The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-05 00:00:00

GAROTTE' ROBBERY AT HARTLEPOOL.

At the Hartlepool Police-court, yesterday, James
Wormald, fitter, Leeds., and Edward Bailey, labourer,
Whitby, were charged with having assaulted and robbed '
James Millar, hawker, Wingate, on the 2nd inst. It appears
the prosecutor travels with a pony and cart, and on Tuesday
he had put np at the Fleece Inn, Hartlepool, and whilst
having some beer in one of the rooms, he was joined by the
prisoners. He entered into conversltion with them, and
said he should like to see on board a ship, as he had
before seen one. Wormald said he was going aboard, and
he might go with him. The three then started ;it was
dark about five o'clock in the evening, and on arriving at
the dock gates it was proposed they should have some bur
to take on board, and they all went into • back room of the
Coal Exchange Hotel. The prisoners wished prosecutor to
pay for the beer, but he declined. Wormald then seized
him by the throat, and throwing him on his back on a table,
plead his hand over his mouth, to prevent his shouting,
whilst Bailey rifled his pockets, abstracting Itie. ta. and a
pawn ticket. They then decamped ; and when prosecutor
so far recovered himself as to be able to get up, he found
his face bleeding from the ill-usage he had received, and
the two prisoners gone. They were shortly afterwards ap-
prehended and committed for trial at the Durham Assizes.

LONDON CHARTERED BANK OF AUSTRALIA.
(THIS DAY.)

Au extraordinary general meeting of the pro.
prietnn was held at 2 o'clock, at the London Tavern, for
tie declaration of a dividend ; Mr. W. F. DE SALIM in the
chair.

The following balance-sheet was presented :
"Abstract of profit and loss account at 30th June, 1862.
To dividend proposed to be paid, viz., 4 percent, on paid-up
capital for half-year ending :10th June, 1862, free of income
tas,lBl,oCol. ; to amount proposed to be earned to the
reserved fund this half-sear, 5,020 L ; balance to
next half-year, 9,6261. 16s. 2d.—total 54,5261. 1811. 241. ;
by balance carried over as per last report, 8,52%1. 9s. 9d.; by
baLince of profit endless in London and in the colonies for
half.year ending June 30, 1862, after deducting current
expenses, income-tax, and making provision for bad and
doubtful debts, 46,0001.66 a. 6d.; total, 54,526 f. 16e. 2a.; by
hdance brought down. 9,5261. 16e. 2d."
The CHAIRMAN observed that after the dividend of 4 per
cent for the half-year the reserve fund would, with
the addition now made to it, amount to 65,0001.
The result of the last half year's operations was most sails-
factory. The losses from bad debts were of no importance
at all, although the operations amounted to upwards of
1,010,0004 (Cheers.)
The dividend recommended was declared,

Mr. Jonah Andrew, of the Manchester City
Bank, underwent his first examination in the Manchester
Baukruptcy Court yesterday. He was brought up by writ
of habeas corpus, and some time was spent in meeting ob-
jections which the bankrupt's advocate made eg.tiust the
examination of his client in the court. Ultimately, the
registrar overruled the objections, sod Andrew underwent
a close examination. The amount of capital he ever pos-
sessed he had no idea of until he consulted his books. His
liabilities and his assets he made •a estimate of, but his
property, from his own account, is of very trifling amount.
The examination was adjourned to the 10th instant.
The writ for the election at Totness has been
rercived, and the sheriff has fixed the nomination for Moe-
day ; the polling will of course take place on the following
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BREWERS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MAGISTKATM.—
A memorial having been forwarded from Scarborough to
the Lord Chancellor, praying that his lordship would not
appoint Mr. Godfrey Knight a magistrate for the borough,
is consequence of his being a brewer, au official communi-
caloo has been forwarder) to the memorialists, acknow-
ledging the receipt of the communication, and stating
that "if Mr. Knight is a brewer he is not eligible for
the appointment of borough magistrate."
SMITH rieLD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.—The :mange.
meets at the Agricultural Hall are progressing. All the
implements are in the building, and yesterday a large number
of the live stock arrived. Prolonged bellowiogs, bleating*,
and gruntinp announced this latter fact within ear-shot ;
and dire was the clamour produced by so many sheep and
oxen iu their Dew quarter. Marvels of bovine obesity are
slam, of the " specimens" exhibited ; and it is certain that
the show will, as a whole, be satisfactory to the farmer's
heart. The sheep are also wonderful in size. Of pigs
there have as yet been few arrivals. rho interior
of the buileing is fast assuming its spectacular cha.
meter ; and the general effect when it is lighted up is very
striking. In the galleries, the exhibitors and their as-
sistants are still busy in the arrangement of their stalls,
which must be completed by to-night. Very light and
graceful are many of these, and no inconsiderable taste has
tea displayed in their erection and decoration. The col-
l'tion of roots, SEea., and cereals will be an attractive
fe.iture of the show ; and many visitors will look with iote-
l'at main the colossal gourds, the titanic turnips,
the prodigious parsnips, and the enormous cabbages
which adorn some of the stalls. The show of
bnplements will be splendid. There are machines
of all kinds, ranging Iron, the steam ploughs.
whose bulk and weight preclude their being exhibited
anywhere but on the basement. to delicate little hoes which
might be handled by a lady. There are root crushers and
hrick-makers and tile-pressers, deep well pumps
Portable liquid manure pumps ; stable-fittings, plain or
imurious ; ri.k.cloths and waggoo.cloths • machines for
gria'itog, crushing, shelling, perforating, and lifting ; and a
t seeab host of other contrivances, from sheep-dippers to
bu.priuts. By to-night the cattle will all be in their
Ptail,anil the decoration of the stalls sad the arrangement of
the impleinenter will be completed