The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WESTMINSTER.
In ROBBERY AT CRIAIOIIIO. DWI:RATS 111118 T.
ANC! OF TOM OFFINDLI.
Bailey, a powerful young man, was planed at the
lamed with an extent,* robbery at Cremona
•
e.constable Mayhew said that at • quarter to 4 this
g be was on duty at Creosotes Garda's, sod was
by • glove shop or stand where gloves and
Liege an sold, when be observed that the hinges
door were unfastened from the post ; they were
red, and the screws gone. The door bad been
• little on one aide, and on witness pulling it it
and he saw the prisoner in the shop. He in-
what he was doing there, when the prisoner replied
been there to lie down, but the door was not well
I. Witness told him be was sure they had not
I him to lie down there, and inquired what be had
hie pocket. Prisoner observed, "It Is all right," to
witness replied, " It is not all right, and you must go
se to the statioe." Prisoner then struck him a blow
ace, and with • knife in his hand dosed upon witness
'age struggle.
tread—How loos did it last?
. .. . .

less—Above twenty minutes, during which we were
Sly up and down, and be was repeatedly jobbing at
k the knife. I fortuoately warded off many of the
bat he wounded me in three planes. I still kept my
his handkerchief ; but be made repeated cuts at it,
r haadkerchief coming tin two, he jumped up free,
away, but was stopped by another constable
kraold—What was found upon the prisoner?
eas—The brooches, breast pin, and other articles of
rr I now produce. They wen toned in his pocket.
Arnold—ls he known
eas—He has been employed for the lesson in Cre•
Ghtrdess. He was one of the gasmen, and was there
mg to his duty last night, but he had no business
er to be in the gardens at the time I found him.
his shoes of when I toned bin,.
net said he bad been drinking freely and did not
hat be was about.

polies did not assent to this at all.
aer was remanded till Wednesday.

GREENWICH.
CHARGII OF ►IMON.
am Moore, 16, Thome Rose, 22, and Thomas
way, 17, were brought op for final examination,
I with haring wilfully set fire to ► stack of hay, be-
to Mr. Robert W►taoo.

a-consteble Doeohan, P 8 R, said he was on duty in
Weer-road, Greenwich, at 3 o'clock on the morning
2th inst.. when he met the prisoners coming from the
a of Woolwich. Be stopped them, and inquired
hey had come from, when they replied, " We bare
mu a stack of hay, which is now on fire." On look.
nd witness saw that there was • fire M the Gras.-
.imbed, and be then took the prisoners into custody.
were walking to the station be inquired of the pn-
why they had set the stack of hay on fire, and
ray said, " We were all in a destitute condition, and
ed and been refused admittance into the union, sod
it to be locked up." Greenarrav then said that he
a !wirer match, sod the other prisoners both said
iy got pieces of paper, and all three set foe to the
different places.
!Moon mid be had a stack of bay standing in Green.
ashes on the morning in question. Its value wail
and it was entirely consumed.
prisoters declined putting any questions; but, in
the magistrate, volunteered the following history
selves. Moore said he was born at Chelsea, where
her still resides. Hs had been to sea, but about
nonths since he was admitted on board the
night hospital ship, suffering from an injury
back. He remained there five weeks, when
discharged, and having sold his clothing he bad since
mein about the country. Rom said he was a native
vend, Gloucestershire, and bad been employed as a
r the works at Portland harbour, but had left in
better his condition, in which he had bees ensile-
Gri:miamsw;irxid he belonged to Basingstoke,
rare, whichhe left nine months since to keep
etas at Shoreham. Here he fell ill, and
a in Brighton Hospital a month, when be left and
Lou.oud

loposinees were taken and the prisoners were fully
ad fee trial.

!PIC EXPLOSION OP THREE GUNPOWDER
PILLS.-(THIS DAY.

morning the inhabitants of Hounslow and
mounding neighbourhood WWII awakened about
t 2 by • tremendous explode& The does
ty of the mills et Mews. Harvey and Curtis,
der manufacturers,at ones led to the belief that they
18 cause of the alarm, and is a few marmots after the
noise wu heard numbers of the inhabitants mashed
the locality of the mills to render assistues, should
q aired. The mese of the explosion turned oat to
ee of the incorporating mills of the dim
mentioned, which had blown up, as is usually
D in such calamities, in the most unacomintable
Search and inquiry were at once set on foot, to
• whether any lives had been lost, but fortunately
▪ person was at all injured, as two of the mills had
work for a sheet time, owing to the searcity of
The property destroyed wee vary great.
ollowiog is • copy of the report of the manager of
ke, which was transmitted to the head of the arm
ity this morning :
glemen,—Thrre of the incorporating mills at Bed.
low op this morning at half•peet 2 o'clock. One
was burnt by the accident. Of the three mills blown
was on that part of the works called the lower
Two of them were not in work at the time, the
having mooed owing to the want of water. The
ne were loud, and the building much damaged."

'RAORDINARY SUICIDL—A very extraordinary
see has taken place at Saureake, in Wiltshire, this
It appears that oo Sunday night lam a man named
White, who has been is a deepoodiog state for same
in. from his bed and left the house. Oo a search
ands on the following morning hie clothes were towed
well, the rope of which was down. The rope was
m, and White with it. It would therefore appear
e unfortunate man teamed the rope round him body,
himself down the well, a depth of 80 feet, Of
if. wee extinct The dammed must have demanded
1 with great rapidity, hot there was only a slight
on the body. White wee 37 years of age, and haa
tie and family.— Western Day Press.
t VALUE OF A BTARROW.—A large crowd of
I attended at the sale rooms in Adelaide. attract- cl
by the assonnement that the birds, he.,
t out in the Orient would be submitted to
competition. They fetched in many instances
'Oh prices. An English sparrow without his
lobed 11. a., rather • birch price fora sparrow, although,
the sole survivor of 100 shipped by the Importer, it
radar dear to the buyer than proeteble to the seller.
le of blackbirds mold for 68a., a gokificichmoary for
id other birds fetched high prima. Swan River parrots
w 30s. each. The aecteoseer dwelt facetiously
ne qualities of sparrows, considered as the farmer's
although as the sparrow he mold was warranted to
"only ens in the colony." it is difficult to see how
eof sparrows is to be thereby introduced. A similar
ty presents itself with regard to the blackbirds, which
tunate purchaser we. smeared were both 'cob !
Aim and New Zeeland Gesette.
SUN'S DISTANCE 'sox sus Fazist.-111r.
the utroomner, ht, published a long letter, disuse-
s subject, and enumerstia the reams for mai
berto received reelioniog beer' cm the obeeryatirsoins
nail. of Vest, same the wt's disc is 1761 sad 1760.
coed Mama is always more favourable than the Mt,
ie contradictory remelts derived from the damnation'
I, led to great preparations in 1766. The astmem
planet wpm the sian'a disc wee seen at marl all the
am eamineteries, end Se departure therefrom at
points in Eastern Ada, at Hamill+. Ratans, ho. ;
the entire duration was watched at Wardhoe, at di/.
phase in Upland, at Tahiti, St. Joseph is Oakl-
and elsewhere. Unfor:nnately clouds interrupted
then observation., except at Wardbus, where, how-
be or fraud of the aeons( marred the
mad his aberrations, kept back for some masthead
relied on, were in 1834 proved to be forgeries. The
Lion made— 95,360,000 miles—bas been disputed
854, the earth's meth disease, being calculated at
800 miles. The sew calculations are based on
nests as to the velocity of light, the loser equation
theory of the earth as investigated by Lonelier, and
reasons. The next transit" of Venus will take place
December, 1874, and 6th December, after
to other opportunity will occur till BOK Mr. Hind
ire suggests so extensive system of observation" to
the recent calculation Among other favourable
SS
he tomes io 1882, is the place where an Autunite
et was laid down some year, rims by Admiral
ti hot upon the existence of which geographers are not
No part of the transit of 1874 can be witmemeed in
"airy, but that of 1882 will be visible—the list
a mead at Greenwich taking place at lb. Wm
m.
ID PALMERSTON AND THE DOER OF BRA-
- Wiles not very long ago is England, he wrote on
'vat to Lord Palmenton, Mating that he was aware
many amodioes and engagements of the premier.
pasties the "obis viscount not to call oa him, as
al highest* purposed forestalling Lord Paimeraton'a
1 chilies that day at Cambridge Wm". Within as
o avower vie 'steroid that Lord Palmerston would
the honour of paying his respect. to kis royal
is that very day, and could not forego
be considered a duty. Within two hours
skis member for Tiverton appeared, and
waived by the suite in the ball. His lest move
bike two steps hie mood three, end in this way
con was quickly entered ore the premier could be
iced by the adoeiehed attendants, who toiled, or
lumped, after the wriggled septuagenarian that ever
a sword of state.—Amer's Mvanne for September.
EAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, K
or et patient, for the week ending Sept. 19, 1,047,
eh 3i4 were sew ages.