The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

Roden FauTiv;;;,i;;;;;i;e ti Ll7.llnrt7i;7,Was charged with
having committed an assault on Henry Bryan, boakeeyer
at the Prinoess's Theatre.

The complainant said the defendant, on Monday evening,
placed himself in a teat in a box which bad just been
vacated by a gentleman wbo had occupied it all the even-
ing, and who had left his place for a few minutes. Com-
plainant told the defendant the scat was engaged. The de-
fendant replied he was very comfortable, and should not
remove. When the gentleman and his friend returned,
and claimed the seat, the defendant refused to quit it, and
struck one of the geatlemen. When complainant remon-
strated with him, the defendant called him a d—d liar by
profession, and struck him on the face. In consequence of
the assault and the disturbance complainant called a con-
stable, and gave the defendant into custody.
Mr. Frederick Wiggins proved that the seat taken by the
defendant was hie Beat, that the defendant struck at him,
and also struck the be:keeper.
The defendant denied the assault on the be:keeper. He
said be did not see the complainant until the affair was
over.

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Mr. Hardwick was satisfied with the evidence in support
of the assault. He was astonished to find a person of the
appearance and station of the detendant conduct himself in
ouch an unjustifiable nay. It would be a monstrous thing
if a person who had taken a seat in a theatra, and who was
obliged from some cause to leave it for a short time, was to
be deprived of it in the way adopted by the defendant, and
then, when claiming his right, to be assaulted. It was the
duty of the defendant to obey persons in authority, such us
was the bozkeeper of a theatre, and not to commit an as-
sault upon him.
Fined 40s. _ _

A gentleman, named Duval, was charged with having 'a-
waited Richard Outhwaite, messenger at the Legal and
Medical Life Assurance Company.
Complainant said he was passing through Dean-street
with his wife and sister about 10 o'clock on the previous
night Ile 11,1 W the defendant in conversation with some
person. Ile was just about to paw when the defendant
lined his stick, and struck him two •iolent blows on the
bead, and knocked him down. The defendant, wbo was an
satire stranger, said nothing whatever to him.
The explanation of the defendant proved that the assault
had been committed under a mistake. Ills friend and him-
self had been followed by a comb seller, and la order to
get rid of the importunity of the men he pushed him
away. The man charged him with breaking his combs,
and having created a mob he wee assaulted, and he then
acted in self-defence._

A gentleman named Webb, who was with the defendant,
said the comb seller charged him with stealing his combs,
and having thus got a crowd about him and the defen-
dant, some one in the crowd struck him, upon which the
defendant certainly did use his stick.
Mr. Bingham thought that after making every allow-
,ince fur the circumstances in which the accused had been
placed, he bad flourished his stick, and conducted his de-
fence without sufficient discrimination ; and as the weapon
had fallen with such serious effect on the head of an
innocent person, a fine of 40s. must be
.imposed for the
assault.

MARYLEBONE.
John Colicky, a pugilist, who has latterly obtained a
livelihood by exhibiting the art of self-defence at fairs,
races, &c., was brought up fur re-examination charged with
having robbed and in a most brutal manse. assaulted
!leers, Sperling, a fellow lodger, at No. 1, Henrietta-street,
Manchester.squarc.
The evidence showed that as complainant was sitting
quietly by the tire in his room the prisoner who was drunk
entertd therein, and without saying a word to him kicked
him and knoeksd him doss n by a tremendous blow upon
the head ;Iwhile he (complainant) WM lying upon the floor,
prisoner stole from him three sispences, and before ho had
time to regain his legs seised him by the nose so firmly
with his teeth sa to nearly bite it through ; another person,
who was present, rushed forward to his assistance, and by
throttling the prisoner succeeded in dragging him away

and giving hint into custody of police constable Phillips,
111 D.
Thu pri-oner in answer to the charze thnt he was
Rent att.trke,l by the complainant after they had had a few
angry words to 4, thtr.
It was sated that the pr;soner was a very desperate cha-
racter, tool had frequently been charged a %Intent out.
rages on the police, in &datum' to which be was once in
custody for knocking down a yo ntleman in Osferd-street.
Mr. Broughton did not consider that the allegation of
robbery h.al been clearly established, bat for the savage
attack upon complainant he fined the prisoner 51. or two
months in the Mouse of Correction.
_ _ . . _

John Slhalling was committed for three months for inde-
cent exposure in Albany-street, Regent's-park.

MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL. JAN. 7.

The sales today oro— Sugar, 1,200 bags Beau es, 36a. to
375. ;20 Mids. Porto Rico, 351. Coffee : 350 bags Costa
Rica, and 20 tierces of Jamaica, full rates.— By auction :
170 cases castor oil, 2io. to 4d. ; 720 bag. and 900 pockets
tumerie, 10s. 9d. to 12a. ; 36 tons Mt. I).min:co logeood,
3/. ss; 310 bags Bombay linseed, 415.; 170 bags sago flour,
13s. GI.

COTTON.—LIVERPOOL, JAK. 7.—The market to-day
closes tamely yet steadily compared with Friday's rates.
Prices of Arnel icon arc very little, if any, lower ; all other
sorts arc unchanged. The sales amount to 6,000 hales, and
consist of 190 Pernams, d! di. ; 200 Bahia, hid. to Gd. ; 800
Egyptian, 51d. to 81d. ; and .-400 Surat, kl. to 4d.

CORN.—BAnseusar, Jan. 7.—The attendene of both
taxmen sad OMITS was good, and a lair rains It Or &MIXr as,
transact, sl to froth Dinky and Wheat, the later at shoat the tatea of
law week. realty was rather better wild. Wheat sold at from
Ns to 17s. per 3 basheia Ica, ley, at from :Go. to 31a. per qr.
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HEATH, Jon. 7.—There RUA small oupply
of main at market torlay, whet C.lllAtti bolder, to Cu lw about la.; ir
qr. more ru,wey than last week for Wheat; but 4'n all other demiip.
teem of (Mrs no Improvement to value ha, taken place. Wheat,
white, 101. be. to 104. 13..• red, 9i. Sa. to 91.15.. Barley, 24,.
to Us. OM", MI. ed. to lila. bd. Baler, 21e. to ISs. Peas, Ms.
to Eli.

NEWARK, lan. 7.—On the Corn Exchange this day the
amend by °mangier* ins great, and (ho sanely steely mina. d
the quantity consumed weekiy. Yule white V. heat 2a. t, 34., and
red le. to b. per qr. dearer Pies malting Barley In requeot at IS,
per or. a Immo. theta firm. Renee end Peeseul. rale. The quotatiom
below arc Mt ruling priors of the day: Wheat, aloe, 1 1.. to Ifile.;
retro, lug., per qr. • red, TM. to 401.; magma, Ihrley, Ills It 'ryr,
2144. to 30a ; extra, 3Es. ; grinding, :tato ?0.. Oats, mew. IM. to
20e. ; old, 43r. to 21a. Beans, new, gm, go :to. ; old, 34a, to 2ro.
Peas, brothers, 211 e. to 32.

Itonronn, Jan. 7.—We had a fair quantity of all kind
of Villa at our market to-dm,. Wheat me alliThog dearer for the
bee; no raeration in any n her grain. Wheat, 3 to 47a. Barley,
2:s.to 315.; grinding, lir. to 2r4. Oats, lir. to z.a. Eeana, 23*.
to 31s. fee*, laa. to 318. Rye, 23a. to 245.

CATTLE, Re.—Rouvonn, Jan. 7.—We had a good sup-
ply of Mork at t market. with a good sale at about the same
prim. rhat work. Beef, L. to L. Muth" So. 4d. to 48.4 d. Veal,
4d. to Ss. OW. Pork, Se. to Ts. 101.1.
SOUTHALL, Jan. 7.—Trade ruled heavy to-day and prices
were warmly ao rood ma Mat wick. Iletf 113 le from la. MM. to
3a, NI. Sutton, 38 to 4a. 4d. Veal, 3.. to to, Pork, 24. bd. to
8.. Gd. pee cone of 81b8., Makile the offal.

CAPTURE OF A GANG OF BURGLARS AND SUICIDE
or TIIE PRONECUTOIL—Four young men who, from their
position, were supposed to he respectable persons, have been
arrested at Plymouth, charged with having committed
several burglaries in that town and neighbourhood ; three
of them brothers—sons of Mr. Pease who keeps a shop for
the sale of cheap publications in Marlborough-street, Devon-
port, and who are apprentices respectively to a blacksmith,
a printer, and a cabinet maker, and one son of a tailor,
also residing in Devonport, named Perry, but who has not
resided with his parents for some time past, but has lived out
in service latterly with some officer hying in Stonehouse.
The prisoners were examined before the magistrates on
Saturday last, when the evidence taken placed beyond a
doubt the fact of their being concerned in several of the
burglaries which have been committed in Plymouth and
Devonport during the last twelve months. One of the'
principal witnesses was a Mr. W. 11. Itow, a jeweller,
carrying on business in the town, whose premises were
broken into a short time ago, andi a I age quantity of
jewellery stolen. Ile proved that a numb -r of trinkets
found iu the prisoners' possession had formed part of his
stock at the time of the robbery. Mr. Row, hoverer, be-
came much excited in consequence of the prominent part
he was called on to take in the prosecution, and a depres-
sion of spirits subsequently ensued, under the pressure of
which he committed suicide on Monday last by shooting
himself. A coroner's inquest was held, and a verdict of
" Temporary insanity" returned.
REMARKABLE DEATHS FROM SUFFOCATION AT
Searriards.—A most singular ease came before the coroner
on Tuesday for investigation, respecting the deaths of a
middle-aged man and his wife, named George and Eliza-
beth Hall, who were found dead on the floor of their bed-
room on Sunday morning. They had been seen by their
son late on Saturday evening, and when next seen on the
following morning they were found lying in their night
dress on each side of the bed quite dead. The occurrence
created considerable sensation en the locality, and various
rumours were circulated respecting it. On Monday a post
?Porten examination of the bodies was made, but the sur-
geons were unable to detect any poisonous substance, nor
yet to account for the sudden and somewhat mysterious
death of these individuals. Since then, however, circum-
stances have transpired which have served in a con-
siderable degree to elucidate the mystery. An old
mattress, which had been thrown into the ash-pit of
an adjoining privy, had been set on fire by some boys. The
smoke which the burning straw emitted being found to
affect the breathing of Mrs. Ilall (who was, together with
her husband, afflicted with asthma), the burning rubbish
was covered over with dirt and ashes. The fire, however,
continued to spread, and in a few days the whole contents
of the midden became a burning MIME emitting the most
pestilential vapours. These found a passage underneath
the foundations into the house occupied by the Dells, and
being badly ventilated, could find no means of escape, so
that in fact the building became a gasometer, surcharged
with foul and deleterious gee, from the effects of which
they were suffocated. That this was the cue is evident
from the fact that, previous to retiringf, to rest, on Saturday
night, MT. Hall complained of the offensive smell, and en-
deavoured to detect the cause; and when the house was
entered on the following morning, the stench was so great
a, to be almost overpowering.
NAVIGATION Rernivs.—According to the official
tables yesterday printed, there has been an increase in the
foreign trade of the country, beth in the ships and tonnage,
entered inwards and cleared outwards. In the 11 months
ending the .sth ult., 30,463 vessebi employed in the foreign
trade of the United Kingdom of 6,411,013 tonnage entered
inwards, and 28,719 ships of 6,071,131 cleared outwards in
the same period. In the like period of the preceding year
the number of ships that entered inwards was 29,206, and
the tonnage 5.615,850, whilst the vessels that cleared out-
wards were 27,445, of 5,531,715 tonnage. In the coasting
trade of the united trade of the United Kingdom in 11
months ending the sth of December, 1819, there were
122,705 entered inwards of 10,912,1)15 tonnage, and 138.638
that cleared outwards of 11,934,810 tonnage. In the like
period of 1850 there were 125,4.51 ships that entered inwards
of 11,506,897 tonnage, and 141,140 ships cleared outwards
of 12,564,170 tonnage ; whit tin the 11 months ending the
sth ult. there were 122,211 ships of 11,271:881 tonnage en-
tered inwards, and 139,524 ships cleared outwards of
12,291,592 tonnage.
MADRID AND VALENCIA RAILWAY.—It is etatetl,
on authority, that the difficulties in the way of a division
of the funds recovered on behalf of the shareholders, by Mr.
Quitter, the official manager, are not so great as supposed
or represented, and that although certain legal questions
relating to the parties entitled to a return have arisen and
caused delay, there are no grounds, it is alleged, for be-
lieviog that these difficulties will not be speedily overcome.
The Master in Chancery, Blunt, has given no decision ad-
vent) to the rights of the numerous seripholders, and, at a
meeting in the matter yesterday, intimated the desirable-
ness of some practical course being adopted for a prompt
division of the funds in hand, consistent with legal con-
siderations. The various matters directed by the order of
the Master approving of the compromise with the dire eters
are still in course of progress; and amongst them the se-
curities required from Mr. Chadwick, who is understood,
by a letter of license, to have returned to this country.
MUTH BRITISH ItslLwAY.—The shareholders of
this company are adopting means to improve its posi-
tion. The line was originally intended to connect the
southern lines at Berwick with the Scotch lines at Edin-
burgh. The original act was pained in 1841, and the
length of tlio line then sanctioned was 57 miles, and tho
amount of the capital authorised was 900,0001., being at the
rata of 15,5001. per mile. The estimated traffic was
10p,4401. per annum, the working expenses 36,5161., and
the profits 73,0331., being about 13 per cent. on the then
contemplated outlay ; but, owing to successive applications
to parliament being granted for additions to capital to
construct branches in various directions from the original
line, the expenditure on capital account in 1851 amounted
to 4,275,0001. • the length of the main line, including
ninety-two miles of branches now completed, is 119 miles,
and the average cost per mile 28,690/., instead of 15,5001.,
the estimated cost of the main line sworn to be-
fore parliament. Tho traffic for the year ending 1851
amounted to 183,999/., and estimating the working expenses !
at 56 per cent., being at the urns rate as those during the
first hallo( the year, they would amount to 104,8791., and
leave 78,9201. to pay interest on loans, preference shares,
&e., being at the rate of 1.87 per cent. on the total capita
expended, notwithstanding the number of years the line has
been opened for the developement of traffic, instead of 8
per cent., as originally estimated. The directors of this
company in the year 1817 refused an offer from Mr. Hudson
of S per cent. per annum for leasing the line to the York,
Newcastle, and Berwick Company.

LONDON AND SOFTII WESTERN RAILWAY.—
A reward of 501. has been offcreil by the directors for the
discovery of the malicious individuals who lately placed
obstructions on the route of the trains on this line.
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