The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-31 00:00:00

BOROUGH MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Messrs. Pattenden and Smith, Hop factors, report that
the market for Hops continues still in the same state es
for several months past, with a short supply, and limited
demand, with little or no variation in prices, so that they
have not been able to vary quotations. This morning's
letters, however, from the plantations speak of an attack of
Sy, and that 5 to 7 have been seen on a leaf. Should this be
continued, with the unusual small stock of• Hops on hand,
prices mast shortly ►dvance considerably. Duty not yet
flans&

SMITHFIELD MARKET—MS DAY.
The number of Beasts is small, and there is a consider-
! able falling off in quality. Some of the choicest Scots,
therefore, make nearly 45., but we cannot quote more than
35.10 d. as all average for best descriptions. There are a few
'more Sheep and Lambs, and this being holiday week, trade
is dull. On the average prices are lower. The supply of
of Calves is fully adequate to the demand ; indeed it so diffi-
cult to clear out inferior kinds. The choicest descriptions
I are however quite as dear as on Friday. From Germany
land Holland there are 354 Beasts, 1,060 Sheep, and 210
Calves;_ Spain 100 Sheep; Scotland, 400 Beasts; Norfolk
and Suffolk, 1,900; and 200 from the northern sad midland
maim. _ _ _

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Boat Soon*. Ilargersle 4 310 Bat Dan. 4 Hf.-bds. 111. 3 8 4 0
But Shartilons
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P1iit.60.8801,...t., 3,371; Sheep and Lunt.. 21.44.1; Calm. 311 ;
0.814.

CITARGE OP MURDltYl.—Poßramount, MAT 30.
A court-martial was held yesterday on board the Victory,
flag ship, to try William Spencer, a stoker, belonging to
her Majesty's steam sloop Alecto, on the serious charge of
murder. the charges brought against the prisoner mete,
fintly, fey having on the nth of February last quarrelled
and fought with Norris Potts, then a seaman on board the
Alecto, and since dead ; and, secondly, for having on that
day unlawfully killed the said Norris Potts. Front the
evidence of the witnesses for the prosecution, it appeared
that the Alecto, on the morning of the above day, being off
the coast of Africa, near to a place called Why-dah, the
crew, it being shoat six o'clock, were engaged in
wail:lag the decks, and that the prisoner complained
of the deceased's not sending the water buckets along
with sufficient rapidity, and threatening to report him,
Deceased replied to this in an irritating manner, and after
some further quarrelling he struck the prisoner. A
fight then earned and prisoner succeeded in gaining an ad-
vantage over deceased, struck him three or four severe
blows on the left side. This caused the latter to cry out as
though in great agony, when be was carried below. Here
he complained of being in iutense pain about the parts on
his left side where prisoner had struck him, and feeling as
though his bowels bail movod. His extremities were quite
cold, at his wrist his pulse was not perceptible, and his
countenance became perfectly cadaverous. He also com-
plained of giddiness, prostration of strength, and severe
pain over the abdomen. At about 7 o'clock he became in-
sensible, and in another half hour he died. Mr. Sloss, anis-
-1 tent-surgeon of the Alecto, deposed that on examination
after death two contusions were discovered, one on the right
leg three inches below the knee, and one on the right arm
covering the insertion of the deltoid. There was 110 trace
whatever of any abrasion or other mark of violence in the
injuries
place where the were inflicted, which was about
1 the hypochondria region. All the tkoracic viscera were
perfectly healthy. The abdomen, when opened, was found
to be distended with blood. The spleen contained six
lacerations, the largest of which divided its vessels, and
was the immediate cause of death. The hemorrhage was
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pat in some very good certificates of character, sobriety, and
good behaviour. The court having considered its decision,
found the prisoner guilty, but on account of the aggravating
circumstances of the case, sentenced him to be imprisoned
in Winchester Gaol for six months, bat without hard
labour.
SPORT PISCATORIAL—A gentleman trolling last
week in the Osreloch for trout, hooked what he imagined
at first to be a salmon, from its vigorous run, but by degrees
became convinced that he had caught a Tartar of some
species unknown. After a furious contest of nearly two
het" he succeeded in bringing the captive, now sullen and
exhausted, to the side of the boat, and tickled him the tint
opportunity. What was the astonishment of the angler
and boatmen, however, to discover that the monster was a
fish of the shark species, common in warm latitudes, though
a stranger here. It was hocked on the exterior of the jaw,
otherwise his formidable teeth would have made short work
with the tackle. Alter capture it made • fearful struggle
in the boat, and was with difficulty subdued and secured.
It was a female, and measured four feet seven inches in
length. Immediately upon its capture six young ones
launched themselves from the parent into the boat. This is
the second instance we have heard of the capture N., shark
in this neighbourbood.—Dwaribartors Herald irlillbaZ ai.
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