The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-27 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

ASSAULT BY A SOLICITOR ON ♦ SURVEYOR'S CLERK.—
Mr. ✓. Curling, solicitor, of Bermondsey, was indicted for
moulting H. Phillip', jun., the son of the surveyor of the
Bermondsey improvement commissioners. Complainant
said that on the I lth of May he was engaged with his father
in surveying the street near Bermondsey-wall. The do--
I fondant had taken the foot pavement up in the previous
month, and was there on the day in question. Witness hod
the line, and was carrying it along the footway, when de-
fendant attempted to Cut it. He then wont and got the
chain, the end of which his father held, when defendant
snatched it out of his hand. He snatched it back again,
when the defendant struck him on the hi ad, breaking his
hat to pieces. He took out a summons at Southwark police-
' court, but Mr. Seeker advised him to carry the case
to the sessions. —By defendant : He knew that the
ground on which the assault was committed was
in dispute between him and tho commissioners, but
complainant had his leave to measure it. An action was
now pending between him and the commissioners for tres-
pass, and he had offered to withdraw this indictment if he
would forego the action.—The defendant, at this stage of
the proceedings, withdrew his plea of " not guilty," and
said that what he had done was in defence of his own pro-
perty.—The jury accordingly returned • verdict of Frailty,
when the chairman said that the defendant had not acted as
a gentleman and an attorney, oche would not have committed
such an ass►ult. The sentence of the court was that he pay a
Sae of 101. to the Queen, and be imprisoned until such hoe
be paid.

POLICE: YESTERDAY.

MANSION•HOUSB.—ALLnonn Itonnestr AY THE SE-
CRETARY OF ATRADESOCIRTY —E. l'roberl, the secretary to
the silk batters' trade society, held at the Black Bull public.
house, in Upper Thames-street, was charged with having
stolen 201. Be. from the cash.box of the society. Tke box
bad three locks, which required three different keys, one of
which war kept by the president, another by the vice-presi-
dent, and the third by the secretary. It was necessary,
according to the regulation' of the society, that the three
persons should be present upon the opening of the box. The
secretary, with the assistance of a blacksmith, possessed him-
self of the whole of the contents of the box, with which he
went off to Bristol, where, before he had spent all the money,
he was apprehended. 51. was found upon him ; the rest he
said he had spent.—The prisoner was remanded.
GUILDHALL—RORBEILY or Tonacco.—D. Evans,
carman to Messrs. Crofton and Rippoo, snuff and tobacco
;
manufacturers, Bartholomew-dose, was charged with steal-
ing a quantity of tobacco, the property of his employms.—
Police constable 85 deposed to watching the prisoner, and
seeing him take something out of a bag, and place it in the
bottom of the cart. He followed him to other places and
saw him deliver goods, and again observed him take some-
thing more out of a bag. Prisoner afterwards went into a
chandler's-shop, taking something out of the cart and placing
it on a shelf in the shop. Witness found the parcel con-
tained a quantity of tobacco, which the prisoner
said he bought for friends in the country.
The prisoner said he was innocent of the charge of stealing.
Some of it was given to him, and the rest was his own pro-
perty, which be had had for some time by him. The pri-
soner here gave in several certificates as to good character ;
but the alderman said, however good his character, the
facts were too plain. The ease must be remanded for
inquiees to be made amongst the prosecutor's customen to
whom goods were delivered that morning to ascertain how
far they were deficient in the quantity they expected.
WORSHIP-STREET.—TIIROWII.O IMPEDIMENTS ON
RAILWAYS.— William Ashcroft elute William Jameson,
was charged with having maliciously thrown a num-
ber of large granite blocks upon the rails of the
Reatern Counties Railway.—The prisoner, addressing
the magistrate with perfect coolness and composure,
said,—' I admit at once having placed the stones
upon the line, and, to avoid giving unnecessary trouble, will
plead guilty to the charge."—Mr. C. Johnson, a gentleman
residing at Layton, stated, that while fishing in the River
Lea, near the Stratford marshes, about 200 yards from the
railway, on the preceding afternoon, he saw the prisoner
climb over a aide gate and approach a pile of large granite
paving stones oontiguous to the rail, several of which he
pitched over the embankment on to the line. Having thrown
a great number down, he clambered over the embankment and
stooped down, apparently to arrange them in a certain posi-
tion. After remaining about a quarter of an hour he again
got over the gate and advanced to witness, with whom he
entered into conversation. Almost immediately afterwards
a London train appeared in sight, and before he had time to
give any alarm the train passed over the spot where the ob-
struction had been placed, but immediately afterwards
stopped, and the engine-driver ran back and was throwing
the stones off the line, when the witness pointed out the pri-
soner as the author of tbe mischief. The prisoner attempted
to escape, bet was pursued and taken into custody.—T.
Davidson, the stoker, stated that the down train to Brox-
hoarse seerialai olfeight carriages, and containing about 200
nearly reached the Lea-bridge station, at the
=rags subpar, when he saw a number of large stones
as the line. He lot off the steam and blew the alarm whis-
tle, but, although the braes were immediately applied, the
=el the halo carried it violently up to the stones,
mete= by the iron guard, and many of them
As soon as the tnin was stopped he
bashed sad picked up gnat 16 paving atones, of the

I average weight of 601 b., and about eight more were also
found scattered over the up.line. Had:not the speed of the
orgies been slackened the most fearful consequences might
have ensued.—Kilburn, the guard, stated that after the
train had been stopped, the prisoner, who was running
rapidly across the marshes, was pointed out to him by Mr.,
Johnson, but was pursued by witn se and another guard,
who had nearly reached him, when the prisoner suddenly
turned round, and, advancing towards them, asked what I
was the matter? Witness seized him by the collar, and
accused him of having placed the stones upon the line, upon
which he answered, " You did not ace me do it."—ln
answer to the charge the prisoner said that he was saunter-
ing along in the neighbourhood of the line, when he
observed one or two stones lying on the rails, and he
thoughtlessly picked up some others from an adjoining heap,
which he flung there also, without reflecting at the moment
upon the probable consequences. He was new, however,
fully sensible of the painful and ignominious position in
which he had placed himself, and he hoped the magistrate
would take a lenient view of his conduct, and dispose sum-
marily of the case.—Mr. Arnold said that in a charge of such
grave magnitude he had no alternative but to send the pri
scaler before a jury; and he was fully committed.
MARYLEBONE.—Exrensivr. ROESEILY.—Anne Sim-
mons, shopwoman to Messrs. Marshall and Stinton, Vere-
street, Oxford-street, was re-examined, charged with having
plundered her emploven to the extent of from 2,0001. to
3,oool.—The evidence given on the first occasion went to
show that the prisoner had been nearly three years in the
service of the prosecutor', who at length suspected her
honesty, and gave her into the custody of 88 I), who searched
her boxes and found therein an immense quantity of silks,
satins, gloves, and other artic'es, together with numerous
letters and papers. Identification of the said property as be.
to Messrs. Marshall and Co. was fully established.
—The officer now brought forward four large boxes, contain-
ing valuable goods worth nearly 1,0001., wt,..1 he found at
the chambers of Mr. P. D. Hickman, 18, Lincoln's-inn-
field'', his attention having been attracted thereto by
a letter found in the possession of the prisoner, and
which bore the address in question.—Mr. Hickman ad-
mitted that he had been acquainted with the prisoner
Simmons for two years ; that she bad been in the habit of
coming to him occasionally at his chambers, and had re-
mained there on the Saturday before she was taken into cus-
tody.—The prisoner was remanded till Tuesday next; and
Mr. Hickman was ordered to enter into his own recognicance
in 2001., and to find two sureties in 1501. each, for his being
forthcoming on the day named. Stops were also taken to
ensure the appearance of a sister of the prisoner, alleged to
be a receiver of a great deal of the stolen property.—Mr.
Hickman said that he should be quite prepared to prove his
entire innocence with regard to any guilty knowledge re-
specting the property found at his chambers.
WESTMINSTEIt. —ROBBERIES AT CHELSEA. —J.
Chilly and IV. Anderson were charged with having, in con-
nexion with T. Ensor, at present under remand, stolen a
large quantity of plate, jewellery, linen, and wearing sp•
parel, from the residence of Mr. Arehbutt, solicitor, King's-
road, Chelsea. Two men, named Al'Laren and Connor,
were also placed in the dock. The examination of Ensor
appeared in our paper yesterday.—G. Hunt, police-sergeant.
said he apprehended the prisoners Chitty, Connor, and
lat'Laren at the Woodman, Chelsea. He had been in-
structed to take Chitty and two others, who were supposed
to be concerned in Mr. Archbutt's robbery, but the two men,
Connor and hPLaren, were not the parties of whom he was
in quest. Ho subsequently apprehended Anderson, who
was one of the men wanted.—J. Dignum, originally charged
with being concerned in the robbery, said he was clerk to
Mr. Atchbutt up to the 6th of September. He had known
the prisoners, Chitty and Anderson, for two months, and
had been introduced to them by Honor two or three
days before the robbery at Mr. Archbutt's. It was
arranged in the presence of Chitty and Anderson
that Ensor, who proposed the plan, should take the ser-
vant out ; that he ( Dignum) should be left in the house,
and that Chitty, Anderson, and another named Bryant
should come during the girl's absence, and rob the place on
the following Sunday. Ensor and the servant went out as ar-
ranged, and Anderson, Chitty, and Bryant soon after came
and committed the robbery, breaking open a number of
drawers and cupboards to get at the property, which they
took away. Witness left with Ensor and went to a public-
house called the Bell, where Bryant gave them a sovereign
each, and Ennr then left witness, observing that he was
going back to Mr. Archbutt's to sleep. On the following
morning witness met Enloe, when he produced Mr. Arch-
butt's pocket-book, and taking a gold chain from it, said
they had overlooked that. Witness, after his conviction for
obtaining 11. 12s. 6d. from Messrs. Musgrove fraudulently,
voluntarily communicated the particulars of the robbery at
Mr. Archbutt's to that gentleman.—The prisoners Chitty
and Anderson declined saying anything in defence, and were
remanded until Monday, 6l'Laren and Connor being die-
charged.
SOUTHWARK.—Cusaos or BWAMT.—D. R. Brown
was charged with intermarrying with Elizabeth Brandford
Quennell, his first wife Maria being alive. Both wives were
in attendance.—William Brown stated that he is the pri-
soner's father, and that he was present at the marriage of
his eon to Maria Stokes, seven yews ego, in the church of
St. Nicholas, Deptford.--Elizabeth Brandon Quennell stated
that she came forwafd as an unwilling witness; that she
was married to the prisoner by banns at Trinity Church,
Newington, in June 1816.—A policeman haring produced
copies of the certificates of both marriages, extracted from
the registers of each parish church, Mr. Games, who
defended the prisoner, said that the charge of bigamy could
not for a moment be contested by him, but he was extremely
desirous of producing evidence to show that the prisoner's
first wife was a woman of the most abandoued character, and
that it was quite impossible for him to live with her; that
she had been guilty of adultery end other acts of the most
shameless description.—Mr. Cottingham said such testimony
as that just alluded to would, he had no doubt, be attended
with beneficial effects on the prisoner's trial before the judge,
on his passing sentence, in ease he should be found guilty.
As, however, at was the wish of the prisoner's legal adviser
to call some persons forward to show the character of his
first wife, he should have no objection to hear their state-
ments. They bore out that of Mr. Games.—The second wife
said that the prisoner was a most excellent huaband.—The
prisoner was committed for trial ; bail being accepted.
THAMES.—Teeixo Talvtet CHAROES.—Eight charges
having been brought forward without the appearance of a
prosecutor in any of the cases, Mr. Yardley observed,
" This L not the first time I have had to complain of the
conduct of policemen in taking parties into custody without
being acquainted with the real facts of the cue. Here have
I had no less than ten individuals brought before me this
morning charged with frivolous offences, in which it is more
than probable, from the non-appearance of the parties
charging, that they were themselves the aggressors, and
thus a double injury has been inflicted. I hope this will net
occur again, or I shall be under the necesaity of adopting
some steps to put a stop to a practice so highly repre-
hensible."

ILLICIT DISTILLATION.—EIizatuoth Panfon, the wife of a
mariner now at sea, was charged with carrying on illicit dis-
tillation.—A. Smith, a supervisor of excise, stated that. on
Monday evening, he proceeded to No. 5, Ashfield-place,
Stepney. The door was opened by the defendant, who said
she was the occupier of the premises. She appeared greatly
alarmed when he said he was an excise officer. He found a
six-gallon copper still in operation ; the worm was running
off strong spirits. In the same room were 6 tuba, contain-
ing 6 gallons of molasses wash, and various materials used an
distillation. The woman smelt very strongly of spirits, and
he had no doubt she had been attending to the still. He
found a small quantity of spirits in a measure in the lower
room, which the prisoner threw on the fire. In the still-
room he found about 3 pints of spirits, the produce of the
still.—The prisoner, in defence, stated that she let the room
in which the still was found to a woman, who said she was a
manufacturer of peppermint-water and stuff for varnish-
makers. Her lodger quitted the house on Thursday last.—
On the magistrate reminding the prisoner that the still was
at work, she said her lodger returned on that day.—Mr.
Yardley had no doubt of her guilt, and he sentenced her to
pay a hne of 301., and in de'ault committed her for 3 monthly
hard labour.
EldliATUM.—ln the Dnily .Velcs of yesterday, the sen-
tence on a waterman, named Watkins, for assaulting T. Nott
was stated to be 51., or two months' imprisonment and hard
labour. The alternative wu one month's imprisonment,
without hard labour, which the magistrate has no power to
add to a sentence of imprisonment in assault eases.
WOOLWICH.— I NCENDIA RISM. —Henry Skulks was
charged on his own confusion with setting fire to a hay-stark,
the property of Sir T. M. Wilson, Bart., at Charlton.—Po-
lice-constable 54 B. deposed that while on duty on Saturday
night the prisoner came to him and said he wished to surren-
der himself, having set fire to a hay-rick on Tuesday night.
He said that, it being very windy, he went under the hay-
I stack to light his pipe, and while so doing the stack took
fire. When he saw the lire he was alarmed, and ran away.
He afterwards came back and assisted in putting it out. The
constable informed the magistrate that two stacks of hay
were consumed on the occasion.—The prisoner corroborated
the statement of the constable, and Mr. Traill remanded
him to allow the police time to make farther inquiries.
SLEEPING ON A RAILWAT.—I. Plunder was charged with
wilfully trespassing on the North Woolwich Railway.—An
inspector deposed that on Sunday evening he received infor-
mation that a man was asleep on the line about half a mile
from the Woolwich station. As the train was to start in a
few minutes witness took an engine and proceeded carefully
up the line, when he discovered the prisoner huddled up by
the side of the line, his head being within two or three inches
of the rail. Had he moved the least his bead must have come
on the rail. He was fast asleep, and insensible from drink.—
Mr. Traill, having perused the act, said ha thought the
charge of wilfully trespassing could not be sustained, as the
prisoner was not aware of what he was doing ; he was there.
fore discharged.

Foreign stocks were all called higher, but few quo-
tations named. The transactions actteilly done were
insignificant. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents.
were called 53 to 4 ; the Fours, 811 to 21. Russian,
104 to 5. Spanish Fives, 171 to 18 ; the Threes,
274 to 81. Portuguese, 20 to 2. Mexican 171 to 18.1
Foreign exchange was rather lower to-day, on
Paris andn Hamburg more particularly, and there was
more money at market to buy bills, therefore more
business done. On Paris the negotiations were 26 to
26.10; on Amsterdam, 12.9 to 10; on Rotterdam,
12.91 to 104 ; on Antwerp, 26.25 to 30 ; on llamburg,
14 to 14.2 ; on Frankfurt, 1241 to s—all at 3 months.
The Hamburg steamer to-day brings one million of
mares bane (80,0001.) in gold, with more to follow.
Letters from St. Petersburg advise that, in conse-
quence of the failures here, the government, through
the Bank, had communicated to the merchants that
the Bank was ready to assist all such as were in-
voiced by the failures here to the utmost extent for
which they could show good securities. The effect
was the restoration of confidence. Messrs. Thomas
and Son, the corresponding house of Messrs. Thomas,
Son, and Lefevre, are prepared to take up all the bills
returned upon them from their house here, and to
carry on business as usual. Bullion was advised of
as in course of shipment from St. Petersburg.
There must, and there ought to be, no mistake with
the community, speculators being left to themselves,
about the recent bank and government movement. '
The Bank Act of 1841 is gone. It could not survive
the first storm, and the ministry have naturally let
it down as easy as possible fur their own credit,
having imprudently committed themselves to a prin-
ciple about which they understood no more than that
it was an inheritance from their predecessors. But
although the Bank is left free at, discretion, with the
absurd restriction of discounting or lending only at
8 per cent., the country is relieved by the greater
confidence inspired, and by the somewhat fallacious
idea that credit is thrown open. Without under-
valuing the merits of the government measure,
and quite satisfied the while that the Bank
Act of 1844 cannot survive this impeachment of its
authors, the sensible public do not shut their eyes to fuel
fact that it comes late to remedy evils past and present,
and that it has created an excitement now which is
past all reasonable limits. Public and private credit,'
as is natural, will advance upon it, but not at the rate
of 2or 3 per cent. per day, as in Console. The fever'
has been high to-day, as yesterday : it will cool down.
We have yet a sorrowful time to uLdergo, but at least'
we have less resuictions on credit.

To show that the government were not guided or
led to their recent movement by the representations
of London bankers merely, who were really asked to
go up as a deputation, as a plausible apology for the
necessity of official interference, we annex the follow-
ing extract of one of our private lett, re :

Newcastle-span-Tyne, Oct. 25, 1812.—Tle failure of the rnion Bank
here is a sad bualiseas, and 411 cause great derangement end
moment. It wu a large concern, but there is In extensive and
wealthy proprietary ; and, as bunking accommodation in the district
is now very deficient, the hope is entertaintsl that it may la: revived
upon a broader and sounder basks. We cannot go nn without more
banks, no lest than three having suspended within two years. A
meeting of the shareboklere is convened for Friday. The District Rank
was eared at the eleventh hour. The Incident may be worth pur
knowing. The manager (Mr. hichardson. a for-seeing, long.headed
(limber, of the Backhou-e connexion), teeing the agonies of the Union
hank, and knowing that Mamma reeourere were inadequate to weather
such a storm as was impending. set out for London, and, with Mr.
Glyn under his arm, boldly repaired to Sir G. Grey at once, whom he
disturbed, in Belgram.square in the midst of hie dinner, and
represented that if the District Bank was not helped fully and
efficiently, above 30.000 miners and labourers woukl be thrown oat of
employment on Saturday—a cireumstai ice which the government only
could i!,l with. Sir George promptly communicated with Lord John
Russell and Sir Charles Wood, and they at once recommended the
Bank of England to put the District Bonk in such a position ns would
enable it to meet 411 demands and provide the memory "pays" for
the collieries. The Bank as promptly adopted the reoommendatko of
the government, and the m.mager route home on Friday morning
fully provided with way. and means. The run upon the bank on
Tbinclay and Friday was must terrific; but the display of gold and
the knowledge of the fact that the Rank had stepped in to the rescue
appeased the public mind, and on Saturday. morning all pressure leas
over. The bank is • powerful one in proprietary. Ice paid up capital
Is upwards of 3r.0,000/., and B has more than a million In deposits.
Ire bie.ineas L leamerme ; but it had admneed improvitkinly to col.
tierces and Iron works, and It is well known that its resources were
lucked up. In helping the District Bank, the Rank of Eugland, it as
well known, “oeeded its power and rule. Why, then, cannot it step
out of the way and wave other banks? But, mark, the Greys, Sir
George and the Earl, have the, accounts at the District Rank, and no
doubt they were eager to me themselves and their friends taken care
of. Let the Greys Moue for taking care of eat
The gentleman writing the above is a tory of the
old school, as will be seen, but as honest and clever a
man as the school presents.
The meeting of Messrs. Niorley's creditors was
held to-day, when the following balance-sheet was
presented

STATEMENT OP AFTAIRA OF MESSRS. J. AND W. MORLEY,
14,180.