The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-25 00:00:00

POLICE.-SATURDIT.

MANSION-HOUSE.—A COMMON SWINDLER.—J. E.
Carnegie way charged with being what is called by the general
run of tradespeople, " a common swindler." The prisoner re-
presented himself to a Mr. Smith as Capt..lianes Henry Car-
negie, of the Royal Engineers, cousin of the Hon. Captain
Carnegie' of the Royal Navy, and also of the Hon. Fos
Meade. He said that he would introduce Smith to those
person-, arid he borrowed 5/. in sovereigns. which he pro-
mised to return in a few days. It was afterwards ascertained
that he was not related at all to them. Smith said he met him
first in a public coffee-room, and he introduced a lady to him
whom he said was his wife, and whom he described as the
Countess de Beaumont, the daughter of the Duke de Puma,
and related by blood to the royal family of Spain. (Laugh-
ter.) He bad met bins previously at the London Tavern, at
the Scottish dinrer, on the 30th of November, 1844, and
then he borrowed three sovereigns, to pay, as he said, his
contribution to the charity. (Laughter.) He said that he
bad property is Spain and Portugal and the East Indies,
and introduced him to several respectable persons, who
became acquainted with him accidenully. -- Mr. Henry
Dinka, Mr. C. W. M'Bride, and Mr. H. Hoche, said they
had been swindled in a similar manner—The prisoner was
remanded.
GUILDHALL. FORGERY. IVillia,n Lai newt and
Samuel GoorknoupM were brought up for final exami-
nation, in conjunction with another person, named Poe/drag-
tot, for having obtained goods by means of a forged letter
to the meant of between 50/. and SOL, the particulars of
which appeared in our impression of 'Tuesday last. There
was no evidence against the third prisoner Paddington be-
yond the fact that the other prisoners requested they might
be allowed to leave a box on the Sunday on which they
arrived in town, which they took away tie following day,
leaving the wrappers now produced which the officer, found
at his place. lie was consequently discharged. Both the
other prisoners were committed to take their trial.
CLERK EN WELL. —lt e ergo r. Reeve was charged
with an assault on the son of Mr. Cohen, a Jew sales-
man. The complainant stated that twelve months ago
he was a witness against the prisoner in a rase of
felony, and since that time he had been subjected
to much annoyance and brutal conduct from his associates.
On Friday escaiug, the accused and several other ruffians
waylaid him, and atter pelting him with oyster shells, the
defendant struck him many violent blows on the face, and
the consequence of his attack would haye been far more
serious had not his cries for assistance beets head and at-
tended to.—Mr. Greenwood fined the prisoner U.. and in
default of p iyment, committed him to the treadmill for six
weeks.

MARLBOROUGH-STREE'f.—Csieun or FORGRRY. I
Thomas Johnson, was brought up for further examination,
charged with having uttered a number of forged bills of ex-
change to Jame* Cope, engraver.—Mr. Cope said he had
some business transactions with the prisoner, and there was
an amount between them of about 141. On the 14th of
October last the prisoner celled on him and tendered him a
bill of exchange for 23/. lie, purporting to be accepted by
Mr. Edward Breese in payment of the amount. Believing
the prisoner's repretontations, he gave him the balance,
91. 119. When the bill came to maturity and seas presented
for payment, the alleged acceptor declared the signature was
a forgery.—Mr. E.lward Breeze, of 26, Hartestreet, Covent.
garden, proved that the handwriting on the bill was a for-
gery. The prisoner was committed for trial.

HONEY MARKET.

SATURDAY EVIIIUO.

The transactions in the funds were upon the same
extensive wale, sad tho market charucterised by the came
activity, as for several days past. es again opened in
decline, and so, with occasional reactions, continued to the
close of business. The first rates at which business was done
in Consols were 905 for money, and 91 for recount ; the last
rates, at the regular time of leaving off, 901 to 5 for money,
and 901 to 1 fur account. But, after the usual business
time, they were reported to be done as low as 901. Reduced
Threes were 901 to /. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 921 to
Exchequer Bills, after falling to par to ss. premium, ice°•
vered to 3s. to 6s. premium. Bank stock was depressed to
2035 to 45. India stock to 250 to 1. It will be seen that
there was a material decline in all public securities to-day, to
which the character of some of the operations, and of the
parties by whom effected, contributed doubtless in a certain
degree. Among these may be noted the sale of 100,000!.
Reduced Threes for delivery on Monday by the broker
generally employed by the Bank and the govern-
ment. It must not be Dissolutely inferred therefrom
that the transaction was for the account of either,
but more probably fir private connexions. A par
chase of 100,0001 Consols was subsequently made by
the Chancery broker for Tuesday next, not improbable for
Placing the same amount of railway deposits. And a sale of
/0,0001. Consuls for the account was made by a firm reputed
to act extensively fur the Hebrew interest, although it was
understood the sale in this instance wee for other parties.
The reports from foreign money markets are, to the extent
to which known there at the last dates, showing the ejects
of the decline of prices here. Dutch Two-and-a-11W per
Cents., far example, come last quoted fromlAmsterdam at 68,
which nearly corresponded with the quotations from hence
received there at the date, but here the currency for that
stock is now 501 to 74 only, the Fours 901 to 1. Spanish
bonds also were better there than here, where the Fives are
now 221 to 31 ; the Threes 33 to I. Portuguese, 315 to 25.
Mexican, 214 to I. Foreign securities, however, are in little
request, and maintain their actual quotations only through
the comparative absence of dealings.
The Bank of England average* for the week ending the
Iftl, instant give, as compared with those of the week pre-
ceding, the following results :
Circulation—lssue £27,215,335
Circulation-• Active 20.819,570
Public deposits
(Sher deposit. 10,339,728
Goteromentseedritleain
Banking Department. 12,757,328
Other securities 14,450,111
Coin and Roiliest ..... 13,948,881
7 day and other bills ... 9914,950
21w Rest 3,531,03
he reduction in the stock of specie and bullion did
not, as will be observed, speed so rapidly as was evi-
dently anticipated in quarters where the dangerous
habit prevails of crudely speculating upon the future with an
oracular assumption of foreknowledge, or superior know-
ledge, upon which actual results not unfrequently afford a
ludicrous commentary. The reduction, however, is still
proportionetels larger than should be desirable when taken
in conjunction with the preceding weekly decrease, the
despatch still going forward of sovereigns to the United
States, the yet unexhaneted first credit of 800,000!. of silver
for the Bunk of France, of which probably not much more
than one-half has yet been drawn out of the Bank, but,
above all, with the more extensive demand for the
remittance of metallic values abroad aga;nat bread
stuffs, which prospectively, much more than yre-
gently, may be expected to grow out of the extra-
ordinmy destitution which menaces Ireland for a
period yet to come more even perhaps than at the pre-
sent time. It is not only the failure of post harvests, far
which the seed was duly mown, that has to be waited on, but
the absence of crops in the year now opened, for which corn-
pnratively neither land woe tillednor seed waxsown. Whether
the evil shall he partially mitigated by spring sowing and
planting in Ireland remains to be seen. and mast mainly
depend upon the action of the Irish landed proprietary
themselves, who will be most tssponsible for and compromised
by default. The government can only co-operate collate-
rally in the means necessary to the end. It is, however, some
satisfaction to be assured that a much terve breadth of land
than usual has been already laid down with corn in other
parts of the United Kingdera.
Of the total amount of 359,341/. in specie or bullion with-
drawn from the Bank, 326,765/. corresponded to the depart-
ment of issue, and consisted of silver for 200,991/., and gold
foe 125,741/. Three-fourths of the silver would be for
France, and nearly all the gold for the United States. The
amount of the week's decrease in the banking department
was 32,576/. gold and silver, and would be paid out iu the
ordinary course of business.
There is otherwise no especial feature about them returns.
The decrease of public deposits is sufficiently explained by
the payment of dividends then in progress; and to some
extent the increase of private deports would represent so
much dividend mosey paid into that account, in addition to
the sum of railway deposits then entering.
The extensive diminution of the public deposits in the
week preceding the present returns was adverted to under
this head Inst week. It was then stated that the with-
drawal of so large a sum in one week as 4,129,993!. could
only be explained " by some process in contemporaneous
operation with the paying out of dividends," which had com-
menced only three days before ; and therefore it was " pro-
bable that funds must have been required and withdrawn Ly
government fir other purposes, partly perhaps for Ireland.'
This view of the case is borne out by the tact. It is now
known in quarters competently informed that about 700,0001.
was required and taken by government, or drafts answered
to the amount by the Bank, on Irish account.
Money continues easy in the City fie mercantile purpoecs
at, and even under, the Bank minimum rote for good paper,
in the midst of all the turmoil on the Steel; Exchange, and
the extraordinary depreciation of stock values. The leading
discount houses are so well eupplii d by the banks and other
money dealers on easy terms, that, as observed, they have
no occasion to touch their own deposit reserves in the Dank
of England.
It is scarcely neon/toryto advert to the speculation!! current
in the City about the loan,or the mode of raising the ways and
means, for covering the extraordinary expenditure for In-
land which the
.government may propose, seeing that en
Monday the Prime Minister is to bring the whole ques-
tion of Ireland before parliament. An opinion strongly
gains in moneyed circlet, it may however be men-
tioned that it would be more advantageous to the
Treasury, and cause much less (if tiny) disturbance In
the general money and stock market, if the amount required,
whatever that may be, were raised by issues of Exchequer
Bills rather than by loan involving a creation of stock. It
would in such case be a necessary condition that the rate of
interest on those bills, now yielding only about 21 per cent.,
should be advanced to 3 per cent. it not more. It is believed
that Exchequeeßillseven for ten millions might then readily
he placed, as being a security at all times as readily convert-
ible as stock, with the advantage to the holders, which is
above all of material importance in trust, and for public
bodies, of receiving the full capital back at the expiration of
the term when they become payable. At the present greatly
reduced values of the funded debt a considerable sacrifice be-
low the actual rates might have to be submitted to in the
creation of more stock to answer a loan.

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• Ni. Three pre ate.,ol. 71/ Pow pre Cesle.,ll, 911. Cow
Hertlat Crew.), 173 . 344 Peckaere.
113wom, Zee. 111-11WrIall nre per CeMe., lel Beak Wow, WO,
Weida. English La, 1031, Flee per Ceuta., Hamburg Cr raw...,
1001; Do. let het es Imerlp.. 1001 Hope ael Co., 3M eat 410 @mire, 1111 ,
Do. 44 0”10134.4 New Pese per Orates,,Hoe mad Co.. 071. Ptleelles,
No/. Sowell Neer, Five per Ceuta., 141, le DO. Three per 13eete,3$
Date% Ace*. Debt. TweM•••Half per Ceuta., 311, Pollee New Pour
pre Uwe IA3o, HIM 74 Desleh•EarlleA Lose, 041. Eaelmapre
1.00.40. a, 13.41 two melee, 13'21. 03 Prtenbeer4o, Jam. 3, Mire wallets,
41.391; Riga, Jon. 0, three coati% 101 • Clerlstlasa, three
montlis, etartholm, tau. 13,10 dam 1143 Lelpsie, Jim 13, Wee
soothe, 4 111.
Hammer, Its. 22.—e0letra }Was: Lom of 11110, len, 1901;1i79.
704. Of Me Chy, 1033. 100.1043. 07. hook a Delelone, 031
ANTlPase,Jas.ll.—Ezelempl op I.3•Wa, 23171 ; Do. two etostle:33.lo.

Bomaar.—The distend prevailing in connexion with the
opium speculations has continued to limit the discount and
other transactions of the native community, and, whilst
money is at present by no means scarce, there can be little
doubt that, were this removed, most of what is available
would be fully employed in the regular trade of our market.
Subscriptions to the 0 per cent. loan are understood to have
been liberal, the latest quotations giving about 80 lace u the
amount already subscribed. The paper of the 4 per cent.
loan has somewhat unproved in value, and is considerably
higher in proportion than that of the 5 pet rent. Exchanges
of the day are as follows :—England, ma months' sight,
2.. Old. to 2s. 07d. Calcutta, 60 days's sight, n. 97. China,
n. 210, nominal.
Cateurra.—The market since our last has been quiet ;
the only demand for accommodation arising from the Bulls
connected with opium speculations. Government securities
arc rising in value, and the reports of an early closing of the
6 per cent. loan are freely circulated. Exchange is active
at 2.4.

MADRAR.—The improvement in Calcutta has had a cor-
responding effect in this market, and no sellers of the 4 per
cent. arc at present to be found.
CEYLON.—Exchangeo, London, 6 months' sight, 3 to .5 per
cent. discount 30 days' sight, Ito 3 per cent. discount.
C ‘NTON.—lachange, London, !Li months' sight, 4s. 4d.
Co.'s unaccepted, 217.