The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-31 00:00:00

THIS EMPRESSi TIHMSDAN EVENING, DECEMBER -3/, 1863.

Inner Circle Railway will be a circle of 10 miles,
with 21 stations. This distance can scarcely be
performed under au hour and a half. An omnibus
will perform the distance from Kensington to the
Bank within the hour, and a cab much within the '
hour. From Finsbury to Kensington station, the
railway with seven miles and ten stations could
scarcely do the journey in less time; and therefore
the only saving that could be effected would be the
saving of expense, which means that the railway
must compete with the omnibus at omnibus fares.
Take the Inner Circle line from Euston-square to
Charing-cross. Eastwards, the communication
would cover 711 miles of ground, with 12 inter-
mediate stations, and the passenger would have to
walk iron, Euston-square to Gower-street at one
end, and from Waterloo-bridge or Westminster-
bridge to Charing-cross Station at the other end,
with staircases to ascend or descend at both ends.
A direct line through would convey the passenger
in two miles with only two stoppages, and with
junctions between train and train at both termini.
Can there be any doubt which would be preferred I
From King's-craw to Victoria Station the Great
Northern and the London, Chatham, and Dover
are seeking to establish a communication across
Blackfriars-bridge. That would be a through
communication, with 8 intermediate stations, the
passenger being brought into both stations on the
level. The Inner Circle line would be shorter, but
that line would have 9 intermediate stations, and
at Victoria the communication would be imperfect,
as there is no junction. Scarcely anytime, therefore,
would be saved in the route from station to station;
whilst if the object of the passenger were to pass
from the northern to the southern, rather than to
the western suburbs of the metropolis, the route by
Blackfriars would, in every respect, be preferable.
Having, then, in view all the various objects to
be accomplished by a metropolitan inner system--
first, facility of communication with the lines which
enter London ; second, facility of communication
from east to west ; and, third, direct communica-
tion between the lines of railway north and south of
the Thames, it can scarcely be thought that the
Inner Circle laid out and supported by the Metro-
politan Railway affords the best and easiest means
of accomplishing the objects which it is desirable to
obtain for the relief of our streets or for facili-
tating our intercourse. Looking at the stations
already established at Kensington, at Victoria-
street, at Charing-cross, at Blackfriant, and at
Cannon-street, surely something better may be done
than this.

irarAL AND XILITA.RY.

ADMIRALit, Dec. 30.—Apronitwins.—Sargeon
Dr. J. BOWS; to the Hogue.
Master& C. Trolley, to the Orestes.
Assiataut Paymaster E. W. R. Veal. to the
Clerk it. DossrisMite, to the Royal Oak.
Moistens Clerks F. R. 8. Robimoo, J. K. Moss, A. R.
Wroot, sod H. E. Whitley, to the Marlborough, as super-
numeraries.

Paomorons.—To be Staff Commanders, J. T. H. Morris
and T. Huss.

ieheStair Oomraserder on the reserved list, W. H.
IdAllard.

WOOLWICH, Dec. 30.

BALLOONING FOR MILITARY PURPOSE:it—By di-
rection of the War Deportment experiments will be carried
out by Mr. Corwell at Woolwich, to-morrow, to demon-
strate the utility of balloons as a mew of entertaining the
numbers aed position of a military force, &c. Mr. Coxwell
has been engaged daring the present day in eaperintending
the iodation of his mounter balloon from the government
gu works at the Royal Ammo], and the ascent will take
place to-morrow morning, the troops being ordered to
assemble and march out in two divisioos. On arriving at •
certain altitude obeervations will be taken, and a report
made by Mr. Coxwell and various officers who will accom-
pany him.

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANS lON-110IIMS.

Acie remand und before
OppoThiTsi7broiicrup ea
the Lord Mayor charged with embesalling remiss belonging
to Ws eat* er, Mr. H. V. Wilson, kte of Leadenhall-
strlok a manufacturer.
_ _

Mr. Mullins prosecuted, and Mr. Wontaer appeared for
theTtrimpritaoter, it will be remembered, was committed for
trial last week upon • aka „ of stealing several rums of
money bubougieg to the prosecutor, and was remanded upon
the ape/ration of Mr. Mullins that • tharp of enibesalemeet
might be preferred against him. It has dready been stated
under what cireumstaaom the primmer was employed by Mr.
Wilmot, and that there was • proposal that he become
• partner, which in consequence of the primmer sot being
able to fulfil the conditions required by Mr. Wilma was
never curried out. It will also be remembered that in
11111X0 of Mr. Wilson being obliged to go abroad, and
his an uent illness, be gave the prisoner authority to is-
dome all • at exchange and sign cheques in the name of
Wilma and 00., and also authorised the bank to honour his
signature. The evidenoe in support of the charge of em-
bezalieseat was that the prisoner on the nth lune last
took flee bills of exchange, amounting in the whole to
2391., to Mr. Hermann, • merchant is Lime-street, and
said hia pertaer, Mr. Wilson, was out on • journey
collecting, and he bad • few bills, not enolgh to take to the
bank, to dimmemt, and asked Mr. Hermann to make • tempo-
rary admene epos: them. Mr. Hermann stated that the pea.
SODOM represented himself as Mr. Wilson's wines., and be,
from what Mr. Wilms bad himself before mid to him. ion.
plied that each was the ease, and lent the prisoner 2001.
upon the bills, by a ohequeepon the City Bank.
Tbe payment the cheque was pooled, and it appeared
by the beaks that of
only Ha of the amount bad hese poised
to Mr. Wilson's credit, and that geetkman proved that the
prisoner had never accounted to him for the other lOW.

The priwioer,,7hc.:WiiTad;i;;iiir7ifort;e;,76.ld be
would morn his datums, was aanzaitted for trial.

the children. until about eight years ago the &ianity was
reduced, and Lord ifuntingtower thee nudertook the edu-
cation of the young ladies, and paid 1804 a year. That
continued until the sth Mat., when the yowls laden went
to reside with their mother, who wished to him pommies
of them. They had since been turned away, but all they
required was protection, and for their mother to God a home
for them.

The three young ladies were in court, sad attracted con-
siderable notice. They are tall, he looking young women,
and appeared to conduct themselves with peat propriety.
The eoniplainant, Prances Elizabeth, aged 18 years, was
examined while her sisters remained in one of the ante-
rooms. She said she did not know her right name. She
bad been called Ackfoed and Tollemache. She and her
sisters went to reside with their mother on the sth instant.
Her mother told them that the house belonged to her
nephew, and that they could not remain. They continued to
reside with her until the 19th, when the defendant said she
would not keep them any longer, and that they must go
to their father. Two of them had not anv dinner on Sun-
day and nothing to eat until the following day, when they
obtained it at the house of a friend to whom they applied
for protection. On the Monday wittier met with an acci-
dent in ooe of the bedrooms, which annoyed the defendant, and
while she was stooping on the stabs to arrange the carpet she
kicked her in the back. She then desired witness and
her sisters to leave the house, but they refused to go. The
defendant then brought a knife and threatened to cut them
down, if they would sot leave the house. She told them that
they were tools of their father, and that they should not stop
in the house. Witness said her father did not allow her (the
defendant) 3W. a year to support her nephew's child, upon
which she became very much enraged, and turned them out
of the house. _

Another daughter, who said her Dame was Elizabeth
Frances, was examined and gave confirmatory evidence.
Mr. Ingham said it was a very painful are, but as Lord
Huntingtower was sot present, be should not be justified
in making aoy comment. Me thought, however, that the
young ladies were to be pitied. He then bound the de.
(ardent over in her own recognizance@ to keep the peace
rewards her daughters.

THE ALLEORD INHUMANITY TO A LUNATIC
NEAR SHEPPIELD.