The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-21 00:00:00

I[ARYLEI3ON B.

ROPIDSAIZS AT TirciiiDllicliLlQVAllll HOTZT.—T.
Ropers was brought up on remand, charged ou suspicion of
baying been oonerraed in robberies committed et the
Hyde•pukrquate Horeb on the 6tb inst., when property to
sessidersble antount eru stolen.

- in addition to what
W already appeared, sad the prisoner was discharged.

LAMBETH,

Te■ ALLEOZD NORDIII-117T-14-17iVANTSW01

A respectable-lookistit female, accompanied by a young
woman of 19, end bith of whom were drevard in deep
ossurnieg, requested the assistant, of the magistrate under
the following circumstances:7-Th' applicant stated that the

young woniiii who a fed Is, -eine the may child of
Mrs. Soelling, late house as Mr. Meddle, of Camden-
place, Wandsworth, who was hued dead in his kitchen by
that gentleman a►out two month& ago. on his return from
church ; ond, cot ceieing herself entitled to the clothes and
other property belonging to her mother, she went, acoomps-
mird by her (applicant), and applied (or them. Mr. Maddle,
however, refused to deliver them up, unless she produced
such certificates that it was almost impossikle for her is pro-
cure. She (applicant) vouched for the truth of the girl bring
the child of tr.. deceased, but Mr. Meddle still persisted in
his refusal, and she therefore should feel obliged for the kind
advice of his worship bow she was to act under the ercum-
stoners.

The magistrate did not conceive that there was any diffi-
culty in delivering up the properly in question, but he sup
posed Mr. Meddle wu anxious to *Wife himself by not
giving up the property to any one but the person adminic
tering to the deceased's effects. He thought, however, that
there would be no risk us giving the property up to the
daughter, and he should sand an officer to see Mr. Meddle on
the subleet.
The applicant thanked his worship for his kindness, and
an officer was directed to accompany her and the girl to
the residence of Mr. Meddle.
SOUTHWARK.

BRCTAL AeiAvLT Robertr, a butcher,
belonging to Leadenhiell Market, was charged with commit-
ting a viulent 'result on his wife, by kicking her on the bead
end knocking ►er front teeth out.
Complainant, who.* face was much di figured, stated
that on the previous evening her husband left her while she
had a few friends at home. Not returning at 12 o'clock, she
wanton• and made inquiries about him, and about 3 o'cicck
she found that he was sleeping at No. 9, Broad-
wad. Knowing that he had to be at his busioeu a
little after tour, she went to that house and roused up the
inmates, when her husband came down as a pessioe, and
felled her to the earth like a bullock, and while down he
kicked her on the bead and face with such violence as to
fires three of her front teeth oat. Her screams brought a
policeman to the eirt, who prevented her husband from
committing further violence. S.tie really believed that he
would have murdered her had not the constable a • d, as
he several times stated that he intended to do for her.
Police-constable 42 L said he heard the cries of a female
in Braadwall, and on arriving at the spot he saw the female
on the ground, and the prisoner kicking her. He distint tly
saw him kick her on the mouth, and force her teeth out.
Witness here produced the teeth, and stated t►at after con-
siderable difficulty he prevented him from committing further
violence.

la (Weise*, the prisoner said his wife first struck him with
• unite, ■ad in self-defence he knocked her down.
Mr. A'Beckett said he was a brutal fellow, and deserved to
he severely punished for ill-using his wife in such a manner.
He Anal fine him 51. (or the umult, or two mouths' hard
labour at Brixton.