The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-09 00:00:00

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Carom' Cover.—Pervie Mr. netent °melee.
Posy-orrice Case.—Wm. K. Phillips was charged with
forging an indonernent to a t4ll of exchange for 211. 4s. 3d.,
at Bristol, in the month of February, 1846. The prisoner,
who followed the business of a wine merchant, though it
did not appear that he had soy stack or counting-house, had
a box at the Bristol Post-office, into which his letters were
placed on their arrival; two other firms in Bristol of his
mime, Phillips, had also boxes appropriated to them. One
of three firms carried on the banner* of wine merchants,
ender the style of J. and R. Phillips and Co. In
the month of February, 1846, a Mr. Arthur, who
resided near Penzanoe, to Cornwall, was indebted
to these gentlemen in the sum of 211. Ss. 3d., for wines and
spirits supplied, for which they drew a bill at two months'
date, and transmitted it for acceptance to Mr. Arthur: he,
in duo course, returned it, as requested, through the post.
office at Helstoo, and addressed the envelope enclosing the
bill " Messrs. J. and R. Phillips and Co., Nelson-street,
Bristol." This was nosey received ; and a considerable stir
was made through the post-office upon the subject. No-
thing was heard further for some time ; at length, Meows.
Boletbo, bankers, Penzance, received a letter, bearing the
signature " William Keatnason," enclosing the bill, and re-
questing them, in the event of its bring taken up on its
arrival at maturity, to receive the money, and allow the
party to draw for the same at fourteen days' sight. Upon
the back of the bill were the endorsements J. ft. Phillips
and Co." and " William %Mormon." The bill not
being taken up, the cashier of the hank enclosed
it with a letter addressed Mr. William Kortnason,
post-office, Bristol. Boon after en errand-boy, who said he
was applied to by a person in the garb of a sailor for the
purpose, called at the post-office with an order for the
delivery to him of any letter there might be there for
William Resta/son. He was watched by the police, and it
turned out was unable to find the person who sent him, and
so the letter was returned to the post-office. Both the mem-
bers of the firm of Phillips and Co. stated the endorsement
of their names to be a forgery. The letter addressed to the
bank and signed " William Kestneson' " was stated by
several witnesses to be in their belief in the handwriting of
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MEETING. KAISER FIRDINAMD NORDS teHN.
Timms, Muth 31.—The directors' report stated that the number of
peseengers in 1818 wee 710,.95 and 3,198,138 ewt. of goods. the
receipt+ being 2,679.81/1 &rine or 287,91111., or en innewee of 718,0004.
on 1415. After deducting all paynent of interest, Mo., there remained'
over the ruin of 436,8144., allowing, after the payment of the usual
ty per cent. dividend, a super.dividend d 44 per cent, and leaving
the sum of 25,. 9611. to be added to the teemed fund, which rane+
the amount of the latter to 139,2191. It was unanimously agreed
that the dividends In future should be fined at 5 per cent. AR regards
the termination of the line to Oderberg, and the Junction with the
Priori= Wilhelms-babn, it wee preeumed that it would be open to
the public in May next, and in the can there would be a centinuod
line of railways oten between Vienna, Breslau, Berlin, 11am/we, and
Stettin. It wee stated that the company had obteinedthe onacessioS
of the line from Oderterg to the Prussian frontier.

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.—ELIJAX GALLOMAT'II
inrsinvannier to LOCOMOTIOR.—We witnessed yesterday the trial
of an improved locomotive engine, the invention of Mr. Elijah
Galloway, civil engineer, at the Maidenhead station of the Great
Western Railway. The reran sea witistrotory. Tles thwation
censids in adding two driving wheels (herbental er than") to
the preen locomotives. Thom set as awl side of a waddle rail
between the ordinary thils. They see draws towerds ash ether by
swam of adjusting anwnOdin at igen" se ihst thin ow he
prowed together 'nth for MP lEW% elellellik et
thew who" Is cud" tea ere side OaWidth
rail, and can be loseeseader at pleamo. This llfflo/1-
met ethos a bile sr abed" der bays" was is des to Us "lOC
of the ewe" the oilimmienbsbeg thissosed or dlndabbed essarding to
the wool" diens sigh wile ibewbosts we pawed analog thessL
It is proposed OM es psi Om should be as middia
bat in localities where digglngestws, • raiddie rail will ha 11d ona
as additional bite, to toy swim" will thew be obtained by ilia gess
sere exerted upon it, ft is thsidered that the system may 1111
60,1111. a writ the indium, egg thee
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Wm-Ay reputation, and on his mentioning Inds name, witnesses severalt witnesses to lthhe in their thteielt -anti%
menttroesed 'rennut7tln .m.""'ass ::7;dr=""seeZZVetrl7f7:ol7,lo.l7,7"..e'r. MONEY MARKET. ciao lad se well la on the indium, adding at inirteitiii:Zairli:e -siiiimae. et TM eila. Ws 714 y,
declined to have anything to say to him, an walked
r. lowly prisoner,
Marer order
(la dye, but June, and signed letter-earadjoiningtent to thatof the er THUIRDAY EYINING. high tht,Prin:4 r' ilea., MAZTHRW acv : ilia* N. "11..1"41""6.7"
Ile hod reached the vestibule, when the de en, 'lnt poet-canoe, as a r ate e
awe
emu 6' from behind, seised him by "W. K. Phillips " and addressed to the post-office at also pro ved that about the time the letter was posted he saw The meeting in the Bank parlour resulted t s-day, shem7assi""iinas- thabiaiss-als—tabillybyMtlepead-r- eat YeiaZW
eUth: -egg felt if hi. head sm. being forcibly- Bristol, the object of which was " that no letters should be it is the possession of the prisoner, who stated that it had m generally foreseen, in the advanced the minimum me can he insmirdssdisinbbsil te any aztaa, even war the :w.
held seder water. Wilmer succeeded in getting from the de- given out to any person on the prisoner's behalf without got a mong his lot of letters by mistake, but he said that he of discount tot per cent. The first effect was the Mete hit-
bin asotimto e
kaPesminomffilliedletwie est,
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when he again seised him, and placed an order for the purpose or the production of a medal." Wee deliver it-The jury rerarned a verdict of Guilty. pressed and firm appearance of the funds. But this hatter g the lIILDON.-aiwil I. Manta. the wife or W. awe
fhltdait: Leap,
ds upon his noee and face, and inflicted On a comparison, the handvniting signed "W. E. Phillips" "she Attorney-General said there was another indictment feeling soon passed away, and Consols, which were 8711, left „egn;d6e-if—h6 the dth of the driving etheek gad aue‘"...keee "
several wounds. The respira,ion was stopped, so forcibly alend "
tter trWriilitt.niambKthesetzuumn.
u" Our
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orefstehmuurbliedtu eaeh
„et !simian the prisoner for unlawfully detaining • numistr of off at to / for money and the account. After the regular
did the defendant preset:lfs fingers. lie got away, and some
with
Y' Pni°•" the initials " p •
the . .etters that had come into his possession for delivery, but be market was over they were done I lower, and currently any gradlentadialawernry be oily dairsadad. Bythe mho se. a Tl_
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train
male
w a breokur &tut
tosolutuatiutls ilsuarldleth.
friends coming up, the defendant was given into custody.an unprelmon,
bearull[did not think it was nemest, to proceed with that indict- quoted at 881 to for money and next week, and 881 to 7 tote tuarbe swap& In avatar alma dm by Om most "`
and it Me/ meat.-Mr. Justice Coleridge said he should be glad to be for next account. Reduced Threes 86 to lex dividend.
C mined: hare spoken of the defendant both pots- letter to the Bank bore the same unpressuon,
tio :and privately spy. I base said he was one of a proved that the prisoner, for years bcdire this charge, had informed of the circumstances connected with the finding Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 871 to ex div. Ex odes bte curve may bbavemeibj' -
clemY te"Washo aanTem played and paid by foreign Teen the habit of sealing his letters with such ea Impress- of the letter.-The police sergeant who apprehended the eivirer-bills. 1 discount to 1 premium. Long Annuities, pompui.owith:aram=,,wodunia.l.4l..tead.ere
spen.masamipentay....
eernaltuta en RAW Had no official information of the sion. An
.engraver...wss STAMM. Odd the prisoner informed the court that in the prisoner's lodgings, 8 18-18 to 9. Bank Stock, 197 to 99. Consols scrip, 21 to had been oasts.' nv gr. Onlkwee Ms and a abut
Eli, bat sold va us variety of rounds, substantial and letters H and Iltnle.n“ belief were Ma eby when he searched them, he found-cm, hundred and forty- 11 discount, laid down on a gradient of 1 Mlll-1111 liaallaamatag AM& ea test.
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