The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-13 00:00:00

CHARGE OP WRITING 4 LBITIR TO XI

QUERN.

Mr. Austin Magri, an architect and builder, wed
I has for some time past resided in Hereford, stiperinurdig
the erection of a monastic edifice at Belmont, about a co*
of miles from the city, has just been apprehended is am
quince of having written a letter to her Majesty, planly
tokening mental aberration of a dangerous dander.
Mr. Maggs was apprehended on Tuesday night last, sae
a warrant signed by a city magistrate, and issued by dire
Hon of Sir Richard Mayne.
Upon the eupenntendent of police reading the runt
Mr. Maggs exclaimed, "Oh, a lunatic indeed: Was aen
of your puppy Hereford magistrates that issued the yams
against me"
Upon being told that the instructions for his appestat
had been Mit from London in consequence of hie hi*
written a letter to the Queen, Mr. Megge said—" Wrote it,
Of coarse I wrote it, and she ought to have answered it.
would have been better if the Queen had answered Gst
respectful manner." He subsequently stated that the iota
was written a fortnight ago, and admitted that be en
London on Saturday last.
The following is a copy of the letter upon which the irs
osediage are taken:
" Hereford, 27th April. lilt.
"To her Most Gracious Majesty Victoria, Queen of few
Britain, Ireland, and their colonies.
" Your Majesty's humble and loyal subject showed, his
through the mercy and grace of Almighty God he he
during a period of 36 veers, been an obethent aed web
subject of this realm, and moreover, for more than Ififwe
now put he has been an humble servant rf a
Most High God, and a partaker of His grace, maniiniell
him only beg men Son. Your Majesty's security also sheen
that the all-wise and gracious God bee la ea repaid ieses
manifested himself to him [the writer], and in such enstill,
and ocatinuotte way as leaves him no alternative ha In MP
to your Majesty to render rep to him your Majesty's dos!
heed of the church. And in doing so it is from a sate
Dominion of duty. Your Majesty will please toamint
that this application is registered hi heaves, sad lOW.'
be accounted for at the judgement east of our Lad. llt
he happy to produce to your Majesty my credentials
Christ's vice-gerent on oath, and challenge the onset
to produce any other claim except my own to do
office. In preferring my claim, your Majesty will pima l
observe that it is from no sordid motive, but, on the other,
merely for the glory of God, the welfare of your Wing
people, and the stability of your throne. Wish* pi
Majesty every happiness, both domestic and public,
• lam, by the grace of God,
" In your Majesty's service
" AUSTIN' Muse."
The prisoner was very violent on Timidity aiihe
broke the furniture of the infirmary of the City Gel, wed
he had been placed. He declared himself ready le same
for writing the letter to her Majesty " briars the OM i
any one else "
Oa Wedeeisday he was brought up before the Mayer
Mr. T.T. Davies, end was remanded until Monday am, I
inquiries to be made concerning his relatives, who rre
laved to rankle at Bristol.

A Youxo LADY Snot.—ln consequence el ih
number of burglaries that have occurred in the uslghli••
hood of Shields recently the inhabitants of outlying'
are armhig themselves for the defence of their lima Of
party. On Tuesday a very serious accident arose iis
the inessitiose see of firearms. Mies Noma Wass, rel
the daughters of J. T. Wawn, Req., a Doylies ceml
magistrate, residing at West Bolden, wan in one of the
rooms at her father's residents when she found a pibd
tried to dm it oat or the window, but it would set
She supposed that it was empty and ran down ebbs
ei
She pat • fresh cep on It, and presenting it at the hid •
compaalos, Miss Mum, ohs exclaimed, a Year stra•Jl
goer life 1" Mks Niece bent her lead to saw ids ash!
" Dan point it at um," sad he so &leg sand ber •
Willy lad site attend the words whoa tits pieta Ade
sad was disimeged Into bar shealler. eiztems whets
1 bola tidies oat of her shoulders, sad the rang Of

recoverlig.
Carew. PALA= Own Emus* ISI"
WIDNISOLT, MILT 12 —Athablior• parealk r
Milo by arm Wu* 266; totel, 1,664.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(TEll DAT.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Kr. Camtinfoner ooulburn.)
TX u aauxia.
The baukrupt toss a of Nountatssing, In PAM,
Mid I•Vbir live ow sh.sha Meant parts of town. Thle
wthe 10141161•11111 . He ova to uneecured creditors
3238 L ; sweat about .He was in a deficiency of
1,8811. at the beginning of 1857. A grow profit of 2,0001.
wend on his trading; but whole this there were large
;Cr*ad a lees of 4031. oar/doped by the death of wane
ows bow the lung thaeasie.
Yr. Lawrence was fur the assignees . there was to opposi-
tion, sad the bankrupt pew&

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

THIS DAY.

NEW COURT.
(Before the RaoOfd•P)
TNT. 'SOARERS RY A PoLICZ INSPECTOR.
Paine* O'Bruft, ma inspector of the D division, surren-
dered to take his trial upon an 'abetment charging him
with having stolen two pieoee of bacon, the property of Mr.
Ps"
Mr. Metall/e prosecuted, and Mr. Baird dedrdsd
The owe spinet the primmer was this, the. posionlite le a
ehmessmcoger living in Westbourae-grove, Paddingtoe, end
upon the evening of the 14th of Apr.l the primmer we ems
by several witnesses war Mr. Page's shop, and ime of them,
• Mrs. Wright, who resides nest door to the prosetieter_
Meld that she saw the primmer go to the shop-buimil
lad take from it • piece s( y
width lie hid
seder his oast and prosi btu ie. Mum a and
lin he anis back, then a pared bum& Ws
; he Om you and ,wkhor pion of boos% ad
puma As slup, awl whilst no &is pol Ur Mbar plus lab
the km& soda W arm.
Amor wham swore to wring the Omer the the two
plias et lens, mad a milkman, who wee peedeg st the time,
maw primer with a boodle, s• spoken to by the other
witeweem _

ler the dediees It area alleged dot nob diger was Calm.
BY lordship having maimed Op, thojery Mimed • ver-
dict al NW &why.

THB POLICE COURTS.
(=DI DAY.)

MAXBION-HOCBE.
.4 BAsse, who said that at. belonged to the rtber aide of
the " vsa charged with haring unsalted her cos
William, • &aka. lad. aged 18 years.
The coreglathaat appeared very unwilling') to mom Pre-
Wrath seamdt the drueken remettosent of his mother, who,
be rail, was im the habit of calling apnea him at his place of
belts, sad knocking him about if he refused to supply her
with the means of making • bawl of herself. Upon the
Let reit ohs made to bun at the premises of his ara-
er. • cigar masker, aim dragged him scree the street
awl thumped him viebrily became, he told her he had net
ther shillings to glve the Ow the purchase of ber favourite
beelress, rmd be vas amid that hi. meter would cease to
his 11 eb enthused to diaturb the hones and the
there' it's 1 that lore my children bet-
Mr than d Ih• wort. Faith, WI I want of my
bogei% ammo bans to m., sad let one take care duties
e a him.
Lord Krnyor—Ta• you w.aid take rare of him. The
per le• eernhw kis breed by his industhriy, you beeous habits, sad
pm want to Israeli his laboo, law
drinking thi. storming. gin. W
lean
Defendant—Ott, the Lord War osi eat • trio to the
world, burin • little drop of fewther." Fat *peer widow,
and I went him to ca,os hose, and kith I'll slim tam

Complainant-36e paws. all my things for gin, sad it.,
I was obliged to nay in bed all day because aka emit
and palmed my shirt that she took from me to leash.
weed to Iles with her and give her 7.. • nee, mil my
heather, who is 26 ye vs old. gore her es., but could sow
get say victuals at all. It all west off fa
The seperieteadeet of • ragged school said the poor lad
was maiduous In his attention to school and now melded fa
• model lodgieg-boese, where proper care was taken of him.
The defsadant was believed to be an Omit/wale mother but
the gin had of late altogether transformed her, and she forgot
everything whim she could get • supply of that.
The Lord Mayor did tot like the idea of committing the
woman for amatiltieg her own child ; but told her if she ever
span appeared Wu,* him upon mach a charge he would
oblige her to fled hail to keep the peace, and if she
broke the peace aftervarde. by striking her sae,
to prison she must certainly go. He lamented
that the unfortunate woman was the slave of a
horrible habit, which confounded her parental feelings, and
addressed her is • Downer which seemed to have a beadle:Wl
effect ; and she assured bis loedehip that she would be enn-
ead to give her son up to the superintendeace of hie
empplloyer and the gentleman who appeared to support the
comaint.

BOW-STREET.
RALIAN MJAT.
• well-dremed and remarkably handsome man, of about
thirty years or age, who reforests himself to be an Italian,
bet grab with a strong Irish brogue, and who calls him-
ulf them diertnstier 11,,rrentee, was brought up on a war-
That charging him with having obtained a sum of one guinea
on false prvenose from Mr. J. Batter Langley, the manager
of the Nemo' .9 Star and Abate Lifer.
Mr. Sheen, solicitor fir the prevention, stated that the
ream was the person who in March last practised a vary
ekes bee os mom of the London newspapers, the name
Included, by sending them an account of a pretended Italics
conferees, which they inserted, and for which he wee pelf
m a reporter. It was not until the matter had hem mug
on for nearly a fortnight that Mr. Langley was led to unto
peat from maim circumstances that the whole affair was
an inventi ea of the miacser. On :Zadthis turned oat
to he the case. In commosnee of the ty_gtvaa ha the
ems at the time the summons was for, Mr. Langley
bed slam received communiostione tending to show that the
primer had oommlt•ed crimes much more serious than this
offence. Bat he did not heirs to go bate that matter, ewe as
W extent of metier the nature of the charge, unless the ma-
liberate thought it hie duty to do so. (Mr. Sheen hem headed
a paper to Mr. Henry.)
Mr. Henry said the present prosecutor could take no part
In that watts beyond communicating to the parties the fact
that defendant wee is eustody.
Mr. Sham would then roam himself to the present
charm
Mr. Laagisy was Hasa sworn. He said lam manner of
lb. Menem and Istettity Star newspapers. In Irekenary
et the primmer called on me and stated that a meeting of
Italian delegates was likely to lake plats, and that he would
seed la reports. Ile said that as he was in impoverished dr-
amas be me to accept payment for them. The copy was
seppilid and published accordingly. He made out his se-
°gest bus instruction. which I pee Wm and the mosey
was paid.
.! produce hie receipt. That was for three corn-
im which were made or the 2nd, I.d, and 4th of
M:elt. (Mr. Imeley here produced mph. of the three
aerobes of the Morning Star in which the reports hail
appeared.) The charge was 11. Is. Mr. Langley went
on to my that a few days afterwards he saw
tb • again. end having some suspicions asked his
at which bum in Newman-street the conferences tank pima
The prisoner screed to take him there and show him the
home, and they want together se far as Charing-crosa, hat
se he then admitted that he could not tell what sort of ham
It wee, or on which aids of the street, he (Mr. Langley)
thought it melees to proceed. He had subsormady seas
ereyail. at the differs* pleas at which the someatage
werei_pesemied to have been held, via.:
the Haysestiet, and theionstmet, Beese==
band that them bed basso suchumarece. La OM of the
reports. 11, Unice-Meet, Demegla was emstioneff, avid the
had also menticsel that Mdress, seyteLottellhuglignor
as Carr ati, the erehry. lived thins. On he
found that the primmer lived thew hut Signor snail did
not, and there was no ream there where a meeting could he
held. Wham, saw no mos of him till last eight, when be
was lecturing at Reading.
Cavaliers ()enema rimmed that In consequence of seeing
the report referred to In the Tann mad Star be met In Mae
patty with Count Arrivals@ to the plena indicated, to seam
Ws if any such sisetiag had tam piece. The, called from
door to door at every house In Newses-strut, Oxford-Meet,
and food that so inch mastinge W het heard of. They
also food that may ether balm lied bees
maim inquiries upon the ems subject, end amoral of
the inhabitants appeared very indignant et the trenkle
which bed bees thus gives them. Witham had sees a NIL
la which the prisoner me announced to lecture as "Hely,"
deamfbing himself se Count Borrornect, " • memberof the Me
Means government.' Wades knew the meat
3=2
well, end coat state malady thee be was net la
mad bore no reeemblanee whalever le the prisons.
The primer—There are ae hafts of that mom
air Hoary—But you remunagil yessell as the me
are

Prlaaaor—T saa known amorally by that Dam and the
ammo( Toakar.

PoliirTessetshis P 23. derma that be erred •
eursess as the derrhast at ha. sapper. radars% 32,
Oseee Uslas-ureet. les it with the Be did
ast eliseel. art • warrant wee land.
nue airred the warm* ea the primer last alibi (Wed.
assolay) at the theetra liaertig. where he wasren as
nestre-Diskier Inftess Mapped ea r lb mew eat
diet bin amide. Mew tellag him what be sure& be fa
• • " Oh, It is • wry simie rarer. It is Meg
te the seamese." B. rhea iesiaa a
eiseirds hie but wirer esly alma Mr Is rare •
sheet apalegy, raw shish he searruseed lie the
pas ream Oa berg sera hr has area, ~
petiteala
"The ems as is dr warrest" (arreirs).
Oes st the I.etaae'.lol. was ler rears& as earn
rah ea part et Wperrnessee. " depth li eallear. at
ei% at the power st berieg, sperm se sis"
ad Se nabs " reset trek seis same asi
O'. Limey Aged that ha moompalsi ra Meer le
Biaiit. art period as peruser eel au Ida.
The planar. la sareett le re Arm awl Met the
Meetings were bold, but that be dill set *bit he amarenie
sorter parties ere leek • era 5 Me mimme, b, am-

palling them to come forward mid be examined ; for ques-
tions would be put to them which it would be against their
interest to answer.

Mr. Sheen pledged himself to put no rich quirk= r
were implied, or an questions at all.
The prisoner rid that Mr. Langley knew bit. as •
of literary repute—sa the author especially of an artfela is
reference to the Italian revolution of 1848, which bad boa
highly spoken of.
Mr. Langley rid he bad received a note from the sifter ki
the Viscerally Rsoiste, in rawer to one inquiring If the
was the writer of the eery referred to. He rad the
:°letter,isin which It was rated that the " article was supplied
by a
gentleman calling himself an Italian Count."
Mr. Henry committed the prisoner for trial.
The prison to to be admitted to bail, but the appli-
cation was o by Mr. Sheen, on the pound that the
prisoner used to attend the summons, and assumed •
variety of Allan.
The prisoner said he wee suffering from a wound, which
made medical arstanoe indispensable.
Mr. Henry rid he would have ample care in prison.
Bail wee reload.
cLEFuEENT/BLL.

101113 IT IT ♦ SOLICITOR'S CL ITIL 17TRCTS

A Telipotably-dressed man, who gave the name of Al-
an epd 32, a clerk, residing at 4, Upper North
Grare4m-road, we placed at the bar before Mr.
chewed with 'tailing a 601. Bank of England
are, the papery at his employers, Messrs. Langley end
Gibbem, tallaibing 12, Greet James-street, Bedford-row.
It appear& her the evidence that the prisoner had been
its ism ties N the employ of the prolocutors, and had, up
to Ws Ikea born • seal cherester. Oa Wednesday
sainisia bet Mr. Gibbon gave the prisoner a letter to
espy cal the half of • 6W. note to Wens end post to a client
at Tanta The net day the primmer had the other half
of the aide le that the Owner did not return
his aphymat,par. the epsr simpletons were arousal,
sad apes radar imptirles they meshed telraphic
bead
from Tamara that neither kW of the not" bed
km received. Oa Pridey it was swertetned that the pi.
I maw had obeyed tie ars at the Derr of Regleml, sal
brief it with hie era artellesserpea latheserko vas
flea. Aire
gives le Ile pease, sad .
war la emercit of
sew Ire tie fogad pisonsr at
ea early beer ta the messfritpublie-bease In the fitren
ed.spaPaw kin the be said be wan galley, and
airy wry. Upin sumreldag m. Limber bend upon hire
• earider of beatereirkets and betting beat; and it farther
appeared that the phew had lately ler a great der of
wavy barse-redsg.
The plassee, whip mere' te Mal hie postrat wry acutely,
was rimaill frr lb, silminse ef a clerk from the Bank of
Raglan/
WANDSWORTH.

Av".THEIL ATTONITT TO AIIIOLIIIII WANNIWOZTA rata.
kiss Brow Plifta,at Wandsworth, Mr. Newlwrry Ball,
ima=mv an Maim and J 16.. Berry Nikon,a tiowksepr, also
d W tan suisaosed before Mr. Ingham, by
et in V division, to show their right
= rip Ye et the Whitsuntide fair in a field
alliclig Ihs Iliear. okra railway-station at Wands-

-
Llizonolkes oppolood to excite meldsrabla interest in
ism% ma as Inv. Mr. Judders, the vicar of
Lama, and mod aim 000llsono boa et Wandimerth
and Baskaaaa um_ pm'. is imphlsal the great Mame
arising am Or Wake of Me hdr.
Last yaw a star. Meng' wee tads M abolish the Sir,
by ormafitg Pfteo• eke it to lostots4 moo the. eon-
whin et boeflattes aloft • osomilon karakey hod
hos PIM woe Mr. PWW/a, owl he war doolored a lunatic,
owl it et punt midi ma toyhtto. in which
the hir bad bon bill kr may yowl belonged to Mr.
Maim, and On 1101 0011161111 Mr. Ingham thought be
had no p.m to btfattiay nor flat the Lord Chancellor
was the preps asdnitity to apply to. The fair was con-
=y boa, do pool having boos taken by Mr. Ball,
it la 4WD isf die lust molar fairs near London, it wm
salrimi by may Misusonb of persona. Since then ths
',umbel's., "lOW have taken warmers opinion, whit*
proved to be bonsai.. as Mr. lughaza*s darlion, and it
was dcrnabied b take these proceedings before the setae
magistrate. Three sot wars taken oat on this ma-
st. against all fie promo who had an interest in the
Mit

Kr. Fenn and &meat Harking having proved the
bidding of the fair,
Yr. Jopp, who appeared for Kiss Phillip; warideved that
his worship bad no jurisdiction, inasmuch MI the Lord Chan-
delier had authority over the geld. lie, however, failed to
ohm any title to the fair bring held.
Mr. Ball, in his 0r.., admitted that he hired the Geld last
fair, and received some of the mote from the booth-keepers.
He did set obtain all his mosey, ss some of them rat away
without paying the rust. Be tort weary by the fair. He
oosld show so title to the lokfng el the Gat.
la the ewe eif the other deltudeet, he merely hired the
' amid ter his cattle daring the year, with the examOon of the
sewn days It Whitman with, when the fair was Lid.
Mr. Ingham, upon referring to the Polies not, thought
his duty was very ample. No right and title had been shown
kr the holding of the fair, and he therefore should lane his
order declaring it to be illegal, which would give the polio*
power to remove the booths, Le., if they wen pat up epos
the geld on Whit-Monday.
It was stated that some of the parties were deliarridned to
have a fair in Wmadaworth, in spite of his woreldp's &ebb&