The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-02 00:00:00

-Crom-essmissed by Mr. Bodk ie.—Gramslly speak's,. be
saw Mr. Watts on the pose I floor, and there gave him the
book. he has Mime the book up to him to his own office.
There are shoat ten clerks employed in the bottom office.
The direetan met every Thursday, and the cheque hook was
got from the bank every Wednesday. He may
have seen the cheqsebook cm the seeretary's table
es the Thursday, hat ft woe generally on • Wed-
seedy. .11 was his place to be in the hall when
met generally implied. Watts has on several occasions come
I. him se the Welswidav, and asked him to go to the kohl
for the ekeepe-hook. Upon sack emulous he waited until
he returned, either is the lower *Mee cc sear the hall-door.
Mr. Clavicles mid this le the subject matter
for the peemesties. He was prepared to go into
other as/2m bat probably the neasistrate might thiak, as
be (Mr. .ses) did, that there was quite suflkient *vi-
deos* for • oomolif al of the prisoner upon • charge of steal-
istiodsadmanagsperspriating to himself the cheque for 1,4001.
Gibbs here retired to consult with Mr. Good-
man, the shirk.
Os their return, the szaminatios of witnesses wee con-
tinued, and was poseeding when we west to press.
HOWSTRHET.
BIUTAL ASII•1711e 1/POll • Faxua—J. Dyke, who
said I. was a tobacconist, was charged with eseasit.
Margaret F.Uer, whew left eye wee most dreadfully cut
sad swollen, said that about five o'clock this morning she
entered • publiehouse is Brydges street, Drary-lane' in
company with several other females. They repaired to the
pezioar, were • Lumber of person were seated, and the
prisoner, who wee amongst them, ecestmeueed scratching a
female with a Mese of wood, known by the same of the
" Fuu of the Fair." He was told te desist, which he
refused to do, and threatened to strike any female in the
room. Witness was Mending spirit the table, when tie
prisoner, without any provocation, suddenly struck her a
tremendous blow upon the left eye with his clenched fist.
The blow was so violent that she wee nearly rendered issue.
'sable, and before she *owlet. reamer herself she received a
second blow, with equal fork, upon the same eye. This time
I she was knocked to the ground, and her eye bled most pee-
-1 tamely.
Another female, whe accompanied the last wiener Into the
house, sorrohoested her 'widower, and added that the pri-
soner was quite serer at the date.
The prisoner in defense admitted that he struck Fuller,
bat it was is self-defence. If he had not struck her, he
should hays had his head broken with her parasol, He then
called two witnesses, who could prove nothing in his favour.
Mr. Jardine remarked if the females behaved improperly
there were • inifiledent amber of ass resist to prevent
them from committing any eutssire.
After some conversation, Mr. Jardine gave the prisoner
an opportunity of giving Fuller some recompense tor th. in-
jury she had received.
After a short absence the parties entered the wort, and
the raaniatftu was informed that the prisoner had offered
kuller Ide. which she refused to accept, but said she was
willing dal e a anereign. The prisoner would not agree
.

14.4a:dim thought that a ♦sry reasonable sum. As it
wee left in his hands to decide, he fitted him 34, or a month's
i• t.
The ;Memel, who appeared much surprised at the dre-
dge, was unable to pay tka ise, and was scoordiagly locked
up in default.

Font SOUND RILUIONB WILT THE MALT TAX
OVOIT TO II Past, the farmer would be
ambled to sell his semnad and middling barley, all for being
molted, for feeding cattle and sheep. instead of seiliag it for
winding pa rpesse at • low price; sad he well knows, if the
duty were of his barley, it would amble him, through the
incremed demand, to realise Bs. per quarter more ter
every description he now grows, wkith tetra pries
the rent of every acre he cattlemen for
barley Beeoad, the inalterat's trade is aow am-
ilaed cal, to the best maples of barley; for he Y charged
the sum ditty an middling and low qualities Li he is for
the Met sects, which curtails his trade. He would be able
M mobs three times the queadly of malt (duty fres), and
maple, three times the member of lab ia's's to the manu-
facture of malt; sad this la the at district", Main
the winter sin menthe, unsaid teadderab y rodeos the poor-
rates, sad find a greater shire of week fm the iadastrkme
dames. It would appear 'monstrous he the melee dim
to go into every maternal and wiadmill in the
sad tax the wheat 86 per cent. before the sailleir=7:t
hie flour ready for market; bat so it is with the easiteter,
however unjust to the esasuweer. Thirdly, the repeal of
the malt tax would enable the brewer, *roach the extra
demand ier bear and porter, to brew mad sell one-third
mare than he sow does, soesequently more hands would be
employed is every elepermsemt of his moan. Fourthly,
the labourer mail meekaale now pay indirectly to govern-
ment the ODOMIPOI inspreition of about 86 per cent. upon
I their liqaid hod (beer).—ifevk lane Esprise.
RAPID Boma-ILLlLlNO.—Yesterday was exbi-
Wed before the lord mayor, the lady mayoress, and *overall
of their Mends, in junks-room, as American chum,
whisk is tea minute, prodused four pomade of butter from
fair
ospsters of cream The merits of the invention were
ef its reseimmeadathas is its great ainspli.
atty. It operates ea a beautiful priaelph, as was sek“ow.
Weed by all who witnessed the experimemt. The mocha-
Meal 'mica of the sir, whisk is mingled with the cream in
each a manner that a theme& admiration of the parades
takes place, primate the cream from frothing on the surface
and doss its work with astoaishing rapacity cad In the mai
somplem manner. The butter was culled is the charm, by
Cr:off the milk, patting in told water, aid main; the
against the Wee of the churn movie; the dish back-
wards and hewards, aid changing the water until it re-
mained deer. -

Binortwoce Scaffoot..—Oa Saturday, the 16th
last the eases et OM Attormr Ofteral kw us future re-
Oaths of tab easel mad other charities was finally
speed to by the amblelm. It le gonad it will be accessary
M bows es MI et Pedaraest as confirm tbe at.., and a
blll will be brew* hilt is bean after the Raster reser
and pressed hewed lab seam The basso will tan be
pik hasedials emblem. The fallowing are the primal*
piste se speed ls:-1..Tbe to
to appoint as head-
te be eppeemil by the Mort et Chancery. 2. To be
Moho a Is be doses test of a list of tweaty•foar
gontlimea slain tea stiles 01 Brentwood, to be
asuisseedi W Vpeitank mad te be appointed by the M-
ises* Omen& .whes Waist to seem. 3. TM second
/1•14111 eppeisted to be as nate of a BUM
unless*. at be advertised by warden. 4
The Meal ot Atithowy • to be hos
its all boys roadie' within nay wish, say part
el dab &ell be within arse miles of Pe easel,
ter dote= I. • semi pleatto he sitablielted
▪ sew aby trees** mese toads of the Dmem-
Ms aim This will be a anemia! saseL is
'ldea all the modern will be taught ; to
Zips t r Nom will be &TM mum to be
tbe mess ha& et-Ibe • a. tithes to
selablia ebbed *Aar fa eistalsie Mate pout Massa
Basel i ads will he tor all Om boys lame kiss& mob
Sera per oases. The stales te Ihis Ira be
about me patsy se Beepeme pet week, se bey
be agreed es. This Wheels We setts be seelealea.
7. Rake he pureness es be mule sawarie, ae., who
we Is aspeeterly PUB ak There are to be
12 alai. eau are at hate SRL per am= sae& alt
Me nester eastem SOL, mask the Nue OPINOMIIIIL
There an to be sew eatesis est almeesete, eel Ibe diem
Rime power to borrow 10,0001. ter the wpm et sea fine
fleas. Tlie lies&taister's missy b. to WIN, the amend
salter 150 L, sad the WM wan SOL MIL per amen is to
be awarded for vitae—Ass Oerrsrpostait.