The Express. — 1847-06-04 (London, England)

YESTERDAY.  SOUTHWARK.—ALLIGID ROBBRILY OP IRON PROM A RAILWAY COMPANY.--Jduesse Bishop, a smith at Battersea, appeared upon his reesignimmeas 10 MVO, arsa, stealing a quantity of law, the progeny et the Western Railway Company.—On Oros-der samdastism, it was stated that a quantity of is bad bean denvonsi to the prisoner by the company's servants far the purpose et making what were termed "points," and that instead of returning the overplus or cuttings of the iron, he had disposed of them to an iron merchant on Bankaide, asd at a rate very much below the real value of each article. In the course of the examination, the witnesem for the prosecution all agreed in the fact that it was the prisoner's duty to have returned the surplus iron into the company's stores, instead of which he had disposed of some tons as already described.— Mr. Cottingharn did not think that the accused was bound to return the cuttings ; but he construed into a felonious that the iron had been delivered to the accused for a eular purpose; and after he had performed his work he ept the surplus iron back, of which he had legal possession. With regard to those cuttings, it was the company's duty to have had a clear understanding with the prisoner on that point, and to have en-tinged that the whole were to be returned, instead of beinii considered as the perquisites of the person whom they employed to do their work. They were blameable in the transaction, therefore, in not cautioning him on the delivery of the iron to return the overplus. Under such circumstances, therefore, he felt bound to dismiss the charge, and was further of opinion that there were no grounds for accusing him of felony ; but that if the company pleased they indict him at the sessions. At present he was dim LAMBETIrI A17231Fr ro utanan.—Mr. James Loftus Brock, a half-pay lieutenant in the army, was charged with attempting to murder his wife and stabbing her through the left arm. Mrs. Ann Brock deposed, that she a had been married to the prisoner, who had been lieutenant in the army for upwards of 20 years, and was at present on half-pay ; for the last three years his conduct towards her and his family was of the most violent description. On Tuesday night he remained from home; and on Wednesday night he stopped away also, and did not return until near ten o'clock next morning. As men as he entered thereon he, as usual, commenced abusing her, and also made use of threats about taking away her life ; and his manner was such that she left the room, went down stairs, and remained in the yard for nearly two hours. Hoping that his anger had subsided she returned up stain, and was in the act of preparing the dinner for her family when her husband cams behind her and made a stab at her heart, on the left side. Her eldest son, at the instant, struck or pushed his arm, so that the blow fell upon her left arm instead of between her ribs, as was intended, and the blade of the knife passed right through the fleshy part. Her screams brought the landlord of the house and other persons to her assistance, and her husband was secured by a policeman. The surgeon who dressed the wound said that if she had been struck by the knife on the place where the blow was aimed at, instantaneous death must have been the result, as the instrument must have penetrated the heart. The police constable here produced the knife, which was about four inches long, quite taper, and sharp at the point, with • ridge down the centre like a stiletto, and both sides sharp, and deeply stained with blood.— The witness said that her husband had evidently been drinking on the night before and on that morning, but still was perfectly well aware of what be was about. He had frequently told her he was determined to take her life, and as frequently told her he knew how to do it, by stabbing her close to the fifth rib.—James Lincoln Brock, the MCC of the prisoner, corroborated a great portion of his mother's testimony.—Police. constable 88 L, who took the prisoner into custody, said that at the house in Best-street, as well as on his way to the station-house, and even at the station-house, the prisoner expressed his regret he had not done the thing effectually, and that if he had he did not mind being hung for her. The prisoner, who declined offering anything in defence, was remanded to a future day.