The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-04 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

ATTIMPT TO ',URDU A POLICILMAX.--COMIUTTAL POI TRIAL.
A rough, sinister-looking fellow, wbo gave the name of
Wuhan Adana, and described himself as a labourer, but
who is well known to the police as as associate tithe wont
of thieves, was placed at the bar bolero Mr. Berke, , charged
with making a disturbance at the home of Mr. John Jacob
Hewer, the Marquis of Wellmaley public-house, Homer.
street, Gray's-ino.road, and also with aasaulting and
wounding Police-sergeant Brown, 10 E, and Police.constable
Bromfield, 153 E, is the execution of their duty.
Police.eerdesot Brown, 10 E, said on Saturday afternoon,
about 3 o'clock, be was called toe disturbanoe at the above
puddle-house, and saw the prisoner, who was the worse for
liquor, turned out. Whams asked him to go away, but
he refused, and made use of the most filthy epithet.. The
Zzer had an open knife in his hand, and, bolding it
fashion, made • huge at the sergeant's breast, but
was caught by the wrist, and the sergeant's hand was
severely cut. A struggle mulled between them, and
in the cod both fell, and while on the ground the
prisoner made two attempts to stab the sergeant
en the back. The prisoner kicked the constable mayoral
times and knocked him abort in the must violent manner.
Some companions of the prisoner rescued him, but be was
recoptur4 whoa he *gain violently assaulted the sergeant,
said he would murder him, and then threw him on the
pavement, sod kicked him violently about the body sod
legs. It was with the greeted difficulty that the primmer
could be got to the police-station, all the way to which he
was very Molent, and kicked the constables.
Mr. John Jacob Hewer, the landlord of the Marquis of
Wellesley, sal Police-constable Bromfield corroborated the
shove evidence.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said he was very
drunk and did not know what he was about.
Mr. Barker committed him for trial.
SOUTHW A RIC.

IrTADLNO THE TOLL AXD ANIAULTINOTHE TOLL COLLECTO/L
William Towbar, a tradesman, residing in High-street,
Poplar, was sumenoned before Mr. Burnham, charged with
evading the toll at the New-cross trust, and assaulting
John Pocock. the collector, in the execntion of his duty.
Pocock said that on the afternoon of Tuesday, thi2Gth
ult. he was on duty at the Green Man pte, in the Old
Kenbroad, and about half-past five he saw the prisoner
taming from the direction of London in a hone and cart. He
dreore as fast se he could down a sidebar about a hundred
yards from the Green Man gate, ►nd, although witness
called to him to stop and pay the toll, he took no notice of
him. Witness followed him and 'topped the horse, and
spin demanded threepence, the toll ; hut instead of _paying
bun be struck him seven► times with the whip. Witness
took down hie name and address, and reported the circum•
shuteye to the trustee*, who directed the present proceedings
to be taken.

7 he defendant rail that he made a militate in the turning,
eis he intended to hare gone down a read a short distance
from the other where there was no elde-bar.
Mr. Burcham told him that wsa no excuse. He went
through the eidehar, and the collector WU entitled to the
toll. He asked him wLat he hail to my in answer to the
charge of Assault.
The defendant eaid that the collector seized bold of his
horses head, and he never allowed that, consequently he
touched him slightly with Mu whip to get him off.
The c..llector Warmed Ma worship that the defendant
jumped down. and taw the beitaas off his coat.
Mr. Beecham said Oat defendant had acted illegally, as
well as violently, is his behaviour towards the eillector.
He must thereon pay 10r fur the earwig, ss. for evading
the toll, and oil the costs.

EMII•RATION FROM THE PORT or LIVERPOOL
The returns of the emigration from the port of Liverpool
during the past month have just been made up by the Go-
vernment bmigratioo Comtnimioners at that poet From
these returns we we that in the month of February the
number of shine "tinder the act" which sailed to the
United States wee 12, having on bond 1,734 steerage
nod 57 cabin pateengere ; to Victoria there Wen
3 Air., with TR steerage and 106 cabin pas-
wagers, making a total of 15 shim having on board
2,617 steerage and 162 cabin passengers. Of this
number, we may state Mat one ship—the screw.steamer
Great Britain—carried out to Melbourne no lean than 492
paseengers, of which itti were cabin. la addition to this
D ttileaer. the Greet Britain had on board a crew of 137 man.
The number of short ships ships not muter the act—which
I left the Mersey during the came month was 27-17 of which
went to the toiled States, with 707 passengers; 1 to Vie-
toria, with 34 pamengers ; 1 to New South Wales, with
4 pmeengem ; 3 to South America ; 4 to Africa, with 35
passengers ; and 1 to the West Indies, with 75 passengers.
From them figures we gather that the total number
of passengers which left Liverpool during the put month
was 3,58 d, which, when compared with the same month of
last year, shows an increase of 272 ; end an increase of the
return, of January of the present year of 2,362. The gene-
ral tone of the emigration trade from the port is orit co
brig as in former years, and this is attributable in some
respect.' to the moot unsettled state of politica in America.
and also to the rather unsatisfactory intelli4ence from
Australia. which states that the recent depression of trade
had caunal much deprearliott to the labour market.