The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-10 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

POLICE

Mr. Beverley, of Arms, West-street, -street, Smith.
Bold, was charged with knowingly permitting gambling in
his how*.

The pelisses's stated that im wont to the defendant's
house, about tea minutes after 12 o'clock at night, and
there found eight or nine men in the taproom, three or
four of whom ware playing at cards. He saw no money nor
beer on the table.

--The defendant denied that le permitted gambling in his
house. The men were only suranaing themselvee on the
sight in question, playing a game of " Irish flight." lie
thought be might have man the cards in hie house before
that night.
Alderman Finnis having cautioned the defendant, die-
:aimed the complaint.

BOW-BTRBET.
Thum Smith, CAarloas Edge and Charlet,* Richards,
were charged with manufacturing illicit spirits at 22, 1
Southampton-street, Bloomsbury-equare.
John Ehaey, incise akar, proved that he found a couple
of large stills in the back kitchen of the hones, regularly
set in the brickwork, and both charged. Toe priaonsis
Smith sad Richards were working them. There was 'lra in
the kitchen 160 gallons of molvr z wash, 11 cwt. of
molasses, and a great quantity of manufactured spirits, with
all the utensils necessary for carrying on a private manu-
facture. The upper portion of the house was unoccupied—
M fact, the howls was used for no other purpose.
• Neither of the prisoners said a word in answer to the

bir. Henry tined them 801. eaeb, or three months' im-
prisonment in default of payment.

M ARLBOkoUG a-STREET.

Witham Law was charged with stealing a poekerbook,
sentaining a 1001. note, three dl. notes, and a Moque for
121. Is., the property of Mr. Willies Howell, organ builder,
the Grove, Kentish•town.
The prosecutor was walking along Ogford.street, when
he felt a tug at his coat-tail pocket. He immediately felt
and missed his pocket book, sad, on looking round, he saw
the prisoner runnieg from behind him, across t►e street.
He followed him into Market street, where he ran down as
entry from which there was no outlet, and, on his returning
to the street, he collared him, and gave him in charge.
Crash., 160 H, took the prisoner into custody, and found
the pocket-book and notes upon him.
Committed for trial.

MARKETS.

HARDWARE.

BIIMINCHIAX, Sire. 8 —Trade in this town continues
steadily to improve. The foreign orders are not mush be.
low the avenge. At most of the manufactories the men are
wentkieg full time, and though business may not be what Is
eameidarod brisk, and orders accumulating. upon the whale
it Yin anything but an uahealthy state. The last mail from
the United States brought .larger number of orders thee has
come to hand from that quazter for a month put, asd, unless
there is &cheek coseequent cur the advance which Ins taken
place la the heavy description of goods, by reason of
the rile in the priors of iron, we shall at the com-
mencement of the next month have large orders both
from the States aad Canada. The West India mail has
brought a very scanty amount of orders—in fact they ate
almost nominal, and the remittances are unusually small.
The amounts received by the merchants here from their
correspondents in Jamaica, and some other of the islands,
give but a very gloomy account of the state of commercial
strain is that quarter; and according to then advice* there
is apparently but little prospect of their speedily mending.
The military gen trade sentience remarkably brisk ; the bay-
onet makers are full of orders, and new governor's% contracts
are expected shortly. The nos trade is reported to be still
improving, thaugh it is in a somewhat unsettled stare in
consequences of the doubt as to the future range of prices;
for pigs there is still • very brick demand ; sod as respects
masufactund iron it is sheets and boiler plates which are
chiefly in request. The ironmuters, at a meeting of the
trade a few days since, came to the resolution to defer the
declaration of the advance in prices until the meeting at the
eine of this month; by far the better plan would
have been at once to declare an advance of 11.
• ton ; for it is quite certain that anything beyond
this cannot be maintained ; and that to attempt it
would only entail other difficulties upon the trade. A reso
lution to that effect would at once have put an end to all
doubt on the subject, and instead of manufacturers and
merchants holding back their orders, they would have given
thesauri freely, whereas they will not do so subject to a
price to be fixed a month hence. There are no large stocks
of Iron on hand ; the demand is undoubtedly considerable ;
the relaxation of the French duties din yes
teeday's Mosireser will undoubtedly have a beneficial
dist upon the trade; and if no new difficulties
arise with the man, its prospects are of a cheering
character. We have already adverted to certain noticis
given by the colliers west of Dudley, requiring en advance
of wages; the amount asked by the colliers was one shilling,
ana by the stone-genets sixpence • day. At the commence-
ment of the week the muter. made an offer to compromise
this matter by conceding half the increase demanded; the
men rebind to accept this, and for some days there was n:
work done at the pits ; a greet number of the men have,
however, since returned to their work, so it is to be hoped
the matter is arranged, east being remarkably scarce, with
the probability of another advance of prices as winter ap
pencils*. The ironstone of the district is also in demand ;
the price has advanced since last quarter-day, and the
present quotations are remarkably firm.