The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-04 00:00:00

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Captain Demi, awe of the shippingmasters appointed
by the Heard of Trade, and offidatimi at the skip
pierealso in the Minarks, near Tower-HI, welted apes
ILL Yardley alter the sight *bargee were disposed
of, for the puree of Bahian an explanation of his
conduct ia allowing the wow of the ship Costumes
of Caviar, of Inverness' to be paid off before him
at the abippiateilko after the ship had bees seised
by aa order of this wart. It appeared that all the MMHG
who had sued for wages, woompenied by a gentlemen
representing the owner, same before Captain Dean, and
represented that the wages had been ordered by a masts-
ream, bat said weds' about distress warrants haring been
issued. Ho told the mama and the °erases agent they had
better so before the magistrate and settle the matter, bat the
ma were clamorous, and said they had been kept oat of their
wages a lean time. sad wanted to go beak to the North of
Bootland, where they were shipped. Hader these Wrens-
etanoes be allowed the meat to pay the men. He was very
much surprised when hie attention was Galled to an amount
is the Evros', la which his wadect was oeurared by the
magistrate. He had been inspeesd upon by the gentlest ,u
who paid the seamen, and was sot aware that any distress
warrants had been timid till be read the report to the
newspaper.

Mr. Yardley was quite satisfied with the explanation of
Copula Dews, sod withdrew say omen he had passed.
He thought Captain Dews was not to blows, and he had no
doubt the Espress would publish his esplasatioa.

THE TESTIMONIAL TO MR. HENRY
BERKELEY, MP.

The zeal with which the licensed victuallers of
Bristol ate urging on this expression of their gratitude
does them infinite credit. Mr. Berkeley well deserves it at
their hands. He stood forward as their champion when
he might have stood neutral like others, although he wu
will aware that he thereby gave deadly effuses to a party
in Bristol by no means contemptible in number. A..d he
did his work well. With the eye of a strategist be seised
the opportua• moment for urging the question ; and by
refeeleg to bring forward or receive at ports or irrelevant
rider* is either aide, be saved valuable time, and carried
hie point by a ear.dessesies. He not only gained a vie.
tory, bat supplied an example of the tactics by which the
farther victories of which we stand I. need are to be gained.
Wilgus with pleasure that the just estimate of Mr. Berke.
ley's services expressed Is Bristol is not confird to that
try. A similar movement is about to be made ia London;
and a letter which we publish today (as well r others
which bare appeared is earlier numbers) proves that the
work only needs a beginning. Word, we are given to
understand that the taatisoatal committee in Bristol bar
received floss all parts of the country expressions of a de-
-1 sire to co operate with than.

BANK or

-...i.tralNO OF TEE TRANSFER
pursuance of a colic. issued by the Governor
and Directors of the Bank of Ragland, the transfer books
foe Bask Stock will be closed from Thursday, the Bth inst.,
until the 18th October 'ext.
DARING ROBBERT ON WATERLOO•BRIDGIL—Yea.
Mardi, aftsritoes, during the puling of the competitors for
the Lembeth Regatta under the Middlesex arches of
Waterlosbridge, the clerk of the Bridge Company (Mr.
Powell) was robbed of hie watch, seal, and Albert chain, of
snot value. Hundreds of persons were near at the time,
sell see man was taken oa enspicicia, bat the property was
alle !read; sad, as it was a gift from a friend, Mr. Powell
hes offered • reward of 101. fee its restitution.
BUICIDI IN 80110.—This morning, Mr. 8. F.
Teregiserm, the Deputy-Coroner for Westminster, received
lallermeilma of the following horrible suicide:—lt appear.
that Mr. Hamad James, • tradesman, of No. 26, Noel
street, Wardowetreet, Soho, was seen to go into the bask
yard of his premiers, on Saturday night last, and not ro-
tunda', • seas* was made, when the unfortunate deemed
yes disseested is the water-closet, lying in a pool of blood,
width wet Stud to flow free a frightful gash in the threat,
nadag hem ear to ear, and dividing the principal arteries.
A razor several with blood was firmly clenched in dearesed's
head. Mr. James Hadaway, surgeon, of Berwick-street,
was called in, but life was satinet. An inquest will be held
en the body.
ATTEMPTED PARRICIDI BY POLOIL—Thia morn-
*, lslormation was hewed from the Chief Police-
sialee, Great Seotlasietimd, that Thomas Sutton,
esdiseeer, of Betheesdon, Somerset, had attempted to mar
&ebb father by poises. He is wall known Ia Leedom,
• Liverpool, and other large town, bevies Stet died
die emery for a Loud*n home is the wine end old*
Mode The description given of him is: about 26 yeses el
age. Ave feet seven loch., high, slight made, mellow dm.
*idea, walks upright. He is apposed to be in Lemke.
sad awaiting the opportunity to embark for some fareaga
land.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO THE CAPTAIN OP A RIVER
STZAMBOAT.—Yesterday morning, about half past Rine
o'clock, Use body of Mr. W. H. Frisch, the ingrain of we
of the Adolph' and Lindoo-britge steamboats, was found
is the river Thames, off Davy'. Roads, Upper Ground-
street, Bbsekfriararoad. It appears that on Thursday lest
the steamer in command of the deemed was chartered to
attend a rowing match, and on its return to the Adelphi
pier he fell overboard. An attempt was made by the

ind oleo Thames police, to roams the nafortanato
man, bat without MOMS, and be was carried sway by the
tide.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON • RAlLWAT.—YeatErday
morning, the body of a masa named Harrison. wee found at a
',Ws called Dation', on the Manchester mid Shahid
railway, near the Guide Bridge station. He is supposed to
have been crushed to death between the buffers of some
waggons beioogirg to a Loudon and North Western train,
which bad been 'bunted there a short time before the body
was found by ono of the railway servants. Tim ludo:taws
man was reoognised as a resident in the neighbourhood, bat
it is not known what business had brought him on. the line
at the piece when he was killed.
THE WINE AND SMUT MADE AND THE LONDON
Donn. COlCPANT.—Tiallrlial • manelag of guidon's con-
',scud with the wine GM Ride trade was hold in the
Cripalegate Hotel, Watrimnissol, kit the purposed adoption
such warms it might be domed to put am end
to "strain alleged sou of mismemeieweent die London
Nags, which injuriously affect tM Itrarests d the trade,
peethealarly those whose property Is cmided M ttre can
of the London Doak COMpliny. TIN =weft was purely
pretrasary.

HAITLEBONS Recirraarros. —John Fruer
J=ll., Esq., do banker emitted by the Lord Chief
;revise the 141 afeeesee (Sr the hof Kary-
lehows.wlll hold bk own ke that pewee ea . the
11* laskat, at 11 Vdesk, to revise the list WI oaten for
the rains sit P•6l6aelss, et St- Shrylli=hi4but
by akeeousswt es the 19th fast. at the seet.
Pawns weddings, to resist the list of *Ws imakleat is
Bt. Paints pada.
FOUNDATION OF A Nsw HOSPITAL AT MANCHU-
rsa.—Ths Iboolstiss of a re haling was kid, I. Quay-
Nialbssese, yeateekepadluniesa, by the b
Hospita red Bishop
of la be ND* It. Kary's l fa the
Dimes of ma sad Milk*. Is the seem of the
area sort' (S was NM* that Kiss Lible•so, of Hemel COI,
had glees lb* smoliesat swat _ef 6701. towards the founds.
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