The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-19 00:00:00

BIIVOUL.AI TINTIMONIAL.

In the month of May lut a robbery wee corn-
mined at the o'.d George Ho'el, York, upon a gentleman
named Potter, a traveller for Masers. Bilis sad Everington,
of Loudon. Mr. Potter had retired to rest, having Bret fas-
tened the door of his room, and en the Ll:owing m 'truing be
found that about 90/. bad been abstracted from tie trousers'
pocket. An alarm having been% tined, it was dis-
covered that a young man, named Clack, of very
reepectsble sppen,dice, and whose friends bold a high
position in the neighbourhood of Leeds, bad left the
hotel th.t morning under imspfrious circumstances. The
telegraphic wires were st once put in motion, and every
effort made to captors the suppotod thief, and it was not
until some few weeks had elapsed that he waa takes
into comedy in London. He was brooght dawn to thin
city, and after wall examinations before the magistrates,
he was discharged la communes of the absence of evidence
upon which they could mama. Mr. Potter thereupon Com-
menced an action against Mr. Bland, for the recovery of
the amount stolen, and the moo came on for trial at the lad
satins, Mr. Bland, by the advice of his friends,
defending it. Mr. Potter, however, obtained a verdict fat
the amount sought. It was conceived by • great many per-
sona that Mr, Blend was hardly dealt with in the case, end
a large nun,i,e; of his friends, therefore, at once commenced
a sub, criptioa to defray the expenaes incurred in the defines
of the sAicie, which, with the sum @mitt, amounted to
207/. Ii is watistactory to know that the sum of 200 guirtess
wee in a very abort time raised, and on Saturday evening last
• party of gentlemen, oonaistfog of Mr. Nana • friends and
subscribers, Inn together to present hint with that MUM •• a
token cf their admiration of his conduct.—Pork litrall

AN AMERICAN HORSE FOR MARSHAL MCMAHON.
—A number of Irish gentlemen who reside in this city, de.
Of tzpreasing their admiration for Marstud McMahon,
of the army of France, in some way that would be likely to
, have decided upon sending
gre a ma[
atepeciPt to
of on Amencstt bone. The) have been
quietly collecting the money necessary for the purchase
during the past week, and now, it is mid, they have in Land
somethinz ever one thclumnd dollars for that purrnie. They
have act yet decided upon what parkcalas hum :Ley will
seud.—New York Times.

A SMALL VESSEL YOR A LONG VOYAGE.—The
socatiald voyage noontly to Sadao( the terew steamtr L' We
Lacy, of about 30 ton., in opts of a aernig opinion that the
was somewhat too email a craft for a voyage acmes the
Atlantic, has determined the directors of the Bahia and Sea
Francine Railway to despat. la another steamer of evert
smaller proportions. In compliance with this resolutim.
Idr. John Watson, of Parliament-street, London, the on-
-1 tractor for the abase railway. hoe sekoted a small nisei
from the &hip yards on the Clyde, which is pronounced by
many exptrienced and recital men who have vitMel her to
bee beautiful yacht model. The miation of chi. teasel has
beet eutr,eted to captain Bracken, ter whoa, a' I- ,:iret tioa,
after a remarkably rapid pump, the Lacy was
handed over la safety to the company in &Aka. As
in the case of Ler contrast, the lirtat Eastern, many
were the I rognostleations of failure in that ot
rite Little
Lacy; hvppily, however an elle crew, ceder • skilful
and energetic captein, 'have proved what cool heeds
and steady hand/ are able ta coompliak in a smell bat
welt-built malt event in the hoe of decidedly advent,
weather, and we true that in the navigation of the gement
vessel, the Helen Conran, Obese gloomy prof Irla, ff say Mill
east, will be once more diseppenn•eL As nle • Amon:able
f.',l !ha voyage, we hope, in due time, to bur of the
ash arrival of this second little V• 4511. la the meantime
we will conclude by wishing the Rehm C»1112 God-speed.
The Heise Conran is an inn vessel, of ably 18 tear, and
and railei
fwabootr.lt ty,(lArcostiv.l4l..duoud Desmyyforathormdmimaombertre,
Pally Mad.