The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

Thomas Lay was charged with assaulting Mrs. Sarah
Hulme, a married woman, with whom he -had for some
month. cohabited. Complainant stated that he had been in
the habit of beating and kicking her, but added, " I don't
wish to hurt him, your worship, although be has so
me. I would not hurt a heir of the poor fellow's head, I
only wish him to keep away from me in future, and never
come near me any more. Since I took out the summons he
cut his throat, and attempted to cut mine, and I amafraid,
and_ go in danger of my lib.
The prisoner, whose throat was bandaged up, and who
was unable to tam his head, said that ha ws• sorry fur what
be had dons, but was " aggravated to do it" by Mrs. Hubs.,
who warn a woman of violent tamper.
Mr. Carrie Sued him 10s. and costs, or a week's imprison-
ment.

Our importera requested to state that the Dowager Lady
Willoughby de Broke has forwarded 101. to the poor•box of
this court, requesting ea acknowledgment of its receipt in
this journal.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Mr. Henry Thompson, of No. 29 Norfolk-crescent, Edge-
me-read, ass summed before Mr. Bandon for an milk
en Henry Harrison, servant to Captain Ala:ander.
• The complainant MI be was ming through Park-lane
on the 10th toot., when he was suddenly knocked down by a
blow on the body. The defendant, an entire stranger to rnm,
was the individual who conaralitsd the molt. When he

up ItedeS;;;Ted7l th-r—ditien—danT why he hedetnta
" Th.dafeledead mind that ha sada it a rule to law&
rasa down Who Insulted him. Be did nothing what-
ever to provoke the defendant, who as be pawed sprang upon
Nut mire like a wild tweet than a man.

• solleitor in coot saki he was acquainted with the de-
flodest, who wee in o highly respectable position, and he
wra=mlica we two to the coesphihtant.
PIK sot laugh at the defendant 33 he was
coning trwarde leaf
V3aud-1 aM.
Did pa art wade at Ithlt
tat all
did wad I do out venellect seeing the
I 111 waft by wed et act that could
vrrame 'upland hie stiowdes. . .

deholosT, wheel oppsersais sod sow indicated
greet oesslsicity, rid be yes itaisi *rem* Perk-lane in
one diredlesos the essoloinent was esig in the opposite
direction. is sift& issoplehrit look at Wm, sad
laugh. He NM Is liwasK "`I/bed Is the stapM Mon
laughini sir lb oseephimat WOW in i NIA be-
lieving that it was nainniell iv as was te him, he iserleisly
did give the osophist a gini, or a biewaZied
hiss. With roped le the WIN& Iso did
net oak. iss elks. ceseplobont alletsed and
sail be ehoold she ha Ye moody, =hos he obtsimed his
ahem Hagen the oesighent his address, expeolhog to
hoar a• owe shit lho side.

Itiaithideell-71e—tieed—Ithe he wee In Perk-thee at the
ties He law Aa esogilesth moths tedthl se if
be wee laded Is thee*. The emptied dil set lost
ar moth. He di sei me the Hew, hat be env the cool-
=getting up arm the peal, end he heed two teen
e: tell the eanoplallmt Is eve the thetiemas into
custody.
The Solicitor add Mew to deny that an assault
hot bon comoilled. The iettedeet wow hare laboured
under WMe thouppreberhei the thee, and he dill set in
ray white sold net hejoilbl. The ethp eireemilthee in
=thistles be mai elle was ded the delathst gen
sem sad them sire soil this le bia
Mr. leedlea rid be abseil ad' then the allisthet to Ind
two meths YIIL seek le beth the Imes be the,. earths.
Alter a abed centralhotha witit the thisilaath the So-
licitor begged the inacilroiew assessor hisMwerA, as
the providing of eandes wadi sethedithe as unplarent ex-
posure of the situation is wild' the thirdest wee now
plowed.
Mr. Bosdon old ea the case was entirely undatended, be
coal du no less than inflict the highest penalty—namely, 64
including coots.
Tho money was pad.
_ LAMBETH: _ .

Thomas Fuller Banos azilia;iini Bacon, hie wife, who
have been in custody fur several weeka charged with the
murder of Fdlwin Fuller Bacon, aged two and a half years,
and :torah Ate, aged cloven month►, wore brought up for
final examination.

Mr. Woodward, the solicitor, an on former 0:1.4011I at-
tended ou behalf of Beton, and Mr. Crouch fur his wife.
Long before the time appointed fur the examination the
court SUP crammed with weft- deemed and nepectable per-
sone, ell of whom evinced the greatest possible anxiety to
cateli a glimpse of the accused persons, and more particularly
of the auto prisner, and to vitamin the proeeedinge.
The deposition., which were veryvoluminowo, of the vari-
ous 'Mamie. in ie ease, were mid over. No new evidence
wee given.
Mr. Woodward requested that the statement made by the
prisoner to Inspector Young on taking the charge might
appro. on the face of the depreltiono.
Mr. Young mid that, after the reading of the statement of
Mrs. Bacon on the 2tet of January, her husband, the male
prisoner, was taken into custody in the court, end removed
to the elation-house, to have the charge entered against hint
in the usual way; while the charge was in the course of being
taken, the prisoner exclaimed, Oh, Mr. Young, is it not
shocking tor her to rely I did IC? Oh, dear, that oho should
any I did it. I don't fear. The Lord will help me through
It. My doer boy, I eonld not hurt • hair of his dear little
heed. The truth will always go the furthest."
During the reading of this Ailment Bacon burst into
Mears.

Mr. Elliott malted Mr. Woodward if it wee hie wish to offer
any remarks before the committal of hie client, and ho re-
plied not., that as hie motship, nohe undo-Mood, had made
up hie mind to sand the cam Wore a jury, he should reserve
hie definive. . . . .

na prionoem were then committed for trial at the next
nation of the Central Criminal Court.

MUSIC.