The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1846,

almost Immediately OimmP,O. her;; the boat sew not afterwards
seen; amber sines reoo7erad. An alarm was instantly given, sod
'finals of distress imatralately answered bye coast guard, who
were prompt in their, e"..rdstance. She shortly threw over ell her
ballast and Mils te.. lighten her, when she was got off into deeper
water. Her fielder was also pped, having carried stymy Loth
her gudgeons and braces. The Rob Ray was left at Sewage, to pick
7tha gores of the Petra, thrown overboard during her being on
Carlow or rent Mau Simetnio etmrsa.—The Mere, cutter,
of Teignmouth, IS tons, 'Drew,' master, after being in Weymouth
Harbour for mane days, mailed on the 17th instant, ander the pretext
to
of going Lyme for a cargo of stone for Teigamouth ; but, availing
herself of a fair wind, she steered for the Chaanel blends. end garb'
on Sunday morning, the 10th, was observed off Sere (aitueted be-
tween Lyme and Seaton) by some of the coast gmrd of that station,
who, after watching her manoeuvres, boarded her, and found 10
packages of foreign tobacco, weighing Seib. each, besides a quantity
of cigars, the whole of which were safely deposited in her Majesty's
Customs, at Lyme.
MILITARY.
Arm sea Marearr's man ro Or car in the month of August
last, the royal appreciation of the manner in which her Majesty was
received was manifested by the promotion of Maj. Goodman, of the
27th Beet.; Capt. Monday, of the Artillery, and Maj. Bainbriege, of
the Lieut.-Governor's staff. We (Guernsey Sine) are now informed
that in COIMIiOII with the above.mentioDed auspicious event, and as
a mark of favour to the Guernsey Militia, the name of the eldest son
of Col. Harvey, of the let Best, bas been put down for a commission
in her Majesty's army, on his attaining the prescribed age.
Ravarmito room THE RUILLL Poretanos.—Sir,—l read with
much pleasure the article a the Errs", of the 23rd on
the subject of the Army, and was gratified to observe that
its composition, condition, and future improvement, had come
under the consideration of the government. Seeing that steam
can approach us at any time, and that our wooden walls can-
not now afford the same amount of protection and security as in
former wars, it does behove the government to establish by every con-
stitutional means an internal national force, so as to be ready for the
delenoe of the oountry upon any emergence; and it appears to me the
plan suggested of enlisting the recruit for ten years, and at the
expiry of that period to enrol him as an out-door pensioner,
is well calculated to secure such a force, and assuredly
nothing could have a greater tendency to improve the character of
the army than by procuring the young soldier from the rural popula-
tion. Two or three sesmons ago, Lord Palmerston strongly re-
commended that the militia should be re-embodied, and Mr. Sidney
Herbert, when in office, gave notice of the introduction of a new
militia bill, and upon one occasion stated from his place In the Howe
of Daimons, that he hoped to be able to carry the provisions of the
bill into effect without the necessity of having recourse to the unpo-
pular system of ballot; and if the mode was, to re-embody the
militia by beating up for recruits in the various counties upon a b...urity,
there cannot be a doubt but it would have been successful ;
and by procuring recruits from the rural districts, the improvement
of the army would follow as a matter of course, for doubtless great
demoralisation and bad habit; are engendered by the young men re-
and employed in our large cities and manufacturing towns.
getnge militia therefore be embodied upon • small bounty for a defi-
nite term, and a further bounty held out to every militiaman upon
his volunteering into the line for the period of 10 years, his servitude
in the militia not to be deducted from said term of 10 years : by such
an arrangement a national force would at all times be ready
for the defence of the country, and a most efficient arid
respectable nursery for the regular army maintained, and
the present system of recruiting, based upon.elap.trap and fraud,
would of necessity he abolished. But the reel( utt would, nevertheless,
always have it in his power to enlist direct into the line if he pre-
ferred doing so to 'erring a previous probation in the militia. I eon
induced to make these observations, front having within these few
days had much conversation with some of the agricultural and other
peasantry in two of our neighbouring Scotch counties, among whom
found a general dislike prevailing against the ballot, not from any
reluctance to serve the country, but because they consider that it
bears in an undue proportion against the poor man an com-
paredwith the rich; the peasantry I allude to admitted that
a bounty were offered for the militia that the
tire regiments would soon be filled up, and that rwelft7J-
teering into the line would soon become general, as few of the men
who had been accustomed to hard work would ever think of returning
to field labour, after haring served one, two, or three years in the
militia ; and supposing the government were to follow up some such
plan as now proposed, I am of opinion that it would work well, and
the object which you have alluded to in your paper of the 23rd would
be fully accomplished; because, if young men were to enlist into the
militia, averaging from eighteen to thirty-five years of age, few of
them, comparatively speaking, would have arrived even at the prime
of life when their term of ten years' service had expired, even in.
eluding their previous probationary servitude in the militia; and thus
a well-trained and effective body of men would be gradually distri-
buted over the United Kingdom, while the militia would continue not
only to do the home duty, but be a legitimate and steady nursery for
the line.-1 am, sir, A St•SCRIBE.X., AND a nib:ND 10 AIXT.-
-.inburgh, Dec. 211.

man's private room, unlock his cupboards, and carry off
what he might find there. If ho had any right in the pro-
perty he must seek his legal remedy, and not resort to law-
less force. Mr. Alderman Moon granted a warrant, but
restricted it to articles the private property of Mr. Green, and
which had not been purchased fur the joint use of the parties.
Mr. Clarkson now crosoexamined Mr. Green, who said h
was formerly a clerk in the Birmingham Railwayeatablish-
e
ment, and then became an accountant. An action was
pending against him for detaining a bankrupt's books, but
he should prove he bad a lien on them. He had detained
another bankrupt's books till the Court of Bankruptcy sails
fled his claim. He bad referred the landlord of Assam Villa
to Messrs. Vere. Had permission to do so, though he had
no account there. If he had been advertised in the swindlers'
list he was not aware of it, and should seek redre.s. He
bad employed a solicitor to compound with his creditors a
year ago. He was nothing now. He had been nothing
since Mr. Henry Coleman lent him 1,5001. As to when he
had last any money
.of his own, Mr. Clarkson had no right
to fish into his private business.—Mr. Locke re-examined
him, when he stated that he was introduced to Mr. Perry
to advise with him on his pecuniary difficulties. Mr. Perry
introduced him for a like purpose to Mr. Henry
Coleman, who was involved by railway transactions. Ile
resolved to Fo on the Continent, leaving witness 1,5001.
to speculate in railways. Ile bought shares, sold them, and
gave the money to Perry, by direction of Henry Coleman.
—Mr. Alderman Farebrother asked if Messrs. Coleman
retained the property they had carried off, or had converted
it to their own use I—Mr. Moss said they retained it.
—Mr. Alderman Johnson intimated that his col-
leagues agreed with him that the taking was not
felonious, because the Messrs. Coleman believed t
hey
had a right to take care of the property.—Mr. ar
said that relieved him from much that he hid to say ; but
he proceeded to make some caustic observations on the evi-
dence of Mr. Green. He bad never in his life heard a more
impudent charge of felony.—Mr. Green threatened to make
Yr. Clarkson pay for what he had said about him.—The
magistrates concurred in dismissing the charge against
Messrs. Coleman.—Mr. Green claimed, and Mr. MOM con-
ceded to him, possession of the four candlesticks, snuffers,
and tray.
BOW-STREET. TILE BUILDING ACT. SANITORT
CLAlJBl3.—Timothy Afahony was summoned before Mr.
Henry, by the parish officers of the Strand union, charged
with having allowed a cellar on his premises, in Shire-lane,
to be inhabited, contrary to the provisions of the 53d clause
of the 7th and Bth of Victoria. The defendant pleaded
guilty. Mr. Dowling, chairman of the board of guardians,
' said that the summons was the first of the kind which had
been taken out under the Building Act. The cellar belong-
ing to the defendant had been occupied by a woman, her
husband, and four children, all in the greatest distress. No
application for relief was made to the parish officers until
the husband went to the medical officer of the union, who
attended in time to deliver the poor woman, and seeing that
she and the family were in the greatest distress, he made a
representation to the relieving officer, who rendered them
every assistance. The circumstance having come to his (Mr.
Dowling's) knowledge, he directed the proper person to
examine the cellar, and he found that it was a s'one cellar,
without any light, and altogether quite unfit to be the habi-
tation of a human being. He had the whole family removed
to the union as soon as the poor woman could be removed,
and directed the present proceedings to be commenced. In
addition to the cellar already mentioned there was another
inhabited by a man and his two children and a poor old
woman. The man and his children had been removed to
the workhouse; the old woman would not go. In the cellars
were no articles of any kind, and the beds the poor people
lay upon were made of straw or shavingy—Mr. Henry said
it was very desirable that this act should be more generally
known, and as the poor people constantly said that they did
not see the printed notices, it would be advisable if the board
would give every person in their district notice of the penalty
which they incurred by the infringement of the act. He
understood, however, that the board did not in this case
wish to press for a penalty, and be should not inflict one;
but should dismiss the summons on payment of the costs.
b.LLEreeeliKivEedNWfroELL.—Hß. ECNT:ll;orLthe:cp:o.—r-boFixve pounds have
WORSHIP-STREET.—Citentrr. The magistrates
have received the following sums, to be applied to the poor-
box, the respective donors of which requested that their re-
ceipt might be acknowledged in the various papers:—
G. H. C., through the medium of Mr. Perry, chief-clerk
at Lambeth Police-court, 51.; W. H. C. 51.; A Norfolk
Lady, 51.; and one half of a 51. note from T. 8., who
reserves the other half until the receipt of the former shall
be announced.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ECCENTRICITY. Mr.
Thomas Tell°td Campbell, son of the late poet, was sum-
moned before Mr. Hardwick for having assaulted Mr. Chas.
Hartnung.—Mr. llartnung said he was a watchmaker, at
No. 47, Warwick-street, Golden-square, where the defend-
ant also lodged. On Monday last, he had occasion to open
the staircase window for an instant, when the defendant
came out of his apartments in a great rage and seized him by
the collar, and, after striking him, threatened he would be
the death' of him. The defendant then armed himself with
a poker, which he brandished about, and renewed his threats
of vengeance on complainant. Had it not been for the land- j
lady of the house, complainant had no doubt that h
he should have sustained further injury. As it 11
was, his shirt and habiliments were torn in the
scuffle. The complainant proceeded to say that the I
defendant was generally believed to be not in posses-
%Livia of sound intellects. The defendant had been in confine-
ment for some time, and during the period he had recently 4
been at liberty, he had conducted himself with so much 1
eccentricity and violence as to afford ground for the opinion
that he ought to be placed under restraint —Mr. Rowe,
brace-maker, Air-street, said the defendant lodged with him
for a short time. The defendant was very hasty in his
behaviour, and had acted with so much violence in conse-
quence of some imaginary offence,that witness was obliged to
say he would call in the police.—Mr. Campbell denied the
assault. He was inconvenienced by the comylainant opening
the window, and, on attempting a remonstrance, he was
assaulted.—Mr. Hardwick said defendant must find bail,
himself in 501., and two sureties of 251. ach.
BENEVOLENCE.—E. W. M. has sent 101. for the poor-box.
SOUTHWARK.—ATTEMPT TO ROB A DRUNKEN MAN.
—Yesterday, George Nicholson, a flashily-dressed young
man, described as belonging to the swell-mob, was charged
with attempting to steal a watch and guard from the person
of William Turner, a midshipman. The complainant was
called, but he admitted that be was so intoxicated the night
before, that he was totally unconscious of anything that
passed, but that he was still in possession of all his property.
Coombs, a policeman of the L division, stated that between
the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock that morning, he found the
midshipman lying on the pavement near the Victoria
Theatre, quite drunk, and on going up observed the prisoner
standing over him, in the act of taking his watch and
guard out of his waistcoat pocket. Knowing the pri-
saner to be a thief, he seized him, upon which the latter t
said that what he was doing was an act of good nature,
and that he had no intention of converting the ;
watch to his own purposes, but should have deli- it
vered it up at the station-house. The prisoner being ise
known as a " family man," he was taken to the station-
house, after a most determined resistance. When at the I
station-house, the prisoner was observed to throw down a
silk handkerchief and a pair of gloves, which turned out
to belong to a gentleman who had been in the theatre, and *
who, on coming out, and perceiving the midshipman in such
a condition front intoxication, interfered for his protection,
and for his pains, was robbed of the above articles. The 4
policeman added that the prisoner had been known to him
for the last twelve months as a member of the " swell mob."
Other policemen having identified the prisoner as the cha-
racter above represented, he was committed for three
months, with hard labour.
WESTMINSTER.—A CABMAN OUT or A THOUSAND.
—Thomas Chalkley, a cab-driver, was charged with assault. '
It appeared that George Webster was walking along Dean-
street, Westminster, at about two o'clock that morning, in
company with • friend, when defendant, who was in com-
pany with two or three other men, suddenly came up to him,
and without the slightest provocation knocked him down.
A policeman immediately came up, and defendant was given
into custody.—Complainant's statement was confirmed by
his friend.—On the depositions being read over, the defend-
ant began blubbering, and dropping down on his knees,
implored mercy, and assured the magistrate " that he was a
cabman out of 7a thousand."—Mr. Broderip said he should
send the case before a jury.—ln the course of the afternoon
bail was put in.
WOOLWICH.—POVERTY OP THE WOOLWICH POLICE-
COURT.—Yesterday, the sitting magistrate, Mr. Jeremy,
called attention to the state of the funds of the poor-
box. Whilst the benevolence of the public is felt at every
other police-court in the metropolis, not a single penny has
reached the [funds of this court, which are, with many
urgent claims upon thaw, reduced literally to the last
shilling.