The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-02 00:00:00

-CHALLZPGI/O1 TAMENOIBB TO FIGHT AT TKO CHA3IIO-

CROSS STATION.
Jomph Smart, a sailor, belonging to her Majesty's ship
Vivid, wee charged with being drunk and disorderly st
the Charing-erces terminus of the South &stem Railway,
refusing to leave the premises, end sisaulting Sergeant
Moacktou, the detective °Meer attached to the station,
and Wm. Ellis, henry Hubbard, and Joseph Sanderson,
were charged with being drunk and attempting to rescue
Smart.
Mr. Abrams defended Hubbard.
_ _

ieigs7anilifonClit;;;i•Tecltliai on Saturday night at
about a quarter to 8 o'clock he was on duty on the plat-
form of the station, and saw the prisoner Smart turned
out of the restaurant, where it seemed he had been chal-
lenging one of the passengers to fight. Ellis was with
him, and as he was much more sober than Smart witness
told him be had better get his friend away quietly. Ellis
said," What is that to you? mind your own business." Wit-
ness replied that he was • police-sergeant, and if Smart
did not go away he should be obliged to take him is custody.
They then went away, but about five minutes afterwards
be found them again on the platform in front of the in-
spector's office, challenging all the passengers to fight. He
then ordered them out. Smart refused to go, sad
witness took him in custody. Ellis said, " Let us
wait for my friend." Sanderson then joined them,
when the three set upon him (Smart trying to get away
and the others assisting him), and in the struggle he was
thrown heavily on the ground and his finger injured. The
finger was cut and much swollen. He obtained the as-
sistance of two constables, Onis of the railway police and
one of the metropolitan fore., and proceeded to remove
Smart to the station-hour. On the way Ellis and Sander.
son again tried to get him away, and were taken into custody.
After they were locked up Hubbard was brought in by
special constable, who charged him with assisting in the
attempted rescue.
Cross-examined by Mr. Abrams—Witness had seen Hub-
bard in the crowd at the station, where he got between
witness and Smart, but could not swear that be took
any active part in it. He was at this time under the
impression that Hubbard was assisting, and of course, he
was confirmed in that view by the statement of the
special constable. The latter was not here, but
bed signed the charge sheet, and bad given his address.
Mr. Flowers said it was quite clear that the sergeant
' was not overstating the case, if indeed he was not under-
stating it.
In answer to further questions, Monekton said he did not
know anything of Hubbard, who however had staled that
he was the son of • police-constable.
The prisoner Smart said he had only just come home
from sea, and unfortunately had got drunk. He was very
sorry for that, and still more to lean, that he bad in limn.
ducted himself, of which he had not the slightest recollec-
tion. _ _

Ellis and Sanderson also said they should not have acted
so it they were sober.
Mr. Abrams observed that there was no evidence at all
ageAnst his client...

-hfr. Flowers quite believed that the prisoners, especially
Smart,would not have miscooducted themselves if they had
been sober. Still such scenes at a railway station were dan-
gerous to the offenders as well as others, and if bloncition
had not kept his temper admirably, as indeed he 4eue-
rally did, the consequences might have been serious.
Smart, Sanderson, and Ellis must pay fines of 10e. each.
Hubbard was discharged.
The lines were paid.

CLICRKENIVELL
SMILING TWELVIIi LAMM%

James Billy, of I:l3;ifrol:ca.tiri, iirealSaffron-hill, St.
Aedreves, a drover, badge 1,311, was charged before Mr.
Cooke with stealing from a stable in Pewter Platter-yard,
St. John-street, Clerkenwell, 12 half-bred lambs, the
property of Mr. Rimer, of the value of 201.
Police-sergeant Joseph Rowe, '.24 A reserve, said—On
Friday morning, a few minute 2
past 6 o'clock, I saw the
prisoner driving 12 lambs from Bath-street down the
King's Cross-road, and I noticed that they were marked
across the ribs. At night I heard that 12 lambs had been
stolen from the prosecutor's yard, and that they were
marked ammo the ribs. The prisoner is the man that
was driving the lambs.
Mr. Henry William Elmer of 81 Grove-road, Holloway,
a meat-salesman, said-1 h,o on Thursday 58 lambs in my
stable in Pewter Platter-yard, St. John-street, amongst
them were 19 half-bred lambs. They were marked across
the loins. I gave them to my drover to take to my
stables, but I have never seen them in the stable. The
prisoner is in the employ of my drover.
The prisoner said he was innocent of the charge, and
knew nothing of the robbery of the lambs except what
had been told him.

Mr. Cooke remanded the prisoner, and refused bail.
MUNDLIIOI.I% AFFRAY IN ST. LULLI.

Marls At' Donald was chaqed with oommittinL a mur-
derous assault on Ellen Lilley, at Nag's Head-court, St.
Luke's.

The parties have been quarrelling for some time, and on
Saturday night the defendant got through a window into
a room in which the complainant was. The defendant hit
the complainant over the head with a poker or a knife, and
cut her so badly that she was rendered insensible. When
found by the police-constable the complainant was
amethered in blood, and was in • very bad state.
Mr. Cooke remanded the defendant.
MA RLBOROUGH-STREET.
TUC l'.4Z OF THE KNITS.

George Jackson 11,414, described as a labourer, of No. 35,
Foley-street, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with cutting
and wounding his wife, Frederica Hobbs, with • knife.
The wife, whose or m wee bandaged, said—The
prisoner is toy husband, and he is • very good one,
and also • good father, and nothing of the kind has
ever occurrd before. He has been out of work for
ten weeks, and had got work to go to this morning.
On Saturday • subscription was got up for him, and about
5 o'clock in the afternoon he struck me on the arm, but
I don't wish to go on with the charge, as I can use m
hand. It was all through his being in distress, and
having had a little to drink. If you will discharge him
for the sake of my children I shall be so happy.
Mr. Mansfield discharged the prisoner.
The wife—l am very thankful for 'our kindness. He
will never do anything of the kind again.
It appears that the prisoner bad been drinking, and,
some words taking piece between him and his wite,ls out
her arm with a clasp knife.

WESTMINSTER.
EINOULAR APPLICATION VNDEN THE NI

CAVIIIS

A very respeotable-lookiniwornan between 50 and 60
yurs of age, came before Mr. bighssO, and solicited pro.
*action agaiiist her husband under these circumstances •.
She said that on last Saturday week in the afternoon she
went out fora walk with her husband, and they proceeded
to Shoreditch. After going into a house there he requested
her to wait a little while for him in the street and be
would soon return. She waited for a very long time, and
he did not come back, nor had she seen anything of him
since. _ _

Mr. Ingham—Have you heard of him ?
Applicant—Yes • he called at a relation'athe next day.
Mr. Ingham—Had. you bad any quarrel with him?
Applicant—Not the least.
Mr. Ingham—How do you acoount for his absence ?
Applicant—He got a cheque Imbed at ithoreditcb, while
I was waiting, and went away to spend the money. I
now want protection from him against be returns.
Mr. Ingham—Why?
Applicant—Because he has told one of the men we
employ that when be had spent the money he bed got be
would come back and sell up the home. We are in
business, and although I am left very much io debt, I
might get over it it you would be kind enough to grant
me protection for the business.
Mr. Ingham—l can't protect the business ;it is your
husband's.

Applicant—What can your worship protect?
Mr. Ingham—l can proteet all the damning, you lna7
make by your personal industry while he ia away. 1
cannot interfere with his business, which he may return
and carry on. I can give you an order: to protect anything
you may acquire during his abeam and that isall.
Applioant —I shall be much obliged to you for that.
My husband is a very good man when sober, but he does
not know what he does when be drinks.
Applicant then took the order.

The Times is requested to state that the Dean
of Westminster's Address on the oonaezion of church and
state at Sion College will be shortly published, and that
meanwhile the reports of it which bare appeared are toe
imperfect and interred to admit of any inferences or
ntatemots being founded upon them.
The WWII' LONDON HOSPITAL, HANIMENITH,
W.-. Tic Danaher of patients under treatment at this
hospital during the past week amounted to ON, of which
962 wan new mos.