The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-15 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

ArtgIEITID •ok.caar.

William Byre, ii;iii;;;dicriorZraeorge BaUheldor,
three well known thieves, were placed at the bar before Kr.
IYEynomirt, charged with being in the front garden of No.
9, Calton-villas, Camden-town, fur the purpose, it was sup-
posed, of committing a felony.
From the evidence of Driscoll, a private cowdatile, it ap-
peered that he saw the prisoners loitering about, and sus-
pecting from their manner that "they were up to no good"
Le watched them and maw them enter the forecourt of sevw
red houses and try the parlour windows. Having obtained
ineMdanee he took the prisoners into custody and found
that at one of the bowies they had opened the door, but
were iliaturbed. The plan of the prisoners was very
systematic. One would enter the garden, as if for the
purpose of making inquiries. One would wait outside, and
the other would be at the end of the street, "pbilliping"
(looking out for the police.)
`Sergeant Mulveny, 8 8, and police-constable Cook, 198 S,
said all the prisoners were known, awl hail been in custody,
awl two of them had been convicted of felony.
The prisoners in defence said that they had been in the
ceuntry for • walk, and on their return the constable
took them into custody. It was • pest shame, one of them
remarked, to be locked op for nothing, as they were all as
innocent as lambs unborn. (A laugh.)
Mr. D'Eyne.qtrt said there could be no doubt what the pri-
loner, were loitering about for, and sentenced them to three
• months hard labour in the House of Correction.

One .4 the prisoners said he should stand on his head and
do his little lot.

A Berlin letter announces the death of the poet
Burehart, author of the admired tragedy Jaw Grey, in roe
of the hospitals of that city. Burehart was about 40 lean of
agei_and ham been for some time in indigent mreunutencea.
WIIITIMALL, 8/OT. 12.—The Queen has been
pleased to present the Rev. James Ingram to the cannel
and parish of Duuldane, in the presbytery of Dtuablane and
county of Perth, vaeaut by the death of the Rey. James
Boa

COMI/IPRION OP INQUIRY ON • CLERGYMAN.--
On Friday lest an inquiry, under the Church Discipline Act,
was held at Newmarket, into certain charges of immorality
brow-lit against the Rev.J. Peu;ston, curate of Fordham by
Mr.*. Dunn Gardner, the squire of the parish. It will bsre-.,
membered that some time ago Mr. Gardnercaused an inquest
to be held on a child of Mr. Peniston, who had died. On
the present occasion u on that Mr. Penisteti was exonerated
from any imputation of misconduct, the commissioners,
after a lengthened immiry, having come to the conclusion
that the criderce adduced before them was pried ladle
insufficient to afford grounds for the institution of further
proceedings. This decision was received by the parishioners
with loud cheers.
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INHABITED Hot ssa—A parliamentary return
issued this monger; shows that there were in the counties
of EcHand and Wales 169,010 persons assessed to the house
duty in the year widin.: April 5, 1859, at 201. and upwards ;
118,711 at 251. and upwards, and 92,027 at 3W. and up-
wants. The number of persons assessed to the income tax in
respect of mainlines sod tenement& under echedr'e A in
the parliamentary boroughs of Ea;land nod Wales at 8/.
and upwards was 795,185. The number of male occupiers
in thole boroughs assessed to the poor at the gross estimated
rental of 8/. Lodi upwards was 611,455 ; and the number of
*lectors on the register for 1859-60, 448,981.
NATIONAL ABROCIATION FOR THY PROMMION OF
80CIAL SCIENCE.—As the day approaches far the commence-
ment of the merit year's congress of the members of the
Soria Science Association in Glasgow public interest th-
ermals, as is shown by the namerona applications for mem-
bers' and associates' adniimioa Cotten'. It is now known
that even more of the great men of the age will be present
and take part in the proimedings than was anticipated, high
as general expectation had rises. The Right Hon. Lord
Brougham will presid.; the Hoe. the Lewd Provost of
Glasgow, Sir Arc Alison, Bert., D.C.L, Sheriff dLanarkaiire, and the Very Rev. Principal Barclay, D.D.,
will officiate as vim-presiikota • and the Lord Advocate,
Sir James Kay Shuttleworth, Bak, the Hon. Arthur Kin-
nand. M.P., Viscount Ebrington, and Sir James Emerson
Tennant are the presidents ol departments.—lforth Britiat

THE FATHER or CHIALOTTE BRONTL—We are
?WI to hear that the Rev. Patrick Broiled, the octogesariaa
incumbent of Haworth, to. so far recovered from hit late
severe indisposition ea to take out-door exercise, sad there
is great irsie that he will be enabled to re-eater the pulpit.
THE FAILCHC4 IN THI SOVTE STAFFORD/MIRA
Icon TRADL—A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Ct. H.
and A. Hickman, of the Mateo Brook and litaosfield Iron.
works, was held at Birmiegluun yeeterday. The debta were
put down at 71,000/. ; supposed assets 45,0010 r. The meet.
ins resolved to amens of a swami assignment to trustees,
with power to sell rill the properties for the benefit of the
creditors. It was announced that the Dudley and West
Bromwich Hankie; Company, by far the largest
resolvedmit=
have on lankruptey, and unless they can be
to stay proceedings, adjudication must take place on the
13th (this day).
Animas AT THE ANTIPODLE. —A CUTIOUB Case ap-
pears in the police records at Perth. W. J. Mena T.L
(ticket of leave), of Crystal Palace notoriety, has been dis-
tio.misbing himself on a small scale at the antipodes. He
WIN eliarr,ed with having hired a horse for his own private use,
and having had the expense set clown to his employer. The
sected charge was, that he obtained from Mr. E. fitricklaad
the sum of 3f., money lodged by Mr. Pascoe as earnest on
• bargain with Meows Brockman and Blade for the delivery
of certain horses. It appeals that, during the absence of
Mr. Howell, at Guildfutd Robson, without any authority,
wrote • letter to Mama Brock/nen and Made, in Mr.
Hooroiro oisso. Wylie duos to compromise the ratter
of the boom by Main Prom the 3f., and seeding the
um of Ilt.. Tosioes expoosso. and 15s. 6d., Mr. Reverent.
paws Itoboos, in dohs" Aided, that it war • private
arrangemeat between Prom and himself ; the magiotasto
acquitted him of the cholla There being other chows
*pivot }totem, he was remanded until the following day,
when Mr. Howell, having signified that he should oat Mks
further proceedings, the prisoner wee sentenced to throe
risottos imprisonment is the establishment, for hiring •
bores under false pretences.—Arairahan and New Zealand
Gazette.

TEE 011101 K OF THE VOLUM/LAE MOVEY ENT.
ruder this head the Times has the following :—" Several
penions are vehemently contending for the bonnet of
having taken the initiative in a movement which has had so
signal a success as to produce a endless disciplined army et
150,000 marksmen. We have hese apPwled to, and Eames
we have never heard of bare been placed before es as
deserting of public gratitude on this account. Of coarse no
individual can hare any claim to the merit of having origi-
nated this great work. It arose out of the circumstances
and exigences of the der, and it sprang from a unanimous
(whoa of the necessity of preparing for defence. The
earliest and most strenuous advocate, however, of the
Volunteer system when in its infancy was, so far in we
know, Mr. Hsu Ronk, who hap continued lecturing and
writing and counselling epos this subject up to the present
hour. He was, as we know. for some time alone in prow
big the subject norm the public Duties, and to him, if to
anybody, credit is duo for having laboriously aided at the
birth of this institution. The N olanteer army, however, is
not an invention, and no one has a right to patent it."
C ILTIVAL PALACE. --ONE SaiLuxa
Sgrviwritit 14. —Admissions on payresat, 3,066; ditto by
amora llama., 514; total vial an, SAW