
mesa mar the Wi tempi*. It was not in limal a vary
sssisas wed, but erysipelas set to. She appeared to get
hefts, until • (ow days ago she had s relapse and died on the
31st alt. It was his opratos that death had resulted from
*pipet* brought on by the eitecta of the wound Inflicted.
In eleven oases out of twelve such • wound would not be
serious. He believed that had deceased bean regular in her
habits she might have lived. The mowed was very •ttss-
the *his wife and sinned very sorry.

Polkermestable William H;llowsy, 227 B, said that he
the prisoner yesterday afternoon. At the
=ea wil
• maid, " I did striae her with the saucepan, but
we were both drunk at the time."
Mr. Solomon, who appeared for the accused, and elicited
much of the e.i4411200 to cross-exanonation, solicited the
magistrate to take bail.
Mr. Paynter said he could not do so until he knew the
result of the WOW'S inquest,
The prisoner, who appeared to be much affected at
the result of his violates, was that ersaaeded for • week.

We (Mows) ere requested by General Chan_
Reeder to date the, se the dame which exiled ewers]
Free& wards bee set boa repealed, it is not at protest
hie Walden to nitwit tonna.

With referenoe to ewes of alleged mot;lauon by
the meilmen rid native, et India, we Cr. requested to state
art ameral Numb= et the Gees& Committee of the Mutiny
Rail Fund ban made enntal inquiries, end have aeoer-
ttt•ad that no Me MSS ban eons down the Granges in any
of the needs d the Inlaid Mean NATigatisa Company at
Caimans, are haw any coma le Ingland in any ship belong-
ing b the Peediamilar and Oriental Sewn Navigation Com-
pany.— Timm .

"A sin oupooted of complicity in the attempt to
lIIMIESIO tlha Impaer," mays the Beseeeipenee of Brom-
ide, " vas eereelsd MI Saturday la the Roe de Dublin, in
thfs eley. Several Ober arrests have also been effected here
'MY& lie last kw emit is said, for pelitMd ressoas."

8011 TIE Ezeenecrtve Muestrx.—Dein the week
=ha. SO the Talton We bra se Mons • On
Tuesday, sad Ilstardey (ties day.). .2,460 ;
ea Mseday sad Tresisy (hes eveatw), 2,247 , on
the these menden& day, failesla b tie Pablie• 64.),
IN; or stadia& Media (Widartriay), 7U ; total, 6,680.