The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-04 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

Cherkg Haines a powerful young Man, described as a
painter, was charged before Mr. Arnold with violently as-
saulting Mr. Edward Hodge, barrister, 6, Stone-buildings,
Lincoln's-inn. . . .

Complainant said that on the previous night ho was
yarning through arty Coat-place, Westminster, when he
saw the defendant following a woman who was evidently
endeavouring to avoid him. Before he came up, com-
plainant saw him push her so violently that she was driven
with force against the window of a house. She
then appealed to complainant to protect her from
further annoyance, and upon hi. inquiring
why ho molested her, defendant replied that
she was him wife, and that he hail a right
to do as he liked with her. Complainant observed that
lie had no right to beat her in that way, upon which de-
fendant immediately attacked him, and struck him three
violent blows, from the effect of which his right eye was
discoloured and the left temple cut open, his hat being
knneked oft into tho road. He struck defendant one blow
in the chest in self-defence, which checked the defendant's
violence, and a policeman arriving at the moment he bore
taken into custody.
Defendant admitted that the young woman in question
was not his wife, and said that complainant mutt have
tumbled against the wall aud inflicted the injuries he had
upon himself.
Mr. Aniold committed defendant for two mouths with
hard labour.

DISTRESSING CASE 01 CHILD MURDER. A
single woman named Minnie Edwards, aged 20. of rather
prepossessing appearance, has been committed by the
Stratford magistrates for trial at the nest sittings of the
Central Criminal Court, charged with murdering her
illegitimate male child ou the 4th ult. During the magis-
trate's inquiry the unhappy girl wasin a state of great
prostration, and was allowed • seat. The evidence showed
that on the morning of the 4th of last month the
dead body of a male infant, with a portion of a bed-
g iwn stuffed half down its throat, was found in the
Itomford-road, near Stratford-green. Death had
been caused by suffocation, and the coroner's
jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against some
person or persons unknown. The prisoner had been about
four months in the service) of a lady living in Thornhill-
crescent, Caledonian-mad ; and on the 12th of last
October she was suddenly taken ill, and on being re-
moved to Islington workhouse she was delivered of a boy.
She remained in the union about three weeks, and left on
the 2nd ult., having the baby with her. On the same
day she called upon a female friend living in Westminster,
and informed her that the father of her child was a young
man who lodged at the friend's house. She stated that she
had nowhere to go to, and the young man then borrowed
24., which he gave to her. They went out together, and
he tried to get her a bed, but could not get one,
and it was said that she was loft in the street late at
night. On the following :day she again went to the
house of the friend. She had not the baby with her,
and she said that she had put it to nurse in the
. ountry, 16 miles from London. The workhouse nurse
d. posed that the flannel and bedgown found with the dead
child were the same Edwards took from the house when she
left. While in the house she appeared to be a very foud
mother, and kind to the baby. William Byatt, the young
...,r, of having given the prisoner 211. on the night
of the d nit, and walking out with her for the purpose
of getting her abed, but did not mcceed. lapeetor Odell
said he saw the prisoner on Saturday afternoon in Thorn-
hill-crescent, and, after cautioning her, asked her what
she had done with her child. She replied that she took it
down to Stratford, and was walking about with it all
night in company with Byatt, the night she left the work-
house, when he
_gave her 2s. She then made some re-
marks affecting Byatt, and added that she went down to
Stratford on the following morning, and after walking
about till 4 o'clock in the afternoon she laid the chill
down on a door-step; but she did not do anything to it.
The prisoner was then arrested.
13• D RESULT OF • PRACTICAL JOSE.—A young
man, lately employed by Mr. Samuel Bent, of Port-
chaster, as • has become insane because of •
practical joke played on him by some companions in his
sal=room a short time ago. It seems that on the
a democratic peseemion recently in the town the
yews an felt very unwell, end ogled to bed. His
compmisen teak advantage cab NOW 01)
hb roan leillisatly to bone thoZ=ls. As tbe
prooreden moved pest employee nobs awakened the
=4,sesii. who cm seeing the lighbe, IN& he bad not
was thrown into a ebbed IS, eat of width he
emseged, es the *picker think, a bepeime bombe. The
man, !rain his minim
.seas to lave regarded the
as part of eke " wake ' white bit tries& were
ever hie dead bot.—Now York !Whom, Nov. 90.
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—ol.ll.lke Ikesoils a day WON Wi.• kis?.
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TALLOW.—Tmaigney Illmate..—The matet am eterazr.
as,. Spot we DMus, al: N. f .11a ete. ed. ;
1111 e. t Ape to Junk Ola ; °debar Is iar. lale, 4111,. lid.
ie de. -..-----
LAC' AND alaillinTrlfeyruiamme, Dec. S.—Lees : •
way has anwihallbadmeith Miser tile yolk with the =ra
mlambeetaes buyers Wag aew ts the
la at bee oak, =tido at booth
eOl7O oaten realm wetly . Bait- : The ~mg lads
I ISM anillemee quiet. LW h wain& sew, le allay
Imam flask Chtlelawe
Ea eat they see "era.
1 qv. fir A.--vistimi...
n't... • Welt. Cleika.yanie we Mbar
i them lot anat.-0 .Teerall."

001‘0111.—Isrmwm. Ow. 5.-14•101 ; pekes
retbar. Mie. 11.11matml sin 10-1100 was beim •r
iltooV it rto ape
000lemo.
,toltittroto liWaiAal= &italid. to di& t
Md.; iel Imam% 1 is goa.; N.
Pas. Is 111 d.; IX= N. -le 101. ; Madris, Id. ;
amok, 110., 61d. to 1 . Pair Maar* Sid. • fair
; lair 81(1. ; kir sn TR.! fair
iamism4 far Persos. 1114.; IlleDiss Sowds, AK ;
1114.

COTTON 000011.-ILescumersa, Dec. e.—The market foe
yarn ami els& Is weyliec ad las nodennoo Idttedatire
Mee Toseday, When Mod the eshie,r,
on mike term meld top be named M. bat
the weer
le expielood M meat at the for
the men& Mama De Pap ad Or. IZMI aftse usemite-
mast ef the destines was over, @Memo mild tote the searket
sad bandit Wilt at the rate cd 14000 to "on hales per diem.
The smell el ilfories, of osera• dodos brim mesa, • rise of
cats, weimoMllry these dremademes sad Or moderate sup-
plies from slava delft the lest aswelb. MUM* New Orissa@
cotton tom lie II" psr lb., dalthough yams and gads are
quoted key aloe, Tay Pas WOW= It dem at the advance
eased, seml mi sad ammbebemes sse la • 11014:ardian
dm before. NINA. Gags Firm, Ike. sad Co.
fully el a
terns eggly ef olden tar regtyer. They say :--'llt
supply may fairly he experied Ile be ii~ to mantels tbe Y.
messed sterbswbith
dime leek heaths end of Me
sad with di anlandi ga at metes birt presmtkaimnisti
ftypt. as ales peels* to the Bresile oat is Mere *wail
Da We fear of a way aleph supply af mites cis
mar Idla.
lite waifs pre*sawa of cotton is sow peeimbly quite or MOM
Ikea id • par with what it evert was at say previous period, sad
iinaMs, it Is behm segmented, for the. prise is almost doable
what it was before the Ansericaa eke war. There is
thanker@ the iskemeent to attend its enkindles
ha ill lie of be pewth, but ebb ebb tortamie•
we mg pespeemb/y lash lambi S. mere malseate
And tie dembt we amid lave Malin these audio, bat plasm.
feet that thee fee the lawmen las bees at least es great I.
spindles as ts *a bripset of eattar—se dela bee Isom an ex-
mashy eempstitlea soma prolesers for the raw aderial."
Yes lam Ed limmreed, et Livamist, write : ' Shank
Mk sees dodder dot setimess at the probable
deal al the Amuiron cam Imo
Mlle the Maim at hod Gam yme all time freer
and that Dmile, have ell peeled to • mepeetabbi farrago to am
supplies teem them distriele for mat year, emir ANN received he
1110 mt rommi. Sack Mimi the ems it he. teem serwelsa to
heISM Met He gement smell desk sari high pies are owe,
storm? :
at far it le eke, that if the most mesa bleier bees
&Arida at the weld me all reliable,
am P."MaleE= shortly begin to fat
shortly the ear-
mat raged commute to dediss. In shalt, beldam have
maths imp demadtrody, oaths brad lid. fa itgd. path. for
goi Iletiogg Animism, basses thogises had sefolthin admire
rd._ _
_kg kale., which tal Lbse
agitti at
al=o4mino sill:
lemese yield ; the diabolism M Yellin at Gees les Mew
fa by the feet that Deremibir awl homey shipereste al
Amstar bine hese Milirpowsignikle at ato 04. =
beiew
farevales srliegkir a a inn is idivara. raf
dbie Me patties of tbe staple be owtriely am of great
=tli. The stork on heed loam* egad toe ae Mae tve
supply, at the average drill of Um prat two Dimas ;
*ad as theimpeet for the mesiew month val eot emceed
OD,OOO to &MOD bales per wee* same redortion from
the late averoge weekly outgrip ;rill be dasintel=ers-
sary to peered the stork at the ekes of
Irmo ranking to below MOOS balm. Moat time is,
therefore, more than ever neceisary, not old to improve
the position of the tands,boit to prevent it from still
worm than it is. The deliveries during the mouth just entered
upon, however, may be kept Mika the limits of the probable
import without say material reduction in the rate of consump-
tion, inasmuch an opinions hold a little surplus stock, while the
large quantity of cotton afloat from Amami for the continent
MI in all probabdity kad to a reduced export from thin port.
It is passible, therefore, that oar stock at the dose of
December may be larger than it is now, and if this be the
ow, and the remipte at the American :porta, and the shipmenta
therefrom, ammeliberal proportions, the advancing tendeacy of
prime will he checked, and a movement in the contrary direction
commented. Obviously all will depend upon the amount of the
weekly receipts, and pekes will fall or rim in proportion so the
arrival paid Mar here a total crop ef 3,7014000 bales. During
the past fortnight the rteeipta have fallen somewhat behind Shoes
of the cosreopoadsog period of bid year; but as the principal
rivers are vay- low, the decremic in the arrivals has occasioned no
surprise, nor has it led to any modidestion of the previous crop
admit. v. On this subject a valued New Orleans ormuipondent,
hi a letter received thu morning, observes:—' The nvers are
down to • very low point indeed, which deprives us of heavy
rem ipte. The weather continues brilliant, and report. from the
intoner are of the meat satisfactory nature. All political 011.11 C.,
meet hes died out, and the negroes are working sell. "

WOOL AND WORSTED.—Rasoroao, Dar:. 3. fair
quantity of wool, orspeially of long stapled and bright abet anis,
has been mold since Monday, at still better rate.. Operations are
both foe immediate consumption and on speculation. The appre.
hension of scareity before long in choice sorts of wool tends to
cause more activity Mn the part of large oonsumera in anticipa-
tion of future regureosanta. All classes of was:dare coneguently
dearer, but there re same difference of opinion as to the extent of
the actual advance. There is cossitierstde activity in worsted
yarns. The improved demand for twofold yarns is fully main-
tamed. Three have been considerably more inquiry this morn-
ing, and some of the leading firms have catered into large en-
gagements in twofold 33'ss and Ws ; they are not in a position to
take ceders except at rates in advance of those of last week.
Twofold yams, being greatly neglected, have for a long time
past been extremely low, but now, with a revival, prices showed a
marked tendency to rise. Export merchants And their
customers shrewd are more willing to concede the higher miss
required for two folds, though the advance which is being sought
to-day is very reluctantly yielded. Although there is a slightly
improved demand for single 3l's and the leading sorts of middle
yarns, yet the higher rater asked by spinners tend to check the
amount of hastiness done. The improvement in single yams is
not so decided as in twofold yarns. The demand for Ml's for
Russia is quieter. Although some trifling Moine.. has been done
for Lancashire and Scotland, the home trade is. on the whole,
only dull. Lustre, carded, and genappe yarns are in meagre
reguasst. Owing to the marked rue in wool, quotations generally
are higher. The hnprovement in the other branches is hardly
felt in pieties. The home houses are quite unwilling to operate,
except for actual needs, in consequence of the near approach of
the time of stock-taking. In some hands stocks are pretty heavy,
and must be reduced -before additions can be made. On the
whole, the French and German merchants are doing the best
Cosiness. A steady business is doing for thaw quarters, and
mrnufarturm engaged for them have a fair quantity of orders
in their books. The order plats.," by American buyers ar, only
small, it being only now and theft that a gnoil orb r it plaegt
klanufal.tur, tl• complain of doing an unprofitable trade. Prices
have a hardening tendeni-y.

annul sr , Thre. 3.-At this day's minket there was
liss supply of wheat, and thy turn in price wee in favour tie the
:slier. Barley of all kinds le. per qr. lower. Oats taken in
limited quantities, at previous rates. Beam dull, but not
Jar sys-r. l'eas destined la per or.
Itei nor, lire. 3.-On our marliet to-day there was a moderste
supply of 'Nisbet wheat, ',huh sold slowly at barely last work's
values ; for toreign sanely any inquiry, Mit lower prices would
have 1 sell willingly siseeptol by holdyra. Malting barley rather
more in demand at the reduced value. of last week; grinding
quiet and MI. per quarter cheaper. White oats offered at 61. to
Is. per quarter reduction ; black and tawny glow of ...ale, at un-
altered value.. Maim and beans dull and cheaper.
Beams-,s-Tamer, Dee. 3.-About the marl supply of wheat,
which sold Jowly at sans on the deihne. White...le SW. to
130 i. red, 49e. to Os. per 36 stone. There wee not much pp wuauu~~y~r
in barley. The demand was dull, at barely late rates. sating,
465. to 60s. ; Freitag, 40s. to 44a. per qr. Oats and beans a fair
show. The demand was slow, and prices, if anything altered,
were in favour of the buyer-the former selling at 3G.. to 23i.;
the latter, new, ea. to Us.; old, Me. to Mc per qr.
Ileac In. Boxcars, Dae. r.-There wars fair s4owof farmer's
wheat at this market to-day, and the trade worn arm at the rates
of last Wednesday. The supply of malting barley war not equal
to the demand, and consequently towards the dare of the market
prime advanced fully Is. to tr. per quarter. Averages :-Wheat,
427 f quarters, Ka 10.1. ; barley, 11,0671 quartets, MM. ltd.
Laviess, Lae. 3.-Although ws had rather a mailer supply
to-day than usual, the trade in wheat wee far from brisk. skill
priers must be noted a little in advsnee of limit week-le. per qr.
more money having been obtained in some instances -Vs. a seek
was obtained fora line sample of whit* wheat. The supply of
barley was tarp, and lower qualities were dssidedly
Mere war not, however, much difference in the value of pane
lots. Oats in small supply. Other *dicks as before quoted.
Beet white wheat, Ws. to Ala. • bat new ditto, Ma. to tb ;
best old red, Ma. 6d. to 275. 61 ; best new ditto, ids. to 275. dd. ;
barley, Zets. to 665. • beans, 245. to 28s. ; oats. Iris. to els. ; peas,
225. to 25e. ; new 'fetchers, 40s. to ads. ; rye, gds. ; line dour, 4)s.
toffs. ; best seconds, 3k. fa. to SU.
th events', bre. 1.-Arrivals this week are very heavy, espe-
Melly of wheat and malting barley. Supplies of kkiglish a heat
are fully squid to the wants of the trade, and last week's our-
reneies are barely supported. Foreign sells slowly at Is. per qr.
Ins money. Malting burley s Is. and grinding dd. par qr.
cheaper. me demand for oats is extremely limited, and values
ate the turn iu favour of buyers. Other articles about nuiutaiu
late rater,. _ .

Ma iiimairrint. 3.—Our market this morning W.Lif nunte-
rowdy attended • lout a most lifeless feeling prevailed. Both
English and Rearm wheat met a slow sale, and must be causual
Is. per qr. lower; whlle dour wa quite neglected, at a similar
Mediae. Oats were again Id. per 4db. cheaper, and oatmeal &I.
per load. Egyptian beans and Indian earn each receded ad. ler qr.
MAIM/121.D V. 3.—The supply of wheat at oar corn market
to-day was about Dab
a usual, and the teak no. glue, at about la.
per qr. lea, money. whit, made 514. to Ws. ; red, Mc to Us.
per SU stone. The trade in barley ruled languid, at warmly so
much money; 4dt. to 150 s. per qr. were the ruling rates. A fair
dhow of oats, which were disposal of at WA weelesprites, via.,
Ms. to Us. per IN dose.
Dae. 3.—We had a good show of wheat this day ;
the bads more brisk, and prices Arm. Earley in Inge supply ;
all kinds Is. to f, lam money. A fair Manner in oat• and Wine
at Ws rake.

—Ntosins;;.6, Dee. I.—There were is to-dy4 tsarist 013 qrs.
1,603 !FL bszkl. %OW qrs. oats, sad 1116 vs. boons
There were sold—Wheat, Mt* qr.; barley. 1.100 qrs. ; sots. 1.478
qrs. beanie, 86 qnt. Prices per ispersal quostor—Whdal. 43r.
335:; barley, 775. to 48s. ; oats, 3k. 3d. to 336. od.; beans 475. to
441.0 d.

CATTLa—lbwarees exai, /I.—A very of
bark woe geed
lreasee loam vbs.* ease fallzt f ell lewd la
reqv teepuiailinited, =l:tarty,
et GPM iate et ahem wee bier, awl
law Wade tair, TiertgAZe advemee=delee. Wren • leaderete
ead fel pekes made Fat Wee eke a awderate eewp
• far ellatesee made. BMA. Sid. toad. ; Sid- se !
veal, Id, le fd. I bases plea ed. te pee wen ; pawn
date, Ida OIL Me Ile Seta
ti=tDec. B.—We bad a very huge supply et tat bests
ime &Meade %-&, tut the ermlCAßOotbiwifila blind
aereely aweakd LA et reit&
thaw ase ea alive dwaaad, et about lad weskS pee
e,
radishes hen CM. 110 OW. but leraidety
rweelsed ea hut, sad way reeliesd low *me, waplap
db. Is MK per owl. The asap paw ware sot well ud;
three wesexaderete beds tar need madam Peg wider
Wales wee• argkeled. ead weld al& diSeallp Nit
at Iled. lb.: beet maims seelimmt Gad is • tem l
The emeecee el dere MAO _tea eli=
Wee, ohs" bed sae veils eidkilimi tee
*A awl SWIM Utile posed reefeleg.
eaDmik oews we lad • !me denti, UM, flowid was .q.
bit opal te eat • emparelfella Wald Weds we
88•1•4 N. stembel volestiis pia% slit awl hem SO So

£l7. There wagi a drar air, of plipa rd a tokk alive rase,
ass same eil:ta7aeli lw Palms ski* pui ...., •
et Mem ISt OS lb. owl Is a far ems a Iln ft par 5g.4".7•
•,is,•Des, me about as seems ago/ W I ,
ale gall sheep at mere trap. ma enagnn mis aia:e
a Warmest is prices rer oat week's quotations
bid err* Ira ta. to 71* por WI Prel. raft. le. ; ii,'„
44. A =lo•ZZ:itc UT .to aj.
Ms a of matt, is
the aft haenises—eill. N. to ted. Tarr airkdi
parted. ntellititliaaw—......, g... 7"
tort lose esil al ftna lid. to Id. per M.
bean ore mgre !nen
TavealLimmesa
iititr,mil R,,:
easel ton I•lola.i.Lta IN In rot Z. 4.1-.,
ihor_i •04,11&ii then
int ann. aFt4
lle mews MI M. ;;;W, then befog ton
n,a,,,
in inionns.r. VielellelTlM ere Tim Priem at SIM sals...„
aster s—last. M. WSW re n• ; =Otani tit Wit ; hat:
td. ; Wm pip, Wt. St to Ils. per won ; podium, obi ad. t;
WAIL put wee.
Wourtaio, Dot. t—Than wen ISO fat bear two .K.,_
SOO Om mid 00 rad of lean cattle at marlirt to-d•7ii-.7:
lwas a Illolelt We at fully last week's priest. Beat bet, 1.
...:
Oa IL pat stone of MTh. ; mond qtatW, To to 7e. e.l ; ..1,1
ssers, IL per lb. ; eakbed. le ild. ; ft pin, to. to'
i,'
Mesa The agar el Mk bud arl mottos woo 'mann, ir„i'
bill=w.• tre yeal pint raga, swab being now kat
fer it
Zommam Da. S.-41me was a tether bates eapiay o ! •
Mlle twits lies at lie brit market, hut a* quite no no„,.h.s.
Time won. fat deems, at about ILA week's gotatiobx
bat, in; 01.114.4rtnitne et 141b.i stenstam, vs et ; ;d...
4.1.7.4.r1"..:=•1::,..1".i.reatz."44.;--..
Dr sus, Doc. S.—Bed and mottos in better dem.. 4. 1,1
beef. ea.to ea. • f reaadary, 50a. to 51a. ; beat Treiber. rvak,„,,
to 01. ; bat' •ewe, 111 d. to 64. • beat veal, Td. 211 !...-r,'
162 damp lota, al veal calve* mom this last week 1N......-1.,4
bear. Ws rasp, ad SO calven.