The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-22 00:00:00

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

Mike Pea- Maw Total. Total.
RAILWAYS. egea. ao7era. ehaadlea. 1851.
Week ending Oct. 14. g
Great Southern of India.. IV 383 366 lii 312

Week oldies Dec. 3.
Mania .

_ LB} 297 474 771 5177

Week ending Dec. &
Dublin sad Meath U 170 no 300 276

Week ending Dec. 10.
Great Contr,' of Belgium . `2SS 1,V31 4,811 8,108 6,733

Week ending Dec.l6.
NOl9l PAT's Mt 10.604 62,572 00,176 MOM

Week ending Dec. 17.
Deltas& and County Down 441 361 232 683 619
Bristol and Leeter
Water lo6k 1,2e2 1,846 2,927 2,613

THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY EXTILTSIO2L
The exteosion of this line to the City will be opseed for
public traffic tomorrow. Trains will rue at frequent in-
tervals (generally five minutes) to Bing's-cross and Pad-
dioetoo, every quarter of an hour to Hammersmith, and
every half-hour to Bensingtoo. The stations on the ex-
Wasiak are at Farringdon-street, .fildersgatekatreet, and
Moorgate-street, the last named @Wien, which is axed
three minutes walk from the Bank, is only a tempanry
erection, as the perrnansut station eacinot be completed
uutil the extension to Tower-hill is opened. The cocoon-
tics with the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway is
expected to be ready for traffic on the lot January next,
when trains will run through from the Great Northern to
the Londoo, Chatham, and Dover line.
TRYING TO APPREHEND A2C ELEPHANT. —OR
Monday mor?iog Merry. Singer'. troupe left. Manchester

Recorder.)

(Before the - ..ionday in,.. _ _ _-
Witham Butler Berry surrendered in discharge of his for Dundee between 1 and fo'elock. rThe elephant was
bail, to answer an indictment charging him with wilful ridden down Market-street by his keeper, and such an tui•
DINNER TO THE }IAN CAD POLICE.—On Wed- and corrupt perjury when winined as a witness at the wonted sight at that hour oftbe morning so frightened some
pedestriaos returning from a party than they ran screaming
needay evening the whole of the polite of the S division, ! Edmonton County Court.
Mr. Montagu Williams conducted the prosecution ; Mr, into one of the side streets. This attracted the attention of
stationed at Hampstead and Hoodoo, were entertained as
FH. Lewis appeared for the defendmit, a constable of the A division, who remonstrated with the
dinner at the Holly Bush Aneemhly Room., Hampstead, the The case had proceeded for some time when an objection keeper for riding the elephant in the street at such en hour.
occasion being the departure of Inspector Webb, who haste= wan taken by the defendant's counsel, that the evidence Some high words bad passed between them, when the con-
promoted to the rank of superintendent of the V division ' did out support the assignments of perjury se laid in the . stable sought to exercise hie authority. But the elephant
of police. Mr. Cornick, chtuchwardeo, presided, and was
indictment, which therefore amid not be sustained. distinctly intimated his disapproval of such a proceeding.
supported by several gentlemen of the vestry sod the lead- The Recorder held that the objection was good, and di- I and the policeman narrowly escaped a blow from the aid-
ins inhabitants of Hampstead. There were about 60 ter- rented the jury to acquit the defendant, who wss at once mare trunk. Nothing denoted, the policeman obtained
pante and constables present, and after *substantial dinner cluichugso. I the help of some brother constables, and they proceeded to
had been done full jostioe to, the chairman gave " Tbe
Health of Sir Richard Mayne and the Militant COnsuls. Eflen Moore,
described as being a married woman, and ! the Victoria station. The Thaboeuetleptiosansut
rtandbliyiethkeser.w.erekabz
donors of Police." He said that this was the Bret manioc who carried so Infant in her RIM% 1/1111 indicted foe trio- ,this time Mut
that permission had been given for the police to meet the niously and maliciously throwing upon Robert Wes .and th:s po ce endeavoured to get at the keeper. He
caws oormaTa said, to wit, euipheirta add, with jaa,at, called ' Charley, Charley," and the intelligent creature
parishioners of any district and to partake of dimmer with
Mr. Neale, of Kenning- I gave a loud roar, mid struck at the police with his trunk,
• but, fortunately. missed them and made the side of the
them. He was glad that such liberality was shown to the to do hint pleeont bodily,t..A bylmearm-
police by their superior officers, for he bad known the time • rth. F- r_ ,• Wood, instructed
when such a meeting, even if it had been anggested, torparb-rceo, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Bibles box resound with the force of the blow. This convinced
the police that the elephant was too much far them, and
would never have been allowed to be carried out. The dreaded theormler'
toast was drunk with great applause. The chairman next The facts the c••• have been so recently Presented to ',
th•A retired dee•mfir•d —Manche/ter gegir'inre.
proposed. •• The Health of mr, Superintendent Webb.” the public in the police reports, that it is only nee/essay to rumina or A COYFERDAIL—Marc
North Eastern
Thia having been duly honoured, otra followed, after mention that the prosecutor and the husband of the prisoner Railway Company are making extensive alterations near
which the company separated, having spent were ca bmen inthe employ of a proprietor whose stables Melton for the purpose of removing the long wooden viaduct
' Steunfordotreet, and that on the day carrying the Melton and Thirak Railway over the Derweat
ng. evertio The !wind arrangements wer e • very pleasant
under the direc. are in Prime"re"'
lion of Mt. Seymour Smith. mentioned in the indictment, namely, the 20th November Valley. This is to be replaced by a fine iron bridge of one
last, the prisoner was seen watching the premises of the spats woes the river, and land arches on either side. A
DV BARRY'S DELICIOUS HEALTH RESTORING RT.
tomatoes employer, and no the prosecutor coming out, cofferdam has been formed in the river for the main pier
VILINIA DJUDICA FOOD cures, without medicine or incoove- P
steno., dr, dadjaaate,,, comp, asthma, coulamptios. 4a. the took from under her shawl a glass, the contents of which on the Mahon side, but on excavating about 10 feet of clay
hint,. pation, diarrhaia, dysentery. litmus. Wane, liver, she throw in his face. Those contents proved to be ell- a bed of quicksend wan tapped abounding with water, whi.a
sod stomach complaints, and waves RH times Its cost in liburio acid, and the result wee that the prosecutor's poured in so fasten to cause the bursting of the cofferdam,
it....,
other rosodico 60,000 cures aanuaDy,- Da and Co.. No. 77, lace was severely burnt by the acid, end his eyes were and the coosequeoce is that the works are for • time sus.
ltheenagintet. London. V. In Una at is. 1 • WI, 111. id.: so injured that he was now an outpatient of the hoe- seeded. The quicksand underlies the bed of the riser, and
IDA& tta; Stlto. 40s. : alio at (11. Gradechorc •a, chow .
1,,,.." lee. 0.1.r4.0.,4; and ag .11 0fcc.,..„4,4,,..„, pitaL The prosecutor appeared with his head and fees the foundations will have to be taken below it. Meanwhile
lisement4 Mail bendsgsg up. The fasts IMO ported by the promoter the wooden riednet is being streagthwied.