The Express. — London, England, 1864-12-22 00:00:00

WU NEMBER.S FOR READING AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS On Tuesday evening the members for Reading, Br F. H. tloldemid, Bart., and Mr. G. Shew Lefeyre, ad dressed their conatitneuts at the Town-hell. The chair was occupied by Mr. J. B. 3fonca, President of the Libe ral Electors' Association, who was supported on the plat form by a number of the leading liberals of the borough. The CHAIRMAN briefly sekkemed the meeting, end Mt:o uch Sir F. GOLhemin, Bart., MP., who delivered a speech of sonsiderable leogto. He first said he bad fulfilled the pro mise he mede when elected by giving her Majesty's government a general support, but that had not pre vented him a:pregame, ou occasions when he thought it fit, either in debate or by vote, his commen tate dimeot. The hoe. member then proceeded to speak spots some of the meet important sad interesting matters which tad occupied the attention of parliament during the period he had represeuted the borough, and first alluded to the commercial treaty with Frauce, which promised such great advantages ; next to the repeal of the paper duty, sad also to the reduction of the insurance duty which was a most unjust tea. (Hear, hear.) Among other questions coached on was Italy, and the hon. member ex pressed himself thankful and gratified at the change effected there. He then passed co to the wrongs of Poland, and the proposal made by France to England to combine is defending the oppressed people. He did not say our government should have led England into war, but 3$ should have known its own mind a little earlier —(hear, bear)—and both Francs and Poland bad • right to complain that we did not inform than at an earlier period that we would not moist France in rescuing Poland. (Cheers.) With regard to Denmark, he said he did not by any means intend to wart that the ministers ought to have led England to war ; but they should have known their minds a little wooer, and that if they had not intended to do more they should have said /am. (Hear, hear.) in observing a strict neutrality in the struggle going on in America our government, aided by most able law odious, had steered through the shoals end quicksands of international law with courage, with ability, and mama (('heers.) The worthy baronet next adverted to the question of reform in the representation if the people, and said he considered the principal cause of the subject being delayed was the attention ex cited by the state of affairs abroad, and not because the Mouse of Commons hail lost its interest in it. Lord Palmer ston was not likely to undertake a measure of reform no. less forced upon Dam by public opinion, but he (Sir F. Gold mid) felt the prime minister would undertake it whenever public opinion woe strong in its favour. There was a lull, bathe believed the lull would not b e d long duration, and that at no very distant period the question of reform would be revived, and when it was revived he should be prepared to set upon his opinion as to the desirability of th exteosiou of the franchise. He reviewed the change which had taken place in the corking classes as the result at emended education. and instance( the conduct of the lancsehire operatives in distress with the conduct of the machine breakers and bread rioters, and *eked whether they ought not to anticipate with confidence tfes eitensiou of the suffrage. (Cheers.) Another question, the abolition of church rates, had not made much progress lately, sod those who did not desire the abohtion had not sonteoted themselves to steed still, but the great tory leader Lad indicated some measures of a different character for tie lisasfit of religion and the church ; but he thought the neesenres proposed by Mr. Disraeli would find little accep tance with the liberals of Reding; not because they were enemies if this church, but because that wae not their way et benetitiog it. (A voice " How about the ballot!") Sir Prancis said he should be prepared to vote, as they would sea he had voted if they consulted the division lista, in favour Mike ballot. (Loud cheers.) After some remarks on • few other tomes, the hon, member resuwedilus seatibmidst each applause. ilr. LEFEVRE, M.l'., then rose. and said that during the union there had been few opportunities for a liberal to show bin qualities. Ile proceeded to speak oa American &Haire, and said it was a matter of great satisfaction that during the American conflict the conservative party had not been in power, as their speeches bad indicated a policy es regards our neutrality which would have been of the greatest in eoovenienee to this country, and probably brought no into a war with the United states. He admired the pluck of the South. but his sympathy had always beeu with the North. (Cheers.) lie believed the North to be earnest in its wish to suppreee slavery, while the feeling was thereverse of that 10 the South, to illustrate which he quoted from the speeches of some of the Southern members. In alluding to President Liocolo's election, he said he looked upon the fact that 4,(0000 of persons voted without disturbance u the greattat argument yet adduced in favour of the ballct. (Cheers). The hon. member seat referred to the expeudi. true of the country, and expressed his opinion, looking at the general up fct of affairs that they might reduce the amy and navy to the strength of thou services in 1852. Alluding to Mr. Disraeli's proposed measures for usetting the nationality of the church, Mr. Leone said he hoped they would all be opposed and rejected by the liberal party. He agreed with his hon colleague on the question of reform, sad expressed his general approval of the great liberal prin. depisa of the day, (Cheers.) A vote of co;:kfide‘eoe 111 tile members and cheers for the boa. gentlemen, with a vote of cheeks to the chairman, amid the proceediege. THE CITY WARDMOTES. ALDGATI. By the retirement orirT.i.7 Broodwater a vacancy in Ss representation of this ward was occesioeed. Wall which them were two sew easdidates, viz.. Mawr.. E. D. Roger*, end J. Hudsoe. Upon the show of hands, the following were returned :—Meenra H. L. Isaacs R. B. Whiteside, J. C. Davis, E. D. Rogers, W. H. Teuton. R. C. Sachsen, B. Burnley, J. Turoley. A poll was demanded on behalf of Ir. J. nucleon. .DREAD-917XET. The old menthers—Mew:. 117 - Alautrav (the deputy), X. Mauch's, F. Maynard, J. Smith. T. M'Catohou, J. Y'C»orq A. Pill. and A. J. Cole—were proposed, with tbe came, io addition, of Mr. Bidley. On a show of hands being taken, all but Mr. Smith were declared elected, up.ri which a poll was dem►nded no his behalf. BRIDGL There was a rectory ittttiie Ward canned by the retire. meet of Mr. H. Matthews. The old members, together with the new candidates, were put to the meeting, and the following was the result :—Yemen. C. Whetham, 39; Thomas Jobaeon, 25 ; Jones Joseph Blake, Tt ; Robert Taylor, 42 ; T. P. Hartland. 49 ; sod W. May, 13 (the above are the old members). R. P. Taylor, 35; J. G. Antold, 43 ; H. Gower, 28 ; J. G. Cleueber. 21; E. W. Roberts, 3. A poll we demanded ow behalf of Yr. May. CH/AP. Two vacancies occurred in this ward, owlet/ to the death ef Mr. Houghton and the resignation of Mr. W. Barges. The following n..mes were proposed :—llegers. Thorp, Tegg, Stuart, Gibbiss, Beonett, Wright, Moray. Orridge, Boo to= and Wilson. The result of the show of bands was—for Mr. Jonathan Thorp. 45 ; W. Tegg, 44 ; J. Stuart, 45 ; B. Gibbing, :at ; John Bennett, 50 ; Morey, 49 ; Wright, ; Otridge, 42 ; J. &atom, 22 ; Wm. W. Wilson, V. The first tight were declared to be sleeted ; but a poll wee donaoded on behalf of Mows. Bootoru and Wilson. CHIPPLEGATZ %%Triton'. There were two new candidates, Messrs. Jesse Turner and James Harvey; the late representatives being Messrs. Band, King. Cuthbert, Pickering, Moriame, Smith, blind. and Gower, who were candidates for re-election. The names were put, sad the following was the result : Gower. tli : Toroer, 90 : Kind, 73 ; Pickering, 73 ; Smith, 614 ; Cuthbert, 64 ; Read. 6U ; King, 53 ; Harvey, u 2 ; sod If crime, 37. A poll was then demanded on behalf of Hr. Itorisse. LIMVSTREZT, Alderman 3lechi. who presided, the old members having been re.slected, said—Before you propose a vote of thanks to me. at I presume you intend to do. I wish to trouble you with a few remarks about myself. I bold that although you hare elected an aldermen for life he has no right to bold the office any longer than he can retain it with honour to himself. Yon are aware of a eircumetanae which his taken place which Ina not been very profitable to me. You have known me for 27 year sa carrying on busioese in this ward, and you have known the manner in which I have con. dueled my btisineas trarsactions. If there is one spot upon my character, either commercially or morally, I should be happy to resign into your bends the trust that you have conferred upon me. You have now all the evidence in that long cross-examination. I have been robbed of 27,0001. I have still enough to maintain my position. (Chews.) But independently of monetary coosiderations, I could not bold my position unless you believed that I wasdeservingof your esteem. (Cheer.) On the motion of Mr. Morel; sup• ported by several other gentlernen,• vote of thanks and con tinued confidence, with expressions of sympathy foe his recent trouble., were unanimously passed, sod the proceed ings closed. Toweft. There were two vacancies, is oosasquance of the rssigoa. Ron of Mr. Lawrence Redhead and Mr. H. N. Nissen, the deputy. The sew candidates were Mtwara Edwiti Smith, B. Corcoran, C. Mobilise°, J. Pewter (of the Railway Ts vans, keocharch•street), Hoary H. date, sod C. Hegin- Dothan.. Upon a show of hands the following were re tuned:—Messrs. J. Young. H. Heath. J. S. Banning, J. Northway, B. Corooran, and C. Haginbothain ; upon which a pall was demanded on behalf of Mr. Edwin Smith and other,. LIABILITY of LIFE A ialltaNCE COMPANILN. —In a rare tried yesterday at the Liverpool Asavia, before Mr. Justice Mellor, the executers of an Omura, named Bridge sought to recover 5001. upon a life policy, from the Loudon Equitable Mutual Assurance Company. The cora pally disputed the claim, on the ground that the deceased sad. at the time when his life was Moored, falsely declared that be was of sober habits and good health, and bad never bees refused by any other company. That be bad made these statementa, and that they were not true, was proved. Mao jury found for the defendants. [Advertisement.]—HOLLOWAY'll OINTMENT •ND PlLLe.—Tumour, Cancers, and itad Breasts.—lf any departure from health requires eerier attention than anothertn prevent dimetreas conse. uences, it is the clam of diseases now under re view. To save has trd and future pain, the budding tumour soma have early attention, or dare of discomfort and sights of disquietude will be the gufferees portion Whenever the ailment first appears, after fomenting the spot with warm water, Holloway's Ointment must be energetically ribbed no re part this considerable quantity Is absorbed. The Fills, toe, Nast be commented with 'any. If thee. remedies be diligently Bein, the simple tumour or She tall cancers are arrested. B mese of bed breed; with or without fever , relief is gamma bed THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DFCEMBER 22, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Dsc. 2L After Tern Nisi Prins Sittiosu at Guildball.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Oockbura sod • Special Jury.) MTH V. J0N7:51. nil was an adios for falas imprisonment, be. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Serjeant 13allantios and the Hon. Dudley Campbell were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Archbold were counsel for the defendant. Mr. tierjsaot Balbuitios, in stating the cue to the jur said—The plaintiff was one of the messenger at Lloy d. , , sod on the day in question be was sent out with the weekly lista for correction. It err not hie usual work, and it appeared that he had the address of Mr. Wade, one of Lloyd's customers, as No. 2 instead of No. 4, &robin lane. Not finding the name on the first or second floors, he proceeded to the third, where the defendant, who carries on the business of a wholesale stationer at No. 2, called out to him, " What the devil do you do up here !" Plaintiff replied that be wanted Mr. Wade. Defendant thin said, " You know he does not live bere—you are like one of those fel. lows who come about with pens and pin -cushions." Plain tiff, wbo was in his livery —a scarlet waistcoat, and buttons on his ear marked " Lloyd's Registry"— asked the defendant if he meant Wry that he was a thief. Upon which the latter said, " You look more like a thief than a horse." (Laughter.) Plaintiff replied, "That is the cue. I believe, with all of us," nod added that he wasted Mr. Wade, who, be believed, lived there. Defendant then called " Mary," and on a female appearing be sent bet for • policeman, saying he would luck the plaintiff up. When the policeman came he said to the defendsut, " You can't want me for this man—lie has been at Lloyd's for years." Defendant said, "He did not care. he would lock him up." The policeman then took the plain tiff into custody, and he was taken to the police-station in Seething-lane. When there the inspector took the defendant aside, and the result was that no charge was made, and the plaintiff was released. An inquiry was then instituted into the matter by Lloyd's representatives, end the defendant wrote to the secretary his version of the affair. In it he said the plaintiff bad behaved very insolently to him, and refused to give big name when required, but he was ready to take no further notion of the trouble he had been put to if the plaintiff would apologise. That was considered so strange • proposal that Lloyds instructed their solicitor to vindicate the plaintiff's character. The Lord Chief Justice asked Mr. Huddleston if this was • case to go to the jury. There was no plea of justi ficatioo. Mr. Haddlestos said the defendant was anxious that his conduct should be explored. His learned friend had not given • fair representation of the facts. The Lord Chief Justice said there was nothing that could possibly justify the defendant in giving the plaintiff into custody. Mr. Huddleston said the premises bad been robbed on one or two occasions, and from the second floor to the top was • private establishment, and mast be obviously so to any prison wbo went there. When the defendant found the plaintiff (who was not then in such bright and conspicuous livery as now) there, he asked him who he was, and what be wanted' He refused to give his name, was exceedingly impudent, and rid be wanted Mr. Wade. Defendant said if he did not give his name, he would give him into custody. Plaintiff said " I shan't," upon which a policeman was sent for. — The lord Chief Justice said that if defendant thought he could give • man into custody as he bad done with im punity the case had better go on, and no doubt the jury would teach him better. His opinion was that the de fendant had acted very rashly. and • man who acted rashly as be had must pay for it. The man's giving his name was nothing. A thief was sure tot to give his real name. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine said the case bad been taken up by the gentlemen at Lloyd's, who had the highest opinion of the plaintiff's character. They would accept • full and uncle apology and a verdict of 405., with his lordship's certificate for costs. M:. Huddleston (after consulting with his client) gave the required apology, and • verdict was then taken for the plaintiff, damages 40a., his lordship certifying for costa. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Dic. 2L Sittings •t Nisi Psis' r• Loadoa.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Eris sad • Special Jury.) ILISGSPORD C. THE GMAT REMUS BAILWAT COMPANT. The plaintiff in this case was ea iron merchant, in Ltadenhallatreot ; and he had made advances on iron to Mr. Sewell, a merchant, in Nicholas-lane, who stopped payment in July, 1863. At that time the plaintiff bad an order from Mr. Sewell to deliver to him 250 tons of the Old Park Com pany's iron, which was lying at Wolverhampton. After some dispute 230 tons imported mammies were delivered, but the plaintiff contended that, according to the usage in the iron trade, he was entitled to tows weighing 2,400 the. each, instead of 2,2401 be. ; and the present action was to re cover the quantity of iron which represented the difference between the two weights. Mr. Coleridge, q.v., and Sir G. Miamian appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Smith, Q.C., Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., and Mr. Clark for the defendants. Some evidence was given on both sides, but the Jiu7, without besriug the cam to the end, found a verdict for the defendants. HILLS V. THI GAB LIGHT COYPANT.—DAYAGI FROM A ?Hi FORGEILIMS UPON Ili LUDO NAUXIG COMPANY. /Imam Swift me charged with having, es the 13th May, forged a bill of exchange for 1711. 2a. td. The pnaoper was the cashier of John Woodhead Mars den, formerly an ironfonoder in Leeds., who absconded in September last immediately upon the enspensioo el the Leeds Banking Cowpony. On the committee of share holders saamining the affairs of the bank, they found that Marsden bad paid into the bank forged bills to the amount of many thousands of pounds. Amongst these was the one which the prisoner was indicted for having forged, which, with two others, was paid into the bank by &rife on the 13th of May. This bill was endorse d " Geo. Wilson, psfitter, Cromlandetreet, Holbeck r and this was the forgery, which several of the bank clerks proved to be in the handwriting of Smite. Wilson was called, sod proved that be bad never accepted or authorieed any one to accept the bill for him. Mr. Greenland, the manager of the bank, was called, and his appearance in the box excited a good deal of interest ; but he was only asked halte.dozen questions, which woe of trifliog importance. The jury found the prisoner Guilty; end His lordship sentenced him to penal servitude for Opera. Mr. Middleton was counsel for the prosecution ; the prisoner was defended by M. D. Seymour, Q. 0., and Mr. Shaw. SCANDALOUS TREATMENT OF IRISH PA UPERS. Yesterday, at the Thames Police-court, John Sherman, an infirm old man ' • pauper beloeging to the Greenwich anion, appeared before Mr. Paget to answer • Incisions taken out by Mr. Thou.as Babington, solicitor to the Cork union, in Ireland, and which charged the defendant that he, bane • person employed in the execution of • war rant duly issued by Mr. Daniel Maude, a magistrate at the police-court, Greenwich, requiring the guardians of the Greenwich union to cause • certain poor person named Julia Matinee and her child to be safely conveyed from the parish of St. Nicholas, Deptford, to the parish of Killaroey, Ireland, did unlawfully and wilfully desert the said Julia Ilanuen and her child before they had been conveyed to the place of destination mentioned in the warrant. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor ' said he was instructed by Mr. Babiogtoo to prosecute in this ease, which was one of great importance. la consequence of twelve poor persons having been irregularly forwarded to Cork by the Green wich union, the Cork union had instructed their solicitor to proceed against the defendant, who was the may person that could be reached. The 4th *retain of the 2tith and 27th of Victoria, cap. 83, enacted that any person being employed in the execution of • warrant duly issued, who shall wilfully desert any person mentioned therein before he or she shall have been conveyed to the place of destina tion, shall be guilty of • misdemeanour. Mr. Mande, the magistrate of the Greenwich Police -court, had, upon application made to him, issued his warrant for the removal of a poor woman and her infant to the union of Killarney, in Inlaid, and to be delivered at the workhouse of the Killarney union. The defendant had sent the woman and her child to Cork in a steamboat sa deck passengers at this inclement season of the year, and they had been sent back again for the purposes of this prose cuisine. Mr. Joseph Plate. a relieving officer of the Greenwich union, asked for an adjournment of the ease until the direc tions of the board of guardians could be obtained, but as there was no charge against that body. but merely against their o ffi cers, Mr. 'Paget refused to comply with the request. Evidence was thou given showing that it was in obedience to orders front the relieving officer, Mr. Putts, that the defendant bad left the woman and child on the steamboat. Mr. William Cox, an inspector of the Thames Police, who was on board at the time, said he saw them arrive, and that he told the defendant be was doing wrong in sending them off with nobody in charge of theni. Had not the second mate kindly given up his cabin to them they would have had to remain on deck the whole of the voyage. Witness had before seen defendant seeding off paupers to Ireland as deck passengers, and had warned him several times. Mr. iegetLHrw long are the steamboats on the voyage from London to Cork! _ Witueea—About three day, and three nights. Mr. Babington said there wee a special clause in the act of parliament prohibiting the shipment of women and children under 14 years of age u deck pueengeta between theist of October and the 31st of March. He then read the section refined to. Mr. Paget said it was perfectly clear the defendant, who was an old, illiterate pauper, was following the directions of another. He WSW very reluctant to send the old man to prison, because he acted according to the directions given to him by Mr. Pattie. They were most illegal directions. A more flagrant violation of the law he bad never heard of. If it bad sot been for the kindness of the second mate of the steamer the poor woman, who had been confined only • month, would have been exposed so the elements on the deck of • steamer in the beginning of December for three days sod three nights. It was quite monstrous. He wu glad the authorities at Cork had taken up this matter. It was a very proper proceeding on the part of the authorities of Cork. Notice ought to be given to Mr. Mande, and he should recommend Mr. Bisbiogton to wait upon the magistrate of the Greenwich Police-court, and let Lam know how his warrants were executed by the people of the Greenwich union. In justice to Mr. Maude he ought to be made acquainted with the evidence. If any officer of the Thames Police-court was to so far forget his duty and exe cute • warrant of hie as Mr. Mande's warrant had been executed, he would immediately suspend him. He must commit the defendant for trial at the next Middlesex ses sions. He asked him if he could find security for his ap penance there. Mr. Putts—We will be security; I and the master of the Greenwich house. _ Mr. Charles Vouiu—l will take the muter of the Green wich union only ; he is not a witness, Pane is, and I object to him. the bond of the master et the mice was taken, and the defeudaat wee liberated. THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE COLLIERS* STRIKE. (From the L e eds Mercury.) The colliers of South Yorkshire have at length returned to work. They fought their battle with the masters long and bravely, but they had to struggle against • principle of economy stronger than any taloa or aasocia tiou, and they find themselves compelled to submit. Ten months ago the colliers at two of the principal collieries of South Yorkshire demanded an increase of ten per cent. on their wages. The proprietors represented to the men that their wages were higher than were paid in soy other part of the country, and refused the advance. The colibrs would not be convinced by that very convincing argument, and struck work. The prom ietors of the other collieries of the district, believing the strike to be directed against the interest of the whole body of masters, retaliated by locking out their colliers ; and thus some sir thousand men were thrown out of work. Lulu all those ten months the struggle bias continued. The colliers have been supported, after • fashion, by the miners' union, and the proprietors have beet compelled to sailor. as they best might the partial stoppage of their huskiess and the idleueu of their capital. Between the losses of masters and men no less • sum than 70,000/. has been sacrificed in the struggle. Yet all these great losses— all the sufferings of the workmen living for so many month, upon a pauper allowance, all the sacri fi ces endured by the proprietors whose incomes have been stopped—have led to nothing. The colliers have gone back to their work without gaining the advance demanded. and with the ex .mptiou of a trifling alteration in the mode of dealing with "had places," everything is arranged, as diplomatists say, on the basis of the *tat us quo ante &glum. The history of this strike contains an important lawn, like the history of every other struggle which has led only to suffering and loss. When two great nations make war upon each other, and after shedding blood and treasure lavishly, agree to make pesos upon the old terms, we think that a very wicked ad very foolish thing has been done. We see that the war has caused the death of many thousands of soldiers, and brought oppressive burdens upon the shoulders of millions of tax-payers—and all for nothing. An unsuccessful strike causes very similar rifler:6oot An immense amount of suffering is inflicted upon both sides, • great permanent loss is sustained by masters and men—and all for nothing. Of course there are circum stances under which a war or a strike may be justifiable, although it does not afterwards turn out successful. But a fair prospect of success at the beginning is absolutely necessary to justify either the one kind of struggle or the other. The statesman who plunges hie country into war without having a good prospect of conducting it to a suc cessful conclusion plunges that country into suffering and humiliation and rain. The leader who induces a body of workmen to strike without ageing clearly his way to suc cess does as much by his followers. Aod we think that no ow who looks dispassionately at the circtunstaaces under which the South Yorkshire colliers commented their strike can doubt that those who induced them to take that step have been guilty of this folly. The fact that their wages before the strike were higher than thou of the collier, in other parts of the country should of itself have been quite sufficient to show them that en increase could not be obtained by means of • strike. People who under stand finance know very well that to the place where money is dearest money is aura to 0011, until its price at that place is brought down to the general level. If money is some in England the rate of discount is raised, and immediately the money which had been flowing to Paris or Amsterdam is attracted by the high price offered at Loudon, and it flows there until the satisfaction of the English wants enables England to reduce her rate of discount to that of the neigh bouring countries. So it is with labour. If • high price is offered at any particular place, there the labourers will flock until the market is supplied. If the South York thirecoal-masters had agreed to advance their colliers' wages 10 per cent., and so have raised them considerably above thegenersl level, of course the colliers from the neighbour. ing districts would have rushed in to share in the advantage, and by that mesas the wages would have been brought down again. Perhaps that would have been the wisest course for the masters to have pursued. Their lose would probably havelbeen less in that case than it is now. Duey, however, chose to refuse even a momentary edvance, and they have succeeded in compelling the workmen to abandon the fight without having gained soy material ad , wastage. There are those who say that ties collies have not only not gained anything by their struggle, bat that they had put iota the hands of the masters • new weapon against themselvee. The strike has led to the intro duction iota the South Yorkshire collieries of coal-getting machines, and therefore, it is argued, the deemed for work ingwill be greatly reduced. Ws don't think the colliers need have very senons fears upon this score. That an efficient machine for getting coals will before long be brought into general use we have every reason to believe ; but that the colliers will thereby be thrown more into the power of the masters wedo net believe. The effect of the introduction of machinery into other branches of industry has been to elevate the labouring nue. It has raised him from being • machine himself to being the direc tor and controller of machines. In the collieries the effect will probably be the same. The introduction of machinery for cutting out coal will immediately lessen the price of cal. With a lessened price will oome an iocreased con sumption, and it is not too much to expect that all the men who are now employed in handling the pick may be required at the more comfortable duty of superintending the machine. The colliers are mole rusonable in this matter than the fee tory hands and agricultural labourers were before them, and we hear of no such objections being raised to the introduc tion of machines into collieries as were so loudly raised when it was proposed to introduce them into weaviog factories and threshing mills. Like every other revolutioe, it must, of course, cause temporary derangement ; but if the substi tution of machine for d labour in pita permanently transforms the working collier from soul getting mutual of flesh and blood into the director of a coal getting machine of iron, be will in the end have good reuse to be pleased with the change. DEFICTIVE nrE. This we. an action to recover damages for the lose and annoyance which the plaintiff had suffered in consequence of defects in a pipe of the defendants', end 251. was paid into court, so that the only question was whether this amount wes sufficient to compensate the plaintiff. Mr. Serjuot Parry and Mr. Robinson appeared for the plaintiff. and Mr. Floyd], Q.C., Mr. Purim, and Mr. Edward Bosley for the defendant.. The plaintiff was a hay salesman, carrying on business at 46, Ildthank-street, and also at Old Wharf, Abingdon street. The defendants supplied that neighbourhood with gas, and they had • pipe passing along the road which was used for the conveyance of ammoniacal liquor from their works to covered barges on the Thames, which were em ployed to carry it away. For nine or ten months preceding February last the plaintiff and his family suffered annoy ance in consequence of foul water coming under altel ooa aionally over the floor of the kitchen of his house in Mil. bulemtreet. The nuisance got to such a head that thousands of pails of water and mud, which emitted the moat intolerable odours, were carried from the basement of the house, and the nuisance got worse instead of better. In February it was discovered that there was a leak in the pipe which carried away the gas refuse, and there was ito doubt that this foul matter had percolated through the earth into the lineament of the plaintiff's hones. One of the things which wu present in large quantities in the filth was aulphuretted hydrogen, and Dr. Le th eby, who bad analysed • bottle of water taken from below the floor of the kitchen, foiled it to consist chiefly of ammooiacal liquor. The facts having been brought to the knowledge of the defendants they mended their pips, sod did all that was necessary to remedy the evil. The plain tiff's counsel, in concluding his statement, said that the plaintiff asked damages foi the lose of business, for the cost of removing his family to another habitation, for some re pairs which he had had to do, and also for the personal in convenience he bad suffered; sod so far from 251. being enough to compensate him, be (the counsel) believed that it would be shown that his damage was not less than 2uot. For the defence it was said that for nearly the whole of the time it was nothing but Thames water which bad got into the plaintiff's house ; that no complaint was made of gas refuse being there until the 16th of February, aid that within five days from that time the pipe was repaired and the ultimo:ice stopped. It was believed that the leak arose from the pipe having been broken by frost. The jury, without hearing the case to the end, espieseed their opinion that the first damage from the leakage of gas water occurred on the 16th of February, and that the sum paid into court wu sufficient. Verdict for the defendants. SECOND COURT. - - Sittinp at Nisi Prius in Londuo.—(Befons Mr. Justine WWI* and • Special Jury.) YINING SPECLIII.. JUBTMLN. - - Is the following case only three out of the twenty-four spacial jurymen summoned answered to their namm when railed, and his lordship tined the absentee* 51. each. adding that they would bare an opportunity of stating any excuse which might exist for their absence. BARNET[ r. xurr.T11110 , 0.1240 DOWN ♦ HOWL This yea an action to recover damage' iu consequence of the plaintiff's horse having been seised by the rein and thrown down. _ Mr. Rahman and Mr. Patchett appeared for the plain tiff: and Mr. fluddleatoo, Q.C., and Mr. Grifste for the defendant. The plaintiff was n communion merchant, in business in Thamnureet, and residing at Buckburnhill ; and the defendant was a clerk to a stockbroker, and lived at Stoke Newingtoo. Between 6 and 7 on the evening of the 23rd September last the plaintiff was driving to his maiden°e and passing along the Bow-road ; and the defendant was riding the same way in a gig with his friend Mr. Dein., who lived at Tottenham. The plaintiff's case was, that ►t one point of the road there was not room for Mr. thanes to pass the plaintiff, and he seemed annoyed ; bat the plaintiff pulled on on aide u soon as he bad passed the bridge over the high level sewer, and Mr. Daises went by. Mr. Won was 200 yards ahead, at the Stratford gate, and the defendant got out, and when the plaintiff came up at nine or ten miles an hour, the defendant seised the head of the plaintiff's horse, threw it down on is. sole. and the plaintiff went out. The plaintiff was • good deal shaken ; the hind hock of the horse was cut, and one of its fore legs swelled very much. The hone was very near right now, butstill it did not like going into hareems sines the fall, and it was not so safe a horse se it was before. The-plaintiff in his evidence stated that Mr. Daises knew ►im very well ; and he denied by antici pation meet of the circumstances which constituted the defence. The case for the defendant was, that the plaintiff annoyed them on the road by calling oat two or three times. He also drove against their vehicle and somewhat damaged it, and this led to the defendant stopping him at the gate. The defendant stood at the gate and threw up his hands as a signal to the plaintiff to stop, but no attention was paid to this, and the defendant could do nothing else but seise the rein to prevent himself hong drives over. The horse fell and the defendant fall with it, but both quickly got up. The plaintiff cam* with the whip in his ►eed, sad ming some bad language. thrishesd to brook detsedwars pact The defendant said he would not let go of the horse mitt M had the plaintiff's nuns. Mr. Dailies asked the turnpike• nab, who gave the plaintiff's name, and the plaintiff then demanded the defendant's name. Mr. Daines denied in his 'victime that he h►d any previous acquaintance with the plaintiff. The jury found a verdict for the defendant. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Dia. 21. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) CHZ7WYND O. CHITIRND.—PART HURD. After our report left yesterday, Mr. Hawkins read Inters from the petitioner to Mr. Hayes, a horse-dealer, complaining that she was "hard up," and begged him to lend her money at 10 per cent.. offering him the security of the Earl of Shrewsbury and of her brother, Captain Talbot. She had dated that her deal ings in hones were only on her husband's amount ; but it would be shown that she had entered into these transac tions without his knowledge and auction. He (Mr. Hawkins) did not put forward Mr. Chetwynd as a gentleman of particularly mild manners or of the most refined language ; but Mrs. Chetwynd knew perfectly well what he was when he married her, and when be thus saved her from disgrace. Whatever the faults of Mr. Chetwynd might have been, they had certainly not been confined to him. Mrs. Chet. wyod admitted that her own were fully as great, and the learned gentleman reed some letters of the petitioner in proof of this averment. She had told the jury that a letter which had beep read referred only to the visits of her rela tives ; but its terms clearly referred to her debts, which now amounted to 2,0001., whereas her husband's income was only 1.2001. a year. In this letter she called him "Dear old Billy." She bad previously called him Henry, but in her diary she stated that she had given that up because Mr. Matthews' name was also Henry. She signed this letter " Barney," and the learned gentleman suggested that " Blarney " would have been more appropriate. (Laughter.) The learned gentleman next referred to Mrs. Chetwynd's change of religion, which bad naturally caused her husband much pain, and had given rise to much irritation on her part. The jury bad been told by the petitioner that she had never left her home without her husband's sanction, whereas in the letter in which she announced that she had joined the Roman church she admitted that she had left Longdan for that pumas without his knowledge. Finally, the learned counsel contended that there was not the slightest evidence to show that the petitioner had been driven from her home by the violence of her hus band. As to the adultery, he (Mr. Hawkins) could not pro , dace any counter evidence, the law not permitting him to examine Mr. Chetwynd himself. But be submitted to the jury that the demeanour of the witnesses in the box had not been such as to entitle them to implicit belief. With regard to the recriminatory charges which the respondent made against the petitioner, the learned counsel read a note which had been sent to the petitioner by Mr. Henry Matthews, of the Oxford circuit, asking, "Are you at home again, 0 most silent of ladies ; if so, cen I see you by going to Bugeley. or Lichfield, or any other part of the habitable globe," That letter the respondent had sent back to the writer, with an intimation that if ever he found him about his place again he would "Pay him about the eves and limbs, As Paul did the Ephesians." (Laughter.) H. (Mr. Hawkins) was informed that these lines were from • ballad well known in Stafford shire by the name of "The Wedresbury Cock." Mr. Matthews had lent the petitioner two books, ODD religious, and the other quite the reverse. (A laugh.) The letter was " Macon Lescaut," • French story of illicit love, from which one or two passages might perhaps be read for the purpose of showing the character of the work. The petitioner had carefully removed her oorrospon deoce when she went away, but she had left behind her two volumes of a diary entitled " Book of Private Thoughts," from which he would now read some extracts. The learned counsel then proceeded to make copious quotations from this diary, of which the following may serve as specimens. The first volume began in June, 1861, with some critical re marks on George Sands' • Lelia." " A strange book," it said, "eloquent and most expressive of human heart and nature ; too elevated and too true in its less refined truths to suit many ; but it suite me, and admirably, Bowleg!y paints many of my own feelings upon the wretched state of social evils and lawn—laws so vile and poor that even their highest aims and ideas cause sin in each being, and in the very attempt to quench it they render vice doubly baneful and inhuman. Our mode, too, of correcting vies , with but few exceptions engenders it where only sin existed. It paints too my own heart as regards my wretched self. Is it impossible to love purely and be pure? Surely nay. Such • thought only belongs to heathens. The cold, un romantic, impure -minded world, say it is • bed book. It does, no doubt, speak plainly of thou associations in life better hidden from light; but on the other hand, how grand are some of the higher ideas ; and certainly the book is to me one of good effect. . . Ye demons of doubt, Away, away, to three regions where your exulting laugh can ring through your vaulted sulphurous world, and leave me. Mork me not—scoff no longer ; and yet io me to love is sin. Holy Virgin look down and intercede for my troubled soul. illuench these earthly, unhallowed thoughts. . . My husband, with all thy faults they are trifles compared with mine. Do I wrong thee? Dread is the struggle, yet cost what it may I will atone and try to love thee." " May Zird.—How comes it that my life, my thoughts, and actions are all $3 woefully irregular? . . . 11. M. How little do you know what • revolution you have caused in my life, and how dreamily I walk thinking of thee? To love thee so silently, so powerfully as I do, is not bliss. I was a fool ever to tell thee. and yet perhaps often would you have half killed me with unjust judgment for my strange ways, I love—and to love is sin is me more powerful than my will. It will not be stiffed, and so it must needs be sanctified ; and what • task I have before me! Am I equal to it? I ask myself. By God's help alone, ' Yes, quite,'—witbout it, ' No, no.'" "June long to feel free se ever, and long to soap my fingers and say I never had a heart to go on. We parted angrily, and I was so grieved, so vexed. . . . H. M. and I regained our calmness, and I saw him alone. Tortured myself and him too, and came away loving that mind, face, and form still more dearly. Richmond ! Ab, what dole Dot that name convey to my mind? Happy hours and the most miserable hours I ever spent in my whole existence. I dare not refer to them, and truly the lest scene is so humiliating and so degrading to me that I will not. God forgive me I believe I am pessessad with Monday, 30th.— I quite forgot to gay, for my own pleasure in days to come, that Spot, my own beloved Spot [her dog] was so pleased to see me that he very nearly went crazy, and devoured me with kisses, and aftnwards with flea. (Laughter.) Somebody often says he wishes he was Spot; which meow, I suppose, to be as purely loved, and to be able to be as good to are. . . . It is odd that I have four special pets is the world—Hugo, Spot, Swab. and Charles [a groom]. Theo comes another division. H. IL quite by himself—no pet but an idol, too solemn, too true Ito be • pet. Then Jessie by herself, quite. My husband, perhaps, first of all, and so different to all the rela— te) gratefully different My children, like two beings, two stars that I look at from afar and wonder at, now and then taking • more compre bemire and satisfactory glance at them. And then coots such as . . . ; and lastly the flocking multitude of q.C.'s, de." (Laughter.) "Tuesday.—l feel today so strangely about H. It., as if he would never meet me again as he has hitherto done. It is a sad temptation always to ask him to take me to his heart and then cast IDS away, if so it must be. . . . Many of our interviews I have so deeply engraved on my heart that to put them down here, sacred as my book is, seems havoc. Those burning moments, when that form has been so near me ; those lips, full of passim), pressed to mine ; and yet all has ended purely, recd I bless him arid thank Providence that my real true self has "July 4.—Dear old Billy, so good to me now ; and what • horrid wife lam to him! How patiently I ought to bear everything from him ; and yet why ? Don't all men often live yet with their wives? I don't know, and 'tia no use wondering." Mr. Hawkins briefly stated the oral evidence which would be given to support this allegation of adultery with Mr. Matthews, and also to prove another charge of adultery with • Mr. Nichols, who was described as a divi nity student. The court then roes. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY—Dso. 21. (Before Mr. Registrar Murray.) 111 ILE A. li. IL ISMITH.-111A MUSD MEAT= The bankrupt was described .a a licensed victualler, of Vinegar-yard, Drury-lane, sod wine•merchant, of Mildred's court, also acting as manager of the Strand Theatre, under the name of A. Svranbotough. The adjudication was ou the bankrupt's own petition. His debts are stated at 3,600 f. The trustees of Drury-lane Theatre are creditors for 3004 This was the first sitting. Several proofs of debt were made, and Mr. O'Beree. shipbuilder, of King William street, sod Mr. B. W. Amos, diantood-merclinut, of Ta. vistocg-street, Co►eot•gardss, were chosen trade assignees. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND CIACIIIT.—Lsr.ss, Dsc. 21. (Before Mr. Justin, Keating.) ALLEGED MURDER NISI YLAJUI AGO. John Glynn, aged 29, was 'Witted for the march of Itachard Joaritt, on the Gob of November, 1855. Mr. Middleton prosecuted, and the priaousr was defended by Mr. Ilackhurn. The deceased was • boy nine years of age, liviog with hie peyote at °sky. lie was employed at Messrs. Akroyd's mill there, and on the night in question be left home to play with his companions. About half•past eight he was found in gnat agony, in the public street, and on being oonveysd home be was found to have received a severe wound in the bowels, which caused his deathehe neat day. Several boys were taken to his bedside, but he failed to identify any of them positively. The main evidence against the prisoner was that of a man Denied birthday, who, after keeping the secret for nine years, in consequence of • quarrel with the prisoner and his friends told the police that Glynn, on the night in motion, was returning home with him, when he maw the &ad, without saying • word, rushed upon him, 'mocked him down, pulled out • knife. and then stabbed him. The prisoner then ran away, and Leathlsy walked Mme. The cal; motive suggested was, that the prisoner had threatened to thrash the deceased on the gen °ppm. tnaity e becalms he bad fought and bests, kis brother. The Pay Acquitied the primmer. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Ausssrar, Dec. 21. Mr. Baron Bramwell arrived in this town yesterday afternoon, and after opening the commission attended Divine service. This morning his lordship took his seat in the crown court at 11 o'clock, and proceeded to charge the grand jury. The calendar contains the names of 15 pri mmer', of whom 1 is charged with bigamy, 4 with bur. slimy 4 with arson, 4 with night poaching, and 2 with staling from the person with violence. John Smith, 32, and William Mason, 36, labourers, pleaded guilty to a charge of wilfully getting fire to a stack of hay, the property of Benjamin Baker, at Calvertoo, on the 23rd of November last. And James Devall, 23, la bourer, pleaded guilty to setting fire to a rick of straw, the property of John Read, at Tortilla, on the 13th of /leptons. ber last. His Lordship, in passing senteoce, said—Smith and Mason, yours is the common case of people who are in some sort of want, and to get taken care of burn down valuable property. Believe me it is a very great mistake. Why dou't you gc to the workhouse, where you will be taken care of, and can get out when you please? Or if you must commit a crime commit a smaller one, and do not destroy such a quantity of property. I lantana° you to eight years' penal servitude. Al to you, Derail, your conduct is worse, as you ware in work, and you did this because you did not like your master using a thrath- Sig machine. The use of these machines is of the greatest importance to poor people, as they are the means of giving them cheap bread ; you might as well burn growing wheat. I sentence you to fifteen ears' penal servitude. Mr. Chapman for the prosecution. Jain &vers. 28, William White, 24, shoemakers, pleaded guilty, and Mary Stormer, 21, laundress, pleaded net RUM], to a charge of borgfarionsly breaking and entering the dwelling hones of Mr. Jas. Biddiford, a draper, at Fenny Stratford, and stealing sin silver teaspoons, two silver table spoons, a pair of silver sugu•toop, a quantity of ribbon, and other articles to the value of 30/. Mr. A. R. Stephenson appeared for the prosecution ; the prisoners were urdefended. Is appeared from the statement of the learned counsel for the prosecution that on the night of the Ist Dec. the prosecutor fastened up his houses, usual, and in the morning found that it bad been broken into, a square of glue having been cut out of the window, and that the shovemen. timed property bad been stolen. On the 3rd of December the prisoners were taken iato custody at the Bailey Railway station. and 1100:10 of the stoles property was found on them. One of the two called out to the girl to run away, but she was taken, and had on a lady's jacket, the property of the prosecutor. The prisoners were seen together both the day before and the day after the robbery. The facts having been proved, sod Use leaned judge having summed up. The jury found the female prisoner Guilty of receiving. Robert Randall, police-constable 388 T, proved that the female prisoner was living with Rogers as his wife, in Chel sea, under the name of Church, and that she had previously been convicted before Mr. Sella. White was wanted for a barglary in Cheleea. His Lordship sentenced the two male prisoners to ten years' penal servitude, and the female prisoner to one year's imprisonment. The prisoner Rogers, on bearing the sentence, took up his bat and kicked it up in the air, the hat striking the large chandelier above the dock, but doing no damage. Jams Bord. 37, bottom-maker, was charged with bur glariously breaking sod fostering the dwelling house of James Stone, at Newton Longrille on the night of the 17th September last, with intent to sisal therein. r. Ilarkby appeared for the prosecution ; the prisoner was undefeeded. _ The facto of the case were rather peculiar. It appeared that the prosecutor and his wife went to bed at about 11 o'clock, and at about 12 the husband awoke and found a man &Moiling by him bed ; lie tried to seise the man, but he ran out of the room and into another room. The wife of the prosecutor followed the prisoner, end caught him by has 1 hair as he was trying to get out of the window. The prosecutor got out of the window of his own room, and went round to the window of the room in which the pri soner was, and caught hold of him as he was getting out of the window, be then celled to his wile to "let go;" sod pulled the primula out of the window and secured him. It appeared that the primmer had got into the house through the storeroom window, which he had broken. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. and His Lordship simmered him to six months' imprisonment, remarking that he gave him such a light sentence because he had used no violence. JusnA Baku., 20, labourer, was charged with setting fire to a stack of wheat, the property of James Roads, at Meet more' ou the 18th September last. Mr. Newton appeared for the preescution ; Mr. Paine defended the prisoner. The course the police took to discover the guilty person is very peculiar and we should ay noprecedented. It appeared ?tom the statement of the learned counsel for the prosecution that the prosecutor was a farmer at Meat. more, and that bas stacks stood at the beck of his premises, and at about imlf-past three co the night in question, one was found burning, having bees seen safe by a policeman at two o'clock. As nothing could be found out about the fire, a polic r niao was disguised sod hired himself ma a horse. keeper in the neighbourhood io which the prisoner resided. He (minutely went to the public-houses sod got very mini. mate with the prisoner, who told him • series of stories about this fire, the substance of which was that he sod soo ther man set the stack on fire. A witness having been called to prove that the fire took Placa. William Hobbs deposed as follows :—I am a police-con stable, sail was i3structed by my superiors to go to Mr. Bowness, • farmer, at hleottuore. I became acquainted with the prisoner, ad was very intimate with him. I was talking to him about the fire, and be said " It's— cer trio they don't know who act Mr. Roads' farm on fire, and they won't know." In the Hare and Hounds, on another occasion, he rid it only took one match to set it on bre ; and • person of the name of Sale said it must have taken a lot of wood to do it. John Sultatone said to the prisoner, " Hold your tongue, you fool, they will find us out." Pei; Goner said, " I know better, I will tell the truth—l know all about it." Sale said he would buy the men's chance of what they would get for working at the tire ; he would give the men ls. 6d. and the boys Is. At the statute fair I saw Polios-constable Clark and the prisoner, and the prisoner said. "Come and drink, Charley." and he said, " I hope you will take no notice of what 1 said the other night." I said, " Was that the truth r He said, " Yes, but don't say ally thioa ; I am busy cow, and will tad you more another time." I said, " Why, you are along with a policeman ;" and he said, " Yes, but he's a good sort." On another occasion he told me how the fire was arranged, and that they meant to burn the whole of the farm down. They were to watch till the police-000stable was gone, and that they did so, and then prisoner set the stack on fire. The prisoner, on several other occasions, spoke of the fire and his connexion with it, detailing the way in which he went to sod from the fire. In cross-examination by Mr. Paine, witness said that no one knew he was • policeman while at Mr. ikmoeme's as a horse-keeper, and that he made no memoranda of the con versations. The prisoner did not want any " poaching ;" he made • confession. Several wallows, having been called, who spoke to other 000versatiosta, Paiosiddremed the jury for the prisoner, and com mented upon the cooduct of the pOl3Oll. and contended that the ease rested on their evidence oily, which was not to be relied upon. He then called several witnesses, who @poke to being present when the alleged conversations were said to have taken place, and who denied hearing anything of the mod. Ose of them was the person who wee mid to have remarked that it would have taken a great deal of woad to eat the stack on fire, and be domed saying so. The case was proceeding when our parcel was dsspatclupd. THE POLICE COURTS. YARLBOBOUGH•STREET. - - Jean Caney, a blind discharged soldier wearing uniform, and having two or three medals ors his b ;eas t, was otuirged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with begging. A constable said that about 9 o'clock the previous avow lag he saw the prisoner standing in Tottenham-court-road with a card on his breast. Ileum him receive money twice, and then took him into custody. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked whether he sold anything. The constable said he did not, but the prisoner rid he was selling almanacks. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable said lb* pri. sneer was blind. The card was headed to the magistrate, and had printed an it the following :—•• Please to buy of a poor soldier. I lost my precious sight in India. Was discharged with a small pension for a short period. I hare a wif e an d f our children. • The war teat hand, and death le nigh— Fur God and soldier is all the cry Ent when the war is over, and all things righted. God's forgotten, and the soldier alighted..• Mr. Tyrwbitt said he should discharge the man. In we reentry io the world was • soldier treated sa la this. They Lad • small peosiou for a time, and were thee kicked out. The ann. It is only fair to state, has received at dif f erent those greet assistance from this court. Yea Aglaia Guest, the kepi, of a dimailler's shop la Tower4treet, St. Martio's.leue, appeared before Mr. Tyr. whitt to answer the complaint of luspe.nor Avery, of the division, " That not being doly licensed to sell beer you th,i unlawfully retail table new in your house." Inspector West, F division, proved visiting the deat's shop at a quarter-past eleven on Sunday mormt; • the 4th inst., and seeing a female drinking some table lea with which she had just been served. He spoke tattle ut. fondant, who had been cautioned several times before, an: ebe said it should not occur again. Mr. Tyrwhitt told the defend tut that if she would set • ; to sell beer, being only a chandler shopkeeper, she suffer for it. It was rather too bed that a chaudler 6,, , keeper should sell beer, especially at a time when victuallers, who were at great expense for their were not allowed to do so. The defendant was then fined 40e. and NAL LAMBETH. Yesterday George Hands, a stout•budt nod bealti, looking youth of 20, who had only bees discharged tr;. Portland on Th ursday week on a -" ticket-of.leav N " placed in the dock before Mr. Elliott on a charge of aka, : • pair of boobs from the shop of Mr. Clark, of Camber w green. Edward Cardell, a youth in the service of Mr. Clark, tit prosecutor, said that on the evening before the pri t‘n . t entered the shop and asked for change for a toterti,- Wither told him be had not change to give him, as. , l left the shop, but in doing so he observed him take to a I, of bouts and carry them away with him. He told bia mut.: what be had seen, and Mr. Clark at once followe.: t... prisoner, and brou ghti him back with the boots in his Sergeant Stephens, 15 P, said the prisoner was giser ir t: his custody on a charge of stealing a pair of boots, and t,4 marching him he found in his possession • ticketiof.i... e , from which it appeared that he had been conv,rt. , i , .! felony at the Sunny Sessions, on the 19th of Shy, and sentenced to three years' penal servitude. and had discharged from Portland Convict Prison on soa r; , The prisoner, who seemed anxiona to addree the trate, said—For nearly three years I have been in / rust amongst some of the worst and most vicious character,. Ina I am very much afraid I came out just u bad as 1 ...at is. I wu brought to town by the society, and it was icyrued determination , as I had a trade in my hands, to !ire botealy for the future, and had the roaster, instead of the 1.1. in the shop 1 should have entreated him for work, or lag part of my money with him till he could get me sor.ettr: to do ; but the lad being there, and alone, an! be could not follow me, the temptation at once etatre,:. - mind of taking the boots, and I could not resist it. Mr. Elliott—You are committed to take your trial. NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, Dsc. 2L—AppoINTMEN7S. Le' . i4)1110ta C. Jenkins, to the Asia; W. St. Ives, to the t boarland ; H. Berkeley, to the B.enbeim. Master C. Fos, to the bolos. for the Zealou.. Midshipmen R. W. Foster, to the Black Prioce ; A. X S. Greene, to the Aurora. Naval Cadets (nominated) J. Gairdner, R. H. Johnstot.. A. A. Ashington, W. T. Bourke, C. F. Crawabsy, and Y. Hocken. MARKETS. TALLOW.—WIDNIMIDAY Et - UM/G.—Ms market was quiet today. Spot, tiew, 41s. ; old, 40s. 41s. ; March. 42.. ; April to Jame, 425. ; October to b— omber, 43a. Gd. to 425. Delivery to last evening, u casks ao arrivals. COTTON.—Ltvzimmoi, Doc. 21.—We have had t good &Leiner, with advancing prices. Sales to.day 15,0' Axle including 7,000 swculatioa and export. 1.003 Amer . au. 23d. to 26d. ; Perham, 2so. to ; 40 Semi. barn. 27d. to 27p; 40 Niaocito and Bahia, 26d. to ; 700 Egyptian, 16 to 30d. ; 160 Smyrna, 171 d. to *.:l 1. ; 11,990 Surat, 1 L to 24d. ; Madras, 191 d. ; Scinda Sc., 1213. to 143. ; China, 15d. to 161 d. ; 18d. ; 400 Peru, Ls., 27d. to 26d. LEATHER TRADE.—The transactions k leather ticce our last report hare hese very limited in extent. On Toil day at Leadenhall the demand was small, but without alteration in prices. There was a fair supply of fresh gook and no article wee particularly in request. CORN.—Borrrox, Dec. 21.—Our market to-day has beet firm at last week's rates. Best white, 3fis. to 41s. ; red, 34e. to 375. Oats, per 12 arose, 204. 6J. Beans, old, 4ul. new, 36e. to 38a. A small show of grain. GLAIR:F.3w, DEC. 21.—This day's market ruled firm to: wheat end flour, previous 4uotatious being fully supported, with a moderate busiswes doing. Fine Suoteb oats rather drier, and for Irish full pncee are required. Oatmeal un. changed. Barley and beaus firm. POS. end Indian eort little inquired for, but former rates are asked fur both articles. CATTLE —Socresu, Dec. 21.—The dowsed was bat alight to-da. The little stook at mullet was about taken up. Beef made from 34. 4d. to le. 44. ; mutton, 4e. Cal. to 6e. ; veal, 44. 6d. to sa. ; pock, 3e. 6d. to 4e. Nd. per atone of 81be., sinking the offaL COALS—LONDON, Dtc. 21. —Tanfield Moor, 184. 3d.; West Hartley, its. tid ; Wylam, lid.: Walls End Haswell, Zia. 6d. ; Wall. End Hetten, 73a. lid. , Walls End Elhinelilfe, 21a. 6d.—Skips at market, 1J; sold, 13. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Miss Ist Met , Total. Total gaILWATI. Wink atingers. ehaixtise. 1364. 1882 Week endlngOet. ft. L t A 4 Madras-B.W. Line 691 2,454 3,011 6,405 4.400 Lax N. W. Lane Week ending Dee. 10. Scottish North Latent Week ending Dec. 17. Glasgow & South Western 128 8.257 1. 517 Week ending Dec. 18. Cornwall Greet Eastern Great Northern 387 11.735 21.577 33,362 9 3. 32 Great Western lns 27,130 37,845 64,375 61:3) Lancashire& Yorkshire London dr North Westeml273/ 41.8703 64.248 108.104 lout: London dr South Western 13.458 7,843 21,301 -0 Manchester. tiheraeld,and Uncolushire 2423 4,212 12.836 17,047 17,441 Manchester, Smith All.O. lion. & Aittinchain North 6 talfordshire South Devon Ulster CLAIM AGAINST THE 1111TROPOLITAIC RAILWAY.— Yesterday, at the Sheriffs' Court, Red Lion-equate, before Mr. Humphreys, coroner, and a special jury, a compensation case, " Thurgood v. the Metropolitan Railway," was under consideration to a late hour. Mr. Keane, q.c., and Mr. Day were counsel for the claimant ; Mr. Lloyd, with whom was Mr. Ho/Imq, represented the company. The claimant is the proprietor r.f the Gothic Granary, in Maryleboce. road, and the business, as a corn merchant, bed been between 40,000 f. and 110,0001. • year. There were large wine vaults. The premises had been de. waged, and the lose had been considerable in 1861 sod 1 m.. 2, through the making of the tuousl near Baker-street station. Mr. Lloyd alleged that Mr. Tburgood had been " bated" to make the claim miter his long silence, and he denied that the claimant was entitled to compensation for the obstruction to the road. He could tell Lis learned friends that the question as to obstruction to roads could be taken before the House of Lords. The jury at six o'clock gave 351. ss. for structural damages, and 621. Lk. for km sustained, making 1004 15e. LONDON QV:TAAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (LINTTED). —Traffic receipts for week eadiog Dec. 18, 9,5141,11.. 10d. 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