The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-18 00:00:00

THE POLICE COUB7B.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Amer °oleo" a well-dressed person, who had upon his
fkat elimination a few days ago kissed to give either his
num or address, wee charged with having uttered a counter-
feit half sovereign in toe shop of Mr. Philpott.
Mrs. Phllpmr, wile of the precentor, a stationer at No.
66. Ling William-street, sad—On Saturday evening, at
halt-put five o'clock, the prisoner came to our shop and
eked for 10a. worth of VW Nei stamps and 6s. worth of
receipt stamps, which 1 accordingly gave to him over the
counter. He, in return, heeded me a half-sovereign, two
Sodas, and a shilling. Upon looking at the half-sovereign
I said to bim, fear ibis is a bad one." He said "I
think not." I atiU held the hatt.sovereign in my fingers end
celled to my busbeed, who was in the shop, and banded it
to him for examination. My husband said that the coin was
heand I asked the prisoner whether he knew where
had taken it. He replied that he did not,
but he had taken it in the regular course of trade. I
thought It would match two ball- eovereigns which we had
taken before, and u the prisoner refused to give his name and
address, and did not give a satisfactory account ot himself,
we considered it neoessary to pl.ce him in the custody of en
calor. I think I have seen hint noon a previous occasion.
Mr. Philpott produced two counterfeit half-soar
which he said had been pasted at his shop on Friday la.M
which he did not suspect to be bad until they were returned
to him upon being sent to the bank.
The Lord Mayor (examining all the bad money) mid it
was quite obvious that the three counterfeit half-
lav
produced were from the same die, altboughlthatofferedtilt
turday was dated 1857, and the other two were dated 1856.
The officer who took the prisoner into custody said the
prisoner had, upon being apprehended, 9e. Bd. in good money
in his pocket, and had stated on the way to the station-hones
that he had been betting on board a steam-boat, and that the
half-sovereign was part of what be had won.
The prisoner—Well, it. I wee cheated by the
person I betted with.
The Lord Mayor—You must give us a better account of
the matter than that. Do you persevere in refusing to give
your address P
Prisoner—l do. I should not like that any one should
go there about roe at all. I don't think there's any occasion
for it.
The Lord Mayor—We shall find out something more
shoat you. I shah remand you fur a week, and the solicitor
to the Mint will have an opportunity of seeing you.
Walter T. Drake, who had been in the employment of
Mr. Fairchild, of thshopegate Without, grocer, re traveller
and ehopman. was committed for trial for having umbessied
the sums ot 41. 9e. Bd. and 31. 3s. 6d., the property of his
master. Upon being apprehended in bed at Norwich, he
said that he had expected some one after him before.
Adeliete Nordeunt, an unfortunate creature, who has
been frequently brought before the Lord Mayor for acts of
disorder in the streets, was placed at the bar, and accused by
a policeman with having been noisy in Chaapaide on Sun-
day night, and with having kicked him most deurerotetty, as
well as abused him with her tongue.
The defendant denied that she bait been drunk or abusive,
but admitted that As had been in prison for drunkenness
eleven times since June last. Nobody, however, she declared,
could charge her with theft. She reared his lordship that
she was determined to strangle herself, se eke had not been
permitted to stay in the Thames when she made that ex-
periment.
Two officers were directed to convey the poor object in a
cab to Holloway, and particular directions were given about
her treatment.

ADJOURNED INQUEST ON THE BODY FOUND IN
TAR REOFJIT.B CANAL.—Yesterday afternoon Kr. Baker
held an adjourned inquest on the mutilated body found In
the Regent's Canal un the 10th inst. The cormr stated
that he had forwarded the requisition for the attendance of
Dr. Taylor to the Home Secretary, and that a reply bad been
received to the effect that an examination of the body by a
duly qualified medical man at 'he east end of London would
be sufficient. Mr. Sepploga—Why raise an objection to my
evidence on the last meeting of the jury P Coroner—Because
I saw it was necessary to have a post-eserfem examination at
the body. Mr. fleppinsa—lt is all through the awe being
hurried ever by you. Coroner—What do mesa, sire
Mr. timings—Yon would not hear my and I take
it as a great insult. Coroner —lf you take the
matter as an insult, you can do so. I cannot help ft.
A juror stated that another requisition, urging the same
request, had been since forwarded to the Home Secretary.
The Coroner thought the jury had acted very inegularly.
Mr. Vaughan, the summoning officer, then addressed the
coroner, stating that he had just returned front the Home-
office, where he had presented the requisition of the imy, and
that he had been intormed that the officials maid not do
anything more in the matter. The Coroner suggested that
the jury should appoint some medical man to make the
examination. The inquest was adjourned till Thursday, to
give time for the Deoterary arrangements.

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DARING BURGLARY WITH VIOLINCE.—EarIy on
Saturday morning a banditry of a very daring character was
committed at the ranch-nee of Mr. Woolnough„ one of the
churchwardens of Holy Trinity, Halsted. The burglars for
two if not three men are criminated, appear to have obtained
antrum by the beck door, which was opened by "stamng"
an adjacent window, and then proceeded to ransack the
lower part of the house for portable valuables; an old
watch, set of silver *pions, tea-pot, and other articles,
Nicer and plated, were thus obtained, the whole being
valued at about 6/. After partaking of some breed end
meat, they aacended, armrd with a bludgeon, to the bed-
room occupied by the Misses Woolnongh, who instantly
awoke end raised an alarm, which the ruffians attempted to
=prams by throwing pepper in the ladies' eyes, and miring
them by the throat ; an endeavour was also made to force a

handke'rehlef in Miss Wooluough's mouth, but abe still non-
tinned to resist, which elicited from one of the men an ob-
servation (the only remark made during the attack) to the
effect that " she most be • devil." In a short time the
sonar awoke Mr. and Mrs. Woolnough, who were sleeping
in an adjoining apartment, and Mrs. W., on attempting to
open her bedroom door, was resisted from without, which leads
to the supposition that there was a third person engaged.in
the affair. The burglars now took the alarm, and retreated
by the back door, in their haste shattering the bannister
which guarded the metre:us. The Rev. R. W. Houghton'
the occupier of the next house, was by this time aroused,
and saw from his window two men oome from the front
garden and rapidly pass on towards Chapel.hilL On march-
tug below the police discovered two umbrellas, left by the
burglars, which have been since identified, we understand,
by a person from whom they were stolen at Crouch fair on
rriday last. There is little doubt that more valuable booty
was expected, Mr. Woolnough, who holds a responsible
appointment at Mews. Courtauld's &dozier, being often
entrusted with considerable sums of money. The police are
on the sleet, and we sincerely hope soon to record the capture
of the ruffians, whom, attack has naturally created soma
alarm in the neighbourhood.—Furs Iltensid.

SUICIDE AT DODDINGTON.—We regret to have to
state that Hr. Chain, of DodAingtau, steward to Sir John
Croft, committed suicide on Thureday morning by shooting
himself. The deceased had been surf for some time past
from delirium tremens, and hi sup that a fit of Um-
fassen must have seized h et the time. JOSS'
Cf7rrillve o'clock he complained of having passed a restless
night, and requested his woe to leave him to himself, which
she felt reluctant to do, from the state he was in. She,
however, went end laid down in en adjoining room, and
while there, it appears, the unfortunate man took his double-
barrel gun, which he was in the habit of keeping loaded in
his bedroom, and dischareng it destroyed himself. His wife
immediately rushed Into him room, but it waa only toiled bee
husband a corpse. The deoessed, who was generally liked
in the village, on account of his liberality and kindness of
disposition, has left no children.—Kratish

INEXPLICABLE FATUITY.—Curious disclosures do
take pine in the Bankruptcy Court, and much light ill
thrown by the euuninviona of bankrupts on the hidden
springs of commercial action. Every phase of rascality and
swindling may be found transpiring through the cornet
traturetions at every-day busbies@ ; an unscrupulous dis-
honest recklessness, where not worth, characterising nearly
all. There are, however sroeptiona. The disclosures mode
by Mr. James Grey, engineer and ironfoonder of this city, in
his examination before the sheriff on Wednesday, stand out
ill striking relief to the general run of insolvencies. It is
simply • case of inexplicable fatuity, under which spell a
man could persevere against hope in carrying on a
business of which he knew nothing practically, and, if
possible, loth oomtnercially, for upwards of thirty
yew", without halving probably is any one transaction
we, mode a profit. It was nothing bat lore from the ern-
mancoment, and loth continued to the end. The large for
of .confiding brother was gradually swallowed up in the
loam and send of a ninon. foundry. The handsome com-
petency of trusting sisters wee sacrifir dto the criminal
vanity which would bring rain upon the nearest and demur
relations rather than courses to misfortune. Mr. Gray never
speculated. Hie private expenses were only 1601. • year;
and yet, after thirty-two years trading, be stops payment
with • deficit of twenty-six thousand pounds! If the bank-
rupt's brother, Mr. Charles Gray, had not unexpectedly died
in Mardi last an insolvent, the probability re that this
gnawing assort would have bee yet unknown • and the faci-
lities afkieded by our brake M discounting bills would have
allowed the audit of James Gray and Co. to remain still un-
impaired an 'Change. When John Monteith pursued the reck-
less mune tetrad's. which be did for ten years Won be was
called upon to answer the interrogatorkiiirat to him Mikes
the sheri there was really some phi yin the 00111,1111
he adopted. He lived like a fighting- all the thee, kept
• splendid haw, with • large retinue if serventa, and
might be said to have enjoyed a amour= life in • high
degree. He had no capital to loos. He bed no risk. -It
was beads I win, tails you lose, with him throughout. On
an average he probably lost about 30,0001. a year during the
ten years he was 1.4 in business. With Mr. Gray the
came was different. He was thrifty in his domestic expendi-
ture, and he never took " • ride of the bills" which he got
discounted. It is his owe family who are the principal
relent a ; and, on reading the examination over, it must ko
admitted that there snorer to be more inexplicable, hidden
springs of human action, even in connexion with ceremonial
transactions, than are dreamt of in the philosophy of the
majority of inankind.—Olatheth Daily Mail.

SOUTH Exesinerron Muszum.--During the week
eadfau May 15. the ?Whore have beat as follows :
On Monday, Tuesday, sad fleturday (tree days), 4,098; on
Monday sad Tuesday (tree evenings), 4,282; on the three
madam.' days (dmisdon to the public 9d.), 924; ow
&Anti' amiss (Wednesday), 136; total, 9,420.

MAREETM

THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.
Man the " Marhisee Nageme.l

The Paris boar =Mt he. awed Its tenderer to edema, It wog
rather difficult to pies saint *meth Wes, thingh the range of pr
hailKlll boon 44 to 48 hones Der 159 tins, (fie. al. 1. 31.. per ffleibk
Englisw 1n the four marks Were Is creased bead..., and eop,e
commence, made, rake f. 9 the current month. as well as Immediate do Beery, haring been effected at 4of. 60e. .30e. 14.1 per ffiene, to *beat
growers hare eueoneded to eatablbhb,g a slight *leaner, as bleb
WC oe. per met (40a ltd p r basing been told on choice Boatman
quality. with a fair deer ihd for wetiodur, -on. The mu-ter wheat
motet. were !owl?), arm or tr belor 2s. per nr,
Grenoble ow la 34. tor qr. cheaper. Mors ill, .1, after a long ediu, bea
found woo Inquiry for hpaJo. wipe ports enal elm to free iza.
Donation, Martruioy.ll harms been Owed at 35f. We. per dares
K. 2d per qr.,.
In Belgium, what, though not ihnly, hal found rather better rile, at
wane Monson

la liodand, wheat WY quiet and unchanged la value at Ameterdeei,
bet eleastrlcht. outwit sending a good amply. was dearer both fee
wheat and Ti. A nortbevo wind vim prevailing. Itotterdane
aim Ia per quarter der.? foe wisest. red Mug 47e. 2d. per quarter.
wag 1, Mang. bet Uwe wee en otter above.
at .la.alssat prices naiad fro n 31..61.- o 4 pir quarter.
Thiele. nate of the rivers Roe and Woad by impeded tee promo
of the .mall craft lid.. with rumen., from Upoev rotand. a that for
the Same( le r. they were imamate/1. *on. thoxl.kta of elmat have
been made et dull prima, abut 4.1.00 quarters bele* Inmed, mama
bleb a 46e. for grit quall.y. Barley was ebesper, lb. top prig
about IT. per quarter.
At Poittiberit tittle was doing to eons. Soft tibial ear(mug
dJa 131.; rye. 94e. M.; Ilpseed. 49. 9d. to 4At oer qr. Taganrog 7uoy.
alone for bard and Gents wheat were 311.... d. to 33 Bd.;
rata foe bard and alt 64 t 0324. Pd. per qr.
• Iwo Waimea Ma Man treameted a Trieste In grain. wheat belas
firm, but maize was loam. avid in Marge of mu and barley vertical
well
as Soda.

1117isw•Prifts rewpactlow a good In crop In f3paln continua fasoorakte.
Vat two soccadre bad masons In ti.at couAry /Ire them a colmirhy sad
MN exaggeration. At di, ille hard wheat was still worth lie. 3d. per
Vr.; it Cadiz. auk 6d. per qr.
Accotmts from hew York note Inerewitas arrival.; the narleatlou
Wag entitely free, It we. thoultt there into, anon as so mush In eater
of the horns conaumptlon tb rs e. moot firlre way. especially am all
reports respecting the bong whew sere f.vuunthle. Prime had Male
shored. notwithwanolan there con,lder alous. and a most limltedesymt,
In conswpwswe of tae sufsvour.lAn whims of Lemma meteor.

IsONDOII 11,111MLY LOOK 11.11TUZBIL—MAT IS.
I imPerbd Davend iPr. &wt.

Ilver.l2Vaills ..cial

=sad Midis
oa.
Owl= .....
.....

1..600
14.0.00
COLO

9.860
16,100
MAI

10,360
143 000
144.040

Ossos—W.L..... bse
Y tow

10,C011
au

5.101
15.0,0
118,000
133,007
SOO
1.600
83100
S.lOO

Mai
DT 600
v 774
1.980
UM°

TALLOW.—There we lore Ltta too...meat la the Woe of Tallow
dertagaelest week. A Tory conektenible butinem was donator delivery
In the three mom. of the year, at 60a, and in one or two cam
man lam was accented ; for delivery la May and Jane the mar-
bet deellseel to 62. 04 , but from the t0W0.4 points to each cue lie hare
W anasollan. To-day the marker h. mind pules, atad we leave off:
—alkeek T. C.,b3a. Id.. Mop and Jane, AU 3d. ; Jul, and August, blot;
arepterethal. I. Id.; (towbar and December, 60n. 3d. We quote Peim
all.4oe.;memes nut oil, Cochin. 41a cocoa nut NI, Ceylon, Re. ltd. to
ita; taws \lathe. 49. . town tallow, el-. for nett esid—lifrone
Yuen. BMWs and Charlen Clre,lar of Monday evening-)

OOTTON.—Lmaroor, Msr 17.—The extelatesnal erlia overruled
the elsamerl account., and borders swept, In a quiet market, mese
they refused on &surdas. The roles. owleg to tbe &mad beam*
deOreeesd towards the close. autouat to OSO.I .lee. KO rera_hlea are
for sneetilattou sod export. tad &mt. ditL toSi.;
at Ildd. to 12.1.; 103 Bahia. et Id. ; 140 Persson. at Si to
Mansbautt K iird. ; kg& &meta= Total. 4.0.0 treks.

0011L8.—LOMsee, MAY 11.—Byaseb Elehdda West Hartley. laa
Hulloes Hartley, lea Id. ; Howard's Wen Dinka Netherton, lft
Waved. West Hartley. 16.4 M.; Tendsld Wow Hama I Ild.• Wr.
bn. He. id.; Walls End Acorn 16. 6d.; nails and
lea 6d.; lekm Male. 146 d.• Well. Mod Braddyrs Hatton.
Med Haewall. 17. Id.; Walls Mnd Hatton, 17. ed. ; Walls Bad
inewirs Hattea, lia 9d.; Walla Pad Booth Hodes, 17s. Id.; Web
loud Rartleareel, lb. ed. • Walk Mad Hartlepool Haien, la IL;
Walla and Heap HA ; ; Walls nd H.erlek, Ha Id.; Waft
Ind Mellon lee. 6d.; Walls End booth Hartlepool. 14 64.• Wall
mad sen Mello., les. Id.; Walls nd Tees, 17. Ild. ; Mad
West Ka eno., Ms.; Walls End it Alt* orth. Ha. Id.; Ws&
ftralwrom
Oral/el. 18a. ; Demmer; Merthyr, 18. ; Howell's Darya 91‘..
94--91rIze al market. 76; sold. cei liy_a iteneral reeoluttett 01 tft
trade, there will not be any market on Wednesday nets.