The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-21 00:00:00

7HB POLICE COURTS.

LAMBETH.

Henry Jackson, whJieirtrai teTrlve his address or any
scoounc of himself, wee charged with attempting to steal the
gold watch and sppoidages of M. Frederick Lillywhite, the
cricketer.

111lyWhlte, who bad been just brought from the cell, whorl
be had been locked up for some boars on a charge of &yoke:e-
nema and wilfully damaging a cab, said that about nix o'clock
on that morning he was at the King and Queen public-house,
High-street, Newington, and while Wending before the bar
the prisoner made a snatch at hie watch, drew it from his
pocket, but, the chain being a serang.one, be did not succeed
m getting it. He Instantly " bolted ' out of the bones, fol-
lowed by him (witness), and after a sharp nut be (witness)
succeeded in getting hold of him by the comforter, but ite
slipping off he got away again, and WAS ultimstely skipped.
Toe prisoner denied the charge, bat refused to give any ac-
count of himself, and was remanded to Monday sera
Mr. Lilly:chits was nest charged with being drunk, and
wilfully doing damage to a hackney cab.
From the leetimony of Mr. Wastrap, the owner of the
cab, and other avenues, it appeared that, after leaving the
police. otation, whore he hod charged the last prisoner, he
(Litlywhite) proceeded toward, hie residence, 15, Kenning-
ton-oral; but on teaching the cab stand at Kennington-
cross, he jammed on the top of one of the vehicles, and drove
of towards Westminstet-bridge at a furious rate. After
three hours abeam he returned, with the horse io a state of
lather and the cob a good deal shattered.
Mr. Westrup wee unable, is the absence of his coach-
maker, to Wats the amount of the damage, and the case was
ultimitely adjourned to Monday, Lilly white entering Into
his own reornearatee to appear on that day.

BELA= OF PROMISE OP MARRIAGE.—Thu cause
of " Heywood v. Illesckley," the merits of which hive
been before the Queen's Bench, where, the defendant not
appearing, &verdict axe given for the plaintiff, came yesterday,
at the Liverpool Assizes, before the Sheriff (repreeented by
Mr. Cross, barrister), in order to assess damages. The plain-
tiff, Either Heywood, is a laundress, reading at Prestwick,
near Manchester; and the defendant is a mariner, living in
the same neighbourhood. They had been engaged for
upwards of 20 years; and is stating the case Dr. Wheeler
(who appeared for the plaintiff) said that, very mush to her
credit, she had during this long period kept her plighted
troth, in the hope that the day would come when they mild
many, and when the promise upon which she did 13 tong
depended would be realised. The reason why they were not
married was that the defendant always stated that he could
sot make so comfortable a home for the plaintiff as he desired I
while his mother lived, and declared that so Krouse his mothee s li
death took place he would fulfil his promise and merry her.
He continued to 'ilia plaintiff as usual, until the month of
August in the present year, hie mother having died a month
or two before, when to plaintiff's great surprise he ceased
his visits and married another pencil, one permuted of ccm-
@likeable property. The learned °noose' thought it right to
mention that, some sixteen or seventeen years ago, the
plaintiff became the mother of a child, of which the defend-
sat was the father. From the birth of this child, up to the
prompt time, it bad Oven supported by the plaintiff herself,
wham clisercter had bon unimpeachable, and who, doubtlses,
was longing moot earnestiy for the lime when, by a union
with the defendant, the child could be recognised by her
with those feelings which a respectable wife and mother
oeuldislone poems. This eircumetanos, the learned counsel
argued, added additional enmity to the widget of the de-
fendant. The only Witllll4 called was Ann Heywood, sister
of the plaintiff who deposed to the facts stated by the
counsel. Mr. Crate summed up, and the jog, after a very
brief omisultetioo, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—
damages 2001.
HHOC6.INO MURDER AT SEAHAM.—A murder,
under painful circumstances, is entrently reported to hove
taken place at &sham on Saturday night or Sunday more.
fug. Otis said that aunty of pitmen were drinking in one of
the public-houses of the town, when a quarrel ensued between
nee of them anti a couple of young women of the company.
The women, it is said, followed him out, and Resin attacking
the drunken pitmen. battered his skull in, and left him help-
less near the sea beach. They were Brea leaving him, and on
the body of the pitmen being found on Sunday morning, In-
quiry WAS made into the cireumrtencee, and the two young
women hen been apprehended. The names of the parties
are knows, but till the whole cues be examined It is nut pru-
dent to be more perticuln.—Nriocaelle Chronicle.
MEttoRS. STEPHENSON AND TIIEIR WORKMEN.—
The following letter has been received by Mr. Wot. Pearson,
treasurer of the Workmen's Sick Fund at Mesas Robert
Stephanoces and Co.'s engine manufactory, Newcastle
24, Great George-gnat, London, Deo. 16, 1869.—Dear
Sir,-1 am desirous to expellee my Pease of the admirable
way In which the workmen showed then respect and affec-
tine for my late cousin—Mr. Robert Stephenson—en the
day of his funeral. When I first heard of their request,
that there should be • special service In St. Nicholas'
Church, at the boar of his interment in Westminster Abbey,
' and of their wieb to att-nd In a body, for the purpose of
paying the last tribute to hie memory, I felt that ouch an
set, besides being meet gratifying to myself and the ether
Maude of the deceased, also reflected the highest credit on the
men themselves, and demanded from in. • marked acknow-
ledgment. I therefore propose to contribute to the Work-
men's Fick Fond the sue of 6001, with the understanding
that this amount ellen be under the cootrol of trustees, to be
• invested for the benefit of the fund. I shall feel obliged by
your communicating this to the men, with my personal
thanks for their conduct on the melancholy oeceaion referred
to.—l remain, dear sir, yours faithfully, (Signed), GIORGI
ROVERT BTZTHII4IIO3Ir.. , -
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