The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-25 00:00:00

labal anTs Military.

CHATHADf, Sirr. 24.
A supply of revolvers has been despatched from
the Ordnance establishment at this garrison, to Dover, ou
the application of the local authorities of that town, for
the purpose of being distributed to the detectives and
police constables on duty watching tho departure of the
continental steamers, to prevent the escape out of the
country of Kelly and Dsssy.

WOOLWICH, SErr. 24.
Considerable activity still prevails at various
departments of the Royal Arsenal, and the men are em-
ployed oveitime in the preparation for shipment of war
Mores for the Ahyssinlan expedition. A large number of
workmen are employed in the fitting-up of the two hoe-
fetal ships at Deptford dockyard, which are each to take
out 400 thirty-two pounder shot to be available, if re-
quired, to bury the dead in the Red Sea.

ADMISALIT, SEPT. 23.—APPOINTMENTS.—COM-
mender James Augustus Poland, to the command of the
Plover, commissioned ; Lieutenants Thomas H. Royse, to
the Lord Warden ; Henry S. Sandy's, to the Rattlesnake ;
George Notice, to the Revenge ; and Henry Fox, to the
Duncan.

ADMIRALTY, Sarr. 24.—APPoiNTmniors.—Copt.
Richard Dunning White, to the command of the Money,
vice Corbett appointed to the Britannia ; Navigating Sub-
Lieutenant Robert W. Stephens, to the Bellerophon ; and
Acting Assistant-Surgeon Wm. P. M. Boyle, to the Fawn.
Her Majesty's ship Petrel left Algos Bay for the
Zambesi river on the 21st of July last, with the Living-
dose searching party. They will proceed up the river to
the Shire as far as the Murchison Falls, where their boat
must be taken to pieces, and carried forty miles overland.
They will then erom Lake Nyaasa, the northern end of
which is shout fifty miles from the spot where Livingstone
L said to have been murdered.

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Yesterday a detachment of the Military Train,
consisting of 3 officers, 67 men, 7 women, and 6 children,
arrived at Liverpool from Aldershott, and sailed the same
evening for Dublin. A similar number of the same corps
will shortly leave Ireland for Aldershott.

THE HEALTH OP LONDON.

It appears from the Registrar-General's return,
that in the week that ended on Saturday, Sept. 21, 4,466
births, and 2,828 deaths, were registered in London and in
twelve other large towns of the United Kingdom. The
annual rate of mortality was 24 per 1,000 persons living.
The annual rate of mortality last week was 19 per 1060
in London, 21 in Edinburgh and 24 in Dublin ; 20 in
Bristol, 28 in Birmingham, 29 in Liverpool, 35 in Man-
chester, 33 in Salford, 28 in Sheffield, 37 in Leeds, 40
in Hull, 34 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 22 in
Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 25 per 1,000 during
the week ending the 14th inst., when the mean tempera-
ture was 7.0 deg. Fahrenheit higher than in the same week
in London, where the rate wee 21. The lower tempera.
tore which prevailed during last week influenced
the mortality from diarrhum. The deaths referred
to this disease in the ten large English towns,
which in the two previous weeks had been 507 and
577, declined to 436 last week.

The VoLurrnza BALL AT THE AGRICULTURAL
Mu-L.—Last evening the committee for carrying oot
the Volunteer Ball, which is appointed to tale
place this evening, held its final meeting for
meats in the committee room of the AgroulturalarM
Captain Williams, of the West Middlesex, melded. The
list of the ladies and gentlemen patrons who bad accepted
the invitations to be present were read, and it was an-
nounced that the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and the
sheriffs would arrive in state about half-put ten o'clock,
and that the guard of honour would consist of a strong de-
tachment of the 29th North Middlesex Riles. A commu-
nication was received from Sir Richard Mayne, in refer-
ence to the police arrangements. The carriages of the
patrons, the committee, and the holders of the special
ticket' ill be permitted to par the police to the private
entrance in Barford-street, whilst the state cortege of the
Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, do., will enter the court-yard by the
greet gates, also in Buford-street. The band will consist
of 150 performers, under Mr. Dan Godfrey, and the
pro-
gramme will include the Belgravia and Belgian quadrilles,
and an entirely new volunteer polka written by him for
the occasion.

—iiiI4ASTHOUS WEATHER IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC.
—A great number of shipping eanualties in the South
Atlantic were reported yesterday to the underwriters.
During u fearful cyclone on May 26 the Royal Alfred,
from Rangoon to Liverpool, lost her topmasts, was thrown
on her beam ends, and had to throw large quantities of
cargo overboard. She managed to reach St. Helena, which
she Left oa the sth of August under jury rig. On the 20th
of August the Englishman, from Newport to Hong-Kong,
wasrendered so leaky by struggling through a fearful gale
that she has had to discharge at St. Helena. On the lei
of August a boat, evidently belonging to the Japanese,
from Rangoon to Liverpool, came ou shore at Cape Point,
Cape of Good Hope. A Hamburg barque, the Jacob
Levy, had been driven into Cape Town, leaky, and with
loss of rudder. In the North Atlantic, on the 6th of Sep.
tember, the Minnie Sears fell in with the A. W. Singleton
to Bostcn from Liverpool, ill a disabled state. She put magi
on board to assist in pumping.
The United States war steamer Shamrock has
arrived in Southampton water. She is a paddle-wheel
steamer of about 1,000 tons burden, and is armed with ten
guns. It is expected that she will remain in Southampton
water about a week.

A SI7PPOISID Fncwt AERFATID AT LEICIWZR.—
The danger of travelling just now in American costume
was illustrated at Leicester on Monday. About mid-day a
man with an American aspect and accent, and wearing the
broad-rimmed billy-cock hat, arrived at the Leioester rail-
way station by the Leicester and Hitebin line. On his
arrival he was observed by one of the officials to change
the name of his dsatinaticn on his luggage, and write
"Liverpool "on it. This excited suspicion, and he was at
once &netted. He gave the name of James Herbert, and
said he bad come from Bharnbrook, near Bedford, and was
proceeding to America by Liverpool Hs had a brother at
Sharnbrook, and be telegraphed for him, and he arrived
in the comes of the afternoon. Prisoner was taken to the
town clerk's office, and examined before Mr. 8. Bastian, a
borough magistrate. Another telegram was despatched
to fituirnbrook to ascertain that all was right with regard
to the brother, and that they did both come from that
place. This having boon received, and the examination
of the luggage having proved satisfactory, the supposed
Fenian was liberated. The report that Kelly bad been
captured brought crowds around the police and railway
stations. . _

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SUNDAY PORTAL DILYYNIY.—A memorial, signed
by 3,435 inhabitants of Soothe's, ham just been forwarded
through the Working Men's Lord's-day Rest Anse
dation to bar Majesty's Toetmuter-General to the follow-
ing effect :—" That the Poet-oflioe servants as well as
others require one day's rest in seven from toil That at
present the Poet-office of vials in &taboos are employed
on the Sunday as well as on otter days ; and that such
employment is unnecessary, as in London and numerous
other places the Sunday delivery of letters, ha, is entirely
dispensed with. The memorialists therefore prey that
the delivery of letters, &e., in Southsat be entirely skipped
on Sundays."

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before the Common Serjeant, T. Chambers, Esq., Q.C.)

RING UI4E CA.4I.
(Concluded from yesterday's Express).

Jar.b He•irg (""hen, 2i. described as a picture-frame
maker, and who was admitted to bail at the last session,
surrendered to take his trial upon the charge of having
feloniously forged a warrant or order for the payment of
41. ls., with intent to defraud.

The 'jury, after having retired for about half an hour,
returned a verdict of Guilty, and, in answer to a question
put by the Common Sergeant, they stated that they had
, not considered the question whether the witnesses spoke
the truth when they stated that the prosecutor had
fetched the frames from the house of the prisoner.
When the prisoner wee asked whether he had anything
to say why judgment should not be pronounced upon him,
he rephst There is &God in Heaven who will one day
decide who is guilty and who is not guilty."
The Common Serpent, in passing sentence, told the
prisoner that he had had a most patient trial, end every-
thing that was possible had been urged in his favour by the
learnedcounselwho defended him and thejury,whose duty
it was to decide upon the hate, tjadcome to the conclusion
that he was guilty • and be felt bound to say that be en-
tirely concurred in that verdict. The offence originally
was not one, in his opinion, of a very serious character,
but it was greatly aggravated by the instructions he had
given to set up a defence, and to call witnesses to prove
facts which the jury did not believe ; and he certainly ap-
peared to have done all in his power to carry out the threat
he had made to ruin the prosecutor. He then sentenced
the prisoner to eighteen months hard labour.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
THE CHARGE or ROBBING CHILDREN IN THE STREETS.
Edward Nutter, 28, described as a clerk, pleaded guilty
to several indictment' for robbery.
It appeared to have been the practice of the prisoner to
accost children who were carryins parcels in the street,
and, under some pretence or other, obtaining the property
from them with which they were entrusted.
The prisoner, in mitigation of his conduct, pleaded that
he might have admitted committing a great number of
other robberies of the same description.
The Commissioner told him that what he had just stated
was rather an aggravation than an extenuation of his con-
duct. He appeared to have been carrying on a regular
system of plundering young lads who were entrusted to
carry home property, and the sentence upon him would be
one of penal servitude for ten years.

CHARGI OF FORGERY AGAINST ♦ CITY lIERCILLNT.
George Joseph thlbert Prosi, 28, • gentlemanly-looking
man, described as an iron founder, pleaded guilty to an
indictment which charged him with feloniously forging
an acceptance to a bill of exchange for 501. with intent to
defraud.

There were several other similar indictmente against the
prisoner, but to these be pleaded Not Guilty.
Mr. Poland, who appeared for the prosecution, said that
the prisoner had carried on business in the City of London
as an iron merchant, under the style of Hamilton and Co.
He appeared to have drawn bills in the name of that firm,
to which he put acceptances and procured the discount of
the instrumenta. Thirteen bills of exchange of this
description had been discounted by • gentleman named
Jones, and it appeared upon inquiry being made that ten
of these bill' were forgeries.
Mr. Metcalfe, who appeared for the prisoner, addressed
the court in mitigation of punishment, and said the fact
was that the prisoner had the entire management of the
business, and finding that it was failing for want of
capital, he wail bound to admit that he had reported to
the expedient of making use of forged bills of exchange
for the purpose of raising money. The name of the pri-
soner's firm was upon every one of these bills, so that
discovery could easily have taken place, and he was in-
structed that the prisoner had no intention to defraud
any one, and that the forged bills were taken up as
they became due, and the amount of the bill now in
question was actually offered to the bankers, but they
refused to receive it, or to allow the forged instrument to
be given up. He added that the effect of the proceeding
to raise money that was adopted by the prisoner had been
successful in resuscitating the business, and if time had
been allowed him, the prisoner would have paid the whole
of the forged bills, and hare withdrawn the instruments
from circulation.
The learned Commissioner, in passing sentence, said
that be was afraid that the practice alluded to by' Mr.
Metcalfe was one that was carried on every day in the
City of London ; and it came to this, that if • man was
successful in bunnies by means of forging bills of exchange,
he paid these when they were due, and there was an sad
of the matter, and if he was unsuccessful the parties
would lose their money. Such an excuse could not be
listened to for a moment in a court of justice, and, in
point of fact, it was no answer at all to • charge of this
description. The prisoner had pleaded guilty to one
i charge of forgery, and there were several other charges
I of the same kind against him, and the leas: sentence that
he could pass upon him under such circumstances was
that he should be kept in penal servitude for five years.
John Smith, 26, labourer, was indicted for unlawfully
assaulting Henry Shuttle, • constable of the City of Lon.
don police force, in the execution of his duty.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Poland ; the pri-
soner was undefended.

It appeared from the evidence that an the 27th of June
the constable was on duty in Lower Thames-street. The
prisoner was there, and was annoying a person of the name
of Goodans. The constable told him be must not make a
disturbance, and the prisoner then said, " If I cannot get
at him I can get at you." He then struck the constable on
the facie, and knocked him down and kicked him on the
ankle, the consequence being that the policeman's collar
bone was broken and his ankle dislocated, necessitating his
attendance at the hospital for six weeks.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner
was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment with
hard labour.