The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-09 00:00:00

t3OITTHWARK.

Awe Cannoody wee charged with the following robbery.
Thomas Flynn, a waterman, said that about 9 o'clock the
preceding night, he was proceeding along Church-street,
Blackfriars-road, towards his home, at Backside, when the
prisoner suddenly sprang from a dark doorway, gad clasped
her arms round him tightly, at the same time asking him
what was the time. While endeavouring to disengage him-
self from her he felt her hand in his pocket, and as she was
in t►e act of withdrawing it he seised bold of her arm, and
charged her with robbing him of his money. Bbe made use
of an oath, and struggled hard to get away, but witness kept
hold of her until a constable came, and then he gave her
into custody. Witness was perfectly sober, and had just left
off work. At the time he was stopped by her be had in his
pocket a five-shilling piece, a half-crown, fie., and a metal
ticket used in hie employment.
Philip Brown, 162 M, said when she was given into his
custody he found in her right hand half-a-crown, fivepence
in coppers, and a metal ticket, which the prosecutor identi-
fied as his property.
Sarah Ann Feasom, the female searcher at the station-
hones, said she salted her whether she had any more money.
She replied that she had aot, but witness found in her
bosom a five-shilliag piece.
Committed for trial.

Mr. Richardl;r4, the master of the ship Northumber-
land, trading between the port of London and Australia,
was summoned by Wm. Tress, steward of that vessel, to
show cause why he refused to pay him 301., alleged to be
due to him es wages.
Mr. Pelham, who appeared for the complainant, said he
shipped for the voyage to Port Phillip and back, at the
monthly wages of 31. 10s. At Port Philip four of the crew
deserted, and after remaining there seven weeks the cap-
tain signed and executed an agreement at the back of the
ship's articles to give his client and the remainder of the
crew 51. a month for the voyage back to London. On seri•
val in the latter port the captain refused to pay that elm.
A solicitor, who attended for the defendant, contended
that the agreement was useless, and entered into under fear.
The fact was the crew were deserting his ship, and to keep
thew he had on board, he (the captain) was compelled to
resort to some stratagem. The learned gentleman cited two
eases decided by the judges, "that where seamen signed sr-
titles for a specified sum per month for the voyage, and the
captain to keep his crew together home had to resort to a
fresh agreement of higher wages, such wages could not be
reeoay.vered." It was only the surplus that his client refused
to
Mr.
Mr. A'llsekett said he had no doubt the judges were ear-
, rest in their judgment, and the summons must therefore be
dismissed.

A HARD SHUN..—In the Callao (Peru) News of
Feb. 10 we read as follows :—The approaching carnival
season promises to be rich, rare, and racy in its character.
By reference to our actvertisieg columns, it will be Hen that
a butting match is In contemplation between the steward or
the Wild Pigeon and a ram celebrated for hie strength awl
courage. It is almost unnecesauy to add, that the eibei-
longing party is s coloured man. Some idea of the eamegth
of his skull may be formed from the fact of We lambi, a
day or two eines, butted In the bead of a porter soak, apse
which a heavy hammer would make no impression.
A letter from Rome states that the Golden Rare,
which the Pope blower every year, and presents to some
female sovereign, Is this year to be given to the Empress of
Austria.

FORILIGN OFFICIRB.—On Saturday a parlia-
mentary paper (procured by Mr. Lock* Map) Was pub-
lished, of the sue of mosey paid in *sea year sem l$ as
half pay sad reduced allowasees to 'Mingo, disbanded
foreign corps, all pianos. to wounded forelia Mon% sad
agowanoes to the widows sad Widen at desaised
kiwis officers. lAst year the sundoe sir laratia teem
00 half pa) wee 276. There were Silboolie pin, 200
forma widow!. and 64ioreiceWilma. Tao disarm half
pay rut pm, was
.240001., 2,6661. Isporstrai, 8,4del to
foreign widow., aim 6771. for lungs