The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-24 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

Mu Parve.—Biroreelr P. NU** of amok. Spatial lug.
DAWSON AND MAIDS O. TROOT.—RAILWAYS.—rao-
VISIONAL Cores"— "SW.—The idaltiffa, who are ad-

~tla wnes in the City, this an to recover
ia14701. for advertisemen.s of the Direct Loudon and
Brekte Railway, inserted in the public newspapen during
tha amoodha et detober and November, 1845. In Septem-
ber of leer, the dakadant became the registered pro-
ves* Of a pegaft for a railway from London to Meetings,
rift lieri to Tile, Lawn, and Tunbridge. Ile shortly
sernerie tutored oat* an arrangement with Messrs. Potter
awl Wiaridea, whiarelry they undertook to perform the
tifalka r walk out the project without calling
1201111da he hob, Nat that they would depend for their
r_____ tea err the deposits, which' at that peirod
it was a~lil would plentifully Sow into the
coffers of Or assapsny. The defendant was, it ap-
pealed, • regular attendant at the meetings of the
company ereeqnently held, and at those meetings orders
had been glows for the insertion of the advertisements which
formed tho subject of the present action. It apr cared that

those orders bad been given by Messrs. Potter and Coiling-
ridge, the solicitors, and it was now contended, that u
the defendant bad never given any direct authority, they
bad no power to pledge his credit, and that they were them-
selves personally liable to the plaintiff. It also appeared
that one of the plaintiffs wrote, in August, 1845, to Mr.
Potter, partner of Mr. Collingridge, and stated that he
would procure the publication of advertisements of
any line with which he might be professionally
connected, and that he should not bo considered
as responsible for their payment, but that the de-
posits would be relied upon. It was now suggested that
the advertisements in question were inserted in the news-
papers upon that understanding, and that the defendant
could not therefore be held liable. It appeared by the evi-
dence of Mr. Putter that at a meeting of the provisional com-
mittee, held on the 14th of Oct., he told thorn that although
he had given a guarantee. he was so displeased with the
defendant that if they wished to proceed with the project
they must do so on their own responsibility. Other indtm
rakes had been given by the solicitors else. The shares were
allotted about the 25th, and there was only one person paid
up. The scheme was consequently abandoned.
After some conflicting evidence the Lord Chief I3aron, in
summing up, strongly commented upon the impropriety of
solicitors giving indemnities agaikst liability to particular
members of provisional committees. One of the effects pro-
duced was that the individual so indemnified became the
mere puppet or instrument of the solicitors, while he appeared
to his fellow-committeemen and to the world Li an independent '
men acting entirely on his own judgment and discretion.
The two questions which the jury were called upon to
determine were, Hirst, whether Mr. Troup, the defendant,
had authorised Mears. Potter and Collingridge to pledge his
credit for the insertion of the advertisements for the railway
in question ' • and, secondly, whether those solicitors had, in
fact, p'-edged the defendant's credit with the plaintiffs. If
both those questions were answered in the affirmative, the
verdict ought to be for the plaintiffs. If either of them was
answered in the negative, then the verdict should be for the
defendant. The jury, having consulted together for a few
minutes, found a verdict for the defendant.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—TUESDAY.
Before Mr. Sericant Adams.
The February adjourned sessions commenced yesterday,
at Hicks's Hall, Clerkenwell-green. 75 cases were entered
for trial, of which 68 were felonies.—The learned judge, in
his charge to the grand jury, lamented that he again had
occasion to call the attention of that body to the state of the
calendar as regarded juvenile crime. He did not consider
the present mode in which these criminals were treated at
all calculated to effect their reformation, and the regulations
pursued at present at Parkhurst, which establishment lie
had inspected since last session, were defective, and not at
all as he could wish. The principle of rewards for good
I conduct was not practised at Parkhurst, where the chil-
dren bad plenty of work and books, but they bad neither
play nor recreation. " All work and no play makes Jack a
dull boy." It was useless to endeavour to reform the youth-
ful criminal by holding out the prospects of the enjoyment
of a respectable old age, but recreation should be afforded,
and the game of cricket might be beneficially introduced,
for it was a healthy and invigorating amusement. He depre-
cated the system of these children being supported by the
state ; it would be fur better for the various parishes to be
compelled to support them, and for the parcels to be then
compelled to contribute.

POLICE.-YESTERDAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Amsexer. —E. Craw-
shaw appeared in answer to a summons charging him with
committing an wank upon Mr. Main Clarke, post-office-
keeper, 132, Jermyn-strect.—Complainant stated that, about
three o'clock yesterday afternoon, the defendant came into
his shop for the purpose of posting three letters. Whilst
a young lady in the shop was giving him change, a
dog ran into complainant's parlour and began to
worry a cat. He took up an umbrella mud drove the
animal out of the room. The defendant then took a cane
which he had in his hand, and began to belabour him
(the complainant) most unmercifully across the shoulders.
Ile eventually got away, and ran into the parlour. The
complainant would not peeve the case if defendant would
make an apology in the public court, and give a sovereign to
the distressed Irish.—Defendant, in a contemptuous manner,
said ho should not make an apology to such a man.—Mr.
Bingham said it was a ease that ought to be sent to the
Quarter Sessions, but, as it would cause additional trouble
to complainant, he would fine defendant 51.—The defendant,
as he was leaving the court, threatened the complainant,
when Mr. Bingham called him back, and, besides the fine
of 51., called upon him to enter into his own remgauancos
of 1001., and two sureties of 1001. each, to keep the peace
for six months.
WORSHIP-STREET.—Rnw °TER.—Edward Herring
was charged with having driven over and caused the death
of Thomas Adey Newby. About six o'clock on the preced-
ing evening the prisoner was seen to emerge from a public.
house at the corner of New Gloster-street, in company of
three other men, all of whom seemed to be in a state of in-
toxication. A chaise-cart was waiting outside for the prisoner,
who, after parting from his companions, got in and com-
menced lashing the horse, who started off at full gallop down
the street. Apprehending that some mischief would result
from his reckless conduct, several persons hastened
after the vehicle, but had only proceeded a few paces when
they observed des;eased lying in the track of the wheels bleeding
and insensible. The prooner was loudly called upon to stop,
but instead of doing so, after looking round in the direction
where the boy was lying, continued flogging the horse, and
dietaneing his panniers got clear off. In the meantime the
injured boy was picked up and conveyed to the house of an
adjoining surgeon, by whose directions he was immediately
removed to St. Bartholomew's hospital, where he expired
at seven o'clock that morning. From information subse-
quently received, the prisoner was afterwards apprehended
by Sergeant Dubois, at the residence of his father, who is pro
prietor of Herring's Menagerie, in the New-road. He ap-
peared greatly shocked on learning the boy's death, and
assured the servant that the occurrence was purely acci-
dental.—Mr. Vann, for the defence, said the horse had
been rendered unmanageable from the bite of a dog, and
touted the magistrate would accept bail for the erirnner's
future apappearance.—Mr. Arnold acceded to the application,
and required prisoner to enter into his own recognisance in
2001.. and find two sureties in 1501. each.
LAMBETH. OMNIBUS RIVALRY AND FURIOUS
MUM/O.—Josses Eagles, tho driver of a Camberwell om-
nibus, and John Pople, the driver of a Peckham omnibus,
appeared to answer to two summonses for furious driving.
On the afternoon of Saturday week the drivers and conduc-
tors of the vehicles had quarrelled before reaching the Ele-
phant and Castle, on their way from the city. One started
from the Elephant and Castle a short time before the other,
but waited at the end of Cram-street. It stopped for its
rival : and when the latter was approaching, was drawn
across the road, to prevent its paining. A scene of ruffianism
here commenced, the driver of one, and the conductor of the
other, began lashing each other with all their might with
their whips, and ultimately set off at a frightful pace to the
great terror and danger of the passengers, as well u the in-
habitants of that crowded neighbourhood. During the affray
one conductor had a narrow escape of being killed, for while
endeavouring to disarm the other conductor of his whip he
fell on his Nick in the middle of the road, and the second
vehicle was very near running over him.—Mr. Elliott re-
marked that the ease was one of the grossest of the descrip-
tion that had ever been brought before him, and therefore
he should, instead of imposing a pecuniary penalty, at once
send the defendants to prison for 21 days each.—Mr. Games,
who attended on behalf of the prisoners, hoped his worship
would mitigate his sentence if he satisfied him that up to the
present transaction both the defendants bore a most nnint.
peachable character, and that they had never before been
summoned before a magistrate.—lnspector Campbell spoke
in the highest terms of the general good conduct of Eagles,
and also said that he had never heard anything :Tables the
character of Pople. The master of Eagles a'so gat% him a
good character, and Mr. Elliott, in consideration of their
character, altered his sentence, and ordered them to pay a
penalty of 31. each and expenses, or in default to 21 days'
imprisonment.
HAMMERSMITH. Emnezzerwrier. Yesterday,
Thomas Simpson, late a drayman in the employ of
Messrs. John and Henry Sich, the brewers at Chiswick,
was finally examined before Mr. G. Clive, the sitting magis-
trate, on various charges of emberzlement, There were about
twenty cases of embezzlement by the prisoner, amounting
alto ether to upwards of 501., from the commencement of
December to tne suer en.. o. :glittery. Information was
then given to the police, and the prisoner was taken into
custody. Evidence was given by two servants of Mr. Hodge,
of No. 69, Gower-street, Bedford-square, of the payment of
several sums of 7s. 6d. each in the months of December
and January last, amounting to a total of 31. 7e. 6d., for no
part of which had the prisoner rendered any account. Ad-
ditional evidence of the same purport having been given, the
prisoner, who attempted no reply, was fully committed to
Newgate for trial.
OMNIBUS DESTINATION.— W. Smith, conductor of one of
the Kew omnibuses, No. 2282, was summoned under the
Metropolitan Carriage Act, for having, on the 16th instant,
illegally refused to admit Mr. Ben. Graham into his omnibus
as a passenger, there being at the time room, and no legal ob-
jection to his admission, whereby he bad incurred a penalty
of 20s,—The defendant, answer to the charge, said he had
acted on the orders of the proprietors, which were, that on
account of the heavy state of the roads, he was not at night
to go beyond the stables, which were at Turnham Green :
he, however, admitted that the words, " Kew Bridge," were
on each side of the omnibus in large characters, and that at
all other times it went the whole distance.—Mr. Clive said,
the excuse that the proprietors hail directed him to tell each
passenger on getting in that the omnibus was not going the
whole distance would not avail him, for while the words
" Kew Bridge" were on the omnibus, exposed to public
view, they were. bound to go there with any passenger who
required it. He should therefore fine the defendant 20s. and
costs, or seven days' imprisonment.

MONEY MARKET.
WVEBDAT EVINTNO.
The prim of bar gold in Paris, Feb. 20, remained
stationary at the preceding quotation of 104 per mine pm.
on the tariff rate of 3,434 f. 44c. per kilog., giving an arbi-
trated par with the Bank of England selling ?rice, 31. 17e.
101 d. per oz. standard, of 26f. 41c. per sterling, and the
rato of exchange, short, on London having improved to 2.5 f.
311 c. per £., the difference amounts to only 0.377 per cent.
in favour of the exportation of gold to Faris.
In Hamburg, Feb. 19, the price of bar gold had further
fallen to 431 mum bane° per mare weight fine, giving an
arbitrated par of benco mares, 13 7.98 *ch. per £ sterling,
but the rate of exchange for short bills on London having
also declined to 13.31 per £, tho difference amount, to
1.283 per cent. in favour of the exportation of gold to
Hamburg.
At New York, Feb. 4, the ruling rote of exchange on Lon-
don could not be quoted higher than 6 per cent. pm., and

the par of exchange from the tariff rata of the sovereign at
dollars 4.84 cents, being 8.9 per oent. pm., a difference
amounting to 2,736 per cent., is thus made in favour of
the exportation of British gold coin to the United States.
Foreign exchange ruled about the same es last :poet day
on the chief continental cities. On Amsterdam the negotia-
' Bons were 12.21 to 4 ; on Rottetdem, 12.21 to 1 ; on Ant-
werp, 26.66 to 674; on Hamburg, 13.81 to 9; on Frank-
fort, 1201 to 1 ; on Paris, 25.60 to 66; on Vienna, 10.1 to
14 ; on Leghorn, 2096 to 30; on Madrid, 364 to I, all at
3 months ; on Lisbon, at 60 days, 631.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer followed up two of the
measures developed in his etatement last evening with
prompt despatch this morning. A notice was posted early
at the Bank of Englatui announcing that the rate of
interest would be raised on all Exchequer-bills from
lid. per day, which they now carry to 2d. per day, the new
rate to commence on and after the 16th of March next. At
the existing rate the bills hear about 2t. 6s. 6d. per cent. per
annum ; at the new rate they will return about 31.05. 10d.
The premium upon the bills advanced in consequence to
10s. to 14s.
At the meeting of Thursday, the determination of the
government will be diaclosed as to the stock in which it is
proposed to make the new loan, for it is generally understood
that, although prepared to submit to the payment of in-
terest at the rate of 31 per cent. f r money, yet that there is
no intention of creating specially a new stork of that deno-
mination. The period in which the loan shall be paid-up,
will have to be agreed upon, ma doubtless in the usual way it
will be divided into instalments, and spread over a certain
space of time, so as to disturb the current of money market
affairs as little as may be.
The first impression in the Stock Exchange this morning
was not favourable to the policy of a loan operation, and
Consols declined in consequence, and were done as low as 90i,
say 1 per cent. below the last prices of yesterday. lint as
the minister's speech came to lse read with more attention
and detail, the clear and more satisfactory view of the
financial situation of the country which it exhibited, beyond
what had been anticipated, produced the effect of infusing
more confidence into the market, and Consols gradually
recovered to 901 to 1, but left off a shade worse at 901
exact for money and time. Reduced Threes, 91 to 1.
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 924 to 3. Long Annuities,
91 to 9-16.
In explaining the necessity for raising the rate of interest
on Exchequer bills, which was an unavoidable step, the
minister, after noticing the increased value which money
had lately acquired, adverted to the probability also of a still
further advance in its value in the spring or before it shall
have passed away. These observations evidently pointed to
the course which might be found necessary at the Bank.
Foreign stocks continue neglected. Some few bargains
were done in Dutch, which remain quoted aa before, the
Two-and-a-half per Cents. 681 to 1 ; the Fours 92} to
Spanish Fives were quoted 241 to 6; the Threes 35 to 4.
Portuguese, 34 to 6. Mexican, 22 to 1.
=OUSE 1 VIM&
Bost Stock, 203 1 Lem Alum., 30 Years, 10111 Oe 1., 12a,
3 per Cr. Bed. Atow.,llol / I 96-161
3 per Ct. Otorola. Lou., to 1111 Dino. 30 years, litt, ha., IMO,
3 per Cent. Amts., 1726, 591 Domols for Account, 504 1
Neer 40 444 Cr. Amu, 221 12 I elealKl4lll BUD. 1,0001..10., 10 14
Ditto. 3 per Cent. Ann., 112 Ditto. Smolt. 13 10 pot.
Long Awn.. as. 11l au., 13$0, a I DISto, advertised, al4 ps.
9.11 11
7014E021 71314D5.
on Ct. 144slitoo, 11116, 221 11 3 et per Ct. Edema Bb., Es. 116(..1141
Ditto, Amt., Web. fa, ml at par Ct. Dumb Es. 12 Cita, SI&
4 pet Co. reneguer Us. Acct., a 44 4 par CI. Dutch Clertltlesteo, t2l 11

()proles. MOM. Loweol. i Ckelag.
8 per Gate. 178 60 78 40 73 40 3B
II Do. . 113 95 118 so H 8 II 111 86 88
„4b Do. . • “ ••
4 De. .
Belgian 8,1810 I 16111 . ~ . .
• . • .
Do. 6.1881. . ~ . s •
Do. 4*, ' 361 •
. . . .
150. 21 • . • .
N.*" Re 4168 101 73 . ... . •
Roma Load 101* . . .
Teeasuzy Beads . 0 .
hank 81tarte 7265 32 ..
,3
pumps. I. Legion (at 418101, 00 ...O.
De. De. (10 Inn). 00
11..0e000, Fee. 13.—AostrIon Flee per Gets., 107, Dank Staree, IWO ,
Russian English Loan, 1001 104; Five per Cent. Hamburg Cert.,lool 100*;
ditto th.t stele. Insole, 10I+; ditto Rope and Co., Wed and fourth emits,
9e, Otto In rettltleete. 961; New Few per Conte, Hope sad Co., 63, ditto
Btellloo. 87* 671. Spentsh New Four per C. 1t... 171 17 ;1 bree per Cents.,
D*, Doren Act. Debt, Two-esd-a-Nalf per ;Gee 87, Paha, New Four
per Cent. Loan, 1841, 78 . Dula. Ilnelbh LAM Time Kr Oral., 81* 81*.
kachange• e. Loodens—Hansbergb. Feb. le. 13 51; Pero otootts, 13 31;
Chelstiona. Pet. 19, three 000189,4 40; 4teeltbelne. Feb. 12,10 dere, II DI ,
Iteemen, Feb. 18, two 8,08,68. am 97, 04111/1, Feb. 10, Dem 0186.0 m Di .
Lelpek. Feb. IS, One lamed, 6 le.

PARIS, Pa. U.

For
Xesey.

WEEKLY REPORT OF THE PARIS BOVESE, PROM FEB.
15 To 20.—The new dissensions which have arisen between
Lord Palmerston and M. Guizot put a momentary stop to
the rise which bad manifested itaelf at the beginning of the
week. The consequent fall, however, did not exceed 3.5 e. to
40c., and a second rise soon succeeded, prices closing higher
than last week. The incith nt of Lord Normarby's soiree
was regarded on 'Change u a private quarrel; lad the peat
political question of the day is regarded es adjou se 1. Lord
Palmerston having protested in the face of all En op' against
the Spanish marnages, has out), to await the course
of events, as ho btu no interest at present to inter-
rupt his diplomatic relations with France. This naturally,
caused a tendency to rise. Money is abundant, and this LI
proved by the fact that the 3 and 5 per cent. securities an
scarcer every day. The rise did not manifest itself in a deci-
sive manner till the last day of the week, beginning by
railway shares, which gave nn impetus to the public securi-
ties. The rise, en resume, from one week to the other was es
follows :-80c. on the 3 per canal., 55e. on the 6 per cents.
The Orleans shares rose .Wit; Rouen, 20f ; Han*, 15f. ;
Avignon and Marseille., 17f. 60e. ; Nord, 18f. 75c. ; Vier-
zoo, 10f. ; Bordeaux, St; Lyons, 12f. 50c. ; St. Germain,
35f. right bank ; and 10f. leR bank.