The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A. Jowall was charged by William Harris, n cab.
driver, with having been what the complainant called " ob-
stropulous" in his cab.
The cabman—At half-put eight on Monday evening, the
gentleman and two other gents. got into my cab at the
King William-street sand, and ordered me to drive to the
West-end. They were all lushy, sod I refused to drive
them, for I a'n't obliged to take fares in that condition.
The gentleman &eked me for is ticket, but I wouldn't give
him that either, so in he got again. After some time I got
him out again, and then be whipped round to the other
door, but I met him inside to prevent him, and in the
scuffle he broke one of the windows and hit me in the
mouth. He paid for the glue, and I did all I could to get
I rid of him, but he took a fancy to go to the station-hot.se,
and as there was no ether way of relieving myself of his
company, I begged that the policeman would do him and
me the favour of locking him up.
The policeman said the defendant " would go into the cab
whether the driver would or uot," and was evidently
tipsy. The witness heard the blow spoken of, but did not
sus at struck.
The Lord Mayor—The cabman was justified in refusing
to accommodate a drunken man. His lordship feared that
the intoxication of a fare would be a recommendation to some
of the fraternity, and thought the complainant had acted
with prudence, at any rate.
Fined 15... and seriou'ly advised never to drink again.
James Ilessoood, a shabby lazy looking fellow, was
I charged with having abused the trust placed in him by is
greengrocer, who keeps a shop in Bermondsey.
The complainant said, seeing that Use prisoner was hang-
ing about in want of something to do, I employed hint to
take a hundred of oysters from Billingsgate to my house,
and I paid him for the job. lie, however, took rho oppor-
tunity of slipping away with the oysters, which I never
afterwards set my eyes upon.
The prisoner—It's true I had the oysters, but ai I walked
along I found I bad walked too fast for the party that bad
I engaged mg, and after waiting about, I didn't know what to
do, so as the oysters wouldn't keep I sold 'em. (Laughter.)
The Complainant—l had employed the prisonzr two
or three times before on Ise same sort of bwiness, and be
well knew where I lived.

The prisoner—l beg your pardon. You neva employed
mo three times. I never carried for you more than twice.
Mind you tell the truth. You ought to have stuck closer
to me.—Committed to Bridewell for two months.

HAILLBOROUO H•STREET.

William Gis toicr:lensTings, silversmith,
was charged with having robbed his master to a consider-
able extent.

Samuel Jennings said he was foreman to the prosecutor,
and in coneequelice of information he received he examined
the stock of silver and found a quantity deficient. On
Tuesday he saw the prisoner go to a drawer at which he
(witness) worked, and eat elf a piece of silver from a rod,
which be afterwards cut into small pieces. The prisoner
had ne business to take any part of the silver without his
permission. The prisoner had been 11 years in Mr. &li-
nings' service.
Police-constable King said he took the prisoner into elm
todv, immediately upon which the prisoner began struggling
' with him, and during the struggle be contrived to throw a
small parcel into the road. The parcel was afterwards
picked up and given to witness, who, on examining it, found
• quantity of silver therein. Witriem asked the prisoner if
he had sod any silver to a refiner named Smart. The pri-
*emir replied " No." Witness went to the prisoner's lodg-
ings and there found a box which contained about U. worth
of silver, and bills for silver sold amounting to 34/.
The silver was identified as Mr. Jennings' property.
The prisoner reserved his defence, and was fully com-
mitted for trial.

TB' BOOT 1N17;1

1. Stalin!.

Lewis King, John Turner, and Nomad Edwards, jour-
neymen boot and shoemaicers, were charged with creating
a considerable disturbance in the front of the shop of Mr.
Craner, a boot and shoemaker in Lambeth-walk, and also
making use of insulting and intimidating language towards
Mr. and Mrs. Crease.
Mr. Cruet deposed that on the preceding afternoon the

three prisoners came to his shop, paraded up and down In
frcnt (AM, house, and created a (Trisects-table disturbance.
On the same morning the psis: iir r Turner entered Lie shop
god applied to Lim for work, hut hie impression being that
employment was not his object, he (witness; tn:d him he
did not want any one, and he .rata away. The prisoners
all annied him, and called h:s wife a sever.l times.
In the course of their abuse they told him they would crush
him, se that he should not have a single shoe in his shop.
Police constable Daniel Donovan, IS L, said the prisoners
were given into his custody on the evenintt before by the
last witness. When he went up to Mr. Crafter's shop there
was a considerable crowd assembled, but Le dii not ob-
serve any disturbance. Mr. Craner, the complainant, ap-
peered a good deal excited at the time.
The prisoner denied mach of what the complainant had
stated, and King complairitl of having been struck several
times by Mrs. Craner. They also called Mrs. Evans, who
said she saw Mrs. Cranes rush out of her house and strike
the prisoner King two or three times in tl.e face.
John Smetbies, a shoemaker in Lambeth-walk, said that
on the evening before the prisoners Turner and Edwards
came to his shop and 'eked for work. They were a little
the worse tor liquor. Edwards went out, and immediately
atter he (witness) heard a disturbance in front of Mr. Cra-
ner's shop. He advised Turner to go and stop the Citturb-
ance ; and he said he should, but he was taken into custody
with the other two prisoners.
Mr. Elliott inquired if Mrs. Craner was present, and was
answered in the negative.
Mr. Elliott then observed that if it had been Putisfactn-
rtly shown that the prisoners' conduct arose from a strike,
and that the language they used was with the view of
inti-
mulatit.g the complainant, and compelling him to raise the
nagts of his workmen, he (Mr. Elliott) should feel it to
he his duty to itnpcse a heavy penalty. Though thy (the
I prisoners) had been guilty of much impropriety of conduct,
yet the charge of intimidation was not sufficiently made
out, and, under the circumstances, he should discharge
them, but should advise them to take care how they
went on.

WIYII•I3ZATINO.
George Qteennell, a chairmsker by business, was placed
at the bar' en a charge of assaulting Lis wife in so savage
and brutal a manner that she was at once obliged to be
removed to St. Thomas's Hospital, Clare she nautilus in a
very precarious state.
A witness, named Salmon, said he was present on Mon-
day last, between the hours of twelve and one o'clock ; he
heard'the prisoner and his wife having some words, when
the former exclaimed. " I'll have your blood," and Kicked
her violently. Blood instantly began to floe Irons under-
neath her clothes, and she said, " Oh, George, what have
you done ? " The prisoner replied, " Then you should
have let me have the money," and was about to strike his
wife with his fist, but was prevented. The wife was removed
to a doctor's, and subsequently to St. Thomas's Hospital.
Alfred Lyons, 24 L, said that about half-pa-t eight on
the preceding evening ho took the prisoucr into cu.tcrly.
Before doing so he asked him if Le was not the man who
hail I, seriously ill-used his wife, and he replied, " Yes,
it's all right. It was all through larking." The offi:er
then handed to the magistrate the following certificate of
the state of the unfortunate woman :

"St. Thomas's Hospital.— 11;e7, y certify that Elisa-
beth Quennell is still lying in a dangerous state in this
hospital, and not able to attend before the magistrate, in
consequence of the severe injurj' received, as stated in the
previous certificate. GEOHOZ THOMAt KEELE, Drellber.—
September 20, 1853."
The prisoner, who has been frequently brought to this
eminent charges of cruelty and ill-usage towards his wife,
in reply to the charge said, ho saw his wife in a public-
house and told her he thought it was quite tinto she got the
children their breakfasts. She replied that she would not
go home, and he then asked her for the money be had
given her; but she refused to deliver it.up, and then they
had some words.

Mr. Elliott observed that the charge was cr.e cf a very
serious description, and he should remand the prisoner to a
future day.—The prisoner was accordingly remanded.

MARKETS.

COTTON.—LIVERPOOL, SHIT. 21.—The market was
very fist at its close, and pikes were irregular, and in the
buyer's favour. Yet in solid, gold stapled American, 00.
to 620. per lb., the advantage has been very slight Sales,
4,000 bales, 500 for export ; comprising 140 Panora' and
Maranhams, 640. to ild. ; 300 Egyptian, Gd. to &I. ; 400
Surat, 214. to 411 per Ib.

CORS.—Boavote, SEPT. 21.—Our market has been mo-
' deratel attended to-day, and the trade in wheat was very
excited. A fair business was done at an advance of is. per
qr. over the rates of this day week, or Is over Saturday's
prices. Scarcely anything passing in beans ur nats. Wheat,
red, new, 60s. to 635.; old, 641. ; white, to 635. Beaus,
465. per qr.
SIOCKTON•ON•TEES, SEPT. 21.—We have to report a
fair arrival of wheat coastwise during the past week. Our
market this morning was moderated• suppliad with wheat
from the browers, which cold readily at an advacee of 4e.
per qr. on the prices of this day week. Oats and Beans in
good demand at late rates. Grinding barley, Is. to 2s. per
qr. dieter. Flour, 3s. per sack higher. Imports dialing
tie past week : Wheat, coastwise, 977 qra.; barley, coast-
wiee, 367.

DUBLIN, Barr. 20.—At our corn market to-day a still
further advance was demanded foe ("reign wheat. and in a
few cases an advance of la. 6d. to 2s. wee realised, but
buyers generally held off. The supplies of new grain are
beginning to increase. Wheat war to-day Is. to 25., and
oats 3d. to dd. dearer. Barley early in the day maintained
its price, but was heavy and inclined to be cheaper towards
the dww. Rapeseed must be quoted 64. lower. Wheat,
new, 30s. to 3as. ; barley, new, 16a. to 18s. 64.; here,
13s. 6d. to 155.; oats, aid, 11,. to 145.; oat, new white,
111. 6d. to 13s. ; ditto, tawny, 10s. Oct. to 12s. ; rape-
seed, 261. to 281. 6d.; oatmeal, 12s. to lie.; bakers'
tl .ur, 17s. 6d. to 225.

CATTLE.—Romroau, Seer. 21.—Our market to-day
was well supplied with all kinds of stock, and most of it not
of first quality, met witk a heavy sale at lower prices than
last week. Beef, 3s. to 4s. 4d. ; mutton, 40. to 4s. 10d.;
lamb, Cis. tot's. 101.; veal, 3s. 101. to 49. 6d. ; pack, 3s. Bd.
to 4s. Bd.

SOUTHALL, Sept. 21.—Our supplies being short, prices
were firmly maintained at last week's quotation.. Beef
made from 2s. to 4s. 4d. Mutton, 3s. 19J. to ss. Veal, 4s.
to 4.. 10a. Pork, 3s 4d. to ss. per stone of Ms., sinking
the offal.

COALS.—Lowflox, Barr. 21.—Ships at market, 89 ;
sold, 36.—Carr 's Hartley, 21s. 6d. ; Davison's West Hart-
ley, 21s. 6d.; Howard's West Hartley Netherton, 21s. ;
Lonirridge's West Hartley, 21s. 6d. ; Pmtland West Hart-
ley, 21s. ; Smith's West Hartley, 21s. Gd. ; Tanfleld Moor
Butes, 205.; Walker Primrose, 19s. 9d. ; Wylam, 245. ;
Dell's Primrose, 19s. 63. ; Eden Main, 245. 61; Walls End
Belm,nt, 245. ; Walls End Framwellgate, 235. 6d. ; Walls
End Heston, 255. Gd.; Wails End Stewart's, 2.55. Gd.;
Grey', West Hartley, Hi. ; Sidney's Hartley, 21s. 6d. ;
Watney's Anthracite, 325.