The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-30 00:00:00

BOITTHWAIUL

John Bill, a ehoemakor, 171r/liory Bill, his wife, dirty-
lookiag meatures, were placed at the bar, before Mr.
Dunham, Merged with steeling 61., and other moneys,
from the parson of John Home.
The prosecutor, a rear stable-cooking man, said he wee a
leather dealer, and bed for some time sold man quantities
to the male prisoner. On Tuesday *main he railed at his
house on business, and afterwards be accompanied both
priamen toe public-house, what be had to his packet U. in
gold, and some silver. Whams drank aOm of ale, and
almost immediately afterwards be became imeraible. Oa
1•‘.1 rcoovery, he fouod hanseU in a roam, with the prisoners
, near bin', and on putting his band, his pocket, he misend
all by money. He ailed at thpoliaeciMion, and gam
them in custody.
Beth prisoners denied all kaowledge of the rolasaY, and
mid they left the prosecutor is the company of seven' queer
characters.
The promoutor—All the queer characters I neullect were
youreelum
The male prismier—Yoe know that some me elm robbed
you. You are • bad maa. Did I not catch you with my
wife, and, bemuse I wanted to tan you out of my home,
you sailed in a constable and gave us both into custody!
The wife—l assure your worship that nothing improper
took place between us. The fact was, I sew _ Howse
lying is the grata, and I picked him op, sad heenght him
home to my house. Ha pocket.; were than inside out.
The prosecutor mid that he did not reveller* anything
after drinking the glen of ale. There were a number of per-
mits standing at the bar of the public-home, but he did not
know anything of them.
Hale prisoner—l raw you kiming my wife, did I not?
Prosecutor said he was too insensible for that. (Laughter.)
Mr. Burcham observed that there was not evidence suffi-
cient against the prisoaers, therefore they must be dia.
°harp&

CONTRABAND FOIL Porarrn.—At the Gravesend
Polooscoort yesterday, Mr. Beverley atteaded on behalf of
the Commissioners of Customs, to polecat* Mr. Robert
Weatherley, muter of a vessel named Ward Jackson, for
an infringement of the supplementary Cectoens Consolida-
tioo Act, 1855. In stating the ease Mr. Beverley said that
ea the 20th of March last the Word Jackson arrived at
Gravessead in tallest, and amended iota's oa ►ar3 a cargo
of cease and auks. Stie au =earned to Use anthorities as

being laden " " but is oenseemenosof tITe
receipt of certain information from Russia the Commis-
semen of Cadmus in London pave directions to the super-
intendent at Graveeend to examine the cargo of the Ward
Jarksoo, sad in the meantime reused her a clear-
acne order. The examination revealed the fact that
the cargo counined of powder and themes, aid direc-
tions were siren for the goods koscreetly
denerited to be seised, m they were liable to forfeiter,. The
de:endant, as meats/ of the vessel, was informed of this,
bat he left Gravesend with his vessel sad went to sea with
her. taking with him on board, as far sa Southend, two cus-
toms officers. Here they landed, and about 203 Poles who
were waiting the arrival of the vessel at Sosthand boarded
her. By this 000 duet the defendant had made himself
liable under the Enlistment Act, but Mr. Beverley only
ashed the magistrates to impose upon the defendant the
pew IV allowed by the sot of parliament. Evidence having
been takes in support of the above facts, Mr. Cotterell, •
solicitor, who appeared for the defend at, contended that
he was not the responsible person, became he was sot aware
of the vessel bevies contraband goods. Messrs Williams
sad Giles, the OWDOTS, had employed him as wane of the
ship to convey • cargo of hoods and passengers from Craver
end (or Hartlepool) to Denteici, ad he was ignorant of the
nature of the object for which the vessel was to proceed
there. The bench said that • daring imfrisimment of the art
had bees =de, and fined the defendant 501, and mots.
DMITRUCTIVI FIRE AT NZWCASTLIL—Yesterday
sio-ning, about three o'clock, while a heavy pale was
blowing from the N.N.W., • most &shanks tire
broke out upon the extemtve works of Messrs !Palmer
Brothers, iron ship kidders, at Willingtoa Quay, on the
p Tyne. Mounted inameors were sent down to Mk town
for the elision, and the large floating and town regime were
sent up ; but by the time they reached the yard an im-
mense mass of timber that was seasoning was is flames, aid
though the floating engine threw • ton of wsearsiminste it
had no effect upon the mass of dames. They ememeded in
preventing the firs from extending to the new shipping
building in the yard and the immerse manias aheds. It
wee feared that a large new steam-ship that was just
ready for launching would fall over and muse great destruc-
tion ' • but by the energy of the manager of the docks and •
large staff of workpeopla, who succeeded is putting up
shores as the blocks arid shores were burnt from ander the
vessel she was Nava. The fire was extinguished about six
o'elocr this morning, but the damage dose will amount to
several thousands of pounds. If it had extended to the
machine sheds and shipping, the loss would in all Foto-
bility have been enormous. The gale still blows strum,
and the weather is very rough and stormy here to-day.
ARRIVAL OF COITION IN LIVRRITIOL.—The
lowing additional particulars relative to the arrival of
cotton in Liverpool, reported by oar onneepondeot en
Tomday, are extracted from the meekly and anumerelal
article of the Liverpool Aurora/ of Commerce, writhes on
the evening of that day :—" Fire ships laden with cotton
arrived in the Mersey to-day. Of these, three were from
China (the Wm. Fairbeirn, Express ad Pahnerstos), king-
Jog cotton to the amount of about 13,000 babe. The Jas.
Linen, from Bombay, brought 4,799 hales ; and the
Suls, from Maranham, has also • tarp number of balm.
During the Feat week the arrivals have been scarcely less
numerous, three vessels from China having brought 5,831
Miss ; six from Bombay, 28,746 bale.; one from Tutioorin,
3,708 Wee ; one from Matamoras, 240 balm ; while from
Alexandria, Pernambuco, and Barcelona we have about
2,000 bales - making • total of imports since this day week
of about 30,583 bales. There are several other vessels now
fully due from China with cargoes of cotton, and which
may be looked for every tide."
A MISSING PANORANA.—The London and East
India Shipping Company's steamship Golden Fleece ar-
rived at the Caps on February 23rd. but before she could
proceed to India her agents bad to give security for 3,0001.
to answer • claim foe damages set up by the proprietors of
the late Mr. Albert Smith's panorama of China, which was
mat out by her to he exhibited in the colon, bat from bad
stowage could not be found ea her orriesL
CAUTION AGAINST DICKPTION.--COlnplaiiika are
frequently made Sy physicians and their patients of a discredit-
able practice penned by some unecropulons dealers. who rode..
vont to obstruct the sal* and injure the well earned repute of an
article of great celebrity, slid very extensively and successfully
and, Dr. de Jongh's Light Brown Cod laver Oil, by fallaciously
describing some other oil as of the lame klud ivtellual to Dr. de
lough 's, or by disparaging the value of Dr. de Jon 'a Oil for the
purpose of disposing of en Inferior article from w ch some extra
I profit is to he denied. Numeree* highly respectable chemists
I and druggists have acknowledged the great service which Dr. do
I • Jonah has rendered in auppiying his invariably genuine sad ea-
' caciou. preparation, and it Is a matter ter reared that then
should be any dealers whose unfidr proeeedlop should asosisi.
tdate thexibliclttoi of
the sadcdaeuntdloir try e
Lighl
Brown Ood Liver Oil is sold only in eingsfaisti imperial half.
plata. Is. ; pinta, andd . quarts, Ile., by his sale
by
, 12•68. A Met, Harferd, In. 77. ?Wand, lambs ; and by
I respectable ebsailsta—(Adrertisement.)