The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-31 00:00:00

SURREY SRSSIONS.
THIS DAY.

The adjourned quarter sessions for the county of Surrey
commenced this morniag at the Court-house, N wington.
misuse', before Thomas Pula', Esq., and a full bench of
magistrates. The cslendar contain" the mimes of forty pri•
room for trial, the ensj city of whom ars for trivial effencts.
The grand jury haring been sworn, the chairman addressed
them in the usual wsy, and dismissed them to their duties.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.
THAMES.

RORDERT or 3,0001. WORTH or GOLD DVlT.—Peter
randerhast, a Dutchman, formerly steward of the London
and Rotterdam steamer Batavia, and two Germans, named
F. TOMMY!, and Homan'', were re ritualised, charged with
stealing a carpet bag and a deal box, containing eslifornian
gold, in lumps and small pieces, to the amount of 3,0001.,
the property of G. Suetta, an Italian, and N. C. Cullum, •
Frenchman, who had been at the diggings two years, and
arrived in this country about three yeas ago.
Some account of this robbery appeared is the Ezpress of
Wednesday last.
It will be recollected that the two foreigners hired apart-
ments at • German lodging-house, and that during their ab-
sence from home on the night of Monday, the 22nd instant,
their rooms were burglariously entered and the gold ato
stracted. The evidence adduced on the former occasion left no
d subt whatt ver that Tonness,Vanderhost, and O.S teffen, who
has absconded, and who were all servants to the landlady of
the house committed the robbery, and that Steffen and Van-
derhoet went through the apartment of a female servant
named Kirby, after she had gone to bed, for the purpose of
obtaining access to the roof of a detached building, by which
they wore enabled to reach the window of Suetta's coon,
which was protected by strong iron bars. Three of them
were pulled away, and an appertain sudiciently large was
made to admit the body of • man. The window was then
opened, and Eluetta's carpet bag, containing nearly 2,0001.
worth of gold, abstracted. Calliaux's room, *above
Buena's, was entered by means of a false key,
and a small deal box, containinsrapwuds of 1,0001. worth of
'Californian gold abstracted. It was also proved that, to
reach the servant's room, they had to paw through the oue
inhabited by Hamann and his wife, and they could not have
been in their room without heating the noise above, caused
by breaking away the iron bars. Vanderhoet mass a full
confession when he was before the magistrate, and also to
Mackintosh, a police sergeant, N. 9 H, who apprehended
him, that the robbery was concocted in Homann's room, and
that Homann and his wife instigated him to join in it. Mrs.
Itimsun, however, not being able to find bail at the former
examination, was all >wed to go at large, but her husband was
remanded.

When the prisoners were placed at the bar to day, the
court was crowded to excess. The officers engaged in the
investigation, Inspector Miller, Sergeants Kelly, Posy, and
Macintosh, and Robert Gifford, 89 If, were a:I in attend-
ance, and repeated the evidence given lest week, which
made out a very strong case against Towson and Vanderhost.
Christian Steffen, the principal offender, who bad ab-
ecor.ded with the greater portion of the gold, had not been
taken, and Inspector Miller said he had no further evidence
to offer against the prisoners at present. A letter had been
received by Mrs. Werneik, the landlady of the lodging
house. It was from Christian Steffen, and, though dated
S ..utliampton, July 23, it was posted in the Waterloo•road
on Monday morning.
Mr. Yardly discharged Homenn, and committed Tonnes.
end Vanderhost for trill.

COTTON CULTIVATION IN TIIN WEST INDIES.—
MANCIISSTPX —Yesterday • meeting of spinners and MIMI-
Iscturen was held in the Clarence Hotel, by adjournment,
to take into consideration a plan (by the medium of a joint
stock company) for the cultivation of cotton in the West In-
dies. A sample of West Indian grown cotton was exhibited,
which the chairman stated to be long, strong, and worth le.
Gie lb. Mr. Racking read letters from Messrs. J. Bright,
.P., the Right lion. T. U. Gibson, M P., W. Brown,
M.P., J. Kershaw, M.P., G. Thompson, M.P., expressive of
various opinions on the propriety of forming joint stock eon-
mules to promote the growth of cotton. Mr. Cross ad
dressed the meeting in favour of the cultivation of cotton
in the West Indies. Amongst the gentlemen present we
observed Sir R. Armitage, Messrs. H. Aabworth, W. R.
Callender, B. Ashworth, F. Wanes, Alderman Mortis,
Rev. Dr. Powsiogtoa (as Americas of colour), ifte.