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LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Aua. 17. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE JOSEPH BENNETT. This was an Examination meeting in the case of the bank rupt, a contractor for public works, builder, &c., carrying on business in Bridge-row-wharf, Pimlico. The balance-sheet commenced March 25, 1857, with a capital of £1,556, and ended June 30, 1838, with credito rs, £935; the assets being stated at—debtors, £1,063, and pro perty estimated to realise £.ioo; making a total of available assets of £1,563. The profits during the period over which the trade extended were stated at £1,116; against which appeared trade expenses, £295; travelling expenses, £177; rent and taxes, £130 ; law charges, £B6 ; discount and in terest, £35; hou-ekeeping expenses, £ 295 ; personal ditto, 130; loss on sale of property, £361; beyond these figures an item of £589 appeared as paid to a l a te p artner, on dis solution, in 1858. Mr. Plews, for the assignee, offered no opposition, and the bankrupt passed. IN RE FRANCIS FRANCO. This was a certificate meeting in the case of the bankrupt, a merchant, of 47, Lime-street, and of Ladbroke-road, Not ting-hill. The balance-sheet, commencing on Jan. 1, 1857, with a deficiency of £l,32,ended June 1, 1858, with un secured creditors, £1,005; those holding security,i64; and li a bilities, £1,155. The assets consisted tf property, £325. During the 18 months comprised in the balance sheet there were profits, £ 52 ; against which appeared, expen s e s (t ra d e , kc.), £100; house and personal ditto, £139; and losses, 04. The liabilities, £1,155, appeared per contra. Mr. Harris appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Semple for the bankrupt. Mr. Harris stated that there were two assignees —one for whom he appeared, and the other the sister of the bankrupt. Upon the sister being chosen sole assignee Mr. Commissioner Holroyd thought it better for some other person to be asso ciated with her, which led to the appointment of his client. The bankrupt came to the court on his own petition. The only asset given up was an annuity expected to produce about £3OO, originally mortgaged to the bankrupt's sister. She, however, relinquished it, and it now formed the only asset on which the bankrupt presented his own petition as being worth £l5O. The trading had been very unlucky, having produced no profits, and there were accommodation bills to the extent of £1,155. The Commissioner (to the bankrupt)—What excuse do you offer for accepting bills to this extent ? Bankrupt—l accepted bills to obtain capital. The Commissioner—Then you accepted the bills and never obtained any money ? Bankrupt—Just so. It was never nay object to defraud any one. The Commissioner—To whom did you deliver them ? Bankrupt—The chief of them I delivered to Mr. Terry, and the others were delivered to Mr. Drosder. Ido not think they designedly made use of the bills, but Drosder placed them in the hands of another party, who turned out to be a great rogue. He unfortunately made use of one, and told me that he had not made use of the others, but I never could get them back. I have not since heard any thing of them, and therefore I suppose they have not been negotiated, but I thought it right to insert them in my schedule, so that there should be no question raised with respect to them hereafter. Mr. Semple stated that none of the bills in question bad been yet proved against the cs'a•e. His Honour granted a third-class certificate. IN RE HUTCHINGS. The bankrupt was a contractor, of Adam-street, Adelphi. He had been engaged in several very heavy railway and other public works, amongst others those of the Llanelly and Towy Vale Railways. This was an adjourned examina tion meeting. The accounts have already been published in this journal. Mr. Pook appeared for the bankrupt; and Mr. Lewis (Harrison and Lewis) opposed for the assignees. The proceedings were of a very protracted nature, occu pying the principal portion of the day, evidence upon matters of account forming their principal feature. The bankrupts' examination had already been adjourned six times, this being the seventh meeting for the purpose of determining whether he should pass upon the accounts he has presented to the Court, and he having already been 11 months before the Court. Having filed an amended balance-sheet, the assignees, since the last meeting, had delivered certain requisitions for further information touch ing several items therein contained, and the opposition now proceeded mainly upon the alleged insufficiency of the answers given by the bankrupt to those interrogatories. The principal allegations upon which the opposition was based were that the bankrupt had received a sum of £685 from the Llanelly Railway Company, of which no mention was made in the accounts ; that the domestic and personal expenses (L 1,972) during the 21 months over which the balance•sheet extended was an enormous expenditure and totally unvouched ; that the travelling expenses (f,800) were excessive ; that no cash account had been supplied ; and that generally the answers to the requisitions upon these points were highly unsatisfactory. To these allegations it was replied that the £685 was a portion of two sums—L3oo and £soo—which had been re ceived by the bankrupt's sub-contractors and agents upon account of, and expended by him in respect to, the works of the Llanelly Railway, and it would appear in the ordinary monthly accounts that it was accounted for either in labour or the settlement of the contracts. The bankrupt, upon being examined with reference to the personal and domestic expenses, said that he did not keep any account of them. He lived at Lee, in Kent, where his rent was £7O a-year ; he had six children and kept two servants. The £1,972 was exclusive of travelling expenses. The Commissioner—What ! in a house which was rented at £7O a-year only ! Bankrupt—My books show cheques drawn for house keeping. I might have given money. With reference to the personal expenditure, it was said, that the bankrupt kept no account of it beyond the cheques be drew, and which ap pearfd iu his books ; that he lived at Lee, in Kent, paying £7O for rent ; had a wife and six children, and kept, two servants; the £1,972 were exclusive of travelling expenses, which had been principally incurred in the four months previous to the bankruptcy, during which time he had been keeping cut of the way of his creditors, but of these an account, which was produced, had been kept. As to the cash account, a general statement of cash appeared in the books, which had been open to the investigation of the assignees, and it was not deemed necessary to supply one of a more detailed nature, even if it could be done, which was, however, impossible. The requisitions, it was stated, had been answered to the best of the bankrupt's ability, and with a view of giving as much information to the assignees as he was capable of supplying. The Commissioner thought the investigation as to the £hBs would have been more appropriately carried out in the office of the official assignee, and would have resulted in a more lucid explanation than it was possible to arrive at in that court. He did not think the personal expenditure, £1,972 for 21 months, an outrageous sum for a man who was carrying on a gigantic undertaking Mr. Pook was bound to contend that the bankrupt should be allowed to pass his examination, as he had done everything in his power to assist the assignees, and render the best accounts. Mr. Lewis applied for an adjournment, which he consi dered the evidence entitled him to demand. The Commissioner said he should allow the bankrupt to pass, and if the assignees thought he bad, in swearing to the statements he had made, sworn that which was false, they must deal with it elsewhere ; but as far as he had the power of judging, he considered the accounts were sufficient and satisfactory. Passed accordingly. IN RF. LYONS. The bankrupt, D. W. Lyons, a general merchant, of Sydney, New South Wales, applied for his certificate. Mr. Lewis supported, Mr. Murrough, for the assignees, offered no apposition. Mr. Lewis stated that the bankrupt, a young man of 24, went to Australia in 1831 for the purpose of trading, his father hada! p7omised to consign goods to him. In 1835 the bankrupt received a communication that his father in tended to send him a large vantity of goods. lie waited for six months, and no roods came ; he was therefore unable to carry out his trade, so he came home. As he was coming the goods were going—they crossed—he fell between two stools, for when he got to England his father would not advance him any more money or goods, and conse quently the irregularity with which the goods had been supplied in the fist instance had really caused the bank repos misfortunes. His Honour granted a second-class certificate. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. COMPLAINTS AGAINST ASSIGNEES. At the rising of the court on Monday, Mr. Reed applied for and obtained two rules against assignees. In one case an insolvent was remanded for two years, and as the assignee was the only detaining creditor, he settled wilh him, and went out of prison. In the second case, the application was for an attachment in the assignee not filing his account. Mr. Commi , sioner Phillips, in granting the applications, suggested that the assignee who bad let out the insolvent on a settlement of his debt should be made to bring the fund into court, as he had received the money when assignee. Rules nisi were granted in both cases. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LIVERPOOL Aua. 17. CROWN COURT. (Before Lord Chief Baron Pollock.) John Downhant, aged 33, sharebroker, was indicted for having, as a broker, agent, or bailee, been intrusted with certain railway scrip, shares, and transfers belonging to one Thomas Kay, and fraudulently converted the same to his own use. A second count charged him with fraudulently converting the proceeds of the same shares to his own use. Mr.. Fernley and Mr. Hoikar prosecuted, and Mr. Sowler, Q.C., and Mr. Brett deferded the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner was a sharebroker at Bury, and about the middle of Jan. last the prosecutor,Thos. Kay, sent to him two and a half £lOO sharesof the Great Northern Railway Co., three £lO preference shares, and three £7 10s. preference shares, in the same company, for sale, telling him to sell the shares le the market for the best price he could get, and gave him the scrip. Soon afterwards he received a letter from him informing him that he had succeeded in selling the stock for £314. He called afterwards and saw the pri soner, who said he would settle with him, but he did not. l i e sa id, "he had not received the money himself as yet." Prosecutor could get no settlement with the prisoner, and in March he obtained from him an I 0 U for £307, the price of the shares, less commission, which he took as good evi dence of the debt, and he then said he had various other transactions, and had taken the prosecutor's money to dis charge them. He afterwards gave prosecutor an order on a person named Grundy , who had' some property in a buildi ng club in which the prisoner interest, Grundys t a o id pa h y e t c h o e u tr i o i s l e o - t cutor the amount due to him. comply with it, and that proserocsuetcourtmorusrtecfreed,inawntiithotehne other creditors. This the p brought his case before the tnag i'Sfrostees Act. It appeared magistrates, 'Trustees committed the prisoner under the Fraudule nt that the prosecutor had hirnself siglnjaesdert.he transfer, and the stock was handed over to the purc Ills Lordship thought there was an end of the case as to the misappropriation of the scrip. It was then proposed to show that the prison b e i, r and d d bracd eel-led the money for which the scrip was so misappropriated it. To prove this it was proposed to put in an account b oo k o f th e prisoner's containing an admission of the reeept of the money, and the clerk of the prisoner's attorney was called to prove that notice to produce the ac • count book was served upon him, in order to give secondary evidence of the account. Hie Lordship thought this would not do. How could a felon appoint an attorney? He could not appear by attorney. Mr. Fernley asked the witness if the notice was shown to the prisoner at the bar His Lordship refused to allow the question to be answered. It would be a breach of confidence between the attorney and his client to answer P. Mr. Fernley said be could carry the cu e no farther. could not show that the money came to the prisoner's hands. His Lordship said, it appeared to him that the charge of selling the stock itself was disproved; there must, there fore, be a verdict of not guilty. The jnry thereupon, by his Lordship's direction, acquitted the prisoner. Mr. Sowler said it would be satisfactory to the jury to state that he had the late high sheriff and a crowd of wit nesses from Bury to speak to the prisoner's character. His Lordship—l think, in all probability, Mr. Kay wenld like his money very much better than the prisoner's cha racter. Another charge against the prisoner was postponed till next assizes, and he was discharged on his own recognisances. Michael Ware was indicted for ttle wilful murder of Wm. Schoningen, at Liverpool, on the Slat of March last. There was also a second count charging the crime as man slaughter. Mr. Aspinall and Mr. E. M. Fenwick appeared for the prosecution ; the prisoner was undefended. From the statement of the learned counsel it appeared that the unfortunate deceased bad gone with three shipmates to a casino and dancing house in Blundell-street, Liverpeol, on the night of the 31st March last, and after remaining there some time, in company with various prostitutes and sailors, the deceased and the prisoner commenced chaffing each other as to their " Yankee" origin. This led to high words and altercation between them, and one of the women observed the prisoner pull a knife from his belt and place it in his left breast under his coat. About this time the two men had separated, but shortly afterwards they passed each other again in the room, when some further provoking re marks passed between them, upon which the deceased struck the prisoner on the left side of his face, aed the latter imme diately, drawing the knife from his breast, stabbed Schonin gen to the heart. The deceased fell back into the arms of a shipmate, and expired in a few minutes. The prisoner was then surrounded by Schoningen's friends, and after much struggling, in which be contrived to inflict wounds upon two or three of them, he was followed into the street, and ultimately captured by a policeman, who picked up the knife wet with blood within a few yards from the spot where he had taken him. The waitress at the casino deposed that she had witnessed the quarrel from the very first, and fearing that some mis chief would take place, had called in the landlord, who re monstrated with the men and parted them, and she and her master had scarcely turned their backs before the fatal en counter took place. Upon the part of the prisoner two women who were pre sent at the rooms were called, both of whom testified to the great provocation the prisoner had experienced, and the violent blow which he bad received from the deceased upon his face. The learned Chief Baron having intimated that the charge according to the evidence, was clearly that of manslaughter only, proceeded to sum up the evidence to the jury, who found the prisoner guilty of the minor charge. His Lordship having severely admonished the prisoner upon the use of the knife, in alluding to the provocation he had experienced, ordered him to be imprisoned for six ca lendar months, with hard labour. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—BRISTOL, TCESDAY. (Before Mr. Baron Channel! and a Common Jury.) ENGLESTAEF V. 1100 G. Mr. M. Smith and Mr. Karslake were counsel ftr the plaintiff, and Mr. Collier and Mr. Coleridge for the de fendant. _ . _ _ This was an acticn to recover damages against the de fendant for negligently running his barque against the trot of the plaintiff, whereby serious damage was sustained. The transaction took place in what was called the Drain, leading into the Bute Docks, at Cardiff. The only question was as to which party was in fault. After a trial which lasted part of yesterday and to-day. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages £lOl. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-Aug. 17. OLD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) John Shire, 32, was charged with stealing eight sove reigns, the property of George James Peers. Mr:Sleigh conducted the prosecution. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Pearce. It appeared that the prosecutor was in the service of Mr. Lyons, a tailor in Fleet-street, and that the prisoner had been in the service of a brother of Mr. Lyons, who also carried on the business of a tailor, and that they had been acquainted with each other for several years. On the morning on which the rubbery in question was alleged to have been committed, it appeared that the prisoner was passing Mr. Lyons' shop in Fleet street, when the prosecutor sent the boy to fetch him in, and, after some conversation, they went to a public-house together and had some ale. They then went back to the shop, and shortly afterwards went to another public-house, where they had more ale, and also some gin and bitters ; and they made an arrangement to dine together at the Bell public-house in Fleet-street, and the dinner was ordered to be ready at two o'clock. They then, it appeared, left the public-house to return to the shop, and as they were crossing the street the prisoner asked the prosecutor to have a pinch of snuff, and he offered him some in a paper, and the prisoner then accompanied him to the door of the shop and left him. According to the evidence of the prosecutor, the moment he got into the shop he became insensible, and felt as though some powerful narcotic had been administered to him, and he remained in that position for some time. The prisoner, it appeared, went to the shop to inquire for the prosecutor while he was insensible, and he went into the counting-house where the prosecutor had been placed, when it was alleged on the part of the prosecution that he took this opportunity of rifling the pockets of the prosecutor of the money mentioned in the in dictment. The prisoner went away, and upon the prose cutor coming to himself he discovered that his waistcoat had been unbuttoned, and his cash pocket turned inside out, and that a!1 the money he had upon him except Id. had been stolen. It appeared in the course of the inquiry that the prisoner had been in the service of the brother of Mr. Lyons nearly to the time of this transaction, that ke bad brought an action against his mns'er for wrongfully dismissing him from his service, and that he bad obtained a verdict with damages against him in July last. It also appeared that the prosecutor did not give any infor mation respecting the robbery until the following morning, and that he did not then take any steps to have the prisoner apprehended, but it seemed that the prisoner was given into custody a day or two after the transaction by the prosecu tor's wife. Mr. l'earce, in his address to the jury for the prisoner, remarked upon the singular character of the case, and he called a number of respectable witnesses, who gave ne pri soner an excellent character. Ooe of the witnesses also stated that about the time the charge of robbery was made against the prisoner be was about entering into partnership with a person named Brett, to carry on the business of tailors in Fleet-street, near the shop of Mr. Lyons, and it was suggested that this had something to do with the present charge. The Common Sergeant having summed up the whole of the evidence very carefully, the jury at once returned a verdict of not guilty. There was an attempt at applause when the verdict was pronounced, which was checked, and the prisoner was ordered to be immediately discharged. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) Michael Butler, 18, plasterer, and John Godfrey, 27, smith, were indicted for passing counterfeit coin. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Poland prosecuted, and Mr. Phil lips defended. The circumstances of this case were somewhat uncommon owing to the manner in which the prisoners were detected. It appeared that about half-past 12 upon the morning of the 8111 of last month, the prisoners were observed loitering I about near the shop of a grocer named Hall, carrying on buoiness in Wardour-street, and he not liking their appear ance wa'ched them for about a quarter of an hour, when they went away. About three o'clock upon the same ! afternoon Mr. Hall was in the Strand, near the j Adelphi Theatre, when, seeing the pri s one r God frey waiting bout, he watched and soon saw i the prisoner Butler come up anti join him, and they went tngether as far as the Exeter Hall Hotel, where the prisoner Butler went in and Godfrey went up Exeter-street. Mr. Hall then went into the hotel, and there saw Butler having soave beer. Mr. Hall then returned to the street, and find ing Godfrey still waiting, again went into the hotel, and having asked the barmaid to show him what money Butler had given her, found it to be a bad shilling. Mr. Hall then et Butler, and seeing him join Godfrey and walk up into Exeter-street, he returned into the Strand, and, meet ing a policeman, directed him to go one way, whilst he (Mr., Hatl) went the other, and both trisoners were adroitly cc cured, after some resistance, in Exeter-street. They were both convicted and sentenced to nine months' itnprisonment. TH SUN, LONDO:N, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AV OUST 18, 1858. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-dug. 17. (Before Mr. Pashley, Q.C., Assistant-Judge.) William Wardle, 21, was indicted for feloniously em hczzlibg vaaious sums of money received by him on account of William Merralls, his master. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to eight months' hard labour. Ayoo, a Chinese ship's cook, was indicted for having stolen a coat and waistcoat, the property of Francis Beckett. He was convicted and sentenced to four months' bard labour. Emily Elizabeth Mathews, 17, well educated, was in dicted for having stolen a petticoat and other articles, value 154., the property of William Thomas Mathews, her father. She pl2aded guilty. The prosecutor resided at Bedfont, and the prisoner left his house on the 10th of May, and he neither saw nor heard anything of her until the 7th of August, when she took an opportunity to get into the house, and stole a variety of articles belonging to a younger sister. When she was charged she acknowledged having got rid of some of the things, and said that a cloak and cape had been stolen from her in a brothel in Tothill-street, Westminster. The prose clsentneonteed,ii disclosed. The some was a sch oo l master. I t was c l ear th a t there were very painful c i rcums t ances i n connect i on w ith the cas T e ll w e iic were Court h urt four months' hard labour. Thomas Arthur, 24, convicted of stealing lead from a building, was sentenced to nine months' had Daniel Jacobs, 24, wag convicted labour. butter from a cart in Holb orn . H e was a well-known a cask of thief, and had been sentenced to 12 months' hard labour after a previous conviction. The Court sentenced him to five years' penal • servitude. (Before Mr. Creasy.) 50 worth at the last session of the of Strand,l)ook s , was nobe a r t t cj A a r k t c h n u vs r ,el S i c o l f ta s ;l e tb a e li i i g g er x , 1 convicted property of his employer, Mr. Nutt, disclosures br a ogbtupf a or judgment. The prisoner had not mad e suc h had been expected with reference to a portion of the stolen property. The learned Judge sentenced him to three years' penal Bgrvil a u r de a . Margaret Rogers, 23, and Charles Dallis, 23, were indicted for at e writing desk, two candlesticks, of Elizab e th E vans Mr. also for feloniously receiving, a and other articles, the pro perty Mr. Way prosecuted ; * Mr Dunbar appeared for Rogers. °f the t he prosecutrix, 4t h ln", a robbery was committed 1 1 at O ti n le t r h e e si m de o n r c u e in o g f No. 1, Kensington-park Gardens East, and on the aft t e i f e noon of the same day the circumstancestwoprisoners at the bar ot ni o l9.l. of the H property was recovered, and 17, boTueherma came l t; taken into custody, ar.der d i v i s i on . The prisoner R e :e s r t s ab l l i e v s e w d ent ev to id h e e n r o h y b s e e e , n b o ut credit upon two police constables, I.s which reflected street, ;Spitalaelds, and from circumstances which their knowledge, the two she, seeing them approaching (having the watch) ran in-doors to give the alarm. They followed quickly, and in a back bedroom they found Davis examin ing, a bundle of letters and documents which were in a desk stolen from the prosecutrix. The desk itself, and the other stolen articles, were found in the room. Davis said they had been brought by a man named Jones, who bad shortly before arrived in a cab, but on being asked if he had not been in ttie cab hiEuself, he said be bad, and ex - Pleiued that hie friend Jones bad invited Wm to ride with him, as he was in quest of a new lodging, but the female prisoner said he (Davis) was the person who had brought ti.e things. It was urged on behalf of Rogers that she did not know that the articles had been improperly come by, but the evidence left no doubt of her having a guilty knowledge. The jury found both guilty, and previous convictions were proved against them. Davis did not then deny that he com mitted the robbery, but hoped Rogers would not be pun ished, as she wan innocent. He was sentenced to four and Rogersto three years' penal servitude. Three youths, named Newman, Lumley, and Smith, were indicted for a robbery, committed at the residence of Mr. Augustus Dremel, wine merchant, 4, Durham-place, Chet sea. One, it appeared, threw his cap down the area, and got over the railing, as if to recover it • another handed him a bag down in the area, and the third kept watch. The one in the area crept into the pantry and stole a silver cruet stand. Their proceedings were watched, and upon informa tion being given to the police they were apprehended. Smith was the principal in the transaction. They were found guilty and sentenced, Smith to 10, and each of the others to eight months' hard labour. Bridget Shea, who was de - cribed by the police as " a confirmed drunkard and prostitute," although but 18 years of age, pleaded guilty to having assaulted a police constable by severely biting his hand, and was sentenced to 10 months' hard labour. . _ _ John Molloy was indicted for stealing 13 yards of silk fringe and a piece of linen, the property of Edward Bridg- laud, bis master. Mr. Lawrence was counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Poland for the prisoner. The facts of this case, which lasted till a late hour on Monday, were simply these :—The prosecutor was a linen draper at 67 and 67, Old-street, St. Luke's, and the prisoner was an assistant in his employment. The articles mentioned in the indictment were undoubtedly found in his possession ; but it appeared that there had been a custom in the esta blishment by which the assistants made purchases en their own account, and it was ably urged by the counsel for the prisoner—who was a man of good character, married, and the father of a family—that he bad not acted with any felo nious intention, but had meant to pay for them. It also appeared that the charge was not preferred until after the prisoner had made a demand for wages due, and also for " premiums" to the amount of 12 on account of sales which he had effected of old-fashioned or soiled articles in the way best known, as the learned judge - observed, as " shaving the ladies," a phrase not altogether un known in the linendrapery trade. The sbopman sells stock articles at the best price be can get, and is allowed a commission according to his success in addi tion to his regular salary. It was a rule in the prese cutor'. shop that no assistant should supply himself with any article he might wish to purchase, but there was no proof that this bad ever been brought to the knowledge of the prisoner personally. 'When charged with the offence the prisoner equivocated a little, but afterwards said how much the fringe measured, and that he meant to account and pay for it after business hours. The prosecutor was out of town when this occurred, and the prisoner was discharged from the service. On bis return the prisoner's house was searched, the piece of linen, which measured a little over a yard, and was marked, was found in a drawer, and he was then charged. The jury retired, and after some consideration, agreed to a verdict of not guilty. The prisoner, who seemed in a state of great nervous ex citement and warmly expressed his gratitude, was imme diately liberated. • Mr. Charles Allen has been appointed joint deputy-clerk of the peace for this county, with Mr. Arthur Grey Maude. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—Mr. John Hart, 19, Upper East Smithfield, was summoned by Henry Cohen, a cabman, for refusing to pay his lawful fare. Complainant deposed that en Saturday, the 7th inst., a little after two o'clock, he was taken off his stand by three persona, who told him to follow another cab, which was going towards Crutchetfriars, to stop whenever that cab stopped, and keep his eye upon " the Captain," who was in it, as the parties who took his (complainant's) cab had a writ against " the Captain," who was an American , which they were watching an opportunity to serve upon him as soon as he should pass the bounds of the City, so as to be within the Middlesex jurisdiction, and, to induce complainunt to keep a sharp look-out, they added that if they succeeded in catching " the captain," it would be a good job both for him (complainant) and them. When they reached Mark-lane, one of the three persons in complainant's cab called to defendant wbo was stand in g there, upon which he got into the cab also, and the chase after the captain was resumed. The first cab stopped once or twice, and the captain getting out went into a shop, coming out again immediately, however , and driving off. At last he stopped before an outfitting shop, which the cap tain entered, and where he remained. The occupants of complainant's cab then got out also, and told the com plainant to wait there until they returned, and keep his eye ou the captain. He accordingly did so, and soon after wards saw the captain quit the shop, followed at a little distance by his pursuers, and complainant following his instructions waited there for noarly four hours, or till half-past six o'clock. At that time defendant went back to him and said, " This is a bad job ; I have been looking after this man for three days, and I shan't get a farthing. I must give you 3s. or 4s. out of my own pocket." Com plainant, however, told him that that wouldn't do. The fare was Bs. 6d., but he would take Ss., and as defendant refused to give more than 4s. be summoned him, not know ing who the other parties were that rode in his cab. Defendant said he did not hire complainant's cab, but only entered :t and rode to Fenchurch-street upon the in vitation of some persons—officers from Chancery-lane, whom he was driving. He did not consider that he was liable for the fare, at all events beyond the short distance he rode, but he offered complainant 4s. out of his own pocket, because he didn't want to have any fuss about it. \ Lord Mayor—Oh I you know if you caught the " cap tain" it was to be a good thing for him and you too. Defendant—l deny that I told him anything cf the sort J . and I have a witness here who proves that I only entered the cab at Mark-lane. Lord Mayor—Well, you can call him if you like. Mr. White, clerk to a Custom-house agent, wa3 ex amined accordingly, and deposed to the fact that defendant's statement with regard to the manner in which he first entered the cab was correct; but . . , The Lord Mayor expressed his opinion that defendant was liable notwithstanding. . _ . Defendant—But your lordship or anybody else might have got into the cab in that way. Lord Mayor—Then I should have been liable. Everyone who was i❑ the cab was liable. The cabman summoned you because the others were strangers to him, but of course yen have a claim on them if you choose to enforce it. Defendant—l don't know them. _ _ Lord Mayor—Then how came you to get into the cab? Defendant—Why, I knew the captain they were after. He belongs to the Satellite—a vessel that we had some bother about a little while aeo. Lord Mayor—lt is quite clear you were all dodging "the captain," but he was too sharp for you, since he seems to have gat away after all. (Laughter.) You must pay ls. to complainant for his fare, and 3s. for expenses. Defendant paid the money, but said it was a very dear ride, since he only went a few yards. GUILDHALL. " A CONFIDING TRAVELLER." Charles Smith, a member of that class of commercial travellers denominated "duffers," was placed at the bar before Alderman Challis, charged with stealing half a sovereign from a member of his own fraternity. Henry Osborne said—l am a commercial traveller, and travel in the broadcloth and silk line on my own account. I also deal in Manchester and fancy goods. Ido not know the rrisoner particularly. I was in the Hand and Shears public-house in Cloth-fair, last night, with the prisoner. We were in the bar parlour. In the first instance, I having confidence in him, lent him 5.., and in about half an hour . he asked me to lend him some more money, and I said I would, as I had confidence in him sufficient to lend him £5 or £6. Alderman Challis—Did you lend him £5. Complainant—No, sir; but I had such confidence (laughter) —in him that I would have done so if be had wanted it. Mr. Martin (the chief elcrk)—Were you sober ? Complainant—l do not say I had not been drinking. I tock out several sovereigns and half-severeigns, and placed them on the table, and the prisoner took up a half-sovereign, and when I told him to put it down he refused. Alderman Challis—lf you had such confltisnce in him, perhaps he had equal confidence in you—(laughter) —and helped himself to the half-sovereign. Complainant—But he had no right to take it. Alderman Challis—Certainly not. It is a complete rob bery on his part. Prisoner—Why, he knows I was with him nearly the whole of the day. Complainant —I don't deny that, sir; but I did a very foolish thing in letting him have some goods to sell. Mr. Martin—What goods were those ? Bull (the detective officer)—This is a spearnen, sir. They are regular " duffer" goods. Complainant—l believe they are like these. I might have told him I would let him have LI or V, if he wanted it, because I had such great confidence in him. (Great laughter.) _ Prisoner—The fact is, your worship, he hal been treating me all day, which I thought was coming it too strong in him, so I borrowed the ss. to treat him, and when I after wards asked for more, he gave me the half-sovereign. Complainant—Why, sir, after he had the balf-sovereign be asked me for other two shillings, and I told him that be had bad my half-sovereign, and that was quite enough. Prisoner—There, sir, he admits he lent me the money. Alderman Challis—Oh no, he does net. Nothing has transpired to justify you in taking the half so vere i gn. Prisoner—But he lent it to me, sir, and he knows it, for I have often lent him money. Alderman Challis—ls that true? Complainant—Yes, sir; and we have often had business (to the officer)—Give the p rosecutor t r a A n i s d a e c r t m i o a n n s to h Challis e r back his half-sovereign and let the prisoner go. Complainant—But I wish to state, sir, that when I ga ve the prisoner into custody a friend of his kicked me. Alderman Challis—Well, all that I can say is that you de serve kicking more than any man I know for being so foolishly careless of sour money, and to be spending it in public-hooscs when your wife and children are perhaps wanting it at home. The " two travellers," the accuser and the accused, then left the court. • Ellen Carroll and Catherine Tatham, alias Kennedy, were ehargedlwith having illicitly distilled spirits unlawfully in their possession. It appeared that they were stopped in Fore-street, and upon being interrogated by the officer, they threw down a couple of bladders full of whisky, which they attempted to get rid of ty stamping on the bladders to burst them. They were, however, secured, and the bladders of whisky produced. A gentleman from the Inland Revenue attended, and stated that Kennedy was an old offender, and had been several times convicted. At the sametime the commissioners of Inland Revenue desired to leave the case in the bands of the magistrate to deal with. The prisoner Kennedy said it was true that she and her husband did do n little in the still way " on the quiet," but that she had given it up some time. Carrol was quite inno cent. Alderman Challis said there was a difficulty of a legal character in the way of his dealing with the prisoners except under the excise laws, and they must therefore be discharged, sp J iri a t r isnt vi eigl t o it u e ) c - r w os a s s_ s b ir ro ee u t gh p t in ry to theccuosntotdrayforfalting regulations. The officer said he asked the prisoner as he was going into the prison if he had any spirits about him, and he assured him he had not, but upon searching him he found a pint bottle of gin. The prisoner said. he did not know that he was acting wrong. Alderman Challis did not believe him, as he had denied having spirts about him. It was a very serious offence, for which he should fine him £lO. The piiscner, who did ro t seem in a condition to pay as many shillings, was committed to prison for a month in default, the law not giving him the option of paying the fine unless paid on the day of committal. Edward Stamford, the horse dealer, who was remanded on the charge of obtaining under false pretences of the prosecutor, again or poared on bail, when the prosecutor said he was not prepared with any further evidence, and did not wish to press the charge, as the prisoner kad satis fied him. Alderman Challis, who expressd a very strong opinion upon the case, and intimated his willingness to commit the prisoner for trial, if it could be shown that the public inte rests and the ends of justice would be better served in doing so, said, if the prosecutor wished to withdraw from the charge, and had no additional evidence to offer, the pri soner must be discharged. The officer inquired what he should do with the £5 found upon the prisoner? Mr. Martin said the magistrate could make no order upon it. Alderman Challis said he thought the officer ought to give it to the prosecutor. The officer said he would do so if the worthy alderman ordered him. Alderman Challis immediately made the order, and the money was accordingly handed over to the prosecutor, who, we understand, returned it to the prisoner outside the court, having been previously satisfied. Robert Begbie, engraver, and John Buzzard, who stood remanded, were brought up for further examina tion, when an old luau about 70 years of age attended, and produced a warrant which he had brought with him to take the prisoners to Edinburgh. On being sworn, he gave his name. James Sutherland, and said—l produce a petition and complaint, wherein the prisoners are charged with obtain ing under false pretences a quantity of jewellery with intent to defraud Messrs. Alex. Milne and Co., of George street, Edinburgh, and others, the false pretence being that the goods were required for a customer of Begbie's. I also produce a warrant for the apprehension of the prisoners, signed by a magistrate of the City of Edinburgh, and hacked by the sher►ff of the county. Alderman Challis—Do you know if the prisoners are the prisoners mentioned in that warrant? Witness—No; I do not, sir. I have no knowledge of either of them. Alderman Challis—Then, what is the use of you coming up here at all, for you mieht take me upon that warrant, or any one else, instead of the prisoners at the bar ? Witness—l believe they are the right men. Alderman Challis—That may he; but just tell the magis trate when you get back to exercise a little more common sense, and to send up some one who knows who he is going to apprehend next time. If we had no other evidence of their identity they must have been discharged. Begbie—l wish to repeat, which is not in the depositions, that I obtained these goods hi the ordinary course of trade. I made use of no false pretence. I merely ordered the goods of these parties, with whom I have had other transactions, and they were sent 1 o me. Alderman Challis—That is what you will have to answer in Edinburgh. Sutherland—Will you allow the officer (Bull, City detec tive) to go with me, sir ? Alderman Challis—Then you do not consider yourself strong enough to take them ? Sutherland—No, sir; for when I was sent up only one of the prisoners was in custody. Alderman Challis—But who is to pay our officer's ex penses? Sutherland—The fiscal, sir. I will undertake that be shall be paid. Alderman Challis—Very well, then, he shall go with you; but you must pay him and feed him well. (Laughter.) The prisoners were then remanded to Edinburgh, and in the course of the afternoon, Bull and Sutherland, having been furnished with all the necessary powers, started with them for their destination. WESTMINSTER.— THE RIVAL WESTMINSTER OMNIBUSES.—The driver of the Metropolitan Omnibus, No. 6129, in the service of Mr. Farmer, the proprietor, Kennington-cross, appeared to an adjourned summons, charged by the police that between nine and ten o'clock in the forenoon he did furiously drive his horses drawing such omnibus in the Horseferry-read, in the parish of St. John the Evangelist, Westminster. Mr. Smyth attended for the defendant. The evidence of Sergeant Buckley, -17 B, and of Police constable B 104, went to show that on the day in question they saw the defendant going at a very fast trot down Holywell-street, and that he afterwards drove his omnibus into the Horseferry-road, where they saw the animals go at a gallop for a distance of about 90 yards. B 104 went after the defendant and took his number. Upon observing what the police•constable had done, defendant asked him to have something to drink. Sergeant Buckley, in answer to Mr. Smyth, said that be did not see the defendant use his whip. He was not aware that the street was greasy. The ether officer replied to a similar effcct. _ Mr. Humphrey, an inspector of the B division, said that there was a rival company lately started which caused much competition. Mr. Poynter observed that the conduct of drivers of omnibuses in that district was perfectly reckless, and he had had too much experience of it. A woman, a few days ago, was run over by one of these vehicles. He thought that if omnibuses were under the control of the police as much as cabs were there would soon be an end to the rivalry. He would do all he could to promote better regulations. Mr. Smyth said that he would produce most respectable witnesses wits would prove that his client was not furiously driving, and who would state that be was a sober man, and a steady driver. The fact was that defendant went into the - Horseferry-road in order to avoid coming in competition with one of the company's omnibuses which was following him. Ile had one horse which was rather lazy, and which while in thellorseferry-road, he touched slightly with his whip, upon which it went off in a canter, but it never galloped. Mr. Septimus Parrott, stockbroker, Clapham-common, corroborated the statement of Mr. Smith, and said that at the spot where the horse went off in a canter it was greasy. The Lnimals, he thought, were going at a speed of bet ween six' and seven miles an hour. When the policeman came to take defendant's number he remarked, as did also two other gentlemen, that it was perfectly ridiculous. In Holy well-street one of the company's omnibuses kept in front of defendant's omnibus, and another such omnibus kept behind. Mr. Smyth said that the object of that was to prevent his client getting a fare, and that it wai called nur,ing. He thought that persons acting so might be proceeded against for a conspiracy. He had two other most respectable wit nesses, one of whom had come up from Bath. Mr. Poynter remarked there was no doubt but that the defendant was galloping. Mr. Farmer said that the order to the drivers of the omnibuses at starting was on no account what ever to race with the company's omnibuses. He and the other proprietors of the omnibuses he had alluded to were desirous that the public should have good cattle and every accommodation, and for that purpose they had extended the distance of their journeys. The defendant was fined 20. e, which was paid. TIIE WATER CURE.—James Keane, marble mason, Earl-street, was charged with flinging a pail of water over the child of John Wheatley, an officer of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire. Mr. Smyth was engaged for the defendant. Sarah Anne Wheatley, the complainant's mother, said that about a week ago her child was playing at horses near the defendant's house, where there were some boys letting off Hue and red lights, but he had nothing to do with them. He came home drenched with wet. She called on the pri soner and complained to him of his conduct, when he said that he would do it again if the child came to his house. The father of the complainant deposed to the sane effect. The mother added that not long ago the defendant flung a pail of water over a younger child of hers about two years of age, and that afterwards it had such a severe cold that it died. Defendant said that he never flung any water over the The mother repeated that he did, and said he wai con stantly serving children so. said that he flung a pail of l. r r o S n m tli ti ec ' 'ol f u o u r re t Plir, c, l i i ie t, n w t, hich wa3 within a few feet of come hay awl straw on his premises, and he Wag fearful they would catch fire. A very little water accidentally went on the children. _ . _ A lad, for complainant, supported the statements of the parents. Mr. Smyth asked the magistrate if he would hear the defendant's witnesses. _ Mr. Paynter observed that it was a case in which he should not give a decision, and would, it no arrangement were entered into between defendant and complainant's parents, send it to the sessions. Mr. Smyth hoped not. Mr. Paynter—Wby, he said he would repeat the assault. Defendant was remanded for a week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—BEGGING PETITION IMPOSTOR.—Williane Thompson alias Thomas, a well dressed person, was brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with attempting to obtain money by fraudulent pretences. Major Deacon, of Lane's Retie', St. Alban's-place, said, about 10 o'clock that morning his servant came to him and said a Mr. Thompson wished to speak to him. The prisoner was shown into the reception room, and then be introduced himself as a person taking great interest in education for India, and that he proposed to go out to India and set up schools there. The prisoner mentioned that he had recently come from India, and was desirous of getting back again as soon as possib'e, in order to carry out his plans. Suspect ing that the prisoner's object was a subscription, he told him he could not render him any assistance, as he had a good many claims upon him, and was not in a position to do as he could wish. The prisoner said the smallest dona tion would do, but on receiving a refusal the prisoner went away. He was called down stairs almost immediately, and there found the prisoner in custody. Edward Webb, Mendicity Society constable, said he saw the prisoner near the Duke of York's monument that morn ing. Knowing that he lived by imposing on the benevolent, he watched him into Lane's Hotel. and when he (prisoner) came out, he went up to hint and said, " Thomas, I want you, for attempting to obtain money from a gentleman at the hotel." The prisoner denied the charge, and sail he was willing to return to the hotel, at the same time attempt log to get rid of two papers which proved to be begging petitions. He bad previously taken the prisoner into cus tody for a similar offence, and he knew that t h e p risoner had been convicted, and sentenced to 1 2 mont h s' imprison ment. He hail not yet made inquiry, but he was certain, if the prisoner was remanded, to be able to bring further evidence. ing Mr. George Manley Wood, of 4, Mr. Beadon consented to remand the prisoner for a week. ASSAULT.— Elizabeth Mitchell war charged with assault- Mr. Wood said be was in Regent-street last night, when the prisoner came out of Oxford-street, and struck him a blow with her fist, saying, " Take that, old boy." She then struck him on tl , e face'and head, and knocked his hat off'. Elm-court, Temple. The woman was trunk, and he had never seen her before. The prisoner asserted that the complainant tore her cloak with his umbrella first. G I;AG E,— GOC/Irey This being de n i e d , Mr. Beado n fi ne d the prisoner 405., or 14 day°. THREATE NING LAN charged with u s i ng t h reatening language to G e orge Thew, 107, High-stre e t. Langhelt was land-real, on the Gth ir.st., and was called to give evidence The complainant said lie was at the county court, Port in a case in whi c h t h e d e f endant was ,; e f en d a nt there. As soon as he came o u t o f court, the defendant tt:rea t e ne4 that he would split his -----skull before the week was out. The defendant denied usi ng th e t h rea t i m puted to him. Mr. I3eadon ordered 'lira to enter into his own recog nisance in £lO to keep the peace for three months. WORSHIP-STREET. TnOu cLusomE TENANTS.- Peter Mg guirr, as Irishman, was hrougbt before Mr. D'Eyncourt upon a charge of committing a violent and unprovoked assault upon Daniel Yussef Benhoahil, a native of Arabia. The complainant, who was dressed in rich oriental cos tume, and i 3 a highly-accomplished linguist, was at this court as complainant under similar circumstances on a for mer occasion, when -some particulars of his history were narrated. It appeared that, during the ea'lier African campaigns of Marshal Pelissier, he was attached to the suite of the latter as interpreter, and was with him again in the Crimea during the late war with Russia, at the termination of which the Marshal became Duke of Malakoff, and sub sequently French Ambassador to England. The interpreter Yussef 13enboabil came also to settle in this country, and has invested his money in the purchase of house property in different quarters of the town. Several of these houses, situate in a place called Mulberry-court, Shorediteb, were in a filthy, dilapidated condition, inhabited by some of the lowest of Irish occupants, who would pay no rent, and re garded as in the highest degree oppressive the notices of ejectment served upon them some time since, when an effort was made to clear out and renovate the houses. A fierce onset was more than once made upon the new land lord when he entered the place to give directions to same of his workpeople, and at length a clearance was effected by the police. The complainant, who resided at the Priory at Wands worth, now stated that on Monday be went to Mulberry court to inspect his property, and the defendant, who had been reeling about drunk, but does not reside there now, caught him by the arm, exclaiming, "Oh, you are the -- landlord that turned us out," and, pushing him against a wall, struck him on the chest with great force, and, having knocked him down, seized hold of and broke his walking stick, and tried to force it into his eye. He was so overcome by the struggle and the violence he sustained, that he fainted on the spot, and afterwards spat blood, and had felt ill ever since, although previously in perfect health. He added that the defendant had never been his tenant at all, but ejeetvl before he bought tie property. The prisoner admitted that every wbrd said by the com plainant might he true, and he begged his pardon for what had occurred, and would never molest him or even go near the court again. It was stated, however, that at the station house he threatened " to do better for the complainant the next time they met." He was sentenced to pay £5, orbe imprisoned two months for the assault, and to find bail to keep the peace for six months. MARYLEBONE.—DARING MID-DAY HOUSE ROB BERY.—A man, who gave his name John Boswell, was charged with having entered the house of Mr. Philip Heath, a hairdresser, perfumer, &c., 59, Cumberland-market, and stolen therefrom a silk dress, four mantles, a gold brooch,*a pair of silver sugar tongs, seven pccket handkerchiefs, and a great number of other articles, including a timepiece. The evidence given by the prosecutor was, that at one on the same day be saw the prisoner come out at his private door, having in his possession two parcels. He pursued the prisoner, crying " Stop thief," and in his haste to get clear off he dropped the parcels in the road. A witness named Gadsden proved that he picked them up directly after prisoner threw them from him. Police-constable Herbert, 266 S, produced the property which bad been stolen from the first floor front room from some drawers, which had been forced open by a small crow bar which prisoner had let fall near the honse. Witness added, that rpm the prisoner being sea;ched, a , a'ch-k,:y, which opened the private door, was found upon him. The prisoner, who had so defence to make, was committed for trial. A RUFFIANLY FELLOW.—OUTRAGE IN THE COURT. —John Vesey, who had been taken into custody by Ser geant Hawtree, 1 D, was brought up on remand with another man named William Austin—the latter of whom had been captured after the first examination by House, 185 D—and placed at the bar charged with having bad in their possession shawls and other property supposed to have been stolen. Mr. Long remanded the prisoners till Saturday next, and on their being taken out of the court, Vesey attacked a con stable in a ruffianly manner, and from the treatment which he received. He sustained a very severe cut upon the head. he bled profusely, and without loss of time was taken to Mr. Clarke, surgeon, Henrietta-street, by whom the wound was dressed. Vesey also attacked House and Simmons, 20 5, who went to the assistance of the wounded officer. The charges of assault were not now gone into, but they will be at the next examination. ROBBERY AT A PAWNBROKER'S. —Two women named Hennet and Wright were charged on remand with having stolen two shawls from the shop of Mr. Gill, pawnbroker, H am pstead-road. They were each sent to hard labour in the House of Cor rection for three months. CONVICTION Cl' A BEER-SHOP KEEPER.—Edward Ireland, landlord of the Western Stores beer-shop, Mary lebone-lane, was charged with having unlawfully opened his house for t'ae sale of beer before the specified hour on the afternoon of Sunday, the Bth inst. Mr. Keene attended for defendant. The case was made out to the satisfaction of the magis trate, and defendant was fined 40s. and costs. CLERKENWELL.—CunIous CHARGES O7 ROB BERY AND ASSAHLT.—ThOntaS Morgan, a carpenter residing at 14, Rothe-fleld-street North, Islington, was charged by Michael Walsh, a commission agent residing next door, with stealing a street door. Mr. John Wakeling appeared for the prosecutor, and Mr. Beard for the defendant. It transpired that the plaintiff rented his house from a Mr. Gower, and that the defendant was the agent of the latter. As such he went to the prosecutor's house and asked if the complainant was at home. Being answered in the negative, the defendant said he bad come to repair the latch ; and when be was let in he took the latch off, un screwed the door, and then told a man to take the door away, which was done, and then locked up in a shed. Mr. Beard, for the defendant, said he was in a position to show defendant was Gower's agent, and by his direction took the door off to repair. The defendant was then discharged ; but was next charged on summons for using threatening words to com plainant. Mr. Wakeling having detailed the facts, called his client, who swore that on Tuesday last defendant came up to him, and threatened to scrag him, and that he went in fear of his life. _ _ _ In cross-examination by Mr. Beard, complainant admitted the defendant came to him offering terms if he would give up possession of the house; that h declined the terms, and that defindant charged him (complainant) with having on the previous day assaulted his wife, and said, "If I had been there you should not have done so. I'd have scragged you." Mr. Beard said there was really no case, as the complain ant's own evidence showed the threats had reference to something that had occurred previously. The complainant Walsh was then charged with assaulting Margaret Morgan, the wife of the last defendant. Mr. Beard stated the case, and called the complainant, who stated she was within three or four weeks of her con finetnent, and that on Monday last she was alarmed by a violent knocking at the street door. Upon opening the door she saw the defendant, who began abusing her, and then jerked the door against her, striking her in the side, from which she had suffered pain ever since, and being so near her confinement made her feel very ill. In cross-examination by Mr. Wakeling, complainant said she accused defendant of not paying his tradesmen, and that she did not take out the present summons until after defen dant had summoned her husband for the threatening words. Mr. Wakeling addressed his worship, and called a witness, who only swore to hearing some words from the complain ant, but did not see her, as she was standing next door. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was perfectly clear to him an assault had been committed, for which he should order the defendant to be bound over for three months, himself and one surety. The summons for the threatening words would be dismissed. THREATENING TO MURDER A RELIEVING OVER SEER.—IIenry Hopgood and George Jones, two strong powerfully-built young men, were placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with threatening to murder Mr. Thomas Birchmore, the relieving overseer of the parish of St. Pancras, and with having a knife in their possession for an illegal purpose. Both prisoners have formerly been inmates of the St. Pancras Workhouse, and llongord only left the house last week, with about in his possession. Having sqnandered it away, he and the other prisoner on Saturday went to the workhouse, and in the most peremptory and threatening manner demanded instant relief and admission. Beetatse their demands were not at once complied with, they left, saying that the next time they came Mr. Birchmore would have good cause to recollect them. Yesterday the prisoners and some other strong young fellows went to the re!ieving office, and, making use of the most disgusting and blackguard language, demanded relief. Upan the plaintiff remon strating with them upon the impropriety of their conduct, the prisoner Ilopgood said, painting to his heart, " have got something for you here, and theta produced a sharp-pointed knife, which he said he would run into Mr. Birchmore. As this was not the first time he had been threatened, a policemen was sent for, and the prisoner given into custody. On their way to the police-station Jones took up a large stone, and said if his companion could not do for the complainant be could, and if he was locked up, when he came out be would be revenged. In consequence of the numerous threats used, and his having been lately molested in the streets, Mr. Birchmore said he was afraid that it would be carried further than words. In answer to the charge the prisoner Hopgood said he was very sorry he had not carried his threat into execution, and that he would do so on the first occasion; and Jones said, " I will do it new if I can, and will always do it." Mr. Tyrwhitt said such fellows, who would sooner be in the workhouse than looking for a living, must be taught that they could not threaten and do as they pleased. In default of finding repansible bail they would be sent to the House of Correction for six calendar months, and the next time, they might depend upon it, it would be 12 months. SOUTHWARK. —HIGHWAY ROBBERY BY A NOTO RIOUS CONVICTED THlEF.—Hannah Sheen, a powerful looking female, who had several times being tried and con victed of highway robbery, and bad a short time ago been liberated from Dartmoor Prison, where she underwent four years' penal servitude, was brought before Mr. Burcham, charged with stealing a five-shilling piece from the person of Thomas Broad, under the following circumstances : The prosecutor, a tradesman in Bermond se y, sa id t h at o n the previous evening he had been with a friend to Vauxhall gardens, and about one o'clock that morning he was passing along High-street, Borough, on his way home, when near the Town-hall the prisoner came up to him and asked him to treat her. He pushed her on one side and walked on, but she mimed him and got before him, and then asked him to, accompany her to her lodgings. He re fused, and was about to turn on one side, when she suddenly put her hand in his waistcoat pocket and stole a crown piece. He saw it distinctly in her hand and attempted to get it from her, but she pushed him on one side and was about to walk away when a police-con stable came up and he gave her into custody. The prisoner here, in the most impudent manner, declared that it was all false what the prosecutor bad stated. She never had his crown piece. He dropped it and then picked it up again. The prosecutor denied that. The police-constable saw the coin in her possession. • Police -constable 110 M said ho was on duty near the Town-ball shortly after one o'clock that morning, when th e prosecutor called hint and told him the prisoner had Just robbed him of a five-shilling piece. On the way to the police-station the prisoner attempted to pass something to the prosecutor, which fell on the ground, and proved to be a five-shilling piece. Mr. Burcham asked him whether he actually saw the piece drop from her hand ? The constable replied that he did, and it was about 40 yards from the place where he first took the prisoner into custody. The Pll'onet again declared that she never had the crown piece in he r h an d , conseque ntly she could not have dropped it. /14r. Burcham said that if such was her defence be must few days her for t r i a l , b ut h e s h ou ld remand her for a days to enable further inquiries to be made.. _ The Prisoner lc a most rotorions th!er, l_,s than 20 times in custody f o r stealing watches, money, &c. ; and on Dec. 1, 18 - d, she was tried and sentenced to 12 months' hard labour, and on the 12th of September to four years' penal servitude at the Newington Sessions. On she was again the 20th of May, i n th e prese nt year, tried in this - police court, and sentenced •to two months' hard labour. GROSS CRUELTY TO A HORSE.••••lhlliant Mansfield, a carman in the employ of Mr. Samuel Collins, a market gardener of East Dulwich, was brought up by James Rutherford, an officer of the Royal Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals, charged with cruelly ;rot king a horse in such a shocking state as to be totally unfit for use. Rutherford said that about eleven o'clock that morning he saw the defendant driving a team of horses in a van laden with empty baskets along the Borough towards Dulwich. One of the animals appeared in a very weak condition, and on examining it he found on its back a wound fully a foot square. There was also a wound on the hind fetlock about an inch square. The animal was besides blind, and in such a weak condition that it would be a charitable act to destroy Mr. Burcham asked the prisoner what be had to say for working a horse in such a bad state ? It seemed in a very weak condition, and to be suffering severely. The prisoner said that he knew the horse was in a bad state when he took it from home that morning. The fore man also knew that the sores were there. Mr. Burcham told him if such were the facts, bow could he be so cruel a 3 to work the poor dumb animal in that state ? He hardly ever knew a rorse case, and he felt half inclined to send him to prison with hard labour. The prisoner hoped his worship would not do that, as the foreman sent him out. Mr. Burcham told him that was no excuse for him. If he consented to have the horse killed, he might alter his opinion as to the imprisonment. The defendant consented to have the horse slaughtered, when Mr. Burcham fined the prisoner five shillings or seven days, which leniency, he hoped, would act as a caution to him and others for the future. CAUTION TO S3IUGGLERS.—John Ovenden, a seaman on board the Caledonia, Hamburg steam-ship, lying off Horselydown, was brought up charged with having 91bs. of foreign manufactured tobacco concealed in his berth, the duty for which had not been paid. Mr. George Hotten, a tide-waiter, said that he went on board the Caledonia steam-ship on the previous day, when he found concealed in the defendant's berth 91bs. of foreign manufactured tobacco. It was liable to 9s. Gd. a pound duty besides the value of the tobacco. The defendant said he only bought it for his own use. The magistrate inflicted a penalty of £4, and, in default of payment, six weeks' imprisonment. MURDERING A GOOSE.--A DANGEROUS LARK. — Henry Young, a moulder, and Sarah Cloud, the wife of a respectable mechanic, were brought before Mr. Burcham charged with wilfully killing a goose, the property of Mr. Kibblewhite, the landlord of the H o p e Tavern, Gravel-lane, and carrying away the same. A journeyman bookbinder, whose name was net taken down, said that he was in the taproom of the public-house in question when he saw the prisoners there. About seven in the evening the male prisoner went into the yard and re turned with a live goose, which he killed and handed to the female, who put it under her shawl and left the house with it. She returned shortly afterwards, when witness informed the landlord's son, who called in a constable and gave them into custody. Both prisoners were much under the in fluence of liquor. Police-constable, 179 M, said he took the prisoners into custody, arid from information it^ received he went to the female's lodgings in York -street, IlleeliJilars-ro..d, where he found the dead goose produced under the bed. Alfred Kibblewhite, the son of the landlord, said that they kept several geese in their back yard, and about seven o'clock he missed one, and after that he received such in formation from the first witness as to induce him to send for a constable and give the prisoners into custody. He identified the goose produced as his property. The prisoners, in defence, said they were both drunk, and had no recollection of the goose. They supposed it was a lark. Mr. Burcliam told them it was a dangerous lark, and very nearly approached a felony. He should order them to pay ss. each, or go to prison five days, and he hoped it would be a caution to them to keep sober for the future. LAMBETH.—DISGRACEFUL CASE.--George Cawsey, a fishmonger, Mary Cawsey, his wife, and Thomas Caw sey, his son, were placed at the bar, before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of stealing a quantity of household goods and £2l3s 6d. in cash, the propel ty of Thomas Stephenson. From the testimony of the prosecutor it appeared that the female prisoner had lived with him for two years as his wife, and that on a day or two before, while absent from his home, she, with the assistance of her husband and son, re moved nearly tke whole of his goods from his house, and also carried away a purse containing £2 13s. 6d. in cash. His goods he subsequently traced to the possession of the prisoners, and he in consequence gave them into custody. In his cross-examination by Mr. Solomon, who atteaded for the defence, the prosecutor acknowledged that he was a married man, and had a wife living, but where she was be did not know, and denied that he knew the female prisoner was a married woman until latterly, when he discovered that her husband and family were in the habit of coining to his house during his absence. Mr. Solomon denounced the conduct of the prosecutor as base and heartless, and said that, in the first place, he had succeeded in taking away the unfortunate woman at the bar from her husband and family, and now that she repented her conduct and had the grace to return to her husband and children, he persecuted her and gave her into custody for merely taking away her own property, or, more properly speaking, the property of her husband. The mother of the male prisoner was called, and identified part of the goods produced as belonging to her son, but the others she was unable to speak to. Mr. Elliott observed that the whole case exhibited the grossest profligacy, and remanded the female prisoner to another day. Her husband and son were discharged. William Ford, a tall, gaunt, and wretched-looking person, was committed for three months' hard labour, is Wandsworth House of Correction, for indecent assaults on two children under 10 years of age. Front the LONDON GAZETTE of Yesterday. CROWN -OFFICE, AUG. 13. Member returned to serve in this present Parliament. County of Devon (Southern Division)—Samuel Trehawke Kekewich, of Peamore, in the county of Devon, Eq., In the room of Sir John Yarde Buller, Bart., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Manor of Ilerapholme. ADMIRALTY, Aug. 14. Her Majesty having been pleased, by her Order in Coun cil, of the 31st of July, 1855, to approve of Rear• Admiral Sir Henry John Luke, C. 13., K.H., being transferred in his proper seniority from the Reserved to the Active List of Flag Officers of her Majesty's fleet, the name of Sir Henry John Lecke, C. 13., K. 11., has this day been placed on the list of Rear-Admirals of the Red Squadron of her Majesty's fleet, with seniority of 15th April, 1854, accordingly. WHITEHALL, AVG. 10. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Christopher Hodgkin, of Whitchaven, in the county of Cumberland, Gentleman, to be a Commissioner to administer oaths in the High Court of Chancery in England, under the Act of Parliament passed for the relief of her Majesty's subjects professing the Jewish religion. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Auo. 14. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Leipzig, re porting that the duties upon the importation into the States of the German Customs' Union of the undermen tioned kinds of sugar are renewed, without alteration, from the Ist September next :—Loaf, candy, lump, raw, and powdered sugar, and raw sugar for refining ; also, that the tarty upon tix importation of molasses has Lien fixed at $3 (Os.) per centum. AUGUST 17. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul iu Rhodes, reporting that-vessels arriving at that place from Tripoli will be re quired to undergo the same quarantine as in cases of plague. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Cour.cil for Trade and Plantations have received a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Cagliari, stating that certain quarantine rsgulnt!ons will be enforced on vessels arriving in the Sardinian States from the coasts of the re gencies of Tripoli and Tunis, from Malta, Algeria, Morceco, Candta, Sa!onica, and the Syrian Coasts of the Ottoman En, pit e. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign AiNrs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Acting-Consul at Cartuagena, reporting that that place ceased to be a free port on the 9th instant. The Right Hon. the Lord 3 of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, a copy of a despatch from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islanets, stating that he has placed the Island of Corfu in free pra tique with the lonian Islands, and that the Governments of Greece and Naples have placed those islands in free pratique with their respective dominions. The Right lion. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received a despatch from her Msjesty's Consul-General io Cuba, staling that a notification had been issued by the Captain-General of Cuba that, on and after the Ist of August instant, the port of Guantanamo, in that island, would be open to foreign commerce. AUG UST 14. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de spatch from her Majesty's Acting-Consul at St. Vincent, Cape de Verde Islands, reporting that by a recent ordcr of the Finance Committee of those islands foreign currency will bear the following values: — GOLD.--Doubloons : Spanish, Peruvian, Chilian, Boli vian, Mexican, Buenos Ayres, Equntor, Central America, and New Granada, 14 milreis 600 refs; half doubloons : do., 7 milreis 300 rein; quatter aoubloons : do., 3 milreis 650 reis; eagles of 10 dollars: United States of America, 9 milreis 200 refs; half eagles : do., 4 milreis 600 reis; pecan Brazilian, 8 milreis; half pccas : do., 4 milreis; coins of R. $4 : do., 4 milreis 500 refs ; sovereigns : English, 4 milreis 500 reis; half sovereigns: do., 2 milreis 250 reis. SlLVER.—Dollars : Spanish (pillar dollars and others), Chilian, Peruvian, Bolivian, United States, America, Mexi• can, Brazilian, Buenos Ayres, and Columbian, 920 re i s; five franc pieces : French, 860 reis. FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 14. Whereas there was concluded at Monte Video, on the ,'l3d of June, 1857, between the Governments of Great Bri tain, France, and the (Mental Itspublic of Uruguay, an agreement, providing for the settlement, by means cf a mixed commission, of certain claims of British and French subjects upon the RepulAcrof which agreement the foilosv ing is a translation ACT. His Excellency Don Joaquin Requena, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Edward Thornton, and M. Martin Maillefer, Charges d'Affaires of England and France, having met in the Foreign-office, for the purpose of con ferring a second time upon the means of establishing the Mixed Commission to settle the claims of English and French subjrc's on account cf losses snared during the war; the above-mentioned gentlemen agreed to adopt, a 9 they did adopt, th e following bases : I. The claims of English and French subjects on ac count of losses suffered during the war, to which the law, sanctioned on the 14th of July, 18 - .3, refers, shall be defini tively settled, with respect to their justification and amount, by a Mixed Commission, having the character of arbitrator. 11. i l l's - Commission Orli be er , rnongcd of four persons, two on the part of the Clovt.rame..t 01 the waota they shall name, and two on the part of the claimants, named by the Governments of England and France, or by their agents duly authorised. The Judge of .Finance of the Republic shall preside over the said Commission, but without a deliberative vote. 111. The presentation of the claims shall he made before the Mixed Commission, and the proceedings for their justi fication shall be executed by the Judge of Finance, in the p! esence of the arbiters. IV. The legal documents being concluded, they shall be submitted to tile set,tence of the Mixed Commission, who shpll decide without appeal. _ _ V. The decision shall be given by majority of votes, and in case the votes be equally divided, a fifth person shall de cide, who shall be drawn by lot from a list of eight per— sons, four Oriental citizens and four Englishmen and Frenchmen, named beforehand, in the same way as the arbitrators. VI. The claims shall be presented in the term of 90 days for persons residing in the territory of the Republic, and of 180 days for those who may be abroad, counting from the day on which the Mixed Commission shall publicly announce their installation. This term ended, no claim shall be ad mitted, the right of claiming being annulled. . _ VII: The amount of the - indeirinitits which the Mixed Commission shall have admitted as proved shall be acknow ledged by the Government of the Republic as National Debt, the extinction of which shall be settled by a special Convention. In witness whereof the above-mentioned gentlemen agreed to conclude the present Act, in three identical copies, which they signed and scaled accordingly in Monte Video, the 23d day of June, 1857. (Signed) (L.S.) JOAQUIN REQUENA. (L.S.) EDW. THORNTON, Charge d'Affaires of her Britannic Majesty. (T.. 5.) M. MAILLEFER, Le Chargé d'Affaires de Sa Majeste l'Empereur des Francais. Notice is hereby given, for the information of all persons concerned, that the Mixed Commission appointed in pur sumce of the foregoing agreement was installed at Monte Video on the 23d of June, 1835; and that, consequently, claims of persons residing within the territory of the Re public will be admitted up to the 21st of September next, and claims of persons . beyond that territory up to the 20th of December next. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. ht Regiment of Duke of Lancaster's o , ,vn Militia—Louis Robert James Yerslurme, Esq., to be Captain. West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Henry Acland Fownes Luttrell, Esq., to be blajor, vice Browne, resigned; Lieut. Stucley Lucas to be Captain, vice Carew, resigned ; Richard Axford, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Sewell, appointed Cornet. Hampshire Regiment of Militia—James Nicol, Esq., Ad jutant, to serve with the rank of Captain, front the Bth May,1857. West Suffolk Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant William Julius Marshall, Gent., to be Captain, vice Ross, pro moted. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Robert Atkinson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, hosier. BANKRUPTS. Stephen Poole, 8, Windmill-street, Lambeth-walk, and 44, Chester-street, Kennington-181.e, tin.brr d^a'cr, to sur render Aug. 30, at 12, and Oct. 0, at half-past 1, at the Court of Ba nkruptcy. Basinghall-street. Official assignee, Mr. Stansfeld, 10, Basingball-street. Attorneys, Messrs. Parker, Hayes, Barnwell, and Twisden, Russell-square. Robert Biles, 4, South-place, Upper Grange-road, Ber mondsey, and. 32 Seething-lane, Great Tower-street, rope and twine manufacturer, to surrender Aug. 26, at 11, and Oct. 1, at 2, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall street. Official assignee, Mr. Whitmore, 2, Basinghall street. Attorney, Mr. Angell, 41, Watling-street. Charles Lane, 4A, Savoy-street, Strand, cab proprietor, to surrender Aug. 27, at half-past 12, and Oct. 1, at half past 1, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Official assignee, Mr. Whitmore, 2, Basinghall-street. Attorneys, Messrs. Lawrence, Plews, and Boyer, 14, Old Jewry-chambers, Old Jewry. Josiah Hill, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, butter factor, carrier, and farmer, to surrender Aug. 26, at 1, and Oct. 1, at 12, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Official assignee, Mr. Cannan, 18, Aldermanbury. Attor neys, Messrs. Leakey, Chapman, and Clarke, 24, Lincoln's inn-fields. Isaac Bensaud, 1, South-street, Finsbury, merchant, to surrender Aug 26, at half-past 1, and Oct. 8, at 11, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Official assignee, Mr. Cannan, 18, Aldermanbury. Attorneys, Messrs. Marten, Thomas, and H o ll ams , Mi nc i ng -l a ne. William Underwood, 83, Gracecburch-street, tea dealer, to surrender Aug. 27, at half-past 11, and Oct. 2, at 11, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Official assignee, Mr. Cannan, 18, Aldermanbury, Attorney, Mr. Meojen, 8, Southampton-street. Bloomsbury. Henry Lodge, 10, Noggin-lane, City, tailor, to surrender Aug. 26, at half-past 12, and Oct. 1, at half-past 11, at the Court of Bankruptcy, 13asinghall-street. Official assignee, Mr. Cannan, 18, Aldermanbury. Attorneys, Messrs. Wild and Barber, 101, Ironmonger-lane, Cheapside. John Harris Blakemore, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, brass and iron founder, to surrender Aug. 27 and Sept. 16, at half-past 11, at the District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham. Official assignee, Mr.Whitmore, 19, Temple street, Birmingham. Attorney, Mr. Smith, Birmingham. Thomas Henry Caldwell, Wakefield, Yorkshire, worsted inner, to surrender Sept. 2 and 24, at 11, at the District Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds. Official assignee, Mr. Young, Park-row, Leeds. Attorneys, Messrs. Harrison and Nettle ton, Wakefield ; and Messrs. Bond and Barwick, Leeds. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street—Sept. 9, at 11. It. Elliott, Admiral Napier, Wellington-road, Kentish-town, victualler and builder—Sept. 9, at half-past 11. W. Turner, Finsbury-street, builder, bricklayer, and plasterer—Sept. 17, at 11. W. H. Osborn, Princes-street, Cavendish-square, silversmith and jeweller—Sept. 16, at 11. E. S. Manico, Mark-lane, merchant—Oct. 5, at half-past 12. J. Bryant, High-street, Notting-hill, and Alderman bury, draper—Sept. 14, at 1. J. Cotterell, Lowestoft, Suf folk, soap boiler and tallow-cUandler. At the District Court of Bankruptcy, Birminghatn—Sept. 16, at half-past 11. J. 11. Hardstaff, Islington, Birming ham, chemist and druggist—Sept. 6, at half-past 11. W. Gardner, Birmingham, miller and corn dealer—Sept. 18, at half-past 11. T. Bray, Haseley, Warwickshire, miller. CERTIFICATES. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street—Oct. 5, at half-past 12. J. Bryant, High-street, Notting-hill, and Aldermanhury, draper—Sept. 17, at half-past 1. S. Harris and I. G. Costa, Commercial-street, Whitechapel, whole sale clothiers—Sept. 20, at half-past 11. R. Cumberland, Addle-street, Wood-street, fancy goods tuanafacturer--- , Sept. 18, at 12. F. Dyken, Broad-street-buildings, timber merchant—Sept. 20, at 1. W. Campling aad S. Browne, Norwich, shoe manufacturers—Sept. 18, at half-past 11. W. H. Barnes, Ball's-pond and Stoke Newington, builder —Sept. 23, at 2. T. Watts late of Little Tenter-street, Little Moorfields, now of Tottenham, calenderer and packer —Sept. 16, at 1. F. Stevens, -Earls Barton, Northampton shire, currier and leather merchant—Oct. 5, at 11. F. W. Hooper and C. W. Wass, New Burlington-street, picture dealers—Oct. 5, at 12. D. Davies, Bread-street-bill,vvhole sale clothier—Sept. 27, at 12. W. J. Bassett, Store-street, Bedford-square, builder—Sept. 17, at half-past 11. H. Smith, Union-place, Vassall-road, Brixton, late of Belvi dere-road, Lambeth, bottle beer merchant—Sept. 9, at half past 11. E. Smith, Russell-street, Bermontheymoolstapler. At the District Court of Bankruptcy, Bristol—Sept. 13, at 11. B. Freeman, Bristol, haulier. At the District Court of Bankruptcy, Exeter—Sept. 7, at 1. J. Peard, Bridestowe, Devonshire, tailor and draper--. Sept. 7, at 1. 11. J. Crutchett, Stonehouse, Devonshire, ship)wner. At the District Court of Bankruptcy, Nottingham—Dec. 7, at 10. H. Dickinson, Nottingham, stone and marbie mason—Dec. 7, at 10. B. Potts, Ctlrter-gate, Nottingham, victualler—Oct. 5, at 10. W. Brownlow, New Basford, Nottinghamshire, grocer—Oct. 5, at 10. G. J. Nutt, Derby, grocer. At the District Court of Bankrurtcy, Kingston upon- Hull--Nov. 3, at 12. G. Wray, Glamford Daggs, Lincoln shire, shoc maker. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. E. Jones and W. Winn, Liverpool, drapers and silk mercers—G. Scott and M. Scott, Bury and Ramsbottom, Lancashire, rope and cotton band manufacturers—H. W. Daullish, S. F. White, J. A. II ankey, jun.,J. Raleigh, and W. T. Raleigh, Great St. Helens, City, and Melbourne, Australia, merchants, so far as regards .J. A. Hankey, jun.— W. W. Hayes, J. Brough, and G. Atkin, Liverpool and Llw3nenion, Denbighsidre, sewerage pipes and fire bricks manufacturers, so far as regards J. Brungh—W.Wins'anley and J. Kelly, Liverpcol, millwrights and engineets—C. A. Glennie and A. B. Blackie, Nye's-wharf, Kent-road, naph tha manufacturers—B. Jacob and D. Phillipp, Camomile street, City, appraisers, auctioneers, and commission agents —W. Issott and W. Hemingway, Evertor), Liverpool, rope manufacturers—J. Linsell and J. T. Linsell, Finehingfield, Essex, and elsewhere, straw plait manufacturers— H. North cote end W. J. Huk New Gloucester-street, Hoxton—C. Robins end R. Turnet*South Poort 4 laestatrarry Company, Winsla.de, Devonshire—T. B. Bromley and -G. , Merrison, Macclesfield, Cheshire, tallow chandlers—Louisa'Gandy and S. Hook, Fartrineham, near Dartford, grocers and drapers —T. Balshaw, W. Ward, and J. Higgin, Bolton, cotton spinners and yarn agents, so far as regards T. palshaw—B. Johnson and T. Johnson, Dunchurch, Warwickshire, grocers and tallow chandlers—B. Sternberg and N. Stern berg, Manchester, watch manufacturers, jewellers, and sil versmiths—J. Winkfield and T. C. Winkfield, Morden wharf, East Greenwich, and George-yard, Lombard-street, City, cement mannfacturers—W. L. Freestone and E. A. Wayth, Change-alley, Cornhill, shipowners and ship and insurance brokers—P. A. Delatour and J. V. Kempen, Gfcat Marlborough• street, Regent-street, tailors—W. Mickley and S. Crewe, Stoke-upon-Trent, linen and woollen drapers—J. Townend and A. Nicholl, Halifax, manufactur ing chemists and worsted spinners—J. Haly and L. J. Woodrow, Philpot-lane, City, merchants and agents—J. J. Reynolds and J. B. Reynolds, Royal Exchange-buildings, share brokers—G. A. Stead and W. Garrs, Burley Wood Head, near Orley, Yorkshire, bleachers and dealers in flax yarns—G. Slater and C. W. F ow l er, F en -court, Fenchurch street, City, wholesale coffee dealers. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Themes Stevens, Glasgow, builder—John Keddie, Porto bello, baker Themes Ker and Son, Edinburgh, corn merchants—John Menzies, Glasgow, gardener and con tractor—Nicoll and Welsh, Dundee, drapers. BIRTIIS. ALLFN.—On the 14th inst., at Millom Vicarage, Cumberland, the wife of the Rev. E. E.Allen, of a son. ARCHER.—On the Bth inst., at Perth, Mrs. Thomas Archer, of a daughter. BARROWS.—On the 10th inst., at Glaurannel, Carmarthenshire, the wife of T. 11. Barrows, Esq., of a daughter. BELT.--On the 15th May, at Auckland Point, Nelson, New Zealr,ntl, Mrs. John Belt, of a son. MARRIAGES. BANISTER—DAVEY. - 0 11 the 17tla inst., at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, by the Rev. Carey Boner, Rector of Hurst Pierpoint, John Edward, eldest son of Mr. Banister, of Threadneedle-street, City, and South-street, Finsbury, to Catherine, youngest daughter Mr. Edward Davey, of Black Lion-street, Brighton. Bnewita—HAlNms,—On the 7th inst., at Bromley Church, by the WY. J. Earnshaw, William Henry, soun&est son of the late N. Brewer, Esq., to Georgiana, youngest daughter of Thos. Haines, Esq., R.N., of Truro, Cornwall. DEATHS, Se.IIIELT:.—On the 15th inst., Edward john, son of Henry Salea scobell, Esq., of the Abbey, Pershore, Worcestershire, aged one year. Soon.— On the lath inst., at Kensington-park-terrace, Hannah Maria, the beloved vile of Joseph Scott, Esq., and only surviving child of the late Capt. Thomas Sheppard, of Waterford. • WAN9ET.-011 the 14th inFt., at Wimbledon, Francis Wansey, EsO aged forty-three, only surviving 4en cf Withani Wan,ey, ot Bognor. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Ng. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Wednesday, August 18,1858. ;