The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-23 00:00:00

POLICE.—YEsTERDAT.

MANSION HOUSE.—Fonormv.—John Robinson was
' finally examined. charged with forgery.—Mr. Thomas Trott
said, In the months of May and June last I had transactions
with the firm of Allen, Robinson, and Co., of Fenchurch-
, street. The prisoner was connected with that firm, and
al says told me so. They dealt in mature, and had sonic of
me, an payment of which I received two kills. I asked the
prisoner whether they were good bills es I had to pay them
away. He said they were, and the persons who accepted
them were perfect gentlemen. The hills were dishonoured,
I and I cannot find the acceptors.—Mr. C. W. Nicholls}, said,
I was one of the firm of Allen, Robinson, and Co., of Fen-
church-street, that which was dissolved on June lit, 1846.
prisoner was in our service as clerk and manager of the busi-
ness of the firm. (Here the bills were produced.) I know
of no such persons as the acceptors of these two bills. The
prisoner had no authority on my part to draw the bills in
the name of our firm. I can't say that the acceptance is in
the handwriting of Thomas Fletcher. I never saw his
handwriting; but we had a common labourer of that name
at twelve shillings per week. I never saw his handwriting in
any of our books. I knew the man, Thomas Fletcher, as
McAlester, and he went by that name in our firm. It is
from something I have since heard that I was aware of his
being called Fletcher. I knew him as McAlester only.
He was in our employment in that name on the 20th of
April lase—The prisoner was committed fur trial.
CLERKENWELL. —ROBBERY. -- Frederick Osborne,
aged 16, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Greenwood,
charged by Mr. William Coghill, of Ne. 19 Ilemingford-
terrace, with having feloniously entered hie dwelling-house
and stolen property to a considerable amount. On Sunday
evening, about seven o'clock, witnesses sow the prisoner iu
the Caledonian-road, Islington, about 130 yards from the
prosecutor's house, carrying a large bundle, and suspecting
it to have been stolen, they questioned him, on which
lie said he had brought it from his mother's, but he
would not tell %here she lived. They took him and the
property to the station-house. The bundle contained wear-
ing apparel. &c., and on Harris searching the prisoner, be
found a gold watch and other articles. The prisoner was
recognised as a well-known thief, who had been convicted of
felony, and was connected with the " Kent-street gang."
The prisoner would not now say where his mother lived.
He said noshing in his defence, and he was fully committed
to Newgate for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Be at:matte.— William
Wilson was charged with having committed a burglary at
the Blue Poets publie-house, Repentstreet.—Johnson, C. 82,
said that while he was on duty between one and two o'clock
I that morning, he heard a noise in the Blue Posts puble-
bona*, which induced him to suspect that something wrong
was going on. Ile placed a mark at the door, and on his
return finding it had been removed he pushed the door and
discovered that it was open. He went into the house, and
in the bar-parlour he found the prisoner, who pretended to
be asleep. On searching the prisoner, a silver milk pot, some
silver spoons, about 20s. in silver and copper and ether stolen
property was found on him, besides a considerable number
of skeleton keys—Mr. Winter, the landlord, said he ram!.
lected the prisoner as a customer to the hones for about the
last three weeks. It was the third time that robberies had
been attempted on his property. The prisoner was fully com-
mitted.
Adolphe Charles Prevost, wa•ch maker, was charged with
having stolen a quantity of gold watches and carriage clock.,
the property of his employers, Weirs. Augarde and Co.,
watch makers Regent street. Several valuable watches
were missed from the stock, and an investigation took place,
which left no doubt of the tact of the prosecutor having been
robbed to • considerable extent. Suspicion fell on the pri-
soner, who absconded a few days ago, and on *earthing his
lodgings the cases of several watches were found, and also a
carnage clock. Three gold watches were afterwards found
at different pawnbrokers and identified by the prosecutors.
The prisoner was soon afterwards apprehended and charged
with the felony. He was remanded.
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THAMES.—Tea KING OP WHITECICAPEL.—Patrick
Lynch and Patrick Sweeny were charged with creating a
disturbance in the house of a Mr. Ricketts, a coffee-shop
keeper in Whitechapel.—Mr. Ricketts stated, that on Satur-
day evening the prisoners came into his house and called for
two cups of coffee. They seated themselves on the table, and
*outmanned annoying customers. by asking impertinent ques-
tions. Complainant felt himself compelled to interfere,
when they struck him several blown. Lynch : Mr. Ricketts
has known me this two years, and he'll say whether I
em the habit of kicking up a row. Mr. Ricketts Why,
sir, I have known him for two years, certainly, hut it has
been as a very disorderly character. He generally walks
up and down Whitechanel with another big Irishman, who
calls himself " king of Whitechapel." Mr. Yardley said he
should fine Lynch 10s. for damage done to furniture, or live
days imprisonment, and lex. more for the areault, or five
other dap, and Sweeny 10s. or tire clays imprisonment.
GREENWICH.—Thomas Simeon and James Walker,
seamen, belonging to the schooner Lively, of Dungan-an, a
trader between London and Water ord, were charged, the
former with threatening to stab Mrs. Kiddy, of Providence-
farm, ftotherhithe, with a case-knife, under the fullo.ing
circumstances, and the latter with inciting his usewnsnte to
resist the officer when taken into custody. Mrs. Kiddy de-
posed that the privoner Simeon came to the front door of her
premises, and took a stick from her ton, a little boy, who
called Leo out. She rectoaitratod with and insisted upon

his restoring it, WIWI which he drew the knife fr.an under
his jacket, and said, " Look at this!" and told her that if
she interf red, he would stab her. She was dreadfully
frightened, and ran acroca the rood, and called aloud for a
constable. He (the prisoner) seized hvr by the throat and
tore her dress, and again threatened her. Inspector Frowd
said the prisoner was sober when brought to the station.
Thomas Moore, constable at the Surrey Canal Dock, said he
took the prisoner into custody, whin W4llcr came up, and
urged his mate to resist being taken into custody, and said.
" Throw him into the ditch !" Mr. Troia said he should
fine Stmson 20s. for the assault, and in default 10 days'
imprisonment ; and as respected Walker, he should bind him
over to keep the pease in the sum of 101. for six months,
and ordered him to pay 9s. costs of witnesses.

RICHMOND PETTY SESSIONS.
THE INHABITANTS OP MORTIAILE AND THE RICHMOND
RAlLlNAT.—Yestenlay Mr. Thorp, • tailor, residing at
Mortlake, accompanied by several other tradesmen, applied
to the magistrates under the following dream-tutees :
About four months since, eighty-three summonseswere taken
out against the Richmond Railway Company Dy inha-
bitants of Mortlake and East Sheen for an alhg.d infringe.
ment of their right by stopping up n public way. Mr.
Thorp ohserred that an it had been decided by a higher
tribunal that the company had acted illegally, it was only
necessary to hear tho remainder of the summonses, and con-
vict the company in each ease. He, an did also his neigh-
bours, considered they had sustained great damage by the
stopping up Wright'a.passagc, and thi y expected compen-
sation. Mr. Chapman, solicitor to the late Richmond Rail-
way Company, said the Richmond Railway Company was
defunct; the South Western Company were the purchasers
of the line, but it was a question whether they had auumed
all its liabilities; however, from what he knew of that com-
piny, ho was oert in that they would willingly come to
terms with the parties who presumed themselves injured.
It was then understood that the summonses should be ad-
, joumed for a fortnight; and in the mean time the question
might be settled to the satisfaction of all parties.

MONEY MARKET.

MONDAY BTRW[PO.

The Stock Market was in a date of comparative
repose to-day, with only an oscillation of prices covered by
1 per cent. in either direction of 613 or fall. Consol: opened
at 901 to 1, and, after alternating between those prices and
901 to /, left off at the latter quotation.. The cominz
financial statement of the miuister this evening was the en-
graining subject of discussion among the dealers and specu-
lators. Just preceding the close of busiuess some light won
mthora,,winn,unrninthelt.,ixigsterial an supposed, sudden
movement
to 12s. premium though before ;hey were scarcely sustained
above par. This rise was construed to he decisive of the fact
that ono portion at least of the ministerial scheme content-
' plates a funding of these bills to a certain extent. Supposing
the rate of interest to be subsequently raised, there could be
no difficulty in placing an issue of new bills for snore millions,
which in the result might tend mat, rially to improve and
steady the disturbed position of all stock and share values.
Reduced Threes were 911 to 1. Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cent..., 921 t) 3. Long Annuities, 9 9-IGths to 1. India
Bonds ss. to 10s. premium.
In Ronda,
stocks this was almost a eVes non, for although
the market has been sluggish for some time past, it is seldom
that so few transactions have been marked on the official
list. Spanish Fives were called 211 to the Threes 361 to
1. Portuguese, 34 to 6. Mexican, 22 t., 1. Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., 681 to I; the Fours, 921 to 1.
The rates of exchange brought by the Oxford packet-ship,
from New York, are again in decline, and ruled there on the
4th instant, from 1061 total only. With the extensive orders
which had been received out there f ,r the shipment cf breast-
stuffs, and tbr which every available vessel appears to have
been laid on, at high rates of freight, a further decline in
exchauge may be apprehended, and the consequent despatch
of specie from hence.

Mat Nevi, 2014 ji;eir i.e.. s
per CI. lied. AIUM, 911 1 1 I Ine la Knelt, ander I 666/ , 3 10
3 Per Cl. CanaW.. •••••• ,11111 ti g
New 11 per Ct. Aem., 9111 3 211 Etebequer WU. I oow., 10., 2 4 4 II
Leng Asa., ea. kb su., 1660, 9 Dab SAL 4 111
9 If 1 11111/2, Smell I 1 11
Imlla /Reek, ZO Intte,advertlard, 4 4 11
PORIMOX PC2406.
6 per Ct. 14e96:26, 1444, 21 I per Cl 116•21412 Peolve Bente, 31
1/1110, AM.. Feb. IL ril I 1 per Cl 612420.1. Itnedt, tse
I per Cl. Ytteriarteve Me. 11 21 per Ct. 12.1.0 El., I? (WU , 601
b per Ct. Pretalsh 11.44 Ant. Feb. 4 p.. CI. Duck Ceettoesta4, 921
24, 211

EDINBURGH, Fee. 20.—The Edinburgh batiks having
raised the rate of interest on money &pelted with them,
have necessarily raised the rate of discount on hale. Those
which do not exceed four months, 5l percent.; beyond that
period, 6 per cent. And as the old banks recently offered
as much deposit interest ax their rivals the exchange banks,
the latter have again stolen a march ahead. Thus the Scot-
tish exchange hank offer: 4i per cent. for six rronths de-
posit.., and the Glasgow Exchange Company offer 5 percent.
on sums of 5001. lodged for a like space.