The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-07 00:00:00

HAMMERSMITH.

Henry Barrett wu brought up on a warrant at the
instance of Mr. Edmonds, the relieving offioer of Kensing-
ton, for neglecting tomaintain his wife, who was an inmate
of the workhouse.
The prisoner, on being 'sled to plead, said he belonged
to the band of the 2nd Life Guards, and he claimed an ex-
emption to the proceedings by the request of biz command-
ing officer. Re then referred the magistrate to the Mutiny
Act.

Mr. Edmonds informed the magistrate that the prisoner
helrn. d a private engagement u one of the band at Ilighbury
Ba _

Mr. Myra= thought that would not matter if his en-
gagement with the crown exempted him from the liability
of supporting his wife.
Mr. Edmonds said the Marines were not exempted.
The prisoner pointed out the difference in the case, and
said the Marines were under the authority of the Admiralty,
and not the War-office.

Mr. Dayman looked at the Mutiny Act, and found that
all attested soldiers could not be taken from the army for
any claims which parish officers bad upon them for the
maintenance of their wires. _ _ _

The prisoner said he was an attested soldier, and liable
at any moment to be called to join his regiment. He had
leave of absence from his commanding officer.
Mr. Edmonds said be was surprised that a British
soldier should take an advantage of a woman in that way.
He sated the magistrate to adjourn the case to enable
!kiln to communicate with the War-office.

Mr. Dayman reftmed, as the law waa clear on the point.
A reference was made to the marriage certificate, when
the prisoner stated that be married his wife twice ; once
without leave, and to save all trouble he obtained the con-
sent of hie commanding officer and warriod her again.
Mr. Dayman then discharged the prisoner.

THE DEATHS ON THE 17NDEROROUND RAILWAY.
—The Medical Tinav and Gazette, in reference to this sub-
ject, says,—" If in the ' multitude of counsellors' who
have addressed the public on the subject, acme had sug-
gested more sad complained less, it would have been
better. However, the company is now taking active mea-
sures to satisfy the demands of hygiene, and have re-
quested Dr. Letheby, Dr. Whitmore (the medical officer of
health of Marylebone), and Dr. Bachhoffner to make •
thorough investigation, and report to them the results
arrived at. In the meantime the company is doing all in
its power to admit fresh air to the stations. At Baker-
street, and we believe also at other points, workmen have
been engaged in large numbers in opening up channels for
the temporary admission of pure air. We may soon hope
for the report of the gentlemen selected by the company
but awaiting it, we may remark that either or both of two
schemes may be adopted for the ventilation of the line.
By whit is known as the plenum method fresh air may be
forced in, and by the vacuum mode the foul air may be
withdrawn. Perhaps the beet plan would be a combine-
than of the two. Engines of • few horse power might:be
employed to work rotatory fans for the propulsion of air
into the stations,and the foul air shaft might be conceded
with the furnace of the engine, and have by this means;ii
very powerful outdraught produced. As types of the two
schemes, we may select the Reform Club and the House of
Commons—the former representing the plenum, and the
latter the vacuum principle."
THE LEAMINGTON SEQUESTRATION.—On Thursday
• motion was heard before Vies-Chancellor Melina, at Decl-
aiming, to suspend the writ of sequestration issued against
the local board of Leamington for contempt of court. The
sequestration was enforced on the 20th of August, since
which time the town property and monies have been in the
bands of the official sequestrators. The contempt for which
the writ was issued was in the board not having cleansed
the bed of the river Lean], from their sewage outfall to
its confluence with the Avon, as directed in the cane
of " Heath v. Local Board." The order was made in March,
1866, but the board alleged that they have been unable to
carry it out, in consequence of Lord Warwick and his
tenants declining to allow them to enter upon his lordship's
land for the purpose. It was shown that this difficulty had
been removed, that a contract had been entered into by
the board for cleansing the bed of the river, and the work
had been commenced. The Vice-Chancellor remarked
during the progress of the case that he really did not
know what towns were to do with their sewage, and he
could imagine that the inhabitants of Leaminiton were
nearly driven mad by these proceedings. He was not
satisfied with the plaintiff's conduct in not having acted
upon the writ of sequestration, which was granted in
January last, until the 2nd of August, when the writ
was issued. and then the notices of sequestration were not
served until the 20th of August, the very day that the
court of Sir William Page Wood was adjourned for the
long vacation. He, therefore, should suspend the injunc-
tion until the 7th of November next, and direct the board
to be placed in precisely the same position as they were
on the Ist of August, before the writ of sequeetration was
issued, but should direct them to enter into an under-
taking to prosecute the work of cleansing the river with
' all due diligence. An order was made to that effect, and
thus the local board have recovered possession of the town
funds until the 7th of November, by which time the works
will be completed and the contempt purged.
AN INCIDENT AT THE BANE OF ENGLAND.
Information has been received at the chief office of the City
police of the following occurrence at the Bank of England,
which bin since been ascertained to have been the result of
a forgery committed by a clerk connected with one of the
public companies in the City, who has absconded. A few
days ago a respectable young man presented himself at
the exchange counter at the Bank of England and ten-
dered five 100/. Rank of England notes for change. The
clerk, taking up the notes, inquired " How will you have
it " All in gold," was the answer. " What name!"
inquired the clerk. The party gave a name, and the clerk
had no sooner turned over the leaves of the Post-office
Directory to ascertain if the name was correct than the
party took to his heels and ran out of the bank, leaving
the five notes in the possession of the clerk, and the man
has not since been heard of. The matter was entrusted to
the police, who have elicited that the notes were the pro-
duce of a forged cheque. The party implicated is stated
to be the registrar of a public company in the neighbour
heel of Lombard-street. A belief has been entertained
that other forgeries have been committed by the delin-
quent, but the company have thoroughly examined all
receipts that have passed through the party's hands, and
find this is the only case.

ItiVAL MENAGERIES.—An amusing scene took
place in Chelmsford High-street on Monday morning.
For some days past the town had been placarded with
gigantic illustrated bills announcing that • well-known
menagerie would exhibit, and these were speedily followed
by the placards of an opposition menagerie, which the
public were informed would exhibit at the same time. A
grand struggle took place on the entry of the rival esta-
blishments into the town, things being planned so that
when one procession was on its way it woe met by the
other coming up the town. A " dead lock " took place
with two of the large vans, tho sun blinds in front of two
tradesmen's shops being swept away in the confusion.
The rival managers, one of them • ticotchman, and the
other an Irishman, met on Pout face to face, and a bitter
war of words ensued, while the lions and tigers and other
beasts in the various caravans roared and bellowed de-
fiantly, as though eager to espouse their masters' cause.
It was a most amusing scene, and happily the two proces-
sions at last managed to pass each other without any
serious consequences.
THE Blouse. —The grouse season has very nearly
come to an end, or at any rate to • standstill, and much
earlier than usual this season. The weather from the 12th
of August up to a recent date has been most favourable
for the bills, but the scarcity of grouse in very many dis.
tricts has materially shortened the time usually devoted
by sportsmen to mouse shooting. The disease, we regret
to state, still holds on its oourse, and in some districts
seems to have increased rather than diminished during
the past fortnight. We are informed that on the Strath.
ellen moors the grouse disease still lingers in many places,
and what is worse that it is steadily spreading to other
moors which until very recently were quite exenipt from its
attacks. On she Cloys moor dead and dying grouse are to
be seen every day, "very few of the birds killed had the
glossy plumage and general appearance of healthy birds."
From Perthshire the aocounts received are quit's' saddening.
Lord Cairns and another gun killed some 280 head of
hares on Glenquaich in the end of laxt week ; hut most
sportsmen who are yet in the district are either fishing, or
doing next to nothing. The heather was late this season,
but is now in full bloom.—Land and Water.
The Bristol and Exeter Railway directors are
offering a five per cent. preference stock amounting to
219,0001. The offer, in the first instance, is to present
shareholders. and the stock will be allotted early in
October.

MOLLER'S COD LIVER OIL. —The First Prize,
and only 'liver Medal at the Paris Exhibition, hos been given to
Peter Moller, for his purest Norwegian Cod Liver OiL The
selection was made from about thirty competitors. This Nor-
'mein en le exclusively used in cam. of debility and consump-
tion, and the contracts for the North London Comumptioe Hos-
pital are now made with Peter Duller...4dd by all Chemists,
Is. U. per bottle.—tAdyeetiesotent.l