The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-19 00:00:00

SOUTHWAHA.

Thomas C7iarfes daKon, a merchant, residing at Croydon,
was charged with smoking a cigar inside the London-bridge
terminus. whereby be had rendered himself liable to a tine
of 40a. under the by-laws of the company.
Defendant had been smoking on the platform, and had re-
peated the offence after being told that it was contrary to
the regulations of the company.
Mr. Burchrun observed that it was well known that the
regulation was never enforced by the railway officers unless
a complaint was made by some persons who had experienced
annoyance from it. This was not a bed case, and he should
only order the defendant to pay the costs.
Amelia O'Brien was charged with being riotous in the
public streets, and nearly biting off the thumb of James
Beecham, a police constable, and assaulting him in the exe-
cution of his duty.
Prisoner was fighting in the street with another
female, and tb• constable Beecham interfered to stop
the disturbance, when she attacked him violently, and got
hie thumb lute her mouth, and nearly bit it in two. He
suffered most severe pain from the wound, and the surgeon
said he would lose the upper part of the thumb unless great
are was used.
Committed for fourteen days to prison.

Dewritucrivg Figits.—Yesterday morning, about
four o'clock, the inhabitants of Little Trinity-lane,
City, were for a second time, and within the space
of a few hours, alarmed by the breaking out of a
fire in the premises belonging to Mr. J. Bryant,
export packing cue maker, No. 16, in the before-
named narrow thoroughfare. From inquiries made, the
firemen bad some time previously attended a chimney on
fire, either in that or the next house, which it was mini-
dared bad been properly extinguished. Whilst the firemen
were at work at the chimney, having placed a ladder
against it, the chimney pot flew, owing to the intense heat,
as well as the corner of the chimney Ptak, which mimed
the ladder to rant on one side, aod. two men, named
Hutchins and Penfold, fell a distance of 13 or 14 feet and
were terribly shaken, more especially the latter, who was
obliged to have surgical attendance. Some time after the
firemen had returned to their station the principal part of
the building was found to be well on fire. Fortunately, the
inmates managed to effect a rate retreat before the Royal
Faciety's escape bad been sent for. Considerable damage
was done. About the same time another fire took place
in the premises belonging to Mr. J. Foy, pestrycook
and confectioner, No. 5, Alpha-place, Crispinatreet,
Poplar. This fire originated from some unexplained cause
in the bakehouse at the rear of the dwelling, and was dis-
covered by the flames rising through the roof. The flame,
were confined to the bakehouse, which, however, wee nearly
destroyed. Insured in the Sun Fire-aka—About 7 o'clock
yesterday morning a fire broke out in the premiss. of Mears.
E. end J. Willis, wholesale tallow-chandlers, at the
western end of Peter-street, Wardour-street, Sobo, and
fortunately, with very trifling exceptions, the two principal
portions of the works escaped the ravages of the fire. The
whole of the hones were rescued, but the warehouse in
which the fire began, with its contents, was destroyed. The
origin of the fire is unknown, and it could not be ascer-
tained in what officals the firm was insured.
THE SPECIAL SERVICES AT ST. PA111.98.--Yester-
day evening the third of the special services at St. Paul's
Cathedral was purformed in the large open space under the
dome. More people attended than on either of the previous
occasions, and a quarter of an hour before the tune ap-
pointed for the commencement of the service the gates were
clamed, and large placards put out announcing that the
cathedral was full. The pray7eers wen intoned by the Rev.
William Henry Milman, M.A., of Christ Church, Oxford,
rector of St. Augustine and St. Faith, Watling-street,
the lessons were read by the dean. The anthem ',Ws was
mapificantly rendered by the choir, was "Cry aloud and
shout, thou inhabitant of Sion," by Croft. The sermon wan
Marby the Rey. Jobe Lawrell, M.A., of Merton
Oxford, incumbent of St Matthew's church, aa-
road, who selected for his text the 15th chapter of St.
John's Clonal, part of the first and part of the fifth versa.
SIXTY MEN AND BOYS IMPRISONED IN A COAL-PIT.
—A correspondent informs us that the hope expressed on
Friday afternoon that the arty colliers imprisoned in
Marra Merced and Evans's Highbrook Colliery, Ashton,
near Wigan, by the breaking of the piston of the engine
would be liberated before night, wee not completely realised;
but the statements were not far from carnet, as before noon
OD Saturday all the men were with their wives and familia.
Several unavoidable delays took place in the preparation of
the piston, and it was not till 8 o'clock on Saturday morn-
ing that it reached the colliery. •