The Express. — London, England, 1862-11-06 00:00:00

FACTS ABOUT TASMANIA. Before our English convicts were sent to Swan River in Western Australia, Van Diemen's Laud, now known as Tasmania, had rather an evil repu tation. With the finest climate in the world, and scenery unequalled for beauty and grandeur, its population was largely made up of thieves and vagabonds. That legislative wisdom which now makes English prisons far more comfortable than labourer's cottages and workhouses, which fattens the criminal with the most carefully selected food, administered in liberal quantities, did all it oould to foster crime by planting easy prisons in a dis tant Paradise. Convicts were sent at great cost to the other aide of the globe, were released at the earliest possible moment to work as free labourers in the colony, and were practically turned into thriving emigrants sent out at the expense of their country. Of course they wrote home glowing ac counts of their condition and prospects ; of course more thieves and ruffians were wade by these let ters ; of course their friends and relatives sailed out to join them ; and of course they took suit and service with their friends and relatives. When their fortunes were made, and their nominal term of transportation had expired, they returned as first-class passengers to their deluded country. Many a convict capitalist was thus made to bless the wisdom of his governors, and the days when he took to crowbars or pocket-picking to gain a dis honest living. Tasmania, no longer troubled with fresh convicts, has well tilled its appointed place in the Interna tional Exhibition, and has given us, through Mr. George Whiting, the secretary to the Local Com missioners, a abort statement of its position, pro ducts, and resources. It is an island nearly as large as Ireland, lying about 120 miles south of the south eastern corner of the Australian continent. Its area comprises about sixteen millions of acres, or about 25,000 square miles. Thecentml part of the island consists of a table-laud, averaging at least 3,000 feet shove the level of the sea. It is plentifully watered by large lakes and rivers, the latter affording an amount of constant motive power for mills or for irrigation, perhaps unequalled, within the same dis tance from the sea, in any country in the world. Among the Tasmanian products timber occupies the most conspicuous place. This has been well illustrated by the "Tasmanian Timber Trophy," in the International Exhibition, where spars, rail way sleepers, joists, quartering, flooring-boards, ships' knees, pla:.king, &c., together with valuable splitting timber, have been shown in every variety of kind and condition. This " trophy " has fur nished valuable information as to the abundance, variety, sud lasting qualities of Tasmanian timber, to all persons interested in ship-building, railways, and public buildings. It has no less clearly shown the adaptability of Tasmanian cabinet woods for ornamental furniture, and other requirements of modern elegance and refinement. Many of the specimens shown equalled the finest samples of walnut, rosewood, or mahogany. The export of timber from Tasmania in 1860, princi pally to the colonies, amounted to 73,7201. The demand has generally fluctuated with the success of gold mining in Australia. In 1853 this item of export amounted to 443,0001., when a pair of sawyers were known to earn about 40/. in one week. Whale fishing, another branch of colonial in dustry, has regained the prominence in Tasmanian estimation which it occupied before the derange ment of all industrial pursuits by the gold disco veries. The fishing ground of the Tasmanians reaches from their own shores to the Antarctic regions, and is sufficiently well stocked to attract a large number of American whale ships, who fre quently discharge, provision, and refit at Hobart Town. There are now 25 vessels, with an gate tonnage of 5,746 tons, engaged in whaling from the port of Hobart Town. The quantity of sperm oil and head matter from the Southern whale fishery exported in 1861 amounted to 710 tons, worth about 60,3501. The boats which have been suspended from the " trophy " are whale boats, made of colonial wood, and the harpoons and all other gear connected with them have been fitted up by colonial workmen. Each boat, such as those exhibited, when fitted with line, oars, dc., com plete, costs about 701. Coal exists in nearly every part of Tasmania. The main portion of the fuel used in Hobart Town is derived from mines at New Town, in the close vicinity of the capital, and from Taman's penin sula ; but it is known that coal beds of far greater value than those which have been worked, princi pally on account of their easy accessibility, exist in other parts of the island. The coal is very bitu minous, is used by the coasting steamers, and has recently been largely exported to Victoria. Amongst the mineralogical collection of Tas mania some black and white marbles from the Flo rentine Valley and from Chndleigh, where it is burned for the common purposes of lime, have shown by their texture and polish that Tasmania is not without the means of ornamental archi tecture. Gold has been found in Tasmania, but it has not yet been discovered in paying quantities. There are abundance of quartz reefs iu the Fingal dis trict more or less auriferous, some of which will probably eventually be found to pay for the crush ing. Tu stimulate exploration, the colonial govern ment has just offered a reward of 20,0001. for the discovery of a payable gold field. Galeua and copper ore have been found in dif ferent parts of Tasmania, but not hitherto in any considerable quantity. Iron ore abounds all over the colony, which will doubtless some day prove highly advantageous in connexion with the vast coal fields of the east coast. The ore is found to consist of pure protoxide of iron, and furnishes a very pure and malleable metal. the agricultural capabilities of Tasmania have freely been taken advantage of by the inhabitants. In 1800, with a population of 87,775, the amount of laud under cultivation was no less than 218,315 acres. As in all now countries, much rough and imperfect farming exists, but improvement has proceeded llv id the vctical dts - MARKETS. TALLOW.—WeansoAT team. —The market wag steady to-day :—Spot, new, 465. ; all the year and Wean. ber, 464. 3d. to 465. Gd. ; January to Much, 46g. 6d. ; March, 47.. Delivery to last evening, 697 casks ; arrivals ditto, 999.csaks. 001TON.—trviraroor., Nov. s.—Our market, is quiet to-day, without change in prime. The Dales are 1,500 bales, including 100 American, 22d. to Ztid. ; I,ICO Surat, to 16 4 ; 300 Egyptian, 13d. to 22d.; of which 700 are for speculation and export. The week's im port is 9,262 bales. CORN.—BosroN, Nov. s.—We have had a slow market here to-day in wheats, at Is. to 2s. decline on the prices of this day se'nnight. Red, 47.. to 495. ; white, 50s. to 51s. The puce. of all kinds of spring corn were in favour of the Srocrrox-os•TEEs, Nov. s.—The arrivals of wheat from abroad and coastwise for the past week are large. At this day. market there was a good supply from the growers, which met a fair demand at about last week's cur rency. Oats in good request at fall prices. Barley, beans, and peas unchanged. Imports during the pest week : 512. E coastwise, 1,210 ; foreign, 2,940 ; oata, coastwise, Guscow, Nov. s.—This day's market was thinly attended, and American red wheat met a slow sale, although offered at 3d. to 6d. per boll reduction on the week. For fine qualities of flour previous rates were required, but second..ry aorta, of which there is a good deal offering, were irregular and cheaper. Malting barley 6d. per boll dearer. Grinding beans, peas, and Indian corn, were unaltered in value. Gate and oatmeal dull, and rather in favour of buyers CATTLE.--SourwALl., Nov. s.—Prime qualities hold their price, but others are very slow at reduced rates. Beef made from 34. to 4s. 10d. • mut:ton, 4s. to to. 4.1. ; veal, 41. to Sa. pork, 3., 4,1. to 4s 6d., per stow of hlbs., sinking the offal. HIDES AND LEAralt.—Another month has paned without producing any change in the leather market. The extent of business done has not increased—probably, it has scarcely equalled that of some recent months—but it has for the most part sufficed to maintain the nee• balance of supply and demand which has been for some tiros a marked feature of the trade : stocks have not ac cumulated, and prices are almost unchanged. The period now approaching is not unfrequently one of diminished business, and the pressure from want of employment in the cotton district' will doubtless be most apparent in its influence on the demand during the winter months, but the caution that buyers have for a long time exercised is almost a guarantee that the rime steady, uniform cha racter of the market will still bra maintained. .It is pos- sible that the state of the American exchanges may in. duce shipments of leather as well as other commodities to this country, but as a compensation we may state that • full average export demand continues for leather. In raw goods there is very little change to quote in value. The import has been large, compensating for its paucity in the previous month. The transactions show a fan average, but the stooks on the whole are coosiderably in. creased. At Leadeohall yesterday there was a limited supply of leather, and also • small attendance of buyers. There was no change in prices of any article, and those goods enumerated as being in request during the month were still wanted.—(From the Circular of Hews. T. J. sad T. Powell.) TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mlles Par Mee- Total, Total, RAILWAY! open etagere chandlee IWO 1031 Week ending Aug. 10. A. a A It gut I wlisw . Bengal Division 362 2,722 3.307 6,090 6,009 North-West Provinces 279; 1,122 1,611 2,143 2.101 Week ending Sept. 7. Great Indian Penineula Week ending Oct. 23. Detroit and Milwaukee 4,914 5,394 Week anthills; Oct. 24. Great Western of Canada 345 Week ending Oct. 25. FdltnandTufrosr )091 - 13,017 12,110 7,033 b,204 ScottisTti v iortn Kastern and Dundee and Arbroath.. 132 6,020 6,916 Week eating . iia - ii.." --- . Limerick and mum ll4, 146 64 210 176 Mattock and Payne' llei 111 43 164 177 Waterford and Kilkenny 31 146 716 361 380 Waterford and Limerick 77 678 1,060 1,729 1.45 Week melbas Nov. 2. Contemn — 747 484 1,231 1.170 Great Northern WS 15,667 18,621 33.886 09,730 Lancashire and Yorkshire 2/669 19.236 20,565 12,900 34,926 London & North Westernll3Bl 42,126 48,941 90,966 16,730 London .6 South Westere 14,852 6,76$ 21,610 Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire North Staffordshire 248 7,966 7,695 VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Burton Castle (skip;, from Bombay for Liverpool, Sept. 19, lat. tl lon. 66 L Cape Thicket, from Montreal for Gloucester, Oct. 28, lat. 49 N., fn. 26 W.. Frauds Barclay. from Cardiff for New York, Oct. Si, lat. 47.5 N., lon. 40.30 W. Glaucus, from Ravannalt for Clyde. Oct. 9, lat. 31 N., lon. 78 W. of and from Glasgow for Bombay, Sept. 9, lat. 24 8.. lon. a; E. . • . lautina Christina. Beekertag, from Newcastle for Alexandria. lat. 61.43 N., Ma i6o James Thanlcombe from Madras for London, Sept. 21. Uyerpool_l6lp), from Waal* fur London. Aug. lat. 2 N., — lon. SOS Nepaul (slap), from Moulmelo for Falmouth, Sept. 11., tar 24 S., 16n. 66 Standard (barque), from Shields for Carthagens, all well, Oct. 14, kat 49, lon. 8.7. E bra. (barque), from Shields for Singapore, Aug. 19, hi 36 S., St I. I of laud itudet: sill was no less than 218,315 _ v Horse acres. As in all now countries, much rough and , Shoes. He said "it " would soon he done, and work at the Isle of Wight, so that my friends migh - i he gave me 31. to take to Brewer and 1/ for myself. think I was at work there and not steyin Dr. Spinks argued contra that if the document were ad- i t .77. - ; -- I:7 i nutted to probate, the court w . . was at ternsurpisee, alter taking him home, be col de. -- DR. DI Joiron ' s Liam-Baku COD LIVER OILS imperfect farming exists, but improvement has I maw Brewer the next morning in the pouter's shop, cod with Burnett . I went to PcAsmouth. That I told him Burnett hail seat him some money, and he "' said about • month before the reward was is was sued which would entirely emasculate world W es ills tabl A ish et. ° Imelda" Sir C. Cresswell took time to consider his judgment. i f i or iandedf our be surely something wroog in that. produce the same beneficial e ff ects as Dr. de Jongh's Oil on the ted eow th ee a m tt m h e e e re ed m h tust en It Is now conclusively established that no other Oil can possibly proceeded rapidly, and the practical results are be did not want any of Buroett's money at all-he did not Burnett gave me tit. for Brewer a n d 21. for myse:f. I went doable tobre Eve v a e m ‘ o h u li n i t. l°P. H e an a d ug h g a es d such that no country reuniuda the traveller so went to have anything to do with it. He then asked me to Laventoke, and Brewer came to me in my father's gar. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-Nov. 5. have been satt,fied with receiving fei. then. ough's Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil. both In public and private The cabman, on being recalled, admitted that he would ator e°°•%°° . ari Pt o ° : _irl,v,• tu tid- vio A- g f ehd . ita m w e a7 y ....ra? . ... k .... l l nz: e . l ll : u . .. t ed Vl ll :; much of the " old " one as Tasmania, Guano if I knew who Burnett took the paper to. I told him I did den. I told him that Burnett had sent me f w some more not know, but that I had heard Burnett (Before Mr. Commissoner Holroyd.) Mr. Paynter said that under thew circumstances he should j practice, In the treatment of consumption. I have nu hesitation Las been extensively applied, the use of the tell his wife that paper, and be told me to go to him that night at about LW RE SIMMONS AND WHITE. only make an order for that amount, which Captain Elliott in stating its effects are very tar superior to those of see o o w , • Fred had not got the plate ready , and he asked me if it was 11 o'clo3k. I went to his house that night, and told him bankrupts warehousemen , of Cannon-street Pahl, with the usual costs ' Cod Liver 011. - -Sold only in capsuled bottles, 2a 6.1., 4s. Al., threshing machine has become universal, the reap- F re d L ammr t or. ? I said I did not t know, but I would ask that Burnett had sent him 61., and he had not got the otherand 95., by Dr. de Jongh s agents. Amer, Bedard, and Co. R. ing machine is greatly used in the noitheni district, Burnett when I saw him. I gave the 31. to Brewer. On key done. I gave him the money, and he said he could not West . The Thiswas was were the sittin g for examination and dis- charge. The *comets. prepared by Mears. Glover. show ga SOUTHWAIIK. 1 and a spirit of progressive enterprise is everywhere the same night I saw Burnett, and I asked him if the man's get any more paper without I could stop a fortnight. I told liabilities of 3,4004 ; the assets have realised about 70W . violent i constables of the Mdr " ttiug team ts on throe visible. The northern and midland agricultural name was Lancaster it was. I did not see Brewer for three at all, and he should not tell me who him I could not, as I had told my father I must get back to Mr. F. Reed, for the assignees, did not object to the ward Cullen was fleetly examined, charged with com. Straluk 14"e°14 and ehemiles.-4Adeeni"menej milting o , one of whom he so savagely treated that he will be BIRTHS, MARRIAGEB i AND DEATHS. i societies Lave annual cattle shows and matches, or four days after work. He told me to come next Sunday, late at night, sod_ bankrupts paring. th a t, when be told me he sad been to London and I told him that I would. I stopped about a week, and went ,• Passed, and order of discharge appointed for the 4th of Evans, 42 M, the latter o ffi cer. who limped into snort with BIRTHS. which have no doubt effected great good. In 1860 asked me if I had n Burnett , ' and told me to London to Burnett 's, and lie asked me if I had got any December. AL LEN.-November 1, at Stoke Ne Mn. C. H. Alen. . assistance, said that on the night of the 14th ultimo, about. 1 li the yield of wheat wee 21 bushola, of barley 20 to ask him, when I maw buslieLs, of oats 30 bushels, and of potatota 4 tons him again, whether he more paper ; and I told him I had got to go down again had seen Fred Lancaster lately, and he told me that on Sun&y. On the next Sunday we both went together. The baokruptsTgweggre AND a e o l d e. publish unable to perform his duty for • long time. twelve o'clock. he was on duty in the &wearer-road, when D lO a trr-_, 4 ......._,_,_ . ... a . -Mare, the wile of 8 cwt. per acre. In the Great Exhibition of 1851 if Burnett wanted any more paper, I was to I got out et Buingatoke, and waited for the last train to Bridge-street, Blackfriara This was the sitting for exami- Witness dispersed the mob, and all went quietly away but OIMION.- November 2, at eh°. • d.ugi,.....,.. • of est it for him. When I next saw Burnett he asked me to Overton. Burnett went on to Laverstoke. I waited at • °ft . of New his attention was attracted to • mob about • drunken man. Commande r 1 7 . : N " . f °° ' °°4° P wr hain, Manchester, the wilt. Mears. Johnstone the Tasmanian wheat was declared by the judges to -,,i him o m . . . natm° aad d i•ch•r li e • The account " of the prisoner, who reeds use of disgusting language to him, the Rev. It H. Gibson. BA .of a daughter. _ , ore paper, and I told him I would see if I Overton till about ten and then walked to Laverstoke, and be, after that of South Australia, the best in the Luld, and I got twelve sh of plain . I torched he about ' I Brewer eets took them to reach t - li 11. went tos house, and he and Co. show liabi li ties of about 15,000/. ; assets and pro- ad at the same time struck witness a severe blow on the HARDY.-November bat Ade . , laide.rosid Hampstead, dream . p er ry bold by creditors, 3,00 W. world. Al iongst the herds and flocks of Tasmania Bureau at Whitchurch, and he brought them to London. told me I had better stop there that night and go back the !d r , nude)) appeare for the aesignees. 'head. which caused him to fall. As he wasattetnpti to get W. 1 - tied/. Melo of • ddistihter. of Nr. B. may be seen almost every superior known breed, I saw Brewer two or three days after that, and I told him next night. The next morning be gave me two parcels to It transpired that the estate is being wound up out of the prisoner kicked him violently, anddislocited his right 'r uN° • -°°•einher 3. at Kentish-town, the wife Agana, of a son. I which have peen spiritedly imported from Great I had got Burnett some more paper, and he said," Oh, that's bring to London, telling me to give one to the woman I met court under the 110th section. an up kle. Witness endeavoured to get up and wits him, but owing to his ankle being out, he was unable, and had Cot vetch, the wife of Dr. E. Pun:ell, of *daughter. Britain, German 8 ain and France. Thu Tess - . all right!' Burnett came back from Londou, sod on his before, and the other to Burnett. The parcels contaiued His Honour granted the order of discharge. another constable come up, be be li eved the prisoner would RIOSARDSON.-November 2, at Brighton, the wife at T. PURCELL-November 1, at College-buildings, Mass hill. Green- .. y 9 P 9 return I saw him. I did not want anything in particular. fives, tens, sod plains, and rupee paper. He told me to maunder cart-horses are famed throughout Aus- i ii. said I might as well have 5s , and he gave me Rs. He sleep at Buingstoke that night, in order to enable him to re RE SPRINGER. have murdered him. Richardson, Esq., of a son. f 1 truths. In 1860 the number of horses in the island odd at the time the paper would woo be done. I saw write to the woman. I went to London the next day, and Brown and iu the Borough-road on the in que..ion, and on ar- ". "."'"'", `lgo of • WHIFFIN.-November 1, at Royaloreacent, Nottingniff. ihe i was 21,034, cattle 83,366, and sheep 1,700,930. Amongst Tasmania's staple exports the raising of - - - - to London Brewer two or three times after that, but he did not say the rams woman I met before was waithis for me. She anything to me about it. I told him I thought about going asked me if 1 had brought anything from Mr. Brewer. I The bankrupt was a general merchant, of Bury-street, St. Police-constable 38 M Laid he night beard the calls of "Poliee• SCUTT , . ...... „ -li . ov .__ emberL _sit . liensingtompark.gardens, the wife 0 Mary.axe. The accounte, prepared by Meseta Dubois, show liabilities of 7,000/. ; with assets and property riving at the spot be "'wt." witness lying on the ground , wife of H. W. S. Whlfilu, lip of • son. incapable of getting up. Witness wired hold of the pi. WILLIALS.-Nov ber 1, at"Zingarec.terrace, Farnham. the held by creditors estimated at 40001. to get work. He paid it would be the best told her I had, and after some conversation she went wool is her most productive industrial pursuit. ii;wile of Major 11. F. Williams, 00th Royal Rides, of a dnuelita• lig I could do. I told Burnett the same ht, and awe ,taking both rcels with her. Burnett ca Imo from Mr. Murray a pp eare d tar the aasigneee ; and Mr. &wawa weer, who threw him down. and kicked him severely. Tasmanian wools have produced the highest prim ,be ai m I had better w l' constables 29 and 48 ld said they went to the es- . u.ice- MARRIAGES. before I left La k day , d I told him I had brought get some paper versto e the next an some for the bankrupt. thampten I of any colonial wools which have reached the Eng- ' the mills. I said I would see about it. I saw paper, and he said he had seen Brewer, but did not tell me CATTELL-TREW.-November 1, at St. Luke's, Ewc , , _ the . ' to the tat' di He ki c ked lish market. Brewerafterwards, and told him Burnett wanted me to get what had passed. 1 saw him examine the paper. Oa the g ranteu. ge tti ng I emu" . • I °° °um'. 0. Cattell, Pay . , of Camberwell New-road, to rue. de .1 car There .. was no opposition, and the order of discharge was sas' bine° of the other officers, sod had great difficulty in of h. t ki. hem severely, and nearly tore all their clothes off their of the late T. Trew, leo., of Southampton. 1 The climate and soil of Tasmania are admirably I some more piper, and he said I could pleats myself about following day 1 went to Burschw's with him, and he took I that. 1 afterwards took • quantity of paper, about fie :.y some of the paper with him. I waited for him hisas b e f ore. IN RE ROBERT CASE. CRESSALL-KILMPTON.-November 11, as 51. Mark's. T . .: 1 1 . 11 ". 1 1: calculated to grow and to improve all the best The bankrupt was a commission agent, of Arthurstreet, Old Kent-road, and elsewhere. This was the adjourned The prisoner, who bore an excellent character, said, in ton-park, by the Re v... 7. Lees, M.A., Mr. 8. L. L .. !.. , , z , 1 fruits of the temperate zone. The total value of sheet'. ; I c a n 't say exactly how many. They Were plein, About • week after I heard Burnett tell wife to fives and tens. I took them to Burnett, and he left for go to Buocher's and get some more money. gib e examination sitting. Delds, 2,3561. •no estate asked for an ad- was about. defence, that he was very drunk, sod did not know what he catheari°°. daughter °' the late Mr. X. Kempton. a ic• Ist fresh fruits and preserves exported in 1860 WWI , London, and I left on the Tuesday. I took all the piper took some of the paper with her. About a fort- Mr. Denny . , on behalf of theJEVPS-BATLIS.-November 4, at the Borough.road Beni him for trial Chapel, by NT J. Wells, Mr. A. Jeffs, of Hounslow, to l• ns, 66,2031., being nearly 12s. 6d. per head on theto enable him to es from the machine. I went to Stratford, where Burnett night before the reward was offered • person r. umm° '." , - ca rry out bankrout • composition with The magistrate committed upt, Payne i , i 7ter of Mr. R. Baybs, of Royal cart Kea' population. ; was staying, and stopped there foe five weeks. About • of the name of Aubery had tesat Burnett's, and they wentTHAMFI3. liabilities on their Merton- Starch Company," and had incurred is creditors. He had been c onn ected w i t h a wur o fortnight after we were there Burnett told me he was going away Weather that night. The next day Burnett told me William Royal, aged 24, a berme, was brought before NEW li -DAY.-October El, at St James . * Paddington , 1 1 i'. The Tasmanian system of land selling and grant- to L oa d., w i t h some of t ha t l e • rod „ a d hi m t o a mss named C om . account. the paper. He went up to Lon- Au ry h ad int roduced Mr. W°°l"Ych t charred with staling a gold Albert chain and the Bee. R. 0. Maul, the Rev, W.O. heaeheni, to Ya w l 1 ing is perhaps the most liberal one of any don three or four times while we were at Stratford. He ming., and that he was going to Birmingham to get some Mr. R. Gri ffi ths, for creditors, objected to the adjourn- &Memel calf skin, value 31. lOs. Charlotte, daughter of Colonel Day, Seth Regt. $ British colony. The island is divided into the did not tell me every time he went to London about the of the paper printed. Burnett afterwards told me that be meet , and wished to 'rumble the bankrupt. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, defended the prisoner. DEATHS. settled district, which comprises about two-thirds paper. He told me in the course of conversation that had received a letter from Cummings, and that he must The prosecutor in this case is Mr. James Coleman, a corn- . rocxgry.-Noves•her k a s cloot wo . co on o oo, Etieslieth Bea' 1 1 of the island, and the unsettled district, which em- . g would soon be done. After some accounts which he was ordered to furnish, there must His Honour said that as the bankrupt had not filed the weeks Etur go to Birmingham, u Cumminp wanted some money. I _, , ~... an .dt,„,,,0.0.0a either sine die, or fora mercial traveller, residing at No. 4, Quewee-row , Dals..o. trice , the beloved wife 02 John Becket*. Esq., in no. Gan P.e__. ' nett told me he was going back to Whitcburch ; went with him to the station, to see him off. Burnett re- ". neee"..7 ". -,-------, On Monday, the 27th ult., he went into the Pigott ' Areas BROWN.-October 11. at Crawford-street, Mr. J. M. E. """'''' , . braces about five millions of acres of the south- aged 641. ' and I told him 1 did not know wat I should do returned on the Saturda the reward was offered. Whim he tem- and public-house, at the corner of the East India-read, Lime. I western and western cents, including Port Davey if he went away. I told him I thought I should he ld b y bad been obliged to deposit all the go to my to me e nous.. He had been visiting several public.houses in the ' CA EALET.-November 4, at A earls-road. St. Joberswo nd • Lk , et ' and Macquarie Harbour. In the settled portion the brotherdn-law. Burnett retuthed to Whitchurch on the paper he had with him to get the other, meaning that before the court he should apply to it when t G he ri f fli ac ch u s we said ro the we was a very fraudulent one, course of the same day, and was not sober. Directly , otColonel P. O. Candet, fete of ll.M.'s Madras MOW, 5E 441 .,t 1 ... ANS.-November S, at Tooleyatreet, Southwark. ..r. T. • buyer has his free choice of all unsold land at 11. Sunday, and I followed on the Tuesday. When I got there I which be had given to Cummings.after he entered the Pigott Arms he became very ill, and w as f Evans. aged 67. additional reason for aniloese. per acre, the town lands only being invariably sold saw Jobu Brewer in the evenin aod he asked Die how it five five-pound notes fully printed, which he told His Honour said that was an He showed ma to direct a pronoun seat lumen) a cab. When he entered the Pigott Anna pub- ; FIELD.-October 31, 11. V. Field, Esq., of Maims , was I had come hack. I told tim I could not get work in me he had got from Bob Cummings, and that be had lic-bousehe had • gold watch and gold Albert chain attached , nimbler. yb auction. If he buy town lands he may pay off Adjourned for a month.re,llet 01 th' to it in his waistcoat pocket, and also carried • mull pared 111N0 .- November 2, at Abingdon, Berk*, Martha. l the amount by three yearly instalments ; but if he London, and he asked what I was going to do, and I • row before be could get them. After the told him I should stop at home , and if I could reward came out. Burnett suggested that I should go to The bankrupt, on leaving the court, was given in custody comiiinin e M eme l ca lf o h m. Wh oa hohoramonna...,.... I Isle C. King, E q., aged TS g ve should select country land, he is allowed to pay the work ; and I did get some work. Nothing more happened some Owe et retirement. He did uot sey anything to him by the assignees to • detective officer. ------ . O'CONNOIL-November 2, at Durbam.place, Iletinilifff o n. llka after recoveriog from his drunkeenees, he looked •at his • i wife of D. O'Connor, Esq., aged se. price (if above 401.) by eight annual instalmenta, . until about six weeks before last Christmas. I was in the with regard to the paper which he had given Cuormiajp. watch and chain, and to his greet astonishment discovered one-fifth of the amount being added for interest. . , "Prince" public-house at Whiteburch, when I saw Brewer. Mr. Lewis asked his lordship to postpone the cross-exami- Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre- that a tapper gilt chain, worth • few pence, had been sub- Printed and Published by Wicuan Kilo ustaa el Na ll' 1 The system is still more liberal ns regards the 'He asked me to hives gime of brand and water, I bad nation that be might be more fully instructed ; *nil Brewer, Teats Om Chines* passing off inferior brown leaves as Printer, at tk e in tb . stitnted fOr his gold chair, which coat him 70s. He air Locioard-ureet, to the cis" or Landon, .. one and he asked me RI was going house. I told him I his client, said he was not aware at all of the facts, and in smut kinds. hornistales Pea la uncoloured, therefore always missed some of the calf skins from the pareel. He gee, Mon In Lombeird.atnist , in the Precinct of Whitetrisia tumettled lands district. The country was or i g i na lly ' • f , • THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1862. settled by persons of consideration, military and naval officers, and others, who received free grants in proportion to their capital, and many of whose descendants now possess princely estates and in comes. The legialature, on the principle that it is better for the community to give land to those who will render it profitable than to let it lie waste, have wisely recurred to the free grant system in the unsettled lands district Any man may here select laud, between 50 and 640 acres in extent, and will receive a free grant of one acre for every pound sterling that he may possess (in money, farming implements, sawing machinery, or stock), on the following conditions, namely :—that he reside on it for five years, and that within that time he shall have cleared, fenced, and cultivated five acres out of every fifty selected, or have erected build ings or machinery of 250/. value for every fif.y. acres. The governor may give more time, or grant a part of the land where the conditions have been partially fulfilled. Gratuitous leases in this district for not exceeding 10,000 acres will be granted for ten years, on condition that the land be kept stocked with 100 sheep, or 20 head of cattle, for every 1,000 acres. Any portion .of such leased lot, not exceeding 640 acres (which may contain a farmstead or other improvements), may be pur chased at the rate of ten shillings per acre—pay able by eight annual instalments, as in the settled district. The population of Tasmania, by the census of 1861, was just ninety thousand ; the annual taxation is about 287,0001., or a little over three pounds a bead ; and the public debt is about 400,00 W. The males numbered 49,583 ; the females, 40,384. The females preponderated at ages from one to two years, five to ten years, fifteen to twenty years, and twenty to thirty years. The males were in excess at all ages above forty. The married males and females were nearly equaL The single wales, 33,700; the females, 24,760. This last pro portion promises very little at present for female emigration. The total population has increased one ninth during the last four years, and deducting children below eight years old, there is only one eighteenth part of the whole who cannot read and write. to speak with me on the road. We both left together, and on the road he asked me if I knew where Bur nett had gone to—he bad been gone about • fortnight. I told him I did not know when be had gone to; I supposed he bad gone lack to London. He asked me if I could find him, and I said I dare say I could. He mid be wanted me to take something to London for him, and he would see me to-morrow afternoon about it. The next afternoon I met him coming out of the mill-yard at shout four o'clock. He told me not to take any notice then ' • but that he would come up to the shop. About half an hour after he nine up to the shop, and my father was there, and for an excuse be said, " I want to borrow a saw." I lent him the saw, and he came back about half an hour afterwards. He then asked me if I was sure I could find Burnett. I told him I knew Acre his brother lived, and most likely I should be able to find him. He then asked me whim it would be most convenient for me to go to Lon don, and I told him I did not know, my father would wonder where I got the money from to go with. I then told him I thought of going to Portsmouth to my brother. He said it world be the beet way for we to come up again at Christmas. I went to Portsmouth and stayed there until a fortnight after Christmas, when I went to Laverstoke, and met Brewer as he was coming out of the mill yard, at 4 o'clock. He told me not to take Loy notice of him then, but to meet him at 11 o'clock, at the Red House, Whitthurch. I went into the tap-room, and when I saw him pass me I followed him, and waked with him to Laverstoke, which is about two miles. On the road he told me he wanted me to take two parcels to London, one to Burnett and one to some one else. It would be a woman, and I should meet her at Waterloo station. He told me she would be dressed in black, with a black bat, and all I should have to do would be to deed on the platform until she came up to me. He then asked me when I was going to London, and I told him I thought about going the next day. He said I had better not go the next day—l had better go the day after, so that he might write to the woman and tell her to meet me. He said be would walk on fast before me in order that no one might see us come home together, and be walked on and I fol lowed him. When I got to Brewer's house he was waiting for me at the door. He gave me two parcels, and said one was for Burnett and one was for the woman be wished me to meet. One was done up in brown paper, and the other in • newspaper. He told me to give the one in newspaper I to the woman, and the other to Burnett, and if I did not find Burnett to bring the parcel back to him. I asked him if there would be any mamma to bring hack. He said thst would be all right. I took the parcels home, and when I got there my father and mother had gone to ged. I opened both parcels and counted what was in each. There were 100 sheets of plain in the one I was to give the woman, and in the other were 110 sheets of 5/. note paper, and 76 for 101. I went to London the day but one after, se I bad arranged with Brewer. I went by the parliamentary train, and on my arrival, after waiting on the platform for about ten minutes, a woman, dressed in black, came to me and asked me if I had brought • parcel from Ile Brewer. I gave her the parcel, and she left me and went towards Waterloo-bridge in a cab. The next morning I went to Stratford and saw Burnett's mother, and from what she told me I found Burnett's residence in London. I went to his bowie and saw his wife. He was at the theatre, and his wife and I went to meet him. We saw him, and she said to him, " Harry's brought you some more paper." Burnett asked me where I got it, and I told him Brewer bad sent it. We went home to Burnett's house, where I stopped, and the next day be went out, taking some of the paper with him. When he came back he gave me :V., and told me to give Brewer 21. and keep If. for myself. He told me to ask Brewer for some more 50/. paper, and he should then be able to get him plenty of money. The next I day I went to Portsmouth, and while 1 was.there Burnett came to me several times. He wanted me to go to Laveretoke, and I told him I could not leave my work. On one occasion Mrs. Burnett came with him. He wrote to me, but I destroyed the letters. The third time he came I told him I would go and see Brewer as soon as I could. He left for London, and he wrote to me telling me he wan going to move. I burnt the letter by his desire. He gave me his address. About a fortnight after Euter, 1862, I went to Loudon. I went to Burnett's house, and he asked me if I had seen Brewer. I told him I had not. I was out of work, and bad come up to get work. I stayed at his house, and about a week after I bad been in town be asked me to go and see Brewer, and see if I could get any more paper, and 1 was to make out I was going to see my friends. I went to Laverstoke, and he gave me 41. to go with. When I got to Laverstoke I met Brewer as he was coming out of the mill yard, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. I told him that Burnett had sent me after sonic more paper; and he said, " Don't take any notice now; go down the lane, and I will come to you. ' I saw him in the lane, and he said he wanted me to take some more paper to London, and that he wanted me to take • key, in order to have another made like it. He asked me when I was going back, and I told him I was going to Poi ts mouth first, and was going back to Loudon on the Tueaday. He told me to go to him to-morrow night, and he would give me the parcel he wanted me to take to that woman I took the other to. I went to his '.souse the next night and be gave me two parcels, and told me to give one to Burnett and one to that woman. He gave me the key to take to Burnett to have another one made. I did not examine the parmis. Brewer said they contained paper. I went to Portsmouth taking the parcels with me, and went from there to Loudon an I bad arranged. On arriving in London I found the woman on the platform waiting for me. I gave her her parcel,and she walked away towards %V aterloo-bridge. I told Burnett Brewer had sent some more paper, and , had sent a key to get another one made like it. Burnett mid, "All tight, I'll get one made." I stayed at Burnett's house. Burnett went the night I got there, and when he came back be told his wife "he had got to go again at ten o'clock tomorrow." He asked MO to go with him, and I,went with him to the top of Strutton.ground, Westminster. I waited at • public-house for him, and be was away for two hours, when he came back, and asked me lif I wasted any money. I said I had not much, and he gave me a sovereign, and told me if I wanted any more to ask him for it. About a fortnight after I went again to Strut ton-ground with him, and waited until he came back, when he said he wanted to go somewhere and called • cab. I think be took some of the paper with him every time he wept. He went in the cab to King-street, Soho, where he said he wanted to see • man of the name of Franklin. He went away, and I waited for him in a public-house. The week after I again went with him. lie said he must go into Strutton-grouud another way or be should be noticed, and he told me it was a man of the name of Beecher be took the paper to. I have seen Burnett go into a butcher's shop in Stratton-ground, where Beecher lived. Burnett always had plenty of money when be came from Beecher's, and he always brought a joint of meat away with him. After one of these visits he showed me 51., which was printed on what be called "Snide" paper, by which I understood that it was not made at the milk He showed me the note, and told me how they impressed the water-marks on the paper. He said they used blocks to do it with. I told him I should like to see it done, and he said it would take • cleverer fellow than me to see that. After that Burnett :hanged his residence to Angel-place, Blackfriars-road, and I went with him. After about • fortnight I went again with ' him to Boucher's. He told me he wanted me Murry the paper, for fear he should get collared with it. He said the key would be done whenever we wanted it. bra. Burnett accompanied us to Stratton-ground, and we waited until he came hack. He said when he came back that he must go and see Franklin again, and that be should want me to go to Laverstoke again. Sometime elapsed, and he said I had better go to Portsmouth, and "make out" that I was at work at the Isle of Wight, so that my friends might think I was at work there, and not staying with Burnett. I went to Po rtsmouth. That was about • month before the reward was issued . _ and perhaps longer, than Mr. Frasidield's examination bad done. The Lord Mayor concurred with Mr. Lewis's suggestion, and the cue was adjouroed until Friday, attar an examina tion which lasted nearly five hours. tab) Jute Mame. BAIL COURT.—Noy. 6. Sittings at Nisi Prins at Westminster.—(Before Mr. Justice Crompton and • Common jury.) • , • O'BELIIN OIDDY.-CUltlooB (7,1111.-BIOA This was an interpleader issue to try the rigbt to certain goods seized by the sheriff, the principal question being whether the plaintiff was the wife of Eugene Plummer Maearthy, • _ Mr. Serjeant Pigott and Mr. Matthews were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Serjeant Shea and Mr. Murphy for the deteedant. Mr. Serjeant Pigott, having opened the case to the jury, called the following witnesses : Miss O'Brien, the plaintiff, said she was married to Eugene Macarthy, an attorney, of Dublin, in 1839, and she now lived in Weetbourne-place, Eaton - square . Under her mother's marriage settlement the was entitled to 1,5001. per annum. She had also a settlement in 1852, and soon after Macarthy left her, but afterwards returned and lived with her in Warwick-place, Pimlico, and sulaequently in one of defendant'. houses in Upper Belgrave-place. In June, 1860, she left that house, and in July, 1861, having received some money under a decree of the court, furnished the house in Westbourne-place. The sheriff subsequently seized that furniture. Macarthy had not lived with her in that house. Cries-examined—On the first occasion Macarthy left her for three weeks, when she brought him beck. On the se cond occasion he left her, and did not return until the year 1852; aod on the third occasion be left herinlBss,but subse quently returned, and stayed with her until 1858, when he again left her. The furniture seized was not in her posses sion in 1858. When she took the house in Belgrave-place she told the defendant that she was Macarthy's wife. She believed she was his wife until the Lord Chancellor's deci sion in 1861. Macarthy bad dined with her in Westbourne place on two occasions. He came onivited. Anyone would have given him • dinner out of charity, he was in such a miserable state of poverty. He had been prosecuted for bigamy. Evidence was then produced to show that Schultz, the priest who solemnised the marriage between the plaintiff and Macarthy, was in holy orders in the Romiah church. Evidence was also given to show that Maearthy married the plaintiff in 1844, and lived with her until 1852, when he eloped with • Miss Emily Verliog, luid be then said he had been previously married to Kate Crsagh, with whom be lived for some time, but he ultimately returned to the plaintiff, who had been persuaded that the marriage with Kate Creagh in 1839 was invalid. He eloped a second time with Emily Virling, whom he subsequently married, and lived with her until she ran away with some one else. The marriage with Kate ereirgh was then sworn to, and in her interrogatory she swore that she was the daughter of a gentlenian's servant, and was married to Macarthy m 1839, by Mr. Schultz ; her husband left her 6 months afterwards, and she was compelled to go to the workhouse. She was now living • respectable life. Thomas Wisely. au Irishman and • policeman, said he remembered Schultz, and saw him perform a marriage at • private house. Cress•ezamioed—He was • witness on the occasion. It was about three Years before 1847. (Laughter.) Mr. Serjeant Shee—lt is rather strange. He was buried in 1839. Mr. Serjeant Pigott—That was his brother. (Laughter.) Cross•ezamination continued—He took Macarthy into custody for bigamy. At this stage of the proceedings the learned judge intl. mated that the best course would be to let the plaintiff have the goods without costs on either side. Mr. Serjeaot Shoo said it wee a bad case, but he would not object to that course. A verdict was then taken for the plaintiff, without costs. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Nov. 5. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Erle, and Justices Williams, Bylee, and Keating.) KENNEDY V. BROUN AND WIFE. 7'llE BWINI 7 EN CABE. The matter was before the court hat term. It will be remembered that Mr. Kennedy, a barrister, acted on behalf of Mrs. Swinfen in her litigation in reference to her claims to the Swinton estate, the result of which was that she recovered the property. Subsequently to this she married Mr. Brous, the defendant, and the present action was brought against her and her husband to recover 20,000/. upon "an account stated." which was founded upon the services rendered by Mr. Kennedy. The case came on for trial before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn at Warwick, when the verdict was for the plaintiff for 20,0001., but subse quently a rule was obtained to eater a nonsuit upon certain points of law, or for • rew trial for misdirection, or that the verdict was against the weight of evidence. The principal question of law raised was whether services rendered by • barrister can be made thesubject of an account stated. Last term Mr. Kennedy was heard at some length in showing cause against the rule, and the case again came on today' The Lord Chief Justice said that he was very sorry that in consequence of the same judges not being present now as were on the bench hod term, it would be necessary to begin the argument over again. Mr. Kennedy seclrdingly recapitulated the facts of the case at great length, and had not completed the statement when the court rose. The further hearing was adjourned. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Nov. 5. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) STRAUBENZEE er UX. T. /10XCK. Dr. Tristram appeared for the plaintiffs; Ik. Spinke for the defendant. — The deceased Lady Mary Monck was the wife of Sir Charles Miles Lambert Monck. By her marriage settlement she bad a power given her to appoint 5,0001. by deed or will. On the 16th May last she called two persons into her room and signed her name in their presence to a paper containing the following words :—" It is my wish for my dear husband to administer the moneys. The smaller bequests dear Laura will be kind enough to attend to." This was attested, and her ladyship then placed two papers within the document, and sealed them up. It was admitted, however, that the packet had since been opened, and that the enclo sures had been somewh►t altered. The question now was whether the three papers constituted • testamentary ap pointment under Lady Mary's marriage settlement. The interest of the plaintiffs was under one of the papers, in which a legacy in trust of 1,0001. was given them to be settled on their daughter, Lady Mary's godchild. Mrs. Straubensee likewise took a specific legacy, and the re mainder of the 5,0001. was also disposed of. Tho other paper referred to distributed various jewels and other movables. Dr. Tristram, on the authority of "Allen v. Maddox," contended that the papers did amount to a will, but he said that in any came Sir Charles Monck would carry out all the wishes of his deceased wife. Sir C. Cresswell—l have had the honour of being ac quainted with Sir Charles all my life, and that is exactly what I should have expected he would do. Dr. Spinks argued contru that if the document were ad. vatted to probate, the court would establish a precedent which would entirely emasculate the Wills Act. Sir C. Cresawell took time to consider his judgment. THE GREAT ROBBERY OF BANK OF ENGLAND PAPER. After our reportleft the Mansion-house yesterday, _ . Henry Brown said—l em the eon of the carpenter who is employed at Marna Portal's mills at Laventoke. I reside in llaine-street, Fit ler-lane. I worked with my father at the mills untilabout June. 1861. I lived with my father and mother up to that time. I know the prisoner Burnett. I became acquainted with him some time between Christ /11M, 1860, and May, 1661. I can't say exactly the time. Burnett was then living at Whitchurch with his sister.in law, at the Three Hone Shoes. I met them there for the first time with the female who was living with him. Mre. Burnett spoke to me, and asked me to get some paper from the mills. The prisoner Burnett was not there at the time. I understood they were man and wife. Burnett himself spoke to me about Bank paper. He asked me to get some paper from the mills. I said I would not. He did not refer to anything which Mrs. Burnett had said. Mrs. Bur nett asked me again the next night to get some paper. I met them together very often. At last I did get some paper. 1 took it from the machine-room in the milli, where the process of drying is carried on. The paper is prepared in sheets for two notes. I took three sheets, which would be six notes. The paper was plain, it bad no amount on it. Burnett told me that plain paper was kept for notes of and above 1001. I took the three sheets of paper which I had abstracted to Mrs. Burnett. The prisoner Burnett was present at the time. The prisoner Burnett said he should won be able to get some money for them. He said he knew some one who would print them and pass them. He said be should goto London with them. They left together, and were gone about nine days, and when Burnett came back he told me he had been to Londonaud had found some one who would print the paper, and he wanted some more. I told him I should not get any more till he had done those I had got. Mrs. Burnett after that asked me to get some more. 1 had a conversation with both of them again oa the same subject, and the prisoner Burnett said I might as well geta few more, and go to London with them. I afterwards got five sheets for ten-pound note paper. I took them to Burnett, and came to London with him. We met at the Plough at Whitchurch, and he asked me if I had got any paper. 1 said I had, and he said if I had not got any it was no use to go to London. I gave him the five sheets then, and I, with him and his wife, came to London together, and I stayed at the same house with them. The next morning Burnett went out and told his wife and sou to meet him at a house in the Waterloo-road. We met him, and he said he had borrowed some money, and be asked me if I wanted any, and he gave me a sovereign. We went to a coffee-house and had tea, and while there I asked him what he was going to do with the paper. He said that was all right. be had taken it somewhere. lie said he should not tell me where it was. We went back to Whitchurch together the next day, and afterwards we met at the " Three Horse Shoes," and I asked Burnett whether "it" was very nearly done. I said to him, " Is that paper very nearly done which you took away the other day ?" He had previously told me he was going to get it printed. He said he bad not got enough to pay for the plate and printing. I said I should not get say more, and he said if what he had got was " tumbled to" be would split upon me, and I said I would see if I could get any more. They asked me several times afterwards to get some paper, and I afterwards abstracted ten sheets of 50/. note paper from the ma I took them from the machine. When I was coming out of the door, miter taking the ten sheets. I met the prisoner Brewer, and he asked me what 1 had got in my pocket. I told him I had nothing, and ho said, " Yea you have, you've got some paper there." I re plied that 1 had not, it was only wrapper. He said, "You have ; you bad better take it out, and take it back." He said. " Don't go and get yourself into trouble that way; take them back directly. I don't want to get you into trouble, or else I would go and tell the governor of you." I told him I would take them back, and when 1 went to put it back Mr. Dusatoy and Mr. Shanton were in the machine-room. I did not put it back, but left and took the paper with me into the carpenter's shop. Brewer came to me about an hour after, and I told him I had not had the chance yet, as Mr. Dualtoy was in the room when I went in. He asked me whom I took the paper to, and whether I had got any before. I replied that I took it to Burnett. at Whitchurch, and that I had taken him three sheets of plain and five of ten before. He asked me if I knew who Burnett took the paper to, and I told bins I did not know. That night I took the paper to Burnett, at Whitchurch, and Burnett left for London the next day. I told him that Brewer had seen what I had done, and he said that would be all right, Brewer would not say any tbiog about it. He said be would get Brewer some money, and then he would not split upon us. Burnett went to Loorion, and I saw him on has return at the Three Hone Shoes. He said "it " would soon be done, and be gave me 3/. to take to Brewer and 11. for myself. I saw Brewer the next morning in the carpenter's shop, and I told him Burnett had seat him some money and he said - . . TEE POLICE COURTS. Elizabeth L'aderhay, described as a domestic servant out of a situation, was charged before Mr. Barker with attempt ing to commit suicide by taking a quantity of litudmium, at the Back-mad, Kingsland. The defendant, who is far advanced in pregnancy, is a servant out of a situation, and she stated that she was a single woman, and that the father of her child is a soldier stationed at Woolwich. last Friday night she went to bed rather depressed in spirits, and the following morning at an early hour the landlady was alarmed at hearing that the defendant had taken a quantity of poison. She found the defendant in a very bad state, and had not the surgeon promptly attended and applied restoratives, she would have lost her life. As it was, when abs was brought to this court some hours afterwards, she waa in such a weak state that it was found necessary to here her removed to the workhouse. litiaTeer to the charge the defendant Paid that she was very sorry for what she had done. She did it because she was very much depressel ie spirits, in consequence of the state she was now io. The mother of the defeodant, a respectable country woman, said she was very sorry at her daughter's disgrace, and she would again take her home. Mr. Barker, after animadvertiog upon the folly of the defendant's act, discharged her on her promising to go home with her mother. _ _ _ Dr. Williamson, of Ball's-pond-road, applied to Mr. Barker for his expenses. He stated that in addition to attending upon the young woman at her residence, he had been twice at that court. He had to apply for his costs not only in justice to himself but to the other members of the profession. Mr. Barker said he bad no fund at his disposal for the payment of medical or other witnesses. It hap pened that in very distressing cases he sometimes paid • witness out of the funds that were placed at his disposal to give to the poor. Dr. Williamson remarked that it was very hard on medi cal men that they should give their time end trouble without any remuneration. if when they were called to such cases as the present they refused to attend, then they were consi dered as brutes. Mr. Barker said that Dr. Williamson could write to the Secretary of State. arid represent that he (Mr. Barker) bad refused the application for expenses, oil the ground that he had no funds at his disposal for that purpose. Dr. Williamson said that he should do so, not for his own sake but for the sake of the profession. Mr. Barker remarked that he had no doubt the application would be referred back to him, and the matter theu termi nated. George Matthew; aged 41, ► early, brutal-looking fellow, • plasterer, residing at 40, Eagle-street, Red Lion-square, who has before been convicted of &amanita on women, was charged with being drunk, and violentl7 assaulting Mrs. Elizabeth Bruton, • warned woman, residing in the same house. The evidence went to show that the prisoner is con stantly in the habit of ill-using his' wife and family. On Tuesday he went home the worse for liquor, and began beating his wife and family; the lodgers interfered for their protection, and the prisoner cut at them with a cane, and struck them over their heads and arms. He fol lowed up this violence with kicking at all who came near him. Whilst ou the stairs he kicked the complainant, who had only just got out of her confinement, in the stomach, and knocked her down. Whilst on the ground be kicked at her again, and would have followed it up had be not been prevented. In the struggle he assaulted the complainant's infant, and both the infant and its mother had been unwell the whole of the night from the effects of the prisoner's violence. The landlord of the house said the prisoner had been sentenced to three months' imprisonment fur assaulting his wife, and had been Revere' times in custody for assaults on women. He was very violent, and kicked at every one who Came Dear him. The prisoner's wife said she had to work to support the family. The prisoner was always getting drunk and ill. using her and the children. In defence the prisoner said that he was not aware that be bad kicked the complainant. What he did was to get away from the women that were surrounding him. Mr. Balker said, if be had thought that the prisoner bad intended to kick the complainant he should have been more severe. He then sentenced the prisoner to two months' hard labour in the House of Correction, without the option of a fine. WESTMINEiTER. Captain Robert Paterson Elliott was summoned for non payment of a cab fare of 9s. 6d. Robert Lawrence, the driver, laid that on the 23rd ult. he was fetched from the cab rank near the Victoria-station to take up at 2, Carlisle-place, Victoria•street. Defendant and a lady got into thecab. previous to doing which defendant asked whether he could fetch him back, to which he replied in the affirmative. He conveyed defendant and a lady to 71, St. George's-square, Pimlico, and on alighting there the former told him to come for him at ten minutes past ten. He returned at that time and remained waiting till five minutes past eleven, when the defendant. another gentle man, and the lady got into the cab, and the extra gentle- man having got out in the Vauxhall-bridge-road, deers. dant and the lady were taken back to Carlisle-place. Defendant then tendered him 3s. 6d. as his fare, but he told him that he wanted four or five shillings, as he had not had a job since he set him down. Defendant said that he had given him lid. more than his fare, reckoning the conveyance to St. George's-square and back, the waiting, and extra pas gouger. As he refused to receive the 3a. lid. in discharge of the fare, defendant desired him to return it, which he did, leaving him to his remedy. Complainant was hired at twenty minutes to sever, and discharged at a quarter past eleven, and his legal demand, including lid. for the extra passenger, was 9a. 6d. Captain Elliott, in answer to the complant, said it was true that he asked the complainant if he could come and fetch him from St. Georges's-square where he had gone to dine, but he never contemplated that he was to be charged for all the time he was there. He thought that in the interim the man would take other jobs, and that it might suit his purpose to call at the appointed time to drive him home. Mr. Paynter said that the question war whether the hiring was continuous, sod as a rule it had been held that when the driver was not paid when he first set down it was. Captain Elliott repeated that he did not engage him for the whole time, and suggested that there was nothing to show he had not taken halfa-clozen other fares in the interim. . . Mr. Pavnter said the cabman was a public servant, who wasbound to go wherever he was directed. The duty to be at a particular place at a particular time would be incom patible with other engagement. ; if he let his cab for hire during the interim be might be ordered to another end of the town and there required to wait. Captain Elliott said that his undertaking to fetch him home induced him to think it wouldsuit u u. He had the option to decline. Mr. Paynter observed that the only mods of discharging him would have been to have paid him at St. George's. square. Neglecting to do that, the cabman, according to the practice of that court, was still deemed to be in his service, and was entitled to receive the amount he claimed for time. la a recent case when a cabman set down at the House of Lords, and waited for ten or twelve hours, the hirer was ordered to pay it. The first contract did not ter minate unless the man was paid. Telling a cabman who was unpaid to call again operated as a retainer. Captain Elliott pointed out that when the complainant was at Carlude-place, after taking him home, be only de. mended four or five shillings, and had now summoned him for double the amount. He suggested that there must be surely something wrong in that. —. ' beim , - - admitted that he would • barman at the Pigott Arms, who attended upon the prosecutor while be wee there, and put him into the cab which conveyed him to his borne. The prisoner was taken into custody on Friday. Nod brought before Mr. :icife. There was then no evidence to justify a remand or coin. initial, and Mr. Belts discharged the prisoner, and told the police to arrest him again if evidence could be obtained. On Tuesday Inspector Beare, of the K division, received private information detailing how the commercial traveller had been treated inthe Pigott Arms, who committedtheirobbery, and where the stolen property was to be found. Inspeetor Bears immediately despatched a policoconstable, No. '213 K, to the Pigott Arms, and the prisoner was again taken into custody. On searching a small closet where rags and rotten. stone wore kept for cleaning the bar, the officer found tie missing calf skin. He then demanded the key of the lei• Boner's box, which was given to him, and upon unlocking it, he found, among his clothes, the prosecutor's gold chain. Mr. Woolrych—How long has the prisoner been at the Pigott Arms? Inspector Beare—Abont six months, sir. If the prisoner is remanded I shall be able to produce the person of whei n be bought the copper gilt chain which he substituted for the gold one. Mr. Coleman identified the gold chain and calf skin pro duced as his property. The copper gilt chain wu produced. It was similar in appearance to the gold one. After a rigid croas•examioation of the prosecutor by Mr. Btoddart, the prisoner was remanded foe • week. !I ! ~i ! i I