The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-27 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

IVilliam Poole, aged 13 jean, an errand hoy, employed
at the Oriental Club-house, was charged with stealing a
letter containing two bills of exchange for 6001. and up-
wards, the property of Major Wm. Ifislop, one of the mem-
bers, and Daniel Poole, his father, with receiving the same,
well knowing it to have been stolen.
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Constable Stevenson, 62 C division, stated that, having
got information of the robbery he went to the elder pri-
soner's lodgings in Brook-street, Holborn, and having
ascertained from him that his nun was employed at the
clubhouse, he had a conversation with him upon the sub-
ject, and he admitted having such a letter, which ho gave
to his lather, and that it had been given to him by a man
he casually mit in Holborn; upon;whiela they were both
taken into custody.
In answer to the charge, the elder prisoner said that,
eight or ten days back, the boy gave him the letter, and,
having examined the contents, lie brought them to a bank
in the City, where he was told by a clerk that he had acted
very properly ; and, after leaving them with him, ho gave
his address, and was informed that he would be written to
when required.
The officer said there was a letter-box in the hall of the
club, and the boy had access to it, fur the purpose of de-
livering letters to the several members to whom they were
addressed.

The elder prisoner was ordered to enter into his recog-
nisances to appear on a future day, and the boy was re-
manded, to give time fur further inquiries.

WORSIIIP-STKEET.
lames rifles, an elderly person of gentlemanlike ap-
pearance, was charged with having grossly misconducted
himself in an omnibus towards a young married lady,
named Jones, residing at Dalston.
The complainant stated that on the preceding evening,
she alighted at the Dank from an omnibus, in which the
defendant was also a passenger, and was looking out for
another omnibus to convey her home to Dalston, when she
was accosted by the defendant, who pressed her to accept
his arm, and made other efforts to obtrude his acquaintance
upon her. She repelled his importunities, and hastily en-
tered a Kingsland omnibus which came up at the moment,
but was followed in by the defendant, who placed himself
by her side, and almost immediately commenced assailing
her with acts of the most offensive familiarity. She re-
peatedly requested hint to desist, but the defendant per-
sisted in the same course of insulting molestation by placing
his hand upon her knee, and pressing rudely against her,
which he continued at intervalson spite of her expostulations,
until they reached the upper part of the Kingsland-road,
where she had appointed to meet her husband. She there
left the vehicle, and fortunately found her husband wait-
ing her arrival, to whom she at once communicated the par-
ticulars of the indignity to which she had been subjected,
and the defendant hiring refused to comply with his re-
quest to leave the omnibus, he pulled him out by main
force, and gave him into custody.
In answer to the charge, the defendant assured the magis-
trate that he had not the slightest intention to insult or
annoy the lady, and that the offensive conduct of which she
complained was solely the result of accident, and occasioned
by the crowded state of the omnibus.
'Vac complainant, however, on being recalled and ques-
tioned by the magistrate, declared that his statement as to
the overcrowded state of the omnibus was wholly without
foundation, the only other pas angers at the time being one
other gentleman and some ladies, and she felt ptrfeetly
satisfied that the insult he had offered her was wilful and
premeditated.
Mr. D'Evneourt considered that the charge had been
clearly established, and ordered the defendant to pay a
penalty of U., or to la, committed in default for ten days to
the House of Correction. _

George Croy Kingdom, alias Biotic alias Browns was
placed at the bar fur re-examination, charged with Easing
obtained numerous sums of money by false pretences from
different loan societies. .

At the former examinations, nearly a dozen charges were
brought forward against the prisoner, in the major part of
which he had obtained loans from the various societies.
upon the faith of sureties which turned out to be fictitious,
anti in the assumed character of a fellowship porter, which
was also proved to be a fabrication.
After some further corroboratite evidence, the prisoner
was again remanded fur the formal completion of the de-
positions.
MARYLEBONE.

Sir James Sutherland, Bare, was charged with basing
while in a state of inebriety, ridden on horseback into a
shop in the New-roao.
It appeared that he was taken into custody by officers of
the S division, in consequence of their observing a large
number of persons congregated at the shop alluded to, and
that while biiag conveyed to the station-house he struck
at one of the constables with his whip. He was suffered to
depart on leaving 2!. at the station as a security fur his ap-
pearance at the court, but when the case was called on for
hearing he was out forthcoming. A warrant was made
out against the baronet, who Ira the course of a few
hours came to the court with his solicitor, whom he had
driven up in Cis phaeton.
The magistrate stated to him the substance of what had
transpired in reference to the charge, and gave him to under-
stand that he must attend ou Monday next, upon which day
the warrant against him would be dealt with.

GALLANT ILLSCUE.—In the early part of October,
her Majesty's ship Hogue, lying at anchor in the Tagus, a
cry was raised of "A man overboard." Mr. Crowdy, a
midshipman of the ship, wee sittiug in the gun-room, and
on hearing it immediately jumped out of one of the ports
to save hint. It being some time before a boat could he
lowered to pick up those atruggling in the water both Mr.
Crowdy and the seaman wtr nearly exhausted, when
Lieutenant Care and Mr. Rabincou, midshipman, al,,
jumped overboard, and were fortunate enough to rescue
them front a watery grave.
efttitLil. OF FRAUD AT BRltiliTON.—The Brighton
Guardian of yesterday contains a lengthened report of a '
charge of obtaining_ goods by false pretences, which has
been preferred by Messn. Bennington and Co., linen-
drapers at Brighton, against a respeetahly•dreseed female,
Eliza Maria Amphlett, who wee apprehended in London.
At the termination of an investigation, which lasted for
several days, the prisoner we+ committed for trial on Tues-
day last. The Guardian further states that had the charge
against Miss Amph:ett been dismissed, one 04 more charges
of forgery would have been brought against her. We saw
two bills, one for &Mi. the other tor 2001.. purporting to he
drawn by Major Mountjoy Martin upon the Earl of Wilton,
and these, together with a note accompanying, purporting
to be written by his lordship, are alleged to he forgeries.
The Lull for 6001. was stated to have been presotted by pH-
, coder to a !.iiver,ouith in 1.0n.10n f q giate and 'age;
seal of ; hut its genuiness being doubted, it was

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THE LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OP COMMERCR.—Yeit-
terday afternoon this Association held its usual quarterly
meeting iu the Chamber of the Royal Exchange Buildings,
Thomas Berry Horsfall, Esq., President, in the chair.
There was a very numerous attendance of members, and
the proceedings excited more than usual interest —The
President, in opening the business of the meet-
ing, said that the council were not without hope
that a measure would soon be matured for the
attainment of mercantile judges in mercantile matters.
The administration of the Customs law had also received a

large share of the attention of the council. It was-
both a
difficult and a delicate matter to arraign a pernicious sys-
tem without appearing to arraign the individual, by whom
that system was administered; but in regard to the Cus•
toms arrangements of this country, the fact was that legis-
lation
on the subject had not kept pace with the improve-
meats and requirements of our commerce. The committee
appointed had hitherto confined their labours to ascertaining
the real grievances which the Cu.toms arrangements in-
Hided upon the town and trade of Liverpool, and before
lour the council had it iu contemplation to call a town
meeting on the subject of a reform in the Board of Customs.
It was the system, and not the individuals who administered
it, with which the =scantily community had to deal, and
lie hoped Lord John Russell would come forward early in
the coining session and say he had determined on re-model-
ling the Board of Customs. The trading interests of this
country are too important to be passed over by any minister;
those interests are getting the preponderance in the House
of Commons, and the time was not distant when, unless
some conceisaion to the public requirements were now
grantesl, the public voice would reject any future propo.ah,
mule when too late, and would say there should he no
Board of Customs. The chairman concluded by calling on
the secretary to read the report. Mr. Tronaon then read the
report of the council for the oast quarter. It embraced a va.
riety of topics of local interest,and was unanimously adopted.
Messrs. Burt, Shand, and It' lltnd spoke; respectively
upon the auhject of the preference given by the Lon-
don and North Western Railway to London shipowners
over those of Liverpool; upan the arrangements contem-
plated by the duck committee, and upon the measures in
progress for the establishment of tribunals of commerce.
Mr. Lawrence My-worth, M.P., said those, tribunals were
working most satisfactorily in Hamburg, where they saved
a vast amount of expense, time, and litigation. Ile hoped
soon to see them established in this country also. After
the transaction of wane other business, a vote of thanks was
passed to the chairman, and the meeting separated.
CHURCH TRUSTEES AND THE DIVISION Or ST.
PA:Neuss INTO ECeLVIIAITICAL DlATllleTi.—Yestertluy,
at the vestry meeting of the pariah of St. Pancras, Mr.
Baker, who was in the chair, stated that the committee
appointed by the church trustees had met ou the previous
day, and that a long discussion casued as to the proposed
division of the parish into ecclesiastical districts. The
churchwarden stated that there were seven leant gentle-
men present, and that a great diversity of opinion existed
as to the respective powers of the vestry and church trustees.
Some were of opinion that the vestry had nu power;
others that the church trustees had no power ; and others,
the committee, thought that the ceded:snit:al com-
missioners had the see power, irrespective of vestry
or church trustees, to divide the parish into cc-
clesiaatical districts. It was ultimately agreed to
recommend the church trustees to refer the matter to,
and confer with, the vestry on the subject. He (the ,
churchwarden) Lad invited the Rev. Mr. Dale to come to i
the vestry and , :plain his views, which he could du better
than any one dee, and which would be the means, he had
ne Loehr., of setting right the great misunderstanding which
existed in tree minds or many. The vicar repudiated his
intention of having any control over the pecuniary arrange-
meets consequent upon the proposed change, and stated I
that he hail no intention of making church rates. (010—
Mr. Billet congratulated the vestry on the step width they
bad taken last week. They were now in a position to go
to parliament fur an act to oppose the Church Buildings
Amendment Act. It was evident, from the statement just
made by the churchwarden, that the vestry were not to'
have even concurrent power. Ile stated last week
that he had no fear of the vicar, but if they
bail no jurisdiction, tiny could not bind his successors. He
would suggest the propriety of calling a public meeting of
the ratepayers, in ord -r to iinform thorn of the position in
which they were, and to take their feeling upon a question
which so deeply affected this important parish. He moved
for a committee to be appointed to consider and report on
the proper steps to be taken to carry out the noticA given
for an nut to amend the Church linildiuga Act, and to watch
and advise on all matters connected with the proceedings of
we shovel trust..x undo. the [event ;Kt of parliament.
! Mr. James Clark 'tootle.' fife retalnifea, wit ch was Mit-
t tied unanimonaly.