The Sun. — London, England, 1862-09-13 00:00:00

711 E NAVY. A letter from Malta, dated Sept. 8, announces the arrival of her Majesty's gunvessel Foxhound, 4, Lieut.-Commander Doughty, on the 6th inst. from Corfu, and the departure of the gun vessel Alacrity, 4, Commander K. E. Baird, on the Bth inst., for Corfa, with despatches for Admiral Martin, and a mail for that island. The Marlborough, 131 (bear ing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir 'W. F. Martin, K C. 8.), Capt. H. W. Stewart, C. 8., the Algiers, 86, Capt. E. B. Rice, and the Trident, 3, Com mander C. J. Balfcnr, were at Corfu on the 4th inst., the last named having arrived there from Patras. There was also there an Austrian schooner-rigged man of war, with cadets on board. On her arrival the usual salutes were exchanged with the port and the Admiral. There appears to be no likelihood of the Admiral moving from Corfu at present. At Malta Capt. his Serene Highness the Prince Lein ingen, commanding the Magicienne, remained as senior naval officer, in the absence of Rear-Admiral Codrington, C. 8., who was, however, shortly ex pected back at his post. The only men-of-war in Malta harbour were the Magicienne, 16, the Fox- hound, 4, and the receiving ship Hibernia, with her tenders Boxer and Growler. The Shannon, 35, Capt. O. J. Jones, was expected in a few days, hav ing left Spithead on the 2d inst. for the Mediter ranean. On arrival at Malta she is to be sent on immediately to Corfu, — to be under the eye of the Commander-in-Chief. The following is the list of new ships ordered to be built at Chatham dockyard as soon as vacancies arise at the several building slips I —The Pitt, 91 guns, 800-horse power ; the Boadicea, 51 guns, 600 horse power; the Pomona, 51 guns, 600 horse power; the Gannymede, 38 guns, 400 horse power ; the Fal mouth, 22 guns, 250 horse power; the Tees, 19 guns, 250 horse power ; the Diligence, 17 guns, 200 horse power; and the Albatross, 4 guns, 250 horse power. The drawings and plans of most of the above vessels have been already prepared, under the direc tion of the Surveyor of the Navy, and the vessels will be commenced as vacancies arise. There will shortly be two other slips vacant at Chatham by the launch of the Salamis, 4, and the Myrmidon, 4, each of 250 horse power, both of which will be ready for launching in about two months' time. Admiralty orders have been received at Chatham for the large paddlewheel steamer Vixen 6, 1,054 tons, 2SO horse power, to be sold out of the ser vice. A survey of her hull, engines, fittings, masts, boilers, &c., has been made by the dockyard offi ials, and a confidential report of her value forwarded to the Admiralty. The Vixen was con- structed only a comparatively short time since, but, like the Dragon, 6, and some other paddlewheel steamers of the same class, has been found so defec tive that it is not deemed expedient to retain her any longer in the navy. The iron-plated frigate Royal Oak, 50, 1,000- horse power, completed the shipment of her six large boilers and her two coudensors in Chatham harbour yesterday, and to-day will commence tak ing on board her iron masts and bowsprit. Every effort is being made by the dockyard officials to complete the shipment of all the heavy portions of her machinery during the next fortnight, in order to enable her to be docked during the next spring tides. The works connected with the construction of the target at Shoeburyness, to represent a portion of the side of the iron steamer Warrior, 40, for the trial of the monster 300-pounder Horsfall gun, which were to have beef, completed this week, have been again delayed in consequence of several of the 4;- inch wrought iron shield plates—sir is the number stated—having been found to have been so defec tive as to necessitate their removal, and the conse quent reconstruction of the target. The iron frigate Black Prince, Capt. J. F. B. Wainwright, sailed from Spithead for Portland at daybreak yesterday. She took down supernumer aries for the iron frigate Wbrrior. The Sutlej, 34, screw frigate, rigged and stored in the first-class reserve at Portsmouth, is ordered for immediate commission. Capt. Richard Ashmore Powell, C. 8., now in command of her Majesty's screw frigate Defence, will, on the Ist proximo, succeed Capt. Robert Harris in the command of the cadet naval training ship Britannia, at Portland, Messrs. Samuda, of Blackwall, are now busily engaged in the construction of floating-docks, iron steam-vessels, &c., for the Peruvian Government, with a view to the more complete navigation of the river Amazon, and to develop the resources of the vast region on the Atlantic side of the Andes. The two first iron paddle-wheel steamers having been fully completed for service, left the river yesterday for their destination—viz., the Mocond, Captain Ferreyros, and the Pasteza, Captain Paseja. They are each of 500 tons burthen, have been fitted with the most improved engines and machinery, of 150 horse power, by Messrs. Penn, of Greenwich; and on a recent trial trip, from the Thames to Dover, performed 16 statute miles per hour. Two small iron steam-vessels have also been constructed at the premises of Messrs. Samuda, for the purpose of na vigating the inland tributaries of the river Amazon. These vessels draw but 16 inches of water, and will be sent out in compartments, and rivetted together for service on arriving at their destination. The president and Government of the Republic of Peru, having determined to take active measures to ad vance the social and commercial interests of that country, are about to establish a steam-factory and depot at a point 1,500 miles from the mouth of the Amazon with every a ppliance for repairing boile rs , machinery, &c., and the whole of the material, con sisting of powerful steam-engines, machinery, &c., as also an immense iron floating dock, is now being prepared by Messrs. Samuda, under the supervision of Admiral Mariategui and Mr. Thniel Clark, who has been appointed Engineer-in-Chief to the Peru vian Republic. The small steamers referred to, as intended for the navigation of shallow waters, are constructed of steel plates, and are models of ship building. The President of Peru, about three months since, forwarded to this country 14 young men, who are now being instructed in shipbuilding and engi neering at the firms of Messrs. Samuda,Blackvvallp and John Penn and Sons, Greenwich. The party is under the superintendence of a Peruvian officer, and each receives an allowance of per month from the Government, the officer's salary being £25 per month. At the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, Mr. H. L. Pearson and Mr. A. W. Warry have passed their examination as sub-lieutenants. Mr. Pitman, Mr. T. Mackinnel, and Mr. T. Cocker passed their examinations for second-masters. For clerks' assistants, Messrs. Goodwin, Warren, Thomas, and Davis, from Eastman's naval establishment, South sea, passed their examination successfully. HE Al MY. C t a h m e ridge paid Cambridge His Royal Highness the Duk e o f purposehic o f a visit to York on Monday last, for inspecting,. the various new buildin gs w hi ch rece ntly been added to the barracks, where the 10th have Royal Hussars are n ow stationed. In t he afternoon the regiment was suddenly ordered out to Knaves_l mire to be reviewed there, and after the usual marching past had been gone through, a number of intricate manccuvres were executed at full gallop. The masterly manner in which the troops were handled by Colonel Baker, together with the rapid and perfect precision with which the movements were performed, frequently elicited the highest praise from the Commander-in-Chief. At the con clusion of the inspection his Royal Highness ad dressed the officers and men and said th' t he could not dismiss th em W i thout he felt at the sight expressing .the gratifica tion he had just witnessed. Although call e d upon at such short notice, he had n ever seen a regi men t work morecareer, ruirably in the of the l io n n (l al Site whole a p p course e a y a of the men n ceth while the the excellent con dition of the horses could not he surpassed. Yesterday Major - Gen. Eyre, Commanding the forces at Chatham, commenced his half -yearly in spection of the Royal Artillery and the it c , i , ti i Engineers now in garrison. At 2 o'clock the ;ail companies of Royal Engineers at present at head quarters, uncles' filo command of Lieut.-Col. Browne, C. 8., together with the field-battery of t ' 44l Otb. brigade, Itoyal Artillery, dismounted, were drawn up on Chatham Lines, in review order, when Gen. Eyre, accompanied by Lieut.- Col. Gordon, his aide-de-camp, arrived on the ground, and immediately commenced an inspec tion, on foot, of the arms and accoutrements of each man. The kits of the Royal Artillery were then inspected, after which General l yre took his position at the flag-staff, when the Royal Engi neers marched past in columns of companies, in slow and quick time, besides executing a variety of other manoeuvres, when they were dis missed to their quarters. The inspection will be resumed to-day, when it is expected General Eyre will visit the Royal Engineer Barracks, Brompton, and inspect the entire establishment. Yesterday Col. Nedham, commanding the Royal Artillery in the Chatham district, commenced his half-yearly inspection of the depot brigade, Ist di vision, under command of Lieut.-Col. Talbot. The inspecting officer was received with a general salute, and after making a rigid examination of the arms and accoutrements of the whole of the men, had the brigade put through thema:m al and plato on exer cises, followed by marching past in slow and quick time. A variety of battalion movements followed, and brought tha first day's inspection to a close. Owing to the numerous draughts recently de spatched to India, the brigade is chiefly composed of very young soldiers. The Ist battalion 24th Regiment, under the com mand of Col. E. Woodhouse, arrived at Aldershot on Thursday, from Portsmouth, by march route. The regiment left Portsmouth on Tuesday morning, in three detachments, halting that night at Ems worth, Havant, Petersfield, and Westbourne. On the following day they marched from Woolmer's Forest and took possession of the cantonments vacated that morning by the 2d battalion 20th Re- giment. The 2d battalion 20th Regiment, under command of Lieut. Col. Radcliffe, left Aldershot cu Tuesday morning, for Portsmouth, by march route. THE VOLUNTEERS. GRAND REVIEW IN NORFOLK. NORWICH, FRIDAY EVENING. The most imposing Volunteer demonstration yet witnessed in the Eastern Counties came off to-day on the grounds of Mr. R. H. Harvey, at Crown Point, near this city. Mr. Harvey is at present discharging the duties of hign sheriff of the county, and determined that his year of office should be sig nalised by something which should make it memor able in local annals. He could not do this better than by practically signifying his sympathy with the universally Volunteer movement—and he did so to-day with much munificence and hospitality. The whole Volunteer force of the county were in vited to a review in his grounds, and the whole of the local public were invited to go and see them. The gallant fellows were also bidden to a feast, and no inconsiderable number of their friends were called upon to share the good cheer provided. For weeks past the event has been the absorbing topic in Norfolk, and the most careful preparations were made to give it due eclat. Nothing remained to insure success to the whole proceedings but fine weather, and to-day the sun rose in cloudless skies, and universal nature smiled joyously as if in ap proval of the cause and the occasion. Crown Point is situated about two miles from Norwich, and the review ground, 55 acres in ex tent, faced the rich woods of the suburban village of Thorpe, which never appeared under more advan tageous circumstances. Two means of approach were provided to the scene of action, one from the Trowse station of the Great Eastern Railway, and tho other, more generally used, by the Thorpe -road. A pontoon bridge had been thrown across the Yare for the accommodation of visitors by this latter route, and it must have been crossed during the day by some 20,000 persons, at least 30,000 hav ing collected from the surrounding district ; in deed, some estimates went higher. A grand stand, 70ft long, and calculated to accommodate 500 ladies and gentlemen, was erected for the accommodation of Mr. Harvey's specially invited guests, and a large space was also railed off for other of the local elite. The stand was gaily decorated with flags, and covered with striped cloth, and when filled with its brilliantly-dressed com pany, it was in itself no mean object of interest. The troops were massed directly opposite, so that an uninterrupted view of all the movements could be obtained at this point. We have just mentioned the troops, and it is time to give some details respecting them. They were massed in two wings, Lieutenant• Colonel Custance, of the West Norfolk Militia, commanding the light, and Lieutenant-Colonel Astley the left, while the whole force was under the general direction of Major-General Sir Archdale Wilson, of Delhi, who acted as reviewing efficer for the day. Major the Hon. J. Walpole, of the West Norfolk Militia, acted as brigade major, and Colonel Cockburn and Captain Jervis performed the duties of aides-de-camp to Sir Archdale Wilson ; Captain Lestrangc, of the West Norfolk Militia, being attached in a similar capacity to Lieutenant-Colonel Custance, and Lieutenant Stracey, of the Norfolk Militia Artillery, to Lieu tenant-Colonel Astley. The two wings were com posed as follows—The Right Wing—let Norfolk Administrative Battalion, under the command of Major Lord Suffield, 291 strong ; the Great Yar mouth batteries of Artillery, under the command of Major Sir E. Lacon, M.P., 178 strong ; the S waif ham Battalion, under the command of Captain Amhurst Tyssen Amhurst., 226 strong; the 2d Nor folk Administrative Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir T. B. Beauchamp, 296 strong, making a total of 991. Left Wing—Nor. wich corps, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Brett, 351 strong; Yarmouth corps, under the com mand of Major Orde, 235 strong, making a total of 586. The Norfolk Light Horse—a brilliantly ac coutred corps, whose gay scarlet coats and glitter ing helmets contrasted strongly with the more sombre uniforms of their comrades on foot —sup plied a slender contingent of cavalry, some fifty strong, under the command of Lieutenant Hay Gur ney ; and the Lowestoft batteries of Artillery, under the command of Lieut. Johnson, and fifty strong, raised the total force under arms to 1,677. The Ist Administrative Battalion comprised the Aylsham corps, Captain Scott ; the Fakenham, Captain Ha mend ; the Cromer, Lieutenant Creme: ; the Holt, Lieutenant Barker ; the Reepharn, Lieutenant B e the Dereha m, Captain Bulwer, and the Captain lioliway, Th e Y armouth bat commands of C ap t a i n Foreman and Cap t Artillery, two i n number, were under the respective the Lynn corps, C aptain Creswell ; the Swaffham, i { e l s ' 11 la of Artillery, The Swaffha m b attalion was com posed of tm s ri pe ß ct a i r v b e er, , Li eu tenant Hamo n d ; the Snettisham, i Captain Lieutenant n a n C t a i ta t i e d- Pebell and the D ownham Market, L (-the 2d Norfolk Ad m i nistrative Battalion consisted of the Harleston corps, Captain Holmes; the Loddon, Lieutenant Gilbert ; t h e Diss, Lieutenant Salmon ; the Stalham, Lieutena n t B ar- Lieutenant Gilbert ; t h e Attieborough, Captain Sir roughes ; the Blofield, n• J• Buxton ; the Thet ford, Lieutenant Davy ; an d the Wymondha m , Captain Gurdon. The s i x Nor wich companies we re commanded by Major Middleton, Captain Pattesan, Captain F os t er , C apta i n Field, Skx. , a nd the four Yarmouth companies by Captain Youell, Captain Barber, Captain Holt, and Captain Tomlinson. The line wag to have been formed at noon, but some un avoidable delay s a ll the were experienced before troops, some of whom had to travel a considerable distance, could be collected on the round. When , at last, the signal Was give n to g proceed wit h the evolutions, the troops f ormed contiguous mined contiguous columns at quarter-distance, then deployed into i li ne and then threw out skirmishers, a forward movement being directly afterwards made in direct echelon of bat talions. The skirmishers, after firing few volleys, wrre reco il e d, end the battalions eotnnwneed file' firing. Tho if ft wing took ground to the I f e t, heel. This t changing by the L l 7 -Y it; advanced, and the whole force formed squares to resist eavalry, firing front right of faces several volleys. Th e cava l r y advanced and charg e d a 'sup posed enemy to the south-west of the parade ground, over which they rushed—scarlet flashing and sabres clattering—with a tolerable amount of impetu osity. The E.quares then deploycd, ond the cavalry i fOrm e d in rear to the right. Th e n there was some L more file and volley firing, then some more deploy- ing, &c., the whole concluding with the customary marching past the inspecting officer, headed by the cavalry. The General, who had previously ridden along the line and minutely inspected the troops in detail, addressed to them a few approving and encouraging words, and then the whole f orce proceeded, with the invited guests, to prepare for dinner. This was laid out on an enormous scale. A series of tents formed one monster canvass enclosure 260 ft. by 150 ft., in which accommodation was provided for the whole of the gallant fellows bearing arms, and about 2,300 ladies and gentlemen. The venti lation was carefully attended to, and the predo minating colours which distinguished the whole— red, white, and blue—gave the scene a very pleas ing effect. The provision made to meet the wants of the assembled host was immense, the cook, Mr. F. W. Davis, from the Doncaster Jockey Club, having placed on the table 120 sirloius of beef, 60 hams, 360 tarts, 240 dishes of cucumber, 120 pies in dishes, 60 raised pies, 120 baskets of fruit, 240 salads, 130 plumpuddings, 240 chickens, 60 fillets of veal, 60 quarters of lamb, 60 rounds of beef, 720 partridges, and 5,000 rolls of bread. This vast array of animal and vegetable matter was washed down with an unlimited supply of malt beverages, and claret and sherry was also dispensed in pro fusion. The tent was one of the largest which Mr. John Edgington has ever erected, and the appear ance which it presented when the guests had taken their places was imposi ng i n th e extreme. Chinese lanterns and appropriate mottoes, such as " Unity in our country's cause," "Defence, not defiance," " Victoria and old England for ever," &c., were suspended from the roof, and, taking a general view of the whole, one hardly knew which to admire most, the liberality which secured the whole, or the skill and patience which had elabo rated the details. Mr. Harvey, who, with Lady Henrietta Harvey, was most assiduously attentive to the comfort of the assembled company, occupied a seat in the centre of the flower-decorated and food-burdened tables ; and among the invited guests were Colonel and Mrs. Adair, Mr. H. E. Adair, M.P., Sir Shafto and Lady Adair, Mr. H. J. Adeane, M.P., the Earl of Albemarle and family, Lieutenant-General Angerstein, Lieutenant-Colonel Anstruther, Sir E. Lacon, Mr. A. H. Baring, M.P., the Hon. F. Baring, Lord and Lady Bayning, Lord Ranelagh, the Earl of Leicester, the Bishop of Norwich, Sir H. and Lady Bedingfield, Sir S. Bignold, Lord Sondes, Sir J. Blois, Sir J. P. Boileau, the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Norwich, the Very Rev. the Dean of Ely, the Hon. B. De Grey, the Earl of Euston, Mr. E. Fellowes, M.P., and Mrs. Fellowes, Sir W. Fester, the Duke and Duchess of Grafton, Mr. S. H. Gurney, M.P., Lord and Lady Henniker, Sir W. and Lady Hoste, the Mayors of Norwich, Yarmouth, Lynn, Thetford, Ipswich, and Bury St. Edmund's, Mr. E. Warner, M.P., the Hon. Col. Coke, M.P., Mr. E. Howes, M.P., Mr. B. Gurdon, M.P., Mr. G. P. Bentinck, M.P., Mr. J. A. Hardcastle, M.P., Mr. G. C. Cobbold, M.P., Major Parker, M.P., Mr. K. Macaulay, M.P., Mr. E. Ball, M.P., &c. The company were sitting down to dinner when our re port was despatched. A series of games, &c., were to fill up the after noon, in the course of which the prizes gained at the recent competition of the Norfolk Volunteer Service Association were to be presented by the President, Lord Sondes. A number of pedestrian matches between volunteers were also arranged. This fea ture of the entertainment was under the direction of Capt. Micklethwaite. A balloon ascended with Mr. Simmons the " intrepid aeronaut," in the course of the afternoon. Lord Ranelagh was to have shared the pleasures and dangers of the car, but the aeronaut pronounced the lifting power of the balloon inadequate to support the weight of two persons, and therefore the noble lord was fain to abandon his design, although he essayed menfully to carry it out. The day was fine to the close, and must have been one of much enjoyment to the thousands upon thousands of spectators assembled. The 2d Hants (Southampton) Rifle Volunteers underwent their annual inspection on Thursday afternoon by Lieut.-Col. Luard, Assistant-Inspector of Volunteers. They mustered on the parade ground in the West Marlands at half-past two o'clock, and meanwhile the :colonel inspected the Ist Hants En gineer Volun tears, under command of Lieu tenant H. P. Buchan, a fine company about sixty strong, and highly complimented the men and their commanding officer on their soldier-like appearance, and the progress they had made in military duties. The rifles having formed in marching order, they proceeded, headed by their band, to the Hoglands, where the inspection took place, the Engineer Vo lunteers keeping the ground. The several compa nies first marched past the colonel, and then formed in columns, the gallant officer riding along the ranks for the purpose of closely inspecting the men. They were then put through a variety of exercises, such as forming squares for the reception of cavalry, skirmishing, line firing, firing in squares, &c., ten rounds of cartridges having been served out to each man. At the close of the inspection Col. Luard addressed the men, congratulating them generally on the highly creditable manner in which, with a few exceptions, the manoeuvres of the day had been conducted. In the evening the colonel was enter tained at dinner by the officers of the corps at the Dolphin Hotel. The Norfolk Volunteer Service Association brought its competition for prizes to a close at a late hour on Thursday night. A match between hono rary and effective members, at ranges of 200 and 500 yards, resulted as follows :—The first prize of £lO went to Lieut. Forester, of the - Wytuondham corps. Prizes open to subscription paid members of the association only were shot for at 200 yards, and were won—the first, of .£lO, by Capt. Hamond, of the Fakenham Corps. A competition for a chal lenge bugle, given by the High Sheriff of Norfolk, followed, between eight representatives from each company or subdivision in the county. The total number of competitors who entered was 152, but they could not all complete their shooting from of time. Under these circumstances the bugle was given to the 4th Norwich company, which had made the highest score, it being arranged that _ _ any company which had not completed its shoot ing should be at liberty to do so on the Nor wich range within one fortnight from this date. Prizes of £8 and £2 were also given for the best individual scores at separate ranges, and in the match between honorary and effective members of the association prizes were awarded as follows : - - 200 yards, first prize, to Private I. Davidson, of the Holkham Corps; 500 yards, first prize to Lieut. Barroughes, of the Stalham Corps. Corresponding prizes in the All -corners' contest were adjudged thus :-200 yards, first prize to Private Bridgman ; 500 yards, first prize to Corporal Ringer; 800 yards, first prize to Private Willis. COURAGEOUS CONDUCT OF AN OLD LADY.—At Norton, near Mahon, an elderly lady, Miss Marshall, re sides in a semi-detached house in Commercial -street. The only other occupant of the house was a maidservant. About 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning Miss Marshall was awoke by a man's arm being thrust under the bed in which she was lying, the intruder on being questioned saying he was in search of money. The fellow at once made off, closely I pursued by the old lady. On the way out he seized a poker, and (having apparently previously prepared for his escape) awy e key. suc a ceed th ed in locki ng the street daor from the outside, taking leaped into th e street, but was so stunned by the fall, which Miss Mar s h a ll at once opened a window and is several feet, that she was for some time unable to give chase or alarm. The burglar got clean away, and from the finding of the poker on the Sc arborough -road it is presumed h e has gone thither. 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Leopold Shocke, a foreigner, was brought up on a Warrant before Alderman Rose, at the Guildhall, yesterday, charged with feloniously forging and uttering a receipt for the delivery of goods to the value of £2OO, with intent to defraud the Tees Woollen Company, of Barnard Castle, Durham. Mr. G. Lewis, jun., conducted the prosecution; Mr. R. B. Lumley (firm of Lumley and Lumley) watched the proceedings for the Tees Woollen Com pany ; and Mr. Wavell attended from Stubb's Trade Protection offices. Mr. Lewis, in opening the case, said, in addition to the charge of forgery, he should have to charge the prisoner with conspiring with a man named Cowen, not yet in custody, to defraud the Tees Woollen Company and other firms of a variety of goads to a very considerable amount. In the present instance it appeared that a Mr. Thom son, of Ironmonger lane, had been appointed agent to the Tees Woollen Company, and in that capacity had opened accounts with a num ber of persons trading under the names of ficti tious firms to the extent of about £3,000, and among the number was a person who went by the name of Cowen, but whose real name was believed to be Cohn. It further appeared that Cowen took an offi.e at No. 12, Union-court, Old Broad-street, about 12 months ago, during which period it would appear that he, in conjunction with others, had laid themselves out for the purpose of carrying on a gigantic system of swindling, and had succeeded in defrauding a number of large firms in London and different parts of the country to an in credible amount, and it was somewhat remarkable that nearly all the customers with whom Mr. Thompson had done business on account of the Tees Woollen Company had either absconded or left their dishonoured bills in the company's hands. The pri soner it would seem had an office at 13, Broad-street. buildings, but not succeeding in the swindling courses he had adopted, he gave up his own office and joined Cowen; and it would be shown that in all the transactions which took place between the company and Cowen the prisoner was present, al though not taking a very active part. It would, however, be shown that the goods alleged to have been obtained by Cowen were disposed of through the prisoner's agency at a sum considerably below the manufacturer's cost price, and that the prisoner was afterwards present when Cowen gave the ma nager of the Tees Woollen Company a receipt, pur porting to be signed by a packer of the name of Bellinger, for the goods. Believing the goods were in safe hands, the manager returned to Barnard Castle, but afterwards discovered that the goods had been previously disposed of at an alarming sa crifice, and that the receipt for them was a forgery. This was the only charge he proposed to proceed upon at present, but at a future day he should be prepared with a number of other charges to show that a most wholesale system of swindling had been organised and practised by a gang, of which it was alleged Cowen and the prisoner were members. Mr. James Walker said—l am the manager of the Tees Woollen Company, carrying on business at Barnard Castle, Durham, and Mr. Thompson was our agent in London, and had an office at 17, Ironmonger-lane. He was appointed in August or September, 1861, and since then he has opened ac counts with various persons, and sold goods to the amount of £3,000. Some of those persons have been reported as having absconded, and others have their dishonoured bills in the bands of the company. Among persons so supplied with goods is Henry Cowen, of 12, Union-court, Old Broad-street. The amount was £l4B, and one of the bills, due in Sep tember, has been dishonoured, the others are not yet due. Between the Ist and 9th of August last goods were sold to him to the amount of £457 10s. 11d. ' against which w e h a d cre dited him £lOO as cas h received. On the 10th Aug. we received a letter from him, and on the 13th I came to London, hav ing on the p rev i ous d ay f or warded two bales of tweed goods, addressed to Cowen, at his office, as I had no convenience for warehousing them at my hotel, and had no distrust of Cowen, having obtained ample testimony as to his respectability. The in voice price of those goods was £240 17s. 10d. On the same day that I arrived and the following Cowen called upon me to tell me that the goods had arrived and that he had not the money, and pro posed that the goods should remain to my order till he got the money. He said he had sent the goods to his packers. On the 15th I called upon him at his office and saw him and the prisoner there toge ther. I had already received two sums of £5O and £lO on the previous day from Cowen. I asked Cowen for a receipt for the goods, and he said the proper way was to get the packer's receipt, and he and the prisoner would go and get it. They went out for that purpose, and when they returned Cowen gave me the receipt produced, signed in the name of Bellinger and Co , of Jewry-street, Aldgate. I returned to Barnard Castle immediately afterwards, but from information I received I came to London on Tuesday last and found Cowen's office closed, and he and the prisoner gone. The place was thronged with creditors, so that I could not go up stairs. I have never received any money from the prisoner or from Cowen since. I have however seen our goods at the premises of Mr Venables, of White chapel. Mr. Robert Venables, a woollendraper, carrying on business at 34, Aldgate, said—l have known the prisoner about twelve months. The prisoner used to work for me as a tailor, and has since called with Cowen to sell goods. He first came to sell goods about the Ist of August, on which day I bought goods, consisting of woollen clothes, of Cowen. The prisoner had previously told me he knew where there was a quantity of woollen goods to be sold cheap, and asked me if I would purchase them. I said I would if they were all right—meaning, if they had not been stolen. He said it was perfectly correct, but that Cowen was short of money and would sell the goods cheap. The invoice price of the goods was about £365, and Cowen named the discount at 25 per cent, off that price ; but I said that was not enough, and he ultimately took off 35 per cent. I paid him a cheque for £lOO at' the time, and £25 in gold. The balance 1 afterwards paid him by an other cheque. I asked Cowen if everything was cor rect, and he said " Yes," and referred me to Messrs. Spielmann's. Mr. Alderman Rose—And I suppose I am to underst snd that you paid X 240 for what cost the manufacturer £368. Witness—Yes, sir. The prisoner showed me the goods, but did not otherwise interfere. Some of the goods I bought from patterns before they were un packed, and others I bought from the bulk and saw them unnacked. Cowen showed me his invoice, but I did not examine it, as Spielmann and Co. told me I was quite safe in buying goods of him. I after wards bought goods on several occasions of Cowen on the same terms. When the prisoner showed me the patterns he asked me what price I would take them at. I never paid any money. Mr. Alderman Rose-1 find in your receipt-book £125 entered as paid, but only £25 endorsed on the stamp. What is the meaning of that ? Witness—l suppose the £25 was paid in gold. Mr. Alderman Rose—But the stamp is intended to cover the whole of the payment for which the receipt is written, and should therefore bear upon its face the full amount. Have you your cheques here ? Witness—l have not, sir. Wm. Whiten, the housekeeper at 12, Union-court, said—About December last, Cowen took the offices referred to, and in a week or two afterwards the prisoner came there and remained there until last month, managing the business with Cowen. On the 14th of August last two bales of goods were de livered from the railway and were sent away within an hour by Co wen's directicins. The prisoner as sisted in putting the goods' into the van. Cowen left about a fortnight ago; and then the prisoner called for letters. He left a week ago, and then a porter, of the name of Fielder, called for the letters. Mr. Alderman Rose (to Mr. Venables)—Will you show me by your book in what manner you recon cile the amount paid with the amount of the two invoices, less 35 per cent. discount ? Mr. Venables—Cowen had some money on account previously, I suppose. Mr% Alderman Rose ---But you must have a receipt for it either in your receipt-book or upon the in voice. Mr. Venables—Yes, sir; but I have not the re ceipts here, I had such short notice. Mr. Lewis—Although it is due to Mr. Venables to state that he has given the officer every informa tion, it is quite clear ho has purchased £7OO worth of goods for which not one shilling has been paid, and he has bought them at a most extraordinary reduction. Mr Alderman Rose--Yes, he has shown the goods to the officer because he could not help himself; but I shall want a most satisfactory explanation from you, Mr. Venables, of all these transactions, for your receipt-book does not account for the full amount you have paid, and unless you are able to reconcile these inconsistencies, I may as well tell you that you will find yourself in a very serious position. Sergelnt Funnel! said—When I apprehended the prisoner he admitted he knew Cowen, and on being asked about the two bales of goods delivered on the 14th of Au gust, he said he knew nothing about them, but he supposed they had been shipped in the regular way. H e d en i e d having sold any goods. Ile said he believed Cowen was on the Continent. At the station I su irched him, and found on him twelve pa wn b ro kers' duplicates, re presenting property consisting of tweed cloth, gold Watches, rings. &e., to the amount of £64. I also found on him an invoice for some watches to the ARE[ 13, 18 62 value of £164, obtained on the 28th of August last, and some documents relating to wine warrants. I have been to the packer's address in Jewry-street, and cannot find any such firm as Bellinger and Co. At the prisoner's lodgings I ascertained his things were all packed up, and that he was about starting for the Continent. I discovered his address en tirely by stratagem, and had great difficulty in getting it. Mr. Walker recalled, said—lt was between four and five o'clock in the afternoon of the 14th August that the prisoner and Cowen went out for the packer's receipt. Cowen got the patterns from me early on the morning of the 13th. Mr. Lewis—So that the picker's receipt for the goods was not produced until after they had been actually disposed of to Mr. Venables. Mr. Venables—May I take away my invoices? Mr. Alderman Ros:—Certainly not. They will remain in the officer's custody, and I am bound to tell you, Mr. Venables, that you must produce on the next occasion your books and every document relating to these transactions, as I shall expect from you a much more satisfactory explanation than you have given me with regard to the accounts you have placed before me. The receipts and payments do not agree as they should do, and I hope you will be able to reconcile the discrepancy by the next hearing. _ _ The prisoner was then remanded for a week, and bail refused. LA TV INTELLIGENCE.—Sept. 12. JUDGES' CHAMBERS. (Before Mr. Justice Mellor.) • THE ALLEGED FRAUDS ON UNDERWRITERS BY DE. STROYING slurs BY FIRE—THE QUEEN Y. RUXTON. This was an application to admit the prisoner to ' bail, who had lately been committ e d, by th e sti • pendiary magistrate at Liverpool, to take his trial at the next assizes, charged with setting fire to the ' ship Roscoe, when off Smyrna, in January, 1858, with intent to defraud the underwriters. As the magistrate had refused bail the present application was made at Chambers. Mr. Sleigh appeared to support the appli ca ti on ; and Mr. Lushington showed cause. The importance of the case in reference to the • discussion which has recently taken place on the subject of bail led to a lengthened investigation ' before his lordship. There were affidavits on both sides. The prisoner was a shipowner at Liverpool, and interested with one Thomas Jamieson, in the vessel Roscoe, which sailed, in 1857, with a cargo of coals for Smyrna, and which was insured for £5,000. The vessel was worth £2,000, and on the Ist of January, 1858, was destroyed by fire when 18 miles off Smyrna, the place of her destination, and three miles from land. The crew were saved, and the insurance had been paid. In August last, after the reward of £2OO with a free pardon had been offered, Ruxton was charged by Jamieson with having incited him to destroy the Roscoe, and was the principal witness examined, and on that charge had been committed. On the part of Bux ton it was alleged that the charge had been made through malice. After the reward, Jamieson sent a letter enclosing the advertisement, both of which were now read, in which he stated that unless his claim was settled he would expose "their joint villany with regard to the Roscoe, when he reaped all." On that letter Rux ton gave Jamieson into custody for attempt ing to extort money by a threat, and he was tried at the last Liverpool assizes before the Hon. Mr. Liddell, who was in the commission. A point was raised whether it was a threat, supposing , Jamieson believed he had a claim on Buxton, and tin that view of the case Jamieson was acquitted. Then Buxton, the prosecutor, was charged by Jamieson with having incited him to destroy the ship, and he as captain had done so during the voy age, whilst Ruston was at Liverpool, and the lat ter had received the money. The second mate con firmed Jamieson by stating that he overheard Rux ton tell Jamieson to knock the brains of the ship out or set her on fire, and on the night in question she was set on fire, and he, expecting it, got ready his traps and left with the rest of the crew. Rut ton in his affidavit declared his innocence. On the other side an affidavit made by the legal adviser was read,stating that he believed that other charges would be made on the trial, and that Jamieson had informed him that he had been offered a liberal sum to go abroad. Further it was declared that Ruxton's son had now three of the ships belonging to his father, and he had got rid of all his property, It was believed, that if be was admitted to bail he would escape, and that at the present time when frauds had been committed on underwriters his de tention was necessary for the sake of publicjustice. Mr. Sleigh admitted that the question of bail was a difficult one, and after what had been lately said it was necessary to consider every case where the application was made. No doubt delinquents had escaped and justice had been defeated. In this case, however, the facts disclosed on affidavit were very peculiar, and he was sure his lordship would not keep the prisoner in gaol until the assizes unless he believed that he would not surrender if admitted to bail. The principal witness, who admitted his own villany, had charged his part owner with the crime after he had been indicted for an attempt to extort money, and had been acquitted on a point of law the soundness of which law it was not ter him (Mr. Sleigh) to call in question, notwithstanding the clear threat contained in the letter he had read. Then, as to corroboration as alleged by the second mate, it could not be believed that men who pre meditated such crimes would talk openly about them. Mr. Justice Mellor said there were two points which struck him very much, and which were in favour of the application. He was aware that per sons escaped by being let out on bail. A person had been charged with murdering one of his officers belonging to a ship and was let out on bail, and he escaped in one of his own vessels and had not been heard of. The points which weighed with him were that the charge was a stale one, the alleged offence having occurred more than four years ago; and that Jamieson had been charged by Ruston with at tempting to extort money, and that after his acquittal the charge had arisen. Mr. Lushington said ho was instructed strenu ously to oppose the prisoner being let out on bail, as it was believed he would abscond, and a failure of justice, when frauds had been committed on un derwriters would be much to be deplored. Other charges would be preferred against the prisoner, and he prayed his lordship not to grant the appli cation. The learned counsel (who had been engaged in the case at Liverpool) proceeded to argue the points raised, and alluded to cases in which justice had been defeated by persons escaping. Mr. Sleigh said substantial bail would be given, and it was mere pretence for the professional man engaged in the case to make the affidavit he had done. AA r. Lushington submitted to his lordship that it was not a case in which bail ought to be taken. His Lordship, having patiently listened to the case for some tim e , sa id h e s h ou ld grant t h e appli catinn. No doubt it was a suspicious case, but the points he had mentioned had weighed with him, and he could not see that justice would be defeated, as it was alleged, by not keeping the defendant in prison until the next assizes. Th e bail, however, must be of a substantial character. His Lordship fixed the amount to be £l,OOO by the prisoner and four sureties in £250 each, making bail for £2,000 to be taken before the magistrates at Liverpool. Order accordingly. POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE.—Sept. 12. CLERKENWELL. ANOTHER MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE BY A HOUSEBREAKER. ' —A dirty-looking but strong-built fellow, the front of whose head was covered with surgical plasters, the front of his clothes being satured with blood, and who gave the name of John Smith, aged 40, a carpenter, residing at 43, Great Sutton-street, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, was charged before Mr. Barker with being in an uninhabited house N 0.60, Roman-road, Islington, supposed to be for the pur pose of committing a felony. He was further charged with murderously assaulting Police -con stable Wm. Marsh, 170 N, in the execution of his duty, and tearing his uniform coat. P6lice-constable Ma. sh, 170 N, who appeared very weak from the effects of the prisoner's violence, and whose face was cut and scratched, he having a deep cut over one of his eyes, said—This wa rn i ng at 3 o'clock I was on duty in York-place, Barnsbury, and I heard the noise of the breaking of glass in Roman. road, and at once proceeded to the spot, and on passing the house, 61, Roman- roa d , the parties residing there looked out of the windows, and said there were thieves at the back of the house, and that they had broken some glass. I watched and saw the prisoner come out of th e h ack window of t h e No. c h a o m us e e overh the wall which is a n unoccupied one . He wall into a brick-field at the back, and I asked him what he was doing. He said he had been there for a private purpose, asked him to show me the marks he could not do i so. I then told him that his explanation was not The prisoner made no re P I Y' satisfactory, and that I must take him to the and when I police station. but ran away. I pur sue d , and a rain took him into cus tody. The prison er at once and struggled to b e gan striking at me, I held him, and in g©t away. and with an oath said he the strugg le t he pic ce up - half a brick, prisoner 1 d would dash my brains out. He th en struck me ou the forehead with a piece of brick, and inflicted a severe and deep wound on my eyebrow. I struck him with my rattle in self- 1 proteutia 4 , 1 took the prisoner to the station, and l then went back, and found the back windows, which were whole the night before, broken. Some one had also been in the back parlour, but nothing was stolen, as the thieves were disturbed. The prisoner said he was very sorry that he had struck the constable, but he should not have done so bad not the constable first assaulted him. lie was not at the back of the house foran unlawful purpose. The constable stated that the house was enclosed by a yard, and the way the prisoner got in was by placing a plank on the wall. Mr. Barker remanded the prisoner for a week and refused bail. DARING ROBBERY OF ORNAMENTS FROM THE ALTAR OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.—Jesse Humphrey Adams, aged 23, a waiter out of em ploy, and whose friends it was stated are very re spectable, was charged with stealing a crucifix re presenting our Saviour, from the altar of the Roma n Catholic Chapel, Oakley-terrace, Islington, of the value of 30 guineas, the property of the Rev. Canon Oakley. He was further charged with stealing an Inverness cape, the property of the Rev. Mr Doran; and also with stealing a coat, the property of Mr. Somers, the doorkeeper of the above chapel. Mr. Layton, jun., attended for the prisoner. The evidence went to show that the prisoner had formerly been engaged at the chapel, and had left 18 months since. A short time since a coat and an Inverness cape were missed from the vestry, and suspicion fell on the prisoner. On Friday week the prisoner came to the chapel, and after the ser vice remained talking to same of the officials in the vestry. After he was gone, the crucifix was missed, and when he came again, he was given into cus tody. From the information he gave to police constable Stammers, the whole of the stole❑ pro perty has been recovered. It was ascertained that the day after the robbery of the crucifix the pri soner pawned it at Mr. Bassett's, Great Queen street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, for £l. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the whole of the charges, and expressed a hope that he should be mercifully dealt with. The Rev. C. Oakley said, in consequence of the previous good character of the prisoner and the re spectability of his friends, he would recommend the prisoner to mercy. Mr. Barker said that had it not been for the re commendation to mercy heshould have passed upon him a heavier sentence than he now intended to do. As it was, he felt it was his duty to sentence him to four months' hard labour in the House of Correction. Charles Stevens, the assistant to Mr. Bassett, asked if he was to give up the crucifix. A fair price had been lent on it, and he thought it hard that his master should be the loser of the whole amount. There was no mark on it to show that the property did not belong to the prisoner. A crucifix was not an uncommon thing to be offered in pledge. Mr. Barker said the property must be given up. The assistant asked if Mr. Barker would make an order for the payment of one-half the sum advanced. Mr. Barker said he should decline to make any order about the payment of any portion of the money. The property must be given up. ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.—Patrick Carroll, a fellow well known to the police, was charged with violently assaulting a young man named James Newman, and stealing some money from his pocket. The complainant was in the skittle ground of the White Horse public-house, Baldwin's-gardens, on Saturday night last, and when he had done playing he was suddenly seized from behind by some one who pinched his neck very tightly and rendered him nearly insensible. Whilst he was being held back the prisoner rummaged his pockets and took all the money he had. He felt very ill for some time afterwards. The prisoner made his escape, but when he was apprehended he was in the midst of a num ber of low thieves and pickpockets, and said he did not know the prosecutor. The prisoner, in defence, said he was guilty, and if the charge was not pressed he would pay the prosecutor his money. The police said the prisoner had been twice con victed and sentenced to three months' hard labour in the House of Correction as a rogue and a vaga bond. Mr. Barker sentenced the prisoner to six months' hard labour in the House of Correction. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A TRADESMAN THROUGH DISTRESS.—A respectably-attired man, who ap peared in very great distress of mind, and gave the name of John * Raffell, and described himself as a grocer out of business, was charged with threaten ing to commit suicide at his residence, Cross-street, Islington. Mr. William Gedge, the landlord of the Old King's Head public house, Upper-street, Islington, said he had known the prisoner for some time, and had noticed lately that he had been very much de pressed in spirits in consequence of his not being able to obtain a situation. The prisoner, a few days since, spoke about destroying himself, saying that he was tired of his life. He told him that even to talk of such a matter was very foolish; but the prisoner said he could not stand up against such troubles as his. In consequence of what came to his knowledge, and the finding of two letters, he saw Inspector Judge on the subject, and the present proceedings were taken. Mr. ()ledge then handed to the magistrate the following letters, which were in the prisoner's handwriting : Sept. 10. Dear friend,—You will oblige by informing Miss Powell, where I have been lodging, that I am no more after this note, as I am quite determined. Yours, truly, The other note was as follows : J. R. Dear friend,—You will accept my carpet bag and con tents, upon condition that you pay the laundress the amount of 2s. or 3s. Yours, truly, J. R. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said he sincerely regretted his intention to destroy his life. He was in great distress, because he was in debt at his lodgings. He had had nothing to eat and drink, and he had endeavoured to collect some money due to him, but without avail ; for all he could get was ls. His friends were all in the country, and if he were now discharged he would at once go to them. The magistrate, who said that Mr. Gedge had acted in a very proper manner, remanded the pri soner until Monday next. A SCENE IN COURT.--A rough, but powerfully built fellow, who gave the name of Thomas Caul ford, an Irish labourer, residinc , in Suffolk-court, Islington, was charged with indecently exposing himself, to the annoyance of female passengers, in High-street, Islington. _ _ Mr. H. Allen, prosecuting offieet of the Associate Institute for the Protection of Women, attended to watch the case. The facts were clearly proved, and it appeared that the prisoner f or some even i ngs p as t had been in the habit of exposing himself to females near the Angel, at Islington, but when he has seen the police coming, he has at once made off. Last night he went up to two females at the corner of White Lion-street, and insulted them in the most gross manner. He was seen to do this by a young man, who gave him into custody. The prisoner, whilst in the box, laughed and s wung his hands about in the most idiotic manner. When called upon for his defence, he said the wit nesses had all told lies. He had never touched them, and would sooner kiss them than insult them, God bless them. Mr. Barker said the case was very clearly proved, and sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprison ment, with hard labour, viz., three months for each offence. As soon as the prisoner heard the sentence, he at once left off his nonsensical manner, swore and cursed at the witnesses, whom he called bad names, and said that he had not had justice done by him. He then pretended to cry, and when he was re moved to the cells, he howled so loud for some time as to materially disturb the business of the Court, as the witnesses could not be heard. MARLBOROUGH -STREET.—THE CASE OF CRUELTY TO A DONKEY.—William Drummond Stuart, a retired major, was charged with cruelty to a she donkey. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals prosecuted. Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Mr. E. Lewis, was for the defendant. _ _ The case stood over from the day . previous for the attendance of the owner of the animal. John Roberts, greengrocer, 53, Warwick-street, Chelsea, said, on the morning of 13th of August he went with a donkey and barrow to Billingsgate, and returned about seven o'clock in the morning, when in Coventry-street the defendant jumped on his barrow at the back. When the defendant jumped on he jumped off, saying, "If you want to have a ride you may ride by yourself." The de fendant had a stick and kept poking at the donkey with i t . The stick entered the donkey under the tail. The defendant drove the donkey up to W a lker's house in Piccadilly and then got off. Wit ness had some rum and milk which he did not pay for. The defendant appeared to be with a drunken lot, and he thought it best to get away as soon as he could. The prisoner got on the barrow again, but got off on seeing a coal-waggon horse down, and finding more amusement there did not return. Witness " cut off" with the donkey, and, as he did so, he noticed that blood was runnim, down his hind - quarters. As soon as he saw that he went back again to look for the defendant, but could not find him. Mr. Sleigh , on behalf of the defendant, made a forcible appeal to the Bench. The defendant had served in the Crimea and China, was a gentleman of station, of humanity, and feeling, and wholly in capable of intentionally injuring a dumb ani ma l . the fact was his client had been out dining with some friends. Ho protracted the revels through the night, committing various freaks of folly, among which was that of r.djng 111 a cobteluonger'a cart. With his stick he goaded the animal to a horse's speed, but he had no intention to commit such an injury as had been described. The defendant sincerely regretted what had occurred ; he hoped, therefore, on the part of his client, if the Bench did convict, that the penalty would be a fine. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the case had been adjourned on the previou s d ay for the attendances of the owner of the donkey, who, it was suspected, had been kept away improp er ly. Th e evidence v,'Els now before him. He could not see that the act of the defendant was anything but a cru el a c t, such As came within the act of Parliament. These kind of cases were the most unfortunate that could come before a magistrate, for if proved, a fine could hardly be considered as a sufficient punishment. It cer tainly was very extraordinary for a gentleman in the defendant's position to jump on a costermonger's barrow and poke at the donkey with his stick—s. proceeding, however, it would seem, the owner did not object to. From the evidence of Roberts it was clear that an injury had been inflicted on the ani mal, for blood was seen running from its hinder parts. The question was whether the defendant committed an intentional injury or acted with such recklessness as to go to the extent of an injury. There was very considerable doubt about this point, for the injury was inflicted not so much while driv in.; as while the animal was standing at the door. Now did not this show that this riding on the bar row and poking at the donkey was part of a series of mad freaks in which the defendant had been en gaged ? Ho was inclined to think it did, for if clearly proved to be the contrary, then the full penalty of three months' imprisonment must have been awarded. The evidence did not bear out the extreme view ; it rather showed that what was done was part of a series of freaks of folly induced by drink. The case was one for a flue, but a fine of the highest character, and therefore he should in flict the penalty of £5 and the whole expenses. Mr. Sleigh would earnestly assure the magistrate that the defendant had not the slightest intention to inflict injury on the animal. He bowed to the decision. He approved of the steps taken by the society, and in addition to the fine he begged to be permitted to pay five guineas to the poor-box. LAMBETI-I.—AN ARTFUL AND WHOLESALE 1111EF.—Agnes Boyd, 19, who has been some years a Sunday school teacher, and who at the time of her apprehension was governess of the National Infant School, at Stepney, was finally examined before Mr. Elliott on about 20 charges of felony. From the statement of Sergeant Shepherd, a de tective officer belonging to the L division of police, it appeared that for some years the prisoner had carried on a most artful and wholesale system, of plunder, and even her sweetheart and her fatber had been made the victims of her dishonest propensities, for she stole the watches of both. So artful and plausible was she, and so regular in her attendances to her church, that though valuable property had been missed from places she visited soon after she left, not the slightest suspicion attached to her, and it was only her extravagance and love for pleasure that finally led to her apprehension and an expose of her delinquencies. For two years she lived as as sistant to Mr. Richey, of No. 4,. Upper Stamford street, who carried on the business of wholesale mantle manufacturer, and such was the extent to which she carried on her plunder while there, that Mr. Richey, instead of making was losing money, and in consequence gave up his business to his son, who removed it to a warehouse in the City. While in that service the prisoner not only pledged a large amount of property, but supplied her female friends and acquaintances with mantles for half a guinea each, the materials of which cost her master 305., representing to the purchasers that she had the pri vilege of disposing of the articles at cost price. In the month of June last she returned to her lodgings in the absence of her landlady, and when no other person was there; and when the landlady came home the prisoner told her that on going into her apart ment she found it had been entered by thieves, who had carried away several articles belonging to her. This led the landlady to examine her rooms, and she found her watch and various articles, her property, were gone, but never suspected the prisoner herself was the thief, as the tickets relating to the property ' found in her possession sufficiently prove. A fort night ago the prisoner called at the residence of Mrs. Saunders, a friend of hers, and during the short absence of Miss Saunders from the room to pro cure a glass of water for her, she managed to conceal about her person—under her crinoline, it was sup posed—a fashionable silk mantle, and carried it off. Information was given to Sergeant Shepherd, and in answer to his inquiries of the party as to who had visited the house on that day, the name of the prisoner was given to him, but not as a person sus pected. The officer, however, made inquiries about her, and finding that her habits were more extra vagant than her ordinary means would permit, he, on her return from Brighton, where she had been on an excursion, charged her with stealing the mantle from the house of Mrs. Saunders. She at first hesitated, but ultimately admitted the fact, and said she would give him the duplicate of the mantle, and did so. He then insisted on searching her box, and on doing so found 35 other duplicates, all relat ting to property she had stolen, and amongst it the watches of her father and sweetheart. On the latter getting into the witness.box to give evidence against her the prisoner pretended to drop in the dock, and made a strange noise, as if in a fit, but was at once told by Oakes, the gaoler, to get up, as such sham tricks were useless, and would not do, and her recovery was marvel lously quick. Mr. Elliott observed that it was unnecessary to send more than three cases before a jury, and the evidence in three clear cases having been taken, the prisoner was fully committed for trial upon them. Sergeant Shepherd informed the magistrate that at one pawnbroker's shop alone there had been no less than 19 pawnings of mantles, and the property pledged was of the value of £4O. Mr. Elliott remarked that it was quite scandalous that pawnbrokers should take in valuable property to such an amount without first making some in quiry about it, and desired the officer to mention this fact to the judge who tried the case, who would take care to do what was necessary. Mr, Elliott also directed all the pawnbrokers who were not bound over, at once to deliver up the property to its owners. UNTRI MARKL 2S. -~~•~--- LIVERPOOL-SETT. 12. Our market to-day was fairly attended, and prime sorts were in fair demand, while inferior qualities were difficult to move. Flour dull, and rather easier. Corn held firmly, and a shade dearer. WAKEFIELD--SEPT. 12. Tho wheat trade was slow, and new samples fully is per qr lower. Old a retail demand, and very few sales. New bads in gater supply, an d pr i ces eas i er. Beans, oats, aellinreg unaltered. Averages for the week : wheat. ....... 1,222 qrs., at s9s 1 1 1 d par1ey...".... 35 -- Peas ".. --s Od Rye Beans --s, Od -- -- Oats 2O -- STAMFORD—SEPT. 12. New wheat, 54s to 56s old , 56s to 5Ss per 36 stone. Barley, 303 to 40s per qr. Oats, 22s to 273 per 24 atone. Beans, 38s to 40s per qr. EXETER-S 1 T. 12. Old wheat scarce, but little alteration in late quotations. Wheat, white 7s Od to 7s 3d I Barley. 4s Od t o 4 s 6d Ditto red .Gs 9d to 7s Od Oats .. ....... 2s 9d to 3s Od Flour, fine,', 40s to 41s ; seconds, 38s to 39s per sack. CATTLE. The supply of all descriptions of stock this morning was large. I Fat beef, p sc., 10s0d to 10s6d Ewes, per lb .... 7d to 7id Pork carcases, 8s Oct to 9s 6d blethers, d 0...., 6id to 61d Lamb, p 1b....... ltd to 8d Fat calves, d 0... :.;_•' to—d. Rough fat, ald per lb. BRISTOL SUGAR—SEPT. 12. The market has been more active this week, and buyers have purchased with great freeness. Prices for good strong working raws must be quoted 3d to 9d higher. Refiners' produce has been in better deMand, at late rates. Rnm— Demeraras and Leewards sold freely, but Jamaicas are ne glected. BIRTHS. BURGIILEY.—On the 11th inst., at Brookfield House Ityde, Isle of Wight, the Lady Burghley, of a daugh: ter. MILWARD.—On the 10th inst,, the wife of Major Milward, KA., of a son. STRArroun.—On the 11th inst., at Wrotham-park, the Countess of Strafford, of a son. MARRIAGES. CARRINGTON — BON.On the 9th inst., at St. Helen' s , Ashby-de-la-Zouch, on Townsend Carrington, E s q., of Croxden Abbey, Staffordshire, to Emily Anne, youngest daughter of Henry Brown, Esq., Ashby-de-la- Zouch. FAIRHOLME—POELLNITZ—On the 9th inst, at the British Legation,_ Frankfort, C ommander Charles Fairholme, R.N., to the Baroness Julie do Poellnitz, second daugh ter of Baron P oe ll n i tz, of Frankenberg, Bavaria. DEATIIS. ADDINGTON.—On the 11th inst., at Ealing, Martha, relict of the late Luke Addington, Esq., of Enfield, aged 78. CRAMPTON.—On the 9th inst., at Broadstairs, Mr. Cramp.. ton, aged 74. CIIRISTIE.—On th e 11th i ns t., at Tcassea, Fife, Robert Stark Christie, Esq., of Teasses. DRAKE.—On th e 10th i ns t., at Ashday Hall, n ear H alifax, Thomas Drake, Esq., aged 85 . GRAVES,—On the 10th inst./ at Vale Lodge, Acton, G. L. Graves, Esq., aged 74. LONDON : Printed and Publishe d by JOHN CHAPLIN , St r and, Printer, at Tnt S uN - Office No. 112, Strand, in the P r ecinct of the :S avoy, in the. County of of No. 112, septembo 13,