The Express. — London, England, 1853-12-15 00:00:00

woulst hors Nos paid inmi the dile of the deed, and the It fl.O t h e wit vuupliid sills. But the parti , . thsff"rivsse pee a ea c %Lich they pb.ud before • ef : udn y .yer ent ; rod, . node,sa, so cc . , o t a .1.,1 le st wiltuily hand hint eat ts the crud:, 'Dula (mot to any •Tlet r conclusion than that the p.eyeaesit Cl.. a 1051 r shad w, without substance. All the bets Lid asto conside teal were heels coact g wide& tlwrit was nu aviators rsy. Some of them indeed sight he exist eiterst away and set aside, if taken, inshvielte. silly, law ahem t' y w. te %kited as a whet . , i'!us!rateel by the lutist e.ieh II n es apes the other, there could be. but little re deubt that there exists.: at the time of the earen.issis ei the deed, mid during all the sntseopunt year, • design upou the part of all the patties that the an. 'meth s alienist not commence until the dealt of weaump. Itactlier 01'4 desigit es. sot expressed in :maga ire but mutely Mlt to test wpm isteutios in watts • man ner es to justify Dr. 8ar..., in his own tics, in 10)ing that ao rush i.peemesit ex:eed the court ents'A sot cosy ; but it Vat i'lsin that Upon nee other suppesition elan the eaistenee of aorta a design. e uold the conduct of the p • be cotaprehe mho'. Iles lion or then proceeded to eonaider the tile:elite upon which it was eouoht to show that an Unita agettinent not 10 eUtutt.lbs. decd existed. Ups the eldest. ul Derivg, the se resat of Gwe naap, and of Has Gwesmap, toe did not eene;ster that any portion of his iudgmeut could be grounded. rht evidence, however, of Wyatt, who was present at tae execution of the deed, was not without weight. Wyatt stated that at the time ft was actually agree d in woe,. that the amenity should sot be trafureed until the de situ of he wennap and not only this but that wetiaap wished such agreement to he embodied in writing. De. Burnes however distinctly denied that any sash itecveriation took place ; and if the case depended sop n the b stimone isi those two witnesses, the court would have to eeseesider Weir easiest. to credibility. The moral eh:erect, rof issth was usimyteched. Bow did they stand with regent to the matter is question? Wyatt lied no in tereet whatever 111 the ma tut. Dr. Barns, however, was to a errtant entire steel; he had that interest which a micister of a dissenting chapel tightly felt in the churches connected with lilt chapel being adequately ea dewed. Tht intere et which Dr. Burns took in the 10/. left to the minister of Elton Chapel, in cave Lis salary was un der Val/. a year, was of a nature too contingent to be con sidered as alleetiug leis testimony in any way. It was ma terial to temark, however, in connexion a ith this point, what was said by Dr. Burns with regard to the roe-receipt by hint of the Rif. per year. It his deposition Dr. Buena said ha reecip's is 1b39, as minister, exceeded 150/. a year, add ing, " I have. the pew 'tutees( t he chapel:Yin another place he says " I have no interest in the deed, unless my salary tans below britil." 1 rorn this it would naturally be inferred that, from the time of the ell cation of the deed, his re ceipts as minister exceeded 1401. a )ear, and that such re ceipts consisted in part est a heed salary, and in part of pew rents. 1 61111(5111.1i115411011 of the books of the trees tutor the following, howceer, appeared to be the farts. Dr. Burns htearne the nisi-ter of the chapel in lhft. , at a salary of 120/. a year. That salary was continued down to Cluistmes, li'l2, after which time it .11 increased to 1101. In January. IRIi, a resolution was rotor to that the minis ter should receive ISO,. and, if the funds would permit, 200/. a year. Moreover, it appears that front the date of the execution of the deed down to the death of Mr. Owensiele, Dr. Burns never received one shilling of the pew rents; on the contrary, they were received by the treasurer, and regularly entered in his accounts. At a meeting, however, held a few days alter the els alb of Mr. Gwennap, it was resolved that the pew Tritts should lie appropriated to and he received by the inieister in lieu of a heed salmi, and that resolution ap pear', from the treeleueer's book, to hove been carried out. Although, therefore, Dr. Burns, in giving his evidence in could a..y with strict adherence to the letter of the truth, " I bare the pew rent•;" yet the inference which coy one woulelselraw from the staterneut hi his depositions, that he had had them while tiwennap lived, had no sort of thuadation in feet. If then it were neceemry to decide this ease upon ttse eohlbcting testimony of Wyatt and Hutto, the court would be inclined in favour of Wyatt. but atter all, the case did not Teat upon that; there was otherwise chough to show that the parties had a design to evade the law of Mortmain, and the court therefore declared the deed to be void, wed decreed it to be set wide accordingly. Inasmuch, however, as the deceased himself had been a party to the matter ; and a., is feet, it was through his act that this litigation became necessary, the costs meat come out of the estate. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—YEsTERDAy. liaslAtal At Min PAR. AT I, , lLlailAt.t.—.llolLA Saab CAMPOSI.LAND r. THE AVI , TII%I.IAN 140 TILL MAIL %MAX NATIOA- TION CoMPANV.—EItZ TOTAGZ Ot TIII4 satunentez. The Attorney General, Sir F. Thesiger, and Mr. Hayes appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. Seirjeant Byies, with Mr. Duvall, represented the defendants. This an action brought by Capt. Co:, the commander of the ste.ui•vi.sel the Melbourne, the history of which is now so well known, to recover 4001., the amount of to which he u weld have been entitled if he had a ith the .hip to Australia, and aloe for damages or hie im proper &idealise' at Lisbon. The defendants pleaded, is substance, that the plsintiff had been dismissed because he was incompetent to discharge his duties. The Attorney•Oeneral opened the case, and related in considerehle detail all the disasters which betel the Mel bourne, from the time of her being purchased from the Ad miralty by Mr. Scott Russell, up to the time when she was obliged to put into Lisbon, in order to show that Capt. Co: hail done everything he could to ensure the safety of the ship and th , comfort of the passengers. Before the learned counsel had concluded his opening statement, an image ment was effected between the parties, that a verdict should be entered for the plaintiff for 400/. The AttornerGetaral observed that his client had come into COW'', not merely fur the purpose of obtaining the money, but also in order to vindicate his character. The ctimpse.y had dismissed him at Lisbon without assigning any cause for so doing, and he had brought this action. Their answer Ind been that they were justified is Meanies ing him on account of his incompetence. He had stated to them the circumstances out of which the action arose and they might judge whether there was any foundation for the charge. The company were now willing that the verdict should be entered for the plaintiff for 4004 This was all is point of money that the plaintiff could claim, bet hie learned Mend must be taken by . this sorbet to have ad mitted that he could not aural° the plea of Mamma tame and misconduct, and his client's object was therefore ensnared ----- Mr. Serjeant ISyles was happy to be able to release the jury from such a long and palatal inquiry as this must are been. Ile had felt that the company might have • difficulty in proving the plea they bad put on the record, but the jury must remember they had now ouly beard one side, and they mast not attach too much credit to an en parte statement. Lord Campbell—l abstain from making the slightest re flection on the conduct of the company, but I think it should be understood that Captain Con is a skilful, attimtiee, and Verdict fur the phuottff for 4001. TUC MAYON. AND CODFUNATION OF LONDON V. DODO/If:. ALLEOZD MISCONDUCT OP A STOCILDROICIA. The Attorney-General, with Mr. H.Hill and Mr. Pollock, appeared for the plaintiff', Mr. Serjeant Wilkins, with Mr..llrartwell and Mr. Hawkins, for the defendant. This was an action to recover 1,0301., brought upon a bend by which the defendant had undertaken to perform the duties of a broker of the City of London inn proper manner, without trend or deceit, to keep a broker's book, and not to make any profit out of the transactions in which he might be engaged as broker, except the usual broker's eontesie- sloe. It was alleged that the defendant had broken this bond, by his conduct in a transaction with Capt. Inglefield, R.N. The defendant pleaded several pleas, denying in substance that he had acted fraudulently or improperly. It appeared from the statement of Capt. Inglefield, who wee the tint witness for the plaintiffs, that at the beginning of May, Itcif, he went into the City in order to purchase some shares in the South Australian Copper Mining Can gay, and as he was looking for the offices of the company he was accosted by a person named Wilke, who, having ascertained his business, handed him a card of the deka. dent's, who is a stockbroker. He went to the office of the company, but not having berm. able to obtain the shares he wanted, as he was unknown to the directors, he came oat, when he again met Mr. Wilke, who took him to the derma dent's office. at 2, Copthsll-court. The defendant being given to understand that Captain Inglefield was desirous of purchasisig share* in the company, was asked by Captain Inglefield to find out their market price. He accordingly went out, and shortly Afterwards returned with the infor mation that they were it premium and rising. After some further conversation, Capt. Inglefield gave the defendant a written order to procure 2,000 shares at the market Dries. Ile then left the office. and on the !ollowing day went beck and saw the defeuient, who said he had obtained 1,900 chimes, and that he would ciAtain the other 100 for the next account. He gave a written statement of the prices he had paid, from which it appeared that the shartnost altogether, including commission, the sum of 3,026 f. de. The last 100 shares were to cost Vii 1. IN. Capt. Inglefield gave direc tions to the defendant to sell out some government stock, in order to make up this amount, for which he gave the de fendant two cheques, and the scrip was delivered to him in the usual coarse. Roan afterwards Capt. Inglefield went on a voyage to the Arctic regions, from which he returned on the 10th Nov., 1842, when he joined the direction of the company, at the suggestion of h s solicitor, who was also the solicitor to the company. Upon seeing their papers and . book. he had reason to believe that the shares bad not been purchased in the market, but from the directors, sad he therefore directed inquiries to be instituted. In May last he went again to the Arctic regions, in command of the ex pedition of three ships then despatched by the governmest, and on his return these proceedings were commenced. From the statement of Mr. Armitage, one of the directors of the ccaspasy, it appeared that the defendant had jvaid him tor 1,700 shares by a cheque for 3, 028 i. Is., sad he had retained 681111. 18,. , that being the difference between the price actu ally road by the defendant sad the Wee he had charred Cot Logleile:‘ The ottOr o roboese had boss allotted to the toesadeeis Weal/ * spsaidshosa to Capt. ibid. The Court of had ben petitioned, sod, :=ALIV bod dm IMM. divined OM action to be also commenced aa action wenn the whin had been referred to arbitra ties, owl Mil en yet bees decided. TM tislimierre nossat of the transaction was, that when Capt. bed nee to his office, he had warned him agaiss= la simon • bet finding he was bent on boyiew them, be had gano l k Capt. Inglefield's consent, to a Mr. Murray, who bad he would take 20s. premium on 2,000 shares. He had nes wished to give up the business. as the shame weld miner be obtained is the market nor from Mr. Murray i bet b• tris " Simst perhapscue of the directors dhitYl i dat wz m t ixes me r ef the market fer their ia lei Capt. lighliel4 speed te this esisse . THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1853. being taken. S'i ooly after Cept. Irgiefield's departure, lie. \lll :ee l ., h a d hten present at the internee.) et, to mil, mot said Lc might saturate sharer far a Mr. Dupi a, a din ctor of the enrol tsni asked whet the defendant ot Add PTV Line if he ii 4 so. The defendant sill he timid I have the th..rket price. He returned on the sante day 110141 Laid he mold get 1, 1 )00 'hirer if Mr. Duppa wet as':olied he would he paid fur them, and that they troul.ri not go into the market. They bath Bien went t Mr. buppa ' who agreed to sell the 1,000 shares. The defendant afterwar ds agreed to give Mr. Wilks Bs. 9cl. pre r.stuni for and lus. tor 600 of thela—that being, u he told. Mr. tt ilk% the tomark t prim. He afterwards went to a Mr Buckingham, who let him have TO at 12s. 61. Oa the hollowing day Mr. Armitage had asked whose name should be put in the body of the scrip; aid, hayloft seen Wilke, he told him to insert the name of Captain Ingleliold. Mr. Armitage subsequently banned over the shares to him, and he paid tor them. He raid that he bad so personal interest in the contract. The remaining 300 shares he obtained from Mr. Wilks at a premium of 12s. 04. Oat of the money handed over to him by Mr. Allaitlie• 371. 10s. bad gone to 31r. Buckingham, 3311. be. to Mr. Milks, and 1371. 10s. to a Mr. lit nsuson, whn had gives up same of the last 300 shares. He had received multi., beyond 1001. commission for the 2,000 shares. Mr. Buckianhans is vow dead, and Mr. Wilk. was proved to be so unwell that he could not un dergo an examisation. Mr. Duppa mad Mr. Bresura were called in support of the defendant'. cam. The Attorney. General having Lord Campbell summed up. a llbaj leodebip said the com merce of this great city woo sae& in shs bands of brokers, and it was very material that they abash be placed under proper control. Hitherto they hal 'Was bonds for good conduct, and the Lord Mayor sad the Mart of Aldermen had exercised their jurisdiction' fa Whim care that them bond. were not broken. It was of the lostimportasee that brokers,who were open to great bingeadins, should strictly and h o nourably perform their tessiew; sad above ali,that in no transaction in which a beauty en ampleirol se broker, he should derive any profit toped bis busbangs. He thought there were namable gressis ite lielegiss the action, but they were to my whether tb me aids out by the plaintiffs had not been answered by the thilisdiat. The jury returned a verdict for the plabitiff COURT OF COMMON PLEA/I—YESTERDAY. .rrrix,s ♦T mu rams lr unisam—ursea qlv JVIITICS lava meet the lessees ar.4 :letors, alter paying the expenses, divided the Pr 4 ..e. On the 26th of July the plaintiff had a very succes , .;ol btuefit, end in consequence of the crowded stste of the hnu.e he proposed having another benefit, and arranged with the defendant that it should take place on the 23rd of Amgii-t. On the 13th of that rfinith, in the ordinary plav-bills, there appeared the following announcement : "A. caution to the public against fraud. Viliereas, certain persons having issued bills for a benefit at this theatre on Tuesday, August 23, without any legal authority to do so from the lessees, they,the lessees,feel hound to caution parties against purchasing tickets, for that night, as they will not be admitted, and no such benefit will take place at the Pavilion Theatre." This was the libel complained of, which, it was said, contained not only a charge of fraud, but that the plaintiff had been guilty of obtaining money under false pretences. The plaintiff, in his examination, stated that he had sold a great many tickets, and should have cleated a profit of from 151. to 201. by the benefit. His ordinary salary was from 30s. to 21. a week, and the charges for admission to the theatre were 10. to the boxes. and 6d. to the pit. He was now acting at the Royal Standard Theatre, where there were eight or nine different charges. The defence was, that the plaintiff had associated a Mr. Gaston, of the Standard Theatre, with him, against the expressed wishes of the defendant, who had told him, when be agreed to let him have the theatre, that he must have no partner in his benefit. The defendant was being examined in support of biome, when Mr. James said he wished to have some conversation with him, and after a short interview between the parties, a juror was withdrawn by common comsat, and Mr. James stated that the defendant withdrew all imputation on the character of the plaintiff. Mr. Neale wrote the objec tionable paragraph in the play-bill under excited feelings. A verdict was then entered for the plaintiff by consent. CONSISTORY COURT.—DEc. 13. immix DZ. 1.131111511011. 1110ADWOOD V. HOLLAND. Dr. Jenner said this was originally a citation sued out by Mr. Broadwood to compel Mrs. Holland, his mother, to leave in the registry an inventory of her late husband's estate, of which she was the administratriz. It appeared, from a decree of the Court of Chancery, that Mr. Broadwood was entitled out of the estate to the stun of 176 i. Mrs. Holland, however, had not complied with the decree to pay the sum in question into court. Under these circum- stances, he (the learned advocate) moved the court to allow the bond to be attended with in an action entered against the sureties. _ _ Dr. Spinks appeared on behalf of Mrs. Holland. The learned Judge 'Aid it appeared from the decree of the Court of Chancery Mrs. Holland had not properly ad ministered the estate, but owed Mr. Broadwood the sum stated. The discretion given to the court to allow the hood to be attended with must be exercised with groat caution. Where, however, there was an apparent broach of it, if the court refuse 4 to allow the bond to be attended with the parties would be prevented recovering under it. The decree of the Court of Chancery must be assumed to be just and equitable, sad therefore this court ought to allow the parties to recover from the sureties. Persons who become sureties to an administration bond should exercise due tare in seeing it performed. It might be very hard upon them, but it was their own fault—first, in entering hastily into the bond ; and, secondly, in not seeing the acts required performed. The bond must be attended with. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YesTaaver. 111101111 MIL C 7111111•01111 IN 11 WILLIAM M. ATONA.R. This ease wu reported on Thursday. Possession of a house in Creel College .street had been given up to the Sleekest! Junction 'ilway Company. Mr. Cooke applied that the lease in court by the company to the insolvent might be given ap to the company, being of no value to the estate. The Court granted the application. The final order wu greeted. IN 1.1 WILLIAM POLIIAM. The question is this awe (under the Protection Act) was, whether the debts exceeded 3001. Mr. Bargood opposed, and Mr. Reed supported. The insolvent bad worked at the Crystal Palace Tavern, and the accounts in the schedule were examined. Kr. Commissioner lderphy held that the debts exceeded 3001., end dismissed the petition. IR 111 RICHARD THORNE. This insolvsot, who was opposed by Mr. Down, and sup ported by Mr. Cooke, had sold his holiness as • baker four days before ha petitioned under the Protection Act, for 1001. Hr. Dowse contended that the disposition of the property was not under the exceptions of the act. Mr. Commissioner Murphy dismissed the petition, ob serving that his belief was that the business was sold in contemplation of insolvency. It would be dismissed on the mint raised. TM petition was accordingly dismissed. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—You, Dr.c. 13. :ached to it, and some F p .ce, which the trosemeer did not mem to. Cro<s•esamined by Mr. Parry—l do not knew whether the milk was skim milk ; it was as spoilt the next morning. ----- Mr. Parry—Thera was a piece of beet-root; what be came of that? . . . . . Witusas—Why, that being biled, got smashed. (Much laughter.) Mr. Legh recalled—l keep cows, and make my own ►etter. The skim milk and such pieces as these ought to go into the tub for the pig.' keep. The prisoner, my cook, said they were some of those pieces, and some of the skim milk for the pig tub which she had gives her sister.. She said so at the station. Tim Itecorda—The pigs should hate been the prose cutors. kr:Parry, addressing the jury, said that however much ha might deprecate any pilfering upon the part of ser vant., still he did not envy the feelings of any man who could press on so paltry a prosecution against a servant who bad been in his service for some time, and who had borne a good character. She had acted improperly there was no doubt, and the prosecutor had been instigated to do this from representations made to him, bat when he found how auttirs were he should not have followed it up. The Recorder said there wu no cue against Killer and Angelina Hut. They were all Acquitted. THIRD COURT.-YESTERDAL Philip IVoolf, 35, plumber, was indicted for stealing a dress value 61., and other goods, the property of Thomas OctaviusJ.mes. . . . City police•constable George Watkins, stated that about eleven o'clock upon the morning of the sth of this month he saw the prisoner in Sun-street carrying a bundle, and followed him for some distance, and finding him going in the direction of the noted Petticoat-lane, he stopped him and asked him what he had got there ; prisoner said that was his business, that he had bought them in Petticoat lane, but did not know from whom; he then tried to get away, but being secured was taken to the station, where the bundle was found to contain the new silk dress named in die indictment, two waistcoats, a pair of trousers, a coat, a pair of women's boots, and a lady's visite, and also a new coat, buttoned under his own coat. He had upon him a hunch of skeleton and other keys. At the station he said he had bought them of a girl. The prosecutor, a trimming manufacturer, living at 32, Newgate-street, said that about ten o'clock upon the morn ing of the sth December, some one in the house game to him and brought him, waistcoat which he had found upon the stain; prosecutor then ran up to the dwelling part of the house, and found that the bedroom upon the third floor had been ransacked, and all that could be carries off was gone. He gave notice of the robbery to the police, and when he saw the prisoner at the station he recognised him as a man whom he had seen about ten days before upon the stairs leading to his dwelling apartments ; and the prisoner then in broken English said he wanted the German ware house. Ae the door leading from the dwelling part of the house to the warehouse was kept locked, the prisoner must have watched the news-boy, who was the only party that came in that morning, and slipped in unobserved. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. It further appeared that a strut many robberies of a si milar description have been committed in the City, and property to a large amount stolen. The plan practised by the prisoner was to go about to places situated like the pro secutor's, carrying with him some glass and putty, and all the paraphernalia of a travelling gluier, and if met under any suspicion at one said he was looking for a job. Al though acquainted with English, the prisoner, when put upon his trial, pretended he could not understand a word, end a gentleman named Albert had to be fetched to inter pret before he would be tried. The officer said that he had had the prisoner twice before, once in 1861, and once last year, fora similar offence. The account given by the officer of prisoner he seemed to perfectly understand without the aid of an interpreter, as also dial he the sentence of 18 months imprisonment and herd labour. lIITCHIXA t. MTKTWIA LAST ELECTION FOR INWLIA. This was an action brought to mover 20M., under the following circumstnneee. The plaintiff complained that having commonced an Action agahist Mr. Marcus Mery weatbrr Turner, the defendant's ass, proceedings were stayed until the 15th of July last, apes the defendant pro mising to guarantee and secure to the plaintiff payment of 2001. upon that day, which esua, ►owever, be had not paid. In answer, the defrndaat pleaded that the plaintiff caused and procured the defendant to eater into the mid promise through and by means of the fraud of the plaintiff, and others in collusion with him. _ _ -- 171;:i;rjeliOTWiliini — ii - nilar. Cooper were for the plaintiff; and Mr. Montague Chambers, Q.C.,and Mr. Pren tice appeared for the defendant. In consequence of the form et the pleadings, the defen dant's' counsel began the case, sad stated that at the last election foe Newark the dedlielleat's sea was a candidate, and the plaintiff was his elestieneeriag agent. It was un derstood that Mr. Turner ahead not be subject to anything but the legal expenses, and Mr. Ilitekias undertook that they should not exceed 3501. Mr. Turner was ultettoonsful, and after the election Mr. Ititains damsel MI., although Mr. Turner had already paid 2001. or 3001. oat of his pocket. The defendant had resolved such an amount of his ion front the plaintiff as was highly flattering to his feelings as a father. On the Ink:July, 1852, the plaintiff wrote and apologised for not aeithowledging at an earlier ' date the receipt of the defendant's letter, for he bad been so absorbed in the interests "of year excellent son," as to give up all other considerations, and although the result of the election had been adverse to their calculations and ex- pectations,ft had been caused by an ender-current coalition ;1 and, secondly, by most 'Massive bribery, of which they would obtain sufficient proof to unseat one of the members, and he trusted to Mg Mr. Turner. He could sot doubt for one moment the puma tie fisiedant would have for speaking well of kis sem be be midi assure bins that opponents and parti.ans were wOlisto admit Ms mea tiness and higiunindednees, and won &NOMA with him Miuslisees became childlike, and they wire wail net abed a tear is the face of death dropped teeny es parting with your son." (A laugh.) Hader times eimusiessees the de fendant was analogs to settles the plaintiff's action, and therefore he, on the 3rd Jaw, 1162. Mimed the following guarantee ;—" In consideration of the plaintiff cementing to stay all further proowdlap In the above action, upon payment by the defendant, on the 16th July neat, of 2001. for debt and agreed costs, I hereby underta ke to guarantee and secure the doe payment thereof oa tit abovoweationed day." It was represented that this sum would cover all liabilities ; but the defendant was swprisei afterwards es find Hitehins was aware that a Mr. Wafts chimed 904, sad that there were ether claims besides. This being so the defendant's case was that the gnareelse had been obtained front him under him reyeemalatins, sad therefore that he was not hails open IL Mr. Willie. &elites lierywealbar. the defendant. said that he, with Mr. Wells, thememegfag clerk of his steamy , went to the office of Mr. /I= s ilw Pligatiro ottfAr% sod saw his clerk. Wm sea aseenat fee wWeit action was brought Inehded a enpaners. The nest day. the 3rd of June, they 06111 Mr. Impeen. and be add Ws amount included all anyeasse newt sleet 201. fee a polling booth. The &Miss we fee WM, end it was agreed is take 2001. for debt end wets. Whet Mt. Ikapea mid, was said "At the very memeat" the Wines Aped the guarantee. The ClAii Suedes sentinel the Warm le be earefal how be aeswered the gmeetioo. Mr. Masymeelher was then farther ezamiaed, and he declined le pled. Ids oath whether the statement is gees tine was made Wen or after he missed the guarantee. Mr. Welk mid he did not remember anything said by Mr. Emma% desk es the 2nd of June. Oa the ird Jane, after the rmenalse had bees signed. whams said, * Will this sum WIEN a l demeedsegiest Mr. Tamar i" and Mr.em ansereesk *Mr. EOM= will have no far th er ; a b belism Wen we same Mils willeatileg." for willies bombs, est sewsing menses The Chief Justin said he had knew. Mr. Wells very away years ; he wee a very respestable man, and there was no doubt his evident* pat as end to the matter. There was Declines for the piss ef freed. levy Omni a medial imm'b he the platstif for 2001., and his lorip granted weenties. The plaintiff in this ease lea metrabor of the Chimney bar, and he resides at Highgate, end the defendestihe Water Weeks at Fluidity, is ckshman of the:Hanipteeill Water Weeks Company. TM amiss wee itemight te renn et damages for injuries suateind by the plaintiff's horse, in eeaesgence of the earelmenses of the ',many's servants, sad plea was "not guilty." Ms. fierjeaat Sites wed metier leasedgentlemas ap =for the plaintiff ;. end Mr. Sesioant Myles and Mr. for the dihedral The plaintiff's MIS was rat en the eve of the Bth September, is the premed pea_r, M was rY en horse back to Highgate, 'media be Ms nsnal engem Nothing mend until le got topped* w hones, ML S, Highgate rise. In June the Water Company the seed at this spot in order to lay on the waist te No. d, sad this had bees so Imperfectly done that the water had helped ant and softened a pert of the road. TM phisdf . been hid epos this spot, and one of his lees ha teak in te the depth of about half way between the digit end the ham. The horse eonsequendy fell mai Wm Seth his knees. Mt the plaintiff .sewed unhurt. The Mew hei been pnesheed a' short time beim whim out of andliiim,Mlllllgdasee, and at the time et thiameident wee meth shed Mr Awe. The horse was of MOM very smelt lePorad, and to the gement action it wee s. te seem sinspematie• Ar Me Ism which the plaintiff hod an shelled. Upon evartheing the spot when the modest ammeed the *Miff heed the road to be is an exeeedingly sea aid dangerms ; is deed so soft was it that he theme a welhieg elkit Whisk was produced into it to the diseases Mill babes. Mr. Lush, at the comissies of the oedema for the tiff, submitted that there wee es ease, sod is parYwlsr he urged that there was no duty upon the Gamow he repair a leaky pipe until notice had been OM te OMB tithe fact of the leak. This being se, them was se peed M neg ligee°, to rapport this action. His Lordship said be did net think the sedge would lie ; but it was best not to stop Wow. Evidence was given fur the dehndand that the softness of the road was sot caused by say leakage from the company's pipe, and it was suggested that it was meet probably aimed by a cistern in the vicinity with frequently overflowed, and the water ran on to the reed. It appeared that in May there was a leakage in the pipe ; la July it was thought that there was a leakage; hut. upon mantination, nose was found ; and three preens wise examined the spot in September denied that there wee any leakage from the eompeny's pipe. The Chief Justice directed the jury to onside, only whe ther there was any leakage trees the eseapany's pipe he September, as it was agreed that it was sot uses vary to trouble them with the question of damages, whisk would, if they were found for the plaintiff, be settled est of court. The jury considered the matter in private for about two boars and a half, sad they then same late mart sad said there was so shames of their agreeing, Met of du= beimg of use opinion and lire of them 0 mast►er. Besides this, one of their number was Indwell.. The Chief Justice said, UM b g so, be would discharge 'them without their giving a mast, The jury were discharged COVET OF EXI NISTEIDAT. ass TSB 171110 P11(1 AT 111ALOS ASP MO= MU& DALI O. CITY TTTTTT u. Mr. O'Malley sad Mr. Berthed emend for the plaintiff, and Mr. mama end Mi. illesetdms far the defendant. The deelandre dinged thethdlindeen with publishing in a play-bill of rite paeliermeeee tit the Peri an Theatre, Whitachape&resk meths liedlens matter of the plaintiff. There was the steenathe the beeeth of an agreement The Wooden& bed pleeded nee slew to the Arm °out, sad as to the seemed denied the t. eZ=ed that the bed bus en motor for some thee at the ?milks Theatre, of which the de finite mad $ Mr. Neale Irmo the Mmes. In May, June, and July lest the Pavilion Theatre amen set to have bees he a "my dearishiag one==asse• of whith a "Namessweskia " was which WSW. SINGULAR CASE Of SIOANY. Edward Drama Hawkll, 32, was charged with bigamy_ The cirenmstaness of this sueswere of a peculiar ter. The prisoner la a oesch-builder, well educated, and a good looking men. At the early part of last year he was working with hie father at Ipswieb, and a yeses woman, Named Ellen Colley, belonging to Manchester, being on a visit to the former place, the prisoner became acquainted with her, and eventua l ly they agreed to be married. Shortly fter Miss Cufl returned to Manchester, the prissiest followed her, an d the marri•ge was solemn ised at the cathedral, on the 6th of Jane, in last year. The prisoner lived with his wife fee some time, sad at the early pert of this year he obtained work at Hull as • comb-builder. In March last he addressed a letter to a Mks Omahas, who was a pious person, and possessed of semis gregerty. In this oommuaieataa he declared his Abodes kr Miss Crackles, sissies that besides herself he bed raver ems a yams woman whom he amid fancy for a wife. As it had bees salaamed by Ged that man should make the first advisee he hoped Miss Crackles would pardon him for addressing her, sad trusted that she would great him an interview, adding that he belonged to the same re ligious denomination as herself. He should, however, leave the matter in the hands of the Lord. Miss Crackles declined to see the prisoner, when he addressed a second letter to her, and eventually she consented to accept his snit. In this same week that he was writing these letters to Miss Crackles, the prisoner wrote to his wife who was thee at I wish, informing her, that being unable to obtain tea t in was about to sail for America, where giteT. no doubt of getting a good living. He advised his wire to remain at Ipswich, and concluded his epistle in terms of the warmest affection for her. The prisoner mar ried Min Crackles at Scolooates Church on the 3rd of Jane last. His marriage was discovered, and he was ap prehended on the charge of bigamy and lodged in Hull gaol. Whilst in prison he wrote two letters, one to his wife and the other to Miss Crackles, and prevailed on a person who was working in the gaol to take charge of these communications. In the letter to his wife he asked her to get some piano to write to him stating that she was deed, and to date the letter previous to the mooed marriage. If any inquiry were subsequently made about it, she could state that the individual who wrote the letter had gone to Australia. He begged his wife to do this, as it woald save him from transportation. In the letter to Min Crackles he stated that he had every hope of being acquitted of the hsgainst him, and that they could the& live happily ry found him Galley, expressing their opinion that the oases was aggravated by being committed under the garb of re4We. Sentenced to Eve years' penal servitude. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT.—YESTERDAT. 111011 WI. 'URNS OLONSWILL AND NIL RAM= SILL AIMS Homy Cox, 21, and Bury !Amos, 48, were charged with stealing a quantity of property belonging to George Fowler, the muter of Cos, and Jaw Sosith, 20, aid Martha Jelmson. 27, were charged with !Floating the property knowing it to have been stolen. The presenter was • famishing ironmonger in Barbican, end the prisoner Co. was is his service. It appeared that a suspicion wee entertained that plunder to a °considerable content was being carried is. and Inspector Brennan, a very useful and intelligent siker belonging to the Metropolitan Polls was employed to investigate the matter, and he sac needed in apprehending Co. with a maiden :hie quantity of stolen property is his peasessies, and through his subse quent exertions a great deal more wee discovered, which had been penned or otherwise armed of by the ether pri• $06511. _ _ _ The jury convicted Co: of stealing, sad Johnson of re ceiving, and erguirted the two women. Co. was sentesord to sin years penal servitude, and Jobs- sow te be iinprisonod end kept to hard labour for eighties swathe. NEW COURT.-Y&STEIDAY. Edia46.l4 Hari, 29, spinster, was indicted for stealing a cloth, 100 pima of bread, some spice, end a piece of seat, the property of Edward Legit, her muter, and Merino miUo►, sod Angelissa Hort, km sister, two respectable looking women, who had bees oat on bail, wore indicted with ►er, for receiving the same, knowing it to have beat The preeenetor is a gentleman living upon his property, at Lewisham, sad the proomr, Slimbeth, was his cook. Upon the 9th of this width he was watching outside of ide pesmisse. whoa he saw the two other prisoners mum up. KAI, threw a stone at the kitchen window ' upon which his cask sane and let them in. They remained about half an hour, and when they came out the prosecutor sad • police man& stopped these, and found they bad two small wino bottles Med with milk sad • quantity of small serape of broken bread tied up in an old and sot very than cloth. They said their skier, the cook, had given them to them. They were Ass given in custody, and their respective ha t lases art the wok's boxes searched, but nothing found ee the prosecutor. The eurrohorated this evidence, and produced the , whisk consisted of a quantity of broken part In very snail pleas ; the boa. of maim etro r lth a small tisaatity of neat at- THE POLICE COVETS. MANSION-HOUSE. Jane Madden was brought bete,. Lord Mayor, charged with having robbed Mr. Thomas; Nolan, with 'Jo lenes, in the public streets, of a torte-monsate, oontainiog • soVereign and eight shillings, and of certain papers, &c. D. T. Evans (City Police)—Yesterday, in consequence of information I apprehended the prisoner upon a charge of highway robbery, and took her to the station house, where, atter some hesitation, she gave her name a n d address. I afterwards went to her lodgings, and found the articles and property I produce. Here the witness produced the property alluded to, two silver watches, a purse containing two sovereigns, and 17s. 6d. in silver, three silk handkerchiefs, and three peeket-books, in one of which, marked G. G., Jamaica Coles-boom, was a bill of exchange for 411., and in another was some religious publications. The prosecutor, a mercantile clerk, said, on Sunday night, between 11 and 12 o'c;ock, I met the prisoner at the top of the Minories. She asked me to go home with ber, and she pevailed upon me to treat her, as the night was cold. We went into a publio.houss, and I gave her brandy and rum to drink, and I also pave her some brandy in • bottle, which she took home with her. After drinking in the public-home for some, time she asked me to see her home, and took se into 14, " ' " - where I was knocked down I titiak;i7 ris a man I with i stiA. I believe the liquor had bees kine was drug ged. I was then robbed of everything I had in my poAets except my handkerchief. My pockets were turned inside out. I ot) when I could and went home at Am, and I was o bliged , on amount of the blow and the fall, to lie i n bed till ate on Monday. On Tuesday evening, I was coming down the Minoties, and, having met the prisoner, I caused her to be taken into custody. I swear I n went iato any k. home with her, except the public - home in which we dran Win -- Oa cress-ezamination by the prisoner, witness said she offered him N. to drop the proceedings. The prisoner, in answer to the Lord Mayor, who parti cularly cautioned her as to the answer she ap peared to be ready to give to the charge, said, 1 saran you, my Lord Mayor, that the gentleman last night promised for two sovereigns to drop the charge. We went about together, sad the fact is we both got drunk, and did not know what we wire about ; but he came home to my home in Back chareh-laae. where I entertained him, and he accidentally pulled out the things, some of which were found at my apartments, and left them there. As to the knocking down in the striet, the genUenua is quite in error. He fell. The prisoner was committed for trial. The Lord Mar& acknowledged the receipt of a cheque for lOL from the Fiehniongen' Company, for the Poor Box. GUILDHALL. Jas. Barran was charged with the following savage es unit upon a young women of the name of Tubbs : Margaret Tubbs, who app •ared with a frightful black-eye sad the whole of one side other face contused and swollen, sald, I lodge in the same house as the prisoner, and oa Saturday night I went to the prisoner's room to call out my husband who was drinking with him and several of his companions. The prisoner, with a filthy expression, said " Meehan not come. I've known you walking the streets more than once, and I'll make your husband leave you altogether." My husband then tried to get me away and pushed me out ; but the prisoner Immediately rushed to wards me sad dragged me by the hair of my head into the roost. He then struck me on the eye, knocked me down and kicked me with his heavy boots repeatedly about the face and body, while I was lying on the ground. I screamed for assistance, sad had it not been for Mrs. Finnigan. who rescued me from the prisoner's violence, I believe he would have murdered me. lam so dreadfully braised all over my body, that I can neither stand nor sit without ex periencing great pain in all my limbs. Sir R. W. Carden—Who gave you that black-eye ? Complainant—(pointing to the prisoner). That gentleman, Sir R. W. Carden—That gentleman ! Don't all hit even a man ; oall him a brute ; a man who would be gailty of such conduct to a woman deserves no better title. Taw, witnesses corroborated the complainant's statement. Prisoner—lt's all false, your worship. 1 never struck her at all, I only pushed her out of my room. It was her husband gave her that black eye. Sir R. W. Carden (to complainant). Did you husband strike you at all on that occasion ? Complainant—He did not, sir. He only pushed me once or twice in trying to get me out of the room. The prisoner then called his father and mother, bat their evidence tended to oontlnal the complainant's story. A young man, of the name of John Carr, then got into the witness-box, and his testimony was so palpably false, that Sir R. Carden ordered him instantly to gait the court. Sprangate (the gaoler) stated that the primer was • journeyman tailor, and for the last twelve Jeans he had continually been in and oat of prison for smelts, and dnuaken and disorderly conduct. The last time he was is the Compter be had six weeks for assaulting his wife. Sir R. W. Carden regretted that the proposed enactment to empower magistrates t t unish such as the ti g sr i r by tdogging had not received the sanction of the tau. Had he had the power, he would certainly kayo ordered him to be tied to a cart's tail and dogged through the town, and he would have placed the scourge in the hands of the prisoner's victim, so that he might have known how she felt when suffering from has brutal sage. Imprison_ meat was not sufficient punishment ; and lth (Sir R. Carden) trusted it would not be long before the rejected mode of punishment was adopted. He then sentenced the fallow to six months' imprisonment with bud labour. BOW-STREET. Hwy &wee, a carpenter, who has bees repeatedly fined at this court for ill-treating his wife, was charged with assaulting her in a ferocious manner, in Drury-bum. The complainant, whom face was sadly disfigured, stated tkst she had not lived with the prisoner sines her last Oliel. waist against him, bat had contrived to mum a living for I herself and her two little children without his assistance. Yesterday morning (Wednesday) she met him accidentelly in Drory-lane, sad, having her face tied up at the Ullllll. he asked her what was the matter / She said that she bad :he faci-acke, and paved on to avoid him, not wields' t• have anything further to say to him. Re followed her up, I however, *ems, with a SOW'S expression, " I'll make your cheeks ache a little mere," and struck her • blow in the face which knocked her down. Re then raised her head from the ground, aid struck her a succession of blows on both sides of the head with his clenched fist. She m to crawl into a shop and was there pnteoted Ins the p ' 1 further Oakum The wife's statement was fully corroborated by the shop keeper, Mr. Billirgton, of Wilson-street, Drury-lane, who saw the prisoner striking her, while on the ground, with degree of brut dity vltuost incredible. The plisaner said it was all tier Own fault. Mr. Henry said this was the seventh time within a short Valet of time that the prisoner had been cbsr,ted whh assaulting Ma wife, and, even now that she had separated herself from him, she was not safe (ruin his inhuman treatment. Since he was last at die court power had been given to the magistrates to inflict a punishment more ade quate to the nature of the offence ; ►ut, in addition to this even, some guarantee must be given for his future good behaviour. His worship then committed the prisoner to six mmtbs' hard labour, and, at the expiration of that term, directed that he should find two sureties to keep the peace for a further period of six months, or be committed in default. _ _ The prisoner, on leaving the dock, directed a savage leer towards his wiie, and swore that he would settle the matter yet by murdering her outright as soon as be got out of prison. CLERRENWELL. _ _ _ Mr. Robert Tubb,, of Harley-street, Cavendish square, a county magistrate, Mr. Richard Frankurn, 4, Burlington-gardens, Sir John Villien Shelley, Bart., M.l'., the trustees ; and R. C. Soper, manager of the ' Working Man's Emigration Society, were summoned to appear before Mr. Corrie, to answer the complaint of William James Launder, for unlawfully neglecting to pay him 161. 19s. 6d., the amount of his subscriptions, he having duly given to the said society a notice in writing of his in ability to continue his subscriptions, &c. A solicitor appeared on the part of the complainant, and it appeared from his opening address, that his client had joined the society, which was held at No. 18, Bedford street, Red Lion.square, and he had paid is his subscrip tions until they amounted to 161. 19s. 6d.; but he had afterwards become unable to continue his payments. lie had, therefore, pursuant to the 16th rule, which stated that "any member being unable to continue his subscrip tions, might, on giving one month's notice in writing to the secretary, receive back his subscriptions, subject to such deductions as the board might deem reasonable for the working expenses of the society," given a written notice to the secretary, but the officers of the society bad declined to pay him. Mr. Tubbs, on the part of the trustees, said in explana tion that the complainant had ballotted no less then six times to be sent out to Australia with his family, but he was unsuccessful. Besides, there were deductions for hoes and law expenses, amounting to from 61. to 61 , to be made from the amount claimed. A threat of exposure had been used, but Sir John Shelley and he (Mr. Tubbs) treated that with contempt, as everything fair and proper had been done. After a lengthened discussion it was decided that the account and the dedu4tians should be arranged with complainant, and Mr. Soper handed him one sovereign as part until the matter wu satislactorily settled. LAMBETH. Henry Laurence, cab-driver, appeared to a summons charging him with having made use of abusive and offen sive language, and refining to take a fare after being duly hired. Mr. George Marshall, solicitor, of 21, Princess-street, Hanover-square, deposed that on the night of the 9th inst. he arrived by the 10 o'clock train at the Waterloo station, and having occasion to remain in the neighbourhood until past 12 he at that time sought a cab to take him home. Seeing the defendant drive along the Waterloo-road he en him. On reaching the railway station the prisoner began to grumble, and ultimately became intolerably abusive, upon which he (witness) asked for his ticket. This he at first refused, but ultimately gave it to him. At this time the railway guard had placed his trunk in the vehicle, and the defendant continuing to grumble, he, ad dressing him, said, " Well, cabby, don't ne so cross; I shall treat you to a glass of ale at the first public-house you come to that you fluid open." The defendant then drove away from the station, and while proceeding along th e York-road he (Mr. Marshall), observing a public-house open, called out to the defendant to stop, for the purpose of hav ing the ale. The defendant stopped, but on doing so de clared he should not drive him (Mr. Marshall) any further, and so saying he took his trunk and Hung it on the pave ment, and then drove off; taking away with him in his cab his (witness's) walking stick. In consequence of this con duct witness was put to some considerable inconvenience, and it cost him at least ten shillings to get home. Mr. Elliott—Had you made any arrangement with the defendant about your fare ? Mr. Marshall—Oh, yes; I had agreed with him about the fare. Mr. Elliott, to the defendant—Well, you have heard the charge against you. What have yeti to say to it ? Defendant, in a gruff and surly tone— Well, your wor ship, this here gent kept a saying, Cabby, drive here, and Cabby, drive there, so that I thought I'd have no more to do with him, and so I left him. Mr. Elliott—And your conduct has been most scandalous, and for this offence you pay a penalty of 201. and expenses, or be imprisoned for 21 days. The penalty was paid. MARKETS. COTTON.—LtvzarooL, Bac. 14.—The market closed with firmness and soma animation, and a fair business was transacted at fall prices. The sales amounted to 7,000 bales, inclacting 3,sooAmericaas, 60 Pernams and Maran barna 60. to 61d.; 150 Bahia, 61d. ; 400 Egyptian, 51d. to Bd.; and 3,000 Surat, 20. to Ad. (2,000 on specula tion). CORN.—Borrox, DEC. 14.—Our market has been well attended by buyers to-day, with a small show of wheat ; consequently the trade was buoyant, and ruled 4s. to 61. per qr. higher than this day week. Wheat, red, 735. to 76e. , • white, 765. to 775. Beans, 68s. Brocirrox-ox-Teas, Dzc. 14.—The arrivals of wheat during Ike past week are moderate. To this day's market we had a fair supply of wheat from the growers, for which there was a good demand at an advance of Is. to 21. per quarter on last week's currency. Oats and Beans without alteration in value. Grinding barley sells at 324. per qr. of 32 stones. Imports during the past weak:—Wheat, coast -1,131 qrs. Oats, coastwise, 76. . . - . DUBLIN, Dec. 13.—There was a small supply of all de scriptions of home-grown grain at maraet to-day. Wheat lam a brisk demand, at an advance of 6d. per barrel, and oats and barley of all qualities were more easily sold, but we do not quote any improvement in prices of those articles, though in some few eases a shade higher was realised. White wheat, 38s. Bd. to 425.; red ditto, 365. to 40e.; bar ley, grinding, 12s. to 175.; melting ditto, 18s. to 20s. ; brim 16s. to 165. ; oats, white, 12s. to 164. • ditto tawny, lle. to 14s. • rapeseed, 275. ed. to 29c. Bd. • oatmeal, 141. 6d. to 165.; bakers' flour, 22a. to 265. ; India n corn, pet 4801b5., 401. to 46a. 6d. CATTLB.—Roteronn, DEC. 14.—Our market to-day was very thinly supplied with animals not of the best quality, which sold at quite u good prices as last week. Beef, 2s. 10d. to 41. Bd. Mutton, 3s. Bd. to 45.104. Veal, 3s. 104. to 41. Bd. Pork, 3s. Bcl. to 41. 104. KAFFIRS IN TROUBLE. ___..._ A number of Kaffir., who have recently been exhibited at Rouen, appeared on Saturday last, before Mr. Breard, English Vice-consul in that city. They were accompanied by a Mr. Samuel Allen, who made a statement to this effect : Re had engaged the Kollin in Africa to accompany him to England to be exhibited, be paying them a certain sum per month, and being at the expense of maintaining them. The conditions of the engagement were duly set forth in an agreement to which the Kafir, placed their marks. In England all went on well, and Mr. Allen not only scrupulously fulfilled his part of the contract, but deposited with a banker, for them, the donations they received from visitors at their exhibitions. He after a while resolved to bring them to France, but just as he was about to set out he fell ill. He accordingly confided them to the care of one Stanley, i his clerk. Stanley arrived at Havre with them ; but, instead of remitting to Mr. Allen the proceeds of their exhibitions, he kept them ; and not only so, he neglected to pay the KaMrs what was due. When they remonstrated, he terrified them by telling them that as their names figured with his on the same passport they were entirely dependent on him, and could d• nothing without him. From Havre he conveyed them to Rouen, and there he not only continued the same practices, but borrowed from them sues of fifty francs and forty francs, which they had saved up out of the presents made them by visitors. Things were in that Mate when Mr. Allen, having recovered, hastened to Rouen. The Kafir, were glad to see him, and he immediately took , with their seam% to get them into his possession. Re appealed to the English Vice-consal, and that gentleman fixed Saturday for him, Stanley, and the linen) to appear before him, in order that he might hear the tale of all three. Stanley, however, did not think proper to present himself. Mr. Breard, sceordingly, after hearing Mr. Allea'e statement, and after questioning the Kafiln, in English, directed that they should be given up to him, and he gave them a new passport. The Kafiirs replied briefly to Mr. Breard's questions, but with a certain degree of intelligence. The youngest spoke with most facility. The poor creatures wore caps and coats made of skins, and had above the coats a sect of plaid cloak. Their s trange appearance, gestures, and lan . guage, excited quite a sen sation is the town.—Galignrau. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAT.—Return of Irnfan Sr week ending Dec. 4, 1863 :—Pariss6wils parcels, ar• rinse, horses, dogs, and mails, 5,515:. Os. 6d. • merchandise and minerals, 10,8971. 21. 10d. ; cattle, 3381. 3s 104. Total, 16,7501. 7s. 2d. Corresponding week, 1852, 13,7601. 10s. 9d. LONDON AND NORTH WILBURN RAILWAY,— Retails of trate for the week ending Dee. 11, 1883 : Passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, and mails, 22,3011. 18s. 61. ; merchandise, 22,3371. 13s. sd. • cattle, 1,4681. tn. 11d. Total, 48,1081. ls. 9d. Corresponding week, 1802, 44,8861.85. Bd. BELFAST AND COUNTY DOWN RAILWAY.—Traffio for week ending Dee. 11, 1853 :—Peeeengert, 1551 19a. 9d.; subscriptions, 121. 18a. sd. • goods and parcels, 434. la. 6d. • total, 2111. 17s. Bd. Corresponding week lest year .—Pei wagers, 1241. Ils. 3d. ; su bs criptions, 131. 2s. 24. ; goods awl parcels, 541. 3s. 9d. ; total, 1911. 17e. 2d. CONK AND BANDON ktioveY.—Retain of tragic for the week ending Dec. 10, 1863.:—Pasasagers, parcels, 1521. 2s. Id. ; merchandise, cattle, &0., 871. Os. 34.; total, 2391. 2s. 4d. Traffic for corresponding week last dear —pass o us eee paresis, &e., 991. 19s Id. • nisrekaadieo, PAW ) *c ., 411. les. 6a. ; total, 1411 . 13+. tki. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCR • 4. CASUALTY. Anna, from II nubs) , for thiii pirt, hac put into Til.:e 13,, kiky, and was discharging t) repair.—.l.lv.irpog. Ihc: it. ARRIVED Airman-at Liverpool, December 14, from ............. . New TO N Awnless-at Gravesend, Dee. 13, from ......... ........, m me , brew -.it t Gravmend, December 14, from 0 „ 4 . 44 Hann Gravesend, December 11, from ..... St. Peteriburs e geneit-M Gravesend, Vccemlxv 11, from ........ 5m fry Duero?. -at Gravesend, December 14, lrran ............. tnlsetp Cala iaa -id Gravesend, December 14, from -.0 NC Mop Merolla-et Gravesend, Decendsr 14, from ................... Atm. ' Dam -et Cr amend, December 14, fro.n ............... ....Trteate GIL 0 , en-at Gravesend, December 14, from ............... patient". llanairrr -at Gravesend, December 14, from St. 3 7 ) Illanatar Ileums-at Portsmouth, December 19, from.. budon lerearin -et Pill, 11ecember 13, from... . .......... )acesLelia PANSY-at Gravesend, December 14, froin.„it aw , Useccer -et Gravesend, December 14, from IlAananaT RIDLaT-at Llvirteuil, December 14, from .• Leghorn Sepsis-at Gravesend, December 11, fr_ .......... Painlian (Le.)-at Liverpool, December 14, from Conet anticops 11114 D-at Gravesend, December 13, from .............. . Norway SMAIra-at Gravesend, December 13, from 3 lietthers Surcurra-at Graafian!, Member 14, from ........... Ants Staves-et Liverpool, December 11, f r om Memel Tstrourr -at Gravesend, December 14, from numbing Toots-at Gravesend, December 13, from Marvin. Tye° -at liverpook December 14, from Lulus VALLETMLD Liverpool, lire. 14, from Mooney Venuau-at Gravesend, December 13, from ................... WILT.Lise -al Gravesend, Dec. 14, from Croons& BAILED. Aex Hearts—frets Liverpool, Dec. 14, to ........ ..........Helbourre AORMORA —from Liverpool, Dec. 14, to ' 4llitroo ColNitil WILMA= EDWAID —from Portamoutb, Demean 13, to &mg Koog CAL,. (a a ) —from Liverpool, December 14, to Genoa COIWORAST (e.s.)— from Liverpool. December 14, to.. Rottman" Cuomo:ea —from Liverpool, December 14, to Alarm, Cum—from Crammed, December 14, to Rotterdam Cal. or Low worm-dram Grave-end, December 14. to... Hamburg FAlST—from Portmaoutb, December 19, to Australia FLOILA Mute—from Gravesend. December 14, 111: DOt FTSlloolth—tlolll Gravesend, UPC. I I to to lto,ntittetiti:Alllo: lawn—from Liverpool, December 14. to New Yore INDIAN perks —trout Liverpool. Dee. If. to Barbados Kaso.sioo (a.e.)—Lrom Liverpool, December 14, to Bordeaox LOAD Erma—from Pill, December 13, to Lion—from Gravesend, December 14, to Maio—from Gravesend , December 14. to..- .. ...... Gibridtar NONFAROIA—from Liverpool. December IL to . Bt, maw , . PACIFIC (e.)—from Liverpool. lk ember 14. to New 'Vora PTSFOLC (a .r (—from Liverpool. December 14, to ..... ...... Nom. PANTURY—from Gravesend, December 14, to 00teta Qt.:BAN—front Gram:mad, December li, to ...Harlingen RAIIIIPOW —from Gravesend, December 14, to ..... -..,_ Antwerp ititnee—ham Gravesend, December 14, to Rotterdam item PARK —fres ORIVIFSII6, DeCellato t 14. to Swan River tiliADWlLL—from Liverpool, December 14, to . ............ se,iik, VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Akbar, for the Mauritius, Aug. 18, lat. 12 8., lon. 123 E. Credenda (.14), frog London for Port Phillip, Sept. 20, lot. 32 8.. lon. 17.28 W. Castle, from the Clyde for Adelaide, July 10, lat. 18 N., lon. 22 W. gllen (ship), of and from Liverpool, outward bound, Dec. 3, og Wicklow. Panepe (brig), s from London for San Praaeisca, Aug. 20. Ist. ISM N., low. 23.1 W. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. From our Melbourne files we find that 72 vessels from Great Britain arrived in Hobson's Bay in the month of August, and 36 from foreign ports, besides the following six steamers :—The Manches ter, Iron Prince, and Antelope, from Liverpool; the Culla deo, from Glasgow; the Victoria, from London; and the Hercules, from Dundee. The number of passengers by these vessels was 7,694, beiog 2,200 in excess of my pre vious month. There were only six of these vessels which made the passage trim England under 90 days, namely— the Victoria steamer, in 61 days ; the Gibson Craig, from London, in 80 ; the Falcon and Indian Queen, from Liver pool, in 83 ; Marchioness of Londonderry, from Locdon, 87 days ; and the Lochiel, from Liverpool, in 88 days. SUPERSTITION IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.- At the Bristol Police Court on Thursday a prisoner was brought up for professing to tell fortunes. lie pretended to be dumb, bat the police ascertained that he could talk fast enough when he liked. It appeared that one day last week the man, whose name is David Boyd, went to a woman named Sykes, and left a paper with her, in which was the most glowing description of his unfailing power of ruling the stars and telling fortunes, by which she was in duced to call at his lodgings in Gloucester-lane. There she was introduced to him in a darkeaed room, in the middle of which the astrologer was seated at a little table. Around him were sundry triangles, segments, and other instruments of a mysterious and unearthly character. The foolish woman intimated to him that she whked to have her for tune told, when he commenced making a number of cabalistic signs on the slate, and at length, in a lit of pro phetic fury, seized a sheet of paper, and scribbled down a lot of nonsense of the most extraordinary and ludicrous character, and couched in language that set all the rules of Lindley Murray, both of orthography and construction, at defiance. This letter he folded up, intimating to the woman by writing that it was het fortune, and she must put it under her pillow at night, but that if she liked she might break it open first, which she did. At the bottom of this strange jumble of crosses and signs, written on the paper —which, by the way, was ornamented by the drawing of a ship in the centre, intimating that Mrs. Sykes had a journey to go—was the following charm " Pangus, gloriosa quorum et mr•erum sinews mostaqua preposta quarem mysterum." The poor superstitious woman pat the letter under her pillow, and her excitable mind during the whole night was, she declared, haunted with such hor rible dreams, that next day, fearing she bad been dealing with the Dowers of darkness, she sought some spiri'ual con solation from her minister, by whose advice she let loose the police on the astrologer, who was captured and placed like his brother Gallotti, in the reign of Louis XI. is dur ance vile, and on Thursday, it being proved that he had obtained 2s. 6d. of the woman, he was sent by the Bristol magistrates, who don't believe in astrology, to gaol for two months as a rogue and vagabond —Bristol Vases. FIFTY TaousAiND CURD ItTIIOR Mamie= by lisaar's ISTAIMITA AZAD= FOOD.— Can 411,11$2:—" Fifty years' todosortboble agony from &menu. asewoomom, wittima, sough, oomithatisc, flatuleacy, spaces, Mak esse at tag ama* sod vesidnem bath been rommed by Du RarrO othellist thed."—thmth Jolly, Wertheim Ling, near Dtha, Norfolk, Oar, Na NM dipole* : from the Right Boa, the Lord Stuart le Docies:—" I have thrived considerable benefit from your Food, sod authorise the pablistios of these lisea."—Stuart de Nola. gold la maidors, L lb., at 1m 114.• 2 lb., at 48.6 d; lb., at Ile.; IS st Roper-reenad quay, It .0., tha.; 6 lb., at 225.; the le lb. and 11lb. moisten hes of carriage, by Baum Do ileum smith.. 77,1theematreet, laden. [Advertisement.]—HoLLowey's PILLS FOR BM meg Com rtsurrs Ass Disown's or rue (rousem.—Mr. Cease Turner, of New-street, Birmingham, informs Professor Holloway by letter dated March 10, 1853, that he had been subject to violent boos Wachs at intervals for a cousiderchte period, from which his health became seriously affected, and his appetite so bad that he could .carol ) at anything. This prostrated his strength to such a degree that there was liUle hope of his recovery, having tried aimed every remedy without benefit, until he commented t eking Holloway', pills. This excellent medicine soon restored the tone of the stare/ch. Increased his appetite, and restored him to health and vigour.--Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's establishment, 441, (Bread, Landon. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BRANFOOT.—Dee. 12, at Old Steyne, Brighton, the wife of J. B. Branfoot, M.D., of a sou. DOWNE.—Dee. 11, at Brighton, Viseounteas Downe, of a son. OIBSON.—Dee. 11, the wife of Mr. W. M. Gibson, of Redcliftatreet, Bristol, of a Goo. MAOGREGOR.—Dec. 12. at Gloucester-place, Portman-square,the wiled Capt. R. O. Macgregor, of • son. MAYNARD.—Des. 12, at Tottenham, the wife of Mr. B. Maynard, II SOLI. OSBORNE.—Dec. 10, at Preswylfa, near Heath, the wife of R. Ge borne, Esq., of Lawrence Weston. near Bristol, of a son. RADPMRD. —Dee. 10, at Newesalle-upon-Tyne, the wife of J. Rad ford, Reg., of a son. BEDMAN.—Dec. 10, at Stook Hall, Stock, Essex, the wife of P.A. Redman, Em., of a son. WILLIAMS.—Dec. 10, at Victoria-road, Kensington, Mrs. J. I. Witham, of a eon. DR VOSHOL-11117T091..--Dec. 11, at the British Embassy, Paris, Baran d'A. B. de Vashol, Chamberlain to the King of the Nether lands, and his Counsellor Si Legation at Perla, to Anna Maria, youngest daughter of the late R. N. Sutton, Faq. DlClEN—vauourox.—Des. 8, at Ashbouru Church, Derbyshire, T. Dicks, Beg , eery son of T. 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