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

- IBM IV ■ ~f GERMAN HOSP ITAL, D On Saturday a specia l meeting of the A L governors S rr ° of this charitable institution was held at g l t H t i he hn L e o ss nd t o h n e T av ern, Bishopsgate - stre et ; Duke of Cambri d g e 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 by the Rev. T. P. Wright, Mr. E. SUMMING said he rose to move that the minutes of the last special court be confirmed, with the exception of part of them—viz., these words, " That this general court of governors, whilst re gretting the want of harmony which has subsisted between the authorities of the hospital, is of opinion that Dr. Freund's active usefulness to the hospital from its feundetion, the assiduous, benevolent, and humane conduct evinced by him in discharge of his office as directing physician, entitle him to the continued confidence of the supporters of this excellent charity." The Honourable Speaker contended that Dr. Freund was not entitled to the confidence mentioned in the minutes, and said that the resolution alleging that he was, did not express the opinion of the general body of governors. It was not a question between the house-committee and Dr. Freund, but a question of life and death as regarded the institution. He believed that he was very much below the mark when he asserted that they would lose one half their subscribers if Dr. Freund remained the directing physician of the institution.—(Cheers, and "No, no.") Mr.! C. COCHRAI4II rose to a point of order. The meeting had been convened, he con tended, solely for the purpose of receiving the resignation of the house committee, and should confi ne themselves to that question. The object of the gentleman who had first risen was to cause certain things done by the last meeting to be reversed, and he (Mr. Cochrane) would move.--" That the present meeting could not do so, nor even discuss such an object, without giving notice of the intention."—(Hear, hear.) Mr. B. B. CABBELL, M.P., said that it appeared to him that his Hon. Friend was out of order in speak ing to a point of order. At all meetings the minutes of the last meetings were uniformly read for confir mation, and then came the only question, ay or no, as to their confirmation. No new question could be raised, and therefore the projected motion of Mr. Cochrane was out of order, but that of Mr. Sieve king perfectly in order.—(Hear, hear, and No, no.) Mr. S. GURNEY, jun., seconded Mr. Sieveking's proposition. The Royal CHAIRMAN—I will put the question, " That the minutes be confirmed, with the exception of, Bic." (as above). Mr. C. COCHRANE said he would move an amend ment, and 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 side. He begged to move an amendment to the effect, " That the proceedings of the last meeting do remain unmutilated, and just as they had passed. ' Mr. B. B. CABBELL, M.P., contended that it was out of order to move an amendment. The only question before the chair was, the confirmation, ay or no, of the minutes of the last meeting. The Rev. L. J. BERNAYS said that as his Royal Highness seemed to decide that Mr. Cochrane's amendment could not be entertained, he would beg permission to say a few words. He spoke of his own knowledge that the business of the meetings of the committee was frequently 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 Dr. 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 resolution ought not to be expunged from the minutes. It ought to he 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 tees.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. W. KEEPER said the question before them was the confirmation of the minutes, and when the proper time came the committee would tender their resig nation. He considered, with respect to the report of the committe of investigation, that they had pro nounced the c h arges aga i ns t Dr. Freund proved.— (Loud cries of " No, no.") He begged to say that the committee had softened the language of their report, because they believed if they did Dr. Freund would resign, and not induce them to insist on ulte rior measures. Dr. FREUND said he rose under very peculiar cir cumstances, because he saw a great body of influ ential men against him. He was quite sure that no one 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 not concern him at all.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. SINVEILING — The committee were decidedly of opinion that their resignation should at once be tendered to this meeting, but I took it upon myself to move the confirmation of the minutes, with the exception of the words that I have pointed out. The Royal CHAIRMAN—I believe it is right to read to the meeting the minutes, and that they should be put for confirmation. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY, M.P.—Perfectly right to so put them, but not right to put them when they in clude an amendment. Mr. B. B. Cannam., M.P.—There is no amend ment, except Mr. Cochrane's, which is irregular. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY, M.P.—I say that if your Royal Highness permits the question to be so put, you permit that which is not regular. The CLIAIRMiN—AII I wish to do is the best I can for the benefit of the institution.—(Hear, hear.) I cannot 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 not 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 sueh occasions ; and allow me to tell you, that I am afraid you are forgetti ng , i n your f ee li ngs for one man, the benefit of the hospital.—(Hear, hear). I must not do so. It is the duty of every president to protect the innocent, and see that everything is done fairly and temperately. The ChoralAN then put the question, as moved by Mr. Sieveking ori4inally. 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 so put the question. I have done what I think right, and will abide by it. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY, M.P.—I hope your Royal Highness will not allow yourself to be made the dupe of any party. The CIIAIRMAN—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, is public or private, to lead any one to sup pose that I could be so shabby as to do that which ecouldotiN 17 me open to anything like the imputation conveyed in the remark of the worthy Alderman. A division was ordered by the chair, the supporters of Dr. Freund to retire to the next room, and be there counted. Mr. COCHRAN E I have an amendment to propose to the resolution r — (No no.) I will be no party to these irregul ar proceedings. I have an amend m e n t to propose, and propose it. I have a right as a British subject, an d insist upon it.—(Sha me , shame.) He was to his amendment, when The CHAIRMAN said ou have no right to submit an y proposal until the division h Mr. Cocurtaxe—l s h a l l .as taken place. persist, ( i show ohthe despotic procee ngs of thi s mee ti ng .— (Oh, .) The CHAIRMAN—Yon ought to be quiet when I told you a division was taking place had a right to stop it. , and that no o ne Mr. C O CHRANE—They have blocked lip the i Turn door of the next room, otherwise (Loud cries of him out.") Let me see wh o wil l turn me out. The CHAIRMAN —'You had better retire. Mr. COCHRANE—I will, but I will not be turned out. The CHAIRMAsz then announced , the result o f t h e division. For Mr. Sieveking 's proposition, in ; against it, 41 ; majority 72 for expunging from the minutes the resolution favourable to Dr. Freund. The CHAIRMAN then said the next question was the resignation of the committee. Mr. SKIEVING moved that they do not resign. A person in the body of the meeting proposed, as an amendment, that they do resign. We did not hear either the motion or amend ment seconded ; however, the former WAS carrie d b y a large majority The Chevalier.Bumsx moved a vote of thanks to the Royal Chairman. It was not carried lin Ms ROYAL IholiNgs: triemt:rtinseidY•thanks. The meeting th, o separated, hut nut b e for Alder man Sidney, M.P., p and seve:al other ge s n o t rernly s, M r . Coch rane,l "B against what they considered the signed a p ro t es t the proceedings. _ ill(gdity of the REMOVAL OF JEWISH DISABILITIES. --The exam ple set by Southwark is about to be followed by the other metropolitan boro ug h. L ambeth has a meeting ' on to-day, Chelsea and Brampton on Wednesday, Green wich on Thursday, and th e T ower Hamlets on the Ist of February. The High Bailiff of Westminster is also making arrangements, and Finsbury and Marylebone are following the good example. We learn from Manheim that the Rhine was be. coming frozen, both above and below that town. A brilliant aurora borealis was seen there on the night of the 15th. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EV E NING, JANUARY 24, SANITARY REFORM. REPORT OP THE STATE OF THE METROPOLIS MADE BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. rORTSMOV SUNDAY. —The Leander, 52-gun frigate, 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 naval achitecture should be intended for a long 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 6 Breadth for tonnage Breadth moulded Depth in hold l5 1 Height between decks (main) Burden in tons, 1,968. . . 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 : Furious & Argus. 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-vessel 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 have the superintendence of all the steamers afloat attached to this establishment. It h 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 Hon. H. 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, 26, Captain T. R. Eden, sailed from Sierra Leone on a cruise, prior to the Bth of Decem ber, on which day the l'hilomel, 6, Commander W. C. Wood, sent in for adjudication 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 P.M. The following are the promotions and appointments of:the past week : PROMOTIONS. Lieutenants—Peter Frederick Shortland (1842), and Reginald John James Macdonald, to the rank of Commander. Clerk—Frederick Cleat -43, late Secretary to the late Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Ussher, to the rank of Paymaster_and Purser. APPOINTMBINTS. Captains—Wallace Houston, to study at the Steam Factory, Woolwich; Horatio T. Austin, C. 8., to the Blenheim steam-guardship. Commanders—James Aylmer Paynter, to the Star; Sidney Grenfell, to the Blenheim; Henry Master man Marshall, to the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital ; E. P. Charlewood, to the Coast Guard at Deal. _ Lieutenants—Charles Dyke, to the Crocodile, as Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral the Hon. Donald 171.. Mackay ; Richard H. Risk, to command the Lucifer; W. S. Miller, to the Wellesley; A. D. Jolly and A. D. W. Fletcher, to the Queen ; W. A. R. Lee, to the Asia; W. H. Gennys, to the St. Vincent ; Charles Vesey, to the Wellesley ; John A. Pritchard, to command the Vulcan, revenue steamer; W. H. Hood, to the Ocean; J. Herbert, to study at the Steam Factory, Woolwich ; IL T. Vernon, to the Star; H. A. Clavering, to the Spartan; C. G. Fegen, to the Wellesley. Masters—W. Martin, to the Confiance ; W. Tozer, to ihe: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 ; 11. 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 Hospital ; D.W. Stephens (additional), to the Victory; W. 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. Eales, in charge, to the Bonetta ; Thomas Millory, 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. P. Wilson, and F. N. Primrose, to the Wellesley; W. W. Spar.k, to the Victory ; C. Grant, to the Ocean ; li,. P. Gresham, to the Firefly ; J. C. Pur vis, to the Asij. Naval Cadets—E. D. Panter and J. C. Wells, to the Wellesley ; G. W. P. Wright, to the Hydra ; W. J. 0. Mose ey, to the Havannah ; J. 0. Hopkins, to the Terrible. Master's Assistants—D. Swanson, to the Strom boli; J. B. Cheate and R. H. Rusden, to the Wel lesley; Charles P. Nicull, to the Trincomalee; Thomas C. Jonves, to the Sealark; Francis Nixon, to the He.vannah ; 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 revemue cruiser Camelion. PLTMOUTH, JAN. 22.—Her Majesty's frigate In constant, 36, Captain Shepherd, sailed on Thursday for 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 13th of December, put in wind-bound. At the time of her departure there were between 280 and SOO merchant vessels loading at New Orleans, and 80 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. SUSPENSION 112‘ . .ILWAY Ton STREETS.—The insuf ficiency of the thorosugfares of New York, for the increas ing traffic, isleading o ur transatlantic brethren to consider the possibility of introducing railways through them. A Ilan for such a pu tv)ose, by Mr. Dewitt of Albany, is thus 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 di eareter, and 16 feet high from the pavement. These co Ituans are designed to be fluted, with decorated capita'is, and to serve, wherever needed, as gas lamp columns in place of present gas posts. On the top of these coluaxns, and extending between them, is placed a light iron ai:c h, three feet in depth, of well tried strength; and on the top of this lies the iron rail, a single one: Thi9,' sa id a gentleman who showed us the model, is the whol.s of the permanent structure, and will present a continuo as and unbroken facade, from Bowl ing green to Unin rt-square, ou both sides of the street, of ornamental arukiitectural style, light and airy in its appearance, whos a lowest line of obstruction at cross streets will be lfi-i f e et high, the whole structure being less th an 20 f eet i n h e i g h t .' Th e two-wheeled cars, themselves, form the longitudinal section of an omnibus; for the passengeran re to sit only on their inner side next to the colu mn ." T he perpen di cu l ar ity and steadiness of the car ar e Pr."_,see eyed by apparatus. The floor of the car being 8 or "3 feet from the pavement, access to it is arranged by lig ht iron stair-stations. The motive power with it is prop Deed to adopt is not described, but is to do its work wi' thout the annoyance of fire, smoke, sparks, or steam.---P ,e Builder. LAW INTELLIGENCE. Co ! - - 7 ::T 0 r "."‘:' !: 2`.'C Jan. 22. (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. THE SOUTH-WESTEP.N RAILNYIY.,--THE LAMBETH STARCH MANUFACTORY. This case has been some time before the Court, and involves a question of considerable importance to those possessing premises, a portion of which only may be required by a railway company. In order to enable the South-Western Company to carry the extension of their line from Nine-elms to London bridge, a portion of the well- known starch manufac tory of Messrs. Coward, Chancellor, and Midge, situated in Princess and Fore-streets, Lambeth, was required. These gentlemen declared that if a portion of their premises only were taken that their manufac tory would become utterly valueless, and contended that the company, under these circumstances, ought to take the whole of them. The company refused to do so, on the ground that there were no words in their Act to justify such an inference. A short time ago, Mr. Martin obtained a rule calling upon 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 return the company demurred to its construc tion. On Wednesday he addressed the Court in sup pert of the mandamus. Mr. HILL to-day, on behalf of the company, en tered at great length into the whole of the question. He contended that to meet the wishes of the prose cutors a new Act would be necessary, as there was not a single word in the Act as it stood to justify the assumption that when the company required only portion of certain premises, and to pay a fair amount of remuneration 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 only 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 could 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 counting-house, 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 DINMAN—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. Ia this case the taking of a portion of the premises would render the remainder useless ; and therefore the prosecutors were entitled, in his opinion, to demand of the company to take the whole of the property in question. The statutes 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 was incidental to the business or trade carried on. Their LORDSHIPS deferred judgment. The Court then rose. ARCHED' COURT, Jan. 22. (Before Sir H. J. Fun.) GEMS V. GEILB. Dr. ADDAMS resumed, and concluded his reply in this extraordinary case to-day. He had pleaded the facts, and given Mr. Geils an opportunity of answer ing them on oath, but it had been met by the Learned Counsel opposed to him by interrogatories addressed to the witnesses, without any counter plea, so that Mrs. Geils 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 had dragged Colonel Geils 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. Geils, and argued that if there had been no con donation they were of a character that would have en titled Mrs. Geils 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 sentence 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. Geils when he went to make the charge, and for shaking hands with him at parting. Ho 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, literatim 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 cave might be 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. Dr. Curteis (on the same side) rose, but The Learned JUDGE 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. TO THH COM3IISSIONERS 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 cir cumstances 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 your letter of the 27th ult. , th at the Commissioners of compliance with the lB4B. request contained in "Sir,—ln l'olice 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 Sewers.—l am, Sir, your obe dient servant, " C. ROWAN. "To L. C. Hertslett, 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 Slat December, 1847 : A Divisiox.^WHlTEHALL.—Gardner's-lane, near Parliament -street, an accumulation of filth, in con sequence of the bad paving of the street, seldom swept or cleansed. B DIVISION.—WBSTMINSTER.—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 hot 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 froin the houses to communicate with the sewers. C JAaLßs's.—ln 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 windmill-street, and other parts, similar complaints. D DIVISION.—MARYLEI&ONE.—Parish of Padding ton.—ln this division, adjoining the North Wharf road, an accumulation of offensive vegetable matter and numerous dust holes. Kensal New Town—No sewers, and open ditches with offensive matter in them. MARYLERONN PARlSlL—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, llolyneux-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.—Church• lane, 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-GARDEN.—Hart-street, Bed fordbury, 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 DIVISION FINSBURY. Worship-street, Leg alley (a crowded neighbourhood), and many other streets, &c.—No sewers. Dust-heaps in Goswell street. From Ray-street to Banbury-street, Clerk enwell, an uncovered ditch, and a smell arising from Fleet-ditch. II DIVISION WHITECITArEL. - 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—STEPNEY.—In the parishes of St. 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 DIVISION—LAMISETIL—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 DivisioN—SOIITHWARK.—In 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 DIVISIox. 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 Hoxton several iuncovered ditches, and no drainage. The seine in many parts of Kingsland-road, and about Holloway. P DIVISION— CAMBERWELL.—Lock's Fields, a want of sewers, and in various 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—GHEENWICH.—The report states, " that nearly the whole of Greenwich and Deptford might be included as being greatly in want of proper drainage, and that there is an accumulation of offen sive matter from the want of 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 noxious matter. T DIVISION—KENSINGTON. —Th e "Potteries, Not ting-hill, and Jeffrey's-buildi ngs ad j o i ning ; the report says, " that nothing can equal the, filth of these places." The same complaint of some parts of Ful ham and Hammersmith." V DIVISION—WANDsworru.--M an y localities about Battersea-fields no drainage, rind 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 have no sewers. In Parson's green and Walham-green there are similar complaints. Privies are in front of the houses, and n umerous pig sties. Many ponds of stagnant wade r, containing quantities of putrid and decomposed i a atter, highly irjurious to the health of the inhabitant s and causing fevers. In Fulham-fields in this dist r ict, the same evils are complained of.—Observer. CAUTION TO INNREEPERS.—At the public-office, at Birmingham, on Friday, a respectably - attired 'young man, who gave his name and address ail John Henry Wilkins, of 22, Horsemonger-laae, Lond, , was brought before the Magistrates on the charge of.s to aling a quan tity of plate from Dee's Royal Hotel, sand from the White Hart Inn, Digbeth, upwards of :lOW. in bank notes and cheques—this last being the• property of a Mr. Higgs, a commercial traveller, fro 1:c i Gloucester. From the evidence it appeared that tb e prisoner, on taking up his abode at these hotels, represented himself to be " a commercial man." At "th e Royal " he seized and made off with a quantity of silver spoons, mustard pots, and other articles of pie e and plated goods. A short time after he had enscon ed himself at the White Hart, he happened to see Mr.. Higgs receive at considerable sum of money from a tra 4 esman of the town, and availing himself of that gentle 7 man's absence Three T ed un o s ff with the writing-desk in ihich the cash had been deposited. He next took up hit abode at the in Snow-hill, doubtless wit .h the view to carry on th e same nefarious' game • but I sere his career WaS cut short by the police,who apples headed him on Whole Thursday eve n i ng, the i.e-ing found in hi s possession. He was, ully of the a tol en p ro p er ty for trial for these o ff ences. arrived from "Manch ester direct, " an committed Wilkins is d. w ippon(' to have s ix silver spoons bably e the result R." f of a oud in his portrcat teau, are pro robbery in that t o w t n CORONER'S INQUEST.—On Frid a ln h . I P r ium c slea j d . Carttar held an inquest at the Green on the body of Mr. James Fri), who tor emitted suieide n the bank of the river Thames, -n ew , the practice range of the Royal Arsenal. It app s ared from the evidence that early on Thursday morally g a labou r i ng man, who was passing along the baY,k of the r i ver at a spot known as Tripeock Trees, discos ret ed the body of the deceased. By his left hand was a pi stol loaded with powder and two bullets, and in his otht ilhand was another pistol, which had been recently disc barged. The ball had passed through his skull, and must have caused instantaneous death. The deceased 1 fad evidently con templated his body falling into the river as soon as he committed the act. Evidence was ad .dn ced to show that the deceased was the son of a gentler aat t of independent property, r es idi ng at Ramsgate, T, he only motive which could be assigned for the ccanea: ittal of the rash act was that the deceased appeared 'io be •• labouring under an idea that ho should never succeed in his profession as a porary soli incitor.sanity." The jury returned a ye; dict of "Tam- A WOMAN SHOT BY A SOLDIER AT LEEDS. THE 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. William Garrett, private in the 57th Foot, and husband of the deceased, stated that he was present when the prisoner murdered his wife, but that h• 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, when it occurred. Mrs. Garratt (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. Garratt, 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•piace. 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 sane room. I did not see him reach it down, but I saw 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 seized him, and made a prisoner of him. He made no resistance, but seemed willing that I should make a prisoner of him. Mrs. Garratt 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 fell 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. lie asked Keenan, " 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 shoalder, 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. Jones asked if he knew the woman was dead. lie said that he thought he heard them talking about it while -he lay on the bed. He 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 now she is dead I can die happy."—(Sen sation.) I asked him if he had animosity against any body else. He 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, but he could not get a chance till five 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 iest." 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 67th Foot,,corro borated the evidence of Sergeant Mustard. Patrick ode!, 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 CORONXII, after cautioning the prisoner, asked • if he had anything to say ? Stokes—No, Sir, I have nothing to say at all. The CORONER then proceeded to sum up ; and t !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 conl tnittal to York Castle for trial at the next assizes. IMPORTANT JURY TRIAL, 1N 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. Willoz 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 Woodcot, 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 was made by the party opposing on the day of trial, and Mrs. Farrell iconsequently entered into possession in September, 1845. 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 reected. The case consequently came on again for trial at Aberdeen as mentioned above, and, after long and able pleading on both sides, the jury found a verdict for the defendant. Mr. Dens 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—Counsel, Hon. 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 Fitzroy Kelly, Messrs. Robertson and Anderson ; Messrs. Robertson, /lacfarlane, and Campbell, Edinburgh. Agents, Johnson, Farquhar, and Leitch, London • James Arnot, W.S., Edinburgh. —North British Mail . RUSSIAN SLEDGES.—A vessel just arrived from the Russian port of Cronstadt has broug ht two cases, con taining two sledges, with the harness and shafts apper taining to the vehicles, consigned to order. They hay s arrived at Liverpool. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. WALESBY, Chairman, and a Bench of Magistrates.) 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 had ocoupie d 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, determined upon complying with them, and in pursuance thereof gave him an ex cellent dinner and every comfort they had it within their means to proffer. In the course of conversation with reference to the letter, the prisoner stated that it was locked up together with a great 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 oat until the following Wednesday. He 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 money to pay for the porterage of so much property. Unless, therefore, the prosecutor could then let him have 4s. 6d., the things must remain in the docks for some little time longer. This the pro secutor did; whereupon the prisoner went off, saying that he wuuld soon return with the letter, &e., and also tell the prosecutor and his wife a great deal more about their brother and sister at Adelaide, and how they were getting on. The prisoner, however, did not return, and he had not been seen by them 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 be had taken the pri soner in York-street, 'Westminster, for obtaining, as he informed him, 4s. 6d., under false pretences, from the prosecutor. He took him at two o'clock in the morning. The prisoner denied having done so, but 1 848. on the way to the station-house he confessed his guilt, I ! that 11 , 11:1,1 Iri; t ue:is, and expressed. a hope that he might be trans ported for 16 years, for he should be glad to get away from this - country. The Learned CHAIRMAN here remarked, th a t so f ar 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 make a larceny of an act, the property must be 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 enable him to pay for the port erage . H e h a d a l so f e lt 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 jin the best way he could. The Learned CHAIRMAN again said, this was a case of false pretences, and not of larceny, and therefore, however rauch the prisoner might wish that he had committed an offence which would obtain for him a 14 years' visit 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 get away from this country. The Learned CHAIRMAN told the prosecutor that if a similar case 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 five weeks under the arches of London-bridge. The Learned CHAIRMAN said, that as the man at the bar Wr.£ an Irishman he must go to the relieving officer of the parish wherein he last slept, and he would then be 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 coin palled 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—he should then be sent home. The Learned CmuuNtlx 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. The 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 from 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 moneys 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 sonar 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 MUSGROVE, however, remanded the prisoner for a few days. James Quelsh, formerly in the employ (4 Messrs. Debenham 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 the evidence, which extended to a great length, that Quelsb, who is suite a boy, had been employed as an assistant to the carman from the 13th 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 chops 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 (For 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 goods brought in during the day, previous to the sale, and then dis covered that the watch, a brooch, and ring wire 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. He 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. Wells, of Broad-street, Bloomsbury, for the 11., and subsequently he obtained an advance of an other 11. 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 ss. 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. Quelsh and Carter said nothing. They were all committed for trial on the charge. Quelsh, Emma Carter and George Bell were then charged, the former 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. Fledges,' 136, Drury lane, by Emma Carter, on the evening of the 24th of November, for 45., and the duplicate, it appeared, was subsequently sold by Bell to a young woman named Catherine Nowlan for 1 s., 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 sufficient for the purposes of justice. A donation of V. has been duly received and adde te• 7 " 7 . I. ;.1." I.u;Ai knowledgment was requested. MARYLEBONE. Frederick Swarman, recently a constable in the D 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 incited James Walkley to assist him in committing a robbery at the house of Miss Dingley, 24, Pad dington-green. From the evidence gone into, it appeared that the man Walkley had lived at the prisoner's house for the last three months. On Sunday, the lath 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 of property in Miss Dingley'a parlour, and that his in tention was to go to France, 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 soon as he (prisoner) could get the cook to sleep he would let Walkley in, to take the property, and let him out with it; but Walkley refused to have anything to do with the robbery, and told Sergeant Hardwiek, 7 D, of the proposal the prisoner had made to him. The prisoner had been discharged from the polio° force 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 remanded until Thursday next. WANDSWORTH. Edward Ratcliffe, a gardener, appeared in dia• charge of his bail on a charge of stealing a gold mounted tortoiseshell snuff-boz, 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 101., 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 raffle. On questioning the prisoner as to how the box came into his 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 custsdy, and on the officer going to Mr. Oughton, and showing it to him, he expressed the liveliest satisfaction at its re storation, it being the gift to him of a very 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 ; but Mr. PAYNTER considering that if the prisoner was alto ed to go unpunished it would be an encourage ment to servants to plunder their employers, fined him 61. 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 508., which was paid. RAILWAY SHARE mARKETs. LivEßrooL, Lts. 22. STOCK EXCHANCM—The sales are—Bedford, London, and Birmingham, di.—Birklieuhead, Lancashire, and Che shire Junction (late C. and B. ), 6 per cetht. in 1147 and 1148, and 6 per cent. in 1849, 1634—801t0n (13., C., and W. York, late Blackburn C. and N. West.) Preference, No. 1, 6 per cent., 1 4 die.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport New (late West Lancashire), par—London and North- Western, 153—Ditto, New Quarters, 6 p. —Ditto, 40/. Shares ( L. and H.), 16 1 / 4 p.—Ditto, Quarters (A and B), 4 1 4 p.— Ditto, Quarters (C), 4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire, 74—Ditto, Quarters, No. 2,17 1 A—Ditto, Eighths, 3 1 ,4 die.— Ditto, Preference, tA i p,—Midland, 401. Shares, 444 —North British, New Quarters, par—North Staffordshire, p.—Shrewsbury and Cheshire (late •N. SI. W.). New, p.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,1% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and B. Extension, No. 2), 281 p.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purch.), I:y 4 p. MANCHES'TEB:, "JAN. 22. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Llirkenkead, Lan cashire, and Cheshire Junction 5 9-18 dis.—Caledonian, 38 c.—Eastern Counties, 16—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 2 die.—Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 3 15-16 p.— Manchester, Sheffield. and Lin colnshire (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), i 1-16 c. dia.—North Staffordshire, 5-16 p.—Dewsbury, Half Shares, I die. LEEDS, Jaw. 22. STOCK Exciazios.—lt is gratifying to be able to report a continuance of favourable appearances in the Share Markets. and a gradual, though slow, advance in the value of railway property. The prices of Saturday last were well maintained during 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 been readily obtained, and to-day's market ends firm at quotations. The sides are—East Lancashire, New, 3% difi.—Great Northern, 51. 15s. 6d. dia. —Leeds and Thirsk, 1514 die.— Ditto, New, 14 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 1% dis.—Maacheeter. Buxton, Matlock, and' Midland, 465. dis.—North Bri tish, Thirds, 2s. 6d. p.—Ditto, Quarters, 49. die.—North Staffordshire, 103. n. p.—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton, 15 1 ,4 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick. No. 2 (New Berwicks),2"4, p. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 22. STOCK EA.CITANGE.—As usual, no official list of prices was issued by the Stock Exchange on Saturday. The only sales heard of out of doors were—South Staffordshire, 1% dis.—North Staffordshire, p.—Shrewsbury aad Birming hAin (B), 435. 9d. die. YORK, Jilt. 21. STOCK Excwawax.—The sales are—Great Northern, 41. 1 18.— North British, Thirds, 41s. 6d.—York. Newcastle, and Berwick 14% —Ditto, No. 2 (late New Berwicka), 12% York and North Midland, Pr. ference, 16/. 13s. 9d. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Jaz( 20. STOCK Exca.syna.—The sales are—Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle Junction ' 41e. 6d. dia.—Newcastle and Carlisle, 100—Wear Valley, New, Ws. p.—York, New castle, and Berwick, New Shares, No. 2,2 N, p., EDINBURGH, Jew. 21. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, New, 225. 6d —Edinburgh and Northern (Newport), 71. 198.—Ditto. New, 21s.—Glasgow and Ayrshire, 100—Great Northern, 89s.—North British, 261. ss. —Ditto, Quarters, 5L 6s. 6d. —Ditto, Thirds, 41s.—Shrewsbury and Cheater, Preference 71. 17s. 6d. ALARMING FIRE AT HUDDERSEIELD.—About eight o'clock on Friday night a fire was discovered in the mill belonging to Mr. Benjamin Robinson, at Lane (the Leeds end of Huddersfield), immediately adjoining the Lane dye-house. Ihe mill was occupied by several parties, both for manufacturing and dressing purposes. It is not yet ascertained how the fire originated, but, as far as we can learn, all appeared safe when die men left work at the usual time. As soon as the discovery was made, parties were sent off for the engines, while others set tis work to remove property out of the premises. For this little time was given, as in fifteen minutes the whole mill was on fire, and the roof partially fallen in; but, short as the period was, it was well spent, for a consi derable quantity of woollen sloths and bags of wool were removed out of the mill, and the adjoining build ings, into places of s afety. Some ti me elapses before the engines arrived at the spot, and all hopes of saving the Jai were gone. Their exertions were, therefore, dirscted to the saving of the adjoining buildings, in owe of which a goodly quantity of spirits and other chemi cals, used for dyeing purposes, were stored. This they were enabled to effect. The mill itself was totally de stroyed, 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 Christmas—so the prose of that county informs us at least. Having got, by 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, seizing the news room furniture, selling it by auction, 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 "compli ments of the season" pass at Mansfield, in Nottingham shire IADTEITIBEMENT.]—THII EARL OF ALDISOROUGII AND HoLtowAy's PILL.—An astounding cure by this miraculous medicine, after every other means had failed. See extract froth his Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina. Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. Professor Holloway—Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your pills hare effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach all tke most eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the continent, kad not been able is effect; nay, not even the waters et CarliSnel or Ma *embed. (Signed) " Annsonooon." Thaw' wonderful pills will eure any disease of the liver or stomach.—Seld (ale* liollovrag's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, aud Iry %it isedlelne Talus throsakeet assoll 1 wasfAL BIICTNS. On the 20th inst., in Lowndes-stroet, the wife of Charles G. Barnett, Esq., of a son. On the 20th inst., at ➢Torwich, the wife of Arthur Tawke, Esq., M.D., of a daughter. O❑ the 21s t inst., at North House, Regent's -park, Mrs. S. John Rudd, of a daughter. HAWED. On the 20th inst., at St. Pancras New Chiral, Afiddleeex, Mr. Henry Fieldwick, jun., of Camberwell, to Rebecca, widow of the late Mr. George Nicholas, of Leicester. DIES. On the 4th inst., at Grey Friars, Chester, Capt. Egringtos. On the Bth inst., Mr. Addeo Chapman, Bagnigge-wells Brewery, aged 54. On the 11th inst., at Cologne-sur-Rhin, F. Brand, Esq. On the ISth inst., Mary Fisher, the younger daughter of Mr. John Blenkinsop, of John -street, Adelphi, aged 11. On the 19th inst., Edward Penfold, Esq., of Leose•ceurt, near Maidstone, ag e d 39. On the 19th inst., at Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, Mrs. Williams, aged 78. On the 18th inst., at Daylesford, near Chipping Norton, Mr. George Brown, aged 79. On the 20th inst., Elizabeth Mary, the wife of Mr. Thomas Bull, of Albion-street, Hyde-park-square. On the 20+h inst., at Paris, Charlotte Jane, only daughter of the late Willoughby litackham. On the 20th inst,. at Heavitree, near Exeter, Lieutenant- Colonel Samuel South, aged SS. On the 21st inst., in Pall-mall, General John Vi ncen t, Colonel of the 69th Regiment, aged $3. 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