The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-15 00:00:00

POLICE.—YrarzaDAr.

OUILDHALL.—Ronnaar or Seta.—John Free, was
charged with stealing sixty-four yards of silk value upwards
of 101., in conjunction with another person not in custody.—
Richard Smith, assistant to Mmes. Iliecheock, of St. Paul's-
churchyard, stated that a few minutes after eight o'clock that
morning, the prisoner, accompanied by another person,
entered the shop, and re quested to look at some hosiery, and
while they were being served the prisoner was seen walking
up and down the shop. Witness watched him, and heard.
the piece of silk being drawn, and observed the prisoner
Witness
something under his arm, and walk towards the door.
followed him, and he was given into custody with
the silk in his possession. There were sixty-four yards, at
about 4a. 9d. per yard. The other man had escaped. Wit-
nese had seen the men three times. On one occasion the
other man represented the prisoner to be an ironmonger, and
to be in a hurry to leave town by train. They never came
unless the shop was nearly empty. The prisoner's com-
panion always paid for goods purchased.—An assistant to
Mr. Harvey, of Ludgate-hill, here remarked that the pri-
soner' with another person, called on Saturday and purchased
some trifles, and en their departure two pieces of silk were
missed. On that occasion the prisoner's companion wore a
cloak ; and, no doubt, was the party who took them, while
the prisoner made the purchase.—Alderman Johnson re-
manded the prisoner (who declined saying anything in his
defence) until Tuesday, to give the officer an opportunity of
apprehending the party, and, if possible, to trace Mr.
Harvey's silk.
THAMES.—lxoxstors FKAUD.-Wm. Finley, of 11
King-street, Cambridge-road, was charged with obtaining
money under false pretences, from Messrs. Piper, builders, of
Bishopergate-street.—Mr. J. W. Sheffield appeared for the
prosecution, and Mr. Wolff defended the prisoner.—The
prisoner was in the service of Messrs. Piper, as confidential
foreman is the construction of certain works which they hal
contracted to perform oar the Eastern Counties Railway at
Stratford. It wax kis duty to keep acceunts of the work
done by the men under his superintendence, for which he
gave each an acknowledgment, which they presented to the
cashier. Finley sent two of the men employed at Stratford
to work at a house which he himself was erecting in De-
vonshire-street, Mile-end-road, and gave orders on Mr.
Wallace as if the work had been done for Messrs. l'iper.
This practice bad been going on for some weeks before it was
discovered.—Mr. Ballantine had some doubts, as the men
and not the prisoner had drawn the money, whether the
charge of obtaining it under false pretences could be sustained
against him.—Mr. Sheffield said the two men employed by
the prisoner were not at all implicated in the fraud. They
supposed themselves to be working for the Messrs. Piper.
and it could be proved that on one occasion the pri-
soner bad himself drawn the men's wages from Mr.
Wallace for work purporting to be done for Messrs. Piper,
though in reality performed at the house he was
building on his own account in Devonshire-street.—Mr. Bal.
lantint said ho would remand him on bao.—Mr, Wolff
observed that the lateness of the hour would render it im-
possible to procure securities before the departure of the van,
and hoped his worship would be satisfied with Finley's own
rnagn• , as he was a respectable married man of some
stand. in society, and possessed of property, circumstances
which would fully show that he would be forthcoming when-
ever required.—Mr. Piper being of the same opinion, the
prisoner was admitted to bail, on entering into his own re-
cognisance, to appear again, under a penalty of 501.

MONEY MARKET.

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r lIIDAT EVENING.

The funds were not so well supported today, and, until
shortly before the close of business, prices were in decline.
The opening quotations of Consols were 87 to money, and
871 to for account; but subsequently they were done at
1861 money, and 87 for time. The only assigned cause for
this heaviness coming over a market with no apparent ad•
verse pressure upon it otherwise, was the continued sales
of Exchequer Bills by the Bank broker. If these
sales were for the establishment, it most be assumed
that the Bank was relieving itself of Exchequer
Bills with a view to redeem the stock outlying upon
which money wu taken up some time since. On the deli-
very of the papers brought by the Cambria, from the United
States, however, a short time before the clue of business,
the face of the market changed, and Consols left off 87 to
money, and 871 to for time, with a market more improved
in appearance than the difference of prices alone would seem
to denote. Reduced Threes were 851 to 6 ; Three-and-a-
Quuter per Cents., 871 to 8 ; Exchequer-bills, par to Is.
pm. ; Long Annuities, 8 15-16 to 9 ; Bank Stock, 190 to
1 ; India Stock, 241 to 3 ; India Bonds, pub 4s. pm.
The settlement of the account in foreign stocks was
the only particularity of the market. The dealings were
both numerically and in amount without importance, and
the quotations undisturbed. Brazilian, 82 to 4. Mexican,
20 to I. Spanish Fives, 224 to 3, the Threes, 331 to 41,
Portuguese, 334 to 44. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents,
571 to 8, the Fours, 871 to 81. Russian, 1084 to 1104.
Foreign exchange wee in decline today, but the rates
latterly have been so high and wide of the regular order of
things that a reaction was naturally to be looked for. They
are still sufficiently high and favourable. On Amstkrdam
the negotiations were 12.7 to 61 ; on Rotterdam, 12.71 to 7;
on Antwerp, 26.20 to 15; on Hamburg, 13.141 to 13; on
Frankfort, 1221 to 3; on Paris, 26.20 to 10; on Vienna,
10.10 to 11; on Leghorn, 30.50 to 60 ; on Naples, 40 to 404 ;
on Madrid, 47 to 4, all at 3 months; on Lisbon, 521 to 3, at
60 days.
The intelligence from the United States by the Cambria is
felt to be of much importance, both in the financial and com-
mercial acceptation. The rise in exchange alone to 1061 to
7 in New York is a most material relief to this country, iron-
bound under Peel's bill all it is, and may serve to re-animate
the before flageng courage of the author for the debate
upon Its meets and products expected to come on this
evening. At such more favourable rates of exchange
no further shipments of gold to the United States
need be presently apprehended, nor indeed for weeks
to come, for produce can scarcely be sent forward
in any large quantities to arrive before the middle
of June. The mercantile advice', moreover, all refer to the
extortive quantities of mannhetered artielei-whieb will be
required for the fall trade in the United States, and the
large orders in anticipation already sent forward, with the
larger still which will be sent by each succeeding steamer or
packet, for supplies to meet the extended demand. Although
in the final result the exported values from hence consequent
may not, and doubtless cannot, strike a balance of trade
direct without the intervention of gold, yet it would not be
I at all improbable that no gold should in reality par, seeing
the very large purchases for American account in China,
Java, Brasil, and Cuba, and elsewhere, which can only be
paid for by credits on England.
It is ea*factory to learn also, that, according to the &deices
by the Cambria, the supplies of wheat, Indian corn, and
other bread staffs, were so ample in the interiorof the union ;
and as the canals were opening would be poured down into
the sea ports for ehipment to Europe in quantities quits equal
to the shipping capacity available, if not more so. Thou
alitr"Cel., with the auspicious weather now happily reign-
ing here, cannot fail to be refreshing news for In anxious
public, and a government not less anxious.
Private letters from Havana by this arrival state that the
Mexican consul in that city had given notice that all goods
imported into Mexican porta, in the possession of the tinited
States, and entered under the tariff established by the
American government, there!ore against Mexican laws,
would be confiscated wh met with. It is stated in
these lateen that the American government is most *Axiom
for peso', bat quite bewildered about the means to obtain it.
General flesh's movement on Jalapa is said to be merely for
ten Lar p nee
c=itiz troops out of the reach of the
of Vera and at the castle, the Louisiana
isallarat was La la 'entreat, as being in their own ',entry
alreedy aordiatatised and proof against that destructive
malady.
The Bank of England averages for the week ending the,
Bth instant give, as mewed with the returns for the week
prg=3-6..h• foaririag revolts
in 1,788,55.5
amdetiml—Mtve 19,392,329
Palls
Oar dopmils... 0,930,325
Ogrommtusurillsila
hose ilupsetorat 10,308,141
Otlur semeNke. 18,311,751
Oft sod Mein .. 9,504,739
Demme 21,531
:Fiudaysaribur bill•-• 813,760
8,449,164
geoural tenor of these returns shows a progressive
impeermasen la the position of the Bank,