The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1868

....,,...3-rxxezt DAiriftlfirig.
laiftrone prise , Main, trennan, and children,
intro commitamtte the Oby Priem, at Holloway, in three
days by ens allieramn, lost wash. They had been found
destitute in the streets of the City by the polka, and they
had been taken into mated, on the sharp of begging.
For this offence the delinquents ware santeneed to an
average punishment of from 14 to 21 days' imprisoanuml
with hard labour on • diet of dry bread and gruel They
were by no means of the ohm known popularly as jolly
beggars. Among the whole 51 the smosant of messy found
in their pockets amounted, it is said, upon authority
which there seems to be no reason to doubt, to the min of
one penny. That min was found on the person of a blind
man. They oontainod amongst their number representa-
tives not only of every form of misery, but almost of every
' class, except the criminal. One was, it is said, a stook-
broker, who at one time had been pas:mead of more than
100,0001. He came to grief through having invested too
sonfidently in Rpanish Bonds. Some were young women
I who had eons up from remote villages to get situations as
ennead° seevants in Londoo, but being disappointed in
their expestations had come to sleep in casual wards,
Is beg, and to be sent to prison. A young
lestarnsa who had come up to 'mks his
fortnne in the metropolis went into the streets
to beg " sooner than starve." Two young men from
Yorkahire were in the same ease. Others had taken to
the streets after betas refused relief at the workhouse
Married women, with infanta in their arms, whom
hrMnds we unable'to obtain work, formed a consideo
'hie per menage of the destitute. One little child of two
pans of age was looked up with its mother. The whole
DI wore more or loss suffering from starvation. 34 of
tams were in a state of physical exhaustion from want of
food. Young women were seen to stagger from weakness
when entering the prime, Nine of the poor wretches had
legs so sore from maestro walking, from exposure to
the inclemency of the weather, and from vermin eating
into neglected ulcers, that they bad to be placed in bed in
I the gaol, and there they still remain. Another, leas for
tunate than these, had no legs at all. Must of the cul-
prits were in rep ; those who were exceptions in this re-
spect were clothed, or rather covered, by canvas sacks,
the gifts of workhouse authorities.
One of these unfortunates committed on Saturday after-
noon died on Sunday from exhaustion. His name was
Michael Lyons, aged 27 years. He was a tailor out of
work, and had been sentenced to 21 days' hard labour for
, begging. Information of his death having been given to
I Mr. William Payne, coroner for the City of London, that
gentleman held an inquest on view of the body yesterday
I afternoon in the governor's room at Holloway prison. Thom
/ jury, which had been summoned in the City, were driven
' to the prison in cabs.
Mr. John Weatherhead said that he was the governor of
the City prison at Holloway. On Saturday afternoon at
5 o'clock, the deceased was brought in under a sentence of
21 days' hard labour for begging in the streets. He was
emaciated and very low. Ile was fairly exhausted from
want, and was so stupid from that cause that no questions
could then be put to him. On Sunday witness asked him
bow he came to so low a condition. Ile answered that he
was out of work, that he slept at the unions from night
1 to night, that he caught cold, and then he got so poor that
be went about starving. He had no mistime. When he
got his food he ate it ravenously, like a man suffering from
want. He got 6 ma. of bread and a pint of gruel one hour
after he came in.
The coroner asked the witness whether he had not the
power to give extra food in such a case, and did he not
think that deceased required something beyond dry bread
and gruel
The witness said that only the doctor had the power of
altering the diet, and he aid not see the deceased until
Sunday morning. The doctor was not sent foe on Saturday
evening became the deceased only ate like many others
who came in. Out of 51 prisoners who were brought in
last week 34 were in the ammo state ; some of them were
women, worn out by starvation. The deceased died on
Sunday night.
A juror said that he considered that better diet should
have been given to the deceased.
Mr. Thomas Brown, the prison surgeon, deposed that on
last Sunday morning, in seoordanoe with the usual prac-
tice, he visited the prison at 10 o'clock, and he saw the
deceased, who was one of • great many prisoners brought
there for begging during the past week. He looked lid
and thin, but complained of nothing. He seemed rather
dull in his mental powers. Witness thought that ha was
able to undergo his sentence of 21 days' hard labour, and
that he required no alteration of the diet of gruel and
bread. The gruel and the breal were on good that they
would be sufficient nourishment, and sudden changes of
diet were bad. Witness saw him again between nine and
ten o'clock on Sunday evening, and then ordered him
into the infirmary. He was suffering from apoplexy
at that time. Blisters, stimulants, beef tea, do., were
ordered him. It was necessary to support his strength on
the one hanclomhile the apoplexy was being attacked on
the other. He died at five minutes past twelve the same
, night. The cause of death was germs apoplexy, arising
I from debility and weakness of the heart.
The chief warder brought in two plates of gruel and a
loaf of bread (on a tray covered with a clean white cloth),
and said that was a prisoner's diet fora day.
The Coroner said that it all looked very nice, but that a
sick man might require something different.
A Juror said that the food in question would no doubt
be very good for • man a week before he had reached
starvation-point. It was good food for • hearty man.
Mr. Weatherhead said that there was one matter which
he would like to direct public attention to. Great num-
bers of the poor pneonera were brought in covered with
: vermin in a terrible manner. They said that the prison
was the only place they were ever cleaned tn. An spars-
toe had been fitted up, at a met of only 101., which, by
means of steam, thoroughly cleansed their clothes. If
I that course were adopted at the casual wards there would
:be an end to the offence of teasing up clothes. Besides, it
I was in the workhouse rather than in the prisons, that the
poor ought to be cleansed.
I An official said that some of the prisoners were brought
in from time to time in sacks. When being pent out, the
prison officials felt unable to let them go into the streets
. in such a condition, and they gave them old clothes, to
, made them decent.
I Mr. Weatherhsad said that Sir Richard Carden (who
' had committed the deceased at the Mansion house) had
communicated with him about sending some of the 51 pri-
soners back to their parishes in the country. Sixteen
young men and women heard of this project with
treat
'indention, and consented to go back. They said, We
came up to London to get work, and when we could get
Ties FENIAN ARRESTS AT DEPTFORD.—Up so
. 1 nosis we were starving, and did not know what to do."
The Coroner said that the disclosed a very sad state
eight o'clock last evening no official instructions had been 'of things. These people el's:egged in the street.
received from the Commissioners of Police at Scotland- and that was illegal. It was very natural for
yard respecting a magisterial inquiry into the evidence them to prefer begging to atm/ration. A man who
'punt Kwairsby, L'ichardnoni and Littleton, the three ' begged from necessity was haedly anobject of punish-
, men apprehended at Deptford on Monday morning on • merit The disease of which the deceased died had been
charge of Animism. The prisiMers are still confined in in one case cured by • glass of brandy. It was to be re-
call at tho Greenwich police-station. The Rev. Mr. ' gretted that the surgeon had not ordered better nourish-
Cotter and another catholic priest attended at the sitting went in the present case. But when there were 51 per-
of the Greenwich police-court yesterday, and were am I SOO all more or less In the same condition, what was to
c""lnwd"tell with mate at the enamel's' table, it being be done? To give them all wine would be to cause the prison
understood that some important application was to be .to be crammed. He could not help thinking that the
made respesting the arrests which have taken place ; but ' workhouse or an hospital, and not • prison, would have
after remaining some time the Rev. Mr. Cotter left the been the best place for the deceased. There the surgeon
court and had an interview with Mr. Superintendent would have been under no ragulationsto prevent his order-
Griffin, and both rev. gentlemen afterwards left the eourt ' big anything beyond bread and gruel. If the jury could
without anything being allowed publicly to transpire. The suggest any way of mitigating the sufferings of these poor
utmost supervision is being kept upon the neighbourhood, people society would be much indebted to them.
where it ma felt confident Lauy, who escaped, is con- i A Juror said that when persona were apprehended by
coaled, and being well known to nearly all the police, his the police they were kept from 12 to 24 hours without
capture can only be the work of time. food when they bad no money to buy it. To a starving
The legal advisers of the persons sent for trial man 12 hours' additional fast in • cell must be • terrible
in Dublin for participating in the Fenian funeral proms- puniabment
sioa are reported to be taking steps to apply fur • writ of ; The jury returned a verdict "That the deceased died
certiorari to remove the indictments against them, when in Holloway Priaon from serous effusion on the brain from
found by the grand jury at the commission, into the Court weakness of the heart and debility ; and the jury desire to
of Queen's Bench. This would delay all proceedings until add that they consider it would be advisable that the
Faster Term, the middle of ApriL Similar steps are, it is governor of the prison should have the power of altering
added, to be taken by Mr. Pigott, of the Irishman, in his tbe diet of prisoners whenever he sees a necessity for
own defence. I doing so."

THE FENIAN MOVMMiti.

Mr. Gee, who wee arrested along with Kr. G. Y. Train,
the American stump orator and treat contractor
stt
wn on Friday, arrived in N on Sunday.
reitttset, in crenVedistion of the accounts given of the
occurrence, that Train did not protest in the strongest
manner against his street, hut requested the officers to
arrest him by all mama, only putting in a formal protest
that be was an American ciStim. Mr. Gas, when before
the magistrates at Queenstown, stated that the praised-
ings as far as he was oonoerned were a faros. He wee taken
before the magistrates, and was asked several questions
by which they might know what sort of conversation had
taken place between him and Train during t.htimrpf=
During the night Mr. Gee was provided with
quarters in the barracks, and not in the hotel as state&
When he was aended his luggage was labelled with
his name and Wdram Mr. Gee is not largely connected
with railways, as has been reported, but is a clerk in the
employ of Messrs. Simon, May, and Co., merchants, of
Nottingham, and travels for that firm to New York.

(From the Cork Examiner.)
As announced in our fourth edition of Saturday,
Mr. G. F. Train was arrested on Friday nW at Queens-
town, on the arrival of the Cunard steamer Enna, which
left New York on the 6th inst. The documents found with
Mr. Train were shown to the k4ate sad they eon-
aidering them, at least, of a suspicions character, said his
case would require further inquiry, but as regarded the
other two gentleman there was notjiing against them, and
the magistrates ordered their digs. On Mr. Train
finding that he was to be detained in imatody, be became
very excited, protesting in the strongest terms gainst the
proceeding, which be characterised as a malicious and
an unwarrantable insult to the United States.
He said that he was an American citizen, and
that he presumed the charge spinet him was for
words spoken on American soil, but he held, as he had
not committed any offence against the laws of Great
Britain, on British territory, he could not be detained
further. The magistrates tried to meson with him, but
Mr. Train's arguments they did not readily answer, and
the result was, that after about an hour bed been @pent,
the justices peremptorily ordered the removal of the pri-
sproConer he probating still, saying that he would claim the
tion of the United States, and that there would be
bad tework out of his arrest. Mr. Train was then removed
to one of the cells of the barrack, where he had been for
a short time, when it was found that his luggage,
through some mistake, had been taken to the Queen's
Hotel. He then quietly accompanied two policemen
to the hotel, where he pointed out his trunks, and they
were removed to the barrack. Mr. Train was then
consigned to the cell for the night. His luggage
was searched, and a great many more documents were
found, but they are said to be of no importance, consist-
ing principally of letters and speeches written and deli-
vered by Mr. Train on vatious occasions during a tour
which lb. Train took through the United States, and bad
completed a short time before be left for this country. It
appears that Mr. Hamilton, R.M., was telegraphed for to
this city, and he arrived in Queenstown at eleven o'clock
on Saturday morning. A private inquiry then took place,
in which he took the leading part, but was assisted by
nearly all the local magistrates, including Mews. B. T. W.
French, T. H. Tarrant, J. N. Beamish, C. Garth, A.
Bremner, and W. E. Gumbleton. Mr. Train wee, of course,
before them in custody, and in the course of the investiga-
tion he made several protests against his arrest. The
magistrates then determined to remand him for further
inquiry, and an order for the prisoner's removal to the
county gaol was made. Mr. Train asked permimion to
send a menage, announcing his arrest, to a friend in
America, and after some deliberation the bench granted
the request. In about half an hour after Mr. Train
drew up a telegram to the ]'resident of the United
States, stating that he had been arrested without any
cause whatever by the British authorities, and claimed
the protection of his Excellency. This message was at
once forwarded by the Atlantic Telegraph Cable to Mr.
Johnson's residence, White•house, Washington. The
prisoner sent a message couched in somewhat the same
tenus to the American Minister at London, Mr. Adams,
but we have not heard if a reply has been received to
either. Mr. Train was then infonned that he should go
to Cork by the next train—one o'clock—previous to being
lodged in the county gaol. He oonseuted to go, nos,
however, without formally protesting, and repeating has
determination to have satisfaction for the indignities
the authorities were heaping upon him. The police, it
is said, prior to removing Mr. Train from the barracks
were about handcuffing him, and he offered no
resistance, hut said there was no necessity for
such a precaution—that he would give them no
trouble. Ile was not, however, handcuffed, and was
taken down to the railway terminus in charge of two
policemen, the head-constable and a sub-constable. A
large crowd followed the party to the terminus and
the prisoner apparently took but little notice of
the thorough inspection to which he was subjected.
On reaching the railway station the police motioned
their prisoner to a third-class carriage, which is the
usual one availed of for the transmission of prisoners, but
Mr. Train objected to being placed there. They suggested
second class, but he declined to travel in that carriage
either, and said that he would go first class and pay the
difference. Accordingly, when the train arrived at Tivoli
the tickets were collected, the head constable banding
three for the third class to the collector. Mr. Train paid
the difference for himself, and left the policemen to frank
themselves. much to their disgust, for their prisoner had
evidently led them to suppose that he would settle for aIL
On arrival at Cork a cab was procured, and Mr. Train
was conveyed to the county gaol, where he remains
at present. We believe he has had an interview with
Mr. Eastman, the United States Consul at this port, and
that gentleman has communicated with Mr. Adams, the
minister at London. Many statements have been made as
to Mr. Train's business to this country. One or two have
come indirectly from himself, and they are to the effect
that he lute come here principally for the benefit of
his health, and that he had been appointed cor-
respondent to the lino York World. In corroboration
of the first statement, we may add that Mr.
Train does not look at all in good health, and the
manlier of his gait would indicate debility. We be-
lieve there is no truth in the statement that the
object of his visit to this country was to inquire into
the condition of his countrymen at present confined
in the government prisons. Like many other American
politicians he has frequently spoken sympathetically of
the Fenian movement, but it did not appear that he was
an actual member of the Fenian organisation. Generally
his pro-Fenian speeches were delivered from the ordi-
nary political platforms where various questions were dis-
cussed. In one of his latest orations be suggested that
Mr. Seward should propose to accept Ireland from the
British government in settlement of the Alabama claims.

Yesterday Dr. Lenkester held an inquest at the FLOODR Ise BIREBHISS ADD OSTORDSHOIL.—
Idarylebone Workhouse touching the death of Elise The late heavy rains have erased the emso overflow
Pearce. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased their banks, and • very considerable of land is
lived at 1, Little North- street, Lissa-grove, in a room. 'heady under water, sad them is every prospect that the
that had formerly been a wubbonse, for which she paid ducal; will extend. The lowlands in the neighbour-
Is. tid.per week. She was about 45 years of age, and got hood of Twyford and Weldnglsant are submerged, the river
her living by begging, and she received a great many gifts Loddon having rapidly risen doting the last few bow*.
from charitable persons and institutions' but she was The Thames meadows are also flooded, and in many pan;
addicted to drink, or was, as one witness described her, of the valley through which the Kennet and Avon Osrid
" a hard regular drinker." She parted with all her things Tuna from Beading to Hungerford both arable and gram
to obtain drink. There was not a vestige of furniture in lands axe covered with water. On a number of farms outdoor
her miserable room—no bedstead or bed. About six labour is at • complete rialtdstill, and mach distress would
months since she bad • " chaff " bed, but she sold it for a prevail bat for the amiable acts of some of the employees,
shilling. The only things found in her room went two or aided by the clergy and others in the different parishes.
three gallipota and a broken jug. The inspector of the The meadows round Oxford, and, in feet, the upper
" out-door poor of St. Marylebone visited her on Wednesday valley of the Thames, the hula of the Cherwell, and
last. She was then in her usual health, and was washing tributary streams, have been manor less under water for
the yard, hut she refused to have relief from the palish or several days, owing to the repeated rains, and a rut ex-
to go into the infirmary. She was taken ill and conveyed passe of low-lying ground has bean completely submerged.
to the workhouse on Saturday, and died twenty minutes A carious scene was witnessed as the flood wee rang at
star adealision. Mr. Fuller, the house surgeon, stated theme of Plskiserrow, Oxford, which is chiefly oosaMed
tan lin bed made • post-Imam examination. The lugs by rmen and punt owners. The stream which there
sad kidneys were diseased, and showed signs of exousive leaves the branch of the Isis passes the dwelling of Thomas
drinking. The cause of death was dieresisbrought on by Beesay, the father of the well-known Oxford boatmen,
the excessive use of intoxicating drinks, and • verdict whoa. two graajohildrea„ •by a sight and girl of five,
to that effect was returned. were both in liss closet overhanging the river, when it was
FLOODS IN WALES.—The continuous rain of Mews by the newth-weeterlY Ph tete the Min flood.
the past week has largely swollen all the atom" in the The ensnare, whisk was eenposed mainly of timber,
Aberdare valley. Many of them have overflown their *sated down the stream towards Lower 147 the•
banks. The Cynon has overflown and flooded the adjacent where the water mark was some feet higher thrift
meadow', farming a large lake that reaches almost from Twin ali„the web- The „ little boy„asened one a the
Aberdare to Mountain Ash. At the weer p 1.,. ! timbers 01 the closet with his arm while he held his sister
Saturday, • brook that separates it from Llanwonno be- ; with the ethere_ati,
_,beth held), for bel • nog
WWI glutted in a culvert ; the dream of water Peered I were_
_nroaTl a_millre7 Wrier Dowd
over eels banks sad covered a considerable extent ofi Whjumped Is /..M.
surface, labials' • portion of the Great Western Railway. FATAL ANFRAT.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. John
On the approach of the mid-day train, the driver forts- ' Humphreys , coroner, held an larsetiflatias at the Ueda.
at
obstevoit the state of thing', and brought his engine Hsepltal• heir the dee& of Jens RebVZ aged leheeelen
to a steed jail in time to prevent its immersion, &sp The dammed is • man cd solver • OSRMAS, sad
enough to put out his fire. Help was obtained, the =by his dab* aehlkoheeee affray at the lest dad
obstruction removed, the water turned through its with as Halle% named Jobs Norel/i, oleo a serawn
I:treasyheeirjholds. lifter wane &lel, the train its , fltaawSiailetalse gaits Winewe to arch ethee. • vim~
aldose inlibsp.—Csabrise Dear Lessiw. at willilemdlinsollsit fie Lea Imo Islesaad.

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Bye• d • Mamas Jury.)
TONICNT W. TOMS&

Wile= ifirelplilibor With hiss to cash • cheque
witness= IN bett IS t s aeon being pre-
nthisiler payment it wee disbinsmosk sad it was also
Ita=that there was no such penmen as that for whom
had been ordered.
Jams itheressos, inuntongsr, Obestar, deposed to the
petemier purchasing a dog from him ea the 176 Demunber,
MIL the peke of which was to be 3L Se. In payment
be tendered a 'bogus for 51, resolving the
Us.; but the cheque was sakesquently found to be
U
William James /Irwin, shoe manufacturer, Leicester,
said—About the first week of January INN the prisoner
celled at my pleat of business, and asked if I knew him.
I told him I did not. He then said his name was Witt,
and that he was formerly • pupil at Leicester School, and
• wantomer of cable, and then mentioned the names of se-
viral who were known to toe as haring been at
the eekoOL He purchased two pairs of boots, and pre
me a cheque for 15/ which was afterwards dishonoured,
in exchange for which I gave him 24. 18e.
William Teenier, of the Royal Oak, Tenbury, gave evi-
dence as to the prisoner paying him a cheque for 101.,
signed " John Douglas," to settlement of an account for
I LI. Bs. Sd., the prisoner receiving the difference, 81. 14..
601. Witness paid the cheque to a commercial gentleman,
but it was afterwards returned to him.
Neville Wilkie*, solicitor, 16, Mark-lane, said he knew
to
„tamer in 1865, when he was residing near Tun-
Wells. From his knowledge of the prisooer's
=writing, be believed all the cheques from A to K had
been filled up and signed by him.
The prisoner, who nerved his defence, was then com-
mitted for trial on ten themes of forgery nd uttering.

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We wee att aides lamislit whist Mr. IrDellagh Tor.
NOS, LP. Ise Maury l e recover demeWihr ea alleged
el, meta% ppm Weesee. to the
Mr. Hume WEliases appeared for the dderient ;and
theTelif binsieteWie7=" tr.
pinked! be man 7 years ago, been
meeensaa fa the law, psi la be hid saved 3,5001.,
and with this lisepated head in
Dublin. In 113dhe he ilea aimed et trust in relerimee
to the payment ef his areibere sad eat ot thle heame.
Mon there enema • lanclitkplita which la that teethed
the House of Link The phial! attend We a state-
ment to show Malt he bed Need mesa to ssomplaia
what took piste there ; tad be Mated that la MN Mr.
Torrent eadarteek Is peasants petition ea the enblest Mthe Hersel Osameas les fee 'realm Abed the
oloss et the maim et IBM Owe were headed to the
defendant copies of pelitimas sod ether desemade ear
seated with the pesseedap that had ham piss ; sad
it was for the &Wad= et thaw desameale that the aides
was brought.
Evidence was given that whenthe defendant misapplied
to he said that he had no documents belonging to the
plaintiff, but that eight days after the writ in this actin
was issued meet of the documents were found and banded
to the plaintiff. It was also staid that the majority of
the documents said to have been detained were printed
papers, and among them were a pamphlet in a red cover,
a pamphlet in a green cover, and a copy of the Morning
ddvertsser.
Mr. Juattos Bytes at the eeashedes et the plaintiff's
cam held that there was se 11101111•11111 hit
Motion of the papers, and ups. Ode Nreo dbe d a
I nonatit.

SIARYLEBONR.
Franc, .low, described as • steam riser in the engine
sheds at Camden station of the London end North
Western Railway, was charged with the following brutal
outrage.
Ell Sparkman an elderly man, acting as cook at the
Sentish-toiczkvaiinevtation, said he was passing by Here-
ford-read, Farm, • road newly made, and very dark
sad lonely. He heard cries of " Help!" and " Murder!"
mad on going to the spot he saw the prisoner struggling
with a young woman. She was completely exhausted.
lie pulled prisoner from ber,when he turned upon him and
bestially kicked and assaulted him about his face and body.
ma rumor also tore his clothes. (He produced his coat,
and it was torn clean up the back.) Prosecutor, wbo was
evidently suffering much, said the young woman clung to
Was and implored him not to leave. This seemed to exas-
Ipwate primmer the more, as he renewed the attack, and
Wit Net has, for the arrival of • constable he felt he
1 mad have been murdered.
' Frederick Best, potman at the Pembroke Castle, Chalk
Farm, stated that he heard cries of " Murder," and went
out and saw prisoner striking and kicking prosecutor.
Mr. d'Eyncourt asked if the female was in attendance
The constable said she declined to attend.
Mr. d'Eyncourt committed the prisoner for trial.

Mr. Samuel Fowler Underkey, of Milboorne-g.....-,
ston-road, Brompton, was finally examined, charged wit
publishing a malicious and defamatory libel concernink
Mrs. Elizabeth Watts, of 25, Park-walk, Chelsea. He wee
farther charged on three summonses with wilful damage,
detaining, and assaulting.
Mr. W. 1). Smyth, solicitor, prosecuted ; Mr. James
Lewis, of Ely-place, defended.
The defendant was a lodger of Mrs. Watts, and having
given notice to leave he placed on the table in the ball a
[ letter addressed to Mrs. Watts, containing the libel, which
imputod to Mrs. Watts that she was • person of immoral
character, asserted that she had a cloven foot, and corn.
pared her and her sins to Jezebel. A second libel was con-
tained in a caricature of a Satanic being, representing
proeuntrix with cloven feet.
Mr. Leiria, on the case being called on, said his client
bad taken his advice in the matter, and he was happy •
say the matters had been erranied satisfactorily to
parties. He felt bound to say that the defendant
=lithis deepest regret at what had happened. He h,
t in a moment of great irritation and excitement
but on calmer reflection he was sorry. He wished
withdraw all imputations cut upon Mrs. Watts, who
a highly respectable lady, and there he hoped the mat,
would end. The libel, be felt it his duty to say, bad been
sent to Mrs. Watts herself, and it was not like a •
where the letter had been written to a third party.
Mr. Smyth said his client, through him, wished to
press her assent to the. terms of Mr. Lewis. It was mi
aatiefactory to all parties that the cue should have ter
'sated thus, for the charges were without the 'Win
foundation, and his client had only been actnated by a
sire to vindicate her character,which had been eo wanton)
attacked. Mrs. Watts therefore accepted this amt
, apology. The other summonses would be withdrawn.
' Mr. Lewis said a crass-summons would elm be wit
drawn.
I Mr. Arnoid said he thought Mr. Underhay huh
the best thing in placing himself in the hands of
Levi&
GREENWICH.

John Potter, aged 21, and Walks* Blundell. aged
both of whom had their hair cropped after the prison
fashion, were charged with a shop robbery at DeptforiL
An assistant of Mr. George Collins, of Deptford Broad
way, said that on Monday afternoon, about three o'clock,
the prisoners entered the shop, took up a pair of trousers,
and ran off with them. They were pursued and captured
with the stolen property in their possession, and, on being
handed over to the custody of Edwards, '4I2)K, they said,
" That is just what we want, to be sent back to where we
came from this morning—Wandsworth Gaol."
It was stated that the prisoners were committed from
this court on the l'th instant for fourteen days, one charge
of refusing to perform a task of work at the Rotherbithe
workhouse, after having been provided with a night's lodg-
ing and breakfast.
Mr. Maude sentenced each of the prisoners to two
months' hard labour in Maidstone Gaol.