The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-29 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.

Brsjesivirs Themes Theirspiais, aged 36, of 2, York-plane,
York-road, Islington, • drover, badge 1,433, was charged
before Mr. Cooke with feloniously assaulting his wife
Llira, by throwing her out of window with intent to do
her some grievous beady harm.
The evidence against the prisoner was very On
Sunday morning a constable heard that the prisoner had
thrown his wife out of window, and finding that she had
been taken to the Royal Free Houpil4l, limy's-ins-
road, he took the prisoner into cud odd and when
be told him the charge he said he did not do it,
and that his wife bad jumped out of window. When at
the Royal Free Hospital, the wife said to her hssband's
sister that he had thrown her from the window, and she
was net sure that she should not have thrown herself
from the window to save herself from the preioner's
violence and his kicks, hail he not thrown her out.
Although the wife is now out of danger, still the house-
surgeon reported that she was very much injured, awl
her body is bruised from head to toe. The prisoner his
before been in custody on a charge of awaking his wife,
but she did not attend to prase the charge.
The prisoner said that his wife came home the worse for
liquor and began to break the furniture, and because
went to prevent her she jumped out of window and
injured herself.
Mr. Cooke remanded the prisoner for a week, and em-
sented to take hail, two sureties in the sum of SOL ouch,
and the pri,oner himself in BW.
The iiiioner was locked gp in default.
WOItEUIP-STREET.
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ArtAtir Maiiky, 15, describad as an errand boy. living
in 15sge-street, li.lington, was charged before Mr. Newton
with having created an obstruction in elub-row, 13ethnal-
green. by exposing a bird and cage for sale on the footway,
and oppo,ite the ehapol.
Robert Reason. pollee-constable 19.5 11, stated that on
Sunday morning. between eleven and twelve, the nrixoner
was one of a number of others who, in pursuance of a
practice that has been continued for many months past,
assembled in Club-row for the purpose of chaffering and
trading in birds of all kinds, white mice, &c. The prisoner
bad stopped immediately opposite the door of the chapel,
and had a crowd of about 'sit persons around him.
Mr. Newton flood the prisoner 405.. or a month.
Ailr,d boat. RI, a glass-blower, of Harland-stmt,
Hackney, was charged with a similar offence, by exposing
a fowl for sale in Hare-street.

Thomas Banks, itN H, deposed that he found the pri-
soner in the thoroughfare mintioncd with a crowd of twr-
ions around him. lie WWI about 100 yards from the door
of the church of St. blatthiss. . . .

Maass Bay's, 20. carpenter, living in Bull-street,
Whiteelapel, was then charged with a hke offence, by
ettering a pigeon for sale.
Thomas Banks, H, proved the charge. and statel
that the prisoner was only a short distance from the church
door before mentioned.
11r. Newton tined each of them prisoners 40e., or one
mouth's imprisonment. and eapreised a determtuatiou of
sti.pping this Sunday desecration.
WESTMINSTER.
Barry, a labourer. was charged with the f.rl-
low ing outrage at the house of Mr. titecoyue, the !loyal
('latrine Tavern, Westhourne-place, Pimlico.
The complainant said that the prisoner eagle into tiey
horse on besturelay night. he having a deirite at the tins •
with a cabman. and called for liquor; hit seeing th be
Led bee n drinking freely, ho was recommended to g
lame and hare a cup of tea as more likely to do him
peed that-. the other. lie became very much excitel on
being told this, and endeavour. d to get over the
bar and wire Mrs. limeoyne by the throat, conac.l:;tua,,t
was called, end recommended tualy to (rave the
liouFe, but he refueni, ana when complainant tried to put
)em out he kicked hini emiously and repeatedly. When
got out he intentionally made a blow at a lane of glass
with the gide of his head. The damage was 2/,
Defendant lam very sorry, am cute I'll pay for
the glass if he'll forgive me.
pt r. Ne!te—). *Lau ',Allow a compromise of that sort after
such conduct-
Oter,plaiuunt— I have no wish to prees this matter vin-
dictively, but for my own sake and others in the trade I
have Mend it my duty tocume forward. This is a hard-
winking man with a tinnily, and I am very sorry he con-
ducted hinufelfFo,
DefetcdatA—l was mad drunk.
Ce utpluinant—That 1 deny. You knew full well what
you were doii.g.
Mr. Selfe--11e is fined 10s. and 40e. damages, and in de-
fault conunitteti fur a month.
el Ili TIIWARK.
Jollies Jones, a venom- of walnut*, was placed at the
bar lecture Mr. Burcham, charged with causing au ob-
et nictien in the Grunge-road, Bermondsey, and annoying
the cougregetion of the parish church by calling out his
'emits leer pale, and rtiueiug to leave the spot when
elinctedby the pulau.
Mr. J. e. Col, the master of Bacon's Schools, where
divme service was held, attended On (140 pact et the rector.
&recant allele, 10, mid that on Sunday morning, about
1111A1.11 "'Orel. he, was with other constables on duty mar
Pacer's Schools, in the Ilianee-road. Bermondsey, widen
he saw a number of eeeternionitere, with their burrows
atd baskets, calling out fruit and other things for sale. As
divine service was performed there, lie depot-sod them, hut
about half an hour afterwards the prisoner returned, and
stood with his walnuts at the mewing, thereby obitructing
any one who wished tee enter the building. 110 told been
to go away, but he nut only refused, bat railed out his
warts " so loud as to annoy the congregation. At last
he win cum celled to take hew into custody.
Mr. Bun:lain seetentml hint to pay a hue of 10s., or
seven days Mud labour.
THAMES.
Three lade, named William Norman, William Dale,
and Jrninialt Shia, were brought before Mr. Paget,
charged with ',laying ut a game called pitch and toes,
which, under a recent act of imuliaineue can now be
punished with great severity.
Mr. William Walker, timber merehaat„ Minivan, Poplar,
said that a footpath ran through his wharf, and many
boys, whom language was very foul, had boon in the prac-
tice of amenable* there every Sunday and playing at
pitch and toss with halfpence. The windows in his
house were often Molten hey these scamps. If they were
remonstrated with, the boys used abusive language mid
threats. The prisoners were engaged on Sunday playing
at pitch welter with halfpence on the wharf, find made
a gnat nein+. Ile asked the magistrate to speak sharply
to the boys; he did not want them to be committed to
Mr. Paget-1 shall not only speak very sharply to them,
but act eharply if this nuisance, is uut discontinued. I
have nut the eliglitest doubt of the seeistaey of this
gentll.lllUll.B statement. You lade have no right to be on
the wharf at all, or to be carrying on a Kafue of pitch and
tom in a public plum at any time. This is generally a
Sunday nuisance, and must be suppressed. I give you all
waning if you are brought before me, again for a similar
offence,. I 44111 i pllllOll you severely. 'rho gentleman does
cat wish veu tee he tmiiiidniel, sad 1 will allow you to be
di, ellurheal.

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