The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-22 00:00:00

POLICE COURTI3.-afflB DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
THE LORD MAYOR ON BOXING-DAY.
Before the iximmenosenent of the ordinary business, the
Lord May or said that having been consulted by a
number of merchants as to having a general holiday in the
City from Thursday evening to Monday morning, it
would afford him great pleasure if Saturday as
wal as Friday was observed as a holiday. This would
not only be regarded as a graceful act, both
on the part of firms and individuals, but it would afford
to persons in their employment an opportunity of relaxa-
tion, which can only occur when Christmas falls on a
Friday, and he knew, if they did so, it would be appre-
ciated by the general body of those who were assistants.
It would afford him great pleasure if his suggestion was
generally acted open by the citizens.

MOSTA= DECIESON 17NDNI THN NEW OLItINO ACE
Walter Nielioils, aged 19, of 3, Myrtle-street, Highboy-
vale, was charged before ILr. Cooke with gambling with
halfpence by playingat pitch and toss in the public
streets.
The constable said that he saw the defendant Ana other
lads pitching up halfpence, and added that there was no
inhabitant or pairenger present to make any complaint,
nor, indeed, had there been any complaint made on this
occasion, but this was a charge under the new °ambling
Ac
Mt.
r. Cooke said that there were two acts under which
proceedings might be taken in these eases. Playing at
pitch and toes, however innocently done, in tha pablio
streets, may occasion annoyanoe to the inhabitants and
; and if, on their oomplaint, the person is
cP=The is liable, under the Police Act, to a tine of
40s. Under the Vagrant Act, playing with halfpence at
pitch and toiswas held not to he aninstrussentof gaming.
The Vagrant Act was amended by the 31st and 32nd Vick
eb:rti:, which made person,. convicted of playing, or
, by way of wagenng or gaming, in the
public streets with any coin, card, or to en,
liable to be
convicted as a rogue and vagabond. Bofors a person
can, however, be convicted under this act, it is n
to show that be was wagering or gaming for gairra
and toes may be one of the meanemployed for such
gaming. The defendant had been in custody some time,
and may now be discharged.
There was another case of a similar kind, and that was
also discharged.
SOUTHWARK.
ELNOOLIE MARGE or ATTYYNIED SUICIDE ci ran MIME.
Cathrrire Shihiez a young woman, with an infant in
her arms, wee at the bar before Mr. Sunhats for
final examine on, charged with attemptingorniout her
throat on a door step in the arenge-road,
It appeared, from the evidence of Ellen Carter, cianstil
dealer—, reading at 107, Bermondsey-stran, that about
20 minutes to 3 on Sunday morning, the 13th instant,
she was delivering milk to her customers in the
Grange-road when her attention was attracted to the
prisoner, who was sitting on a door step with
the infant in her lap and bands up to her neck, groaning.
She went to her aenstaner, when she perceived that she
Lad an oid table knife in her hand, heeling at her throat.
She seined hold of kw, and called for asistases, wham a
Witness did not
constable earnip and removed her.
think she had time to out her throat, as she did act