The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-04 00:00:00

Further experiments were made yesterday at
Shreboryness with the Palliser shot and shelL The
general results confirmed the value of those missiles, and
lead to the inference that it will be by shell and not by
shot that the thickest armour plates will hereafter be

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dropped, also a saw and chopper with LA
lONS, lot
of perk on them.
rloorndevidenes was then given of the pig in question
so- been transmitted from Long Stanton to a butcher
;ailLee, at Newgate-market, and, of course, to
.arrivaL. The lity of taking rub, and
ke non
mush heavier profaciperty from the trucks of lug-
s Btrlalaa. Peebialtnittr largo being shunted or shifted at the pm-
. and 1149..05er points was very apparent. The inquiry, did not
anterintibroaikr _l7:-.;„g to say other article mentioned ail having been
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his r.....--- „„, Kr. Deli expressing his sense of the inutility
thot would 'timid 0 Bring any remark in defence for the
s, prisoner was fully committed for trial at the Old
• e credit upon ko . , wr, Straight observing that the compane were
f min the beelbes fony convinced that many of their servants had been acting F
N sold-About 1 --Aboot fa oomortty with offenders now awaiting their trial there
th el ovember,: kr similar robberies. F
mother WANDSWORTH. are
WY, sritli
COMMITTAL OF A RAILWAY POLICEMAN.
ell'ataotheribist
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44., Wnhas Kelley, a constable in the employ of the South
• . ..„, os.
Wtern Railway Company, stationed at the Nine-elms be 1
No. 30, to es
it au 'Awed in the dock charged with pilfering.
celeton key, bus; "li Sppeared from the evidence that on the prisoner's OP
the female emend west teat being examined, the lining on each aide was I
•em until 8 o'cloc, Load cat, and contained various miscellaneous articles
along watch had been taken from the goods lying in the ware-
• ething tutdltartt mops. The articleaconsistedof oysters, mussels, potatoes,
sad carrots. Tubbs, the officer who made the discovery,
°sive& ertramo_te
V> ensued, esd Weed him where he got them, when he replied," That's it,
V's Ruins, whitit ' bur and immediately struck him. A light ensued, when
• BarnsbtuTwead, Table succeeded in getting the prisoner down and holding
' 'since might hire Wei until another constable cams to his assistance. The .
constable) obtelool .wpar• was also found in possession of a meat vrrapper, Pe`
=coded in getting Tr-Itieh he had concealed under his coat. In his pocket;
b•
•u. The ether ~,,,,_ • were found a gimlet, a piece of tubing, and a small instru- m
d since. Aytet-tr'e ' gent, which, it was stated, could be used for removing ro,
'trued to Rams", ' web'
oduoed tn moth. • I , lopector Spice, belonging to the company's police, said r,
, Barusbury= she tubing was used for sucking " beer from casks. It "'
fter a short . smelt very strongly of beer when it was taken from the IA
and a piece of silk Fitoller. The officer also stated that the prisoner had kg
Ards found o, tale done of very
.valuable property. B
'dent the house iad Kr. Ingham inquired how long he had been in the eons- of
bulltian, 'whoever pny's service !
Inspector Snipe said about six months. He was found
vitneeses with otooe bunk at the Nation a short time ago, but in consequence se
• deuce. of his family it was overlooked. a
•up from the court, The prisoner had nothing to say excepting that the o
occasion to refer to taking was used for smoking. V
Aiseworthy and ere. Wr. Ingham looked at the tube and said he was afraid
lt told a tale. He committed the prisoner to the Wands- 11
Wands-
worth House of Correction for two months with hard n
officer, proved the kbour• •
skeleton-key thief; Tar CASCO! STEALING • CASH BOX. 1
%viatica for felony, Emily Button was re-examined on a charge of stealing a .
lourt (Mr. Hodgkin. cash box containing a 101. Bank of England note and other '
Gus conviction for wordy belonging to her mistress, Mrs. Corbould, of e
Omar Sessions and North-read, Clapham-emir.
at for stealing from Police-constable Kompater said he had not been able to
, t company with two bees the note.
ruck, wr. Ingham said as he was satisfied that the robbery 1,
following the
presented itself was committed by an inmate of the house he should re- '
•is and curled away mend the prisoner again for further inquiry. i
d also been coo.
it as
i a rogue area WEATHER REPORT.-(Tais DAY.)
onths' imprisonment. --e---
dtted of a robbery of TCESDAY, DEMMER 4, 8 A.Y.
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combine the prase- le F. i D ft.
,on of the prisoner be ---o------. ..-I-- -- ---
• t asntence but when Sans .• ——WM 4° S.W. 2 8 W.S.W. co °al 2
! Aberdeen 25.213;41' 8.8. W. 2 2 S.W. 0 0.13 2
as the prisoner, who
f, it was his duty to laith h.!) 3O 445. 8.11. 1 5 W.B.W. r 0.67 1
Ar6folllo ;29.27 44t S.S.W. , S 6 W.S.W. or 0.25 S
:he court upon him Gremeadis 211 54 44 W.S.W. i 1 5 W. ro 028 1
le for seven years.
OWe
yout 2.2 48 55 B.W. 3 6 S.W. or
.0.80 2
OIJRTS.
iiltessnee N. 116 65 W.S.W. , 7, 8 W.S.W. nu. 0.31 5
Brest .. 30.04 64 S.W. 6I 4 S.W. fr 004 6
• ) latent 30.04 66 S.W. al6 B.W. o , 0.04 4
ledsetort 30.2045 8. s 2 8.5. ct -1 2
ilywoetb 29.87 64 W.S.W. 7 il W.S.W. r , 0.90.5
• Weymouth 2,a,65µ B.W. 7 8 W.S.W. om 0.08 6
.411105. brewsoant 19.85 54 S.W. 8 6 S.W. r 'O.OB 7
. named Dennis MMor, leaden
_.•- Ell 5 56 S.W. 8I 9 B.W. or .0.25' -
with stealing a watch miriade 29
essrbareugh 2642 51 S.W. I' 5 S.W. or 0.16 a
of place, named Jo. Ragas 21142 48 S.E. 2 2 N.W. or 0.5.1 2
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le street at Charing. ---
at the procession as it - REMARKS.
o, when the primmer - A south-westerly gale blew on the southern and western coasts
pocket. Prosecutor bet WA, end the winds continue very strong from the mane
, him, but he got sway. swim. Temperatures are very high, and barometric pressure
fs-sgaMdeereasing rapidly in the west! A continuance of stormy
• session, with tickets in weather is probable. Cautionary telegrams were sent to the
.1, but he managed to emu yesterday morning.
'Tare a little delayed is ______ ___ -
irowd. As soon sa
as one of the wit- Further experiments were made yesterday at
I had nearly reached Shoeburyneas with the Palliser shot and shelL The
rket before he was geneeal results confirmed the value of those missiles, and
to took the watch from
.le ken to IT. lead to the inference that it will be by shell and not by
to this c was taourt. While shot that the thickest armour plates will hereafter be
•de another attempt to penetrated.
cern of the court, one of The 21st of December has been fixed for the
from which he is of- • election of the Lord Rector of Aberdeen University, in
succession to Earl Russell, the present Lord Rector. Twc
ace, was committed for candidates have been put forward by different sections of
the students, Mr. Grant Duff, M.P.. and Mr. Georg(
.I.L. Grote, the historian, and both gvutlemen have expresset
'EALING OVER NM their willingness to accept the office if elected.
is charged on remand, ALARMING RAILWAY ACCIDENT. -A maws]
i rem his employer, Mr.
collision of a serious nature occurred at Huddersfield or
smith, the sum of 1011. Saturday night. Two " coaches " belonging to the Lou Lon
on badness at 288, Pen- don and North Western Railway Company, and which
as his porter. On the had formed portion of the train due at Huddersfiel
ier was sent to the Lou. from Leeds at 8.48, were being shunted on to a siding i
branch, with the above Viaduct-street, but before they had time to clear th
oust. Instead of doing " crossing" the 9•50 p.m. train to Halifax was di
ind nothing further was apatched from the Huddersfield station and ran foul c
it, when Police-seigeant them. The two carriages were driven again!
he was detained at the parapet of the viaducts, and considerabl
acre, and took him into damage was done. One of the carriages beaux
charge the prisoner said a total wreck, the fragments being strewed abut
I done ; that he bad the line for a short distance, and temporarily impel
Amy, and had since ing the traffic. The other carriage was greatly sha
get bread ;he further tared, and rendered unfit for use. Eight yards in len&
✓ bills fora travelling ci the huge coping stones, and portions of the parap
f the robbery, together wall were precipitated into Viaduct-street ; but althoui
ive himself up; and now the accident happened at a busy part of the night, fort
oomfortable than he had 'lately no person was passing that part of the street at tl
time. The axle-box of the tender, and three or four a
• ..iry.
uestion to ask or any de- were
of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company's trai
were damaged, but none of the passengers are reported
.e employ of the London be either shaken or hurt in any way. Mr. Thompac
to sum of 1)11. 12s. had station toaster, visited the scene immediately, and alai
•is account between the body of railway emplopta were set to work to clear t
debris and put the " road "in order. The up-way a
soner to the Middlent blocked about an hour, anti while this line was bei
cleared the down-road between Hillhouse and Iludde
field hail to be used. Several trains were necessarily
• -STREET. lied for a considerable length of time. The stonewi
ING. which had fallen into the street was removed by men
sung fellow, was charged the employ of the Huddersfield Improvement Como
Ling to steal the watch of stoners.
engineer, of Warwick. A MONTH'S EXPERIENCE.-11l a former pal
y
we expressed the opinion that any government, whet
adill yeeterdaY,
when
with' composed of whip or tories, would, in the existing at
a quarrel
of public feeling, act unwisely if it met parliament with
,shed against him, hie cut-and-dry reform bill. To a certain extent we are
cause a disturbance
the same opinion still. It must, however, be allowed I
, be the more mill within the last month matters have a good deal char
A away, but had onlY their aspect. The feelings of the multitude are es
.ght occurred between two
worked upon by such eloquence its has of late been
id eat his trousers pocket, dressed to them ,• and though the better informed an
-itch, having tran•Po•ll' them may see that much of what was said is false, at
• :ket, turned and saw the
great deal more the merest clap-trap, still a residue at
immediately seised the
of power enough to stir them into that state of dogged
ound them and tried to termination which leads to violence. Now notay de
.e prisoner, but without either to submit to violence or to shed blood in repreo
A he had in his trou•me It; and if it be quite certain that violence is intender
" See if you have not
ble (Siam, 189 eh '26ll'W
arrangements are made for mobbing members as the
down to the house, or trying to overawe parliament to;
caner into custody wheel" demonstration of numbers-then it may be a que
, him. with Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli whether they will
is a butcher living in si• down such demonstrations at once with the strong i
b the prosecutor. _ or avoid the painful necessity of doing so by inakin
o prisoner for two masts+ toren ono of the first questions to which they shall
the attention of the legislature. Let us not be misu
TREET. stood. With parliamentary.reform. Lord Derby, i
LUGGAGE TRAINS.
the remains in office, or the minister who shall succeed
be he who he may, must deal, and deal decisively, 1
rs in the service o."''
the present parliament arrive at its fourth session. I
,y, and at the time in get,
n" at the Brick-lane goo. not, however, follow as a necessary consequence from
ed with being in Poesee"°°_,_ that the reform question must be taken up in any
tit satisfactonly access and dealt with immediately. For our own part, w
• .y believed to be stolen. satisfied that the country would gain immensely by t
appeared. for the remelt' because legislation, or the attempt at legislation, mu
, for the prisoner. „ forwanl next spring, if it go forward at all, under c
of Mr. Joseph Rumen went, which is not favourable to calm discussion-
Great Eastern line, e•s_ is indeed quite incompatible with it. Still circums
him the prisoner had.eree may constrain Lord Derby and his colleagues to tali
lead at once in a measure of reform.- Blaciortnxt a .
Tying a basket. On be
Sum
tine for December.
• 3 instantly dropped
vere found there. ,to RAPID INCREASE IN THE POPULATION 01
1 ult.) be was takenvt,,. rNITEI) STATE& -Returns lately sent in to the Censu
in inspector of policies
of at Washington give us an interesting glimpse is
.011, in the occupation °' j Wowing prosperity of the country. It would sees
e asked " Who told re', . these returns that, notwithstanding the terrible i
pork was mentioned of the late war, the population of the United Ste
. and I should halt, be',S,o . been and is increasing at the rate of a million a yea
• one to this I ww,..,:i . western and north-western states are mainly abeorbi
i not steal the rucets_nt. • added population ; but after the South has acoep
t was wrong when 1 •""_,.A constitutional amendment and re-entered Congress i
a my wife and family,
_7,1 tide of emigration will set in southward. Colo
aye conic to this, 1 ':rZ,, Scandinavians are already leading the way.- Ne
,elf." At his house, o„. paper.
id-road, a search was Inej; THE TELEGRAPH TO AUSTRALIA.-WO al
I numerous articles _,Et within twenty days' communication with London,
rs, foreign fruit, Twee is apparent on the face of things that before man
as cover meat sent._
seed elapse we shall reckon the time, not by days
tine description to " for ' hours. Cape York will soon be connected with i
of the companisi sever . tern of telegraph which now joins Brisbane to
, ,pie bottle of rum, en" bet Melbourne, and Adelaide ,• and it would be as
, s, all sunk in the yard
__A deny the communication which does exist as to da
some of which prisouer ert-a ere long a telegraphic cable will unite the norther
• you all Poe time .st of Australia with the wires which already stretch
of that To Supero7 • amen Batavia and Singapore, and which will
to hie poisesidon of tow place the latter port in direct communication wi
d say here ; this is Pone ;and.-MeThounte Argus.
to est SOUTHAMPTON, Dre. 3.-The passengers
rat of police, deredsk the . Seine, who were transferred yeeterday, to the
• net's locker, can ernwsn-,,,..k Parana, have received pratique, and arrived in I
1,0 finding boo Oe°2.oenkarlik-•• . to-night on board of a steam Leader.
r to that found in w