The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-07 00:00:00

LI RE JOHN RUltr-NR.

This insolvent, who wu staled to be seventy-nine years
of age, had petitioned under the Protection Ad.
Kr. Terry opposed, and Mr. Denney supported.
It raw proved that the insolvent was too ill to attend, and
an apphcatiou was made for an adjournment on a medical
certificate.

The court allowed an adjournment for a month. and en.
larged the protection.

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Brno Bell Om brought up for rn•anmioation before the
Lard No or, upon the cluirge of steeling a quantity of
boom and other articles, the property of Messrs. Crossalell
and Co.. wholesale cheesemoogers,
Mr. Wostarr spin appe►red for the prosecutioo ; and
Mr. Crawford, from the office of Mr. Beard, for the pri.
Inner.

It will lie recollected that the prisoner obtained goo&
from the prosecutors under thepromiae that he would pay for
them on delivery, but when they were placed in his sliop he
refusal to pay, and behaved in a mast violent and insulting
manner to the carman and one of the prosecutoia.
He was fully committed for trial, and the Lord Mayor
refused to take bail.

Jews Tik, • young man, who conducted himself with
great arturaime while under examination, wld, was described
is the police-sheet as • commarci•l traveller. and his resi-
dence as Ithyl. North Wales, was brought up in the custody
of Smart, the detective, charged with embezzling a coast.
datable sum of moots) belonging to his employers, Iles.rs.
akKing and Co., Is holesale stationers, Queenstreet, Cheap-
le.

The foul Mayor said that upon the evidence before him
be felt called upon to remand the prisoner, and he did not
think he should be justified in admitting him to hail.
A young woman, named Lauren AU, oath e, Garotte, who
tad a bandage o►er one of her eyes, and whose face exhi-
bited marks of ill image, was charged with attempting to
destroy heresy..

It aiipearad that about half-pain nine o'clock un Friday
eight the prnouer was amen to Ma down the steps of Lon-
don-bridge, and she was laid hold of by a police-constable
just as she was about to jump into the water, and she then
said that if she was prevented doing it then she would do it
some other time. The primmer also said that she won
driven to attempt the act of self-destruction by the cruelty
of her husband, but she refused to give her addrem, as she
said she did not wish to have him punished.
The Lord Mayor addressed the prisoner is kind tones, and
inquired whether she wished to give any account of herself,
bat she refused to do so.

She was remanded, and his lordship gate directions to the
police to make the necessary inquiries respecting her.
Edmvini Alst,m, • man in the service of Mr. M'(irath, a
boot and shoe maker, in King William-divot, appeared to
answer • sumnious, charging hint with having wilfully
• lamp, the property of Mr. Alexander Henderson,
a phic artist carrying ou business in the same
prendoes.
Mr. Beard appeared in support of the complaint, and Mr.
Lewis, senior, for the defesidant.
Porreital witnesses were heard on both aides, and according
to the widens, for the defendant the ]amp in question was
placed in Mal as awkward position, that when it was ne-
*emery to put up the shutters of the shop it required very
great cm• sad caution to avoid strikis„.• it, sad that tho
damage was done by the defendant while carrying out one
of the shutters, quite accidentally.
The Lord Mayor said he was of opinion the dating*
was the result of accident, and he should therefore dismiss
the_llllllllllooll.

11LV:Ileadenon was then euminoned at the instance of
Mr. M'Grath, for carrying on his business of a photographic
artist an Sunday, and be pleaded guilty.
Mr. Lewis, who appeared in support of the summons,
said that Mr. Henderson appeared determined to defy the
law, sad u the imposition of the small pushy axed by
the'set of parliament under which the summons was issued
did sot appear to have any effect, be bad to apply to his
lordship to call upon the defendant to find bail to *newer a
charge of misdemeanour, in haring wilfully contra-
vened an act of pediment, which was an indictable offeace,
and to direct the 04ty Solicitor to prosecute.
The Lord Mayor, in declining to accede to the request
made to him, mid he did met feel it at all to be his duty to
put any machinery in motion to put down Sunday nailing.
The defendant was brought before him for a specific Winne,
and for that offence alone he should punish him. Ha lord-
ship added that there was too mash Sunday trading ell
over the metropolis, by which he meant that it was far too
commas to justify him in taking any dep.; to prosecute
such an offence. lie then adjudged the defendant to pay a
Ace of 3e... .

Beam, who appeared for the defendant, said he
thought it wen very hard that he should be singled oat every
week by Yr. 314:rath merely for the private object of
making him quit the premises, when hundreds of others in
the IMMO neighbourhood were equally guilty of infringing
the law.

The Lord Mayor said he could only deal with cases that
were brought before him, and be should certainly &doll-
sister equal justice to every one who was found to be in-
frosting the law. The defendant bad guilty, and
he was therefore bound to indict a ty.
The defendant than paid the Beard observing
that as he was determined to pmeaverea it would be •errieg
time and trouble if he was allowed to compoued for
the tines, and ay the whale mamma at the end of the
Year. (A laugh.)

The Lord Mayor requested the wens wosM acknewledge
the receipt of the following suns for the poor-box of the
court. Fran D. Y. (postage stamps), U. ss. ; the Skin-
ners' Compasy, 10/. • the Clothworkers' Company, 10/. 10s.,
and " a small surplus," 1(. Fal. The sum of it. has also
been received from Yrs. J. C. for the Victorialsrlt
Hospital.
IVOIII4IIIP-STILEET.

A person earned Beathy, living at Spring Vale Garden',
Old Ford, was sammosed for allowing rise shooting to be
carried on in his grounds, the same being dangerous to the
Inspector Herring Paid the proceedings were taken by
order of the Politer Commissioners, in consequence of the
complaints of several persons who bad found shot whizzing
past them while in the main road war Vietaria-park. du
eoe instance a ball had passed through a window of a house,
and had lodged in the opposite wall. The danger was so
apparent that remonstrances had been made by the police
to the defendant, who, however, had refused to put a stop
to the dangerous practice.
Mr. Heritage, for the defence, declared that there was no
groood whatever for alarm, and he believed that the com-
plainants had been actuated by private feeling.
This was denied on the part of the prosecution, and
finally it was arranged that the summons should be ad-
journed, the defendant promising that he would attend to
any suggestions made by the police for the safety of the
public.

Sarah Sadlitr, aged 26, who described hereelf as •seedle-
woman, but who has frequently figured at this court as
charges of drmikenneos. was placed at the bar before Yr.
If Eyocourt., charged with violently assaulting Mr. Collins,
a baker, raiding at Scott's-place, Lower-road, Islington,
aad thereby cousin his death.
Mr. Wakeling appeared for the prisoner.
The prinner, who when the worm for liquor is a very
violent and daugerous women, had ociLibite:i with the
deceased for some years, although she did not reside with
him in the house in which he camel on his bzsiocar. Be.
tweets three weeks and a month ago the prisoner was driuk •
iug at a public-house is the Lower.ruel, and about 9 o'clock
at night the decinsed. who, sueording to the evidence, woe
perfectly *ober, west in. Tile prisoner asked him for some
ninety, whit& he refused to gars her, and left the house fo•r
the purpose of Fides home. The prisoner folios ed, and
having a penny poses is. Ler band, snowed it to r sa.n, aid,