The Sun. — London, England, 1848-01-24 00:00:00

r ~"~ .77 L #OO 1 II I. 1, i it ) 1 1 ; ( 1 I I ,GERMAN HOSPITAL, DALSTON. On Saturday a special meeting of the governors of this charitable institution was held at the London 'Arena, Bishopsgate-street; his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge in the chair. He was supported by Chevalier Bunsen and B. B. Cabbell, Esq., M.P. The minutes of the last meeting having been read tby the lies. T. P. Wright, Mr. X. lersvimuse said he rose to move that the itipLmites or 'the last special court be confirmed, with eaccgOkuu of part of them—viz., these words, 4 54 ',rat /this general court of governors, whilst re tuts t want of harmony which has subsisted freetvvecfn t authorities of the hospital, is of opinion that /Jr. reund's active usefulness to the hospital from its foundation, the assiduous, benevolent, and b uTruu conduct evinced by him in discharge o f his office as directing physician, entitle %i nt t e . th i s continued confidence of the supporters of this expellent charity." The Honourable Speaker writendedi that Dr. 1 reund was not entitled to the cc nfidencei mentioerd in the minutes, and said that the resolu'llion alleging that he was, did not express the opinio 1 of the general body of governors. It was zest a ques t ion between the house-committee and Dr. Freund, bg to question of life and death as regarded the Institutiois„ He believed that he was very much below the mark ofibeu he asserted that they would lose one half their. subscribers if Dr. Freund remained the directing physician of the institution.—(Cheers, and " No, no. r) Mr. C. COCHRAN' rose to a point of order. The meeting h esd been convened, he contended, solely for the purptrse of receiving the resignation of the house oommittety, and should confine themselves to that question. The object of the gentleman who had first tisen was 'to cause certain things done by the last einetting t e) be reversed, and he (Mr. Cochrane) would siove—" 'That the present meeting could not do so, nor oven disc CM such an object, without giving notice of She intenition."—(Hear, hear.) Mr. 8.. B. CADDELL, M.P., said that it appeared to bhn that th in Hon. Friend was out of order in speak ing tO aFA tof order. At all meetings the minutes of the last; meetings were uniformly read for confir mation, an d then came the only question, ay or no, oa to the it confirmation. No new question could be seised, and therefore the projected motion of Mr. Cochrane! was out of order, but that of Mr. Sieve king per redly in order.—(Hear, hear, lied No, no.) Mr. S. GURNIT, jun., seconded Mr. Sieveking's vropositi on. The aoyal CHAIRMAN—I will put the question, ''' That the minutes be confirmed, with the exception of, &c." (as above). Mr. C. Cocuaisa said he would move an amend ment, Arad that he was placed in a very awkward posi tion, when his object was to defend a gentleman who Bad met - with the disapprobation of a committee over which his Royal Highness had condescended to pre aide. He begged to move an amendment to the effect, " That the proceedings of the last meeting do remain anmutilatad, and just as they had passed. " Mr. B. B. CAnsuLL, M.P., contended that it was ont of order to move an amendment. The only question before the chair was, the confirmation, ay or so, of the minces of the last meeting. The Rev. L. J. BIRNATS said that as his Royal Bighness seemed to decide that Mr. Cochrane's amendment could not be entertained, he would beg kemission to say a few words. He sp o ke o f hi s ow n n owledge that the business of the meeting* of the committee was freqaently very confusedly managed —that its members often displayed feelings of ill temper-- that they not unfrequently made use of irritating expressions. He did not except himself from this charge. It was not to be wondered at if Pr. Freund had permitted offensive expressions un guardedly to escape him, particularly 'when he con sidered himself unjustly treated, and when so many occasions were seized upon by the committee to make fresh charges against him. He considered that the tesoliztion ought not to be expunged from the minutes. It ought to be left there, for the opinion it expressed in favour of Dr. Freund was warranted by all the evidence laid before the committees and sub-commit teee.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. W. 'EXETER said the question before them was $1 e confirmation of the minutes, And when the proper tens came the committee would tender their re,zig =ration. He considered, with respect to the report of tee commrtte of investigation, that they had pro em:solaced the charges against Dr. Freund proved.— Cioud cries of " No, no.") He begged to say that as committee had softened the language of their r e port, because they believed if they did Dr. Freund wotild resign, and not induce them to insist on ulte rior measures. Dr. FaeuND said he rose under very peculiar cir optuatances, because he saw a great body of influ stial men against him. He was quite sure that no use expected that he should speak on the present occasion, for the meeting was convened to receive the resignation of the committee, a subject which did soot concern him at all.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. SUITE/LINO—The committee were decidedly 14 opinion that their resigratic,n should at once be tendered to this meeting, but I took it upon myself $ move the confirmation of the minutes, with the seicep,tion of the words that I have pointed out. The Royal CHAIRMAN—I believe it is right to read So the meeting the minutes, and that they should be put for confirmation. Mr. Alderman SIDNIVT, M.P.—Perfectly right to ISO put them, but not right to put them when they in clude an amendment. .Mr. B. B. Cannsw., M.P.—There is no amend lawn t, except Mr. Cochrane's, which is irregular. Mr.. Alderman SIDNEY, M.P.—I say that if your Soya' Highness permits the question to be so put, you permit that which is not regular. The Custaaws—All I wish to do is the best I can for the benefit of the institution.—(Hear, hear.) I gosnnot help regretting that a great deal of a certain sort of feeling, which ought to have been avoided, was displayed at a previous meeting, according to the reports in the newspapers, and I am sorry that I was scut then present, because I think I could have pre vented it. Indeed, as chairman, I would not have allowed it. I have no personal feeling in this mat ter—l never allow myself to have any on such occasions ; and allow me to tell you, that I sin afraid bou are forgetting, in your feelings for one man, the enefit of the hospital.—(Hear, hear). I must not do se. It is the duty of every president to protect tie innocent, and see that everything is done fairly Jrnd temperately. The CHAIRMAN then put the question, as moved by 11r. Sieveking oriOnally. After a discussion between Mr. Alderman Sidney and Mr. B. B. Cabbell, as to the regularity of putting the question in the above form, The CHAIRMAN said—Whether right or wrong, I s , put the question. I have done what I think right, and will abide by it. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY, M P.—l hope your Royal Highness will not allow yourself to be made the dupe of any party. The CHAIRMAN—I defy any man to say that I have ever been influenced, at any public meeting, by any thing but a sense of justice. I act according to the best of my judgment, and am incapable of doing any thing, in public or private, to lead any one to sup pose that I could be so shabby as to do that which 'rid lay me open to anything like the imputation ' - ' ltv eYtd in the remark of the worthy Alderman. A division was ordered by the chair, the supporters of emrDer. r c . oc l: lo r n e ct u ne zl to retire to the next room, and be ItANB—I have an amendment to propose to the resolut' (No . no.) I will be no party to these irregul ar proceedings. I have an amendment to propose, an! w il l . propose .i it. I hare a right as a British subject, and about to r in ea s , i i st his upit. amendment,( S it.—(Shame, h m e e n , shame.) He was The CHAIRMAR slid cl i bas taken place. have no right to submit any proposal until the div i s ion Mr. COCHRAIIM—I shall of th is to show the despotic proceediezTto, this meeting.— ought to ae be and (Oh, oh.) ,iet that when n oo n I e Th e CHAIRMAN—You told you a di vision was takin g had a right to stop it. Mr. COCIIRANII—They have blocked up the do or of ih-e next room , otherwise (Loud ee l,. of Turn {aim out.") Let me see who will turn me Out. The CHAIRMAN —You had better retire. Mr. COCHRANA-1 will, but I will not be turned out. mir ti lie a ve n k n i o n u g n , c s ed pr t o h p e ,? r s e it s i u o, l n t , ofi Se; The CH/IMA *vision. For 3 • the Against it, 41; '3niagtes the resolution favourable The CHAIRMAN then said the v 7 o 2 u r f a o l r ) 1 e e x t n O p e u D x n t r g . i g n l u g ' e r a s t t u r i n o o m d n . w a s the resignation of the committee. M A r pe . S zs iL o t VINO n eti n b o o y d e y d 04e.aftthe mtheyedetoinngotprreospiogsne.d, as aa amendment, that they do resign. We did not hear either the motion or amend ment seconded; however, the former was carried by A large majority. The Chevalier Bcsisissi moved a vote of thanks to the Rcffal Chairman. It was not carried unanimou‘ly, His ROYAL HIGIIIEss returned thanks. The meeting then separated, but not befor Alder man Sidney, M.P., Professor Berney's, Mr. Coch "sine, and several other gentlemen signed a protest sg ahst what they considered the illegality of the PrOjLants* aIIitOYAL OP JEWISIII Diskniumas.--The exam- Wie set by Sotikwark is about to be followed by the co b o or atetrop.Man boroughs. Lambeth has a meeting on to-day, Chelsea and Brampton on Wednesday, Greengrieki an Thursday, and the Tower Hamlets on the 13t. a February. The High bailiff of Westminster is also quaking arrangements, and Finsbury and Marylebono aro following the good example. . o 0 W learn from Manheim that the Rhine was le. en . - fropen, both above and beL w that town. A - aurora borialts was seen there on the 2:ght of t ith. _. _._ ~ ~- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY SANITARY REFORM. REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE METROPOLIS MADE BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE TO THY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. At a meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers, held on the 23d December, at No. 8, Committee-room, House of Commons, a resolution was agreed to that the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police should be applied to for information in respect to the state of the drainage of the metropolis, and of any other sir- =instances which might prove injurious to the health of the inhabitants in the different divisions of the me tropolitan police. In compliance with that request the following document has been drawn up : " Metropolitan Police-office, N 0.4, Whitehall place, Jan. 4, 1848. "Sir,—ln compliance with the request contained in your letter of the 27th ult., that the Commissioners of Police would give directions to the superintendents of police in their respective divisions to report, for the in• formation of the Commissioners of Sewers, those lo calities in which there appears to be the greatest want of drains, and where the inhabitants are suffering from an accumulation of offensive matters, the Com missioners of Police, without delay, called for the re turn required, and now beg to forward one from each division of police, for the information of the metropo litan Commissioners of Se wers.—l am, Sir, your obe dient servant, "C. ROWAN. "To L. C. llertslett, Esq.' , Return of the Localities of the Divisions in which there appears to be the greatest want of drains, and where the inhabitants are suffering from an accu mulation of offensive matter, the 31st December, 1847 : A DlTlSlON.—WiinzuALL.—Gardner's-lans, near Parliament- street, an accumulation of filth, in con sequence of the bad paving of the street, seldom swept or cleansed. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOVII, SUNDAY. - The Leander, 52. gun f r i g ate, just finished building in this dockyard, on the design of Mr. Blake , late Master Shipwright here, is ready for floating out of the dock in which she has been constructed, and we wish we might have added fitted for speedy commission. That so noble a spe cimen of Daval achitecture should be intended for a 1 lung durance among the " ordinary " is much to be deplored, but we trust this notice of her may lead to her merits being tested by a trial before she is con demned to so obscure a position. The Leander was laid down on the 7th of June, 1845, and whilst other builders have got their ships off the stocks and into com mission away from the prying eye of observing rivals at home, the designer of the Leander has had to be con tent with a gang only now and then being put upon his vessel. At length, however, the noble work is com plete, but, unlike the work of his more fortunate competitors, she is to be thrust out of sight and kept out of commission, lest her performances throw into the shade the vaunted excellencies of contemporary builders. The following are her principal dimensions : Ft. in. Length on the water line Length of keel for tonnage Breadth to outside of the wale 5O Breadth for tonnage Breadth moulded Depth in hold l5 8 Height between decks (main) Burden in tons, 1,968. 7 0 • , The following are the principal dimensions of the Argus, Furious, and Resolute paddle-wheel steam sloops, ordered to be built in this dockyard, on the design of the master shipwright, Mr. Fincham : Argus. Furious & Resolute. Ft. in. Ft. in. Length between the perpendiculars 190 0 ... 206 0 Length of keel for tonnage Breadth, extreme Breadth, moulded Breadth for tonnage Depth of hold Tons. Tons. Burden Horse. Horse. Power (paddle-wheel) A first class steam-Tessel is also about to be built on the design of the Committee of Reference on Shipbuilding.: Captain Horatio T. Austin, C. 8., the talented and experienced auxiliary to the steam department at Woolwich, is appointed to the Blenheim steam guard ship at this port. It is presumed Captain Austin will hale the superintendence of all the steamers afloat attached to this establishment. It is reported that a squadron of armed steam vessels, of various classes, in number twelve, are ordered :to be added to the six steam-frigates already in ordinary at this port, and to be kept ready for im mediate service. The Meander, 44, Captain the lion. 11. Keppel, is hourly expected at Spithead from Chatham. Besides Mr. Brooke, the Raja of Sarawak and suite, Mr. W. Napier, Lieutenant-Governor of Labuan, takes pas sage in her. Captain Keppel expects to sail on or about the Ist proximo. The Amphitrite, 25, Captain T. R. Eden, sailed from Sierra Leone on a cruise, prior to the Bth of Decem ber, on which day the Philomel, 6, Commander W. C. Wood, sent in for adjudica'ion another prize, a Brazilian schooner, fitted for the slave traffic. On the same day her last prize, the Atrevida, was con demned in court, but the Spanish authorities had entered a protest against the condemnation. Wind, N.E., moderate breezes, and hazy weather —5 r.m. The following are the promotions and appointments or:the past week : .~~-~:v B DIVISION.—IVUTIIINSTER.—York-street, Great Peter-street, Palmer's Village, and many other streets, courts, alleys, &c., adjoining an accumulation of filth and stagnant matter, which in kot weather is intolerable, especially when a quantity of offensive matter is pumped out of the cellars. In the Queen's road and part of Brompton, a want of drains. There are sewers in some of the streets, but no drains from the houses to communicate with the sewers. C Dryisrorli.—ST. JAN[lO'6.-111 the neighbour hood of Little Pulteney-street and Portland-street, offensive smells arising from the drains of the houses running into cesspools, and not large enough to convey away the soil. In Portland-street, no sewer. In Bolton-street, and Maddox-street offensive smells, from the drains being too small to carry away the soil. In Great ,Vindmill-street, and other parts, similar complaints. D Divisiox.—MAßTLEßONL—Parish of Padding ton.—ln this division, adjoining the North Wharf road, an accumulation of offensive ♦egetable matter and numerous dust holes. Kensal New Town—No sewers, and open ditches with offensive matter in them. MARTLEBONI PARlari.—Orchard•place, near Port man• square (part of Lord Portman 's estate), inha bited by the Irish of the lower order, in which from 1,200 to 1,400 men, women, and children reside. The stench intolerable, more particularly in summer. There is scarcely a dust hole in any of the houses, and in the lower part stagnant water is allowed to accu mulate. The privies are seldom cleaned out, and cases of fever occur frequently. There are other places inhabited by the lower class of Irish, where the same evils exist, and the inhabitants complain. In the neighbourhood of Cato-street, Molyneux-street, great complaints of offensive smells and want of drainage made by the inhabitants, who, with the clergyman of that district, presented a memorial to the commissioners of sewers upon the subject. Lisson grove, similar complaints. E DIVISION—HOLBORN.—ChurchIane, St. Giles —no sewers or drains; inhabited by the lower class of Irish, many of whom are costermongers, who throw vegetables and fish into the street, causing an infected state of the atmosphere. In Compton-place, St. Pancras, and other localities adjoining, the privies overflowing, and the health of the inhabitants en dangered. F DIVISION—COVENT-GARDER.—Hart-street, Bed fonibury, Castle-street, Holywell-street, Whetstone park, Lincoln's Inn-fields, &c., &c.—No sewers, and many courts badly drained. Offensive smells in Bear-yard, &c., caused by slaughter-houses. G Divisiors FINSBURY.— Worship-street, Leg alley (a crowded neighbourhood), and many other streets, &c.—No sewers. Dust-heaps in Goswell street. From Hay-street to Banbury-street, Clerk enwell, an uncovered ditch, and a smell arising from Fleet-ditch. 11 DIVISION - WhIITECIIATEL. - High-street, Whitechapel and the neighbourhood—highly offen sive smells from an accumulation of stagnant and putrid matter and water, emanating from numerous slaughterhouses and other places. Many courts and streets without drains. In Spitalfields several streets have no sewers. K DIVISION—STEPNBTo--In th• parishes of S' George in the East, East Wapping, and Shadwell, large quantities of manure and nightsoil, deposited in holes, preparatory to shipment, close to the public thoroughfare, which generate most offensive smells, and is injurious to the health of the inhabitants. In the hamlet of Radcliffe there are similar complaints. The parish of Stepney, almost universally without sewers. In Bethnal Green, Poplar, Bromley St. Leonard, Poplar New Town, Mill Wall, &c., and several streets without sewers. _ _ _ L DIYISION—LAMBETIL—Boundary-row, Christ Church, an uncovered ditch, containing every descrip tion of filth, with decomposed vegetable matter. The returns from this division show that a large portion of this district is in want of sewers. M DlVlSlON—SouTitwAiti.—ln the neighbour hood of Lant-street, and other parts of Southwark, no drains, though there are many sewers, and some in progress of construction. N Divisiose Tottenham-road, Kingsland—no sewers. Other main roads in the same condition. In the neighbourhood of Hackney no drains, and some open ditches containing offensive matter. In Horton several juncovered ditches, and no drainage. The same in many parts of Kingsland-road, and about Holloway• P Divisims—CAMßEßWELL.—Lock's Fields, a want of sewers, and in ♦arious parts of Camberwell and Peckham. Lock's Fields in many parts covered with stagnant water, containing putrid matter and decomposed vegetable matter. Two yards used as depositories for manure. A crowded neighbourhood. R DIVISION—GREENWICII.—The report states, " that nearly the whole of Greenwich and Deptford might be included as being greatly in want of proper drainage, awl that there is an accumulation of offers• sive matter from the want •f drains to carry it off." S DIVISION—HAMPSTEAD.—The whole of Agar Town in want of sewers and drainage. In Kentish town many uncovered ditches containing noxions matter. T DIYISION—KENSINGTON.—The Potteries, Not ting-hill, and Jeffrey's-buildings adjoining; the report say*, " that nothing can equal the filth of these places." The same complaint of some parts of Ful ham and Hammersmith.' V DIVISION—WANDSWORTII.—Many localities about Battersea-fields no drainage, and pigsties and privies by the sides of the houses, causing most offen sive smells ; dung-heaps. In Manor-street, Chelsea, no drainage, causing most offensive smells; many other parts of Chelsea hive no sewers. In Parson's• green and \Valhamn-green there are similar complaints. Privies are in front of the houses, and numerous pig sties. Many ponds of stagnant water, containing quantities of putrid and decomposed matter, highly injurious to the health of the inhabitants and causing fevers. In Fulham•fields in this district, the same evils are complained of.—Observer. CAUTION TO INNICSIITERS.---Ait the puhlic•office, at Birmingham, on Friday, a respectably attired young man, who gave his name and address as John Henry Wilkins, of 22, Horsemonger-lane, London, was brought before the Magistrates on the charge of stealing a quan tity of plate from Dee's Royal Hotel, and from the White Hart Inn, Digbeth, upwards of 3001. in bank notes and cheques—this last being the property of a Mr. Higgs, a commercial traveller, from Gloucester. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner, on taking up his abode at these hotels, represented himself to be " a commercial man." At " the Royal " he seised and made oil with a quantity of silver spoons, mustard pots, and other articles of plate and plated goods. A short time after he had ensconced himself at te White H ar t, h e h a pp e ned . to see Mr. Higgs receive s tow n , a nsiderable sum of money from a tradesman of the he " aTa'"ng himself of that gentleman's absence walked oft with the writing-desk in which the cash carry on the „ran°w-hill, had been de 0 ' Three Tun! ) i n wis cut short by t, c. e f ,. ari ' n-la game ; He next took up his abode at the e doubtless with the view to Thursday evening, the but here his career s police, who apprehended him on these offencess.l"iV' posses w . hole of the stolen property being found in his Man, Plu C. J. He was fully committed direct" is supposed to have :br trial for his portmanteau, t a rt n tra d o: s n ix tea si n l:e ar r e spo p o r n n s . arrived from " Manchester marked " E. R." found in bably the result of a robbery in t?: CONONIIR'S INQUEST.—On Friday'''. Mr. Carttar held an inquest at the Green on the body of Mr. James Fyfe, who committedrasatead' on the bank of the river Thames, near the practice r ange of the Royal Arsenal. It appeared from the evidence that early on Thursday morning a labouring T man, who was passing along the bank of the rive r at a spot known as Tripcock rees, discovered the body o f the deceased. By his left hand was a pistol loaded with powder and two bullets, and in his other hand was another pistol, which had been recently discharged. The ball ihad passed through his skull, and must have caused instantaneous death. The deceased had evidently con templated his body falling into the river as soon as be committed the act. Evidence was adduced to show that the deceased was the son of a gentleman of independent w a ilea a s that P7iPcelftLuled residing at Ramsgate, The only motive w theba dece ased appeargn ed ed p fo p r e a the redtobe committal labouringof the andra act nthat r he should never succeed in his professioe as a solicitor. The jury returned a verdict of " Tem porary insanity." PROMOTIONS. Lieutenants—Peter Frederick Shortlsnd (1842), and Reginald John James Macdonald, to the rank of Commander. Clerk—Frederick Cleeee, late Secretary to the late Ltear-Admiral Sir Thomas Usslier, to the rank of Paymaster and Purser. ArPOINTMINTS. Captains—Wallace Houston, to study at the Steam Factory, Woolwich ; Horatio T. Austin, C. 8., to the Blenheim steam-guardship. _ Commanders-4=es Aylmer Poynter, to the Star; Sidney Grenfell, to the Blenheim; Henry Master man Afarshall, to the out-penion of Greenwich ; E. P. Charlewood, to the Coast Guard at Deal. Lieutenants—Charles . Dyke, to the Crocodile, as Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral the lion. Donald ', H. Mackay ; Richard H. Risk, to command the Lucifer ; W. S. Miller, to the 'Wellesley ; A. D. Jolly and A. D. W. Flet , Ther, to the Queen; W. A. R. Lee, to the. Asia ; W. 11. Gennys, to the St. Vincent ; Charles Vesey, to the Wellesley ; John A. Pritchard, to command the Vulcan, revenue steamer ; W. 11. Hood, to the Ocean ; J. Herbert, to study at the Steam Factory, W•olvrich ' • H. T. Vernon, to the Star; H. A. Clawing, to the Spartan; C. G. egrn, to the Wellesley. Masters—W. Martin, to the Confiance ; W. Tozer, to the. Diligence. Chaplain—Rev. Fortescue Wells, to the Inconstant. Deputy Inspector of Hospitals—Dr. J. W. John ston, to the Wellesley. Surgeons—J. W. S. Duff, to the Ocean ; William M'Cree, to the Vindictive; Dr. John Smith, to be Superintendent to the Elizabeth and Henry convict ship; H. H. Turnbull, to the Havannah; Robert Hayward, to the Alert. Second Masters—Charles Bawden, to the Wel lesley ; H. J. Josephson, to the Lucifer ; Henry Boxer (acting), to the Avon ; R. T. Walker, acting master, to the Star. Assistant Surgeons—W. E. O'Brien, to the Lucifer, Dr. James Falls, Henry William Cock, and James Lilburne, to the Wellesley ; J. Monteith, to the Ocean ; J. P. Lawrance, to the Ganges ; R. P. Chap man, to the Torch ; Joseph Henderson, to Hasler ; D.W. Stephens (additional), to the Victory; NV. E. M'Clure, to the Havannah ; Robert J. Squire, to the Penelope. Mate—Webb E. Stone, to the Stromboli. Clerks—Charles C. Ick, in charge, to the Lucifer ; J. 11. Jackson, to the Wellesley ; George B. Etats, in charge, to the Bonetta ; Thomas Mallory, to the Victory ; T. D. Conconi, to the Perseus ; George Shambler, acting paymaster and purser, to the Star. Midshipmen—Reginald York, G. G. Lennox, W. C. F. Wilson, and F. N. Primrose, to the Wellesley; W. W. Spark, to the Victory ; C. Grant, to the Ocean ; R. P. Gresham, to the Firefly ; J. C. Pur vis, to the Asia. Naval, Cadets—E. D. Panter and J. C. Wells, to the Wellesley ; G. %V. P. Wright, to the Hydra ; W. J. 0. Massey, to the Havannah ; J. 0. Hopkins, to the Terrible. Master's Assistants—D. Swanson, to the Strom boli ; J. B. Cherie and R. 11. Ru-den, to the Wel lesley; Charles P. Nicoll, to the Trincomalee; Thomas C. Jones, to the Sealark ; Francis Nixon, to the Havannah ; W. C. Ware, to the Poictiers. Coast Guard—Appointments— Lieutenant John Robinett Baker, to command the Crouch River sta tion ; Lieutenant E. Voules, from the Pagham sta tion, to the revenue cruiser Camelion. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 22.—Her Majesty's frigate In con-tant, 36, Captain Shepherd, sailed on Thursday fur Valparaiso. Her Majesty's ship Albion, 90, Capt. Freemantle, will be paid off to-day. Her Majesty's sloop Plover, Captain Moore, proved leaky after being undocked on Thursday, and was docked again yesterday. She is to be stripped, fully examined, and re•coppered. The Thunderer was put of No. 4 dock on Friday, and the Agincourt is to be placed therein to-day. The brig Conrad, Captain Harms, of and for Ham burgh, passed up channel yesterday morning, with coffee, from Rio Janeiro, left November 4. In 15 south latitude, spoke the bark Inchinaman, from Newcastle, with coal, for Calcutta. The American ship Bengal, Captain Cook, for London, from New Orleans 18th of December, pat in wind-bound. At the time of her departure there were between 280 and 300 merchant vessels loading at New Orleans, and 30 or 40 waiting charters. The fleet included shipping of all nations, principally American, and about four or five British. Cotton, sc. to Bc. per lb.; tobacco, Bc. to 12c. per lb. Freights—Cotton, 7-16ths of a penny ; tobacco, 40s. SUSTIECIIION RAILWAY POI STRIII{Te.—The insuf ficiency of the thorougfares of New York, for the increas ing traffic, isleading our transatlantic brethren toconsider the possibility of introducing railways through them. A plan for such a purpose, by Mr. Dewitt of Albany, is this described in the (New York) Literary World:— " On a foundation, at the edge of the side walk, and at 25 feet from each other, are placed large iron columns, about 16 inches in diameter, and la feet high from the pavement. These columns are designed to be fluted, with decorated capitals, and to serve, wherever needed, as gas lamp columns in place of present gas posts. On the top of these columns, and extending between them, is placed a light iron arch, three feet in depth, of well tried strength; and en the top of this lies the iron rail, a single one: ' This,' said a gentleman who showed us the model, ' is the whole of the permanent structure, and will appeara nce, l street s il be w ho l s al present a continuous and unbroken façade, from Bowl ing-green to Union-square, on both sides of the street, of ornamental architectural style, light and airy in its o o f r th t h e e c passengersar are lowest fe efeet high,li n et the e f obstruction whole structure streets than 20 feet in height.' The two-wheeled ears, f themselves, form the longitudinal section of an omnibus; pres preserved d t o b a y i t apparatus. theiry r o a n tuc T i h n e n e fi r oo s side next of the to the column." The perpendicularity and steadiness with(nit t t o he ad s o n p n t o i y s a n n o ce t odfese fire, rhallo, smoke, car being 8 or 9 feet from the pa pavement, access to it is arranged by light iron stair -stations. The motive power d vv o 'it i h ts i w t or fteara.—The Builder. bu t sparks,is to " )11r proposedk EVENING, __JANUARY 24, 1848. A WOMAN SHOT BY A SOLDIER AT LEEDS. TIIE INQUEST UPON THE BODY. The inquest upon the body of the murdered woman was held in the grand jury-room of the Court-house, on Saturday morning, before John Blackburn, Esq. Garratt, private in the 57th Foot, and husband of the deceased, stated that he was present when the prisoner murdered his wife, but that he could assign no cause for it, no words having passed between them. William Keenan—l am a sergeant in the .57th Regiment of Foot. The prisoner has been in the re giment about two years. I was in the room when this murder happened. I had been there from five, or a quarter past, till seven, N 1 hen it occurred. Mrs. Garrett (the deceased) was there, and her husband, and Stokes, the prisoner. I did not leave the room until after this happened. During this time I neither saw nor heard any conversation between the prisoner and Mrs. Garrett, or the prisoner and her husband. The prisoner, Michael Stokes, was in the room all the time, lying most of the time upon a form near the fire- place. He was seemingly asleep,:but I saw one of his eyes open once or twice to look at me. I saw him doing something to his musket about a quarter before seven. His musket had been hanging up in the armoury, in the same room. I did not see him reach it down, but I Marc him with it in his hands, seemingly in the act of cleaning it. About seven o'clock I was within two yards of him, and saw him lift his firelock to his side, and the lock clicked, from his cocking it. I supposed he was cleaning it, as the men are in the habit of clicking the lock when doing so. Just at the moment I heard the musket cocked he raised it towards his shoulder and fired. He had not time to take deadly aim, but he pointed the muzzle to the woman. It was certainly not an acci dent, it was done deliberately. He did not take the time to aim that I would at firing at a target, but he aimed at the woman. The musket was aimed at her body. As soon as he had fired he threw the firelock at my feet. He said, " There now, that will do, and I'm satisfied." He then took his jacket off, but did not speak. lat once seised him, and made a prisoner of him. He made no resistance, but seemed willing that I should make a prisoner of him. Mrs. Garrett was four yards from him when he fired ; but I cannot positively swear that she was standing with her face towards him. When I looked at her after the shot she was staggering, and her face was then towards him. She had been standing near to her husband, and she staggered sideways two or three yards, and then felt down. lam not aware of any quarrel hav ing taken place between the deceased and the pri soner. They appeared to be upon good terms : but he was a very distant man, and was not in the habit of speaking to any of the rest. By a juror— A man may clean his accoutrements at any time in the day and take down his piece. The woman was very much respected by all the men, I believe ; at least she was by me. She was a pru dent, correct, industrious little woman. Jeremiah Dooly corroborated the evidence of the last witness. . . The depositions of the witnesses who had been ex amined were here read over, and the prisoner was asked if he wished to ask any questions of them. He asked Keener, " Did any one see me raise my fire lock to present ?" Keenan—No, you did not present it. You brought it up near to the shoulder, and fired immediately. Stokes—l had not full cocked it. I was just rais ing it when it went off. William Mustard stated—l am a sergeant in the sth Dragoon Guards, now lying at the Leeds barracks. I have known Stokes for two or three months. I was in the guard-room when the pri soner was brought in, after the shooting. He was given into the custody of the sergeant of the guard of the 57th Foot. They put a sentry over him. The sentry stood close to his feet whilst he lay upon the guard-house bed. About eleven o'clock he said he wanted to go to the rear, and four of the guard , took him out. When he came back he sat near the fire, and a man named Jones asked him if he was sorry for what he had done. He said " No." He then asked Stokes if it was his intention to shoot the woman. Stokes replied, yes, it was his intention to shoot her two months ago, and he was prevented, and took a second thought, and did not do it. I asked him if he had a spite against the sergeant. He said he liked the man as well as his own brother. Jones asked Stokes if he had had any falling out with the woman. He said no, but the woman had said words to him which no one should know but the priest. Jonee asked if he knew the woman was dead. He said that •he thought he heard them talking about it while he lay on the bed. Be asked if she was dead. He was then told by Jones that she died at half-past eight o'clock, and Stokes then said, " If she had lived I could not have died happy, but new she is dead I can die happy."—(Sen sation.) I asked him if he had animosity against any body else. Ile said that there was a man on furlough whom he would have shot if he had been there. I asked him when he loaded the musket. He said he had it in his mind at two o'clock, hut he could not get a chance till fire o'clock, when he loaded his piece with ball cartridge. Jones asked him if it was actually loaded when he put it into the arm rack. He said " I loaded her and put her into the rack." He said "he did not get a chance till about seven o'clock, when he ran over, took her out, and shot the woman." Jones asked him, in a joking way, if he would tell the se cret, and he said, " No one on earth shall know it but the pr lest." By " the secret" was meant his rea son for doing the act. This ended the conversation, and the prisoner went to bed. The prisoner declined cross-examining this witness. Thomas Jones, a private in the 57th Foot, corro borated the evidence of Sergeant Mustard. Patrick Odell, a sergeant in the 57th Regiment, deposed that on examining the pouch of the prisoner he found a package of ball cartridges broken, and a round gone. It was contrary to the rules of the army to have a musket loaded in the armoury. James Jackson, assistant-surgeon of the 57th Re giment, stated that he had examined the wound of deceased, and there was no doubt of her having died of a gun-shot wound. The CORONER, after cautioning the prisoner, asked if he had anything to say ? Stokes—No, Sir, I have nothing to say at all. The COLONER then proceeded to sum up ; and The jury, after a lapse of five or six minutes con sultation, returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Michael Stokes. The inquisition was then signed by the jury, and the Coroner issued his warrant for the prisoner's com mittal to York Castle for trial at the next assizes. IMPORTANT JURY TRIAL, IN SCOTLAND. On Monday morning last the great Farrell case was decided at Aberdeen, before Lord Ivory and a jury, after a trial of fourteen days' duration. This we believe to be unprecedented in the annals of trial by jury in Scotland. The issue for trial was whether the pursuers (Mrs. Willox and Mrs. Pope and husbands), or the defender (Mrs. Farrell) were the nearest heirs portioners of the late Alexander Wood, of Woodburnden. It appeared from the evidence that in 1749 a man of the name of James Wood, a mason, settled in Kirkton of Fetteresso, near Stonehaven, and in 1755 married Margaret Barclay, by whom he had a family of five sons and two daughters, none of whom were ever married. The youngest son, Alexander, emi grated to Canada in 1793, where he accumulated a large fortune, and returned to this country in 1842, taking up his residence in his mansion of Woodcut, where he died in 1844. On his death it was found he had left no settlement, and that consequently his nearest heirs would inherit his property ; and after a long search, Mrs. Farrell, a granddaughter of a sister of James Wood, was discovered by the late Mr. Smart, solicitor, of Stonehaven ; and although her right was disputed by another party, such was the evidence obtained by Mr. Smart, that no appearance wat made by the party opposing on the day of trial, and Mrs. Farrell iconsequently entered into possession in September, 1846. The present pursuers afterwards set up their claim on the ground that the father and mother of James Wood, of Fette resso, were George Wood and Jane Young, in the Brae of Kintore, so that, in fact, the issue to be de cided was, who was the father of James 'Wood and the grandfather of Alexander Wood. A jury trial took place in Edinburgh in October, 1846, before Lord Robertson, when a verdict was given for the defender, but after appealing first to the Court of Session, and then to the House of Lords, the pursuers obtained an order for a new trial on the ground that the evidence of a witness had been illegally rejected. The case consequently came on again for trial at Aberdeen u mentioned above, and, after long and able pleading on both sides, the jury found a verdict for the defendant. Mr. Dees took an exception to the finding, on the ground that evidence which had been taken by commission for a former trial, in this case ought not to have been used in the present trial. The expense will be enormous, the jury alone receiv ing 1641. for their attendance. But who can calcu late the counsel's fees ? For the pursuers—Ceunsel, lion. Stuart Wortley, London; the Lord Advocate ; Messrs. Deas, Inglis, and Hunter, Edinburgh. Agents, John Hunter, Parliament-street, London ; John Hunter, W.S., Edinburgh. For the defender — Counsel, Sir Fitsroy Kelly, Messrs. Robertson and Anderson ; Messrs. Robertson, Macfarlane, and Campbell, Edinburgh. Agents, Johnson, Farquhar, and Leitch, London • James Asnot, W .S., Edinbur g h. —North British Mail. RUSSIAN SLIIDOSS.—A vessel just arrived from the Russian port of Cronstadt has brought two eases, con• taining two sledges, with the harness and shafts apper taining to the ♦ehicles, consigned to order. They here arrived at Liverpool. LAM r INTELLIGENCE. COURT 0 F QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 22. (Sittings in Banco.) TB! QUEEN V. 1 'RE 'SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY!-TUE LAMIST-TH STARCH MANUFACTORY. This case has .been some time before the Court, and involves a qut !stion of considerable importance to those possessing premises, a portion of which only may be required by a railway company. In order to enable the Stoat la-Western Company to earry the extension of the ir line from Nine-elms to London bridge, a portion of the well-known starch manufac tory of Messrs— Coward, Chancellor, and Illidge, situated in Pr incess and Fore-streets, Lambeth, was required. 'lli ese gentlemen declared that if a portion of their premises only were taken that their manufac tory would be come utterly valueless, and contended that the coin! ?any, under these circumstances, ought to take the w hole of them. The compasty refused to do so, on the ground that there were no words in their Act to justilii• f such an inference. A short time ago, Mr. Martin obtained a rule calling upon a the South-Western Company to show cause why they should not take the whole of the property in question. A mandamus was issued, and in the itchy sn the company demurred to its construc tion. On Wednesday he addressed the Court in sup port of flys mandamus. 111 r. aim. to-day, on behalf of the company, en tered at great length into the whole of the question. He cont !nded that to meet the wishes of the prose cutors a new Act would he necessary, as there was not a single word in the Act as it stood to justify the assumption that when the company required only a portiot a of certain premises, and to pay a fair amount of rem nuneration to the proprietors, that they were to take and pay for the whole. If it was held that they were to take all premises when they onliy required a portion, they might be called upon to purchase 1,000, or 10,000 acres when they only re quired one. If a farm-house only were required for the purposes of a railway, with what pretence eculd it be set up that the whole farm should also be, taken ? It appeared to him, therefore, that the return which was demurred to was decisive in favour of the company : it stated that the premises in ques tion consisted of a dwelling and ceunting-house,l stables, coach-house, two large gardens, a green house, piggeries, and slaughter-house, a large build ing in which the manufacture of starch had been carried on, an engine-room, and ware houses, all of which, except the manufactory, had not been used for a considerable time, and the manufactory itself had not been used since the 24th of May last, and the whole premises were in fact in a deplorable state of dilapidation. The wording of the mandamus, which called mere edifices a " manufactory," was consequently bad, and could not be maintained.. He, therefore, called upon the Court to decide in favour of the demurrer, and to discharge the mandamus. Mr. MARTIN followed in support of the mandamus as it stood, and contended that all the buildings and out-houses, in general parlance, came under the defi nition of a " manufactory." Lord DRNMAN—What does a greenhouse come under the definition of? Mr. MARTIN replied, that a greenhouse was a por tion of a dwelling-house, as in this case. If a com pany took a man's house, or his manufactory, and left him his greenhouse, that would be utterly valueless to him. In this case the taking of a portion of the premises would render the remainder useless ; and therefore the prosecutors 'were entitled, in hie opinion:, to demand of the company to take the whole of the property in question. The s'atutes framed by the Legislature with respect to the subject, spoke of these companies taking " manufactories and pre mises," meaning that all should be taken which VMS incidental to the business or trade carried on. Their LORDSHIPS deferred judgment. The Court then rose. ARCHE,s' COUR Jan. 22. (Before Sir H. J. Fun%) GRID; V. GEII.B. Dr. ADDAMS resumed, and concluded his reply in this extraordinary case to-day. - Ile had pleaded the facts, and given Mr. Geils an opportunity of answer ing them on oath, hut it had been met by the Learned Counsel opposed to him by interrogatories addressed to the witnesses, without any counter plea, so that Mrs. Geis was deprived of giving her answers. It was to that he alluded when he said the cause ought to have been conducted in the same straightforward way that he carried on the cause of Dysart v. Dysart. He adhered to his original state ment, that it was by a conspiracy that Mrs. Geils was entrapped into this marriage. It had been said that he hail dragged Colonel Gels from his grave, but he contended, that letters written by the gallant officer, and which were documents in the cause, justified all the remarks that he had made respect ing him. The Learned Advocate then adverted again to the various acts of cruelty charged against Mr. Gels, and argued that if there had been no con donation they were of a character that would have en titled Mrs. 6eils to a separation. They had been revived, however, by the subsequent acts of adultery. There was no pretext for saying that Elizabeth Campbell, who had given her deposition as a par ticeps criminis, was not sufficiently confirmed to en title Mrs. Geils to a s , .ntenee in her favour. The last part of the case did not rest upon the testimony of Mr. Hume alone. There was sufficient to substan tiate the charge without his evidence. But it had been admitted that Mr. Hume was not guilty either of perjury, or conspiracy ; an admission, therefore, to which he had deposed was evidence on which the Court was bound to rely. Various reasons might be assigned for Mr. Hume taking a glass of wine with Mr. Gels when he went to make the charge, and for shaking hands with him at parting. He went there to endeavour to effect an arrangement, and it would not have done for him to have shown an hostile atti tude. It was a mission of great delicacy, and might have subjected him to a challenge. He (Dr. Addams) did not doubt the bravery of Mr. Hume; but there was no reason why he should ex pose himself to so unpleasant an occurrence. The Learned Counsel having prayed the Court to grant Mrs. Geils a divorce, on the grounds of cruelty and adultery, read, literatirn et verbatim, the terms in which Mr. Hume deposed that Mr. Geils had made the admission of his criminality. The language was Of too gross a character to admit of publication. Dr. Addams trusted that the Court would speedily de liver its sentence, in order that, if any one point were decided adverse to Mr. Geils, the case might he taken to the Privy Council. The Court should remember, that there was another authority—the bar of public opinion. Dr. Addams sat down under evident feel ings of excitement. 1)r. Curteis (on the same side) rose, but The Learned JUDGX most emphatically said he would not hear a word more that day. The mode in which the case had been argued was a disgrace to public feeling, to the Court, and to the profession. After which, rising, to be assisted out of court, Dr. Addams, with great warmth, protested against the remarks of the Judge. I treat them with con tempt and disgust.—(Great sensation in the court, Dr. Addams retiring, much excited.) The conclusion of the reply stands over. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before jar. WALBSIT, Chairman, and a Bench a Alagistratee.) On Saturday John Thompson, aged 64, was indicted for having stolen the sum of 4s. 6d., the moneys of John Wood, under the following unusual circum stances : . It appeared that the prosecutor carries on the bu siness of a tailor in Crown-court, Pall-mall, and that on the 27th of the last month, about 12 o'clock in the day, the prisoner called and inquired of Mrs Wood if the name of her husband was not Wood ? and upon being answered in the affirmative, ques tioned her as to whether he had not a brother and sister living in Australia, from which country, he added, he had just arrived. Mrs. Wood said that they had relations in that country, whereupon the prisoner rejoined, that when there he lead oceupied the house next to those parties in Adelaide, and that he had brought a letter for Mr. Wood from his bro ther and sister, who had expressed a wish that he should inform them of their desire that the prosecutor and his wife should treat him with much kind ness, hospitality, and attention. Mrs Wood upon this called her husband, who, with his wife, on hear ing the statement made by the prisoner as to the wishes of their relatives abroad, determine d upon complying with them, and in pursuance there of gave h im an ex cellent dinner and every comfort the y bad it w ith in . their means to proffer. In the cour se of conversation with reference to the letter, the prisoner stated that it was locked up together with a g reat number of other things which he had brought over as presents for them from their relations, in the London Docks, and that he should not be able to get any of them out until the following Wednesday. lie then went on to say that the whole of the duty upon all the goods had been paid, but that he really did not possess suf ficient mono to pay for the porterage of so much property. Unless, therefore, the prooecutor c ou ld then let him have 4‘. 6d., the things must remai n i n the docks for some little time longer. This the pro secutor did; whereupon the prisoner went off, say ing that he would soon return with the letter, S t e., and also tell the prosecutor and his w if e a grea t d ea l more about their brother and sister at Adelaide, and how they were getting on. The did not return, and he had not t s bee e howe ver, did seen by then until a few days since, when he was given into custody. The prisoner here said he had done the act through distress. The policeman stated, that he had taken the pri soner in York-street, Westminster, fur obtaining, as he informed him, 4s. 61, under falie pretences, from the prosecutor. lie took him. at two o'clock in the Pinning. The prisoner denied having done so, but on the way to the station-house he confessed his guilt, and then said that he had been driven to it by dis tress, and expressed, a hope that he might be trans ported for 15 years, for he should be glad to get away from this - country. The Learned CHAIRMAN here remarked, that so far as the evidence had gone this appeared to be a case of false pretences rather than a larceny. The man at the bar appeared at present, therefore, to have been wrongly indicted. To milk: a larceny of an act, the property must lee taken by force or by that which constituted force. In this case the parties would seem to have given up the money of their own free will upon what had turned out to be a false pretence. It was clear there had been a mistake as to the form of the indictment in respect of the character of the offence the prisoner had committed. But it was not to be expected that the wife of a tailor in Crown court, Pall-mall, or even the tailor himself, could know any great deal about the description of the of fence in the eye of the law. He should like to ask a few questions of the prosecutor if he was in court. The prosecutor then stood forward and said, that he had a brother and sister living in south Australia, at Adelaide, and that he had heard the representations made by the man at the bar. The man, in speaking of his brother and sister, said that he had come from South Australia, by which he himself had understood that as his brother and sister were spoken of the pri soner meant Adelaide, where they resided. He be lieved the statement the man made, and therefore had had no hesitation in giving him the money to et.able him to pay for the porterage. He had also felt a pleasure in complying with the supposed wishes of his brother and sister to treat the man well, and therefore he gave him a good dinner and treated him in the best way he could. The Learned CHATEAUX again said, this was a case of false pretences ; and not of larceny, and therefore, however much the prisoner might wish that he had committed an offence which would obtain for him a 14 years' ♦isit to foreign parts, he must now inform him that it was not in the power of the Court to meet that wish, or to gratify him on the present occasion. The prisoner—l hope you will, sir. I want to givt away from this country. The Learned CHAIR - MAN told the prosecutor that if a similar cuse occurred to him he would advise that he should, before he advanced any money, ascertain the name of the ship. The prosecutor said, that amongst other things that the man at the bar had stated he had brought over from his relatives was a parrot, of which he had also brought several. The Learned CHAIRMAN then intimated to the jury that they must acquit the prisoner on this indictment. He had been wrongly indicted. The offence was a misdemeanour and not a larceny, with which latter offence it was that the indictment now charged him. The jury Acquitted the prisoner. The prisoner then asked what he was to do. He had no place to go to; he had no bed, and prior to this affair he had slept for fire weeks under the arches of London-bridge. The Learned CHAIRMAN Paid, that as the man at the bar was an Irishman he must go to the relieving offic !r of the parish wherein he last slept, and he would then he passed over to his own country, where there was now a poor•law. The prisoner said that was just what the Lord Mayor had told him, but then it was necessary, to entitle him to claim of the relieving officer of a parish, that he should sleep in a bed. That would cost him 3d., and as he had not possessed so much money he could not get the bed. He had therefore been com pelled to sleep on or under London-bridge. Three pence would get him a bed, and then he could get passed to Ireland. The. Learned CHAIRMAN said that he must go to the relieving officer of that parish wherein he had last slept, and he would pass him to Ireland. What parish was that ? The prisoner said it was under London-bridge ; but that would be of no use, because it must be "in a bed " that he must sleep. If the judge would only provide him with a bed for one night--it would only cost threepence—ho should then be seat home. This Learned CHAIRMAN here made inquiries of the officers, from whom he ascertained that he was a very old offender. He then told the man that he must ap ply to the relieving officer of the parish. This prisoner—" Only 3d. will get me a bed for the night ; only 3d. will get me sent home to my own country." He wanted to get away front this country, where he was almost starving in the streets. When the man had been removed it was stated that he had been convicted two or three times for a similar offence. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, MANSION-HOUSE. On Saturday a person of respectable appearance, named John heard, was charged before Mr. Alderman Musgrove with having embezzled sums of money, the property of the Patent Alkali Company, established in the neighbourhood of Liverpool. It appeared that the accused was a clerk of the works of the company at a weekly salary, and it was part of his duty to keep the books and pay the men employed on the establishment, and from information received by the secretary the prisoner was appre hended on suspicion of having mis-appropriated part of the moreys he had received. Mr. Fenimore Evans, of Fenchurch -street, deposed that he was a merchant, and the chairman of the Patent Alkali Company. On Thursday he received a letter from the chymical manager of the works, representing that the accused had embezzled a very considerable sum which had been sent him for the payment of the workmen's wages, and that the pri soner had also been using materials belonging to the company for his own purposes, and that he had returned men as employed who were not engaged at all. Mr. Wontner, for the prisoner, contended that if any offence had been committed by his client it must have been at Liverpool, and the accused himself asked if he was to be defamed, that he might be sent to where he could easily get evidence to disprove the charge. Mr. Alderman Musciaons, however, remanded the prisoner for a few days. James Quelsh, formerly in the employ of Messrs. Dcbenham and Storr, auc tioneers, of King-street, Covent-garden, was charged with stealing a gold watch, the property of his employers ; and Ann Carter, Montague Kelly, and George Bell, seaman, and Flannagan, were charged with receiving it, knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Johnstone, a solicitor, attended for the prose cution. It appeared from theevidence, which extended to a great length, that Quelsh, who is quite a boy, had been employed as an assistant to the carman from the 13:h of November until the 25th of the same month. It was his duty to remain in the van to take care of the property while the carman went into the shops of various pawnbrokers to receive goods to be conveyed to the auction-room for sale. On the 23d of November he went with the van to the shop of Mr. Attenborough, in Fleet-street, where a box, containing the watch in question and other articles (among which were a brooch and ring), was delivered to the carman, and by him placed in the cart. About four o'clock in the afternoon they returned to the warehouse, where the carman (Fo r rester) proceeded to unload the van, during which time the prisoner was frequently left alone in the van. In the course of the evening John Wicks, the porter, proceeded to "lot" the g oods brou g ht in during the day, previous to the sale, and then dis covered that the watch, a brooch, and ring wt re missing. To connect the other prisoners with the robbery, a girl named Olivia Osborne proved having seen Quelsh on the night of the robbery come from Broad-court, in Drury-lane. lie met the prisoner Carter, and handed her a small brown paper parcel, with which she proceeded up Drury-lane until she met Kelly, to whom she gave it, and Osborne saw him cross the road and show a gold watch to George Bell. On the very same evening it was proved that Kelly had pawned the watch in question at the shop of Mr. Well s, of Broad-street, Bloomsbury, for the 11., and subsequently he obtained an advance of an other 1/. Some days after this Flannagan went to Mr. 'Wells's shop and offered the duplicate for sale for 155., saying that his brother, who had pawned it., was just about to sail on a five years' voyage, and wished to dispose of the watch altogether, as he had no further use for it. Mr. Skibble, Mr. Wells's fore man, eventually gave him is. for the ticket. Kelly acknowledged having received the watch from Carter, but he did not know it was stolen. George Bell denied all knowledge of the robbery, although he was acquainted with the parties. Flan • nagan made a similar defence. .a Quelsh and Carter said nothing. Tney were all committed for trial on the charge. Quelsh, Emma Carter and George Bell were then charged, the turner with stealing, and the others with receiving, a. satin mantle, on the 24th of No vember. It was proved in this case that the mantle was de livered by Mr. Priest, of Long-acre, to the carman, with other goods for sale at Messrs. Debenham and Storr's auction rooms, but disappeared before reaching its destination. The mantle was pawned at Mr. Hedges,' 135, Drury lane, by Emma Carter, on the evening of the 24th of November, for 41., and the duplicate, it appeared, was subsequently sold by Bell te a young woman named Catherine Nowlan for ls., and she handed it to Pocock, F 14. Carter was with Bell when he sold the ticket. Quelsh and Carter were apprehended on the 4th of January inst., when they both denied the charge. Bell was apprehended at Southampton on Thursday last, when he, like the others, denied all knowledge of the affair. The prisoners were committed for trial. There were several other charges against all the prisoners, but they were not entered into, two being considered aufEoimt fur the purposes of ,justice. A donation of 51. has been duly received and adde to the poor box from " W. H. C." by whom sn ac knowledgment was reclusted. MARY LEBONE. Frederick Swar man, recently a constable in the I) division, and cousin to James Coates, now in New gate awaiting his trial for railway and steamboat robberies, was charged before Mr. Long with having incite) James Walkley to assist him in committing a robbery at the hone of /His Dingley, 24, Pad dington-green. From the evidence gone h.to, it appeared that the man Walkley had lived at the prisoner s house for the last three months. On Sunday, the 16th inst., the prisoner on coming off duty told him he was re ported at Scotland-yard, and if compelled to resign or be discharged, he should go to sea. On the prisoner being Asked how he would be able to meet the expense of doing so, he said there was plenty cf property in Miss Dingley's parlour, and that his in tention was to go to Prance, and thence to Maryland, United States. He further said, he eould put on Walkley's coat, (a velveteen one,) and go into the house and fetch out 2,0001. worth of jewelry and other articles. On Thursday last prisoner had some further conversation with Walkley, and asked him to go to Miss .Dingley's that night, saying, that as 3001 &Ate (prisoner) could get the cook to sleep he would let Walkley in, to take the property, and :et him out with it ; but Walkley refused to have anything to do with the robbery, and told Sergeant Hardwick, 7 D, of the proposal the prisoner had made to him. The prisoner had been discharged from the police form that day. Miss Dingley's cook and housemaid admitted that the prisoner and Walkley had been in the habit of visiting them almost daily at their mistress's house. The prisoner was eventuallly remaaded until Thursday next. - • ‘, WANDS WORTH. Edward Ratcliffe, a gardener, appeared in dis charge of his bail on a charge of stealing a gold mounted tortoiseshell snuff-box, with a gold medallion of Lord Nelson on the lid, of the size and thickness of half-a-crown. It appeared that on the 14th inst., Mr. Long, watch maker of Wimbledon, called the attention of Sergeant Golding, V 31, to the box, saying that it was worth 10/., and had been brought to him by a young man named Woods, who stated that he had won it at a sixpenny raffle. The policeman, from the inquiries he made, ascertained that the prisoner had raffled the box at a beer-shop, and that there were only twelve members at 6d. each at the raffld. On questioning the prisoner as to how the box came into big posses sion, he first said, his mother, who had been dead four years, had given it him ; next, that he had picked it up amongst some rubbish in a lumber-room at Mr. Oughton's, 27, Eaton place, Belgrave-square ; and lastly, that his wife, who charred at Mr. Oughton's, had brought it home. In consequence of these contra dictory statements he was taken into custody, and on the officer going to Mr. Oughton, and showing it to him, he expressed the liveliest satisfactiou at its re storation, it being the gift to him of a ♦ery dear friend 30 years since, and had been purloined from the house. Mr. Oughton, in whose service both the prisoner and his wife had been, declined to prosecute ; bat Mr. NYNTEE considering that if the prisoner was ed to go unpunished it would be an encourage ment to servants to plunder their employers, fined him 51. for the unlawful possession of the box, or two months' imprisonment. Mr. Oughton's intercession, however, caused the worthy Magistrate to reduce the penalty to 505., which was paid. RAILWAY SHARE AIIARKETB. LIVERPOOL, SAX. 22. Brom EXCHI3OII.—The sales are—Bedford, London, and Birmingham, 6% die.—Birkheahead, Lancashire, and Che shire Junction (lets C. and B.), i er cost. in 1147 and Is4B, and l per mt. in 1841, 1113 i —Bolton (13., C., and W. York, late Blackburn C. and N. West.) Preference, No. 1, 6 par sent., r die.--Liverpool, Crosby, and Soatkpes4 New (late West Lancashire), par—London and North- Western, 153—Ditto, New Quarters, 6 p.—Ditto, 401. Shares (L. and M.), 16% p.—Ditto, Quarters (A and B), 4% p.— Ditto, Quarters SC), 4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire, 74—Ditto, Quarters, No. 2, 17%—Ditto, Eighths, 3% dis.—Ditto, Preference, % 411. Skates, 44% —North British, New Quarter., par—Nortk Stafft.rdsbire, p.—Shrewsbury and Cheshire (late N. IL W.). New, p.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,1% die.—Yolk, Newcastle, and Barwick (N. and B. Ezteasion, No. 3), 2% p.—Ditto (U. N. E. Parch.), 1 p. MANCIIESIER, Jig. 22. STOCK EXCHANGTI.—The sales era—Birkenlead, Lan cashire, and Cheshire Junction, 5 9.11 die.—Caledonian, 36 c. Eastern Counties, 16—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction ' 2 dia.—Manchester aad Birmingham, Quarters (C), 3 15-11 p.—Manchester, Sheffield. and Lin colnshire (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), i 1-16 c. dis.—North Staffordshire, 5-16 p.—Dewsbury, ilia( Shares, dia. JAN. LEEDS, 22. . _ STOCK EXCHANGS.—It is gratifying to be able to report a continuance of favourable appearance* in the share Markets. and a gradual, though slow, advance in the value of railway property. The prices of Saturday last were well maintained durtig the early part of this week, and for a day or two past, buyers have come forward with increasing freedom. The supply of sham; being limited, higher rates have beta readily obtained, and to-day's market ends firm at quotations. The sales are—East Lancashire, New, a l nis.—Great Northern, 51. 15e. 6d. dia.—Leeds and Thirak, 11 1 ,4 dia.— Ditto, New, 14 dia.—Ditto, Preference, I% die,—Xatichester. Buxton, Matlock, andj Midland, 46e. dis.—North Bri tish, Thirds, 2s. id. p.—Ditto, Quarters, 4s. dia.—North Staffordshire, 10,. n. p.—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton, 15 1 /, dis.—Tork, Newcastle, and Berwick. No, 2 (New Berwick's), 21' k p. BIRMINGHAM, Jax.22._ _ STOCK EXCITANGIL—As mast, no . fllcial list of prices was issued by the Stock hichange on Saturday. The only sales heard of out of dogs ware—South Staffordshire, lh dia.—North StatUrdshire, p.—Shrewsbury sad Birming ham (B), 43a. 9d. die. • YORK, JAN. 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The (ales are— Great Northern, • 41. 115.—North British, Thirds, 41e. id.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick 84%—Ditto, No. 2 (late New Berwicks), 12% Yoik and North Midland, Pr.ference, 111/. 13e. 9d. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Jas. 20. Sroca EXCHANGL—The sales 1111—.1.AVOCV001, Man chester, and . Newcastle Junctitn, 415. 6(1. dia.—Newcastle • and Carlisle, 100—Wear Valley , Now, p.—York, New castle, and Berwick, New Shal es, No. 2, p. EDINBURGH, JAN. 91. STOCK Excitsatue.—The sales are—Caledonian, New, 22*. 6el —Edinburgh and Northern (Newport), 71. 19s.—Ditto, New, 28s.—Glasgow and Ayrshire, 100—Great Northern, 89s.—North British, 26/. 55.—Ditto, Quarters, M. 68. 6d. —Ditto, Thirds, 41s.—Shrewsbury and Cl,ehter, Preference N. 175.6 d. ALARMING FIRN AT IiUDDRIESNIELD.—About eight • o'clock on Friday night a fire was discovered in the mill belonging to Mr. Benjamin Robinson, at Lane (the Leeds tnd of Huddersfield), inanaediately adjoining the Lane dye-house. The mill was occupied by several parties, both for manufacturing and dressing purposes. It is not yet ascertained how the fire originated, but, as tar es we can learn, all app. areci sate wkea the men left work at the usual time. At soon as the discovery was 'cads, parties were sent off for the engines, while others 6 0 to work to remove property out of the premise.. For this little time was given, sat in fifteen minutes the whole mill was on fire, and the roof partially fallen in; but, short as the period was, it wee well spent, for a eonsi slerable quantity of woollen clothe and bags of wool were removed out of the mill, and the adjoining budd ing*, into plac es o f sa f e t y . S ome t i me elapsed before t the engines arrived at the spot, and all hopes of saving the mill were gone. Their exertions were, therefore, directed to the saving of the adjoining buildings, in one of which a goodly quantity of spirits and other chemi cal!, used for dyeing purposes, were stored. This they were enabled to effect. The nail itself was totally do- I:eyed, the loss of property amounting to several thou sand pounds. . •• . . A News-Room TOURNAMENT.—It seems that the news-room members at Mansfield have had a tourna ment of their own this Christmiut—io the press of that eounty informs us at least. Having got, ley some means or other, into terms not the most friendly among one another, it has resulted in a majority of them dissolving the society, excluding the minority, locking up the sub scription-room, seising the news room furniture, selling it ly suction, and the majority forming themselves into a new membership. The minority, sot relishing this ejection, the door of the Town-hall news-room was broken open, to regain possession. Thus the " eompli- ' ments of the season" pass at Mansfield, in Nottingham shire I.ADVIIRTICKNENT.]—Tan RAIL OF AU. /BOW:WOK Ann lioLLorraT's l'iLts.—An astounding cure by this miraettleiul zuedicine, after every other Timms had failed. Bee extract front Ids Lordship's letter, dated " Villa lionsiun, Leghorn, fob. 21, 184 S. Profeeser : I bog to se-viand you that your pilla have effected a cure of a disorder in ley liver and stomach all the moot eminent of the facility, at home and all ever the continent, bad act boon able to effect; lay, not over tho waters of Carlshad or Ma denied. (Signed) " AI.DBOZOVeI." Tifene wonderful pills wilt curs any diesase of the liver or sterattch.—Feld (also Nollowseo Ointment) at Professor llelloway's Lotabibitment, 244, Mimed, mid IN l imatlibee Tinge= tbrimilksal lbs dbyfflool wed. BIIt rms. On the 20th inst.. in Lowndes-street, the wife of Charles G. Barnett, Esq., of a son. Ou the 21Ith inst., at Norwich, the wile of Arthur Tawke, EN., M.D., of a daughter. On the 21st inst., at North MIN, Regent's-park, Mrs. D. John Rudd, of a daughter. MAWID. On the 20th inst., at St. Pancras New Charik, Middlesex, Mr. Henry Fieldwiek, jun., of Camberwell, to Rebecca. widow' of the late Mr. George Nicholas, of Leicester. SIEJ. On the 4th inst., at Grey Friars, Chester, Capt. Eitringten. O. the Eth inst., Mr. Adden Chapman, Bagnigge-wella Brewery, aged 54. On the llth inst., at Cologne-lir-Rhin, F. Brand, Eat. On the 11th inst., Mary Fisher, the younger daughter of Mr. John Blenkineop, of John-street. Adelphi, aged 11. On the 11th inst., Edward Fanfold, Esq., of Loose court, near Maidstone, aged 39. On the 19th inst., at Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, Mns. Williams, aged 71. On the 11th inst., at Daylesford, near Chipping Nerten, Mr. George Brawn, aged 79. On the 10th inst., Elizabeth Mary, the wife of Mr. Thome Bull, of Albion-street, Hyde-park-square. On the 11. h inst., at Paris, Charlotte Jane, only daughter of the late Willoughby Rackham. On the nth inst., at Ileayitree, near Exeter, Lieutenant. ('Tonal Samuel South, aged 88. On the 21st inst., in Pall-mall, General John Vincent, Colonel of the 69th Regiment, aged 83. 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