The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-30 00:00:00

CONSBILS DE PRUD'HOMMES.

This morning a return was issued, containing a
Dopy of a memorandum, forwarded by the Board of Trade
to the Secretary of State for the Home Department,
respecting Conceits de Prud'hommes in Franca and
Belgium, which represents that in France the history
of such institutions dates from the year 1806, when Napo-
leon established one at Lyons. The number of Conseils in
France in 1849 was 74, and the number at present le
probably about the some. They are established by
governmental decree on the advice of a chamber of com-
merce or a chamber of arts and manufactures. The number
of the Conceit is not less than six, exclusive of the president
and the vice-president, and the Conseil is composed of
muter, and workmen, with certain qualifications, in equal
numbers, exclusive of the president and vice president, who
are chosen by the government, and who need not be
members of the Conseil, or master manufacturers,
or workmen. The main object of these institutions
may be strictly stated to be—lit, the decision of dis-
putes between masters and workmen, or between work-
men themselves ; 2cdly, they also exercise certain
specific functions of an administrative character. Bath
council helds a g I meeting once a week, and the deci-
sion of the " Bureau Gliceral " is binding in all disputes
where the sum or value at issue is equal to or less then 200
francs (SI.) A " Bureau de Conciliation," composed of a
muter and a workman, both members of the Conseil , sits
every day from 11 to 1. Up to the year 1942, inclusive,
there had been 184,574 Caste submitted to the jurisdiction
of the Prisellsommes; of these, the "Bureau de Concilia-
tion" decided 174,487, leaving 1(,027 for the namber of those
referred to the " Bureau General "for compulsory decision.
Of these latter, 4,849 were withdraen, and upon 5,178
judgment was passed ; of these, 1,904 were decided subject
to appeal, and 3,274 en densier resort. In all of those, how-
ever (except 190), which were decided subject to ap-
peal, the judgment of the Prud'hommes war as
c. pted without appeal. Any penult engaged in the
trade for which the Conseil is establ.shed is boned ts appear,
under certain penalties fur neglect, and the expenses and
charges are upon the most moderate scale. Two Conseil.
were established in Belgium, one at Ghent, the other at
Bruges, by Imperial decrees of 1810 end 1813, respectively.
Conseil, now exist in twelve other towns in Belgium, but
Brussels is not among them. In 1845, 1,060 cases were
decided by the Belgian Conseils,,but the law which regulates
them is defective, and there is reason to believe that if the
law were amended mere frequent recourse would be had to
the Conseila than is now the case in Belgium.

TEE MILITIA.—This morning a return was leaned
showing the militia regiments embodied in England,
Scotland, and Ireland, the strength of such regiments on
the 14:h of March and the 14th of April, 1855, respectively,
end the names of such regiments as Lave given their quota
to the regular army. The return exhibits the follow-
ing results: Number of rank and file embodied
en the 14th of March, in England, 44,198; Scotland,
4,461; Ireland, 13,095 ; total, 61,754. On the 14th April,
England, 30,945; Scotland, 5,119; Ireland, 15,119; total,
51,183. Quota of volunteers to the regular army, England,
13,021 ; Scotland, 1,693; Ireland, 4,736; total, 19,450.
The proportion of the quota of each regiment given to the
regular army is:—England, 11,268; Scotland, 886, Ire-
land, 2,353; total, 14,507.

NATIONAL GALLERY.—This morning wee issued a
copy cf the minutes of the Trustees of the Notional Gal-
lery since May, 1853, down to the present time, with the
names of all the trestees who were prt sent at each meeting.

DIVISIONS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—This
morning a return was issued of the divisions which took
place in tie Commons Taft session, Item which it appears
that them were 213 in all—viz., 147 on public business,
which took place before midairht, and 56 which took place
after midnight. There were ten divisions on private busi-
ness, and they all occurred before midnight.

SITTINGS Or TUE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—This
morning a return was issued, which shows that last session
the flouts of Commons eat on 10 days in December for 57
hours and 40 minutes, of It hick 61 were after midnight;
During the same month the number of entries in the rotes
was 218. Ia January the House sat on 6 days for
22f boort, 1 being after midnight, and the
en ' 269. In February, the days were 16, the hours 76,
65 minutes, after midnight 7, and the entries 1,237.
March, days 22, hours 157, 65 m. ; after midnight 13; entries
1,274. April, days 10, boars 157, 65 m.; after midnight 41;
entries 787. May, days 19, hours 141; after midnight 14;
entries 1,673. June, days 20, hours 200, 65 m. ; after midnight
231 ; entries 1,632. July, days 22, hours 231, 13 m. ; alter
midnight 301; entries 1,481. And August, days 11, boar
891; after midnight 9f; entries 503. Making a total of
136 days, hours 1,044, Bm. ; 110 atter midnight, and 8,974
entries. The aaaaa go time of sitting was 7 hours 40 mi-
nutes 38 seoonds.

STEAK VESSELS.—Thie morning a return wu
issued which represents that on the lit January, 1855, the
number of registered steam vessels of the United Kingdom
was 1,480, their aggregate tonnage, exclusive of engine-
room, being 298,216. Tne isms return gives the name of
each vessel, the port of register, the date of register, regis-
tered owners, dimensions of vessels is length, and breadth,
and depth of hold, and distinguishes vessels built of iron,
and also having screw propiAlers, with their estimated
horse-power, length of stroke, and diameter of cylinders. Of
1,480 Tassels 518 are iron and 266 mews.

LAW INTELLIGENCE,
TIIIB DAT.

BANKRUPTCY COURT.
IN as ITILARAN. PAUL, AND CO.

maisiog, Mr. Mains, thie Registrar, eat fee Mr.
CrooldOsasr Holreed, than Miss so ere os the list. As
opplirties or side to admit proof seder the estate of
leashes, Past. sad Co The promoting Sal out of the
regret rum; but es Mean. Lemur sad Prim the
Wirers be the emigres, offered so objeettea, the proof
or admired, te ear the Gaudier t..• trouble of &trading
at the peblie reetieg.,

THE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAY.

BOW STREET.
AN INCOIIIIOIIII.III 111001,14

Etowah 0' arias was charged with soliciting alms is the
ologlihourlood of Bodford-squoro.
_ _

ionford, the °Seer of the Mendieity Bootety, stated that
the primer hod been 36 times is custody for begging; but
paaidtment bad no eiLed apes her, and she resumed
her mode of living directly ea lowing prison.
Ur. Hall, although satisfied of the welcomes. of the t%-
dirties, amunitud her to prison for another mouth.

LAMBETH.
OP ANOTIIIII OP THII
11/ICiilT.

Rooiere Hacked, a yeas' fellow of 20 years of age, w►o
described hiesself se a waiter, and who is one of the seta
Anna family of the Hackett's, we. placed at the bar before
Mr. Elliott, on a charge of bein" concerned with his brother
John, at present seder remand, aid soother person net la
custody, la steaks" a bale of valuable property belong's'
to the When of the 31st Ragisneat while oa its transit to
Malta.

Folio* unstable Joseph Lorne, 40 L, deposed that on
the night of Friday, the 17th instant, while on
duty in Upper Kennington lane, he saw two men
remove a bele of goods from the tail of a waggon and put
whites! a light :cart. in which the privoner wu standing
Wilier caught held of the horse's head, and endeavoured
to get into the cart, bat be wu knocked down with a blow
from a life preserver by the man who was still at large, and
the prisoner and that man effected their escape, but the
third man, John Ilackett, and the cart with the property
were Neared.

Mr. Elliott—Are you sure the prisoner is the person you
tow in the eget ?

Witaese—Quite certain, your worship. There woo a
strong light es the cart from the lamp at the publiabonse,
sod I had a good view of hie fees ; besides, he has themes
out on now as he bad then.

Mr. Elliott—Very well, go on with your evidence.
Witness—Well, you worship. this morning at a quarter
to 10 o'clock, while snaking along the Borough-road, I saw
the prisoner in company with a female, and when my
brother officer end myself got dose to them, I heard the
prisoner say to the female, " I know the are looking
oat for me." I then went up to the prisoner and told him
be was my prisoner, for being concerned with his brother
and another men in steeling a bale of goods in Kennington-
lane, and he walked quietly to the station with me.
Polies-coastable 164 L corroborated this evidence of the
last witness, and also swore to the identity of the prisoner.
Hackett, w►en cautioned in the usual way, and asked if
he had anythiap to say, replied that he did not wish to say
anything until be first saw his employer.
He wee remanded to a fatale day, to be brought up with
his brother.

SOUTHWARK.
lITINSIVI RO 22222 lit A ?ORLI° 11011111.
Thomas Sullivan, en ill-looking yoneg fellow, and Jossph
Daily, a tell ble. k haired man, who stated himself to be ea
equestrian at Creators* Guilts', were brought before Mr.
Comb*, charged with stealing a silver watch and chide, and
a bag containing twenty-two sovereign', from Charles Mason
under the followiag eirtmattecces:
Proseentor, a simple and easy looking man, said that he
went a little bit of a cruise last night, and after spending
the *voile, with some of his friends he went into the
Yorkshire Grey public-house, Borough-market. He
had at that time, he believed, the bag contain-
ing Z 1 sovereigns in a pocket inside his walielooat.
He was a little under the influence of liquor at the time,
sad soon after he entered the house he fell asleep. Previous
to that he recollected that the prisoners were sitting near
him, and his watch was safe in his waistcoat pocket, with a
gurdcbaia attached to it round hie neck. About four or
Ste o'clock this morning he woe awakened, when he missed
hie watch hem hie seek, end on examining hie waistcoat he
found hie beg anal all the 22 sovereigns gone. The prisoners
were detained at the time and given into custody. He
knew nothing of the prisoners, bat Daily said that Sullivan
lad told him be was witness'. brother-in-law, and that he
took the watch from him to take cue of. When the con-
stable wee in Sullivan reluctantly took the watch from his
pocket, and handed it to witness.

Samuel Richardson, a porter belonging to the South-
Hamra Railway, said he entered the taproom of the York-
shire Grey public•house about five this morning, when he
saw the prosecutor a•leep. He then saw Sullivan take the
nerd and watch rim his neck, and put them in his own
peeks,. Witness went and told the landlady, who wanted
to tar* them out; but witness) refused to allow her to do
so, as a robbery had been eummittsd. Consequently, he
sent for a policeman, and detained them until he came.
Sullivan then gem up tno watch, and said the prosecutor
had given it to him to take ears of.
In answer to the chirp. Daily raid he came from Cre-
mom, and being too lets to fp to his lodgiogs, hi took a
walk round, and entered the public-house in question, to
partake of half a pint of beer. While there he saw the
prosecutor asleep, sod the osber prisoner take his watch and
ebaia from him, saying, that he was his br.ther-is- law, and
he win taking care of them. Ha (Dell 3) never saw any
mossy.

Mr. Combo—What are you ?
Daily—l am an equestrian, employed in the spectacle at
Creators,.

Mr. Coake—Thee how came yon is the Borough market ?
Daily—Why, the feet is, sir, I wu very late, and did
not like to disturb the people where I lodge, Sheraton, I
walked about and entered the public house in question.
Mr. Combo asked Sullivan what he had to say ?
Sullins replied that the prosecncv had treated him all
the evening, and asked him to mind his watch.
Prosecutor—l deny that. I saw you before in my
life.

Mr. Combo said he should discharge Daily, cautioning
him to be more careful of the company he kept; but es for
Sullivan, he should commit him to the House of Correction
for three months, for the unlawful poseessioo of the watch.

ATTIMPTID

✓arw Pimp Mims, a youog woman dressed in widow's
we:dr, sad whale husband destroyed himself about four
months ago, was ebstgsd with taking a quantity of poison
with intent to commit suicide.

Po.ice Constable 251 111 said be met the prisoner In the
Blacktriate-road, on Tutulay morning, in a very bed state.
She said she bad takes poison and wee dying. He imme-
timely removed heel° Guy's Hospital, when the stymies-
pump was used, and esen•nally she was restored.
In answer to the charge the prisoner said that font
months ago her husband committed suicide, and since then
her mind bad been affected, and she attempted ts destroy
herself.

Mr. Combo—What did you Mks?
Prisoner—l took • pennyworth of laudanum sad two
pennyworth of prseipitato powder.
Mr. Combs—Why, that's enough to kill any ons. I sup
pose you drink ?

The priarnet'a mother hue CM, forward and admitted
sub to be the MS.

Mr. Comb.—l can see that. I shall remand her for •
welt so that she may be examined by a medical ma•, and
htve the advice of the clergyman.

WORSHIP-STREET.
EXTENSIVE BO 88888 Or BANK NOTTS.

Mory Ann Wrigla, 20, described as a shoe-biader, of
Barrack-street, Norwich, was charged bet,, Mr. Hanamill,
with stsalieg twenty 101. and twenty 61. Couoty Bank nowt,
also a check for 161. 10i., from the person of Mr. George
Withers, an esteneive farmer of Swaffhasa, in Norfolk, and
Mary Wavy, 22, a traveller, giving the addrese, with
readying the same, well knowing it to be stolen.
From the statement of 'Depictor Steward, of the Norwich
pollee, it appeared that en the 16th Joao Mr. Withers was
transacting bonnets in the cattle market of that town,
when he was accosted by the prisoner, who was • perfect
stranger to him, and is the coarse or conversation contrived
to get sufficiently close to extract from the breast pocket of
bls great coat a canvass bag containing the none
and cheque in quest:on. The male prisoner was

net this sedeed to be sodas is eoloplfaity with
her, and the farmer was foe SOUS period ignorant
of his ber, let, on mashies it haunt at. • late hoer
of the day to Impactor Steward, of tho Norwiek polite, that
abler speedily areertainod that both were implicated, and
traced then throagh the libido of Norfolk to London, when
he comosaniested with lospostor Brosnan, of the
O Division. ♦ few ioquiries served to throw this intelli-
pnt dicer oe the right west, sad at 7 o'clock this rooming
ditty repaired to • hoses ia Ualsn-street, Kingsland-road.
Drennan melted is at the parkar.wi•dow, and found both
prisoners in bed is the seas roes. Os ch•reia( the
woman with the robbery, she deided. having boon is Nor-
wich for your or harry/ had • bank-rote is her pos-1
onion for a like time ; bat oa sstrehing a track, twenty-
nine soversices were discovered, and two more in a pair of
dirty staki.p.

The male prisoner denied all knowledge of guilt, aad said
lame of the mosey was hie own.
Subsequently, two watches, with valuable appendages,
and a lug, stock of wearing apparel, were found; indeed
it would seem that the house hod bets newly furnished as
well. Not any of the notes were recovered.

Inspector Steward recognised the male prisoner es a most
1 notorious character, and appliontion Mavis( been mode for
authority to remove both of them to Norwich, they were
removed in his custody.