The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-26 00:00:00

THAMES.

Abraham Sandi, a labourer, egad 45, was charged with
obtaining a horse by false pretencea of Richert Kiff, who
was formerly a publican, awl now desaitted himself so a
dealer, of the ikwaSiaters-thed, Holloway.
The prosemitor said that in September, IS* ha was keep-
ing the Woolpach public-honer one mile from St. Albans, ,
Hertfordebite ; and that epee the close of Barnet fair, in
that year, the primmer drove up to his house with a van con-
taining his wife ant family, and drawn by • hired horse, god
said he had recently met with many misfortunes, and had
been compelled to sell his own horse to pay the expenses of
his late dsugh'ent tuners]. Ile took pity upon the prisoner
and allowed him to put up at his house with the van, free of
charge, for three week.. The prisoner then said if he could
reach Luton, in Bedfordshire, be rhoald be able to get his
living, end asked him for the loan of a horse to enatrla him
to reach Luton. He thonght the prisoner was an honest
man end lent him a horse which he promised to send over to
Hitehtn-market front Luton next day. He sent to Hitehln
at the appointed time, bet the horse was not there, and he
bad sever seen it since. He met the prisoner for the first
time yesterday in a waggon on Bow•ennuoon. The prisoner
lived in the 'waggon, and directly he saw witnras, said,
" How do you do, Mr. Kiff," to which be replied, " Mid-
dling, Mr. Smith. I should be a good deal better if I had
that horse you took away from me." The prisoner said, " I
ma glad to see you well, Mr. Lir; why he
sever set a price
Rpm that Wass." He told the primmer he never intended to
set spire cm the horse, and gave the prisoner into custody.
Dir. Smith set up a wry insanities et nee, that the hone
will so lame and worn out that the prisoner could nrt rend it
beck to St. A.lbscia, sat that he sold it for 40e., end sent a
lett• r to the promentor, inf. raring him of the fact.
Mr. Yardley said he had nejuriediotien is this caw, and
the prison r must be taken tathwith with a warrant and So
depwitions taken the magistrates at St. Allan's.
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ACCIDENT to TSB MAIL PACKET PRINCII
PRIDDICIT WILLIAM.
DOVER, FRIDAY.
The Board of Trade inquiry was resumed at the
New Berione-hoagie this morning. The first witness called
was _ _

Td. Louis Derain, measenger to the French embassy in Lon-
don, who was one of the paragon who entered the lifeboat,
end ware precipitated into the water, sod swam whore. He
often crossed the water in the mailioackets, and wmperfectly
well acquainted with the signal ta at Calais. When the
moil packets enter the harbour a lee or green light is exhi-
bited on the seat pier. The green light is nem put up unless
there Is water sufficient for the packets to enter the harbour.
He 'eked to go in'o the lifeboat because he had despatches
and wanted to save the train. No persuasion was exercised
to induce the other era to enter the lifeboat. He
wrote a latter to the ems to contradict the statement that
perversion was need. The captain and the crew were quite
collected; there was no confusion. After the lifeboat cams
alongside he was on deck a quarter of an hour before sign-
ing it. He had read a letter in the lines* signed "One of
the Bared," and according to his opinion it was incorrect.
He contradicted it in a letter of his own.

—Edward Whiiiingatall, the
87poientata, was next ex-
ambled. It wee part of his general duty to go on host ser-
vice. He looked sitar the boats. The orders of the captain
were that the boars should always be ready to be lowered im-
mediately. The boata were inspected sad kneeled every
morning, to see that the falls were in proper condition, end
once a week they changed them from quarter to quarter. The
port lifeboat was not lowered because that was on the wea-
ther side of the shin. finping the davits and everything
la order, there would have ken no difficulty in transporting
the port queer boat to the Isodele of the vowel. He did not
hear the captain give any ceders for the port quarter boat to
be launched • he was attending to the pawnor" who were
entering tbs. other boat. The Prince Frederick William
carries two boats, but borne of the packets on the Ostend
station carry three. They_ always carry two—ona lifeboat
' end one ordinary boat. nay also carry two life buoys.
Captain Harris hero observed that according to the Faaeen-
Aet Frederick William was efficiently fitted
The witness, in reply to Captain Harris, stated that the
boats swung in-board, and than they wore occasionally got in.
He had examined the poet lifeboat before Leaving Dover, bat
the boats were not swung in-board because the weather was
not bad. They Were early got in in a head tea, to ease the
vowel.
. . . . . . .

William Balks, leading stoker on board the Prince Frede-
rick William, deposed to the management of the engine' on
the occasion of the accident.
lb. Warning, 8, Dockland-tartans, Dover, mail guard,wse
next examined, and confirmed the evidence of preceding
witnesses.
The proceedings were again adjourned.