The Express. — 1859-05-20 (London, England)

MANSION-HOUSE.  Her, Ave. TfalA, a poT, nifuentbia-looking women, wh held is her anal a atckly infon,, wait Moog a up on retimod, °bilged with attempting to onentu.t suicide, under circumstances of a pi culiarly heattrend me cheroot. r, Laving, In the Rid Ilea the Light, cepos Lod her rhi d cetefully wrapped.neu: is tbs damsel pottievat of wikh she had dlvoted ea a sheltered doorstep is Tharaseeetreet, sad covered it with her Angel before oho bent her Mem towarls the river with the intention of deetrortag herself—ay:tepee which abet wee prevented from chmatucusting by thstaterposititea of • policeman. When first brought before the Lord Mayor, ehe told • pitale of how A. was alone in the world, with tee exegetic' of a sister who WY unable to help her ; how she had been usable to maintain heasal and child by her labour as •  eammdreas; how she bad taken to lodge with her a young women who had robbed her even of ikelt bedclothes; how thee she fel ill, and in de,pair readved to end liar life, Iravirg her chili b. hind her to the mercy of the world. Commiserating her condition, his lordship remodel her for a Yr:et, with a view to her being well and carefully attended Min the prison infirmary, rather than for puniahnient, end directed that inquiries should be made se to the truth of her story. Those inquiries were mad., and, on one result, her abbe now attended in court. Addreesiog the sister' The Lord Mayor said—Yon are aware ol the attempt made by your sister upon her life. Will you pledge yourself to take we of her to tho best of your ability if I deliver lase over tato your hands P The Amer' weeping. said she would. The Lord Mayor—Since she was here bi fore she has been well token area in the infirmary, and I hope she Lilt availed herself of the services of the chaplain, and that she is fully aware of the enormity of the crime which she at'empted to oornmit. To the prisoner—Will you promise me never do so spin P Yeutter—Yes, sir, indeed I will. The Lord Moyer—Then you are discharged. I give you into the care of your sister; to bee also will Lo handed some small 'attributions seat for your nee by chswitabla individuals who saw your cave reported In the newspapers, sad I hope you will never male so offend the laws of God and man. The prisoner was then discharged, and quitted the court with her sister, after the contributions referred to by the Lord Mayor had bees handed to her. H. 8. ,Ohnlon, tiller, was charged, upon summon', with aseeolting Mr. John Nathan, wholesale clothier, in Houodaditch.  Mr. Robles St appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Hobler for the defendant. The complainant is of somewhat rceagre proportion", while the defendant is a tall, stout, and powerfully-built man of enormous weight. Mr. Robinson said the defendant had been In the habit of t.king out large quantities of clothing to make up for the complainant, and recently received • quantity, one portion of which he delivered, while anotoer portion remained In hie bands. Oa Friday lost he sent in a bill fur fel odd, on account of which Mr. le.than paid 31, end sent word that he would not pay the rest null the material which defendant held was all roads up and delivered. Defendant then went hirueelf ant demended his money, and Mr. Nathan explained to him the reason why he kept a portion of it back, upon which the defendant, without the slightest brovccailon, took him by she collar, shook him violently, Read him down with his back ecru& the edge of • packing case, and there knelt upon him for a considerable time, until the son and shop-boy of the complainant went up and pulled him off. Mr. Nathan thee went into his counting-house and closed the dour but the defendant forced hie way in, despite the efforts of Mr. Nathan's son, but war kept from perpetra' lag any further act of vi .lent., in the first place, by the act of Mr. Nathan, who seized upon the poker to defend himself, and secondly, and more of actually, by the arrival from dinner of Mr. Nathan's work area, who were absent when the defendant went to the place. As • consequence of the brutal tumult committed upon him, the complainant had vomiel considerably, and had been suffering severely front illness ever since. The coneplsi o ant, upon examination and cross-examination, deposed to the facts sa put for geed by the leained consul, and hie statement was confirmed in every eetential iaqicular by his son and shop-boy. Oa the other hand, a strong attempt was male to show that, beyond a tome scuffle to get possession of • disputed paper, and in the course of which the complainant fell accidotally, there bad been no ausult at all ; and that so far a. matters rosily did go in that direction, the complainant himself was the aggressor. The Lord Mayor, however, said that it war perfectly clear that the defendant bad noel most unjustifiable means in demanding settlement of • disputed debt, and he roust therefore pay • Ana of 40., sad costa, or be imprisoned for 14 days. The money was paid.