The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-03 00:00:00

prlsonment; Stockwell, fourteen days' impslatinMent, with-
out Sue; and Withers, 205., or ten days' imprisonment.
THAMES. FRAUDS AT Too, GATES. - Richard
Romero*, a lad. 14 years of age, was charged with defraud-
ing the trustees of the Commercial-road Turnpikes. It
appeared from the evidence of Henry Hammond, a toll-
collector, and others, that the prisoner was employed at the
Church-lane bar, Whitechapel, to take the tolls. This, as
well as several other branch ban, are left unattended after
nine o'clock at night. On Saturday night Romayne went to
a bar he was not authoriaed to attend, and having possessed
himself of some tickets, though it did net appear by what
means, he began to pass them. The fraud was soon
covered, and he was taken into custody.—Mr. Baker, Moil
deputy coroner, who is clerk to the trusts, said that owing to '
the extreme youth of the prisoner it was not the intention of
the trustees to fallow up the charge, bat he at the same time
felt called upon to state publicly, and he hoped it would go
forth, that any future attempt of the kind would be severely
punished. After a severe and impressive reprimand from the
magistrate, the young urchin was discharged.

MONEY MARKET.

WEDVZSDAT EVENING
• •

Business continued entirely inactive in the funds,
and prices unaltered, until the usual time for closing, when
suddenly, and almost without a tre-saction, Consols ad-
vanced to 961 to 1 for money, and 961 to 1 for account.
This improvement of 1 per cent. may have arisen from
orders to purchase of mere or less extent for investment on
banking account, as it is unaerstood that several of the
private and joint stock hanks are inconveniently pruned
with surplus funds, for which no productive employment
can be found in the ordinary eo,trse of loans or discounts.
Ia such case the more readily convertible Government
securities would naturally be preferred before the best
railway bonds bearing whatever higher rate of interest.
R^duced Threes were 961 to 1. Threeatnd-a-Quarter per
Cents., 981. The Bank broker made his purchases for the
Commissioners at that pricz., and in old South Sea Annui-
ties at 96. Exchequer Bills were 18s. to 21s. premium.
Long Annuities, 101 to 7-IG. Bank Stock, 208 to 9. India
Stock. 259 to 281.
In Foreign Securities the transactions were not of much
importance. Mexican declined to 26 to 1. Brazilian were
88 to 90. Ecuador, 31 to 1. Venezuela, 43 to 4. Spanish
were rather higher, the Fives, 261 to 1; the Threes, 371 to 8.
Portuguese, 45 to 6; Deferred, 171. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 591 to 60 ; the Fours, 90 to 1.

ENGLISH FU
Bank Stock, rsi 9
I per Cent. Itadtaxd Ann., 961 4
3 per Ct. Camels. Ann.. 96 6
New 34 p. Cl. Ann.., 98 1
Long Mtn , Eap. Jan. 3, 1660,
10 7.161
Long Ana., 30 years, Exp. Jan. 5,
1860, 10 3-16

Lim iitJek, 2591
South Sea OW Annuiti 96
Pawnla for Acct., 961 1
E. Hill,. £l,OOO, 21
Ditto £5OO, 21
Ditto Small, 19 21

S per Ct. Devilien Bonds, 891 9
91 per Ct. Dutch Evader Ada., SI
S per Ct. Mexican, 1646, 24 e I
Ditto Amt. Sept. 13, 963 'life
Ditto. Small, 261 1
4 per Ct. Port ague,* 1icia.,451 3 651
Ditto Acct., 451 6 Si 1 3

FUNDS.
5 Cent. Spviish Bonds, Div.
frperom Nov., IMO, 262
Ditto, Acct., Sept.ls, 24 i
Ditto, Native Bda., 64
Ditto, Deferred, 174
3 per Ct. do. Acct., Sept. 15, 31 f
2 per Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 13

EX-HANGES AND STOCKS ABROAD.

Paws Holmes, Sim I.—Caws fidArntique, for money. —Five
iciLents., 121 50; Four per Cents. 109; Three per Cents., 63 85; '
of the Bank, 3475 ; Rom in Loan, 1021 ; Belgian Five per
Cents., 1640, 103 ; Gouin Bulk Shares, 1215 ; Ganneron ditto, 1195 ;
Bandon ditto, 512 50. Exchangeon London, 30 days, 23 70 ; three
months, 23 524. The Five per Cents. for Amount closed at 121 53 ;
the Three per Cleats. ditto at 83 90.
MADRID SOILAA, Avo. 27.—Three per Cent., 341; Four per Cent.,
211; Five per Cent., 221. Exchange on London, 361; Paris, 13 16
to 17.
AXSTEIDAY, Aro. 31.—Actual Debt, Twoand-a-flalifc Cents.,
Jrcil; Three per Cents., 721 72f ; Four per Cents., 95; Com.
Company, Pour-and-s-Half Cents., 175 1751; Indian
Loan, Four per Cents., 944 941. on London, 12.22 ; two
months, 12.15.
Basing Aoo. 26.—Pronsian Fund,: Pt. Rebuke Bch., Three-and-a-
Half per bents., 931 menet% Foreign Exchanges : on London, two
months, 6 241 bills; on hamburg, 300 marks, 1501 bills; on Paris,
300 francs, 791 bill% 74 money.
Vtmiss, Avo. 25.—Five per Cents., 11l ; Four per Cents., 1001 ;
Three per Cents., 731 ; Loa* of 1934, 158 ; Ditto, 1439, 126/ ; Bank
Shares, 1.567. Railwaya.—The Northern, 1801 '
921oggni 1321 ;
Venice 1141 ; Leghorn, hose ; Perth, ; Sienna, 84 ;
Grosetto, 93.
BILOWII, Aro. 31.—Loan, 1840, 101; 1642, 1021; 1844, 991: 1836,
96; 1838, 731 of the City, 1832, 101; 1841, 1001, 100. Bank of
Belgium, 950. Exchange on London, 25.824 ; two months, 25.60.
Armirinte, Avo. 31.—Exchange on London, 23.821 ; two months,
25.63.

THE REPORTED FORGERY CASE ON COUTES AND Co.—
The reports of the proceedings in this extraordinary case
have naturally excited much interest in City circles where
Captain Richardson, the party in custody on suspicion of the
forgery, is tolerably well known. It is stated by some parties
who have had intercourse with him heretofore, that he never
was in the East India Company's service, but derives his
nominal rank of captain from the merchant service, in which
he was the master of ships on several occasions. He enjoyed,
however, the good opinion and confidence of many respectab`c
wsons, and became connected in consequence with various
banking associations as managing agent in local districts in
England and Ireland. There does not appear to have been
any impeachment of his integrity in these positions. In the
railway mania time of last year he embarked in a variety of
railway schemes as director, and of course the allottees in
those with which his name has been mixed up are anxiously
making inquiries about the state of the concerns. Amongst
others some of the shareholders in the "Callao and
Lima and Pacific Coast Railway Company" are be-
stirring themselves to ascertain why the return of deposits,
so distinctly pledged in the prospectus, should the enterprise
from any cause not be carried out, or rather, should no ex-
clusive privilege from the Peruvian Government be ob-
tained, kas not yet been effected or announced. The
nominal capital of this company was 250,0001., in 25,000
shares of 101. each, deposit 11. The prospectus recites dis-
tinctly that, " sj the objects of the company be not carried
out, the whole of the deposit money will be returned." An
agent was despatched to Peru to survey the line, and nego-
tiate with the Government for the privilege of making
the railway. It is stated that it is now some four
months since his return, having entirely failed in
the object of his mission, the concession of the
line having, it appears, been made in favour of Mr. Wheel-
wright, the enterprising and ingenious director of the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company. Why then, it is asked, are not
the deposits of the Callao Company returned to the scrip-
holders according to the pledge of the prospectus ?
There have been, doubtless, valid reasons for the delay,
which the directors and solicitor, who are very respectable
men, will be able satisfactorily to explain. It is, however,
time they should come forward to meet the proprietary with
the necessary report of proceedings, and proceed to the due
fulfilment of their voluntary and recorded engagements.
tinder present circumstances, the anxiety of the shareholders
seems entirely justifiable.