The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-10 00:00:00

WORSHIP -STREE E

£l.,aed Norman,- an exteri;iVe contactor in Bethnal-
green, and George Vines, a carman in his employ, were
dared, the former with causing one of his horses to be
tortured by working it in an unfit slats, and the latter with
the act itself.
13chard Sinclair, one of the Humane Society's °Soars,
mid—A week since I saw Vines inlionton driving a hone
drawing a cart filled with rublialt, but without any
name on it. I asked him wlom it belonged to,
and be said to his meter, At. Newman, who had
seen him bring the horse and at out. I therefore sum-
moned that person, the animal bang in a frightful state ; so
weak in the legs was it from povsty and old sae that as the
poor thing stepped it cut the troikas with the shoe of the
other foot 1 on the back were tro wounds, one beneath an
unpadded saddle quite raw and 3 inches long by l wide ;
the other, by the crupper, 1 ink in length and Wise wide.
1 took the horse and art to tin greenvard, but somehow or
other it was got out on payment of the fen, and l're not
seen it lime. . . . .

A stableman or groom at tie groen.yard in the Cartabs-
road similarly described theanimal's condition, adding that
when taken away by, as by believed, oae of the owner's
servants he told him it wodd, if seen by any of the society's
men. most certainly be brtaght back there. It was quite a
Monolog sight ; certaiol• unfit to do anything.
Mr. Ellison—Do you hoz all this?
Mr. Newman—The? pat the wroog saddle on. 1 wasn't
swam-- . _

31r:lisou—Not swan; thee you ought to have ben
writ!.

kir:Newman—l tidal ern know she had a sore back.
The mare will do 2( miles a day.
Sinclair-1 think I ought to my this is not the first time
Mr. Newman has new summoned for allowing cruelty.
rye been with thesociety for 11 years, and have had more
ewe against him them I can remember. A twelvemonth
rut be was 6aed4l. at Enfield.
Mr. Newman—Fre not been geed for a year.
Mr. Ellison—For a year! Suppose not for twelve yearn
Cu a lapse of tme justify or excuse each as act as this!
The groom—iir, the wound ow the back was large u the
palm of my hard, poor creature.
Mr. Ellison—The horse must have been suffering intensely.
The GSM of cushy brought to this court are most shameful,
end I have reuestedly expressed my indigestion respectiog
them. For tie future I will put such an amount of fine on
perms so °feeding se to induce them to reflect twice before
they again onmnit themselves. I now inflict a penalty of
40a.. with passes, and (to Mr. Newman) attend, Mr, I
have the pewer to mad the owner as wall as the driver to
prison witteut the optima of paying say fine. Do you hear
that

Mr. Newmao—Yee, sir.
Mr. Ellisoo—Very well, thee be cautious for the future.
The fiat was of COUIS• immediately paid.
GREENWICH.
CHAIGIeT6aHGL mum!? • MLA.
. . .

Themes Vies, a child eight years of so, was plowed ie this
dock, before Mr. Trail", on • °barge of being found Beeping
in an outhouse,nud baring iriabla Dwane of eubaietreos.

Polim-000stible Wood, 9i R„ deposed to firclieg the pri-
soner steeping, u stated, at 11 o'clock the previous idol
lospector Kent maid that this prisoner had been several
times brought to the station by geatlamen and other rea-
dout st Lee, near Blackheath. He had been seat to the
Lewisham Union and admitted on different occasions, bat bad
been discharged at eight o'clock in the morning, with other
" Tyranta." He (the inspector) did not know what to do
in such a case, end thinking some remark from his worship
wou.d have a proper effect he had caused the prisoner to be
brought to the court.
Trill said he could not seed the prisoner to gaol on •
charge of vagrancy. So young • child could not possibly be
but destitute unless looked after, and he should order him
to be at once taken to the Lewisham Union and admitted.

THE Gr tRIISMAN SHOT AT WIMBLZDON.—Private
IL Cooper, the private of the Coldstream Guards who was
accidentally shot on the 21st ult. at Wimbledoe, died there
yesterday at 6 o'clock. Ile was making • favourable re-
covery as regards the wounded aide until Friday night
last, when symptoms of congestion of the lung on the sound
side became evident. These gradually increased in inten-
sity, and be lank without pain at the hoar stated.
ACCIDENTALLY POISONED.—AD inquest was held
on Monday night before Mr. Coroner Swann, at Swinton,
near Nottingham, on the body of a child named Joseph
Henry Ellioock, aged six months. It appeared from the
evidence that the mother of the depraved mat • child for
some Godfrey's cordial, but she asked for laudanum by
mistake. The druggist's assistant put • label of " poison"
on the bottle, bat the mother not being able to read, gave
the child • portion of it, and it died soon stterwards. The
roadie* was, 'Death from laudanum, administered in
mistake for Godfrey's Cordial.' The coroner and the jury
expressed an opinion that there had been great carelesiness
in the matter by all the parties concerned.
ATTEMPT Ti) 11110 W A YorNo WOMAN OCT Or •
RAIGWAT CA REUEL —On Sunday night, when the 8 o'clock
train from Garrave had just left the station, a man Denied
Edward Kessehaw, from Low Moor, after using insulting
Logone to • young woman named Mary Watson, of Skip-
toe, attempted to throw her out of the carriage. Reopened
the carriage door. and but for the prompt amist•oce of
soother passenger would have accomplished hie threat. At
Skipton Kumla, was given in charge, sad was cm Mosday
examined before Mr. J. J. Lonsd, adreminded till
Wednesday,—Leeds Mercury.
SALE OF • WIFE FOR • SHILLINO.-011 Monday
Hannah Parkes, boatwonian, was indicted at the Chester
Assizes for unlawfully marrying Samuel Thompson, her
former husband, Thomas Parkes' being then alive. A
witness named Rachel Woodward, the wife of • boatman,
stated that the prisoner was sold for • shilling in " Brum-
rearm" fair, where she was taken with a halter round her
neck. This was done by Thomas Parkes, her alleged
former husband, and consented to by the prisoner, who had
"had enough of him." She was bought by Samuel
Thompson, who married her, and afterwards Henry Noon
took her to wife. These marriages took place some years
ago, time which time Parkes had died. The jury returned
a verdict of acquittal.
DYSTING HIS Jacirm—Between S and 4 o'clock
oe Monday morning last Thomas Watkins, the bailiff for
Mr. ilahtoo, timber merchant of thie town, in charge of
his farm at Brewood, was aroused from his slumbers by
the loud and continued barking of the watch-dog. He at
once got op, partially dreamed himself• ma downstairs, and,
after arming himself with • gun, which was loaded with
No. 5 shot, went outside to ascertain the cause. He soon
came upon • man in the rick-yard, with • fowl in his hand.
The man began to dodge about round the stacks, and Wat-
kins versed him that if he ran away be would shoot him ;
bat the fellow thought that his greatest safety lay in in-
stant flight. When he had got about 40 yards Watkins
tied at him. The man gave • cry of pain, but throwing
off his jacket, and at the same time dropping • large bog,
be continued to run. and finally escaped. The jacket, which
was afterwards picked up by Watkins, was completely
riddled in the back part with shot, 'ad the bag that was
dropped by the thief was found to contain four fowls that
had been taken from Mr. Biabton's hes-roost. The police
are making active inquiries to discover the owner of the
lerket Warerimemon Cheese*.
THE GREAT BED Or WARE.—AD old carved bed- II
stead, famom for its large sire even in the days of Shake.
'Pears% is to be sold on the 10th inst. by Messrs. Jackson
awl Son, auctioneers, at Hertford. It is said to be in very
Kul oresematioe. The posts, representing urns, are of
elalwat• workmanship, and the back of the bed is also
6t'e:r carved. On the tester there is carved work of red
and white rouse, which ere believed to represent the union
cA the houses of York and Lancaster. The date upon the
*venal is 1441 Shakespeare's allusion to the bid occurs in
TNicht, act scene 2. Sir Toby Belch there says,
1•,, write at in a martial band ; be curet and brief ; it is Do
natter bow witty, so it be eloquent and full of invention ;
d thou thon'st him some thrice, it shall not be amiss ; and
many lies as will lie in thy sheet of paper, although the
-t were big enough for the bed of Ware in Engisod,
let 'em down." The great bed wasformerly an article of
furniture io the mansion house at Ware-park. At the date.
Lowerer, of the publication of Chau:safe "Historical An-
ti pales of Hertfordshire," it had been rammed to an inn
at Ware, where it was visited by many Minims of London,
end it has remained there ever since.
THE CONFEDERATI CRUM'S FLOILIDA.—InttIIi-
Tetra was received at Lloyd's yesterday by the Ocean Gem,
.1,14 arrived at Liverpool from New York. that on the 17th
Joie (Halifax. Nova itoeete, homing N.E. 22 masa) she spoke
the Cmfederate cruiser Florida. She bad just captured
toree Federal merchantman—a barque, a brig, and a
I.l,ooer—sod set them on fire. They were all burning at
the same time. The clipper steamer Electric Spark, cap-
tured from the Federal' had converted into • Coefedsrate
11 v 4044,, was in company with the Florida. Soon after
imbed three Federal gun-vessels steering en the oceans of
the Flonda, sad it is anticipated that an esitageinest sowed,
heavy firing was heard some time after.
A MworrEn CHEESE. —They are making in Can-
tata. for the Sanitary fair, to be held there shortly, •
10eantie cheese M x feet in diameter, and two and a ball feat
tt,k. weighing four tbotisaod pounds. They will call it
the Cream of Chase,—Coliforaion paper.

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COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MA RIC-LA NE. —(THIS DAY.)
Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of old English
wheat were eery moderate. There was, however, a fair
supply of new prolong on sale for the time of year. For
all qualities the trade was dull, at fully Monday'. decline
in the quotation. New wheat was quoted as follows :
Red, 42a. to 445. • white, 486. to 48s. ; Talavera, 48s. to
50aper qr. Theirs was • rnoderatesupply of forme wheat
on the steads. The amount of business transacted was by
no means extensive, at Monday's currency.
Floating oargoenof grain were in slow request, at about
previon. rates. . . .

Parley wu in moderate supply fa the Jim of Tear. The
trade, however, was tolerably funs. New Kentish barley
was quoted at Us. to 38s. per qr.
Malt sold steadily at full quotations.
The supply of oats on sale was tolerably largo. Most de-
scriptions were in fair average request, at full prime.
Bates ruled firm, and were quite es dear as on Moaday.
Peas steadily supported previous rates, with a moderate
demand.

For flour the trade ruled quiet, oo former terms.
In agricultural seeds very little business was trumpeted.
New rapeseed was quoted at 76e. to 80e. per qr. East
India linseed and rapeseed were very firm.
Cakes moved of freely, at tally the late advance in
prior.

CI7IIIICNT ?RIC'S.
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Per Qr.
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43 to 48

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De. M, 11163
lratolk and Lamla
red, IM3 _ _ to 43

BARMY.

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low Qr.

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liaotch potato
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Nom, Norfolk,iad
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Kingston sal Wars OD to 66
Brown

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Da2rige and ii7iiii.

111 to 13
moss
20 to 23

lamps N to St
Tkk 34 to 37
Harrow N to 40
Nom N to 40
Pia&
Om

Pollatell.
Par gr.
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