The Express. — London, England, 1866-02-01 00:00:00

rag LOSS OF THE LONDON STEAMER. -.0-. The official inquiry into the lose of the steamer Loadoe was resumed at the Greenwich police-court, yester day, before Mr. Train, the magistrite, assisted by Cap tain Baker mid raptida Barris, the oautioal amamon. Al Wore, the inquiry was conducted by Mr. J. O'Dowd, ea tau part of the Board of Trade; Mr. T. Saltir •ppperred to watch the case for the friends of Mr. and Mn.i Thomas, who, with their children, were lost in the ship, sod Mr. A. Burrell, writer, of Glasgow, who lost hie son and his perteer ; Mr. Patrick attended on his own behalf. Mr. C. sgram, one of the owners of the ship, was also present, and the court was again filled with persons interested in the inquiry. Mr. William &Moak eximined by Mr. O'Dors. side at 6, Mary place, Bow-lace, Poplar. I nut sailmaker and ablp's husband to the Messrs. Wigram. I made the sails for Use London. I produce the sail report book signed by Captain Martin. It oonbrins a list of the sails of the London, and is dated'2Bth November, 1b65, and is in my handwriting. (The list was pat in.) I sew those sails be fore she went ow her third voyage. There were two new mils. They were made of the beet Irish flax canvas, the best deseriptios of sails. There were 200 tons of kantliog es hoard. All the sails were repaired before she proceeded am tier third voyage. Capta'n Harris—From the list she does not appear to have had any storm sails ? Witness—tie storm sails are the foremost top staysail and the misen ;Avail What description of canvas was it I—No. 1. lam in the babas of fitting out the ships of Messrs. Wismar. It is not Ile prawns to send storm mils except those which I have mentioned. Oaptain Harris—Not when the ship is going on a winter •olase to Australia' Fitneas—No. Captain Harris—Did Captain Mutin make say require ment of storm mils? _ _ Witmer—Captain Martin was on the survey of those sails, and he did not require sterol sails, or more then there were. II he had they would, no doubt, have been supplied. Captain Herrn—No storm sail could be of a stronger de scripticia than No. I canvas. Captain Peter John Reeves—My office in London Is 110, Penchamh-street. lam a general surveyor of shipping and occasionally employed under the Braigratiou Comizessionen. I have been employed in the survey of ships 25 years. I surveyed the Loader' in dry dock on Nov. 28. I made a asemorsedum at the time, which I produce. The memo randum was se follows :—"Captain Reeves and Mr. Cornish 'meowed this steamship lying in the dock, belonging to Messrs. Wigram end Sous, of Blackwell. She was built by them last year. She is • very strong built ship, and well fastened in every respect Examined her throughout, and !sand her in good order. She is scraped and painted ; part of the upper waterway walked . tier anchors , chains, devils, he., the same as before," I bad surveyed her on two previous ocesaions. If I had seen anything in her that re- Wzetdimprovement we shonid have reported it. We west the ship, inside and out, sod did not find the slightest movemeet is her bolts and rivets. The only thing we found wanting was that the waterways required caulk ing oa deck, which was dome. I made • report to Captain Lem on • printed form. That which has been read is the whiten°, of the report. Mr. Sawed Tom Cornish—l reside in Bow, end am em played by the Emigration Commissioner, in the survey of weenier vessels. I have been so employed 18 years. 1 surveyed the ship London previous to her last voyage in o=Juni:ties with the last witness. I have heard his evi dence, and concur in what he has said es to the ship. I signed the official report now produced. Alexander Ounn--1 reside in Alfred-square, Wai ver*. I am • clerk in the record department of the Bogistrer-General of Seamen at Adelaide-place, Londoe bridge. I produce the official copy of the articles of *grimmest between the master and crew of the Loudon. The articles otatain the names and plow of birth if the vew. The crew consisted of the master, three mates, surgeon, carpenter, sail-maker , steward, woks, and ser vants, 14 ; one stewardess, one baker, one bate-4er, three engineers, two boatswains, 34 able seamen, sad four ordinary seamen. There were 15 foreigners, all of whom were intend es able seamen. The foreigners comprised five Swedes, two Danes, two Hainburghent two German, one Hanoverian, two Norwegians, and one Bavaria°. All the others are British subjects. There were 34 able seamen. All the foreigners are entered as able seamen. The total number of the crew all told was 83. At the end of each voyage • statement is sent in of the conduct and ability of each member of the crew on the voyage. The conduct and ability of most of the crew could thus be traced back. It is also mentioned on the discharge note at the coaclasion of each voyage. Out of the 15 foreigners 12 hid previously served on British ships. John Thomas Faster—l am second emigration officer in the port of London, and have been en for ten years. lam Van' commander M her Majesty's navy, I inspected the London while she was in the East. India Dock, in the early days of her loading, while she wee taking io her dead weight previous to her last voyage, and I went on board afterwards and inspected the provisions. When I wee on board first Captain Leen asked me to go into the hold and see to the stowage of the deal weight, which °assisted of railway iron. There were some barges laden with railway iron alongside, and I ioquired of Mr. 11cehurst, the chief officer, how much they Intended taking in. Ho said about 350 tons, and on that bads I examined the hold, and saw that the way they were stowing the iron was the correct and proper way. There were then about 150 tons of iron in the hold, and the crew were at work parting more iron in. I reported that to Captain Les.n. I did Not go into the hold afterwards. On my mood visit the hold was full, and therefore the arrangement as to dead weight was completed. The hold wss fall of cargo—not absolutely 6*r:full—and there was some cargo on deck. She subsequently got her clearance certificate ou my report, no far as the dead weight and provisions were ooncerned. The great bulk of the dead weight was of railway Iron, but there were • few hers. The railway iron was stowed so as to answer for ballast, between the mein hatchway and fore hatchway. It was not Mead from the bottom of the ship. I did not think it necessary that that quantity should be raked. Had there been 600 or 600 tons, I should have re wired it to be raised. The mode of stowing it was a prow mode for the quantity and that ship. Captain Lean said he wished to make some explanation et one portion of hisevidence yesterday. In the excitement of the moment he stated that the thickness of the glass of the engine-room skylight was two inchei, whereas he should have stated it half an inch. By Mr. TraiU—l mustered the crew at Gravesend. I did not take any notice of their nationality, but those who were described as able seamen in the articles I examined nail pissed. 11r. Edward Humphreys—l am one of the firm of Humphreys and Tennant, of Deptford. The engines of the London were built at our establishment and under my own immediate superintendence, and from my own design. The owners gave ma instructions to construct the origin's in the best possible manner and of the best materials, sod they p►id the very best price for the work. I have a drawing showing the disposition of the engines in the ship. but not a detailed drawing of the engines themselves. I have read the report of what took place yesterday. [A plan of the engine -room was here put in, and witness pointed out the position of the sea-cock and of the non return valve.] When it was required to draw water from the bilge and discharge overboard, it would not be necessary to drive the centrifugal pump at a vastly increased number of revolutions. The diameter of the revolving disc which gives motion to the water is three feet. It is driven by as independent auxiliary engine. For the orlinary purposes of oondeneation 70 or 80 revolutions would be sufficient ; but if necessary, as in a hot climate, it could be driven at the rate of 200 or even 300 revolutions. The ceotrifireal pump bilge suction was furnished with a non-return bilge. The auxiliary engine was equal to 20 or 24 horse power, and no stress of weather would affect the engine. At or dinary speed the water thrown from the ship would be over 4,000 gallons a minute. The use of the centrifugal pump is not to lift the water, but to overcome the ',fiction of the water. Two large transports we are now fitting for the government are to he fitted like the engines. We have also fitted eight or ten other ships on the same principle, some for the Peninsular and Oriental and some for the Messageries Imperials,. On recollection, I should say that the pump is fully capable of discharging more than 4,000 gallons a minute. bus I can't way the exact number of revolution, that would be required to be made in order to discharge that quantity of water. Mr. ilex well recalled, and examined by Mr. Trail— When I examined the relines on her return voy are I looked at the non-return valve, and did not see thst there wag any thing the matter with it. Had there been anything wrong with that valve I think I must have discovered It. I have no doubt it was all right. Captain J. T. Pouter recalled—l heard some of the evi dence and read the other se to the possibility of protecting the hatchwsys of steamers when at sea. I think that the sees' hatchway should be capable of being protected so as to be as strong as the deck, by some arrangement or other. I should think that it might be done by increasing the eireegth of the present skylights, which might be made as strong as the deck. pied), London, Brighton, and South Coast &ROO Leopards and Hastings Liss.) (opposed). Cabin. k • way (Greenock and Gourock Extesunoas), CaWeis h way (Glasgow Lines), and the Caledonian Railway (SI ' house and Galiton Branches). There was no wiser then matters. South Eastern Raidway.—The ski 1 1 *ran were not °implied with. In the cuss of lie al 1 fore Mr. Frog those which hadoomplied with Ike iii orders were as follows:—Knightoo Railway, Vale dlk gollen, Llangollen and Corwen, and Come and Pak i way Companies, Redheugh-bridge and Appmerhsi At ears' Company (St. Paul's School), Kidweily sat - Dui A Poet Railway and Burry Port Amalgamatiog, Ilstie ' 1 Kingstown Railway (Lease). Skiptoa sad Whuldaleßs way.—The standing orders were not complied vigils matter. The adjourned petitions was —WIWI Dorset Junction Railway (opposed), Cdsdosin , (Kilsyth Branches), Central Ireland Railways (s Solway junction Railway (Branches) (opposed), Guerra 1 Mrs Railway (Further Powers) (opposed), llnamlisr boar Trust, Devon and Cornwall Railway. OUTBREAK OP THE CATTLE DISUSE At POO . 1101119.—For nearly three months no case of Ike mai disease in cattle bat been reported to Mr. J. R GAM veterinary surgeon, and inspector for this distrkt loi Monday last, whin: the superisteodent at pelies mini information which led him to request Mr. Gregg I' if, sped a number of cattle purchased by a dads sir, Pharoah, at Fareham, about a fortnight ago. NMI consisted of 21 cows, and an examination showed that RPM of them ware suffering from rioderpeet, the frfea, _L i which were unmistakable. By Mr. Gratory'sifYY'_, three of the auimals were destroyed and band if NY' mice with the orders in council, several came as off treatment at the present time, and only a anell pee are free from the disease. It may be Mastiosal that iiii the purchase of the cows from the dealer at halm $ other animals have been brought on Mr. Muni lii• men, and neither the inspiotor nor the owes it alliti account for the outbreak of the disease. ENLISTING BRITISH SUBJRCTS URDU A FOTO FLAG. —Yr. Thomas Beard, solicitor, acting by de ft ray and instruction of the Spanish mogul. has pror.,! statement made by two English seamen, Vita fill, shipped aboard the Indepenilencia. The men attrisdef the Gaildhsll, and made a solemn declarati on of itself° of their statement before the Alderman. It was forma! through the hands of the Spanish cease' to the 30 0 1 of State for Foreign A ffsirs,aed Mt. Beard has trusstis a copy of the same to the Spanish ambassador in tbist. try. The result is not yet known. QUEENSTOWN, JAN. 31.—The Inman Celfirt steamship City et Baltimore, from New York se nits it . = hist.. strived here at 11 o'clock to-night, Ilia iitl . l 7 111 passengers, 131,400 dollars, and 2,0004 a specie. She landed 17 Pas sengers, sad ii Liverpool at ILIS p.m. Her telegraphie a*" anticipated. BERTHS, ILLBRIAGES, AND DUI'S 111111138. CLAxii.—Jaatuu7l9, at Cope-hill. Wthible d°. • 161 4:2111 a a am 0.13181X.11.--Jattuary 29. at Thames DftWo. fl* l Gamble!. IN, of a da atguhter. ‘9 , BUNT.--Juntary 29, Loodott.road. Brlght ol4 ""' Captain W. IL Hunt, 74th Highlanders. of I aG a • ref MALCol,ll.—January 29, at Stataton-place . Blackheatft,••• of W. irq.. of a daughter. t bd llNOAD.—Jaauary 80, at White Hall. Myr'. of IL B. gooad. Keg , of a daughter. I f WlSlBUllll.—Jaauary go at Colney-bateh. wits MA. Bas.. et • nigh +r. JIARILLIOI2. ISO BRAILLIY—BIRAD.—January 27. at 91 wer—A.**, brt. Avenue road, Lawrance Brumley, Eut, oi '— Um Am 11,1 &acad. of Halifax- TAYLZIL—NEVIRRSOLL —January 22, MBA Georgefjog Nati • bury, by the Rev. E. Bayley, R. Del o* L Y.. juif Loam mar Dow-aoealoon, nurrcy, to Mary daughter of IL Bothered*, Seq., of The Cedar,. OW" M WOOD—WlBB.—January 22 at St. Luken mow' : Rev. D. B.C. R. Pied; Richard Beery, son of a *I 118 9.• of Rath ,to Ellen Clara, daughter of A. "" Ilsterresd, MUHL BALLRY.—January 29b * *,,th. the wife mr, a. infr Wok Wandsworth-rood. BlLDlV—Janoary 29, at &ode SfO. Malai l " 4ll2. 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That ll'Hewan Sank. tut their real The Ch carried u 9. Thal William Chair. Mai •y THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1866 Mr. Traill—lf you tare got any evidence to offer, Son can communicate with Mr. O'Dowd. Mr. Wittenhergh—l have no evidence to give, but I wish to submit my plan. Mr. O'llowd—lf you have anything to say, put it down in writing, as address it to me at the Cuatowehouse. The applicant withdrew, and the inquiry was then ad journed shortly after three o'clock to this day. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, JAL 31. PROPTEISORUL OIRTIFICATZ EX amINATIONS.— (Examined and approved) :—Regius Professor of Laos.— A. H. Paine, Trinity. (Signed) J. T. Abdy and T. Wsraker, examiners. Comparative Aratomy.—L. G. Blytb, Corpus Christi College ; C. T. Fitzgerald, St. John's College ; J. T. Tucker, Magdalen College. (Signed) W. H. Drosier and G. M. Homphry, examiners. Jacksonisn Professor of Meehanics.—elme L —G. Shaw, Christ's; L. M. L. Tiffany, Emmanuel ; J. 0. Bevan, Corpus ;J. Hook, Trinity. Clams 11. —A. W. B. Marshall, Emmanuel; H. Cost, Corpus ; F. W. Carrel, Christ's; J. C. Hall, Trinity ; S. J. Boultbee, John's. (Signed) R. Willis and J. C. W. Ellis. examiners. THE MEMORIAL AGAINST ULTRA-RITUALISM. The Archbishop of Canterbury has fixed this day to receive at Lambeth the memorial against ultra ritualistic practices, which is stated to have been signed by more that 500 of the metropolitan clergy. A copy of the following document has been sent by Archdeacon Sinclair to every clergyman in the archdesoonry of Middlesex for "To the Right Hon. and Right Rev. Archibald Camp bell, Lord Bishop of Loodon.—We, the Archdeacon and undersigsed rural deans and clergymen of the Arehart:miry of Middlesex, desire respectfully to approach your lordship with the expression of our regret that in some churches of this diocese, and eleswhere, Rrectiore have recently beets istrodused into the celebration of Divine eerviq which, though claiming the authority of ancient usage, have never actually been used, or have long been disused by our reformed church ; and which, in some instances, are not only contrary to the custom, but to the law, of the church. The practices referred to are objectionable, not only as innovations, but also on account of their do ctrinal tendencies. We need not point out to your lordship the evils which are likely to result from their continuance; and we earnestly pray your lord ship, in conjunction with your episcopal brethren, to take such steps as may be beet maculated to discountenance, and, so far WI they are illegal, to suppress them.—We have the honour to be, your lordship's most faithful and obedient servants . . . . . . . "John Sinclair, M.A., Archdeacon of Middlesex Henry Mahal, RD., Canon of St. Paul's and Rural Dean of Barnes and Hammersmith ; E. Bayley, 8.D., Rural Dean of St George's, Blooms bury ; Richard Burgeon, RD.. Prebmdary of St. Paul's and Rural Dean of Chelsea ; Edward Parry, M.A., Rural Dean of Ealing; Robert Morris, M.A., Rural Dean of Enfield; W. A. Soames, M.A., RitrallGesn of Greenwich; Henry Howarth, 8.D., Rural Dean of St. Gems's, Hanover-square ; F. H. Joyce, M.A., Rural Dean of Harrow ; W. G. Hamphry, RD., Rural Dean of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields; C. J. P. Eyre, M.A., Rural Dean of St. Ilarylebone ; Archibald Boyd, M.A., Canon of Gloucester and Rural Dean of Paddington ; W. W. Champneys, M.A., Canon of St Paul's and Rural Dean of St. Pancras ; Richard Croft, M.A., Rural Dean of Uxbridge; J. E. Kemp', M.A., Rural Dean of St. James* West minster ; W. Conway, M. A., Canoe of Westminster and Rural Deao of St. Margaret's, Westminster John Jenningi, M.A., Canon of Westminster and Rural Dean of St. John's, Westminster." The following petition from members of this (Oxford) University has already received between 200 and 300 names. Oxonians desiring to sign it mar send name and college as a slip of paper to Mr. R. Rhodes Bristow, at St. Mary-hall. "To the Right Reverend Father in God, Samuel, by Divine Providence Lord Bishop of Oxford, Ohanoellor of the most noble Order of the Garter, &o.— We, the undersigned, being Bachelors of Arts and under graduates, members of the University of Oxford, who hailed to offer ourselves as candidates for holy orders is the united church of England and Ireland, have heard with great concern and regret that certain changes in the Rubrics of the Common Prayer, which would materially affect the doctrine and ritual as finally and after mature consideration adopted by the church of England in 1662, are likely to be advocated in parliament by certain eminent members of the legislature, we venture very respectfully to represent to your lordship that we look) forward to taking holy orders in the church of England as she hes come down to us in the wisdom and piety of our forefathers, and not as she may possibly become if unhappily she should be remodelled .se to doctrine or ,hurl by a parlio.rneme cum posed of persons many of whom dissent from and are avowedly hostile to her claims and teaching. Reference has already been made on more than one occasion within the wells of parliament to an alleged decrease is the 'Lim ber of candidates for holy orders in the church of England, and we desire to express our conviction that this will be con siderably aggravated if the disastrous changes which are said to be in contemplation in some high quarters'should unhappily become law. We therefore entreat your lord ship to employ the great influence which belongs to your person and office, with a view to prevent such changes as we suppose to be intended. And your petitioners will ever pray, &A" Tex MannNo or 13nnfors.—On Friday, the 26th inst., we announced the gammons which had been issued by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Prelates of the United Church of England and Ireland to meet at Lambeth Palace on Monday next, when this vest ment question and other questions were to be discussed. Amongst the other questions is the proposed lay-diaconate. Bat towering (sr above this, on the ritual question is one which, we are informed, to to be introdused by the Bishop of Oxford, obviously with a view to carrying out the Eirenicnn which Dr. Posey offers to the Papacy. The Bishop of Oxford bag given notice of hie intention to move that an address shall be directed to "the bishops of the Western Church" (that is, to the Pope of Rome and his metropolitan and etiffragan bishops) on the subject of Mariollatry.—Record. THE UNIVERSITY or OXPORD.—The University Calendar for 1866, which has just appeared, shows at the beginning of the year the names of 1,796 undergraduates on the hooks of the colleges and halls, as against 1,719 in 186 b, 1,666 in 1864, and 1,589 in 1863. The matriculations have increased from 433 in 1862, 452 In 1863, 476 in 1864, to 524 in 1865. The univers l ty contested election in July increased the number who took their M.A. during the year to 343. The register of convocation has leavened during the year from 4,006 to 4,225, the number of names on the books altogether from 6,953 to 7,124. The collages at which the increase among the undergraduates has been greatest ' are Worcester, which now reckons eighteen more than last year, and Christ Cherish. fifteen. Three are stationary— All Souls' with its four Bible clerks, Bellied and Exeter. The only fallings off are at Bread:lose, Lincoln, Magdalen, St. John's, University, and Wadham. THE Lrrastarm —The Advent ordinations re cently concluded seem to show that the non graduate de ment is rapidly increasing. It was three or four yesrs ago a fif , h of the whole. It now is about a third. THE SUNDAY QUID3TION IN SCOTLAND.—The body called the "Sabbath Alliance," whose extravagance and weakness have brought ridicule on itself and scandal on the canse of the Day of Rest, held its great annual meeting iu Edinburgh on Tuesday. About a hundred per. eons were present, and passed resolutions to the effect that their own peculiar opinions ought to be enforced upon all the people of Scotland. The old joke was repeated, of pl.cing in the chair of a meeting opposed to all looomotion on Sunday Sir J. G. Baird. who takes a train to himself every Sunday ; and, in order that the prohibition he pretends to champion may be literally and thoroughly defied, has his train propelled by oxen and man-servants, instead of a stesmongine. —Scot:ann. EXAMINATIONS AT THE INCORPORATZD LAW SomsTr.—Hilary Term, 1866.—Final Examination. —At the examination of candidates for admission on the roll of attorneys and solicitor' of the superior courts, the ex aminers recommend the following gentleman, nader the age of 26, as being entitled to honorary distinction :—L Darnel O'Connel French, who served his clerkship to Messrs. Yates, Son, and Martin, of Liverpool ; and Messrs. Loftus, Picard, Crowder, and Anstie, of Lendos. 2. Charles Edward Salmon, who served his clerkship to Mr. William &Iwo, of Bury St. Edmunds. 3. George Nicholas Marcy, who served his clerkship to Messrs. Marcy sad Whitoombe, of Bewdley ; Mr. George Marcy, of Wellington, Salop ; and Maser" Church, Prior, and Bigg, of London. 4. Thomas Francis Rider Hammond, who served his clerkship to Mr. Barnard Platte Broomhead, of Sheffield ; and Mr. Charles Fiddey. of London. 5. Henry Selfe Leonard, who served his clerkship to Mews. Abbot and Leonard. of Bristol ; and Messrs. Jones, Blaxland. and Town, of London. 6. George Francis Riddiford, who served his clerkship to Massie. Wilton sad Son, of Gloucester ; and Messrs. Hayes, Twisdea, Parker, and Co., of London. 7. Roger Turner, who served his clerkship to Mr. IL 0. Brydone, of Petworth, Sussex. & John Cory Monkhonse, who served his clerkship to Messrs. Rushton and Armitatead, of Bolton-le-Moors ; and Messrs. N. C. and C. Milo*, of London. The Council of the Dmorporstod Law Seolety have soosedingly awarded the above gentlemen I gists of books. Lox DON GIINRIEAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (Limme.o). —Traffic receipts for the week ending Jemmy 28, 11,102/. Os. ld. DWELLINGS !OR THE PEOPLE. Last night, at the Society of Arts, a paper was read by Mr. THOMAS Banos on " Dwellings for the People —how to multiply them, and how to improve them." The following extracts from Mr. Beggs' lengthy paper in dicate the views he entertains on this important subject : I believe, after all that can be done by benevolent asso ciations, or philanthropic individuals, or even by govern ment loans, that the remedy for defective and insufficient house accommodation will be found in giving free scope to commercial enterprise and the employment of capital in that direction. The man who will show that dwellings suitable to the requirements of all classes of the people, with's the reach of their means, and of sound and cony,- sleet construction, can be made to pay a fair interest for the capital invested, is the true benefactor. It will be a still greater boon ti bring the ownerahip of a house within the reach of that very numerous clams who have now to lay high roots for very inconvenient wsoommodation. I propose to effect this object by an estuarial and further develop ment of building societies and freehold land societies. The building society or freehold land society supplies the means by which the humblest workman who is sober and prudent may become possessed of a freehold house. If a man obtain this be will be careful of all changes likely to affect his own possessions ; he will not be a ready dupe of the demagogue, nor will he be the promoter of strikes and combinations. After showing the immense development of these institu tions Mr. Beggs demanded that the law in regard to them should be revised and amended. What might be suited to them when they were small friendly societies becomes a check sad incumbranoe when they have become large in vestment societies, with, as many of them have, au income of from 30,00 W. to 100,0001. per annum. My judgment' would be to incorporate them under the Companies Act of 1862, giving them:power to purchase land, build houses, or carry out any of the purposes ifor which they are embodied, on their giving the usual guarantees. I venture to suggest that it would be well to make it compulsory upon them to deposit at some public office, open to general inspection, a properly certified balance-sheet every year. I believe that this has been suggested as a proper precaution in the case of all limited liability companies. It was desirable to grant these societies a more simple mode el couveyanos arid trans fer, and the plan of the estate might be de posited in the office established under Lord West bury's act, or any other properly appointed o ffi ce. With regard to Loudon, the great difficulty in the way was that of obtaining sites. "To meet this difficulty we must," says the author, "seek for compulsory powers to obtain land for budding purposes. I ask for a power vested in the Board of Trade, the Privy Council, or any court esta blished by the act itself, by which sty corporate body, on giving the usual gaerwitees, and depositing plans and pro posals, end chewing the want of dwellings foe the people, may acquire land for their erection on the same terms that railway and dock companies tow obtain it, without the necessity of going to parliament in each cue for a private bill. I mak also for a power to enfranchise leasehold pro pert, under certain conditions, and a power to compel the sale of such property se may be is the hands of incapaci tated persons, or where circumstances prove the inability of the owner to comply with the laws laid down for the protection of the public health. I ask also that trustees of charitable and ecclesiastical institutions should be em powered to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of property tied up by trust, where such may be required for dwellings. And further that summary power should be given to the proper local authorities to remove from out of London prisons, workhouses, barracks, slaughter-houses, cowbouses, gas works, and all noxious and dangerous manufactories, and to place the sites at the disposal of public companies, who would undertake to build dwellings upon approved models." The paper further advocated the principle which exists in Scotland, of a man becoming the proprietor of a flat or Boor of a house. If only obstructions were removed, and fair facilities given, the people would find plenty of means. I have sever yet known (s.ys Mr. Beggs) that • departure from sound economical principles led to satisfactory results in the long run. I believe that if we could satiety the public mind that suitable sites were to be obtained, that a company might be formed with • powerful sod influential direction, and • sum of money raised folly adequate to the requirements of the case, in five years we should hear little or nothing of over-mowding or of deficient house unworn°. datioo. ------- Mr. Hawes, who presided over 'the meeting, Invited a discussion en the interesting paper which bad been just read. Mr. WALKER (of Rugby) said tbat,while be agreed in the greater part of the lecture, be objected to making the very poor the owners of their own dwellings, as they would be sure to treat them as they did their own persons, viz., keep them in a state of filth and dilapidation. Besides, thaw dwellings would become the object of speculation, sod would soon peas away from the owners. He was strongly opposed to grsotieg compuleory powers for the purobase of sites. He bad himself built cottages in the country for about 731., which answered very well as a commercial enterprise, and the facilities for building cheaply were greater in London than in the country. Mr. Alderman WATIRLOW believed that nothing was more calculated to elevate the working man in his own estimation, and to make him a good citizen, than to make him the owner of his own house ' • and that no such results would follow As thna e porr..lietAll by Mr. Wali.r. The. great difficulty was the obtaining sites, and though opposed to compulsory powers generally, he thought them necessary where property became a nuisance and a fever; pest to the surrounding neighbourhood. He approved of the principle of Mr. Berp's paper. 7 _ . Mr. STUART PAicia, the chairman, and other speakers, took pert in the discussion, which was wooed up by s vote of thanks to Mr. Begp for his interesting paper. Tna ALLEGED MURDER OP • POLICEMAN IN DIRIY-LANE.—Yastarday afternom, Mr. Bedford, the Westminster coroner, resumed an inquiry at the King's College Hospital, into the circumstances attending the death of W. Fitzgerald, a member of the metropolitan police force, who, it was alleged, had been murdered while on duty in Drury-lane. George Floyd, 19 F, deposed that at half-past one o'clock on the morning of the 21st Jan., he saw the deceased and a man named Robert Daly going down Lag-acre from Drury-lace. Daly was in the custody of the deemed, and whilst !mein along Daly said, " I'll give you a good shake-up before you get me to the station." Daly was drunk. Witless followed the deceased and Daly to Broad-omit, and saw two men named Cahill and Curtis there. When the deceased ;had got about 20 yards down the oonrt, whom' saw him lying on the ground, and went to lift him up. There was no one there at the time except the deceased, as they had all run away. Deceased said, " Loog Bob (Daly) knocked me down and kicked me is the arm." Witness and another timetable then conveyed the deceased to the hospital. While Daly was being conveyed to the poliocetation, the deceased had to push him along. After some other evidence confirmatory of the above, Police-Inspector James Brennel deposed he was on duty at Bow-street police station about half-past 1 o'clock on the morning of the 21st Jau. The deceased was brought into the station by two constables, and witness shortly aftergave an order for the apprebensiou of John Daly, alias " Long Bob." About a quarter to 2 o'clock Daly was brought to the station, and one of the constables, in his presence, said, "This is the man who broke Fitzgerald's arm." Daly replied, " I did throw him down, fall on him and kick him, and run away. So I would again. I told him to leave go my collar, but he would not." Previous to the charge of drunkenness, disorderly conduct and violently assaulting Fitzgerald being entered against Daly, the letter said, " If I thought I was to be locked up, I would have done more ; I'm if I would not, although his arm was broken." Daly was drunk, but not very drunk, and he was a little excited. Thomas Hill, 5 F, stated be was on duty in the station when Curtis was brought in charged with being coat-rnad in the death of Fitzgerald. Curtis made a statement, which wee taken down in writing. (The statement of Curtis was read, and is it be averred he had not seen Daly until after his conflict will the deceased.) The coroner said the evi dence did not seem to show that Cahill or Curtis had been concerned in the fall of the deceased. With regard to Daly, the jury should consider whether he had thrown the de ceased down with any settled purpose or wilful intention to do an injury. I. that cam the verdict would be one of murder. If they were of opinion that Daly, in endeavour log to get away, caused the injuries to the deceased, they would return a verdict of manslaughter. If it could be inferred that the deceased and Daly accidentally fell together, they should acquit Daly. The jury, after a short delibera tion, returned a verdict of manslaughter against Daly. DEATH BY BCRNINO.—An inquest was held on Tuesday afternoon,at the King's Anne, Shepherd's-market, May-face, before Mr. St. Clair Bedford, coroner for West minster, touching the death of Sarah Anne Dixon, 32, a married lady, lodging at 44, Curzon-street, May-fair. The jury viewed the body, which was mach hurut, the face in particular being much disfigured. Mr. Dixon, son of Dr. Dizoo, Hertford-street, May-fair, said deceased was his sister-in-law, and that on the 17th January last he heard she was burnt. He sent for Dr. Druitt, but she died about sine days afterwards. He asked deceased how it happened! She made no reply, but from her manner he understood that she had put her self on fire wilfully. Dr. Druid said he had attended deceased for some time. She had suffered from a surgical operation, but had tolerably well recovered. She was, however, much afflicted both bodily and mentally. She bad been abroad with her husband, who wee • eon of Dr. Dixon, and she returned to England completely shat tered io health. Her manner was very peculiar at times, and her friscda bad entertained serious thoughts of placing her in an asylum. On the very day the was burnt a con sultation had beat arranged on this matter of placing her under restraint. In reply to an express inquiry from the coroner, Dr. Druitt said he did not believe deceased was aware of this consultation on that day. When he asked her on the following day how she got burnt she made no reply, but smiled in a peculiar matinee, leaving him to infer that it was premeditated—that is fact she bad set fire ten herself wilfully. That was the opinion he formed on the matter. A few days previously it was discovered that a poetise of her clothes had been blunt, whether acci deatally or not he could not say. Jam Gardiner, servant at the house where deceased lodged,eascl that maWedoenday, Jan. 17th, she prepared deceased for the bath, and then retired into an adjoining room, leaving the door open. Shortly afterwards she beard loud screams, and on entering 'the room found her in flames. Witness gave an alarm, and succeeded in extinguishing the names in about three or four minute. The landlady then mine up Witness could not may whether the berm were caused by accident or sot. The deceased had on only an nader-flannel and • chemise. TM jury returned • verdict to the effect that , deceased died from the effects of burning, but how caused Lbws was sot endisient *videos* to show. LAW INTELLIGENCE. EQUITY 001JR173.—JAN. 3L (Before the Lords Justices.) RI HAND kND NIWBNIRT. This was an appeal from an order made by the Vice-Chan cellor Stuart as to the custody of two children, a boy aged 15, sod a girl aged 12. The father, Mr. Newberry, was a beneficed clergyman of the church of England, and died in 1862, leaving two children, and having lit his will appointed his widow and the Rev. H. Caddall their guardians. Mra. Newberry had, since her husband's death, joined the Ply mouth Brethren, and very naturally a oessiderable differ ence arose between her and Mr. Caddell as to the religious opinions in which the children were to be brought up, and en application was made on the subject to the Vice• Chancellor Stuart, who directed that the children were not to be removed from the custody of the mother, but that they were to be brought up in the communion of the church of England, and were not to be allowed to attend the meetings of the Plymouth Brethren, and referred it to chambers to have a scheme approved of. Mrs. Newberry appealed. Mr. Hennaed Mr. G. Hastier; for Mrs. Newberry ; Mr. Bacon and Mr. C. Ball for Mr. C.ddelL The Lord Justice Knight Bruce said that the coat must presume that the father of the infants remained until his death in the communion of the church of England ; the form of religion which it was desired by the mother to prescribe to the children was one without ministers, without soy fxed method of ascertaining who belonged to the com munity, or what the doctrines were. They appeared to be a casual and ungoverned collection of profaning Christians without any settled form of worship. The proposal of the mother appeared to Shim to amount to bringing up the children to no religion at all. It had been argued that the court ought to see the children, but it would be useless to do so, for even if they were desirous of joining such •body, his lordship would feel it his duty todisregard their wishes. The Lord Justice Tuner said that he entirely concurred. The general doctrine was that children ought to be brought up in the religion of the father, and there was nothing to eatisfy the court that he was not a member of the church of England. The ceder of the Vioe-Chanoellort Stuart was per fectly right, and the &meal must be dismissed with oasts. chambers along a purse in Gresham-house (which was very dark at the tints), and when he arrived about the middle of the passage he reesived several blows from Whiled in his back, but he could not see the person who inflicted them. He however turned round. staggered, sad fall with a heavy fall on the passage, which was paved with stmts. He attempted to get up, but tailed in the attempt, and thee the blows were repeated on his theft and abdomen. He Gould not state with what the blows were in flicted, but at the time he felt • stinging pain in his beck. He was lifted from the ground by some persons and could scarcely stand, the pain being so great about his bead, shoulders, the middle of his back, and groin. At the time he wore an overcoat, under coat, shirt, under shirt, drawers, tied trousers, which were perforated by the stabs he bad received. In the lower part of his overcoat he had to the pocket one of " Leonia Diaries," and some papers, which had also been perforated by the stabs inflicted. The "Diary" covered the groin, and saved him from more serious injuries. When he got up he found the prisoner in custody io the passage of Gresham-house. He was even tually taken to the police station, where the prisoner had also been removed. At the station he was asked whether he thought the prisoner intended to murder blip, oa which be replied, " I think not." The prisoner immediately in terposed, and ejaculated, "I did, I did, for he has asausi nated my six children." Witness had never seen the priaoner's children, but be believed them to be still alive. The witness stated that it was subeequently found that he had received thirteen wounds, three in the back, eight in the groin, one on the left cheek, and Deem the lett elbow. These were inde pendent of the stabs which hid been received in the diary sad papers in the lower pocket of the overcoat. Be (wit ness) never had any dispute with the prisoner whom he bad known for the last five years, and had always avoided giving him any cause of offence. In his cross-examination by Mr. M. Williams the wit ness stated that he had observed the manners aid conduct of the primmer both to others and himself, sad he thought he was very strange, and he (witness) considered that with reepect to his pothostion he was a decided monomaniac. In reply to Mr. Collins, the witness stated that, in his belief, at the time of the attack the prisoner was under the influence of uncontrollable passion. George Cobdals, the porter at Greeharn-house, was next called, and proved that cm the morning in question be found the prosecutor Wog in the passage and the prisoner stand ing over him and stabbing him is the body. Witness did not see with what the blows were struck, but he observed something shining like steel is his hand. He seised the prisoner by the hand, sad then the prisoner exclaimed that the prosecutor bad amassisated his six children, and had brought him to beggary and poverty, and that he repeated several times after he was in custody. This evidence was corroborated by Inspector Jacobs and by Pollee-constable Kelsey, of the City police, in all the leading particulars, including the fact that two long spears or daggers were found is the passage, grad that a paper sheath which had covered them was found on the prisoner. Mr. John Nesbitt, • private geetleusan. was then called for the prosecution, bat Mr. Collins declined to examine him. Mr. Neabitt's name was on the back of the indict ment, and he (Mr. Collins) tailed hint into the witness box in order that the couosel for the prisoner might cross examine him. . _ In cross-ein mination by Mr. M. Williams. the witnem stated that he had known the prisoner for very many years, and that his conduct had frequently excited his attention. Hs had beard the prisoner frequently threaten violence to himself, and to his children also. Be had seen the prisoner the night before the occurrence, when the prisoner called him out of the Baltic Coffee-house, end said to him, "I shall do it now, consider me now as nobody —es nothing. I will strangle my children first, and then myself." Wit ness remonstrated with him. The prisooer—Did I not tell you that it would be better for the children if I treat to the devil Mr. Justice Shea—You had better not interpose, but leave the matter to the hands of your learned counsel. In reply to further questions by Mr. M. Williams, the whose, added that of worse be remonstrated with the prisoner, and said, " You are a full-grown man ; do not use any violence to yourself, and still less do any violence to your children." The prisoner then went away, but witness th‘yi thought be was perfectly insane. Before that be and two other gentlemen had raised subscriptions for the edu maths of the prisoner's children, and they were now out at school. The prisoner was a Jew, but his wife had become a Ohristiao, end about two years ago the whole of the chit. drat had been baptised in the Church of Ragland. This appeared to irritate him, and in great excitement be de clared he would pitch the children to Jesus Christ, and made use of the most blasphemous language. Mr. Fender, the surgeon, who had been called in to attend the prosecutor, was next examined, and proved the nature and character of the wounds, which were in depth varying from one-third to a quarter of an inch, and none of them of a dangerous character. Mrs. Sarah Richardson, the housekeeper of the premises in which the prisoner had chambers, wee also examined, but her evidence had no material bearing upon the case. Mr. Montagu Williams then made an eloquent and for cible appeal to the jury, contending that the evidence already disclosed by the prosecution showed that at the time of the occurrence the prisoner was not of a sound state of mind, capable of distiognishing between right and wrong. Apart from the testimony already adduced, he should call several highly respectable witnesses, who would depose to the same effect as that already elicited from Mr. Nesbitt, who had been called on the part of the prosecution. For the defence there were called Mr. Heath, the Italian consul, who deposed that he first became acquainted with the prisoner in Italy in 1839, and had only seen him casu ally in London does that time. He could not speak to the state of his mind. Messrs. Ralli, Angelo Uzeglio, and Francis illll7llS were severally called, with a view to estab lish the defence of insanity. Mr. Collins, for the prosecution, claimed the right to ex amine, in reply to the defence, the surgeon of the gaol of Reward*. Mr. Jostice Shoe acquiesced, in accordance with a wish expressed by the jury and Mr. Gibson sent for. After a delay of nearly hadan hour Mr. Gibson arrived, and bavisg been sworn, rroved Oat the prisoner had been five weeks under his surveillance, and that be considered him, after repeated oonversations since the 24th of December last, to be in a perfectly sound state of mind, Mr. Williams having summed up, and Mr. F. H. Lewis replied, Kr. Justice Shee, at considerable length, went ttrongh the evidence to the jury, explainiog to them the law re lating to the plea of insanity. The jury, after consulting together in their box for half an hour, expressed • wish to retire. They did so, sad at six o'clock returoed with a verdict of Guilty on that nutlet of the indictment which charged the prisoner with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The prisoner, when called up for judgment, essayed to enter into • long detail with respect to the rival publications of himself mid the prosecutor, but his manner showed the futility of the defence of insaeity. Mr. Justice Shee sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 calendar mouths., (Before Mr. Commission' r Herod Francis Alexander Wenham, a respectable-looking man, surrendered to take his trial upon the charge of unlawfully obtaining 10/. from Eli.ha Little by false pretences. Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted ; Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Dar were counsel for the defendant. The offence imputed to the accused was that he h►d ob tained various sums of mosey by falsely representing him self to be an attorney. It appeared that he flffsd • re spectable position, being parish clerk of Mitcham, sad resided near New-cross. and the prosecutor, who lived in the same neighbourhood, had become acquainted with him is that rapacity. The prosecutor seemed to have fancied that he had a claim to some particular property, and he consulted the defendant upon the subject, and, &Pearling to his statement, the latter represented himself to be a solicitor, and undertook to conduct his case in Chancery to a successful issue. In consequence of the representations he thus made the prosecutor appeared to have given bum various sums of mosey, and among them on* of IW., which the defendant said he wanted for the purpose of ob taining the opinion of Mr. William Joyce, the equity barrister, acd other expenses in conc. xioa with the suit, and he subsequently informed the prosecute, that he had paid the money and obtained the opinion. Mr. Joyce was called as • witness, and he stated that all the parties were entire strangers to him, end of course the allegations of the defendant, so far as he was coacerned, were eatirely Wee. The defence that was set up for the defendant was that be bad not actually represented himself to be an attorney, but that he was merely acting for a gentleman who was as attorney, and some evidence was adduced to show that an attorney did allow the defendant to act in his name. It, however, appeared by some documents that were put in, and which were in the defendant's handwriting, that he hid distinctly described himself as • solicitor in those dace mente. Several very respectable wigwam were examined, who save the prisoner so excellent character. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, but sentecce wee deferred. (Before the Commas Serjesat.) Edward Morris, who was convicted as Tuesday of s burglary et Wasedsworth, sod steeling a quantity of plebs, was brought up for judgment, sod sentenced te erten years psnal servitude. Theilearned judge, after pronouncing sentence. said that the constables in the case appeared to have exhibited a good deal of tact and intelligence. and be directed that one of them, named Littlejohn, should be paid a reward of 3/.., and Inspector Lovelace. and two other officers, named Newey and King, a reward of 11. each. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-JAN. 31. Bitting' in Banco.—{Before the Lord Met Justice, and Justices Blackburn and Mellor.) LANDON V. THI 1300TH IASTZEN RAILWAY OOMPANT. This wee a writ of inquiry to were damage! in the case tried before the Lord Chief Justice, at Westminster. on the 6th December last. The plaintiff is • Frenchmao, and was • passenger in the tidal team which wentover theembaukstent sear Staplehuret, sad in that accident he tecesved serious injuries. The plaintiff described himself as having a private inquiry office m Agar-street, Strand, and that his income was about 8001. per annum. The company admitted their liability, and the plaintiff's surgeons and those employed by the company agreed as to the nature of the injurier, and the period at which the plaintiff might noose?. The jury, after hearing the evidence, gave a verdict ler the phintiff. damages 1,5001. This term Mr. Serjeant Ballaufne ob tained a rule to reduce the damages on the ground that they were expensive. Mr. Murphy showed cause against the rule. Mr. Serpent Balleatine and Mr. Poland appeared in sup port of the rule. After hearing Mr. Murphy, The Lord Chief Justice said he thought at the time of the trial the 8001. a year was rather shadowy. The plain tiff was entitled to substantial damages, but be thought the sum given by the jury was too high. He was certainly startled with the verdict, sad thought 1,0001. would have been sufficient. _ _ Mr. nerjeant Banalities said he was instructed to offer 8001., but the compsny were ready to accept his lordship's suggestioe. The Lord Chief Jostles said there would be a rule abso lute for a Dew trial on the payment of costs, unless the plaiotdi coesented to take 1,000/. Rule absolute acoordingly. This was the list day of term. The court will this day (Thursday) sit at nisi prius. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.--Jas. 31. Billings in Banoo.—(Before Lord Chief Baron Pollock, and Baron, Martin, Chappell, and Pigott ) BLIENDALE AND OTHERS V. THE LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY CONPANT. -JUDGMENT. This was a special c•se argued a few days ago, and raking Important questions as to the mode of charging for packages conveyed by railway companies on behalf of common carriers. The action was brought by the well-known firm of Pickford and Co., to recover certain overcharges, and had been turned into a special case by order at nisi prius. The first question was whether, when the plaintiffs cent • number of separate packages consigned to one person (their agent at a particular place), the defendants were entitled to charge for them separately, or ought only to charge for them at one rate as If they formed use consignment, the payment under the latter mode being the lowest. The ae cond was whether they were not hound to make deductions for the services of collection and delivery when those ser vices were performed by the plaintiffs. This wu, however, conceded by the defendants, who consented to make de• ductkos in respect of those service.. The last point had reference to some extra charges made by the company upon packages sent to the Isle of Wight. The Court now gave judgment for the plaintiffs on the first and second questions, and for the defendants on the last. LY THE MATTER OP THE CONTRACT CORPORATION COMPANY Mr. Train—You would have no difficulty in having the bars so aloes and so stroog that the hatchway would be as atroag as 212 deck!—No. Ca4sia Hams—l want your opinion on this. Some gee. tlenian his proposed, among other inventions, to tit revol vie" iron abutters over the eosins-room. One of the most outmost practical men has written me a letter in which he says, " I have carefully considered the subject, and I am of ooiaion that tbe ordisary torparding is, for all purposes, more effective than snob an application would be, and cer tainly a less impediment to the ventilation." Yoe see how they differ. TMs gentleman goes on to say, " There has sever been, to my knowledge, an baton°, of the skylight of say of the company's vessels being injured by the sea. lllitould any change be adopted I would recommend the adoption of an angle iron-grating with flat arca-bars. This, with a good tarpaulin to roll up in lino weather, I consider Ha mat slimiest plaa. It has also she great advantage of eat getting out of order." What is your opinion of this ? Witnao—l think if you made the structure on which yea reeked the grating as strong aa the ship it yodel do very veil. A goolleman with a foreign accent hers stepped forward, eel said be bad a plan for ensuring the safety of vessels, Irlikoh be wished to describe. Xr. Traill—What is your name ?—Witteabergh. I ra dish* Oberiseetrest, Linden. [Advertisement.] HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND Pula—Yew ailments are mare disheartening. and now more ominous, than ulcerations on the earfaoe of the body. Where ever they are situated it is difficult to cure them, =lees treated Judiciously with some cooling, healing, invigorating applicatAdm like this never-fitiling ointment. It has worked wonders In making bad legs sound and strom er y en when the power of the tanod-esesels had nearly bees d dy ed, sad almost MON stag nation of the circulation had *d every ether carative mesas abortive. No sere writing or altar can withstand Its healing influence, which can be moot beneficially warted when winter Is giving place to spring, and the circulation becoming more active aad more easily controllable by proper purifying soothing, sad strengthanlng &pais. Nom , : , ••11 (wirrzp). In this matter, which came before the court yesterday on a rule callieg upon the company to register the traoder of 500 shares from Mr. G. F. Holroyd to Mr. F. H. Wil liamson, the parties, after considerab le discussion, agreed to have an issue raised as to whether Mr. Williamson was eatitled to be registered for that number of shame, and whether the compel)) , were bound to register the transfer. For that purpose a special case was to be settled by Mr. Holland, a gentleman of the bar e and the rule was to be enlarged in the meantime. The directors bed refused to register on the ground that they cocsidered Mr. William son as "irresponsible person." CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Wines.) In the case of (home Crane, 46, a roman] -looking fellow. described as a labourer, charged with the wilful murder of Aane Carr, by kicking and otherwise file/eating her, the jury, after oar report left yesterday, found the prisoner Guilty of manslaughter, but at the same time re commended him to mercy on the ground that the act tip geared to have been committed under peculiar circum stincea, and that on account of her drunken habits the system of the deceased woman was more liable to suffer frcen any bodily injury that she received. Wheu the prisoner was called upon to state whether be had anything to urge why sentence should not be pro nounced against him, be replied that he was innocent, and ent,red into a long statement with regard to the drunken habits of the deceased, declaring that she had received the injuries by falling about when she was drunk. With regard to the state of her eats, be wetted that they had been in the same condition for ten years. and that she received the injury during a fight with another woman, when her ear. rings were torn out of her earl. . . Air. Justice Wales, addressinithe prisoner, said that he bad been convicted by the jury upon what appeared to him to be the clearest possible evidence of the crime of manslaughter, and although it was no part of his duty to express any opicion upon a verdict delivered by a jury, he had no hesitation in saying that be thought be had bees very properly acquitted of the crane of wilful murder, and convicted for mantlaughter only, and it now devolved upon lam to pass sentence for that offence. There was so doubt that he had caused the death of this unfortunate woman by a kick that he had given her, and although it was very probable that she was addicted to drunken habits, sad had given him a great deal of provocation, it was necessary, for the sake of preventing society from being shocked by such occurrences as these, and also for the protection of unhappy Tidier, like the demised, that men should be taught that intemperance and misconduct ou the pert of their wives, or women with whom they cohabited, was no justification for their resorting to Acta of brutal violence of this description. The jury had recommended him to mercy, and he understood them to mean that they did this because they believed that be bad beers guilty of an act of sudden violence without premedi. tation, and he should give effect to this recommendation so far as to redoes the sentence of penal servitude which be should have paned upon him. This offence, however, was one of a very serious character, sad he felt compelled to pass upon him a sentence of penal servitude for five years. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Slue.) Elia Fermi, 58, publisher, who was remanded from the last session, was indicted for feloniously wounding, on the tird December last, one George Dornbuscb, with intent to murder him. Io a second count the intent was Mated to be to maim sad disable; sod in a third coast, to do grievous bodily harm. The primmer is a firm and col lected manner pleaded tot guilty, and when asked whether be desired to be tried by a jury composed entirely of Englishmen, or by s jury winposed bale of Englishmen sad ball of foreigners, replied, "By any jury." The prisoner was then gives in charge to the j ury already in the box. Mr. F. H. Lewis, with whom was Mr. Collins, appeared for the prosecution ; and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Montagu Williams, instructed by Mr. Maths A. Appel., solicitor to Mr. Heath. the Italian Ommel is Loodos. P. H. Lewis opeeed the facts of the case, as they appear detailed in the following evideoce The prosecutor, Yr. George Dorabesch, who still ap peared to be suffering severely from the iejeries he h a d sustained, in his examination in chief by Mr. Collins, stated that he was the proprietor of a periodical known es the Floating Cargoes List, and osenpied chambers in Gresham b ones, Old Broed-strest, and the prisoner was the pro prietor of a publication known as Fermis List, which was of the same character as his ( witness's) morning list On Saturday, the 23rd of December het, about half-pest 10 e'eleek is tha corning, he (tritons) was partatillag to his TIETOTALISX. —lt appears from a oorresponcienoe published in the /foneoeforatist, that s circular hes been hued addressed to Independent ministers, end signed by three ministers sad three laymen, requesting the roc:Solon • Isa 111 up se enclosed schedule by stratum whether or no be was • teetotaller. A Illisistior who imbeeribes himself • " Torqueseads,* sad dates from the Holy Inquisitios, harm; received one of the eirculem, has replied by propos in in tura the following queries to his isterrogatoes " Are yes • polygamist? and are you prepared to sign a pledge sgsiest polygamy if • form be mast you! 2. How many children ham you (if say; sad V am% wh o ! won). sad how mach pooketmrmey do you allow sash them 3. Do you ever quarrel with your wife, or say of her nem relation? and if se. do you ewer let the ma go down upon II your wrath ? 4. How long do you allow your Milan' bills printed sod I. i 19 6 p.bud t .i by 'mama KM to remain unpaid ? When these question so answered by Lowbardygmt. fs the City of LaDdia . , whim mei' each of the six mmtlemen, Torquemad e will be prepared Doss la lasebardatrest. 1111 Qs Prorl agl " . with another Ist" Th 1111111614 nagliAllT 1.1111. London L° l NOTII Capital the hall lx-and, either ai Compan *natant.. 21. U TR) T , MITI OM all 04 • el: - gas z AVMs. aid UM ........-- KE rare - an eh UMW' Brown Inint Leedom G° BLAIR say Ch .. Mee the seems Oe her return voyage I looked at 1 ai rl iners; reeneatend the following geOtlentee, nadir the age The jury viewed th; liody, which was mach bur s t, the acts of biutal violenceof this description. The jury had attorney did allow the defendant to act in his name. - It BIRTHS. -, r,.•••• igu.whabiedow. Ws r! 00 ....-4. fedi that l -return valve, and did not see it there was any- of 26, as being entitled to honorary distinction :-L Daniel face in particul a r being much disfigured. M r . Dixon, son recommended him to mercy, and he understood them to however, appeared by some documents that were put in, CIIVIKIL - Jewww , 29, " ---,--" be matter with it. Had there been anything wrong O'Connel French, who served hie clerkship to Messrs. of Dr. Diane, Hertford - street, May.hir, said deceased was urea, that they did this because they believed that be bad and which were in the defendant's handwriting, that be had o r m lat._, J . 29 at num Ditto°, the will 4 ' uary, ---- em valve I think I must have discovered it. I have Yates. Son, and Martin, of Liverpool ; and Megan. Letitia, his sister.in-larr, and that on the 17th January l as t he been guilty of an act of sodden violence without premedi. distinctly described himself as • solicitor in those don'. Gambler listr., of a daughter. L° 1 bt it wee all right. Vistrd, Crowder, arid Arctic, of Leedom. 2. Charles heard she was burnt. He sent for Dr. Droitt, but she tatioo, and he should give effect to this recommendation so merits. airs J. T. Foster recalled-I heard some of the old- Edward Salmon, who served hs clerkship to Mr. William died about nine days afterwards. He asked deceased far as to reduce the sentence of penal servitude which be Several very respectable witnesses were examined, who Captain W. & Hunt, 7ith Bit:Wanders, cd a i r e s ibeatt o BIINT.-January T 9, at London-road. ildebt 4s • thl # NOTIt MALOGLM.-January Dr, at gtatmon.plece. B and read the oth er as t o the possibility of protecting admire, of Bury St. Edmunds. 3. George Nichols. Marcy, how it happened ? She made no reply, bat from should have paned upon him. This o ff ence, however, was gave the prisoner an excellent character. Capital Pohl/aye of steamers when at sea. I think that the who served his clerkship to Messrs. Marcy and Whitcomb., her manner be understood that she had pet her. one of a very serioss character, sad he felt compelled to EA° of a muc titer . The jury returned • verdict of Guilts, but sentence ea. ew e! , W ,.; kliekehts--,..- White B ib . B ow , Wrilern,lie d the half hatchway should be capable of being protected so as of Bewdley ; Mr. George Marcy, of Welliegtoe , Salop ; self on fire wilfully. Dr. Druid said he bad pass upon him a sentence of penal servitude for five years, deferred. ""''''"'" -- '" ww7 ''"' a t of IL B. Snead. Fem., a daughter. ,,if, eg Ile eix-and, s strong at the deck, by some arrangement or other, and Maseru Church, Prior, and Bigg, of London. 4. Thomas attended deceased for some time. She had su ff ered from (Before the Common &Meant.) vriMBUSB.-January 30, at Colney-hateb. th e either ai NEW COURT. comp an ld think that it might be done by increasing the Francis Rider Hammond, who served his clerkship to Mr. a surgical operation, but had tolerably well recovered. She Edward Morris, who yam convicted oe Tuesday of a beak gat, of • daughter. Instant.. di of the present skylights, which might be made as Bernard Platte Broomhead, of Sheffield ; sod Yr. Charles was, however, much afflicted both bodily sod mentally. (Before Mr. Justice Shoe.) burglary at Wandsworth, and stealing a quantity of plate, MABALAGES. .... tee . Trades-You, Ite II as the deck. Fidd ey. o f L on d on. 5 . H enry S e lf. L eonar d , who served She had been abroad wrth h e r hu s b an d, w h o WAS • son o f Rli a F erm i, 58, publisher, who was remanded from the I wee brought up for judgment, arid sentenced d to seven BRAMLNY-1121LAD.-Jsnuary 27. at 8 4 '"7, -- : RAO U. La T-You would have no diffi cu lty i n h av i ng th e hi s c l er k s hi p to Messrs. Abbot and Leotard, of Bristol ; Dr. Dixon, and she returned to England completely ghat- last session, was indicted for feloniously wounding, Wa th e ! years' penal servitude. tyr, Avenue road, Lawrence Brumley, raq» .------- i elms and so strong that the hatchway would he as and Misers. Jones, Blaxland, and Joilia, of London. 6. tered io health. Her manner was very peculiar at times, 23rd December last, one George Dornbuscb, with intent to That learned judge, after pronouncing sentence, said that _?9,),E . Arin_Entl i e r te o es l iof j fialdax. 29. at 6 , 00 . 0 1 0 11 T T as the deck !- No. George Francis Riddiford, who served his clerkship to arid her friends had entertained serloc, thoughts of placing murder him. Is a second count the intent was stated to the constables in the came appeared to have exhibited • " L b x l ' ury. '" - 1L 1 E ..,. E . E ft yl e r na g. Tiller, lin- , 4 igni Lain Harris-I watt your opinion on ibis. Home gee- Meagre. Wilton end Soo, of Gloucester ; and Messrs . her in an asylum. Os the very day she was beret a con- be to maim sad disable; sad in a third meat, to good deal of Met and intelligence, and he directed that one • " mtge. uteu , s ur r e y, to 11er7,._ . ....., N o V , live ear I has proposed, among other inventionr, to fit revol- Hayes, Twisden, Parker, and Co., of London . 7. Roger saltation had been arranged on this matter of placing her do grievous bodily harm. The primmer is • fi rm and col.. of them, named Littlejoho, should be paid • reward of 31., daughter of it. erathersoie, gm., of The ,••••"" all the e on shutters over the eee i e e-rooni. One of the most Turner, who served his clerkship to Mr. H. 0. Brydone, under restraint. In reply to as express iourrhy from the lasted manner pleaded Apt guilty, and when asked wheth er I and InsPector Lovelace. ' and two other officers. named both. ! Newsy and Kingot reward of IL each. sea o hm , * Mi ds. et practical men has writte n m e a l e tt er in which be of Petworth, Sussex. & John Cory Monkhoese, who coroeer, Dr. Druid mud he did not believe deemed was he desired to be tried by a jury composed entirely of I WOOD-WIBB.-January W, at er.ill - k a o f 1.5 nit , erUl pr lieu. D. B. C. H. Purkis, Richard H en ry. . w oo, ' I have carefully considered the subject, and lam of served his clerkship to Messrs Rushton and Armitatead, of aware of this consultation on that day. Whenbe asked her ' Englishmen, or by a jury composed half of Englishmen and Clara. daughter ". '" Prim lis e that the ordinary tarpaulins is, for all purposes, Bolton-le-Moon ; sod Messrs. N. C. and C. Milos, of on the following day how 'begot burnt she made no reply, half of foreigners, replied, "By any jury." The prim mer TIETOTALIML-It appears from a correspondence 1 Is Ka i i.„ e °l i rernt etesk te Ellisu Agee* offective t h a n such an application would be, and car- Loaders. The Council of the Ineorporated Law Society have but smiled in • peculiar manner, leaving him to infer was then given in charge to the jury already in the box. published in Use Nonconformist. that a circular has been I DEATHS. tits 0.1 1 • 01 gad its, ff ..--..- a leaer.s impediment to the ventilation ." Yoe see bow sessrglagly awarded the above gentlemen lying of books. that it was premeditated-that is fast she had set Mr. F. H. Lewis, with whom was Mr. Collins, append bawd addressed to Independent ministers, and signed by BAIIZY.-Jausery Ti, Xilsalath , the wile - a -- . gentleman goes on to say, " There ha. LONDON Gilriltit Otegrißtrs COMPANY (Limittc). fire to hen& wilfully. That was the opinion he farmed for the prosecution ; and the prisoner was defended by I three ministers and this, laymen, requesting the recipient , Primed -plan, Wandsworth-road .= thamona m r .ll • KE been, to m 7 knowledge, in instance of the skylight ,‘,.... receipts fn n the week eed i ee Jae ga on the matter. A few days previously a was discovered Mr. Montagu Williams, iintructed by Mr. Charles A. to 111 up ea maimed schedule by etaturg whether or no be BALDea - Jan 19, et Bede ,ef the compasy's veweis beteg injured by the sea -''''''° . --' that a portico of her clothes had been burnt, whether acci. Angrier, solicitor to Mr. Heath, the Italian Consul in ; was • teetotaller. A enieister who imherwitee himself : et. WI; Pare an ' 11 102/ Os. led . anuary it 9 at Ifouchton, Hundnido. i any chime be adopted I would recommend the '. “• ~ ~ ,, destiny or not be could not say. Jane Gardiner, servant Diodes. I " Tormieeseds," bed dates frogs the Holy Inquisitioe, ; BROWN s , tei e i rou , l a bar 63 ,,j yeee. T. =lir en "an angle hen-grating With Bat croen-bars, ni t , [Advertisement.) - H OLLOWAY - 11 trINTMENT AND at the house where deceased lodsed,earil that creWsidoesday, Mr. F. H. Lewis owned the facts of the ease, as they ' having received one of the eiroulme, has replied by propos. de.11018111.-J Brown . H hbarfarewwW , emery M, at a Weatiot ;good tarpaulin to roll up in fine weather I ore icier PILIALI'iW all weabt are men alalwarkwber• sod www were Jan. 17th, she prepared deceased for the bath, and then appear detailed in the following evidence : I leg in turn the following queries to hie interrogate,' :- , MC MIA, seed W. leltiewl° o Masses, DM efficient plan. It has also the g t w j eas t age o f ominous, than ulcerations on the eartatie of the body. Where- • retired ioto an adjoining room, leaving the door open. The prosecutor, Mr. George Dorabesel, who still ap- !‘' I: Are yes •• polyttatak• ? sad •I• Pm prepared to sign 2431 •L".._„__ u- e ___ - Jee tar " the Zaelcei. Brown ever are situated it is di ffi cult to care them, union treated . tting oat of order." What is your opinion of this I Shortly afterwards she beard loud screams, arid oe entering peered to be suffering severely from the iejeries he had • Pleripapiald Polygamy if • form be met yea ! 2. How , e'""" ' .4. . "..'' 7t. .....,_ e at agelda half-tur Judiciously with some cooling, healing, Invigorating application In pint ;time -I think if you made the structure on which )i ke ted a never.raffing ointment It has worked wonders in the room found her in Hawes. Witness gave an alarm, sustained, in his examination in chief by Mr. Collins, stated mace y children have you Of any i sad if aoe% why eot?). . A w el = art a j a lu l uar Y taa, t a a t ua Abl a t nadm m r , C.'" ... jacksse_ L eel . --A 11 Landon eked the grating as strong as the ship it would do very mating lad len sound and strong. even when tbe power of the and ouceseded in extinguishing the flames in &hoot three that he was the el • cal known se the and bow mach quarrel -missy do you allow sash of them t BIMMS.-J nary 29, at CamberweillieWe lin Meod-vessele had news beep d es t ro yed._aad awes aloft stag- or four minute . The landlady then mem up. Witness Floating Cargoes and chambers in Gresham. 3. Do you ever quarrel with your wife, or nay cif her raw m um a. - ...., letleman with a f o reign aCeSat here stepped forward , mew el the circulation had rowed every ether "rail" could nos gay whether the barna were canoed by accident house, Old Broad-street, and the prisoner was the pro. relating*? and it se. do yen ever let the sea go down upon w s wei, d 10 e i ° id he had • plan for ensuring the misty of vessels, b iseam eaung a bo bert u l e. ve ,;o No i sere wound or be ide/1; 0,4 as merti4witisiolgints or not. The deceased had on only an noder•flasnel and • 1 prier of a publicedoe known as Fermi's List, which was your wrath ? 4. Row Wig do you allow ye s, tail"' hill , related sad peausited by mum' Ins -- - ..r ti BLAIR he wished to describe. ,wh ch can most ne winter is giving place to spring. and the circulation beoowing chemise. ilia turf rotated a verdict to the effect that ,of the same character as his (witness's) monism list. On to remain unpaid ? When these quondam are answered by m es e er e i e ees t . l e tb e City o e toeideei-w k aigMe any Ch Traill-What is your name ?-Wittenbergh. I no- i fr o z aum actsv and e = an d m agth ore .thi eutly asiew coatrallabl• by proper purifying i deceased died from th e gr ee t s o f h um b le , h u t b ow nosed I I Saturday, the 23rd of December last, about half-past 10 each of the six gentlemen, Tortplemeda will be prepared oats is Lombard -streek le the 11 " 184 ' .. Cliarldwatrook L i your them was sot sachet oviloac• to dhow. o'eloek is the noraiog. he (witoon) was ptessoilms to his with another Not." , MOM" naftlilAST 1. WM _.....,' -4 - -.......-. •\ yeller 8.000 Llv - e ter Cm ,1 Lien Trial d. ii.i lIIMILI Meek* he balsa giber last prow leavin