The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11, 1853.

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

CORN.

Mary Aim Elder, a iiiuTrg gi7l of modest desseassr, but
destitute •ppesranas, was brought before Sir Chapman
Marshall, charged with breakiag a street lamp, vain* 11.6 d.
John Stay, a superannuated City peritonea, stated that
about a quarter past three o'clock on Sunday morning the
prisoner was loitering in Skinner-street. He inked what
she was loitering about for, and she replied that she was
destitute and starring. She had been at the Smithfield
peliseMatioa on Friday night, aad she wee seat to the
West Loudon Union. he received an order for admission
to the ring's Cross House of Refuge, but was refund ad-
mittance. From Thursday messing until Sunday morning,
she had bad nothing to eat but a halfpenny loaf. He re-
quested her to go, but she said she wanted to go to prison,
and she took up a stone and broke • pane of glass, the pro-
idof theses eseompaayatism . He than took her into custody
~raa~tler to the st.
OM Mew= Misehal asked the primate, if she had any
mew to pew he the }use of slam?
The prisms, espied that she had not, and in answer
to further tandems stated that she was born is Shoreditek;
that neither her father nor mother were living, that she
had no friends, and that she bad for some time bees living
in the country.
Sir Chapman Marshall said he must send her to prison.
Mr. Fondle:, on behtlf of the gas company said, they
did not wish to have her punished. They believed she bad
eonunitted the offence from sheer destitution.
Sir Chapman Marshall inquired of Mr. Pontifez if he
was willing to take charge of the girl because, being in No
destitute a condition, she would, if dismissed, break some
MOM lamps.
Mr. rontifsx said he could not undertake to take ogre of
the prisoner.
Sir Chapman Marshall said hasn't therefore commit her,
that she might be taken care of.
Mr. Wood (the dirk) said that further inquiries would be
instituted by the prison authorities respecting her.
The prisoner said she would rather go to prison.
Sir Chapman Marshall then sentenced the prisoner to
saves days' imprisonment.
Her appearance and destitute condition excited the
greatest commiseration among all moons in the court.

BOW-STREET.
Henry Field, a young man oat of employ, was charged
with breaking open the poor-box of St. Clement's Chureh,
Strand, and stealing its contents.
Mr. Isaacs, the vestry.clerk (accompanied by the clergy-
man and churchwardens) attended to prosecute.
Francis F. Ittekoon stated that he wee the sexton of St.
Clement's Dens, and left the church in perfect safety oa
Sunday afternoon, at abut 5 o'clock, having looked the
dean himself. He returned in ea hour afterwards with
some elderly worsen and the pew-openers, to light up the
gee Ur the evening service, end on proceeding to the aver-
ment' pew, opposite the churchwardens', he observed a white
mark caused by a piece of the beading having been broken
off in the corner where the poor-box was n-
eaten to the wall. He then outlined the box,
and won perceived that it had been broken open.
There were three locks to it, near one of which
there were several cuts of a saw. A large hole had been
forced is the aide of the box, and two pieces of wood,
which had been put up clumsily to disguise it, fell out
when witness t.niehed them. One of the locks was also dam-
aged. Witness looked round the church and eventually
saw the prisoner concealed in • dark corner of one of the
free pews, where be was sitting in a reclining pantie*.
Witness asked him what byname he had to be there, to
whisk ha replied " I mast boo* been Warp and got looked
in. Perhaps I bad better go now." Ho row appanatly

for that purpose, bulbs was detained by witnees until the
arrival of some of the paroch,al atehorities, upon which he
was given into custody. On Lis way to the pohea-station
the prisoner said " he was a poor fellow out of work, with
no place or home to go to." Ile was searched at the station,
where the officer on duty tuok from him bs.
including a shilling's worth of holf•peuee. Wit-
ness, on gobs! back to the church, found a
saw and an iron bar thrown loosely into the
gas•eupboard. The former which had not been used for
two years, was stained with oil, remedy applied, and drops
of oil were observed on the floor and aisle leading towards
the overseers' pew. The iron her was also much bent.
When the money found upon the prisoner was being
counted at the station, the prisoner said, " Half•a-crown of
it was my own; the remainder I took from the box." He
also stated that he had not slept for the last two nights.
It appeared that the poor-box, which is only opened ones
• year, had been emptied a few days previously.
The prisoner, who said ho had been a porter at the
Fountain Hotel, Ramsgate, for the last silt months previous
to his coming to London, was fully committed for trial.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A SCHOOL
TEACHER.

Yesterday Mr. Wakley held an inquest at the
Lansdowne Arms, Guildford-street, upon the body of
Tuition Cutle, 10 years of age, daughter of Sophia Castle,
housekeeper to Mr. Burge, 1, Lansdowne•terrace, Bruns-
wick square, who was said to here died in consequence of a
blow given by Victoria Duncan, a young woman employed
as teacher in the North London British School,, Calthorpe-
tonic*, Guys-inn•road.

The mother of the deceased, who appeared to have
but little recollection of dates, stated that her daugh-
ter came up from the country about seven weeks
ago, in perfect health, and went almost directly to
I the school above referred to, and that when she bad
been there about a fortnight she came home one day
complaining of a pain in her head and a feeling of sickness,
which she said had been ceased by her teacher Victoria I
having struck her with •book upon the head. She kept on
complaining about her head, and witness got something for
her from a chemist, and kept her at home for about a
fortnight, but did not make any inquiry about the
matter, or prefer any charge for assault before •
magistrate, because there was no mark of violence visible.
Deceased then got a little better, and went to school again
on two mornings; but witness, seeing her apparently
growing worse, would not allow her to go the third morn-
ing, although she wished to do so, but took her to the
Royal Free Hospital in Oray's-inn-lane, where some me-
diethe was given to her. Two or three days afterwards
Mr. Burge sent for Mr. Hutchinson, surgeon, of New
Bridge-street, Blackfriars, who attended the child regularly
from the 28th September until last Saturday, when she
died. From the first she complained of giddiness and pain
in the head, and when any one passed before her she said
" Oh, Victoria, Victoria, Vietsria." Thew were the last
words which she said before she died, and when sensible
she always said the same. She said the book with which
she had been struck wae as large as a Bible.

Mr. Wakley observed that Bibles were of very different
eisee.

The Mother—She bad never bees subject to fits, or met
with any fall or accident. She wu attached to her teacher,
aad always spoke highly of her before.

Kr. Francis Hutchinson, F.R.C.8., New Bridge-street,
Blackfriars, was called in to attend the deceased on the
28th Sept., and visited her daily until she died. She was
suffering from inflaminatien of the membranes of the brain,
and told him, when sensible, of the blow given her by the
teacher with a bock. She complained of violent pain in the
head and back of the neck, with a feverish pulse, and was
treated accordingly. Wanes from the first thought the
case almost a hopeless one. Her head was shaved, but ex-
hibited no mark of violence before death, uor was any sign
of violence visible upon a post mortem examination. The
inside of the scalp was whole and bloodless, and without ex-
travasation. The skull, which was very thin, exhibited no
marks of injury within or without. The vessels of the
membranes were congested and distended ; the inner ones
much, but some more so than others. In the brain, the
bloody points were numerous and large, and on opening
the ventricles, two or three ounces of pale serum were
found. There was no patch on the membranes. The
heart, lunge, and ether viscera were perfectly healthy.
There were no marks of violence internal or external.

No direct evidence respecting the infliction of the blow
could be produced, and the inquest wee adjourned to allow
opportunity for its collection.

LONDON WHIIIILLY DOCK tierusza.—orr. e.
Imported., Delivered. Pr. Sleek. 1111.
100k5,117. ladle 4,100 3,341 11,110 33.000
kruitios 13,311 7,290 111.300 !Kees
Bengal eilladree .10,500 7.700 1141400 227.000
490 0,740 223,040 130.000
Ceveraries.V.lrdia
270 90
Mocha beles 1 13,110006 1,611,
owes
00e4411., 444 $l3 14.600 11,716
Foreign — 30 MN SAO
tau, Westinda.. 1,110 Ste 10,S00 17,000
COTTON.—LtswooL, Oct. 10.—The Market closed
heavily, yet mainly. Priem of all kinds were the mane,
bat we had a snore even Mad regular market, the demand
being very general. The sales amounted to 7,000 bales,
lacludiag 400 for export sad 1,000 on apstralaties. The
ales comprise (in addition to Americana) 230 P 11111•1112 sad
Mannheim, 40. to 70. ; 200 Egyp 60. to 9d. ;
1,000 Surat, 2d. to 4d. per lb.

OCT._B.—Thar was a larp lap-

ply of whom bore to-day ; trade was dow, mad to effect
sales a reduction of 21. to U. pew qr. had to be submitted
to. Barley warmly sold so well as of late. Beans, peas, and
oats fully as dear.

CATTLE.—CoLcancran, oot. B.—The supply of stock
was abnadant. The doused for fat beef sad mottos for the
Loadon 'markets lostinalag sager, last week's rata VIM
fully malatained, mad a general clearance nude. Freak and
lon beasts were not so free on sale, and fully 6 per cent.
&wpm. Stack sheep sad lambs espoised a similar de-
cline, and seared, an average ran of sales took place. No
good oil& cows. Pigs were very plentiful, and sake could
not be effected melees at a decline of 6 per oak and up-
wards.-Bapply sheep and tube, 6,660; beasts, 4ff);
pigs, 670 ; salves, 14 ; hones, 126.

Nozwics, Ocr. B.—Our market exhibited a small show
of Scots, but of shorthorns, Divans, and Irish large and
good. We may notice one lot as the beet Devon' we have
seen cm din this season. Trade commenced very slow,
and continued dull daring the whole day, buyers taking
advantage albs numbers ; and many complaining of the
turnip crop, caused at least one-fourth of the cattle to
remain unsold, with lower prime. Fat beasts a poor show ;
sales dull at 7e. 6d. to Bs. per Mono. The pans wore well
filled, and we have again to nodes a dull sale for lambs,
keeping sheep, and breed.ng ewes, nearly half of which were
unsold ; all kinds Is. to Is. 6d. per head lower. Fat sheep,
6d. to 9s. per stone. Good store pip, Ilis. to 25e. per
head. Fat pork, 75. to 7s. 6d. per stone.

COALS; - I.ownow, Oar. 10.- Ships at market, 37,
sold, 27. -Can's Hartley, 211. ed. ; Chester Main,
21a.; Cragwood Hartley, 19s. 6d.; Hedley's Hart-
ley, 20e.; Holywell, 21s. Bd. ; Eavensworth Hartley,
21e. 6d. ; Stewart's Hartley, 19s. 6d. Tanasld
Moor Buts. 19s. 9d. ; Townley, 19e. ; Wylam,
211. ; Walls End Harvey Wylarn, 19s. 6d. • Walls
Bad Hedley, 221. • Walls End JohnscM, 20e. ;
Walk End Riddell, 225. ; Walls End Belmont, 22e. 9d. ;
Walls End Braddyll, 235. ; Walls End Framwellgate,
221, 64.; Walls End Huwell, 235. 6d. • Walls End
/Ammon, 2.35. 6d.; Walls End Pensher 221 ; Walls End
Russell Hatton, 235. 6d. ; Walls End Haugh Hall, 225. 9d. ;
Walls End Hellos, 23e.; Walls End South Hartlepool,
245. ; Birehgrove Oraigola, 30e. ; Cowsma, 211.6 d. ; Owens
Cae Guinn, 335. ; Morgan's Stone, 33e.

ST. Caoss Hosrusu—The new volume of cor-
respondence of Gray and Memo contains the following notice
of St. Cress, written by Gray in 1764. He up!, " I saw Bt.
CfOIS toe, the ahnshones of ' noble weenie, founded by
Henry de Blois and Cardinal Beaufort ; it maintains nine
decayed footmen and • master, Chancellor Hoadly, who gets
8001. a year oat of it. I supped with Dr. Balguy, who
governs the chapter; they give 2001. a year to the poor of
the city—his scheme is to take away this, as it is only an
encouragemeat to laziness. What they mean to do with it
I I did not inquire, for I thought I knew."
TRADE BETWEEN MELBOURNE AND NEW ZEALAND.
—A most extensive trade has for many menthe past been
going on between this colony and New Zealand, the parties
engaged in it being anxious to conceal the fact that timber
or wooden buildings may be obtained from there at about
one-fifth the cost they can be from Van Divmen's Land.
That the difference in the cost of timber at the two places is
as great as we have named there can be no doubt, as there
is recently erected a at vs, purchased in New Zealand for
1001., and which is at present let for 8001. a year, which we
are perfectly satisfied could not have been built of Van
Diemen's I.and timber at the present east of labour in
Melbourne (orlon than • thousand pounds.—Australion
and New Zealand Gaggles.

JACK Asuoag.—On Thursday evening a seaman
named Duncan Dorraeh wandered, while under the in-
fluence of liquor, to the Caledonian Railway, near the
Govan Tunnel, and laid himself down on the line. Fortu-
nately the pointeman stationed near the spot discovered the
incapable, and ordered him to rise, ae the mail train would
shortly pass. Bet Jack refused, swore at the man for dis-
turbing him, and defied any train to corns near him. The
benevolent pointeman then forced him off the line, Just In
time to sari his life, as in a couple of minutes the train
pissed. On Friday he was brought before BMWs Gilmour,
at the Oorbals Court, and fined two guineas.

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THE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH AT
GRAVESEND.

The Submarine and European Telegraph Compa-
nies opened an office at Gravesend on M.snday last (yester-
day). They have extended to that town the beneficial ad-
vantage of their low tariff of charges, and are now trans-
mitting despatches of twenty words from Gravesend to
London, Deal, or Dover, for one shilling, and delivering
messages, free of expense, for the first mile. In conse-
quence, too, of their having placed in direct and immediate
connexion the important .:uppiag centres of London, Do-
ver, and Deal, merchants and others will be enabled
to ascertain the wants of their captains or passen-
gers, and to administer to them at the last moment; the ar-
rivals and departures of all vessels to and from these
various lints may also be made known at an instant's warn-
ing, and it must prove a great burden taken off the mind of
our mercantile el to be aware that for the cost of a
shilling they may become immediately informed of the
exact state of a vessel and crew en arrival or departure,
that the ship sailed "all well," or arrived with a "clean
bill of health," and an undamaged cargo : that they may
send a tug should wind and tide prove contrary, or detain
the doughty assistant should its services be unnecessary.
Messrs. Friend and Hamill, the contractors, performed a
rapid bit of work under adverse circumstance,. The
notice, expiring on 'I hursday midnight, the tolling of the
clack at that hour was followed by rapid strokes of picks
and shovels. The whole trench from the Milton-road to
the Terrace-pier was open before 2 p.m., and had not the
van with the wire broken down on Shooters-hill, a current
would have been passed immediately after that time ; as it
was, however, signals were exchanged with London and
Deal before 7 p.m. The office was only taken on Monday,
the 3rd inst., and partitions were erected, alteration effected,
and the works completed in time for the opening at 8 a.m.
yesterday morning.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CASUALTIES.

Ariadne, of and for Douglas, I. M., Pouter, put in leaky,
and is discharging deek-load.—Sydney, C. 8., Sept. 16.
Bess Grant, from Gonaives to Liverpool, was fallen in with
by a pilot boat 60 miles east of Sandy Hook, with fore
and mainmast cut away, Ices of bowsprit, boats, &c.,
vessel very much strained and leaking badly. having been
on her beam-ends in the hurricane of the Bth, and was
towed in here.—New York Sept. 27.
Dolphin, athbinga, from Galati to the United Kingdom,
put in here, S.pt. 27, leaky, and with sails cut away, the
cargo having shifted, and the vessel been thrown on her
beam ends, in a gale on the 20th; she will have to re-
placelan anchor and cable, lost in getting the vessel off
the ground in the Dannbe.—Malta, Oct. 3.
Douglas, of Hull, took fire, Sept. n, went into King's Har-
bour, Newfoundland, and became a total wreck ; crew
arrived here.—Sydney, C. 8., Sept 16.
Lady Peel, from Plymouth, was spoken Sept. 15, in lat. 46,
lon. 58, making mach water, by the Sarah Mary, Brown,
arrived here.—Quebec, Sept. 26.
Louise, of Dram, Lorentzen, from London, cleared here on
Sept. 19, for Gallstrom's Brut, and in running into the
latter place neat day, ran aground; the vessel was after-
wards got off with masts cut away.—Sanclawall, Sept.: 24.
Saragossa, Turley, from H ah to Cowes, put in here,
Sept 26, dismasted, and with other damage; she will
discharge her cargo.—Halifax, N.S., Sept. 29.-
Sea Nymph, Robson, which was seen on the reef at the
north point of Hogland, had gone ashore on Sept.
24 ; she had become • wreck ; crew saved. Cron-
stadt, Oct. 2.
Tvende Brodre, Grung, of sad for Bergen, from New-
castle, ran **hors on the Tedder, Sept. 24, and is a wreck.
—Stavanger, Sept. 26
Vesta, Landry, front Wallace (N.S.) for Liverpool, was
abandoned off Lonisehourg, Sept. 10. On the 12th she
drifted on shore, near the mouth of Grand River, where
she has been hoarded, and her cargo is being discharged.
—Ariehat. Sept. 17.
Wonder. Groombridge, from Taganrog for the United
Kingdom, put in hers, Sept. 30, making seven inches
water per hour, and with part of cargo thrown over/Yard,
having encountered a very violent gale from N.W., on
the 18th, when off Cape Bon, which blew away the sails,
threw the vessel on her beam ends, and shifted the cargo.
—Malta, Oct Si