The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-12 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Jaws Maasby, of Wood-street, Cheapsidc, was sum-
moned before AldormanHale, charged with assaulting Mr.
George William Piggott, of the firm of Piggott and Smith,
trimming manufacturers, of Noble-street.
Mr. Buchanan appeared for the defendant.
Mr. Piggott said the beknew the defendant as represent-
ing the firm of Francis Bennock and Co., of Wood-street.
Lust Friday morning, about 12 o'clock, the defendant
came in and offered some_goods for sale, which he
(Piggott) declined to buy. He told the defendant that
the last goods he bought from him were not squid to
sample, and he replied ,that they must have been fools to
buy them. He made use of very abusive language, and
then complainant ordered him out of the warehouse. He
would not go, but put down his samples and his hat, and
placed himself in a fighting attitude. Mr. Piggott put
the samples outside the door, and then tried to put defen-
dant out, but he resisted, and struck him a violent blow in
the face. A policeman was sent for, and he persuaded the
defendant to leave, and advised complainant to summon
him. About 6 o'clock the same evening he was walking
along Noble-street when the defendant followed him, using
moat abusive language towards him, and wanting to fight
him. They proceeded as far as the General Post-office,
when the defendant struck him a violent blow in the face.

Cross-examinol by Mr. Buchanan—He did not call the
defendant's employers swindlers, but he did say that he
(Piggott) paid his creditors :fin. in the pound.
John Latham, traveller in the firm of Piggott and Smith,
confirmed Mr. Pigptt's statement with regard to the first
assault, and Mr. Smith did the same with regard to the
second assault. _ _ _

Mr. Buchanan contended that Mr. Piggott had given
the provocation on both occasions, and called witnesses in
support of his statement.
Alderman Hale said that he should fine the defendant
40s. and costa fur the assault, or in default one month's
imprisonment. He should further order him to enter into
his own recognizance. in 6121. to keep the peace towards

all bar Majears subject., for 12 =Dabs.
The ilne was paid, and the recognizance entered into.
BOW-STREET.

Williass FR-irrold, aged 15, was charged before Mr.
Flowers with thnxtening to assault with a stick Joseph
Holywell, a butcher, residing at 217, Gray's-inn-road.
The complainant stated that at about 20 minutes past
eight the previous evening, the prisoner came in front of
his shop flourishing a stick and. threatened to beat his
brains out, A large crowd assembled and witness re-
quested the prisoner to leave, and on his refusing to do
so a constable was called, and he was taken into custody.
The cause of the disturbance arm* from the fact that wit-
ness had prosecuted one of the prisoner's companions the
day before for stealing a breast of mutton, for which he
received three months imprisonment from the Clerkenwell
police-court. The complairwnt further stated that the
patents of the boy now being charged had come forward
and promised that there should not be arepetition of the
offence if witness would be merciful to him this time. The
prisoner, who had hitherto been exceedingly idle, bad just
obtained a situation which he would certainly lose if com-
mitted to prison. Under these circumstances complainant
did not wish to press the charge on the condition that the
annoyance should not be repeated.
Mr. Flowers bound the prisoner over in his own recog.
nuance in 61. to keep the peace.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

.Pirtro Stigivanit an Italian, was charged before Mr.
Knox with stabbing Joseph Pepin°, a waiter, living in
Castle-street, Leicester -square, and he was also
with two others, named Einik Cane Chipriani and charged,
Gordon, with fighting together, Chipriani also being
charged with assaulting Police-constable Bonn, 228 C.
Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. Edward Lewis, of
(Jew 3borough-strect, prosecuted Stigivtud on the
charge of staGdon.bbing ; and Mr. Froggatt, of Argyle-street,
defend e 4 or

The minor charge was just gone into when Bond said:
—This morning at a quarter to one I was going up
Prins-street, L ieester-square, when I sew the prisoners
and a number of others quarrelling. I told them to go
away, and they went a short distance, and then began
fighting, and on my again interfering Chipriani broke a stick
over my frail, and caused the mark I have over my eye. I
took him into custody, and handed him over to a sergeant,
and went back and took the others who had been fight-
ing. Stigivaai, who had been Plighting, was covered with
lood.

Froggatt addressed the magistrate on the part of
Gordon, and raid that Gordon was the injured. parson,
having first been assaulted hyStigivuni and Chipnam, and
then assaulted by Chipriani.
Mr. KIM: said that he was disposal to send all cases
of a.ssaults on constables to the sessions. He agreed with
Mr. Froggatt that Gordon was an injured person, and
he should d'w barge him, but asked him to stay, as his
evidence might be required.
Mr. Sayer then opened the charge of stabbing against
Stigivant, and culled Joseph Pepin), who deposed that
mainly through some evidence which he bad given at an
Old Bailey trial, Stigivani was sentenced to nine months'
imtrisonment. Map to meet the prosecutor after
his term was , the prisoner assaulted him with
gnat violence, and stabbed bun.

remand was granted in order to secure the atten-
dance of two material witnesses.

THE RUMMER CIRCUITS.—In addition to the
circuits already noticed, the North Wales Circuit was yes-
terday morning fixed by Lord Chid Justice Bovill, the
boudiggeexcui that circuit, as folio ws:—Neweown, July 16;
y July 20; CAiruarvon July '23 ; Bmumaria,
July 27; Medlin, July 30; Mold,e August 3; Chester
August 6, where his lordship will be joined by Mr. Justice
Montagu Smith.

Tlnt FATAL STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION ON THE
ityrzn.--Testerday_ the coroner's inquiry into the circum-
stances attending the recent explosion of a boiler on board
'the Pilot steam tug in Gravesend Reach, bywhich two
firemen named John Thomas and William Hewett last
their lives, was resumed at the Town-hail, Gravesend,
before Mr. }littler and the jury already empanelled.
Mr. pray, the assistant secretary of the Board of Trade,
attended to midst the jury in the prosecution of the in-
quiry, and there were several government pre-
vent. Mr. Sbarland also watched the proem ngs for
patties interested. It will be remembered that the Pilot
tug, which bad been undergoing repairs at Mr. Cooper's
factory at Gravesend, wee Proceeding down the river on
a trial trip, with a party of ladies and gentlemen on
board, when the port boiler exploded and caused the
death of the deceased firemen, who were much mutilated.
Some additional evidence hiving been given, the jury
returned a verdict of „Accidental death." The coroner
mitt it would be well to make known, now the inquiry
was closed, that a section in the Merchant Shipping Act
imF aced a penalty of 1001. upon any person overweighting
end improperly interfering with the safety valve of a
'leant slip.
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