The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-25 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(YlllB DAY.)

CLEKKEVWKIAL
DARIN, RuBBIST O TM NORTN LONDON AMWAY.

Jams,. To olor and Watient librel:TabotTren, were
diargeil before Mr. Barker with striabng • quantity of hone
hair aml other articles of the value al N., the property
of the North London Railway Company.
Mr. E. Lewis, of Great Harlboroughetreet, attended for
the prisoners.
From the evidence it appeared that far some time past
the cushions and mate of the tirst clam terrines have been
stolen while the carriages have lima staadiog uu the
ailinp. A few days since police giant Hill, 39 8 saw
one of the prisoners carrying a bundle containing bone
hair, and &oiling from his mannr that he had not come
L. it houeely, lie detained him. The primmer at, first
said that he had taken the hone hair from his sofa
fur the purpose of raising a little money, bat upon the
officer ascertaining that the primer had no sofa be said be
had found the horse hair is a field neer the railway. •
search of the pi-wooers' residence was made and ha
nob vim found articles beloagiag to the railway company.
Both prisoners were seen war the railway on the night of
the robbery, and the footprints or' the clay moor the railway
carriages .4.r...w00ded with the primmers limas
Mr. Lewis, fur the primmen, said that up to the present
time they had levee • good character, and asked the
magiotrate to settle the case.
Hr. Barker said se the prisoners had pleaded guilty be
should sot send the owe to the sesames, but would deal
summarily with it. He then sentenced them to three
mouths' troprisoasont with hard labour.

WORRIRIP.STREF.r.
■AY AND Wl►!,

Williams Mee/veer, a butcher in a large way of business
in the Haebeyrad, wee charged on a warrant with 'W-
histle simaulting his wife.
Mr. Beard attended to support the complaint, and Mr.
limiters defended.
The wife alleged that on Ttiesil,y last she was going to
make some purchases, when her louitsinil unmated upon her
stating her motive for leaving the hoax. She told hint
it ems no badmen of his, and he then struck her in the face.
%he had had him four times at this c,,urt for vaults upon
her.
In

the complainant admitted that the
answer .he had giro to her husband was not a proper
one, and that she had only made complaints of him, not
actually bought him before a magistrate.
Mr. Heritage told the court that the cause of this affray
was really a family matter. Hi. client had tiled aWI of
recovery mplast Mn. Mmeroger's brother with respect to
Cfn.llo large sums of money, and this had occasioned
greet ill will on her part towards her hus-
band. On this unfortunate oocasion he had car
Misty Mt signavot and irritated at the answer of his wife
to so simple and proper a question as that of asking where
she wan going. Every hasissed had a perfect right to make
sects a demand. A struggle ensued, and accidentally the
woman got hurt.
Mr. Heard said that the wife was in danger at her bus
hand's hands, he having threatened that if she mat out
she should not return alive.
Complainant mow this to he truth, sal
Mr. L.%h having e,nnm'-nted is strung terms on the toe
oommon preolies of striking women, he thought that is
this rase the wife bad not prosecuted until really compelled
to do so, sad defendant must pay 31. for the violence in-
dicted, or it default suffer one mooth's imprisonment;
also to led good bail to keep the peace fur tit months.

SOUTH RASTEILV RA ILWA —frins DAY.)
This day a special general meeting of share-
holders wee held at the Loahn Tamen, for the purpose of
obisinieg the esacthe of the proprietor, to as application
Min made lagairlitiment in the ensuing stream for towers
to tole* miditional capital to carry oat works which bare
from time to time recurred the sanction of the proprietors,
M somplete the enliscriptise to the Charing-cross Railwaythilertaidag. end far other_•
maps= ; Mr. HY no in tho Asir.
CnAllithe mils • isid addreee, in which he Wailed
that it was hardly neeentary to hold tbe
at an, r peerrietore had at 'winsome=
yearly meetinge emehootal the expesditore fur the
ranges Meer met faith in the circular hued to
thee. The following are the works referral to :
Works authorised at the half-yearly sorting held on the
Lllth Anon, 18:4, Melodies the Mint Maio. at Isariebeth.
raw Junction at Tunbri and ealeseien 4 theas=
Folkestose. 19,200 f. ; dthbienal rade
et the half yearly tomtit. held on taria‘Reptember,
1838. to be purehamd, in exam of the anteust for robin
slosh. meek:m.ly v• 44 by lthe proprietors, 10,113 L I /
chose of I.:clothes-1 Railway, astharieed by the belf-peerly
meeting no the 24th February, 11101, including mob el
spplicatioo to parliament. 13,7331. ; work, Medina,
and ald.t...nal rolling stock, anthoriesd at the hi&
yearly meeting held on the 314 September, =Tr ;
works atriums, and *Jaime' tribal otoril.
the boll yearly meat* held ea the lit Kash. 1/180.
; *arks, stalker, sad additional rata stook.
anti...rued at the katf.yearky mestiag held osi dm 30th
august, 14.10, ff.J,8231. ; ammo of eap=eiacurred in
comtructiog the Stroud sail
beyond the amoicat sathorieed by Parlimminita
amount required to oompkte the rats be the
Chariog-croas Railway unrierrkiri. ont Xl=
woman requital to provide additional dash,
acootionedatioa, Lc., 157,700 f. ; total press pill.
panel t.. Iraed for, 730,0001. The lathinea rosluisd
by propoaiag the following resolution :—" That the direc-
tor. be and are hereby requested to make affiliation h.
the Aeon* erasion of pa liament for power. to nisi
to addi-
tional cattal the extent of 7511,00&. for the purposes
merited.
Mr. THOIOIIOI ationoded the motion.
In reply to Mr. Itio.row, /LP.,
The CitAIIMAX stated that the 3.10,010. wee in addition
to the 300,0001. which the proprieton hail already voted.
The whole expendithre would be 8.-.0,0001. and that would
simpiete the share capital of the eonipany.
• mavens/Ms ensued, is whisk mmt of the 'peahen
supported the eupsaditare on menu* el the charing.arone
Railway, which wee regarded aa indbgeneahla for tr ands.
cosmis the enstiaental traffic cif the mai: seder the
sew circometeacesia rice Yr ere parr th• competi-
tion dila' Logics, aisthem, and DOM boa Clisinoan
Lineal. oral that the mem empowered to plate two
taste of a lamer elan lima IY peamat ones between Folke.
etone and floologst.
The resolution was arra to. sari the raring separated.

Mr. Edmund Glower, West eon of the late L.nor•
breed actress, Mrs. Mow, sod for some years past manager
of the Theatre Royal. OMegow, expired yesterday moruing
ex Felishargh, abet • law sod painful Worm
liatiquat TO MR. BATMAN, ERGIRITT3 or TER
LOCI' 'ATOM WATIMWORRe. —Os flay sight •
howeet vet Etas b the Loa 140.11611 end magistratss of
this Gleirglitr Water Canowitelaeoro, aid a hap
of the sitistos d , te Mr. Jolts Trodorlek
lltatommi, CA. of the Olargew Corp...t
tine of W i ressielika al the ability with
whish the esbener iniroiletbor water front Inab karts,
is Olorgeor bed bera owedeated by Mon .n• Lord Pew.
vaillireedidEDLeVeL LITRIATtRR. --MT. B. Motieki, M.P.,
fa, we Or else Jooraal) nedentwed, onsagod an as
arduous andertakisg, If, as we deal* sot ft will he,
mt.efactoirily famed oat, will be as. of great Im is
connexion with the hiMori7 or literature in I ail sad
ti ..tLuHI d the Middle Ages. It is a rellectioe of all
the known of tbe wirstatie awl private lihnuiee
of Great Brits% which 'Meted before the Reformation. As
as ham to the literary Motes of our ancestors, such • work
em e. 4 tea 0. pews of great emble—while it will bay* an
Memel of it. own as • record of issportast maim many of
which have usfortiumwly Meg awe perished. We -
d.:=lwish memos to Ala uedwialtier. sad Irma that
say of oar molars. by • ran olimom be im 111.0.4""
of molest iwidlted rataharnea, Maeda nektiews, tbsy will
sot tail to commuoicsue times to Mr. litediebi—sus of ear
few ldend aid diecriaLnatisg patrons of antiqattaw
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