The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-24 00:00:00

TH POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
• D•NOZHOUS 0•1110.
11069 rang mow, named George Merrick, John Seale,
and ftenas and a little boy amid Henry Wil-
liams (the brother of Thomma), were brought up on remand
oe several Marge* of pocket poking, in which four or five
Am, gm yet ia custody, are oleo Involved.
On the 6th bet. Mr. Blake Hickson, a barrister some-
what admired is years, wee passing along Faesezwteast
towards the steamboat pier when on arriviog at the top of
the meg Ned of, steps leading to Milford-lane he found a
..b.r d raw men and boys " larking." and obtruding
the pemege, Thomas Williams and another were facing
with omee, William. being a few steps down the flindll,
eazd
the other as the top. As Mr. Hickson was about to
Thomas Williams got in front of him so is to previa;
him from proceeding. Mx. Hickson said, " I beg your pardon
1 why to go down." At that moment he received a blow
from behind on the left temple, and was wised also from
!shied byseveral persons, who held him arms,pinioning them
fishily to his side. At the ante moment his gold watch
and abbe me snatched from his fob. The man who took
it baled down the steps, crying out "booty.* Mr.
Rickman wee the, reissued, and went in pursuit
et the thief, but was himself pursued by some of
the gang, and before he could reach the bottom
et the gieht me tripped up and flung upon the
&games jast as he was is the set of raising his walkiog-
stick to stnke the thief. He got up again, and continued
the pursuit, but the man got away in soma of the
seighbouring alleys. He afterwards returned to Esse:-
auk bat the whole gang had disappeared. He then
'sot to Bow-street and gave information to the polio,.
/a be meanwhile an errand-boy named George
Franb had already reported the circumstances. He was
gaming along Essex•street, and seeing the primone= and
axes others lounging about there, recognised them as a
mug that he had seen picking pockets in the Gray's-inn-
mad, where he goes to work. He maw them obstructing
ad Usti* passengers end attempting to rob them. Mr.
Sickness watch was valued at 16 guineas. In giving
his evidence, Mr. Hickson observed that he was very
lightly held, bat, he added, "It I had the use of my
area, though there were four or five of them, they should
set have got my watch, I promise you." The same after.
nen Mr. Duke, a surgeon, was surrounded by four or five
=men on Westainstar Pier, meat whom, the prisoner,
Williams, robbed him of bin watch. Mr. Darks
dad the primmer, who dropped the watch, and
it was picked up by a bystander. Policeman Perch,
Na, 39, Thames divisioe, took him In custody.
At the station-hem he was idectified by Mr. Hickson
al the boy Franks. The same afternoon Sergeant
AMU], F 13, and Countable M'lntyre, F 98, went together
is Holborn to look out for ems of the gang. whom they
bow by Frisks' description. They there saw Kerrick,Seale,
Henry Williams, and four others not in custody, surround
as old gentleman and attempt to rob him of his watch.
Acknll seized the prisoner Seale, who straggled desperately,
sad actually eneesedel in slipping out of his coat and ran
away, leaving that garment in the hands of the officer.
• however, went after him and brought him back. In
the meanwhile M'lntyre had had a severe struggle with
Kaiak, bat ultimately he too was overcome. The rest of
the peg had got away. The old gentleman had ran away
in great terror in the early part of the affray. On Thursday
night lest M'lntyre went into Holborn with the boy Franks,
who Mated out Williams to him al being one of the gang
Me mailed Mr. Hickson in Essexareet. fdlotyre took
bin into mainly. A party of about halt a dozen roughs
sananded M'lntyre, and attempted to rescue the prisoner.
The amiable was repeatedly knocked down and kicked as
he lay os the ground. However, he kept bold of his pri-
sm:lW Freaks fetched another constable to his assistance,
Me apprehended one of the ringleaders.
All the prisoners were clovicted fnr robbing Mr. Hick-
ea; Sala, Kerrick, and Henry Williams for the attempt in
Holbert; and Thomas Williams for robbing Mr. Duke.
A man named John Duke war fined 41., or one month, for
the awash in attempting to rescue Henry Williams.

TheDl2r.aolf,-RoyeaLrLlTywomeetndiedug.ofHtehderoshnarettlyhroeplcroletsra of this
ttlibeisooe.
company was bald at the London Tavern this afteraooo, and ,
was numerously attended. The directors did not all enter
the room at ones, bet in driblets of two and three. Toe
entrance of Mr. Jervis was greeted with several rounds of
applause mixed with hisseasid the chairman and user two
of the other directors who came in with him, received a ,
somewhat similar ovation. The report, which lute been -
already published, having been taken as read,
The Ciumman (Mr. Goodson) ia moving its adoption, said it
the peessuger intik had not been as good in it might have It
been, which he attributed to the absence of fine weather. 1
The goods traffic, likewise, had not been as great as it might SA
have been, but the ioconveniences they had to submit to g
at their London goods station would in a great measure I
account for thia, and better aceonamodatios would soon be it
provided. With regard to the interest on new socks, by
an arrangement with the East London Railway • rent II
charge would be received on an amount of about 300,0001. :
The interest on the unproductive works would be added to i
the capital. Up to the present time their new lines had a
hardly been developed for goods traffic, but on the Epping *
branch they had got a jewel. Coming to the pulls.
mutiny department, they had established themselves as
far as legal occupancy went in the North of England, and
he hoped that by next spring they would have actual ac-
miss to the district. This bad been an object with them for
years, and was at last peaceably aceomplished. They had
completed, their arringemeute with the cootractor for
the metropolitan station in Liverpool-street. and the land I
was being rapidly acquired. The advantages of • good
metropolitan station would be seen when he told them that
ld. pee passenger coming on their line from London would
pro/Ince 20,000/. a mar. With regard to the continental
traffic, when he last addressed them they had lost
31,0001. on their traffic between Harwich and Rotterdam;
bat they were now reaping a profit of about 2001. a week.
He trusted that the Geeend Steam Company would
be induced to work harmoniously with them.
There was a balance of upwards of 40.0304,
and the directors proposed that it should be
left is their hands for distribution as • dividend. There
was a subject which he wished to refer to, and that was
the position they were in with regard to their borrowing
powers—they were in excess of their borrowing powers.
("Hear," sad "sheme.") It wee an incident, taking advan-
tage of the low rata of interest. When be told them that hie
relations and friend, held one-fifteenth part of their
debenture debt they would see that he was as much
iotereeted as anyone in their integrity. The honour of the
Greet Easter* Company had never been impeached. (Load
Grille of " Oh, oh !" sad laughter.) Well, he did not think
mush of this. They had bad differences before which
bad been bandstand they had become (needs again, and he
had no doubt they would again. He concluded by moving
the resolution.
Mr. ANDZABON wooded.
Mr. G. Sarni said he thosgbt the directors had com-
mitted errors—he trusted only of the head, not the heart.
The direction had admitted that they had tamed debentures
without the power. They wanted no committee to tell
them that that was wrong, and there must be
an amennisee from the board that that would be done
again. The next thing between the shareholders and the
director' was in reference to their agreement with a con.
tractor. The directors bad entered into a contrast for works
amounting to 800,0001., to be paid for partly with 500,0004
preformse stock at par—if that were all it might be a
wise bargain, but it appeared that Mesas. Luca were
to be at liberty to throw that stock on the market,
and that if it were sold under par the company
were to pay the difference. (Shams.) He thought
the shareholders ought to prevent the carrying oat such
• bargain as that. The revenue had been increased, it was
true, some 25,0004, but their expenses had been increased
in a r ratio, and the iDCTIOADd menu had been
at a positive loss of 1,3784 Their capital bad in-
creased from June, 1853, to June, 1885, 2,384,383/. Where
was this to stop ? He thought it would be better to
work well the lines they had got. Be moved as as amend.
merit, " That this meeting hereby records its strong objec-
tions to any addition being made to the capital account not
absolutely necessary, or to any enlargement of the liabilities
of the company by leasing, guaranteeing, or subsidising com-
peting lines, and this company expreens its desire and coo.
fideoce that the policy of the board will be in conformity
with this vies, and will direct its attention to the develop-
ment of the uodertaking."
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Ho*tw C .
• ATROLICS AT 011101 D.—The following
! duct of
Eomah catholits are at DraDDI on the books at Christ '
the directors and asked why the shareholders kept
ie officaffireators in whom they had lost confidence.
Chu
~.. rch , Oxford :—Mr. Thomas Weld-Wooden end Mr. I Mr. Gamin; of Ashton-under-Lyne, said bethought the
',. rY J. Steams (gentlemen commoners), and Mr. Henry aaam, ca
plans Jarvis had taken was not • wise on a Judi-
Z ~alBboa. me of the judge, and Mr. Christopher Talbot aim, mu... (Cheers.) He did not approve of the over.
'•attoe, lan of the late Sir Thomas N. Rediogton (corn-
loolan).—Guordion. issue of debesturec, but if they were issued to meet old de-
TR n ' bantams, that was a complete 'sewer tothe charm ("No," 1
Z Ceuta PLAGIM IN IRZLA-VD. —Mr. F. W. 1 and " Hear, hear.")
Ititesoi s He also defended the conduct of the
bei,,—...,•1%. left Dublin last night (Tuesday) for Loodoe, directors with regard to the mistreat with Mews. Lucas. 1
to t 'penally depot dby the Musics-hones Committee H. trusted however that the shareholders would not
the 1..1 epos Lord Polmeratoo personally, and to urge rapes 'operate without appoiotisg_ • committee of invest'.
..., ...rennet the &lactate necessity, both for the interests ptioei sled that it should not be confined to the
',.7_. eland and Ireland, of totally prohibiting the imports- quarrel ef Captain Jervis with the board, but that it would
r_tccattle into Ireland fur the pressor. Up to the time look into the liabilities of the oempeay, the emanate, the
...: bwego to press with our "wood edition no fele- issued debentures, end other matters.
rhas been received from the hen. member.—Dublin The meeting wee stall proceeding when oar report was
atoiia, Mail. dustutkahed.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ROBBERIES AT COFFER.HUOB6B.

John Wieland, a respectablydreseed man, way charged
with stealing some jewellery and • g apparel of the
vales of 93f., the property of Mr. Robert Wien, coffee-
house keeper, of Iro. 30, Charles-street, Middlesex Hos-
pital.
From the evidence it appeared that on the night of
the 4th instant the prisoner took lodgings at Mr.Wiers's, and
that he left the following morning. Shortly after he lef t Mr.
Wien mimed from a room on the second floor, not that in
whisk the prisoner slept, a quantity of jewellery wearing
apratelof the value of 201. Nothing was heard of the pri-
mer till leveret mornings after, when Morrow, 105 E, met
hio is the Euaton-road, with a black leather bag in his
hand. He asked the prisoner where he got the bag from,
tad not being satisfied with his answer, took him to the
skidoo, when a number of duplicates, some of them relating
to property belonging to Mr. Wien, ware found is his pee-
swim

lupettor Garforth, E division, asked for a remand,
statics that there were several other cues against the pri-
mer for robbing coffee holies keepers in different parts of
Ludo', under exactly similar circumstances.
The prisoner, who is said to be respectably connected,
was remanded till Wednesday.
THAMES.
STE&LTEG COME IS THE ST. KATHEPTHE DOCL
Monter Bunt, a labourer, who appeared to be in very
good condition, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with
stealing 19ibs. of raw coffee, the property of the London and
K. Katherine Docks Company.
Thome Foreland, a dock eoestable, stated that the
?so' nee was leaving the St. Katherine Dock at the
ffiglitingale•lase gateway this morning, when he
thought he was more bulky than he ought to be. He stopped
the primer, and on searching him toned coffee oriented
about his lege, arm, and body ; in fact the prisoner was
coffee all over, and the concealment was very artfully ar-
rioted. The witness then produced a bag containiog 19lbs.
of elm coffee, and in answer to questions from the magic-
taste said that the prisoner told him that he fund the coffee
oe the deck of a ship. He believed that the ooffee came out
of one of the warehouses in the dock.
Mr. J. P. Iduroford, superintendent of the dock company's
wen police, said that 16Ibs. of coffee was found concealed
ou another man as he was leaving the dock on Monday, and
he vu convicted of the offence.
, rie Prisoner said be was starving, and had • wife and
',if to maintain. lie mg in want of bread, and his
children were in a sad condition.
Mr. Paget believed the prisoner wu a regular thief. He
emitted him of the unlawful possession of the coffee, and
erred him to one month's imprisonment and hard
Mo.

URIOUSACCIDZAT ON TEM GREAT NORTHERN

RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

An alarming accident, arising from the dangerous
Mike of shunting ballast trucks at the time when
the ordinary passenger trains are due, occurred this
menthe on the Great Northern Railway, near Potter's-
Bar elation. It appears from information supplied by one
01 the Passengers that as the driver of the night moil train
from Edinburgh vu approaching Potter's Bar station he
law a muck train being shunted from the main line into •
*tine. Perceiving that • collision was inevitable he shut
off the steam and did all becould tol-aseei the °Discussion, few
the train was travelling at the time at (aliened, 40 to 50 miles
an hour. The last of the mock waggons was half on thence
milieu the engine of the mail train dashed into it, throwing
it ap endwava, while the wheels, coming into coo-
t", with all the carriages in the train stove
sae or tea and carried away all the stets, bodies.
o!long its whole length, smashing the windows
d dome other damoge, besides throwing one or two of the
,__Nititro. off the line. Fortunately not • mingle individual
'''vollieg in the train sustained the slightest inpiry,
although Al were much alarmed. Owiog to the accadest
the mail train was much delayed, and did not reach Lines.
nose station till nearly 6 o'clock this morning.