The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-26 00:00:00

POLICE.—YEsmapAr.

GUILDHALL.—ALLEGED LARCENY BY A CAPTAIN.—
JoAn Bowers Spence, captain in the 89th Regiment,
now at Dover, was charged with stealing four cigars.—
Lewis Levy, assistant to Mr. Lee, tobacconist, of
Fetter-lane, stated that between 7 and 8 o'clock that morn-
ing the prisoner entered the shop to purchase some cigars,
and ordered two pounds to be sent to the Saracen's Head,
with a bill, which would be discharged. He wan about
leaving, when he took up several cigars, at the seine lime
saying, "I will take these." Wimess stopped him, and
said that was not right, and demanded his address, which
the prisoner gave at Dover. Witness went as far an the
Saracen's Head with the prisoner, but he refused to go In,
upon which he wan given into custody.—Joseph Needham,
of the Saracen's Head, said the prisoner was not
known there.—Captain Spence, in Isis defence, said :
Upson my soul, the whole affair is such a trifle,
it's not worth talking about. After suck a charge no man
can be ate in giving orders. The first witness said that the
prisoner, on being asked where the goods were to be sent to,
replied, to the Saracen's Head, and if I am not there, to
Dever, and if not at the latter place, to be sent after me.—
Alderman Moon: Where did you sleep last night, Captain
Spence ?—Captain Spence, At Cheltenham.—Alderman
Moon: Can you give mo any references ?—Captain Spence:
The fact is, I have only returned to this country after a 12
years' absence ; but I have some friends at Clifton.—Alder-
man Moon salted him for his address, which be declined
giving.—The prisoner was ultimately remanded to ece if
some of his friends would come erward on his behalf, and
also for the surgeon of the Compter to report as to his state
of mind, as the worthy alderman was of opinion, that he was
not sane.—The prisoner was then removed.
BOWSTREET.—INFANTICIDE.—The person refusing
to give his name, who on Saturday last was charged with
aiding and abetting Anne Cleveland, the proprietress of a
house of ill fame, at No. 9, Upper Wellington-street, in
causing the death of her infant, was brought up, but re-
manded an bail till after the inquest.
CLERKENWELL.—Arvemeren MURDER.—Ir
Thompson, a labourer, was charged, under the following cir-
cumstances. Yesterday morning, about one o'clock, stiffed
groans were heard in the prisoner's apartment, and shortly
afterwards the prisoner came down stairs end left the house.
Mr. Stewart, the landlord, went to the room, where
he found the woman called "Fanny," Mien-
'digs in bed bleeding, and with marks of violence
on her throat. Information MU given to Collard
421 N, who took the prisoner into custody. A surgeon was
called in, and on the injured woman being restored to her
senses she said the injuries bad been inflicted by the prisoner.
—Collard 421 N deposed that when he apprehended the
prisoner he told bun he was charged with having nearly
killed his wife. He replied, " It is a good job toe." Wit-
ness produced the surgeon's certificate, which pronounced
the woman to be in danger—The prisoner, in hie defence,
said that she was not his wife. He did not know her
name. He returned home and found her drunk 'in bed,
they quarrelled, and he gave her a tap with the back of hie
hand, She struck him with a rail of the bedstead, and he
defended himself.—He was remanded for a week.
WORSHIP - STREET. MURDEROUR Orrnaor..—
David ',afters was charged with the following outrage
upon Sarah Kingston, and Mary Ann Husband, the laugh.
tars of a plumber at Bethnal-peen. The complainant, Sarah
Kingston, stated that an intunacy had for some time sub-
sisted between the prisoner and her sister, Mary Ann Hus-
band, which the latter had resolved to break off about two
months ago, but agreed to grant him a parting interview.
She left home on the evening of Saturday, the 15th inst.,
but had nut been absent many minutes when witness beard
loud screams of " Murder ! " in her sister's voice, and on
running into the street, found her struggling violently with
the prisoner, who was grasping her by the throat with both
hands, and exclaiming that " he was determined to do for
her, if he died upon the gallovrs.'l Observing
an that
as her sister w perfectly black in the face, d on
the point of death from strangulation, she seized
the prisoner by tho collar end made him relax his
hold, upon which he struck her two violent blows upon
the foot and neck, and then renewed his attack upon her
sister, whom he struck and kicked several times, and at
length felled to the ground. A policeman came np soon
after, who advised her removal to a surgeon's, but although
the exclaimed that her leg was broken, declined taking the
prisoner into custody, on the ground that he had not wit-
nessed the assault. Her sister was then conveyed home, but
had been confined ever since to her bed under medical treat-
ment.—Mr. Arnold inquired whether the policeman above
alluded to was in attendance, but was answered in the nega-
tive.—A certificate from Mr. Vale, a surgeon of Waterloo-
town, was put in, which stated that the writer had been in
constant attendance since the 15th instant upon Mary
Ann Husband, who was suffering from severe injury
to the left knee, and that in all probability she would
' never recover the use of the limb.—ln answer to the charge,
the prisoner admitted having struck the young woman under
feelings of etroug provocation, occasioned by her conduct to-
wards bins, but disclaimed all intention to do her the serious
injury she appeared to have sustained, and entreated the
magistrate to be merciful, as he was in very
_humble einem-
I stance., and not in constant employment—Mr. Arnold said
that the ease, es far as regarded the young woman, who was
absent, was of too serious a nature to be summarily disposed
of, and he should, therefore, confine himself for the present
to the outrage upon her sister, for which he should order the
prisoner to pay a penalty of 505., or undergo a month's
imprisonment, and direct a detainer to be lodged against
him upon the other charge, which he should mad to a jury.
WESTMINSTER.—MOT, AND FIIIRCE ATTACK UPON
THE POLICE.— John Gorman, Dennis Gorman, Janes
Coffee, and John Gilbert, four powerful Irish labour.
era, were charged with having, in connexion with several
others, not in custody, committed the following assaults, and
Ellen Gorman and Catherine Gorman were also charged
with assaulting the police, and attempting to rescue the male
prisoners. The affi ay, which lasted for nearly an hour, was of
eo desperate a character as to create very considerable alum.
Several of the polies were severely wounded, one so seriously
that he is unable to leave the hospital ; and it required no
lees than 15 constables to secure the prisoners and
restore order.—Mathew Minter, a labourer, employed
on steam-boats, whose face was much disfigured, slid he
went to the Flank, in Ebury.squsrv, last evening, on leaving
which he wished one of the prisoners good night, when

Gorman jumped over the table, and kicked him elreadfnlly
in the head and body. He contrived to get out,
and returned with two pol.cemen, when they beat him again.
—Mr. Gregory Wes!, dairyman, York-street, Westminster,
mid that when the last witness was down, John Gorman and
Gilbert kicked and jumped upon him. When the police
i entered, the prisoner Coffce flew at one of them, and, seizing
• quart pot, struck him on the head with it. A scene of
utter confusion then ensued, but a great force having at last
arrived, the prisoners were overpowered.—James Hubbard,
122 13, raid, that on arriving at the Flask, Minter pointed
out Coffee as one of the men who had ill-treated him, when
Coffee immediately struck him violently. Witness laid hold
of CofT.e. Dennis Gorman then came behind him with a
quart pot, and wounded him severely on tho head. He
turned round to defend himself, wheu Coffee jumped on the
table, and kicked him several times on the hack of his
head; and ho saw him kick Constable 15G B. Coffee
also struck him several times with his fists, and
Dennis Gorman struck him repeatedly with a quart pot,
and ho was also struck several blows with an iron Mr.
The iron bar, which was of considerable thicknese, and with
sharp equare edge., was produced, and was marked with
blood. There were also several quart lots exhibited, bat-
tered into various forms by the violence with which they had
be. a used. Witness went on to ray that John Gorman and
Gilbert also attacked and beat him. Catherine Gorman
came behind and kicked him, and tried to drag him, away.
He drew his truncheon and used it as little as possible. Ile
was knocked and kicked out of the room with mutable 130,
and they were shut out. There were several others in de-
fendants' party, but they nude their «cape out of the
window. Isaac Trevitt, LIG, B, who accompanied
the last constable to the house, confirmed his state
ment, and slid, he saw Coffee strike constable 122 B,
three or four blows. He then jumped upon the table and
kicked witness several times on We back of the head, and
they had a violent tight. Coffees and the Germans struck
the other constable with quart pots, and the policemen were
obliged to leave the room. When more foree arrived we
burst in the door, and then another fight ensued, ths pri-
soners and their party using the pots, poker, and everything
that was moveable iii the room. Atter some time the con-
stables succeeded in taking the four defendants into custody.
They were not drunk.—Other constables corroborated the
above evidence, and the prisoner. were remanded till Satur-
day hail being taken for the females.
LAMBETH.—Ronenny HY A FEMAl.E.—llannah Davis
was charged with robbery. Mr. George Giles deposed that
on the preceding night, between 9 and 10 o'clock, lie met
the pri-oner in Wellington-street, Strand, when she solicited
him to pay the halfpenny toll on Waterloo-bridge. He did
so, and while crossing the bri Age the prisoner wished to take
his arm • but he told her frequently to ge about her busi-
ness.ehe kept close to him, and on reachieg the Waterloo-
road she popped her hand into his breast-pocket, and suc-
ceeded in taking his pocket-book. lie made an a:tempt
to seize her, when she instantly flung the pocket-hook to a
young fellow, who had evidently been Icieekirg out for some-
thing of the sort. He picked it up, and effected his (-nape
with it, and witness, iu attempting to secure the prisoner,
was struck at by one or two young men, who appeared to be
' of the gang. He however followed her, crying out " Stop
thief ! ' and did ant let her out of his sight until she was
secured. In reply to the questions of the magistrate, the
witness said that before the prisoner had robbed him of his
pot;iet-book, she once or twice placed herself in front of him
while walking, and also placed her hands over his breast-
pocket, so as to feel the pocketbook, the contents of which
cousisted of a bill of exchange for 101., and some private
memorandums. The prisoner said the prosecutor wee mis-
taken in her person. She was fully committed for trial.
THAMES.—ANOTIIERItOMIERY BY AWOUAN.—Hannali
Holey was charged with the following robbery. A labouring
man named Pineham, stated that at 12 o'clock yesterday, as
he was passing trough some street in the neighbourhood of
Wapping, the prisoner asked him to give her a glees of beer.
Ile told I.er he had no ni-iney, upon which she immediately
knocked him down in the open streets, and tsok 19s. from
his pocket.—Theamault wasproved by the constablethat took
the charge, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial.
MunnEnoes Aunt:tr.—Jeremiah ?Pearly and George
Prior were charged with the following outrage. They went
on the previous night with sereml others to the Watermen's
Arms, Shailwell, where they conducted themselves in a most
disgusting meaner. On being expostulated with by the pro-
prietors of the estahlishaent, Robert and James Edwards,
the latter of whom is upwards of seventy yeses of age, they
fell upon and beat them is a most savage manner. Robert
Edwards' face was one mass of bruises, and several wounds
were inflicted on his head. His brother James was also
severely maltreated, his body being covered with brollies.
—The prisoners in their defence said the prosecutors were
drunk, and that the injuries they sustained were in canto-
qoence of their falling about. Prisoners were fined 51. each,
or two months' imprisonment, and were locked up it default.

MONEY MARKET.
TUESDAY BrENTIM

The funds hare varied little during the course
of the day, although as money stock commanded the higher
turns of the market it might be inferred that the speculators
for the fall were rather anxious to place themselves right for
delivery on Thursday, the account day, against any possible
accident of prices teeing raised upon them. Consols for
money were dune repeatedly at 871, and not lower than 871,
whilst fur account the highest rate realised was 871, the
lowest at which dose 871. Finally they kR off, as yester-
day, at 871 both for money and account. From the
quiet state of the market today, as for the last two or
three days, no precise indications could be gathered
as to the probable result of Thursday's settlement, er,
in more technical stock exchange phrase, how it is likely to
come off. The dealers and brokers appeared to be quite as
much at fault in this respect as the outside speculators. It
is more than probable, however, that in the course of making
up their books, and checking them with each other, accord-
ing to custom before the account day, the real direction of
the settlement will transpire, or the clue to it be seized, to-
morrow, by the more astute practitioners, at least. The pre-
liminary labours of making up backs hare engaged attention
to-day, and with checking against each other will occupy
another day, probably, which will partly explain the
paucity of the transactions, and the quiescent state
of the market. Although the account now closing
must embrace a prodigious amount of business, with
great alternations of prices, it may be expected that com-
paratively but an inconsiderable proportion will remain to
be arranged on balance for settling day. Jobbers are in the
habit of making up with each other, according to mutual
convenience, or the advantage of a turn conceded on one side
or the other, of 1, or even of a " fiddle," as splitting 1 and
taking 1-16 is humourously designated, before the settle-
ment arrives. Besides, a multiplicity of bargains are done
for shorter terms and at intermediate dates. Thus at the
last it happens not untrequently that operations for hundreds
of thousands er million, in the aggregate of an account come
to be balanced on settling-day, as at the bankers' clearing
house, by the pas-age of coraparatively unimportant rims.
Reduced Three per Cent,. left off 861 to 4. Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents., 871 to 1. Consols for next account were
called 871 to 8, showing a centaurs of 1 for about six weeks.
Bank Stock, 191) to 1. Long Annuities, 815.16 to 9. India
Bonds, tar to 2s. pm. Exchequer Dille, still the drag
upon an tmproving market, par to 2s. premium.
The prospect of a loan not to be long deferred by the
French government, whose necessities cannot fail to he
urgent, and for a sum, as said, of one-half more than the
eight millions contracted here for the public service,
is not without its effect in keeping down prices,
and checking more hopeful prospects here, both in
the stock and general money market. It remains
to be seen how such an operation is to be aceom•
plished, and who the courageous capitalLts may he that shall
adventure upon such a perilous enterprise under present
circumstances, and with the luckless fortunes before them of
the loan contractors in this market. The Paris money mart
is reported to be so embarrassed by the quantity of the 5
per cent, new boas royaux with which it has been saturated,
as here the market is by unsaleable Exchequer bills, that the
French finance minister is cut off from that resource, and
despite of all the assurances of his predecessor to the con-
trary, must perforce seek the means of disenthrahnent from
financial difficulties in a loan.
Bstlittle business can be reported in foreign stocks, though
rather more than the average of some days past. Prices
have varied but slightly when at all. Dutch Two and-as
Half per Cents. were last called 58 to 1 ; the Fours, 881 to
9 ; Spanish Fives, 221 to I; the Threes, 331 to 4. Por-
tuguese. 331 to 41. Russian Stock done at 110, was quoted
109 to 111. Danish, 83 to 5. Mexican, 20 to 1. Brazilian,
82 to 4. Peruvian, 36 to 8. Venezuela, 37 to 9.
Foreign exchange was a shade in decline again to-day.
On Amsterdam, the nogociationa were 12.41 to b; on Rot-
terdam, 12.5 to 1 ; on Antwerp, 25.95 to 26 ; on Hamburg,
13.101 to 111 ; on Frankfort, 1211 to 2 ; on Paris, 25.90 to
95 ; on Vienna, 10.7 to 9 ; on Leghorn, 30.60 to 65 ; on
Naples, 401 to ;on Madrid, 471 to 1 ; all at 3 months. On
Lisbon, at 60 days, 531 to 1.

Rank Steele, ISO 1 1 gAn, SO yes",lan. 5, 1490,91 a
3 per CI. R.I. Ansa, NI 4 la4la Benda, spier towel., par
1499 Ct. Pass. Ana, 37 a I a Camels Rs stet., 371 411
Now 39 psr Ct. Anna., PI 711 Rs. REP, 41300. Is., pm 1
Loos An., Esp , Jen. 11,19119, 41 9 I Ditto, 1600. 4 1 Is.,
Do. 30 years, Ont. 19,1539. 9 13.1 R I Ditto, lima. 0 3

MILLION TI MM.
3 per Ca &seinen Bowls, 02 3 per Ct. @mask Somas, sent, May
I per Cr. Danish Besets. 1813, 01 31,220
3 per Oa blitaDarit 102. 40 1 ti pet CC Tenets, La Bonds, 33*
4 per Ca rtriff al! BOMA.. 37 0 per Ct. Dutch Eachanite, If 0411.,
3 per Ct. POWDLMM. Beads, at 000
Banda, 34 0 per Ct. Dutch Certificates, 00
lee 110a0 P*"..= 1012, St., 110
11011•NOW1 AND
for
PA.IIIII, M. IY. I per,

STOCKS ABROAD.

............ mow.. Le.a... 1 C....
114. 0094 . TS 10 i 111 10 79 IS I
I IS 79 04 ole
4 D. . . 10 10 11. 93 111 01 la 111 9.1
~ 94 D . . ~ . ..,
4 De. • . . . ~,
~am I, INA
. al
D. 91941
. . .
. . .
r,.... g • a . • "
. a* .. . ~
N 11.001 . 10 . . ..
Illessaa Lau . 109 ,
19.190197 D 0•0 . .
Mist Urns 311.9 0 1 7, I ~
Illsehmer 0 lamas (MOD, NU.
Mamas, Was 111..-11190 us OM.. 30 mum ;VI 744.04; Fe.,
r000000.,1111 nary ; Vlve NOuts., 19 mosey, 12* 1.4, UM . Puslssa,
....99, I seres; Onus. 19 ; Sauk of M. rer41.0.94, 111. Lachman
in Loki 0 U.

New Yon', APRIL 30.—The demand for foreign ex-
change was not very motive this morning, and rates fell off
a fraction. The closing rates for bills on London were 61
to 64 per cent. premium . on Paris, 61. 35c. to of. 331 ;
Amsterdam, 39 to 391 ; Hamburg, 35 to 353 ; Bremen,
771 to 76.