The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-04 00:00:00

EVENING, MARCH 4, 1852.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—MhicH 2.
Dew= Ns. 6111JLINT Al4lO. ASSOTUIT JVD•4I.
SCANDALOUS OUTRAOI IN • TIll•SIIIL
Edward &mist, 21, was indicted for unlawfully commit-
ting an aggravated assault on James Wilkins.
It appeared from the evidence of a young man named
Joba Lovelace, • furrier, in itylesbury.court, Clerken-
WA *Si OM evening. about • week ago, he and the pro-
motto—a hey named Wilkiam—were at the Britannia
Theage, is the pit, sad the dellsaikat, with enaral Wham
Mess la the gallery, immedlately above are. =wag
themeatee by throwiag peel sad gager best ea
aim below. LIMNOS, eemplYa,i of thin several times,
bat he only got well abmed »rr leterpmag, and the
w heat yea asatiraell as boils. mad sha
ddo as
tooNw *Weak,
a torattty at sat twit bo
taw the deleadmat ie,ainf ever the
rail, de taking Mat with a ginger-beer bottle 11.1711111
had bees hafted is • tie pint-pot. Seeing what be wee
&beat, Lawman bald hie bead imam side, sad the seat le-
mmas dm delladeat let the heals WI. It me* the pro-
secutor, Jaw Whims, imam be* beasellog a wound
from wbla the Had Sewed meet mpleasly, phasing
from him. streak 10111911•01 is the avaller. Ataseirs to
Lawman the platosaler's bead bled dreadfully, sad he
was mided eat if lbe *NM Imadhle to • chemist's
shop, whom be head wee dared, gad thme was a largo
plate: ea be head Miss. Lawman leek the bottle and
told the teastabia et the heels what bad marred, when
the defeadads as lakepalatid eat by Lamm*, was taken
into custody. He this add hemaid pay halt a crown to
mag ensets the led eseissetra be had dere Vary would
not lock up, sad offer at the Macho-house,
but it was declined. beetle, with the Oa pea le which
it was died, weighed a posted and a sad Lawrence
mid the allaimet W k fall with the in sa *fits hitting
Ws, beams he had emapleined of his cement throughout
the No eaddattly swore that the delaadant was
the_pasia Hat lathe bottle fall.
The deasilaill mu* said he wee Eel the taw of the
bottle
fkiv telritli2laotiM were then examined. They appeared
to be empsakas of the defendant, and their evidence
was W the oast that they were all sitting in front of the
gallery whim tme of them, named Turner, put the bottle
in the pot, and placed it on the ledge of the front part of
the gallery, when, calling the attention of the rest to the
exactness with which it fitted the pot, another named
Hamlett was about to reach it, when by a sudden jerk it
slipped from the ledge, and went over into the pit. Tur-
ner said be looked over, and saw it had cut the boy's head
open, when he cried out that it was an accident, in reply
to which Lawrence made use of • very dirty expression.
When the constable came into the gallery ho informed the
defendant that he was charged with throwing the bottle, and
that he should take him into custody, when several persons
around said, according to Turner, it was not the defendant
who had done it, and that it was au accident. The bottle
fell before the pantomime commerced, and the defendant
was not taken into custody until after it was concluded—
at least an hour and a half after the occurrence. The pro-
secutor walked out of the pit acmes the seats and was not
earned out insensible.
The witnesses were cross-examined by the Court, aad
they contradicted each other repeatedly.
The constable said he did not see either Randall or Tur-
ner in the gallery, and had they been there he must have
men and noticed them, as he had known Randall from a
boy. Nothing was said at the time about its being an acci-
dent, and the prosecutor did not walk out of the theatre,
but was carried.
The prosecutor said he recollected nothing that occurred
after he was struck with the bottle until he found himself
in the doctor's shop.
The Assistant Judge having summed up,
The jury found the defendant Gutty of a common
assault.
The Assistant Judge said this was • serious ; the
more so that the most wicked and impudent perjury bad been
coin witted by the defendant's witnesses. It was a mercy
tie consequences were not more serious. He then sen-
tenced the defendant to three months' imprisonment in the
House of Correction.

THE POLICE' COURTS.
CLERK ENWELL.
Mr. T Parry, coal-merchant, of 23, Bloomfield-row,
Paddington, appeared toe summons, to show cause why he
refused to pay William Lowe, the conductor of an omnibus,
three-pence.
Complainant said that on Saturday last the defendant
entered his omnibus at Regent'ocircue, and was set down
at the corner of Maiden-lane, King's-cross, when he re-
fused to pay the fare, 3d., because he was not set down at
the Great Northern Railway. The painted board over the
window of the omnibus stated, " Near the Great Northern
Railway." The witness here produced a long board, on
which was painted, in largo lettere, " The Great Northern
Rail asp," but in the front of that inscription was painted,
in very small lettere, the word " near." Defendant gave
hie address, and a summons was taken out against him.
Defendant, in reply, said his object was to have been set
down at the Great Northern Railway. He could positiveiy
swear that he was only attracted by the large letters, .. The
Great Northern Railway," the word " near" being too
small to be seen at a distance, and was calculated to deceive
and impose upon the public. It was full 6 minutes' walk
from where he was letdown to the Oast Northern Railway.
Mr. Carrie concurred with disibmiesk that the word
" near" was too small, it ought to be be Were as large as
those that followed, and he would 6 the complaint,
without costs.
Mr. Parry handed half-a-soyerstaitillko poor-box.
John Ckuuy was charged with &lief exchange
for 361.75. 3d., and several other dosomalli, the property
of Mr. Crofts, of College-street wmt, Oimits4own.
The promoter stated that es UMW idaht the prisoner,
whim be bad loon about four aml with whom he
bed bed moral Imelisse tran ealled at his bore
lo EMI* with him elms mad arm& After they bad
bass it mmoomiles a drift Ilea it Agate muss about
ova of their SIMMS ONOlnnillt aid SO Nab We err
tishelmily le out for his omit-tom to try NA ~ON
him SO he was wren. Upon croft dte has
he lea eat several bills of mina" 101 l Or
made • rush at him and task op onmal Id=
Owlet, to a scuffle which ensued, be Gould oily woes to
1 the t bill, which was found in his poshat es befog
aeaaebdr and which was drawn upon a Mr. limiebleem,
mid endorsed by the prisoner to complaimet. The pd.
'NM had formerly been a clerk is Mr Wei iron alas,
imi he (the complainant) only owed bin • small sum,
Misr IL
Other witnesses having been examined to prove the
arm hetes
The whom in dime, stated that the complainant
Owed him lid, and that he tea dr 10111, which was his
ors, sad said that be *old bop It, he had a right
M it.
Mr. Cern% after gobs_ his the aessoierigt reat Isagth,
0 diat be theightlieue was set endgame W
dm primer whit blowy, es It to him to les 1
Souls us fa what melt OM Mei to dm Ohm. He should
AlMthe yeltomer, loadmi the pemeseier to settle his
Coale el Queen's Bask.
A donation of 61. bas beet received for dm poor box her
the Eaglet C--.
MARYLEBONE.
Jame Ariell, late in the employ of Mr. Thomas King, 1
bumbler, Paddington•strot, was charged with robbery to
the amount of 601.
The
_prisoner was taken into custody last Friday by Sera
gout Hardwick, 7 D. who then informed the magistrate
that Mr. Kinitadt:ined to appear, the money, as it was un-
derstood, hav been returned to him. Mr. Broughton,
upon raning:ri information, did not thud' At to let the
61,414 ff ii. 41Set. and directed that a summons AMU
be image layar O mules hie (Mr. RingbPordirre
els lor re
trylbevoleeraZtalEks: th. ad-
w........“ Date for 601., d him to get it
at Sr Claude Soot's He did set , and prom-
ofgallrerefore commodeated with the rims.
(to Mr. lEhog)—Was not an the money paid
Viorott by my Wier a fortnight lasihre I wasappre-
Broughton—lf he has received the money as yea
ire
mis=st
state ha bee been guilty of an dimes law in as
dam bah not bound to answer your
Trir t latuhSec hfleclut!sw. was
e bad bo7o Kg
. recollection of
681== said that the prisoner when captured by
was drum • hosibill with tho offer of a reward of N. Mr
lb illgoeltemien the alleged that he spent the wide oldie
p
la a braiabs, and diet his father had repaid It,
oboe:lir opases.
was ememilett.
air
jlemizatimeteleo lbe Are. Choc Geary, idle la
M to
O/ a abed la Portland-ws versa.
rimed ea ilia et barn, by fere end geedelsat re-
=millikasese4 Owned elerribedeas bra Ibe der. Mr.
partite. The pertimbee et wire previously
bags ereedy append. It will be remembered
that wee Idea up by the Moslieity
ingsviallillimilerilase was nor gone intisin, as the
peer re were not made out, the 'accused was
monverrasTiarrraß

A donation of 64 Tui.;-been received by the magistrate of
this court for the poor box from the Earl of
LAMBETH.
Mr. Elliott received a communication from the Commis-
' donere of Pollee enclosing a 61. note as the donation of the
Karl of C— to the poor box of this mart.

- -
THAMES.
The magistrate of this court has remixed a dosatioa of
6r. for %ha poor-box from the Earl of C.

Tin LIVERPOOL HEAD CONSTABLE AND THE MA-
otoenAvas.—Yesterday, et the wiestiog et the Womb Cola-
mines of the Lit 1 Tows DeooeU4 a reownnetedetton
wee Wee& Maw to give the lona of MAL pc mama as
a rel=taypensien to Mr. Dowling, the bend anstable, who,
es Met. was superied-fron h ease kr Wring
erased moo knee Man the wale: pale einigtmesek, in
seder to destroy a report mode by Ilenpost aca
whisk redacted at lite missendest et the peaks in baring
mole an unprovoked Wash upon • Whits amiregatioa
m the preceding Meade, stmling, TM pusgsitlei was
=II_ and wart* Mowed, en dr posed that the act
Mr. Dwihell Ida tonahtsd, IL to We own
sialsekat, was deasselog .1 the highest neslible aware
that the soma es tbe astgblsstes emit lark end that
whatever might have been Mr. Dowthje &Ms tar Maga
of navies in widows good eseduet, he was d‘restitled to
all onteideesties at the loads el the sedborities.—A long
sad aerimesieue debate weed, but the propagation wee
eventaelly asreW, sad It was rewired te submit it to the
madi

GENERAL SCREW STEAM SHIPPING
COMPANY.

Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this company
was held at the London ravern, Bishopegate-street. J. 11.
SlSts, Esq., took the chair.
The Szeurrastr read the report as follows:
"In meeting the proprietors, the directors have the satis-
bolo& of stating that the results of the last half-year are of
as warawroglog shareeter, and justify the expectations held
is w kill Mart. The mounts are now laid on the
tilde, sad tea praprioton are Invited to examine them. It
will be seas Oat a fair return on the amount of capital
invested his been realised. The sum of 3,6231. 18e. 9d. has
been Mist to the reserve fund, which now amounts to
13,611 E 1k 10d., and the sum of 1,8711. 2s. to insurance
fund. Whisk k now 4,6791. 2s. With reference to the 66th
clause of the original deed, which directs the property of
the company to be taken at its " market value," on every
31st of December, a valuation (on the principle of an eased
depreciation) has been made, which the directors believe to
be as nearly accurate as practicable. In recommending
that a dividend at the rate of 61. per cent. per annum (free
of income tax) be paid to the proprietors, it may be men-
tioned that every known claim on the company has been
brought into account, and that the several payments, ac-
cording to the terms of the respective contracts due upon
the ships and engines which are now in course of con-
struction, have been met by the periodical calls on
the shares, which have been paid with great punctuality.
The directors congratulate the proprietors upon the admi-
rable efficiency of the vessels employed in their several ser-
vices, the voyages having been performed with a regularity,
speed, and freedom from accident, hitherto unequalled.
Since the last general meeting, sublease( grave importance
have occupied the attention of the hoard. It will be re-
membered that in the prospectus placed before the public
is the spring of last year, two nouns for increasing the
' sapid were stated—the opening of a line of steam commu-
nisation between England and Australasia, and the exten-
d's of the Caps service to Mauritius and India. After the
import of Lord Jocelyn's committee, the government invited
loaders for the performance of a postal service in alternate
months to the Australasian colonies, for a period of four
roars only. The unusual proposal of an alternate monthly
service, and for so short a term, will not escape attention.
The directors carefully discussed and examined thc sub-
ject in every point of view bearing on your general
interest, and they finally tendered fur the service, on
terms which they considered would afford only • fair
return for the capital to be invested nothing has
since occurred which induces them to doubt the sound-
ness of the conclusions at which they then arrived. It is
desirable that the proprietors should know that several
offers were made by the board, diminishing the subsidy
required for increased durations of contract: the tenders
were not, however, accepted. The other course of service
=—namely, the extension of the lioe to India—has
anted to this company, and the contract is now in
preparation. It is evident that this arrangement is of the
greatest importance to the future prosperity of the com-
pany, and the directors congratulate the proprietors on
haying secured this valuable line of oceanic communication.
The course of the new service will he—outwards—Cape de
Verdes, Ascension, the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius,
Point de; Galle, Madras, and Calcutta—and, homewards,
the same line, including St. Helena. It will be remarked
with satisfaction that the company's vessels will no longer
touch at Sierra Leone. The board propose to commence
this extended service on the 15th of May, with the Queen
of the South, of 1,800 tons ; an iron ship divided
into fire-proof and water-tight compartments, with
admirably fitted cabins, replete with comfort and conve-
nience, and unquestionably one of the finest passengers'
ships afloat. Thee ships, of similar size and construction,
are in a state of forwardness ; and others to complete the
line will be laid down with the least possible delay. The
question of • mudihcatiun of the charter was introduced in
the last report. The attention of the board has been con-
tinued to the subject, and they now propose to the pro-
prietors to apply. to her Majesty for • new or amended
charter, embracing the following alterations, namely, a re-
duction of the amount of each share from 1001. to 201., an
increase of the borrowing power from 15,0001. to one-fourth
of the paid-up capital, and a change of the present cumber-
some name of " General Screw Steam Shipping Company"
to that of " Royal Screw Company," or some other short
and significant appellation, with such other changes as may
be needful in the details. The subject of management has
also had the special attention of the board ; and they beg to
recommend that the office of managing director abo-
lished, and to suggest that your affairs may be more effi-
ciently and economically conducted by the appointment of
a deputy-chairman of the board, whose duty will be to
superintend generally the business of the company, and by
the division of the board into committees. The principle
they desire to establish is, that the direct control and me-
;X•lsat of again shall be in the board, in conjunction
sa akar, who shall act only so long as he has the
asailkess at the aittay. In pursuance of the 11th clause
Otto auppienessal of settlement, the following direc-
tors, *ism Oairle, Fox and Laming, and Captain Fitzroy,
go out of sliest and Messrs. Currie and Fox, and Captain
FANO,. milliONMPltlyea for re-election."
Ilk raga .al the sommittee of proprietors was also read,
Zitgto OD *M as Uin the management proposed by
and of dirostors.
The Mot laying been adopted, the following gentlemen
11•111 skated on the direction .—Frederick John Francis,
Faq. ; Richard Maxwell Fox, Esq., ; Henry Faudel,
Esq. ; Edward Zobrab, Esq.