The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-03 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

iiIO7IWA7 Honor:fir. Cole, alias Pluckratr, wea
charged with 'dealing from the person of W: Bishop a
purse containing twelve sovereigns, a half bur ereign, and
a cheque for 41. 4a.
Pracentor stated that about 9 o'clock on the evening 01
Thursday, the 23nl January, he wax passing areas nagger-
~tone-Nelda, when he met the prisoner, who observed " It's
a dark night." Prosecutor assented, remarking that ho had
lost hn. way. Prisoner said he could find the path, ond
volunteered hit assigance, which was declined. Prisoner
then crossed to the right, a little in advance, and spoke to
some parson, hut in‘tantiv returned, and crowing to
the left got on a alight embankment, saying "Oh here's
the path; give me your hand. I will help you up."
Prosetutor did so, but was at that moment noised from
behind by another man, who put his arm round hie neck,
and threw him to the ground. Prisoner itudant/y drew
a knife, and said " Hold him down." He then• cut oil
the right-hand pocket of prosecutor's t containing the
property named, and afterwards twisted his gold guard
from his neck. Both men then made off; while ho was
calling for help.
Police-constable Morelli deposed to having taken the pri-
soner into custody at a coffee-shop, on Friday week, ter
another offence. Prosecutor identified him from among
others in the station-house

Prisoner, at his request, was remander for threo days, to
prove an alibi.

ARRIVAL OP THE COURT PROM WINDSOR.—TbiII
meriting, the Queen, areompaniad by Prince Albut,
the Prince of Wales, and the Prineem Royal, Lit
Windaor•eastic, and proceeded to the station of the Ctcat
Wesurn Railway, where a special train was in reatlinc— to
convey the royal party to London. Immediately on
arrival in town they proceeded in privatc, erniages to

REGIMENTS TO EMBARK THIS lIONTJT-11011, THE
MEDITBILIIANILAN.--41st regisacint, COrk.ilethajlacya,"
for Corfu ; 47th regiment, Cork, to tl4ll#*lbt Chef u • 4atk-
regiment., Cork, to the Allipoor Ind ttkpoor,llift.64fai
92.ul regumnt, Cork, to the Apollo, for Perth. rbUr 011143
rogimeuts, the 74th,
_45.5th, 65th, and V414_4111111, forders for '
Gibrultar and the Meditertmenn, yolk Ili eltociaAs
have been provida, &leo procvcl fropir tiload.' lilt, it .
doubtall whether,tbcy =boa To9r

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6.1) Kntelligence.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—SATVZDAT.
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Swum Yarns*. Its. Juan= Oalmusse, axe Ks. Jaynes
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TIC: LATE QUEEN DOWAGER'S JOINTURE.
TULQUIRIIIIII. TYR UMW Or THE TILWICYLT.--1111111() ?r.
le this t-rte the court bad gametal a rule, calling upon
the Weis Commievianera of tie Treasury to show moue
why a RI LllllBlll4, should not be granted. commanding them
to 111011. their warrant for the pt.:in:eat to the repnornta-
Svc. of her Majesty the late Queen Dowager of rush por-
ton op h annuity of 100,000 f. an accrued due between the
19th of neotegaber, 1849, the .k.v of the bet quarterly pay-
m.'ta, mat the 2nd of Das emb..7r following, when her late
Majenty died. having been shown morainal the rule
as the 27th ult., the court hid taken time to consider
whether the rule .hou'd be made ah,ulute.
Lord thoophell now delivered judgment. He said that the
claim in thin ea. • dicta made for the am an lit' an annuity
grant. and:van art of parliament, and charge...Mr upon the
Curinoli•latel loin!, the court wore of ..pinion that the
appliratiou for a wands/nut. was regular. The right, if
It coin was a Moat right accruing under the term* of
the nth nod Mb William IV., e. 14, which enacted that
Vie payment of such an annuity ,cold only be obtained
lin a w.u'runt of the Lord. of the Trearury, and the duty
▪ grantion tho warrant was imposed on them, cohere
preen-et was due. It was eontstaksl, however, that m
thit annuity was payable quarterly, and accruing de die
in 0,4 a, and therefore being apportionable, the court
sought, in the coercive of it, dior.tion, to withhold the
mandoona by noon of the full quarter'. payment
of the annuity mole to her late Majesty the
yee.n Dowager on the 2nth June, 1837. The
engirt we. of opinietn that that payment could not be
tithed .1.0 , can eideration, for it was made in discharge of
• del' 'ion. du • and payable, and after a dispute of whe-
ther Li point of law it could be rightfully claimed.
Tr.,. late Queen D.iwager wan justified in applying the
It..nney it. work. of charity. or in any other manner she
'MOO dcu fit, and it count rot afterwards he fref/VO.TiA
hack from her, nor tat off alco,..nt the balance of the
quart pajniesit of the annuity I'M after the payment
lad ht. t made. The attornel-go octal had truly ‘2BI
that a ander meant do justice before he could meek for
judire but the court was of opinion that it would be
ittjet•titt to ri quint that the sum of money on paid and
went ...rod I after. crib. I.r di moult hack and accounted
for. I' aa. upon that prineiple that the can 1.1 Skiving
v. o had leen decided. 'therefore the fate of the
pre. to rule deo soled ohm the question whether or
grit th • annuity were apportionable. If it were appor-
tion .t.i•• nomelanoc truant Isaac.; but after an atten-
tive es*...deration of the authorities cited during the
argument the court was of opinion that the annuity
was n amairtionable. 7he learned judge then at
ron.ickr n viewed the arguments which
lead Ii n cmpl..)cd &trim! the argument, mad the
iithoriviea cited in their support, and then proceeded to
oat' V. it ,bane, hail, on Me ode, been plaited on the
e:alted rank of her late Majesty. The court was at a loss
I. knot. how that 1..01.1 adrant.• n ecmstructinn of the. lan-
pug. 14. au art of parliament. They might as well have
E'en, 1..41 of her es. mplary virtue.* and her nainttlike
death. • would ever make her memory chennthed with
affietior, ny the English nation. These virtues the court
was moo willing and &airman to acknowledge; hut th. it
bunk!,,:' n.t. Client merely an judge,. to interptct the lan-
guage ol an act of parliament ; and, according to the juot
interior. 'tam of the .t act, they were all clearly of opinion,
that in the runt which hail happened nu anneers of the
ariunitj mould be claimed nutrequent to the 30th Mention-
her. le to. An both jennies had declared that thy nhould
16. out. at el with the opinion of the court, without appeal-
-11111 111 a higher tribunal, the court had now only to my that
the rah. for a mandtmun moat he' discharged.
hide diseharged accordingly.

IN/UHT OP EXCHEQUER.--SAvranAr.
Wpw Pan...—to.rmin nu Y. P.n tora.e.ll.. •an • room,. tray.
'Fhis th^ fird .la, .ittimr. atm. flit:try TI rm.
l'ile print ti lid contain. on hilt. this untry in the
0n...L.. Smith or Cnitinvm l'kus a., not Amount t. 40
too It. .