The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-13 00:00:00

MARLBoxoTIGH43IIIENT- .

bEELFToX KETs.—tioLENT ASSAULT ON TEN OFFICER&
Hem? What, alias Willie • rough-looking fallow
t
who gave an addreas in Little -street, ores charged
before Mr. Knox, with loitering in several streets
il
out of oxford-street, and attempting to open doorsl!
skeleton-keys for the purpose of committing • felony, and
also with assaulting police-mturtablee 80 and 169 E, who
arrested him on suspicion.
Mr. Knox (after hearing the evidence) said—l am sorry
I cannot send the prise's*, to the merlons. Such key.
as those produced cannot be looked upon as skeleton keys,

faratadef pa,mcteg ,!r1

toif dlig. ai sea lima,. 71•1

letters r (resass). f (lathe, s (sisady). Indicate direction al
motlonof the, with last it boars. Thermometerimposed
In shade. Extreme force, with itadlreetion daring last 14 hours.
s.—eslat Weather: b.— bias thy ; e.—elends (detached;; C—
log It.—ball : ; m.—adsty (bap) ; o.—overrast
(dull); c—rala a--enow ; —thunder. Ilida4.ll. Mow or
haLL tutalted), daring last 14 bourn lea disturbance.

Barometrical pressure hea Increased at all stations time yes.
tenlay . the difference has been most extend,' In the southeast
of Midland, and In France, whin amosiate to sintenths of au
Inch. Al Valenti& the increase Y only Ott inch. nig change
bee been accompanied by • great and general rise of temperature.
The difference of reading between Nairn and Lyons Is 1.11 inch,
while the reirllng at Valenti& is four-tenths below that et Yen
month. Winds yesterday evening backed to south•oethirest at
Valentla, and they incremed to a gale es the western collate of
Ireland and Oa the southern omits of Boatload. The wind is
still very mires( from the southward In the southwest of Ireland
and le the Irish Bea . bu tithe English Mutat the prevailing
triad la It nit
and t Fog be repotted front the month
end west of our Islands, where the fall of rata has been greatest.
The sea Is high In the south-west of Ireland. Weather Is us.
settled. Wiretap were mewed yesterday afternoon.

By a recent order of King William of Prom*
the Counter de Bismarck and the Counter Radom, wife
of the First Chamberlain to Milkiest'', will in future take
rank with the wives of ambassadors, and not after ladies
belonging to princely houses, the heads el whisk are Prus-
sian subjects, such r are the Counter de Itatabor, the
Primer de Robinlobe, ko.

SALE OF MR. W. C. MACREADY'S COLLECTION.—
(Toth, Dxv).—Much interest was excited this morning by
the sale of a valuable collection of engravings from the
old and modern masters, the property of Mr. W. C.
Mernady the eminent inegediaa, at Mn... Sotheby's
rooms, Veilingtomaniest. Amongst them were specimens
of Travelliosi, Volpato, Gocdall, Popelwhito, ficklanni,
Daraeyen, Martinet, Richomene, Siometti„ Manard,
Matlack, Piotto, Gera • Naiad,
Loaghi, Dorigni, Artlertina,
Benson, Couinui, Jeubert, Muller, Deo, &aTWre
were also the following drawings for the anPay-
lags made from them :--L Coloured drawing by
Manager, " Ste Coale" of Paul de la Rothe, for the
traumas by Forster. 2. Chalk dravrisfalbky Andertom,"
The Holy Family," by Maffaelle. 3. drawing by
from the engraving of Cannel from Raftell's
" Vim of Esekiel." 4. Chalk drawing ii.Ponter, frees
Guido% " Cleopatra." 5. Wateroolour drawing by Oat-
termole. In most sues Mr. Macreades autograph was
pencilled on the margin.
EXCITING SCENE AT THE CHELMSFORD RAMS.—
, Ott Tuesday a desperate and determined attempt to rescue
a sharper from the hands of the police was made on Gal.
kywoodoommon, and, as may be supposed, caused great
excitement among the lookers on. It appeors that at the
recent Nottingham rams an elderly gentleman was
picked up "by a braes of cardaharpers, who consider,
at* relined him of hie spare cash to the amount of
nine sovereigns. Information wee given to the Notting.
ham polite, who on Monday apprehended one of the
fellows in London, and ha resent to believe that the
other intended to pay a p visit to Galleywood
the Nottingham inepeeta same on to Chelmsford, and
was fortunately succeeded in apprehending the gentle.
man on the course, and pining him in a gig -prepared to
drive back to the town. But he was set to be allowed
to carry off his prisoner so sadly, for just as be was
about to start a party of the prisoner% Mends seremoded
the trap, and made a donate attempt to unharness
the horse and release their mate" hem emelody. As
may be 'apposed an exciting struggle armed ; the
inapector laid about him right gallantly, and two or three
of 'the county police hastening to his anistense, he was at
last able to drive off with his prisoner but not until in
the scathe be had broken one of his biers, whisk wee set
The
the comes by Mr. Lewis, of
The prisoner was brought es Ohabe and 11;71061.red
in the look-up, and on Wednesday morn* be was taken
by train to Loudon, en rower for Nettinginm—cheinstford
Okrosiete.
ftrlirromo or Brarno.—At Axminster, in Devon-
shire, a few days ego, an adder was killed, It was 2 feet
lona and 3 bass remit Dins quite lively, and was
dispelled to Week a des whisk was barking at it,