The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-06 00:00:00

TUN POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
OUTILIONOUS CONDUCT BY A FILEICHNAN.
Alphonse Denbisigoe, • French clerk, residing at No. 19,
Whitcomb-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwbitt with
assaulting Mary and Elizabeth Hopkins, mother and
daughter, residing in Phenix-street, Soho.
Elizabeth Hopkins, a respectable-looking young woman,
• servant out of place, and residing with her parents,
said--On Saturday evening about 7 o'awck I was walking
along Compton-street, when the prisoner came up and
caught hold of nits. and used very insulting language to
me. My mother, who came up at the moment, told him
to go away or she would have him taken up, and after
making use of a bad remark to my mother he struck my
mother in the face, and on my trying so prevent him
striking my mother again be struck me io the face. A
gentleman passing by went for • constable, and the pri-
soner was given into custody.
Mr. Tyrwbitt—Had you ever seen the primmer before.
Witness— No, sir. He struck other parsons also.
Mary Hopkins (mother of the last witness) said—l went
to meet my daughter on Saturday evening, having
a female friend with sue, and on my joining her
the prisoner came towards us and pushed himself
between us. I made roots for him to lass when
he came up again and rudely caught hold of my
daughter at the sine time making use of • very bad ex.
premien. I told him not to do so, as she was • respectable
young woman, and that he bad made • =fistula in the
person he took her for. The prisoner then made use of •
similar expression towards me, and strack me in the face,
Wo (Lci,L, Mercury) are glad to learn that the and while • gentleman was gone for • constable the pet.
icon trade dispute in Sheffield, which it was feared might loner struck me again, and also my daughter, and twisted
e bend of my friend who tried to protect me.
,tend to other parts of the district, has come to an end. thßaum. Bentley said—l was with the last witnesson
1 tie pndillers employed et the Atlas works, one of the Saturday evening, and on preventing the prisoner from
,egret establishments in the town, have accepted the re- striking Mrs. Hopkins in the face he seized my hand and
(Need terms ; those at the Cyclops works, it is believed, twisted it right rental, and I still feel the effects of it.
will also do so, and it is expected that those employed at Police-constable John Moore, 193 C—l took the priscner
the usher works in the town will do the same. into custody. Several gentlemen said the 'prisoner's con.
duet was most disgraceful, and that he bad assaulted the
The Bishop of London, finding it impossible to Nona.. The prisoner bad been drinking, but knew what
:..he the whole of the confirmations throughout his diocese he was about.
this year, will divide them with Bishop Anderson, the The Prisoner—The young woman spoke to me first.
Elizabeth Hopkins—That is not true, sir.
Chancellor of St. Paul's Cathedral. The Bishop of Lou' Mr. Tyrwhitt —I shall commit the prisoner for six weeks
...in will commence his series at the Royal Military for the assault on the girl, for • month for the assault
.tsylum, Chelsea, on Friday, the 24th inst. Bishop
Anderson will continence his canniest St. Mark's, Clerken- onthe mother,and line him 3/., or • month, for the
Ninon •
on the ot er female. I believe front what I have
well, on Weduexlay, the 19tb of February, seen of their manners that they are not disreputable w-
ile Newspaper Press Fund Committee, at their sons, end even if they were they are not to be crested in
meeting on Saturday, elected several new members, and the way the prisoner has treated these woman.
MI lea liberal grant to the family of • deceased member. I SOUTHWARK.
They also resolved to address the representatives of the
press throughout the United Kingdom, setting forth the MISSING A CRUD IN THE OLD IENT-B.OAD.
Sarah anis Hurris,l7, • respectably-dressed but sin.
advantages of the fund, which now aniounta to nearly , k. o girl
4.(519/., and requesting their assistance in making them gu' placed at the bar for final examine
I' known among those who have not yet become con- charged with s°°
wrasieding and decoying Emily Page. Mx
L...aed with the institution. years of age, from her parents.
I Mr. Henry Allen, the prosecuting officer of the Asoostato
At the request of Mr. W. Digby Seymour, Q.C.,
t 4 following address to the Queen by her Irish subjects is • Institute for Enforcing the Laws for the Protection of
Women and Children, watched the ones on behalf of the
L.m in course of sienature:—" To her Most Gracious Ma- society.
r sty the Queen.—We, the undersigned Irish subjects of It appeared the father of the child was • porter in the
your Majesty residing in London and its vicinity, desire • employ of the South Eastern Itailwey Company, and
I,,pectfully to convey to your Majesty the expression of lived with his wife in Chandos-place, Old Kenteroed. On
oar indignation and sorrow at the recent outrage at Clerk- .
(-Dwell, perpetrated by certain evil-dieposed and misguided Sunday afternoon, the =nd ultimo, and about 3 o'clock,
the latter sent her daughter to Sunday School, end she
{amain. ; and we beg at the same time to assure your Ma- ought to bans returned • little before 5. As she did
3t.ty of our unaltered devotion to your person and throne, not a search was made for her, and information given to
and our determination to support your Majesty's govern- the police. The parents were almost distracted all night
men, against all treasonable attempts to disturb the pesos
of the realm." at her loss, but the following morning at 10 o'clock •
constable of the R division brought the child home, and
RU.D:NATION OP THE BISHOP OP MAURITIUS.— then the prisoner was brought up from Woolwich, and
It is stated that the Right Rev. Dr. Vincent Ryan, Bishop taken before the magistrate at this court, charged with
of Mauritiu, who has recently arrived in England, intends the child.
to resign 11.5 see. The bishop,
_whowas formerly principal ink
, Crouch said that on Sunday night, the 22nd
the. Training College at lalinten, was consecrated in nit., the prisoner was fond in • fit at the Woolwich
and immediately afterwards went out to his district railway station, having the child with her. They were
diocese. The income of the ere consists of an allowance of both brought to the station-house sad afterwards con.
• year, as senior chaplain, from colonial funds, and 'eyed to the workhouse. During the night Information
Interest of 6,150/. granted by the Colonial Bishoprics came to station-house about the lON of a child from
load, end invested in the colony. The bishopric is in the the Old Emit-nod. He then proceeded to the
lift of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. • I workhouse, and from what he swieresinedl he took the
EXETER-HALL.—The last of the Christmas child to boast ia Olumdoe•pleee, Old ]lent-mad, where
oratorio performances given bthe National Choral she was identified by last witness. He lases bronght the
I.'"ietf. under the direction of KG. W. Martin, will prisoner up to LO.lOlOll. Whiten bad sham seestiained
take place on Wednesday next. when Elijah will be per- that the prisoner's parents were respectable peopts, that
rotund, and Mr. Sunday make his only appwance in the she was very food at children, and rather deadest in ter
above oratorio this Christmas. Bind and chorus, 700. WWI.