The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-19 00:00:00

CLF.RKEIiiELL.

Jots h&j< a, a begpr, was charged with being drunk and
aseaulting Mary Asa Ltriver.
Tbe complawast, a lodging-house keeper, stated that the
detaidaat lived at her house, and on the previous evening,
about half-pot sit o'clock, be came in very drunk, carry ing
• bottle of runt, from which he continually drank large
quitatitien lie then said something to her and came
towside her with a knife, which he attempted to stab her
,with. He Noised hold of her, and had she not struck
hi. a blow in the eye, which cau.s,d him to stagger back.
wards, be would have made a further attempt to stab her in
the leg, hut the knife was watched from his grasp, and he
was slinnately given into custody.
The defendant, who appeared with a board hung round
hie neck, no which wan inscribed the words, " I am para-
lysed," stated in defence that he did not attempt to use the
baits, but be was drunk at the time.

ltr. Barter oxisidered the assault fully proved, and fined
km 40a, or 21 days' imprwoutueet.
Mr. °come Bruce w.os charged with sameulting Matthew
&vete, cabdriver.
The complainant rid be drove the defendant from Bird-
street to Hatton.garden, where he had requested to he set
lowa. On opening the cab door he found the defendant
fest asleep, and on his waking him and &Akio& him for his
fare he said, "111 settle with you," and immediately
knocked him down.

The defendant denied having knocked him down, and mid
the cabman ansanited him and demanded 31. Gd, for his fare,
which he refused to give him.
Mr. Barker fined the defendant Se.
A marl of sulk LI deportment was charged with being
drunk and violently aaeaulting police.conetable 243 G.
From the statement of tho countable it appeared that be
saw the defendant no the previous night in Goewell-street
fighting with some other man and creating a greet disturb-
ance. He went lop to thew, when the defendant turned
round and struck him on the face sad chest, knocked him
down, and then tore his troweers with his teeth and endea-
voured to injure Lim. He woo taken into custody. end on
the way mule an attempt to &insult soother constable,
while a png of thieves were evidently trying to make •
mums.

The primer, who is known to he a misread convict, pro-
Wined hi innocence, but Mr. Biker seat him to prism fur
month.

The Res. M,. 1101101,11, was twin placed at the bar,
charged with robberies at railway stations.
The clerk of the court read the depositions of the various
mums= taken during the eight days on which the pri.
sewer has been brought up, commencing with the stealing
al the reticule from one of Ise waiting.rooms of the Vie-
leek station.

Mr. Arnold (to the primal—Do you wish to say any-
thing about this ewe sew. es to rewires your defence
The primmer-1 lave setislog whatever to say.
The wigwams were thee booed over to prosecute the pri-
mmer is this ems at the eswiess, which will commence at
the Central Caged Court es Monday peat.
The key. Thames Oreq ewe was then taken, the
evidence of She wigwam's read over. The rev. gentle-
man lost bin beg es the 1 of August, at the South
Eudora 'Latina, sad save of the property contained in it
woe subsopieutly pawned by the prisoner a landlady.
The preioner wee wry aezious to impreas upon the
magistrates that Indio! not instruct the landlady to pawn
the thins.
Mr. A mold said that wee made clear by the depositions.
It appeared that he mwe the things to the laudlady, to whom
he owed money, telling her she might do as alus liked with
them.

The prisoner said It was so.
le this cave also the proer, in reply to the magistrate,
said ha should reserve his defence ; and he was fully com-
mitted upon it.
Mr. Addison, the barrister, whose case was taken on a
previous day, was not present, and Mr. Arnold said he could
nut proceed in his absence.
Mi. Carpenter, the superintendent of police, said he in-
tended subpenaing Mr. Addison.
This being all the evidence,
Mr. Holloway said—May I ask you, sir, in what position I
stsnd

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Mr. Arnold- -Yon are committed on three chargea
Mr. Holloway—Am Ito be ramaDded to the Howie of
Detention ?

Mr. Arnold—No. You will be sent to Nowgate.
Mr. Holloway—l feel I have hoes severely punished by
these repeated remands. I bre been fora long time
is artist solitary coofinentest. Wrin 1 addrerid you on
the subject on a previous day, you were pleased to eay that
I should represent the [seta to the judge, in car of a eon-
trietioo, in mitigation of punishment. Now, I look forward
sot to be convicted, but acquitted, but I do sot wish to be
acquitted is any other way than by the verdict of • jury,
and I shall not, therefore. otter is, technical objections.
Suppose lam acquitted, I undergone solitary confine-
meat for twenty-tree hors out of the twenty-four during
the last eight weeks—a peat trial and severe punishment to
• sensitive man, and ray likely to &Meet his reason.
Mr. Arnold --W hat in thew of addressing Hier arm,
lions to me! I have dose se MOM than I was obliged to do.
Mr Holloway—l wag sot calling your impartiality into
question ; but gibs.' wish to contend for is that the legis-
lature sever isteadsd that an innocent man—and every man
is held to be irecemi till be in found guilty--should be
punished la this way.
Mr. Arseid—ll is not every innocent man that has five
dingiest charges of Wry brought against him. I admit it
in very band apes you, tf you are innocent ; but five such
charges have necessarily prolonged the inquiry.
Mr. Holloway—l came to this bar en innoreet man, I
Isar it as such. lam sure I shall leave the bar of the old
Bailey in the arse position. At the same time, the con-
, dimmer I have had is in itself • dreadful punishment. I
the
leigWateire will alter the present system, for I
that it was sever intended that magi•itnitia should
have therms, of istlictiat inch a heavy punishment upon
• man beim conviction. lUR sot sow speaking so ouch
:•=
of 11 r for Firer, sod I trust that these
say lead to as alteration of the pre-
med slate
The parater was thus remond Irmo the bar to Newpta

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