The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-29 00:00:00

were wilfully bored in her stern by the prisoner Webb to
effect that object. The evidence against the other pri-
peers went to show that they bad conspired together to
cause the offence to be committed.
Mr. Lewis, when the case wascalled on, said that since the
lest remand, he had received information that Holdsworth,
who was alleged to have been one of the principa's in the
transaction, had been taken into custody in Switzerland,
sad would be brought to this country in a few days, and
he, therefore, asked that the prisoners might be remanded.
Alderman Finals at once acceded to the application,
and the prisoners were remanded for a week.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
COWARDLY ASSAULT BT A MEDICAL sTUDENT.--o)mmirrAL
WITHOUT A FINE.
:Wm Lindsey Lackey, a medical student, residing at 20as
Wincentaquare, \Westminster. was charged before Mr.
Knox, with assaulting Henry George Howland, of 39, Ken-
aiagion-place, Kensington.
The complainant said that about five minutes past 12
o'clock last night he was standing in the Regent-circus,
waiting for a Bayswater omnibus to take him home.
While leaning against some shop shutters the prisoner
and two or three companions came along and pushed
against him. He asked them why they had done so,
when the prisoner gave him a violent blow on the nose.
He went after the prisoner, end while holding
him to give him in charge, one of the prisoner's com-
panions struck him, and the prisoner also struck him a
second time. After giving the prisoner in charge, he (com-
et) went to the Middlesex Hospital and had his nose
d, and was told by the surgeon that he could not
tell whether his nose was broken or not.
In answer to the prisoner, the complainant said that be
would swear that it was the prisoner who gave him the
blow on the nose.
The prisoner said he did not strike the complainant the
first time, it was some one else.
The complainant said he merely asked why he was
pushedagainst when the prisoner struck him most unman-
lolly.
Barnes, 83 C, said, that hearing cries of " Police "
in the Regent-cirous, and going to the com-
plainant he found him bleeding very much from the nose.
The prisoner on being charged with the assault denied it.
Be took the prisoner, who had been drinking, to the
station. The complainant was quite sober.
The prisoner said he had been out to dinner, and was
going along the Regent-circus with his brother and
friends when an altercation took place between
one of them and the complainant, and be (pri-
soner) tried to interfere to prevent a disturb-
ance, and because the complainant was struck he was
locked up. He had only left Harley-street at 10 minutes
to 12, and could not have done-much in such a short time.
It was strange the complainant had no witness. He
denied striking the complainant.
Mr. Knox asked the prisoner if he had any witnesses.
The prisoner said he had not.
Mr. Knox said then it was not mare remarkable that
complainant had no witness than that he (pri-
soner) had not got any. As the prisoner sa-
luted that he did not strike the complainant
and as he believed no man would behave so dastardly as
to let another suffer for his act, he would give the person
who did it an opportunity of coming forward, and would
remand the prisoner for that purpose.
The prisoner now said be was not aware that he did it.
He did not think he struck the complainant.
Mr. Knox said, after the last observation of the prisoner,
be kad no doubt whatever that he did strike the com-
plainant.
The prisoner said he was very sorry.
Mr. Knox said the prisoner would be committed for a
month with hard labour.
The prisoner asked to be let off, stating that he had
an important engagement that day, and it would be a
great injury to him.
Mr. Knox declined to alter his decision, telling the
prisoner that it would also be a great injury to tho com-
plainant if his nose was broken.
MARYLEBONE.
CAPTURE OP A HOUSEBREAKER.-A BRAVE WOMAN.
A well-known emanate of thieves, named George Ben-
rood, of 8, Langley-court, Drury-lane, was charged with
feloniously breaking into and entering the house No. 63,
Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square, and stealing therefrom
a pair of silver-gilt nutcrackers and a tea caddy, value
V. 2s. 6d., the property of J. B. P. Dupont, Est).
Mary Ann Stanton, prosecutor's servant, deposed that
on the night of the 9th inst. she was in the kitchen when
she heard the front street door shut very gently and foot-
steps walk stealthily up the stairs. She went up to the
hall passage and saw that the front door was closed. On
going further upstairs she saw the shadow of a man on the
drurimproom lauding and heard footsteps. She asked
who was there but received no answer until be came close
to her, when she immediately identified him as being
the prisoner, and he then told her he bad brought
a box for Mr. Johnson which he had left upstairs. She
told him that all was not right, and as he attempted to
pus her, she seized him round the waist and held him
tight, and shouted out for her master. The prisoner then
pushed her down, but she still held him, and in the
struggle they both fell downstairs. The prisoner then
broke loam from her, opened the door, and got away, but
she followed him, crying out "Stop thief," and the pri-
soner was captured by some cabmen at the corner of 3lary-
lebone-lane. She then went to fetch her master, and
on her return to Marylebone-Itne, she ascertainedained
that the cabman had let the prisoner go. In the fall
downstairs the prisoner dropped a tea caddy (produced)
and he left his hat behind him. She was sure the pri-
soner must have opened the door with a key, for she left
the door securely shut a few minutes previously.
Sergeant Cole, '23 C, said he apprehended the prisoner
lid night in Cross-street, Regent-street, where he found
him in company with four well-known thieves. On charg-
ing him the prisoner fully arhuitted that ho was the man
who had broken into prosecutor's house.
The prisoner, who offered no defence, was fully com-
mitted for trial.

WORSHIP-STREET.
MOM CONSTABLES SENT )'UR TRIAL.-COUNTER CHARGE.

Henry Crampton, a compactly set and powerful man, •
about 3 u years of age, was charged with assaults on the
yolk*.
It should be understood that the first hearing of
this matter was on Monday, the 29th of October,
before Mr. Cooke, on which occasion Mr. Beard defended,
and succeeded at the close of a brief examination
in obtaining summonses against Constables George
Davis, 325 N, and FrederiA Jarvis, 331 N (the coniplain•
ing parties), for an alleged fearful and murderous assault
on his client, who certainly appeared to bo in a deplorable
teedition from wounds principally on the head. Since
that date a vast quantity of testimony has, on four dif-
ferent occasions, been brought forward on both sides.
Mr. B. Forman, surgeon, 23, Nelson-terrace, Stoke New-
ington, said—l was called in to see the person
Crampton on the 29th of October last, after he had left
this court. On the front part of his bend there was a
large lacerated and contused wound—a union of two
wounds—four inches in length, and the parte around it
were greatly bruised. At the back of the head there
was another lacerated and contused wound, some-
what less in extent ; matter was forming in it,
so as very much to enlarge it and increase the danger, that
matter had to be let out and the wound itself was so
severe and the parts so much injured that the structure
was deteriorated and matter formed in consequence ; both
wounds were dangerous. Erysipelas was a most probable
consequence or inflammation of the brain; inflammation
sod death of the bone were likely to be the result of such
wounds. (Witness described smaller injuries over the
entire frame and limbs, and mentioned that blood was
rased with the urine, caused probably by a blow on the
lack.) Witness added—He was in great danger up to the
fifth day, and is under my tending now ; he appears to me
to have been a thoroughly healthy man ' • if addicted to
drinking he could not have survived. The wounds on the
head divided all the structures, and exposed the bone. The
injuries on the thumb and knee might have been vaulted
by a fall. Not so the other wounds.
Mr. Cooke—Such injuries as detailed must have been
the result of great violence indeed.
The magistrate expressed his intention to send the con-
stables and Crampton fur trial on cross indictment.

WANDSWORTH.
THE LAW ON LOST PROPERTY.
&lir,/ Chandler, a brickmaker, was placed in the dock
before Mr. Dayman, charged with being in the unlawful
Possession of some old silver.

Sergeant Beaumont, of the \V division, said that in con-
sequence of information he received he went yesterday to
the shop of Mr. Clark, a pawnbroker in the High-street,
Clapham, where he saw the prisoner, who offered some old
silver, weighing 1:: ounce, for sale.
Some pieces of silver were handed to the magistrate,
who looked at them, but it appeared to be impossible to
tell to what they had belonged.
The sergeant forthor said he asked the prisoner how he
became possessed of the silver. when he told him that
be found it near Guildford. He also told him that he
hammered and broke it into the state it is:.

In answer to the charge' the prisoner said that when he
found it he rlid not know that it was silver. After knock-
ing and cutting it about he fancied it was silver, as it carne
dean. He was not aware that he was supposed to give it
up, and thought he could do what he liked with it. He
was a briekmaker, and worked hard for his living.
The sergeant said the prisoner's address was correct.
Re was working at the sewer in Clapham. The offictr
told the magistrate that old silver was worth ss. an ounce.
The opinion of the pawnbroker was that the silver had
been melted down.
Be. Dayman inquired whether the police had received
information of any silver having been stolen.
Sergeant Beaumont said there had been several plata
robberies in Clapham, but he did not think the silver
related to them.
Mr. Dayman was of opinion that the 'diver was part of a
large medal. He requested the police to detain the silver,
in see if an owner could be found. He told the prisoner to
come in two months time.
The prisoner, on being sc
diharged, asked if he could
have the silver returned to him.
Mr. Dayman said if no owner were found be would be
entitled to it.

The New York papers say that since the great
Ire in Quebec a great number of mechanics and labourers
bare left for the States.