The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-29 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

Advice* from Berlin state that as the King of
Prussia has now entered on convalescence, no
further bulletins are to be issued by his medical
attendant+.
The Prince of Prussia transacted business on the
forenoon of the 25th with Baron de Manteuffel, the
President of the Council of Ministers, and after-
wards received the members of the Council of State.
His Royal Highness expressed to these gentlemen
how deeply he felt the responsibility of the duties
which had devolved on him, and how anxiously he
looked for the re•establishment of the King in
perfect health.

THE OVERLAND HAIL-OFFICIAL EXPRESSES.

By the well-devised arrangements of Mr. Rowland
Hill the India malls have come to hand with the utmost pos-
sible deepatah. The Calcutta mail, 48 bona, that Idl Mar-
seilles on Monday at 10 p.m.. arrived in Paris in time to be
sent on by the regular mail train at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday.
It arrived at Boulogne at 1.5 a.m. yesterday, and the Royal
Mail packet Prince Frederick William having been Bent over
for the special purpose, emb..rked the boxes in the roads,
conveyed them to Dover, against a strong wind and tide,
within two hours ; and the mails having been transferred to
the speck] train, it ran up to London in I hour and 58
minutes, the mid arriving at six minutes put 6. Tho time
occupied in conveying the 48 bozos from the station to the
boats and by the boats from the shore to the packet occupied
45 minutes. The night was dark, it blew a strong breeze
from N.N ~ and there was much swell in the bar.

The second mail, 12 boxes, from Bombay, left Parts at
six o'clock yesterday morning by special train, arrived at
Boulogne at fifty minutes past ten, was embarked slao in
boats, aid taken on board the mail packet Prince Frede-
rick William, that mall haring returned for the purpose.
She started at seven minute., past eleven, ran acme in one
hour and 46 minutes, when the special South-Eastern
train brought the mail to London in one hour and
68 minutes, arriving at London-bridge at 2.54 p.m
This mail was brought from Paris to London in 8 hours
end 64 minutes, but the mall on Thursday week last
was brought over in 8 hours and 44 minutes—the shortest
time In which the journey from Paris to London was ever
accomplished. The authorities at the General Post-office,
swing that by special trains and special boats the mails
mild be got to London, via Boulogne, In time foe despatch-
ing the country portions by the same evening mail trains,
gave the necessary cede's then, as they did yesterday, for the
special services ; and thus the letters for the country will be
delivered to those to whom they are addressed twelve hours
before they would have received them by ordinary despatch.
The overland India mail on Thursday week left Paris
by special train at sixteen minute* past seven, am.,
arrived at Boulogne 11.40; the 33 boxes were embarked, and
the Imperial mail steam-packet Queen left the harbour at
11.59. She reached Dover at 1.44 p.m., the mails were

landed, and were at the station within tive minutes, and by
special train were in London at four p The tootle were
expectel to be landed at Folkestone, but the advantages of
Dover were so apparent that, fortunately, no such mistake
was made as to divert them by that route. Independently of
the fact that Dover is more than a mile nearer Boulogne than
Folkestone, there would have been great lore of time in
taking the latter port, inasmuch as there woe a risk of the
mails having to be lauded in busts at Folkestons, on amount
of the want of water in the harbour; whereas, at Dover, the
inconveniences of its tidal harbour are aU avoided by the
construction of the Admiralty pier, at which large vessels rut
land and embark paaaangets at all limos of tide.

A BISHOP Ito PA/MON.—The following strange
story is given by the Droie :—" Some months bark a bishop
snot celebrating Divine service at Cocoons, and amongst the
congregation was a retired soldier, who recognised the pre-
late as a man who had served, as a common soldier, in the
same regiment as himself, and who, after long-continued
misconduct, bad deserted. Surprised to fled a deserter
become a bishop, the man made communication to the
authorities and • searching Investigation was insti-
tuted. It led to the discovery that the bishop, whose
name is Pereira, really was a deserter, and that after de.
sating he went to Portugal, where he gave himself out se
chaplain of a regiment. As be displayed considerable know-
ledge of theology and was of good eddies., he was intro-
, duced to the eolesiastical authorities of the district, and they,
after awhile, gave him a curacy. In this post he distin •
I ',asked himself by his eloquent sermons, awl after a while
be was invited to Lisbon, where crowds, chariots' by his
elognence, also flocked to hear him. At Lisbon he was be-
fore long consecrated a bishop. In 1864 he went to Madrid,
where Ws fame preceded kim, and there likewise
be excited admiration by his oirmons. He was

;elected to pre*ch on *meal solemn occasions, and
amongst them on the anniversaries of the fatal ?nd of May.
Never having been ordained • priest. he cram not • real
bishop; yet he administered •ll the offices of the church as
if regularly ordained. For this serious offence he has jut
been condemned to 18 years' hard labour. The Pope, having
been appealed to on the subject, has declared that all the
eoelesiastical act, performed by the man shall be considered
valid ; but doubts are entertained whether, in spite of this,.
the maniagu celci.rated by him are valid in a legal point of
view."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(13,fure.Mr.. CommisAjmer Evans.)

TN RE L. BALL.IN.
The Bankrupt, late proprietor of the Naming Ifernld,
time up on the question of het examination and peooed un-
oppoeW.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
(Before Chief Baron Pollock.)
• Upon the application of Mr. Utley the court ordered the
discharge of Richard Clayton, spinet whom there was a
charge of felonious assault upon a young girl who was in his
service, the greed jury having thrown out the bill.
Mary Anne JOAO, 28, was Indicted for unlawfully
a forged 6/, note, with intent to defraud the GovernP:=
Company of the Bank of England.
Mr. Giffsrd and Mr. Bayly conducted the prosecution;
Mr. Lilley defended the prtsmar.
The cireimetences of this ease were eamewhat peculiar.
ll‘t...tappeared.i.t.thro.dat
,oanc,tohme
p.. 28th July, the
two of
Pribmerh.
children,
met a man named Thomas Grey in the neighbourhood of the
she entered into convenatien with him, and appeared
to take gnat interest in his children, particularly making
Inquiry whether they went to school and said their prams
regularly, and she at length said that she wanted come
ash, but had nothing but a 51. note, and as she was a
in the neighbourhood she could not !tot it changed,
astir iZr asked Grey to change it for her. He accordingly
went to the Tower public•heme in the Westminster-road,
where he was known, and obtained change for the note in
;pp=which turned out to be a forgrry. It
that sitar the money had been obtained,
the prisoner, Grey, and the children went to the
Victoria, Theatre, and afterwards to a public-home,
where they enjoyed themselves until a late hour, when they
separated, and a few days afterwards the note was discovered
to be a forgery. It turned out that the prisoner,' who had
represented barrel( to Grey is a governess, was a prostitute
living in Granby-street, Waterloo-road, and when she was
taken into custody she declared that a "gentleman" gave
her the note, end she was not aware that it was forged.
The Lord Chief Baron, at the dose of the case for the pro-
secution, aid that although there might be some suspicion in
the matter, he did not think the evidence was sufficient to
justify the jury in convicting the prisoner. It was tree
that the prisoner had passed the note, but there was nothing
to show she did not obtain 'on of it in the manner she
represented, and it was in bee favour that after she had ob-
tained the money she wade no attempt to get away.
The jury upon this returned a verdict of Not Gaily.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
FASHIONABLE" PICKPOCKETS.
111;z0 Turner and Na, y Anne Smith, two young women
belonging to the swell mob, and who were attired in a most
fashionable and expensive style, were charged before Mr,
Bingham with attempting to pick the pockets of several ladies
in Itegent-street.
It appeared, from the evidence of Cole, an active °Mom of
the A division, No. 317, that on the previous afternoon,
about two o'clock, he was standing at the corner of Argyll-
place when he saw two ladies stop and look at the photeent-
phic portraits exhibited at Mayan's. They had not beset
there long when his attention was attracted to the two pd.
soners, whom ho knew to be pickpockets, who pas= him
and went and stood directly. behind the ladies before
mentioned, He watched them, and observed Turner lift tip
the mender of one of the ladies, and put her hand in her
poket, apparently without success. The prisoners then
walked on, and he went up and caked the lady if she bad
been rubbed. She replied in the negative, and he then pro.
ceeded atter the prisoner, and came up with thorn in Oxford-
street, where be saw Turner manipulating the pocket
of two ladies while Smith covered her from view. The pri-
soners did not Fume to be successful in their avocations, and
on turning round to go away they caught sight of him, sad
imeAdiatd,_ jumped into an omnibus which happened to be
passing. He ran after the vehicle till it stopped at the rom-
per orrottenham-court-road, when he informed the con-
ductor of the sort of characters he had got in his " bum" The
conductor fetched them out and inquired if any of the pas-
sengers had lost anything, they said they bad not, and witness
then conveyed them to the atatimphouse, where they were
searched, end on Turner was found • valuable geld watch
and cha n, and SI. in gold, wrapped up in • piece of news-
paper. On Smith, three sovereigns, also wrapped up in
paper, were found. lie bad no fattier evidence to offer at
present, and thought, if they were remanded, he should be
able to bring forward a lady who would indentify the
prisoners as having robbed her of notes to a large amount
while in an omnibus, on last Wednesday week.
The prisoners were remanded fee • week.
WESTMINSTER.
ISELLINO HAT IN THI STREETS.
_

Two farm liii;;;Ori wire charged with causing an obstruc-
tion in the carriage-way at the top of Sloane-street, Knights-
bridge, by hawking hay there.
The police stated that there were a number of carts toge-
ther iu the liigh-road, Knightsbridge, this morning, and as
they very much impeded the thoroughfare, they were ordered
away, but instead of dispersing, they went a little way, then
turning round teemed their original positions.
Mr. l'aynter —What were they doing?
Policeman—They said they were standing thereto Bell their
bay, which they had brought from the country.
Mr. Paynter—ls this a common occurrence, or did it
merely take place this morning only?
Policeman—Of late this has become a complete nuisance,
and mows regularly on Tuesdays, Thursdays., and Saturdays,
when these men occupy the road.
Mr. Pa ter—Was there any absolute obstruction caused
by the defendants this morning.
policeman—Yes,as one of them men turned, two carriages
and a borreman were completely stopped, and when the other
turned an omnibus and another carriage were also at a
_ . . .

Mr. raynter—ls there no hay market in the neighbour-
hood ?
Policeman—There is not.
Mr. Pay uter—Considering the demand there must neat-
roily be at this end of the seam for bay, it is much to be
regretted that that is not. I wonder that bay growers have
not provided some place; as it looks absurd to take hay
right through the City for sale, and then bring it beck to the
weat end to the purchaser. I however can't allow the groat
thoroughfare at the lop of Sloane-kart to be obstructed, and
&andante must pay 10e. each. If this is repeated I shall
impeee the fall penalty el 400,

SOUTHWARK.
TILE ENLISTING SHILLING.
Philip Doyle, a young fellow, about twenty years of age,
was brought before Mr. Combo, charged with defrauding
Segment Anthony Cherie, of the 3rd Royal Survey Militia,
nut of one shining, and absconding after enlisting in the
23rd Foot.
The sergeant stated that he was instructed by the War-
office to enlist recruits for the line, end in the middle of last
month the prisoner came to him and widied to enlist in the
23rd ',oat. Witness asked him whether he had been In the
army before, when he replied that be had not. He Won
answered the usual quediems about being free, able, and
willing to serve her Majesty, when witness banded him the
enheting 'bailor,. Ho then took his eddreee. end told him
he would be required to be in attendance before the doctor on
the following day. He, however, did n.it appear, and wit-
ness left a notice at the sateen, he hod given, but he eaw no
more 41 him until Saturday, when be met him in the Bo-
rough and gave him into custody.
The priaucer denied being the party alluded to, and be bad
no recollection of ever seeing him before. He never had Mir
shilling.
Sergeant Choye informed Ms worship that be was positive
as to the prisoner's identity. Latterly about twenty young
fellows had absconded after reviving the enlisting
which was a fraud on him, and the War-offite authorities
were detonated to punish all parties so offending, as a
caution to 4.theta. Many young fellows bad actually en-
listed a dorm times over, and be believed the prisoner bad
torten.

^■l

Mr. Combo asked him whether he would positively swear
to the prisoner as being the patty who received the shilling
from him.
The Sergeant replied that he could. He pointed him out
immediately to the policeman when he met him.
Mr. Combo, after perusing the Art of Parliament, said he
was of opinion that the prisoner must be deemed a deserter,
therefore be should commit him to the county gaol, to be
dealt with by the authorities at the War-office. His worshk
directed the usual deserter's description to be made out and
forwarded to the latter place.
The prisoner, who still persisted th►t he was not a recruit,
was then committed to prison.

REFUSING A CHURCH RATE.—A church rate having
been refused at Sudbury, ate most stormy vestry meeting,
the incumbent of St. Gregory's Church in that town, the
Rev. J. W. H. Molynenx, has resolved to that tip the
church, that being the only stay to wet the funds for the
requisite repairs. Mr. Molyneux stated to the vestry that
at present the condition of his church was such that they
could not continue the servicee there; the roof had been
examined and port of the lead taken up, and it was found
that the beams were absolutely rotten, so that the condition
of the church was dangerous, and in order to prevent an
accident it must be abut up. The vestry would have been
called no week. previously had not miny tithe parishioners
been absent •, but from that day the services would be dis-
continued till the roof was put in efficient repair. Nothing
more should be dose than the repair of the roof' and as soon
as this was done the church would be re-opened, tin which
the Perekee would be dievintanned.—Erars Standard.
MANUFACTURE OP SAUDI:CM—Large quantities
of sprats aro weekly seat to London &cm the east coast of
Scotland to be manufactured into sardines. Young hankers
are also used for this purpose.—Sectert2e.

TER Clan% Or FORGERY AGAINST Mi. 1.8.
BRIGHT, 0? Btl.L.

The investigation of one of the charges against
this bankrupt wee resumed yesterday at the Polloe-oourt,
Hun, before kir. Travis, the mayor, and Neural other ma-
gistrates. A crowded Doan testified to the interest which
the proesedlap crested. The principal @videos adduced
agaiset the prisoner wee t►at of him clerk, with reference to
a bill marked in the proceedinp " A," and purporting to be
endorsed by "Evan Willimsa" who is stated to be a ficti-
tious perm. The widows Is se follows :

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Nevilo strait. Eidenld the weir of Taylor sod Bright la
I/117, sea mathmed la the service sp to the time of the
lark:v.l4y i Berstriser bet.' Mr. Taylor died la Jerry,
MX. After the death did,. Taylor, the primer asked
the berme der the old rue. I wee trio he we
timer book.kesper, mid afterwards r ashes, la August,
1936. I have bees la the habit of tramerdeg Irises ea
the primmer's retweed, between Ida sad Year. Bards"
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