The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-13 00:00:00

HEAVY CROWN PENALTIES.

Yesterday at a sitting of the Court of Inland
Revenue Charles Claxton, of Blackhorse-yard, Gray's Inn-
lane, was fined 6.501. for making soap without making
entry ; for illegally using a place for preparing materials
fur making soap; and for depositing and concealing soap,
with intent to defr►ud her Majesty of the duty thereon.

EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY AT A MODEL LODG-
Dto-SotIML—At the same sitting of the eJurt mentioned in
the preceding paragraph, John Johnson, alias Robert Lo-
vell, was charged with being the proprietor of a private
Cistillery, erected and carried on in the model lodging-
houses, Stepney. Mr. Vanstone, of the detective body of
officers, said that on the 13th of October be went to /go.
33, on the fourth floor of the model lodging houses at Step-
ney, where he found a still erected in brick work, 150 gal-
lons of molasses wash, and other materials connected with
illicit distillation. At the time he entered no person was
on the premises belonging ti the cull. Mr. George Ware,
superintendent of these model lodging houses, proved that
the defendant wee tenant of the place at the time of the
seizure. Mr. Commissioner Stephenson inquired if any
'inspection took place of the premises ? Mr. Ware said there
was not, as he had no power to enter the apartments with-
out permission of the tenants. Mr. Commissioner Stephen-
son said that this was a matter that must be inquired into.
If illicit distilleries could he carried on in model lodging-
houses, they might be used for other purposes. lie then
gave judgment against the defendant in the penalty of 2001.

AND CLERICAL.

OXFORD, J. 12.—Hilary or Lent Term com-
mences on Friday neat, when a congregation will be
holden for granting graces and conferring degrees. The
usual Latin sermon previous to the commencement of
term will be preached on Thursday (this day), by the Rev.
A. W. Haddan, B D., of Trinity College.
The members of the respective colleges and halls, with
the exception of St. John's, Magdalen College, and New
Inn Hall, will meet on Friday and Saturday neat.

Rev. William PetenonlTaet;tOit nominated to Trinity
Church Perpetual Caney, Cranbrook, Kent, diocese of
Canterbury, vacant by refill/nation.
Rev. William )(ark Wray, to Netherby Curacy, Dorset.

THE BROKEN Pattn.—A question now universally
asked in every society in Paris (says a correspondent) is,
" Have you seen the broken window I" This refers to an
accident of a very ordinary nature, followed, however, by
an infinitely improbable result, which occurred • few days
eines in the Rue de la Bourse. M. Moliere, • bootinaker,
at No.—in that street, has had fortune " thrust upon him"
by a cart knocking against his shop-window. Rather late
at night a restive one backed a cart against the iron shut-
ters of the shop-front, with such force that • pane of plate
glass immediately behind the part struck was cracked into
thousands of splinters. M. Msliire's first care was to
secure the address of the owner of the horse and cart, and
la the morning he was *boat to send for • glazier, whose
bill he would have charged to the person responsible for the
trespass upon his property ; but this window was cracked
in such a asenaer as no window ever was before, and M.
Moliere observed that every passer-by in the street stopped
to look at it, and exclaimed, " now curious !" " How
extraordinary." During the whole day a crowd was col-
lected in front of the bout. It then occurred to M.
Moliire that dace his broken window appeared to possess
each attractions for the public, it might answer his purpose
to make the public pay for the gratification of their
curiosity. Accordingly he put up his outside shutter and
charged one franc per head for admission to his shop.
Visitors locked to the exhibition, and in a few hours the
fame of it spread far end wide. Not a single particle of
the glass has fallen out, but the cracks radiating from the
centre with wonderful regularity are so numerous that the
pane presents the appearance of a gigantic cobweb. Seen from
the interior oftheshoplby gas-light, :it reflects the prismatic
colours with extraordinary brilliancy, and may be compared
to a peseock's tail. A speculator has offered the enormous
sum of 4,000 f. for the purchase of the iragile property, and
the offer has been refused. M. Moliere calculates that he
shall receive that sum in francs from Parisians alone, and
afterwards the pane may be removed in its iron frame and
carried round the provinces. This event has made more
sensation than say other that has occurred in Paris sines
New Year's day. The excitement is on the increase.
Crowds, too poor to pay the admission money, stand about
the house to talk over the story, and mathematical studs nts
is the Gautier Latin are working problems, in the confi-
dent hope of finding out how to crack another window in
the same way. Poor France!
SURRENDER OF A MUEDERRE.—In the Express
of the 3rd instant, appeared sn account of the surrender of •
man named Robert Thornley, to the police at Stalybridge,
near Manchester, as having been implicated in a murder
which was committed in 1847. The substance of his state-
ment was, that be had an improper intimacy with the wife
of • man named James Brooks, at Godley, near Hyde, and
that he procured her some arsenic, at her request,
which she administered to her husband in sumo pudding.
Brooks died suddenly, and an inquest was held on
the body, and the jury decided that be h-d died
from the effects of • hurt in the head which he
had received when working as a collier. On the strength
of this statement, the woman, who married Thornley soon
after the murder, was arrested. The remains of Brooks's
body were exhumed, anti examined by Mr. Alcoa, sur-
geon ; but as he was unable to detect the presence of poison,
the accused was discharged. But Mr. Alsock subsequently
analysed another portion of the remains that was less de-
repel, and he then found arsenic in large quantities. This
discovery was communicated to Mr. Little, the high con-
stable, who ordered the woman to be again apprehended ;
aad en Saturday last Mr. Little took a portion of the
remains to Mr. Crime Calvert, professor of chemistry in
Manchester, for that gentleman to analyse. Thornley and
his wife were examined before the magistrates on Monday
last, but were remanded in order to give time for the pro-
duction of farther evidence.
NEW POLICE REGULATION.—Yesterday the follow-
ing order, emanating from the new police commission, rs,
come, and is henceforward to be carried into operation.
the constables connected with police offices, as summoning
officers, da , sergeants acting as clerks at the dite rent
station houses, and those attending the thsatres, and pri-
vate parties of the nobility and gentry, are to wear an arm-
let as • distinguishing mark, and not doing so, they will in
the first instance be subjected to a fine, and afterwards to
suspcnaion, to be terminated in still refusing to subrui: to
the order as the CODUta4iollerl may think fit.l