The Sun. — London, England, 1846-12-04 00:00:00

..m..""''''' by the Carcase, , O pp, fld LEADEN here, at full prices. i r e rfIE IV GATE AN). hada very steady trade Ilesf, Inferior... At per ,tone, b ......."---- taiddrmg S. d. to s. d , s. d , to s. cl ....... Prilne large • • 2 6 2 8 Mutton, interior .. 3 4 3 8 .::: 210 3 0 3 2 3 4 middling.. 010 4 2 prime .... 4 4 4 6 reab rnin le Mall .. 3 6 3 8 f l'ork, large.. .... .. 3 4 4 0 .• • ******* •• 3 4 4 c 1- sm ill •• • • .... 4 2 4 8 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. Fi ne --,- 3 : 10 12,01IGH HOP Fr 1.8.114.1........ . / 4 all Parcels of Hops are in good request, at fall pries. are other kinds, next to nothing is doi ,, g. The ti4lowing -,..Prezent rates: Sussex Pockets, 31 14s to 4! 8s; Weald nAeat ditto 4/ to 41 10s ; Mid and East Kent ditto, 4/ Gs to 6/6 ' s per cwt. PRIVy h, . . COUNCIL— THIS DAY.) to d Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat again Prp k 43 '' i n the Council Chamber, Whitehall. The Lords itiplnt, were —Lord Brougham, the Master of the Rolls, th;Vldge of the Admiralty Court, the Chancellor ot Ili tt `' n. uc hY of Cornwall, Sir t E. E. H. East, and Sir Edward ItENVAN PERSAD MISSAMAT RADHA BEBEE. ~Pi V. . this further arguments in i part-heard appeal oc ed their Lordships the whole meeting. sidDhle their notice was to-day given by their Lord kir The appeal of her Majesty's Proctor . v. the be ard for the Duchy of Lancaster is appointed to be Precedence on Tuesday, the Bth of December, and will take I,edenee of all other business." st",lB understood that their Lordships will sit on the 16thkmorrow), the Bth, 9th, 10th, 11th, 15th, and DI the present month. y e RANCERY—(THIS DAY). Zi neo l iiord Chancellor sat in his Court, in the Old Hall, toll av al's ino, and heard lunatic petitions and appeals ay e "Ile of which possessed any points of interest th e ft to th e parties concerned. The lunatic petition in b4t l : l3° °f Mr. D 'co Sombre stood on the paper today,. itei,e being called on, neither counsel or solicitors Erases (i4 4 z. - CFIANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) tv-efore the VICE- CFIANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) kid FiO nOUr took unopposed petitions, short causes, hi:ill: i B e Petitions t o d a y, none of which were of any Merest, Ili re (Before Sir. J. K. BRUCE.) I tem:, I.l ° ll our was occupied during the morning in Ik e . unopposed petitions, which were ofo •es d n general 11. CROMMELIN V. LORD BELFAST. bit.' object of this bill was to obtain the costs d of a filer by the plaintiff against the defen ant, l e r the following circumstances : ca tert ter " a, :j t ef n e t n e dant, the present Marquis of . Donegal,. had an agreement with the plaintiff to drain l e l tare -l e gi ;. la tids, the property of defendant's father, then t aith e l:"! ° 1 Donegal, for which he stipulated to make h ld 4 iv e t a l :g 11 a settlement by which he and plaintiffs ou 'Pa : e se lands in fee simple. However, the plaintiff e de info rmed th a t d e f en d ant was a b out executing t aithe. i n direct con t raven ti on o f t hi s agreement for ~ila • is father ; and he (the plaintiff) Iterb!niunction to restrain the defendantfrom . applie Obt ii '? fl ir ig his intention into effect. This injunction was I li a, tl e e d e ',hot, notwithstanding, the defendant did execu h t , e . r a 'aiti7j e ": 4 question. This took place in 1832, and s t 0i '" , tl t a p - nEtd been induced, by some representations cOtethnetidant, to discontinue his suit, but he had now the ', d afee - k t en tit ecl an action for breach of covenant against - 1 14 lee 3.ll7,l4Be,vaseloun, said, that virtually the object of the h haed dismid and 10.1044 cos' tO s ha a v n e d t h h e e would male l an order sse , at to that . , ~ ... Ni t , , nston appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. 'or the defendant. gbktee, 4 .to t — h - ciN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) - PALsE IMPRISONMENT.—WILLIAMS V. CRESS- , n Tii w WELL. --• l ' l. la t l i a l - an action to recover compensation in damages t d ' i tg it i ti ,e —e ged illegal trespass and imprisonment. The "at i n - a ', were laid at 150/. The defendant leaded mi ll,_till et Q M acted on reasonable suspicion, and that his A Mr iwas perfectly justifiable. N. sivr, -e fOr.t 6 ant Shea was for the plaintiff and Mr. Crow lite "ia defendant. at _ 4 iil ' Ser,gearlt SHEA stated the case to the jury. He 1 ,,.,. - ' 4l le wi)„?;intiff was tryoung woman, aged 19, named Zit e l Zaltia and the defendant Mr. Stephen Cress tiZte,i‘ Ittl lou le ' rehant . carrying on business in the City, a h - di te' -- `ng in Northern-square Kensington, but at the in.,-'illare, %ligation occupying a house at No. 2, Eaton teTillit a " th e Plaintiff entered into the service of the de bnleretita housemaid on the 31st of October. She ea n g brll. Cresswell to her former mistress, but ezer cau se d with her appearance, or from . some eh e l l iteil! , she did not make any inquiries, and 44 1ilet en "er without a character. Shortly after to t he Littetlisposed of the greater part of his furniture, ep ee irOr e T hold, with the assistance of two or three e nr ogged in neighbouring upholsterer's, were actively gre y trail P i tchin g up the furniture which was wanted % t*? P4 ssi cin to the house at Ken w s .l i s ng e t e o e n n . pied Th in e ti , . 3 We e of the 24th of November • ii;. l , e ,..kll " st Cl in the evening the m p s lai e n r ti e ff ssw w e tt i s i. sent she out i n 'led b e me trifling article for r • h.. _, 4 piti.• ween nine and ten o'clock, and was occupied Zcil 'tbng curtains u ntil twelve o'clock, when she re hell lg t a ° a ; L er bedroom. She had removed her clothing, ~.3 1 t, W, lit to_ go to. bed, when she was called for from e....airs an s i t Dlr. or Mrs. Cresswell. She went down ' 4 111; -''''" the defendant informed her that Mrs. Cress the in a il lost a satin dress, and that it was their inten °l th -• ae arch the house. They did so, and in the course -ea k- gi . netr inVestigation they searched a bonnet-box be- T uffn R to the plaintiff. She had left her looses ft Mr. I titem e e l P , in Earl's -court, in which fr they s wife foun d ai d somew e r e hry`ileaVelopea, which the p l aintiff's acti n , h ut some she had,which might be true, Mein' th at all stamped e_nvelopes were alike, bee that her package of envelopes was less than it had co mpleted their search the defendant left the 110 'laving after returned 1.441u5e, and shortly _with a policeman en ,„_ett Cripp, whom herought up to the bedroom, the t i,'_'' lacing in bed at . thetime, and the search was not ,_ Qtraeneed and finished, but the the gown was lateuktn?d-theThe defendant then directed the constable to Young woman into custody, lo the station-house and charged by h a i n m d o s i h i e su w s gatereeing committed felony. suspicion i t e a n k taken The plaintiff was taken tittungthhethdeefsetnrdeeatnstat twelve o'clock at night, an hour knew that no magistrate was in at- Wauaanee to examine the matter and to see whether there te5 , 11 3 7 . just ground for detaining or net on the charge. k t rd it not have been far better to have kept her safe tee.._' ) hoUse all eight, and to have taken her before the tkelFstrate in the morning. No! careless of all ha. considerations—forgetful of the injury—the 11 % 411ent injury —which might be inflicted on nuntintiff by contamination with the wretched L ithe might encounter there, he insisted .5 tint•ecarcerating her during the night. By 1. 111 / efl e _ li e.got to the station-house he had an opportu- VastieeTillecting himself, and of pausing before the elor 11;'ir Meditated. When he was there Inspector d lieless he that he ought not to have her locke i lh a l ch it , "c had good grounds for suspecting her of h ie he t 4 e i and advised him to allow her to remain in illelei es e Until the morning, and to make further 74 104 But he turned a deaf ear to this advice; she tl atife ed 9P, and they would hear in what society the ttrti lug girl aged 19 passed the night. The next 16 the ' i ht was taken ' before Mr. Bond, and remanded, *.lletcdeiirAeBt request of the defendant and his wife, who ' se,e''thilhieat''4ll!). could produce additional evidence, to k'''' l oe,t i a rrison. She had stated on her way to the e g °llse that the envelopes were given to her by a Isinizetel43.44,.narlied Mason, with whom she had kept - it r" . 4 was found that the statement that Mason Nalt,ttasPrneectitaklegyoung man in the employment of a gun- Il ittt irlee ; am ° tt, in Leman-street,Goodman's - fields, s e ere eN ~... although, at the house of . her mother at Ist th e ct , boxes were searched, nothing was found On the a 0 et b ee s lightest suspicion on the plaintiff. fi ti t ,P, leh t ntber she was again brought before Mr. ~,,I ti e t ig t , t : after hearing the report of the th u . ' hel l , t there was no additional evidence, policeman,did that i t 4r t g edi rt to have been done a week before—he . dis - , 4, 1 ueen D -r ' The answer to the case was that a felony If tn " re aao - ti ° t lllru k i t i l,cd, that the defendant and . his wife e ne e • tt i ._° 4 ly a tett e e that she was guilty of it, that she , the liraet ers that Porary servant with whom they had no Ilfe cook who the only other inmates of the house were was h 4 l who was ' l a!' lived with them several years, add L ' i ii t ee t he e a P e a e Y li ig a visit to them ; that the defendant etae lt eter bad e of the keys, and that no one the dentheytht Proved that every word of the pl . e .s Wet. I, a:oUld still stand without excuse for of in 8, 44 %kit) gti r .. arid ,I_,,g at the respective positions that the „n 4 01 1 0erdi et e`Aiendant, and bearing in min • Vere'!itneeif .mePended the plaintiff's means of suppor etn`?ett She in future, for if they returned an adverse voY l oy a " Would stand characterless, as no one . would l t t.el t w..person who had spent a week in Bridewe , ,74 ente,iUstified by a jury, he aprehended . thg e lii entitle to no other conclusion thane hat the plaintiff t nee . e4 to ample damages for the injuries she had e e '' elle w • . le 4 eri p trig witnesses were then called:— te e toe. ,P; 16 9 B, deposed, that whilst he was on duty e,inNep. goitre, between twelve and one o'clock on the e '"c t 0 him the 25th of November, the defendant !c i bb er "t t in and requested him to come to his house as tQ letitYttrd been committed. He said Mrs. Cresswell ae tit Pre e i n atin gown which she had worn before dinner hiel ° len I ' s da y He said he had had some 14' tl int 'll the house but that the plaintiff had informed 114: 4 lied 'he let them out, and that none of bettatilientitt,bUndle. The defendant told him to search ins) s a i d i' l 3 boxes, as he suspected her, but he (wit ee,thteeted par could not comply with his request until the e` i kly i-v a rY was in his custody. He took her into ttliiteh the her bed-room, at the defendant's request, in el: 1 4 tßreater part of the conversation took place, tit,(N he r he (Presence of the , plaintiff. She de pth fee innocence. He searched her bonnet-box, a 1 2 ,4 4. ii " six stamped envelopes, and some writng i w i t eetiettllttig: b a e l l s o o ng s i e n a g rched a drawer, which containei to the plaintiff, in which he found iktil eni:Which contained four envelopes. The drawer Ile drew, eked. The plaintiff pointed out both the box Ile at ewer sears r to hitn, and made no objection to the search. lei ,cookhed the whole house, and at the request Of 14 41 4 41 , t ° searched her boxes, but did not find the liaOietiei not Ih• found one number of the " Bri tn itdie ot India," in the drawer, but Mrs. Cresswell itiel b e" so te ri : t ai gnify as it might have been lying about zil t or k wh,evva,ste paper. He found a fancy wedding Optsti b ott „` h ' Mr. and Mrs. Cresswell" was engraved, 4 tf, 4 "Qt box. He then took the plaintiff to the B Piej ii ii the 110 41 ,, oi l of , . defendant attended, and charged her on he t ', ene e i t 'aving stolen a satin dress, value 5/., and l'el li cee ti iel ) ". Mr. Cresswell attended the next dey, it,...11 the . not swear that Mrs. Cresswell was there. el for plaintiff was at the station•house the ig il'i. allvised the defendant not to press the charge. ' 0 9t114 obi further stridence, but the defendant said she was the only: person that went out that night, that he suspected her, and premed the charge, and she was ,ecorilingly (ietainefl. 'Die inspector subsequently quetioned her. She denied the charge, and said none of the workmen lett the house with bundles in their pos session. She was remanded in order to give time to make further inquiries. Did not recollect the defendant stating that if she were remanded he should ba able to obtain further evidence. She was remanded to Tothill-fields prison. Mr. Justice ERLE considered that the inquiry with respect to the remanding of the plaintiff to prison was irrelevant, inasmuch as the remand was simply " in the cause of justice," and as the defendant could not be held responsible. Mr. Sergeant SHEA said the object of this part of the inquiry was to show that the defendant had been in- strumental in obtaining the detention of the plaintiff longer than was absolutely necessary to secure the ends of justice Mr. Justice ERLE was satisfied, and the investigation prcceeded. The witness then went on to detail the proceedings he took in the matter, and referred to in the Learned Ser geant's speech on the second examipation, and the defendant did net wish to proceed in the matter, and the plaintiff was accordingly discharged. In cross-examination, the witness stated that the plaintiff told him that she had bom.,lit the envelopes; and that it struck him the door of the wardrobe, from its peculiar construction, must have been opened by some one acquainted with it. The defendant, when at Queen square the next morning, wished the pla;ntiff to be sup plied with refreshments, and she had a glass of stout and a biscuit. Re-examined—The cabinet might have been opened by an upholsterer's man. Inspector Taylor, of the B division, deposed to being on duty at the station-house in Robert's-place on the evening in question, and to receiving the plaintiff into his custody. lie detailed the conversation which he had with the defendant, and produced the charge-sheet. She was placed in a cell with a woman who was " drunk and incapable, and of no occupation." Mr. Sergeant SHEA asked if the female was a pro stitute ? Mr CROWDER objected, considering that the question had no other foundation than the lively imagination of his friend. Mr. Sergeant SHEA— Surely it is something more than mere lively imagination to infer, that a woman of no occupation is found drunk and incapable in the streets at twelve o'clock at night, might be a prostitute. Mr. CROWDER—(after looking at the police sheet)—l see they take the ages of persons at the station house, and in that charge Trings, the woman, is stated to be 56 years of age.—(Laughter ) The witness went on to state that the defendant said he had lost some envelopes, and that he would take those found and see if they corresponded with those that re maincd in his possession. Mr. Taylor, formerly one of the clerks at the Queen square Police court, produced the charge-book, and read the examination of the plaintiff on the charge. _ _ _ A young man named Keane, apprenticed to M. Cad bury, a butterman, and Mrs. Gray, a milliner, proved that the plaintiff called at their places of business on the night of the 24th of November, and the young man Mason swore to making the plaintiff a present of half-a-crown's worth of stamped envelopes, in order that she might communicate with him. She could neither write nor read writing, and got others to write her letters and to read those she received to her. Mr. CROWDER, Q.C., addressed the jury for the de fendant, and contended that he was perfectly justified in giving the plaintiff into custody. The finding of the envelope confirmed his suspicions, for he was well aware that the plaintiff could not write, and could hare little use for them. He denied that he was actuated by any vindictive motive, and held that, on the whole of the facts, the defendant was entitled to a verdict. No witnesses were called for the defence. Mr. Justice ERLE summed up. He said they could Lot hold the defendant responsible for the detention of the plaintiff in custody after his first appearance before a magistrate, be cause that %as the act of the law, and its officers, and ❑ot the defendant, were responsible. It was a valuable privilege for a person improperly charged with a crime to be able to appeal to the laws of his country for com pensation, but it was a privilege which might be abustd, and it was the duty of juries to see that it was not. After commenting upon the evi dence, and instancing the finding of the envelopes as likely to cause suspicion in the defendant's mind, and the observation of the policeman as some inducement to him to give her into custody, he left it to the jury to say whether the defendant was, or was not, justified in the course he had adopted. The jury then retired to consider their verdict. , to ••"' i tO "-- , to ,to --- to t 0 --"' . to -- i to 6 % . to -- , to '''' . tO *-- ; t o-. to .t om to "-- , to -. . to , to **-- . W''' . , tO --- to . tO "" ,to -- to--to -' to -- • 6 .to to "" W-. to , 0 ." to'' .. tO , tO .... tO ''' to ! W ... to'" W''' . i 0 t° w '' IA .... to t o o /I to '' ..0 t o ... to - to to '.. to - to tO '— to ':. to "''' to "*" tO tO AA to o ,o ..0 0 PRE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1846. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) BELL AND OTHERS, ASSIGNEES, V. SAMUEL. This was an action (in part heard yesterday) brought by the assignees of a bankrupt of the name of Pike, who carried on business as a jeweller at Brighton, to recover the sum of 1,2691., the value of goods obtained by the defendant on the eve of the bankruptcy of Pike. Mr. Whitehurst and Mr. Huggins appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. M. Chambers for the defendant. From the statement of the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff, it appeared that the bankrupt and the defendant were upon the most intimate terms, and that the former acted upon many occasions as the referree of the bank rupt, and represented to various tradesmen, from whom goods to a large amount were obtained, tha; he was a perfectly respectable and honest man, and that he did not owe him a farthing. A person of the name of LAeson was among those who were induced by these representations to part with goods to the amount of upwards of 300/., for which the bankrupt gave him bills; upon these bills becoming due they were dishonoured, and Levs , s , ..._wais.,,d_npon.. the defendant, who then told him that the bankrupt was indebted to him in the sum of 1,2691. Within a few days from the date of this interview the defendant issued execution upon the goods and stock in trade of the bankrupt, and obtained posses sion of it all. It was now contended that the whole transaction was a fraudulent one concocted by the par ties for the purpose of defraudir:g the rest of the ere- ditors. A number of witnesses were called on the part of the plaintiff in support of the above statements. Mr. CHAMBERS called witnesses for the defendant to prove that the whole affair was perfectly bona fide, and the various proceedings in the action, under which exe cution was obtained, were put in, for the purpose of corroborating their evidence as to the genuineness of the transaction. Mr. WUITEUURST having replied to the evidence, 'I he LORD CHIEF BARON summed up to the jury, going through the vt hole or the evidence with great care and tn inuteness. The jury consulted together for a few minutes, and re turned a verdict for the plaintiff tor the sum of 1,2601. COMMON PLEAS.—kTHIS DAY.) BROWN V. SNITII.—STEAM - BOAT COLLISION. against the pr o p rietors of the Bee steam - This was an action brou g ht b y the Waterman Steam boat Company boat, to recover damages for the latter boat strikin, No. 7 Waterman, whereb y she was seriously injured, and sunk in the River, on the evening of the 13th of November last. Mr. S. Wortley and Mr. Miller were for the plaintiff, Mr. Sergeant Wiikins and Mr. Brown for the efendant; (The case was proceeding when our report left.) BANKRUPTCY.-CTIIIS DA IN RE CAM-RIGHT OF CREDITORS TO INVESTIGATE Y•) PROCEEDINGS. un T de h r is th l e v Colchester. a e s s t t h a e t e d o a r y th a i p s p b o a i n n k t e r d u p f t o , for w c h h o o i c w e a s o of d ar a i p g e n r e a es t Mr. FRASER, a solicitor, appeared on behalf of Mr. Morley, of Foster-lane, to prove a debt, and sought to invalidate the proceedings, on the ground that the act of bankruptcy had not been proved, the witness to the declaration being the petitioning creditor. The Learned COMMISSIONER said, in the first place,it was wrong for the usher to have shown the proceedings. No one creditor had a right to see any but the public proceedings ; the private proceedings of opening the fiat ought not to have been shcwn. The officer of the Court, therefore, had committed a breach of duty, and Mr. Fraser had no locus standi to discuss the validity of t he proceedings. Mr. FRASER said he considered he had a right to see who was the petitioning creditor, as in the Gazette his (Mr. Fraser's) name appeared as solicitor to the com mission. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that was an error at the Gazett: office, or of the messenger, but it did not give a right for Mr. Fraser to dispute the adjudication: in fact, the ground urged would not hold good, for the proof of the signature to the declaration of bankruptcy was not required by the twenty-second section of the Act sth and Gth Victoria, but some of the Commissioners wished to have an affidavit that it was the right party, for in one case proceedings were taken against a John Smith, of Oxford-street, and there appeared to be lour; but by Lord Denman's Act any person was a competent witness aho was nut a party to the second, and in this ea-e he was nut; and in exparte " Hills and others v. Montague," Lord Eldon said, that when there was in competency, it was only a subject of objection at the time, and did not invalidate the proceedings. Proof of debts were taken, but, several being disputed, the choice of assignees was adjourned. SECONDAKIES%-(THIS DAY.) There were two undefended causes on bills of ex change, which did not possess the slightest interest. DUTTON V. FEESMONGER. This was an action to recover the amount of a bill of costs. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted. The plaintiff said his principal witness was not present, and wished that he might be called on his subpoena pre vious to the jury being sworn in. The Learned SECONDARY said he could not allow that to be done. The plaintiff might withdraw the record if he thought proper ; but if he did, the • witness could not be called on his recognizance. Mr. .I)uNcAN, - who appeared for the defendant, said the plaintiff:might as well take a nonsuit at once, which must be the case a last.—(Laugh:er.) The :.;;EC NDARY—We must not decide that without the T i l ' i l e ry being plaintiff. -s tVe r n n withdrew the record. B O W-STREE"I7.--(THIS DAY.) Charles Metcalfe, errand boy, and Mary Ann Russel, servant of all work to Mr. Bodmin, tailor, of the Strand, were charged before Mr. Jardine with stealing, at various times, a quantity of goods from their employer's shop ; and a woman, named Evans, was charged with receiving t 1•, stolen goods, knowing them to be stolen. The prisoners had been twice remanded. The evidence given on the former hearings, though it strongly inculpated Russel and Evans, did not much affee; the boy Metcalfe ; 411(1 Dlr. Jardine, ou being formed that there was no further evidence, determined to admit him as a witness against the other prisoners. He stated that he had been in Mr. Bodmin's service about seven months. About two months ago, Mrs. Rus sel told him one day that she had no money, and asked him where she was to get some ? lie said he could not tell. She then told him to go up to the room of Mr. Day, a lodger in the house, and take away his trousers, which he did. He gave her the trousers, and she said she would take them to Mrs. Evans. A few days afterwards she told him to take a waistcoat piece from the shop, take it to Mrs. Evans, and tell her to pawn it, and she (Russel) would call for the money in the evening. He went to Mrs. Evans (whom he had known for about three months) and gave her the mes sage. In the course of the evening, he himself went again to Mrs. Evans, and told her Mrs. Russel could not come out. She then gave him 2s. 6d., which he gave to Mrs. Russel. He afterwards brought, at various times, trousers' pieces, waistcoat pieces, and another pair of trousers of Mr. Day's, for which Mrs. Evans got various sums from Is. to 35., which he gave to Mrs.Russehocca sionally receiving Is. himself. This went on until Thurs day, 26th November, when he was stopped by policeman Pocock, F 14, just as he was leaving Mrs. Evans. after giving her a trousers' piece. He told the constable that he had left a trousers' piece with Mrs. Evans, and on being taken back to her place pointed her out to the officer. She said that it was sent to her by Mrs. Russel to look at. - Joseph Donaldson, shopman to Mr. Bassett, pawn broker, of Great Queen-street, produced several waist coat pieces, a trousers'-piece, and a pair of trousers, which were pawned at several times in the course of October and November, in the name of Evans. Mr. Day identified the pair of trousers as his pro perty. Several pawnbrokers' shopmen produced other waist coat and trouser picces, &c. Some of which were also pawned in the name of Evans, and others in the name of Hus Eel, the greater part of which were identified as having been stolen from Mr. Bodman's shop. Mr. JARDINE committed the prisoners for trial. MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) William Borne was charged with stealing several ar ticles this morning from the tap-room of the Yorkminster public-house, North Audley-street. George Johnson, landlord of the Yorkminster, said the prisoner had a cup of coffee this morning, about half past eight o'clock, in the tap room, and immediately walked out; but in consequence of what was told him, the complainant followed him, and said he had got some thing of his in his pocket. The prisoner denied, but complainant was bringing him back to the tap-room, when the prisoner pulled out a cup and saucer from his pocket, and begged him not to go further with it. When he was in the tap-room, waiting the pollee coming, he brought out five knives and four forks from his pocket, all belonging to the complainant. Police-constable C 70 searched him, and found a tea spoon on him. Mr. HAnnwicK committed the prisoner to take his trial at the Middlesex Sessions. Charles Kerslake, tinplate-worker, Tudor-court, Tot tenham-court-road, was summoned by his apprentice for ill using him on Wednesday last. Henry James Newman, the apprentice, said that when he was leaving the shop on Wednesday, at 20 minutes after one o'clock, to go to his dinner, he was ordered by his master to return at two. Instead of that he returned a quarter-past two, being five minutes within the hour allowed by his indenture. His master threatened he would give him a caning, and laid hold of him by the throat to pull him down stairs. After some rough usage, in which the handkerchief of complainant was torn off his neck, and his shirt collar damaged, two lads were sent for a cane, the master saying he would cane every inch of him, and when it was brought he struck him with it severely across the back and side till the female ser vant came up and took the cane from him and broke it. Several witnesses were called on both sides, who all corroborated the statement of the complainant. The master said the boy had disobeyed his orders, and he gave him what he considered a thrashing. He con sidered he had a right to cane his apprentices ; he felt it was his solemn duty to do so, and believed it would do him good. Mr. lannwrox. asked what was the age of the ap prentice ? The apprentice—Eighteen years. Mr. HARDWICK said the use of personal violence to a lad eighteen years of age was not right, and could not be approved of on any principle; and there was no ne cessity for a Magistrate sitting with a power to send apprentices to the House of Correction, if masters were allowed the use of personal violence towards them. The defendant's idea of his right was erroneous, and his sense of a solemn duty was ridiculous. It was evident the master was an irritable man, and the indenture had better be cancelled. The master said he could not agree to that, and would resist it to his utmost. Mr. HAnDwicic said the power to do so lay entirely with the magistrate. He said the master must pay 20s. and 2s. costs for the assault. He then informed the ap prentice's mother that she might have a summons against the master to make him show cause why the in denture should not be cancelled, but advised her in the meantime to consult some friend whether she ought to proceed to that length ; but she might have the sum mons at any time. CLERKEN WILL.-(THIS DAY.) Holding was charged with robbing his sister in-law, Anna Holding, of half-a-crown, and two dupli cates, one being that of her wedding-ring, and with violently assaulting her in the commission of the robbery. The prosecutrix said she resided in a small cottage in l'ocock's-fields, and about one o'clock on Monday the prisoner came in, and after saying a few words, caught her by the throat and attempted to put his hand in her pocket. She screamed out loudly, upon which he knocked her down, when he took the money and dupli cates from her pocket and ran away. Several witnesses were called by the prosecutrix to support her statement, but although all said they heard her scream, none saw either the prisoner or any person else near the spot ; and it was also shown that there existed a very bitter family quarrel, her husband having ran away from her a short time ago. Mr. COMBE said it was a most singular charge alto gether, but with such contradictory evidence he could not do otherwise than order him to be discharged. 'Fhe Conde de Montemolin, accompanied by Lord John Manners, M.P., the Marquis of Barbancois, the Marquis of Villafranca, General Don Juan de Monte negro, and Mr. Borthwich, M.P., visited Westminster Abbey, the Temple, and Lincoln's Inn, on Wednesday. LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.--OH Wednes day evening the quarterly meeting was held in the large theatre of the institution, at Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, where the chair was taken by Mr. Valen tine. A letter was handed in, accompanying a purse containing the proceeds of an amateur theatrical benefit, which had taken place at the Olympic Theatre, the per formers being the members of the elocution class. A resolution was proposed that the money should not be received, as derived from sources inconsistent with the objects of the institution. After a long and stormy dis cussion, a division took place, in which there proved to be a trifling majority in favour of receiving the money, which is to be appropriated to the reduction of the debt of the institution. L tert o g N e D n o n ri ra i l i m O t l t T in A g L.- 0 t Y t the t d e irrdeacytorafternoon ar a d q a n u s a r o - f this charity was held at the board-room of the institu tion; G. Lee, Esq, presiding. The usual financial and medical report of the quarter, read by William J. Nixon, Esq., the honorary secretary, was of a highly satisfac tory nature, it having shown a considerable decrease of the previously prevalent diseases. -At the conclusion of the business of the court, Henry Lang, Esq., the solicitor to the hospital, tendered his resignation of those duties, which was accepted, and the office declared vacant. A VESSEL SUNK.—Between seven and eight o'clock on Wednesday evening the crew of the schooner Lynx lying off Fresh Wha rf, were s uddenly alamed by a rush' of water into the starboard side of the vessel. They rushed on deck, when it was found that the pressure of the vessels in the outside tier had forced a large wooden fender through her side. The means tried to stop the leak proved ineffectual, and the vessel filled and sunk in half comp letel y an hour. She was thro wn so on her broadside that her masts and rigging formed a complete bridge over the other vessels. EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN WOOLWICR.—The lower part of the town of Woolwich, lying Le tween the steam -boat piers and the Royal Asenal ,icch has so long excited the surprise of v is ito rs on account of its is about to be pulled down, and a mean appearance , spacious new stree t, communicating with Beresford to allow visitors to pass in a direct s tr e et, erected, so as line to the Royal Arsen Arsenal. Spacious wharfs and dwelling-houses will be erected along the bank of the river. 11 B ATH.—The requisition THE REPRESENTATION OF .•..A to Lord Ashley has received upward s of one thousand signatures.—Bath Chronicle. The Society of Friends have entered into a sub scription of 2,0001. in Dublin to relieve th e wants of the poor in I re l an d, an d t h e same body in England have also subscribed 20,0001. for the like purpose. The Bestwall and S wineham estates of 296 acres, close to the t own o f W are h am , wer e yesterday' sold by Mr. Robins, at the Auction Mart, to the Earl of Eldon, for 12,700 guineas. These estates were for many years possessed by the late Sir Claude Scott, Bart. Two renters's hares in Drury-lane Theatre were also sold, producing 66 guineas each. CAPTAIN AIANBV.--We are informed by a friend of Captain Manby, who writes, in reply to a statement in The Sun of yesterday, that he received a letter from him on Wednesday, dated Dec. 1, from Great Yarmouth, in which he mentioned that he enjoyed good health, and has just entered into his 83d Captain year.Manby, moreover, was net in the royal navy. He was gazetted with the rank of Captain in the army, when he was ap pointed Barrack -master of Yarmouth. ATROCITIES IN THE EAST. —It is tt d sa e in a letter from Constantinople of the 12th ultimo, that Bederkan Bey, the chief of the Kurds, after his massacre of the Nestorians, sent three hundred of the heads of Christians, which he had cut off, to the Pacha of Mossoul, informing him that if this present did not please him, he would also send him the heads of three hundred Turks. The Pacha had done all in his power to deter the Bey from his work of pillage and massacre, but in vain. It was be lieved, however, at Constantinople, that the Sultan would supply the L'acha with the means of curbing the career of this monster. Seventeen men were committed for trial by the magistrates at Warrington, on Wednesday, on a charge of conspiring to intimidate Messrs. Jones and Pott and t h e workmen in their employment. The conspirators were members of a trade union, and the charge arose out of their attempting to prevent Messrs. Jones and Pott from getting any workmen, because those gentlemen had taken adult apprentices into their employment. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, DEC. 2.—The average price of wheat in the week ending Saturday the 28th November, was 26f. 60e., that of rye, 20f. Bc. These prices are a trifle lower than those of the preceding week, viz., 26c. on wheat, and 27c. on rye. An experiment has been made at Grammont to make bread by an admixture of beetroot, viz., 41lbs. of wheat flour, 311bs. of rasped beetroot, mixing a little more salt than usual. The experiment has proved perfectly suc cessful ; the result being 9lbs. of excellent bread. The Chamber of Representatives, in the sitting to day, received the reports presented by Messrs. Lowde and David in the name of the Committee of Petitions. It afterwards formed a secret committee for the discussion of its budget. The trial of persons implicated in the disturbances at Nieuport during the fetes will be shortly terminated. According to the information received twenty-three soldiers and two citizens are to be tried. The wounds which have been legally proved are very serious, and extremely numerous. They were inflicted with the butt-end of muskets, with sabres and bayonets. A letter from Alost, relative to the linen market of Saturday, sa)s, " The additional duties with which our linens are threatened in the states of the Zollverein, after the Ist January next, cause all the pieces that come to market to be eagerly bought up in'order that they may be sent to Prussia before the new year. This produces a temporary advantage, which will be foll o w e d by an in crease of disti ess, unless the Government adopts the necessary measures to prevent the fatal effects which must result from the new blow with which our linen manufac tures are threatened. COLOGNE.—IL -ports from the manufacturers of the circle of Gladlack addressed to the President of the Chamber of Commerce, upon the melancholy prospects of thousands of workmen during the ensuing winter and spring ; 6,000 looms are standing still, and from 12,000 to 15,000 persons are utterly destitute of work or of the means of obtaining any. Added to this, the work now in the hands of the manufacturers will not last longer than the end of December or the beginning of January. "It is manifest," says the Cologne Journal, " what must be the pitiable condition of the poor people, when this is the state of the manufacturers. The masters are be sieged by crowds of suppliants entreating for work, which they are compelled to refuse them with bleeding hearts, because they have none to give them. The effect of the misery upon the well-being and morality of the district is but too apparent, and all must look for ward with apprehension to the effects upon a manufac turing population. The obvious necessity of doing something to meet this crisis are most painfully felt, and doubtless efforts will be m a d e ; b ut i t i s next toim possible that individual benevolence should meet the wants of so large a body of sufferers." ALARMING COLLISION ON THE BOLTON RAILWAY, —-. - - MANCHESTER, THIIRSDAY.—A collision of a frightful character took place yesterday upon the Bolton division of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, whereby a bal last-train, in which were 29 labourers, in the employ of the company, was run against by a luggage-train tra velling on the same line of rails, but in an opposite direction. The engine of the ballast-train was seriously damaged, and the carriage containing the work-people thrown off the rails and turned over. The engineer and foreman of the luggage- train, se e i ng the opposite train approaching, shut off the steam and had time to jump off and escape uninj ure d . A ss i stance was procured as soon as possible, and th e men, a ll o f whom were more or less injured, were sent to their homes, where some of them at present remain in a very bad state. The accident appears to have been occasioned by the wilful disobedience of orders by one of the engine drivers. A portion of the line, near the Kearsley em bankment being under repair, the materials used in the works are conveyed from near Bolton, in order that the repairs might not interfere with the passenger traffic, the works were ordered to be carried on in the night time. For the better prevention of accidents, one engine driver, named Johnson, was ordered to take all the luggage trains, either to or from Bolton, upon the " up" line, while Steventon, the driver of the train conveying ballast for the repairs, was ordered to use the " down" line. Had these instructions been obeyed, it is obvious there could be no passibility of a collision ; the ballast train was, however, run upon the a rong rail, and the catastrophe above related occurred in consequence; and upon Steventon being asked how it was that he ran upon the wrong line, he excused himself by stating that he had done it to save the time that would have been lost by " shunting" the train upon the other line, as he thought that the luggage train would not run to Bolton again that morning, as it had already made two journeys since the preceding evening. Mr. Himmers, the secretary, and Mr. Issett, the su perintendent, having instituted an inquiry into the cause of the disaster, Steventon, the driver of the ballast engine, was taken into custody, and brought up before the county magistrates at the New Bailey Court-house, Salford. ' The circumstances having been fully investigated, the prisoner, in his defence, threw the blame upon one of the watchmen at the Bolton terminus, who told him there were no more trains coming on that line. Mr. Trafford told him that that was no excuse, for he had clearly disobeyed his orders, and, by so doing, he had endangered both life and limb. The prisoner was then sentenced for a month to hard labour ; and in the event of any of the injured parties dying, will be tried upon a charge of manslaughter. The injuries received by some of the men are stated to be of a serious character. ALMERIA GRAPES.—There are a description of grapes annually imported at this season of the year from Almeria, which are much esteemed. They differ very materially from almost ever) other kind of grape, both of home and foreign growth, having a peculiarly cool and refreshing flavour, and of so comparatively firm a substance, as, on being bitten, to burst with much force in the mouth, and in consequence of their full appear aaceaamdetxh, extent of bunch, form a handsome dish for dessert, when other grapes, excep ti ng those of an in ferior quality, throughout the winter months, are dear and scarce. The importation of this description of grape is now taking place to a considerable and unusually large extent. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—On Saturday last a little girl, about s i x or seven years old, while swinging on a railing at the top of a stair in Rose-street, fell to the bottom, a height of three stories. She is now fast re coveriog.—Edinburgli Register. The mortal remains of the late Marchioness (Dow ager) of Westminster, were removed from Grosvenor square yesterday forenoon, for Eaton Hall, Cheshire, and this day they will be consigned to the family vault at Eccleston church, close adjoining. The Marquis of Westminster, the Earl of Wilton, and Lord Robert Grosvenor, left town last evening for the purpose of attending the funeral. WESTMINSTER -BRIDGE.—The whole of the west footpath is now repaved, and the palisade is nearly finished. When the present high and unsightly hoarding is taken down, a good view of the new houses of Parlia ment will be obtained, as the new paling is about the same height as the stone balustrade on Waterloo-bridge. Many masons are now employed in layihg down the kerb -stones on the cast side, and from the activity dis played, there is much promise of the bridge being opened to carriages in the course of a few days. Small trades men and poor people who get their living by hawking commodities about the streets for sale, will duly appre ciate the boon—of once more—a free bridge across the Thames at that part of the river. Sir Henry Pottinger will take his departure for the Cape Colony on Saturday ; leaving Southampton by the Penins u l ar an d O r i ental Steam C om pany's ship Haddingt on . Lieutenant-Gen era l Si r B en jamin D'Urban, whose appointm en t as C ommander of the forces i n C ana d a we have already m en ti one d , w i ll procee d t h ere w ith hi s Ex cellency the Earl of Elgin, the Governor-General. COURAGEOUS CONDUCT OF A CLERGYMAN.—On Wednesday, the 18th ult., at abouthalf-past nine o'clock at night, as the Rev. W. Powell, of Ragland, was sitting in the parlour at his vicarage, he was suddenly alarmed by one of his servants, who had occasion to take up a mat from the hall-door previous to fastening it for the night, rushing in and screaming violently that two men had forced themselves after her into the hall. He im mediately seized the poker, which was fortunately at hand, and went to demand what they wanted ; when, without uttering a word, they commenced an attack upon him with their clubs, but he parried the blows levelled at him with so much firmness, that though he received a severe cut on the temple, was knocked down, and severely bruised on the hands, shoulders, and knees, he succeeded in getting them out of his house. The cries of the females attracted two or three of the neigh bours to their assistance, though a quarter of a mile dis tant ; and as soon as the rev. gentleman was a little re covered they searched the premises, and discovered that the ruffians in their confusion had left a hat, a hedge stake, and a large club, behind them ; and that a con siderable quantity of blood was sprinkled over the hall in different placss.—Hereford Journal. FREE WOODS.—The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade having recommended the remis sion of the duties on locust treenails and mara wood, used in shipbuilding, the Commissioners of the Customs have received a communication from Mr. Parker, one of the Secretaries to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, stating that he has been commanded by their Lordships to convey to thm the authority of that Board, for the admission, free of duty, of locust treenails, and also greenhart and mara wood, as woods which would have been formerly admitted as paying the same duties as teake, and therefore are entitled to be now admitted free for shipbuilding purposes, equally with that description of wood. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE S now.---Yesterday the arrival of beasts and stock intended to be exhibited for prizes at the show of cattle on Tuesday next created a t t good deal of bustle in the n eighbourhood of this great cattle depot. During t he d ay many large and high arrived ks were in it h e e d, metropolishaving and in the course of the day severa l waggo ns of prize in cattlebullocks n travelled by railway, Lon donand some rare fatted fatted beasts have been brou g ht f rom S co tl a nd v !os , c by the Aberdeen stea mer. Among the stock to be offered for competition for p riz es are some beautiful and well fatted beasts belong in g to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, reared on the Hom e Farm. The judges will admitted, award the prizes to the owners of the best breeds of cattle and sheep, &c., on Tuesday next, and on the following day the exhibitio • • n will be thrown open for the sale of cattle and public inspection. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAmwAy.--We are informed that the determination to open this line throughout on the 21st of December next has been post poned—it is presumed, in consequen ce o f G enera l P as l e y having resigned his situation as Inspector of Railways at the Board of Trade. The earliest opportunity will, however, be taken for opening the line, as we believe it is now in a complete state for public traffic,--Carlisle Fatriek MILITARY FORCE OF MEXICO. We extract from the New York Courier and Enquirer a brief and interesting sketch of the military resources and capabilities of Mexico : "Mexico has always had a larger army than any other American Republic. In 1827 it was 60,000 strong. At present it numbers 40,000; 30,000 of whom are infantry, 8,000 cavalry, and the remainder artillery. These troops come under two categories—active and permanent. The permanent arc only called out on emergencies; but their organization resembles that of the active, to whom, in deed, they are very little inferior in efficiency. A regi ment of Mexican infantry comprises 2 battalions, 16 companies, and 1,792 men, rank and file. A regiment of Mexican cavalry is 676 strong. But these, though the number which appears on the muster roll of a Mexi can regiment, do not represent its real force. That force, from desertion and other causes, is continually varying. A Mexican colonel may command 1,000 men one week, the next not half that number. Nothing is stable in Mexico, except its climate ! At an annual cost of 8,000,000 dolls. these 40,000 fighting men are maintained. 26 generals of brigade and 14 of division command them. A regiment of Mexican infantry has a colonel, 2 lieute nant-colonels, 16 captains, 30 lieutenants, and 64 second lieutenants. If we mistake not, an officer is attached to each battalion who is called a commandante, a grade equivalent to that of major in our service. A French aveller, lately in Mexico, says that there were 24,000 officers in the army of that country! He may be right; but in his estimate be has included persons who hold merely honorary commissions, and also the retirados, or half-pays. The frequency of revolutions in Mexico is the cause of the vast number of retirados in that republic; for the leaders of a successful revolt, the moment they go into office, distribute among their friends a number of commissions, the recipients of which perform military duty and receive military pay for a year or two, when, another successful outbreak occurring, they are placed on the list of retirados. After the lapse of a year or two another revolution occurs, which has the same results as the previous one. Here it is necessary to remark, that the retirados only receive a portion of what is their due; so that the term " half-pay officers" is, as applied to them, something of a misnomer. The commissioned officers of the Mexican army are mostly white men; but men of anv colour or caste may obtain commissions if they have the requisite influence with the Government. Few of the Mexican officers are highly educated; nor have they, as a body, that nice sense of honour which characterises the officers of other armies. Within the last ten years a military school, on the plan of the far-famed Polytechnic School, at Paris, has been established in the city of Mexico. It is, or was till lately, under the charge of General Conde. Notwithstanding the assertion of the French writer we have already quoted from to the contrary, the school in question is a most valuable institution, and has begun to realise the expectations of its founders, nor could it well do otherwise. In the profession of arms, as in every other, ' knowledge is power," and the knowledge of the military man cannot be too profound or too ex tensive. " The pay of a general of division in the Mexican service is 500 dollars per month ; of a brigadier, 375. The subalterns are somewhat better paid than officers of the same rank in the British and French services; but, on the other hand, their clothing and accoutrements cost them more. In the city of Mexico you cannot buy a military cloak for less than 100 dollars. " Let us now say something about the private soldiers of the Mexican army. Their pay (in the infantry) is 12 dollars a month—in the cavalry, 12i. The soldiers, when in garrison, cater for themselves. Once a year they are supplied with a new suit of uniform, quite as well made as that of the California volunteers ! The cloth of which their clothes are made is manufactured at Queretaro, a town in the department of that name. " The colour of the uniform of the Mexican infantry is blue. Some of the cavalry wear blue, others red coats. One regiment of infantry, the 11th, and one or two of cavalry, are clad in white. There are two kinds of horse-soldiers in Mexico, Lancers and Dragoons. The Lancers are the most numerous. The cavalry are mounted on horses which, though small, ugly-looking, and only half trained, are incredibly hardy. The sabres of the privates are not good, yet they cost the Govern ment a good deal of money. " The Mexican infantry are drilled in the French fashion, and armed with English muskets. " They are anything but serviceable arms, still they are better than those made in Birmingham for sale in Africa, which are apt, the first time they go off,' to go off altogether. If the muskets of the Mexican soldiers are bad, their powder is a thousand times worse. During the bombardment of San Juan de Ulloa by the French squadron, in 1839, many of the shots from the castle thepiercingi s t o h n e w o f o o thed. calsttlies said, thetahtethsh i p p o s w , d b e u r t use fa i failed d b i y n sam lt e a h ll in t d he of a p rm ow ie d s e o r f ,E A h m h e o r ß ic o a r a ri n t d t ht P y; eace Society' would have reason to ro E: oj u a do s r i o te p he Europe would madew o u i u n o l d t this v u er s s e a c l t i "The mode of recruiting for the Mexican army has been often described by travellers. It is this:—A re cruiting party enters a town or village—they stop the first lazy-looking man they meet, and if he cannot give a good account of himself they handcuff him and take him to the barracks. There he is examined by the sur geon, handed over to the drill-sergeant, and three weeks afterwards he is a soldier. "About three-fourths of the Mexican troops are pure Indians, the rest Mestizos or half-breeds. There are very few negroes amongst them. "It is worthy of remark, that prior to the revolution, the Indians in Mexico were exempt from military service. And, what was very singular, the Spanish military code then in vogue contained a clause forbidding the enlist ment of butchers, whatever their colour or birthplace. A great deal has been said in praise of Mexican valour, and a great deal in its disparagement. The truth lies between the two extremes—Mexico is not a nation of heroes; nor is it a nation of cowards. "There is great diversity of character amongst the Mexicans. The inhabitants of the department of Puebla are much braver and energetic than those of the depart ment of Mexico. But in the neighbourhood of Tampico exists a tribe of Indians who surpass all others in point of courage, resolution, and strength of character. It is from thess Indians that the Battalla de Tampico' (which so distinguished itself at Pulo Alto and Resaca de la Palma) is chiefly recruited. They resemble the Welsh in character—may they not be descendants of that people? There is a tradition in Wales, that about the fourteenth century one of their princes, accompanied by a number of his countrymen, their wives and families, left Wales on a voyage to some distant land, Is hence he never returned. " The Mexican soldier has one or two useful qualities. He is obedient to his officers, and he endures the greatest privations without a murmur. His stature is short—seldom exceeding five feet five inches, or five feet six inches—and he is clumsily made. In the management of his weapons he evinces' no dexterity. Wanting pliancy of body and activity of mind, he makes but an indifferent skirmisher. Deficient in height and strength of arm, he is not calculated for a Grenadier. His strength is in his legs. He can march distances which even a Spanish soldier might fail to accomplish. During the revolution of 1841, Santa Anna made a forced march of 60 miles in twenty-four hours. Detach ments of Mexican infantry have been known to keep up with their mounted officers, though they (the officers) were going at a trot ! " Some travellers say that the cavalry of the Mexicans is much better than the infantry. This is not the case. Both are equally good, or, as some might say, equally bad. The cavalry, for the most part, are recruited from the same class of men as the infantry. The irregular cavalry, however, are composed of much finer men than the regular. They are chiefly Mestizos. Such is the army of Mexico. Thrice it has been defeated by General Taylor and his companions in arms, and we have little doubt that every conflict yet to come, if it be equally fair and open, will witness a similar issue." CHURCH-RATES.--A vestry meeting of the inha bitant householders and other ratepayers of the exten sive parish of St. Dunstan, Stepney, was held yesterday in the ancient parish church, in pursuance of notice, and in consequence of a monition from the Bishop of London, directed to the churchwardens, commanding them to adopt the necessary measures for making a rate for the repair of the sacred edifice, which is in a very dilapi dated condition. The meeting was a very stormy one, and the supporters and opponents of church-rates mus tered strongly on the occasion. Mr. Head, a brewer and churchwarden of the hamlet of Mile-end Old-town, after alluding to the ruinous state of one of the most interest ing ecclesiastical edifices in England, and the necessity for its preservation, read the surveyor's report, and said that the estimated expense of repairing the church was 1,6501., an outlay which a 3d. rate would scarcely meet. He proposed a rate of 3d. in the pound, and the motion having been seconded by Dr. Buchanan, Mr. Holt, brewer, of Ratcliff, said a 3d. rate would not be sufficient to raise the sum required, and proposed a 4d. rate. Mr. Johnson seconded the amendment, which was put from the chair, and carried by a very large majority. A scene of great confusion took place, and several persons got up and began to address the meeting. The Chair man, in the midst of the uproar, retired with the parish officers, and the church was soon cleared of the people, who had filled every corner of it. The repairs of the old church will be commenced forthwith, and 1,100/., aised by private subscription, will be expended in deco ating the interior. FURTHER ALLEGED DESECRATION OF THE DEAD IN ST. GILES'S BURIAL-GROUND.—Fresh complaints having been made about this matter, a further communi cation has been made by the police authorities to the Rev. Mr. Pratt, the resident minister at the cemetery, who positively denies that any malpractices take place. Yesterday some members of the St. Pancras Board of Guardians visited the cemetery, in order to ascertai n th e truth of the allegations. The large opening in the ground appropriated for the deposit of the remains of those bodies removed from Short's-grounds, Drury-lane, was opened, and shown to them by the sexton, who, in answer to questions put to him, p os iti ve ly d ec l are d th at the remains were nothing but dry bones, and that there was no foundation whatever for the assertion that half decomposed bodies were indecently thrust into the hole. lie accounted for the appearance of smoke issuing from the graves, by stating, that it was a common thing in cold weather for graves to smoke when newly opened, consequent on the moisture of the earth. The only circumstance, apparently, to com plain of, is the fact that in digging the large pits for the pauper interments, some of the graves as well as head and foot-stones of persons lyingin the vicinity have been disturbed. We are happy to state that Lady Cottenham, whose health has been indifferent for some time back, is im proving. Her ladyship is staying at Brighton. ENROLMENT OF PENSIONERS FOR NEW ZEALAND. —lt is intended to enrol six companies of pensioners, each consisting of four sergeants, four corporals, two drummers and fifers, and seventy -six privates, for service , in New Zealand. THE PRIZE PIG AND THE PRIZE PEASANT. (From Punch.) I never pass a fat pig by, But off I take my hat, And " I'm your servant, Sir," says I: What makes me act like that? Why, because I've been taught to behave as I ought, And know my own degree; And I never neglect to pay proper respect, When 'tis due from me. For forty years, as man and boy, I've driven my master's plough; Was never out of his employ, And still am in it now: My children and wife I have kept all my life From off the parish clear; But merit like mine, to the worth of a swine, People think small beer. True I've not toiled so long for nought; I've met with some reward: And so, perhaps, you'll say I ought, Or else it would be hard. A prize I received:—the good gentlefolks griev'd They couldn't give more to me; Two pounds was the touch,—and a cow got as much But a fat hog, three. • So to a pig I make my bow, As manners do require, And touch my hat to boar and sow, With parson and with 'squire. Though a Christian am I, yet a pig in a sty, My betters is, I see; For the pig makes fine pork, and I'm nearly past work; And they can't eat me ! LITERATURE THE COMIC A LIPIANACK FOR 1847. By George' Cruikshank. Fascetious as have been the preceding numbers of this little publication, this is unquestionably the most fascetious within our recollection. The illustrations by the inimitable George Cruikshank are, with two exceptions, as rich in humour as any that ever pro ceeded from his etching-needle. One of the funniest notions this humourous draughtsman ever bad is that ' embodied in the plate entitled " I dreamt that I slept at Madame Tussaud's." The comicality of the thing is actually extravagant. To every hypocondriac who is addicted to drugging himself with quack medicine we commend the engraving of the " Sick Goose and the Council of Health," and to every wife who disdains being a housewife as an ignoble way of exercising her abilities, we commend the one inscribed My wife is a woman of mind." It is the realisation of the domestic miseries hinted at by Lord Byron in that Hudibrastic couplet— " And 0 ye Lords of Ladies intellectual, inform us truly have they not hen-peckg you-all." When we observe that the motley disguise of " Rig dum Funnidos" is this year cast upon the shoulders of Mr. Henry Mayhew, the original projector of " Punch," we have uttered a guarantee that the lite rary portion of the almanack is under able editorship. As a specimen of the outrageous drollery of the letter-press, here is the commencement of a parody upon the sublime " Ossian" of James Macpherson. " Bring, daughter of the Rainbow! bring me the pen of steel! The mountain dew sparkles in Ossian's brain, and it is brilliant with song. As is the black reviver to the garment whose seams are white with age, so is the cream of the valley to the seedy soul of the bard. It brings back the freshness of youth. " A tale of high life! The deeds of the superior classes! " The draught of the waters of Kinnahan wakens the memory Of the past. The odour of thy weeds, mild Lopez! is pleasant in Ossian's nose. Like the brow of Ben-Primrose, his bead is veiled in clouds. Listen, thou daughter of the Rainbow! to the deeds of the superior classes. " A tale of high life! " Fair is thy Garden, 0 Covent! Green are its paths with the leaves of the cabbage. There the cauliflower of Fulham rests its white head, and the pine of Jamaica perfumes the breeze. The daughters of Erin at e there laden with Pippins of gold. Near are the halls of Evans. Music is heard in them by night. The morning dawns in song. The voice of Llewellyn of Wales gladdens the feast ; and Sloman, the son of Israel, pours forth his numbers, apt 'as the bard of Moses. Glad are the halls of Evans ! It is the abode of Joy ! "Wilt thou not listen, bright maid of the Rainbow! to the voice of Ossian ! my soul is bursting with song. The collars of my Corazza droop like the ears of the Greyhound, and my eye in a fine phrensy rolls. Thus the mighty Bunn appears when he dreams that he dwells in marble halls., Dost thou not behold, bright maid the head of a lion in Ossians hand ? A ring of iron depends from its mouth, and its face wears a look of rage. That head the noble Phlaruppe, Lord of Belgra via, tore away. Phlaruppe tore it away by the strength of his arm. Listen, then, daughter of the Rainbow ! to the tale of high life ! The deeds of the superior classes. "What sound is that kisses the ear I Across thy Garden, sweet Covent It comes dancing along the breeze. Can it be the song of the lark climbing the sky ? But the lark wakes not the night with his notes; and bright burns the gas in the lamp of the Tavistock. 'Tis the voice of Von Joel, the toothless, gladdening the halls of Evans. Of Evans, the son of Thespis. " The Thespian son sits in his hall of state. The feast is spread around. The strong waters of Hodges and Betts sparkle on the board. A thousand Havannahs perfume the air. A thousand glittering tankards foam with the nectar of Barclay. There is the ripe fruit of Erin, and the rabbit of Wales is there. " Who comes from the Saloons of the West, with his warriors around him ? He smokes the Dodeeu of peace. llis face glows with the juice of the Gooseberry. His cheeks are rod as the garments of the bearers of letters on the festival of May ? Who is it but the noble Phlar uppe, the Lord of Belgravia, In his train is Sutton the Sambo ; and Burke, the hard of hearing, attends him. Mighty in battle are they I " The lord of Belgravia graces the board ; the Bards hail his presence with a song. He quaffs the brown stout of Dublin. The night reels away in revelry. The morning peeps in at the casement ; and Phlaruppe, the Lord of Belgravia, is glorious with Guinness's. "A tale of high life ! the deeds of the superior classes." The two following Duans are descriptive of a freak of the Marquis of Waterford under the eupbo- ' nious soubriquet of " Phlaruppe." It would, how ever, be scarcely fair to encroach further upon the pages of the Comic Almanack. If ever the almanack deserved that attractive adjective, it does now. Both the pencil of the artist, and the pen of the editor have laboured most successfully to evoke merriment from the most unexpected and unconscionable themes. The pages are crowded with words and physiognomies which will elicit much hearty laughter. NEW YEAR'S DAY.,-A WINTER'S TALE. By Mrs. Gore. In place of the ephemeral volumes, the sentimental contents of which suited well with their silken ex terior—the " Amulets" and " Gems," and " Rubies" which were wont to celebrate this season of the year, a number of little works are now making their appearance, which more truly merit the title of " Christmas Annuals?' Following in the wake of the ever-memorable " Carol," they seek to illustrate the genial nature of this festive season, not by the gorgeous character of their outward adornments, but by the warm and kindly sentiments which glow within them. And this is as it should be, for (to borrow from a comparison of Jeremy Taylor's) as those creatures which live among the snow are white, and so should all Christmas books have about them the characteristics of Christmas. They should inculcate lessons of brotherly kindness, they should tend to undermine selfishness and pride, they should stimulate benevolence and charity—not caring to please the fancy or instruct the mind—their aim should rather be to touch the heart, to infuse into it kind and g enerous sentiments—breathin g the very spirit of sympathy and love. Such are the qualities which should distinguish a Christmas book, such are the qualities which have gained for Mr. Dickens Christmas works such deserved and universal appro bation ; and it is inasmuch as they possess these or similar qualities that we gladly welcome such little volumes as the one before us. Much as we dislike imitators, yet we welcome them, for we are disposed to regard them, not as imi tators, but rather as followers (though at a distance) of a good example —as fellow-labourers (though in a humbler capacity) in the same good work. And foremost among these volumes, we are glad to find one from Mrs. Gore; in the first place, because her name and tal en t s w ill render the book itself more attractive, and its object more effectual ; and, secondly, we are delighted that this distinguished authoress has exerted her very considerable abilities for so benevolent a purpose. " New Year's Day" is a very simple tale, simply told, but this very simplicity is in many places full of beauty and pathos. Though the compliment may be somewhat questionable, there are some pages in this volume which we could hardly have believed written by Mrs. Gore, accustomed as we are to her severe and satirical remarks, and to the despicable and unnatural characters which she oc casionally introduces to our motice. A very excellent moral is conveyed in this "Winters Tale ;" besides forcibly illustrating the awful distinctions of rich and poor, it exposes the sad effects of ungovernable passion—these two objects are very adroitly inter woven. One of the principal characters, the haughty and impetuous Sir Jasper, whose naturally good heart is unable to neutralise the effects of his impe rious temper, had, from his ill-treatment, caused his only son to desert his home. Years afterwards that son (supposed to be dead), returning from America, with his own young child to seek his father's house, is shipwrecked and drowned, while his boy, escaping from the catastrophe, is thrown al most friendless, and with scarcely a clue to his parentage, upon the unsympathising world of London. At the opening of the story he is knocked down by his wealthy grandfather's splendid carriage, and here and in many other places throughout the tale the contrast between rich and poor is made the more apparent by the fact of the individual repre sentatives of the two classes being in reality members of the same family—the poor starving child, the heir of the wealthy baronet We will not further discl ose ....„ „ , 4- - - 7// .:.',' 4, • , = 4 :-.' - , ,--. • , - •,-,- 1 / 4 ,Z-- , :_,••:, the plot ;—not that there is much plo 16" disclose l ';: - -- : '. j,? l There is, of course, a love story, but tkat is only a `''' -""-fi secondary attraction, the real interest; - :bfin ----',,, I .':,' concentrated in the little G eorge , whoselasp ------- fortunes are very beautifully narrates history of the unfriended child, his humble exer- `-+lr ilv d__ tions, his lack of sympathy in his sorrows, the pride clinging to him through all his sufferings, his gentle, patient, persevering character, are all portrayed in a most impressive and affecting manner—not less creditable to the authoress than her most brilliant . . compositions. We must, however, find fault with the close of the tale ; it is somewhat too mournful for the time and theme. We object to it, not because of the death introduced into the denoue ment—for the death of a favourite character often conduces to the impression produced, and the good effects occasioned by the perusal of an in teresting tale, the tears shed over a book often embalm it in our memory, and imprint its lessons on our heart--and so it may be with this tale of " New Year's Day." Yet we are inclined to think that the same closing scene might have been differently ar ranged —a few smiles might have mingled with the tears—a ray of Christmas sunshine might have gleamed amid the shadows. Many of the characters are very effectively pourtrayed. John Talbot, the old servant, is peculiarly interesting, forming a strik ing contrast to his " tetchy and wayward" master, and an excellent companion portrait to the character of the gentle child. It is hardly necessary to say that this little volume is elegantly bound and suitably illustrated. The concluding verse of the dedicatory stanzas may be appropriately addressed to all the readers of the tale : " If from thine eyes The scales have fallen away,— If with a warmer pulse thy heart Throb for the ills of clay,— Requite with mingled smiles and tears My gift of—New Year's Day." THE CHURCH OF EIVGLAND MAGAZINE. This is a very useful and interesting periodical, furnishing a series of reading for each Sunday in the month. It is peculiarly valuable, as tending to en force the practical duties of religion instead of enter ing into any doctrinal discussions. The present number contains several sermons, some sketches of natural history and scriptural geography, various sacred poems, sundry pieces of useful information under the head " Miscellaneous," and numerous in teresting papers upon the " Last year of William the Conqueror," "Biography of Lady Elizabeth Russell," " Missionary Records," the " Siege of Londonderry," &c. " Passages of Scripture arranged under heads, " is a series of great pr ac ti ca l u tilit y . Th ere is on ly one paper of " Juvenile reading"—the adventures of Madame Godin in the country of the Amazons. This is a department which is susceptible of great improvement : moral tales and interesting biogra.. phies, calculated to afford entertainment as well as instruction, and to furnish young readers with a pro fitable occupation for the leisure hours •of a Sunday, would be a valuable addition to a work such as the present. SPORTIN ti INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—THIIRSDAY. We subjoin a statement of business done, from which it will be seen that the betting took a very limited range, and that the market srices remain as they were last quoted:— CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 20 agst Mr. W. Scott's Erin-go-bragh—taken DERRY. 15 to 2 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—taken to 25L, and afterwards offered. 800 to 50 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote—taken 2500 to 100 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken 2000 to 60 agst Mr. Worley's Old Port—taken 1000 to 25 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—taken, and afterwards offered 1000 to 15 agst Col. Peel's King of Naples—taken 2,000 to 100 agst Gabbler, Projectile, West India Planter, and King of Ifforven—taken. The backers of Old Port was anxious to go on. Offers to take 1,000 to 30 about Lunedale, and 1,000 to 20 about IV/inoto. In the betting on Monday we omitted 2,000 to 10 agst Lord E. Russell's Clarendon. Mr. Phillimore, a gentleman of high standing on the turf, died at Brighton on Monday last, after an illness of two years. The nominations of Saddle and several other horses become void. The Leamington Steeple Chases, as we stated yester day, are postponed till Tuesday, the 15th. Bets, we presume, are off, and it is a question if the races them selves are not void, unless the engagements be renewed. The power of postponement from day to day is admitted, but it is doubtful if it extends beyond the week, ,for which the races were originally made. The Bentinck Benevolent and Provident Fund, in. eluding the sum of 2,1001. Consols, being stock purchased with money subscribed for a testimonial to Lord George Bentinck, now amounts to 2,400/. Consols. The fund is established for the " benefit of trainers and jockeys, their widows and children," under the provisional ma nagement of the Bentinck Testimonial Committee, viz. the Dukes of Beaufort, Bedford, and Rutland, Lords Chesterfield and Eglinton, and the Honourable G. S. Byng ; each of whom has subscribed 251. to !he fund, in addition to an annual subscription of 104 The subscription of a trainer or rider is limited to two g-uineas annually, and . those who have contributed to the fund, and their widows and children, will have a prefer able claim to relief, the committee, however, having the power of rejecting, the donations and subscriptions of those who, in their opinion, are not worthy to become members of . the society, and also of striking off the list any trainer or rider who may misconduct himself after becoming a subscriber. No :;rant will be made until after the Newmarket First ing Meeting, 1847. Forty.. seven trainers and juckies. : ave already subscribed, the majority for •two guineas each. The fines imposednt York and Newmarket Races, amounting to 51L, have been . added to the capital. SALE OF THE BOOKS, SERVICE OF PLATE, WINES, &c., OF THE LATE SIR C. WETHERELL, KNT.—Tuesday the property of the late Sir Charles Wetherell, lint., consisting of the books, the service of plate, the wines, &c., was entirely disposed of at. the Rolls Auction Rooms, Chancery-lane, the sale having occupied four days. Some of the plate had belonged to the services of George IV., the Duke of York, Sir John Leach, &c. The wines, &c., were brought from the cellars at the mansion in Berkeley-square, and the chambers, Stone buildings, Lincoln's Inn. The plate went at priCes varying from ss. 6d. to 12s. 2d. per oz., and of these there were 185 lots. The following were the prices that some of the wines fetched (as much as eight guineas per dozen being stated to have been given by the deceased for some of them):—six dozen of port, bot tled forty years, 41. 4s. per dozen; 23 dozen of brown sherry, fifteen years in bottle, 645. per dozen, &c. The wines realised between 1,100/. and 1,5001. The law books comprised 253 lots, including an immense number of reports. The following are the prices which some of the lots went for:—The Statutes at Large, from Magna Chartn, to the 41st George 111. (by Runnington), from the 41st George 111. to the Bth and 9th of Victoria (by Tomlins, Baitlaly, and Simons) ' 31 vols., 231. 155. ; Calendars of the Proceedings in Chancery in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, 3 vols., 1830-34; Corpus Juris Civilis, anno 1663 ; and Velor Ecclesiasticus, temp. Henry VIII., 6 vols., 1810-34, 291. 18s. 6d.; Journals of the House of Lords, volumes 34 to 52, with calendar and index; and Journals of the House of Commons,with index, 85 vols., 291. 18s. 6d. Yesterday's sale comprised the miscellaneous library of Greek, Latin, German, Italian, and French works of all the most learned authors of antiquity and of modern times. Punmo Woaxs.—Upwards of two hundred ,and fifty pay-clerks have been appointed by the Board of Works, and are now officially engaged throughout the country. If the accounts which hare of late, frequently reached us from the provinces may be credited (and. in no one instance can we advance reasonable grounds for doubting their authenticity), it has become too much the fashion amongst independent men, gentlemen of stand ing azfd influence in their respective localities, to seek the appointment of pay-clerk from motives only too ob vious, and the duties of which would be just as efficiently discharged •by individuals to whom the emoluments might be an object as a means of support for respectable, though reduced families.—Dublin Evening Herald. THE SUNDAY TRAINS. We understand that a subscription has been originated by several gentlemen connected with the Royal Exchange for setting this vexed question at rest. From the well-known public spirit of those who have taken the matter in hand, we have no doubt, though it will be connected with con siderable expense, that the whole question will shortly be submitted to a full meeting of the shareholders, when the result will be conclusive. It seems, from the Edinburgh papers of this morning, that . the number b i er of f directors in favour of stopping the trains but four n d a e n r II i t a o n u d s , are n t favour he s e - these:—The h h et eh the seven continuancer t n o g t l English directors f to ac rs ts, w w er e e u u n public wishes, and matte stopping e o i f g t h h t e se tr o a te in b s : absubtectteonr.sken_nt4intog. le th a e ve t to before the eight Scotch directors, _ they accordingly stood entirely aloof. W it h: ,a n s t f h o e un m d at t t h e a r t came trainswere equally bu t a sdifvoiudredofasthteomthwe eprreopv.reireytycoafgesrt the others (not very wisely or justifiably, as the experiment, we think) gave way. Se the fact is that the number of gentlemen who have undertaken forcibly to regulate the Sunday movements of the inhabitants of Edinburgh apd Glasgow, and all places adjacent and interjabent, is but four !—Glasgow Saturday Post, MERCHANT SEAMEN.—The Commissioners of the Customs department have received a communication from Mr. Parker, Secretary. to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, stating that, with reference to their reports relative to the Merchant Seamen's Act, he has been commanded by their Lordships to acquaint them that their Lordships approve of the suggestions therein contained, " for not proceeding against parties who have omitted to require the names of the seam en t o be signed at full length, and for giving full publicity t o the same;" and that pending the re-adjustment of the law, their Lordships desire that Mr. Field, the Collector of the Customs at the Cape of Good Hope (as well as the other collectors in the calonies), may be apprised that the law does not impose upon the Collectors of Customs the duty of proceeding by information before her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, and that it forms no part of his duty to sue iu the character of an informer for the penalties imposed by the Merchant Seaman's Act (7 and 5 Victoria, cap. 112.) PRIZE CATTLE.—The City of London Aberdeen steam ship came up the river yesterday with 250 head of cattle on board, amongst them are nine fat oxen of enormous dimensions, intended for the Smithfield Club cattle show. • =