The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-05 00:00:00

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N.B. ALL PIRACY WILL BE PROCEEDED AGAINST.

charge of having indecently exposed himself to Mary Ann I
Adams, who described herself ea • needlewornan, residing at
No. 8, Brompton•rew.
The alleged offence was stated by the prcestutriz to have
been committed at about half-past 2 o'clock that morning,
as she was coming along Duke-street, where the prisoner was
standing in a doorway.
The prisoner emphatically denied the charge, and called
• witness, wose evidence, coupled with his own statement,
left no doubt but that the accusation was as unfounded as it

was scandalous.
A policeman said he had found that no such person u the
prosecutrix was known at the address given by her when she
made the complaint.
Mr. Hardwick said he had a very great mind to order the
woman to be placed in the dock in the place of the defen-
dant. The complainant's evidence was unworthy of belief,
audit appeared to him (Mr. Hardwick) that she bad trumped
up the present charge for the purpose of extortion. lie
should therefore discharge the defendant, and in doing so
must state that he left the eoart without the slightest stain
or imputation upon his character.

__ datiMlTH.
Mrs. Mary Roberti, a lady of considerable property and
is the possession of 1,0001. per annum, who returned to this
seantry a short time since from Australia, surrendered to
her hail before lir. Payntar to further answer the charge of
stealing two night dreams, two pairs of drawers, and two
ionises , the property of Mn. Ann Such, of No. 4;Hanover
settages, Regent's-park.
Some particulars of this cue appeared in this journal on
Monday last, and it will be in the recollection of our readers
that the prisoner occupied furaished arirtments in the pro-
asentria's house for herself, three children, and a servant
guild, at the rate of 365. per week, and that the gave them
up above seven or eight weeks since, and took a house upon
Acton-hill. After the prisoner had left, according to the
evidence of the proseeutrix, she missed the articles in quer
the from her drawers on the first their landing, and when
the-phoney called at her house a week afterwards to pay
beg rent and to remove her property, she acquainted her
with her loss, and the prisoner denied all knowledge of
them, and laid the blame up.on her servant who, she
alleged, had left her clandestinely in the dead of the
night. Subsequently. the prosecutriz received informs,
Ow through the prisoner's laundress that the missing
edfides, which were marked with her name in full, were in
lire. Roberts's possession. Sergi. Earthy, No. 19 T,also gave
evidence on the last occasion of the finding of the articles,
and said he took Mrs. Roberts into custody on the Wednes-1
day before, but he did not remove her from her home until
the following Saturday, on account of her having only n-
eatly been confined. The officer also added that the con-
dos& el the prisoner had been very singular mince she had
hem ligkag at Acton, and he was obliged to resort to etre.
Mayen to get into the house. The accused stoutly protested
be iessiseoe and declared that she had no occasion to steal
sotry articles,as she bad a large quantity of valuable
westing
apparel in her houme, besides jewellery and plate;
sad she was also in possession of 1,0001. per annum, left her
by her father. She had lately returned from Launceston,
in Australia, where she had left her husband, for the bene-
fit of ber health. She had five sons in merchants' offices
abroad, and all ber relations were highly respectable, which
fact was borne out by a gentleman who offered himself as

bail for her future appearance.
Mr. Salentine, instructed by Mr. Nobler, now ap
peered for the prisoner, who was allowed a seat in the dock
during the examination.
Mr. Nichols, the clerk, having read over the minutes,
Mr. Salentine proceeded to cross-examine the prosecn.
trie, and the manner is which she answered his questions
was anything but satisfactory. She stated that the prisoner
told her, when she mentioned her lase, that the servant had
ales robbed her, and had left her clandestinely in the night.
It was not so ; the prisoner had turned her servant sway,
sled it was ant her who took the things. She did not know
it from her own knowledge, only from what the servant
bad told her, as she had seen her since the last examination.
The servant was not then in attendance. She also missed
two silver teaspoons and a silver snuff-box.
Mr. Salentine wished to know if the officer searched for
those things the prosecute: had just mentioned, as they
were of more value than the other trifling articles.
Sergeant Earthy said he did not search the house after he
found the articles alluded to in the charge on account of
the prosecute: saying, in answer to a question from him,
that they were all the settles she had lost. She never
mentioned a word about the spoons or snuff-box.
, Mr. Payater recollected that the prosecute: said a
'word about the spoons and snuff-box on Saturday, when the
prisoner ass first before him.
Mr. Salentine asked the prosecutrix several times the rea-
les of her not mentioning the latter articles before, and she at
ant answered that she told the officer she had missed
several things, but she did not tell him what, and 'gala
said that she had no h warrant to Dein% the
property belonging to the prisoner before she took it away
hom her house. She afterwards said the reason she did not
mention the loss of the spoons and snuff-box to the officer 1,
was, that she did not think the prisoner bad got them, eel,
she thought the servant might be more of a thief than her
mistress ; and hotly, she said she forgot to mention the loss
of the articles to the officer. She also said that sloe was a
married woman, end that her husband was a gentleman,
but he had not interfered in the prosecution.
Mr. Paynter observed that it was very extraordinary that
the prosecute: should have forgotten to mention the loss of
such articles as silver spoons and a snuff-box, and have
recollected only such inferior articles as she had just men- I
boned.
It further appeared, from other endeace, that, instead of
the articles having first been discovered through the psi.
souses laundress telling the prosecute: that the property
was in her house, and leading the court to believe that she
first spoke of it to Mre.Such, the prosecute: first found out
that the woman washed for the pi saner, and asked her if
the had seen such articles in the prisoner's possession.
Mr. Paynter said there was no c..se against the prisoner,
and he should at once discharse her. The evidence given
by the prosacutrix, to was quite cure, no jury would be-
lieve, as she had given four distinct reasons of her not men-
tionieg the loss of the spoons and snuffbox, three of which
must necessarily be untrue. lie next alluded to the ab-
',nee of the servant and the husband in the case, and
suggested in future that the polies should have the hus-
hands to prosecute before they went on with a case of that

kind.
The prisoner, who cried bitterly while in the dock, then
left the court with her friends.

MARKETS.

Tacna or Lzine.—The Leeds Chamber of Commerce
bee pa Want a report of the state at the various trades of Leeds and
aside Int the pet moth, from Penh the Yang is es
• Tada.—Th tameadow of the month wag he reparted as
mere estilmeirp Own lean
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nualeed that the way ended peettlen of while Wake. red the late.
nem el the less" have Wheel buyers to cot with sonniteable
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me MOM OW penswithin wry Madero* bomb. Prime
wlthent sileradm. Linn Is head of the AMAMI lade
at mint la Ilis erettd ; bat now Is now eo plentiful In the
Melee, mit the swim item thinsenta continue so to increase,
that a Nebel erect be anticipated Ware veep loss. The
Meade hem anneella ant mid to be a little mare favourable.
Theemaineep end nentrelle seatinue in a satienferp Mate. Ra-
ther mem hee ham doing In be mashinery IMely, het this Menet
is nil wry
semelateistesil masers and apse band= are well
=ed. awl few see bend el west ei Wilms. The
estehlithelsels kr the pedennen at hes leen sten lair wort,
am is the fall sateen el thdr mosheitim. Prime cannot be
remieweetten brat this dinette le made( tem than
ochmein the MB Mile ter Ow anode. depentes. The importanse
of this hurt el tedeney teem flea awl asishbembeed wid he er
when it le enaddleral then the reeled milk la the lame.
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pang steady employ:mat inareersi to Imp ammlbste=lers and
ethers.

MOOR. —lts average prim of sager, the module of the British
powitellOns hi America, oorayated boa the retorts mob hi She weak
ending the Ist day of Ilan ISM, Is th. Id. t'ipc. the products
of the Mauritius, 54e. Id. The average mite of brown or Memo.
redo sugar. the moire of the lest Indite, in the wookemiling as
shove, is 21s. 91d. The &serapes of the three loregalas destrip.
Was of sugar, Jointly, Is Ms. id

MlGAlL—gannet, MAT 4.—The market centimes extremely firm,
and bnyortare me unwilling sellers, eves at dm slam lately este.
bibbed, mid am hating been made sal reinned Ike several float-
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danrt tone
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as Midi use heti bees pembraely pie: eoa .sr =don to which the
Mr Mora IMatidnea. remslidnj weer hist week, have been die.
=gest at Maly Mr. R. Sufi ream have been reluctant
at the trimmed Ma demmind by the manufacturers, and
the MAIM In maned reins M ammquently been very unim.
peed et. Of Rum the Redo ep MW SR Is sand hands.

TALLOW.—Relative to the trade to Itaadm pods" we make
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rwe t—“ last year thandines forded tram latersbarg, aad
the ~ty so limb awl oar Derr MON mks. Ms year the
sraisslily for losiniblika is as Los this RAN asks, eta Ibbla
dada Isawrse WI Mr. eM MOSS Nis sins simpb. bratftlat to lb
atimala with will lb hale a abaft bum MUM% ME L*
radio dbldsts to the bawler at bria.
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been large; and u London is to a much greater extent than In
former years the emporium et tallow, the deliveries [Gay to t
to be of an unusual magnitude. Our concluding prices *re Apc„
new, Mo.

CORN,— CHILKATOID. MAY 4.—There wee t good supply of Mimi
at mszket today, and high prices were asked for MI descriptions,
and farmers succeeded in establishing an advance of Se. to 6s. per aL
on both red and white; red, 725. to 765. • white. Ma to de,
Beans scam and 2e. to is. dearer; klaxagan, 40$. to 120.; TiW, ma,
to 435. Barley aid peas also is. tote. higher.
Lswomm, MAT L—Re have had a fair supply of wheat at mutat
to-day, which made 4s. per qr. advance, the biudnew done, mi.,.
was not extensive, the market closing dull. Wheat, red, 76. to tra;
white, Ate to • 4s. scarcely any barley offering, and prices M. itgber.
eta. to Me Nothing part,' in other articles.
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WAILITYLD, MAT 4.-.4%111, was • moderate atteadaase of buyers,
but holders making 7a. to ha per quarter more for whiet than the
t rZ.e a last ridgy, the bu.inero was checked. Barley was l ard
(per quarter) and aliening (per load) le. to 2s. dearer. Oats
were ok. per stone higher.

COALM—Howson, MAT S.—Middle's West Hartley, 17s. 6d.:
Carr's Hartley. 165.; Davison's West Hartley, lbs.; Butleppa
West Hartley, 17s. 6d. ; Hastings' Hartley, lle, ; sumo,
17s. W. ; Howard's West Hartley Netherton, 16s. ; lonaresba's
Hartley, 16s. 6d.; Tanlield Moor, 16a. ; Tandeld Moor lints;
16e. ; Walls End Heaton, iSa. ; Walls End Lawson, 16s. W.;
Walla End Riddell, Va. 6d.; Eden Main, I9s; Walla End mg;
lbs. 6d.; Walls End Haswell, 20s. ; Well. End Hems, Sow
Wale End Pennies, Inc ;Id.; Walla End Stewart's, its,; Walt'
End Hellos, 19s. ; Walls End South Hartlepool, 19s. ; Wen gm
Ten, 20s. ; nirehgrove Granola, 245. ; Carr's Merthyr, 241.