The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-29 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION&

DOOM MR. PU1111; assurnurr4ctos.
The emote procesded with rate appeals. The only mistier
worth meationiug was so appeal by Mr. Barometer, the
public decor of the London end Well1111i11111!ti Bank, against
the rats la topped of the premises near Teamle•bar,
where fitrahen, Paul, and Bates carried on their business,
and which now fora one of the breaches of the Louden
and Weetotiatter Bank. The rate appealed against was
4801. It had been raised to that saw, while the rata on the
adjoialog premises, Messrs. Twining's, had not been
altered. _ _

TO* eostt coalirmed the rate, with costa, the rats on
Moan. Twiainb's to be iseroond to 4001.

THE POLICE COURT&

BOW-BIREET.
William Edwards was charged with an attempt to rob
Earl Dysart of a valuable gold watch, at the Olympia
Theatre, on boaing-eight.
His lordship stated that he left the theatre at the close of
the performances, and while waiting for his carriage to
come up ha was spokes to by the cognitions of seethe/
carriage. At that moment, when his attrittion was thus
engaged, be felt a tug at hie watch chain. He turned, sad
' saw the prisoner standing beside him with the watch in his
' bud, and the policeman seising him by the collar. The
' watch was not separated from the chain.
Policeman Creffield, F 116, said he was Cu duty at the
stall door at the close of tbe pertormance, when the prisoner
presented himself and wanted to go in. Witness would
laot allow him, not believing his statement that he had a
party in the house. Naval a suspicion that the prisoner
was there for the purls of pickieg pockets vitae..
watched him, saw him making the attempt to rob his lord-
ship, and instantly
The prisoner, who represented himself as a tailor oat of
employ, was remanded for inquiry as to his character.

ild ABU:BB-ONE.
John Compton, 303 1), was brought up on remand.
charged with haying berglariously es tered the premises of
Messrs, Benham and Son, and stealing therefrom gold end
silver to the snot of 301.

The partioular; of *lst previously transpired have
already appeared.
Mr. Lewis. jun., attended, as before, for the prisoner.
Very little additional evidence was given, sad the prwanar
wee committed for trial, the magistrate refusing to accept
bail.

SOLT CHWARK.
Mr. John Bryan, described as a manufaoturer of eleztro-
pieced goods, cf 8, Dyar'e-buildings and Sheffield, was
charged with franduleatly obtainir g the sum of 6851. from
Mr. Attenborough, pawnbroker, Bridge-hone-place, New-
legtoa-causaway, under false preteens, by depositing •
Tarp quantity of plated prods, stated by him to be Sest-
et/as 'deem nickel plate, whereas they were only ceennton
metal barely covered with silver, and not worth half tie
money.
Mr. Henry Hillier, manager of Mr. Attenborongh's busi-
ness, Bridge-house-place, said that the prisoner drove up to
their shop on the Ist of November in a dog-cart, end pro-
duced • large quantity of spoons and loin, on which be re•
gaited ea advance, to meet • bill. He said diet he wee a
Inge ansfacturer at Sheffield, and always kept three or (oar
thoasaad tends' worth of property at his warehouse, No 8,
Dyer's-buildings' Hclbora. Witness told him they required
much judgment in dealirg with stet goods, and he toped
they were all genuine. The prisoner produced some, marked
B. B. P., sad stated they were equal to Elkiogton's No. 1
Witnessbelleeiog that his statement was correct advained
1001. oa 120 doers. On the 4th the prisoner came agars wit,
90 douse, =presetting them to be equal to Elkingioa's N.
1., and then he advanced him 601. more. On the 17th of ihr
same month he brought 160 cl• sea sod he advanced him a
further suidtof 1601. Mr. Attenborough was present at the
last transaction, and he particularly told the prisoner that i f
he deceived him he should proceed against him according to
law. The prison, again protested teat all toe goods were
equal to Elkington's No. 1 'lntro-plate, and under times
representations the money was advanced to him. Shortly
after the last transaction witness received certain informa-
tion which induced Mr. Atteaboroegh to send samples of
the articles to Sheffield, where they were tested sod found to
be almost valueless. In cross-ezeminatioa by Mr. Hodges,
the witness said That the sums of money were advanced for
sin months at fifteen per cent. per annum; 2s. was idea
charged for each agree want.
Edwin Brown, in hu•iness with his father, a manufacturer,
at the Tudor Works, Sheffield, said that he received adonis
of each of the articles from last witness, to test. On applying
the usual test, he found that there was not more than nine
pennyworth of silver to the dozen, and that the metal was
of the very lowest descriptiot. The forks had only one-
pennyweight of silver to the dozen; tea spoons, half a
pennyweight; and table spoons, a pennyweight and a half.
They were marked No. 1 8.8.E.P., which meant first-class
sketroeplets silver.
The spoons and f irks ware here produced for his worship's
Inspection, and their appearance was quite enough to
throw any tradesman off his med. The articles which bad
been stripped of the very small portion of silver were also
handed to the magistrate.
Mr. Metcalf here maid that be should be able to producr
evidence on another day that the prisoner had acted in a
similar aaaaa with other pawnbrokers, by asserting that
the articles were fleet-class, ell equal to Elkington's No. 1.
Ile therefore asked for a remand.

Mr. Combs said that the charge was one of a very serious
nature, and he should naiad the prisoner until Friday
neat.

M4RIE2B.

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constant advance oa prices forced upon mannbetswees by the rue in
cotton also tends to limit huanwr. however. melee= an mostly
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their demands. In pristine clothe there hes bee • selleleat briar
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last week; whi!st in etirlings of gene deriariptiona Wpm how swine
didlculty in vuoLeg themeless. eliVaikleas Mud ealliehmetly
high to dierourage berme. la T cloths. sal heavy
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rakers an arra lager atm WM Mimeo ta the raw terertal
has iledueed spinner, Ye seek its Ira. non this writ Ice yarns
than they obtained last emit ; sad lie arr Mas leaner ake
badness, they ere mostly wiry Mr. already well engaged with
contrasts that rust mom the.. kr mess Um. forward.
WOOLLEN CLOTH.—Laos. Dee. 17.—Then has bra a Isle
attaselaase of burrs th Ile Clelk./Mle this morning, but not so
much sielvity as darn, metal piam molts. Tr tom of the
mart ceetlaass deektrely lad seteg Me Halted errs an
head the trameetiatie hays bees mile es he road be *armed.
HALIFAX. Dec. asatiases Initured herrn WO tram
posed to sell. Wrested sad yams en earl. Inm