The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-04 00:00:00

RAILWAT COMPANT:

Gc.wve Smitk. 31, nu placed at the bar chafed with
'tether three pain of boot" and other article' the property
of the London and North Western Railway Company, hi
=Latent.

Elijah Copping, a detective officer of the London sod
North Western Roil way,said on Wednerday,the2lat Sept.,he
w.lit into the engine house where the prisoner was at work,
and asked whet be had in his pocket. He said "Nothing." He
then produced some nails from hi■ peeket. Witness searched
the prisoner's house, and found 25 plough irons, six hinges,
a table vice, a screw wrench, and two pain of boot., which
be said he bought. They were the property of the railway
company, and ought to have been sent to Bradford.
A great deal of other evidence was given.
The jury found him Oual'y.
Smite's..s six months.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
• ROMAN PROPERLY PC.IIIBRED.
RoBer King, aged 29, described u a stoker, was brought
before Mr. Alderman Challis, charged with assaulting the
police, and indecent behaviour to some females.
City Poliorcoostable ohu Wi11y,372, said —At 10 minutes
past 7 o'clock hut night, I was on duty in Farringdoc.strest,
when the prisoner pushed up sgaiost me, and a gentleman
came to =sand said, " 1 wish you to tete notice of this man,
u he has been pushing against every unprotected lady that
he could come across.' I then watched him, and saw
him catch hold of • lady, put his arm round
her neck, and the other arm down in front
of her. She was crying when she applied to me, and com-
plained that the prisoner had grossly molted her. I than
took him into custody, when he struck me heavily on the
chest and kicked me violently in a dangerous part. Some
other coostables came to my assistance, whom be also as-
saulted. and it took five officers to take him to the station,
dunog which my trowsers were torn right down.
constable Gellatly's coat was torn to pieces, and his hat
spoiled and other injuries done.
This evidence was fully c.rroborated by Police-constable
Cellatly, 228.
Mr. Alderman Challis said the assault was so serious,
and the conduct of the prisoner, which he regretted to say
was 011 toe increase, of such • nature, that in this instance
he would not think of iodicting • fuse, het seetesoe the
prisoner to two months' imprisoemeet with hard labour for
each assault, and had the lady appeared the sentence would
have been more severe.

BOW-STREET.
Alf ACT 0? 0112111106177.
A tall portly gentleman, of soliOroaA voice and demon-
strative manner, entered the court at a moment when the
magistrate wu disengaged, and puabieg forward to the at•
tomer, table, without waiting for the conduct or area
permission of the officers of the court, proceeded to &deuce
• complaint against a cabman, who had accompanied him
into court, and was waiting patiently and humbly enough
beside the witness box.

"Sir," " I am sorry to trouble you in
so petty a matter, nit is only a question of sixpence, but I
am determined not to be done."

The Magistrate replied that there Deed be no delicacy
about troublieg him, as his time was at the service of the
public, and he was perfectly willing to bear any complsiot
in which he had jurisdiction whether the amount was large
or smalL

The applicant—l took this fellow's cab in the Regent's-
circus and told him to drive me to the Waterloo St►tion. I
wanted to save a train. When I got to the station I paid
him his fare, which was a shilling, end having with me •
sixpeoce which was worn plain so that I thought it possible
I might have some difficulty in mairag it, I gave him that.
The Magistrate—What, • bad sixpence?
The applicant—Oh dear. no, sir; it was quite good, it
was only • little worn, so that you could not see the figures
and inscriptions. I might have some difficulty in getting
rid of it, but I bad oo doubt the cabman could pass it
easily enough, and so I told him he might have it if he liked
to try. He followed me on to the platform, and mid,
Here this won't do for me! You don't call this a six-
pence! This is not my fare." I thee said to him.
If you don't like the sixpence give it back to me;"
but be refused to give it back unless I gave him • good one
for it." As I had lost the train I wanted to go by, sod
there would not be another for en hour, I said to him,
" Now, as the trait is gone. I have an hour to span, end
es I am determined not to be done you shall drive me to
to the unrest police.ciourt, which is Bow.street, and I will
still le beck in time for the next train."
The Magistrate observed that the occurrence had taken
place in the district of the Lambeth i'olice-court, where
the application ought to have been made.
The applicant mud he thought he was entitled noder the
act to order the cabmen to drive to the nearest court,
though it might be in a different district.
The Magistrate 'aid that was certainly so, and if it was
a matter that could be settled at ones he would not hesitate
to deal with it, but if the distance was dispated it would
be nommen to measure it, and it would be inconvenient to
send the officers of this court to perform • duty properly
belonging to those of the Lambeth-court.
The applicant—No, there is no dispute about that. It
is clearly under two miles, Lad I paid his fare, which was
a shilling. I gave him the extra =pews at as eet of p-
aerositi..

The cabman (pvedseieg the gizmos, which was se worn
es to preset the appearance of a mere Sat disc of metal)-
4r:surreally. indeed ! to give me this as a sixpence, when he
could not piss It himself. Jost look at it. sir. lA. laugh.)
My fare is ls. Gd., sir. The diseeses is yards over the
twn

Theapialicaat—Oh, nonsense ; it can't be anything like.
But even if it waa so. he has at all events had his fare. The
esi. n genniee—it is currant coin of the realm, and legal
tender.

TheMasietrate— I should very much doubt its being legal
tender. You may suppose that it is or was current coin of
the realm, and that it ODCd bore the stamp of her Majesty's
Pint, but I don't ems how you can tawdry it as a puce of
ranee, at all in its trisect state.
The applicant said he did not care to incur the loss of time
and risk the expense of measuring the ground, but suggested
that the distance might be sacertained from the tablas in use
in the court.

Compared with the receipts of the last year, the present
returns show an increase of 5,4881. 9s. 108. ; the total sale
of land to Michaelmas, 1864. is 368,800 f. 13e, 10d. The
total withdrawals nom the formation of the society (Sept.
7, 1852) to Michaelmas, 1864, are 2.11,4871. Is. 7d. The
returns of the resister of the order of rights are as follows :
—Completed, 5,432 ; drawn, 3,234 ; majority, 1,706 ; total,
10,372 ; deduct rights exercised on estates, Ae., 7.787 ; to:ex-
ercised rights, 2,585. The last share number on the register
by seniority is No. 14.813, end the last share issued up to
Michaelmas, 1864, was No. 21,228. At the mud annual
meeting, to be held at Exeter Hall, on Tuesday, Novem-
ber 29, the statement of accounts and balannesheet for the
financial year Gatlin the 30th of September last, together
with the report of the executive committee of the year's
operations, will be submitted to the shareholders.
The candidates tor the two auditors to be elected by the
shareholders at this quarterly meeting, advertised under
Rule 30, are the Rev. William George Goodchild, Mr. F. S.
Hardieg. and Mr. Clemow. The committee have reelected
' W. Copeland Astbury, Req., mid Newels= Winstanley,
Eaq., as their two auditors. After the notainatioa this day
by the members of two auditors, the accounts for the past
year will be examined and audited in due course. It is
with much regret that the board has to announce the death,
on the let instant, of Mr. F. S. Harding (the acoonntant),
for so mealy years one of the auditor, elected by the
shareholders, who was a candidate on the present
occasion, and for which the Rev. William Good-
child and Mr. Clemow are now the only candidates.
Three highly eligible properties have been acquired by the
society since the last quarterly report—the Admiralty Navy-
yard at Deal (East Kent); the Southgate-road estate, Wood-
green (Middlesex) ; and the Sandown estate (Tale of Wight).
The Deal property, which was purchased after • 'pentad
competition, at the sale by auction) (by order of the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty) on the 19th of July last,
is one of the meet valuable sea-side sites ever offered to the
public. The esplanade frontage is 800 feet, with a cm-
responding quantity fronting the high-road to Walmer
and Dover, affording ample space for the erection of
first-class villas, boners, hotels, and boarding-houses. A
new iron pier, exteediog some detente into the sea, has
recently been opened in the centre of Deal, else to the Navy-
yard esplanade, sod an set of parliament was passed lest
session for the formation of docks. Houses for all classes
of the community are already in demand. As the improve-
ments in this important seaport are extended, its popularity
will no doubt materially increase. Whether for health or
rezteatioo, owing to the remarkable salubrity of the situa-
tion, and the unrivalled panoramic view of the shipping is
the Downs, Deal presents equal attractions. The Wood-
green estate is within • short distance of the station and
of the Alexaodra-park, close to the Greenlee's, Horosey,
and other popular localities near the metropolis. The Sunny.
side estate, Sandmen, comprises a marine villa,
with plantations, pleasure-grounds and ioclosuree
situated a short distance from the church, in the
Shaeklin road, with • footpath on the cliff. The
property commands splendid views of a great part of
the interior of the island, and there is an uninterrupted sea
[rootage of about 930 feet. The new eastern section rail-
way from Ryde to Cowes, yin Ventnor and Newport, has
just been opened as far es Sbanklio ; trains ran between
Hyde and Sandown every hour, sod every half-boor from
Sundown to Hyde. As • bathing-place Sundown is un-
rivalled, and has been iocresing of late rapidly in popu-
larity. The thirteenth year of the Coesernaive Land
Society having been commenced on the 7th of September
last, the executive committee, whilst coogratulatiog the
shareholders on its prosperous pewees, are enabled to add
thst its prostects for the current year are already highly
encouraging.
After the approval of the report the shareholders elected
the Rev. W. G. Goodchild and W. H. Clemow. Esq.. of
the Swedish Bank, as auditors. Votes of thanks werepassed
to the chairmas and extcutive committee.

Srooex Diem or A Bantus-rim—We regret to
record the sudden death of Charles Winston, Em., special
pleader (Home Circuit), which took place yesterday after-
! noon at his chambers, No. 3, Hareourt-buildings, Temple.
The deceased gentleman had been staying in the country for
a short time with hie family, arid only arrived in London
yesterday morning for the purpose of arranging some of
his accounts, hie intention being to return by the
four o'clock train. His clerk was sent into the
City to get a cheque cashed, and on his return he found
his master lying on the Boor apparently dead. He at
once called in the 'mistime of Mr. Broome, gardener
. of the Temple. and of Dr. Brooks, of Fleet-street, who was
of opinion that life bad been extinct nearly three-quarters
of an hour. The deceased appeared to be in excellent
health, and the cams of death is supposed to be disease
of the bout. The inquest will be held this afternoon
at the chambers of the unfortunate gentleman.
I MYSTIOLIOCS DLSAPPZARANCE OF A POSTMAN.—
During the past week much concern Mobile. manifested by
many persona respecting the fate of the Challook postman,
an elderly man named Sutton, residing in Regent's place,
Ashford. It is said that Batton WAS drinking at a public-
house at Challock on Saturday, aid that be took part is a
disturbance amongst a number of hop pickers. It is sur-
mised that he has committed suicide ; but although the
police have marched the country for him, and the river
Stour, the lake at Esstwell, and several woods have bee.
examined, it is not yet known whether he has hung or
drowned himself, for no trams of him can be foond.—Mrsid-
stone learned.