The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-28 00:00:00

The prisoner Belo was then charged with having obtained I
61. from the Duchess of Kent —The prisoner did not deny
his guilt, and was ordered to be imprisoned fora second
period of three months.
.T • --aiwriels-was next charged with having ob-
tained, y fraudulent representations, 11. from the Hon. Mr.
Oaks, M.P.—This case resembled the foregoing, and, as
the evidnce was complete, the mgistrate, addition to the
previouse sentence, added a furthaer imprisonment of three
months, with hard labour.
THAMBB.—lncon ['LETS INDINTT:IIP.I.—AH•RD CAIIII.
—Mr. Mare (Ditchburn and Mare, Blackwell, engineers)
was summoned to show cause why he refused to provide em-
ployment for a lad named Dowling, alleged to be one of his
apprentices. There were three or four other similar sum.
menses, and the result must affect a great number of young
persons in the same employment. Mr. Mare was repre-
sented by one of his clerk.. He produced the indenture,
which, though signed by the boy, was not signed by Mr.
Mare, and consequently was not binding oa him. The
clerk explained that several bays had been taken on without
Mr. Mare's sanction, by a person named Rockland and
another clerk, who had been in their employment.
In these instances a small premium of 31. lOs. was
paid and the imperfected indentures were found in Buck-
land's dells after he had left. The complainant had been
employed on the establishment two years and a half, and
was paid regularly at the pay office. Mr. Mare was present
when the indenture, such as it was, wee made—Mr. Yard-
ley, the magistrate, remarked that the document wee all that
time in Mr. Mare's possession, or, what is the same thing, in
the posetesion of his agents. The boy drew his wages week
aRm r week, and now, when it perhaps suits a purpose, he is
turned adrift. Though Mr. Mare is not legally bound, his
moral responsibility cannot be doubted.—Clerk: He has
been viewed not in the light of an apprentice, but se other
boys engaged in the establishment —Mr. Yardley: He has
not been properly treated. But that it would appear farci-
cal, I would say the lad would procure full redress by an ap-
peal to the Court of Chancery. As my opinion has been
asked, I am compelled to say the indenture is not a legal do-
cument. I shall, therefore, have to discharge the summons,
but will remand the CYO until Wednesday.

MONEY MARKET.
MONDAY EVENING.

The Consols market was heavy in the morning, as
might be expected from the comparative failure of ,
money orders for purchase coining in. But the prices
ruled, notwithstanding, at the slight depreciation of
only 83 to ; at the lowest, leaving off better at 831 to
a higher. The operations were of inconsiderable
consequence, the result, as may be supposed, of the more
quiescent nature of the political reports from abroad.
Exchequer Bills were 295. to 345. premium.
Portuguese stock rose to-day, upon what data
does not appear, except that the value rela-
tively was too low, or that speculators inte-
rested in some particular scheme found it neces,ary
to make a demonstration in that sense. If the object
were simply to attract the public into a speculation
of account for the benefit of parties who mean to get
out upon the rise, the speculators, whether barons or
otherwise, may chance to find themselves in the
wrong, at least it may be hoped the public will not
be. More may be said, however, on the subjtct of
the supposed baronial speculation hereafter. There
can be no reasonable objection to any man, or body
of men, buying up Portuguese insolvent bonds if
they please, but the government at least is bound, as
also the contractors of the loans, to state in all frank-
ness the grounds on which they proceed. Spanish
Fives were 12 to ; ; the Threes, 22 tot ; Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 41 to 3; the Fours, 61
to 3, as before. Brazilian Bonds, 68 to 72. Mexi.
can, 141 to 151, with some active operations. The
foreign market otherwise was in an inactive state.
The participation in the loan to the United States,
to the extent of four millions of dollars, by the
Messrs. Rothschild, say nearly one million sterling,
and the decree of the French government, authorising
all the French Joint Stock Banks to issue an incon-
vertible currency, have been the events of the day.
At an early opportunity the probable effects of such
a measure will be examined, now but vaguely esti-
mated in commercial quarters.
The intelligence by the Britannia steamer from the
United States, that four millions of the five million
dollars loan had been taken by the Messrs. Rothe-
' child, not knowing then of the French revolution, is
only considered to have added, unfortunately, to the
incumbrances of that house, at a time when, powerful
as It is, such a new engagement, in view of present
circumstances, can scarcely fail to be otherwise than
inconvenient.
ItN GLUM
3 per Ct. Coes. Anna.. a 7131 f 9 31
Long Arta.. 30 ran.6LD. fehJan.
1600. 19-10
India. Monde, under 1,0001, IT
link Stock, for Acct., 193
YOREION
m Small, t:planet. Bran 8 Bag., 70
6 per Ctti New D
31. ivide. Aoct,
2/ per Ct. Dutch Nouador Wu. 91
9 per Cent. Mexican. Lacuna,
March 31.141 15 141 154
6 per Ct. Peruvian Bonds, 24
4 per Cent. P.rtuiuctio Boma
is i 15/ PS 15/
Ditto, sf Acct., 154

lON DS.
Coosa.. for . 331 3, 31
India Stock, for Acct. f
Bart. lu W, ti.oou. 5d.. 341 29 32 4
Ditto, 1,500, 303 4
Ditto. ems . 91 3 4
FUN De.
5 per Cant. Rural= Bd., £
St.. 85
Dares @mulch Doode, Account,
M 31, 12f t
Ditto Paotite kkimia.
3 per Cunt
March 31 314 itii3anith Ho2fnda, Acct.,
Der Ci. Venecusf 2
lrta Bond.,
per Cent. Dutch Mr.,12
4 for Cent. Dutch Certif.. 61 9.1 k