The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-10 00:00:00

THE POLICH COURTS.

Willies* Hemmen the elder, lad William Zfeseeseet. the
younjter Therms farad, and lewd Br** aB residing
la Boston, sad Ilfred Crook, of
York-terror" Quesseoroad, Holloway, senewde to
their recommences, and were rem before Ur.
NewUe, on a charge of having infringed the. ravishes
of the toad. 34, by un/awf oompuingt can-
busing, and agreeing wi others, to injure
John Henry (Hew, in the carrying on of his lawful trade.
yr~Mr. ()gorge Lewis, jun., roliotor, again conducted the
; and Mr. Thome Beard. solicitor, appeered
drdendante.
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The facts stated at the previous examination were fully
reported in these columns on Thursday last; and it may
be remembered that a strike having taken place among
the prosecutor's employ s, his shop was regularly
pic.ketted" by the defenclainta and others, who were
members of a confederation known as the "City awl
East-end Shoemakers' Society," who accosted each person
going into or coming out of the prosecutor's shop, eudes-
touring to dissuade them from taking work out ; and
assuring them that by doing the work they were injuring
"the Society." The loss prosecutor declared he had mis-
timed ty this " picketting" amounted to 6001, in
fortnight.
The defendants were committed for trial at the C•mtral
Criminal Court, and were liberated on bed.

SOUTH WASH.
George Sytioryt Smith, s Macular looking man, war
placed at the bar on remand Wore lir. Bentham charged
with attacking Charles Vaughan wit► a red hot poker, and
burning hie bands in such a frightful manner as to disable

It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, whose
hands were bandaged up, that he was a leather shaver,
and resided in Bermondsey, and lodged to the lame house
with the primmer, who for some time past, and especially
d • the elections, had beset mach eneitoL On 'Thurs-
day iron, the ard instant, witness was at home, when
the prisoner came downstairs to his room and oemmenced
quarrelling about some potatoes. Wilmer toad him to
key., the room, but instead of doing that he matched the
poker from the tire red hot and aimed a blow at his head
with it. He (complainant) put up his hands to save his
head when he wee burnt severely an both arms and hands.
The landlady of the house, hearing his cries, came t. his
a.sistance, and before the poker could be wrenched from
him her hands were much burnt.

In answer to Mr. Barehaie,
Witness said that be thought the priloner's mind had
been affected by the late elections, as he was quarrelling
with every one opposed to him.
Mr. Bentham here observed that be bad remanded the
prisoner, so that be weight be examined by a surgeon as to
the state of his mind. Had that beendoew

of Bernsonisei: ma he had convened
with the prisoner, and although he was very much ex-
cited about political questions, he did not t ink there
was sufffeient- to warrant hip detention in an allure.
Kr. Bonham said that he did not agree with the
doctor, inasmuch as the prisoner's conduct before him
showed that his mind was affected. Here he had com-
mitted a most serious assault without the slightest aggra-
vation. He should further remand him for a few days, to
enable the medical authorities connected with the goal
to examine him in a more careful manner.
The prisoner was then remanded.