The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 2, 1849.

al meat and events keg since *paw, an re-
vived in all their keenness. be old Titan
lan piles mountain upon mountain, to scale a
vanished pip:iris in deduce of a dethroned Jupiter.
The bitterness is not past, even in death, when he
thinks at the ware of Pitt with France; of the
r= of Castlereagh in Ireland; of the cold ty-
the Holy Alliance ; the bigotry of Eldon,
end the falsehood d O'Connell. And; elthoegh writ-
ten in any but the calm, impartial spirit of the hist*
rims, these pages come to um with mach of the anti-
quated sembisaes of history—for they were prepared
before five trade achieved its great triumph over
monopoly In England ; and long Wore the revolution
in France gave a premature fulfilment to some of
their prophecies of fact, only to falsify all their &duo-
time of result.

Siagor's sought aa opportssity to abstract lola *awe
Iron his saga boos, which were mimed. Mr. Stager
baked largely at Cos& sad Co.'s. The prisoner was traced
to have pa to Ponsatouth, sad, whilst then ha 'eras. to
Coma's, sad obtained • bank post ordm for 101 through the
I mediae of soother forgery.—lnspeotor Julian said that he
hod two artifisatm of the prisoner's marriages, sad Its was
suing efforts to pada . a third sae, sad he lad so doubt of
•seo sc—A Nam& sad a corporal of the Grenadier Garda
idatifiod the prissaat so beiag • deserter, and clerks from
u Ceta and Co. wen Mao la stmadanes ail identified him.

—lnspector Julien bad pommies of letters which the pri-
soner had written from Portsmouth to one of kis wives
alluding to cireuinstana is reference to the forgsahm, and
which will be bri tight in evidence against him.—Tho pri•
sonic was Trawled for a week.
Id A RYLBBONB --STABBING A POLICISIRGIANT.-13.
Stock .as to-. gam ined charged with tt .Ting stabbed Polics-ser.
yawl B wley.—On Tuesday Let Bewley was on duty in
Orthard pleas, Pi.rtmanaquare, when the prisoner, without
saying a word, spat in his face. On being told to go qubstly
home he made a thrust at the officer with a knife, indicting
a deep and serious wound la the thigh. It was der from
other et.t, meats made by the sergeant that the prisoner and
a number of his companions were at the period of the out-
rage tulip resolved upon taking the sergeant's life, in the
event of assistance not haying speedily arrived.—The pri-
son. r was committed for trial.

DoN•11031.-11. T. forwarded to Mr. Broughton 6&, and
B. H. a belt-sovereign, for the poor-box of the court; it was
requested that an acknowledgment might appear in the
Pa n.
ARI. BO ROUGH- STREET.—Anarynno vas Po-
LlOO.-W Yates, A. Cowie, E. irepp4, and J. Smith, de-
scribed on the oolice-sheet as " gentlemen," were charged
with having assaulted the police.—Police constable Bermes-
ter said, ab..u' five o'clock that morning he bend • disturb-
ance in Arundel place, where he found police constable
Hopkins endeav using to persuade the tour defendants to go
quietly away. The three defendants, Keppel, Cowie, and
Yates, pushed uo against Hopkins and threw him down.
The constable did net resent this, but renewed his pt nue-
dons fur the defendants to go away. The defendants walked
on a shat distance, and again began to create so
mach disturbance, that Hopkins interfered, and was
struck by Yates, and witness, on going forward
to assist was also struck by Yates. Withers seised Yats s,
upon which the other three came towards him and swore
that their triend should not be taken to the station-house.
A severe struggle ensued, which ended in all four defendants
finding themselves secured in the station-house.—Polin-
constables Hopkins and Parr confirmed the above statement.
Hopkins said the disturbance in Arundel place first com-
met cad by the oefei dant, attempting to kick open the door
of a public-houste—Yates denied having assaulted the p .licv
before he was laid hold of and dragged about with such vio-
lence as to tear his clothes.—The other defendants denied
having created any disturbance.—Mr, Hardwick fined Yates
31., and the otner three delendants 21. each.
BENEVOLINCC.—For the poor-box: 11. from H. E. ; Mr.
Toiler. 11.: Mr. 141 e, IL ; and 101. frem H. L.
LAMBETH. MONEY LANDING. A person named
13 •per applied to Mr. Elliott tor his advice and assistance
under the following circumstances.—The plicsnt stated
net ne saw the following advertisement in &weekly paper,
vie,—" Money advanced on approved security. Persons re-
quiring the loan of money on mortgage, ireehold, leasehold,
or copyhold property, reversionary interesto, annuity, or any
available security, may have the same procured for them by
application to Mr. H. Hersey, Trafalgar House, Trafalgar-
'street, Walworth-road. No charge unless the money is
sctuslly procured, and none bnt principals treated with,
sead wishing to borrow 601. on the lease of a house producing
a profit rent of 301. per annum, he called on Mr. Hersey.
At the tint interview he distinctly told Hersey that he
wanted the mcney for three years, and he promised to get it
Ow him for that time. but by some document he had filled up
Is would appear that the money was to be lent for one
year only, whie the charge for that time was to be
121. 10s. This he, of course, objected to, and requested that'
the lease of his home which Hersey had possessed him-elf
of, might be given tick. Hersey, however, refused to give
the lease back noise a commission of 21. 10s. was paid to
him for his trouble.—Mr. Elliott, finding that the value of
she lei se was such that he bad not the power to grant a
summons fur its illegal detention, directed Englith, one of
the summoning (Seers, to go to the residence of Hersey and
request his attendance at the court.—ln a short time after,
Hers y made his appearance, and said he understood the
money was required fer twelve months.—Mr. Elliott re•
marked that, according to Hersey's own showing, there must
have been something wrong intended in the transaction, as
it could hardly he supposed that Roper would give 121. 10s.
for the loan of 601. for twelve months, at the same time
giving such ample securii. Hens y was ordered to return
the lease to Roper, Mr. Elliott remarking at the time that it
was quits monstrous to expect 121. 10s. for the loan of EC,' ,
be-ides holding ample security for the advance.
SOUTHWARK—Ate INCOaIIOIILa 01FINDER.—J.
11. Kilkwby was charged with threatening the life of Miss
Ward, who keeps a lady's seminary at Camberwell —About
two years ago the prisoner was taken into custody for stud-
ing threatening letters, some of them containing poison, to
Mrs. Kemble, the wife of a hop merchant in toe Borough, a
Miss Closter, and also to a Mos Spriggs, the latter of whom
was a pupil of Miss Ward. The letters, all of which were
anonymous, were couched In language of the most threaten-
ing description, and, as the writer had exoressed his inten-
tion to lay wait for and asses-inate some of the parties, he
was apprehended, committed for trial, and sentenced
to twelve months' imprisonment. After the expiration of his
sentence, he had not been long at large when he again com-
menced writing anonymous letters to Miss Spriggs, at Miss
Ward's school, threat, Ding to murder her. And, upon this
charge, he was tried a second time, and agaiu sentenced to
twelve months' imprisonment, and this time to be publicly
whipped, In August last, the prisoner was liberated, and in
Mivernoer he 'gain commenced similar practices, and con-
tinued them up to his apprehensioa on the preceding night,
when he was taken into custody, with a long and h
pointed knife concealed on his person, lurking. abouta,all
watching atthe residence of thecomplainant in Trinity-square.
—Serg. Kendall, of the detective force, cited that he
apprehended the prisoner on the two firmer occasions, and
that having been present on each of his trial* at the Central
Criminal Court, he knew his handwriting well ; that when
the prisoner's last sentence of imprisonment expired, soon
afterwards witness received information that anonymous
letters of • threatening nature bad been transmitted to Miss
Ward, and those letters he (winsome) having examined, had
no doubt they were in the prisoner's handwriting. One of
these letters was put in and read by the magistrate. It
was as follows :

In consequence of your refusal to give me the address of Miss
Sprig's or any information concerning her I shall recite to you
what will very shortly, be noted in reality. " lt Ia about the hour of
nine on a dark and dismal night, when you may les a female
form moving rapidly along the streets, but she doss not heed
anything, for she seems anxious to got home. Alm! had
aloe but have known what would have befallen her during
her short journey, she would not hare ventured out. She still keeps
gliding on her course towards home, when suddenly you see her
struck down by some until then unaseal:nr% Mar foe is secreted,
as and she pares steals softly behind her, out writettaing bright,
Lets it with full form against her, she who was so full of
life sad animation but a kw short moneruts, is now stW as the grave.
An alarm ie given, but it is useless."
Other letters et a similar tendeney were ale, handed to the
magistrate, one of which described that on Sunday night,
31st ult., the writer would be athe watch for II issWard. The
t said that on the previous night he went, accompa-
nied two coastaWes, to Trinity-square and saw the pet
caner waiting about in the vicinity of No. 22, apparently
watching for the arrival of Miss Ward, who
with another lady, was expected home from
chapel. Shortly afterwards the two ladies came
up, and on their approach the prisoner took his stand
at the entrance of the house, when he was taken into cus-
tody. The prisoner on being seised attempted to draw some-
thing from underneath his ooat, but he was prevented, arid
it was di.oovered that he had the knifo (produced) hidden
then. fie was very violent and made strong and repeated
efforts to get away.—Mies Ward stated that she was present
on the prisoner's trial at the Old Bailey. The letters alluded
to, she bad no doubt, were in his handwriting. Miss Spriggs
was formerly her pupil, and that while that young lady we.
at her school, the prisoner wet constantly in the habit of
writing anonymous letters, scene of them containing poison,
to her. Mita Sprigp had &thee left her establishment in
consequence of the dread inspired by the prisoner's conduct,
and sines then he had written the anonymous letters pro-
duced that day to her (witness), and that she apprehended
that her life was in danger. The prisoner was remanded till
Monday next.
INCONTINIINCIS ATTNIIDING2Nn Cotes.—FOrSOOla time
past this Court has been the resort of the dirtiest and lowest
set of persons in the Metropolis. The place allotted to the
public is filled by them immediately the Court is opened,
and the majority remain wedged together all day to the
annoyanee of everybody in it. The stench arising from so
many people wedged together is almost insufferable, and the
windows are consequently ordered to be opened, to the great
danger of the solicitors and reporters, whose seat is under
them. Persona having business to transact are unable to
gain en entrance without squat sing through the mob, and
sometimes losing property in the attempt.
WANDSWORTH. —Ca aeon or OBTAINING GOODS DT
♦ Foaoso ORDIIB. W. Keith aliu C. Ilay man, a seaman,
was tes esamined, charged with obtaining, by means of a forged
order, • number of seamen's chests, hammocks, itc.—W.
Brownnated that he wet a seaman on board the United States
frigate St. Lawrence, at present lying at Southampton. He
knew the prisoner, with whom he came to England as •
fellow seaman, In the Mediator, Americas line of packet ship,
from New York, and landed on the 11th of December 111
company with H. Rhin and J. Cavenagh, now present, and
six others. They lift the vessel at Portsmouth, sent their
chests, hammocks, and begs up by the South-Western Rail-
way, sad walked to London. Witness acted for the
whole party. The luggage was booked in his name
at one of the company's receiving houses, and witness
received a sovereign from the 'agents on the property,
which he divided amongst his mates. The amount
of property entrusted to the railway was five chests, two
hammocks, and six bags, containing their outfits. On their
arrival in London witness went to the American Consul, but
he would have nothing to do with them, saying they ought
to have applied to the Consul at Southampton, and they
were consequently unable to redeem their clothes. Witness
seeing that there was no chance of his getting his property.
determined upon going to sea again, and left London on the
20th ult. to join the St. Lawrence, at Southampton. On the
day previous he gave the railway bill containing the liat of the
goods belonging to them, and the amount advanced upon
them, to Cavanagh, now present, as he had some money,
and wanted to get his things from the railway. When in
London he lodged at a house where the prisoner also lodged.
He gave the prisoner permission to use his name, nor
ever promised him his outfit He had told Shin that he
might have the chat and other things to use, and
when they met at New York he was to return him some.
The order produced was not in his handwriting, and he had
a authorised the prisoner to get their baggage.—J. Ca-
venagh applied at the goods' station, Nine Elms, for his pro-
perty, but he was informed he could not have it without

paying the carriage for the whole. He 1111/ the prisoner
Keith several 1411110 up to the 27tk ult., and wee told the, he
was goo sail in the Bombay, which was going oat to
India. Witness being informed that the prisoner had got
on board the chest of Brown, charged him with having got
their property from the railway and taken what suited him.
The Omar acid Brown had given him the chest. Witness
made lampsetor Luton acquainted with the fasts sad he
went on board the Bombay and took the prisoner into ens-
tody.-1. Benjamin, outfitter, Mated that on the night
of the 78th ult. the prisoner come to him and produced
an advance note far the payment of 11. 19s. ed.
He told witness the besiege was at Nine Elms and that
of alas others, there being U. 12e. Bd. to pay on it, and he
showed him the railway conspeny's bill for that amount. He
said he had seen all his mates and every man was agreeable
to pay his share if he would clear the let. Witness agreed
to clear them the next morning. The prisoner met him by
appointment, and be drove to Nine Elms. He gave the
prisoner 11. 13e. to pay the oompany's charge. He had de-
livered to him 13 packages in all, and took the whole of them
home. The prisoner took possession of one hammock and a
chest --B.Taylor, foreman of the delivery 1 orten at Nine Elms,
said that prisoner and the witness Blue came on Boxing-day
and wanted their goods. He told them that a part could
not be delivered up, but they must take th• whole, which
consisted of 13 packages, and they must produce Brown's
order. The next morning the prisoner came, and produced
an order for the delivery of the packages to Hayman and pur-
porting to be signed by Brown. Prisoner paid the money,
and put his mark to "Charles Hayman," which witness
wrote in his delivery book.—Mr. Benjamin was recalled and
proved that the prisoner had written the words " William
Keith " across the advance note.—The prisoner was com-
mitted for trial.

MONEY MARKET.

MONDAT EVIIIINO.

The movement upwards in the funds was still the
order of this day. Commis advanced to, and were
done at, 891, and after trivial fluctuations so left off
exact, ex-dividend for the opening. The firmness of
the market may be readily accounted for by the nearer
approach of dividend time, the more prosper-
ous state of industry in the great mann-
' facturing hives of the north, and the ab-
sence of any positively disturbing influences from
abroad. The transactions, separately, were not of any
particular consideration, which may be accepted as
proof, in some degree, that specula,: ion had no great
share in the rise of prices, but that the public were
really the chief buyers, as usually occurs with high
prices and in rising markets. Reduced Threes were 89
tot. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 89 to t. Long
Annuities, 8t to 11 16. Exchequer Bills, 41s. to 446.
prem. India Bonds, 40s. to 435. prem. Bank Stock,
190 to 2.

Prices ruled higher in foreign securities, and the
market was strong, without much speculative busi-
ness. Spanish Fives, were 144 to ; the Threes, 284
to ; Passive, 34 to 4. Portuguese, 254 to 61.
I)utch Two•and-a-Half per Cents. were 47 to 84 ex
dividend ; the Fours, 73 to 6. Belgian, 74 to 6. Rus-
sian, 71 to 3. Mexican, 25 to 4. Peruvian, 48
to 50. Much dissatisfaction has been expressed
by various bondholders about the delay of
the Spanish American committee in making their
report of the progress of the negotiations with Senor
Osme, the Peruvian Envoy, fur the arrangement of
the debt, or convening a piblic meeting for the
purpose of discussing the propositions. This delay,
as must be evident, gives rise to speculation on the
part of those who may chance to be in the secret of
what happens to be going on, to the prejudice of the
public interest. New Granada 13 to 14. Brazilian
74 to 6. Chilian 86 to 8.