The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE

imp% Locke, a weal-droned young man, who carries on
the badness of a printer and engraver in the Old Jewry,
was on Saturday brought before Mr. Alderman (,`hallo,
charged with indecently assaulting a little girl, named Eli:s-
heds Webb.

The eiiinPhilaant stated that she was thirteen years old,
and lived with her father and mother in George-yard, Snow-
hill. Her father was lukewarm, and he was an the habit
of dabs work for Mr. Locke, and alas used to take home
the work when it was finished. She took home a parcel on
Thursday afternoon, and the defendant told her to come
again in the evening, as he should have another job for her
father to do. She accordingly went about half-past five
o'clock, and the defendant sent her out to get change for •
half-crown, and when she returned be asked her if she
would let him 1111111 • kiss if he pve her • sixpence. She
made no reply, and be gave her the sixpence and then kissed
her, and he afterwards pulled berm= his knee and behaved
very indecently to her. He then asked her not to tell her
mother ; sod when she left the shop the defendant told her
to come again on the following evening. The next day she
told her mother all that had taken place.
Alderman Challis asked her why she did not tell her mo-
ther before

She replied that she did not like to do so.
The defendant asked the little girl whether his boy wee
not in the shop when she went in.
She said that he wee, but he (defendant) told him to put
up the abutters and go, and be did so.
The defendant declared that the charge had been trumped
up became he had complained of the work done by the
girl's father.
Alderman Challis said there were other witneesea to be
examined, and the defendant might depend that the matter
should be fully inquired into.
Rosanna Webb, the mother of the complainant, was then
called, and she stated that at dinner time on Friday she
told her daughter there was • parcel to go to Mr. Locke's,
and she had better take it when she had bad her chimer.
She replied that she should not go to Mr. Locke's, and that
her father had better take the parcel himself. In con-
sequence of her saying this, she put some questions to her,
an order to ascertain her reason for risking to go with the
Mand her daughter then told her how the defendant
behaved to her. She also said that when she went to
his shop on the Thursday night he nesrlyfput the lights oat,
and described his conduct ppm that occasion. Witeelli
motiatelv told her husband what the girl had stated, and
this led to the defendant being taken into custody.
Theitiri was recalled, and in answer to questions put by
Mr. Alderman Challis, she stated that upon previous occa-
sions the defendant had acted indecently towards ber, and
that he was in the habit of giving her money, sometimes
Ma and sometime, twopence at a time.
eue
Alderman Challis caked the defendant what answer be
had to make to the charge ?
The defendant, who seemed to treat tho matter very
coolly, said be had Dot committed any offence, and he really
did not know what he was charged with.
Alderman Challis told him he thought he might easily
understand from the evidence that the charge against
him was that of having committed an indasrat smolt apw
the complainant. He wonted to treat the ems very lightly,
but he could same him that it was • very serious charm
and the offence WY aggravated by theer. position in which he
stood as the master of the child's fath
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The defendant again asserted his /112001:00111, and said that
be had been suddenly taken into custody, and hadsuzniool
portunity of obtaining professional assistance. He should,
therefore, be glad if the court would adjourn the case in
order that he might obtain legal advice.
Alderman Ch ildis said he had no objection, and he should
postpone the case until Tuesday, and he would take bail
appearance of the defendant on that day, himself in
401., and one surety in the same amount.
The required sureties were shortly afterwards entered
into, and the defendant was discharged from custody.
John M'Donalat, aged 17, was charged with attempting to
steal a watch, the property of John Johnstone.
The complainant in this case is • seaman ; and it ap-
that on Saturday morekag be was in the Circus,
ivories. There was a crowd, and happening quite by
accident to cast his eyes down, he sew the prisoners
close by him with bM meta us his hand. The watrha had
not been separated from the guard-chain, and he pulled it
out of the prisoner's hand, and gave him into custody.
Alderman Challis Inquired of the complainant what the
prisoner appeared to be doing with the watch?
He embed that he did not appear to be doing anything
more tkass loqkin_g as it.
Alderman Malls said, perhaps he wanted to know the
Hoe. (A laugh.)
The prisoner, on being asked what he had to say, replied
that it was all true that bed been stated. _ _ _

He wee committed for sax weeks to the House of Cot,
notion.

Tam Now Racoon's or Sorraamrros.—On
Friday last fionthampeon seniors; were held. The pri-
soners were tried by W. K. Cooke, Esq., of the Western
Circuit, the new Recorder. According to ancient usage the
latter wee accompanied from the Audit-house to the Bar
(late, where the SWIMS are held, by the mayor and corpo-
ration in their robes of office, preceded by trumpeters. In
the evening his worship, F. Perkins, Esq., gave a grand
banquet at the Dolphin Hotel to the Recorder, magistrates,
marchers of the bar, end some of the principal inhabitants
of the tows.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON THE CALEDONIAN Rine
WET. —Aa accident, attended with very melancholy restate,
happened on Friday morning on the Caledonian Railw►y.
One of the surface-men while working on the line, not ob-
serving the approach of a train, was knocked down by it,
and the wheels passed over his legs. Re was immediately
conveyed to Edinburgh, and taken to the Royal Infirmary.
It was found necessary to amputate both legs, one at the
thigh, and the other below the knee.

ANOTHER DEATH THROUGH DETHOLINS-011 Sa-
turday naorning Mr. J. Humphreys, the coroner, held an
inquest at the London Hospital, sa Lotto death of Mary Ana
Flint, aged to. years, whose friends reside at Na lk, New
Gravel-lane, Shadwell, who lost her life under the following
circumstances :—The dscesued was engaged in front of the
fire, and while stooping to pick up something from the
floor, bar draw, whichwits expanded with crinoline, touched
the bars of the grate sad soddenly ignited. Her *creams
brought several pseamas to her assistance, when the games
were with difficulty actiegekiard, but not until her body
and limbs were fessiallv blechened and charred. She was
removed to the hospital, where every attention was ren-
dered, bet she aspired soon after bee whnimion. The house
surgeon having bete maimed, the coressr remarked on
the shocking =shire of the ease, when the jury returned a
verdict of " Accidental death."

Tai NOTTINGHAM LOLL-OIIT. —Communications
have passed betwees the kieermakice of Nottingham and
thou manufacturers whale hands are locked-out but there
is as little prequel u heretofore of the question being ami-
cably arranged. The masters have issued a notice elating
that their factories will be opened this day (Monday) for
the applicatioe of a limited number of workman (not the
loek-outs); and the leteenmhere Society have cautiosed
the workmee againet accepting the proffered agitations,
stating that to do so would be suicidal to the general Wee
rests of the trade.

HERTFORD GRIAT ANNUAL CATTLE, kc., FAIR.
—Humour), BATOILDLY.—Tbs annual fair for the sale of
cattle, cheese, butter. hops, kc., was held here to-day.
There was a large quantity of nettle in the market, almost
without exception of the true Hereford breed, and a fair
amount of business was transacted, though at declining'
prices, and many breeders refusing to accept the prices
offered drove their stock home again unsold. Fat beasts
were nominally Id. per lb. lower than a month ago, but
stores went most dilscult to dispose of, the high price of hay
and the shortness of the root crops deterring would-be per.
amen from investing. There was a tolerably good supply
of hones in the fair, and prim asked were reasonable WM.
theists, tranaactions were hauled, the price of hay aid corn
again operating against salsa The hop market was well
supplied with old and some few new hops from the sur-
rounding district, but very little business was does for
want of buyers, who mostly go to Worcester to mats their
purchases. Attempts have been made tram time to tiros to
establish a regular hop market at Hereford, which. as
regards distance, is much nearer the centre of the " Wor-
cester" hop district than Worcester itself. There are far
more Worcester ho (as all from this district are oalled)
grown in Her • than in Worcestershire, but the
proximity and convenience of Worcester to the great con-
suming district have always made Woraster the depot for
hops of Herefordshire. Buyers attending at Worcester, of
course the hops are taken there for rule. To-day Wonsan.
thins won extremely limited, only one or two buyers being
in atteurionoe. The batter market vas very high, the
general prim of tub butter being Is. 2d: to le. 3d. per Ih.
BURT AWD TKEITORD RAILWAT.—The project
for a line of railway between Bury St. Adman& mid That.
ford—defeated last year before a parliamentary committee
—has been revived. It is proposed to make another appli-
cation to parliament en the subject In the somiug session.

_ WHIM TO BUT • W ATM!. —" The practical
utility of a good wick the Malta of reeptlarity It geweratee,
and the advantages/ the pawatuality It ambito In secatinAigaz
bate proved Amid a daft The eatatillehinest Vela.
et • floodosilio *MA am advaataces Cab be abtabag=
Imlay af alliwilas. At lAA Prlfiaws a, la IRAK
nap be putaleand Sof oltrir for slitygolmoth the sir
ebonies watch tot two sod the widow otter Idlodf of
warthog ;duplex, levet, at vertical) at mhos prim,
allezlaittlatomat wopleforky of lionsforturo:
arpolibt, pp*free for
—hr• SlON.s7Vritie/W, fli of atelaggellsa of watch now
t. mei& Wolin Ws psol to psis of the globe. —Adver-
lisliaa

11360.

MARKETS.

TALLOW.
(From the Circular of Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and Co.,
•• dated Friday Evening.)
The tallow market was temporarily depressed last &Me-
dley by a pressers ed, sales by puttee anxious to realise profits
won previous speculative transactions, prices of Y. C. in
MI positions hence to the end of March having thereby been
iallnenced downward to the extent of Is. per cwt., at which
concession there was, for • time saisdisposition to purchase.
Subsequently, however, more eteadiness prevailed, and since
thou the tendency has been upward, present rata, being
6d. higher when compared with prices current last Friday.
The cause of the decline above noted has proved to be but
trifling and transitory in its nature ; it has, nevertheless,
evidenoed the unsound position in which the market has
lately been placed, while there can be no question but that
the extreme apathy that has since existed, so far as relates
to business for consumption, may be dewily, if not
entirely, asceibedjto the commencement of a general want of
confidence on the part of the trade. The course of vendee
tion may possibly further enhance prices for a time, but as
they advance so will the difficulties of the market assuredly
increase, seeing that the consumption will be materially
lessened, while, following that unerring law of commerce,
the production will be greatly increased. Apart, however,
film the natural course of demand being restricted, it is
only reasonable to suppose that the spirit of speculation will
be materially checked by the present monopoly, inasmuch as
' all ordinary chances may thereby become completely
nullified. On reference to the latest published statistics of
the shipments from St. Petersburg we find that the tend
quantity despatched up to the 28th September, 0. S., was
106,784 casks against 61,601 to the same period of last
year • of which shipments, 71,346 casks have been for-
warded to this port, against 48,445 coke in 1859, while to
other ports in the United Kingdom, we find that 26,449
auk, have been forwarded this year against 10,406 coke
lest year. It follows then that the excess of ahipmenta this
year, up to the date of said advice* (28th September, 0.5.)
is 38,944 casks. To Germany and Frame the excess this
year, when compared with 1859, is 6,239 casks. To-day the
market has been very firm, and the following are present
prime for Y.C., viz., 595. 6d. for fine tallow on the spot ;
Mk ed. for delivery in all the year and 595. 6d. per cwt.
for Janne!? to March. The impolis since Monday up to
last evening have been 3,022 asks. The deliveries have
been only 993 casks, and the present stock of all kinds is
47,252 casks, being as increase of 3,387 mike, when com-
pared with the quantity on hand this day week.
Town Melted.--This market continue* very firm. To-day
the " letter price " has advanced 9d.—say to 61s. 9iL, or
M. 3d. per cwt. net. •
The public sales today remelted' as' follows (there was
not any tallow offered) :
Palm OiL —Fine Lagos was held firmly at 475. 65.,
which pries buyers were not disposed to pay, and 130 casks
offered were all bought in ; three maks fine sold at 462.3 d.
Of 166 casks offered in another catalogue, 127 casks of
Freetown were sold at 435. 6d. to 455. 6d. for rather ordi-
eery to fair. 226 maks Monravia of low to inferior qua.
lity elicited no offer.
PalniNut Oil attracted goodfoompetition, 21 casks offered
being sold at 40a. 9d. for middling to fair, and 395. 6d. to
395. 9d. per cwt. for very drew and soft.
Lard-6 make Gibraltar, inferior and foul, realised 43a. fici.
per cwt.
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Caeca Nat Oil—A parcel of 20 pipes very fine Cochin
was fairly competed for, and realised 53a to 535. 9d. 97
casks in another catalogue only part sold, at 52a. 9d. to 52a.
for good to fine, the chief portion being of rather middling
quality, and bought in for want of buyers at 525. 9d. 120
casks Ceylon sold rathor briskly at sth. 6d. to 51s. (chietly
50s. 9d. to 515.) for good to fine, and 50s. 3d. to 50s. 6cl. per
cwt. for fair quality. A very large business has been trans-
acted during the week for arrival at 49a to 51s. for Cochin,
and 48a. to 50. 6dL for Ceylon, acconling to the period fixed
for shipment, while for parcels now afloat 535. to 53e.63. for
Corbin and 50s. 6d. for Ceylon are current quotations.
Cocoa Nut Otisses.-38 casks offered were bought in at
40a. per cwt.

IDOTTON.-11WIRPOOL, OCT. 70.—A good business has
been door at pate:dale prices ; operators are waiting the
letters per Persia. he males are 10,000 bales, including
8,800 American, at 30. to ; 800 Surat, id. to 5d ;
600 sK to itid. ; 50 Pernam, 80. ; 50 Maras-
hamV.B4-124 which 3000 are for speculation and export.
To-day's import is 3,367 bales.

COTTON GOODS.—NANCRISTER, OCT. 20.—noth the
yarnansi cloth markets are strong in prices, bat the quietness
observable on Tuesday has become more marked, WA the
Semmes of sellers is more the result of heavy contracts
which have been placed during the last few weeks, and will
keep spinners and manufacturers busy for some time, than
the sales now taking place. A variety of causes is isisigned
for this check to the demand, but there is very little
doubt that a great many of the orders given out of late for
Eastern goods being of a speculative character, the advice,
of the last overland mail have been serious- enough to show
the advisabilqy of more caution before increasing their
magnitude. The large business doing for the Bast lately
has strengthened the price of other classes of rosanfactures,
and given encouragement to speculation in cotton at Liver-
pool, and buyers in other departments of this market are
naturally disposed to keep back all the orders they no, to
see whether any subsidence of values will be the result of
this check to speculative tendencies. The business of the
week for the home trade has not been inconsiderable, espe-
cially in yarns, and there are some sales making for most of
the export markets, where sellers are not exacting the very
fullest rates.

HARDWARE.—Biasairancm, Ocr. 20.—The genera(
tenor of the report. ns to the state of trade in this town
during the past week has ben to the effect that it is lan-
guid, and that the fresh orders in since the new quarter
commenced have been email, indicating a languid condition
of the home trade. In that respect the report. referred to
are correct, but at present the general trade here lots been
little affected from that cause ; the orders received and dis-
tributed amongst the manufacturers have been amply Bull-
akin to keep nearly every class of labour fully employed ;
at by far the greater proportion of the manufacturers the
artnaes are working as much time as usual, and the out-
workers employed by the larger manufacturers are most of
them fully em loped. Slackness of trade in the true sense of
the phrase is of course inconsistent with such • state of things;
the truth appears to be that there is not a flush of orders on
the manufacturers' books and because the country iron-
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mongers and other shopkeepers are manifesting a
caution about the extent of their orders, it has been inferred
that we are going to have a flat autumn trade. In the
floricultural districts trade does certainly appear to be fist,
that is, judging from the orders recently pent home by web
of the factors' travellers here as take those • ; bat
this may in part at least be traced to exce mune—
the late harvest, dtc., sod there is no raison why trade in
those districts should not rally. Be this aa it may, trade
hire is certainly sot depressed, though there is not aa much
life in it aa could be wished. In the department. for fancy
goods alone ia business really slack. In the manufacturing
towns in the adjoining districts of South Staffordshire and
Eat Worcestershire trade is steady rather than active;
most of the labour is in full occupation.
0011.N.--Omrsamoz, Ocr. 20.—Our market was very
dull for all own, except the best barley. Wheat rather
cheaper. Wheat, 365. to 60e. Barley, 30s. to 4de. Beans,
48s. to Ns. Oata, n. to 281.

Cant tot s, Ocr. 20.-We had a good supply of wheat at
our market this morning, which sold well at prices fully
equal to last week. Barley and oata fair supply, prices much
as last week. Wheat, white, new, 21s. 6d. to 25e. Od. ;
old, 26.. &L to 28e. Oct. ; red, new, 19s. Od. to 21le. 6d. ;
old, 245. Od. to 25e. 6d. Barley, sew and old, 12s. 6d. to
13e. &L Oats, potato, old, lls. 6d. to 12s. &I. ; new,
11s. &I t. 9s. 6d. ; common, old, 10s. Od.; new, 7a. Od. to
Bs. Oil. Rya, 14s. 6d. to 16s. 161. Flour, per stone, 2a.
to 2a. Bd. pained, per stone, 2a. to 5. 2d. Byemeal,
per slope, Is. Bd. Barieyraeal, per stone, le. Sid.
Cowman, Oct. 20.-A good supply at wheat, sad
small of other grain. Good dry wheat sold at full price',
damp and inferior parcels were difficult to quit. Barley,
beans, and peas, Is. dearer.
GLoccutrza, Ocr. PA-At our today's market English
wheat was in short supply, and brought • slight advance
on last week's odes. Foreign no dearer. Barley 6d. to
Is. per qr. higher. killeu corn in brisk demand at is. per
qr. more money. Dry beans scams and rather dearer. Oats
dull and unchanged in price. Imports of the week ending
Oct. 20:-Wheat, foreign, 1,400 qrs. Barley, l eland, 480 ;
Oat', Ireland, 2,510. Beans, coastwise, 690. Mane, foreign,
5,970. Sundries, foreign, 4,690.
GUILDroaD, Ocr. 20.-There was only a limited supply of
wheat for the time of year. Fine old red advanced Is. to
2s. in value, but there was no alteration iu new. Malting
barley Is. dearer. By. being more pleotdal was lower.
Beene Is. deem. Wheat, new, 40s. to 74a; ditto old, 66a.
to 765. Barley, We. to 47a. Oats, 245. to &Is. Beans, 48s.
to 64e. PION 421.. to 44a. pm qr.
Imams; OCT, 20.-Old qualities of wheat made ls.
more money than last week. White, 661. to TOL ; red,
86.. to 675. per 36 stone. Barley was in fair supply, prima
reboil in favour of the seller, malting kinds making 40e. to
44.. per qr. ; grinding realised 345. to 36e. per 30 stone.
Samples of oat, changed hands at an improvement in prices
of Is. per qr. ; old, Ws. to 365. ; new, 265. to 30s. per 24
stone. The prices of beam were as follows : 53.1. to
86, ; new, 55. to 55. per 38 stone. Fine dour, 60s. ;
seconds, 48s. ; thirds, 465. per sack.
NswcanrLl•lMON-Tears, Ocr. 20. -At our market this
morning we had a moderate show of wheat from the growers
entirely new, condition Just as bad as previously reported ;
it sold at low irregular rates,whereas anything fit for millers'
use commanded good prices, say up to 68s for white. New
south country red, weighing about 6111 A., commanded 64e.,
and Lincolnshire 62e., all per 5011 be. Fine old foreign was
in fair, but not active, request, and upon some descriptions
11 an improvement of Is. was realised. Flour that
eaa he warranted sold readily, but doubtful qualities moved
'off slowly, and Lite rates with difficulty sustained. Melt-
ing barley wanted ; grinding unchanged. Fine old malt is
steed; request. Brans and peas fully as dear. Old oats
mat DAM atteatioo, and may be written a shade dearer.
The arrivals this week are :-Wheat, cosstwiee, 5,641
qrs. Barley, coastwise, 186. Malt, wsstwws, 181. Oats,
endwise, le/ ; foreign, 20. Flour, 2,023 r.s.
Norms, Ocr. 20.-The supply of wheat was rather
more liberal at today's market and all best deecrip
trona met a brisk sale, at fully last week's rates. The quan-
tity of best malting barley oil drat was limited. Seloadary
sorts were difficult of sale. The cousidembie quantity of
rain which has spin fallen during the List few days bas
entirely prevented the harvesting of the renutanta of wheat'

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