The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

SOUTH WARS.

ATTIMPTII4O To 84•;•31Ormea.L/1. Cope, aged about
I fifteen, was charged with attempting to stab his mother, •
respectable woman, employed as organist at St. Saviour's
Church, Southwark.
Mrs. Cope said that the prisoner was her only son, aid
had been birouiht up with every care, but his disposition was
so bad that the could do nothing with him. For throe or
four mouths he had continually robbed kw, and about
twelve yeses ago he was brought before Mr. Cottinghasa
at that court, when that worthy magistrate discharged him
on his prooking to go to sea. With roma difficulty and ex
pease she procured him • ship and fitted him oat, but he
bad nor boon many months in that service before he run
away, aid a few weeks ago re:urned to her house. He soon
became as bad se ever, and demanded to b 3 supplied with
money, and on her refusal, he took up a knife and threatened
to stab her. On Saturday m"rnisg last he again took up the
knife, and she was onspeiled to es for safety, and came I.
that court for protection. He had robbed her to some ex.
teat betides.

Guest, the officer, produced two forks, the Mote of which
were beat to enable the prismer to pick the locks of Ms
mother's drawers and bales. Hs informed the magistrate
that by nmans of them he had stolen everything he euuld lq
his haat.. on.

Mrs. Cops said she did not wish to soaks any charge of
felony against him; all she wanted was protection from his
violence. If he would go to sea again abs would look over
the prima charge.
In reply to Mr. A'Beckett, the prisoner said he did not
attempt to stab his mother; it wee quite an accident. Ile
was however willing to fro to sea.
Mr. A'Brekett told km that if he continued that cause
of life, he would eithi r be transported or hung. Through
tie intercession of his mother be should remand ►im for a
week to enable her to get him a ►hip ; bat if he misbehaved
himself again he should not let him off.

FARMERS OP LEICESTERSIMUL—The Lsieester-
shwe Mercury states that two moulage of the fanners of
Leicestershire, convened for the purpose ef forming associa-
tions for the maintenance of their interests, have been held
during the put week—one at Hinckley, the other at Bos-
worth. Both are worthy of notice as evidences of a
growing determina'ina on the part of the agriculturists of
this county to think and act for themselves, instead of being
thought for and acted for. At both—while the casting
pressure under which sericulture muffins wee attributed
immediately to free trade—protection was spoken of as a
thing for ever defunct, and (even were its revivificit'on
possible) as only one of meloy meunru necessary for the
relief of the farmer. Among other things necessary, we
find mentioned reform of the game laws, tenant right,
reduction of rents, re-adjustment of tithes. county
rate control, financial reform, abolition of useless
places, and revision of the postilion list—and at Bosworth.
copies of the ' Black 13 eok • were to be seen in the hand
of many a farmer. Some few misconceptions are still to be
traced in the various speeches, especially thaw delivered at
Hinckley ; but we are not disposed to be captious. As one
of the speakers (11r. Harrison) said at Bosworth, the farmers
have not long begun to be politicians ; but ones having
tuteil of the excitement, the new life, given to men by the
full and free discussion of their position, it requires little gift I
of prophecy to enable ens to foretell that the time Is not far '
distant when the farmers of England will have achieved for
themeless b.ith political and social independence. Even
now they are evidently not in the mood to accept Mr. Die-
rash's new will.o'-the-wisp—his proposed transference of
the poor rate nom the land ti the Consolidated luod—u a
substitute and quittance foe the more substantial reforms
enumerated above."