The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-06 00:00:00

POLICE.-YESTLEDAL

MANSION-HOUSE.—JUVENILE DEPRAVITY.—Two
boys, neither of whom was more than twelve yearn of age,
were brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having
made several attempts to pick the pockets of ladies who were
passing through the streets.—The prisoners, although of
such tender yews, were well known to several of the City
police. They had, some time ago, begun their predatory
career by stealing any trifling property exposed at shop-
doors; they then aimed at silk handkerchiefs in the pockets
of gentlemen, and they ascended from that practice to the
more difficult one of cribbing the purses of ladies. After
having made many attempts without success, one of them
received a severe slap in the face from a lady whose pocket
he turned inside out. They were then taken into custody,
but the lady seemed to think the chastisement she had
inflicted quite enough, and refused to attend the justice-
room. An empty purse was found in the pocket of one
of them—The prisoners said the police were mistaken.—
An officer who had upon a former occasion apprehended
one of the bays said, upon seeing him in the cage, " What!
is it you again ?" " Aye, aye, old fellow," replied the boy,
I'm in for a ' skin' "(a purse). The boy's father, one
Spurrier, upon being spoken to on the subject, said " There's
not a greater thief in London than my son, and I hope he'll
be transported for life."—The mother of the boy said that
until within the last seven or eight months her son was u
good a child as ever lived, but he happened to get into bad
company, and was charged with robbery, upon which he was
placed amongst the most depraved thieves. From that mo- '
merit ho became quite careless, and would only become worse
by being sent for punishment amongst experienced persons.
—One of the policemen said the boy certainly exhibited a
total insensibility to disgrace, for when in the cage, and
questioned about his conduct, he began to dance, and gave
what was called " the double-shuffle."—The Lord Mayor 11
considered the cam was one which showed the ne-
cessity for increasing the responsibility of parents with
respect to the dishonest conduct of their children. He
hoped that her Majesty's government would, amongst their
other great efforts for the benefit of society, include the
consideration of the deplorable state of the thousands of
poor children in the metropolis, whose condition appeared
at pr gent to be inevitable—The wretched boys were re-
agenda, and both swaggered out of the justice-room.
ATTEMPTED StY/CIDE.—John Ilounstow, a man in the
service of Messrs. Chambers, ironmongers, was brought up,
charged with having poisoned himself.—lt was stated that ,
the unfortunate man had attempted to destroy himself in '
consequence of a suspicion entertained that he had been
concerned with another in robbing his masters. A person
named Johnson has been in custody for some days, upon
the charge of having plundered the premises of a large
quantity of nails, and the prisoner was remanded until the
day en which Johnson is to undergo a second examination.

GUILDHALL.—THE TrTT /111 •T r , w
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BANE. Joseph Alexander, who has been remanded several
times on a charge of stealing half-a-crown, hut really for
the purpose of giving the police an opportunity of tracing
' his connexion with the above forgery for 5001., was brought
' up for final examination, and James Alfred Wilibeam, who
was apprehended last week for uttering the forgery, and who
made a full confession of his and Alexander's guilt, in con-
nexion with that of a man named Keep, now in Newgate,
awaiting his trial for the same thing, was also placed at the
bar. The whole of the evidence taken on previous occasions
was read over, but nothing new adduced. Eventually, Al-
derman Wood committed klexander to Newgate for stealing
the half-crown, also on the charge which Mr. Lewis esta-
blished, and thirdly as an accessary before the fact in Messrs.
Fuller's case. The prisoner Willbeam was also committed
on his own confession.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Steoz or A GAMlNG-
xouns.—At an early hour on Sunday morning, Superinten-
dent Beresford, of the C division, armed with authority
from the commissioners of police, proceeded, with a party
of constables, to 7, Bennett-street, St. James's, suspected to
be a common gaming-house, in the occupation of a person
named Oldfield, and others. After breaking open several
doors, strongly barricaded, the officers took seventeen persons
into custody, and conveyed them to St. James's station-house,
where bail was taken for their appearance at this court.
William Beresford produced the order of the commis-
sioners of polies to enter the house, and stated that in
pbeelience to it he went to No. 7, Bennett-street, at about
talf-past one on Sunday morning, in company with other
constables. He rang the bell at the front door, which
was opened by Johnson, whom he immediately ordered
to be taken into custody, Witness then proceeded along
the hall until he arrived at an iron door, which was fastened.
He ordered it to be struck with a sledge-hammer, which
was done, when some person from within called out,
" Who's there ?" to which be replied " Police." After a
lapse of six or seven minutes, it was opened by defendant
Sowden. Witness then proceeded up stairs, when his pro-
gress was impeded by another iron door. After several
blows had been struck upon it with a sledge-hammer, de-
fendant Oldield opened a small wicket in the door,
and said it was to injured by the force that bad
been used, that he could not open it. Finding he
could gain no admission at this door, the superintendent
turned his attention to a side door, which had been bricked
up, and, alter about ten minutes' labour, a hole was made
sufficiently large to admit the constables. He then found the
defendants in a room, and gave each in charge of a con-
stable.—Mr. Humphreys, one of the solicitors for the de-
fendants : Be good enough to tell us what they were doing.
Superintendent Beresford: They were *boat the room, dif-
ferently engaged. Some round a supper table, some were
drinking wine, and others smoking cigar.—aft Humphreys :
Were any implements of gaming found ?—Superintendent
Beresford: I searched the house carefully, as also the de-
feedants, and found none.—Mr. Bingham said that the 81st
section of Bth and 9th Vie., c. 108, established a new rule of
evidence, that where any instrument of gaming should be
found in any place suspected to be a cemmon gaming-house,
the finding such instruments should be conclusive of the
fact. If it had been thought that the circumstance of
fastening a house up were to have the same effect, it would
have been mentioned. The fastening, as described, led to
the presumption that something was going on which the
parties wished to conceal ; but there was no evidence that
would support the charge, and he must dismiss the com-
plaint

WORSHIP-STREET.—PROPER APPLICATION OP A
FINE.—A few days ago n poor man, named Crowley, ap-
peared at this court as complainant against a ruffian named
Chambers, who bad broken his jaw. The cam was fully
proved against the prisoner to be one of a most savage and
brutal description, and the latter was ordered to pay a fine
of 21. 10e. to the queen—the magistrate, however, suggest-
ing to the complainant that it would not, perhaps, be im-
prudent if he were to petition Sir George Grey upon the
subject. Crowley took the hints and yesterday morning
presented himself at the office with an answer to his peti-
tion from the Home Secretary, directing the sitting magis-
trate to hand over to the applicant (Crowley), who is still
suffering acutely from the injuries he received, the amount
his assailant was mulcted in—viz., 21. 10s. Crowley, who
appears to he a quiet, inoffensive man having received the
money awarded to him, made his grateful acknowledgments
and withdrew.

MARYLEBONE.— OUTRAGE/4 trros TAR POLICE.—
Michael Manning and Bridget Manning, his deter, were
charged with the following assault. Mr. Buncombe at-
tended for defendants. Serjeant Nipton, 17 D, deposed that
on Saturday night, the 20th of February, at abeut twelve
o'clock, he was accosted by a man named Callahan, from
whose face blood was running, and who told him that he
had just been struck. He pointed out Michael Manning as
being the man who had vaulted him, and witness then
went up to him and told himhe must go to the Ration-house,
when he eulaimed, " I shan't go," and at the same time
made • bolt towards his own door. He (witness) ran after
him, and just übe had reached the end of the shop-front,
Manning caught up a board with which he made a
blow at the head of witness. On being collared and told
that he had better go quietly, he resisted, and they fell down
together, and as soon as witness had regained his legs Bridget
Manning laid hold of bim by the collar of his coat, Banns,
" You shan't take my brother." At this moment he re-
ceived • violent blow on the bead, but from whom he could
not tell. Bridget then cried out, " Hit him, Mike ; kick
him ;" and Manning instantly gave him a kick with such
force upon the lower part of his stomach as to compel him,
from the pain which he suffered, to loose his hold. Other
constables came to the spot, and Manning was secured.
On the way to the station.hease the polio* were pelted right
and left with stones by a large mob which had assembled,
Bridget all the time urging them on ; and when
they had got as far as Christ Church, some persons in the
crowd shouted—" Now men of Ireland, do your duty !"
upon which a general rash was made, and Manning escaped.
The t added that, owing to the injury which he re-
ceivedie,rreaLd ever since been incapable of doing duty.—By
Mr. Buncombe I did not hear Hall, a constable, say any-
thing to Manning before he laid hold of him afterl I was
kicked ; I neither used my staff nor did any of the other
officers use theirs.—Hall, 64 D, said that when he went up
to assist, he saw the sergeant with his hat off
and his fans bleeding ; Bndget Manning lure his
(witness's) mouth, and she and the male defendant gave
him several severe kicks in various parte of his person.—
Patrick Callahan, 24, Stafford-street (the man who was in
the first instance struck), deposed that on the night in
question he sew • crowd round Manning's door, and
went up to ascertain what it was about. He (Man-
ning) came out of his shop to turn the mob

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away, and as he (Callahan) refused to move
from the window, Manning came nut and struck him
upon the nose.—Mr. Duncombe addressed the magis-
trate at some length, getting forth that, under the circum-
stances, the aeejeant, having no reason to believe that an
aggravated assault bad been committed, was not justi-
fied in taking Manning into custody; the proper
course to have been adopted was that of Calla-
han coming to the court and applying for a warrant. He
(Mr. Duncombe) then adverted to the violent language said
to have been used by one of the officers, and said be should
be able to show that Manning had not moved from his own
house on the night in question; consequently, he could not
have been laid bold of in the street as stated by Nipton, who
had sworn that he ran after him and came up with him
close to his own door. He relied with confidence
Ire
ry dtklrti gamadrgiciligsesirvneatntdetofe;ddralttabenniinngfr, Lissep.iscsdedtca-t
at half-past eleven on the night of the 20th February there
was a number of persons round the door, in consequence of
some words which had taken place. She saw her master and
another person; and Callahan, who was one of the party, was
looking in at the door. Ho was asked what he wanted, when
he used a very vulgar expression. Her master pushed him
away with his hand. I think his nose bled. Ina quarter of
an hour afterwards, she saw Callahan talking to a police-
man, who said he couldn't take the charge, and advised an
application for a warrant. They went away, and after
the lapse of a little time the officer returned, and
laid held of her master, as he was standing on the
step of his door. He asked what he was wanted
for; when the officer who had collared him said,
"Come along with me, I'll let you know presently." and
dragged him along from the place. She followed and saw both
of them fall, end saw the officer draw his staff and strike
her master on the shoulder; some more policemen came up,
and one of them said, Oh, you're the barb, r I've been
waiting for, I'll break your b— neck." The crowd called
out to the police, " You'll murder the men," as they were
dragging him along. The officers seemed to be hitting him
with their staves.—Another witness was examined for the
defence—Mr. Rawlinson remarked that Nipton, who had
sustained such severe injury, had not in the first instance
acted wisely, and the warrants were therefore dismissed ;
the complaining parties could go to the sessions, should they
think fit to do so.

SOUTHWARK.—To Pr.osows ABOUT To MARRY.—
?dn. Maslin, a widow, applied for the assistance of Mr. Cot-
tingham. She stated that about two months since she
was introduced to a young man named Osborn. whom she
agreed to marry. They were to be married at Gravesend,
where Osborn was to join her. Before leaving, he ob-
tained pourrion of the keys of her house in Little George-
street, West•ninater, saving that there were many thieves
about, and that it would be safer if he could see to it in her
absence. When he joined her she told him that a license
could not be obtained at Gravesend. He left her, saying he
would obtain one ; but as he did not return at the time ap-
pointed, she came to town and found that her house had
been entirely stripped; not even her bed being left. She
found that he had soli her furniture at a broker's in the New
Cut.—Mr. Cottingham thought she had been treated in a
most heartier; manner. He should direct the police to adopt
measures for his capture, and sent one of the officers of the
court to warn the broker not to dispose of any of the fur-
niture.

THAMES.—Fatea PRETENCES.—Captain Milisted, an
officer in the Danish service, and Beach, an American, were
brought up on remand, charged with defrauding a Mr.
Williams, an outfitter in Ratcliffe-highway, by obtaining
money and goods from him under false pretences. It will
he remembered that on Wednesday last the two prisoners
were brought before Mr. Yardley, when Mr. Williams stated
that they were both driven to his house in a cab, when
Millsted inquired whether he could be accommodated with
a lodging, repr; renting that he had claims on the Danish
ambassador hero, amounting to 1,600 dollars, which
would be paid him in a few days. He also pro-
duced a document purporting to be a Danish bill of
exchange, with several other papers relating to a pension
due to him. On the faith of these representations he
(Williams) adva ned him 2/., and subsequently clothes
for both parties amounting to upwards of 151., and
51. more in hard cult No money being forthcoming, Wil-
liams; sent the bill t ) the Danish ambassador with an inquiry
as Wits genuineness, and the answer returned was that it
was perfectly worthless. Minded persisted in asserting his
claim to be genuine, and the case wee remanded to allow of
a communication being made with the ambassador. This
day Mr. Hodgson, the solicitor, who attended for the de-
fence, said that an officer had waited on his Excellency
Count Reventlow with the note of the proceedings,
papers, &c., and he had expected M. de Bielke, the secre-
tary of the legation, would have been in attendance ; but
he had since ascertained that that gentleman would not be in
town till Monday next, and in consequence he had :not
much further evidence at present to give. He then called
James Christian Benson, who stated that he is a clerk at
the Danish consul's office, and that Count Reventlow, the
ambas-ador, had been there oa Thursday last, and that be
certainly held the prisoner's passport, which passport
described him as a naval officer, hut that he himself knew
nothing whatever of hint Witness then banded a letter to
the magistrate, which he said had arrived at the consul's
office this morning for the prisoner, from Elsinore, and which
was directed to Lieut. Millsted. His Excellency Count
Reventlow had written to the Danish government on the
subject —Mr. Yardley observed that the substantiation of
the criminal part of the charge would depend entirely upon
the information which would be received from Copenhagen,
and an answer had not yet been returned. Sufficient
evidence, however, had been given to warrant him in re-
manding Millsted ; hut as there was no evidence against
Beach he might be discharged.

MONEY MARKET.

MONDAY Evairrxe.

There has been a somewhat better tone about the
stock market to-day. Consols opened at 881 to 1 for money
and account, and subsequently advanced to 881 to 1, but
finally left off at the former quotations. The transactions
were, however, upon an extremely moderate scale, owing pro-
bably to the absence of so many of the leading operators who
are making feast days and holiday!. Exchequer Bills were
par to 3s. premium. Consols Scrip, Ito j dimmunt. Bank
Stock for the opening, 2031 to 41. India Stock, 246 to 7.
India Bonds, 3s. to ss. premium.
The change of ministry in Madrid, and the elevation of
Senor Salamanca to the post of Minister of Finance, have
led to more active dealing in Spanish bonds. The Fives
advanced to 231 to 4 ; the Threes, to 35 to j ; Deferred, to
16 to 1 ; Passive, to sto 1. Portuguese, 34 to 5. Mexican,
211 to 2. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cents., 581 to 9; the
Four., 901 to 11. New Granada, 191 to 201.
The appointment of Senor Salamanca, so celebrated as a
stack speculator, to the important pest of Minister of
Finance appears to have been viewed with some suspicion
at Madrid. The lack of men in:messed of financial know-
ledge, and never having turned it to the account of their
private wealth, must excuse this choice.
That he will bring to the task a much greater and more prac-
tical amount of financial and commercial knowledge and ex-
perience than any of his predecessors, excepting perhaps
Mendizabal, can scarcely be doubted. Senor Mon, indeed,
was not without ability, but a more reckless financier has
seldom been placed at the head of the Spanish Hacienda.
Whilst be was flattering the foreign creditors of Spain with
high sounding but ambiguous parlance about the obligations
of Spanish honsur for the fulfilment of national faith in
resuming the payment of intereston the foreign debt of Spain,
with satisfaction for arrears, he was all the while sending and
sellinz in the money marts of this capital, of Paris, Amster-
dam:Brussels and Hamburg, large amounts of a new Three-
per Cent. Stock, created out of the domestic debt of Spain, or
out of the necessities of the treasury, the interest on which,
in order to insure its currency, was most punctually adver-
tised and paid, whilst the holders of the bonds of the foreign
debt of Spain remained all the while, and still with the
pompous phraseology of the promises to pay, but without one
single peso duro in earnest. The appointment of Sala-
manca, therefore, is an event not without its hopes and pro,-
pects for the foreign creditors of Spain, notwithstanding the
unfavourable prepossessions naturally created by his former
career, for he at least should be impressed with a full sense
of the importance of redeeming national faith, and as he
arrives at the treasury already wealthy to overflow, he has
the leas temptation to imitate the conduct of Mon.

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