The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-09 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
CLEM CAM= OP A TRILL
James Wood, described as a bootmaker, was charged
before Mr. Leigh, who sat tor Mr. Knox, with the following
robbery :
Mr. John Hennessey, furniture warehouse keeper, of
Wurdouratreet, Soho, said that yesterday afternoon,
in consequence of missing • leather-covered chair, of the
v..lue of V. 54., from his shop, he made inquiry, and the
result led him to believe it bad been stolen. One of his
ouog men informed him that he bad seen •
nun loitering about the street, and tbinkisg the person
might come again he with his young man secreted himself
behind a s reen, and after they had been so hidden for some
rime the prisoner walked into the shop, passed a quantity of
other chairs, and selected one, which he put on his shoulder
and walked off with. They then went after the
prisoner and took him back to the shop, sod after-
wards gave him in charge. The prisoner then said
that if be (Mr. Hennessey) went with him he
would show him where he had sold one of his chairs. In
the evening one of the officers (Sergeant Edwards) came to
him and informed him that he had found one chair at the
place where the prisoner bad told him, but it was not of
the same pattern, and on his (Mr. Hennessey) going to the
place, No. 6, Silver.street, be found that although it was
not the chair he was in search of, it was another chair be.
longing to him ; so that instead of his being robbed of two
chairs he had been robbed of three.
Frederick Laren], in Mr. Hennessey's employ, confirmed
Mr. Hennessey's statement.
David Clark, of 6, Silver-street, green-grocer, proved buy-
ing a chair of the prisoner for sa.
Mr. Hennessey said they were worth 45a. each.
Webb, 112 C, proved finding some duplicates and two
portraits—one of the prisoner, and the other of his young
woman—on the prisoner.
Mr. Leigh said the prisoner was evidently • dangerous
person, and committed him for six months with hard labour. !

GREENWICH.
PISTOL PIEINO IN TB! PUBLIC TBOBOUGHTILILZ.
Mr. John W diktat MattAers, a tradesman carrying on
busies's in High-street Deptford, appeared to an adjourned
summons, charged with firing a loaded pistol across a public
thoroughfare, and wounding William Parmenter.
The complainant said he resided in Douglas-street,
Deptford, and a few evenings previously be was standing
in his garden looking over the wall into the public
street when he heard the report of a pistol, and imme-
diately felt himself struck in the face just below the
left eye, and found that be was wounded by a shot.
He directly went to the house of defendant, from
whose garden the flash of the pistol was seen, and re-
monstrated with the defeedant, who laughed at kiln.
The Seat day he a called upon defendant, who still
received him with laughter, and mid he had fired the
pistol to frighten away thieve'. He (complainant)
told him he was not a thief, sad, finding he could obtain no
redress from defendant, he took the present proceedings.
Had he not been a distance of 70 yards from defendant's
door-step, he must have been seriously injured, as he was
struck with the shot only about an inch nada. the ere.
The defendant admitted firing the pistol, and also seeing
the complainant was wounded io the face. He thought it
impossible at the time that, at so great a distance, the
pistol shot could have reached defendant, and he was now
very sorry for what had occurred.
The magistrate observed that defendant bad committed
an act which had narrowly escaped causing serious and per-
manent injury to the complainant. The least he (defendant)
could hare doue was to have expremed regret, but as any
fine he might impose would not compensate the complainant
for the injury he bad sustained, he would allow defendant
en opportunity of coining to some arrangement with the
complainant.

The parties thee retired, and the complainant almost im-
mediately afterwards came tato ooart sod informed his wor-
ship that the matter was amicably arraoged.

STRATFORD.
wrEDWROCIS OUTRAGE.
Heny William Sandford wan placed at the bar on re-
mend charged with committing a violent and unprovoked
outrage on the person of Emma Spurgeon, daughter of the
landlady of the City of London beenhop, Little Ilford,
Euex.

The oomplaioent, who appeared to be suffering great pain
from the effects of prisoner'■ oondoct, stated that she lived
with her mother, whom she was in the habit of assisting in
her business. On the evening of Friday, July 25, the pr'soar
entered the beershop, and called for &pint of beer. She drew
the beer and went to the front door to speak to the driver of
the mail cart, who had pulled up, when the prisoner
walked up suddenly behind her, and seised her by the left
arni, when he stabbed her in the left brood. Wittier called
for her mother, who rushed out, when the prisoner ex-
claimed, " I have done it." The prisoner did not attempt to
canape, and the wounded female was placed in bed, where
she had remained ever since under the care of a surgeon.
Police-constable GS K deposed to apprehending the pri-
soner, when he found the knife produced, which was picked
up from the &or of the beershop.
Mr. G. W. Sullivan, surgeon, said that be was called to
the complainant, whom he found suffering from a lacerated
wound in the left side of the bosom shout three inches deep
and one inch and & ludf is leogth. She was in a very dan-
gerous state for nearly a fortnight, and had suffered a severe
shock from the injury. She was not yet out of danger.
The magistrate cautioned the prisooer in the usual form,
and he in reply said that he was intoxicated at the time and
did not know what he was doing.
The prisoner was fully summated to take his trial at the
Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey.

GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION AT LAMBETH-TWO
PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED. -(THIS DAY.)

This morning, shortly after nine o'clock, the
utmost alarm was created io the neighbourhood of Lambeth
Pilaw, by so explosion of gunpowder. From inquiries
made it would appear that this being the day of the
annual excursion to Rosherville of the employis of Messrs.
Dotilton, the potters, of Lambeth, much interest
was manifested by the Inhabitants of the locality, sod
crowds of persons assembled to witness their departure by
the Diamond Company's steamer Petrel from Lambeth
Pier. Upwards of 200 men with their wives and families
marched down to the pier, headed by the excellent brass
baud belonging to the firm. In order to give greater eckft to
the occasion a salute of 56 guns was ordered to be fired
from the Ship Tavern and boat-house, that being the number
of years the firm has been established. For this purpose
Charles Beadle, aged 26, residing at 9, Granbtbuildioge,
and William Beadle, aged 12, living at 1, Upper Fore-street,
were employed with their father in attending to the guns.
The steamer bad left the pier • short distance, sod
46 rum had been fired, when suddenly a terrific
explodes took place, and Charles and William Beadle
were hurled to the ground. Assistroce woe promptly ob-
tamed, arid both sufferers were, is •• bleeding coo&tion,
at once conveyed to Wastmluster Hospital. It wee found
that the eldest was fearfully burnt and lacerated about
the face, hands, and arms, and that the greater
portion of his hair was burnt off. The boy
was also burnt in a shocking manner. It would
seem that while the father was firing, the sons were
engaged in loading, when • piece of burning wadding
drooped into a large quantity of powder near to them, which
immediately exploded.
Before the explosion took place the Petrel had departed ;
mid therefore the sad occurrence was unknown to those oa
board.

"TRAPEZE" Acct DEN'fAT THE C.IIIPIEHBERY HALL.
—Last night (Friday) an alarming accident happened to Mon-
sieur Maximin Agoura& the celebrated " trapeze " per-
former at the Canterbury Ha/I. It seems that shortly before
ll o'clock Monsieur Argonaut was in the act of going
through his performance on the flying "trapera," when, on
making one of his astonishiog leaps, be misjudged his
distance, and, failing to catch the opposite "trapeze,"
he fell, to the great horror of the audience, with
a fngbtful crash, on one of the large candelabra
that light the hall. The greatest anxiety prevailed ;be
was released, when he was conveyed to Charing-cross
Hospital with all speed, and immediately attended by Mr.
Delamotte, the house surgeon, who found that be was
severely cut about the thighs, and had sustained a serious
roles to the chest. On inquiring at the hospital this
(Saturday) morning it was ascertained that he had rallied
considerably, and though be has sustained some severe
injaries, they are not expected to be attended with fatal
results

Me 1111714 ACCIDINT IN CHIAPSIDIL—About 10
o'cleck this morning an omnibus, heavily laden both inside
and out. was on its way to the Exhibition, when near the
crer of King.strest. Cheapside, the near hind wheel came
off the axletree. The omnibus fell to the ground,
with great violence, throwing the passengers on the top into
the carriage-way and those inside into indescribable con-
ker. The parties inside, who were principally females,
were quickly extricated, and luckily, beyond a few slight
bruises, no one sustained any *Lary.
Tag GRZAT WE RAILWAY DIVIDEND.—
TIN dividend of this company for the past half-yew an-
trounced yesterday, has mused considerable surprise sod
disappointment. The recent arrangement with the Wee
ilidland Company for the joint working of the traffic over
the two systems, each taking a certain proportios of the
mere, and the still more recent arraegement for leriag
the South Wale. Railway Con.pany from the Ist of /aviary
he eta fixed rental, have rendered it hardly possible to
Predicate what the result would be at the end of the half-
Year. The commercial depremion also affected the traffic
of most of the large railways oousiderably during the first
four months of the jest half-year. It very rarely happens
that the full advantages of &joint working come into Nome-
di■le opevatiou. Great alterations have to be made awe-
asd experiments have to be tried before the system
of two or three distinct systems of railway communication
Nobe brought into harmonious and ecoemnical working.
No doubt all thous causes havetended le redone the balance
available for the Great Western dividend ho the very small
amount of " half per cent. per annum w for the rat Wi-
ses,. leaving a miserable Weer of 2,8001. over.—Tier.
Tax Lau Durrawr.—Despite the anticipations
c'f ',Minim hotel and lodging-hour that r the
season advanced visitors would Beek le, Lured shows at
the wrest time a paucity of Tinton ear se Ire lot been
the cuss ler may yesza.—icridel ilavery.