The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
THIB DAY.

BOW-STREET.
UTTNRINO COMITHILIFEIT Cont.—A respeetebly-dressed
femur, who gave the mate of Clark, but afterwards said
her name was Sarah Spencer, was charged with uttering
counterfeit cote.
It appeared from the evideate, that the prisoner,)
afternoon, entered the shop of Mr. Meakhouse, a book and
rinfteller, end tendered a half-crown in payment for &boot
Mrs. Mockhouse immediately said It was a bad one. The
prisoner replied, " I hope it is not, for that is all the mousy I
have about me." Mr. Moikhouse returned her the coin, and
she left*, shop, but was followed by Mr. Monkhoustz, who
saw but go in% a public-house, and endeavour to pass the
same bad half crown. Mr. Monkhouse called a police-con-
stable of the F divisfen, and gave the prisoner into eustodv.
The prisoner declared her innocence, and on being sneak
at the station. house, two other bad balf-erowee went found
artfully concealed about her person.
The inspector on duty said time were other cases of a
simile/ dmaiption agiinst the prisoner, and if she was re-
manded, he had no doubt it would be clearly proved that
she was a confirmed utterer of counterfeit coin.
Mr. Jardine remanded the prisoner until Tuesday next.
WORSHIP-STREET.
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Alli•IILT UPON THI POLICII.—J. .WGuyre, a labourer,
wu charged with being _drunk and disorderly.
Poluwwila Johns,H 76, said that abase 2 o'clock that
morning ke wu on duty in Brick-lane, wlti n be saw the
prisoner knock down three females. Witness remonstrated
with bun upon his conduct. Ile replied that he could
serve out tbre• such vagabonds asks was. He then
seised hold of witness's collar, upon which wit-
DON male an attempt to take him into custody.
A straggle took place between them, in the course of which
they fell. When In the road the prisoner said with m
meth, New, do for yla." Witness then with his rattle
gave an alarm, and some policemen came to his assistance.
He was conveyed to the station-house, after making a most
violent - asses. At the station-house Le struck at witness
I and another parmesan.
The prisoner was fined 405., or a month's imprisonment.

MARLBOROUCHISTREET.
GINTLIXAteLY ANIINIEMINT.—AIfrvci Norman, a medical
student, was charged with assaulting Ann Roastll, the wife
et a coal merchant, in Denmark street, Soho.
Complainant stated that last night, about StVZII o'clock,
she was standing at her door, when the defendant came up
end inquired if she had seen Mrs. Johnson pass. Witness
replied that she did not know such a person, and was about
entering her house, when the prisoner seized hold of her
and ss,aulted her in a highly improper manner. Oa her
remonstrating with him, he struck her several times over the
head and face with a thick slick, which he had in his hand.
Her screams attracted the attention of a constable who hap-
pened to be passing, and who came and took the prisoner
Into custody.
The prisoner, in defence, said he was very drunk at the
time, and had not the slightest recollection of anything that
occurred.
Mr. Hardwick Seed him Si,. or two months' imprison.
meat in the House of Correction.
SOUTHWARK.
ASSAULT ON A FAMALS.— T.ABOiChiOSOII was charged
with assaulting Ann Smith, a married women.
Complainant, whose face was mush disfigured, stated that
on the preview.' evening she heard a female scream near the
Surrey chapel. She instantly ran across the road to ascer-
tain wit et was the matter, and saw the prisoner beat-
ing • ye.ung girl. She remonstrated with him, when
he suddenly turned upon her and knocked her down.
While on the ground he kiclred her; and would hays se-
verely injured her, had not her eister-in-law fetched a police- I
man, who took the prisoner into custody.
In defence, the prisoner said he had been drinking in
the evening, and was going home shout twelve o'clock,
when a female accented him, and attempted to rob him. In
self defence he struck her, but he bad no recollection of u-
nulling the complainant.
Mr. Yardley flied him 51 , and, in default, committed
him to the House of Correction for one month.

BANK OF IRELAND.—A meeting of the proprietors
of bank stock was had en Wednesday, when a dividend of
four per cent. was declared for the haUlear ending the 25th
of December.

REDUCTIONS IN THE WOOLWICH ESTABLISHMENT.
—ln consequence of the proposed reduction of 300 macaw
nice end labourers In the steam factory of the dockyard at
Woolwich, a public meeting of the operatives was held
at the Town-hall on Wednesday evening. The hall wee
densely crowded with the workmen, by whom the business
of the evening was entirely conducted. The chair was also
filled by an operative. Several speeches were made, the
main object being to penuais the Lords of the Admiralty
to postpone the proposed reductions till a less inclement
meson of the year. Resolutions were mcved enpressive of
the determination of the meeting to memorialise the Admi-
ralty to that effect, and also to request the tradesmen of
the town to convene a public meeting for a similar purpose.
Committees were appointed to carry out the objects of the
meeting.
SUPPLY OP WATER IN ANCIENT ROME.—The
proper distribution of the strums which flowed through the
Roman aqueducts wu considered a matter of the highest
importance, and the trust was confided to an officer of rank,
and the letting out of the water was • name of public
revenue. Bach aqueduct was to serve a certain number of
supply pipes? and a special application had to be made to
obtain peruussicn to lay on a new pipe ; when this had bees
granted, a superintendent assigned what wet called a calls
of certain dimensions to the applicant. This colic was a
brass measure fined in the reservoir, end which, by its di-
mensions, regulated the quantity of water which flowed
through it. That there might be less room for fraud on
either side by enlarging or diminishing the aperture through
which*, water flowed from the reservoir, it was made
of brass. Beyond this measure, the pipe became
private property ; but for fifty feet beyond this cabs, the
pipe was ordered to be made of the same dimensions as this
Wiz ; it was also ordered that the supply of water should be
direct fr rut the reservoirs when the aqueducts terminated.
Moreover, the supply did not belong to the houses, but be-
longed it some individual ; and when the right of water fell
in, it was sold by the overseer to the highest bidder. Those
who had not means sufficient to obtain a privatepipe were
obliged to have recourse to the public fountains heir sup-
ply. They were so far like many of us, but they had abund-
ance of fountains to apply. to, though we have heard
that they had any stand-pipes; these features, we believe, are
peculiar to our metropolis. It has been calculated that the
nine Roman aqueducts supplied to the city no leas a quan-
tity of water than a million and • half of cubic feet per hour.
What would our water companies say to this'—Architect
and Brildisg Operative.
ROSSINI A DEALER IN Plos.—lt is well known
that Rossini formerly farmed the fisheries at Bologna. The
genteel Maestro, the singer of Desdemona and Ruins, now
deals in pigs. The numerous herds of swine that are being
driven duly to Bologna are wandering to the slaughter-
house on Rossini's account.

MONEY MARKET.

THCRSDAY EVIIIIING:

The English stock market was not quite so firm to-
day, but presented at the openingdicated by the wide an uncern and
unsteady appearsace, as is in
margin in the opening price for consols for transfer,
which was 97 to 1, and for the 16th ~
eland January 91 to
At these prices very little business was
they soon fell to 961 for oaskand 97° for account, at
which they continued for some time, but towards the
conclusion the dealingsbecame more animated,andthey
were done at 97, and lira at so for money, and
at 971, and last at 1, for account. They were offi-
cially marked, at the close, 971 to 1 for the opening,
16th January, until which date the books for transfer
are now closed. the Three per Cent. Reduced
marked 96,1, and last 951. The New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. were negotiated to some extent at
prices varying from the first price, 971 to 1, being
last marked at 971.
In the liquidation of the account, which was con-
tinued to-day, three parties were declared defaulters:
one, Mr. Andrew Sym, brcker, of Tokenhouse-yard,
who, in his absence, was !represented by Mr. Thomas
Batz, to the extent, it is stated, of about 25,0001.
The claims on the other defaulters, about 2
255
Cohen, and Mr. J. E. Boots, are, we .understand,
compaistivelv small.
Exchequer Bills were transacted at 535., 51e., and
645.; ditto, 5001. and Small, at 545. and 51s. pre-
mium ; Long Annuities, 81 ditto, 33 yearn, 1859,
8 5-15 ; ditto, 30 years, 1860, 813-16 and 81. Bank
Stock, 203 and 2. South Sea Old Annuities, sq.
In the foreign house comparatively little business
was done. Mexican stock attracted the most atten-
tion, and the price gave way a trifle. Spanish
very quiet. Danishßondswere done at
an advance. The business reported conidsts of:
Danish Three per Cents., 1825, at 72 and 73 ; ditto
Five per Cents., at 981 and 991. Ecuador at 31 and
aGrenada at 181. Mexican (ex January Coupon)
t 281, 1, sad for money, and 281 and for
account. Peruvian Four per Cent., 1849, at 531
and H. Portuguese Fear per Cents. at 331 and 38.
Spanish Fee per Cads., Aetna, for account, at 18/
and I; the Three per Oeste. at 34 and f. Belgian