The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-23 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Three well-known thieves, ticket-of-leave men, named
Joseph Hill, Hieltesel Minton alien Irish Mike, and George
Picker, were brought before Mr. Combo for final examine-
tion charged with aseaultiug Mr. William Plews,•merchant,
residing at 42, Wareeratreet, Fitsroy-square, and robbing
him of a valuable gold watch. Hill wee also charged with :
assaulting Joseph Huddlestone, • private of the had baths-
lion of Coldstream Guards.
This was • very serious affair, but the prosecutor had some
reluctance to appear. Mr. Paley, the barrister, was em-
ployed to defend the prisoners, who were well-known ticket-
of-leave convicts. They were charged at this court about a
fortnight ago with knocking down a clergyman's son, Rod
liberated because the latter was under the influence of
drink sod would not swear to them.
Mr. Combs asked whether Mr. Plows was in atteralaace?
Robert Mullins, 207 lf, replied in the negative, and said he
had received information that he did not intend to prosecute
the prisoner. He did not care what became of the latter,
and had said that he would give 101. for the watch, provided
he could get it without any trouble.
Mr. Golubo asked whet were the circumstances of the
case'
Mullins replied that on Thursday morning last, about two
o'clock, he was on duty near Saint George's Church, in the
Borough, when he heard cries of '• Police," and on proceed-
ing to Blackman-street he saw • geotlemaa struggling with
one of the prisoners. The latter with his oompanion bolted
across the road, soil on the gentleman telling him that he
had been robbed of his gold catch and chain, he pursued
them, and caught hold of Hill and Picker. The former
struggled with him sod got away, when, perceiving a soldier
near, he called out to him to follow Hill and the other,
and not loge sight of them. Witheas secured Picker, and
took him to the station-house, and • few minutes afterwards
the other prisoners were brought in.
Mr. Comb. asked if the watch had been found!
Witness replied in the negative. There were several
females about, sod every opportunity was afforded of the
watch being passed to them. All the prisoners MK% how.
ever, well-known thieves, and had tickets of leave.
The prisoners denied the charge, and begged that they
might be discharged as the prosecutor was Dot present.
The constable here stats 4 that aLthoagh the presenter

was not present, the soldier was in court who had been
attacked by one of the priaosen.
Joseph bfoildlestone, a private of the tad battalion of
Coldstream Guards, said that he was passing up Blackman-
strait. when lie saw the prisoners auriound a gentletr.au who
called out he had been robbed of his watch. The gentleman
caught hold of Minton, and the constable had hold of the
others when he was calUed to assist. Witness seized Picker,
but the hitter threw Lim cud got away ; be, however,
pursued him and Minton, and gave them into custody.
Mr. Gombe said that us the prosecutor was trot in attend.
coos there was an end of the case, and the prisoners were
' discharged.
All the prisoners, who are well known to be among the
. greatest ruffians in the metropolis, were a second time Übe-
rated from this court to commit their depredations.

THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN CORN TRADE.

(From the Mark.fane Express.)
The past week was& golden 011 e for the 'Joni' of Eng-
111011aud Ireland, as well as for gathering all the unharvested
grain throughout the kingdom. So far as wheat is or.
cerued, there probably never was • more variable growth.
Ponm favoured localities turned out better than expected ;
but others are alnimit • blank. Still the average reports
contibue to be under the mark ; while spnog corn with
some exception, is well spoken of, abating the quality. of
the barley. From northern Europe most of the advtoes
are in favour nut only of wheat, but of other grain ;
and as the weather there has been highly favour-
able, many samples will be forthcoming of prime quality
end great weight. American also has, in her cereal
produce,. been doing well, including Canada, and even
Califon:id; but the southern portion of Europe nowhere
shows an abundance. These southern climes, however,
have such resources io an early spring, that the general sur-
plus will doubtless he over their requirements ; so that,
whatever be her crop, England has plenty in prospect, if
prices only tempt shipments. They do not, however, tally
with the ruling rates throughout the country, these having
further given way during the past week fully 2a. per qr. on
the average. Good supplies of new wheat have been brought
to the country markets ; while imports from abroad have
been pouring in at double rates as compared with the
average of serene. Still the fact that granary-room is still
plentiful, shows the immensity id our consumption, and the
inadequacy of the last two seasons' growth to meet the
lotion, wants; and though prices may not please the
grower who COMBS short, they suit the present distress in
the north.
Muoday, in Mark-lane, opened on the back of a very
heavy supply of foreign both in high and low qualities, and
a fair arrival of home growth. The morning's contributions
from Kent and Free were but moderate, chiefly new, and
the major part is pour condition. Business opened and
closed very dull, on a decline of folly 2a. per qr. on the
lower qualities, and some of the finer were sold at this re-
duction. The arrivals from abroad being chiefly from
Dastre amt America, all foreign sorts were down la. to 2s.
per qr., a large quantity of red American requiring to be
stored to improve its condition. Cargoes off the coast were
sold at former valuta, though but slowly. On Wednesday
the,. were 730 qrs. per coast, with 25,710 qrs. foreign. The
market then was still slow, though the best samples ob-
tained about Monday's prices ; but several of inferrer qua-
lity remained unsold. The foreign trade was also very
limited, fine dry qualities selling only in retell at former
rates. Friday's returns were 1,210 quarters coastwise and
36,710 quarters foreign. This was the dullest day of the
week, several parcels of English remaining uncleared,
and to have quitted them would have required a further re-
duction on Konday's rates. Almost nothing was doing in
foreign, the weather for the completion of harvest being
splendid.
There was very little barley on show last Monday,
either in English or foreign qualities. The morning brought
few additional samples of home growth, and the malting
sorts, being inferior, were a slow sale, sod little sought. I
The secondary and grinding qualities of foreign also scarcely
maintained their value, • large portion of the new English
being expected to be but little better. On Wednesday this
trade was very inanimate, both in malting, distilling, and
grinding qualities, but quotations were nut altered. On
Friday, with better supplier from abroad, sales were ex-
tremely difficult at former rates, but the demand was too
limited to note a difference of prices.
The malt trade was quiet, with prices much therms.
The supplies of English and foreign oats were but little
over an average, and there were none from Scotland or Ire-
land. Fine fresh old corn maintained it. value, but
low Russian and new fo-eign were rather in favour of
buyers, and altogether there was but a languid demand,
the new crop here being fine is quality with a good yield.
The supply of English beans was small, but there was a fair
arrival from abroad. A few new Manger were exhibited,
much inferior to last year's, and of proportionately redueed
value ; but foreign maintained former prices. There was •
fair supply of English peas, and a large quantity of feeding
white from Canada. No difference of value obtained either
in boilers or those for bog-feed, and the demand for the
latter was good. Friday closed very doll both for English
and foreign sorts. There was a fair arrival of linseed but it
was anticipated by the previous wants of the trade, and
prices rerridned fully as dear. Cakes were also of impend
value. The most important article in the seed tea& was
mustard seed, some quantity yet remaining on the sr Kest
unsold, crusher+ not liking its quality, though again offered
at less money. Tares sold fully as dear, and eo did canary-
seed. In clovereeed, trefoil, and other seeds but little was
pariog.
The country wheat markets being better supplied, the
weather proving as fine as possible for the completion of
the northern harvest, and large imports rill pouring in,
most of the advices were in favour of buyers, with great
difficulty in the sales of new wheat out of condition. The
prices of spring corn love this week pointed downward, more
especially for malting barley and new oats. Edinbru' made
no difference to wheat or other grain. excepting rata, which
were in buyers favour. Wheat and flour at Glasgow were
6d. per boll and bet, easier, and other corn 3d, to 6th
cheaper. The Dublin market had more sellers than buyers,
no country millers appearing. The condition of some of the
samples of home growth was rather improved, and prices of
all grain mush the same, but foreign wheat and maize were
neglected.
The flour trade in Paris has been rather firmer through the
rat week, prices for the best qualities ranging from 59 to
62 francs per 157 kilos. (equal to 38e. 6d. to 40s. M. per
280110. English). Less was offered in wheat than during the
previous week, but, on the other hand, the northern de-
mand had slackened. For choice lots an advance of 50
ceotimes (say 9d. per quarter) has been occasionally
realised ; but the best qualities could not be estimated at
over 34f. 50e. per 120 kilos. (53e. 6d. per qr.), inferior par-
cels, from the neighbourhood, being quoted 32/. per 120
kilos. (49a per qr.) Rye sold steadily at the previous rates,
20f. per 115 kilos. (31s. 9d. per qr.) New barley was
readily placed •et 17f. per 100 kilos, deliverable in
three or four months being of the same value; old
was worth 15f. 50e. to 16f. per 100 kilos. dins
lest week's reduction in oats they bad become more
saleable, the ruling quotations being 24 to 26 francs per
150 kilos. Rapeseed remained at 47 franca per 100 kilos. for
Ur beat qualities. Less was doing is the couotry, and
Hondas, from a abort supply, was nearly 2.. per qr. dearer ;
but L.l.stelaridre and Level were much cheaper-2a. 10d.
lower per qr.
The Belgidi markets varied with the supplies. At
Courtrai wheat was slightly dearer, and rye declined about
9d. per qr. ; white whir, ; red, 50u 6d- . • rye. 345- 6d• •
oats, 20a per qr. Wheat at Bruges, to 525. 6d. ; oats,
Ha 9d. to Ma. 3d. per qr. Brussels was 9d. per qr. cheaper
far wheat-prices Ma. to 61e. per qr. Antwerp and Ghent
we. without change. Prices in Holland ware tending
dowewarda. In Switzerland the weather had been fine for
the harvest ; new wheat was plentiful at Porrentruy, and
worth from 48a. to 515.; for seed 58e. per qr. has been paid.
Barley. 28a. to 32a. 6d. per qr. Flour 44a. per
280 Its. The new wheat at Straubing was warm
more into favour, fine being worth 43a to 44a. 6d
per qr. Wheat at Hembree had given way Is. 63.
to 2a. per qr., with very little demand at the redaction.
Beautiful weather had prevailed at Beebe with slight flue-
tustiona in the corn market, and prices tendingl downwards.
At Stettin red Silesian wheat was worth 515., white 52a. per
qr. Freights 4s. to London. Fine old wheat was very
scarce and dear at Dantzig ; sew, of fine quality, weighing
til to 61Ibs. per bush. was worth 55e. to 5Ca. per qr. ; but
there was much inferior. Wheel at Petersburg was quite
neglected. The Odessa market was but slightly influenced
by the dull advice* from France and England, but about
20.000 gm. wheat were plead in a week. Old qualities,
from their inferiority, were neglected • but new, being fine,
were io fair demand. especially Chide; aorta. Vessels con-
tinue very rarer. At Galati, some orders for Portugal and
England had given a little life to the market, without
changing rates. Constantinople remained calm, with busi-
ness in wheat limited to consumption. A large business
lied been done is wheat at Alerodria at • decline of
about Ice per qr. Seidl beans bad also been brisk, but
Behera were cheaper. Sales on the spot in different cereals
had been made of 270,000 ankh,. Wheat, for November
and December delivery, 78 to 81 padres, beans at 70 piastres
perarciett In a fortnight the expects to England were 63,063
ardebs wheat, 10,064 Judah bear. There had been exten-
sive sales at Trieste, for delivery, with little doing on the
spot. Some decline was noted in wheat at Leghorn, the
sew of home-growth being inferior, bet so great reduction
was expected till the end of the present month, or in
October. when arrivals were expected to be plentiful from
the Black Sea. In the Quitillian markets rather more had
been doing in wheat at former rates, bat Santander had
remained exceedingly dull for flour.
Very few arrivals were as yet noted at Algiers, soft wheat
being quoted 27f. to 29f.per 100 kilos (495. to Vs. 6d.), bard,
2fif. to 281. (475. 6d. to 51s. fid. per quarter.) Barley,
16f. 75c. to 171. ; beans, 20f. 40c. ; cots, 181. to 18f.. 25c.
per 100 kilos.
The dull accounts from Europe bad but little affected
prices at New York. Flour bad been 5 to 10 cents per
barrels dearer, but subsequently became dull. Exports
from the 14 to 31st of August : Flour, 324,111 barrels;
wheat, 3,295,648 bushes ; maize, 830,678 bushels.

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