The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-11 00:00:00

Sabi Intdlttnct.
COURT OF ADMIRALTY.—APRIL
(Befog* Dr. Lushiagton.)
THE I.OrITI9.—COLLICIoN.

The owner of a smack, caned the Janice and Ass,
taw, sued another smack, the Loftus, 52 tons, far addngigg
vowel in the ltntlah Channel early on the morning of th
sth of Msy last.
The Trinity Masters wale et opinion that the Loftus wet
to blame, and
Dr. Lushington pronounced for the damap.
TIM PT Ll' H —FATAL COLLIMOS.
The vessel proceeding, the late Dutch gallkit, Audio,
tow, left Lisbon on the let of November last with a vahshle
mega of salt, Ass, wine, dyestuffs, and other articles, hewed
for Vaarlingen. Shortly after 4 o'clock am., on the 20th d
the same month, she was run into a lleacby Head byhts,
eteenpahip Sylph, 225 toss, bound from London for Du •
with and and a general cam). The sodded eel
wit very unfortunate results. The Raffia shnort
Immediately went down, and the mate, the rook, and %a
boy, three out of a crew of seven handa, were &wow. Ths
demos was that the roliGion hod been caused solely by this
uneesman•like manner in which the drdina had been
manoeuvred ite the vowels approached each other,
The Trinity Maidens wore of opinion that the Sylph wee
alone to blame.
Dr. Luehington pronounced iwcordingly.

THE POLICE COURTS

SOUTHWARK.

On Thursday afternoon, just at the deee d the
Mr. Alfred Drool, the landlord of the Royal Oak,C
Bermondsey, was brought before Mr. Dunham mama=
by feeeem, 227 M, charged with cruelly treating his wife.
Mr. Edwin appeared for the complainant, and inform(
his worship that he was berry in hating to appear ledge
him in such a lamentable ease, but when the evidence am
gone into he would are that it was impossible to prevent the
premed proceedings. The defendant was a person of sass
substance 311 the pariah of Bermondsey, keeping s mbk,
home from which he derived considerable income; bad be
regretted much to say that he was addicted to habits dia-
-1 temperance. While in that state he ill-used his wife, on"
had recently locked her up in a room without food; sad
these circumstances towing to the ears ..f her brother, Midi
keeps the Liverpool Arms, near the old church, Margate, be
came to London, and to protect his sister from such beck
treatment caused the present prireedings.
Mrs. Maria Unita, a very good-looking lady, with moth
reluctance, gave the following testimony :—She said dm bad
been married to the defendant sin years, during the wholes"
which time he had grossly ill.treatod her, but latterly Ine
conduct had been brutal in the extreme. On Sunday mom.
ing lest, about two o'clock. he pulled her out of bed sad bad
her. lie afterwards locked her in a room and said he wall
starve her. She wee kept there a whole day, and as somas
she could release herself eke mint to her brother for poke.
tion. Her husband, turfortunately, was touch addicted le
drinking, and she was afraid that lades, he wee restrains'
by the law he would murder her. She did not wish 1u Ind
him to prison after all his bed treatment.
Thomas Robert HOCIMION late a honuan in the employ of
the &Auden; said while he was there he frequently me
Mr. Croot beat his wife and treat her in a brutal mama.
He had told her elm that he would do for her.
Mr. Bnrcham said defendant what he had to my is
answer to the charge. It was one of a very serious nature
The defendant, who evidently was a person of very Mts.
perste habit. from his bloated appearaum' said he did am
care. Ilia wife lad brought him there, and his worship
might do es he liked with him.
Mr. Burchem aaked him what answer ho bad to nuke to

the charge, _
The defendant acknowledged that be might have enact
his wife now and then, but it war owing to her aggravating
this
Mid him he must be taught how to set
towards his wife for the future. If she had not internal!"
for him he should have sent him to prison with hard khan.
Under all the eircummancts Le mat tiud two sureties is MIL
each to keep the peace towards her.
Not being provided with the nry,..try bail be was 0:C.
veyed to Honetnonger-lane Gaol in the vim.