The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-10 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.
Thomas Gage, 24, and Brighton Oral:kgrivates of
the Ist battalion Coldstream Guards, ed IA the
Tower, were charged on a warrant agned the Lord
Mayor with assaulting John Curtis, a City detective
officer.
It appeared from the evidence that on Thursday night,
at a quarter-past 11, a girl was given into the custody of a
metropolitan police-oonstable, John Fox, 144 11, who was
on duty on Tower-hill, by another young wonu.n. The
prisoner Gage, who had been talking to the girls, imme-
diately interfered and attempted to strike the officer, but
his violence was restrained by the other prisoner, Groom,
until the arrival of a constable belonging to the City
force. They then left, but seeing Curtis standing in n door-
way one of them exclaimed, " Here is another slop in
plain clothes." On that the prisoner Gage rushed at
him, swinging his belt, and struck him on the arm, Groom
at the same time striking him on the neck with Lis
fist. Both of them likewise took off their
tunics, threw their caps on the wound, and told
him to come out and they would show him what the
Guards could do, but they were induced to go away, and
while passing the Mint the officer called out the guard and
gave them in :barge. Next day he went to the Tower,
said the commanding officer told him that he could not
deal with the case, and recommended him to tabs out •
warrant, which he accordingly did. Fox said it was a con-
steal occurrence when persons were apprehended for
soldiers to come to their rescue. On this occasion Gage
rubbed at him with his belt, and if it had not been for the
1 arrival of the other officer Le believed be would have been
seriously injured.
The evidence of the constables was corroborated by Mr.
Bertram, a sanitary inspector, who resides in the ne.gh-
bonrhood, who characted the conduct of the soldiers as
being very violent, and it was mated that they were sober
and knew perfectly well what they were about.
The Lord Mayor remarked that their conduct was very
bed, and sentenced Gage to 21, and Groom to 14 days hard
labour in the House of Correction.

THE CHALLENGE TO FIGHT A DUEL AT DERBY.
—At the Borough Police-court on Saturday, Mr. Wm.
Turpie, manager of the Derby and Derbyshire Bath at
Derby, and captain in the Derby volunteers, was sum-
moned for sending a challenge to fight to Mr. T. H.
Hutton, recently acting as cashier at the same bank.
The case excited great interest, and the magistrates
adjourned from the ordinary police-court to the Guildhall,
in order to afford the required acconasuodatioc. We gave
some particulars of the case in our Saturday's issue. Mr.
Tarpie, add resdng the bench, said be bad instructed has
solicitor in this case, but as the thing lay in a nut-shell
he thought it best to say that be did send the letter to
Mr. Hutton, and he regretted that he had so COMMitted
himself against public 'moiety. He was perfectly willing
to be bound over to keep the peace, and also to find sure-
ties., Mr. Leech asked Mr. Turns if he would rennet the
I charges he bad brought against Mr. Hutton. Mr. Turpie
replied that there were circumstances in the case that the
court had nothing to do with, but ho would unreservedly
withdrew the letter be had written to Mr. Hutton. After
, some further explanations the bench ordered Mr. Turpie
I to be bound over to keep the peace, himself in 500 f. and
two sureties of 2.1(u. each, towards Mr. Hutton and all her
I Majesty's subjects fur a space of not less than twelve-
' months.
THE HAMMERSMITH MURDER. The sentence
upon the prisoner, William Thompson, who was convicted
of the murder of a man at the January session of the
Central Criminal Court, and left for execution, has been
commuted to penal servit-ide for life.
Tug FENIAN OUTIL tGE ire CLERKENWELL. It is
now quite understood that no further evidence will be
offered on behalf of the Crown against the prisoners who
are charged with the crime of wilful murder arising out
of the Clerkenwell outrage. It is very probable, however,
that there will be another remand, as some of the prisoners
intimated their intention to osll witnesses in answer to
the charge. It is intended to ask for the committal of the
prisoner 3lullany, notwithstanding his having been ad-
mitted se a witness for the Crown, upon the charge of
treason-felony, but this is principally as a matter of pre-
, caution, 'with a view to his own protection and to pre-
vent his being tampered with, as well also to ensure his
Meanee as a witness, and the charge of treason-felony
r 7 course not be preued. In the case of Burke,
Casey. and Shaw, who have been removed to Warwick
.for trial at the approaching assizes, it is not expected
that the bill against them will be presented to the
grand jury before the 27th or 28th inst., so that the trial
cannot take place before the April notion of the Central
Criminal Court. As regards the prisoners who are charged
, with murder, their case will stand for trial at the Feb-
ruary session of the court, which will commence on the
24th inst.
OVERFLOWING OF THE THAMES EMBANKMENT.—
Consitkratle damage was done on Saturday along the
Thames by the spring Mats. The water rose three feet
higher than the usual sprite: tides' and it is some years
since such an influx of water has taken place. At the
present stage of the progress of the Thames Emhenkment
this high tide was calculated to do much damage. The
massive walls were overflown, and the whole of the vacant
',taco which is being reclaimed from the river side was on
Saturday afternoon filled with water. Of course the pro-
gress of the works was impeded, and it is believed that
when the tide has receded it will be found that consider-
able damage has been done. Other damage to property
has resulted on the Surrey side of the river. Several
streets have been partially inundated, said a peat part of
Lambeth ur likely to suffer from the overflow.
TIM CAB STRIKE AT LIVERPOOL.—The cab strike
at Liverpool, after existing for about a week, terminated
on Saturday afternoon last. On Friday afternoon one of
the borough members, Mr. S. R. Graves, the mayor (Mr.
E. Whitley), and Major Greig (the head oonstable) induced
both the ear owners and the watch committee to make cer-
tain concessions, and on Saturday, after another coalman,
the ear proprietors agreed to give the new regulation.—
minus Friday's concessions—a fair trial for six months.
Cabs were oonsequently plying as usual on Saturday even-
ing anti yesterday, to the manifest satisfaction of the pub-
lic, who were especially unwilling that the car owsers
should hare as excuse foe carrying out their threat of dis-
charging all their driven, should the strike continue longer
than a week. _

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area opinion that this world.rsnowned cataract will pro-
bably ehaage its shape and character in a little time.
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home-shoe cascade, the rapids show as if some disturbance
had taken place among the rooks in the bed of the stream ;
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the limestone ridge below, or in some way undermined the
front walls of the cataract. If this surmise is a true one,
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