The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-25 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

James Spanstrick, Thomas Bresuks, and Charks Maims,
and E.liza Nparatariek, the wits of the fir6t-named prisoner,
were charged with stealing SS pounds weight of sealing-
wait and 2si pound+ of twine, the property of Mr. James
Terry, cheesemouger, of 12, St. George's-place, Was
worth-roud. . _

Moss, 2:4 P, deposed that from information he received
he on the day before went to the house of the primmer •
Spanswiek, Pi, Thomas street, Lark's-field., and there
found all the prisoner;. Ile told the three men, who were
in the pariour, that they must consider themselves hi. pri-
soners, and he communicated the same intelligence to the
fens de, who was up-stairs, and took ell into custody. On
searching the house he found 27 implicates, a picklock hey,
two e.mre-bits, sealing-svax and 20011,5. of twine,
the two latter articles being concealed under a hed. lle
subsequently searched the house of Mallen, in Amelia-
street, Walwoith, and there found 71 duplicates. On exa-
mining the prouiscs he found that the back adjoined the
warehous.: of Mr. Terry. lle also observed that the bricks
11111 some tilts had been removed from the roof of the ware-
house suthcient to admit a person to enter, and found some
pieces of sealitm,-,wax in the gutter which had evidently
dropped there while it was litiosz taken away. A life pre-
server wm also found it, the house. _ _

The officer here produced the sealing-wax and twine for
the magistrate't inspection. The greater yortion of the
latter was in hanks, and perfectly fit for use, and the former
waa also perfectly tit for use, and some of the sticks had
merely been lit, as if to give theta the tetuldance of being
used.

.an White, 3i6 P, mid that he accompanied Moss to
the house of Spanswiek, and in starching it found three
street-door skeleton keys and twelve picklock keys, one
crowbar, a screwdriver. ono chisel, and a dark lantern,
which bad recently a light in it. These implements of
housebreaking and house-entering were also exhibited to
the magistrate, and nothing could be more perfect or com-
plete in their way.
Mr. Terry, the prosecutor, deposed that he believed the
twine and sealing-wax produced to be his. The weight of
the scalina-seux was 8811 s. and that of the twine 2Mlbs.,
and he bad purchasid them from a clerk in ti.e General
Post-office, whose perquisites they were as the refuse of the
office.

Prisoner Mallen—Refuse, your worship ! why, you will
see a quantity of that twine in perfect hanks. Its no re-
fuse, your worship.
Mr. Elliott—Weil, that is en. A great portion of the
twine seems very fit for use, and therefore I suspect there
is something wrong about it, and should recommend the
officers to make inquiries of the Post-office into the matter.
I I much doubt whether such things are permitted to he
carried away as perquisites, and particularly in such quan-
tities.
Mr. Terry, in continuation, said his warehouse had been
broken into on Monday night, and the property produced
carried away. That warehouse was in Amelia-place, and it
abutted on the back premises of the prisoner Mallen. In
uoss er to a question of the magistrate, the witness said he
had purchased the wax and twine on the 16th, and they
were brought by the clerk, who represented them as his
perquisite's, in a bag belonging to the Post-office.
The prisoner Spanswick raid he had purchased the wax
and cord, and neither Brooks (who was his loiler) nor
Mallen knew anything about it.
The other prisouersdeclared their ignorance of the charge,
and ut the request of the officers engaged in the cast, all
were remanded.

Harriet Kent and Stnannah Evans were placed at the
bar fur final examination, on a charge of stealing a leg of
pork from the .Lop of Mr. 11. Lawrence, a hatcher, in
East-lane, Walworth.

Mrs. Lawrence said she believed the woman Evans was
the person who was in company with the other person when
the robbery was committed, but she did not like to swear
pwitively to her.
Toe constable who apprehended the prisoners, and who
found the leg of pork on the person of Kent, informed the
magistrate that, from inquiries he had made, he ascer-
tained that they were both drunken and dissipated
characters, who prowled about the .mots to pick up any-
thing they could sell and get drunk with. He had also
ase named that Kent was a notorious thief, and that her
husband had been transported.
_ _

Kent did nut deny the statement of the officer relative to
her hut-bawl, and even acknowledged that she bad been
tried herself and sentenced to transportation, but had sub-
sequently been discharged.
Mr. Elliott remarked that there could be hut very
little doubt that Evans had beeu cognisant of the rubbery,
but as the prosecutor did not swear to her identity, he
should give her the benefit of the doubt ; but Kent, about
whose guilt there could be no doubt, ho should commit to
prison for 21 days.

TONNAGE OF TILE UNITED ST.tTES.—The follow-
ing table shows the tonnage of the United Stat..s on the
30th of June last :—ltegistered, 1,726,307-23 tons; enrolled
and licensed, 2,046,132 20; total, 3,772,439-43 tons ditto,
in 1830, 3,333,430 tons ; increase, 236,989.43 tons. Of the re-
gistered tonnage, there were employed in the whale fishery
161,644 52.95 tons, and in steam navigation, 62,390 13-93
tons. Of the enrolled and licensed tonnage, there were
emp'oyed in steam navigation 521,216 87.93 tons. Veseels
built during the year ending June 30, 18-IL—ShiPs—reffil-
tete& 181; enrolled, 30; total, 211. Brigs—registered, 32;'
enrolled, 33 ; total, 63. Schooners—registered, 51; enrolled,
470; tot.ll, 532. Canal-boats—enrolled, 326. Sloops and
steamers—registered, 31; enrolled, 202; total, 233. The
registered vessels make a total of 163,849-94 tons; en-
rolled, 132,15341 tons. Grand total, 298,202-61 tons.—
New York Herald.

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SHREWSBURY AND lIEBEFORD RAILWAY.—The
electric telegraph is about to be extended along the lines
radiating from Shrewsbury. The viaduct on the Shrews-
bury an L Hereford at Shrewsbury over the Abbey Fore-
gate is nearly made, and a junction will soon be effected
with the station there.

lETItOPOLITAN RAILWAYS JCNCTION.—A Meet-
ing in connexion with the Wain of this company, which
was originally intended, in 1845, to effect what is now
proposed to be done by the railway plan of the Cor-
poration of the City of London, was held en 'Tuesday,
before the Master in Chancery Brougham, when a claim
was brought iu on behalf of Mr. Asphitel, one of the di-
rectors of the company, for 4,3351., which sum hu had
been compelled in various actions at law to pay to the ere-
' ditors of the company. From affidavits put in evidence, it
appeared that Mr. Asphitel had paid in satisfaction of the
company's demands 3,980/., and had also paid off 3,630
shares, amounting to 1,915/. and handed over 1,0001. to the
official niunimer, or in all 6,8951., but having received
2,5,591. on uecount of the company, there was now a balance
due to him of 4,3351., in respect of which he seeks to be
recompensed. After souse discussion, in the course of
which the solicitor to the official manager intimated that it
appeared to be a bona fide claim, the Master recom-
mended negotiations for its settlement, which will be by
a call upon the shareholder, liable.
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