The Express. — London, England, 1866-01-11 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIBALTY, JAN. 10.—APPOINTMENTS.— Master J. E. Chtppio, so the limpid, for service in ill* Prints. Albert. Chaplains and Naval Instructors the Rev. EC. Pemberton. be the Bristol. complement incomplete the Rev. 8.. N. Jaelmoo, to the Gladiator, •iee Pemberton. MURDER IN STAFFORDSHIRE. ___._ Another murder has taken place in the county of Stafford, and the offsets, was being committed within tea milli of the gaol of that county, and within a few hours of She time at which Robinson was hanged on Tuesday. In this cue the victim is not a young girl, but a powerful excavator, aged between 40 and SO, and tamed John Poole. During the afternoos of Mooday he was in a public-house in the town of &slogan, which is about seven miles from Stafford, when a slender young man named George Bentley, aged 27, mime in, and asked the landlady to give him some beer. She said she bad no comma beer, but Poole, who wee present, and drinking Me, sakad Bentley to sit and drink with him. Bentley did so. At about 4 o'clock Poole left and Galled upon the blacksmith of Boaleshall in his smithy. Almost immediately after he left Bentley came to the smithy, ascertained which way he had gone, and followed him. Oa the same night Bentley wee found with plenty of mosey in his posseelion, treating people in publie-houses, and buying a new white slop. It then occurred to an ex pellee aergesat named Robinson that he was a deserter, and on that charge he arrested him. At eight the next morning Poole was found with bia skull smashed in, but Mill alive, on a lovely part of the road leading from bodeehall to Offley Brook, and about three mike from beelealialL His waistcoat had been out from his body and his boots taken off. In this condition he had been lying all night, the snow falling and freezing upon him. Enough lie was left to enable him to kick with one leg until he had with his heel made a hole in the road. Suspicion fell apse Bentley, who was found to be wearing the boots and the waistcoat. The latter was cut down the sides, &bowing that it wee taken from the body without removing the jacket which was worn over it. Afterwards the slop which Bentley was wearing whets he called at the blacksmith's shop was found In a brook about one field off from Poole's body, and it bad blood upon it. By the side of the murdered man, who died on Tuesday afternoon, the handkerchief, which also Bentley was wearing round his neck in the afternoon, was foun d, having a great stone in it tied tightly so as to form a for midable weapon. There was blood upon the handkerchief; and there is no doubt that with the stoats so tied up the dammed was murdered. feeterday at tampon, at about 4 o'clock, the pima was Drought up on the charge of bavin: murdered Poole, end wee examined by Kr. Lyons, magistrate, and the above bete having been depend togs wee remanded. NORTR LONDON RAILWAY COMPANY. Yesterday an extraordinary general meeting of thh oompany wail held at the offices, Easton station, for the ="of paring resolutions to authorise the exercise of a a r e ing powers nada. " The North London Railway Widening Act, 1861," end under section 8 of the North London Railway Act, 1865 ; Mr. Be:Knorr in the chair. Resolutions were proposed, authorising the raising of 33,3001. tinder the first above-named act, and 100,0004. under the latter, on mortgage or bond. In Ammer to Mr. FURTRIDGL . . The OHAIIMAN said that at the present meeting the com. piny weld only take power to borrow money on bond or mortgage, and it would be necessary to have another to enable She directors to exercise the power they portaged to 3raise the money by the issue of share capital, if that cauree should be toned moat convenient and advantageous. Mr. Harrel oos suggested that the mode in which the traffic of the line was now worked was very disadvantageous to the public and the comnany, as the previous 000venienoe which existed for the traffic from that ppwwaat was diminished la order to promote the tattle to Brwd.street. The OkillElNAlif said that the Weak was at present in • transition state, end be was soared that the existing arrangement was the beet practical under the circumstances. Mr. ONTON inquired if the sum now to be raised was for the widening of the line. because two or three years ago a Legs sum was voted for that purpose; and he rather thought that the Dresent proposition was intended more he the benefit of the traffic of the London and North Western than of the North London, which was called on ho pay for it. ill; CHAIRMAN said that the London and North Western ked not been so prompt in the erection of warehouses which were calculated to increase the traffic of the North London as they ought to have been ; but it must be re membered that the line must be widened before the traffic connected with those warehouses could be brought into play. It was not the intention of the board to interfere with the shares of the company in the market, aa might be inferred from an observation of Mr. Onyon. The resolution was agreed to, and the proceedings ter minated. VICTORLI STATION AND PIMLICO RAILWAY.— The directors of this company, in their report, congratulate the proprietors on the stability and prosperity of the under taking. The purchase money of the house, No. 1, St. George's-road, Pimlioo, had been paid, with interest accrued and other charges, by the London, Chatham, and Dover Company to this company's credit. The rent et the line and station continued to be paid with regularity by the three companies. The revenue account showed a balance of 8,9471., admitting of the same dividend as last half-yeer 31 per cent., or at the rate of si per cent, per annum for the year 1865. During the current year the receipts would provide a dividend of 74 per mot., and in 1867 the dividend would reach its maximum of nine and • fraction per cent. The capital account showed that 495,3831. had been received, and 481,4261. expended, leaving a balance of 13,1 0 571. The revenue account for the halt-year ending the 31st of December showed that the rents and transfer few amounted to 14,0641., the haleness from the nreceding mount to 1.4331., and a balm* foe general interest ac count to 240/.--iusaiug together 15,49/1. From ,1111 was deducted 3,1031. for interest on debentures, 2.9251. for dividend on 44 per met. preference shares, and 5901. for expenses, making 6,618/., leaving a balance of 49,1191. A NEW ARTESIAN WELL IN PARIS.—To the two artesian wells which Paris already possesses. a third is now being added, viz.., at the point ceded Butte aux Oaillee, in the 13th arrondissement (Gehenna). The perforation has now reached the depth of 82 metre., being 20 metres and • half below the level of the sea ; but before reaching that point considerable difficulties have bad to be overcome in the shape of intermediate Meets of water forming as it were a aeries of subterranean lakes. The first of these was kept within its natural bed by means of • strong iron tube driven perpendicularly through it ; that which followed received wooden palings, and the subse quent stratum being clay, the masonry was continued without difficulty to a depth of five metres above the level of the sea. But at this point a layer of aulo 'aerations wu reached which let • great deal of water escape. It thus became necessary to have again recourse to pumps; thou employed were in the aggregate of 20 horse-power. Owing to the bad nature of this stratum it was resolved to protect the per foration by • revetement of extraordinary thickness ; and in order that the well !night preserve its diameter of two metres notwithstanding, the upper part has had to be widened in proportion, so as to give it the enormous width of four metres at the top.. After this labour the work of perforation was continued through a stratum et pyrolithic linsestooe. At the depth corresponding to the level of the sea, they reached • layer of tubular chalk, all pierced with large holes, forming so many spouts as thick es a may thigh, through which water poured into the well with in credible velocity. While the pumps were at work to get rid of this water, a cylindrical revetement of bricks was built on a sort of wheel made of oak, and laid down flat at the bottom of the perforation by way of • foundation, and the intermediate space between this ovlieder and the chalk stratum was filled with concrete, 47,000 kilos. of which ware expended in this operation. As soon as the confute might be considered to have set, or attained sufficient con sistency. the brick cylinder was taken to pieces again, and the perforation continued to the pressure point, where a new sheet of water has been reached, requiring ingenious contrivances. _ - liWNMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING. The quarterly assemblies of the ironmasters of South Stafford shire and that district generally commenced at Wolver lianapton yesterday. The attendance was small, and the amount of business transacted was on a per with it : there were very few buyers present, and they deferred mitering into engsgenienti until the Birmingham meeting. But not withstanding the quietude which prevailed, the trade is not by any means in a satisfactory state ; it is true that the anticipations entertained by the speculates' for an advance have not been realised, neither are they likely to be, but, there has been sufficient of legitimate business doing of late to enable the makers of marks.' iron to adhere to the list prices, and the second-clams firms have been getting better prime thea they were three mouths ago. At one time last year there was es much as U., and even 255. per ton between the trade prises and that at which @skis took place, but of late prices approximate much more closely. As regards sheet iron the trade is dull. Tue principal works of the district are now moat of them in fall • pota tion. and a fair amount is being done on account of Ame rica ; but as to the future of the trade, very mush dap lods en the turn which matters may take in that quarter. There can be no doubt that in the course of the lest two mouths • great deal of the iron swat thither has been on mosigemeot. It remittances are received for it in due course—well, otherwise South Staffordshire houses, though not Sr0:11• luting directly, rosy become compromised ; and *la is a subject of considerable anxiety at this moment. The market for pig iron is firm ; the forge men have had their tern • it seems now to be that of the pigmastese. At yesterday's meeting the best all mine iron of South Stafford shire was Twirl s& 41. pee ton, which is probably en outside price. °old blast iron of Shropshire is 51. per toe. The wen are showier some degree of uneasiness in different parts of the district ; and it is to be feared are preparing Eger another struggle epos any spirt is the trade. DIATII FRONI • PAIR 01 Srrerner.tti.—On Friday seeming. John tJauffs, awl 80, wu found, neer Ballatar, /yin dead in a vat of blood. It appears that he had fallen when about 200 or 300 yards from his boom, sad in the fall he bad broken the pair of specteeles he bed on, the glass of which inflicted • deep wound in the left eye, and ceased death by bessonbage.—Scotnesii. 1 1 l t : . 1 : 1. : !t t , - THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1866. THE LATE GALES. -4- LIVERPOOL, WEDN/SIDAI. Though the storm has considerably abated, there is still a very heavy see outside thin port. Captain Bain, of the screw-steamer Worcester, from Baltimore to this wt, r ports terrible weather in the Channel. He had his decks swept, his foremast carried clean away, besides sustain ing other damage. The Singapore, which was totally wrecked off this port yesterday, would have been safe is the Kersey to-day had the captain only aeospted the 'offices of a steamtag, which offer was doggedly refused. The consequence is that 100,0004 worth of property has been lost. The Mary Williams, hence to Maranham, has been compelled to put beck is a damaged state, The screw steamer Palestine, which sailed for Boston and New York on Saturday, December 23, has put into Queens town short of coals an d vrith loss of bulwark', but there is apparently no further damage. We regret, however, to state that one of the heavy seas which swept over the steamer carried overboard Mr. Bullock, the wood °Mos, who was drowsed. The Palestine meantime returns to Liver pool for coal and repairs, and will probably be able to proceed on her voyage again in the course of a few days. The Julia. Captain Sinaloa, which left the Clyde several weeks ago for Si. John's, N. 8., put back to Liverpool yesterday in a leaky condition. The vessel had reached the banks of Newfoundland, and was only three days' distance from St. John's, when she encountered the late southern gales, and the captain was obliged to run before the wind. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ADJIIRALTY COURT.—Jsx. 10. (Before Dr. Ltuhington.) THI BANDA AND ILIBWVI BOUNTY. The further bearing of this came was resumed this morning. when Mr. Cotton proceeded with hie address. Mr. Bovill was speaking when the wart race for the day. In the mune of the day a couvenstion took place ea to the order in which the counsel for the respective Wen. dents should be beard. and it was erranpd that they should be heard 'wording to the order in which they had entered their appearance. According to this arrangement the oounsel who appear for the personal staff and military secretary of the hits Lord Clyde will follow the counsel for Sir H. Boss • and they again will be followed by the counsel for Colonel Middleton and the officers and men eoustituting the Futtelipore moveable column. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—JAN. 10. (Before Mr. Commie is Goalbum.) lli as FBIDKEICK WIJOCRAIDT. The bankrupt was • merchant parrying on business at 33. Great Winchestar-atreet, under the style of Meyer and Weithardt. A statement by Melltira. Johnstone discloses debts of 1,2354 ; with assets. good debts, 1164 ; and pro perty given up to assignees, 164 The failure was ascribed to loses by bad debts. Mr. Miffley for the assignees, asked for an adjourn ment. The bilkrupt had filed the ordinary statement of accounts, but further information was desired, and he asked that the bankrupt should render a cash, goods, and defi ciency account for six mouths prior to the bankruptcy. His Hower said that the account must be furnished, and granted an adjournment of two months. from whom he had bought some jewellery on that day. On this the prisoner said that he had some faint recollection of buying two rings on the previous night. The prisoner was told by the wane= he must see the paoperty, and they proceeded together from the public-house to the premises of the prisoner. On the way, in reply to questions put by the liftmen, the priso- ner said he kept two books. On reaching the shop the prisoner half fainted away, end fell against the door post, and on recovering said be had a piece of paper which would clear him. They entered the house, and went into the back ' parlour. The prisoaer gave lain up a link, which he said contained twelve rings, bat on counting them the witness remarked that there were fifteen. At the time the priso- ner gave up these rings the witness observed that the priso ner had his other hand doubled up under the cuff of his coat. The witness caught the hand, opened it, and there discovered the two rings belonging to Mr. Gordon, sad which formed the subject of the present indictment. From these rings the sapphire, worth 200 f., had been removed, as had been the turquoise from the smaller ring. The prisoner was then taken into custody. The witness was cross-azainined at great length by Mr. Serjeant Salentine, with a view to show that he had mis taken the conversation or cross-examination by him of the prisoner. The willies, further denied, .in reply to the in terrogations put to him, that he had been mimed by Sir Richard Mayne for keeping back witnesses on the trial of Pelizzioni, tried, it will be remembered, for murder on Saffron-hill. He had never been censored for his conduct in that matter ; on the contrary he had received great ap- probation from all who knew the truth. Re-examined by Mr. Metcalfe—l have been promoted in the service twice. —... Mr. Serjeant Ballantine—When were you promoted Witnem—l was made sergeant in the same year that you were made • serjeant—(langbter)—and I was made an in specter in the year you received a patent of precedence. (Renewed laughter.) The two rings in question were produced. and identified by Mr. Gordon, the owner, sod by Mr. ill'Haffie one of the managers of Messrs. Runt and Roskell's establis hment. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, contending that the whole we against the prisoner res ted on the uncorroborated testimony of Lamm tor Potter, who had been guilty of the most vulgar imperti nence towards him as examining counsel, and be trusted for the future the inspector would reserve bis jocularity for those of his own level and moving in his own sphere. The learned counsel animadverted in the strongest terms upon what he designated the croes-examiasAioa of the prisoner by lespector Potter, a proceeding which no judge of the land could legally pursue, still less • police constable, who ought better to know and understand his duty, and to act upon it. At the very last sessions Mr. Justice Bytes re fused to receive in evidence statements which were thus extorted from • person charged with an offence, sod he contended such • course had been pursued by Inspector Potter in this instance. He should call witnesses who would speak to the previous character of the prisoner, and on this he should confidently look for a verdict of acquittal. Numerous witnesses of the highest respectability were called in RICCOOIIiOO, who had known the prisoner for periods varying from 51 to 18 years, and all concurred in giving him the highest possible character for honesty and straight forward conduct through life. To rebut this evidence Inspector Potter was recalled, as was also Police-constable Knowles, 2110 8, whose evidence was directed to show that the prisoner's premises had long I been suspected and watched. The only instance, however, proved was that the prisoner had been summoned and fined at the Clerkenwell polioe.oourt for the illegal possession of a medal. This was four or five years ago. The Common Serjeant, in summing up the evidence to the jury, said he could not concur in the animadversion east upon Inspe c tor Potter. On the contrary he was of opinion that the interrogatories he had put to the !prisoner bad been in perfect fairness, as they enabled ; him to give any explanation of the matter he ceuld. After going minutely through the evidence, he referred the whole case to the consideration of the jury. The jury, after five minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The prisoners were then charged on an indictment for stealing 15 gold rings of the value of 211., the property of Messrs. B. Willes and Co. In • second count the prisoner Collingridge was indicted for receiving the same well know log them to have been stolen. The prisoner Pridham again pleaded guilty, and the pri soner Collingridge, not guilty, sad was given in charge to the jary. Mr. Daley (in the absence of Mr. Metcalfe in the old court) conducted the prosecution of this indictment ; and Mr. Serjeant &Heating, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Straight, again appeared for the defence. The feats of this case were • reiteration of the evidence given in the preceding case, with the exception that the prisoner Pridlism was taken from the dock and examined as a witness. The version of the transaction was that he went with two rings to the prisoner and obtained from the prisoner a loan of 1/. upon them for a few days. Two days afterwards he went with thirteen other unfinished rings, which be told the prisoner be was anxious to sell, and asked 111. 10e. for them, making the total (including the other two rings) the sum of 121. 10e. The witness stated that the prisoner slaked whom they were from, and he said he would bring him • paper to show from whom he came. He then went to • neighbouring coffee-shop, and there wrote the letter produced by the officer Potter, which was couched in terms to the effect that the rings belonged to Mrs. Wallenstein, who, in consequenc.l of the death of her husband, the previous mouth, was desirous of disposing of them to the beat advantage, and desired the prisoner to send the money by the bearer (the writer's soo), together with • receipt for the property. To this letter the witness admitted that he had appended the name of his father, and the letter was dated from his father's residence, the father having bad many previous transactions with the prisoner. At the close of the evidence, Mr. Serjeant Ballantine addressed a second energetic appeal to the jur► on behalf of the prisoner. The Common Serjesnt summed up, and the jury, after a monient's consultation, again returned • verdict of Not Guilty, which was received with oonsiderable applause, and immediately suppressed by the officers of the court. The prisoner Collingridge was immediately discharged, and left the court with a host of friends. The prisoner Pndhara was then called up for judgment, when the prosecutors recommended him to mercy on account of his youth and previous good character. The Common Serjeant mid th►t but for that recommenda tion the prisoner would have been sentenced to penal servi tude ; as it was, the sentence upon him was that he be im prisoned, with hard labour, in the Bowe of Correction for 12 calendar months. bleeding from a cut on the em rnd being attended to by the landlady and her servant. As won is she was mei. men recovered she was taken to a Butyrate., whore her wound was dressed. Alter that abe went I. the polka station and pee information et the oessuresee. Mary Ann Doherty said she was with the proseentrix at the time of the prisocier's insulting conduct, and new him strike her with something he bad is his tight band. She fell bleeding from the left eye into the arena of the points& The prisoner then ran out of the house. and hes friend was carried into the kitchen. She afterwards accompanied her to a surgeon's. Mrs. Elizabeth Lunn, the wife of the proprietor of the Lilliput Hall TAMS, said she was in the bar parlour when she heard a scram at the hoz. She rushed out, and saw the complainant lying hossisible in frost of the bar, 'deed ing from the lett eye. She ordered her to be carried into the kitchen, where she gave her restorat i ves and bound up the wound s. The prisoner rushed out of the hones, thrsatssing to serve her the same. Mr. Francis Meredith Owen. of the firm of Jeliand and Owen, surgeons, 12, Alezandra.terraos. Bin. Anchor-road, Bermondsey, said the complainant came to the surgery en& feting from an incised wound on the tett eye about half an inch long, and a quarter of as inch deep. Sergeant Oopen, 5 ii, said he apprehended the prisoner at his own house on the night in question, and found the pia ludo produced oo a table in the room. Mr. Owen said the out might have been caused by such an instrument. -------- The i rowww, who &and agog the knife. was committed for tt* Bail was refused. THANIB. - - - - . __ _ John Hayford, a repolivaloolg fellow, aged 33, of No. 17, Harris-murk firooketreet, Retold!, wee brought before Mr. Paget charged with violently arraultiag Mary Aan Johnsoe. _ _ _ The complainant, whose Ws and forehead were bruised, and who had a severe wooed at the bask of her head, is an '• unfortunate woman." At one o'clock that morn* she was talking to some sailors in the York-road, Butcliff. when the prisoner interfered with her, and *eked her for liquor, and on her refusal to give him any, be abased her, nd knocked her down. He then kicked bee with his heavy boots about the bead, face, and body, and rendered her completely ismosible. The bystanders interfered, sail gave the prisoner into custody. The officer had moth trouble with the primer, who tried to throw him, made great rosishune, awl said he would have some gin. Police-sergeant Pallet esid that the primmer wee a ticket. of-leave convict, sod ever sines his liberation he had beet in the practice of " has lag about" the district and doing nothing. He believed the prisoner wee • great ruffles. Mr. Paget—The prisoner is mistaken if he thinks there is no protection for these wretched wanes. He has been guilty of extreme brutality. He is sentenced to fees months' imprisonment and bard labour. sad to eater inte recognisance to keep the peace to four months longer. A gentleman applied to Hr. Paget for his advice and assistance ander the following eircumetanose :—The appli cant was the uncle of a poor boy whose wrens had lately died in very indigent eireumensoes at No. 6, Lower John. street. Li/nehmen-Holds. Directly the boy's mother died, the landlady took posension of the whole of the depend's goods, and refused to part with them. She also took charge of the boy, who was of tender years, and said she would maintain him, which he had no doubt she would do until the goods were exhausted. He wanted to send the boy to 'shoot and bold a good position in moiety, but was prevented doing so by the improper conduct of the landlady, whose object in detaining the child was net offend for him, but to live on the goods u long se she could. The neighbour. hood was a very low ose, sad the boy was in filthy date, a Kr. Paget wa gr =id lief r . tom the not moist the _a ab pplicacl, ntenn wieie eco — tiree were no doubt highly NO letters of adminietratioa had boa takes out, and the ap plicant could not take possession of the goods. If the Ltd• lady sold the goods die would be amenable to a proem woo. A magistrate had so power he the case, but a judge at chambers °add Woe a writ of habeas emus, and by that process obtain paneseloa of %obey. EYECTION OP A COMMON COUNCILILLN.—The elec tion of a common councilman for the Ward of Cheap took place yesterday. At 4 p.m.. when the poll clotted. the alderman amounted the numbers to be :—For Mr. Wild, 78; for Mr. Wright, 49. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND THI LOAD MAYOR. —Yesterday at half-past 1 o'clock, an interesting owe mony took place at the Mansion House, complimentary to the Lord Mayor, who in promisent member of the Jewish community. Si Anthony Rothschild, at the head of an influential deputation of citizens of London of the Jewish persuasion attended there by appointment to present an address of oongratulation to the chief magistrate, repreeent log for that purpose the conniption of the Great Syna gogue. The deputation, besides Sir Anthony Rothschild, was composed of Professor Widely, Mr. Sampson Samuel, the mover, aad Mr. Joshua Alexander, tbe @seceder of the address, Mr. Louis Cohen, Mr. Lazarus, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. H. Moses, Mr. Samuel Moses, Mr. Leopold Moses, Mr. Jour, Mr. Lionel L. Collet, Mr. Ali:,' and Dr. Bernie*, the editor and proprietor of the Jewish Chronicle. They were re **iced with every mark of °melioration and respect in the principal state apartment of the Meagre House by the Lord Mayor, who was accompanied on the ocossion by hie only daughter, Mrs. Barnett. THE DEPUTT-RECORDERSHIP 01` THE CITY or LONDON.—Some little misunderstanding has arisen within the last few days in City circles, it having been stated that Mr. Forsyth, Q.C. and 31. P., had been appointed Deputy- Recorder. The facts are that Mr. T. Chambers, Q.O. and M.P., the Common &admit, has been appointed to act Deputy•Racorder pro tem., and that Mr. Forsyth only acts for the Recorder in the Lord Mayor's Court during that gentleman's' temporary absence on the Jamaica inquiry. - - MR. Jurricis LllB2l.—List evening upwards of 125 members of the Horne Circuit met at the Albion in Alderegatostreet, to do honour to the appointment of Mr. Justice Lush as one of her Majesty's judges of the Court of Queen's Bench. Mr. Montague Chambers, Q.C., presided, and was supported by the present:sot Mr. Justice Willa, Mr. Baron Bramwell, and Mr. Baron Channel!, all of whom were formerly members of the Home Circuit. There was also a large atteodance of the leaders of the bar upon this circuit, amongst whom may be numbered Mr. Denman Q.C., ; Mr. Boviil, Q.C. ; Mr. Wordsworth, Q.C. ; Mr. J. Brown, Q.C. • Mr. Merjeant Dowling, Mr. Serjeant Robin. son, Sir Geori;e Honeymao, Bart. ; Sir G. Young, Bart. the HOD. Dudley Campbell, Mr. Alfred Thomism, sod all the more distinguished members of this honourable association of gentleman. The evening was passed in the utmost hilarity, amidst reminieceocim of former gatherings, when Sir W. Sherman, one of the judges of the Queen's Bench, and Sir Joseph Arnould, Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, were the 'objects of similar ovations on the part of the members of the Home Circuit The dinner, provided by Mr. Staples, was of the most reehercU description, end well sustained the reputa tion of the Albion, of which he continues to be the liberal host. WIFE'S COSTS IN THE DIVORCE Contr.—To-day two new rules oo " wife's costa" in the Divorce Court will come into operation, to the effect that a Trite who has entered an appearance may file bar bill for taxation as against her husband, and the registrar is to ascertain and report to the court what would be a sufficient sum to be paid into court, or the security to be given by the husband, to dover the costs of the wife. When a decision is against a wife no costs shall be allowed wipes the husband, except such as shall be allowed by the judge at the time of the trial or hearing. AN INNOVATION AGAINST DECOEUM.—On Sunday afternoon, before dismissing the eoupegation, the Rev. Dr. M'Cullech, °rowlock, proceeded to coogratnlate his people upon the improvement observable in the psalmody of the church of late, and elated that, in order to obviate the inconvenience occasioned by the words of a number of doxologies now ming by the choir not being generally known to the worshippers, the congregational committee had got a number of slips printed with the words of those doxologies agreed upon to be sang in church, which they would now find in their pews. At this stage of the doctor's remarks, a member of the 000gragatiou rose in the middle of the area of the church, and is substance said:— "Doctor, by what authority are these innovations beieg introduced into our church? 1, for one, in the presence of God and this oongregation, protest against them." Having delivered himself of the above protest, the irz tiis tlema t e resumed his amt. The coogregatkie, se may be became greatly (excited, but the rev. doctor proceed with hie remarks as if nothing bad happeascL—Gltwore Herald. THE Cirrus Itantra --Some cattle attacked at Mr. George Denny's, at Batitsford, in floffolk,.l7 in number, are a I dead wit to , e =option of one Mr. Nosy is sall lammed. The plague has reappeared in the neighbourhood of Great Yarmouth. Mr. L. of that town, had 16 bullocks on his farm at Aide. Nine have fallen victims to the =and six others hays Use alaughtanad d. Mr. L was i MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ADO:DEEM—A core spondent of the Dublin Jrzpress, writ* from Boyle, says : "On Saturday last as two broilers named Richard sad Ladner Gorman, respectable and very extensive Asa owners, were returning through this town from the Lek al Balnager, is this county, to one of their farms in the county 8 igo, having the cattle with them which they had purchased is the fair that morning, and the men were sudsavouriag to force live windy Warts into the yard of Mn. Pettigrew, the entrance to white is immediately at the river's brink and very narrow, three of the settle jumped over the well into the water, which, being unusually rapid, swept them blatantly away. The rase in charge, directed, and also accompanied by the aasgar of the brothers, hurried round to the pleasure-gmnad , at which point the river takes a bead, in the hops of saving the cattle, whoa nafortunstely, in smartie( himself to do No, he (Germas) fell io, and shared the sad fate of his property, bias car ried off by the great violeeee of the tweak while she derkosse, which added to the terrors of the . seese, precladed all possibility of eve* an attempt to an,. lum, it being this about 8 o'clock p.m., sad hilsesely dark. The body was sot found util Moaday, when it was discovered about an English mile from where the fatal otnurence took place, at that part of the river called Joka's Bole." ORMUZ PALLOIL 011 11121311110 DAT. WIDWISDAY, JAW. is paymoss. 3,517 able by senesa Mobile. 1.272 ; Mel vkiboss, 4789. SEPTENNIAL AVERAGES, 0011XITTATION. TO TILT ZDITOR OY TEL Zunis& Ba,—As many of your readers may to know the result of the ooro averages for ti Obristroes, 1865. published by authority Gonna of this evening, via. : Wba5t......... ss. 114 d. per imorrial Barleyditto. Oath FA Iltd. ditto. I beg to state for their information that the • 1004 oi VW rent aerie will, for the year ' 97/. 7s. 9/d. It appears from the following statement, mud Tithe Commutation Tables," that the value of 1004 of tithe rent charge during U which have elapsed IWO, the pealing of the titian Art was in the year 1855, - viz.. 89/.. that from that time up to the year 1861 the dually increased Mk 7s. Bd., or about 34 annum, up to 1124 3s. 40.. or the highest the whole period. From 1861 the septenniell has been gradolly receding in a similar ratio. 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1814 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 . 96 U 44 1866 Gourd smogs for 30 years —I era. &c., CHARLES M. WILL . Late Actuary Univendty Life Society. 2, llceitpelier4quare, Rutland-gate, LW ZABILETII. TILLOW.-WEDIMBDAY Drum.- steady to-day. Jemmy, 4no. 6d. ; Yank to Jana, 48a. ; October to Dandier. 49a F corroa— JAs. War, sad in favour of burin. Wu balm. imoladiog 3,000 oposalation sod , Aroorkoo, 17d. to 21d.; 100 Pernam, 210. ; 600 Ettyptios, 23d. to 260. ; 300 I to 18d.; 2,000 Surat, llid. to 18d.; Poro. ; Bowl, to Mds, Ito., 1.21 d. to 14d. 100 211 d. Z3d. LEATBEE.—A moderate amount of , tranesated in leather during the put wi day, at Lasdenhall, there was • good far soot isesriptione of goods at late prime. fahr supply of fresh leather, and no article scarce or us request. OORN.—Booroer, JAL 10.—A small at our market. The trade ruled dull at le. sad oat+ are soaltarei is value. Wheat, r whits. 49e. to 52e. Naas, 43e. to 465. ; 22e. to 28e. Giamow, JAL 10.—At this day's market not so much pressed as dunes the week, but per boll may quoted agagrally, with only perdu( at the redactiog. Flour 6d. per I, seek lower. Barley Arm. Oats and oatmeal, beans and peas unaltered. Indian corn the t- oeTru..--aormALL, JAL 10.—Oar, taiised nearly at last week's quotations. 3s. 44. to 54 2d. ; =Atm, 51. to 6 t. Sa• Si. 6d. ; pork. le. 4d. to se. 2d. per stone the offal. COALS.—LONDOe, JAL 10.—Holyre!' West Hanley, 18e. 3d. ; W_ylsra, 1 81 . ; sensate. 18s. ; Walls Esd Bottrop, 20s. ; Lrow, 16e. ; Walls Fed hasher Primrose, Esd Eklok 17s. 6d. ; Wells Esd Kakis, Carwsr and Duffrys Naffs& 24e. 18s. 6d. ; Walls Esd North Staffordshire, mirk* 20 ; said, 200. TRAFFIC RETURN miles Pea. 1_ RAILWAYS. open. mo. &m aim. Week ending Nov. 11. angers • Nadraa-8. W. Line 491 Do. N.W. Line ll9 Week 'flaw. Nov. Nor. 1 Great Indian resinous MN 6,491 Week ending Jan. 6. Belfast and N. Counties 991 947 Umerick and limb Sat 76 Limerick and Prime. 56 Londonderry .9 Celersine 66& 173 Waterford and Kilkenny. 31 157 Waterford and Limerick . 77 led Week ending Jan. 6. Pembroke and Teel y - wink end ngJan. 7. Cornwall - Great Umbra Great Northers 6U Grad WeeUru 1280 Lasteddro & Yorkshire Loudon, Chat., and Dover & Net. Fa. & Branches isq 6.80. 1, , Metro. EL of LC. &D. 12 2,079 •Pent Coast Branch 27 569 Lands. * North Westernl22/4 41,105 57,1 Whirs *South Wasters 14,730 6,1 Idasebastar. Sheffield, and Uneetrigro Wandariattr, South Jaw Non. 998 Widland North Staffordshire South Devon isiat 11,. 13.039 241,1 27,015 56,1 17,802 22.1 • Of the rec•lpts for both weeks the tondo. Dover ithilway Company sap entitled to retain working the tragic. THE GLASGOW CRAYS= OF THE 01111EScT QIIISTIOS.—The Glasgow menu, at its annual meeting on Monday ltonaLlson presidieg), entered upon the memorial to the Clauseellor of the Excheq, of banking end currency, drawn up by pointed by the directors. The memorial ; of 1844, the enactments and restrictions are spoken of as having been highly iojurit commercial intereatt, and as producing at an extent previously unknown frequeni sudden ductuations in the rate of discount. the memorialists strongly recommend sive privileges and rettrictioes on i log should be repealed, and that while strictly regulate the weight, purity, at sovereign, the Witte of bank notes, roil demand, should be left entirely free. The memorial was moved by Mr. Henry Duni Mr. William Kidatoo. Mr. Bolton move meet, "That while cordially concurring i the committee that the business of banki. entirely free and unrestricted, the Cbambm doctrine asserted in the proposed memorial, that the right of free banking necessarily' - of free issues, as at One* untrue in fact. clip* and certain to prove pernicious in i,_ Mr. Walter PShellioll seconded the amendmeni of hands was taken, when the motion large majority. [Advertisement.] —HOLLOWAY'S 01 Pna.e.—Cold and dampare the frequent canes , prove troublesome thoegh rarely dangeroni neglected. A cold In tbe head, throat, or stopped and expeditiously cured by rubbing ilollowsf! , meat twice a day upon the neck and chest, and by Wert curative powers with appropriate doses of his purifyist.! regulating Pills. The conjoint and reciprocal agency d IP' medicaments exercises the highest salutary effect over mucous, vascular, and secretory systems, which colds Milf inconvenience and disafrange. The phlegm, congli._, shortness of breath gradually disappear under this TID O treatment, and the strength and vigour of the coustituum cl Increased rather than diminished during the course of rum BIRTHS, ILLBRIAGIDS, ♦ND DEATHS TITRTHB. HlGGlNB.—.Tanuary 0, at Harley-road, Sottth Newo llo4r wife of J. N. Higgins, Seq., of a son. HlLLY.—Jauuarig, at St. Oeorge'sequare, &W., the Ret. W. Riley, of a daughter. .5.•9 LE MARL—January 9. at Ilyde-aide, aide, of Z. Le Hare, of a son. M'DOWALL—Jenuary & at The College Grounds, Haller& wife of the Ear. C. N.Dowall. of a daughter. NUTTER.,7-la&Firy & at York Vilia%Alblon.road, SSW 9" Mean, the wile oilL IL Nutter, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. AIIATIN—BTRON.—January EL at fit. Peter's Catholic Ole. Scarborough, by the Very ler. Canon Walker, J. Anola tv• lted4lll4wans, Castletord, to Lance. diughter of A 6 IP" Lg.. J.P. for the ?forth and Vast Hidings. Yorkshiss BAYNM —LAIIGHTON.—January 9, at Holy Una? TM' Haverstock-h111„ George W htteBeld, son of the Ref. 'M ist. of Wellington, Somerset, to Lydia, daughter of I. um' tom, of Haretstocirhill. WA YOH Hit—GAßlGlLlL—January 6. at the Brithh by this Nom N. J. Swale, Gabriel Joseph, son of J. formerly at Wood Mount, county Waterford. to "'— daughter of M. Jul... Ganger. DEATHS. CLUITMUCC—Janeun 7. at Queen's -gate-pries" till Kensingtos, J. W. Clutterbuck, Esq., aged 81. GZEKNELCl moil L—Jantsary 7, at Highdeld, Lydney, C. GPO ° 111%149uuLL.aanari 8, at Palamgardennterrace , too, Nihmhisth. widowed the late C. T. Hitchcock, L'lLtvig irnioDow. —January 7. at Bishop-street, Brhtol. relict of Lela* Mr. W. Kingdom, aged 66. 0 lIILLIDOURS—Limary 8, at the PhosaLt J. Millbonm aged IL Pr red rase Pal Udall by WiLLYnx Jrn KALIL ' p Lombartbnineni. in the City of London. Miaow Moo Ia laiabariNsvA. in the Precinct I T 10311141. JannWlT U. 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Ai and 6senesi al* nyabie 1 01 " 0 'he adoption d • onlop, most o il cored as as , r 0 la the *al" ;king should MIA ober repeal& e oriel, to the 1 0 6 ' involves the 90 fallacious ie L II midmost. Ado use Gerrie& IP AR OINTMENT 1p snot aihseuosni t 6 SYH on salon aid ,„ chest may la an lig n ll ll Lt, and byo 1 Mr purttlit: s cal agem7 dtb ary effect MIL: best which colds 470 ed phlegm, cough..r, y cuP unuer rm. by the coultituus 9 reap e course of curt de; am 'D DEATH& for atic HomS* o4. &W the "IMO re Edmontos. no d The rounds, MJOO3 t ilon er. •road, %b"' al Otter. rip *A. Ws Catholic a• ! dker, J. (filter of A 8. 99. 6 . 7 ▪ Yorkehlis 211 loly _TM Li te Rea J. WM Lau h ghter of .1.10. Spell Wash Szabanr:,, 1. son of.i. 11. terford. 50 La.... dna 0 ICAI i-risto•prdsra Ira d 91. _as ma d ydsoy, C. Gm.- - . I ens•terraco , eheoek, Bristol. SW. ire restio o. pups, ls 9 HALM, a . 1 1. Ay: on. Peßwratool cos ict ed WRECK OP A NEW YORK LINER. TEN LIVES LOST. A melancholy shipwreck, involving the 100 of ten lives, occurred off the island of Granary in Hoy Sound, on New Year's-day. The ill-fated vemel was the Albion (Captain Thomas Williams), • fall-rigged ship of 1,225 tons, bound from Liverpool to New York with a general cargo and forty-three passeager; mostly Germain, on board. The crew, including the officers, numbered twenty-four in all. From the time when she left Liver- pool, twelve days previous, the Albion bad experienced very stormy weather, her sails being tern to shreds, her cordage worn out, and three of her boats destroyed ere she made the Orkney coast. She narrowly escaped ship wreck on St. Kilda, and bon up for Orkney, after a des perate but abortive attempt tonna Stornoway. When Hoy was sighted the crew were very much exhausted by continuously labouring at the pumps and working the ship. Oa New Year'sday the wind blew with great violence, accompanied by occasional blinding showers of hail and snow, and a heavy sea was breaking along the Atlantic seaboard of the islands. About noon the Albion, with very little canvas set, was observed standing in foe Hoy Sound from the westward. On reaching the mouth of ibe dangerous sound a foretopeoll was est, and just at this critical moment a fierce hailstorm mine on, hiding the ship from the view of those who were anxiously watching bar progress. When the hail cleared off the Albion was mai brought up in the sound in • dangerous position opposite the island of Graemsay. Two pilots from the island rapidly made their way on board. By their advice the cables were being cut, but ere this was effected the ship began to drag her anchor, sad became quite unmans's able from her want of canvas. Dragging still to leeward, she struck heavily as last an the Point of Ores, in the island of Orsemasy. In • short time, so violent was the contact of the vessel with the rooks, the hatches sprang up, and t h e deck planks split from stem to stern. Among the grasenmenethere were a number of wawa sad children, and • scene of the most heartrending descrip tion ensued. Several boats immediately put off to the ship from Graemsay, Hoy, and Stroznness, and the mail steamer, which was fortunately at band, also approached the scene of disaster to render assistance. As the vessel, from being fast on the rocks, appeared to be rapidly break ing up. the women, children, and male en were got into the boats without delay, seed the great pro portion of them, after oonsiderable effort, were landed in safety. The wend trip of one of the heats, however, terminated in • sad catastrophe. With fourteen persons on board, sine of whom were male Cen, she had got alongside of the mail steamer, which aT g closs as possible to the wreck. In their anxiety to be taken out, the passengers rushed to one side, capsizing the boat, and ten of the anfortunate beings perished. Of these seven were male passengers, two belonged to the crew of the Albion, and the remaining victim was a young man, Joseph Mowat, son of Captain Mows; of Greerneay. Two passengers and two seamen were dace saved out of the entire boatload. When the boat capsized, Mr. James Sheerer and others gallantly put off in the small boat of the mail steamer to do what they could in rescuing the drowning men. They picked up the four who were saved, and a fifth, who appeared to be a good swimmer, was followed until it was found impossible to 'maitre farther amid the rough sea Leto which the strong current had dragged the poor fellow, who battled long and bravely against his hard fate. The daylight was beginning to fade, the flood tide was about to oome in, when the captain. mate, and steward, who were the last to leave the ship, took to • boat, and reached the shore in safety. Before 5 o'clock the once stately Albion was completely broken up, and the Crummy beech was strewed with pieces of the wreck and portions of the cargo. The passengers and crew, who lost the whole of their effects, obtained accommodation for the night in the two light-houses of Crummy. On the follow ing day they were taken off by the mail steamer, and landed at Slimness. where they were taken in charge by Mews. Mowat and Hay, Lloyds' semis. The panders, many of whom were in an utterly desti tine condition, were treated with greet kindness by the people of Stromnese, who supplied them with food, shelter, and comfortable clothing. Some of the ones were of a very distressing character. A German woman, with two children, had lost her husband, all the money they had being in his possession when be perished. Another German woman had also lost her husband, and two sisters lost a brother each. The greater portion of the crew of the ill-fated ship arrived in Kirkwall on Wednesday night, waiting the arrival of the steamer to convey them to the South. The following are the names of the Shetland part of the crew, all of whom were saved :—James W. William son, Unit ; James C. Jamieson, Unit ; and James Header sae, Lerwick. On Thursday the passengers, who were grateful for the kindness which had been shown them in Strome's% left that port by the packet Reaper. Owing to the rapidity with which the vessel broke up, little has been recovered from the wreck. Some crates of stone-ware, we uederstand, were carried by the canon to Houton Shore, a distance of six miles from the scene of the wreck.— Orkney Herald. ANOTHER LIVERPOOL SHIP DISABLED. •—• On Thursday the mail steamer, on leaving Strummer for Sarah ster, tell in off Hoy Be with a large ship in a disabled state, which had a flag of distress flying. The vessel was drifting towards the rocks of Hoy when the steamer went to her sasistanos and took her in tow. She turned out to be the British Queen (Captain Heyward), bound from Liver pool to Philadelphia with a general cargo. She left Liver pool on the same day as the Albion, encountered the same gales, and narrowly escaped being wrecked in the same vicinity. The British Queen is in a crippled condition. She has lost her bulwarks, several spars aod sails, and por tions of her rigging. Liverpool ships have suffered very severely during the the late great storm.—Orkney Herald. SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A YOUNG WOMAN.— Yesterday an inquest was held at the village of Cholsey, near Wallingford, before Mr. A. D. Bartlett, coroner for the lower division of Barks, on the body of a young un married woman, named Harriett Ano Sawyer, whose death created a great de..l of excitement in that neighbour hood, as it was supposed to have resalted from a very se vere beating she received at the bands of a soldier sta tioned at Aldershott, where Sawyer led a deaolute We for eight or nine weeks. The deceased returned home soon afterwards complaining very much of pains in the bowels. Evidence was given by the mother of the deceased, and also by Mr. Breach, surgeon, of Cholasy, who had been unable to find any external marks of violence. The jury found a verdict :—"That deosesed died from inflammation of the bowels, but whether from violence or not there was no evidence to show ; it the same time, however, they thought it a very suspicious cam." Mr. Inspector Johnson, of the Barks constabulary, who had made every possible inquiry into the case, was present at the inquiry. FATAL OMNIBUS ACCIDENT. —Yesterday Dr. Lsukester held an inquiry at the Middlesex Hospital rela tive to the death of John George Barker, aged U, who wee killed on Moorlay by being run over by an omnibus. It appeared in evidence that a Bayswater omnibus was pro ceeding along Oxford-street at the rate of about three miles ao hour, and going in an opposite direction was a cart laden with furniture. The carriage-way being densely crowded with vehicles the deceased get babied the cart, and when as he thought a good opportunity offered foe crossing, darted forward to do so. Ho was immediately caught by the wheels of the omnibus, both of which passed over his body, fracturing his ribs, end crushing his liver to pieces. His death was instantaneous. The Comma remarked that it was a most dangerous practice to cross the street behind a vehicle. A great many streetaccidents occurred through the carelessness of people in crossing the streets. He thought that if bridges were placed in the centre of streets many accidents would be prevented. He strongly condemned the practice of potting passengers down from omnibuses in the middle of the street. A verdict of " Accidectel Death" was returned. • -- THE PEOPLE'S PARKS.—The arrangements for the poemedon of the grounds by the Metropolitan Board of Works, which are intended for parks for the benefit of the metropolis, have been at length completed, and steps will be immediately taken to cam out the objects of the pro moters. Otte of the parks is situated at the north-west of London, adjoining the parish of Islington, and is bounded es th e west by Wind-green sod that neighbourhood, and co the east by the Eastern Counties Railway. The other park is in the parish of Bermondsey, and is intended for the inhabitants of that perish, and of those residing in the ad j oining parishes of Deptford. Peckham, Rotherhithe, lin This will comprise several hundred aoreo, and some of the most eminent Eardrums will be employed is its deo aeration -- --- HEALTH AND STRENGTH RESTORED BY DII BARRY% DRUMM RRVIIIMITA ARM= POO* which astres without rea Glebe or teccavenience. dYwrnois Godless*La). 0001kalenta. casaumptioa, debility, ockaitipettok diarrhoea, palpitates% Der • 01111, banns, liver, and stomach compislate. ism any tines its cost M other remedies, and is the best food for infanta. 60,000 clam sonttaßy.—Da and Co., No. 77 2 London. W. In tins, at IA ltd .: HR. 011 .! a l l ar irisC111 6 ; Moo at a. Gramosherelealmet ; Crawl& sad 29% Oasett-eleses; sad at W iireesea.46,4varlismeaskj RE °LONGS NELSON. The bankrupt was a homes decorator and builder, of 18, I Richmond-road, Bayswater. He came before the court upon accounts disclosing a total liability of 2,621/., with assets and property held as security returned at 1,6611., but nothing has yet come lobo the hands of the of assignee. Mr. Chidley, for the amignere, said he was not instructed to oppose any farther. The assignees were satisfied with the explanations which the bankrupt had given with regard to his property, and although nothing had actually been re ceived, it was confidently anticipated that • considerable ram would become divisible ammapt the creditors. His Honour—l am afraid your expectations will not be realised. The wets given up by these men consist gene- rally of a little eraffoldiog sad a few poles. (IL laugh.) Mr. Chidley said there was no doubt about the property being valuable, and that creditors would receive a dividend. Mr. Petersen supported the bankrupt. His Honour passed the ceder. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham) IN EL C. BANCHS. The bankrupt was described u a non-trader, formerly of Brozbourne, then of Itydal, now temporarily residing at the International Hotel. He was also a shareholder in various Dublin companies, in some of which he had been a director. The adjudication was rude upon the petition of Mr. Carter, liquidator to the Compressed Meat Company, to which the bankrupt was a contributory, and to-day was appointed for the proof of debts and chains of amalgams. No accounts have yet been filed, but the liabilities are stated at between 20,0001. and 30,0001. A debt was proved by the Loudon and Hamburg Bank for 10,3541. Mr. Carter, the petitioning creditor, wu now chosen assignee, and Maas. Lawrence, Plows, and Boyer were appointed solicitors is the matter. nt it P. J. WAITL The bankrupt was a merchant of Mining-lane. Birming ham, Sheffield, York, Bomb, Calcutta, and S. Peters burg. The liabilities are sai d to be very large, but the amount cannot yet be ascertained. It is believed that the mete. if carefully realised, will produce sufficient to meet the claim in full. A resolution wen now peered for a liquidation of the estate out of court under the 185th section of the act of 1861. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (Bofors Mr. Justice Mellor.) William S7tirley,. 23, described as a lamp maker, was charged with famously shooting at Hoary Huis, with intact to murder him. Mr. LiUey and Mr. Oppenheiro prosecuted, and the pri• sone: was defended by Mr. Metcalfe. The learned concept for the proomution ic opening the ow to the jury, described it as one of a veryserims character, sod having stated the facts, the following evidence was adduced : Mr. Henry Hui', the prosecutor, deposed that be carried on the business of a lamp manufacturer, in Roupell-street, Lambeth, and the prisoner had been his apprentice, and was afterwards occasionally employed by him. On Satu rday, the 2nd of Dec., after the workmen had left the manu factory, the prisoner came to bim in the abow-room, and asked him to give him a character, to enable him to obtain employment with some railway company. Witness objected to give the prisoner a written character, but said that he would 8U op any form that would be sent him by the railway com pany with whom he wished to obtain employment. He then went into another room to wash his hands, arid the prisoner followed him, and said that he was very sorry that his father had ever apprenticed him to him. Witness told Dim that he had better keep quiet, for no master had kept him so long as be had. Shortly after this the prisoner said, "So you will not give me the character," and witness said he would not • and he was then about to leave the place when he h eard a shot, and fell that he was wounded in the neck behind. He called the pri soner by his name, and asked him what he was doing, and he then felt a second shot, but it did not take any effect. The prosecutor then west on to say that he seizei the prisoner and a severe struggle took place between them, daring which he sr.ocesdel in obtaining possession of the pistol and tired two of the barrels at the prisoner in self-defends, and wounded him in the neck. He called out "Murder," and the prisoner got from him and was going away when he threw the pistol of ter him, and he picked it up. He went out of the house, and came back in a short time with seve ral other persons, and he then charged witness with having shot at him, and wanted to give him into custody. It ap, peered that the pistol, which was a five-chamber revolver was the property of the prosecutor, but he said be had missed it several months before, and be believed it had been stolen. _ . . The prosecutor was subjected to a long cross-examination, and it appeared that a sister of the prisoner had been in his genies, and that she had a child by him. He also admitted that he had been charged with acting violently to this person. He was cross-examined upon • variety of other matters, and apparently with • view to show that it was he who first fired, and not the prisoner. Some other evidence was adduced, and it appeared that at the time the transaction occurred the prisoner bad dis tinctly charged the prosecutor with having shot at him, and desired that he might be taken into custody. It appeared that the injury on the neck of the prosecutor was oue of a very serious character. Mr. Metcalfe addressed the jury at some length on behalf of the prisoner, and he argued that the prisoner's version of the matter was the true one, and that it was the prosecutor who had first shot at him. Several witnesses of respectability were called, who give the priaoner an excellent character for sobriety and inoffen gill demeanour. Mr. Justice Mellor summed up the cue with greet clear. nese and minuteness. The jury retired at a quarter to 4 o'clock, end at a quar ter to ti returned with a verdict of Not Guilty. - This was the last ewe of the sessions, and the cart at its rising was adjourned to Sionday, the 29th January instant. (Before Mr. Thomas Chambers, Q.C., Common Serjeant.) James Pridltant, 18, jeweller, and Edmund Cotlinandge, 58, refiner, were indicted for feloniously stealing two rings, the property of Thomas Dempster Gordon. In a second count the prisoner Collingridge was charged with feloni ously receiving the said rings well knowing the same to have been stolen. The prisoner Pridham pleaded guilty, and Collingridge, who surrendered in discharge of his bail, pleaded not guilty, and was put upon his trial. After several gentlemen who were called as jurymen were chal lenged by the crown and were ordered to stand aside, the full jury was ultimately sworn. Mr. Metcalfe, with whom was Mr. Bosley (instructed by Messrs. Lewis), appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr, See. leant &Bastin° (specially retained), Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Straight (instructed by Mr. Wontner, sen.), conducted the defame. __ Ftom evidence adduced on the part of the prosecution in support of the opening statement of Mr. Metcalfe, it sp. peered that the prosecutor, Mr. Thomas Dempster Gordon was a private gentleman, who early in December last was staying at Long's Hotel, Bond-street, and who load verteutly left on the drershig-table in his bedroom two valuable gold r:np which ;be had purchased at the shop of Messrs. Hunt and Rooks% He saw them safe on the table about 2 o'clock on the 4th December, but missed them at 6 o'clock the same evening, when he went to his room to dress for dinner. Both rings were of antique gold, the one set with a sapphire stone of the value of about 230/. ; the second ring was set with a turquoise stone, and Ina e t the value of 35/. Information was given to the police, and the rings were discovered wider the circumstances deta iled by Inspector Thomas Ambrose Potter, of the C division of the Metropolitan Polite, who in reply to Mr. Metcalfe stated that in consequence of information he re ceived of another robbery of 15 Asp from the promisee of Messrs. Willis, manufacturing jeweller, of Red Lion-yard, Clerkonwell, he went, accompanied by another police officer and by Mr. Willis, to the shop of the prisoner 041ingridge, who carries on the Winans of &gilder and gold refiner at a shop in Wilderness-row. At that time the prisoner Priam, who Thad been in the employ of Messrs. William a polisher, was in custody for having stolen the fifteen rings mentiooect. The lapis on arriving at the shop, found! that the prisoner Collingridge was not at home, but he was traced by the wit. sees to a publio•house in 81, John's-street-road. The witness asked him if he had bought any jewellery on that day. The prisoner replied in the negative. The wham repeated the question in another form, namely, whether ha had not purchased some unfinished jewellery on that day; sad pantie; to a cab standing at the comer of Wilderness. row, told the prisoner that in that gab there was a aria THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION -ROUSE. Captain Amlett,7l;nasier and part owner of the steam ship Helenas, attended before Al&rman ROSIN to an ewer the complaint of Thomas Nox, • seaman on board the vessel, of not having paid him the sum of 51. is. Bd., the amount of wages to which he was entitled for his services on board the nasal. Mr. Hubert Wood appeared in support of the complaint. It appeared from the statement of the complainant shot he ship pa on board the Helena as able seaman on the 9th of October, on • voyage to Malta and other parts of the Mediterranean. They arrived at Malta on the Ist of November. and they were kept working for thirty-three hours, with only an interval of tight hours rest, and he and the rest of the crew ware "growling" in consequence; but he said this did not mean anything, and sailors could not work without growling. (A laugh.) The moment the defendant heard what was going on, he said that he rushed at him, and seised him, and ordered him to be put io irons, and from that time he would not allow him to do any work until the vessel arrived in England, sort he was then discharged. and no wages were paid bim from the time he was put in irons until he wee discharged. He was quite ready and willing to work, but the defendant would not allow him to do so. . . . . The defendant, in answer to the complaint, said that it was actually necessary to unload the vessel when she ar rived at Malta, but the men were paid for overtime when they were so employed. The complaieaat wee grumbling, and swore at him, and refused to go on with his work, and he pushed him on one side, and ordered bim to be put in irons, as he was afraid that his example would be followed by the rest of the crew, and at this time the vessel was hardly made fast in the harbour. He considered that under these circumstances he was justified in refusing to pay the complainant the balance of the wit‘ee to which he would have been entitled if be had performed his duty properly. Alderman Rare said it appeared to him that upon the defendant's own showing he had no answer to the claim. The vessel wee in port, and if the complainant had mis oondueted himself, be should have taken him ashore and had him punished. Instead of doing this he had taken the law into his own hands, and had thought proper not to allow the complainant to work on board the vessel, and he considered that he was entitled to the amount he claimed. He also male an order for the payment of costa. The amount was paid. Thomas Woods, the porter who war charged with ob taining a quantity of silk merge, value 301., from Mann. Welidon and Co., and Messrs. Arden and Co., warehouse. men in the City, by pretendief falsely that he had been sent for the property by some hems with whom they did business, was brought up for final examination. Mr. Weatherbead, from the office of Mr. Beard, attended for the prisoner. The facts were fully stated in the first examination, and additional evidence was now brought forward to show that the signatures in the books of the prosecutors were in the handwriting of the prisoner. He was fully committed for triaL SOUTHWARK.. _ _ _ - George Thornton, ahriciii;yerwri brought up for fined examination, charged with stabbing Harriet Gressell in the eye with a penknife. in the Lilliput Hall Term, Ser. mondsey. The proseentrix, whose left eve was bandaged up, said that on the evening of the 3rd inst. she entered the tavern in question with another young woman to partake of re. frakment, and while standing at the her the prisoner eamo in, and, without any previous knowledge of her, began to abuse her. She remonstrated with him, when he made see of a vulgar expression and caught her by the arm and tweed her round, and opening a penknife he had in his hand, he said, "I have a good mind to ran it through you." He *ea gave her a blow on the left eye. and the fell in. nessiblw Oa reomering the found brand k fie khaki's' ).‘ •,I