The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-15 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

To day being the first day of Lum Term, Lord Chief
Justice Wilde, Mr. Justice Cromwell, Mr. Jostles Whams,
and Mr. Jastico Talfmard, took their seats upon the bench,
at half-pest ten o'clock.
The following gentlemen bovine been appointed Qoeen's
Counsel, attended in the comes of the morning, and were
ealkd within the bar in the ordinary krm, Mr. Prendergast.
Mr. Fan, Mr. Grieves, Mr. Townsend, Mr. Hoge's, Mr.
I Rowe, Mr. O'Malley, Mr. Psacock, and Mr. Macauley.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
Baroas Ka. BArox Purr.
EITONTINO MONET NT THRIATS.

The prisor.en who were convicted on Saturday of obtain-
ing money by means of an infamous threat, viz , Tieldyincies,
Bennett, Jones, Sulhows, and I.auller, were brought up for
judgment ; and the former, who, it will be remembered,
gene evidence against hie companions which materially as-
sisted in their conviction, was sentenced to be imprisoned
and kept to herd labour for two years, and the others were
ordered to be transported for life.

SURREY SESSIONS.
LTHIS DAY.

The adjourned sessions to, the county of Surrey cam-
minced this morning at the Court-house, Newingtor.-
causeway, before Thomas Prickle, E!q., sad a fall bench
of anagistntee. The calendar contained the names of only
tweaty-four prisoners for trial, owing to the proximity of
the 0 1 Quarter &micas and the Old Bailey Seasions,
which took place last week, and in a great steasure cleared
the jail. Tee charges are of a common place niturc, being
mat of them robberies from the person by females.

NEWSPAPERB.-0a Saturday a parliamentary paper
wee printed (obtained by Yr. Brotherton) containing re-
turns of the number of stamps Wised for newspapers in the
year 1819, and of the number of newepapers and advertise-
ment duty paid in the year. From the first kraut of the
return it appears that in the year ending the 6th of January
last, there were 89,146,010 stamps loud for newspapers.
In Bagland and Wales there were 66,169,502 stampa at one
penny, and 10,30:),233 at one halfpenny. In Scotland the
number at oLe penny wu 6,288,205, and 205,000 ;at one

halfpenny. In Ireland there were 6,345,727 at one penny,
and 38,813 at one halfpenny; making the total, 89,145,010.
In 603 newspapers in the United Kingdom, aa appears from

tba atoned branch, then were 2,181,282
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sated, the duty cis which in the Tear amounted to
168,1641. 16e. The duty in E ayiland and Scotland is le. 6d.,
and is Ireland ls., oa melt advertisement.

TIM WINDOW Doss.—Sir George Poohell hu ob•
twined his annual return, which waa printed on Saturday,
connected with the window duty. The amount amend
fn the year ending the bat April was 1,893,9881., and the
net amount received was 1,813,6291. The number of honors
charged wee 487,411. In Mai-Chester there were 7,754
houses charged, the duty on which assessed was 21,9288.
and the amount received 20,6761. In Liverpool the number
of ►oaw was 11,342, sail the amount amerced 32,1611.,
and the amount received 28,8561. ; whilst at Birmingham

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the number of houses charged with duty wu 6,423, the
duty assessed was 16,1611., and the amount received
14,9661.

SANITARY REPORM.—The Norfolk Chronicle com-
plains that the Health of Towns Act is, in consequence of a
decieion of the Town Conical, to be introduced at Nor
wicks, and it makes the usual complaint§ against inmethed
expenditure and central authority.
THREATENED STOPPAGE OF 40 PUBLIC WAYS.—
A notice Ins appeared in the Oxford Journal, of the in-
tended stopping up of no lees than 46 public ways and foot-
paths, many of them such, no doubt, from time immemorial,
and leading, by short cute, amass pleasant fields and delight.
fel walks. Tne stopping-np is announced to take plus in
August nut.
lIEBIGNATION OF DE CAIIDOLLE.—We hear with
regret, that the state of public affairs at Geneva has induced
tne ealebrated botaelet, De Conduits, to resign his chair and
the direction of the Botanical Garden of Geneva.

lan SILENT AND SEPARATE SYSTER.--Call your-
selves rational beings, and talk about our being recleaned ?
Why, then isn't me of us who wouldn't astonish you, if we
uld only pt out ! Let use oat, and see whether I should
be meek or not. But this is the way you always pon in—
you know you do. Up at Pentoeville, Ma sparrow gays—
and he ought to know, for he wee born in *stark of chim-
neys in that prison—you are spading I am afraid to say how
much every year out date rates to hoop man in solitude,
where they can't do any harm (that you kaow of), and then
you sing all aorta ot choruses about their being pod. Elio am
1 what you call flood—hen. Why? Bemuse I can't help
it. Try las outside !—The Raves of Me "Happy Family,"
its Dmkais'a" Household Wordi."

SATIIZDAT ETZNINO.
The limey market has presented no particular
feature *oriel the week just ended. The rates of
disesset by the regular brokers have continued the
same, 21 per oent. for three months, and 2i per cent,
for six months' paper, whilst the " oda& men • have
done business at I, and in some instances at I under
the above terms t is the latter case, however, it must
be observed, that the bills were shorter dated and
choice, and for large amounts in one line. The mar-
ket has not in the slightest degree felt the
inflame of the quarterly payments of the dividends
now in progress, nor have the public funds in
any way been affected by the circumstance. This is
unusual and contrary to expectation ; but as the pay-
ment, only commenced on the 9th, it is not impro-
bable that an impression will be wade ere long, and
that the market will experience the effect of about
seven millions being added to the capital in circula-
tion. Exchequer Bills, which at the commencement
of the week experienced an active demand and im-
proved Is., were yesterday and to-day in lees request,
and have not sustained the advance. The bullion in the
Bank of England for the fortnight ending the 6th,
1601T1111 ORease of 344,1311., which is accounted for
bl thMlPgie extracted from the bank being intended
se remittances on account of the Russian and Danish
loans.

The following are the extreme prices at which
Consols and Exchequer Bills were transacted each
day dariog the week :
vaime Lowest
Prim
Prig.* P Ming
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gemby—Comols Ser newsy ii ---ill-- 9647-
Far assowat (April II)... ..... ...SS 9ll to
Ittaidsy Far mow
ler samewl .. 96 96 _9 to
Wednesday la maw ois to
Far easowat . N ll 3
Thursday Par army tal M 93 to 6
Tersemmet (May 9) 961 96 ll6 to k
Friday I
Par moan N
lerat trement
63 to 6
Saturday T Many 66k
Far mermat
Exchequer Rills. This week. LW week
11,0u0 Higher. Lowest. Ilistteme. Inweet.
Woodsy
Tuesday 7le. pm.... 695. pm.... 675. pm.... 61s. pm.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 7oa. pm. .. 61s. pm. ... 695. pm. .. 674. pus.
Saturday

The amount of the precious metals exported from
the port of London i.uring the week ending Thursday
last, we learn from official sources, was as follow. :
Gold coin : To Hamburg, 250 oz. Gold bars: To
Hamburg : 120 cz.; to Dunkirk, 3,000 oz. Silver
coin : To Dunkirk, 15,000 os.; to Belgium, 30,000
oz.; to Havre, 716 oz. Silver bars : to Hamburg,
5,336 cz. ; making a total export for the week of
3,370 ounces of gold, and 51,032 ounces of silver.
The business in the market for joint stock bank
shares continues on a moderate scale. The sales of
the week comprise : Colonial (251. paid), at 8; Com-
mercial of L ndon (201. paid), at 221 ; L-ndon and
Westminster (20/. paid), at 261; National Provincial
of England (351. paid), at 36; South Australia (231.
paid), at 301.
Dock starts have been transacted as under: East
and Wist India, at 142; East Country, at 21; Lon-
' don, at 1181 ; St. Katharine, at 81 to 811.
The following are the extreme prices at which
business has been done in railway shares during the
week :
Lowest
Pries.

illghtst
Prier.

..
50 Aberdeen -.—.
II
101
20 Birmingham and Osrlid Junction
(with P guarantee)
100 Bristol and Exeter
SO Caledonian
20 Eastern Counties.
SO Edinburgh and Glamors' . l7 ....... 26
22 Great Northern
100 Great North ut England ........... Mt
100 Greet Western 93
50 Ball and Selby 97
SO Leaman and Carlid•
100 Lancashire and Technetium 34
SO Ladcwirenaterd.............. ......... 92
114 London end Blaskvoill
100 Loudon, lin ghtem. mod !keg\ Greet-. 79
121 L.0114:05 and Greenodel. lO 4
100 London and North Western 10l
100 LoroLdi and South Wagers 6O
100 Midi and 36 .. 324
100 Norf..lk .
25 North British . ................... .... 6 es. die 6l
2
1754 NoScottirth
Central Stattordae
12
sh
331 South Eastern
IS
121
47 South Wales
SO IA Ills, Somerset, and Weymouth 39
25 York, Newcastle. and Berwick l2l
SO York and North Midland

The following calculations show the rate per cent.
per annum yielded by the various securities cited at
the average of the prices which ruled this day.
Where the asterisk (*) is placed, it is to be understood
that the share rate of divulend is less the income tax.
Theseper Cost Ormolu . anew pries 931 yirdpsr sent. sa 2 7
Mum per Cent. Ralused„
lltreoend.frtluteter per Unite. 97 r 3 7 0
Bank Mork (dlr. 6 per ant per ans.). 207 r. 3 17 3/
ladle rock (dia. lye per eer. per ann.)3671 9. I 111 S
Raebequar bills (Mt. 1/d. per day) 6$L sea. „ 2 4 11
Eastern Cordial 91.*(div. 3aper sh. of
Mt., equal to 1/ per cent per ans.) 7 tv 4 5 81
Gnat Waters* Idly. at the rate of 4
per sent. per - 30 r •0 0
Lanseltire and 1 *skald,' Ilailway
£llO Stock idly. at the rate of 3 per
art per arm) 32
Warm and South Western* (die. at
aerate of 31 per test, per ann.) 39
London and Brighton* (divi-
dend 4115. per louf. stock for
the bait year, equal to 41. les. per
east. per ann.)
London and North Western. (dividend
at the rate of 3 per sent. per sun.) 102/
Midland* (dlr. at the rate at 2/ per at.
per son.) SS
troth Eastern Stock* (dlr. at the eats
of 3 sent. per sm.DUBLIN IiTOCKIL—At___ ___
3 per Oest. Comer
ss per Cest. 'rock
City of DoMin Stertes-paeket Co. (1496) (501. paid.) 33
Wielder Cupper rise (U. paid) IS
Great Soothers std Western
Midland Great Wirers and Royal Canal Company 22
Waterford and Limerick 7
Aran. 13.

M 9 7 6

6 4 6

4 17 6

se 7 11 6

7 13 10

=Beak
and Kinptown Bail. shares
Patriotic Imam= Company (101. paid) 7}
Consumers' Gas (Si- Pia) St
gICHANONS AND WI OCKB ABROA.).
AINTMIDLNI, Atut. 12.—Dutch Funds: Active Debt, Twoantl4-
Half per Cents., SS money, SS( bills; Ditto, Three per Cents.,
641 moue', 851 bills; DittO. Pour per Cents., BSI money, 88 bills;
Amore,. nyud., Iltree-and-salalt per Conn, 861 money 871 billa ;
Last India Loss, Four per Cents, 84i money, 6S bills; Itinsien Five
er Cents., Hope end Co., 1031 money, 1041 bills; Done, Four
per Cents., &leant; 531 money, 88 bills; firma& Has pee Oesta.„
111 money, 13 bills; Ditto, Three per Cents., 201 money,
291 bills ; Austrian Etre per Cattle. HetalliquesSmoney, 704 bib ;
Ditto, Twoand.a.llalt per Cents, Iletalliques, looney. 411 tills.
Esoliansto : On London, 12.07; two mouths, ; on HamMirg,
SS.IB ; two months, 31.87.