The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-21 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

lICHGLART AND ROBBIDIT AT EDINBCIOIL—EarI)
an Friday morning a most daring outrage and robbery was
eammitted in the house No. 13, Leopold-plow, Edinburgh,
by a man who has unfortunately escaped. Miss Sinclair,
Um lady who occupies the house, was awakened between one
and two o'clock in the morning by a noise In her bed-room
(which is in the back part of the building) when, to her
great alarm, she discovered a maw 'tending by her bedside,
holding a pistol in one hand and a candle in the other. His
features were disfigured by red paint, and the first remark
he made, after the exclamation of alone that escaped the
lady, was a demand for the sum of 101. Mies Sinclair stated
that she bad not the amount at hand, and her niece, a girl
about 13 years of age (who, with a young, r girl, slept in the
same bed with Miss Sinclair), rising up in bed, repeated her
statement. The fellow immediately stepped inward, and
presented the pistol at the girl's head, whit* eatumd her to
fell back in bed in the greatest alarm. He then demanded
to know where the silver plate was kept; and, in answer to
a question by Miss Sinclair, how he came to know such an
article was in the house, be replied that one of her arrant.
had informed him of 'be feet. From the menaces and threats
he employed, Mies Sinclair found it frowsty to rife, her
relue:anc2 to leave bed having elicited from the ruffian a
rude ejesulaiem, that there was no time left to drew. Mir
Sinclair being wattle to find her keys, proceeded to an
seljoining bed-roam in search of them, followed by the dar-
ing intruder. Here, while looking about to discover them,
she &mewed the key in the bed-room door ; and with greet
mediation and mesas* of stied, she darted out of the apart-
ment, snit turning to key in the lock, she locked the fellow
in. Miss Sinclair instantly ran to the outer door, and called
los, the police Her wise seem to have been heard by one
watchman is Elm-row, and by another in the Londen-road ;
but before either of tam wee able to reach her house, she
had alarmed her neighbours, and samaoned them to her
assistance. The police having arrived It was found that the
door of the house bad beets dosed alter Mies Sinclair, and
though the bell wee twig with great him. her Ilk" I.l'
too much alarm to rite and open the dear. However, her
madame wee restored by bellesihe ads of her out,
Wthe poetise atter some delay sisiliss. ?hedger
et she bed-meta whisk tie bsessitakesled bus lieksd,

mu Oh amid, ia the gall eapertatiee of his capture, but
lbe emir ism of hie Lee peewees wee ON epee wWawby
wide bit bid 'Meted hie mope, late a osert-yard below,
abed Mhos het ha height. It fs supposed that a ludas
saill-plige dose by Ike window hay bah isellitated his dos-
sing ; teethe endledees haw get deer away, sad has net
Na.. been bard K. The ides of istoreeptiag hie wraps
by shag shad le the beat of the weeder, wide are
hely -aessolblei,
_Esse sot seem to have Week the pollee-
het. mw be heil thee empie Where te hake his 'raps.
l'be weia ammo to have eallered the house hem the that
sheet He gibed ease by illoging ewer the area veiling,
I and by wdil ekes a wall width glidfee the area trees
des one seat deer, he wee enabled is see* the whitlow el
eltedhieg whisk wee eh failemek ead wee nee site
segeold by iles of the always. He AM seems to
kale' ind the wiedow_, and bevies entered the spectates,.
his Beat shiest was is shoe the ebutews, teas to prevent the
mope ef the light. Fre. the number of wasted heifer
nielshes leneg he the room. the fallow of
to have had
sum dukarhis la rattles • light. The roadie
be serried woe 01/11 ; owe et his earliegt
*pensions was to disguise hatuns with tke red
pent. For this purpose he asoU mod • largo miner Is the
apartment, soar whisk the of this nage wire towed.
The silver plate wri kept is a aide herd is this ream, end es
be suffered it to amps his attention, II beeypexil het he is
not angular thief, or that he is rm. ft lk•=11. The
man had, however, been eine time gghe b-d-
-raees
Were his dihedral, fur, in addition to the linkted
eaadh be serried, this gas was burning (though astirgUked
the previous shah.), mad the drawer of a table had been
eatend, sad a geld wands sad Inver guard SW& isarrimil
away. He also Oohed up ea the way the top of a hien-
hops ; but se hose of the property has been get bythe polies.
The 'arty who opeasdusd this sheep is deseribed as a
fnog tam, about eighths ''hewn yews Mane, five feat
our or In lashes is heighe,, and el derher make. Me was
dressed in • dark jeekeklate eletieep, and had a ghee se
blur auger round hie
SERIOUS OUTBBIiffIULA disturbance of a pave
and alarming character took pleat at Celderbank, soar
of Tuesday. Conflicting eolousta are given of the
eee. • ..cute. The meet correct is, that the colliers attacked a
store brining to the Mosklead boa and Buhl Company,
and that • eallision took plass Delwin theta sad lb Airdrie
policy, who were despatched tothe mane forth. premonition
of order. The other, and, we iediee t) think, more
creditable amount,
.gins a totally different colour to the pro-
ee,diap, their ishgto, sad their authors. It is the follow-
iag :—A party of labourers belonging to Clelland bad gone
down to C lderbank, and entered Mr. Brittle's store there
for soar refreshenest. The storekeeper plied the NMI with
liquor, till all were more or less inebriated. The majority of
the company were 'enamel, and their predilection foe fight-
ing, whoa la liquor, bogie to dovelrp Wall. The store was soot
a some al wild disc rder ; and the keeper, alarmed for the safety
ofhis goads and patron. galled the polies to his Md. With
thi•it assistance the further progrre of the fight was arrested,
mid several of the rioters secured sad locked up In one of the
store-rooms. Intelligence of the affray was sent to Airdrie,
with the request that • body of polkas should be firwarded
issmedianly to presort a recerresca of the outbnsk. The
friends of the belligerean were being apprised the while of
the imprisonment of their comrades, and a strong body of
theta pr. waded at awe te Calderbaok. Oa their arrival
they anticipated the polite from Airdrie only by a minute.
A mho was attempted by the new comers, which was re-
sisted stoutly by the police. A violent struggle was the con-
eequenee ; blows rained thickly and blood flowed freely on
either side. Several of the riugleaders in the attack were
taken prisoners. Considerable use elapsed before the fury
of the mob was quelled, and order and trarquilliiy tutored to
the incited district. —Glasgow Daily Mail.

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE
DURING THE PAST WEEK.

(Prom the Mark-lame Zrpress.)

Though the weather is still far from genial, its
general character has rather improved within the last few
demand in proportion as the fears entertained respecting the
effects likely to be produced by cautioned cold have de-
creased, se has the inclination to pureness wheat diminished.
Up to the close of last WetlL the demand was tolerably active,
bat lace then it has slackened materially, whilst the anxiety
to sell has become more apparent. This is plainly indicated
by the increased supplies which have beet broulht forwerd
by Armen, and it is evident that, unless apprehension re-
specting the future should be kept alive by the recurrence of
sofavourable weather, the recently established advance
would not be maintained ; indeed, some reediest has already
taken place, sales having been made at many of the markets
in the egi cultural; cisu.cts at prices Is. to 2.. per qr. below
the extreme rates obtained last week. This appears to us to
bear out the opinion we have lately rainseed, six ,
that the upward movement was caused slely by the un-
propitious state of the weather, sad set by soy
kits of stocks proving short between this and
harvest. Shun then, however' a spew elementime mina,
which msy make a difference in the state of affairs as far as
future suppli-s from abroad are coecerned—we allude to the
somewhat menacing turn which matters have assumed be-
tween this country and Fresno. The mare possibility of the
tranquillity of Europe being disturbed would, unquestion-
ably, have an immediate itfluenee oa the grain trade ;
and though there may be little danger of such an occur-
rence, still the retail of the French Ambassador is a pro-
cording of sufficient importance to deserve attention. The
(stare is involved in so much uncertainty, that it would
be rash to eater into predictions ; bat we feel satisfied that
the stock of home-grown wheat in the country is quite as
large es is usually bed at the cirresponding period of the
year; and that, unless any unforeseen troubles should arise
out of the difficulties referred to, the importations from
abroad will be on a seals to keep down the value ot agricul-
tural produce, in the British markets, ate point so low as to
be naremunerative to the prodacen.
At most of the large cosauming towns limners in wheat
has bees lees active this week than at any period since el
middle of April. Buyers appear to have secured what they
deemed enough for their immediate wants, and having
added sufficiently to their stocks to render them indifferent
about making further purchases, they have declined forces
the enlariaeed term asked. Though the arrivals of ferries
corn have been more moderate than pres:eusly, the ten-
dency*, prices has been downwards.
At Liverpool, on Tuesday, the value of Worst was the
mate mos that day se'onight ; but it did no.: sell so freely
as the previous market day. Subsequently .:11as found it
necessary to make some concession, and on Friday the turn
was certainly in favour of the buyer.
At the leading markets in Yorkshire the inquiry for wheat
had already fallen off as early as on Tuesday. At Hull
eonsiderable difficulty was experienetd in obtaining former
terms ; and at Leeds prices were is. per qr. lower than on
that day week.
The reports from Birmingham and Bristol, of Thursday's
date, are of a similar character, and at most of the markets
held on Friday a deeliais of Is. per crawler took place.
The 'driers from Scotland are not so flat, the supplies
from the growers not having increased there In the same
ratio as with us, sad the arrivals from abroad having bee.
quits moderate. At Edinburgh, on Wednesday, wheat was
in fair request, and good qualities were Is. to 20. per qr.
dearer. The advance was not so great at Glasgow, but the
Made was decidedly firm.
The most important news from Inland is, in our opinion,
that relative to potatoes. Fears were, we are sorry to say,
entertained that the young plant had received injury from
the severe weather, and the demand for Indian con had, in
consequence, increased to an extent cawing its value to rise
Is. to its. per qr. That the probability of a Whin, menu a
&ficieney in the potato crop, should be regarded with great
apprehension, is perfectly oatmeal, a very large breadth of
lead having bees pleated ; but we trust that the alarm may
prove groundless.
Some alight increase has taken pine in the snivels of
wheat coastwise into Lade; still the quantity brought
forwent is small, amounting up to this (Saturday) evening
to only 3,064 qrs. The show at Mark-lane by land-carriage
samples from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, has bees quite
trifling since Monday, and the operations have consequently
been on a retail scale, the millers being generally unwilling
to
.purchase au sow b; a market.
The little business done en Wednesday was at rates pre-
cise similar to those current in the commencement of the
weri._

On Friday we had only a ran or two fresh up from Erin ;
latices, conimequently, remained firm, but there was cer-
tainly inclination to buy, and we much question whether
it would have been possible to place any quantity without
submitting to a decline.
The averages are now beginning to show the effect of the
late rise, and the last weekly return for the kingdom, pub.
lined os Thursday, is 38s. per qr.
The receipts of wheat from abroad have, u compared
with the arrivals of previous weeks, bees very moderate,
though the wind has ben favourable for vowel' from the
northern ports of Europe. It will be observed, by refer•
ring to the found List, that there is also a deereese in
the number of ships, corn-laden, which have passed Elsi-
nore; and it is, therefore, probable that the supplies
will, for a time, be lees abundant than we have lately been
soeustomed to: still we may calculate on tolerable /naivete
from some of the nearer entineatal ports; sad unless a fresh
'impetus should be given to the demand by buressed awe
hension regarding the growing mope, the 'apply is likely,
we think, to keep pass with the demand. -Hitherto im-
porters have avoided landing as much u possible, but they
have lately been enabled to realise somewhat better prism
from on board ship, say, kw good qulities of red 39i. to 4Ce.,
and fine Rostock 4*. to 435.
_per quarter. At thee rates,
which are about the same as time at whisk sales were suds
out Moaday, ally a retail bunco has since been transacted.
Polish Odessa sad the lower •priced kinds of wheat have met
with a moderate show of attention. Teen was rather less
healiaation to buy on Friday, than uglier in the week, bet
then wee no quotable alteration in the value of say der
eriptioa.
The tap price of town-manatactued Boar ham seder's,'
ao change. The supply of the article from France has not
been so liberal as it wee feet week. sad what had boos
previously leaded has boos MIA with Imams, otill so