The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-18 00:00:00

POLICEYEI3TERDA Y.

GUILDHALL.—A DODIESTIC PARTNEILSIIIP.—F.
S. Coleman, • wine-merchant, and E. T. Coleman, his
brother, an artist, appeared before Alderman Moon to
answer a charge of felony preferred by a Mr. Charles theca.
—Mr. Green rented a house from Captain Pidding, called
Assam-villa, Forest.hill, from one year, Ix, ginning about
June last, a private arrangement being made that the two
Coleman' and a Mr. Perry should reside with him, each
paying his fourth share of the sap. uses. Mr. Green said
that he had laid out about 412/. for plate and furniture, for
their joint use, the others not paying a farthing. Disputes
having arisen among the parties, which led to a separation
(Mr. Perry having in the meantime become a bankrupt), the
brothers wished him to divide the plate and furniture. This
Mr. Green declined doing, as these was a nurrilar of debts
to the amount of 401. or 501. due, and he had taken the house
for twelve months. He, however, offered at the sod of
the year to sell the things, and alter the debts were
paid to divide the balance. Frederick Coleman still resided
at the house, and nothing more was done until Wednesday,
the 9th of December, when the two Coleman', during Mr.
Green's absence in London, removed in a cart all the plate
and linen they could take. When Green returned he found
the cupboard open, the plate gone, and all the beds stripped.
—Alderman Moon wiid it was a pity such an affair had not
been amicably settled and not brought to that court, and
adjourned the case iu the hope that the parties would arrange
it in the interim.

WESTMINSTER.—Tree FRAUD AT A WEDDING.—R.
IV.Crotother was brought before Mr. Burrell for re-examina-
tion, upon a charge of having paid his wedding fees at Tri-
nity Church, Sloane-street, Chelsea, with a forged cheque
upon Messrs. Dixon, of Chancery-lane.—Mr. Clarkson, who
attended yesterday on behalf of Messrs. Dixon and Co. said
he had a fresh charge to prefer against the accused fur
forging a cheque for 301., sod c .11rd Mr. Montague Sharman,
solicitor, and clerk of the indictments of the counties of Mid-
dlesex and Surrey, who stated that the prisoner had been
employed in his office. He never gave the accused any
authority to draw cheques in his name. Witness kept an
account at Messrs. Dixon's, and believed the cheque pro-
duced to be in the handwriting of the prisoner.—Mr. Sherman
said that it was his impression that the prisoner was insane.—
Mr. Walker, • clerk at the banking-house, proved the payment
of the cheque.—Other witnesses proved that the prisoner
gave one of the notes identified to a servant at the house
where he lodged, who obtained change for it at Mr. Smith's,
the Star and Garter, Sloane-square.—The accused, who
frequently looked vacantly around him, on bring asked what
he had to ray to the charge, rsplied, " I drew the cheques
because I had an account at Dixon's."—Mr. Walker said
that the prisoner had no account with Meows. Dixon since he
had been with them.—The prisoner was fully committed for
trial upon this charge.—The depositions in the case of utter
tog the .51. order in payment of the marriage fees, the parti-
culars of which have already appeared, were then read over.
—Prisoner made no answer to the charge, and was also fully
committed upon this case.
WORSHIP-STREET.—STARRING A POLICRMAN.—J.
Ambrose was charged with having stolen a quantity of lace
snefother articles of haberdashery, the property of Mr. J.
Morris, a draper, at Rumford ; and also with cutting and
wounding with intent to murder G. Pettit, a City police-
man, who effected his apprehension. While the constable
was on duty in Petticoat-lane, at 10 o'clock on the preceding
evening, his attention was attracted to the prisoner, who was
proceeding stealthily along with a basket upon his shoulder,
and evidently desirous of avoiding observation. On reaching
the end of the street he turned his head, and observing that
he was followed, threw down the basket and attempted to
escape, but was pursued by the constable who grappled with
him and they both fell. While struggling together upon the
ground, an accomplice of the prisoner came up, and on the
pretence of assisting the officer, raised the prisoner to his
test, when the latter immediately drew some sharp instru-
ment from his pocket and made • violent stab at the con-
stable's breast, which he fortunately warded off with his arm.
The prisoner continued stabbing at him six or seven times in
rapid succession, but after • conflict the constable at length
threw him down and held him until the arrival of another offi-
cer, when he was overpowered and secured.—Mr. G. Childs,
the City police surgeon, deposed that the constable had
received no less than eight wounds in the arm, one of which
was of a very deep and dangerous description.—H. Finnis,
City policeman, No. 633, produced the basket which the pri-
soner had thrown away in his flight, containing • quantity
of point lace, cambric handkerchiefs, and other articles of
value, which were identified by Mr. Morris, from whose cart
they had been clandestinely abstracted during its transit
through Church-street, Bethnal-green, about two hours pre-
viously to the prisoner's capture.—Mr. Bingham remanded
the prisoner.
THAMES.—Gsstanas FLORES' EXPEDITOM.—EXTRA-
ORDINARY SCRNR.-14r. Vessey, • solicitor, appeared on be-
half of the officers, the crew, and certiin emigrants going
out to Corunna by the Glenelg ; and to inform his worship of
the case, he would first call Mr. Briggs, the second officer, to
relate the facts.—Mr. Briggs stated that about nine o'clock
that morning, Mr. Forsyth, who, he understood, was the
principal jerker to the Customs, came on board the Glenelg,
and informed Mr. Campbell, the purser, that the ship must
be cleared out of all parties on board, including the officers
and emigrants; he also informed the chief officer that all on
hoard must quit the ship that day, and he would allow them
two hours to make all requisite arrangements. Ile, how-
ever, seemed suddenly to alter his mind, and said he was de-
termined to have the ship cleared in the course of half an
hour. Mr. Forsyth then asked the chief officer whether he
wreald leave the ship, and being answered in the negative,
said, he was determined to clear the vessel immediately, ana
gave them into the custody of Inspector Evans. The officers
then (it being about f past 10 o'clock) repaired to the quarter-
deck when Mr. Campbell, the treasurer, was ordered to quit
the ship, but he refused to do so, saying that he would
rather be given into custody, unless some sufficient
legal anthonty were produced to warrant such a proceeding.
—Mr. Forsyth said that he was himself sufficient authority,
and directed Inspector Evans to order his men to eject the
officers by force, if necessary. The constables then collared
Mr. Campbell, and seizing him by the arms, put him forcibly
over the side, which they did to all the other officers in sue.
cession, who were detained about an hour on the wharf,
whilst the emigrants were being expelled from the vessel ;
they were then desired to move on, and Mr. Campbell was
at the same time seized by three policemen. From some
cause which they could not ascertain, the police immediately
desisted from further interference with them. The chief
officer, however, requested some explanation from Inspector
Evans, who replied, that, havirg obeyed his orders in eject-
ing them from the vessel, he had nothing further to do with
them. They then endeavoured to go on hoard again, but
were prevented by the constables, who took charge of the
ship. The plate belonging to the messes of the officers and
midshipmen was on board, without being under lock and
key. Their wearing apparel, as well as some of that of the
emigrants, was in the same predicament, and also some
money belonging to the chief officer. Such being the etas,
Mr. Vessey wished to know whether warrants or summonses
could not be granted fur the several assaults ?—Mr. Ballan-
tine : I suppose the constables brought you to the dock gates?
—Applicant : No, they merely put us over the side, and
detained us an hour in custoly.—Mr. Ballantine said
the vessel was not fitted out with any mercantile
object, but the whole transaction appeared to be one of a
belligerent character, and he did not think the course of the
police had pursued was at all censurable.—Mr. Vessey said
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having had his collar-bone broken. In the name of hu-
manity, something ought to be done for them.—Mr. Hellen-
tine replied, that under the circumstances, they had better
petition goverument.—Mr. Campbell replied that they had
done so, but to no purpose —Mr. Ballautine reiterated his
intention of not interfering, but added, that if warrants were
applied for against any of the parties engaged in the illegal
proceeding, it would be his duty to grant them,—Mr. Camp-
bell had hoped that Mr. Willantine, as a British magistrate,
had power to protect British subjects from any undue inter-
ference by the government. —Mr. Ballantine replied that it
was his province to administer the law as he found it. He
had nothing to do with the government, which must be
answerable for its own acts. The applicants then withdrew.

MONEY MARKET.
THUG:IDLY EVENING.
The funds opened this morning with an improvement
upon the last prices of yesterday, and with a better sustained
business, although the transactions were not upon any specula-
tive scale until nearly the close of the market. Some of the
Hebrew members then came forward as purchasers, and
made Consols, before standing at 931 to 1, buyers at 931, at
which rate they were last done and leR off. Reduced
Threes, 94 to h. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 951 to 1.
Exchequer Bills. 10s. to 13.. pm. India Bonds. 19.. to 235. pm.
The government broker took the usual small quantity of Old
South Sea Annuities for account of the National Debt. The
weekly board of the Bank directors was held as usual to-day,
and a quarterly court of the proprietors as well ; but both
passed over without any notice abaut an advancement in the
minimum rate of interest. It is probable therefore that no
change will take place in that respect during the resent
yez,r.
The market has been dull in foreign securities, in which
remarkably few transactions were reported. Being pay day,
the dealers would be partially engaged in that final act of
the liquidation. Mexican did not maintain altogether the
rise in prices of yesterday. The unsatisfactory intelligence
brought by the Acadia operated adversely upon the bonds,
whit h receded to 231 to 41. Reports, however, were current
that the dividend would be paid, which, if confirmed from
the proper quarter, may tend to support present prices, if
not to improve them. Portuguese were better, and last
quoted 37 to 8. Spanish Fives, 261 to 1 ; the Threes, 371 to
1. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents , 60 to 1; the Fours,
921 to 1.
The dates from New York by the Acadia being only four
days later than those by the Great Western, report no sensi-
I ble difference in the rates of exchange on England. They
ranged from 106 to h for good and first class bills. Some
small parcels of gold have been going forward from Liverpool
lately for the United States, and arrungements were making for
the dispatch oflargequantities, both by the sailing packetsand
by the next steamer. But an obstacle has intervened which
renders it doubtful whether, under actual circumstances,
shipments to any extent of value will take place, unless ex-
change comes very decidedly lower by next arrivals, or the
high rates of insurance demanded here shall be materially
moderated. These insurance rates are the present obstacle.
Until recently the rates per steamer were, for other ports of
the Union than New York, from 10s. to 121. 6d. per cent. ;
they are now 15s. Per sailing packets, the rates were 15s. to
204. ; but 255. have been asked and paid in some in-tances ;
and to-day a leading office has refused, in the case of
American firms of high standing intending to ship specie,
to take any more risks under 30s. With exchange at
1061, such heavy charges for insurance would not only
leave E 3 profit, but entail a loss. It is probable, therefore,
that the bulk of intended shipments will be suspended, wait-
ing further advices of the state of exchange from the other
side or lower premiums on insurance here. It may be re
owed that the highest rates quoted, as being asked, are not
for New York but fur other ports of the Union. The chief
cause assigned for these enhanced premiums is the unfavour-
able season of the year But the chance of Mexican cruisers
may also be taken into account perhaps, as according to the
reports by the last Mexican mail so large a number of letters
of marque had been despatched by the Mexican government
to Havana, most of them with destivation for Europe doubt-
less, for the chance of finding hardy and enterprising
customers.

.60n301;for Account, 93i I
Ex. Bag, 1,0011/., 14d. 10 13
Ditto, :Mt., 10 13
Ditto, Small, 10 13

ENGIISII FUNDS.
Bank Steck, 207
per Ct. Red. Anna., 9ii 4
New 31 per Ct. A 1113,.. 941
Indic Bonds, under 10004, 22
south Sea Stock, old Arab., 931

FoltglGl
per Ct. Mexican Dds., 1846, 234 ;
Ditto Ace., Dec. 31, 23; 4
4 per Ct. Portuguese Bds., Acct.,
371 7

r FUNDS.
2 per Ct. VcmexueLi 1345., 40
24 per Ct. Dutch Examinee, 12
GuiL, 50j Q