The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-23 00:00:00

MI PAUL BEDFORD.

An adjudication in bankruptcy wee made against Mr.
Pad Bedford, of the Adel* Theatre, the well known
comedian, on his own petitioa. Mr. Bedford surrendered
sad obtained protection till the choicie of assignees, tied
for the 13th of September.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Serjeant Gamlen)
Edioard Sweeny, 20, tailor, was indicted for stealing a
gold chain and other articles, valise 181.
Mr. Itibton prosecuted; Mr. Metcalfe defended the pri.
sorter. This was rather • curious case. The proeccatrix is
a widow lady residing at Giouceetergrove, Brompton, and
on the morning of the 18th of April, as about 11 o'clock,
while she was sitting in a lower room at her house she sew
a cart containing two MOD stop opposite the door. Soon after.
wards she heard the street-door open and shut, and a person
go gently up-stairs. She followed him and found amen whom
shy asked w hat he wanted? He replied, that "he had come to
see Lady Jam." She said that she knew what he was—that
be was nothing but • thief. Upon this he bolted down
stairs, followed by the prossentrix, but he succeeded in
immediately getting out by • side door. She still found the
cart with the two men in it at the door, and she appealed to
them to assist her. Instead, however, of doing so, they
jeered and laughed at her. and told her that she was not
hurt. She, however, followed the man, bat had not got
far when she sew • cabman, whom she told what had hap-
pened, and asked him to drive after the man. He accordingly
went after him, but was soon overtaken by the two men
in the cart, sod they asked him what he wanted with the
man who was running away. The cabman said he did not
want him, but • lady who was following did, upon which
the man said he had bad • row with his mistress, and that
the cabman had chosen to interfere. The man who was
driving said, "Never mind, jump in here, Jack," upon
which the man got into the cart and they all three drove
away together. The cabman, however, continued the pia-
suit, end drove till he came up to the cart, and then drew
&MN the road to prevent them proceeding farther. A
polioroonstable commie, and two of those who were in the cart
Were appreheodet but one escaped. These two men were
tried at the May sessions for being concerned in the robbm7,
convicted, and each sentenced to be kept in mewl servitude
for four years. Subsequently the third man, the prisoner,
was apprehended, and he was to-day indicted for being
concerned in the robbery.
The jury found him Guilty.
A police-constable proved that the prisoner was convicted
on the 9th of May last at Marlborough-street police-court
for being found in • dwellieg-house for an unlawful purposes
and sentenced to three months' imprisonment.
Mr. Serjesot Gamlen said it was • very serious officio,
for three men to go about to persons' house* with • hares
and cart for the purpose of committing • robbery. Two of
the primate's sompanioes had been already =triad and
sentenced to four yetis' peal servitude ; and as regarded
the prisocer, he new no reason why he should make any
difference between them. The waterer, therefore, upon
him was that ha be kept in penal servitude far four years.

THE FOLIOS COURT&
MIS DAY.)

•BB•CLT ON ♦ WOILLII.-EXPECTID DEATH OP

dllta Regale. aged 25, • respectable-looking married
wanton, residing at 2 Eloinernat-pleas, Lower-road, Wing-
ten, was charged before Mr. Barker with murderously
sunelfing Hrs. Mary Qainn, with a jug, whereby her
life is in &cam
Police-ooestable William Scott, 134 N, said the usforts.
sate woman was In a dangerous state, and usable to at-
tend. He then banded in the following medical certificates :
"6, Cross-attest, Isliegkin, August 22.
" I hereby certify that I have dreamed three contused
and incited wounds inflicted upon Mary Quinn. One ei
the wounds is situated in the nape of the neck and is •
very bad cut. The most serious is the one on the side of
the head. It is about 2i inches long sod there is very
considerable effusion under the scalp. The third wooed is
over the temple, dividing • branch of the temporal army.
I have seen the Inman main this evening, at 9 p.m. She
is slightly delirious sad I caatiot answer for the weer
queues. " Bums Bags, X.R.C.8.8."
" Tneedwy, August 23, 9.30 a.m.
"I have sgain seen Mary Quinn. and find that she is sYB
too ill that she will be nimble to attend the court to-day.
"Banos Bin,
Polioe-constable Jansen Livermore, 436 N, seid-1 rti
on duty in the Lower-read about half-put 5 last night.
I wee called to • row between two women in Somanut-
plaice. When I got there, I saw a very large
crowd. I saw the primmer throw a jug at
the injured young woman. It hit her, and a portion
of it stuck in her neck. The injured woman
had other mate on her heed before I got there.
Mr. Barker—How far were you from the women ulna
the jug was thrown!
Witoess—l yea about five yards off, and the defendant
was about the suns distanoe from the injured woman when
she threw the jug. There wee • woman who saw the whole
of the transacelon, but she is unable to appear u she is at-
tending on the injured woman.
The defendant said the injured woman came into her
place and struck her first.
If,. Barker said it was • serious ease, nil remanded her
for • week, end refused to accept bail.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
♦ WIPE DANGEROUSLY ASSAULTED BY EBB HUSBAND.

Jolts Bails, of 39, Upper thighbone-place. plasterer. wee
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with violently assaulting his
wife. Harriet Bath.
On the prisoner being placed in the dock, the following
ortificate was handed to Mr. Tyrwhitt •.
" Middlesex Hospital.
" I hereby certify that Harriet Baia was brought to this
hospital last evening, having received revere injuries, ad
she is unable to attend the court.
(Signed) WM. CUROTWIIf, Rouse Stirgeoe."
Thomas Pattiscio, an intelligent boy, sou of the prisoner
and the injured women, said—My father and my mother
quarrelled yesterdey, at home, sod about 9 o'clock kit
eight my father struck and kicked my mother, and she wee
taken to the Middlesex Hospital, sod is now very M. My
father was sober, but my mother was a little elevated.
Prisoner—She was so tipsy that she broke all the plates
and dishes. Instead of getting my tea, she west out yester•
day evening with another woman, and came back about 9
o'clock, when she abused me in the most nacially manner.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner.
WANDSWORTH.
WEARING TIII BREECHEM.

Mr. and Mrs. Tregnouto. of Auckland-place, Battens,
ware sommoced by a German lady earned Mimosa Erdman,
a teacher of music, ha., the heal:ea for threatening to kill
her, and the wife for abasing her.
Both defendante pleaded not guilty; Mrs. Tregouco said
that the complains was bee lodger, and that a esprit*
had mime between
Mr. TreIMUDO prearied a voluminous correspondent'',
which he asked his wash* to Pea
Mr. Ingham received tato letters, but he said be had not
time to read them.
At the request of Mr. Tregeuun the worthy magistrate
reset this first letter, in which the complainant described him
(the defendant) as • coward because he did not act like •
man with regard to hie wahine as • husband.

Ingham thought the complafsant did not go in muck
fea, of the defendant if she considers!' hie a coward. He
Iskid her whether she had been married.
rbe complainant replied in the alffirmatlee;
sir. Ingham said in that case she had the right to express
(Tinian is to the duties of a husband. (Laughter.) His
eoribip proceeded to read the remainder of the letter, in
• I.tch the complainant stated that she liked a landlord whom
tte „till respect, and not man who could not put in a
fire of ghee without his wife's consent. The letter wound
by .rating that his wife wore the breeches. (Loud
,:hter )
Mr. Ingham thought it would be sufficient to bind the
Zeiroilants over to keep the peace, and he recommended the
,plitinant not to write anything more about wearing the
I: rib aides then corrplained of the non.acceptanoe of a
,y.1..0 to jut, when Mr. Ingham arbitrated between them,
eau ultimately arranged that the complainant should
;,,ve her apartments on Saturday next.
ihe parties thin retired, apparently satisfied with the
Zes

THE FORESTERS' FETE AT THE CRYSTAL
PALACE.-(THIS DAY.)

Tie great annual festival of the working-classes
si the crate] Palace, known as "The Foresters' Day,"
c.r.:ineoced this morning, but under less favourable cirenm-
rt....cm than usual, owing to the unpropitious state of the
weather, • small steady rain having set in last night and
ortioned without intermission to the present time. But
!,r thin imtoward circumstance there would, in the opinion
! the committee, have been even a larger attendance of the
1.; three and general public than usual, the utmost azer-
tJui haring been used to bring up the number on this ma-
in to 100. CA ; the highest number yet attained having
htn ::,CA). For more than a week peat every van and
ether available vehicle of that description has been be-
slakes. the " road " being a greater favourite than the
^ with the Foresters, as by this means of conveyance
'her are enabled to make a greater show of their regslia,
sued Five more publicity to the 'Ancient Order ;" and al-
though doubtless many have been kept back by the state of the
weather, the appearance of the roads leading to the Palwe
woo after o'clock this morning indicated a great attend-
, •we From most of the principal court-houses, pro-
:e,ions of vans and other vehicles, filled inside and
started at au early hour; but that which
"...de the most imposing display started from the
,uestrian Tavern, Mackinaws-road (Court Flower
of the Forest), being accompanied by the Foresters'
:::n I. numbering 32 performers, dressed in the uniform of
I itcAn green. The state of the weather, however, evidently
threw a damper on the Spirits of the pleasure-travellers,
eel there was a noticeable absence of the usual " fun of the
toad.'
The varins railway stations of thaw lines connected with
the Palace were thronged at an early hour, and as the
Widow and Orphan Fund of the London United District of
Forester, on whose behalf the the is held, benefits only by
the tickets sold by the Foresters themselves, temporary
t.!ket bones were erected outside the various stations by
consent of the railway authorities, At 11 o'clock the crowds
at the stations became very large, the eacursion trains coming
up to London on all the various lines having arrived
sod contributed greatly to swell the number of those await-
ier conveyance to the Palace. Up to 12 o'clock about
li,ooo had bees taken to Sydenham by the Brighton line
from London-bridge and Victoria Stations, and about 8,000
hr the London, Chatham and Dower line, from Blackfriers
and the Elephant and Castle stations, and groat sombers
were still awaiting transit. The number proceeding by the
rat most have been still more numerous. _ .

To ell appearances the Foresters' Ma of 1864, despite
the weather, will bs • great SUOMI', and though pouably
rot hie lest year add 1,1C31. to the Widow and Orphan
rood, will yield a good enm for so worthy an object.

TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

(iiiiiffli.i

Ibe half-yearly meeting of the shareholders
vra held at 1 o'clock at the London Tavern, Sir J. CAR.
iIAEL in the chair.

The report of the directors was as follows :
" The directors have much satisfactioe is submitting the
seemed accounts to the shareholders. It will be
observed, on comparing them with the accounts for
the corresposding balf.vear of 1863, that the receipts
have increased by 1.7371. Is. and that the
expenses are less by 6311, 6s. 4gd. The revenue has been
charged, uusual, with 10 per cent. on the gran receipts,
nasal to 2,3881. 2a. 6d., for the reserve fund, which
sow amounts to 8,9071. 22. 10d. The result enables the
directors to recommeed a dividend at the rate of 5 pee
cent. per annum, or of 2i per cent. for the half-year instead
of 2 per oent., as paid for the sic mouths ending June,
It should be noticed that the sum standing to the
credit of the reserve fund in December last has
bean invested in debentures of the North Eiders
kailway Company, and Charingcroes Railway Company.
The directors have to inform the shareholding that the
relgian government has demanded, in accordance wish the
terms of the concession, a larger number of wires to Loodos
sad, consequently, the directors have laid a branch cable of
about' 0 miles in length from the present Ostend cable to
the English shore near Ramsgate. This cable has been laid by
contract since 30th June, and will be in working order u
soon ea the land lines are completed. The cost of it, which
about 11,1001., will be charged to capital, aid will bear
its proportion in the distribution of the future nett profits
between the chartered and French companies. The eon-
trctor bas received, in part payment, debentures bearing
r per cent interest to the =mot of 4,000/., and the dine-
kn. considering the present satidestory state, sad the
stra,ly increasing prosperity of the company, believe that
the 'Alines will be also taken sp in debentures, either by
the shareholders or the public."

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
coogratalated the meeting on the improved position of the
company. The Totems were most satidictory, particularly
is they arose chiefly from the Preach and Belgian cables,
the Danish telegraph having been suspended by the war.
to the half-year ending 30th June last the number
of menages wee 180.220, against 164,404 in the
corresponding half of 1863. Further, in the current half.
'ear they were earning is maws of the previous half-year
low. per week. (Cheers.) It was to be hoped that be-
ige long Sleserig•Holetein would have settled down into
some solid form of goversinenkand the company would then
;et hack its original business in that direction. (Beer,
beer ) At • cost of about 11,0001. a sewed line of cornmeal
cation had been established with Belgium, and he believed
:be would prevent future interruptions, and prove a pro-
ftib'e arrangement for the company.
HLYDNAIMI OSCOSChId the motion, which was carried
7.csoimously ; after which the proocedinp terminated in the
Jail manner.

LIFE •ND DEATH IN • GIPSY'S TENT.—This
zincing Mr. John Humphreys, the Middlesex coroner,
rewired information repenting the death of a female gipsy.
seed 90 years, who was found deed in a small tent in • held
situated neer the Crowe Tavern, Old Ford-road, Victoria-
park. The dammed and her adult sons bad pitched their
tent on the spot named, some months dace, sad ma Mes-
hy morning last deceased was frond ta • state of
insensibility lying oo • bed upon the gram. A
neasenger ran for Dr. Davey of Florence-villa,
Old Ford-reed, who promptly attended, but life was
extinct Hs could not account for death, but
he meet opinion that deceased had died from advanced age,
secelerated by living in such • wretched place. Mr. Bur-
rows, the summoning officer of the parish of Bethnal-green,'
visited the plane, and was about to remove the body to •
Proper receptacle at the workhouse, but the gtpsy family
refuted to allow it to be touched. An inquest will be held
on the deceased this afternoon, sod the jury will have to
Tien the body as it now lies in the tent.
FATAL CATASTROPHE ON MONT DLANC.—A letter
!rani Bale says :—" A sad accident has just augmented the
timber of those who kale falba victims to the glaciers
sod snows of oar mountains, which are as greedy of human
corpses as the whirlpools of omen, and which never give up
Without reluctance the remains of the unfortunates they
hare onee swallowed. The following is the story io all its
cruel simplicity :—Ambrose Couttet, a young porter of 21,
who had accompanied the ascent of Count Schicnkirchen,
was ,vening down with the party, and was joyously preceding
the guides, happy sod proud of his first ascent of Most
Eaz,c. Hewes plating his foot upon abridge of stow, which
erreiled • broad crevasse, when his comvaoion, who was
flowing him at the distaoos of • few moss, bade
beware of the snow. because, having already
seet. warmed by the first rays of the sun,
-V was perhaps not sufficiently solid to bear his
Couttet, disregarding the advice of his more
~:i.rencel comrade, advanced another step, and the next
, disappeared, leaving merely a hole the size of his
ever. The witnesses of the accident, on reaching Chernousi,
,re the elem, sod fifteen guides immediately set out to try
at leant recover the body of their unfortunate companion.
M. hal Peps*, a guide, 24 years of age, prompted by
admirable self-devotioo. had himself let down by two cords
I."'ened to • *caviar leather girdle round his waist, taking
s to him a third rope to attach to the corpse if he should
te Chin to discover it. All boos of finding the young mesa
. " of course vanished, 22 boon having elapsed shies
"...-..iirrence of the accident. Perot descended into the
vnio about $0 feet. From that point be got down with
vase toe depth at least equally great, and thee he observed
rich horror the declivity of the memos* which
1-9(sl towards the bottom. By this time he began
suffer from the rarefaction of the air, and
more from the pressure of the leather girdle upon
l.• breast. Being no longer able to make his comrades
k.er he violently shook the third cord, the signal agreed
'ite,o as an intimation of his wish to be drawn up, and he
readied the surface in • feinting condition. Ere had ob-
torred aloes the walls of the ice hair which at first be
4rl taken for that of the victim, but which was afterwards
identified as belonging to the bag which Couttet bad
Peyot had attached • bottle to the mid of a
cord, 200 feet long, but it did sot reach the bottom of the
ohms, and libels it was drawn up it was faced covered
with ice, showier thus the temperature which prevailed at
that depth, and proving that Couttet must have sec-
vuo,'ef without any very protracted suffering., to inevit-
able si.'f...stion, even in ease he bad escaped instantaneous
deal, from the fall."