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birbf Vt(ition, TATTERSALLHIS EVENING. Six O'CLOCK. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 4 to 1 agst Maria 8 to 1 az,st Mountain Flower 9 to 1 agst Bardoiph io to 1 apt Officiolls TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Homenrewed 4 to 1 agst Lapidist 5 to 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke 10 to 1 agst Hobbie Ncble CHESTER CIIP. 12 to 1 agst Stilton 20 to I agst High Sheriff 2 to 1 agst Hesse Homburg 30 to 1. agst Hothorp—taken 30 to 1 agst Nancy—taken FLYING DUTCHMAN HANDICAP. 5 to 1 abet Voltigour DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Hobbie Noble 12 to 1 agst Angur 15 to 1 art Claverbouse 15 to 1 agst Lapidist 20 to 1 agst Little Harry 25 to 1 art Home-brewed — ta ken 35 to 1 agst Phantom 1,000 to 15 agst Alcomn—taken CRIMINAL. COURTS-(THIS DAY )1;1) COUR7'. (Be f ore Mr. Baru MARTIN and Mr. Justice TALFOURD.) 'OIIGEIIY.-11,1ary Ann Munsat!, aged 29, described as a spinstee, was indicted for feloniously forging and ut t(ring a receipt for the sum of 101, with intent to de fraud the governors of Christ's Hospital. The prisoner pleaded not guilsy. Mr. Cfsekson and Mr. Bodkin appeared for the pro secutien, and Mr. Lilley defended the prisoner. i.e'M.,CLA.P.I:3ON upened t%e case to the jury. There we various annuities payable by Christ's Hospital, founded varioue charitable persons deceased, and ate cnget them was n fund cut of svhieh a certain number of poo: Idled persons were paid 10/. a year. In Feb., 1851. a person named Lusby became entitled to the an natty, and as neither he nor Lis wife, who was in the same service as the prisoner, could write, ha sccured the asiqsrquee of cho proirtring the necessary co r:itrutte to be signed by the clergyman and church wasdets of the perish in which he lived, upon which b e wa s to ~h tain the annuity. He Was paid the first an reaqy of 101. in January, 1851, but in the month of Marehfoilten ing Lusby died, and the widow requested the prisoner to tail and communiewe the fact to the hui pital authoritie9. She, however, never did so, and when last January arrived she forged a second certificate, and cntained another 101. in . the name of tho deceased Lusby. Some formal evidence hisieg been put in as to the isseing of the bleek form of the certificate, and the pqmenl of the first and second annuities, the two certi ticanes,were piodueed. The receipts for the money en Loth occasions were tignod Mary Ann Loaby, an the Ern ' , ants were paid in two 101. Beak of Enalard notes. Ei•7.306f11 Louisa Lusby examined by Mr. BODKIN—I am a widow. My husband was named Robert Lusby. He died the 15th March, 1851. Once before his death he received an annuity from Christ's Hospi'al. We were living at the time at No. I.North-place, Walworth. I 1 , .n-vg the prisoner then. ts.;he lived at Miss Sea weres, in Grosvenor-perk, Walworth, where I used to go to wash. I remember being at Miss , 'Seaward's when seseething was said about goie receive the money. My hatband called with one cf the papers produced, end the prisoner told me to go with my hushaed to Mr. Garlaed, the churchwarden of Newington, and get it signed. The prisoner efterwarde met me at the hospital, and while I and my husband waited outside she went in and got the 10/. in a note, which she gave to my husband. After my husband died, in Mach, I asked the prisoner to write to Christ's Hospital and tell the authorities of his decease. She said she would do so, and when I saw her again she said she had written. Just before last Christ mas I saw her again, when she repeated that she had properly reported the death; but on the sth of January of the present year she asked me if she should get the money this year for me, and I refused to let her clo any thing of the sort. I afterwards went to the Hospital and found that my husband's death was not known there, and that a aecoad 101. had been paid on his ac count. The prisoner then ,throatened to throw herself in the river ;t I said anything about it. I knew the prisoner in Miss Seaward's service for nine years or more. The Rev. Mr. Onslow, the rector of the parish of Newington, stated that he signed the first certificate. This year he received a second blank certificate. which he returned to Mrs. Lusby unsigned. It was then proved that the names to the last certifi. nate were not in the handwriting of those parties whose signatures they purported to be. Mr. Reid, who resided in the same house with Mr. Lusby, where the prisoner formerly lodged, stated that, after Mr. Lusby received the blank certificate from the clergyman he went to the hospital and ascertained that a second ananity had been paid. He was shown a book which was signed Miry Ann Lusby, and he believed the writing was that of the prisoner. The witness also identified the hand-writing on the back. of the second 101. note as being that of the prisoner. George Kinnair, police-constable K 1, stated that the woman at the bar was given into his custody on a charge of obtaining a 10/, note from Christ's Hospital under false pretence'. She said she had never received a far thidg from Christ's Hospital in her life, and asked if there Was any gentleman at the hospital that 'could identify her. He told her he ceitlil not say there was, and she then asked who was to he brought against her. He told her, and she then said she did receive 10/., and sign papers for Mrs. Lusby, which she knew was wrong. She had two 51 notes, two sovereigns, 7s. 63. in silver, anda savings bank book in her pessesaien-when she was searched. This was the case for the prosecution. hir. LILLEY then proceeded to add eess the jur}i for the defence and contended that the evidence which had been produced was not - sufficient to substantiate the cha'rge- At all events he was convinced that the forgery and k uttering in thi s ca se had not be en p roved to the satisfaction of s p e • g men, and he therefore called for • a verslic'ecottiameTuittitnal. The Lear ne d retired havite. summed up , g Th?, jury returned into court to cAibitier thel. ve rdict, but bad not when our repeet-left. I lium GO f , . (llsfere the Colter SINGULAR C, A s E , it CMIg .-XECEANT.) Hudson, pleady geav to Ib 'lr'ina 2 ; man, named George spireey. a charge pc; and cot, M , . 0 11 TARt. said, he v.as,iestructed by the Commis• sioners of Baeleruteey who ,r o ost i tcated, to mention the nature of the charge, and with the prisoner as it theuel.t eave the Court to dee' was called as a witness-a Let e BParerr* The prisoner case of a bankrupt bunrovealVi.riloll,:!raPt:yeee,n'tnuratr, and e he ssvore that hi the . 29th of jenua.74 1854; f.nr 3 / 4 e _ ea ve_ie,raenee2,l)stl',4o,ns receipt for the money -on that day. - The receipt antraine produced and identified by the prisone*, but examin ing it it was discovered that the stew " frem Somerset-house until the 12th of February, about three weeks after it was said to have beeng the bankrupt. Seeing the truth could no loneer-biveu to sealed, he at length admitted that his previous stor e con. a concocted fiction, and that he never received the money. On On being searched, a peer was found on him containing written instructions by the bankrupt as to what he was to say to the Commissioner respecting the loan. Under these circumstances, the Commissioner thought it his duty to send the case to this court, but he wished it to be men tioned that he believed the prisoner had been used as a tool by the bankrupt for his own purposes. Mr. PRENDERGAST, who appeared for the prisoner, said he was a poor and illiterate, though an honest man, and had been led into signing the receipt by the bank rupt, whoe'e wife came to him in great distress and begged him to attach his signature to the paper. lle could neither read nor write, and was entirely igno relit the consequences of his act. He now expressed tais a g } reat contrition for the offence, and hoped the Court yeottld deal mercifully with him in consequence of his ylife and family, who would have no means of sub sistence if he were imprisoned for any long period. Several persons gave the prisoner a good character for honesty and veracity. The COMMON SERGEANT said he would postpone pass jog sentence upcn the prisoner. ROBBING CHILDREN.—Sophia Butler, 16, spinster, was indicted for stealing eleven half crowns, the moneys of Sarah Johnson, from the person oF Maria Johnson. It appeared that the prisoner accosted Maria Johnson, ,jeeli who ttle girl, as she was leaving a shop on Ludgate till, where she had just received some money for her „ ot her; and pretended to know her family, and induced her to walk w ith her along some retired lanes in the City- Titling advantage of the opportunity thus afforded her she succeeded in abstracting the money from the girl's pocket. fllie jury found the priso n e r Guilty. Thci,e were several in dictments against the prisoner for ro bberies upon childrenc . mme Costemet SERGEANT centered her to imprison. meet for twelve months. LIGHT AT 'TaE MOUTH O F NELSON BOUR. Aug. 2,1851. N. Z., ~ llAR liarbour•ct•fice, Nelson, The Nelson Harbour Light will be knOwnitoimanir fi, mari ners as a fixed red li g h t. ' The light w ill be visiblein e south direction f rom N.N.W. round to N.N.E.i'--- The lantern is elevated 160 feet above the level of the sea ; b u t the light being red will not ho seen at a greater dis tanca than about eighteen miles, and at a lesser distance, according to the state of the atmosphere. Vessels run - down the bay z.hould brite th light to bear ning nottl they got within with the lead going e SSE ' wi when they h c a thoma, s. milit anchor and wait for seven , p ho fi g h t i s in south lat. 41 " 15 . 30 a Pilot. ' 173 deg. 1(1 min.., se and east 10ng..!,. min. ~ see., Printed , --- DuTY ON sors• —A return hos Custlsee by pzder of the House of Lords, sh ,, wing that i, tl endirT, , :f - rhe sth of January last there ware 27gaeYear of hap, .paying duty a mounting to 235,623/. L , 9 ,lb • LiiSt . , year there .tv.ete 45.:) 3 / 2 6g91b. paying a , ,-ucl. 42 1,7021, '33. .•. duty SUN, he -t e r Guardian of the 7 th Ap ril.) 1 BUR Y ELECTION. (From the Manchester T ea in ll ie e s d , to c e a u long article s a ( t ) u a r r d ay attention s xaini bras e r b Zd n who are supporting Mr. Frederick Peel, at Bury, of an in n ert abandonment of their principles and of deliberate scl2- stultification and treachery. Every true Re f o rmer must lament the unhappy dial- Sion of the Liberal party in Bury; but let us inquire into the facts, and see whether the supporters of Mr. Peel, or those who brought out Lord Duncan, are really chargeable with producing it; in short, whether it Is not Lord Duncan who is brought forward to oppose Mr. Peel—a member of that Liberal Government of which his Lordship has been a supporter—and not Mr. Peel who comes to oppose Lord Duncan. Our readers are, no doubt, aware that the present Member, Mr. Walker, has baen for some years unable, through illness, to take his seat in the House of Com mons; and that, during the past year, several maetings of Liberal electors have been hold to fix upon his sue cessor. Communications were received from Sir James P. Kay Shuttleworth, Mr. Fort, cf Reed Hall; and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins; and afterwards from Mr. Ashton, of Limefield; Mr. Henry Viacont, and Mr. R. N. Philips. Nothing further was then done; but when the recent Ministerial changes rendered a general election probable, another meeting of Liberals was called, at which it was positively stated that neither Mr. Ashton nor Mr. Phi lips would stand. It is to be lamented that neither of these gentlemen could be induced to come forward; for most probably either of them would have been returned without opposition. On Wednesday, the 3d nitimo, another meeting took place, at which Mr. John Grundy, of Outwood, presided. Inasmuch as both Mr. Ashton and Mr. Philips declined tho honour of representing Bury, it was proposed by ono party that Mr. Peel should be written to; by another, that Lord Goderich; and by a third, that Lord Duncan, should be communicated with.. Each of these proposi ' tions was negatived; some of the most active of Lord Duncan's present supporters actually then voting against him. As it was evident that no proposal whatever could be catried, the meeting broke up abruptly; Mr. Grundy stating that if another meeting were held, the parties must provide another chairman. It being manifest that, whoever was proposed he would be objected to by a certain section, a portion of the liberal electors, who had always been firm supporters of Mr. Walker, considering that it was desirable, if pos sible, to name a candidate likely to unite all parties, after due deliberation fixed upon Mr. Peel, a known Free-trader, and one who, by accepting office under Lord John Russell, had proved himself a progressive Reformer. On the Friday after they prepared a requi sition, of which the following is a copy:— " To FREDERICK PEEL, ESQ., M.P. " We, the undersigned electors of the borcugh of Bury, in the county i f L a ncaster, do requeat you to be come a candidate at the next general election, for the representaLica of this borough in Parliament, on free trade principles; and we pledge ourselves to use our utmost exsrtions to secure your return. " March sth, 1852." This was immediately signed by a large number of influential members of the Liberal party, and by the Tuesday following had received the signatures of 258 electors of all shades of opinion. In the meantime, two or three individuals calling themselves a deputation (although authorised by no meeting and bearinet no requisition), set to work to find a candidate to oppose Mr. Peel. They applied succes sively to Mr. John Grundy, of Outwood, Mr. Alderman Watkins, and Mr. Bazley, all of whom declined to stand. In their extremity they, on Tuesday, the 9th, stumbled upon Lord Duncan; eilickly overcame the strong objections which, less than a week before, they had entertained to his Lordship; and that l evenin pub lished his address. Subsequently, the reou • •t - ° g to Mr. Peel seas signed by 416 electors, comprising a numerous and very influential section of the Liberal party, and including the two brothers of Mr. Walker, the present Member, the chairman, and several lea;ling members of his committee, It is thus raanifesd that although Lord Dutcan's ad dress was first publi s h e d, M r . P e el was, to all intents 1 and purposes, brought out by the Liberals several days previously, on free trade principles, and had, befsre Lord Darien was waited upon, secured such an amount of support as to render any opposition utterly hopeless. Indeed, the fearful haste with which, without meeting, without requisition, without authority, in fact, without any of lhe usual formalities, Lord Duncan was brought down by parties who, only the week before, had been instrumental in rejec:ing him, sufficiently proves that his Lordship was brought, not for his own sake, but olely to oppose Mr. Peel. _____-......m.....tra... IRON VESSELS AS MEN OF WAR. TO THE E DITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD. Sir,—Mr. Engledue, late an officer in her Majesty's navy, h as , i n as letter to you, stated his opinion that iron vessels have been prematurely condemned ; that iron vessels are better qualified to stand the brunt of an action than wooden ones ; that the results of the experiments at Portsmouth have been decided by amateur artillerymen, firing from the Excellent at iron butts, representing sections of iron vessels simi lar to the Simoom and Greenock, &c., and that these decisions were faulty. I am sorry to find that a gentleman, whose name formerly stood so honourably known amongst gun nery officers, should have declared his conviction that the repeated trials carried, at great expense, on board the Excellent, by his late brother officers, have only amounted to a failure, and impressed them with erronecus convictions, fur it only proves how lament ably deficient his information must of late years be. Captain Chads and the officers of the Excellent cannot reply to his censures in the papers, as the rules of the service forbid them. I am not so cir cumstanced, and as the theories of an able and goosi seaman, as Mr. Engledue undoubtedly is, may pre judice men ignorant of the subject, and lead them to reflect that all has not been done to test the efficacy of iron versus wood, I beg to write, for their informa tion, that the trials undertaken by Captain Chads, and superintended by himself and officers of the Artillery and Engineers, included every ingenious device, and every plan of protection and defence that the constructive talent of gunnery officers could con template as likely to answer in resisting the effects of shell and shot on iron vessels were successively tried and proved - utterly futile, whilst the impression at the conclusion of the trials on the minds of those expe rienced artillerymen employed in carrying out the details was, that absolute destruction to crew and vessel would ensue to the iron vessel from the well directed fire of a wooden one—all combative arrange ments being equal on both sides, save , the structure of the ships. Toe results of these numerous and satisfactory ex periments are not published for general information, but they would have been communicated to Mr. En gledue had he continued in the service, and followed up a career so well commenced. I cannot publish in a public paper the results of a series of trials, under taken for wise purposes, at a great expense, and for secret information ; but this I can tell ironmasters, builders, and shipowner:;, and all others, who are par tial to the ewenaente of Mr. Engledue, that wooden butts of good, bad, and indifferent timber, and all sizes of scantling, have been fired at under all cir cumstances, with shells, shot, and small arras, with h i ~h en d low ioitial velocities, and the result was in favour of wooden vessels, built with any timber, as compared with iron ones, of all sizes, and any workmanship. That shots penetrated easier, made larger holes, drove whole plates, in, started rivets, and in breaking distributed a shower of small lang to give a black fellowa tesdach e that he would ridge over the d ecks, any one of them enough That shell not recover f rom in a hurry. is still more destructive than shot, ccteris paribus, and a that, with reference t o canvas screens being hung ue must have a poor opinion of his brother gun ners of they will inform if he fancies they never take the applied them. Let him trouble before he next writes to ask the ques tionhirn that the . Captains Chads Hrvlitt, or Wiseman, and —good ho nest wr splinter of iron plates fates, without a particle ought-iron p of rust on them s creens like small shot, but each small piece through piece big enough to sat isf y the appetite of a g i ant i With reference azi.)t swallo w i ng them.he states that amateurthat portion of his letter have premat artillerymen from the Ex cellentfor war p u rp oses , i iirel 7 condemned iron ve ssels good taste on his part, think it simply a want of his brother officers ; he was an unjust r e flection on and by no means desirou f himself one of them, pro fessional man, of " amateur the name, as a am happy to say, certainly ' does the country, I ability and zeal of Captain Chasds not consider the old war officer, likely to be ranged ' distinguished amatuer engagement next war on the side of an Mr. Engledue would be very sorry to have one r of his 'fine iron-steamers a target fO and I can assure him that the • 5-eumer an " tr icky Phlegethon, when I wa s on b oar d of her,on on shore to prevent her sinking, whilst operating was run operati ng under Sir T. Cochrane, against an enemy in Whilst, vessel, had she been a woode n v Born eo . , the dam age would have been repaired without being forced to that last resource of a man-of-war. I beg to remain your very obedient servant, JAMES AYLMER. PAYNTER, Commander, RN. April. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY..--Traffie for the Week ending April 4, 1852 : Passengers (7,052), parcels, horses, and carriages ... £BO5 5 5 Goods, cattle, &C. 1,079 10 3 Total .. ... .. 1,884 15 8 Corresponding week in last year... 1,689 6 6 Perth, April 6, 1852. LUNACY PROCEEDINGS EXPENSES BIL L.—Lord been proceedings Lord L yn dhurst's Bill to diminish the expense of tin i er commissions " de lunatico inquirendo" pr i n ted. By it , th e orders of the Masters will have the same force as those of the Lord Chancellor, except in spec i a l cases. Th e costs of p roceedings will be at the this_ cret i o n and paid o nl y under au order of the Lord Chancellor and the Master, as the case may be. The Master will be r , Auired to frame rules and orders the Lor for the d for Chanm of cellor, the who - ceedint44, subject to the approval of will make the recessary general orders; all rules and orders, however, will have to be submitted to Parliament. There is also an indemnity clause for the Bank of England and other societies fur all acts and things done or permitted to be done by this Act. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD, Mr. Baron MARTIN, and Mr. Justice CRoMPTON). Thomas Robert illellish, 46, and James Douglas, 26 (the latter pleaded guilty), were jointly indicted for forgery and uttering a receipt for the payment of 11. 15s. 4d., with intent to defraud. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Ballantine were Counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Iluddlestone defended the prisoner Mellish ; Mr. Parry was also instructed to watch the case on behalf of Douglas. At the commencement of the case all the witnesses were ordered out of court, and upon Mr. CLARKsoN observing that, from the nature of the proceedings, Douglas, who had pleaded guilty, might possibly be called as a witness for the defence, it would he better that he should nut hear the evidence for the prosecu tion, he was removed from the bar. This trial occupied the attention of the Court for a considerable time, but from the nature of the case, and the circumstances under which the present charge was preferred, it will only be necessary to give a nar rative of the facts upon which accusation was sought to be established against the prisoner. It will be re membered that in October, 1851, both the prisoners were tried in this Court upon a charge of the same kind—namely, forging a receipt, and after a very long inquiry they were both found guilty, and Mr. Baron Parke, who tried the case, sentenced Mellish to be transported for ten year, and Douglas for seven years. In pursuance of the sentence the prisoners were removed to the Penitentiary, and it appeared that soon afterwards certain representations were made to the Secretary of State on behalf of Mellish, which induced him to communicate with the Learned Judge who tried him, and after considering the matters that were submitted to him, Mr. Baron Parke expressed an opinion that it would be more satisfactory if another case were to he tried, several distinct indictments hav ing been preferred on the former occasion against the prisoners but not proceeded with, and accordingly the prisoners were remitted to this ourt under the war rant of the Secretary of State, in order that another charge might be inquired into. The evidence now adduced was precisely of the same character as that which was presented on the former occasion. It ap peared that the pewecutor of the indiement was a gentleman named Thompson, who formerly was in extensive practice as a surgeon, but who in the autumn of 1849 gave up that profession in order to carry out, in partnership with two gentlemen named Varnish and Coakley, a patent which he had pur chased for a new process of silvering glees. Pre mises were taken by the firm in Berners-street, and as the prosecutor was ignorant of the nature of the business of cutting and preparing the glass, he ob tained the services of the prisoner taellisb, who was recommended to him as a very experienced person in such matters, to superintend this branch of the business. It appeared that an :Tree -merit vvas entered into between him end the prosecutor, by which Mellish was allowed to have the entire management of the works, the payment of wages, and disciand, in a r g e workmen, th e power to engage fact, Mr. Thomp son would appear to have ha d very little moreto don with the concern but to p rovide the money which was necessary to carry it or, and he was to e N n A g 7 h ag en ed th in e i prsoner a - receive am sa . l i a i r i,, y il o i l l adsitegellninaesshpoerrt vtliemeke. this manner he t ook the other man Douglas into the es tablishment, and he sat in his private office with him and acted as his clerk, end it appeared that it was his duty to examine the bills of the different work men for the work they performed, and after the exa mination Mellish put his initials to them and they wer e then paid by the cas hier. The offence imputed to the prisoners was that they had altered the amount of the bills that were sent in, and had the particular instance it appeared that on the 221 January, 1851, a workman named Suttie had taken wag bill for 153. 4d. and received that amount, and it proved that the amount had been altered afterwards to 1/. 15s. 4d., and that the larger amount was paid by the cashier. In order to show that this could not have been the result of any mistake, and to prove the guilty knowledge on the pert of the prisoners, evidence:was given that a great number of other bills had been treated in a similar manner. In one instance a bill for 1/. 7s. had been altered to 11. 17s , in another 13s. Bd. had been al tered to 21.135. Bd., in two instances a bill for 11. had been altered to 41. 10s., a bill for 9s. had been altered to 11.19 g., another for 11. 2s. Bd. had been altered to 1/. 12s. Bd., and several other similar frauds were distinctly proved to have been committed, and nearly the whole of the forged bills bore the initials of the prisoner Mellish. It was elicited on cross-examina tion that the whole of these bills went in the first instance into the hands of the prisoner Douglas, and it appeared that upon some occasions he had told the workmen that he bad lost their original bill, and asked them to receipt fresh ones, which turned out to be of the larger amount, and it was explained that after Douglas came into the establishment the work men were required to bring two bills, in one of which they stated at length all the items of work which they claimed to be paid for, and in the other merely a general account for the whole, and it appeared that the latter was the instrument in which the alteration was made. It appeared to be quite clearly esta blished that a very extensive and deliberate system of fraud had been carried on against the prosecutor, and the only question in the case was whether the evi dence made out that the prisoner Mellish was a party concerned in it. Mr. CHAMBERS made a very earnest and eloquent appeal to the jury on behalf of the prispner. He said he had no hesitation in stating that he felt very great interest in the inquiry, because he was instructed that he was appearing for an entirely innocent man, who had had the horror and misery of hearing a jury of his countrymen pronounce the fatal verdict of guilty against him, which had subjsch el him to a most dreadful and degrading sentence, but who he hoped, as a result of the present inquiry, would be released from that dreadful position, and would be restored to the one he formerly held, and was entitled, by his character and conduct, to hold in society. It would be useless for him to endrsvour to conceal from the jury the fact that the prisoner and the man Douglas, who had pleaded guilty, were convicted at a former session, after a very long trial, of an offence of the same description as the present ; and he would also state that upon that occasion Douglas was defended, and a strenu ous attempt was made by his counsel to fix the glinted the transaction upon Mr. Mellish. The jury, no doubt most conscientiously, upon these facts returned a ver dict of guilty against both prisoners ; but the moment Douglas went back to his cell, he felt the injustice he had committed against his unfortunate companion, and he sent for the ordinary of the prison, and to that gentlemen he distinctly admitted that he alone was the guilty party, and that Mr. Mellish was entirely innocent. The facts were made known to the higher authorities, and the result was that the present in quiry was directed to be instituted, and when the jury had heard the evidence he should lay before them, and had heard from the lips of Douglas himself, upon his oath, that he alone was guilty, it would be for them to say whether there was any doubt of the innocence of his unfortunate client, and whether it would not be their pleasing duty to return a verdict the effect of which would be to restore him to his afflicted family. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to call the attention of the jury to the facts of the case as they appeared on behalf of the prosecution, and he urged that there was nothing whatever to show that the whole of the frauds were not committed by Douglas alone, or that the prisoner had any share in them. It was true that it had been stated that it was the duty of the prisoner to have examined the accounts to see if they were correct, but he submitted that it had not been positively shown that this was his duty, and although his initials no doubt appeared upon the greater portion of the forged documents, still there was no evidence whatever to show at what period those initials were placed there, and for all that appeared to the contrary, the initials were placed upon the bills at a time when they bore the genuine amount of the bill, and that the figures were altered afterwards by Douglas. He then con tended that all the facts of the case showed that the d been prisoner had plac ed entire confidence in Douglas, and th a t this confide abused. The result nce ha position, but he said he entertained a unfortunate i was that the prisoner had been phaced in his present confidentthe effect of remedying hope thatthe av v e erdict thejury would de liver that day would h in the good opinion of his of reinstating the prisoner had • any inter friends and all those whohad ever the unfortunate error that.had been committed, and course with him. O f the prisoner :-- the that he was formerly Mr. Edward Varnish depo c The following evidence was then given on behalf recess. lle left the carrying on the glass -silvering p quantity of busi nessartnership last year. The great fi the partner of Mr. Thompson and Mr. ookley in the Sligg"tion that he should have some assistance, the prisoner had to perform for the rm . led to and Dougl as was impression was engaged after this Douglas had the charge ofe p a ying the thatwa and kept the vvagee-book. In Le course of the business he ascertained that the pri soner was for flint purpose, and his in tae habit bills on the firm notice alone were stated. the gross amounts . Some of the other his possession. Mellish left tile bills were also in accord. He gave whichh of retaining possession of those Douglas any frauds of re mained in the sere us intention to quit. their service of his own lee He was unable to say whether Mellish left the sere - James Douglas was • ined—lie deposed that he was 25 years old. eu e" I m e ac quainted with Mr. Mellish 14 v 1 fi, firs became a similar. kind were discovered after acquainted with his f atal - ears Witness c ame from ah . Birmingham at the request or the prisoner, and en teredand he was to receive thirty the service of the prosecutor. Mellish hired him, . ago, and he was shillings a week at first, 1 ~~- y -- ze out extreme pressure from the raeopi ,--t ' - N r o e . ss% g e e " fee - 4n without."—(Hear, and cheei . 9 ;1 e at =t tth- Government would act do anything of (Al Jere out such pressure. For his own part, if the mete Wire) despaired of anything being I tea . public die not heartily take up atie subject. , v er xe , he sons for saying so were these. In the first .ot part ' thought they (the Commissioners) would any suc i with the large surplus in their hands for cider the t purpose. He did not think they would con: An otht r they were at liberty to do so.--(Hear.) ld thin k charter must be granted before they wou my was themselves to be at liberty to do so. It certai • mach his opinion, and he readily confessed it, that Had time had been lost in moving in the matter. ‘,er the such a movement taken place immediately a t ht but Exhibition was closed, there could be no dou I have that a larger amount of public sympathy woult )uild been enlisted in favour of the retention of the 1 meat as the regaisitt ing, and under such circumstances as Govern ... might have more readily rendered .cese sistenc.e.—(llear, and No.) A f t er all, it was nt sto sary that settee intelligent plan respecting the USE l o t posed, and he hoped that the meeting would a which the building should be applied should be ley with the matter in a practicable form, o )vit might eventually secure the object they had in ic. in a manner satisfactory to themselves and the publ ✓ s that tl Mr. OLIVEIRA observed that in regard t o the su cess of the Crystal Palace as a promenade or " wint :t t garden" he contemplated no difficulty whatever. 1 2 would be a source of recreation to all partie s. T the upper c l asses , acco rdi n g to a plan he ha d pre pared, it would b e open at all times ; and to th e mi d dl classes, the men w h o had a right to regard it as beingi ., a monument of their own labours—(Cheers) —it would be open frequently at a very low lagure (Hear) —and so on with regard to every othvr elass of society. To the adjoining houses it !Mild C On " tribute no injury, for he had ascertained, fr our a per sonal visit to most of them, th a t th e own err would itnore likely receive an incr ease d va l ue f o r tho pro party than anything like a depreciation.--( Hear . .) A contractor had sent in an estimate to lee rep t ne building in repair for twenty years at 5,000/. t • year ;. an: Mr. Paxton had stated it to b e hi s op h aon that_ the building will last 100 years.—(Hear.) t e le bad estimated that the gross revenue likely to ar Ise from the building, upon a plan he had that day su benitted, would reach 112,4401. per annum, while th 5 public would derive recreation and instruction ft enn th e s carrying out of the plan.—(Cheers.) Ant l it wa qe d to worthy of remark that the surplus fund belt)! ,co th e - the subscribers to the institution ; and further, t lore, he thought that the Royal Commissioners u not appropriate such funds so subscribed witbo ut the authority of a distinct A c t of P a rliament. He sup ported the motion. ntion Mr. BARB E R sa id th a t h e o bje c t e d to the rate at it of the building in Hyde-park on the ground th was a leviathan building, and not likely to be of __"4 benefit to th e p u bli c a t l arge .—("No.") He co 155 . &red that its r e t en ti on wou ld b e i n j u rious to the ..li d terests of th e mercan til e commun ity, and he hol that the French would take it as a proof of Engl industry and talent which they could not themsele of 7d prOduce.—(" H ear, " an d "N o .") H e h o p e d it wou net be understood that he objected to exhibitions iMs kind, but ho did think that the one in Hyde-pat was of too leviathan a character to be continued. — ( l Hear," and "Oh !") He would, therefore, pro. :pow, es an amendmeni . ,— "Thct inasmuch as no means had been suggested to e raise the m eans f or de f ray i ng the expenses f or keeping th Crystal P a l ace i n repir, BCC., it ~ vas impolitic to ia . terfet e ith the p ro p os i t i on f or ta ki ng it down." Mr. Tha l ami-a seconded the amendment. He came there hold!y and unhesitatingly to declare his opinion as to the desirability of taking down the building.—(Hear, hear.) It had answered all the purposes fo r which it had been designed, and there should be the end of it.--(" No.") It was the fact that medical men had declared that it would be an injury to society if parties were to go, en ade in a building after being exposed to the east er ly wind, to prom where the temp era t ure was raised to summer h ea t.— (Hear.) Then, as to public opinion—what bad public opinion done ? Had there been any meetings of citizens ? No. There had been meetings only of the chairmen of committees. Lie thought that great injustice, difficulty, and 'uselessness would fol .. a low any such proposition as the continuance of the building. He hoped that the building would die is natural death, and that at some future period anot:aer such an Exhibition, as well supported as that hut been, Would arise for the benefit and gratification a all parties.—(Hear, and Oh.) Dr. TRUMAN strongly supported the resolution. Mr. MOFFATT, M.P., also supported the resolution- He urged the necessity for immediate action. He believed that if the body of the people throughout the length and breadth of the land were polled, they would be found to be in favour of the retention. In many respects might the building be made useful. The time was rapidly approaching when the British Museum would require enlargement, and also the National Gallery ; nor was i t to be expected that the amount of money required for the purchase, if required from the country, would be objected to. For the new front of Buckingham Palace 200,0001. was rea dily granted, and he had no doubt if the private feel.. ing of her Majesty the Queen could be obtained, that her verdict would be in favour of the retention of the building.—(Cheers.) He hoped the public mind would be clearly expressed on this matter to the House of Commons, as the question would be debated in that House on the 19th of the present month; and upon that decision, perhaps, the fate of the palace- - the Crystal Palace—might, and would most possibly hang.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Several other gentlemen, including Mr. E. Smith, Mr. Redpath, Mr. Locke, and others, spoke, after which the ame n dment was p u t , an d e i g ht hands only being held up for it the motion was carried amid loud . cheering. Captain WILSON moved, and Mr. TAiacat. seconded,, the proposition, that steps should be taken forthwith for the purpose of holding public meetings in the city ' of London and elsewhere. Carried unanimously. Sir C. ALLAN proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which having been seconded by Sir C• SaitToutu,, the Chairman returned thanks and the meeting separated. LON DON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1852. with a name and address different from those which be had given in his conversation with Mr. Benson's shopman. The prisoner declared that he never had the least intention of doing anything dishonourable, and re quested that the Lord Mayor would be good enough not to commit him to prison, as no doubt such an event would break his mamma's heart. The LORD MAYOR said that the prisoner must cer tainly appear before a jury in such a case, and that when the depositions were made out he should be committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court. Oa Tuesday Joseph Ady, the notorious letter writer, was discharged from the Giltspur-street Compter, in which he had been for soma months con fined for a large amount of money due to her Ma jesty for the postage of letters directed to persons all over the country, giving information of " something to their advantage." Ady has not paid one halfpenny of the debt, as we were given to understand, but he has been in a declining state of health, and it is be lieved that the visiting magistrates of the prisons of the City represented the fact to the Post-office autho rities. Oa Tuesday a note, of which the following is a copy, was received at the Mansion House : " General Post Office, April 6, 1852. " Sir—The Lords of the Treasury have authorised the Postmaster-General to release Joseph Ady from prison; I am therefore commanded by his Lordship to request that ho be set at liberty without delay. "I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " M. W. PEACOCK, Solicitor. " To S. IL Goodman, Esq., &c." The LORD MAYOR, on signing the warrant for the discharge of the aged prisoner, expressed a very anxious hope that Mr. Ady would coz:..nit no further breach of promise to the Goverument by transmitting any more unpaid letters by post. GUILDHALL. Mr. Robert Kennett, of the Hoop and Grapes public-house, Westminster, also a cab proprietor, who prosecuted the two Stowells and Garnett at the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday, for conspiracy and perjury, was yesterday placed at the bar before Mr. Alderman Moon on a double charge of forgery and perjury, with intent to defraud John Stowell. Mr. 13 Allantine attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Parry, instructed by Mr. Preston, for the prisoner. Several witnesses were examined, and Alderman MooN said he thought there was suffi cient evidence for an adjournment, but ho did not feel called on to require more tha❑ the prisoner's own recognizances in 501. to appear this day week to answer ,he charge. The prisoner's recognizances were then taken, and the matter was adjourned for a week. MARYLEBONE. and his salary was raised afterwards to thirty five s hilli n gs. It was his duty to keep the wages book and the cost-price hook. He had pleaded guilty to the charge of forging the receipt that had been pro duced. When it was signed by Mr. Sutter the amount was 153. 4d., and he altered it to 1/. 15s. 4d. The prisoner put his initials to the bill before he made the alteration, and he did not know of the alteration being made. He kept the difference himself, and entered the amount 1/. 153. 43. in the wages book, so that anyone who looked in the book would see that it tal lied with the receipt. The detailed bills were gene rally filed, but, in the first place, they were given to the prisoner to examine them and see if the items were correct, and it was his duty to see that the work was properly done. Both the bills tallied when he took them from the prisoner, and he altered the bill which represented the gross amount before he took it to the cashier, and received the money. The prisoner had no part of the money he got by altering this re ceipt. He believed there were some other receipts for work that had been altered in a similar manner. (The receipts that had been given in evidence were produced and shown to the witness, and he said that they were all altered by him, and Mr. Mellish knew nothing about it, and never received a farthing of the money that was obtained through them.) He believed he altered one or two receipts after the prisoner left. He was taken into custody while he was in Mr. Thompson's service. Mr. Lewis acted as his attorney upon his first examination at the police• court, but he did not appear for him after Mr. Mellish was in custody. He made a communication to Mr. Lewis upon the subject of Mr. Mellish. When he was tried in the court another attorney acted for him. After he had been tried and sentenced he sent for the ordinary of the prison and made a communi cation to him. He made the communication of his own free will. Cross-examined —He did not rob his employers when at Birmingham. He had the entire manage ment of a furniture establishment in that city, and there was no one to control him ; but he never com mitted robbery of any kind until he came to London and was p l ace d under M r . M e lli s h . lie had no knowledge whatever of the glass-cutting business or of the amount of wages that should he paid to work men in that business. Tr --e went into the service in the begin nin g of March, 1850 , and he first began to forge in Ju ne. He coul d not say positi vel y whether forgery was the first crime he committed. He used t o overcharge the men's wages on the establi shment, as well as to alter the bills of the out-door workmen. lie h;Icl a wife dependent upon him, The whole amo unt he robbed Mr. Thompson of was 1401. or amount 150/. He would not swear th a t the of the forgeries alone was not between 3001. and 4001. He cou ld not say that the tot a l amount o f which the firm was robbed during the period he was in the service was not 1,0001. He could not swear that he was not a party to this plunder. Nl' h en the prisoner sent for him he told him he w as en ti re l y u nder his contro l, and Mr. Thompson had no thi ng prisoner had looked ov er t h e wa ges book with him , but had never examin e d i t. H e l o oked over the book just before he raised wit ness ' s wages. ou actuallymuch pocketed yourself ? to do with him. Th e Witness—About 1401, or 150/- Cross-examinati on cont i nue d-- thought he made an admission of his guilt at the police-court. When he was tried he instructed counsel that he was entirely under the control of the prisoner, and he did not state that he was innocent, and he heard the prisoner sentenced to be transported for ten years without making any observation. He did not at the police-court, say t o S m ith, the officer who took him into custody,tth a t M e lli s h and ?Ir. Lewis were trying to put it all upon hi s shoulders, but Mellish knew as much as a b out it as he did, and was equally guilty. He never said an ything to a fello w - p r i soner named Davis ab ou t M r . M e llish peeping through a hole in the office ; b u t he m i g ht have said that he was under Mr. M e lli s h' s or ders, and was bound to do what he directed. Re-examined—M r . L ew is stated publicly at the police-court that witness was ready to give evidence to prove that Mellish was entirely innocent. He bore a good character when he went into the service of the prosecutor and the prisoner never held ou t any inducement to him to become dishonest. The only instance of dishonesty he ever knew the prisoner to commit was that he made the firm a debtor to him for a larger amount than he had actually paid for a lathe that was injured in the workshop. All the money he obtained was expended in extravagant habits of his own, and Mellish had nothing to do with spending it. Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, solicitor for the prisoner, proved that he attended at the police-court originally on behalf of both prisoners, and in consequence of something Douglas said to him at that time he made a public communication to the magistrate. The Rev. Mr. Davis, the ordinary of Newgate, de posed that, at the request of the visiting magistrates, he saw the prisoner Douglas a few days after his trial, and he then made a statement which witness took down in writing and handed to the governor of the gaol. Mr. Ju.stice TALFOURD expressed an opinion that evidence of this character was not admi ss ibl e , a nd if the counsel for the prosecution had objected to it he thought the Court ought not to have received it. It was ese very bad example to allow the statement of a convicted prisoner, first to his attorney and then to the clergyman of the prison in which he was confined, to be used in favour of the prisoner jointly charged with the offence. A great number of highlyerespectable witnesses were then called to speak to the character of the prisoner. Mr. Ceenusole next proceeded to call witnesses in reply to the evidence for the prisoner. William Smith, a police•sergeant, deposed that while he and Douglas were in the clerk's office at M a rlborough-street Police - court, Douglas said that Mr. Lewis was t r y in g to put it all on his shoulders, but Mr. Mellish was as g u i l ty as he was. By Mr. CHAMBERS — This was after Mr. Lewis had made the public statement in the court. Witness had received 51. from the prosecutor. He gave it him at the conclusion of the last trial. The money was given to him for assisting i n with getting up the case and keeping the w itnesses together. Hayes, another police - constable, proved that upon the same occasio n, Dou g l as pointed to Mellish and e said " He thinks to put it all upon me , I am in the mire." Mr. CHAMBERS ju ry addressed th e but it won't do—he is as much i n t h e mud as upon this fresh evidence, upon the contradiction of the testimony regard to the expression alleged to have been mad e use o f by Dou glas, and contended that their evide nce was un worthy of credit. an d o n f o the m two commented policemen m Mr. CLARKSON then replied upon the whole case in a brief but forcible and able address. In the course of his speech he particularly called the attention of the jury to the very great danger that must inevitably result from too hastily giving g effect to the testimony of a convicted felon, particularly when it appeared that up to the very moment of his conviction ho bad asserted his innocence of the crime, and only now ad mitted his guilt in order to screen the party who was alleged to have been his accomplice, and by this evi dence enable him to escape punishment. Mr. Justice TALFOURD then summed up the whole of the evidence, and The jury retired to consider their verdict at a quarter past nine o'clock. They returned into court at a quarter to ten, and gave a verdict of " Not G u ilty," the Foreman of the jury adding that they gave the prisoner the benefit of a very great doubt. Mr. CLARKSON made an applicatiog to the Court in reference to a case in whi c h a prosec ution had been di rected by Mr. Commissioner Holroyd against a bank rupt, under the recent statute, for having fraudu lently obtained goods three months before his bank ruptcy. He said that since the Learned Commis sioner had directed this step to be taken similar cases bad been tried in this Coe - e, and upon the ruling of the Learned Judges who t r • d them as to the law tried upon the subject, Mr. Commissioner Holroyd had re versed his former decision had come to the con clusion that it would notb advisableand to proceed with the prosecution under the e t tute, but bad dealt with the party under the bankrupt law in his own court, and under these circumstances ru he had to apply to the Court to order the reco .7SHCES of the witnesses who were bound over toprosecute gni ' to be discharged. The Court granted . .. n the applinatio • —....-e-er com mitted a robber POLICE INTELLIGENCE. NANsioN-HOUSE . or 23 years of age, was harged by Mr. William Beason, of Ch ea jeweller, with having ns- Joseph Haynes Eidman s, who appeared to be 22 the shop W. B. Harma n , valued at las. shepoaan to Mr. Benson, said :.-- ery under the following circumstances This day, at about one o'clock, the prisoner came into He stated that shut his left hand and asked to look at some gold signet rings. a jeweller in Beckford-row, Walworth, and that he wanted to his name was James, and that he was purchase six rings• lie selected rings, that time. I distinctly saw him, in the course of the Z er sh in ill p in a examinationof each, but said he would take but one at the rings , take one out of the tray and a b n e d re h c a e n iv d e e d d purchased upon one of his right-hand fingers, and then upoit. Dm put the ring he had he thrust both hands into his trousers' pockets, as if to search for his purse. lle then pulled out his purse leave the shop, y g m s ceirliatnagr, v a e u re d ig b n e , vv ou aa t o a f bo w u h t ic t h o when Mr. Benson, to whom I had in timated my suspicion of the honesty of the prisoner, came roun d and accused him of the robbery. The prisoner was much confused at the accusation, and suddenly put his hand into his left-hand pocket ; soon afterwards a ring dropped from the bottom of the trousers of the prisoner. it was picked up. The ring he had purchased was found on his finger. The officer who took the prisoner into custody found is his poss l iession a card-case, containing cards, native, who had been killed by a grape shot through the right eye ; we left him, and going to the beach where another canoe lay, we found a belt belonging to Mr. Boyd. The day was silent in searching fur the bodies, but without success. " From the marks ashore, and the situation of the wadding of Mr. Boyd's gun, it would seem as if he was attacked as soon as the boat got out of sight of the ship, and was killed aft er a struggle in the water, as was also his companion ; but what became of the bodies God only knows. Th a t th e nat i ves s h ou ld have attacked us in the face of so many large guns may seem strange to many, hut, by their motions, they evidently thought that the fire was the only thing, that could hurt them ; fur when a musket was levelled at one he then put up a wicker shield and came boldly forward, and in fact one canoe came up, receiving two pound charge of grape. That we should have beaten them, unprepared as we were, was more than we expected. If they had come up in a body the tale would never have been told ; for what could be expected of four men to two hundred well-armed savages. As it was it was a hard fight. " Thursday, Oct. 16—This morning we manned the boat, and went round to the first village to the S.E. of our anchorage ; as we approached the shore about one hundred natives were seen upon a hill to the right of where we landed. From these we ex pected an attack ; we moved up to the village, and posting a watch on the natives searched the houses, and then set them on fire. Here we destroyed two canoes, and laid waste their plantations; two shots were fired at the natives to induce them to come down, but they made off iu the opposite way. We then re turned to the ship, and having consulted together, it was unanimously considered our duty to make every risk in searching for the remains of the late Mr. Boyd, and as we had visited every place we could with the boat, we determined on the morrow to move the vessel up the coast, as far as we knew the natives had come from, and taking the villages in rotation, destroy them, landing at the same time to make every endeavour to get information of those we had lost, and if possible to capture one or two of the natives, intending to detain them until such times as they could speak (for our understanding) and give' an ac count of the murkier. " Friday, Oct. 17—At an early hour this morning we stood out to sea, and taking a strong breeze at ten a.m. stood off, and at six P.NI. made the land to the windward of the first village we intended to visit. We lay off Loo daring the night. " Saturday, Oct. 18—At ten a.m. we hove to, lowered the boat, and went to the sound, but found no anchorage ; wore ship, and stood on the land, and made preparations for cannonading the village. Brought Long Tom to bear on the starboard side, two six-pounders and two pounder guns, and at a quarter past three r m , the first shot was fired, and then followed seven rounds of six-pound shot. Dis tance half-a-mile. The natives run from their houses, I and took shelter among the trees. Stood off again, and at four r.m., tacked ship with the intention of giving them another raking, w h en th e w i n d falling, made it very dangerous to go in near enough to do execution ; we thereiore stood off for the night. " Sonday, Oct. 12—During the last uiWnt the wind drew more ahead, then fell a calm ; we, - there fore, did not make the land until half-past twelve, when we manned the boat. Eleven of the crew went in her. Mr. Crawford and two sick natives remained in the ship. The boat having pulled inl shore as close as she could for the breakers, rounded to opposite the village, and fired two rounds of grape from a large ion, which she carried into the vilagen She then pulled clown about three. quarters of a mile, and under the lee of a large rock the crew 'ended, and proceeded up to the settlement. The natives abandoned it the moment they caught sight of us. All the houses were searched. No traces of our friend could be found. We set on fire all the houses and their canoes. At this time the natives were seen gathering in great numbers at the hill settlement, about two miles further up the coast. At this point they were expected to make a stand, but upon the party moving at that direction they ran, making fearful yells. At three, P.m., there being every indi cation of a storm, the party made for the ship. After this escape we considered it useless to attempt any other proceedings on the coast, where we could find no safe nanchorage, and where our company was too small to leave a sufficient number on board to work the vessel in case of difficulty, and at the same time have an effective crew on shore, we shaped our course from these wretched shores, and bore away for the William coast of Holland.—(Signed,Ottiwell, mister ; Geo. C. Crawford, mate; John Webster, and Citibank Barnes. Dated, Yacht Wanderer, Royal Yacht Squadron, Oct. 20, 1851.)" Mary James was brought up in custody, by Ser geant Hazeltine, 22 D, and placed at tha bar before Mr. Broughton, charged with having stolen a con siderable quantity of silver plate, consisting of salt cellars, spoons, and other articles, belonging to M. Octave Delepierre, the Belgian Consul, residing at 18, Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-park. The prosecutor gave evidence which went to show that the prisoner was in his service, and that she had the care of the plate. She left the house on Monday rather early, and as she did not return, the cupboard where the property alluded to was regularly kept was on the next morning broken open ; ai,d it was then ascertained that the plate was gone. He (pro secator) then gage information of the robbery to the police. Hazeltine (the officer) deposed that on the pre vious night he went to 24, South Wharf-road, Fed i dington, where prisoner's husband lodges, and there found her (prisoner) in bed. She complained of being ill, and on witness telling her what she was charged with, she said that she knew nothing about the plate, adding that the other servants were conti nually having people call upon them at their master's dwelling. She was then conveyed to the station house, where she said that she was very sorry for what she had done, and gave witness two keys, tell ing him that in a cupboard down stairs he would find a little box containing six duplicates, as also six sovereigns. He went to the consul's, and searched the cupboard named, but, not meeting with what the prisoner had mentioned, he returned to the station, when she (prisoner) said to him, " I am sorry I told you a falsehood ; but if the gentleman will forgive me, the plate shall come back to him to-morrow morning." On the way from the station-house to this court she apologised to witness for the trouble which she had given him, and admitted having thrown into the fire a number of tickets for plate which she had pledged within the last month at the shop of Mr. Smith, in the Edgeware-road. Mr. Broughton—ls Mr. Smith here ? Witness —No, your worship, I have not yet had time to see him. The prisoner, upon being asked by the magistrate if she wished to say anything, replied, I have pawned the plate. I left the house in the morning to see if I could get the things out, but as I could not get money enough to do so I was afraid to go back again. She was remanded till Wednesday next. MURDER OF MR. BOYD, LATE OF 7'llE STOCK EXCHANGE. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The fate of Mr. Benjamin Boyd, late of the Stock Exchange, which has excited so much anxiety in the City, has, we regret to say, been fully ascertained beyond a doubt. The unfortun a t e gentleman, it will be recollected, was on a tour in his yacht, the Wanderer, from Cali fornia to Sydney, and when among the group of Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific, was attacked by the natives, and met with a horrible death, as also a companion. An impression has been circulated to the effect, that Mr. Boyd would be found probably to have perished on board his own vessel; the truth, however, will be best gathered from the annexed narrative, extracted from the ship's log-book, which details the whole circumstances, and is attested by the master and crew of the Wanderer. " Tuesday, Oct. 14th—This day, at three o'clock, P.M., we came to an anchor in a small bay on the south-west of the island of Guadalcanar, being in south latitude 9 40, east longitude 169 50 15. A number of canoes were alongside, but without any articles of trade, and at sundown all went ashore. The night passed in perfect quietness. " Wednesday, 15th—This morning at an early hour many canoes were alongside, without any trade or warlike weapons. At about half-past six Mr. B oy d arose in usual good spirits, and taking the sm all boat, with one native of Ocean Island, went ashore to andoe. The boat was seen to enter a s mall creek, was immediately out of sight of the s hi p . Mr. Boyd fired one shot soon after. Many natives were seen standing near the entrance to the creek. About seven o'clock another shot was heard, but nothing transpired to excite suspicion. During the morning several natives were very perse vering in their attempts to come on board, but were as frequently driven off. About half-past seven o'clock all the Europeans went in to bathe, and while in the water the natives tried hard to induce them to take the boat ashore— they offered them women and every allurement, but without success. When the crew got out of the w ater the natives wished them to go and shoot birds, but on the opposite side to which Mr. Boyd bad gone, but no one wont. Things remained thus till 9 o'clock, excepting that the number of canoes had ,increased. Breakfast having been ready for some time, the gong was sounded for Mr. Boyd, but no answer was returned. At this time a native stole a handkerchief, and pulling off some distance, held it up for us to go and get it. We sent Godog, a native of Byron Island, to swim for it, but as he approached the canoe pulled off; he was called back, and came on board, and sat on the rail forward, on the starboard bow. Two natives fol lowed him up and made the first attack on Tine, a native of Byron's Island, with a club, striking at his head, but he received warning from Godog, and met the blow on his arm, and knocked the wretches into' the water. The alarm was now given, and we'were quite unprepared for an attack. Our deck glens; contrary to our usual custom, were neither loaded nor run out ; all our small arms were below ; but in five minutes or so, we were all armed—the four white men with muskets, and the crew with boarding pikes and cutlasses. At this time upwards of 200 natives were around the ship. Three canoes came up upon our starboard quarter, from one of which the first spear was thrown, passing between three of us. A gun was fired over their heads, but this seemed only to give them confidence, for utter ing fearful yells, and blowing on war conches, they pulled up to the ship with the intention of boarding us. Spears, and other missiles flew through the rig ging, when the first shot levelled its mark, and every succeeding one told with deadly effect. The canoes were now driven from aft, but they tried to board a us forward; so determined were they that a number had climbed up on the martingale back ropes, piratea were coming in the face of the boarding and cutlasses when they were shot down. pik es and now began to retreat, and one or two had completes shots cided the battle. Having time to command adned load pounders and Long Tom, we our si x _ of the whole bay, and did not . a Ives village was deserted, and the n c t e.a" firing until their a point within range of shot, having to round grape as long as possible. they were annoyed with " We now manned the boat and went to seek Mr. Boyd, but all the traces we found were the place of struggle and the m • arks were he had fired two sh ots. The small bo a t l ay creek, in the cre e k. We searched to the left of the to the hut with no avail. We now went concealed in village; here a number of •the natives were the b us h , no t far off by their hideous yells, but th ey would not show. , We searched their houses, and th ere f oun d t h em . e now proceeded to break up their canoes, and in one we found a dead THE REMOVAL OR RETENTION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE. Yesterday a meeting was held at the Mansion house, consisting of the members of committees and others belonging to the City and metropolitan sec tions for the promotion of the recent Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations. The main object of the meeting was the consideration of the question, " Whether it was desirable or undesirable to retain the building in Hyde-park known as the Crystal Palace." The Right Hop. the Lord Mayor entered the spa cious room at half past one o'clock, at which hour not less than upwards of 300 of the principal merchants, traders, and other gentlemen in the City and its en virons, were present. His LORDSHIP having taken the chair, said that he had most cheerfully complied with the request of the memorialists, and was most happy i n saying that that or any room in the Mansion-house was at their service for the purpose of holding their meeting.— (Cheers.) He did this for the purpose of showing that whatever his individual opinion upon the subject might be, he wished all parties to have the opportunity of openly expressing their opinions, and therefore he had, without the slightest hesitation, granted the application.— (Hear, hear.) It was under that roof the idea ief the Exhibition had originated, and although he (the Lord Mayor) was not then in his present high position, the idea had been worthily supported by his predecessor, Sir J. Musgrove.— (Hear.) It was with pleasure, therefore, that he met them upon that occasion, and though he could not re main long with them, he had no doubt but that they would cone to a decision upon the subject such as would be generally satisfactory.—(Cheers.) The Rev. Mr. CATTLRY read the minutes of a meet ing held on the 21 April, upon which occasion it was agreed to call an aggregate assembly of committee men as yesterday, for the purpose of considering whether the Exhibition building in Hyde-park should be retained on its present site. At this juncture of the proceedings the Lord Mayor was compelled to vacate the chair to attend to his official duty. Upon the retirement of his Lordship an unanimous vote of thanks was given to hire for his readiness in complying with the wishes of the memo rialists. Sir M. Montefiore was then unanimously selected to preside, and the business at once proceeded. Mr. H. MAUDSLBY moved the first resolution, which was to the effect that it was desirable that the Crystal Palace should be preserved. He did not think it to be at all necescary to say anything whatever in support of the motion, as that would be, only wasting time. The reasons for its retention he imagined to be perfectly obvious, and :they were doubtless well understood by all parties present.—(Hear.) He would therefore simply move the resolution. Mr. GRACE, in seconding the motion, sa id th a t if the Crystal Palace was retained the boon to the ge neral public would be great and the expense compa ratively trifling.—(Hear.) He thought that it would be found exceedingly difficult to offer anything like a valid objection against its continuance, for in many ways it would prove a source of luxury, improve. mont, and pleasure, to the poor and the rich resident in this great metropolis.—(Hear.) It had occurred to his mind that the building had created a new ne cessity in civilization. As a winter gardenitnworb ld e prove a boon which just th en , perhaps, might accurately estimated.---(Hear, hear.) The expense of its maintenance would be met, as it certainly, in his opinion, might be so regulated as to support itself; and, whether the Government or , any e n t erpr i s i ng individual underto o k th e task, he had no doubt but that the object would be easily accomplished.—(Hear.) Alderman WIRE remarked that he thought it would be well for the meeting to consid er some o f th e diffi culties which might l of that magnificent ay in th e way o f t h e preserva tione. He felt, d ou b t l ess with building, the Crystal s there were tliacere were difficu l ties in the way other persons,that did n ot think that such diffic u l t ie s e way ; but he were insurmountable.—(Bear, a n d c h eers.)l clear that the G overnment had deter m i ned thatt was thebuilding should not stand beyond the peri o d s pecified, as they had given the contractors to take it down in accord ance with the terms of the a greement.—(Hear, hear.) What they, as a b ody,had to do, t o therefore, retrace t sw steps,ea to get th e G overnm ent, if possible, and spare the edifice. It might take much to induce the Government to do that, 65,000/. being required to purchase the building.—(Hear, hear.) Probably, and most likely, the Government would not like to diminish the surplus ; they might not willingly con tent to do so. Besides , t here w e r e private interests e e o o nsulti and it had been the case that parties pos sessing houses round the Crystal Palace had expressed an opinion against its continuance.—(Hear, hear.) Certainly such parties were entitled to a hearing, and if the meeting determined to proceed in doing all that they could to retain the building, they must be pre. pared to encounter all such difficulties.—(Hear.) As to the purchase, it might all be very well to my that 15,000/. might be easily raised. It might be ; but perhaps that would be done in a moment of en. thusiasm. But, let the meeting remember that this 15,000/. would be required to he forthcoming an- LokidoonilP2riterdanadndpretblished by 111IIRDO YOUNG, o an nually.—(Hear, hear.) Then, let them consider London: the Government provide the funds ? Not with- Str . and, in tho Precinifictercifal e Th e Sun Office, No. 112; pf Aticidle4 4 ;xl Th umb% Apra savoy, ih the county Ae62l THE CO UN TRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Araii. 6. Tbe arrivals being large, and at , tendance small, t ra d e opened very fatly. Wheat and AO' dull of sale, and last week's prices fully supported. . All kinds of spring corn, with the exception of Egyptian, stea dy ; the latter 5d t o i s per qr. lower. Indian corn demand better. N EWCASTLE CAT TLE M ARKET, APRIL 6.—number o'e beasts 976. Quality good. Trade dull at reduction of 3d Per stone on last week's prices, and part left unsold. Number of sheep, 4,631. Slow sale at a reduction of is per head, and a large num b er unsold. Lambs a slow sale. Beef, 33 3d to 5s 3d p er stone; mutton, , 11.,d to Sid per lb ; lamb, set Ito 9d. EDINBURGHMEAL MARKET, APRIL G.—There weTe ,113 the meal Market to-day 7 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2 801bs. imp er i a l, w h ereof 6 sold thus :-1 at 321 6d, 3 at 32s Od, 2 at 31s Od, and 1 at 31s 6d; average price of the whole •II lls 9d 0-12ths. 2 sacks pot-barley, which sold thus: —1 at 30s Od, and 1 at 27s Od. EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW MARKET, ArRIG Oat straw, from 88 6d to IN 6d per kemple of 16 stones troll; wheat ditto, 7s 6d to IN Od ; barley ditto, 7s 6d to 98 ° I Hay, from 9d to Ild per stone. DALKEITH the market to-day 57 bags of oatmeal, 3of barleyrne* l ' MARKET, APRIL 5. There were in 6d per bag, current price 3d per bag cheaper ; and lof pot barley ; sales ready. Oatmeal down on the tor same as last week. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. imperial .. Barleymeal, per ditt.o.. barleymeal that Peasemeal • Flour ... ". Pot barley ... COAL MARKE vrices of Coal per ton at t Howard's W. H. Nall- 13s 6d North Percy Hartley 13s 6d rantield Moor Butes— '133 Od West Wylam Wall's End, &a. Hedley Riddell .. Lambton Primrose 1 1 5 6 5 s 0 6 1 Braddyll .....••• •••••• 155 9d 15s 6d 1 5s 3d Richmond R L H am u as gs w b e e i t i o l ,s n i. ;: e .. t : ........ St e wart's •••• ••• 1 63 Od Shotton l4s Od On Friday next there First Second Third. 30s 6d 293 9d 298 61 22sOd —sOd —s Od : .—sOd —sOd —sOd I —sOd —a Od —8 Od 28s Od —s Od .....8 OCI tie, T.—YEsrssna:. be close of the market - ........... 155 Od Aartlepool 163 0. 1 'Heugh Hall l4s 9 1 South Hartlepool 15s 6 , f, South Kelloe l4s 9i Thornley North ool 13s oa Tees ..... North Tees Woodhouse Cl ose 21 v ` . D erwentwaterHartley l3s ' Nixon's Merthyr and Cardiff iSkiborwen Merthyr 2ls 1 : 4 will not be any market. • THE STRAND UNION PAUP ER CHILDREN AT ED" ItONTON.—Yesterday the parishioners of St. Clement's Danes completed the expression of their opinion upon the facts in volved in the variously stated case of the children at Edmon ton, the three days' poll havin g closed at five on that after noon. The resol u ti on declaring the belief of the parishioners in the report o f t h e Messrs. J. George, 11. Cooper, W. Cull, and J. G. H ughes was r e j ected by a majority of 317, thero being for it 142 and against it 459 votes. BIRTHS. O A VOL On the sth i nst., at Sprin F gfield, Essex, the wife of the Rev. C. G. Coo m b e, of Barnsbury-park. On the Sth i nst., at Blackheath-terrace, Blackheath, the wife of Lawrence IL \Vinckworth, Esq. On the 6th inst. OF A DAUGHTER. , the wife of Charlesmess. Argyll-street, St. James's. Mayhew, Esq., of _ MARRIED. Whitby, E N Un the l e t inst. at TARRIED. Church, Bth, Charles William only son of Lieutenant- a Colonel Whitby, of orivood, Surrey, to Beatrice, youngest daughter of the late Philipps I?sq., of LI - ncwen, Carmarthenshire. D On the sth i ns t., at Lowndes-str lED. eet, the lion. Mrs. Alfred Wod ()use. At "Newport, Isle of Wight, on the 31st ult., Elizabeth , widow of the late H. Postlethwaite, Esq., aged 82. On the Ist inst., Mrs. A. K. Dismorr, of Great Bowden , near Market Ilarborough, Leicestershire, aged 90. On the Ist inst, at Devonshire-street, Queen-square , Bloomsbury, Mrs. Charlotte R um b elow, relict of the late Sir. Paurthelow, of Isleham, C am b ridgeshire, aged 77. T The entere the pri by wi will b( Oct obe Londo Edinbi Worce Birmil Wolye Manci Liveri The for 01 , holder Bolin] River yard, 31alla will by which Tne Chou Bridg , only Scotia montl Unc •nterc of ea( avails head ] to Mu I. J embri the E cond , 111. the T First Thi unsw Visit( mode Th prietc sure I at thi West upon To of Betw, A. The On] er3rl FRO 4hrf Pllc Ent thei stre Eel of a