The Sun. — London, England, 1846-06-02 00:00:00

CALEDONIAN EXTENSION RAIL- WAY COMPANY. A meeting of the scripholders in this Company was (in accordance with the provisions of the sessional orders) called yesterday, at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street, for the purpose of receiving the sanc tion of the meeting to the prosecution of the scheme be fore Parliament. The large room was well filled, and among the gentle men present, we observed Mr. Hope Johnstone, M.P., Mr. Hodgson, M.P., Mr. Hodgson Hinde, M.P., Col. Graham, Col. Macdonald, &c. On the motion of Mr. DIXON, seconded by Mr. H. HiNeat, Mr. Hope Johnstone was called to the chair. The CHAIRMAN said, that before they proceeded to the real business for which the meeting had been con vened, he thought it his duty to tell them that an omis sion had occurred in the insertion of the notice in one of the newspapers. It appeared perfectly correct in all the others, with the exception of the Edinburgh Gazette of last week. It therefore rested with the meet ing now to proceed under those circumstances, or to adjourn to a later day. He would recommend the meeting not to adjourn, but to proceed at once to business, because he could cite a case in point where this course was pursued under precisely similar circumstances. The matter came under the considera tionthe of the House of Commons, who referred it to Standing Orders' Committee, who found that the properfhe instructions had been given as to the insertion order should by the parties promoting the Bill, and they, therefore decided that in this case the standing should be dispensed with. If the meeting were to adopt this suggestion then they would issue a repetition of the notices, so that in the event of an y ? position being given in earliest o period, hold their Parliament they might, at t meeting in a perfectly legal ma nner. a nner. He held in his hand a letter addressed to then ewsp ap.nsr e had agent in Edinburgh to show that the proper itructiod been given, and he would call upon the secretary at once to read it. The SECRETAR Y, Mr. Marr, read a letter addr esse d to Messrs. Robertson and Scott, agents, Edinburgh, or dering the insertion of the notices in the various news papers as demanded by the sessional orders. The CHAIRMAN—It was only on Saturday that they could be aware that these instructions had not been pro perly attended to. Mr. H. HINDE, M.P., said that this meeting had been originally called for the purpose of ascertaining whether they should proceed with the line or not, and whether it should he deemed strictly legal or not, they would still be enabled to ascertain the feelings and wishes of the scripholders. If these feelings were adverse to the fur ther prosecution of the scheme, then it would be only a waste of money to adjourn for a longer period, in order to come to precisely the same result ; if, on the con trary, they were in favour of bringing the scheme before Parliament, they -could so decide that day, and the meeting on that day week, if necessary at all, would only be confirmatory of these proceedings. He should move, therefore, that they take a vote of the scripholders present, aye or no, whether the directors be authorised to proceed before Parliament. A SHAREHOLDER thought that as some doubt might be entertaiaed of the legality of their proceedings, they should at once, without further loss of time, adjourn to that day fortnight. After a very animated discussion on this single point, in which Mr. Hodgson, M.P., Mr. H. Hinde, M.P., the Chairman, and other gentlemen took part, Colonel GRAHAME said that as he doubted much whether or no they would at the next meeting be in a better position than on that day, he would beg leave to second Mr. Hindu's proposition, that they should go on with the regular business. Colonel M`DONALD said that many gentlemen had at tended that day, at considerable inconvenience to them selves, and if the meeting were adjourned, without hav ing really done anything, he much doubted whether the same number would be assembled on a future day. The CHAIRMAN said that as the feeling of those as sembled seemed to be that they should go on, he should do so; at the same time they would take steps of advertising another meeting for a very early day. The Chairman then proceeded to address the scripholders. He said—Gentlemen, it now becomes my duty very shortly to state the circumstances tinder which we are placed with reference to new projects before Parliament. Few will remember that this scheme when introduced to the world was of a much more comprehensive nature than at present, inasmuch as it embraced the complete means of communication between the east coast at Berwick, down to the west coast of Scotland, at Ayr, passing through the intermediate country by way of Kelso, Galashiels, and Peebles. In the course of our proceedings we were met with the most decided opposi tion on the part of the North British Company. They alleged that we were invading a country which belonged to them, and I confess they did this with some degree of justice, because we found that we could not proceed by the aarrow valley at Galashiels without making use of their line to some extent. We endeavoured, therefore, to enter into treaties with them, and the result was that we. agreed to abandon to them that portion of the line to the eastward of Peebles, receiving their assurance that they would complete the line from Edinburgh to Pee bles. The North British failed on the merits, in establish ing a case for the construction of a railway between Galashiels and Peebles, and they were therefore com pelled to stop in their project of communicating with the east of Scotland. With regard to the whole of the western portion between the Caledonian Railway and the town of Ayr—that is the portion which is now in cluded in the Bill before Parliament, and for which this meeting has assembled—looking at the nature of the country which the line is to intersect, I find that it is rich in mineral wealth, which unfortunately however, is now locked up, because it has had :no oppor tunity of being conveyed to distant parts of the country. At present there are in the course of being established an immense number of iron furnaces, and I believe that the result will be a fair return for the capital invested. In consequence of the changes which have taken place, I cannot tell what exact traffic may be expected, but of this be sure, that we have already found sufficient evi dence to show that a very satisfactory return may be anticipated. Superadded to tt.e plan I have just stated, it is intended that a line shall be carried from Leshma agow to Glasgow, which will open up a field of the finest parrot or gas coal in the kingdom. These coals are now carried twenty-three miles into Glasgow at a great cost, and the traffic alone to Glasgow will remu nerate the railway without taking into account the other great towns on the line. I have therefore no hesitation in recommending that we should go on with the scheme. Mr. BEEVAN wished to know what amount of ex penses had already been incurred. The CHAIRMAN said that they had not been able to get in all the accounts, but he thought that 10s. to 12s. would cover the present expenses. In answer to several questions, The CHAIRMAN said that the total length o f li ne was 78 miles. He was not able to state what the passenger traffic might be, but as the district was populous, and the people active and industrious, he expected that this branch of traffic would be very remunerative. Mr. BEEVAN was desirous of having some information regarding the passenger traffic. Mr. H. HINDE said, besides the through traffic which might be expected from Ayr and Kilmarnock to Edin burgh, there was every reason to suppose that the ex tension of the Ayr and Glasgow Railway by the Glas gow and Belfast union to Govan and Portpartrick, so as to form a through communication with Belfast, would brit g a great amount of the Irish traffic. As to the Caledonian Extension, Belfast was the focus for the whole population of the north of Ireland who sought to pass into Scotland, and when there was a through rail way communication to Ayr there was no doubt that much of this traffic would pass along this line of rail way to Edinburgh and the east of Scotland. He might remark that there were no two towns in Ireland and Scotland that carried on a larger traffic with each other than Belfast and Dundee, and the Caledonian Exten sion would form the most direct railway connexion with these two places. He was persuaded that what with the traffic from Ayr, Kilmarnock, and the west of Scotland, vvith the Iri s h traffic coast of Scotla n d, an d v ice versa, there would be ample remuneration for the capital in vested. Bnt while the traffic from Ayrshire to Edin burgh would be necessarily great, he would beg leave to observe that the i Lesmahagow bra nc h was th e on ly ne, portio n of f scheme that wa s regarded as a m i neral andt those se who th roug h which it were l best acqua i nte d w i t h the loca lityt pass say it will b e one o f t h e bes payin g lin es in Scotland, indepe n d ent o f any calcu lation for passenger traffic. Mr. BEEVAN said he looked more to passen ger than to goods or minerals, He admitted thto t n " t c e portion named the mineral traffic would-be very great. But what he wanted to know was the expense of the Formation, and the probability there was of it paying the shareholders for its construction. The CHAIRMAN said it was estimated to cost 16,0001. or 17,000/. per mile. Mr. BEEVAN remarked that the estimate was not large for a doudle line of railway. The CHAIRMAN believed the mineral traffic on the Lesmahagow line would be very great. He considered the dividend on that portion of the scheme would not be less than that paid on the Wishaw and Coltness Rail way, which was lei- per cent. Mr. BEEVAN—But the mineral lines, like the Wishaw and Coltnes s R a il way , are not construc t e d in the man. ner ,it is proposed to lay down the Caledonian Exton slot]. Mr. H. HINDE said that regarding mineral lines, it was now found to be the best course to obtain good gradients and well constructed railways instead of the old train roads. In the district of country where he resided they had tram-roads in every direction c -for the accommodation of the mineral traffic, many of them very rudely constructed ; but they were now taking them up to a great extent and laying down good lines. Mr. ALLAN was of opinion that if the eastern branch of the Caledonian Extension scheme was cut off, and the portion from Ayr to Lanark only left, they could not get a return on the investment of a million of money. He could not see any possible prospect of a satisfactory return to the capitalists. He believed that at present only one coach ran in the direction which the line pro posed to take. The feeling of the large proportion of the Scotch s h are h olders, as far as he could collect it, was against proceeding with the line. The CHAIRMAN called the attention of the Hon. Gen tleman to the fact, that the great proportion of the Edin burgh passengers, on account of the present railway accommodation, went round by Glasgow. Mr. H. HINDE said the reason which had been urged against the present line by Mr. Allan might be u rge d with as great propriety against the London and York, because no coaeh at present ran direct along the route of the line to York, the great proportion of the passen gers preferring the circuitous route by railway. There was a case with which he was acquainted that would meet the objection of the Hon. Proprietor—it was that of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. Before that line was constructed for several years there was not a single coach between the places, yet now the line was paying six per cent.--(Hear, hear.) Ur. BEETAIi thought if they proceeded they would be making a railway to get traffic, not proceeding upon the data of the traffic that at present existed. Mr. H. HINDE repli , d that it was not so, as it was ascertained that a large proportion of the Ayrshire traffic that would no doubt use this railway went at present by the circuitous route of Glasgow, merely because there was railway accommodation. At present there were two ways to Edinburgh from Ayr an d marknock, by Muirkirk direct, and by the circuitous route of Glasgow. The CHAIRMAN intimated that the difference in fa vour of the 3luirkirk route was 26 miles. aboutsaid Colotnhee p Colonel l o a p c l p e ooxfaLD6e,oitniaanswer beingto w a h g a a t in h s a t d b t e h e e n in g remarked would tshhaotwthe whatscrip they representing letter he had re r. ceived SHAREHOLDER said, that from a really thought them of a t the th e m m a tetet favour of at feelingceived therefrom was a s s toc in kbr oker i n o. going on. least, therep represented Mr. ALLAN intimated that he scrip to the a mount of 2,3oocoshualdrehse o angalileonsttegdotionggetfhoerr ward ; this was as much as of the dissentients before he left. A SHAREHOLDER inquired, as the eastern portion of the scheme was struck off, whether there would be an alteration in the amount of shares? The CHAIRMAN — Most probably there will be. Mr. BEEVAN called on them to pause before taking further proceedings. They should consider the state of the money market before they sanctioned the expendi ture of a million of money. Moreover, he thought, at all events, they should have some certainty of the Cale donian Company leaning the line ere they went further. Mr. H. HINDE wished to say a few words. He was one of the original parties in getting up the Caledonian Extension who was not connected with the Caledonian Company. He did so on account of the eastern portion of it going through a district of country with which he was connected. That portion had since been lopped off. Still, from his connexion with the scheme, he was now thoroughly convinced that that which remained—the western portion—would afford a fair remuneration on the capital invested. He agreed that they should do nothing rash, and therefore in obtaining the Bill he would certainly not advise the shareholders to proceed with the whole undertaking at once, but to employ the money in hand to the completion of the Lesmahagow portion, which would open valuable and extensive coal fields to the Glasgow market. He knew of no one that did not say that this branch would prove a most valuable concern. Even granting that no other portion of the scheme was proceeded with than this, he con sidered it would be well worth all the expense they would go to in obtaining the Bill ; and that instead of a 4 per cent., they would have a 10, 15, or 20 per cent line, Further, he would advise that the directors should not proceed with the other portions of the scheme till such time as there was a good dividend on this portion. It had been suggested that the shares should be reduced. He should think they might be reduced from 251. to la each, and he believed that not more than 101. would have to be paid up, as, under the borrowing powers of the Bill, they could raise all the remainder that was necessary. Mr. NiASTERMA.N said, that though negotiation with the Caledonian Company had, on account of the altera tion of the scheme, gone off at present, he had no doubt the Caledonian Company would be but too happy to re new its offer. It should be well understood that the western portion of the Caledonian Extension is the most valuable portion of it, and it was but reasonable to sup pose that the Caledonian Company would be more glad to lease it now than they would have been had the scheme been left entire. After some further conversation of no material im portance, and the heads of the Bill having been read by the Secretary, the vote was taken, when there appeared— Scrip represented at the meeting, 26,167 shares. Assents for proceeding with the Bill 23,087 Dissents Majority for proceeding 20,207 200 shares did not vote. The CHAIRMAN declared the number more than suffi cient to constitute the meeting, under the sessional order —15,000 shares being enough for that purpose. A resolution, empowering the directors to insert a clause in the Bill authorising the payment of interest on paid-up calls, was unanimously agreed to. Mr. CRANH then moved a vote of thanks to the Chair man for his able and impartial conduct in the chair, which was carried by acclamations. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and said no exertion on his part should be spared to forward the interests of the shareholders. The meeting then broke up. LLANELLY DOCK AND RAILWAY COMPANY. The general meeting of this Company was held yes terday at the Company's offices, Collyer, Esq., in the ehair, when the accounts were submitted, from which it appeared that the whole of the sums received by the Company amounted to 228,750/. 165., and the expenditure to 227,121/. I Is. leaving a balance of 1,6291. The last year's profit was 2,8561. 10s. sd. The haulage on the new line was 97,854 tons, and the revenue from that line 6,5001. Bs. 3d ; the haulage on the old line was 143,170 tons, and the revenue 1,6361. las. 4d. ; from passengers and parcels, 5311. 4s. 4d. ; dock dues, 1,6821. 4s. 2d. ; rents 106/. 13s. 4d. ; interest on traders' accounts, 501. Bs. 7d., leaving a balance, after payment of expenses, of 1,076/. 13s. Sd. A conversation then ensued respecting the form of the accounts, which it was allowed were not put in the most satisfactory manner. To a shFirpholder the CHAIRMAN replied that there had been a loss of upwards of 5,000/. on the Hercules steamer. The whole of the debts owing to the Company amounted to 5,6871., of which probably about 5001. may be consi dered as bad, but they at present appear as valid. It was suggested that no dividend should be paid ex cept on the money actually in hand, the repairs on the line having absorbed the funds to be appropriated for the purpose. This had beea occasioned by the sleepers having beea injured by an unusually high tide, which overtopped a mound and washed the ballast away from under them. Much had also been expended on the locomotive engines, which, however, are so improved that they will each draw ten waggons more than they would before, so that the purchase of another locomotive will be saved, although otherwise it would have been inevitable. To an inquiry as to how it was that the claims of the old proprietors had been so much reduced, The CHAIRMAN replied, the deed which arranged their claims was loosely drawn, and although the conve- nience of the new proprietors had not, as agreed, been so much consulted, yet it was thought right to proceed in this way; the new proprietors had, therefore, in all probability, avoided a Chancery suit. . . The line had originally been purchased for 50,0001., of which 1,3001. remained on mortgage. It was then moved that the report be adopted, which stated that the receipts for the year exhibit an increase of 5351. 13s. 3d. over those of the preceding year : this increase has arisen principally during the last three months ; the trade is now good, the demand for Anthra cite and other Welsh coal and culm being steady and increasing ; and as ships may be obtained at reasonable freights, there is no reason to doubt that it will continue to flourish to the end of the season. A surplus of 1,0761. 13s. Bd. appears on the rove. nue account, being equal to about los. per share ; but the committee did not recommend that this sum should be divided among the shareholders. Mr. Blocs (late Secretary of the Company), after speaking on the satisfactoriness of the report, moved an amendment upon adopting it, including the appoint ment of a conjoined Committee of directors and share holders, to ascertain whether it would be wise to lease the line, and to report the result of their deliberations arid inquiries to a general meeting. The report was then adopted; but on its consideration The CHAIRMAN stated that the debts in jeopardy amounted to about 3,0001., and that the rate of interest paid to Messrs. Cocks and Biddulph was 5 per cent. The report having been adopted, Mr. Biggs's amend ment was considered as a substantive motion, when The CHAIRMAN stated that the committee of manage ment had not the slightest objection to meet the share holders, though he did not anticipate much good from the proceeding. _ _ _ Sir R. PRICE said that he was not one of the old proprietors or one of the old directors, but that he had : come n f i u n i fil u le p d o . ia large ilut , a I p t r h o o m u g i s h e s he w h ic a h nd had his nevereol_ incoont7w:nellwhiagraalleodufonrmtd„.hiyoyl:ed g might say .overlimded by bad debts, a c eared off, and that it tetti)°,l: no hopes which were whichwas n wereow beingnow gradually brought into e i ti that the ProtZtaat quarter, condition. ua th rt e er eo a nd ra. Trade appear e d t o b e grow i ng up in notwithsta n di ng th a t h e h a d no objection to mittee, yet he thought they ought to wait until the South Wales_ . R . ailway was brought into a position to take the L h L eir e h o a n n g d ra s iulated the be meeting on the manner aff l ,a i r r. oft ili t u received by the coin ' in which the proposal had mittee. He conceived that thee he entertaining avot e of wantof this o f motion would be nearly equivalent t i. ( , ) Nv a o n u d ld be, in his opinion should . . decidedly, confidence i T n h t e he he co tt m er m p it l t a e n e, take the oppose it. lines should that just proposed by Sir Robert Price, ' in the event of one large line crossing theirs, b i e f tw r o ead g y vea t to linethe opirroptrhieeitrorshandws7ladnd happen to intersectitthe Llannelly Company wo u ld b e able to command their o wn rate of value, either for th e tolls or for a lease. 18,0001 uncalled 1 Mr. METT would oppos e the motion, and expressed his opinion, that seeing that th ere were only that no should for, while there were more than 36,000 owing in de bentures, he would recommend dividend be declared until the concern was in a more satisfactory state. He thought the com any could not be in better hands than those of the directors, and he would only suggest that less should be expended in attempting to draw traffic on the line, but by carrying the line to Llanidloes, where they sould form a terminus, and the line might possibly be made to pay. Sir ROBERT PRICE and another shareholder stated that there had been such a proposition as this sore years ago, but it had been overruled by six to one, and he was afraid it would not be wise to reopen the question. To a Shareholder the CHAIRMAN stated, that the title to the line was perfectly sound, and that the last charges had been less than almost on any other line. Mr. Bloc replied, the motion was then put and lost. After a few words from the CHAIRMAN, intimating that there was a probability of iron furnaces being estab lished on the line, thanks were voted to him, and the meeting separated. APOTHECARIES' HALL. The following: gentleman were admitted licentiates of this institution at the last meet ing of thq Court of Assistants, viz., Messrs. R. S. Jeffs, R. Nichol, P. T. Gunning, Bristol; F. CQUill3 And John Gather. , good, St. John's Lynn. THE SUN, directors and A sh Y are . - .g a ] s o h f l -tl' l h d leT at two o'clock yes lt,RnaelieTytit,ll, terday, at the Lo,tdon Tavern, for the purpose of corn/j iving wi'h the sessional orders of both Houses of holders p A IsitpeE c c . i f aCi t 7g i e s i' C eN7l,l7 u t Pardament, and for the purpose of confirming, or other the amalgamation of the Company with the Lon don and York. S. J. Capper, Esq., occupied the chair. The SECRETARY (Mr. Clarke) having read the ad vertisement convening the meeting, The CrtaiamaN proceeded to call their attention to the objects for which they had been called together. He said it was requisite that 56,000 shares should be repre sented at the meeting, two-fifths of which, or betweea 35,000 and 36,000 were competent to empower them to proceed with the Bill. Such, however, was the confidence reposed in the Directors, that instead of 56,000 shares being represented, the Directors had had 100,000 shares placed in their own hands, so that they might vote in favour of proceeding with the Bill without asking any of those present to do so.—(Cheers.) After adverting to the confidence placed in the directors of the London and York by the share holders of that Company, who placed in their hands 70,000 shares for the purpose of proceeding with the Bill, and to the high standing of the Chairman in the City of London, he said he felt highly gratified at the great confidence placed in the directors of the Direct Northern—because they represented and were em powered to decide on behalf of persons holding shares to the amount of two millions and a half. A proposition empowering the directors to proceed with the Bill was then agreed to without one dissentient. The CHAIRMAN then drew the attention of the meet ing to the amalgamation with the London and York, the promoters of which had obtained the third reading of their Bill before the Direct Northern had succeeded in passing the Standing Orders' Committee. It was not until February that the House of Lords determined to proceed with railway Bills before entered upon by the House of Commons ; but as they gave priority to Irish Bills, it was not until April that they could go be fore the Standin, Orders Committee, and when they did go before them they succeeded in passing through the Committee most triumphantly, as there was not ablot in their Bill. But even atter they had passed the Standing Orders' Committee they were compelled to wait until the London and York and the Eastern Counties Extensions were grouped before they could go before a Committee of the House of Lords. That Committee was not ap pointed until the beginning of May, when four months of the session had passed away. They had, as they were aware, been negotiating with the London and York Company, who had had the start of them for a length of time, but it was not until very recently that they were enabled to effect an amalgamation with that company suitable to the shareholders of the Direct Northern. The SOLICITOR read the heads of the Bill comprising both the schemes. The estimated cost of constructing the line to York was 5,400,0001., and the capital 5,600,0001., in 224,000 shares of 251. each; calls, 2/. 10s. per share, two months at least to elapse between each call. The united board of direction was to consist of eighteen London and York and twelye Direct Northern directors. Mr. CAMERON inquired the amount of the ex penses incurred by the two companies up to that time? The CHAIRMAN said the expenses incurred by the Direct Northern, up to that time, amounted to 16,0001. Mr. BIRD (a director), said they had nothing what ever to do with the expenses incurred by the London and York. Mr. CAMERON said he understood the expenses of the London and York were much greater, a portion of which, he understood, the Direct Northern would have to pay. The CHAIRMAN said, of course the expenses of the London and York were greater, as they had nearly passed through Parliament, whereas the Direct Northern had not. Of course, under the new circumstances of the two Companies, they must help them to pay their ex penses. Mr. CAMERON said he understood the Direct Northern shareholders would lose a share out of every three they held, in consequence of the amalgamation with the Lon don and York. The CHAIR3IAN said it was true that they would only have two shares for every three they now held, in order to equalise the shares of both the companies by bring ing them to 251. each. The London and York, there fore, would lose considerably more than the Direct Northern, as their shares were 501., and as they had consented to reduce them to 251. Their sacrifice had been the greatest. Mr. CAMERON said it appeared to him that the share holders would derive more by the breaking up of the Company than by an amalgamation, as the London and York shares were at 301. per cent. discount. A VOICE—How long will they remain so? Mr. RICHARDSON considered that the directors had made the best bargain in their power. He was at a loss, however, to understand why only twelve of the Direct Northern directors should sit at the united board. The CHAIRMAIN—This was arranged according to the amount of capital of both companies. The directors besides considered that they ought to give way in that which effected them, and not the shareholders.—(Hear.) The amalgamation was then assented to unanimously. Another resolution was then submitted to the meet ing, approving of the clauses of the Bill, without preju dice, however, to the power of the directors " to alter, vary, or put an end to the same; or to set up, promote, and continue the undertaking of this company, either by amalgamation with the London and York, or as an inde pendent scheme." This was, of course, a precautionary measure, only to be adopted in the event of some emergency. Tho CzrA IRV NT said he believed that in a very few days the Bill would pass through the Committee of the Lords, and that in a very short time it would become law.—(Cheers.) A vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman and directors, the meeting adjourned. ,t' 17 - r pre! , LONDON, TUESDAY EYENIN'G, ertNE 2 , 1846. I FRIGHTFUL ILLUSTRATION OF SLAVERY. The following is the leading editorial article in the last Essex Transcript (American paper) : " Many of our readers have probably seen a para graph statinc , that a young slave-girl was recently hanged at New Orleans, for the crime of striking and abusing her mistress. The religious press of the North has not, so far as we are aware, made any comments upon this execution. It is too busy pulling the mote out of the eye of the Heathen, to notice the beam in our nominal Christianity at home. Yet this case, viewed in all its aspects, is an atrocity which has, God be thanked, no parallel in heathen lands. It is a hideous offshoot of American Republicanism and Ame rican Christianity. It seems that Pauline—a young and beautiful girl—attracted the admiration of her master, and being, to use the words of the law, his "chattel personal to all intents and purposes whatso ever," became the victim of his lust. So wretched is the condition of the slave-woman that even the brutal and licentious regard of her master is looked upon as the highest exaltation of which her lot is susceptible. The slave-girl in this instance evidently so regarded it ; and, as a natural consequence, in her new condition triumphed over and insulted her new mistress—in other words, repaid in some degree the scorn and abuse with which her mistress had made her painfully familiar. The laws of the Christian State of Mississippi inflict the punishment of death upon the slave who lifts his or her hand against a white person. Pauline was accused of beating her mistress, tried, and found guilty, and con demned to die. But it was discovered on the trial that she was in a condition to become a mother, and her exe cution was delayed until the birth of her child. She was returned to her prison-cell. There for many weary months, uncheered by the voice of kindness, alone, hopeless, desolate, she waited for the advent of the new and quickening life within her, which was to be the signal of her own miserable death. And the bells there called to mass and prayer-meeting, and Methodists sang, and Baptists immersed, and Presbyterians sprin kled—and young mothers smiled through tears upon their new-born children ; and maidens and matrons of that great city sat in their cool verandahs and talked of love and household joys, and domestic happiness—while all that dreary time the poor slave-girl lay on the scanty straw of her dungeon, waiting with what agony the dear and pitying God of the white and the ulack only knows, for the birth of the child of her adulterous master. Horrible !—Was ever what George Sand justly terms the great martyrdom of maternity "—that fearful trial which love alone converts into joy unspeak able—endured under such conditions !—What was her substitute for the kind voices and gentle soothings of affection ? The harsh grating of her prison lock—the mockings and taunts of unfeeling and brutal keepers ! What with the poor Pauline took the place of the hopes and joyful anticipations which support and solace the white mother, and make her couch of torture, happy with sweet dreams ? The prospect of seeing the child of her sorrow, of feeling its lips upon her bosom, of hearing its feeble cry—alone, unvisited of its unnatural father ; and then strongest, n a T fo h r i t o h k e p of an t g h s at of l t a h s e t past—the f n w d d tahyes first, just w m h i l e e n o t f h e h e m r o n h if e a r n ' s t affectionscompensates sscceanffeLidt redtethareihngangomr a t n he l infant from her arms. the death march to the gallows, the rope round her delicate neck, and her long and dread ful struggles (for attenuated and worn by physical suf- I faring and mentil sorrow, her slight frame had not sufficient weight left to produce the dislocation of her neck, on the falling of the drop), swinging there alive for nearly half an hour—a spectacle for fiends, in the shape of humanity. Mothers of New England ! such are the fruits of slavery. 0, in the name of the bless e d God, teach y our child ren to hate it and to pity its vic tims. Petty politiciansande mpty-headed Con g ress debater s are vastlyconcerned m lest th e " h onour of the country" s h ou ld be compromised mised in th e matter of the Oregon boundary, Fools as this murd er o f poor Pauline such hor r ibl e atrocity deeply to warr an t any further display com promises" us to o It would "compromi se " Paradise itself. their p a t r i ot i sm. An intelligent and philanthropic European gentleman 'A 'ho w as i n N ew Orleans at the time of the execution, friend in this vicinity, after detaili ng the n a circumstances letter t o a of the revolting atf tir , exclaims. " God of goodness God of justice l—there mast be a Future Stat e to redressss wrongs of this. lam almost tempted the to say, there must be a future state, or no God ;" went into a store in a shawl , just re as she i e THE HE York BOLDEST a Tn . since A t o l a purchase dy was handing the clerk two fifty dollar bills, she . a shawl," and, snatching the money blow in the face from a well-dressed person, who exclaimed,cyed a f"rolmforhbeardehaynodu, beNtl-4ilolgrated. The lady fainted, and on r e e . covering the merchant expressed surprise that her husband should have acted so ungentlemanly, but his surprise was greatly increased when the lady informed him that it was not her husband, and that she had never seen him before 1 The bold thief, however, had made good his escape.—Anze ricer: Paper. HONOURS FOR THE PRESS.--g. Emile. de Girardin, the principal editor of LaPresse, has received from the Sultan Abdul Itedjid, the decoration of the Nichan Milan NAVAL COURT ►':4ARTIAL. (From the Bermudian of April 29.) A court martial was held on board the flag-ship Vin dictive, on Thursday last, and continued by adjourn ment, on Friday, for investigating charges preferred against James Chimmo, Esq., purser of H.M.S. Alarm, by Captain Frankland, of same ship. The charges were . 1. For accusing Captain Frank land of tyranny, injustice, and oppression, and for for warding the same otherwise than through his command ing officer ; and 2, For accusing Captain Frankland of inviting his (Mr. C.'s) messmates to hear what idle and malicious persons on shore had to say. The Court was composed of—Vice -Admiral Sir F. Austen, President ; Captains Lambert and Seymour, Commanders Scott and Cory ton ; Mr. Jeans, the Ad miral's secretary, officiated as Judge Advocate. At the opening of the Court, at nine o'clock, the de fendant made a few observations. lie said, he clamed the just consideration of the Court on account of the un heard of circumstances of there having been but fifteen hours between the time when a copy of the charges were delivered to him and the hour appointed for opening the Court. Up to 45 minutes past 5 on the evening previ ous, he was altogether ignorant of what the charges were. He had been up all night in order to prepare for trial, while, by the Queen's regulations, he should have been allowed not less than twenty-four hours. Should he be guilty of any informality in addressing the Court, or in putting questions, he hoped due allowance would be made, as this was the only instance, during his whole term of actual service, now embracing a period of thirty years, of his having been before, or even in attendence on a Court Martial. The President observed that Mr. Chimmo was at liberty to move, if he pleased, a post ponement of the sitting of the Court. This was re spectfully declined by Mr. Chimmo ; he wished to take no step which might delay her Majesty's service, and put the Court to much inconvenience. The examination of the respective witnesses on both sides bore upon the demeanour and conduct of the ac cuser and the accused. But the real origin of the rupture was not looked into, neither could it be ; it having been investigated and finally settled by the Admiralty long since. The Court, therefore, exhibited the anomalous position of a tribunal assembled to investigate the truth or falsity of charges, while the matters which lay at the bottom of the whole affair Wore beyond its reach, having been conclusively set at rest several years since. It was proved during the trial, upon the testimony of Captain Frankland himself, that he had recommended the gun-room officers to go ashore and learn for them selves of the defendant's conduct while he was at Ber muda some years ago. As to Mr. Chimmo's character being in accordance with that of an officer and a gentle man while serving in the Alarm, Captain Frankland admitted in open court that it was perfect, and as to his position at the Admiralty, Captain Frankland stated that Mr. Chimmo's character stands high at the Admi ralty Board. On Friday Mr. Chimmo made his defence. He said, he was appointed to the Alarm in Novvember last, and from that time he had observed, in many trifling cases, a prejudice against him on the part of Captain Frank land. Captain F. wrote to the Admiralty to inquire into his (Mr. C's) conduct touching certain circumstances at Bermuda in 1838, to which he received no answer. On applying personally he found, as he himself stated, every thing favourable. The day after the ship arrived at Bermuda, he was sent for by Captain F., who said that having heard un favourable things of im here, he should insist on Mr. C. leaving the ship. He was refused all opportunity to explain. He was told by Captain F. that he must not expect to be happy in that ship--that out of her either he or the Captain must go—and that while he remained he (Captain F.) would make his position most unhappy. His first impulse was to seek to be superseded, but subsequent circumstances promped him to remain to vin dicate his character. He respectfully wrote Capt. F. requesting a statement of the malicious reports against his character; this letter the Captain threw overboard in presence of the officers and several of the crew. Finding his situation becoming more and more painful, he wrote the Commander-in- Chief, and represented the whole state of affairs. The fate his former latter met with at the hands of Capt. F. prevented him from transmitting the representation of his case through that official channel. If he had erred herein, he begged to express contrition, and tru,ted the Court would take all the circumstances into con sideration. _ With reference to charge Ist, he would observe that in the copy officially furnished him, the first is stated to be for accusing Capt. F. of "tyranny, injustice, and oppression," whilst the charge brought against him on the trial was for accusing the captain of " cruelty, op pression, and injustice." The discrepancy, he conceived, vitiated the charge ; besides, in view of this charge, he would press the fact of his public letter having been thrown overboard. Whatever might have been his con duct at Bermuda formerly, the matter had been adjudi cated by the Lords of the Admiralty, and the fact of his having been appointed, quite unsolicited, to the Alarm, is a proof of their Lordships' approbation. To try a man twice for the same offence was contrary to the just and humane laws of our country ; yet, in defiance of this, old and settled affairs had been raked up against him. Regarding 2d charge, he would observe that there might be a difference in the acceptation of the words invite and recommend; yet Captain F. admitted, in evi dence, that he recommended the officers to do what has been already stated. Under all the circumstances, he hoped for the favour able consideration of the Court ; and in submitting numerous testimonials of thirty years' highly creditable service, he fully and confidently relied on the justice and good feeling of the Court to absolve him from the un merited charges with which he had been most violently assailed. The Court was cleared for a short time; on being re opened, its decision was pronounced —" That Mr. Chimmo be dismissed the ship." MESMERISM-LAUGHABLE SCENE. Professor Barnett lectured on Monday evening, at the Court House, Nenagh, which was more than usually crowded. It was evident that Professor Barnett did not appear like a man at home with himself on Monday night. He commenced the proceedings by mesmerising a few urchins, who during the process engaged them selves in indulging in fits of suppressed laughter at the expense of the wondrous Professor, who with the gravest face imaginable went through sundry manipu lations and passes, much to the wonderment of many present. The Learned Gentleman here said he had heard his pupils had been tampered with—that they had been very severely beaten with a cat-o'nine-tails by the master of the school at which they were—that they had been frightened away from him, and would not come near him till that evening, when they all went iu a body, and said they were willing to be mesmerised. The Rev. Mr. Power, C. C., one of the Catholic cler gymen of Nenagh, said that as such he had attended there that evening. After some conversation between the Professor and the Rev. Gentleman, the Professor proceeded to throw certain patients into a mesmeric sleep. After they lay in apparent somniferous unconsciousness for some time, one of the boys who he had thrown into the mes meric sleep suddenly started up, and exclaimed, amid the laughter of the audience, " I am not asleep at all, neighbours !"—(Uproar and confusion.) Professor Barnett—Ladies and gentlemen, you will bear in mind the statement I first made as to the pecu liar and suspicious circumstances under which these patients came to me to-day. Mr. Power—Now, before you proceed further, I take it for granted that the boys before us are fast asleep. Professor Barnett—But I do not take it for granted at all. Mr. Power—Would you permit me to try whether they are asleep or not ? Professor Barnett—l will. Mr. Power—l will just speak to them. (Here the Rev. Gentleman moved near the platform on which the three bus lay with straw pillows under their heads, who appeared to many of the audience to be in a profound torpor.) Mr. Power (to one of the patients)—What's your name I' Boy—Bryan O'Bryan, your raverince.—(Sensation and laughter.) Professor Barnett (with the utmost composure)— There is nothing proved to you yet. A voice in the gallery—You're mesmerised Professor. —(Laughter ) Mr. Power (to another of the patients)—Do you know who I am ? Boy—l do, your raverence ; you are Father Power. Can you open your eyes ? I can, Sir. (Here the boy opened his eyes, smiled, and gazed on the audience.) Can you stand up ? I can, Sir. Were you asleep at any time since you laid down ? I was not. What is yonr name ? Johnny Cleary, your raverince. The boys then descended from the platform amid the most indescribable confusion, laughter, clapping of hands, beating of sticks, roaring, jumping, yelling, and a babel of no i se. Mr. ro wer, amid great confus i on, c h eer i ng, cr i es of "bravo," until this d a y t h at those boys were set as l eep— b ut now &C., said—l was really under the impression is it not quite evident to be nothing less than a humbug? —(Loud cheering from all parts of the house, in the midst of which the Rev. Gentleman withdrew.) Professor Barnett (with a most laughable solemnity of face)—Before I attempted to put these boys in the sleep I told you distinctly that I could scarcely do so from the peculiar circumstances under which the boys came to me. If these boys had not been tampered with I could proceed with the lecture as I lid in various other places. I could mesmerise them.—(Loud cries of " You could not.") I have no more doubt of it than I have now of my existence.—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") (Here the Professor stretched forth his arms). I have no more doubt of the t ru th o f mesmerism than I have n lf ec t e e s n sa th r y o , ti f s o a r n thousand persons prof.— "You eloquence e a n r ea c e 0 1 humbug.") rnbug. '' of my own ex i stence, which I would sacrifice, if ( w C it r h i e s t of f e Demos thenes and the reasoning of Cicero opposed me, I will preach and practice the truth of mesmerism—and only smile with pity at their ignorance, at least of this science. Dr. Langley —I think we have got more information from our worthy Friend Father Power, to-night than you could give us for three nights.—(Cheers.) Mr. Willy Gleeson—Mr. Professor, you have a great deal to contend with.—(Great laughter.) Professor Barnett—l know that, sir, very well. Dr. Langley —Give up mesmerism and go to the bar, my friend.—(Loud laughter.) Professor Barnett —No, sir ; I shall never give up mesmerism --(Bear, hear) —till I die.—(Laughter.) Mr. Glees on—Professor it is impossible for you to stand the firing from front and rear, from rank and file. —(Laughter.) werary Vindicator. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 1 (Sitting►s in Banco.) TURNER V. DARLINGTON. This was an application by Mr. Bodkin for a rule calling upon the defendant to show cause why the plain tiff should not be discharged from prison, to which he was committed by a magistrate for an alleged breach of a contract entered into between him and his employer. It appeared that plaintiff is a working miner, and had, with many other workmen, entered into a contract with the defendant to work in the mines of the latter for a term of eleven months, under certain regulations. The plaintiff and the other workmen absented themselves from the works for reasons which they assigned to be good and sufficient, and for this the defendant laid a complaint against them before a magistrate in Lanca shire, where the mines are situated, and they were by this functionary committed to prison, upon the ground that they had violated their contract. The ease now came on to be argued. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Huddleston appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Cowling, Mr. James, and Mr. Fry for the defendant. The COURT, having heard the arguments on the one side and the other, decided that there was not sufficient in the information to warrant the committal in this case, for that various just reasons might arise to warrant a man in absenting himself from his work without any breach of contract—such, for instance, as the act of God. On the whole, in this case it did not appear to the Court that there was any violation of the contract by the plaintiff Mr. BODKIN, counsel for plaintiff, here remarked that there were fire others in the same position, and that the decision in this case would govern the whole. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 30. (Sittings in Banco.) WALSTAE v. SPOTTISWOODE. The arguments in this case were resumed and con cluded to-day. It may be remembered that this was an action brought by an allottee of scrip in the Direct Birmingham, Oxford, Reading, and Brighton Railway, to recover from the de fendant, as a provisional committeeman thereof, the amount of the deposit paid on 30 shares in that scheme, which was not proceeded with in the present session of Parliament for lack of funds, there being only 4,000 de posits out of 70,000 shares which had been issued. The declaration contained a special count on an alleged con tract by the defendant to give to the plaintiff 30 shares in the propesed railway, in consideration that the plain tiff would pay the deposits and sign the deeds which are usually required in such cases, and it averred the pay ment of the deposit, and a readiness to comply with the other conditions, and a breach by the defendant on his part. A second count was in the common form for money had and received. To these the defendant pleaded non assumpsit, and a verdict having passed at the trial for the plaintiff under the direction of the Chief Baron, a rule nisi was obtained to enter a nonsuit on the ground of mis direction, which now came on for argument. Mr. Jervis and Mr. Willes showed cause on behalf of the plaintiff. There were three questions raised by this case. As to the first point, it was contended that the coatract was proved, inasmuch as it was set forth fully in the letters of application and of allotment, which were in the usual terms employed by promoters of such schemes, and contained an express promise, on the part of the defendant, as a provisional committeeman, made by the secretary of the company on his behalf, that if the plaintiff would pay the deposit of 2/. 12s. 6d. per share, and subscribed certain deeds, the letter of allot ment with the bankers' receipts would be exchanged at the office for scrip certificates, on a certain day. When the plaintiff applied for her scrip, she was informed by the secretary, and Mr. Blunt, the chairman, that the committee had resolved to wind up the scheme under counsel's advice, and that she could not have her shares or her money, for the latter was all spent in prelimi nary expenses, except perhaps a small surplus, which would be returned to her in common with the other de positors on 4,000 shares, if any was ultimately found to exist. This the provisional directors had no right to do, the retention of this money, or any part of it, being in direct violation of the contract set forth in the letter of allotment. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—The argument of the defen - dant is, that there is no such contract in that letter. Mr. WILLES—The contract is in the last letter, and not in the two together, and if any part of the second letter is an intimation, why not all of it ? The great question, however, arises under the second count, which is for 78/. 155., as for money had and received by the defendant to the use of the plaintiff, the groundwork of that count being, that that sum having been paid by the plaintiff without any consideration being received for it, the defendant is bound to restore the whole of it to her as a provisional committeeman of this scheme , which, as she contends, is wh o lly a b an d one d. The defendant, however, contends that he is entitled to retain the whole or such part of this sum as has been spent in legitimate preliminary preparations for forming this Company ; but this question has been already decided in the case of " Nockells v. Crosby," 3 B. and C., 814, where it was held that if such a sc h eme b e a b an d one d un d er similar circumstances, the subscribers are entitled to sue the promoters for the whole of their deposits as for money had and received. This case was decisive of this argument. Mr. Baron ALDERsoN—Was there any proof that that sum had been so deposited 7 If only 4,000 deposits were paid out of 70,000, I doubt whether the promoters ought to do anything till the whole deposits are paid up. Mr. WILLES—That is the contention of the plaintiff. Mr. Baron ALDERION—It seems that of this sum 21. 10s. per share was received by the defendant under a strict bargain to do a specific thing with it, namely, to deposit it under the standing orders. That disposes of 751., which was paid by the plaintiff for that specific pur pose, which excludes all idea of spending it in prelimi nary expenses. On the other hand, as to the 103. per 1001., or 2s. Cd. on each share, it seems to me very much as though that was required for the purpose of being spent in forming the company. The CHIEF BARON—And that must be required to meet future expenses, not to pay bygone engineers and surveyors. Mr. Baron ALDERsoN—And then only when there are 80,000 shares subscribed for. " Nockells v. Crosby" is for you as to the 2/. 10s., and against you as to the 2s. 6d. per share. Mr. MARTIN, Mr. F. V. Lee, and Mr. Peacock, in support of the rule, protested, in the first instance, against the turn which the argument had taken through the suggestion of Mr. Baron Alderson. There was no distinction taken between the 10/. per cent. and the 10s. per cent. at the trial, nor were the standing orders re r ferred to once. It so happened that the sum paid in cluded 101. per cent. and 2s. 6d. per share; but no allusion was made at the trial to this point; and if the Court were to depart from the common understanding at trials, when cases came on for argument parties would never know how to conduct their cases. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to argue that the contract set forth in the declaration had not been proved by the letters. With respect to the second count, the plaintiff cannot be entitled to recover the whole of this deposit in any view of the case. If the Court should hold that the defendant was responsible to that extent they would decide in effect that parties might specu late and gamble in these schemes, and, risking nothing, run the chance of gaining everything. The law might so hold, but if " Nockells v. Crosby" were to be decided a hundred times over, he (Mr. Martin) would still contend that gross injustice had been perpetrated by it. Appearing there for Mr. Spottisweode, who was thus attacked, he (Mr. Martin) felt himself justified in protecting him on strictly technical grounds, and he must now deny that there was any evidence to prove that this company had been abandoned in the first place, that being the foundation of the plaintiff's cause of action on the said count. What Mr. Blunt said was no evi dence against Mr. Spottiswoode. The CHIEF BARON—No; but the evidence was not objected to, and formed part of your cross-examination. Mr. MARTIN—At all events there was nothing to show that there was a total abandonment ; neither was there evidence that the promoters bound themselves to go to Parliament in this session. Difficulties might prevent their doing so now, but they might go on next session, and until it clearly was proved that there had been a total failure of consideration, this action , could not be sustained to recover back the de-' posit. The Company had an existence under its provi sional registration for twelve months, and the committee had no power under the Act to dissolve it. It'still existed, therefore, and might be yet carried out. Under these circumstances, therefore, the Learned Counsel submitted that the rule to enter a nonsuit must be made absolute on one or other of the grounds on which it had been granted. The plaintiff had asked for an allotment of shares ; that she had got, and it remained to be seen whether the scheme was abandoned. The CHIEF BARON—The Court will take time to consider its judgment in this case, which is most im portant. Mr. Berm ALDERSON—I confess I cannot distinguish this case from " Nockells v. Crosby," unless the scheme be not abandoned. That is a question of fact, on which there was very slight evidence indeed. It may turn out that it is not abandoned. Judgment deferred. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Louis Pontou;sky, a foreigner, who pretended that he could not speak a word of English, was brought before Alderman Gibbs for final examination charged with having stolen a clock, the property of the Directors of the Marine Assurance Company in Cornhill, and a watch, the property of Mr. Johnson, perfumer, of Cornhill. John Baker, a City policeman, stated in, answer to questions put by Alderman Gibbs, that the prisoner spoke the English language perfectly well as they came along the streets from the Compter to the Mansion House, and understood the nature of the charges against him. Witness also said that, upon apprehending)s theteo at prisoner for stealing the clock, he found in waistcoat pocket a watch which Mr. Johnson identified. Mr. Robert Johnson, of No . 68, C some days before the prisoners apprehension, drawer apper , stated that hen e s nhill f io:, le h o e ki h n a g d . rooms deposited his gold wa tch inth g lass in one of the upper in the house. The thief must hare walked into the ouse in the broad day, k n away severa l trinkets of value which had reednhctiptoasiteed in the same place. The prisoner said, "Me no speak a word of English. Me not steal any ting. " Alderman Gins.—l shall commit you for trial, for robbery. I dare sal you'll understood that ? The prisoner.—No ;me not understand cne word you say.—(A laugh.) The prisoner was then committed for trial. Frederick Chapman, a millwright justae i arrived from Bedfordshire, was charged by M G r. solicitor, of Basinghall -street, with having assaulted several females walking that morning from St. Paul's to the Poultry. The defendant was quite lively and indifferent for a while. Mr. Gale said that as he walked along St. Paul's, he saw the defendant with a 139 g half acrc:Ns his shoulder apparently filled with implements of ;“:irk, which he swung about in such a wormer, that many females were struck by it, and ito owubt hurt. The fellow cared nothing about expostulation, but laughed at the mischief he was doing and jogged on, thrusting his bag of tools against the women whom he seemed to have marked out for that sort of sport. There was no policeman visible until witness reached the Poultry, when he instantly gave the defendant into custody. A gentleman, who had been walking in Cheapside at the time, said that he received the first notice of the de fendant's ruffianism by a blow from the bag of tools him self. He heard several ladies complain. The defendant, in fact, walked as if there wa • no person in the street except himself, although tke crowds were great. Alderman GIBBS—Was he drunk?—The witness said there was no appearance of intoxication about the man. The defendant—l couldn't be drunk, for all I d; ink d was one point of beer, and that wouldn't make I drunk. Alderman GIBBS—AwI what have you to say? The defendant—Why, oy was going along quoick enough, and the people pushed, and oy warn't to blame. (Here he looked round and laughed.) Alderman GIBBS—You have just come from the country? The defendant-0y; just comed by railway, and I'm going to another part of the country to work. Alderman GIBBS—Then you must pay twenty shidings for this conduct, or go to prison for fourteen days. The defendant—What, poy twenty ,hillings! I ha'n't got no twenty shillings to poy. Alderman GIBBS—Then you must go to gaol. We must not have people knocked about in this way. The coutryman retired from the bar in amazement, and upon getting close to the " lock-up," appealed to some of the policemen, and supplicated their influence with the alderman to induce him to reverse the sentence. Finding, however, that his intentions were thrown away, he said, " Well, I'll pay the money, but moind, I I think it's very cruel." Ann Wood, a well-known imposter, was charged with having shammed fits in the street. The prisoner played her old character to such per fection, that several persons supposed she was in the agonies of death, and medical aid was procured, but the surgeon who saw her, knew the nature of her disease, and caused her to be taken to the police-station, where she speedily recovered, and begged to be allowed to go home unassisted. Alderman Gross said, that upon one occasion, the prisoner had been sent to her parish in the country, but she arrived in town some time before the officer who was ordered to accompany her. She was committed to Bridewell for two months. MARYLEBONE. THE ENRAGED OFFICER OF MARINES AND THE BOOTMAKER—EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE.—Lieutenant Gun Mahon, of the Royal Marines, who resides at No. 31, Cambridge-place, Edgeware-road, was charged with having assaulted John Bushley Simmons, under the fol lowing extraordinary circumstances : Complainant stated that he was shopman to his bro ther, 29, Upper York-street, and that on the previous Monday morning, agreeably to orders, he was taking home a pair of boots for defendant to try on, when he (defendant) met him on the road, and having ascertained from him that the boots were his, desired him to carry them to his dwelling, at the same time telling him that upon his call ing for the money in the evening he would be paid. Not liking to leave the boots without the sanction of his employer, he returned with them to the shop, and at seven in the evening again repaired with them to the house, when the servant by whom he was admitted told him that he must wait a little while, as defend ant was then with another gentleman. In the course of five minutes he was sent for by defendant, and on going into the apartment in which the two gentlemen were, he (defendant) told him that, for his master's insolence, he should neither have money nor boots. The bell was rung, and on a carving-knife being brought in by direction of defendant, he cut the leg part of the boots into several pieces, having done which, he threw the feet, or slippers, towards com plainant, whom he threatened to kick out of the place in the event of his not leaving very speedily. Complain ant added, that he at length quitted the house, but not before defendant had rushed upon him and knocked him down upon the sofa, threatening that he would give him a d—d good licking, if it cost him 5/. Defendant's answer to the charge was, that the com plainant impudently walked into the room while he was at dinner with his friend, Captain Tringham, and, seating himself, expressed his intention of remaining in the com fortable position he was occupying, as he felt very tired, and refused to leave on being told to call in the morning. He (defendant) admitted having cut off the top parts of the boots, but denied having laid hands upon complainant at all. Defendant said he had no witnesses in attendance, his friend Captain Tringham being engaged with Sir George Cockburn at the Admiralty. Walter Dickenson said that he was nephew of the landlady, and that complainant was not knocked down on the sofa. Defendant certainly did cut the boots into se veral pieces. Lieutenant Mahon was ordered to enter into his own recognizance for his appearance to answer the charge at the sessions, in the event of anindictment being preferred against him. Mr. Wontner—What am I to do, your worship, about getting paid for the boots which have been de stroyed ? Mr. RAwLmsoN—l can't get the money for you • I think you have been used very badly, and you know t he course which I have left open to you. PEACE WARRANT.—Mr. Conrad Cooper was charged with having threatened to put a bullet into Mr. Storey, a dentist, carrying on business in Fleet-street, and who re sides in Nelson-square, Blackfriars-road. Mr. Wontner attended for complainant, and another solicitor for defendant. A great deal of evidence pro and con. was gone into, from which it appeared that for some time past defendant, who at one period had lived with complainant, and who was also a dentist, had continually annoyed him, and threatened complainant, whom he had vowed to " bullet," as sworn to in the warrant. Defendant was held to bail, himself in 1001., and two sureties in 501. each, for his appearance at the sessions. WORSHIP-STREET. CHARGES OF FRAUD.—George Keal, a rather re spectable looking elderly man, with very plausible man ners, was placed before Mr. Broughton for examination, upon a charge of defrauding Mr. John Spencer, a beer shop keeper, at Stoke Newington. The prisoner, it appeared, had called at Messrs. Lane and Co's., brewers, to inquire if there was any public house in their trade to be disposed of, stating that he was out of business himself, but wanted a house for his son ; and Mr. Perry, the manager of Messrs. Lane's brewery, gave him a card to the complainant, Spencer, who wished to sell his business. The prisoner drove the same day in a chaise to the complainant's, accompanied by a young man whom he introduced as his son, and producing Mr. P, cry's card, entered at once upon the mat 0: in question, stating that he was himself a free vintner who had snide enough to live independently, butwished to put his son into business. The complainant observed that the house which he was about to dispose of was a very good one, and that he should require 8001. for the lease, and 3501. for fixtures, &c., to which the prisoner replied that, although money was no object, he certainly would not give more than 7001. for that house. After much conversation, however, over cigars and ale, he agreed to give 7501., and proposed to leave at once 501. as a deposit, until the agreement could be formally completed. He then drew a cheque for the 501. upon Jones Loyd and Co., with whom he said he banked, and as he was going away carelessly remarked that he had come out without cash, and asked the conapl anent to lend him half a crown until the following day. The complainant made no difficulty about that, but upon in quiry at Messrs. Jones Loyd and Co's., he ascertained that the cheque drawn upon them by the prisoner was fictitious, and soon after he found the prisoner at another house in his neighbourhood, bargaining for that in a precisely similar way. At the first examination, Mr. Vine, the chief clerk, recognised the prisoner as having been in custody at Bow-street, upon similar charges, several years back. Mr. BROUGHTON, the magistrate, now made known, that in consequence of the publicity given to the first examination, he had received a communication from Dublin, which he now produced. The communication was addressed to the magistrate by " Mr. Thomas Stirling, of the Royal Canal-terrace, Dublin," who wrote that he had himself been victimised by a Mr. George Keal, the same person, he believed, whose examination at Worship-street he had just seen in the London papers. The case was this :—An adver tisement appeared in the Dublin papers which induced him to become Keel's agent for the purchase of fowls, eggs, Sec., and he had actually transmitted goods to the firm to the amount of 211., and had received Keel's bill for 20/., made payable at Messrs. Latouche and Co., Dublin, but which he had reason to fear was mere waste paper, and would never be honoured. Mr. Dent, a furniture dealer, in Crawford-street, pre ferred a charge against the prisoner, who, on the 13th ult., ordered 171. worth of goods to be sent to him in South-street, Manchester-square. He was to pa y on delivery, but managed to get possession without pay: ment. Since his arrest part of the goods, now n at the house of the police, had been found in the ce llar house in South-street. chaTrhgees were prison expected erwasa againstgainrema h n i d m. ed for a week as fresh LAMBETH. GROSS —Joh n n t kGartland, Riddles down, dles wag gonerin eRtT T ° these E r L vic T e r of A .D; cl r gJames down near Croydon, was charged before property o f hisbefore Mr. Elli o tt with grossly torturing a horse, master. George Weston, an ex-police sergeant, deposed that, a e a head,e sashed and t at line,h t aboutpartnthe o it. f a b ou t eleven o ' c lock that forenoon, he saw th e pr i soner d r ive a team of three horses, with a waggo n -l oa d of lime. The shaft - horse had its tongue secured the middle, with a noose on the ng e end of jaw to whichsere e was screwed i n tied it t a l round n the n ot h h . e d r g e e n - d of e wstak The horse, at the tim e , WAS ki( king violently, and the prisoner struck it re p eate dl y with his clenched nose. Observi ng t h e an i mal was in a shocking fis s t tn o t n e, t i h t e s tongue, which was hanging out of its mouth to a con siderable extent, being very much swoll en , and bleeding profusely f rom a deep wound caused by the tightness of the noose, he (witness) proceeded to the station-house at Brixton and procured the assistance of a constable, who took the prisoner into custody. On returning to the waggon with the constable the cord was in a different position, and in a manner which put the animal, if pos sible, to more pain than before, for the blood was flowing much more eepi , ,usl3 from its mouth, and the prisoner threw several handfuls of dust on the wound to prevent the appearance of its bleeding so much. A police constable corriburated the. evide , :ee of the last witness. The prisoner, in reply to the charg , said, the hone was a regular kicker, and he was obliged to drive him by the orders of his master. He denied, however, that the cruelty was to the extent stated by the wituessio. Weston and the policeman both declared they had not at all exaggerated the facts, and said, that every person wh had si.eu the animal were dreadfully shacked at th cruelty which had been t xi,reised towards. it. Weston added, that then- was a s. c,.nd horse in the waggon which was in a very unfit state to be at work, as it had a large festering sore on its near hip, from which matter was then exuding, and attended with a quantity of flies, so that its sufferings must have been very great. Mr. ELLIOTT, addressing the prisoner, observed it WAS quite clear he had been guilty of the grossest cruelty he (Mr. Elliott) had ever heard of ; and the sentence of the court, therefore, was, that he pay the highest penalty the law inflicted, namely, 405., or, in default, to stand com mitted to prison for fourteen days. SOUTHWARK. AN INVETERATE PICKPvCKET.—James Wilson, quit" a youth, was brought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with pieki-g the pock e t of a woman ; an d, w h en taken into custody f o r th a t o ff ence , an d l oc k e d up i n a cell, there robbing a f e ll ow -p r i soner o f some s il ver. It appeared that o n S atur d a y n i g h t , a poor woman, namcd Marks, went t o a p awn b ro k er ' s s h op i n t h e New Cut for the purpose o f re d eem i ng some art i c l es she had in pledge. While she was waiting to be served in one of the boxes, she felt a twitch at her side, and im mediately caught the prisoner withdrawing his hand from her pocket, and with the sudden jerk some of the money she had there fell upon the floor, but sufficient was found still remaining in his hand to bring home the charge of felony against him. The prisoner was then taken to the Tower-street station, and placed in a cell with a man named Thompson, who, on being locked up on a petty charge, declared he had no money about him, and thus prevented the police from searching him, to take care of whatsoever cash he had about him. In the course of the night, the prisoner called out from the cell that his fellow-prisoner was throwing money at hini in the dark, and he begged to be released from the society of such a liberal companion. The policeman, on en tering the cell, found Thompson asleep, and his pockets turned inside out, although the prisoner had previously declared that that person had pelted him with money. The sleeper was awakened, and he then admitted that he had concealed the fact of his having money, never dreaming that he would be deprived of it in the cell. The prisoner, on the other hand, was loud in his declarations of innocence, and boldly stood forward to challenge the most scruti nizing search, throwing his jacket and waistcoat open, and pulling inside out all his pockets. " There," said he, " I hope I have satisfied you I have not robbed the gentleman." The policeman, however, was not satisfied with what was done, and on instituting a further search he at length discovered a quantity of silver, taken from Thompson when he was asleep by the prisoner, care fully tied up in the corner of the shirt of the latter. The prisoner, in the most impudent manner, said that although appearances were against him, yet he was innocent. The . prisoner, who betrayed no feeling, was then sent for trial. THAMES. ASSAULT BY AN AMERICAN WITH A BOWIE KNIFE.-- -. A man of gigantic proportions, named John Webster, alias C 7 owther, an American seaman, was brought before Mr. Broderip, charged with committing a murderous assault on Edward Connor, a lame man, and attempting to stab him with a knife. The American seamen in the port of London are to the habit of wearing large knives in a sheath, and they have, on many occasions, used them. The practice ~.10 attended with very great danger, and in this case it be seen that the prosecutor had a very narrow escape 0 ' his life. The complainant stated that be was at the Pbceni public-house in Upper East Smithfield, near the Sg• Katherine Dock. The prisoner was there swaggers n d and bullying, and said h e we i g h e d 9 st . 41b., a nd wel l % fight anybody of that w e i g ht. Wit ness o b s erved lila' the prisoner was the biggest man he had seen for long time, and he must weigh a good deal more that` he had stated. The prisoner then struck an old mall in the tap-room, and wanted to quarrel with him. Wi t , l3 „,. remonstrated with the prison er , w h o as k e d him to vo,- up the quarrel and fight. H e t o ld hi m h e was a crifP u t and had lost the use of both l egs , an d cou ld not ng'; The prisoner said he would t a k e t h e s hi ne out of any et —that he was going to spar at one of the booths in Stepney fair, and wanted to get his hand in. At la st the brother of witness ag ree d t o fight the prisoner, a nd 00' went out and had one round outside the public-house d oer. The prisoner got the wor s t of it, an d came into the tar room again, and called for some b eer . After the pris oner e had drunk it he threatened to do for him. After 8 , 4 .;, 1 h i e further abuse from the prisoner he left the room room he advanced directly towards prisoner was absent about an hour and and dre g and on entering the knife from his sheath, which was made fast to his waist, and made a most determined and deliberate attempt . plunge it into his body. Witness parried the blow, an d : the point of the knife grazed his jacket, which was l te_ just under the arm-pits, on the left side, cutting Teu jacket as it slid along. The prisoner was about to malt another attempt to stab him, wh en the people in the room pinioned his arms, and secured him until a police' man arrived. The witness added, that if the stab made at him had taken effect, he should have been a dead mall' Gray, a police-constable, No. 204 H, produced the knife, a weapon of a formidable description, with a very sharp point, and said the prisoner threw it away, oppo site Butler's-buildings, on his way to the station-house. The prisoner said he was very drunk on Saturday night, and his head had been affected by a wound. Mr. BRoDERIP committed the prisoner, in default of bail, for trial. JOSEPH ADY IN THE COLONlES.—Yesterday Mr. Bro• derip stated that he had received a letter from O . ' Thomas Maddocks, a gentleman residing at Li v erpool' which inclosed one of Joseph Ady's circulars, address ed to Mr. William Adamson, Barbadoes, from which it aP; peared that Ady had not conined himself to Gr e % Britain in the selection of victims, and that the p eo P i . in the colonies had been led to expect something cons!' derably to their advantage, and with the usual res°,;`,, Ady forwarded a circular to Mr. Adamson on the 141:f of December, 1843, stating that he could inform him of something considerably to his advantage on reeeiP t . , 20s. for his trouble. Mr. Maddocks, in his comrouille' tion to the magistrate, states that his ' relative in Bar" badoes, never having heard of Ady's practices, ws- 5 ,*; fully impressed with the truth of his information, tes"' he sent over a power of attorney to receive 100/., Leen.; tioned in Ady's note ; indeed such was the credulity 0 .: Mr. Adamson, that he presented the money, in case lv was received, to Mrs. Maddocks, his daughter. 01 . _„ (3 worthy Magistrate's correspondent, however, was " sufficiently north " to send Mr. Ady the 205., or t° further trouble himself in the matter. Ady's circuital extended to India, China, and Africa, and he annoyed great many of our countrymen in those distant regions by leading them to expect something to their advantage, and then disappointing them. - RAILWAY SR RE MARKETS. NEW STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Share Market is dull, LIVERPOOL, JUNE 1. in favour of the buyer. The sales are—Ambergate, Notting Boston, and Eastern Junction, 21s. dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire,;, Cheshire Junction, 1% p.—Birmingham and Oxford, % P• —Per ter and Crewe, 3% p.—Grand Junction, 223—Ditto, New (2 114r _.d Shares, 28 1 / 4 p.. —Huddersfield and Sheffield, 5% P.—Leeds Think, 4% dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 34 p.—Liverpool allAatf.... New Shares, 2 p.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 16s. au. fr v 3 4 London and Manchester (Rein.), 385. 6d. dis.—London and 10r ; fi d. dls.—Manchester and I Birmingham, Quarter Shares (B), 9 P*A s hire, land Stock, 150% Ditto, 401. Shares, 14 p. —North Stafforu. _nd 16s. 6d. p.—North Wales Mineral, New Shares, 1 P. — Manchester, 110—Ditto, Quarter Shares, No.l, 4% P. — and prices are Ditto, eiTir No. 2, 1 p.— Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 2% dis.--S°, Eastern, No. 3, consolidated, 3% p.—West Riding Union, 2 . 7 e„,f;., York and North Midland, East and West Riding Extension, —Edinburgh and Glasgow, Half Shares, 7% p.—G rea t County D °- 1% dis. _ YORK, JUNE 1. Srock EzellAwoz.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, tension, 114—Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), 12s. 6.l.—Leico; ter and Bedford, 11. as. ad.—London and Y or k, 2% —Malton Driffleld Junctien, 2/. 2s.—Manchester, Buxton, •Matiock, and 1111;ii. land, 3 1 ,6 —Newcastle and Darlington Extension, 9 1 4 —Nor th , l3 .4 tish, Carlisle Extension, 1% —York and North Midland , New , and West Riding), 1144 York CAPTURE Or SMUGGLED SPIRITS.—On Saturday' evening, the 30th ult., Thomas Wilson, of St. Margaret's next-Rochester, the driver of a one-horse four-wheel van, was seized by one of the mounted coast-guard, at Gilling ham. The van, to all appearances, contained a quantity of cabbages, and was proceeding on the road towards Chatham. The officer, on overhauling the vegetables, found concealed ten tubs of the spirit of brandy. The horse, van, driver, and contents, were brought to the Custom-house at Rochester. Wilson is in custody. The library of the late Mr. Beckford is to be re' moved, together with some of his choicest pa i n tings, Hamilton Palace. The Duke of H amilton ha s commenced for their reception a spacious and el e g ant librar y , forming '1! itself a separate feature; but there willibe a continuous ra l3 P from the present long sta t e gallery, through the old st et o apartments, to the new Beckferdean Library and Tribuse e " Bath Journal. W RESTLIN yes '" t er de .y the admirers of the anciol style of wrestling we re g ratified at Ch alk Farm ; S ever'. celebrated men contended for the prizes. ---- BIRTHS On the 28 th nit., a t R ockhill, County of Doneg a l' Lady Helen Stewart , of a son. On the 29th ult., at Willey, vey, the wif e o f the ...e/' Job° Ch an dler, of a daughter, still- b orn. wick' tile On the. 30th ult., at Sydney liouse, Hackney- vo lady of T. Reliance, Es q ., o f a son. no of On the 30th ult., , t h e lady of Gordyn Gyll, Es q•' Lower Seymour-street, of a daughter. dregOn the 31st ult., a t W oolwich-common, the wife °-f 1113 ~ Murray, Esq., civil engineer, of a daughter. „f Droeu" On the 31st ult., the lady of John Birkett, Esq" - street-buildings, of a son. d-g reell ' On the 31 s t u l t., Mrs. Owen Gray, of Stride r Essex, of a so n , ife of I n ' On the 31 s t u lt ., at Withenshaw, Chesh i re , the w W. Tatto n , E sq., of a son and heir. __...------------ rg. On the 30th ult., at St .Ma Geo . 's, Brixton , ePe vignes, Esq., of Golden-square, to Selina Elizabeth C.,..lel'us' r i ti s tine, only surviving child of Francois Vincent Moreau, hsq., of Lower Tulse-hill, Brixton. , Johtt On the 28th ult., at St. Sepulchre's Church, London' ,b ter Bickerton, Luton, Bedfordshire, to Emily, second daub of James Goulston, Esq., Kent-road. r IV. 111 ' On the 29th alt., at St. Mary's, Islington , 11 -r• a ver Rickatson, of St. Clement Danes, Anne. second daub of Mr. Daniel Jeffcoat, of Brunswick-place, On the 30th ult., at St. Mary's, Lambeth, gr. " f the Pearce, of Newington, to Sarah, ,oungest daughter 0 late J. Phillips, of Kennington. Islingtonw. iiliata On the 20th ult., at Liverpool, Caroline, DIED. I, fifth daug.ter of J. C. Bristow, Esq., Ensemere-hill, Cumber land. ra ldine On the 25th ult., at Lisduff, Queen's County, Ge On Lucy, th daughter of J. W. Fitztrick, of Upper Ossory. e2sth ult., in Rutland-i paquare, Dublin , P. P ur e,.ll, E: On the 27th ult., James Howard , s econd son of the late Walton, F.,q , of Worsley, near Manchester. On the 30th ult., at the Rectory House, Ashen Essei' M3rgaret, vountrest dater of the Rev. E. Squire Emil'', El d . On the :lst ult, at Le% ton. Essex Mary 'laughter of W. .. C.,peland. E:q., 111.1 " Lon , lon.• Cnnted and rbblisbe. by 14UiiDO----Y-OITNGr Or 111 • Isrinter, AL Thi , Sun Office, \o. 112, Straltd, lb the Freein or g. th. 54Yort in 1119 Sou* d ictufneolb Tumlt' , • Is4l.