The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

SOUTHWARK.
"A Lail" tx THIN SURRIT Thmmson
(sa assumed name), skated to be a gentleman highly con-
amid wit► Cambridge Univerri•y, wee thirsted with the
folloniag earaordinary °sada% in the Surrey Thea•re:
The constable of the theatre said, t►at daring the per-
formance last night the prisoner, who was with *eve&
other retina° in one of th- private boxes adjoining the
rage, abespily climbed upon the stage with one of the play-
Dille rolled up in his hand, ignited it gee S. the stervlampo,
sad headed it to ass of his friends, who lighted ►fs ties:
with it. It was barprising that be did not est are to the
theatre, aa the box is question bad large nu-lin curtains in
front of It. His eon !tact crested much confusion, and it was
some time betas Ike pert nuance could be continued. In
getting into the box semis t►e prisoner broke the panel and
aid considerable damage to the curtaime. His companion.,
who were smoking in the theatre, in a quiet manner,
bat Mr. Shepherd, the lenge, e)noiJered it his duty to the
public to give the j rieoner into custody.
In defense, the poisoner said he was extremely sorry for
what he ►ad dose. It was a mere "lark," having made a
bet with ono of hi. (visas that be dare not head him •
light. lie had so into -don of ciao, any injury, and was
willing to pay fur say damage he had committed.
Mr. o'Beckett told him that a gentlemen is kis eta•ion of
life ought to have known better that to act in such a dis-
graceful manner in a public theatre. He should flee him
40e, sad order him to fad two sureties for his future con-
duct.

the isagnarave's corers having been cosiiii•d with, he
was diachasged.

MONEY MARKET.

TrrSDAT EVIOMID.
At the flawing of the prol.rietors of the Bark of
British North America ho Id this day, a dividend wu
declared at the rate of 5 per cent. The profits for the
last twelve month., it appeals, have amounted to
51,0561. The undivided amount of profit, up to the
31st of December last, was 58,3591.
In the foreign exchanges for this mail there was a
better demand for bills on most of the continental
cities, but the rates CAD scarcely be said to have
varied from those which ruled on Friday.
The advice* received from the various continental
bourses, to-day, pr. sent no feature requiring particu-
lar comment. At Brunets and Antwerp the national
hinds were wall maintained, with the Five per Cents,
1848, tending upwards. The accounts from Amster-
dam have not come to hand to-day.
Konigsber,r letters of the 28th ult. state that the
demand for wheat bad almost subsided, bat prices
were not lower. Rye was in good request, at pro rious
rates. In other grain prices remained unaltered.
The late supplies of linseed had all been taken off the
market at former prices. Freight to London, 3s.
per qr.
Danzig adrices of the 29th May state that t.e late
heavy purchasts of who at had eased the market, and
little wait teen offering. Prices were giving way ;
buyers, however, of go..d quality were still in the mar-
ket at 31. to 3-. Gd. per qr. below the extreme rates
paid fourteen days sgo, and some very good Bog
wheat 621 lbs. had realised 41s. per qr. t. o. b. As
all the boats in that district had got safely into the
Vistula, fresh tupphes of fine Bug wheat were daily
expected. Freight to London and East Coast was
quoted 3a. to 3s. 3d. per qr.
St. Petersburg advice* of the 25th mention con-
tinued dulness in the tallow market, the transactions
of toe week being limited to about I.6oocasks, chiefly
for August, at 109 B. It. cash, and Ukraine for June
at 113 B. It., at which rates it was offered. Hemp
was selling only in small parcels on the spot at 871
to 89 R. for clean, and other kind, in proportion. In
flax nothing was doing, and although the first parcels
had arrived, priers were not yet fixed; 5,000 theta.
linseed had been done at 27 R. for August, but Mor-
shaosky was held at 28 R. The low rates of freight
had siren rise to a few transactions in wheat at 224 to
234 R , and in rye at 12 R. Kips were
firm, and not to be had under 63c. for
10 and 11 lb. In exemplification of the
beneficial working of oar ptesent navigation laws, it
is stated that three English vessels had been taken up
to load for the United Sates at 15 dole. for hemp, and
10 dols. for manufactured goods. The rates of height
to the East Coast were quoted 275. ad. ter ton clean
hemp, 355. per std. hd. for deals. Exchange on Lon-
don, 37 16-18 to 38 1-18 d.

Letters from Galati of the 18th May complain of
the want of animation in the grain market, which
was depreessil beyond all precedent at this season of
the year. The disinclination to operate became every
day more apparent, and would have caused a reduc-
tion in prices, but these were kept up by the arrivals of
chartered vessels, for which cargoes have to be pro-
vided, whilst the stocks continue low, and could not be
estimated at Galati and Ibraila above 40,000 kilos.
wheat, 9,000 kilos. old and new maize, 6,000 kilos.
rye, and 3,600 kilos. barley. The last prices paid
were 225. 10d. to 245. for middling and gold light
wheat, and 15s. Bd. to 18s. 7d. for good maize per
quarter, f. o. b. Rye and barley were without ic-
quiry, and prices nominal. Freight to England
was quoted 7s. 91. per quarter for wheat, with plenty
of tonnage. Exchstlps on London was firm at 941 to
951 for three months.
_ _ _

At Odessa, two Austrian vessels had been chartered
to load wheat and linseed for Great Britain at Os. 9d.
sad 7s. per quarter ; and one Prussian of 433 tons at
455. per ton T., with 10 per cent. additional if to the
continent. The exchan6e on London wee quoted
2,1971 to 2,200.
The arrival of the steam ship Niagara puts us in pos-
session of direct accounts from New York to the 22d
May, and by electric telegraph to the 24th idem.
The commercial advice', generally, are rather more
encouraging than they have been of lats. At New
York the cotton market had been variously affected,
and the last accounts from Liverpool had not strength-
ened the hands of holders, who could not effect sales
without making sumo alight concession in price,
which, however, there was no disposition to grant.
The total receipts at all the shipping porta show a &-
crease of 027,813 bales as compared with list year.
Scotch iron was difficult of sale at 181 to 19 dollars ;
English iron was quoted 35 to 331 dole. Some id. a
mar be formed of the progress which trade is making
in New York from the following returns :