The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-14 00:00:00

MEETING OP JILDDLEIV.I M4OIBTEATES.

Yesterday an ordinary meeting of the magistracy
of Middlesex was held, at the GMldhsll, Westminster,
to consider the meaty brathmar; Mr. POIVNALL in the
Moir. There wore present Mr. Woadwerd, Mr. Sesjeant
riazi Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Healey, Kr. T. B. Baker, Mr.
, Kr. Bled, Hogarth, Mr. V. Haight, Mr. Kerns-
head, Oir Alnander Speanusn. Mr. C. K. Cottrell, Mr.
Byng, M.P., Mr. Hartwell J. Mande, Colonel Rimy, Mr.
Baylis, Mr. Haswell, MO. Antrobus, Mr. Arden, Mr. Par-
bury, Mr. Hoary White, Mr. Warner, Mr. Rankin, Mr.
Robinson, Mr. Glossop, Mr. T. Turner, Mr. Claimer. Mr.
Lindsay, M.P., Mr. Bimodal., Mr. Marshall, Mr. W. P.
Bodkin, Captain Bortanquet, Mr. Bashford, Mr. Chap-
man, Mr. Simpson, Mr. H. H. Harwood, Mr. W. Wil-
liams, M.P., Mr. T. Miller, M.P., Mr. Arthur Bal-
la:attach Mr. Storey, Sir J. 8. Lillie, Mr. Brook-
ing, Mr. J. B. 'Brooking, Mr. Dunnington Fletcher,
Mr. Adams, Mr. Wood, sad Mr. Cooper. On the
report of the committee for accounts and general purpomo
the court ordered the payment of bills, salaries, and demands,
to the samurai of 10,377/.6.. 2d., and made .n ordinary rare
of id. and a lunatic asylum rats of id. in the pound for the
quarter. The comity treunrer reported that the parish.. of
St. Pancraa and Islington ware in sneer of rats. A fort-
night had been allowed to St. Pancras, and Islington was to
pay on the 21at. Mr. Healey said the delay in St. Pancras
was in conoequence of the poor law auditor miming to allow
Interest for mosey advances, and it mu not likely to occur
again. The prison report. sot. presented. The only cir-

ciunotance in ivisnecrein with thein worth mentioniai was
that there had been some cases of email pox in the
House of Correction, Coldbeth•lields, which had
been sent to the hospital. On the motion of Sir
Alessader Spearman, seconded by Mr. Berjeant Payne,
the court unanimously voted the addition of SOO/. a year out
of the county rate to the salary (1,2000 of the assistant
judge, which is paid out of the Coosolidated Fend, under the
power given to the court by the 22nd and 23rd Vie., o. 4.
On a petition from the overseereof Eotitld the court rescinded
• peaty which had been inflicted on that place of 10 per
omit. on the moan of rate. A petition from Sunbury sod
Walton and the neighbourhood, praying that steps might be
taken to purchase the tight of tolls on Walton-bridge, two
arches of which had fallen in, and the owner. being willing
to treat, so that • free passage over the river might he
secured to the public, was presented. Alter some discussion,
In which the chairman and other magistrates strongly urged
the importance of the toll. on the bridge being aboliehed, and
a free right of way given to the public, the matter wee re-
ferred to the committee of general purporee. The mi.=
onamdttses were re.appouttel. and a good deal of formal
business having been gone through, the court adjourned.

ALLEGED EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT BT A COL-
LEcTon.-00 !Monday last Jesse Arbon, the late collector
of rates for the Hull Local Board of Health, was brought up
on two charge*, one of embezzlement, and the other cf oh.
raining money under false pretence,. The extent of Arben's
defalcations are understood to amount at the present time to
about 2,600/, ; but daily additions are being made to the
amount as the investigation proceeds. He was already a
deotor to the crown in mimed of the sum of about 6001. on
the property and income tax, of which he had been collector
in one of the town deserts, and there were rumour, that
efforts were being toads to enable this latter sum to be paid,
so that be would he liberated from prism. Anticipating
what would have been the result of snob • liberation, the
finance oommittes of the Based of Health, at their ineedng
last week, resolved at once, and before the rime was folty
matured, to prefer charges against Arbon of embezzlement
and obtaining money under Was preenceo, in order that the
ends of justice might not he frustrated. Accordingly, Mr.
E. C. Bell, the clerk to the local hoard, took the Deanery
steps for bringing the prisoner to Metre; and on Mondry
the receipts of ...entireties by the prisoner, who had not
scrosated for them, was deposed to, and he wee remanded fur
• week.—Leeds Newry.

A Chnix DROWNED IN A WELL.—On Wednes-
day an inquest was held at ?dace/teeter on a title child named
Nathan ltosebottow, who fell down a well on Tue•day, and
wee drowned. On Tuerday morning the child went to an
entry at the back of B mndary-street, Chotiton-upon-hfedlock,
near its parents' house, end whilst standing on ens of the
flags the stone gave way, and the little fellow fell down a
well, 15 or 20 feet deep to the surface of the water. An alarm
was given, and the child wee got up, but it was quite dead.
The agent of the property 'rated that it wee intended to tid
up the well. A pomp was taken up from it shoat seven
virus ago, and the s.gging appeared safe. The verdict was
"Acctdents! death."

DEATH ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—
Yeateerisy morning, on the arrival of the 9 o'clock up-train
from Barnet at the ticket platform at HoTimmy, the ticket
collector, on going to one of the second-clam airtime, found
s respectably attired man else! doubled up, and apparently
}Belem stalemate was procured,' and, ea there ware some
signs of life, it was felt that the most reedy way to obtain
medical essietanos was to send the man on in the train to the
station at King's-crow, where Mr. Kirkwood, the surgeon to
the company, who bad bees telegraphed for, was in waiting.
Oa examining the deceased life was found ti be none extinct.
The deceived was dressed in • coloured saws cut, deck
frowners and waistcoat, and is apparently about 40 yean of
age. He wore • silver watch and guard, and had • puree
with several sovereigns and a quantity of silver in it, and
his cost pockets were filled nab pastry, as if he had Intended
a days pleasure. A Barnet return ticket was also found in
hie pocket, but no name or address was discovered about
him. Hie body was conveyed to St. Pancras workhouse,
where it awaits an inquest.
CAUTION TO BOILER CLEAVERS.—At Langdale's
guano awake, St. Lawrence, Newcastle-on-Tyne, a few days
ago, Hugh Proctor, aged 68 years, war &toot to clean oat a
boiler, sad whilst he was removing the first screw of the door
of the boiler the steam rushed out with tremendous force and
flung him with great violence against a wall at a distance et
about four yards. He died soon *Bernardo. According im
the statement of the engineer, the latter had orders to tag 06
the steam three hones previously. wkieh be said wig dose,
in order to enable the demised to cleats out the
Moran"[Adr.
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the LIT On *Mans as taforrnaloo Pai.ll.l the touts, Caillea,
ett4.01.0l UNdlfkonstrp.ifr, • With Te7ecipk-sifty
NI" md, lambs.