The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-13 00:00:00

POLICE.-sATuRDAy.

CITY POLICE COMMITTEE.—THE Fai.ox's Dome.—
Mr. J. Blanchard, a wholesale stationer, of 11, Budge-row,
was summoned for obstructing J. Baldwin, 446 City police,
in the execution of his duty. On the 3rd inst., as the defen-
dant was paining through rpper Thames-street, a disturb-
ance had arisen owing to Baldwin using what appeared to
bystanders unnecessary violence, in compelling a vender of
fruit to go away. A man of the name of Edwards was
passing at the time, having a large bag on his shoulders ;
he remons.reted with the constable upon his conduct, when
he was at once laid hold of by Baldwin, and told he should
take him to the station-house for obstructing him in the
execution of his duty. The man put down his bag and re-
fused to go ; several persons interfered, and the defendant
feeling that a gross excess of duty was being pursued by the
policeman, also interfered, and advised Edwards if the police-
constable persisted, not to carry his bag, but as the constable
was the younger of the two, to compel him to carry it, and
he (the defendant) would go to the station-home and repre-
sent the conduct of the constable to the inspector. He did
so, and on the defendant arriving at the Garlick-hill station,
before he could see the inspector' Baldwin took him into
custody and placed him in the dock, making a charge against
him fir obstructing him in the exercise of his duty. Thq
inspector refused to entertain either of the charges, and
directed the constable if lie had any complaint to make to
summon the parties —Alderman Copeland said it was most
monstrous that a tradesman of the City of London should be
subjected, at the mere will and caprice of a police-constable,
to be taken into custody and placed in the dock appropriated
to felons, simply because there was a fancied obstruction in
the exercise of his duty. Such an occurrence could not have
taken place in the metropolitan district of police without
the constable's dismissal. He should mark his sense of the
conduct of the constable by dismissing the summons. There
was also a summons against Edwards, which the alderman
dismissed.
FALBR WEIGHTS AND MEASCRES.—A BAD Joan.—ltte.
J. Ilughes, a highly-respectable fish-salesman in Billings-
gate-market, wax summoned by Mr. Harvard, one of the in-
spectors of weights and measures, for having a beam and
scale unjust to the extent of ilb. on his premises.—Turner,
the inspector's easistant, proved the case. The deficiency
was caused by a piece of string having a weight at each end
being affixed to the bar which suspended the buyer's scale.—
The defendant did not deny that the weights had been found
as stated, but they hail not been there more than a minute.
Hie next-door neighbour, a tradesman who would scorn any-
thing like fraud, popped them on as a mere joke, never con-
templating the serious consequences that might ensue.—Mr.
Alderman Copeland said it was a very bad joke for the de-
fendant. Was the neighbour present ?—The guilty party,
understood to be Mr. Fleming Hewett, stood forward and
admitted playing off the joke on the defendant's scales.—
Mr. Alderman Copeland : Then you ought to pay the fine.—
Mr. Newell : And so I will, your worship.—Mr. Alderman
Copeland: Then pay ss. to our ooribox, and the summons
Is dismissed.—Mr. Newell pullet out his purse and paid the
donation, evidently delighted with the idea of saving the re-
putation of the mistaken offender.
MANSION-HOUSE. CHARGE Or SPINDLING. S.
Rees, and a young man whose name was not mentioned,
were charged with fraudulently obtaining goods to the value
of 561. Bs. Mr. J. E. Smith, of the house of Smith, Beard,
and Co., warehousemen, of No. 11, Chcapeide, said the firm
had, as a customer, Mr. E. Rem of Dudley, the brother of
the prisoner, Rees. On Wednesday last, the prisoner Rees
calledl, and asked if his brother had been ; witness said he
had not, and asked if Rees expected him? " Yes," replied he,
" I received a letter from him this morning, stating that be
would be here. We require a few silk goods, which I shall
look at." He selected scarfs and other goods to the amount
of 561. Se. The goods were snit to London-wall, to the
warehouse of Mr. Venablea, to ho packed &wording to tbc
practice of the house ; instead of sending the invoice with the
vods, witness transmitted it under cover to Mr. E. Rees, of
Dudley, who, upon receiving it, came to London, and stated
that he never had given any order for the goods,,
and that he knew nothing of the transaction. Rees,
the prisoner, was traced from place to place, un•il it
was ascertained that he was travelling on the Great Western
Railway, in company with another young man.—Mr. T.
Smith, of the above firm, said he went to Bristol, and traced
Rees and his companion to the Hot Wells, where he found
in their lodging nearly all the goods. A number of dupli-
cates' of new goods were found upon both prisoners, together
with various papers, and round the neck of the second pri-
er*: was tied one of the silk handkerchiefs supplied to the
beaked order of the house at Dudley. The second pri-
mmer leaded any knowledge of the fact that the goods had
left knipreperly obtained, and said that the prisoner Ewa
gall4eximed him by a representation that they were got
As the Bankruptcy Court, and that he was bound not to
=whose they were. That Rem proposed and pre-
upon him to go through Wales with him to dispose of I
the property, and that they were about to commence opera-
tions when the exposure took place. The second pri-
soner here repeated the assurance of his innocence.—There
are other cases against Rees, who, although very young, has
robbed his brother of money to the amount of 1501.—The
prisoners were remanded, but bail was ordered to be taken
for the second primmer.
DISTURBANCE AT THE Jaws' CLOTHES ENCHANGE.—N.
Lawrence, Ms. Morris,Ml.Morris, and /...Danis,were charged
with being ringleaders in a disturbance.—J. Oalavan, II 73,
metropolitan policeman, said that about six in the evening of
Monday he and Jones, H 76, were summoned to the Clothes
Exchange, where they found Lawrence and Ms. Morris fight-
ing. They endeavoured to separate them, but the mob was
most numerous, and cried out that the county police bad no
right to interfere, and they were forced back. They got an-
officer, and Jones took Lawrence into custody. The
mob, beat upon his ?cacao, struck and kicked the officers,
out with oaths, " Kill the dogs ! down with
'ger" Pettit took Morris, the other combatant, into cus-
tody, after a violent struggle, the mob assailing him despe-
rately. Witness was prevented from assisting by a multitude
of usailants. Pettit hit Moses Morris over the arm with his
staff to save himself. The tumult increased, and more of
the City police came up, and the prisoner Davis seined hold
if Jonas, and called upon the people to keep the *thous
bask, as the county had no right to do anything in the City.
At first there were about 400 or 500 present, but before the
disturbance wan quieted there were about 800.—G. Pettit,
City police 841, deseribed the scene in a similar manner. The
' attack made upon the metropolitan constables b the mob was
terrific. It was evident the mob believed that the county po-
lice had no right to move in the City, and that even if murder
wan committed they ought not to be allowed to interfere.—
Other policemen stated that they hadnever seen so desperate
a mob. One of them was struck between the shoulders with
a brickbat, and wu at the present time under the care of the
surgeon, and the general cry was to smash the police. The
whole of the crowd appeared to be exasperated at the inter-
ference of the county police, sentient whom their fury was
principally directed ; bat when the City police joined an the
attempt to quell the disturbance, the mob made no diatine-
lion, but kieked and tors away at all the officers. Even when
some of the police were conveying the wounded to the hos-
pital, it was with the greatest difficulty that others of the
force protected their comrades, so determined was the crowd
to overcome all the efforts of the police.—The prisoners said
that RR had not been for the metropolitan polies, there would
have been no row at all. There happened to be a little dis-
pute in the clothes market, and the police onneeeseenly in-
terposed and made everything worse.—The Lard Mayor,
after commenting on the disgraceful affair, held **prisoners
to bail, and directed the City solicitor to prosecute them at
theamaiona.

ROBBERY HT A SERVANT.—R. Overton, a porter, was
,verged with robbery on the premises of Mr. Charles Rom, ',
a sugar cooper, No. 16, Commercial-chambers, Mincing-
lane.—Willians Edmunds, police constable 628, stated that
from Information received on Friday, he went to the count-
ing house of Mr. Roe., at half-past eight in the evening, and ,
remained concealed there with Mr. Ross till a quarter put
six in the morning, when the prisoner entered, and having
lighted a candle he proceeded to a large sugar cask at one
end of the warehouse, or large chamber; he took from
his pocket a large paper bag, end deposited several shovelfuls
of sugar in it He afterwards went round to several cupboards
and made an examination of their contents, from one of
which he took several samples of sugar made up in paper
parcels, which he deposited in his bag. The officer then took
him into custody. The key was a false one with which be
entered, and he had no business there till he was re-
quired to sweep out and clean the chambers. The amount
demur taken was 16 lbs., and the deficiency of the stock for
some months past had been so great, that he, Mr. Rom, was
faced to the alternative of watching the whole night to dis-
cover the thief—The prisoner made no defence, and was
fall committed.
OCILDHALL.—Tins WHOLESALE BWINDLINO FIRM.
—R. Harrison, of the " firm of Harrison and C 0.," of Fins-
barpehusbere, and J. Eelentoutr, their clerk, were finally
examined, charged with defrauding a number of tradesmen
of a orassiderable amount of property, without further eel.
dines than that given on different occasions at the previous
examinations, the last being in our paper of Saturday. The
prisoners were committed for trial.
REFUSING TO ALLOW A SHAHEMOLDER TO INSPECT THE
ACCOUNTS Or A RAILWAY COMPANY.—Air. Mariner, the
secretary of the North Wales Railway, was summoned for
refusing to permit Mr. Archer, a shareholder, to inspect the
book of accounts, on applying within one mouth after a
risen] meeting.—The defendant did not attend, and the
complainant was unable to show, by vied core evidence, that
tbo house at which the summons was left was the defendant'.
actual place of abode—The case was therefore dismissed.
PIRATING A REGISTERED DESIGN.—Mr. Spurtsay, a
house decorator, in Biohopegate-street, was summoned for
infringing on the registered design for a paper-hanging, the
invention of Mr. Gibbs, of St. Mary-ate. The pattern was
a representation of granite stones piled on each other in
regular order, but each projecting in a right angle tewarda
the centre of the room, and the peculiarity of the pattern
was that whereas to represent a cube with a pencil certain
black lines would be drawn, in this pattern, white lines or
spaces left imprinted, answered the same purpose, and pro-
. duced a bolder relief. The defendant pleaded that the
pattern was not new, and called a number of witnesses. One
of his own witnesses put him out of court by stating that he
called on Mr. Spurway, and asked him if he had seen " the
new style of granite," and told him he could produce
something different that would work the same—Aldermen
Wood and Sydney adjudged the defendant to pay a fine of
61., and 31. costs.
BOW-STREET.—CHARGE or EMBEZZLEMENT.—W.
CrOCkfupd, a clerk, in the service of Mr. D. Davies, solicitor,
of Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, was charged with em-
bezzling various sums of money received on account of his
employer.—S. Ariel, another clerk, stated that the prisoner
was in his master's service for seven years, and part of his
duty was to collect money when sent fur that purpose. On
the 20th of August, he was directed to call oar Mr. Ell, 16,
Copenhagen-street, Pentonville, for 101., being the rent of
No. 11 in the same street; and on Ms return he told witness
that Mr. Ell would call and pay the amount; but not having
done so, the son of Mr. Davies was sent, when he was shown
the receipt the prisoner had given fur the rent, none of which
he bad accounted for.—Mr. Ell proved that when he offered
to call on Mr. Davies, the prisoner told him it was en use, as
he was at present in the country; and upon his coming the
second time, he paid bin the rent and got a receipt—Serg.
Thompson, a detective officer, said there were other charges
of a similar nature against the prisoner, and he was ordered
to be remanded fora week.
CLERK ENWELL.—Asser LUNG A BAILIFF.— Wheeler
and Lombardy wire charged with assaulting, in the suet,
Lion of his duty, Mr. J. Defter, one of the under-bailiffs of
the county c-tut, in Duncan-terrace, Islington.—The com-
plainant stated that the judge issued a warrant again,t a
person named Butleet, in Park-row, New-road, for contempt
of an order to pay a debt of upwards of 31., and it had been
placed in his hands to execute, by which he was ordered, on
mating his capture, to remove his prisoner to the House of
Correction, Coldbath-fields, where be was adjudged to lie
imprisoned for one calendar month. That morning he took
Bartleet as he was entering his residence, when an alarm
was raised which brought Mrs. Bartleet and the prisoners by
whom he was immediately surrounded, the lady tugging one
way with her husband, while Lombardy pulled in the oppo-
site direction, and Wheeler pressed between him and his
prisoner, and !struck him on the arm until Bartlett escaped.
Ile then secured the prisoners.—Mr. Ty rrwhitt committed
the prisoners for trial.
LAM BETH. —PETTT LARCENY BY A " GENTLEMAN."—
Mr. J. Stock, a middle-aged man, of gentlemanly address
and manners, stated to be in good circumstances, was finally
examined charged with stealing a small silver fruit-knife, of
the value of one shilling.—On Monday afternoon last the
prisoner called at the houses of a lady named Seholfield, to
look at an apartment to let, and while in the parlour, pur-
loined a small silver fruit knife from the mantel-shelf. The
property was immediately missed, and the prisoner was
given into custody. In the prisoner's lodgings, in Canter-
bury•street, Yoriroad, were found 43 sovereigns—Mr.
Games, who attended on his behalf, produced a number of
letters from Lord Morpeth, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Mr.
Sheil, Sir W. Burgoyne, Sheridan Knowles, and many other
distinguished personages, in all of which the writers ad-
dressed him in the most familiar manner, and represented
him to be a man of high character and honour. After sub-
mitting a number of these letters to his worship, Mr. Games
expressed a hope that, as there was no further evidence
against the prisoner, and as the prosecutrix did not wish to
press the matter further, his worship would consider the in-
earocration which the prisoner had suffered a sufficient punish-
ment —The magistrate said it appeared, from the letters
produced, that the prisoner had been employed bythe Board of
Works in Ireland, and had, up to the present transaction, borne
a good character; but about his offence, in this instance, there
could be but little doubt. As the article was of such trifling
value, and as the prosecutrix did not wish to press the
charge, and, besides, as there might be some difficulty in
' giving sufficient proof of the taking, be should discharge the
prisoner, with the hope that the present case would act as a
caution to him for the future.—'lle prisoner was then dis-
charged.
RICHMONDAbRARGE OP FELONY AGAINST A LADY,—
Yesterday a charge of felony was preferred spinet a lady of
highly respectable connexions, residing at Petenham. The
circumstances of the case are as follows —On Thursday
list Mary Connor, a cook, in the service of a Mr. Clarke, of
Petersham, was charged with stealing a blanket and coon-
terpane.—The Rev. T. W. Dawson, of the Manor-house,
Petersham, said he had a house at Petersham, which he let
furnished to a Mr. Clarke, who stated that his brother was
partner in the firm of Sir John Lubbock and Co., bankers.
The articles produced are his property, and form part of
the furniture let by him with the house. Oa the previous
evening he was coming to Richmond, and overtook Connor
carrying a bundle under her arm, and knowing she was
Mr.. Clarke's servant, he followed her into the pawnbroker's,
and asked where she came from, and she admitted from Mr.
Clarke's, and said her mistress had sent her to pawn the
blanket and counterpane.—The prisoner, in reply to the
charge, said that she was desired by her mistress to pledge
the articles—At this stage of the proceedings a hand-
somely-attired lady stepped forward, and said her name
was Clarke, and that she had authorised Connor,
who was her servant, to pawn the property.—The bench
said that under these circumstances it would be their duty to
discharge the prisoner Connor, and Mrs. Clarke must take
her place.—The lady was then placed in the dock. She
gave her name Anna Caroline Clarke, and was formally
charged with stealing the blankets and counterpane.—
The Rev. Mr. Dawson having repeated his evidence,
and identified the articles, the prisoner, who was greatly
excited, and for- whom gnat sympathy was felt by
all present, said that she was the mother of eight
children, and was a lady by birth and education. ,
That her husband, who was well cemented, had been in
*anent eireurnstances, but was now embarrassed, and en.'
lively through his own Idleness. He left her in the morning,
and she saw no more of him till late at night, and in the in-
tervening hours she and her children were frequently with-
out food. On the day in question they had not even a bit
of bread to eat, and she ant the servant to pawn the articles
to raise money to buy bread, thinking Sw Mem them
speedily.—The bench accepted the primroses emu re=
sante to appear before them on Saturday, it being
stood that if they left the house In the intervening time ae
further proceedings would be taken.—On Saturday, it haviog
been intimated that the house had been vacated, the charge
was not proceeded with.

MONEY MARKET.

SATURDAYBTFICI/10.

Great gloom was visible this morning in the coun-
tenances of commercial men in the City. The failures
talked of yesterday had been confirmed. The straight-
forward, respectable firm of Messrs. Hestia and
Hutchison, who have for some years carried en a
strictly legitimate business in the corn trade, has been
obliged to succumb to the pressure of the times;
whilst that of Messrs. Thomas Usborne and Co., in
the same connexion, an old and more extensive how,
possessing an equally high reputation for probity and
every other quality that inspires confidence in a com-
mercial establishment, has been reduced to the same
painful necessity. Two or three large millers, fre-
quenters of Mark-lane, have been placed in dalleelties;
and, in Ireland, failures, before spoken of in widapere
only, are now openly proclaimed. The wont
case that we have, thus far, had to nodes
is that of the high-standing house of Mown
A. A. Gower, nephews, and Co., of Cole-
, man-street, the operations of which, for many
years past, have extended to every pert of the
civilised world. They had s branch house at Liver-
pool, another at the Mauritius, and, we rather think,
still another in the south of France. With Paris
they carried on an active business in the silk trade,
in connexion, of course, with the manufacturing
departments of the kingdom. Russia, France, and
Spain, India and China, the United States, the
Havana, and South America, were all in active
communication with this well-known and justly
respected firm. Their liabilities were estimated at
one million sterling. Their saints, it may be feared,
from the great depreciation of property, will be by
no means sufficient to cover that amount. The proxi-
mate cause of suspension is supposed to have been

the failure of the large corn house of Messrs.
'Gemrnell and Cu., of Glasgow, which was noticed
by us a few days ago. The China trade of the
Messrs. Gower has, however, from all accounts, been
a very losing one. The gentleman whom() name
is at the head of the firm, Mr. A. A. Gower, died
several years back, leaving to his successors a fine
property of about 400,0001. Mr. Abel Louis Gower,
the first of the surviving partners, was, last year, a
director of the Bank of England. The other mem-
bers occupy high and influential positions, Mr. R. F.
Gower being a director of the Great Western Rail-
way Company, and Mr. E. Gower a director of the
London Assurance Corporation.
The English funds have continued in a depressed
state. The French loan has to be looked after by
our capitalists, and we hope it will continue to be
with extreme vigilance. The lowering of interest by
the Bank of France shows what s life and death
affair it is considered by the government. Things
will doubtless impro* with us when that inopportune
affair is disposed of. Consols, acl to 7 fur money,
and 87„ to for account; Exchequer Bills, 3s. to
Gs. premium.
In the foreign funds there was no material change.
Spanish stock has maintained its price, in the face of
a fall in Consols, which is unusual. The Three per
Cents. left off 304 to
The failure of the house of Messrs. Alison and
Cumberledge, a firm trading with South America,
and that of a Stock Exchange share dealer, were
among the unpleasant events of the day.
ENGLISH FIINDS.
3 Per CL Red. Alum, .but, 874. with ladLa Bona., under £lO5O. par
Lily. for moiler Cuavl. for Act., Sit I t 3 I,
3Nr: ft.'"lgZt 889 9, Erti08,11",Li'7;%...24" " rm.
with dlr. for money run,

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121. Exchange onl.ondon, 4851160.
liarreqs, 810. T. 133 of 1640, Idl/ .- Ditto, 1842, 981; Ditto, 1944,
93; Ditto, 1638, Mi. City Loan, 1012. 99; Ditto, 1643, 1/61. Ex.
change on London, 26.46.
ANTRIMP. 81:2.9 —Exchange on London. 25 43 ; Ditto, 2 mouths.
25174 224.
V IRE,A, Bert. S.—Austrian Mire per Cents..lo.sl; Fours, 96; Threes,
67; Twonada-llelf, 631; Lula, 1634. 155 ; Ditto, 1630. Ith : Rea
tthares, 1,6&5
Ausrenexe, SEPT. 10.—Act. Debt, Tsroand 9.-Flelf per Cents, SS)
Nth, A; money ; Ditto. Three per Cents_ 674 1411 s, 66 tumor ; Ditto,
Four per Cents., 876 bills, Si mono?: Amoet. Prod. Threeand.lialf
per Centa, 06) LIM, 86 money ; Coin. Co, I, )1,01,,, 1603 money ; E. I.
Loan, 671 MBA, 674 money; Spthlsh New Fl,O per Cent,.., IS) bills, 16
money ; Thu., Three per Cents., 2.34 bills, 244 money. Exchange on
London, 12.05 ; two months, 11.92 ; on Hamburg, 36.50 ; too mouths.
135.122 ; ParD, 57.06 ; two month'. 56.56.