The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1848.

in the chop, but I dial not oil any arsenic that night —By
the Court : 1 should not know calomel fr ,m ersersic by its
apps eraser. I don't kn'oa, whether ors, ci, rougher it. ap-
pearance than calomel. I never exeminrd them together.
cannot say whether calomel bring mixeu sith sugar would
give it still more the appearance of arsenic.
Mr. Clarkeun rent Iced that he thought it wee fortunate
for the public that this gentlemen bad not succeeded to ihe
retvi, drug trade of his uncle.
Mr. Rogers, a chemist, deposed that he analysed the con- I
tents of the stomach of the ,ucessed child, end disc tvered
the prreence of two grains of weenie, and he expressed an
opinion that this arunic had been the cause of death,—Cross.
examined: lie did not find any trace of calomel in the

stomach.
Processor Taylor, lecturer on chemistry at Guy's Hospital,
deposed that he had examined the stomach of the deceased
and* found one grain of arsenic, but in his opinion the
death of the child arose not from the arsenic, but
from the inflammation occasioned by the state of the
bowels that had been alluded to, and all the symp
toms deposed to by the witnesses were, according
to his view of the case, to be ascribed to that disease, and not
to the presence of arsenic. From all the circumstances to
the case it was also his opinion that there was no arsenic in
the child's body when it was brought back from the Isle of
Wight, and that it must have been administered within
eight or ten hours of the child's death. lie added, that
he did not observe any trace of calomel in the body of the
deceased child, and according to his view of the case the
ath was
that clearly to be attributed to the stste of the howels
at had been deposed to. Protestor Taylor was about to
I give some explanation upon the subject of the difference of
opinion that appeared to exist between him and Mr. Rogers,
w hen he was stopped by
Mr Baron Platt, who said it was useless to proceed any
further with the case. They were mot sitting there to jus-
tify medical men, but to justify the poor women at the bar.
His lordship then, with corwiderable warmth, said there did
not appear to be the slightest ground for the charge, and it
only showed what might be done by a coroner's jury.
A verdict of Not Guilty was at once returned, and the
learned judge ordered the prisoners to be immediately dis-
charged.
SEDITIOIC—In the case of J. J. Bezer, indicted for 'edi-
tion, the jury returned a verdict of Guille,r.
SENTENCES FOR SEDITIoN.
The other defendants, Snell, Crowe, and Bryson, who had
bean convicted of a similar offence, were thereupon ordered
Mbe placed at the bar with the defendant who had been
jest convicted, to receive sentence.
Boon Platt addressed them, and said they bad severally
been found guilty of the offence of uttering seditious speeches
for the purpose of distu-bing the public peace and
exciting the people to insurrection. They had fortunately
been stopped in their career, for, if the government had el-
lowed them to persevere in their guilty objects, and they
had excited their dupes to resort to arms, they would have
been guilty of the crime of high treason, and their lives
might have paid the penalty. Men had been con-
victed at a former session of a similar offence and
received sentence, but es that sentence did not ap-
pear to have had the effect of deterring others from
similar courses, it was clear that an increase in
the punishment must be resorted to. The increase of the
punishment would not be very great, but still there must be
some increase on the present occasion. lie then sentenced
George Snell, Ito ,ert Crowe, and John James Hem to be
imprisoned in the House of Correction for two years, to pay,
a fine of 101. each to the Queen, and at the expiration of
their imprisonment to enter into their own recognisance in
1001., with two sureties of 601. each, to keep the peace fur 1
five year.. The fourth defendant, Etryson, was sentenced to
the same term of imprieonment, and to find the same amount
of sureties for five years, and, in addition, to pay a fine of
201., and the whole of the defendants were further ordered
to he imprisoned until the sureties were entered into and the
fines paid.
When the sentence was pronounced, Bryson exclaimed to
his companions, "Never mind, brother charier:, come
along." Thli attempt to cheer his comrades' spirits appeared
to have very little effect.
NEW MUM—Before the Common Serjesnt
" A Pakten Maartiaos."— Wm Porker, between 30 and
40 years of age, was indicted for feloniously intermarrying
with Sarah Lett, his former wife, Catherine Parker, being
then and now alive. The second wife, who was deeply af-
fected, said she was married to the prisoner on the 22nd of
January, 1842, and had lived with him until the present pe-
riod, having had three children by him. He always be-
hoved extremely well to her mad was a goof father.—The
parish clerk of Horsham proved the marriage of the prisoner
re 1333, at Petworth, in Sussex, to Catherine Mills, who was
then in court. —Examined by Mr. Clarkson : This
was a parish marriage. The prisoner's first wife is
nearly 20 years older than him. I do not know
that she was • bad character at the time of her marriage.
She had had three illegitimate children, the last of which
she swore to the prisoner. It waster that child that he was
sent to prison. lie was told he would not be let out unless
he married her, and was kept in prison until he did. I was
present at the marriage, and with some of the overseers ,
went to the gaol where we took him out and then kept him
with us until he was married to her. This prosecution has I
been got up by the parish, for since the prisoner's deser-
tion of his wife, which took place tome years ago, she has be-
come troublesome to the parish.—Mr. Clarkson, who ap-
peared for the prisoner, said that this was one of the most
disgraceful prosecutions he had ever heard of. Here was a
mere boy forced into • marriage with a prostitute 20 years
older than himself by being kept in a prison because she
had sworn as illegitimate child to him, and told that there
he would be kept unless he did marry her. Could the legis-
lature expect the poorer classes to have any respect tor laws
that tolerated such proceedings ? What had the prisoner
done? Wby left the filthy old woman at the first
opportunity, and meeting with • woman who was worthy of
hint, had, as a respectable tradesman, led with her a most
eze mplary life. It was evident for what purpose the parish
had got up this prosecution, and he hoped he should never
again hear of • public caurt of justice being detile d
and degraded by any more proceedings of such a nature.
—The Common Serjeant said they were not there to try or'
canvass the conduct of the llama ulate borough of
oner Hors
ham.
(Laughter.) There wasone point in the pris aour,
as he had not seen or heard from his first wife for shove
seven Jean he might presume she was dead, and think himself
at liberty to marry again.—The jury availed their elves of
his lordship's suggestion and at once Acquitted the prisoner
—The first wife was about to address the court upon the re-
marks that had been made about her, when the Common
Serjeant referred her to Mr. Clarkson,who had with a) much
‘tallantry described her v rue..

POLICE.-Y EATERDAY. '
GUILDHALL.-81ILLING SPURIOVS CLOARS.—B. Law ,
was charged with attempting to defraud by offering to eel
cigars which he represented es being made of genuine to.
bacco.—L. Levy, a foreman in the service of Mr. L, Morris,
of 34, Holborn.bill, cigar maker, said that he was proceed-
ing along Holborn when the prisoner came up to him and
wished to know if he felt inclined to purchase some cigars.
' He asked whet the price was, and Law replied that he cool
sell them at Bat. per dozen, and that he had just a shilling's
worth. Witness wished to know if they were genuine ores
and received a reply in the affirmative ; at the some time a
ample was sown t , him, when he at once saw they were
like the mountebank's razors, " made to sell," but not to
smoke. In tact they were a compound of fresh hay and
brown paper, very ingeniously made up into the shape of
penny or threehelipenny cheroots, and afterwards stained to
represent the colour of the tobacco leaf. lie at once gave
the prisoner into custody, and at the staton-house a great
number of spurious cigar; were found in pos-
session. The supervisor of excise called the atten•
lion of the alderman to the excise laws, where-
by he thought the magistrates were enabled to deal
with the case under the 13th section, which forbade say
person to hawk any kind of tobacco under a severe penalty.
—Mr. Thomas Wood, the chietnlerk, in answer to a question
from the alderman, said the section to which the suaervisnr
alluded only rotated Cu hawking tobacco; but in the pre-
sent instance there appeared to be none of
to
ingredient, as
they (the cigars) consisteel wholly ozo
ne hay and paper. It the
excise thought proper they might proceed against the prisoner
under another clan-e, as the evidence was not eutlicient to
detain him. Had the complainant purchased the cigars,'
that would have been a different atfair.—Ald. Salumons said
that MI er looking over the chime and immulting with Mr.
Wood, .'se perfectly agreed with him, and the prisonir wee
therefore discharged.
Broughton received
U. worth .W postage stamps from "S.II ;" from
Hat.Aptoti-wick ; and If. from M. F." Mr.
Fell, the chief c. etk, also **(wired • sovereign item " J. Bo"
the whole of the sai'd donations being for the benefit of
the Parry family, whom distressing case has excited to
great a degree of FuMic iMminithy.
WANDS WOR ffi.—(.l.qa it try. Mr. Pay nter desired
our reporter to acknowledge in this paper the following ad.
ditional contributions towazd.' defraying the expenses of the
emigration of the daughters of - &afflatus Dolmas : Front" B
8.," Hull, 20s. ;" J. E.," 10f. and from a " Poor Clerk,"
his mite of Is. 6d.
RlCHMOND.—Foaottio TOI: MARC OF TN' GOLD-
RMITHee COMPANY. A middl,'-affed woman, named
Mary hmitA, was r.,•xaminnd on a,►
charge of offering for
sale spectacles purporting to be silver, and bearing the
Goldsmiths'-hall mark. On Thttraday afternoon Mat the
prisoner, who made a pretext of offering lace for sale, but
in reality was endeavouring to foist off some metal specta-
cles as silver, was taken in Water- lane, Richmond, by
police constable 209 R, and three pairs of metal spectacles,
apparently bearing the genuine imprAiMon of the hall
mark, were found at the bottom of her basket. She at first
denied having my, and after they were discovered said sae
had bought them of a man who travelled about, and whom she
did not know. She was remanded, that some one from the
Goldsmiths' Company might attend.—Mr. .1. Fuller, the
chief e
assayer at Goldsmiths'-hall, said he had xAmined the
spectacles produced, and there were marks designed to imi-
tate the mark of the Goldsmiths' COMPanY upon them.
These were all counterfeit, and she mei* was not silver,
con- I —The prisoner was further remanded.

MONEY MARKET.
MONDAY EVENIIO4.
The rains and the rise of prices in the corn markot
combined with the melancholy exhibition of the Ex-
chequer to depress the lands this morning. The first
quotations for Consols were 83/ to 6 only. S
ato
after midday, as the sun broke out, the jobbers reco-
cered confidence in some degree, and business was
done in them up to 861. ; finally they closed at 86e
to for both motley and =Count. Reduced rte.,
861 to 1. Three.and-a-Qoarter per Cents., so; to 71-.
Exchequer Bills, 271. to 395. premium. India Bonds,
193 to 235. premium. ..unk. Storic, 196 to 8. India
Stock, 239 to 241.

The chief transactions in the foreign market were
in peninsular stocks. Portuguese were last quoted
20 to 1. Spanish Fives, 121 to : the Threes, 221 to
31 ; Passive, 3 to 1. Dutch "Twoeand-a-Half per
Gents. remain 44 toy; the Fours, 70 to 1. Belgian
Four-and-a-Half per Cent's., 69 to 72. Russian, 99 to
101. -Mexican, 161 to 17. Brazilian, 71 to 3.
Chiliad, 83 to 6. Buenos Ayres were in decline at
19 to 22.
It will be seen that the rate of premium on Exche-
quer Bills has already been affected by the mere
apprehension that the Chancellor of the Exchequer may
I select that security as the medium of issue for raising
i the two millions he is in want of, or any considerable
portion of it. Supposing that a few hundred thou-
sand pounds were in question only the market might
well enough have borne an issue to the extent,
diffused over a certain space of time, and eo as to suit
the accruing necessities of the Treasury; but should it
become a case of two millions, or even of one, it is
extremely doubtful whether the effect might not be
to effiicti the premium altogether, and reduce the bills
toper, if not below. It is evident that, should the
bills now rum ing become purchasable at par, in the
open market, the Chancellor will find few customers,
under present circumstances, for a new issue upon
no better terms of interest. The June bills in currency,
carrying 2d. per day ii terest, have declined to 21s.
pin., and it would not be easy to dispose of any quan-
tity now without submitting to a large abatement
he
of
that premium. Sales will, of course, be pressed of t
old bills on any indication of further issues. It seems,
however, more probable, because more politic, that
the large sum of two millions should be raised by a
creation of stock, which certainly would be more
readily absorbed by the stock market. It would
scarcely be prudent, in view of crops here and in
Ireland, and contingencies growing thereout, to press
upon the Bank of England in respect of this single
financial operation. The Bank will not improbably
have to be recurred to heavily, and often enough, here-
after, for public and government necessities, before
even an extra session of parliament shall be called.
It has been cud weed that the harvests in Bel-
gium were of a full average abundance, and well got
in ; the journals of that country have generally agreed
in the fact. Nevertheless, and however that may be,
the Belgian government have deemed it of prudent
prescience to decree that the free importation of
wheat and all other grain, of salt, smoked, dried, and
other provisiocs, with potatoes and other vegetables,
which was authorised by law of May 6 until the
Ist of October, should be further extended to the 31st
of December, on payment of the same mere (trod de
balance of 10 centimes per 1,000 kilogrammes as
before. AB considerable exports of grain are now
making from Belgium to this country this' measure
will help to bring in corresponding supplies, if re-
quired.
The balance-sheet of the Bank of Vienna, made up
and published to the 31st of July, shows that institu-
tion in a rather more favourable position than at the
date of the June return. On the 30th of June the
reserves of the bank in specie and bullion were down
to 20,022,773 florins, whilst the notes in circulation
amounted to 181.375,890 florins. The proportion of
metallic to paper values was therefore only as 1 to 9.
On the 31st of July the metallic reserves had in-
creased to 26,356,940 florins, but the notes in circula-
tion had also risen to 194,683,935 florins. The
proportion of the former to the latter had, how-
ever, improved, being nearly as 1 to 7.
It is probable that the next monthly ao-
count may exhibit a further improvement still, in
the gradual diminution of the still too large dispro-
poruon betwixt hard and paper values. The exten-
sive purchases of silver in Hamburg, Amsterdam, and
other money marts, partly saprlied from this mar- I
ket, which it is known have been continued for ac-
count of the bank during the present month, l hould
rather materially have replenished its metallic re-
serves, nnlesi, indeed, as constantly drained away to
defray the heavy charges of Lilian campaigns, or by
the commercial calls upon it for bullion or specie for
the liquidation of engagements abroad.
Tbe severity of the crisis to which the Bank has
been exposed, and, though not yet out of danger
so far has surmounted, with the governmental aid of
such exceptional measures as the prohibition of the
export of gold and silver, and the dispensation from
paying its notes on demand in specie, will best be
appreciated by reference to its situation in ordinary'
times, with respect to its note circulation, and to the
precious metals. The amount of bank-notes usually in
circulation, as stated by AL de Tegoboreki, writing in
1842, may be estimated at 150 millions of florins,
and of gold and silver money from 140 to 150
millions. Notes are issued down to the value of five
florins.
The Bank, it is stated, and known moreover to be
the fact, has been labouring assiduously for some time
past to reduce the excessive disproportion between its
metallic reserves and its note circulation. It has
been a purchaser of silver in all parts, and by press-
ing the return of advances made to the state, which
could be obtained only in its own notes paid into the
tiessury for taxes, has endeavoured to draw in and
restrain the amount of its notes in circulation. But
in the conjuncture of the times it has been called
upon to render great services in aid of commerce and
industry. It has accorded a credit of four millions to
the bank of succour of Vienna, and of 14,339,600
florins for various provinces of the empire, Gullet ing
in trade and industry, viz.: for Austria Proper up-
wards of seven millions, for Hungary 1,352,000,
for Bolsen.ia 700,000, for Moravia 11 millions, for
Austrian Silesia 150,000, for Styria 100,000, and for
'he littoral 31 millions.
Marshal ltddetzki, it appears, had had recourse tom
curious policy in Italy for favouring the circulation of
Austrian Bank notes. lie raced eiders in Lombard
that all imposts should be paid in that paper, which
had the effect of causing large sums of gold and silver
to be sent toTrieste and Botzen, thereto be exchanged
.or bank notes. The measure gave a new impulse to
the circulation of specie in Austria, and for a time
would be a relief to the Bank in that respect, ill sup-
plied as it was with hard money. But, of course, the
notes so spread abroad must return upon it after a
certain period. As the soldiery would he paid in
such notes, their equally with, and conversion into,
specie would h ye to be maintained. However, it
would seem that precautions were not wanting on
that head, as a bank at Brody had declared itself
ready to give specie for that purpose for the bank
nowt' prt bent( d.
Ent/Lath "
Bank Stock, 1..41) 7
.5 par EL sal. Amu... nit I
3,4; LI-pe"ri AlTa' I
2:1111
FORUM/
3 nu. CL Brazilian Wad'. Shall, 74
3 43 Cent. Mexican Acct., Aug. 31,
4 per L. Porttanhae
21 ay
:tpantah 13 la- ARA.. A.ll.

EXCHANGES AND
Aru. 21.—Auti Viva
Cont., i 72: IHHo. Threc pa Cent
: lusn, 18,34. ; Dittu.

rt.Nue.
Book Stock for Account.l37i
for Sc...unt. titamth
Etch. Dias. Lim...
3..27 June lat., '2'2 1 i.m.
lotto, Small. June '.1..20pr0.
I WUNDS.
3 per Cent. 5t001.% Ronda acct..
Aug. 31.34 i
2i per Coat. Dutch listilanfie. 12
Vail.. 441
4 lair tent. Dutch Certificates. 703

•
STOCKS ADROtD.
• per Cent. 7ti , Ditto, Four per
;‘, 48 Ditto Two and a Half per
1814114; !Sauk blare, lotAi.

RAILWAY NEWS.
We tad a tolerable demand yesterday for guaran-
teed stuck, but of.erwiee but.inees *as dull, although
pricer. have not materially varied, as the official list
will show.
MEETINGS.—LITERPooL, MANCHFATEn, AND NEW-
cArri JUNCTION.— fiat/ yeerty ti.y. ancilemer , Aug. 28.
Mr. MIMI. Frranee in the cbai-.—Tne report espreeeed the regret of
the directors that the bill for a dime:Antrim bad not been canted.
During the autumnal months the directors would endeavour to effect
an arra/wrath' with other pomp:runs to rhyme of the line, or some
portionot it, to the beet envantage commercially in :heir power. If
the, should toil in dna, however, it might be desirable to renew the
notice', for next parllam. tit to pursue the dissolution bill. 1 bey re-
eornmended In them eantime that tbe current expenses ehould be re-
duced as much as poarible, and proposed a reduction front 8601. to
SOUL The statement of accounts to Ruh June lant *bowed receipts at
182,618/. tae. lid.; expenditure.JoSj__49. ; balance, 73,07
TbeChoirman entered into...LAO..7Es ionedrtheproceedings in London,
and conclutial by moving the report, which was eecondral by Mr. Hews.
—Mr. Leeman moved as an amendment "That it is highly desirable
to reduce the expenditure of the company to the loweet poembie
=omit, and that the nutting therefore concurs in the adoption of
that portion of the directors' report which recommends a reduction of
expense to not exceeding 6001. per annum; that it is also most desir-
able to suspend any operations in the construction of works, or making
of calls, until the same be authorised by a general mooing of the
thurehold.va, and that the directors be requested to convene a special
general meeting at an early day to take into consideration the pro-
priety of returning to each shareholder a proportionate amount per
share of the said paid up capital until required for the purports
of the railway ; that the adoption of the accounts Row pre-
sented be deterred until such extraordinary general rneet,^g."—
Mr. Courteney seconded the amendment.-11r.l'arrons moved a second
amendment, that the report and accounts be printed and transmitted
London.—Mr .„C. Gibson seconded the motion.
0 die proprietots, and trdjourning Me meeting to lii. 10th September,
and another eutattituted by Mr.
sgial4ndendron Te'irts.erwn'ere withdrawn,
Nrson,4. for milling a meeting in London on the 26th September, the
directors ' ascertain the power to return a portion of the deposits
back to the eNtreholders fur the present.-61r. Leeman moved that the
meethig be darer. The laet was serried by personal rotes,
but on eacrutiny :e a nmparity far the former.
WILTS, SOMARinir LND Waymourn.—Flalf.yearly
Meet itig.—Bath, Aug. 20.--Mr. Walter Long, M.P., in the their.—
The report of the directors darnat at the meeting in February kat
it was intimated that the noportion sort the line between the
Great Western Railway and the town of Weetbuty would he opened
tor traffic in the course of the sununer. They bate OUR le 11111101111 Ct that