The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1846.

would be taken in the matter, was, as ov reader
may recollect, strongly opposed by Mr. Fittiford ; and
the two principal grounds urged againtt hint were, that
he gave a preference to Mr. Brunel), and the fraudulent
transfer of furniture to Mr. Wye:ld.—Mr. \Vyand said that
u this had gone forth to the public without any explanation,
he wished now to state litat he had then little or no know-
ledge of Mr. Mot-4. Mrs. Morel had to superintend a
school of whiiin he (Mr. Wyand) was the principal, and the
furniture was sent to her for her private use. lie had nothing
whatever to do with it, and such a thing as bankruptcy was
not contemplated.—Mr. Brunel said that his bill was not
paid by the bankrupt, which had been called a fraudulent
preference, but by another person, and in a fair way.—Mr.
Morel had been in business nearly twenty years, and at the
time the furniture was sent to Mrs. Morel for her private use
he was negotiating for the sale of his business, and bank-
ruptcy was not even contemplated.—The court granted the
cettilicate; the bankrupt to pay 801. a year upon debts to the
amount of 6001.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.
Before Mr. Commissioner Harris.
IN RE LAWRENCE.—THEATILICAL SPECULATION/3.—The
insolvent in this case stood opposed by Mr. Cooke for the
North of England Provincial BaukingCompany, and by Mr.
Cresswell for two creditors of the name of Remnant. The
debts on the schedule were 3,1001., among which were seve-
ral accommodation bills, amounting to the sum of 1,3001.,
which the insolvent had accepted for a Mr. Stamp. The
insolvent had been lessee of the Strand Theatre, and collector
of taxes for St. James Clerkenwell parish. He owed Mr.
Stamp a sum of .5001., and the liability he was under to
Mr. Stamp obliged him to accept bills for him whenever be
was asked to do so. Some of the bills so accepted bad
got into the hands of the banking company. Upon
them an action was brought, to which the insolvent
had set up a vexatious defence, and by pleading had put the
company to extra expense in the way of costs, of which
their counsel now complained.---The Commissioner thought
the conduct of the insolvent most unjustifiable in setting up
what was proved to be a vexatious defence to the action
brought against him. Certainly the system of bill traffic
which bad been carried on by Stamp and the insolvent was
most injurious to the commercial world ; the remand, how-
ever, would not be on that head. For the vexatious defence
of the action the insolvent stood without an excuse, and
therefore he would be remanded for such conduct for a
period of eight months.
The Court adjourned to Thursday, the 12th inst.

POLICE.-YESTERDAY.
BOW-STREET.—W. Gulling, in the service of Mr.
Watts, printer, of 3, Crown-court, was charged with stealing
a quantity of books, &c. Since last examination the officer
had been to his lodging, and had found nine books, all of
which were identified by the prosecutor.—The prisoner said
that all the books were waste copies, and he had taken them
without any idea of injuring Mr. Watts —Mr. Watts denied
that the books were waste, but added that the felonies as yet
discovered were unimportant in comparison with some that
were supposed to have been committed by the prisoner. He
would establish a charge against the prisoner of stealing
several hundred reams of paper, his acknowledgments of
which were in the paper merchant's hands, but never had
been accounted for ; and also a charge of having received large
sums of money from customers, which he never accounted
for, and which indeed he had no authority to receive.—The
prisoner was remanded till Tuesday week.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.— Beoc ma-Lerma
POSTOat.—flobert Bete, alias Smith, alias Jones, alias Col-
' lingleood, was charged with having attempted to obtain
money from Colonel North, at the residence of the Marquis
of Bute, Arlington-street, by fraudulent means. Colonel
Ncirth stated that the defendant called in Arlington-street,
and left a begging-letter, in which a duplicate for tools was
enclosed. The letter set forth that the writer was a car-
penter, a native of Cardiff, who had fallen into such a state
of destitution that he had been obliged to pawn his tools
for fifteen shillings, and that in consequence he was pre-
cluded from obtaining work. The letter further stated that
the writer was a relation of a person named Bow, who had
been in the Marquis of Bute's service, as bailiff, for some
years. Colonel North wrote to the Marquis, and re-
ceived a letter in reply acquainting him that a person of the
name of Hew had lived in the service of the family as bailiff,
but that circumstance was not less than thirty years ago.
Further inquiries were made, and as the result clearly indi-
cated that a fraud was meditated, the prisoner was given
into custody.—Horsford, one of the Mendicity Society's offi-
cers, identified the prisoner as one of the most incorrigible
impostors in London, and the latter eventually admitted that
all his statements and representations were untrue.—Mr.
Hardwick said that, as the prisoner was an old offender, he
should send him to prison fur the full period of three months.
IV ORSHIP-STREET.—A middle-aged individual, who
gave the name of llobbs, solicited the magistrate's advice
under the following circumstances:—Applicant said that
obout three months since his wife suddenly, and without his
knowledge or consent, left her home, taking with her all the
portable articles she could lay ht r hands upon, and he could
not during that period obtain the "lightest intelligence of her
whatever. A day or two since, however, she as suddenly ar-
rived, seemingly very desirous of resuming her office in the
home department. To this arrangement, however, he strongly
and strenuously objected. Finding that he was thus deter-
mined, she used towards him the most menacing and threaten-
ing language, accompanied with the foulest abuse. Amongst
other things,. she mid she had a right, and which she
would exercise whenever she pleased, to go where she
thought proper without his leave. She was his wife, and
he was bound by law to maintain her under any circum-
stances. Now, what ha would ask the magistrate was, whe-
ther she could compel him to support her, after she had
clandestinely left her home, which was previously a com-
fortable one, but which had since been rendered a miserable
one by her very shameful conduct —Mr. Bingham: My ad-
vice to you is to keep your hands from her, and to do nothing
to commit a breach of the law towards her. If she molests
you, run away from her ; and if she threatens you, or puts
you in bodily fear, apply to me, and if I find upon inquiry
that all you have stated is correct, I shall be enabled to show
her that such conduct is not to be pursued with impunity.
LAMBETH.—Ann Fox was placed at the bar before Mr,
Elliott, on a suspicion of stealing from the dwelling-house of
the Rev. Joseph Brown, of No. 7, Hackney-terrace, Hack-
ney, a quantity of plate, a gold watch, and other property,
of the value of 120/.—The Rev. Mr. Brown /dated the" the
prisoner had been in his service some months. On Sunday
week the prisoner was at his house, and accompanied the fa-
mily to the church when he officiated at three o'clock in the
afternoon, and on their return home at half -put five o'clock
it was found that the house had been entered by means of
skeleton-keys and plundered of plate, a gold watch, and other
articles, the aggregate value of which was at least 1201. It
was evident to him that the robbery had been effected by some
person well acquainted with the house, and not by common
thieves, as they appeared to have gone direct to the plate
chest, and the place where the watch was deposited, and the
suspicion against the prisoner arose from the fact of its hav-
ing been discovered since the robbery that he was connected
with very bad characters. There was another circumstance
which materially strengthened the suspicion which existed
against her, and that was that during the service he under-
stood she left the church soon after the service commenced,
so that it was thought she had gone hack to the house, and
carried away the things herself, or admitted some other person
who had taken the property. Police constable- T. Davis, 5.5 P,
deposed that on the night of the 20th of last month he found
the prisoner in company with a man named John Phillips,
who had been transported, and since his return had been
committed to prison for six months, and was at present in
custody, with a man named Mellard, on a charge of bur-
glary. From inquiries which he had made, he ascertained
that a female used to call on the prisoner at the house of the
Rev. Mr. Brown, who represented her name as Scott, and
who the prisoner called cousin, but this person was no other
than a person who lived with 4ad passed as the wife of Mel-
lar.l, the man in custody with Phillips. He understood
that some of the constables of the K division of police had
been to the court to look after and take her into custody.
Mr. Elliott observed that the case was one of strong suspi-
cion, and he thought the best course would be to take the
prisoner to Worship-street, and give her up to the officers
who had been in pursuit of her.

SOUTHWARK.—ATTEMPT TO MURDER A WOMAN.—
Yesterday, Thomas Evans was charged with attempting to
murder a young female, named Louise Child, on the pre-
ceding night. From the policeman's statement, it appeared
that hearing a cry of "Stop him " in Kent-street, on the
previous evening,end seeing the prisoner running, he arrested
him. The prisoner, on being taken into custody, exclaimed,
" I have committed the deed, I'll go quietly, and abide by
the consequences." The policeman proceeded with his
prisoner to the opposite end of Kent-street, where he saw a
crowd collected round a woman who was lying on the pave-
ment with her throat cut, and blood issuing from the wound.
The prisoner, on beholding the woman, exclaimed that it was
no more than she deserved, and she pointed him out as the
man who had committed the act. The policeman added
that having given the prisoner into the charge of a fellow-
constable, he lost no time in conveying the wounded woman
to the shop of a chemist, and from thence to Guy's Hospital,
where she is at present remaining in a very precarious con-
dition, and quite unable to appear to give evidence.—The
prisoner here, in contradiction to the policeman, said that
the words he used on seeing the woman were, "God bless
her, I hope she will recover."—Mr. W. S. Edwards,
chemist, said, that the woman was brought to his shop,
bleeding profusely from a wound in the neck. The wound
was of some depth, but the principal arteries were not
divided. He stopped the hemorrhage and immediately sent
the woman to the hospital.—The prisoner said that Louise
Child and he had lived as man and wife for the last live or
six years. That on the previous night they had both been
drinking together at a public-house and quarrelled in con-
sequence of her having consented to accompany another man.
That in the course of the high words they tad with one an-
other she struck him, and in the scuffle he knew not what he
did.—Mr. Seeker said that he should remand the prisoner
for a month, by which period it would be ascertained whether
the wounded woman would be iu a condition to attend to
give evidence.

WESTMINSTER.—THEHON.CHARLEBFcrzffARDINGE
GRANTLEY BERKELEY.—Mr. Woelfe, from Mr. Flower's
office, Hatton-garden, came to this court, accompanied by a
young female possessing great personal attractions, who
carried an infant in her arms, to apply for a summons
against the Hon. George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge
Berkeley, of Berkeley-house, Spring gardens, as the puta-
tive father of the child. Mr. Woolfe stated, about three
years since the applicant was living with her father in
Gloucestershire, where she unhappily became acquainted
with Mr. Berkeley, who was then on a visit to Berkeley
Castle, and was captain of the troop of Yeomanry Cavalry
of which the father of the female was a member.—Mr. Bur-
rell : There is no necessity to go into any lengthened state-
ment. Your object is to obtain a summons against the gen-
tleman for the maintenance of the c, ild. I suppose he denies
the paterniq..--Mr. Woolfe : He does, sir.—Mr. Burrell : Is
she prepared to swear that he is the father 91 the child /

Mr. Woolfe : She is.—Mr. Burrell : You are aware, I pre-
sume, sir, that she must be corroborated in some material
particular. —Mr. Woolfe : I am perfectly aware of that faLt,
and shall be in a condition, by letters written by Mr. Berke-
ley himself, and also by other testimony, to prove my case
most incontestably. She took lodgings at 20, Wlltonterrsce
at his suggestion, and he remitted her, from time to time,
sums of money.—Mr. Burrell directedthe parties to proceed
to the clerk's office, where a summons wea l/sued against the
hon. gentleman.

MONEY MARKET.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
There has been but a limited amount of business
transacted to-day in the Engliah Stock Market, and the
fluctuations in price were unimportant. Consols opened at
94/ to 1 for money, but closed at 941 to ; and at 941 to 1
for the Account. Some purchases were made in the early
part of the day by the goverment broker, which occasioned
the difference in value at that period of business. Opera-
tions were effected in Bank Stock at 2041, and it closed at
204 to 206. Exchequer Bills are 78. to 10s. prem.
With the exception of Mexican, the various stocks in the
Foreign Market were firm, with indications of improvement.
There is, however, comparatively very little done in this
portion of the Stock Exchange, and the prices consequently
do not present any change requiring special mention.
Mexican has a drooping tendency. Spanish Five per Cents.
left off at 26 to 1; do. Three per Cents., 37 to 1 ; Portuguese
Five per Cents., 40 to 1; do. Four per Cents., 381 to 39/ ;
Brazilian, 84 to 1 ; and Mexican, 22 to 1.
ENGLLBII FUNDS.—Nov. 4.
Bank Stock, 205 41 Long Anna., 30 years, exp. Jan. 5,
3 per Cent. Reduced Anna., 931 1866,10/ 1-16
India Stock, 257
per Cent. Coneola, Anna., 941 India Banda, 1,006/., 18
India Bonds, under 10001., 18
New 31 per Cent. Anna., 951 1 South Sea New Ann., 94)
Long Anna., expire Jan. 5, 1860, Console for Acct., 941
in 15-16 Ex. Bills. R 1.060. lid., 10
Long Anna., 30 years, exp. Oct. Ditto, E5OO, 7 10
10, 1859, 9 11-16 Ditto, Small, 7 10 11

FUNDS.
5 per Ct. Spanish Bonds, Acct.,
Nov. 16, 26j,
S per Ct. Spanish Indemnity, 641
3 per Ct. Spanish Bonds Acct.,
Nov. 16, 37 41
41 per Cent. Belgian Honda, Ex.
25 francs, 941, ex div.
21 per Ct. Dutch kachange, 12
cull., 581 9
4 per Cent. Dutch Certif., 92
AND STOCKS ABROAD.
PARS!, Nov. 3.C,;;;1/ Artkaitistre. —Three per Cents., 82 GO;
Five per Cents., 117 50; Belgian Five per Cents., 1840, 100 ; Ditto,
1842, 1021; Ditto Two-and-a-1111f per Cents., 56; Naples Rentes, 102;
Roman Lean, 102 i 1; Treasury Bonds, 31 to 4 m.; Bank Shares, 3470.
Exchange on London, 30 clays, 25 55 ; ditto, 90 days, 25 421.
Mariam, Ocr. 29.—Three per Cents., 341 cash, 33 paper; Four
per Cents., 211; Five per Cents., 211 ; Passives, 61; Coupons, 20;
Exchange on London, 361; discount, 6 per cent.
AYSTIADAN, Nov. 2.—Act. Debt, Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 581,
58 13-16; Do., Three per Cents., 70 7-16, 701 ; Do., Four per Cents.,
701, 701. Amore. Synd., Four-and-a-lialf per Cents., 831; Com-
mercial Company, Four,nd.a-Half per Cents., 1731, 173I—Exchange
On Hamburg, 351 ; two months, 351. On Paris, 56 7.16 ; two mouths,
56 1.16. On London, 12 121 ; two months, 1265.
BRUSSICLA, Nov. 2. loan of 1840, 1001 ; Ditto, 1912, 1011 •
Ditto, 1844, 98; Ditto, 1636, 954 ; Ditto, 1638, 73 ; Loan of the
City, 1843, 99; Bank of Belgium, 915.—Exchange on London,
25f. 70e.

POREIGI
per Cent. Brazilian New Bonds,
1829 and 39, S 4
1 per Cent. Equador Bonds, 31
per Cent. Mexican, 1846, 22 1
21
per Cent. Portuguese Bonds
Acct., Nov. 16, 40
per Cent. Portuguese Bonda
Acct., 381 9

Awrwomr, Nov. 2.—Eichange on London, 25f. ; two months,
25t. 500.

unixa, Ocr. 27.—Flre per Cent% 1081; Four per Cents., 99i;
Three per Cents., 71; Loan of 1834, 136; Ditto, 1839, 1-3; Dank
Sharer, 1,343.