The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

rfHE CORC

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tinual drunken and disorderly habits of his wife he had been
completely ruined, his children were grossly neglected, and h.
had no place tit to call a home. She had repeatedly stripped
her children, sail sold or pawned their wearing apparel in
order to prccure liquor. She had repeatedly threatened
to kill him, and had token up knives and other dangerous
weapons, and had more than once done him very serious
injury. She had been drunk almost daily for three years,
a nuisance and a terror to the people in the aeighbour-
hood in which she lived, a curse to her children and him-
self, and devoid of all feeling or shame. On Saturday
night she was mad drunk, and after cresting a great dis-
turbance took up a knit and attempted to stab him, and
when that was taken from her she took up a poker
and threatened to dash his brains out with that.
She then set to and wildly destroyed nearly
every this'g in the place, and then stripped herself of
all the clothing she heal on. She was about to run into
the street in a state of nudity, when she was brought back
be a young man in his employ and by • police-constable,
who advised that her hands and feet should be tied, which
was done, and she remained in that state till the police
sergeant took her away. The prisoner, who appeared over-
come with grief, said he did not know what to do; the
misery he had endured was indescribable ; and if some-
thing was not done to restrain his wife, she and his children
would be involved in utter ruin, and a violent and dreadful
death at the hands of his wife would be his doom. lie
then handed to the magistrate a large quantity of pawn-
brokers' duplicates relating to every description of property
which his wife had pawned.
Their number quite astounded Mr. Yardley, who caked
—Wu it possible the woman had pawned so many things to
indulge in her census! gratifications ?
The prisoner—The whole of them, sir ; and has ex-
pended the whole of the money is drink, and neglected her
children.

Mr. Yardley put some questions to a little boy about
eight years of age, who was a living evidence of his mother's
neglect and depravity. Ile said a policeman ill-used his
mother and tied her up, had made some other statements of
an improbable description.
Roche, the gaoler of the court, fully corroborated the
prisoner's statement, and the woman admitted her drucken
habits.
Mr. Yardley said if ever a man was justified in tying up
his wife and leaving her in that state this was one, lie was
sorry the woman was not brought before him for being
drunk and disorderly. The restraint placed on the
woman and the tying of her up and leaving her on the
cold floor of her room was an extreme measure, but extreme
offence' required extreme puniakinents, and he did not see
the husband could have done otherwise after the repeated
attempts made upon his life. The prisoner was discharged,
and if be had a complaint to make against his wife he
would hear it

Mr. Crawley immediately got into the witness-box, and
said he went in danger of his hfe, and requested a warrant fur
the protection of himself and his poor children, lie was
moat willing and anxious to support his family.
The warrant was granted, and Mrs. Crawley was imme-
diately taken into custody. Mr. Crawley repeated on oath
what he had before mentioned in his defence. She had
repeatedly made attempts on his life, and he was appre-
hensive of farther violence.
Mr. Yardley—How did she get those black eyes ani the
marks on her face

Mr. Crawley—She has seldom been without black eyes
and bruises, but I have never touched her except in the way
of kindness. She fell down dead drunk, and got that
mass of bruises. She was wheeled home in a truck ; and
when she recovered herself, she called in a policeman, and
charged that mass of corruption to my violence, but the
policeman said, " I taw you fall, and I assisted you into the
truck. That was more than a fortnight ago."
Mrs. Crawley, in defence, said her husband was almost
correct. She had been a drunkard three years, and was a
regular mad woman when in liquor. She hoped her hus-
band would allow her some clothes, as else had some money
coming to her.
Mr. Yardley, after severely commenting on her conduct,
ordered her to find bail and be of wood behaviour, espe-
cially to her husband, for three calendar months.
The decision, which is tantamount to a sentence of three
months' imprisonment, was received with a murmur of
applause.

PRODUCE ELRHET.

The subjoined observations are extracted front the
monthly circular of Masan. H. W. Jewesbury and Co.:—
The prevailing tone in the foreign and colonial produce
markets sine* oar last has been one of considerable dull-
ness ; occasionally where it was thought desirable to com-
plete shipping orders, the public sales have gone off rather
better, but without any improvemnnt in prices, and at the
late 'Les, the goods have been mostly bought in, buyers
being unwilling to pay previous rates. The further rise in
the Baak rata for discounts on the 29th ult. to b per cent.,
and the consequent increased rate for advances, has almwit
entirely put a stop to any speculative demand in our
markets, and the home buyen seeing no immediate pros-
pect of advance in prices, are content to supply themselves
only for their immediate requirements. The importations
have been large, but the delivery from the warehouses has
continued good, consequently there is no material alteration
te notice in the stocks. Dyes and dyeing materials have
been only in moderate demand at rather lower rates.
1 Indigo, cochineal, and lac dye are all loer since our last.
The reports from the continental produce markets notice
the general demand as dull, except for rice, in which con-
' siderable business had been done. From Calcutta and
Bombag the reports are most favourable for imports, but in
1 exports there was but little doing, in consequence of the
unfavourable accounts of prices from the home market.
The quantity of goods coming forward is unusually small.

BT. PETERSBURG, OcT. 15.
London letters of the 7th inst. received. Corn: Wheat
unaltered; rye dull, and 70 eo. 85 so. Bco. lower, both on
on the spot and on contract ; shipment' much chocked by
want of ship room, and especially of lighters ; 50 co. B. per
chat. paid for wheat to Cronstadt. Deals quite nominal ;
and a ooasiderable quantity in second hands likely to winter
for want of shipping. Flax: Without transactions, there
being nothing in Ana hands beyond a few remnants of tow
and eadilla. The shipmate, though chocked by want of
lighters, will apparently sifted 1,000,000 pods, as freight
is oomparatiTelf easy for this article. Hemp : Small par-
cels of clean taken at 98 ro. and 95 ro., and trifles of sorts at
871 ro. and 82 ro.; arrivals per rail continue. Respecting
contract business reports are very various, but it appears
not to have been extensive, and confined to continental
houses. Linseed quite neglected. Potashes : A good deal
done last weak at 531 ro. ; since then, 54 ro. paid and
offered. Tallow : Early in the week 700 to 800 casks done
at 158 to 160 ro.; since then, quiet, with nothing doing, till
yesterday, when 154 ro. was accepted for 280 casks. 166 ro.
generally asked for Y. C., and 160 to. for soap. Of con-
trast business there aro many reports, but nothing traced.
Freights very high, and room scarce for grain and tallow,
len so for flax goods to Scotland ; lighterage hardly obtain-
able for some goods, which has checked the week's ship-
ments. Freights to London For hemp, 87s. 6d. ; linseed,
lls. Bd. ; tallow, 575.; wheat, 13e. Exchanges, Oct. 2:
London, 38f, 15-16, to 13-16 ; Amsterdam, 1913 to 191 ;
Hamburg, X4l, 1, to I ; Paz* 4031 to 398, per S. RS., for
, throe menthe.

Dell vared. Pr. Illook.i
26,500 32,010
120,000 116,000
157,000 226,000
221,000 260,000
761 1,500
14,700 0,000
107,000 115,900
13,900 15,609
4,190 3,000
10,500 17,000

LONDON WEILLY DOCK
Imported.

1,600 1 1,300
13,000 1,300
21,000 I 0,100
11,000 1,400
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COTTON.—LirunrooL, Ocr. 24.—The market closed
tamely and steadily without change in prices. Sales, 6,000
bales—(soo on speculation)-600 Pemam !and Maranhants,
6d. to 71d. ; 100 Bahia, 614. to 61d. ; 400 Egyptians, 51d.
to lid. ; and 600 Surat, 3d. to 41d. per lb. Import since
Thenlay 10,000 bales.

CATTLE.—Lrviazoot, Ocr. 24.—A small supply of
stock, with a fair demand from the buyers present ; but at
the close of the market a few remained unsold.

HOPS.—Wokgesrms, Ocr. 22.—Picking has now con-
eluded in this neighbourhood, and the market has been
for the past fortnight exceedingly well supplied. The
amount of duty for the district has not yet been published,
but it is thought it will range between 9,0001. and 12,0001.
The number of pockets wcigbad during the put week was
—new, 849 ; old, 13 ; ►nd this day (Ssturcloy) new, 822 ;
old, 17 ; giving a total for the week of (new and, old inclu-
sive) 1,703 pockets. Prices varied from 101. to 151., though
a few choice samples went as high as 16!. Trade was very
brisk, there being a good number of buyers in the market.

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