The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-17 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

In the coune of the aftenwon • respectable looking young
woman entered the court, and, addressing the presiding ma-
gistrate said " I wish to speak to you, str."
Mr. Arnold—What do you went to say P
Applicant—lf you plan, sir, I'm not christened.
Mr. Arnold— of rn• . . . . .

Applicant—And I very much wish to be, and that is what
has made me come to you.
Mr. Arnold—l have nothing to do with christening.
Applicant—l was told you had. I have applied to the
Rev. Mr. Borrodade (incumbent of St. Mary's, Tothill-
fields) to christen me, but he has refused, and I am sure I
don't know what I shall do. I applied to him because I
used, when a girl to go to his school, and therefore I thought
he would do it. He said he would send to a pl►ce where I
WWI leaving, furl have got abetter; but people donut want to
be troubled with clergymen coming to their hours' about a
servant, and ladle, would not like the idea of having a pawn
in their establishments who had not been ehristemd. I have
only two or three days now to myself, and I should have
liked it done, sir, as soon as it peacildy could be. I feel that
it is of the very almost importance to me, and that no time
should he lost.
, Mr. Arnold—lt a matter of er.clesinatio9 law.

Applicant—lt is not only myself that is in this data, tat
also my two sisters; our father was not married to our
mother, and their duty to their children wee neglected. My
father has Maio been married at Mr. Borrudaile's. My
mother left three of us.
Mr. Arnold—How do you ascertain with any degree of
certainty that you have not been baptised, as that is • cere-
mony usually performed when pumas are in an infant date,
and can therefore have no possible knowledge ot the transac-
, Bon themselves?
. . . . .

Applicant—My father rays I was not ehriiitened, and my
aunt informs me that my mother told her the came,
Mr. Arnold—Yours is certainly not a matter for a police.-

Applicant—lt is a very shocking thing for me and my
sisters to remain in our present elate, and it troubles me
very much. I thought there was no difficulty about a per-
eon being christened if they wished it.
Mr. Arnold—lt is a matter upon which I can give you no
opinion or Antietam, as it is one quite distinct from my juris-
diction.

The young woman then retired.
CLEIRKENW ELL

A gentleman reaiding at Holloway applied to Mr. Corrie
for adobe. On Saturday last • drove of twelve bulls from
Linoolnehire was driven past a house in Holloway, when
they rushed at two ladies, who ran to a street door to avoid
them. At the moment applicant was about to leave the house,
and ho admitted them inside and closed thedoor. The animals
then flew at each other, end five some time fought desperately.
At length one of them rushed towards the iron raiLinge,which
were soon broken down, and he was precipitated head fore-
most below. Crowds of persons assembled, and the roaring of
the animal became moat intolerable until Sunday forenoon
about church time, when the bull wee got up by a windlass.
The applicant wished to know whether there was not some
legal remedy against such a dangerous nuieanoe as driving
such animals through public thoroughfares.
Mr. Conic said it wee not justifiable for anybody to drive
vicious animals in the public thoroughfares, and that there
woos remedy for the destruction of the property.
Applicant said that it WWI with respect to the danger to
life that he inquired, and that the ladies would have been
killed had he not arrived at the door just at the time they
came up to it. The bulls frequently fought in pawing
through Holloway.
Mr. Campbell, the second usher, here said that droves of
them frequently peened by the door of that court, and at-
tacked each other.
Mr. Currie said if any injury happened to canna death, the
drovers would be liable to a charge of manslaughter ; that fa
all he could say.
The applicant then retired, stating that he should seek re-
drew; for the damage done.

ASSAULTING A JUDGE.—On Friday evening, at
Cork Andras, as Mr. dustier, Ball was liming court, a young
man, who was standing amongst the crowd assembled upon
the court-house steps, Bung • stone of considerable size st him
he warn entering his carnage. The stone smashed one of
the windows of the vehicle, but fortunately did not injure
the learned judge, who immediately took his seat in the car-
. risge, and drove home to his lodguigs aa if nothing had oc-
curred. The culprit was arrested on the spot.
FIRES AND LOSS OF PROPERTY.—During Sun-
day night and yeaterday morning four fires took place in
the metropolis. One happened in the premises of Mr. IL
Doulton and Company stone drain manufacturers, in High-
street, Lambeth, extending as far back as Fore-street, near
the water-side. The machine and pipe rooms were destroyed,
the roof of the room adjoining destroyed, and the Boon under
much damaged by fire and water. Tim firm was Insured in
the Scottish Union Fire-office. The business will not be
entirely suspended by the event. Another fire broke out in
the premises of Mr. A. Sturm, waterproof mat manufac-
turer, 21, Little Alia-street, Goodman's-fields. Considerable
damage was done, and part of the roof burned off. The pro-
wty was insured in the West of England Office. A fire
broke out in the Kentish Arms Tavern, the property of Mr.
T. Clifford, No. 9, Mabledon-place, Burton-crescent. The
fire commenced in the bar. The bar fittings were much
burnt. Insured in the Monarch and Norwich Union offices.
The other fire took place in Whitecresa-street, but the
damage dose was inconsiderable.
MANCHESTER ADDRESS TO SIR JOHN M'NEILL
AND COLONEL Ttnzeica.—An address, signed by 121 of the
leading merchants, magistrates, bankers, and other
MC em
of Mencheater, was recently forwarded to Sir John M•Fleill
0.C.8., and Col. Tulloch, expressing a lasting sense of the
important @Mime rendered by the Crimean Conunimioners.
Both the colotaieeiottera bare adolowleded the ConlPlnhatt.