The Express. — London, England, 1863-12-17 00:00:00

4 _ NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, Dec. 16.--41TOINTIIINTS.—Mater J. E. Kaighaera. to tbe Aurora. Parmaston J. L. J. Wogauff and W. 0. &veil, to the Azia (additional); J. El Dation, to the Cumberland (ad& tonal). Areistant Sargeoe He/grave Nino* to the Curacco. CHATHAM, Dic..l& . T:,e target treently experimented %Km at Shoe- In:yews with Sir William Armetrotoes 600-pounder gun has oseo rumored to Alwerotas, where it is being token to pieces by the workmen employed at that dockyard. STAFF COLLEGE EXAMINATION. T!.e subjoined lint, glowing the result of the re sent examieetion ter admission to tie Staff College, is published for the informs iCRI of the allay. The successful eampotetars have the word " reootrunended " spinet their name. The names of the candidates who have failed sre omitted, but by the lodes numbers such officers can ascer tain what marks they have gained. These candidates re setamendsi for admission will j in the C 'liege on the Ist of Yobruary next, and will quote this order so their authority for sc doing. Remarks. 31 ; 1600 Aecuramended. 3.4:5' ADO. t 439. bat& 1426 i Ditto. 303±: D.tto. 3349: _ Ditto. - ! (Recommended pond. 2337. , sionally, pruding ( cifereuce to laths. DM: Recommended. i Recommended pro -204 I vieMnally, pending Ireference to Mau ritius. IPSI Recommended. 1263. Ditto. 1840 Ditto. { Qualified. but there is no vs.:Ailey f-r a 1754 third othoer .4 RI. Artille.y. 17.1 Recommended. {Qualliled, but there is im nu vacancy for a second oecer of 100th !tart. 1553 Recommended. 1363 Ditto. Difit ) 1422 - 1 vaallfled, but there 1400 ! are 110 VAPS1•1•160 iiir &re HO VACILACIC3. 1081 . 11/1 Failed in mathematics 1.055 . 1 Ditto in modern t languages. ' (Ditto in matheensUca and in modern language. 411 Do iu mathematics. By comm.od of his Royal Highness the Field Marshal Comotanuiog-in •Chief, .iAmEs Poses &hater', Adjutant• General. SCENE AT A COUNTRY MEETING. (FROM OCR OWS ILIPOSTIOL) COVENTRY, TUESDAY. This evening Sir Joseph Paxton addressed his eoistitueete in the Corn Exchange. The body of the hall. which is capable of holding some 3,000 bidividuals, was pecked by • dense roam of the Coventry weevers and watchmakers, the larger portion of whom spent the inning in shouting themselves hoarse, varied by dancing about in groups of thirty or forty in different parte of the ball, like mad fakirs or dancing dervishes ; and as this proceeding, which is popularly knows is Coventry seder the name of Jeffree end Berlowing, cautioned more or lees daring the whole of the evening, Sir J. Paxton was obliged to speak by turns to the reporters and le • select crowd of supporter imme- diately below the platform, to whom alone his remarks were audible. Without being absolutely riotous the meeting was me of the noisiest that has ever been held even in Coventry. When the doors ware opened the crowd rushed in yelling, shouting, and hooting at the very top of their voices, and when they tired • little of this they fell to blowing the most ear-piercing penny whistles that were ever operated spon, which, cembised with excellent imitations of the crowing of cocks, the barking of dogs, the grunting of pigs, the Kooning of cets, and other animal sounds, and the Jaffree and Bestowing, rendered the scene as much like • Pandemonium ea can well be imagined. Numerous ems the attacks made upon the phalanx that guarded the platform, but the liberals stood firm, shoulder to shoulder, sedum linked in arm, so that the only effect was to raise vest clouds of black dust, which rendered the murky faces of the gnat unwashed murkier than before. With the Bret rush came the old Coventry cry of •' Morgan," but the Morganites did not meet with much meow. the response being folly as many yells as chum Late is the evening. ea they bad at last become utterly unbearable, a simultaneous effort was made by the whole body of Sir Joseph's supporters, and the disturbers of the peace were hurried neck nod crop pell.ruell out of the hail, after which comparative quietness ensued, and Sir Joseph obtained a most triumphed hearing, such trifles as halfo-dosen fights going on at the same time in different parts of the room being altogether unheeded. Notwith standing the row, there was evidently little or ao real ill feelies exhibited ; on the contrary, the greatest good temper prevailed on both sides, and the majority of the meeting seemed datermieed to treat the whole affair as an ucellent joke. Sir J. PLITOI entered the room a few minutes before 7 o'clock, and was received by his friends with repeated :muds of cheering and shows of hands, which seems to be $ very favourite way of examen' public opinion in Coventry, for the crowd were iauriably quieted for a few minutes by the exhibition of imams' placards on which were ;ranted in large ohameten, " Show of hands for Pax ton," 'dhow of hands for Peel." Sir Joseph was wean. pealed to the platfoun by Mr. C. Flint the Rev. Mr. Cross, Mmes. Marston, Adldas, We s ton , S. Wylliam, Cooper, W. H. Hill, J. Hill, J. Cuba° B. Herbert Phil lips, R. K. Itotheraro, Hepworth, R. Cahiecott, A. H. Pees, Watenon, W. Taunton, F. T. Taunton, R. Hoods, J. Mien, J. F. Flint. J. & Witham, do. Mr. Csantm FLINT, having been called to the chair, at tempted to open the proceedings by a speech, but not a word that he said less andible even to ti.n.e at his elbow. No sooner did he open his month than f.OO other mouths were opened with such yelling, groaning, shouting, and cheering, that he was fain to close it again. Twenty times did be essay to address the people, and twisty times was he obliged to &WC All this time the vast crowd wen swaying about here and there, shouting, yell ing, screaming. fightiag, and wrestling ; in some portions of the hall the people being jammed together till the, made the building teemed with shouts' for room, while in other parts the floor was quite vacant ; then again the vacant parte would be covered by the rush of the crowd, and those in which the people were so jammed just before would he left comparatively free, until the whole scene re sembled nothing so much as one of those ronnoramie emhibitions in which all sorts of figures are made to move contrary ways, producing nothing but a /sutra idea of cal f usioo. At length, after a trial of about 20 minutes' dura tion to make himself hunt, the chairman gore Op the at tempt ina a bad job, and, with a look of blank despair, called upon Sir Joseph Paxton, in dumb show, to commence his addroo. Sir J. PISTON went to work in a far more business-lib way. With a short reporter before hi m , a ta ll one b e hi n d , and three or four on each aide, be commenced by good kuttioureilly assuring the crowd that they would fond it all in the papers—a promise, however, which will he hardly redeemed—end then turned round and vociferated what be lad to say into the ears of the reporters. At the same time he began Ida speech,* dismal looking man in the crowd, with a very dirty fans, began a comic song, in return for which he initiosdistaly bad his hat knocked over his eyes • and there were three or four fights a n d a b ou t tielfet-diner; dancing parties going on. This sort of fun went on for shout an hour, when the determined effort before alluded to was roads to expel the Idoreanites, and some degree of order was obtained. Elea, Name, and Corps. LtJ.O. RidoaL lain Iket. .. -240 A. W. Duna•an. 147 C.W Willu,'_•:ird Rylt. 39 IL C. W. Rebinson, BL 1116e..136 Lt o.3lThegor, lEt 17 Mgt. 60 Cspt R. J. 11 'anvil, !40th Mgt. 63 CspL A. W. J. M,.ntgoinerie,t 1 , 3 Intl Hunan CapL IL V. Dickens. if Bt. 11 Y. 144 lieut. A.(:. Wpm. N lath least It Henry 14•41134. R.A- .7. 117 Capt. C. C. rts.uoy. 644 h P 43... 42 Lt. A. W. Polon, 51 BA 3d P. 141 Brev?t Lleut-CoL H. Peel Yuri, Royal Artillery .. ao lieut. G. I . tem Ma to Ht,;lmeat _ _ , IL G. Fox Grant. 62.1 Re. Lt. J. W. Shawe. 47th Ist :.165 1 Cipt.O. . Untie/nu k, al B. 218 W. J. E. hale, 2 Bt. BO R. 133 Lieut. L. A.Gregain, 26th Rat Oa Lieut. IL C. Mane. 2 Bt. 17 R. 228 Capt. R. Blundell, ard Humana 48 Capt. F. S. Harries, dith ILA 88 .138 CRYSTAL PALACE COMP.LIVY. After our report left yesterday, Coloud Youno objected to tees admission oo the Sao days a. toadied to dimisielt the receipt' of the cou3pany on ether days. Mr. Warrwooo thought that the staff might be reduced, and that then might ha fewer superntoodoota. Mr. limn warmly supported the :Saodsy opnine of the plea ., and thought it ought to extend to the public gramrailv. The OILMAN briefly replied le the different apreirnia, and minceseef thug the poultry 'hews would set ha repeated. With nipset to the iamb ha behead diet the Sacred HatuKlaill Seelety had lost by b e arrangement . with the rru i fir o withdrew hie antindeneet, and the report was unanianowily defiled. Colossi Young'. inetien, beteg iwformal, was milked few next roveliag. and She preseediep tormientad with the election el Mr. J. & Nosentli as a director of the ear puny, sod the need vete el drake to the chairman and dirseetne. Lome = GietereALOlCentie CoN7e/ee(Lrwirrete),.. Trak receipts ter the week seam Dee. 13, 11,3551. 13s. lionnINAN'S TRA is cholas and strong, moderato to price, rad wholesonie to ass. These advaatage. have nerved doe die Tea a proem! geedersatta It la mold la patina b Meg ••••••—i•diaamalumune THE Expß tab) Intellignue. EQUITY COURTS.—Dsc. 1& (Before VionClumosller Weed.) READI V. WILL& Mr. Ron moved esparto on behalf of Mr. Charles Reid., the novelist, for au uQuoction to restrain the defendant, the manager of the Southampton Theatre, from performing a play iotringing the copzright of the plaintiffs tale of " Never too I. to to Mend, founded on his play of Cold. The Vize-thaneellor granted an interim order on the usual terms. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Dec. 16. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) FIT2e.gIiALD V. PITZOIII.II.D. —SPECIAL JURY. The zetitiour continued after our report left yesterday : —On March •Ji. 1859, we removed to a furnished house io Chester-street. 1 was then near my con fluomeist. Major Fitzgeteld came to Pontetreet on the day of the removed. I asked him to dine at the club that day, but he refused, and I went out in the nonage to order things for him. I did not get beck to Chester-street. till after dark ; and I then found Lim in the parlour livid with rage. He slammed thedoor to, andasked me where I had been ! I asked him to let me go upstairs, but be swore at me, and said I should hear all he lied to say. ' I attempted to lave the room, but he threw me back on a chair and locked the door. He cursed the day on which he had first seen me. When he threw me down I immedi itely felt sick. The servant came to the door and knocked. Major Fitzgerald called nut that it was nothing, and took me up stairs himself. I was very ill, but he entreated me to go down to dinner jo tlAt Ehe gignote might not know that used been a row. I was in 15oi or lees after that for three weeks. I was attended by Dr. Perry two days after I fell on the chair. I did not tell him what bad occurred. He asked me whether I had suffered any violence, but I did not wish to tell him that my husband bad killed his own child, for I hoped that what had occurred would improve his 000 duet without any exposure. When I told the respondent what had occurred to me he turned very white. I was confined of a dead child three weeks after the occurrence. I was attended by Mr. Pettigrew, the brother ot Dr. Pettigrew. Before then the responden t bad consulted Mrs. Mallet on my symptom., and she told him that it would be all right ; and then be behaved much the lame as before. The child was born dead, it having died, the doctor said, three weeks before. I was obliged to go to Tunbridge Wells after my cioafineusent Major Fitzgerald came to see me term While I was there I saw somethieg in the newspapers about the Mallets, and I spoke to my husband about them. He said he should still visit them, and that I might leave him if I pleased. Mr. Mallet had called and left their cards. I told the respondent that if he would give up their an quaintance, which was very offensive to me, I would re turn their call. We went to Scotland in July. On the way he dew into a rage; I an hardly say why, for his passion was generally without rhyme or reuse. He took up • cushion. 1 begged him to curb his temper, and reminded him of the disastrous consequences which bad flowed from it in Chester-West. He said that he knew that be had killed the child, and that I was • fool to live with him • day afterward'. In January, 1860, there was a yroposal to pur chase a country residence at Braden, near alalmesbary. I went with him to the solicitor to our marriage trustees, Mr. Francis, to get the money. Major Fitzgerald was exceed ingly angry became Mr. Francis told him that the crewel be would get with me was 10,0001., my father having • power of appointment over the rest. lie left the house in • rigs, saying. " It would be too d--able to have you with only 10,0001." 1 was again made ill. le May I was prematurely confined, and the child lady lived 36 hours. We afterwards went to Norwood, and in November, 1860, we went to Braden. From the Ist of January in that year be had not slept with me. That was at his desire ; sad be never did enter my bed again. I told him that his 000duot was extremely cruel to me. His reply was that no woman was worth having after thirty, and that • woman after that age was like stale fish. When I begged him not to cut down some favourite trees he celled me a viper, and said he prayed to God to get rid of me. Inn upstairs to my room. Ha seized me by the wrist, and threw me about the room. He almost dislocated my 'boulder, and I had spasms that night. I was ill for two or three month'. He once told me that nothing would give him greater pleasure than to thrash me within ae Web of my life. The name sort of thing hap pened several times. My wrists were blackened, and he forced his nails into me. I once told him that I should not live lug if he treated me so. He replied, "Oh es yLm will ; you've had enough to kill fifty women already.' (Laughter.) My father and mother came to see me at Braden, and I returned with them to London. I went at their request to Dr. Pettigrew. When I saw him I burst into tears, aad be then made &statement to mw I saw him • few days afterwards, and while I was talking to him some letters were brought in. He me two in my husband's handwriting. I gave them to my father to read, and sever re turned to M ijor Fiwa.M afterwards. I was at Dover with my father mother is Out, 1861. Major Fitzgerald came to me w the steps of my father's house there. He rushed up to me, nixed me by the arm, and dragged me down the steps. My mother said she would not have any of that violence, and begged him to go. She wee obliged to send for the police. By the Queen's Advocate—l first met my husband at Malvern, where we both stayed at • water cure. I bad known him three or four months when I was married to him. Should say that be began to treat me ill two days after the wedding. My life with hint was wretched. I requested him to take me about in Paris ; bat he said it would bore him to do so. Before the marriage he told my father that he owed 1,5001. -, and my father. who wee very partial to him, said that be would pay his debts ; end he seemed to understand that my father promised to give him a cheque for 1,5004 on the wedding day. There was a sum of 8,0001. settled as me at the death of Lord Wit limn Fitzgerald, and in the meantime my husband received 1001. a year from his father. His pay was about 6001. a year. The settlement made on me by Lord William was to go from mew three cooditioas, one of which was if I left my husband. My husband constantly called me offensive names. I never used improper words myself. I never told my husband that I had no wish to go into society ; on the contrary, I complained to him of being kept out of it. I am not quite certain whether the letter produced is in my handwriting ; the handwriting of ladies is so much alike. On looking more closely at it I have no doubt on the subject. My husband's cooduct at the time it was written wee cruel, though he did pay great attention to me at the time when I was ill. My mother +seaways ea bed terms with my husband; be always disliked her. My father was on rood terms with him tilt the last two years. Dublin society had not much attraction for me, for I had no opportunity of mein it. I did sot know that there was say losairipg— any unkind end indelicate gossiping—about me. never told Mn. Doherty, • monthly nurse, that I never wished to have a child, or another child. I never told Mrs. Doherty that Mrs. Mallet wee a devil. I complained of my husband to Miss Julia Tufo, and also to my mother, bat I was not anxious to tell much about it. Miss Tufa said to me, " Never mind. Many men that begin with hating their wives end with loving them better than other people." Never beard my father say that my husband was a Florence Nightingale in trimmers. (Laughter.) It is quite possible that he may have said so. He always represented himself to ha very attentive, and he was not contradicted. He was generally very cruel to me at bed time ; then when ha sow that I was very much cut up he would grow kinder to as ; then when he saw I was getting better be would re commence his unkindnees. I repeat that he was both • kind and an unkind man to me. (A laugh.) I may pos ably have written a confideotial letter to my brother-in-law, Mr. Frederick Fitzgerald, complaining that my husband had not reoeived the same sum from his family as other members of it. The letter was in answer to a speech of his to me. I never wrote an eponymous letter to any one in my life. I never wrote the letters handed to me. I am tolally ignorant of them. My lashand's anger in Charles street wee because the grow bad not mot the mediae in. I charge him with having on that maasion caused the death of my child. Whim Dr. Perry attended me he examieed me roughly, and pre me mote pain. I did out say that he had awed the death of my child. Major Fitzgerald said that ; I remarked. "It may have been so." I adopted his statement because I wished to berme my husband. I know Lady Anne Shersom the sister of Lord Townsheod. I *ever told her tbat Mr. Perry had done the mischief. I will swear that I have no recollection of sayieg anything of the hied. I talked to Dr. Pettigrew as the subject but I sever told him that Mr. Perry bed sued the child's death. I never conversed as the subject with His, Caroline Temple, the landlady of the house where we lived. She never told me that she thought I should never have • chili live because I pet myself into such pas gem I never told Miss Johanna Taaffe that I could have brought an action against the doctor for murdering the child. I remember telling be. that there was an intimate tine on ite head which accounted for its death, and that Major Fitzgerald thought it was ovine to the ILSDINif in which the doctor had handled me. H ijor Fitzgerald was certainly not careful of me when I was pregnant. Mr. Fiu me volunteered to come over from Ireland with me ; but I do sot know that be came at my hothead's request. My husband told me that it was very kind in Mr. Fieucage to come so far with me as Holyhead. When I was in England I went to the drawing room. I was presented be Lady Hailers. my husband's cousin's wife. My husband sever made the least objection to my going to court. 1 I liked Braden very much indeed. It was purchased with I my money, and my husband went down a month before me to get the place nady. I ascribe my premature coneseseast entirely to the cruelty of ray husband. Is &dosing the theory that Mr. Perry had injured the p revious child, I may =Ably have gee. se far as to say • • Well, I think he I sever told my own mother what had really hap ! Pod end she always thought it was Mr. Perry's fault. flare was so memo why my - husbead should have occupied a separate bed, except some five or six weeks dune( the of the two years he kept away from is room. The sparrel which (odd te his hurtle( my ahealdee, sad giving me spasms, arose out of a request of his te me for Wee sous& He plied me to give him the mos to buy comb for die of the village, and I merely sa ute him that I should like to distribute it myself instead of basilisk( it tote clergymos. He lbw In • rage with me simply far thst. I bare sever esiimited evidence myself far this wait. I west to Mr. Fielder he the autumn of 1882, sod be re- Sawa all tilt Priam tin he headed them to Mr. Capes. My mother has takes so part in these pmosediap what- ever. I have semi • whams awned Elizabeth Beaufr4re I. Paris. Yrs. Swan an old espant. had se interview with biz at the hotel Clielesul, sad afterwards brought bee to ESS, THURSDAY IV London. Madame Beaufr. , re complained to me that her daughter had been so persecuted by the respondent to pre. vent her from coming to give evidence, that I thought rrgbt that she should have some protection. I went to see a witness named Kelly, who has sines died. I was told that be wee dying, and embed to see me. I took him what ever I thought the poor man wanted. He had been butler to the Mallets. I have seen another person named Hop kins. She is out of her mind in consequence of the persecu tion to which she hu been subjected. I met her near my residence in Chepelttreet, and asked her to come and 900 100. Re-examined—l have never spoken to thewitoesais, or ' told them what to say. If I saw them it was on the distinct understanding that the subject of their evidence should not be mentioned between us. When Besufriae allO to Folk. stone, Mrs. Swann found &detective employed by my hus band waiting for her ; so she brought her up to town. Mr. Capes told use not to go near Kelly, but I did nut like to refuse the request of a dying man. All I pave him was two spples, a bunch of grapes, and • biscuit. Hopkins bad been a cook in my service, and a witness on my side, both of cruelty sod adultery. In the letters I wrote to the respondent's sisters I spoke of my husband in terms of affection, because I did not wish the interior of my home to be made public, sod bemuse while I was with him I did not wish to iujnre his prospects with his father. That was the reason why I did not speak to Lord William Fitzgerald on the subject I spoke to no one about it except to my mother, and to her only partially. Mr. Perry • surgeon accoucheur, described his interview i with Mn.s Ftzgerald. sod deposed that the child was dead when he was called io to her. Witness's treatment could not possibly base injured it. The court then ruse. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Dec. 16. (B,k Rr, Ccomillintr Cosibure.) IN HE SPARHAN. -CASA OF AN ATFORNIT.-JUDONINT. The bankrupt, an attorney, of Disunitelletrost, recently applied for his order of discharge. Debla, 5,0001. ; easels of trifling amount. Mr. C. K Lewis supported. Mr. LinkLtter opposed on the ground that the bankrupt had received money on behlilf of a client, Mr. Lockingtoo, and had appropriated it to his own use. His Honour said the me was one of much importaece. It was an instance of an attorney. who was placed in a position of great trust and confidence, having so conducted himself as to subject himself to severe reprobation and censure. The bankrupt had begun practice some years ego with something of his own ; he borrowed money of relatives which he had to repay ; and the consequence was that be had been going backward ever since, and Dow ended with liabilities of 5,0001. and not a farthing to pay anybody. It was alleged against him that he had contracted Mr. Lockington's debt without probable means of payment, and that he had been guilty of unjustifiable extravagabce in living. It was perfectly plain from the evidence that this man had been in a hopeless state of insolvency for eight or ten years. and that he had no reasonable ground or expec tation of being able to pay any of the debt. be had recently contracted. He had been employed by Mr. Lookington to sue some debtors, had received 401. on that petleiaan's ac count, and had applied it to his own nee. It was some thing startling to hear of a solicitor thus appropriating his client's money, be being at the time in a state which made it quite plain that if he appropriated it for the moment, he would never be able to repay it. Everybody must admit that this conduct was frau dulent in the highest degree. By the bankrupt'. own admission—tfor he was very candid)—he had been hopelessly insolvent for several years ; sod he said that he was a little better now than he was seven or eight yean ago. He now owed 5,07.31., and gave up W. li.. in furniture, on which there was a claim for rent. This was indeed a sad case, but one which must be visited with punislimeet ; beeause if solicitors were to err in this way, it would be fatal to the relation of attorney and client, and it behoved everybody to try and keep that as pure and untainted as possible, for if it were to be polluted by conduct of this kind, there would be an end of that free intercourse which took place between men and their confidential solicitors. The court was clearly of opinion that this man had contracted debts without reason able or probable expectation of being able to pay them. His personal expenditure had been at the rate of 5001. a year for the two years preceding the bankruptcy. In his circumstances this must be held to be unjustifiable extrava gance. On those two group& the court would suspend the order of discharge for nine months, the bankrupt to be without protection for six months ; but protection would be given for one month to give the bankrupt the opportu nity of appeal. ' - elkrING, DECEMBER William Cash, Barre, and Hallett were each sentenced to five years' pawl servitude, Giles to three years, and Partite and Colo to two years' itapmoninent, with hard labour. The lenity of the sentence wotouilhed a crowded court. This can coecluded the business of the amiss, and bie lordship lift for Maidstone. APPLICATION )OR ADJUDICATION AGAINST ♦ NON-TRADED Mr. Roxburgh said be had to apply to the court, under the 70th section of the act of 1861, for an adjudication of bankruptcy spinet a gentleman who mu a noo.trader,resideut at Parke. The petition had been served upon the debtor there on the 10th November ; the time for his appearance bed expired ; end an act of bankruptcy having been com mitted, adjudication was now asked for. The debtor had resided at Croydon up to July last, whew be broke up his establishment, sold his furniture, went abroad, sod had since continued there. About the act of bankruptcy there was no doubt, but the petitioning creditor's debt was dis puted. It consisted of an order of the Court of Chummy for the payment of a large sum of money. This order was made in August last, two years after the pe gof the act of 1861, and it was consequently a debt witbi's the meaning of that act. In the cue of the " Royal Bank of Australia sod Robinson's Executors" (6 De Ostx, M. aid G., 572), it bad been decided by seven of the judges that a debt for calls only accrued from the time the order wan m ad e. . . Mr. Chidley, who appeared for the debtor, contended that the debt was to be taken to be contracted when the shame were subscribed for. He referred to the Warwick and Worcester case (30 Law Journal, Equity, 513), where it was ruled that • call was not a specialty, but a simple contract debt. The debtor is this case bad purchased shares in the Waterloo Assurance Company—the last purchase being in November, 1860 ; and the debt was in reality contracted ►t that time. At the time when the Act of 1861 paused the debtor was clearly net liable to be made bankrupt ; and be bad doe* nothing rinse to make bitumen so liable. The con tract was really made when the deed was signed. His Honour reserved his judgment. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—MAmerrows, Duo. 16. The commission for the county of Kent was °pulsed here late last night. The calendar of prisoners is • very heavy one, and there will be more than thirty prisoners for trial The offences, too, am of • serious character. There is roe charge of wilful murder, and seven cases of anon, owe of which was postponed from the summer auizes, and the pri soner is charged with feloniously setting fire to a dwelling house, several persona being therein at the time. This is an offence which until very moonily was • capital one, and. under the altered state of the law, any person convicted of it is liable to be sentenced to penal servitude for life. ' There are also two camel wounding with intent to murder, in one of which • prisoner congoed in the county gaol at Maidetooe is charged with attempting to murder • fellow prisoner. Another peculiar case that will have to be dia -1 posed of is a charge against • elan named Thomas Richard son, who was examined is s. witness upon a nisi priva trial at the spring wizen, and who was committed by Baron Bramwell, the presiding judge, upon a charge of wilful and corrupt perjury. NORFOLK CIRCUIT. CII3IIIRIDOK, Die. 16. (Wore Mr. Baron Martin.) His lordship cam* to this town last night from Notting ham, and this morning, before trying prisoners ' attended divine orrice in King's College chapel, St. Mary's church, where the judges usually go, being closed daring some alteration. At all other teams it is the modem and duty of the high sheriff to provide the judges of maize with suitable lodr legs, bat in Cambndge it has invariably been the practice for their lordship, to occupy rooms in the lodge at Trinity College. A oettaie part of the lodge is set apart for them, and it is said that from the foundation of the college, the sovereign and his representatives, in the perms of the judges, have occupied these rooms when in Cambridge. However this may be, until the present master. D. Whe wall, was appointed, her Majesty's judges have always been welcomed with pleasure had grans at Trinity, but very shortly after entering upon Mike he manifested • spirit of opposition to this time honoured custom, and twice were learned judges ex posed to treatineid at his hands unusual end unprooe. dented. The prospect of a visit from Mr. Baron Martin, during the present winter maize in for n. again roused the anger of the muter, and conceiving that, if the judges were admitted thrice in the year to the lodge, a th ird visit would be intolerable, a few days since the reverend doctor emend • Bodce to be served by him solicitor upon the high *bend. =leg him to provide ether lodgings for the learned j , as the inconvenience to the muter and hie family, resulting from tbe judge occupying the r o o ms in ' (math" would be great, and he must decline recsivieg him. The high sheriff at me" rather than that the judge should be exposed to any indignity or inconvenience, provided roams is the town, but a communication ou the subject was made to the Home Secretary. In the MOM time the matter having come to the knowledge of the fel. lows of Trinity, they at ones remonstrated with Dr. Who well, and the soneequencs was Mr. Baron Mafia repaired ,to Trinity as moat. It is said the matter lea hese brought ! under the immediate notice of her Majesty, bet however that mar be, surely it is high time, if there be • right on either aide, it should be defined and her Majsety's judges no longer be exposed to the caprice of art arbitrary person who ma acv y e cr mtheir amnia/ at rium them lo i si d gieg c L i l7ard has TIM r aed uind today w not o f sara g ent importance to cal for •tepert. WESTERN CIRCMT.—TAmrrow, Dic. 15. (ashes itr. Baron Pig 4h) Ths hid of Ifis saves saes charged with • laps upon mpg girt mad Modesto Ifister, which vas sot hoishoil se the tiros of shs &roach of oar last pored, chided .as ooa ♦t *l4 (Moth this swish's, after banns lamed too Th. r, Aar a quarter of as hoses deliberstios, " " • ' . . im wand sal a; prisonsts'Osilty, bet varionamendod Pitman Tim tan— was gone into in this case, when the jtuy and Coles (dm landlord of the Half-Moss, to tits stable of Aopitted the Prisoner. which tho his hod hew *Aso epos his nommen- Mars was also another indictment, but this was not aim, sod Yore oattosod) to mom. roomood Comb, pot kites CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. Panay row, an interesting young girl, dredbed in the calendar as • spinster, under 19 years of age, was placed at the tar to answer an indictment charging her with COD. °settee the birth of her illegitimate child. The prisoner had been committed for trial by the magistrate on the charge of wilful murder, and • similar verdict had been pasted against her, and had been returned on the coroner's inquisition. The grand jury, however, bad ignored the bill respecting wilful murder, and she now appeared to answers indictment for the c oncealment of birth. Mr. Platt appeared for the prosecution, and stated the fats of the cue to be these :—The prisoner had been in the orrice of the family of Mr. Arthur Buller, in Kensing ton, r nader housekeeper, and was much esteemed by her master, the family, and the household, during the period of eight months. On the day mentioned in the indictment the prisoner complained of being unwell, and suspicious being entertained that she had recently been delivered of • child, a search wee made, and io one of the drawers of a chest in the prisoner's bedroom was found the dead body of • child carefully wrapped up in • neat impkin. Mr. Ribbon, who appeared as counsel for the primmer, intimated to the court that he felt he could not contend ardor the charge of concealment of the birth, and, with his lordship's permission, the unhappy prisoner, after consul tation with her solicitor, was anxious to retract her plea of not guilty, and to plead guilty to the charge of concealment of the birth. There wao. however , the coroner's inquisition upon which • verdict most be taken, but be trusted that after the plea of guilty of the conceal ment of the birth, the other charge would not be proceeded with. His lordship had no doubt read the depositions, and he trusted would be of opinion that he (Mr. Ribbon) was right in the course he was now taking. He might be further permitted to add that in reference to the charge of murder, Inspector Cross arid other officers would prove that on • search of prisoner's boxes there has been found • quantity of baby linen and other appliances carefully laid by, clearly indicating that the unhappy . prisoner never contemplated the destruction of her offspring. Mr. Justice Blackburn said that he thought that Mr. Ribton was perfectly correct in calling attention to the facts. This comparatively tnvial circumstance materially altered the incidents attaching to the case. The jury would be justified in returning a verdict of not guilty on the inquisition returned by the coroner. The jury, adopting the recommendation of the learned r ° dge,.returned • verdict of Not Guilty on the coroner's liition. r m . Justice Blackburn remarked that he should post pom the sentence, as he was given to understand that the lodise' Committee attending the gaol . would make anxious inquiries, and on the result of those inquiries and the re port of the committee the court would eventually act ; at present the judgment would be deferred until the next session of the court. The prisoner , who appeared to be in • very weakly state, was then assisted from the seat with which she had been by order of the court accommodated, and removed front the her by the female warders in attendance. Peter Graham, • well-looking private in the Royal Marines stationed at Woolwich, wee charged with a rape committed oo the person of Ann Burt, the wife of a corporal in the same regiment. Mr. Cooper appeared as counsel for the prosecution, and after a long and disgusting inquiry, the jury Acquitted the prisoner, and he was ordered to be discharged. Peter Melloy, • young man, who seemed deeply to feel the painful position in which he was placed, surrendered to take his trial, on an indictment charging him with the manslaughter of Thomas Boon. It wll no doubt be in the recollection of our readers, that for some time past the defendant was a popular vocal performer at Wilton's Music Hall, in Well close-roars ; that in the midst of his vocal performance to amuse the audience, the deceased insolently and impu. Unaptly assailed him with most insulting words, telling him to "shat up," and the result was that the prisoner jumped off the stage upon which he was ex hibiting his performance, when the deceased repeated his annoyance and interruption, and the prisoner threw his hat at the head of the deceased. The further evidence adduced in the case went to allow that the deceased was the aggressor iu the affair, and not the accused, and a lengthy inquiry ensued, in the course of which Mr. &quaint, the surgeon who had been called in, gave his medical testimony as to the cane of death. In the course of the inquiry it was elicited that the pri soner was a well-moducted and oo all occasions a well dis ciplined man, and the violence which be had committed arose from the outrageous insults he had received at the hands of the deceased. A long inquiry followed as to the positions of the patties and tee injuries inflicted, and the evidence went to show that the fatal results might have occurred from accidental circumstances. The jury retired, and after an absence of five minutes re turned into court with • verdict of Guilty, accompanied with • guar recommendation to mercy on the ground of the gross provocation which the prisoner had received. Mr. Justice Blackburn, after taking time to consider his judgment, sentenced the prisoner to fourteen days' impri moment with hard labour. Robert Robertson, described in the calendar as being • shoemaker, was indicted for carnallyand feloniously abusing one Cather ine Fay, a little girl, aged about seven years. Mr. Sleigh appeared forth@ prosecution, instructed by the Society for the Protection of the Female Population ; and the evidence, which was of • moat disgusting description, ended in the conviction of the prisoner, who was sentenced to five years' penal servitude. (Before Mt. Justice Keating.) Robert Ward, 48, iron plate "raker, was indicted on a charge of unlawfully and by fraud enticing away and de taining Emily Wright, • child of the age of twelve years, with intent to deprive the parents of the said Emily Wright. In a secoad Indictment the prisoner was charged with en ticing away Agree Burton, with a like intent. There was also • third indictment against the prisoner for indecently assaulting the said Agnes Barton. Mr. Sleigh attended to prosecute on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Young Children ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. F. H. Lewis. This case was one of • most disgusting nature, the chief points being wholly undt for publication. In the case of the girl Wright the following are some of the facts. Mr. Sleigh, in opening the case, said the prisoner was charged on an indictment with having committed an offence which was dearly defined and laid down to a statute but very . recently passed. Acoordeig to the section in question it did not matter whether the child consented to what the DIM did or not. It would be for them to say whether they could, within the meaning of the act, convict the prisoner of having taken the child away from her parents by force or fraud. It appeared that at the time of the offence the proeecutrix lived with her mother at Fut wood's-rents, Holborn, and the prisoner was living very clam by and so became acquainted with her, and he con tinually addressed her in the streets, and at length he asked her if she would go home and live with him. The girl re fused, but upon the Sib November he made such proposals and held out such inducements to her that she went with hint to his house in Castle-street. There be effected her min, when be gave her some money, and she left. A few days after this he again met her, this time accompanied by • girl 'tamed Burton . On that occasion they both west home with him, and he then committed the same offenceupon the girl' Burton as he had the day before upon Emily Wright. On the following Sunday both girls went to his room, when he gave them eighteen pence between them. They stayed with him for some bolus, leaving him between 7 and ri, end about half par 11 the girl W right returned, saying that she did or like to go bonze. He thou said she could stop with him, and she did so that and the following nights, and it was alleged by the prosecution that upon the day after the Sunday she had been locked in the priemer's room, and was so unable to get free It was not till some tame atter this that the mother beard where her daughter bad slept, when the prisoner was at once given into custody. Upon being apprehended, he rid the child had gone to him and told him that her mother had tweed her out of the house. He added that he had certainly slept with the girl, and also stated that she had given him a certain disease. A number of whereas were then called whose Ma me was of • most disgusting nature. The principal witness— the girl Wright—prevaricated very much when ercee-ez nininid by Mr. Lewis, and from the character of the proceedings there can be no doubt that the whole of the par ties concerned belong to a most immoral class. The ear bet of the girl herself admitted that she had lived with tire dil foreat men since the death of her husband a few years age. Mr. F. H. Lewis contended that this was not a ease which come within the meaning of the act, as it appeared to him that neither force nor fraud hail been used by the prisoner in obtaining porerion of the girl. Is summing up, the Judge said if thequestion before them to decide was whether the prisoner hail conducted himself in the most scandalou., disgraceful, and disgusting manner, there could not be two opinion:. ; but they were sot there to judge him for hie Immorality, but for the crime with which he was charged, and they must not punish him for one offence when be was being tried for another. Nu one who had listened to that child could place implicit credence upon her statement. for if, as she had ad. nutted, she had once perjured herself before the magistrate, she was just as likely to do so now. If, however, they were satisfied that she had been taken away from her parents by force and fraud, of course they must terra their verdict accordingly. The jury immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty on this indictment. A sound indictment wee then preferred rater him i n the same are, "for that be did unlawfully take her out of the ion of her parents against then will." offence contained in this indictment was only a 1111.0.12 WILOONLT. Precisely the slime evidence Ina given in this indictment. TIN jury toned the prisoner Guilty. Mr. Weigh maid there were other indictment*. The learned Judge said be meet sensibly thought that these ought to be proceeded with. The primmer wee then indicted on the eherge of indecently aessalting ARON Burton. • erideuce 17, 1863. When called up for judgment, the prisoner said the I SUSPNCTIID POISONING IN SPITALPIELDS. Last night Mr. Humphreys resumed at the gill bad some to him oi. the night in question, and asked Not to take her in, as her mother had turned Ler ont. She , was nothing more than a little prostitute, and he had dose Grey pasta tavern , trey Lag te _ atrbet, spitahahh, the ii ad he circumstances attending the death of bi all te i ,„6„d s his so pele arry r to hor keep ,the btr iihs fro wis m oleo streets. He had , outtgattoo __,.. I lirn. Elisabeth Maros, the widow of a tradesman. The pre. , Mr. Beecher said, in answer to the coroner. that be did not The leaned judge , in Palling Magill" on tbnPnl n ntsnr•"'" 11101111 stages of the inquiry were reported in our oolumns. e th ln e su "se res w w h as ich e b r id in bee uc u h m aggm ude. va r d t req by niretan daigulting yocie to co din-- me wig suy of , b . . i ,...... t0 be maw and re....iftd. into • west of juin ice to have any ides of the awful de' . He wished toad that tbei reamer he said to Elisabeth Brooks u• . ° • • that gentlemen a deal of mousy under his bankruptcy. But pravity which prevailed in the heart of this great instropolis , . that he did not want to go foe Dr. Jackass wee that he owed What had come before them showed a data air which made the olood curdle. The abatement he had ju s t he told Brooks that if she west Dr. Jackass would made only aggravated the case. The sentence of the court for her. Mr. J. H. Tbninpeen said that he was in pear was that he be imprisoned with hard labour for the space tios as • medical moo. He knew Mr. Beecher, arid had a of twelve calendar mouths. 1 convenauon with him about scants about four weeks (Before the Recorder.) before the death of t h e deceased. That was about the time to' two indictments , cab. On a previous occasion Beecher had sa i d th a t M rs , John M•CartAy, 18, George Chapman 18, sad Thomas .of the suicide of Hoot, who murdered the people in ti m Courtney, 18, who had pleaded guilty into warehouses ...mg . Yarn was very ill, and witness eddied him to call in • charging them with breaking . Drowsy, and Alfred war ,,,,, , 26, who wee conv i c t e d a medical man. The Wednesday after Hunt's death bespoke feloniously receiving a portion of the proceeds of the rob- • of semeite, end the strong Poison it meet have boo, and the beries, ware plied at the bar to receive judgment. I difficulty io treeing it. He said Hunt most have bean out 6 . Th. es , in pass ing ,„,7, sentence,wc..,..73, said there m ad b e no .of his 10111101. There wee • conversation about tinctur e o f ...I Courtney were ea_ i aconite. and in the nouns of it witness mentioned that sae doubt that the p perienced thieves, and that they had foe a long time carried !of its effects was to moduoe sickness. The witness cum on a course of crime. The sentence upon them, therefore, baud—After Mn. Mans' death I met Yea. Tilly in the would be one of am „are penal servitude . As to ch airmen , street, and she told me she was dead, and described how his character did not appear to be so bad, and he would it was only the oth er d ay she died. I said, "Oh, God, therefore be sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour. that he spoke to me of Hunt ' s death and assents" 1 lust With regard to Warner, his case was a very aggravated one, Mr. Beecher afterwards, aid had a convenation with bin. g and it was clear from the facts of the case and the informs- He said that be had so occasion to Emma her, tion that bad been afforded by the police that be was in becausehe was gettio his livelihood be her. He s a id th at the habit of training boys as thieves, and harbouring them I he need not fret himself, as he was conscious he had given after they bad committed robberies, and receiving the pro- her nothing to injure her. The business was improving, and coeds. He felt it his duty, under these circumstances, to he bad been getting op in the world again. —By K r , order him to be kept in penal servitude for eight years. Beecher : When I saw you you were greatly excited, and The prisoners M'Carthy and Courtney behaved in a most you came to me for medicine for nervous excitenieot.—Mra impudent manner while they were in ihe duck, and when Emily Reedier, the wife of Mr. Beecher, but living spirt the learns judge concluded, they called out, " Thank you r ^ from him, was examined, but her evidence did not bear in and ran, laughi.ig, down the stairs feeding to the prison, any way upon the cause of the death of tam deceased. Aft er some other endows of no importance to the affair, the coroner said that it was deemed adviaable at that step of the proceedings to adjourn the inquiry. The medical evi dence bad shown that there was no mama cause for death ; the police were making moat active exertions in the mviter, and it would be best to allow them ample tins to discover some further clue. The proceedings were accord ingly adjourned. MARKETS. TALLOW.—WIDATSDAT BRIM°. —The Menet ou steady today and ell the mouth. 400. 6J. ; Ja nuary, 41a. ; March, 425. ; April to Jona, 41s. 9d. to 42e. Delivery to last swear's& 938 make ; arrivals, 1,253 raga CCYlTON.—LirgisPooi., Dec. 18.—Then is so material Asap in our market. The salts an 2,000 Isaias, of which 500 are on speculation sad for export, 250 Americas, 260. to 271 d. ; 1,500 Swat, 150. to 220. ; 250 Egyptian, 27d. to 30d. The week's import is 6,422 bake. LEATHER.-TM a a r P i t wla is leather hare again been limited, the deMand that his existed has been chiefly for good light common dressing hides, shoulders, bellies, and best Emit lndia kips. The supply of fresh leather at Leedsehall on Tuesday was mu. siderable for the time of year, and prides were unaltered. CORN.—Boeros, Dec. 16.—We bade moderate supply of grain at this day's market. Wheat met • good demand, at a reduction of la. per quarter as the prime of this day week. Beane and luta are slow sale, and rather lower. Otgeoow. Dec. 16.—Tbe arrivals rid Clyde since the 9th lenient have bees to a fair extent, compriaiag 9,9ti0 qrs. wheat, 10,840 barrels flour, and 2,930 qrs. peas from Canada and New York, but continued adverse winds keep out vessels from the Baltic, which a clans of wind will bring in. During the week the transactioos were limited, and where sales of wheat were effected lower prices had to be taken. Flour was also in favour of buyers —moat other articles were also easier to purchase. This day's market ruled flat for wheat at • reduction of 6d. per boll on the week, and a similar decline was conceded on flour, sacks as well as barrels. Oats 3d. per boll, and oatmeal 64. per load cheaper. Barley 6d. lower. For plea 6d. to 9d. per boll under previous rates had to be cooceded, to sell ex skip. Beans 3d.cheaper. India non is favour of bayou. CATTLE.—Sournarz, Dec. 16.—Our trade was heavy for beef. Mutton and veal sold elf pretty freely. Beef made from 3s. 4d. to bs. Ild. ; 'mutton, 4a. 6d. to 6a ; veal, is. to 6a. ; pork, 31. 4d. to 4a. 6d. COALS.-Loarnos, Doc. 16.-Byam's Beholds West Hartley, 16s. 6d. ; Cowpan Hartley, 16s. 6d. ; Heather , 16.. 6d. ; Harwell Main, 17.. 6d. ; Lasberts YAW , 16.. 3d. ; Taafield Moor, 18e. 3d. ; Weida Moor Batas, 15e. 3d. • West Hartley, 18s. 6d. ; Wylaph 17a. 6d. ; Wells Fad ' Riddell, 17s. 9d. ; Eden Mate. las. 1 3d. ; Walls End Haswell, 204.; Walls End South Hatton, 20a. ; Will. Eod Stewart'; 19.. 6d. ; Walls End runstall„ 18a. 3d. ; Walls hod Weep, 19s. ; Walls Zed Hartlepool, 19a. 6d. • Walls End Haugh Hall, 19s. ; Walls End Hello., 18.. Bd. ; Walls Eod South 18a. 6d. ; Walls Eod South Durham, 17s. 9d.;1ira1."6 South Keno*, 19a. ; Walls End Trimdos Hartlool, 19.. 6d. • Walls End Trimdon Thoroley, 17s. 6d. ; Walla End Car ideo. 19a.-Elhiew at market, 159 ; sold, 106. TRAFFIC RETURNS. NUN Pas- titer- Total. Total, RIIMAY/I. open. 'engem chandlee. 1814. WM. Week ending Sept. 27. P. .6: S. t Bombay, Baroda, and C.L 1851 1,400 1,104 2,604 1,380 Week ending Oct. 18. Oreat ladle.? Penlnanla .. 53111 2,118 4,'Z7 7,656 5,048 Week ending Dee. 6. SitinburidiandGlriegow IMg deidttigh North !Lam .. 138 7,3b2 7,005 4,b00 4,51! Week laminar the 11. Limerick and Duds 14,1 74 61 130 161 Llmenek and ropes Waterford and Kilkenny Bl 142 177 318 441 Waterford and Limerick 77 488 767 1.256 1,235 Weak ending Laa Ir. Glasgow & South Weakens 198 3.243 8,528 Week ending Dec IS. Cornwall — 872 481 1,366 1,897 Cork and Bandon 2B le? 141 SW 336 Greet Eastern Great Luxembourg Greet Northern 363 11,795 21,613 21,406 21.964 Great Wanton 10664 24,331 36.691 68.962 63.9311 Lancashire & Yorkshlre BO2 11,879 23,201 85,080 31.4 2 London and Blackwell London & NorthWmternl2o92 841,962 66,306 92%6 86,177 London & South Western 13,069 6,987 241,046 Ilageheeter. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire iletropolitan North London North Statfordaffire o.nleirT and Newtown R L166'61666 & Newtown N NO 633 1.053 676 Ust t r VBBIIKLB SPOIL= WITH. Endeavour, from Bombay km Landon 38 dart 2 Sept. 30, lat. 3 km. 33 L. Fats Morgans, from Gothenburg for Ilelboanse, Aug. 10, fat 3t S., lon. 37 W. Hanover lianoverlan barque), from Hamburg for the Gulf of Neulco 35 day., Nov. 10, Mt. 18.7 N., too. 58.39 W. Haltom k ßumlan ably', for Malaga, Dee. 11, lat. 5350 N , Wu. 3.30 W. Maple Valley, bound cad, Nov. 18, lot 97 N.. 101 1. 00 W. [Advertimement. J—HozzowAY's OEINTIigNT AND Pff.iff.—Rbeumatlstu and Gotta—These purifying end writhing remedies demand the earnest attention of all pintoes liable to rheilination, goat, ectatica, or other painful affections of the muscles, nen - es, or jointa. The ointment should be applied after the affected puts hare been patiently fomented with warm water, when the unguent should be diligently rubbed upon the adjacent skin, unleu the friction should cense pain. WM...4 4 Ole should be simultaneously taken, to reduce Intlanonsiou and to purify the blood. This treatment abates the ',Mien, sod lessens the frequency of goat, rheUmMoem, and all spasmodic diAmaes which spring from hereditary preolisposition Or from any accidental weakness of conititution. The ointment cliccks the load malady. the pills restore the vital powers. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. 118. ELOllTlLLD.—Deoember Ib, SI at ST Richmosd, the wife of b. W. Bionedeld, Hag.. Of • SOD. o f 0 ROV —December 14, at Bern -house, Tahohill, the wife Grove, ray. , of a sop. LUCAB.—December 11. llallou-road, Haverstock-hill. of W. Laced Eaq. , of a daughter. PRlCK—December 14 Oxford. Mrs. Prke. of s daughter. THo6E—December 14, at Malden, the wife of H. J. Thorp, boa-. WlttlfV l .4 t4 f. December 14, at The 11111. Whitelinrch, Hauls, the rife of A. Whieldon, Huy. of a daughter. ILARRIAGEB. 11111.1.—TEROUPON.—Docemher 15, at It. James's Church. lisp. bum by the Rev. 6..1. Collins..., incumbent, ambito! by the her. Forster G. Simpoon, rector of shotley, Suffolk, and wide the bridegroom, the Nev. T. Farquhar Hill, eldest sou of Thomas F. INII. Claphiundmrk, Feq., to Char otte Jane, second daughter of the late Joint Ferguson, LH, of Kingston, Jamaica, req. No nice. JAMAS—C6O=IIIA —December IS, at 84. James's. Pievadil l l. by the Ls.. Manley Loathes, 11.4 , Major Junes, Ii IL' STEStall Corps, to Mary, widow of Su ,m Major t T I NG—Cll4llTEll.—Deeendor 15, at Christ Chlueb. Cam berwell, by the Rev. K. Llutt hineou. Mr. W. Starling, .4 Nee• Poet, labs of Wight, to Susan Anoululla, daughter of the ha Mr. E. Crater. of Artlinretreet Weed, LL'., and of the 01.1 WOOD—MAW.—December 15. A. Bayles, son of N. B. It .0. MK 0 Pennsylvania United States. to Anne Mary. dailabi o of J . .B. Ent of Ilarratt hill, lireseley. Salop. DEATHS. MUM - December 13. after • short Utness. P. J. IA Begivz. Bsod 70 DOllk—Dimerober 14, it Fores•blll, Jassy, wife of 11. Dort PlirlVßKS.—Deostaber 14. at Roilea.striset, Cavendish eliis" , UR Ana Fletcher, late of Tamerorth, Staffordshire. aiird 46 TlTNTill—December 14. Mr. F. Painter, of firlsoneguarr. sad Bresd.street-hlll, City, aged ea. MGR.—December 14, C. Pugh, Lg., of Marlborough place. `i• Joe's-mood. aged Mk RUDD —December 14, la Wlmpole-street, Jane, relict of ‘ 11 " , Admiral Slr J. T. Road, R.C.B. ILADL—December Its 44 Dl. Joistisetreet.road, Mr. W itod - • • - - MM.& and Tobtlinteit by WII,LtAn Kiva Hein. of 100".. 1-1 i. 00 ., to So OW Leaden, Printer, e t 10. task to Leinharrienreen, Is Is PrecUtrt of White:llov . Discamiot IT. WM r- - p Mei ibe Mo. map all LIU Tbe Ma on , PIP °D X obta w; Oe et & Cart the the I 4 ~... yj THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION-HOUBE After the LordiLiciriedlai the bench yesterday a young man of respectable appearance applied to Mr. Good man, the chief clink, for some assistance, under the follow ieg circumstances:—Hs stated that he belonged to the north of leaked, and came to London last week, arriving here on Friday night last, intending to take his pester to ' New Zealand on board the Silica, and on Saturday morning he went to Mew. Shaw's, 34, Leadenhalletreet, for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements. He did sot, bower. take his passage, the vessel being full, and as he was leaving the Mine he was accosted by a very respeciably-clressed genteel-looking elderly man, who spoke to him, and mid be also was about taking his passage to New Zealand. He did not see this man in the office, but he appeared to know all about the business he had been upon. He left town, and on Monday saw him again, according to as sppointmeat he had made with him. After being with him some little time tho man proposed that they should have a glass of ale, which he at first declined, but be pressed him so hard that at last be consented, and went with him into a public-house, but he did not know whereabouts it was, only that it was on the road to King's-cross, to which spot he (applicant) was going. While in the public-house a man entered, who after some little time entered into conversation with them, in the coulee of which he said he was a " Yorkshire tailor," and had lately come into • legacy, and had come to London to enjoy himself on the money. He then said that be had seen an old man with some purses and bad bought some, and at the same time toot from his pocket some small canvas money bags, and said he would give him and the old man one. He took the bag and placed his money in it, about fifteen or sixteen pounds in gold, which he had to pay his passage. The man who gave them the bags sail he would give the old man a sovereign to put in Me bag, and at the same time dropped into it what ap peared to be a sovereign, and the old man then said, "Won't you act as kindly by my young friend?' upon which the Yorkshire man said, of course he would, and produced what appeared to be • sovereign. The old man said he would put it in the bag, at the same time taking the bag containing applicant's money, and dropped the coin into it, and then returned to him, as he thought, the bag of gold. After that it was proposed by the York shire man that they should go and have some dinner, and all rose for that purpose. He shortly afterwards, however. missed his two " friends," and then it occurred to him about his money, sod be accordingly opened his bag and found it to contain, much to his surprise, not his sovereigns, but a number of gilded coins, which at Met sight resemble that valuable can of the realm, and are known as "duffers," used amongst card and skittle sharpers. The applicant said be had no more money, and could neither get home again nor proceed to New Zealand. He had endeavoured to get • berth, and work his tamp oat, but was unable to do so, and he thought perhaps he might get some assistance to enable him to get out there. Mr. Goodman said there was no fund for that purpose, and it could not be undertaken. He could, however, if he wished, be sent home. The spplioant said be could get employment if he could get tack again, and would be glad if he could be Mr. Goodman gave directions that he should C I seat as soon as poesible to Belfast, and gave him a trifle from the , poen box, to help him on until he started. GUILDHALL. - - The Rev. Timothy Croaditer, Roman catholic priest, was charged as under. The prisoner, it appeared, met Arthur Bell Cox, an Intel ligent lad of 16, who lived with his mother at Hammer smith, on miasmal occesiosis when returning home after his day's work, and he solicited him to accompany him home to his lodgings in Clerkenwell, sod there to Fees the night with him. The lad communicated all that occurred to a workman in the tame employ, who accordingly watched the prisoner at the next meeting, and on seeing him con ducting himself in the manner described by the boy, at once gave him into custody. The prisoner accounted for the undue familiarity wit named by the workman by saying that he liked the look of the lad, and being very food of children, he wished to be come acquainted with him, and the improper conduct im puted to him was merely the result of an act of fondness so frequently displayed towards children with the most in nocent intention. He had not made use of any immoral conversation to the boy. Alderman Carter said he was decidedly of opinion that the prisoner's object was to corrupt the lad s mind, and there was sufficient evidence to satisfy him that his conduct had been most disgusting and disreputable. He therefore re quired him to find two sureties in 20/. each, and to eater into his own recognisance' in 401, to be of good behaviour towards all her Majesty's subjects, or in default to be im prisoned for three months. W ESTMINSTEIL Marlin Ilf`Cormack, a young mania the garb of a rustic labourer, was charged with begging. John Trout, a policeman in the B division, said that he found the defeedantbeggieg at Priooes-gate, Kuightsbridp. He saw tiro accost several people. When witness spoke to him the defendant said that if he did not take him in charge for begging he would have to take him for something else. He added that he had been waiting about some time for • policeman. Mr. Arnold—Do you know him? Witaess—No, he is a stranger to ms. Mr. Arnold—Whet have you to lay, defendant ? Defendant—l had nowhere to go to, even to lie down, end had not the price of a lodging, so that I was glad to be taken to the atatioo-bones. — Mr. Arnold—You ebould apply to the workhouse. Detendent—lf you go there they won't do anything far you. Mr. Arnold—Have you tried! Defendant—Yea; I tried this week at St. James's, West minster, but it was no nee. Mr. Arnold—Whom did you see? Defendant—A gentleman at the gate, who would not give me, _ scything. Mr. Arnold—You have gone to the wrong person. Yon have applied to the porter, I suppose, at the workhouse, who had no power to do anything for you. You should have applied to the relieving officer, who is booed b law to attend to your complaiot. I suppose you went to the work house and applied to be let in for a night's lodging! Defendant—Yes, that is what I asked for, but I did sot get it. Mr. Arnold—Workhouses are not refugee where pwaoea may p for a night's lodging or be taken in at all times. There are appointed hours for person to apply for relief, nod those are the times at which you must go, when they are bound to relieve you. Where do you come from ! Defendant—Near Birmingham. Mr. Arnold— When did you come to London ? Defendant—Only lest week. Mr. Arnold—What was your object in coming here ! Defeudaut—To get work. Mr. Arnold—You wOO% do that either by begging or getting into the workhouse. Defendant-1 don't know what else to do. What Am I undo! Mr. Arnold—There was no obligation upon you to some to London, and it was very foolish for you to do so. Every body base right to do the best he can, and you certsinly had as much right to go to London as I should have to go to Birmingham ; hut leaving home for a strange place with the mere chasm of getting work was very foolish. Where have you tried to get employment? Defendant—l went to the docks and to Enda. I don't know what to do. I want somewheee to go to. Mr. Arnold—l shall remand you until Tuesday to see if you are keowo. If your story is true, coming up is this chance way to Loudon was very unwise. CZYSTAL PALACZ. ONZ SHILLING DAY. WhDDZSDAI, Dsc. l&—Adstiodoso an paystaat, 906 ; ditto by season tickets" 968; total, 1,868. Da. Di JONGII'II L113117-1310WN Coo LIVID In dangerous debility end esteems emaciation. the fallowing ob servatbas of Sir Henry Marsh, Bart.. Phyeklan la Ordiaary to her Majesty In hulas& accurately describes the luvigerating in fluence of this celebrated tentallall agent falsettos am the sg-tem is renovating. Walk slamateue end emaciated waked', nd .hen the general health is immbed, It teas with rectal* 'Wary. It checks he pregre memetadion, resteree the yielding health and rebuilds as It more the hotaerlet L ealk ilgea" —llotd only tu capsuled betels& ta. ed., au At, and Ws.. Dr. do Jonah's agezta, Assar. Hanford. and Co.. 77. Strand, and ebanbla.—(Advidiamankt4