The Express. — 1859-11-05 (London, England)

THAMES. _ _ _ - Captain Higginson, thi; itiZterOlthe London and Dula, steam packet Foyle, and Mr. Pitt, from the office of Mr. Hartley, wharfinger. of the Dublin and Foreign Steam Wharf, Aldermen's Stain, Lower East Smithfield, waited upon Mr. Yardley, to glee an explanation relating to the landing • &otok tailor boy, a insane, from the Foyle, on Thursday megutag. Captain Higginson stated that the boy was put oa board at Falmouth, where the steamer touched on her way from Dahlia, He did not know he wee insane when he mitred him on baud.  Mr. Pitt said that Mr. Hartley would make a strict Inver tigadoa into the eircarastances. Bllea liiachley, a very pretty young Irish woman, eras charged with sassulting and wounding and threatening to marchr her illegitimate child, Robert James Hinchley. aged 12 months sad 12 days, and also with threatening to commit suicide.  James O'Connor, a police-constable, No. 177 H, of No. 6, gster Berner-street, Commercial-rod East, stated that the tier and her illegitimate child had been lodging In his I house for several week,. The father of her child had been allowing her 16a. per week, and also paying her feet, but 'this did not satisfy bar, cud she insisted upon knowing the address of the father. He refused to satisfy her curiosity, and she " fiew " into • violent passion, and said she would cut her child in pieces and murder herself, and either let her child drop from her arena, or threw it upon the floor, and the child was very mach hart. In sneerer to Mr. Yardley, who directed the witness to be Tag anted, O'Connor said he believed the prisoner threw the child upon the leer. It was certainly injured. The prisoner had bees living with him for:one month. She wee& violent woman. Mr. Yardley—Where is the child now ? Witness—lt lain the are of my wife, sir. Mr. iltoddart, solicitor, said he wished to say a few words on behalf of a young gentlemen, the father of the child. Mr. Yardley—The father of the child is not before me. He is neither complainant nor defendant in this cage. You kayo no loom ereadi, Mr. Stoddart. The primmer, who was all impatience, eked if it wee her tarn to speak, sad said she bed bees already silent five minutes. (A laugh.) On being told she might proceed she stated that there wee a scheme between O'Connor and the father of her child to prevent her knowing the address of the latter.  O'aosnor said the prisoner wee sentenced to three months' impriacoment and Lard labour in Ireland for annoying the family of her child's f►ther and mesultiog his brother. The prisoner said she wanted to know the address of the father in London. She cast maay reproachful gleams at the father of her child, a youth who wee m court, end frequently called upon him to come forward. Mr. Stoddart again swayed to address the magistrate, who refused to hew ►im. . .  Mr. Yardley said if the prisoner thought proper to affiliate the child upon the father and earn her legal rights she might do so, but all be could order for its maintenare was 2s. 6d. pat week. The prisoner was now receiving 20a. per week, and he could not understand her motive for acting r alas had done. He than admonished her at great length, sad finally ordered bar to enter into her own recognisance. is the sum of 201. to appear agar this day (Saturday).