The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-11 00:00:00

costa being being stated to be 2161., the Chairman said it eras a
large gum, aad before he made the order he ebould require
the deputy clerk of the peace, Mr. Onsloer, to examine the
documents. -

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POLICE.— v
-IMTERDAT.
GUILDHALL —CHARGE OP ROBBRRY AOATNIIT A POST-
Goodenough, a postman, was charged with being
eunoeroed in robbing Mr. J. Jordan, the landlord of an ale
and beer shop in Fenchurch-street, who said that on Wed-
nesday last, the prisoner with two others arranged to
some and have a cup of tea at his house the next evening.
They came, and after a time a game of cards was proposed,
upon which witness showed them into his private room,
where they all played at whist, the witness included, who
bed a bag of money on the table. After one of them had
lett it was proposed that the remaining two, of whom the
phoney' was one, and witness should play at blind hockey.
This they did, and witness having occasion to go down stairs
several times found on his return that there was only 11. in
Ids bag which originally contained from 141. to 151. lie ftn-
mediately commenced inquiries, and be and a friend went to
the Post.offico sad saw the prisoner. He at first denied the
lebbery, but on being closely premed said that he was to
meet a man named Gill, and the fourth party, when he
would receive his share of the money, and would if possible
get back the whole. The meeting was to be at Caunt's, the
pugilist's, but on going there on the evening named it was
found there was no truth its the prisoner's story, and he was
given into custody.—The prisoner, who said he was inno-
cent of the charge, was remanded, bail being refused.
WORSHIP-STEET.—CIIARITr.—The second half of a
51. note, the first half of which bad been previously trans-
mitted, was received by the magivra'e through the medium
of Sir W. Call and Co., for the poor-box, from "E. P."
CLERKENWELL.--ASILteLT ON A WM.— IV. Good-
stein was charged with assaulting Mary Goodman, his wife.
—Tho oomplainene with considerable pain and difficulty,
owing to the injuries she had received, deposed, that in con-
wasuen of the prisoner's violent conduct towards her she
obliged to live apart from him. On the previous day
she went with her daughter to the prisoner to ask him for
pecuniary assistance, when he commenced a violent attack
upm her, dragged her into the street, struck her a desperate
blow en the face which broke her jaw bone, knocked her
down and kicked her until she lay insensible, arid he would
have killed her bad it not been for the interference and
assistance of her daughter and some parengers.—The
daughter gave confirmntory evidenee.—The prisoner, in his
defence, denied the assault, saying the complainant fell down
and injured herself, and it served her right, as she was drunk
at the time.--He was fined 51., or two months' imprisonment.
MARYLEBONE.-11.0B3ERIMB AT LODOING-110178EN.—
Isabella Davidson was re-examined, charged with various
robberies. The evidence gone into upon the former occasion
was to the effect that in the early part of last November the
prisoner, representing that she was a married woman, and
that her husband was at Bath upon important business, took
a ready furnished room at Mr King's coffee-house,Seymour-
street, Euston-equare ; she remained there until the 10th
ult., when she went out early and did not return. Shorty
after her departure a gold watch, a geld Otani, and a large
quantity of silk and other articles w d fireweed to have
been stolen. The prisoner was traced, and given into the
moody of Sergeant Lennard, 2.5 8, who produced a number
of pawnbrokers' duplicates, found by him at a house in
Lambeth, and it was clearly shown that they had been left
there by the prisoner—The pawnbrokers now brought for-
ward many articles to which the said duplicates
referred, and they were identified by Mrs. King as
forming a portion of her lose. Another charge was preferred
by Mrs. Edwards, Queen-square, Holborn, from whose evi-
dence it appeared that she was robbed of a table-cloth by
the prisoner, who, on the 9th of November, absconded from
an apartment which she had occupied at her residence,
leaving two weeks' rent due.—Mr. Kendrick, 214, Totten-
hamenurt-road, said that the prisoner had worked at his
establishment in the millinery department for four months,
and that she had obtained from Mrs. Kendrick several pairs
of stays, her alleged object being that of showing them to
some friends, who would most likely be purchasers; she
made excuses from time to time for not returning them, and
after she bad left, without any intimation of her intention
to do so, it was ascertained that she had pawned them. The
stays were produced and identified. Upon the first two
charges the prisoner, who had nothing to say, was fully com-
mitted for trial.
WESTMINSTER.—BUROLART.—J. Wood was charged
with burglariously entering the dwelling-house of Mrs.
Emily Lewis, 27, Geese snor-place, and stealing six 5/. notes,
a quantity of valuable jewellery, and other articles. On
Sunday evening Mrs. Lewis went out, leaving the house in
charge of Minna' Kelly, her servant. Shortly utter the
lady had left the street-door bell was rung, and on the girl
answering it she found a man on the steps having the
appearance of a cabman, who said that he had been sent
from Lowndes-square to tell her that her mistress had been
suddenly taken ill and was in fits, and that she (the servant)
was to go to her immediately. The girl hesitated, hut he
urged her to burry down and put her bonnet and shawl on,
whilst he waited for her. The girl went down stairs, and
during her absence the man made a great noise by stamping
his feet on the door-steps, and she thought she heard the
sound of footsteps in the passage. She then left the house
with the man, closing the door after ker. The man walked
at a great pace for some time, end afterwards walked very
slow, and she found, that without her having observed it, he
hsd taken her out of the direction of Lowndes-
equare ; he then pretended he was out of breath, and de-
sired her to stop, and he crowed the road. She followed,
hut he started off at such speed thst he was soon out of sight.
She communicated what had occurred to Carmoody, 148 B,
and he accompanied her to her mistress's house, when they
found that a Mr. Delsare, who had been staying there on a
visit, and who had for some minutes been ineffectually en-
deavouring to get in with the latchkey, had, after ringing
I times, been knocked down by the prison, r, who
rushed out of the house. Mr. Delsarc jumped up and seized
the man, but had no idea that he was a thief until he saw
him drop a valuable breast-pin, which had been in Mr.
Deleart's carpet-bag in the house. The prisoner in his
struggle to get away dropped some papers and the gentle-
mar's pocket-book, which contained five 51. notes, some
jewellery, and various coins. A travelling bag was found in
the house cut open, and a dove, composed of brillianta. Some
sovereigns, coins, and other articles were missing.—Prisoner,
who made no defence, was remanded for a week.
CHARITY. —The magistrate acknowledged the annual
donation of 101. from the Mercers' Company for the poor-box.
THAMES.—THReATENINO TO NUROF.R A WIFE.
W. Sheridan, a cowkeeper, was charged with threatening to
murder Lis wife.—The complainant stated that, on Monday
last, her husband mislaid his gloves, and he accused her of
concealing them, and said he would break everything in the
house. She searched in all directions for them, but her
husband would not be pacified, and, after striking her in the
hack, kicking her out of doors several times, and otherwise
ill-using her, he threatened to murder her. She then ,ought
refuge in the house of her sister, by whose advice she pur-
chased a new pair of gloves for her husband, who went to a
ball with a female relative, who wassfand,
formerly his house-
keeper, and her brother, and did not return till a late hour,
when he commenced ill-using her again, and made use of
the most dreadful threats towards her. On Tuesday night
her husband went out with his cousin, and did not return
till three o'clock the next morning. A few minutes after
he bad cot into bed his cousin entered, and exclaimed, with
an oath, "Are ynu there with her ? I'll be the death of her."
The woman laid hold of her night cap, and, after tearing
it off, seized her by the hair of the head, which she tore
out by the roots, and beat and scratched her in a
moot savage manner, without any interference on the
part of her husband. The cousin then seized a chair, and
was about to strike her with it, when she was prevented by
the entrance of her (the cousin's) sister, and was with diffi-
culty removed from the room. In the morning, when she
arose, her husband again kicked and beat her, and threat-
ened that he would murder her on his return. She was so
tertified by his threats, and had endured so much ill wage
from him, that she took the opportunity of his absence a few
hours afterwards to leave home, and had since been living
with her sister. Iler husband had frequently held knives
to her throat, and horsewhipped her in bed. She at her
marriage had brought her husband a large part of what he
missea.sed.—The sister of the complainant stated that
Mrs. Sheridan had frequently come to her house for
safety, with bruises on her face, and that her per-
son was now covered with marks and diseolouratione,
caused by the defendant's biutal trestment—The de-
fendant, in reply to the charge, said his wife was
jealous of his cousin. He denied, in the most positive man-
ner, that he had ever ill-used his wife.—Bridget Hall,
the amain of the defendant, and sister of the woman
who appeared to have made all the strife, said she
never saw her cousin raise his hand ti strike his wife,
or heard him make use of any threats, but had heard
him speak very humbly to her.—Mr. Yardley would
advise Sheridan to allow his wife a 'emirate mainte-
nance.—Mrs. Sheridan said she could not live with him
again, and would be satisfied with 55. a week.—Mr. Yardley
said that was little enough.—Sheridan said he could not
afford so much.—Mr. Yardley said, if the defendant did not
pro feria maintain his wife, and the parish officers lodged a
complaint against him, he would compel him to support her
in a proper manner, or commit him to prison to kccp the
peace towards his wife for the next six months.—Mary Hall,
the cousin, was neat charged with assaulting Mrs. Sheridan,
while she was in her bed on Wednesday morning, and Mr.
Yardley fined her 40s , and said the conduct of the defendant
and her relative had been most infamous.
CHARITY.—Mr. Yardley acknowledged the receipt of the
second half of a 51. note, from Messrs. Coils, Masters, and
Co., of No. 2.5, Old Band-street.
WANDSWORTH.—ROBBEItY ON CLAPHAM•COMMON.
—Mary Anr Dawson and Elizabeth Roberta were charged
with robbing W. Newman. The prosecutor stated, that on
Sunday night about half put eight o'clock, he was crossing
Clapham-common, when he met the prisoner Dawson, who
threw her arms round his neck, and. Roberta placed her
hand near his right-hand breeches pocket. He asked them
what they wanted; they said nothing, and walked
away, he afterwards missed from his pocket a sovereign and
a half in geld, Is. 6d. in silver, and some halfpence. He
called " Police," when five or six met, who appeared to be
in league with the women, came up, and one of them struck
him a blow on the aide, which knocked him down ; he was
afraid of remaining any longer, and went home. In answer
to a question from the magistrate the prosecutor admitted
that in the first instance he had conversed with the wo-
men and treated them.—Tompkins, 119 V, said he appre-
hended the prisoners near the Bull, which is a few yards
distant from the common. They denied committing any
robbery, but upon searching Roberts he found a sovereign,
half • sovereign, and a shilling. It was found at the station.
house that Roberts had seven cuts on the head. The pri-
soners denied committing any robbery, and Roberta amused ,
the prosecutor of giving her the wounds on the head, by
striking her with a heavy stick 'several times.—The prose-
cutor denied the statement.—Mr. Paynter said that so little
was be satisfied with the prosecutor's conduct, that had the
case res then his uosupported evidence, be should have dis-
chargedprisonent but after the evidence given by the

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The troubled aspect
affairs in some parts of the country is found to exer-
cise little if any influence on public securities. Consols
were still on the advance to-day, and actually done at t
861 for the opening, and 4 less for present transfer, 9
the first quotations of the morning having been 861. a
They left off 861 to 1 for the opening. The advance
was not the consequence of the operations of parties i
who, in the present and the last account, favoured
and speculated for the rise, but rather of the purchases
made by those who have speculated in this account or
carried over from the last at a strong continuation,
their speculative sales to the settlement now forth.
coming. The differences on most of these " bear "
transactions must be considerable, and hence the
anxiety of patties so standing exposed to come in
and repurchase what they had speculatively sold,
even at present large sacrifices.
The still greater easiness and abundance of money
has perhaps contributed, in a more marked
degree, to the increasing elevation of stock. There
is no scarcity of money, bat the reverse, in the bank-
-11
ing and discount market, where indisputable paper
may be done probably as low as 4 per cent. But
there is little of such paper offering, whilst the corn-
petitors for it are many. Much distrust of bills t
generally still prevails ; therefore, although money is
in plenty, accommodation, or credit, is wanting.
In the Stock Exchange, on the other hand,
money is not only abundant, bat, on customary
'securities may be had on lower terms still than ,
before, It was offered in large parcels to-
day, said to be for account of some leading assurance
offices, at 3 per cent, without takers to the extent to
be found. As much as two or three hundred thousand
pounds was said to be thus soliciting custom. The
effect is not only to keep up, but to promote higher
prices of public securities for a time, for parties will
be encouraged to hold when they can obtain loans
upon them at 3 per cent., which will return at the
rate of 31 per cent. and more annual interest.
Reduced Three per Cents, left off 861 to Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents., 871 to Long Annuities,
81 to 13-16. Exchequer Bills 20s. to 225. premium.
India Bonds, 10s. to 15s. premium. Bank Stock, 190
to '2. India Stock, 233 to 5.
Some short time before the hour for closing busi-
ness the continued rise in Consols directed the atten-
tion of dealers to foreign stocks, which remained still
without alteration from previous prices. A number of
bargains were done in consequence, in some instances
at higher rates, but generally resulting in firmer
prices. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, were last
quoted at 541 to f, ; the Fours, 851 to 6 ; Russian,
108 to 9 ; Chilian, 88 to 90 ; Brazilian, 80 to 1 ; Da-
nish, 83 to 4 ; Spanish Fives, 191 to 20; the Threes,
29; to .1 ; Portuguese, 251 to 61 ; Mexican, 171
to
18 ; New Granada, 181 to 3.
a\OLIS
Rank Stook, 191 290
to'l ").-tir it 1
NCW 31 per Cent. Anne., 871 1
Long Anna, exp. Jan. 5,
81 13-16
Ditto. 30 gni, eon. Jan. 5, 1860,
8 7 16 916
PORK,
5 Risn. Ronde. 1.01
6 per per et et
Milian Bonds, 89 f
3 per Con. Ditto, 49;
3 per Ct. 1/moan Donde, 1825, ire
21 per Ct. Equartor Bowls, 2f
1 per et. Grenada Bowl,. 181
S per Cent. Mexican, 1646, 18 171
oi per Cent. Peruvian Ronde, 31
lAroefeft.,lZoW.l;l'7 84‘..
76
4 i'Cent. Pertugnin•
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Ditto Amt., 26 2I 6
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India Stock, 223 4
India Bonds, £1.(00, 10 15 pm.
Ditto, under £l,OOO, 10 15 pm.
Coneols for Account, 865 lilt
Etch 1301.. Dome, id., 21 10
pro.
DI Small, 20 21 pm.
FUNDS.
5 per Cent. Rwalan Bondr, 1822,
St.. 199
5 per Ct. 53.11-13 Bonds, Dlr. from
Nor., 1640, 19
Ditto Amt., Jan. 1T.195
6 per Ct. 1413 Paa.ire DdA, 4$ *
3 per CL .fah Bunde, 235 ft
21 per Ct.
erred. 1 calom0el& Bonds, 37
1310.0 Def
25 per Ct. Dutch Exch., 12 Gull..
641 es. din.
4 per et. Dutch CerUficatee. 855
Ditto Acct., Jan. 17, 835
STOCKS ABROAD.
975 • Ditto, 1842, 98 ,• Ditto, 1644,
1111, , 13nuk of Belgium, T 9;

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RAILWAY NEWS.
Our share market was extremely good and active
yesterday. Shares and good scrips have been gene-
rally in request, but the guaranteed lines more parti-
cularly. Now that dividends on stocks are in course
of payment there can hardly fail of some considerable
sums being brought for investment into the share
market.
MESTING.—DIINDEN AND ARRROATH.—Hat. yea/4y
Meeting.—DUNDEE, Jaw. 3.—Lord Kinnaitd in t e chair.
The report stated that the revenue for the half-year ending
the Met October amounted to 11,1561., and by the agreement
with the Dundee and Perth and Caledonian Railway Com-
panies it was provided that the line shall be worked at a rate
not exceeding 371 per cent. on the gross revenue, which in
this case amounted to 4,1841., leaving a net Emma 6,9721.
The paid up capital amounts to 176,2521., upon which a divi-
dend is to be paid for thel half-year at the rate of 8 per cent.
pi r annum, which will require 7.050/. ; there are other
charges to be added, interest and feu duties, 5831., making
a total sum to be provided of 7,6331 ; and, after deducting
the above net sum of 6,9721., leaving 6611. to be made up by
the other companies under the agreement. The revenue
for the past half year exceeded that of the corresponding
period of the preceding year by the sum of 9351.? notwith-
standing the great delays and inc mveniences arising from
the alteration of the gauge, and other works upon the line.
A further increase in the traffic was expected from the line
being now in complete working order, and the new junction
line at Arbroath ready to be opened in connexion with the
continuous through lines to Montrose, Forfar, and Brechin.
Since the 31st October last a further increase had taken
place in the revenue, amounting to nearly 4001. By the
agreement with the Dundee and Perth Company the addi-
tional capital of 66,6661., created lately, is to be expended in
constructing a railway through the town of Dundee, to join
the Dundee and Perth at a cemmon terminus; this, it wee
stated, could be effected without interfering with any of the
great thoroughfares of the town, or cro‘sing a single street
on the level. Bills fur this undertaking, ai,d for leasing the
line in accordance with the terms of the agreement, will be
submitted for the approval of the shareholders, at a meeting
to be called fur that purpose. The Scottish Central and
Caledonian lines being about to be opened a continuous
line of railway communication will be completed from this
line to Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London. With all these
railways in full operation the directors expect that the
traffic on this and the local lines of the district cannot fail
to be increased to an extent fully equal to the expectations
entertained of it —The report was unanimously adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.— CENTRAL STATION.—
Dut week the workmen commenced to lay sewers from the
site of the central station at Newcastle. The whole of the
ground has been cleared, and the work will be proceeded
with immediately. The contractors have undertaken the
work for 95,0001.
NORTH STAPPORDSHIRE.—The works of this system of
lines, it is stated, are so far advanced that the section between
Stoke-on-Trent and the point of the junction with the
London and North-Western is expected to be opened for
traffic next month. A further portion, namely, from Stow
to Solwich, on the Trent Valley line, will be completed by
June next, and the whole system by the end of the autumn.
SOUTH DEVON.—Ibe atmospheric lisle of traction is
being carried to Newton, where workshops for machinery,
storehouses, and other buildings are in course of erection.
The works near Plymouth are fast approaching to comple-
tion. The turnpike road over the Lain, which has been
diverted and tarried over the railway—a work of consider-
able magnitude—is nearly finished, and a great number of
men are employed in the erection of the station and the
necessary buildings at Lairs, within two miles of Plymouth.
The viaducts between this town and Isybridge are being
strengthened, to allow the passing over them of locomotive
engines; but.e from:lie.itature of the.wo,rlr, some time must
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