The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1853.

present, in the conversation between Francis Friend and
Spence, and 'WA. therefor► only • listener. Th. re was no-
thing whatever against Jas. Friend, so that Francis Friend
was the only one. left of thee with whom Spitler bail rout.
municatious, and he being only one person could tot con-
spire. as lbw must he two or more to (OM •
2onspiracy. In the interview with the reverser
Harper made certain rtatements, but there was no-
thing to show that he was deputed by the other'
men to make them, and Robinson merely said r• Yes," or
"No;" but the witness could not tell what it was in reply
to. He th might the ease bad been git up very unfairly,
fur in order to prevent the three original defendants from
calling the others as witnesses on their side, the com-
plainant had made them all defendants. Spence had said
it wee a trade question, and he had no doubt it was so, and
if be had not beets stopped by the magistrate on the last
occasion, he would have shown that the prosecution way
supported by other parties from interested motives. The
fact of Harner's objection to arociate with Spence could
not be construed tots • conspiracy, as Mr. Jones might
have retained him in the employ, and there being otiter men
in the same establishment he could have associated with them.
The wily ground for conspiracy was the inference drawn
1 by Spence from what was said by the defendants he had
before named ; but it must be remembered that inkronces
were not evidence.

Alderman Lawrence said—With regard to the first ob-
jection, as t Brind's being only a listener, he thought that
any party present at a proposi ion, nod not dissenting,
roust be taken as assenting. And with respect to the
' chap.l., he quite agreed with Mr. Lewis that the men had
a right to call those meetings to arrange about their work ;
but it looked very suspicious the circumstance of Spence's
being excluded each time. The natural infcrenee to be
drawn was, that they were held about him, and on inquir-
ing of Francis Friend he found that it was so, end that it
was concerning his having worked at Tullis's. Then,
there was the fact of the men going to the overseer, and
complaining to him, and holding out a kind of threat
which induced hint to discharge Spence. Now, if men
join together in one common cause against one person, all
who are present, although only one may speak, must be
held as concurring together in such a manner as to consti-
tute a combination. And such was the case in the present
instance, and similar influence had been exerci,ed to ex-
clude Spence from Mr. Jackson's establishment. He,
therefore, considered that a conspiracy had been proved to
his satisfaction, and he must send the case to be tried before
• higher tribunal ; but as he believed the defendants were
all very respectable men, he would accept their own re-
corisances in 201. to appear and take their trial at the en-
suing sessions at the Central Criminal Court.
The defendants were then committed for trial, and bound
over separately in their own recognisance..

MARKETS.

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SUGAR —The average prier of sugar, the prQuee of
the Briti.h posit wions in A1111'61:71. conanated (ruin the re-
turns made in the we. k endutt4 the 27th Septemhee, 1853,
is 24.. 41.1. Sur ar, the ',twitter of the klattrilua, 23%. h!!.
Sugar, the produce of the liT4 lodi.c, tin return. The
p price of the twu foregoing descriptiAls of sugar,
jointly, is 21s. 40. per cwt.

BRISTOL, SEPT. 30.
Svc:asst.—For West India descriptions there has been a
steady demand this week. and about 400 casks have been
disposed cf, on former terms: the market, however, closed
without animation. }'lusting cargoes of foreign hero bee.
inquired for, and these would command full prices ; but
there are so very few offering at present, that we ate with•
out sales to report. On the spot, 2,500 home Havannahs
have changed hands at stea•!y rates. Of Mauritius there is
not any ut market, holders being disinclined to sell at pre.
sent. Refiner's produce has been only sparingly dealt in
this week, and fur the better descriptions of wet goods
rather lower prices have been submitted to. Other kinds
are unaltered in value, and treacle is again rather dearer.
Rex continues to meet with a very ready sale, and
prices have still an upward tendency. Importers, how-
ever, are by no means free sellers at present rates.

THE IRON TRADE.
Quarterly circular of the Scotch iron trade, issued by Mr.
Thus. Thurburn, of Olasgew The fact of the stuck and
the make of pig iron having considerably decreased, pur-
chases on an extended scale were made in July at from 525.
to 6).. per ton, chiefly fur home, continental, and transat-
lantic account. Since the beginning of last month the
price has fluctuated between 585., 68s. 64., sad 625. fel.,
according to the pacific or warlike tone of the news from
the East. The raising of the rate of discount by the Dunk
of England scarcely eft•cred the price of the article, from
the advance in the money market not being the effect of
adverse circumstances, but as ms rely a consequence and an
accompamment of an extraordinary commercial Activity.
It is important to note when interest ranged between 4 and
7 per cent. in 1815, 1846, and 1847 iron readily sold nt from
755. to 110.. per ton. The wages of the colliers and Motes
have increased on the average fully 70 per cent., being now
almost as high as in those year?, though the bulk of
the articles they eensume have scarcely risen 3-i per cent.
Owing to the partial suspension M labour, the high price of
coal', and scarcity of ironstone, the production has again
been further diminished. Only 108 furnaces are in blast,
being 11 has than in March last. The stocks in stores and
maker.' hands in Scotland •re now only 220,000 tons, being
less than one-half of what they were in the spring, whilst
the deliveries fur home consumption aad shipment con
tinuc greatly' in I xcexot of the production The local con-
sumption, and exports foreign, cosatwise, and per railway,
amount daring the last quarter to 275,060 tons. The de-
mand fur pig and railway iron continues unabated for the
United State., where there are 13,000 miles of railway in
operation, and 12,000 in proems. My present prices are
for rails, 81. 100. ; bars, 81. 12s. sheets nod plates,
ill. 155.; No. I Oartsherries 71s. • No. 1 other brand,, 665.
to 693. 6d.; mixed Na.. g.m.b., 6.35. per ton f.0.b."
DUDLEY. Seer. 3') —The ironmastere of this district held
their private meeting preliminary to the ensuing quarterly
ones, at this place, yesterday afternoon. A feeling had
sprung op during the last week or two, that prices would be
again advanced ; this was not only shared in, but to some
extent encouraged, by some rather influential makers, but
more prudential counsellors aro aid to have prevailed at
this meeting, and the resolve was, that no immediate at-
tempt should be made to push prices to last quarter's range.
indeed, it seems doubtful whether, in the present unsettled
state of political affairs, so largely affecting commercial con-
cerns, any advance on present prices could be maintained fur a
month ; the result would be a very large amount of wider-
selling, and great injury not only to the trade itself, but to
the manufacturing trades generally, where the manufac-
ture bears but a slight proportion to the amount of the
material employed. 'f he undoubted effect of the reduc-
tion resolved upon last quarter day has been to check un-
derselling, and to impart a degree of firmness and healthi-
ness of tone to the trade which had not existed for some
time previously. From all the information which has
reached us we are not disposed to deny that the trade is just
now in a critical state, but at the same time it
can scarcely be said that the difficulty would be
removed by raising she price of bars to 101. a
ton, inasmuch as the almost Inevitable consequence
would be fresh difficulties with the workmen, who it is
well known are still dissatisfied, although the wage paid to
them at the present time is said to be equal to 40s. advance
on the price of iron as it now is. There is said to be a very
good demand fit all descriptions of the commodity at the
present time; but especially for sheets and plates; large
Canadian orders are expected in the spring, and the
stocks of pigs—large three months since—have very
much diminished. Oac great drawback on the
trade just now, and, in fact, for some time past,
is the enormous price of iron-stone and coal,
lin respect of which latter article, further advances are
almost daily expected, and there appears every probability
of prices ranging very high through the winter. The value
of iron is not nearly so large as it might be, as the men arc
not working anything like full time ; still we hear no com-
plaints that the supply does not keep pace with the demand.
Many circumstances, too, are concurring to warrast the
expression of an opinion that the resolve of the ironmasten
at this meeting to let prices remain as they are is a prudent
one, and that it will be confirmed by the state of business
at the ensuing qu ly meetings.

COTTON.—Livattroox, SEP. 30.—Following out ths
course of decline .hkh IWO had to report lost Friday, ors
have again to reduce our quotations of cotton d. per 10.481
the middling and better, and more nearly id. on the Mr
lerior qualities. This depression is much more felt in the
inferior qualities as heretofore; the stock of that kiwi
being very abundant and erremely difficult to dispose .g',
even at the quoted reduction. On the other band, dull srl
the market has been, " fair" quality and upwards are cow-
partitively scarce and steady in price. We are not *wane
any additional information either on the one hand or the
other bearing upon our market favourably or otherwise ;
the result being a continued pre.sure of the same circus,
stances, which is materially suppressing all enterprise sad
speculation; the trade arc also acting in the most guarded
and cautious in inner, keeping their stoe'es as low as pos-
sible. The export business, which has given us a material
help of late, must now be coming to a close. We hope to
hear nothing more of the labour and turn out question, the
pod feeltag between masters end men enabling them, as
we Ygsr lissome to an adjustment without a suspension of
This, however, is a matter of vital Import
as
is. MN ISOM market. The committee of brokers Up-
loads at OK. ; Mobile, 6f4. ; and Orleans at 6 d. 2,660ip1es
Aoterleas4-220 Surat, and 60 Pernams are reported to have
been taken on speculation ; and 3,070 American, 1,100
Surat, 100 Bengal, and 120 Fenian for export. ales for
the week 34,050 bales.
CORN.—CHELMSFORD, SIFT. 30.—The supply of wheat
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was rather better to-day, cud very high rates Willi asked by
Carmen ; they succeeded in establishing an advance of 31. to
4s. per qr. upon last week's rates, and in some eases even
more was paid. Old and new red, 729. to 765.; some new
white, 80s. to 83.4.; old white, at,. to 82.. Barley not a
liberal supply, and high prices made 435. to 465. ; extra,
48s. per qr. Beans also dearer ; Mangan, 370. to 405.;
ticks, now, 40s. to 445. ; old, 461. to 48s.

LINCOLN, Sart. 30.—There was a good show of wheat at
market today of ge quality, farmers asking wild
prices ; ultimately a fair quantity changed hands at an ad-
vance of 6a. to 7s. over lad week's rates. A liberal supply
of Barley, quality much complained of; prices Is. per nr.
lower. Scarcely any oats or beans offering. Wheat, red,
695. to 725. ; white, 745. to 78s. Barley, grinding,
32e. ; malting, 411. Oats, 22e. Beans, 475. te 495. per qr,
LIVISILPOOL, SECTIMBER 30.—The Gazette returns of
sales of British wheat this week are 91,461 qrs. at 565. 7d.
per quarter ; corresponding week last year, 106,800 qrs., at
Ms. 6d. per quarter. Some extent of business has been
passing in wheat and flour in Brunawick.street, and at Man-
chester yesterday, at the (all advance realised on Tuesday
for both articles. The weather has been squally and unset-
tled, and the northern harvest has made slow progress. At
this morning's market there was a good attendance of
country millers, who bought to a fair extent of wheat,
paying the full prices of Tuesday last, and for good useful
samples of red an advance of Id. to W. per bushel was ob-
tained. Flour also sustained extreme prices, and in some
instances rather exceeded. Beans and oats very scarce, the
former advanced Is. to 2s. per quarter, and oats 211. per
bushel. Oatmeal improved 6d. per load on old, and 2s.
per load on new. Indian corn was held very firmly for
full prim. Arrivals into Liverpool from the 27th to the
29111 of Sept. inclasive:—Wheat, 1,980 qrs. ; Oats, 300;
Beans, 1,236 ; Indian Corn, 1,994 ; Oatmeal, 1,852 sacks ;
Flour, 4.078 sacks, 11,860 barrels. Exports to Ireland:
Wheat, 2,208 qrs.; Indian Corn, 376 ; Flour, 1,478 sacks,
2,82 i barrels.

WACIPILLD, SIP?. 30.—We have a fair arrival of
wheat for this day's market, the trade Continues its upward
tendency and prices daily advance ; we quote new, and flee
fresh old, at Gs. to 7s. per qr. more money, but the stale
parcels do not go freely at this improvement ; millers now
show a disposition to wait the test of supply, and the higher
rates required, canoe less activity than en Tuesday; as yet
the quantity of new offering is unusually small fur the season.
Fine barley scarce, and pram fully 2s. per qr. higher. Oats
have gone up quite lid. per stone, and shelling 4s. per load.
Beans have also risen 2s. per qr., and malt is scarce and
dearer. Imports during the week: Wheat, 10,337 qrs. ;
barley, 1,133 ; oats, 38 ; beans, 633 ; peas, 138 ; Malt, 52
loads.

CATTLE.—DORCKEHTER SHEEP FAIR, SZPT. 29 —This
fair was held to-day on Pvundhury-hill. The bulk of sheen
offered on this occasion was stock sheep. The fair was well
supplied, the number penned being little short of 7,000.
The attendance of buyers wits very great, but they operated
with determined caution. The range of prices was deci-
dedly below the rates which have been sustained for many
weeks, 40t. being the top price for Down ewes, few lots in-
deed commanding a higher figure than 335. to 38s. Within
this range a large number of sales were effected. A few
fat beasts were offend, but changed hands with difficulty,
at a shade below recent prices. In the hone way there was
nothing worthy of notice.

COALS.- LONDON, Surf'. 30.- Ships at market, 94 ;
sold, 67.-Carr's Hartley, 21s. 6d.; Cookson's Hartley
Trader, 19e. 3d.; Holywell, 211. 9d.; Howard's Wi.st
Hartley Netherton, 21s. ; North Percy Hartley, 200. ; Tan-
field Moor, 19s. 6d.; Tanfleld Moor Butes, 19s. 6d.: Team
Hartley, 20r. ; West Hartley, 21s. 61.; Willington Hartley,
215.; Wylam, 21s. 6d.; 'Walls End Gosforth, 21s. 94. ;
Walls End Harton, 21s. 9d. ; Wall. End Northumberland,
29.. 6.1.; Walls End Riddell, 21s. 6d.; Primrose,
195.; Eden Main, 22.. 3d ; Walls End Belmont, 22a ;
Walls End Braddyll, 22a. 6d. ; Walls End Haswell, 23a. 3d.