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SHERIFFS' COURT, September 19. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) JOSEPH V. WATSON. This was an action to recover damages for a false warranty on goods sold. Mr. Ryland appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Locke for the defendant. Mr. RYLAND stated the case. The plaintiff is a metal dealer in Aldgate, and the defendant, who is in the same trade, resides at Stepney. In June last the defendant offered for sale a quantity of pewter, which he warranted, saying that he had run and moulded it himself. The plaintiff bought the metal for 281.. and afterwards offered to sell it, but on its being tested by the person who was about to buy it it was found to be, instead of pewter, a mixture of z:nc, lead, and other metal; in fact, that there was not one-twelfth or one-thirteenth part of pewter. And, in consequence, instead of being able to sell it at a profit, he was compelled to sell it at a loss of three-halfpence per pound. He therefore now sought tc recover damage Evidence w as 'then adduced to show that the whole metal when melted was as stated by the counsel, and that it was impossible to discover the deception by the eye, as the counterfeit was cased in good pewter. It only fetched 3d. per lb.; but if it had been good it would have fetched 51d. per lb. at least. The defendant after wards offered to " split" the loss between them. Mr. LocKE elicited that the plaintiff bad had a sample of the metal, and therefore contended that there had not been any warrantry. And a man in the defendant's em ploy, and a brother of defendant was called, and swore that they melted the metal down, and that it was impossible but that it must be the same all the way tbrongh, and any one might have distinguished it at sight. The metal was called "good black metal." They never heard of casing or washing by electrotyping or otherwise. It was worth a pound. Mr. hYLAND replied, and denied there had been any sale by sample, for if there had, and plaintiff could have sold it at a fair price, he would have kept it, and not sold it at about half price, and run the risk of the costs of this action. The jury gave a verdict for the defendant. --- LONDON SESSIONS. (Before the RECORDER, Alderman FAREBROTIIER (for the Lord Mayor), and Aldermen Moor; and MAGNAY.) A great number of jurymen were fined 101. each for non-attendance. Mary Phillips was indicted for assaulting Ann Samuels en the 4th of May. Mr CLARKSON appeared for the defendant, who pleaded Not Guilty. The prosecutrix deposed that during the absence of her brother from his shop, she saw his servant carrying off several articles, and on following her, she found where they were taken to, when defendant assaulted her violently. Mr. CLARKSON elicited that the dispute arose out of a family quarrel. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. TRANSFER OF LICENCES.—The following transfer of publicans' licences took place:—Bunch of Grapes, Dow gate-hill, from W. Tyler to John Lloyd; Ship, Minories, from John Dance to Thomas Kingstone ; India House Tavern, Leadenhall-street, from John Anderson Wills to Samuel Harmer Lindley; New Rum Puncheon, Rose and Crown -court, fr,)m Jane R. Gill to David Hurry; Green Dragon, Half M &lin James Ewen to Mark Woodale Spital; King's Head, Po:Ming-lane, from John Cookston to William Raythorpe; Br:4annia, Fish street-hill, from Joseph Green to Eliza Hollingsworth; Glaziers' Arms, Water-lane, from James Robert Nunn to Joseph Ald er Ch ester ; ' Portland Arms, Long'-lane, from Henry Murray to John Weldon; New York Cojee• house, Angel alley, Throgniorton-street, from Milian/ Godfrey to William Edward Jeffries ; George, Gold smith's-row, from Joseph Chamberloyne Baker to W. M. Smith ; King's Head, Ludgate-street, to Mary Ann Lambert, widow of Daniel Lambert ; King's Arms, Newgate-market, from William Rogers to William Teesdale ; Coopers' Arms and Crown, Golden-lane, from John Powell to James Price ; Golden Lion, Fore-street, from William Negus to Elizabeth Pethurst ; Wilite Hart, Fetter-lane, from Sarah Austin to Harriet Harling ; Grapes, Bread-street, from Elizabeth Arnold. widow of Thomas Arnold, to J. Wor well ; Queen Victoria, Middle-street, from Win. Key to Edw. Williamson ; Sun and Punchbowl, Long-lane, from William Morton to Joseph Evans ; Red Hart, Fet ter-lane, fro m Eli za b et h W etherell to Thomas Gabriel Battomley ; Essex Coffee-house, Aldgate High-street, from John Oilier to William Wood ; Palace Tavern, Hutchinson-street, Petticoat-lane, from Henry Nixon to Joseph Humphreys ; Swan with Two Necks, Gresham street, from William Chaplin to William James Chap lin ; Dolphin, Coleman -street, from Henry Surridge to Mary Harding ; Shepherd and Flock, Little Bell-alley, from William Monk to Thomas Groom ; Crown and Cushion Tavern, London-wall, from James Raven to Frederick White ; Horse and Trumpeter, Crutched friars, from James Barret Hawker to Anton Scherzinger; Magpie and Horseshoe, Fetter lane, from Edward Hoe e to William Robinson ; King's Head, Great Tower -street, from E. F. Barber to Charlotte Barber ; and Rose, Smithfield, from Jane Caroline Stevens, the executrix of William Stevens, to Thomas Bristow. - LAW INTELLIGENCE. duced the transfer book,which showed that the transfer INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 19. had been made on the sth of January, 1842. TRA PILOT ACT.—I N BE ISAAC WILLIAM NEWTON. Alderman GlBBS—Prisoner, do you wish to ask the —This case involved a question under the Pilot Act, witness any question ? The prisoner —No; the thing is The insolvent, a master mariner, was opposed by M r . quit e c l ear enoug h. ferry on the pa r t o f William Williams, the detaining The witness said he did not recollect whether the pri creditor ; he was supported by Mr. Cooke. soner was or was not there. It appeared that the insolvent had been some years George Edwards, of Winch-park, Coventry, stated master of the brig Dart, trading from the London Docks that his wife formerly lived in Ebury-street, Pimlico, to Madeira, and belonging to R. Dart, Esq., of Wal- and that her name was Sarah. He had not, since 1840, brook. In the early part of 1844, as the insolvent was transferred any stock in the Bank of England. The about to _proceed on his voyage f rom th e L on d on D ocks, writing on the transfer-book of the Bank was not his. a pilot of•the Trinity House, named Mountford, claimed He did not authorise anybody to sign his name. He did his right to pilot the vessel, but was refused by the in- not authorise his wife to sign his name. solvent on the ground that he was by the Pilot Act (6 The prisoner—l know nothing at all of this man, who Geo. IV. c. 125) exempted, because he was part owner, has just spoken. and resided within the jurisdiction of the Isle of Tha- Alderman GIBBS—Do you know where your wife is? net. Upon the return of the vessel the insolvent was Witness—No ; I have not seen' her these four years, I summoned to Lambeth -street Police-office for an in- have written to her, but I have received no answer to fringement of the Act, and on the disposal of the my letters. I was told she lived with the prisoner, but summons, which the insolvent insisted was dismissed, I don't know anything about him ; I never saw him in but which was denied by the other side, an action was my life before. commenced in the Court of Exchequer for the pilot Samuel Couldry, of No. 10, Eccleston-street, charges, and the question raised was discussed before a stated that he knew the prisoner twelve years, and that full Court, the insolvent was exempted, and eventually he knew Mrs. Edwards, the wife of the witness George the case was decided against him. H e was now i n cus- Edwards, about twenty years. Witness saw the prisoner tody for the damages and costs, amounting together t o in the beginning of August, at his (witness's) dwelling. 1101. 12s. 6d. M rs . Ed wards was with the prisoner, and introduced the The insolvent, on his examination, admitted that he prisoner as her husband, Mr. Jones. was not a part owner when he claimed exemption in the The prisoner—Yes, yes. year 1844. The fact was that on the 6th of November, Witness went to Richmond with the prisoner and Mrs. 1843, he had the 64th part of the vessel transferred to Edwards, or Mrs. Jones, and the prisoner gave him some him to give him a " qualification" on the registry, and cards. The prisoner keeps a beer-shop. Witness be on the next day it was transferred by him. lieved that the name " George Edwards" in the bank . Mr. Cooke observed, that if he had been part owner transfer-book was the prisoner's handwriting. he would have been clearly' exempted from the operation William Henry F res hfi e ld p ro d uce d a l etter s i gned of the Pilot Act. Joseph S. Jones, to the last witness. The prisoner said Mr. Horry insisted that the insolvent had committed a the letter was written by him. He acknowledged that fraud by claiming exemption when he was not exempted; he knew nothing at all about the lady's being married— he was either part owner or he was not, he knew nothing about her being married at all, and The insolvent, on being further examined, stated that therefore he had no offence to answer for. The lady he had no interest in the vessel.' told him she was not legally married to Edwards. Mr. Horry wished to know the consideration given for Alderman Gums asked whether the p r i soner w i s h e d the re-transfer. to account for the " transfer made in the books ?" The Mr. Cooke said nothing. prisoner —No ;it will be all found right. Mr. Commissioner HARRIS observed that the insolven4 Alderman GIBBS— You are charged with forgery ? bad admitted that it was a "colourable" transaction. The prisoner— Yes. The Court ordered the insolvent to be discharged. Alderman GIBBS—And I shall remand you till Friday. The prisoner —That's a long time. It will be all right, I know, when it's all heard. Will you take bail for my appearance ? Alderman GIBBS—No. The prisoner —It will be all right. The prisoner was then remanded. CITY POLICE COMMITTEE. DISEASED CATTLE.-012 Saturday, a Mr. Smith, an extensive cow-keeper, &c., at Islington, and his son, a boy about fourteen, were summoned before Alderman Lucas to answer a charge preferred by police-con stable 33, under the following circumstance.:— It appeared, from the statement of the officer, that he saw the boy driving a cow into Smithfield. 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On Friday Geor g e Binford, a young man who had been in the employment of Mr. Bassett, or Wood- stree., warehouseman, was brought before Alderman Gibbs for final examination, charg-d with having embezzled about 6001., the property of his employer. The prisoner had been in the house for a considerable time, and the greatest confidence had been reposed in him; he had been lat ly appointed cashier. Mr. Hobler attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, and Mr. Humphreys attended for the prisoner. Mr. George Burford, linendraper, of Stratford, in Essex, stated that on the 15th of November he was in debted to Mr. Bassett in the sum of 11/. 13s. for goods sold, on which day he called at the warehouse and paid the prisoner the amount in gold and silver, and got a re ceipt, signed by the prisoner, for the same. Mr. William Waterhouse, linendraper, of Chipping ' Ongar, Essex, stated that he dealt with Mr. Bassett, and was indebted to him, on the 7th of July, the sum of 291. 145., which on that day he handed over to the prisoner on account. Mr. G. T. Staines, linendraper, of Romford, in Essex, stated that on the Ist of last January he paid at Mr. Bassett's warehouse, to a person who, to the best of his knowledge and belief, was the prisoner, the sum of 241., for goods sold by Mr. Bassett, and on the 11th of June he paid, at the same place, the sum of 91. ls. to the pri soner on the like account. The receipts were here produced by the witness. Mr. T. Samuel, assistant to his father, a linendraper, of No. 2, New Bridge-street, Vauxhall, stated that on the 12th of March, he paid to the prisoner 131. for goods sold by Mr. Bassett. He produced the prisoner's receipt. Mr. John Swinford Bassett affirmed that the prisoner had been in his service between five and six years as clerk, and latterly as cashier, in which capacity he was authorised to receive money from the customers, which it was his duty to enter in the cash-book and to pay over to witness, who had examined that book and found that not one of the sums mentioned by the preceding wit nesses were entered there, although they were in the ledger. The prisoner had not paid over any of the money to witness. who, on the 9th instant, having reason to suspect him told him so, and then the prisoner said, "I am guilty. I have been robbing you." Subse quently the prisoner said the amount of his plunder had been, he believed, 6001. The prisoner was upon these several charges com mittted for trial. FORGERY OF STOCK IN THE BANK OF ENGLAND.— A man named Joseph Jones was brought before Mr. Alderman Gibbs, in the custody of Daniel Forrester, charged with having forged a transfer of stock, which was deposited in the names of George Edwards and his wife. Forrester received the warrant for the apprehen sion of the prisoner at a quarter past five o'clock, traced him to Greenwich immediately, and placed him at the bar at a quarter before seven o'clock. Mr. Henry Freshfield, of the firm of Freshfield and Co., solicitors, to the Bank of E n gIand, LAMBETH. st a t e d th at the SINGULAR DELUSioN.—M rs. Susan Lawrence, the sum of 31. 10s. per annum, standing in the Long Annul- wife of a compositor in the employment of Messrs. ties in the namer of George Edwards and his wife had Clowes and Sons,. o of Duke-street, Lambeth, appeared been taken out by the prisoner, who represented George Edward,, with whose wife he lived, and for that purpose before Mr. E on_ a warraiit charging her with threatening the life of Mr. Powell, an egg-tnerchant. forged the name of Mr. Edwards. The complainant stated that in consequence of several A clerk at the Transfer Office of the Bank proved c'rculated throu hout th ; „ rn _ erous reports 1 _ g_ _ e ne.gbour that the transfer of the stock had been made. , hood against him by the defendant, Airs. Lawrence, he, spirituous liquors, so that, in fact, a magistrate could not enforce the penalties for the second conviction--the clause would- thus be inconsistent. Under these cir- cumqtances, it was quite clear that the clause could not be held to apply to licensed victuallers, but only to beer shop keepers. The powers given by this section were calculated to inflict great injustice ; even the Police Act contained no such clause. There was one instance in which the police had entered the house of a most re• spectable licensed victualler, at night, and had actually obliged him and his family to turn out of bed in order that they might search the house. Mr. BURRELL said he had paid the greatest attention to the argument that had been used, which was very ingenious, but not strong enough t o overru l e the express words made use of in the first part of the section. If, however, Mr. Duncombe's client was d es i rous of dtpeal ing, he would inflict a fine above 31., in order that the appeal might be made under the Police Act. Mr. Duncombe said his client was not rich enough to desire the expense of an appeal. Mr. BURRELL then fined the defendant 10s., which was not enforced. A witness was called, who denied the statement of the officer. The officer said Mr. Vince, the inspector of the market, had said it was extreme cruelty to force the ani mals to walk at all. They were labouring under a disease of the lungs. The witness said this was very prevalent ; at least twenty beasts a week in that state were taken into the market, and witness had caused several to be killed. The worthy Alderman fined the boy ss. and costs, and the father 10s. and costs. BOW-STREET. George Neats, a lad in the employ of Mr. Moseley, a gold beater, in High- street, Bloomsbury, was placed at the bar before Mr. Henry, having been remanded from Mon day, charged on suspicion of stealing his " work," con sisting of 2 oz. 4 dwts. of gold ribbon, and the " work" of a shopmate, amounting to a similar quantity. Mr. Humphrey appeared for the prisoner. The prosecutor's son, Mr. William Moseley, said that a few days ago the prisoner left his work at the dinner hour, with the other men and boys, but did not return with them. In about an hour after the usual time he came in, but was so tipsy that by witness's advice he went away. After he was gone witness missed his work (that is, the material that had been given him to work upon), and thar of another lad. Each consisted of 2 oz, 4 dwts. of gold ribbon. • Daniel Warner, the lad whose work had been lost, said that as the prisoner was the only person who had access to the place where witness's work was left, and where he ought to have left his own, he must have stolen it. Mr. HENRY, without calling on Mr. Humphreys for any defence, discharged the prisoner, saying that there was no evidence to show that he had stolen the gold. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. George Lifitt, a working upholsterer, was charged by Thomas Hird, 116, Oxford-street, with stealing 201bs. of horse hair and 10 lbs. of wool, worth 20s. The complainant had given out to the prisoner 20 lbs. of horse hair and 10 lbs. of wool, with other materials,. to make a sofa cushion and bolster, which were to be returned on Thursday. The prisoner made excuse for not having it finished that day, but promised it on Friday. Several excuses were made that day, so that his suspicions were excited, and he took a policeman with him and went to the prisoner's house. He found that the hair and wool were gone. The defendant said he was in want of money, and sold it, partly to Mr. Kettle, Union -street. The MAGISTRATE ordered him to pay 205., the value of the property, and 20s. for the felony, or go one month to the House of Correction. Ann Wilson, a well dressed young woman, was put to the bar, charged with stealing a piece of silk out of the shop of Mr. Nicholson, 240, Regent -street. The complainant said, his attention was called to some parties in his shop on Friday, by one of his assistants. He ordered the young man to clear away the goods from off the counter near them, and watch their movements. The assistant, a short time after, intimated his suspicions that one of them had lifted a piece of goode, And was moving towards the door. The complainant then stopped the woman at the bar as she was walking down the shop, and accused her of having something not her own, He immediately cleared away the goods lying near theta on the counter, and then saw a movement under cloak, anal when she stepped aside he found a piece of silk lying on the floor where she had stood. Mr. HARDWICK —Did you see her take the silk? Complainant—No. Mr. HARDWICK—Did you see it fall from her? Complainant—No, I could not; I saw a movement under her cloak, and a bulk. I removed the goods on the counter with my own hand, so that there might be no doubt; nothing, therefore, could have dropped from the counter. The prisoner said the piece of silk dropped on the floor, and she was about to pick it up when one of the shopmen accused her of intending to steal it. The complainant—She had already moved some way down the shop with this bulk under her cloak. Mr. HARDWICK sent the case for trial at the sessions. WESTMINSTER. A question of some interest to licensed victuallers arose before Mr. Burrell, upon a complaint made by the police against D. Crow, the proprietor of the Three Elms, St. Anne-street, Westminster. who was charged with refusing to admit Police Sergeant Loom, and de taining him three minutes at the door. The question which was raisc d by Mr. Duncombe, the solicitor to the Licensed Victuallers' Social', was, how far the police had a right of entry into the house of a licensed victualler? Mr. Duncombe said, that this information was laid under the 4th and sth of Will. 4, cap. 85, inti tied an Act to amend an Act passed in the Ist of Will. 4, to permit the general sale of beer or cider. The Act of I Will. 4 applied only to beer-shop keepers as appeared by the preamble. By the 7th sec. of the 4 and 5 Will. 4, it was enacted, that it should be lawful for constables and police-officers to enter into all houses, which should be licensed to sell beer or spirituous liquors, to be consumed upon the promises, when and so often as such constables or police-officers should think proper. and if any person having such licence as aforesaid, or any servant in his employ, should refuse to admit such police constable he should for the first offence forfeit Si, and that it should be lawful for any magistrate upon the second offence to adjudge that such offender should be disqualified from selling beer, ale, porter, cider, or perry, for the space of two years, or for such shorter time as the magistrate should think fit. Under these words it was contended that the Act only applied to persons who sold beer, and not to those who sold spirituous liquors, and had received their licence under the 9th of Geo. 4, cap. 61, as licensed victuallers. It was manifestly the intention of the Legislature to 'con fine the powers of entry given to the police by the 7th section of the 4th and sth William IV., to those who sold beer, cider, &c., and the words "spirituous liquors' used in the first part of the section, must have been in serted by mistake ; this was evident by the latter part of the section, where it was stated that upon a second offence the magistrate should have power to disqualify the offender from selling beer, ale, porter, cider, or perry. No allusion was here made to spirituous liquors or wine. Under these words the magistrate could have no power to . deprive a licensed victu a ll er o f hi s li cense to se. SOUTHWARK. Mr. Thomas Babson, a merchant, residing in Three , crown-square, Southwark, was brought before Mr. Clive, charged with committing an assault on Charles Brown, one of the railway constables belonging to the South-Eastern Railway. Charles Brown stated that he is a constable belonging to the South-Eastern Company, and that at half-past four o'clock that morning, on the arrival of the express train from Dover, he ,collected the passengers' tickets. The defendant being in a first-class carriage, he was asked for his ticket, when he produced a second-class one, and being informed that he had to ray 2s. more, being a passenger from Tonbridge, he immediately paid it, but refused to deliver up the ticket. He was told that the ticket must be delivered, and informed of the consequences if he did not ; but he still refused to do so. Finding the defendant determined not to resign posses sion of the ticket, witness to'k him gently by the arm, upon which, the defendant immediately seized him round the waist, and threw him down upon his back, and while on the ground, struck him on the mouth. Witness added, that the defendant was then taken in a cab to the station-turtle, where he delivered up the ticket to the inspector on duty. In the witness's cross-examination lie said that the defendant told him he had given up his return•ticket at Tonbridge to one of the railway servants, who did not give it back twain. That witness, on hearing it, did not say to the defendant, " Then you are acl d fool," but might have said that it was foolish of him to do so. The defence was, that on the preceding morning the defendant purchased a second-class return ticket to Ton bridge, from London-bridge, intending to come back the same evening. When the train arrived at Tonbridge, he gave his ticket to the policeman on duty there, in order to mark it, or " punch it," as it is termed. In the con fusion, however, created by the arrival of another train, the policeman hurried away, without returning the ticket ; and he (defendant) thinking it would be set right when he returned to the station, mentioned it to the clerk, and while the necessary inquiries were making on the subject, the train he intended to start by left the station, and he was detained at Tonbridge until half-past two that morning, awaiting the express-train, the clerk assuring him that if he paid the fare there, it would be returned to him, on his explanation of the matter at the terminus. He did explain it all at the London-bridge station, and refused to deliver up the ticket without some acknowledgment —having paid double fare—until be saw the secretary. The ticket however was still demanded, and as he refused to part with it, he was seized with vio lence, and in resisting they both fell to tire ground. Mr. OLIVE, addressing a gentleman in attendance on the part of the South-Eastern Company, asked what clause would justify the Act of taking the defendant into custody, for refusing to deliver up his ticket ? The by-laws of the company were produced, by which it appeared a power was given for that purpose ; but Mr. Clive, on referring to the Bth Victoria, chap. 20, said that even suppos'ng it was proved the defendant intended to have defrauded the company by refusing to deliver up his ticket, still he did not think it would justify hie being taken into custody, much less when it did not appear that he had any such intention, but merely wished to retain it, to have a portion of the fare restored to him when the matter would be investigated by the secretary. Under - the circumstances, therefore, he (the magistrate) should dismiss the complaint against the defendant. The defendant's solicitor expressed his client's deter mination to enter an action immediately against the South-Eastern Railway Company, to prevent acts of the above description being perpetrated on the public who travel on their railway. William Staunton, a porter, belonging to the South- Eastern Railway Company, was brought up for his ex amination charged with stealing a live crab out of a basket from Ashford. It appeared that on the arrival of an early train from Ashford on Monday morning, the prisoner, whose duty it was to help to unload the trucks, was observed to have something bulky under his coat. He was followed to the entrance gates by Mr. Shaw, the superintendent, who; suspecting that he had takers something, insisted on an examination, and discovered that he had a large live crab under his coat. The prisoner at first said he only had a few apples, but when the crab was discovered he begged hard for forgiveness, and wanted to replace the crab in the basket from which he had taken it, but he was prevented, and given into custody. Mr. HENRY said that extensive depredations were committed on the prop_lrty intrusted to the company for conveyance, and that an example was intended to be made on a discovery. The magistrate committed the prisoner for trial. MARYLEBONE. William Bardwall, an architect, residing at 49, Great Queen-street, Westminster, was charged with having wifully damaged one of the public baths recently opened in George-street, Euston-square. William Ward, an atteedant on the baths, deposed that on the previous evening he prepared a second-class bath for the prisoner,, and, upon his corning out, witness smelt something unpleasant in the bath. Upon looking in, he found that a great portion of the wall had been blackened, and a part of the enamel of the bath damaged. He then gave directions that the prisoner should be stopped. He considered the damage to have been done , by some very powerful liquid. Sergeant Neeld, 3 S, who was called in, said that he asked the prisoner what he had got in his pocket? to which he replied. " Nothing ; if yoq touch me you shall suffer for it." Witness then searched the prisoner, and found an empty half-phial in one of his pockets, but the prisoner refused to say what it had contained. Mr. Thomas Harris, superintendent of the baths, said that the damage, which was evidently caused by some extremely strong acid, amounted to no less than 41. The act must have been of a wilful nature. Nothing what ever was used in cleaning the baths but soap and water, and the room was perfectly clean before the prisoner went into it. The prisoner said that he had used nothing in the bath but a solution of sulphur, which he was in the habit of washing himself with. He had often been in baths before, but had never been complained of. He denied doing any intentional harm. Other evidence was then given, confirmatory of the pre ceding, in respect to the amount of damage, and the pri soner was ordered to pay 41. He did so, and was liberated. THAMES: On Friday a well-dressed, venerable-looking man, named Aaron Bray, a horse-dealer, was brought before Mr. Ballantine, charged under very novel circumstances with stealing 661., the moneys of Mr. William Pears house, a cowkeeper and job -master. Mr. Pelham appeared for the prosecution, and said his client was a cowkeeper and farmer at Woolwich, and who maintained an establishment at Greenwich, and rented stables in Southwark. On January last the pri soner, who was then in very indigent circumstances, be came acquainted with the prosecutor, who suffered him to hang about his place, and occasionally employed him to bid for horses, and execute various commissions for him. This continued up to the end of August, when Mr. Pearshouse having reason to doubt the prisoner's integrity, and finding that he had been engaged in various disreputable transactions, refused to- employ him any longer, and told him that he had no farther occasion for his services. Mr. Pearshouse saw no more of the prisoner until the 4th of September, when the prisoner called upon him at his stables in Southwark, and said he could introduce him to a purchaser for three horses, and requested him to let • him se!l them. Mr. Pearshouse intimated to Bray that he had been deceived by him so often that he could not intrust him with the sale of any horses; but he had no objection to his (the prosectfter's) som accompanying him to the intended purchaser. The prisoner said he had no wish to interfere in the transaction at all, except to introduce the purchaser, and it was then arranged that Mr. Pearshouse, jun. should pro cee d to Bl ackwell next day with three horses, and meet the prisoner at the The article of the Universal Prussian Galette which premises of Mr. Money Wigram, a ship-b u ild er an d intim a t es the decided sentiments of the Pruostan Go merchant, the intended purchaser. It w as also mos t vernment in, the- question of Schleswig-Holstein, was clearly arranged that Mr. Pearshouse, jun., sh o uld re- copied yesterday into the Berlin Gazette, which draws ceive the money for the horses, if sold. On the follow- the attention of its readers to it, but without adding any ing morning, Mr. Pearshouse, jun., met theprisoner with remarks. " Sir,—i have reseived sixty five pounds for two horses. Shall be most happy for you to appoint one meeting to settel our accounts as Earley as most convenant to you self. I remain your humbl servt AARON BRAY, Sept. 4, 1846. Mr. P , arshouse, Greenwich." Mr. Pelham admitted the receipt of the letter. That was part of n well-concocted scheme of the prisoner, to make it appear there was a debtor and creditor account between him and Mr. Pearshouse. The prosecutor was recalled, and said he never autho rised the prisoner to sell the horses to Mr. Wigram, or receive money for them, and until he heard the cheque wag pail, he considered Mr. Wigram his debtor for 661. The prisoner said the prosecutor had been to the Southwark Police -court, and was informed there by, the magistrate that he had better not give auy one into custody. fir. Pelham said the offence was not committed within the jurisdiction of the Southwark Police -court, and tke prosecutor only went there because he lived i❑ the vici nity of the court. Alter a long discussion, during which the prisoner expressed his gratification that ho was given into Mr. - BALLANTINE doubted whether the prisoner's attorney had given the advice here presented, and ulti mately consented to take bail for the prisoner's appear ance on Tuesday, and directed that Mr. Wigran should be requested to attend on that day. The prisoner said he could send for bail. Mr. Dixon, of the Repository, in Barbican, who was his brother, would bail him. Mr. BALLANTINE would be quite satisfied with Mr. Dixon's bail without any other. The prisoner then made a low bow, wished the ma gistrate a good evening, and was removed to prison. CAPTURE OF A THIEF. en Saturday evening, a gentleman belonging to this evn was returning from Huntingdon in a gig, and on arriving at Fenstanston, about half-past eight o'clock, he was suddenly accosted by a decent-looking woman, who earnestly requested him to stop, and urged him to re ceive into the gig. and to convey to Cambridge, a young man by whom she was accompanied, setting that a scoundrel had just robbed her of very considerable pro perty--that he was not gone above an hour—that she had received information which induced the belief that he had gone to Cambridge, with the view of proceeding by the first train to London, and that it would be of great importance to follow him up, and if possible to overtake him. Overcome by the iirportunities of the woman, who seemed highly respectable, and who was evidently much affected by the loss of her property, the gentleman took up her companion and pursued his way. The story was no fiction. The young man whom our informant received into the gig was brother•in-law of the very worthy woman whose property had been con veyed away, and he stated the particulars of the case` as they drove on together. The man who had ab sconded had been lodging some months in the house of his sister-in-law. lie had worked with a harness maker in Fenstanston. He had come from another part of the country, but had generally conducted him self in such a manner as induced them to treat him with some confidence. During the four months that he had lived in the village, he received board and lodging and various articles of dress, &c , and had promised faith fully- to pay for all when he received his money. On Saturday last he did receive his money and forthwith disappeared, having previously packed up and conveyed away the whole of his very limited property, increased however in bulk and in value by several articles which were net, his own. This was the man whom he was now in pursuit of. Our friend, on learning these parti culars, recommended that they should call at the first public-house. They did so, and were given to under stand that the knight of the harness had indeed been there, and had left about a quarter of an hour. The travellers proceeded with the lull resolution of calling at the next public-house. The night was very dark, and it was only by such means that they could hope to dis cover the object of their search. As they approached the next house of refreshment, the landlord and the •identical runaway himself came to the door. The latter at once recognised the brother-in-law of his late land. lady, and entreated to be allowed to proceed, protesting that he would surrender on the spot all the money which he had in his , possession. This offer was not accepted. The young man (the brother-in-law) had been in the police force - at Cambridge, and knew some thing of, the business on which he happened to be em ployed. Nothing would do but that the runaway gen tleman should go back. To this unwelcome retrocession the latter at length consented, and both, before retracing their steps, retired into the inn to have a glass of beer with the landlord, who was not a little surprised at the sudden and unexpected capture Of the temporary guest. At this point our friend, who had evidently done one good action' that evening, proceeded on his way to Cambridge, and how the matter has been settled, we cannot tell. B ut perhaps we have - omitted the strangest part of th e t ransaction. It is a singular fact that the hindlerd ( w h o k new nothing of the miscreant, except that he had stated his desire to reech Cambridge speedily) had hurried with him to the door, on hearing the sound of wheels, to get him, if possible, accom modated in the same manner as his pursuer had been ; so that our friend in the gig, if be had not conveyed the one, would probably have been prevailed upon to do that office for the other. Providentially, it so happened that instead of assisting a rogue to escape, he was the means of overtaking him. He was altogether an instrument in the hands of Providence. Actuated only by kindly motives, he might have done evil, but it just so happened that he did good; and we trust the worthy woman will have her own, and that the rogue will get what he m erits.—Cambridge paper. 1 FIRE ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—On Wednesday evening a fire broke out in one of Mr. Cheat's vans, which was attaelh•d to the mixed train from Exeter. It-was first discovered after the train left Ealing, a few minutes before eight o'clock, and after j'neffectual efforts to subdue th e fl atnes , i t was considered advisable to detach the van from the train, near the Junction of the West London Railway. The inhabitants in the vicinity of Kensal gre en l ent their assistance to extinguish the fire, but their efforts proved unavailing. The contents of the van were consumed, excepting two barrels of ale. The cash-box and invoices cannot be found, so it is to be presumed they have b.ett destr6yed. The origin of the fire has not been ascertained. DREADFUL FIRE IN SWEDEN. —The whole of tLe buildings, tools, and materials for working the silver mines of Sala, about 20 leagues north-west of Stovk holm, were destroyed by fire in the night of the 26th ult., causing a loss estimated at a,000.000 francs, and putting 2,000 men out of employ.—Galigna n i. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, SEPT. 18.—A large business has been done in sweets this week, and prices coritintue to ha, e rather an upward ter4.ncy. The rum market is quiet, but there is not much offering. —Bristol Mercuq. - A GANG OF SkV DLEIRS._ CAUTION TO MANUFACTITHMS. From the following particulars we are led to believe that a family who have or many years been " dropping upon" the merchants-(,f Manchester, with great assiduity and no less success,' are trying another district and another name. Ileving occasion to call on a friend, at Littleborough, on business, Thursday, our informant found that a person of respectable apeearance had been there passit g himself off as Mr. Henry, of' the firm of James Henry and Co., of this town, and, under such pretence, obtaining samples of goods manufactured at Littleborough and in the neighbourhood, which, on being obtained, were taken to a car he had with Lim and car ried away. Two cases were made out distinctly in which this bad been accomplished, and there is little doubt that the parties victimised are net the only sufferers, though at present other cases have not come to light. In one of these instances an ineoice of the goods was received, and thus the affair assumed the complexion of a contract debt, but in the other there was no such invoice passed, and, therefore, a piece of swindlieg was complete. In the one case four pieces of flannels, worth about 81. or 101., 'sere obtained ; in the other, three pieces of finer texture, worth about 11/. or 121. One of the persons who had thus unvvil tingly given up his goods to this Mr. Henry, determined to pursue the fellow, and tracked him, in company with a friend who entered into his feelings heartily, and a police officer, to Halifax, where the scheme developed itself. There the gang (for there can be no doubt of more than one individual "conducting the business") had, about five weeks ago, taken a ware house in a back street, but so situated with respect to a main street, that in speaking of it they could say it was behind such a street, naming a well• known thoroUgh fare, and thus gain a further appearance of respecta. bility of position from the locality of the ware house. This place Mr. Henry had had five weeks, and had scarcely entered or been seen in it five times ,since he t oo k it , an d when examined, it was quite empty, the sample goods having taken their departure to other premises. Further inquiries showed that there was another firm (suspected to be the same) carrying on an equally advantageous business, and their warehouse too was empty: in this second case the faci lities for transfer of goods were greater than in the first, for there was a back door, which the other premises had riot. But the enterprising fellows had not confined their attention to Lancashire only, but seem to have practised to some extent upon the unwary among the manufac tures at Nottingham, from which place large and heavy bundles of lace and hosiery have been received per railway. With the material thus obtained a shop was opened for the sale of bankrupt stock, and an old woman was employed to dispose of it; but this ramification of their scheme has been closed, having no doubt proved a highly profitable concern for the two months it was open. One link in the chain of circumstantial evidence proving these to be a pack of swindlers at work, is the great eagerness displayed to get the various parcels into their hands as they arrived per rail. A person was on the spot almost always, and teased the railway porters no little respecting the goods, so much so, indeed, that it is a wonder that in a town like Halifax suspicion was not ex cited, and the motions of the worthies watclsed. That they are adepts at their work, and determined to stop at nothing to compass their end, is proved by the manner in which they victimised a too-confiding member of a religious body. The unwitting man was called upon, business was transacted, and an invite to breakfast given and accepted ; the table was well spread, and, as it was the host's practice to ask a blessing upon his food, the swindler, knowing his man, with all the coolness imagin able, gratified the honest soul, by stringing together for the occasion a number of very appropriate terms, eat his breakfast, and then walked off with his ill gotten sem ples. These are the particulars we hive at present, but we understand the matter is in the hands of the indefa tigable gentlemen who conduct the business of the Man chester Guardian Society ; and we would further im press upon our contemporaries in Halifax, Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, Nottingham, Derby, and other manu facturing towns, the duty of making the circumstances known, If the party are they whom we suspect them to be, wo know them well ; they are very old birds—in common parlance, they know a point or two, and are not likely to be caught readily, so that the greatest security t t h o e m e a t: o u i f d a i c i t l re g o r f s ass a be found connex connexion with sucsuch p cautiousness,ers9n persons.- d Manchester Courier of Friday. MONDAY mortNriNer, SEPTEMBER 21, 1 A4d, on Tuesday evening last, went to see her husband, and speak to hra rpm the subject. Upon seeing him the defendant commenced abusine , him in the most unmea sured language, and charged him with having, in com pany with a respectable cow-keeper in the neighbour hood, taken her - from her own house to a house of ill fame in Westminster, when both of them treated her in a brutal manner, and threatened to run her through with a knife. Her statement, in so far as he, witness, was concerned, was a gross fabrication, es he could prove, if necessary, that on the night she had mentioned, namely the Bth of May last, as that upon which the out rage had been'committed, he had a party at his house to celebrate his birthday, and had not been away from home for a single moment. The defendant, who had frequently interrupted the complainant, and it was difficult to keep quiet, replied that his conduct to her had been scandalous, and that he knew it. A lodger in the house and a police-constable deposed to the defendant being an habitual drunkard, and that in the first instance she had accused other parties than Mr. Powell and the cowkeeper of being her abductors and the authors of the outrage upon her. - The husband of the defendant expressed it to be his opinion that his wife's statement was true, but the Mag;strate, on the contrary, remarked that when the applicatien was made to him two or three days ago by the defendant's husband, he thought the statement ex ceedingly improbable, and that the defendant must have been labouring under some delusion. He was now con firmed in that impression, and it was his opinion that she had been removed from the Peckham Asylum a great deal too soon. Mr. Powell said he had been subject to great annoy ance by the strange fancies of the defendant, and he feared he should be subjected to much more unless she was restrained by his wor,hip. Mr. ELLiorr at first ordered the defendant to find bail, but findinc , the extraordina r y excesses s h e pro ceeded to in the Court, he desired that she might be at once taken to the Lambeth workhouse with a view to her being sent back to the Peckham Asylum. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY OF BANK NOTES.—John Coffin, who was described as a law stationer, was finally examined, and fully committed for trial, on a charge of stealing 501. in bank notes, the property of Mr. Davis, a law stationer in Castle-street, Holborn. The brief facts of the case were these:—On the 21st of last month, the prosecutor played the part of Richard the Third at an amateur performance at the Bower Saloon, Stangate, and in changing his dress, had left six five pound notes, and two for ten pounds each in the pocket of his tights. The prisoner, who acted as prompter, was in the dressing room at the time the prosecutor changed his dress, and absconded the following day. On Friday week he was apprehended near Ware, in Herefordshire, and upon being searched, two of the stolen notes, namely, one for five and the other for ten pounds were found in his pos session. three fine horses at Blackwell, and, at the request of Bray, they were put int o Mr. Wigram's st ibles until that gentleman appeared, when the horses wero exhi bited, and trotted up and down the stable yard. Bray was very attentive to Mr. Wi.,erarn, who, of course, from his high character, believed that the transaction was a fair and honest one. Mr. Pearshouse, jun., was kept in the background, and had no opportunities of conversing with Mr. k) igram, who ultimately agreed to purchase two of the horses, one for 341, and the other for 321. Bray then came to Mr. Pearshouse, jun., and announced that Mr. Wigram had choien, two horses, and mentioned the price. Mr. Pearshouse, jun., heard the bargain struck, and was satisfied on seeing the horses put into Mr. Wigram's stables. Atter Bray had been into Mr. Wig iam's counting-house, he returned to Mr. Pearshouse, Jun., and said Mr. Wigram had no time to write out a cheque f or p ayment of the horse s then, but would do so on the following Thursday, at ten o'clock. Young Pearshouse then returned to town with the horse that was unsold ; and, on the day and hour ap pointed, he again presented himself at Blackwell to re ceive the money, not doubting 'that the horses had been fairly parted with on his firther's.account. He found the prisoner waiting outside Mr. Wigrarn's, house, and he stated that Mr. Wigram was very busy and had gone away in a hurry, and that be would send the cheque for 156/. to Mr. Pearshouse, sen., on that or the following day. The young man was ultimately persuaded by the prisoner to return to town without the money ; and the prosecutor, having waited for two days without receiving any communication from Mr. Wigram, waited on that gentleman, and ascertai ne d t h at t h e prisoner had received the cheque on the Thursday morning, previous to Mr. Pearshouse. jun., arriving at Blackwall, and that he had been paid the amount at the banker's. Mr. Pearshouse, son., had thus been deprived of his horses and his money too. It did occur to him (Mr. Pelham) that there was a constructive stealing of the horses, or that Mr. Pearshouse had been defrauded of 66/. by means of a silo fairly brought about in the first-instance. Ile ought to state, that it would be, perhaps, set up in defence that the prosecutor was indebted to the prisoner, and that he appropriated the money in payment of the debt, but. he could assure the Bench that there was no account be tween them at all.' Mr. Pearshouse was not very anxious to sell the horses, but, thinking there were some remains of honesty in the prisoner, he allowed him to introduce a purchaser to his son. Mr. Wigram thought he was dealing entirely with Bray. Mr. Pearshouse, sen., and his son gave evidence at length, exactly supporting the statt merit of the soli citor: and added that Bray represented, aft,r the pur chase of the two horses.was completed, that Mr. Wigram wanted to purchase three more horses on the following Thursday, but no sale was then effected. Mr. BALLANTINE inquired what had become of the two horses in question, and Was informed they were shipped in one of Mr. Wigram's vessels, bound to Ca cutta. After a long discussion between the magistrate and the solicitor respecting the way in which the charge could be shaped, Mr. BALLANTINE said, there was no false pretence about obtaining the horses or selling them. There was a fair barter. The representation made by the prisoner was fair and honest, as far as the sale of the horses was concerned. Mr. Wigrain, however, cculd only have understood he was dealing with Bray, to whom he gave the cheque, and then came the dishonest part of the transaction. The prisoner said he had not got the cheque in his possession on the Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, though it had been paid to him an hour previous, and he induced Mr. Pearshouse, jun.. to return to London on the under,tanding that the cheque should be forwarded next day to his father at Greenwich. The case was not without its difficulties, but the charge upon which he should ca!l the prisoner for his defence was for stealing 68/. The prisoner, with a self-confident air, as if he was conducting an ordinary business transaction, said he had a very few words to say until he saw Mr. Foster, his solicitor, of Jermyn-street, under whose advice he had acted in retaining the money fur a large debt owing to him by Mr. Pe arshause. He should say the prosecutor owed him 100/. Mr. Pelham denied that his client owed the prisoner a sixpence, and said that Mr. Pearshouse had been a benefactor to the prisoner and kept him from starving, and he had now ungratefully turned round upon him. The prisoner said that Mr. Foster told him to do ex actly as he had done ; in fact, he had acted under his directions, and he wished to send for him. Mr. %Viol-am recognised no one but him in the transaction. He hoped he should be allowed to send for his attorney. Mr. BALLANTINE said the prisoner might send for his attorney, but he certainly should not wait for him. If Mr. Pearshouse did owe the prisoner 100/., he had no right to take his money. If one man owed another 1001., he would have no right to go to the desk or cash-box of his debtor, and take the amount away. The prisoner, with a free and easy manner, said he was an agent, paying and receiving money on account of Mr. Pearshouse. He would admit receiving the cheque and obtaining cash for it. He had written to Mr, Pearshouse to that effect. The letter was to the follow. ing Effect POISONINGS AT CLAY ADJOURNED TYQUEST. —The adjourned inquest into the deaths of Joseph and James Chesham, the children alleged to have been poisoned by their mother, was re sumed on Saturday morning at half-past ten o'clock, before C. C. Lewis, E.sq , the coroner, at the Fox and Hounds. The following evidence was adduced, in addition to that which has already appeared in The Sun, respecting this sinolar case: = 11{rs Ann Deardes Was recalled—She had omitted to state that one day as she was passing Chesham's house, the accused woman - accosted her, and said, " I connt I shall soon hang upon Chelmsford gallows, and he buried beneath it." This was after the death of -the children. Since that event Mrs. Chesham had - appeared wild' and comical. Her eyes always appeared as though they were starting out of her head, and. she was constantly crying about her boys. Charles Cole, a labourer, was called, and manifested great reluctant: to being sworn, repeatedly declaring that he' "Know'd nothing about it." Having at length been prevailed upon, he deposed, in answer to the coro ner, that he had had some conversation with John Chrsharn, the second son of the accused woman, but what passed on that occasion " had quite slipped oat of his memory." James Low, a ratcatcher, repeated his testimony that the woman Chesham had asked. hi:n 'fcr some ar&snir, but whether that was before or after the death of the children he could not recollect, although he thought it was before. Ile (lid no; give her any, because he thought he should not get paid for it. A juror asked the surgeon who had attended the boys whether he had ever given the accused woman reason to believe that the boys had died from inflammation of the lungs ?—The surgeon said lie had not. Susan Green sated that on the Thursday night, pre vious to the last_sitting of the jury, she heard the boy John Chesham taik to Cole about the evidence he was to give on the inquest. The boy_ replied, "Oh, I know what to say, for my master has told me." Cola works at Mr. Thomas Newnorts.—(Sensation.) The boy John Chesham was confronted with.the wit ness, and denied that he made. such a statement. Ile said, " Cole spoke to me , and told me to mind what I , said at the inquest. I uad:. no reply." No persuasion or threats could induce him to say another word on the - • subject. CORONER—It is very evident .to me that you have been tampered with in the most unjustifiable manner, and it is confidently stated that your mister is the person who has interfv red with you. It appears that your master is - a person named Wisbey, and at the present moment sitting in this room as a member of the jury. Mr. Wisbey declared that he had said nothing to the , boy further than counselling him• to tell the truth. Mr. Spencer, a juryman, said—Mr. Wisbey, it seems to me that you allowed your servant to take a liberty with you which no servant of mine would dare to take with me. When that boy, John Chesham, left this room on the last inquiry, he touched you on the Om, looked up in your face, and smiled. You then said, " Well done, boy, you did it very well."—(Much sensation among the jury.) CORONER (to Wisbey)—l have no doubt you made that remark to the boy, and that could not have been done without an object. .It was a strong remark to make, because it was the con v i c ti on o f a ll present that the oy had committed perjury. Has any one men tioned the subject to you ? Wishey—No. CORONER—Not either of (she New Ports ? Wisbey— No ; I never spoke to them on the swject, • CORONER—Have you riot been up there occasionally of an evening to tdk about this subject ? Wisbey— Yes, I may have been up there to talk about it sometimes. CORONER—Was anything said about the boy ? Wisbey—Not that I re.colect. A Juror—Did Thomas Newport say anything about arsenic.? Wisbey—Yes, he said something about it, but I forgo; wha'. Mr. Spencer, a juryman, expressed his conviction that the conduct of Wisbey had been di,gracefitl, and that his criminality had been increased by the fact that as a jur,r' he had sworn t,) do justice. Mrs. Chesham, the mother Of the accused woman, upon being recalled, dechired that she had never said she was not going to tall the jury all she knew about the deaths of the two boys. Mr. Spencer, a juror (a:7dressing the witness), said— Mr. Newport told we you had said so in the presence of fifty people. Mrs. Chesham—lt is false, and Mr. Newport dares not come here and make that statement while I am present. The CCIONER said it now became his duty to offer to the jury a few observations respecting the very import ant and mysterious inquiry in which they hail been en gaged, prior to the consideration of their verdict. They had it clearly proved that the deceased Joseph Chesham died on the 19th January, 1845, and his brother James on the 22d J anuar y, b ut t h ree d ays afterwards. It had also been crovod beyond dispute that both these ehildren had died.from the effects of arsenic, and it would be the duty of the jury, if pos,ible, to say how - or by whom the poison had been administered. The evidence having been read ever, the Court was cleared, and the jury remained for a long time in deli beration, when The CORONER said—From certain circumstances 'which have hcen disclosed, and of which until just now I was perfectly ivaorant, the jury as well as myself-feel that a furth:r adjournment is necessary, in order that evidence'may be obtained, which will in all probability prove of a very important and conclusive character. The investigation was adjourned fur five weeks. TREATIVI.ENT OF THE POOR IN ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE. 'The inquiry into the alleged ill-treatment of some of the inmates of St. Pancras workhouse was resumed on F i ay, by adjournment from Tuesday last, before the directors and guardians of the poor of the parish. The members of the board were engaged in the trans action of ordinary parish business until two o'clock, when the investigation was resumed. Mr. C. E. Wag staff, churchwarden, presided. Several members of the 'vestry were present. The district medical officers of the parish had been summoned to attend this meeting, and the board at once proceeded to hear their statements. Mr. Harrison, one of the district surgeons, was the first witness examined. He stated that, having looked through the diet table,- he considered there could be no objection to it, provided the feed was of the best quality. His attention had been particularly drawn to the dietary table for the paupers in the refractory ward; and he must say, though they deserved some punishment, that he did not think it prudent to de prive them of animal food altogether. (Some con versation here took place between Mr. Harrison and several members of the board, in the course of which it appeared that Mr. Harrison had misunderstood the re gulations of the refractory ward. His impression was that the inmates of that ward were altogether deprived of animal food, but it was explained that the refractory paupers received only 4cz. of meat three times a week, while the other inmates of the house received 6 )z.) He should say that the suspension of meat rations was de cidedly prejudicial to health. He did not think there was much to complain of in the present dietary, sup posing the port i ige, the butter, and the cheese, were of the best quality. The allowance 'was not great, but it was enough to keep people in .health, If the milk por ridge was good, he did not know but that the allowance was sufficient ; if it was of bad quality, he would say de cidedly that the quantity allowed was not enough. He had heard that the milk porridge in the house was thin; that only a quart of dairy milk was allowed to six quarts of oatmeal. If that were the case it was not milk porridge, but water-porridge. With regard to the beef, a great deal depended upon the manner in which it was served up ; whether it was well cooked or not sufficiently cooked. It appeared that the inmates generally had beer allowed on the days when they had meat and potatoes. His opinion was that it would be advisable to allow them beer on the days when they had no meat. Mr. HoweeTre—Do you consider, when persons have grossly misconducted themselves, and when no work is exacted from them, that it would be prejudicial to their health to keep them for one vie els on the dietary of this workhouse, without meat ?—I should say, as far as that week goes, that such a,course would be d ec id e dl y pre . judicial. If they commenced the week in good health, they would be far more likely to be unwell than well at its termination. It might not be prejudicial in every case, but, generally speaking, I think it would be so. Mr. Howenear—l want to know whether you think that the health of refractory, able-bodied, and healthy paupers would be injured by depriving them of two ounces of meat on alternate de - 3s should say it would be decidedly injurious to their health. In answer to a question from Mr. T. H. Smith, Mr. Harrison stated that he had not -seen the " sheds" in welch the refractory paupers were confined, and at the request of the board he proceeded to inspect them. Mr. Erasmus Wilson, consulting surgeon to the parish, was then examined—He said, if the food of the inmates of the workhouse is, bond fide, what is represented in the diet table, I consider it very excellent diet, with one ex ception. I think the broth might be improved by mix ing peas with the barley. The Guirnmeet—ln the refractory ward a reduction of two ounces is made in the allowance of meat, which is served to the paupers three times a week. Do you think that could be prejudicial to the health of the pau pers?---I thisk if the broth were better, if it were made more nutritive end palatable, there could be no objection -to such a reduction. Mr. Iloweent—Do you think any injury would re sult to paupers who had been guilty of misconduct by depriving them, for three alternate - days in one week of two ounces of meat daily, substituting four ounces of potatoes?—l should say if the other articles of food mentioned in the diet table were of good quality, there could be no objection to such a reduction in the allow ance of meet for one week; but all other articles ought to be of good quality. Mr. Wilson then suggested that the paupers should have a larger amount of milk and sugar. He consi dered that the dimunition of the allowance of meat for one weep: would not have an injurious effect "on the health of a growing girl or boy, provided •their other diet was good; but he did not think it a judicious mode of punishment. Mr. Harrison recalled —I have seen the place called the " shed," and I was agreeably surprised at its ap pearance. I expected to find a much more inferior place. I think, however, that it ought to be two or three feet higher. The bed-room in the women's shed is decidedly objectionable. I think there is nothing to complain of as to the meet's rooms. The women's bed room is not a fit place for any one to sleep in; the wall is damp for a con4iderable distance on both sides of the fire-place, and about the fire-place itself. - Mr. Curteis, a district surgeon, stated—The dietary of this house is much superior to that of the generality of similar establishments. I find that throe pints pf por ridge a day are allowed fur each individual. -- Now, if one ounce and a half of oatmeal is allowed to a pint of porridge, that is more than is allowed by the Poor law Commi , zsioners, and not far below the allowance at the Naval Asylum at Greenwich. I think it is injudi cious to diminish the allowance of food to paupers in the shed, becau-e persons suffering punishment, and who are in a state of depression, require more stimulating food than free men. Mr. HowAnTrt said it was unjust to suppose that the system of separation adopted in the house was regarded as a [node of punishment, Mr. Curteis understood that the inmates of the refrac tory ward consich red they were regarded as an inferior class to the paupers in the house. Mr. E. Wilson, who, since his previous examination, had visited the sheds, was here recalled, and examined, by the CHAIRMAN —Ile said, I cons id er t h at the rooms in -the refractory ward, especialty the men's working room, are very ill ventilated. The women's sleeping room is very damp, and it appeared to me "that this dampness arose from defective draining. I think the women's bed-room is much too low, considering the number of persons who occupy it. Mr. Todd, a district surgeim, stated that he found the porridge made fur the paupers was not milk-porridge, but a kind of water-gruel, without much milk. It' they gave the paupers water-gruel, they ought to use oatmeal ground more coarsely than that which they now used. He had lived upon oatmeal-porridge, taking also half a pint of milk in the morning, for eight successive years, without tasting animal food. He had gone round the wards to-day. Some of the paupers had made com plaints about the food. He had told them they filled out their clothes so well that they could not be on low diet. He did not think that it persons were put on low diet for ems week it would be prejudicial to their health. By Mr. T. 11. S MITH —I have visited two apartments called the " sheds." My opinion is, that there is not a workshop in this metropolis half so good as the men's shed, though a little better venti lation would make "it cooler. I never was in a workshop in this city where there was half the comforts the men have in the shed. The working room of the women is rather low, but still there is good ventilation. I looked into their bed-room. There is a dampness in the corner which ought not to exist in a sleeping apartment. I consider that a sleeping-room ought not to be below the level of the ground. Mr. T. H. Sulam thought ,the master of the work house, or the surveyor, ought to have informed the board of the condition of the women's room.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Curteis was recalled, and stated that he had been to see the rooms occupied by the refractory paupers. It appeared to him that the work-room did very well. They d:d no t eppear to want air there, but that must, of course, dep en d i n a great measure on th e number 0 persons who might be in the apartment. If the ceiling were higher th e v e ntill a ti on wou ld be tough b e tt er , his opinion, from the number of beds in the sleeping room, the accommodation in that respect was very de fective. In the hospitals a cube of nine feet was allowed for each individnal ; but the room to which he referred was about 30 feet long by 17 or 18 feet wide, and some times 27 or 28 persons were crowded into it. According to the practice at the hospitals, that room ought not to contain more than six individuals. Mr. Johnson, district surgeon, stated that if the pre scribed dietary were perfectly carried out be could not see much objection to it. He did not think, if persons were deprived of meat diet for a week, their other allow ance of food :remaining the same, that such a course would be prejudicial to health. He had been in the men's working room, and it was a great deal better than the generality of workshops in London. , Mr. Harrison recalled—The room in which a number of the old female paupers lived was very damp. Mr. T. H. Cooper, the parish surgeon, was again called, and said he thought, if the prescribed dietary was uniformly and properly carried out, that it would be amply sufficient for the maintenance of the poor. He concurred in the recommendation of Mr. Wilson, that an allowance of' peas should be made to the paupers. He had before stated that it not unfrequently happened that a large portion of the four ounces of meat given to the refractory paupers three times a week consisted of fist, and he hoped the board would not rest satisfied with hie statement, but that they would appoint a committee to inquire into the facts. Mr. HowanTir here objected to Mr, Cooper's proceed ing with any further statement. Mr. Cooper said, as other medical men had been re quested to give their opinions on particular points he thought he ought t o h ave an opportunity of expressing his opinions on those subjects. In answer to Mr. BRAY, Mr. Cooper stated that he had from time to time found diseases existing among the paupers in the sheds, which probably arose from their confinement. Mr. flowenTit• considered that the evidence of the medical officers was teken to-day with a view to ascer tain whether the complaints made by Mr. Coop er , on Tut sday, were well founded or not, in order that if those complaints were borne out the board might make some alteration in the dietary tables. He did not, however, think it fair that Mr. Cooper should be allowed to come ment on the evidence which} had been given by the other Medical gentlemen. Mr. Cooper denied that he had attempted to make any comments on the evidence of the medical witnesses who had been examined. Mr. Bird, surveyor to the parish, was then called, at the request of Mr. 'T. H Smith, and stated that it was two or three years since lie saw the rooms in which the refractory women were kept, and that he knew nothing whatever of the cause of the, dampness of those:apart ments. Mr. HOWARTH observed, that at the former investi gation, Mr. Cooper had complained that when he men tion d the fact of the women washing , themselves in the chamber utensils, he was told by the master of the wozk house $0 1191 d his tongue and mind his shop. Mr. CooPeZ A 0) ON THE SECRET IN FIRMITIES OF YOUTH ,-- MATURITY. WITH TIVENTY-FIVE COLOURED 'ENGRAVINGS' Tie Just published, Sixte en th Thousand, in a sealed enveloped ( ;np; 2s. fid., or post paid, t o any address, for 3s. 6d. In Postage 3 or Pva-office Order. at lse Q ELF- PRESERVATION : A Medical Tr e ,„ 11 I," on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and l‘f e `,":l.l Illustrated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the •Ar_;' ,ooi Physiology, and Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive u rg w ilii explaining their various structures, uses, and functions and Sh° t ber the injuries that are produced in them, by solitary habits, stej.A.olti, excesses. With Practical Observations on the Treatment of l'''' ast Debility, Local and C onst i tutional Weakness, and other diseas e the Urethra. Ey SAMUEL LA'MERT, CONSULTING SURGEON , .9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; z ,conprldi Matriculated Member of the U niversity of Edinburgh. i. to Member of the Lond on H ospital Medical Society, UMW.' Apothecaries' Hall, London, Sze., Ste. CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE. d an Ci4 CHAP'FER 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hill-r,,,, and Obligations, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Un i° `.tifit CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Genera l Organs, Mental and their functions, die and secreti t up on, proving that p Physical Powe r are pendanpon their healthy eCf o to — CHAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effects 00 ,1 0 0 Animal Economy; the co ncea l e d cause of Debility of the flute` t he of the Stomach, L ungs , an d Brain, and general weakness °f ou tD Mental Faculties. CHAPTER 4. On the Secret Disorde and Mtu arity, and the Treatment of Nervou s and Local rs Weakti`a r ; Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—CHAPTERS 5 and 6 .,, the Disorders arising from indiscriminate Excess, GonaorD.- Gleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of the Urethra. 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Pines, English, 6 s p er lb ; Melons Dutc h , 2s to 4s each; t ditto, 18s per dozen, Peaches and Nectarines, dozen; Plums 4s to 7s per half sieve; Hothouse Grail s ; to to 6s; and out-door ditto, 4d to is per lb. • Apples, 6s 18s per bushel ; French Beans, 2s to 2s 6d ' per ha" —",; Cucumbers, is to se; and Artichokes, is to 2s per dlitio Potatoes, 4s to 8s per cwt; white Cabbages, ls; ancidozen red, 2s to 4s per dozen ; Greens, Is to 2s per dose; bunches; Celery, ls, and Horseradish, 2s to 3 8 per bundle;ion* Mushrooms 2s, and Mulberries, 6d to 8d per P ottle; 9, a ips, 48 per bushel; Spinach, 33 6d per junk; Carrots and ' 4d to 8d per dozen bunches. 8s to 18s PI NEIVGATE AND ILEADENI"rir prices. Prime Meat was in good request, at Otherwise, the demand was in a sluggish st y :l e t: Y . .2s 8d to as 8d; Mutton, 38 6d to 4s 8d; ~ 5s 8d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, '' s Lamb, 4s 8d to 4s 10d iid to to 6s ; Geese, 4S to per 81bs, by the carcase. Turkeys 49 Rabbits, Is 2d 0 to 7s ; Ducks, is 8d to 2s 8d; Tame Beef, from 363 to s is 8d: Pige ons , 6d to 8d each ; Boast i ng Pi gs , 8s each ; S urre y Fowls, 6s to 8s; ditto Chickens, 4s 6d ; Barn-door Fowls, 3s to 4s 8d per couple. Egg' s ', English, 6s 8d t o 8 s per 100. Fresh Butter, 10d to I s per lb. Partridges, is 2d to is 8d ; Hares, 2s to 3a 601 Leverets, 2 , 3 to 3s; and Grouse, is 6d to 2s 6d each. NEWPORT- Beef from 2s 10d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8a ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 8d; Veal, Ss 10d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 3 3 8d to 48 10d per Blbs. XIIIMINGSGATE. The supplies of Fish on sale to-day were somewhat exten sive, y e t the general demand was steady, at full prices. WHITECIIAPZZ. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s Sil ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 45 8d; 3s LaBd mb to 4s 10d pe r Sib s. 4s 8d to .5s 8d; Veal, 3 s 8d to 4 s 8d ; an d Fork, B The prices of Wheaten Bread iD n. the metropolis are front 8d to Bid ; of Household ditto, 6d to 7id per 41bs loaf. ITZDE IV/412RWL Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d per lb ; do. 641 b to 721 b, to 314 ; do. 721 b 801 b, 3d to 31.2 d ; do. 801 b to 881 b, 3%t0 to 4d ; do. 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 444 ; do. 961 b to 1041 b, sd; Calf Skins, each, 4s to 6s ; Porn Hides, 13s; Polled Sheep 2s 441 to 3s; Downs.and Half-breds, 2s 2d to 2s Lambs, 2s 4d to 3s. Y MANUMETIS. SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 5 s to 41: NOV dit to 2/ 8s to 31 12 s ; Ol d Clover, 4/ 16s to 5/ lOs ; New ditto• o 15s to 4/10 3; O at S traw, 1/ 8s to 11 lOs; Wheat Straw, ll v to 1/ 12s per load. Trade dull, at barely late rates. CUILBERLAND.—OId Meadow H a y," 31 8s to 41 ; vot ditto, 21 lOs to 3[ 12s ; Old Clover, 4/ lOs to 61 8s ; New L it yi , tt' ' 3/ lOs to 4/ 10 s; O at Straw, 1/ 9s to 1/ lls; Wheat St'"„ir 3112 s to 1113 s p er l oad. A full average supply, and a be a '' demand. WHITECHAPEL—OId Meadow Hay, 31 53 to 41; Neir d Y t° ' ditt° ' 21 lOs to 31 10 s; Old C lover, 4/ lOs to 5/12s; N ew 3110 s to 4115 s ; O a t S traw, 1183 to 1/10s; Wheat Six - " 11 10, to 1112 s per load. Supply good, and trade dull, ADVERTI SEMENT j --A N OBLE DuKE AND uo; LOWAY'S Pmts.—Professor Holl6 4ay I:as lately been honoured he the personal th an k s of one of the most reno wned dukes t realm, who (like the Earl of Aldborough) has been cured of a 11 a , and stomach • complaint of some years' standing, attended 1 7,,,t great weakness an d debility, by the means of Holloway's celebrs Pills, and this after physician's skill was tried in vain. r j r ?F i eir paralysis, asthm a , and diseases of the lungs have nearly ai l origin in diso r d ere d livers and stomachs, which a few timely u ° 3 d of Holloway's Pi ls will cure.—Sold by all dealers in medicines , at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. At East Dene, the Lady Jane Swinburne of a daughter On the 13th i ns t., in Tub-tell-park-road, ' Upper HolloWeP Mrs. W. H. Ebbs, of a daughter. On the 16th inst., in Spring -gardens, Mrs. Witt, of a e¢ ' On the 17th i ns t, at S tockwell -crescent, Clapham, Dd b ' Davis Sims, of a daughter. On the 17th inst., Mrs. Turpin, jun., of Grosvenor-at: o4 Camberwell -road, of a daughter. Oii the 17th inst., Mrs. David Berlandina, of Dune° terrace, Islington, of a boy. MARRIED. On the 16th inst., at St. Giles's, Camberwell, Mr. Charie r Sanderson, of Union-terrace, Peckham, to Miss C. F. Ras-e' also of Union-terrace. On the 17th inst., at St. John's, Stratford, Mr, Haimit„h Leicester, to Elf za b et h, youngest daughter of Mr. Joger- Wright, of the same place. DIED. At Road, Somersetsbi re , Elizabeth Bamfi e ld, relict o f th e late Daniel , Bamfield, Esq., of St. Ives, Cornwall. On the 13th inst., a t H omewOod, Ripley, Surrey, geld Coverdale Eatwell, only daughter of Captain W. Eatwefl o f On the 14th inst., at Burwash, Sussex, the infant soi l the Rev. John Turner. Alrara On the 14th inst., at Red-hill, near Edgeware, Mr. E.— Hull, of Wardour-street, Soho, aged 43. At her residence, St. James's-cottage, 13rightunp-- Araelik Kent . third daughter of the late Dr. Davies, offLewisham, and Lon.lon: Printedi , ublished by AfI7RDO YOUNG. of o Strand, Printer, at The Su n Office, N 0.112, Strand, In the preci> of the Savoy, in tlzo Vokuity of Middlesex, on MOWN' goe tember 21, 1846. II ,~ kg, rriJ, viii the tny