The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-30 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A seaman, named Jaa;esaili7sWir, F 3 years of age, was
brought before the Lord Mayor, In cuitody of Walab, one
of the City police, charged with the wilful murder of John
Wyers another seaman, on board a ship milled the Fre-
donia, in the Bay of Fayal, on the 18th of September.
The prisoner was brought to this country under the pro-
visions of the Merchant Seaman's Shipping Act, in the
Wave, and upon her arrival at Nicholson's-wharf, on
Thursday afternoon, he was given into the custody of a
City police constable upon the above charge.
Thomas Lee Feller, master of the ship Wave, of Guern-
sey, now lying at Nicholson's-wharf, said: On the 3rd
November I received the prisoner on board my veeeel, by
the order of Mr. Thom Dart, the British vieso at
Fayal, Asore Islands. That order I now ;reduce. My
vessel was the first leaving for England, and my instruc-
tions were that on my arrival I was to give him into the
custody of some police officer. I arrived at the port of
London on Thursday. I had also some letters and papers
addressed to the Board of Trade. I did not see the
Fredonia, as she had left FayaL I heard that the prisoner
was a seaman on board that vessel. She was American
built, sailing under British colours.
Mr. Oke (Chief Clerk)—The order says she was • British
vessel.

Rumination continued—On the passage home the
prisoner said they bad bad • quarrel. They had been
drinking, and on going on board the dammed hit him,
threw him down on one of the chests, and afterwards got
him into • corner of the forecastle and made several
attempt. to stab him. Finding that he was in danger of
his life he then drew his own knife and stabbed the de-
ceased, who fell down and died. The Plisoner has repeated
this statement to me once or twine, lend said he had no in-
tention of doing him any harm. He was not kept in con-
finement on board my vesseL The Fredonia is on her voyage
from Fri to New Bedford, and is not likely to come to
lenEnAr. Oke said he bad some depositions in reference to
the case, but they were not reed to the court.
Maurice Walsh, • pollee-officer, deposed—About twenty
minutes to 2 on Thursday afternoon I was on duty in Lower
Thameastreet. I was called to Nicholson's-wharf to take
• man into custody, and on my way I met with Captain
Paley, who told me the nature of the offence. I went
with him on board the ship, and he called up the prisoner,
who immediately came on deck. I told him he was
charged with murdering John Wyers, • seaman, in the
Bay of Faye/ He replied, " I did it to save myself. We
lad been drinidng and had • quarrel on shore, and after
going on board Wyen drew a knife at, me en deck, and
three times attempted to stab me, and then I drew my
knife and stabbed him self-defence._"

In reply to the Lord Mayor, the prisoner, who appeared
to be very depressed, stated that he had nothing to say.
The Lord Mayor then remanded him for a week.
BOW-STRIIST.
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John Heare, police-constable F 130, appeared to a sum-
mons charging him with assaulting Sarah Humphries, •
young married woman.
Mr. West, from the office of Sheen and Roman solici-
tors to the Society for the Protection of Women and
Children, conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. Wontner,
jun., defended.
Mr. West, in opining the case, stated that on the night
of the 18th instant the complainant and her sister-in-law,
a Mrs. Robertson, the wife of a reader at a newspaper
office, were passing along Wych-etreet ; a policeman, evi-
dently very drunk, asked them for a pipe. Asto-
nished at so ridiculous • request, they still thought
it best to be civil to the oonstable, and told him
they had not got such a thing. He then
asked fm- some tobacco, which also they were unable to
give.iu He then bade them good night and went away.
went on their way, Mrs. Humphries observing that,
" that man did not mind be would get himself re-
ported." The defendant at that moment came out from •
doorwa and demanded to know if they were speaking of
him. They replied that theywere not speaking of him, Mita
another person. He told them that they were • couple of
bad characters (using a foul expression), followed them,
treading on their heels, and knocked them down several
times. He also kicked at Mrs. Humphries when down,
but a man who was pasting by interposed, and he received
the kick intended for her. After asking if they intended to
take his number he took Mrs. Humphries into custody and
charged her with disorderly conduct. On the way to the
station they passed near the house where Robertson lived.
He had arrived at home a little previously, and hearing
that his sister was in custody he came out to inquire into
the matter, upon which the defendant gave him in charge
to another constable for attempting to rescue the woman.
At the station-house' however, the inspector dismissed
both charges. An investigation took place the next day at
Scotland-yard, in consequence of which the defendant was
suspended pending these proceedings.
lc support of these statements, Mr. West called Mr. and
Mrs. Robertson and Mn. Humphries, who, though agreeing
in their general evidence, contradicted one another on
almost every detail of importance—as to the number of
times he knocked them down, whether together or sepa-
rately, and the like.
Mr. Wontner said the two women were going along the
street gemming, and the constable simply asked them to
be quiet. Mrs. Humphries was so troublesome that he was
obliged to take her into custody. On the way to the station,
Robertson interfered, and attempted to rescue her. The
inspector on duty sent for the policeman whom they had
seen before meeting the defendant. lie was drunk, and
could not deny having asked the ladies for • pipe and
tobacco. The tor, making allowance for their natural
excitement at thus insulted, let them go. The police-
man was ' _ from the force. _

Inspector Parker was called, and corroborated this
statement, and the summons was dismissed.
Dr. Shaw, of the Firs, Horsham, near Elmstree, Hert-
fordshire, appeared to &newer the adjourned summonses
charging Dim with infringing the Lunacy Act, by taking
charge of a lunatic without the necessary certificate.
Mr. Poland, instructed by Messrs. Law and Co., soli-
citors to the oommistioners in lunacy, conducted the pro-
secution, and Mr. Merriman defended.
Some additional evidence having been given,
Mr. Poland applied for a further adjournment, and also
asked for two other summonses against the defendeat,
one of a similar nature to this, for taking charge of a
lunatic (a lad) without the requisite certificates, and the
other, for taking charge of two lunatics without a license
for his haus. -

Merriman expressed his regret that the application
had not been made privately. The publicatioa of reports
of these examinations necessarily crested some prejudice
against his client, and he was debarred from making
any statement in defence. He was anxious at all events
that it should go forth that he most emphatically de-
clared his conviction that the defence be should offer
would be received by the court as a complete answer to
the owe, on the merits.

MOURNING TOR THE EIRCUTED FENIAN/I IN
lanurn.—The Cork Examiner thinks it probable that •
funeral procession will take plus in at least one district
of that city to-morrow as " a mark of mourning for the
men executed at Manchester." Arrangements, it is mid,
are being made for snob • demonstration. The same ur-
nal mentions that in addition to other " publicmanifesta-
tions of sorrow' last Sunday certain temperance rooms in
Conk were hung in Mack . In Limerick cards
with • black border were han t bearing the same
words as appeared upon the placards on the chapel
entreaties in other towns :—" Of your charity pray for the
souls of Allen, Gould, end Larkin. God save Inland'."
The Conesel CAromicie mutes that on Monday, at an early
hour, the bell of one of the catholic chapels of Dun-
graven rang out so a and about seven o'clock
• large concourse of were collected at the uses
religious edifice, all in black. To the inquiry of
the correspondent of the CArolaide, the answer was given
that requiem moues were being said every hour during
the day for the men executed on the day but one previous.
"An Irish Priest," waiting to the Prmatan's Journal
from the county of Louth, says that people there "be-
lieve the English government will yet have reason to regret
the death of Allen, Gould, and Larkin." Another corre-
spondent of the same journal, named Patrick WlCcever,
'dries, the wearing of crape in Dublin on Sunday next,
and • third proposes an application to the goverment for
the body of Allen, that it may be buried in

DISMISS IN LIVIRPOOL. —Bad trade and hard
weather Sr. telling with great severity upon the poor of
Liverpool, particularly the cotton porters, a very large
number of whom are now out of employment. Yesterday
several hundreds of them assembled on the Exchange, it
being at first determined to balks meeting there, in order
that the merchants might know the extent of their suffer-
ings. In obedience, however, to the wish of the mayor,
the meeting was transferred to the old church-yard, where
several porters having spoken a deputation was appointed
to wait upon the mayor, and the meeting was adjourned
to hear the result. The speakers were moderate and
peaceable in their tons, and strongly deprecated try at-
tempt to "raise the town," as had been threatened by
some men on change in the morning. Theresult of a con-
ference between the mayor, the parochial authorities, and
the committee of the Central Relief Society, is that •
number of men are to be employed to snake a boons to
house visitation in the poorer parts of the town, and report
to the mayor next Thursd. In the meantime the soup
kitchens will be opened on Monday next.

NATIONAL FREIIHOLD LAND SOCIZTY.—The quar-
terly general meeting of the members of this society was
held last evening at the London Tavern, Biabopegate.
street, Mr. E. Olarks in the chair. The Chairman, in
moving the adoption of the accounts, remarked that the
reduction in the rats of interest from 5 to 4 per Dent. bad
not mach affected the depoidts. In the July quarter they
amounted to 160,8591. ; this quarter they were 131,8111. ;
showing a falling off of little lees than 30,0001. The with-
drawals amounted to only 2,0001. or 3,0001. less than in
the last quarter. The affairs of the society were in a sound
and satisfactory Mate, and he hoped would long continue
so. The adoption of the report having been duly seconded,a short discussion arose in the course of which it was
stated that the members now number over 12,000, after
which the motion was unanimously panted, and a vote of
thanks to the chairman and managing oommittee
aoa-
eluded the business.

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