The Sun. — London, England, 1841-12-03 00:00:00

EVENING SUN SPIRIT of the Pur4Lic JOURNILi‘t FRO:4 THZ EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The Post renews its outcry for Par liamentary animadversion on all who seek to bring the majesty of the Corn-laws into hatred and contempt. We are still left in doubt hoe' far this monopolist menace extends its objects. 'Whe ther the Post would begin with Lord John Rus sell's reply to the people of Ply mouth ; or whether the Post would confine Parliamentary vengeance to its colleagues of the press. It is certain that a portion of the press has done its best to aggravate the dangerous discredit to the policy of the Poses patrons which is too likely to flow from the plain language of Lord John Russell. But which portion ► The Morning Chronicle? The Globe? Pooh !—the Times and the Post. Would it have been possible for ourselves or our Liberal colleagues, how seditiously and hies phernously soever we might be minded towards the Corn-laws, to inflict such heavy blows and great discouragements on the upholders of those laws, as the Times did, for example, yesterday, in the following paragraph:— " Because fbrmer Conservative Governments have carried the Catholic Emancipation Act, which had always, under certain restrictions, been advocated by themselves; and because they also abolished the Test and Corporation Acts, which they never were desirous of retaining forone hour beyond the existence of a State) necessity, his Lordship consoles himself with the reflection that the whole pharmacopoeia ofWhiggery, so flat tering to his own vanity, will sooner or later be adopted. Like a genuine empiric, he contends that his favourite hygeian theory or homceopa hie exhibitions can alone save the country ; and I* appears to be not a little enraged at the plattsible anticipation, that in the hands of a Conservative Ministry the well-being of the na tion will be secured. A better testimony to the uprhtness of her Majesty's present Govern can hardly be desired." The rage of Lord John Russell is not so ap parent as that of the Times. Contempt of place, and of his successors in place, is all his impressions indicate. How curiously the latter failing is justified by the Times' advocacy, so far as it must be considered an organ of the party in power ! So then, it is a plausible antici pation that Ministers will rat on the Corn-laws, as on Emancipation, Test Acts, and every thing else, so soon as they see State necessity for it. And what is State neces sity in their eyes ? The necessity of keeping their places. We have a right to assume that it cannot be any other necessity—first, from the language of Sir Robert Peel himself; at the pe riod of his great former concession—when he admitted that it was an act against his principles —therefore simply to keep power—power for himself or his party—(whichever face he might put on it)—by acting on the views of opponents. The same necessity, and no other, can bring about the abandonment of the Corn-laws by a Ministry which obtained office precisely by re sisting their repeal. The Corn-law repealers have merely to see that State necessity enough is administered. STANDARD.—Lord John Russell's answer to the Address of his few partisans at Plymouth still supplies a theme to the Opposition Journals, but they have prudently discontinued their refer ence to his Lordship's complaint that the revenue has been defrauded by depriving it of the benefit of a regular taxation of food. ;This complaint was something too strong for the public taste. At present our Liberal Contemporaries expa tiate upon the Noble Lord's prediction that Sir Robert Peel will adopt the principle of the food tax, when " he shall be summoned to do so by the peaceful but powerful voice of the people of England and Scotland." Yes; but, as Porson said, " Not till then." We may ask, in passing, why is Ireland left out—lreland which is a part of the United Kingdom, and the part most deeply interested in the protection of agriculture? Leav in..r' this case of " Justice to Irela n d," h owever , to be settled between Lord John Russell and his late patron and master, the Lord Mayor, we concede that Sir Robert Peel will substitute a food tax law for the present protecting laws when lie shall be summoned to do so by the united voices of the country. It will then be his duty to make the concession. This is a free country, and no Minister is justified in resisting for a moment the unanimous de termination of the people ; nor, indeed, will silty Minister ever successfully attempt to resist it. Lord John Russell's predic tion is, therefore, a prediction of the safest kind. Give him but the condition (such virtue is there in an "if"), and the conclusion is cer tain. Here, however, is the difficulty. Are the plc unit e d an d zealous in favour of the Noble proposition? First, as to the free corn trade —is it a symptom of such union and zeal that the mill-owners and money jobbers who constitute the League are driven to the somewhat degrading necessity of luring men—incompetent newspaper reporters, de serted schoolmasters, and rejected strolling players—to wander over the country to advocate their cause? When before did it happen in Eng. land that a popular movement was dependent upon such instruments? We have no recollection that hired lecturers were employed in the anti slavery movement, or in the Reform move ment, or in the Romanist movement in Ireland —the only part of; the United Kingdom where it was not unpopular. Just now the Non-Intrusion question is the subject of much excitement in Scotland, or at least very lately that question was the subject of much excitement; but we do not find condott:eri engaged in the contest on either side. COURIER.—In spite of the course of argu meat pursued by some of our Contemporaries on the subject of emigration, and notwithstanding' the severity of their sneers and the closeness o! their logic, we may velitu re to predict that Govern ment wilt not be frightened front attempting, at least, to profit by the spirit of enterprise that pre vails at home, and to convert colonial wilds and deserts to fertility and productiveness. Land job hers may be baulked—die dividends ofColonization Companies may be diminished —the sharks prowl ing about emigration offices may be disappointed of their prey—the cry of distress may 1161 eictious journalists—but the extent and promptitude of the relief afforded thereby to the country would easily reconcile us to such disasters. It is true, as stated by an Evening Con temporary, that itis only in relation to the means of profitable employment, that our population can be considered as exces sive or superabundant. There is nothing very startling its the novelty of this doctrine, and were there any available mode of furnishin g sufficient employ ment in the parent State to capital and labour, it would unquestionably be unnecessary to trouble ourselves about the best means of transrerrie., either or both to our colonies; b u t unfortunattly it 'happens, as practice and theory combin e to prove, that with all her "erey. Eneland unable-to Ca r v e out work t or her pol;alat . '" ton coalmen:ill rate with their wants. Do w h at what we may, and let political r conomists preach it,. learned! y a. they m ay, other nations wilt! manolteture IIING•iel V 4 ,4, and protect, by means of and other dtt ties, their m anuthetures Agaiiist rivalry. England ma y would or chan ge her ti,:e a l policy into whatever shape she will, other nations will adhere to t h e protective system, tent compel her to look to her own resources titr the manyu,fein ploying her people , and these YeSOUrCeS are no where so available orso abundan abundant as in 0"T colonies. At the present moment we consider the true poli cy ofFaigland to be, not to waste her m tie and ener g i es in arising after "foreign trade,. at best uncertain and iraverin e , ,, , but to promote the _us provide b rowth an d expansioa of her Colonies, and thus herself, as it were, with the best,. safest, and most constant customers; and, theretbre, we cannot look with indifference upon anything that tends to that desirable end. COLON - lAL SOCIETY• A Special General Meeting of the Members of the Colonial Society and of the Colonial Society Club was held yesterday morning at the Club Committee Room, St. Jurnes's-street, to receive the Report of the Committee of Management on the Report and Rules submitted at the last general meeting by the Provisional Committee appointed to confer and report on the amalgamation of the two bodie3; to appoint a Committee of Management of the amalgamated body ; to choose new trustees and lessees in the place of the present ; and on other business. One of our reporters applied for admission, but was in formed that the proceedings were private. FALMOUTH, Nov. 29.—1 t has blown tremen dously here to-day from the south and west, with in cessant and heavy rain. Her Majesty's packet Crane, I*eut. Bill, with mails from the West Indies, arrived awing the afternoon, bringing dates from Barbadoes to the 28th of October, Jamaica 2d, and St. Thomas's 7th of November, with a freight of about 8,000 dollars and fourteen passengers—no news. „Her Majesty's packet Aeldrake, sailed from St. Thomt;'s on the Gth inst., the day previously to the Crane, and therefore may be hoorly looked fur, The Montrose steamer, with mails for the Peninsula, left at noon, but in consequence of the tettyestuous weather and heavy sea experienced on opening the Lizard, was compelled to return to port, and sorilr now await a favourable change. Her Majesty's rac k e t Express, from Mexico, may also be momentarily :expected up. The COU eK de Lyon s re l ates t h a t a p erson o f property,Commune of Saint-Chef, in repairing shA foundation wait has discovered at the depth of about 13 feet beloT thrtfaee an anti que mosa i c, a b out feet in breadth, 4 f t in height, representing Ganymede borne away by the Eagle of Jupiter. It is said to be of t h e finest execution, and in perfect preservation. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE CIIAIVCELLORS' COURT, Dec. 2. (Before Vice-Chancellor DavcE.) HOWELL V. TYLER. This was a suit instituted by the plaintiffs as legatees against the executors of the legator. The bill prayed an account of what was due to the plaintiffs for principal and- interest in respect of a legacy of 3001., and that that amount might be decreed to he paid to the plaintiffs, according to their respective interests, out of the personal estate of the executor and heir-at-law, or, in case of deficiency, the amount to be raised by mortgage. His HONOUR decreed the ordinary account applicable to the personal estate of the debtor of a legacy. The Cotner rose at a quarter past four o'clock. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) LITTLE V. GREVILLE. In this case the bill was filed for the purpose of com pelling the defendants to pay into Ootrt the sum of 6,0001, of which they had become possessed in the character of trustees, under the will of the testator, Mr. Priest. - The arguments, not being concluded at the rising of the Court, are to be resumed to-morrow. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 1. CRIM. CON —ORFEUR V. WATKINS. Mr. KELLY (in continuation from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday) said—He would pass over the fami liarities which would be pikwed more directly in evi dence, and which would leave no doubt on the minds of the Jury that the criminal intercourse had taken place betwen the parties. The only remaining question was the amount of damages. If it was shown that the plain tiff ill-treated his wife, 'that he had left ;her short of money, or had ever left her, unless when compelled by his duty, that would, of course, lessen their amount ; but if that could not be shown, then he would leave it to the Jury to say what damages that man should pay who had inflicted so deep a wrong upon the plaintiff. They should also take into account that the plaintiff would now have to bring up these children himself, they being deprived of the Countenance and support of their mother. He would now leave the case in their hands, and he was sa tisfied that they would give such damages as the plaintiff was entitled to under these distressing circumstances. The following witnesses were then examined :-- Frederick Charles Fordyce produced an examined copy of the registry of the marria g e of the plaintiff with Hester Richards, 27th March, 1825. Jane Robson Kidner—l am the wife of W. Kidner, a butcher, living near Bermondsey. I know the plaintiff, who is master of a vessel. I was present at the marriage. Her father was a ship-chandler, and she was about 18 at the time. Captain Orfeur was from 25 to 27. I visited them after their marriage, and they appeared to be very happy and comfortable. Cross-examined by Mr. THEsmEn-=They were living at East-lane, Bermondsey. I have not been more than twice in their house for the last five years, but I have seen her twice at my house with her husband also in that times I saw them more frequently before that time. I never saw the defendant Watkins at their house. Agnes Westcoe— I was present at the marriage of plaintiff and his wife, and have been in the habit of visiting there. I thought they lived very happily to gether. I saw Mrs. Orfeur last in the month of July. I live in Union-street, Borough. I have been four or five times in the course of a year there. I have some times seen Mr. Orfeur at home. Eliza Ellis—l live at Covington-terrace, Bermondsey. I know the family of Mrs. ()deur. I have known Mrs. Orfeur since she was a child. They lived near me. My father was in the sea service. The plaintiff has seven children alive—the eldest 16, and the youngest two years old. I have been very frequently at the house, and they always appeared to live very happily together. Mr. Orfeur was often absent for months at a time at sea. Mrs. Orfeur's father died about four years ago, but previously to that time Captain and Mrs. Orleur lived as part of their family. I know - William Watkins the de fendant. He is a pilot, and has two steam-tugs—the Mara and the Fiddler. His father also owns some ves sels. Have often seen the defendant at Mrs. Orfeur's when the plaintiff was absent. To a stranger he would appear to be her master. I have seen him pull her on ius knee, kiss her, and put his arms round her neck fre queetly. I have seen the defendant and Mrs. Orfeur on the sofa together. They were lying down. At another time she appeared to be lying in the defendant's arms on the sofa. I saw either him er her pull down her clothes, which were up nearly to her knee. That occurred about three weeks after last Christmas—the other familiarities I. have seen before and since Christ mas. I have seen the defendant there as early as seven in the morning. He was then washing himself. I helped to make the bed that day, and remarked that it looked as if two persons had slept in it. I thought so at the time. I saw William (the defendant) get over the garden wall about eleven at night coming into Mrs. Orfeur's premises. I have often seen them walking and sitting in the rope-walk behind the house. He generally had one arm round her waist and the other in her bosom. She sometimes used to sit upon his knee. His mother used frequently to come for him and he used to hide from her. I have known defendant remain till eleven or twelve at night, when Mr. Orfeur was away. I have known him throw things at the. window at night, and she used to open the window. On one occasion she came down stairs, and let him in. She had been in bed, and h a d a shawl on over her night dress. I went in one morning, at nine, to Mrs. t )reeur's bed-room, to fetch the youngest child away, and William was in her bed-room. I heard him, last summer, ask Mrs. Orfeur when she meant to be up, and she said she did not know. He said, " I hope you will, before Old Harry (the plaintiff) comes home." They did not think I was near them at the time, and were confused when they saw me. I have seen him fre quently come to supper, and they always supped by themselves in the best parlour. Cross-examined by Mr. THESIGER—My houk is very close to Mr. Orfeur's. I have been lately living on some property of my mother's. I have known William since we were children together. lam twenty-one, and I think he is about two years older. It is about three years since I saw him first at Mrs. Orfeur's. I never saw any familiarities till Capt. at_ went his last voyage. There was a female servant in the house the time I saw them lying on the sofa. I said nothing when I came into the room on that occasion. I should say I have seen them kissing and sitting on his knee 15 or 20 times. I once said to Mrs. Orfeur, that if Captain Orfeur came home he would not like it. There was a glass door to the room where the sofa is, and anybody looking in could see what was going on. I saw something thrown up at the windows front my own door. It was then eleven it nig•ht. I was at the time living at No. 25. When I spoke to Mrs. Orleur she said it was no business of Captain Orfeur's, or mine either. When I saw them ,n the sofa it was after Christmas, and about seven in the evening. There was no candle in the room, but a tire. He never told me that the steam-tugs were his i'ather's, but he made them over to him lately. I was .old so. I knew William Morgan. I have met hint at Ars. Orfeur's twice. I saw John Baker there at two parties. Mrs. Orleur's mother was married again to a Mr. Batehelor, about two years ago. Susan Matthews—l was servant in the house of de iondant's father. I went os the 20th of May, 1840, and remained a year. The defendant lived with his father during that time. I have frequently seen Mrs. Orient. at Mr. Watkins's house. I saw them together on one occasion when the family were gone out. She asked ter the defendant, and walked into the back parlour, where he was. She sat on his knee by the fire, his arm round her waist, and her arm round his neck. At another time" saw her sitting on Mr. William's knee. iler clothes were above her knees and his hand was under her clothes. That was in the back parlour. On a Sun ,lay afternoon they were in the back parlour together fur oitte time, and the door shut. Pearse.—l ant 16 years old. I was servant to Mrs. Meur for seven or eight months. I went there in th e mai of Dceember last. Captain Orfeur was then tway. Mr. William Watkins was there almost every !venous,. He stopped as hour or an hour and a half. Saw them at one time, Mrs. Orfeur sitting on his knee, ind his arm round her waist. Mark I favy-1 am a (airman. I lived in the Rope ;Timed behind Mr. Orfeur's house. I have seen Mrs. >rfeur and the defendant in the rope-ground at eleven, iall-past eleven, and at all hours. Ile sometimes had tis arm round her waist, and sometimes round her neck. I lannah Everett—l live iuWaser-laue, Dock head, II i ved Ls servant with Mrs. Orfeur for four months . before tetsy Pearce. I saw William Watkins there almost very day. I saw them walking together in the rope ;round late at night. I saw theta together in he back parlour, Mrs. Orfeur sitting on his knee. I went into Mrs. Orfeur's bed-room, C morning, about a fortnight before lien. I saw Watkins lying in the bed with Mrs. Orfeur. Ills back , its towa r d s me , b ut I k new hi m ver y we ll. M rs . Or teur told the never to answer the bell at night. It used to be rung ta o or three times a week. Ido not know ( " ) 1 1- 1 foe uansweredhe I s l ve r to s . )1.1. actl),,reer. • Elizabeth Orfeu I plaintiff's r br a o m the the r. n e YP of a C- i a a p r t l a n i o n u t I John Orfeur with about loot during my bro ther's have been often at plaintiff's house, ictaeadant there. George Reed— from St. Katherine'sl took the brig Leda l Captain)no ak pilot. theOrfeur Downs on the 22d of November, 1840. and went on his voyage then came on board, Constantinople Lin and Syria. The defendant came as far as a b iehouse-reach. lie is in l le , . 1 k ip. t i p sis d, t , as 1811. sa .1 propertye tte a m a waterman, and as=isted with went the a a ati the it e voyage dgeah e n h • with Captain Robert Bulletn—Deposed that he ° a i t z t e d g l s e t t r u a r r ne o d f made in Cl3pltra.inLoOcrkf,eutrh,e steam tuns Monarch and Fiddler, were of William Watkins. A new Registry w „ Oc tober,- 1841. TIIESIGER then addressed the Jury for the de fendant. lle said it was no part of his d u t y or his in clination to treat th e p laintiff's claim with l ev i ty. The principal witness in the case was Miss Ellis, wh o ap peared to treat the matter with rnuch uncon cern , b ut he did not mean to say that the injury of which the i plan tiff complained was not a ver y serious o n e indeed. could feel for his sufferings and privations, an d for his situation, in being deprived of ii protectress for his children ; but he called upon the Jury to weigh a m weigh th e . c s. whole circumstances of the case, which gav charac ter he never recollected before to have I!'tnte trusted he would satisfy the Jury that whatever sed the iu -1 t jury might be that the plaintiff had sustained personally, what be had lost was of a very trifling and valueless na ture. The parties had been married for 16 years, and had a family of seven or eight children, and the de fendant was , a t th e ti me th es e transactions were said to have taken place, not more than 22 years of age. These were circumstances of a very peculiar character, and de served their serious consideration. Another point to which he would refer the Jury was that there had been no evidence given as to the station in life or property of the defendant. If the wife had been a virtuous character it was impossible, from her age and character, that the de THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1841 fendant would have taken the liberties that'Were On the contrary, the most indecent familiarities IN ore openly permitted and encouraged by Mrs. Orfeur, and although seen by several parties, not the least notice was taken of it, showing that she was hardened in her guilt. Let them then look at the position of the plaintiff; who was scarcely ever at home, and at the absence of any evi dence to show what terms the plaintiff and his wife were living previously to the last voyage, and the natural infe rence must be that the affection of Mrs. Orfeur for her husband must have been for a long period diminishing. The Jury could not doubt that the overtures must have come from Mrs. ()deur in the first instance, and that she, not the defendant, was the seducer, because it was shown that she had actually gone to the house of the defend ant's father to solicit these interviews. Now if that were so, it would form a very important ingredient in their consideration of the damages which the plaintiff was entitled to, and they would not give one farthing more than such a womaoi was to be considered worth. It appeared to him that this young man had been en trapped into a connexion which would redound to his shame and disgrace to the last hour of his life, and that, on the whole, " he was more sinned against than sinning." He did not mean by that to extenuate the offence of an adulterer, or to screen him from the penalty of such an offence. Allowance, however, must be made for the youth of the defendant, and the tempta tions thrown in his way, when a woman older than him self stooped to solicit his affections. He had fallen a prey to arts which it was impossible for him to resist ; but he was there to pay the penalty of the law fbr the injury he had inflicted on the plaintiff. He would now call their attention to the circumstances of the defendant, and he would observe that they had no evidence to show that he was possessed of any property whatever. That did not prevent his being liable for whatever damages the Jury might award, but it would form a necessary in gredient in the conclusion they should come to. He now left the case in their hands, trusting that the verdict they would pronounce would be of a very light charac ter, and duly commensurate with all the circumstances of the case. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN having summed up, The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da mages, 20/. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 1. CARPENTER V. SMITH. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The ATTORNEY -GENERAL called the following wit nesses : Samuel Thomas, forty years a locksmith in Birming ham, who proved the model of the Martell° Tower lock, of which he which he made upwards of eighty, for which be was paid. They were made on the principle of both latch and lock. John Fairy said Chubb's patent was published in 1829, and in principle it did not differ from the plaintiff's. John Birch, a locksmith, near Birmingham, proved the use of locks in that place, having a lock-bolt and a latch within the same rim, during the last 16 years. A number of workmen around Birmingham were called to prove that the combined principle had been long known and acted upon. It was proved that some had been made for the American market, and sometimes used in this country, but he failed to prove that the streets in Bir. mingham exhibited any. They were all single latches. Mr. KELLY replied at great length. His LORDSHIP summed up, and the Jury without he sitation returned a verdict for the defendant. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dec. 2. IN THE MATTER OF WM. FITZROY SCUDAMORE. Mr. CooKE, on behalf of the assignee to the insolvent's estate, moved that the Court would issue an order, di recting Captain Wish to pay over certain moneys to which the insolvent had latterly become entitled. In 1834 the insolvent, who was a person moving in an upper sphere of life, married the sister of Captain Wish, with whom he got a large fortune, and some time after became insol vent, and passed through this Court, owing a sum of 1,0101. A portion of his wife's property was appropriated to pay his debts, and Mr. Loder, a coach maker in Ox ford-street, appointed assignee. Some time after he and his lady parted, and he again passed through the Court in the year 1839. Through the death of Mrs. Fitzroy Scudamore's mother and sister, a further sum of money was willed to her, and the. Learned Conn sel now applied that the Court would direct Captain Wish, wh• was appointed one of the executors to Mrs. and Miss Wish's wills, to pay the same to Mr. Loden In reply to the Commissioner, Mr. Cooke said it was the wish of the assignee to act with as much kindness and courtesy towards Mrs. Scudamore as possible, and also that Captain Wish would at once pay over the money, only he considered he was not justified in doing so with out an order from this Court. Mr. Commissioner LAW said he could only grant a conditional order. IN RE BENJAMIN AR6IIER. The insolvent was opposed by Mr. iVoodruffe, and supported by Mr. Cooke. The names of upwards of 6 creditors appeared in his schedule. The Learned COMMISSIONER, after hearing lengthened evidence, said the insolvent had contracted debts without any intention of paying them, and he had also accepted accommodation bills when in a state of insolvency. He should, therefore, be remanded for eight months, from the date of his vesting order. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. CUARGE or• MUIiDER.—Job John Ward, aged 28, was indicted for the wilful murder of Timothy Lasted, by striking him on the head with a hammer. The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. CURWOOD conducted the prosecution, and called Mrs. lasted—l am a widow, residing at Regent-street, Regent's-park. I had a child aged one year and nine mouths. I lived with the prisoner. He was not the father of the child. I left it on the night of the occurrence safe in bed; there Was nothing the matter with it. Prisoner asked me to go and fetch some beer. I refused at first, but at last consented, and said to him "Don't hit the baby while I am gone." Re had before that ill-treated it. I returned in three minutes, The baby was groan ing dreadfully. I said, what have you done to the poor baby. He made no reply. I went to the child and took it up. It appeared to be dying. I ran up to Mrs. Rowe, and in consequence of her advice took the child to Mr. Burfoot the surgeon. I brought the child back, and saw prisoner, and said to him," You have murdered my pootbaby." He made no reply. The child was taken to the hospital, and died in two hours. Prisoner was home the next morning. He was taken into custody. lie said nothing to me about how it happened. Cross-examined by Mr. PAYNE.—I had lived with prisoner three months. We had once separated, and afterwards came together again. He was frying some meat when I came back from fetching the beer. We were to have been married. The banns were out-asked. There were other lodgers in the house. The sergeant of policeiwho took the charge at the sta tion-house was present when the prisoner was ex • amined before the Magistrate. Knows the Magistrate's handwriting. The statement produced is signed by him, The statement of the prisoner before the Magistrate was then put in and read, in which he stated, that on going to the cupboard to kteh some onions, he had fallen on the child. Airs. Easted recalled—The bed is a good (Zistance from the cupboard. There is no probability that any one fetching any thing from it could fall on the child. A clothes-horse was standing between the bed and the cup board. - That was undisturbed when I returned. I had left a hammer in a basket by the side of the cupboard. It was not probable that the clothes-horse could have fallen on the child and injured it. Cross-examined—l cannot be very accurate as to the space between the bedstead and the cupboard. Prisoner had been drinkincr ' that night, bat he knew what he was about. We h a d been living in the place six weeks. (Two plans of the kitchen were then put in and proved.) Elizabeth Rowe—l lived in the saute boast: with Mrs. Easted at the time of this occurrence, on the 20th of November. She brought the child to my door. It was dying. I accompanied it to the hospital. It groaned dreadfully. John Rowe, son to the last witness—l know the pri soner ; he came home on the night of the ?oth of \O - about half-past Dine 4) r ten o'clock. On the next morning I saw the prisoner going out. I followed him, intending to fetch a policeman. Prisoner asked me why I was following hint, and said he would not have it. lle went further down, and ran. I ran after him, and caught hold of him, and a policeman came up and asked what it was about. I told the policeman that a child lead been brutally ill-used the night before by him. The policeman asked him how he came to do ;t, and he said he tell upon the child—that he did not beat the child. Mr. Barfoot—l ton a surgoon, residing in Regent-street, Regent's Park. The child was brought to me on the night in question. It had evidently received sonic ex ternal violence. There was a swelling on the right side of the head, extending from behind the ear to the back 0: the head, arising from, effusion of blood between the skin and the bone. On a post mortem examination it appeared that the skull had been fractured. In my . opinion a mere falling on the child in bed would not produce such fracture. There were two fractures. I should say there must have been two blows to produce the fractures. Any blunt instrument would produce such appearances ; an instrument like a hammer would pro duce them. The fractures might possibly have been produced by one blow, but it is not probable. (The hammer found at the lodging was produced.) The wounds might be produced by such an instrument as the hammer produced. Cross-examination.—There was no separation of the skin externally. It is not absolutely ia,possible for a fall to have produced the injury, but exceedingly ha probable. A man must have fallen from some consider able height to have inflicted such a wound with his elbow. Thomas Finder—l was the policeman who took the prisoner into custody in the street. I asked why he was given into custody, and was told it was for ill-using a little child. The prisoner said " I did not ill-use the baby. I ha w d a i s u g st a ett s ing into bed, and fell upon it." Cross-examin e d—R owe was close by at the time, and as I hail. goot; an opportunity of hearing what he said st a l t V iu . n l‘ •h k o ° l l Z — Nt i 'h a e m a a pri p s o o l n ie c e r was constable, a was at en t theo brought the hospital, and found the child was dead. I asked Mrs. Risted wh a t c h arge s h e ma d e ; s h e sa id I c h a rge him with murdering the child. I said to the prisoneri this i s a very serious charge. He said, I never ill-useL st the child. I camp home drunk last n;gltt, and getting into bed I fell upon it. Cross-examined—I was present when the prisoner was searched. There were onions found in his pocket. What passed was in the hearing of Mrs. }lasted. • Mr. Robert Datly—l am a surgeon at University College Hospital. I saw the child of Mrs. Tasted when it was brought in there. It was insensible. I noticed a small mark on the right ear, and another on the right side of the head. It died in a few hours. By order of the Coroner, I instituted a post mortem examination. There was a large quantity of blood on the right side of tire head, between the scalp and the skull. I found two fractures of the skull. It might have been produced by one blow, from an instrument having two points of con tact, at the same time. Such wounds might have keen inflicted by an ordinary hammer. like the one produced. I should say the face, and not the claw, could have in flicted those wounds. They might have been inflicted by the side. Cross-examined by Mr. PAYNE—The largest fracture went across the whole of the parietal bone. There was another fracture extending upwards, towards the top of the head, in a slanting line. There was also another fracture. I think it very improbable that one blow could have produced all the fractures, or that a man falling on the child could have produced the injury. Lord PENMAN—CouId a drunken man falling on the child, or getting into bed, and coining with his elbows on the child, produce such a fracture ? Witness—l do not think it possible. The witness. on being shown the tools found in the prisoner's pocket, said he did not think they could produce the fractures. Mrs. Easted re-called, and examined by the COURT — I told the prisoner not to ill-use the child, because he had done so before. I have found marks on it when I re turned. On one occasion he said he had fallen down in the street with it. On another occasion he said, " Take the little b— out of bed." There were no marks on the body, but on the face. He slapped it once when it was in my arms. • Mr. PAYNE addressed the Jury for the defence, and contended that there was no proof whatever that the prisoner bore any malice against the child. There were no marks of ill-usage on its body, nor did the lodgers in the house hear any screams or sounds of blows during the absence of Mrs. Easted. He should prove, by evidence, that the prisoner had always been fond of children. The prisoner could have no mo tive for killing the child. He was not bound to maintain it. He was not even bound to marry the mother—what motive could he have had for killing it ? Again, had he been conscious of guilt, he would hare run away instead of remaining as he had done. When taken into custody h e h a d the hammer in his pocket. Would he have kept it there had he used it for such a purpose ? The Learned Gentleman then commented severely on the conduct of the policeman in questioning the prisoner. Could they convict a man of an offence for which he might be executed on the testimony of the medical men, who both admitted that it was possible the wounds might have been inflicted by 'a person falling on the child? It was not impossible but it might have happened as the prisoner stated, and there fore it would be much better to be on the safe side, and to give the prisoner the benefit of the uncertainty. Having concluded his address, the Learned Gentleman called the following witnesses : _ _ William Wildnaan—Has known the prisoner sixteen years ; he always considered him a humane man, and particularly fond of children. Several Other witnesses, who had known the prisoner several years, gave similar testimony. Lord DENMAN in summing up, said there could be no doubt but that the prisoner had been the cause of the 'child's death, and it was for them to consider whether he had done so wilfully or accidentally. They should watch narrowly the conduct of the party charged, and it ap peared from the evidence of Mrs. Lasted that when asked what he had done to the baby, he did not say I have met with an unfortunate accident, but he said " I have done nothing." When before the Magistrate, he stated that in going to the cupboard to fetch some onions he had fallen on the child. It was for them to say, taking into consideration all the circum stances of the case, what credit they might feel inclined to attach to that statement. The distance of the clip board from the bed appeared from the plan to be 'bur feet nine and a half inches. With regard to the conduct of the police, although he did not approve of policemen putting questions to prisoners, yet he did not approve of their preventing persons in custody from making state ments, because the first statement of an innocent was very likely to be of service to him. In the present instance it was very improbable that the policeman thought the matter would ever come before a Court of justice, and it differed altogether from those inquisi toilet proceedings on the part of the police, of which he had sometimes had to complain, and which might be really said to extort answers from prisoners. In the present instance the question of the police had elicited the. account of the transaction most favour able to the prisoner. With regard to the medi • cal evidence, if they were of opinion that the wounds had been inflicted by two successive blows, then he was afraid that there could be little doubt on the sub ject. If they were of opinion that he killed the child accidentally, then they would acquit him of the murder, but it appeared extraordinary that if such were the case, he had not men tioned it to the mother, and that he should have given two different accounts of the transgaion. lle could hardly imagine how they could acquit litm entirely, because if he had through carelessness occasioned the child's death ho was guilty of manslaughter. They could not acquit him unless they were convinced that the child's death had - been occasioned by the result of the merest accident in the world. If they should be of opinion that he had wilfully killed the child, it would be their duty to convict him of murder. The Jury then retired to consider their verdict, and after an absence of half an hour returned a verdict of Guilty. The prisoner was then removed from the bar, And when brought up for judgment, The Loan CniEv JUSTICE ' then proceeded to pass upon the prisoner the awful sentence of the law, in th e most impressive and feeling manner. ne said—John Job Ward, you have been convicted by a careful and considerate jury of your country, of the highest crime known to the law—a crime, lam sorry to say, greatly aggravated by its being committed on a helpless and un o&ndine. child, the offspring. of the woman with whom you had been living,in connection. It is perfectly clear this act was deliberately done, and that you have resorted to the most gross falsehoods in order to defend it. You was tempted by some evil spirit in the few moments she left you in order to get something for your supper, to take that opportunity of making away with her child. It appears to me that there is no choice left for me but to leave you to that fate which you have inflicted on this unfortunate infant. The criminal law of this country should extend its protection in a peculiar manner to those who are unable to protect themselves, and I hope the example you furnish will be duly con sidered by all who live under its protection. I can make no supposition favourable to your case. It is idle to suppose any provocation could be given by this infant. It is clear to me that you intended to take away the life of this child, and your conduct, after you had committed the murder, wss such as it is almost impossi ble for the human heart to coaceive. After you had committed the horrible act, and when the mother returned, you sat quietly preparing your slipper, without utter ing a syllable. Let am beg of you to prepare for the awful change that awaits you, and let me hope that in the short time that remains to you, you will en deavour to secure, by repentance and prayer, that for giveness in another world which in this you can never obtain. It now only remains for me to pass upon you the awful sentence cf the law, which is, that for the fe lony mid murder of which you stand convicted, You lie :.aken from hence to the place from whence you came, from thence to a place of execution, and there you be hung by the neck till you are dead, aud may the Lord ;od Almighty have mercy on yo;ir guilty soul. It is :also necessary that I should add, that your body should he buried in the precincts of this prison. The prisoner seemed deeply affected, and left the bar apparently in great agony, covering his face with his hands. EXCIIEQLTER BILL CASE. Air. ADOLPHUs said, that ho hail been in corn munieation with the Attorney and Solicitor-General, and with Sir Thomas Wilde, on the subject of the pro in conscqit of timith, uece, applied to the s C e :t c m t t l i t t io t i o l ! t :t i s d e l o " ;; Saturday. Lord DExmaN thought it would be extremely incon venient to take it on Saturday, as it might last two days. Ile would, however, say that it should nut be taken to morrow, and th e Learned Counsel could make applica tion to-morrow to the Judges who would preside here on the subject. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. HATTON-GA R DEN. Mrs. M'Carthll, keeper of a lodging-house, in Carrier street, St. Giles's, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing one sovereign and ten shillings from Michael w iney.. The prosecutor informed Mr. Combo that he was a raal ould British subject, who tbught hard and tuk his own part in every battle in the Peninsula. and that he ap peare,l there to be "compensated " for the robbery of 30s. from :his coat-pocket that morning in Mrs. M‘Carthy's dwelling-house while he was asleep there. " I saw this lady," continued Mr. M‘Swiney, " come into my room and make for my coat - poc k et ; an d, a f ter examining it when I got tip, 1 found m y mone y gone" COMB —HOW can you say she took it when you were asleep ? Prosecutor—l pretended it, your wurtehip, and kept my eyes half shut, taking the oppor tunity all the time to observe her movements. She also tuk away two pounds of steak and a quarter of a pound of tea on the previous evening. Mr. COMBE—How came you there ? Prosecutor— Why, your wurtchip, Mrs. INPSwiney and I were caught in the rain on Tuesday evening, and being far away from our own place resolved to put up at some respectable lodging. Mr. CO MBE—Wer e ' you drunk 7 - Prosecutor—No,. your wurt c hi p , we were sensibly so be r. We paid six pence for th e b e d , and went to t h at expense to ensure somethingbeyond th e l ower or d er o f lodgings ; but we were sadly mistaken in the character of Mrs. 3PCarthy. Call my witnesses, your wurtchip, and give an ancient definder of his country fair play. Mrs. O'Brien was ushered in on the part of the prose cution, and began her testimony by giving evidence of her own moral worth and consequence. " "ris the first time, my Lord," said Mrs. O'Brien, " that I was ever in a jus tice-room or before a Court, or brought to answer for breaking the pace, except this day, ant' thanks to you for that, Mrs. M`Carthy. [Here the witness and the de- fendant exchanged curtsies.] Mr. COMIIE—WeII what do you know about this robbery ? Witness--I know that Mrs. M‘Carthy is an infarnal hard ene d ould thafe, my lord. Prisoner—M e , M rs. O 'B rien ? Wi tness —Yon, Mrs. M`Carthy, mo s t certainly. You wou ld sta l e an eye out of a priest's h ea d. y ou robbed t h at gen tleman of hi s money, and th a t' s as true as the wor d o f God—the Lord between us and h arm. Mr. COM 1.1 E —Y ou were all very drunk , I s uppose ? Witness—Drunk, lay Lord. Mrs. M‘Carthy i s always drunk, but no ne o f the others was p a st hearty. M r . M'Swiney and hi s lady were looking at some comrades drinking, your Lordship, but nothing beyond strict pro priety went in s id e t h eir lips. Defendant—P ay me my rent, Mrs. O'Brien. Mr. CO3IIIE—D o you owe her ren t ? Witness—l d o , my Lord ; and, if she g i ves me my {mildly, I'll give her sevenpence valuation out of it. I have no change now , your Lordship..—(ltenewed laughter.) As there was no proof of the manner in which the prosoentor 103 t his money, the defendant was dismissed, the former exclaiming loudly that there was no justice in that decision, and that a man who carved his Sove reign in many a battle should have fared otherwise. MARYLEBONE. • TORIES FOR EVER.—A young man with a wooden leg, who gave his name Edward Fosbrook, was charged by a police constable of the P division, who stated that on the previous night he' found the prisoner in the New-road ; a number of' persons had collected around him, and he was shouting out " Tories for ever." Mr. LONG—Is that all he did, merely crying " Tories for ever ?" Witness—He continued to do so in a very loud tone of voice, your Worship, so as to cause a great annoyance ; he was also otherwise very noisy and riotous. Mr. LONG (to defendant)—Why do you call out " To ries for over" in so loud a key as to cause a crowd to as semble ? Defendant—l'm very sorry, your Worship, if I've committed m) self, but I'd no intention of offending or disturbing any one. The constable further stated that the prisoner was drunk. The accused was discharged, with an intimation that his predilection for any particular political party should be made known in a much less boisterous manner in future. QUEEN-SQUARE. Mr. James White, the proprietor of the Turk's Head, Motcomb-street, Belgrave-square, appeared on a sum mons charging him with having obstructed and assaulted Edward Powel, an attendant on the Annoyance Jury. Mr. Smedley, the High-bailiff, briefly explained the nature of the charge against the defendant, and cited the section of the Act of Parliament, which gave the An noyance .Tury the power to enter, at all reasonable hours in the day time, into the houses of all persons using weights and measures in the retail of their goods. Edward Powel stated that he had for the last twenty seven years been employed as an inspector of weights and measures, and attended on all occasions as conductOr of the Leet and Annoyance Jury. On "Wednesday week last he accompanied them to the house of defendant, where four measures were found deficient by the stand ard. He was proceeding to break them up in the street before the door, when defendant laid hold of him by the collar, and in other respects obstructed him.. A number of the Jury gave similar evidence. Mr. Duncombe, the solicitor, cross-examined these witnesses at considerable length. They admitted that a cross staff had been held by Powel in defendant's face, and that the landlord had expostulated with them en the impropriety of breaking up the measures outside the house, observing at the same time that he had no ob jection to thoir being destroyed within. After some further inquiry, the defendant Was fined :20s. and costs. KENSINGTON - ROW AT THE ROYAL KENT THEATRE, KENSINGTON. —Mrs. Julia Elizabeth Morland, the wife of Mr. Henry Morland, otherwise Francis William John Sutliffe, the proprietor of the Royal Kent Theatre, Kensington, at tended before Mr. G. Clive, the sitting Magistrate, ac companied by a friend, to apply for a warrant against a person named Mathews, under the following circum stances : Mrs. Morland (who, it will be recollected, was a short time since charged on suspicion of having married three husbands) stated that, on Monday last, the theatre was let by her husband to a person named Mathews, one of the performers, for the purposes of a benefit. The first piece was one of Mathews's own introducing, and he brought with him to perform one of the leading female characters, a female whom she understood was a com mon prostitute. The audience were much displeased with the manlier in which the performance was gone through, and hissed the piece as a parcel of trash. That exasperated Mathews, and when those marks of disap probation were renewed in the second piece, Mathews, who was sittin g i n one of, the stage-boxes, loudly abused her before the whole theatre, and called her a ----, and said that she had been proved to be so at the Kensington Police-court. She therefore wished that he might be brought up on a warrant to answer for his conduct, and that she might have an opportunity of refuting the calumny on her character. Mr. CLIVE observed, that he did not see that he had any power to grant a warrant in such a case, or even a summons, the Police Act requiring that abusive words, to bring them under the provisions of the Act, must be used in the street or public place. Mrs. Morland contended that theatres were always considered " public places," and that therefore the Act would be fully operative. Besides, the conduct of Mathews had occasioned a riot in the theatre, where the seats were torn up, and other damage done. Mr. CuvE inquired if the person she accused had himself caused any damage to her husband's property ? Mrs. Morland said that she was not prepared to prove that he had. Mr. CLIvE then said Mrs. Morland might have a sum mons, but he could not take upon himself to say what the result might be. Mrs. Aforland, it appearing, not being acquainted with Mathews's address, beyond its being near the Westmin ster Brewhouse, was told she could have the summons when she ascertained the address correctly. LLOYDS' SHIPPING. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Rosanna, Liverpool to Calcutta, 29th Oct., lat. 9 N., lon. 25 W. ; Tyrian, Liverpool to New Orleans, 4th Oct., lat. 25, lon. 61., by the Solon, arrived at Philadelphia. Mary Ann, of Troon, Sept. 1, Ist 8 S., lon. 28 W.*; Edward, Stockholm to Rio, 9th Oct., lat. 6 N., lon. 22 W. ; Ship No. 2,873, Oct. 11, Ist. 8, lon. 22 ; Charles, Liverpool to Rio, 14. lat. 9, pun. 21 ; Gartshery, Clyde to Cape, 17, lat. 12, lon. ; Roman (American ship), 27, lat. 29, lon. 38 ; Macao, Belfast to Charleston, 7th ult., lat.' 40, lon. 31 ; barque Edward, 10th ult., lat. 49, ion. 10, by the Duke of Lancaster,' arrived in the River. Trial, Boston, to Prince Edward's Island, under jury -masts, and with loss of bulwarks, going into Arichats, U. S., 18th ult., by the Pecanie, arrived at Bordeaux. Mary, Ceylon to Cape, 30th August, lat. 28 S., lon. 45 E., by the Monarch, arrived at Liverpool. Milo, Dundee to Sydney, 6th Oct., off Palina, by the Ann, arrived at Bathurst, River Gambia. - EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Washington, Barnett, from Mauritius, in the Downs, sailed August 16, St. Helena, Oct. 4 ; Mary Laing, Ellison, from Moulmein at Cowes, sailed from St. Helena, Oct. 7 ; Colli ngwoo d, Guthrie, from Lombock, in the London Docks. Arrival at St. Helena—John Calvin, Abercrombie, Oct. 10, from Calcutta. Arrivals at Swan River—Union, Deane, April 24, from Timor ; and sailed June 18 for Timor, Diana, Bennett, from Sydney. Departures from Swan River.—True Love, Coulton, June 28, for Adelaide ; Henry Todd, July 2, Moulmein; Kilmaurs. Smith, 14, India. Arrivals at Mauritius.—Princess Emile, Bousses, Aug. 11, from Bordeaux ; Amphitrite, Collett, 14, Nantes ; Sumatra, Leport, Bordeaux ; Salselle, Purss, 15, Calcutta. Departures from Afauritins.—Daphne, Dove, Aug. 1.1, :o New South Wales. EDINBURGH, DliC. 1. CHAIR OF MUSIC. The Senates Academicus, at their Monthly meeting on Saturday, postponed the election of a Prollssor to the Chair of Music till yesterday. An adjourned meeting of the Senatus was accordingly held at two. There were four candidates proposed. Mr. Bishop was proposed by Pro fessor Christison, seconded by ProfessoY Jameson; Mr. Donaldson by Professor G. J. Bell, seconded by Profegsor Cheape; Mr. Wesley by Professor Brunton, seconded by Professor Kelland; and Mr. Graham by Professor Na pier, seconded by Professor Hamilton. On the first di vision there were for Mr. Bishop 12, Mr. Donaldson 7, Mr. Wesley 5, and Mr. Graham 2. On the second divi sion there were for Mr. Bishop 12, Mr. Donaldson 8, and Mr. Wesley 6. On the final division there were for Mr. Bishop 14, and Mr. Donaldson 8, the votes being as follow: FOR MR. BlSHOP—Professors Christison, Jameson, Graham, Home, Traill, Pillars, Spalding, 1 ienderson. Syme, Low, Dunbar, Munroe, Simpson, and Alison-14. FOR MR. DoNALosoN.—Professors G. J. Bell, Cheape, Chalmers, Ballingall, Welsh, Sir C. Bell, Forbes, and , I familton-8. Mr. Bishop was then declared duly elected. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Yesterday Millie JOHNSTON gave notice that, at next meeting, he intended to move, " That it be remitted to the Lord Provost's Committee to consider and devise the best means of counteracting the demoralizing practice of selling spirits and other intoxicating drinks on the Sabbath-day throughout the city ; to correspond with the Sheriff of the county and Commissioners of Police on the subject, and report." In doing so, 110 might take the liberty of stating that this was just following out a suggestion made by the Sheriff himself several weeks ago, at a meeting of the Magistrates. Sheriff, and Commissioners of Police, on the subject of Sunday trading. Ile mentioned this because it had been said that, in prosecuting Butters, the magistrates had attacked the lesser evil and left the greater unnoticed. The fact was, that for some time past the authorities had been dealing . in the most s er i ous manner w i t h t h e most ser i ous part of the charges; and he trusted that by next meet ing he should be able to bring under the notice of the Council such facts as would call for the most serious attention they could give to them. Mr. ROBERTSON said, that if Bailie Johnston had con • tented himself with giving notice of his motion he (Mr. R.) would not at present have said a word on the subject, but as the Bailie had been allowed to address them, he begged to say that as he considered this to be just the commencement of a series of fanatical measures—as an attempt to get up a hypocritical howl over the length and breadth of Scotland, on the desecration of the sab bath, he should give his most uncompromising opposi tion to the motion just brought forwa-d. There was not a country on the face of the earth where the Sab bath was more reverenced than in Scotland, and in no town more than in Edinburgh. He had observed, year alter year, a marked improvement in the observance of the Sabbath. If any one would just take the trouble to look at the streets of Edinburgh on a summer afternoon, and observe the profound stillness which everywhere prevails, he would be decidedly of opinion that there was no ne cessity for the enforcement of penal enactments, or the imposition of any additional restrictions on the sub ject. Of course any obvious cause of offence, anything to violate common decency, or any outrages upon public feeling of that kind, he would be as anxious to put an end to as any one ; but he should most decidedly oppose all enactments which were directed against the poor. While the interests of this class of the community were constantly on the lips of a large number of indi viduals, it was a curious fact that the greatest part of the legislation of the little Parliament here, as well as of the great Parliament in London, went to abridge the little comforts and luxuries which the poor enjoyed. He re peated that he was decidedly opposed to all penal legis lation upon this subject ; and he was sure that he held this opinion in common with the most enlightened, the 1 most benevolent, and the most pious Bishops and Arch bisliers that ever, lived.—cliear, hear, and a laugh.) A.CIRI.CULTURAL REPORT FOR NO VEM BER. (From the Farmer's Magazine,) The first subject which unquestionably demands our attention in this Report is the immense quantity of rain which has fallen in the course of the month. That the excess of moisture has been great, almost beyond recollected precedent, at any previous corresponding period of the year, no one, we feel assured, will attempt to deny ; hence have arisen difficulties of no ordinary character, against which even the most skilful and most practised agriculturist has not been able to contend. In this respect, as, indeed, in many others, we come be fore our readers under co very cheering auspices ; yet, and notwithstanding the accounts which have con tinued to reach us from most parts of the United Kingdom, but more particularly from our provincial districts, we earnestly conceive that, prospectively speaking, there is not so much cause of alarm as many persons have intimated. True, the saturated condition of the land has rendered the operation of wheat sowing one not only of difficulty, hut in many instances, of impossibility ; while it is a fact, that up to the time we write, many farmers occupying heavy soils in those counties usually most forward, have not commenced that operation ; and others, who may be considered fortunate enough to have sown a portion, complain loudly of the depredations of the slug, and the rotting of the corn before it vegetates ; combined with this that thousands of loads of manure would have been carted for this golden crop, could the fellows have borne the weight of the teams. If, however, we refer back to the year 1839, we shall find th 4, independently of au unusually bad harvest, many wheat growers were unable to sow scarcely a tithe of their corn before the latter end of December, and immense breadths in tended for that grain were never finished. So far, therefore, we must not despair, as, if the weather should prove propitious during the greatest part of De cember, no reasonable doubts can be entertained of most of the winter wheats being placed in the ground. But should this not be the case, a genial spring easy work wonders in the vegetable c:eation, especially as it has frequently been observed that spring-sown corn often yields nearly or quite as heavy a return as that which has been drilled in the autumn. The young grain plants which have come under our obserVation have looked remarkably strong and healthy, with a degree of regularity truly pleasing to the eye, not only to that of the amateur in such matters, but also that. of the practical man ; but the switches have ex hibited a comparative thinness, arising from a difficulty of finishing the major portion of the fields where situated in hollows, in a workmanlike manner. To revert to the slug, we would intimate that the best method we have ever discovered for its effectual destruction, has been that of throwing over the land, previously to its being ploughed, about 15 cwt. of slacked lime to the acre, as hot as it can be handled, which system has not only put a stop to the ravages of the insect, but pre vented a recurrence of the evil in following years. As relates to the present year's yield of wheat, ac counts are extremely various ; but the more general opinion seems to be, that it is certainly beneath an ave rage by about one-eighth ; this, together with the infe riority of the samples offering in most of the principal markets in this country, his induced many persons to imagine that the quotations will rise far above those at present quoted. From what we have been able to learn it may be fairly stated that they have reached quite their maximum ; but any material depression—unlesr, indeed, the supplies now forthcoming should greatly ex ceed the consumptive demand—cannot with any degree of certainty be looked forward to. Good dry and heavy corn must, of necessity, command remunerating prices ; but, for the secondary and otherwise out-of-condition sorts, terms must be low, from their forming the bulk of the receipts. Barley is the next in rotation as claiming our notice ; and we must state that fewer really fine sorts have boon brought forward than we scarcely ever before recollect. This is accounted for by the bad condition in which it was secured, and to many of the storms which passed over us in the early part of August, laying most of that which was heavy in ear, and that which had an abun dance of straw ; consequently most of the parcels have proved very coarse and damp, with a difficulty in getting rid of them. As to its acreable yield, no complaints of consequence have been made, but it is far from being considered a good crop, or rather such a one as a far mer wishes to have in his possession ; hence the qua lity of next year's malt must prove anything but satis factory. and very high rates will doubtless be demanded for superfine parcels. Of all the white straw crops, we should say that oats are decidedly the best, both as re gards quality and quantity, both of grain and straw ; but the most abundant may be deemed the potatoe sorts, with which all have every reason to be satisfied. Both white and grey peas answer the expectations formed of them, but the hauhn has been scarcely worth the ex pense of carting, from being spoiled by the rains. This is of but minor importance, when the large supply of inferior and damaged bay on hand is taken into the account. Mazagan beans have, as usual, turned out very profitable, as they are almost invariably - carried somewhat earlier than other sorts. Ticks and horsebcans, which have produced a large quantity of straw, have not proved so good as the former, yet we cannot do otherwise than report favourably of the pulqe crops as a whole. The securing the mangel wqrsel and other bulbous roots, has occupied no little share of attention, and many light land growers have secured enormous weights. The wet has proved somewhat prejudicial to them, and great injury has been imparted to the land as well as the forthcoming crops, from the difficulty in carting them off. Potatoe raising has gone on briskly whenever a chance has presented itself. In partial instances the rot has been discovered, yet the general crop is considered good, both as to weight. and quality. This refers particularly to SCotland, Yorkshire, Essex, Devonshire, and the Channel Islands ; from which quarters the 'receipts in the metropolitan markets have been much on the in crease, and appear to suit the dealers remarkably well, at low figures. By accounts from Scotland, we learn that at length the whole of the crops have been safely stacked or housed, though in bad condition, especially as relates to those last secured. The growth of wheat does not ap pear to have come up to the expectations of the far mers ; but that of other grain is well represented. Good wheat, in the various markets, has sold freely at full rates of currency, but in other corn a limited amount of business has been doing. In Ireland, a large quantity of rain has fallen, which has considerably retarded the progress of out-door farm labours. Of the corn great complaints have been made by the growers, and a large surplus of inferior grain remains on hand. The best heavy wheat and oats have commanded a steady sale ; but otherwise the demand has ruled dull. Potatoes have turned out remarkably well. A BRIDEGROOM IN PAWN FOR His MARRIAGE FEES. On Sunday morning last, a loving Swain, aged about forty-five, whose name is Mr. John Kidd, of N 0.22, East King-street, shoemaker, along with a blushing bride, one Mrs. Caroline Hicks, of Richmond -street, shoebinder, presented themselves at the parish church, to be made one flesh, according to the rites and ceremonies of our law established Church. The cere mony being ended, and the marriage duly regis tered, the usual fee of four shillings, was demanded ; when the newly-mule Benedict delarod his exchequer to be in a most impoverished condition, one lonely shilling being the whole amount of his capital : his lovely spouse, not anticipating any pecuniary difficulties quite so soon, was not prepared to assist him in the emer gency. In this dilemma the churchwardens were called upon. to decide what steps should be taken to compel payment, and they immediately ordered Mr. John Kidd to seat himself quietly at the far side of the vestry, and consider himself in durance vile until the requisite sum was forthcoming ; they then requested Mrs. Caroline Kidd to sally forth in search of the need ful, to enable her to redeem her husband with as little delay as possible. John Kidd, took his seat as directed, isith meek resignation, like a philosopher, and there he sat with Job-like patience for a full hour, until the patience of the Churchwardens was exhausted, when they went out in search of a policeman ; but instead of finding a police officer, they found the unfortunate Mr.;. Caroline Kidd standing in the church porch, who had just returned with the do!e ful tidings that money was not come-at-able, and begged that her husband might be released, and she would pay the three shillings in the morning. She said her hus band was decidedly a religious man, and not given to drink, and could not account for his pecuniary difficulties, only, by supposing- he had expended the whole of his money in purchasing the marriage ring on the previous eyelike. The worthy bridegroom was then asked why he had been so foolish as to place himself in such an embarrassing situation when he very coolly replied that "he and his wife were very anxious to get together, as they could then do with one house instead of two, as at present." The Churchwardens then agreed to give John Kidd his liberty on the terms proposed by Mrs. Caroline Kidd (thinking they might have to provide for some young Kidds) but at the same time warned them, that if the money was not paid according to promise they would be unmarried by a dvertisements in each of the Leeds newspapers, on Saturday next. As we have not re ceived any such a dvertisement, we presume the money was duly paid.—Leeds Ttmes. OVERFLOW OF THE AVON.--In consequence of the recent heavy rains, the low lands through which the Avon flows have been flooded to a great. ex t ent . In the neighbourhood of Bath the fields on the banks of the river h av e been transformed into broad lakes. Much suffering prevails among the poo r i n conse quence of the water having driven large num b ers of them f:ro i We ar e h appy to that Lind raised f ur th e i r rel i ef : subscriptionsntlieir li:ible are d wellings. They arc very urgently wanted.--Bath Herald. Within the last three weeks some serious frauds have been committed in the P os t- o thi ce of Glasgow or Edinburgh, by the breaking open • o f l etters conta i n i ng bills or bank drafts, and 'the Abstraction thereof, EVENING SUN --- THE LATE OUTRAGE IN T llll CRoYDoN 'WORKHOUSE. At the last meeting of the Croydon Bench of iga,ts. trates, an application was made on behalf of tbe di a', of Guardi a n s o f th e Cr o ydon Union for a summont accordance with the provisions of the Ne w Poor-law, against the mast e r o f the Croydon workhou se for au' conduct while engaged in that capacity Cos •The circum s t ance s that originated the applicaie having created ver y con siderable sensation, it will °"; be necessary briefly to allude to them. It membered that a labouring man on his way home 11, 1 , 1 1 reduced to the necessity of applying for a night's shelter reduced aboseu' at the workhouse, was admitted, and when he to go away in the morning, the master of the workhoun, insisted upon "marking " him by cropping his haiodoan: when the poor fellow refused to allow this to be ;n o fearing that if his hair bore the appearance of been cut in a gaol, that he should not get emP l l . ll ; se , when he returned home, the master of the work and two or three of his subordinates, seized liim .oien g forced him into a chair, and, after a vl as struggle, in the c ourse o f w hi c h tic, poor 1 11 ; n - d clothes were nearly torn from his back , he received the most brutal treatment, a :`,,,a; waistcoat being also sent for by the master, at will be being t j je a they succeeded in cropping his head, and he Was beeo turned out. The occurrence would never hale, ling heard of in all probability, but that the poor man, To indignant at the treatment he had received, mi a wait he applied at the Croydon police station, to know h°7 4e , could obtain redress ; and Collier, the inspector 0n7., upon hearing his story, and seeing the condition 11 4 0 71 in, directed him to go at once to the Town -ha at Os make his complaint to Mr. Currie, the presiding ol'elidej trate, who, after a full inquiry, expressed a very d i e be . •0 opinion as to the impropriety of the course that ha", t b e adopted. These facts having been made publict;oes next meeting of the Board 'of Guardians, thC, si t l , j the was taken into consideration, and Sir Edmund )lea Assistant Poor-law Commissioner, attended the in. the in consequence of the account which apP papers ; a full report of the whole preeeed i l l ', r,ro furnished to the Poor-law Commissioners ; by understood that some instructions would he g ive s teps them to the Board of Guardians, as to what further t or should be adopted ; and it appeared that the Pr es° plication was the result. • disns , Mr. Andrews, the Clerk to the Board of Guar pr o said he was instructed, on their behalf, to aPP l T ov isg summons against the master of the workhouse, for so f groundsl at z lr i:c era o rd i s t d ac u otol e tellic t ir e sritih il lie.mer h e,etl i ivnitsa. s elf, by infringing the regul atiQn wishedbeen submitted to know to made by their direction. t it ar Mr. Tenfold, the Clerk to the Bench, said 03 , - 313' peared that the Poor-law Commissioners %visited t"%,,011 itvhleietih'eorort-hiaewpCresneinuitistsipitp)llli7a;; 05 gistrates to investigate the matter, and upon !, 1 “ ) , 1 ;1' of that inquiry would depend whetherl the al as '' '. d i9. workhouse would be retained in his situatioilor4, the charged. By the section of the Act under house was liable to a penaltyof thestrates present proceeding was framed, o -01., f o ld should commit him. to reit j f thc m . a f s t ti' e r sag , Mr. Andrews confirmed the statement of I ,.(fre ete , relative to the Board of Guardiansliaving by the Commissioners to institute the presca P- ksu 11 11 - 8 The Bench then directed the suminonst°- 'et upon a suggestion being thrown out by s l e eif 4l ," s '' Union officials as to the expediency of havieg," e proP' -- 3 d d application.for that thes some ewwhaeosxl epati(:, fraett hieooengfrieiadise:ll: in private, the Bench unanimously scouted it - tion; and Mr. Currie observed that he thoglittbe We s ' subject which required investigation, and tha t tigation could not be to o p u bli c . • , COY The occurrence has cr ea t e d grea t excitem ent of the don, and a number of the principal tradestat rin to , town have expressed their willingness to ci i it t e subscription to enable the poor man to apPe 3 ,', -11 for redress for the outrage inflicted 'II"' ' l-111% -. o' people connected with the Union have 'II"' all the means in their power to prevent publici,,;ooy° g at i v t e h n e t e (l p th e e se c)c e c ‘ u v r h r i e e n h ce h , a a s n t i a l h t e h n ey are (Ire:1( 1 ° 1 Y 3 place. I• 0 40 40 W. 4 4 40 31 40 35 36 Per Quarter Bath Slandford tsridport Chard Exeter uildford Newbury Reading Salisbury Sherburne...... Sheptou Mallet Uxbridge Warminster... Worcester......l THE MARKET COLTNTRY MAR+. g 1 Wheat. i Barley. 0 .1• • "" l• s. t & to s. m 4 25 SO 4 3 :- 1.3 2 8 46 22 28 21 2 9 21 1 , 8 23 31 is 30 u 10 31 20 28 '44 32 24 2n 29 28 " ! 0 .1 ots . 8 Ai : 0 24 40 111.1. UK ET. 1. to s. 62 Z 2 52 72 68 56 72 64 70 50 61 50 76 45 74 45 72 52 72 72 74 51 73 S. to 1. 35 3.4 3! 32 as 28 32 27 34 26 30 '3O 39 26 35 25 38 27 34 28 35 •( 28 37 37 43 3 6 03 35 32 6 , 28 32 40 )3 CORN -,Kr — to 7 ~ l ;I ilk 60Ib. In. 601 b. ........................ tennis/me ....................... .......... 1 0 ,41. Jl o , i e a 3 ,1 , e " to j„,. I 0. RN MARKET. .l. ;$ a 0 Per omit ter. .7 2 "9 0 Oats l9 0 51 0 Beans (per sack) ti Hoot (per big) ••••• Iltivatl (pet gallon) 1 St SIARKITS. Pet lb. 40 41 40 41 34 48 40 44 40 ' 4 "l 4:2 40 40 55 70 64 68 52 60 LEE : Wheat, Norfolk and Statil - York. and Lincol Barley, Norfolk and Suth - Yorkshire and Lit - Grinding Beans Oats, Potatoe For. 1 td. t. Shelling DEVIZES Co l Per Sack. s. «I. s. d. Fir.tWheat 34 0 to :5 II Second '0 0 32 0 Third ilarley .i7 0 33 ti CII ELTEN A 4. 1 5 1 Per Bushel. a. d. to s. Wheat e 9 Beef d I Harley 3 0 3 9 Mutton ................•.• 6 Oats 3 0 3.9 Veal ................. 6 9 Beaus ~ 5 0 5' 4 Pork ...........• / Pease 5 0 8 0 Lamb ..... , flay 4/.55. to 4/. 10s. Od. Per BOA' 6; CANTER BC RY MARKET. •1" 1 i, Wheat, 00s. to 734. Ms. to Barley, Maltitig —31 s. to 30s Grind p. l " g, Oats 21s. to :10. to Beans --....—. 30s to 40s. 3 0 Pease IWO*, 0.1.1.1WA0 355• to —s. G re 2: j r t° „I CHELMSFORD ....... Wheat, White ..........• 54 to CB Oats ... : . ......... Ited Barley ...... ........ wick ..... ...... Cheralier Winding ~. 631 h. :ulUi a y r years _ _____------- I tile vin e ' yards in andn For several a t p t r a s s l t u l t t i , e in e at WO , 11.4 %0tt5 , turning up their grounds ' • nd lvoilla _ ld terr a ' • of of marble sculpture, fprure t" rinks, 311 d cplns;ci► a o s l mall statue of Mercury, B an art, 0 , : li s c i e ot l i. d R a o n s d silver, and other relics of Ilom signol, Conservator of the Archise 01):ii,ion Burgundy, is about to present a report to the L ou d'An ' Lignites of the department. poi vc.alotitoerstroo r, hanil,l,olt.ga _ •.1 / VP s he E. J. DENT, 89., Strand, by S P "l i t° ll l '' ment CHRONOMETER and' WATCHNIA`" . A 1,13 1, QUEEN and his Ro al Highness PRINCE la jles l l;,, obtained the great Government Reward for the unecl' arjed ),0 t f i o , r is ma d i i i s c t e i n o e f t Chleirhoansomjuestetr,rNecoe.ivleld4, ieh ollY four hundredths of a second in twelve months. o ,e` ilie 1 , e) 1 ,00 Commissioners of the Admiralty, the hig le o s trdreerwa . o.r :c l ,e n .f eegPie r r l; 'e by their Lordships for the good performance of „light iris`` Mr,. Dent, anxious to remove any prejudice whi"„ t i o u i 5 to to his general business from tho idea that his : 1((e ';, 1 ., beP t ha elusively devoted to instruments of the highest (Tit' so state, that while his principal care is necessarily ellrec:.„,ascbS, latter, he is not unmindful of the manulacturee which, while they are greatly lower in prices accurate for all ordinary purposes, and will, therefore', o , most in demand. The whole of his extensive s tock. ° ! . 3 0 , 1 1 ; 0, has had the advantage of his selection and examinatrlZcajt,e`o has arranged a department, under competent Or is a ti for offering to the public good plain watches a t ''sl‘)fally °e' is compatible with any pretensions to corr ec tness, s c op pating, from an increase of business, an advantage" a 's 4, sation for reduction in price. Ladies' or Gentlett!.e4s.,-0 Watches, from 10/. 10s. each; Silver ditto from 4' Strand. avE GOLD WATCHES, LONDO T. COX SAVORY, Watchmaker, No. 47, Cornllll4icesio"vj seven doors from Gracechu re h- s t re et, submits for '`,01011)0,0 very large STOCK of GOLD WATCHES, di d ei , op which are carefully examined by experienced workto e. premises, and e ac h is warran t e d f or corre ct perform alte SIZE FOR LADIES. Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, in d„ engine-turn e, o gold case, and gold dials, warranted .............. 0 Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with double-backee! engine -turned gold oases and gold dials, warrantee( Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in four 0 holes with double-backed gold cases and g old dials, .4 14 warranted ... . ............. ........ SIZE FOR. GENTLE:IIEN. Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in four 0 holes, seconds, and double-backed gold cases, WA'" 1 3 1 3 ranted ................ Patent detaches! Lever Watches, capped, jewelled i; 0 six holes, seconds, double-backed gold eas es an 17 1 ' enamel dials, warrantee' . Patent. detached Lever Watches, capped, . 1:451"i:n; I ° 0 six holes, seconds, double-backed gold cases t „..old dials, d Either of the warrante Gentlemen's Waiclies may be had i ...d hen cases, for 3/. 3s. each extra. change. N.H. Second-hand Watche s p ur chased in e BI T S. At Liverpool, on the 30th u R tlady Charles M° O ofA °° ' Esq., of a son. n 29th ult., at Ili g h am, S ussex , Mrs. Dalrymple' o : fl,o o ,Livi n aii;it t i)h h e,..e e pl a c t e hu il l e t ri:s a , t i C M :e A w ß er ß , n ea rii49 MARR IED. I,3° Ti lliel°i'l!tit'e ti rh : Rifles t o Aji„ Glenie, ' l l , late Lieutenant-Colonel i„,_,.ughti 3 . ot - h O u ly lt n .. n, a d t a n ug e h w t o e r r ti o h f ttl:laitleeitv.ie jh.arnd..l2:s9;i cl• , eot, i ; youngest son of the late Major Dennis, of Tendring. .: hi ii, 1 ' Eliza, third daughter of Matthew Potts, Esq of Carr •, the county of Durham. Co l°4 On the 2d inst., at Faversham, Kent, Lieutenant-doe' t W er ..A f l t . h ß e u la r t tr i ll s o l y .e a p l i N it iz , in E e s s q ,.t , o3nr t l: r t :: Ann. on nay lY DIE D. On the Ist inst , at his residence in Finsbury-a(lll3re' Birkbeek, aged 65 . . v ile e i On the 18th ult., at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Mary, the ' the Rev. G. Sloper, late of West Woodhav, }Jerks. , lao rth" On the 28th ult., Miss Sarah Harriet Medley, Ml' 3... terrace, Walworth, aged "7. On the 29th ult. Miss Elizabeth Shaw , Chaneery-la n,; o ' r ierr On the 29th nit., at Birlingham Mrs. Ala rtha v' 1 ‘ cor' widow of the late T. C. Porter, Esii '., of Birnglioli o f g;1 cestershire, and Fulham, Middlesex , ag ed 83. *l)ble' - On the 29th ult., Henry, eldest s on of Mr. A• St. Martin's-lane, aged 12. the vile n On the 30th ult., at Limehouse , Harr iet Sophia, ' Illr John Blth, Esq. ''' On t y he :30th ult., in Kingsgate-street , Winchester, Emily Coxe. aged 90. , I fact' On the Ist inst., in Bedford-square, Francis Paul S t r '' o , Esi., formerly one of the Masters of the C ourt of Chanc e J. tIN a London: Printed a id Published by munDo Yostrod No. 112, Strand, at The Suit Office, No. 11% the County of Middlesex, Friday, Decemb er 3:l' t TR I • P`~ .