The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-08 00:00:00

TES HURRICANE AT NASSAU,

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(From the Nassau Guardian, Oct. 13.)
We are sorry to learn that of the shipping in port
during the recent hurricane 93 Teasels and boats were de-
stroyed, 97 seriously damaged,And 41 slightly injured—
total, 731.
The schooner C. J. Marshall, at Nassau, is a total
wreck. The captain (Evans) and crew saved themselves
with difficulty. In Nassau there were tai dwelling-houses
destroyed and 609 damaged, five places of worship
destroyed and three damaged, seventeen warehouses de-
stroyed, OW theatre destroyed, and 1,034 persons rendered
houseless. In the out islands, from Abaco to Mayaguana,
the destruction of property was severe in proportion, and a
number of lives were lost by shipwreck and otherwise.

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THE EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES ON THE OREA
EASTERN RAILWAY.

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STRATFORD POLICE COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
This day at the Stratford Police-court, Henry
Buckle, who has already been committed for trial on
charges of stealing and receiving property which bad been
abstracted from goods trains on the Great Eastern Rail-
way, was brought up on a writ of habeas corpus from Ilford
goal for examination with his wife Caroline Buckle, who
has been since arrested, on other charges of stealing goods
while in transit on the Great Eastern Railway.
Owing to the apparent respectability of the prisoners,
they having kept a well-to-do clothier's and drapery shop
in Stratford New Town, and the large amount of property
seized on their premises, the proceedings excited much
interest, and the court was crowded.
Mr. Metcalfe, the barrister, prosecuted on behalf of the
Great Eastern Railway, and Mr. T. Beard, of Basinghall-
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street, defended the prisoners.
It may be briefly stated that the male prisoner has been
convicted for trial at the Central Criminal Court for re-
ceiving stolen property which had been forwarded to
Mr. Stevens, of Wisbech, and Mr. Starting, of Saw-
bridgeworth, and the wife on two other charges of re-
ceiving some property which had been delivered to the
company for conveyance to Norfolk, but had never come
to hand. Mr. Superintendent Russell, of the company's
police, and Inspector Standage, of the K division, as
already stated, discovered a large amount of goods in the
prisoner's shop, respecting which the following additional
charges were preferred:
The first fresh case gone into was against the male pri-
liocer Henry Buckle, for being concerned in the robbery of
some rolls of ribbon and blue velvet, which bad been sent by
Messrs. Eyles, of Cannon-street, City, addressed to Mr.
'itcher, a draper, of Wisbech. The package of goods was
delivered to the (lreatEaetern Railway on the 7th of Septem-
ber, and on arriving at Wishech the parcel A
was f
roll oundibbon
to be
torn, and the ribbon and velvet missing. of r
was at the bottom of the truck.
Mr. Russell, the company's superintendent, deposed to
finding the rolls of ribbon and velvet.
The prisoner ,eaerved his defence on this charge, and
the magistrate (Mr. King) committed him for trial.
The next charge proceeded with against Buckle was for
receiving ten pairs of black kid gloves which ha been nt
by Messn. Dent, of Wood-street, Cheapsidd e, to Mr.
Lin-ey, of Swaffluim, In Norfolk. The goods were for-
warded by the Great Eastern Railway through Sutton's
agency on the 15th of September. One of the parcels was
Minna at Swatfham, and another was found to be
torn open. The twelve pairs of gloves forwarded by
Messrs. Dent were stolen, and the ten pairs of kid gloves,
discovered in the prisoner's house, were identified.
Mr. Beard said he would not offer any remark on behalf
of the prisoner to this charge.
The Magistrate accordingly committed him on this
fourth CARE.
The prisoner was then charged with stealing a roll of
elastic intliarubber. Three rolls of the material was sent
by Messrs. Barron, of Ablerinanbury, by the Great Eastern
Itailway. addressed to Samuels, of Rotterdam rid Har-
wich. The roll of indiarubher produced was found by
Inspector Standage, of the K division, in the prisoner's
shop.
The prisoner was remanded on this charge.
Mr. Ward offered no objection.
The female prisoner, Caroline Buckle, was then placed
at the bar with her husband, charged with stealing and
receiving two ostrich feathers, which Kid been forwarded
by Messrs. Pavilion, of St. Paul's Churchyard, to Mr.
Arnold, of Syr:4lllam. ey were statd to have been
packed in a box and sent by the Great Easteni Railway,
through Sutton's agency, on the :10th July, and the box
was broken open and the feathers taken.
Mr. Beard said these proceedings against the female
were cruel, and reflected but little credit on the part of
the Great Eastern Railway Company. The law protected
a married woman in cases of this discriptionJand he was in-
clined to think there was no evidence against the poor
woman, who really had been persecuted, and had been
taken into custody for a purpose. She had only been mar-
ried to the male prisoner ten months, and had an excellect
character.
Mr. King said in her case he might be disposed to take

bail. -
Mr. Metcalfe said this system had been going on for
some time.
The prisoners were next charged with receiving a syphon
enema, sent by Mr. Bailey, of Oxford-street, to Mr.
Dunger, of Swaffham.
The prisoners were remanded.
There is also another charge against the male prisoner of
inciting an engine-driver to commit a felony, but which
was not gone into to-day.

" The doubts," says the Pays, " which we have
expressed as to the reality of the attempt at Prague on the
Emperor of Austria's life are confirmed by letters from that
city. They state that the inquiry instituted has re-
sulted in establishing that nothing of the kind bad
occurred."
The first public monument in England to the
memory of the late Rev. John Keble was erected last
week at Otterbourne, in Hampshire. The monument con-
sisted of a granite cross. The author of " The Christian
Year" was for thirty years rector of Otterbourne.
On the 4th inst. Rebecca, relict of the late Mr.
James Brook, Carisbrook, Isle of Wight, died at the age
of 86, leaving 7 children, :18 grandchildren, and 53 great
grandchildren--or nearly 100 descendants.
A lovers' quarrel has ended in the county Long-
ford in the very savage murder of a young farmer named
Newtry, by, it is supposed, a neighbouring schoolmaster.
A committee has been formed to promote a con-
solidation of the various railways in Wales, so as to over-
come the difficulties in which some sections of them
have been involved by the failure of contractors. The
total mileage of the separate undertakings proposed to be
united into one system will be nearly 800 miles.

SERIOCS AOCIDENT.--CSptaill Fox, of the Grena-
dier Guards, second son of Mr. George Lane Fox, of Bram.
ham-park, Yorkshire, who hadbeea oat with the Brain-
ham-moor hounds, was opening a gate at Wetherby yes-
terday afternoon wiles he was thrown from his horse and
seriously injured. At the time there was a high wind,
and the horse suddenly took fright. Mr. Fox was thrown
to the ground with mat violence awl fill on the book of
his head. After medical attendance had been procured he
was removed to Brarnham.,