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THE OPERA • CIOL . ONADE HOTEL COMPANY (Limited). Charles-street, Haymarket (late Feuillade's), London, S.W. Capital, £25,000,. in 5,000 shares of £5 each. Deposit 10s. per Share on application, And £2 per share on allotment. The alterations and furnishing are being proceeded with, and the Hotel will be opened in February. Applications for the remaining Shares, Prospectuses, &c., may be made, for a Limited Period, to the secretary, at the Hotel ; the solicitors, Messrs. Prichard and Collette, 57, Lin coln's-inn-fields, W.C. ; to the brokers, Messrs. Samuel Hill and Son, 3, Copthall-bnildings, Bank, E.C. ; or at the' tem torroaaryd_sotrilieetces of the Company, 152, Gresham-house, Old T. H. COMYN, Secretary. VAST and WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. —The Court of Directors of the EAST and WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY Hereby Give Notice, That a HALF-YEARLY COURT, or General Meeting of the said Company will be held, pursuant to the Directions of the Act Ist and 2d William 4th, cap. 52, at the Dock Honse, No. 8, 1111 liter-square, on FRIDAY, the 7th day of January, 1859, at which Meeting a Dividend will be declared on the Capital Stock of the Company for the Half-year ending the 31st instant. By Order of the Court, GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary: East and West India Dock House, 8, Billiter- square, 17th December, 1858. N.B.—The Chair will be taken at Two o'clock precisely. I_IOUSE FURNISHING.—DRUCE and CO.'S SHOW ROOMS and GALLERIES are the largest in London. The varied stock to select from is immense; the prices are marked in plain figures, and a warranty is given. 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LIFE INSURANCE.—Prospectuses may be had on appli eation,,and attention is specially invited to the system of Guaranteed Bonuses in the Life Department, by which is secured:-1. Exemption from liability in partnership, under t ny possible circumstances. 2. Bonuses, which are not con sent on profits, but fixed and guaranteed by the whole re sources of the Company. Fire Policies due Christmas day should be renewed on or before the 9th January, 18.59.___ SWINTON BOULT, Secretary. GREAT SOUTHERN of INDIA RAILWAY COMPANY. (Incorporared by ;Wt Or:Parliament.). FIRST SECTION. Capital £1,000,000, in 50,000 Shares of £2O each. Interest at 5 per cent., guaranteed by East India Company. FIRST CALL of £llBs. per Share, making, with the deposit of 25., £2 per Share. Company's Offices, 2, Leadenhall-street, London, 23d November, 1858. _NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Directors of this uompany have this day made a Call of One pound eighteen Shillings (f ; l 18s.) per share, making, with the deposit of Two shillings, Two pounds per share and that the same is re ,. ,Lired to be paid to the Union Bank of London, on or before Wednesday, the 29th day of December, 1858. Shareholders will have the option, until further notice, of Paying the whole or any part of the remaining £lB per share, on all, or any number of their shares, and, on the above Call and payments made respectively, interest will accrue at the rate of five per cent. per annum from the date of payment into the Treasury of the East India House. Scripholders are required to insert in the forms attached to the Scrip Certificates their full Names, Professions, and Ad dresses, and to present the same at the Offices of the C om pany, on or before the said 29th day of December, between' 11 and 3 o'clock, when the necessary printed forms for payment to the Bankers of the Call, and of any sum in anticipation of Calls, will be furnished to them ; a receipt for the Scrip will also be given, which will be exchanged, on a day to be named therein, for Share Certificates, under the common seal of the Company.—By Order, ROBT. R. NOTMAN, Manager and Secretary. , THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE.- It is only a short time since this singularly efficacious article of animal diet first made its appearance ; and already Its celebrity is world-wide. It has been a subject of wonder, and has puzzled many a brain to explain how this has been brought about. Yet when we are acquainted with a few facts concerning the food, our wonder will cease. 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Just published, price ls., post free, in an Envelope, for 13 stamps, ELF-PRESERVATION.—A Medical Treatise on the Functions and Disorders of the Generative System, and on the cure of Ndrvous and Physical Debility, resulting from vicious habits acquired during the critical passage from youth to Manhood, with practical observations on the Phy siology of Marriage in its social, moral, and physical rela tions. To which are added remarks on the wonders of the Microscope in revealing the hidden mysteries "of Life with , n Life," and its advantages in detecting, , ,_ by urinary examina tion, the cause and effect of everyvariety of these complaints, with numerous engravings and cases. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, 31.1 X, 37, BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Hono rary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Li centiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. 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STAMPED, SD. that he left her, having only stopped with her a week or ten days. She had not seen him since until that morning. Sarah Ann Drewett said she was married to the prisoner, who went by the name of George Geer, at St. George's, Hanover-square, on the 3d May, 1858. The prisoner left her five days afterwards, and she had not seen him since until Sunda) . in the police court. He left her under the pretence of going a vo3-age. Martha Gover said she was married to the pri soner at All Souls' Church, Langham-place. He married her in the name of Edwin Swain. He stopped with her a week at a time. When! he left her, he said he was going , to sea. She saw him afterwards on the. 21st of October. He found her with money while he stayed with her. The prisoner said he was first mate of a vessel. Fanny Terrill said she was married to the pri soner at St. Saviour's Church, Southwark, on the 17th August in this year. He married her in the name of Edward Gordon. He only lived with her one day. (Laughter.) He told her he was the first mate of a ship. He said he was going to sea for three months, and lie would return. She had not seen him since until that morning. Detective Green, of the City force, said Inspector Monard and himself had been searching for the prisoner since the Ist of November. On Sunday last, in consequence of information he received, he went to a house at Egham called Marble-hall. He inquired for Mr. Gordon, was admitted, and found the prisoner in the parlour. He (the officer) said to the prisoner, "Mr. Gordo n P" an d th e p risoner said "Yes." ie told prisoner he was an officer, and that he apprehended him on a charge of bigamy. The prisoner said, " I suppose I am your property. Now, where am Itogoto 9" When the charge was read over to him at the station, he said that he had given his right address, that his wife, the wife ho had lived with for many years, resided there. The prisoner was remanded for a week, Yesterday, at the Westminster Police-court, this case, the most extraordinary ever placed before a police magistrate, in which the Metropolitan Saloon Company charged the London General Omnibus Company with conspiring to ruin them, was unexpectedly brought to a close. Mr. Edwards said he had to make an application to the magistrate. Some overtures had been made to carry out the kind suggestions of Mr. Paynt e r for an arrangement, and he would therefore take the liberty of requesting an adjournment for half an hour. The solicitors on either side, accompanied by two or three gentlemen, retired, and were absent for an hour. On their return, Mr. Edwards said he was happy to inform the magistrate that an arrangement had been come to to submit all the matters in dispute to arbitration. Mr. Stammers objected to concur in any such arrangement. His client, Mr. Hawkins, had been falsely charged with divers acts, and he (Mr. Stammers) must request that the investigation might be continued, or that he should be formally discharged. Besides the present proceedings, three actions had been b roug ht aga i nst hi m for libel, one of which had failed. Mr. Paynter intimated that he must treat him the same as the other defendants. If he had a good defence with regard to the libels, he had nothing to apprehend. The libels would be tried elsewhere. Mr. Stammers urged that his client was then in the position of a prisoner, and ought to be dis charged. He was fully prepared to answer the monstrous charge that had been made against him, and therefore thought it ought to be fully investi gated, or that he should be discharged from all liabilities. Mr. Edwards observed that his friend might take any course he chose. Mr. Sleigh remarked on behalf of Mr. Hartley, who was a highly respectable man, that the . charges against him of encouraging nursing and obstruct ing, were without the slightest foundation. Mr. Bodkin, on the part of the , counsel, said it was but justice to them to state that they had nothing to do with what was complained of. They had no power to control the management of the company. They were merely th e au dit ors , an d i t was onl y fair to them to say that they were not parties to the subject of complaint. Mr. Paynter, who thought that the pro cee di ngs before him ought to take the form of an adjourn ment for a month, repeated that when the matter was referred to arbitration it would be advisable to prepare or recommend an act of Parliament. Mr. Giffard said that the London General Omni bus Company had previously to this determined to apply to the Legislature for an act to regulate the omnibus traffic of the metropolis. The parties then withdrew. The case stands adjourned for a month. SUPPOSED LOSS BY FIRE OP THE BRITISH SHIP MEROO. This fine ship is supposed to have been entirely destroyed by fire on the night of the 29th of last month, near the Cape Verd Islands, while on her homeward voyage from Calcutta with a valuable cargo. She left Calcutta for London on the 26th of August, and touched at St. Helena on the 9th of November, and resumed her voyage on the follow ing day. On the 29th a large ship was seen on fire in the track which the Meroo would be in for England, and from the circumstance of the stern, partly burnt, bearing the letters " —EROO * LIVERP—" there is little doubt that she was the unfortunate ship seen on fire. Respecting the fate of the passengers, if any, much anxiety prevails. No tidings have been heard of them. The intelli gence was brought by the barque John Cobbold, Capt. Rendle, which arrived in the river yesterday from Point de Galle. Capt. Rendle furnishes the following details : " Nov. 29, at half-past 9 o'clock p.m., wind mode rate from N.E., and the sea verysmooth, the second mate came and reported a light on the starboard bow, saying he thought it a ship's li g ht, an d th a t we appeare to near it, and that he had been watching it some time. Whereupon I went on deck, and after looking at it some minutes came to the conclusion that it was the rays of a star strik ing on a cloud near the horizon, causing a reflection very like the reflection of a fire, or very brilliant light, on the sky. I thought it was from a star, because they were exceedingly brilliant between the clouds. I then went below and turned in. I had lain down but a very few minutes when the second mate came and told me we were coming up to the light very fast, saying it looked like a ship on fire. I jumped up and was on deck immediately, and on going a little up the rigging could Tery dis tinctly see the flames ascending. We were pressing on at the time with every sail we could crowd, and I hung out lights and made a great flaring torch out of an old tarpaulin.- and burnt that out to cheer the hearts of the poor sufferers, if any, with the sight of assistance close at hand. A little before midnight we hove to, with the burning ship in the wind's eye of us about three-quarters of a mile distant, showing lights, so that the crew might easily, and without any labour, come down. I kept in this position until daylight, when there was a ship and an Ame rican schooner to windward of the burning ship. As soon as the day broke the ship filled and went away. The schooner sailed close round the burning ship, and then came down to inquire if I had picked the crew up, and to tell me what he had made out on her stern, and then proceeded on his voyage. As soon as day began to break I mounted the topsail yard with my spyglass, and spent some time there, carefully examining the surface of the water and horizon all round, but could see nothing of any boats, and consequently cannot say what became of the crew, but am of opinion they must have been taken off or picked up before I came up. I think so because they would use every exertion to keep as near the burning ship as possible, she making such a beacon as would call every ship that could get near her at night ; and for that reason I ran to leeward, so that if they were there ex hausted they could come to us without any labour. I next turned my attention to the ship (after satis fying myself they were not within my reach, and seen several ships and barques to leeward), and beat up to her, and at 8.30 a.m. passed round her within about 50 feet of her stern, on which the letters " —EROO,* LIVERP—," appeared, the other letters having been 'burnt out; there had been space for one letter before the "E," certainly I think not More than two letters, and she evidently belonged to Liverpool. She was burnt down to the chain bolts at the fore, main, and mizen rigging on both sides ; also roun d th e quarters she was much burnt, and the cargo was very unevenly burnt in the waist. The cargo was much consumed, and burnt very low. Across from the main rigging. one side to the other, there was a bulk ros'e very abruptly, which appeared very nearly as high as the deck could have been, which might have been cable chai ns , : an d wa t er tanks if secured there. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1858. MR. 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At the Mansion-house yesterday, Lieutenan t Higginson, whose name a few weeks ago was pro minently before the public in consequence of seve ral applications which he made before Mr. Alder man Salomons, at Guildhall, for a summons against the directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, whom he charged with deceiving and robbing the public, appeared to answer the charge of having assaulted the worthy alderman in the public street. The case was heard before Sir It. W. Carden, the bench as well as the whole court being occupied by most influential and respectable persons, many of them personal friends of the complainant. Mr. Roy attended on part of the complainant. The defendant, who 19 gifted with an extraor dinary flow of languaiN, and who took copious Rotes of the proceedings in shoilhand, stood at the clerk's table. He wore on his breast a silver medal, which had been presented to him for having been engaged in the capture of the French frigate Clo rinde, by the' Eurota, on the 25th of Feb., 1811. Mr. Roy- said that on the 15th of Oct : last tho ✓ defendant applied at Guildhall, where Mr. Alder man Salomons was the sitting magistrate, for a summons against the company. Sir R. W. Carden (interrupting)—l do not think we have anything to do with that : we have nothing to do except with the case of assault. Mr. Roy—When you hear all the facts— Sir R. W. Carden—l have nothing to do with any facts relating to any other transaction. The defendant is here charged with an assault. Defendant—ln connection with the proceedings of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. Sir R. W. Carden—The defendant is here on a charge of assault, and I do not want other questions to be opened. Mr. Roy—A summons was applied for by the defendant against a company of great respectability who were standing forward almost as a national company in the attempt to connect the two coun tries by means of the Atlantic cable. Upon that occasion the worthy alderman asked= Sir R. W. Carden—That is exactly what I want to avoid. I do not want to enter into what has previously taken place. This is a case by itself. Here is a charge of assault preferred against a gen tleman ; I must hear that. With what previously occurred I have nothing whatever to do. Defendant—l justify the assault on that account. Sir R. W. Carden—lf you open that you open the whole proceedings. Defendant—l request that the whole proceedings maybe fully gone into. Mr. Roy—l only want to address to you a few preliminary observations, in order that the matter may be perfectly intelligible. When the applica tion was made the worthy alderman requested that the company should have notice of it. The com pany had notice ; they attended the next day, and showed clearly that the information filed against them had no grounds whatever, inasmuch as the were relieved from the operati on o f th e J o i n t St oc k Companies Act. Sir R. W. Carden—l have nothing whatever to do with that. Defendant—l hope everything will be listened to. I request you, as a British magistrate, to hear the charge of assault. I justify the alleged assault by circumstances that previously occurred. Sir R. W. Carden—l am hereto perform my duty in the way I think best. It is a charge of assault. Defendant—Yes, sir; but that is iu consequence of the very thing which this gentleman has been stating. Will you allow me respectfully to ask a question ? Sir R. W. Carden—Let me see what the charge is. Mr. Goodman, chief clerk—The charge entered on the sheet is assaulting the complainant in Bar tholomew•lane. Sir R. W. Carden—That is the charge, and I will dear nothing except with reference to that charge. \ Defendant—Will you permit me most respect fulky to ask you a question ? Sir R. W. Carden—Yes. Defendant—l beg to ask if you are a shareholder in the Atlantic Telegraph Company ; because if you are I object to your jurisdiction. Sir R. W. Carden—l am not. I never have been, and never intend to be, if that is any satisfaction to you. Defendant—That is satisfactory to me. Mr. Roy—The question is whether what took place was the mere.impulse of the - moment, or whether it was a premeditated assault. Defendant—Exactly so. Mr. Roy—Upan the matter being put as I have stated at Guildhall, a summons was not granted. From that time to the present defendant has been pursuing a course of communication with Mr. Al derman Salomons, who, with his usual courtesy, has regularly replied to his letters, and who con sidered that he had given every explanation which one gentleman ought to give another filling the position of Lieutenant Higginson. To Mr. Alderman Salomon's surprise, upon walking out of the London and- Westminster Bank yesterday, the defendant addressed him and asked him if his name was Mr. Alderman Salomons. Upon being told that it was, he said, " You have accused me of being a madman." " No," said Mr. Alderman Salomons, "I have not. I consider you are acting under de lusions." The defendant retorted, u What do you mean by acting under delusions ?" Mr. Alderman Salomons said, " You are acting under impressions which are not correct." Mr. Alderman Salomons, who was accompanied by his brother-in-law Mr. Cohen, had not p rocee d e d ver y f ar whe n th e de fendant placed himself in front of him, and in a threatening attitude, with a stick in his hand, stretched o.ut his handto commit some personal vio lence, and he then applied the stick. Mr. Cohen immediately rushed forward, seized the defendant, pinned hini to a wall, and a crowd collected, Mr. Alderman Salomons all this while remaining quiet, satisfied that _however much Mr. Higginson might believe he_was sane himself, he was actually then, as he was throughout all this proceeding, suffering from delusions, which I will prove. He said that the Atlantic Telegraph Company had bought up a book and suppressed it for £l,OOO. I have the com pany here to say that they never gave the publisher £l,OOO for the purchase of his book. It is monstrous that a gentleman_ cannot walk about the public streets without molestation of this description, after he has acted in his magisterial capacity. The de fendant has a notion that the Atlantic Telegraph is a mere farce and bubble ; that fr.-wcig,ht can go no further down in the sea— Sir R. W. Carden—l have nothing to do with that. Mr. Roy—The defendant states that the cable can only go down 20 or a certain number of fathoms, when the water is so dense that it supports it. He is going against the common stream of intelligence, and therefore you cannot imagine that he can be a sane person. Ido not treat this as a common as sault, but call upon you to protect the public from the acts of a man who is labouring under this one delusion, however sane he may be with respect to all other matters. Sir R. W. Carden—Let us now have the evidence, and any further observations you may think it ne cessary to make can follow afterwards. Defendant—Do pray let the learned gentleman go on, because aLthis is of vital importance to me, I assure you. "' - rc'T'. Sir R. w Carden—l do not wish to enter into this. Defendant—This gentleman has imputed to me insanity, and it is necessary that all these things should be gone into. lam perfectly sure that you, as the presiding magistrate, will take care of my interests. Mr. Alderman Salomons was then sworn, and said—l am an alderman of the City of London, and reside at Tonbridge Wells. Yesterday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, I left the London an d Westminster Bank for the purpose of proceeding by train 'to Tonbridge Wells. As I crossed from Lothbury to Bartholomew-lane a person accosted me and said, "Are you Alderman Salomons?" I said I was. I looked at the gentleman and said, " Are you Lieut. Higginson ?" He replied, " Surely you remember me ?" I did not at the moment, and I said " No." He then said, " You say I am a madman." I replied " No, I never did to my knowledge, but I have said you are under delusions." Upon which he said, " What do you mean by delusions ?" I said, " I don't know exactly, you must put your own inter pretation upon it,". or words to that effect. My brother-in-law, Mr. Cohen, was on one side of me, and the defendant, who was on the other, rushed in front of me, and tried to take hold of my nose. I raised my arm. I then saw him raise a stick, which I had not seen before, and he attempted violently t o strike me with it. Mr. Cohen threw himself round the defendant and pinned him against the wall ?.nd a crowd collected. I desired he skould be hell till an officer could take charge of him. Defendant was rather violent in his language to Mr. Cohen. A gentleman of the name of Mill, whom I had not before the pleasure of knowing, said he witnessed the assault. To the best of my recollection I never uttered one word of an offensive character to the lieutenant, because I pity him and believe him to be - subject to .a c cliz iori. An officer aryived4nd took charge of the lieutenant, and I accompanied them to the Bow-lane station and made the charge. I sug gested that they might take the lieutenant's own re cognisanccs to appear to-day. I never saw the lieutenant since I saw him at the Guildhall till yesterday. I have received letters from him which were answered, it being my invariable custom to reply to all communications, whether from the highest or the poorest, either by myself or through my secretary. (Applause.) Sir R. W. Carden—Lieut. Higginson, do you wish to put any question in cross-examination ? Defendant—Oh yes, sir; a good many. (To Alderman Salomons.) Did I inquire why, having chosen to adjudicate at Guildhall in your own case as an admitted partner in the Atlantic Telegraph Company, y ou h a d d e b ase d an d perver t e d thejudg ment seat on the succeeding day by having Alder man Rose as the second sitting magistrate, under the pretence that he was impartial and disinterested, when in fact he was likewise an active shareholder in the Atlantic Telegraph Company ? Sir R. W. Carden—You must put your questions in conformity with law. Defendant—l am doing so. Mr. Goodman—l can take down nothing that is irrelevant to•the charge before the court. Defendant—l assure you I wish to be most re spectful, but if yo u will not allow my :questions to be put and answered I don't know how I am to proceed. Is that question to be put down ? Sir It. W. Carden —It is not usual for a defend ant to ask whether questions can be put down or not. Defendant—But I want some record of these questions and answers. Sir It. - W. Carden—You may put any question you like, and the y clerk will ,take down what he considers relevant. Defendant—l iiiskt, upon being heard in my de fence. I insist respectfully upon justice being done to me. Sir R. W. Carden --.I never allow any defendant ,o insist upon having ju s ti ce d one t o him in his own way. Defendant—l will - h have my questions put down. Sir It. W. Carden—There shall be put down what I like. We have only one mode of doing business here. Defendant (to Mr. Alderman Salomons) —Will you swear that I did not make use of words to that effect ? • Mr. Alderman Salornons—l will. Defendant—Did I say that such a dishonest packing of the bench was a disgrace to the judicial integrity of the City magistracy? Mr. Alderman Salomons—Nothing whatever passed from the time I net, you till you were given into custody except that which I have stated. Defendant—My course is to justify what has oc curred. Sir R. W. Carden—Nothing in the eye of the law justifies an assault. You may state extenuating circumstances, but nothin g can justify a man tak ing the law into his own hands; therefore, suppos com ingmitti all you ng an assault to be true, you are not justified in . Defendant —I am not attempting to advocate my cause after the decision at which you have arrived not to allow me to put 61 9 questions. My object is to get you to send this case to the sessions, where I shall have an opportunity of getting it properly adjudicated upon. Sir R. W. Carden—lf I cannot keep you in order I shall adjudicate upon it. Defendant—The complainant has deposed to something before you, and I wish to cross-examine him upon that statement. Surely lam entitled in common justice to that. This gentleman has de posed to a certain fact, I want to cross-examine him for the purpose of testing the truth and accuracy of his statement I should be very sorry indeed to give you any offence, but I must maintain my posi tion. I merely want the truth to be arrived at and understood. Sir R. W. Carden—Any other question ? Defendant—Oh yes. Sir R. W. Carden—The assault has been proved. I have told you before that nothing justifies an assault. Defendant—l want to lay the facts before you. Sir R. W. Carden—Do you desire this MSC to go to the sessions ? Defendant—Yes. Sir R. W. Carden—Lieut. Higgi n son, I must in £lOO, bind you over in your own recognis ances and you must find one - surety in £5O, to answer the charge at the sessions. Dcfendant—l will find none. I beg to say that I will find no bail. I prefer your committing me to pri son. That I offered no violence was manifestedby Mr. Alderman Salomons' statement last night to the inspector that he did not want me to be detained. Sir It. IV. Carden—The case is over. Mr. Alderman Salomons Last night I was under the most painful pressure. I had friends to dinner, and had to go to Tonbridge Wells by the express train. Had I been detained, my wife might have been in a state of uneasiness, which made me anxious upon any terms to get away to save the train. Mr. Goodman—The magistrate does not wish you to be locked up. Will you procure a surety P Defendant—No ; do with me as "you would with any other defendant. I desire to place myself in your custody. The defendant, who was then committed for trial, was detained in the gaoler's room till the business of the court was over. He was then con veyed to Newgate in a cab. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—DEVIZES, DEC. 22. The commission for the county of Wilts was opened here on Tuesday afternoon. There were 19 prisoners in the calendar, but the offences were not of a very serious . 6haracter. In .the most important case, that of a clergyman being charged with im proper conduct with a boy, the bill was thrown out. Joseph Barnes was indicted, for that he, being the servant of Joseph Hill and others, did embezzle two sums of .£6B 10s., and .£29 9s. 7d., their pro perty.- . Mr. Edlin prosecuted, and Mr. Cole defended. It appeared that the prisoner' was a coal and timber dealer. Some time in the early part of this year he got into difficulties, and made an assign ment by deed of all his goods and effects and book! debts, and it was alleged that he had received th e two sums after the execution of the deed, being moneys which had been debts due to him before the execution of the deed, and it was then alleged that he had not accounted for those sums. After the prisoner had executed the deed he had been employed by the trustees at a salary to conduct the business for the benefit of the trustees. Mr. Edlin having opened the case, Mr. Justice Byles suggested that there was a difficulty in the way of the prosecution ; he there- fore thought the best course would be that the legal matter should be discussed before the merits of the case were entered upon. Mr. Cole then submitted that, as in point of law the debts due to the prisoner before the assignment being choses in action, could not be assigned in law but in equity. The moment he received the money he was, in fact, receiving his own money, and he could not be indicted for embezzlino. it. Mr. Edlin submitted that on the receipt of the money it became the money of the trustees under the deed, therefore the prisoner was rightly indicted for embezzling it. Mr. Cole urged that, unless the money could be ear-marked, he could not be indicted for receiving it ; and, if ear-marked, it was the debt assigned, and so could not be assigned at law, but only in equity. Mr. Justice Byles said the difficulty was to make out that, in point of law, the prisoner was a clerk, or servant, or acting in the capacity of a servant, within the meaning of the statute. It was clear that these debts were not assignable in law; they were closes in action, and the deed would only bind him in equity. The moment he received these moneys they were his own moneys—he received what, in point of law, was his own money. How, then, could he be held liable for embezzling ; or how could he be said to be clerk or servant to the trustees? He could not, in point of law, pass the property in the debts due to him before the deed was executed. His assignees were only equitable assignees ; they could only sue in his name. The deed could only pass that which he actually had in his possession at the time the deed was executed. Under these circumstances the indictment could not be sustained. The prisoner was, therefore, acquitted. • THURSDAY, DEC. 23. The same prisoner was then indicted for embez zling a bill of exchange. The same counsel were engaged as in the pre ceding case. _ _ Mr:Edlin said, that after what his lordship had said yesterday, he had given the case the greatest consideration, and he, therefore, thought it right not to offer any evidence, his friend agreeing that the bill should be given up. The Judge said he could not be a party to any arrangement. Mr. Cole said he should submit that the prisoner had not committed any offence ; for the bill was not endorsed. A great deal of odium had been cast upon the prisoner, which he wished to explain. The Judge said, in his opinion the prisoner was no more entitled to the property than he was. The only question was, whether h e had brought himself within the statute ; he thought he had not. If the prisoner had been convicted he should have reserved the point, which would have entailed great expense on the prosecution. It wa s qu it e c l ear th at t h e prisoner was neither a clerk nor servant within the meaning of this act of Parliament. As no evidence was offered, the prisoner would be acquitted. Verdict, not guilty. Several prisoners pleaded guilty. This circuit will close to-day. THE 3IAN WITH SIX WIVES. At the Clerkenwell police court yesterday Glou cester Gale, 32, a collector of rents, residing at 5, Brook-green-terrace, Hammersmith, was placed at the bar on remand before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with feloniously intermarrying with Celia Maria Wye, his wife Eliza C ec ili a being then and still alive. Mr. H. W. Cattlin attended to prosecute on behalf of the Associate Institution for the Protec tion of Women. Mr. Tyrwhitt should like to know how it was that the case was brought before him ? Constable Green said that the prisoner was taken to Vine-street, and from thence to Marlborough street, where it was proposed to go into two mar riages, one at St. George's, Hanover-square, and the other at All Souls', Langham-place. None of the facts were gone into at that court, as it was found that the first illegal marriage took place in Islington. Mr. Tyrwhitt could not see why the case was sent from Marlborough-street, considering that Clerkenwell had plenty of businesa of its own. Mr. Cattlin opened the case, and stated that the matter was first brought under the notice of the Lord Mayor by Mr. E. H. Coleman, clerk to the registrar of seamen, who stated that numerous inquiries had been made at his office for a person describing himself as a master of a merchant ship. The result of that application was, that the matter was placed in the hands of the City police, and although the prisoner managed for a length of time to evade their vigilance, he was apprehended on Sunday last by Inspector Leonard and detective constable Green. Too' much praise could not be awarded to the officers for the assiduity they had displayed in apprehending the prisoner, and to Mr. Coleman thanks were due for the active part he had taken in the matter. It appeared that about ten years ago the prisoner married his cousin Cecilia Gee, but about two years since he became less attentive to her, and left his home. In consequence of the exposure in the press of Mr. Coleman's appli cation to the Lord Mayor several females called at Mr. Coleman's and stated that they had been mar ried to the prisoner, and be, with the assistance of Mr. Inspector Leonard and Green, the detective officer, after several months ofunsuccessful inquiries, apprehended the prisoner on Sunday morning last at the residence of the second wife, Marble-hall, Ef„Tham. This was the lady who had the money, and which the prisoner had used for so bad a pur- Pose• When the prisoner was apprehended his second wife was at church, but he left her a letter, of which the following is a copy,—" My sins have overtaken me at last, speak a good word for inc." After going at some length into the case Mr. Cattlin called Mrs. Rowena Pearce, who stated that she was the sister of the prisoner. She was present at Turnharn Green Church when her brother was married to Miss Gee. She saw her alive at her mother's last week. Celia Maria Wye said she lived at Marble-hall, Egham-hill; Surrey. She was married to the prisoner at Islington Church on the 30th Nov., 1857. The prisoner married her in the name of George Gore. Lydia Birch stated that she was married to the prisoner, who went by the name of George Thomas, at Trinity Church, Chelsea, on the 3d Jan. this year. He left in Feb., pretending to go a voyage. She then saw him in April, after he had taken apart ments, and sent for her from the country. After S PAP.E R Across, about where h A 114 . an her bulk, but not/ :r , o.lfic ''' . , , was and towards both ends b' t " :z. 4 .: •- d :'. 4 con sumed round the boy _,,' - 4. s nk''din ed in height, but several sm - 11 - :"i04 . -.04.',z.1 the u v, cutwater whole and 111 . ini ; 4; )- V-*dy figure painted white, she had beeZ - paiulbd b%ck, and a narrow ribbon round her, which I think was yellow, but could not be certain, as the fire and. smoke might have turned the colour; she was evi dently much lightened, about two streaks of the metal (which was yellow) out of water. - Took ob servations of the sun alongside of her, which gave the lat. 14 50 N., long. 31 51 45 W. The Ameri ' can schooner proved to be the Castor, of New York, from Virginia for Rio de Janeiro. The captain told me he made out the same letters on the burn ing ship's stern that. I afterwards saw for myself, and have given above. At 9 a.m. filled, made all sail, and proceeded on - my voyage. Noon—fresh N.E. breeze, and fine, lat. 15 07 N., long. 32 06 45W. The Ahem° belonged to Liverpool, was built in 1854, nearly 1,000 tons register, and was classed A 1 sityears. at Lloyds, THE BURNING OF THE PACKET SHIP ISAAC WRIGHT AT LIVERPOOL. Yesterday (Thursday) morning, about two o'clock, some of the officers who were walking on the land ing stage at Liverpool, observed several blue lights and rockets ascending from a vessel in the river ; and judging this to be a signal for assistance, they manned a boat and pushed off to a steam-tug then lying opposite the stage with her steam up, and asked the captain to run down to the ship. On getting alongside, the captain of the tug found the vessel was the Isaac Wright, Capt. Marshall, of 1,500 tons, belonging to Messrs. Baring Brothers' line, and that she was on fire, the smoke issuing in dense volumes from various parts of the deck, hatch ways, &c. One or two tugs shortly afterwards ar rived, and took off all the Isaac Wright's passen gers—upwards of 200 on board—who were going to New York in the unfortunate ship. Mr. Hodgson, harbour-master, on hearing of the occurrence, gave directions that the engines from Hatton-garden and other fire police-stations should be brought to the landing-stage, shipped on board the steam-tugs, and conveyed alongside the blazing ship, which was then burning very rapidly, as the flames could be seen distinctly from the town. This was done, and on the arrival of the tugs with the engines they commenced to play upon the ship, with but little effect, as the' fire seemed to increase every moment instead of being siiUdued. In order to take her out of the line of traffic across the river, some tug boats got round her, and towed he up the river as far as New Ferry, where it was decided that an at tempt should be made to scuttle her. In the mean time the passengers, who, for the most part, were in their night clothes, were conveyed to the la rge shed on the g rea t landing -stage. The boxes and luggage of these pour people being in the forepart of the vessel, where the fire is supposed to have ori ginated, are all destroyed, and th e y are l e ft d est i tute of everything but what they stood in. After the burning ship was brought as close to the shore as the state of the tide would permit, application was made to Capt Mends, of her Majesty' s s hip H ast i ngs, f or the purpose of having the ship fired into, as the more speedy and effectual means of scuttling her This was done and the vessel was soon sunk, but in such a position that at low water she - will be high and dry. Accommodation will be provided for the destitute passengers until such time as another vessel can be got ready for them. The following letter respecting this unfortunate affair was read before the Mersey Dock Board yesterday : " Harbour-Master's Office, Dec. 23, " Sir,—l beg to report that, at one o'clock this morning, I was informed there was a vessel on fire in the river, below the Victoria Tower. On going to the landing•stage I found a steam-tug going to the vessel, and went on board her. The vessel on fire was the Isaac Wright, bound for New York. The steamer's hose was passed on board, and the force pump promptly set to work. About half-past four o'clock a steamer came alongside, with two fire engines and a staff of police, and were soon in action. About six o'clock, finding the fire was still raging in the hold, the cable was slipped, and at half-past six I left her with four steam-tugs. The pilot intended to take the vessel into Bootle Bay, ready for scuttling, should they not be able to extinguish the fire with the engines. —I am, sir, your obedient servant, "T. HODGSON, Harbour-master. " Daniel Mason, Esq., Superintendent." ~~~ /~~~ ~~ C~~/~~/'T~yF. i ' J REFORM MEETING IN LEEDS. L A public meeting of the electors and non-electors • of Leeds was held on Wednesday morning, in the Town Hall, Leeds. About I,oooversons were pre ; sent. The meeting was called in accordance with a requisition, signed by 626 electors, for the purpose of considering the propriety of expressing their - opinions on the desirableness of reform in the representation of the people in the House of Com mons, and of petitioning Parliament in favour of such rcfbrm. The mayor (Sir P. Fairbairn) pre sided, and was supported by the leading members of the Reform Registration Association and a large body of the requisitionists. Being in the position of returning officer for the borough, he felt a delicacy in giving an opinion on the question under consi deration, because there would doubtless be a new Parliament called during the ensuing year ; and he thought he should best discharge his duty, and ?most conscientiously, by abstaining from discussing the subject. His worship then read a letter from the Right Hon. M. T. Baines. The communication, dated from Lancaster, said that the hon. member was glad to see that the Mayor had been requested to call a meeting by a requisition so numerously and respectably signed. It then added—" I hope you will permit me to express through you my hearty concurrence in the object of this meeting. The question of Parliamentary Reform is one which must receive the earliest consideration of the House of Commons. Two bills have becu already- announced and there may possibly be others. I presume these bills will be laid on the tables of the house imme diately, and consequently every member will have the opportunity of examining them, and of judging which bill is most deserving of the approbation of the Legislature. I can assure you that my own judgment will be fairly and conscientiously formed. (Hear.) In the meanwhile, I shall consider it a great. advantage to know the views of my contitu cuts with regard to the principles on which a new Reform Bill should be framed ; and I need not assure you that I shall consider these views as entitled to my most earnest and respectful attention. I will only say at present as to the principal question—that of the franchise—that I re tain the opinion I generally and repeatedly ex pressed at the last election. There ought to be a large and liberal extension of the franchise. It is now more than a quarter of a century since the last Reform Bill was passed. Within that interval the progress of the people in knowledge has been wonderful and unprecedented. The franchise then given would be inferior, in my opinion, to what might now be safely granted, and be granted also with great advantage. (Hear.) Actin; upon this view, I supported, last ses s i on , th e bill o f Mr. Locke King, and also a bill for the extension of the county franchise in Scotland. It is unfortunate, though true, that notwithstanding all the efforts made in progressive education and otherwise, there still remains a largo class of our population who are lamentably ignorant. On this ground I can not support universal suffrage. There are other points to whieh it may be desirable to direct th e attention of the legislature, and I now have to repeat that I shall be happy to know the views of my constituents on the various points connected with this important question, and I will thank you (the mayor) to communicate to me a copy of the resolutions passed and the petition adopted." Scmo discussion took place as to the propriety of adjourn ing the meeting until the evening, for the conveni ence of the working classes, who could not attend in any numbers a morning meeting. This was agreed to, and last evening was fixed for the pur pose. 2HE GALWAY AND AMERICAN LINE OF PACKETS. DUBLIN, THURSDAY EVENING. The Freeman of this evening contains a most h am ou p s l e e th re is p a or a t y, o f f or athe meeting purpose h o e f l d s e e a u t r t h l postal facilities T b h e e twe e ngAinfacriestilosend Qll this count r y and America Galw a y, meeting was one o f th e mos t influenti a l th a t h as b It represented been held lure for a lo ng p er i o d. and classes of the com mercial community. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presid e d, and the meeting was addressed at considerable length in support of the several reso lutions by Lord Talbot de Malahide, Mr. Codd, Mr. Ennis, M.P., Mr. Grogan, Mr. Vance, M.P., and Mr. Hatchet!, M.P. Mr. J. 0. Lever, in obedience to the unanimous wish of the assembly, also addressed the meeting. The resolutions, which were passed without dissent, went to express the necessity that e xists for increased postal facilities, the great advantage which the Galway route pos sesses for such, and the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Lever for the enterprise and energy he has displayed in getting up this line. It was also re solved to forward memorials to the Lord-Lieutenat t and the Irish peers and parliamentary representa tives for their co-operation in the movement. Sir James Power, Bart., Jonathan Pim, and John Jameson were appointed secretaries to carry out the object of the meeting. ''"vT na- Irri the Lere red ters We ury ex- pring i