The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-13 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.
A gentleman applied, on behalf et a lady who was in at-
teadance, for a suusiuons sgaiast Mr. Mott, the jeweller,
of 66, Clieapside, under the following c.reumstauces. lie
stated that some short time ago the lady purchased a gold
chain for five guineas, which was marked at Mr. Mott's
window es 13 carat gold. She had not, however, worn it
more than a dozen times when it began to wear whits, and
on taking the opinion of another jeweller, he pronounced
the chain to be perfect rubbish. She returned to the shop
of Mr. Mott, and the foreman said he could not ac-
count for the chain changing colour; but he would
willingly exchange it for another The lady declined to
make the exchange unless she received another of a better
quality, and she then applied to Mr. Mutt, but previously
has the chain assayed, and the value of the metal proved to
be only 265. 10d. per ounce The value of the chain exclu-
sive of the charge for fashion was only 11. 12e., whereas it
it had been made of 13 carat gold it would have been worth
21. lOs , which would still have left a fair profit of 21. 16e.
for fashion. Mr. Mott told her it ass sold fur 9 carat golti,
bat even at that rate the value of the geld would have only
been 11. 175., so that the most exorbitant profit of 31.85. was
left for fashion—a charge that no jeweller could attempt to
justify.
Sir Chapman Marshall said he always understood Mr.
Mott was one of the most honourable and upright trades.
men in the City of London, and be thought there must be
same mistake. However, after the decision in the last case
of the kind that was at the Mansion House, he thought the
magistrate had no power to interfere. if ho had the
power, he thought it would be highly dangerous to exercise
it, for in endeavouring to protect the public he might be
, casting an imputation upon a respectable ni in by bringing
him to a police court on • charge of fraud. Under all the
circumstances, he would like to hear what Mr. Mutt had to
say in answer to the complaint.
An officer was accordingly despatched to Mr. Mott's esta-
-1 bliihment, end • gentleman shortly after attended for Mr.
Mott, and stated that the lady must have made a mistake
din thinking the chain was ticketed as 13 carat gold. He
produced the ticket which he alleged was on the chain at
1 the time it was taken from the window, when the lady pur-
' chased it, and all that was stated on it was " Solid Gold,
61. 6e. A bargain." lie, however, (hammed his willing-
, nese to give her another chain, or return the money if she
would make some allowance for the wear of the chain.
The lady said she would prefer the money, and would be
satisfied with 51., which woe immediately handed over to
her and the chain returned,
Sit C. Marshall remarking that there was no imputation
of fraud upon Mr. Mott, in which opinion the lady readily
concurred.

SOUTHWARK.
A lad named !butte•, whose head scarcely reached the
railings of the dock, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett,
charged with stealing some mousy from a till Budd° a shop
in Gravel•lane.

Mary Barker, a young woman residing in the house in
question, said she saw the prisoner escaping (tom behind
the counter towards the door about six o'clock on Tuesday
evening. He got outside, and joined another lad, to whom
he said, "Look here, Jack, what a lot of money I have."
She instantly seised hold of him and took Is. in silver and
Bd. in copper from his hands, and gave him in custody to a
police constable. The money bad been taken from the till.
The lad's father, a shoemaker, was called forward, and in
answer to Mr. A'Beekett, said he could not account for his
thieving, but he was at work all day.
Mr. A'Seckett—Do you send him to school ?
Father—No, I don't now, but I used to do.
Mr. A'Beckett--Then you allow the child to run about
the streets thieving ?
Father—No, I don't; I can't help it.
Mr. A'Beekett said it was a sad thing to see so young a
child neglected by its parents. In fact, the father ought to
be placed in the dock alongside of him. He did not exactly
know what to do with him, but he should at present re-
mand him fur a week.

COTTON.—Ltvxuroot., OCT. 12.—The market clewed
tamely and steadily. Solid Americans (Orleans and Mo.
bile) from sys. to std. There is an advance of *d. per lb.,
owing to their scarcity : but other dtscriptions are un-
changed. Sales, 7,000 bales 000 for export, and 600 on
' speculation comprising 6,000 Americans, 40 Pernams
and Pdaranhams, so. to sla.; 26 Bahia, 614. ; 200
Egyptian, ind. to 81d. ; and 1,600 Surat., 21d. to 44d.

CORN.—Borrow, OCT. 12.—We have bad a short supply
of wheat at market to-day, which met a limited demand at
about Is. decline from the prices of last Wednesday. A good
demand for peas, which, being in limited supply, command
extreme rates. Very few beans offering. Wheat, red, 695.
to lle ; white, 745. Beans, 495. to 52.. Peas, 63a. to 655.
Barley, 341. to 395.

STOCKTON• OX -TEES , OCT. 12.—There wee a fair supply
of grain to this day's market from the growers. Wheat
met • good demand at last week's prices. Oats the turn
dearer. Bons and barley none in the market. In other
articles no change. Imports during the past week : Wheat,
coastwise, 671 qrs.

CATTLE.—Rowroun, OCT. 12.—We bad a good sup-
ply of stock at to-day's market, wkielt was a very heavy
sale at lower prima. Beef, 3s. to 4s. 6J. ; mutton, 3s. ltkl.
to .le. 84.,• lamb, 4s. 10d. to Os. 4d. ; veal, 38. Bd. to 4.1.6 d.;
pork, 3.. Bd. to 41. 10d.

SOUTILALL, OCT. 12.—Trado was, alow to-day and prim'
were the turn in favour of the buyer. Beef made from 2s.
to 42.4 d. Mutton, 3s. Bd. to ss. Veal. 4s. to 45. Bd. Pork,
34. 851. to 4s. dd. per stone of bibs., sinking the offal.

FALKIRK TRYST -OCT. 10.

The last for the season, of these annual markets, was
held to-day, commencing with the sale of sheep. In conse-
quence el the unpropitious state of the weather, the morn-
ing wee far advanced before the stock was placed, and the
heavy roads, inconsequence of the rain that fell the night
preceding, operated much against the appearance of the
sheep. The stock was very considerably above an average,
and the extra number Was made up by the heavy show of
black and white-faced ewes. The large prices asked in the
morning had the effect of making business very dull, and
no sales were effected before ten o'clock. At three o'clock
in the afternoon, never were there such • quantity of sheep
of all kinds seen unsold at Falkirk Tryst. ?sever were
prices so difficult to be obtained. In consequence of the
fall, Cheviot ewes and wethers, upon an average, suffered
a reduction at the close of the market of from 3s. to 4s.
a-head; and the blackfaced 01 from 21. 61. to 3s. At the
close of the market fully 6,000 cheep were unsold. Cheviot
wethers brought from 28s. to 305., and, in one or two in-
stances, so high as 33*. 3d.; Cheviot ewes, from 18s. to
265. 64. ; blscktaced ewes, from lls. 64. to 18s. 61. ; black-
faced wethers, from 20s. to 305., and up to 31s. There is
no doubt the stock shown at this market was not so good
as exhibited last month; but the reductions considerable,
even under these circumstances.— -Ncottish Preis.