The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-12 00:00:00

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BO W-STREET.—Git ammo
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Barr, C. Brewer, and S. &Alpha, were finally examined, I
charged with compiling to defraud Mr. S. Julius Carey, by
foul play at cards—Mr. Ballantine was not at present pre-
pared with any further evidence. He proposed that the pri•
loners should be committed for trial at once, but, if Imes-
vary, should be brought up again in the mean time, as the
sessions did not commence till the 22nd instant —Mr. Pren-
dergast submitted that there was not sufficient evidence to
justify the committal of Brewer. The avideace of such a
person so Le Ilia could only be accepted so far as it was corro-
borated. Now that put of Lewis's, evidence which affected
Brewer was uncorroborated, and therefore, he submitted, in•
admissible. Brewer was a gentleman of respectable con-
nexions, and his character would be much affected by the
committal.—Mr. Henry said that the cue must go for trial.
Mr. Prendergast's argument, if accepted, would render it
necessary that every word of such a witness's evidence
should be corroborated.—The prisoners were then committed
for trial.
SOUTH WARIL—SANITARS STATE OP Sr. GEORGE
THE Maarya.—Mr. Fitch, a solicitor, accompanied by seve-
ral of the board of guardians of the parish of St. George the
Martyr, applied for Mr. Cottingham's assistance in the com-
pulsory removal of the occupants of a number of dilapidated
dwellings in Three Tons-court, White-street. Mr. Fitch
mid that these dwellings were occupied by a great number
of poor people, no less thea seventy-seven persons, male and
female, living in fifteen rooms, which presented a mass of
fifth and dirt of every description as mast engender con-
tagion and disease. Mr. Fitch then produced a certificate
from two medical officers describing the condition of the
houses, and the apprehension that disease must be fostered
therein if means were not speedily adopted to prevent it.
The object of the present application wasto solicit the magis-
trate's interference in compelling the removal of the whole
of the occupants of these tenements. The landlord of the
houses in question was so eircumetanced that he had no
power over the inmates, who paid no rent, and that they
peremptorily refused to quit. One of the guar-
dians said that the flooring and wood work of
many of the houses were destroyed; he never beheld
such a scene of filth and wretchedness ma they presented : the
rooms miserable and destitute of furniture of any kind, and
crowded with human beings. There were no privies, sad
filth of the worst description lay scattered over the rooms;
and amongst the number occupying fifteen rooms there weal
only two flock beds—all the rest lying on the ground. Many
of the apartments had no flooring at all, the inmates having
torn it up for firewood. The stench proceeding from these
habitations was dreadful. Fever prevailed here to a great
extent in the summer, and several of the patients were ad.
mitted into St. George's workhouse, but on recovery they
went back to their old quarters. Mr. Cottingham, said, al-
though anxious to assist the gentlemen in the abatement set
such a nuisance, which was calculated to be of such serious
consequences, he did not conceive that the act authorised
him to turn a number of poor persons out of dwellings which
they had inhabited probably for a lengthened period
that they could be proceeded against under the Small
Tenements Act, and given the proper notice to quit at a um
twin time, for he did not wish it to go forth that the poor
creatures were all to be turned out at a moment's notion.
He thought the landlord ought to exudee the power he peas
seised, if he still had any interest in the premises, and get
them out by legal process. Mr. Fitch said that the inmate'
of these houses had no legal right to be there at all, as they
paid no rent, and the rooms were all destitute of furniture,
except two miserable beds : that the landlord, although de-
prived of power to act in the matter, was still most anxious
for the expulsion of the people. If the magistrate permitted
a policeman to accompany the pari..ll officers to the locality
where the nuisance existed he had no doubt the inmates
would retire from the houses ; but otherwise, if an
attempt were made to expel them, they would cause a
disturbance, for they had already shown signs of resistance.
Mr. Cottingham said, that he would suggest that written
notices should be stuck up in the immediate vicinity of the
houses, warning the inmates to quit them on a certain day,
and setting forth that if they did not comply with it the
order would be enforced.—lfr. Fitch said, he believed that
not one of the inmates could read writing, and that they
would maga is ignorance of the nature of each maps.—

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Mr. Cottinglum: Then the notice ought to betted to them,
apprising them that if they did not give sr possession the
law would be enforced against them.—Mr. Fitch said, that
some of the inmates were labouring undfir sickness at pre-
sent, owing to the unhealthiness of the houses, and that
the parochial authorities were prepared to admit them into
the workhouse, and do everything in tholt power to alle-
viate the condition of the people. Ho then thallibed the ma-
gistrate, and retired with the gentlemen by whom helms ac-
companied.
LAMBETH.—ALLIOZD ROBSIRT INT • CA811•W...-
R. Gordon, a cab-driver, was charged with being con-
cerned with another person, not in custody, in robbing
J. Wright of 41. 16s. The prosecutor deposed that on
Sued"), night lut be met a person, named Knight, at a
public-house in the Haymarket, and requested him to en-
gage a cub to take him home, he having drunk rather freely.
Kid& did ma mid said he should see him home, and got
into the cab with kin. On arriving at Vauxhall-gate he
paid the prisoner his foe, and net at of the cab. Knight
said he sheald go with him** his home in Booth lesiboth„
and just as he got to his own door, he (Knight) attack him
a violent blow, which knocked him down, and while on the
ground rifled his pocket of 41 16e. in gold and silver. Had
no doubt the prisoner was a friend of Knight's, for when we
left the cab he called to Knight, and said, " I shall wait for
you, Jack."—W. Weston, 45 L, said he saw the prisoner
with his cab at Vauxhall-gate for about 20 minutes, and ulti-
mately saw a man, who he had no doubt was Knight, get
into the vehicle, who was driven away.—The prisoner, who
denied all participation in the robbery, wan remanded.
THAMES.—Misconnut-r or ♦Binnote.—Mr. Hodgson,
a solicitor of Great Tower-street, came with R. Ford, to
complain of an act of injustice committed by a broker at
Stepney, and to seek redress. Ford was indebted to his
landlord 61. 10s. for one quarter's rent due at Michaelmas
last, and the broker complained of levied for the amount.
Ford was unprepared with the money, and a man remained
in possession until six days after the levy, when two of the
lodgers, whose goods had also been wised, paid the rent and
the expenses incurred. At the suggestion of the broker
himself one 'billing was left unpaid. and on the same even-
ing the broker brought a van and stripped Mr. Ford's apart-
ments of everything he possessed. No inventory was Riven
to Ford, nor would the broker give hint any information
where the goods were,but threatened to dispose of them by
auction. The only pretext for this proceeding was that a
shilling was left unpaid. His application now wan for a
summons against the broker under the Police Act, for him
to show cause why he unlawfully detained the goods—Mr.
Ballantine thought the aggrieved party had better sue the
broker in the county court, where he would be more likely
to recover compensation than in that court, because there
were difficulties in the way of granting a numinous under the
Police Act.

MONEY MARKET.

THURSDAY EVENING.

As something of a rare occurrence for a consider-
able period we have had a remarkably quiet day in
the funds. The intelligence by express of the French
loan of ten millions having been taken by a list of
subscribers, with the house of Rothschild at the head,
made no impression on prices. Consols fluctuated all
day only between 841 and I. For money and an-
I count the quotations have been nearly the same, and
were last called 841 to money, and 84 time.
Further than the fact of the adjudication of the
French loan at 75 francs 25 cents., the government
minimum, nothing is precisely known yet as to the
parties who are united in this great financial opera-
tion. But unless the combination be strong, and sup-
ported by the Bank of France as well, considerable
difficulties may have to be encountered in carrying
it to a successful conclusion in the face of money
markets everywhere in a state of actual embarrass-
ment or distrust. The complexities of French finance,
with an expenditure always enormously on the
increase, and debt in consequence yearly ac-
cumulating, may perhaps begin to attract more
attention in the legislature about to assemble than '
has been the case hitherto, and assuredly the exhibit
and retrospect must be anything but satisfactory. It
is strange, however, to see that, above all things, the
leading members of the French chambers carefully
eschew the treatment of really practical questions,
whilst zealously engaged in the politics of the day
and in political speculations.
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Reduced Threes were 83 to Three-and-a-Quar-
ter per Cents 84} to t. Bank Stock, 186/ to 81.
India Stock, 229 to 232. Exchequer Bilis, 3s. dis-
count to par. Long Annuities, 8: to India
Bonds, 235. to 20s. discount.
. . .

A bargain was done in the foreign house in French
Five per Cent. Rentes at 115 francs 50 cents, at
exchange 25 80, to-day. The occasional sales re-
cently of French stock may perhaps be intended as a
feeler of the market, with a view to bring some of
the new loan here. The experiment, however, in
such case, will not afford much encouragement.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents were still called
53 to 4 ; the Fours, 81i to 2). Spanish Fives, 154
to 161 ; the Threes, 26) to 74. Portuguese, 20 to 2.
Mexican, 151 to Chilian, 86 to 8. Venezuela,
34 to 5. Russian were done at 105.

The day has passed over without any declared
failures, though not entirely without rumours, all
however, unfounded. Another meeting of the cre-
ditors of Fry, Griffiths, and Co., was held to-day, but
again adjourned, and it is conceived that the estate
will have to be referred to the court of last resort for
winding up.
The extensive sugar refining house at Amsterdam,
which was stated yesterday to have been assisted
with 600,000 guilders on security of the private pro-
perty of the firm, is now known to have been sup-
ported by the Dutch government to the extent of one
million and a-half of guilders. The stoppage of so
' large a concern it was felt would be a public calamity,
which called for and justified the interference of the
government to avert.
The affairs of Messrs. Brodie, the Salisbury
bankers, are likely to result more favourably for the
creditors than was anticipated, as may be gathered
front the following statement from that place, dated
yesterday :
Within the last few days, the clerks, "wiferices, and others inte-
nsified, have been busily engaged in the bank offices on the canal,
making up the books and equating the amounts, preparatory to their
bring forwarded to Mr. Bell, the official assignee in London. Reports
speak more favourably of this concern, the general opinion now being
that instead of but Is. is the pound coming to the creditora, there will
be at least 10s., Mr. William Brodie having concern In several busi.
news, which were not at first known to the body of creditors gene-
rally; he has a considerable share in two large mille, several
and bakers' establishments, a large iron foundry, two stationery
trades, large minting office, the mole proprietor of the cedestablished
weekly paper known am the Salisbury .1 uurnal—it having been In ex-
istence more than a century, said by some to yield a clear profit of
three thou and pounds per annum, and to have as great a number of
advertisements and circulation as any other weekly journal
in the Wert of England, if we except the Hampshire Adrertimm,
published in Southampton. The stock, also, of the chops, as
also the wine and spirit stores are said to be mach undervalued ; et Is
now known that there are many persons who beaked with Marra
Brodie. who have considerably overdrawn their 1100:14111tA, which are
considered good debts. Mr. Brodie being known to be liberal in his
advances to tradesmen in pecuniary difficulties, it is a well-known
fact that nearly half the tradesincs in the City hare been in the habit
of receiving tumour from that firm in their time of seed, and have to
thank them for their present honourable position in society. All these
(Avowable circumstances combined, will put • better feature on their
affairs, and instead of many being entirely ruined, as at first ex-
Vedied, creditors will receive much more than they at true hoped
th
t ts sald the brothers of the bankrupts will purcham the moots
of both, so that the different trades may be carried on for their asrrppoe-
rate benefits. Mr. Wm. and Mr. Chas. Brodie give every infnemadea
and aaristanee, winding up their Wain. The nobility and gentry he
Salisbury and around, with praiseworthy promptitude, have seat
round to the tradesmen the amount of money doe to than, so that
they should not be led into further difficulties for vein of reedy
money. Viscount Folkstone, Sir Fred. Bathurst, C. B. Wall, Req.,
M.P., Col. Buckley, Sir E. Antrobus, and many others, have so acted.
In reference to certain observations on Manchester
banking,we have been favoured with communications
from various correspondents in that locality more or
less of confirmation and commendation. It should be
understood, however, that the gist of the articles re-'
ferred to, was not to cast odium or to show disrespect
to the eminent firm of bankers who were necessarily
brought forward prominently. The object was to
combat the mistaken notion of a leading currency
theorist of the day—a leading member of the bank in
question also—that metallic money according to its •
quantity was the measure of the credit to which a
country was entitled, and that a note circulation was
fraught with peril and panic. The example in point
was the early history of his own bank, which was
founded and carried on upon a system of bill promis-
sory values after date ; of bills paid in and discounted
by bills; a system eminently successful, and which
has elevated the bank to a position of capital and
credit unsurpassed, if equalled, in modern times.

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ESOLISH FUNDS.
Beak Ptock, 1871 8 ledlauNuadx.il.ooo. 23
3rl f- R."8"n"
8"
"34 Do., eit7kt,PACorunt, 3301
3 pur Ct. Cons Jteon.B4i 1i Commix for Acct., 64 I i i 4
New 31 per CO. Ara.. $4 4 4 Exchequer Milk £I,uPP. 2d. 3 di&
Lone Arm., exp. Jaw. •S 1640.84 Per
7.101 Ditto 1,500, 2 pan. 2 die.
luilla 8144, 22P3 32 Ditto Broosl, 3 7 tut.

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per Cee4t. Brialliaa New Boodle,
1643,7
6 per um. Qi,n Mr.. 96
3 por Carol. Do.*
6pee CI. Eqeseat Dew" If
rz Mexico& Nor.
4 per CI. Fortunes Ma*. 214
1)1110, Amt.,

FUN DS.
5 per Ct. Rurasioa Mx, 1022, g 81.105
3 per Ct. Nrealloth Hoods, =4
Ditto, Acct., Nov. 15, Di
=I Per Ct. Venezuela Das, 3135
Ditto, Deferred, 10
5 Per Cl. Freuch Resifts, 11g. 50c
161. tft.
21 J. 06.6. &deb FAebsAte. 12
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