The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-02 00:00:00

THE POLICE CO URTS.

GIIILITHALL
Mow ni Bonofelt an Untied who pretended he could net speak
English, was charged with steeling two pairs of boots, the property of
Ilegers. Charles Afwell sad Co., o, tr, Cireobam.street.
James Worley said be wee sinistant to the prosecutor% The pri-
g/Mr entered the shop fiesE In broken English, diked for • pair of
shoed He tried es Newel pears, sad kept bin about the shop for an
Weir Opines At list he sebielmi a parr and maned the pries
A Wes- mu W. Id. Be them nil If whom would take led
ft EMS he lOWA NES them to • pnbllePhoune at the corset of Cog-
AMIN MA W Mali would pay fur them. He had some suspicion of
gmair. Irving seen him at the slop about nine weeks dna,
sag minims. having be nothwd eometlting bulky in his coat-pocket
who dirsinind • hay that wee In the shop to follow kim. Is about an
hot plow was brought beck In custody of • police commuted.
The hems peedweed were the property of Ws employers, and had not
been MI. They were hanging cm the wall at the back of where the
primmer Ma Ws sitting trying on the shoes.
Theme Mary Owen, a smart lad shoot 14 years of age, dated
that Ye was sent to watch the prisoner. He followed him up
• wort In Queen-street end prisoner thee took out the boots sod
leaked at them. William followed him about different phew, wail
be went into • pawnbr.aer's shop In Farrlngdowstreet. Winter
followed him In, and when be produced tbe boots to pledge, witness
maid, "That won't do." The pets ,ner looked at kin, and, witaout
stopping to take up the boots, darted off, and was followed by the wit-
ness round Parrmgdon.niarket, calling " Stop thief " all the time. A
constable stopped aim.
sir H. linggeridge—Why did you not glee him in custody before,
when you met • polio's= I
WiIDCM-1 did not meet one until the prisoner was stopped In Par-
ringdon-market.
Sir E. Ilesseaidge—Do you mean to sty that you walked all that
way through the City and serer saw • policeman ?
Witneee-1 never saw oce until I got to Earringdon-market.
Kr E. uggeridge—lt is eatranedinare that no policemen arc to
be found to protect the public from robbery.
Rl' H. Muegrrldge reu.anded the pneoner until Saturday, that he
might be dealt with under the new set.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
John Lyme Owes, George Smith Owen, and Edward Owen, were
*ought Weis Mr. Bingham for lumber summation, charged with
numerous fatgetiea
Mr. George Da wholesale batter, gale be carried on business In
thiloostreM, On Tuesday the 231 b of November, the pri-
soner. &heard Owen. called upon and said, •• I have brought
this km ■) Iffiber." end plying Mut a letter requirstid him to read
it They pakssra's father was a customer, and when he tailed at
Skrewsban be owed wary to the firm. lbe prisoner asked Lam to
get an seeseme et IN father'. debt ready, and he would ea I the next
day and pay is. Set be the pound of the debt. The prisoner called the
next day as/ Maid him • cheque for AL, out of which he was to
take 121. Its. as sunset of hue lather. The cheque purge rued to be
drawn by 0. L. Oyes on biros. Grindley and Co. The prisoner
requested to be paid the difference, and On witness tiding
his be bed net sufficient dump, the primes, naked for
a, toque. lie objected to this at arm, int eventually he did give the
pa Saws a cheque on his trickers, Messrs. Price and Lci., for M.

An order lor's cheque-book wa's shown to chi. witoneir, who pad it
was not In kis handwriting. The cheque for 164 f., Piped Mayhew
and Co, •es rot in lus handwriting. Ike cheque on Grindley end
Co., was a forgery. •
Juba Lancaster, one of the clerk' at Messrs. Price and Co.'s, proved
that an order for a cheque-bunt warn brtught to the b,ok Ls If from
Messrs. Mayhew and Co. A cheque-book was delivered to the bewer.
James *ledger, easbier at Price sad Co.'s, mud a cheque for leof.,
sinned Mayhew and Co., wor presented by the prisoner, John Owen.
Ile sent a note to Mews. Mayhew and Co.. but before the answer was
received the prisoner had let the book. Ile g ,ver a description of the
meaner to the p r,:cs. and was now Lure of the prisoner's identity.
thinnel Hank sal l that right forged eh. (ion and a note for cheque.
heck to Meows. Coon*, porpornog to mitre from the lute Mini Lloyd,
were in George Owen`s hand wrlturg. Al the order for the cheque-
book obtaloed from Me•ara Peace and Co.
Ihemanded till next lhorsday.
LAMBETH.

Joeeptt Walter. why dere;chect Jenne " Uwe-keeper" at the
Lord Nelson tywern, in the Oki Kent-foal. to Greenwich ondlibu.ea,
was charged with lasing abusive and Winding words to Joseph
. .

ecesolainatit, a oondoetor M the envies at the "London
General Omnibus Company," deposed ton, oo the 24th of last month,
hi wee with his amenity" at the Lord Pelcoo, when a gentleman
asked him if be was going to the bank ? He replied that ho w. •
and the gentleman was about to get into the vehicle, when the
defendant exclaimed, "He don't go to the Bank, or any-
where near It, and won't start for a quarter of an hoar.
Don't ride with him, eir, for he's nothing but a thief; and
If you do ride with him tided your pockets, for hi. omnibus
balms to the swell m b." The gentleman, tram this tepreectis.
Una, nentated to eat r the omnibus, and two ladies who were in it
requested to be put oar se the vehicle did not, mrepresented, go to
the Sank. He (witneei) secured them that the defendant's represen-
tations were 44e, and said that Übe did not take them to the Bank
they need not pay him anything. Oa this sesurance they .topped
and the gentleman Yen got into the •Innibcs. The deb ndant, Ater
this. oh:Alined to abuse him in the most filthy language, and coo.
eluded &Wag be should wish to have Lim for gee minutes, end he
should nuke his bead twice its nes.

Robert Lltallence, the time-keeper to the new oompany, corrobo-
rated the statement 01 the let witawes. and sold that the defendant,
who wa only a •• ,out" to the oreabarkti omnibus, had been for tome
Ume a palest nuisance to the p.o.e. Re aka malti that the deferdwit
was at resent under reergnisances to be of good behaviour for former
mlatooditit. . . .

Yr. Norton—This species of !minute must be put a stop to, and If
I have to sonviet you, deb nclent, the ca.e wall be a very embus cna
togoa, an your reeognivancee will be estrested.
Yr. 0. Lew* who attended on the part of the New Company, old
the object was to pot a stop to the 000005 and annoyance of tout-
ing. Be ihould there ore coyest that Ms worship would be bled
anonah to let the summons stood imer for a weds. It the defendant
repeated his miaconduc•, an application wumd be mace tor an adju-
Monks on It. . .

Yr. Norton concurred in this minimalist, and cautioned the de-
fendant turieUng hL ruture conduct.

MARKETS.

COTTON.—lavgarool, MAY I.—The market ekeed with a tame
aspect, and pricer of American descriptions are I-led. per lb. in
favour of the buyer, but other sorts uncharged from last week's
rates. The tale. are ertituand at 8,000 Mier, comprising 100 Pernam
and Maranharn, at 61d. to Old. ; 100 Bahia, at ; 2.10 Egyptian,
at 7d. to -Id.; and 2,000 twat, atlfd. to 41d. per lb. Exporiers
tad *peculators purchased 1,000 bales each. Ihe trtal sales since this
day week are 41.00, lulu-3,000 for expert and 0,000 on speculation.
The Impart during the same peeled was 70,000 bales.
COTTON GOODE-8f arcalurren, Mar I.—ne home trails con.
dance isoderatively active at full priory, but for export the la rket
gentiness fully u quiet at on Tuesday; buyer. calculating now that
Me spowahlme movement la the cotton market has subsided a 11ttle,
=es Mn may terribly recede a little from the highest point.
rs and muulacturers, Lower., generally adhere
to th2larnotaiinne, and it ia only In a la iv mum where
prothmers ere coming out of contr.:di, that they manifest any
dispel*. le deal with buyers on easier term. Vegan Robert
Fra•MMI W ill•thm. In their monthly cithunr of this day, report :
—.11• await oar market during the part month has been up-
ward% gad IS wary balsam our quotation, will be loud higher than
at the al eit Mink. lltia bee been broug it about, not es much by
the simmt st bola= none. by the StilatlnlS (1•111 to trade by the
re.mmilliammt at Twee nod a conrideration of the results likely to
loam Y Ils itaim. There Is now, however, soma disappointment
nommill the money .Mould continue in as dear, and for the last tow
days there la. been a decided pure, buyers being very reluctant t
operate at the high rates st Men are now demanded. Tae home trade
his contributed largely to too support of the market during the
month. bet! in good. ad yarns, and appears to to L a Maltby mate.
The expnrm c f cotton piece go ds and yarns fi r the month are 92.018
against 108,71111 for the same nom last year; this le rather over the
average of the last previous thus months, which Is 86,933 packages."

WOOL—BMACIOLD, NAT I.—The WIWI obtained in each Manch
of the worsted trade this morning cmnot be reported 11.1 at all ewer,
am any probability of a reduction : the market, at which attendance
is so average, is therefore arms quiet. The stocks to warehouse en
low, and manufacturers produce to order.

BlLK.—Thee bee been a fair current business trineatted in silk
awing the past month, and prim, have/aperient:el a further Wight
'theme. China • ilk. - Dunne the racy part of the month tee market
Was very bars of available qualiltes but the recent large arrival.
have aff.rded a better rev.ction. and consdderable business bas b•en
doge at prices about rid. per lb. huh. r Una the cloned rates of tact
month. The letters just delivered Irons China bring Woe horn
Ilbangbal to the nth, and Gong Kong to thn flab three. The settle-
estate b r the month had only • mounted to about 1,200 bells. The
'shipments to Greet Britain to dates; were 55,420 Iss'en against 38,919
bales at the same period In la 3. tiscriesac bad laden to he. 44.
We bays now sliest 1,3.0 Wks. The deliveries for the month are
4.5h3 balm Bengal di mend for all descriptions das coo-
tinned good; t►e riser qualities are dill seems. la Italian .I,k but
Ilttle bee been done; prices area shade ender. Persian tittle. 3.9
batiste have arrived dering t►e mouth, but as vet no Wainer hue
?salted. P.B.—The Inviocine and CrtsweLl are now unloading l lth
sheet 3.600 bales, whit*, are me iticluded in our stutumsnt of stocks
end import.—( Prom the Circuits...sr Meters. H. Waithman and Co.)

CORN.--Biastmenan, May I.—At Olomester and wweemk,...t-
heta, on the nth, there war a ohlrt rape', of wheat from the farmers,
and in ermutgaiesee buyers reluctantly eurtnitted to en advance of la.
to re. per quarter. Barley name, and rather dearer. Oats unaltered,
but to more demand B and agile cheaprr, which brought forward
sees speculative purchasers. Ikriag the prang week, what
as been droving; and as our millers would not pay the rates de.
manned, seareely a transsoin Is reported. Barley Err at previous
Prices. We have a fair sale for tem, at our quomtioo. Lem doing
le brans. At Wolverhampton. riterday, *beat VIM lolly Ice per
quarter dearer. At this day's marker theta was a short supply of
wheat, which mid readily at an Improermeet of la. to 2a. per quarter.
Barley the tern shaper. Oats unaltered. Beans hem for rather
or re money, which could not be ohnoned.
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DSTII{.. MAT I.—M e had • fair supply of olmat for tbe time of
year; there was • good demand and • brisk trade, at an advance of
gs. a gr. Barb y yea to regusvt, and out a ready ea*, at au advance
of le. per gr.; ow very vapetlor lot brought 40a. per p. lo
eats, beam, and peas no alteration. Wheat, bast red, 45.. to 7g..;
middling, Sea. to 45..; Infaufor, VP. to blith Marley, its. to 4S•
Op., 23.. to Ilk. Beans, 41s. to hts. ram, 30e. to 31s.
toe, per seek, Ora. to 225; Deoonds. 44e. W itta

MAscsansa, MAT I.—Our market tllls Easing was sleaderty

attended , and, In the =naval of business Unelected, daappolated the
exprctialcas of sellers. Waist warn in Saa request, at en &manhunt
of fully la per quarter ea Earle, and Id per 7011 a. on Ameriatia.
Flour moved of/ slowly; nerertheleas, holders were atm it reqturli
en *deuce of la. per sack and barrel on English and America',
la per seek on Spanish. Other articles were steady at ths prolog.
ennattasy.

Newman, Aram 11.—At this day's market there eras • fair supply
of all kinds of grain, and for wheat • imcl inquiry, at Is, per qr.
dearer. For barley and beans ant much dolog, and no alterauon to
Talus. For oide there or • moderate demand, although at a tittle
lower rata than Last week'. prima The atteadanoe Cu moderate.
The fotieetiog are the pre.eat prices :—et bite wheat, 73e. to ftie;
red, die. to II..; barley, 4:a. to 44..; oats, With to lie.; hew.
Its. to 44.
Nannette, brae I.—We bad this day a moderate apply of wheat,
for which seller. demanded higher rates. le. per qr. only on the beat
dieeriptlone being estahnehed. A small supply of barley, inthoUt
any alteration iu price. Oat., bean., and peas dull.

Ul2llOOl, May t.—With a good supply of •heat, the trade le
aellve, and bon samples are rather cleaner. Spring corn horns its
former value

EDIXIDU6OII,, Lean. 30.—We bad is the market to-day 1,420 qrs.
wheat, 3.6 qrs. henry, 1,C20 qrs. OYU% end 273 qrs. been. There
were sold—Whet, 1,220; barley, 44i ; oate, 2M; and beans, 222 qrs.
We had a large supply of gr.on to.day. Sales ready, art prime up
foe all sorts. Two parcels of oats. •041 at 12s. 4d. and It. Ad. par qr.
to day. bad been dam ned by a Ore, and therefore reduced is prioa.
As compared wi h last week -Wheat woe la. down on tep, and Id.
up on average. Harley was some u la 4 on top, and bd. up on
avenge. Oata were mote as lest on top, and 3d. up on enrage.
Beam same as last on top, and 4d. up on average. W bent, 5Cs. to
775. Barley, 340. to 43.. oats, 10s. Bd. to 42.. Beans, 32. to
47e. Weight of too 'vb. at, 115.51b5.; barley, 301LW.; oats, 451165.;
sad been, ..oth.. per bushel.

WA,SIIOIII. APAIL 30.—Our supplies of drain from all warms
cautious very bunt, and the prises of articles bars been well sus-
tained mace Monday last.

CATTLE.—Nswaix, A►an. 20.—At our market today we hors
not bad &liberal show of stock, but a fair quan.i y of business wee
dons; last week's prima were tury maintsinef. There were :GO
tenets, 692 sheep, sad .90 pigs penned in the market.
Eluvial:Lon, Aram 30.—Tha supply of sheep this morning wee
large, there he ng 4,247, or 1,276 more than last week. On account
of the tarp supply, ea.es were DUI entity Cffreted so last week, and
prices, patticulatly for heavy sheep for the London market, 2s. each
down. Other kinds no slieration. Extreme top price, 84c1.; cur.
tent, Bd.; ow Olin, and Inferior, from 1.94 to 7d. per lb. A goof
oleseance. The eupply of cattle was conetstrsbly less, the number
being 9i2, or .374 few, than last week, Bses brick, End prior up
dd. per Dutch mune Top prior, 94. rd.; current, 9e. 9d. to 94.;
middling and inferior, from 7.. 6d. to hi. A good clearance. We
had in the msrket to-clay 4,247 sheep, 932 At mule, 161 lean do., 120
milch cows, and 261 yip.

THE CORN TRAUE—Biartoomax, Wee 1.-1 n the early part of
the present month the price of wheat rather a .earned, het it has
again receded about 2.. per quarter, though the supplies from our
farmers have lewen•d, sad in mow of the country rearketa the roll.
tees have found It difficult during the last few days to obtain the
requielt• supply of fine whew, though we believe they have gene-
rally confined their purchame to the quantity required for immediate
as Ile appearance of the wheat on the ground, though rather
backward, ail in some instances injured by toe frost and anyone,
is upon the whole ro promising as mist reader farmers more die.
powd to sell what remains to their baud.. But as far an we can weer.
tam, they are now threshing very tittle, aad the rupplies from them
have been furnished out of what they had prepared for market pro.
clone to the deelarati n of peace. Of foreign wheat the Imeorts have
been mall, and tome recent French purchases in the North of
Europe have given the hole era more oonfOlence. Our lost accounts from
Fresco report an advance In moot of the inland mat kets on Roue of Photo
Be. per sack, and nu wheat M. to On. per qr. It in stated that a few
cargoes of English wheat have been sold thin week fur shipment to
that country. The government of Rorie now permits the free export
of grata; but the only provinces In • latch there is any coneiderable
dock of old wheat suited for ehipmeot are thaw around the Sea of
Azaff; at the date of ear lost &deices It wee still encumbere I with Ice,
and It is not likely that any ewers will nosh loa4ing with corn be.
fan the middle of May, especially en It is said that the difticulties and
delay. Incurred In shipping produce from the .hallow port. of this
sea, which we believe iticludes all meet lierdlanekl, will be greatly
increased by the want of light. ea, of which a great number were
destroyed by our Leta last bumu er. Under these circumstances,
no arrivals can be expected from thence before the beginning of
August. At °dens, some Tweets had already appeared when
the last as unto left; but the stock of good wheat In the
M. would, It was thought, not sullies to load them.
the Dsnobe rote quantity of wheat is now on the
way, and still more shipping; but we eaprct that the greater
part will prove it:tenor In owe it, and In poor condition, which bas
been the ewe with yearly ee ery cargo from the ports on that river
which have arrived for the hat We months. The supply of shipping
appears to be amply @efficient to meet the demand , both from the
Danube and Ma of Aeon weals ate obtataa'a at the, to 12s. per
quarter. Oar law qu tetions tor wheat me, from Taganrog, 14s. 1
as.; Gelato, 3,5. to Tea; Ibrsita, 21.. to 33.. per quarter, free on
board. The Boman gisenament has just trued a decree, permitting
the export of wheat Mem the Paola donlielone, under certain rwtric-
Dom. Debts example is followed by the other Italian Mates, we may
receive • supply of ;00,000 to Sek, 0 quarters: the lileg of the Two
Bellies has reduced the as cart dote to Os. per quarter: and with what
we shall have from the UMW butes, we think, if France requires no
further Imports, the will carry us on utter favourable circurostaacts
until bar at. Should, however, Erna want a Mailer supply of only
a few weeks' conumption, of which there recta great probahtdty, er
oar own harvest be retarded by unfavourable wencher, a coasiderable
advance upon our present rates may take plat.. Our present prices
are, bed English, W. Id. to Oa. 10d.; while, Os. M. to 9s. 4d. per 621 b.
at Birmingham. Barley has further avowed during the month, and
fine is become scarce, but the demand has now Wakened, although
we have still no arrivals of foreign, nor do we hear of any near at
had. Of grindow qualitleo, the quantity offering is very limited,
bat are only ealeable in re ail, in cemequenee of the price beteg a
high compared with Indian corn, Egyptian bran, Cc. Dish grind
log sells at 32a. to 3S. per 4001 be.. at Gloucester. Our supply of oats
from lrehued eas continued abundant, at the demand for coesurnin
lion beteg good, our stock. at Gloucester have further decreased; yet
prices of mast Mee have declined Is. to 2e, per garter, In comae.
queue of the fall in the halms market.. Dutch are worth 275. to
200.; Dish white, 235. to 24..; gre), 2h.; black, 2,5. to 22a. per
31210.., at Gloucester. We have had large errlea's of Egyptian beans
during the month, and the price hoe given way 2s to h. per quarter,
which healed to a few speculative purchases, to hold over. They are
now selling at Ila. to 11. ed. per at Birmingham; whilst
new English bring 15a. Bd. to 170. sod old . On, to .9a Some Indian
ern ands buyers at from Ur. to 14e. fol. per 19ilte, delivered at Bir.
mingham. Potatoes COMILWI very cheap, and large quantitiee are
beteg used to (boll.), {op.—(h'enn Bears. 2. and C. Soiree's
Monthly Circular.)