The Express. — 1862-11-06 (London, England)

TEE POLICE COURTS.  Elizabeth L'aderhay, described as a domestic servant out of a situation, was charged before Mr. Barker with attempting to commit suicide by taking a quantity of litudmium, at the Back-mad, Kingsland. The defendant, who is far advanced in pregnancy, is a servant out of a situation, and she stated that she was a single woman, and that the father of her child is a soldier stationed at Woolwich. last Friday night she went to bed rather depressed in spirits, and the following morning at an early hour the landlady was alarmed at hearing that the defendant had taken a quantity of poison. She found the defendant in a very bad state, and had not the surgeon promptly attended and applied restoratives, she would have lost her life. As it was, when abs was brought to this court some hours afterwards, she waa in such a weak state that it was found necessary to here her removed to the workhouse.  litiaTeer to the charge the defendant Paid that she was very sorry for what she had done. She did it because she was very much depressel ie spirits, in consequence of the state she was now io.  The mother of the defeodant, a respectable country woman, said she was very sorry at her daughter's disgrace, and she would again take her home. Mr. Barker, after animadvertiog upon the folly of the defendant's act, discharged her on her promising to go home with her mother. _ _ _  Dr. Williamson, of Ball's-pond-road, applied to Mr. Barker for his expenses. He stated that in addition to attending upon the young woman at her residence, he had been twice at that court. He had to apply for his costs not only in justice to himself but to the other members of the profession. Mr. Barker said he bad no fund at his disposal for the payment of medical or other witnesses. It happened that in very distressing cases he sometimes paid • witness out of the funds that were placed at his disposal to give to the poor. Dr. Williamson remarked that it was very hard on medical men that they should give their time end trouble without any remuneration. if when they were called to such cases as the present they refused to attend, then they were considered as brutes. Mr. Barker said that Dr. Williamson could write to the Secretary of State. arid represent that he (Mr. Barker) bad refused the application for expenses, oil the ground that he had no funds at his disposal for that purpose. Dr. Williamson said that he should do so, not for his own sake but for the sake of the profession. Mr. Barker remarked that he had no doubt the application would be referred back to him, and the matter theu terminated.  George Matthew; aged 41, ► early, brutal-looking fellow, • plasterer, residing at 40, Eagle-street, Red Lion-square, who has before been convicted of &amanita on women, was charged with being drunk, and violentl7 assaulting Mrs. Elizabeth Bruton, • warned woman, residing in the same house.  The evidence went to show that the prisoner is constantly in the habit of ill-using his' wife and family. On Tuesday he went home the worse for liquor, and began beating his wife and family; the lodgers interfered for their protection, and the prisoner cut at them with a cane, and struck them over their heads and arms. He followed up this violence with kicking at all who came near him. Whilst ou the stairs he kicked the complainant, who had only just got out of her confinement, in the stomach, and knocked her down. Whilst on the ground be kicked at her again, and would have followed it up had be not been prevented. In the struggle he assaulted the complainant's infant, and both the infant and its mother had been unwell the whole of the night from the effects of the prisoner's violence. The landlord of the house said the prisoner had been sentenced to three months' imprisonment fur assaulting his wife, and had been Revere' times in custody for assaults on women. He was very violent, and kicked at every one who Came Dear him.  The prisoner's wife said she had to work to support the family. The prisoner was always getting drunk and ill. using her and the children. In defence the prisoner said that he was not aware that be bad kicked the complainant. What he did was to get away from the women that were surrounding him. Mr. Balker said, if be had thought that the prisoner bad intended to kick the complainant he should have been more severe. He then sentenced the prisoner to two months' hard labour in the House of Correction, without the option of a fine.