The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-20 00:00:00

THE EitRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1864.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice Bytes.)

Carl Alfwente Abrehassion, 26, • Polish Jew tele
pleaded gutty lest series to an Widened durging
him with uttering forged fifty rouble aches al the
Russian government, was brought up for judgment, sod
seetweeed to sin yews' petal servitude.

Gann Rose, 19, arid Martha Jamaica, 19, were charged
with nestle( a watch aod chain, the property of Robert
Low, the robbery being accompanied with violence.
Mr. Butler Rigby prosecuted.
This was an ordinary case of street robbery. The prose-
cutor was accreted by the female prisoner, who snatched
his watch from him and ran away. The persecutor per
ber' wham the male prisoner came up and struck him •
violent blow on the bead and knocked him down. They
were both apprehended, and the men warn seen to throw
the watch away.
They were both convicted, and the male prisoner was
proved to have been 11 times previously convicted.
The harmed Judge sentenced the mac to seven years'
penal servitude, earl the woman, who wee mot previously
knows, to 12 months' hard labour.
Whim the sentence was pronowsold the prisoner stooped
down end took off one of bi boots, a very heavy one, sad
threw it at the officer who apprehended him, and very
marrow) y missed his heed, the heel of the hoot making a
deep indentation in the wood of the jury box. He wail
removed before be could commit any further violates.
(Before Mr. Thomas Chambers, Q.C., Common Berjoust.)
Henry Conafantine Jennings, • respectable looking elderly
man, was indicted for unlawfully, maliotoesly, and wickedly
publishing a Wee and scandalous libel affecting the cha-
racter and reputation of one Godfrey Grant, formerly • dis-
trict judge in Bombay, and at present one of the directors
of the Agra Bank.
The defendant had surrendered oa the previous day, but
had bees allowed (after his plea of not guilty) to go out on
his owo recognisance' until this maiming, when he agile sur-
rendered.

Mr. Sleigh (with whom was Mr. Hodgson) appeared for
the pronecutioe, sad said that all his highly respectable
client, Mr. Greet, desired was that he should he protested
from the annoyance to which, an the moat unfoaaded
grounds, be bad been subjected by the defeodant.
The Common Serjesst intimated to the defendant that
the simple question before the court was whether or not he
bad published the libel complained of, and on that inquiry
the wart could not enter into any investigation into other
mstten beyond that question. The defendant could sot go
into a list of alleged snowman. What be had to deal with wee
the publication of the libel which formed the 'abject of the
iediameot. The defendant bad better widenteed thin
sad take the sasseetion which had been mode on the part
of the proesemtion, namely, that he would not repeat the
edema He would remind the defendant that to write a
letter to another gentleman was just as much a libel ea if
he had published it in a newspaper.
The defendant (with great vehemence) exclaimed :—"So
help me God it is true that that man (pointing to the pro.~
senator) has ruined me to the extent of 10.000/. So help
me God that is trim, by the blood of Christ. I only seek
justice, Red if I am to be convicted, of course I deserve to
be punished. I have beat grossly injured by my prosecutor."
The Common Series:it—lnto that matter you moot
eater. Yoe are charged with publishing a libel, and the
simple question will be whether or not you wrote and pub-
lished it.
The defendant—le truth a libel?
The Common Serjeant—The publication of truth may be
a libel _ _ _

The defendant was about enteric( into a history of
his grievances, when the *Rut interfered, and mend that
he should steed made.
In the interim, in which one or two oases were dis-
posed of, Mr. Sleigh, who wan instructed on behalf of the
prosecution, held a conference with the defendant, and after
the usual adjournment,
The defendant was again placed at the har, when he said
that he had been honoured with a conference with a hared
gentleman whom he had never sees before, but who had
given him good maw upon which he (the defendant) should
withdrew he plea of not guilty and plead guilty. When
be took that worm he assured the court that he was not
aware that the publicetioo of truth MA a libel. He had
served in her Majesty's wry for massy yetrs as a
medical officer, and he was ace of the last moo that would
is any way violate the laws of hie country. He wee 74
laearn of age, and he setertained the fullest napes* for the
ws of the land.
Is reply to the officer of the court the defendant with-
drew his former plea and pleaded guilty to the indictment,
and entered into his own recomiimme in 2001. to keep the
peace towards all her Majesty's tubjecte, and thereupon he
was discharged.
Willie* Cherry, 38, labourer was convicted of indecently
assaulting two little Mrs. named Caroline Jones and Isabella
Randall, at lalaworth, and sentenced to 12 months' hard
labour in the House of Corn-Mies.

Kr. Collies (instructed by Keens. Sham sad Co.), so-
licitors to the Instants for the Protectios of Women' sad
Children oosdacted the prapsentios ; sad Mr. Harry Palmer
gemmed for the defame.
This case closed the besieges of the swims, and the court
at its rising adjourned toilooday. the 19th September seat.
(Before Yes. Commissioner Kerr.)
Drente Aran, wbo was yesterday found guilty of •
brutal smolt upon his wile, wee brought up for
judgment.
The Oommiseirmer, addreerieg him, told him that unless
he put • Garb upon hi nagovereable temper, be would
fertaiely end his days upon the scaffold. He the motenced
him to be kept is prism for 12 mouths.
The primmest petted the dock with • gangs soowL
Henry Jona, 22, porter, and Bliasbals Smith, were
indicted for burglary in the beam of Robert Ingham.
The jury faced the primmer, Guilty. Jams having been
repeatedly convicted before was sestraced to seven plan'
penal servitude. Smith wee seateseed to he imprisoned
for 18 meths.

We awe having concluded tie leriaan al the anion,
he court adjourned natal Monday, Fit* 19.

THE POLICE COURTS.
WORSHIP-STREET
. .

Somas! Blakey, clesarrb;dre Ke;;, at North Mims,
Hertfordshinr, was summated by this trustees of the penal
of Bt. John, Hackney, to show oar why he should sot
contribute to the support of his daughter sad her two
children.

Mr. Shorter, ant to the guardians, proceeded e&trit the
defendant under the provisioes of the set 43rd el Slimbet
and to elating the attain of the came described Mr. Blakey
as • person of wealth and substance, farming about 300 acme
of land, iodepsodest of the poionsio• of other I=.,
Mrs. Somenal o his wW wed daughter, sad
all labouring under confirmed dime's, Wag et the nuns
timeahargeslite to the parish nuetimied. H. Mr Shorter, had
entitle twice to defendant, intimating his daughter's War-
tueate position, and the necessity existing for some arrange-
ment being made in the matter, but no reply had been
received to either communication.

--ii2.-&-ifie;r,siady-iii.l;;;;Manifestly suffering woman,
deposed— live at 21, St. Themes'eaquare, Hackney, and
have, with my two child:ea, bees chargeable to that
parish since the early part of Ma last. We neared relief
on former commikaa. lam suff frees an internal disease
of a peculiar asters (certificate aced); my eldest &ugh.
tee, maven years of age, has &scrofulous oomplaint of the hip;
and the other, Deady two years mid a half old, is coriewnp-
bye. I reed trilling articles cot Nona* • limos. for rola
It is impossible to state what I earn by so &Cog, varying, as
it does, from 3d. to 3s, per week. I receive from the perish
tea, supr, and bread. Have been married tea years ; two
years previously Mr. Blakey had about 400 caves of Lad.
Mr. Tomlin., relieviag allow of the pariah, having proved
Soding the mother ad children in want whale iabaniting a
miserable seonod door room,
Mr. Cooke asked—What order is it expected I should
make

lii. Shorter—Sush wily, sir, as shall keep the &may a
ottr baud, merely.
Defendaet—She has had from myself and °there 10a.
week fur twenty-two weeks.
The daughter, in answer to the lave received
eocasional small sums from my father sod othets, but Not
sums the 23rd of April last, and therm were sll bespoke for
payment of debts ; subsequently I wrote to bim fora little
mossy that would enable me to pay my sent. I did not re-
ceive any sewer..

Mr. COoks, to ddoriciaat—What =oast aro you trilling
to ono".

Defeadant—l'm not is • position to allow anythisg. I
caosider thie • peculiarly hard case. I've given her all I
could afford. I began life with nothing in my pocket, and •
bundle on my back ; got work ; borrowed money ; than my
father and mother died ; buried them ; both my children
'married badly ; got • large family sow. sad a small farm.
I ea y it's • very bard case upon me.
Mr. Shorter—After this assertion of indifferent means,
Mr. Blakey, I will call an officer who has acquired some
knowledge of year actual affair..
Davit, warrantellicier, N division—l served proms for
the Mesdames attendsoce at this court. and on my way
made liquifies respecting him. The invariable answers were,
that he was wealthy—had joist beets left ghost 3l acres of
land, having is addition more than that number at the
time—that be kept his carriage and horses„ with the suitable
atteadasts. Indeed I sew the carriage, se I was informed,
with several yeung ladies in it, and another on a saddle
bores by its side.
. . _

Defoid' sot (apps Tooth astonUhed)—Pray who gave you
all this information!

offlow—lteally 1 don't know ono of the persons onion(
tbtrnaoy.

/Ir. Shorter—The witness is quite • disinterested party
of wane, and after tastimooy of • rasa keeping ho carriage
and waddle hone he coo scarcely be excused for pleading
poverty.
Cooke—The ceder I shall make can be reminded it
&feudist sea show the represeatatsons made as to his
position sad sufficiency to be fake, and that he is sot to •
poodles to pay the ancient, sarnely, ss. weekly for the ow
Sher, and 2s. ed. weekly for each of the childree, together
with the expenses atter:hat as this beerier.
Woodson-1 suet soil the farm ; I must sell the farm.

rheadeliewk brackets, and mas !Wogs, of the 13berboreit
Work., Birmingham, and 15.4, Hattonmardan, Holborn.
The primmer was further eiwisad with stealing a quantity
of ipe brackets.
Bneketts (for the preematioa) Mated that the pri-
slow was charged with Massy aad eambensiosset. Al-
though there were mewl elm at realty against the
prisoner, be should only proceed with ewe sass et robbery
W IMO 111 esabesslosavat, Hs thee called

Je;mph Barter, who .aid—ram manager to Maim
Joseph Hatch and Hoe, masofactoren of goolttup, of
Hattori-gardeo. Ort the 20th of June last the
pr3eiwer
uttered the service of the prceecuton as alas-
man. On that day I west away, Lavin the prisoner is
the custody of the waushoemw as had no authority
to take oat goods for sale. The three gss-brooketo
produced are our manufacears. The primers never pee
so any socowit of the sale of brackets of the description
prodooed. Immediately as my return I took stock, end
mined about a doses of breasts. I naked the pr if
he had sold any, and Its maid he had Rol. O. W.dnnday7
week last I saw the tirsokets produced at Mr. Pearce's, and
recogaisal them as our property.
Mr. William Pearce, gas fitter, of 18, Olerkenwell.
peen, sold—The three bricks& producildl purchased of the
primmer on the 20th of Jane lass, about eight o'clock in
the erasing. At the same tiros I gathered of him three
other breads. He brought the.. to my hams. He had
called oa me preview:7 to know If I weld purchase moo
beseketa of him. I mud, " Yea." He mid be was rag to
leave the line of business he was in, sad that he had some
brackets to dispose of. I paid the prisesser Ifs. far the
brackets.

—Xr. Baker, haring gives the primer the usual caution,
asked Wm if he had anything to say.
The prisoner said he should reserve his defence.
Mr. Barker committed him for trial.

Mr. Ricketts said the oast mos he should pressed with
would be one of embeasiesnent, sad he should mak for •
emninittal on that charge.
Mr. Jobs Hatcher said—l am a member of the firm of
Smith, Hatcher, and Co., pa engineers, of 22, Dorchester-
, street, New Maritime& La the mouth of Jame last, be.
the 20th sod 23rd, I paid the primmer fla bd. for a
pm beselost. I irked the prisoner for • reesipt sod he raid
, lie had so bill heeds. On the 166 of July I paid the pri-
! sonar Its. 6d., and the receipt produced was wines by the
risme,. and also Biped
.by him.
Mr. Joseph Baxter said—l am London manager to Memos.
Radcliff and ems. On the 201 h of June I left for • Jour-
sey in the country. I returned to bomber on the Ist of
July. The prisoner entered my misplay as stlennen on the
day I left. I asked him if he wanted ear mosey, and be
said no, as he had plenty of money. I told hint he was to
receive mow and keep an SCOMIIIi of all mossy be received
and paid. On the 4th of July I asked him for his account.
„..., I amid not get it until the 19th of Jul , when I discovered
the robbery of the brackets, and him about It. He
*so handed me the account Geed. and is it therm is so
mention of the two sums. primmer has sot is any
way accounted for the two sums mentiened by Mr. Hatcher.
It is the prisoner's duty to account to me.
Cross-examined by Vie primer—I did sot my I would
glee you time to make up the mosey embembil.
The prisoner said he shoeld reserve his defence, but asked
the matnite to take beiL
Mr. Ricketts opposed the appikatios.
Mr. Barker committed the primmer to the Middlesex
sessions for trial.

was withdrawn, applicseon will be toads to parliament next
year for power to coestroot • abort branch from Hartley to
lembrook, the Weald of Meet Company hay* eadertaken
to make the line between Hartley sad Tenterdee. The act
completing the Amalganudice of the Mid Hat Railway
with this railway has aiso received the ration of the lege-
lame ; and it as the Wades et the directors, at the special
general meeting of the compay, to submit reeoletions
enabling the capital powers conferred by that sot to be
exercised. Rime the opening of theCharleg-arese Railway, in
January last, the direrices have had wader their consideration
the best mesas of dealing with that undertaking, and iden-
tifying it mote closely with this company than has bees
found practicable nadir • working agreement. As lee-
mated in the report for the half-year ending the 31st of
'unary, 1863, the dire tors have 000eideeed it einestisl
that all she working arrangeneetris of the sew line should
be mode with a view to the full development of the pas-
senger traffic of the South Eastern Railway, sod
the preliminary arrangements have bees so made me
evadingly. The stations were dmUped sad executed with a
view to the °meanest armlet] acecenneociation of the
peesseger eagle of the whole South Eastern system of
railways, es well as of the load meenopoiltie Irak ,• and
although a large additional cost wee thereby ioeurtal, the
director, believe that the expedite» with the above
objects will be justified by the melt Such being the ease
as respects the execution of the works of the Charier
eras Railway and Stations, the directors think it node-
mixable that the Charing-moo Coespeay should Jaeger con-
tinue to exist as an independent undertaking, and they
consider it absolutely necomery that the South Rastas
Company should now pewee direct control over it, sad
exercise the fall legal power, not only of work-
ing, but of entering into agreements with other
companies as to the future use of the railway as well as of
the Charing-moss end Quoloastreet 'latices. The directors
will accordingly submit resolution at the special peersl
meeting of the proprietors for the purpose of amalgamating
the Charing-aeon Railway with the South Eastern Railway
Company on the following terms:—The ordinary shares or
stook in this company to be given in exchange for an mein-
li•i amount of shimmer stook in the Charingarcen Com-
pay, to be entitled to divided as from the tat of August,
1864. All preference shares in the Chariag-eree
Company to be exchseged foe shares having •
like prefersoce er priority is this company, subject how-
ever to the provisions catalpa in the • Claim-cross
Railway Act, 1863.' This company to take upon them-
selves all the contracts, sgresemets, mrangesnenta, duties,
obligations, debts, liabilities sad apemen* claims and
demands at the Charing-aces Compaq at the time of the
amalgamation, sad thereupon any claim of the Charing-
eras Company upon the South Eastern Company under the
work easement of the 4th day of April, 1861, to be
to be satisfied. The Cloriegorces Compel »be
forthwith wound up. The limbless of the South
Eastern Company in rapist of the Charing epee
undertaking will be as follows :—Elotecription to Original
Cadetship& Ladoo-bridge to Chsringarces—la. Aw-1
therieed Ist September, 1859, at 4) per cent., 300,0001.
Rod. Authorised 29th August, 1861, at 5 per oat., 350,0001.
fieherriptioe to City Terminus Beinch-3». Authorieed to
raise by loans, 250,0001. In oddities to the ordinary shares
for the preceding moults bad by the South Eastern
Company, the follow* thane le the Obaring•eress Com-
paq are held by the public :—Ordinary shares new proposed
to be taken in exchange for South Eastern ordinary stock I
(of which 16,4461. rename to be paid up), 204,1801. • Five
per Coot. Prederenee Stara(of which there retosia to be
be paid up 129,1911. 104.), 700,0001. ; the imam!
loans 'seder the sets of 1839, 1860, 1861, and
1863, 715,0001. ; loans authorised by act of 1864, 30,12001.;
La addition to these shares and loam the following
Ames are in the headed the company, which, in the eyelet
of se restien beteg by the proprieties, will
have rose
trued by the South Eastern Company L
Authorised by the Hungerford Market, ha., Acit, 1860,
1740001. ; 2. Authorised by the City Terminus Act, 1861,
220,8201. . • 3. Authorised by the Charieg•cries Railway Act,
18e4, 90,0001. ; total Champ/nes capital. 2,980,0001, The
directors entertain the belief that the great value
of the Charing-cress Railway and Termisi for she purpose
of mere fully developing as well as retaining the
aloe tralllel
of this company, the considerable to be derived'
hen the local metropolitan traffic The:twee* the City sad
West•sed on the opening of the Cannon-street statics, the
rest and tells to be expeaed from other railway companies
admitted to the use of the new termini, together with the
dividends on hotel shwa bald by the Charing-rims Cour
piny the Hungerford•bridge and pier tolls, and rents of the
arches of the railway as well as under the steam/1M
Charing-cross and Casson-street, will be found such as to
justify the amalgamation on the terms propel. Le the
meantime South Eastern revenue will be relieved from the
charges in respect of istavet aid divided upon unpro-
ductive capital until the line has been completed to
Cannon-street, and the large expenditure tucurred in
widening the original railway sad bridge, and ealargiog the
station at Charing-crow. an be turned to prated' ac-
count. liesolutioes will be submitted for the consideratice
and (if so determined) the approval of the proprietors at
the special vowel meeting on the 25th Wet., authorising
the amalgamation to he carried out on the terms ragweed,
sad also for the among and issue of shams for the above
purpose, es authorised by "The Charier-aces Railway Ask
1863." 14. Ezplanatiee as to Accounts The directors and
auditors will, as usual, attend at the company'. Alas a
Wednesday, the 24th August, between 12 and 2 p.m., to
afford explaeatioos as to the acooents to such proprieties as
may desire to obtain them.

BCCEINGHARSHIRE R4ILWAT.-711411 37th half-
yisrly meeting of this company liras held yesterday at the
Reston-notice ; Sir Harry Venn, IL P., in the chair. Mr.
Long, the esan, read the report, which stated that the
Winos of dire in hand sm the cesimeeenteet of no
halt reer amounted to 7,1931.18 a. 5d., sad the net received
deans the period was 24,9001., mak* a total of 32,0934
Its. sd. The payments to the proprietors bad automated is
24,3841. 16s. Bd., navies a balance of 7,7091. la, 9d. to be
carried forward to the next amount. There was as iseressed
test& receipt during the peat six mouths, as sonapered with
the *enemas/AM' period of last year. The royal &sent hes
nee gives to the Feet Gloucestershire Bee, sad with this
'uremia's of the Buckiaghamshire system, the trifle over

the hum most eoutinu; to harovi. Tie Jamaica of tho
railway at Banbury with the 'no of the Great Western
Company has been cossplsted. Mum boll promoted by hiss
Banbury and Blochley Company for the constroction of •
raßway from Banbury to Markley, a line so much requited
to promote the interest of the &Mot, did not receive the
sanction of the legislature. The works of the Aylesbury sad
Rockingham Railway were piovew satwfaetorily. Yr.
Den wooded the Monti= of We report, wbkh woo Weld
to. Mr. R. Carter having been molested so editor, the
proceedings concluded with a rots of Wks to the chair-
tow.

BIDEFORD EXTENSION RAILWAY. The half-
yearly meeting of tid• awspany wsa held yeeterday at the
office. Lewleehall-street ; bat there sot being sufficient
asembere present to constitute • meeting, the chairman,
Mr. Warne. declared • dividend of 31. per coot, and stated
that the agreement to amalgamate the (*ropey with the
Boa* Waders would take effect from January ant.

RHYMNZY RAILWAY.—The half-yearly meeting
of this ooaipsoy was bold cm Thursday at the Grsy's-las
iroffee.boare ; Mr. J. Boyle to the chair. This s
road tbe report. width stated that the Waft for th4=
year radius this 30th of June stoseated to 244661., as cow
paned with 26,6661. is the carreepoodiag half of 1863, bass
as karei•• of 2.8001. A digitised of 3 par wet per anima
was rosomoteaded. This compauT bad hen authorised le
•

construct railway. beitween—.—thirdiff end Caerphilly. with
breaches up UM Aber aid Gladys valleys sad to the
aorta of the meant Menhir at Mammary, by the ..sets-
Moo of which lions air Mispleading sad impeder aims
would be afforded to Cardiff end the various parts ef
Wales and England. Agramwsts bad bees entered into
with the London and North Western sad with die awes
and Merthyr Tydfil Jame:los Coutpthiem The eosins" re.
portedthat the parmusent way was is food working order, and
that the rolling Moak was m good sod silkiest moditioa.
The chairman. in moving the adoption of the report, add
that the increase of Indic lied ambled the company to
=abstain its paella' and dividend, besides paying off the
that of 4154, which cleared the books ef all the bad debt.
The new Tredeger Colliery branch bad bees completed, and
a fair amount of beak carried over it. The Harped branch
was sow completed, and when the luotios with the Brecon
and Merthyr lips, is the aims valley. was completed, the
aompasy would be able to carry traffic to Cardiff from
Bream by that line as well as by their owe lies. The two
Mlle obtaised by the compare; duriog tbe last @memo very
Ruth improved the companys patties in giving a direct and
isdependetit across to the Leedom and North Western
system, mid the company would also obtain independent
a 5.... to Cardiff without pawing over the Taff Vale line
He sonsidered the report a subject of eongratolatim to the
compsey, and said that the new lime would be carried os
as .cos as possible. The repeat was adopted.

INDILN TRAMWAY COILPANT.—tbe report of the
directors to the meeting ou Friday nest steer that the oew
capital, the hone of which the shareholders authorhed et
' their la= mesa= me the 28th Jane, hen not bend taboo op
to as extent sufficient for the oosetneedoe of the proposed
sew lines. The directors have also received • oommeatre-
, teas from the Right Hoesourable the Bserstery of Mate for
India io Conned, intimating that the teems for the =e-
-1 'traction of the new Ham which the presidential govern.
mane had peovisionally agreed to are oonsiderably in exam
el those which the roverameet of India is autho.
rimed to eaectios. Under these circumstance' the
board recommend that the late etahnoviptioes for the
hale of further capitol should be at owes reteiwed ; that the
opeestioes of theemspeay should for the prise= be eratleed
to the Arcola= aid Cloejevenue lie* is Made= now in
coarse of construction ; and that, as the actual subscribed
espial of the company is 85,000 f., the director mope=
that the Ant hew of capital shall be Lmiled to 100.0001.,
sad the seonsary noolotio• will be submittal to the
meetterilitte Arcanum flee, baying a large =Wog bolo,
en as as experimental fine upon the terms
:rig:ally laid down by the goveroreset, which come vials
the limits of tam prieeiple that every line shall be
gemmed by its owe merit% although neither there tame
mow three granted to the Indian Breach Railway Company
(which the Right Hod. the Secretary ditto for ladle I.
Council hes decided =alba the maximum tams of govern-
meet =operation) me each se the directors meld rem=
mead to be accepted far the ether eastimplated works.
The based aatiripalli that befogs their seat (=Mary gooses'
meetheg the Averages line will have been emegietek whoa
the &Teeters will be =shied lo whim the slarsisldses as
to the futon upon the expiring* obtained is the construe-
' Sim mad work* -of that ham