The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-30 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET.

John Kelly, a bricklayer's labourer, wen charged with
wolfing Mr. Fitzgerald, the landlord of the Blue Boar's
Hod, in Long-acre.
It appeared that about half-past elates o'clock the prisoner,
with another man, and a woman who sells Wind, in the
streets, entered the tap-room ol complainant's home in •
eats of intozication, and remained for soma time without
having anything. He began to balsam himself very indecently,
and persecutor went into the room sad ordered him out.
Prisoner refined to go, sad placing his short pipe in hie band
so that the end of the stem projected through bin tinge re,
endeavoured to strike him an the face. By suddenly
stepping hack, complainant avoided the blow, but
the point of the pipe-emu came within about half no Inch
of We eye. Complainant matched up the poker and
guarded hiensef with it, warning the primmer that he
would strike if he (the prisoner) attempted to elme on him.
The prisoner, however, sprang upon him, and • deventre
Ames followed, in which, although he used the poker, the
prisoner, who had him by the throat, was gaining the ad-
vantage and be wee almost ar.bausted, when a policeman
tame to his maistsnete. The prisoner then released the pro-
secutor and turned on the policeman, saying... We than PCP
whether • peeler shall take ms out." He then attacked
the ortnetable, who, however, noon overcame him, as he woo
somewhat reduced by los, of blood from • wound in the head
indicted by Mr. Fitzgerald with the poker. The policeman
took him to Charing-orom Hospital, whets ih• homes surgeon
deemed his wound, which sou not of • serious character.
When the constable seared the complainant was bleeding
from the mouth mad noes.
The penmen alleged that he was shacked first, but ad-
mitted that he was too drunk to know much about it.
Fined U., or one month's imprinamant.
W ORSH I P -ST REST.

Edward .Tockom, a portly well dressed man, deeen'bed
an oil and colournien, carrying on busthess iu brousrd-streol,
Finsbury, and his trite dear Jaaaot, were charged' on sus-
picion of having Isionlanaly received various artir.les of dress,
which had been stolen, with a travelling trunk, containing
prwellery and other property belonrog to the Countess of
Ellesmere, to the amount of 15,0001. The prieoners were
also charged, in conjunction with Charier Steadman, •
ticket-of-have convict, with having broth found lu poreereion
of • further quentity of valuable property, the supposed pro-
duce of other robberies.

lie. Lewis, jug., of Ely-place, attended on behalf of the
Jackson, and Steadman was defended by a solicitor
bee same name as himself.
On -Tuesday, the 22nd of January lest, the bag, with its
rootage, was abstracted from the roof of a carriage going
from Cleveland-equara to the Gnat Western Railway, from
which the Connie*. of Ellesmere was shout to proceed to
Windsor Castle, cm a visit to her ltajwity.
Police Cortahl. Evans, O 17S, Mated that while on duty
in Old-street, between 1 and 2 o'clock in the afternoon of
Sunday, the Nth Mat., be met the primate Jeoknon and
another tam, who beastly parted company, and moved off ha
different dtrecdons as WS as they caught sight of him. Rev-
ing monied both of them es suspected chareeterm witness
followed Jackson, whom be overtook in am adicialag street,
and as be refused to disclose the contents of a bulky
which he bad with biro, whams took him lute
searching the temlle at the Marks-hems be found It to oon-
tain upwards of 100 yards of ribbon, two dozen roes, and
sundry ether erpeseire articles of halwrilmbery, which the
primmer alleged be bed maimed at Betboal-green frees a
Weedweed, with whose enet while. balm me
Wham, proomied with other 'Aker. on the
p7se"Trealhasein► Lassrd-seteet, and having osahhey
essesed tit enionsikle nude his way to a mall roan
bedded law slesawbsew be boa Sashes's wife is eke
611•01.1P1W thiplewase elanisea. who was rdu
to her. 71.11=eilsor Was la the act oftsimeteleg
a plated salkt, shis led selpswonly jest received tom
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deal of Making, the priaronur mid that be hod pitted it up
in the gnat Vitas proceeded up stairs with the female
ptioncr, smollted several of her drawers, and discovered
therein various articles of wearing appard, a potion of
which bad been since identified SS the property of the
Countess of Ellesmere, two of whom servants were now in
atteudenee to give evidence in support of the charge.
Mary Anne Edling, Lady Ellesmere's maid, who had
emitted in packing up the trunk, identillvd amoral of the
tatietos, one A which was her lady's bridal veil of old point
laoe, and which she could positively swear to, from the rare
quality of the fa*wie, which could not now be pnrehmed.
After some observations from Mr. Lewis, to the effect that,
according to ha instruct ions, his clients would be fully prepared
on &Intuit mouton to !umiak a saUdactory expLutation with
to their pmecesLin of the articles,
wrd
Importer Brecknold requested a remand, for the discovery
of the owners of the property which had not Men idreatilled,
and which he had reason to believe was the part produce of a
recent eatenates burglary in the City. •
The ?thinners were accordingly remanded, but bailers" se-
ll caved for the appatrance of Jack_a2n...

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CIRRKENWELL.
Ellen Glerektone, aged 28, residiug at 87, Payne-street,
Islington, a married woman, waa charged with being on the
banks of the Regent's Canal for the purpose of committing
suicide.
Police-constable Cram's, 71 N, found the defendant In the
custody of two men on the Lanka of the,Regent's Canal. She
was raving out in a very excited manner that she was "mad,
mad," and that she would follow her father and go to
heaven. When ha took her into custody rho had neither
shoe nor stocking on, and we. half naked, end mid that abe
was determined to commit suicide; that she had jumped off
Blackfriarshridge. and would de so again.
The husband of the defendant acid that hie wife had been
tvl2.lltePwerad In i
spirits,, 'l;ein'eOlnu'ab'iueofteh.Y.,,=twit:
would bring herself muses,
to ruin if she did not leave off drink.
She was a good wife when she was mixer, but a foolteb and
violent woman when drunk. Ho would take her home and
look after her if the worthy magistrate would discharge her.
11r. TyrwhiU said it was a groat pity that a woman like
the defendant should give way to the devilish drink. If she
continued that course of conduct, she would bring herself to
ruin ; and had it not been for the young man, she would
most assuredly have lest her life. After a few more remarks
of a most feeling nature, Mr. Tyrwliitt discharged the pri-
soner with a caution.
WESTMINSTER.

mgPatrick Wire*, a Ilturt;,was7l;;;Ted with the follow-
outrage.
Willem Algnod, a poor mat, between 60 and 70 ream of
Age, wearing a green shade over hie eyes, and appearing
generally enfeebled, stated that he lived at 21, Ht. Anne-
street, Westminster, and was subject to machennoyanos from
idle fellows generally congregated a little way from his house,
at the corner of OrchArd•strest. He was quietly passing
there on Wedneadey night, when he woe suddenly struck by
a heavy stone upon the hip and knocked down. In the fall
Lie shoulder woe so much hurt that he wee now unable to
roil., he. arm.

Police-constable John Richards, 201 13, said that be saw
the stone thrown. The prisoner was turned out of the George
and Bell, Orchard-street, on the previous night, when he de-
clared, with an oath, that he would kill somebody that night
before he went home, end seizing the stone in question
threw it at the prosecutor, who happened to be the drat pr-
om paminf, It knocked the old gentleman down as de-
scribed. Whoops then took prisoner into custody, and dem
considerable review:lca ckuveyed him to the etation-boor.
Mr. Psynler said it wan a very wanton and outrageous
aaseult, and remanded the pnvmer until the ounount of injury
done the prosecutor was toovrtained.