The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1646.

of the day, the Lord Mayor accidentally came into the
court, and was informed of the nature of the case. His lord-
ship observed that he would see that notice-botrds were
forthwith put up.

POLICE . -AMWAY.
EARLY ArraNDANCI OF Maoiternarss--An order has
been received front the Secretary of State, requesting that
the magistrates in all the Metropolitan Police Courts shall
take their seats on the bench at ten o'clock, instead of at
half-put as heretofore. Compliance with this order was
commenced on Saturday.
GUILDHALL.—THE Cwancia or BlOANlT.—William
Witt, described as a dentist, living in High Holborn,
appeared before Mr. Aldermaa Wood, for re-examination on
aer of having unlawfully contracted a marriage with
Elixa Ann Hill, his former wife being then alive.—Miss Hill,
the prisoner's alleged second wife, was then called. She
knew the prisoner five years before she was married to him.
likewaaengagedtobimtwelve months previous to their union.
produced a Pipet% nurno=
her death.—Mr. Alderman Wood : Whet were his repre-
tohis?-r'rbee°ntsij:erennwedi°fenbtot°yEbnrilFvaneh.ld7Hfwoertyasu"latives, wninfi
sentations when you married him Witness: He
described himself to be • wid.wer.—The man Earle
was then celled, but he wno not t'.! :mind. A clerk
in Mr. Hobler's office informed the alderman that he desired
him to be in waiting at the Guildhall Coffee-house. He was
there about half an hour previous, but he had left; no one
knew where. Mr. Ballantine observed that it was evident
he feared an exposure, which probably he knew would take
plaoe. Notwithstanding what his learned friend had said
about this Mr. Earle, his character was well known. He
was a gentleman that lived by his wits, and no doubt made a
profitable thing by embarking in various schemes with dif-
ferent names. No doubt, he would be very successful in
forming a society for the apprehension of thieves, from the
fact of his having been once in that line himself. In addi-
tion, however, to being the inventor of this new system of
police, tke manager of several theatres in America, and the
dabbler in the pickling trade, by which he got the 601., he
would have shown from his own mouth, had he not have
shuffled out of court, that in 1831 he travelled through the
country under the name of W. Reece Hare, delivering lec-
tures on the character and progress of the Asiatic cholera.
(Laughter.) Mr. Alderman Wood certainly thought those
remarks tended to show that not much reliance could be
placed in the testimony of such a character. The whole case
rested upon the evidence of Earle, and the question was,
after what he had admitted, would a jury believe him ? He
was of opinion that they would not, and therefore It was
useless to send the case for trial.—Accordingly, the accused
was di
MARLBOROUGH STREET.—PROPESSIONAL MORAL-
ITY.—Afr. B. Tempk, un., ironmonger,. Princes-street,
Cavendishutuare, was charged with having committed a
violent assault on Mr. F. Samwell, a medical gentleman of
Margaret-street, Cavendish-square. Mr. Samwell said he
was walking in Portland-street, about half an hour before,
when he was suddenly struck on the face by some one whom
he did not immediately recognise. The blow was followed
up by other blows, and he at last took refuge in a tobacco-
nist's shop, and then gave his assailant into custody. Not a
word was addressed to him either before or while the assault
was taking place, but complainant soon became aware that
the defendant—a gentleman whom he knew very well—was
the individual who was beating him.—Mr. Hardwick : Was
nothing said to you by the defendant ?—Complainant :
Nothing.—Defendant : Speak the truth.—Complainant : I
didn't hear any words.—Defendant : Did I not say to
you, " Now, you villain, I have got you, and I will pay
you out for seducing my wife ? "—Complainant : I did
not hear those words, and I deny the charge contained in
them.—A gentleman, named Mitchell, said he was with Mr.
Samwell when the defendant struck him. The attack was
so sudden that he really was at a loos how to act at the mo-
ment.—Mr. Hardwick asked the defendant what he had to
allege in explanation of his conduct ?—Defendant ; I had
cause for what I did ; I have good proof that since
February last that man has had an improper intimacy with
my wife. I have got my wife's letters acknowledging it. As
soon as I learned what bad occurred, I determined to give
him a good drubbing. I went to his house and gave him
sundry blows there. I did not meet the man again until
this morning ; when I did see him. I went up to him to re-
taliate upon him the injury he has inflicted on me. There
he stands, and he cannot deny what I have said.—Mr.
Temple, sen., begged to be allowed to say a few words. The
person at the bar is my son ; the complainant is Dr. Samwell,
a medical man, who has attended my family for years, and
who is well known and bears a high characterin Marylebone,
in which parish I have resided for the last 40 years. Dr. Sam-
well has attended my son's wife, and the greatest confidence
was reposed in him. I never was more astonished than when I
heard the charge against him of seducing my son's wife. I
cannot justify my son's conduct, but I can excuse his feel-
ings. Dr. Samwell has completely broken up h:s home and
happiness. My son's wife has contessed to her sister that
Dr. Ssmwell has repeatedly had connexion with her. She
says Dr. Barnwell gave her some kind of wine that over-
powered her. I hope to God the charge is not true ; but I
am bound to say the wife has confessed all.—Dr. Samweil :
I distinctly deny the charge.—Defendant: Did you not give
my wife a ring —Complainant : I shall say nothing, except
that I have been violently assaulted, and I expect to be as- I
'suited again, and therefore claim the protection of the law.
—Defendant: Is he not bound to answer the question about
the ring ?—Mr. Hardwick No. The case before me is for
an assault. The evidence shows that an assault has been
committed, and I must, therefore, call on you to find bail to
answer the charge at the sessions.
LAMBETH.—BUILDINO SOCIETIEB.—Last evening Mr.
John Day, the vestry clerk of the parish of St. George,
Southwark, and President of the West and South Metropo-
litan Building Association, applied to Mr. Norton for his
assistance in procuring the restoration of some books and
papers, detained by the late secretary and managing director
of the company. Mr. Day stated that the directors of the
company of which he was president, having had occasion to
find fault with their secretary, and who was also the ma-
naging director, they had formally discharged him front his
situation ; but he, notwithstanding, detained some books
and documents belonging to the Association, and which
were necessary to carry on its concerns. He (Mr. Day) felt
bound at the same time to state that, since his dismissal from
his situation, the secretary had made a claim upon the directors
for salary alleged to be due to him, and on their refusal to com-
ply with his demand, he served them with notice of action.—
Mr. Norton : What is the amount of property to which these
books and papers relate ?—Mr. Day: I should say that the
amount of subscriptions received may be altogether 3001.
Mr. Norton: In that case I have no jurisdiction in the mat-
ter. I cannot assist you. The Act of Parliament confines
our jurisdiction to property to the amount of 151. alone ; and
u the books and papers in your case relate to property far
exceeding that amount, I cannot interfere.—Mr. Day : We
have reason to suppose that our late secretary has received
money for which he has not accounted.—Mr. Norton : If he
has done so, he has committed an act of embezzlement, for
which you can give him into custody. There may, however,
be some difficulty in establishing a case of embezzlement, as
the party. alleges that there is some salary due to him. All
I can do is to send an officer with you to the party, and he,
perhaps, may give up the books and documents without fur-
ther trouble.—Mr. Day expressed his thanks to the worthy
magistrate, mid said he would try the experiment.

THAMES.—Gaoss ASSAULT ON A POOR OLD WOMAN.—
Mr. Joseph Pilgrim, formerly proprietor of the Barley
Mow public-house, New Gravel-lane, was charged with the
following gross assault on a poor old woman named Eleanor
Peek, who gains • scanty livelihood by hawking band-
boxes, fie., through the streets. The complainant stated
that on Saturday week, as she was coming from her home,
Old-road, Stepney, whilst passing near the church, the de-
fendant turned the corner, and drove on at a very rapid rate
in his chaise. He stopped to put up at the Green Dragon,
when the complainant said it was a shame for him to drive
so furiously, and put people's lives in danger. He at once
called her a thieving cadger, and threatened, if she did not
go about her business, he would horsewhip her. She re-
plied, " I am no thief, and you are no gentleman," when,
without more ado, he jumped out of the chaise, and, giving
her a violent blow with his fist in the side, pushed her down
with the other hand, the arm which was under her being
almost broken. The shock was so violent that she was ren-
dered almost senseless. Two respectable women picked her
up, and one of them assisted her home.—Mrs. Elizabeth
Franklin, a respectable housekeeper, confirmed the com-
plainant's statement, adding, that she thought the poor
woman was killed by the blow and the fall—it was as if one
were about to knock down • bullock.—Mrs. Hudson also
witnessed the assault. —The defendant, who took notes
cross-examined the witnesses with an air of great I
acumen, which, however, did not make much To!
his defence.—Mr. Thomas Donahoo, surgeon, of White-
hens-street, Stepney, examined the complainant the
day alter she sustained the injury. There were
severe contasions on her hips and several other
plans, accompanied by difilculty of breathing and palpitation
of the heart. She was extremely M. The prisoner denied
the assault, and said the complainant followed him to his
stables, loading him with the foulest abuse. When he was
about to close the gate of the chaise-house she tried to force
her way in. He put out his hand to prevent her, and she
Brodenp, considering the assault as one of too
serious a nature to be dealt with summarily, held the defend-
ant to bail to answer the charge at the INSSIORS.
HAMMERSMITH.—Ase•tmr rze A Suirmax.—Mr.
Hassell, a medical practitioner, of Notting-hill, appeared to
answer a summons for having assaulted Mary Anne 'rutin,
who deposed that she owed the defendant a bill of 11. ls.,
for attending her child (sines deceased), for which he had
sent her • lawyer's letter. On the 7th inst. she went to him,
and told him she thought items very sharp practice ; that she
thought he was not treating her properly ; and that he had
not meted we to her child while he attended it Defen-
dantismied bmetg murdered her child, ee she said, and
I made net ofemes vmy vulgar language towards her in re-
Aimee Is the letter. Upon that he -put on his hat, sad
seising bid of her by the arms, he forced her out of the
end threw her violently into the street, by whisk
bar was cut. That was the assault complained of.
Osage More corroborated in some partieulan the evi-
-1 deem of the complainant The defendant, in mower
to the charm said he
Its decease he sent in his hill. The
oompleinant accused him of having imndered her and. mead
he soother alawyer's letter. On the ressipt elemmeteltim,
and abased him in his surgery. He ordered bra est, hat the
continued her abuse, threatening Ida that his rime should
appear in ell the newspapers. He then put bee eat of the
house, using no more violence than was neeemary ; but in
doing so she tripped her foot over the sill of the door.—
Edward Miller, defendant's assistant, deposed that he was
in the surgery, and heard an altercation between the de-
fendant and complainant, and thinking it was a private
matter, he went out into the adjoining room. He heard
her accuse Mr. Hassell with murdering her child, and also
heard him her set.—Mr. Paynter said be could not
see what the wonted's going to the defendant's
home. if it woo not to both bison she dill not go to pay

him. She had, however, gone there, and insulted the de-
fendant, by charging hint with a criminal offence; yet that
did not justify the improper remark which the defendant
had made to the complainant, and which, as • medical
man, he must ever lament having used; but it justified the
defendant in turning her out of Isis house, provided that he
did not use more violence than was neccesary. According,
however, to the evidence of Moore, the defendant had used
more than unnecemary violence, for which he must fine
the defendant 40s. and amts.—Defendant immediately paid
the amount.

MONEY MARKET.

SATURDAY ETINING.

The Stock Market lost something of the activity
to-day which was apparent yesterday. So far as speculative
dealing, however, there is usually little on this particular
day of the week, as jobbers prefer rather to contract than to
extend their open accounts with a day intervening before the
recommencement of business, and the possible chance there-
fore of anything politically unfavourable to their operations
arriuculvaglsrelurinivedgbwyhitchhe th"eciurrecuulticed haavtewouoirp or
opportunity
stopping the mischief by, as it is technically termed, turning
their accounts. Consols were rather fiat at a decline to 941 to 5
for money, and 951 sellers for time. Exchequer Bills, 13s. to
16s. premium. Reduced Threes, 941 to 1. Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents., 951 to I. Long Annuities, 91 to 15-16.
The transactions in the foreign market have chiefly been
in Mexican, but they consisted of small unimportant amounts.
The prices fluctuated between 231 to 1, buyers and sellers
alternately, and theyclosed at 231 to 1. The announced de-
parture of certain agents from the committee of Spanish
bondholders to Paris, with ultimate destination to id of
one of the party at least, with a view to urge the claims of the
bondholders upon the discreditable government of Isturitz,
led to a little movement in Spanish bonds, which improved,
the Fives, to 261 to 71 ; the Threes, to 371 to 8; the Deferred
remaining 17 to 4; Pa live, 51 to 6. Portuguese, 41 to 3.
Brazilian were quoted 85 to 7. Buenos Ayres 43 to 5.
Ecuador, 31 to 1. Dutch ,Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 581
to 94 ; the Fours, 916 to 2.
Money was extremely easy on the Stock Exchange, and
the rates as low as 2 per cent.
The Bank of England avenges far the week ending the
10th instant give, as compared with the returns for the week
preceding, the following results:
arculadm—lssue £29,078,135
Chealation—Active 20,772,350
Public &podia 9,801,402
Other &pails
Goversnalialsorkleain
BseldnDserelawat. 1%981,360
Oaf mumelliss 15,227,663
Cola awl balks
7 &yawl attar bills ... 938,723
The Rest 3,383,158
The large decline in the Rest may be attributed te the
payments of Bank salaries, and of the half-yearly dividends
on Bank Stock, of which the 10th was the opening
day. The stock of specie and bullion was still falling
away, whilst, on the reverse, the circulation active, or
notes in the hands of the public, was in increase. The dimi-
nution of the Rest referred to will explain, however, why
with an inflow of notes on general deposit account, and
against metallic values withdrawn, the active circulation
should still be in advance. The small increase of public
deposits was partly the usual consequence in this and the
preceding week of the cessation of the periodical collections
and payments of revenue, which determined with the
quarter ; partly also, perhaps, of an interception to a certain
extent, and appropriation, by the government to peculiar
exigencies, such as those of Ireland. Correct, or not, the fact
is not of much significance. It will be seen that in "other"
securities there was still an augmentation, though of much
inferior import, upon the extraordinary excess of
the week preceding. The rise of prices in various
commodities, more especially in corn and cotton,
and the greater activity of commercial transactions, will have
something to do doubtless with the greater aggregate mass
of value represented by these securities. No small amount
of these securities would consist without doubt of Exchequer
Bills purchased or advanced upon. The rate of premium:at
which these bills have been maintained in the face of grow-
ing ismes, and of declining prices of the funds, would seem
to favour the conclusion that the Bank must be a large
holder. It is probable that the payment of dividends has
since afforded the usual profitable opportunity for disposing
of a portion of these bills, which are always a favourite
temporary resource for capital waiting mere eligible or per-
manent means of investment. .

Suggestions were thrown out last week under this
head, that the large decrease of metallic values ob-
servable in the Bank returns then published might be the
result of exportation, notwithstanding the state of the foreign
exchanges, which apparently would leave such an operation
without benefit. The embarrassed position of foreign money
marts, such as of Berlin, Vienna, and other parts of Germany,
seemed, however, to render it by no means improbable
that the state, as in the case of the Berlin bank, might deem
it proper to take action in aid of the monetary and banking
pressure, even at a certain seeming sacrifice, by a combina-
tion with capitalists, home or foreign, for importing so much
hard money in bulk. Within the last few months, moreover,
some of the smaller German ststes have, as it is known, been
contacting loans of various amounts,"which in the aggregate
would represent a considerable sum. The disappearance of
specie and bullion from the Bank to the extent of more than
400,0001. on average in one week only, would make it by no
means incredible that such exporting operations had been in
progress, and even were at the date of the present returns,
which show a continued abstraction of more than half the
same amount

The deficiencies noted of hard money were and are other-
wise accounted for in other quarters. It is assumed that a
vast addition was required, along with Bank paper, for the
of country circulation, beyond the capacity of issuing
banks to answer with their own restricted issues. Heavy
payments for mortgage interests, wages, &c., are said to be
more specially payable in the September quarter in the
country. It does not, however, satisfactorily appear on what
foundations such assumptions repose. It is difficult to un-
derstand why mortgage interests should more exclusively fall
due at Michaelmas than at any other quarter of the year; or
even why wages, other than harvest, should be in excess at
the same time. Although it is probable that additional rail-
ways might then be in progress, yet the shorter days begin-
ning would hardly absorb so much money weekly as long days
and overtime. In manufacturing district. short-time working
was partially also the order of the day. Little or no additional
strain upon the country circulation can therefore be conclusively
charged on those heads, the " Country Banker" writing
from Norfolk notwithstanding. The simple fact should
rather be, that the advance in tke prices of corn and provi-
sions required the extra exhibition of so much greater money
value for precisely the same bulk of commodities at the
lower prices previously ruling. The country banker was
called upon for 20 per cent. more of notes to cover 20 per
cent. of rise in prices. Here is the whole secret of the
increased country circulation required and put forth in the
corn-growing if not in other localities. As November (Mar-
tinmiss) and December come round, there may be, and in
the usual course should be, extra requirements of local
circulation for the payment of agricultural rents.
That higher prices of produce were and are at the
root of the increased isms of country banks, is in
evidence from the fact that such increase of issues was
already in progress more than one month before Michael-
DM day, as the returns of the Norfolk and Lincoln banks,
representing almost purely agricultural constituencies,
will testify. Most of them had not issued to the full of their
fixed amount, even according to the last returns, as we be-
lieve, writing from recollection, for we have not the Gazette
before us. In such circumstances, a supply of Bank of Eng.
land notes for circulation may have been partially wanted
in cams where the fixed sum of issue was approached, or
was exceeded, by some banks; but it would be extremely
absurd to assume that in the space of one week, or even
two, an excels of Bank note issues for 683,475/., and a with-
drawal of 407,7261. in specie, should be required, and ac-
counted for on the plea that country banks wanted so much
more for the payment of mortgage interests, WWII.
&c., &c. The " Country Banker "is rather a wild man of
his order, for he does not hesitate to speak of millions of
Bank of England circulation and specie being occasionally
required in aid of the country banks for such purposes,
The most wary watchers for years of home and foreign
money markets, and of banking movement., will hesitate to
draw decided conclusions from the isolated facts of short
periods, and to attribute consequences of magnitude to causes
diminutively disproportionate. The apparent facts of one
week, indeed, are often contradicted by those of the next.
A very large excess of Bank of England circulation some
two months ago was accompanied with a contraction of coun-
try bank issues, or at least no expansion at all. We are no
believers in the entire infallibility of Sir Robert Peel's late
banking and currency measures, which have hitherto had
fine summer trial sailing only of prosperous exchanges for
months. We shall have better faith when they have wea-
thered, if they can weather, some twenty months of unfa-
vorable foreign exchange, each as we have had heretofore.
But in the meantime let them have fair play. It is not
necessary, in pursuit of an adverse theory or opinion, to be
construing every incident of the day, whether of little or
much import, as the necessary result, and in damage ot,
them sisalares,

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whir& Mem saw am et mimeo milt-ese *Veil above, It mar be
as tail W emirde Set Ile Mid MI ady rote the prime at which
triamatieeelave lelme int et the tiortuatioes noted,
each tioduatka a artier of traaeacticoo. The
Money Market, bids the course or the dara
btrinims, ghee the arty mil bt, the prkoe at
which brawn. soll are nay to ba co sell ; or
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of parties %Ow]

MOWN PVI
811 per Ct. Ndwt Ups. sun
per elm Oneekasmaia4i
New *QOM
Low arm, Zip..lk lam,Mlo,
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licasoli 67 'Acct.,
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Ditto, 6shall, 16 13

6 want 11wilbe Deblial3l -
lipor Owl. Imes Are 43
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6 pwCt. rawripwilkk, 34
4 pw (31. Pareigowe Bds, 41
D, Awiwit. 414

5 pa Ct. Spanish Bonds for Ac-
count, Oct. 30, 27
per Cent Spanish Bond@ for Ac-
count, Oct 30, 37 , 8
24 peruil Cent Dutch 12
G 2 _344_91
4 per us Certleatee, 94

EXCHANGES AND MX= ABROAD.
Nam Orr. 17.—tawre Aualaillier, Ite wesey.—Fire per Oats.,
freakhacto%he
11770; Three per Orwet,elle; ire ef Set Mee; lamer de
MON (Retberldld), 111; Ilema 7.wra. NC The pre
Oak. (1949). left lab Illawka ink ale AO.
ftiero Naomi leder. 161/4 ; areearellw./1116. Ms per
Onle. deed ere tee esseewt e9lO IP Ilts Three per °onto e9lOlO.
Om le.—DM& lises.—/ot. Debt, Tvoeaßa.
Half per IS. Ilei ; Thee err MEIN 14 711 ; P
Zarii. 111 . Amid. 11 Iterogiorileig per Owls.,
item Mreorslobiel ger Oiwle., 174,
174 e. lied
erags: Oa lawlea ILLI; toe anieri,l2.lll; ea Me.
Italy, 13.711; two stowies. UV.
Beaux, do:. It.—Prerlea nee.— et. Moil M. 71wesead-
a.balf pre goote., M. :s._olt lades, 11.214, GAN; as
Ramberg, 1491, 149; es , 79 1-11.
Vroree, OCT. a—Austria:l Flys per Cale., IOW; Poor
Pre Clete, gel ;Three pre Oreb., 71; lows. 1994, 107; Ditto. Ma, I

1271; Bank Shares, 1,562. Railways.—The Northern, 1751; (Yew•
nil; 1271 ; Venice, Milan, 1111; Leghorn, 1001; Peeth, 904 ; eimee,
78; Grosette, 934.
Beesecs, Ocr. 15.—Belgian Punds.—Loan of 1646, 10:1emil
(441410,
1642, 102; Ditto, 1844, 961; Ditto, 1838, 98; Di 11M11, ; less
of the City, 18431;7 ;Bank of Belgium, 915. 0.
25.80; two mce 25.624.
/Limner., Ocr. s.—Exchange on London, 25.774; two mod"
25.574.