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London, England, 1857-03-26 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCI7IT.—KINasroN, MARCH 25.
(Before Mr. Justice Cresswell.)

ELLIS V. THE SOUTIIjWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—March 24

BOW-STREET.—Catherine Smith, late a ser-
vant to Mr. Styles, oil and colourman of Tavistock-
street, Covent-garden, was charged with stealing a
sovereign from the box of a lodger, Frederick Kelf,
a waiter at the Tavistock Hotel.

The prosecutor said that on Sunday last he placed
five sovereigns in his box under the bed. At about
four o'clock on the following day, having occasion
to go to his box, he missed one of the sovereigns.
The box had been forced.

Mr. Styles said.that the prisoner, who had only
been'in his service a few weeks, went out on Mon-
day, and returned at night very drunk. She was
put to bed, and some time after a woman called
and asked to see her, saying that prisoner's sister
was very ill, and expressing great anxiety to bring
her away to see the invalid. As the woman pressed
the matter very urgently, he allowed the prisoner
to be called, and sho went away. Considering the
state she was in, he was not sorry that she was
gone, as he apprehended some danger to the chil-
dren, who slept in her room. The next morning
the prisoner did not return, but in the course of
the day he heard of the prosecutor's loss, and also
heard that she had changed a sovereign at the Salu-
tation public-house in Tavistock-street. Knowing
that she had no money previouslyto that day, and,
in fact, had borrowed a few shillings of him oa
account about a week before, ho made inquiries
and found that the whole story about the sister
was a fabrication ; that the character by means of
which she had got into h;s service was a false one,
and that she had been discharged from her previous
situa'ion for drunkenness and suspected theft. In
the eveningvhe came to claim her box, and was
given in charge. She then said she had not changed
a sovereign.

The prisoner said she was not guilty. She had
no recollection of changing any sovereign at the
Salutation, but she was very drunk, and it was
quite possible that she might have changed one for
the woman who was with her. Mr. Styles was
misinformed as to • her character, which was
genuine ; and she bad not been discharged from
any situation for misconduct.

Mr. Wickham, landlord of the Salutation, said
that when the prisoner changed the sovereign she
was treating the women who were with. her, and
saying that it was her birthday, and she meant to
enjoy herself. One of the women was about to
take up the change, but the prisoner would not
allow her. She asked him to wrap it in, paper,
which he did, and she then put it in her pocket.
She was remanded fur further inquiry.

WORSHIP- STREET.—Joseph , Pye, 19, a
young man of respectable exterior and manners,
was charged with attempting to drown himself, by
leaping from the Queen's-road-bridge of the Re-
gent's-canal, Dalston.

M'Leod, 265 N, while on duty at two o'clock
yesterday morning, was told that a mail had sprung
from the bridge, which is nearly 20 feet high, and
on arriving there found defendant in the water,
from which he succeeded in extricating him in a
senseless state. On recovery at the station-house
he said, " This will kill me." Some of h's friends
informed witness he had threatened and had at-
tempted suicide during the past week.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—What can you say to this ?
Defendant—l am sorry, sir ; but I have been
troubled—disappointment in business and—and—

Mr. D'Eync;Urt—And any love affair ?
Defendant (sorrowfully)—Yes, sic—jealousy.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—lt is fortunate that, at your
age, it is not anything else, for nineteen is too
young to be married. What are you ? Where do
you live ? _

.Defendant--I am an artificial flower-maker, sir,
and reside in Pearson-street, Kingsland-road.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—You have expressed -a resolu-
tion to take your life, and I shall now remand you
for a week.

Inquiries were made outside the court for the
young man's friends, but no one answered.

WESTMINSTER-.l—Eliza Higgins, a woman
about 25 years of age, was charged with desertion
of her infant.

Wm. Tiddersley, clachman to Count Batthyani,
stated that he was in Hill-street, Knightsbridge,
on his way home, at about half-past 11 on the pre-
vious night, when his attention was attracted Ly a
noise something like the mewing of a cat. As there
was, however, something peculiar about it he
stopped and listened more attentively, whdn he
thought the cry wag that of a child, and on look-
ing over a fence by the way-side, he saw an infant
lying on the bricks, with nothing on but a night-
gown. Witness called a policeman, and the child
was taken to St. Luke's Workhouse, Chelsea.

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house with the child on Tuesday morning.
Robert Wright polio° sergeant, 6 B, said that
from information he received he apprehended the
prisoner that thy in Queen's street, Chelsea. -She
at first went into fits, and then threatened to cut
her tbroat.

Mr. Paynter having asked the constable to de-
scribe the place where the child was found, he re-
pliel that it was a place so protected that the pri-
soner could not have climbed over it to deposit the
child on the brickwork wh-re it was found, but
must have had much difficulty in lowering it there
by its bedgown, which would account for the fact
of the infant having a black 'eye, by, being struck
against some hard substance. The prisoner, when
token into custody, was told by him that it was for
leaving her child in the place described. She ad.:
got
mitred r the fact.
magistrate agistrate ordered the child, which ap-
tPbeerwpdorThouapsreecar!ons state, to be taken back to
d remanded' the prisoner to see
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,AMBETH.—A gentleman asked Mr. Elliott's
opinion on the following point. He had taken a
season ticket for the Surrey Gardens. That day
week the Music-hall was let to a society for the
promotion of early closing, and applicant and others
found that their se 'son tickets, which they pre-
rented at the ball, would not procure their admis-
sion. Applicant wished to know whether they
would be justified in forcing their way into the hall

Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins,
were for the plaintiff; and Mr. E. James Q.C.,
and, Mr. Lush, appeared for the company.
The plaintiff in this action is a farmer, occupy-
ing land adjacent to the Guildford and Godalming
Railway, and the action was brought to recover
the value of two colts that had strayed upon the
line and were run over and killed by the train, in
consequence, it was alleged, of the company not
keeping a proper fence, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Act of Parliament. An endeavour
was made, on the part of the plaintiff, to show that
at the place where the accident happened there
was a public right of way for horses and pedestrians,
but the case failed altogether as far as proving
that it had been used by horses ; and, although it
seemed to be made out pretty clearly that there
was a footpath at the place in question, yet it ap-
peared that the company had put up a gate, and
provided a lock and key for the use of the
owner of the land, and that if this gate had
been kept locked the accident could not have
happened ; but it seemed that :the key had been
lost, and that the gate had consequently not been
properly secured.

Mr. Justice Cresswell without calling upon Mr.
James to:address:the jury, siid it appeared to him
that the plaint.ff had not made out any negligence
on the part of the railway company, and that, on
the contrary, they really seemed to have done all
that could be required of them for the prevention
of accidents, and that the accident would not have
occurred if the gate had been kept locked, as it
ought to have been.
The jury at once returned a verdict for the de-
fendants.

MANSION-HOUSE.—In the case of Messrs.
Hill and Brough, who were charged. with having
appropriated the amounts of two bills which had
been sent to them as agents by Mr. Harrison,
Mr. Hobler appeared upon the part of the de-
fendants, and stated that his lordship having
kindly allowed the matter of accusation to stand
remanded, an opportunity had been afforded of
making explanations which he was happy to say
were consid-red by the complainant to be satisfac-
tory. His lordship would therefore, he hoped, as
no further charge would 'be brought against his
clients, discharge the recognisances of Messrs. Hill
and Brough.
Mr. Matthews, the solicitor for Mr. Harrison,
intimated that his client was satisfied with the ex-
planations alluded to, and consented to the dis-
charge of the recognisances of the defendants.
The Lord Mayor then discharged the recogni-
sances, and said the case was at an end.
Several lads, most of whom were recognised as
active and experienced thieves, were charged with
having picked gentlemen's pockets of handkerchiefs,
and were sentenced to d;fferent terms of imprison-
ment with hard labour.

at. a concert which was announced, and for which
the building hal -
Mr. Elliot consi ered tint the season tick-Ws
gave admi,iidun f:nly to such entertauments as were
given by the proprietors, and not
.to those given by
persmis who hired the hall, and recommended ap-
plicant not to force his way in without good advice.

HAMMERSMITH.—DanieIBrown was charged
with endeavouring to obtain 2/. by A Post-office
order under false pretences.
On Tuesday Mary Ann Webber, servant to a
lady residing at Notting-hill, had to cash a Post•
office order IT 2/. for her mistress. She put the
order in her purse, and went to King's College
Hospital, where she had to see -the surgeon. On
coming out of the hospital she foun,l her purse gone.
She gave information of her loss at the Notting-hill
Post-office, where the order was payable. The
next day the prisoner presented the order, and was
taken into custody.
Remanded for inquiries W be made at King's
College Hospital.