The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-18 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

(THIS DAT.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
DOINGS AT AUCTION 100119.

Charles Marafrld, a reepectably-dramed man, described es
• broker, 6, Hope-terrace, Islington-square, Islington, was
charged with assaulting Mr. Timothy Joseph Roberts,
cooper, Jacob-street, Dockhead.
Complainant deposed that on Friday afternoon be went
into en auction room in Qualm-street, Cannon-street, for the
purpose of making some pun.hasea, when he was imme-
diately beset by a lot of men, who throat their cards in
his face, and wanted him to employ them to buy foe
him at live per cent. commiasion. He declined their
services, sad immediately afterwards a gentleman entered,
who was beset iu the aims way, and looms ha would
act swops these men, the primmer end some others bigan
to abase him, using the meet sheastal lengualle. When
they had gene on for some time, he (complement) turned
round, sad quietly maid he thought it disgraceful that
a respectable person could not enter pooh a place without
kola( so treated, upon which the primmer. without a word
fertbsr, streak idea a violent blow is the nose. Complainant
1 seat far a. policemen and gave the prisoner into custody,
' and when at ;the station-honse the prtmoner said he was
very sorry for what be bad dome, and that if the charge
was not prouted against him he would give 20s. to the
poor-box.
The primmer said the amount of the transaction just glees
by the complainant was entirely false. He wee talking In a
business way with • gentleman, when the complainant
properly interfered, and they got to words in consequence,
the complainant calling him a vagabond, and striking at him
before he struck at complainant.
Mr. S. Ihnook, a furniture dealer, however, oceroboratsd
the statement made by complainant.
Mr. E. Allmon, the gentleman whom the prisoner was
abusing, when the complainant mildly made his remark
upon the Impropriety of such conduct, gave a still darker
appearance to the transaction.
The prisoner then called two furniture broken to support
his version of the story. but they endeavoured to =too
much, end the Lord Mayor told them he did net
word they bad said.
Mr. Betook said he knew one of those winsome was a sort
of s' togging-all lawyer," who would say anything br half-
a-crown, and more than that he believed he was not even
present when the 'mule took place.
The Lord Mayor said an assault of a most disgraceful
chancier was clearly proved. Everybody shoat knew
that it was nearly impossible for a respectable
person to buy anything at an auction room unless he
engaged a commission broker, as otherwise they con-
spired to prevent him, and very often abused him into the
bargain. The prisoner mast pay a flue of 40a., or go to pn-
molter be 14 days.
The money was paid.

WORSHIP-STREET.
TAISIUN ANL PIXITINCIL

Bllew Parksr,;gra;;;l;;;;ausolZpectable ap
and residing in flaundere-buildings, Finebnry, war=
at the Wit=CO of the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals with having cruelly beaten and aimed
the death of a tame cock.

Mr. Lowe, chief anuteble of the society, stated the footed
the case. The bird in question was the property of • trader
men named Dobbs, living opposite the defendant, and as the
morning of the 28th ultimo a young wormer' named Jacob,
saw it fighting with one of its own clue belonging to
PMmr. Attention was called to the fact, and that
lady rushed from her house with a thick stick, and
struck Mr. Dobbs's "Chanticleer" several times over the
Wok with it mill the poor thing at length lay flattering in
ameba agony cis the stows. When retnonstraad with
Kra. Porker wed very Weepntelanguage, vowed that she
vomit! earn • doom such in the MUM manna if
they preowned to fight with has, and became so
infuriated by pedalos as to reader It dangerous to approach
her. Rutherford, an officer of the society, had Investigated
the facts, and to him defendant had, in glowing terms of
her own prowess, freely admitted having caused the bird's
death. When plucked the back was seen to be broken sad
Ave deep bruises were apparent.
Withrow having been caned to prove this statement, the
defendant, • mild-featured person, expressed her deep oontri•
don, and said she was at • lose to account for the cruelty she
had practised, and which she would for the future guard
agaled
. . .

The llegistrate observed that it was a ►ery proper case for
Ws itodsity to have taken up. The act was a very lecherous
one, sad refloated peat shame upon the person caning herself
a woman who proolised ft. The poor bird's sufferMp must
Indeed have been very severe and acute. If. should due the
offender 10e. end order her to pay the value of the bird.

801JTRWAHX.
ATTEMPTED III:TCIDE AT ILACIPZIAIUP MUDD'. -•••♦

QIIAML.
Harriet Brown, a vary ruspnetsble-looking young Ism*
who appeared very deprumped in spirits, wee brought before
Mr. Barth= charged with attatnpUng to drown bassi! at
Blar-kfriare-hridp. The mother of the viscose saluted her
into the court, and with the aid of the gaoler kept her up
during the exunination.

.Cabman stated tbitt on the previous evening he was on
the cab rank on the City side of BLit:kind's-bridge, whoa the
prisoner and a gentlemen hailed him, and having got into his
vehicle, ordered him to drive them to Wellington-street,
Blackfriare•rosd. As soon as he got ever the bridge on the
Surrey side the check string was suddenly pulled, end
he mopped the prisoner jumped out, cud rushed down
the steps of the bridge and threw herself into the MIL
It wee MO water at the time, sad when witness got down
the 'steps lifter her, he saw her being pulled out by a lighter-
man, who bad jumped off a barge clove by to save haw. She
was at that time insensible, and not being able to And a
surgeon In the neighbourhood, be, with the manna:tee of a
constable, conveyed her to the polioe-station, whore the
divisional surgeon attended upon bar, and restored her to her
anuses.

Mr. Bonham asked what became of the man who rode
with Mr in the cab ?

—iiitnee:repliedthat he jumped out after her, but than he
mimed him, and had not Mum men

Poliwrimmtable, St I. mid la amieted ha taking the
here; yenta atie sootier Madam, and when she recovered
undenitted that the Ira with whom she had
bees riding lad gltrr wi her, relative to some lettere;
and, in a moment of excitement, elm rushed eat of the orb,
and threw herself into the river.

The mother of the prisoner =plass& the natter to Mr.
Bonham respecting the fooliabquarrel, and on prisoner pro-
mising not to attempt such a rash eat semi, Ws worship
discharged her, and she left the wart with bee swear.