The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-06 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

THE MANCIIENTER7IITMTER OF COMMERCE AND
RAILWAY EXPENDITVIO3.—We inserted the memorial of
the Chamber of Commerce to the railway commisrionen, to-
gether with the answer received, and stated that copies of
both documents had been transmitted to all the railway com-
panies which had obtained acts. Answers in general terms
have 'hem received from the following companies :
Leegarhire and Yorkshire; Leeds and Think, Amber-
gate, Nottingham, and Boston; London, Brighton, and I
South Coast ; North Staffordshire; and Manchester, Buz- I
ton, Matlock, and Midlands. More definite answers have I
been received from other railway companies. The Shrews-
burn and Hereford express their concurrence in the prayer
of the memorial. The Norfolk Railway Company do the
same, and add that they have confined their works to the
smallest compare. Loral Yarborough, chairman of the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, states that he is anxious,
and he believes that the board generally is, to avoid the
active prosecution of any works the completion of which is
not of the most urgent importance. The Edinburgh and
Glargow, without concurring in all the views set forth in the
memorial, think it most desirable that powers should be
obtained from parliament for facilitating the diorolution of
companies, and for extending the periods far the completion
of works. The Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junc-
tion fully concur in the prayer of the memorial, and state
that they had already anticipated its object, by a letter from
themselves to the railway commisaioutrs on the 14th of
October.
CHESHIRE. .

EXTENSTVE ROBBIS-111rTI:-.1;i0TES.—On Thursday,
two men. named Burgess and Mitchell, were charged before
the m "nitrates at Birkenhead, with having been concerned
in the robbery of Mrs. Mattison. The prisoners were
brought up at the Guildhall Police-office, London, on
Friday, and remanded until Tuesday last, when they were
sent down to Liverpool, and from thence to Birkenhead.
Mrs. Mattison stated that, on the 26th of October last, she
resided at Caponhurst, hall, in Cheshire. On that day she
went to Liverpool, and received, at Heywood's Bank, a 1001.
Bank of England note, 8 sovereigns in gold, and 4 shillings
and sixpence in silver. She went about the town during
the du, visited a cook shop, and several other places, and
crossed over to Monk's Ferry to go home; she travelled
by a second clams carriage, for which she paid a shilling;
no one was in the carriage when she entered it, but a
woman afterwards got in, and cat down by her side for about
three or four minutes and then went away. After the
woman left a man came into the carriage; then five or six
men got in, one of them being a stout man, something like
the prisoner Burgess. She gut out of the railway carriage
at Sutton station, and on going into the clerk's office dis-
covered that her pure, containing the money, was not in her
pocket. On cross examination she said she could not identify
any of the prisoners.—Emanuel Franklin said that, on the
26th of October last, he was acting for the firm of Franklin
Brothers, Lord-street, bullion merchants. On the '27tb two
persons came into the office, and wanted to change a 1001.
Bank of England note. They wanted American dollar
notes for it. He changed the note, and the prisoner Mitchell
was one of the two men.—John Uurander. a bullion mer-
chant, of Waterloo-read, said the prisoner Burgess came to
him on the 27th of October, accompanied by another man.
Burgess said that he had a friend who hail a great number of
notes to change. lie asked him where he got them from,
and the prisoner said from America. Witness said he
thought the notes had been stolen, probably from Franklin's.
Prisoner said that he would go with him in a car to Frank-
lin's. Witness said he would not have anything to do with
them, but be would keep the note he had, and he, the
prisoner, might call in the morning. Witness then gave
information to the policith—Adam Spellman, No. 10, Lona-
berdstreet, London, a bullion dealer, said he had seen both
prisoners at the bar. On Thursday the 28th, the prisoner
Mitchell came to his office, and asked him if he changed
American notes, and on being told in the affirma-
tive, he produced a quantity of American notes. He
said his name was Captain Broadwater, of the ship Wel-
lington, lying in the St. Katharine's.dock. He purchased
the notes. About an hour after the prisoner Mitchell left ;
he again returned, accompanied by Burgess. Burgess then
asked him if he could change any more notes. and he told
him he could not that day, but if they would call on the fol-
lowing day, he would be able to do so. The next day
Burgess came and asked him to change the remainder of the
notes. Made out an account of what they came to in
English mosey. Witness then went out, telling the pri-
soner Burgess that he (witness) would return in about
five minutes, which he did, with two policemen, aad
gave Burgess into custody.—Mr. Samuel Minshull, of
Chapel-Areet, recollected the proeecutrix calling at him office,
on Tuesday, October 25, and showing him two Bank of Eng-
land notes, which she had received from Heywood'a bank.
(The witness here read the memorandum ef the numbers and
dates of the notes.) She remained in the office the whole
time, aid the notes were not removed from out of her sight.
This finished the whole of the evidence at present again t
the prisoner, and Mr. Dowling, in whose custody the pri-
soners bad been brought from Liverpool to Birkenhead, and
who examined the witnesses, said it would be necessary to
remand 'hem until further evidence could be brought forth.
The magistrates agreed to adjourn the cue until Wednes-
day next. The attorney for the prisoners applied to the
magistrates that they might be allowed bail, but the appli-
cation was refused.