The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-17 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
THIS DAY.

The September mates of the above Court was opened tbb
moraieg by the Right Rog. the Lord Mayer, the Right
Roe. the Recorder. Aldermen Ferebrother, Heater, Sir R.
W. Carden. and Heanedy, Sir H. Maggeridge, and Sir C.
D. Crain, the abintrie Mame. Purer and A. Crosby, the
Coder elionifs,

It &womb, the Ant edition of the 'Wender, that than
are at preeeet 74 prieoaers for trial.

The asurder, la his charge to the Grind Jury, said that.
although the number of prisoners contained la the calendar
was not gnater than anal, pet be regretted M say that
then were a great many very serious eases to be disposed of,
sad that there wire two charges of murder among them.
Then was also a most remittable case of commercial
fraud, which bad attracted a gnat deal of public Una-
tioa. At the last Wagon he had occasion to call the atter
ties of t►e then grand jury to another cue of every eats*.
urinary character, and of the same description; and at that
time he obeerud that it appeared to be one of a series of
fraud affecting in a most important degree tbe consmanial
diesseur of the sountry. The present we wee one dens a
more serious kind. The parties sussed wore three pause,
named Strobes, Peal, and Bate% who wen the members of
use el the oldest —U not the oldest—basking Arms in the me-
trepan, and who up to lite time of these tree...lions tiled a
Idea patties and enjoyed the utmost credit, and c►rried is
a meet ostensive and important banking basin.... The
effeaco with which they were charged was that of having
appeoptiated to their own e,e certain foreign securities
t►at had been entrusted to them by Dr. Griffith,
eur of their customers, for security, to a very large amount,
sad upon which they appeared to have received very lug.
✓am of money. A specdel act of parliament was passed to
West mew of this descriptioa, by widish It was masted that If
any broker, agent, attorney, or other penes, shall maireppro-
plate soy chattel or voluble security satnetedgo him for safe
inntody, the offences was &belayed to amount to randememiour
and subjected tics party committing it to ► vegans amount
sf punishment razed by the Aet of Parliament. It ap-
peared to him upon reading the deposition., that although
possibly some question might ultimately arise, with
regard to the share taken by each of the pert-
ain in the treasectioa, or whether they were all
equally liable, that t►e grand jury would do well
sot to trouble themselves with any of these matters, but if it
should be made out to their satistaetion that the severities
wen deposited with the disfendente, and that they were after-
weeds applied to their own purposes, they would be justified
la at eau finding the bill, and all the matters to which
he bad referred would then undergo an inquiry before the
judge sad a petty jury. lie would also observe, that it was
within an kaowledge that a suggestion had been made that
the prisoners had by a subsequent statement made by them
before the magistrate, in which, in point of fast, they
actually admitted the dishonesty of their sondaet,
seupod from the consequences by this admission, of their
guilt, and he thought it right to state that although by
Sae of the clause. of the act 111 question, it was declared that
a person should not be liable for any acts of this description
where, under any compulsory process, he aide a lull dictio-
n," of his proueditige, he was not prepared to say that this
applied to the present case, and the grand jury ought not to
take the fact at all under their consideration. The learned
minder oonciaded by stating that he should be very slow in
emnieg to the 'occlusion that the law could be so perverted,
and tbe "eldest intention of the statute so defeated, as it
urtainly would he if • statement of this description were
to be held to hen the effect of shielding persona guilty of
gosh an offence from punishment.
The grand jury then retired.

SURREY SESSIONS.
THIS DAY.

The Sopteuber adjourned sessions for the County of Bur-
ey this morning at the Court Hones, Newing-
ton C►nwwy, before Thomas Prickle, Hag., Chairman, J.
C. Johnson. Bag., Deputy Chairman, and a beach of aegis
train. The calendar contained only ten prisoners for trial.
The Chairman, is his brief address to the grand jury, ob-
served that the charges on the calendar were of the usual
kind tried at these sessions, and be should be able to dis-
miss them in a very few beers.

THE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAY.

GUILDHALL.
TIWFTID SUICIDE.

Robert Campbell, a desestlydresetd man, who wee do.
aari►ed as a eommereiel traveller, was placed at the bar,
okayed wit► ►aving attempted to mama &inside.
Polisie-mastable 163 said that as fluoday week he was
allied I. to see the primmer, and he found ►im lying ea ties
mead. He /eked hia what was the matter, sad he said he
was very bad. He then said the het was he bad takes poison.
Wit:sass brought a aurgaaa, who gave him some warm
water, which ceased ►iss to bring up about an ounce of
landmass, and then ordered him to be taken to the hospital,
when he remained smell this morning. The reason the
primer assigned Lc mounitting the act was that he had
boo loft truths' to some mousy fors young ass, and he
had spur it, and the young maa had been selling lila to
aososat for It.

Tb. prisons said that be was is very bad health, sad
was la tbo bablt of taking oplus when is very low spirits,
sad on t►is oasastoa Ism 'apposed In had takes a little too
nub. He always kept the opium by him, bat had a*
ninths to destroy Mani!. It the Aldan's. would Me-
dians hi. he would take ears it should mot wear agile.
Bo had a wife sad thrn abildran.

Alderson Farneorabe mid it was a very serious asses
be was akargad with, sad was a desperate attempt upoa
his life. He mut take time to coneidsr what coarse be
should adopt towards his for such conduct, and would
tborefen rewind his :sell Saturday.
TM wife then same forward (a very respeetablis panes
bath in her appeases., sad manors), sad said. if the
lgegierate would discharge her husband, as. would take
harp of his. His health was bad, bat his Stollen wes
Hunt.

Alderman Fareeombe said Mts. Campbell mast get NIRO
Mead to sadertake the charge of Me.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A NOVEL WAT OF ORTTLING A DAD 1117111111/D.
JaM Gilbert, am Irish labourer, whine face wee mus►
earatsbed sad adorned with a couple of black eyes, was
'bawd hetet* Mr. Bingham with assaulting Catherine
Gilbert, his wife, by striking her with the tongs.
The oomplainant stated that she resided with bar
►usband at No. 19, St. Ann's court, and that :foe
same time peat he bad been la the habit
of severely beating her, more particularly whim
►e got la liquor, which he invariably did oa Saturday
sights. Oa Saturday night last, fearing that w►en ►e
ems bone he would give her the usual beating, she pro-
eared the astistana of a male friend, whom she Jetted
home to supper, and while they were partaking of
that meal, defendant cane home intolleated, and
told bar to prepare for a thrashing. Her male
friend roes up and said, if defendant dared touch her he
would pitch into him. Defendant treated the warning with
contempt, and struck her in the fee*. Her male friend
then, at her suggeation, and by her aid, rushed upon
the defendant, and gave him • good thrashing. The
defendant, finding be was getting the worst of it,
seised bold of the tongs and struck complainant • severe
blow or the arm. She then ran out and fetched • police-
man and gave him in charge.
Defendant said he had been severely beaten by his wife's
friend, and he took up the tongs in self defence.
Mr. Bingham said some one had already admiaistend
the law upon defendant, end bad pretty well served him
out. He (Mr. Bingham) should therefore undertake to dis-
charge him.

WESIMINSTEIL
Asamnaure 281 FOLIC&
W.. PoDeripsr, a labouring man, wu charged before
Mr.Arsold with king drunk and assaulting Poliosurestable
Taylor, A 264.
Ttro Wirer stated that about ow Wale* the previous
manias be was is the read, Chelsea, whoa he beard
several .ea 'boating "at tho top of their wales." The
rinser was mow this, aad appeared to be the meet
eative. Ws asked his sad hie eampaaieas ant to sake
sash a seise. as tb.y were illaturbing the tuba*
bats. Ow of them observed "Yoe have aufdat
to do with it," wad wiled him seas famous
maw . Csompisiaout west so, mad was Mewed by the
primmer sad his esespealeas, lie aids urod Wu to be
quiet. upon whisk enema ailing pat him et deism&
Oteapialseat vest es. NM la iambi wads, passim,

I Ito sailed Wm to his astiatasse. Whams lewd bold of the
prisoner, sad the other ocestabia laid bold of aambee of tho
mob. The man the other Mon bad la him embady woo
mewl by soma]. of th. mob. While somplalsast tad hi.
brother °Sou bad bold of the priesser, a great quality of
moue 11101 throws at oomplalaast, sad It was a many that
all of them were not mriowly injured.
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Mr. Arnold—Did the prisoner go quietly with yon to the
station-honse

Complainant—Yoe, sir.

Mr. Arnold said hi; eould not hold bin responsible for the
coadeet of *then, es he did net appear to have Melted the
mob to thug the *tomes. Had it been eo, he would have
palliated him most severely.
The primes, was liaid 6s. for Wog drank.
TR AM ES.

Williams Malatya, a wntched•lookiag old sae, in great
poverty, and with a few rags on his penon, which appeared
to have beta worn for many years, was brought before Yr.
Yardley, shamed with stealing a pint pewter mews from
the Moe Peter public-hour, in Royal Mint-street, aNas
Rormary-lane.
Joseph Truemsn. wafter in the employ of Yr. George,
the landlord of the Mae Peter, said that the primate, came
into the house a fortnight ago, and called for a half-pint of
porter. Directly titer he left, a pis' pot was airbag. He
went after the prisoner, but could not lad him. On Sa-
turday retail, the prisoner came into the house, called for
a ►alf-pint of porter, sad after he had drunk it.„ took up a
pint pet, and went off with it. He followed sad toek the
prisoner into custody with the pot is his ;artesian.
The prisoner, in defence, said he was in greet distress, and
hie nestenties surged bra to commit the robbery.
Mr. Yardley reread him to be imprisoned and kept to
hard labour for three pleader months.

CITY OF LONDON RZOLWINATION.—(111111 DAT.)
—This morning Thomas Young McChristie, Seq., opened
his wart, in the Conn of Quota's Bauch. Mr. Secondary
Potter attended, and pet la the lists of the different Com-
panies in which there was only one claim and 108 objections.
The list of householders was then proceeded with, and wet
likely to occupy the whole of the day. There are 33 claims
and 9 applications to amend, and 285 objeetiem. The whole
of the objections were taken by the Liberal party who are
represented by Mr. Sidney Smith and Mr. Chirp Ledger.
NEW CHUII4II NUN THE HAIMARYST.—A now
thatch is about being ceswencion in Covaiu7-street, Hay-

market, between Rupert-street sad Priaesa•strmt. Her
Gracious Majesty bas subscribed 6001. ; W. T. Egerton,
Esq , M.P., 301.; Viscosat Sydney, 251. ; Bishop of Lon-
don, 1,0001., besides se•eral other noblemen and gentlemen.
CHOLERA ON BOARD SHIP IN THE RlVll.—This
morning Mr. Roes, Jour., the Parochial Medial oMcer of
St. Paul, Shadwell. reported a caw of Asiatic Cholera,
which terminated fatally on board a ship lying off the Dry
Dock, Lower Shadwel . The case wee a very malignant one,
and ea official itquiry will be gone into by Mr. Baker, the
coroner of the district, by order of the Board of Health.
A CHILD KILLED BY POISONOUS FlSH.—Thin
morning, Mr. W. Baker, t►e coroner, received information
of the death of a fine child, named Emma Sheffield, aged 2
years, who died from the *Soots of eating a lugs quantity of
mussels on Saturday night.

On the Bth, in Biuttgard, numerous patrols kept
parading the city, and the troops were kept ready within
t►eir barracks. Riots on amount of the dearness of food
were apprehended.

PRUBBIA.—The Prince of Prussia hu completely
recovered from his indisposition, and has left Cologne to
join his family.

A Russuar FIIfiCTIONART.—A young Pole, named
Julius Cieleeki, who was attached to the office of the Intend-
' autin-Chief of the Army of the Saab, was sent from the
Crimea, entreated with 160,000 silver roubles (about
24,0001), to pity for a large purchase of horses
which bad been made in the government of
Instead, however, of protheding to Kl.ff, he took
the road to Warsaw, when he was well known, and by the
aid of a person named Jatteraad, he obtained bills of ex.
change on London and Paris. The pollee basis( no stie-
picion of him, he was not arrested. He obtained a false
pa sport, under the name of De Wysocki or De Pods,-
socki, and up to the prawns time no traps of him has Nth
discovered. It is supposed that he left for Frazee or
England.
NOUS SzßeerropoL.—A correspondent of the
Ilasschesur Guardian, writing from Frankfort-on-the-
Maine, under date Sept. 12, says, "Among our citizen'
and monied aristocracy, satisfaction is enequivocelly ex-
premed at the magnificent result.. of the Starlet struggle of
the 7th. Bat the !evens is the cue masa the diplomatic
warps, with the exceptios, ot rows*, of the British and
Fritsch missions. Oar legatios thinks it dignified to
moderate the joy it Stela, or ought to feel; bat K. de
Talleaa, justly proud of the exploits of his country-
men, gives full scope to his delight. As for the rest,
of the diplomatic corps, &eluding the patch, Swedish, sad
Danish envoys, their faces are lengthened to a pitiable
silent. Their very Gagers trembled as they read the tele-
graphic despotches at the club last "Teeing. They
have not failed either to call upon K. de Olieka to offer
esterase's of devotion, sympathy, and worded sasoursge-
swat. To this his Beeefithey is said to hays !epilog that
this " voluntary " etheustioe of the ssulborn dolhessa had
long boon preconcerted, for pappoose of esasestraties and
setts, operations oa tho left ; that Prism Oristabakoff had
manly reewli pow mina sesta; that normals masssiass,
sofiltioat for six mouths' wasemption for' 10,000 MOO,
ware established witbis the north side intramthad camps;
that the strength of tbs Russian position randased it neat-
tackablo on the left, and "cold not be appeossbod In front
Of from the sea ; that want of water would prevent the
Allies from intorsaptieg ths sowsmanisatioss with Permit,
supposing them to land fa forth at Enpatoria As to the
material destrovwi er abandoned, what were a few hundred
gees to Hew& /Lad as for ships sink or burned, all, save
the few steamers, were destined to be broken up and re-
placed by other vowels of batter construction propelled by
steam.

THs NORTHERN Maaruso.—This great annual
festival Of " (potteries" of the resident gentry of the
Highlands, sad of sportsmen sod others from the south,
commenced at Inverness co Thursday, and the 'SHOW
sports were csmducted .itb mach spirit.
THE Aratcarf Twius.—We understand that in
conesouenee of a representation made to the Hesse Beers.
eery, ittrengh Mr. Dances, member fee the burgh, the
violist abduction of the twice will fovea the abject of as
investigation by the Lord Advoeste.—Dwuks Courier.
A sloop is being fitted op for a party of Scotch
freedmen, inelediog two wee of Colossi &eine. of Bed
castle, who are to proceed for tla capture of seals star Tata,
la the Dornoeb Frith. The same vessel, last season, with
the same party, la eve weeks, raptured and ao fewer
thee 163 fun-grown wale.
Hamm:mow), Ban. 9.—The Togs (prise), Simeon
in charge, was stranded and wrecked near Howes last
sight ; spew saved ; materials, He, expected to be saved.—
(Mem. The above vessel was the prise of her Mejesys
steamer Cuter, and wee tort while beteg towed by that
stessur from Elsinore, through the porting of the tow-
rope.)
RECK OP THE SCHOONER ALERT. STRON4
Barr. 10.—The Alert (schomier), of Belfast, from
Liver-
pool to the Baltic, not ashore on the Pentland Slurries yes-
terday, sad bee become • total wreck; parts of materials
Laded here.

OF THY SHIP VEEEZNIGING. STETTIN,
Sum 10.—Tbe Vereenitist (ship), Freshen's, from Len-
don to this port, was wrecked in the IL ittejett (”ff Hepelo),
in the night of let Sept. ; crew and meteriels saved.
THE VICTORY OP TEI ALLIES—PORTSMOUTH,
Sere 15.—A tasetieg of • • town' comae"' of this borough was
held this afternoon for the purpose of attempt to a contra-
Watery address to her Majesty on the recent glorious via
tory of the allies at Sebastopol. The Mayor, A. NANCI,
Esq., occupied the chair. There were present Aldermen
Stioant &ale, Batchelor. Cressweller, Robbie., Orange,
White, 'L CouncillonVanderbereb, Solomon, Emanuel,
Fomter, Tells, Sheppard, Shall. E. M. Wells, Totterdell,
Edwards, Hannan', Jeffery, Palmer, sad Roberta.
The Memorial of St. Etienne aye that an order
for 20,000 meskete for the Reglad' army has been received
at that town, sad that a large order for carbines for Turkey
has also merited there.

A mangle and clothes-drying machine were for.
warded last week from Southampton to Mice Nightingale,
at the &uteri Hospital.
THE MUSDEa AT GORTON. The adjourned inquest
en the body of William Bell, 'god 46, • terrier, at Gorton,
who died from being stabbed on the night of Saturday, the
let testae, by Micheal Heeley, an Irish/ma, who recently '
worked at the Girton Mills, was held on Friday, at the
Plough lan, Gorton, before Mr. W. S. Better, coroner. It
may be essollested that in the amount already published, it
woe proved that Michael Mosley said, " I will stab the first
Banish that comes seas ms." His lumber, Patrick
Healey, was seas to strike the deemed on the head with
what was believed to be a pima limbs life•preasevitr. A
quality of additional evidence having been given, the jury
returned a verdict, " That the deceased, Willis. Bell, came
to hie death by s stab-womtd in the belly, beets`` hots in-
flicted by Michael Healey: and that Petrel Reeky we
there prawn sad assisting." This ectustitated a main of
wilful murder main both the partirs, and the armee has
issued his wanaat for show approbsasios.—/hmeAssier
Assfaiwer.

ins ooLoons mow. Smarr, consisting et
Mob menthols, whose sweeerts iron so ossinently socoms•
hd at the 11SUOM name 1100•11 Jut year are about to
give twelve ooneens is Paris, 'seder the modem of Mr.
Inwitell, who hos just been honoured with perosissics trots
the Insist» dlitat that the first *morn shall be gives et
the Belie de Cosiervatoire dubs the pima week.