The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1862.

ml statement the proeseutrix irtrongly denied, but added
that he had taken her to Wilton's Music gall.

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Mr. D'Erneoart remanded tie prisoner far further in.
quince, but conseakd to take bail, two sureties in the sum
of 201. emit.

Th- e
primer was looked up is dation.
MARLBOROUGH-STRKET.
GOBBING A PUGILIST.
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George West, 13, tIT-eir7ei,' mute was charged with
07se
robbing Robert Travers, the pugilist, of a 101. Bank note.
On Saturday afternoon another man was brought before
the magistrate on the same charge, but the evidence not
justifying his detention, and the prosecutor and his witnesses
being drunk, the man was disc
Robert Travers, of 10, Litc=triset, Soho, laid on
Saturday morning last he was at a coffee-shop 13, Castle-
street, in oompany with a man named Joseph Martin, having
a 10/. note in his pocket. He went into the water-closet
and there fell asleep, being drunk at the time. On waking
and missiog the note, he went into theooffee-shop ; be saw
his friend Mr. Martin there, and knowing that he knew he
had the note, gave Martin in charge. While speaking of the
note priaoner said " You've got it (meaning Martin), and
for that reason Martin was given into custody. Afterwards
a constable found the note on the prisoner.
Prisoner—l did not tell you to give Martin in charge.
Prosecutor—l did not accuse two or three others.

Holman, 326 A, said—Oo fktturday evsniog, at 6, a window
was broken in St. Martin's-court by the prisoner, and while
the shoprnan was remonstrating with prisoner, he said," All
right, 111 square it. I have got a termer."' He (Holman)
had a hard struggle to get the Dote from the prisoner's
mouth, and he tried to swallow it. On getting up, he having
thrown the prisoner down, he said, " It's Bob's note ;" and
so he took him to the station.

frs.;;;;;:iiih;;;,,,a7,;tccientify the note.
Prisoner asked the officer whether he did not say that
he could as well take it to Bob as the officer.

Holman said the prisoner bit him in getting the note from
him._ _ _

Prisoner said he bad been locked up two nights, and he
thought that enough.
On being asked what he would plead, at first be said he
was desirous of being dealt with, and then that he was not
guilty, and ultimately that he was guilty.
Committed for three mouths with hard labour.

THE EXPLOSION OF GAS IN SHOREDITCH.

THIRD INQUIRY BEFORE THE CORONER.
emus DAY.)
Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner for Middle-
sex, resumed this monliog, in the large room of his offices,
in Spital-equars, Norton-folgate, the adjourned inquest on
the body of Hannah Smith, who it will be remembered
was killed whilst passing along Church-street, Bhoreditch,
owing to an explosion of gos.
The jury retorasd a " That the jury are of opinion
that the deemed sane to her death by an explosion of gas
owing to the negligence on the part of the contractors of
the sewers."

Mr. Bs'Latino mid it was highly important that the gas
companies should receive notice before opening the roads, as
they could then point on; the place where the mains !Aid.

MID-lIIINT RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

A special general meeting of the proprietors was
held at one o'clock at the company's offices, South Sea-house,
Mr. W. Datrr in the chair, in compliance with the Wham-
cliffs order, for the purpose of considering, and, if so deter-
mined, of approving the undermentioned bill, now pending
in parliament, that is to say, a bill (as amended in commit-
tee), intituled " A Bill for a lease of the undertaking of
the Mid-Kent Railway (Bromley to St. Mary Cray) Company
to the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, and
for other purposes.*
The CHAIRMAN said the shareholders all knew that they
had been in parliament often enough to have their expenses
increased very largely ; bat there was now a prospect of that
kind of expenditure entirely ceasing. Under the bill before
the meeting it was provided that the Cray line
should be leased to the London, Chatham, and
Dover Company for 999 years, at 4 per cent on
the share capital, namely 61,5601., and likewise
' that in future payment of debenture interest should be
made on 2.1,0001. by the same company. Up to the let of
December, 186.3, the agreement with the South Eastern
Company remained in force ; from that time the lease
would take effect. Provision was also made for the disso-
lution of the company by the sale of the line to the London,
Chatham, and Dover Company. He concluded by moving
a resolution approving of the bill, which was agreed to, and
this terminated the proceedings.