The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-29 00:00:00

BOW-STREMT.

SUPPZEIRCON OP L P/OZSPIONT.
John Lawrence, a bricklayer, and Janes Kelly, •
labourer, two formidable-looking men, were placed at the
bar before Mr. Flowers, on • warrant granted by Sir
Thomas Fleury. charging them with having intentions of
breaking the peace by fighting a battle with one another.
The prisoners were apprehended at a publichouse in
Liveryool.road.
Mr. Flowers remarked that the legal authorities were
etrongly determined to suppress pugilism, and he must
order the prisoners to enter separately into their own re.
ccguimuicee in the sum of 401., and find two sureties in 201.
each.

6171CIDE DI SZE /LVOZNI'S-C.ANALL.

woman, living at River-
terrace, York-road, was charged with attempting to com-
mit suicide by throwing herself into the waters of the
Regent's-canal, Langton.
From the evidence of James Poster, 30, Bath-place,
I=ofini,l4:t appeared that yeneerdip be saw the defendant
by the side of the Regent' iseanal, in the York-
road. clasped her heads together, and then threw
herself into the water. He got over the wall and threw •
shawl to her, and got hermit. When sited why she did
it, she said that she had been in a deal of trouble.
The defendant said that ebeei lye mouths Ines she
brought bar husband to tads court is a charge of *malt-
ing her, and be was then sustineed to tour =oaths' hard
labour. Since then she bad been in great distress, and
her two children bad died. Shis bad been an inmate of
the workhouse and yesteedsy seas out for • licaday.
She mew her husband, and when she spoke to him he told
her to go away. That preyed on her Mind and made her
do what she would not otherwise have done. She was now
sorry for what she had dome
The husband came forward and mid his wife was • dis-
sipated woman, and was drunk when she Game to him
yesterday. He had sold his bone. On the day that
be was sent to prison she was drank one hour afterwards
with the mossy the =mist:ate rave her from the poor-
box. _ _ _

Yr. Cooke remanded the de/endant to the Howie of
Detention for • week.

WORSHIP-STREET.
11/lOCEINO ATTIUIDTAT IMICID2.

Ayam Rohe% 18, • good-looking young girl, wee
charged before Mr. Newton with having attempted to
commit self-murder by mellowing a quantity of poisonotui
powder.
Mrs. Martha Myers, wife of the keeper of the
Red Lion public-house in the Whitechapel-road, de-
posed that between 4 and 6 o'clock on the pre-
vious afternoon the prisoner dune into the house,
and requested to be served with a gime of ale.
Witness served her, and the prisoner paid for it. Imme-
diately afterwards she sew her put something from • blue
paper mto the ale, and on going up to her she said she was
to 101 l herself. Witness begged of her not to do
an so rash, and removed the ale a little way, but
mired hold of it, and bdorewitnees could prevent
, drank it off. Witmer called her brother down, and
and he detained prisoner while a constable was sent for,
and she wes then given into custody. Witmergave her a
glomof warm water, which made her sick.
Mr. Newton remanded the prisoner for • in order
that the chaplain of the House of Detention might con-
verse with her.
The prisoner, who cried bitterly while in the dock, was
then removed in custody of Chambers, the under gaoler.
THAMES.
MARINO SOW. WORTH OP oommitm.
Kerrie Myers, George &seam, and Frederick Jerrie;
charged with being concerned in stealing 24 bags of cochi-
neal, the property of Walter Hartley, bonded carman, of
Lower Thames-street, were brought up on remand.
Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecu-
tion.
Another man, named Storey, in the service of Mr.
Hartley was originally charged with being concerned in
stealing a horse, van, and 24 bap of cochineal five weeks
ago. He was now admitted as a witness for the morn,
and briefly deposed that while he was taking his tea in a
coffee-chop in Leman-street, Whitschapel, his horse and
cart with the cochineal were driven away. The empty
cart was discovered in Stratford unattended the same
evening.
Several witossees,mpolice-constables, and others, proved
that the prisoners pars, Stevens, and Jefferies had been
dealing with the stolen cochineal, and that they had sold
a bog of it to a man uamed Hall. porter to a druggist,
who acted under the direction of the police. The pri-
soners intimated to Hall there had been a robbery of 24
bags of cochineal, and he offered to buy the whole of it.
One beg only was sent to him, and two more were pro-
mised to be forwarded to him. He paid the prisoners
10L, bat he never received more than one bag of cochi-
neal.
Smart, 'a City detective officer, said that Han acted
entirely under his directions, and was requested to offer
22. 6d. per lb. for one bag of cochineal, and ls. 3d. per lb.
for the whole bulk.
After some observations from Mr. Woodier, jm., and
Mr. Omni, in favour of Jefferies and Stevens, the three
vitamin were committed for trial.

POLIO, TZIPTINIONLit IN MEMORY or TEN LAT'
Cam Cosonasiosin—i3 are being taken
_by the
pobee to erect • memoria in memory of tbe late Sir
IQieliand Mayne, Chief Cominiseioner of Police, the fol-
lowing appheation having been submitted to the Assistant
Comaelooms yesterday :—" We, the seperintembate of
the amirepstillen polies, have heard will deep reZitiyhe
death el fa Richard Mayne, and are doings el
net ewe edema and veneration of his character,
and upeighinem in the discharge of his publics duty.
We thirefore beg the authority of the eseit-ooramis-
simmers to opts a subscription in each division for the
purpose of raising • testimonial or monument to his
mammy,
_with the sanction of his family, the amount
subscrftd by each member of the force not to exceed
one day's pay of the rank he holds, nor to be lees than one
shilling. The form of monument to be decided es here-
after.' The amistant-commisionen replied to the shove
by 'spewing their entire concurrence in the propontion
to raise a monument to the memory of their late esteemed
and valued chief.
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