The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-11 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET.

A middle-aged women nerved Bwsi OoUlna who hes re-
peatedly been imprisoned for drunkenness and meaning,
chiefly on the policoee,, was charged by Phillips, the porter at
the St. 011eo's Weekhoa s,with mating • disturbauoe at
the workhouse door, sad attempting to strike him. Mrs.
Collins presented herself at the weaklier, door on the pre-
vious night, resin drunk sad inforerd Philip, that she
did not mat raid, bat had " come to ham • balL"
Ictorwtst&rorksithsa to manta• pea partaldsg of the
of the Irish jig and ths Imam war dm ea,
accompanied with skids, pal., and throttle d
amdzus Phillips he NM figeberi *jury. Ile mmmill
boll in the aid of • esairdiorie proceeded Is IMMO
to the station. Era Mille Is the melody of Or pellisern
she made several aromplo to dribs Pidillp. Tits
conarosnced bar Maar by recodmiker the megiskor Crrha
was "ow of the Dorrans," semi d whom have beta for
yams well bruit at this court. Hie aceship probsidy rarer
Used " pourika Donovan, who wrest, off la the mire dlik.
Weil, he as brir brew, poor haw.' It ow be es wail
to app that tits amiable young man to wham array
this tribute wm aeon Irving hem repeatedly
di semaile the poll* red ems
times els sosedis to frank anon he Mart-
Wog lo made am Miro el Olt mart, was toted
ibr Flicking his oils eat of • sossadisse widow. Ha was
convicted of the to Nada I; awl sauce of
drab wee reocoded. kept to Notrgar to await the
&deka as to what maddmeet shosid actually be indicted,
" Poor Dan" sat the gpmfros ley.banging himself in his
coll. Mrs. Collins mat Winded b kir daughter, Anne Do -
sorsa (haw before primate made Kr. Collins • happy men).
She seemed his woreldp that " Anne" was • " good girl and
a pod deagliker" sad iambi have bbenan honour End •
oredhet to bar k,arat doge, but that' Phillip had " got
Mr In men." This ealoresd to the oircamattacis that
was on ditty at the workhowur ea one
when • lad who had besa Mad diratute
is the shots was brought Ohre by Otmsaile Oyster,
d Ott P hellion. Ante DWI/Mt who woe ter
of titmeits, took it Mle her kail Mat the lassiallie
iris Mellen sad. Ad ran* dowdes Ida, teat
her err a via whisk Ms made • AIFICINS shack on
him, bilk*. • amber ell frightfully scree retie. Per
some time hie We we dames& of, but he at length roo-
med, sad Ihe wens% bag convicted of the attempt to
inedse, was lerrporod hr to years. The pri goner, alter
11=2(to some rim 'gully creditable connexions, con-
;,27:.aLshirmilsewszisaafinty. to " servo out " the
Mr. Hoary girdhoc to pr • due of 40e, or be impri-
soned for 21 days.
As she wee brag mama she made • rush at Phillips,
who shrank back, sad it we with &dimity that she could be
restrained by the united efforts ef several of the officers of
the court. Alter a desperate resitrac• she was mastered
and removed to one of the mills. Than she made so much
noise as to interrupt the business of the court, and it wee
found necessary to remove her to the station-house opposite,
to await the snivel of the prison van.

MARYLEBONE.
Mr. Horton, an undertaker, &c., carrying on business in
Booth-street, Manchester-square, was charged with having
longed acceptances to bills.
Tim evidence gone into went to show that, in September
last, Mns. Selina Short, who had for a long while roidded in
York•buildings, New-road, died, and that the prisoner was
employed an the undertaker. For his expenses he received a
bill from Mr. Kendall, Welbeck-street, which bill was duly
Immured. The signature of the eon of Mrs. Short was on
the said bill ea an indorser, and, from what transpired before
the magistrate, the signature was proved to be a forgery.
The MU wasfor 281. The forgery was placed beyond doubt
by the evidence addnoed. Other cases of forgery with regard
to bills of exchange were entered upon, and the prisoner was
remanded till Saturday next.

MARLBORO U G H- ST RE ET.
Colonel George Glet4fell, who during the late Barka war
held command of a regiment In the Crimea, was on litatt
morning brought before Mr. Bingham. on • warrant charged
with two sasaults, under the following circumdances :
Mr. Charge Dyer, of 90, Regent-street, jeweller and watch-
maker, said the defendant, a day or two ago, bought • saver
watch at his shop. On Friday afternoon he was called down-
stairs by hie shopman, in COTIMNIIOIICO of some altercation
which had arisen in reference to the going of that watch.
On coming into the shop, the defendant demanded that the
money might be returned which he had paid for it. Com-
plainant objected to this, but told him it should be changed
if disapproved of, or it should be examined and put in order
if anything wee wrong about it. On this, the defendant
/wenn much excited, and in a loud tons of voice said,
" Will you return my money " On complainant
sob replying in the negative, explaining as before
defendant struck him in the face with his fiat
The complainant upon this directed his shopmen not
to allow the defendant to quit the shop until a policeman
was sent for, but this intention was not carried out, and the
dein:dent, repeatedly demanding back his money before he
left theshop, els& the ahopmen.
The deimdeist said heCwas pining, and saw in the com-
plainant's window a watch marked 21. lbs. Thinking this
cheap watch would do well to take out with him to South
America, he went in and inquired if oxoplainant would
guarantee its going well. Complainant introduced to his
notice one for 61, which he said he could better warrant for
keeping time, and this wee accordingly purchased. Finding
it atop, however, be took it back, and insisted on his money
being returned, This they would not give, but promised
to put the watch in good going order, and he left it for the
purpose. On its being returned to him he found it again
stop within an hour, and he took it back and asked for his
money, considering the watch of no nee to him. Complain-
ant told him he might have another in lien, but he declined
=nag W this, telling him he had no confidence in coin-
tor his watches. Upon another demand for a
return of the 61. complainant celled him a madman,
and he characterised the affair as a swindling transaction.
Defendant said the complainant and his man got round
him, and he just touched the complainant, but so lightly
that the blow would not have " killed a bee ;" but when
they again got round him and prevented his going out, he
knocked the man down who stopped him, and he would have
knocked the other fallow down also, he added, if be bad not
got out of the way.
Mr. Bingham—Why, nothing has been raid about knock-
ing down.
Defendant hoped the case would at once be settled. He
would admit the assault. He was under orders from ,be
government for Buenos Ayres to remount the cavalry, and
mast leave to-day.
The complainant seemed the magistrate that the watch
was a very good one for the price.
Mr. Bingham—l think you should my something shout
Me stopping.
Complainant—lt was only bought the previous day, and
there had not been rufficient rime to properly examine it and
put it in order. It might have stopped.
Mr. Bingham said the await was not of a very serious
nature, bat orimplainant had certainly made out his cane, and
he should inflict • fine on dehndant of 101. and coots.

The floe wu immediately paid, and tho colonel withdraw,
leaving 11. for the poor box.

LAMBETH.

Sarah Bennett, the wlf;TelinOnnitetue driver, who has
been in custody fora week one charge of wilfully throwing
her daughter, Mary Bennett, a girl of 16 yearn of sge, down
stain, by which the latter received such injuries on her bead
that it le impoesible she can recover, and ter death is howl,
expected. we. placed at the bar before the lion. G. C Nor-
ton. Mr. Smithery, the master of Camberwell Work-
house, where the sufferer lies, attended and handed to the
magiatrate the following medical certificate:
I hereby certify that Mary Bennett Is still very ill, sod
has lost the sight of her right eye, in consequence of disease
going on In the brain. .THOWAS K. KINO, Surgeon.
" Camberwell, Jan. 9, 1869."
In addition Mr. Milberg, in reply to a question firm Mr.
Norton, said ths poor girl was sinking as fast as she could,
and that a few days must terminate her sufferings. On
bearing this Mr. Nonce remanded the primmer for another
week.

MARKETS

HARDWARE.
BIZNINOHANI. ex) .—There has been no improvement
whatever in the states( the trade of this town since our lad
report. This wish badness was not resumed at many of
the large mannhotories before Wednesday, end sofew orders
were in hand that the workpenple have sot made more than
two or three dap' again this week; mad a considerable
number of the old-workers are out of employment altogether.
With respect to particular breaches a trade the depression
is so roe& lts to afford sesstely 'myth* for observation.
The fancy trades are all dull; and se some evident* of the
bad state of the eountry trade, and raises who have suf.
d most by the depression el she lest two meths, it may
be noticed that for ell articles of veering apparel, Waimea
has seldom suffered more then It has dose of kits. In the
pearl button trade more than itelf the workpeopis out of
and the bed state of the trade to aggravated by
eixbltarme the men sad the seaters, reforests to
wale of ressimintion. In another important branch—
the nos whit toads—.bout three hundred of the men have
loss sat on strike emirs bet Thursday. Thu is sot the
Jim* fa Sy dilheutee at the Wises of wages, bat spout
isms quetles it &telpher in the Goaded of business. Tie
an deka the gest to =bra raise of *ahem' at the ens,