The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1853.

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committed a very swig and injurious assault upon her. Tne
girl added, that after the prisoner had committed the injury
described, he pushed her and was going to lay hold of her
again, when she exclaimed, "Go along, you vagabond," and
he ran away from her. A gentleman came up directly
afterwards, and then a policeman, and the prisoner was
given into custody. She met her mother at the Mile-cud-
gate, and told her what had happened.
Mr. John Gapes, of Whites:kap'' stated that he followed
the prisoner from the New-road, Whitechapel, to the Mile-
end-road, and saw him insult a great many females in •
most ruffianly and indecent manner, and they ran away
from him screaming and terrified at his conduct. lie shout
say that at least 20 females were assaulted in this gross
manner by the prisoner.
Mr. Ingham remanded the prisoner for a week, to give
the police an opportunity of finding an owner for the wine,
and for other females who had been assaulted to appear
against him.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—SATURDAY.
Barons Ma. Comtuatoxca Goruivas.
IN RIB COLLII7.—CAaE OP A SHARP BUOILER.
JUDOPISNT,

This was the day appointed by his Honour to give judg-
ment in the matter of Benjamin Collett, who had been made
bankrupt as a stock and share broker, of Sise-lane, City,
and of Hendon, Middlesex. The ease was fully argued
on the application of the bankrupt for his certificate.
Mr. Lawrence said there was one fact which Mr. Collett
had desired him to rotation, in addition to those brought
before the court at the hearing.
His Honour said he had rather not hear fresh facts
after the case had been gene through and was ripe for
judgment. This was the case of a gentleman who bad come
to this court, having established that which amouated in law
to a trading, whatever it might be in matter of fact, though
it anybody bad been told that Mr. Collett was a trader
in the ordinary acceptation of the weed he would have
been very much surprised. But it happened that Mr. Col-
lett, like other gentlemen who embarked in speculations,
had got involved to • very large amount ; he had been
thrown into prison, and then, being anxious to get out in
the best way he could and to be discharged from all his liabi-
lities, it was discovered that there had been that which
would in law amount to a trading and dealing in shares,
and that, as such trader, the bankrupt was within the ope-
ration of the bankrupt laws and might apply to this court.
Undoubtedly, when a gentleman did that, he must be con-
tent to have his conduct judged by the ordinary rules which
applied to traders, even to the humblest individual seeking
the protection of the court. These cases were very painful
oast, particularly when the misfortune happened to a gen-
tleman bearing such • name, inheriting from those before
him • very high positien, and holding a considerable station
in society—a gentlemen who had been a very active and
weal magistrate, who had commenced life with a very
large fortune, and whom father and brother
had been for a considerable time members of
the House of Commons. This gentleman had unfortu-
nately betaken himself to what wee called speculating in
shares. But he was not one who had entered into specula-
tion without any capital of his own, taking the chance
whether his speculations were successful or not, and
claiming to be wholly absolved if he made a good bargain.
He had started with • considerable capital, upwards of
10,0001.; and like many others, he had unwisely thought
fit to put it all in jeopardy, and to involve himself to a very
large amount. He got into great difficulties; he tried to
arrange them in various ways. He presented a petition for
arrangement to the court at Birmingham ; that failed ; and
at last, being in prison, and having no other resource, be
had coins here to take the benefit of the bankrupt law as
applied to traders. He had already undergone a very con-
siderable
degree of suffering and anxiety; his affairs had
been In this unsettled state for a long period ; and he had
already suffered imprisonment. Therefore, whatever I
his demerits might have been they were atoned
fur, and the period had arrived when the court
might fairly give him his discharge from all
his bygone liabilities. The benefit would be •
great one, no doubt, because by bankruptcy be would be
altogether absolved from liabilities of every kind; and
the court had great pleasure in giving him that discharge,
thinking that what he had already undergone must have
atoned fur anything of which he might have been guilty.
In using that ward the court did not mean to indicate that
he had done anything intentionally wrong—far from it—
bat to show that he had acted recklessly and unwisely, and
without having at the moment sufficient regard to the in-
terests of those whotrusted him. Such things would occur ;
temptations were numerous—they beset a man in all di-
rections; the best men occasionally yielded, and that was
Mr. Collett's case. Looking at him as • trader, there were
of course no books of any consequence—no cash book ; and
the expenditure was such as could not be justified, for it had
continued large whoa the capital was fast decreasing. He
(the Commissioner) had gone through the accounts with
that excellent man whom they had lately lost (Mr. Courtney)
and he could not come to the conclusion that the
expenditure was justified. But he was unwilling
to say more on the point. Mr. Collett would hare his im-
mediate certificate, without any impstation on his moral
character ; but, judging of him as a trader, there were to be
imputed to him many sets of negligence and carelessness.
His failure could not lse said Wheys arisen, wholly and en-
tirely, or even in part, from unavoidable loss or misfortune.
It had arisen from persisting in speculation, from undue
expenditure, and from other causes. Therefore, the court
would award an Immediate certificate, bat it would be of
the third clue. _

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COTTON.—Ltvzstrooz., OCT. 22.—The market, though
tante, continues steady, without variation in rates. The
sales hare been estimated at 6,000 bales—comprising about
5,000 American (1,000 of which have been taken for ex-
port and 500 on speculation)-280 Pernam and blaranham,
6ld. to 6ld. ; 100 Eityptien, 6}d. to B}d. ; end 500 Surat,
3d. to 40. per lb. Import since Thumlay 5,000 bales.

111sxcittsvitit, O. 22.—The market has been less
animated:to-day, but there has been no change of prices, owing
to the increased firmness in the market for the raw staple.
Purchases of yarn for Germany are made to a fair amount
where reasonable prices are acceptable, and both yarn and
cloth (chiefly light shirtings and Madapollama) are taken
for the Bombay and Calcutta markets. The further decline
of prices during the present month, as compared with the
rates (much reduced u they were) last month, amounts to
ltd. to 3d. per piece on j printers and Madapollams; 41d.
to 6d. on high reeded 40-inch shirtings, and 3d. per piece on
36 inch shirtiugs; 41d. to 71d. per piece on 45 to 54-inch
shirting. ; 3d. per piece on figured, and 61. on brocade
shirtinga; 3d. on jacconets ; lid. on T cloths; 3d. on long
cloths; and 1-16 d. per yard on domestics. Middliag quali-
ties of water twist are Id. to Id. per lb. lower; and 40's
mule have been fully Id. under the highest quota-
tion of the summer, but :have now recovered Id. to Id.
of the loss. Other yarns below 60's are also lower.
This reduction is large, but prices had been unusually high
before the causes of depression now acting on the market
were felt. The stocks are not inconsiderable, notwithstand-
ing the lessened production from strikes, and the quanti-
ties et shirtings suitable to the China trade in hand, chiefly
produced at Preston, are large. Another strike took place
yesterday in Manchester, when 150 power looms at Mr.
Wilson'. mill, in Hunt-street, were left idle by the opera.
tires. Mr. Wilson had risen 10 per cent. advance, but
foiled the altered state of trade would not justify him in
continuing it, and he offered to reduce it by one-half, which
the hands at first agreed to, but afterwards declined, under
counsel offered them by their trades delegates.

WOOLLEN CLOTH.—Laum, Ocr. 22.—We have no
change to report for the better in the state of the woollen
01°,11 market. The trade generally continues languid and
dull. The merchants are exceedingly careful in their ope-
rations and purchase nothing beyond their immediate
wants. The markets have been of a quiet character to-
day, and the transactions limited in number as well as in
bulk. There has been during the week a moderate quan-
tity of cloth delivered to order at the merchants' ware
houses, and in this mode at present the greatest portion of
the trade is doing. There have been very few buyers in
the town during this week, and it is generally remarked
that they purchase with great care and caution, hence the
trade in the warehouse is dull and inactive for the home
market. The shipping houses are quiet. The London
wool sales commenced on Thursday evening, and are
always of great importance to this market. The greatest
portion of the wool used is this district is purchased at the
, London wool sales. The extent of the transactions may be
judged of by the fact, that during the last series of sales held
in July and August nearly three quarters of a million of
money was paid through the medium of one of the bankers
in this town for wool purchased by its customers. About
53,000 bales were advertised for the present sales, about
10,000 have been withdrawn. The sale oa Thursday even-
ing opened at Id. to lid. per lb. lower than the last sales.
It was generally anticipated hers that they would have
commenced at lower rates than these. Considering the ex-
tremely critical state of affairs generally—aa eastern war
impending; the large supply of wool, with every proba-
bility of •falling eff in the consumption ; the high price of
provisions generally, which must begin to curtail the re-
sources of the great bulk of the population, the serious
drain of bullion from the Bank of England, which by the
returns this week amounts to nearly half a million of
money—considering these circumstances a strong impres-
sion is held by some persons that the present prices will not
be maintained, but before the sales conclude the prices will
recede still further.

Mr. Caymans —Does not your Honour think that there
us features in the can which would enable you to grant a
second class certificate—regard being had to the amount
which Mr. Collett brought sato the business /
The Commissioner—No, I really cannot. I have con-
sidered it very much, and I had rather not be pressed.

HARDWARE.—Bramixonam, OCT. 22.—There is still
uo decline worthy of notice in tee condition of trade here ;
so far as we can learn, the manufactories are all in full
work, and some of them have orders enough in hand to
last until Christmas. There is still an unusual demand for
labour in various branches, which is attributable to some
extent to the circumstance that the men are receiving such
high wage., that notwithstanding the high price of pro-
visions, they are not working nearly so many hours as
usual. There are not, however, so far as we are aware of,
any disputes between the masters and their workmen; with
as unimportant exception or two, there have been none
Shroughlall this busy year; indeed it may be said to be one
of the redeeming characteristics of Birmingham (somewhat
unpleasantly notorious in otner respects), that the ;manu-
facturers u a body deal jur ly and liberally by their work-
men, more so that is some other places, where liberality is
more talked about than practised; the consequence is, that
trade strikes have been rare here for many years ; and in
scores of manufactories are to be found fathers and
sons who have been brought up in the plus
and about it for thirty or forty years, through two or three
generations of principals. When things are so mussed it
goes a put way to put a stop to trade strikes. The scar-
city of coal, and the high price of it, is still operating most
injuriously; we bear of manufactories in the immediate
neighbourhood having been stopped for nearly a fortnight,
and are still in doubt as regards a supply for the future.
Since last week four-fifths of the colliers "mit" hate re-
turned to their work, many of the masters having as a
temporary measure conceded the breakfast half-hour, but
to-day we were informed that this is to be withdrawn, and
that new disputes have conssquently arisen, so that it is by
no means improbable that another strike will ensue. Some
of the works consume ordinarily from three to four thou-
sand tons of coal a week. They are not now able to procure
more than two-thirds of this quantity ; indeed those are for-
tunate who are even so well supplied.

CORN.—Cmaistuoz, Ocr. 22.—We had a large supply
of wheat sad barley to-day, end prices won from le. to 2s.
per qr. higher. Wheat, 88e. to 78e. per qr. Barley, 40e.
to 48s. Oats, 20e. to 23e.

CANTIZIIIIT, Ocr. 22.—Our market wu well supplied,
end millers bonglit freely at an advance in price of 3s. to
4s. per qr. Obi brown wheat, 725. to 78e. ; new, 725. to
' 77e.; old white, 78s. to 831 • new, 78s. to 83e. Barley,
38s. to 475. Beans, old, 431.8 d. to 455. ; new. 395. Peas,
44e. to 455.

CARLTSLII, OCT. 22.—We had an average supply of wheat,
barley, and oats, at our market this morning. An advance
of 6d. per bushel was obtained on wheat eat barley, and in
soma mese oats brought higher rates than bet week. Wheat,
white, new, 28s. to 28e. ed. ; to 30s. 8d; red,
new, 26e. to 275. ; old, 275. to 26. Barley, new, 16e. to
16e. ed. ; old, 15s. to 16e. ed. Oak PsNS W. lls. ed. to
12a. ; new, 31. 841. to 10e. Bd. ; essommy di, 10a. Bd. to
lle. 3d.

Cor.cilEstua, Ocr. 22.—An increased supply of wheat
and all descriptions of grain offered. Whoa h. dearer.
Barley supported late rates. An advance db. was obtained
on beans, and ls. on oats and peas.

GLOUCESTER, OCT. 22.—There was a good attendance
and much activity at oar market this day. English wheat
found buyers at 3s. per qr. advance; and fine foreign met
a good demand at 2s. per qr. more money ; inferior sons
neglected. Malting ben in brisk demand, and all ap-
proved samples gad reedy buyers. Grinding sorts and
beaw sell at extreme rates. Oats met a ready sale at fall
prime. The weather matinees wet. Imports of the week
ending Oct. 22 :—wheat, 1,875 qrs. ; barley, 1,233 ; oats,
762.

GUILDFORD, OCT. 22.—There was a full market of
wheat, for which much higher rates were demanded. A
fair business was done at prices 3s. to 4e. in advance for new
wheat. Wheat, new, 60e. to 925. ; old, 86s. to Ns. Barley,
355. to 435. Oats, 235. to 28s. Beans, 445. to 48e. Peas,
44*. to 47e.

HEILTIVAD, Oct. 22.—We hare had a small supply of
wheat at market to-day; trade brisk, at ls. per load more
money. Barley made ls. per qr. higher prices ; supply
small. Oats, peas, and beans met a ready sale at fully as
high prices. Wheat, 381. to 51s. per load. Barley, 38s. to
48s. per qr. Oats, 20s. to 28e. Pear, 235. to 30s. per load.
Beans, Me. to 355. Tares, 351. to 425. Rye, 21s. to 255.
per load.

Nawcarrrut. I:rote-TYNE, Orr. 22.—The weather since
this day se'nnight, although unfavorable, has shown an
improvement upon last week, but from the great scarcity of
labour, harvest operations have been much tmpeded. The
trade during the present week has been characterised by
great buoyancy, and sales of wheat have been effected to a
fair extent at an advance of Is. to 2s. per qr., but flour has
net partaken of the rise although business has been active
at full rates. Choice malting barley has been placed without
difficulty at an enhancement of Is. per qr., and grinding
sorts have fully maintained their value, whilst oats have
farther improved Is. per quarter. With respect to
beans and peas it is difficult to define quota-
dons, there being none of these articles held here.
At our market this morning we had • short supply of wheat,
which sold readily at an advance of 2s. to 3s. per qr.;
choice new Norfolk red commanded 80e. per qr., weighed '
631bs. per bushel. We had not much demand for flour, but
the best marks of Yarmouth households were held stiffly for
675. per sack. Norfolk bailey, weighing 631 be. per bushel,
was worth 465. per qr. Malt held for an advance. Beans
and peas very scarce, and inquired for. Old oats also very
scarce, and choice 431ba. Scotch worth 30s. per qr. The
arrivals this week are:—Wheat, coastwise, 1,320 qrs.;
foreign, 220. Barley, coastwise. 78-5 ; foreign, 1. Oats,
foreign, 162. Flour, 2,690 sacks.

NORWICH, OCT. 22.—Our market to-day was scantily
supplied with wheat, and farmers required fully, 4s. per qr.
advance, and their demands were complied with ; condition
moderate, and fine lots moved off quickly at the advance.
Flour not a free sale, f.0.b., at 32. per seek advance. Bar-
ley la good "apply sad good demand ; late prices were well