The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-29 00:00:00

THE POLIOE COURTS.

SOUTHWARK.
Joseph West, a seaman beloing to the steamship Vials,
trading between the pork of Ostend and London, was
brought before Mr. Woolryalt upon information sworn by
Mr. Weals, an officer of her Majesty's Oedema, charged will
hawing oosesaled on board that Yawl stereo pounds sad •
quarter of foreign manufactured sigma in 10 boxes, each not
hawing been paid duty for.
Kr. Gnome William Bytes, examining *facer of her
Majesty's Customs, stated that on Moods? morie.og last he
was engaged on board that Victor es she arrived at bar
mominipplams off Horaelydowa, from Weed, sod ca ram.
imaging about he was induced to examine the binnacle on
the bridge. He littod, the case off, sad oa removing the
empires, be found concealed underneath 10 bores of foreign
manufactured tobacco, which be fond to weigh U pounds
sad a quarter. lie saw the prisoner, who am • seaman, on
hoard nest the 'pot, and he questioned him about the
cigars, when he mdmitted that they were his property, and
that he had them under the binnacle with the intention of
ecaveying them ashore.
The prisoner said that what the of had stated was all

dila.- •
Mr. Beverley, from the Solicitors' office of the Customs,
who attended to prosecute. said that the prisoner must be
eoneloted io the full penalty of 1001., and, in default of
payment. six months' imprisonment in the oounty pa,
without hard labour. His worship bad no other alternative
bud to pass that sentence, but the prisoner could petition
the Commisaioners of Customs for a diminution of the sea.
tones.
Mr. Woolrych aonordingly sentateed the primmer to pay a
penalty of 1001., and in default of payment he mast order
him to be imprisoned in Horeemosire-lane Gaol for six
months, without hard labour.

Mssetos.nougg. -The official residence of the
Lord Mayor is undergoing a thorough coarse of internal
embellishment, the Court of Common Council having voted
upwards of 1,6001. for the purpoee, which is new being
expended under the direction of their Gusted Purposes
Committee. The greater part of this sans will be expended
on the decoration of the Egyptior. -hall, and the rest of the
money will be principally absorbed In the embellishment
'of the state drawing-[coma, the Long Parlour, snd the
ball-room on the first floor, which rune across the whole
hones, pasallel with the frontage, and has of late years been
1 need as a supper-room en great ocosa. The work
will he completed m a few weeks. Simultaneously with the
interior restoration the foundations of the building, which
of late had given indications of sinking, are being rein.
staid slowly-a week which, it is said, will probably
, occupy nearly a couple of years, and for which a separate
grant has been made by the Court of Common Coattail.
The Mansion-house is not more than 125 years old. having
been erected in 1739-40, from a design by the elder Duce,
the then architect to the corporation, and whose remains
lie near those of Sir Christopher Wreo, in the crypt of
St. Paul's Cathedral. The foundations which have ex-
hibited most signs of sinking are thou in frost of the
building supporting the massive portico and entablature,
but the decoy is being arrested and the work of restoration
is proceeding.
CITY COMMISSIONER-4 OP SEWERS. -The COMMii-
aionere of Sewers for the City of London held their usual
weekly meeting yesterday at Guildhall. Mr, Deputy DS J *e-
sti, presided. With respect to the markets Dr. Dthheh'f, the
medical officer of health, reported that the °Mem had =-
damned 9,0931ba. of meat u unfit for humaa food ; most of
it was in a diseased cooditioa ; 509 lbs. were from seine&
that had died of disease Dr. Letheby called thentheistic°
of the court to the rapidly-igeensaing prudes sending
the carcases of bullocks that bad died of the prevailing
disease to the different markets for sale as human food, aad
he stated that last week 128 quarters of beef, weigh*
8,500 lbs. had been condemned in the City markets, and
most of it was from animal affected with the cattle
plague. A good deal of this meat had
been sent from Scotland, and some of it from
Spalding in Lincolnshire, and he recommended
that esiminal proceedings should be taken against the
parties- who had assigned the meat to the difirinot t
sate.
males-
-1 rasa. The mining condition of the City was mos
factory, and last week there were only 44 deaths metered,
Tag BOMBAY bidis...-Sornikerres, Nov. 28.- li which *as very much below the usual average. Dr.
The Peainsular sad Oriental Company's steamship Delta, Letheby also reported that he had tested the gas supplied
Captain Kellock, with the Pemba, end Mediterranean ,to the *Shoos by the Chartered Gas Conaway sad the
mails, bite arrived. She brings os freight 19 wimps ;Great Genii Company, and that althou ita illarniestiag
specie, value 4,731., and pearls value 27,000 t upees, alas 1 power same up to the requirement., of the act °I pia..
14 mesa and bales of silk, 67 oases shawls, 148 packages meat, it was very deficient in purity and contained a
elephants' tusks, 279 boxes lemons, 27 cheats oranges, 4 Imp exam of salphur and ammonia. The complaints
casks wine, sad 104 packages supdries. i have bees so frequent of late that the oommissiours gave
Wan-orrice, Nov. 27.-The Queen has been directions to their solicitor to ake proceedings against the
graciously plashed to give orders for the appointment of the colulithith for thing/lag impute Ps* The court thew
Sight Honourable William Hutt, Vice•Proaident of the adjourned.
Board of Trade, to be an extra member of the cavil division
of the second class, or Knights Commanders of the Most' of at
y tome' oonveoed by the Aldgste Ward Hats-
Honourable Order of the &db.-Granath 1 CITY CORPORAs, TION REPORMS.--A public meeting
1 payers' Ar:soantion. was held last night at theueoe Cheshire
Wgx-orrica, Nov. 28. -Tbe Queen hes been Chews Tavern, Crutched-ftiers, to consider the mity of
graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the' altering the cenatitution of the Commissioners of Seems ;
decoration of the Victoria Cross on Captain Hugh Shaw. ; Mr. T. W. Salter presided. Mr. G. R. Lines, jun., pro.
18th Reeiment, whose claims to the earns h••• thee sub- posed a resolution to the effect that all the mould embers
members
el the
mitted for her Majesty's approval, on exeunt of ea sat dCommon Council, with the Deputies, sh be
bravery performed by him in New Zealand,
against his name, vie.:-For his gallant conduct at the ' custom was to appoint deputies of the wards and mom
°Wed 'of the Commission of Sewers. He said the existing
skirmish near Nuktunlytt, in New Zealand, oa the 24th of ' bars of the Common Council, privately nominated, to sea
last, in proceeding. under a heavy firs, with four ; 'meant the ratepayers, but he thought the functions of
privates of the regiment, who volunteered to accomPal7 'so important a body as that occupying their attention
him, to within thirty yards of the bash occupied by kite ' would be more satisfactorily disetwirged if porous whoa re
lthalsa i• cella to after off • comrade who wes bed ;at present deprived of the right of memberthip were
woun ed. On the afternoon of that day Gandhi Show allowed the privileges to which they were undoubtedly
was ordered to occupy a pukka about half a mile from entitled. Mr. Whiteside, C.C., mad the commission of
the camp. He advanced in skirmishing ceder, sad when ewers, iutead of having only 75 member', should be at _
about thirty yards from the bush be deemed it prudent to, wet repregeoted by 500 gentlemen. He thought the body SaNKRI3PTCII66 ANNULLED.
retire to a palisade about sixty yards from the bush, as two ' should be composed of five committee', who would attend I Nov. 27. Inxl7en *ulnas, Frittiet.. Bobo, wholesale jeweller.
of his party had been wounded. Finding that one of them to lightiss, peeing, sewerap, irn. He believed the desired Nov. .0. /MAIM Lasognu.n. Menem Yorksh., genera earner.
' was unable to move, be celled tor volunteers to advance to cusp weld be effected without provoking parliamentary , JOIST STOOK OOMPANUDI ACTS.
.A• MAC& Leap MIS CosrAsY (11/IPIND) Dec. it, at
the flout to earn the man to the rear, and the four pit- laterfereace. Mr. Turner (Crippisgsts) said the commis- 'crian,ls,--w-iit0mi,,,,,,,,,..40 .sax 5etc,..,.. *
Take referred to scoompasied him enders heavyDWILARATIONS Or DIVID/WDL
plus when the wonodod Malt win lying, and they no- 'or a large animist ofublie mosey,repodisted the idea
5l• to the' goners of mum although entrusted with the expenditure .
awn glarlitl.D, Brighton, billiard table penprkaler-let clivi-
ceeded in bringing bins to the ear. 'of responsibility to the ratepayers. He thought there wee dead al 7a. 0,0., any Tuesday, at [rand e, Portugal-street,
THE CATTLE TLACCE TN FLINTSUIRE. -The every altos for altering the existing state of things, unet,bo,.tm,.
Yr. Davis, C. ~ Captain Dresser Rodgers, and several ISA- , Mali WILLIAM WADDiti, mapesoprose, wine moroblat-Ist
Wearied the meeting In support of Mr. Ides% re. , °aided of sa.. any Tuesday, at Stansfekit, Yortame-thelet.
cattle plague hos just made de appease,» in Flintabirs, Lyra." , unanimously o.sd,, it elsolwad I Looln'stan.
and under cireurostanoes remerhablis as affording fresh •"°•* w,_—___.."."..,. 4 ~,sar 8. h. -iii-, Daum I Sowed is mesas Teethes. chthrlith-11* dividend of le fed. at
der for the controversy as to whether the introduction of to adore ".m"'"*". dr" "` , have I new proofs), any Tuesday or Friday, at Carrick's. hetar.
the disease into Dern country is owi
ng to importation or .Dr
Wet
Steward by St. Thanes *day. WILLIAM Unit BMus% Plymouth, alipcbasdkr--Isedead
other odds. The harm whereon the plague has broken We (Scotsman) understand that Mr. Carlyle _ia 1 of et. a.t, aff Tuesday or. trinity, at tench's, gaoler.
out is rolled the Car Eetyla Farm, and is situated near sot to he in Wabash for stand
purpose of being humor liviafrer.r_r, "Lti 'at ft. trinarta..6o ar „C"rel
Csargwrie,!aboat eight oc ens miles from Chester. Since Led as Rector of the University, until abed the inn week 0.74.1., Stater.
I. at
ens sisreorases of the plague in linglend, and more of April, and has &sliced the proffered hospitality of the I Sylmar PIULIAra, Taristock, Invenikbe, bookseller-Lt dirt.
eirevielll Woos it Mt* wmaUmtwtiwn- „. is_bito neigh- ' Lord Provost craw e mamba oa account of the date of hb 1 gelid of Ms., any Tuesd or May, at Carrick's. testa.
I boar* county of Deabigh. mr. Vain*/ Donertes health. which aeosedtate recourse to • quiet retired PAM. ODOM, Swear, raisewssaer - lit &eldest of Lis., any
Fewest occupant of the farm, has taken ever, pecantion . league. Toads, or Mdse. at Carrick's, Exeter.
Mosta LLOTD. Bulky, astagorgedre.96=-divictesd of
" avegt
th:eniairectitoortoh°roism his
his cattle,
:range m6wtig gale[ fir,_ [AdTertieement.)--Efzizo.d wthr
o'st
.101:IrrNISITet. a i AND la. clad., any Thenday, st Lissuses.
PHAL-Effectaal Aid.- In DITIPILEIPP.
Ptilles=._, of keeping has arm* _frost .., .oormisli into smite*koosthoe. esissey doss este, &seethe' it nabs n=l./ . Dee. 19. A. Paine and W. Jos" Los sod Lawbeast. Ifs=.....sr-
WM •11081 of hill Rsaytalionts. Neer
moot is the early auts. „ow. Holloware oneeent and pals are lasagna' pouters -Dec, 19. .1. Le Pla, Wishes.* Ombrideollitss.
part of last weak the dorsasisi please moot witmistsksw* i ordered is reducing and die. Dec. 19. R. I. Dirtitanite, COM• 11111, loornitreror- Lee. 19. I. 7.,
assdoib emanates Ow the farm. mid in se virulent • forst ordered adieus. Tiny srem can be ace ess they Dann, Hassineramitis. commercial clerk-Dse. 11 W. idltisford
that is the space of four days ins cows had died. eight had, sutler any clicuesstosent new unsaid. MO • billning W.
S. 11••••••• Kragel°•46:iltheth t•rararaltra•-•Dthe lit
bus slaughtered to hasten an turntable cusiii, ...a the td, the rich 'rasa kelwai.d W ludiemilas• "id' skin dbm". J. rtennell' 11""'"1".., atairrairrlir at
&,,, awl a prseinsir boos Is tbe poor Moak does by 111. Dee. 111. W. Wit
red of the herd were prosonood by the vetaiaary = •
I Bea Holloway s assdielass abode be in thepooasertoo of on unamoothadie, shishuditsre-Des. IL c I'm tea,
is stissdasea Is be pest all lope et roomy. at sebum mu" dud suntidnnie. who will QM bs IS I Peat Manna. Wirt.bint cattle dealer-Des. se- .I: =le
ie very decided i/I his °adios that in this use at bag the' to MOO and rare dbeeee when medical see
=met be be"vablrv• brim-Dee* ll' 0. Pea"'
Tidbits& of the plague is apt atiabstehie he sogieglest • inisbe, Demeter% serivase-Dss. D. I. gad me
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BETTING AT MANCHISTER.—Tosetin.
CROYDON BTEKPLSCRABR.
2to 1 apt I: African (t) I 10 to 1 oast any other (off)
7 to 1 Maul (t)
DRanY.
7 to 1 apt Lord Lyon (0R) 1000 to 16 slat Raven (t)
Bto 1 Rustic (717) Me to 16 Monarch of the
9to 1 Student (NT) Olen (t)
83 to 1 Stabber AI) 1000 to 10 Lothario