The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-27 00:00:00

SIGNOR PANIZZI IN GLASGOW.

Some few months ago (saya the .Yorth British
Mail) two young men, clerks tu the employment of Gilson-
Craig, Billie, and Brodie, W.S., 5, Thistle-street, entered
the shops of Messrs. Sutherland and Knox, T. and T.
Clarke, and Thomas G. Stephenson, from whom they pur-
chased, in the name of their employers, VIIIIOII6 boo
which amounted in value to the sum of 211. Now this, as
since explained, was done for the express purpose of found-
' ing proceedings against them, which, in the course of a few
weeks thereafter, were, without any notice, warning, or
intimation, carried into effect before the Sheriff Court and
in the Court of Session. The summons bore that it was
for having sold certain books to the said clerks, and con-
cluding fur repayment of the purchase money and " costs
reasonably incurred," together with the penalties thereon
for what is termed • " non-compliance with the provisions
of the Copyright Act of 1842"—vis., in not having de-
livered, within a certain time, one copy of each of their
publications to " Antonio Panissi, keeper of the printed
books in the British Museum," for the use of the
library thereof. No defence was made. The sums charged
as " costs or law expenses thereon," full payment of which
was enforced by the said Gibson-Craig, Dalsiel, and Brodie,
W.S., amounted to 24/. 19a. Id.

FIRE TM ONE OF TUE LIVERPOOL DOCKS AND
Loss or Lira.—Yesterday morning a fire broke out in
the stesm.tug Dreadnought, lying in the King's Dock.
The engines of the Firs Brigade were soon on the spot,
and after considerable difficulty the fire was got under, but
not until considerable damage was done to the vessel. One
of the brigade, whilst directing the hose from the pier, lost
his balance and fell into the river, and was drowned before
aid could be rendered. Two other men were seriously
injured by falling into the hold of the vessel. The Dread-
ncught had just been fitted out for NA, and was to have
Bern despatched yesterday morning to assist in laying
down the wires between Portpatrick and Donaghadee.
ATTEMPTED MPEDED BY DROWNING.--On Tues-
day afternoon, as Warder Pine, of the convict hulk Briton,
lying in Portsmouth Harbour, was engaged taking a con-
vict named Roberts from that hulk to the Stirling Castle,
lying adjacent,
he was murderously attacked by his ward,
and forcibly ejected from the boat into the water. Fortu-
nately another officer was engaged in the same duty, and
when Pine was sinking his brother officer grappled him
with the boat-hook, and thus rescued him from an untimely
grave. When Piot was extricated from the water his fore-
head presented a fii,thtful wound, which he received in the
fracas. The convict was soon secured by other warders,
who, on witnessing the affray, put off to the rescue. A
strong current ordinarily sets between the ships, but at the
ti me of the occurrence it was not so, or he must have been
carried out of the reach of his brother officer, who hooked
him as he was sinking. The same convict, not many
menthe since, bit one of the warders in the leg, causing a
long illness, and for some time the officer's limb was en-
dangered.
HOMICIDE AT GLASGOW. —On Monday forenoon,
a man named Chambers, a blacksmith, residing in the
in
flicted
by Glasgow, was killed by a blow
by a pensioner of the 92.1, named Rainsted, who lived in
the Fame place. Itainsted, being considerably the worse of
liquor, attempted to pick a quarrel with the deceased, who
was advised by his landlady to go into another room,
whither, however, the pensioner followed him, and com-
menced assaulting him. Be tried to get away rom hie as-
sailant, and was about doing so, when he received a blow
on the head which caused him to fall down two or three
steps, whence be never arise with life. Rainsted, seeing
what he bad done, made di, hut he was captured about two
hours after by the criminal officers, and has been lodged in
prison, to await the issue`of the judicial proceedings which
will be taken.—:4/1/4 Brats/,