The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

BOW-STREET.

W. Hogan. 12, and J. IValiama, 15, were charged with
picking the pocket of a lady named June Patterson.
Mrs. Patterson stated that she was on Hungerford•pier
about eight o'clock last evening, when a gentleman showed
her a purse, and asked her if it was her a ? and on her re-
cognising it he said he had found it in the hand of one of
the prisoners. AVitness added that she was a native of
Edinburgh, and way here on a visit fur the benefit of her
health, and wished the case to be summarily disposed of, as
she wished to return to Scotland to-day.
Mr. Hall replied that if the case was proceeded with, all
he could do was to commit the boy to the adjourned ses-
sions, which would not take place till the22ndof this month.
The prosecutriz said, in that case she would rather that
the proceedings were stopped.
The evidence of J. Spittle, of the City detective police,
was however taken, which was to the effect that the pri-
soners were well.known thieves, and that he watched them
last evening, and he saw them, after some unsuccessful at-
tempts on various pockets, abstract the purse from that
of the prosecutriz. Ile took them into custody, and found
17s. in their pockets.
Mr. Hall said this was a very peculiar case. The pri-
soners were both well-known thieves ; hut on account of
the ill-health of the proseeutriz it would be very cruel to
compel her to come from such a distance to prosecute, and
yet her testimony was requisite fora conviction. Under all
the circumstances, therefore, he would discharge the pci-
sonces.

A TABLET IN MEMORY OF THE LATE WILLIAM
WORDSWOILTH has just been fixed in Grasmere church. A
committee was formed shortly after his death, among his ad-
mirers, for the purpose of setting up a monument to his
memory in Westminster Abbey ; but it was felt by his many
friends in his own immediate locality, that there would be
a great propriety in also erecting a memorial in his own
parish church, and a subscription was set on foot to carry
out this object independently of the other. Upwards of
1801, was contributed, and the execution of the design was
entrusted to the well-known sculptor, Mr. Thomas Woolner.
The inscription is from the pen of Professor Keble, author
of the "Christian Year," &c. Underneath the inscription is a
medallion bust of the poet, sculptured in relief, and the like-
ness is pronounced by those who are competent to judges to
be in every respect admirable. In two narrow spaces at
each side the sculptor, with admirable judgment, has intro-
duced the crocus and celandine with the snow drop and the
violet, and the rare union exhibited throughout of natural
beauty with sculpturesque method, together with the deli-
cately studied execution of the whole, indicate, on the part
of the artist, a thorough appreciation of the nature of the
task he had to execute, and prove that he considered it as •
labour of love rather than a professional engagement.—
Carlisle Journal.

THE ORIENTAL COMPANY'S STEAMER ECMINE,
Captain K. W. Evans, arrived at Southampton this morn-
ing, with dates from Constantinople, Aug. 20 ; Smyrna,
Aug. 22; Malta, Aug. 26; Gibraltar, Aug. 31. She brings
15 passengers and a large and valuable cargo of Levant pro-
dude, including figs, raisins, scampony, opium, silk,
wool, &c. The United States steam•frtgate Mississippi ran
on shore in the night of the 21st of August, on the point off
St. James's Castle, Smyrna Bay, and would have to lighten.
The American frigate Independent arrived at Gibraltar on
the 31st ult. Her Majesty's ship Trafalgar sailed from
Gibraltar for Malta on the 27th ult. The Austrian frigate
Venus also sailed on the 26th ult. The screw steamer
Genova, six days from Liverpool, touched at Gibraltar on
the 211th ult., on her way to Leghorn. The screw steamer
Rattler sailed from Gibraltar on the 28th for Liverpool.
At Gibraltar, exchange on London at 90 days was quoted
61 to 611. Spanish pillared dollars, If per cent. prem.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 5.
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Mate T.S. Goodie, to Ranier. Midshipman J. A. R. Dunlop,
to Albion. Mister's Assistants J. H. Cooke, to Modesto; W.
H. Sharp, to It ; and D. May, to Impregnabk. Boat-
swains J. Steele. to !lodate; and T. Grigg, to Albion.
Acting carpenter &Callaway, to !lodate.
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HARVEST IN WI

.—The weather, which

has for some time been very unsteady in this neighbour-
hood, has been rather more settled for the last two days,
and to-day (Thursday) up to the time of writing continues
fair, with a gentle breeze from the north. There have been
several small quantities of corn cut, but it will require a
few more fine days to make it general. Even the hay bar-
, vest in some of the colder distr.ets is not yet completed, and
in consequence of the wetness of the season a great loss
will be sustained, as the hay had been mat for the farmen'
tattle.—Carlisk Patriot.

AMERICAN OYSTERS.—An impartiliniamiumently
taken place, for the first time, of Beyond gmbigne efeysters,
Sby a vessel from New York. Them Angelus were
found, on examination, to be contained hajura, and
preserved in vinegar and pepper. It has WIN that
the rate of duty as cured fish does not apple to them=
oysters, being dressed and actually dt for use,
e . with the ad colonise duty as a manufactured
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