The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-01 00:00:00

GREENWICH:

Yr. loom Damns hop-merchant, of Warwick-place,
Queen's-road, Peckham, and George Inn-yard, Borough,
appeared before Mr. Sacker to answer a summons at the m-
ammas of the South Henna Railway Company, charging
his with violating the Bth section of the company's bye-
laws, by jumping out of a train while in motion.
Mr. by
attended for the Railway Company, and
Mr. Sandham appeared for the defendant.
The Ticket-collector at the New-cross-station stated that
while the 7 p.m. train from Stroud was running into the
statism at the rate of five or six miles an hour he saw the door
of a esocind-claw carriage open. He cautioned the defendant
not to get out till the train stopped. He, however, jumped
out said fell on the platform and if It had not been for wie-
ner be would have fallen tinder the carriages.
Other witnesses confirmed this evidence.
Mr. Sandham said he thought his client ought to have
been the complainant in this case as he had suffered severe
injury by having his collar-bonebroken by the fall.
Mr. Seeker—l consider the case satisfactorily proved, and
am only surprised that ea attempt should have been made to
resist the charge. The compare must be protected in the
execution of their laws for the public convenience and safety.
The defendant bad been rah), of irregularity which had
brought its own punishment by his impetuosity in rushing
oat before the train had stopped. For the sake of setting •
better example I shall convict the defendant of the arms,
and order bun to pay a penalty of 10s., with costs.
The fine was immediately paid.
THAMES. -
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William LaAey, a merair esearbee;,aged 36, and We muter
of the brig Clipper, of Dortsueuth, sad John Naeskood, late
the mete of the wale vessel, aged 30. were brought up of
remead before Mr. Yardley, charged with having Mosioesly,
willedly, sad aziellolously sunk the brig while et anchor of

Dungeness on the night of the 13th of March, with intent
to defraud Joseph Cooper and others the underwriters, of
the 1111111 of 8001., the amount for which other,
vessel was insured
previous to her sailing from London to Newport, in Wales,
In ballast.
Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, conducted the prosecution for
Captain R. B. Nott, R.N., inspecting agent to Lloyd's; Mr.
Fletcher, ectlicitor, defended Captain Labey
The charge spinet Manhood was withdrawn.
After the evidence of two Dover shipwrights had been taken
to the fact that the holes in the ship had been. bored with
u Manhood was examined. He gave his evidence
augers,
reluctance, and had to be warned several times by
the magistrate as to the position in which he stood. Ka
stated that the day before the ship was sunk, the captain
said, "It won't do to make for any place and go on shore, for
the dock bill will be more than the brig is worth, so the test
Wing to do with her is to sink her." The next morning he
law the captain and Chesney, the steward, go into the hold,
and heard the sound of an auger, in the midsbipe, boring a
hole. While en the watch that morning he saw Chesney bore
a hole in her starboard quarter. Afterwards by the captain's
orders the ballad port was knockcd out, and shortly after.
wards they left the vessel, which sunk on their quitting her.
John Chesney confirmed the evidence of the last witness,
and stated that the captain himself bored some of the holes
In the brig.

Captain Nott was spin sworn. He said the ship was
sunk in three fathoms water, and was most poritive she
could have been taken into Dover harbour. We towed her
from Dungeness to Dover after we stopped up the holes
and pumped the water out without bliag a drop. She
wee comparatively water-tight. She only made six
inches of water between Dungeness and Dover. We had
not the slightest difficulty in taking the brig into Dover.
The prisoner and his crew could have taken the ship into
Dover or to Folkestone, the nearest port. The prisoner could
have beached the ship with all the twee in the world.
Mr. }let:her—Supposing the wind off the land at Dun-
geness, could the ship have been taken into Dover P
Captain Nott—Most certainly.
Tke prisoner—The wind was off the land at Dover, not
Dungeness.
Captain Nott, in continuation, laid the depth of hold wee
'lateen feet. The two holes in mitiships were lower than the
ballot port.
Mr. Smith now asked for a remand, and that the two wit-
nesses, Manhood and Chesney, should be bound over to
appear and gave evidence.
Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner Laltey until Wednes-
day next, end bound over the witnesses Manhood and
Chesney in the sum of 4W. each to appear before him and
give evidence on Wednesday, If they did not attend he
should issue his warrant for their apprehension, and they
would have to pay 4W. each.
Mr. Fletcher—Will you take bail for the prisoner P
Mr. Yardley—Moat certainly not.
Mr. Fletcher—There are two highly respectable shipowners
here who will bail him.
Mr. Yardley—l will not take bail.