The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1855. •

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.

SHARE LISTS.-THIS DAY.

COURT OF ADMIRALTY.

Two o'CLocm.
In the railway share market the chief feature is a
further fall of 21 per cent. in Great Western dock,
which has declined to 551 to 58, the rumours rela-
tive to the forthcoming dividend being still very un-
favourable. Other mocks are rather flat: London
and North-Western is quoted 971 to t • Midland,
891 to f, ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 80; to 811;1
South-Eastern., 181 to 1; Caledonians, 311 to 1; and
Great Northern., 22 to 1.
French shares are steady. Great Western of
Canada are looking up.
t ^vita/ AND
I PA.I ItAawAn. the dubs outla y
to II pts,

1100112 IS. LAZDIVIOII.
?HZ BALANCE AND 'rill 'stall—Coon AND DAMACIBB.
In these eases the vessels had been restored by consent,
and the owners had therefore claimed costs sad damages.
Dr. Lashington now gavejadgenent, and teased to admit
the claim.

In the ease of the Emilie the cargo had been restored, the
question of costs and amigos beteg reserved to follow the
fate of the mid. The ship having been condemned on the
Bth indent, Dr. Lushington now rejected the claim.

ORDINAitIi -dfLUIEII AND 'roam

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
THIS DAY.

Si U

The August general sessions for the county of Middlesex
commenced this morning at the Bessione-hosee, Clerken-
well-green, before Mr. Bodkin (who presided in the absence
of Mr. Berjeant Adams) and a beach of magistrates. The
calendar, which is not very heavy, contains only the names
of 58 prisoners for trial.
Cargo Payne, a respectably-dressed countryman, pleaded
not guilty to the charge of stealing a load of hay, and also
the sum of 51. 165., the property of his master.
Mr. Payne appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Dalian-
tine for the defence.

' It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was sent
by his master on Saturday, July 21, with a load of bay,
which he was ordered to take to 61r. Gurney, his master's
agent. When be was on t►e London road, near
Hew-brldge, he wee met by • Mr. Layrock, who
asked him if the hay was on sale, when the pri-
soner replied Yes," and that he would take 61. for it.
After some conversation the prisoner agreed to take
U. 16a. for it, which Mr. Ltycock ultimately paid him.
When he returned home he did not see his master, and not
appearing the next morning, he was sent for, when he said
he had lost the money, that he would make it up by paying
it by weekly instalments, and at once told his master to
whom be had sold the bay. He was then given into cus-
tody, when half a sovereign and some silver was found upon
him ; but this was accounted for by his having received his
wages the day previous.
Mr. Ballantine made a very forcible address to the jury.
and said he had not committed any ezceu,nor got drunk with
the money, not that he agreed with the very absurd remark
uttered a few days since by a metropolitan magistrate, to
the effect that his countrymen were habitual drunkards.
He concluded by calling parsons who gave the prisoner a
good character.
Mr. Bodkin having summed up, the jury, after a short
consultation, returned a verdict of l'iol Guilty, and the pri-
soner was at once discharged.

THE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAY.

SOUTHWARK.
34111TAICIIX
Mews' Ana Smith, a very old and infirm looking female, go
was brought up in custody, charged with kidnapping a child it
with intent to steal its clothes. Si.
Ptirhe Dean, a young woman residing at No. 10, West-
skeet, North Bermondsey, said, that on Friday 'Bemoan gt
she was puling down the street when she saw Joseph N
Brown, a child three years of age, leaving school. She 1.;
knew bim well, as well SS his parents, and while he WY pro- se
essi.ing towards home, the prisoner went up to him and led
him away is an opposite direction, promising to buy N
him some sweetmeats. Witness suspecting that she 50:
so
intended something wrong, went up to her and
asked her where she was going to take him, whenshe replied 10
I she was going to take him home. Witness told her that
she was going in th 3 wrong direction, and she believed she
intended to steal him, when she said that was not true, u
she was his grandmother. A police-constable came up at r 4:
the time, to whom she related the circumstances, and the Bt.
prisoner was then taken into custody. S
it. s
The little fellow—a pretty child—wee here shown to S 4
the magistrate. His dregs appeared almost new, and of is
some value. N.
The mother informed his worship that she knew nothing 11"
of the prisoner, neither had she seen her before. The NI
child went to a school in the same street, and must have N.
been enticed away in a very impudent manner. N.
The prisoner, who trembled very much, said she did not
intend to do anything wrong with the child. She bad it
1 grandchildren, and the little boy now in court was lo
one of them. SO
The Magistrate asked her where she lived, when she re- et
gt.
plied with her daughter in Whitechapel, and she could not N.
account for being in Bermondsey. She declared positively t
that the child was her grandson. 10
Enquiries were ordered to be made respecting her, as her tot.
conduct seemed to indicate that hes intellect was somewhat
deranged. iti
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81tortly afterwards the daughter of the primmer entered li
the court, with one of her children, a little boy, about the t.
same age as the child alleged to have been kidnapped, and at,
there appeared a great similarity between them, so much N,
an, that the daughter said her mother might have made a let
mistake, as oh* was of weak intellect, and she could not 10
account for her being so far away from hone.
The Magic being of opinion that she might have a 4
made a mistake, discharged ber, on condition of her friends
taking more cars of her for the future. 3
WORSRIP.STREET. 10
cartcan OP BURGLARS.
Two determined looking fellows, named Thomas Eaves IL..
and Thornar Wright, were charged wi'h having burgle• r;
flintily entered and plundered the dwelliog•house of Mr. 110
William Cutting, an upholsterer, in Buttesland•sueat,
Heston.

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The proseeutor said that, between 2 and 4 In the snorting,
he was roused from his sleep by his wife, who directed ti
his attention to a suspicious sort of rumbling noise, which :.
apparently proceeded from the room beneath. Witness -;i:-
instantly jumped out of bed, and on hastening down .22
stain, discovered that the lower part of the house had been
thoroughly ransacked by thieves, who bad evidently effected
an entnnee by forcing the back ;kitchen window, tho sash
of which was left open. The curtains from the window, to i
and other selected articles of booty, which bad been aben- to,
dosed by the thieves in their rapid flight, was scattered it
ab.ut the floor, bat a considerable amount of property had to2°
been carried off. 20
Tatman, N 321, stated that his attention was attracted 20
by an alarm of " Police," and " Thieves," from the prom-
csitor's house, and en making his way to the rear of the pre- too
mien, he saw the prisoner Bins running across the garden g
in • crouching position, and at the same moment, another too
man suddenly vaulted over the side well, and darte 1 off like 1:
• deer. Witness immediately scaled the wall and secured #
Eases ; while conveying him along, the prisoner wee
seized with • severe shivering attack, accompanied by a g
chattering of the teeth, and other symptoms of extreme 20
cold, which continued till they reached the station house, 201
when he suddenly exclaimed, " Blow me if I 10.,
can stand this," and throwing open his Goat and 1:
waistcoat, discovered underneath • quantity of wet 100
linen, consisting of • sheet, two window! blinds, a muslin ggi
dress, four towels, end • pair of drawer,,which he had die. 120
posed in voluminous folds about his limbs and body. 20
Police Constable N 71, who apprehended the other pri-
toner at a coffeehouse in Bhoreditch, about as hour after the th
robbery, produced an overcoat belonging to the prosecutor, g
which the former was wearing, together with a multifa- le
rious assortment of female clothing and table linen, which 2,
the prisoner had secreted about his person in a similar to
manner. 20
The prisoners declined offering any defence, and were 20
committed to Newgate for trial. 20
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One of the regiments of Life Guards performed in
Reasiagtoa-gardens yesterday afternoon, between Ave end fo
eaves °Wool& This is to be motioned. 10
LIMITED LILeILITT.—It will be seen by oar par- al
hamentery report that the Lode' amendments of the g
Limited Liability Bill have been accepted by the Commons,
el
that the royal assent only ham:sway to make it a part of
t to law of the land.
AFPOINTIMINTIL—Mr. lames Augustus Sinclair
has bees appointed Clerk of the Peace for the county of
Aberdeen. Rear•Admirel Sir George Rose Sartorias is
appointed FlatAtdmiral in eon:mad of the Cork station. In
easeeesion to Sir W. Pub., Carroll. Sir W. Moleswortk
hes appointed Mr. Victor Holton to be his Private Sews
tor} at the Colesiel-oMee.—Olverver.
LIVaItPoOL, SATURDAT.—The United States mail
items ship Pacific. Contain Nye, sailed this morning with
the twat sails sad =V passeariers--amosist thew Mac
Basket sad her French easepsay. Files of all tbo artraton
papeoesse pissed ea board bT Mean.Wmeer sad
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