The Sun. — London, England, 1848-12-14 00:00:00

41 4 ..I ;4lLitt • le VICE-CHA_NCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor KNI3HT BRUCE.) THE ROYAL ETCHINGS. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. STRANGE. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT v. STRANGE AND OTHERS. Mr. J. Russell then proceeded to reply, but the So licitor-General having tendered for the consideration of the Court several affidavits in reply to the answer, some consielerable discussion took place, which ended in the rejection by his Honour of the reception of those affidavits. Mr. RUSSELL then resumed his reply upon the whole case; at the conclusion of which His HoNouß desired to be furnished with the informa tion, bill, and answer, stating that he should attentively consider the case before he gave his judgment. The Court did not rise till half-past three o'clock. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY. (Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN and Common Juries.) NICHOLSON V. MYERS. This was an action to recover 24/. 4s. 9d. the amount of a bill of exchange. It appeared that the bill bore date on the; 24th of January, 1843, and was for three months. It was drawn by the plaintiff, a rag merchant, upon a person named Garnett, and endorsed by the defendant to Nicholson, the plaintiff. The de fendants pleaded, first, that the bill was not presented at the time when it became due, that no notice had been given of dishonour, and that the defendant had paid the bill. Evidence was adduced to show that the defendant drew the bill. Mr HUMFREY, who appeared for the defendant, said the bill had been paid, and that this action was an at tempt to obtain the money a second time, nearly six sears after. The bill was, after payment, allowed to remain in the hands of the plaintiff, in order that he might sue Garnett for the amount. No receipt was, unfortunately, taken. The defendant's daughter and another witness proved the payment of the money. The jury found a verdict for the defendant. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. By the arrival of the Neptune at Eastbourne from the Cape of Good Hope, papers of the 19th of Oc tober, and Graham's Town to the 10th, have been re ceived. The news is highly important and inte resting, as will be seen by the following:— (From the Cape Frontier Times of Oct. 10.) His Excellency assembled all the Kafir chiefs at twelve o'clock on Saturday at mid day, on the es planade at King William's Town, at which the talking on both sides was of course satisfactory. The Governor told the chiefs that the Queen had sanctioned the present system, and that the 'country would continue to be held by the British troops. The chiefs expressed their satisfaction at the news. He asked the chiefs whether they had any complaints to make of the agents. They had none. He asked the agents if they had any complaints to make against the chiefs. They had none; the chiefs had delivered up cattle, sur rendered cattle, and, in short, had behaved right well. The Governor told them that he had beaten the Boers on the north-eastern boundary who had resisted British authority, witheut the aid of the native chiefs, although they had offered their assistance ; and the Kafir chiefs congratulated him on his safe return. Kreili was not at the meeting, having come too late; but he rode after the Governor, who had started for Fort Ped dle, and had, it is said, a very satisfactory interview with his Excellency, who gave him a horse, saddle, and bridle. Mr. H. Fynn, Government resident for the tribe of Hintza, stated that he had 300/. in hand, the produce of the sale of the cattle already sent in by Hintza, as an indemnification for the destruction of the residency and missionary station during the last war; and that 100 head of cattle were besides on their way to be applied to the same purpose. On Sunday the Bishop preached and administered the holy communion; and though no notice could be given, the collection made at the offertory amounted to 120 Z is., to be devoted to the erection of a church in that ris ing place. This amount was during the same day aug mented by a collection of 201., made by the Royal Sappers and Miners among themselves, and other promised sub scriptions to the amount of 551., making together 1951. The foundation stone of the church was ready to be laid, bet the rain prevented it. In the evening his Lordship con firmed seven persons, delivering a most impressive address on the occasion. The next day on his return divine service was held at Fort Peddie, at eleven o'clock. His Lordship preached to a large congregation, several children were baptised, the site or a church, Ste., was marked out, and subscriptions to the amount of 501. offered on the spot by the inhabitants; after which he went on to Graham's Town the same evening; and as the distance from King William's Town to Graham's Town cannot be less than eighty-four miles, his friends may feel confident that his Lordship's health is perfectly restored. His Excellency would be at Waterloo Bay last night. The following is an extract of a letter we have re ceived from Windburgh, dated 30th September:—" All is perfectly tranquil here among the farmers. Those implicated in the war come in readily and pay such fine as the commissioner imposes, who has already received here 1,6001., and commences in the Vaal river district next week. About 4001. has still to be paid here, besides some sums from absentees not yet decided on. Many families have returned and are returning to Natal —among the rest Lucas Meyer and his connexions. All express deep regret at what has occurred, and a deter mination to behave well for the future." His Excellency expects to relch Graham's Town on Thursday, and on Friday expects to meet a great num ber of the inhabitants and the military at dinner in the Courthouse, for which he has extensively issued cards of invitation. Some letters addressed by Pretorious before the action at Boomplatz to some of his countrymen have it seems, been intercepted, and put into the Government Gazette. They show Pretorious' determination to resist the Go vernment. GOVERNMENT NOTICZ. Colonial-office, Cape Town, Oct. 4, 1848. His Excellency the Governor desires it to be notified, for general information, that he has lately received dis patches from the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in acknowledgment of his announcement of the measures taken by him for the government of the country beyond the Orange River and of the district of Natal, as explained in his Excellency's proclamations of the Bth March and 10th February last, respectively. His Lordship remarks that he cannot doubt the neces sity of the first of these measures, inasmuch as the policy of Sir P. Maitland evidently tended to the same result; and that if the necessity of carrying further what he had begun did exist, the intermediate course of neither including the territory of the emigrant Boers within the limits of the colony, nor leaving them altogether beyond the control of British law, and the protection of British establishments, seems to be well calculated to avoid considerable embarrassments. His Lordship further remarks, that the tendency of his Excellency's measures, if duly executed, will be to give somewhat more regularity and greater strength to that rude system of government which has grown up of itself among the people of that country, from the neces sity of their position, and to provide them the assistance which they really require, for the purpose chiefly of settling their disputes among themselves, by the inter position of an authority to which all the different races of men whom circumstances have brought into such sin gular relations with each other look up with respect. His Lordship, therefore, expresses himself as prepared to approve o - the extension of British sovereignty over the country between the Orange and Vaal rivers, upon the receipt of some further information with which he has requested to be supplied. In acknowledging the receipt of his Excellency's dispatches relative to the Government of Natal, Earl Grey has furnished hisExcQllencywith a detailed statement of the policy which he considers applicable to that district, remarking, at the same time, that he is tar from expecting the immediate creation of the various establishments re commended, and is well aware of the absolute necessity of proceeding by very gradual and cautious steps in at tempting to reduce a population still little removed from barbarism under the restraint of civilization. His Lordship accordingly expresses himself as pre -vexed to „sanction the_ b measu res adopted by his Excel lenty for , ringing haekthe emigrant I3oers, and settling • them ii:;1 ,the dstriat e osed f Natal, and the measures pro d p istrict. f o r Vie oveioment of the natives within that By command of his Excellent (Signed) j Y tb - e Governor, °RN MO NTAGU, Secretary to Government. the foll AUSTRL — C ---- 'no. letter The Voss Gazette contains from 011mutz, dated the sth :—" The ° u s" ' l ' accession of the Emperor Francis Joseph 1% of the communicated to the European Courts by the princes of the Imperial family in person. England X I ? will be informed of it through the Ambassador. Thise exception is accounted for by the circumstance that English ships continue to supply Venice with pro. visions." DENMARK. The Flyveposten of Copenhagen of the 7th states, as from a good source, that the diplomatists who are gone to London, Count Reventlow and Counsellor of Conference de Treschow, have instructions not to consent in any case to a partition of Schleswig, but to invoke constantly the guarantee given by the great powers to Denmark that she should possess Schleswig in -perpetuity. This jourual adds that there is no longer any question of an incorporation. ITALY. The Ministerial crisis still continued at Turin, on the 9th instant. The King had sent for M. Colligno to compose a Cabinet of Conciliation, but the two Ministers who were asked to retain their offices replied, that they would have nothing to do with the esagerati. M. Colligno having told the King that he could not form a Ministry if the Chambers were not dissolved, his Majesty refused to adopt that I. , Jeasure, and called in N. Moffa de Lisco, whose conditions did not appear to have pleased the King. E.MPRESENTATION OF BOLTON.—We (Manchester Time.) regret exceedingly to have to announce the pro bable retirement from (Parliament of Dr. Bowring, the (ember for Bolton. 11l health is the reason we have heard autigned for the resolution to which the Learned uxentlenaa.vihaa come. THE SUN, LONDON, IRELAND. DUBLIN, DEC. 12.—Mr. Duffy's trial is nominally fixed for Thursday morning, but there is little doubt of a further postponement. Some of the most eminent men at the Irish bar have given an opinion to the effect that the commission which is to open to-day cannot sit at all, inasmuch as the Lord Mayor, who is associated with the Judges, and named in the Royal Commission, was not legally elected. The present Lord Mayor ceased to be a member of the Council about the latter end of last month, and although he was re-elected a member of the House, and subsequently re-elected Lord Mayor, it is contended that the Council should have proceeded forth. with to elect another, in place of permitting the office to remain in abeyance for several days. If this be correct, it is pretty plain the present commission is a nullity, the Lord Mayor being ex officio the senior judge, and, ac cording to legal opinion, entitled as such to charge both the grand and petit juries. The Lord-Lieutenant has fixed this day, at twelve o'clock, to receive the deputation appointed to present the Catholic memorial against jury packing. The fol lowing note has been received by the Rev. Dr. Spratt, from Mr. Corry Connellan, with whom, by the way, the Freeman is exceedingly angry for addressing the very Reverend Gentleman as Sir. V. R. Lodge, Dec. 9, '4B. " Sir,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this date, together with the accompanying copy of a memorial to be laid before the Lord-Lieutenant. In reply I am directed to apprise you that his Excellency will be happy to receive here on Tuesday next, the 12th inst., the deputation appointed to present th e or i g i na l memorial. 4. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, " CORRY CONNELLAN. " The Very Rev. Dr. Spratt." THE STATE TRIALS. OPENING OF THE DUBLIN COMMISSION. DUBLIN, DEC. 13.—Yesterday, at eleven o'clock, the Commission of Oyer and Terminer for the City of Dub lin was opened by the Right Hon. Justice Perrin, the Right Hon. Baron Richards, and the Lord Mayor. There was a strong party of police stationed within and outside the court, but not the slightest appearance of excitement, there being a very small attendance of spec tators. Amongst the witnesses in attendance for the Crown were--Major-General M'Donald and Mr. In spector Trant, the commander of the police at Bailin garry ; and Mr. Hodges, Government reporter. The fullowing gentlemen were sworn on the grand juries:— _ City—George Hoyte, foreman; Thomas M'lnery, D. 11. Sherrard, Walter Sweetman, John Twigg, William Colthunt, Philip Majoribanks, Nicholas Wade Mont serrat, John Stokes, Abraham Wellington Studdart, George Scott, Thomas William Warren, Paul Twigg, John Johnson, Robert Milner, Asken Morrison, George Papworth, William Reddesdale Box, John Sibthorpe, William Morton Woodroffe, Alexander Bolton, Philip Dixon Hardy, and Patrick Boylan. County—John Clarke, foreman ; Edward Ward Drew, John Gossin, Jonathan Sisson, William An drews, Hugh Chambers, Laurence Dundas, John Madden, William Rathbourn, jun., Loftus A. Bryan, Joseph Cassin, John Dennis, Fergus Farrell, Henry Alley, Luke J. Allen, Edward Atkinson, Timothy Byrne, Henry Trice, John Dillon, Charles Fletcher, John Gaynor, Henry Hone, and Robert Meekins. Mr. Justice PERRIN charged the juries. Mr. Baldwin, Q.C., and Mr. Smyley, attended for the Crown. THE QUEEN V. CHARLES G. DUIIY. Mr. JOHN O'HtcAN—On behalf of Charles Gavan Duffy, I have to apply that he be brought to trial this commission. He was committed on the Bth of July ; three commissions have since taken place ; and I make this application under the Irish Habeas Corpus Act. Judge PERRIN—The clerk of the Crown will take a note of it, and record it. _ _ _ Mr. O'MAGAN—There are charges against Mr. Duffy in both jurisdictions in the county and in the city; there is an indictment found against him in the county, and he has got notice of being tried in the city; and this application is made to your Lordships sitting in both jurisdictions. I beg you will have it recorded, Mr.l3ALDwm, Q.C.—There can be no difficulty in the case, because it is the intention to try him, my Lords. The application was recorded. PROHIBITION OF THE PUBLICATION OF COMMENTS ON THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE COMMISSION. Judge PERRIN, addressing the Clerk of the Crown— Where is the order made by the Chief Baron and Baron Pennefather on a former occasion, respecting the publication of any comments on the pro ceedings during the commission? The order was made on the authority of the King v. Clements, Let a similar order be now prepared and made, and let it be generally understood that no comment shall be pub lished on any proceedings of this Commission, during the Commission. Let all persons concerned take notice of it. The bills against Duffy were not sent to the grand jury, who, after disposing of some other business, were permitted to retire, with directions to be in attendance at eleven o'clock to•morrow morning. GEMS FROM THE "HUE AND CRY." ARMAQH.—DanieI Lennon, of Aghineurk, lost a cew, " of light colour yellow with white stripes on the back, and also cocked horns 1" (Cocked horns on the back—very unique cow that !) _ _ CT4vAN.-Mr. John Pratt, of Carnagee, had a cow which was stolen out of his cow-house—" a pale red cow with short horns, seemingly dressed at the top." (Who was the dress-maker fur the horns?) Thomas Nl‘Gaurin, of Tullyhaw, lost a mare " four years old, supposed to be in foal because she has black legs and a star on her forehead, and a speck on the right eye ►„ - CARLOW.—James Farrell ran off from his brother (a rate collector) with a •considerable sum of money, 6 feet 2 inches high, with brown hair rather sandy, walking stooped with large feet I" CLARE.—James Monague stole 5 heifers from the parish of Tulla—one of the heifers is said to be red white spotted white and red !" . CORIL—The following bare faced description is given of Daniel Denehy, who robbed his master. Mr. Thomas Webb, of 13L on the 28th of November, at Ballinaquirk: —" He is 26 years of age, with fair long hair about his face, but he looks as if he were only 17 years of age, as he never shaved!" DONEGAL—DanieI I.l‘Garvey, one of a party charged with the murder of James M'Crosson, is described as havinr , " their lips which wants a tooth in the upper jaw," and Patrick M'Garvey, charged with the same crime, has "a cut on the left top side of the head over the eye!" Eliza AVNichol left her lather's house—" she has brown hair cut short behind, a gray eye!" LINERICK.—John Sheehan, who resides near New castle, lost a mare " with white circles like rings on her fetlocks and saddle marks, with the remainder Mach !" The police at Abbeyfeale found a cow with long straight horns turned up with a spot on her back, value 41. TIPPERART.—John Feehan, of the parish of Ar downey, lost a" bay mare like a pony four years old, with the fore and off hind leg having a switch tail!" WEXFORD.—On the night of the 4th cf December there was stolen from the friary at New Ross " an invi sible black coat with four pockets lined with red and some dragged buttons!" SOCIETY OF ARTS. Last night the fourth ordinary meeting of the mem bers of the Society of Arts was held in the great room at the Society's house, John-street, Adeiphi. Mr. Thomas Webster, M.A., F.A.S„ vice-president, in the chair. Mr. J. HOLMES proceeded to read an extremely inte resting lecture upon the present state of electricity as applied to telegraphs. Tracing the application of elec tricity to the purpose of telegraphic communication from its earliest invention in 1746 down to the present day, the lecturer stated that it was not his intention to can- VIS 3 separately the various plans of electric telegraphs which had from time to time been brought under the at tention of the public. For his present purpose it would be sufficient to divide them into two great classes—l. The mechanical telegraph, in which a system of clock work was set in motion by the agency of electricity ; and 2. The mere theoretical instruna;nt. which depended upon the direct action of the current, either by induction upon a suspended magnetic iron bar, or by the decom• position of certain chemical solutions, so placed as to Corm a part of the magnetic circuit. All the early tele graphs recorded between 1746 and 1798, were constructed to work by electricity of a high tension, and the results obtained were far from successful, still, to those early efforts, especially to an invention of Dr. Watson's, they were indebted for the comparative perfection which the instrument had now reached. No advance of great im • portsnce in this direction was made until the discovery of the voltaic b a tt er y i n 1800, a id e d b y M. A rago ' s adaptation of the electro-magnet. In 1837, the inven tion was still further improved, and was rendered of byio this pro country. Practical utility by the process of Messrs. Wheatstone upon the SoutlV ikpd Cooke, who then registered their patent. The me chanical. telegraph had been hitherto very little employed .e o , n s n 9r try. The first erected in England was placed hweaetsstteorniaeßtaoiwi Railway, the Admiralty Gosportsig signals South bevon, a u l u e Nine Elm s other rail; ay Out of 1 : ),000 miles of telegraph, the only which it had been employed was the fection it had at n t tlh of 27 miles, and such was the per -2,000 distinct slightest failur e or catl,: ere conveyed without the signinaeld, that frequently as many as much experience and matu tY of express telegraphs of the sub ject, description. After secohtoisldrailway purposes, ject, however, he must ex opinion that these telegraph, w w h i c h h e not be bestowed on telegraphs were not applicable enre had first d in e" , where a great deal of attention „with 24 them. The other class of ug .to h two scribed as the more theoretical system, tally in use throughout the country. he a se b w " n e gene vented byMr.Alexander, of Edinbur 1-, i et weather, 24 wires. They were now reduced, how ever immense, and th needles with two wires, and even to one needlerw' wire. This plan was first adopted by Profe,sor l E t rs u i t:ed e in 1813. Still the whole system was replete with perfections. For long distances, and in w the difficulty of working them bebame . signals were often perfectly unintelligible, the needles scarcely vibrating at all. To meet this difficulty, ligh ter and improved n ee dl es an d a new helix were invented, which had enabled him to transmit 120 letters in a minute. The power of printing by electric telegraph was now an undisputed fact. Davey made the first great stride in its appliCation to the conveyance of printed messages, in 1838, and in 1847 Mr. Bain suc ceeded in producing a beautiful instrument for the purpose. A perfect printing communication now ex isted between Liverpool, Manchester, and London, and the operations were carried on with tolerable rapidity, but not by any means with the speed of which the instrument might b. cuplble. Frequently 2,000 dis tinct symbolic chat atters had been conveyed in a minute, but that was not upon any great length of line. 250 letters in a minut' hai been accomplished be tween Liverpool and Manchester, a distance of thirty miles. The average, however, was about 75 letters in a minute. The lecturer illustrated his subject by a series of extremely well-executed diagrams, which proved of no small assistance to the less scientific portion of his au dience. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING Six o'CLocK. The only bets this afternoon were 1,000 to 15 agst Chanticleer and 1,000 to 10 agst Bon•Mot for the Chaster Cup. THEATRICAL WARFARE IN A MERICA—A disgrace ful scene occurred at th e A rc h- street Th eatre, Philadel phia, on the 20th ult., in consequence of an attempt to drive Macready from the stage. A portion of the audi ence exhibited a determination to frown down the dis turbance created by those opposed to the great actor. Pence were thrown upon the stage;and in the last act an egg was thrown, which fell near Macready's feet, and broke. The actor paid no attention to these repeated insults, and went through the performance of Macbeth, the beauty of which was greatly marred by the inter ruptions received. At the close of the tragedy Macready was called out before the curtain and attempted to speak, but the noises made by both friends and foes prevented his saying a word for several minutes. When a lull occurred, he commenced by saying that he bad under stood an organized opposition was to be made against him, but his confidence in the justice of the American people was still unabated. An interruption was here made, during which three cheers for Forrest were called for, but only faintly given, while three cheers were loudly responded to for Macready. He then resumed, and de nied the truth of the report thht he entertained hostile feelings towards an eminent American actor. The .per • son alluded to had, however, done in England, towards him, what he was sure no English actor would do, and what he believed no other American actor would do— he had openly hissed. He (Mr. Macready) expressed a de termination to give up his engagement if it was the will of the audience. This, however, was strongly negatived by a large majority of those present, intermingled with cheers and hisses. The police arrested and carried off seven of the rioters. Forrest performed Macbeth at the Walnut-street to a house crowded in every part. SUICIDE IN CONSEQUENCE 01' PECUNIARY LOSSES. —On Tuesday night an inquest was held before. Mr. Payne, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of J. Buillivant, aged 39, who committed suicide. When de ceased attained his majority he entered into the posses sion of a valuable estate. He was induced to advance a considerable sum of money to Owen's Labour Exchange Bazaar in Gray's Inn-lane. In exchange for his money he received what were styled "one-hour" and "two hour" notes, entitling him, upon th e r e cip r o c ity principle, to the produce of one hour or two hours' labour. When he wished to convert his notes into money he found that they were almost wholly valueless, and be was compelled to take a quantity of articles from the bazaar which were completely useless to him. This speculation stye lowed up the bulk of his fortune. With what remained he opened a chemist's shop, in Camden Town, where he carried on a respectable business for some time. Subse quently, however, he suffered severe losses, and at length, beggared in fortune and in hopes, he committed self-destruction, by shooting himself in the back part of the head. The following document was found in his possession :—" Oh, wretched man that I am, unfit for the world and all society, I have been a prey to swindlers all my life. That villian T— has sacrificed me to a triumvirate of swindlers, and I have been more victi. wised than poor Tom Steele. But who knows it but myself, or who cares for it; and, having no address, I am unfit for any business, and competent for none. I cling to life, but nothing but disgrace, which is worse than death, stares me in the face. That villain T— holds an estate which was my father's, and to which . ' believe he is no more entitled than the man in the moon, and he has had the audacity to tell me that he was justified in sacrificing me to the swindlers."—The jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." FULLER'S COMPUTING TELEGRAPH. THE BREATHING SPACE IN THE STEAMER LONDONDERRY.-- The account of the catastrophe on board the steamer Londonderry, as published in the fifth page of the Guardian of Saturday last, gives the dimensions of the space wherein the sufferers were confined. As our readers may like to know the precise amount of space allotted to each of the 150 sufferers, Mr. Fuller has fur nished this, which may be obtained in less than one mi nute by his admirable instrument. He says, " I take the dimensions from the statement as given in your paper, being an average one way of 20 feet 4 inches, and the other of 18 feet 2 inches; and a height of 6 feet 7 inches. The result is 16f, cubic feet for each indivi dual; being equal to a cask of 101} imperial gallons! This space, after deducting the size of the person, must, as the result has shown, have produced speedy suffoca , tion."—Manchester Guardian. ATTEMPTED SIIICIDE.-011 Tuesday morning about 15 minutes to one A.M., a young man, named James Hatton, attempted to drown himself by throwing himself from the west side of Blackfriars-bridge, from the second arch, but was fortunately perceived by City Police-constable Gronet, 325, and a man named Peate, who immediately ran down the steps, and seeing the body floating towards the coal barges, with admirable presence of mind ran down William-street, and forced open the gates of Messrs. Capel and Co., the coal mer chants, and, jumping over the coal barges, succeeded in catching him just as be was going under the barges, the tide was running very strong, there being about ten feet of water at the time. He was carried to the Glaziers' Arms, Water-lane, and, after three hours' exertions, he showed signs of life, and was then removed to the West London Union, and from thence before Alderman Hum phery, who remanded him till Saturday. He is nine teen years of age; and his father states he has a com fortable home, and wants for nothing. THE WEATHEE.—Since our last, we have had somewhat finer weather, and very little rain. Saturday was gloomy and showers fell, but Sunday was a very fine day. On Monday morning, a little rain fell ; but the day became bright and fine. Yesterday was also fair and warm. The temperature has been high, its maximum on most days reaching to 55 or 511 degrees Fahrenheit The prevailing wind has been S.W. and the telegraphic report of yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, gives the following as the state of the weather at the places named :—Birmingham, E. fine; Hertford, S.E., cloudy; East Dereham, S.E. cloudy; Crewe, S. fine; Gloucester, S. fine; Peterborough, S.W. cloudy ; Yarmouth, S.W. fine; Gosport, S.W. fine; Norwich, S.W. fine ; London, S.W. clbudy; Portsmouth, S.W. fine; Brandon, S.W. fine; Colchester, S.W. cloudy; Ipswich, S.W. cloudy; Chelmsford, S.S.W. foggy; Cambridge, S.W. cloudy. —Manchester Guardian. EASTERN COUNTIES RAlLwAY.—Return of cattle, grain, &c., for the London markets over the Eastern Counties Railway for the week ending December, 9, 1848:—Cattle Department : Beasts, 594; calves, 51; sheep, 7,031; pigs, 72. Granaries department: Malt, 5,291 qrs.; wheat, 1,272 qrs.; barley, 1,122 qrs.; oats, 265 qrs.; beans, 180 qrs.; peas, 168 qrs.; total, 8,298 qrs., 16,596 sacks; flour, 6,430 sacks; seed, 1,165 sacks; total, 24,191 sacks. General merchandise: 'Meat, dead, 246 tons 14 cwts.; poultry, 58 tons 18 cwts. 2 qrs.; fish (fresh). 322 tons 3 cwts.; fruit and vegetables, 562 tons 18 cwts.; ale and porter, 390 tons 10 cwts.; wines and spirits, 92 tons 4 cwts.; wool, 35 tons 14 cwts. 1 qr. General merchandise, 2,660 tons 2 cwts. 3 qrs.; total, 4,369 tons 4 cwts. 2 qrs. Milk, 16,656 quarts ; bread, 65 owti. TROOPS ToR HONG-KONG.-By latest intelligence received from Hong-Kong, the authorities were informed that the sickness among the troops there prevailed to such an extent, that there were not men enough conva lescent to perform garrison duty. In consequence of this report, the 75th Regiment, 1,200 strong, has been placed under orders to hold itself in readiness to em bark at short notice for that colony. It is probable, as it would be more economical, and certainly more comfortable for the troops, that her Majesty's ship Belleisle will be commissioned to convey the 75th to Hong-Kong. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 13. (Sittings.beforc Mr. Justice COLERIDGE and a Common Jury.) RUSSELL V. CLUMPTON- SANE V. SAMZ. Mr. Montague Chambers and Mr. Dowdeswell ap peared for the:plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Hawkins for the defendant. This was a case in which two actions were com pounded into one for the purposes of trial. One of these actions was for assault, the plaintiff being an apprentice of the defendant. The defendant pleaded that the plain tiff had misconducted himself, and that he, the defendant, had, as he lawfully might, corrected the plaintiff, his apprentice. The other action was for alleged breach of covenant in turning the apprentice away and refusing to teach the plaintiff his business as a linen and woollen draper. The defendant, as to this action, pleaded that he had not broken the covenant, and had not refused to teach him the business, nor had turned him away. The plaintiff was the son of a person living near Maidstone, and had been apprenticed to the defendant, who carried on an extensive business in the Whitechapel-road, as a linen and woollen draper. The plaintiff sought to es tablish that the defendant had subjected him to disa greeable and severe treatment, putting him under a counter to sleep, thus exposing him to bugs and mag gots, and sometimes venting rage upon him in the shape of a severe beating; on one of these occasions actually striking him with a hammer, which defendant happened to have in his hand. The witnesses who were called to make out this case admitted, on cross-examination, that the food of the apprentice was good, that some of the apprentices slept on a bedstead kept under the counter in the day-time and pulled out at night; but that the master's own son had formerly done the same. As to the beating, this was denied; and in the particular case of the blow with the hammer, the circumstances seemed t two o efar b ht oeei his t . hhch water-cock, e s : e kdi these: —That n T bdde h se ttanhrt struck k h i tsehchehpi defendant stffdihyae,wnewat employed otp a nol c eok c sy u ste s ehd e se d ii bhn b ra y i m: jhishammer pre ri m na ogianusa.t ttonethsseesq ttiitflifittt.hhoeuAvighit, with the hand in which be held the hammer, out of the house, it u f e o s r ti t o h n e o d f erendant denied this altoge service; that in named p pe t a h r e e d defendan tthat the there r h n u i d n g b p e l e a u i tqhuearrrel and a sort odf'scraambling fight between the plain tifferfered, and struck Chinas, who was in the defendant's and man na t witnesses said the defendant en; and that the defendant then in theplaintiff or kicked him (some of some glass was broken; course of this scrambling contest mined never to do anythi of my shop, you seem deter him), saying,i Get snout ttendant pushed and did not kick the plaintiff left the def ng but mischief," and after this endant's house, and went home. The defendant wrote to plaintiff's father a letter, in I which he spoke of the plaintiff's leaving, but did not say that he required the plaintiff to come back; and this evidence was relied on by the plaiutiff as making out the allegation that he was turned away. On the other hand, the defendant's attorney, from the moment of his earlist communication with the plaintiff's attorney, told him that the defendant would not surrender the boy as an apprentice. The details of this evidence occupied the Court part of Tuesday and the whole of Wednes day. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE summed up the case to the jury as one of a short and simple kind, although the circumstances detailed in evidence had occupied so much time. He said that the questions were—first, whether any assault had been committed, for if so the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict. The striking with the hammer could not be justified, if it had ever taken place. But the jury would say whether in fact it had taken place; and on that question it was deserving of consideration that the supposed blow had been given in 1845, and that no formal complaint of it, no action for it had been brought till the parties quarrelled upon other matters, and this question about the service being put au end to bad arisen. As to the other assaults, the jury would say whether they appeared to have been committed in the way alleged; for it was not to be supposed that a master was at all times to restrain himself from everything hav ing the appearance of chastising an apprentice, although certainly kicking was not the mode in which the master was to correct his apprentice. The jury would say whether the assaults had been committed, and, if so, what were the damages to which the plaintiff was entitled in respect of them. Then, as to the turning out: the jury would cons id er whether the expressions used more than once, " Get out," or " Get out of the shop," or " Get out of the house," really meant to dismiss the plaintiff from the service, or were mere words of unmeaning anger. The words appeared, in the first instance, to have been treated by both parties as amounting to a severance of the connexion; but then there was the distinct declara tion of the defendant's attorney on the other side. The jury would consider all these circumstances, and say whether the defendant had wrongfully put an end to the contract, and if so, what was the amount of damages to which, in that respect, the plaintiff was entitled. The experience of the jurors in the relations of master and apprentice would enable them to appreciate the various circumstances of this case in a proper manner; and they would say—first, whether there had been assaults, as al whether there had been a t urn i ng out leged; and next, of the service. If they answered both these questions in the negative they must find for the defendant; but it they answered both, or either of them, in the affirma tive, there must bo a verdict for the plaintiff, with such temperate damages as the case seemed to require. The jury retired for half an hour, and returned a general verdict on all the issues for the plaintiff, with 101. damages for the breach of covenant, and 401. damages for the assault. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 13. (Sittings M Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Lord Chie, Justice Wu.DE and a Common Jury.) CHILDS V. ABRAHAMS. The plaintiff intriiT;;;,was a constable of the city of London, and employed by the Trinity House, and the defendant resided at 27, Hanway-street, Oxford street, but of what business did not appear. The action was in trespass to recover a compensation in damages in respect of the defendant having given the plaintiff into the custody of a policeman upon a charge of felony, and caused him to be taken to a police station. Mr. Sergeant Channel and Mr. Creasy appeared for the plaintiff; the defendant conducted his case in person. The plaintiff's case in effect was, that a person named Cetta, in business in Hatton•garden as a dealer in look • ing-glasses, chronometers, barometers, &c., having rea son to suspect that some articles of that description, supplied by him at the premises No. 10, Maiden-lane. in the City, had been obtained by the person ordering them under false pretences, got the plaintiff, in his capa city of constable, to watch the premises on the 29th of August last. The result was, that at about six o'clock in the evening of that day, a person named Venables being seen by the plaintiff to come from the premises, with a looking glass and baro meter, was taken into custody by the plaintiff, and con veyed to the Bow-lane police station, where, on being sent for, Cetta identified the articles as being part of his property ; and thereupon Venable> immediately gave them up to Cetta. It next ap peered that at about four o'clock in the afternoon of tb. Ist of September, the plaintiff, whilst walking along the street, was accosted by the defendant, who was at the time a perfect stranger to him, and in company with Venables. They had no sooner met than the defendant called up a policeman, and said (ay the policeman proved) he gave the plaintiff in charge for stealing a barometer and looking-glass. Upon that the policeman, who knew the plaintiff's character, advised the defendant to be cautious, and asked him twice whether or not he would be responsible, and thereupon the plaintiff was taken to the police-station in Bishopsgate-street, about 200 yards off. The charge was not followed up, and the plaintiff was immediately set at liberty. The same witness further proved that immediately afterwards the plaintiff said the defendant should hear more about it, and upon that the defendant turned round to Venable: and said, " You gave him intolcustody ;" to which Te nables replied that he had nothing to do with it, that he (defendant) gave the plaintiff in charge. The defendant called Venables as his witness, and what be stated in effect was, that he was at the time porter to Messrs. Barclay and Bristuw, of 10, Maitian-lane; that on the Ist of September he went with the defendant lot the purpose of giving the plaintiff into custody, and tha he and not the defendant did, without having been cautioned by the policeman, give the plaintiff into cus tody upon the charge of stealing the looking glass aric the barometer both in the street and at the station, anti that the defendant never urged him to make the charge. and only attended with him professionally. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE having left to the jury thi question of whether or not the defendant was the perm, who :gave the plaintiff into custody, and what was th, reasonable amount of damages, The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da mages, 51. JUDGES' CHAMBERS, Dec. 13. (Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.) MARTIN WALLER V. THE LONDON AND WESTMINSTER COAL CLUB COMPANY. William Godfrey Handsford, Henry Vernon, and William Wright, three shareholders in the London and Westminster Coal Club Company, attended on sum mons, to show cause why execution should not issue against them or their goods, towards satisfaction of judgment obtained last. term by , the plaintiff against thy- company. Waller, who had been a clerk in the Coal Club Com pany's service, brought an action against the company for a quarters salary, 251., and on the 16th of November judgment by default was entered. On tho following day execution.was issued by the plaintiff, but the Sheriti of Middlesex having returned the writ of fi. fa., certify ing that the company had neither goods or chattels within his bailiwick, the present proceedings were insti tuted, for the purpose of making the defendants per sonally responsible for the debt and costs, which amount to upwards of 1001. Mr. CHITTY said that the present application for liberty to issue execution against the persons or property and effects of Henry Vernon, King's-road, Bedford row • William Godfrey H ans f ord, John ' s-place, Hornsey road; and William Wright, High-street, Islington, as shareholders in the company, was made under the pro visions of the Joint-Stock Companies Act, sec. ill. The affidavit sworn in the case by the plaintiff, and Randal Hurley, another clerk in the concern, set forth the material facts of judgment having been obtained by de fault against the company, the issuing of execution, the return of the writ unsatisfied, the execution of the deed of settlement by the parties summoned, and the com plete registration and incorporation of the company ac cording to Act of Parliament. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL thought that the section re lied upon for the present proceedings, referred merely to a judgment obtained by a shareholder, and not by an official of the company. Mr. CHITTY observed that the full Court had ruled otherwise, in the case of the Universal Salvage Company, and so important did they consider the point which was brought before them on appeal from Mr. Justice Wil liams's decision, that they delivered an elaborate written judgment, having first taken time to consider the argu ments advanced. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL could not understand how such a decision was made by the Court, when the words.of the section were, " at the suit of said share holder.".. However, as he had been told that the Court interpreted the section adversely to his impression, and as sitting in Chamber, he was bound by that interpreta tion, he should hold that the statute applied to the pre sent case. Mr. BARSTOW resisted the application, and submitted that the facts disclosed on the face of the affidavits sworn by the parties summoned, and others, would jus tify the Learned Judge in not sanctioning the summary mode of execution sought by the plaintiff. The plain tiff's salary was not due until the 29th September, yet they found that final judgment was entered upon the 16th November, the action, as the plaintiff swore, having been " lately commenced," and there was no evidence upon whom the writ had been served, with the view of showing that the concoction of the company was not of the purest character. Counsel read the affidavits of Henry Vernon, William Wright, John Maunder, and Thomas Hay White, and be contended that Waller—was a party to those proceedings, whereby the defendants had been led to execute the company's deed of settle ment. With regard to the judgment against the com pany having been obtained by collusion and fraud, coun sel contended that, from the extreme haste used in the proceedings, there was a strong case of suspicion, at least, that they had not been straightforward, as it was desirable. Under all these circumstances, he trusted the application would be refused, and that the plaintiff would be left to his remedy . by scire facial if he had any. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL inquired on whom the writ in the original action had been served? The plaintiff's solicitor—On one of the directors.""" Mr. Justice CRESSWELL—Which of them? The plaintiff's solicitor—l now understand it was on the secretary, Mr. Devey. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL—He was only secretary pro tem. Where is the affidavit of service? Mr. BARSTOW directed the Learned Judge's attention to the fact that it was only on the 23d of November the parties summoned had received notice of the plaintiff's intention, to fix them with the responsibility or the da mages and costs obtained against the Coal Club Com pany, so that it was quite clear the action had been instituted merely as introductory to the present appli cation. Mr. CHITTY contended that the affidavits relied on by the other side established the case of fraud against the plaintiff. There might have been fraud in the getting up of the company, but with that the plaintiff had no thing to do. The three shareholders now sought to be pfoceeded spins; had signed the deed with , their eyes open. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL—Oh, no; not with their eyes open. Mr. CHITTY—They should have seen what they were about. It the present application were not granted, he doubted whether the plaintiff could have any remedy, as it might turn out that no scire facias would lie. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL refused the application, ex ercising the discretionary power vested in him, because he felt that sufficient doubt had been raised on the case to warrant him in refusing the order fur issue of execu tion against the defendants. SECONDARIES' COURT, Dec. 13. (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) TAYLOR V. JENKINS. The plaintiff in this case was a❑ advertising agent, in Nicholas-lane, City ; he sought to recover the sum of 51 fur writing and publishing an article i❑ the London Journal of Commerce. Mr. Cox appeared for the plaintiff, and 51r. Parry for the defendant. On the part of the plaintiff it was stated that in Oc tober, 1847, the defendant, Mr. Jenkins, was negotiating with a Mr. Colwell for the purchase of a patent ; an agreement was drawn up and executed between them, by which Mr. Jenkins guaranteed to pay the sum of 40,0001. as the entire purchase of the patent, 1.400/ of which was to he paid down as a deposit. The defendant, however, was not able to raise the 1,4004, and con►equently the agreement between Mr. Colwell and him was not acted upon. Subsequently the defendant determined to estab lish a company to carry out the patent, and a person named Lloyd was employed to act as secretary. The defendant, in conjunction with Lloyd and Colwell, the patentee, commenced. proceedings. An office was taken at 73, King William -street, and advertisements were inserted in the several daily journals, with a view of obtaining men of capital to join the speculation. During the progress of these preliminary proceedings, the plaintiff called at the office in King William:street, to solicit advertisements ; and after some conversation with Lloyd, the secretary, the latter engaged him to i write an article, to be inserted in the before -mentioned paper, for which he agreed to pay Si . , and to take 54 worth of papers, when the article was inserted. The plaintiff wrote the article, and submitted it to Lloyd for correction, sod for the approval of the promoters, after which it was published. John Ballard Lloyd, the secretary to the company, was called on behalf of the plaintiff. He stated that the defendant was the managing director of the company, end it was by his instructions that he (witness) took the offices, and employed the plaintiff to write the article, which was the subject of the present claim. Witness acted throughout the whole affair on the general in structions given by the defendant, " to do whatever was necessary to form a company." In cross-examination, the witness admitted that he bad been examined before Alderman Johnson, on a charge of writing a threatening letter, and that in consequence of what then transpired Alderman Johnson got up a subscription for him, but he (witness) did not receive a farthing of that subscription. He was told that it was because he would not emigrate. lie was not living with his wife, and he could not say that the subscription was withheld because he had de serted his wife. It was Roe, the officer, who told him that it was because he would not emigrate with his wife and children that he would not get it. He did not know where the woman was now, nor did he care. Mr. PARRY then put in some letters directed to the de fendant, which were admitted by the witness to be in his own handwriting. When these letters were read, it clearly appeared that instead of the defendant being a principal in this company, that he was acting a sort of neutral part, and that the witness, who was the secre tary, was endeavouring to coax him on, by charging him fifth a want of energy, and blindness to his own inter ests, as a certain fortune was to be made by the specu•- 'ation. The witness, however, still persisted after these letters were read, that Mr. Jenkins was the managing tirector, and countenanced the whole proceedings. The manner in which the witness gave his evidence was cen sured by the Court, and in scene instances so very con ,radictory was it, that Mr. Cox, Counsel for the plain tiff, said that if he had nothing to rest his client's case Ton but the evidence of Lloyd, that he would with ,lraw from it altogether; he, however, would submit it 'ee the jury on the strength of the defendant's letters to the a itnees whilst the latter e as acting as secretary. Mr. PARRY, in addressing the jury, said that it was altogether a malicious spirit on the part of Lloyd to wards the defendant that induced him to come forward :o give evidence against him. The Jury, without waiting to hear the Learned Se condary sum up, returned a ♦erdict for the defendant. The attorneys on both sides refused to pay the Court fees. The Learned SECONDARY was appealed to on the sub ject: he said that he was not in the habit of receiving them, it was the officer who was accountable for them, and whose duty it was to receive the fees. All he could ..,ay was that it was usual for either party to pay. Nei ther, however, would pay, and they left the court with out doing so. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. No It THE RN CIR CUI T.—York, Dec. 12. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice MAULE ) Benjamin Laycock, aged 46, Francis Carmody, 19, Paul Holdsworth, 33, and Martha Holmes, 35, a respectable looking married woman with four children, were in dicted for a robbery with violence, and stealing from Robert Emmett two half• crowns and six shillings, at Bradford, on the Bth of September last. This indictment arose out of Chartism, at Bradford, and Mr. Vincent was in the gallery during the trial, very attentive to the proceedings. Mr. Overend and Mr. Nicholson were for the prose - oution. The prisoners were not defended by counsel, but Holmes was assisted in examining the witnessess by an Attorney from Ashton. Robert Emmett, the prosecutor, said that on the .-vening of the Bth of September, he was returning , row market at Bradford, where he lived, when the prisoners came up to him, Laycock seized hold .f him on the left side, and one Phillips, not in custody, on the right. Holmes came up and said, damn him, he has got plenty of blood money on him, take it from him. Phillips and Laycock said, damn him, we will kill him, he knows us all. They then kicked him and got him down, and one cried, drown him. They then dragged him down the street and threw him into the beck or goit (a stream about a yard deep.) By that time about 100 persons were present. He, how ever, waded up the beck, got out and run and made a complaint at the police-office. His face was bleeding, his clothes torn, his pockets dragged out, and his money gone. - The witness was cross-examined by the prisoners re spectively. He did not when first at the police-office complain of having been robbed. He had drilled the male prisoners. They were Chartists. He had then given information to the police of the drilling and train ,eg. While in the beck Phillips tried to drown him, and he kicked, and he and Laycock tore his pockets, in which he had I Is. 4d. He was sometimes called Skipton Dick. He was an engine tender, but at that dine was a woolcomber. There had been just before Chartist disturbances at Bradford. They said he had had plenty of blood-money, and they would drown him.. When he first saw them that night they said he was an informer, the informer was coining, and cried out him, kill him. He had been a soldier, but he had not deserted twice. He had not an R branded on his shoulder. He had never told any one that he had. He had not told them if they would join the Chartists and follow him he would teach them to blow up the Brad ford Court-house at an expense of 38.—(The prisoners said that he bad done all what he now denied, and that he was the principal promoter of Chartism in Brad ford.) He did not think Carmody had anything to do with the robbery. He had married twelve years ego, but was separated from his wife, and lived with another woman. By the JUDGE —He could not positively say whether his money bad been taken by any one, or whether on his pockets being torn out and be knocked about it had fallen into the river. The constable said all the prisoners were persons of good character, except that they were Chartists. Holmes was a very respectable woman, he said, and well con ducted. On being asked whether they had anythinc , to say, Laycock said be lived in a cellar-hole close to the street, and hearing a noise he went out and spoke to the prosecutor. He then left him, and afterwards saw the crowd near the beck. He then saw the prosecutor wade up the beck and get away, but he was not himself near the beck. Carmody said he was at work with his father at the time, and heard some one shout the informer is coming. He went out, but was never near Emmett. Holdsworth said he was never near the place. Holmes said the jury had heard her character and Emmett's, and they would judge between them. Mr. Justice Matrix summed up. He said, after hearing Emmett's answer to his question, the jury would hardly find the prisoners guilty of robbery, and he thought the only question for them was, whether any was guilty of an assault. Tire jury at once acquitted them of robbery, but found all the prisoners Guilty of an assault. Mr. Justice MAULE, addressing the prisoners, said if they had been convicted of the robbery, they might have been transported, for they must not, on the pretence of being Chartists, rob people; no point of the charter would ever reach that. He hoped they were convinced by their reflections while in prison, that pursuits, such as Chartists had been engaged in, would not benefit them. Many had got rich, and raised themselves by in dustry and economy, by getting as much as they could, and spending as little as they could help; but none by joining Chartist societies; and he advised theni to follow the example of those who had done themselves good, and give up politics, unless they were determined to listen to those who told them, that because they could not read (none of the prisoners had had any education) they were wiser than those who had been well educated. It was very flattering to them, but not useful to them, to listen to such persons. The prisoners all declared they had never been in any such trouble before, and would take c are th ey never would be again ;. and Laycock said, if he could get back to his " bairns," the Judge should never see him again. His LORDSHIP then sentenced each of them to be imprisoned with hard labour for two months. Holmes wept bitterly, and begged his Lordship to send her home to her poor children and sick husband. She had never used such language, she assured him. His LORDSHIP said he was sorry for her, but could not reduce the term of imprisonment. She had been out ou bail. THE WEST RIDING ELECTION. -- Nothing new has transpired since the nomination on Monday regard ing the election, but both parties have since been ac tively engaged in preparing for the struggle that is to commence this morning in the several polling districts. Sir Culling Eardley is gradually recovering from his indtspaition. THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1848: THE STATE TRIALS, • LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—OR the opening of the Court this morning, the trial - of the several par ties charged with a conspiracy against the Crown and the Governmunt was resumed. The JUDGE (Mr. Justice Erle) having taken his seat upon the bench, the jury were called "over, and each having answered to his name, his Lordship proceeded to sum up the evidence. tie laid down the law of the easy, and showed the jury how they were to apply the evidence adduced in the course of the prosecution. They were to discard from their minds all irrelevant topics which had been introduced in the course of the trial, and gt%e their verdict upon the facts drpos , d. The jury having retired to consider their verdict, re • mained some time in consultation. At length they re turned into Court, and handed in the following verdict: —" We find all the prisoners,, except Delamy, Guilty of all the counts in the indictment," The prisoners' Counsel then raised some legal objec tions, which being replied to by the Attorney-. General, his Lordship overruled. Some mitigating circumstances in favour of Boshill, Murphy, and O'Brien, were then urged by 181es,.rs. Pol lock, James, and Atkinson. His LounsuiP, after commenting on the enormity of the crime, and the serious and awful consequences which would have resulted had they been successtul, sentenced the prisoners as follows--James Smith, O'Donnell, and Hop, to two years' imprisonment in Lancaster Castle, and to find bail themselves in 100/., and two sureties in 25L each. Boshill and Cuddy to be imprisoned in Kirk dale for twelve months, and to enter into recognizance in the sum of 1001. for their future good behaviour. O'Brien to be confined in Lancaster, and Murphy three months in Kirkdale. On hearing the sentence, the prisoners bowed to their Lordships, shook hands with each other, and left the dock. The trial for the murder of the policeman, Byrne takes place to-morrow. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. T. Casey, A. Marshall, J. Bradshaw, Jno. Croft, and Thos Manager, were summoned under the 42d Geo. cap. 119, before Mr. Henry, for having, on the 4th of September, unlawfully conspired with others, to keep a certain office at No. 12, Haymarket, in which were kept open and exposed, to be played and drawn, certain lot teries not authorised by law, called .` Monster St. Leger Sweeps." A second summons charged them with suffer ing a lottery to be drawn at the above named premises. and the defendants were charged in a third summons as rogues and vagabonds, with keeping an office or place for a game or lottery not authorized by law. Mr. Bodkin attended as counsel, assisted by Mr. Hay ward, from the office of the solicitor to the Treasury, to conduct the prosecution, and Mr. Clarkson appeared for the defendants. The defendants Casey and Marshall were the only persons who appeared to answer the charges. The warrant officers proved the serving of the sum monses. Mr. Bodkin inquired if the constable had taken any steps to serve the other defendants, at their office in the Haymarket? Blundel, 93 F, warrant officer, replied that he made inquiries there, and was informed by a person who seemed to be a clerk, that they were not there, nor was it their place of abode. Mr. Bodkin said that if the officer was allowed longer time he could have reported the progress he bad made to the Treasury, but he had no objection to proceed against the defendants present, or to postpone the fur ther hearing of the case until the addresses of the others could be ascertained, it being his intention to proceed against the defendants jointly for conspiracy, in order to call upon them to put in bail for an indictable offence. Mr. Clarksen observed, that he had been concerned for a licensed victualler on a former occasion, for trans gressing against the tenour of his license, but the pre sent charges were of a different character, being against lotteries generally. The defendant Casey said, that as be was separately charged, he was anxious the case against him should be proceeded with at once, it being a matter of serious con sideration to him, particularly as he knew nothing what ever of the other parties. The Learned Counsel were about to agree that the case should stand over until Saturday, when The defendant Casey said he could not attend on that day, and he saw no reason why he should be dragged a second time to the court, when no cause was assigned on the other side for such a course. Mr. Clarkson advised him to be silent, unless he felt disposed to conduct his own case. Mr. HENRY also told him that he could grant a war rant to compel his attendance at a future day. After some further conversation, it was agreed that the further hearing should be postponed till Saturday, at 12 o'clock. The Hon. Mr. Bouverie, the 'banker, was in court, to give evidence of his being the landlord of the house oc cupied by the defendants. It mai: be necessary to state that the 2d section of the Act of George 111., entitled " An Act to suppress cer tain games and lotteries not authorized by law," provides that any persons, after the Ist of July, 1802, publicly or privately keeping any office or place for any game or lottery culled a " little go," or any other lottery what soever not authorized by Act of Parliament, shall forfeit the sum of 5001., to be recovered in the Court of Exche quer at the suit of the Attorney-General, and shall be deemrd rogues and vagabonds within the meaning of the 17th George 11., cap. 5, and shall be punishable as rogues and vagabonds accordingly. MARLBOROUGH-ST RE ET. Samuel Simons, a Jew dealer, living in Petticoat-lane, wag brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with the following offence:— George Davies said he was in the employ of Messrs, John Bradshaw and Co., of No. 27, W arwick-square, military tailors and gold-lace men. On Thursday morn ing, about eight o'clock, while cleaning the outside of the shop windows, the prisoner came up to him and asked if his master had any old clothes to sell. Witness replied " No," and the prisoner then asked him if there were any lace or sables to sell. Witness told the prisoner he had better ask Mr. Bradshaw. The prisoner then inquired if he could not get some lace and a few sables, without the knowledge of his employers, as, it being the end of the week, a few shillings might be useful to him. The pri soner requested witness to meet him at the Bull and Mouth that evening, but witness said he could not meet him before Monday eve ni ng . The prisoner told witness to bring some sables, gold lace, and any sorts of silks he could lay hands on, so as to make up about ten shillings. Witness replied, " Very well," and the prisoner went away. Last Monday morning the pri soner came by the shop, and beckoned witness to come out. Witness shook his head, and the prisoner then held up eight fingers, meaning thereby that witness was to meet him at eight o'clock that evening. Witness went to the Bull and Mouth, Regent• street, and waited until nearly nine o'clock, but the prisoner did not come. Pre vious to going to the Bull and Mouth witness acquainted his master with all that had passed. The next morning, before eight o'clock, the prisoner came by the sht,p, opened the door, and came in. Witness said to him, " you were , not there l ast n i g h t. " The prisoner re plied, " No, " and then asked witness if he had anything ready for him. Witness answered "No," but he would try to get out about ni ne o ' c l oc k that evening, and would sleet him at the corner of Sackville-street, and bring something." The prisoner said, " Bring lace--bring some sables, and the more the better." As the prisoner was going out, he said, " Sables, sables." At nine o'clock witness went to the corner of Sackville-street, and waited about twenty minutes, but the prisoner did not come. Yesterday morn ing, about eight o'clock, the prisoner came into the shop, end witness said, " How is it you were not at the appointed place yesterday ?" The prisoner replied he was there, and he then asked witness if he had the things ready for him ? Witness then took out of a drawer three sable skins and gave them to the prisoner. He also gave the prisoner a quill of gold which was on the counter. The prisoner put the things into his bag, and kept on saying, " Sables, sables." Witness replied he could not get any more sables, because the drawers were locked. The prisoner then asked for some old lace. Witness went to the window, and gave him two pieces of gold cord. The prisoner was going out of t he shop, but he turned back and said be would meet witness at ten .... o'clock. Witness replied he could not meet him then. The prisoner answered, " Well, try and see if you can't bring some more sables and lace." The prisoner opened the door and winked his eye, as if he was going to give witness some money, but he did not, and he went off: Inspector Leicester, who was in waiting, immediately followed the prisoner and took him into custody, with the articles given to him by witness in his possession. The prisoner declined to make any defence, and was fully committed. SOUTHWARK. John Richards and William Arboright, two well dressed men, were brought before Mr. (Jottingham on the charge of conspiring to rob Louis Vandal of 201. The complainant stated that he was carpenter on board the barque Geelong, and that on Saturday last, while occupied in viewing the outside of Buckingham Palace, Richards came up and entered into conversation, remarking that the alterations in the building then in progress • would entail a great expense to the country. While they were talking the other prisoner joinedthem, and it was proposed they should go to see the Welling ton statue, and on the road thither Arkwright began to talk of having bad a brother who recently died at Deme rara, and who he said left him considerable property. He went on to say that he was then going to a lawyer in Chancery-lane, from whom he was to have a large sum of money, and that his intention was to lend it out at interest in small sums to those who required such assist ante. Richards, who assumed to be unacquainted with his fellow-prisoner, whispered to complainant that they were lucky in meeting with such an acquaintance, and soon afterwards Arkwright asked complainant if he stood in need of any cash, adding that if he did be would soon assist him with some. Arkwright then asked complainant if he had been paid his wa , es for his last voyage, and the answer being in the affirmative, he proposed that, if he produced 201. to convince him that he was worth that sum, and had saved so much wages, he (Arkwright) would give him 561. Complaihant said that he had not the money about him then, and it was agreed that they should all meet on the following evening, at seven o'clock, on the south side of London-bridge, in order to settle the business. Compl a i nan t, satis fi ed from what had passed that he had fallen into the hands of two "London sharpers," who wanted to plunder bim of his money, gave information to the police. On the previous. evening the complainant, accompanied by two policemen, Wild and Hunt, repaired to the place of meeting, the two latter watching at some distance. The prisoners were true to their appointment, and the moment they saw complainant, Arkwright inquired if he was prepared to exhibit his 20/. The answer bring in the affirmative, it was then proposed that they should adjourn to the accordingly p ro . White Horse, in Union-street. They Thu particulars of the case have already been detailed in this paper. Some further evidence of a corroborative nature was now gone into; and any doubt that previously existed se to their complici►y was removed by their voluntary state ments and mutual recriminations, which established the fact that each of them had participated to an equal es tent in the atrocity. The depositions of the several witnesses having been completed and read over, the whole of the prisoners were committed to Newgate for trial. ' LAMBETH. Mary Ann Rigby, Edward Henden, Robert Storey, and Lydia Storey, were finally examined before Mr. Elliott on a charge of stealing thirty-seven sovereigns and & van-load of furniture, alleged to be the property o f Mr. M‘Naire, a sosp•manufacturer, residing near the Lon don-docks, Ratcliffe. The case had been before the Magistrate on three previous occasions, and there being now no further evi dence to produce, the prisoners were discharged. There being three applicants for the property, Mr. ELLIOTT directed that it should be given up to the per son from whom it had been taken. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. WISBEACII, DEC. 9.—The supply of wheat is smaller to-day than last week; of other grain rather increased. All sorts or wheat must be called Is, and for the dry better kinds 2s per quarter higher than on this day week: Oats and beans as before. BASINGSTOKE, DEC. I 3 . —Corn: In the morning sore fine wheats were sold—others disposed of their corn by samples. Finest dry old and new white and red wheats, both English and foreign, sold at en advance of full 53 per load of five quarters. Moderate ditto certainly i° better demand, though we cannot quote an advance. Trade generally was decidedly in a more healthy state, nearly all good grinding finding buyers. Fine old white, weight 64 lb to 66 lb per bushel, made 15/per load; new, ditto, 141; old red. 131 to 144 new ditto, 11/ to 121. Flour as last week. Bread, 12d to 13d the gallon lost: Barley, for malting, was rather scarce; of grinding more than sufficient for the demand; the former rather dearer , the latter without alteration. Several samples of foreign , weighing 56 lb per bushel, and of excellent quality, found bu)ers at 35s per quarter; second rate malting ditto, 3 39 ; best lhavy grinding, 30s; common ditto, 27s to 285 ' Malt was effiered at from 8s to 8s 6d per bushel. Oats of slow sale, without any observable alteration in price. Pea': the demand for boilers was good, at rather higher e prics; some made 22s p er sac k ; second 20s; grey and maple hog peas were disposed of at from 363 to 3 88 • Beans: Old ticks and pigeon were offered at 40s to 441 per quarter; new best, 38s to 403; Egyptian ditto, 3 43 ' Some very good white Indian corn was offered, but we did not hear of purchasers. Rye was saleable at 309 to 335 per quarter. Spring tares ; new, lie to Ils 6d Per bushel; old, 10 , i to lOs 6d. Winter tares about 6d Per bushel lower price. In small seeds but very little doing. RINGWOOD, DEC. 13.—Our market this day was thinly attended, everything dull at last week's prices. WAREHAM, DEC. 12. —There was a large attendance at this day's mark et . P r i ces for wheat firm, barley an d oats very dull. Wheat from 365 to 56s per quarter. Barley from 23s to 28s per quarter. Oats from 18s t° 24s per quarter. Fine flour 38s per sack ; seconds Os and 36s per sack. WINCHESTER, DEC. 9.—The supply of old and ne w wheat was large; a considerable quantity remained uU sold at the close of the market, and although trade 105 very dull it was not cheaper. Fine old white, 56s to 58s; old red, 52s to 565; best new, 52s to 545; middling, 445 to 465; inferior, fro m 32 s upwards. We had a f ew samples of better quality o f b ar l ey offering, the tbreg a being so superior th ere was b ut a limited amount i daet t business done in this a r ti c l e. O ats were more a tato and sold very mu c h b e l ow a remunerating Price o the g • rower There are but lew beans and pess offering, but quite sufficient for the demand. SALISBURY. —Great Cat t l e M ar k et— Th e suppl y of prime oxen was very extensive and sold quickly, from llsGd to 12s 6d; middling ditto 103 6d to lls 6d• There wac a !alp" number of well-tatted cows and heifers, which fetched from 8s to lOs per score. Prime fat mutton fetched so high as 7id; middling ditto 6d to 641 d; interior tit' to 6d. The sale on the whole was brisk. Corn Market—lnterior new wheat 38s to 445; middling 46s to 525; best 545; old wheat 52s to 565; barley 27s to 335; oats 18s to 225; beans 38s to 465. BELFAST, DEC. B.—Grain —The supply of grain was small to-d3ty, and of oat mea l l arge. Oats and barley ' maintained their value, and, in a few cases, prime oats brought an advance of Id to 2d. Wheat on the contrary was 3d lower, and a dull sale. Oatmeal sold freely at yesterday's quotations. P ork—Pigs are about is lower, 47s being the extreme quotation. Mond a y, D ec . Grain—The supplies since Friday have' been small, and prices have been well maintained. Wheat, per cwt., from 8s 6d to lOs 3d ; barley, 5s 6d to 7s ; oats 5s to 6s 3d ; and oatmeal, 9s Gd to lOs Bd. Indian corn sells at about former rates, say 71155 to 815 s per ton. Pork is iII moderate supply, and sells at 40s to 47s per 1201bs. BAST LINTON, DEC. 11.—In to-day's market the supplies wore larger than they have been for some time past, and everything sold. Top of wheat, 543, weighing 64 lb per bushel „ Barley, 33s 6d 59 ditto ~ Oats 22s 45 ditto Old Beans 34s 65i ditto New ditto 28s 64i ditto AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat ... 2/ 10a 5 Oats ... 1/ 03 8 1 Barley 11/ 123 2i Beans Ils 6 COAL MARKE' Buddle's W. Hartley 14s 9d Chester Main 15s 3d Dean's Primrose l4s 6d ilasting's Hartley 14s 9d Ravensworth's Pelaw 14s 3d South Pontop l4s Od Walker's Primrose l3s 6d Wall's End, &c Acorn Cloie Brown's lss Od Framwell Gate l6s 6d Peareth South Killingwurth T•—YESTERDAY. [ Lambton Primrose l7O od,, L yons 175 6 ", Haswell l Bs 3" Russell's Hetton Shotten Denison l6s or, West Cornto r th Whitworth l4s 6 1 DerwentwaterHartley 145 921 Howard's W. H. Neth lss lu, Sidney's Hartley Ships at market, 97. RAILWAY z_••ttAitt. MARKETS BRISTOL, DEC. 13. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market was as follows t Western, Quarters, 5tR dis.—Ditto, 171. Shares, 3% dis. LI VEKPOOL, DEC. 13 STOCK EXCHANGE.— The share market . 'to-day has been rather better. During the earlier part prices were firmer; before the close, however, the quotations became a shade lower, and there were sellers at the following quoted prices: - " East Anglian, 31. 10s. Shares, 3—Great Northern (A Shares)! Deferred, 31. les. 9d.—Ditto (B Shares), 3% dis. , -Lancashir e and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters , 7 1 ,E dis.—Ditto, 10/. Pref erence, p, —London an d North; Western, New Quarters, 14 p. — Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 10/. Preference, 9 %—Midland Stock, 79—Ditto , New Halves, 10% dis.—North Staffordshire, 6% dis.—York Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 1% dis. MANCHESTER, DEC. 13. and STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—South-Eastern Dover, No. 4,6% c.—Grimsby, Old, 30 1 dis.—East Lan.c 2 shire, 16—North Staffordshire, 6 1 4 n. dis.—West Ridi v e' Union, 5% n. dis.—Sheffield, Quarters, No. 1,8% die.":, Caledonian, Pr e f erence , 1- 16 d i s.—Hull and Selby, 1:121"' 48—Sheffield and Lincoln, 14% . c. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The sales are—Midland, 5% cfi - North British, 31. 16s. 3d.— South-Eastern and Dover, 2 , —North Staff or d s hi re , 6 1 . 6s. 3d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Pi'', mingham, dis. GLASGOW, DEC. 12. STOCK ExcHANGH.,—The sales are—Dundee and Perth, 25 —Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 41. 195.—Glasgow, marnock, and Ayr, 5 per cent. guaranteed, 99;4—D 1 1; Halves, No. 1,4 5 ii —North British, Th ir d s , 8 0s.— S co tt ish Central, 2 5%—Scottish Midland Junction, 15. " LuaLLu BELMONT."—The readers of works ° imagination are anticipating the appearance of a li e f, novel announced under the title of '•Lucille Belmont , concerning which, certain rumours have recently been circulated in the higher circles, pointing to a distill' guished member of our political coteries as the author• It is said to be his first essay, and to be a work of singl' lar interest, affording promise of as great eminence in literature as the author has already achieved in th e senate.— Evening Paper. 511r?tia On the 12th inst., at Bagshot-park, the Lady Emily Ser moor, of a daughter. ,On the t , th iu:t., at Kensington, the wife of E. A. Bon d ' Esq., of a daughter. On the Bth inst., at Eastcote-house, the wife of F. Deane, Esq., of a son. On the 6th inst., at Torquay, the wife of Edward T. But ton, Esq., of Beverley, Yorkshire, of a son and heir. OA limb. On the 7th inst., at Trinit liumby, EAq., of Wndsor-terrace, Illaida-hill, to Augusts' second daughter of Adolphus y Church, Paddington, Edvrin Pugh Johnson, of Hamilton terrace, St. Ihn's-Nvood. JZ.D. rOn the 9th inst., a t Hopto LO n, John Edward Lacom "-'8C1" of Ormesby-house, in the county On the 9th inst., Harwich, John Sansum,_Es of Norfolk, aged 39. On the 10th inst., at at St. Alban's, Anthony Browne Sto Esq., aged 38. On the 11th inst., aged two years, Emily Jessie, daughter of J. Williams, Calston. On the 11th inst., Mrs. Catharine Reynolds, aged 71. On the 11th i nst., at the Grove, Hackney, Mrs. l3etina TtAten, at an advanced age. On the lath inst., at Finsbury-circus, Henry Ross, only surviving son of Nr. H. Cundell. London: Printed an d P u bli shed by MURPO Yt!..rt"'" of 11, No. 112, St ran d, Printer, at 9'h:: ,ti an Office, . 01 °' Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the COPAN , rdiddlesex, Thursdey, Decemberl4, 1848. , , ceeded to that house, followed by the two policemen' who station e d themselves at the door. When they got into the parlour Ai kweight drew forth a low.; purse , from one end of which he took out a number of coins which looked like sovereigns, and from the Other a roll of notes resembling Bank of England notes. Having made this display of his money, he then asked com plainant if he was prepared to produce his 201.. when the latter said that he had a cheque on the Sailors' Home, in Wellclose-square, for the amount. Arkwright wanted to get the cheque into his hands, but expressed a wish that he had brought the cash instead of the cheque, and then complainant got up as if h.r the purpose Of going for the mone3, when he was followed closely by the two prisoners, who were taken into custody at the door of the pubic-hunse. They were quite indignant that they should be interieted with. 'Tory were, how' ever, searched on the spot, and in their pockets were found a number of coins, resembling sovereigns, together with rolls of flash notes, and amongst them were some notes of a Cheltenham bank which stopped payment upwards of twenty years ago. The prisoners were committed for trial. WORSHIP-STRE.E7'. Owen Moran, William Jones, John Breed, and Joseph Barnes, who stood charged with a criminal assault and robbery upon a poor woman named Anne Coxfield, were placed at the bar, before Mr. Hammitt, for final ex amination. 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