The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-25 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MANSION•HOt'SE.
TOE FATRAOADINART FREAK OP A SOT.

(:,orrr, irifrhard, aged Ifi, was brought op on remand
hvf.re the Lord Mayor on she charge of stealing • horse
.Led cart.
The circumstances of the ease were of rather an unusual
diameter. It will be remembered that Ilr. Rogers, a
licessed I:anti:4lodt a light spring cart and horse in
Lower Thames-street on the 13th mat. while he went
into :in office. On returning in about fifteen
e,Mutes be found them both gone, and the next time he
saw them was in Chatham; on receiving information from
the oil,. tor of police at that place. It appeared that the
primuar was there in custody on a charge of strai-
n; the horse and cart, and his own statement
ass that he had given a penny to another boy
'or his " chance" of minding the horse ; but that
indxnly coming to relieve him of his charge, he thought he
wonl,l have .. ride, and accordingly drove away along the
lile-eini.road, where he picked up four small boys. He
then seemed to have returned and crossed London-bridge,
proceeding three miles beyond Gravesend, when the horse
tdl and sustained considerable injury.
since the former examination a letter had been received,
•rom the boy's father, stating that his conduct had not
.r..ert very good, and that he had been sent to sea, but on
-.turning fell in with his old companions again. On
:r: ring the ship he had received a very good character.
The 1,01,1 Mayor now discharged the boy, and instructed
°Meer to accompany Dim to a shipping office with the
ri.w of getting a situation for him.

GUILDHALL
VTIERING A FORGED BILL OF EXCHANGE.

Cenege Mason, who was described on the charge sheet as
a contractor, was placed at the bar before Alderman Makin
charged with uttering a forged bill of exchange.
Mr. tkiorge Best said he was an auctioneer, and
carried on business at No. 8, Coleman-street. He
tail wade advances of money to the prisoner on several
occasions. Ho had had three transactions with him.
on the 23rd October he was indebted to witness in
the sum of Zti. 10s. and the °oats of an action. On that
day, about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the prisoner called
at witness's office to settle that matter. He said he had
a quantity of drain pipes lying at the Bricklayers' Arms.
station, and he wished to know whether be would be a
purchaser. If witness would buy them he might
deduct his debt and costs from the purchase money.
Witness said he would purchase them if they suited
hint, and asked him for an inspecting order, which he said
be would get, but be had to meet somebody to procure it.
He left, but returned within an hour and told him that he
had met the drawer and acceptor of a bill for 22/. 155.,
whom he had known for many years, and they were
deserving of having that bill discounted. He inquired
of the prisoner if he saw the bill drawn and accepted,
ea the ink on the bill was quite damp, and he said
yes, he had seen them write it, and had only just left
them. The prisoner said he was in a hurry, and if he
would let him have on account he would call the fol-
lowing day to see if he was satisfied with the bill, if not
he would return him 31. 10s. for the 3/., and take the bill
away. He gave the three sovereigns and the prisoner
left the bill, which purported to be drawn by James
Mayo, and accepted by James Smith, builder, 3, York.
place, Lower Wandsworth-road, payable three months after
date. The prisoner did not call as he promised, nor did
be pay the money. He had not seen the prisoner since
until he was in custody. Ile waited six :lays, and then
sent to Smith and Mayo, and found that Smith could not
write, and Mayo had absconded.
Cross-examined—He first saw the prisoner in Horse.
mongerlane Gaol, where he (the prisoner) was confined for
debt. A gentleman witness went to see introduced him to
the prisoner, and he purchased some cement from him.
The prisoner said that Mr. Mayo asked him to get the
bill di...vented and he saw Mayo draw it. He never saw
the acceptor, but Mayo got it accepted and brought it to
_ _ _

Alderman Dalin said they mast have the acceptor and
the drawer present to prove that the bill was a forgery.
Mr. Best said there would be no difficulty in getting
Smith, but Mayo had been out of the way for the last six
weeks.

The pneoner wu then remanded.
CLERIC ENWELL.
EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OP DISEASED NEAT.

Reeves, the street-keeper of St. Luke's, accompanied by
another Aker, brought a quantity of diseased beef to the
court, for Mr. Cooke, the magistrate, to condemn as being
unfit for human consumption. On Saturday ►fternoon the
amen went to the shop of Mr. Dyble, butcher, in White-
cross•street, and there found a quantity of beef exposed
for sale. They seized about two cwt. of it, and found it
in a very poor and emaciated state. It was cut up and
dressed as if intended for human consumption, and that it
was quite umit for, and would, if eaten, tend t', produce
eery serious results. . _

Mr. Cooke, having examined some portions of the meat,
made an order for its destruction.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ATT ViC ON THE POLICE. INPRISONE ENT WITHOUT ems.
Acharl Snort an Irish labourer, was charged. before
)!r.'lyrwhitt with assaulting police-constables Lane, 216
and Burry,

Polios.conliable Lane said—l was on duty yesterday
Afternoon in Oxford-street, between Duke-street and
slrchard-street, when I saw the
all
and
about twenty or thirty others, all of whom
were more or leu drunk, standing together on the
pavement. I requested them to go away, when the pri-
soner said, " We will not go till we think proper, and we
rill let you chaps see that you can't do as you like." I
:old him that if he did not move I should be obliged to
take him into custody ; and he then made use of disgust-
sg language, upon which I took him into custody.
titer going about 200 yards, the prisoner succeeded
a releasing himself, and kicked me on the legs and struck
me in the face several times, and on another constable
coming to my assistance the prisoner also kicked him, and
a crowd then got round us, and we were pelted with
stones. I can hardly walk from the kicking the prisoner
gave me. It required four of us to get the prisoner to the
station, and on the way one of the prisoner's companions
came up and whistled, and then we were pelted with
stones by the crowd, and 30 D had his head cut open.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Had the prisoner and his companions
formed part of the procession to the park'
lane—The prisoner and his companions had come from
the park, and had possession of the pavement so that no
one could pass without going into the road.
Prisoner—Was I drunk or sober'

Lane—Drunk ; ;;;a;;.....,..---d;;;e of very bad language.
Polioe•constable Burry, 30 D— I was on duty yesterday
afternoon in Oxford-streeet, and saw 216 D surrounded by
by a crowd, and no one could pass. I went ep and asked
the prisoner why he dad not go away as 216 LI requested
him to do, when he made use of a most filthy expression.
216 I) then took him, and after going a short distance be
struck 216 I) several times in the face, and kicked. I then
caught bold of him when be kicked me several times
in the lower part of the body. While holding
the prisoner by the collar one of the prisoner'. companions
from behind gave me a severe blow on the hank of the
hand, and on our getting into Wigmore-street, the crowd
again pelted us with stones, and a large stone struck me
on the back of the head, cutting it, and calming it to bleed,
and I was obliged to go home in consequence.
The prisoner—I went to the meeting in the park, and
met two young men, and went into a public-house at half-
past 2. On leaving the house, when they were closing, we
went across the road, and met some more chaps just after
coming out of another public-house. There were a good
many of us standing there at the time, and the police
wanted us to go on, and took more notice of me than the
'then, and pulled me about, but I was not drunk as they
14)::

Mr. Tyrwhitt—You are one of those violent fellows
about London ready for any possible mischief which
could be found. You will be committed for fourteen
days' for each assault. There will be no tine at all, and
yen will have hard labour.

CENTRAL ARGENTINE BAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

An extraordinary general meeting of the share-
holders was held at 1 o'clock, at the offices of the com-
pany, 60, Greeechurrh-street, 11r. JOHN HAGAN in the
chair, for the purpose of authorising the issue of the re-
iatiuder of the capital.
The Catantnan, in opening the proceedings, referred
to the following passage in an official circular, signed
by the secretary, to the shareholders :—" The sum
required for that purpose is 600,0001., being the
portion not hitherto issued of the company's capital of
1.660,000 i., the amount specified in the concession and
articles of asswiation, and in respect of which the national
mvemment guarantees to the company in the working
;:f the railway, a minimum annual interest of
per cent. Towards that sum, the Argentine government,
,:nlyauitioriseill by Congress, has subscribed for fifteen
thousand of the company's shares at par, equivalent to
00,0001, The remaining moie.ty of 300,. required will
le taken by Messrs. Brame'', Wythes, and Wheelwright,
a debentures of the company at par, having five vests to
Mn, and bearing interest at 7 per cent. per annum—the
iniount of interest guaranteed as a minimum profit
by the government. I am to add that, at the request
'1 the directors, the period fixed for completing the
line has also been extended to the 31st of October, 1868,
for the purpose of affording time to give effect to the
above arrangement. The directors desire me to offer
their warmest congratulations to their fellow shareholders
in the highly beneficial arrangements which they have
thus succeeded in making." The Chairman added that
they were assembled merely to confirm an arrangement
which bad been made.
Confirmatory resolution' were adopted.
In reply o • question.
The tIRMAN expressed his belief that the line
would he open for traffic to Cordova by the 31st of October
nest year.

Colonel Bernard, of Castle Bernard, has been
appointed Lord-Lieutenant of the Binge County.
The Hon. Lionel West, Secretary of Legation
at Madrid, hes been appointed Secretary to her Majesty's
Embassy at Berlin.

Arrival for the week endbs Dee. *lag year, Glen reeks, and
delivery, tom) casks. The arrfiat Midweek cpelsed men casks
Petersburg, and tee Australia; total, 128.5.5
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
We have a short supply of beasts, and especially of choice
qualities. Trade generally is more active, and prices are
rather higher. The number of sheep is ab:mt the same as
on Monday last. Trade is still very dull but some
of the choicest qualities have advanced • little.
We have very few calves on offer; prices for them are about
the same as of late. Our foreign supply consists of 1,287
beasts, 9,030 sheep, and 1 calf. From Ireland there are
430 besets ; and 2,483 from the northern and midland
counties.

—Ce-r—sicTo• of 81ba. ad.a d. Par atom of Ma ad. d.
Bed Soots, Harafds. 4 1 5 2 1 Dad Das& 111.bda811 0 0 0 0
Oast Short-born 4 50! Dad Lam-w 0015.... 44 4 8
Second qua beads 2 3 101 Do. do. 13barn.... 00 0 0
Caw 3 48 i twos second qua/ 36 4 0
PIP
Bad Dna& Mt-brads 4 6 0, lambi
Banta at market, 4,220 ; thaw and lambs, 22,890; calves, 11 ;
Pate, 250.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET. —(THIS DAY.)
Mears. Pattenden and Smith report that trade remains
inactive, prices being all in favour of purchasers.

HOSPITAL TOR DISEASE% OP THE HEART, 67,
Nsaosarr-sritzsr, W.—The number of patients treated
during the week ending Nov. 21 was 147.