The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

POLICE.-YESTERDAT.

MANSION-HOUSE.— A RUFFIAN. A young man
named William l'ayne was brought before the Lord
Mayor, charged with having made desperate assaults upon
the police. He hail frequently, upon previous occa-
sions, been summarily convicted at the Mansion House, and
at sonic of the metropolitan police offices upon accusations of
a similar kind.—John M'Dougal (city policeman, 659) stated
that at 12 o'clock on Saturday night, he saw, while on duty
in Bishopsgate, the prisoner strike a young gentleman in the
mouth, and knock him down. Witness interfered, and
tried to prevail upon the prisoner to go on, hut he began
to knock down the bystanders right and left, struck the
witness, and kicked him most violently, and in the most
dangerous manner. Several policemen then came up,
and the prisoner asaaulted them, and tried to do them
the most serious injuries with his feet and his fists. The
prisoner had a mob of vagabonds cheering him on and assist-
ing him.—Mr. O'Donohue, a watch-maker, deposed to the
violent conduct of the prisoner, and the Lord Mayor said as
summary convictions had no effect upon the prisoner, the
city solicitor should prosecute him at the Old Bailey. Com-
mitted to Newgate for trial.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Svsnntsio.--A married wcman,
named Anne Sinner, the keeper of an eating-house in
Spitalfields, was charged with having stabbed a journeyman
skindresaer, named Daniel Crawley, with a carving-knife.—
Serjeant King, of the II division, stated that at 12 o'clock on
Saturday night he saw the man Crawley staggering with
both his hands clasped closely over his side, from which
blood was pouring in great profusion. The man exclaimed
that he had been stabbed to the heart. Witness instantly
ran to his assistance, and having applied his handkerchief to
the wound to check the hemorrhage, conveyed him into the
prisoner's shop, and, on asking who had inflicted the injury,
he pointed out the prisoner. Mr. Hart, the parish surgeon,
probed the wound, which he pronounced to be most probably
mortal, and directed the man's immediate removal to the
hospital. On reaching the stationhouse, the prisoner de-
clared that Crawley had been sent to her house by her land-
lady to ill-use her, and that she considered she had a right
to defend herself. Crawley positively denied having given
the slightest provocation, and said that having gone to her
shop to purchase some meat, for which she demanded more
money than he was provided with, the prisoner, who ap-
peared to be highly excited, suddenly seized a carving-knife
from the hand of a shopman and instantly stabbed him in
the side.—On being called upon for her defence, she stated
that Crawley bad assailed her in the first instance, by pulling
her about in an improper manner, and that, having the
knife in her hand at the time, she must have accidentally
stabbed him in her efforts to extricate herself from his hands.
—Mr. Broughton ordered the prisoner to be remanded for a
week, and directed the serjeant to give him timely notice of
any alteration in the state of the wounded man, in order, if
necessary, that he might proceed to the hospital and take
his deposition.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—THE New LA w or
SETTLEMENT.—Lacy, one of the officers of St. George's
parish, brought Harriet Arundel, a widow, who had
evidently seen better days, before Mr. Hardwick, for the
purpose of stating her melancholy case. The woman had
resided, during the lifetime of her husband, in the parish of
St. George's for several years. Her husband died, leaving
her with five young children in such reduced circumstances,
that she seas obliged to apply to the parish for assistance. As
her settlement was with the parish of Marylebone, her
husband having been apprenticed there, the officers of St.
George's caused her to be regularly passed to Marylebone,
where an allowance of 51. per week was given her towards
the support of herself and family. As soon as the New
Settlement Act, by which it is provided that a resi-
dence of five years shall confer a settlement, came
into operation, the authorities of Marylebone stopped
the weekly allowance. The widow fell into arrears with
her landlord in consequence, and she and her children being
in a state of starvation, she applied to the officers of the
pariah of St. George for relief. She was told that the parish
of St. George was exonerated from the burthen of her sup-
port, as she had been regularly passed to Marylebone, and
no dispute had occurred as to her settlement with the latter
parish. She went to Marylebone parish, and begged the
allowance to be continued. She was given to understand
that the new act had relieved Marylebone from the necessity
of contributing towards the maintenance of herself and
children, and that she must apply to St. George's, where she
had gained a settlement by living in that parish more than
five years. The woman acting on advice, went to Mr.
Rawlinson, the magistrate of Marylebone police court, and
was then told to make an application to the Marylebone
board the following day. She went, but was told that no atten-
tion whatever would be paid to her case. Lacy said he
had investigated the poor woman's case and had found that
she wag a very deserving object. He did not know what would
have occurred had he not relieved the poor woman with a
trifle out of his own pocket, and had not the magistrate (Mr.
Hardwick) kindly ordered her last week a trifle from the
poor box.—Mr. Hardwick looked to the new act, and said he
did not find any power in it for a magistrate to interfere in
such a case. He was of opinion, however, that the officers
of Marylebone took an erroneous view of the statute. It
appeared to him that the woman was still legally en-
titled to relief from Marylebone, and he should advise her
to go into that parish and make a regular claim for relief.—
Lacy said if Marylebone disputed the settlement, and
would pass the woman back to St. Georges, he was sure the
authorities of St. George's would be willing to try the ques-
tion. In the mean time, however, the poor creature and her
children could not be allowed to starve.--The woman said
she understood there were other cases is which Marylebone
parish refused relief.—The woman then left the court (after
receiving ss. from the poor box) with the intention of getting
a lodging in Marylebone, and making another application
for relief.

LAMBETH.—IMPUDENT HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Yester
day, Thomas 31' Dotmold, a smart looking young fellow, was
placed at the barbefors Mr. Elliott, for final examination on a

charge of highway robbery.—Miss Elizabeth Rolph deposed
that on the night of Sunday week she was returning home
with a bundle containing a dress and other articles ; and on
getting into one of tho narrow streets off Waterloo-road,
the prisoner rushed upon her with considerable violence,
knocked her down, and, snatching her bundle, ran away
with it. The witness pursued the prisoner, crying " Stop
thief," and never lost sight of him till he was captured in
Stamford-street. —A witness, who saw the prisoner throw
away the bundle in his flight, deposed to the fact, and the
prisoner was fully committed for trial.

SOUTHWARK.—DISTREBSINO ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—
Yellerday, Eliza Jarvis was charged with making a deter-
mined attempt upon her life the preceding morning, at a
coffee-shop in the Waterloo-road. Having engaged a bed
for the night, she requested that her breakfast might be
sent up to her in the morning, with a slice of bacon and a
knife and fork. Her wishes were complied with, and a con-
siderable time having elapsed, the landlord knocked
at the bed-room door. The defendant answered in a feeble
tone of voice, requesting that he would send the servant-
girl up to her and the latter, upon entering the room, dis-
covered the defendant lying on the bed, holding her right
arm, from which the blood was flowing into a basin on a
chair by the bed-side. The knife which they sent up with
the bacon was lying close by with blood upon it. A medical
man was immediately called in, who stated that no danger
was to be apprehended, and the defendant was given into
custody.—Acting-Inspector Simmons, L division, stated that
inquiries had been mode respecting the defendant, and that
it was ascertained she was the wife of a merchant in Bush-
lane in the City, who had some time since failed for 44,0001.;
that he bad absconded, and a reward of 3001. was offered for
his apprehension. Since the flight of her husband, the de-
fendant had been lodging at a house in White-street, South-
wark. and was supporting herself on a small weekly pittance,
which she was allowed by parties whom she did not know, but
whom she had reason to believe were friends in the country.
—Her landlady said that for some days she had been in a
very desponding condition with regard to two of her children
who had been taken from her and placed at a boarding-
school. Their board and education were paid for by un-
known
parties, and the defendant possessed the idea that
the children would be taken away from her entirely, and be
deprived of a mother's love. This circumstance preyed
heavily on her mind, and to it the landlady ascribed this
attempt on her own life.—Mr. Seeker put some questions to
the unfortunate woman, with a view that she should explain
the cause of her having attempted suicide, but she merely
said that her misfortunes were great, and that she could not
bear up against them. She, however, now regretted what she
had done in her excited state, and would not attempt
the like again.—Mr. Seeker said, that in the defen-
dant's condition of mind he could not take her own word,
and that it was necessary she should find two sureties of 101.
each to be bail for her.—The defendant, not being provided
with the required sureties, was committed, the magistrate
giving directions that the ease might be mentioned to the
governor of the gaol, in order that due attention should be
paid.
THAMES. ORATE-YARD NUISANCE. Mr. Henry
Staples, one of the trustees of St. George-in-the-East, and
Mr. Rainer, trustee and chairman, accompanied by Mr.
Finlay, the parish constable, waited yesterday upon Mr.
Ballantine, to request his advice as to how they should act
under the following circumstances :—Mr. Finlay said that
there was a graveyard to the rear of the row in Cannon-
street, abutting on Watling-street, which was a source of
great and general complaint. It had existed there for forty
years, and was now so overcrowded with the dead that
coffins had to be smashed, and bodies broke up, to make
room for new occupants. The stench from the place was
intolerable, and the effluvia from bodies decaying so near the
surface produced a most dangerous miasmatic effect.—Mr.
Ballantine • How can I help you in the matter ? I see no
remedy but by indicting the proprietors, or the parties who,
by turning the bodies out of the earth, occasion the nuisance.
—Mr. Staples: The scenes which occur there daily are
horrid. Bones with the flesh adhering to them are dug out
of the old graves, and afterwards removed, for I know not
what purpose. Some were removed last night, and the
effluvium was terrible.—Mr. Ballaatine . I do not know how
you are to proceedi except by indictment. I have no power
to waist you. It isnot impossible that your application may
go forth to the public, and something may be suggested by
that means. The applicants then thanked his worship and
withdrew.

WANDSWORTH. A DEAR WALNUT. Yesterday,
Thos. Chandler and Ily. Ell, two young men, were charged
with stealing walnuts, the property of the Earl of Lonedale.
—Police-constable Holland, of the V division, proved that

he saw the prisoners, with ;ix other young men, knocking
down walnuts from a tree in an enclosed field at Barnes, be-
longing to Lord Lonsdale. He apprehended Chandler at the
time, and found one walnut on hun. lie did not take the
other prisoner until the evening.—The Earl of Lonsdale'e
agent said it was not the value of the walnuts, but the de-
struction of fencing, that induced him to come forward
against the prisoners.—Mr. Clive said, these practices must
be stopped ; and the prisoners, instead of being allowed the
option of paying Cline, would be committed for seven days
each.

MONEY MABICET.
MONDAY EVENING.
The quotations leave off rather better to-day in
Consols, but the market was far from haring a firm aspect.
If, as believed in sonic quarters, the speculators for the fall
have oversold themselves, present prices may not only be
supported, but perhaps even slightly advance, as the settling
day (the 14th inst.) draws near. The rates last quarter
were 951 to 4 for both money and account. Exchequer Bills,
13s. to 1.55. premium. India Bonds, 725. to 255. premium.
The only feature in the foreign market was an unex-
pecti d rise in Buenos Ayres bonds. On Saturday they were,
as for weeks before, called 41 to 3 ; to day they mounted at
once to 45 to 50. The appearance of two or three buyers on
the market sufficed to cause the difference, for it does not
appear that any real business was done after all. This stock,
it may be observed, was originally brought out by a powerful
house, and was distributed, therefore, in substantial quarters,
capable of holding in any emergency, and little of it thrown
upon the market. In these respects it was unlike most of
the other Spanish American loans, which fell into the hands
of contracting parties not always adequately qualified with
capital to hold any large portion themselves, nor possessing
the extensive credit and moneyed connexions which would
enable them to place out any large amounts in solid hands,
with a view to real investment, and which would not, there-
fore, be carried to market for the take of premiums. The
bonds of loans so circumstanced were, in consequence, mostly
placed with weaker holders, or found their way into the
Stock Exchange, where they were taken for premiums or
speculation only.
The sudden advance in Buenos Ayres bonds was founded
upon the belief, and the positive assertion indeed, that hos- '
tilities had absolutely ceased in the Raver Plate, and that
conditions of peace had been agreed with the Argentine
government; these assumed facts were deduced from an
official document for partially opening the navigation of the
Parana. Now it is net improbable that peace would be the
result of the negotiations which Mr. Heod, the new envoy,
would seem to be so successfully carrying on, according to
the last accounts, and which he is well qualified to bring to
an honorable termination ; but no positive conclusion had at
the last published dates been arrived at. The blockade of
the intervention squadron had not been raised ; the contest
in which this country was so rashly involved was not,
therefore, arranged. The Parana, expressly in compliment to
Mr. Hood, was only opened provisionally and partially, for
" the merchant vessels which remain at Corrientes and ma
be returning ;" and the " Anglo-French vessels of war which
may go up or down the river Parana," which arc to be
allowed to " pass without molestation, until oth,.rwise
ordered." All this was known and published here some
ten days ago. tiniest, therefore, a more recent arrival shall
have brought the formal advice of the conclusion of peace,
we are clearly not more advanced in the knowledge of the
fact than before.
Other foreign stocks remain with little alteration, and
with as little business in them. Mexican are quoted 241 to
51. Brazilian, 8.54 to 74. Peruvian, 36 to 8. Spanish Fives,
261 to 1 ; the Threes, 374 to I . • the Deferred, 161 to 171;
Passive, 51 to /. Portuguese, 41 to 2. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. declined to 59 to 4; the Fours, 921 to 3 ex-
dividend.

ENGLISH FUNDS.—Ocr. 5.

3 per Ct. Consols. Anne., 9SI
India Bonds, under £l,OOO, 28
Consols for Acct., 951 a
FOBITTO
5 per Cent. Brazilian Bonds, 86i
Ditto, Small, 85
S per Cent. Brazilian New Bonds,
1829 and 39, BA
5 per Ct. Men. Acct., Oct. 15, 25
5 per Ct. Spanish Bda, Dir. from
Nov. 1510, 261

Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid., 15
Ditto, £5OO, 15 18
Ditto, Small, 15 18
1 FUNDS.
5 per Cent. Spanish Acct., Oct. 15,
281
5 per Ct. Spanish Passive Bds, S
3 per Ct. Span. Acct. Oct. 15, 371
2 per Ct. Venezuela Deferred, 13
2; per Ct. Dutch, Exchange 12
Gull. 59f 1
FICHANGES AND STOCKS ABROAD.

MADRID, SPIRT. 29.—Three per (
Fire per (ante., 22. Bank of St.
bitr, 96 ; Irle, 60 ; Alliance, 100 ;
30. Exchanges : on London, 36S ;

C;;1747,-iiiifou;per Cents., 213;
Ferdinand, 128; Company of Pro.
Anchor, 47 ; Union, 71 ; Aurora,
; Paris, 13 17.