The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-31 00:00:00

THE POLWR COURTS.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Mr. Solomon applied for the discharge of Astons, who wu
lately charged at this court with the abduction of a young
Jemmy named Rebecca Pus. Mr. Solomon stated that au
arrangement satisfactory to all parties had been conic to, the
'mamas for whom Amens wee presumed to have acted
having pledged his honour to marry Miss Palle immediately
by license.
Mr. Pass, who was in court, confirmed Mr. Solomon's
statement, and the magiotrate having eapreesed hies
congratulations at the matiefactory termination of the Mt,
the prisoner was ordered to be discharged.
WESTMINSTER.
A gentleman applied for a summons against a cabman.
lie said that a lady by whom Do wan accompanied got into
• cab at Pelham-crescent that morning, to be driven to the
Adelaide-rebut, London-bridge, fur the Margate boat. She
woe afraid that she should bo too late., and offered tho mai-
m= an Meee•ee of fare If be arrived in time for the brat.
The cabman proposed 55., to which the lady assented, but
arrived too late. She was still, however, nulling to give the
stipulated prier, and half a sovereign was banded to the
driver to kaki:ill'. fare, which he pocketed, and infused to
give any change, intimating that lie thought he hail earned
that amount.
Mr. reenter said that had the offence been committed in
his district, be would have granted a surnmonn ; but an the
money was taken in the City of London, applicant must go
there for redrew

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Thomas Henry Meson and Harriet Jorril were charged
with breaking into the warehouse of Charles White Titpling,
and stealing property valued at 1501.
In the roots occupied by the priaoners, who lived together
at 51, New Compton-street, SI pieces of tarburet, several
needlework cushions and other property were found. Under
the bed IrEll a quantity of table hr.cn end other 'Mich*.
Skeleton keys and other burghus' implements were also found
in the room. The gads were identified. hlatetn had been
previously convicted of burglary. Committed fur trial.

POLITICAL I'IIEETING AT ROCIIDALF--A meeting
of mote than a thousand persene, chiefly non-eloctore, was
held on Wednesday corning, in the Public Hall, Rochdale,
Alderman Livery, presided ; and there were lament Mtwara.
Sharman Crawford, Jacob Bright (mayor), W. Aitken, T.
Moyle, Aldermen Ashworth and Healey, and other gentle-
men. Letters of apology were read front Merton. Cobden,
Bright, Fox, Mild!, and others. Mr. Fox remarked in his
letter—" It has planar' the constituencies and parliament to
instal Lord Palmerston as dictator. Of the kind of reform
that he will give the country there ran be little doubt. At
the same time it terms to me that the people generally are
disposed to wait and see the wet of Mom that be offers be-
fore a judgment is prennunced thereon. Any previous de-
monstrations will therefore, I fear, be only premature and
partial," Resolutions in favour of universal suffrage, the
ballot, and a re-distribution of constituencies, were adopted
by the meeting.
Toe BEI LOERs' BENEVOLENT ItiSTITUTION.—The
society, established for the purpose of giving relief and gum& I
iug pensions to decayed members of the various branches et I
the building trade, held its tenth annual meeting yesterday,
at the London Tavern; Mr. Aldermen and Sheriff Lawrenek
preeident, in the chair. The report stated that 6 pensioners
had been elected during the pant 12 months, which made the
total number of recipients 36. During the peat veer
801/. 13s. Id. hod been distributed in pensioning relief. The
eubscriptions and donation. amounted to 1,1231. Os. 6d.
Stork to the amount of 3.501. Three per Cent. Consols had
been purchased, making the total amount of stock 6,8001. The
total receipts for the par amounted to 1,8481.0 e. leaving
a balance in hand of 2471. 16e. Id. Mr. Alderman Rees had
accepter' the office of President. After the reading of the
report the officers of the society were re-alerted.
TR AVM'S COLLEOF, WINDSOR.—A vacancy has
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just occurred at this college by the death of Lieut. trolman,
R.N. the eel, boated blind traveller, who aspired at his lodg-
ing.. n St. John-street, Trinity. square, London, on the 28th
inst. This extmordinary men had visited mast parts of the
world in a state of total darkness, and his book of travels
abounds with valuable Information and interesting sasodetes.
Tho appointment to this vacancy rests with her Majesty;
the First Lord of the Admiralty nominates two
officers, whose names are submitted for the (levenestp,rf:2l.
This, one al the beet appointments for retired mingle naval
offitere, was founded by Samuel Traver, Esq., in the year
1802, fee the ammulmodanon of se, an officers of the navy,
who are designated naval knights. Lieut. Deka, brother to
the Provost of Ring's College, Cambridge, is the present
governor. The duties of these naval knights are simply to
moss together, end to attend daily minim at the Royal
Chapel al Bt. George.