The Sun. — London, England, 1846-08-24 00:00:00

RA MAYA Y COMMITTEES. (SATURDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. W.ANOHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.) Did not think opposing landowners whohad made arrange *rents with the Manchester and Southampton, could ex pect the Great Western to pay the expense of their opposi tion. It was customary for agents to solicit landowners to oppose Bills to '• stir them up to a sense of their grievances." Re-examined by Mr. TALBOT—The narrow gauge was in tended to be laid down on the lines he had mentioned, with the view of completing the narrow gauge communication north and south. This closed the case on the part of the opposition. Mr. Russell was cross-examined at great length by Mr. Sergt. WRANGHAM—The Great Western Company had given directions to lay down the narrow in conjunction with the broad gauge on the Oxford and Rugby and on the Gloucester line. Did not think it was reason , ..ble to expect the Great Western to pay the expenses of opposing landlords who had made engagements with the proposed line. It was also the custom to canvass landowners to oppose, "to stir them up to a sense of their grievances." _ _ This closed the 6' 4 3e1 on the part of the opponents of the Bill. Lord More'remeee said he had consulted Lord Clarendon last evening with respect to a letter sent by the Board of Trade to the Great Western Company, calling upon them to lay down the narrow gauge on the lines referred to. He stated that that communication should have any effect upon the investigation in which their Lordships were engaged. Mr. Sergeant WRANGII.I3I then proceeded to address the Committee in reply. He said it was not his intention at that late period of the se.:sion, when all who had been en gaged in similar inquiries for the last seven months were mentally and physically es.hatisted, to address them at any great length in reply to the opposition. The issue which the Committee had to try was confined within an extremely narrow compass. They sought to construct a line extending for ninety miles from Cheltenham to Southampton, and sixty miles from Swind on t o th e same po i nt, t h e latter portion, of which was utterly devoid of that railway commu nication which other portions of the island possessed, the persons residing and carrying on business in which had their exertions crippled, the transmission of their goods to the consuming districts, and the supply of articles which they required from them, almost cut. off. His Learned Friend had not made out anything like a case for the rejection of the measure. 'Both Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Bidder, whose experience was moat extensive, and whose opinions were entitled, therefore, to the utmost conoideration, had stated that the country was perfectly competent to de fray the expense of the that it was an average agricul tural country, and that the local traffic alone would realise 5/. per cent., 'whereas the main ground on which they sought the 'Sanction of their Lordships to the line was fan great accession of foreign traffic from the gr:lat manufacturing districts of the north on the one hand,, and the imports of Southampton and other traffic on the ;ether. They had not produced any evidence against the kr.tl from persons residing in the district,with the excep tion of Mr. Skinner, who stated, in cross examination, that If cheep were to be sent to Birmingham, he should send tliem by railway. Then it appeared from other witnesses that sheep were actually sent from the fairs in the district round to London, and by the Eastern Counties into Norfolk, to be fattened, and afterwards conveyed back by the same railway to Smithfield for sale. The line would put the coals of Derbyshire and Staffordshire, and other districts', into competition with the coals of Radstock, with which the dis trict was p:incipally supplied. From Cheltenham to Swin don, for instance, the line would save 15 miles. But if the Great 'Western denied the utility of railway communication north and south, what majesty Brunel to Birming ham, out of his kingdom ? Lord MONTEAGLE—It was an innovation.—(Some ap ple.use followed this sally of the Noble Lord.) Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM then went on to exhibit the advantages of the line. Now the Bristol and Gloucester, the Grand Junction, and the :Midland lines, the proprietors of which had expended millions in constructing lines from the north to be precluded from having those lines completed to the south, simply bec ause th e G rea t W es t ern did not approve of it beca use it m i g ht compe t e i n somemeastrewithet. After finmeother observations he concluded by calling on their Lord ships to pass the preamble of the Bill. The Learned Counsel concluded at twenty minutes to four o'clock. The CHAIRMAN ordered the room to be cleared, Parties were admitted at twenty minutes after five o'clock, when the CHAIRMAN said the Committee have come to the decision that the preamble of the Bill is not proved ; but they have determined to accompany that decision with a resolu tion to this effect :—That the engagement entered into on be half of the Great Western to complete a narrow gauge com munication from Oxford t o B as i ngsto k e, and then from South ampton to the manufacturing districts is not to be understood in any respect as impeding the prosecution of any other line cf communication from Southampton to the north, should the public ex:igency re then s h e er tparatede execution of such a work desirable. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. LIOUSF OF CO IkIMON S. August 22. GENERAL POST-OFFICE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday. ) Mr. PARKER, on behalf of the Noble Lord at the head of the Post-office department, said he had to explain and defend the act which was complained of. When the present Noble Lord who presided over that establishment came into office he found, from the discussions that had taken place in this House, that a very unsatisfactory feeling existed among those engaged there. In fact the whole establishment was found to be in a most unsatisfactory condition. In regard to the getting up of the "Post-office Directory," while some thought they were bene fited, others considered themselves aggrieved, and in consequence a most uncomfortable feeling existed. He was, however, happy to say that arrangements were in progress which would tend its a great deg ree to allay the spirit that existed. Respecting the particu lar case in question, no doubt a great deal of ill feeling existed between him and the Post office authorities. several papers had been already presented on the subject, and others were yet to be pre sented, before they could have the whole facts of the case before them. It was said that this man was dismissed on account of his giving evidence before the Commission aN)ointed to inquire into the management of the Post office, but it should be recollected that fifty other witnesses were examined, while this appeared to be the only one dismissed. It could not, therefore, be for giving the evi dence in question that the party was dismissed. The whole truth of the relegation depended on the authority of two persons of the name of Rae and Russell, whose evidence, under the circumstances they were placed in, should be looked on with great caution. He would suggest that the motion be withdrawn, as the Post master-General was undertaking an investigation into all the matters relating to the management of the Post-office. Mr. HUME thought an inquiry was necessary, as the House was bound to defend witnesses who were called on to give evi dence of the abuses that existed in any department of the public 'orrice. He hoped the Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell) would take the matter into his most serious consideration, and allow an inquiry to be made. Lord JOHN RUSSELL bad full confidence in his Noble Friend, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and he was quite sure that if there was any injustice with regard to the individual in ques tion, that, Noble Lord would give him redress. He, himself, did not wish to pronounce any opinion, one way or the other, on the conduct of that individual. With regard to the Commission, he considered that it had too wide a range to effect any good. He considered it would be much better to leave the whole question in the hands of the Government, whose attention would be constantly directed to the working of the Post-office, with a view to its more efficient management. He himself did not approve of the whole system of management there, And he could assure the Hon. Member for Montrose that the best attention of the Government would be given to the re dress of every irregularity and complaint which might be justly brought against it. Mr. F. FRENCH instanced the case of Daniel Tonor, in proof of the necessity of keeping these subordinate officers under proper control. Mr. WARBURTON hoped that the claims of Mr. Row land Hill would be again considered, and his system fully carried out. Mr. W AKLEY designated the treatment of Mitchell as grossly unjust, and hoped he would be provided for by being appointed to as good a situation before next session. Mr, SHEIL defended the course adopted by Lord Clan. ricarile. Captain LAYARD hoped Mitchell would be provided for. He did not think that there was any imputation on the con duct of Lord Clanricarde. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE replied. The motion was then by leave withdrawn. POOR EMPLOYMENT (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time, and passed. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' BILL, The report on this Bill was received, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Monday next. THE DISTRICTS LUNATICS ASYLUM BILL, THE PAWNBROKERS' BILL, AND THE WASTE LANDS (AUSTRALIA) BILL. These Bills passed through Committee, and were ordered to be reported on Monday next. BUCKINGHAM PALACE. Sir F. TRENCH gave notice that on the first day of the next session hewould move, that it appeared from the report of Mr. Blare, the architect. that this palace was utterly unfit for the residence of the Sovereign of this empire, notwithstanding whatever expense might be incurred thereon in the shape of alterations and enlargements, and that instead of going t o any further expense upon it, the House immediately grant the necessary sum for the erection of a suitable residence for her Majesty at Windsor. The House then adjourned at Four o'clock. DREADFUL COLLISION OFF THE SPURN LIpHT.— On Saturday a notice was received at Lloyd's, annottheing a sad accident off the Spurn Light, late on Wednesday night last, by which the brig Retrieve, of London, from Shields' was run into by a much larger vessel, and totally lost, and many of the crew drowned. The Retrieve, we understand, was heavily laden in coals, under the care of Mr. Scott, the master, and ten seamen. On the night in question she was bearing across the Boston Deeps, in the usual track for Har borough Gut, when she came into violent collision with the barque Charlotte, Master W. Stevens, bound for St. John's, 'ewfoundland. The shock is described to have been most fearful, the Charlotte striking the brig amidships. The crew of the barque contrived to save three of the crew of the Re trieve, when the vessel disentangled itself from the barque, and is supposed to have immediately foundered, for she was not seen after. Among those who were left behind, were the captain, steward, and four seamen, who are expected to have sunk with the vessel. The Charlotte, it seems, had only sailed from Hull on the previous day. In consequence of the great damage she sustained, the captain put back to Hull, where he landed the survivors of the 'Retrieve. There is, no doubt, great blame attributable to one of the parties, but it is difficult to point cut the actual aggressor. The vessel is stated to be insured at Shields. FATAL ACCIDENT AT A i.,'oLLIERY.— On Tuesday last an inquest was held at the Turk's Head public-house, Gravel Hole, Thornhatn, by the coroner for the Rochdale district, respecting the death of a youth of seventeen years of age, of the name of Pickey. On Saturday last whilst the boy was at work in the colliery at Hanging Chadder, Thornham, belonging to Messrs. Holt and Co. a large quantity of earth accidentally fell upon him, and he was immediately killed. The earth fell from the roof of the mine, and yet it was stated that precautions had been taken to prevent such accidents. The deceased was an orphan boy, and a story is current in the neighbourhood that when a child he was pnrchased by his adopted father, a miner, for one shilling ! The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."—Manchester Examiner. THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—On Saturday tho South-Lambeth Brewhouse, situate in Bond-street, together ildings, as well as a great many houses, s ky lv e t l aj t at i) . . Chadwick, of St. Martin's-lane, to he gut , 1f,49 ,eke way for the South-Western Railway, mg s...ded to the vicinity of Waterloo-bridge. Lskttelite, • • received on Saturday at the Colonial -4:40. *Kc -rnor of the Cape of COW Hope. 4) • i N. fa S ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 21. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAIC) Charles Lyon was indicted for maliciously shooting at John Wainwright, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Brandt conducted the prosecution ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins. It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor, who is assistant game-keeper to the Earl of Derby, that on the night of the 15th of April last, he, in company with another man, was drinking at a public-house in the neighbourhood of Knowsley, and about a mile from Prescot. The public house is known by the name of the Eagle and Child. About half-past nine lie heard several shots fired, and went out shortly after by the back door, for the purpose of ascertain ing the cause. As soon as he got through the gate some one fired a shot at a distance of about sixteen yards, and he was immediately struck by several shots, one of which penes trated his hand and the other his leg. The landlord of the Eagle and Child ran out immediately on hearing the shot, and saw a man making off along the Liverpool-road. He pursued the man, but the latter got over a wall into one of Sir Thomas Birch's plantations, and escaped. On searching the wood the next day, so m e footmarks were found, which were said to correspond with the shoes found upon the pri soner when he was taken into custody. Some time after a small gun, the stock of which was moveable, was found in the same plantation. It appeared from the testimony of other witnesses, that at an earlier part of the evening the prisoner was in comp , sn with another man at the Rose anti Crown public-house, little distance from the Eagle and Child. He had a gun, which was, by a crack in the stock, identified as that which was afterwards found in the plantation. He produced it in two parts from his pocket. He loaded it. While he was putting the shot in his companion said, "Put some of the others in, they'll tell a tale." He put in two kinds cf shot. He said he would shoot game in spite of any body. When he was leaving the house he said, "Let either Birch or Wainwright molest us on the road, and we'll do their job for them." Another witness, while on his way from Prescot to Huyton, saw the prisoner leaning against the wall of Sir Thomas Birch's plantation, and asked him, what he was doing there. He said he was looking for a hare. The wit ness told him that Birch, the keeper, was out, and he replied that he did not care—he would have a hare, and do Birch afterwards. It appeared that in a door near which the pro- ' secutor was standing when the shot was fired were found as many as 25 shots, which had apparently formed part of the charge. Mr. Sergeant WitasEes addressed the jury for the defence, and they retired to consider their verdict. After a consultation of three hours, they returned a verdict of Guilty. To be transported for 14 years. Charles Greenwood, Thomas Lawley, John Greenwood, and Joseph Mills, were indicted for having robbed James Green wood at at Todmorden and Walsden, on the 17th of May. Mr. Brandt conducted the prosecution; the prisoners were not defended by counsel. It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor, who is a very old man, that he was watchman in the service of Mr. Robertshaw, who has a mill near Todmorden. While going the round of the premises, he heard some one kick the coal house door. He went out into the road, and he there saw four men in white smockfrocks, and asked them who had been knocking. They said they had not. The old man said it could have been nobody else; on which high words ensued, and one of the prisoners, Lawley, said, " D—n him, smash his lantern." The men then attacked him. One broke his lantern, another knocked him down, and they beat him as he lay upon the ground, until he was nearly insensible. He cried out " murder," and some young men who were in the neighbourhood running up, saw four men in smockfrock, beating sonic person who was lying upon the ground. The men ran away. The old man was then found to be seriously injured ; his face was much bruised and covered with blood, and his hat was gone. This, however, was found at some distance, where it was supposed it had been taken by his assailants. The prosecutor spoke very doubtingly as to the identity of the prisoners. It appeared, however, that a short time before, the four persons at the bar had been all together at the beer-house of a Mr. Green wood, at Clough, near Walsden, where they had a quantity of ale, for which they did not pay. They had all white smock frocks on when they left, and they went in the direction of the mill of Mr. Robertshaw. They left about eleven o'clock. A sergeant of police, who was at Mr. Robertshaw's soon after the attack, went to the Navigation Inn, where he found the prisoners. They had come in very shortly after eleven o'clock. There was then blood on Charles Greenwood'a smockfrock. He said he had been wrestling, and he added that they had punched Robertshaw's coal-house door as he passed, and he had knocked down a man who came out. The officer F who apprehended the prison ers f oun d bl oo d upon Law ley 's smockfrock, as well as on Greenwood's. Greenwood said the blood was Tom's (Lawley's), with whom he had had a scrimmage. At the close of the case for the prosecution, it was intimated by Mr. Brandt that he did not think the evidence could sus tam the charge of robbery, but he submitted the parties might be convicted of the common assault. His LORDSHIP thought that this was not the case, and that to convict the prisoners of the assault there must be evidence of an inchoate attempt to commit the felony, which fails, or in which they were interrupted, before the felony is complete. It never could be the intention of the Legislature, where a party had committed an assault, and there was on the evidence no pretence for saying a felony had been intended, that the party might be charged with the felony and convicted of the assault, by which course he would be exposed to a very different punishment from that which would have been inflicted on him had he been charged with the assault alone. His LORDSHIP, after consulting with Mr. Justice CRESS WELL, ruled according to the opinion so expressed, and the prisoners were Acquitted generally. Matthcw Sherlock Hilton, aged 19, a young man of very respectable appearance, and who seemed throughout the trial to be in the greatest agony of mind, was indicted for uttering a forged receipt of one John Woodcock, knowing it to be forged. . . . . kr. Brandt conducted the prosecution; the prisoner was defended by Mr. J. Pollock. The prisoner, it appeared, was in the employment of the British and Foreign Copper Company, at Sutton, near St. Helen's. It was the prisoner's duty to check the weekly accounts. He was so engaged on Saturday, the 4th July, and among other accounts handed one in from John Wood cock, for 71. 9s. 2d., a mark, which purported to be the signa ture of John Woodcock being attached. The cashier refused to cash it, as he bad no proof of its being Woodcock's mark, without an attesting witness. The prisoner went out with it and came back with the signature of John Shenton, the fore man, attached as a witness to the mark of Woodcock. It appeared from the testimony of Woodcock and his partner that the amount of his account in the week in question was only 21. 7s. 2d., and this sum he received from the prisoner. He had never signed the account in question, and knew nothing of its being presented. Mr. PoLLocx, for the prisoner, contended that the charge of uttering with intent to defraud Woodcock must fall to the ground, as the prisoner had actually paid to him all the money which was due to him. As to the uttering at all, with a guilty knowledge of its being a forgery, he submitted that without the testimony of Shenton, who was not called, they could not be satisfied of that fact. There was no question as to the genuineness of Shenton's signature ; he, at. all events, believed the mark to be Woodcock's mark, and attested it accordingly, and he submitted it was imperative upon the prosecution to have called him to show the circumstances under which his attestation was appended. His Lonnsme in summing up commented on the absence of Shenton, who it was clear was a most material witness. Verdict—Not Guilty. _ . The prisoner was then indicted for obtaining money under false pretences. It appeared he had handed in a list of per sons to whom wages were due, amounting to 41. Ils., re ceived the money, and appropriated it to his own use, there being in fact no such wages due to the individuals in ques tion. Verdict—Guilty. Sentence deferred. (Before Mr. Justice CitEsswELL.) RAWSON V. ANTHONY. This was an action by the plaintiff, formerly a hosier in Manchester, but now a sharebroker, to recover from the de fendant the value of fifty shares in the North-Eastern Rail way Company, which had been sold to him in October last. Mr. Knowles and Mr. Tomlinson for the plaintiff; Mr. Martin and Mr. Cowling for the defendant. _ _ It appeared that on the 13th of October last the plaintiff ordered his brokers, Messrs. Barton and Birchall, to buy 50 shares in the North-Eastern Railway at 4/. 10s. per share, 1/. 7s. 6d. having been paid as a deposit, and they being at that time at 3/. 2s. 6d. premium. In obedience to these in structions they purchased 50 shares from Messrs. Ridsdales, and the usual sold notes passed between the parties, but no specific time was mentioned for the delivery of the shares, which were purchased generally " for the account," the shares being in fact at that time called in by the provisional committee of this company, with a view to an issue of new shares. On the 15th Mr. Rawson directed his brokers to sell the shares, which they accordingly did to the defendant, who was then, and is now, a broker; and who, as usual, made the purchase without mentioning the name of his principal. It appeared he several times applied for the shares, but it was not until the middle of December that an invoice of the shares was sent with the usual intimation that they were then ready for delivery. Previous to that time he had written to Messrs. Barton and Birchall stating that unless the 50 shares were delivered in three days he would buy in the shares against them, ac cording to the rules of the Manchester Stock Exchange. It appeared, however, that after the receipt of the invoice, he sent his clerk with the money to Messrs. Barton and Birch all's office, but they were not prepared to hand over the shares. On the evening of the 23d of December he called at the office and tendered the money, demanding the shares. The principals had then left the office, but he accompanied a Mr. Williamson, their clerk, to the office of the Messrs. Ridsdales, for the purpose of obtaining them • but, it being after five o'clock, his application was unsuccessful. lie then wrote to say he would nut have the shares at all. They were tendered to him the next morning, but he refused to accept them. A good deal of correspondence between the parties was read, and in one of these letters, after the defendant had re pudiated the shares, he says, " lam advised you have no claim against me, either by the rules of our society or by the law of the land. If you think otherwise, you will take your own course; but you have a clear case against my principal, Mr. Dixon, and you may sum mon me as a witness. ' For the defence it was contended that the shares were not tendered within a reasonable time, and a number of witnesses were called in support of this view of the case. His Lounsiur, in summing up, said he had never sat with so little satisfaction to himself to investigate the facts of a case as he had done in some of the cases which had been tried during the present assizes. The jury had been occupied a long time in the investigation of some of these cases, but if the disclosures which had been made would have the effect of bringing people to their senses, the time of the Court would not have been uselessly employed. His Lordship commented in strong terms on the letter of the defendant respecting Mr. Dixon, and observed that it might be very distressing to the jury to investigate such matters as these, but he hoped the public would be the gainers. The jury, after being ebout an hour in consultation, found that the shares were not ready to be delivered within a rea sonable time.—Verdict for the defendant. August 22. (Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) Elizabeth Davison was indicted for having unlawfully ex posed her infant child with intent to cause its death. Mr. Hulton conducted the prosecution. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, on the prisoner stating that she was unable to em ploy counsel, undertook her defence, at his Lordship's request. It appeared, from the evidence of Mr. Blain, a brick maker and publican at Birkenhead, that the prisoner had been for some time previous to last Easter Monday in his employment as a servant. On the Sunday preceding Easter Monday he observed that she seemed ill, and on the Monday he spoke to her, with a view to procuring medical assistance. The prosecutor's wife was from home at the time, and there was besides the prisoner no female in the house except the witness's little daughter. The witness intimated to the pri soner his suspicions that she was in the familyway. This she denied. He said he would send for a medical man, on which she said she would go for one herself. Witness sent a Mrs. Kelly with her to the doctor, and she came back with some medicine. He wished her to go to bed, but she raid she would rather go to her aunt's at Wavertree, a place a few miles from Live ...1. Gave tier 63., and she went away, Accompiaiod THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1846: Mrs. Kelly stated that she crossed the river with the prisoner, who seemed on her arrival in Liverpool to be in great pain. She asked a cabman on the road where she could get a lodging, and he named a place about ten minutes' drive off. She got into the cab and was driven off, having declined Mrs. Kelly's offer to accompany her. It appeared from the evidence of James M'Avoy, the car driver, that the prisoner had at first told him to go to one Richard O'Brien's, in Regent-street. She afterwards told him to drive to the Wavertree-road. On getting to the Tunnel Hotel she said she wanted to go to Sandown-lane. On going there he got down and opened the door. She told him to wait a moment; and he perceived her wrapping a child in some flannel, and she put it under her arm. She had a basket with her, and went away up a lane. It appeared, on cross-examination, that the witness had received at first ss. from the prisoner, but stopped before he got to the place where she finally left him, and refused to drive her any further until he got ls. 6d. more. The whole distance was 41y miles. She seemed very ill. Elizabeth Parry stated, that on the day in question she was going along Sandown-lane, and saw the prisoner leave the car. She went across some waste ground, and to a gate leading into a grass field. She got over the gate. She had a basket with her. She sat down iu the field, and took the lid of the basket off. She went on a little further and got over a wall into a plantation. She returned shortly after into the same field, and ran some distance up it. Witness went to the police-station at Wavertree, and saw Mrs. liar rison, wife of one of the constables, who accompanied her to the place, and she there saw something in a hole beside the wall. Mrs. Harrison examined it and found a child. It was lying with its head downwards among some nettles in a hole which had apparently been made by dogs. There was a flannel thrown over it. A person of the name of Carter went after the prisoner, and found her about a quarter of a mile off in the village of Wavertree. He asked her to go back with him. She said she had done nothing amiss. He told her of having left the child in the hole, and to this she made no reply. He took her into the house and placed her by the fire. He then heard another child cry, and found it was in the basket which the prisoner carried. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Watling, a surgeon, that he was called in to see the child immediately after itwas found. It was cold and languid, with the pulse scarcely per ceptible. Its left arm was broken. It lived for a fortnight after, and it was during that time baptised by the name of Thomas. The child was, in the several counts, described as being known by the name of Thomas Davison, and it was objected fur the defence that this was wrong, inasmuch as this de scription applied to the time of the offence committed, when the child was not known by any name. His LORDSHIP thought the objection a valid one, but left the case to the jury on the facts whether the prisoner had the intent alleged in the indictment, or whether, under all the circumstances, they thought she put it there from being at the moment unable to pay better attention to it. Verdict—Not Guilty. William Scott, fienry Goss, John Smith, and Thomas Ban croft, were indicted, the three former for a burglary in the house of Mr. William Lord, at Manchester, the latter for feloniously receiving a part of the stolen property. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Hulton conducted the pro sccntien ; the prisoners Scott, Smith, and Bancroft were de fended by Mr. Pollock. The burglary was committed on the Gth of April last, the robbers having effected an entrance by taking up the cellar-grid. A quantity of silver spoons, forks, and other articles of a similar kind had been taken away, together with some clothes from the hall. Nothing was heard of the robbers for upwards of a month after, when one of the Man chester police went to search Scott's house. While the officer was there Goss came in, Scott having previously stated that he was a lodger. On searching him some keys were found, which were found to fit some boxes up stairs, and in them were found a great number of skeleton keys, a small crowbar, and other articles. In the kitchen, under a cup board, was found a pair of slippers, the soles of which were composed of felt, and in the cupboard a dark lantern. Goss stated that the things found in the boxes had been brought there the evening before by a man who was called John. and who was a blacksmith by trade. Scott afterwards told the officer that Goss had not given a true description of the man, and that that man and Goss had committed the robbery. After being taken to gaol Goss wrote a letter to Mr. Beswick, the superintendent, stating that Scott and he had committed the robbery, and that Scott had concealed some of the ar ticles under the cellar floor, and had some other articles under the floor of his bedroom. Oa searching the house the forks, &c., were found in a small box under the bricks in the cellar. Smith, in consequence of the description given by Scott, was taken into custody.: He lodged with Bancroft, and in Bancroft's house, concealed under a bed, wa3 a small quan tity of linen, which was identified as part of the property stolen. Bancroft said he had got it from Smith on account of his lodgings, which Smith did not deny. After a long investigation the jury found Scott and Goss Guilty, and acquitted Smith and Bancroft. Scott, it appeared, had formerly been in the police at Man chester and had been dismissed for being drunk and fighting while off duty. His beat adjoined that on which Mr. Lord's house was. It appeared that some years ago he had been convicted of felony at the Carlisle assizes and sentenced to transportation, but that sentence had been commuted. He was also convicted at these assizes for having coining instru ments in his possession, they having been discovered at the time his house was searched in consequence of the present robbery. To be transported for fourteen years. Goss to be trans. ported for seven years. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, OLD COURT. (Before Baron PLATT and Alderman HUGHES.) James Button, aged nineteen, described as a labourer, was arraigned for feloniously, with menaces, &c., demanding of John Fielding Daniel his moneys, &c. No counsel was en gaged on either side. ➢lr. Daniel said, that on the 29th of July last, returning from Kensington, he went into a urinal opposite to St. George's Hospital, when the prisoner, who was in another compartment of it, pushed against him. The witness asked what he wanted, and the prisoner said, "I want money, and money I will have." Witness refused to give him any, and left the place, when the prisoner followed him up Piccadilly towards Park lane, asking for money, or he would accuse him (witness) of a horrible crime. Witness still refusing, the prisoner asked for some beer, and the witness threatened to give him in charge. Before this the prisoner said, " I will have first pull," and, a policeman coming up, the prisoner gave witness in charge. The policeman took the charge, and so did the sergeant and inspector at the station-hose, though witness preferred a counter-charge against the prisoner. Witness was locked up all night, and next day taken to Marlborough-street police court, when the prisoner ap peared against him ; but Mr. Hardwick, the magistrate, taking cognizance of both charges, and the character of the witness having been proved by several witnesses to be highly respectable, whilst that of the prisoner was proved to the contrary, the former was discharged, and the latter de tained and committed for trial. Baron PLATT asked the prisoner what he had to say to the witness's statement? Tue prisoner denied the truth of it; but could give no satisfactory account of his mode of life. No witnesses, though called upon by the Crier of the Court, appeared to speak to his character. After a short address from the Learned Judge, the jury found the prisoner Guilty. Two policemen were then called, who said they knew the prisoner as a lazy, idle fellow, and associate with convicted thieves. Baron PLATT (to the prisoner)--You have been convicted of a most diabolical offence carried out in a most dastardly way. You have taken the advantage -of those who resort, for their necessary purposes, to certain public conveniences, and as they come in, you accost them in the way you have. accosted this man. When a man has sufficient firmness to refuse you, you have the audacity to turn round and charge him with an offence of which you know him to be incapable Besides, you dare appear before a magistrate the next morn ing and support your false charge by repeated perjury. A more diabolical and wicked attempt I have never heard of. I have given you every chance with the jury, ar.d witnesses, who could prove the previous infamy of your character, were not called until the jury had discharged their duty by a verdict of Guilty against you. A different verdict would have stained the character of a respectable man, and guilt would have got free. The sentence of the Court on you is, that you be Imprisoned in the House of Correction for Two Years, and that you be kept to hard labour. The Learned JUDGE told the prosecutor that if it would be any satisfaction to him lie would declare publicly that he did not think his character in any way affected by the statements of the prisoner. Mr. Daniel said that such an opinion gave him great sa tisfaction. He haft not employed counsel, because he was certain the Learned Judge and Jury would do him full jus tice on hearing a plain statement of the facts. Sooner than give money to any one making such menaces as the prisoner had done, he would cut off his right hand first. The Court applauded his moral courage, and rose at five o'clock. DISCHARGE OF THE GRAND Juay.—The grand inquest having ignored the bills of indictment against seven persons they were called into court, and liberated by puulic procla mation. the neck from the action of the left hand, and the upper part of the instrument presented the appearance of wear, and scratches and blemishes, such as would become a precious old fiddle that had been taken care of. On looking into the interior, however, there was no forgery of the handwriting of the ancient maker, no attempt to disguise the entire newness of the instrument. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY asked what was the value of the violins? Mr. Fendt replied 201. Mr. Turner felt that his character was somewhat im peached by the high value set on them, as he had given only 41. for them. He appealed to the notorious fact that nobody liked to play on a new fiddle. He wished the alderman to ascertain whether any shopkeeper like himself would give more than 21. for such new fiddles. Mr. Redhouse replied, the quality might almost be inferred from the choiceness of the wood in its various parts. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY, after hearing Mr. Fenth's ac count of the loss of the violins, said he would let the case stand over for a week. There should be an effort to catch and punish the thief before he determined upon what terms the property sh, , uld be restored. CLEI?KENWELL. On Saturday, Maria Cook, a repulsive-leolting woman, was finally examined, charged by Mary Ann Montgo• mery, the wife of a carpenter, residing in Warwick court, Whitecross-street, St. Luke's, with having vio lently assaulted her, with intent to murder her. The prosecutrix wes brought to the Court in a cabriolet, from the hospital, in a very weakly state. It apreared that the prisoner was in the habit of quarrelling with the prosecutrix, and had caused her husband's jealousy, by spreading false reports about her. On Tuesday fort night they met together in a public-house, when their quarrel was renewed, and, after a great deal of recrimi nation, &c., on both sides, - the prisoner struck prosecu trix on the head with a quart-pot, and rendered her in sensible, She was conveyed to the hospital, where she had since been in a dangerous state. Several witnesses corroborated her evidence. The prisoner said nothing, and she was fully committed for trial. Mary Taylor, - an elderly respectable-looking woman, was charged with robbiHg children. Mr. Paul, a tradesman of John's-place, Bedford row, Holborn, sent his little girl, six years of age, with a bundle of clothes to a neighbour, when she was stopped by the prisoner in Lamb's Conduit -street, who proadsed her a penny to knock at a door whilst she minded her bundle. She took the property and was leaving, when a gentleman who had cbserved her conduct gave her into the custody of Sergeant Fuller, E division, mho took her to the station-house. The evidence in this case being clear and satisfactory, the prisoner was committed for trial upon it. Sergeant Fuller said if she was remanded he had no doubt he could procure numerous charges against her, as information had been received that a person answering the prisoner's description had perpetrated innumerable depredations on children under similar circumstances. She was accordingly remanded. A person named Third, the tenant of the Spafields burial ground, appealed to a bench of magistrates in petty session, assembled at the Clerkenwell Session house, against a poor-rate which the authorities of the parish had called on him to pay. Mr. Wakeling, the vestry-clerk, supported the rate. He said that tht, burial ground occupied upwards of an acre, and besides that, the defendant had a, dwelling house and garden. The appellant answered that, in consequence of the falling off of the funerals in the ground, the rate had been reduced from 1001. to 651., and the latter, he now contended, was too much, for he could prove that during the last year he had sustained a loss of 1171., from the false rumours that had been raised against the property. Only about a quarter of an acre was now used for in terments, for he had been bound down not to open any other portion of the ground for a certain period. Mr. KNIGHT, the magistrate, regretted that the law had not stopped the pest, for it was a disgrace to the metropolis. He inquired how many bodies had been interred within the last month ? Bird said—About thirty. Mr. KNIGHT was of opinion that the present rate (651. a year) was too low, and he trusted his brother magistrates would not, at all events, lower it. The bench unanimously affirmed the rate. SOUTHIVABK. Bridget Mahoney, a stout coarse looking Irishwoman, with twin infants in her arms, was charged with va. grancy. Sergeant Parnell stated that the defendant was sitting on the pavement in the most crowded part of the Ro rough, with the two, nfants in her arms, and her legs stretched our so as to obstruct the passengers. He saw her receive charity, and on requesting her to move from that situation, she flew into a violent passion, swore at him in Irish, and, throwing the infants on the stones, attempted to leave them. He stopped her, made her take up her offspring, and then conveyed her to the station-house. The defendant was loud in her denunciations against the sergeant, and said it was a hard case poor people were precluded from receiving alms by the police. Mr. COTTINGUAM said he was confident the defendant was an impostor, and that she had borrowed the children to excite compassion. He committed her for 21 days to hard labour. THE DAGENHAM MURDER. On Thursday morning a more minute examination was made of the spot where the murder was perpetrated, in the presence of the reporter, and the facts elicited are most important, as showing that the murder must have been cool and premeditated, and the spot selected admi rably calculated for the commission of the crime. The field in question is situate abcnt a quarter of a mile from the Dagenham Road. It is an extremely large one, and on the western side there is a great bend in the high blackthorn hedge which surrounds it, forming a perfect nook. In this nook the body was found; and, as if it were planned, the spot selected is the farthest point from either of the three farms in the vicinity, and upwards of a quarter of a mile from the main road, and the same distance from the deceased man's heat. The question arises how Clarke came there. It is absurd to suppose that single•handed he would have ventured to follow smugglers or depredators to such a spot, while on the other hand he would be compelled, as an act of duty, to follow his sergeant or any brother officer who ex pressed a cons iction that something might be going on wrong there. An absurd statement made its way into one of the morning papers of Friday, that Clarke was known to have a quantity of sovereigns in his box at the station, and that the failure to obtain the key by some of his comrades induced the murder. If the author had read the evidence of constable Stevens who came with Clarke to Dagenham from the Arbour-square station, he would see that there was no key to Ctarke's box, for being unable to find it when he left Arbour- square, he him self hunt it open to show his comrades that he was taking nothing away but his own. Although not in evidence, it is a fact that a handker chief stained with blood was picked up in the field ad joining that in which the murdered man was found, and it is thought likely to lead to certain and tangible re sults. However strong the suspicions may appear against Sergeant Parsons, it is considered that the strongest point is that of his not accounting for his time on the night of the murder, and his persisting in the as sertion that he was on duty, although all the constables admit that, in the first instance, they committed perjury in saying so, and now declare be was not. There appears to be an absence of motive. unless it coald have arisen from the simple circumstance stated in the first day's evidence, namely, that on the evening of the murder, while Clarke was talking to Parsons, who was at the time on horseback, Mrs. Parsons came along with his sister, and on com plaining of being tired, the deceased Clarke jocosely of fered to lift her on the sergeant's horse. The conduct of the constable Butfoy throughout the affair, together with his anxiety to cross examine all the witnesses as to his being on duty on the night of the murder, has also excited great suspicion; and he, as well as the sergeant, aro closely watched. It is under ,tood that steps are being taken by the authorities of the Home• orliee and the Commissioners of Police to in dict the whole of the constables who have sworn falsely for perjury, but it will not be carried out until evidence is adduced, which is supposed to be in train, for bring ing home the more atrocious crime of murder to the right parties.—Obsel vcr. AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER AT LEEDS. A case of manslaughter of a most appalling character occurrcd in the Old Post-office-yard, Kirkgate, (the resort of the lower class of itinerant Irish, English ped lars, and low travellers), on Wednesday night. The offender, who took away the life of one woman, and placed in imminent danger that of another, is a man named Wm. Walshaw, 29 years of age, who is a hawker of hardware from town to town, but whose chief places of residence have been Pontefract and L?eds. He co habits with a woman, and has children. On Wednes day evening he went to his lodgings in a state of intoxi cation, and commenced a quarrel with the woman who lives with him, and shortly afterwards be began to 'B use one of his children. The cries of the mother aroused the neighbours, one of whom went and took the child from him. Walshaw then went away, hooted by a large body of women who had assembled in the yard. lle was absent for about an hour and a half. In the meantime his wife got all the women around her, and began to expose his cruel treatment. The women resolved to mob him, and on his return two of them entered his lodgings, while others outside were calling for him to be turned out. At this moment he pulled a parcel of knives from his pocket, took one in each hand, and with the blades open made towards the door. On the steps were two women named Elizabeth Smith and Kitty McLoughlan. He made a rip at each, and stabbed the former in the abdomen, and the latter in the thigh. Smith's wound proved fatal within about two hours afterwards ; and MeLcughlan was removed to the in firmary in a dangerous state. Apprehensive of the con sequences, the desperate man attempted to escape from them by flight, but was secured by policeman Ruddock, who was at that time proceeding to the police-office to resume duty. Both Smith and McLoughlan are the wives of pedlars. The latter has a numerous family. Smith had one child. Walshaw is generally known by the title of " Sheffield Bill." An inquest was held on the body of Elizabeth Smith, and a verdict of man slaughter returned against Walshaw, the jury express ing their opinion that it was a very aggravated case. Walshaw was then. committed to .York Castle, for trial at the next assizes. McLoughlan is still in a precarious state at the Leeds Infirmary.—Leeds Mercury. TVANDSWORTH. DANGEROUS EFFECTS OF SHOOTING IN BATTERSEA FIELDS.—On Saturday Major-Gen. Parlby, accompanied by another gentleman, .vaited upon Mr. Paynter, to obtain his advice and assistance in a matter affecting the lives of her Majesty's subjects. The latter, whose name did not transpire, stated that on Thursday after noon they were on board the Bride, iron steam-boat, making for the British Flag Pier, Battersea fields, when three men, who had apparently just emerged from a shooting gallery erected within a few yards of the steam-boat pier, fired at some birds on the shore; a number of the shots passed over the deck of the Bride; one struck the major-general in the face, making a puncture just below the left eye, and another gentleman was wounded in the navel. Applicant immediately landed, and went to the British Flag, where he had seen one of the men run in, but the people of the house denied that any one was secreted there. lie and Major• General rarlby then went into the shooting gallery, and saw the same man, who said his name was Nicholson, but denied having fired a gun that day. Mr. PAYNTER asked who belonged to this shooting gallery ?—lnspector Creed said a man named Dore was the ostensible proprietor, and he had another at the Tivoli. They were a great nuisaace, and much com plained of, and guns were furnished from them to fire in (he field. Major-General Parlby said it was absolutely unsafe for a steam-boat to touch at or near Battersea-fields, the firing was so constant and reckless. He believed that if he had not been reading a newspaper at the time, he should have lost the sight of one of his eyes. Mr. PAYNTER said he would grant a summons against Nicholson for firing in a public thoroughfare. The pimalty in the Police Act was only 405., which was a very inadequate punishment for the offence. The magistrate observed that the shooting gallery might be indicted as a nuisance. Major. General Parlby thought that an application to the Home Secretary might be productive of some good. Mr. PAT NTER was of the same opinion, and recom mended it by all means. The summons was thou granted against William Nicholson, and appointed for hearing on Thursday next, THE POTATO DISEASE. TOTAL FAILURE OF THE POTATO CROP IN WARWICKSHIRI';. BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY.—" The potato crop has failed, totally failed. Three months hence we doubt much if there will be a good potato in England." Such was the startling statement made to us yesterday by a gentleman moat extensively engaged in the corn trade, and inti mately acquainted with the state of the crops in every part of England. In as far as regarded the condition of his own crop, he said, " I have tried them, and found that two out of every three were gone." Such a startling announcement has been confirmed to day by several of our most extensive potato growers; and the high and increasing price of potatoes in our market affords another proof that it is but too well founded. In almost every case the destruction has been rapid and general. We have examined several large fields in the district, and found the roots in most cases reduced to a pulpy mass. Previous to the late rains the stems and branches were luxuriant and promisiag—now they are lying dead on the ground and appear as if they had been killed, not so much from any taint from a poisonous atmosphere as from the effects of some cankerous dis ease at the roots. The smell emitted from the fields, in several instances, is most offensive, and sufficient in low lying marshy grounds to produce a pestilence. This was more particularly observable to-day, when there was strong sunshine and heat, the action of which on the ground, saturated as it has been with rain, produced a species of fermentation among the diseased roots, and a kind of smoke which rose from the surface like a thick ground mist. The only potatoes in this neighbourhood we have yet seen that have entirely escaped the disease are growing in a field in South Staffordshire, from seed which lay in the gro un d a ll w i nter . T he farmer m this eallb did not lift his last y ear ' s crop Wall: A gr,oid many of the po tatoes were th en diseases : and he thought if he left the whole in th e ground, those that might withstand the frost in winter would be free from d i sease , an d grow up in the spri ng . T he field in May was covered with early plants. These he carefully cleaned and hoed up ; they now promis e an abundant crop, and should the experi ment succeed, it may prove highly useful. Concurrent with the progress of the disease in this quarter has been a growing increase of English cholera amongst the population, not in the town merely, but in the country around. The impression now is, that the bad quality of potatoes in use occasions English cholera. This is a difficult point, and should be carefully con sidered. One thing is clear, there has not been so much English cholera in Birmingham for many years as at the present time.--Warwick Advertiser. THE POTATO CROP IN WALES.—It is with extreme regret th a t we are obliged to add to the testimony of many of our co n t emporaries, that the disease, which was so destructive to thi s vegetable last year, is again making sad ravages. Until l ast week, we were sangu i ne i n h op i ng th a t the Prin c ip a li ty had escaped the infliction. On inspect i ng the crops i n A nglesey, Carnarvonshire, D en bi g h s hi re, Merionethshire, and Montgomeryshire, they then appeared healthy and luxuriant ; now, in many localities, whole patches of the earlier crops are blackened and withered; and, from indications which show themselves in the later CLO PS) we fear the result will be more disastrous than last season.— Carnarron Herald. CITY POLICE COMMITTEE.-013 Saturday upwards of twenty men were summoned to the Court and fined by Alderman Wilson for having acted as drovers in Smithfield market without having been licensed by the clerk of the market. Dr. Bowring and Dr. Gilkrest had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon on Saturday, at the Board of Trade. The Chairman of the Customs had also an in terrieW With On LsToble Earl on OaturdPY, NEW COURT. W. S. Whiteford, J. Pottell, and IV. Read, were severally indicted for stealing a quantity of gunny bagging from the London Dock Company. The evidence went to show that several bales were taken away by means of a forged order, and delivered over to a marine storekeeper, with the view of getting money upon them. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Whiteford and Pottell, and acquitted the other party. _ _ Whiteford was again indicted with another party, by the name of John Cuddich, for a similar offence, and both were found Guilty. Whiteford way then transported for seven years, and Cuddick and Pottell were punished by imprison ment for two years with hard labour. In the afternoon the foreman of the grand jury presented a solitary bill in a charge of larceny. The Court was after wards told that the bill was found after the inquest had been discharged in the other court, hence they were sent to ex plain. It turned out that the case was so. The Com-Ntox SERGEANT.—Gentl emen, I cannot enter tain this bill ; your functions have ceased—you are not a grand jury now. You had better take the bill, and state the facts to her Majesty's jud ges , an d no doubt they will act as we do in the country, give you leave to sit again. The gentlemen of the late grand jury acted upon his Lordship's suggestion, otherwise the prisoner must have been detained until the 23d of September. The Court sat to a late hour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Mr. Turner, a musical instrument-scller, i n Leaden hall-street, attended before Mr. Alderman Sidney, to answer the complaint of Mr. Redhouse, of Threadneedle street, and produce two violins, manufactured in imita tion of cremonas, the property of complainant, which had been stolen and unlawfully sold to Mr. Turner. Mr. Redhouse stated he was an amateur player, and had several violins. He was acquainted with a maker named Jacob Fendt, who resided in Little Bell-alley, and purchased of him two violins, copies after the re nowned models of Joseph Guarnerius and of Straduarius. The former was so close an imitation, and was so perfect in tone, that it might be mistaken for an original. He gave Fendt 5L for each of them as a speculation, leaving him the violins to be placed in the window for a time, and sold, if 10/. could be obtained. This was six months ago ; and missing them from Fendt's window on Mon day, he found they had been stolen. Fendt suspected a man who worked for him, and who had absconded. Complainant subsequently found them at Mr. Turner's, who produced a receipt, showing he had purchased them of a man of the same name as the thief, for the sum of 41. As the property was stolen, he claimed that it should be restored free of charge, while Mr. Turner in sisted on the re -payment of the 41., which he thought complainant might reclaim from Fe n dt. The violins were produced. They had been painted with resin across in front of the bridge, as if the bow had been accustomed to move over t h e spot f or a coup l e of centuries, The varnish had been entirely worn off BANK ROBBERY. BERWICK, Alla. 21.—Considerable excitement was early this morning created by a rumour, which gained a ready currency, that an entrance had been effected into the offices of the North of England Joint Stock Bank in Bridge-street here, and that they had been robbed of a considerable sum of money. The police were early astir, and were seen to be in communication with parties in the bank. The reports were thereby accredited, and a variety of rumours were immediately in circulation. The particulars of the case, so far as we have been able to ascertain them, are these :—Mr. Thomson, the agent of the bank, is at present from home on a leave from the directors of absence for a fortnight, During his absence Mr. Burdiss, one of the directors, has resided here aid attended to the business. As Mr. Thomson was to return home this afternoon, and this being only a half-day at the Bank, Mr. Burdiss termi nated his residence here yesterday afternoon and returned to Newcastle. In the absence of both of these gentlemen, Mr. Short, the senior clerk, took up his residence in the dwelling louse attached to the bank, and slept there last night. All the usual precautions for security were at tended to. At the usual hour the business was suspended and the doors locked; the bolt which communicates with the sitting-room to the safe in the office immediately below, was put down, and all parties retired for the night in confidence. At five o'clock this morning, a female engaged as an occasional servant in the house rung the street bell, and the resident servant on going down stairs to admit her was surprised to see the door leading from the lobby to the bank opened, and still more surprised on observing the cash-box of the bank also lying open in the yard. Having admitted the female, she immediately alarmed the inmates of the house. Mrs. Thomson having procured the aid of an intimate acquaintance, an inquiry was instituted. It then appeared that the door in the inner lobby of the house had been unlocked, that the safe had been similarly opened, and the bolt which pressed upon its door from the sitting-room had been raised. The cash-box had been carried to the yard and there left opened, but part only of its contents carried away. From the safe 1,0001. of Bank of England notes were abstracted, 1,800/. of Scotch notes, and about 215/. of silver. The cash-box contained about six hundred pounds of gold, but part only of this was carried away. All the bills running duo at the Bank were left, as also some letters of credit which were there deposited. The only cause which can be conjectured for thus leaving the cash-box in the yard is that the parties must have taken alarm. None of the locks which secured the pro perty are broken, nor does the least violence appear to have been applied to them, and how the safety bolt had been raised appears a mystery. Nor can any trace be found of the manner in which the depredators gained admittance to, or made their exit from, the premises. It must have been by the back of the pro perty and by scaling several walls, but no trace or marks are left behind. A slender ladder stands against the wall which partitions the house from the adjoining pro perty, but the parties engaged in the inquiry aro of opinion that the depredators had not used that ladder, for if they had, their pressure should have caused an impression from the ladder to be made on the soil on which it rests. Messengers were immediately dis patched to communicate the occurrence to the different police stations in cur neighbourhood, but up to the present moment the whole affair is involved in the greatest mystery. The entire loss, it will be observed, is a little above 3,oool.—Berwith Advertiser. DREADFUL EXPLOSION OF A POWDER MILL. GItEENOCK, THUMSDAY NIGIIT.—We regret to say that most distressing intelligence reached here this aiter neon of a dreadful explosion of the powder mills ; at Millhouse, the property of Mr. M'Cullum, situate on the Kerryside of the ltyle* of Bute, in Argyleshiro, by which nearly the whole of the works, which were con sidered cxtensive, were destroyed, and, - melancholy to relate, nine persons iosi their ilia. As far as we have been able to learn, it appears the workmen entered the mills at the usual time, six o'clock, on Tuesday morning. The duty of the unfortunate men, or, at least, part of them, was, it seems, to attend to the charging of barrels, preparatory to the removal of the powder to the magazines, which was carried on in a kind of store, or warehouse, some distance from the . working part of the works, when, from some cause or other, the nature of which will probably never be known, an explosion took place; and, when we state that a very large quantity of powder, about four tons, was deposited in this building, the conse quence as all may suppose, was most awful. The ware house, and all the surrounding erections, were blown to atoms, and the poor fellows met an instant death. Their bodies were hurled to an immense distance, but their identity was utterly impossible, so horribly were they mutilated. The blast is described by the inhabi tants of the adjacent towns to have been of a terrific description, It burst into the air with a tremendous force, shaking every building within two or three miles of the property, while, for the moment, the whole at mosphere appeared filled with flame of an intense nature. By many it was believed to be the approach of an earthquake ; and people w _re to be seen running from their dwellings in a state of the greatest excitement and terror. It is reported' that five other workmen attached to the mills, who were in another part of the works, were dreadfully burned, two of whom were not expected to recover. The Greenock Advertiser adds, that the event has created the greatest sensation in the county. So dreadful was the explosion, that it is said to have been heard and felt at a distance of twenty miles. It is also stated that a woman living in a house one mile off, was standing beside one of her windows at the time, and the effect of the casualty was such that the glass was broken at a moment, and her face literally blackened with the powder. It:is altogether inexplicable how so many men were in the warehouse at (ne time, as we understand it is a peremptory regulation that no more than two shall be on any account in these hazardous premises, but the reason must remain unknown. We believe this is the second time the mills have been blown up within the last four years. Most of the unfortunate sufferers have left female?to deplore their loss. BAND OF ROBBERS IN CANADA EXTRAORDINARY DEVELOPMENTS. We learn from the Toronto Colonist, that some thieves belonging to a notorious band of robbers, known as the " Markham Gang," have been arrested, tried, and con victed ; and that their arrest is likely to lead to the in carceration of others, and possibly to the breaking up of the gang. The existence of this horde of robbers was first discovered in the township which has given its name to the combination, but it is ascertained that their operations extend through the entire province, from the townships of Lower Canada in the east to the State of Michigan in the west, with branches in the States o Vermont, New York, Illinois, and lowa. The Colonise says, that the long impunity which this association en joyed gradually magnified their power, by increasing alike their numbers and their daring, until they became a terror to the communities in which they resided ; the whole country was held in a state of intimidation. Some of the magistrates, and constables, and jurors, were alike afraid to do their duty ; and even their victims were de terred from taking proceedings against the robbers from the rear that the greater evil of fire or murder would be inflicted upon them. During the examinations, many facts, such as the following, were disclosed :—A country megisteate refused to grant a warrant against B-- and J (two of the most formidable of the gang), for breaking into and stealing goods from a shop, on the ground that he was afraid to do so A constable of Markham, in whose hands a warrant was placed fur the apprehension of one of the gang (now in the peniten tiary), immediately sent private information to the culprit that he had the warrant, and would not execute for four or five days, evidently for the purpose of giving the man ample time to escape ; the rogue, however, more courageous than his rural official, refused to run, and sent word to the constable that he had no fear of being convicted. He was subsequently brought before the neighbouring magistrates, the burglary was proved, the prisoners's identity sworn to, and the magis traces discharged him on bail ; an accomplice in the bur glary* being one of his bail. The culprit was again ad vised to run, but again refused, declaring his belief that the jury would not convict him, and even if they did, and if he should be sent to the penitentiary, he would soon " get out again on petition? Contrary to his expecta tions, however, the prisoner was convicted—is now in the penitentiary, and he has net yet " got out on peti tion:" Theses and other similar facts, sufficiently-dernou straw the influence ofintimidation upon some of the officers of justice in the country ; while it is well known that ssveral of the gang, who were convicted at the late As sizes, openly boasted that had the jury been from their part of the country, they durst not have convicted them. A singularity of this association is, that the parties to it are all apparently in fair circumstances, and in a condition of life which divests them of the plea of necessity for their crimes. They are all persons (saving phrenological developments) of good appearance, and as well dressed as the generality of the better class of our farming population. Some of them are owners of farms; many of them are the sons of freeholders, strong, able bodied, well-dressed young men ; some are tavern keepers; some are owners or lessees of saw mills; and all of them arc in a condition of life, to be able to earn an honest livelihood. Some of them since their convic tion, have confessed that they have " never had a day's good luck" since they joined the gang; that pre viously they were well off and well respected, but that since their own rightful property has gone to wreck, while that acquired by dishonest means was always quickly dissipated; and that they are now, even in a pecuniary point of view, in a much worse condition than they would have been had they pursued an honest career, while their characters and their, liberties are sacrificed for their crimes. From what we have learned of the gang, we should be disposed to divide them into two classes—the cavalry and the infantry. The former, who are generally mounted on the best horses in the country, figure only in the higher branches of roguery, such as burglary, horse stealing, and in the wholesale dissemination of -" boodle?' Boodle being the flash term of the gang for counterfeit money. To the infantry is delegated the lower order of thievery. Some of this infantry division are occasionally intrusted with the retailing of boodle, which they pass off upon the.farmers, tavern keepers, &c., of the back townships. This they manage with great dexterity and caution. They never carry more than one bad note about them at a time; having at the same time several good notes. If the note, when offered, should be detected or suspected, the fellow who offers it, with expressions of surprise, regret, doubt, &c., immediately offers a good note, and all is right. Or, if the parties should proceed so far as to have the fellow searched, all the money about him is good except this one note, and he is usually discharged. But if the bad note, when offered, be taken without suspicion, which it generally is (among the class of persons to whom such notes are usually offered), the fellow gets his change, supplies the place of the note which he has just passed with another from the boodle bank, and repeats the experiment somewhere else. There is one precautionary measure of the gang which is never departed from—the thieves never take the property which they steal home to their own houses. Hence search warrants, which have often been immediately issued against the premises of the right persons, have always failed. If the stolen arti cles are bulky, and not easily removable to a distance, they are always taken to a hiding place, previously pre pared, generally in the woods, where they are kept " until the storm blows over." Articles of considerable value, and easily removable, such as horses, watches, bank notes, which it is feared may be identified, &c., are often taken to Lower Canada. to the townships of Shefford and Dunham, where there is a wholesale establishment for issuing counterfeit money of all sorts, and for receiving stolen goods, and where the stolen articles are disposed of in exchange for boodle, at the rate of IQO dolls. worth of boodle for ten dollars worth of valuable property, or for five dollars of bankable paper. This boodle is brought back and dis posed of at an advance of one or two hundred per cent. to the small fry of the gang, by whom it is put into cir culation about the country. The boodle, or counterfeit paper, which is thus put into circulation, is of different descriptions, but a large proportion of it purports to be of the Bank of Kingston, Hudson River, " New York Safety Fund," in small letters, being engraved thereon. The "operation" of horse stealing is skilfully performed, and is always done "in duplicate." The horses to be stolen, and the places where they are to be found, being previously well known, the two thieves start simul taneously in opposite directions in pursuit of their prey ; one, perhaps, to the States, and one to some distant part of this province. Each obtains possession of his horse, and they meet each other with all possible dispatch, at some intermediate point, where they exchange the stolen horses, and each returns to his own neighbourhood on an unknown horse. A very curious circumstance of this kind was disclosed during the recent examinations. Two of the gang (whom we will designate as A. and J.) agreed to steal two horses, which were previously known to them ; one in the Newcastle district, and one in the western part of the province. A. proceeded to the latter point, and J. to the former. Each obtained his horse ; A, a fine grey, and J. a fine black horse.. They then proceeded with all possible expedition, through the back conces sions (these gentry never travel on the main road on business of this kind), to a place of meeting near Brantford, where they exchanged horses ; A. re turning towards the west on the' black horse, and J. returning on the grey to the very neighbourhood where he had stolen the black horse. J. having dis posed of the grey horse, and having learned that A. had sold the black horse to a farmer beyond Brantford, proceeded to the spot, claimed the black horse as his property, which he said had been stolen from him by A., and threatened to take out a warrant against the farmer. The poor farmer, somewhat frightened, offered to give up the horse, if J. would" prove to it." J. ac cordingly made affidavit that the horse was his property, and had been stolen from him by a person answering the description of A., upon which the poor farmer gave up the horse to J., who rode it off to the westward, and sold it again in Michigan. There is one plan of operation adopted by this gang, which is somewhat more scienti fic than any to which we have yet alluded—that is, the employment of avant couriers, tain information. These gentry f t o a r s t I f d their board and lodging ; of certain sum per .day, an cons o b t e go about to farm-houses to work at their trade, for a and children ; and in small articles of finery to women edlars who visit farm-houses, wader pretext of selling one instance, of a rascal who professes to have the gift of prayer and "psalmody," which he dispenses liberally in exchange for provender and lodging. These rascals tespeCtively avail themselves of the opportunities which these visits afford them, to ascertain who has money, where it is kept; and at what point of the premises an entry may be most eftectially made. There is but one other matter concerning this gets which we propose to advert to at this time ; and that is, their obligations to each other. it does not appear that any oath is now or ever has been administered in the association. But on the first introduction of a novice to the leaders or "old hands" of the gang, he is required to pledge him self that he will adhere to their rules, and never betray their secrets, on pain of certain death. In the event of any one of the gang being arrested, the other members are bound to do all they can for him ; to procure him bail, to give evidence for him at his trial, and to " prove him clear" (as they term it) by swearing to an alibi. These are the only obligations which we have heard of, and these are generally understood and adhered to among the " Markham Gang." This fact was not known by the magistrates at the irne, but it was known by them that this man was one of ;he gang. THE CROPS.—We regret to say that, in consequence of the changeableness of the weather, a great portion of the wheat crop will be materially injured, in some instanees the gram has begun to grow in the ear before the crop has been cut. The sample of b,arley will be very bad. In most cases, the grain in our field presents three different appearances — one part nearly dead ripe; a second, just coming to hand, whilst the third is qui.`e green. The potato crop is nearly di , if not quite destroyed ;EL id from the early appearance of e disease, the effect upon t.:l° neighbourhood will be much worse than last year.—Somer. vt County Heral d. THE LATE SCULLERS' MATCH FOR THE CHAMPION SHIP OF THE THAMES.—The f r i en ds of these celebrated scullers have appointed to meet on Wednesday next, at the Ship, F.re-street, Lambeth, wM match. The friends of :111 Cooldoe', will receive the. stakes, 200/., as winner of the recent and a new watch f Campbell are not satisfied with his 4, eat; LI H4ely to be made. FLOGGING IN THE NAVY AND ARMY. The following petition from the City of London was presented to the House of Lords, on the 17th of Marc, 1836 : " To the Right Honourable, the Lords Temporal lan d Spiritual, in Parliament assembled, " The Humble Petition of the Lord Mayor, Alden:aerie and Commons of the City of London, in Gemmel' Council assembled, " Sheweth,—That your petitioners, as the represen-, tatives of the citizens of London, deem it to be an ier portant duty to express their opinion to your Lordships on any subject materially affecting the rights, liberti es, or happiness of the community, or deeply involving hs, character and honour of their country. nct " That the punishment of flogging in the navy • army, which for a long time past has engaged a 13 . share of public interest, and excited the abhorrence of gth classes of society, has been especially forced on the at' tention of your petitioners by two recent instances military punishment at Woolwich, which were speedily followed by the death of the victims. " That your petitioners believe that the inefficiency of flogging, for the promotion of naval and military disci pline, is susceptible of the strongest proof which fact ° I ar. , ,ument could furnish on any subject. "'That your petitioners are nevertheless of the opinion, that the cruel torture, and debasing tendenq of this system, could not be palliated, much less justifiec.: by any appeal to expediency—they recognise ja i : one of those flagrant outrages on the national mar: against which the best feelings of our common n ature 11!", stinctively revolt, and they therefore most sincerely earnestly hope that a concern for the honour of tmi country, and the reputation of the navy and army, England amongst neighbouring nations—combined *vita a regard to public opinion—frequently, stronglft .6l . l „, without distinction of party, very generally express e d ® will prevent any attempt to defend and maintain a 111 he of punishment, demoralising and degrading to those Ito award, to those who inflict, to those who suffer, a 0" those who witness if. hate " That the instance, to which your petitioners e a , alluded are only two of many in which death has speed u e l t followed the infliction of the punishment. That bowel' 0 , heinous the offence in some of those cases may lir been, they were not such as, on any principle of tice or morality, could be visited with capital pent,. ment even in its ordinary form, unaccompanied by P tracted suffering ; and that this destruction of hures_,, life has been accompanied with a species of torte: utterly at variance with the general spirit of our Is: the feelings and habits of our countrymen , and the p r ` . cepts of Christianity. "Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray your VI; ships to repeal the laws which authorise the punishele of flogging in the navy and army." POST-OFFICE NOTICE. Ou Saturday the following notice was placar d ed the vestibule of the General Post-office, St. Martins " le ' Grande: — On Monday evening will be dispatched the nest 00 ,,i4 for the Mediterraucan, Egypt, India, and China', Marseilles. _ A mail bag for Madeira, Lisbon, Spain, and Gibraltar; will be made up on Thursday next, the 27th insTiiini. and on the 7th, 17th, and 27th of every SUCCeew- month. 11 be 11101 W For Sydney, New Sout. . ales, a mail wi- 11° ' up and dispatched the last day of this and every 5 _ . , ceding month. a i- diter For Virro, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, Gibraltar, ~ ..e c t he ranean, E 6 gypt, India, and China, on the morning c' 4th of the ensuing month. a o f For Mexico, Honduras, and Ilavannah, on the 2 next and each succeeding month only. ads, For Bermuda, San Juan de Nicaragua, New G( s ' Chili, and Peru, on the 17th of every month only. , .„6 • For Egypt, Ceylon, India, and China, on the 3 0 '." 20th of every month. n ee, The Peninsular steam-packet will not call at Coo die either on the outward or homeward voyage dur inb od winter months of November, December, janearYLbey February next, commencing from the 7th of Tiovo RAILWAY SHARE MARKEIIS‘ - • - - - - MANCHESTER, AUGUST 22. PO, STOCK EXOUANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting." mate': ' ton, &c., dis. - Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, dis• Stamford, and Birmingham, 12s. 3d. dis. -Eastern Cotunie,',„,son! Extension, 1% p.-East Lancashire, 94 p.-Fleetwood , ,,,t r h ii, and West Riding, dis.-Huddersfield, Halifax, and 8ra w ...1A.% p.-Hudderstleld and Manchester Railway and Canal, 1% 31",", and Thirsk, 3% dis.-Manchester and Leeds Extension, 2% r''' .- 1 54 chester, Midland, and Grimsby, 19s. 6d. dis.-North Eastern , ks,ten: -Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 6s. 3d. dis.-Dit t° 'ssret! s ,l sion, dis.-Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. I, 4 P• Ry bury, Wolverhampton, &c., r 4 dis.-Shropshire Union It o ",,salce" Canll, 125. 6d. dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, 43- No. 4, % p.-Trent Valley, Midland, &c., % p.--West Ridias 2 15.16 p. LEEDS, Ardrarr 22. ~. great In e n , STOCK Excisalloz.-The Share markets are ruled f", -- o isnoveY sure by the appearance of the weather, as the cheaPn''''/ A the earl, the contrary depends much on the present harvest: in , prices W er t o part of the week, and indeed until yesterday mor i „",. - A dvance i c . 4 lower, and an absence of all spirit of speculation . -- rov essent Iv; notedsecond meeting, however, soul I t o been the the again visible, and prices closed generally higher. ThiS again today, and a better tone prevails. Brightons a r° 1 -2 0 W r t e s i lrn -ti' S raising of fresh capital and amalgamating the Direc t dtes,..esK is not looked upon favourably. Manchester and Leeds fora Midlands continue heavy. 'The sales are-Eastern Counued'd Extension, 32e. 6d. p.-East Lancashire, S M p.-Hudderge 3filealdn , cl 7 les % te p r . , - 21 e p ed .- , D a i t t id to, B E e x w t s e b n u s r io y n , s 4 , I p s . ._p D . Tt ll to u , d ß d r e a r n sfl ch el es d . al li a • T re . i .: Ditto,' Extension, le. dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, dis.--Ditto, P. 03 3 dis.-Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 2/.lls. 'J.-Newcastle jias Darlington Junction Extensions, I() p.-North British, C„,e r ,oo. Branch, 545. p.-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, ISs. eu . -Buckinghamshire, 85. 6d. dis.-Great Eastern and We . _,..,ste r lsrls' dis. -Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 13s. dis.-Lancao m ii., dinn cif , shire, and North-Eastern, 265. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, 50 ",,iverpe ° , _,'' Iss. dis.-Leicester, Tamworth, Coventry, &c., 10s. dis. s• Ormskirk, and Preston, 3% p.-Londen an York, 8 5 - ~,a ti uclg, Melton and Driflield Junction, 88. p.-3fanchester, Bustoncibsthe t r i ; and Midland, 17s. 6d. p.-North Western, 6i. p.-Sheffield' ham, and Goole, 20s. dis.-Shropshire Union, 12s. 6d. u orl i r s an Midland, 138. 6d. p.-West ',tiding Union, 51. 25. S.-Y" Glasgow Union, 395. dis. SHEFFIELD, AUGUST 22. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales re-Grimsby an d Sliefil go. fair dis.-Ditto, Extension, 15s. dis.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, , 1 4 COL.; East Lincolnshire, % dis.-Manchester and Lincoln Union e ",,_ 7 so, v"' 19s. dis.-North Western, ss. p.-Sheffield and Lincolnshire' -Ditto, Extension, dia. HULL, AUST 22. „ STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are- UG North British, Carlisle 13110 775. 6d.-Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, New, 3s. 6elo"', "d ton, Stamford, and Bi rm i ng h a m, 1 Is. dis.-B uc kinghaMsn , " 30 0 -Leicester and Tamwortb, 355.-Manchester, Buxton 1 0 0 (1 5 ,4 lock, p.-North Western, 4s. p.-Northern Counties • York and Glasgow Union), I le.-Shropshire Union, 130. as' ij efess - Riding Union, 4%-Armagh, Coleraine, and Portruth, 155 " -- ter and Bedford, 128. 3d. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, AUGUST 22. Ais. .„Pit ro ° ' STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Caledonian, 5 "„d New, 1 dis.-Ditto, Extension, 203. dis.-Lancashire 11 2 ▪ t er Yorkshire, 17s. 6d. dis.-London and York, %-afanen4 1) Leeds, 2% p.-Newcastle and Carlisle, 104-Newcastle, 1 1 72 A . lington Extensions, 9%-York and Selby, East and West Bider YORK, AUGUST 22. sprit I T , STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are -Eastern Counties, 0.--15, tension, 2%--Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), la% Dedq c s, with and Bury (Cambridge and Ely), 1%-Leicester an d j 3,0 1 6,,,;( 1 is. 6d.-Leicester. Tamworth, &c., 11. 0.-Newcastle „n n • t io, 28-Newcastle and Darlington, New, 11% -North P r ' e an Shares, 14%-Ditto, Carlisle Extension, 4/. 35. 6a. 1%-West Riding Union, 5-York and North 311diatid (. West Riding Extension), 13%. sent EDINBURGH, Audi= 21. ~Ape rti STOCK ExCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, Si. s',Z Ebro t Banff, and Elgin, IL-Airdrie and Bathgate, and and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151. 108.-Amin 3. rush, 14s. 6d.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. 95.-Banfishirfi n iou, 2 , t0 . fast and County Down; 12s. 6d.-British and Irish fa n E 6d.-Caledonian, 161.-Ditto, New, 11. 9s. 6d.-Cak" - ~4 Cale d e . ° o 7o' sion, it. 13s. 6d.--Caledonian and Dumbarton, IL ; .--- 10S. -- „ - w eet and Northern Direct, 21. 25.-Clydesdale Junction, • ss • •-•"-v f tr Si 1 • d wall and Devon Central, 1/. 118.-Deeside Railway', • de e all 64 , Northern, 11. IN.-Dublin and Enniskillen, 31. 155.-Da n ot, 7 0 '04 broath, 371.-Ditto, New, 211. 55.-Dundee and Ferth,_borai,,of -East Indian Railway, 155.-East of Fife, 17s. 6d.-EdSitto, E ft Bathgate, 2/. 165.-Edinburgh and Gla,gow, 73/. 10s. I"„ 11, Shares, 18/. 2s. 6d.- Ditto, Quarters, 18/. 10s.-Ditto , 181.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Gra,ton, 181.-Ditto, Prefereni- s i t 155.-Edinburgh and Northern, 91. 15s.- -Dim', cWPOrtl io pf Edinburgh and Perth, 31. 7s. 6d. -Forth and Clyde J ono ice,. IGs.- Glasgow and Ayrshire, 751.-Ditto, New Stock, 37 1. Ditto, QuarteruliSrihs!eGGssliasasalliod.wwlCOaanas.rn-lisddGlGeGltasarerfenio.nkwociirskaksnd Belfast lin len btn ici rs l ,: - 4 1 0 (4 6 / 1 . 1 11 - . g i G o l s w a . g aj o y s: 3 l ci t., si „.r es: 4 ; V : - Te G nni l Junction, as n g 2 B l. l D . on il ju i n 3 c ' tion G , las lO g s o . Stock, Si. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 1/. 158.-Glasgow, 2 a l n . d l9 Ar s._ dr G os r s a tui nt „ -Great Great North of Scotland, lls.-Inverness and Elgin, 1 1 . 25 ...* -- bon d f.... , and Lothians, 2/. 55.-Lrne, Belfast, and allyna, Bristol, and South Wal a es, 1/. 3s. 6d. -Lo B ndon me and scorli , 0 6. 0 Ditto, Half Shares, IL IN.-Midland and Eastern Connt, i d es 2-1 9 , Newcastle and Berwick, 291.-North British, 381. 12 5 „,- Y to , 0 1. 161. Halves, 151.-Ditto, Extension tp Carlisle, 3/. 7s. 6d.- - D crab crab t on 71. 14s.- North Stafordshire, 51. 9s. 6d.-North Wales 1 1_„..sco t r 155.-Ditto, New, 10/.-Perth and Inverness, 1/. 115. 6 , L . 60 Central, 19/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 9/. 10s.-Scottish Central scoot donian Junction, it. lOs -Scottish Grand Junction, 1 toarY 6 ,l W ! Midland, 71. 103.-Scott southern, U. 12 5 :„..5tn; Hereford, 6s. 6d.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, South Midland, 21. 15s. 6d.- Stirling and Dunferraline , AitiO ling and Midland, 2/. 165.-Strathern Junction, 21.-- - " Coltness, 471. 10s. esl e GLASGOW, AUGUST 21. c' s 9 8•: Jan STOCK ExcnAaox .- The sales re-Caledonian 0 0e sail. donian Extension, 335. 9d.-Caledonian and Dumbarto n - 0 1 . - ; 1 86 ' lion, 225. 6d.-Direct Northern, 355.-Dundee and Per,t'','„,,,,per" 45 1 k,' Indian Railway, 15s. 3d.-Edinburgh and Northern, 1. -- 110 1 °_„ ° ' -Glasgow General Terminus, 8 %- Glasgow and 8e1f„,...„00 1,5 " off' 48r Glasgow, umfries, and Carlisle, 35 5.-Glasgow, b -1-u- smas ll 'l4o, Ardrossan 295. 6d.-Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland ur nn ielk g " 0 . s , -Perth and Inverness, 32 5.-Scuttish Central and en 17751.), tion, 348.- South Eastern and Dover, New (Issued at 215. 67a. 6d.-South Midland, 55 3.-Stirling and Dunferin.... e, 13 ;00 • oltft CADVERTISEDIENT.I-LlvEn, sTonuorr, t S COMPLAINTS CUBED BY HOLLO W A Y ' S P I L LS .-in close , lr a Drioglow, weather the food on the stomach frequently ferments: od 07 bowel complaints, which is at all times dangerous to weid • dIeSP persons. When the Ives is out of order, it induces het" aPc'r e sensations, the forerunner of direful diseases , as drons);: c o af o ole paralytic strokes, &c. Such and other baneful conse(PLe P " ea mediately prevented by a few doses of these search 5.7„ is e a A t °, they speedily and surely banish disease when the syste`Zsul under Its direct influence. Persons at the turn of li re diva' critical a period take Holloway's pills, which are sold 1.?1T00. and at the Proprietor's Establishment, 244, Strand, Vs 0 . BIRTHS. a rk, • On the 20th inst., at Clarence - terrace , R e g ent. 0 Macready, of a daughter. ~ g toef th On the 17th inst., at Middleton Hall , near D. s.-- lady of Captain R. H. S. Jackson, of a daughter . tit 19213. -W l ' On the 19th inst., at Kensington , M rs. Meek, . 0 _.., orny On the 20th inst., at Bath, the la d y of CAP Pi ° ft e Indian Navy,' of a son. h a SO On the 20thinst., at Dover, the lady of Jt , - of '/' Phillips, Eq., of a son. ~/.,„, JOY On the 20th inst., at Newcastle-on -Tyne, '"" ' wil ii s o l Grote, Esq., of a son. On the 21st inst., at Norwood, the lady of g''____..---' Quitter, of a daughter. _____------ il e ac' , MARRIED. Thy' WO On the 18th inst., at Wanstead Church, T" --- the -- Esq., Wanstead, to Charlotte, second daughter of John Allen, Esq., R.N. _... 11 813r1 4 -,,,.. ce On the 20th inst., at St. Chad's, Lichfield, the 11 !„ . „Frtl p . , S. Cerjat, Rector of West Horsle3-k Charlotte, second daughter of the Hon. and . R.... 1 4;,,, 4 _.......... ' ___ --- Perceval. Vicarage,ReOr.npthhierpB_sthLoinnsgt;,aarttedth7esDlED. ShaLbingtO I 11 : i ....5, t eooo o ,:i n nlpt t tteh h hh, e e eeE 2 1 :1 : 916 ) t h hhFi. in i nns i s s ss.tA t tt. . :: : : a a ... A: t it,rl3 Moffat,tjaresrC,ldvcavpialtipi ; It : aa n osi :f ,Ti c :l ue l s tl y ~,t1 : 0 1 tir . ::: :::: V Pi c .• •!-!"' -i,____:—_—____ ______ ._ ----- -...—i------",:- lit eacion: emit ed a t i'ubb lA.,' by 11.117.1)0 1-01.1.0. 4,, of 1, r ° ,01 1,- . Strand, Printer, at The Su; Otlice, No. 112, Strand• iii the latifil of the Savoy In the comi ty ei gicidiesex, 3loodaP .- 24, 1846. ' ~/