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LATV REPORTS. COURT OF CHANCERY. —AUGUST 4. (Before the Lords Justices.) IaRYAN V. THE METROPOLITAN SALOON OMNIBUS COMPANY (LIMITED). Mr. Wordsworth called their lurdships' attention to the • ler made in this matter a few days since, as in the draw :up thereof there appeared to be same inaccuracy. The tliculty was as to the demurrer. Lord Justice Turner said that there really was no difficulty the matter. Their lordships had overruled the demurrer thout prejudice until the hearing. of the cause. When the nut overruled a demurrer in that manner, every defence .ised in the demurrer was just Cs fully open to the defen nts at the hearing as ever. The Court did not decide sea upon demurrer, when its opinion was that they multi • . more fairly dealt with at the hearing. Lord Justice Knight Bruce—lf I recollect correctly we fused the motion for au injunction, overruled the demurrer thous prejudice, leaving the question open for decision at bearing, gave leave to amend, if desired, and reserved e costs to he disposed of by the judge before a hom the Attie should be heard. COX T. 31RAGG. Mr. Cracknall moved for an ex parte injunction to restrain ie defendants from selling property belonging to the plain if, a lady resed' ing at Hastings, and there carrying on the usiness of a lodging-house- keeper. The property consisted furniture in certain lodging-houses at Hastings, and the efendan•s are the proposed trustees of a deed of trust for le beneMt of the c. editors of Mrs. Cox, but which bas not .t been executed. Mrs. Cox has obtained an order of the .iv:srce Court protecting her property from her husband, ir. Wm. Cox. Their lordships made the order for an injunction to re rain the f,•rtlier sele of the furnit ure , o i t h l ib erty to apply • 3 any judge of the Court to dissolve the injunction, or to ischarge the order now made. The order t 9 he upin tht erms of Mrs. Cox by her next friend, and her solicitor un lertaking to be answerable in damages and otherwise, and to abide by any order the Court might make in respect of damages and otherwise. The sale was advertised to take place on three successive lays, the first day's sale taking place this day (Wednesday.) THE COLLINS COMPANY v. REEVES. Their lordships made an order in this important case—re lating to the sultjtct of trade marks—to carry into effect a compromise which has been arranged on tkefollowing terms : —The defendant to pay £lOO damages and taxed costs cf the c3mmon law action and the suit in Chancery, and a decree to he taken, by censent, for a perpetual injunction; payment of net profits agreed at £lOO, and' taxed costs of the suit. Mr. Bacon supported the application. The Court has now risen for the long vacation. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY..—Atro. 4. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE REAL AND ROBERTS. This was an examination meeting, and also for the de claration of dividend, in the case of William Henry John Keal and Daniel Jackson Roberts, merchants, of 3, Rood lane, and of Charlotte Town, Prince Edward's Island. The balance-sheet commences Feb. 6, 1854. and ends May 1, 1858, and shows a gross liability of between £ll,OOO and £12,000, and assets about £3,100 in the hands of the official assignee. Mr. Jones, for the assignees, stated that an adjournment would be necessary, ander rather peculiar circumstances. The assignees had sent one of the bankrupts (Roberts) over to Prince Edward's Island, for the purpose of realising All the property there belonging to the firm. Before Mr. Roberts could return he had been arrested, and had been obliged to give security upon the property he went to realise ; he therefore had not been able to accomplish the object of his visit. The dividend also would be deferred in consequence of this occurrence. The assignees had sent gen . leman out to Prince Edward's Island, with a power of attorney, to act for them ; and until they heard from him they were unable to give Caurt any information. The adjournment was accordingly ordered. IN RE WILD. The bankrupt was a carman of Southwark. This was the certificate meeting. His debts were £1,860, and assets about £5OO. The profits in 15 months had been £1,132; expenses and losses, £1,680. At the beginning of 1857 he was in a deficiency of £742. Mr. Pennell, the official assignee, reports that the books bad been well kept with the exception of the cash-book. As in the majority of cases that came before this court, the cash-book was defective. Entries to the amount of £2,810 had had to be made since the bankruptcy; but these items had been chiefly recorded in his other books, so that all the statements in the balance-sheet were corroborated nit!' the exception of £233. Mr. Scarf!), on behalf of the assignees, offered no opposi tion. Mr. Simrson, for the bankrupt, stated that he had suffered severely by a kick from a horse, which he received while attending a sale at Dixon's Repository. This accident pre vented his attention to business for nine months. Ile had also suffered loss by the dishonesty of a clerk. His expenses had been augmented by the advance in the price of horse keep. All the creditors were favourable, and recommended that he >hould have an immediate certificate. The bankrupt, upon being examined, stated that he bad been in business for 12 years as a carman. He commenced on £3OO lent him by his employer. His Must'r said that had the books been properly kept be would have granted the bankrupt a first class certificate; as it was, he might take one of the second class. IN RE BEE3IAN AND OXLEY. This was the examination meeting in the case of the bankrupts, who were hop factors, carrying on business in the Borough. No accounts had been filed, and as one of the bankrupts (Oxley) has absconded and the other (Bee man) is dead, it does not seem at all probable that they ever will be. It appears from a statement of affairs, prepared by Messrs. Glover, accountants, that the liabilities are great, and the assets about 1;3,000 or £4,000. Oxley, not surrendering, was proclaitnel in the ordinary form. IN RE BOON. This was the examieation meeting in the case of the bankrupt, who was a laceman in Ilanway-street, Oxford street. His trade debts are merely £1.,327, but his liabi lities are £3,735 on bills accepted without consideration for the two notorious Scotch firms, Macdonald and Co. and Wallace and Co., of Glasgow; there are no assets. Mr. Nicho'son (. fli slat as•;ignce) in his repot t sta'ed that the capital, £lso,was not vouched, the bankrupt not having kept any st , :ck account; the liabilities, £5,7;35, was only the outstatwirg balance at the time of the bankruptcy; the total amount of the accommodation hil!.+ accepted by the bankrupt for Macdonald and Co. and Wallace and Co. being about £12,000; the bankrupt had kept no cash-book, and payments to the amount of about £1,050 were unvouched. The profits were not vouched, and the expenses were estimated. He had passed through the Insolvent Court in 1851, owing £4OO, and paying no dividend. Mr. Poole ( f Pocock and Poole), for the assignee., said they desired to offer no opp. - sition. Commissioner—Who aie the. assignees? Are they in•fact the bar krupt ? Mr. Poole—They were chosen by creditors, sir. Commissioner (after It .ving read the official assigrxe's rrport)—Why, it is all estimated and unvoucheti; theTe is, in tact, no account at all. Mr. Poole—The wsigneet consider it the hest account that the bankrupt can give, and therefore do not wilt to incur we've by u:elets adjournment; hut they wish to let him pass now, and at the certificate meciing to examine into all the questions that may arise upon that account. Commissioner--Then, as this seems to be a very sinilar case to that of Sellers, you had better draw up your order in precisely the same terms as were usAl in that case. Passed. IN RE GERARD -APPLICATION FOR TIME TO SUR- RES DER. The bankrupt was a merchant of Waltrook. This was the examination meeting. Be had nut surrendered, and was stated to - be in Ceylon. Mr. Lucas asked for an extension of the time for surrender. The uljudic3tion had beet, made on the loth June. The ankrupt Wii4 then in Ceylon, width( r he had gone with the con4ent of his principal creditors, to try to realise his estate there, which was stated to be worth £69,000, after deluct log tltr mortgage. The bankrupt could scarcely have heard et the rdjudication yet, and supp tsing . him to . return_ im mediately he knew of it, the voyage ins Fatiing vessel would occupy three or four months. Two letters weie prodirced from Colombo and Kandy, dared in December and February last, to show that Vie bankrupt was in Ceylon at that time. llis linsieur said the question was, whether it had been 'Loan to the satisfaction of the Court that the bankrupt Iva; prevented from surrendering by a "lawful imriedirrent." The only el idene e was that of a witness who made affidavit —merely from hearsay —that the bankrupt was resident in Ceylon, end was unavoidably absent. The letters only sliowed him to hare been there in February last. Looking at the gate of the adjudi ca ti on, and the time occupied in the tratistnissio% of the letter s ( a b out a month) it was quite poseible for him to have b een i n E ngland by this time; but the probability was that he had gone abroad with the know ledge that proceedings in bankruptcy were about to be taken against him, which was of itself an act of bank ruptcy. That he was insolvent was proved by the meetings of creditors ; and it was extremely unlikely that they would give him leave to go abroad and stay for two or three years. No lawful impediment tad been shown, and the case must take the usual ceurte. Should Le return, he might apply to have his surrender taken, FO as to escape the peralties Imposed by the act; and this would probably be granted. The usual proclamation was then ordeied to be made. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.—GIIILDFORD, Arc 4. Francis Ward, a surgeon practising at St reat h am, sot , rendered to take his trial upon a charge of manslaughter. Mr. Knapp conducted the prosecution. Sergeant Bal lantine was Fpecial ly retained, with Mr. Le Breton, for the defence. It appeared that the deceased wag a young woman, named Elizabeth Hampshire, and that being in the (early way, Mr. Ward was called in to attend upon Ler, and he did so down to the delivery. It was alleged un the part of the prosecution that he had acted unskilfully during the operation, and that the death of the deceased resulted from that unskilfulness.. The nature of the inquiry of course precludes any details befog entered into, but in the course of the evidence it appeared to be established that the case was one of a very peculiar character, and that the unfortunate result might reasonably he witheut th e s li g h test cu l pa bl e at tributed at most to a mistake, negligence on the part of the defendant; and upon this sup position the learned judge intimated that there was Rut sufficient evidence to go to the jury, and therefore directed an acquittal. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine said he hal a hest of wi•nesses in attendance to testify to the professional skill of Mr. Ward, and also to the kindness and humanity which he invariably exhibited towards hi 3 patients. Mr. Baron Bramwell expr. ssed himself satisfied with the result that hail been arrived at; and said he was of opinion that Mr. Ward left the court with a great deal higher repu tation than many medical men who had come before him in the cantle of his professional ecperienee. Cornelius Herrington ' 41, an Irish labourer, was chargers with the manslaug hter of Daniel Herringtcn. Mr.IW. M. Best coaducted the prosecution. It appeared that the deceased was the prisoner's cousin, and that he and some other men were employed at a job in Bermondsey. On the day the occurrence took place the deceased and some of his fellow-labourers were going to their work, when they met the prisoner, who asked them to treat him, and they all went into a beer-shop, and had some beer, and the prisoner wanted more • and when the other said they would not have more, be d to be angry. The deceased then pr oceeded to his work ap ' are a n d it appeared that a seeffidd had been erected, against which the re ladd er, and when the deceased a c n e dsomeo ' tl . other men was a had gone upon the sca ff old and commend th e i r eine downwork,t a hep ud risoner shook the ladder and told them to com e have more beer. it appeared that by this proceaing the ladder was displaced, and the deceased, or some of his com panions went down, and, as they t h Qught - , secured • it, and then retUrned to their work. Th e Pr - • THE saner, mho bad been drink;n7, and who appea - ed to have worked himself up into a state or considerable ex citement, then again seized the lad4er, and comet • ced shaking it violently, t:nd the consequence was, th the v,11••l of the se itfolding giive way, and the deceased was pr,:cipitated to the graund, and received injuries of chick he died, and another man was also severely injare I. The prisoncr, in his dtlence, at tempted to rock out that the unfortunate occurrence was the reult of ace ent. The jury, however, without any hesitation, returned a verdict of guilty, Sentence was postponed. William Barker, the farmer who was convicted at Maid s'onc of the offence of arson under very peculiar circum stances, was brought up for judgment at the close of the assizes, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. The tusiness. disposed of on the Civil Side yesterday was utterly devoid of interest. NORTHERN CHU:TU.—NEWCASTLE, AUG. 3. CIVIL SIDE. (Thlore Lord Chief Baron Pollock.) GRAHAM V. THE SUNDERLAND DOCK COMPANY. Mr. Atherton, Q.C., Mr. Manisty, Q.C., and Mr. Cleasby appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Temple, Q.C., Mr. Il indmarsh, and Mr. Simon for the defendants. Mr. Cie a.by opened the pleadings. The p!aint!ff was Mr. Edmund Graham, of Newcastle, shipowner; mai the de fendants the Sunderland Dock Company. The plaintiff alleged that it was the ditty of the defendants to buoy Hen don Rock, and to replace such buoy in the event of its being carried away, and that in consequence of their neglect of ibis duty the vessel of the plaintiff sustained serious damage, to recover for which the action was brought, Mr. Attie; ton stated the case. The plaintiff brought this action to recover dameges sustained by his vessel, the Ellen Dale, by reason of ;Le said vessel striking on the Ilendon Rock. The buoy, it appeared, was liable to be carried away by northern and eastern gales; but it oily required tranquil lity of weather t, enable the company ta replace the buoy on its being wasaed away. The alleged mischief to plaintiff s vessel, in consequence of there being no buoy on this rock, took place on the 17th of March last. The buoy had been washed away somewhere about the ;oilman of lee 37, and had not been replaced, 89 that for tl.e whole intervening period the company would appear to have been neglecting their duty. The Ellen Dale was a vessel of about 900 tons, new measurement, and at the time in question was under charter to convey a Cargo of coals to Calcutta. She took in, at Sunderland, a cargo of 1,200 tons; on the 17th of March, between forsr and five o'cloek, she was towed out of the southern entrance of the dock, with a view to proceed upon her.voyage. She had on board a river pil'rt, named Jobline. The steam tug Bee towed the Ellen Dale out to a considerable distance outside Hendon Rock, and then cast off, and returned, taking back Jobling, the pilot, and the captain, who went on shore in search of some missing men, so that the vessel was left in charge of the North Sea pilot. Tire latter gave the order to the mate to set the sails and get up the anchors. There was at the time a light breeze, but it afterwards fell, and there was an entire absence of wind. The pilot bad, previously to the fall of the wind, given orders to steer fir the centre buoy, which was a little further out. When the wind fell the vessel was outside Ilendon Rock, but owing to the smoke of the steamers, and the hazy state of the atmosphere, it became necessary to look for the buoy, and the pilot then found :that there was no buoy on the rock, and the vessel afterwards gratually drifted towards the rock, upon which she eveetually struck. Soundings were then taken, and it was found that there were fourteen fathoms from stern and bow, but the vessel had struck about amidships. In a short tiine the vessel struck with great violence, and immediately it was fount that she was making water at the rapid rate of eight or nine inches in an hour. The pumps were conse quently set to work, and the vessel was ultimately brought back to the dock, when it was found that she had sustained considerable damage, to repair which it was found necessary to unload the cargo, and it was to recover damages for the cost entailed in repairing the vessel, together with the expense of unloading, demurrage, and other incidental ex penses incurred in consequence of the accident, that the action was brought. Tire entire damage amounted to about 2,0001. Witnesses were called on both sides. On the part of the defendants, it was sought to be established that the vessel ought, in the first instance, to have been taken much farther out to sea, and that, afterwards, the anchors should have been let go when she was found to be drifting. It was sought to be shown that, instead of that she was under no control, and allowed to drift at her own pleasure. Witnesses were also called to prove that it was well known to all the - pilots that there was no buoy at Hendon Reck. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants, at the same time, however, expressing a hope that toe company would pa.t up the buoy, which was very muck wanted. DRUMMOND T. THE NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. The plaintiff is a fruiterer and poulterer, residing at Nirr.h Shields; and this was a writ of inquiry to assess damages for injuries which he sustained by accident on the defendants' lige, at Pelaw Main, on the 16th of December. Verdict for XlOO. This concluded the business of the assizes; and the court rose shortly befcro five o'clock. NORTH WALE-3 CIRCUIT.--CHESTER, AUG. 4. (Before Mr. Justice Crompton.) THE MURDER AT LYME HANDLEY. Henry Bloomfield, 33, farmer, was indicted for having wilfully murdered his wife, Ann Bloomfield, at Lym e Handley', on the 22nd of Aprilast. On the charge being read over to the prisoner, he pleaded not guilty in a loud voice, and immediately burst into tears. Mr. Brushficld, medical superintendent of the Chester Lunatic Asylum, in reply to a question from his lordship, said the prisoner had been confined as a lunatic since the commission of the offence, and he believed he was not in a fit state to plead. His Lordship having consulted with Mr. Justice Crowder, ordered the prisoner's plea to be struck out, and a jury sworn to try whether the prisoner was in a fit state to plead and take his trial. The jury having been empannelled, Mr. Brandt (who with Mr. H. Lloyd, appeared for the prosecution) then called Mr. Brushfield, medical superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum, who deposed that frAn the 10th of May last he had had. the prisoner under 1,1, charge. He was not capable of understanding in what position he was placed with respect to the punishment for the crime he had committed. He was still acting- under a delusion, believing that the act he had performed was a righteous one; that his wife had been un faithful to him; that he was under tlt sped,' grace of God, and he was wishful of being executed that he might get out of the vorld, and pleaded guilty to tl , e charm, believing that he was innocent, but that by so pleading he mig hi he hanged. On hearing this evidence his lordship briefly addrewd the jury, who brought in a verdict " thit the prisoner is in sane and unfit to plead and take his trial." His Lordship then ordered, under the authority of 39 and 40 Geo. 111., that the prisoner should be kept in strict cus tody during her Majesty's pleasur... The certificate under which the prisoner has been brought to take his trial, certifying he was in a fit stale, had been obtained during the temporary abserce of Mr. Bruslifield, the medical superintendent, from his assistant, Mr. Lewis, awl his lordship ecnmred the solicitors for the prosecution s , iverely for bringing the ,rrisoner up, and ordered costs to be disallowed. The prisoner, who had been crying bitterly the whale time he remained in court, was then removed. THE QUEEN V. TODD. Detrirg the absence of the jury in the last cats this pri soner, who was on Saturday convicted of unlawfully wounding Mr. G. T. Gibson, was bronchi up for judgment. llis Lordship olye7ved that all hough the state of the pri sow,r's mind was not such as to athird an answer to the charee, altlunten reduced by the finding of the jury from felony to a misdemeanour, yet frun inquiry it appeared that the condilon of his mind and his inability to bear severe punishment rendered some mi!igation proper. llis Lord ship then, :Vdressing the pri soner , sa i d, — Cons i dering the length of time that you have al7eady heel in prison, the sentence of the Court is that you be imprisoned for six calendar months. Mr. Baron Martin !if. this afternoon for Carlisle, to open the Co:nmission, the Chief Baron hating still two causes to by. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—MONMOUTH, AUG. 4. Mr. Ji:s ice Byles arrived in this town yesterilay, and pet3ell the commission fir the c3unty of Monmouth, with the usual formalities. llis Lordship afterwards attended Divine service at St. Mary's. Mr. Justice Hill, who had been detained at - Hereftird, arrived in the coarse of the evening. The busipc:s cf the assizes began this morning at 10 o'cicck, Mr. Jostice Hilt presiding. in the Civil Court, and Mr. Justice Bytes in the Criminal Court. The cause list contains an entry cf five causes, two of which are marked for special juries. The calendar contains a li<t 0f29 prisoners, three of whom arc charged with cbild murder. The other offeuces charged are of au ordinary description. CIVIL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Hill and a Common Jury.). REES AND OTHERS V. MARSH. Mr. Scotland and Mr. Granville Somerset appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Smythies for the defendant. TDe plaintiffs in this action were three parties who were jointly interested in a house called Cwm Dws, in the parish of Mynnyddsllyn, near Newport, and they brought the pre sent action to (yet the defendant, who had been for some years is the occupation of four rooms and part of the garden under peaple who rented the premises of the plaintiffs. It appeared the defer;dant bad been let blip_ posses ion of his rooms by a tenant named George, who was succeeded on thetb of June, 1855, by another tenant, named Phillips, whnook the house for three years certain. The defendant continued to occupy under Phillips at a rent of £6 a tear, which he paid partly in money, but partly in labour. In November. 1857, Phillips gave up possession, but the defendant refused to leave ; on the 10th of May, 1858, one of the plaintiffs, named Evans, who said he bad the management of the property for the joint tenants, went on the premises, accotnpanied by Mr. Graham, the land-agent, and made a formal demand of possession, but the de kndant refused to leave, alleging that he had received no notice to quit. lie, however, expressed his readiness to go as soan as he could get another place, provided the plaintiffs would pay him for the crops then in the garden. He, how ever, wi s h e d t, be allowed t o rema i n , say i ng k e woul d pay he tlglit still o on t 'he same rent as be had paid to Phillips; but he was told be ru action 'tgo was ; and, ;a s con ti nuedol of fo June,hold over,phill Phillips's present he 18 terms having ended on the 8!11 of June. Mr. Smythies catled t",e defendant, who stated 1 that in the month of March Ilst Lila ants, one of the plaintiffs and joint tenants, called up on h im, and agreed to let him the rooms and part of the gardens, fro m the Ist of Januar • at £5 a-year ; and thin evide nce was corr oborated by 3 ' a woman who was his housekeeper. Mr. Justice Hill, in summing up the evidence to the jury, said the single question for tio.ir decision was whether thl rooms had been let by Edwards to the defendant, as he had stated; and ob erved that if that was realty the case it was extraordinary the defendant had nut set np that defence when possession was demanded t f him in Mar. The jury, after a few minutes' e€D9ideration, found a ver dict for the CRIMINAL C')URT. (Before Mr. Justice Bylcs). Jamre Grublancl, 40, lever-softer, was charged with stealing a pm-letter, containing a hall-sovereien awl two sixpences, the prcperty of her Majesty's Postmaster- General, on the oth of April, 1838, at i\eeport. - Mr. Whateley, 9.C., and Mr. Bros appeared for the pro secution. The prisoner was undefended by enunsel. It appeared from the evidence of a Mr. Mould, a clerk in the missing letter department of the General Post-office, that several letters sent from Birmingham to Newport had been missed. Suspicion rested upon those w h o were em ployed at the Newport Office, and, in order to trs them tie witness set the followirg trap :—He marked a half-sovereign and two sixpences, a , d enclosed them in a blank envelope upon it. He then enclosed the en velopedirectedai .road with a postage stamp i; - . to "Miss Bond, care of Miss Abbott, 73, C?: . , sad its contents in another envelope, m - road, the Birmincrham and h km & and got the letter stamped with Pilgwenlly, Newport, Mon." He then went to Birmlog - Umuldworth postmark, and, proceeding to Gloucester, gave the letter to a clerk in the post-office there, with instruc tions. This was on the Bth of April last, and on the day fol lowing be went to Newport cad saw the prisoner, who was a letter -sorter in the Newport offer, and asked him to pro duce hi; money. The prisoner produced his purse, which contained, among other coins, a half-sovereign and a six pcnrc, whin t he witness identified as two of the coins he had (narked and put in the letter. A witnes alsoproduced a second sixpence which he had received from the prisoner's wife, and this turned out to be the other sixpence which the witness Moull had masked. Several other witnesses were ex amined to trace the letter to the Newport office, and into the hands of the prisoner, whose duty it was, along with another roan, to s; rt the letters on that motninz. The evidence of Mould as to the producion of the half-sovereign and sixpence by the prisoner was corroborated by another witness. The priz:oner cross-examined one of the witnesses, and elicited that in February last the witness had paid him a hplf-sovereign. _ The prisoner in his defence said the half-sovereign found upon him was the one he had received from the witness in February la , t, and that the sixpence was one which he had rtccived in change a short time before he was taken into custody. Mr. Justice Ryles having summed up the evidence, The jury blind the prisoner guilty. When the case was called on the prison?r complained that he had given money to an attorney to defend him, but he hadnct procured him counsel. Mr. Whateley now stat.d wha►, he said, he could nct pro perly state before, that it was qui'e true that the prisoner's friends had employed an attorney to defend the pri , oner, but the attorney found the case to be so clear that he had returned the money. Mr. Justice Byles said he thought the attorney bad acted with great propriety, and sentenced the prisoner to five years' penal servitude. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Boneine, AUGUST 3. CROWN COURT. (B_fore Mr. Baron Watson.) Richard fla:shle;gh was indicted for a bu~glary in the house of Francis Peelle, at Mawn an , on th e 9 t h o f M arc h , and stealing therefrom a very large quantity of plate. - Mr. Cox and Mr. Powell were counsel for the prosecution; and Mr. Yonge (for Mr. Coleridge) defended the prisoner. It appeared that Mr. Heinle was an old gentleman living with his wife at Peupol, in the parish of Mawnan. They had two female servants, named Elizabeth Pascoe and Fanny Martin. On the lath Feb. Mr. and Mrs. Hearle went to London, leaving their house in the care of the two servants. On the Bth March there was a village revel about a mile from the house, and the servants most imprudently, taking advantage of the absence of their mater and mistress, went to this revel, and danced in a puolicbouse. The prisoner was also at the publichouse. They returned borne late in the evening, but were so much pleased with the dance that they went there again on the following evening, locking the door, but not leaving any one in the house. The prisoner, who had inquired if the girls were coming that second evening, was at the publichouse when they arrived. In a few minutes after their arrival he was missed, and was away for upwards of two hours. Tee girls went home about 11 o'clock, and then they found that a candle and matches they had placed on a table had been removed. They lighted another candle, and then found that the back do 'r was open. All was confusion in the dining-roots and bed room ; all the plate and jewelry were gone ; a brandy bottle was also gone, but that was not discovered to be missing for a fortnight after the robbery. Persons were called in and and the police came, and it was then discovered that a pane of glass had been taken out of a casement so that a per son's hand could be put in, and the casement bad been opened, and so an entrance had been effected and the rob bery committed. There was some blood on the wall inside. Upon a strict search being made it was found that many of the things had been broken open with an instrument hav ing two handles, but one of them shorter than the other. A hue-and-cry was raised, but nothing was heard till some days afterwards, when In a mine almost all the plate mad the jewelry were discovered, and there was a brass tobacco box near it. The question then was, by whom had the rob bery been committed ? Some suspicion fell on the prisoner, and he was taken up, and his house was searched, and in it were found a pair of pincers, with one of the handles broken. They exactly fitted the marks in the house. One of his hands was recently cut. On the night of the revel he had a brass tobacco-box. When in custody the prisoner asks,dthe policeman where the transports were sent to. The reply w:as, "Different ' , lace)." The prisoner theta said, "1).; you think they will transport me ?" Policeman.—" 1 don't know." The following extraodinary evidence was given : Thomas Martin.—l am a policeman. Oa the 21st of March I went.to the Ilelston station in plain clothes and Into the the cell where the prisoner was; I sat by his bed. He asked me what I was there for. I told him I supposed I shoule know in the morning. He said he was there for robbing old Ilearle's house at Mawoan. After some time he said, " Had it not been for that box I would dot have cared." I asked him what box it was. He said "It was the brass that came off the point of a gig-shaft, which I used to keep tinder in to light my pipe. I went to Dargon public-house and stopped some time drinking with my fel low-workman. While there I saw one of Mr. Hearle's ser vants. I asked if the other servants were coining down. He said, Yes." I saw the servants there. I then thought it time to be about my work. I left the house, and went very fast, and every dirty place I came by I walked on my tots to prevent footmarks." I asked him how he got into the het' e. He said, " I broke a pane of glass with the back part of my hand, and put my hand into unfasten the win dew, and the bit of plass that was left in the sash made a scratch in the hack of my hand, and that was where the blood came from that was on the wall. The superintendent has found a pair of pincers, but I do not mind that so much as a cold chisel, which I do not believe they will find. Tnere was one remarkable thing there—a toast ing fork broken off at the handle, and the handle wts left behiad. When I got into the house I opened the doors to prevent my being detected if any person came while I was in the house. I pulled the box 'out of my pocket with one of the gold chains which I took from the house, anti I was afraid to go in search of the box on recount of the police being about there on the watch. If I had known I was going to be apprehended I would have burnt the house to a pit." That's all. I did not go with the intention of getting evidence against the man. I did not intend to give evidence against the man. lie told me the box was found near the place where the plate was bid. Be could run the plate down with flux. That had he been taken in the morning instead of the evening they would have feund the jewels in his pocks t. He had taken a bottle of brisk brandy and drank part, and buried the other part in a bottle. Cross-examined—lt is not my habit to do this. I never did it before. I went to find net whether there was any ether party co nnected with prisoner. I remained in the cell all night. I went there win' another policeman who closed the door upon rue. I did not give the prisoner to under stand that I was a fellow-prisoner. I had on handcuffs. I did not tell him I was 'there on a charge of robbery. He asked me if I could keep a secret, and I toll him I could. I was unwell last Sunday, when 1 was subpoenaed. I did not intend to go before the magistrates. I kept the secret till last Sunday. The superintendent knew I was in the cell. We thought it necessary to go to find not whether another person was concerned. I told the superintendent that he told rue he had done it. I have no notes. I Lave been recollecting since I have been here. Re-examined.— I told the attorney for the prosecution last Saturday the particulars of the s•ory. I refused to go before t hemagistrat es. By the Judg'e,—Brico, the Superintendent, did not tell me to go to the cell ; he did not know I was going. Ili!chings, the policeman, was the person who suggested my going to the cell. Mr. Yooge addressed the jury fir the prisoner, contending that, independently of the last witness, there was no evi dence upon which they could convict the prisoner, and as regarded twat last witness he submitted that it would be ex tremely dangerous to rely on his testimony. Mr. Baron Watson, in summing unobserved most strongly ou till conduct of the policeman. In this country we had a tietes• a . ion of anything like spies. Statements made before !magistrates were not allowed robe gives is evidence except upon eertain conditions. The magistrates were bound to give a prisoners caution that what he said would be taken ' down and used against him. They must draw their o-vn conclusion from the evidence of a man who placed Urns& in so degrading a position as to go to a prisoner ander false pretences. Bad as the eat. deny:, Ivr.s it was badly used and badly brou g ht f or . ward, and kept back till the last inement, g e should advise the jury to pause before they gave cridit to snell a person. It was dealing improperly with the course of justice not to have taken the wan before the magistrates. If the roan did not go into the cell to get evidence what on earth did he go there for? The jury acquitted the prisoner. The judge said, he hoped the magistrates would take notice of the conduct of the policeman. NISI PRIUS COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Channell.) PHILLIPS V. BALL AND OTHERS. Mr. M. Smith and Mr. Kerslake were counsel for the plaintitFand Mr. Sergeant Kinglake and Mr. Kingdon for the defendant►. This was an action of ejectment to recover possession of some pnpery at St. Austell, consisting of the Red Lion public-house, two other houses, and some fields. The ques tion being one purely of law, it was arranged to put it in the form of a special case for the opinion of the Court above. SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1858, defendants if they were at any future time guilty of similar conduct and were brought ap to be dealt with by the Court. Mr. Bodkin appeared on behalf of the parish authorities; Mr. Sleigh for the defendants. (Before Mr. Payne.) Richard alko., a young man, years of age, was indicted for having assaulted Maria Mills. H e eurren d ere d. Mr. Orridge conducted the prosecution; Mr. Sleigh and Mr. M'Donnell were counsel for the defendant. Tale case lasted a considerable time, and caused a good deal of amusement in the court, from the circumstance of the assault the defendant was charged with having been committed on the day a his marriage, and was the cause of his passing his bridal night in durance vile, in one of the cells of the House of Detention, and it would have lasted a great deal longer—there being a number of witnesses for the defence—bad not a -kind of compromise been entered into at the close of the case for the prosecution, by which the defendant pleaded guilty, by batbeen i ei u the advice of his counsel, to a char ge o f common aes: . u l t, and was discharged ou entering i n t o a recogn i sance to appear , pon. When it was stated that r made, several of the jurors said they thought the evidence did not m a k e out a case o f at t tie for a i common assault at ; othe-s said th ey were o f qu i te a ir u a d n g gen grantsen n t l contrary opinion. The prosecuttix was the wife of au engineer resiling at Daimon, and on the aftertmon of the Ist of July Cie defendant and two others were in the garden of the second house from hers "larking" with a broom, which was thrown into the next garden. Mrs. Mills was in bee garden at the time, and made some remark about their proceedings, and shortly afterwards there was a knock at her door. She was just then poking the fire, anti went to the door with the poker in Ler hand. She found the defendant at the door. Ile made some inquiry about the broom, and seeing the poker in her hand, he snatched it, and struck her on the arm and across the breast. She cried out, and a Mr. Whitby and his wife went to her assistance. The defendant struck at thorn 11;, •e' t and left. Ultimately the defe n d an t was g i ven i nto custody; and he state., in answer to the charge, that as he was swinging the broom in the air it flew out of his hand, and on his going civilly to to ask Mrs. Mills for it, she came to the door with a poker in her hand and threatened to use it about !ruin if he did not take himself off. To pre vent that he seized the poker, when he was set upon by Mrs. Mills and the otter witnesses, and what he did was in his own defence. Ile was married that morning, and the wedding was kept at a friend's, two doors from Mrs. Mills'. 0::e of his friends said that Mrs. Mills fought like a man. The defendant having entered into a recognisance, con ditioned as above-stated, was discharged. Robert Payne surrendered to take his trial upon an in dictment charging him with having stoles three wheels, and other articles used in the manufacture of perambulators, the property of Charles Burton, his master. Mr. W. Cooper prosecuted; Mr. Ribton appeared for the prisoner. In consequence of having missed a quantity of materials, the prosecutor, a perambulator maker, 505, New Oxford street, employed 0,13 tieernan, 68 E, to watch, and the prisoner was taker iit to custody. At his lodgings, 26, Glo'ster-place, Camden-town, a variety of articles, some of them marked and identified as the prosecutor's property, were found. The prisoner said most of them were his own, and belonged to a perambulator he was making on his own account, but admitted that one or two trifling things he had picked tip at the prosecutor's, bat they were so valueless that had ti not done so they would have been swept away. The jut"( ound the prisoner guilty of stealing a portion of the property, and he was sentenced to six months' hard labour. William Wales, 48, and William 111akepeace, 26, the latter a Custom-house officer, were tried on Tuesday— Wales for stealing, and Makepeace for feloniously receiving with a guilty knowledge, two shells, the property of the East and %Vest Indi a Dock Cimpany, the employers of the first-namedyrisoier. Mr. Sleigli, instructed by the solicitors to the Dock Com pany, prosecuted ; Mr. Metcalfe defended Makepeace ; Wales defended himself. • From the evidence of William Long, one of the constables of the East and West India Dock, it appeared that as the prisoner Makepeace was leaving the dock on the 24th of July, about mid-day, he was stopped, in consequence of it being suspected, from the awkward manner in which he was wearing his hat, that there was sonici.hing in it. When questioned he said lie had a shell, but on his hat king taken from his head two shells were tcund in it. They were worth 3s. lie said they were given to him by the mate of a vessel, whom he did not know exactly; and on his acknowledging that he was an officer of her Majesty's Customs, the constable told him that be vas astonished at a person in his position attempting to take things out iu that way, and that if they were legally in his custody he must go back to the mate and get a proper pass br them. Ile went back as if to do so, and gave a false name, John Spring. Two hours elapsed, and as be did not return the constable went in search of him, and after a Wine found him on the Itum-quay, where he was engagel drawing samples. When asked why he had not returned with the pass, he efquivocated, saying that he could not find tke mate; that it was no use looking for him any longer, and that he did not know him ; but the con stable settled the matter by taking him to the police-office, and then he said he received the shells from Wales, who was 'employed in the cotton warehouse. Wales, on being confronted with Makepeace, said he had given them to him, and that he had picked them up in the warehouse, where they were knocking about. Wales bad been em ployed in the shell warehouse, and from a cask there 10 shells were missing. Mr. Metcalfe urged that there was an absence of felonious intention, and the jury retired to consider their verdict. After being absent some time, they agreed to a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. Mr. Payne sentericed each of them to one moath's bard labour. During this session the inconvenience arising from the Second Court being held in the committee-room has been greater than usual, which is saying a good deal. The door way has been so blocked up by persons interested in the trials that it was wieh the utmost difficulty that those pro fessionally c3neerncd coul t obtain admission, and the atten tion of the Court being called to it, a partial remedy was the result. The officers, it should be stated, carried out their instructions properly. .MII)DLESBX SESSIONS.-. 4 ug. 4. ch ( Before om b e r M y r e . r C , r e e a o s n y v ) icte N d u u t upon his own Robert Arthur S confession of robbing his employer. Mr. of the Strand, of books, value £1.50, was broug h t' up, but his sentence was postponed until* next session , to afford him time to give information, if he thought, properto do so, which might lead to the recovery of som e booksmissing. still Louise Flantant, Richard Waters, Fanny Waters , his wife, and Mary Wright, were brought up fur West minster, ment. They were convicted at the last sessions at We t: minster, upon the prosecution of the authoriti es of t he parish t , f St. Marylebone, frr keeping brothels. The cases were reported at the time. The Court sentenced Flamant to one month, W r i g h t to three weeks, and each (if the Waters to two months' hard labour. Mr. Metcalfe was counsel for the parish ; Mr. Sl e i g h an - peered for Flan-taw ; and Mr. Ribton appeared for Wright,. The Coort heard an appeal against a bastardy order made at the inatance of Emma Mery Davis upon Wm. Charles Kellar. Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the appellant; Mr. S!eigh i n support of the order. There was a curious point in this case. The paternity was admitted; but it appeared that prior to the birth of the child an agreement was entered into by which the appellant aas to give and be relieved from all further claim. He paid £4103. at the time the agreement wns made, and the balance of 103. was paid after the cbil I was horn ; and it was held that this was a payment for the mainteuance of the and, notwithstanding the agreement, rendered the appellant liable to the order of Mr. Metcalfe argued that it was a payment under the agreement and must be considered a 3 an obligation entered into before the birth, and not a subsequent contribution to wards maintenance. Mr. Sleigh, on the other side, - urged that the agreement itself was void in point of law as against public policy, and in contravention of the statute. The Court held that the order was made upon good grounds, and dismissed the appeal with costs. THE QUEEN V. JAMES, SHEEDY, AND OTHERS. These were prosecutions instituted at the instance of the parish authorities of Whitechapel and Wapping against five persons for keeping brothels. They were originated by a society formed for the suppression of the brothel nuisance in the east-end par i s h es. The defendants having left the houses, fer keepin g w hi c h they were indicted, and given up possession, were on Tuesday permitted to plead guilty, and were ordered to enter into sureties to appear to receive the judgment of the Court when called upon. Mr. creprimid the law would be enforced agalast the POLICE REPORTS. MA NS lON- 110 [TS F..— Otto Frederick Honteyer, mer chant, of Wolgast, Prussia, was brought betbre the Lord Mayor for final examination, charged with having forged and ut , ered two bilk of lading , purporting to be for 1,500 qrs. of wheat, vtOtte, £3,700, per ship Anna, from Wolgaq, with intent to defraud Messrs. Tiedemann and Co., of New castle-upan -Tyne. Mr. Mullens appeared for the prosecution, an I Mr. Beard for the defence. On previous examinations it bad been proved that on account of the two bills of lading Messrs. Tiedemann had given their acceptances to bills of exchange amounting to ±:*.d,400, which had since been discounted by the Berlin Dis cAint Company, and the 'forged bill of lading, which had been brought ever from Prossia,was now prod , . cod, evidence being at the same time given to show that the signature of Capt. Kell on the back of the bill of lading was nut in that gentleman', handwriting. The depoitions were then read over and interpreted to the prisoner, who, in reply to tbe'charge, left himself in th e bands of his solicitor, and was fully committed for trial. Mr. Beard then applied that a portion of the money fund upon the prisoner when he was apprehended might be given up to be applied to the purposes of his defence. The Lord Mayor said he could not grant the application without the consent of the prosecutors, es the money was no doubt a pot tion of the proceeds of the forgery. Mr. Mullens thought that was but too clear, but at the same time the sum found np;n the prisoner was only £4B, and he had no objedtion to a part of that sum being ap plied to the defence of the prisoner, who was a stranger in this c , uotry. It was then ordered that a sum not exceeding £lB should he given up.. John Incham was summond far detaining two planes, value 6i., the'proprty of Frederick Rigby. Fain tte statement of complainant, it appeared that on Friday last be went to work at Mr. Lloyd's, packing-case maker, Upper Thautes•strcet, and that as so'm as be entered the shop a demand was made upon him for " footipg," upled with an intimation from The other workmen, seven or eight in Lumber, that unless he cctnplkd - with the cus tom he TR uld not ht! cllcwed to vvork. fle pleaded that he had no money ; upon whirli defendant t ffered to advance 25., and did so. When complair ant went to the shop next morning for his wages defendant insisted upon being at once repaid, although complainant had only to receive money for nine hours' work, and c ,, Esequently refused to pay the 2 , . Defendant then possessed himself of two planes belonging, to complainant, which the latter bad never seen since, and hence the summons. Lod Mayor--You say the 21. was for " fcoting," what is that ? Complainant—lt is money to be Tent in beer or other drink. Lord Mayor—Well, we don't know anything about "footing" here • what have you got to say defendant ? Defendant-17Vhy, he ought to stick to his bargain. He Promised to pay me the money back if I advanced it. Lord Mayor—Yee, but you compelled him to say so by your conduct, and you and the other workmen must be careful, for you might be proceeded against for obtaining money by threats. You must pay casts, tools forthwith.and give LIP the Defendant said he knew nothing about the tools further than that they were at the shop, and th'at complainant bad better "arrange" with the other workmen about them; but, upon being sent to the shop, accompanied by a police man, to refresh his memory, he returned in about a quarter of an hour with the planes under his arm, paid costs, and was thereupon discharged. GUILDHALT,.—Richard Evans, a tall, powerful me chanic, was b roug h t up before Alderman Hale, charged with the following aggravated assaults : Mr. Lew:s, jun., appeared fur the defence. Joseph Mallets, wtio appeared very ill and weak, and was accommodated with a scat, said—l am a smith and engineer. On the 21st o f J u l y last I went into the Glaziers' Arms, Blackfriars, with a shop ma t e o f m ine, named Wra. Bounds. It was about 11 o'elcck wile , : w e went in, and we remained there about 20 m i nutes. I ha d a F re nch poodle dog with me. The prisoner was there with two other men and two females. .1 asked them if they would like to see a little perf Tmance with a dancing dog. I then said to the deg, " Get up, Rose," the prisoner," aud silo immediately sat up , upon said, " We want no dancing dogs tier beggars here." Bounds then came round anti said, " .1(e come out of Una, they seem to be up for a row." Bounds then went out at the front door, follwed by the prisoner and his c)mpanions. I. went out at Ike side door, when I immediately h ea rd Bounds exclaim, "Joe, come and m a k e t hi s man let g o _my kair." 1 t i e d the dog to a post, a n d was turn i ng roun d to go to the assistance of my s h opmate, when I received a v i o l ent bl ow f rom th e Prisoner on the sid e o f toy h ea d. I-was then thrown down o by two men, a n d severe l y ki c k e d by the prisoner while on the ground. One of the females also came over and kicked me while I w as dswn, and said, " Give it to the --." I have no recollection of what followed, as they kicked me until I beca me senseless, and I wag then ta k en to th e hospi tal, wher e I h ave been laid up un til today, and I am to return there on l eav i ng here. I am now stiffering froM injuries t o th e hi p and groin. While I was i n t h e hospital a man nam e d Win..lones called and offered to Compromise , the matter for £5. I saw a man holding Bounds by the hair of the head, but I couldnot see who it was. Cross-examined—I had a share of two pints of beer with Bounds, and bad had two pennyworth of rum previously. I was not drunk. When I asked them if they would like to see the dancing dog's performance they threatened to bundle me out. I did not go out, but I said that the smallest donations would be thankfully received. As soon a week. Ido not get my as Bounds called to m e I went out. I h a d had th e d og on l y living in the streets with the dog. Re-examined--II bad n o ide a o f begging, and when I offered to exhibit th e d og ' s performance it wa s mere l y a freak of the moment. Wm. Bounds said—l work in the same firm with the last ,witness. I was with him on the 21st of July last, when he And to tlihibit his dog, but fearing, from tho priscnces manner, that be was inclined to be quarrelsome, I called to Illrllett to leave the place. I had scarcely uttered the wor7s when the prisoner knocked me down, and seized me by the hair and b ttered my head against the pavement. Sl'd:e I was down he struck the on the fice, tore my hair, nd kicked me on the side. I afterwards saw him also kick Mallet t. Cit%ss-exatrained—l did not kick the prisoner, neither did 1 strike him in the public house. Alfred Ge - )rge Ilalins said—l was rresent when the assault was committed. I saw the prisoner k:ckllett while be was lying on the ground. A woman gave the priso:ier his hat and told him to get away, and he was accordingly mak ing his escap3 when I pursued him aad gave him into custody. Cr , ss- examined—l did not see 111aVett knccked down, but I saw the prisoner kick him while he was down. Mary Ann Mallet said—l am the wife of Joseph Mallett. I was in my own room when I heard a row, and distin guished Bounds' voice calling upon my husband to assist him. I ran cut, and saw the prisoner knack my husband down as he left the public-house. I als.) saw the prisoner kick him while down. I caudit hold of the prisoner to prevent him ill-using my husband, but he thrust me vio lently against the waq and said he did not fight with women. In the morning I found I had received a black eye. J Jut Garland said—l was in Water-line on the night in question, and saw the prisoner fielding Bounc's by the hair of his head, and punching him in the face as hard as he could. They both fell together, and I saw the prisoner kick him. The prisoner then went to assist a man named llebers, and kicked Mallett as he was lying on the ground. Cross-examined—The prisoner was fighting with Mallett and Bounds, hut they were not fighting. The following witnesses were then called for the defence : Charles ILbers said—l was with the prisonrr in the public-Louse when Bounds and Mallett came in. The latter was the worse for liqtyr. He was dancing the dog at the hack of our heels and at last shoved against us, an d b ecause we would net see it he insisted upon our witnessing the dog's perfortmnce. The prisoner told him we did not want dancing dogs or beggars, end Mallett then threatened to punch his Ileac. We all went out, and Mallett knocked tue down and I fell in the gutter. I called to the prisoner to assist me. I could not see what followed as I was quite smothered in blood, and have been under the doctor's hands ever since, having lost my sight for several days in conse quence of Mallett's vialerce. John, Nowell, a lighterman—l was present on the night referred to, and saw the prosecutor. He was drunk and annoyed us with his nonsense so much that we moved to another part of the bar. He then appeared to annoy the prisoner and his companions in the same way, and after a few words they came to blows. I did not see the first blow struck. I have known the prisoner some years. James Mabet said—l heard a noise in the lane about half-past 11 o'cl .ek on the night.) the 21st instant, and on going out 1 saw Hebers lying o all( ground and Mallett standing over him having held of nis hair and bouncing his head against the stories. At a little distance off there were two other men fighting, but It. I not notice the prisone r . Hebers called out for " Dick" to come and help him, and when the prisoner came up Mallett said," Oh, here you are; I will serve you the same way." They immediately began fighting. They fell together, butt did not see the prisoner kick him. lichen was bleeding cry much, and if a po liceman had come up then be would certainly have taken Mallett into custody- instead of the prisoner. Alderman Hale—Where was the policeman ? Witness—He did not arrive until it was all over. I have known the prisoner 15 years. Wm. Jones said—l am in the same employment with Mal lett and Bounds, but I was not present at the row. I went to see Mallett in the hospital, and told him it would be much better for him to accept compensation than to prosecute the prisoner. Re-examined—l went of my own accord to see how he was. I was not instructed by the prisoner to make any offers of compensation, but I intended to try and arrange the matter between them if I could. This was the whole of the evidence for the defence. Mr. Lewis, in his address to the bench, suggested, as this appeared to have been a general melee, in which it was almost impossible to tell who was right and who was wreng, that the charge should be dismissed, in order that all the parties might be left to seek their several remetin s by er,s indictments at tlia sessious, or actions in another court, where the defendant and all parties may be heard. Alderman Hale said—According to my view of the evi dence there has been a most gross and brutal assault, and I am of opinion that it was committed by the man now charged before me. I shall therefore fine him £5. Mi.. Lewis—Will you pardon me, sir, one moment? You are about to deal summarily with this case • but I would ask you, sir, in justice to this man, that the case may be seat to the sessions, in order that he may be tried by a jury. Mr. Martin (the chief clerk)—The Act of Parliament gives you the right of appeal. Mr. Lewis—No; there is no appeal. Mr. Martin—You can appeal if you think proper. Mr. Lewis—lndeed, sir, there is no appeal in cases of assault, and it is for that reason I ask that the case may be sent to the sessions. Alderman have decided not to send the case to the sessions. I fine the prisoner Li for the assault upon Bounds and £5 for the assault upon Mallett, or in default two tnooths' imprisonment for each offence. The prisoner was then removed, and as the amount of the fines was not forthcoming be was ultimately conveyed to Holloway House of Correction in the prison van. WESTMINSTER. —STRANGE AFFAIR.-211ary Dog herty, a middle-aged Irishwoman, was charged with attempting to commit suicide, by throwing herself into the Thames. Richard Chambers, 221 B, proved that on Sunday morn ing the defendant threw herself into the Thames, near Battersea-bridge, and was rescued in an insensible state by Prince, a waterman at Chelsea, who dragged her into his boat and rowed her ashore. She had bun unable, owing to her condition, to be brought before the magistrate earlier. Toe poor woman, in defence, said that she had been de serted by her husband, a painter and glazier, earning up wards of 303. a-week, who was living in open adultery with another woman, near the wooden bridge, at Pimlico. She applied to the parish of Chelsea, considerini that proceed ings would - be taken against him for a separate maintenance, but the authorities put her off from time to time, and no steps were taken against her husband. She was admitted into the workhouse, where she remained manymonths, and employment. Failing out a few days ago, hopi ng to ge t some Failing in that respect she applied to Mr. Rogers, one of the relieving officers, on Saturday, and understanding that he would not admit her for more than one night, she ob tained permission to lie down in a person's house till the m going, wh'n she wandered abroad, and appi•oaching the Thames was driven by her distress to attempt suicide. A porter from the parish was present, and satisfied the magistrate that the woman was in error about being refused admissi9n, as the order was being made out when she left the relieving officer, aud was actually sent after her to the house she had spoken of, but as she was asleep at the time she was unacquainted with the circumstance. She could now return with him to the workhouse. The poor woman having expressed her willingness so to do, was discharged. AN ODD REQUEST.—An artisan's wife, who obtains her living as a laundress, solicited the magistrate to inform her whether she would be doing right in disobeying her hus band's commands under the following circumstances :—They owed several weeks' ront where they lodged, which she was disrmscd to pay, but her husband, who was out of employ ment, gave her strict injunctions not to pay, and in order to prevent the landlord recovering by distress upon his goods he had broken theta up. • Mr. Arnold intimated that it waq generally expected tha perinns would pay their rent, but declined to interfere be. tween the wife and her husband's commands. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—TIIE WHITE BEAR °TEL BETTING CASE.—John seott, the landlord of the ..'bite Bear Hotel, Piccadilly, again appeared before Mr. Beadon, charged with keeping a betting-house, together with Charles Thorpe and Henry Reeves, charged will aiding in keeping the said house, arid John laird with using the house. Mr. Morgan attended to conduct the defence for Scott, and Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, for the rest of the defendants. Mr. Lewis made an application to have the defendants put upon the hearing of their cases separately, his principal reason being that lie might lia , e an opportunity of calling Scott as a witness; but Mr. Beadoa declaring his Int en ti on, in the event of granting it, to take the ctse of Scott first, Mr. Lewis withdrew his request. Mr. Superintendent Hannant said—l searched Mr. Thorpe, and found on him the card produced. Cross-examiaed by Mr. Lewis—Did not see him pick op the card. The bar is situate in a different room. There was a great deal of talking and touch bustling among those present as I entered. Thorpe came In afterwards, and 1 told him I had a warrant. Bird was in the coffee-room, and I saw Inspector Webb take fain him a book similar to those usa by persons who frequent race courses. Reeves stood near the coffee-room door. There was a desk close by him which was unlocked. Inspector Webb cross-examined—Cannot swear whether the books found (two excepted, found on Bird) were thrown away by those who were discharged on the first examination. Did not hear any betting. Saw no money lying about, though I fennel plenty on the persons of those apprehended. Have been frequently at the West-end Club-houses in the execution of my duty. Many of those pre sen t escaped out of the window into the yard. Cannot say that Scott was there on my entering. I think he came in with Thorpe afterwards. - John Benda!, 148 C, assistant gaolor to this court, sai;l—l went to the White Bear Bret at 11 niCtock on the night of the 6th July. Saw Thorpe and 12 er 13 other men in the back coffee-room, where they were sitting round a table drinking and smoking. Mr. Lewis objected to this evidence on the ground th a t his clients were charged w ith a specific act on a specific charge, and that evidence on long by-gone matters could not be taken. Mr. Beadon overruled the objection. Evidence continued—Some of those present in the room held books in their hands. Thorpe and others were sitting at the table. Betting was talked of, and taking and laying of odds occupied their talk : one said he'd take 10 to one. The defendant Reeves was present. Mr. Lewis again raised an objection. Mr. Beadon, however, decided that the evidence was admissible. The witness continued —There was a looking-glass over the fire-place, and two lists against it containing the names of borse3 that were to run in the forthcoming race, and figures in the. margin which meant the cdds against the respective horses. A man carne in and said to Thorpe— " There's your friend Silverton outside ; look nut !" Thorpe replied, " Is ther e , b y --? Then look out, there's n o body inside." Cross-kamiried—Did not see Thorpe bet; he seemed to be superintending the room. Police -constable Crisp, 382 A, examined—l went to the White Bear Hotel about noon ou 20th July, and found from 14 to 16 persons in the passage. There were two hooks of cards of races on the window- ledc,re, near the coffee-room. A man was standing beside these books and asked, "Does av:ibody want to back anything ? " A person inquired, " What odds against Gammon for the Nottinghamshire ?" The man told him, and the person gave him a sovereign, and the bet was entered in a book. Another man came in and asked what odds would be given against Hamlet for the same race. Tha answer was 4 to 1. A sovereign was paid and the bet hin . ktd. . Witness went on to say that be was asked by Thome who he was waiting for, and on being told that he cute for ref - esliment was desired to go to the bar, and Thorpe said the members had better go into the room, and the others had better leave the place, and witness then left, but visited again the next day, and was served by Thorpe with a glass of ale. There were but two persons in the passage, but from 16 to 18 in the room. Thorpe was standing at the door with a piece of tissue paper in his hand, w ith t h e wor d " H an dicap " at the top of it. After waiting a few minutes a person came in at the door. Thorpe followed, and coming back said, "I have just given hi m 10 t o 2 . " The persons in the coffee-room were all standing up, calling out various odds t.n different horses. Witness left, but soon afterwards returned. Thorpe said, "Here is this man come back ;" and then addressing wit ness said, " This is a private hotel, and you have no busi ness here; you must be a spy come to see what is going on." Then turning to Scott he said, "I think he must be a and Scot " Very probably," and went to tic doll. as if to turn him out, but witness walked rut. Thorpe would not let him go into the cutler-room.' He said it was private. Cros‘7 , -examined—Did not know that a elan was held in the private ruorn. Had arranged to meet a person named Wright at the house, as he expected he would make a bet, for he was a betting wan. The only thing corn-lintel kith betting was the tissue paper, with handicap and horses' names upon it, in Thorpe's hand. Alta t Hora , io Jarman, 26, Sherrarl-street, Golden square, formerly in the police—On Monday, the 21August, I was engaged by Superintendent Hannant to go to some betting-house and to receive instructions from Sergeant Sil verton. At two o'clock the same day went to the bar of the White Beer. Did not then see any betting. On Tues day, about half-past one o'clock, I again went and inquired for a person of the name of Huddle. Was told he was out. I ask dto see his cleric, Mr. Bird. The defendant Bird came to the desk in the pcvsage, and said lie was Mr. Huddle's clerk. I told him I wished to back Thor.tliill far the North S•atf;rd Handicap for LI. Defendant replied he could only give even, as there were only t Aso or three horses to run. I gave him a sovereign. Scott and Thorpe were in the pas sage at the time. Cross-examined—The sovereign was given me by Silverton to make the bet with. I do not know what I am to have for the job, but believe I am to be paid for my services, being specially employed to make the bet. Will swear Bird called himself Huddle's clerk. Sergemit Silverbn ' 293 A—l Inve seen Sc , itt and Thorpe at the White Bear Hotel, walking about the place, have also seen several well known betting men g,) in and out daily. I knew defendant Reeves constantly used the house, and have seen him at a desk in the passage, and also let in and out a great number of persons to and from the coMe room, most of whom were betting men. Bird also fre quented the house. I saw Jarman enter the house on two occasions. I sent Jarman to make the bet, and gave him to do so by order of the superintendent. I heard Scott say he was the landlord of the house after the plice had epterAl it. Cross-examined—The bet was to be made for the purpose of obtaining the apprehension of the defendants. I have been employed to do the same kind of business before by the superintendent. Only say Thorpe walking about; did not see him bet. Heard it said the room at the end of the pas sage was a privats subscription room. I went up stairs, but returned on being told by Mrs. Scott it was her private room. There was dinner laid for 30 persoes. Mr. Lewis submitted there was really no case against his clients. He wished to know if the proceedings were under the 16'h and 17th Victoria. Mr. Beadon—Certainly. Mr. Lewis said no evidence had been produced to show that either Scott, Thorpe, or Reeves were concerned in con ducting a house used as a betting-house. Mr. Beadon would put the evidence of the two first wit nesses out of the case, and come at once to the part where the police break into the room, finding persons there, and Thorpe with a batting-card in his hand. Mr. Lewis then proceeded to comment upon the evi dence, and contended that Thorpe was only assisting in the house to show persons where they could find eating and drinking, not where they could make bets. The only evi dence against Thorpe was that he was seen with a piece of tissue paper in his blind, and though Thorpe had been con victed before, he hopeet hat circumstance would not operate against him. He (3.1 r. Lewis) must denounce the system of the police giving money to a witness to make a bet, in order to entrap persons into an offence. He considered this was a most illegitimate mode of getting at evidence. The room in the hotel was a subscription room, and no evidence was brought forward to show that betting was going on. In conclusion, he could find nothing against Thorpe, Bird, or Reeves to warrant a conviction. Besides, there was a printed notice to prove that no gaming or betting was per mitted in the house. Mr. Morgan addressed the bench on behalf of Scott, and said that having recently bought the house of Thorpe, he had not had time to clear out the rubbish, and this fact would account for the papers and books found by the police. Thorpe said since his lest conviction he had never betted or assisted in making a bet. Mr. lleadon said the whole question turned npon this— was toe house kept for betting, cud pei:oas re , sorted there for betting purposes? The police break into the house, and find evidence to show that the room is used for betting purposes. On Thorpe and Scott nothing was found to bring the charge home to them : Then came evidenc e o f the different witnesses. Th or p e is seen in the private room and about the passage where betting is taking place, and bets are being called out in the room. Scott was also pre sent, and witnessed all that occurred. With regard to the printed notice, that might only be for a blind, or only put up to be taken down again. Then came the fact of a bet ting man using the house, his clerk making bets there, and the very book with the bets in it found in the house.. It would be wilfully shutting his eyes to the evidence to say he could not believe that Scott did not know what was going on, and that Thorpe was not taking an active part in the proceedings. lle should inflict a tine upon Scott, and certainly not a smaller fine on Thorpe; though had Thorpe been the owner of the house he should have dealt wiflt him with more severity. The defendant Bird was the first person who had come before him under the section of the act, which was a disagreeable act, but one which he had been obliged to give a goo d d ea l of study to. He was satisfied that Bird came within the meaning of that act. It was not his intention to imprison any of the defendants, but to impose a fine. I\fr. Scott said he would get rill of the house altogether. Mr. Beation referred to the receipt of several anonymous letters telling him he would never be able to put down bet ting or betting-houses. That might possibly be so ; but it certainly should not de'er him from administering the law with a firm hand. e should flue Scott aed Thorpe £3O each, and Bird £10; and Reeves must be discharged. The reporter was requested to state that the address given as that of Nicholas Butler, one of the persons found at the White Bear Hotel, is not St. James's-place, Pall-Mall; and that Mr. Esse, another person who was in the house, was there in his official capacity, as the representative of Messrs. Tanqueray and Company, the distillers, of Bloomsbury. WORSHIP -STREET.—CHARGE OP MANSLAUGITTER. —Michael Murphy, an Irishman, with a wooden leg, who was described as an itinerant musician, was fluidly examined before Mr. Corrie charged with having most violently assaulted end caused the death of a woman, named Elizabeth Simpson, in Kent-court, Spitalfields, a locality abounding With characters cf the lowest description. Richard Fitzgerald, an occas i ona l labourer at the decks, and lodging at No. 5, Kent-court, said the deceased had lived with him 12 years as his wife. About two in the morning of Tuesday, the 6th of July, he left home to go dewn the water in quest of a job, and while passing the White Swan public-house in Kent-street, heard Elize's voice sneaking to somebody at the bar, but, believing her to be "all right," he went on, and did not see her. Upon his return between seven and eight the same evening she was brought to him out of the White Swan with her face ter ribly disfigured, and so swollen that one eye was quite shut, and she could scarcely see with the other, while her left jaw was bruised "like a mummy." He took her home, when she herself bathed her face, but had no doctor to at tend her until the following Satm day night, when she bad become so bad with pains in her head that he and a female took her to the London Hospital. The beck of her head, cf which she most complained, was then examined by a sur geon, who gave her some medicine to take home with her, and she died at home about four o'clock on the Monday morning. Antonio Martin, a man of colour, living in the same house, deposed that about fou r o ' c l oc k i n t i e morning re ferred' to he was disturbed by a female cry of " Murder," from a room on the second fl tor immediately over his, and on going cut saw the prisoner and the decease] upon the landing of the staircase. The prisoner kicked her in the side with his we glen leg, and when she fell he kicked her again at the back of the head, and after receiving the second kick she relied down the stairs, and lay for some time apparently insensible. Witness told the prisoner that e e wa s rewthring the %lomat], but the prisoner, who was intoxicroed and did not live there, called film a black ---_ and threatened to serve him the sa , re. The dece ase d not up , after lying some time on the ground, and went out fol lowed by the prisoner. Other witnesses, who could see into the place from neigh bouring houses, proved that the prisoner was first seen striking the deceased in the face with his fist until she fell, when he kicked her with his wooden leg; and that he aftef wards attacked her again out in the court,- when she laid hold of hint, threatening to give him into custody. A general dealer, mime.] Moses Daniels, living at No. 8, stated that on hearing cries of murder he looked our, and saw the prisoner, after striking the womae severely in the fee with hi. , fist and knockieg her down, kick her on the left side of the face, upon which she exclaimed, " Oh ! my eye is out." Mrs. Sarah Celernae, landlady of the White Swan, stated that between one and two on the morning in question, the deceased sat outside of the bar talking to her, and had two or three half pints r,f beer, but was quite sober, and seemed perfectly well, and she left at two o'clock to go home. The prisoner, who had come in at one o'clock, and was intoxi cated, left at the same time as the deceased. Between three and four the witness heard cries of murder, and looking out frorn her window, saw the prisoner come out of a house, followed by the deceased who, calling him a vagabond, said she would stick to him to give him in charge. The prisoner was without his coot, and she laid hold of him by the shirt, but he exclaimed, "Let me go, you cow, or I'll pay you egrin," and having thrown her down, he struck her in the lice, and then kicked her on the side of the head with his wooden leg.. She lay motionless, so that witness thought she was dead, for some time, and the prisoner's brother and his wife came and got her up, and took her into the passage of their own house. Mr. Edmunds, surgeon, of Spital-square, said that on Monday morning, the 12th of July, he was called to N0. , 5, Kent-court, where he found the deceased extended on the bed, where she had expired very recently, as the body was still warm. Upon examination, lie found her severely bruised about the body, but more particularly about the head and face. Upon post-mortem examicatieu the viscera were found in an i unusuatly healthy condition, but there was considerable effusion of blood upon the brain, corresponding with an injury over the left eye and temple, and to that he ascribed her death. Donaway, the police constable, stated that on the 13th ult. he apprehended the prisoner at Gravesend, and found in his pocket a letter (produced) from his mother, informing him of the death of the deceased, and imploring him to re turn. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. SOUTHWARR.-4MPWDENT ROBBERY AT A JEW- E LLER'B.—JEW RIB JEW.— Jewell. Myers, a miserable looking Jewish lad, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged %Nth btealiug seven gold rings, wur:h £B, from the shop of Mr. Solomon Myers, jeweller and watchmaker, Newington_ causeway. The prosecutOr stated that about four o'clock on the pre vious ancrnron, as he as attending to his sun blinds outside his shop, he heard some one come cut of his shop, and on looking down he saw the prisoner leave, having in one hand a quantity of steel pens and holders, and in the other a bundle of lead pencils. O n en t er i ng his hop witness immediately missed from a tray in the window seven gold rings of various patterns. He then went in pursuit of the prisoner, and toned him in the shop sf Mr. Pearce, a jeweller, higher up the Ciaiseway, offering one of the rings for sale. He called in a constable and gave him into cus tody, when four of the rings were discovered in his pocket; consequently there were two missing, which the prisoner said lie could not account for. He valued the rings at £B. Police-constable 71 M said that he was called by the last witness into the shop of Mr. Pearce, jeweller, Newington causeway, to take the prisoner into custody, when one ring was handed to him by the shopman, the prisoner having just entered and offered it for sale. Witness found four other, rings on him, which the prosecutor identified as his property. The prisoner told him he knew nothing of the other rings. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and the prosecutor wished him to he dealt with under the Criminal Justice Act. Mr. Combe asked whether he was known to the police The constable replied that lie was not known as a thief on this side of the Thames, but he had no doubt he was one of those thieves who visited jewellers' and other shops under the pretertce of selling pens and pencils, but really to steal any valuable things they could lay their hands on. Mr. Cotnbe sentenced him !o ei_x months' hard labour in the Ilcuse of Correction at i'Van'lsworth. LA M BETEL—CHARGE OP ASSAULT AGAINST A POLSCE-CONsTABLE.—David Chaplin, police-constable 100 ny , pcared before the _Lion. G. C. Aorton, by order of the Comniissioners of Police, to answer to a serious charge of assault preferred against him by Janus Stevens, a coster monger. The complainant stated that on the morning oldie 23-f of last month he came cut of the Queen's Head public-'loose , in Broad-street, Lambeth. and was instantly desired by the defendant to "Go on." He was about to do so, when the constable kicked his legs from under him, hurled him into the street, and while falling kicked him violently in a deli cate part of his person. Il complained on the same night at the station of the injuries he had sustained, and which were of so serious a character that lie was compelled to go into the Union for medical treatment. In cross-examination by Mr. Solomon, who attended for the defendant, the witness admitted that he bed himself been convicted and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment fur a violent assault nil a constable of the L dittision. Ile also admitted that be was living with a female who had been convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment for stealing a silver snuff-box. He denied being the worse for liquor on the morning in question, or fighting with rug person. _ . . A witness named Lewis deposed to having seen the de" fendant kick at the complainant when the latter was falling , but could not say whether the kick reached him or not. For the defence Police-constable Thomas Lee, WS L, wa s called, and swore that on the morning in question be so? the complainant reel from a post i n f ron t o f t h e Q ue en's Head public-house, in Broad-street, and tumble into the street, tad this was caused by drunkenness, and not by SOY violence offered him by the defendant. Other constables were called, who represented the co' • plainant as the companion of thieves and prostitutes of lowest description; .and one of them swore that on the morning in question, and some time after the alleged assault hail been committed, he saw Stevens fighting with another person. The magistrate ultimately adjourned the case for the production of other witnesses. ATTEMPTED SUIClDE.—Louisa 111` Carthy, a married woman, was charged with attempting to commit self-murder by throwing herself into the river Thames. From the evidence in this case, it appeared that between the hours of six and seven o'clock on the preceding even ing the prisoner rushed along the penny steam-boat pier. and flung herself into the water. A gentleman name ( ' Vyall, with most commendable courage and humanitY l jumped after her, and at the risk of his own life—as the tide at the time was flowing very rapidly—brought her on share. The defence of the wretched woman wags that about f,ur weeks ago her husband, a lazy, worth less fellow, who, as well as their two children, sh e was obliged to support by the wages of her prostitution , hid been committed from this court for six weeks for vio lently assaulting and nearly strangling her; and as he wa g coming out in a week, she dreaded th e renewa l o f violence, and became so wretched that she d e t erm i ne d to destroy herself. She now, however, was very sorry for what she did, and, if forgiven, should never attempt so rash an act again. The prisoner's sister, a decent-looking woman, offered' tO take her home and look after her; and Mr. Norton, after suitable admonition, permitted the prisoner to depart with her sinter. THAMES.. N ADVENTURE.-2'ho3. Bell, a boy aril rently about 13 years of age, appeared before Mr. Yardlei to answer a summons which charged him with jumping out of a carriage on the London and Blackwall Railway while a train was in motion, by which he bad incurred a penall of 40.. Joseph Bridges stated that he was a guard on the North London line, and their trains run over the Blackwell line between Stepney and Fenchurch-street. On Wednesday last, af'er a North London train had left Stepney for London , the defendant jumped out of one of the carriages on the off side on to the line, and he rolled over the metals like a top, grazing his nose and knee severely. The prisoner then walked down the line towards Stepney, and if a plate-10'e r had not seized him he would have been knocked down and crushed by a train advancing from London. It was 'a woe' wonderful escape. Mr. Yardley—At what rate was the train proceeding a t the time the boy jumped out of the carriage ? Witness—At the rate of 15 miles an hour at least. tumbled over and over the metals. Mr. Yardley—You want to make an example of foolhardy persons who will endanger the lives of themselves and the lives of others by jumping out of carriages while in motion• Mr. Barry, a constable employed on the London an d Blackwell line, here' said—l took out the summons by direction of my ruperior officers, and we wish to put a stop to a most dangerous practice. It was constantly being done. Mr. Yardley— I think you might have selected a grown-OP person, not this boy, who has not arrived at years of discre tion. Mr. Barry said be did not know the offender was a WI when be took out the summons. Mr. Yardley had no doubt the boy would recollect jumping out of a railway carriage in motion as long as he lived. The defendant—l shall indeed, sir. Mr. Yardley—You might have broken your head, Bo a you might be fined. The defendant—l ought to have got eut at Stepney, and did not want to go to London. Mr. Yardley—l think this summons should be withdraor Bring me some person older than this boy, who is stupid enough to jump out of a ra il way carr i age in motion, and will make an example of him. Mr. Barry, in deference to the magistrate's wishes, with' drew the summons. Pr. Yardley—The summons is very properly withdrag i l!; Now, bay, recoll ec t th e narrow escape you have had, 211` tell every one yo u k now t h at t h ey are li a b le to be fined P f they jump out of railway carriages in motion. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—Elizabeth Brown, a ri l9 l woman, was brought before Mr. Y ar dl e y, c h arge d em f stealing a silk dress, a sha w l, t wo b e d- gowns , a piece ribbon, two frocks, and var i ous o th er art i c l es, the proper!) of Mrs. Jane Shepherd. The prosecutrix, a respectable, good-natured woman' was passing along the Whitechapel-road with a bundle, containing the articles named, in one hand, and carrying her Infant on her left a rm . B e i ng fatigued with her walk and the load she was carrying, she asked the prisoner, who° she met on the footpath, to hail an omnibus for her. The, prisoner said—" I'll carry your child and your bundle; and Mrs. Shepherd entrusted her with both. On arriving near her destination, Jubilee-street, Stepney, Mrs. Sher herd went into a public-house to procure change and give the prisoner some refreshment. Mrs. Shepherd, was look ing at her rrumey, and lost sight of the prisoner for a fey' seconds. On turning round the prisoner was nowhere to be seen, and Mrs. Shepherd left the public-house and went 11 search cf her. She inquired about her in all directions, and at last went to the station-house in Leman-street, White" chapel, where she found the whole of her property. , Mr. Yardley—Did the prisoner take your child as well . Mrs. Shepherd—No sir. I took my baby from her before I entered the public-house. I did intend to pay the pri soner for her trouble. Mr. Yardley—ll as she ever been convicted of felony? lteid-1 believe not, eir. Mr. Yardley—You were rather imprudent, Mrs. SheP' herd, in entrusting a strange woman with so much valuabl e property. You hear what sort of a character she is. Mrs. Shepherd—Yes, sir ; it w ill make me 'very careful Is fn lure. Mr. Yardley—ls that your property in the possession of the constable. Mrs. St.epherd—lt is the property of my husband, Mt. Benjamin Shepherd, the landlord of the Britannia public" house in Bow. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and said she came front Sudbury, in Sun:,lk, and would go back to that place IS scon as possible. Mr. Yardley sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard lahvur for two calendar months. STABBING.—On Monday, at the Wrexham BC: rough Pulice-court, Moses Slawson, an Irish yourh, abAo 19, was cha rge d with feloniously cutting and wounding James Erliebirry, a sheriff's ()Meer, on Sa'nrday evening, in Queen-street, Wrexham. From the evidence, it apPea r ,, g that a series of quarrel s h are been going on d ur i ng th e WO' between the prosecutor':r family and that of the prisoner . It was also stated that the prisoner bad broken one or two of Edisbury's mother's ribs, she being a very old woman:. and that, in addition to this, he had smashed 20 panes 0 ' glass in the prosecutor's windows. Edisbury's wound , . which is in his arm, extends absut three inches and is rather deep. The prisoner was fully committed to the next as sizes, bail being refused. Two of the prisoner's brothers ar e already transported, one for life, for being cor,cerned in a murder and rohh2ry at Clark, some years ago, and his ac complice was hanged at Shrewsbury. The other brother was transported for n house robbery near Wrexham.—Man' chester Guardian. ALARMING ACCIDENT.—At noon on Monday an accident occurred at the gas works of the extensive worsted manufactory of Messrs. Whitworth, Luddenden Foot, nen: Halifax. A meter or holder, 14 yards in diameter and deep, had recently been erected, and its tank leaking, a number of men had been employed for some days to raise the holder by screws, so that the inside of the tank might be lined with iron. Scaffolding was fixed at the top from pillar to pillar • but suddenly the gashold er f e ll, b r i ng i ng d own w ith it scaffold, girders, and two of the large pillars. A man named Mealoweroft was fearfully cut on the head and bruised oe the back, arms, and legs. Another named MldgeleY, "caught at a portion of the scaffold, and there hung till assistance could be had to release Lira. Others lead narrow escapes with their lives, and were more or less bruised. Censideimble damage was done to the gasholder and the masonry. BIRTHS. LLOYD. —On the 2d inst., at Boulogne-Bur-31er, the wife of G. T. Lloyd, kg., of a so n . ITiorsrox,--On the 30th ult., at Boulogne-sur-:tier, the wife of 11 . Brabazon Urmston, Esq., Indian Army, Assistant-Commissioner in the runjaub, of a daughter. WAREEN.--011 tho 2d inst., at Southover, Lewes, the wife of Capt. J. S. Warren, late 91st Itegt., of a son. WIIITGREAV.E.—On the 30th ult., at Heron Court, Itugeley, Stafford, shire, the wife of Joseph Robert Whitgreave, Esq., of a son. Wirirry.—On the 27th. ult., the wife of Dr. John Irwine LL.D., 20, Upper Fitzwilllam•street, Dublin, and It!eketstow o Hall, county Carlow, of a son and heir. MARRIA,GES. HENRY—GARTII.-0 1 1 the 341 inst., at Farnham, surrey, 14. the Rigbt Rev. the Lord Bishop of Winchester, Major George Cecil Henry, Royal Artillery, 803 of the late Arthur Henry, Esq., of Lode' park, county of Kildare, to Elizabeth, daughter of the Bev. B• Garth, of Norden, and Farnham, Surrey. HALL---CAsE.—On the 30 inst., at St. Matthew's Church, Brixton , by the Rev. N. A. Garland, George Hall, of Somerset-house, Wel lington, to Jane Rosins, third daughter of the late Mr. Abraham Case, of Bore Regis, Dorsetshire. ROGERI—IIALE.—On the 3d inst., at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, by the Rev. T. T. Lane Bayliff, vicar of Albury, Herts, wsisted by the Hon. and Rev. Robert Liddell, Thomas Rogers, Esq., youngrat son of Henry Rogers, Esq., of Stagenhoe, Beets, to Gertrude Lewis, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Henry Jeremy Hale, of King's' Walden, Herts. DEATHS. COLEBATCII.—On the S A inst., at the residence of his nieces, 7, Ken" kington-crescent. Mr. Edward Ward Coletateh, from an attacic of paralysis, aged 72. JAcKsoN.—On the 3d inst., at the residence of his brother, Marten' s ' grove, Crayfori, Kent, C ap t a i n F ranc i s Constable Jackson, of the Stud Department, and the late 12th Regiment 8.N.1., of chrovlo dysentery, contracted whilst volunteering for the relief of Arra% under Lieut.-Col. Vincent Eyre, aged 31. ilircuELL.—On the 3d inst., at 7, Susses-terrace, Bridge-road. ll ? )4- mersinith, George Mitchell, late of the Board of Trade, White hall, aged 72. SVG DE N:—Ola the Sd lust., at 10, Aldermanbury, Mrs, Sarah Sugder , aged 91. TODD.—On the t'd inst., Mary Anne, Wife of Mr. John Todd, of 36, Lupus-street, St. George's-square, aged 47. WEBS.—On the 3d inst., at his residence, 13, St. James's-040,M M* Webb, Esq., a;el 65. 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