The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-24 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Gorge Brown end IderiVill;;;,. two ruflianiplooking
young fellows, ware charged with picking pockets.
Bohai Bell, 33 kf, • detective Slicer, said—Lost night I
was on duty in sit awe clothe. in High-street, when I saw '
the prisoner Brown follow several gentlemen from the City.
I kept • watch on his actions, and saw him put hie hand in a
gentleman's pocket while Fussing opposite Bt. George's
Church, when I seized hold of him and took him into custody.
I then salted the gentleman whether he had lost anything,
when he replied that be had not, but in the pocket which the
prisoner attempted he had a pocket-book containing a hun-
dred pounds, which the prisoner would have appropriated to
himself had I not seen him.
Mr. Combe—llo you know the prisoner Drown P
Bell—Oh yes. sir, very well ; he ia one of the moat expert
pickpockets in London, and when he attempted this robbery
he had • companion with him, who was covering his actiona.
That party toc.aped.
Mr. Combs—What is the evidence against the prisoner
Williams @

—Dennis Scannell, 177 M, mother detective officer, mid—l
followed him a* far as the London-bridge Railway Ter-
minus, when I saw him go up there just as the train was
about to start for Dover. I followed him, and sew him put
his hands in a gentleman's pocket, when be wee mixed, end
I took him into custody. Card that several person@ had
been robbed on the previous night, and I believe the
prisoner to be one of the thieves, as he was connected with

the mine gang as Brown..
Williams—l deny that. lam a reeneetable, hard-working
men and never committed a robbery in my life.
tki
nnaU—l have known him nearly two years as the
amodute of thieves; and I distinctly saw him put his hand
In the gentleman's pocket. I believe, your worship, he has
bees convicted.

Kr. ootae (te the prirshers)-1 have no doubt you are •
brew of pickpocket.„ and as it has been sworn before me to
my satiafaction that you attempted to pick pockets, I shall
sentence each of you to two months hard labour in Wands-
worth House of Correction.

.o;;LThank;;;,iour worship.
Mory Drivoll. an old woman, the keeper of a registered
lodging. house, 271, Kent-street, was summoned before Mr.
Combs, under the Common Lodging-hoar Act, for unlaw-
fully allowing an admixture of sexes In one sleeping-room,
contrary to the act of parliament.
After heeling the evidence, Mr. Combs told the priscmar
that her defence was quite sufficient to corroborate the testi-
mony of the °Meer. He inquired whether she had ever been
=rammed before ?
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Insp
ectorDodd, the officer having charge of the lodging-
hones. under the act of parliament, hem replied that she had
been summoned four times, and had been convicted, but it
was of no use; she defied their authority, and conducted her
bowie in a rely immoral way.
Mr. Combs told her that she most be taught to obey the
law, sad as all the other convictions had done no good, he
should fine her 51. and oasts, and in default of payment she
must be committed for two months to the House of Corm-
tkes at Waodsworth.
GREENWICH.
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Four boys, named Gilbert, Wood, Rogers, and Jaynes, were
placed at the bar before kir. Trail!, under the following cir-
cumstances
It appeared front the evidences of pollee-mutable 267 it
that at the previous afternoon be was on duty at Blackheath,
when he found the four prisoners perfectly naked in a gravel
pit. The risoners told him that they had run away from
St, George ■ Workhouse, in the Borough, and had torn up
their clothes. As witness wail unable to apprehend the pi-
goners in their naked condition, he sent messenger to the

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police station for the prima& ran, in which they were con-
veyed to the station.
In reply to the magistrate, the prisoners, who were now
attired in suits belonging to the Greenwich union, elated that
they had run away front Bt. George's, es they did not like
the confinement._

Trill said he should be justified in sending each of the
prisoners to the Ilona. of Ceneetion ; but. in tho hopes that
they .ould amend their conduct, he should order them to be
sent back to the St. Goorge's union.

MARKETS.

sroAß.—The average price of brown or Muscovado
sugar, the produce of the British posesthions In America,
for the week ending October 20, is 31s. No return of
brown or Muscovado sugar the produce of the Mauritius, for
tho week ending as above. The average price of brown or
Muscovado sugar the produce of the East Indite, for the
week midis; as above, is 23e. 4d. The average price of the
two foregoing descriptions of sugar jointiv, for ths week
ending as above, is 21e. 41d. per cwt., exclusive of duty.
• • • - •

Smarm., Orr. 23.—Aiou4 300 bids. West India have li
found buyers this week on former terms, and a l
~~arrges
quantity could have been disposed of, particularly of rettning
descriptions, had thee been a better supply, as the deemmaaandd
for these sorts continues good. Privately about 3,000 boxes
Havannahs have been disposed of on easier terms, and a
small floating cargo of SWAM is also reported, the particulars
of which lure not been made public. Refiners' produce ge-
nerally, eterpting bastards and low pieces, is still in excel-
lent demand, sad large sales, chiefly for forward dells,
lave again been made at steady prices. Rum : The only seie
reported this week is a small parcel of Demerara, at 2a. 7d.
pas proof gallon, elfish).

COTTON.—Lresteroot., Ocr. 23.—0 n Saturday teat,
with a slight improremeat In the demand, and anticipetd
more favourable monetary advice, from the United Stews,
our cotton market manifested a somewhat firmer toes and in
many tantalum a shade deem pints were current. On

Monday, however, the disappointing nature of the American
advice., followed by the advance in the rate of discount to 8
par ant. by the Bank of England directors, at once checked
the market, and, with a very small demand since, the feeling
has bean daily dull and gloomy, and the last few days, where
oaks have been praised, a decline of ed. to jd. per lb. has
bean submitted to in the moot current qualities of American,
and Id. per lb. in Surat, Brazil, and Egyptian. Generally,
however, there is an absent* of snakily to sell, many holders
(Fridreferring to wait for • larger demand. The sake to-day
ay)
are 9,000 balsa, 1,600 betas on eNculation and for
export. The total make Win week ere 21,240 bales, of which
speculators have taken 670 American and 2,200 Surat;
raters, 260 American and 530 Surat ; thus leaving 17,680
all kind to the trade. The authorised rtations to.
day for " fair " are—Boweds, ; Mobile, 9 • and Br.
Orleans, Old. The stock on hand te-ilay conaratiof 162,380
American, and • total of all kinds of 321,660 bake. At NS
I for this port there is 16,000 American and about 50,000 East
India. The purchases of the trade so far this year in this
market of all kinds average 40,060 balsa Eer weak, against
42,900 bake at the same time Nat year. The purchases of
the trade in this market the past live weeks amount to
116,290 balm, or an average of only 23,250 bales per week.—
(From the Circular of Mr. Maurice Williams.)

COTTON 000D8.—MANCHISTER, OCT. 23.—There is
very little change in the mead since Tuesday. The same
gloomy feeling pervades haziness circles, and a avoid= to
exercise extreme emotion, fully warranted by the state of the
money market and commerce generally, keeps trensectiona of
mU kinds, whether in yarn or cloth, within very narrow limits.
Much of the long-dated paper, in which a greet deal of the
export bueincer of this neighbourhood is carried on, is either
undiscountable or chargeable with such heavy per centsgee
that is practically not available, and this interposes an ob-
stacle to transactions which might otherwise be negotiated,
notwithstanding the general incentives to caution. There is

undoubtedly &moderate demand from the home trade, which I.
met to some extent, the principal cheek being in the feeling that
if clock' go on accumulating which have been prepared for ex-
port, and which moat accumulate also through the extreme
caution exercised in all transactions, whether for home or
foreign trade, prices may give way to a serious extent, and
buyers are naturally anxious to limit their traneactione so as
to be prepared in time to take the utmost advantage of such a
change should it come. Sellers of yarns are already yossi
to submit to a reduction of id. per lb. upon last F dirsiday's
quotation', showing the noes ity for this caution, and ma-
nufacturers as well as • whose contrast, have run
out, find great difficulty in en upon new arrangement,.
There is much irreguLirity in prices under such circum-
stances and any attempt to give quotations would only mis.
lead. The announcement that Mesere. John Black and Son,
of this city, had euipended payment, incautiously made in
some of the published trade ',ticks, proves to have been in-
correct, as alto in all probability will the congratulations that
we are likely to pass through the present crisis better than
other commercial communities. A great number of small
trading concerns in the. district have already clipped down
Into insolvency during the past six or eight months, and
=s ently less has to be moorded just now, but however
y men conduct their Witless in times like the present
it is impossible to say what the end may be.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—BILADVORD, OCT. 22. We
have had another quiet weak, and this day's market Is quite
in chancier with it. In the department of wool, them is no
disposition to buy anything, be the prices what they may. The
consequence is, that we have no quotations. And ro long as
the present high rate of discount and the unfavourable
advice* from America continue to influence our position and
proved, we cannot reasonably anticipate • better
state of thing". Notts and broke" are limited in
demand, with prices in favour of the buyer. The
same may be said with respect to worsted yarns.
There is • complete stagnation in both home and foreign
houses. Some of the spinners have begun to run short time,
and this is • course which, as old contracts are concluded,
will no doubt become general. The trade, indeed, was never
so unanimous on the propriety of this course, and, though
stocks were never as scanty, yet some of the largest
houses are beginning to run only four days • week. Cotton
yarns partake of the general flatness, and lower numbers
may be had at lower prices. In piece department, the at-
tendance of merchants is mall. The purchases made are
exceedingly meagre, supplying only their immediate and
pressing wants. There was never more idle machinery in
this district than there is at present.

CORN.—Citaineroan Ocr. 23. —There was a very
heavy rein foe twelve or fourteen hours yeetenlay, and much
damage has resulted to the lose of cattle and damages to
°warmer, we hear to-day. had 80 sheep drowned,
three hens and 20 pigs, The market to-day wee
fairly supplied with wheat, and prices gave way Is. to 2s. per
C.
, red making 60e. to 645.; extra, 665. ; white, 66e. to
.•extra, 62e. Barley about maintained its value for all
the beet descriptions ; secondary rather lower. Beans wane
and fully is dear.
Ltrecoite, Ocr. 23.—Our market has been well supplied
with wheat to-day, and the trade excessively dull, at fully 2e.
decline on the week; red, 49e. to 51e. ; white, 625. to &tr. ;
old, 60e. Barley quiet at Is. less money ; grinding, 36e. to
lies. ; melting, 42a. to 465.
WAKEFIELD, OCT. 23.—There was a good supply of
wheat, and trade was dull, with the demand quite of a retail
character, at 2s. per quarter decline. Barley, unless tine,
was rather cheaper. Other articles had also a downwind
tendency. The averaged for the week ending October 19,
were : 5,410, at 67e.191d. ; barley, 1,991, at 46e. Stid. ;
oats, 22, at 26e. &I.; besets, 696, at 46e. 71d. ; peas, 104, at
46.• 61d•

COALS.-Lompow, OCT. 23.-Budiles West Hartley
17s. 9d. • Byam's Beholds Hartley, 17s. 9d. ; I".Ravison's
West Hartley, 17.. 9d. ; Haswell Gm, 14s. 64. ; North
Pony Hartley, 16s. ; Horvath West Hardy, 175.; Tan-
field Moor, 14s. 9d. ; Taniteld Moor Butas,l42. 9d. ; Wyt&m,
16s. 6d. ; Walla End Mem, 20s. 6d. ; Walls End Godorth,
19s. 6d. ; Walls End Ilepaeots. ; Walls End Belmont,
19s. 9d.; Walls End Broad 215., Walla End Fram-
wellgate, 20s. 6d. ; Walls End stton, 225. • Walla End
Koper Grange, 21s. 3d. ; Walls End Lambtoit, 21s. 3d. ;
Walls End South Hatton, 22a.; Walls End Stewart's, 225.;
Walls End Camop. 20.. ; Walls End Heugh Hall, 205.;
Walls End Tow, 220. ; Nixon's Duffryn, 21.. 64.-Ships at
market, 90 ; sold, 76.