The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE C0U1173.

IJUALUPIALL.
Kr. W. Bettye, the asosenbat to the Irish Lend
bee Oceepaaps alleided babe harem Obeid', upon
asidsobsens, *Ake 'pea the dinetors to show
eetab penahiss delft eat be lahreed for neglecting td
eseqpisto lie of shomimiders within 14 days eke
the newelgeneral misting, seteraag ta the requirements cd
Ma Jahblissab Companies Aot.
Oar readers erlll resianber that an the first hewing ot this
ome, L. Rem, Oramet the he. weretary of the compsay,
stated be was a biwtheider, brim two tines, upon wbkh
nothing lad beat pie up, and that his eldest is bid* oat
this sunearea was to bob ths cempany.
In answer to Mr. Grams, Mr. Bab% a that seensions;
said no getwel rwratlag bad taken pleas although a best-
ing had boss as d, bat as only two demesidin attended
nothinsr wee dons te enable be eseapsey to righter.
Mr. Graves by said he wished to arms what ant of oom-
paa=was.
Challis said, wbristris din Mr. Grams might
have to injure this company, he would not be a party to his
ashes this court for that purpose, under the cirmunstenoss.
Mr. Bettye said the company was not in a position to register
the stuireholders, as the only bowl fide sb areholdie wee
Mr. !Marina, saaager, so ems else having paid up his
edam. _ _

Yr. Oraves mid this oompany was p him
to mover certain books and papers, which ha Leo-
tam and hs wished to know if ha was justified in detaining
than. . _

Alderman Challis said, certainly not. He had been die
oharpd, and he ought therefore to give them up.
Mr. Graves said he had not been discharged, for there had
bees no meeting, and the., was so public company fanned.
(The summons, be it remembered, is for not registering,
r a public company, its list of shareholders.)
Alderman Challis said Mr. WHenna, the manager, had
the power to discharge Mr. Graves, and he had done so.
Mr. Graves said Mr. M•Xestaa 'had resigned his oMoe of
maZretran Challis said that Mr. X'/E had re-scoepttd
the car and Mr. Graves had bettor, therefore, return all the
boob of the company.
Xr. breves sail they were suing him when there ems no

OCNEAMLE
Challla then reoommesded him to meet the MI
fairly, and immediately dissaiseed the 'enemas'.

Wil..tm Sionsihal, a liennamabOut 30 years of sea, de-
.=himself as a commission gent sad astrologer, was
with obtaining 184 by Wee sad /vandalise pointer
of Andreae May, a baker, who is also • 'Mg', of Germany.
The narrative of the prosecutor, • middle-aged man,
treated • great seamtion, and occationally much laughter, I.
a crowded-court.
Mr. Strauss, landlord of the Crown public. house, in
Rupert-street, Whitechapel, having been sworn to interpret
the evidence, she prosecutor made the following statement:
I lira at No. 10 Lucas-street, Bt. George-in-the-IM.
la the early pert June last • German midwife came to are,
mad add ales kaser • man who could tell to foetus. and get
riehmben me. (A laugh) I went with the midwife to the
priseam, who said he was • great astrologer, and Wilma a pack
of Girds, sad mid me that out of these cards then wee much
geed hems for me, sad that I should have mush lack if I
=la the lottery. I cemented to stake eocesthing la •
lottery. and he ma to Frankfort for • amber. I
peel S. to felon wholes dieted ens • number, and Mars
melt pail him 21. far a gamer tie ticket.
Ilitsate—The prowomeor will now tell you there was a
%rad of smeary gweeleid to make the ticket lucky sad
Ma a hellwew
oestbiewi—alse die prisoner got the 21. of ate he
=W NM add he mut have 24 more is
Wm, awl a sehethe moil work properly ao two
eels met be aka. (L titer.) I paid him a minim a
hoWeeene e eve-ehlßtag piece, half-mown, • dean; it
sbillkig, a dzpl=ol, a foreby bit, a threepeany bit, • two.
=Elise., penny, • 'penny, a farthing, and a hali-
te work the spell. (Gnat laughter.)
niZ.Tardley, who coveted his face with his sad
asahl sot *Asir toiling at the credulity of the
lore said—And you really believed all this aanime—ask
blue that Mr. Baum.

iisirord It au.
Jdr. Yardley (anfling)—Go on, go on.
May—livery coin was put into a separate bit of pre, sad
that the whole wee 'mopped up in • large sheet Omer
sad &patted to the midwife's bosom. I had to ley the Lord's
Prayer, and the primer oat down on a table dad awerod his
1100 with his heads. Thou the prisoner put his load In the
saltsfiVs town, sad took the away out and pat ft In ohm.
Atoll every week aftarwsrds (lor three wake) I had to take
the pelseaer V. in Mama oulas, and the mos esesotony was
as each mark&
Mr. Yardley—Did yoa meths messy la the boa ?
May-1 saw it the trot two emu, aid thought the mosey
wow rated up. I had to pay fletralsal • sovereign, • 6s.
Wee% end • Id. arks. I paid It to Id= becalm ha said his
What mad is the some way, sod got • good deal al mow
by h.
Mr. Yardley—What did he propose so noisy eerooloalse
he?

lisy—To make the lottery ticket come up a prize.
Mr. Yardley—Hat the lottery been drawn ?
itay—No, sir; It has not.

Mr. Yardley—Them, his credence in ths soroery has failed
him. H. dm' kbellere in the abbacy of the &genet mina,
26.. Id. tidos over, sal the prayers aad the midwife's
bosom? . . . . .

Mr. Simms—He did brier in It, air, but the lottery
ticket is ell Arlon. Them is no lottery ticket at aIL
May ocatimed hie rider*. Ha NU : Oarda were
need on every cemelm. The pram pat Her on one
aide of the table on masks, and rid I should have
lack end become rich. That is why I paid him the moray.
love blot 31. on three oomekne. He bad 181. of zne in ell.
He said I mast go into the marry with him at Mum
o'clock at night, and there most be a spell and ea incanta-
don, end all the money mast be taken oat into the worry.
The primmer opened • hide book end rid wreatising sariseld
he met have a red girdle. It wee this eleven dellookinagjand
ao red girdle raid be wet B. that mid we mast
Ark end told me Hal I mid give Km IL in Karr
oohs, and so. Tim I hod to give another IL is
diarist coins, and that itetteerwearpt, and then a
aimed hall-sovereign. Let Wednesday week the
Khmer took me to the Victoria Perk, end
mode a hole in the pored. B•• than uttered someway& sad
took three handed' of the soli mil put a I gave him
In it, end put the whole in bywalistoost I eller-
wards met him and he teak me to the Vittoria Park again,
end asked me he ewer amtweign. We went to the sane
spot end the sew Mby has which the prisoner took three
more handfuls al soil, pal the severeign in it, and gave it to
me. On Friday het I bell to orals the sovereign and the
mould, end the phew peoluni a mani mil said all the
Farley I had given him wee in I, and Hatt he was (erg to
Peak. perform the last part of this We went to the hole in
the earth in the Victoria sail lita pat all the money is
the hole. There wee • imp and vs had to walk round
it and 300 yards at the die et bodge. The primmer had
a Biota in his hand and pat realdmen it. I had to do the
same and to repeat the Leon Prayer. We came beak to
look at the hole sad the prod end all the ma lam.
Mr. Yerdley—Cimented may, I sapper. (A
In shewer to queered by the magistrate.
The presenter rid he had sot neared book a Lathing at
the 184 Ha had llama the risme shoat a year. Witness
was ajoermyma baker, mat hod hem In London about five
peers. He wee bra at Imam* nee Bonn.
Mr. Yardley—le thalami la mmJnesition common in the
sorry when he soma fart
Mr. Eltrear—No, set them
Mr. Yardley—He is etegeker in his belief P
Mr. Eranes—He knows enough now.
The prosecutor said be lad played in a lottery before. He
obtained the reels of • money-changer in the city of Lon-
don. He had was three dines a mall trifles but not much.
If he had not been convinced that the prisoner had bought a
ticket in the Frankfort lottery, and that the charm would be
I Moialess, he would net have parted with his money.
The prieoner—l will say presently where the ticket L.Mr. Yerdley—Thare was something said by prisoner about
a ticket.
FTPTlaltlisa, sir; he kept it. I rw it; it was in the
I can't toad French. It was not ithe the
lorry iti:theagteurbou6t la the City.
The primmer—A Woe would come to £O.
Mr. Yardley—Air yon bed UK from this poor simpleton ?
The prisoner—Yea. Haa not Herr May always emir
the peril' of money with one sad P
_. May—Yea, I have; bat I did not know what wee In

Mr. YuE-Lo you know what became of the wad
whlok the no inn in the hole to the Vietccla-prtrk?
fl 't taw indsed.
Mr. Yardley mid—One wail Milk the Owner believed
is the 'Mow et Woiejawalener leyelerleas owsnonho
In the Victoria-park, If he bed ma It the warty. TIN
weglebete then divided Mr. Memo M btR the primer be
was Hebb to three mostbd bepeleawnest sad bard Moor It
what he had dose bat the bed memo wadi be 1w the pri-
mmer to pay back to the pear ant therneneyet which he had
derlvedlhin by Me cannlng nod trlehry.
'Fhlriseleagt. mil'
end kr the Mt Itroe
I haw, wed the eel or puternent. I kn 0.171124
about

lar.-Yerdloy—You Moe reed Is. Very well, that I will
rood it ki you man. The ningiolsole tam rooda cisme in
ths Vegrent eat eggiloalas to the ems, mid rid—You ere,
=, you is. Naha lo he osemitted as raga. and sem-
throe months, and bpi Se had labour for telling
foetus." and practical,' your art on your most bask mild
areduleus countryinin.
The prisoner said he was not or guilty as was repronealad,
and asked the prossentor Emmy garages in tas Osman
language, but Ailed to sham his tesamony. He thin sad
May had demanded moms matey of him, sad walla to
mum it up.
Mr. y.assy—No doubt be wanted to get his money
back. I shall remand this case until next Thursday, and
hops by orme honest somas the primate will got the
money end pay it back to the credulous man who had
so foolishly parted with It. He advised May not
to put my faith in laying out the cords, fortune-tellhig,
patting money in midwives' bosoms, and performing bloat-
MMus in the Victoria-tine. It was all false, aboca-
oarlewicked, and Tory
prisoner—Will you let a. go f
Ma you met not go olsaira gad Enro-
llee. I will accept your own bail, sad one ball in 2W.
The primmer was unable to And ball, was locked op.
John Paulin, tall German sailor, was *barged with as-
saulting polo.-constable Simon Ralph, No. 244 K.
The complainsnt said—At hilt-par 11 tit night I was on
duty In Booth-street, and saw the prisoner hat asleep on the
ground. I aroused him and found he was drunk, and ns
fell down again. I got him up, and told him to go home.
He 'wove at me, and hit am twice on the chest. I did not
fib him into cuotody, but Maud has to go home, an which
his hit mearit sad Mae*au
Mr. Y —WM." did he kick yon
Manses— kicked me sine mien time on the skins, sad
also upon the hind, and he has hawed my wrist.
The prisoner, on hang celled upog farhis damn, began
laughing, sad said—Please you, maim vomit*, I vos drunk,
end cannot tell vot vos the matter on last night ; but I vent
to go to Moe ship.
Mr. Yardley—lD rcmksemess is no noose at all. You ere
deed 20.., or sight days' imprisonment.
Doswris Hartwig" a big, burly morose-looking Mow,
who said he was an Irishman by birth and a dock labor/roc
by trod*, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with sr
malting and wounding Mary Remit, who appeared In court
with bandages on her heed and face, and in a weakly condi-
tion from lose of blood. . . .

Thy eompWwnt said she was in no row last night, but
there were a few angry words Worm her husband and the
prisoner in Stone•stake-court, &MM. eke told the prisoner
to go home, and be struck her • violent blow on the eye and
knocked her down. Miss galled out " Murder" and " Yolloo,"
and a oonsaable soot arrived and took the prisoner Into cus-
tody. The prisoner broke away from the constable, and
struck her and knocked her down again, and while she was
upon the greed he kioked bur sad stabbed her with a has
below the shoulder on the laft

11;. Terdley—ls your eyeTnitatl;juredP
Witness—lt is, indeed, eh.. I thought my eye was out.
I am in great pain, your worship.
William Freestone. a polioe-oonstable, lOi K, stated that
he wee on duty in Broek-street, Ratcliff, the previous night,
and heard cries of " Murder" and " Police." Ile went to

Ittoee-stairelooart, and law the prisoner, who was nod drunk.
He took Wm into custody for eassulting the women, and on
the way to the ststion-honee he Aram away from m—es
the woman described—end knocked her down, and etruok

her wife she I,U down. He was net awes; the women
was "tabbed until be reached the station-bow, and he then
found her bleeding copiously, sad celled in • sarreoa, who
droned the wound. It wee below the ahouldw. Be footed
• damp knife upon the prisoner. It yes in the prison's
pocket, and the blade was stained with blood.
Mr. Yardley—Does the wound correspond with the dee
of that knife P

Witues►—Rs•otl so, sir. It is a deep wound.
The Prisoner—l was stonablind drunk last night, yet
ounce's wortchfp. end I don't know anything about it.
Mr. Yardley—You an committed for trial at the meetions.
WANDSWORTH.

.31/1/0111111 Gray, a ticeMaTicaii;l;;, appeared before Mr.
to snare ton esamemse Aeneas him with %blow.
Zit ir
demanding and reader Imre thaw his just fire from
Mrs. Mary Ann Ferioner • hily resig at No. 76,
Olonanter-terrace, Hydre.
Mrs. Fathom had bee& *as Brig for
the papas of giving Masa pint the damdlat.
She stated that on the 9th Want the rode in
the deasdeat's cab loam be bones in the Piss-
boo athway-stetion ha liailimawAsMs. She was
acenspinal by a we who tnesda • that is be area end
tho• la" • Vii=tlll9d threes peon fibs abo bad six
pee& on Or Amara esh bed aloe ban engaged,
and it hams& tho as Is 'that the reds. Oa melba the
station the ether same Niel be 6s. as the bre for
each bikes had Waded to have gins than de.
each, bat she raked the domed of 65., and Brat b
a constable, who abut the watonnan. He told
than that the tees was only as. N.e which the other canna
look end went away. The eldest, howl, diehard to
=that nun, sad foamed hr at to the era and de.
dit Id., which he said he would ve. She then
gave secreat, and be lelee sway. She bogged to ray
that the debeleth wee sat drib to kr.
Wale reek die walssss=b7•4 tillsisal4wWW7
the este, seht be wee le as lee he
what he demada He nil le. ler kaapirk, tad
is. far bb bre. Ware seed in brew he mide It oat,
and as debabet add, " What is It te a oak yes t" He
toil Ms thet bo was peed than, to ale that the setae were
esteemed. He then &sad lam and sal be mail set
as waist assey. The fare woo oat, b.
Is. 119., the Er.
Woe 9s, ears pesos Si., sad amp
Mr. eseir said ads wee the seseell Ysas be bad caste
tree MVOs about the case, sal be hod liar sad it sp
gestien
basun be these* wee a duty he awed bthe gable. It
wee the preelinef ahem tel beano wpm base wine Hey
thee by a
nom= be led team a lathe le Mr.
Furlongs, .4u tai riee
bad been elniged too iamb, es-
' dernmed to show that the lan wee IL
I Mr. Lisbon thought the see ad clearly bees mode oat,
sad he ebenbil boo the delmilest the. and Is. mete be the
overderge. He gme man in tIN estinen Het be lama
Mkt the tall peak let airy ame,
es bo the delereised
iadown abs impalas. Lae were beam* ma-
st the eveafiege of eases whoa tag Mire net
br • gesasea, sod they awit be yeebeleil. The
other emensee he asetheed.
The debsdast wee basil up is bank.

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company are about
to establish a weekly communication between Panama and
Chili.

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Lrraaroor., Barr. 21.—The market to-day
has bra steady, mad prior firm. eaka, 10,000 bales, specu-
lation 9,600. 1,000 Surat, at 65. to 6d. • 200 Egnolliu2, dd,
togo. •SO PlllllllO 9d. ; 40 Maraakiar4 7:d.; 60 Bid,*
; even Ameic;L

COTTON 000D3.-111AnclIWITII., San. 21.—As a
gamma rale the further @drams asked for yarns have
obacited basimes, bat several homes him eraseras rather
huge sales at id. to id. per lb. over the rates °lima Tuesday.
But for higher prices the trsamotions would lam bean aa-
preosdsMed Weal, the orders to the hand. of agents, and
whith they were anxiom so pleas, %Ws very extensive.
This deemed was mostly for India and (Norma', but the
home trade are also baying heavily, sad fine counts are id.
per lb. over the anise of let week. Per India clothe sellers
wen faking ma advance on the rates which they wen unable
to obtain Met west, leaflet buyers were arming about id. per
piece lam. In some descriptions of fabrics buyers were able
to plea sums large meters at this decline on the extreme rates
of ire Tuesday, bat, geetesll speaking, manufacturers are
MB Illf seders, and were anwUliog to make any concession.
Demestios, keg cloths, T does, and petition', suited to the
imam trade, ham bus Ism subject to dummies in price than
India end sea other *Ott fibrin, the demand Was of a
more moderate sad steady character. In thee. goods the
business defog is to • fair amount and pricer firm, with a
tad racy b Isom* but ally to setodinee extant

WOOLIAN.—Loupe, B. 21.—Thore baa only been a
mars% Misodsao. of buyets tit the cloth ball this mom-
lag, and the motet barn not been on lively aa on Saturday.
The demand hes been principally for fancy fibrin of a light
texture. Ordinary clothe have not been much dealt in.

WOOLII.—HODDEILOPIILD, Sirr. 21.—There is a steady
demand for almost ell deemiptlons of wools adapted for thfe
mirk* and the recent advance is more easily obtained.

IMANUFACTI.IIO2I.—HoppIissziLD, BitrT. 21.—Ths
atteedenes at bares is rather numerotta, met the sues eo.
tivity wildness which les prevaded for the isat Ave or six
weeks, heekise whit& • good bider. for winter goods le
doing to order.

CORN.—Hat/483P?. 21.—At the market to-day very
modaste show of English wheat; farmer rem inclined to
stop supplies at present revery, sad although prime must be
quoted ls. par qr. lower, there rife quits r many buyers se
sellers at this reduction. Forum held firmly, with but little
offering. Barley does not sell quits so freely en of late ; melt-
ing qualities, owing to the warm weather, neglected as yet ;
hiding sores a shade order. BMW of the new mop doll at
• darks of le. to 2A. per qr. Pess also rather lower, and
slow eels. Oats more plearbi, sad move of slowly at prior
In favour of banes. Imparts lest week :—Wheat, 634 qr s. •
nerig, 7,839 qrs. ; oata, 6,679 qrs.; bras, 722 qrs. ; Pads
1,476 Ts. • rapeseed, 20,993 qn.; oil oars, 174 tons
boar, 66 tors.

Lunn, Barr. 21.—With a fair show of wheat the Inds
sesame. • little more &mese for old and tine qualities of
new than were shown last weak, which make about the rates
of Friday. Damp inferior sort. very difficult to quit.
Barley without alteration. Beans and other articles firm at
late prices.
NIWCASTLX-UPON-TYNE, Bret. 21.-11111 weather le
now as tine as possible, and should it continue equally
favourable during the week our harvest will be brought to
astlafaccory termination. At our market this morning we
bad a leas supply of wheat from the growers, and having
Ins offering from the meet, there was decidedly lame pressure
to sell, and, upon the whole, a fair extant of business tram.
*ed at the depressed rates of Saturday. For flue new
Norfolk, not extra, 46a. was mowed ; extra line old, at the
same time, making 475. In foreign was dote owing
to the high pretensions of holden. For red Weigel& 60s.
was made In retail, other mete selling in relative proportion.
Flour in slow reemest, and our larger buyers were offer*
lower prime, which, however, were not aociartres
malting barley not much stirring, but there are of
limited wads at 38.., weighing about 6216 a. pee bagel;
lower qualities down to 365. Malt as before and the tams
may be said of other articles.
BALI/BORT, ISEPT. 21.—At this inorniag's market there
was a large supply of wheat ; the attendance of buyers wee
limited. Business was sensately dull, sad prices declined
la. per qr. Flour trade sleek. Then was more barley In
the market, but as yet there im oomparatively little demand
for any desteipdon, and prior rimaL nominally unaltered.
A moderate inquiry for malt, and prima remain firm. A
better business doing in oata, end prices are very Manly
=. In other grain about the usual amount ot trans-
took place, and prices remain about the game as last
:—New wheat, 395. to 46a. ; old, 395. to 468.
, 30e. to 36a. Oats, 265. to 32a. Beans, 411 s. to 60e.
Pees, 465. to 645. Rye, 30s. to 40e. Tana, 28a. to 34m
per pr Flo 325. to 38e. per sack. Malt, Bs. to 8..1
Fir

CATTLE.-BALTSAMLY, BKPT. 21.—At our market this
miming we had an over supply of rattle, which were mostly
of pod virility, but there was a short attendance of buyers.
• tardy sale was at that occasioned, bat at length Wasps*
way 66. per soor• and badness impreved for the beet dar
oription of brats, which were nearly all mild, but a great
camber of inferior animals remained over at the clam d
business. The supply of sheep was also undo*
numerees, but both prime in condition and gas-
thy. Although trade was extremely dull, and a
great many were left on hand, late prior were
out fully resintalued. In calves the trade ruled drm,th=
the supply was limited. There was a good 'apply of pigs,
which met a steady ingsdry at fall terms. Best ox be{
10s. 6d. to lie. 6d. par score ; cow and heifer ditto, 9a. fitl.
to 10s. 6d.; best Down mutton, ltd. per lb.; other breeds,
63d. to 76. ; lambs, Bd. to 84d. veal, 7d. to 74d. ; fresh
pork, 6d. to 7d.; salted ditto, 4d. to 70. per lb., and
Bs. 6d. to 9s. per soar,; green bacon, 84. to 81d. per lb.;
dry ditto. itid. to 10d. ; meet pickled hams, IX ; quarter
old store pigs, 16s. to 23.. each ; suckling calves, 16.. to
28s each.