The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Jacob Ifotsteney,cTui4ei;iti—lca—vini received two Si.
Bank of England notes, well knowing that they had been
stolen, was brought before the Lord Mayor for final exami-
nation, and committed for trial.
The Lord Mayor requested that We peer would acknow-
ledge his receipt of 10a. from " C. B. 8.," and 10e. from F.
A. Lew* for the poor-box.

The Rev. Dr. Worthington, of Trinity Chapel, Gray's-
lan-read, and two other clergymen belonging to the district
and pariah of St. Andrew's, Holborn, attended to support 34
snminceses taken out at their instance against defaulters in
the above perish who had not paid their tithes.
The first cue called on was that of Mr. Tilley who, of
showing that there were different sums put down in the sum-
mouem to those charged him in the collector's notices, said he
did not wish the came stopped on any technical objection, but
should like to ask what substantial benefit he got for the
money he paid for tithes. He objected to the payment of
tithes on conscientious principles, and considered the law for
their support both iniquitous and infamous. and should always
some to that must to hold the law up to the °oat/rapt al the
"OA. _ .

Carrie—AN you the owner of the house, or do you
hold the property upon lease ?
Defendant—l at present rent the house, but lam about
taking it upon a kale.
Mr. Corrie—Tbsa would it not be as well that in the con-
tract you maks you should take into consideration the sum
yon would have to pay for tithes f Suppose some of the
money you paid went for the purpose of paying some one to
to some idol
"ffeLearnt—That is a question for me and the landlord,
sad I think it is quite irrelevant to the present matter. I do
not recognise the church at all, and should very much like to
know what equivalent I get for my money.
Dr. Worthington—Yon can go to church, and the money
Is for the support of curates and other expenses in connexion
with the church. _

The defendant—But why melee the fees through such
ea
iniquitous coarse? Why should I be called upon to pay
for what I never use or for whet I never receive I' Do you
think that the reverend gentlemen who reoeive my money
in the shape of tithes would like to pay me for hats they
never had? (& laugh.) They would protest and say they
MR received any hats, and on the MEW principle I protest
end say that for the mosey I pay I receive no benefit.
lb. Conte said he should under the present state of the
law have to make en order for the payment of the sum de-
mended, but u the collector had made a mistake in the
amounts he should not order the deksdant to pay the carts.
The defendant said he would at once pay the money, bat
he should like to know whether it was proper that one of
the officers should all upon him in a half muddled state to
get him to settle the matter, andto tamper with the persona
who had summoned him.
Mr. Conn askadwho the officer was.

Turner., the gaoler, said he, knowing the expense the par-
ties would be pat to, had called upon them to settle the
ostler,

The tidemdent said that two yeamago Turner called upon
his in the garb of a policeman, and thenwanted him to settle
the matter. He did not think it proper that the offioere of
the court should call upon parties to induce them to settle
matters inatead of al owing them to come to that court
to have justice. Aa far se he was concerned, he should
always mime the paying of tithes.
Dr. Wortltingion, in an excited manner, said it was •
disgrace to all Englishmen to oppom such a law, which wee
the oldest on the statute book.

Thedefeodantrid it we; a disgrace that the church
should not support the poor, which they were bound to do.
The matter then terminated.. _ _

The other7roTnoaoh;e; wee then adjourned in consequence
of the officer who wowed the whole of the summonses not
bang in attendance.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Ostend Dripin, a sturdy foreign mendicant, of &titian°
proportions, was charged with having violently assaulted
Mrs. Mariam/ Smythe, the Wife of a gentleman residing at
tia:otiplainant, who presented indications of severe
personal violence, stated that while prooeediag towards her
residence on the previous afternoon, she was stopped by
primmer, who addressed hiss in broken English, and, with a
piteous whine, solicited relief. Feeling satisfied, from his ge.
appearance, that he was not • deserving object of charity,
she declined to assist him, and endeavoured to pass on, but was
instantly intercepted by the prisoner, who placed himself in
front of her, and suddenly substituting the choicest Billingsgate
vernacular for his mild-spoken foreign phraseology, impera-
tively demanded some money. She was greatly alarmed at his
outrageous conduct, and hastily stepped into the road endea-
vouring to avoid him, but was immediately followed np by
the prisoner, who again reviled her with the most; scurrilous
epithets, mid ultimately struck her remand heavy blows
about the face and head, which loosened three of her teeth
and partially stunned her. Her cries for assistanos attracted
the notice of some of the passers-by, who protected her from
further ill-treatment until the arrival of a policeman.
Hopper, N 3bg, said that on reaching the spot the pri-
soner was given into hie custody by the lady, who was bleed-
ingfrom the mouth, and after a resolute resistance he was oon-
zed to the station. Oa his arrival there, he described him-
persecuted foreign refugee, who had only recently
anima: a
in tWs country; but he was well known to the police
sa • sturdy beggar, who had infested the streets for the last
two
M years. r. Hammill severely animadverted upon the brutal and
lawless conduct of the prisoner, and ordered him to be
remanded for the attendance of a Mendidty offloer, whose
evidence was necessary to complete the ease.