The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-08 00:00:00

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Mr. W. Norma's, ihe proprietor and landlord of the
King's Head public-bowie, Newington-causeway, was
charged on remand with wilfully Fatting fire to his house,
with intent to defraud the insurance company.
Mr. Lewis, een., defended the prisoner.
The fire took place on the 26th of May, when the pri-
soner and his family escaped from the hack of the pre-
!aloes, at great rick by means of a fire-escape ladder.
The evidence went to show that the cellar of the house
had been set on fire in three places. Witnessed were now
examined MS to the value of the property. The insurance
had been effected at 1,0001. The fixtures, stock in trade,
&c., were said to ho worth between 4001. and 600/., and
the good-will of the house about 4504 It was urged that
the prisoner had nothing to gain by the fire, and that the
value of the good-will would be seriously decreased by
the house being shut up so long in consequence of the fire.
Mr. Burcham considered it tars duty to send the ca'e for
trial, and declined to accept bail.

LAW NOTICES.

IffiItOPOT.TTAN:MITNTY 00UFITS.

String days • ted for the prawn- t ;;el.)
W/111111INST111. St. 's
-lane.—Tuesday, June 9; Widnes.
day, 10 ; Thursday, 11 ; Friday, It
iltoorrastar, Portland-road. -Monday, June 8; Tuesday, 9;
Wednesday, 10; Friday, 12.
Ramerroan.—Friday, Jane 12.
Weraraworra, Bouth-encet.—Tuesday, June 9.
13110111.101 t, Whitehead's-grove.—Taesday, Jane 9; Wednee-
day, 10.
etamtaxwatt, Damao-terraoa.—Monday, June 8; Wednes-
day, 10; Friday, 12.
811011S1ITC/1, Old-street-road.—Tuelday, June 9; faraday, 11.
Bow, bow-road.—Monday, June 8 ,• Friday, 12.
W107.1(11•PILL, Grist Praseet-etreet.—Tunday, June 9; Wed-
nesday, 10; faraday, u ; Friday, 11.
Borrawese, Bwan-street.—Tuenday, June 9; Thursday, 11 ;
Friday, 12.
Lasammt, Camberwell New-road.—Tariday, Jane 9.
thmaxwica.—Wedziesday, Jane 10.
WOOLIVIC/C—Thunday June 11.
ern or Loabox th:ildhall-buildings.—Monday, June 0;
Tuesday, 9; Wedne:day, 10; Thanday, 11.
CISSIMAL 121111/IN•L COMM.—Monday, June S.

CIIAIME OF ARRAULT.—At the Staines Sessions,
on Saturday_ a fashionably-dressed man, who gave the
name of Richard Brooke, but refused to state his address
or profession, was charged before a full bench of magis-
trate* with committing an indecent assault upon Mrs.
Elizabeth Ilkley, at Ashford. The prisoner was defended
by Mr. Ritchings. The prosecutrix stated that on Monday
last she left her home to go to Mr. Harris's, the Royal
Hart Hotel, on business. On her returning home about
half-past ten o'clock the prisoner bounced out from
behind a hedge on the opposite side of the road, laid
hold of her, and, having thrown her down, committed the
assault complained of. As soon as she could she attempted
to rareback to Dir. Hirris's, and she cried out " Murder !'
and "Police!" The priaoner followed her, and said if
she persisted in going back he would repeat the offence,
and for fear of hie arrymg his threat into execution she
returned in the directionof her own home. The prisoner,
however continued to follow her, when she met a police-
man and gave her assailant into custody. Police-constable
Spratley said that whilst on duty in Ashford at 20 minutes
to 11 at night, he saw the prosecutrix and the prisoner
proceeding up the road, when Mrs. Mitley gave the
prisoner in charge for indecently assaulting her. He took
him to the lock-up, and on his wi4iilizie maid to the proee-
marls that he would give her an if she would for-
give him for what be had done, ut e replied that she
was determined to prosecute him. The bench said the
should treat the case as one of common assault, and trend
the prisoner to the house of correction for one month. The
prisoner pleaded hard to be let off with a fine, but it was
refused.

EIROCICLWO CASE Or CHILD MURDER IN LIVER-
eOca..—At the Liverpool Police-court on Saturday a
respectably-dressed young woman, named Elisabeth
Evans, was charged with the wilful murder of her new-
born child. She was her own aecowellemse. The infant
was found alive in the soil of the water closet, partially
covered with small coal. It died next day. The ri-
mier, who is u married woman, has been for some tame
separated from her husband. She wee committed for trial
for wilful murder.

Cutrumr TO CALvms.--On Saturday, at the
Liverpool Potion-wart, WiMem/Sadder, a minter butcher,
appeared in answer to three informations (issued at the
instance of the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals), charging him with cruelty to three
calves. They were found in a eart tied down by the neck,
and had evidently been recently bled for the purpose of
whitening the Seeh ; the straw upon which they were
lying was saturated with blood, and each anima had •
wound 'in its neck. The defendant said the calves had
been only treated as they hod always been treated. The
magistrate said then the sooner the practice was put •
Mop to the better, for it was a very cruel one. The de-
fendant was fined 20a. and costs on each information.

ANOTHER SHIP BUN DOWN IN THE RIVER.—
Another vessel, the brig Prints Donna of Hartlepool, has
bees ran dewn in Gravesend Reach, needy abyssal of 46
entrance of the Grave...end and Medway laual She wan
wider weigh, bound up, when the Berwick screw-steamer
ease in collision with her, cutting her down to such as
extent that she immediately sunk. The crew fort need
were raved. The sunken vessel lies nearly in mid-ohaos.l,
but had masts are standing high above water, and the
Thames Conservancy have taken the aseemary precaations
to proud the navigation. It is mated that the collision
was caused by the halm of the steamer being put the
wrong way.
TUX ArrimprEn WIFE MURDER IN SUFFOLK.—
David Underwood, a men charged with a inneleroue
assault upon his wife at Farnham, new Bury Bt. Ede
mind's, and who, it will be remembered, had dug several
helas in his garden. with the de.ign, it wa, thought, d
belying his wile'• body iu one of them, Les he... declared
its ace by Dr. Macaab, medical oflieer of the Bud ilk
county gaol. Underwood has NON 4,16103 lieu re aJv .l
to a lunatic as) luta nailer au "Wel' torn a dainty
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