The Express. — London, England, 1866-02-06 00:00:00

r .11:1 - 1• 1 1:1 THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, tatv iEntelltstact. COURT OF QUUWB RINCIL—FIea, Ea Ahem NM Prins Stains at W ea t en i nn i ge ....(Bd on the Lord Chief Julian sad Special Juries.) STIMilinaLD C. 110aM9100711 AIM AWOMMtn. see was au actin in foam for false impriseamen oe t i ad is d e t a ining a book and MR, the property of the soa defendants pleaded no t l e =y, leave aid liens., imi Fi. that the property d wan Ito proPse:l2 lf. There were also special pleas joekilyieg , been dons as prineipals of an eduostlesal on e Ups* these pleas kens had been jotted, sad the pedatiff had espied that what the defendants had dose ;Ms in news of their authority. To that the defendants led Plaided not 24 1 tY. and Paid In into oourt as the vales j doe book and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. Joseph Brown, Q.G, sad Mr. markt were monad for the plaintiff ; Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., Mr. Versos Ramon* Q. 0., sad Mr. Charles Itammeil, errs name far the defendant. Mr. Coleridge, in stating the ease to the jury said ii me A little oat of the ordinary w, and would requirethelfr 1 Molar attention. The p lai nti ff is the eldest son of Mee g he. t Ron. Mr. Justice Fitzgerald, one of the pulses of the Irish Court of Queen's Beech, and who was many jean attorney-genial for Ireland in the imperial *lamest. The defendants are Dr. Nerthoote, principal of the RomanCiathollc College, at Oscott, near Birmingham; and Mr. Stone, ose of the assi stants in theednostion of that establishment. The plaintiff is now about twenty years of age, and the aetioa was brought by the father. as his next friend. for the purpose of reooverieg damages foe whet was alleged exoessive violence towards the en by the de fendants In expelling him from the school under circum stance of great ignominy, and with the view of masher tartly establishing that he had beeo unjustly treated. The object was not to put money into the *Mitre pocket, but to establish what be conceived to be far dearer to him than mosey, or what mosey could re meesat—the vindication of his son's character, in which Ide best hopes ware centred. The plaintiff went to O,oott College when be was about eleven years of age, and was at the time when these taanantioes took plane about notate Jars of age. Two younger brothers were also than with Um. There was no imputation to be made on the persorel or motel character of either of the defendants. The de headset Dr. Worthen was an old friend of ha. He was at Oxford with him, and he had no desire to say anything ride( him. Be was a very eminent man, a groat lees to the church he bsd,left and a great gain totbe church holed hand, The Roman catholic heirereby could not have se fated abetter man to place at the head of a great educational imtatutioe than that gentleman. When he was appointed pr m a ipalot Osoott College, he found the diseipliee of the col tar was morels: than it should be, and he Introduced a much ureter code of discipline. The education at Omni might be divided into fay and olerical ; the funds received from te e lay scholars being appropriated to the education of the Boman catholic priests, and it appeared that an ill-feeling bad sprung up between the two classes. In the discipline of the school corporal punishment wen resorted to, but he (Mr. Coleridge) was unable to say if it was in that form with which be was familiar it his younger days—(lngista) bat, however, there was corporal punishment known is the .1001, and was exercised by the prefect of discipline, who was the oximuttiosser of the establishment. (Lanham.) Mr. atone was a young man about 23 years of age. The plaintiff is &mm man of great ability and promise ; be pad passed through the college studies with distioction, and be bad never once fallen ender corporal punishment. He had carried off a great number of prime. I sad his future was looked forward to by his father and Dr. Norinote with the greatest possible expectation. It bed been arranged that Mr. Fitzgerald should leave the college is December, 1883, for the purpose of going to Oxford, but difficulties presented themselves which pre vented R. In September, 1863, Dr. Northoote had written in the most friendly terms, and in terms of the highest approval of the son. to Mr. Justice Fitzgerald, and in so cordsnao with Dr. Northcots's suggestion it was arranged that Mr. Fitzgerald should mean at Oeoott College until July, 1864, hr which time he would have finished his course of s ull ies there, and by that time he would have been real,. for Oxford or Dublin University. In July, 1864, Dr.Nortbeote again wrote to the father in the most !deadly manner, and in high commeedatiou of his abilities. Mr. Fitzgerald did not wish to go to Dublin Uni. essay, from • feeling that Roman esthetics laboured alder a greeter disadvantage there than at any other protestant educetional establishment, Mr. Jaen Fitzgerald yielded to his eon's wishes, and as he could not send his son to Oxford it was determined that the plaintiff should go to the London University, with which all the educational establishments of the country were affiliated ; and in September, 1864, Dr. Northcote again wrote to the father expressing a hops that the son might be allowed to come back to the college, and there prepare himself for the London University. Ho accordingly went back as a kind of private pupil for education in special sub ect+ for which there were no ordinary classes. In Decem ber, 1864, there was a period to pass between the matri culation sad the B.A. degree, and at Dr. North °Deem suggestion Mr. Fitzgerald returned to Osoott and wetland his dillies until July, 1885. The clerical students, it appeared, went by a name whether of Fenian origin or not he did net know, but they passed by the emphatic, though not eupharioes, name of Bankers." (Laughter.) Boys have been boys for Am anda of years put, and be had so doubt they would con tinue to be so, and it was upon that principle, when., that this pert of their proceedings had been regulated. One of the "Beakers" was Mr. Stone, one of the defendant, and when Mr. Fitzgerald returned to the college to cute hie studies for the Leedom University he found that Mr. Stone had been transferred to the chair of prefect of dentine. With Mr. Martin, the previous prefmt,_tliti plaintiff was on good terms, bat Mr. Stone and Mr. NM meld did not agree at all, and it would appear that Dr. Neel/mote amorally inclined to Mr. Stone s views, and it would be found that the Uttar pat the worst postilds contraction upon the plaintiff's conduct; he frequently told Mr. Fitzgerald that very little en his part would seed him away. and that a slight provocation would genre his dismissal Up to February all went wall, but one morning Mr. Justice Fitzgerald, to his surprise, not having:received the slightest idimation that his son was wooing home, found him at his breakfast table at his house in Dublin. He then found that kis son had ben expelled Oacott College ender (de means' of the most creel ignominy, and after ten ant to which criminals only were subjected. He was locked up in his room, his meals were handed to him in his room. sad without any explanation being given to him he was put tato a cab, taken to the train, and despatched to Dublin. Mr. Stone not being lerticnlLly liked, it would appear that the students entered into a kind of confederation, nod were known as the A BO's, which he believed meant the " Anti-Beaker's Confederation or Club"—(laughter)— which so doubt in the eyes of the college bad something very dreadful and of a revolutionary character about it. (Laughter.) Mr. Moody, one of the tutees, had, it apepnred. said something which the lay students had highly approved of, and Covernoe Moody was unanimously elected an " A B 0," on account of his magnanimous sentiment" (Laughter.) That it ap peared got wind, and Mr. Stone excessively resented it on the Part of his former colleagues. The learned counsel then detailed the subsequent events of the confining the plaintiff in his room, the seizing and detaining his books and Papers, and then called the following evidence. Mr. Fitzgerald deposed that be was 20 yeas of age. I When Dr. Northcote was appointed president of the college, the discipline became stricter, and a new system of impotitions was Introduced. Corporal punishment was adopted in the 'chord, but it was generally confined to boys ands 16 or 17 yeses of age. The Lord Chief Justice—Are boys so old as that subject to oorporal punishment in the college? Mr. Fitzgerald—yes, and older boys sometimes. I never maned that punishment. There were 140 students when 1 I /ailed, but they have declined to 120. There are two chum of students, lay and clerical, the latter numbering them 12, who are seat there by certain Roman catholic Went. After they have finished their stadies they become divines, sad are placed as masters over the lay junior ewes. They wear a eoemek cap and Roman collar, and they take their meal' in • separate room from the lay boys, and the pupils are obliged to address them as Mr. So and So or air, There are about 20 of them, and they are muter; over the younger pupils. The clerical pupils are not so well edec.ted as the ann. When they Ana cola to the college the clerical and lay students are not ulurated in play, but when they became divines they do not join io the games. They become divines about 22 years °f ea. When I joined the college I found the clerical stalest+ were called " Bunkers." I do not know its mean- ing, or that it has a meaning. Mr. Kushice—Yon will find that it has. Mr. Fitzgerald said there were no annoyances practised by the lay students towards the clerical stndente. The philosophi c class is the highest in the college, and I 'uteri it in March, 1863. I thee became what it Ca led a " philoeopher." (Laughter.) They have Peat privileges over the others, viz., liberty of g"ia, outride the college bounds and walking in Pazhee of not lee than three, unaccompanied by say I"tetce. It was not a privilege to go Into a pablie-boss and fare some beer, bat it was sometimes done in Mr. Martin's time. In 1864 I had passed through the college course of media. I have taken eight or nine Indus. I left at Mid nmmer, 1864 , for the purp o s e o f solo( to Trinity College, t/ I fate ; but as my father tho ug ht I h a d better go to L nice University College, I returned to Osrott College in .September, 1864, b u t I was not attached to any clue. 1 had a room to myself, and Dr. Northoote superintended tee "tidies. I bad privileges then, different from the other B ,t o tleate. I matriculated i n F e b ruary , 1866, a t th e Loa ° .. University, and I have Bins obtained my B.A. 7 1 te hoo t e rs . O n my return to O men College in teas 1865 I found Mr. Stone a prefect of diseiplino. Up to tett time I never had a quarrel with him, or any on ahem On the night of my naval I found my Vibes. door locked, but I got the key from Mr. Stone. day or two after be complained that I had taken a wax Manion of my chamber door key. The day after my !total I went into the philosophers' room. One of them dad me for a !code, sod on givmg it I took out the key of ar z , with i t . I said, " By Jove, 'most give it back to • The key was su pp ose d t o b e a bl e to open all the thors of the rooms in my passage, and it was ereit would b e desirable to have another key sea by ' bla c k sm ith. U pon t h at I suggeete d a s i mp l er l'' "tY of doing it, and havi ng go t wax ndle I took th . P" " it)1) la wax, and also mad: cs a drawing on paper. leave the house that night After a search - we found it, ; when he said, " It is well for you, or you *tenth not have slept another night under the roof." He sent Harrison to I the college and me to my room. As I did not appear to walk fast 'cough for him be told me to walk faster. I replied I oboaM take my time. Stone then took out his watch, and said that if I was not in my room within five minutes I should have the house that night. He said Dr. Newman said I was there for my own purposes, and not foe hie. I complained to Dr. Northeote that Stone had called me a liar, and bad threatened to box my ears. Es was very angry, and said Mr. Stone was pis. tided in imputing a lie to me as I bad equivocated. Dr. Northcote would not bear my explanation, and he put an imposition on me to walk ha the ranks, and study in the common study log moms. I went again to him after prayers to excuse myself, but be would sot hear me. Afterwards he said he would not write to my father if I would behave better in future. and I promiesdlim and left him. Os the might of the 12th of March my pocket-book, with loose papers, were lying on the table. I never attempted to con oeal them. Oa the morning of the 131 b, Stone, as usual, came into my room to call me. When I awoke I saw him standing by the side of the table. It was unusual for him to do that. He called me usually about half-past nix o'clock. He desired me to fat up, and afterwards at his request I want to his room. He tamed to me and said, with a triumphant sort of " You have ruined yourself. Yon cannot help yourself, but you may help other.' I was surprised at what be said, and asked for au explanation. He said "Yon have a pocket book." I immediately pat my band to my side, and be ssked " Have you got it on your person ;if so give it up at ewe." I refused. He thee said if I did not that he would tabs it by force. I replied, "If you de, you will do it at Sour peril" He then came and seized hold firmly of my hands, and after a struggle he succeeded in pulling them away from my pocket, sod took the book away. I after ward saw Dr. Northeote in his mom. He said " Weil what have you to say for yourself'" and on my asking foe ea explanation, Dr. Northeote said sarcastically, is the pre sence of Stone, that I had been ooespiriog against the peace and welfare of all the church students in the house. I said I had not done so, upon which Dr, Northeote re plied "Do you think you can play with pitch with. tout being defiled!' Mr. Stone then produced my pocket- book, said he had examined it, and that he had been In formed by two or three of the students that they had been forced to join the confederation against their wishes. Mr. Stone then left my room. Dr. Northoote would not bear my explanation. I said I was not ashamed of what I bad done, and that I bad previously isformed my tether about it. sad I offered to show him a letter where it was joeto 'arty mentioned, but be 6selinad to read it without he read the whole of the letter, I did not choose to let him reed the whole of it, because it referred to private matters. I went to my room, ant in consequence of what I beard from one of the philosophers I found out that , a oollege meeting had been bald, and that I was to be expelled, sad I went to Dr. Northoote again. He then told me that he bad expelled me. He began by reed ing some extracts from Dr. Newman, abused and said I was most conceited. The Lord Chief Justice—What had Dr. Newman's works to do with it? Mr. Fitzgerald—He read his definition of a gentleman. (Laughter.) He said my commit had proved my ruin, sad would continue to do so, that I was not to be trusted, and that I was not a gentleman. Mr. Stone brought in some Money, which he gave to Dr. Nortbcote, who put it into my hands for the purpose of paying my exposes home. He , mid he had nothing more to say to me. Mr. Stone fol lowed me to my room. and as moos as I got inside he locked the door on the outside. I kicked at it, and Stone came beck immediately, and unlocked the door. I protested against his looking me up an a felon. He said, " Who would trust your and immediately locked the door again. When dinarr was brought to me Stone locked and unlocked the door. I was keksd up about two hours. At my urgent request he allowed my brothers and cousins to come and see me, but in his preseece, although I had asked him to withdraw. He said be did not fear contamiestion, still an expelled person is an expelled person, and could not hold ememunication with those who were sot. He hurried me la my packing, and said he would egad my letters and desk after me. I mid," Youdon't think I am mug to leave them?" upon which be replied, "Rnireion haunts the guilty mind." He sent my brothers and amens away, and he remained until I left the college. He hurried me very much, and took out his watch, 'eying that if I was sot ready in five nitnutes he would bundle me out and w v beg after me. Hs added that if I remained after three o'clock the boys would handle me roughly. I replied I knew better. He pushed me several times toweres the door, saying, " I cannot allow you any more time." Once he snarly knocked me down, and I bad to leek my portmanteau in the cab. I found a cab at the door. which conveyed me to Birmingham, and from thence I s ant to Dahlia. Dr. Northoote in his lettere completes of those matters connected with Mr. Stone, and that I smoggled spirits into the oellep and made two of the students intoxicated. At Christmas, 1864, I had a party after bedtime of my brother and two students. In the day I had promired some spirits at an inn, and we had some cakes and biscuits. 17e bad some whisky punch, and separated about twelve o'clock. Neither of us was drunk. Our boy was ill the next day, but the doctor attributed it to a change of weather. (Laughter.) All the boys went home the next day. No complaint was made of it until some time after the party. In my book relating to the A. B. C. (Anti-Banker's Oonfeleratioe) the names are classed under initial letter. L. B. (List of Bunkers), C. S. (Church Students),. M. N (Church S. M Member), S. P. (Scderielt-park), . . (National School Men.) Under the head of Clerical Students is entered a supposed history of their position in life and history. I made the list for fan—for a lank. The honorary secretary (Whi:grove) gays me the informs' ice. I appointed him honorary secretary to the confederation. (Laughter.) His laboars were not onerous—l don't think be had any to perform. (Laughter.) Governer Moody was elected co the 6th March. He was also one of the mistime of the college, and he was elected unanimously for hie mag nanimous sentiments about Sedpley-perk. Hewn supposed to have a great dislike to Sedgeley-park, and the sentiment I refereed to had reference to some boy who misoonducted himself in class. Mr. Moody called out, "Silence, So-and- So ; one would have thought you were at Sedgeley-park." It is a kind of preparatory wheel, where most of the clerical students come from. I immediately elected him. (Laughter.) A great many names are down without the knowledge of many of the boys. Some knew of the confeder= others did not. One of the Buskers is put down axed London Irish, about whom iuquiriee were to be mid.. It woe never a serious matter. There were no meetings held or convened. It bad no object, and two design was ever coo• templated against the clerical Modiste or the rights of the house. I told Dr. Northeote there wee nothing rorions in it—that it was only humbug and nonsense that had already died out, and that be ought not to take any police of it. In ernes examination by Mr. Baralske, the plaintiff said —There are philosophers, rbetorifilans, and poets. They are the highest classes. I heard Bunker" applied to the clerical students the first week T went to the collage. They are educated, I believe, on charitable funds. There was DO combioattom formed pleat them. All below peony used the dormitory, those above a private room. The philoso phers had also a public room for their studies. A philo sopher wasnever sent to the dormitory. but posts and rhe toricians are when they are degraded. (Laughter.) I never remember an instance except my own of a philoso pher being sent to the common room to study. No one was drunk at my Christmas party. It is not against the rules or traditions of the college that I know of to take in spirits, but it is against the custom. I have known instances where it was done, and without coming to the president's knowledge. Mr. Karslake—They managed it too well. Mr. Fitzgerald—Dr. Northeote said if he had known it at the time he would not have allowed me to come back. I did not do it again. I ought to have given the key back earlier to Mr. Stoma 1 did not then know that the key opened other doors—the master's included. I did not say that I was sorry for what I had done, and that I hoped he would not tell the president. I have a memorandum in my pocket-book that the key of the bakehouse opens the paint shop. (Laughter.) I do not know why I made it. Harrison got "licked" about the pistol, and I was 000 fined to the big bounds. On one occa sion Dr. Nortbcote said he should have to wend me away, as he could not indict corporal punishment up o n me, and that be must write to my father, my parrot' being so fickle is the college. He said unless he did writs, and if there was a second offence, my father might think he bad acted harshly towards me. Teem ars entries in my book as to the position, birth, and paren.age of the clerical stu dents. One is described as having en uncle or brother who keeps a small grocery establishment. Another. that pis Whoa I get maid. I Ines Mr. Satre and gave him the key. father is an {needs" of easel beim. Ike., all of which I be- Ns betel at it, and saw a lot of wax sticking to it, and hand at the time. No impti-in were as be mate. It was sand me what I had been den, with is—if I hal been written down bemuse it amend the bon. secretary, aid it putting It In the Si, or pitting oil about it. I replied me, a'sro amesed nee at the time. (Laughter.) and ran upstairs to my mom. I bad loft the was imp's'. Mr. Kerslake —What were you ? Were you the Re.d aka and tie drawbar in t h e nom, where Mr. btone fond Coulee ? (Leaghter.) them. Nothing was done with them. I afterwards es- I Mr. Fit z gerald—No, I was soothing at all. There were planet to Mr. Stone, end he mid be saw there was Gro Finevest& in tbecolleee, but they were not all mrm- so harm in it, and be would my nothing more about it. I bars of the entederation. Most of the clerical utedeets On the sight of the 26th February, 1865, Mr. Woe came came from ilialgeley-prk, sad they were galled " bun- end Tooke I into my nom es I was going to bed, sad said, ken ;" but whether they did or not they were called by " I take your privileges away ice the next three that name. I sever raid it was mot on foot as • bit of ' days." I had stayed up the night before, as I spleen of min, bet I said some of the entries were made had been accustomed to de, a little later when I was is a @Simone mood. There was no rule that I at my studios, sad sometimes writing letter.. It now of betaken should hold say of the (Aces of the I was &brays permitted dune, Mr. Martin's time. Mr. school, sock as " pahlic man," who menages the pone, Stone was in the habit of baking in every ni4ht, and he librarian, be. The anti-bunkers were to be in opposition I mid to me on one coonskin that I bad better take cue of to the bunkers, but they were not to carry out their views soyeeN, for my petition in the house was very Sella He by petty aanoyanoes. Dr. Nortbcote did sot say, "It may • also said cm ow occasion " I am keeping a strict 'be fun for you, but it Is death to the frogs." I am now • watch over you, youeg man." Is February Mr. Stone nudist for the bar, and lam also taking m degrees at the found ms and two or three of the philosopkers in a little London University. The confederation owJeped. I had wintry inn, plying at bagatelle. It was against the robe personal friends amongst the church students for philosophers to be there, but I did not then consider Mr. John Fitzgerald, plaintiff's brother, was called to myself on.. (Laughter.) Three of them were clerical corroborate his evidence, but the foreman of the jury (a students. (Laughter.) Dr. Newlin* afterwards sent for et, I member of the Society of Friends) said be thought it was un and lectured as ; be continued the lecture to the clerical necessary, as the jury had already heard enough, sad wished students after I bad left the room. On the 27th February Ito bring the eats to a conclusion. I went with a student named Harrison into a remote part I The Lord Chief Justice said the jury bad better patiently of the plantation called " Helnlanghter) to practise pastel hear both sides. shooting. Whilst there Harrison saw Storm, sod en his I The witless. was an examined. mentioning It I said " Cut !" and we rag away. Stone ran The Right Hoe. Mr. Jetties Fitzgerald, the plaintiff's after es, and I threw the pistol in the hedr. father, was salleol. He deposed Up to the day when "Menke came up to us he asked for the pistol. I told bun I found my son at my house in Merrios-square, Dublin, I could sot give it to him, as I had thrown it into the I bad no idea of hb leaving the college. I never had but hedge. Stone replied, "Itis a lie ; " and on my soling it one complaint naiad my son from Dr. Northern*. That was not he mid it was, end be several times thresteoed to was in 1862, just before the summer vacation. My lOU with box my ears. I replied, " You won't." Upon that he two or three others bad been a little turbulent on the eve paid that if I did not immediately And the pistol I should I of the vacation by staging in the dormitory, " We'll all go home is the " - in consequence he wee detained ustil after the others had left. It was mom thane ',uprise, it was a great shock to me when my sour came home. Crom-examined—l did not receive oomplainta from Dr. Northoote that my son would not submit to the metric tioes of the °oilers without grumbling. I received a letter from him, complaining that my son possessed meet of the Irish characteristics. I had to complain of the food on one ontanioe, and the manner in which it was served, and it was afterwards altered. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. Ktrslake then addressed the jury for the defence. He said that as this was a somewhat complicated issue they had to try, he hoped they would patiently hear both side, before they moue to • conclusion. He complained oi Mr. Coleridge's unfair statement, that Mr. Justice Fitzgerald did not know why his son was expelled when he saw his son in Dublin, when the fact was a letter was written by Dr. Northoote, stating the whole of the facts, which was posted the same day, and reached Dublin on the morning he saw his sou. Therefore, from the first, Mr. Justice Fitzgerald knew the charge that had bees mid, against his sou. Dr. Northoote was placed in a difficult position. The students comprised the sons of sea of opulence, and those who were Metaled through the assistance of benevolent individuals. I who were knows as the church student., but who were not educated, as had been stated, from the surplus funds arising from the lay students. They all mixed together and formed the same classes, and if young gentlemen of I high birth and position were allowed to snub them out of school hours, Oscott College had better be closed or coo fined to those only of Mr. Fitzgerald's position and I means, The college wee origin.lly established for clerical students. but afterwards it was found dmiratle that lay students should be admitted, and an unpleasant feeling bad existed between them, but happily it had nearly died out, and when the plaintiff first went to the college be found little distinc ties between them. When Mr. Fitzgerald returned to college after he bad passed through the ordinary mune of studies, he came back subject to the rules of the college, but only to attend the lecture, in the particular class of study be wished to take up, and after his return it was found that a dangerous combination had bees formed, with Mr. Fitzgerald at its head, for the purpose of annoying the clerical students. A number of the clerical students came from Sedpley-park, and there were the boys who, being inferiors in position to Mr. Fitzgerald, were called " bunkers,• and whom it was intended to annoy by giving them the cold shoulder and insult more by &e& and manner than by words. Notbing could be more detri mental to the college than such a course of proceeding, and the learned counsel contended that under the circumstances Dr. Northcote could do no other than expel Mr. Fitz gerald. in order to preserve the good discipline of the school. With regard to the imprisonment and the Isamu% the doctor only detained the plaintiff sufficiently long to enable him to pack up his things and prevent his holding conversation with the other students. The farther hearing of the case was then adjourned. COURT OF XXCHEQI7EL-Fm S. Sittings at Mal Prtnr.—(Before Mr. Baron Bramwell and a Common Jary.) POLLASTILDD AND WM V. DHOW. This was an action for a malicious prosecution. The defendant pleaded not guilty, sad that he had reasonable and probable cause for living the plaintiff into custody. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine and Mr. Hence appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Hoddleston, Q. 0., and Mr. Pritchard for the defendant. The male plaintiff was a jeweller, residing in the neigh bourhood of the Hackney-road, who travelled about the country in the prosecution of his business and the defen dant was a pawnbroker at Newport in Monmouthshire. The plaintiff's ease was this. In September, 1864, Mr. and Mrs. Pollastrini ware at Newport, and being in want of some ready money M re.Pollastrini weat to the defendant's shop fn the purpose of pledging a gold Geneva wank, • gold chain, a pair of earrings and a brooch. The defendant examined the articles and advanced 51. upon them. The plaintiffs heard nothing more of the matter until July, 1865, when a detective officer from Newport, accompanied by Miss Druiff, called at their house and took 3ln. Pollastrini into custody on a charge of conspiring with others to defraud the defendant, by moreeentieg the articles as gold when they were really made of an inferior metal. She was looked up all night in a station-house, and brought up in the worsting at Clerkenwell Police-court, and subsequently taken, along with a man charged with theft, to Newport. Here the case was heard by the local magistrates, who ultimr tely dismissed her, but not before she had endured two more days' imprisonment. Mrs. Pollastrini, who said she resided in Nicholl-square, Hackney-road, admitted is cross-examination, that she pledged the articles in questioa with the defen dant in the name of Sarah Mortimer, and that she had pledged similar goods with other pawnbrokers at Newport, SWUM, Cardiff, Bath, and other Owe in the West of England. • Mr. Pollastrini, who described himself •as a diamond merchant, showed much indignation when asked in cross examine:loll as to his avocations and his busiseas relation with three other men named Brown, Alexander, sad Debarovitch, who, it was represented, were in the habit of travelling with him and his wife. In reply to the learned judge he said the value of the articles pledged with the defendant to the trade was about 41. 10s., but they might be sold for 51., 6/., or 71. A jeweller at Newport said'he had tested the articles with aqua fortis, bat not assayed them. The watch was 18 carat gold, and was worth 35.. or 38a. He valued the I whole of the articles at 3/. 10s. The chain and appendages were of 8 carat gold. The brooch and earrings were of more inferior gold. He would not have given 51. for the whole of the articles. The defence was, that the defendant did not take the initiative in the proncetion of Mrs. Pollastrini. bat was informed by Mr. Celli', inspector of police at Newport, that a commercial traveller had purchased one of hie pawn tickets, and that on redeeming the articles he found them almost win-thins. The defendant thereupon exa mined the goods which had been pledged with him by Mrs. Pollsatrini, by her husband, and by Alexander, and by Brown, and found they were not of the quality of gold they were represented to be, some of them turning green and others brown on the acid test being ap plied. He requested the inspector to make inquiries about the parties, in order that they might be brought to justice, and at length an information was sworn, and a warrant ob tained for their apprehension. The charge of conspiracy wag preferred against them at Newport, but all were dis missed, except Brown, who was committed for trial, and although the grand jury found a true bill against him, he was not tried. Alexander obtained from the defendant an advance of 11. 10a for an Albert chain, which beingoh sold at • public auction, when the twelve months bed expired. brought cooly 2a. Brown got two guineas for a pencil can and ring, which was knocked down for 15a. ; and also 21. 121. for a chain, ring, and snuff-box, which sold for 1/. la ; and the watch, chats, brooch, and earrings for which his. Pollaatrisi received 5/., went for 30a. It appeared that some of the tickets had been sold to different parties for 10s. and 15e. each. Miss Druiff deposed that on the 10th September last year Mrs. Pollastrini and Brown came into her father's shop in the garb of naval officers, and maid they belonged to her Majesty's ship Wens, which was then in the roads. I Brown, who gave the name of Jonas, sand her to give 21- 10a. upon a chain and pencil can, and she refused. i Pollastrim thee produced a snuff-box, and said he would let that go with them, though he would not take 101. for it, as it had been given to him by a young lady for saving her life. She thereupon lent the sum asked. The witness added that when Mrs. Pollastrini pledged the articles in question, she said they were yore gold, and represented herself as the wife of a naval etwain. After some other evidence had been given, The learned Judge, in summing up, said the jury had to consider whether the plaintiff was prosecuted by the dein " dant without reasonable and probable cause, and mall. clonal!. If all the plaintiff did was to pretreat the articles tto Miss Druiff, and ask for 51., leaving her to form an , opinion on their vales, there was an absence of reusable ' and probable canoe, and the plaintiffs were entitled to a verdict , but if they thought she represented them as pure gold, that was 'false representation, and their verdict ; ought to be for the defendant. ' The jury immediately found a verdict for the defendant. In reply to Mr. Baron Bramwell they arid they found there was no malice. 'LAMY n LORD HUNTINGTOWID; This was an action for false imonsoament. The defen dant plsadetl not guilty, and a justificative. FEBRUARY! r A, ' /8f16.' ' 1 !.1- Mr. William appeered for the Plideift, spa Kr* X. Chambers, Q.C., and Hr. Roll for the def~rat. The plaint B. Thomas Lately, was a yousig tees molding ! at 2, etiestuelmid-streel, Calesionlee-rosd. who was is the habit of seeding circulars/oiled tedifferent people selioitieg orders far ps %mere mode by Moire Welts, of Biruileg ham. Ooe of time he seat to Lord Hantingtower, and as the Bth November tart called spas his lordshipst bit residsece in Bt. John's-wood, ant received orders to damp six burners. le resseiring an old ose in the stable lie iojered • porticos of the bracket, and Lord Heetiegtower mid he would &dm! from his charge, which amounted to 6s. 34., a sum for this injury, and requested him to call spin is a week for pay. meet. The plaintiff then left the house, but had not gone be when • wee stopped by Lord Hnetiligtower, who asked him if be had sot taken away a five-jet pa banter. The plaintiff said it he bad it was in his beg, sad be opened the beg, sod fiediug the bursar, he took bout and me it to his lordship. Lord Huntiogtower said he believed his real object was to commit a robbery of the house, and asked him how often he bad been caseload as a thief. His lordship afterwards gave him into custody, aad Oa the following dad be was broegbt up at If When, Police-court before Mr. Itawileld, bet dkrmiwed. The plaintiff said it was a custom in the made whim new bursae were put up for the workman to take away the old ones, and that the one in question was only worth la. 3d. In croesiexamination, he admitted he was not the agent of Hears. White, of Birmingham, nor a Had by trade, and that be had no pima of bootees. . He added that be bad been in the service of a Mrs. Clam, of Edwards-street, Portman-square, as a porter, and that ha bad nut away from his service. Two gasfitter were called to prove the custom as to taking away old burners, who stated that the wholesale price of the five jet harmer which the plaintiff had taken was not more than tiftece penes. On the part of the defence Lord Hontingtower wan called, who said the plaintiff told him that he was the accredited agent of Meese. White, and also a gefitter by trade. When he asked the plaintiff if he bad got the bursar be said he bad not, sad when it was found in the bag be said he had taken it by mistake. He toll the plaintiff that if he could prove be was thesgent of Messrs. White, or would refer to any respectable perms as to hie respectability, he would let him off, but as he did not offer to do so he gave him into custody. His lordship mid be found ors inquiry of Mrs. Cave, to whom the plaintiff bad been an 'rand ' boy, that the plaintiff had conducted himself well when in her service eighteen months previously. Before be pressed the charge be telegrapher, to the bead of the polio. at Birmingham to ouscertais whether the plank tiff was anent of Messrs. White, and received a reply that Its was sot.' Some corroborative evidence having been given, it was proved that the five jet burner was fixed up only about a week before this oocurreees, and that Lord Huntingtower hag to lAy 3e. 6d. for it. Mr. White, of Birmingham, said he had supplied the plaintiff with goods, but had sever authorised him to act as his agent. One of the fads depmed to by the defendant's witnesses was that the plaintiff had been requested to leave the five jet burner. Mr. lisronßramwell told the jury that the question they bad to consider sue whether the plaintiff bad taken the burner dishonestly. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damagss, one farthing. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. —Fs& 5. (Beton Mr. Cocamindaar Gmlbw%) Et El CLEMENT EOOI4A/1. The bankrupt was a warehouse/ma of Lawresce-lane. This was an adjourned sitting for examination and dis charge. Against liabilities of 10,9301. there are meets and property held as security 3,5001. Mr. Sargood. for the assignees, onmed, on the ground that the bankrupt had traded very rlegely, and obtained advances upon goods through pawnbrokers and others. The trading bad only extended over a period of one year, during which time the bankrupt's transactions reinspected a total of 21,0001., his present deficiency being upwards of 7,0001. it was also alleged that the bankrupt's books, although kept upon the principle of double entry were beyond comprehension, cod appeared to be framed for the purpose of concealing the true nature of his dealings. Several ex aminations which had been held in the case disclosed I that the bankrupt was in she habit of systematically pled(- 'in goods which he bad obtained upon credit. The bankrupt was shortly examined as to several dozen of wine and boxes of cigars, upon which be had obtained advances from Mr. Robert Attenborough in February, 1863. The entry in the ledger showed that the property had bees sold to Mr. Mattram, the bankrupt's clerk, bat in reality no sale was ever made to Mottram. the goods bevies, he fast, bees deposited with Mr. Attanbo.rough, as security for as advance of 501. Mr. Stewart contended that no good would result from any further protreement. He said that the bankrupt bad been very much in the hands of hiettrem, who was a per son of coasiderable energy, and geode were no doubt pledged by him in exchange fpr cash advances. His ROM= said that as the bankrupt's accounts weft clearly untrue the sitting would be adjourned sine die, with limited protection only. 47LERKENWELL. Jam Wright, sod 34, a carman, of 33, King-1tr.44, Clorbasean, was clamed Won lb. Baikar witb brine drank and awing gm death of Mr% L Datbie-, by ower bee with a bone and au* is the butes. road t. Paeans. _ lii:. Picnics Lane said—l reside at kb, Pratt street, Omnlen-tows. Oa Saturdav last, shat half-put twe, I was proaseding along Comm 's Carodes.tosn, when I hand a vehicle emu* elm( a+ a very rapid rate. There was a lad in the cart as well ae the prisons,. I was the* in the set of acacia( the Caledonian-mat The primmer was drtvlng at the ree of twelve miles as hour. Hs was not pllappiar. HA was driving very fast. A polies-coostable witnessed it, and I hurried cm aster the prisoner, sad liecrd a crash, which am no doubt that of the accident. The crash was like that of something beiag cracked. I ran up and saw the cart stop. The sight the poor woman pre mated was most @hooking to look at, the whole of the bias smashed in. I looked at the cart, and on the outside of the wheel were blood and brains. A mob collected roued, and the fist thing I did was to send in two different directioas for poPce•csnetables. I remained there until the unfortunate woman was removed. She was the, dead. I kept to the horse, se there seemed an leclination for the prisoner to get away. The prisoner was drunk. After some confirmatory widest*, Mr. Barker remanded the prisoner kr a week, and re fused to take bad. COTTON IN STOCK AND AT SEA. TO TEI RDITOR OP TER IMPRESS. Sts,—Considerable misapprehension appears to exist in the public mind regarding the quantity of cotton in existence, and as to the requirements for consumption in Europe of the mum On this subject the following figures will be found interesting : STOCK AT LIVIERPOOL. let /eh., 1888. Ist Feb., 1865. Bales. lbs. weight. lisks. Ms. waist& Allieridill 1114,940 77,992,000 92,930 13,172.090 Brull 68720 7,889.000 26,990 4,678,100 1 0173 41011 Smyrna 7,890 2.891,900 10,900 48a5,000 West 134100 12,990 2,594,000 6,710 1,142,000 Nast India 123.226 45,591,400 238,010 106,623,000 Clink 100 3,700 902,400 79,350 19,040,000 Total 418,200 151,972,900 - 690,060 174,292,000 OOTTON 1110 W AT SRA NOR GREAT BRITAIN. 1886. 1885. Bales. Ibs. weight. Bales. lbtwelght. America East India China' — 104,000 10,240,000 Total at sea, except l 4eo mg 172,800,000 254,000 108,502,000 Egypt, Brazil, Re. j !Mock i 3 Liverpool 418,200 161,972,900 600,040 174,292,400 Stock in Loud= 62,030 16,600,000 122,000 317,482,0 0 Total Thus the total stocks now is Greet Britain sad knows to be at lies, excepting Arypt, Brasil, sad West India, ars 45,000 tales less than at the same time last year, but. oN larger bales, 22,390,50 0 lbs. greater in weight. The Oen and Mediterranean crops will this year, how ever, 350,000 balm less to be received in Europe. Now what is the rat* of oessamptioo going os is Europe! During the past month or live weeks there has been takes for consumption 196!!t. lee& BaleaTitTs.welght. Balea.llTe.welght. Ammican 74,800 29,120,000 6,320 4/28,000 Brasil 11,130 3,063,000 . 7,660 1,412006 IOTA= 11,470 7,610,600 14,000 7,000,060 Mamma 3,750 1,114,000 4,170 1,491,600 West lodta East India 4600 26,106,000 41,440 16,141,000 China, te. 6OO 150,403 11,03 2,6414,110 From Llverpsel Prom Lon4sa 6,00 1,956,000 11.000 2,40J,000 Total Great Be id .. WOW 68,438.700 90,870 36,831,100 There bas also Lem actually exparkd from Gnat Britain in January last : ISM 1865. Bales. ►M. weight, Balm iba. weight, American rhan 7,008,800 1,617 106,600 Brazil pttaw Wed Lids last India 32,184 14,498,080 21,647 8,009,390 China BOl 214,5490 4,006 063,640 Prom Liverpool From London All Great Britain 90,757 30,984,990 38.264 12,762,888 TOTAL CONSUNPTION AND INTUIT IN JANUARY. _ _ 18 1 6 . Balsa. Dm. weight. Bales. ibs. weight. Consumption of Great Britain Export from ditto Total Thus the quantity of cotton taken for emmumpliou in Great Braun, and the quantity exported to Europe in the mouth of January, is more than double the quantity during the same periods last year, and although the import of the month of January amounts to the very large figure of 327,979 bales, yet that quantity ban nearly been taken by spinner and exporters, and even now the stooks on band and the quantity known to be at sea from America aid India (.11 the latter not to arrive before the lit of May) is only 22,390,5001 U. weight greater, yet the increase in con sumption end export in January this year amounts to 51,637,3101bn. in weight compared with that of January, 1865. Thus, with so healthy a state of trade, then ought to be every confidence of a strong and healthy reaction after the recent declise.—l am, &c., London, Feb. 4. A MERCHANT. REFUGES AND CASUAL WARDS. IDDIAD—W. I. 1.64.4 De. brie& I MaFittits I 1,30 era 7416 DANK LOP 1.60 6 , 11 7 2,726 Rai leas I !imia ._ 1 Manilla _ I ilaysia I Cabe beer ForelgaMaseawadto maks! Brasil packages Beet Root onkel Do. tar tbeela—te.l. peekaret .- 279 Do..brii x °l s: Ma ; tap Mbar Z. lII* pac Da Brasil la Cocoa bap Tapp liPm a= Do Mali Ric.,Ll tau BALITE= Ulu 000 MS 306 111,708 ;ax 1,t20 10 252 1,1166 'U 6,t141 (01 2,40 104 %IN LIN 76$ SLIM 16.111 %CS 56,8N1 1.4t7 11064 44.4.7 lAA: 89,041 $2.616 11,44 E - V4lBO OMNI ' 'UN ' %la Ma' d 1.675 47.1.1$ . • 24,027 • ILb 14712 SIMI 7,477 61,615 6,971 TALLOW.—MONDAY EVA9lll4l.—The tallow market wen very depressed lint week by heavy sales, chiefly fcr earl/ dehveriss, and the price dec'initil until 455. was accepted for delivery this month, and 455. 3d. was currently tekem for March. Towards the close of Friday a rescuen e t c in. which resulted in an advance on Saturday to 4Gs. 6d. to 475. 6d. spot. Today a farther rise took place upon specu lative puniness to cover previous contrasts. At the elms the market was again quiet, and we stole, Spec, 475. March, 475. 63. ; Apnl to Jute, 48a. ; °atelier to De. camber, 495. 3d. • Odessa sheep, 475. to 47.. Cal. • best. 46,. 6d. Austra l ian beef, 465. 6d. to 475. booth ' Anci. num, 48 .. to 4Se. 3d.; town tallow, 45e. 3d., est. Ocean nut oil is quiet. Ocala. 51s. to 52a. • Ceylon, 465. ; Fain oil flat, 41s. 33. fine Lages.--(From Ulll Grader of Mean. Smith and Marla.) COTTON.—Llvezeooz., Pte. s.—There bas been a inea dente business at Ssturday's afloat. bales to-day, 8,000 balm ie.:Jodie( 2.000 epeeslattoe and export 4,000 American, TN. to 21d.: 600 Perham , l94. to 201 d. 50 Yaraabani, 2014.; 50 Mace% sad Bahia, IRid. 4OO Eoptina. 220. to 28d. ; 100 Basyrot, l&l.to 171 d. ; 2,860 Sant. 1l id, to 171 d. ; Madras, 150. to 16d. ; Napa. Med% Iw. , 1.10.; 5 Pere, 20id. to 214. WOOL AND WORSTED.—Bmpronn, FEB. 3. —Great quistneas prevails in the wool branch. Consumers seem mare thee ever determined to restrict their prodection to the smallest porible quantity, and prices are in consequesess in favour of buyers. lc worsted and yarns coutr,cre ars gradually expinnr, and new ceders are getting scare*. TM continental demand Is sleek, and the horns trade much as before. Prices ere irregular. In piece% business is prised pally cosiflued to purchases from stock. The continental demand is father better, bat neither home nor Ainer'em houses are ordering much. Prices are unehieged. TM unsettled state of the money market and the high prices st money Wed to create an indifference as to badman 00AL8.—LONmor, Fax s.—Boddle's West Hartley. 16a. 3d. ; Holy well Pala, 17s. ; Tankld Moor Bate, 15a. 3d. ; West Hartley, 16s. 3d. ; Wyleo; 17s. ; Walk Esd Heatos, 18e. ; Walls Ead Kepler Grange, 16e. 9d.;Walls End West Lambroo, 16s. ; Walls Ea Huitspia. 17s. ; Walls End Rollos, 16s. 3d.; Walls Bad - lasi Hartlepool. 17e. 6d.; Walls End Tees, 17s. 6d. ; disies Hartley, 18s. 6d. ; Walls Red North Staffordshire , 17a.— Ships at market, 62 ; sold, 39. PO Mt =MR OP THE EXPRESS. Stu,—Yesterday evening • copy of your paper was placed in my buds, in which certain remarks are made in reference to an appeal of mine for the Providence•row Night Refuge, and I trust you will kiedly give me an op portunity of replying to the following statement in pull auk= :—" As the law stands, neither women nor children need spend their nights in the streets." This may be abeolutely true, but I do not believe that it is practically DO. Last evening I examined eight women who had been to several of the casual wards, and perhaps the facts stated by them may explain why the said wards are partly empty, and why there are still home'ess women and children. And lint as regards the baths. In one pleas it seems to be the rule that two women must take the lame bath at once, and the water is not changed till six women have bathed And this appears to be the case, however dirty the women may be, and even though they may have one or more sOfeli. In another place, the water of the bath was so cold that the woman shivered several hours after leaving it. Lll the women gave the same evidence, that the baths in several places were mast dirty, and three of the women preferred to sleep in the streets rather than take the baths. In the second place as regards the dormitories. In more than one place, the most indecent conversation was held, and the meet filthy songs were sung ti'l one or two in the Dooming. When the decent women remonstrated, the peruse alluded to threatened to tear the ha= from their heads. In one place the, women slept huddled together on the floor, and in another place there were two and three women in the same bed, without the appropriate covering for women. In one dormitory there were fights several nights, sad the stronger tweed the wesker from their beds. tinder these cirourastancea I must dissgree with the other statement in your paper, that the kindest way of evincing sympathy to the homeless would be to tend them to the casual wards. I give thou facts with no other intention than is Justifica tion of myself, and it is only fair to add that nose of the poisons I examined gave any evidence about St. Luke'. Workhouse. In conclusion, I will only my that last night I found seven women who had slept in the streets this winter, and that on several occasions this winter we have refused admittance to over 30 women in one night. —I am, Re., DANIEL GILBERT. 22, Finsbury-circus, Feb. 5. Nier..—A correspondent writes : "A grand ball wen given here on Wednesday evening last by the Prefect of Nios for the benefit of the poor. All the rite were there, including the King of Bavaria and the Duke of Hamilton. The room selected for the purpose by the pre fect was the salle d manger of the new hotel—the Hotel doe Angle* situsted at the corner of the Promenade des Anglais and the Jardies Publics. The room was admi rably fitted for the purpose, and all the arrangements ware earned out to the satire satisfaction of the author:t:es of Moe and the large company of visitors." RATE or MORTALITY. —The mortality in SETAE of the chief towns of England is the year 1965 was as follows ; In Bristol, 233 in every thousand of the (estimated) popu lation ; in Loe,loc, 244 ; in Birraiegbam, 241 ; I. Salford. 291 ; in Leeds, 3013 ; in Manchester, 3218 ; in Liver pool, eo less than 3619 per thouviod. No doubt the death rate in these towns was higher than this in the poorer quarters. The return for the whole town is to some extent affected by the greater or less amount of healthy suburb is eluded within the municipal or pirlamestsry borough limits, which are here taken as definieg the extent of provincial town. 1865 was an unhealthy year, especially Yorkshire and Lane eshire ; and the mortality for all England, •41 per thousand, was 115 shave the avenge of the preceding ten years. Bat with all admissible4gashtioa tioo, the Agues are very remarkable—three deaths in Liverpool io a ntirol•er of population in wh; , h only two deaths occurred in London. Bristol, or Birmingham, and four in Manchester to three in those three t .was. MIDDLESEX SESSION& Robert Boursnelt, 3'r who was convicted last sessions of attempting to obtain by false pretences from George John Kirk, 801. in Bank of England notes, with intact to de fraud, was brought up for pulgmeot. It will be remembered that at the last sessions it was proved that a boy in the employment of a solicitor in Doctors'-commons wee sent to the London end West minster Bank with a cheque for 804, which sum be there received. He bad not long left the bank when be was accosted by the prisoner, who said that be had come from the bank, and that as mine mistake had been male in the entry of the numbers be insisted to look at them. The boy, with great presume of mid, re fused to part with the notes out of bis bands, when the prisoner attempted to take them, but • atr. Cook, a compositor employed at the office of Bell's Life in London, happening to come up at the time, the prisoner was taken into custody. The only defence the prisoner set lap at the trial was that he was drank at the time sad did not know what he was about. The Assistant-Judge deferred passing sentence at Use time, and directed some inquiry to be made as to the antecedents of the prisoner. To-day, on being placed at the bar, Lockler, the prison officer, said be had made inquiries, and he found that the prisoner had hitherto borne a very good character. The Assistant-Judge aid this was • very artful attempt at robbery, and sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard-labour for nine months. (Before Mr. Payne.) John Crayluad, 15, shoeblank, and Alfred Coonsbee, 25, reverter, were indicted as foLlows :—The said John Cow hand for steal's' a braes tap, the of the London City Baths Laundry and Dere pony (Limited), and the said Alfred Coombs' for 'rag the same, well know log it to be stolen. This 011118 was postponed from last amnion. Mr. Holdsworth appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Warner Sleigh defended Coombe'; Cray head pleaded guilty. The prisoner Cr.yhead was put into the witsess-box, and he said he took the brass tap to the prisoner Coombe'', shop, 90, Golden-lane. He at tint refined to boy it, bat when witness told him hiCfather bad found it, the pri soner said he hoped be wouldn't get into trouble, sod gave him sd. for it. He threw it down behind the counter where the old metal was. Coombes is only shopman. Edwin Watedield deposed that be went with a am stable to the prisoner's shop. The constable asked him if he bad bought a tap from any one. He said, " No. Constable then said, "Have you bought any metal r He said, "No." The polios-constable then told him that he had a boy le custody charged with stealing a tap, and be said he sold to him for sd. The prisoner thee stooped down and picked up the tap. Witness thee said be would give him into custody, to which the prisoner re. plied, " I would give anything if you do not give me in charge." The value of the tap when complete is 6a. Bd. ; 1, was not complete when he took it from the prisoner. Mr. Sleigh eron-examined the witnesses at some length, and celled several witnesses, who gave the prisoner an ex cellent character for honesty and integrity. Mr. Payne rammed up the evidence, and said it was admitted on both sides that this was a very important case and would require their serious attention, end carefully reviewed the evidence. The jury returned a verdict of Not Gra*. Mr. Payne said there could be no harm in recommending prisoner to be careful for the future. It was a very fair case for prosecution and a very fair use for an acquittal. ' Sentence was deferred es regards the other prisoner. THE POLICE COURT& MANSION-HOUSE. The Protracted examination of Mr. Jahn Pernirenn, surgeon, of Redruth, and chairman of two or three mining companies in Cornwall, on the charge of forging musters of shares, was resumed and concluded before the Lord Mayor. Mr. Woetner prosecuted, and Mr. Lewis, jos., defended. There we. evidence adduced in support of four cases of forgery and fraud spinet the amused. The first was pre ferred by Mr. King, Secretary of the Hallenbeagle Mining Company, of which the prisoner was a director, for forging the transfer of 100 of the company's shares. The mooed ease was that of Mr. Lanyon, a merchant, of Redruth, whose sifmature had Wee forged to the transfer of stock he held in Wheal Seaton Mine. The stock wee sold to broker intim City, and it was shown that the cheque went to Plymouth for 386/. 10s. was cashed by prisoner at the Cornwall Bank, his identity being spoken to by the witnesees. The third charge was that of receiving 1181, the prodnenof the sale of five shares in the Wheel Buller Wine, got pamsesibei of by the forgery of a transfer. The prisoner received the money for the cheque, whit& ha cashed at a bank at Plymouth. The other ease was for forgery of a similar character for flee shares In the same mining company. At the close of the prosecution the Lord Mayor fully com mitted the prisoner to Newgate for tr... 1. LONDON WEILICLI BIRTHS. MARRIAGBA AND DEATHS. DALTON.—Tebruary 1, at ZiouciesTey.street, Islington, the wile of the Rev. W. H. Dalton, of ',daughter. EDNVARD3.—Fe;ouary 4, at Denniark.tull, the wife of William' Edwards, !ay., of a daughter. GREiLEY.- February 1, at Upper Grosvenor.street, Lads Greeley, of a son. ..--... NEYll.l;l.ery 1, at the Parsonage, Great Yarmouth, the w►fe el the Her. H. H. Nevin. of a ,on. ORDL—lebruary 1. at ➢loptoe, mar Lowealoft, Mrs. Jet. Ord% al a daughter. POWL'LL—FeLru•y f, at fleathltskl Lodge, Fon:et-MIL the wife at W. Powell, Lai., of a daughter. RAYMENT.—lrehruary 2. at Oaktleld House, Norwood, the wits of Mr. L D. Ramo* of a son. MARRIAGE& ....... ALt EN—REE.—February 1, at Rt. Ilargaretb Church, Win chester, by the Rev. A Allen, C. J. W. Mee, Dm., of Lyag ford•houae, Somersotahlre, to Annie, daughter of H. P. see, kAti., of The Home, Whalley Range, Maachester. GI LBEET—TACON. February 1, at illdborowth, by the Rev. T. Glascott, E. O. (Elbert, 11.11. C. 8., to Salto. Ana; daughter of IL Tama. Eat., Boweed-homm, Rudborough. NIGHTLET —RANDALL-IFebruary $. at Holy Church, Talee•hil, by the Rev. T. H. Wsteou. T. E ky, of Oakley-equare, to Ann Elizabeth, daughter of E. C. Randall, Lys, of Beauchamp, Take-hill. DEATHS. BULLOCK.—retwttary 2, lis7lse.srane, the wife of u. Bullock, liiq , of NortlLCoker, Somerset. BUBl:OWES.—Fcbruary 2, at iceledontaluare, T, A. Burrowes, Emg. ageo AIL Pll s o24.—Yebr ro uary 2, at Brighton, A. P. Plpon, widow of tbe lake Major T. ?I. aged 78 ROBERTS.—February 2, at Richmond, Sarah, (Laughter of Uw late T. Roberta, kaq , aged it& WAD`—February 2, lifr. W. Wade, of Prince's-road, Kendal& tf in * clum i arn?"111• WAPITI& —Feieurry 2, Nakao Martha. deuOter of P. Wetter, Eaq., of The lawn, bhephertnebush, aged 11. EXTENSION of PREMIBEB.--JLM/121 SPISCS and Co. have much plasm, I annoonceig es their numerous patrons and the public that they have purchased the lease of the adjoining premises, 76, St. Faure-churchyard, by public audition, at Garraway's, ConthUl (sold by order of the executrix of the tato Mr. Smith, bookseller). To make room for extensive alterations and improvements, .1. S. and Co. are now placing before the public the a bole of their tic vh i iltied. awl large STOCK of SILKS, Mantles, Shawls. Furs,vme. Drapery, Mend% liosb•ry, (Hovey Lice, Haberdashery, Fang. Ac., at such prices as they are confident will merit cautious & and Increased support and recommendatiou. hotel keepers, and public Institutions requiring his= linens, calicoes, quilt', dc., of the best and 11:104 serviceable description, are respecthilly Melted to make a special visit et inspection. All goods marked in plain figures, from which me abatement can lie made. not even to wholesale buyers. Family and complimentary mourning. Lids of the various demi/meld, containing ,!escription and prices of the cheeped lots. forwarded free on application. Ito patterns forwarded during the Ws. Hours of businc‘a during the sale from 10 to 6 o'clock, and cm Saturday from lo to —JAMS'S PFSNi '8 and Co, silk reereffe. diapers, dm., bee. 77 and 76, St. Paul's-churchyard, Mode" INDIA SHAWLS.—FARMER and ItOGEBB request attention to their magnificent collection CA.IIMERE .lIAWLi, comprising every description of l l= and square Shawls. from one endue* to 200 guineas. Bhawla bought and eichanged.-171. 179, 176, and 17V. Aspen& street, W. GREAT SALE of LINENDRAPICRY.—The STOCK Of Mr. T. B. South now cm SALE, bought at • large dlscoutt from cost prices. Ladies furnishing reyutr int calicoes, sheeting% or linen goods, mar rave los. In the p. In selecting from this stock. Several hundred pieces of slime togs, 116 ad., Its. ed.. in. 041., and 21s. the pair, worth double: large quantltier of towelltngs, glow cloths, and calicoes, at haLf their value : double dams & tablecloths, 44. 114. to tin, ea meelly cheap breakfast and dinner napkins, 64. ed. to Ha pag dozen ; 700 pairs of muslin and lace window curtains, es. 1111., 10s. 9d., 15s 01., and 264., fully 40 per cent. under value emery diapers, bought cheap worth re., will he sold for 54. 9.1. 12 squires ; et bales of linen cambric handkerchiefs, original in M., are marked Ss. ltd. and 44. end, per dozen . genuine gonth American long cloths. fs. 114. god 7s. 114. per dozers.—. AMOIT and Co., el and 02,111. Pears-churchyard. THRESHER And OLENNY. NEXT DOOR to SOMERSET-HOUSE. STRAND. TM celF witatillignwat In Loudon for the following Artlolonl TILREAIERS SUMMER ANGOLA SUIT& THRESHER'S INDIA TWEED SUITS. nnurairs INDIA GAUZE WAISTCOATS. THRESHER'S ILASHISIR SHIRTS. THRESHERS COLOURED FLANNEL SHIRTS. THREsHER'S MILITARY SHIRT& OYEELAWD TRUNK& THRESHER'S INDLt BrUOCE TRUNTLS. THRESHER'S METALLIC LINED TRUNK& THRESHERS INDIA CABIN RUGS. ma.— id SUPPLIED for INDIA, CHINA, and tbe 0 NIEB, sad detailed WU of the sztklea required fur every pue p end appointment will be forwarded on application ea above. CORDING'S DREADNOUGHT cpAT. CORDING'S GUINEA HUNTING COAT. CORDING'S BOX and GIG APRONS. IRDING'S LADIES' WATERPROOPL CORDIN G'S, 231, STRAND.. HYAM and Co.'s JIM/MILE CLOTHING. Ayala and Co., 06 sod 67, Odord-dreet, hare special arrangements hy which the Newest Modes and the moat dada , a b le m amas ere employed In the production of every descrip tion of Boys' and Youths' Clothing. I.IYAJOI and Co.'a GARMENT'S an 4 PRICE& Tk. new Prism a Wales sad Priam Allred acresals and Capes, 164. 6d. to 42a. ; Knickerbocker, Eton, lianevr. and Osborne Salts, 16e. dd. to Me.; Jacket.. as 64. to Mr T n nson, Si. 64. to 164 6rl; Vests, la. bd. to Ts. 6d.: Jack* sad Vials alike 15s. •d. to We. HYA/4 and Co., GENERAL TAILORS, CLIMBERS, NATTERS, HOSIERS, de., de.: end odordeteeet, W. ; tt. TS, and IS, New-street, Binidadbeieu •t, Renate, Leeds ; and Westgate. Dewsbury. eI . CeI I gHS. ASTHMA, sod INCIPIENT CON- N./ aIth,TION are effectually cured by KEATING'S Co1:41K LOZKNGIII, wt-Ich are daily recommended by the taculte —nub timetable Lean to ; moat eminent of whom may be impeded— as the alma affect:al.. late, speedy. and convenient remedy ant casts and aC dlsortleraf f the lung", chat, and throat. is"fd to bear., la : rod tin, "a. Pd.. 4e. rd., and 11 a. estb. by T. Keating, chemist, 7n, ~t. Pani'achurchiard, Lond.m. a. I retail by ail druggists, 7 A am. —Ft Pr.lltedk, s. • : lars. t Awe pool .• 57 11 t mum 1417.4 kW 1414707 140•1 I 674.784 AIM --•-- r DOCK 'll I i Ei lit 1: ~'~f,