The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-10 00:00:00

THE NAVY. Her Majesty's steam transport Urgent, Com mander J. W. D. M'Donald (with the troops on board, as enumerated in The Sun of yesterday), steamed out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday at noon, and anchored at Spithead . It was blowin g a gale at the time from S.W. She will proceed to her destination (Malta) as soon as the weather moderates. Her Majesty's steamship Algiers, 91, was com missioned at Portsmouth yesterday by Captain G. W. D. O'Callaghan. Her Majesty's steam transport Himalaya, Com mander John Seccombe, at Portsmouth, is dis charging a q uantity of old ordnance and naval stores from Malta. She has commenced coaling and filling up with provisions, &c., for further service. About 200 men were sent on Monday from the flagship Impregnable, in Hamoaze, to expedite the fitting of the screw steamship St. Jean d'Acre, 101, at Devonport. The screw steam sloop Racer, 12, Commander the Hon. T. A. Pakenham, sailed from Plymouth on Tuesday for the North America and West India station, touching at Bantry. The paddlewheel steam sloop Vulture, 6, Captain F. A. Campbell, which left Gibraltar, January 29, is hourly at Plymouth. The Rodney, 90, sailing ship, is ordered to be navigated round from Portsmouth to Chatham Dockyard, where she is to be docked and made ready for sea. The Trafalgar, 120, in dock at Chatham, being converted into a 90-gun screw steamer, is nearly completed, and will be ready to be undocked next month, when it is understood she will be attached to the Channel fleet. The residence of Commodore the Hon. James R. Drummond, C. 8., aide-de-camp to the Queen and superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard, is in pro gress of thorough repair, and is ordered to be com pletely renovated throughout. The attestation of documents and the performance of similar official duties connected with the establishment tempora rily devolve on Mr. Vincent Williams, of her Ma jesty's ship Fisgard, and according to seniority on any naval officer who may happen to arrive on duty at Woolwich. Commanders J. Roche, W. M'llwaine, W. Speck, T. D. Stewart, and G. Kennicott are promoted to be captains on the half-pay . list. Lieutenants S. Strover, A. Grose, T. Cartwright, T. Brydges, and W. W. Oke are promoted to be commanders on the reserved half-pay list. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty J. Bellet and J. Atkin son, midshipmen to the Gannet; J. E, Haines, second master, to the Calcutta ; George E. W. Yates, m aster's-assistant to the Termagant ; Fre derick Seaton, master's-assistant to the Gannet; E. L. W. Wright, assistant-surgeon to the St. Jean d'Acre ; Matthew Inman, assistant clerk to the Britannia ; and John C. Sabban, assistant clerk to the Termagant. A favourable report has been made to the autho ritiesl of the result of the experiments with the new description of rifle bullets invented by Captain J. Norton. It was yesterday stated in Woolwich Arsenal that Mr. Armstrong, the inventor of the wrought iron rifle cannon, has entered into a contract with her Majesty's Government, and that a considerable number of the guns are to be forthwith supplied for the use of the Artillery. THE BURNS' CENTENARY. CARLISLE ALBERT CLUB. The members of this club and their friends dined together in the Lion and Lamb Inn, in celebration of the centenary.. Philip Howard, Esq., of Corby, occupied the chair, and Mr. D. M'Alpin the vice chair. There were about sixty gentlemen present, every,available seat being occupied, and we believe that a great many applicants for tickets had been disappointed. Amongst the company were Mr. G. Dixon, Mr. R. Dixon, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Aiken, Mr. T. Donald, Mr. W. Jackson, Mr. G. Mounsey, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Ald. Creighton, Mr. T. James, Mr. W. J. Fairlie, Mr. J. Irving, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Bendle, MrDaly, Mr. Alco, Mr. Sowerby, and other well-known citizens. An excellent dinner was served by Mr. Milburn, the company sitting down shortly after five o'clock. The cloth having been removed, the CHAIRMAN gave the usual loyal toasts. In proposing the Prince Consort, he reminded the company that the club was named of honour of his Royal High ness, having been established shortly after the Royal marriage. In Portugal and some other countries, he said, the Prince Consort receives the honorary title of King after the birth of a Prince, hut although he was without such a title, Prince Albert had proved himself worthy of the respect of this country, as a patron of the Arts, and as a man of cultivated mind. After the toast of the Army and Navy, also given by the Chairman, " Scots wha hae wi' Walace bl e d" was sung by Mr. Binning. Mr. R, DIXON proposed " The Mayor and Cor poration of Carlisle, " expressing his regret that the Mayor was not present. Mr. G. MoUNsEY replied. nig CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the toast of the evening, and begged that in the first instance " The Memory of Burns" should be drunk in solemn silence. This having been done, he proceeded to moy that he might have wished that the toast had fallei to an actual fellow-countryman of Burns, but he was happy to remember that he had at least one claim to do it, as he had himself been born in the metropolis of Scotland, and if therefoie he spoke as a Seotchman he hoped he might secure their sym pathies. In order partly to ascertain the motives and the instincts that largely guided Burns in his life and poetry, he would shortly glance at the poet's predecessors. The grandfather and fore-elders of Burns held under the Keiths, Marshals of Scotland, the two representatives of which great house de clared for the Stuarts i n 1715. Their estates were confiscated, and the family of Burns were involved in the same ruin, and were driven from their hold. ings at Dunnottar, in Kincardineshire. This would account for the strong leaning towards the Royal House of Stuart evinced by 'Robert Burns, besides which the cause of adversity naturally engaged the generous mind of our bard. The great uncle of the poet made his way to Montrose, and was successful in trade ; and from him, in a direct line, sprung Sir Alexander Burns, whose fall we had to lament in Cabul. The grandfather and p arents of Burns Continued to adhere to their rustic pursuits. Wil liam Burnes s or Burns the father of the poet , w as obliged t o flit f rom his holding and seek his for tunes elsewhere. He struggled against adversity with unflinching fortitude, his character being touchingly drawn-- poem the Cottar's by his son in that beautiful Saturday Night. His mother there also and we know fnni appears r as the thrifty housewife, her biographer that she shared her husband's anxiltty to secure a good edu cation for her children. wa, was not correct to speak Burns of as an uneducated man, or even altogether as a self-educated man.(Hear, hear.) Scotland hadthe glory of having established a system of gene ral education—dating from 1646—which gave her a start over almo s t a ll o th er na ti ons. I t was to that system , as well as to the intellectual vig our and s energy of her son s , that cotlln i ic t lwed her position a nd her influence aurotea. f o rerunners of Burns as Allan Ram:;;;, ' ; — n(l7 - if we l o oked l oo ked to India we would see that great part mac hinery of that great empire had been organised and conducted b y the sons ofCaledo Caledonia. Hear.) an ear.) To a relative of his mother, John Murdoch, in dustrious pedagogue, Burns owed great part of his education, and always mentioned him with kind ness. Burns first drew his breath near Ayr— •' Auld Ayr, wham ne'er a toon surpasses For honest men and bonnie lasses." But it was at Kilmarnock that his poems first saw the light; and perhaps the difficulties that lay i n the way of publicat ion b y one in his “ position by were no disadvantage. So me authors had, y f altering steps and slow," approached the temple of Fame— he, by one vigorous bound , reached its portals. (Hear.) The appearance at Kilmarnock of the first edition of his poems was like an electricalck, and his fame spread at ones. This was py attri butable to the spread of education, and partly to the intense patriotism of the people for whom he wrote and sang. There was something in that Kil marnock edition, humble as was its form, that must , endear it to every friend of literature , the first I communication to the world of a genius that had now become so celebrated. (Cheers.) The Edin burgh edition was ushered in under higher pat ronage, an d it s dedication to the noblemen and gen tlemen of the Caledonian Hunt was worthy of a hardy son of the s o il tone. He would read once so grateful and so lofty in its is When you go dread the concluding passage — the poet, "in the forth a to waken the echoes," said , t a ent and favourite amusement of your forefathers, Pleasure ever be of your When and may social . await your return When harassed in courts Joyd lings of bad men and bad measures,ps with the jost consciousness of injured worth attend limy the honest to native seats ; and may domesti c hn pyour return i ss, with a smiling welcome, meet you at your happiness May co rruption shrink from your kindling - glance ; and may tyranny in the ruler and tiousness in the people, equally find you an a ble foe !" (Cheers.) These were the feeli ngs which animated the poet. He (the chairman) would not follow him through his life nor do more than allude to the characteristics of his poetry. Amongst the first of his compositions was the " Twa Dogs," which was not, as might be supposed from its title, some description of p. canine scuffle. Dryden had introduced an intricate argument on theology into an imaginary conversation between a hind and a panther; and Burns had put a philoso phical discussion upon social relations mto the mouths of his dogs, Caesar and Luath. His Hal loween was a vivid description of lee . supersti tions, the memory of which, but fo, that poem, might in time have been obliterated. One might name his "Lament of Mary, Queen o: Scots, on the return of Spring," because Carlisle was at one time so fortunate as to be visited by Burns, and the sight of the tower in which the unfortunate Princess was confined might have awakened his poetical sympathies. His poetry was sometimes effective in producing some other object than mere admiration ; his petition of Bruar Water for shade had led to the planting of the banks of that stream, and to the creation of some beautiful scenery. He had written many martial poems, one of which had been sung that night, and many tender odes and songs that now find a home in almost all hearth. (Cheers.) Other poets had sung of young love, but it re mained for Burns to describe love in its evening glow, and to sing the wedded pair happily descend , ing the hill of life. (Cheers.) But, perhaps, what was most distinct in his poetry was his nationality, and it was not to be wondered that he should sing of freedom, for Scotland had never bowed under the yoke of an invader. Scotland gloried in being the only country which had never been subjugated by a foreign invader. Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans had successfully subdued and overrun the more southern part of the island, but all that the Romans, the conquerors of the world, ever attempted was to bar the Scots out by that wonderful wall which had been the admiration of antiquarians, and which would, no doubt, next July engage the at tention of the members of the Archmological Insti tute who are then to be in Carlisle. (Hear, hear.) The chairman then said that he had received an appeal from the Rev. W. Buchanan, of Ayr, in favour of the neices of Burns, the daughters of Mrs. Begg, who only departed this life at an advanced age, on the 4th of December last. On the present occasion it might be ill-advised to press a matter of business, but he hoped he might venture to direct the attention of the company to that object. (Hear.) He would, in conclusion, remark that if placed in a higher position in life Burns would doubtless have been a poet, probably a great one, but he would not have had the opportunity of studying nature so near its source, and, above all, he would not have written in that language"of his native land, so full of pith and feeling, (Mr. Howard sat down amidst applause.) Mr. AIKIN then, with much humour, recited " Death and Dr. Hornbook," and Mr. DALY sang " A man's a man for a' that." The VICE-CHAIRMAN proposed " The memory of the Poet's wife " (Jean Armour). He said they were met to celebrate the memory of a great poet and a man of genius. They had just done honour to his well-earned fame, and they were now called upon to consider him in his private and domestic life--as a man, a husband, and a father. (Cheers.) How fervently and truly he loved the partner of all his joys and sorrows was well known to all of us who had read his poems, some of which were addressed to her, and formed no small part of that world-wide celebrity which he had earned for him self. Though his life was a troubled one, and was unfortunately extinguished amid the clouds of adversity, to her were vouchsafed blessings of which he had been deprived. She lived. to realise the dearest. wish of a wife's and a parent's heart—she lived to see and participate in the rising prosperity of her family—she lived to realise the happiest vision in the poet's dream—to find her husband's name acknowledged by his countrymen. (Loud cheers.) She lived to know that his memory was cherished and enshrined in their grateful hearts, and to feel that those errors which would never have been noticed but for the splendour of the shield—that though they might tarnish its bril liancy for a moment, were lost and obliterated in the brightness and glory which illumined the memory of the poet. (Loud cheers.) The Vice- Chairman then gave " The memory of the Poet's wife," which, like that of the poet, was drunk in solemn silence. Mr. DAVIDSON rose to propose the next toast, the health of the two surviving sons of the poet — Colonels William Nicol and James Glencairn Burns. Though ill-qualified to do the toast the justice it deserved, he had this claim to the honour of pro posing it, that he was personally acquainted with both the gentlemen ; for he had. the pleasure some years ago of spending a night with them in his own house, and of hearing some of the finest songs of the poet sung by James Glencairn, then Major Burns. William Nicol in early youth went out to India in the military service, and was followed in a few years by his younger brother, who got a cadetship in the same service. A writer in a work called " The Land of Burns," (who he believed was Allan Cunningham), thus spoke of the younger brother : F " The first time I saw James Glencairn Burns, the poet's third son, was a day or so after his father's funeral, when, accompanied by his brothers Robert and William, he was on his way up the streets of Dumfries to the town school. The black dresses, the lawn weepers on their jacket cuffs, their extreme youth, and the desolate look of the poor orphans made an impression too deep to be effaced. The next time I saw him was in my own house in London, when he called, accompanied by the Ettrick Shepherd. Many years, and most of them stirring ones, had intervened ; James had served, not unnoticed, in India, and returned to see his mother and friends with the rank of Captain. The East seemed to have made little impression upon either con stitution or looks. I had heard this before through Sir John Malcolm, who loved him because he was a worthy officer, as well as the son of a great poet, and had during his com mand in India shown that he desired to honour him. I found him pleasing and unaffected, with his father's love of song, and his mother's skill in singing, and with a touch of the latter more than the former—for I knew them both—in his looks. He told me he had been at Abbotsford, where Sir Walter Scott treated him with uncommon kindness, and asked him to sing one of his father's songs ; he sang Of a' the airts the wind can blew,' which made the eyes of his illustrious entertainer moist. Neither did the' boy of Burns' leave those halls—so soon to become silent and dark—with out his meed of song from no undistinguished minstrel. In the East, wherever he went, he found his father's fame be fore him. The son of Burns was welcomed by all, and by none more than the Marquis of Hastings, whose lady was of the North, and allied, too, to names of whom the young soldier's father had sung with his usual tenderness." Both brothers rose to honourable distinction and rank, and returned home some fifteen years ago, and have since been living in that "glorious inde pendence" so much prized and celebrated by their father, who had he lived to see his sons rise to high military rank and to gain the love and respect as they have done of all who have the pleasure of their acquaintance, he would have been a proud and happy man. It would have raised him indeed "O'er all the ills o' life victorious." That the poet was a fond and loving father, and prepared to make every honourable sacrifice for the sake of his wife and children, we have abundant proof. In his epistle to the Rev. Dr. Blacklock, he says— " I hae a wife and three wee laddies, Wha maim hae brose and bits o' duddios, Ye ken yoursel my heart right proud is, I needna vaunt. But sued besoms, thraw saugh woodier Before they want." And then again, when he was appointed to the Excise— " Searehin' auld wives' barrels, Och ho, the day I 1,,,1A stain my laurels; ml ßtiflailiaMS say P These =win things ca'd wives and weans Wad muve the very hearts o' stanes I" The subjects of the toast were men high and honourable in their character, gentle, pleasing, and unassuming in their manners, and one of them, at least, sang an excellent song ; in fact, their noble minded father would have been proud of them. They both inherited a share of their father's bene volence of heart—for if ever man was brimfull of the milk of human sympathy it was the poet, their father. All th e b e a u teo u s an d h e lpl ess thi ng s in nature, whether animate or i nan i ma t e , were em braced Withi n the overflowings of his heft' rt. Need he refer t o "T he Mouse —wee, sleekit, cowerin, timo rous beastie," pet Daisy;' "The ewe, wounded hare," " Poor Mail ic," .the auth or ' s " His auld mare Maggie," "The Moun t ain Even the arch enemy of mankind clai ms hand " sympathy. After showing off with a master's e ' y — t e a u k w a e t e h l ,lgu manyihdt l o ki. ? f elt inmh.:eins Ben, evil thus ~ concludes oßuwtafdar; Ye tali= might, I dinna Still hae a stake • I'm was to think upon you den, ' E'en for your ha sake threea,ke, of the He (Mr. Davidson) might add that the statement made in several of the papers lately t poet's sons are still living, about two g, is incorrect. Robert, the eldest, himself a poet, died in Dumfries' years ago. He now, there fore, clai med a bumper to the healths of Colonels William Nicol and James Glencairn Bunts. (Drunk with applause.) " Willie brewed a peck o' nmut," was here sung by Mr. AIKIN. Mr. BERTRAM then proposed the health of the Chairman, expressing his general respect for Mr. Howard as an English gentleman which was en tertained by those present, and by the people of the sstmt in which he lives and where he is so well own. Burns, the speaker said, had been declared to have begun his career as a Jacobite and ended it as a Jacobin, and certainly no man more strongly entertained or more freely expressed contempt for any claims that mere rank and money could set up; but throughout his life and many parts of his Poetry be had warmly expressed the admiration with which he regarded men who, like Mr. Howard, adorned i th e i r d escent and the i r stat i on by the high i ()now of their characters and the cultivation of ' 7 7 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1859. their minds, and who made their wealth but the means of their generosity. The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said it had given him great satisfaction to be present upon this occasion. Cumbrians had a kindred feeling for Burns, and Cumberland. had produced two of the best of his imitators, Robert Anderson and Susannah Blamire. The Chairman then narrated the circumstances under which Burns composed his feeling lament for the Mouse, whose nest he had turned up with his plough—his rebuke of his " goadsman," who at tempted to kill the poor animal—his falling into a fit of abstraction, and his subsequent recitation of the poem to his assistant, asking, "What do you think of the mouse now ?"—He trusted that he should often meet such a company upon similar occasions. (Cheers.) Mr. BOWM AN . proposed " The Memory of Shak spere," recalling the endearing epithets by which he had been referred to by his contemporaries and the great poets who had lived since ; Mr. DALY pro posed " Lord Brougham and English Literature ;" Mr. JACKSON proposed " The Vice-Chairman," a toast that was appropriately followed by the song from " The Lady of the Lake," " Roderick Vich Alpine ;" the VICE-CHAIRMAN proposed " British Art," to which Mr. W. J. FAIRLIE replied ; Mr. DONALD proposed " The Press," to which Mr. BER TRAM replied ; and Mr. AIKIN proposed " The bonnie lassies of Cumberland." Mr. MILLS, of Warwick Bridge, recited "Tam &Shanter," and many songs were sung. The toast list had by this time been gone through ; but, unwilling to break up a company that was thoroughly enjoying itself, the Chairman put off, by interpolating a few others, the parting toast. Even after " Our next merry meeting" had been drunk, and " Auld Lang Syne" sung by the company standing,tflose present seemed loath to depart, and more toasts were proposed and more songs sung. The Chairman finally took his leave, and Mr. Donald, of Linstock , took his place for a short time, and about 11 o'clock the tables were deserted. LAW INTELLIGENCE—Feb. 9. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) RICHARDSON AND WIFE V. GRANVILLE AND WIFE.- LIBEL. This was an action brought by Mr. Charles Richardson, solicitor, carrying on his profession in the city of London, and conjointly by his wife, Mrs. Constance Rebecca Richardson, to recover compensation in damages against the defendants, Dr. Granville and wife, for slanderous expressions and imputations alleged to have been published by Mrs. Granville, to the prejudice of Mrs. Richard son. The defendants pleaded not guilty. Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Simmonds appeared for the plaintiffs; and Mr. Edwin James and Mr. Macnamara conducted the case for the defendants. - ------- Mr. Sergeant Shee stated the case, from which it appeared that the action was brought, not so much to recover damages as for the purpose of vindicating Mrs. Richardson's character from certain alleged slanderous imputations cast upon it by Mrs. Granville. Mrs. Richard son, it appeared, is a lady of large fortune, and resides with her husband in Bruton-street, and she was professionally attended by Dr. Granville for a painful and dangerous illness with which she be came afflicted. In the course of her illness it was deemed advisable that she should be seen as fre quently as possible by Dr. Granville, and in order to facilitate that object, it was arranged that she should take lodgings and reside in his house, in Curzon-street, May-fair. She accordingly took up her abode there. The two families had been long on terms of close intimacy and friendship, and were in the habit of travelling, and of visiting Germany together; and the imputations com plained of were contained in a letter written by Mrs. Granville to the Rev. Dr. Jeston, an acquaintance, at Vissengen. in Bavaria, where both families generally passed the autumn. The im putations complained of had also the effect of ques tioning Dr. Granville's professional honour and morality as a man. The alleged libel was pub lished in 1856; but it was retracted, and a letter was written by Dr. Granville to the plaintiffs, in which he vindicated his own honour by solemnly denying the truth of the rumours circulated to his prejudice, and that of Mrs. Richardson, by Mrs. Granville. In that letter he declared that the im putations were wholly unmerited and unfounded. The imputations were retracted by Mrs. Granville, but were subsequently repeated ; and after in effectual efforts to settle the case by arbitration, the questions in issue now came on for trial. Lord Campbell, on the conclusion of Mr. Sergeant Shee's address, inquired what was the precise ques tion in issue for the consideration of the jury. Mr. Edwin James replied that the letter relied upon was not a libel, and that he was prepared to show that it was not even intended to be one. The letter of Di.. Granville above referred to, in which he declared there was no foundation or truth for the imputations, was put in and read, and a voluminous correspondence between him, Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, and other parties on the subject, was also put in and read. Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. James having ad dressed the jury on behalf of their respective clients, Lord Campbell summed up the evidence, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs, with damages 40s. . _ There was a cross action, in which the plaintiffs in the above became defendants, and Dr. Granville and wife became plaintiffs, but it was not proceeded with, the record having been withdrawn. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, in Middlesex, before Mr. Justice Wiles and a Common Jury.) THOMAS V; ALLIE,-A DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNER'S HASTY MARRIAGE. This was an action to recover £23 10s. 7d., a balance of £3O odd, said to be due for board and lodging. The defendant denied hi s li a bilit y , an d also pladed a set off. Mr. H. T. Cole appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Griffiths for the de fendant. Mr. H. T. Cole, in opening the case, said that the plaintiff, Mrs. Thomas, kept a small shop in Upper York-street, Bryanston-square ; and the defendant, Nah Abutt Allie, was an East Indian gentleman, who formed one of the suite of the Prince of Oude when he was in this country. It would appear that some time in Nov. last the defendant became acquainted with a niece of Mrs. Thomas, and that after a very short acquaintance he married that lady. In truth, he became acquainted with her on Sunday and married her on the following Tuesday morning. (Laughter.) After the marriage the defendant and his wife re mained for the best part of a month in the house of Mrs. Thomas, the plaintiff, who supplied the wedding breakfast, and breakfasts, dinners, and suppers for the remainder of the time that they were there. Many people beside the defendant anu. ins W iie pill VA for the de fendant appeared to be very hospit.u, n ever, now declined to pay for his hospitality. ire - , in fact, was about to go to Paris, when proceedings were taken to recover this debt, and he was arrested on the ground that he was about to leave the coun try, and held to bail to answer the claim. Mr. Thomas—l am the plaintiff, and lam a widow. My niece lodged with me for some months. She told me she was married to a Mr. Lowden. I saw the defendant for the first time on a Saturday night in November. He said he would not leave until he had my niece, and he married her on Tuesday. (A laugh.) I supplied the wedding breakfast and also board for the defendant and his wife for a fortnight. My niece paid me money on several occasions. I applied to the defendant for money, and he said he would let me have some as soon as the Prince of Oude came from Paris. On another occasion I asked him for money, and he said his wife had ruined him for life. (A laugh.) The defendant, in addition to paying, said he would make me a present of £2O for the trouble he had given me. Cross-examined—l cannot say how many nieces I have. The defendant was first brought to my house by a person of not very good character, Mrs. Bell. (A laugh.) I told my niece I would not allow the defendant to come there, for he was a disgrace to my house, on account of his colour. (A laugh.) Mrs. Bell only stayed with defendant 20 minutes. This was on Saturday. On Sunday he came again, and on Monday I went with him to get th e marr i age li cence. I did no t o bj ect to his colour then, if my niece fancied him. (A laugh.) It was better for her to be married than to live as g00d 250 deal m . eight o g f ht ni Z n e : she had done. I h a d f oun d ou t th a t s h e was no t married six w ee k s b e f ore. I k now my n i ece h a d a weeks. Shefromthheaddefsens on the dant.S s h u e nd h ay ad evening. I swear I did not have money given me for various items charged in the bill. At the wed ding breakfast there were three of my niece's sisters and two of her brothers. There were 12 there alto. gether. The festivities continued for a fortnight —(a laugh)—and attracted a great crowd round my shop, which is a chandler's shop. John Sadler Harper —I am a ren t and debt collec tor. I collect the plaintiffs debts a n d ma k e out her books. On the wedding evening I was introduced to the defendant. About the sth or 6th of November I risked defendant for money for M rs , Thomas, His wife said they were expecting money from the Prince of Oude, and when they got it would let the plaintiff have some. In December, I was told the defendant had pledged his watch. The defendant about that time complained to me of his wife's ill-treatment. His face was scratched, and his lips much swollen. He said he wanted to clear the house of the furniture, and of his wife's relations. I advised him not to be too hasty. The defendant wanted to be rid of his wife and of her relations. Mrs. Allie also complained of the de fendant's violence. A solicitor was called in, who tried to arrange matters, but the defendant said " No," he would have nothing more to do with Mrs. Allie. On the 22d of December Mrs. Allie said, " If you are determined to sell the futniture, pay aunty ;" and the defendant said he would pay her, and make her a handsome present for her kindness. I saw the defendant afterwards, because he had left his wife in the house without a bit of furniture. He said he had only 10s. a week from the Prince, and would allow her 2s. 6d. a week. I said that was very strange, for he had said he had £3 or £4 a week, and kept a carriage. In reference to his debts, the defendant said, "My wife pay every body. Igo to Paris, and they not find me." (A laugh.) Cross-examined—The defendant executed an ab solute bill of sale of his furniture to me. It was not worth £2OO or £3OO. It was sold, and realised £79. I got for myself £slss. 6d. The defendant's solicitors wrote to me to pay over the money to them. The defendant had previously lived with a Miss Mason. I was to pay the defendant's debts out of the proceeds of the furniture. Mrs. Elliker—On December 22, the plaintiff, my aunt, asked defendant for money, and he said he would pay aunt as soon as the things were sold. He said his wife had ruined him for life, but aunt should be paid. My aunt's house is near Stingo-lane. Mr. Hawkins said that he had no doubt that a fortnight's experience of matrimony in the neigh bourhood of Stingo-lane mast have given the de fendant a very curious notion of English society. (A laugh.) He would show the jury that this was one of the most infamous attempts they had ever heard of to rob this unfortunate gentleman (the de fendant) of every shilling he possessed in the world. Some of the items of the bill showed how it had been made out. Day after day there was dinner for nine, supper for ten; gin, brandy, and 3s. for a police man to keep order at the door. (A laugh.) The defendant must have thought that he had found very kind relations—(a laugh)—and as to Mrs. Thomas, when she had secured the distinguished foreigner for her niece, she no doubt thought she would become Princess Thomas, or, perhaps, a begum. (Laughter.) The bill of sale to Harper recited that there had been differences between the defendant and his wife, and that Harper had had trouble in trying to arrange them, and had made himself liable to pay certain debts of the defendant. There followed an absolute bill of sale of everything in the world possessed by the defendant, and the amount of debts to be paid by Harper was stated at only £2B, no mention being made of the plain tiff's debt, whilst by auction the goods realised £79. They had got all the defendant's money. By the bill of sale Harper had got all his furniture on the 31st December, and on Saturday night, the Ist January he was arrested, so that he was obliged to be 48 hours in confinement before he could be released on bail. He submitted that the whole affair from beginning to end was a most disgraceful transaction, and that the plaintiff had no right to recover. Nah Abutt Allie, who wore a green velvet head dress, ornamented with gold, and who was sworn on the Koran, said—The first time I went to the plaintiff's house was on Sunday, and on Tuesday I married. I gave my wife £lOB in the fortnight. I lived in the plaintiff's apartment, and I spent £lOB there myself. Anything I wanted my wife paid for. Sometimes my wife gave money to the plain tiff. The plaintiff never applied to me for money, or said anything about money being due to her. When I left the plaintiff's I went to live in Dor chester-place. The plaintiff came to dinner there several times, but never said anything about any , debt. At Dorchester-place differences arose be tween me and my wife. The plaintiff said, " You are unhappy." I said, "I am happy." She said, " You don't know; I know. You had better not live with her ; she will kill you." I said, " What am I to do ?" and she said, " Sell all the furniture, and leave her." Harper came, and said, " Lock up her clothes and never speak to her again." I said, " Very well." Plaintiff said, " You come to my house and I will go to your wife." I said, " Very well." Plaintiff stopped there. Plaintiff told me to go to Mr. Keene, an attorney, to get the bill of sale. Cross-examined—My solicitors have received the balance of the £79, £5l. It is the custom of the East to live merrily for a time after marriage. Mr. Justice Willes—But it takes place at the bride's house, before she is taken home by her husband. Witness—My wife spent a deal of money. There was a bridal wreath, £4 15s. ; dress, £3 15s ; brooch, £3. ;£1 10s. to people outside the door—(a laugh) —police and music, 7s. 6d. ; silk robe, £5 17s. ; wedding bonnet £3 10s.—( a l aug h)—black dress, £7 ; head-dress, £2 12s. 6d.—(a laugh)— ca b t o Marylebone Theatre, 10s. ; box, £1 9s. ; eight bottles of very superio r b ran d y , B.—(a laugh)—a shirt for the wedding, 10s. ; dinner service £4 10s., &c. My wife was elegantly dressed. I never said I would pay plaintiff her bill. When the bill of sale was made, Harper said—" I never rob you ; I do the best for you." Mrs. Allie—On the Sunday before my marriage I told my aunt all about it. She wished me to stay with her until we took a house. We remained in two rooms, one of which I occupied before my mar riage. I always paid for what was had in. On the wedding day I gave aunt £5. I gave her a sove reign for a pair of fowls, a leg of mutton, and vege tables, Part of the £5 was for borrowed money. We sent for wine, beer, &e., ourselves, and paid for them.. The day after the wedding I gave aunt £1 • and lent her £2. I frequently lent her £2 and £3 at a time. Before we left I asked my aunt if we owed her anything, and s h e sa id " N o. " I n th e three weeks I was in her house I spent £lOB, most of it for eating and drinking. Most of the things bought for me were bought afterwards. One item in the plaintiff's bill was for sandwiches, but they were cut off our own meat. My aunt dined and supped with us at Dorchester-place, but she never asked us for money. Cross-examined—Previous to my marriage with the defendant I had not been living as a married woman. Mr. Cole—Had you been living with Mr. Lowden? Witness hesitated. Mr. Justice Willes—You may answer that or not, as you like. Witness—Mr. Lowden used to visit me, but I did not pass as his wife. My sisters addressed letters to me as Mrs. Lowden. Mr. Justice Willes said this matter need not be pursued. The plaintiff had said that witness had passed as Mrs. Lowden, and no question in contra diction was asked of the witness. It might there fore be assumed, Witness—l gave aunt money every day I was there. The amount of the items of money I gave y n_lu spent ennat at x aunt's, u bit his aunt amount to £23 10s., the claim in this action being £23 10s. 7d. It was not made up to cover the claim. We.eliarrtil s pil soon gi-(79l7.marriage. s i p r e i n -l t did not strike him, but I did push him. In £loBaedtitilon6+tOvhteenni at our own place £l5O. This was all in about three weeks. weeks. The things were taken out of the house the day before Christmas-day. Mr. Cole—Have you seen Mr. Lowden since ? Witness—No, and if I had I am not here to an swer such questions. I have not seen Mr. Lowden since m marriage. Mr. Justice Willes—You are not bound to answer these questions. Witness—No, I've told him, but he will ask them. Mr. Justice Willes—She has answered the ques• tion, but such qu es ti ons h ad better not be put. Re-exnmined—l am now reconciled to my hus band. Mr. Susan Lewis—l am Mrs. Allie's sister. I lived with her for three months before her mar riage- I saw my sister give aunt money on several occasions. I several times fetched money from my sister for my aunt. I myself fetched almost all the things that were used in the house, and my sister gave me the money. As to the rooms, my aunt said she had only one room she could oblige with, but that they should have willingly. I never heard my aunt ask for money. My sister paid aunt for various bills, and then my sister asked if there was anything else due. Aunt said, "Not a sixpence." Mrs. Mary Maxin—l am sister to Mrs. Allie. I was at the wedding, and stayed at my sister's for a fornight after. I saw my sister give aunt £1 to get the wedding dinner, and on various other occa sions I saw her give aunt money. John Coote, a lad—l am Mrs. Allie's brother. I was at the wedding. I fetched all the drink from two different public-houses. Mrs. Allie gave the money. Mrs. Allie gave the money for a cab to go and fetch some luggage. Mr. Griffiths—There is a charge in the plaintiff's bill for this cab of 2s. 6d. Witness—l have paid with Mrs. Allie's money for various things from the plaintiff's chandlers shop. Cross-examined —I fetched from the public-house brandy, rum, gin, and stout. Mr. Griffiths then summed up the defendant's case, and Mr. Cole replied. Mr. Justice Willes called the attention of the jury to the principal facts, and left it to them to say, upon the evidence, whether they thought that the defendant owed the plaintiff anything ; and, if so, how much. The jury, after considering the matter for a few minutes, found a verdict for the defendant. A number of people ill court attempted to applaud the result, but were at once checked. CROOKE V. CAUNT AND WIFE.-WANTED PLAINTIFF. This case came before the court during the sit tings in Term, and was reported in The Sun at the time. It was an action to recover damages from Ben Caunt, the pugilist, for an assault said to have been committed by Mrs. Caunt in turning the plaintiff out of the Coach and Horses, in St. Martin's-lane. On the other hand, the evi dence was that Mrs. Caunt had not assaulted the plaintiff at all ; that he was drunk and offensive, and that the potman persuaded him to go, and in a friendly manner led him out and bid him good night. It was suggested that the plaintiff had sub sequently fallen and hurt himself. The jury were unable to agree upon this conflicting testimony, and were ultimately discharged without a verdict. The case was again in the paper for trial to-day, and was called on in its turn. Mr. Skinner, Q.C., however, applied for a post ponement, and produced an affidavit of the plain tiff's solicitor, in which it was stated that he had not seen the plaintiff since the 31st January, nor could he obtain any tidings of him. The deponent expressed his belief that the plaintiff was kept out of the way by force, and so prevented from attend ing this honourable court. He bad used every effort to find him, and among other things he had adver tised for him—(a laugh)—but without success. He believed, however, if the trial were postponed that he should be able to find him. There was also an affidavit of the plaintiff's landlord, who stated that on the morning of the Ist of February, the plaintiff left home for the purpose of being shaved and having a bath, and had not been heard of since. Mr. Justice Willes said this was only a question of costs. Mr. Sergeant Parry—But surely the defendant might have an opportunity of answering these affidavits. Mr. Justice Willes said he had heard enough to satisfy him that it was . better for all parties that the case should be adjourned, for the defendant of course would not like this kind of imputation to lie on him. In making the case a remanet, he would do it upon the condition that the plaintiff should pay the costs, unless before the first day of next term he produced before a judge at chambers mate rials upon which he should be induced to make a different order. Mr. Sergeant Parry—This is purely an attorney's application ; he wants a plaintiff and cannot find him, even though he advertises for him. (A laugh.) The case was accordingly made a remanet until the sittings in term. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Feb. 9. (Before Mr. Pashley, Assistant-Judge, and Mr. Hanbury, MY., at Clerkenwell.) Charles Goerke surrendered to take his trial upon an indictment in which he was charged with having stolen a quantity of parasol sticks, the pro ' perty of Simon Solomon. The prisoner worked for the prosecutor in Wood street, Spitalfields, his business being that of a parasol-stick maker, and he sold a quantity of sticks to Mr. Pope, of Willow-walk. They were identified as the prosecutor's property, and Mr. Pope was in the first instance charged with the offence, but he at once accounted for his possession, and the prisoner was apprehended. The defence was that the sticks were the prisoner's own, but the jury was satisfied, upon the evidence of the prose cutor and the witnesses, as to the identity, and found the prisoner guilty. He was sentenced to • eight months' hard labour. Mr. Metcalfe, instructed by Mr. Beard, prose cuted ; Mr. Tindal Atkinson, instructed by Mr. Wakeling, defended. ' Three women, named Julia Barry, Honora Barry, ' and Susan Hitchcock, were indicted for unlawfully assaulting and beating William Mackey, a green grocer. The prosecutor was with his horse and cart in White Hart-place, Poplar, and accidentally , broke a clothes line, when the three prisoners at tacked him like furies, and beat him with bricks, although he had previously offered to make good the damage. They were found guilty and sentenced to six months hard labour each. Mr. Gent prosecuted. Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Barry were for the prisoners. Ellen Beltz, 23, cook at the Cadogan Hotel, Sloane-street, was convicted of assaulting William Meadows, the under-waiter, at the same establish ment, and wounding him in the left arm with a ' knife, during a quarrel about a door being kept shut, The prosecutor, a youth of 16, said he wished her to be pardoned, as he knew she did not mean to hurt him in her heart. She was sentenced by the Court to six weeks hard labour. Mr. Langford prosecuted, and Mr. Barry de fended the prisoner. (Before Mr. Payne.) Elizabeth Trewby, described in the calendar as Trenbv, 20, was indicted for receiving a gold chain, value £3 10s., the property of Amelia Bartrup. The prisoner incited a little girl to rob her grand mother of the chain, which she received, to raise the means, as she alleged, of burying her sister. The grandmother lived at No. 5, Culford-road, De Beauvoir-town. The prisoner was found guilty, and the court sentenced him to six months' hard labour. Mr. Cooper prosecuted. George Wilson, 30, was found guilty of stealing a cab, the property of Alfred Budd. The defence was that the prisoner was authorised to sell the cab, but unfortunately lost the money. A question arose as to the power of the court to order summary restitution of the cab to the owner, the cab not being in custody of the police but in the possession of the person who bought it. Mr. Payne, after con sulting the Assistant-Judge, made the order for restitution. The prisoner, who was a known offender was sentenced to two years' hard labour. Mr. Or ridge prosecuted. Jeremiah Donovan was indicted for stealing a cash-box containing £92 in gold, £l6 in silver, 0 U's representing £5O, seven foreign coins, &c., the property and money of William Ricketts. He was also charged with receiving. The prisoner, it will be remembered, was tried last session, at Westminster, when the jury was discharged without a verdict, they being unable to agree. The prosecutor was a tea-dealer in Road side, Whitechapel, and a lad named Weeks, who was in his service, stole the cash-box, and he was admitted as Queen's evidence. The testimony of a good many witnesses went to establish prisoner's complicity in the transaction, and the lad swore he gave the box to him. Additional corroborative evidence was now adduced. Mr. Ribton defended the prisoner on the former trial, Mr. F. H. Lewis was his counsel on the pre sent occasion ; Mr. Metcalfe prosecuted. The lad Weeks was sentenced to six months' hard labour on the previous day. The prisoner Donovan was now found guilty, and Mr. Payne, having ob served that the prisoner, in his opinion, not being more guilty than Weeks, ought not to have more punishment, though had he incited him to commit the offence, of which there was no evidence, he would have been sentenced to penal servitude, directed that he sliuum. unaci lAckrd labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Feb. 9. MANSION- HO US E .—Abraham Keeley, who had been several times remanded upon the charge of having defrauded Mr. Derham, shoe manufac turer, Hackney-road, of a quantity of boots and shoes, of the value of £24, was again brought up. Mr. Humphreys, jun., appeared for the prosecu tion, and Mr. Le w i s , j un ., f or t h e prisoner. Mr. Humphreys said that inasmuch as sufficient time had not elapsed since the last examination to enable the officers to complete their inquiries respect ing the prisoner, he proposed, after completing the evidence of the prosecutor's agent, to ask for a far ther remand. Mr. Springfield, the prosecutor's agent, was then called and further examined. He said—On the 17th August last I went with the boots and shoes to the address which the prisoner had given me at Cam berwell, but was unable to find it. He called on me the same even i ng , an d as k e d h ow it was the goods had not been delivered. I told him I had been to Camberwell, but could not find the shop. He said he supposed that was the reason, as the shop was not open, and there was no name up. On the following morning I took him goods of the value of £l6. 35., part of the order. I saw the name of " Brain and Co." printed on paper and stuck in the fanlight. Subsequently the remainder of the order was executed. On the 18th Sept. I sent him, as de sired, a statement of my bill, and on the 20th I called for payment, but without success. I called again, and found the name of" Brain" printed, but not the words "and Co." I afterw ar d s f ound the shop closed and the premises unoccupied. I next met the pri soner in the Hackney-road, and accosted him as " Mr. Brain." He looked at me, and said, " What, ain't that account of yours settled?" I replied, " You know best about that." He said he might as I well tell me the truth—his name was not Brain, it was Bennett. I told him he was the man who had bought the goods of me, and I should stick to him for payment. W e wa lk ed a short distance, when he said, " I want to show you that I'm an honest man. Although I've lost a great deal of money by Brain, I'll accept your bill at one month." I told him I had no doubt he would accept half-a-dozen, and asked him \V ho and what he was. He replied that he was a respectable man, and lived in Bolsover- street, Tottenham•court-road, and that his landlord would give him a character. At that moment a per son came up to us and said that he, too, had been "done" by the prisoner, and I then gave the latter into custody. Mr. Lewis, who declined cross-examining the witness, submitted that the evidence did not esta blish a criminal charge against the prisoner, but the existence of an unpaid debt. The Lord Mayor—ls there any other charge against the prisoner P _ - A tradesman, whose name did not transpire, en tered the witness box, and said that a few weeks ago the prisoner called at his establishment and ordered half a dozen chairs and a looking glass, giving the name of Hamilton. These articles were delivered in due course, and shortly afterwards the prisoner again called and gave him a further order, amounting to £5O, part of which were delivered. The Lord Mayor—Did he give you a reference ? Applicant—Yes, my lord, but the prisoner ap peared so respectable that I did not call on the reference till after I had parted with some of my goods, and then I was advised to get them back as soon as I could. (A laugh.) The Lord Mayor—l am afraid there is no cri minal charge there. If I should discharge the prisoner now he may be apprehended again. Mr. Humphreys—l believe I should be able to show your lordship sufficient in private, although it would defeat the ends of justice if I made the statement in public, to justify a further remand. The Lord Mayor—The prisoner has been re manded, and in prison two weeks. Mr. Humphreys—l am aware that that is so, but, unfortunately, there are numerous instances in which the prisoner has displayed great ingenuity in getting goods from various persons—his talent has been so great— The Lord Mayor—Or their credulity has been so great. - Mr. Humphreys—l am told the prisoner is a most plausible person. I can call the officers who will state that they are in the course of making certain inquiries which they believe will result in a case of conspiracy against the prisoner and another person. The Lard Mayor—lf this had been stated to me at the first hearing I should, upon the experienoe of the officers, have lent my judgment to theirs, and have detained the prisoner, but when the man has been in prison a fortnight, and you have made no further progress, I think Mr. Lewis is entitled to ask me to discharge the prisoner. A gentleman stood forward and said, if you re mand the prisoner I think I shall be able to make a charge against him. The Lord Mayor—l cannot detain the prisoner while you are manufacturing a charge. If you have any charge against him you may apprehend him directly he leaves this court. The prisoner, who was then discharged, left the court surrounded by his numerous victims. GUILDHALL.—John Stowell, a lad of 15 years of age, was charged with stabbing his sister. The prisoner's mother said he was a boy of a very irritable temper, and on Tuesday afternoon he was sitting on the bed with his sister, and she boxed his ears for being impudent to her. He immediately stabbed her with a pocket-knife which he had open in his hand. He had been a very bad boy, and had kept her in a constant state of ill health by his mis conduct. The officer said that the prisoner gave his father a couple of black eyes a short time ago by striking him with a poker. Alderman Challis asked the prisoner what he had to say in answer to the serious charge of stabbing his sister. Prisoner said he did not stab her at all and never meant to. He only said he would stick the knife into her if she hit him again. She cut her hand in taking the knife from him. Alderman Challis said that would not account for the wound on her shoulder. It was quite clear he had given way to his wicked temper and committed an offence for which, if he were sent for trial, he might be transported for life. He (the worthy Alderman) would, however, taking the prisoner's youth into consideration, treat this case as his first offence, and, in the hope that it would be a lesson to him, order him to be imprisoned and kept sepa rate from other prisoners for 21 days, with hard labour. The prisoner left the dock with the utmost indif ference. WORSHIP -STREET.—Frances Phipps, a mid dle-aged woman, and George Hall, her brother-in law, were charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with stealing a quantity of raw and cooked meat, drip ping, tea, sugar, coffee, towels, and other articles, the property of Mr. George 'White, schoolmaster, residing at Tottenham. Clarke, 51 N, stated that he met the prisoner Hall at 8 o'clock on the previous evening in the neighbourhood of Stamford-hill, with a very large bundle, which excited suspicion. He questioned him about its contents, and was assured that it was only some " broken victuals." He, however, took the liberty of overhauling the package, and found what was now enumerated in the charge sheet. Hall further declared that the cook at Mr. White's house had made him a present of the things, and consequently he conveyed him there. The female prisoner was given into custody by that gentleman when the fact became kno wn , as she tried to slip away. Mrs. 'White identified, the towels, and very rea sonably expressed her belief of the eatables having been purloined from her cupboards also, more par ticularly as on searching a quan tit y o f tea, cur rants, and candied peel were found concealed be neath the bed in which the cook slept. The male prisoner was unknown to her. Mr. D'Eyncourt said that these systematic rob beries by servants were very scandalous, and sent the woman for three months, and the man for six weeks, to the House of Correction, with hard la bour, both pleading guilty. CL _JERKENWELL. --- SINGULAR CHARGE OF EMBEZZLING MONEY FROM THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—WiIIiam Edes, a carman, residing at Hornsey-road, and George Montague, a master greengrocer, carrying on business at Hornsey-road, Holloway, opposite the Great Northern Coal De pot, were placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged, the former with embezzling £2 4s. belong ing to the Great Northern Railway Company, and the latter with stealing the same. Mr. Thomas Williams, inspector of the line, at tended to watch the case. Henry James said—l am a clerk in the service of the Great Northern Railway Company, at the coal depot at Holloway. Yesterday the man Edes had a load of coals to deliver at Collingwood-street, Shoreditch. Edes is in the employ of the contrac tor of the company. The price of the coals was £2 45., which ECies had to receive and bring to me. Edes returned a little the worse for drink, and said he had lent the money to the prisoner Montague. Robert Brodrick said—l am a trouncer in the ser vice of the Messrs. Wiggins, contractors to the Great Northern Railway, and go with the waggon driven by Edes. Yesterday about half-past six in the morning, we received a load of coals to take to Shoreditch, and saw the prisoner Montague, who lives opposite the depot gates. Edes and myself worn in a coffee-shop, and Montague came in to us. Montague and several of us had some ale, but I do not know who paid for it. We all came out toge ther. Edes drove the horses, and Montague walked with me. Montague said he was going to the Spitalfields-market. I told him we were going to Shoreditch. When near the Rosemary Branch at Hoxton, Edes overtook us, and Montague asked us all to go in to drink, and said we might have what we liked. We did so, and me and my mate had some spirits, e.nd Montague had some beer. A little further on. we went into another public-house, and had some more drink. After that we went and de livered the coals, and Montague went with us. He xtayed while we delivered part of the coals, and then he went aw a y saying he wa s go i ng to the Ship public-house. I received the £2 4s. for the coals, and gave it to Edes, who was then sober. Edes had been "happy" through the drink but the work had f e t c h e d it all out of him again. (A laugh). When we went to the Ship, we found Mon tague, and there had some beer and gin, which Montague paid for. We had several lots of gin and beer, but I do not keep an account of what I drink, I have never done so and never mean. (A laugh.) Montague said we might have what we liked. Edes then got " happy. He was not " dead drunk," but we were all getting " merry." I mean by that that Edes was " three parts drunk." Montague asked me if I would lend him a shilling. I said, " You should have two if I had got them." Mon tague then asked Edes if he would lend him a shil ling. He then said he had no money but the com pany's money. I then went outside, and when I came back, Edes said in Montague's hearing that he had lent Montague £2 4s. belonging to the com pany. Montague said he would give it back, he did not want it, as he had plenty of money of his own. Edges wanted she money, but Montague said he would take it home himself, when he would pay it. He also said his wife would pay the money, and after a few minutes he left, but did not return. Montague was " half-seas over." I should not mind if I had been the same. (A laugh.) The prisoner Edes was here discharged, and gave evidence. He said.—Yesterday morning, I took out a load of coals, f or w hi ch I was to receive £2 4s. I was having my breakfast when Montague came in and paid a p o t o f the best old ale, and asked me to dri n k. After I had drunk some, he said he wanted me to go to the Bull public-house, as there was a man there who wanted to "leather" him. I went, but the man had. gone. When I came back, Montague again asked me to drink. I told him I did not care about it, but he pressed me to go back, and said he would pay for what I had. I had some beer and gin. After that I had some ale, went on with my coals, and when at the Rose mary branch, Montague again asked us to have something to drink, said we should have what we liked, and when we had had some rum, he gave me 6d. to spend on the road. Montague spat upon the sixpence for luck, and I put it in my mouth. (A laugh.) When near the Unicorn, I said the sixpence burnt in my mouth, and I spat it out. I then delivered the coals, and at the request of the prisoner, I went to the Ship public-house. I had more drink, arid, at the request of the prisoner, lent him the company's money. When I asked him to return it, he refused. Ransley, one of the company's police, said he called upon Montague, who admitted that he had had the money, an d that he had had a spree with it. The prisoner said he should reserve his defence. Mr. Tyrwhitt fully committed the prisoner to the sessions for trial. GREENWICH.—GROSS OUTRAGE ON A FEMALE SERVANT.—Wm. Elliott, 42, a married man, re siding at Mary Ann's-buildings, Deptford, was charged before Mr. Seeker with an indecent assault on Jane Caroline Ballard, a girl under 14 years of age. The complainant, an intelligent, respectable looking child, deposed that she was engaged as ser vant in the family of Mr. Jessop, baker, of High' street, Deptford, and the prisoner had been in Mr. Jessop's employ as journeyman, she understood , between seven and eight years. On the previous afternoon, while engaged making the bed in the room in which the prisoner was in the habit of sleeping, he entered, and stood still some time. He then told her not to be particular as to the manner in which she laid the clothes, and immediately, seized her by the dress and acted in an improper manner towards her. (The complainant here de tailed the nature of the assault.) She immediately called out to her mistress, but was not heard by her. After some struggling she succeeded in get: ting away from him, and told her mistress what had occurred, and subsequently her mother, when the prisoner was taken into custody. Police-constable 292 R. deposed that shortly be' fore five o'clock on the previous afternoon he was called to the house of the complainant's master to take the prisoner into custody. The mistress wa.a present when the charge was made against the pil* soner, who appeared slightly under the influence of liquor, when he replied, " it was quite right, he had acted as described." Mr. Seeker said he considered it his duty, in an cases like the present, in which the complaining, party appeared to have been placed out in the world at very tender years to gain her own living, t° afford the greatest amount of protection to others placed in the same position, and who were liable to the like gross outrages. He should therefore sell i tense the prisoner to six months' i m p r i sonm ent n Maidstone gaol, with hard labour. The prisoner was then removed. COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWARK-FEB. 9. At the market this morning there was a moderate sup" ply of English wheat, for which the trade was active, at last week's extreme currencies. Barley in fair supply, and all superior qualities realised high prices. Oats only talcer l in retail, with no change in value. Beans were a limited show, and extremely dear. White wheat, new, 44s to 50s Barley, grinding.. 28s to 3011 Red do. 4os to 448 Oats, 01d... —s to --8 Old white 4os to 49s New do ' 28s to 32 4 Red do 37s to 42s Beans.. 44s to 503 Barley, malting 38s to 44s I Peas .„„—s to ,--11 HULL-FEB. 9. There was a fair quantity of wheat on offer, and primes for all descriptions were not materially altered from those of last week. Wheat... .Old white.... per qr ... 40s Od to 48s Od Old red New white .. „ New red .... „ Dantzic, Konb., &c. old white 50s Od to 53s Od Dutch, Belgian, and French 4ss Od to 465 Od Baltic and Hamburg, red., St. Petersburg and Riga, old 3BB Od to 39s Od Barley.... English malting 33s Od to 37s o „,a Grinding Saal and Oderbruck ...... Holstein and Danish 29s Od to 31$ Od Grinding Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per st Os lld to 110 Friesland and Dutch Osllid to 15 Od Swedish and Danish °slid to Osllid Beans ....English, old, per qr. 44s Od to 46s Od New pigeon 4os Od to 42s Od New tick. 39s Od to 40s Od Egyptian 3.5 Od to 365 Oa Peas Foreign breake rs Grinding Tares ....Winter 855 Od to 905 Od Indian Corn Linseed, feeding ' 50s Od to 55$ Od crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) £9 . 5 oto £9 10 2 Foreign BlO oto 815 0 u Rape cakes 6lO oto 615 , Bones 512 6to 5 1.5 v SHEFFIELD—FEB. 8. We had only a small attendanco of millers and dealers both our corn exchange thi s m orn i ng , an d th e d eman d f or bow wheat and flour was quite on a retail scale, without, how*" over, any alteration in value. Prime barleys sold at an ad' vance of ls. No change in hay. Wheat ...16s to 18s Oats.... 23s to 33 0 White .14s to 16s Beans .. 4os to 47 6 Barley .27s to 40s Peas 55s to 58s Millers' prices for flour—ls sd, is 7d, and is 9d Per 141 b. Hay, 80s to 85s ; wheat straw, 28s to 36s ; oat straw, 28 0 to 365; turnips, 18s to 19s per ton. RICHMOND-FEB. 5. There was a large supply of grain to-day, and a middling business at the annexed prices :—White wheat, from 55 Od to 6s Od per bushel ; red, 5s Od to 5s 6d ; barley, 40 to 4s Gd per do. ; oats, 2s 9d to 4s; beans, Gs to 6s 6d. SUNDERLA . ,ND-FEB. 5. The supply of wheat at our market was tolerable, and the currencies of last week were generally realised. Wheat 36s to 42s Oats.. l6s to 24 White do 41s to 45s Beans, new —s to - -- s Barley 23s to 28s Ditto, old .35s to 410 DUBLIN-FEB. 8. This day's market was moderately supplied with wheat! hue the trade generally was dull, at the currencies of last Friday. o. d. s. d. Wheat, white 22 6 to 25 6 Do., red 2l 6 to 23 0 Do., new 21 6 to 24 6 Barley Oats Do., black lO 6 to 11 0 s. d. s. Do., new 11 6 to 13 0 Bere. lOO to 12 0 Rapeseed 26 0 to 9 0 Oatmeal l2 6 to 14 0 Bakers' flour Indian corn BRISTOL SUGAR-FEE. 9. In West India descriptions the transactions are very limited since our last report, on account of the poor assort ment in hand. The sales made have been at fully former rates. Refiners' produce in fair request. In rums but little offering at present, and prices remain very firm. COAL MAR (Prices of Coal per Ton a ET-FEB. 9. s. d. Middle's West Hartleyl4 9 Davison's West Hart ley 14 9 Hastings Hartley... _l4 6 Lambert's West Hart ley 14 6 Walker Primrose 12 6 Ward's West Hartley 14 0 t the close of the market.) Walls End. s. Cl. Braddyll's Hetton., ..17 Framwellgate ... .16 ‘; Hetton.... 6 Stewart's Thorpe .. West Tees Montague Garesfield . .. 7 1 111 2 578 u 6 Nixon's Merthyr 21 Powell' s Duffryn Steam 21 ,su Tanfield Moor ll Tanfield Moor Butes ll 43—Sold, 30. Walls End. Eden Main ..16 6 Hetton Hartley Main..l3 6 Ships at market, BIRTHS. PETTIWARD.—On the 9th inst., at Finborough, Suffolk, the Lady Frances Pettiward, of a daughter. TYLER.—On the 9th inst., at 12, Norfolk-crescent, Hyde' park, the wife of Captain Tyler, Royal Engineers, of 3 daughter. VESEY.—On the 20th Dec., at Kurrachee, the wife of Lieu tenant-Colonel Yesey, 46th Regiment, of a daughter. VILLIERS.—On the Bth inst., at Winehmore-hill, Middle; sex, the wife of John F. Villiers, barrister-at-law, of a daughter. MARRIAGES NELsoN—AnnonlN.--On therBth inst. at St. Maryleboto Church, Albert Ommaney Nelson, inst., of East Sheen, son of John Nelson, Esq., of Wyndham -place, Bryan" ston-square, to Lucinda, daughter of the late S. d t!,,rbouin, Esq., of Hendon, Middlesex. SCHWABE—DRURY.—On the Bth inst., at St, John's Church, Bilto n , nearHarrogate, theßev.W. H. Schwabe', H.E.1.C.5., t o Caroline Bourchier, eldest daughter 0 1 the late Rev. T. Drury, West Mill Rectory, Herts. DEATHS. BARNPIELD.—On the Bth inst., at the Cottage, Shiffual, Mrs. Barnfield, aged 87. DANIELB.—On the 25th ult., at Bonn Prussia, john Daniell, E sq ., M . D ., F.R.C.P., ands late of B r uton-st., Berkeley- square. l IARDWICK.—On the 7th inst., at Great Malvern, Captain Wm. Hardwick. JERDAN.—On the 6th inst., William Freeling, se( ;ond son of William Jerdan, Esq., aged 42. LONG.—On the 7th inst., at Shacklewell, W. Rog, sell., aged 62. OoLE.—On the 3d inst., at Brussels, Sir Chalon.er Ogle, Bart. RODWELL.—On the Bth inst., at Babergb. Hall, Suffolk, J . . M. Rodwell, Esq. SKINNER.—On the Bth inst., at Stoke, near Guildford, George Thomas Skinner, Esq., late of tho Stock Ex" change, aged 61. THORNTON:--011 the 27th ult,, at Valletta, Malta,. Sir H. Thornton, K.C.M.G., aged 73. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO yoUNGI of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, 2 To. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the co ,qty Of Middlesex, Thursday, February 10, 1859,