The Express. — London, England, 1863-08-29 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HUMS CIRCUIT.—CsoTtext, Arcrsr 28. (Before Mr. Beres Bramwell end • Special Jury.) wooLua r. FOUL—T.. CANDIIII-10USI /UM. The trial was resumed this morning. Mr. Bolin, Q.C., @orient Balkan., Mr. Mereweather, and Mr. It. James (specially retained), and Mr. Kosher var. for the plaintiff. Mr. Lash, 0.C., Mr. G. Deanne, Q.C., sod Mr. Guth were for the defendant. The ease for the company was proceeded with. The witness Temple was further emir examined by Mr. Built—lle said that when the dual claim was sent in by Yr. Woolley in the moeth of September, 1862, it was shows him by Mr. Randall. the solicitor to the fire-office, but this Wail not dune until the spring of the present year. He was aware that at the end of this claim there was a statement by Mr. Woolley referring to him (Temple) es being able togive further information in reference to the pro perty. and the value of the different ankles. He wee aware that Mr. Woolley also stated in this claim that the list had been submitted to every member of his family, and to all seesaw who were likely to be able to give information with regard to the furniture. Witness did make some written observations in the margin of the list in relation to the tiff fentbt items. Bartel Bramwell observed that it would be very material I that these observations should be produced, in order to see whether they corresponded with his present evidence. Mr. Bovill said he had not got the paper containing those observations, sod he called for its production. Mr. Lush said that even one of the papers in the posses sion of the fire-noise had bee's handed over to the soli citor to the plaintiff. They bad no other papers. There was not the slightest ground for a suggestion that any papers had been kept back. Some entries were then read, from which it appeared that Temple did suggest some alteration in the list of arti. des. One of the entries was, "Mr. and bles. T. do not be lieve time articles were there." This, however, it appeared, In* in the handwriting of Mr. Randall, the solicitor to the Hue Finnoffice. Some further discussion took place with regard to the .on-production of a document, but Mr. Lush stall persisted he asserting that everything called for had been produced. In answer to a question put by the learned judge Tem ple said that the observations he made at the time re ferred to wore Under in effect to the evidence he had now given, except that at the present time be was more positive that °snide articles were not Caroden-house at the time of the fire than be was when he was first questioaed. He said that he did not wish to give an offensive answer when be was fiat questioned as to certain articles being in the house, but if he bad bun called upon to give his evidence upon oath ha should have said the name en he did now. The cross-examination of the witness was then continued, sad he admitted that some of the articles he represented not to bane been in the house might probably have been there, and be said that the transaction referred to a period months back, and hi recollection, consequently, could not be expected to be perfect. Baron Bramwell interposed, and asked Mr. Bovill, supposing he should be suddenly asked what (arab tare was in any room of his own hones, what would be the result! 11; • Rosin said be should not be able to tell, "or any other man." (Laughter.) Cress.examinationcontioned—When be gave the informa tion relating to the purchase of the candle; he stated that they were bought only two or three week' before the fire. Witness knew Mr. Clinch, a tradesman at Kensington, but he would =maw that he did not tell hint that he was frying eauseges in the green-mom on the night of the fire. He would swear that positively, and that Mr. Woolley WAS not present when he made the statement. He might have said that he believed the fire broke out in the theatre. They did hare musses for supper, bat they WOWS 000ked at lin. Temple's sister's. They were neither hot nor cold— slitile each wise. (A laugh.) There was a fire in the room, but it was very low. Dares Bramwell—Then you ate the sausages nearly cold, although there was a fire in the room? Witness—They were not cold. twasexamination motioned—Witham remembered a beau in the drawintroom being found on fire. The beam was ander the grate, and there had been a large wood fire on Ilre-dogs on the hearth, and this he believed was the origin of the fire. He always bad a decided opinion as to the origin of the fire, but he 'never mentioned this opinion WI the protect time. Mr. believe at one time you considered you woe Biwly to die? Witnese—Yes. Mr. &will— And at that time you asked Mr. Woolley to pay year wife and child what be owed you, and confided Uses to his core WAneis—Yes. I asked him to pay them whet he owed SS. Crcesexamised—A similar fire took place on oilier eseasiost, has it was discovered and pat out before any mis chief was dom. Bat for the discovery the house would in all probability lASMO been homed down, but it would have taken a good deal of time first. He told the San Fin-06108 *1 the firm. They were aware of one of them, became they had to pay for the damage. It , took about twenty minis or half an hour Si put out one of the fires. They lad to remove the panelling , tad if they had not done this the penelhog would very soon have been on fire. One of the beams had evidently been smouldering for more than en bear at the time it was discovered to be on fire. Wittiest never did any varnishing to the panels himself, bat one of Ids men was a emplo3ed in February, 1862, and when any man had finishedt Mr. Woolley and Owner went on further with it. When he got out of the home on the night of the In he knocked at tie first window he came to at Hr. Egg's home, and when he was let in he (mad he was very mash bused, and be asked a policeman to get him a cab to take Dist to the hospital, and he advised him to go to Messrs. Illevesis. He hoard his wife's voice the moment be got Ws the home, and be exclaimed, " Oh, Hubs, how glad I an yea are bora." He did not attempt to go to the back of the Maw before this to look after hi wife, became at that time be fully believed she was dead. Hie wife mad the at meat in the newspapers, which represented that be bad ex hibited lamentable want of prowess of mind in hi wife and child at a time whoa they were mot in immed danger, and when • ready means of escape was at hand. His wife was very angry with Mr. Woolley for having mods this statement, bat Titans was in so much suffering at the lime that he did set think at all about it. He remembered Irving • convention with one of Mr. 'Feadales clerks, bat be denied having said to him that the report was coorreet, except that p :rim which charged him with deserting hi elle and child. He knew that this statement was not earrect, wid also that the report mu inoorrect in several ether Rrixamined—There was not a word of truth in the statement that his wife and son were not is imamate" danger, u • portion of the staircase between Lira and his wife actually gave way as they were about to pain over it. The beam that ignited in the drawing-room waa cot away atter the fire, so that no danger remained from that "one, and the other was cased over with brick and cement. Three fires took place in 1852, end' there woe so fire afterwards until the one in question. lie formed an opinion upon this fire immediately sitar it espouriod, but Mr. Randall, the solicitor to the Fire-Aloe, bet applied to him upon the subject, and he told him to give Mr. Woolley's solicitor all the information in his power. By the Jury — Re "seed Mr. Woolley's window as he was going along thei leads, but he did sot knock at the window. cud it never occurred to him that he and Crozier *ght probably he horned to death. His bands were dread fully Domed. By the Judge—The beam did not catch fire by an ordi nary fire is the grate, but there had bean aped quantity of "laving, nod wood burped in the grate. Banc Brarewell—Did you suspect anything when von tract to bed ? Witten—There was one remarkable thing, but I should not like to state it. Mr. Luah submitted that the want" ought to state what be alluded to, Mr. Bovill—lf it was a fact that could be cootradicted, be had no objectios to the witness stating what it was. The witness maid it was something he had been told. Baron Bramwell said that would not do. Mrs. Temple deposed that she was the wife of the last wittier. She gave similar eridenes to that of her Isatead as to how the plaintiff and Crosier were ;Itdown to the period of the fire, an d t o th e h ang i ng s paper, end the covering of the windows, kc. She said that Mr. Woolley told her he wa s t e d her to repair the tape: try abet was boogies op at the window, and she said she could not do so, and she did not understand each mark, and Mr. Woolley appeared sorprieed. On the night el the fire else brought house three cooked pork eamage Irons her sister's, and she wished to warn them, but could net do so, as the fire was so low. She met Mr. Woolley and Crosier on the otaircaise, sod she =claimed. " Mow straoge that we should all meet," sad she then wont into Mr. Wool. ley's bedroom to see if there was any fire, sad she found that it was b • ruing. She tried to warm the manages is • it7ioll - but could not do so, owing to ths fire being so low. Cosier came into the room while she wee doing so, sad asked for some wood. Witness asked him what be wasted it for, and he replied. " lie is going to work late. I think he going crazy -- he is a perfect cure." (longhter.) The toilworn then said that Crozier told her that Mr. Woolley was going to sit ua all night. She knew that tometimes Mr. Woolley and Crozier toed to fry steaks and chops is Mr. Woolley's bedroom for supper, because Crozier had told Yee so, and she had found fragments of inset is the room is the .norning. There was no light in this graies.roona whoa she went to bed, sad the gas in the kiteben had been put wet when she met Crosier cad Mr. Woolley an the stairs. When she welt to bed she we quite carts" there were so slot". or boots in the perste or is the kitchen, er any where about that spot. She was awoke by the mashing in of the wisdoms of Ilse bedroom, sad she and her husband both smoke at this same time, and her husband aulainsed. Get gip, Mark, the house is oa fire ; follow me." She west to as adjoining room, and switched her son from the hod, sad attempted to tallow her husband. but could sot, as • ratios of the door", VMS way. She then made her way to another bed-room, sad. looking oat of the win dow, she maw Mr. Woolley and Crosier walking "Merely about with their arms folded. Be looked up at the window sad said to her, " Doc% jump down, Mrs. Temple." She was quite sure hat else beard no aoreansisg, or tries of mardtr, or fire. After a short delay, she thought about Aye minutes, witness jumped to the groaned. She could sot stay any longer. There were fiancee in the room, and bar bar was scorched. When she fell Mr. Woolley took her in his anis cad laid her down on the wet gram, sad she re alajJll4 there for a quarter of an hour, when a policeman came and took her to Mrs. Stevens. While she was on the ground she heard Mr. Woolley call out. By &iron Bramwell—The height she jumped down was 28 or JO feet, and she alighted on the gravel. Examination ooatinned--It was not true, as stated In the sewtlener report, dictated by Mr. Woolley, that her son pushed her from the window. She received the letter that bad been referred to, from Mr. Woolley, two or three days after the fire. Cross-examined—Witness was musk!' the door of the court while her husband was under cross-examination, but she did not hear a word of his evidence. The windows over which she represented the tapestry was placed were the gallery windows. Mr. Woolley was not confused at her saying she would not mend the tapestry, but at bur asking him what he was about. Her husband was engaged in writing while she was frying, or trying to fry the sausager, and she could not say whether he saw her so engaged or not, but she should think he did see her. It was not the Rut use trying to warm the sausages, because there was sot fire enouLb. When Crozier said be thought his master was going crazy, and that he was a perfect cure, she thought at was • joke on his part. When she ware awoke the flames were making a very great noise. The moment Mr. Woolley picked her up she told him to lay her on the grass. Itirezarnined—Whee the candles were brought to the house she offered to assist in putting them away, but Mr. Woolley said that Crozier and Women would do so. By the jury —She believed that the tapestry did require to be mee&.4 and that there were boles in it. Joseph Henry Taylor said—l am anergeant of police be. longing to the T division. I was on duty near Camden-house on the night of the fire. The neighbourhood was very quiet at the time the fire broke out, and it always is, particularly on a Sunday morning. I met one of my constables named Rogers in Sheffield-terrace, near Camden-house, shortly before four o'clock. It wanted twenty minutes to four. After I bad met him I went on my rounds to visit the men, and my attention was first called to the fire by seeing a light, and there seemed to be a large body of fire. This was about twenty minutes past four. I immediately went to earthen-home, and found Inspector Backing there, and policemen were statioued in different places. I beard no ' cries of fire before I saw the flames, and when I got to the house the whole building seemed to be one body of flame. The witness Temple area here re-called by Mr. Bovill, and he stated that he lost property to the va lue of 701. by the fire. He was insured in the Sun, and half the amount of his loss had been paid to him. His property was insured in his own dwelling, and he bad no claim fee what be had removed to Camden-house. The fire-office pee him 601. That was what be meant by being paid half his claim. He bad misted in getting up the model and plans, and was paid IW. on account of the former. He bad been working for the company, and assisting to make the plans. The jury sa id hey believed it was the usual custom where goods were removed for a particular purpose from the dwelling within which they were insured, end there wu no fraud, for the companies generally to pay for them if they were burned. Jeans Roger., the police-constable referred to, proved that be was on duty on the night of the dm, and he had to go round Camden-house every quarter of an hour. He said he remembered meeting the sergeant, Taylor. soon after 3 o'clock near Camden.houna, sad st this time there was no sign of a fire. There was a gale of wind. He was near Gloucester-terrace when he first observed amok. corning from Camden-house, apparently from the top of the homes at the back. lip sprung his rattle, and went towards the holies as quick) pas he could, sad entered the front gate, which was opee, and broke down Nome wooden fencing, and then went towards the beck of the hones cad again sprung his rattle, and the moment he did so he heard a man's voice call out " Fire." He heard no we call out before he sprang his rattle. He then went towards the east side of the house ' and be saw a man standing cm the lawn with nothing but • shirt on, and he was hallooing out " Fire." He was sending with his arms folded, and he called oat " Fire " about three times. At this time witness did not observe any appearance of lire io the front of the house, but in about ten MillUtea the whole of the house was in • regular flame. Craieesarained—When he saw the man standing in his shirt halkoiag " Are " he did sot go towards him, but tuned back. (A laugh.) Hie reason for going back was to get more assistaeoe. die broke down the fencing to get to the back of the house where he saw the Arm were raging, bat having doee so he did sot go on but turned back. (A lough.) Be could nob say Willie did so. Ewa Bramwell said he thought the man's account was a very rewash!' one. H. saw the house was as ho, sad he could not do any good, and west for more wietanott The jury maid they had the Name opinion. Geo Woolhonse rid—l am a milkman in the employ of Mr. geray, of the Camden Dairy, Bayswater. I was going to ray work w the meriting of the fire, when 1 emelt smoke, and walked to Church•lane, DMZ Camiesheuse, and I saw smoke wain from the top of the house. I immediately ran to the front of the house, sad went into the gate, which was open. I then maw the llamas creeping through the first-door windows, and the glass appeared to be snapping. I proceeded to the back of the house and saw twomso stead* in their shirts ; one of there wan Mr. Woolley, and I asked him who was inside, and he said he thought Mr. Temple and his son. I did not hear soy shouts. (The witness pointed out on the model the windows from which he saw the flames proceed big.) I went up to the how and found a doer open, &mil eriteradjthe hews and when I had gone a short distance I kicked against a heap of clothes. I picked lap • of drawers and • pair of hoots, such as are wars by I threw the things down, and wes obliged to leave the homes quickly, bemuse the smoke came no Woeg upon me. I then went to 'resin alarm, and al! pained Wheat calm house, I noticed that the fire had only Lceered • little at that part. In about twenty minutes I Weaved, end the fire thou ap peared to have weed all over the Mew The Are escape strived about this time, and I saided yogis Temple to get down from the window. The are appeared to me to break out in different parts of the house. At GM it appeared to be at the back, and then I saw It over the theatre, and by the time the mew arrived the whole of the how was in llamas. Croarexamined—l could not find any poliomuus when I Ent went to look for ooe, and I should say that half an hour elapsed before the fire escape arrived, and the lint engine did not come until some time after that. I don't know how the firwofiloe came to know anything about the evidence I could give. Some one told me that I had better go and see Mr. Temple, and I did so, and told him all I knew. Some gentlemen came to me from Mr. Wool*, but I told them I should not say anything unless I wu 4. Used. When Mr. Randall came to me I did tell him all I knew. Several people came to sift me in en uederminieg way, and therefore I would not tell them anything about it. (A. lamb.) My muter did not toil me to ken Mr. Woolley all I knew, but I believe he did say that what little I keew would not hurt anyone. I told my muter that I was the Ant at tbe firs, and that I had pose into the house and brought out a pair of Loots and some clothes, and threw them down about twenty yards from the bun. I saw two naked men standing in the rain. and yet I did not offer the clothes to either of them. I picked up the boots and the drawers at the same time. The place where I threw them down weetwenty yards from the house, and where the &mu could not rush them, but the ruins might have fallen upon them. 'krill asked the witness whether he ia tended the jury to understand that he repreemated that on a wet morning in the mouth of March, Mr. Woolley and Crozier were deliberately walking about with nothing but their shirts on' (A laugh.) The witness said that wee what he saw. Cross-examination continued—He as, young Temple 'lauding at the window, but he did not bear lir. Woolly tell him not to jump down. The first time he made this statement to Mr. Randall was about a month before the trial was to have " come off " in London. Temple did not tell me to go to Mr. Randall, but after I had told this story to Temple some one roan to me. Re-examined—When Mr. Raadall first called upon m• I refused to give him any information, and I did not say any. thing about the matter until my matter told re that I ought to do so. By Baron Bramwell—l am sure I brought the drawers and toe boots out of the house, and the place where I threw them down wee not far from where Mr. Woolley was standing, but I cannot ay whether he saw what I did. George Nicholson, • polioe-oosstable, proved that he wag on duty agar Camden-house about 4 o'clock on the morning of the fire, asd he heard so cries or aar alarm of fire. In • very short time he discovered that Camden-boar was on fire, and be heard • wanes scream. When be got to the house, he said A appeared to him as though it was in teams all over in the apses of three or four minutes. Hs sew the lad Temple standing ea the taloosy. aad the flames had nearly reached him when the ireimaps arrived. Wit. nems stopped at the tire until 6 o'clock, and at this time the whole house WA burned down, and nothing was left but the outside walls. Crow-examined—The first thing he beard was a cry of "Fire." Before that be saw no appearance of fire. He was not aware tbat any inquiry had takes place at Scotland. yard with reference to the alleged misconduct o the police ow this oocsaion. He believed that Rogers was the first =who was at the fire ; at least be told him th a t w h en there he did not wee snybody but himself. (A laugh.) In answer W a question pat the learned judge, the wit. new said that be did not see Woolhouse at the fire. He saw nothing of any clothes or boots lyiag about near the house. Miss Dell said—l live with my mother, at No. 7, Glonosider.terrace. I remember the ire at Camden-hour. I was sitting up with my mother, who was out of health. I heard a rattle spring, but before that I had act heard say screams. I looked out and maw that Oamden.bouse was on fire. It seemed to burn very quietly, as I ',heel,: expert as old house would. The flames at Ant appeared to be in the ground door, and they very giddily showed themselves is the first door. The figs seemed to come out of all the windows almost at mice. Mr. &will said he was very envy this witness had bees brought from Messierlas to Man what she bad does, but he had nothiog to ask her. (A Laugh). Min Tudor, the daughter of Captain Tudor, who alas re. aides ie Gloucester. terms, pre similar evidence. She aloe exprened an opinion that the bre seemed to buns with fear ful rapidity. Captain Tudor was examined and osed to the same effect. He said that the dames smeared to spread through the whole house almost Manstanously, mei the whole bonne was burned to the grated is a couple of hours. At gnat he only maw a largo quantity of smoke, and then th e whole house appeared to bur s t isie dames. General Cotton rare similar evidence, and said that whets he was alarmed by the cry of in be looked out, and almost every window is the frost of the house presented the appearances' though it was balmily illuminated with THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY t gni. He said that tide wu the only Ere he had wee iu Eng ' latad, and therefore he was unable to state whether this fire harmed with greater rapidity than any other. A police-mutable gamed Otley deposed that he sew the fire, and he and it appe►red to him as though the flatus did not spread through the tunings but ae though every room in the house was cm fire. Green, the firs escape man, proved that he was at the lire with his escape a few minutes after fair. At this time the house was entirely alight exempt three or four windows. He saw that a life was in danger, and be there fore maw no more than that the house was " well alight." and he directed his attention to assist in reooverieg young Temple. William Swanton, superintendent of the fire brigade at Watling-street, aid that he arrived at the fire at about 20 minutes to 5 o'clock, and he at once saw it was useless to attempt saving Camden-house, and all his attoptioe ens directed to the house of Mr. Egg. He had examined the ruins since, and he saw nothing to induce him to come to the conclusion that the house was one that would be burned down eerily. There were some very moieties tim. ben in the house, and being of oak, they would burn much lea freely than deal or pipe. fife should not expect a house like this ooald have been burned dowx in the short period it was. It would in his opinion be • difficult thing to cause sash a house to be an fire all over in such II shod time, eves if every room had been specially prepared for burping. He saw nothing in the appearance of the flues that would lead him to form the conclusion that they were the cause of the fire. Where a beam wee ignited by means of • fine it would smoulder for many hours, aid he had known thom to do so for weeks. Cross-examined—He did not remember e7er having seen • fire at mob a place as Camden-houre, which was peculiarly con structed, having • large staircase in the centre, end corridors each side. He remembered the fire at Sir Watkin Williams Wynn's mansion at Wynnstay. This was • building of the same description as Camden-house, and it was entirely con sumed in a very short time. Mr. Ellis, • plumber and glazier, living at Kensington, deposed that about twenty minutes to 2 o'clock on the morning of the fire he was in Sheffield-place, near Camden. home, when be met Mr. Woolley and Mr. Crosier wade; together towards home. The wane. gave a very confused account as to the pieties spot when he represented that he met the plaintiff and Crosier, but be said be was positive they were the poisons he saw at the time he roentioeed. He said, however, that what he meant to mom wee that they ware ahead of him, and he did not see them until they turned round. The witness, in croseaxaminatioe, was asked to mark upon the plan the places where he was himself, and where he saw Mr. Woolley sod Crozier, mad he accounted for the form of one of the letters he h ad made by suing that his band shook. He denied that be bad had delirium tre mens two or three times, or that be bad ever maid that when he came home on this night be was "glued." He remembered one of Mr. Tessdale's clerks coming to him, but be denied having said that be saw two the night of the dre g but he did not renYwie on who they were, as be only saw their backs. He swore that he did not may this in the presence of Mr. Woolley. Mr. Woolley did call u po n him and inquire whether he was taboo:mud to prove that he saw him with Crozier at 2 o'clock on the morning of the fire, and be at the same time said that he had better be careful what he said, for if he swore that he was in bed soot attar 11 o'clock it might be ray awkward for him. He did not recollect whether be said when he was questioned by Mr. James that he did not see the faces of the gentlemen. This witness answered the queetioes that were pat to him in such a flippant and unsatisfactory mantra, that he was more than coos reproved by the learned judge, and re quested to emeduct himself in • becoming manner. In answer to a question put by the learned judge the wither raid be would rather not state where be had been to on that sight. Sound pobeemastablee were then examined with a view to show the different appearances they observed at the fire. Their evidence, however, did sot differ in any material re spect from that which had hem given by the other wit nesses, and they were not crew-qusetioned by the counsel for the plaintiff, sad the learned judge expunged his opinion that it war quite umuceseary to give any farther endure upon this had. Mr. Duman said that a grass attack bad been made upon the polioe by the other 64 and suggestions were made that they had neglected their duty. One object, therefore, that he led in view wee to show that there were plenty of pace at the spot immediately an alarm was given. Mr. Swanton, the toperiatendeet of the Tim Brigade, was then recalled by the learned judge, who put amoral qua tioos to biro. In answer to those questions he stated that if the Ask ew of a house was ignited the fire would run tip it very tepidly ; but • good deal would depend as to the mares the Ramie would take epee different earetunstancen. If, for in stance, the doors upon the landings were open, the Are would protehly run into the TOMS sad set them oe fire, sod the mischief would be increased if any windows were open. He did not think it was probable, supposing the fin had gone up the Nair:lW of Camdeei.house, that all the rooms would have preeested the appearance of being lighted up at mos, in the way that bad been described, without the ceilings being burned. Mr. Randell, the solicitor for the defendant, was then called, to prove that in 1856 Mr. Woolley executed the bill of male apes the whole of the furniture of Camden-house to Mr. Edmund Robins, to secure a loan of 1,0001. He also that a second bill of sale was executed to Messrs. in 1859 to secure the sum of 80001., and be stated that he had examined the schedule of the furniture attached to the two bills of sale, and that the one executed I. ISM did not contain somany lamas as the cue of .11156. Mr. Gwynn, cabinet maker, proved that in 1856, while Colonel Waugh wee occupying i&mdee-borwe In by hie orders made sixty peeking eases for him , and he saw them filled with antique articles of furniture, painting!, and other than crigof that deemiption. Mr. Woolley cams in while the was going on, and he ordered it to be stepped, and said that Colonel Waugh had no right to remove the pro perty. On the following day, however, be resolved a letter from him, authoriiing the property to be removed, and the whole of the eases were subsequently taken to Blanks's, so Captain Waugh's residence. Among the property that was so removed were two crimson and gilt notes, and those sofas he knew were afterwards mold under Colonel Waugh's bankruptcy. Those sofa. were the articles particularly alluded to by the witness Temple in his evidence as not being in Ounden•home at the time of the fire, although they were claimed for by the plaintiff. The following Inhuman were then called by Mr. Bovill ia rep4' to the defendant's cue : Mr. Cr.., a surveyor to the Sun Firwoifice, proved that in 1856 and again in 1859 be made a survey of Oatoden house, arid that the insurance ultimately effected epee it wee a special insurance at a higher rate of premium than doubly hiwardous. Mies Cope and Mr. Buncombe were recalled, and they stated pesltively that the sofas removed by Colonel Waugh were not the same articles claimed for under the insurance, and that the latter were in the house when the tire occurred and were &strayed. Mr. G. C. James said that Its was a solicitor, bet for two years he bad bees asmatiag Mama. Maples, the solicitors fey the plaintiff, in their lindens. On the 26th May, in oceacquesce of something he heard, be went to the house of the sitars Ellis, accompanied by Mr. Woolley. He told him that he had heard that he had stated that he saw Mr. Woolley and Crozier walking together cm the morning of the fire, between two and thre e o clock. Ellis at first awed disisclined to say anything, but he ultimately said that he bad seen them on that morning. Wittiest asked him when he saw them, and he replied is Sheffield gardaoa. He put some other queetions to him, sad he said that he rely saw their becks, and be seemed to be uncertain whether it really was Mr. Woolley or not. Cromexamieed—He believed that something was mid I to the effect that if Mr. Woolley swore he was in bed noon alter 11 o'clock on the night previous to the fire, and he I were to represent that hem, him out with Crozier at the time be stated, it would be• very awkward thing for him, and he wee advised to go and inekesomeizquidee of Temple, to update whether Mr. Woolley really did go to bed at the time he stated or not. me of the fanner witnesses, was recalled, and be stated that he was acquainted with Ellis, end a few dim after the Ire b had some amvenatiou with hire about it. During that coeverestiow he stated that when he came home on the night of the fire be was rather " slued.* This concluded the evidence on both odes, and the court adloarned until MU (Saturday) meriting, when Mr. Lash will sum up the case for the defeediat. THE POLICE COMM. MANSION-110CM Mark GaAsa a labouriag morn, was brought before Sir Robert Carden , charged with a brutal assault upon Mary Algae Woodbridge. The primmer it appears lodges in the hums of which the complainant's husband is the landlord, and for SOON reason notice we. given him to quit, which it appeared somewhat annoyed him, and in the evening, u Mr. Wocribridge was returcing from work, he met the prisoner and his wife on the stain They followed him into the room, and the prisoner wanted him to tight, sad said be would be his wife's butcher before the night wan out. He west to bad a policeman, and it appeared that while lie wag gone the prisoner but complainant about the bead with the boodle of a whip until he broke it, when his wife told him to go sad get the kags, and be left, returning with the toags with which he beat her about the heed. - 11poa the return of her husband he forted her covered I. blood. Witnesses were called who clearly proved the assault, and the complaisant, who appeared to have suffered severely from the prisoner's ill usage, produced a medical certificate which stated that she was in a very precarious state. Thesooar in his defence laid th e blame eatirely on the pri side of the complainant, and said he wee the aggrieved party, and that the tongs were used by theoosopiunaut and y sot b him, and he used the whip in his defence. Blr Robert Carden meld it was quite clear he had com mitted& eery brutal assault, and sentenced him to two months' imprisonment with hard labour. Wham Bale was charged with stealing a watch, value 51. _ _ Th —• tor, Mr. Charles Cramer, • merchant in Oracsohorch•etree►, stated t►at he was in Oneecburch• street about seven o'clock on the previous evenhoi. and wee eedeevouring to get pest • crowd of people who were assembled before ► fishmonger's shop, when the prisoner Wished rudely aphid him, and in • mormant he saw his watch chain haagiag down, and ailed hie w►te►. no tot. 60111, raa aft, sad is • few =meant be or brought beak b Yollaway, the ti•eheeper I. Grairialiaruh.stawit„ The V F,NING, AUGUST 29, 1863. prosecutor went with hirri to the station, whore the pri m:roar was accrued of stealing the watch. Henry lithos ay said he law the prisoner in the crowd, and knowing him to be • thief ha kept hie eye on end distinctly saw him take the watch out of the prosecu tor's pocket, end give it a turn and the guard dropped. He told the promoutor to remain, and followed the whmsy, who was making off. He caught him, sad told him to give him that watch which be had just stolen, when the prisoner said he bad got no watch, the witness was mistakes. Witness said he bed got it io his head, and the prisoner then threw the watch away. He war then takes leek to the prosecutor who charged him with stealing the watch. The prisoner, who was well known, WI committed for John Johnson, a desperate-looking man, WAS charged before Mr. Belts with rtabliong a man named Thomas Bran with a penknife at the Hoop and Grapes, in the Broadway, The complainant, who had a bandage on the left side of his face, stated that at about two o'clock the previous after. noon be we, at the Hoop and Grapes when the prisoner. who was a stranger to him, wanted him to pay for a pot of ale. Complainant refined, when an altercation took place. Ii was at length agreed that they should have a pint together, and that they should tom for it. They did so, when the primer lost, but be refused to pay for it. They again had some words, in the course of which the pri soner suddenly gave him two stabs with a knife is his left cheek. . . Mr. Sella —Did you assault the prisoner before he struck you ? C,omplainant—No, sir. I was taken to the Westminster Hospital, where my wounds were dressed. One of the wounds is within se eighth of an inch of my eye. William Week•, 36 . 7E4par-street, saw the prisoner strike the complainao►. He laid hold of the prisoner, and gave him into the custody of Ponley. Frames Spicks, a single woman, said that she saw a knife in the band of the prisoner. After he struck the complain ant he put it in his pocket. (The knife, • clasp penknife, was produced by Poultry.) Mr.Hernege, house surgeon at the Westminster Hospital, stated that be found two gashes on the complainant's cheek. One was over the eye, extending upwards. The other was wider the eye, and nearly through the left cheek. The cuts were shoot three inches in length. The prisoner, in his defence, aid that he was struck by the complainant. The depositions were taken against the pr . :honer, who was committed for trial. WORSHIP-STREET. Alfred King, a tall, respectably-droned man, but of somewhat dissipated mmeentece, was charged before Mr. Leigh with the following assault on his wife, Jessie Kin. The complainant, a middle•aged person ' whose eyes sod noes were swollen and contused, said she had been married to defendant 20 years, and bad a family of eight children ; that be had so frequently anted her that she now felt it imperative to bring him before a magistrate, but had never dome so before. The assault in gnostic° wee this—On the previous night be returned home the worse for liquor and d emanded a supply of mosey. She told him all she possessed was Is., and that if he allowed her to leave the house for change be should have a fair part of it. Upon this be replied you, you shall catch it!" and before she eoold avoid his raised arm he struck her • violent blow cm the some with his fist. The blood flowed profusely from the nostrils ; she became almost a 0011eleil, and sufferediaterltn. Subs*. quently she was oompolled to go to tho Hospital. On her return, alth oug h willing to look over his miscon duct, be terms so violent that as a moans of safety to her person ohs preferred this charge maim° him. In reply to the magietat•, the woman said her husband was a journeyman cooper, and lived in Willow-walk, Globe lane, Mile-end. _ _ _ Defendant *aprons& his belief that he had not struck his wife, and that the disfigurement she exhibited resulted from her having fallen against the wall of the room, which statement wu disbelieved by Mr. Leigh, who ordered an imprisonment of 21 days with hard labour. THAMES. MyMel Lima, alias O'Brime, who wu stated to be a re turned ao•vict, was charged ,h committing an assault on Joseph Cummings, who bas been in the Loud= Hospital for the last fortnight, and is now under medical tuatreest and in a very premien@ condition. It appeared that the injured man was quarreling with • woman named Margaret White at the center of Doak street, Whitechaul. The prisoner interfered, and struck and kicked Cummins several UMW, and at last tripped him up mad brake his leg. The man was taken to the hospital, sad it was stated it would be at least three weeks before be would be in a fit °audition to appear and give evidence. Th;piisower, is defence, said that a dog bit Ca leg aixtem months ago, aud he was obliged to go m tO b ee hospital. Mr. Woolrich—A bite from a dog would not break a man's leg sixteen months afterwards. The prisoner said one of the women engaged in the quarrel bit him on the cheek. VicToiiicil;;cd he would adjourn the came for three week' if the Knauer could find bail, but if he could not do so he would remand him for • week. SOUTHWARK. A highly reepectable-looking man, who gave the name of James Murray, and was stated to be connected with an eminent commercial arm in the City, was charged before Kr. Burcham with stealing haltacirewn and one from the person of Elias Rock, a young prostitute. The story told by the proseentrix wee to the effect that yesterday morning about 2 o'clock she met the prisoner in King Williametreet, City, and he invited her to accompany him home. She comiented, and for that rune's got into • cab with him, and they rode together to Thornton-street, Dockhead, Bermondsey, where the prisoner told the driver to stop. As he was getting out of the cab she swore moat positively that she felt his hand in her pocket, and while be was paying the cabman she demanded restitution of her money. The prisoner denied having taken it, and alter paying the cabman attempted to run away, till her cries attracting the attention of the police he wee stopped, and she charged him with the robbery. In reply to interrogatorice put by the magistrate, the pro ascutris. stated that she lived in Oebornctreet, Whitschapel, and that the money she bad about her were the half-crown end shilling in the pocket of her dress, which wee nearest to the prisoner when they were in the cab together, and three shillings in another pocket. The prisoner declared that the statement made by the Clukir was a tissue of falsehoods from beginning to end. set was be was returning home after spending the evening with a commercial friend, with whom be parted in King Williametreek and was in the sot et getting into • cab when the petulant:ix accosted him and asked him to let her ride, as she was tired. He foolishly told her that if Thornton-street was on her way she might come with him, on which she entered the vehicle. On reach leg the end of the journey he got out of the cab and gave the driver half-a-crown to ten his fare, but the man wad not give him change, nor could either of the two policemen, who were standing by. He then searched his pocket and found that he had • shilling, with which he paid the driver and discharged him. 'l%i prosecutriz' , who had made no complaint to the policemen, then turned npon him and charged him with baring taken liberties with her in the cab, for which she demanded compensation in money. To avoid has im portunities he certainly ran away, which was the only suspicious circumstance in the case. He awned the ma gistrate that the charge was altogether false, that he was • respectable man, and had never been in a polies court before. _ . _ --- Mr. — Burnham, after hearing the evidence of Savieant Capon, 24 M who took the primer, mid he believed the pritoner'e to be the true version at the traaaectioo, and ordered him to be at coos discharged. THE ACCIDENT AT BLACIPRIARS-BRIDGE. Yieterday afternoon Mr. W. J. Payne held an inquiry at Bra:knell Hospital, Bridge-street. Blarikfriars, into the cireuniathooee of the accident at the works for this bridge for the Loridoe, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com pany, on Saturday last, by which James Ellis lost his life, sod several other men were seriously injured. Mr. Preslitlehl, solicitor, appeared to watch the case oa behalf of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com. paov, nod of Messrs. Peto and Betts, the emitractont. Mr. D. S. Sherman, C.E, said that he bad made the calculationsfor the Great Exhibition bwldiog , and he bad had much experieoce. He examined the materials of the broke. trusses ; they were sound. He thought from the drawing that the UllOlOll had been constructed 011 sound principle& The Most probable cause of the accident was one of the trusses genie, out of puce, aid thus causing one of the wheels of the traveller to slip off the rails on to the wood. That night happen without being foreseen. The only means of avoiding ft would be that some more care might have been taken by the mss superintending the operation of carrying the traveller manes. — By;jlTrOr-11 the four truases had been omitected or tied together with rods they would be, according to immoral principles, stronger than they were untied ; but in the pre sent case the trams were so strong that the ties might have been properly dispensed with. The jury retne and after debberatieg half an hour the foreman said that a majority had decided on a verdict of " Accidental Death." The Coroner mid that Mr. Fr/oilfield desired it to be umlauted that in future when the traveller was about to be moved the doom sigaal should be put up, so that steamboats and other craft should not go underneath. OIRTERAL PALIOL . One SHILLING DAY.-- FRIDAY AMWAY 11. Asbniniona by payment. 2,918 ; date bigamies *Mk 887 ; Mid. 3.815. [Advertisement.]—tioupwior's OINTMENT AND Pruft—lncreashei y Whan the dangers hone Diarr hoea are so great and • as the weekly death list thews it he bet Foment, It nehoves every mother and nurse to know that this ointment robbed upon the belly, aided by moderate dews of Holloway's rills, proves the most simple. harmless, and a/active remedy. Thensends of children have been lostanta mensal; eased and ultimately saved by rubbing this antidotal (nutrient two or three times a day upon the abdomen. after It has been fomented with warm water. This course to the most practicable In children's bowel complaints when there Is a JIM , clLie) in admintsterlne internal medicines, and thine treatment sue. mem eeew b lur sedatives and satrinieuti bare beau fruitlessly SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD RACES--FIuDAT. Tag Ixwersextue HANDICAP PLAT! of 5 son. each, with 40 added wieners extra. Half • mile. Lord B aseman's Miss Livlnptoos, by Myths Hotelman— bliss Nancy, 4 yrs tel elb (Yordharo) 1 Mr. W. Robertson's Queen Elisabeth, 4 yra let llito (Brewtey) 2 Mr. Beevegs Odin.. 3 Mrs. fat 310 (in. Mb en.) (I. Orisughaw) 3 The following also ran :-01rdle, end Our Nell. Betting : 7 to 4 apt Wes livingstooe, 2 to 1 apt Odin*, 3to 1 apt Queen Elizabeth. Odine made play to the dis tance, where she gave way to the favourite, who was Joined opposite the steed by Quese Elisabeth, and • fi ne race re sulted in favour of Lord Bateman's mare, by a head; three lengths dividing the second and third. Tag STILWITON AUDLET NURistitY HANDICAP of 10 sons. sash, with 100 *sided, for 2-yr-olds ; winsome extra. Three. quartos el • mile. Mr. Mlsons Heber, let (Cannon) t I Mr. T. Parr's Olendust, 7st 1216 liftillop) 1 2 Mr. &lOWA Jane Shore, est 13Ib 'Lightfoot) 3 The following also ran ,—Aunt Judy, Fisherman' Daughter, beak Walton Loretta, Mumma, Contisctor, Ally Newooart— Marpada, Under the Cloud, Petit Utseas, Dilates. Mai of Clubs, and Marmot Asthma. Betting : 6to 2 apt Jane Shore, 7 to 1 each apt Aunt Judy, Weak Walks, Petit Ohm% and the Marpeis Bto 1 each apt Dilates and Heber, 10 to 1 opt Glendua, 100 to 8 each apt King of Clubs and Dermot Asthore. A fair start was effected, Aunt Judy being the first to allow in advance after they had waled into their plains ; and next to her laid lash Waltoo, for the first quarter of • mile, when Jame Shore rushed to the front, lash Walton, Aunt Judy, Glendesk, Heber, and Loretta beingpext in a choker. Jost after passing the &Warm Aunt Judy, Heber, and Glen. dusk joined Jane Shore, the four running neck and wok to Weiland, where Glendusk and 'debar got the best of it, sad asplendid race between the pair terminated in • deed beet, We favourite being beaten • neck from the deed heehaw, and Aunt Judy • neck from the third. Petit Oilman was fifth, Lorette sixth, and the others, polling up, were tailed by Dermot Authors and Contractor. ling beat, sto 4 ea Gleedmik. Woo by three quarters of • lends. THE PiIECESS or WALD§ STAN.= 01 3WM seek, with 200 added. Three quarters of • mile. Jacoba's Lulls, by Windlioand—liasd, 3 yrs (H °Ameba.) 1 Mr. IL Buckler. Tattoo, a yrs, Sat Corey)) Mr. taker's Bohm, 4 you, Vet 710 Wald The following also nn:-Suburban, Tom look Lord of the Manor, Cainicadle, Caniperdown, Peahen, nord, Damas cus. Dolphin, f by Kingston - Mountain M aid, Wham* Over atone, Dark Lily. and Mail Train. Betting : 3 to 1 agat Lord of the llihisor, 8 to 1 sash apt Mail Train, the Mountain Maid filly, mid Bohemia, 10 to 1 each apt Suburban and Tattoo, 100 to 8 apt Luba. The start was sot effected evenly, as Mall Train was left soma distance io the rear, while Damao= jumped round when the bag fell and knocked down a woman who was standing by, happily without injuring her. Bolero, Tattoo, Peahen, and Oampertiown got away in advance, and lay in frost for the first quarter of a mile, when they were joined by Tattoo, the Mountain Maid filly, Bohemia, Lord of the Manor, and Lofts, and the Lot came as is • cluster to the distanoe, where Luba took a alight lead. Nearing the stand Tattoo ran into her company, and Pbe two finished the nos, which was in favour of the young one by a neck ; a length behind the pair followed Bolero, who min through his hone. as they neared home Bohemia being a good fourth, and Dolphin, Black Lily, home, Lord of the Manor next ; Mail Train, last throughout, brought up the rear. . . TUX eONSOL /MON PLATI of 50 nova. Five forloogs. Lord Westmoreland's Usher, by Caoshim—Oosorusss's Mum Y yrs, Est Itib (Xeres', 1 Lord ilatensmes Miss Livingstone, a yrs, Bel 71b (reedits* 2 Mr. Salome' Curie, a yrs, Mt 10ib (S. Adams) The following also ran (—Clement!, c by Stockwell—Crochet, The Prior, Jolts Davis, Pixie, Eleanor, and f Gamma di Veep— Bianca. Betting : 7 to 4 apt Usher, 5 to 2 apt Wes Livinptone, I4to 1 apt the Crochet colt. Clement: got the best of a bad start, and ran with a clear lead to the distance, where she gave way to Usher, Miss Liviciptone, and Curie, t h e first named winning easily by half a length ; four lengths divided the second and third ; the Prior wag fourth, sad Clementi sod John Davie next ; Pixie last of all. THE BILLING PLATE of 50 sows. ; weight for age, with selling allowances. Ball • mile. Mr. miffs f by Turnas—LW Constance, 2 yrs, let Tlb (SOL 1 (J. Offirdaw) I Ifr. Treen's Tlaloo, I yrs, yet Alb /OL) (Cleastat) hr. Mighangalts Cane, 2 yrs, tat 7lb (canted ( fet Kb) (VOL) (Molds) 11 Medal& filly sad lady Lewd also rth. Bettie; : 6 to 5 apt Colette, 3 to 1 apt the Lady Con stance filly, 4to 1 apt Lady Koppel. The WWIIr made all the miming and woe featly by two lengths ; • head be tween the second and third. The winner wee taught by Mr. Megan for 65 gninsis t mad Mr. Treat chimed Oceellst THE STAND PLATS HANDICAP Of 50 own. ; winners extra' three quarters of • mile. M. J. Abets Campanian, by 'tying Datthmes, I yrs, 7st 91b (IL Bildis7) 1 Mr. Cooper's Hungerford,6 yn, let 71b (Clement) 2 Sploebox„ Lord of the Manor and Quicksand also ran. Betting : 7 to 4 apt Spioebox, 5 to 2 apt Quidmand. 4 to 1 apt Lord of the Manor, 6to 1 apt Camperdown. The latter jumped off in front, and woo without being headed by twenty lengths from Hungerford, neither of the others passing the post. THE CITY hfll4lllllB' PLATE of 50 soya, added to • sweepstakes of 5 soya each ; within extra ; one mile and • quarter. Mr. Crawford's c, by Mockwell—Crechet, 4 yn, est 121 b (8. Adams) 1 Mr. 6. Golby's Chureb IlWtent, 4 yrs, tet Mb (H. Clark) I Mr. POOnera Raglan, a Yr% Sit Mb (Deacon) 3 The following also ran :—/le, keley, Colonel Crockett, and Qulckfand. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. 9to 2 apt Lord QM= (t) sto 1 Haupt (t and off) sto 1 Qaesit Bertha (t and off) 100 to 7 Golden Pledge (t) 40 to 1 Baecharootelsr (t) 40 to 1 Donnybrook() DERBY. 25 to 1 apt Holly fox (t) 40 to 1 Claremont (t) 40 to 1 Historian (t) 50 to 1 Coast Guard (t) LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY. Yesterday the 21st half-yearly meeting of pro prietors was held at the Grosvenor Hotel, Lord SONDLS in the chair. The directors reyort, which was taken as read, has been already published is our journal. _ _ The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report be received end adopted, said that it was certainly satisfactory that the traffic reoeipts had increased in the past six months, but on the other hand the expenses had been very gnat, and in fact bad during the first three or four months of the half. year exceeded the receipts. That, however, was easily ao counted for, because it was absolutely necessary to incur a certain amount of expenditure in order to get traffic. They had also been put to great expense from having no City ter minus and having to pay large sures of money to the Brighton Company for running over their Weet-esd line. They had no goods terminus except at Batter ea, when they had to pay so much for cartage and other charges that all profit wee absorbed. They would, however, very nom ban their owe terminus at Blackflies, when it would be so longer necessary for them to travel over the Brighton Company's line except to the station at Victoria. The receipts on the Metropolitan Extenaion, which was only partially opened, viz, between Victoria and the Elephant and Castle, were satisfactory, bevies avenged during the six months 9CI. a mile per week. (Hear, hear.) Rime the opening to Beckenham, on the let of July, the receipts had averaged above 1334 a mile a week, and in the week previous to the date of the report they rose to 1501. a mile. The station at Blackfriars was not yet finished, but he hoped it would be in a little time, when they might expect that the tntfic would be greatly increased. The second line of rails from Faversham to Herne Bay, led the double line from Hone Bay to Margate, they ex posted would be open on the Rod September, and shortly afterward, the line to Reengage, from which a large accession of traffic might be anticipated. Arrangements were in progress for commencing without delay the junction between their line at FAA-street, Black friars, and the Farriegdon station of the Metropolitan Rail way, which he also hoped soon to see carried out. The bill for improving the approaches to the Victoria station, and for eoustructun a litre to Greenwich, had received the royal asset re the pest session. The Brigitte* Company had agreed to subscribe 120,000/., or half the cost, towards constructing two additional lines from the Victoria station to the south side of the river, including a new bridge across the Thames ; and upon their completion the existing lines would be handed over to the Brighton Compiny, and the new lines appropriated exclusively to the Lon&n, Chatham, and Dover acid Great Western Railways, the Greet Western undertaking to contribute in the shape of rent to the cost of construction in proportion to their me of them. Arrangements had likewise been made with the South Eastern by which the board had secured running powers over that oompany's line to Blackheath and Woolwich, so that a large traffic from those places, as well as from Greenwich and Lewisham, would be brought over their railways to the Victoria and Blackfriars stations. They had a bill in par liament last session for making a line from the Metropolitan Extension at Herne•liM by Streatham to Suttee and Epsom; but by agreement with the Brighton Company, who were wonioting a hoe in the same directicm that bill was with drawn, the Brighton connoting to make arrangement& for through booking without change of carriage for the tnfiie of the London, Chatham, and Dover Company from Epsom and intermediate places. He believed he had ea further remarks to make epos the report, but should be happy to afford any explanations that might be required. Before he sat down, however, he might be allowed to express the regret which he and his colleagues at the board felt at the loss of their late secretary, Mr. Holroyd, who bad inde fatigably exerted himself in the se wries of the company shies lie first establishment, eleven years ego. He did not wonder that after iiii many years of heed drudgery Mr. Holroyd should, considering his position is life, desire to embark In a higher sphere, and ha Oise chairman) had to congratulate the shareholders that, although they had lost that gentleman's services as secretary, the directors hoped to secure his assistance as one of Uniroyal body. A resolution would be submitted for electing Mr. Holroyd to the viicantecot at the board, which he hoped would be easel reoualy carried. (Hoar, hear.) They had appended /h. Johnson, who hail long beep connected with the como.‘ny as their accouutaot, to the secretaryship, and had no doubt that he wield fulfil the duties of (bet ethos as edicieutly as be had done those of the one be Lail ju.t left. Lord HAMM seconded the motion, which, after much discnation, was pat sad carried unanimous)y. The CHAIRMAN then moved, and Lord HARM seconded, the election of Mr. Bolroyd (the late secretary) to the vacant seat at the hoard ; which was carried namihnonaly. A salary at the rate of 50(g. a year wee voted to Mr. Johnson, the secretary, it being explained that Mr. Holroed had Lad duties the last three years 8001. a year, he baring had, however, not only the duties of secretary to perform, bat to carry cantle parliamentary business of the company, which was exceedingly Many. A SSARRHOLD/Lll bad beard something about an alnico meet with the Great Northern to carry coals over the see Illeakfriars.bridge, and suggested that the east of th e Blackfrian end of the hue ins so great that coal traffic would not pay. Mr. Foams replied that the Great Noethsrq who contri buted largely towards completing the Bak bKween the Metropolitan and Blackfriuv, bad in return obtained fatili• lies for carrying their coal over that link to the south side of the river, but paying a very heavy toll to the London, Chatham, and Dover line. . . A Tot; . ot thanks to the chairman end directors concluded the proceedings. MARKETS. TALLOW.-haul Eva.-Ties market was quiet to.day.-Spot, 42e. 3d. ; September, sew. 435. ; October to December, 43e. 9d. ; December, 44e. ; JasuuT to March, 44e. 3d. ; March, 44a. 93. to 45a. Delivery to lad even 735 make ; arrival; 566 casks. Town tallow, 41e. a net cash. Rough fat, 2e. Ig. Odessa sheep, Om, 42a. 9d.; middling, 43e. ; Odessa Beef, fine, 415. 93. ; middling 41s. 3d. ; South American, let pipes. 425. ; 405. 6d. to 41s, ; Australia' beef, mane 40s. to 41e. ; North Anterkee fine, 41e. 9d. ; fair, 41s. 3d. Cocce.unt oil :- Chichi°, 475. ; 45e. 6d. No Sydney areal's. Palm oil quiet ; far. Lagoa, 36e. 6d. ; fair, 365. ; Palm net oil, 345. to 365. Horse grease, 345. OCITTON.-Limenol., Amon 2&-Large as were the MIN last week they have been much more extensive during the peeeent, all clauses of buyers having gain purche se l heavily, and apparently with even greater coeddence than before ; the main (dominate of strength have been the con tinued favourable accounts of business at Ihneheeter, and the great promise of the harvest. American deemptions have advanced on the average fully Id. per lb. ; in some instances more. Egyptian has been in great request daily threaded the week, and closes about lid. per lb. dearer, the males having been unusually extensive. Braille generally have advanced fully ld. per lb. therm has been greaten on lleoeite, which are fully lid. higher, and in much favour. The transactions in nearly all kinds of Ewe lima have again bees on a very large male, the advance, however, being lees than on other descriptions ; prim are id. to id. dearer. China are Id. and Bengals shout id. higher, and the former, from their comparative oheapoesa, have attracted increased attention ; Sande is also fully id. dearer. Alava cotton has been in very great request, ad may large purchases have been effected In Macao, and all deecriptiou of East India, China, E4 Z i ,t about Id. advance on the two former, and id. to 2d. on the latter. Speculators have taken altogether 39,450 bales, viz, 6,930 Americas, 400 Peream, 4,560 Bahia, 90 Manoluen, 120 Smyrna, 6,300 Egyptian, 11,760 Surat, 1,200 Mad re ., 2,660 Bengal, and 5,53 u China ; sod there are reported for export 18,600 balm, viz., 1,300 Americaa, 60 Perron, 1,570 Macao, 100 Demerara, 250 Smyrna, Le* Egyptian, 5,t3) Surat, 400 Mechem, 4230 Bengal, and 3,570 China. The market today opens with a good demand, at stiff cam; probable sales about 12,000 bales, including 5,000 on sprat. lake sad for export. COTTON GOODS.—MaNcueermit AUGUST 28.—We have had a very firm market for yarns, many spiasen she higher prior, though the advancer to some attest checks basin's'. Still there has been Weiner done at the advance. At the rates of Tuesday and Wedoesthty, sr even of jester day, a large hotlines oould have been dem. la sop yam for the home trade, as well as in spinaisp for export, the extreme prices spittoon are asking check badmen There has been a continuous upward tendemy a prices dering the whole week, and manufacturers Mrs thews yams bevies supplied themselves pretty freely for • fortaight pest, aid belies that their immediate wants are now to some sate,: provided for, are rather disposed to bold hack for • time thaa to fol low the advance any further. For India 40's cop yarn there is • good inquiry, but most of the *seen of them are under order, and are not in a position to sell. In it. cloth market prices continue to harden, and the id vases is in some instances so great as almost to stop bosi nese. While the &dream cameo buyers to pause, and asmarily limits business, there rem to he a good inquiry, beitlto the impression that the demand has not yet uily supplied. The question seems to be one of but where purchases have been made they Cv7mostly had to be made at the full prices asked, which are an advance on Tuesday's retell. The demand is pried pally in goods for ladle, and manufacturers seem to feel that they will be almost enre of getting their own torsos by waiting. After the large contracts many of them have already obtained they do not appear over-anxious to take additional ones except on better terms, though the cm ateotly increasing cost of cotton renders this very difficult There are private telegrams ti hand this afternoon from Calcutta to August 8, which report that there was mere doing for heavy cloths for npaonntry, at previous prices. There are also advises from bay of the same dem re. porting that market very quiet, and 71b. grey shirtings 3d. per piece lower than they were • fortnight previously. Cot ton was eschewed, being (rooted 4.80 rupees for Moline., and 4.60 for (kimpta. The Calcutta report is considered better as more business was doing for cousemption at pre. rims prices ; and with respect to Bombay it may be re marked that the best season had not yet commenced at the date of advises. CORN.—CRILMOTORD. AUGUST 28. —Time wsa • mailer supply of wheat at market to-day, and there being a good demand as whence of fully le. per qr. was established, red making 43a to 45a; white, 46. to 50. Some few samples of sew barley offering, quality sot firs ; prices Tr from 326. to 38a. from samples of good sew beans, at 31s. LIBOOLA, AUGUST 'GI— We have had a good supply of wheat at market to-day, almost entirely of the new crop, as last week's prices were supported. The quality is genw rally good, and the yield very satisfactory. Very little spans corn offering. Wheat, red, 421. to eSs. ; white, 465. to 495. Otto, th. to Ti o Beans, 425. to 441. ' Ltemoot., Auouer 28.—We have had only a email 'tide:lance of millers and dealers at to-day'. market. The weather befog still showery, wheat may be written firm at Tuesday's low prices, with a fair demsed. Flour difficalt to move, and 6d. per barrel cheaper on the week. Holders of Indian core are stiffer today, but there being few buyers prim stand at the decline of .3d. per quarter quoted above. Oates end oatmeal very dull, sod rather lower. Boats steady at late rates, the same remark applying also to pease and barley. The market closes without admatioe. WAILIPTILD, Acousr 2&—Woderate supply of new wheat, which meets • steady sale at lad weetee prices. Other articles rather cheaper. The averages fat the week ending August 24 were :—Wheat, 2,414 qrs., at 48s. 58d. ; oats, 61, at 21s. 51d. ; beans, 28, at 38e. COA LS.—Lonnon, Ammer 28.—Boddle's West Hartley, 16a. ; Corm Hartley 16s. ; Grey's Wort Hartley, 15e. 6d. ; Hartlepool West Bartley, 15a. ; North Baltoo Gsa, 13a. 3d. ; Tanfield Moor, 1.3. 6d. ; Taa6sld Moor Bates, 12s. 6d. ; West Hartley. 16a ; Walls End Harlon, 15a. 3d. ; Walla End I:bewail, 18s. ; Walls Eod Hatton, 18s. ; Walls End Tuostall, 15e. 9d. ; Walls End Hartlepool , 17s. 3d. ; Walls End Hough Hall, 16e. 91. ; Walls End Kollar, lts. 941; Walls End South Hartlepool, Ns. 6d. ; Camay and Dollryn Malting, 208.--Ships at milk* 41; sold, 27. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Aden, steering to the westward, A. Lk LL 46.22 N., lon. 37.21 W. Angelina, from Natal for London. Aug. 11, lat. XI N., km. 16W. as of Waatungton bound west, Aug. 11, lat. N., lon. al W. Eaa, O 1 Yarmouth, steering to the westward, Aug. 8, Ist. 44.36 N., ion. 44.27 W. BIRTHS, NAARIAGNA, AND DZATBS. BIRTHS. BAIIIINT.—August 26 at Suileri:raTagnare, Walworth, the sae of C, Haslet, E.-41., of a daughter. HINISKY.—Angust 26. at Eventleld.place, St. Leonard's-on-sea. Mrs- C. Homey. of Hadley-g ern. Middlesex, of a daughter. HOOPER.— August 24, at Blutone house, Cheitenoam, the wife of Dr. Hooper. of a daughter. MAlRlL—August 25, at Haystrater-hlll, the wife of C. klalre,Em , of a daughter. SKYllolll—August 211, at Perwlek-house. Norfolk, the wife of Rear Admiral Seymour, C It . of ft son. SMlTH.—August 25, at Monting4h-road, Dow-road, Mrs. Smith, of a son. MARRIACAEB„ YOX—WOOKHOPSZ—Augn;ni,;t , Work, Elomenet , by the Rev. W. Crsebton, the Rev. W. C. Poe. of The tir.uuse, Frump ton Cotterell, Woucestersoissre, to Oworgina Sarah, daughter of the Rev. N. f 1 odehoose. akar of Warts and Dolverton. LAW--UOlLBY.—August 20, at St. Mary Abbott's, Kensington. by the Rev. Evan Nemo*, swoon of Westminster. Colonel Ls*. son of the late Bon C K Law. M.P. for Canslsruhse I alty, to habeas, daughter of the late A. (Selby, lass , of Pall• glee, county Londonderry. CHYLE—BL TLEFL—August 20, at Norwood, by special liven... by the Kee. J. Watson, Captain little, Jr.,. of Kassel'. comity Wald w, to the lion. Anne Henrietta, daughter of the late Hon. N. Butler, and slater of Benny ltdinond, 13th Lord Viscount Sfountgarrat. MATTHEWS - LAW. Ari g oat 21, at All Saints' Church. Northamqby th e Bev. 8. Hodge, M.L. Mr. J. D. Mathews, of Canon parka and Cloak.lane. Ltundoo, to Earth Harr* daughter of P. law, Esq.. J.P., Northampton. DELTREL BABY NOTON. -Augut 26. ththarthe. daughter of the late W. liatthictora thy., of the 11.E.1.C. CIoD Service, aged 24. BROW.%.—August at Salutary. place, Exeter, Dr. W. C. Brown, aged 45. BUDD. - Aug u st 71, Robert Sutton, ion of Dr. Budd, of Princess- L 0727. Plymouth. aged Si I.s.7Auglsst SS, at llodena.terrace, Ifseersteclthlll. IRTaR ?Aerie, wUe of J. M. Leckger, Req. RR:ST.—August 4.1, at Eanden.terrace, Lee. Kant, Ann, wHe of MS We Ur. J. Wrote of dOrecß kb , N e. t. WRIGHT.—AmaR IT, at the Roy Oak lan, Lee, Kent: augssaati, wVe at Mr. E. Wright. sAkd .4 Printed NM Petalled by Wflunit Yno HALTS, of N. a. Lenthomletreet, fit the (Ity of Londe., hinter, at the nelre, In Lambertlathed % tar the Precinct et 111. to SAIVIDA,T, US. , I