The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-23 00:00:00

TER POLICE COURTS.

JUNSION-HOUSE.

Pa frith Qvito, a savage-looking fellow, a journeyman
glories, was charg.ed before tho Lord Mayor with having
attempted to stab /dr. J. Tinton, • sack manufacturer, with
a knife.
The prosecutor, von being sworn, said—l live at No. 3,
Union-street, Spitalkids. About eleven o'clock last night
I wan proceeding over London-bridge with • Mend, when
we met the prisoner, who was a perfect stranger to as,
coming in the opposite direction. He pushed very violently
against my friend, who thrust him away. The prisoner
pursued us and fell down, but open rising he again ran am
us, and I had to Interfere to push him away again. He
then pulled the knife produced (a glazier'sknife)) oat of his
breast, and attempted to stab me with It. He threat it
at my breast, and in all probability I should have been
stabbed had my friend not pulled me backwards se the knife

vas deaceadit
Mr. A tearu Duncan, of No. 1, Northumberland-park,
Edmonton,fully corroborated the evidemos of the lam wit-
ness, and dded that the prisoner was drunk et the tune of
*lts outrage.
Ths prisoner cross-examined both It:tames in a moat im-
pudent manner, and attempted to make it ■ppear that they
were the aggressors, end that he hiumelf had merely acted
self-defence.

The Lord Mayar7ln all probability you were too drank to
recollect what you did, and when you determine toget in that
state you should leave your knife at hour.

The prisoner was flied 6s. for being drunk, and ordered to
be imprisoned for three days in default.
Mr. Jelin L. Bergen, of 35, Bucklersbury, appeared before
the Lord Mayor upon a summon,, which called upon him to
avow cause why he reficed to pay a church rata oral. 2a. 6d.,
alleged to be due to the churchwarden. of St. Benet
Bhershog.
The defendant has been summoned for a ehnrch•rate,
alleged to be due to the parochial authorities of St. Benet
Sherehog, for several years past, and has on those occasions
stated that hie refusal° pay it arose from conacientimm objec-
tion.. He has, however, paid the amount upon being served
with the ulna legal order.

The Turd ay
je or—Mr. argon, do you dispute the vali-
di7ttahszate?
t—l ratably do object to the rate, because a
church rate, to be legal, ought necessarily to include a
for the repair. of the building, which is not the CM 112targ
present rate.
The Lord Mayer—l understand that there is no church in
the whit, and has not been rime the Great Fire. The
parish in which the premises are situated is that of St. Bonet
which h now united with St. Stephen Walbrook.
I rely on the objection I have made to the
validity of *berate, but I have she objections of a conaciens
Botts character.

Thett Lord Mayor—lt appears to mo that you must either
pay or go to the Eociesiatitnal Court.
Ddendant—l thought it was the duty of the :strata to
settle this question. I do not want to go to the Eccieatutial
Court, because I believe that that court was instituted for
the pompom of I teeing individuals.
The Lord Mayor—l agree with you there to a certain ex-
tent. I find that it is cot aseearp that you should go to
the Ecclesiastical Court ; It is far them to go there ; you era
not to take the imitative: . - .

-I•7lendant—TakingMat to be the sue, I dispute the
validity of the rate, because instead of its being a rate for the
repairs of the church, it is to pay the sestoness, the organ-
blower, the tuner, the insurance, the clerk, and the vestry-
clerk. Our veetry-clerk is en exceedingly polite and attentive
man. I asked him whether them were legal charges, and he
mid they were not. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—With the opinion of a high authority
like that In your favour I should think he would advise the
churchwardens not to take you to the Ecclesiastical Court.
The qquestion is, would they dreg you there ?
Defaedaut—l should hope not.
The Lord Mayor—The act of parliament says this
" That if the validity of such rate or the liability of the per-
! area Ikon whom it is demanded to pay the tame be disputed,
and the party disputing the same give notice thereof to the
}mike, the justice Mall forbear giving judgment thereon,
and thoparsaa dearadiag the same may then proceed to the
vetoes/ at Ida &mad, according to due course of law."
Will you state formally your grounds for disputing the veli-
dit tit rate?
t—l dispute the validity of the rate because it
contains meta» items which are not properly included in a
church rate, sad I am legally advised that I am not liable.
The Lord Mayor-1f you amign some formal reason for
disputing your liability, a magistrate cannot decide the goes-
tica. The case Is done with here entirely, and if they choose
to enforce a rate for the repairs of a church which has not
exieted mime the Fire of London, they moat go to the Eccles
deatical Court. Under then circumstances, I of course,
decline to adjudicate. The summons is dlumissed.
The defendant Lowed and retired.

DOILDIIALL.

Mr. Hammond, the keeper of • boarding-hone for sea-
men, at 19, Sidney-street,Conmerciabroad, appeared, upon •
summon,, before Sir Ocorge Carroll, charged with unlaw-
fully conveying spirits into the Debtors Prison, in White-
cross-street, ("Dignity to the roles made for the regulation of
the prison.
Defendant—l plead guilty. It wee only about a quarts=
of brandy, and I was not aware I was doing anything wrong.
Sir George Carroll—lt to • vary serious offence, as it might
lead to serious consequences if .very visitor were allowed to
take spirits into the prison. The penalty for such an offence
is 201., or three months' imprisonment, but aa I have the
power to mitigate it, I shall fine you this time 61.
In the course of the afternoon • licensed victualler, resid-
ing In the neighbourhood, attended and paid the fine for the
deekndant, he being the second offender of that claws that the
same party has paid the fine for.

WESTMINSTER.

We. Orkesterie, deetrTheile;V:l-atTntirer, was charged with
having stolen, in the company of another, not in custody, on
the 21st truth, from the green-yard, Horseferry-road, St.
John's, Westminster. a cart toed of bricks, the property of
the Board of Works of the Westminster Dietrich

to the bo;d7g.Tsed.4t;niiieir behalf.
John M. Wood, inspector of naiannreg of the district, raid
that on the 20th ult. about 2,000 bricks were lodged in the
green-yard. On the 2lst, in cones urnee of tome informa-
tion from Mr. Crowe, another inspector, he went in search of
the primmer who is carman to Mr. Watt. Vauxhall-bridge-
road, when he learned from him that he had been directed
to fetch some bricks from the green-yard, to take them
to the Wandsworth-road. Witness found them at
a building which is bring carried on. lie heard that
Watt directed him to go to the green-yard the first thing in
the morning, to take away the bricks. When be (prisoner)
reached the Crown, it tU Wandsworth-road, he received
orders to shoot the bricks adjoining the building whisk Is
being raised by a person named Austin. Witness saw
Austin, who stated to him that the man ought to have gene
to Bonner's-yard Instead of the green-yard. Witness went
to Bonnets-yard, and wag told that there had been no nicks
there, and that Austin had no connonion with the premises.

In answer to Mr. Paynter, Mr. Rogers said that t the pri-
soner obtained access-to tho green-yard at the hour of 6 a.m.,
as it is open for men in the employment of the Board of
Works to receive their tools.
Mr. Paynter determined upon issuing a summons for the
attendaneo of Mr. Austin on a futnro day, to which the pri-
soner was remanded on his own tecognisenee.
MARYLEBONE. _ .

George Oroondwefl, • labourer, was charged with having,
in a fight, cawed the death of a man named William
Hodgkin..
Police-constable Cooper, 67 D. deposed that on the
;one afternoon, about four o'clock, the prisoner, with his
father, cams to the John-street ststion-bonne, when he (the
) said, " I wish to give myself up." Witness aak
pr loner)
for ? and the answer he gave was, " I have
been fighting with a run, and I understand be has sine
died. 1 stood the same chance as he did, and am very sorry
for what has occurred."
The prisoner here covered hie face with his bands and shed
tears.
Mr. Lang (to witness)—What more have you to state ?
Witness—l locked the prisoner up on the confession which
he had himself made. 1 afterwards went to St. Marrs
Hospital, and there ascertained that the poor man who
(might with prisoner vs. dead.
t Minster, 4 D, stated that on the previous morn-
ing, at seven o'clock, as ha was on duty in the Hamm-
ond, Paddington, he saw a great number of parsons has-
tening towards the fields. lie followed this ; and, on the
party reaching Amoa-green, the prisoner end the demand
stripped, and commenced fighting. Witness went far other
officers, knowing that he should have no chance of dispers-
iog the mob by his own exertions ; and on returning with
four brother constables, the deceased was lying upon the
ground. Witness took him to the hotal, where be died
in a few hours after his admission. Prisoner had made his

The primer, yam had mottling to nay, wag remasadeil tia
Saturday to await the revolt of ea togas&

WA?.DBW94fH.

Two young girls, een7olr&rmh lmaa and Nary Cbiradi,
who did not appear to be more than 18 years of age, were
charged with being concerned in the following robbery
Edward Morton, a very old man, upwards of 80 years of
age, living in Acre•lane, Clapham, deposed that on Sunday

morning, about flu o'clock, be found the prisoner 'Accra
lying upon the floor in his bedroom apparently asleep, He
was in bed at the time. lie got up and woko her, when she
pushed him down, ran down stairs, and jumped out of
window in the back room. Ile afterwards misscd fourteen
half-crowns. Connell knew where his money was kept.
She bad lived in his bows ; but he bad not seen her for the
Let two months. He did not see Connell in the house on the
Sunday. He had seen Levmsa *overall times before. He did
not let her in.
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The prisoner Connell said she was in the house, and she
bad breakfmt with Morton on the Sunday morning.
Police-constable Blackmer, of the V division, said, about
10 o'clock on Sunday morning he was at the station, when
the prosecutor came end complained that two girls bid
entered his hones on the Saturday night by breaking a
window in the back room, and had stolen four half-crowas.
He was ems the prosecutor did not say fourteen half-crowns.
He (Marks) described who the girls were, and witness ap-
peelseaded the on Wednesday night, and they both demi, d
taking the money. Witness had since weds inquiries about
the prosecutors character, and found that he bore a very tad
one. He believed that the protentor had been on intimate
terms with the prisoners. `fitness was told by the neigh-
bours that Morton deserved to be taken into custody more
than the prisoners. The house belonged to Mr. Hewitt, the
solicitor, and that gentleman had given him notice to leave.
Mr. Dayman said if the information was tree, this was one
of the most disgraceful macs he had ever heard, end if the
old man had lost his money it served him right. He should
discharge the prisoners.
The prosecutor asked for some aealatasee to take him back
to Clapham, as he we. quite unable to get there by walking,
Mr. Dayman refused, and said he was not at all disposed
to mid to his comforts.

~lhe old
intliit; hobbled out of court, leaning upon a
goad thick stick.