The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-22 00:00:00

THAMES.,

Roder* Jr. Machos, m;iiior;ii-beHeather Bell, was again
muunined on the charge of assaulting a sailor boy nested
lierris, mince deceased.
• third witness, the carpenter of the ship, confirmed the
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NI to the captain's violent usage of the boy. It came cat,
however, that there was no ground fur the statement that
the boy had committed suicide ; the fact being that he fall
overboard while reefing topsails, and Mr. Selfe remarked
that if the captain did not noe all possible activity to save
him that would not be "Tatumd for a charm. of manslaughter.
He was oommitted fur trial for the wash.
WANDSWORTH.

A young rasa, Masi if'iltial;/aiteeost, employed st
I•lessrs. Denoy's distillery, Lachmore, Damao-fields, wee
charged beton Ir. Ingham, nada the following arena-
Menses . . . . . .

It Tp,eared that about seven o'clock on Saturday evening
the premier went to the manager of the work', and informed
him that there wee a leakage in the spirit !waiver—a large
wooden vessel, costaining bstweed 3,000 end 4,000 gallons.
The mill was then in fall operation, end the spirite were run-
log into the receiver. Before going to the spot the manager
and the foreman carpenter found a small gimlet bole in the
bottom of the receiver, and the spirits were flowing from It.
The foreman gave an opinion that the hole had been recently
bored, end a quantity of sawdust was to be seen Immediately
nadir the We. The poisoner dialed all knowledge of the
hole, end also that he hod borrowed a gimlet, but this was
distinctly proved to the contrary. It was also clearly proved
that no perms could have awes to the 11001,01 r within' the
knowledge of the prisoner.
Mr. Bill, one of the partners, said it was a meet mime
matter to them, as they were liable to very heavy feenalliee
for obtaining moms or opening the receiver before the Elaine
°Moen had charged the diaries upon the spirits they &tilled.
There was also a chance of the premises being destroyed by
fire, for if the sprits had peered through the ceiling, the gee
undenseath might have mused on exploeion.
The prisoner said be knew nothing about the hole.
Mr. Ingham wee very sorry he could not give the prisoner
his deserts, for be looked upoa the ewe so being a most Jahr
mous ptc,retling on hie part. He should order Also to pay
24., the amount of the demap in the lose of the spirits, or
be imprisoned for two mor.*hr.
The prisoner was unable to pay the money, sad be wee
accordingly locked up.

FATAL FIRE YESTEEDAT.—A fire broke out yen-
terday in the house of Mr. Bulpin, Bsalrephor-strest,
lane, Bermondsey. The Ars was clawed by Mrs. Halpin
falling against the grate end thin setting Are to her clothes;
she was so frighttolly burnt that she died in a few minutes ;
aad the engine of the Loudon Brigade, which was soon in
attendance, had WWI diflicrdty in putting out the firs, which
bad seized upon the Sowings sod furniture of the house.
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