The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-01 00:00:00

OLD COURT.
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.12.471,2 k 4vi awl Anne Jacktoss, 19, 1,11111 charged
with stealing M. Ws. in gold, and some silver money, the
property of William Slater.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, who
stated that he lived upon his property and resided in the
Illackfriars-road, that about two o'clock on the morning
of the 24th January he was in Fleet-street, when he
met the prisoners, who accosted him and asked
him to treat them. Ho accompanied the women
to • public-house in Fleet-street, where they had
some liquor, and when they came out be called a cab,
intending to go home. The prisoners gut Into the cab with
him by hes consent, and he expected that he was going to
his residence, but instead of this he found that he was being
driven about the Strand, and the cab was stopped *tessera!
public-houses, where they all drank more spirits, and
he became at length quite unconscious, but when he
came to himself he found the cab and the
prisoners near Stamford-street. He got out, and sou
about to pay for the cab, but the prisoners told him it was
all right, and they had paid, and he then went towards his
home, and in a few minutes ho discovered that all his money
had been taken. He :gave information to the police, and
on the following day the prisoners were taken into custody.
In cross-examination, the prosecutor said that he had
bees durias the evening to the Coal-Hole Tavern, in the
Strand, w thare w • judge sad jury society,
and he a friemdb who accompanied him, had the
honour" of taking a glass of sherry with the chief baron
who presided. (A laugh.) He could not say how many
public.houses the cab stopped at, but he drank liquor at all
of them—sometimes brandy and water, and aciesetimes malt
liquor. Ile knew very well what being drank was, bat he
did not consider he was drunk on this night. (A laugh.)
From other evidence it appeared that when the prisoners
were taken into custody they denied all knowledge of the
robbery.
The Recorder expressed an opinion that the evidence was
insufficient to support the charge. It was quite clear that
the prosecutor wiis beastly drunk at the time, and there was
nothing to show when or under what circumstances the
money was last
The jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STANDING 2

ORDERS.

Yesterday the standing order, were declared com- ii
21.
plied with in the following came: St.
Minutia, Ran.w•r.—For construction of line from di.l
Leicester to the Great Northern Railway at liatchin, esti- R.
mated ocet9oo,oool. The line will run via Bedford, and et.
there is to be a branch to the London and North Western, M-
at Wellingborough. It
BIRMINGHAM 1 AND OXFORD JUNCTION, BIRMINGHAM, A,
WOLVRIMILAIIPToN, AND DUDLEY AND GARB.? WHSTRRN tej

RAILWAY.—For power to lay on the broad gauge on portion it
of South Staffordshire Railway, and arrangement with 10
holders of securities of the two former lines; use of joint 14
station at Wolverhampton, and other purposes; estimated ai
east, 8,0001. 10
Rouen DEVON AND TAVISTOCX RAILWAY.—Line from as.
Timagbridge to Tavistock, with power to South Devon to at.
su beer ibe ; estimated cost 164,0001. 10
WEXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY AND SWANBRA UAL- le
LEY RAILWAY. . 10
YOMMOUTHSEIIII RAILWAY.—Power tomake new rail- 40
Way, and works, and arrangements with other companies; IS
estimated cost, 80,0001. II
ELECTRIC TILEGRAPE COMPANY OP IRRLAND.—TO to
incorporate and regulate company, and better enable it to
establish and work telegraphs in Scotland and Ireland ;
capital 40,000'., with one-third borrowing powers. Is
BRITISH ELECTRIC TILEORAPR COMPANY.—For re- St.
pealing and amending act of 1850, and for power to eon-
struct telegraphs on streets, roads, towing paths, and rail- 3:
ways; proposed capital, 300,0001. 10
LONDON Dock COMPANY.—To form a new entrance a.
from the Thames, alter streets, and make other works; It
power to raise 500,0001. in addition to paid up capital of SO
3,G38,3101. sc
LIVERPOOL Doctoral' Connx.—To amend provisions of I:
acts of civil court of record, the process, practice, and mode
of pleading in the court, and to extend its jurisdiction. td
LIVERPOOL SANITARY AND OTHIR LOCAL ACTS.—TO
regulate the buildings in the borough, to make further pro- lf
vision for its sanitary and general regulation, and for esta-
blishing a police superannuation fend.
NORFOLK ESTITARY.—To alter the mode and period of
constructing the works, extend the time for purchase of
lands and completion of works, and postpone period of reco-
very of certain contributions.
PRISTON GAS.—Power to supply Preston and its suburbs
with gas; proposed additional capital of 60,0001., subject to
augmentation.

THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.
(From the Mark Lane Esprass.)

The decided check which has taken place in prices
of wheat in the British markets within the last month has
had more or less influence on the continent, and the adders
received this week are of a more subdued tone than any we
have had for a considerable time past. The weather ap-
pears to have changed about the same period as with us ;
and though no severe frost had yet been experienced, it was
not deemed by any means improbable that the navigation
of some of the harbours and rivers might become impeded
by ice.
D.uixig letters of the 25th inst., state that the operations
in wheat had, siflce the previous post day, been on a retail
scale. About 1,000 qn. of inferior wheat, bought on ac-
count of Paris, had been resold at 4.5 a. 6d. per qr. free on
board; really fine high-mixed lower Polish, of 62Ibs.
weight, bad not been offered below 525., but fine mixed
Ribs. quality might Lave been bought at equal to 47.,. to
485. per qr. free en board. There was some ice In the har-
bour, hut the weather was not by any means severe.
At Konigsberg, on the 23rd, business was tolerably firm,
but the tendency of prices had:during the week been rather
downwards.

At Stettin. on Monday, red and yellow wheat were ob-
tainable at 45s to 461 , mad fine white at 47e. to 48.. per qr.
free on board in spring. These prices are a trifle lower
than those previously quoted. The deliveries from the
growirs had not been large, but sellers had become rather
more inclined to realise. .

At Rostock good supplies of wheat appear to have been
brought forward by the growers; still the value of fine qua-
lities seems to have been well supported; but it must be
recollected that the worst accounts from hence had out yet
been received, and we are rather inclined to think that the
next advises from thence will be of a more subdued tone.
Fair 60 to 611bs. qualities of wheat were then still worth
46e. per qr., and heavier sorts were relatively d . Of
spring earn very little had come forward, the yield of bar-
ley, oats, &e., hat harvest having been exceedingly short.
There were no sellers of fine barley below 255. per qr., de-
livered free on board in spring.
Hamburg letters of Tuesday last inform us that the de-
mand for wheat, which hail been rather active the previous
wet k, had slackened, but sellers had nevertheless refused to
lower their pretensions, and for 61 lbs red Upland on the
spot equal to 478. 6d. per qr. free on board bad continued
to be asked. The offers from outports had been on much
the saute terms as before, say 455. to 431. 6d. for 60 lbs.
quality from Denmark, and 46e. 6d. up to 48s. for the finer
descriptions from the Lower Baltic ports. Prices of barley
and oats had undergone little or no change ' • the demand
fur both articles had been tolerably good. Niele barley,
weighing only 491 lbs. per bushel, was quitted 30s. 95., and
53 lbs. Danish, deliverable in spring, had not been offered
below 255. Gd. to 265. per qr. Danish oats, of 38 lbs. to
39 lbs., were still held at 17s. 6d. to 17s. 9d. per qr.
In the Dutch markets some effect appears to have been
produced by the diacouraging reports from hence, and at
Rotterdam on Monday oew white Beal.ind wheat was de-
em!, dly easier to buy. At • decline of about Is. per qr., a
few parcels of inferior quality were taken for export. Red
Rhine wheat had been in fair request, at equal to 45e. to
465. per qr. free on board.
At Groningen, on Tuesday, there was less doing in oats
than the week before, bat previous prices were tolerably
well supported. Yolanda, weighing 421 be., were quoted
17s. 9d. to 18,. ; ditto, 401b5., 16e. 91 to 17e. per quarter,
free on board. Beans were team, and in good revolt at
equal to 30s. Gd. to 31s. 6cl. per quarter free on hoard.
Freight to Louden for oats was 17s. per last, and 10 per
cent.

The advice!, from France aro of a similar character to the
amounts received last week. The supplies of wheat appear
to have about kept pace with the demand, and, without
much activity in the trade, former terms seem to have been
about supported for wheat as well ns for flour.
From the Mediterranean ports we have nothing new to
notice. The inquiry fur wheat for esport appears to hive
subsided ; still prim are not generally quoted lower. At
Venice, on the 21st instant, some contracts for Indian corn,
deliverable in July and August, were closed at 235. to
23e. rid. per quarter free on board.

FIRE AT WILTON ABBET.--A Ire broke oat at the
mat of the Hight Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., Secretary at
War, shortly after 8 o'clock on Sunday morning. Very
judiciously, no one was permitted within tha abbey gates
unless thone who could render good sirrice. Nu sooner
was the circumstance known in Vishury th n many
tradesmen took conveyances, and repaired thither to offer
ti lit services—in fact, hundreds of others touted on foot.
By half-past 10 the fire was got under, and a number of
those who had assisted, or h attends 1 for that purpose,
were regaling themselves in front of the entrance to the
abbey. It appears that the front library chimney, willn his
partly composed of timber, ignited. The loss of property
will sot be great.