The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-09 00:00:00

On eaday morning they attended divine service at St.
George's Church, and took their seats in court about twelve
o'clock. Mr. Baron Rolfe presided in the principal court ;
and Mr. Justice Wightman hard cases from Liverpool and
Manchester in the Nits Prins.
Mr. Baron' Rolfe, in his charge to the Grand Jury, said,
they were assembled in pursuance of what the increased
population of the country bad of late years rendered a ne-
cessary duty—he meant clearing the gaol at this period,
which had not been done till within the last three or foot
years. lie need not say how necessary it was,:a7elas he
had calculated) about eighty persons would be with
offences before them. And, therefore, however irksome it
might be to the jury or to himself, to attend at this season
of the year, for the discharge of this supplemenUl duty. be
was certain they had come with a feeling that it was a duty
in the performance of which they were essentially Ileftll4
the ends of justice. His lordship concluded by the usual
offer to lend his assistance to the grand jury, should any
legal difficulty arise.
The jury retired, and shortly afterwards returned with
several true bills into court.
Before Mr. Baron Rolfe.
Owen Morris, aged 25, and TAomas Kelly, aged 50, two
Irish labourers, were indicted for stabbing and wounding
Robert Johnston, at Great Lever. From the evidence it
appeared, that in the latter end of August last, Mx. Lathiudi
farmer, of Great Lever, had employed the prisoners, with
four or five others, to reap several fields. On September 4th
they got drank, ill-treated Mr. Latham, and wounded John-
ston, the constable, wh was sent for to take them into cus-
tody. The learned judge was summing up when our
accounts left.
Broom Cover.—Before Mr. Justice Wightmea.
IVallsoords, aged 44, was indicted for
igamy. It appeared that on the 14th Nov., 1536, the
b prisoner was married to Ann Mitchell, in the pariah church
of Mottram, Longdendale ; and again, on the 17th of July,
1846, to Betty Jones, at the Collegiate Church, Manchester.
The prisoner pleaded that the second marriage was a mere
sham, and void, the female haying been married in the name
of Betty Jones, her real name being Elizabeth Beswick.
He also pleaded that his former wife had left him, and gone
with another man to America, after bearing 'event children
under what he considered suspicious circumstances. He
was found guilty.--Sentence deferred.

POLICE v
.—_ESTERDAT.
WORSHIP-STREET.—The wife of William Cotton, the
wounded soldier, who was remanded by Mr. Bingham on
the preceding day for begging in the streets, entered the
court, with an infant in her arms, and in great mental dis-
tress applied to the magistrate for assistance. The woman
h described herself as being totally destitute of food
and l aving
odging, Mr. Bingham told her that she must apply for
assistance to the relieving officers of the parish in which she
last slept, who were bound to provide her with the food and
nourishment she so obviously stood in need of; and he
directed Hanley, the chief usher, to furnish her with an im-
mediate supply of food and a trifling gratuity from the poor-
box, to enaole her to support herself until her claim could be
properly attended to.
CAUTION TO PARENTS.—A young woman, named Mary
Ann Buckler, was brought up for final examination, charged
with having stolen money and wearing apparel from the per-
sons of several little children. The prisoner was taken into
custody while endeavouring to effect her escape in Finsbury-
square, after robbing a child, named Elizabeth Gray, o
6d., which was found in her possession at
10.
house. A second charge was now preferred against her by
an intelligent little girl, named Emma Turner, who was pro-
ceeding to her grandmother's house on the 17th ult., with a
bundle of wearing apparel and two halterowns, when the
prisoner stopped her in the Commercial-road, and havinngg
induced the child to deliver them both to her, she disap
peared
with her booty. Upwards of a dozen other children, who
had been robbed under similar circumstances, attended with
their parents to identify the prisoner, butthty were soyoung
that their testimony could not be received. The prisoner,
who asserted her innocence, was committed for trial on the

above charges. •
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—An AGENT row ROT-
ALTY.—Francia Olificre was brought before Mr. Long,
charged with having obtained one thousand pounds'
worth of jewellery, by fraudulent pretences, from
Mr. John Linnett, an extensive jeweller, formerly of
Argyll-place, Regent-street. The prisoner is a worker in
hair, and in January, 1845, he called on Mr. Linnett, an
had
d
stating that he was employed by her Majesty, whom he
shortly to see on matters of business, requested to have some
diamond rings and brooches to exhibit, as there was a pro.
bability that her 111,jesty might become a purchaser. The
prisoner, on this representation, succeeded in obtaining
diamond jewellery to the value of upwards of 5001. The
property thus obtained was principally pledged with Mr.
Lawton, Green-street, Leicester-Niter*. After the prisoner
had got the property from Mr. Linnett, nothing more was
seen or heard of him. Subsequently Mr. Linnett became
bankrupt, and when this transaction came under the notice
of tie assignees, they instituted an inquiry into the situation
ef tbe property and, finding the greater portion in the ;
bark of Mr. awion, they commenced proceedings for the
is
reeovery of it, and ultimately obtained it for the use of the Y;
estate. The prisoner was sought out by the pawnbroker, ';
and given iato custody by him for the alleged fraud.—Mr. 4:
Long was of opinion that the offence was one of felony 1;
rather than one of obtaining goods under fraudulent pre-
tenees.—The prisoner was remanded until Saturday, for the
production of the geode, and for further evidence. a
LAMBETH —A RIGOROUS SCHOOLMASTER AND HIS
PUPIL—Mr. Henry Chariot York, a schoolmaster, of Chel- ;
ham House, Westminster-road, appeared before Mr.
Ell iott on a summons charging him with having assaulted 1
William Edwin Paddon, • little boy not 11 years of age, the
son of Mr. Charles Paddon, a tradesman in Charlotte-terrace, I
New Cut. The complainant. apperently an intelligent little
fellow, deposed that on Monday week be made some mis-
take in writing a letter at school, and for this Mr. York laid
him across his knee, and caned him violently across the back,
loins, and bottom. He also struck him twice with his fist, ;
and knocked him down, saying " He would be master of
the field." After striking him with his fist, Mr. York said
"He should kill him." The boys were all present in the
school.—Charles Paddon, an elder boy, corroborated the
evidence of the last witness, who was his brother.—Mr.
Charles Padden, the father of the child, said that when the
boy complained to him of having been ill-used by his master,
he stripped him, and found him very much bruised on the
back, arms, and bottom. He also saw that one of his ears
was swollen. The witness added, that about 18 months ago,
Mr. York having beaten the boy most unmercifully, begged
his pardon for doing so, and promised that he would not
beat him at all in future.—William Veun, a servant to the
last witness, corroborated the above testimony.—The defen-
dant said that the day after be had corrected the boy, his
elder brother came to him with his father's compliments to
say that his younger brother was not coming to school again,
and his reply was, that he did not like half friendships,that
he should have all or none, and desired the boy to take his
compliments to his father and say be was not going to have
one without the other, and to this he attributed the present
proteeding.—At the request of the father of the child. the
case was sent to the sessions.
WANDSWORTH.—DONATION TO THR Pooa-Box.—
Mr. Poynter, the sitting magistrate, desired the reporter to
acknowledge the receipt of 61.6 a. from H. B.
MORE CHARGES FROM THE WANDSWORTII UNION.—
Fvi youths were brought from the (Wandsworth Union
charged with tearing up their c10g.7-Two of the
lads were Germans and, according to their own account,
were brought about fifteen months siuce from a small
near Frankfort-on-the-Maine by a German to play mvasilLT
the streets of London. After keeping them a twelvemonth
he deserted them, taking their passports with him; and from
that time up to their admission into the workhouse, they had
done nothing but beg, as the consul would have nothing to
do with them without their passports. Paynti.r com-
mitted all the prisoners to Kingston for fourteen days, but
directed that, at the expiration of that time, the German
boys should be brought to the court, in order that he might
inquire into their case.

MONEY MARKET.
TUESDAY ETINIRO.
Some immaterial fluctuations in the funds occurred
to-day, but in the result prices settled down as before : Con-
sols, 951 to 1 ita money, and 951 tol for time. Reduced
Threes, 80 to 1; this stock has been scarce for some days. as
still is the ease. Three-and-a• Quarter per Cents, 961 to 1.
The government broker look 15,0001. Three-a-Quartee
per Cents., for the Savings Banks, and 1,2001. Thretg
Cents. of 1726, at 944 for account of the National
Exchequer Bills 7s. to 10s. premium. Bank Stock, 2061
to 71. India Stock is shut, preparatory to the payment of
dividends. Long Annuities, 91 to 15-16ths. India Bonds,
18s, to 225. premium.
The foreign market was without particular change in prices,
but business fiat. Mexican improved to 221 to 1. Equador
Bonds, 24 to 4. Portuguese are quoted, for money 391 to 401,
but for time the quotations are not so good. Some amusement
was afforded in the City this morning by the appearance in the
Times, in the very largest characters, of express news
from Portugal, amounting, alter all, to a reprint of the details
and result of the action between the insurgent troops under
the command of Viscount Ss da Bandeira, and the Queen's
forces, which first appeared in the Erpreu of the
26th ultimo, repeated in the entire edition of the next
day, and then given in all the other papers. Spanish
Fives remain 261 to 1 ; the Threes, 371 to ;
31Duh Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., 601 to 1 ; the Fairs, 9 to I.
Foreign exchange continues depressed, the demand for
bills on some places being greater than the supply. On
Amsterdam the rates were 12.3 to 1; on Rotterdam, 12.31
to 4 ; on Antwerp, 25.80 to 85; on Hamburg, 13.101 to 4
on Frankfort, 1204; on Paris, 25.75 to 80 ; on Vienna, 10.3 i
to 3; on Leghorn, 30.40 to 45 ; on Madrid, 351 to 36—M1 at
three months. On Lisbon, at 60 days, 53.
ENGLISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock, 2066
Bed.o 73
3 p 63 India Stock, abut.
er t. Anna., 41491 India Bondi, under 1,0001., 21
3 per Ct. caseate, Anna, 95,1 South Sea New Anne, 94
3 per Ct. Anna., 1726, 94L Consols for Account, 954
New 31 per Ct. Anna., 961 I Exch. Bills, £l,OOO, 13d., L 710
Long Anna., Exp. sth lan., IMO, Ditto 5001., 10 7 10
94 1546. Ditto =all, 10 7 10
Ditto, 30 yearn 10-16.
70111110"4 FUNDS.
5 per Ct. Brazilian New Bends, Ditto Acct., 40 394 404 393
1629 and 19, 86 5 per Ct. Spanish Bands, Acct,
23 per Cent. Equedee Beads, 31 Dec. 16, Xi
5 per Ct. Mex1am,1646,1161 3 per Ct. Spanish Bda., 374
Ditto, And, Dee. 16, 221 4 Ditto Acct., Dec. 16, 374
4 per Pent. Portuguese Bonds, 24 per Cent. Dutch Exchange 12
391 408 I• 01
EXCHANGES AND STOOKS ABROAD.

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Basun D. 4.—Pram. Sch. , money ; St. WWII Bch.
93e bUla ;. Dumeldorf sad Elberfeld Railway 106 bills, 11:13 ;
Rhenish Railway 831 money : Berlin and Anhalt Railway Ilr Z •
Berlin sad Haab. Railway, 93 money; Magdeburg and Pobsdani
Railway,64l teh; Upper SiaMm Railway, log bills.
Eammas, Die. 7.—Lam of 1640, 100 Mils; Four-and-a-Half per
Cent., 971 bills; dite,, 1436, 9.41 billa City loan, 1832, 1004 money ;
ditto, 1643, of money. Spam& Ilve-par-Centa, 21 bills; ditto,