The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-05 00:00:00

NORTHERN CIRCUIT—LIVERPOOL, Aram 3.
Before Mr. Baron Rolfe._
__

Tun Newros CONSPIRACT.—Tas Qualm O. SELSBY
AND OTHIRB.—This ease, which occupied the court two
days, was an indictment against twenty-six defendants, for
having conspired to prevent fifty journeymen workmen and
apprentices from accepting work at the foundry of Messrs.
Jones and Potts, of Newton-in-the-Willows. All the de-
fendants, except Selby, had been in their employment. A
disagreement arose, and they attempted to dictate to the pro-
secutors as to hew they should conduct their business. They
came to the masters, and almost insisted that apprentices over
a certain age should not be engsged, and that no men should
be employed who did not belong to a certain trades' union,
oalledthe Journeymen Millwrights' Benefit Society—a society
which had the enormous fund of 18,0001. at its command.
The masters would not submit to this dictation, and fifteen
of the defendant' left, and those who remained became so
turbulent that they were obliged to be discharged. The dis-
charged workmen formed themselves into bands to prevent
others from a distance entering the employment. Various
mischievous handbills were circulated, of which Selby would
be proved to be the author. One of these placards was an
appeal for assistance for the men out on strike at Newton,
and others who were out on another similar strike
at Belfast about the same time. With reference to the New-
ton strike, the parties stated that " the prosecutors should not
have it all their own way, for that a steady picket had been
placed upon the shop." There was the usual appeal about
" the shrine of avanee,"—" the rights of liberty,"—" their
perilous situation,"—" their mercileu oppressors," and
so forth. This was signed " Henry Selby," and a subscrip-
tion of a shilling ahead was directed to be forwarded to him,
at Dale-street, Mancheeter. In consequence of these
" pickets " effectually interfering to prevent new workmen
joining the foundry, twenty-three of the defendants were
hended. Upon Cheeseborough was found a letter from
sz7T
, enclosing an order for 101. for the support of the men
out o the shop of the prosecutors. It was then deemed ad-
visable to arrest Belsby. Jones, a unstable of Warrington,
apprehended him ; Selby mistaking Jones the constable for
Jones the prosecutor, he became very communicative,
avowed himself the author of the placards and the writer of
the letter to Cheeseborough. In another defendant's box a
pest number of letters from Bibby were found ; one of them
giving an account of the strike, which then had lasted two
months, and with a bout, it was stated that only three mean
fellows had entered the foundry since the turn-out
took place. Meanwhile the prosecutors had received exten-
sive orders, and were advertising for workmen, but they
would be unable to fulfil the orders unless they came to terms
with the turn-outs. In support of these facts,
a great variety of documents w re read. They revealed
little more than the usual organisation of a trade society.—
it host of witnesses having been examined, amidst many
interruptions by the defendants' counsel on points of law
and practice, all of which were overruled by the learned
judge, the court was addressed for the defence in succession
by
Mu, learned gentlemen who were retained for the various
defendants, and the summing up of Mr. Baron Rolfe left, on
the whole, an impression in favour of the defendants ; but
the jury, after an absence of ten minutes, returned a verdict
of Guilty against Bibby, Bonifield, Dswion,Cheeseborough,
Platt, Quarry, Wilson, Frith, and Bowman, and Not Guilty
against the remainder. The parties convicted are to be
brought tip next term, in the Court of Queen's Bench, to
receive judgment.

GUILDHALL.—A Lints Brr or Noun SWINDLING.
—Jan Jwry Groats was cWged with defrauding Thomas
Kawqtfra awl of W., by selling a glandmod bars, which he
dsciarad to Is sand. Tam promotalw Mated tbat akw days
ago ha bowfin a Mfrs Otis griwarof In for 81.
Oa getting It bans, lio band ma of 119 nombila dfrobarging.
Thinking wimatblog amigos was tie miatfrar with It, ha sent
it to a oarmicrmy omgoon, and cm bang sammfrod, it was
found to be glandarad. He had nada known tls suaditica
of the bamt r and hod denswilad bask tits
81. Ho only at hini, and salad Idn whet to could
exposit Om K. 1— . Alderman Wood : Now Mr. Groves,
ors yes sr* to pay the poor man book Has 81! he gave you
for dui gfreedered besot 7—Priestior No lam not ;he
bought it in dm street, and, as',l said before, what could he
mut be 81. ?—Mr. Alderman Wood : Not a glandered
cos you may bo ware. If you don't refund the 81., I shall
;Brost 1119 ar milaitor to promeats you.—Prisoner: I decline
mils book 11111
for ammay.—Hr. Alderman Wood : Then you
aommitled

3011141TREET. Holmium mold irtvrasarrrne•
Bwora.-4ifeeffrey While was deafly eznatned, shamed wftlr
strain. wetelles and other property tress elneoriebs'
watimaked shops. The prisoner west We the shop of
lira. Tam 261, Holborn, and, under prawn of pur-
eeing a gold pin, na •Il with a card coundnis. sinew
gold ens. He was apprehended, sod be was at the newt
recopied by Mr. Yen, a jeweller, of Wardsuretseet, as
the mesa who bad stolen a silver wank trim his shop,
under sham eiratasseamoss. He was ales lireilled en

Wenley as g-orloiser7f. a i[l;er-t7allsis foam the shop;
Mr. Cliseassna, 14, Oxime-Mnset, seise slinflar circum-
stances. Tim pdee•r was fully colondeled for trial.

CLUBIINWiLL. —BcraotAirs.—ifesay Jones was
&weed mak b.,W broken into the hews et Mr. Wee.
W N.. 5, Psetrosoer, Holloway, end shahs • Tun.
dty et vehalekwelhey, asd weezleg ward, as the
IN$l2/11 . These -was • semi
of beeekiai fate the hoses ell& hi St.
Patre4srrass, pellsromeleade was ea is
Pasheow, es PAW Nankai, sheet belfgast 2 Vilest,
whoa he maw the Omar eesabsi its et Ihe ph et the
Meek No. 5, Peaherow hoosseissed alai sausweis
._...ssistliestsey, ha emenied him more
• Weer other prefeetles how his poeket. Yrs
=;117; to the Miles how, whims he wee ',MA awl •
lTstg=frilevelashars dillistia'rh:
retassellail Ilseed tiNlwisdow of No. 6 WI ligoizal
an the dE bo a • law savor • silver
land ss rim lab the isms et w ing
an
lead ether- sles horiliseleed reeve
esomevaL
Anse he aderase was taloa to he elaZa has., he mitten-
ties et thus ea doer was allsosted to • pair Cl boots
he had ID, sal is et a losfiloy sialler is
doreetw to he /s_ bow eassehled at the
bowie et Mr. is St. ~ohms', lellaseea,
Bata the
the ult., whoa soseral palm eases sad beds were iss,
t took the boob sa lb. pdu het, sad
thin to Ilr. Hoak who ide Ilia se a pair
.70-. lusd bees delis ham hi. beam The arbour was
essositeml he trial.
WORSHIP-STREET.—A snrovi•A Cai.aoa or Hos-
OW AND ANIAIILT NT • R•ILWAT 1911AVA1rT.--ANDOP
akkr,aponstiallsaigloy • t IlialuslusOrintiseSsiliew

Company, was charged with robbery.—J. Sparks, en officer
belonging to the company, stated that he was on duty on the
previous clay at the company's goods depot, in Brick-lane,
Spitalfields, when he raw the prisoner and two other men
round a truck containing three barrels of beer. Ile we nt
ap and found they had broached one of the barrels of beer,
and upon attempting to take the prisoner into custody he
struck him a violent blow in the face, which covered him
with blood, and he continued to resist him until the police
I took him into custody. Sergeant Price said that when the
prisoner was brought to the station he was searched, and a
leaden tube and an iron instrument fur prising barrels found
on him. On examining the seeks, he found that an aperture
had been made sufficiently large to admit of the tube, by
which means the beer was sucked out —A etneeman from
the office of Meson. Duncan and Co., solicitors to the com-
pany, said that if the prisoner were commi.ted for trial they
would be enabled to prove that three quarts had been drawn
from the barrels.—Mr. Arnold said he would hold the gel.
soner to bail to answer any chases they might feel inclined
to prefer at the sessions for the misdemeanor, and he himself
deal with the assault, taking the prisoner's intoxication as
an sggrava'ion of the offence. Upon that he should fine
him the lull penalty of 51.. or be imprisoned in default of
payment. The money not being forthcoming, the prisoner
was committed to prison.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.-01INIBV8 ROOBERT.—
John Lawrence and Ernest Salts were charged with robbery
in an omnibus.—Maria Louise Hammond said she and her
sister got into an omnibus at Hungerford Market. The pri-
soners afterwards entered the omnibus and sat down, Sults
near the eitaess, and Lawrence on the opposite side, close
to her sister. Before long she felt her bag twitched. She
then observed Lawrence fumbling about the side of her sis-
ter. Sults saw that they were observed, and threw himself
in different attitudes, so as, if possible, to prevent her view.
She saw Lawrence withdraw be. hand from her sister's side,
and place something in his left waistcoat pocket. This con-
vinced her that a robbery had been committed, and she
asked her sister to lend her some money. Her sister, not
aware of what had been ;mine on, pulled out her p.n., and
found theta sovereign, which had been there just before, was
gone. Witness, therefore, charged Lawrence with rabies
her sister, and begged the aid and protection of some of the
gentlemen in the vehicle. Lawrence, of course, denied hav-
ing taken the sovereign, but, on the mention of a policeman,
he was for leaving the omnibus. This was prevented, as no
policeman could be met, until the omnibus drove up to the
Marylebone-lane station.—The prisoners were searched at
the station-house, and on Lawrence were found, in his left
waistcoat pocket one sovereign and a half, some silver in the
other pockets, and two diamond rings on his fingers. The
prisoners were remanded till Wednesday.
Fonazar.—Henry James Demden was re-examined,
charged with uttering a forged cheque. It now appeared
from the evidence that, on searching the accused's premises,
a note, closely resembling the hand-writing of the cheque,
was found, and it was further proved that, shortly after the
prisoner had left the library of Lord Abinger, New-street,
Spring-gardens, whither he had access in consequence of
going to the house with a menage, a piece of paper, with
the signature " F. W. Chappell" in pencil, closely resem-
Ming the writing of the signature on the cheque, was found.
It was also shown that, in the course of inquiry no such per-
sonage so Mr. Arnold could be found.— fhe prisoner was
fully committed for trial.
THAMES.—Romany ON TNI MON Sage.—Three
seamen, named James Mahler, John Sinelair, and John
Dunmore, of the barque Polly, of Glasgow, were charged
with stealing a boat from that vessel. On the 14th of Sep-
tember last, the vessel was lying off the west coast of Peru,
at which time a boat (a pinnace) wey safely moored along-
side. The next morning the boat and five of the crew were
missing ; search was made for them on shore, but they could
not be found, and the master forwarded letters to the autho-
rities along the emit, giving a description of the men, and
stating th ir desertion ; he also got the master of another
vessel, which was sailing, to give information to the consul
at Callao, through which the three prisoners were captured
and put in irons, and the boat was found and sent to Callao ;
but the master had to pay 50 dollars for its redemption. The
pprimers were taken before the consul, who sent them on
beard the Polly as pie/einem to be conveyed to England.
The other two men were never discovered. The depositions
taken before the consul were laid before Mr. Ballantine, who
thought there was not a tittle of evidence against the pri-
soners, and Le therefore discharged them. The men com-
plained much of the harsh treatment they bad received.

MONEY 11L4RIET.

SATURDAY EVIRTING.

The members of the Stock Exchange mustered but
slenderly to-day, numbers having left town for the holidays.
The majority of those who made their appearance would
seem to have been of the opinion operating for the fall in
prices, as the transactions which passed were chiefly in that
sense. These were, however, neither many nor formidable
in amount, and Consols scarcely varied from 88 to 4, for
money and account, during the regular hours of busi-
ness. Soon after the close they were, however,
quoted j lower. So extensive have been the
rations nz
for the fall of late, that, notwithst
some considerable amounts of money stock hays boa
brought to market within the last week, it continues meal
in request, and would be readily paid for en loan to the ae-
count-day, the 15th instant, in bank notes which would as
readily command 3 per cent. for the term ; that is, the
mod.. operandi apart, 3 per cent, would be paid for the loan
of money stock for twelve days against bank notes deposited.
Should this difficulty in procuring stock for delivery con-
tinue, as the day of settlement draws nearer, it might create
no small perplexity in the market, and the sellers, hitherto
as bold and prosperous in their speculations, might chance
to find themselves in some confusion, if not at the mercy of
their opponents. One or two bargains were done in Three.
and-a-Quarter per Cents. at 884 for money ex-dividend.
Exchequer-bills were par to 2s. premium. Consols Scrip,
14 to 1 discount.
In foreign stocks the business has been quite insignificant,
and prices with the slightest alteration. Spanish Fives were
quoted 224 to 3 ' • the Threes, 34 to 8 ; the Deferred, 151
to 16 ; Passive, 41to 4. Portuguese, 334 to 4j. Mexican,
214 to 2. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 684 to 9 ; the
Fours, 904 to 1 ex-dividend. Danish, 864 to 74 ex-dividend.
The Bask if Barka& averages for the week ending the
27th ult gin, ssempared with those of the week preceding,
the fades ranks

arailationLlisos £24,320,840 ....„ Damn £167,593
areslatica—dative 19,444,325
ta►lk dimwits 9,616,287
Other deposit. 9,403,132
Oeseenment seeorltiesia
Banking digertzmat 11,990,079
Cab. ..enure 17,814,355
Coln: wad Banks .. 11,010,383
7 day and other 11016 434,610
The !lest 2,978,633
The comparison of the average reserve of notes and coin in
the banking department was u follows :
Notes
Coin
Total reserve £3,571,238 Total decrease £591,163
The increase of active circulation is explained by tho in-
crease of "other" securities and the decrease of private
deposits. The amount to which these " other" securities,
consisting of bills disoonnted and leans on securities, had at.
at the date could hardly kid to have excited some
misgivings in the Bank parlour in view of the constant egress
of hard money, and the decrease of the reserve fund as
above referred to. The returns for the week now ended,
which will appear in the Gazette of Friday next, will com-
prise a lugs proportion, Ikon& not perhaps the whole
of the specie isonsisd far inant by the Cambria
steamer leaving Weirdsea Monday, and by
the Sarah Beads ea Wednesday, he the United
States, astirtodi at abed MASI. This specie would
be drawn from the Bank by the doable action of
cheques on private deposit or esonent amount, and secu-
rities dimonnted. A further drtil...= private_ deposits,
with sa immerse of other " be
Iselted flor, Woes womlime loansa—a...Q:7a have been
ranatag oat, sad not sighed to the Wend, ad=
deposits reinaced treat ether qualm. In the s
positive or partial, of than esuMsonsikname, • brae;
animation of the reserve hood may be
Although
as putimolar importance need be the fact a
drawn in the reserve of notes and rook la the banking
rt to below five millions, whisk is the limit of
rritrsnly assigned upon some awe rale principle to
the reserve of notes alone, yet, if the adios note circulation
is to be kept up to its present (pablished) ammo
standard by diaconate and loans, the liabilities
of deposits payable on demand, and bank post-billo due from
day to day, attaching, it must behove the directors to look
to the Term fund which is to answer contingencies. Five
maims sad a half may be amply sufficient to meet all de-
mands= average salenWon of ordinary times and
even 4 might, in and me, fairly represent the time,
=lLclaims of about levesteen mifitrns of deposits and
But these are not ordinary times, and the Bank
is, thwart, the owe bassi In the obligation not to be
hand at halt upon any ertreardinfuy pressure upon its
deposit atreset sr stack of contends values, We have, how-
ever, no des& that the dingle are tally aware of their
position. coed that the ratans of as present end next
week wrisii.escas4theon u closely in hallway, with respect to
reserves, gad " ether " secarithe, se they Wahl bs.
The mrsmeent Ise caching the amain, of the
distrust knees may he ageopted as proof ant a foreerting
lined peas had hest maimed upon, of wadi that step was
the ail mid adman dam the last aleveden etas mini-
mum rate of aimt The hall sapientent et that policy
has yet to be areeleded,batit date net retake amok=
to foresee that it is but the preamintry te the we.
restrietive mosettre of an odium's itas madman rate ef in-
terest, the ma af which, to be MI6 eftedut, will
not be freedom* split as bare. Blase as besuMi
became the Me ef Wend wee net raised at awe
dolly Is the noes gnarled resolution of plait
_the dis-
trust berm maim control, and it is amsral without
ofaidrat noon or that lams dittsammiar• would
have loses cosedened by the &near
.thsa the letter prow-
' dare. Seek an mean is motor* wesseas. The
limit imposed %pea as distrust hems will doubt-
lam aillset the sassy aerations of We ay end such
I ham amotrolol toplialo as Limped, , &e.,
bulb 9k. mom of the camannity and et Ihoosontry it an
asks mompeadirely little or a* illihroose. The reverse
wail bo i. an with an 11611111111 in the We' el interest
arida las trimily open tritoras, gootal and local
I alas DISOPIM- OS two tae 6 the town YfAwnr or
botiroso 6616 6r 106111Stomoorl dholor a*. bit
Thom 6 ea immooloa is mowspon quartos 116 is
=Dgod6 forsar, solowilsosi hint, as one
iodiammot to 6 IMO aloot lobs amegol of Book
het ow towords ads hi rot Limpool Mtn !pow
Tromollod so the laakie sky law., odlooliwto
woe Ilwolfally atiodinololdra 6 owns hos, to
oor 611646 broaldenio is so pewit& oobroo•
able* &elated owl oplit law. that ems, and with
I that spike, 6 bow Ibtrogit 6408 to oomoot the poili•

....

Tenement of any further official enhancement of interest rates
until the payment of dividends should have commenced, or be
on the eve of commencing. In this respect, with the single ex-
ception of the Morning Port, in its " Money Market" article,
the Doily News may really claim to "stand alone" in the
preys, as the Times would my. Events have so far justi-
fied the news entertained and expensed by us, and the
Bank directors have justified by acting upon them.

E.NOLIIIIII /11211311.
3 pee Ot. Ors. Ac 06,1111 4 I Dato•l4 for Sect., 60 4 $
New 34 per Mum., NO 3 per Ct. 00•001. Kelp, 1 4 Oa.
1...00 Aim., WI yr., In. 6, 1110,14 I. 101110. 1,1111.. 14. pr., 34. pm.
hulls Bawls, £lOOO, I ipm. Ditto, ASO4, par, I pa
Do., st.go r SlOO.l, 3 dlt. 1 m. DIM, Small, 11 pla.
Soak Stack for Acct.. SW
VOILILION MIMI.
3 per Ct. Chill. $OO4l, 01 1 car Ct. Itasstax $4•46, 1143,1104 #
3 per Cc. Damask 1006, lOU, /164 7 6 pee Ct. Spashat Parket 110.44, 44
114 ea CIO. I per Ct. 13pnal•A 10.4.,114
1 per Ct. Pottuttem Bohan hr 14 Mr 006 t. Dumb L‘cfmags, II
AOC,.. 341 # (ILL. 14
ft
6 rot, CL .;.6•1101t Mods, dtv. en= 4
.47; 04441. m ii. Cwt.*/ 1114 ex

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per Crum.. 701. Two-.Ma-Half per Oratts., 14, Lena et
DIM, Ili; Sul Niue. 1590.
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ttgastoest. haat er at. Yertleasd, £.600010!lg.
/Drama, ItraD. I.—Belgian Funds: lees, 1/40. 1401; De. 1014.
141 h. IA; Do. el the 0117, 1143, , Baal of WS. Esebuge an
blO4Oll, 23.414
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MIL Do. Three per Orals. 71. 711; De. Few par Usu., 011. 11 ;
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andu.Half per Orel, 1736.174, Badman's ea 7,.401, II; f months,
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