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Briton etitw' .lauritius ; Victoria, Stark, New York ; Em m a , , r * E1. 1 ,,,' St. Helena. itt,_(.lvtCrrit, Dtc. 15.—Arrd. Recovery, t it e l_iramielli• Arrd. Acadia 7411 er, P yli DEC. lind N., mf?dera 3d . Sid. Osprey, 4 w 4 zipston, left Ist inst., and Halifax . It blew a '1"1 1 1IN 'y igikinl.a; Sardinia, Crocker, New York. 1ii:,8c 0t8r... , . 1 . 1 the St. Lawrence, from the eastward, 20th ult. t went on the Rock off ty,_11104"."11, Jamieson, for this Olt td. ~ was forced off, and sunk P° i r n ' deep water; one man a; ails Marquis of Wellesley, from Quebec for al New Z i l 0 WI" distnalted off St. Simon. As sever 9th it pl 7 kti 11l fear ed ischarged their pilots on the pted 1 , ,_ that further disasters would Craw flid, hoti,`,"e Cambria Birnie, and Favourite, 19th, ' re- N both trom Montrea l . to the . Clyde,. were off Gre en . 4 41 ; 1 4t I ° 2B n t he 19th ult., with a fair wind, in compan y with tlibn h ve ssels, some of which had been at anchor in th e 0 'M 1 441 ur °°(l for a fortnight. The Caledonia steamer, Lott, ti t, ()fat Halifax, took off the crew of the Princess Char (:r4l-48 t G t.. oern eyi from Lisbon to Cork, which Nvaa after tliff. a'.ell into Waterford a derelict. The Marion, for .. 11 thec, 41-id Cleopatra, for Deyonport, have put back to 4, with a 4 9ik - to this -a mage. The Zenobia, Kenney, from New i„,` , l kit leak port, Put into Newport, Rhode Island, on the '''l Wa h . ' PkY having stiuek on the Bar of Sandy Hook, - " E4 Zetatit to New york. The St. retusburgb, 10 3 / 4 13% 8% Murdock, from Boston to this port, put back on the 29th ult., leaky, with cargo shifted, and part thrown overboard. MARYPORT, DEC. 14.—The Belvoir Castle has been got off shore without damage. BRISTOL, DEC. 15.—The Mayflower (schooner), of Liver pool, was passed, abandoned, with loss of rudder, hatcLes, &c., Ist ir.st., by the Highland Lad, Prewett, arrd. at Bor• deaux. 16th, sld. Miranda, Margrete, Cape de Verd. Off port, Acadia, Josse, Quebec. trt SWANAGE, DEC. I.s.—Helen M'Fielden, Willir, New York, for Antwerp. CLYDE, DEC. 11.—Wind N.E.— Arrd. Sarah Botsford, M'Dowall, Demerara; Tom and Jessie, Porto Rico. Conic, DEC. 14.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Ireland, Morton, Ha vannah. Off port, Finella, Jones, Africa, for Liverpool, with loss of sails and short of provisions. WELLS, Ec. 16. - The Orwell, Martin, of Hull, from St. Peteraburgh, is ashore on the Woolpack Sand, with loss of stern-post and rudder ; crew landed, with the exception of one man, who would not leave the vessel _ _ HARWICH, DEC. 16.—About five quarters of linseed, taken out of a brig whilst on shore on the Gunfleet, 13th instant, have bee❑ landed here by the Benevolence. of Colchester. The Caledonia steamer is frozen up at Altona. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY -EVENING, DECEMBER, 17, 846. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. NAY DIA.V.IILETS. SMITHFIELD.- - -Meadow Hav, 2/ 5s to 41 ; Clover ditto, 5.3 to 4/ I7s ; and Straw, 1/ - 8s to 1111 s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade rather dull. CUMBERLAND. —Meador. Hay, 2/ 8s to 41 ; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 41165; and Straw, 11 lOs to 11 13s per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. WIIITECHAPIL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 41; Clover ditto, 3/ 8s to 5135; and Straw. l/ 8s to 1/ lOs per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. MEAT ItilLitir.Zl S. SOUTH ALL, DEC. 16.—We had a very large market to-day. Hence the demand was heavy, on the following terms : Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3a 10d to 5s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per Sibs. ROMFORD, DEC. 16.—Prime Beasts and Sheep were in good request; but all other kinds of fst stock ruled dull. Beef, from 3s to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 4s to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 30s ; and quarter-old store Pigs, 16s to 20s ; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each. 'AWES, DEC. 15.—The prize animals cold at high rates, but all other stock hung on hand. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 4s 2d to 5s 6d; Veal, 4s to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per Blbs. NEWGATE AND LDA.DENNAZIL. We had a steady trade, at full prices. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs by the carcass. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Dec. 17, 1846, .nade up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Waits per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. 1 BARLEY. OATS. 1 RYE. BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE .. 1608 3d 43s Id 26s 54 42s lid 45s Od 48s 7d DUTY... 48 , td 2s Oct is 6d 2s Od 2s Od 28 Od )0t" .' , 4v : 'N44 , 0 ' , : -. 'l:. 4 A . OW . - , 41,14 . )P1 U .ZOlllOll CHANCERNI-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor took appeal motions and appeals to• day. Ilis Lordship was occupied the whole morning with the appeal motion of Rugby v. Strongways. ROLLS' COURT.(THIS DAY.) COLEMAN V. THE DIRECTORS OF THE EASTERN CoUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY.—IMPORTANT JUDGMENT. His HONOUR delivered judgment in this case to-day, which came before the Court upon a motion on the part of the defendants to dissolve an injunction that had been obtained by the plaintiff. The question at issue was one of he greatest importance to the public. There were five parties to be considered in this matter :—the Eastern Counties Railway Company, the Eastern Union Railway Company, the Harwich Steam-packet Company, the plaintiff, and the public. The plaintiff was a shareholder In the Eastern Counties Railway, which by its Act was invested with very extensive powers. Railways were of so comparatively recent au existence that neither the Le gislatur.- nor courts of law had been able to consider those powers in all the lights, relations, and operations in which they should be regarded, to enable them to be correctly dealt with. However, general princip:es must be applied to them where such were appli cable. To look at a railway as a common partnership would be hardly sufficient to estimate it, its powers being so vast, and the exercise of them so influential on private and public interests. The Act, in his opinion, gave no further powers to railway com panies than it stated, or, at all events, than were necessary for carrying out what was set forth, which latter was not always very clear. It hod been stated that power was given to railway companies to enter into new trans actions, and it had been contended that they were em powered to use the funds of the company in any way they thought was calculated to increase the traffic of the undertaking. But in no Act on the subject was there power given of the nature contended for. He did not mean to enter into the question of the advantage which the project, proposed by the defendants, might confer on the railway or the public. It might even be a national benefit, but in effecting it the directors would be dealing with millions of the capital of the railway under their direction. They would be applying this to the support of the Harwich Stearn-packet Company to an extent of 150,0001. or 300,0001. But they not only proposed to do this by giving an interest of 5 per cent. out of the funds of the railway company, but they even guaranteed to secu:e, from the same tource, those who should embark in this steam-packet company, against all loss in the event of its failure. Now, there was nothing in the Act of Parliament to authorise this lie did no t attach mush importance to the consent Of the majority at a meeting to embark in the proposed undertaking, for it could not confer legality upon that which they had no authority or power to perform. Be sides, it was well known that the motives which fre quently obtained acquiescence in certain speculators, were no other than an extravagant cupidity to obtain a larger return than they were at present realising, or a terror of entering into a contest with those who were more powerful than themselves. From these con siderations he would not dissolve the injunction. VICE.CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY .) (Before the VICE• CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.) MS Honour the Vice - C hancellor of England took causes to-clay, but no case calling for a particular report came before his Honour during the morning. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. K. BRUCE.) ATTORNEY•GENERAL V. LUCAS. This was a petition on which exceptions were taken to the Master's report. The defendant, Mr. Lucas, had married the daughter of the petitioners (Mr. and Mrs. Jugo), who was only 18 years of age, and entitled to property to the amount (:of 20,000/. The Master's finding would, if carried out, give th . e defendant a power over the property- of the wife,.. which, it was contended, was at variance with the spirit and terms of the Act of Par liament, which provided, that a hu . sband marrying under these circumstances should not derive any pecuniary bene fit from the estate of his wife, nor be placed in a situation to exercise any power over its . disposition. The case turned entirely upon the construction of t , .e Act of Parliament, which the defendant's counsel contended never contem plated an interpreta tion so stringent as i tha car t oughts to be established by the petitioners, which, f pu would operate most inj uriously, depriving the wife of the power of rewarding her h usband for kind treatment. Mr. 'totality appeared in su pp ort of the petition, and Mr. :Pinney for the defendant. His Horioun deferred judgment. QUEEN'S BENCH. — ( T HIS DIY ' ) The Judges present The Court sat in Banco to-day, giving judgment in everal cases. J tice Patteson, were—the Lord Chief Justice, Mr.. us _ • e Wightman. Mr. Justice Coleridge, and Mr. Just ic e for the purpose of THE QUEEN V. THE PARISH OF ST. PAWS, GARDEN.—JUDGMENT. in this Lord DENMAN gave the judgment of the Court of the COVENT case, which related to the settlement of a pauper name of Ann Sheridan. A rule nisi had been obtained for setting aside the order made by the magistrate. Their Lordships were of opinion that the order of settle ment was correct, ordered it to be confirmed, and dis charged the rule. THE QUEEN V. THE COMMISSIONER S OF SEWERS FOR WESTMINsTER.---3IIDGMENT. Lord DENMAN also gave judgment in this case, in which a rule nisi had been granted for a certiorari to bring into Court, for the purpose of its being quashed, the presentment of a jury called by the Commissioners of Sewers, which amerced a gentleman of the name of Jenkins in a large amount, in consequence of his not carrying a sewer in the neighbourhood of Westbourne. road, to the exact orders of the Court of Sewers. The COURT ordered the rule to be discharged, and with costs. THE QUEEN V. OOMPERTZ AND oTrutris.....am omENT. Lord DENmAN also gave- the judgment of the Court in this case, which was argued sometime since before their Lordships upon a motion on arrest of judgment, and also for a new trial.) fheir Lordships were of opinion that no ground had been made for arrest of judgment, th it the verdict with respect to Gompertz was correct, but entertaining some doubt with respect to its propriety as to the other defendants, they thought a new trial ought to be grantFd. • DOE ON THEDEDIISE (;P PENNINGTON V. BAIIRELL.--.• JUDGMENT. Lord DENMAN also gave the judgment of the Court in this case, which came before their Lordships upon 'a motion for a new trial of an ac . ion of ejectment. The Court was of opinion the verdict for the defendant was correct, and ought to stand, and ordered the rule to be discharged. BLACK V. THE BISHOP OF NORWICH.—JUDGMENT. Lord DENMAN also gave the judgment of the Court in the case, discharging a rule nisi obtained by,the plaintiff for a prohibition, with costs. FORD V. BEACH.—JUDGMENT. Lord DENmax also gave the judgment of the Court in this case. Their Lordships were of opinion that the defendant's pleas had answered the whole case made by the plaintiff, and that the verdict should be entered for the defendant, on the plea of set off. BIJSIIELL V. BOORD.-JUDGMENT. Mr. Justice PATTISON gave the judgment of tl:e Court in this case, which had been argued before his Lordship during the last term, upon a motion to make a rule absolute which had been granted, calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why the judgment sad the exe cution should not be set aside, and parts of the money levied returned. The Court ordered the rule to be discharged with costs. BOLAN V. SHAW.—JUDGMENT. Lord DENMAN gave the judgment of the Court in this case, which came before their Lordships upon motion for a new trial. The action h'►d been brought by the plain tiff against the defendant upon a special agreement that he would instruct the son of the defendant in farming, for 100 b a year, to be paid half-yearly. The money had bean paid regularly till the last half year, when the defendant took away his son, and de clined to pay the money. Their LORDSHIPS were clearly of opinion that no suaicivnt ground had been bronght forward to induce the Court to disturb the verdict which had been pronounced in favour of the defendant. MURRIETTA V. OLDFIELD.—JUDGMENT. Lord DENNAN gave judgment in this case, ordering to th• rule that had bt en granted to be discharged. The Court then broke up EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) HOOPER AND ANOTHER V. TREFFRY. In this case Mr. Gurney and Mr. Baddeley appeared for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Crowder, with whom was Mr. M. Smith, appeared for the defendant. It appeared that the defendant, who was a gentle man of considerable property, residing at Fowey, and the proprietor of a considerable extent of woodland, was anxious to dispose of a quantity of the bark from the trees upon his estate. A sample was accordingly sent to a friend of his, residing in London, who waited upon the petitioner with the sample, and was referred by him to Purday's Tavern, Leadenhall-market, a house much frequented by pct.- sons in the tanning trade. Upon that occasion, he met a person of the name of Thomson, who approved of the sample, and agreed to purchase a quantity of it for the plaintiff. A schooner, freighted with about 80 tens of the bark shortly after arrived at Leith, for the person who had agreed to purchase the article in London. The plaintiffs had previously given their acceptance to the defendant for the amount of the bark, which had since been paid. Upon the delivery of the cargo to the purchaser, Mr. Thomson, it was disco vered that it was not according to sample, and also that it was much damaged by the effects of the weather. Mr. CROWDER contended that there was no ground for the present action by the plaintiff against the de fendant. The sole party aggrieved, if any, was Mr. Thomson, the purchaser of the cargo, and he was the party who should have brought the action. The LORD CHIEF BARON said that he would reserve that point. Mr. CROWDER then contended that the cargo was originally equal to sample, and proceeded to call wit nesses. It appeared, however, from the cross-examination of one of them, that the sample originally sent up was not of the same quality as the cargo. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum claimed. COMMON PLEAS _ AS-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Westminster.) (Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN and Mr. Justice MAULE.) DAVIS V. LOWNDES.--TRIAL AT BAR. This cause, the last writ of right to be tried under the old state of the law, was fixed for trial this morning at Westminster. The Lord Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Williams, having been enrag ed as counsel in the cause, which has been going on for fourteen years, did not sit, so that the bench was reduced to the two judges named above. The peculiarity of this mode of trial, now at an end, is, that the sheriff of the county from whence the cause proceeds, selects four knights of the shire, as the jury in the case, who choose twelve recognitors to sit with them, making sixteen in all. The functions of this jury do not differ materially from those of eur special jury, being empannelled to return a verdict on the facts submitted to them as to the rights of the party in the cause regarding the property dis puted, finding, according to the preponderance of evi dence on the one side or the other a verdict for demand ant or the tenant in possession. In the present cause the demandant is Elizabeth Davis, and the party in possession Wm. Selby Lowndes, of Whaddon Hall, Buckinghamshire. The claimant to the property is a lady in moderate circumstances, resid ing in Pembrokeshire, and the tenant in possession a gentleman of extensive property. There have already been two trials, and the present was arranged as a final trial of strength. Mr. Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. Sergeant Byles were for the demandant; Mr. Martin and Mr. Sergeant Channel for the tenant. On the call of the jury only three knights appeared, oce of the four having died, since they were selected. Each knight, as required in this form of trial, was girt with a sword. Five recognitors having been selected, Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD said he was happy to in form the Court that yesterday an arrangement had been come to which would put an end to the case, and avoid a tedious and protracted investigation. It had been agreed with the claimant to the property to allow a ver dict for the tenant in possession, in consideration of some compensation which the defendant had consented to give; not because the defendant considered his title in the l east degree in danger, but because the claimant was in poor circumstances, and thought she had a good claim to the property, and to save a course of litigation that might last seven years longer. Under the direction of the Court, and with the con sent of counsel on both sides, a verdict was returned, finding that the defendant Lowndes had a better right to the estates in question than the claimant Davis. The Court then broke up. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) NICHOLSON AND ANOTHER V. WALKER. The plaintiffs in this action are carpet manufacturers in Holborn, and the defendant is a house decorator in Blackfriars-road. The claim was for 71. 2s. 5d , for goods sold. The defendant had pleaded that he was not indebted, but a judge's order was now put in, re quiring him to admit his handwriting to a letter sent to the plaintiff, in which he acknowledged the debt, and the excuse he made for non-payment was a heavy loss by the severe storm a few months since. The plaintiff's attorney said the object of putting in the sham plea was to obtain time, and put the plaintiffs to additional expense. The jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed. GREEN V. HAIG. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 8/. for work and labour done for the defendant, who pleaded that he was not indebted. The plaintiff is a carpenter in Seymour-place, and de fendant is a smith and engineer. In February, 1845, he went to plaintiff and took a smith's shop, of which plaintiff was tenant. Defendant said at the time that he was taking it for a person named Medhurst, but after he got possession of the premises he said that he was in reality the person who was to carry on the business, al though the name of " Medhurst and Co." was over the door. During the earlier part of the tenancy a person of the name of Medhurst was there, but only acted under the orders of the defendant, who gave orders for the work which was now charged for, although the plaintiff had made out the bill in the name of " Medhurst and Co." Witnesses were called who proved that defendantgave the orders, and it was contended that there was no part nership, and that if there had been it ought to have been pleaded. Mr. THOMAS said, after the evidence the defendant would consent to a verdict, and it was accordingly re corded. GLEN V. METHOLD. This was an action brought to recover the amount of a baker's bill. The defendant pleaded coverture. It was not stated who the parties were, and Mr. THOMAS said he should put the defendant's mother in the witness .box to prove the marriage. Mrs. Clarke, of Mount Pleasant, Lewes, was then called, and said—l know the defendant. She is m) daughter. She is a married woman. She m arr i e d a . Mr. Methold. I was present at the marriage at the sub deanery of Chichester on the 16th of May, about fourteen or fifteen years ago. In cross-examination she said she saw defendant's husband last August. lie was then in company with defendant, but he had not lived with her for eight or nine years. He made her an allowance. The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said that could not affect the plea, which was, whether or not the defendant was married. The plaintiff's Counsel said he disputed the marriage, or that there was any evidence to go to the jury as to the identity of the defendant. The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF — The witness says, " defendant is my daughter;" that leaves a matter of fact for the jury. The jury said it would have been more satisfactory if the certificate had been produced. The UNDER -SHERIFF said that there could not be better evidence of identity than by the mother. The plaintiff elected to be nonsuited. VICIIELO V. SCALES. This was an action to recover damages for false im aantcoisstaertmraodnegsmera,nanindsued to go by default. Lam beth-walk, and suffered judgmen t i p n r i fsoornmmae im prisonment. t a u per The is, pane of plate glass, in the sad plaintiffdteili defendant on the night of the 2d May. a person who had The facts of the case were these:—About twelve o'clock i p n l g ai plaintiff's window, noduotw, the was b plaintiffrok broken, , t d and was theas s nd several persons hay thrown the stick, he was given into co_ oy, h locked up at the station-house for upw ards of an our, until he theetb inundagbiasitlr,abtuets, it was onthecast di s mis s ed.,bein being heard the next day t To prove the plaintiff's innocence , Thomas Waters was called, and swore that he was stick after him and it brok v e er t y he " w w in il d d Ow ' standing in Lambeth walk on the night in question, when a man named Knig ht took an orange out of his basket, which made h im plaintiff. it " as quick as a shot. He was frightened, as he bad no money, and he got out as he could. —(Laughter.) He of sight as soon a wore a drab coat on that night similar to one worn by Mr. PARRY - Sellin g anything else wh l ie n h e o ve r se WW H o llt b as be a .a nd wri h .t e ne t s h s re"w icu a t The UNDER-SHERIFF d g o e n n e e general the dark. I is a general dealer ? _ tt little brandy, cigars, razors, or i t g; n h e o s tn s wry a N sroc o utt , night fish, and r s a u n c d h y li c k igars, or razors by l l t l r e - d y 'and admitted his share in the trans action, and that it was Waters who threw the stick ; it missed him. Mr. PARRY—Certainly ; or you would not have been here. (The stick was five feet long and three inches in circumference.) Witness did not hear the crack of the window, as he ran too quick in order to get out of the way of the stick.— (Laughter.) Other witnesses were called as to the apprehension of plaintiff. Mr. PARRY addressed the jury, and said this was a case of great hardship on the plaintiff. It was clear that the plaintiff and all the witnesses were in the habit of " larking" about to the annoyance of the inhabitants. Under the declaration it was impossible for the defendant to plead a justification, for whatever the damage done to the window, if it was done by accident, the defendant WAS not justified in giving the plaintiff into custody. He would, however, show that he was morally justified in acting as he bad done for the offence had in fact been committed by the plaintiff, and if he proved that the jury would no doubt think that the smallest coin would be more than sufficient damages. If Knight had been hit on the head with the stick, the person who threw the stick would, in all probability, have had to ! answer a charge of felony at the Old Bailey, instead of bringing an action for being charged with throwing a stick ; besides the loss of 3/, for the glass, he narrowly escaped srious personal injury. The Learned Counsel urged that the witnesses had sworn to clear the plaintiff and obtain damages and costs. Two witnesses were called on behalf of the defendant, who proved that although the crash was very great. plaintiff walked alo ng c l ose to the shop very coo ll y , an d did not tak e an y not i ce ; but one of them swore he was the man who th rew t h e stick. The pla i nt i ff was ta k en into custody s o me t i me afterwards, and den i ed he h a d been near the place all day, but the policeman said, "Ob, yes you have ; I saw you larking in the after noon, and told you to leave off."--(The officer, in his exa mination, however, now said he was not confident as to the identity). Mr. PARRY said he was labouring under difficulty, as so many counsel had been engaged in the case. The UNDER•SRERIFF —Only one at a time, however. Mr. PARRY—Just so, Sir ; it has been one down, the other come on. The UNDER-SHERIFF summed up, and the jury gave —Damages, One Shilling. Mr. Robinson opened the case, Mr. Pearson examined plaintiff's witnesses, and Mr. Hawkins addressed the jury in reply. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY OLD COURT Henry Ford was indicted for a burglary in the house of William Sellers. R. Knight, policeman, said that he was on duty in Bread•street, Cheapside, on Wednesday the 2d Decem ber, where he observed the prisoner very early in the morning passing with a box under his arm, and that he followed him into Cheapside, where he stopped him. The prisoner said that he had a box which his master, Mr. Hazlidine, a bcokseller, had given him the previous evening to take to Mr. Jones in Clerkenwell early the next morning, but he did not know what it contained. On taking hold of the box to examine it, he found that it was unlocked. This excited his suspicions, and . he detained the priso ner . O n searching him at the station house he found upon him the articles produced. Sarah Sellers said that she is the wife of William Sellers, who keeps the Farnham Castle, in Little Trinity lane in the City, where the prisoner was employed as a potboy. She let him out to go home to sleep about half-past ten on Tuesday night, the Ist of December, and then retired to bed, leaving the doors and windows fast, and the cupboard in the parlour, where she kept her box and the other things stolen, locked. On coming down in the morning she found the windows open and the cupboard door forced, but did not discover her loss until the policeman came to ask her whether anything had been stolen from the house. On looking into the cupboard, she perceived that the things now produced had been taken away, although she had left them safe when she went to bed. William Brookes, a chimney-sweeper, who lives in Little Trinity-place, at the back of the Farnham Castle, deposed, that on coming out of his house to go to work betwren five and six o'clock in the morning of Wednes day, he saw the prisoner standing near the Farnham Castle, and asked him what he was doing there so soon? to which the prisoner replied that he was waiting to get in. The parlour window was at that time open. On getting to his work in Watling•street he heard the clock of St. Paul's strike six. Mrs. Sellers, on being recalled, said that there was a broken pane of glass in the window, through which a person could put his hand and unbolt the window. Ann Wood, the mother of the prisoner, who appeared much distressed, was called by him to prove that he did not get up till six o'clock. The JUDGE summed up, and the jury returned a ver dict of Guilty. The prisoner was sentenced to be im prisoned for twelve months, with hard labour. Josef' Toney, 22, an Italian itinerant organ-player, was indicted for assaulting Elizabeth Edwards, in Hyde park, with intention to rob her. Mr. Clarkson was retained for the prosecution ; the prisoner ' 'was undefended. As he was i gnorant of Eng lish an interpreter was sworn. Elizabeth Edwards stated that as she was passing through Hyde. park, from the Bayswater-road, about six o'clock on the evening of the 25th November, and when she had got near the trees, the prisoner took hold of her arm and assaulted her in an indecent manner. On her resisting he threw her down, and told her that unless she gave him all her money, and yielded.to his wishes, he would murder her. She resisted - with all her power, and at length her repeated cries of murder brought the park keeper and a policeman to her assistance, by whom the prisoner was apprehended. James Emery, one of the keepers whose duty it is to watch that part of the park which lies between the Magazine and Grosvenor•gate, stated that, on the night in question, he heard violent screams, of which at first he took no notice, but these were followed by repeated cries of murder, and he immediately hastened to the spot whence they seemed to proceed. When he got there he saw the prisoner and prosecutrix standing about a yard apart from each other, the former with his dress in a state of disorder. James Henry Long, a policeman who was on duty in the park at the time, confirmed Emery's statement, and stated further that on his arrival at the spot he saw Mrs. Edwards evidently in a state of great alarm, and much exhausted. Her dress was torn, her hair in dis order, and her bonnet and cap lying on the ground so injured as to be unfit for further use. The prisoner made the usual defence in those cases, viz , that the prosceutrix was a consulting party. He called no witnesses. The LEARNED JUDGE, in summing up, explained the legal dilh renee between a common assault and an assault with intent to rob. .. - Ihejuryteiitined a verdict of guilty of an assault, but not with an intention to rob, and the prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned and to be kept to hard labour for eighteen months. Wiiliam Brand, the landlord of the Brown Bear, in Leman-street, was indicted for making a violent assault on Michael Petrowich, an Austrian sailor, with intent to do.hirn some previous bodily harm. Mr. Ryland was retained for the prosecution, and Mr. Prendergast, with Mr. lluddlestone, appeared for the prisoner. The prosecutor stated that, on the sth of December, he went to the Brown Bear with a Mend, where, after stopping some time, he was struck over the head and face with a staff, and so much hurt that he was taken to the London Hospital, where he remained nine days under surgical care. It appeared, by the evidence of several witnesses, that on the night in question a disturbance ensued in consequence of a glass being broken, for which Petrowich was required to pay. This he refused, and the landlord, in endeavouring to c.ear the s house, struck him on the head with a constable's staff. The policeman who took Patrowich into custody, at the instance of Mr. Brand, gave him an excellent cha racter for the quiet conduct of his house; but stated the neighbourhood to be such, that in public-houses there it sometimes required force to keep order. On the part of the prisoner, witnesses were brought to show that the disturbance arose in consequence of the prosecutor refusing to pay for a glass which he had himself broken, and that he was not struck until he had drawn a dagger, which he brandished to the evident danger of those around him, and especially of the pri soner, at whom he had made a rush with the naked weapon, and was only with difficulty restrained. After a lengthened trial, the jury returned a verdict of Not guilty, to the very evident satisfaction of a crowded court. During the trial a witness, of the name of Nolan, was brought forward for the prosecution, who entered the witness-box in a state of intoxication. After seve ral efforts to induce him to act with propriety he was transferred from the box to the bar, and sentenced to one months' imprisonment, for contempt of Court. The prisoners Miller and Scott, who pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing' plated goods,of the value of 461., were brought up for judgment. The Learned JUDGE said that he had con sidered the application made yesterday, and had consulted with his Learned Brother. It was agreed between them that the crime was a very . ag gravated larc en y, i n w hi ch there were no allev iating features, but, on the contrary, one deserving a severe punishment ; and the sentence of the Court was, that they be transported beyond the seas for seven years. GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.) A boy, about 14 years of age, named Aldridge, was charged before Mr. Alderman Moon with unlawfully entering the house of Mr. Beloe (the keeper of the well-known fish dining-rooms in Gresham-street), and stealing therefrom property to a considerable amount; and a boy, somewhat older, was also placed at the bar charged with receiving part of the stolen property. Mr. Beloe stated, that the prisoner, Aldridge, was recommended to him by an old lady in Leaden hall-market for the situation of errand-boy, and was an object of charity, in being with out f at h er or mother, or any relative. The witness accord i ngly em ployed him, gave him a suit of clothes, board, l o d g i ng , &c. For some time the boy went on well enough, but about a fortnight ago, being sent to purchase some ar ticle for cooking, he absconded with the money. On Friday night last, the house was closed, and the street doors fastened and bolted as usual, but at six o'clock in the morning Mr. Beloe was aroused by the police in forming him the street-door was open. It was found s ome person must have secreted himself i n the house till the family were asleep, and then unbolt e d t h e street door and decamped wit h the plunder, whi c h i t must h thorough patience l t no and we dge of the collect, without the pla ce t o fi n d, a care alarming the house. It further appeared th a t th e t hi e f h a d regaled himself wit h a ba sin of cocoa, w hi c h h e took time to ma ke before he de p art ed. Amongst the property carried off was a dia m ond r ing, of the value of twelve guineas, a p air of silver-gil t spectacles, and hove a good r equired de deal seventy. nine shillings . Ltt!.t ni g h t the prisoner • w as difco •e red concealed i n the dust-bi n as th e house was about to close, and being conveyed to the , station house, he confessed that. and he h a d concealed him selfF in the house onFriday night committed the robbery. lle gave such information respecting the dis posal of the proper t y as led to the a rresting of the other however there was • upon whom, . only found a prisoner, . h he said he bought of Aldridge for a half penny.penknife, wine ,at the request of the police they were both remanded for a week. placedri at the bar b e f ore Mr. Hall, havin7ig William bnien Pigeon m a time to time s i nce the 13th , --(THIS DAY). Ilßla eW:rT ßo July, on a charge of riding ov er Ja mes Denham, a cab driver, and breaking his lea . (The d efendant had been at liberty the whole time, his own recognizance having S e wa from been taken for his appearance.) The injured man was now for the first time able to appear, or even to leave the hospital. He walked on crutches, and appeared very weak. Two witnesses were called to prove the facts of the case, which are simply as follows :—On the 13th of July the defendant was riding a horse at a furious rate through Holborn, and not being able to see, knock( d down and rode over the prosecutor, and broke his leg. Defendant immediately stopped on being desired to do so. Denham, being himself sworn, said that he was standing by his horse's head, and heard the cry of " hoy," but before he could turn round he was knocked down and trampled on. He did not hear the horse gal. loping, as there was wood pavement there. The defendant denied that he was riding very fast. He was not going at more than eight mil( s an hour. The horse would not have hurt the man so much but that he was newly shod, for he had just brought him from the farrier's. Mr. HALL said, that what astonished him most in 'the whole case was the audacity of the defendant's asser tion, that he was " only ' going at eight miles an hour ! Eight miles an hour was a scandalous pace to go at in such a crowded place as Hol born. He (Mr. Hall) had power to commit the defendant to prison at once, without a fine, but he would not do that, as Denham would then get no com pensation for the injuries he had suff,red. He would fine him 21. for the furious riding, and order him to pay 8/. as compensation to Denham (101. in all), or in default sentence him to two months' imprisonraen:. MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Tom Ready, the prize-fighter, was charged with com mitting an indecent assault on the wife wife of Sydney Taylor in the Fublic street. Mary Ann Taylor, the complainant, living at 28, New-street, Covent-garden, said about ten o'clock on Friday night last she was in Cranbourn-street, Liecester square, with her nurse, looking in at a shop•window, when the prisoner came along the street and laid hold of her by the shoulder, and pulled her violently round. She remonstrated with him, when he commenced abusing her in the most obscene and disgusting lan guage, still retaining his hold, and continued to be grossly abusive, till she said she would give him into custody, when he assaulted her in a most indecent man ner, and tore her dress. He then moved off, but she was determined not to leave him without giving him into custody, and followed him along Cranbourn-street into Castle-street, where the prisoner became very abusive, seized her by the wrist, twisting her about, and then raised up his fist to knock her down. Just then a policeman came up, and she gave him into custody. The prisoner did not seem very drunk; at least he knew what he was doing. Maria Wyse, the nurse, corroborated the complainant's statement. Thomas Charrington, who keeps r coal-shed in Castle street, heard the prisoner abusing the complianant, and at the request of the nurse, went for a policeman. Police-constable, F 37, took the prisoner into custody. In reply to the prisoner's agent, the policeman stated that the case came before the magistrate the following morning, and was dismissed because the complainant was late in coming; but the magistrate having heard his evidence, said if the complainant came, she might have a warrant to bring up the prisoner, which was ac cordingly applied for and obtained that same day. The agent for the prisoner called two witnesses, to show that the complainant was the aggressor, but their evidence bore only on the latter part of the case, when the lady was following the prisoner to give him into custody, and corroborated the statement made for the prosecution. The solicitor submitted, on the part of the prisoner, that he was drunk when he committed the offence alleged against him. _ _ Dir. HIRDWICH said the evidence produced by the prisoner had not shaken that of the complainant, who of course took every means in her power to obtain re dress for a most aggravated assault. The excuse of drunkenness was absurd. The prisoner must pay 5/., or go for two months to the House of Correction.—The money was paid. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) Isabella Hart was charged with stealing a roll of Orleans cloth, from the shop of Mr. Hibbett, draper and silk-mercer, in Leather-lane. The prosecutor's shopman stated, that 'last night the prisoner rushed into the shop, and snatched the roll of cloth from a shelf. Two other females, observed lurking about the shop for some time, ran off with the prisoner. After a sharp run, the shopman came up with them, and secured the prisoner ; the others escaping. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. A female named Mary Ann Connor, and three ruffianly looking men, named Grant, Nicholls, and Connor , werey chargei with robbing Mr. John Hawkins, of Alban place, Regent's-park, in a house in Chenies-row, King's- Cross. It appeared that the prosecutor, who had only recently arrived in London, met the female prisoner in the New road, by whom ho was inveigled into the house in Cheines-row, which the police described as a most in famous and dangerous locality. Finding out the character of the place where he was, Mr. Hawkins en deavoured to make his escape, when ho was stopped by the three male prisoners, and the female in the hall who tried his pockets, and made him give up what money he had about him. The constable, who took the prisoners into custody, about four o'clock that morning, gave an account of the circumstances under which they were arrested in the sleeping-rooms of the house, which is too revolting fur publication. Mr. COOMBE said ho had no doubt as to the character of the prisoners, as the evidence of the police showed that ; however he thought the proof in support of the robbery was not sufficiently strong to induc:l a jury to convict. He should, therefre, discharge them for the preseut, but if again charged fur the saws offence they mi.Olt depend upon it that transportation for life would be their fate. PONTOP AND SOUTH SHIELDS RAILWAY COMPANY.—(TIIIS DAY.) A meeting of the proprietors of the Pontop and South Shields Railway Company was held this afternoon at the offices, Guildhall. buildings, for the purpose of con• sidering the terms of an agreement for the sale of the line to the York and Newcastle (late Newcastle and Darlington) Railway Company ; M. B. Rennie, Esq., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the proprietors must aware that for some time their property was considered as sold to the York and Newcastle Company. The agree ment had never assumed a specific form until re cently, and the sum offered and accepted by the direc tors was 450,0001., which would nearly comprise all the liabilities and share property of the company. The agreement the directors had entered into was to the following effect :—Subject to the approval of the proprietors, the York and Newcastle Company, would take possession of the line on the Ist of January next, together with all its debts And liabilities—the latter to be paid by the purchasers within two years, in half- yearly instalments. He considered it a good bar gain for all parties, and begged leave to move that the directors be authorised to do all that was necessary to carry the agreement into effect. A PROPRIETOR seconded the proposition. A long conversation followed, in the course of which it appealed, from the statements of the secretary, that the capital and mortgage debt were limited by their Acts of Parliament, and that the 450,0001. would, after satisfying the liabilities, pay about 75! per share. Ulti mately the resolution was passed, with only one dissen tient, and, after a Tote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, the meeting separated. Mr. and Mrs. Buckingham have returned to London 'rom their tour in Italy and the Tyrol. MR. DEMPSTER'S BALLAD SOIREE.—Mr. Demp ster, from the United States, gave his first musical en tertainment —or, as he has more happily termed it, " ballad soirée"—at the Princee's Concert Room, last evening. There was a full and highly intelligent audi ence, among whom we noticed the American Minister, and several distinguished literary persons. With two exceptions, the pieces which Mr. anupster sang were his own compositions, which were given is such a simple and beautiful style that the audience were at once capti vated. Mr. Dempster's voice is a pure, sweet, and powerful tenor, and is managed with refined cultivation and perfect taste. He is among the best ballad singers wo ever heard. He was warmly welcomed, and several of his pieces were loudly encored. We are convinced that Mr. Dempster's eatertainments will become highly popular. CHEAPNESS or POULTRY AND GAME IN THE METROPOLlS.—Notwithstanding the high prices of pro visions generally, yet poultry and game is now selling in London at unusually low prices. Pheasants are being sold at 4s. a brace ; hares at Is. 6d. each ; geese at 3s. each ; and fowls at 3s. a couple. Yesterday there was a large arrival in London of live ducks and geese for the poultry markets at Christmas. DEATH BY DROWNING.—At about half-past two yesterday afternoon as the son of Mr. Alexander Park, of Highgate-hill, was amusing himself by sliding on the ice covering:a piece of water at the back of his father's residence, he incautiously ventured on a piece newly formed over an aperture made for cattle to drink from. The shrieks of the poor little fellow were distinctly heard, but before assistance could arrive he had sunk and drifted underneath the ice. All attempts to restore animation proved fruitless. About the same hour Mr. John Wild, of the Blackfriars-road, had a most narrow escape in the Serpentine while skating, having very in cautiously run upon the spot marked " dangerous ;" a very unpleasant cold bath, however, was the amount of damage sustained. TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.—It is understood that no invitation was sent to Prince Albert f or the grand commemorative festival of Trinity College, on Tuesday, the 22d instant, because it was ascertained that his Royal Highness would be unable to attend. In ad dition to the parties we have alr ea dy ment i one d as hav ing been invited , it has been deter m i ne d to send invita tions to distinguished literary characters, several of whom will be present. The number who can be accommodated in the hall is not more than about 340. We hear that there will be the usual service in chapel i n th e morn i ng . At eleven the college prizes will be di s t r ib u t e d in t h e hall, and at three there will be the commemoration ser vice in chapel, and a sermon will be preached by the Rev. J. A. Jeremie, M.A., Fellow, Classical Professor in the East India College at Ilaileybury. From chapel the company will proceed to the hall, where dinner is ex pected to be ready soon after five o'clock.—Cambridge Adt ertiser. SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON THE BOLTON RAILWAY.— yesterday the express train, which leaves Fleetwood at nine o'clock, got off the rails about five miles from Man chester, and the engine, after running about 40 or 50 yards along the side of the cutting in which the acci dent happened, fell over on to the line, and a first class carriage was thrown over and smashed. All the pas 4sengers escaped without material injury, but the engine driver was killed, and the stoker bad one leg cut off, and a portion of the foot of the other leg. TE WEATHER —THE STORMS. THE CONTINUED FROST AND CONDITION OF THE RIVE R. —The settled severity of the weather is an evil augury for those whose means of existence are dependent on the river. The poor fishermen are deprived of their scanty means of living, and we fear we shall soon have to add that numerous class the lightermen, &c., as being also thrown out of work, for so dense was the collection of ice that only one barge throughout yesterday suc ceeded in passing through Richmond-bridge. The river did, indeed, present a most gloomy and wintry appear ance. The tipper Pool, from the Tunnel to Cherry garden-stairs, on the Rotherhithe side, was a vast field of ice, expanding nearly half across the river, and affording an impenetrable barrier to the egress of ship ping and other craft. The ice drifted principally to the Surrey shore, and the boats were compelled to abandon the pier at London-bridge, Surrey-side, the Lambeth, and other pi ers . Af ter passing Vauxball-bridge there was no clear water to be seen, and the steam-boats had to make their way as best they could through the masses of ice, which are not yet very dangerous op ponents, by reason of their want of substance. At Chelsea several of the piers became blocked in together with the boats lying alongsida, and in the latterpart of the afternoon the Citizen boats were unable to perform their downward trips. Battersea-bridge had very few of its arches open to navigation, are the few craft that ven tured through could with difficulty reach Wandsworth. This place, with the Fulham marshes and osier beds, has always been a favourite resort in severe weather for wild fowl, and since Sunday last a very large number have been seen in the neighbourhood. Many wild geese, ducks, and seagulls have been shot by parties from boats, and on Tuesday no less than three braces of wild ducks were shot in less than two hours by Mr. Rough, jun., of Wandsworth-common. Several of those beautiful and scarce birds, the sea swallow, have been killed, as also many other birds, whose species are u n kn own i n thi s country, but are believed to belong to Norway and other northern countries. On Monday afternoon two of those rare birds, the wild black swan, were observed flying about Wandsworth, and several persons pursued them in boats, but bad not the chance of a shot. Recurring to the state of the river, we should remark that Putney bridge is now wholly impassable; Kew-bridge is in the same condition; and the bridge at Richmond, although it has wide arches, will probably be by this time in a similar state. It is stated that nothing can pass down wards through the locks at Teddington, and that at Sun bury the ice is firm enough to enable pedestrians to cross the river. DREADFUL SNOW STORM IN THE NORTH. NEWCASTLE ON-TYNE, MONDAY NIGHT.--This town since Saturday has been like a city besieged. There has been no communication, or very little at least, outward or inward since that time, and I now write in haste to dispatch my parcel by the only train which has left for the south since Saturday night. The barometer had been gradually descending fur some days till on Saturday morning it stood at 29.716, and little variation took place till Monday morning, when it stood at 29.400. On Friday morning the ground was covered ; en Saturday nearly every street was impassable, and on Saturday night.the ploughing - force of the locomotive engines was completely resisted, and the trains brought to a stand-still. This occurred on all the lines conveying to this town. The five o'clock train from Carlisle met with little snow till it reached Hexham, and it had pro ceeded little further till it was completely blocked up. Five or six trains on this line shared a similar fate, and the passengers had to suffer the greatest privations, sit peradded to intense cold, during Saturday night and nearly the whole of Sunday. This morning the line was opened, and the trains have run regularly since. The North Shields line, which has been peculiarly for tunate since its opening, was likewise obstructed, the train which left Shields at half-past eight in-the evening being stopped about a mile short of Newcastle. There was, fortunately, but one passenger, and he made the best of his way on foot along the line to the terminus. There was no traffic on the line on Sunday, but on Monday morning the line was cleared, and the trains have run as usual since. The most serious delay took place on the York and Newcastle line. The mail train for the south left Gates head as usual at 3.15 P.M. on Saturday, and met with no interl'uption, though the velocity was somewhat impeded by the swaying of the engine. The local trains ran some hours afterwards. The 7.30 P.m. cheap train, south, which generally conveys a considerable number of market people, started from Gateshead as usual, but got no further than Leamside, where it was completely blocked in with snow, and the passengers had no alter- native but to remain with the train exposed to the in clemency of the weather, or make the best of their way in the dark, through the pathless snow, to the nearest villages, between three and four miles distant. The suffering of many of the passengers was intense. The mail train, which left Gateshead at 11 P.M., the same evening, but with only a few passengers, shared the same fate, it having been blocked in by the snow, at Leamside. Since then no trains have been sent south from here till the one that conveys this dispatch. The only information relative to the state of the country where the obstruction exists, that is possessed hete, was brought by the London mail train, which was due in Newcastle at 11 P.M. on Saturday, but has onl) this moment reached its destination. It was blocked in at Shincliffe, about three miles south of Durham, and remained there till this afternoon, when it was brou zht down along with the mail train due on Sunday morning. and which had been blocked in about the same place. Five engines coupled together were sent out frau Goss head to plough the line on Sunday, but they got no fur th.er than Warlington, about six miles north or Leamside ; they were sent out again th;s morning, [wove, r 40. and 500 men having been employed in the meantime t. cut away and remove the snow, and they succeeded in reaching the trains at Shincliffe, and opened out the hit- through the snow drift. The train about to leave will he drawn by three engines. No communication yet wit} Sunderland or South Shields. RUGBY, DEC. 15.---LConsiderable anxiety has been by the officials et this station for the last four days, is consequence of the non-arrival of the mail-train, due at Rugby from Newcastle, at two o'clock on Sunday morn ing, but which had not reached the foruer pace at the middle of tlie day on Tuesday, Upon inquiry as to the cause of this unprecedented delay, our correspondent was told that there had been a fall of snow on the Newcastle line, which, in some of the " cuttings," reached to a depth of seven feet. A number of engines had been dispatched to get the mail-train through if possible ; but the snow offered too great an obstacle. At the time we are writing no less than three mails are due from Newcastle alone, a circumstance unprecedented since railways have b..en established. The London mail due at twelve o'clock night did not arrive till seven o'clock this morning, and similar delays have occurred to the other trains. The frost in Leicestershire and Warwick. shire (southern divisions) has been more severe during the past week than has been known since 1820.21 ; but very little snow has fallen. Hunting is brought to a complete check, and Leamington steeple chases, which were to have come off to-day, have been further post poned. ST. PANCRAS VESTRY. Yesterday a meeting of the vestrymen, guardians, and directors of St. Pancras took place in the vestry-room of the parish, and was numerously attended. Mr. Churchwarden WAGSTAFF presided, and read the principal heads of a letter addressed to the authorities of the parish by the Poor-law Commissioners. This letter occupied forty-one printed pages ; and led to a discussion relative to the intention of the Poor-law Commissioners of exercising their control by the dismissal of the pa rochial officers. Ultimately the following resolution was proposed and adopted :—" That this vestry consider the interference of the Poor law Commissioners on this occasion unnecessary and uncalled for ; and as the power assumed by the Pour-law Commissioners is contrary to the provisions of the local Act for the government of this parish, the vestry is of opinion that the order and regu lations of the Poor-law Commissioners are invalid, and therefore recommend the directors not to carry out the same." Carried unanimously. Mr. M'GAIIEY then read the report of the committee appointed to decide on the measures to be adopted to wards Mr. Mills, the deputy coroner. In this report the conduct of Mr. Mills was much censured, and legal steps were recommended to be taken against him ; and Mr. SMITH (the chairman of the committee) stated that, as chairman, he felt bound to say that he did coin cide with the strong expressions of the report, Much discussion ensued upon the motion for the adoption of the report, and considerable diversity of opinion was manifested. An amendment was at length moved for the adjournment of the subject for one month, which was carried on a division by a majority of 16 votes to 11. WESTMINSTER BRIDGE, TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—ln the Gentleman's Magazine, vol. 31, 1761, will be found the following remarkable prediction:— " Westminster Bridge is p er h aps t h e most maiestic pile of the kind in all Europe ; but, alth oug h i t appears strong, yet on a critical examin a ti on i t i s demonstrably feeble. It is top. heavy, and too narrow for its height; the piers are by no m eans pr o portioned to the weight they sustain, nor do they take sufficient hold of the bed of the river, but stand loosely on the bottoms of the caissons they are built in, and, what is still worse, the bed of the river, between all the ,piers, continues quite open and unguardel ; the consequence of which must be that, :ase any one part of the bed of the river under any of the salient raigles of the piers proves softer than the rest, which may not be ,improbable, then that softer part must in time give way; and, though the sinking may at present be imperceptible, even by a plummet, yet the immense weight of the superstructure, and the sandy footing of tie piers, will in time produce a very disagreeable effect; whence it is evident that , building piers in caissons is liable to ,great objections. This, Sir, I think, beats " Mother Shipton " hollow. J. H. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH —Yesterday morning, as Mr. William Wright, of Alill•hill, florist, was about to rise from his bed, be was suddenly seized with an apoplectic fit, and died instantly, without uttering a word. The deceased was highly respected among a numerous circle of friends in the neighbourhood of Hendon. Deceased was fifty-six years of age, and on the night previously was in the enjoyment of vigorous health. DECORATIVE ART SOCIETY.--The last meeting for the season was held on Wednesday evening, at the rooms of the society, in Great Marlborough-street, when the chair was taken by Mr. Cooper. The evening was taken up in the consideration of the construction of theatres, a paper being read by the Chairman on the Italian Opera House. The details of the Opera House excited a lengthened discussion, in which Mr. E. T. Parris, Mr. Crabbe, Mr. Seddon, and various other members took part, giving the result of very extensive observations on the leadiug contiaeutal theatres. GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL. The general court-martial, at Chatham Barracks, on Captain Bull, of the 57th regiment, on the charge of putting Major Shadforth, his superior officer, in arrest, and assuming the command of the head-quarters of the regiment, while on board the ship Mary Anne, in Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, having concluded the case for the prosecution on Tuesday, we may now give a short account of the proceedings since the 10th instant. Previous to being sworn, Major Shadfcrth said it was with deep regret that he came forward in the unenviable position of prosecutor in the present inquiry ; but he felt bound to do so, both for the public good, and the good of the service. He thought the accused bad been urged to do as he had done by interested individuals, unacquainted with military discipline. On being sworn, he said, I came home in command of the head-quarters of the 57th Regi ment. On July 9th, 1846, when at Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, on board the barque Mary Anne, about midnight, the prisoner came to my cabin door, and said, " Mr. Allen, the master of the ship, has reported to me that you came on board the ship in a state of intoxicae lion. I think it my duty to order you in arrest." At this time I had been upwards of an hour in bed. When I came on deck the following morning, at eight o'clock, I went on the poop. Shortly afterwards the prisorer came up to me, and said, " Are you aware, Major Shade forth, that I came to your cabin last night and ordered you under arrest." I replied, " Yes, and a piece of impertinence en your part ; you want to assume the command of the regiment ; " he then went away. The acting adjutant., Lieu enant Grant, was on the poop, and I called to to send for the regi mental order-boek, aed insert therein, " That I wished to meet the whole of the officers at 10 A.M. that day." He refused to obey my order. A s I was l eav i ng the poop I said, in a loud tone of voice, addressing Captain Bull, " It is my positive orders that no officer leave the ship without my permission." I then sent,-for .the ser. geant- major of the regiment, and ordered him to put in the pass-order book, " That I wished to meet the whole of the officers that morning at ten o'clock." I then went to breakfast, after which, Captain Stanley, of the 57th Regiment, under my command, reported to me in writing, that he had been placed under arrest by Captain Bull. I found Captain Bull had quitted the ship in disobedience of my orders. Captain Biel had been detailed as cap tain of the day, for the 10th July, in his regular tour of duty. He remained absent from the ship till the morning of the 11th July, when he returned on hoard. Major Shadforth called, as his witnesses Captain Stanley, Assistant-Surgeon Jackson, and private James M•Clister, the orderly of the day. Captain Bull, by his witnesses, as a justification for what-he bad done, produced evidence, to prove that Major Shadforth and Lieut..nants Hunt and Logan returned on board on the night of the 9th July, in a state of intoxi catien, and that he was called up from his bed by the captain of the ship in consequence thereof, that officer representing to him that there was danger to be appre hended from the state in which the officers had retired ft) their cabins with lighted candles. To prove this state ment, A. P. Allen, the commander of the ship, was called, and he alleged that the major, when he came on board, fell upon the deck, and staggered to the cuddy; and other witnesses spoke to the state of the two lieutenants, who were described as being extremely noisy; and Lieut. Sweton Grant, then acting adjutant, who was ordered by Capt. Bull to go their cabin and see to the light, stated that he found one of them lying on his bed, and the other so intoxicated that he was obliged to help him into his cot. In explanation of Capt. Bull's absence, it appeared that he went to Cape Town to represent the affair to the authorities there, and returned with an order fur the major's arrest, and a court of inquiry followed, when the major was rein stated in his command, and Captain Bull ordered into close arrest, for having unjustifiably ordered his com manding officer into arrest. Mr. Allen, and Mr. Prinne, the surgeon of the ship, appear to have been the parties who expressed their alarm for the safety of the ship, and this led to the steps taken by Captain Bull. It was stated by one of the witnesses that the major and the master of the vessel had always appeared on good terms; but it was elicited, in the cross•examination, that Major Shadforth had complained of the state of the ship, say ing he (lid not consider her seaworthy, and that he should report her as such; and it seems it was found necessary to caulk her waterways by men-of-war's men, after a visit by some naval officers. Mr. Prinne, the surgeon, having left the country, the prisoner produced his written evidence, accompanied by an affidavit made before one of the judges at Westminster; but this was rejected, after submitting the same to the Judge Advo cate-General, through the Horse Guards. It appeared that up to the 9th of July Major Shadforth and the pri soner, as well as all the other officers, had been on those friendly terms which usually exist between officers of the 'ame corps. _ For the defence, Captain Bull calved, besides Mr. Allen, the commander of the Mary Anne, William Woodbury and William Hunter, curdy servants ; Lieu tenant Grant, Lieutenant Chads, and Major Garvick, of the 31st Regiment, the latter being called to character, having served with him in the 10th Regiment in 1839. The evidence on both sides being completed, Captain Bull asked for time to prepare hi s d e f ence . Th e C ourt will therefore meet on Monday next, when the same will be read. To M.►jor-GenEral Brotherton, the President, the thanks of the members oF the press are justly due for Ifti attention to their accommodation throughout the pro ceeding,, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF t7o,llail ON PLEAS, Pcc. 16. CON. - figLISON V. HEWING. • • '(Continued from our Third Edition of yesterday.) • After the examination of several other witrn se( s, Sir F. THESXGER, in adiressing the jury fur tilt! , de ;ent!ant,'sa'd it was very /Duch to be regretted that by our law it was impossible tor a hu,bard to obtain 3 livorce without going thr.aigh the erdefd of a, public Nisi before a jury. This was ti,c E nom a us---he had almost said degraded--p isition lit vo•lilth a man was placed who sought to be divorced flora his ri ife. was obliged to lay before a jury all t , cse feelings which he ought to keep closely within his cvvn heart, to prove 'the injury he has sustained, and to a'sk for compensation in damages. It unfortunately happened on some occa sions that, from the eagerness - with- which a husband pursues his object, circumstances tray be accumulated together to attach suspicion to a particular party, and that upon such founlaion may be built a case of cri minal intercourse, which it was essential on the part cf the husband should' be made clear to the jury, in order to enable him to crsrry out his ultimate views. The circumstances of such cases as the present varied ma terially in their extent, and in some instances the facts were of a much more serious nature than in others. They were now dealing with a case in i , hich there were no aggravating circumstances, nothing to excite any feeling of, indignation against the defendant ; no hospi tality violated, no {headship injured, no domestic peace, as far as the home was concerned, invaded—nothing but the simple case of the defendant's having, as was alleged, indulged in a criminal intercourse with the plaintiff's wife, on which fact the plaintiff had a right by law to found his charge against the defendant, and to obtain tho verdict of the jury with damages. He (air F. Thesiger) thought they would be of opinion that if, in the ultimate discharge of .their duty, they should find is verdict un favourable to the defendant, they would feel that there were many mitigating circumstances in this case, and that the plaintiff was rot entitled to sub'stantial da mages. If, as his Learned Friend; Mr. Sergeant Tall'ourd, had stated, a divorce was the ulti mate object of the plaintiff in bringing this action, nominal damages would be sufficient for that purpose. Considering himself deeply aggrieved, he had resolved to obtain redress, and had selected the defendant for his aim. It behoved the plaintiff, therefore; to bring forward the most clear and cogent evidence of his guilt, before be could expect a jury to find a verdict against him. The jury would now see what these parties were. io - b n r , at h •c ay s i o n l g - In order to n d T o i h e r i e , , l p e a a l n a n d i s n 1 i t o i e f f f a w d w a v a s a s n i t e e h i f n e t in g i j h l e i s a g i f t o i dependent r m t u a n te es ch i i n ld c l i o o f n e f . d a i facilitate his means of getting forward, an intimacy was effected between him and Miss Middleton, a young lady who had been left to the care of his stepmother. The result was, that a marriage took place under circum stances which reflected discredit upon those members of the plaintiff's family who had conducted themselves in the manner detailed in evidence. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to comment upon the evidence, and con tended that there was no proof that the adultery had been committed by the defendant ; but that if the jury should be of the contrary opinion, the plaintiff was not entitled, under all the circumstances of the case, to more than the smallest amount of damages.. The Leained JUDGE having summed up the case, The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da mages, 501. MESMERISM APPLIED TO TOOTII-DRAWING.—We witnessed, the other day, the extraction of a tooth from a young woman, who wider% ent t he operation while in the mesmeric sleep. The tooth, which was a large one, and its lower part quite fresh, did not yield until after a wrench, which would have caused most intense agony to a waking subject. The girl's countenance, however, did not undergo the slightest change, and no indication of sensibility was given. She slept on after the operation was concluded, and when awakened in a few minutes, did not seem to be. for some time aware that the tooth had been extracted.—Northern IVal der. CuxAr OMNIBUSES IN MANCIIESTER.—We are likely to have omnibuses established in Manchester on the penny a mile system, which has been found to answer in London. This is to be effected by means of a company with a capital of 250,0001. We cannot doubt that the-scheme'will answer; it is one that has never yet had any approach to a trial, with the eLYeption that low fares have been found to pay well on many lines of road out of Manchester, iu cases where with high fares the parties could do little more than pay the expenses. The adoption of a good plan of intersection, together with frequent accommodation, we aro pgrsuadeJ, show the speculation to be a highly successful one.—Courier . FATAL ACCIDENT. —WiIIiain Stokes, a lab ourer , i n the employment of Messrs. Buttress and Co., met hi s death yesterday under the following melancholy circuil -He e.ase r n e oilgagedaiiid colourm en , a t Assembly passage, grinding co l ours for h is Sta l e 0 3 . employers, who a." passage, Mile-end-road, and while occup ied in the vici nity of the heavy mill-stones, b y worked power, he got forced int o a corner, a one-hors e working round pressed his head one of the stones fractured his skull i n a against the w all a nd most frightful manner. His cries brought instant assistance, and he was extricated. The injuries, however, were so serious that the unfortu nate sufferer expired in five minutes. He was 77 years of age, and bore an excellent character. Mr. Eaton, M.P. for Cambridgeshire, has returned to his reside nce i n Ch es h am• p l ace, from Malta,i somewhat improved, though by no means convalescent. According to the recent census takenatVienna the population of the capital is 410,0 47 souls,