The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-16 00:00:00

THE HERRING FISHING IN THE NORTH.

The herring fishing has now terminated at all the
stations in the north, and we are now 'cabled to present a
statement of the aggregate catch as follows :
No. of ATerage
Boats. Craps,
BoVam awl Peterhead .:.9d 150
Fraserhurgb 2lO 1431
Rosehearty
Sandiness
Piintian
Gardenstown

Total
Crane.
43,800
31,625
6,280

Idaerluff 5B
133130. and Whitt 30
Per's/ 22
Cullto
Yurtnockis

110
200
135
Ms

findoeoty l4
Y. rtcuio
Buckle
I'ortzordos
Lnuiernosth

42
67

iiurgliesd 6B
Hopeman 26
Finilione

Helms&le l5O
Dustman% 7O
CIO% 6O
Lybster 174
Fore 33
LatteramiseL 3O

Wick NO

126
130
20
112
108
120

1:168
18,999
9,100
8,400
19,498

1,6545
113,600

Total
The above amount is considerably above the average of
the last siz ,ean, d which the fallowing is a statement :
Ibl7
1848
1849
2'x,000

I+l4l
1862

The average of the six years, ended 1852, war 295,733,
and it w 11 lie seen that the catch of the present season
exeeeds this average by 62,997 crane.
Though thus a large fishing, the catch of the present
season does not, it will be observed, equal that of '49.
Notwithstanding the large catch, prices have this year
been remarkably high, and there is every prospect of full
rates being maintained. Already large—we might almost
say enormous—exports have been made not merely of red,
but of white salted herrings to Australia, and considerable
Inquiries are still being made fee fish to be seat to the same
destination. Besides the demand for Australia, there has
been an unusual, quite an unprecedented, consumption of
lierrings, both fresh and slightly salted, in the manufac-
turing districts of our own country. These circumstances
combined—the export to Australia and the home demand
—together with the high rates of every description of
butcher meat, will, it is confidently expected, fully maintain
the v slue of herrings daring the coming winter. Both the
bocce consumption and the Australian demand are likely
to continue even beyond the present season, and will, we
trust, tend to render the herring trade stills less dependent
on foreign markets.
At present, owing to the catch having improved towards
the close of the season, there is, we hear, a slight flattest
for the article in the German markets. We trust, however,
that curers will bear in mind the causes above mentioned,
which are operating in their favour, and that they will not
rashly or hurriedly fling their produce in consignments
into the German markets; for they may rest assured, that
throughout the whole coming season, the disposer of her-
rings, if matters are conducted with prudence, may com-
mand good his prices—Basijfihiee Joir nal.

ThE " LOST " FOUND.—Considerable excitement
was caused in this city during the past week by the
mysterious disappearance of an old woman, named Sarah
Crump, who resided at Blachmarstone, and who had some
time been bordering on imbecility, or a state of " second
childhood." It appears that she left home on Tuesday
sennight, and nothing was heard of her for several days,
which caused the most intense anxiety sad distress in the
minds of her friends, who imagined she might have come to
her death by some accident in the course of her wanderings.
The Castle-mill pond and the canal were dragged on two
successive days, the most diligent inquiries were instituted,
end her loss was publicly proclaimed by the city crier
through our streets en Saturday last, but no tidings of the
lost one were heard until Monday morning last, when
intelligence was remind by her friends that she had wan-
dered to a place a short distance from Ledbury, and had
been conveyed to the union workhouse in that town. The
pleasing intelligence of course dispelled the gloom which
bad hung so heavily over her family, and caused the sun-
shine of joy and happiness once more to shine upon thew.
Soon after the receipt of the pleasing intelligence, Mr.
James Crump, her son, started to Ledbury with a horse
and gig, to fetch his mother again to her home. We hear
she did not arrive in Ledbury until Thursday, and was
unable to account for the manner in which she had spent
the interval between then and her leaving her home. The
old lady, we understand, is 73 years of age. It is thought
she was on her way to Birmingham, where she has a eon
residing—Hereford Journal.
FRENCH FRAIID.—At Marseilles a few days ago,
says Galignani, a number of shows and mountebank booths
were assembled In the Allis des Capucines for the fair. In
one of them, amongst other extraordinary things, were ex-
hibited what were represented to be two savage., male and
female, from the great desert of Africa. They were con-
fined in a cage with iron ban; and were it was said so
ferocious that it was necessary for a man to keep constant
guard over them with • drawn sword to prevent them from
devouring the bars. Compelled to do without the iron,
they contented themselves with eating the ends of cigars.
As to religion, it was stated that they worshipped the sun
and moon. The show was constantly full, and the comma
people looked with awe on the wild creatures. But a well-
dressed Ninon, after examining them attentively for some
time, suddenly rubbed his hand on the face of the man,
and drew it back completely black. At this the spectators
burst into loud laughter, and one of them stated that he
recognised the pretended savage as a man who had been
seem to station himself in a particular street to clean shoes.
This increased the mirth, sad an attempt was seriously
made le merry la triesph the person who first imposed the
bud. Ile ternited, sad some calories maned, bat it
Mani at tito internally' of tie polio%

•.-
This insolvent was opposed by Mr. Cooke on the put of
the detaining creditor. A young man named Ruler
ape tired in person. Mr. Nichols supported.
In 1050 the insolvent, who had been • Every-stable
keeper and tett) muter in Manchester-street, Manchester-
square. ::as a prisoner for debt, end filed his petition in this
cottit. Ile, however, did net proceed with his case, as a
gentleman Domed Carr, wha was indebted to him remitted
from India Mt., with which be paid his then detaining
creditor and some few others, leaving the present
detaining creditor and others unpaid. lie had about 2501.
of the money left, end had lived on it from that time with
• Miss Bowkett, who he admitted, passed as his wife, and
had gone by the name of "M. Clark." That person had
• furnished house in Radnor-place, Gloucester-square,
which she bad let in the name of Clark. lie said he had
nothing to do with the place. Ile admitted that be WAS
a married mss, but could not tell where his wife was living.
She left him some years back, and ho wished she was dead,
ss there was property settled on him which would pay all
his debts. lie said he did not care if she was " below."

Mr. Commissioner Murphy rebuked the insolvent for an-
swering in such &manner. Such phlox' could not be per-
mitted in a court.

With the money the insolvent received from India it ap-
peered he went from place to place with Miss Bowkett ;
sometimes she lived with him, and sometimes ►e ladged
with her. The furniture let with the house in Radnor-
place he alleged belonged to her, though he had given re-
ceipts fur the rent. lie was now in custody at the suit of
one of his old creditors, and had inserted all his former
creditors in his schedule. He had not been in business for
a long time.
The complaint of Barker (who appeared in person) was,
that his mother had saved 861., which she placTd in his
hands for him (her son) after hoe death. She died in June
aid he had not been able to get any part of the
money. He had not proved any will of his mother.
Mr. Nichols submitted that Barker was no creditor, u
he was not legally clothed with any authority.
Barker produced a paper signed by the insolvent an-
knowiedging that he had received the money, and would
pay him after her death.
Mr. Commissioner Murphy held that Barker was a cre-
ditor, and that an action of assumpsit could be maintained
on the document.

The ineolient said the money he bad was all gone, when
he heard that Barker had mado application for payment,
after ►i.i mother's death.

Mr. Cooke, I.commeuting on the cue, designated it as •
sternness one of fraud, and ono that called upon the court
for its severe animadversion. The insolvent had made awe
with tho money he hail rective.l when in prison, and which
belonged to the provisional assi3nee of the court, as the in-
solvent, when he filed his petition, had all his property
vested in the court. As to the furnished house, it was clear
that he hail dealt with it as his property, and could be made
to give it up. The case called upon the court to give a length-
ened judgment.
Mr. Nicho.s, contra, argued that there had been no
making away of property, as the money slid not belong to
the provisional assignee, but, according to a decision of the
Queen's Bench, to the insolvent. The decision of the
Queen's Bench, he admitted, had been set aside by the Ex-
chequer Chamber.
Mr. Commissioner Murphy said, that divesting the cue of
the point wheth:r the money belonged to the provisional as-
signee or not, it was quite clear that the insolvent might
have paid the debt for which he was now opposed by Mr.
Cooke. lie wished to know what the court had defined,
making away with property, to mean.
Mr. Cooke observed that it had always been held a
making away of property where a man in fraud of his cre-
ditors had disposed of money on himself, or conceited any
property into money and get rid of it in a similar manner.
Mr. Commissioner Murphy said be should adjourn the
cue for the insolvent to insert a residence where he had
cor.tracted a debt, and before he came up again he would
see whether he would not make • settlement with the op.
posing creditor. It was a very hard case in the young man
Barker, and unless his opposition was settled, ho should
give a very serious judgment.
His Honour adjourned the case, and requested on the
next occazion the attendance of Miss Bowkctt.

A wandering Savoyard was charged with ill-treating a
monkey.
Thos. Richardson said he was passing through Newgete-
street,
about half-past nine on the previous evening, and
saw the prisoner with an organ, and a monkey upon it.
The prisoner was beating the monkey on the head with a
steel triangle, and, on witness expostulating with him upon
his cruelty, he struck the monkey with his fist, and then
set the animal upon witness, who, however, avoided the
attack, and gave prisoner into custody.
This was all explained to the prisoner through the
medium of an interpreter, and he replied that the witness
had sworn falsely, as he got his living by his monkey, and
was very fond of it.
Witness said the prisoner swore at him, and used very
obscene language in English ; and at the station the monkey
was evidently afraid of the prisoner, for it made a great
noise when be approached it.
Alderman Wire eaid that was not at all material, as
monkeys always did make a noise.
It was then explained to tho prisoner that he had sub-
jected himself to a penalty of 51, or, in default, imprison-
ment ; but, on his promising not to repeat the same treat-
ment to the animal, he was discharged.
James Beckley was summoned fur cruelty to • eat, by
setting his dogs to worry it. It appeared that on the 3rd of
September the defendant was in Montagu-court, Little
Britain, with three of his dogs, when a cat belonging to Mrs.
Lindsey was found in one of the areas and thrown to the
dogs, who thereupon tore it in such a cruel manner that, on
being taken to the pump close by, it died. It was shown
that the dogs belonged to defendant, and that he was in the
habit of setting them to worry cats and other animals. He
was fined 10s. and costs. Six summonses taken out by de
tendant against the complainant, her husband, and other
parties, arising out of the same transaction, were then pone
into and dismissed, only one of the parties being required
to enter into his own recognisances to keep the peace to-
wards Beckley and all her Majesty's subjects.
MARYLEBONE.
John Sheehnn, an Irishman, keeping a lodging-house in
York-court, East-street, Marylebone, appeared before Mr.
Long on a summons which had been obtained against him
by Mr. Humphreys, an inspector appointed under the
" Lodging-houso Act" for receiving moro lodgers than
allowed by the said act, as also with suffering his place to be
in a filthy condition.
Inspector Price, of the A division, stated that on Gth ult.
he, accompanied by two of the officers belonging to his divi-
sion (40 and 43), examined the house and found it in a most
disgusting state; it was without any backyard, the water-
closet, which was in the kitchen, was without a trap. The
kitchen was unpaved and covered with filth to some depth,
which out • dreadful effluvia throughout the premiss.
The house had been subsequently visited by witness and the
other officers, but no alteration had been effected, and con-
sequently the summons bad been taken out, which at the
solicitation of Mr. Williams, solicitor to the landlord, Mr.
Bryan, who resides at No. 8 in the court (above
alluded to), had from time to time been adjourned.
Witness added that on the previous day (Wednesday) three
cases of cholera were reported as being in the house, and
r on witness proceeding ones more to defendant's residence,
he ascertained that a young man named James Cronin was
t lying. dead of cholera; two other men, named William
Cronin (father and son), were dangerously ill of the same
' dreadful malady; he had them at once removed to the
' Ilarylebone Infirmary, and the deceased man we. taken to
, the dead-house of the same institution. Ho (witness)
warned the landlord, and on going to the house yesterday
, morning (Thursday) he observed that it was under a
thorough cleansing. The kitchen had been paved, and the
drains connected with the common sewer had been pipe
i laid. The court in which defendant lives is densely in-
habited by the lower orders of Irish, and upon one occasion
40 A found no fewer than six persons sleeping in a room
fit to accommodate but one. Mr. Williams again applied
for an adjournment, in order to allow the landlord time to
comply fully, as he was desirous of doing, with the pro-
, visions of tho act.
Mr. Long, under the circumstances, granted an adjourn-
ment for a week.

COTTON.—LimunPooL, Serr. 15.—The market closed
Ivry flatly, and prices of all descriptions were fully Id. per
lb. under last week's rates. 1,800 bales Egyptian were
offered by auction to-day, and withdrawn. The sales
amounted to 5,000 or 6,000 bales, including 1,000 for es-
port, and 500 on speculation, and comprise 130 Pernanis and
ideranhams, 61d. to Bd. ; Bahia. std. to 61d.; 290
(Egyptian, bid. to 71d. ; and 1,000 Sent, 3d. to 31d.
_ _ _ .

BLANCHESTER, Scrr. 15.—Indisposition to business and
excess of caution rather than weakness of prices has been
the characteristic of the market this morning, and there

hays been bet few sales effected either In firn or cloth.
The accounts from the United States of America respect-
ing the cotton crop, having given firmness to the Liverpool
market, have tended also to strengthen the hands of spin-
ners and mannfutnrers. The spinners of good qualities of
yarn, and t►e makers of the best cloths in demand for the
hone trade, inch u printers are indisposed to make any
concession. In other goods the wicket is undoubtedly
easier, but sellers show no disposition to make much sac-
rifice, even in the fee. of ammoniating stooks. There is a
great difference, however, in the position of some manufac-
tnien as conspired with others, many of them holdixg con-
tracts for their whole production for some weeks or months
in advance, and in one instance up to the middle of Decem-
ber. The intelligence that the Bank of England had raised
its discounts to 41 per cent., did not reach us by telegraph
until business was nearly over, and as the course taken had
been anticipated,there wu little immediate effect produced.

WOOL.—Bstmorolin, SEPT. 15.—This article is exceed-
ingly bad to buy from the grower, and equally difficult to
sell to the spinner, whose avocation is ruinously bad, and
the consumption is daily diminishing. Noila and Broker
are without change.—Bradford Observer.
MANUFACTURES.—Baanroan, SEPT. 15.—Yarns :
Toe business doing is steady, but the prices are ruinously
low, and the cost of producing yarns is so great, both in
material and labour, that the spinners are inclined to stop-
page of frames where orders run out. Pieces: The month
of September has not been active for the purchase of grey
goods of plain fabric. Those so engaged are unwilling to
snake to stock, and as orders run out, looms are ceasing to
be employed; the cost of worsted and cotton yarns is so
ngreat, it is impossible to resins prime cost, and the shorten-
of the supply is daily getting more general.—Bradford
Observer.

CORN.-B ammo eau Barr. 15.-AtGlouotster market,
on the 10th, wheat was Is. to 21. per quarter lower. At
Worcester, manse day, the currency of the previous week
was nearly maintained. Barley dearer. New oats lower,
but old fully maintained their value. No alteration in
beans. Not much doing is peas. Daring the present
week, with the exception of the night of the 12th, the
wafts: has bean fine, and the trade has ruled dull-in-
creamed by the millers having lowered the retail price of
flour 3s. 44. per sack. Barley again the turn dearer. Oita
dull, but not lower. Only limited transactions reported in
beans or peas. At Wolverhampton, yesterday, wheat was
Is. to 2s. per quarter dearer. At this day's market there
was a large supply of English wheat, which was cleared off
at an advance of Is. to 2s. per quarter. Foreign realised a
similar improvement. Barley 6d. to ls. per quarter higher,
and heavy qualities scarce. ()ate unaltered in value, and
not much passing. Beans and peas Is. per quarter dearer.
BRISTOL, Barr. 15.-Owing to the warlike aspect of
Turkish affairs and the return of wet weather, the market
has assumed a firmer tone, and both English and foreign
wheat have advanced from le. to 23. per quarter. Flour
has a better sale. Barley is still dear and scarce. Beans
and oats both rale 6cl. per quarter higher. The prices were :
English wheat, 625. to 625. per imperial quarter; foreign
white, 60s. to 645. per 4801 be. ; foreign red, finest qualities,
665. to 62e. per ditto; middling qualities, 645. to 60s. per
ditto; ordinary qualities, 48e. Od. to Rs. per ditto;
foreign bard, 465. to 481. per ditto ; English seconds
flour, 42e. to 445. per sack; foreign, 31s. to 323. per
barrel; English malting barley, 38a. Od. to 40s. per
imperial quarter; English and foreign grinding, 28s. Od.
to 295. 6d. per 4001bs. ; Devon and Welsh feed oats,
20s. to 21e. 6d. per 'imperial quarter; Irish white,
21s. 6d. to 23e. per 320 lbs. ; Irish black, 19s. 6d. to
20s. per imp. quarter ; English beans, 40s. to 41s. per
ditto; foreign ditto, 365. to 391. per 4801bs. The arrivals
for the week have been :-Wbeat, 3,306 qrs. ; oa's, 2,452
belt. ; barley, 410 qrs., 78 brls. rho averages were :
Wheat, its. 10d.; oats, 20s. 3d.; barley, 283. 7d. ; beans.
40s. lid.

Dumas, SEPT. 15.—We hail a very short supply of
wheat to-day, about two-thirds of which was of this year's
growth ; the quality generally inferior and the: condi-
tion bad. There was a very brisk trade, and a clearance
was made at an advance of from 3s. to 41. per qr. One lot
of now wheat was sold by Mr. Thomas 'leaner at 31s. per
sack. There were a few small lots of new barley in the
market, and 345. to 38s. per qr. were given for two of them.
There was so improved demand for winter oats for seed.
Beans and peas were also in good request. Tares were
very brisk at from tis. to 103. per bushel. Rye, 19s. to 21s.
per sack. Wheat, best red, Gls. to 643. per qr.; mid-
dling, 60s. to 615.; inferior, 393. to 80s. Barley, 275. to
325. Oats, 20s. to 275. Beans, 40s. to 465. Peas,
,31s to
43e. Flour, fine, per sack, 455. to 485.; seconds 431. to 455.

MANCHESTER, SEPTIEBER Ib.—Since our last report
the trade has exhibited a gradually hardening tendency,
and more disposition to purchase both flour and oat-
meal ban been manifested; but business has been much
restricted by the very limited quantity of either article
offering. The weather during the same period has been
unsettled, but on tho whole not of a very unfavourable cha-
racter. The arrivals of foreign wheat and Hour at Liver-
pool are tolerably extensive, and fair of beans and Indian
torn ; whilst from other sources the supplies of all articles
continue very light. At our market this morning there was
• large attendance, and wheat must be noted 2d. to 3d. per
701bs. higher than on this day stennight. For English
flour there was& good inquiry, and the stocks of such being
extremely small, an advance of Is. to 2.1. per sack was
realised ; foreign at the same time being held for a similar
enhancement. Oats brought fully late rates. Old oatmeal
being in brisk demand, was 6d. per load dearer; whilst new
was without change.
NEWARK, SEPT. 14.—At our market today there WIG
good attendance, sod a brisk business was transacted.
' Samples were_plentiful, and the demand was tally pro-
portionate. Wheat was in request, and advanced as. per

NEWBUKT, SEPT. 16.—W0 have tkis day a fair supply of
wheat (a large portion new), which met a god sale, at an
advance of from Is. to 2s. per qr. on new, and 2a. per qr.
on old. There were a few samples of row barley on offer.
The highest price obtained was 38e. per qr. for middling
qualities. Oats, beans, and pen fully support late prices.
I.7xnarooz, SEPT. 15.—The supply of wheat is short 1
most of the samples of new are in good condition, and selt
freely at an advance of 2s. per qr. beyond the prices of las.
week. Spring corn being in short supply, is also d ;
Oats, 20s. to 275.; barley, 325. to &is. ; beaus, 425. to 451 ;
rye, Ws. to 391. per qr. ; tares, Ss. to Ss. per bushel.
EDI:VW:MOH, SETT. 14.—We bad a large supply of grain
in the market to-day. There was a demand for all kinds of
grain. Sales quick, and prices up. Whet, on the top same
as last week, and the avenge 10.1. up. Barley on tbo top
Cid. aown, and the average 7d. up. Oats on the top same
as last market, and the average 3d. up. Zenco on the ton
If. 6-1., and the average 2s. 9d. up. I.7useld, 21 qrs. wheat,
10 qrs. barley, 19 qrs. beaus.
WATELIEUED. SEPT. 14.—With a moderate import both
of wheat and maize, our market continues firm for every
article in the trade at the full currency of last Saturday,
and in some instances a trifling advance has been paid on
Indian corn.

CHEESE.—Btsworseous, SEPT. 15.—The supply of
cheese was from 250 to 300 tons, about two-thirds or which
was sold. The prices of the last market were with diffi-
culty obtained.

CATTLE.—BtsnoPsronn, SEPT. 15.—The show of good
beef from the west was unusually large, and sold at former
prices. The supply of fat mutton was unequal to the de-
mand. Stock sheep sold freely.

NEWARK FORTNIGHTLY CATTLE MARKET, SEPT. 13.
Tne market was well supplied with stink to-day, and there
WAS a brisk demand. Prices had an upward tendency.
There were 601 sheep and 73 beasts penned.

NEWARK, Sum 14.—At our market today there was
a larger show of stock than we might have expected, the
day being so fine for harvest operations. A good deal of
business was transacted, and the quotations were rather
higher than last week. There were 708 sheep, 173 beasts,
and 163 pigs penned.
EDINSUROU, Suer. 14. The number of sheep and
lamb, at the market this morning w..x 6,905, being 1,975
more than last week. Good sheep in demand, and last
week's prices fully maintained. Top price of the best
wedder mutton, 60. per lb.; current, sp. to Gd., and
downwards. Top price of lambs, 245. Gd. per head ; second
ditto, 155., mod down to 61. At the close a goad clearance
effected. The number of cattle in the market this morn-
inf Ives 474, or 93 more than last week. Sales dull, but
prices fully equal to thoe obtained lest week. Best sorts
of Beasts brought 9s. per Butch stone. Current price,
Bs. 6d.; middliug and inferior sorts from Go. to 7s. At the
close of the market a good clearance was effected.