The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1863.

THE BANK FORGERIES-(THIE DAY.) *.

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SENTENCE UPON THE BANK NOTE FORGERS.

Robert Cummings, 00, who was acquitted on
Friday, was this morning again placed at the bar of the
Central Criminal Court, before Mr. Justice Blackburn.
Sir F. Kelly declined to offer any evidence in rapport of
the other charges against him, and verdicts of not guilty
were consequently taken.
The other prisoners, Bucher, Griffith; Williams, and
Burnett were then placed at the bar to receive judgment.
Mr. Justice Blackburn, addressing them, said that as
regarded the prisoner Griffith., there was a differuce
between his case and the others. He bad pleaded guilty
to part of the indictment and had been found guilty upon
another part, and from the evidence there was no doubt
that he had been making a regular trade in forging
notes, and he seemed to have been about the
only person who bad sufficient skill in making
bank notes perfect enough to deceive any ordinary
observer, and there was no doubt he bad been so
engaged for a considerable time before the robbery of the
paper. He was possessed of considerable talent and skill,
which, if he had devoted to some honest calling, might have
produced greater benefits. The cue was considerably
aggravated by the fact that he must have known
that be was assisting those who were stealing the
oil"from the mill. The fact of his wading
those forged notes caused others to be con-'
victed, as an innocent person might receive a forged
note, and might be tempted, rather than be at a loss, to try
and pass it, or persons might innocently tender a note
not knowing it to be forged. The crime for which he had
been convicted was by the old law punishable by death. The
maximum of punishment by the new law, however, which
he was about to inflict, was little short of a sentence of
death, which was that he should be kept in penal servitude
for the term of hill natural life. With regard to Bucher,
he said he had been convicted on evidence which was very
clear. He appeared to be the one who supplied the
money to those who forged the notes, and was the
means of potting them into circulation. In this case there
was no doubt that he received the stolen bank paper from
the prisoner Burnett. His cese, however, was a shade
lighter than the last, and he should not pus the maximum
punishment, although it would belittle lees than his natural
life. He then sentenced him to 25 years' penal servitude.
Burnett, he said, had been convicted also on evidence
which left no doubt that he had received the paper
from Brown, and the others who had stolen it from
the mills. His crime was that of receiving stolen
property, knowing it to have bean stolen, which, from his
having been convicted before, made him liable to penal
servitude. His case was a shade less, however, than that
of the last-mentioned prisoner, and he should sentence him,

therefore, only to twenty years' penal servitude. Al to the
other prisoner, Williams, his cue was of a different descrip-
tion. It was very probable that he was not in any way
concerned in putting the forged notes into circulation, and
he had received a good character. The sentence upon him
therefore would be penal servitude for four years.
These prisoners were then removed, and theprisoner Cum-
mings was placed at the bar. His lordship addressed
him, and said there could be no doubt that he bad been con-
cerned in this great crime, and that he had been engaged •
great many years in similar proceedings. Although by
the rules of law he had now escaped justice, he thought it
right to caution him as to his future conduct, and to state
publicly as a warning to him and to others also, that where a
number of persons engage themselves in such transactions,
although they might be suxessful for a time, some of them
were 'unto become treacherous, and detection would* cer-
tainly follow.
He was then ordered to be discharged, and the court ad-
journed.

THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.

OPENING TO THE PUBLIC.-(THIS DAY.)

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The railway market is rather dull to-day, and
where any alteration has occurred in the priors of
the leading stocks it has been in the adverse direc-
tion. London and North Western, Midland, Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, and Caledonian have
declined 1 per cent., and South Eastern, }.
London and North Western stook is now quoted
971 to 98} ; Great Western, 67} to ; Midland,
1291 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 109} to
1104 ; Caledonian, 115} to 1; South Eastern,
89} to ; Great Eastern, 46 to } ; Great
Northern, 1281 to 129; and London and South
Western, 103 to 1.
Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares are steady,
at 34 to 4 prem. With the exception of Great
Luxembourg and Turin and Savona, which are
dull, other foreign lines are firm. Indian and
Canadian railway securities are steady.

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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

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The funds to-day are rather dull, owing
chiefly to the decline in the stock of bullion in
the Bank of England and Bank of France.
Console are quoted for the aoconnt about
1-16th per cent. lower than they closed
yesterday. The dulness extends to the market for
English railway stocks, some of which are a
fraction lower. Foreign stocks are likewise in less
demand.

At Paris, this morning (according to Mr. Renter's
telegram), the Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted
70fr. 46c., being 6c. lower than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 93 tot for money, and
931 for the account (Feb. 5). The official business
report is as follows :-Three per Cent. Consols, !
for money, 931,1, 93, 1 ; ditto for account, 931, 1 ;1
Three per Cents. Reduced, 931 ; New Three per
Cents., 931, 93 ; Thirty Years Annuities, 1886, 124 ;
Red Sea Telegraph, 22 ; Bank Stock, 237, 235 ;
India Stock, 228; ditto Five per Cent. Stock,
1081, 4 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1001 ;
Four, per Cent " enfaced " rupee paper, 961; ditto
Five per Cent., 106 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per
Cent., 113, 1121 ; and Exchequer Bills, 18s.,
14s. prem.
The transactions in foreign stocks have been fully
equal to the average for a Saturday, but in some
cases, including Spanish Passive Bonds and Certifi-
cates, the Peruvian Loan, and Maremmana
Railway Bonds, flatness is observable. Ths
Turkish Loan of 1854 is quoted 841 to 851; that
ofblBsB, 71 to 4 ; that of 1862, 674 to 68, ez
div. ; the Consolidee, 40/ to 1, showing a fall
of 4 ; and Venezuelan scrip, 14 to 11 dis.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brazilian,
1862, 1868, 1860, 93/ ; Chian, 831 ; Equador,
164 ; Egyptian, 961 ; Greek Coupons, 61;
'tallest, for account, 691, 701, ex div. ; ditto
Maremmana Railway, 734, 4, ex div. ; Mexican,
for account, 311; Moorish, 97 ; New Granada,
28 ; ditto Land Warrants, 41 ; ditto De-
ferred, 61, 1 ; Peruvian, 1862, for account,
891, 89, ex div. ; Portuguese, 1853, for accounts
471, ex div. ; ditto 1862, 471, ex div. ; Russian,
1860, 934 ; ditto 1859, 614 ; ditto, 1862,
951, 96 ; Spanish Passive, 241, 3 ; ditto
Certificates, 91, 1 ; Turkish, 1854, for ac-
count, 854 ; ditto, 1858, for amount, 714, 1 ; ditto
100 i. Bonds, 75 ; ditto 1862, for account, 681,
671, 68, ex div. ; Venezuela, for account, 231, 24,
ex div. ; ditto scrip, 14, dis.

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HALr-rAar Two o'CLoci.

Consols are now flatter, at 921 to 93 for money,
and 93 to k for the sth Feb., it being rumoured
that a considerable amount of gold has been taken
from the Bank.

An instalment of 10 per cent. falls due on the
Russian Loan on Monday next.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. announce that
they have received the sum of 2,0601. 9s. 10d. from
the custom-house of Ban Josd de Cucuta on account

of New Granada dividends. The absence of ad-
vices from other custom-houses is occasioned by the
correspondence not arriving in time for the steamer.
The customs revenues generally appear to be in-
creasing.
About 50,000 sovereigns were taken from the
Bank yesterday for Alexandria.
The Bavaria, from New York, has brought
10 OC3I. for Eugland.
The Mexican dollars by the last packet were sold
yesterday for China, at 5/1. 30. per ounce, showing
an advance of id. The rise is caused by the activity
of the demand for China, combined with the small-
ness of the amount in the market.

The exchange on Austria yesterday afternoon
was less in favour of that empire. With this excep-
tion there was scarcely any alteration. The rates
were as follows :
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