The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-19 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

CRUELTY TO • CAT.—R. H. Standing, a cabinet-maker,
W. Finch, and J. Knight, were charged with unlawfully
urging a dog to torture a cat. Mr. Thomas, secretary to the
itiiyal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, at-
let ded to prosecute.
A policeman stated that abut two o'clock this morning
he was passing Clarence-place, Qaeen's road, Hsggerstonc,
when he saw a light in the shop occupied by the de-
headact Standing. He heard some laughing there;
Standing same oat and said all was right, when he
returned. Witness soon after hoard a dog make a noise, and
• cat shriek piteously several times. Sane one in the shop
then exclaimed, "Shake her! seize her!") Standing again
came out, and, upon witness expostulating with him, threat-
ened to give him (witness) in charge. Witness called an-
other constable to his assistance, who went into the shop,
and found the at without any signs of life, and mutilved
about the stomach. The prisoners were then taken into
custody. Standing offered the officers any money not to take
him into custody, and Finch said that if any one had • cat
given to him it was hard be could not dispose of it as he
liked. Standing Twisted being conveyed to the station-house.
Standing said that he and his companions bad been oat,
and that when they returned home they found the
dog loofa in the yard, and pursuing the at.
Another policemen said that about a quarter to 2 o'clock
he saw the dog, which was of the hull species, tied up.
Shortly after, he heard one of the prisonen say, " Untie the
doe, and let her into the shop."
Mr. Remain mid that the whole *widows showed the
prisoners had procured the eat for a barbarous purpose.
They were severally fined 40e., or in default fourteen
days' imprisonment.

02LLI8ION AT Stit.—A collision of a most alarm-
ins character, involvlog the lees of two valuable vessels,
was rs p(rted yesterday at Lloyds, as having occurred on
the night of Friday last, the circumstances of which render
It rewsikable that the lose of li.• was not greater. Both
resets were English traders—one the Floridian, • huge
barque, 300 tons burther,b4onging to Newcastle, the otter
woe • brigantine, the Helen, belonging to Dumfries, from
Lisbon, bound to Leith, both heavily laden. It wee between
11 end 12 Oda& when the accident happened, the spot let.
47.58, len. 8, weer. There wee a heavy ma rienaing, the
wind was N.W. by N. in violent squalls, and the night
exceedingly dark. The Floridian was under rimed rested
topsails, as was also the case with the Helen, and both,
it is asserted, had a " good look out," yet it appears nei-
ther of the vise is was seen until the very monmat they
ewe iu contact. The fora they mine together was truly
tremerdous. The Helen foundered almost instaatly after,
hi r orew Juries barely time to Member away front the
wreck into the Floridian, which seemed is the same condi-
lion. Her hull was cut down Mike water's edge, sad It was
not expected she could °alum the night. Onset the Helen's
mew perished in attempting to pin the ikaiars. By in-
cinema( working at the pumps both Waft to lump
the vessel from @intim!, but still NW wally la the
hold, and it beaus* evident that them wee no Masco of
saving her, and that in a few home sim would thilow the
feteoi the Helm. Very fortunetellers the astorsitag of the
liSth her ;onions situation was oboomoi by the sehotmer
Vietoria, which bore down to hoe MI. end the memos sea
seed. 4 is taking off the wreak the mews of both vessels.
The Floridian diaappnered mike water in the metres of an
seer Om?. Their luso sad cargo is oiloolatoil at upwards
of 17,030 k

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Dominica-grain, FEB. 19.—Thu Queen his been
pleased to amieint Aston Devon., Bp., to be Paine Jus-
tice forth* Mead of Bt. Christopher.
PRINCZ 01 WALLS COUNCIL CHAMBERS, BOWER-
erulicvss, Fu. 18 —WMiani Desbnu, of Billiow. in the
county of Cornwall, Bog , ha been appelleted ohniff of the
county of Conmall.

ADKIRALTT„ Ts& If.
The followhid prestellso has this day takes picas somequent en the
death, ses the 14th last., of Bear Admiral of the Noe Sir 3. 1.0.
BMW, K.C.D. K.C.R. : Cap. fair C. 81/LIAVAX. Bert., to be rear-
admiral et the B iill4

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
THOMAS NArriusw Peacock, Lower Mush, Lsmbetb,
shoemaker.

BANKRUPTS.
HIM Joan STACEY, Creshprow„ Walworth-road,
prom.
Joan fiennwnan, Peale, printer.
Joan Panning, Onford, -ironworger.
Rtonaup,cienan. Brighton, iroamoupr.
L ROBUST ING, OeSTS, SOW Merchant.
lowa JLaplwa, Dartford, linen draper.
Turnoff (insure* Knronenocni, Searborough, painter.
AIMARAM DISFOROSS WILLEY DMPOINIZS, Alford,
Lincolnshire, brickmaker.
Aeons Nicmoraorr, Bowling, Yorkshire, builder.
GROROS HUTTON, Sheffield, 'TOOK.
u Bra Coannne HAWKINS, Bathwisk, Bath, beer retailer.
WILLIAM RICKARDS, JUR., Wedneehary, Staffordshire,
enaehassi,h. _

Joesrn STITHNS, Jun., Coalboarobrook, Ausbleapt*.
Staffordshire, glue manufacturer.
Joule Humosi, Selby, Yorkshire, linen duper.
ROBERT KNIGHT, Lammas' tea dealer.
JOHN JAPPA and JOSEPH WILLIS, Liverpool, tailors.
Roeurr Aomori, Noncomle-upon-Tyna, snansfuturer of
plaster of Parts.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
HOOK Ikons N, Aberdeen, oseueinion spot.
JOHN GOTAN, Galuhiels, grocer.