The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1861.

TILE POLICE COURTS.
(1018 DAY.)

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WWTHWARK.
Anh AM% IL FINALE PICILPOCRETe.

CaPootoe. a4l4OlilV-thHSIZI...-y011.0..'":;0111AII.
brought before kr. Conde, charged with *Malley a port..
romieaie eoutitining nee shillings sad a geld ring from tie
per •.f lady. In MIA 4%1..11,1ft-eta, Monate+.
Timalsv Welch, 22%; M. mid that i.e was on duty
Wel...a last evening is Ithickmanatreet, when be saw the
prima r am! ateehee fashionahly•Messed woman press
.mung oersons At toe 4lup windows. From their ociituen
In was induced to watch them, sad he followed them as far
as Newington-causeway, where he distinctly saw theTici•
sorter att.nips to. pick the pockets of se:veral femal.ss. icy
n-tureed to Maekman-street, sal then he ow the prisoner
go uo to the prosee•utrix,who was looking in • atop window,
and 'deliberately put her hood in her pocket ; as she was
withrbssei• it sr:teem seised hold a her an.l foun.l the
lady's porte;nonnaie is her hand. Her companion made her
essape as sorns us she was det-cted„ hut betook the prisoner
into custody.
The prosecutris mid that she felt s‘mie one at her dress,
awl on turning round saw the prisoner struggling with the
constable. She felt her pocket and missed her purse, which
she afterwards saw in the constable's possession.
Mr. Coombe asked if the prisoner was known
Welch replied that he believed her to be connected with
a ling of thieves infesting the West End of the town.
Tliere mild be no doubt of her bring a practised thief from
the manner in which she committed the robbery.
Mr. 'omhe told the prisoner that site must be tried for
the Jobbery. If ..he elected to le tried by him, she must
plead guilty.
The prison( r ple.oleil guilty and begged foi mercy, as it
was her first ofrehee.

Mr. Coady dontded that ; but as it was not proves' other-
wise he would not punish her to the fullest extent of the
law lie. howeier. sentenced nor to three mouths' hunt
labour ..t Wandsworth House of Correction.

II RYLEBOYE.
stecutut APPUCATIOX OF DR. WEBti.
.1 fter the night charges were disposed of Dr. Weld.,
well known in Marvlebone, and who stiles himself the
old reformer, stepped into the witnessaMx and addressed
his worship as follows. He said :—" I beg your wonhip's
pardon, mod ask you kindly to listen to me for five !id-
eates. I have something to my which I think you must
admit will be facts of some gnat importance. lam well
knows is this great borough as an old and tried reformer,
more especially in matters of finance. I have called a pub-
lic meeting in Hyde-park of the inhabitants of Loudon on
hundayafteratien nest to petition the Queen to dissolve rear-
and then to eras an onler in council by which small
boroughs will not be disfranchised but enlarged; to command
all returning officers in the three kingdoms, of districts above
30.000 inhabitants, to divide them into wards of that
mobs; ; seal officers of districts of lees than 30,000 to
salarg• the boundaries that number, or 60,000 for two
members, each such ward to return one member to partie-
s...at Harylebone by this arnmgemeut would have
It members instead of the insignificant two. Every inhabi.
Wt above 16 to vote by ballot. This is the object
of my calling the meeting, and I have been told
ror political and other friends that it will not be allowed,
u I shall be acting illegally and in defiance of the law.
Hr. Mansfield—Hyde-perk is nut of my jurisdiction.
Dr. Webl.-1 wax not aware of that, your worship, sad I
beg year pardon for troubling you. My only object is not
tesally, but Ido hope it will be legal. I was only
once in my life and that was by Sir Thomas
sad I then was acquitted and got costs. This
I believe wee the and and last time that ever any person
pleases from the Kin,. Dr. Webb expressed his thanks for
tot seerlisy shown, and retired.

As it appears to be neoeseary to fill up the ancient
and how:amble post of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
without noel delay, owing to the inability to carry on the
business conneeied with the ports without the sanction
of such caw, public attention is directed to the ques-
tion, who will be the new Lord Warden? " A general
feeling" says the Dorrr "is displayed in favour
of the illustrious premier Viacount Palmerston. In modern
times, t►e Right Hon. William Pitt, the Earl of Liverpool,
the ever memorable Wellington, and late lamented Marquis
Dalboulie, have sustained the dignity of this important
pont , and there is no one occupying a position of public
trust at the present moment who is more fitted to succeed
the late nobleman than Lord Viscount Palmerston,
the present Premier of England. We hope the inhabitants
of these ports will send a requisition without delay to the
noble viscount, asking him to accept this post of dignity
and honour."

The Post asks :—" Why should we not have
rid ftve-shilliag pieces in circulation? This is a question
which is daily becoming of more and more pressing in-
target. Convenience, the currency, the principle or theory
al the nonage, if such a theory or principle there be, and
the beneficial experience of our neighbours, all point in
favour of such a change."

The following distressing statement appears in
the Times :—"We regret to learn from undoubtodanthority
OA the report recently circulated in several journals of
the gradual improvement in Miss Nightingale's health is
entirely without foundation. lien malady, far from being
alleviated. increases upon her, and her state, which oorifines.l
her entirely to her apartment, is one of 'great exhaustion
sad severe suffering."

The py seasol in Rome Las now fairly set in,
and, as it will he short (Aah.Wedneaday falling on the 13th
of February), there seems a disposition to make the most of
it. It was inaugurated by a brilliant ball given by Mrs.
Stockton in the saloons of the United States• Legation,
where the rank, beauty, and fashion of Rome, native as
well as foreign, were most numerously represented.

_ . .
Experiments are waking (in France) with a new
mortar eaanoa, of which, it is said, the effect will be much
greater than anything yet accomplished by the Armstrong
or Whitworth guns. This instrument of destruction can
serve either as a cannon or a mortar. In the first case the
mortar torsos the breech of the guns by means of a double
bine, which nay be attached or removed with the greatest
facility.—Paris Correspondent of tie Timm. •

SuirnaT Raw Amu(laTiori.—A deputation from
the Metropolitan Sunday Rest Amoriatime waited upon Sir
Deo. Law* at the Horne.ollios yesterday ,to neepprwsaensttto him
the insufficiency of the law to prevent the pabli tng of
goods for sale on Sundays, in the metropolitan police •
and the city of London and the liberties thereof ; and to ea-
deavour to procure the iasertlem of • clause in the Metropo-
litan Police Act, or in any =tin which such clause would be
adminible, to the effect that so person shall on Sundays,
hawk, sell, or expose for sale, by cry* with the voice, or
the nee of a bell, or other audible mooed, any mu* or mer-
demean, eir anything whatsoever within the metropolitan
polies district and within the city of Lorton, and the liber-
ties thereof. The deputation was introduced by the Lord
Diary of London, and consisted of the Veil. Arcbdeacom
Hale, Yea. Archdeacon Sinclair, the Rev. Cation .1
Arkßergen, the Rev. W. Webster, Charlton Latesi,Bt D.
Moan, den. Sir Geo. Pollock, Sir B. W. Camden, Hatt., J.
I'. lUDs", Fag., M.P., Dr. Lister, Robert Bolter, and the
bareceary mere{ say, the Hey. Alfred Joao..
Tin CIIIINCOITZIt GAME-LAW CALL—On Kos-
day, Kr. William Boodle received a conuatudostias from
the Heme Secretary, requesting hie immediate attendance
in Lend= as the subject of his =memorial for the liberation
of Hell, whose ease was reported is the /sea Our of thin
day favtalest L. BoodU wee to lore had an inter-
view with Mr Otenewall Lewis yesterday morning at 11
debark. It im net expected that Hall will be immediately
liberated, es he, in fart, admitted the offence of which he
was enevieled. Bat there =geed names to hope that his
torn of leeprisomneut =ay be ibeetened, sad, what ts of
mere public important., that the Kew Secretary will
impress • pretty =meg opinion on the mo•Realish mesas
mode mos of to swam his mevietlem—Cheitemteas
laaasker.

•
Loss or Tas PUNCH AWHILE STzsame. —The
Mesmer Pekoe Alfred. which left Leith foe Leedom C.
fladrealer, ran ashen are Flaankarongh Head, on %Way,
&Meg tie kg. The pamempes and mew were saved ;
areal el dare to the ship and cargo is not reported.
The Prime Alfred woe an iron screw Manner of enti toes,
Wilt last year expressly for the Leith and London trade.
She was odor the command of Captain Craig. cad was to
a comidegahle extent at least, ineurerL Her value is
estimated at nearly 2.M.000f. A correepoodent writing
from Flembarengh, yesterday, say.:- -"The steamer Prince
Alfred Me this owning broken up. Flow it is that the
goods were not gut out. no ow know.. Had the Mate-
borough boat been allowed nos-fointh salvage, nothing
would have bee. left iu her ; ell would have been saved."
THE WEALTH= IND THE Paine.—Lot everting
another performance of a similar character to those of pre-
vious evening* took place upon the Serpentine River in
Hydepark, which was attended with accidents to gamma
perwnos, arising from explosions of fireworks on the lee.
Last night there seemed some probability of the weather
changing, for towards 10 o'clock there was a slight fall of
sleet or snow. but several thousand persons, including ladies
and members of the Skating Club, heed the grouter portion
of the Serpentine.--Last night several gentlemen held •
meeting at the Foresters' Arms, when it was deeded that
should the peveent severe weather continue application
should be mark to Mr. Edgiugton for the use of a mnostre
egisiums, ie order to hove a " Grand Ball" upon the ioa.
The public to be admin.,' upon payment, sod the proceeds
to go towards defraying the extra expense, of the Royal
Humane Society. The thermometer at the Royal Hu.
mane Society's Reeniving.house during Tumidly night way
23 degs ; at 9 o'clock yesterday morning it was 23 ; at noon
the quicksilver stood at 27i, and at eclat* hut night the
glass indexed 2Pi ; and the bereineter stood at 31.21. The
wind ines onetheset, and during the morning examdiagly
pasrom:. g.—The Reigent'apark—There were no fewer than
4,000 Persons on this river, and many senate ancidente
happened from persoa• Lilting on the I we ;.:save
had a thaw.

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SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Cloot.
The railway share market continuer. to dc.
cline. The principal feature to-day is a fall of
per cent. in Midland stock. South Eastern,
Eastern Counties, awl several of the other
leading descriptions have declined about
per cent. London and North Western stock is
now quoted 902 to 100 ' • Great Western, 72j to 1 ;
Midland, 13.3 f to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
116. to 117 • Caledonian, 90fto ; South Eastern,
11114 to ; 'Eastern Counties, 51 to 4 ; and (treat
Northern, Illf to 1121.
Yesterday's improvement in Lombardo-Venetian
Railway shares is not fully supported. The pre-
sent quotation is I,i to If die. The Canadian and
Indian lines are very inactive.
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MONEY MA IME7.--(THIS DA I.)

Two o'CLocz.
The weekly court at the Bank of England has
broken up without altering the rate of discount.
The funds have not fully supported the improve-
ment which took place after the recognised bourn
yesterday afternoon. A reaction of 111 per cent. is
observable in Consols. British railway stocks
continue to decline. The principal feature is a
fail of 1 per cent. in Midland, caused by speculative
realise-dm*. In every department of the Stock
Exchange business is very dull.
It is stated Urn a considerable amount of gold
has been taken from the Bank to-day for exporta-
tion.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rent.; opened at
67fr. 25c., bnt reculed to qtr. 20c., being rather
more ti.an j per'oeut. worse than yesterday. The
telegram describes the Bonrse as flat, with all
securities offered.

Consols are officially marked 911, 1, and
for tr.oncy, and 91/ and 1 for the account. The
present quotations are 911 to 1 fur
cash, and 91a to 1 for the 7th of February.
The official business report is as follows :
Bank Stock, 2321, 231 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 911, 1,1; New Three per
Cents., ; 911, 1,1, ; New Three-and-a-Half
per Cents., 1001 ; India Stock, 221 ; ditto Five
per Cent. Stock, 1859, 1001, ; ditto Bonds, 13s.
dis. ; Five per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 94;
Exchequer Bills, 50., 10s. die.
Very little business has been done in
foreign stocks. In the absence of trans-
actions prices may be considered in all
instances almost exactly the same as
yesterday. Sales are recorded as follows :—Bra-
zilian Old Five per Cents., 99 ; ditto Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 1880, 851, 1 ; Russian Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., 921, 1, ex div. ; ditto Three
per Cents., 1869, 601; Turkish Six per Cents.,
1858, for account, 561, 1.

TIN MINtiTES PAST Two.
Consols hare declined to 91! •• sellers " for the
account.

The recovery in the funds yesterday afternoon
was promoted by two considerations. One was a
sudden rise in the French funds, accompanied by a
report—which remained quite without confirmation
up to the close of business—that the French govern-
ment has at last determined to rid itself of the
immediate difficulties of the situation by the plan-
iible but lamentable expedient of authorising
the Bank of France to suspend specie payments.
The fact that such a rumour obtained general cir-
culation is significant of the straits to which French
finance has now been reduced. The first effect of
the step referred to might be a paper prosperity,
and a temporary inflation in the market for public
securities. The second cause of the improvement
in Consols was the news from America. Satisfac-
tion is felt at the prospect of the crisis being
speedily solved, in one sense or the other. In some
quarters • hope is clung to that the President's
sudden and energetic action against the small state
of South Carolina may hasten a settlement. How-
ever this may be, the financial advices are much
more satisfactory.
The remittances of specie and bullion by the
Etna, which sailed from Liverpool for New York
yesterday, are large, amounting to 212,5001., and
making the aggregate sent since the 28th Novem-
ber, 2,,67,500f.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank yes-
terday, but 50,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for
New York. The major portion of the sovereigns
shipped by the Etna mast have been taken from
the Liverpool branch yesterday.
The Seine will take to-day 7,5001. in silver,
and 2,5001. in gold, for the West Indies.
Subjoined is a list of the Australian gold ships
now on the way to this country • the total is
686,0001. The Roxburgh Castle is fully due :

Gold oa board.

Name. Sailed. Dade at sea. Os. --
Value.
Roxburgh Castle... Oct. 16
Wellesley Nov. 3
lltrathdoe
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Champion et the

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171,366 £686,000
The Mexican dollars brought by the last packet
were sold yesterday at ss. Oid. per ounce, showing a
decline of no less than 11d. , compared with the
price obtained on the Ist instant for a portion of
those by the Atrato. As previously explained,
the continuous fall in the value of this coin is
caused by the cessation of the demand for China on
mercantile and government account. Peace having
been concluded with China, the necessity of govern-
ment making remittances of specie thither is
obviated.

The Liverpool cotton market continues very
active. The sales yesterday reached 20,000 bales,
at very full prima.
The rive in New York Central Railway shares
from 76 to 78 at New York is considered a very
favourable indication, as it must have been occa-
sioned by the local demand, few or no English
order*, having been sent out to buy that stock.
The large sums due from America to England
this month as interest on American securities held
in this country will have considerable effect towards
keeping up the exchange. The Money Market Re-
view observes :

Years ago the agate of our American investments
was estimated at 80,000,0001. sterling. The interest on
this sum, taken at five per cent, would be 4,000,000 i. per
annum. It is perhaps marcely an exaggeration to reckon
that in this present month, when the bulk of the half-
yearly dividends fall doe, America has to Fay us • minima-
and-a-half sterling. She owes us a financial tribute, which
forms a not inconsiderable set-off against the large par-

chum that we have lately made from her.
The London and North-Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 138/. ; the
Great Northern, a decrease of 4181. ; the Great
Western, a decrease of 1,1721. ; and the Loudon
and South Western, a decrease of 8611.
There was a rumour that the forthomaing traffic
return of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Company will show an increase of only about
1,0001. compared with last year. The error which
is committed by the board or officials of this com-
pany, in permitting the traffic returns to become
known to individuals, before the general public
are informed of them, continues to excite great
animadversion. It is understood that repreeenta-
tions have been made to the board on the subj_ect
from the railway department of the Stock Ex-
change. The directors, if they regard their own
character, cannot ignore them. Either a breach of
trust is committed by the company's officials, or a
system is countenanced by the directors which is
now exploded at every railway board in the
kingdom.
The half-yearly report of the directors of the
Scottish Australian !Divestment Company shows a
gross profit of 10,2601., the whole of which, with
the exception of 1361., represents income of a per-
manent character, being derived from rents, inte-
rest, and commission. The amount is 921. more
than in the last half-year, and 1,6041. more than in
the corresponding six months of 1869. A dividend
is proposed at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum,
less income tax, which will require 10,0001., and
leave at the credit of the reserve fund 10,8661.
The advantages which will accrue by raising sup-.
plementary capital at a moderate fixed rate of in-
terest here, and investing it in the colony, are again
urged. Within the last three months a sum of 28,630/.
has been lent to the company on Five per Cent.
Debentures. The directors express a confident
anticipation that these securities will become favour-
able investments with the public.
A call 21.„ coshing 10f. paid, is to be /rid on
the tcw 31. ares (funrth alotineat) in the Brighton, I

E,, anti Pre,ton Waterworke Company by the
sth February.
The aunnol hawing of bonds of the Great Lux-
embourg Company for reimbursement took place
on the 31st ;:lt

With reference to the market for American
securitic,, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as
follows :

The market ondon for American securities, during
the past weeac, las been dull, especially for federal and
Notes stocks a.; railroad bonds. The principal business
has been in Mine:a caul Erie shares, which continue to be
Largely aealt iu, i.ut the prices in New York and London
seem to bear litt:e analogy to each other. The last prices
from New Yuri of Illinois shares, on 3rd inst, was2l}
discount, whilst here the pike is 30 discount, and Erie
shares here are 31% whist in New York.
furThhietlei°alianniu‘leaittearw:eeligly report on the market
The leather sraaket is unalterel this week. The demand
is moderate in extent, and the sus !dies are greatly lessened
by the continued frost. Incas of most articles are abun-
dant, but. at Lcadenhall, on Tuesday. prime and thick
I.:uglish butts of 241bs. and upwards were scarce and in
request. In hides the transactions, since the 10th, include
4,000 Australia. hides, at full mei. and 2,700 Rio Grande
hides, a late Tr..:atiorui. Market hides continue depressed,
althom* not in very large supply.

WEDNUOAT EVENING.

wild] closed yesterday at 911 for the
7th February, opened thus morning at 91i to 1,
and closed at 911. For money the last price was
011 to /. After the close of the Stook Exchange
the price improved to 911, " buyers," for the
account. The official business report is as follows:
—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 911, 1,7 t
ditto, for account (Feb. 7), 911, 1; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 911, d 4 ; New Three per Cents., 911,
tj_ Bank Stook, 233, 232 i, 232 • India Stock,
219, 220 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1859, 1001,
; ditto, for account, 1001; ditto Four per Cent.
Debentures, 1838, 951, 1; ditto 1869, 951,1 ; ditto
IBonds, 13s. die. ; Five per Cent. "enfaced " rupee
paper, 94; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent. 100.
Cent.
The Five per Cen rupee paper was dull, at 94
to 95, and the Five-and-a-Half per Cent. at 100
to 101. There were some sales of India Bonds at
13e. dia. Exchequer Bills remain heavy at Bs.
to 4s. die.

Foreign stocks were quiet, with little change in
prices. Turkish were steady, the Loan of 1854
closing at ;Oi to g, and that of 11358 at 561, to f.
Bank share, to-day were steady. Many descrip-
tions are now luoted ex the dividend. There were
inquiries for \ an Diemen's Land and Oriental In-
land Steam shares.

There was a further decline of per cent. in
Canada Government Five per Cents.
A fresh rise has taken place in the shares of the
New Marine.lnsurance Companies.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follow :—Ocean Marine In-
surance, 4: to :j prem. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, 1/ to I', prem. ; UniversalM.arine Insur-
ance, JI to ljf prem. ; London and Provincial
Marine, par to k prem.; East India Irriga-
tion, to dis. ; and East India and London
Shipping, g to a prem.