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LAW INTELLIGENCE.—June 10. EQUITY COURTS. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) IN RE MITRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.-EX PARTE EYRE. In this matter the question was whether the transfer by Mr. Eyre to Mr. Bird of 30 shares in the above company was valid. The company is being wound up, and upon the answer this ques tion depended another, viz., whether Mr. Eyre was to be put on the list as a con t r ibutory. The parties were examined viva voce at the hearing, and to day his Honour delivered judgment. After going through the facts he added that in these cases the the solvency of the transferee does not affect the question if the transfer be bona fide, and in 'proper form ; but if the state of the company was ,such that a winding-up order was inevitable, and if the petitioner colluded with the directors to enable them to exhibit a nominal continuation of the 'company, to the prejudice of the other share holders, at the price of being relieved from liability, and being paid his costs, the transaction would be bad, and the other shareholders would have the right to ask that Mr. Eyre's name be placed on the list of contributors, which his Honour accordingly directed. The Solicitor-General, Mr. Selwyn, Mr. Swans ton, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. Terrell appeared in the case. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Bancc_(Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, and Justices Wightman, Crompton, and Blackburn•) STEPHEN DIXON, SUPPLIANT-THE QUEEN, RE SPONDENT-PETITION OF RIGHT. This was a petition of right, under which the suppliant prayed that the sum of £70,000 should be returned to him, which he alleged had been charged in excess by the collectors of spirit duties from the grocers of Dublin. The suppliant appeared in person ; the Attorney- General, Mr. Lock, Q.C., and Mr. Hutton, repre sented the Crown. The suppliant was a grocer in Dublin, and had a spirit license whereby he could sell a certain quan tity of spirits to customers, the spirits to be drunk on the premises, and the question involved was whe ther he was liable to the higher rate of excise duty, which was decided in favour of the collector by a verdict of the jury in an action brought by the sup pliant to recover the excess. The suppliant then re ferred a petition of right, when the Attorney -Gene ral issued his fiat ; and it now came before this court, who exprinsed an opinion that they could not go into the, material question whether £70,000 had been charged in excess on all the grocers of Dublin hold ing a license similar to that of the suppliant, but -whether 16s 61d had been charged in excess on him personally, It was proposed on behalf of the crown that the case should be taken into the Court of Error in England, and this proposal was acceded to, their lordships giving judgment for the sup pliant, but refraining from expressing any opinion on the merits. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings in Banco in Trinity . Term.—(Before Lord Chief Bari Pollock and Barons Martin, Bram well, an€t Channell.) COX AND OTHERS V. THE LORD MAYOR AND ALDER. MEN OF THE CITY OF LONDON-JUDGMENT. This was an'attachment issued out of the Lord Mayor's Court . , in an action at the suit of Buck master, a tailor, against Farquharson, an officer in the army, upon certain moneys belonging to the latter in the hands of Messrs. Cox and Co. army agents at Charing-cross, with w h om he kept an account. When one of the partners in the firm of Messrs. Cox was in the City on business he was served with the attachment. They subsequently moved for a prohibition against the Lord Mayor's Court to prevent any further proceedings on the attachment, and the declaration, which was filed at the suggestion of this court, stated that the custom of the city of London did not give jurisdiction in cases in which none of the parties resided or dwelt within the City, and where the cause of action did not arise within it. To this the defendants pleaded the custom of the City of London, and the case came on frJr argument upon a demurrer to that plea. Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Griffits were heard nn the part of the plaintiffs ' • and Sir F. Kelly and Mr. Charles Pollock on behalf of the corporation. The Lord Chief Baron now delivered the judg ment of the court. The question was, whether the custom set out in the plea, assuming it to exist in fact, failed in law. That custom claimed jurisdic tion over all persons and all cases, provided the garnishee, who in this case was represented by Messrs. Cox and Company, was in the City at the time the attachment was served. His lordship said that it was only necessary to state such a cus tom in order to show its invalidity, because it was repugnant to the ordinary jurisdiction of a local oourt. Judgment would therefore be for the plaintiffs. Judgment for the plaintiffs accordingly. GRIMBELL V. GIITGLINI. Mr. H. James moved for a rule to show cause Why an order made by Mr. Baron Martin, re ferring this case to the arbitration of the Master under the compulsory powers of the Common Law Procedure Act, should not be set aside or dis charged. The action was brought against Signor Giuglini, the operatic singer, to recover a sum of £93 for expen ses incurred by hi m a t a h o t e l at Paris, to which he went, accompanied by two ladies of rather expensive habits. There was no dispute as to the it ems i ncurre d, an d the only objection related to the reasonableness of the dif ferent charges. It was feared that if the case went to the Master it would not be decided until after the long vacation, and he believed that the other side would agree to refer it to a barrister, in order that it might be determined without delay. Mr. Baron Martin said he thought it was a farce to send a case of this kind to a special jury. All but £2O had been paid, and the dispute was only as to whether so many francs should be given for a dinner and other entertainments. Rule granted. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—June 10. (Before Mr. Bodkin, Assistant Judge.) Henry Baker and John Morris were indicted for being found by night, without lawful excuse, in the possession of a centrebit, a crowbar, and other implements used in housebreaking. It appeared that on the night of the 30th of May, the prisoners were in Welbeck-street, lurking about some premises, to which a skylight was attached, and being known thieves were watched by Sergeant AV • hite, D, who apprehended them, and found in their possession a complete set of housebreaking t " l ri t u ra t ents, including a centrebit in the shape of a side, by a vi s h c . rew in the middle, and cutters on each s h utter eld;01 a piece could be cut out of a door or to the shoui rtly largo to admit a man's arm up They wete "i being well-known guilty, and sentenced, both I , ena n i and convicted thieves, Baker to three years servitude, and Morris to two years' hard labou r . Robert Yelden, 37 , Charles Glass, 45, horse k epers,:were indicotfeatlec;stealing 2 sacks of horse corn, the property London General Omnibus ' Company. Mr. hemp prosecuted, i Mr. It-ibnattru--etd by Mr. Beard, for the company ; defended Yelden. The other prisoner was undefended. The prisoner Yelden was in the em p l oyment of the London General Omnibus Compa . n 'was a cabma n having stables at a mavc,:nd Glass company : aad by th e From the evidence it appeared that the p r i sr , ner Yelden was s een t o go into a stable occupied Glass's master. The two came out together, an Y d went over to the company's stables, from which Yelden presently came out, Glass following with a sack of corn upon his back, but observing that they were watched, Y e ld en said to Glass " Go back, go, Glass then returned with the sack to the stable, and on the stable of Glass's master being searched, a quantity of corn was found which was identified as the property of the company, and had been taken from their premises. Both prisoners were found guilty and sentenced —Yelden to four and Glass to three months' hard labour. Henry Pollard, 25, clerk, was convicted of felo niously embezzling money received by him from the servants of Sir Henry Holland, on account of Messrs. Miller, wax chandlers, of 179, Piccadilly, and sentenced to nine months' hard labour. Mary Ann White, 34, pleaded guilty to an indict ment charging her with having stolen property of the value of £2OO from her mistress, a lady named Julia Eleanor Rogers, residing in Montagu•square. Mr. Taylor, for the prosecution, said the prisoner 4 ,7 7 . in the ser v i ce o f th e prosecu t r i x in a confiden tial capacity Her mistress was much out of town, and left the * p h risoner in sole charge of her house. The prisoner ad been in the lady's service many years, and i n at factßainscombei was born in a cottage on an estate large portion oi Wiltshire,n belonging to her, A was ordered'to be j property which had been pawned g u - d , ve e t.. up. The Assistant months'aid it was a very-bad case, and sentenced her to g y: hard labour. Thomas Horne, 30, Was indicted for stealing three sheets and other articles and an te l. l o U for £l4, the prosee pro perty of Martha Alurel. Mr. Ribton wa s for the Mr. F. IL Lewis n.tion, the p r i soner was defended by. In this case the prose cutrix, who lived in Lizard. street, St. Luke's, said she h ad ke p t c ompany with the prisoner, a shoemaker, under promise of mar riage. She became pregnant by him while she was' In service. [n 1860 her sister died in the country) leaving her all her linen and apparel, She, accom panied by the prisoner, went to Harlston ' in Nor folk, to fetch the things, whi c h h e assisted in pack ing up, and the package was sent to London, They returned, and she went back to her situation. The packages were taken from the station by the pri soner to 190, Church street, from there he removed them to his own place, 5, Lee-street, Kingsland road. At different times she lent him money, amounting in all to about £l4, and he gave her an I 0 U for it, and she put it in one of her boxes then in his possession. The prisoner, she found out, was preparing to emigrate to New Zealand ; and when she sent a person for the boxes he demanded £1 16s for warehousing them, and refused to allow them to be seen until that sum was paid him, He was given in charge, and remanded, and among his luggage on board the ship he was about to sail in the officer found the article he was now charged with stealing. The prisoner got her into the Lying-in Hospital as a married woman, by means of a certificate he bought of a woman who had got it from another, and he had the child registered Thos. endle Horne. The prosecutor was examined at great length, and some letters and papers were put in, one of which purported to be a solemn declaration signed by her that she had no claim whatever in any way upon the prisoner, and that she would never make any under any circumstances. The signature to this she declared to be a forgery, and it was compared with a real one of hers. She swore most positively that she never signed the paper resigning her claim to the money lent on the I 0 U. " Was it likely," she asked. The child she had by the prisoner was not the first she had had, but the prisoner was well aware of that when they engaged to be married, and his mother sanctioned the continuance of the acquaintance. The counsel on each side addressed the jury. Mr. Lewis said it was a got-up thing, that the discharge was bona fide ; and that it was only when he found that he had been deceived by a wily, art ful woman that he left her, having found out that she had had a child before. The papers were put in. Mr. Ribton, in a very able address, condemned, in the strongest possible terms, the conduct of the prisoner, who he said seduced this young woman from her situation, and to whom she had borne a child, which he registered in a wrong name ; he had robbed her of her money and her few things, and then sought to sneak out of the country, aban doning her and her child, like a mean despicable wretch, and then attempted to defame her character, and imputed perjury to her. The learned judge slimmed up with great care, and at some length, and The jury found the prisoner guilty. Sentence was deferred. SECOND COURT. (Before Mr. Payne.) George Pearman, 44, a chimney sweep, was in dicted for stealing a sweeping machine, the pro perty of the Patent Ramoneur Company, South ampton-street, Strand. Mr. Orridge prosecuted. The evidence clearly proved the charge. It was stated that nothing could be ascertained of him, and there was some doubt as to his sanity. The prisoner, whose manner appeared strange, read his defence as follows :—I purchased part of the man's china. The rest was given to me to sell or take care of, but the person was a stranger to me that I received them of. I wish to inform the Court that I wds a soldier in the East India Company's service, 20 years and 7 months, and never had I a charge of theft made against my name. They offered me a pension on leaving the service, but I refused to accept of the same, but did not state my reasons for so doing. My proper name is G. Ber man, but was in the army in the name of Pearman, therefore I must go on in that name until I get a pension and other moneys I am entitled to. I must also inform the Court that I am an incarnate person in spirit. After some allusion to a part of "the Jewish rites," he stated that he believed he was re generated every six years. He had to be regene rated once more, and then something would take place on the earth. " I can converse with the in visible world at all times. I can touch, see, and converse with the angels of the world. I could acquaint you with a great deal, but you would not like to have it on your mind what I might divulge. I,lam only a poor man on earth, but rich in another place. I have only what I stand upright in, and have often been starving for want of employment; so, gentlemen, if I am to be punished for this charge that has been preferred against me, I hope I shall be sent out of the country, and the money the Go vernment owes me will pay the expenses. 1 was a climbing boy and journeyman 12 years before I went to India." The learned Judge said he should postpone the sentence, in order that inquiry might , be made as to the prisoner's state of mind, and who he was. The matter would be attended to by Dr. Smiles, the surgeon to the prison. Two prisoners, named Joseph Young and Charles Henry Claremont, were indicted for stealing a purse, containing silver money, from the person of a lady in Regent-street, in a mob that had collected to see the Japanese Ambassadors. They were detected by Sergeant Cole, of the C division, who saw the purse taken by one and passed to the other, in whose pocket it was found. The officer had been watching them for some time. The prisoner was found guilty. Several officers proved that they were well known thieves, and had been watched for some time passing in and out of crowds of persons in the public thoroughfares. The learned Judge sentenced each of them to four years' penal servitude, remarking that the Court had no alternative but to act with severity towards those who carried on a regular system of plunder upon the public in the streets. One of the prisoners said he wished to observe to his lordship that he had been denied at the House of Detention the means of preparing his defence till Sunday last, being refused pen, ink, and paper by the governor. Mr. Payne asked how that was. The prisoner said he wanted to write his defence, and he applied for it, and was told that he could if he chose, if his friends brought him the paper. That was on Friday, and his wife at his request brought him on Saturday paper, and he then asked for ink and a pen. The officer then told him he could not hays that without an order from the governor. The officer said he could not give it without it, as that was the direction, and he did not get it on the Sa turday in consequence. On Sunday he spoke to the chief officer about it, and he allowed him pen and ink, but as they had to attend Divine service twice on the Sabbath, he had not sufficient time to write his defence properly. Mr. Payne said ft would be a matter for inquiry whether the prisoner had been so prevented from preparing his defence by being refused the use of paper, .pen, and ink; at present they had only to deal with the case itself. The Governor being sent for, the learned Judge read the prisoner's statement to him. He said the prisoner got paper from his wife, and was then re fused pen and ink, though he applied for it. These things were not pleasant, as other instances had occurred. The Governor said the prisoners were not allowed pen and ink in the cells, and he was acting under orders. He was not responsible for what the officers said to a prisoner, had he applied to him he would have been supplied. He was not out of the prison at all on Friday, and he could have seen him by asking on Saturday. The prisoner said the officer who refused him was then in the dock, and he did apply to see the go vernor. 1 , 4 v. Payne—ls that so, officer ? The officer said he told the prisoner he could not have the pen and ink without the order of the governor, but the prisoner did not ask to see the governor , air. p al , rale v as " Ee said he could not say whether the hi m that . rjght or not, but it appeared strange to out his defence , pen a t u h , 4l county could not provide a bit of paper and te u e k for the use of a prisoner to make and detained. , when he was simply under charge thing. it was a miserable peddling sort of The Governor Bald he answ 'wished to state publicly isfraashle for what the officer that he was not m,re, or he (the gover said. No application gover nor) could have been seen, of pen and ink was a matter of cours e wheniesupply supplied the paper. the friends had not is lied 8u p and in k `jr. Payne — But here the pap er • the Saturday, and the man does until Sunday. The officer says he totdpen the could not give it without the governor's order. in " he Sunday he applies to the chief officer and et On I don't think a man presumed to be inneeenc gets it should be refused the means of writing. The governor repeated that he was not respon sible for anything the offi.ler might say. The officer said he told the prisoner that he must have the governor's order for the pen and ink, an d not that he could not see the governor. A juryman said. this was the third instance this session. Mr. Payne said he would speak to the learned Assistant• Judge, and the matter would be inquired into. BENSON'S WATCHES AND CLOCKS.- —" Perfection of mechanism." —Morning Post. Gold watches, sto !CO guineas; silver watches, 2 to 50 guineas. Benson's new Illustrated Pamphlet, free for two stamps, descriptive of every construc tion of watch, enables persons in any part of the world to select with the greatest certainty the watch est adapted to their use. Watches sent free and safe by post on receipt of a remittance. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, 16 and COrithillt.l.olldol3, E.C.—Established 1718. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—June 10. LAMBETH.—Tut CAITAIN AND THE O RGAN GRINDER.-Wm. Dundas) on half - pay, residing at 8, Princess-terrace, King Edward-street, Westmin ster-road, was charged before Mr. Elliott with vio lently assaulting, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm, Francisco Eschio, an organ-grinder. The complainant said that on that morning, be tween 9 and 10 o'clock, while playing his organ, he received three or four severe blows on his head with a stick, one of which had cut his hat through, and caused a wound on the top of his head, but he could not point . out the person who struck him. ' Mr. Eli2abeth Hamlin ) ,a lady residing nett door to the prisoner ) Captain Dundas, said she had been in the habit of giving the poor Italian organ-players a few pence , but sinc e s h e h a d di scovere d th a t th e captain, her neighbour, did not like it, she discon tinued doing se, On that morning, while upstairs, she heard an organ playing five or six houses be yond the prisone r ' s , an d i n a f ew m i nu tes saw Captain Dundas strike complainant on the head several violent blows with what seemed to her to be the thick end of a hunting-whip. The complainant would have fallen if some persons had not come to his assistance, and she (witness) called out to pri soner and said, " I'm surprised at your hitting a poor man like that ;" but he made her no reply. In cross-examination the witness said that in her opinion the man did not play more than five minutes; certainly not ten minutes, and she did not see any one go to warn him off. Two other respectable witnesses corroborated the greater portion of the testimony of the last witness, and one of them added, that seeing the complainant bleed profusely from what appeared to her to be a deep wound on the top of his head, she took him some hot water to wash away the blood. These witnesses, in cross-examination, admitted that the stick then in the hand of Captain Dundas (a stoutish cane with an ivory hook to it) was the one he had used. One of them also admitted that sh 3 had seen a young lady point towards the com plainant, and heard him play one or two tunes after that. Police-constable Henry Morton, 63 L, said he was at Tower-street Station on that morning, when the complainant was brought there by one or two persons with a wound on his head from which the blood was still flowing; and on learning the cause, and being told the particulars of the assault, he went to the residence of Captain Dundas and took him into custody. The witness added that the pri soner was not alone the terror of the organ grin ders but of his neighbours also. He was in the habit of firing off a seven-barrelled revolver, and at other times conducted himself in so eccentric a manner as to quite alarm the inhabitants about him. In defence, it was urged that Captain Dundas, being in a weak and nervous state, sent a young lady, his niece, to request the organ-player to desist and go about his business; and not choosing to do this, but on the contrary continuing his grinding, he in a moment of irritation struck him, and unfortunately with more force than he had intended. He, the solicitor, should call a wit ness to prove the fact of the complainant having been warned off, and his treating such warning with indifference, and also as to defendant being in a nervous and weak state of health : and .having done this he hoped his worship would consider the case one that might be settled out of court. Mr. Elliott objected to such a course, and ob served that it was not to be permitted to persons to take the law into their own hands, and commit such outrages as cutting people's heads open with their stick, with impunity. If the complainant had acted improperly in persisting in playing hi s organ after being requested to go away, the pri soner had his remedy by sending for a constable, and having him removed or giving him into cus tody. Such acts of violence could not be tolerated, and for the offence the prisoner must pay a penalty of £5, or in default be imprisoned for one month. The penalty was at once paid, and Capt. Dundas set at liberty. CL ERKENWELL. EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF STOLEN WATCHES, PINS, RINGS, &c.—Robt. Han son, aged 41, a respectably-attired man, who de scribed himself as a watch-case repairer, of 66, Wynyatt-street; Clerkenwell, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with having in his possession 22 gold watches, 10 watch-cases, seven movements of watches, 10 silver guards, three glasses, six watch bows, five gold trinkets, 41 gold and other rings, 225 pins, three silver table spoons, one teaspoon, two watch dials, sundry stones, one chronometer— maker, Widenham, London—one pair of eat drops, one part of a watch-case, and one parasol, supposed to be stolen, and not giving a satisfactory account of the same. Mr. Lewis, jun., attended for the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence of police Sergeant Evans, 22 G, an active officer in plain clothes, that from information he received, he, in company with police-constable Short, 77 G, went to the house of the prisoner. On entering and seeing the prisoner Evans told him that he was a constable, and that he had information that he (the prisoner) had re ceived a large number of stolen gold watches on Saturday last. The prisoner at first said that he knew nothing of the matter, but upon the sergeant expressing his determination to search the house the prisoner said he would bring down all the watches he had got. He proceeded upstairs, and in a chest of drawers he found the 22 gold watches produced. They were all of them without the bows, and were broken in the same manner as is the case with those stolen by professional pick-pockets. One of them was a valuable small hunting watch by Emanuels,',Hanover-square, a gold watch with open face by Charles and Son, London ; a small gold watch, white face, rather worn, having a crest at back; gold watch, name on face, by F. Scherer, London ; two other valuable gold watches had had the plate with the name and number on, it taken off for the purpose of having them " re-christened," that is having a new name and number put on them. Evans told the prisoner that he had no doubt but that these watches, or a portion of them, had been stolen at Epsom races last week, but the prisoner said he knew nothing about where they had come from, the only thing that he had got that had come from the races was a parasol, and that had been given him by a lady friend to take care of. Evans asked him if he had any more property, and the prisoner replied in the negative, and added, " They are all that was brought to me on Saturday." On going down stairs the officer found the chronometer, and en asking the prisoner to account for it he said, " Well, it was brought to me here by a man a few days since, but Ido not know his name, or where he resides." In a cupboard, amongst some rubbish, the officer found screwed up in some old newspapers, three parcels of gold pins in number 225, some of which were very common. A further search was instituted, and in other parts of the workshop were found sil ver watch chains, rings with the stones in, and some with the diamonds and stones knocked out, es well as watch works and other things, of which the prisoner could not give a satisfactory account. The officers then took the prisoner into custody, and conveyed him and the property to the Old-street Police-station, where the property can now be seen. Mr. Lewis said he could not at present cross examine the officer. Police-Sergeant Evans asked for a remand, and hoped the magistrate would not take bail, as he had reason to believe that part of the property, viz., the rings and the pins, were part of the robbery at Camden-town. He also found 40 or 50 duplicates relating to watches, some of them pawned as lately as this month—five gold watches were pawned last month. Mr. Lewis said he could not object to a remand, and would not at present ask for bail. Mr. D'Eyncouit remanded the prisoner for a week. SOUTHWARK.—ALLEGED CONSPIRACY AND FRAUD BY A BANKRUPT.—Mr. Charles Williams, who until recently carried on business as a leather factor in Weston-street, Bermondsey, but is now a bankrupt, and Henry Balch, his clerk, were brought before Mr. Burcham for final examination, charged with conspiring to defraud Messrs. Barrow and Sons, tanners and leather merchants, Grange and Spa-roads, Bermondsey, of various sums of money. Mr. Giffard, instructed by Messrs. Humphreys, Son, and Morgan, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for Williams, and Mr. Robinson for Balch. The court was crowded with gentlenun connected with the leather trade. This case has been before the magistrate several times, and on each examination has occupied his worship's attention for several hours, but the short facts are as follows :—The prosecutors, Messrs. Barrow and Sons, are - extensive leather manufacturers in Bermondsey, and the de fendant Williams had for four years carried on busi ness as a leather factor in Weston-street, and the acaount for others defendant (Balch) was one of his clerks. le ars. Barrow had for some time been in the habit and his custom of consigning goods to Mr, Williams for sale on a commission of 2 1 per cent., and it was his duty to such sales in the amounts effected. Business went on smoothly between Mr. Williams a bankrupt, anodrsmuntil March last, when he became latter discovered thmasuic assignee . James Barrow was chosen one of the trade On examining the books the severalh. sales had been effected by Williams at a Were in the handwriting accounted for to his customers,gher price than he had of the prisoners only. and that those en trieslt was alleged that Williams had by those defrauded 'this customers out of various sums of w money amounting to near £l,OOO, an d as the prosecutors believed that Balch had wilfully assisted Williams in carrying out these frauds, Mr. Barrow applied to this Court for warrants, and the prisoners were appre hended by Holmes, 252 M, a detective officer, on Saturday evening, the 24th ult. They were, how ever, bailed out on the Wednesday following. The bankrupt's ledgers and other account books were Fodueedi froth which it was discotered that Mr. Williams had on many occasions sold goods for a considerably larger amount than he had accounted for to the consigners, although it was the rule of the trade to account for the whole less discount and charges. The entries of those fraudulent sales were in the handwriting of Mr. Williams and the other defendant, who was his clerk. The magistrate, however, was of opinion that as the latter was only a clerk to Mr. Williams the charge of conspiracy could not be sustained; but he further remanded them to see whether any more specific charge could be brought forward. As soon as the defendants surrendered to their bail, Mr. Burcham said that since the last examination he had carefully considered all the facts in the case, and he was still of opinion that there was not suffi cient evidence to prove a charge of conspiracy. Whether Williams had been guilty of any fraudu lent dealings was another matter. Mr. Giffard submitted to his worship that since the last examination the assignees had discovered such a vast number of frauds that it was impossible for Balch to be ignorant of them. Both defendants' handwriting appeared in those cases; therefore he thought there was sufficient prima facie evidence of conspiracy. Mr. Burcham observed that Balch was only a clerk to the other defendant; and although those entries were partially in his handwriting, he might not be cognisant of the frauds. He was of opinion that there was not sufficient evidence to prove the charge of conspiracy, therefore he should discharge the prisoners. Mr. Giffard said that as such was his worship's opinion, without meaning any offence, he should call on his worship to bind over the prosecutor and witnesses in recognisances to appear at the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court, and prefer a bill, according to the powers vested in him by the Act of Parliament 22 and 23 Vic., cap. 17. Mr, Burcham said if the prosecutors wished to adopt that course, all he had to do was to bind those persons over in recognisancea. As far as the pri soners were concerned, they were discharged from custody. LADY PICKPOCKETS AT AN OMNIBUS STATION. I —Elizabeth Morris and Jane French, fashionably dressed females, were charged with stealing a purse, containing £2 4s. 9d., and a franc, from the person of Mrs. Emily Ann Longthorne, while in the act of getting into an omnibus at the station near the Alfred's Head public-house, Newington-causeway. The prosecutrix said that on Sunday evening she had been on a visit to a relation at Kennington, and about ten o'clock at night she was about to get into an omnibus at the Alfred's Head station when the prisoner Morris stepped in front of her, and pushed her rather rudely. There was a crowd waiting for omnibuses, and witness was about to step on one sidu,when she felt her purse go from her dress pocket. She instantly put her hand down, and missing it, she turned round and accused Morris, who was convers ing with the other prisoner. She indignantly denied the charge, but on a policeman approaching she dropped the purse, and they were both taken into custody. Mr. Burcham asked her if she had seen the pri soners speak together prior to her being robbed ? She replied in the negative, but she had nodoubt of their being connected, from their manner after wards. In cross-examination by Mr. Edwin, witness said that at the time there were about 20 persons trying to get into the omnibus, but Morris was the only person near the side where her purse was. Other persons might have taken the purse out, but she distinctly saw it fall at her feet. When the police officer approached, witness at first thought her watch was gone as well, but fortunately that was safe. Police constable Evans, 42 M, said he was on duty near the Alfred's Head wine-vaults, at ten o'clock on Sunday night, when he saw a crowd col lected round an omnibus, and at the same time he heard the prosecutrix call out that she had been robbed of her purse, and she pointed out the pri soner Morris, who was conversing with the other. He seized hold of them both directly, when the purse and contents fell on the ground. Mr. Edwin contended that there was not suffi cient evidence to charge his clients with robbery. They were there with other persons in a crowd waiting to get into an omnibus, when the prosecu trix said she had been robbed, and her purse fell on the ground. She then turned round and gave the prisoners into custody. They instructed him to say that they knew nothing whatever of the purse. Mr. Burcham asked if they were known as asso ciates. Scannell, a detective officer employed at the South-Eastern Railway, said he had known Morris as a companion of thieves for a long time, but he did not know the other. Evans informed his worship that he had known both as associates for several months. Mr. Bareham was about to commit them for trial, when _ Mr. Edwin said that they pleaded Guilty, and wished his worship to dispose of them at once. Mr. Burcham said he had no doubt as to their avocation, and ho was determined to punish all such thieves with the utmost severity of the law. He, therefore, sentenced each of them to six months' hard labour in the House of Correction. WORSHIP-STREET.—DESPERATE ATTEMPT woman, was charged before Mr. AT SELF-DESTRUCTION.—Sarah Emery, a neatly young to com m it su i c id e b y cut dressedcook Cooke wi th at t ting her throat. The prisoner was allowed to be seated during the examination, and a singularly wild appearance of the eyes denoted the necessity of a strict watch being kept over her, although she was manifestly weak from loss of blood, it being feared that she would attempt to tear from her throat the surgical bandages, a constable on each side, consequently, held her, and Mr. Safford, the clerk, having some what soothed, by repeated assurances that not any one would harm her, the following evidence was taken : E pp s —l am a m arr i e d woman , an d li ve at 1, _cottages, Caroline -street, Upp e r Clap ton.T Caroline -cottages, J o e line The prisoner is my sister. She has been in service,but is not now, and lives with me. On Satur day night last she came home, and I observed that her manner was very strange. On the following day I had an interview with her late mistress, who told me she had been obliged to part with her from peculiarities of conduct that were alarming. Last night (Monday) prisoner, while I was in bed, awoke me by walking rapidly about the room. I begged her to be composed and lie down. Soon afterwards I heard a heavy fall, and before I could ascertain the cause she placed one hand upon the bed, at the same time saying faintly, "Oh, Eliza, I have cut my throat." My husband instantly fetched Mr. Thorpe, a medical gentleman, who was quickly in attendance, and succeeded in bandaging the wound, and my sister was afterwards taken into custody. [Witness was very painfully affected while giving this testimony, and observed, " I questioned her as to the motive for so wicked an attempt upon her life, but could get no answer. She has an excellent character."] Mr. Cook—With what was the injury inflicted P Witness—A razor, sir, belonging to my husband, which had been removed from a place where he had hidden it. _ _ Mr. Cooke considered at this point that sufficient evidence had been taken to remand the prisoner, and that a prolonged investigation in her present state would be dangerous. She was, consequently, removed to the Hackney workhouse with great care. WANDSWORTH.—SINGULAR CASE OF CON TRADICTORY EVIDENCE.—Mary Lacy, a widow, re siding in Garret-lane, Wandsworth, who appeared lame, and was assisted into court by her friends, was summoned before Mr. Ingham for unlawfully leaving a carriage on the South-Western Railway while the train was in motion. Mr. Crombie appeared on behalf of the company, and Mr. Corsellis, the solicitor of Wandsworth, for the defendant. Some interest was attached to the case in conse quence of it being alleged that the defendant had received severe injuries to her leg through the negligence of the company's servants. The sum mons has stood adjourned for some time, in the first instance on account of the defendant not being able to attend. %Mr, W. K. Parker, surgeon, of Besborough-street, Pimlico, stated that about half-past 7 o'clock on the night of the 4th of February last he was standing on the platform of the Wandsworth station, wait ing for the train to London. As the train entered the station he selected the carriage by which he proposed riding, and ho made for the door. At that moment the door opened, and a female with a child in her arms threw herself forward and screamed. He ran to her and supported her down to the platform. She did not fall to the ground as he saved her from doing so. He saw her safely seated on a form, and he then entered the carriage and proceeded by the train. The witness also stated that the train had not stopped when the female opened the door of the carriage and threw herself fbrward. He was unable to recognise the female. _ _ •••,••• • Two other witnesses wero examined, and they stated that the train was in motion when the female attempted td alight from the second class carriage. One of the witnesses further Stated that the female was a little upset but not hurt. Air. Corsellis admitted the identity of his client to prevent a further adjournment of the summons, and said he should call two witnesses to prone that the train had stopped, and had moved on when the defendant attempted to alight from the carriage: Emma Shepherd said that on the 4th of February she was in the service of Mrs. troWn, of Cambridge Lodge, South-field, Wandsworth. In the evening of that day she accompanied a young person to the station for the purpose of seeing her off by the half past seven o'clock train to town, The up-train and the down train were in the station together, She put her friend into a carriage in the fore-part of the train, shook her by the hand and returned, and stood in front of the train. She saw the defendant getting out when the train moved on slightly. It had previously stopped. The defendant hada baby in her arms, and was getting out backwards. She held the handle of the door with one hand and the baby with the other. Witness belieVed her boot caught ; but she did not fall. She screamed, and witness ran slid caught her. Just before there was a guard's whistle, but she was unable to state from which train it proceeded. The up-train proceeded directly after the whistle. Mr. Ingham inquired how long the train had stepped before the defendant got out. The witness said that her friend got into the car riage directly, and she only walked the length of three or four carriages when she saW the defendant getting out. Ellen Pill said she remembered the 4th of Feb ruary, from her having left Mrs. Brown's service on the day before. She went to Mrs. Brown's house on the 4th, and the witness Shepherd accompanied her to the station. The train had stopped before she entered the carriage. She always made it a practice never to get into a carriage before a train had stopped. She was certain the train had quite stopped. She did not hear any scream. This being the case on both sides, Mr. Ingham said he was called upon to convict. He never did convict unless it was upon conclusive evidence. In this case there was considerable con tradiction in the evidence, and he should simply discharge the summons, without expressing any opinion as to manner in which the accident had happened. 111 E SUN LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 1862. MR. EDWIN JAMES AT NETV YORK. Our readers will be amused at the following account of Mr. Edwin James's recent proceedings in New York. On the 17th of May he met a number of the members of the bar of New York to defend himself against the charges preferred against him by the committee of the Law Institute, who have moved his expulsion from the bar of New York. The New York Herald says :—" The attendance was respectable, and, although the judiciary and the rising members of the profession were well represented, some of the old heads, the sympathisers with the committee of five of the Law Institute, were missing. The Irish element was predominant, though there was a mixture of English with the American audience." Mr. James, in his opening remarks, said he had come there to practise in courts where, he thought, he should "receive more generosity and more liberality than in those courts where the cold shade of aristocracy frowns upon any man who dares to be independent." After the " great applause" which greeted this sentence, he proceeded to attribute the " defamation" which had been heaped upon him in England to the opinion he expressed in favour of the conduct of Captain Wilks in seizing Messrs. Mason and Slidell. He then dealt with the charges preferred against him—the first in order being his "pecuniary transactions" with Lord Worsley. On this point he said :—" There were transactions of a most private and confidential character, and had no more to do with my profes sional character and capacity at the bar than if I asked of a friend to loan me a £lO note, or he had asked me to do the same thing. They were purely private transactions. We were members of the same House of Commons, members of the same clubs, and upon terms of intimate social relations. I gave up everything upon the demand of Lord Yarborough, even to my library, family plate, and to every testimonial that had been presented to me for causes I had gained, subject to the exactions that he demanded of me. In the same article in the infamous publication in England that attacked me for the opinion I had written upon the Trent ques tion, I was called a fugitive insolvent.' Fugitive insolvent! It is painful (affected to tears) to look back upon one's ruin. I represented and had the confidence of the largest constituency in England. I had worked my way up to the bar by honour and independence. The Judges disliked me because I was not servile and subservient; and I was told, because in a celebrated case where I bearded them and told them they were trying a man upon grounds that they knew were illegal and unconstitutional, that I should suffer for it. You are aware that in England there still remains a barbarous relic of that system of imprisonment for debt, without fraud, without any improper conduct ; it becomes a struggle, just like that of harpies struggling for a carcass, to every Jew creditor and every merciless usurer against the unhappy man who has given up everything. While you are a member of the House of Commons you are protected from arrest. Read my address to my constituents. I told them that I scorned to represent a great constituency, and to hold the confidence they had given me, merely for my pecuniary protection, and I resigned my seat and called my creditors together. I arranged with them all, and I have a deed in my possession signed by every one of them; but there was a cabal working against me that destroyed my posi tion at the bar, and I was cast out upon the wide waters through this cabal that was working against me in my absence, without the power to pay my creditors. I was obliged to leave Eng land for personal protection. I had not a fraction in the world ; but a lady who had been attached to me for years, who knew my position, declared to me for the first time that her heart had been mine, and she placed at my disposal an independent for tune. (Applause.) Under these circumstances I came to America, and under no other. It is just to the representatives of Lord Yarborough to say that they have not complained, and they refuse to com plain, before this self-constituted tribunal of benchers—my political rivals, my personal and pro fessional enemieg." Then as to his "unprofessional conduct" in the case of Mr. Herbert Ingram. He was counsel for the plaintiff in the ease "Seully v. Ingram," and obtained a verdict for £3OO. In the following month he became a candidate for Mary lebone, and his election expenses amounted to £9,600. Mr. Ingram, who was a member of his committee, two other members of Parliament, and two private friends agreed to advance him £1, 1 )00 each to defray his expenses. He was at the head of the poll, and, he added, " in that contest I com mitted an unpardonable offence ; for I defeated, by a majority of 7,000 the Government nominee, and Lord John Russell's nephew. (Applause.) They never forgave me to the hour I left England." He repaid all the gentlemen who had lent him money, except Mr. Ingram, who was drowned in 1800. " Meanwhile," he continued, " the second trial of the case Scully v. Ingram' came on. I opened the case against Mr. Ingram, and in my speech to the tribunal—the shorthand writers' notes of which were suppressed by the very man who has published the libel against me—l deliberately charged him (Mr. Ingram) again, as I had before, with fraud. That is suppressed in the libel. The Chief Justice suggested that it should be referred. It was re ferred. I had obtained before a verdict for £3OO, but now I got a verdict for £3,500 against Ingram. It had cost him £lO,OOO. Then the executors had to pay it. So far from Mr. Scully's complaining, he personally thanked me by letter for my exer tions, and dined with me a fortnight before I left England. Gentlemen, you little know what a man has to contend with at the bar of England. Pe cuniary and social relations are made the subject of attack. Though before now we have had executions in the houses of Judges in England, and in the houses of Lord Chancellors, yet when a man has attained his position he is comparatively scathless. When he is struggling at the bar it is that this exclusive influence is brought against him. Far from the land where his forefathers sleep rests the consecrated dust of Thomas Addis Emmett — (applause)—a greater man, but not more perse cuted than I have been. The opposition to him came from the same cowardly source —namely, from England. He lived to make the bar recant their hostility. He lived to make the Chancellor Kent regret that he had opposed him. He made the Daniel Lords of that day cower before him. And he lived, as I hope to live, if I ha•Ye the ver diet of your good opinion, to turn jealousy into re spect, and wretched narrow professional rivalry into esteem and regard." (Great applause.) The meeting considered Mr. James's explanations ex planations satisfactory, and passed resolutions de precating the efforts which were being made to obtain a re,oeation of the order admitting him to the New York bar. THE RACE FOR THE DERBY. (Prom the Saturday &view). It is curious to remark that the calculations which guide the betting on this great race are almost always justified by the result to a Very considerable extents but not entirely. After all, if bets are to be Made, the safest way to make them is to observe and compare the public running of the horses. But neither this nor any other method can attain certainty. There is always something turning up which has not been, and perhaps could not be foreseen, and thus the whole bet ting scheme gets disarranged, Thus, in looking forward to last week's great event, it was concluded with something like confidence that the Marquis could beat again the horses which he had beaten at Newmarket, and • with less confi dence, although not unreasonably, that he could beat Buck stone. Now,these conclusions werejustified to the very letter, but then it happened that there existed among the more ob. scare competitors for the prize a horse of undeveloped power called Caraetacus, who managed to beat the horses that had been theoretically or practically demonstrated to be able to beat all the rest. It was just the same last autumn in the St. Leger. It had been said before that race that Kettle drum could beat all his known competitors, and he was backed accordingly. He did beat them all, but he met an unknown competitor whom he could not boat, and thus his backers lost their money. The wonder is, not that the cal culations of the turf fail, but rather that they succeed. A neck, or even a length, seems a very small difference upon a race of a mile or two, and yet it suffices to mark a superiority in the winning over the losing horse, slight, indeed, but gene rally adequate as a guide to the probabilities of future con tests. Before entering 071 any description either of the compe. titors or of the race, it is really a matter of duty to say a word on an annoyance which disturbs the view of it. The Grand Stand at Epsom is a positive disgrace to the pro prietore who own and to the public which is content to oc cupy it. The access to the roof is by two narrow dark staircases, up which people struggle, squeeze, and almost choke. All round the mouths of these obscure conduit pipes the roof gets packed as closely as it can be, while to wards the top and sides everybody is sitting comfortably, and the ladies with duly extended robes. There Is no power to compel a more equitable distribution of the space, and although it is known or suspected that there is plenty of sitting dr at least standing room still vavant, it be comes impossible, nearly so, to struggle through the dense m asses amid which the new-comers are disgorged from out of the thronged and stifling passages. The accommodation is inadequate, and it is managed as badly as it can be. The more the railway and other facilities for reaching Epsom are improved the more monstrous and intolerable becomes this nuisance of the stand. The revenue derived from the stand must be enormous, and might be considerably in creased if the getting and keeping a place upon it were made less of a severe physical effort than it is. No doubt those who come early are not disturbed, but it is impossible for everybody to be first. Those who may have had busi ness elsewhere, but have paid for and struggled into places, have a right to complain if a fresh onslaught is made from the staircases upon their position at the very moment when attention is absorbed in the horses which are cantering down the course. The state of the Grand Stand being such as to extort from us the above protest, it may be conceived that the race would be viewed from it under .afflicting and distracting circumstances. But before the race begins, let us take our ease and make our observations in the paddock, which, after all, is the most satisfactory place for those who go to Epsom to see hones. On entering this repertory of equine loveliness, the first horse that attracted our attention was Neptunus, who, if beauty alone eould win a race, would certainly not have lost the Derby. Nor was beauty his only ground of claim to public confidence. His two-year-old performances had been very good, and included a dead heat with the redoubtdd Marquis. His perfect condition, glossy dark-brown coat, light springy tread, and beautifully set • on head and neck, made him a perfect picture of a racehorse, but unfortunately rather in miniature. "Do you like him better than Marquis ?" asked a bystander of a veteran racing man. " Yes, for a park hack, but not to win the Derby," was the reply. The next to come under our observation was Lord Stamford's Ensign. This was a tall handsome horse, .light and weedy. Speed he no doubt has ; but the Derby course is too severe for one of his build. He was sound however, and in excellent condition ; and it seemed the general opinion that ha would beat more than beat him. A general rush to the other side of the paddock took place on the entraiee of John Scott's lot. There they were—five beauties, each surrounded by an admiring crowd. To look at them, it seemed likely that even if the Marquis should not win, the chances of the Whitewall stable would not be bad. Ace of Clubs, a strong chestnut with a white face, and a look of sedateness and wisdom beyond his years, led the way. Then came the Marquis, accompanied by his particular henchman, James Perren, who openly ex pressed his confidence in the favourite's success. The Marquis wore, as at Newmarket, blinkers and a sort of hood, and his condition was as perfect, and his temper as serene, as when he carried off the Two Thousand Guineas. There followed close behind him Welcome, Malek, and Vanguard. Why none of these horses were uneasy or frac tious, or had a superfluous ounce of flesh upon them, or ap peared too fine drawn or overworked, is a secret of the Whitewall stable. Unwillingly turning our eyes away from these five northern miracles, we looked at Sir Joseph Haw ley's pair, Argonaut and St. Alexis. It was impossible not to call to mind the last Great Exhibition year, when, on nearly the same spot, we saw Teddington and The Ban under the same cherry colour and black, prepared for the great race and secure of victory. This year, however, the case was different, for neither of these horses seemed properly prepared. Argonaut, it must be owned, is a splendid horse, but as Wells adjusted his saddle he kept up an un dignified whinnying and prancing, as if he did not rightly appreciate the importance of the coming struggle. The ineffaceable marks of the firing-irons on his legs showed also that his youth had nat been altogether joyous. As Lord Uxbridge had withdrawn Laughing Stock from the race, St. Alexis had the advantage of beinl- guided by Rogers. But no jockey can win a race all by himself, although they frequently contrive to lose them. We thought, as we turned away from them, that the Marquis had little to fear in that quarter, although it was reported that Sir Joseph Hawley, who always knows what he is about, had backed Argonaut for a large sum. Baron Rothschild, being disappointed in Wingrave, who failed utterly at Newmarket, now brought out Norroy, not gaining much by the change. The horse, however, made himself conspicuous by refusing to canter, and showing an inclination to get into the Grand Stand and watch the race from thence. Buckstone -seemed to us to deserve all the praise that had been bestowed upon him, for he looked a Derby horse all over. He was preceded into the course by the Knave, whom we thought most appropriately named. He is a ewe-necked, ragged looking little horse, but with good substance, and excellent quarters. As he was never intended to win the race, but only to make running for Buckstone, it may be supposed he did all that was required of him, for he would get off well and quickly, where a large horse like Buckstone might find consi derable difficulty in making a start among a numerous field of horses. We were not so discerning or so lucky as to recog nise the merits of Caractacus in the paddock, although afterwards his cantering struck our fancy, and caused us to note him as a horse to bo looked after when the struggle came. As his owner, trainer, and jockey were all equally obscure, he received in the paddock much the same sort of treatment as undiscovered merit does elsewhere in the world. There were two other horses which we did particu larly observe, and we did so for the purpose of inquiring why such crippled brutes were started for this great race. Neither Gemse nor Maharajah could walk, and they did not look as if they could gallop. It is too bad, considering the difficulty of starting a large field, takencumber the ground with animals which would be more in their places in a knacker's yard. Compared with noisy hill and Babel-like Grand Stand, the paddock is a quiet, pleasant spot. Not that there is any lack of anxiety or excitement within that enclosure; but the majority of those who enter it come on business, and use their eyes rather than their mouths. In the pad dock, backers of horses made up their minds at the last moment whether or not to hedge their money, and owners and trainers give their last secret orders to the jocskoeyes: Some idlers and sight-seers of course there are, and m times they do not carry away with them theme odsaty.authTehnetriec information on the all-important topic of the A wa sh s, fo f rd or , e w x h a o m , p w le i , th a e n ut o a u n t y sid o e the h r o c rs la e . He . was followedon that they ;ras e a tol l e n d 0 , t i w ee e , b e e x l t v e e d , great" curiosity because he wore blinkers presst by a large crowd of people u nder t 'l h e e the boy who led th e were looking at the Marq uis, horsea rci u t ioso had k w particularonthe care ra ce hi s t w e b h a uln k d e e r e s e i o v u e g h t t h e t om havef trhe Marquis warded that boy liberally. And now the horses have left the paddock and are taking their canters past the stand. The Marquis goes beautifully and looks the fiery perfection of a racehorse. Buckstone, too, is admirable, and Caractacus compels us to take notice to whom the light blue jacket and white cap belong. Argo naut will not do at all, although Wells sits him faultlessly. After the Marquis has gone up the course there is some de lay in his return, and we begin to fear an outbreak of his dreaded temper. But soon he comes swiftly and smoothly over the turf, accompanied by the steady•going Ace of Clubs, whose example may have a pacifying effect. The 34 horses enter once more into the paddock, and soon emerge on the other side and take their places for the first effort at a start. This cffort has to be five times repeated before the horses can be got off, and even then two or three are left behind, As soon as the hiU is mounted, the LONDON : Printed and Published by JOHN CHAPLIN, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TILE SUN Office No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County Middlesex, —Wednesday, June 11, 1862, Marquis and Argonaut show well in front. Then the Mar quis comes aw iy with a clear lead. It is seen that either he cannot be held or his jockey is playing the dangerous gamer of trying to cut down a large field. We asked ourselves whether even Etnob a horse as that could venture thus to expend the power which would be needed for the final struggle, and experience forbad us hoping that he could. Between hope and fear, but much nearer to fear than hope, we watched the horses round that dreadful corner. The Mar - quis is still as full as he can be of running, but it is not yet that the pinch comes. However, the pace has had the de sired effect, and the question almost is whether anything will live long enough to challenge-Marquis. There is Buck- stone just upon the same line in which Mr. Merry's horses ran last year and the year before, and there is that horse which made us look at him as he cantered. Buckstone, however, is already beaten, although he still runs gamely. The obscure horse comes up on the Marquis's whip-hand, and now is the time to wish for a particle of that energy which was expended in cutting down the field. Ashmall calls upon his horse, who is not of the sort to need calling on. He struggles as hard as a horse can, but it will ua do. Caraetacus beats him by a neck, while Buckstone rung without opposition into the third place. The beautiful Neptunus and another horse came next, and all the rest were nowhere. The opinion generally entertained by those who observ:Y l the Marquis's performance at Newmarket was amply jus tified by his running for the Derby, although he had not the luck to 'win the race, The horse is a thorough good one, and, amid the uncertainties of the turf, there could be: nothing nearer certainty than to stand to win upon the• Marquis. This was our opinion before the race, and if the race could have been run again next day we should still have backed the Marquis, with the proviso, however, that he should be ridden more judiciously. If the Marquis could have been spared a little in the early part of the race we do not think he could possibly have been defeated. His failure must be attributed to undue eagerness, either in tho horse or jockey. No doubt he made awful havoc - of the field, for although Buckstone ran into the third,plac'e, he had no chance of being either first or second ; and the remaining 31 horses might as well have been in their stables eating oats. The Marquis had so exhausted him self that, although he struggled unflinchingly to the last, he was just beaten by a fresher horse, and thus the honour of the Derby was snatched from him in the last few yards. But those who watched his running from start to finish know that his owner has in him one of the most valuable horses of the year. If the Marquis were to be sold by auction at Tattersall's on Monday, it would be seen how little his character as a racehorse has suffered by his defeat at Epsom. It is certain that be is full of pluck; and in this respect he differs from the Wizard, who, like him, won the Guineas and afterwards ran second for the Derby. The Wizard has employed the intervening two years in establishing a reputation for shutting up whenever a rival fairly collars him. But we do not think there is a soft spot about the Marquis. RAIL TVAY INTELLIGENCE. EDEN VALLEY. This lino of railway, which extends from Kirkby" Stephen, on the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, to Clifton, on the Lancaster and. Carlisle, was opened on Saturday. A number of directors passed over the line, and afterwards dined at the King's Head, Appleby, at which Mr. Hopes presided. The length of the line is 22 miles. The first sod was cut in August, 1858, and the line is now worked by the Stockton and Darlington way Company. SPALDING AND SUTTON BRIDGE. It is expected that the line will be opened for traffic in a few days. The line forms a junction with the existing Spalding and Holbeach line. Powers have been obtained for carrying ort the works from Sutton-bridge to Lynn. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. Mr. William Robinson, chief superintendent of this company's station at Birmingham for the last 17 years, was on Monday evening presented with a, purse containing 500 sovereigns and a silver salver, subscribed for " by friends and railway passengers as an acknowledgment of the courteous manlier in which he has discharged his duties." Mr. Robin son. was entertainel on the occasion at dinner at the Queen's Hotel. COUNTRY MAIIKEI6. LEEDS-TUESDAY. There was a limited business doing in English wheat, but a fair trade might have been transacted had factors been willing to take a trifle under Friday's priees. Oats, beans, barley, and other articles at late prices. MARKET HARBOROUGH—TUESDAY. At this market to-day there was a moderate show of wheat, the demand for which was fair, at fully late rates. Barley very dull, at former quotations. Oats at lato prices. White wheat, 58s to —s ; red, 51s to 53s per 36 stone. Barley at 36s to 39s per qr., grinding 30s to 83s per 30 at. Oats, 245.t0 33s per 24 st. ; beans, 38s to 40s; new, —s lb —s per qr. SHEFFIELD-TUESDAY. There was a short amount of wheat at market to-day; the demand was steady, and prices were fully as high as last week. Barley was at late rates, with a dull busineas. Beans as before. Oats firm. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels 19s Od to 21s 63 White 7) , 2ls Od to 22s Od New red , , 20s Od to 22s Od New white ~ 71 22s Od to 24s Od Beans ~ 1) l7s Od to 19s 6d Peas, per qr 64s Od bo 588 Od Grinding barley, per qr 32 s Od to 34 s Od Malting ditto, „ Oats t) 22s Od to 27s Od Millers' prices for flour-2s ld, 2s 3d, and 2s 5d per 141 b. MELTON MOWBRAY-TUESDAY. There was a shorter supply of wheat to-day, and wet had an improved market, at fully late prices. Barley was: still heavy, and late prices supported. White wheat, 60a Od to 62s Od; red, 555 Od to 58s per 36 stone; beans sold at 42s to 48s for old ; new sorts, —s per 38 at. ; barley, 36s to 39s for malting, and 29s to 33s per qr, for grinding ; oats, 24s to 32s Od per 24 stone. DUBLIN— We have quite a retail busi] of last week for everything. —TUESDAY. iness to-day, at the currencies s. d. s. d. Wheat, white.. 30:0 to 35 0 Do., red .. 26 0 to 33 0 Do., new 0 to 0 Barley Oats Do., black l3 6_to 15 0 s. d. s. d. Do., new . — 0 to 0 Bere Rapeseed Oatmeal l3 0 to 16 0 Bakers' flour Indian corn FOREIGN NAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Ausralia and Mauritius, via Southampton .. June 184 via Marseilles June 12. 4razil and Cape Verds, by British packet. July 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena July 2. China, Penang, and. Singapore, via Southampton June 18. via Marseilles June 12. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton June 10. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June 10. via Marseilles June 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton June 10. via Marseilles June 211. Lisbon June 11. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton June 10, , via Marseilles July 5. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo . June 11. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... June 19. by U.S. packet.... by Canadian paeket.June 11 . W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .......... June 10. ... . July 3. Bahamas, via New York June 28. Mexico All pe an e d st ß ln ri d t i is es h , c in o cil u tli b n i g } June 13. California, a.Cbili, Peru, BIRTHS. 9th inst., at Belvedere, Wimbledon, BAKER.—On the 9th in st., at Cobham, Kent, the w i fe o f the wife of Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq., of twku HOLLAND IChomas . o B ri t k h e e r ' Esq., of a son. daughters. KNOWLEs.—On the 9t,h inat., at Clarence Lodge, South sea, the wife of Lieutenant C. G. F. Knowles, R.N., of a Bon. . wevr „ N .—On the 7th inst., at the Grammar School, Kim. batten, Huntingdonshire, the wife of the Rev. R. L. Watson, of a son. MARRIAGES. PRICEr-CHovEAUx.—On the 7th inst., at Saint Mark's Surbiton, John Bone the third son of George B. Price, Esq., of Oak-hill, Surbiton, Kingston-on-Thames, to Rose Pereira, eldest daughter of the late H. Choveaux, Esq., of Melcorabe-place, Dorset-square. WILLIAMS—COLLINGWOOD.—On the 7th inst., at Holy Trinity Ch urch, Stepney, Henry, secon d son o f J o hn Williams, daughter of Willi am C o lli ngwoo d, Esq., of East Cottage, Bow. Esq., of Somerset House, to Caroline, fifth DEATHS. CAMPBELL.—On the 7th inst., at Brighton, R. I. R. Camp. bell, Esq., aged 49, CAMERON.—On the 9th inst., at 3, Bruntsfield-terrace, Edinburgh, Charles Cameron, Esq., formerly Captain in the 4th Foot. LAWS.—On the Bth inst., at 13, Lanark-villas, Maida-vale, Mr. James Laws, aged 65. LINSELL.—On the Bth inst., at 7, Clifton-terrace, Maida hill, William Thomas Linsqll, Esq., late of Southgate, Middlesex, aged 76. PILLANS.—On the 7th inst., at Edinburgh, James Pillans, Esq. ROGERS.—On the 7th inst., at Addington. place, Camber. well, Dr. George Rogers, aged 85. SA.LomoNs.--On the 9th inst., at Clifton -gardens, Maida4 vale, Barrent Salomons, Esq., late of Old Change, Cheap side.