The Express.
London, England, 1856-09-23 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1856.

tab) Intelligent&
INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.-StPT. 22.

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IX :111. ItATTII OP 'MONO XLIMIIt.

This bashes% deeeribcd as an agent and tomn tramaer,
wu opposed by Mr. Sargood, ler tat detainiag creditor,
Mr. Cale a fries, mannfoetver. of Haaner-itreet, St.
WWI, sad (snorted by Kr. Sod.
The complaint er.e Had, iha knolvest erae spat to
Mestre.Our, of lleaohestim lb•
waft dtelitor had sea
notate to sell, whisk Mg lesslnt Moos' to lead to his
oriordple, bat +Mod the Wolin Mho smile out la hie same
as It Woo not • name to g• Omsk Ask looks. The price
WIG 31L, sad the Insolvent aid tr **lll, sad kept the
money. H. ohm borrowol M. at Mr. Omits, to make up
hie deaden, to Mom Cars sad Mpay tt o• the
Marcia' Satarday. He am • dabs Ise the goads
or the may telt. It annomed list the ilmeirent bad
giro an eesommodaties 1011 leader ebb& Ls Walton,
month 1201, we sold for 411. He said that only • few
Ciliwere admitted to the sale. The opposing areditor
des:od him, and he was takes to prima la Kay.
Mr. Commiesiotor Murphy eoneadared that there had
bum a systematic coarse of freed by the insolvent, who had
get the invoice la hie own woe, sod had received the
money. His Moamar gave a lodgment of Ave calendar
1111.11ths from the meting order for cootreetbg the debt by
had

II ZS 10311112 mum.
This Insolvent, ea steamy, Tee sowed by Mr. Samoa,
fot Mr. Malmo, a sorgessia sedan at Zvonliot, L Dlt-
; Mr. Rood
The issolerat a m (rat eill meme old &leads, sad the
emir said they bad bad wentb transeetioss. We bill
for 33L Ur. Chime hal it, pay sad be pre the iasoloszt
mother for 301 to ose illemoomid he Ida. He did se, sad
keot thec=istredi
arlincr dins se her palmists.
Mr. gays a lodgment of foss
somas, asidas eh sands (iIMI the urea.

Mr. Lewie—Hew wu It that he ems to that you
wife to the tenet _

iiit;ess—iiiWia tabu the other wanes out, and eked
m• and my wife to go with Ms. its paid for die dm and
all other espouses.
Mr. Lewis—Wtsy was he to but you and your wife ?
Witafte—He said be bid ONES up frets the coast', and
wasted to go out for • day's ride.
Mr. Le a4—Han you paid him balk the 10t. that yam
borrowed of bib t_ _ _ _ _ _

biTitatese:SZ I did not deny him whoa the °Seer sue
to take him tato melody.
Remelt (the Aker) —You wife dialed that the primmer
was then. You were for two hours la an adjoining room
sad heard my voles who. I asked for the prisoner.
Alderman Cuter—A fellow of this deseription is capable
of doing anything.
Mr. LewY—Did the ptinner not nand 21111. is you hone
In two dap ?
Witame—No; he was with =oiler female before he earns
to my hem*.
Yr. Lewis—Did he breakfast with you and you wife
sad the prostitutes la your home ?
Witnese—No ; he ►reakfasted with the female who slept
with _

Mr. Lewis—Do you mean to swear that he did not break-
fast upstairs with two prostitaces ?
Witmer—The first semniag he did, but elie ether 1110TISIOP
be braskfested with me and my wife and stveral prosti-
tutes as well.
Mr. Lewis—Did he sot complain of beteg robbed of 21.
the following morning after he arrived at your house ?
Witness—Yes ; hut I did not pentads him to stay. I
welt with his to hire the drag.
Mr. Lewis—As he had plenty of money, I dare say you
thought him a Toy nice young man to stay in your brothel
Witness—l tonight nothing of the kind ; bat hi was very
Ace with his soney, and seed to treat se all to drink and
everything else. (84asation.)
Mr. Lewis—You are a big hulking min—nre yon in sty
Umbra ? _ _ .

-i-Vltaese —Yee t I am a fatty loather worker.
Mr. Lewlo—Whne do you carry oa year bugloss@ ?
Witaeoe—At hose.
Mr. Lewia—ls this brothel t
Witeete—Yes.
Mr. Lawa—Who did you work for last ?
Witness—l have worked at home for shops.
Mr. Lewb—W hat was the last shop you supplied ?
Witness—Mr. 13*.aatoat's, at Islington.
Mr. Lewis—How loss age ?
Wltoops—l took eons work lase as Saturday sight
Mr. Lewis_-of what !alas!. _ _ _

Wearepeir7,Wbelt came WU. sa.
Mr. Lewit—Do yo* raw to say, be cautious, Out ye.
,a
have act seos 701. worth of notes dues tide boy has bees is
to
matedy—oot brothees l
? welch he bad la his pceeestiea whoa he cane
”wr
yptasse-1 brio not.

amlu. L•wis:lli;;i;s sot spoken to Hutlet Davis about
? _

--M-lisser—Yes.
Mr. Lewis—What made pro deny this yams mu Wag
la the how ?

Witams—l did sot deny Wm.
Oftlmr—When I west there I took a coustable with use
and told him to look under the bed, immediately open
which the whams sold, "Oh p.., he (the prisoner)) is up
stain." He hod previously bees denied by the witness's
wife, and the witness heard the distal.
Mr. Lewis—Was sot a Auk sass, of the anise of Davis,
seat foe (broody the prhoaer was taken tato custody ?
Wit/am—lf%s, so mush 'biog.
• Me. Lowita-O• the Sanas, morale( when the primmer
wee appusheuded did you sot go to a publiolsonee to hash
• Bub Mom f
Wit ..,-No, I weal to two or three public-homes before
he wan beim late wafted, be got some broody. At last I
got use Ist I was ohlipi to tell the leadlord that it woe
fat a sem et *dere, otherwise I should not hue been able
to recurs ft. (fleusatiat.)
Mr. Lewis—Toes you did not mind tellies • lie ?
Wituese—No • but I sever tell wilful lies,
Alden's* Carter—What dorms call that but a wllhllM ?
Witams—l kaew I mild not get the broody unless I said
it wee fat a ems of 'behove. (Sensation.)
Mr. Lewis—This man deserves, upon his own sesturice,
to be indicted.
Mr. B. F. It. Oleo, cos of the emblen Is the Issue Do.
poetesses of the Baas of Eaglsad, said—Oa the 4th Met
the 201. sots prods's(' wee brought to the Dank and 'imaged
by me for gold. It has the same of" William Withers (the
last idioms), Ns. 1, bath-baildings, Citrroed," on it.
Mr. B. M. Yosag, sleek fa the Beak of Awarded*,
Mystified the hiltiols, "J. P.," ea the sate, to be la the
leadwriting of the primer.
Orceormuniseed—l believe it was the prisoner's poetise
to pat. Isis idthb urea all asses that peaked through las
heads. _

Harriet Davie we tins coped, and mastised by Mr.
lions—l live at Na I. Bath-balldiage, Carload. I
hem suatusesod to-day to produce • 601 note and •
lei. ago which are alleged to have bees given to me by the
. I cannot predate them; I sever maw theta ; I rraselag of them.
Ossesmemisod by Hr. Letris—l aim eves saw the 201.
M3ildals the primer le said to have changed. When
the allow, same, the prisoner was ti my rem. I
defoidit eA I have sever 'had say ainvematim with dm
hasp of the brothel about 70i. worth el setae. Whoa
was .abide my room I did sat me 70L of notes is
the pefseasee pommies. I pensaded him all I maid to
give mei sots, to the adsm, If he had Wm.
Ms.7wwis you set tell the Gam that you saw the
piketer burs the sow ?
Withosi—No, not the setae. I said that I saw him plan
semm ppm sada the kettle,'wkkh was es the les at the
W.

Mr. Lowis—Upos year oath, did you sot tell too Ia sy
adios Skit ortsosos Ind bunt than I
Wetawa—No; I said " porn," stot sates." I saw lam
plus, sera pipers whM► woes is at osvalooo asder the
kettle, bat what t►ey wino I do sot know. The prisoner
wrote to me has Maple to go to you. Ho linked no to
seek yes.
Mr. Lowio—Did I talk to yes about seythteg ezeept the
701 wort► of some ?
Wltnew—No.

U; Leers—Did I sot tell yin that yea hod got then ?
Winne—Yee, bet I dialed it.
Mr. Lewis—Will yes swear that yes did sot toll no that
the mintier bust the astir in year pressen ?
Wititess—l de.
Mr. Lewle—Did yea till Ms peer wean Me pe(ieser's
mother) that ha beret the notes is your paean.
Witases—No; I and " men." I sever said " setae."
Two other girls WWII is the moss at Me time he pat the
papers uader the kettle.
Mr. Lewis—Now, be 'anima De yea Nana to say that
the setae are Mint at all, to year knowledge ?
Witmer—l mold set say.
Mr. Leiria—Are they set is peseenien et &Rea iateet es
they win ?
Witness—Not to sty knowledge.
Mr. Lewis—Was it sot proposed by pea to pat then very
711. uortb el motes leader the bedpost?
Witmer—That Is false. Whits the dim eppesbooded
the planer three /Ark, Matilda, Biles, sad Betsy, were
is the room se well as myself. Ido sot know their ether
same. Wiles we west ter a drive to North Woolwich the
prisoner asked en to eecompsay his to rub.
Mr. Lewis—Do you mesa to swear that you did sot tell
Mr. Mullen and myself that the prisoner bunt the notes ?
Wirer—The primer asked me to be Mae, sad I was
Mr. Lewis—Did yes not tell Mr. Mellen that yea tried
to en then from out of the ere with a piker?
Witante—l said "papers." I took the poker sad tried to
get this out of the ire. The primer, when he put the
papen wider the kettle, said to me, " Dos% frighten your.
self, Harriet dear, I'm all light now if you will be true ;"
sod I said I would he true. (Laughter.) Mr. and Mrs.
Witten and the other girls and myself used to go oat
Miss together. The prlseaer "stood" sliest W. or
41. worth et bandy whilst he we at the brothel.
He and to drink lots of met spirit eat of a Jacobin, sad
I used to ask bin how lie meld drink so nosh brandy. I
bed Moat tea posed, of kin ia two days. He bombe me
two sew dresses, a ?kite, a 'look, sad a bap—oes of Mese
" top " one. (Laughter.)
Mr. ()oedema (Mkt clork)—Nava you gins se year
eiet sass
Witten—Tee, =Fuse is Davis.
Oaleer—Sbe gave as. the awns of Deekbee.
Me. Lewis—Did not the primmer corapiala of ban robbed
et this brothel ?

t we all thought le was ageatlessea who
had money left him, which he was semadermg away. I
did not rob him of the two posed& It miss ham beta the
girl he slept with before he beams attached to me.
(Laughter.) He stood a shilliag's worth of Weedy, ad
said he should like to stay with me, amt I, of mune, had
so objection. The girl slat robbed hint did not Wimp to
our regales establiehmest. She wee oily a casual visitor,
but I am a regular lodger there.
Ilelleas—That is the case tar tbs prosecution.
Mr. Lewis—l cannot resist this sem 'Wag tor trial, what-
mg may ultimately become of it.
Tlas depositions were then read over and signed by the
and the prboaer was committed for trial, bat
Ilhareted apes bail.
William Woolley, a workman is the emplaymsat of
Mesta% Deities, glue maatifsomutire, of lima lob, was
sinned with rabbles bit mestere.
Mr. floiesoe appeased fer the prosecutioi.
Mr. Mee Defiles said—Ha Saturday list I watched the
plow* as As wee koala( oar warehouse, sad intbsequeally
=r at kihesmatedy. Ho was marched at the statics.
ma wawa hi person were totted canted two eat
aseesesse. a mem ewer, ad a gloss stopper, which I idea-
liffiterlf pereeti•
As =was rseasdwf.
Carter was leaving the beach, Mr. IteUear,
Ike eallidese. addroarag Aka, said—Alm I bars hem Is I
man • pays/ am bad put iota my Asada
man of moss era a was/Aft of
of the loyal Dritlik sec gamer, last. to vats*'
amigos is made of • at Ow arm
There an only two porous of ew MIS of Maims Is tbs
preemies—ain't', my larealma sad myself; bat I tasitas
that ,tas Mt. *Mao H Is a isatlssaaa et tat'
soma mbar SW alias dosses.
Aliens Cartes—l sergrataists you that you are sot
Um Whales' abided to.
MAELIOIIOIIOH 8111111 T.
ZUI Clasolkw, • person at sae Oats moWiti la a raged.
able rusk la misty. sad 4R as roll of the maglatessy. vas
bessitt Wets Mt. Ditsiss, allasiod with attstaptlag to
boss Massif Is to See/sec ea Friday mob( hot.

• witness named Weever said he was pushed through
Hyde perk about nine o'clock on Friday night, when he
heard a Wish in the &rumbas, which at first he thought
Funded from a dog, but on suing a hat Soothed on the
water, he went to the Hum* Society's station, and pro-
cured the drip, and succeeded in pulling the defendant out
jut ae he was sink*. Tb defendant waa taken to the
Rumens Society's establishment, and when he could be
removed with safety he was sent to the workhouse, when
he bad remained, being too ill to be brought to this court
before yesterday.
The following letter, found in lb ;posamelem, will throw
some light on the auto( this attempt at self-dretraction :
"Leedom, &pt. 19. 1
" My dear Brother,—What am Ito dot Unless you will
pep a draft upon you, I know not. I am literally without
a penny, and scarcely any usder.elotbing to wear. I feel
driven to destruction, and am, I believe, sometimese Masse.
For Gad's oaks do not let me be thus abeadoned. De-
servedly lea pistolled. Thoughts too horrid to neat
upon day and sight haunt me, and the weeding of your
not. as regards John Usury, and the retort of my cheque
for n, met make a greyer sump of me, if not something
worse. For hours have I looked Mtn the Supeatine-water,
until, watched, I hey* left the plasm like a coward—l dated
not attempt anything Giddiness has esind me twice; my
brain has suffered; and twice, by some devilish impulse,
have I ruthed to the edge of the sewer, and then shrank .
back, applied. It would be a aim to confine me to •
madhouse, and there to let me he watched. I send this to
Hand, n, hoping it will lied you early tomorrow monies
Tots is my only hope on earth, and what hopes hereafter
can I entertain ? Interpose between bell and myself.—
Yours, " ELLIS Camcituole.
" Not having a puny stamp, I sent it by bearer, from
when I am staying."

Mr. Higdon direcred that the defendant should be re.
mended till Wednesday, to give Uwe to coansankate with
hie friends.

LAMBETH.

Mr James Gaming, a penon who bat just returned from
ths Australian gold-diggings, attended et this court to have
a sum of 2601 in Bank of Bogland notes, and eso a pro.
slaw mot. oo the Australian Bank for 6001., together with
two ma• sire rings weighing an ounce sash, of Australian
gold, delivered up to him. The applicant Dad bun Draught
to this court on Bator:ley lut on a chugs of being drunk
and disorderly, when it appeared that at • late hour on
the night before he entered the Olive Branch public beam,
opposite the Victoria Theatre, and in this pinnies of • luge
crowd of persons, and while in • state of delirious intoxi-
cellos, bogus t Bon/kb his roll of noise about is the most
gangue and indiffenint manner. _ _

Mr. (hemmer, the landlord, having no doubt from the
chareeters of some of the persons limiest, as well as those in
the inuaroitthe vicinity of his boas', that be world be soon
ro►bed of the +kohl of hi property, seat for a policeman,
sad flergeaet Broad, 23 1,, coming sp, he kindly requested
that °Mon to take him to the station for his owa protection
and the preservation of his property, and Gearing area taken
to the station•hoau. When taken before the magistrate, he
was by no mesas recovered from the effects of his overnight
debauch, sad in fact area is such a state of excitement that
the megistratt prevailed on him to place hie property in the
bands of Mr. Olean, the clerk, who would keep it safe foe
him until Monday. On calling yesterday to receive the
property, Mr. Elliott recommended him to pay the money
into a bank, where it would he safely kept for him ; bat the
applicant said that nothing should induce him to embus in
this country, and be had brought the money here to lay it
out on boots and other things he intended to take bask with
Alien. The money was at once delivered up to him, and
assuring, having returned his thank& for the kindness he bad
experienced, left the court.

WANDSWORTH.
Mr. J. H. Walsh, who kma a pastry-eiook's shop at
Welllagtoa-turace, Clapham, wu charged with a violent
assault on his wife, • yodel woman of respectable appear-
an's, who stated that, haviog, on Saturday, the 13th, bun
curtailed in her demur, food by the defendant, she sent
far and was proceeding to dries a steak, when defendant
threw it at her, and spat upon it. He nest seised
her by the hair add kaocked her against the wall,
aid otherwise her. She bad been some days with-
out food add bar life had has often threatened, end she
was preserved solely by the interference of the neighbous.
Mr. Haynes, who appeared for the prosecution, said the
idesplaimaat had been married sue than flee and a half
years, and her husband's brutality oommencad six months
after marriage.
Tim husband amattul that the wife had • ands temper,
sad that be had oussionally felgsad madam to keep her
is subjection.
The cm was mudded, ad the husband locked up,
against the wife's will, who was afraid that on his return
home after imprisonment he would use kw won* than
before.

THE CORN TRADE.

(Ines the Nark Lews illwress.)

BRITISH.

The weather of the past week has been very favour-
able to the impress of the buena I. Scotland, as well as its
completion in the son, notion parts of Britain. Many
Pleas, however, in the norib have not yet commenced ; the
prevaleace of humidity there bevies retarded the ripening
of the erops, sad greatly inereesed the disease is potatoes
man localities; though there is • gamma absence of cam-
plaint at protest. In England the eold and late soils are
becoming tnoreasiagly bad, end it is well that so large •
balk to oafs. The markets for wheat have all been risteg,
sad May bay. eaperiessed a brick demand, while others
have found Owings* checked as a eonsequirato of the ad-
vice'. We regret to find some reports of the yield of the
linty/admired wheats lees favourable than growers ea-
au ; d though with a fine quality, the ears have proved
riVittind blighted, produciag about throe quarters to theme
where Amor more were estimated. This, se doubt, has Ne-
wham the plants were is bloom. The late-grown Rivetts, on
salted from the weather esperisiend early ill July,
the soatrary, are mamma ty heavy, having had the fall
battik of the sun, without injury from cold or rata. The
late depression being partly recovered, a more steady
bringer seems probable, with moderate fiestuatioa from
pireesat rates Foreign markets have little varied, and the
opiates galas ground that Fr once will agate be a largely-
importing aractry before neat harvest. The prime of
barley have farther receded without heavy supplin, the
outliners of the season keeping maltase, reserved en the
late high rates. Other spring corn has been generally firm
Then have been good arrivals and • considerable twinges
la Rotting e.rgoes at totter pries., 83 vessels having
arrived at port. of call sines the Ilth inst. ; 30 of them
Ming from Taganrog. Boated 0 dats wheat lin brought
44.. Bd., and Odessa 665.; white Poileh Odes., 60.. ; bud,
64.; Obirka, 69•.91. to 81e. 3t; Mananopeli, 635. 64. ;
heeled Serdiaraki, 645. 6d. to 685., all off coast. Said*, on
girOs 3d. for the continent, and 435. 3d. for the
esdi'lljegdoni ; and very fine Ddra, 435. art; main,
Ms. SA M 335. ; barley, from Selektive. at 29r. per qr.
The Wee ef wheat reported were 90,282 gm. at 69r. 61.,
ssaime 111,177 qrs. the previous season.
ifs Louisa avenges were for 6,838 qrs , at 70s. 63. The
impertadase into the principal ports of the Baited Ling.
dos for the week ending Sept. 10 were, ia wheat and flour,
147.811 qn. The imports for Augast wore 607,633 qrs.
wheat, and 478,286 cwt. fi
Monday's London wheat market onaseeard at the back
of andante supplies, both English and foreign, the latter
bong Chiefly from Ramis. The morning's show from Rent
and Baez was bet moderate, and a good proportion of it
was of condition. The indleatlone of a use evinced on
the previous Friday proved correct, an advance of 3s. to 4s.
hung established on all good ssanks, with nearly the same
improvement is the lower qualities, though the sale was not
so free. The demand for toreiga was fair at fatly 2.. more
mosey, the inquiry being chiefly for Russian.
Oa Wednesday the supply per coast was 610 qn., with
6,270 tr. foreign. The market then was not brisk, but on
short Pipette.' the rates were well supported ; and la this
state the badness (doted on Friday, with a better demand
ler low deseriptious of old foreign, the arrivals than being
2,040 qn. per *owl, with 2,080 qn. more from abroad.
Tows millers, however, were somewhat reserved, In the
mpestation of Meier terms.
The quantity of firer reported on Monday was !cooed.
astable, both in country and foreign qualities. Norfolk.
found • smart reaction nom the depilation of the previous
yeah, beteg sold readily at de. advisee, and reaching 60e.
as the t. p price per seek, though town millers made no
ohmage. American participated is the improvement noted
in emaatry samples, and false were made readily at le. more
mosey, and oemienally 3.. per barrel for the finest. On
Wednesday the quantity per @oast was 460 leeks, with 6,830
barrels American. Norfolks then appeared to have lost
their bsoyeasy, some admiatare of tins wow lour being
reported to bare bees mace tram damp kilo-dried wheat.
Oa Friday country-made samples were still dell, and Ame-
rican only in moderate request at previous prima, the addl
timid arrivals being 410 sacks per coast.
Though there was a better show of lieglirh barley on
Monday than of late, the quantity was by no mesas large;
yet the heaviness which has meetly hang over the trade,
as the sonseqwenes of high prices, malted in a further re-
duction of the rates of secondary malting qualities of fully
2s. sad 3r. per qr. without a reedy plsessiot of the
samples Inferior foreign also was difficult to quit at the
ease deciliee. On Wednesday there were 660 qrs. poi coast,
and 1,320 qn. from abroad. Baenese then remained very
stark and to all it was annosary to weeds to a further re.
deaden. Oa Friday, taolgh the additions were only 430
qn. cosetwin, sad 490 qrs. from the continent, there was a
positive further dashes et Is. to 2s. per quarter on the lower
sorts, verticals:4 hew all foreign qualities.
Teo malt trade, ea /deathly, roatieued dull, without
giving way Is prim:, sad has so remained throughout*.
entire week.
Inland has bees rapidly gathering la her harvest under
favourable sheamstaaow, bat it will take the entire month
to complete Me work. Potatoes are worse spoken of, repo-
Wally sear D mega* sad Londonderry ; but it is hoped the
estre growth will make up the lola Limerick had no wheat
on sale: oat., 11d. to 110. per atone; horrify, ls. 241. is
le. 44. per steam. Clownet had good supplies, and • fair
Wade at former rates. Cork was only the tors dearer for
good wheat, with main very dell. At Waterford wheat
and amidst barley
_were 1. per barrel higher, bat oats and
main were 6d. to 9d. per barged lower.