The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1852.

towards the Elephant and Castle, witness and Webb fol-
lowing. Prisoner, finding that he was followed, turned
dowrithe first street he came to,and entered a public-bourn
at the corner,7goitig in at the side-door. Witness ,
lowed him in, and down • side passage, lend- '
ing to a small parlour at the back of the
bar. lie there met prisoner just coming out without time
bag, and he asked him where the bag was that he had with
his. Prisoner said be had not had one, but wits:cm forced
him back into the parlour, and be there kicked against
something, which turned out to be the beg. Witness told
his he was an officer, and asked him what was in the bag.
Prisoner said he knew nothing about it. lie then took him
in custody, and brought him flown the London-road, until
he met an officer of the L division, into whose custody he
gave him. They then went back to prisoner's house, and
searched the bag, which contained 174 pairs of gloves, and
8 odd ones. Prisoner then said that they could be accounted
for; he had bought them from a Mr. Bailey, in Wood-
street. Ile was caked for the invoice, and he said he hid
Rat vv.; they were a job lot he hod bought three weeks
before.
Henry Webb corroborated the statement of his brother
officer, as to all that passed up to the time of prisoner's
ap-
prehension at the beer-shop, after which he (Webb) has-
tened to prisoner's house, and there waited until Tre w and the
other officer brought prisoner back; they then began to march
the place, and found an immense quantity of property, con-
sisting of plate, jewellery, watches, clocks, linens, hosiery,
and, in fact, all sorts of goods, evider.tly the result of various
robberies.
In eross-examination, witness said that prisoner's shop
was an open one, and out'.ide was exhibited for sale
crockery, old furniture, and miacellaneous articles.
lie-exasnined—The watches, above 20 of them, were in
a drawer in an upstairs room, and a number of clocks up
in the sitting•room on the first floor.
Mrs. Mary Willson, the wife of the prosecutor, identified
the gloves as part of the stock stolen from her husband's
warehouse, and produced the gloves corresponding with the
odd ones.

Henry Willson, brother-in-law to the last witness, and
one of the partners in the firm, said that their warehouse
in Mincing-lane was burglariously entered between the 6th
and Bth of last month, and plundered of an immense quan-
tity of umbrella., hosiery, railway wrappers, dressing-
gown pieces, and. other stock, the premises being eons
pletrly ransacked, and property of great value stolen.
Mr. John Milson, clerk to Messrs. Bailey, of Wood-
street, auctioneers, said he had known prisoner for a great
many years, he being in the habit of attending their sales.
On the 28th of November he sold him a quantity of gloves,
but an entirely different sort from those produced.
Mr. Claud, for the defence, in a moat able speech, con-
tended that the gloves had come honestly into his client's
hands, and, having bought some as stated, might have been
mistaken and thought the ones found by the police were
what he had bought, dealing as he did with such goods,
and having a large quantity of stock through his hands
from day to day from different sales.
Nearly twenty witnesses were called, all of them of the
most respectable tradearren, principally prisoner's neigh-
bours, all of whom spoke Of the prisoner bearing a must
upright character in the district in which he lived, and also
being very punctual and honourable in all his dealings.
The Its corder having Bummed up, the jury immediately
found him (huffy.
He was again indicted for receiving a gold watch, valued
at 51., the property of Henry John Ilenry (Martell.
The prosecutor, who livea in Helena Cottages, Kings
land, said that he met a woman on the night of the 2nd of
December, and after she left him he missed the watch now
produced and examined. I told Illy friend it was a Bloomer
that had robbed me, hot she sons not; she passed herself off
as a servant girl. Shortly before she ran away with my
watch a man came up to tier.
Webb said that the watch was amongst the number
found.

Ihe Recorder said that the time that had elapsed from
when the property *as stolen was too long to call upon a
dealer like the prisoner to account fur its possession, and di-
rected an acquittal.
In answer to the Court, the Akers said they did not
know anything else against the prisoner.
A gentleman front the body of the court said that 14
clocks found at the prisoner's house were part of 75 stolen
from Messrs. Bloomenger, of St. Paul's-churchyard.
The Recorder said that as they were not the subject of an
indictment he could not interfere, but had no uoubt the
sheriffs would give them up to the firm.
The Recorder, in passing sentence, said that an applica-
tion had been made to him to postpone the trial upon the
ground that the counsel engaged for the defence was else-
where engaged. He was always sorry wilt n the business of
the courts compelled a counsel to give up his brief, but in
this instance prisoner had not at all suffered, for he had
never heard a Cale conducted with more skill or ability than
Mr. Hillard had shown with regard to prisoner. He was!
one of a must dangerous class, tor under the guise of re-
spectability be had imposed upon the many who had given
him a character, and it was persons in his position that af-
forded every facility for the disposal of stolen property,
checking suspicion by his apparent respectability, and had
the police known him he should have received• more severe
sentence.
Ho was transported for seven years.

TIIE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET.

A young woman named Eli.mbells Matthews was charged
with breaking a square of glass, and also a gold watch,
value 101., the property of Robert Haile', thu Norfolk
giant.
The prosecutor, who is a healthy looking man, seven feet
six inches in height, was followed to the court by several
persons whose curiosity was excited by his extraordinary
appearance. Ile said that about ten o'clock in the morning
the prisoner, who was accompanied by two gentlemen,
came into the Craven Head public house, in Drury-lane, of
which he was part proprietor, and called for brandy end
water which was instantly supplied, after which some mis-
understanding took place respecting who should pay fur it,
and the prisoner, who seeniedl to be the worse for liquor,
betrominir very much excited without any just cause, thrust
her hand through a pane of glass, the damage of which was
2s. 6c1., at the same time making some remark of a threat-
ening nature he could not hear ; in consequence he was
obliged to lay hold of her fur the purpose of ejecting her
from the boon to prevent further injury, when she pulled
his watch from his waistcoat pocket and dashed it with
violence against a cask in the shop, so as to render it totally
useless.

In answer to the charge, the prisoner said she had no
recollection of taking the watch from the pocket, except
that it was done in her endeavour to protect herself after
the prosecutor seised her by the throat to put her out of
the house, and she lest her brooch in the stzuggte.
Mr. Ilan said she should pay fur the damage done to the
window, or be sent to prison for seven days ; but for the
destruction of the watch, he had no jurisdiction, which
should be settled by an action in the County Court ; and it
should be distinctly understood that the ease was nut dis-
missed by him, the amount being recoverable in another
court.

The priaoner paid for the square of glass, and she was
discharged.

MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, JAS. 8.
The sales today aro—Suzar, 800 bige Ilengal, at Xis. to
364. ; 240 bags liadras, 235. to 235. ; and hhds. Porto
glen and Cuha, 321. to 335. 11unt : 100 Mid,. East Indian,
61d. proof. Calve : 80 begs St. Domingo, 40n ; emnll
parcel Native Ceylon, 40s. Woe: 000 bags Arraean,
. 34. Coosa nut oil, 20 eks., 831. 10s. Hemp: 200 bales
Mena* 441.

A cheque for 101. has been forwarded from I'. 11. I. fur
the poor.bui of this court.

bfARYLEDONE.

George Lawrence, a porter, and Thonnu Green, a shoe-
maker, were charged with having conspired together to de-
fraud the London and North Western Railway Company of
44., being the amount of a third claw fare from Loudon
to Peterborough.
Crofts, 616 (one of the railway constables), said, that
morning at a quarter to seven, au I was on the platform at
the Euston station, I was spoken to by a gentleman, and in
consequence of what he said, I went into the vestibule,
where I saw Lawrence speaking to another man ; they pre-
sently came into the hall, and while there Green and Law-
n ceconvereed with each other. I saw Lawrence pus aticket
to 0 reen,and they both went through on to the plstforns, w hen
tircen took his seat in a third-class carriage, Lawrence re-
maining at the said carriage-door. Suspecting that there
was something wrong, I communicated what I had seen to
Mr. Spencer, the station-master, and the prisoners were
given into custody.
Mr. Spencer said, I saw Green enter the carriage, and
observing Lawrence standing close to it I asked him if he
was going by the train, to which he replied that he wan
not, and that he had merely come to see a friend off. I
demanded to we'. his ticket, and on his showing it to me,
I inquired of him how he became possessed of it ; but he
refused to give me an answer. I ordered him out of the
carriage, and sent for a policeman to look for Lawrence,
who wee speedily brought back, and be and Green were
then given in charge.
Mr. Spencer produced the ticket, which was a " return "
oar, delivered at Peterborough, for " London and back."
Inspector Sibley (railway officer) said the prisoners were
brought to me, and I asked Lawrence what he knew of the
ticket, when he told me that ho had paid for it at Peter-
borough, but that, wishing to stop a few days longer in
London, he had sold it to Green for 2s. 6,1.
Green admitted that such was the fact, and he was not
aware that he was doing anything wrong in the making of
the purchase.
Lawrence, on being asked by Mr. Long what ho had to
say, replied, " I thought I could do as I liked with my
ticket, end

COTTON.—EreIIRPOOL, JAN. B.—The cotton market
doses heavily here to-day, but still steadily as regards ac-
tual quotations. Compared with Friday's rates, prices
of American lean to the buyer, but not to the extent of a
quotation. Other kinds are unchanged. The sales to-day
are estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 600 aro taken for ex-
port, and include 200 Pernam and Maranham, at hid. to
6d. ; 100 Bahia, at hid to hid. ; 150 Egyptian, at 6d. to
7d. ; and 400 Murat, at 21d.. to Sid.
MANCHWITEIt, JAN. B.—There has been quite as much
business as in the earlier fart of the we, A. and for gout;
shirungs of wider maftes a (air demand continues to
exist. The better kinds of printing cloth and domestics
still take the demand also, and a good many of the pro-
ducers of these gads have fair contracts on -hand. l'rices
are quite firm. For yarns there is a geed business in most
descriptions of mull, and particularly in India qualities of
mull yarn, front 40's to 60.•. Good qualities of 40's are
also in regalia for hums consumption. The fine yarna
used in the lace trades are iu moderate demand, and
doubled yarns, suitable to the Yorkshire market, have a i
hitter sale than of late. The demand generally s still cur-
' tieient to keep stocks moderately under, and the market
has a healthy appearance.

Green said, " I did buy it of him, as I was going to
Northampton, and thought that upon producing it there it
would he .J.l right."
Inspector Sibley said that the ticket would not have
been received at Northampton, as it was a return one for
Peterborough.
The magistrate examined the ticket, and remarked that
upon it were the words, "This ticket to be forfeited if
transferred," adding that there was nothing in the act
which would empower him to inflict a penalty for such
transterring or telling a ticket. The question was simply
this—was there • guilty intention on the part of the pri-
soners or not / Ile was of opinion, taking all the circum-
stances of the Cale Into consideration, that there was no
evil intent, end that no " conspiring to defraud" had been
made out. If (said hlr. Long, addressing Superintendent
Beresford) you wish to press this oupe—and I must say I
think you ought not to do so—l shall pat only a small
penalty. under 8 Vic., c. 20, sec. 103, for "attempting to
travel lay your railway without having previously paid the
proper fare."
Mr. lieresford reworked that, attending as he had on be-
half of the company, and finding that similar fraudulent
precinct had for a long period been carried on, he must
press for &conviction.
Mr. Lose—now I 'bell lbw Green le. Lawrence will be
discharged.

IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING.-111u-
n1NoRAM, JAN. N.—The usual quarterly meeting of the
ironmasters of this district has been held here to-day ; the
attendance of those engaged in the trade was unusually
numerous. Of the condition of the trade it is cheering to
be enabled to offer observations that cannot fail to be highly
satisfactury to all concerned not that prices are at all in
advance of this day twelvemonths, but the peculiar circum-
stances and position in which the trade must at all times be
taken into consideration ; for it is a remarkable fact that
the make of iron has increased so prodigiously of late years,
and is at this moment very much larger than was ever
before known, that the marvel to every ironmaster
is that prices should have been kept up to any-
thing like the present figure. Some statistics have
been obligingly placed within our reach, which corro-
borate in a most remarkable manner the view now put
forth. In 1818 the exports of iron from the United King
dom amounted to 700,000 tons; in 1849 this had increased
to MOAK* tons ; in 1840 there was a further expansion to
900,000 tons ; and inasmuch as ter the first ten months of
DOI the export was 9.50,000 tons, this would fairly lead to
the inference that for the year the entire amount exported
would be 1,240,000 tons. If we turn to the make the
figures are even of a more startling character. A hundnd
years ago it was 30,000 tons ; in 1848) it was 180,000 tons;
and in 18.2.5, 600,000 tons. Shortly after that time the re-
strietious which had been put on the introduction of foreign
iron were removed, but instead of our make decreasiug
consequent on foreign competition, it speedily in-
creasi d to 2,400,000 tons; and at the present moment
the average annual product prodigiously exceeds these
figures. That the development of the iron trade has
exercised • most salutary influence not only on the pro-
sperity of this country, hut of the world will not be denied,
and these who have watched the course of events, and the
1 progressive tide of improvements throughout the world, are
lull of hope of a very speedy return of prosperity for the
iron trade. Even at this tame, with an almost complete
stagnation in the course of railway anal other works through-
out the country, the st&ks of manufactured iron ure
unusually small, with, as has been stated, • much
larger make than was ever before known. At this
moment there arc, in Stafilirdshire alone, about 110
furnaces in blast. The beat qualities of Shropshire
iron fully maintains its price ; an inferior article is per-
haps* shade lower. It may be useful, too, to mention that
the low price of iron in this country has had the effect of
checking to a very great extent the produce in America.
Very large orders have been received from that quarter
within the dust fortnight, and we have the assurance of
those who are well informed on the subject that orders to a
greatly increased amount may be expected in the spring.
In view of such and other circumstances, the ironmasters
are, and reasonably so, full of hope ; for with the abun-
dance of money an the country there can be little doubt
but that the railway system, sanitary and other works, will
before long be further extended in this coun-
try. Before leaving this part of the subject, we
must not omit to mention that every man en-
gaged in iron trade operations is in full work, and that,
too, at higher wages than were paid in 1813. Of pig iron
the stock is greater than the demand ; but large hopes are
entertained that Louts Napoleon, with the view to cultivate
some popularity, will lower the duty for the admission of '
pig iron into France, and by so doing materially benefit both
countries. That very important branch the tinplate
trade—is in a healthy state; but those engaged
in this description of manufacture are, and have
long been, suffering front the influence, at once
pernicious as capricious, exercised by the Cornish producers
of block tin, who still retaiu one of the most disgraceful
monopolies existing on the Statute-book, using it only fur
their own aggrandisement, by keeping foreign tin out of the
market, and capriciously raising or fulling the price (fee.
quently as much us 11. a ton) without the slightest regard
for those who have enormous fortunes embarked in the
manufacture now under notice; but to such an extent has
the evil attained, that the attention of the government and
parliament will, it is understood, be forcibly directed to it
in the ensuing session. We have only further to note that,
although the orders given to-day were not very large, the
meeting passed off satisfactorily ; indeed, there are an
abuudaiwe of indications that the price of tin will before
very long have an upward turn.

WOOL.—Tlosnionn, Jan. 13.—The transactions in Wool
have been of a limited the:octet. The price of yarns being
so very disproport' te, no one seems inclined to buy at
any further advance. The spinners cannot make prime cost
on old purchased stocks, and, having generally bought
freely in December, we may expect • continued dulness for
some weeks to come. The spirited buying in the country
in December last is not kept up, the advice' from the scat
of consumption not warranting such • course. Firmly as
the growers may cling to what they hul I, the high prices
they are seeking will act as • drawback to purchases being
erected.

MAN U FACT U RES.—Blum.° RD, Jets. 8. —Ye rne :
The contracts for January have not been made on such fa-
vourable terms fur the buyer as the two months ending with
the year. As the quantity of spools spinning is only on •
par with the consumption, we may fairly expect, if addi-
tional looms are put to work, an advance in price on yarns,
for none seem inclined to inerease the present production at
the current rate for yarn.. What stock of yarns is now held
is on hank, and generally of a second-rate quality and infe-
rior spinning. There has been an active demand both fur
Lancashire end shipping, and good lots taken out of the
market at the current rate of fls. 3d.to Se. 6d. per gross, but
the spinners ere not willing to accept orders fur good yarns
in 30's to 36's at this price tor dietent delivery. Fur the finer
No,. in Botany there is not the same advance, but good Ws
to 64's are ready sale from 9.. 9d. to 19,. 9,1. per grove,
according to quality. Pieces: Although we cannot report
any decided improvement in our market of to-day, wo have
to notice a spirit of general confidence as to the future as
regards prices. The year ended has been auythiug but
good, front the opening to the closing. Cobourgs have
been a toeing trade, and the sale. that have recently been
effected aro at such prices that it is impossible to replace.
Yarns cannot be bought near so well as two months ago,
and it will be a hard conflict to get a corresponding advance
on goods, without which we see no chance but the present
reduced production continuing. Heavy goods all wool are
doing miserably bail ; Alpaca lustre*, owing to the dearness
of the raw material, are not covering cost, and as the lemon
advances higher prices are expected.

.HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—Norrtivonaw,
JAN. S.—The condition of the cotton stocking trade has
scarcely altered its position for some months past; the
liner the quality made the better the demand—the coarser
stockings coming into competition with the round frames,
which have nearly superseded dandies and other article for
the legs of stockings, the feet being mostly made on com-
mon frames. The extraordinary speed of the new descrip
tion of frames, which lays the thread, draws the jacks,
brings the work to the needle head, greases, and gots over
the arch atone motion, instead of two, as in the common
frame, has enabled it to compete in speed with the loom,
and will in all probability supersede it to • great
extent, and thus cause a tremendous revolution in
the clothing manufactures of the world. The ma-
chinery is not more than one-fourth the coot, and
it is so extremely simple that girls can manage
it. The silk glove trade still keeps in an amended condi.
tion. The drawer and pantaloon branch is in • most de-
pressed stste. After a perseverance almost unparalleled,
the union has broken up. It is asserted that one of the
principal manufacturers of these articles has got a frame to
work which narrows the web by the jacquard, both in re-
moving the loops, and laying the thread between the re-
quired needles. If so, this is very important ; but wo have
heard of a similar triune being worked at Paris. The bobbin-
net trade in nearly all the branches is in a generally dc-
premed condition; but there is a slight stir with some of
the houses. Many of the manufacturer* are at length aware
that the looped nets are far from being articles of staple
worth; but as yet, with the eieeption of pushers, the
making of fancy traverse nets is a matter of great difficulty,
when ornamented on the machine. Still it is hoped that
this will be accomplished.—Nults Review.

CHEESE.—SALISIMIT NNW MONTHLY MAILLIT, Jan.
8 —Our wend monthly market woo held this day, and
about 200 tons of Cheese were pitched ; but the quality
woo inferior to that exhibited at the tint market, being
principally of the latter make. There was a lair sprinkling
of buyers and dealers in attendance, and a good amount of
hominess was done, though a large portion of the inferior
make remaint-d on hand. lo moat instances the price of
lam market were mustained, viz.:—Skims, 18s. to Vie. ;
half-cowards, :16s. to 424.; cowards, 465. to 60s. per ton.
The business of these markets has been conducted with
great zeal on the part of its promoters, which affords them
great credit; and we hope for a continuance of the attend-
ance and supply we have already experienced, to support
such a laudable undertaking, which will be of the greatest
benefit to the city.

CORN. Jan. 8.--The trade errs bri,k here
1,4113 kW both 14tlry 41,41 H Ipmt, c.i.cchil'y • ill, rt wnit.4l was
tinyls. per qr. dearer , beat (Attunes te me latter must ill Doted Id.
prr bos:helWheat►htpher. Oats 44 Beau about the .eme. tlettatitoe as
follow lot& per bushel. harlry, SY. to t7e.
rev. Baas, b. id. to 4e. por bead. Oats. lb. to 24.