The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

BOW-STREET.
Mary Stuart, a woman about fifty years old, was charged
with breaking windows and westing a disturbance at the
residense of the Eight Hoc Viscount Palmerston, Carlton-
garden,.
Thomas Inwood, his lordship's footman, stated that the
prisoner called at Lord Palinenton's house at about one
o'clock yesterday afternoon (Monday), and requested an
interview with the Home Secretary. She would not be
content with leaving a mesas", for his lordship, bet in-
sisted on having a personal interview; and finding that her
request was not immediately assented to, she threw a large
stone (which she had in her hands) at his lordship's win-
dows, and caused damege to the extent of ts. tid. Witness
then culled to a policeman and gave her into custody.
The prisoner said that she was one of the remaining de-
smodants of the unhappy rue of Stuart,, and had been
cruelly deprived of the dignity, wealth, and station to which
she was entitled. Her great grandfather was Prince Charles
Stuart. Her ancestors had occupied the throne of England,
but she had only succeeded to a workhouse or lunatic
asylum. A few years ago she (the prisoner) was induced
to smash Sir J. Graham's windows because he had refused
to relieve her, and then she was brought to Bow- in
just the same way. On that occasion she was removed to
St. Olave's Workhouse, and thence transferred to Hartwell ;
but she was not mad, no more than she was now.
Mr. Hall considered that she was evidently mad now
upon the Stuart question, and therefore directed the pri-
soner to be placed under the care of the officers of St. Mar-
tin's Workhouse.

Mr. Currie was senrailiOnn engaged in hearing charges
arising out of the alarming disturbances between the Irish
and Italians located in and about the courts abutting on
Gray's- inn- lane, Holborn.
The two fist prisoners placed before the bench were
Janos Neale and John Carroll, who were charged with ea-
gaoling an Italian named Daniel Staurengbi, a muter
hootmaker. They were further charged with divers other
assaults on the police. It appeared in evidence that while
Mr. Staurenghi was walking in Greville-street, Hatton-
garden, on Suoda7 evening, the prisoners went slily behind
him, and struck him, one with a brickbat and the other
with a stone. This was observed by Lawrence
and Haynes, officers of the 0 division, and on
seeing those constables approach to the scene of
the unprovoked outrage, the defendants made a
hasty retreat to a place called Fox-court, and took refuge in
a house there. The policemen endeavoured to follow them
into the premises, but were prevented until a reinforcement
of their division came upon the spot, being kept at bay
by a shower of missiles of various descriptions, including a
hatchet, brikbats ia abundance, pots and kettles, during
which frightful nuke the prisoaen were seen to emerge
from the dwelling particularly alluded to from the top, and
crawl over the roof into another, which the officers im-
mediately made towards. Here they were again strongly
opposed, vessels of scalding water being copiously poured on
mem from above, but by whom they could not rightly ascer-
tain, and by those, and other desperate means ibe several
officers engaged in the capture of the defendants and seven
others were moat severely injured.
Mr. Corrie asked Mr. Stauretghi if he knew anything of
the prisoners ?—He said they were strangers to hins,and not
a word was uttered until they struck him, muttering an in-
tention to do for him.

Mr. Corns wished to know if the police had any know-
ledge of the defendants prior to the present outage ?
Inspector Reed replied in the negative, adding that he
had been instructed by the Rev. Mr. Conner to mention
that they were known to him as sober and well conducted
men. The Italians generally had behaved very orderly in
the presence of the police in the quarrel at issue.
Neale's defence was, he had been spat upon by an Italian,
and, being drunk, he avenged himself on Mr. fitaurenehi,
but in right or wrong be could not tell. He expressed his
sorrow, promising better behaviour in future.
Carroll merely said—l did nothing, as Mrs. Leery can
prove. They called no witnesses.
Mr. Carrie remarked that had not the prisoners received
a good character, he should have sent them for triaL Tak-
ing their word, however, into consideration that they would
behave better, he should fine each of them for assaulting
Mr. Steurengbi 40s. or a month, and a like suns or term of
imprisonment for assaulting the police.
The other defendants, all Irish, were severally intro-
' duced to the bench for being concerned in the affray, and
each was fined 401. or to be imprisoned a month. Some
were charged with pelting with bricks, and others with as-
saulting the constables by trying to drive them off by
throwing unelected lime over them.
Inspector Reed said le could not yet riihtly understand
what the Irish were quarrelling with the Italians about.
Mr. Corrie said he would do all he could to end the
quarrel, and trusted it would son die away. It put him
in mind of the story of an Irishman, who, seeing a mob
fighting, threw off his coat and went in pal mat hitting
right and leR, calling " God protect the right."

HAMMERSMITH.
Wes. Marter, a labourer, living in Kensington, was
charged with having cruelly beaten his step-son, Williams
Bieey, aged 13 years, in such a way as to scarify the whole
of his back.

The occurrence took place on the 28th of June last, and
the case was brought before the court by a neighbour of
the prisoner's. The boy's body was examined by the ma-
gistrate in the presence of an ()Meer of the court, and the
injuries were found to be so severe that a warrant was im-
mediately issued for the prisoner's apprehension. When
the officer went to execute the warrant the prisoner was
found to have absconded from his house, and he was not
taken into custody until within a few hours of his being
brought to the court.
The prisoner pleaded frailty to the charge in the warrant.
Mr. Beadon committed the prisoner to the House of Cor-
rection for three months, with hard labour, under the
Agaravata4 Juniata Act.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST

RAILWAY.

The Report of the directors to be submitted to the
meeting of toe proprietors, to be held on the 25th inst.,
has just been issued. The sceNants for the half-year end-
ing the 39th of June, 1853, show that the amount of capi-
tal raised on the 30th of June, 1653, is 7,366,2421., consist-
ing of mortgage debt, 1,712,0121. ; preference capital,
1,037,6961. ; consolidated steck, 4,615,6341. The total
amount expended during the past half-year has been
85,2071., of which 58,1661. has been expended on the fourth
line, and Crystal Palace branch, and on the enlargement of
the London-bridge terminus ; 16,0371. on additional stock
to meet the requirements of the goods traffic, and to pro-
, vide for the Crystal Palace traffic ; and 9,7351. on sidings,
cottages, and other works rendered necessary for the
safety of the public and for the accommodation of the in-
creasing traffic. •

The grow revenue for the half-year Us heem 271,94.51.,
showing an increase of 23,136/. over the asempeoding half-
year of 11.52. Of ibis large increase 7,81141. arises from the
goods traffic, and 8,20 W. from the traffic on the Croydon
and Epsom line, obi.* has already received a rapid dove-
{scut from the construction of the Crystal Palace.
ordinary expenses of the half-year are 103,4341., in
the corresponding period of last year they were 96,7161.;
the expenses per train per mils are 2s. 6d_,. last year 2s. 6d.;
ditto per cent. on receipts 40}, last year 391.
The principal items of additional expenditure are oeca-
sioned by the necessity of maintaining the line and the roll-
ing stock in the highest state of efficiency, in order to meet
the continuous increeee of traffic. The unfavourable wea-
ther during the past winter was also a source of additional
expense, requiring extraordinary exertions to restore the
road to its accustomed state. The general rise in the price
of matrials and wages of labour is also an obvious cause
of increased expenditure, and on the whole the direcure
feel every reason to be satisfied with the result, that, after
charging to revenue every item which is in any way attri-
butable to the current expenses of the half ear, 11,6251.
out of the 23,1361. by which the gross revenue bu increased
remains as net profit, applicable to the payment of interest
and dividend.

For tha masons stated in the last half-yearly report, the
expenditure on the Crystal Palace branch, and the London-
bridge terminus, will greatly exceed the original estimate.
This outlay, arising in a great measure from the scale of
grandeur and magnificence, so far exceeding the fint anti-
cipations, on which the Crystal Palace and Park are being
carried out, will, the directors confidently believe, prove
most beneficial for the permanent interests of this company,
and the arrangement with the Crystal Palace Company has
been so far modified that the sum upon which this com-
pany is to receive 4 per cent, as a fint charge out of tho
fund arising from jioint bookings, km been extended from
60,0001. to 150,000/.
Independently, however, of this special source of expen-
diture, the experience of the last two years, both upon the
Brighton, and all the principal railways of the kingdom,
has conclusively shown that with a constantly increasing
traffic, a constant necessity arises for an outlay upon objects
of a permanent character, and which in the ordinary course
of similar commercial enterprises would be chargeable to
capital.
Upon the Brighton and South Coast Railway the goods
traffic has, in less than five years, increased from an ge
of about 1,0001. to an average of nearly 3,0001. per week.
The total number of passengers conveyed annually has in-
creased from 2,49.5,778 to 3,525,273, and the 1 re-
ceipts from season tickets from 10,427/. to 24,1871. In each
branch of the traffic the improvement is steadily and
rapidly progressive, and, according to all ordinary calcula-
tion, a still further extension must be anticipated.
Under these circumstances it is impossible to avoid •
continually increasing demand for sidings, warehouses,
sheds, working sto:k, station accommodation, and all the
appliances of an increased traffic. The consequence of this
has been to lead to the inevitable conclusion, that
while the railway system is in a state of such rapid deve-
lopment, itis impossible to assign beforehand any precise
limit to the expenditure of capital.
The directors do not hesitate to admit that the limit of
capital to which they looked forward, when an income of
500,0001. a year appeared a sanguine estimate, must be ex-
ceeded under the altered aspect of • traffic, which has already
reached upwards cf 800,0001. a year, and which is daily ex
!sanding. Irrespective of the 150,0001., the interest on which
is guaranteed from joint bookings with the Crystal Palace
Company, the directors cannot estimate the total expenditure
which has either been already incurred, or which *ill
shortly force itself on their attention for permanent enlarge.
menu and improvements required for the proper accommo-
dation of the existing and expected traffic, at less than
200,0001., in addition to the sum of 120,0001., included in
the estimate given to the proprietors in January, 1852; and
as regards future years, they think it right to state their
*pinion that, judging from past experience, if the traffic
should, as they confidently expect, continue to ineresee,
further expenditure will from time to dm be required.

Under thews circumstances, the question arises as to the
continuance of the prose rid sinking funds. The
directors consider that the establishment of these funds was

most beneficial under the peculiar circumstances of the
time. At the same time, it is evident that the temporary
necessity for such mrssures has passed away, railway ac-
count. bring now to generally understood, that no difficulty
eluiti in distinguishing between legitimate upenditurc on
capital and revenue account. and, thereto,., if these funds
are to be continued, it aunt be on their own merits u parts
of a policy generally and permanently applicable.
The directors have ao hesitation in recommending that no
further affdition to the reserve fund should be made, mud
that it should he applied, from time to time, in accordance
with the object of its original destination.
The net amount at the credit of the

£147,730

Revenue Account for the half-year is
Whereof is appropriated for interest on
the Mortgage Debt, tic. £36,257
For dividend on Preference Capital 27,907
£64,164

Leaving a balance of

Out of which the directors recommend a dividend of
11. 18s. per cent. for the half-year' amounting to 83,0811.,
leaving a balance to the credit of the current half-year of
4851.

MARKETS.

LONDON WEEKLY DOCK

16.
1632.

Swam, W. India camas
Mrurithas bags
Fingal tMdraa tap
VUreigl3
Cons; W.lrdht.. cobs
Ccylva bags
Mocha tales
Cocoa, ls. r bogs
Foreign bags
tug. West ladis emaa

Imported.: Delivered.,

2.951 2,640
11,0(0 9.600
6,700 16,500
18,000 6,606
7 50
2,500 1,260
400 205
60 410
- 110
310 570

. Pr. Stock .
- -
24,900 33,306
96,000 193,003
159.060 320,000
223,000 217,000
2,100 3,400
112,900 99,000
16,300 7,900
13,210 16,990
2,900 4.600
12,400 16,300

COTTON.—LIVERPOOL, July 18.—The American 'd-
eices per Niagara contained nothing to affect prices here.
The market to-day closed steadily at Friday's quotations.
The sales amounted to 10.000 bales, including 6,000 Ame-
ricans, 1,000 of which were taken by exporters; 660 Per-
narns and Maranhant", at Gjd. to &I. ; 200 Bahia, at Gid.
to Gid. ; 2,600 Egyptian, at 6id., 10d., and Hid. (1,000
taken on speculation) ; and 54)0 Sur►t, at 31d. to

CORN.—Youx, July 16.—We have bad. a better show
of Wheat than for some weeks past, which has met a fair
sale at a decline of Is. to 2i. per qr. In other articles no
alteration. The following are the ➢resent prices: Wheat,
white, 60s. to 625. per qr. imperial ; red, 665. to 58s. ;
Malt, 58/. to 601. ; Oats, 101 d. to Hid. per stone of 141b5.;
Flour, 455. to 475. per sack of 2801bs.

Coax, July 15.—We have a dull week in every article
except Oats, which are again dearer and in request.
Wheat, native and foreign, declined Gd. Barley firm
at late quotations. Oats 3d. dearer. Indian Corn
declined Ss. per ton, we quote Galata, 71. ss.
to 71. 7s. 641. In prepared Oats little passing,
as holders ask high rates, 12s. 3d. has been paid for black.
Flour firm et last week's advance. No change in Indian
meal. Oatmeal bs. per ton dearer. The receipts of native
produce to the Corn market during the week bay, been :
Wheat, 32 Farrell, at 224.6 d. to 23a. 6d. per brl.; Barley, 49,
Ils. U. to 13s. 6d. ; Oats, 357, 11s. 6d. to. 13.. foil. And the
receipts to this day's market have been: 0at5,135 barrels,
at 116. Bd. to 13s. Id. per brl.

COALEI—Lownow, JULY 18.—Ships at market, 21 ;
sold 20.—livrensworth Pelaw, 15s. 9d. ;Wylam, 16s. 6d.;
Eden Main, 17s. 6d.; Lansbton's Primrose, 17s. 6d.;
Walls End Belmont, 17s. 6d.; Walls End Lsmbton,
18s.; Walls End Londonderry small, 13s. 6d.; Walls
End Lumley, 17s. 6d.; Walls End Hartlepool, 18s.; Walls
End South Hartlepool, 18s.; Cowpen, 18s. ; Llaugennacb,
235. 64. ; Squborwen Merthyr, 235. 6d.