The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-21 00:00:00

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BOW STREET.
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WiMon 11ell was brought up on romans', charged with
highway robbery with violence.
At about half-mkt 10 o'clock on the Bth inst., as Mr.
Taints, vocalist, of the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-gar-
den, was passing along Broad-street, St. Odes's, the
prisoner suddenly emerged from a dark doorway, and
made a snatch at his watch. Mr. Telma seized the pri-
soner, took the watch from him, and returned it to
his pocket. At that moment, however, three
other men came to the prisoner's assistance. They all set
Cu Mr. Talton, together kicking his shins so severely as to
knock the skin off, flung him upon the ground, took his
watch, and made off. They were pursued by Police-
constable Wilson, F 104, who hail come upon the scene
during the scuffle, but who was unable to overtake either
of them. The constable, however, haditrevionsly known
the primmer, whom he described toSergeant Dowdell,
12. Upon this information Dowdell apprehended the
',limner, who was placed in a room at the station with
six other men. The constable was then brought in, and
at once identified the prisoner, picking him out from the
other six. The prisoner was remanded to give the police
an oppoitunity. of making inquiries and of endeavouring
to Lace the In associates, in which, however, they
bed not succeeded. The prisoner had been previously
convicted.
He was CI remitted for trial.
SOUTHWARK.
HIOHWAY 110BDERY.
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F.rdrdrl ' a ,1;11-Fress;;(1tlrin of respectablo
appearance, was placed at the bar for final exammation.
cl.:u tied with stealing a watch and chain from the person
of Charles Sellwood, under the following circumstancei:
The prosecutor, a dra)man in the employ of the Lion
Brewcty et.mpany, 13tIvidere-road, Lambeth, said that
about 20 minutes past 11 on Saturday night, the 11th inst.,
he wee in the act of entering the tap house at the
el iner of Sutton-street, when the prisoner ru died up
apainst him mid snatched his watch and chain, with
which lie lan away. Witness pursued him and saw him
throw the watch and chain away, and a short distance
oft liewasstopped by a man who held lum until he eame up,
when he FPIZeli hold of him and xed, " You villain, you have
stolen my watch," Ile replied that he had not, but on taking
him back to the spot he begged of wituessnot togive him in
charge for the sake of his wine and family. The watch
was picked up by a female and handed to a constable,
when he found that the bow had been broken off.

The prisoner was sentenced to six months' hard labour.

SUICIDE IN THE LONDON DOCKS.

INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning Mr. Richards, deputy coroner,
held an inquest in the board-room of the workhouse, St.
George's-in-the-East, relative to the suicide of Mary Ann
Claridge, aged 29 years.
George Washintrton Ford, a gunmnker, living at No. 1,
Osborn-place, Whitechapel, said that heknew the decea,od,
who was a pickle bottler, and lodged at No. 4, Osborn-
place. He kept company with her, or rather used to walk
out with her, for five weeks past. Last Friday evening
he was with her and her father. When walking with her
he said, "Polly, I have taken the shilling ; I have enlisted."
She said, "Don't tell me that, George ; you will break my
heart altogether." Witness had been 14 weeks out of
work through having broken his arm, and as he could
not get work again owing to the slackness of
trade, he thought it best to enlist. The deceased
was very t orry, and said she wanted to go to St. George's-
in-the-East to see a friend named Jenny very particularly.
On the way witness treated her and then said "Now we
have spent the Queen's shilling." When near the London
Dock bridge she suddenly ran to the railings and
threw herself into the water. He ran after
her, and throwing of his coat leapt in to
save her. He got hold of her and dragged
her to the side of the basin, supporting her on one arm
and holding on with the other. He shouted for help, but
the weakness of his broken arm caused him to give way
before the help arrived, and she sank. When the boat
came, witness again got hold of her and got her out into
the boat. She bad spoken of poisoning herself, but not
of drowning.
Mr. John Wells, surgeon, said that he tried all means
of resuscitating the deceased, but without avail.

The, jury returned a verdiciof "Suicide while of unsoundmind.

FURTHER DESTRUCTIOS OF PROPERTY
CAUSED BY THE HEAT OF THE 8U21:-(71118
DAY.)

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The official returns made up this morning by
the metropolitan brigade authorities of the number of
fires that had taken place during the last twenty-four hours
showed that during that period there had been twelve.
One of these took place in the ppremise. belonging
to Messrs. Warne and Co., Indiarabber manu-
facturers, situate at Upper Tottenham. It appears that
the rays of the sun fell upon the roof of a building 125
feet long and 60 feet high tilled with goods, and, igniting
the latter, the flames spread with great speed, so that in
leas than a quarter of an hour the whole bding was in
flames. Captain Shaw attributes the cause of this the to
the heat of t.he sun.

A fire was also discovered on Clapham-common, which
it is also supposed was caused by the heat of the sun, and
which at one time threatened disastrous results.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCII.-(THIS DAY.)

(BY TELEO- BAPH.)

LONDON, July 21.—Wind at noon light breeze, an
gne. _ _

VIAL July 20.—Arrived from the river and wetted: Zephyr,
for Swiui River.

--iFiVitor•-r7l,,iiily W.—Arrived : Btjorn, from Havannah.
2.IIIWPORT, July W.—Arrived : Maria Virginie, Bilbao. Balled :
Aura Horton, N.B. ; Day Star, Bilbao; Josh. Haydon, Trin-
comalee.

Cerium, July 90.—Sailed: Beatriz (r.), for Bilbao; Bon
Nicholas, Bilbao; Dauntless, Bilbao ; Nelly, Hong-Kong; Lady
Wharnelide, Table Bay ; Thomas Fletcher, New York.
MILYORD, July 90.—Arrived: Drammen from Quebec; Java,
Liverpool for Newfoundland, tasking water.
PLYNOLTIII, July SO. Arrived Weatflehl, from Callao ;
Oriental, Quebec.
CAI/DIM July 19.—Sailed : °come Hurlbut, for New York.
Quasseron a, July 20.—Arrived : City of New York (as.), from
Liverpool, and left for Halifax; Manhattan (sa.), Now York, and
left for Liverpool.
LIVIAPUOL, July 90.—Arrived: Martin, from
British Peer, Bombay; Oiptey Queen, Carisal ; Companiamidir-;
Taboo; Prederich, FtioJam; Panicle, Baltimore; John
St. John, N. 8.; Napier, Quebec. Soled: Fboyrers of the Seas,
for Melbourne ; Cleopatra, New York ; N St. John, N. 8.;
Sunayside Colombo Bombay.
DEAL, July 9o.—Arrived: Gemini (of Hull), West; Plough
Boy (of Shoreham), West, both for the North ; V. T. M. S. (corn.
code), ditto. July 21.—Arrived from the River and sailed ;
Havendale, Cardiff.