The Express.
London, England, 1858-12-03 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Addititia) [TWOPENCE.

TBSTINONLIL TO CAPTAIN HUMS.

The retirement of atptain Hail& from the office
of general manager of the London and North Warier Rail-
way, a poet which he has held for eighties years, bee been
the occasion of a moat gratifying avert, la the presentation of
a testimosial to that gentleman by his brother Alms and
fellow-servants. As soon as it became known that Ca twin
Hirsh had resigned his office, a meeting of the principal o®-
cars was held for the purpose of giving exoteric. to their
holism of regret, sad a resolution wee pried farming a com-
mittal to wards, in what manner the exmerios of regard co
li felt for him might be most appropriately conveyed.
minittes elyclecided that an address expressive of
the estimation In which Capt. Hut& had so long been bald
should be prepared, and an opportunity than afforded to all
the employes of the company of signify their ocwourrsnoe.
This was accordingly done, and the refit was that upwards
of 6,000 signatures of pecans, from the introbket workman
to the highest officers in the service, were appended. In ad-
dition to this it ma resolved that some additional memorial,
la the shape of a work of art, should be preeented, and a sum
4,16001. was subscribed. As to the form which this memorial
should tats, the committee were desirous of consult* Capt.
Mesh himself, and accordingly wrote to that madman on
the subject, encoring him a copy of the address (the original
of which will be engrossed on vellum, and enclosed in a
suitable case), requesting an indication of his views upon the
subject.
Captain Mash, in reply, expressed his deep gratification
at such a mark of esteem from those with whom he had
been associated, an additional valets being given to it from
tie far of that assoolation being in the woke of ths,largest
command undertaking in the world, as the eaters and
servente of inch a company must always occupy a prominent
pro is the me of the pabtio. That those lo the employ of
OM had maintamsd their position, ere in his
peeidier e a, vie epgereet from the foot Met essay of
*sir body had been 'dried to fill the higher railway ports
bath abroad and in oar colonies, while the mere circumstance

of being educated in the London and North Wagers school
And proved a ready passport to any railway dike ta the king-
dom. Viewed in its social aspect, as affecting the well-being
of the public, the Importance of their individual duties could
warmly be over-rated- A company which daily conveys
over its own railway and branches an average of 30,600 pas-
angers and more than 16,000 toned' merchandise and coal—
kr this wpm muskeg each day 460 passenger and 870
goods trains—must necessarily exercise an important lona-
mai on the interests, comforts, and convenieaces of society
Cry. That suck a service should be carried on with
ojimmity from accident peculiar to it was due not so
=nob to regulations laid down for Its ortildanca, nor to the
supervision of say manager, as to the admirable discipline,
the intelligence, and individual vigilance of the service.
Much of their emcees resulted from the harmony of feeling
prevailing throughout the higher staff, and the kindly union
mining between the officers and men. Having mimed to
the drone mad* on the part of the proprietors to improve the
°melee of their servants by the erection of churches and
rilsad to the feet that Sunday traffic on
e was restricted to the narrowest pos-
sible bowels, Captain Haigh takes that his lain occa-
sion of adhering his fellow-labourers, to urge upon
them to avail themselves of the privilege they possess
of attending the service of God, for in proportion as they did
ea, they would god their own comfort and that of their families
Moreseed. is budding them farewell, he assures them that
he shall deeply prize that parting token of their regard
—remaining ae it would a perpetual memmto of the many
yens they had laboured together, and of the seefatance and
support he had received from them, and by which alone he
had been enabled to fulfil the onerous duties which had fain
to hie

1.172,402D1N4.RT C 48.11 OF BELL-STEALING.

At the Stratford police-court yesterday Samuel
Tettlkea a general dealer, Joseph Ashton, a carpenter, and
William Irvin, a carman, of East Ham, Hessz, were placed at
the bet Worm Joseph Botnes, Esq., on a charge of stealing a
large bell, vaned at 2,000 gainer, the property of Alderman
Finale, of Wanatead-perk, Bra, and the City of London.
. .

- . .
The bell, which is a splendid piece of oriental workman-
ship, is composed of various metals, chiefly the offerinp of
the Barmen people to their gods, arid formerly belonged to
one of their temples or places of worship, and was captured
during the lace Burmese war by a relative of the alderman,
to whom it was presented.
Edward Richard Benrnore, the gardener in the service of
Alderman Finn* said that the bell wes the property of his
muter, and had be suspended to a yew trio on the lawn in
the garden of the mansion. The bell was very valuable and
witness saw it quite safe on Monday night lest. Oa the fol-
lowiass morning. about 8 o clock, he went round the grounds
end that the bell bad been taken away. Witness
made a search and traced footsteps from the lawn to Wan-
stead Forest, where he believed the thieves bad placed it in a
cart and carried It away. Wii3lollll did not know the pri-
.

htT West, braes•fouoder, of 76, Beekohuroh-lane, at
whose abop the bell was found by the polioe as it was being
broken tip, stated that the bell bad been brought to him by
Mr. Day, a large dealer in old metal. lie agreed to give 90.
per it. Mr. Day was iooompanied by a person named

Charles William Day, of No. 6, Wallington-plans, West
India Docks, Poplar, stated that on Tuesday morning Mt
the prisoner Inttlebee came to his house and said be had •
pleat of metal for tale, something like a large bell, and
weighing 14 cwt. Witness told him that he mould net bay •
bell of that dimension., but he would take It up to town to •
=lwho would purchase it. Witness had not Men the
ibel time, but the primmer said it was is • earl up the
road. Witness told Ida to drive Um cart to lipitalgelds
Church. The primer Irvin wes driving the cart, end when
they reached Whlteohapsl minim saw Mr. Mina; whom
witness stopped, and geld " There is • man who La dealer
In metal et Victoria Docks, whom I ham known some time ;
be bee some metal for sale." TM bell wee then taked to the
Mass of Mr. Marks, when it was token oat by the prisoners
Tuttlabee and Irvin. Mr. Marks exclaimed " Why, this is
a rum bell. It is a foreign one." Tuttlebee then meld
" I want to get it settled." Wits.. told Tntliehee that
nothing could be done with the bell until it was broken up.
He leg for a abort time, and when be returned he found that
Tottlebes had ben vying to break up the bell ; hM hands
were gelled and blistered with the sledge hammer Jto had
been wing. Tuttlebee asked him eightpence halfpenny a
pound for the metal. Witness asked him where he had got
this hell from r end he said, " I know the party ; it is all
right." B. did sot mention the name of any person, but
" I have to pay for it when it is weighed." •
I think you ought to have said mom dime.-
lion in the saattr.
Witness—l thought it was an old bell brought from India.
Bergsma Copping stated that when he took Tuttlebee into
metody, he said • man named Ashton asked him to sell the
bell for him, and that the curt belonged to Irvin, woo lived
ea the Marsh at West Ham. He apprehended Irvin and
Ashton (who tried to make his escape). Irvin stated that
Ashton had employed him.
Astidement of Tuttlebee implicating the other two pet-
stems wee handed in and read, and the prisoners were re-
maaded till Saturday.

THE ACCIDENT AT ASTLEY'S.