The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1854.

thief," mid atter a short time he was brought back, with
the coat in his possession.
Thomas Carlin. said be was in Oxford street lest
when he heard the cry of "Stop thief," and on looking
round he taw the prisoner running, with a coat on his arm.
Witness pursued him and stopped biro, till the proaccutrix
came up, ulna Le was given in charge.
Mrs. Mitchell saw the prisoner take the coat, which she
identified as her property, and worth 21.
The prisoner, who stoutly denied the charge, was fully
committed for trial.
SOUTRWARt.
Robert W00d5,113.5 DI, an old and hitherto respectable
constable, was charged with feloniously setting fire to the
dwelling-home of William Caputo:, halr-dresur and
umbrella manufacturer, No. 101, Bersondeepstrest, while
prosecutor and his wife wen is hod, between the hours of
twelve and one at midnight.
John Squire, polies sergeant, 17 K, meld that on the pre-
osdhq night the prisoner was placed on the Bermondsey-
sm aller.. and it was witness', duty to visit him and other
ormatalks on that section. About ten minutes past twelve
he was proles the preweeter's shop, when be found the
door opium. no this Yawl he mod maw a light inside, near
the shop. A aim use steadied beside whom he perceived
le be the rimer. He was standlai sideways near the
rairshish dividos tie shop from the pas age, and he
elsno Nabbed is his left bead, open. In his other
heed be MI sleep plea of pew alight, and witness die-
tined, saw his put that phis the partition, and
the paper ea the latter eueslt ire. The paper
burnt out, when whose lisw the prisoner take
the piece of paper be held la his right hand, and
again light it with his lamp, when he set fire to the paper
hangieg a 'mood time, and it all caught fire. Witness
eventually called, " Wood*, what are you aboutl" He
replied, that the house would have been on file if he had
not come is and put it out. The prisoner then pat out the
lighted paper he held in his hind and put the fire out
on the partition with his hand. Witness asked him whether
he had called the people up, when he answered that he had,
and that he had hand the door open. The prisoner then
called u
erp the stairs and the prosecutor come down. The
won then came out of the house, when witness took
Wit to the pelice-station, and laid the facts before the in-
spector, who detained him.
The occupant of the house and his wife were examined,
' after which
Mr. Combs said he had no objection to a remand, but his
opinion was that he should mantic the prisoner for trial for

Authorities, &c., are charged with the

of this

decree, c. _
The Hague, 23rd Dec , 18.53.
(Signed) WILLIAM.
The Minister of Fiance, Issued 27, 1843.
Van Doom.
The Council of State, the DirAectoro. of the King's Cabinet,
. A. VAN It .

BANKRUPTS.
.daratpertasr,iotogbasinr-i.
FaresindnettrlcjimM2nlvastvollt
street. Sol., Brabant, 81tancerrlane; off. assig., Pennell,
Guildhall-cbambers. u°elmlitillYcabriws4 atthl4
Tnowas Cuirris Bran, Lee, Kent, baker, Jan. 21 and
Much 4 at 12, at Basinghall-rreet. Sol., Bristow mid Tar
rant, Bondwourt, Walbrook ; off. assig., Nicholson, Bl-
singliallwtreet.
FARDZAICK Mitua, Newport, Ewen, corn merchant,
Jan. 26 at Ij, and Feb. 23 at 2, at Buinghsll-street.
lids., Nichols, Verulam-buildings, and Drake, East Dere-
bem ; off. wig., Bell. Coleman.street-buildLows.
111•114181cx CHATEIL, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, chat-
MM. Jan. 26 and Feb. 16, at 11, at Birmingham Court.
Mk, Thorne, Wolverhampton, and Minutest and
Knight, Birmingham ; off. esaig., Bittleeton, Birming-
ham.
8 DAVIS, York, furrier, Jan. 30 and Feb. 21, at
11, at Leeds Court. Soh., Hodgson, York, andßondand
Buwick, Leeds; off. assig., Hope, Leeds.
JosaVA WOODUZAD, Almondbury, Yorkshire, fancy
woollen-cloth manufacturer, Jan. 27 and Feb. 24, at 11,
at Leads Court. Soh., Clough and Hanka, Hudders-
field, and Payne and Co., heeds; off. wig., Young,
Leeds.
Joan Cz.zoo, Liverpool, lionised victualler, Jan. 23 at 12,
and Feb. 20 at 11, at Liverpool Court. Sol., Radcliffe,
Liverpool; off. assig., Morgan, Liverpool.
Juana FIELDING. Glossop, Derbyshire, cotton spinner,
Feb. 2 sod 23, at 12, at Manchastor Court. Solo.,
Hewitt and Needham, MusoMstu; off. assig., Pott,
Manchester.
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
AT POILTVOAL.STZETT.
A. Doff, Brick-lane, Whitechapel, boot manufacturer—
G. Else, Great Worley, Ewen, drillieg master—T. Sawyer,
Richmond New-road, Hammersmith, clerk to a surveyor—
F. W. Leopold, Shepherd-street, Spitalfields, general dealer
—H. Lack, Queen-street, Hoaton, jobber—D. Hurley,
Houndsditch, City, licensed victualler—A. Pratt, Clayton-
street, Kennington, plumber.
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aims.
Mr. Solomon. contended that no arson was committed,
as no pertiou of the building had been on lire. lie cited
several authorities to substantiate his assertion.
Mr. Combs refused to accept bail, sad the prisoner was
remanded to lionemonger-lans gaol.

DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS.
HIRRZIT ASHTON and STZKARD STIV3IISON SPRIGGS,
Aldermanbury, warehousemen-2nd die. of 61. 2d., and
6s. on n•w proofs, Jan. 14, and three subsequent Satur-
days, at Edwards', Basinghall-street.
HIRER= Aswrow, Alderroanbury, warehouseman-Ist
div. of 20,., Jan. 14, and three subsequent Saturdays, at

FROM TER LONDON O.

Edwards', samalogisaw.bawww
WILLTI3I BI:CILLII, Pall-mall, and Leadenhall-street, City,
master mariner-lit div. of 3s. Ild., Jan. 14, and three
subsequent Saturdays, at Edwards', Businghall-street.
Faxuxaicn Scrrox, Kingston-upon-Hull, tarnishing iron-
monger-2nd and final div. of 2s. 23d., Jan. 17, and any
subsequent Tuesday, at Carrick's, Hull.
DIVIDENDS.
Feb. 7. S. G. Fryman, stye, Sussex, wine merehant-
Feb. 7. W. H. Dee, Cambridge, plumber-Feb. 7. R. Jef-
fery, Upper North-place, Gray's.inn-road, coaehmaker-
Feb. 4. C. 011ivier, New Bond-street, music seller-Feb.
4. C. 011ivier and R. W. 011ivier, New Bond-street, music
sellers-Feb. 3. W. Manning, F. Manning, and J. L.
Aaderdon, New Bank-buildings, City, West India mer-
chants-Feb. 4. 0. Hart and T. Hart, Union•street, South-
wark, trimmieg manufacturers-Peb. 4. G. Hart, Union-
street, Southwark, trimming manufacturer-Feb. 4. T.
Theme, Buckingham, innkeeper-Feb. 3. J. Ready, Holy-
well-street, Shoreditch, oilman-Feb. 6. W. Bradford,
Leigh, Worcestershire, butcher-Feb. 4. H. Bolt, Birming-
ham, silversmith-Feb. 16. C. G. Creeawell, Kidderminster,
Worcestershire, chemist-Feb. 7. B. Smith, Droitwieb,
Worentenbire, salt manufacturer-Feb. 22. W. Watson,
New Springs, Staffordshire, saddler-Feb. 3. W. Broad-
bent, Dalph, Yorkshire, cloth merchant-Feb. 3. J. Wood,
Barnsley, Yorkshire, linen manufacturer.
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to
the contrary, on the day of meeting.
Feb. 7. ft. L. Swallow, Park-temee, Battersea-fields,
licensed victualler-Feb. 3. F. F. Fox, Corohill, City,
tailor-Feb. 3. J. Ready, Holywell-street, Shereditch, oil-
man-Feb. 3. E. L. Green, Bevis Marks, City, wholesale
clothier-Feb. 7. R. Jeffery, Upper North-place, Gray's-
ina•road, coach maker-Feb. 8. J. Bohn, St. James-street,
bookseller-Feb. 6. J. Roberts, Tividale Wire Works,
near Dudley Worcestershire, wire drawer-Feb. 8. R. J.
Williams, Birmingham, linendraper-Feb. 8. I. Shaw,
Macclesfield, Cheshire, builder.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
I. Cleworth and W. Clewortb, Bolton-le-Moen, Lanca-
shire, wholesale grown-G. B. Higgons and E. Hanington,
Newbury, Berkshire drapers-W. Mason and R. Hemp.
ton, Manchester, brailsrs-C. Harris, C. B. Sewell, and J.
Hill, Fenebureh-street, City, surgeons so far as regards J.
Hill-N. V. %nem and J. Read, Salisbury, oilmen-H.
Brown and J. Brown Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, black-
smiths-W. Holmes Ltd R. Holmes, Oxford-street, Mary-
lebone, and Brompten-row, Knightsbridge, booksellers-
W. Barnes and T. Gregory, Primrose-street, Bithopagate-
street Without, engravers-H. A. Betts and H. Giles, Stour-
bridge, Woreestershize,sargeons-W. Aldam, J. Nash, and
A. Nash, Birmingham, izonfounden-T. Tattersall, jun.,
and J. Marshall, Liverpool, wholesale wine merebants-J.
Bentley and W. Bould, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire,
upholsterers-T. B. Atkinson and P. Barr,Worcester, seeds-
men-R. Bacon and 8. Ridley, jun., Brighton, hotel keepers
-S. Howes and S. 1101,61, jun., Liverpool, commission
merchants-J. Ellis and J. W. Ellis, Richmond-hill, Surrey,
tavern keepers-O. H. Stares and B. B. Hewitt, Bishop's
Waltham, Hampshire, solicitors-J. Miles and J. T. B.
Miles Dowgate-hill, City, builders-J. Boulton' and J.
Wilson,i Birmingham gold pencil ease manufacturers--R.
Wilds, W. Heap, and J. Heap, Curtain-road, Shonditelt,
woollen flock manafasturers--filarah Dunn and Anne Nor-
grove, London•terraes, Haekney-read, dealers in fancy
goods-T. Saunter and G. Jackson, West Bromwich, Staf-
fordshire, ironmasten-J. Oratris, James Smirk, and John
Smirk, Preston, inefounders-J. L Hindmarsh and W.
Evans, CHIPOOIIt, Jewin-street, City, solioitors-J. H. Dart
and T. Dart, Seville, merchants-J. Gorman, J. Hamilton,
and T. Thorby, Mark-lane and Little Tower street, City,
and Port St. Mary's, Spain, wine merchants-W. H. Carlin
and T. B. Carlin, Ludgate-street, City, and Regent-street,
Westminster, dealors in eigan-I. Pothseary and W. Byrnes,
Nursling, Hampshire, proprietors and managers of • lunatic
asylum-T. Sands and W. Knights, Newgate-street, City-
I. Seville, T. &silk, and J. Milne, Royton and Man-
chester, cotton spinners, so far se regards J. Seville-J.
Thorpe and J. Griffiths, Liverpool, coopers-E. Favell and
R. Ashman, Cambridge, plumbers-14. Taylor and 11. J.
Taylor, Glespw, merchants-B. sen., and R. Bell,
Jun, Glasgow, merchants.

BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, Jaw. 10.
The Queen ku been pleased t• appoint the Right Hon.
Frederick, Rut Spencer, K. 0., to be Lord Steward of ber
Majesty's Household, in the room of the Most Noble Henry
Charles, Doke of Norfolk, K. 0., resigned.

DOWNING-STREET, JAIL 11.
The Queen has been plowed to appoint Charles Elliot,
Eq., Captain in the Royal Navy, now Governor and Com-
mander-in-Chief in and over the Bermudas or Sewers
Islands, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and
over the Island of Trinidad and its dependencies.

WAR-OFFICE, Lair. 13.
3rd Regiment of Light Dragoons.—Lieutenant William
Henry Orme to be captain, by purchase, vice Barnes, who
retires; Captain Frederica Sitwell, from the 86th Foot,
to be captain, vice Orme, who exchanges.
7th Light Dragoons.—Lieutenant Freak Earforth, from
the 68th Foot, to be lieutenant, vice William Francis
Garforth, who exchanges.
Soot' Guards.—Ensign and Lieutenant the Hots.
Menem* Edward Fraser to be lieutenant and captain,
ptiolllalesaee. vies Fortnum, who retires ; Charles George
,gent., to be ensign and lieutenant, by par-
ties bar.
nth Raesmiga of Foot.—Captain George Abercrombie
fines half-pay usattached, to be captain, vies
Hon. John Weil prigensr, who exchanges ;
Limners* Ina= Nom Lon to be captain, by par-
chase, vies Raborineet who radios; Ballo Noel Hoven-
den Bryan Varies to be lieutenant, by purchase, vies
Kerr ; 'Philip Mined MAN Gilbert, Gent., to's be en-
sign, by purchase, vim Vegan.
21st Foot.—First Limalrmast the Hen. William George
Boll* to be anti* by pumere, vies Watson, who re-
tires ; Snead Llnstesaist ingy King to be first lieute-
nant, hy pareinme, vies Boyle • Wesnd Isaac Had-
dad% gent., to bgemismil Iliesesiont, by penhase, vise
36tiftistoot. —Seegenst-Kiewr Mlehnel Mairsemblin to be
quartermaster, vice Cole, who retiree half pay.
41st Foot.—Ensign Alfred Taylor to be by par-
chase, vice Barnard, promoted ; Walter If Lam-
bert, gent., to be ensign, by purchase, vita Taylor.
42nd Foot.—Lieut. the Hon. George Henry Essex Great to
be captain, by purchase, win Wedderburn, who retires;
Ensign George Fraser to be lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Grant; Bathes Lasses Daabar, put., ts be ensign,
by purchase, vies Fraser.
43rd Foot. —Amiga Lord Ruston Henry Brownlow Gas.
coyne Cecil to be lieutensat, by purchase, vice Viscount
Bury, who retires • . John !Unice Bowes Elliott, gent.,
to be ensign, by purchase, vies Lord Cecil.
44th Foot—Lieut. George Nathaniel Mickletbwaite to be
captain, by purchase, vise John Warren Olubb, who re-
tires; Ensign the Hon. Henry Handeock to be lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Micklethweite ; George Even
Acklom, Gent., to be ensign, by purchase, vice Hand-
cock.
68th Foot—Lieutenant William Francis Willoughby Gar-
forth, from the 7th Light Dragoons, to be badman%
vibe Frank Goforth, who exchanges.
70th Feet.—Ensign Samuel James Lyle to be Beata re%
by purchase, vice Armstrong, who retires; Charles Gren-
ville Stunt Monteath, get., to be ensign, by purchase,
vice Lyle.
77th Foot.—Lieutenant William Fortino' Scott, from the
Ist Foot, to be paymaster, vice Galway, retired upon
half pay.
82nd k'oot.—Ensign Charles Newton Biggs to be lieutenant,
hy purchase, vice Lased, who reties; Arthur Platt
Heasley, gent., to be ensign, by purchase vice Biggs.
86th Foot.—Captain William Henry. Orm", from the 9rd
Light Dragoons, to be captain, vice Sitwell, who ex-

87116M-Aadetest-hargeen Benjamin Swift, M.D.,
trim the nth Feet, le be surgeon, Tice Sissetoo,
de-
Fiend--Amisteatellusgess Neil Hasty Stewart, M.D.,
hest the lid. to be sishtsat-surgeon, vim Swift, mo-
sses& ha the 87th Foot.
Uweewsonza.—Captain Jonas Pasley Hudy, from the
Sikh Foot, to be major, without purchase.
COMIWISAILLICt. —Deputy Commissary-General Hem
James Wild, to be commkury.geseral.
Amistast Commiseariss-General.—Cherles Williams, Wm.
FleMber, and William Fisher Mends, to be deputy coin-
dommisserice-Genenl. —Edmond John
, Montague William Darling, Edward Strick-
land, sad Kean Osborn to be aseistantroommiassriee.

DOCK COMPANY.

Yesterday the ordinary half-yearly general court
of the proprietors of this company was held, at the Dock-
house 106, Fenchurch-street ; RoBERT Cairn:A, Esq., in
the chair.
The report of the directors, which was read by the
chairman, stated that the business at the docks in the year
1853 bad been to a greater extent than is any previous
year ; and notwithstandiog the many disadvantageous cir•
(instances arising from the high price of labour, and the
interruption to the business occasioned by the carrying on
et sew works, the board had reason to be satisfied, upon
NM whole, with the pecuniary results. Considerable pro-1
germ had been made with the new works, and the railway
eimmaniestion to the docks, which was almost completed,
IPSO about to be opened, from which the directors anticipated a
=Me development of the dock business. A dividend
sent. for the half-year, free from income-tax, as
thaedging stock of the company, and at the same rate a
the new preference 4 per cent. stock, together with the pay-
ola et interest upon all calls paid in advance, was mem-
mulnei ; and it was announced, that the four directors—
Masan A. Siam, N. Gould, 13. J. Prescott, and R. Carter
—Ube retired by rotation, and the retiring auditor, Mr. W.
Malay, offered themselves for re-election, there being
no other candidates.
No statement of accounts was presented.
The CRLIRMLN, in moving that the report be received
sal entered upon the minutes, stated that though in some
the report was satisfactory in respect to the amount
of batfaeM done, having been greater than in former years,
gre peoweiar results were not quite so good as in the
bard yew, wli eh aroma from the circumstance stated in
lefeet—the interruption of the business of the
by the carrying on of the new works, which area-
sisssi use iisdassielial available space, but mainly from
the iniseaeoll prim el law, which had not hitherto been
met by any iseream et shame by. the dock companies of
Leaden. Should, however, the price of labour cautious as
Id& as it had ruled last year, it would be necessary, espe-
dilly in the wood bade, in which labour entered so largely,
that the rate of the deck charges should be raised to meet
the increased ezpeeilitare of the company. Notwithstand-
ing their present report did not discuses quite so nourishing
a state of things as had been described by them in that of i
the lest half rest, the directors could safely say that they
had Teems is be well satisfied under the circumstances'
with the pmeaslary results of the year. The new works
had pregrewed Marisely to the extent that had been
az=whin the last report was presented, the same
ty width*, company had experienced in carrying
eat tbeu business baring been felt by the contractor,
neseslyithe Mph pries of labour ; and at times the ad&
malty efele*lM a saillsiset supply, Sala at the increased
lie was lam however, to say that the moat int-
t el the sew woke, eat the awe Important point
Mit
weal hierzelitasea
there thew
eavver:stnerare;rrbelieve e
el puma tbsa any meat the railway junction,
had lees empletlell three fte Igo, since the report had
bees repro& (Mena The report stated that the rail-
way sesummiestium weeding tobogganed, but le hod now
the selidestles of idiessing the weft that thejanetten was
minally mole, and that the esespway were in a itesdition to
arm geode ea the railway Wm/row, or as sees to the
public Audi demand it. (seer, hear.)
• Paoraurron—ls the appeal* to the river empleted
Tax Unatartax—The eatianes to the river nal the new
dock are the principal wean. The eseer-dant is aseapleted,
ben it will be woe tine bolero the whale of the works will
iseirn Va 4 then tit owl oordalorrialosadirt as woo
• oaosirogoot malsothig the etirfirei as reamaosisi fa the
Miring &man sod the sallow bobs boos re-
oisoloi, the mot war nab void fa dos impose of coa-
lambi as anis oda Oloolculifisbiantoille
for tor galll6l"Mridoof mit rains at

sesseal7
Commissariat Clerks.—Artbur lt Th ompson
WHinstey, Robert Grey Donaldson Selby, James Stewart
Calder Sutherland, Chariee Foster, James Bailey, Mat-
thew Bell Irvine, George Joseph Wrontmore, Borate
Travers, to be deputy assistant eommissaries.geoerol.
The above Commission to bear date 6th January, 1864.

ADMIRALTY, lex. 7.

Corps of Royal Mariam—Gestlnnen Cadet John Richard
Miscall to be mooed lieutenant.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL. JAN. 12.
The Right Honorable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Osman for Trade and Plantations have received,
threw& the liseretai of Beate for Panama Affairs, a copy
of • ffeepMell teem am Majesty's Clenail at Rotterdam,
timmitilielf a tresdedes of a dawns relative to the a-
gain sad other provides@ into the Nether-
-3110 Mee fd as is Owes on the aame until
the Ist Odeller,lllll4* saltelsed is a copy
(Btaelabied MI De
a 112 Damodar, 1853,
relative to samara he the assaregamest el the import of
grain ad ease proaimar.
we WEI= DI., ha, 110., la.
Haag
_takes tate essalsoodes that, in- essesquintes of
the sada ameasesee Mead by neighbouriog Dogma be
400441111/9 1310 of pia mad other provides', It las
bemuse arairamy limewhe is Ws Country to adept edam-
Essay new leosossoese the Import of the said ortidea.
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ass on dames 15th September, UM
No. Mk, mad attending to Art. 2 of the Law of
illek JHaestl/2 180 aleratand No. 28.)
ag heal ae Mesa of State, and In MUM sew
art with the Nelms Gesdual.
Have drareed, and de beta,
Art. L The levylog et the dales ar tie kaportetia of
19th
luad se load 174.tarit added to the Law of
ISA sad of the duties em
the Yamada wheat ad Wit, spilt, rye, males, or
Takla ars, barley and bseihrbeat, oats, and im-
peded spelt, beans, Wee% pees, sad lentils, groat', grits,
and peeled barley. es lasi by Art. 2 of the Law of 30th
May, 1847 (Stahl:dad No. 24), and by the Law of 3rd
March, 1852 (Bteatal•led No. 19), is suspended till the ht
October, 1854.
Art. 11. Till the above-mentioned period, the duties on
the haportatien of the named grains and provisions will be
levied as follows :
PANNE ie. per 10 mid. Id. Mg. pee 14 ewe:
1 „ 100 lee. Is. M• „ 330 03.1171t5.
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