The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-30 00:00:00

CITY SHERIFFS' COURT.-APRIL 28.

WO= MIMI. OVSNIT,
MALL V. THE CITY OP LONDON AND COUNTIES NMI-
HOLD LAND SOCIETT.—INPORTANT TO DEPOSITORS IN
LAND SOCIETIES.
The plaintiff in this action is one of the shanholden in
the City of London and Counties Freehold Land Society,
gad sought to recover the sum of 141. 19s. 9d., the amount
et subeeriptions paid in on two shares in that society.
The facts of the can were then : The society was formed
in Much, 1863, and defendant took two shares of fifty guinea
each. I. May following he drew a right of choice, and in
the next October, a second choice, and ultimately chops two
lots on the Walthantstow Estate from the plan, but did not
take possession. Re, however, signed the anal contract
with the society, by which he became instilled to the pro-
perty, and he was debited in the books of the society, and
also in hie pass bodk with the fall amount of the
shares, bat signed a request to the society to delay
making out the conveyances. In November last, he was
desirous to withdraw, under the 23rd rule of the eociety,
which gives shareholders the privilege of withdrawing, on
giving 14 days' notice ; but the secretary stated that the
committee considered he had, by accepting the lots, barred
his right to withdraw ; and, acting on that impression, he
had paid three further subscriptions.
Mr. Child, who appeared for the company, said that the
question was whether plaintiff was entitled to withdrew
after accepting the lots as he had done, for he had become
something more than a mere depositor; and although be had
not actually taken possession of the property, he had exer-
cised a control over it by asking for delay In the execution
of the conveyances, by which he might, if he had thought
proper, have gone into the market and sold his shares at an
advanced price, and had the conveyance made to the pur-
chaser.
His Honour said that it was clear, in the absence of any
rule to the contrary, that the plaintiff could not mover ; for
by the pass-book. the entries m which had been assented
to by the plaintiff, there was actually a balance due from
him to the society ; and none of the rules provided for the
return of the deposits after lots had been accepted.
Judgment was therefore gtven for the society.

Mr. SOWN of Gramma& with whom Gray had Isms
swil whose good conduct ladmed his muter to
hand Yim sear the Meioses when he retired, tendered, and
was ateigS4 se ball, and Gray was liberated.
The Jewel Mes present were then allowed to inspect the
stook fswed, when several of them recognised watch's, as ,
found by Dow, 383 8, in a traveller's cue at Alberts
TM erNas of Gray, who was always considered a respect
able ea 'sok a sniest charge, km mated mach seri
rebels well, and it is samba that the investigates
will prebefsq load to the disoovery of a gang of burglars
who -11/we Um within the last few months committing
plunders all ever the metropolis and is the provinem.
"B. A. W." has forwarded 21.; "T.,' 21. ; "M. A. G.,"
11. ; "Q. A G.," 6.. in postage stamps, and " An Acquaint-
ance," 2s. bd. in aid cf the relief of Mr. Lembelet, the
origlaal painter of the panelling, fet, at the Royal Pavilion
at Brighton, bat now reduced to great poverty and
distress.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Polierooreagable Shepherd, E 27, wu charged with
smutting Henry Burgess, a private is the Esat Middlesex

The complalasat said he was In Wells-street about o.
eoloak on Thursday morning, when he saw the mutable at
the bar lift the clothes of a female with his foot, as she was
about to cross the road. He said to the constable, " That
is more than a red east would do." He went on, and when
he got to Nuesit-etreet the defendant overtook him, asked
him what he meant, sad said "You are —, or you
would not wear a red coat." He crossed over the road to
get away from the defendant, but the defendant ease
after him, stood in front, and said, with an inspreeation,
"If you will take off ooat give yen a good hiding."
While in these of moverng his belt, the defendant struck
him ; and he grappled with the defeadant, and they fell
together. He got up, and was taking off his coat, when
the defendant again strack him in the facie, and he again
grappled with the deftndant, and they fell down. Another
policeman ease up, and said to the defendaat, " What are
you about—cat it." The defendant then seised him by the
sonar, and swore that he would look him up. The defendant
dragged him as far as Betters street, and then let bingo,
telling him he might go to a certain place. He told thede-
fondant he would go to the station-house and make a cow
gisint against him.
Inspector Cheekley said the complainant came to the
sindes-bouse and made a statemeat the same in all its
oda Maws as what he now made.
!lalehmlent denied the charge, and said he had been
Intimbeed with improperly by the complainant, who was not
rem.
Mr. Hardwick was of opinion that the probabilities were
all in favour of the eomplainast. It was hardly likely the
semplainaat would have invented such a story as that
which related to the eonstable's conduct toward. the woman,
and it was the complainant who made the charge at the
station. He should, therefore, take the case u proved
against the defendant, and Inflict a fine of 40s.
HAMMERSMITH.
A well.dressed middle-aged woman, who gave the name
of Mary Roberts, and described herself as being married and
in the possession of 1,0001. per annum, with other property,
was charged with the following robbery.
Mrs. Ana Such, the wife of a gentleman residing at No.
4, Henover-oottsges, Regent's-park, deposed that the pri-
soner had recently occupied furnished apartments in her
house at the rate of 30s. per week, for herself, three children
and one servant. She left about seven or eight weeks since,
sad after she had gone witness missed from a chest of
drawers which stood upon the lobby on the first floor un-
locked, two night-dreasee, two chemises and two pain of
cotton drawers. There were a great many articles of value
in the drawer., and she had missed other things, besides
the articles she had mentioned, but she could not
tell who had taken them. The prisoner same to
her house about a week afterwards to pay her rent, and
to remove a great many things she had there, and
she then mentioned her low, and the prisoner denied all
knowledge of them, and laid the blame upon her servant,
wbo, she alleged, had left her clandestinely in the dead of
the night.
Sergeant Barthy, No. 19, T division said the prisoner
had lately taken a house upon Aeon-hill, Acton, and the
first notice he had of the missing things being in her pos-
session was from the laundress who washed for her ; she
had seen the linen marked with the name of the prosecute:
in fall, and he consequently proceeded to take her into
custody. The prisoners conduct had been rather extraor-
dinary while living in Acton, and she would not allow any
perms to enter her house ; he therefore war obliged to re-
sort to stratagem, and he managed to get into the hoar* on
Wednesday last. He took her into custody that time, bat
she had only been confined about a fortnight, and he there-
fore allowed her to remain in the house, under the surveil-
lance of a constable, until that morning.
The prisoner, who carried a young infant in her
declared that she told the officer that her servant had
left the articles in her house, and that she had merely re-
tallied them until she had got better. She was a erupt
in this eciantry, only having arrived from abroad a few
months ago. Her husband was still abroad managing a
large estate, and she had flu sons in merchants' oft..
abroad. She had 1,0001. a year left her by her father, and
she had a large quantity of plate and jewellery, so that she
had no cause to steal a few paltry rep.
Mr. Pa ter thought it was very extraordinary that, if
she was a lady of fortune, as she bad repreeented, sits lei
nowsome of her friends to appear for her.
prisoner said she did not like to acquaint her Mends
of the disgrace in which she had been paced.
A gentleman here stepped forward and said he was a dis-
tant relative of the prisoner, who was certainly a lady of
fortane, se she had npreesated.
Mr. Paynter accepted his surety in the sum of 4001. for
the prisoner's appearance on Thursday.

0011110.—Lrrairoot, Aram 21.—itis market closed with some
szattoment, and priers of all litiods are extreme, and Americans
about &Id. par, lb. are vary muse. Toe mho are 12.000 balm. ears.
pr 1,030 for export sad 2,500 on speaulatton—locludlng 40
pm wa and Maranhao!, at Odd.; 400 Bahia, at &l. to e ; SOO
me .at Sid. to Bd.; Islo bunt, at. ad. to Id.; and 00 Sea
at 10c1. to Le. S. psi&

001 TON GOOD6.—llammem. Aram U.—Although the market
Os be mast malavemelly Messed by the uno==
Ilasteas assirsaaft Ihe blies aim
ta Mem% there Is lie —la prime work bottom The is-
maim Mee Is the wan market emit kleamme to game oat-
Nade es the pert preaseere, 'Mk* etherwhe be hm firm
I
thdr demob Ors thm were • age; mil them whose
Pumieue orders see set yet kilned are. mime, set me, mai ms
to gem sake. The tamseestiom to yens ems sot wry Wiper wi in
&mast, bong he the hese gest smart trade. Desseeke are alto.
as
(gather withoute lemeemem
llthesek sel,asl for printing clot
same ~qh there le* mot •
prim ere meth Me itse.
be eld et 40-isek shirting ; butsame for Wades, &bomTbe b
they ere still's, gigot, Meek Nast mow demand than thus was
• kw weeks ego.

WOOLLEN CLOTH.—Lam. AWL 25.—We have had a good
merlon trday. There has been • rather Mtge attention.e of mer-
chants in the cloth-halls, and a eonsiderable quantity of cloth be.
owner,. 'there has 'Mobcap • fair ready trade dose in the
cewarromes daring the current week, .principally for the home
market

BARDWARE.—Bissuroirsx, Aram 28.—Thers has been no
change whatever in the state of trade here since our last report. The
factors' orders continue to be very limited, and at many of the menu-
favorite the wockpeeple have not more than two, or at most three,
days' work a week. A few orders have been received from America,
but the export trade generaLly is very much depressed. Amounts
from the dietriele state that a lap member of the colliers have re-
turned to their work, but the strike is not at an end, there being still
• unraiderable aumber of men who refute to accept the reclined
creditors the proposals for an arrangement with Kr. Thorns& Spencer's
have failed. The estate has in consequence foetid He way
loth the Senkruptey Court. A petition was Stool on Friday foe wind-
ing up the concern under the private arrangement &awes of the
galikulPul Lot, sad the Sze hearing Is axed for the 14th of.

00614.-Caarnarese, Aram 28.-Wheat was from Si. lode. dearer
than last week. Beans end oats were also dearer, in comeguence of
the meat consumption be sheep, from the dry cold weal her. Wheat,
red, 70s. to Hs.; white, 765. to 7iis. Barley, 305. to No. Beam,
Us. to 46e. Oats, 265. to 32e.
Camaasuar, Aram 28.-Oar market was thinly supplied, and
prism tram ea to Bs. higher. Wheat, brown, 70s. to 77e. ; white,
its, to 88s. Bexley, 81.. to 82s. 6d. Oats, Ha Beam, 88a. to
We. Pews, 38e.
CULLUM% a7llll. 28.-There was a small supply of all Linda of
grain in to-dare market. A brisk demand, and the higher rates paid
to the southern markets, owed prices to rule la, per bushel higher
for wheat than our last week's quetatioes. Wheat, white, new and
old, 28s. 6d. to 820.; red, new and old, 265. to 141. 6d. Barley,
new end old, 18s. 4d. to 15s. Oils, pleb, 12e. to les. 641.; 000/.
mon, 1 le. 6d. to 16s. Fd. Bye, 18a Od. Flour, per stone,
to fla. Oatmeal, 1.. 2d. to re. ed. Byemesi, ls. 6d. liarlq meal,
la. od.- Joensal. .

Commaerata, Ann. 211.-We had quite an excited market here to-
day. The supply of wheat was good, at prick fully Bs. per quarter
above the rates of this thy ss'nnlght. Barley, bane, and peas, a
short supply, and each Is. to 2a per quarter dearer since our last
quotations.
Gwvouran, Aran. 18.-Our market was thinly attended to-day,
and farmers would not sell under Bs. per qr. advance. Foreign wheat
held for 4s. higher, but %ransacked were not extensive. barley and
beans were each Is. dearer. Gate a slow sale, at le, advance. ,
ports of the week endear April 18 :-Gala, 2,371.
Goodman, Aram 28.-The quantlty of wheat fresh in to-day was
somewhat larger. Trade was ac to Be. per quarter dearer, a clear.:
atm being made. Wheat, 70a. to 595. Barley, 51e. to 35e. Oats,
37a to 31s. Beans, Vs. to 47e.
Humour, Aran. 28.-The supply of wheat-at our market today
'mall, trade teak, at from lts. to Si. per Wedmore money. Barley also
metabetter. traded la per qr. advance. Oats rutty as good a trade. Peas
and bean Ia per load dearer, with few offering. Present prices:
Wheat, 42.. to Me. per load. Barley, 10s. to 36a. per qr. Ow, 24e.
to 52.. per qr. Peas. 245. to 18a. per load. Beane, aBa. to 30a.
sue. to 35e.
Newouneadraw-Trees, Aram 28.-The weather this week huff
been odd and meanie', sod although we had some rain lam night,
it has not brought warmth. The trade during the parent week bee
been characterised by growing contidenee, and a goad budneaa was
done in wheat at an advents of le. C.) 2s. per quarter on Tuesday,
since when, under the Improved aspect of other markets, samples
have generally been withdrawn. For choice new Norfolk yellow,
75.. to 74e. has been willingly paid, 71e. 6d. to 72e. for mtdlum qua-
lities, whereas for the best runs of Hamburg red 695. to lue. war
procured; 745. for Fehmem red • and 755. to 75e. td, 63105. for Ros-
tock red via Hamburg. Flour hasi sold freely at an improvemeet of
Is. to fa. per each, households making 50s. to 62a. Id. per mask, and
whites in proponion. Barley has sold slowly, but the ember of the
weather has induced some of our malteters to keep regoleg, so that
• few retail sales have been Meted in the &Meer mortice
at 33e. weighing J alba per bushel-grinding without chanse. lamer
rather more dean and the Name remarks will apply to other errors.
At our market this morning we bad • large show of wheat from
growers, but the arrivals being moderate, !reek-thrashed
were taken off quickly at an amendment of 6s. per qr., the
tanners red making 765., and white up to 80s. Upon sauth worry
and foreign busker: was tree at an Memos of 4s. per qr., but whore
a greater enhancement was required translations were dirket.
Choice Norfolk and Suffolk yellow in good request at 765., whereat at
71.. transactions were quite of a retail character. For a parcel of
Dutch white 775. was procured, 74e. for fair runs el Hamburg red,
and Ids. fur Fehmern, elostook and Wolgaat being worth fully 2a.
more. Flour must be written fully 3s. per sack dearer since this
day selmight, and eat* 5a upon thed,epreesed rates recently curtest
itye met little Wanton. Halting bark" little Inquired for, but an
accedoed sale is made of the best qualities at 33.., weighing naturally
53elbs. per bushel. Grinding as Ware. Malt held rather more firmly.
In beans and peas little alteration. Drag more sparingly 'emitted
with oats by the farmers, ketch ammeeeded more attention, 'duo,
being treaty paid for prime parser weighing 4110 a. per bushel and
upwards, being an advance of le. per qe. um rat Battuday's prime.
The arrivals this week ace:-Wheat' omnibus, 1,610 qrs.; foreign,
1,253 ; tyn, errors. 21; barley, coastwise, 802; oats, foreign, 170 ;
Sour, el eerie; loran wen see, 110 air.
roamer. Arm. IL-Owr aeeekSl erred very firm at an havens
el telly Om. per or. en dr gemewey el this day se'nnlgkt. The ad.
Valle 1111111116 ssasmalsetL Ti.. WI/ a goal supply, the quality
are eery geed. Flew allured in likspeopordoN and we quote 4s.
pee oak mum Barley trade kw maaltrg too Me to quote prices ;
grain rerertims were tally es Orr nil mend off freely. Beau
awl pees very Mull offer ; demand smell; le prise no Menge. Oats
vim in regent, end well malnudned lees perm. rootelitee are
it knows :-Whist, white, ifs. to 808. per or.; red, Ile. le Tim ;
barley, grinding, ens. to SOm; teens, 445. to 47s • peas, 42e. to 411.;
eale.ille. 82a. Fine beerield Boer, f.0.b., lits: per seek of Mato
=minburr sacks. era raising one myth's aunt; retail
. per ream
Pcnommonver, Aram 11.-ffhere was • good supply of wheat
here tray. Inas what e= bands an advance of 4s. per ers
was mode. Mee 745. to 735. per qr. Barley es
lest week. Oats =ls. per or. beret:
Wweintr. Am0r.16.-rie weather weitlnues very cold and dry, and
the =wheats en all light lands are reported as becoming daily
mem by IL coupled with the accounts from London
and eilreeersemag maer seM ceased the trade to open very briskly
for wired tram. eel Ore hergeneur bayou, it found • reedy este
at 4s. to 3e. pee m. over Yr wear Weft Oala and beans are ark
Is. per qr. deem; with • better Mem& Prior to the growers :-
Wheat, WOOL to 70s. pm; raw, d 4 to 50s. Oats, Is. ld. to
Is. 211. per stems. Beane, Um to re.
Woacernm, Aram 23.-Them was • good supply of wheat at mar-
ket today. and buyers had to pay an advance of W. per qr., which
they dd with much reluctance. Barley, caw, arid brim all Ia per
qr. drum, but a slow sale.
Tome, Aram tfl.-There war • fair show of wheat at OW market
to-day, and, the demand being active, en advance of 4.. per qr. was
obtained. Barley rather dearer. Oats id. per lb., and buns le. per
qr higher. Flour has advanced U. per sack. The present prices this
day :-Wheed, white, 711 s. to 60a. per qr.; red, 72a to 74.. Barley,
malting, 30s. to 31s. Melt, 70s. to 71.. Oita, Is. Id. to 1a24. per
stone of 1411 a. Flour, lits. to 56e. per sack of 280Ibe.
Elexcader, Apart N.-Although we have had ocemsionally treaty
=ening' during the week, the weather has otherwise been remark.
ably Bee for agricultural operations, and to-day it is quite genial.
At our country markets this week we had very little grain of any lad
offering, sot nearly stacked for the local consumptioa •' and, as far.
mere were innifferent sellers, needy buyers had to pay 2e. to 34. per
qr. advance on wheat, and la. to' e. on oats. Barley Ann, but not
dssrer, although very warm. Here today we had very small sap.
plies of all kinds of grain ; sales brisk. Wheat at an ethane* of W.
per qr.; barley and oats, of le. per qr. Wheat, 66a. to 78a. per qr.
rky, SU. to 37e. Oats, SBa b 325.
Drum, APRIL 27.-There mu a very small supply of wheat,
end but a moderate one of oats and barley at market Malay.
Wheat wasegain 611. to is., oats 3d. to 6d. dearer. Barley fully maize-
Ulna Esprit" and foe some superior samples a trifling Mune@ we
obtained. Indian own moved slowly at improved pdam
WA Aran. H.-Although our market has been so Meg
deplored, the prior of all description, grain g-aduvily
dining in value, our consumptlon for the last four months has ex-
ceeded supplies; stooks, in consequence, have run very low, and with
improved aecoults from England, our prices have advanced wed-
doubly this week for all articles in the trade. Wheat
has been In delve recited, and sweet parcel. of Irish have com-
manded en advance of Is. 6d. to as. per barrel. Foreign has also
improved 611. per barrel. Barley continues to ge lido consumption
among the labouring dimes, and must also be quoted dearer by 6d.
to le. per barrel; oats too have • ready sale at an improvement of
nearly is. per barrel. In Indian corn there hasbeen a large business,
and all descriptions most be written dearer by Is. to U. 6d. per
berreL Flour s
eek:command a kir male at la. 6d. to 2s. per sack more
money. Imparts Mk lndian corn, 3010 qrs. Exports this
week -Barley, 550 barrels,. oats, 6,896; lour, 1,055 sick.; oatmeal,
115 arta ; Indian meal, 150 seeks.

IlEAT.—Nnwskrs AND Lsapontakk, Arm. U.—There has been
a moderato supply of meat to both these markets. The trade was
good, and prima were maintained. Per Bibs. by the earease—lnferior
beef. 3d. 2d. to 3a. 44.; middling ditto, Bs. 6d. to 3a. Bd. ; prime large,
3a. 10d. to 45.; ditto email, 4s. to 4D. 2d.; large parks, 36.8 d. to 4s. ;
inferior mutton, 3s. 44. to 3e. 6d ; middling ditto. Is. Bd. to Ss. les. ;
prime ditto, 4s. to 46. Id.; veal, 41. 4d. to 4s. ed.; small pork, 4s. 4d.
to 46. ad.; lush, k. ed. to da.

THE GREAT X 113111728. FAIR. ,
(gassers Der.) The Nab sod sheep ta LIMERICK
t took place to-day,FRIDAY and
necked the highest Woo be that description of eta* obtained In
Mesas* of Lrelead due** last wax. In fag, each was the corn-
=lee pits* WO. Sot the sellers °tallied in many Instances
prim then tltur ihoestet
_ot demandlng when leaving home.
De ass=
eras al palms bag was SU to Ms. per cwt. ; and for
limey all. the *dee boo, it went so high as 60s. For
wprinsellilrat wOll2 mutton yid. pie lb., by the carcass, was readily ob.
minable, sal tellers tea esieet all the fat sheep in the fair were
bought up MOM price, or id. to O. k,m according to quality.

FEES IN THE COUNTY COURTS.—The COnnty,COnet
misissioners in their fint report, just issued, make some
portent recommendations on the ,subjeet of fees. The
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commissioners are of opinion that the amount of the fees
now levied may be raised in a manner less burthensome to
the suitors. They recommend that, in lien of the mileage
fee, an additional penny in the pound should be charged.
Further they recommend that fees should be modified or
abolished to the extent of 124,8001., which is rather lees than
one half the annual amount now produced, that being
253,5181. lathe fess to be modified or abolished is the general
fund fee. That is recommended lobe abolished, and will an-
nually release the suitors to 37,0001. The next is to modify
the hearing fee, where the parties consent to a judgment,
that will save 18,0001. a year. The fee on paying money
into court produces 14,0001., and that is to be abolished, and
also the mlieag I frt., which amounts to 15,0001. a year.
Other fees are to be abolished or modified, making the de-
crease about ono-half of the present fees.
PRICE or B asan.—The prices of wheaten bread is
the asetroplis are from Md. to 10d. ; of household ditto,
B}<l. to Os. ; ai.me bakers are selling from Md. to W. per
. Ch. loaf, weighed ea delivery.