The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1853.

Mr. Baron Parke laid that section only applied to persons
being themselves printers.
The defeirdent urged that as he hired the type and the
printing press, he was to be considered a printer within the
meaning of the act—qui Grit per alias facie per it. Ile
ought to have been told a: the Stamp-office that Mr. Turner,
the printer of the publication, should have given notice in.
stead of himself. The defendant then called acme officers
of the StunpoMee to prove that he had applied
there, stating hie desire to comply with the 24th
section of the act ; and also that he had written
• letter with the first number of the paper requesting, if he
was acting contrary to law, that notice should be given to
his solicitors, Masers. Aeburet and 800.
Mr. Keogh, one of the secretaries to the Board of Inland
Revenue, was called to prove the latter fact, and said that the
defendant kid defied the board in the Ant number of his
publication.
The Attorney-General having replied,
Mr. Baron Parke told the jury that there could be no
doubt the defendant had violated the act.
The jury found a verdict for the crown fur three penalties
of 2UI. each.
Mr. Phials said the only object was to try the question,
and the crown would not eaforce4he penalties.
Mr. Baron Parke—You must in future publish the paper
with a stamp.
Mr. Collet—That would be impossible, my lord. I must
discontinue it altogether. I bow to the decision of this
court ; but was not satisfied with the opinion of any inferior
authority.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-YESTERDAL
gsroaa Ma. Onociewomea Vera.
Ix us Caw Am) Casty.
The bankrupts, father and eon, were livery-stable keepers,
of Little Moorfields.
This was the certificate meeting. The accounts extended
over 16 months prior to the failure I. January last, and
showed a ram of 4,4411. due to unsecured creditors, with
assets calculated to yield about 9,0001. The profits had
been 5,3891. ; trade expenses, ; bores, 2,2081. ; part-
ners' drawings, 1,0061. ; defi=ency on the 30th of Sept.,
1851, 9371.

Mr. Cooke opposed for a creditor, on the ground that the
bankrupts had been in a deficiency at the commencement:of
their accounts, and that their trading sinoe came under the
denomination of reckless trading.
Mr. J. Hudson supported.
His.Honour said he could not recognise the doctrine that,
became a man was defloient a few hundred pounds, he was
to throw himself on his back, and do nothing to obtain a
living.
Mr. Cooke then relied on the as of an individual ere-
ditor, Mr. Ogilby, from Whom the bankrupts had purchased
80 quarters of oats three weeks before the bankruptcy, but
they bad returned 30 quarters. Mr. Ogilby had given a
month's credit, and on going to get an acceptance was told
by the son that they had failed.
His Honour granted immediate certificates of the first
clan.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.—YISTEILDAY.
Bzvou me Loss Cans horns Amp Mi. /LION AU3III/COl.

Thomas Hackett, 30, labourer, was indicted for the wilful
murder of Eliza Lea, by drowning.
It will be recollected that at the last sittings of this court
the prisoner was tried for this offence, and the jury were
locked up to consider their verdict, but on. of them being
takes dangerously ill, they were all discharged without
coming to any decision, and the primmer was left for trial at
them swims.

The ffeblemee against the primer this day did not differ
from that glen a knee excels, and was purely of
a cireammtemllel daraeter. The phew and the deceased
had lived together, but at the time of this occurrence
were separated, the prisoner either living with or being
married Se omether woman, and the deceased was living with
her seedme origgerting herself by going out ironing. On
Jaw $l, her leather gave her hat a-sovereign to buy
some &miry seeds with, and she left home in the
elbseseem for that purpose. She shortly afterwards
went with a Mrs. Hermitage, whose husband had
been • fellow-workman of prisoner's, to try to
Clad whirs prinoner was at work, and after some time
susemiled, led pdesur end the two women left together
wad had 1111011. ft to drink at several public-houses, which
demised geid for, and they finally went to Mrs. Her.
mimeo home, where the prisoner and deceased sang songs
toiri about ten o'clock they left together, and about
eleven IMO one in the garden of the Regalia public-house,
POrtlead-town, which abuts upon the Regent's-canal,
'heard a gurgling sound and splashing, as though:some one
was in the water. He inatantlygave the alarm, and with
the landlord ran down a passage by the side of the house
leading to the towing path of the canal. In this passage
they met a man carrying a small bundle and walking some-
what fast. The man in height and dress resembled the pri-
soner, and in answer to them said that some one had either
fallen or thrown themselves into the canal. He was
requested to come beck and render assistance ; he came
back, but instantly left, and was met by the policeman
hurriedly leaving the spot. The night being very dark and
foggy, and the splashing and all noise having ceased, a light
waspromired, sod something being discovered in the water
a rope was thrown over it, and it was got out, and proved
to be the body of deceased ; every means were resorted to
to restore life, but without effect. Upon examining the
body no marks of violence were observable. Whoa the
Wins found the prisoner the next day, and told him what
he was charged with he dropped his head upon his breast,
and for some time made no reply, but suddenly rousing
from his dejected state, said, I shall be able to clear myself.
At his lodgings were found the things which deceased had
bought the previous day, excepting one portion, which
prisoner's wife bad pawned that morning.
Mr. Parry, in a most eloquent and forcible appeal to the
jury, urged the very circumstantial nature of the evidence
and the fearful responsibility they would incur by convict-
ing • fellow creature of so fearful a crime upon the mere
probability that he might have been guilty.
The Lord Chief Justice having carefully summed up, the
jury retired, and after an absence of about half an hour,
came into court, and returned a verlict of Not Guilty.

et the

THIRD COURT.—YrmaRDay.
Biro= no Ocausca SZLIZAIt•

John Whaley,2l, clerk, plaided guilty to four indictments,
charging hint with embezzling sums amounting to upwards
of 961., the monies of Nathaniel Machin and another, hie
master.

Mr. Fayne, who appeared for the prosecution, stated that
tho prisoner came into the service of the prosecutes, who
are large wholesale confectionen in the City, about two
years ago, and that he began to embezzle the first day he
entered their servioe, and bad continuted to do so until a
few days ago, end as far as could be ascertained, his defal-
cations amounted to above 26111., and to prevent detection
falsified the ledger.
Mr. Sleigh, for the defence, called several witnesses who
gave him a good character, and stated that be had been led
into it by a fellow-clerk, who had gone to Australia.
Mr. Payne/aid that statement was untrue.
The Comets Serjeant said the saes was a most flagrant
one, and transported him for seven years.
Ernest Madly, 46, and Mather Davidson, 19, hawker,
were convicted of obtaining, by false patinae hosanna&
Salem, two half sovereigns.
It appeared that the prisoners had forged the signature of
Mr. Cappel, of the German Lutheran church, Goodman's
fields and also the seal,and with the letter reaminsending them
as objects deserving of charity, want to the Society for the
Relief of Foreigners in Distress, and obtained the money
in onation.
The polies who maraud their !edits's found above 400
begging letters, each setting forth various and different
tales of woe.

Cunningham's interview with Miss Norden. During all
this time witness bad no suspicion of Miss Norden'. con-
dition. . . .

Miss Morden was then placed in the witness-box, and
&mkt d s few incidental questions, after whieh
Mr. Bit ns applied for the discharge of Currie, eontemdiag
the'. there was no case against him.
Mr. Sleigh asked permission to put to Inspector Emerson
the following question, whether it was not after the prisoner
Currie knew that the charge against Cunningham was
for using an instrument to procure abortion, that Carrie
said that Cunningham tcid hint he bad learned to do it in
France /

..---- •
Inspector Emerson---Yet, it was.
Mr. Sleigh remarked that he wu almost willing to rest
the ease against Currie on that answer, and he again asked
for a remand.

The); were transported for 7 years.
William Johnson, .53, labourer, was al.o convicted of
obtaining money by false pretences, from John James Close
and Douglass Charles Oudiner.
The prisoner's mode of fraud was somewhat singular.
He had gone to several auctioneer and appraisers with
forged letters, purporting to come from persons at Braver
end, Brighton, and other place", requesting these appraisers
to come and make valuations for the purposes of umpirage,
and according to the usages of the trade got various sums
of a few shillings, which, it appear', is endorsed upon the
letter te be paid to that* who bear the letter.
He was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment sad bard
labour.

"wir..*orten said he felt bound to accede to the applica-
tion, and thus afford facilities for the apprehension of Mr.
Gordon. This was most desirable for the ends of justice,
because if Gordon was apprehended and charged with the
prisoners, many circumstances, which were inadmissible in
evidence during his abseace might be proved, and thus the
case considerably strengthened against all the prisoners.
The prisoners were accordingly remanded and removed
in custody.
HAMMERSMITH.
Jolts Wentia, conductor of a Bayswater 'bus was fined
40s. for starting his vehicle when • parsec sr, Sir James
South, was standing on the steps, .instead et first allowing
his fare to get in. In consequenee of the misconduct Sir
James was shaken off the step, and rand in the mud, re-
criving contusions **serious that, se he described it, "he
felt all over ea it he had boas bastiamoloal."

RAILWAY TRAFFIC timing.; THE PAST WEER.
Mow Her apath's &Him Journal.)

THE POLICE COURTS.
BOW-STREET.

Mites opened. . Same of Railway. Iteemem.
1852. 1853. 1852.1 1853.
- -
and Ballymena
1,620 1,628
37372 37372 BAeb;urdteetnn
667 740
17 17 Belfast and County Down 282 248
83 33 Birkenhead, Lane., & Cheshire 4,566. 4,610
:541 86 Bristol and Exeter
189 189 Caledonian
911
Chester and Holyhead
3,127 3,886
61 Cork, Blackrock, and Passage 173, 165
20 20 Cork and Bandon
48 66 Dublin and Belfast Junction BOll 925
63 63 Dublin and Drogheda 1,1201 1,077
8 6 Dublin and Kingstown
161 , 161 Dundee and Arbroath
31 ' 31 Dundee,Perth,Aberdeen June 742, 784
19 19 Dundalk and Enniskillen
63 68 East Anglian
79 81 Eat Lancashire
322 322 Eastern Counties and Norfolk 14,366 15,176
96 96 Eastern Union 2.137 2,413
891 891 Edinburgh and Glasgow
78 78 Edinburgh, Perth, & Dundee 2,250' 2,434
6 ' 6 Exeter and Crediton
19 19 Furness 607 758
1711 1711 Glasgow and South Western 3,721 4,393
2231 283 Great Northern& E. Lincolnsh 12,227, 16,766
188 188 Great Southern & Western(lr) 4,7361 6,301
277 3191 Great Western 17,886'19,465
26 26 Irish South Eastern
101 101 ;Kendal and Windermere
90 90 Lancaster and Carlisle
260 260 Lancashire and Yorkshire 16,352118,456
18, 18 Liverpool,Crosby, & Southport 372 392
539 663 London and North Western
6 6 London and Blackwell
173, 173 London, Brighton, and S. Coast 9,776 11,280
244- 2531 London and South Western
24 34 Londonderry and Enniskillen 272 462
1673 1671 Manchester, Sheff., & Lincoln 6,740 7,180
9 9 Manchester and South Junction 562 610
28 28 Maryport and Carlisle 544 696
4983 4981 Midland 21,238 22,946
126 126 Midland Great Western (Ire ) 2,466 2,923
37 87 Monklanda 9861 978
60 78} Newcastle and Carlisle
149 149 North British
47 47 North Western 656 874
- 45 Osf.,Worc.,& Wolverhampton - 1,029
tie 60 Scottish Central
32 32 Scottish Midland 643 693
291 291 Shrewsbury and Birmingham 844 771
47 47 "hrewsbury and Chester
29 29 Shropshire Union
68 68 South Devon 1,846, 2,026
2881 2831 South Eastern
1001 131 South Wales 1,620' 2,927
77 77 SouthYork.,Doncaster& Goole 1,364" 1,754
39 39 Stockton and Hartlepool
40 40 Taff Vale
36 36 Ulster 963 1,048
26 68 Waterford and Limerick
161 25 West Cornwall 241 666
12 12 Whitetuiven Junction lB4 229
622 650 York, New. & Berwick, &York
& N. Mid. & Leedallorthern 22,957, 27,223
Fonztox.
671 671 Dutch Rhenish
- 1 Lyons and Mediterranean -6,066
214 21 Maria Antonia lB3 -
63 63 Montereau and Troyes
63 63 Namur and Liege
4431 4431 Northern of France
49 677 Orleans and Central*
24 240 Paris and Lyons
84 84 Paris and Rouen 7,453 8,136
194 392 Paris and Strasburg!' 9,446 17,350
69 69 Rouen and Havre
241 271 Sambre and Meuse 233 397
68 99 Western of France

• Tel receipt; include the traffic an the Orkens sad Central. Or end Boning& and Tome and Nantes lines.

Sergeant Gales, 9 E, and police constables Kniglit, 147 E,
and Jiarks, 74 E, attended before Mr. Jardine, by direc-
tion of the Police Commissioners, to answer the charge of
having violated their duty.
The whole of the particulars of the alleged picture steal-
ing case, sa recently published, were gone into again, and
Mr. Thompson described the manner and language of the
men who apprehended him as before. He wee cross
examined at great length by Mr. Lewis, the solicitor fer the
defendante, who also examined two or three other con-
stables, to show that the alleged misconduct was not wit-
nessed by them.
Mr. Jardine said no doubt it would have been better if
the constables had contented themselves with watahing the
outside of Mr. Thompson's house till the morning ; but it
was clear that in what they had done they had merely car-
ried out the directions of 96 E, who bad put them inaction,
and who was undergoing punishment for the part he had
taken on the night in question. With respect to the rough
usage described by Mr. Thomma, some allowance must be
made for the very natural Indignation excited in his mind
by his improper apprehension on a charge of felony ; and
as to searching his pockets at the station, it was a duty
which the police were compelled go perform. Under all
the circumstances he considered that the three defendants
were entitled to their discharge.

SUGAR.—The average price of Sugar, the produce of
the British posaessiona in America, computed from the re-
turns made in the week ending the 10th May, 1853, is
245. 81d. Sugar, the produce of the klauritiue, 245. 1011.
Sugar, the produce of the East Indies, no return. The
average price of the two foregoing descriptions of Sugar,
jointly, is 245. 9d.

BRISTOL, MAT 13.—Sugar: The market continues firm,
and a large amount of business has been transacted this
week, both in Mauritius and Ravannah, at full prices; in
West India the sales are confined to some parcels of Bar-
badoes, of the new crop, at steady rates. The refined mar-
ket hu been active, and the stocks of manufactured goods
ready for delivery have been considerably reduced, atrather
improved quotations. In rum we are without any business
to report.

COTTON.—Liwnitroot, MAT 13.—Throughout the whole
of the week we have had a continued, firm, and steady
market. The result upon our quotation, has been id. ad
vanes in the fortnight on the middling qualities of Ameri-
can; very ordinary and inferior sorts remaining much as be-
fore. Other kinds, includine Brasile and Surats, are scarcely
changed. The same may be said of Egyptians, for vatic .
there has been an active demand, both for trade and on spe-
culation; but there is still a large supply in the market.
The advices from the United States, both as to the markets
in that country, as well as the decrease of excess of receipts,
are encouraging to holder.. Neither is there anything of
an adverse character from Manchester. The existing scale
of our prices, and amount of stock, are the other points
calling for consideration. We close the week with a firm
market. The committee of brokers place fair Uplands at
61c1., Mobile at 60., and Orleans at 61d. 4,190 American,
970 Surat, 1,180 Egyptian. and 20 Bahia, are reported to
have been taken on speculation ; 4,040 American, 880
Surat, 310 Madras, 100 Egyptian, 60 Bahia, and 240 Pcrnam,
for export. Sales for the week, 46,860 bales.

WOOL—Lsaos, MAY 13.—There bu been no change of
importance in the demand for wool this week. Prices re-
main firm and stationary.

CORM.—CHiLmaroan, May 13.—The supply of Wheat
was fair to-day, and all the best samples realised last week's
rates, out inferior wee very difficult to dispose of, even at a
reduction of is. per qr. ; white, 471. to 6.25.; extra, 635. ;
red, 41s. to 455. ; extra, 465. Barley nominally unaltered
in value. Beans but few offering, and quite as dear ; ma-
saps, 325.; ticks, 335. to 36a.
LINCOLN, May Io.—We had a fair show of Wheat at
our exchange to•day. Farmers asked more money, but
sales could not be effected at higher rates than were obtained
last week. Malting season being over, the demand for Bar.
was limited. Very ►ittle doing in Oats and Beans.
Wheat, red, 435. to .475. ; white, 4135. to 60s. Barley, 29e.
to 365. Oats, I3s. to 225.

LIVERPOOL,MIII 13.—Though many parties in this country
express a firmer feeling as to an improvement in the trade
ere long, speculative buyers appear on the reserve, and the
millers and dealers seem by no means active at present ;
most of the English markets this week, are, in consequence,
again quoted rather lower for Wheat and Flour, and those
on the east coast are stated to be in some measure kept in
chec.e by arrivals of grain from the Baltic and nearer ports
of the Continent. The leading markets of Ireland, in-
fluenced by liberal stocks in granary, and further accumu-
lations weekly into Queenstown, are reported dull, and
breadshiffs arc generally depressed in value, except
Oats and Oatmeal, which, being. relatively cheaper
than other articles of food, maintain their position in
preference. During the last three days our supplies
received coahtwise and from Ireland have been
extremely email, and, prevented by adverse winds,
those of foreign grain very moderate, comprising
merely 6,173 quarters of Wheat, and 2,337 quarters
of Indian Corn; the import of Flour amounting to 12,05 G
barrels from the United States, and 1,727 sacks from Mar-
seilles. Although the business transacted here, from the
clime of Tuesday's market to this date, was neither lively
nor extensive, the trade throughout was firm, and in the
few sales effected former rates were generally maintained.
At our Corn Exchange today the extreme rates of Tuesday
were paid for Wheat of all descriptions, and, though we had
only a moderate attendance of buyers, a fair extent of bus 4
new was effected, the trade closing firm. American Flour
met an improved demand, any thing good and fresh was
rather dearer, but French, being in slow request, was with-
out amendment in value. Oats and Oatmeal wets agnin
rather higher, the Latter continuing to more rialto freely.
Beans somewhat dearer: the markst bah" almost cleared
-•
of r.,gyptaii. aaatatt Corn saleable in mono quantities,