The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-17 00:00:00

THE

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

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CLERK EN WELL.
raaNtNii VOLUNTE2K care--COMIIITTAL TO PRlBO'..l.
Wrebto.d, a dirty-looking young fellow, de-
scribed as a shoemaker, residing at 12, Albert-place,
queen's-roid, Holloway, appeared before Mr. D'Eyncourt
to answer the following complaint—" For that you, on the
17. th day of April, Pad, in the parish of lalingtoa, did un-
lawfully and designedly pawn n cloak, the property of Yr.
William John Wade, without hie leave or authority so to
do, against the pence," Ac.
'Elie defendant pleaded guilty.
The complainaut in the case is the band-master of the
Second Tower Hamlets Volunteers, and the defendant had
been engaged by him to form one of the members of the
band. The complainant was ►nswerable for the uniform
that was supplied to each of the band. Owing to the lax con-
duct of the defendant the coniplaioant gave him the usual
notice that his services would be dispensed with. When
the defendant brought in his clothes his uniform cloak was
missing, and the complainant ascertained that it was
pawned in lalineon for Ites. The defendant had removed
the mark at the back of the cape before it was pawned, so
that the pawsbroker could out tell whether it was a private
or a uniform cape.
The defendant said he knew be had done wrong, bat
when be sent the cape to be pawned he was unwell, and
short of money.
Tltr complainant said the defendant was in good work.
He did not wish to be hard with him, all he required was
the restoration of the cape.
D'Eyncourt said he should tine the defendant 205.,
the value of the cape, lOs., and the costs of the summons,
ta., or in default of paynitut 21 days' imprisonment, with
hard labour, in the House of Correction. As the pawn-
broker was not to blame in the matter, he would re.
store the cape 00 the payment by the complainant of half
the money advanced, if the prisoner did not pay the value.
The prisoner, who said he had no money, was sent to
prison.

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MARLBOROUG H-STREET.
ROOF KTRI Fri xG.
&ad retell:pi-4, a tall, niugh.looking fellow, wbo has
several times been brought to this court, wee charged
before Mr. Yardley with stealing a quantity of lead from
the root of the house, IG, Ilanover-place, Woodatock•street,
the property of Mien Eleanor Slater.
Willi.im Henry Slater, brother of the proseentrix, said-1
am an engraver, aid live at It., llanoverplace. On the
' 14th of June I heard that the roof had been disturbed, and
on god.; to the top of the house found that a quantity of
lead hail been cut from the roof, and ale,, from the pest
home, No. 15. I afterwards saw the lead in the possession
of the prisoner's landlord.
T. Dutton. of 13, Hanover-place, said— Prisoner lodged
with me. On the 14th of June a lodger told me that dime-
thing was wrong about the roof. I went upstairs and saw
the prhainer drop through the trap-door. He said the water
came in and that be bad been up to repair the roof, but in-
stead of that I foiled he had out off a quantity of lead. On
returning to the house I found the prisoner kid bolted. Ho
hail not been seen till lad night since the rubbery, and he
wee then given Into custody.
The prisoner was committed fee trial, but will be brought
up again.

80UTHWARK.
JUVEMILK HOVAIJILIAKEIS.
Wallow Smartk 15, A Final Alarm, 9, and fVeoryt
Mnith. 10, dirty.looking lads, were brought before Mr.
Combs, charged with stealing a oilver wateb, gold chain, and
pia, the property of James Allen, at No. 34, Theobald'e•
road New Kent-road. _

Mary Allen, the wife of the prosecutor, said that about
7 o'clock on the previous evening she heard a noise upstairs
on the first floor. She ran up, and saw the prisonen
Skinner and Matthews run from the bedroom arrow theYrant
room, and climb oat of the window. She immediately suspected
that they had committed a robbery, and on entering the bed-
room she missed a silver watch, gold chain, and pia front
the dressing table. She then went to look for the laila and
found them stuck feet on the leads outside the window is
fr.,nt of the house. A constable was called iu, and Skis's,
and Matthews were taken iuto custody, and from what
they said Smith was apprehended. The watch and china
were found Dear the window, and the pin wis discovered
concealed on the roof of a shed just under the bed-room
window, by which moms the thieves mitered. They moat
have climbed a wall and got on the shed, and Uses lifted
up the bedroom window.
Deering, 38 /I, mid be took Skinner and Matthews from
the house, and from what the latter told him he took Smith
into custody. When he took Matthews he told witness
that, with the advice of Smith, they had stolen the articles.
and had concealed the watch and chain under the window,
awl the pin in the roof of the shed.
The parents of the lads came forward, and said that
they had never limn in trouble before. Skinner hail been
working for Mr. Allen on the name day, and no doubt was
tam ted by seeing the articles lying about.
Mr. Combs said there was no evidence against Smith,
therefore be most be discharged. As for the others, he
should sentence sash of them to 14 days' hard labour.

GREAT NORTHRRY RAILWAY COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)

This day the usual half-yearly meeting of pro-
prietors was bald at the Hing'seireis Terminus; Mr. B.
lummox in the chair.
The report, which has been already published, having been
taken as reed,
The CHAIIIIMAX, in proposing its adoption, regretted that,
in common with most other chairmen of railway companies,
the dividend
was smaller than it was this tone twelve-
months. They proposed to give dividend at the
rate of 3/. 15s. per tent., which he confessed was
finite as much as four months ago he thought could be gives.
The main mum of this falling off was owing to the very bad
harvest of last year, which affected their railway more thee
perhaps any railway in the kingdom. They had also toomy.
10,0001. more intense on debentures than is say
corresponding half-year, which of course Taloa& rijivivr.
deed hy so mach. The result was a general deficiency of
19,000/. He believed, however, that the railway was in •
sound position, and that the dividend would rise when the
temporary canoes which nowdeprused it were removed. The
maintenance of the permanent way would form a heavy
item of expenditure, as on other railways, but still Im
thought the shareholders would have no reasou to find
fault with the future results of the railway. He hoped the
meeting would excuse him from saying more then.
Colonel PACKIL. seconded the motion.
Mr. HOWAKI, cornplaiaed of the working expenses, which
seicsauted to 5.1 per cent. of the earnings, whilst on the
haellitot they were only 41 per cent. (Haar, hear.) He
fat Naiad these expenses could be diminished. He should
=that the price of the convevance of goods by express
Manchester and Loudon should be raised. If MIA,
auto chose to have their goods conveyed by express speed
they ought to pay for it. (irme)
Mr. GUODEVE wished to get some explanation of the dis-
crepancy which existed between the weekly returns of
traMo and the total as given in the report. rite difference
was 9,000 f.

Mr.Yanaiorr. and other shareholders complained of the
waiting expenses of the line.
The Cisrannan replied to the several observations which
were node, sad the report was adopted.
The meeting was then made special for the purpose of
approving, or otherwise, terms for lease of the railways, us-
dertakieg and works of the Nottingham and Grantham
Railway and Canal Company, and the ultimate purchase
thereof ; and for the purpose of authorising the creation
mrital under the following seta, or some or one of them,
that is to my :—" The Great Northern and Metropolitan
Jabetias Railway Act, lAN ;“ " the Greet Northern Rail-
way Act, 18G1 ; "the Ganitcw and Liverpool Railway Act,
;"•1841 the Stockport. Timperley, sad Altrinclisin Rail-
esy Act, 1861 ;" and "the West Cheshire Railways Act,
1861."

SuclITT 101'1111 PIOPAOATION 07 TIM Goerpsy,—
As intereeties emeting took place yesterday in the board-
room of the above society, Pall-mall, the mosaics Was the
delivery of as address by the Risht Rev. the Babes of
Laboaa to six yoseig ems about to proceed as missionaries
to Borneo, under the auspices of the moiety. Anson the
onmerous assembles. were the Bishop of Rinpton, Rev. T.
Staley, Bishop Desisants of Madras, Rev. H. Bailey,
warden of St. Augustus College ; Rev. Canon Haney P.
Caseeove, FAT. (Ix., mad a number of ladies. The Bishop
of Labuan bevies Based the meetirni with prayer, pro-
moiled to madras' the seimineeriee, swims them some ex-
cellent practical advice is reference to the important es-
dertakies ce which they were about to embark. The Bill
elm delivered a short *Mr, Th. iim.at
uto arias going out are the Rev. R. S. Veen,
Mmes. F. W. AhE, N. R. Mame., N. Croishad, J. L.
Zebwkw, and J. Richardson. nisi will sail from Looks
to-morrow is the Tamar.

ColengeclAL RILATIONM netwerN ENtILAND AXD
Beiniun.—Tbe following is • airy of a letter „ssiftd
be the Hall Chamber of Commerce :—"Coe of
disansittee of Privy Council for Traile.—Whiteirsk 14th
I Air* I,l6l,—&e,—With reference to Tay
_LAW of
the 16th ultimata I tes directed by the Lorne of the
Committee of Privy Council for Trade to request tbat
you will inform the mused of the Chamber of C'ornmereo '
of Kingston-upoe•Hall that her Majesty's government are
in communication with the Belgian government on the sub.
jest of the commercial relations between this country lot
Belgium. I am, sir, your obedient servant, T. H. lamas.
—no Secretary of tie Chamber of Commerce, Kinptom
upon-HulL"
A 000 D INrcsrurry.—Among the payments
sr& by the Hull corporation, is an annuity of 761. to
owe Hurry Saconi, • foreigner, and of which smelt,
that individual has been in receipt for tG years past. It
swan that in the early part of this century, the Hull
=tics), in order to miss mosey. resorted to the
now in vogue in some public and governmeet
°Mese, of granting annuities. Marcel. who is sow about
fib years of age, we. • tight•rope dancer, who came to
We tows end advanced to the corporation the sum of
6618. ; the seesideration being that he was to remise fey
the net of lie life an annuity of 'N.—being nearly 10
per asst. ea the amount. Mr. itaxoni's longevity has
analmied him to receive, by way of annuity, about Ire
times the eartient of priucipal advanced by him—Mall
Pecked.