The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-02 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Thome* Pearce, described ea a waiter, of 41, High-street,
Aldgate, was charged before Mr. Alderman Salomon" with
committing a violent and brutal assault upon • cabman.
Frederick Charles Coggin said he was a cab-driver, and
lived at 5, Fountain-court, Minories. On Sunday evening
he was in the Strand, about 11 o'clock, when the prisoner
got into his cab with a young woman and told him to drive
to Aldgrate Church. When they got through Temple-bar
the female screamed, and he pulled up, whereupon she
jumped out and ran away. The prisoner got out and said,
" I shall give you a shilling," and putting something
into his haled walked away towards St. Paul's. The
coin he put into the complainant's hand turned out to
be a halfpenny, se he drove after him, and at the corner
of Farringdomstreet be got off his cab and asked him
for the shilling. The prisoner denied that he
was the man, words ensued, and a scuffle took
place. The prisoner got him down on the ground, and
while he held him there he kicked and beat bun. He was
positive the prisoner was the man who hired his cab and
gave him the halfpenny for • shilling.
Mr. William George Afffick, • solicitor's clerk, mid that
he was psrtirg with a friend at the corner of Farringdon-
street, and saw the cab pull up. The complainant got
down off the cab. He spoke to the prisoner, and they then
began tussling. He and his friend never interfered so long
as they did not hurt one another, but they fell together,
and then the prisoner held the cabman and struck him
while he was down, and afterwards brutally kicked him.
He then walled up to the prisoner, secured him, and said,
" You cowardly ruffian, I shall detain you until the police
come," and he did so. He knew nothing of either of the
parties.
The prisoner denied that he had been in the complain-
ant's cab, and thought it very hard that, while he was
walking peaceably along, be should be molested and
roughly handled by a cabman.
Alderman Solomon said he bad only to deal with the
assault, which war• very cowardly and brutal one. He
should fine him 405., and order lUs. to be given to the
cabman.

The fine was paid.
Richard liewrry, a coetermonger, residing at 3, Fea-
thers-court, Gray's-inn-road, was charged with stealing a
piece of pork from the shop of Mr. Howland, a cheese-
monser.
William Abbott, 479, said, about half-past nine o'clock
the previous night he saw the prisoner at the corner of
Carter.lane and Shoemaker-row, close to Mr. Howland's
shop window. Suspecting something was wrong he
watched,and saw the prisoner take the pork produced, and
lace it under his coat. He went up to him and asked
p him what he bad under his coat. He answered, " No-
thing, and if I have nobody saw me but you, and you
need not take any notice . . .

The prisoner mild he had been drinking or be would not
have done it.

Alderivan Salomon, sent him for seven days to Holloway,
with hard labour.
WESTMINSTER.
William Pretty, a little boy, was charged with throwing
• light into the letter-box of the post.office, New-street,
Vincent-square.
Mr. Arnold inquired the age of the juvenile offender,
and being told seven years, said that a child of such
tender years could scarcely be held amenable to the law.
He would, however, bear the particulars of the case.
Mr. Edward Veneer, inspector of letter-carriers, said
that a letter produced, burnt at one end, was brought to
the South-Western District-office, Buckingham-gate, from
New-street, and on the circumstances connected with it
being duly reported, it was deemed necess►ry to bring the
matter before a magistrate.
A shopman in the employment of Mr. Ibbotson, grocer,
New-street,Vincent-square, said that at a quarter to
three that afternoon he looked into the postal box and
found the letters on fire, and also a huller match. He
immediately extinguished the flame, and as a woman came
in and said she had just before seen a boy throws lighted
lucifer match into the box, awl pointed the defendant out,
he went after him and detained him.
The woman who had given the information was not
present, but her address is known. . .

Tt;ra'ssisitOribiiiPOoioldWCMan who has charge of
the child, that his mother is dead and father away. On
her undertaking to produce him on • future day the
magistrate allowed ber to take him away. Fortunately
the letter produced is so little damaged that it can be for-
warded without prejudice to its destination.

SOUTHWARK.
Joke Fowles, 45, described on the eharge-sbeet ea au
engineer, was placed at the bar before Mr. Woolryeh,
charged with committing • Mural and cowardly assault
on hui wife.

The complainant, Mrs. Fowles, whose right eye was
completely closed and much discoloured, said that they
resided at 4, Oak•cottages, Spa•road, Bermondsey. On
Saturday night, a little after twelve o'clock, her husband
came home the worse for liquor, and commenced abusing
her about the supper. She told him that he should have
left the money to buy the things before he went out to get
drunk. No sooner had she raid these words than he rushed
upon her and knocked her down. While on the ground
he kicked her, and as she was trying to get up he struck
her in the face, rendering her nearly insensible. Her
cries brought some neighbours to her sasistanas, when a
constable wax called in, and her husband given into cus-
tody.
Mr. Woolryelt caked her if he had ill-used her before.
Witness replied that elm was sorry to say that he bad,
but she declined to appear against him. As times he was
so violent that she was afraid he would murder her.
The prisoner said that was all false. She aggravated
him, and struck him. On Saturday night when he came
home there was no bread, and because he told her of it she
abused him, and they had a bit of a scuffle, when she fell
against the fender and hurt herself.
The complainant informed his worship thathe had given
her no money to get bread, and she only told him that
when he knocked her down.

Robert Hayes. police-constable, 263 M, said that he was
on duty in the Spa-road • little before one on Sunday
morning, when be beard screams of murder in Oak-cottages.
He proceeded there, and in the front-room he perceived
the complainant lying on the floor with her face deluged in
blood. I%e prisoner was there, and the prosecutrix gave
him into custody for wanking her.
Mr. Woolrych told the prisoner be was • cowardly,
brutal fellow, and sentenced him to two months' bard
labour.