The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2 1858.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAT.)

MANSION-110178E.
A HARD-WOREISO PICIPOCKIT.

Wm. Jones, costermonger, was charged with attempting
to pick the pocket of a gentlemen in Pnnowstreet.
It appeared from the evidence that on Saturday afternoon
• little lour, who wee passing through PiMees-street, ob-
served the 'simmer end another man try the pockets of several
gentlemen in succeseion and at last saw the other man draw
a silk hendkerchiet from; • gentlemen's pseket, whereupon
be ran and toll the gentlemen, who told another
gentlemen, who attempted to miler the thief, but both he
and his companion ran off. A cry of stop thief," was
raised, however, and the pawner in Bircbin-lane ran plump
into the toms of • policemen in plain clothee. Not suspect-
'it the cccupation of bis captor, he exclaimed, " For God's sake
let go-1 sot in a hurry fur mydinner," but the policeman held
him fast, end with the aid of another Oflber be was con-
veyed to the station.ttoose, where, upon being searched, two
handkerchiefs were found upon him.
He denied the truth of the evidence In tote, asserting that
he wee an honest man and got his living by bard work.
The Lord Mayor—Well then, where did you get these two
handkerchiefe

Prisoner—One on 'em was 'given by my young woman,
and the other I give 4e. 6d. for in the Lone.
The Lord Mayor—That's not at all likely to hr. I'm no
doubt you idol? them both.

PritiOner—No, I didn't; I'm a hardworking man; look et
my bends.
The Lord Mayor—No doubt you have worked hard et
picking pockets; mid now I shall send you for six weeks to
prison, where you will have to work hard on the tread-
mill.

CONVICTION FOR FICUOOLINO.
Janes Nelson, John Nottidge, and Etrphen Morgan, all
employed in the engine-room of the Malone, Rotterdam
steamer, were charged with smuggling lllbs, of foreign-
maritifaCtured tobacco and cigars.
It appeared from the evidence that, upon the errival of the'
vessel in the river she was hoarded by the custom-house
officers in the usual way, when en intimation was conveyed to
them that all the parties employed in the eagles-room, Ind
warty equal portions of tobacco canonic(' about their persona. I
With the exception of the three prisoners, the other- parties
made their camp; and upon searching those three (after they
hid dented that they possessed anything of the sort) 211bs.
of tobacco and cigars were found secreted about Ncttulgt•
71be. 8... z. about Nelson, end 11Iba. about Morgan.
The prisoners all admitted the fact of the concealment, and
Mr. Ward, who appeared for Nelson, app-ailed to the Lord
Mayor fora mitigation of penalty, upon the ground that
Nelson, who was a man unblemished chine:tor, was at pre.
sent suffering ;tom domestic circumstances, which rendered
him hicspable of eny vety heavy penalty.
The Lord Mayor Bud Nottidge 21., Morgan it., end
Nelson 51. with one month's imprisonment in default.
Nelson said he could only muster 41., but the Lord Mayor
refused to mitigate the penalty, and all the mousy was
ultimately paid.
WORSHIP-STREBT.
CROSITT TO INFANTS.

Anti lomes, a wretched-looking young woman, bat whose
address indicated her having moved in a respectable eplm
of Ida, was charged before Mr. Hammitt with the ollmea
of "child dropping," and thereby endangering ita life.
A little girl was peeing through a pusses in the Kings-
land-Toed on the evening of the I ith inst., and saw an infant
lying almost in a nude state on a doorstep there. She
directed the attention of others to the fact, and it was con-
veyed to the station-house.
Mr. George Rots, relieving overseer of Shoreditch patish,
said be had received the baby, which was of very tomtit age,
into the workhouse, end ditrcted the apprehension if the
peaoner, whom he knew to be the mother, which, however,
was not effected until the previous night.
The prisoner sobbed when asked her answer to the
charge, and declared that she was in such extreme dis-
tress of mind respecting the infant, which was illegitimate,
that she scarcely knew what she did, but had certainly pur-
pored to return and fetch it from where it was found.
Mr. Hammitt observed that the prisoner must go for trial,
as be could not deal otherwise with so em ions an offence.
Nary Lau, also • young woman, and of very dissolute
chsraoter, was chsrged with cruelly beating her infant with
skittle, end threatening its life.
The prisoner lodged at • house in Bartholomew-sheet,
Mile Bad, and Mr. Brown, the landlord, deposed that be
yes..vday board lesz:nl MCZSIMP, and found. the itslsoner
drank and beating the child over the heed and arms Cat
the handle of • knife, holding the blade in her hand, to the
manifest danger of herself. Ile gave her into custody
Th, monis' rate observed that these assaults upon el:nib's
were infinious. Primmer must be imprimeed for three
months, or find two substantial bad.

THAMES.
BOATSWAIN BMITH AGAIN.

The Bro. G. C &esti, the veteran itinerant preacher,
better known as limitawain Smith, who has too often 'Wilda
a sermon on the roagletrates of this court when be has bean
charged with obstructing the public throrooghfarea, wee
a brought up before Mr. Yardley this morning,
chargedin with causing an obstruction in Cable-street, White.
chapel, seeterday morning at eleven o'clock.
Mr. Yardley dal several times discharged the reverend
gentleman without hearing a word of evidence egainst bits,
to prevent him delivering a long address and obstructing the
business of the court.

Mr. Smith walked into the dock in wbkh he had so often
appeared. and Mr. Yardley said —SO here you are again,
Mr. Smith, charged with preaching in the public street.
Why don't 3on select places where you cannot obstruct the
public thoroughfares. However, I will discharge you again;
I won't make a martyr of you, Mr. Smith, although yea
are so anxious to appose am one.
The prisoner—Look at the newspapers of Sunday morn-
ing ; what an awful amount of vire and immorality is there
detailed, u having come before you. Look at the number of
vile bouses—the wretchedness—

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Mr. Yardley—l don't carewhat the newspapers say, Mr.
Smith, you are discharged, sir. If you obstruct the streets,
Mr. Smith, don't obstruct the business of this wart.

The twis'oner lett the dock, thanking the magistrate for his
kindness, and slowly made towards the door, presching ss
he snot as follows:—" I am sent by my great Lo. 1 and
Master Jesus Christ, who says, ' Preach the Gospel in the
highways and the bye-ways.' I am acting i:ghteously
in a good O.IIMIN air. lam touch obliged to you, air."
He then opened the door, and distributed tracts among the
people asseinbkd In the street. There was an immense
cmwd assembled yesterday morning in Cable-Brest, to hear
Mr. Smith, sad the thoroughfare was blocked up for some
time.

A CASE OT_CH.I‘I. CON.

♦ pals young man came before Mr. pd seed that
big wit• had eloped from him with • man and all his goods
we!? taken away: . . . . . .

Mr. Yardley=l cannot interfere in a case of adultery.
Tbe Applicant—But cannot I take my goods book?
Mr. Yardley—Whenever you can find them.
The Aeolic...W--ons I take my wife away from her
paramours
My. Yardley—Yes; but I would advise you to have
nothing to de with so worthless a creature.
The Applicant—Co I id. the man into custody?
Mr. Yardley—lf helms taken your goods you can do so.
If your wife hes tabs Ibsen you cannot give the moo into
custody.

MONEY MAREBI-77118 DAY.

Two o'CLocz.

The funds remain steady at the closing quotations
of Saturday. In the other departments of the Stock
Exchange the tendency has beau lecidedly favourable,
a good demand being experienced for various foreign
stocks, as will as for English, Indian, Brazilian, and
Canadian railway shares. Within the last three
quarters of an hour, however, the markets have ex-
hibited some diminution of buoyancy, especially as
regards English railway..
Consols are quiet at 961, " buyers," both for money
and the sth August. The Three per Cent*. Reduced
have been dealt in at 961 to;; the New Three'
per Cents. at 961 to # ; Bank Stock, at 2251 to 2261;
Exchequer Bills, March, at 355. to 395. prem.;
do., June, at 235. prem.; Exchequer Bouds, 1859,
at 1001 to 1 ; and India Bonds, at 17s. to 20s.
prem.

A good amount of business has been done in the
foreign stock market. Turkish Six per Cents. were
in demand at the commencement of business, and

were first marked 98, but a relapse to 971 to
has since taken place. The scrip of the New
Brazilian Loan, after standing at Ito prem., is
now quoted Ito 1 prem. Peruvian Bonds continue
in active demand. The Dollar Bonds and Uribarren
Bonds are severally marked 80. Spanish Securities
have advanced, especially the Passive Bonds. Sales are
recorded as follows:—Brazilian Four•and-a-Half
per Cents., 1838 (scrip), 1,1, 1 prem. ; Belgian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 99 (exchange, 26fr.) ;
Mexican Three per Cente., for account, 201, 201 ;
Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., for acct., 901
91; ditto Uribarren Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
80; ditto Anglo-Pernvian Three per Cents., for ac-
count, 701, 71 ; Four-and-a-Half per Cent.
Dollar Bonds, 781, 80 (exchange 41.); Spanish
New Deferred Three per Cents., for account, 271,'
271; ditto Passive Bonds, 9 ; the Committee's Cer-
tificates for the Unfunded Coupons, ; Turkish Six
per Cents., for account (August 13), 98, 971,
971; Venezuela Five per Cents. for account, 401,
41, 401; ditto Deferred Two per Cents., 15
At Paris to-day (Monday), according to Mr.
Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Recites
opened at 68fr. 15e. for the account, being the
same as the last price of Saturday.
The steamer Parana, from the West Indies,
&c., has brought 293,1851. in specie (of wl•ich
169,019!. is described as silver, and 124,136. as
gold), and the Africa, from New York, 133,6491. in
gold. The total by the two vessels is 426,8341.

A telegram announces the arrival of the steamer
Avon at Lisbon from the Brazils, with 85,0001. in
diamonds and 43,0001. in specie. She will reach
Southampton in about four days.
The report of the directors of the Bank of Egypt
has been issued this morning, and states the
net available profit for the last six months at
16,4021., against 14,2131. for the 31st Decem-
ber, and 8,2211. on the 30th June, 1867.
The directors recommend that, after writing off
3,0004 to preliminary expenses, a dividend be
declared at therate of 7 per cent. per annum, free
of income-tax, amounting to 8,7601. This will leave a
balance of 6,0261., which it is recommended to carty
over to the next account.

The statement made by Lord Stanley with
reference to the position of the Indian finances
has excited some attention. Under the Eight
Million Loan Act there is still authority to raise a
sum of 3,679,0007. The power of issuing India
Bonds may also be made available to the extent of
2,789,6007. These two sums make 8,368,6001.,which
exceeds by nearly 1,200,0001. the estimated dis-
bursements of the Home Treasury up to the 31st
lan. next, in excess of the present cash balance.
Amongst the assets available in aid of the Home
Treasury are, in addition, 1,698,000/. in Exchequer
Bills and Bonds now in band ; and no account has
been taken of receipth from the railway companies.
It follows from this statement that for six months
to come there will be no question of further pecu-
niary resources, and that the power of borrowing to
the extent above mentioned will probably be only
partially exercised. •

About 40,0001. in gold, forming the residue of the
remittance by the City of Washington, reached
London on Saturday, and one-half was taken for
the Continect ; the rest remains undisposed of.

The import of the precious metals last week
were to a fair extent, comprising a total of aboat
426,0001., and including 303,2001. by the Heather
Bell, from Melbourne, and 122,0001. by the City of
Washington, from New York.
The Custom-house weekly statement of the ex-
ports of the precious metals direct from the port of
Loudon includes only 120 ea. of gold, but 124,200
ounces of silver, representing a total value of about
32,0001. The particulars are as follows, viz: gold
coin, to Boulogne, 120 oz.; silver coin, to Boulogne,
6.400 oz.; to Hamburg, 600 oz. Silver ban: To
Hamburg, 1,200 oz. ; to Amsterdam, 116,000 oz.
The exports from the outporta have been very
moderate.

The amount of bills drawn on India by the East
India Company. from the 28th to the 3fst of July, is
1,6001., all on Bengal.
The prospectus of the Red Bea and India Tele-
graph Company is once more submitted to the pub-
lic, but under altered, and more favourable circum-
stances, the British government having now agreed
to guarantee interest at the rate of 41 per cent.
on the capital for fifty years, whilst Cap-
tain Pollen, of her Majesty's ship Cyclops,
reports, as the result of soundings, that "no place
can be better adapted for laying a telegraphic cable
than the Red Bea." A provisional arrangement has
scoot dingly been made with Messrs. Newell for the
immediate laying of the cable, at their own risk, and
at a fixed cost, the terms being much ea to leaves sur-
plus of 300,0001. out of the company's total capital
of 800,0001. According to the agreement entered
into with the government, the company's operations
are restricted to the line between Alexandria and
Aden, which is about half of the entire distance; bat
the prospectus points out that " the arrangements
for the establishment of a telegraph between Europe
and Alexandria have also been completed, and the
line will be laid this autumn." An abstract of the
contract with the Treasury is at the same time pub-
lished. The directors are highly respectable. The
shares are of 20/, each, with a deposit of 21., of which
U. is to be paid on application.
A few days ago attention was called to a case illus-
trating a point wherein the regulations of the Stock
Exchange seem to fall short of the reasocable re-
quirements of the public. Two members (pertners),
who, in their capacity of " jobbers," had entered into
contracts to deliver a large number of bank shares,
found themselves unable to meet their engagements,
owing to the circumstance that they had sold shares
of which they were not possessed, and which had
experienced a considerable nee in price. A third
member had carried on a portion of the business
jointly with them, and was, therefore, to all intents
and purposes, their partner. This gentleman,
however, whose case excited a good deal of
sympathy, since he hi believed not to have been
cognisant of the position of the other two members,
was not required to stand in their shoes. In accer-
dines with the regulations of the establishment, an
arbitrary price, termed a " making-up price," was
fixed, and he was required to meet the claims upon
the two members up to this point. Here his liability
ended. The result in so far u the public are con-
cerned, is thas:—A person instructs his broker to
make a purchase of bank shares. The broker, in
due course, buys them of a " jobber" or dealer in these
securities. When the settlement arrives, the
" jobber" fails. A "making-up price" is filed,
which in the present iastasee is probably above that
at which the original purchase was effected, but
below that at which the shares could actually be

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METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
THIS DAY.

We have a large Increase la the number of beasts, and
tress is very dull for inferior qualities. The beat
kinds are not much lower, yet there Is a slight Mao.
Son. There area few more sheep, but trade is shoat
as good as on Thursday. Lambs and calves meet with a
very slow sale at lower ratea From Germany and Holland
there are 1,769 beasts, 2.810 sheep, 300 calves, and 100 pigs.
Spain, 160' beasts. Norfolk and Suffolk, 200. Ireland,
200. And 2,400 from the Northern and Diidttnd Counties.
Per dam at Ste. a. 4. 4. fee Aces afliee a 6. •4.
Bea emu, Herefords 4 6 4 6 lice{ Due 4 Br-bride 012 4 8 410
acct Bbertebores 4 4 4 6 bet Lew-yeah
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