The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-18 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

GUILDHALL,

Mr. Hairy ReAheia,;ll7:Wscker• -equate, ooffee-hottse
keeper was samnioued under the followag circumstances.
Mr. Kuhr, from the office of the City Solicitor, repre-
sented the Commistioner of Police.

Mr. Kirby said the present proceedings were taken under
the sth secttue of the Rams!tweet Houses Act, recently
passed, and two summamies Meehan issued against defesd.
est for keeptog his house open during the prohibited hours
both on the llthaod 12th instant.
City Police-sergeant George Few. 44, said be went to the
defendant's house on the above days, and boding it open
cautioned him. The defendant said he toteuded to keep
his house open until the question had bees decided by a
magistrate uto what was intended by the new act. There
were about eight men in the Imam at the time, all quiet
and well behaved.

Defendant—How long bare you known me in my Wai-
mea, arid bow has my bowie been conducted?
Witness-1 have known you, for some yean, and
beard a complaiot against your house.
Mr. Sirby—l am instructed that the house bas always
been conducted iu a highly respectable mouser, and that
there has been Do complaint against it, but this is a ques-
tion of law which hu to be decided, and which the
defendant would find himself bound to obey.
Defendant—My customers are nil railway and market
men, and if they could not obtain the refresbineut at the
time they required it—that is Mtwara one and four—the
business of the market would prevent them getting it after-
wards. On the passing of the act I addressed the Commie-
sifter of Police and also the Lord Mayor on the subject,
and have only just received his lordship s reply. 11l do not
serve my travelling customers during the prohibited hours
they will not require it afterwards ; and although I have
bean in the same line over thirty years, I slosh have to close
my amused give up my liminess altogether.
Mr. Alderman Phillips—TlN.» never was an Mateo» that
a law was made for the public buret that it did not ne-
cessarily press upon some individual, and yours sums to be
one of these.

Dcfeadaus—The police hare the power to gnat special
lioness.

Mr. Kirby—Yee, beltway for special occasions.
Mr. Alderman Phillip—lam sorry that the commissioser
in this awe sees DO reason to make an escsptioo.
Defeodszt—This act of parliament will not only close my
house altogether, but number's's ethers besides.
Mr. Alderman Puil bps —I will allow this eummooe to stand
in absymme if you will pledge yowled to conform to the
set of parliament.
. . . .

Wei-dant—l will give the required pledge, as I do not
wish to break the law, bat it is ruin to tee,
Mr. Alderman Phillips—Yon have for so many years oon-
ductal your business in a respectable mauuer that I have
no doubt you will keep the pledge you have given.
There have been applications for four other summonses
against you for keeping open subsequent to this, bat acting
under the belief tbst you will keep your promise I s►all de-
cline to grant the whole of them.
The defendant thou thanked the akiensaa and relived.

PIRIWrO ADVILVTOgi —Three boys, the eldest
of whom is under 12 years of age—Corso, Mortimer, sad
Mudge by name—were on Thursday afterooce missed from
Mahan; and with them had disappeared an old boat,
belonging to Mr. Wybatt, of Itanscombs, which had bees
moored at the Queen s Quay. The boat was not to be seen
in the harbour, and the alarm felt was increased by the fact
that the lads were believed net to have with them oar,
paddle, or redder. The father of the boy Comm, who is
chief•hostreaa I. the coast guard service, immediately
started across Torbay to Torquay, bat nothing had been seen
or heard there of the juirsaile mew. The coustmeation of
the townspeople ismeamed, sad Ike anxious father started
for Pangstoa. ia the bight of the bay, WINO* he was relieved
to lied the boat sad the boys in safety, they barb); been
driven is thither. It was fortunate that the wind did not
happen to be off the lead, otherwise the helpless youngsters
must have 'men carried roved Beery Heed aa4 into the
cermet of the English Western Meriting Pert
Much uneasiuess and speculation have been caused
in Liverpooi by the disappearance of Mr. Charles Howell, as
accountant and 'Mete meat, who was the assessor and col-
lector of goverermat tams for Sirkdale, sad the secretary
of the Liverpool Lind °mosey. His liabilities are said to
be meadera—from 4.0001. to 8,0001. From isquiries
made by our Liverpool correspondent yesterday, it appears
that Mr. Howell has left behind him in his office (Adelphr
chambers) a document stating that he has sot appropriated
say feeds received ors accost of the gownsman taxes ;
nog is it believed that be had much I. band of the Lied
Company's money. He wee the secretary to several build-
ing societies. but all the societies which have been me far
examined are not involved is loss. except to a trifling extent.
Where the defalcatioas lie hi:aetior Jima et base discovered but
an scooustaat has been gni to investigate all the
affairs in Mr. Howell's It is conjectured that he
has goes to Amorists.

RAILWAY Vi 0611 NO Ezrartamt—The total work-
ing expenses of the railways of &island and Wales hi 1883
unmated to 12,659,61&., spirt 12,050,5811. in 1862 ; of
the railways of Bcotkod to 1.617,2011., 'Olin, 15340664
is 1912 ,• and of the railway, of Inland to 750,4121., easiest
697,7721. in 1862. The aggregate for the IJuital Kiogdom
Si. thus 15,027,2341. in 1863, spirt 14,268,4091. h 1862.
The length of lioe in operation at the close of 1863 was
12,122 mules, and at the close of 1862 11,55'1 miles. The
totals gives do not hiclude steamboat, caul, sod harbour
expeneas ;and the kers, in 1863 an also exclosive of the
working charges of the Osweetry sad Newtown, Cower and
Newport, Brecon and Nerdy Tydil Jumatioa, Cork' and
Kinsale Junction. Dowlaia, and Hanford, Hay, and Brecon.
The ratio of expenses to receipts appears to have bees ramrod
last year to 48 per sot., surest 49 per cent. in 1662. The
working 'enemies of last year may be analysed as follows :
Maintenance of way and works, 1895 per out., spied
1819 per cent. in 1862 ; locomotive pour, 2712 par wet.
against 2719 per cent. in 1862 ; repairs and renewals of
carriages and wsggoss, 913 per out.. %Mott 8.71 pet coot.
I. 1862 ; traffic charges (coachieg sod merchandise). 2712
per out., mafiosi 2715 per out. in 1862 ; rates and taxes,
410 par teat., against 418 per nest. I. 1862 ; govensment
duty, 213 per out., stalest 263 per cent. In 1962; com-
putation for personal injury, kr., 119 per amt., agsiost
111 per wet. is 1862; oompsewitioe for dowels sad loss
of goods, 0'46 per teat., Limiest o'4B per cent. is 1862 ;
leod and puluumistary expenses, I'3o per rent., against
114 per omit. is 1862 ; sod miscellaserms, 640 per cut.,
spinet 612 per emit. ie 1814.
How 20 ONTATII • 14111/110.—At a public
meeting held at Antwerp a few dus since, see of the
speakam, M. Vu Itysvrick, was received with such clamour
by some of the parsons that heoonld sot obtain a beariag.
Ae socordingly sat does, produced a peck a cardiliaioada
asked owe of his aeighlroars to joie him is a genie of part
till the noise shouldcues. This humorous expedient
the effect of instantatmons4 silencing hie oppounts.