The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-04 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Mr. Alderman HumWery---took hie sot on the bench at
the weal honr, mad inquired what ehargra there were on the
Hat t. . . . .

—Mr. Martin (the chief clerk) said there was not a mingle
pence In =May for say offence whatever.
Alderman Humph'', 'speared the utmost surprise on
amine a blank list, or as It would he termed on circuit "
maiden sissiou," and remarked that it we. the only Matinee
to his knowledge of ever having a blank day at this court on
• lloodsy, end It was the more surpridng comfort as It did
se tom after New Year'. Day, • day of such general

rejoicing.
Mr. Martin said it had slows been costom•ry on days
when there were no charges, to present the mean* magis-
trate with • pair of whits kid gloves.
Alderman Humphrey said the circumetanoe was so re-
markable that ha certainly should claim the gloves. It wee
very gratifying indeed, in suck a densely populated district,
at • same of the yesr when even the poorest were often
tempted into azerwee, to dad that not • single charge, even
of drunken or disorderly conduct, wee registered against any
cos.

C LEAK E N WE LL.
Jaws Samara, of 22, Loughborough-road, Brixton, alias
Lionel de Goldevdd, of 6. Parliament-street, stir
limiefiordtof 22. Queen-street, Mayfair, alias Dr. Sampese,
of 1, Alfred-place, Bed ford-equare, alias Woolf levy, sluts
Jaw Wood was charred with uttering, at 70, 8t John-
street, Clerkinwell, a bill for the purpose of defrauding Mr.
John Whin:mot the arm of 2081. 16e.
Mr. CUIRASS Dod, solicitor to the Loudon Aseociation for
the Protection of Trade, attended for the prosectake ; and
Mr. Lewis for the deism,. .

Mr. gr;ald the prisoner was charged with uttering •
bill, with intent to defraud, the acceptance being a forgery,
but whether that could be substantiated or not, or whether
the charge would sot resolve itself in one of attempting to
obtain goods, ha could not at present say. The person who
had accepted the bill did not reside at the place stated, and he
should be able to prove that no such person bed resided there
for the lam Bee pars. There was • peculiarity about the
signature of the person drawing the bill and the person ac-
cepting It, and he had no doubt that they bed both been
written by the same person. The primate was well known
to the offices of the vicinity la which he (Mr. Dod) lived,
and had been for some time victimising the tradesmen ob the
metropolis in various names. He should sok for • remand to
enable him to complete other oases against the prisoner. He
Wen called

Kr. John Witham, 70, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, mill-
maker end merchant, who said on the Saturday prior to the
Wednesday on which the prleoset came to my pleas of bud-
nem, in having previouslycalled upon me, I walled upon him
at his residence at Brixton, to see if I could serve him with some
goods. I saw him, his were, and a friend, and en appoint-
ment wee 'nada for the following Wednesday. Previously
to the time appointed the prisoner attended and gave orders
=Wed go and ironmongery to the amount of 601.
the prisoner left me he said he had a bill In his pm-
session which his agent had transmitted to him, that bill
being for hey sold to a mighbourieg farmer. On the next
day (Thursday) the prisoner came and said he had not then
brought the MU of exchange, but would bring It on the
morrow. The next day the prisoner brought the bill of
exchange, of which the following Is a copy, and handed to
me i—'• 2061. 18s. Louden, 18th Dee., 1858. Two menthe
after date pay to me or my order the sum of 2081. value
received. W. 1. Saunders.—To Mr. William Scott Grim-
rod, Rodney Farm, Westhorpe. Suffolk." It was crowed
accepted payable at Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co.'s,
London, W. S. Gemmed." I gave the prisoner a receipt
for the bill and sell if the bill wee epproved be would re-
ceive my cheque for the difference, and the goods should be
delivered the SUM evening. In consequence of communion-
thee I received from Suffolk I did not let him hove the
good., and on the Sunday following 1 gave him into the
custody of Police Sergeant Harvey, 9 G.
Atter some further evidence,
Mr. Thomas Clinch said—l em a livery stable keeper at
Kepple-mews, North Rutrell-square. I know the prisoner
by his coming to my stables end hiring a brougham of me
for a mouth. He then lived at 1, Alfred-place, Bedford-
square' and went by the name of Dr. Sampson.
Mr. Lewis—You lent your brougham and got it back?
Witness—Yes. .

Mr. LewiaLTnd you should think yourself lucky I,
Witness—So I do, I can assure yogi. (A laugh.)
Henry Hawkessaid—l am ehopruan to Colonel Colt, of 14,
Pall-mall, manufacturer of fire-sews. In consequence of
acute letters I received I took, to No. 33, Paritsuaent-etreet,
two rifles end four pistols, the wbote being of the value of
701., foe tho approval of a Mr. De Goldemil. When I took
them I did not see the prisoner, nor have we seen the fire-
arms since.
Mr. Waterlow sold the prisoner had obtained some goods
from him under the name of Goldamid.
Mr. Hod said th►t was all the evidence he had to addsx
to•dsy, and asked fora remind.
Mr. Corti* said he should certainly send the first case fat
trial, but would grant a remand.
WESTMINSTER.

Thomas Oliver charged Jo,le Connolly with aspaultin him.
Both parties ere wandering minstrel.. Complainant, se-
cording to hie account, had long been in poseession of a large
field of operations at Chelsea, where he (the violin), so-
ooropanied by • harp and cornet it piston. claimed the
privilege, under the appellation of the " waits," of nightly
serenading the deepen of the neighbourhood at Chriet-
mem. They were engaged at two o'clock on the morning
of Christmas-day in the execution of " Ever of Thee,
when, to their dismay, a rival band, of violin, harp, and
flute, headed by the defendant. • drummer in a militia
corps, struck up something very much resembling " Don't
you wish you may get it." Complainant and his party
"moved on," and, thinking themselves sem» in
another street, tried " Kiss me quick and let me go,"
but found there wee no getting away from there rivals, who,
ranging themselves opposite to them, gave vent to "Don't
believe them, North, darling." So from place to place the
defendenee band followed the complainant's, each trying to
outdo the other in dulcet strain", when defendant thought of
a mode of putting • complete extinguisher upon Me rivals.
This was no other than resorting to what complainant de-
roribed as "a big, brass, braying, beta band instrament,
which so drowuded" the sound of everything else, and
created such an uproar, that the pnlice inierfersd to restore
order, after which defendant struck complainant • blow, but
not bard enough to knock him down, which was the assault
complained of.
In answer to this on behalf of the defendant ft was alleged
that theother psrty were the ',ursine's, who prevented the ao-
muted and his friends following their professional evocations.
Defendant admitted bringing oat " the big, braes, braying,
bass band instrument," but saki it wee not till complainant,
in allusion to his being a soldier, had said something abnut a
man " taking • shilling par day In be shot at," and in com-
pliment to him had played " The Rogues March." He de-
clared the assault was • mere push.
Witneesee on both sides having been examined.
Mr. Aritnid thought it must have been very disagreeable
to the inhabitants to be disturbed by the conflict between the
bends, and ordered defendant to pay the costa and enter into
his recognisance to keep the peace for • twelvemonth, as
that would extend over next Christmas-day.

WEAT7dIISTEZ ABBEY SERVICEB.—We believe
that Archdeacon Greet will reach the sermon at the special
11,1111i11( service, in Weetrnieeter oast Sunder, sad
the R. Daniel Moore, et Camberwell ,on the Rowley
Wowing.

NzlifiZlS.

Dfmcwo-LArl,

Conr cr.—The importation in 1858 was: ooknial, 22,200
tone; foreign, 4,800 tons; total, 27,000 tons, against 26,300
tow, 1867. limas coneunipUon, 186$, 10,900 toss, against
16,400 tons, 1867. Exportatico, 13,400 tons, against
7,000 tons, 1857. Stock on hand, Dmember 31, 1868, 8,800
toss, anst 10,900 tons, 1857. Ceylon has furnished about
two. thWs of the supply this year, sad prices have been re-
munerative to th• importers., althotigh prices have ruled lower
than those during the speculation last year, and se but a
wall portion of the crop went direct to cretin/gal ports our
exportation was matetially increased duriog 1858.
Fire sn.—The Importation of 1868 has been 3,800 tons,
spina 1,800 tons, 1867. Ths deliveries of 1868 have
amounted to 3,280 tons, against 2,400 tone in 1857. The
preset stock on hand le 2,420 tons. Prices ars at the close of
the year nearly ld. per lb. lower than at the commenosment
'of tits year.
P zwatcro.—lmported 1858, 34,370bage, whist 28,900 bags,
1867. Delivered kr bozos consumption, 1868, 7,600 hags,
spinet 4,600 togs, 1867. Exported 1868, 15,680 bags
against 12.770 begs, 1857. Stock, December 31, 24,300 bags,
against 13,200 In 1867. Present prices about g lower than
bat Deranbea.

B.uarrnts.—lmported 1858, 10,280 tons, solust 18,840
tone, 1857. Deliveries 1868, 13,630, aphid 16,222 toes,
1867. Stock, Dosember 31, 1858, 2,060 tow, spina 6,630,
December 31,1867.

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TALLOW.—There has been no movement in the tallow
market to-day. On the spot there wee a good trade demand,
but speculatively there wee not much doin The stook on
the let, including 1,676 reeks not arrived t exoltuive of
the wreck', from which it is unmated 1, cube will be
recovered), wee 33,757, against 30.834 last year. From St.
Petersburg the market Domes 166 ro., August, end the *s-
taraw. The market closes Arm. Spot end January
uch. 61s. to 61s. 3d.; March (alone), 61s. 6d. to
61,. W. April to June, 60e. 9d. ; October to December,
615.; Odessa sheep, 61s. 6d.; beef, 60a. 6d.; South American,
61e. 6d. to 625., vary little offering; Australian beef, 49e. 6d.
to 604. ; rough fat, 2a. 91d. ; Cochin cocoanut oil, 40s. ed. ;
Ceylon ditto, We. ; palm oil, 41s. ; town tallow, 61e. net
cub ; tallow Blaine, 48e. 6d.—(Prom the Circular of Masers.
Smith and Charles, dated Monday evening.)

BUOAR.—Amongst the various articles of foreign ro-
dome Imported for consumption, sugar has held throughout
the year the foreaeosidlsoe, the quantity on which duty has
bets paid in the Ire cdpal porte of Great Britain amount-
ing, as will be seen w, to 399,700 toss, against 338,300
in 1867, and according to the returns of the Board of Trade
for the United Kingdom duty was paid in the *ran mouths
Boding 30th Novsaper, on 438,294 tons, (ln" refined

_-,rot tons, (includinis reu—
sed reducing roiled° and molasses at the usual rate against
369,988 tons in 1857. This increase of 76,216 tons in a
year, following on. of such commercial disaster is strong
corroborative evidence of the improved condition of the la-
homing dames who am the great consumers. It moat also
be borne is mind that prices throughout the put year have
maintained a higher level than they did for several years
prior to the speculative prod of 1866-7, and were subject to
very few fluctuations of moment, there not being more than
4s. to 6s. between the extremes of elevation and depreadon
of any description. It will be seen from the table in another
place that a large increase in comumption has taken place
on the continent, for notwithstanding en emotes of imports
in the eleven months ending November 30, over those in
the same period of 1867, into the principal European
rsthe stocks show a total of only 16,110 against
.360 tons; the increase of consumption of cane
and best sugar (chiefly the latter) in Trance, is estimated
a/60,000 tons. Considerable diacrepaacy exists in the esti-
mate, of the out-turn of beetroot sugar this Demon In that
country, but we believe the nearest to be about 120,000 tons;
the were weather of November so injured the room as to
nods, a considerable portion melees for the extraction of
agar and in consegttenoe of the low prices both of auger
sad sierits ruling twelve months since, about one4ourth lees
land was put tinder beet cultivation then in the previous
memo, the yield of which wee 160,000 tom, the largest ever
known ; noire ithetanding which, the Mock on the Ist of '
November last, in all the entrepdts, was only 40,000 tons
egalust 45,000 tons on the let of November, 1867. The im-
ports of sugar into Great Britain in 1868 were about 38,000
toms in atoms of those in 1867, and we begin the liwegent
year with a stook of 89,600 against 86,200 tons, but the esti-
mates of crop. in the various producing countries are such as
to warrant the expectation that the supply will be barely
'dogmata to the evidently increasing wants of the world.
Boma time aeo the production of Loading was put down at
400,000 to 460,000 hhde., bat owing to drought end frost this
is now reduced to 300,000, the same as in the previous
season. Porto Rim and Havana are calculated to yield folly
as much as last year : the crop in the Bridal West Indies
will fall short 20,000 tone, owing to the severe drought, es-
=in Barbados., ; but Mattlitilla is expected to give an
of about 10,000 tons ; and from the British East
Indies we shall doubtless receive some 20,000 tone more
than in 1868.—(From the Monthly Circular of Moms. True-
man mallows.)

COTTON.—Lresaroot, JAR. 3.—Notwithstanding the
big crop ICOMMII our market is tighter to-day, and micas am
agaitim buyers; the Mmachaater trade reports encouraging
holder. here. The pales are 7,000 balm. 600 for @peculation
and export. GOO Burst, at Md. to 61d. ; 450 Egyptian, at
7/d. to 10d.: 60 Maranham, at Bd. to b/d. ; 6,900 American,
st sd. to Bd. Week's import, 16,931 bales.

THE CORN TRADE.—OLOIICISTER, JAN. I.—The
tensible continued mild throughout the past month, and we
had a few days rain, which, after so much comparative
drought, has been very acceptable. The growing wheat is
everywhere kinking strong and healthy. Wheat—The
suppiy from our farmers continued large during the first
fortnight in the month, and with a demand restricted to the
current wants of millers, prices declined on the whole folly
2e. per quarter; but since that titers we have experienised
some deficiency in the show of samples, which has resulted
in • gradual tendency to improvement, bonging prima back
to the point at which they stood when the month commenced.
Imports of foreign from the Black Sea ports have been good,
and prices, which declined from le. to 2a. per quarter, have
now nearly returned to the point at which they previously
stood. The new Odessa wheat, of which a few ceegocu
have arrived, is thin and* of inferior quality, as compared
with the old. Prom othir places oar arrivals are insignifi-
cant. Our receipts from America are almost nominal, and
although the stock of wheat in New York is considerable, it
is mostly of an inferior quality, end hardly adapted for !shipping.
The French markets have been generally well supplied, and
prices have *lightly receded, but they are scarcely low
enough to admit of exports to this country with any margin
for profit. The general impression appears to be that, with
the commencement of the new year, we shall bate more
activity in the trade, sad come improvement in the value of
wheat ; but the stock still in the hands of farmers being un-
questionably large, we do not anticipate any material ad-
vance in mica. Barley—None but the beet and choicest
qualities of malting barley maintain their former tilet*.
beam:Amy qualities, which form. In fact, she bulk of the
supply, are considerably lower. We never remember so wide
a difference between the market value of the beet and of ordi-
nary qualities. In grinding barley there is considerable de-
pression, arising from heavy etocke and diminished consump-
tion; the low price of pigs having discouraged feeders, and
resulted In a falling off in the demand. Oata—Successive
large auppliea, both foreign and Irish, during the first fort-
night of the last month, produced a further decline of about
Is. per quarter. We have since had tower arrivals, but the
trade is still very doll. Stocks in granary are large, and as
the weather continues tine and mild, we can scarcely antici-
pate any improvement in their value. Beans—The imports
of foreign bran, have been very ineonsiderable, but the com-
paratively high price of this grain having induced our
farmers to thrash freely, prices were lower in the early part
of the month. The supply. has since fallen nti, and es there
is only a very small quantity of Foreign coming forward,
some advance le denmnded. The stock of beans, both English
and foreign, is, no doubt, very small. Egyptian cargoes
arrived oft the coast are held for 31a. C. F. and I.—(lrcers
Messrs. W. C. Lacy and CO.'s Mosdhty Cireslor.)

CATTLE.—LI7R6IOO4, JAN. 3.—The supply of beef
fa fair for the time of year : of mutton smaller. The demand
Rood, but at rather lower prices for beef, sad et full pewee
for mutton. Beef, 4d. to ; =Um". Bd. to tid. Num-
bers at market: Cattle, 2,299 ; sheep, 4,928.

BOMBAY MARKETS.
BOMBAY, Dsc, R.

The moory market has become rath;t7trgir7;txdtießSok
of Bombay has .gaila moved its raise of interest and dirconnt
one per cent. all ronsul in the comma( the fortnight.
IXPORTA.

COTTON Piece 000D8. The Import market CfiD.
thlued in an Improved end active elate, the market
for grey goods having been particularly very brirk during
the fortnight ; and the prices of several deecriptions of grey
goods bays turther advanced. Grey ehlttings are scarce and
have advanced ; T clothe, red ends, are much inquired tor ;
grey jaeconets, tow, are in favour at advanced rates; and
grey Madspollams ave also shared In the improvement of
prices.
BLEACHED AND FANCY Goode.—Tbe priors of blewebed
goods are mainrsiued, 80d this deacription of goods is in de-
mand. Bleached jecernetc, low to medium, are very scarce;
bleached *hidings continuo in active demand; while in
bleached madcpoliame there hove been few or no transactlots.
YAHMS, both mule and water, especially of the lower
counts, hove improved ID poke, and Cr. in demand. Coloured
yarns have undergone no alteration in value.
Eseoicro. . . .

COTTON.—Siooe tke last unfavourable avian from
Liverpool, there bee been a decline in the prices of thlestaple;
and the market appears to be doll.
OIL BLEDS.—Thppe also have been of by the latest
hon.. dries., end linseed has declined se well as rape.
Teetered is soiree, and the Twice* ere unaltered.
Tonneau.
The rates of freight., after a alight advance which had

taken plsee, have again gone down to their former level, end
we qu.Ae 12s. 6d. to 17e. 6d. for Liverpool, and 17e. to 11.
for Lyndon. For Chins, we quote Rs. 3} to Rs. 4 per
candy,

E:ce•voe.

The rates have given way tor this man, and can be quoted
at U. Id. to b. id. for Bank and Credit bills, and 2s. ld. for
Documents, at six months' sight. Ou Calcutta, at 60 days
sight, we quote Rs. 991 ; on Madras, at 30 days' sight,
Its. 99 ; and on China, at 60 days' sight, 220 to 222 per
100 dole.