The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-10 00:00:00

THE CAMBRIDGE SPINNING HOUSE CASES.

We (Cambridge Indepairkui) have been favoured
by the plsintiffs' attorneys with a copy of the exceptions to
the ruling of the Lord Chief Justice in these cases, as
handed in by Mr. Edwin James, on Monday morning,
which we subjoin. The plaintiffs are to be at liberty to
nig* these points, if it should become neeemary, either by
motion before the full Court it Common Pleas, with liberty
to appeal therefrom to the Court of Exchequer Chamber, or
by tall of exceptions. This will, however, depend on the
course taken by the defendant; as if no proceedinp are
taken by him the verdict of the jury will remain midis-
tubed. Grounds for bill of exceptions :
1. That the proper construction of the words in the
chanter of Elizabeth, "personae de mak ruspeetaa," is that
the parties must be suspected on reasonable ground of some
crime known to the law of England, or some definite inten-
tion to do evil.

2. That the charter u pleaded affonla no defence in paint
of law to thin action.

3. That the commitment to prison without a warrant in
writing wee illegaL
4. That the hearing and examination by the Vice-
Chancellor under the provisions of the charter must be in
accordance with the common law of England, vis. :—That
witnesses in support of the charge should have been exa-
mined on oath, in the presence of the accused, and that the
defendant had no power to examine the plaintiff, being the
party charged, in the manner in which she was examined.
5. That the defendant had no right at law to commit to
the prison described as the Spinning House, but only to
some prison known as some common gaol.
6. That the Vice-Chancellor must be satisfied before he
commits to prison by evidence taken by him, in the same
manner as any ard=onste of the peace, on a charge of
crime within his j
7. That there was no evidence for the jury in support of
either of the One.
8. That if there wee evidence of any written warrant at
the time of the commitment, that warrant ought to have
been produced, or its non-production accounted for, and that
no verbal evidence of the cause and reason for the commit-
ment was admissible.

fl. That the substituted warnuit was illegal and void for
the parposs of supporting the defendant's pleas.
The parties to appeal, or move, or proceed by Bill of U-
.:optima, as may beat raise the points.
(Signed) W. Bum

IU, t/3040.

MARKET&

COTTON GOODS. —Marianna, Des. B.—A close ex-
amination bas taken place during the week of the Dew tariff on
yarns and cloths under the French treaty, and an opinion is
pining ground that in various kinds of goods manufactured
here a fair amount of trade is likely to spring up. But this
is nearly the only pound for cheerfulness in our market
at present. In nearly all kinds of cloth for export we h►ve
less doing in consequence of the recent advicea from
Bombay and the United States, and sellers for the Levant
are acting cautiously owing to the recent failures among
Greek merchants. At a meeting of Mr. Hiller's creditors,
yesterday, it was stated that his liabilities were 88,9101.,
and the assets had been valued at 61,3711. Priam are
' suffering less than might have been expected, owing to the
considerable contracts in hand for various markets. These
contrazta include some rather heavy ones in T cloths for the
Meditenranean, in shirting' for India and China, and in
yams for the] last named markets. Spinners and manu-
facturers disengaged, however, are taking rather lower
rake in preference to accumulating stock, and consequently
prices are somewhat irregular. Indian jacconett are de-
pressed.

WOOLLEN.—Ligrie, bac. B.—Than was &rather BUM-
row attendance in the cloth-balle this morning ; a better
feeling prevailed, and an improved business was treaskcied
in *event' descriptions of goods.

TALLOW.-BATURDAY Arrzarroorr.—The market has
been firm to-day. Subj.ined are the closing prices :—Spot,
and all the month, 60s. 3d. ; January to March, 615.; March,
61s. 6d.; April to June, 595. 6d. ; October to December,
58e. paid; nnbracked fit. Petersburg, .58a. 6d. to 58s. 9d.;
Australian beef, 575. 6d. to 58e.; !.loath American, 59a.
Deliveries to last evening, 1,020 casks; arrivals, 863 casks.

HARDWARE—llinsuiousw, Dec. B.—The trade of
this town is quiet, but is nevertheless rather better than it
was a week ago, a few more country orders having been
given out, by the help of which most of the manufacturers
have kept their workpeople on at their usual time. Others
who were short of orders have been making up goods for
stock ; that has not, however, been done ou a very exten-
sive scale, not more than would be cleared by a very slight
reaction in trade, which is yen confidently ex•
pected early in the new year. The artisans here
who have been most affected by the dulness
which has pervaded trade of late have been those
who are supplied with work at their own homes
by the huge manufacturers ; the latter, being hard pressed
to keep their own men on, have little work to give out of
door ; the result is that many of those who are dependant'
for employment in that way have not been making more
than three or four days this week ; but taking the ape
gate of skilled labour in the town these are exoeptional and
not prevailing cases, and although trade hero has been what
is considered dull for several weeks, labour has not yet felt
the consequences of it except to a very slight extent. The
manufacturing trades of the adjoining districts are rather
more active than thine of this town, but the iron trade of
South hteffordshirs continues wretchedly dulL

CORN.--Ciimaitmon, D. B.—We had a fair supply of
all kinds of grain. Fine harlot a trifle dearer, other kinds
of grain unaltered in price. Wheat, 36a. to 565. Barley,
275. to 46a. Boom, 30e._ to 375. Oats. 21e. to 26e. per qr.

OAILTSIA, D. 8. -Ws had a large supply of all kinds
of grain at our market this mornisin. Prices of wheat sad
oats were Bd. down ou the week, with • fair demand.
Barley was ls. to Is. 6d. down, and a slow sale. Wheat,
white, new, 21s. to 245.; old, 26e. to 27a. ; red, new, 19a.
to 21s. 6d. ; old, 245. to 24a. 6d. Barley, new and old, 12a.
to 13s. 6d. Oats, potato, new, fia. &I. to 9a. 6d. ' • aid,
lls. 6d. to 125.; common, 7s. &I. t. Bs. Flour, per stone,
2s. 4d. to 2s. 6d. Oatmeal, per stone, 2s. to 2s. 2d. Rya-
meal, per stone, ls. Bd. Barleytneal, per stone, Is. Bd.

Coccezerza, Dec. B.—A fair show of wheat and other
grain ; the former sold as last market day. Barley of prime
quality L. dearer ; inferior dull. Beans and pea. un-
altered.

GLOUCISICI, Dec. 8. —At our to-day's market there
was more tone in the wheat trade, and both Eugliah and
foreign met with a free sale at last week's priced. Good
qualities of barley were firm. No alteration in beans or
Indian corn. Oats quiet and unaltered. Imports of the
week ending Dec. 8 :—Wheat, coastwise, 610 quarters :
foreign, 5,170. Barley, Ireland, 100; foreign, 3,900. Oats,
Ireland, 2,280. Beans, foreign, 520. Maize, foreign, 2,980.
Sundries, foreign, 2,200.
GUM:WORD, Dec. B.—A full market of wheat, but the
quantity fresh in wet not large. Low qualities are difficult
to sell, but fair-conditioned lots met a good demand at full
prices, old being rather dearer. Malting barley sold better,
but grinding sorts,being plentiful, are neglected. Old wheat,
645. to 765.; new, 425. to 645.; barley, 28s. to 455.; oats, 18s.
to 28..; peas, 42a. to 465.