The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-26 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

The October Session of the above court, and the last that
will be held under the present mayoralty, commenced
yesterday. There were present at the opening of the court
—the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen
Hooper (the Lord Mayer elect), Sir C. Hunter, Sir C.
Marshall, Gibbs, &e., Messrs. Cubitt and Hill, the Sheriffs
for the ensuing year, Meure. France and Wire, the Under-
St ryas, &c.,
There are 247 prisoners for trial at the present sessions.—
The grand jury having been milled and sworn, the Recorder
proceeded to address them ; after which one or two unim-
portant cases were gone into.
NEW COVET.—Deface Mr..Casenalsatorr Bullock, Mr C. Marshall,

and lies. guru, Hifi
CHARON OF FISLONT.— W. Roe and J. Wales were
indicted for stealing a quantity of property, consisting of
the interior fittings of a house, in all valued at nearly 801.,
the property of Meese. Whitmore, of Lincoln's-inn-fields.
A person named Gardener was the assignee of a lease of a
house in Wellelose-square, the lessors being the prosecutors,
Meows. Whitmore. Of the term of that leer seven years
were unexpired in August lest, and Gardener, who had not
held it long, was anxious to dispose of it, and had a com-
mandants with a conveyancer named Adams, the result of
wbirk was that the prisoner Roe, an extensive builder at
and Gardener were introduced to each other. U hi-
b M"d eam. the purchaaerof the lease, agreeing to pay
ICOii. OH remainder of the term. Five pounds was paid
as • deposit, by en order given upon the prisoner Wilson by
Ito*. That was on the 17th August, and an agreement was
drawn up by which Gardener ceded to Roe all claim and
right I. the house " and the materials it contained," and
Gardener farther guaranteed to ply any expense that Ree
Malt he put to in shoring up the house, or any proceeding
laslltWd by the district surveyor. Gardener visited the
ha OR the 25th of August, when be found the roof
WOOMPOOd ; the doors, posts, rafters, joists, and all the inside
AMMO. lead, &c., were gone. Gardener expressed his
ashmihnsent at this proceeding, and seeing the prisoners
sMillin the work of demolition he said to them,
shall bring you both to the Old Bailey."
He farther intimated something of the sort with
regard to the men who were acting under Roe', orders,
upon which Roe said, " If anybody is to get to the Old
Bailey for this, it must be roe, and not my Men; I'm res-
ponsible for them." They were then charged with the rob-
bery by Gardener, and Messrs. Whitmore, as the owners of
the premises, prosecuted the proceedings. Gardener eat
the principal witness examined, and his evidence war to the
above effect. Re was subjected to a very severe cross.
examination, and the whole object was to chow
that the house in question was in • miserably dilapidated
state, so much so that it had been coudemed by the parish
authorities; that he (Gardener) fully understood at the time
the lease was transferred that Roe's intention wu to partly
pull it down and rebuild it from the first story, and that
Gardener had sanctioned that proceeding. Gardener denied
all this in iadireot terms. He admitted, however, that be
had told Roe that the house was free of ground-vent, and
that he had recommended • carman to Roe, as • peens who
would be glad of the job to remove the materials. Gardener
mid that he had paid 20L for the lease, and sold it for as
much as he could. The house certainly was "shaky," and
portions of it had been shored up. The premises had been

used u a Nagar-house. Other witnesses gave evidenos u to
the remove! of the materials. It appeared that Gardener
had offered the lease and right to the materials to a Mr.
Ftobinson for 501.-Mr. Huskies addressed the jury for the
prisoners, contending that in removing the maenads they
had acted upon a right given to them by Gardener, on the aa-
signment of the lease.—Evidence wu then called to contra-
diet that given by Gardener and the other witnesses.—Mr.
Wilde replied upon the whole ease at considerable length,
and Mr. Commissioner Bullock having summed up the jury
at ones pronounced the prisoners Not Guilty.

POLICE v _ MEM:MY.
MANSION-HOUSE.—ALLeOnD ROBBERY OF BANK-
movie.—C. A. Heil, a German, was charged with having
robbed T. Ross, of Perth, in Scotland, of lOW. in Bank of
England notes.—The complainant stated that be was going
to New York, whither the prisoner told him that he was
going; that he was staying at the Trafalgar Hotel at Liver-
pool, where the prisoner resided, and where they slept is •
double-bedded room. He had 1001. in bank notes in his
portmanteau. At Liverpool he applied, accompanied by the
prisoner, at the bank for gold ; but, as lie was not known, it
was required that he should be identified, and next day the
difficulty was to be removed by the landlord of the hotel.
The prisoner, on their return, suggested to him the impro-
priety of carrying moneyin an expoeed aide pocket, and advised
fair to keep it in his box. The notes were then transferred
lln the portmanteau. In the evening the complainant asked
Poisoner to go out to assist in making purchases, but be
nested himself. At eight o'clock the prisoner had disma-
-1 geared and did not return, Next morning the prosecutor
band that his portmanteau had been broken open. and that
his pocket-book containing the notes was gone. He insane-
illataly went to the station of tke railway, and informed the
Inspector of police, who telegraphed the notes to Rugby and
stopped payment. The prisoner was apprehended in come.
quence.—M r. W. Higman, of the issue department cf the Bank
of England, stated that on Saturday he saw the prisonerstand-
ing at the counter with some notes in his band, and asked
lam what he wanted. He said gold, end that his name was
Van Mertens, of No. 67, High-street, Islington. The
cashier, upon looking at the notes, found that there were
orders to stop them. Upon being questioned by the secre-
tary, the prisoner said he had got the notes from Mr.
Schmidt, of Antwerp.—A clerk said the address was found
to be false, and it was ascertained that the notes
which the prisoner said he had received five weeks
vo had been paid out of the Bank only on the 9th inst.
The prisoner here rendered any more evidenee unnecessary
by saying in German "It is true I stole the notes out of I
the portmanteau. I changed the other notes at the railway,
and I supplied myself with clothes with the balance. Po-
verty drove me to it, though I know that's no excuse."—
The prisoner was committed for trial.—He had scarcely left
the bar when a bread and biscuit baker named Knegbauo,
of High-street, Kioesland, appeared, and stated that the
prisoner had called one day at his house with a person who
was known to the family, and sat in the parlour, over the
chimney piece of which burg a silver watch, valae 61. A
day or two afterwards the prisoner called again, and asked
permission to wait for the same gentleman, and after re-
msining a short time in the parlour, said he could wait no
longer, and disappeared with the watch, which was after-
wards traced to a pawnbroker's shop.
FOREION Lorreates.—The Lord Mayor said he continued
to receive from several parts of the country letters from par.
ties who seemed to be Ls much annoyed by the attempts of
foreign lottery office agents to induce them to buy shares as
by the attempts of Joseph Ady to practise upon them. His
lordship reed the following letter from Lord Cloncurry, dated
Marlton°, Dublin, October 22, 11117.--My lord Itayor,-1
observe by the police reports that your lordship Is desirous
to ease your fellow-citizen. from the robberies eo often com-
mitted by the advertasing agents of foreign lotteries. I take the
liberty to state cease in point as an additional warning to the un-
guarded. Alter receiving a number el letters from a person at Frank-
fort, who states himself to be lottery agent to the government of that
city, I requested my London hankers to buy me two tickets, which
they did, paying 201. for them, in May, 1815. I thought no more on
the subject. es the lottery was not to be drown until October same
pair. I left town for some time, and co my return in July I found •
letter Inclosing One Lckets, whisk it was raid would be more advan-
tageous than two. I immediately sent beck three tickets, which the
writer must have received Is the beginning of August, two months 'I
before the drawing. I put by the two remaining tickete,and thought
no more about them, not even knowing their numbers. Some time
in November, same year, I was worked by a visit from a person,
who told me beim come from Frankfort with good news for me,
and asked to see my two tickets. I showed them to him, when he
slid that one was a prize for 122,000 florins, but that having been
Inconvenienced by my delay in sending hack the three tickets, he ea.
petted I would give him • liberal duuceur. I asked him why hr
sent the tickets, and what he demanded. He said hr would pay me
2of the prise. This vile imposition I would not submit to, and
the person went of 4 leaving me to met redress where I mii&t. I
have now been two year. at law, the caws has been heard et Frank-
fort. The defence in the illegality of buying lottery tickets in England,
and though it k not denied that the three tickets were received, I am
to prove mending them, which recourse I could not do. I and, how-
ever, that the tickets sent to me are not those issued by the govern-
ment of Frankfort, but • fabrication; so that my lawyer at Frankfort
advises me to compromise the matter as hest I can. Hitherto, how-
ever, my seam of justice has urged me to expose, if I cannot punish,
this barefaced rogue (Signed) CIOSPPAEY.
MA ICY L EDON E.—Tiie LATE MEETING OF MIDDLESEX
MAOISTRATEE.—SEMODE CRAROIL-4L will be remembered
that at a meeting of Middlesex magistrates on Thursday
last, at the Sessious.house, Cleikenwell, a statement was
there made, inculpating Mr. Robinson, a legal practitioner,
as also the gaoler of this court, with regard to alleged im-
proper and extortionate conduct, in the case of an individual
who had been committed for trial for felony. Yesterday
Mr. Robinsm addressed the sitting magistrate, Mr. Brough-
ton, whose indulgence he begued to claim for a few minutes,
to give Dim au opportunity of making some remarks with
reference to his own character, which -had been assailed in
leading articles in the public press of that day. Mr. Robin-
son was about to enter into further particulars, when he was
interrupted by Mr. Broughton, who said that his attention
had been drawn to the leader alluded to shortly after he
entered tke court. The terms were certainly very strong,
stringent, and the allegations would of necessity form the
subject of a full and searching investigation. At present he
could not think of listening to anything more which he (Mr.
R.) might have to say upon the matter.—Mr. Robinson said
that, with respect the statement referred to as to his conduct,
It was altogether a tissue of falsehoods, and he courted the
tallest inquiry that could be made.
FATAL FIORT.—T. Good was charged with having in a
pugilistic encounter killed H. Burninghaen. The evidence
which was very briefly gone into went to state that on the
previous night the prisoner and the deceased were drinking
together at a public house, and some words having arisen
between them, it was agreed upon that they should adjourn
to a spot near Primrose-hill to fight • after the finishing of
one of the rounds deceased was in the act ofgetting up when
he received a blow and never more rose. Mr. Britton, a sur-
geon, was sent for, who, on his arrival, pronounced the man
to be dead. The surgeon stated, in answer to the rasgis-
trate, that there were no signs of external violence.—The
prisoner was reminded till Monday next.
WESTMINSTER. ROBBERY or JEWELLERY.—T.
Ensor,• private in the East India Company's Artillery, was I
charged with stealing a gold watch and guard chain, a quan-
tity of jewellery, linen, and wearing apparel, from the resi-
dence of Mr. S. Archbutt, solicitor, Xing 's-road, Chelsea.—
About a month ego the pnsoner and Dignum were
charged at this court, and underwent a remand, the former
with breaking into the house of Mr. Toby, at Chel-
sea, and stealing a quantity of plate, and the latter with hav-
ing plundered Mr. Archbuttof a gold watch, chain, jewellery
linen, and wearing apparel. In the course of the inquiry it
turned out that Enter and Dignum, although apprehended
upon distinct charges, were on very intimate terms, and that
during the absence of Mr. Arehbutt and his family for a
few days in the country, Dignum, who was a clerk in his
establishment, introduced Ensor to the female servant, who
had been left in charge of the premises, and the two latter
went out for some hours while Dignum was left to take care
of the house. The next morning it was discovered that the
place had been robbed of the property above stated, and
Dignum was given into custody. As there was not sufficient
evidence given in either of the cases to justify a further de-
tention of the prisoners, they were discharged. The
police have been actively engaged since that period
in endeavouring to trace the property, and it was
ascertained, a few days ago, that Mr. Archbntt's
guard-chain had been pledged by a pence closely answering
the description of Ensor. Search was made for the prisoner,
who bad after his liberation from custody on Mr. Toby's
charge, joined the East India Company's service, and he was
apprehended at Worley barracks, Essex, on Saturday,
when a pocket-book, which had been stolen from Mr. Arch-
butts, was found in his possession, and he was seen to tear up
a letter from a relation, which cautioned him not to come I
near Chelsea, as the police ware in search of him—Prisoner
made no defence, and was remanded for the attendance of
the neceesary witnesses.
SOUTHWARK.—Btoenr.—D. A. Brown was charged
with intermarrying with Elisabeth Quennel, his former
wife being then alive.—Baker, 72 lA, produced the evidence
of the first and second marriages, when Mr. Cottingham
said he should commit him for trial.—Mr. Games, en the
part of the prisoner, silted for a remand, as he should be
able to prove that the first wife was one of the worst of cha-
racters.—One of the bridesmaids proved the first marriage.
—Mr. Cottingham said that he could not let the case escape
the present sessions, which were now on. He would, how-
ever, remand him until to-morrow (this day) when the
depositions would be taken, and the prisoner be sent to the
Old Bailey for trial.
THAMES.—ASISULT.—•O. WOLtiOS, a licensed water-
man, was charged with violently assaulting T. Nott, also •
watermac. The complainant, whose face was covered with
Pad
stated that on Saturday evening, accompanied by a
lad named Erg, he rowed a gentleman from the I rongate-
stairs to the Ajax steamer, off Alderman-stairs. While Egg
was lowering a box into the boat, the prisoner, whose boat
touched that of Nott, seized the box and placed it
in his own boat. Nott told him that it belonged to a
passenger of his, but he refused to give it up, and when
complainant attempted to reaffi it, the prisoner, with en
oath struck him a violent blow in the mouth, which laid
his lip open and covered his face with blood. The prisoner
followed up his attack with three mere violent blows in the
face, till Nett fell back nearly senseless in his boat. An
officer of the Thames police, who was on board the Ajax,
came to his essittance end removed the prisoner —This evi-
dence was corroborated by the lad Egg and the policeman
who witnessed the assaults, which were described as babe
of a most brutal nature—ln his defence, the prisoner alit
Nott struck the first blow,snd called W. Ryan, whograbsemo
tia
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the prisoner's license, as his conduct had proved him to be
wholly unfit for his situation. He should inflict the highest
penalty the law allowed—a fine of 61. or two months' im-
prisonment, with hard labour. —He was locked up in default
smuooLipo.-31. it'ightdork, chief diner of the barquel
Agnes, from Honduras, was amp& with ettemadle
smuggle eilb. of foreign metatalminsed Isbecoo.—J.
gate•pee, stabil thee, Ileheaday real& he elogWai
prnener as he wee pram oat of the auk pas with bb,
chest, which he host to contain Male. of The
prisoner, in his &huh said the tobacco wee he lode
own use, and not for sale.—He was dud a., ce elle
imprisonment.

MONEY MARKET.
MONDAY ETIINING.

The stock market opened this morning quite in
einfu.sion. Certain parties were in possession of im-
portant information to the effect that some measure
of relief to credit was expected. Under the influence
of operations at first conducted on vague rumours,
the tendency of the market was to rise. These rumours
were enbsequently confirmed by official notification,
and it became known that Mr. Masterman, M.P., and
Baron Rothschild, M.P., as a deputation from the
bankers of London, had had an interview with Lord
John Russell and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in
Downing-street, for the purpose of ascertaining the
decision of government in respect to the application,
made on Saturday last, for a suspension of the Bank
Charter Act. Lord John Russell at once informed the
deputation that a letter had been sent to the governor
of the Bank of England on the subject of their appli-
cation, and, until a reply had been received, the go-
vernment could not give a decisive answer. The letter
and answer appeared in this paper yesterday, together
with the following notice:
Resolved,—That this Court do accede to the recommenda-
tion contained in the letter from the first Lord of the Trea-
sury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, dated this day,
and addressed to the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the
Bank of England, which has just been read.
That the minimum rata of discount on bills not having
more than 93 days to run be 8 per cent.
That advanees be made on Bills of Exchange, on Stock,
Exchequer Bills, and other approved securities, in sums of
not less than 2.0001. and for periods to be fixed by the
governors, at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. •
As might be expected the effect of this correspond-
ence when made public was to create confidence,
and to cause a rise, which it did to nearly
two and half per cent., Consols on Saturday for
the account leaving off 801 to 7, , and to-day
831 to 1. Indeed after the regular hours of deal-
ing it was said that a quotation a half per
cent. higher than the one last mentioned was car- I
rent among the speculators. Before, however, tide
rise was established there were various and fro-
quent oscillations, which contributed much to
embarrass the progress of business, and it
was not till the certainty of assistance was completely
authenticated that anything like a settled or quiet
course of action was pursued. A most remarkable
feature in the day's proceedings, and one which
created not a little surprise, was the circumstance of
a reaction in the value of Consols to the extent of 1
per cent. immediately the Bank broker announced to
his brother members of the house the resolution come
to by the directors of that corporation ; but the pur-
chases that subsequently took place had the effect of
producing another and permanent change, which was
steadily maintained up to the close of the market.
As the majority of the bargains perfected were for
"time," not much attention was given to money bug-
nese. The nearest price of Consols for transfer may
be stated at 82! to 1.
In Exchequer gills no sensible ameliorution is
noticeable. The discount upon them certainly dimi-
nished in some degree when the terms upon which
they with other securities would be received at the
Bank were made known, but the alternation was far
from proportionate to the advance which was quoted
in the funds. The 1,0001. bills closed 25 to 20 dice,
and the 5001. bills 15 to 10 die. Bank Stork was
finally marked 181 to 183 ; Three per Cent. Re-
duced 81 to #; and Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent.
Reduced, 82 to !. India Bonds were 25 to 20 die.
On Friday lasts a report was confidently circulated
in the City that the North and South Wales Bank had
been added to the Hat of failures. A partial cur-
rency was given to this rumour in the Ezpress
on what appeared to be competent authority,
but as rush opportunities arose for testing the accu-
racy of the report later in the afternoon—and which
were promptly made use of—it was contradicted in a
second edition of this paper. Last night, however,
the following circular announcing the actual stoppage
of that banking company was received here :
North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool, Oct. 25, 1847.
A most cruel and groundless report which got into circu-
lation in the principality early last week has caused a run
upon the deposits of this bank of that magnitude which, in
the present restricted state of the money market, it is im-
possible to meet. The directors, theretore, are under the
painful necessity of suspending the operations of the bank.
In the meanwhile, the directors beg to assure the creditors
of the bank that every exertion will be made to liquidate
their claim. at the earliest possible period, and that no ap-
prehension need be entertained of any ultimate loss on the
part of the creditors.
" Meanwhile," mays the Lirerpool Albion of yester-
day. " those who can surmount the temporary ember-
rasaments necessarily consequent on such an event
have not the slightest reason to be alarmed. We
learn from good authority that the bank is, notwith-
standing the temporary derangement of its affairs,
arising from the causes above alluded to, really in •
very sound and good oondi;ion. Without reference
to the wealthy proprietary, the assets are ample, and,
when realised, will more than suffice to meet the
liabilities. We repeat, therefore, the assurance that
creditors need not be under the slightest apprehen-
sion of ultimate lees."
Respecting the Royal Bank of Liverpool, we learn
from the same authority that the affairs of this esta-
blishment stilt remain in a state of suspension :
It has been abundantly notified to the public that the en-
deavours of the directory to obtain such accommodation from
high quarters as would enable them to resume operations
have hitLerto proved abortive. The directors are hopeful that
they will yet succeed in procuring supplies suffiehnt to enable
them again to open their doors. Notifications to that effect
which were exhibited at the bank aboqt the middle of last week
still remain as an indication of the desirable probability. We
have, indeed, heard confident statements that the concise
will resume business to-morrow or on Wednesday, and we be-
lieve, if they were assured that the circumstances with whiellt
they would have to contend would be but of an ordinary
nature, they are sufficiently provisioned to justify an imam-
diet* resumption. We presume, however, that they dread
a rush from all their depositors. It is plain that, while they
may be amply provided for ordinary business, they may well
feel themselves, in the present monetary crisis, utterly tune-
able to contend with the terrible drain which would result
(cons the exhaustive process alluded to. We have bees
Owe to understand, that, if depositors would undertake ne
4t their drafts extend over a period of three months, the bank
would have no further difficulty in its operations. It must
be Understood that this information is not official, though we
have it from a quarter likely to be possessed of accurate la-
hentation on the subject.
The transactions in foreign stocks were of the moat
insignificant character. It will, however, be noticed,
that in the few cases where bargains took place the
prices were in advance of those quoted on Saturday.
Mexican was last marked 17 to 1 •, Portuguese, 20 to
22 ; Russian, 104 to 105 ; Spanish Actives, 17 to 1 ;
the Three per Cents., 27i to 28 ; Venezuela, 33; to ;
Chilian, 86 to 88; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 53 to 54.
We learn that the Belgian government has, on the
petition of the Bank of Flanders, granted it assistance
to the amount of two millions of paper money.

Bank Stock, 184 1 Z India Benda, .173.000, t di..
3 per Cent. Red. Ann., TO i 807 1 Ditto. under £l,OOO. 20 did.
3 per Ct. Cons An. 811 81.4 1z °cowl. for Aect.. t 725 11 3 1i 125
•
Nrirl Cont. Anna, 811 807 Exchequer Mlle, £l.OOO. Id., 14 31
In 20 22 25 20 die.
Lou: AMIS. exp. Jan. 5, 3886. Dino 5500,10 2.2 15 18 15 10 d 4
d le 5 Ditto Sena. 3 pox. par. 9 dB.. par.
TORSION FUNDS.
5 per Ct. /Matti= Me, 10 0u.,103 5 per Ct. Spanish Bonds, Dir. front
5 lur Ct. Brannan Ltuudn, 14 Nor. 1840, 17
Ditto Small. 745 3 per Ct. Booms Donde, Account,
per Cs. Chilinn Donde, 88 Oct. 55), 121
24 Per Ct. Equador Monde, Se 1 per Ct. Venezuela Bda. 338
par Ot. llextona, Idt4. 1,4 15 per Ct. Duten Eddying% 12
4 per Ct. Portugueee Bonds, 101 Sixth, 63
6 pet 01 Karim 1831, 1041
SXCHAN (INS AND STOCKS ABROAD.
Kansan. Oct. 10.-Three per Pets. 27 at 50 data, 204 7-16 crib :
Flre Pre Cent... ha taper. 101 dash : Austral, 84 c.h, 61yaw ;
Oeupone, 13 Bank of St. Ferdinand. 132 Bank of Pi. 1.0.1*11d-
Exchenge on London. 4810-100.
Baines,. Ocr. 24.-Loan of 1840, 881; Ditto, 1844. oh: city Loan.
1832, 991 ; Ditto, 1843, 051. Bank of B.dgiuni,
Mason, Ocr. 18.-Aualien Fire per Cant., 1045; Ditto. Pour
per Cam- 93 : Ditto. Three per Cent.. 66; Bank Shank 1.014 ; Loan
of 18.39. 1211 ; Ditto,lB34, 155.
Hauls filer. 22.-Prtuddan St. &bald &b. Throe-and a-Ralf par
Omits.. 9ti bilk, 92 moor/. No xtriledidde.