The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-13 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
&prim I. Dorms was summoned opts the complaint of
James Hamblen, a Hemmed Maus for that ha, on
the Mat day at July last, being then dr no*r of the
William Jollift, a Msam ship, saszmatel from
and navigating within the between Magone:
Landon-
bridge and Gravesend, did nfiall=ly, after a qualified pilot
bed offered to take charge of such ship, and had made a
signal for that purpose, employ and oostiese to em Sy a
certain man, named Abraham Reed, this end there be an
unqualified person. to pilot her contrary to the Ant 17 18
Vie, a 104, sec 363."
Mr. Fletcher appeared for the sempishmmt • and Mr.
Wincitworth, on behalf of the Ostend elms 'llitvigadon
Company, to whom the William JeUllh
The defendant pleaded not galky.
Mr. Fletcher briefly opened his enehasa stated that the
onuses, if proved, world render the diadems liable to a
penalty act ezereding 21. 14s, beim doable the amount of
pasha chargeable on the !Millen Mile between Load=
ad Gravesend. He them called the
Junes Hambletcs, who said—l erer= plies, sad
now protium@ On Saturday, the illet eh., I all
the William JOBS coming down from Laelloa-twMge, I
being than an the Tower. She wee then is charge of an
unliosased named Abadan Read, whom I sew waving
his hand to the man at the hal I aey flag, sad
the impede came from the semboard side to the larboard. I
'eked list if he treated ay surmises, sal ha said " No; end
without Sands' he west right ea. I comet say that he
IVY MAN of the Witham Mils, but be was on the
ffie. box. The William Mai lime wader about slag
het of water at the them, see the }Softy to Gravesend for
that draught is U. 7s.
Crag-ssamised--I do act bow Oephis Dawson, and
mama say whether he hie WM Up sod dews the river for
80 years. fleet hiss for the espial* his caminsh I will
not undertake te swear thee he ins set is damp of thee*.
TIM vessel was mead what I Inhaled my flag, but sot brae.
I cannot my who gem the order te saes her. The dahniisst,
in answer be my qualm, d sat state that he wee htassY s
pUot, or if he did I did set bar bka. I essmat say whether
Bawl continued is chirp after I meth the awash lest he
all stood as the paddle-Wu.
Mr. Wheekworth—Have you not said fa verfeisg that the
• case to the port ids and took oharp tithe ship?
t—l have said ea.
rlr7T'Csekerorth7is that your writing?

Com ens—t;Lii
ladkwarth this mad • latter addremod to the en-
periatadent of the Masa Navigation Company ea the tad
instant, in which is
complainant &Mai that portion of
the work mow does tho campanye mlebi
ry he dives
to him, and in which be mods rime* to the re-
fusal of the captain of the William' MAY is employ him on
the 31et alt., aad memted that the espies, apes hie appli-
cation, himself look elbow of the sldp.
Cices-examinatlos resnmed—l believe it is the practice of
the General &sem Navigation Compaq to have licensed
to moist their captains in navigatimg_their vessels
as far as the Pool, bat I am not aware 'brat lir. Bird is a
Beamed motorman. I sew the name of Cvai Daman an
the books at the Trinity-haws ea the holder of • Board of
Trade tartiflosim
Lord Kam—Tit* meillieste hold be
Mr. Wissewcath—lt be; I have littrott. Don't
yen Imo', Kr. Ktuableten, that stambeats carrylag pas-
Magna in navigated by copal's Weft a Board of Dude
corilikatef
Cemplehaat—l do. Bat this the °aphis must pilot the
ship himself.
Mr. Goodman (chit clerk)—!s the busy peas of the river,
is It not anal to have one person 011 paddle-box of •
atoombeatErd cicalas' madams
Cos Yee, it is.
Yr. —Bot you dal embed that both those
persons shoot be Hemmed pilots P
Complainant—l daa't know how dam may be. I have sem

it dog.:
Mr. Wineltworth—Sth seroeshas the thief sate ha
then on the paddthbes, rthad of Bead, wed bed wthed hie
head to the rasa at the bath, malt roorldee the hefts
in chop elf the orsel, the osphio bier the other paddle-
hos or co the *kith * the t is?
Complaisant—Nor but there is a dlibraors between the
I chief rate end soother ma.
William Coe, a warren, wlto the with osnigiehtur
when the latter made b 6 missal, Imo aseriald. bat meld
$ ziaso Ito Mira as is the bat st Rend hers la
It
Ur mad, siert tole* Si Whir Os ding wee
seeds, lot his swathes led to *t ~Ws* that the letter
wee artaioly sot theory sad he ameba that A he saw
was that Reed waved be head thee, as if to the men at the
helm. Tithe wee soother rams.
Mr. Mermaid aosturiel that the wee so prod:
that the sees the as at the inset Irseepery
that bad thee mess before a most. • Ile be.
Moved ft had .reared loth* Yeses II will,
os the eamplainest tho digs dim et the Whirs
"WM IRMO be the emptier kw 6 Oa work and
braes be did sot get it - loth _ ene _ _ . To that
meanie he ft._ Wink's**, bell Sew 'ellgerisas. Far,
that the W9l Rails weirs throirid .Ldp: end emondl_ y
that tir ithhohrt did all eirlithemitifiroy so salleoesed
km pilot shift s duly quanta to tale ether et
the vend. As to las hest thiri wee=
Wan the Kresothe meth Leto
sad the wry abase
the antherse bit=
takes ent assioral lices. The
the
gesitheas hese mad the motherless of
ashen 11111•001•4 Illith see. e. '
69 Ost. IT., bra es eatioallks
to cony
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ch ouels, &a., Web. &aphis
atireaterres
ipy be al;
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I sowed ethemlly sloth Ithe it;Tbst thy ..ire
=do the thosetli Oarplelg, web a
=sue all rethatell
I.orest as
I objection melts the sith isbyeriur
mode by the Trithrheoes, sod order In
coma is the Leaden Gotha ef the 17th Illy, 1367, se-

trallag to Alps carrying peemeogere the exemptions pre- I
via* onjoyed by ships not carrying pamemogera, antler the
Mb mike of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854.
Mr. Fletcher took a technical objection to the Board of
Tale omodicato, but the objection wma orammled, and
The Lord blayor award hit opinion that awry possible
fastaration had boas to in navig=lithe ems* as ao-
cording to the cespidsist's own Owe bud been a
aus to look out upset& peddlo-bat, dont everirequire-
mast of the law had bees duly aosplied with. The con-
grt amoral IS have bins leaking imentolti. ears burr
an to the pub& pelf MISS he applied he the ennunoss,
but be that .a It might tbeennuam must be dirmalmeed.
lb. Wlackwrath MI It we. esfsesadbary list mita
nntamass ehonld be bass est NOM Clapinis Daman, who
bad assionted up awl dews thaThmusis thirty years Be
should sot, however, UM we for smite, befog setheed with
the molt of the ten;' but, if ear is& a arm ware
forward again, it we. the intmstfes oldie 8018411 N.
Orsapony to paw for coots

lona Dams I, a beA-hangsr and an IrDestlaskswood
carver, residing at 10, Slades-plea, Marken ware
pisad at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with ving
in their pommel= 14 braes finger plates, four cupboard braes
locks, two Turkish towels, and a bunch of skeleton keys, of
which they could give no satisfactory seeount. For some
time past, when the night duty policemen have ben going
off duty, several potty robberies have taken place. In eon-
sequence of this, Inspector Bryant, of the U dhWo, made
:=Tants, and yesterday morning sow the pt
em with
oomewhat heavily laden. He fllowed them to their
rabinsce, and upon entering the room found the above pro-
perty on the table. As the property, no doubt, bad ben
stolen, a remand was asked for to find an owner.
The rivAters, who had nothing to my to the charge, were
remanded fora week.