The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-24 00:00:00

WORSII I P-STREET.

A well-dressed George Gray
Kingdom, alias George Gray, alias Blake, alias Brown, sur-
rendered to his bail for further examination, charged with
having fraudulently obtained various sums of money from
numerous loan societies in all parts of the metropolis.
Mr. Ambrose Howe, a solicitor and manigiug director to
the Kingsland Equitable Loan Association, stated that in
the month of May last an application for a loon of 91. was
made to him by the prisoner, who stated his name to be
George Blake, and described himself as a fellowship porter,
residing at 29, Gloucester-street, Cambridge-road. The
prisoner intimated at the time that ho wanted the money
for the purpose of furnishing his house for the Great Exhi-
bition. and: gave witness a reference to one George
Bennett', in Fountain-place, City-road. Ile subse-
quently applied to that person, who spoke in such
favourable terms of the proposed burrower, that
be readily advanced him the required money, and
received from him the promissory note now produced,
bearing the joint signature, of the prisoner in the name of
"George Blake," and of his surety, George Bonfield. Only
este instaimeut upon the loan, amounting to 4s. Gd., had
since been paid, and upon instituting inquiries soon after-
wards at the addresses of the prisoner and his surety, it was
found that both of them had absconded. A second charge
was preferred against the prisoner by Mr. Stoker, secretary
to the Friend-in-Need Loan Society, in Spitalfields, from
whom the prisoner obtained a loan of 31. 10. , on the 34 of
May last, under precisely similar circumstances, and no
portion of which had been returned. Mr. Henry l'irani,
secretary to the Enrolled Loan Society, held at the Builders'
Arms, Charlotte•street, Old Street-road, identified the
prisoner as having obtained a loan of .7,1. from that society
in the name of George Gray, in the month of September
last. Mr. Isaacs, of the firm of Isaacs and l'hillips, cigar
manufacturers, in the Goswell-road, next stepped forward,
and stated that in the month of December last the prisoner
favoured him with an order for goods to the amount of 111.,
under the assumed name of George Brown, at which time he
resided in Vine.stri et, Westminster, and that although he
fortunately succeeded, in consequence of timely suspicions
as to the true character of his customer, in recovering •
small portion of the bill, upwards of 71. still remained un-
paid. In addition to the above eases, it was intimated that
the prisoner had also obtained money from the Commercial
Loan Society, City. road ; the Joint' Stock, Fort-street, Spi-
talhelds ; the Woodman, Bethnal-greeul; the Hayfield, Nile-
end; the Star, Bethnal-green, and numerous others, by
means of the same false representations, and under various
designations, within the last twelve months. After some
observations from the prisoner's solicitor, who contended
that the necessary legal evidence as to the alleged false pre-
tence bail nut been established in either of the charges, Mr.
D'Eyncourt said that he should order the prisoner to be
brought up again next week for the completion of the depo-
sitions, as it was his decided intention to commit hint for
trial; and, under all the circumstances, he should decidedly
decline to accept bail fur his appearance.

MARKETS.

LtannronL, Sot. 22.
The sales to-dip consist of—Sugar : 220 hhde. St. Vincent,
30s. to 3k. od.; 2,300 mats Mauritius. 31s. Runt : 20 puns.
Jamaica, full prices. Jute: 200 boles, 9i. 10.. toil& 98. 6d•

COTTON.—Leve nrooi, Nov. 22.—The market has been
firm to-day at yesterday's prices. The sales amount to about
6,000 bales, 600 of which were taken for expert, and 600 on
speculation, and include 6,000 American ; 300 Bahia,
60. to 61141.; 100 Egyptian, 61d. to 6d,; 800 Surats, 21d.
to Rd.
MANCH/B=l4 Nov. 22.—80th spinners and manufac-
turers report a rather improved market this morning, with
hardening prices, and the spinners of water twist have in
some eases obtained a slight advance. No. 16's to 24's
water, for China (for which some considerable contracts
have been given consequent on the overland mail's advice.),
are id. per lb. in advance, and 26-32 water twist, both for
home consumption and export, are in good request at
hardening prices. These counts of water twist ars in all
qualities id. to id. higher than a few weeks ago, and the
spinners well engaged. Mule yarns are not higher, but
the rates are firmer, and spinners are well enough engaged to
show no anxiety for new business. In cloths there is an
extensive make of T cloths, which go off well at full prices.
Domestics of the heavier and better makes are also in good
request at full rates. In the higher reeded printing cloths
and madapollams there is a good deal of activity, and some
heavy contracts running for the former, but the low
qualities of these goods are less in demand. For 40-inch
shirting, some contracts have been given out since the
arrival of the India mail, of the better qualities, for the
China market, but the lower qualities suitable for Calcutta
are not in demand, and the advices thence arc unfavour-
able. Some of the houses in the India trade, however, con-
tinue to send forward large quantities of goods at the pro.
sent low rates, notwithstanding the large excess of exports
reported this year of all kinds of cloth and yarn to all the
ports of India and China for the past ten months, as com-
pared with corresponding periods of the lust three years,
and the glut which appears to exist in sonic of these mar-
kets. The manufacturers of Bolton jacconets are doing a
larger business, but the demand has not so increased as to
enable them to obtain improved prices. There has been a
considerable export, also, recently to the United States.
It is observed in the circular of a large house, "it
would seem that, notwithstanding unfavourable accounts
coming to hand from many important foreign markets,
as for instance Germany, Calcutta, Bombay, Buenos
Ayres, several of the Brazil ports, and this week
from Chili (owing to a military revolution that had
broken out), the low and comparatively safe prices
which have ruled for the last six months have stimulated
competition, and the demand has hence once more fully
equalled the present production of our manufactures. It
is highly important, therefore, that all the accounts which
have hitherto been received have been very favourable as
to the probable yield of the new crop of cotton. With a
low range of prices, such as now exist., and which we see
no fair reason to suppose will be materially advanced upon
for some time to come, we shall want a large supply of cotton,
for with the improvement of international communications
which, by railroad., steamers, and telegraphs, has been
established during the last few year., it is not likely that
the effect, in stimulating consumption, of low prices will
now be less than on former occasion,, but, on the contrary,
it is probable that it may be greatly extended." The better
qualities of printing cloths are in good demand for the
home trade, probably with the view of preparing eaten-
' sively for a good spring trade. The present business in the
print trade is only toe moderate extent, nor is there any
thing in novelty of design, or style, to stimulate it much.

WOOLLEN CLOTH.—Leens, Nov. 22.—There has
been a good attendance of merchants in the cloth halls to.
day ; the market wasof a more active character and a better
business has been done. In the warehouses there hu been
more doing during the present week, especially in heavy
goods.

LINEN, dic.-13r.i.rs9r, Nov. 21.—We are enabled to
report an improved feeling in the past week's trade: prices
have not advanced, hut business transactions have been
upon an extensive scale ; in many departments, altogether,
things look better. Linen Yarn-56 to 70 lea weft, of good
quality, continues to sell at 3e. 6d. per bundle, 74 per cent.
discount colf ; and stocks in the spinners' hands, of these
numbers, arc very small. The quotation of 3s. 6d. is
readily obtained fur prime qualities. The demand for yarns
was pretty fair this day. Linen—No change in cloths.
Flax—Prices of flax have advanced this week all over the
province. Supplies have not been so large, owing (strange
as it may appear at this season) to a scarcity of water at
the scotch-mills.

HARDWARE.-131RMING/tAat, Nov. 22.—The trade of
the town continues tolerably steady, without any of that
superabundance of orders which the manufacturers in some
branches had a few months since. Upon the whole, there
is a very fair autumnal trade. From the districts, the ac-
counts generally are satisfactory ; the demand for tin plates
increases rather than otherwise. The strike amongst the
nailors at Oldbury is at an end, the men have returned to
their work at the old prices. The iron trade of Staffordshire
is said to be rather improving.
TILE POTTEIILES.-04 the recurrence of Martinmas—the
commencement of the potters' year—it affords us great
pleasure to have to speak of the earthenware and porcelain
manufactures as enjoying real prosperity. During the past
twelve months the home trade has fully maintained itself,
the continental and Mediterranean trade has increased, and

the United States of America have done their shat.e to-
wards keeping up a brisk demand. The impetus given by
the Ureat Exhibition has led to considerable improvements
in the manufacture, and greater progress has been made
during the last two years than for a dozen years previously.
To us it seems that a really effective Chamber of Commerce
is needed to watch over and protect the interests of the
trade, both as to wages, selling prices, and prices of mate-
rials. The difficulty is to constitute such a chamber on
principles that shall not originate in another form some of
the evils it is desired to rectify. Upon the whole we cannot
but think the prospects of the trade most encouraging.—
StaffordsAire Advertiser.

FISH.—BILLINGBOATE, Nov. 22.—Turbots, 7s. Od. to
15s. Od. ; haddock., Bd. to Is. 21. each; cod fish, 4s. 0.1. to
9s. Od. ; lobsters, 10d. to 2s. Od. ; crabs, Gd. to Is. 104.;
soles, 84. to 2s. 3d. per pair; flounders, Is. to le. 3d.;
bloaters, Is. to Is. 3d. per dozen ; whitings, 4d. to 6d. each ;
eels, 4d. to led.; and salmon, Is. Gil. to Is. Sd. per lb.;
°Men, Bs. to 38.. ; sprats, 4s. to Gs. per bushel.

MEAT AND POULTRY.-Nswoevn AND LZADIA.
HALL, Nov. 22.-6ecse, 4a. tkl. to 91. Od.; capons, 4s. 6d.
to 75. Od.; roasting pigs, 45. 6d. to 7s. W. each; tame rab.
bits, Is. 6d. to Is. 10d. ; wild ditto, Bd. to 11. ; pigeons, fsl.
to 'JAI. ; Surrey fowls, 75. 6d. to 9s. Od. ; barn-door fowls,
4s. Od. to 6s. 01. per couple ; English eggs, 75.01. to 7s. 6d. ;
French ditto, 6s. 3d. to 7s. Od.; and Irish ditto, 64. 04. to
6s. 6d. per 129 ; fresh butter, Os. to Os. Od. per lb. ; hares
and leverets, 2s. 6AI. to 3s. 3d. ; quails, Is. to Is. 3d. ; grouse,
15. 241. to Is. 6d.; pheasants, 3s. to 3s. 6d. each.

CORN.-Axsovss, Nov. 22.-Wheat in fair supply,
bet the aresdose was rather ibis. Tee trade for all d.e.rotte
Wes ream SO, mere prthealerly inferior qualltke bet
doh! net bey se seeder ideas thee caturday last. TgetToTO;
Ike* yes ezenelve ; It in leas request
all Meeristire wire the turnwae In fray title buyer. The leethen last week, k
tradand
e
surress Ode end BM, were tit fair request, Ind quite as
deer as led_qwelleL In otter ankles of grais act rub testier
rims, M. to els. Barley, 245. to Us. Oats, 13e. to
°V, its to 365.: new, Ms. to 34n Peas, tie. to Lac
npae ,
qr.
Me. to 311.. pet sect. Tales, U. 6d. to 3s. Malt, te. 6d. to Is. per bushel.
eer.
ATT.IBIBURT, Nov. 22.-The pitch of Wheat at this mar-
ket very tarp, notwithatanding which nearly the whole
wee seld,Oseph et no Avenel, bet last week's pekes tally main-
Otter sorts In good sad*, and trade good. Wheat, W. to
Illt. per load of 3 vs. 'Jerky, 214. to Wu per qr. Scar, He.
editO, 19s. to 235. Peas, Ns. to 3.5.
BATH, Nov. 22. -Our market was well supplied with
east deserlptlons of palm. Wheat without any change to value, but
r .we quote Barley la per qr. WIRT Bey" Peas, and Oata the same
last week
BEDFORD, Nov. 22.-Our markets were higher by about
W. par Wad kw Wheat and Beans, and sad. per qr. dearer ke Barley
and Oats thus oar lad quotation&
BeRWIC7I.. Nov. 22.-Our market to-day was well at-
tended, end a oonaiderable business was does. Wheat Arm, at last
week's rates; also Oats; bat Barley was le. per qr. bawd.
BLSEDFORD, Nov. 22.-Our rauket te.day exhibited a
meoleralesepp.y of every deseripHee of grata. est Iter or ore el
Whir were • fur err, at erisseed rder. Mew seellsnly lea
Wei. PE alley there was aYr eased of Mime bra ort lest
seri Ore were is met kratesten vapparmi re herdi
harsh romans* mad& Illereosd Tess dr sormitt
tai ramerd was era% Sr see sere v2k Marty
seeds, Illmese,std, 325. to Mel_ sow,_lln. le es. soh Ms Is Yr Ite. to 30s. SO Wk. Pe" WA* Sue.
13.4 Ns le WM. Walt, As to Ms. pr gr. Mar, lea. Ms SR per seek.
SOSTOX, Nov. 22.-We have been fairly supplied with
•T mar to our saute today. Meat was a may trate at the full
Meese Wedaesday. Oats the tun Ewer. Beada Pees is de.
aril at tomer prier Wheat, red, re. to Vs. ; white, Hs Oats,
Ns In 22e. 8ar,324.10 31s. Per, blue, 36e. to 30► per qr.
CIOIRRIDOR, Nov. 22.-Our market we dearer for every
dredger of
earn toetay, aed a fir supply. Wheat, red, 31s. to
; addle, 10s. to 42a. Berkey, ths. to Hs. Sera, d 4. to its.
Per, ft. to Us. tats,Os. to tlti
CANTIULBORT, Nov. 22.-We had a moderate supply at
grain et Wit,i week. Wheat wet rather better rio, su •ma
wirer el wows, rm. to Sea. ; sew. 32e. to Ne.„;
am les tide. Bats say. new. tr. to re. One, wear, Ursa as
Dom. Itle ftle, I saw, Mu to 17s. Hog Pess, 27.. 64.
CARLISLE, Nev. 22.-The supply of grain ear about am
•megagtga:6ll:4llmersim her rer
ear sot gy neuiggkettegidemez
Is sere mires. a Mlle ha less Irma. Ouits tto and ley
w. Whir, whits, sew sad to 17e. ;t; red, mg rid
Us. • lea. Dm*. we sad old, Oa. se Rts 6d. Or, pg.
Ms. 7e. Id. to Se.; *comes. Os. ed. to 7s.
COLCHZSTIR, Nov. 21.-We had an increased supply et
Wirt ray. The are of Meet sad Batley beam at teat week%
piless. Its raw et ems swell` they sold at tally Is. pee qr. ad.
ems The gserity ef fleas es ardor ; prim se Ind sserkeadsg.
Ennuis, Nev. 21.-Our mph*, al Inds to day an
mall, and beidutS7lle Whist rellteig as aderst ts per
qr.; eget _ sell Iserft sit th• erememlee al hm welt
Sorry la - sal Wetwee Immo - arm
Wheat,