The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS; THURSDAY EVENING, OCTMER-.14, 1847.

re.commlalioned by Lieut.-Com. Sir Golfer/ Waster, Bart., with
complement at SJ men--Perseus rweetring-ehip, Iytn off thy. Tuwee
Is to be paid of, and rescommiwalowed with a crew of kw roen.--
Hecate Cam. Mweeman, out be reedy Be raw .ft Satu; day.—
Cyclops st.wL is nearly reedy with ber machinery, and to proceed to
AM...rums to be c learnieeloued.—Oaya, Dover marl st.-twelet,
teen taken into dock to hare her bottom cleaned.— Violet, Devel mull
st.-peeket, is to ham her defects made good at Deptford.—Fragard,
41. .S preparing Fere tilt. The dames of the Wdliao, and Nary are
to be BP vied over to her. Tire Rev. J. La:molly, chaplain of the yard,
has been appointed chaplain.
Anginal:l'T, Our. 13.-IPROXOTIONS.—Limb. Q. L
Toone, W. Need, and lien. W. 8. Spencer to be Commanders; Mat--
Burg. G. King to be Surgeon. Arn:gramme—N. 11. N. Synge, to be
thief /Siker of Coard-guard. Kaaters-Aseista.: F. Stead, to lire de:
I et. G. L. Street, to Flagard. Asrdst,Eagincera : J. 0. G. Dean, to
Porcupine ; 11. P. Webb, to Black Eagle. Naval Cedes :J. 8.
'Robin, to Asia ;FL A. Cumberled, to Fhwoutl. Commanders :
J. I. H. E. From, to study at steam factory, Woolwich; 11-
A. Oliver, to Fly. Lieutenants: It Pares, to Penelope; .1. Pal-
mer, to Vindkdre. ?date G. Stratton, to Victory. Chief EnOueer
J. I homes, to Hecate. Midshipman: If. R. It. Bennett, to Flagon!;
Clerk; J. Pens, to Excellent. liecand-clus Clerk : J. Holmes to
Port mouth Yard. Gunner: J. C. Pardon, ccelirosed to lieu ult.

mint the prisoner received at the station was most disgrace-
Mi. lie saw the pri-otter struck two or three times.—Ald
Hunter did not believe that the prisoner intentionally t.ro
the complainant's coat, and should, therefore, only order him
to pay lOs. for the damege done. With reepect to the as-
eauft on the constable, it it had been proved that the prisoner
was labouring under some infirmity, which rendered hies
incapable of knowing what he was doing, he should nothave
fined him one shilling, but In the absence of that proof, he
was fined 6s. for being drunk, and 40e. for assaulting the
policeman.
DISEASED SHE RI. IN SWITIMIELD MARKET.—Mr. Aid.
Musgrove said he had heard that since he gave instructions
to prohibit diseased sheep from coming into the market,
those sheep were now sent to the country, where they were
slaughtered, end theabrought into Relegateaughter, and Leedenhall
markets. If that were the case, it required the vigilance of
the officers to prevent any unwholesome food from being
brought into the markets. When the authorities were doing
all they could to prevent diseased sheep from being sold alive
in the market they must not be defeated by the introduction
of the same sheep dead. He should like to see the superin-
tendents of the markets, that he might tell them to take can
that no unwholesome food be allowed to be cold in the mar-
kets ; and if anything of the kind were done, it would be his
wish to punish the guilty parties.
MARYLEBONE.—BENDINO COMBUOTIBLIDI BY RAIL-
WAY.—In the matter of an information laid by Mr. Collard,
superintendent of the Great Western Railway, against Mr.
Porker, carrier, New-ion-yard, Old Bailey, charging him
with having forwarded a box containing 421bs. of lucifer
matches by the railway for transit, without proper notice of
the contents, the first hearing of which we reported in our
paper of Thursday last, the summons war dismissed, Mr.
Parker stating that from the number of parcels received at
his yard it was impossibleto ascertain the contents of all, and
the magistrate considering that the silence had not been
proved.
WESTMINSTER.--MURDEROVIS ASSAULT AND Ron-
BERY.—G. Iklqiny and T. Doqk were charged with assault
and robbery. On Monday morning, between five and six
o'clock, Mr. Bellchambers, of 41, Wilton-street, Vincent-
square, was found within a few yards of bin own residence,
lying on the pavement, weltering in his blood, which flowed
copiously from several wounds in his head. He has been in-
sensible ever since. It was found that he had been robbed
of a valuable watch, the contents of a cash-box, and his hat.
The accused were suspected of being of the number of a gang
of thieves who it is supposed had waylaid him.—Mr. Holt,
surgeon, stated that on Monday evening he was sent fur to
see Mr. Bellchambers. Ile found him in bed quite insen-
sible. Both his eyes were very much blackened, there was
a cut on his right temple, a slight wound on his right cheek,
and a cut under his left eye. Up to the moment of witness
coming to that court he had remain, d insensible, despite all
that could be done far him. lie was in so dangerous
a condition that he should not be surprised if he
were dead when witness returned. Ile had bad several
fits during that morning, which were very hail symptoms.
The injuries must have been the effect of blows, because
there was a cut on the forehead, which could not have Leen
done by his falling on his face.—W. Mesers, an assistant at
the King's Head, Orchard-street, Westminster, said that at
shout two o'clock en Monday morning Lust, Mr. Beltcham-
bens win in the bar with Mr. Breese the landlsrd. The pri-
soner, M Kay, who was in front of the counter, in company
with another man, asked witness if he knew the gentleman
who was behind the bar, and they both said that Mr. Bell-
chambers had got something in his band (supposed to be the
cosh box), which they should like to have. M•Kay's com-
panion added "that he would not do anything to the person
(Mr. Bel:chambers), while he was there, because it weeds'
Set the house in trouble." M'Key and his c.,nmanion were
joined by another man in a plaid shawl. Mr. Beres then
left the Ewe to turn out a female who was creating some dis-
turbance, and whilst so engaged the man in the plaid hand-
kerchief, who hail previously been refused admission by
Drees, went into the oar and spoke to Mr. Bellehembers.
Breen, observing this, told witness to look out, as there was
something going on wrong. After a minute or so witness went
into the bar, and Mr. Bellehamben said he knew the man.
Mr. Bellchambers and the man were in conversation fur
some time, and the man asked him to accompany him and
have some coffee. Mr. Belleharab:es inquired which way he
was going, and he end towards Cherie...erns', and on the
other answering that he was going in a contrary direction
this man left, and shortly afterward*, at about a quarter-
: past four, Mr. Drees closed the house. Been had previously
told Mr. Bellchambers that he hail better stop, anal see the
other parties out first, for they were queer characters, and
recommended him to see that everything he had was right,
I and tuck his watch in. Mr. Bellchambers on leaving said
he was all right, and in witneso's opini.n he was perfectly
capable of taking care of himself. He left at about five in
the morning.—Prisoners, who denied all knowledge of the
robbery, were remanded until Thursday (this day) week.
THAMES.—Sestreottwo. Coptain Wright, master of
the brig Anstey, was charged will smuggling '2lbs. of
foreign manLfactured tobacco, a quart of French brandy,
rnl oth. r articles liable t r duty. Inspector Judd stated
teat on Monday evening, as he was standing on Wapping-
oll-staire, near the London-docks, he observed a boat leave a
barque lying off the stairs, and row towards the shore. De-
fendant and another man landed, each with a bundle in his
hand. Witness asked the defendant what he had there,
and he replied, a bottle of brandy. The inspector took him
to the station, and other articles were found on him. Wit-
ness had informed the commissioners of customs, who left it
with the magistrate to deal with the case summarily.—The
certain, in bin defence, mid he did nut do it for gala ; the
articles were intended for his own consumption.—Mr.
Yardley fined him 41.,0r in default a month's imprisonment.
The fine was paid.
HAMMERSMITH. BURGLARY AT TRE EARL OF
Lurrowites.—J. Levers was re-examined, charred with
being concerned with others in a burglary at Kingston
House, Kensington-road, Knightsbridge, the residence of
the Earl of Listowel. The prisoner hail been seen with two
other suspicious characters on the night the burglary was
committed, about 11 o'clock, near the spot. One of the pri-
soner's boots exactly corresponded to one of three foot-tracks
which crossed the garden. The gardener gave the police-
man a great ooat button which he picked upon the balcony
outside the drawiog-room windows, which on being com-
pared with the buttons on prisoner's coat, one of which was
missing, was found to be the same.—Mn. Jarrett, the house-
keeper, said there was no dog kept in the house while the
family were away. 8 e was neither awoken or disturbed by
any noise on the night of the burglary. She closed the
house herself about ten o'clock, and fastened the drawing-
room windows and shutters. In doing so, she noticed that
one of the windows would not go quite down; but she fas-
tened the shutters. On going down stairs the next morn-
ing she found that window open, and also the shutters, the
bars having bean removed.—Mr. Paynter said he ehould
again remand the prisoner for another week, when he would
most probably be committed for trial.

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raft"' Or,. Nary. ll.Mmen Moboo. I bak._.c Clowns,
me. and Oliono -1-IWCiii ll* liorit iffi 9-3 116;3 15
Paris and IL 9OO SOT 0 94 JO t'./7 54, , 901 25
Konen and Havre.— ... 615 616 612 M• 612 60
Avignon a 61alvoille, .. 613 TS 627 40 621 25 i tar 60
t4t.ra...bourg ail.i 11614 163 75 11 !
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Grain iVkiv.m) 536 . 635 636 543 s. 5 633 75
Hordes= ...... 460 , 453 75 453 453 75 , , 456
North
V I VI, A, OCT. V.—Worthe, 152 ; Uloi.talts.ll4l Vallee and 'than
102: 11‘61,, do, XO ; Losiboco. eat ; Pe6111.92 ; 04401.. 11 ; A11t.0104. 94.

MONEY MARKET.

WEDNESDAY
_ETINI/10.

Late in the day the suspension of the highly con-
nected firm of Barclay, Brothers, and Co., of Austin-
friars, was made public, and created a considerable
sensation. The commercial relations of this house
have been mainly, if not exclusively, with the Mauri-
tius ; their connexion with India has been merely in-
cidental, or supplementary to the regular coarse of
their trade. This explanation may be necessary to
correct a misapprehension which generally existed.
The liabilities of the concern are estimated, book debts
and bills or acceptances running together, at about
450,000/. With respect to the assets nothing can be
known with any approximative correctness at present.
But from the fact of the house having 750,000/.
locked up in mortgage debts in the Mauritius, as
stated in quarters that should be informed, it may be
feared the account will show but indifkrently, for
present results at least. The leading partner was
formerly M.l'. for Sunderland, and both are
intimately allied by relationship with many
of the first banking and commercial notables
in town and country. It is asserted, that
a special meeting of directors was held at the Bank
to-day to consider the application for assistance in
support of this establishment, which was deemed in-
admissible, although friends and relatives had libe-
rally come forward with guarantees iu aid. There is
reason to believe the report to be without foundation.
A special meeting did take place at the Bank, doubt-
less, but with reference, if we are rightly advised, to
business of quite another kind.
As usual, on the occurrence of one unhappy
casualty, rumour magnified the number threefold. It
is an unfortunate feature of times like the present
that credit is undervalued, and names are wantonly
sported with upon the lightest and most flimsy pre-
texts, or upon no pretexts at all. It suffices that a
house, however high its repute and unques-
tionable its wealth, shall be known to be a
creditor for some amount upon one or more
concerns which have fallen, to he placed on the
black list of rumour at once, and thus recklessly ex-
posed to injury and injustice, to serve the sinister pur-
poses perhaps of some etockjobbing speculation. Such
was the case to-day in one instance of names thus
freely bandied about, representing a capitalist house
of the first standing, for which, and we are enabled to
speak upon the best authority—not their own—there
neither was nor could be the slightest foundation. To
the same extent, and in the same sense, the reflections
upon another house of considerable though not equal
standing and reputation, similarly and injuriously
dealt with, may be pronounced unworthy of credit.
The first bargains in Consols were done at 83 this
morning, which was the last buying price of yester-
day. But, whether from private information of the
great failure about to be declared, or from the state of
the account being found to be unfavourable to the party
for the rise—in other words, more stock than takers—
prices suddenly fell at one step to 821. There was a rally
afterwards to 8.21 to l, but at the usual hour of leaving
off they had receded to 821 to for money and to-
morrow. After the close 'of regular business, on
the public announcement and confirmation of the
failure of Barclay Brothers and Co., the market out-
side and in became quite a scene of confusion, from
the multitude of dealers and speculators selling one
over the other, so that eventually Consols were done
or called as low as 811 it was said. It is feared, from
the extraordinary revolutions which have occurred
during the progress of the present heavy account, to
be settled to-morrow, that some unfortunate accidents
may happen in the Stock Exchange itself. Reduced
Threes were 811 to at the usual closing hour.
Three-and-a Quarter per Cents., 821 to ; Exchequer
Bills, 18s. to 13s discount; India Bonds, 30a. to 235.
dis. ; Bank Stock, 180 to 3; India Stock, 223 to 3;
Long Annuities, 81 to 5-16ths. For the November
account Consols were, after the market, called about
821, to 1.
In the early part of the morning rather more deal-
ings in foreign stocks were reported, but with lower
rates submitted to. For Mexican the quotations were
171 to 181; Brazilian, 75 to 7 ; the New, 73 to 5 ;
Spanish Threes, 261 to 71: the Fives, 171 to 181;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 321 to 31; the
Fours, 82 to 3; Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
87 to 8.

The meeting of the Bank board to-morrow is looked
forward to with considerable anxiety. The hope is
still clung to in some quarters, that, in concert with,
and by direction of, the government, the rigidity of
banking action may be in some degree, and by some
means, relaxed. This is, however, quite in contradiction
with the report, which obtains that the directors contem-
plate raising the minimum rate of discount to 6 per cent.
In the actual feverish state of the funds and of credit,
each a step could not fail to prove of pernicious in-
I fluency. The necessity or expediency of such a policy
is not at all apparent, for without any such formal
declaration the Bank may, and does, charge any rates
above fli at discretion. As much as 6 per cent. has
thus been actually charged within our knowledge on
Treasury bills at 21 days da'e. The payment of
dividends to • the public commenced to-day, and the
offices and doors of the Bank were actually filled and
besieged with applicants for early payment—to such a
degree, indeed, that a considerable number of extra
cl rks were called upon to assist for the more speedy
despatch of business. This extraoidinary bustle and
crowd was said to be collected so early by a report in
a morning paper, that doubts were entertained in the
stock market of the ability of the Bank to pay the divi-
dends. Such loose reports are calculated to do much
mischief. It was only necessary to consult the last
Bank returns to see that public deposits, that is
government funds, bad accumulated sufficient to pay
the dividends, with two or three millions to spare.
The report must have been current within a very
contracted circle, not to have been noticed any where
else.
At a special general court of the governor and com-
pany of copper miners in England, held at their office
at Castle Baynard, on the 13th Oct., 1847, the follow-
ing remarks were made to the court, by the deputy-
governor, John Henry Pelly, Esq. :
The court finding from the pressure in the money-mat bet, and the I
numerous failures in the commercial world, that the financial poi-
ion of the company was becoming a very difficult one, thought it right
to summon to a conference the preference shareholders, fur the pur-
pose of raining a sufficiently large sum of money to relieve the com-
pany, but this measure was not attended with adequate sueseso. The
court of assistants then opened a negotiation with the flank of Eng-
land for a loan on the security of the company'. property In Wales,
which, I am happy to say. has been brought to • suocessful Wire. The
Beak ban agreed t a make an advance of 270,000 f. at live per cent., of
which 1.50,0Utd. will liquidate engagements of this company already in
the holds of that corporation, and the remaining 120,000/. will come
into the company's possession ID cub.
The statement of the company's accounts shows:

Capital Stock— ---
__.
Oki Short. ebika1e...........
Nen Simms .............« ...00 ,600,00.„
Debenture. ....
"...."
. 500,00
mew
ACCfpl2llCee
. ...
....
70,00
....
Book Debts 6..

st,m,ooo

Fixed Property—
Caxt to 30 Sept., 1540 CAM
Lid out aince
.C19%000
Steck In Trade, including Metals, Nine-
rale, Son 430;00
Cash, B.L, and Book Debt. 190,000
£1,415,000
Our Liverpool correspondent writes that it was
reported on 'Change yesterday that Messrs. Steel and
Co., roap manufacturers, had stopped payment. Their
liabilities arc about 43,0001.
In our provincial column will be found a report of
the meetings yesterday in .Manchester, relative to the
affairs of the Bank of Manchester, and of the Com-
mercial Sank of Engiand.
ENOLISII FUNDS.
Hank Rock. ISO 2 3 ex dlr. I 14, 30 yoar. err. Jon. S,ISW. S 1 Id
3 pet Cent. Hot. Ann., 51/2 sidle. India Utock. =4l
21 A...., KJ I.,dut Ronda. gl 009, 3029
Neu ;) MN Cent. Ann... 834 1:2 1 Path Sax Stock New Anna.. tr/1
on cur. C0n.01., for Acoount.B3 I t
tut Annultke, exp. Jan. 5, 130, Co. 11111.45a.,1121.8 1 14
3.16 51-16 Id_) dic.
3U wart, exp. Oct. 10, 1832, Ditto, I 514 6 di,
Dino, Satin. 2 tar 3 din
FUNDS.
3 1,, Con. SronSh Bonds. 204
4/ Per Cent. Helena Bond., ex 25
tram., 884
21 per CI-Dutch Es. 12 Gull., $3
4 per Cann Dutch Cart., 82
STOOLS AIIItOLD.

FOREIO3
5 per Ct. WuAlan Bowl". 75i
S p:r rent. Brazilian N Mod.,
Ira .4 1814. 734 j
5 par Cant lle.leagt Amt., Oct. 18,
184 18 17

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