The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-07 00:00:00

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LAW NOTICES.—Twie DAT.
Cussexav, Lincoln's Inn, at 10.—Rigby v. Great Western Rail-
way, to be spoke to; Chuck V. Cremer, part heard; Toulmin v. Coup•
hind, appeal motion; Stocken v. Dawson, appeal, part beard ; Finden
V. Stephen, appeal.
vics-Cassemi.oas, •Lincolns I. at ]o.—Before Fir L. ShadwelL—
Motions. Second seal.—Before Sir J. Knight Bruce.—Motions.
Second seal; and Jefferson v. Miller, cause. —BeforeWigrasa.
—Motions. Second Seal. Outset, &a. ; Freeman v. Tatham, to be
spoke to; Winter C. Winter, part beard; Starky v. Wake ; Coates v.
Hammond (2j; Shuttleworth v. Bengough ; Champion v. funks.
Worley v. Frampton.
Roue, Chancery-lane, at 10.—Motions.
QVZIN'S Bases, Westminster, at 4 p.9.—Middlesex special juries.—
Simms and wife v. Henderson ; Henderson v. Henderson. Middlesex
common jades.—Colley v. Gain; Wells v. Paul; Milner v. Pates,
Richards:ln v. 1:110WD Berke:ey v. Famonson ; Kirby v. Matthews ;
Johnson v. Taylor ; Plimmer v. Anderson. The last cause is No. 127
on the print list.
Comma Pixy., Westminster, at .1 p. S.—Middlesex special juries.
Shields and wife v. Boucher, part heard ; Hold/worth v. Gibson ;
Harman v. Harman. Middlesex common jory.—Parkes v. Strong.
Westminster, at 10.—Middlesex special juries.—Pays
v. Prichard, part beard ; Wilson v. Howe ; Waddy v. Dillon ; Shied
v. Ward; Hughes v. Stewart; Wright v. Maddocks ; Same V. Ma-
docks; Glen v. Pye ; O'Brien v. Clement; Same V. Bryant and others;
Gell v. Lord Curzon; Wakley v. Cook.
EQUITY COURTS.—BaicaDaY.
Before the Lord Chancellor.
KIDD O. NORTH.—LEGACIEB.—SUBSTITYTION. This
was an appeal from a decree of the Vice-Chancellor, and was
argued in the latter end of July. A testator by several
testamentary papers gave various legacies, and by the first,
which he called his last will and testament, he gave 51. to
each of his then servants who should be in his service at the
time of his death. He made several codicils to that will,
and by one of these he gave Bridget Bibby, one of the ser-
vants, a legacy of 5001. He afterwards executed another testa-
mentary paper, and that also he called his last will and testa-
ment, and he thereby gave Bridget Bibby u legacy of 2,0001.
The question was, whether this last sum was cumulative or
in substitution for the legacies of 51. and 500/. ? The Vice-
Chancellor held that it was substitutional.
The Lord Chancellor now in giving his judgment
stated the different testamentary papers, and observed that it
was very difficult from them to ascertain the testator's inten-
tion, but there were certain. rules which this court always
applied in the construction of wills of this nature, and which
gave no clue to the testator's intention. The last testamen-
tary paper in this case seemed to be a new disposition of the
testator's property. The testator began it by calling it his " last
will and testament," u he caaed the first of these papers. His
lordship was of opinion, on the authority of several cases to
which he referred, that the 2,0001. given by this last instru-
ment was a substitution for the legacies given to Bridget
Bibby by the previous testamentary instruments, and he ap-
proved the Vice-Chancellor's judgment, and dismissed the
appeal with casts.
IN RE DYCE SOMBRE IN LUNACY.—This day having
been appointed for the hearing of a petition presented on
behalf of this lunatic, Mr. Holt stated several propositions
submitted for a more indulgent treatment. It is unneces-
sary to state these now, as in consequence of Mr. Bethell's
statements on behalf of the committee of the person, that it
was the imperative duty of his client to press on the Lord
Chancellor certain affidavits detailing conduct of the lunatic,
which would disentitle him to the benefit of the in-
dulgence claimed for him,—The hearing of the matter was
off till this day week, to give Mr. Roll's client time to
'-vita in

reply.

POLICE.-sATURD
MANSION-HOUSE.—DAIHNo ROBUERY.—A foreigner,
named Ilendsrshon, one of those fellows who stand shivering
in the streets half naked in the coldest weather, was brought
before the Lord Mayor, charged with the following burglary
and robbery.—Mr. Leach, son to the proprietor of the house,
No. 5, Great Tower-street, watch and clock maker, stated
that on Friday evening the window of the shop was broken
will it stone seven or eight pounds in weight by the prisoner,
who then thrust his hands into the shop and took out a ease
containing between 301. and 401. worth of seals, rings, and
other jewellery. If it had not been for the sash and other
impedimenta, the stone would in all probability have struck
him, as, no doubt, was intended, for the purpose of prevent-
ing him from running after the thief. Ile, however, escaped
injury, and jumping over the counter, ran out of the shop,
called " Stop thief," and succeeded in getting hold of the
prisoner, who had been just received into the arms of a
policeman, and upon whose person some of the stolen
property was found. The prisoner's bands were cut with
the glass. He had thrust both his hands in to grasp the
tray of jewellery. The tray was thrown upon the pavement,
and several of the neighbours picked up the greater part of
the goods, and restored them to the owner. —Mr. Leach, the
prosecutor, stated that the prisoner had some time ago broken
a pane of glass in his shop and stolen four gold watches of
the value of upwards of 601., and the Recorder had sentenced
him to twelve months' imprisonment.—The prisoner was
committed for trial.
BOW-STREET.—THE WILDING Acr.—Mr. Todd, a
builder in Marlborough-road, Chelsea, was charged on an
I information under 7 and 8 Vic.' c. 84, with neglecting to
build a party wall to a house ho was erecting in Oxford.
street. A solicitor who attended to support the information
on behalf of Mr. Pownall, the district surveyor, stated that
the act came into operation last January, and its object was
to prevent serious casualties from fire, &c. The act provided
that every house containing within the walls 200,000 cubic feet
should be divided from others by a party wall. The defend-
ant received notice from the district surveyor in Oct. that he
must build a party wall, or he would infringe the act ; but,
as be still continued to build, the matter was laid before the
official referees, who made an award that the building was
constructed contrary to the act. The matter was subse-
quently laid before the Commissioners of Woods and Forests,
who declined interfering. A Mr. Merrick occupied the pre-
mises when finished, and carried on the business of a paper-
stainer; but as the builder refused to alter the premises, the
referees withdrew the license granted to him to carry on the
business there, and on his refusing to discontinue it, the pre-
sent proceedings were taken against the builder. Evidence
was given in support of the charge, and Mr. Prendergast
took an objection to the terms in which the certificate autho-
rising the official referees to act was drawn ; and, being held
good, the summons was dismissed. Persons carrying on
business in buildings constructed without the necessary party-
' wall are liable to penalties of 2001. a day.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—GAMBLING Horses.—
J. Townsend, C. Hamilton, M. Albert, R. Johnson, F.
Wilson, IV. Hemminfs, H. Ilallan, and J. Smith, were
placed before the magistrate under the following charge :
Superintendent Beresford, C division, produced his autho-
rity from the Police Commissioners to enter the house, No.
2, Rupert-street, Haymarket, on the sworn testimony of
two housekeepers that the house in question was a common
gaming-house, and frequented by persons for gaming pur-
poses. The superintendent stated that, in accordance with
his instructions, he went that morning, about two o'clock,
with a body of constables to No. 2, Rupert-street, and
when the outer door was opened by Townsend he pro-
ended to seize and secure that defendant. There was an
iron-barred door in the passage, which witness endeavoured
to force open, but without success. One of the constables
waslifted to the first floor window, and an entrance was thus
effected. The defendant Townsend called out loudly to the I
persons inside to open the door, and at last the door was
opened, and witness made his way up-stairs to the first floor.
He found other iron-eased doors, and he also noticed that
the windows of the room in which the defendants were found I
were strongly secured with iron bars. There was a table in
the room and a gas-light, but there were no gaming 'imple-
ments of any kind discovered. There was abundance of
time, from the first alarm until the police gained an entrance,
to destroy or conceal gaming implements, if the parties had
been using them.—Mr. Long said the circumstance of the
doors and windows being strongly secured with iron was
very suspicions, but as the law required some more definite
proof of gambling than that which had been produced, he
must discharge the defendants.
C. Liley, H. Williams G. Beverley, T. Whitalter, J.
Griffiths, G. Lilsy, W. Williams,
S. Brown, J. Webster, J.
Godfrey, J. Woodward, J. Truman, W. Miller, T. Mills,
and IV. Richards, were placed before the magistrate on a
similar charge.—Superintendent Beresford exhibited his
authority for breaking into and entering the house, No. 64,
St. James's street, the said house being, as alleged, a eom-
mon gaming-house. The superintendent said he had to
break into the house by force. He found the defendants in
various parts of the house; some were dressed, some were
in bed. He took them all, and lodged them in the station-
house. There was no gaming implements found.—The
whole were discharged.
LAMBETH. —CONVICTION- OF A POLICIMAW.—Mr. Nor-
ton investigated a charge against Thomas Hedone, 251 P,
and James Dobbin, 175 M, metropolitan police. On Thurs-
day afternoon two men, named Shepheard and Adams,
employed by a person named Harrington, a running dust-
man, were caught by a person in the employ of Mr. Davis,
a dust-contractor, removing some dust from a house in Cam-
berwell parish, who called constable Redone to take them
into custody, but the constable made light of it, and walked
away. Mr. Davis's servant, however, contrived to atop
them, when they assaulted him violently with a thick stick.
Redone, hearing the call of " Police !" returned to the spot,
when Mr. Davis's man showed him his hand, which was
bleeding, and told him that he had been struck several blows
on his 'head, and further saw him struck by Harrington,
the master of the two men. He let them go, after keeping
them in custody for a short time. The complaint against
constable Dobbin was that Shepheard and Adams boasted
that he would not have interrupted them, as he was well
acquainted with Harrington, their master with whom he
was subsequently seen to come out of a beer-shop, and when
questioned on the sueet by Inspector Campbell, he first
denied it, but afterwards said he went in for a pint of beer.
After a lengthened incest/gallon, Shepheard and Adams

MONEY MARKET.
SATVEDAT EVENING.
The funds have been steady all day, with a slight
tendency upwards, however, on the whole. But in the ab-
sence of any specially exciting cause neither dealers nor
speculators are little desirous of extending their operations,
or opening new accounts, on the last Odor of the week,
with a day intervening on which intelligence may be
received of a nature adverse to the transactions they
may have embarked in, and against the cons,quences
of which they cannot protect themselves either wholly or
partially as on ordinary butane s days. To these
considerations it may have been owing that the apparent
inclination of prices to rise at one time was not supported by
active dealings. Consols closed, therefore, as they opened, at
951 to 1 for money, and 951 to 1 for time. Reduced Threes,
94 to 1. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 96 to 1. Exche-
quer Bills, 7s. to 10:s. p'm. India Bonds, 185. to 225. pm.
Bank Stock, 2061 to 71.
Some movement may be noticed in Mexican Sock,
which is now quoted with a slight advance at 221 to j.
The transactions in them were, however, upon the smallest
scale. Brazilian were done at 86, the buying and selling
prices respectively being 84 to 6. Buenos Ayres, 41 to 3.
eneruela, 39 to 41 ; Portuguese, 381 to 91; Spanish Fives,
261 to 1 ; the Threes, 371 to ; the Deferred, 17 to 4 ; Passive,
51 to I ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 60 to 1.
The Bank of England averages for the week ending the
28th ultimo, give, as compared with those of the week pre-
ceding, the following results:
Circulation—lssue £28,313,543
Circulaition —Active 19,987,800
Public deposits
Other deposits
Governmentsecuritiesin
Banking Department.. 12,808,119
Other securities 13,562,822
Coin and bullion
7 day and other bills ... 892,355
The Rest 3,479,907
These returns do not possess any particular distinctive fea-
ture; unless that, from the less proportionate increase of the
stock of " other " securities, as compared with the large
accumulation of the deposit fund, it rosy be inferred, the
bank was cautiously preparing for a more restrictive system
of action.
The despatch of a quantity of silver to Paris to-day, with
larger remittances of the same kind to follow as helieved,
coupled with the downward tendency of foreign exchange,
which may lead to similar exports of silver or gold to other
countries also, are symptoms of change in the disposition of
metallic values, which must command attention the more
from the influence which they may come to exercise sooner
or later on the rates of interest, and on the general circula-
tion. Rates of interest or discount enhanced imply much
more than mere per ceutage differences, when they are the
consequence of untoward events and compulsory obliga-
tion, or of the precautionary policy which seeks to
provide betimes against the hour of need or danger.
f hey are accompanied and followed in such ease with re.
strieted credit and accommodation, throughout the whole
banking system, whereby to bring about a curtailment of
the paper circulation. Higher or lower rates of money
values arc not necessarily, per se, the absolute indications of
the adverse or prosperous condition of material interests, or
of financial resources. When industry is most Nourishing,
profits high, and prices rising, money will often command a
greater value, because a larger amount will he required to
cover the same hulk of commodities ; and because, when the
rates of interest are relatively, and for any length of time
disproportionately, below the average profits of industry, or
lany special branches of industry, capital will be abstracted
from the general money market, and dif ccted into such
more profitable channels of employment. As the quantity
of money, speaking of credit money, is not capable of expan-
sion and production to any extent of demand like iron, or
cotton, but by law is a determinate quantity, which cannot
be sensibly overpossed, and as metallic values cannot from
natural causes be increased at will, the larger amount re-
quired by a rise of prices would necessarily enhance the value
of money in higher rates of interest, and the more so, sup-
posing capital to be withdrawn into other pursuits, where the
realisable or expectant profits acre on a much more attrac-
tive scale than dealing in money. In the latter case, the
quantity of circulation might not be diminished, but it would
become more dispersed, and for the purposes of accommoda-
tion so far unavailable. So also, when the rates of money are
low, as now, and heretofore more so, the evidence is before us to ,
demonstrate that it is by no means the barometer by which
it would be desirable the sum of national prosperity should i;

RAILWAY NEWS.
The market was quiet on Saturday, and scrips and
shares generally with little variation in prices. In Shrews-
bury and Birminghtuns however the transactions were
extensive, and sellers numerous, upon the report that cer-
tain arrangements which should have taken place for an
amalgamation with another company had fallen through.
It was upon the faith of those arrangements being earned
through that the late continued advance in the scrip took
place. It has now declined to 11 to 2.
The Liverpool share market was very quiet on Saturday,
and the business but limited. Some of the old lines were a
trifle lower, but there was no decided depranion to be no-
ticed. Birmingham and Oxford closed 71 ; Shrewsbury and
Birmingham (A), 21 ; (B), 11 pm. " The small amount
of daily business transacted here," says our correspondent,
"as compared with that of the Landon share market, may be
accounted for by the very marked attention which is at pre-
sent bestowed on the article of cotton ; otnerwise it would
seem contrary to the ordinary course of things that our mar-
ket should be so much behind that of London in activity.
The Manchester share market was, if anything, weaker
on Saturday, but there was, for that day, a fair business.
Birmingham and Oxfords fetched 3 less than yesterday;
Leeds and Dewsburys 114, being 8 higher. North Staf-
fords and West Ridings continue to be favourite stock, and
former prices were maintained.
An average amount of business was transacted at Birming-
ham; and the only noticeable alteration in prices was the de-
cline in the value of Birmingham and Oxford Junctions, in
which there were sales at 61 pm. Shrewsbury and Birming-
hams also slightly receded in price, there being sales at the
commencement of the business at 21, and at the close
at 24 pm.
The dealings in shares at Leeds on Saturday were fewer
than on any day during the week; and prices continued to
decline apace. In nearly all descriptions of stock there was
a decline as compared with the prices at the early part of the
week, saving in Manchester and Leeds stock, which has
been looking up for the last few days. SUMO sales have been
made in the Preferential (or 6 per cent.) stock of the Leeds
and.Thirsk, itut the prices do not sustain the premium which
was at first offered—namely, 355. per altar eprem.
On Saturday the Bristol share market followed the flatness
which existed in London on Friday, and sales were more
freely pressed. The following are the latest prices:—
Bristol and Ex. Olds, 791; ditto, Thirds, 8 I ,• Gt. Western
Quarters, 181 ; ditto, New, 71; Midland 40!. Shares, 321;
ditto, 501. ditto, 6!. Bs. 9d. North British Olds, 35.1 ; ditto,
Quarters, 31 ; ditto, Extension, 11; South Devon, 33;
York and Newcastle New, 121; ditto, Preference, 7 ; York
and North Midland Preference, 113; ditto, E. and W. Rid.
Ex., 17.
Our Dublin correspondent writes :—" There is nothing
doing in shales; nobody will purchase them. Even the best
railway stock can find no buyers."

STS..-LONDON, DEC. .5.
M characters denote actual trauma-
Utica eellera• prices.

'London and York l2l
Do. karenalon.
,Lan..Snlssltry,N Yeatrilli 01
1401% Uhl LIT llOl
Lynn and la:renew ll5l
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Da. sharer. lli 41
De. APRs
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2 iMaselts b SouthaMpta 14 a
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24 1 Do. New 311 2
i:: 12
61:321 New
/a Derby '1043
106 x weaatha:272 Harwich 34p.ar. t
26 North lirltaat
11 IM. a shares t 4 :2e
6 Do. 1011.
la Do. I allures 'l,l 2 Do. Extension
lOU Na 44.4
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6 Do. Extonaion I Ip.
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3 North Staffordshire )4 11
17 Oxf.,Woreest.. Sr Wola 113 171
Portsmouth Dlreet .....14
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131.e0soth Entreat Doverl39r
10 Do. N (us. ni.) N. I 2 44.
12 Do. N. (MN. 10. 044 2 141
II Do. N. (do. 301.: 2 1 2p.
el Do. N. !lb. lel.) 4 3
I Sosiik Woks 11 Id.
It Waterford a Kolkeasy 5
124 West 11.0dIng Volon lip.
lb Wilts, Hon., & Weyol II
a fork and Newcastle 341 71
4 Do. New 42
3 Do. Preference ,
IV poet .1 NortA if likso4l ft 94
lIA. i born l5 47
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