The Sun. — London, England, 1842-03-03 00:00:00

LATE EXPLOSION IN LAMBETH. INQUEST ON THE BODIES. An inquest was held before Mr. Carter, the Coroner • Tor Surrey, at . the John Bull, Public-house, Tyler street,• on the bodies of &Sim George D'Ernst, alias 'Ernest, John Whiting, George Tebbut. and Ann Ham shere, the four unfortunate persons who lost their lives in the above awful explosion. The first witness called was G. Johnstone, who stated himself to a labourer, in the employment of Mr: Miller,. the proprietor of the Li on B rewer y, D oug hty-street, Lambeth-walk, which was situated directly opposite the late Mr. D'Ernst's premises. On Monday last the des ceased George Tebbut, who was an an errand-boy,-in the employment of the late Mr. D'Ernst, passed through the breWery towards the fire-work factory, and, in reply to witness, said it was twenty minutes to twelve. He observed, while speaking to deceased, - that he carried a thin fuse about five inches long in his hand, which was ignited at the eud and emitted a few sparks. When he was gone witness recollected that he had promised him an order for the Adelphi Theatre, anti in consequence watched him until he entered a • house which Mr. D'Ernst used as a store-house, within about a yard of the wooden building where the firework's were manufactured, at which moment the fuse was still burning, and in about a minute after wards the witness heard a report like that of a cannon, and &hen a second and much louder one when a quantity of things fell upon the brewhouse. Ile ran out imme diately and saw the factory on fire, and tried to open the. large gate leading into it, but failing, he got in by a. wicket leading to the private house, and there saw the body of Tebbut driven with great violencu against a wooden paling, with which it fell at his fee , It was quite naked, with the exception of a small piece of a red comforter around the - neck, and although the extremities were con siderably injured, the 'trunk did not seem much scorched. There was a quantity of mucus exuding from the mouth, but no signs of life were apparent. Witness got a pail of water and threw it over the body, soon after - which it was removed to a stable adjacent. The body of Whiting was found at the back of the premises, and Mr. D'Ernst near .the outer-gate, both quite dead, and frightfully mutilated. : By the CORONER—Often saw the deceased, Tebbut, come to the parlour attached to the brewery, for a light, and used sometimes to see Mr. D'Ernst and his men try fireworks in the brewery yard, which was about fifty paces from the manufactory. Had no definite idea as to the cause of the fire, but thought from the direction in which the body of Tebbut was driven when he first saw . it, he might have fallen when entering the factory • from the side door of the house, which was about a yard from it. William Cotton having deposed to the identity of the bodies, as they lay in the dead-room of the workhouse; said he was a firework-maker, and he had been for four years in the employment of Mr. D'Ernst, which was one of the most extensive in his trade in London. Shortly before twelve o'clock on Monday, as the witness was leaving his residence in Ship-lane, for the . purpose of going to the factory for some fire-works, which were to be used at the Adelphi Theatre that evening, he heard the explosion, and having a presentiment that it had occurred at Mr. D'Ernst's. he ran there and found the place a heap of ruins. Mr. D'Ernst had •an order from Portsmouth for some fire works to be let off in honour of her Majesty's visit to that' town, and they were preparing them in the factory for some days previous, so that a greater quantity of ma roons, coloured lights, &c., were on the premises on Monday than usual. By the CORONER—An oven or stove was used for drying the composition sometimes. About 1 cwt. of gunpowder and combustible materials were generally kept upon the premises. In his opinion the fire originated in the oven, where, after he had examined the ruins, he found a pan with the dross of some kind of coloured light, which had evidently exploded. At the time of the explosion there were 100 score of maroons on the premises. - Henry Mortram, in •the employment of the deceased Mn - D'Ernst, -- said the order from Portsmouth had been countermanded by the Corporation of Portsmouth, as they had determined to expend the money in illuminatcns, but a small quantity of star-lights were ordered to be sent down. In his opinion the combustion arose from the spontaneous ignition of one of the maroons, which have small beads filled with detonating fluid attached to them, or from one of those beads, of which some might have fallen upon the floor, being trod upon. • Mr. Theodore D'Ernst, the deceased's brother, was examined, but nothing material was elicited by his . . . - evidence,. , Ttie, Jury retired, and returned a verdict at half-past six, of=" Accidental death." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL WATERLOO COURSING MEETING. TUESDAY. TIIE WARERLAO Cur.—Lord Eglintoun's Lapwing beat Mr N. Blundell's Berry—Mr. Hutchinson's Grasper beat Mr. Scott's Fly—Dr. Brown's Bella beat Sir W. Stanley's Stiletto Mr. Bradley's Barrier beat Dr. Brown's na Queen Bee—Mr. Eden's Edham Bay beat Mr. Slater's Sweetbriar--Mr. Eas terby's Holdfast teat Mr. Heyford's Carmelite—Mr. Swan's . Stork beat Mr. T. Spead's na The Abbess—Mr. B. Robinson's Fly beat Mr. Armstrong's na Billy—Mr. Garvar's Glide beat, Mr. A: Graham's His Royal Highness—Mr. Reede's Ruftis beat Mr. Vicker's Velocipede—Mr. P. Hoghton's Tyrant beat Lord Stradbroka's Minerva—Mr. J. Robinson's na Sultan beat Mr. W. Mather's na Maiden Queen—Mr. Hunt's na Prium beat Mr. Jefferson's Mary Captain Daintree's Knab beat Mr. Kershaw's' Kirkham--Mr. Jebb's Lady beat Mr. Gidde's Queen of Hearts—Lord Eglintoun's Evergreen beat Mr. Scott's Asleby. First Ties—Lapwing beat Grasper, Barrier beat Bella, Holdfast beat Edham Bey, Stork beat Fly, Rufus beat Glide, Tyrant beat Sultan, Priam beat Knat, Lary beat Evergreen. WATERLOO PURSE.—Lord Stradbroke's Magna beat Mr. Craven's Caldwell, Mr. Ridgsay na Sharp beat Mr. - Eden's Matchless, Mr. Slatel's Sandy beat Mr. Swan's Sirius, Mr. Jebb's Willey beat Mr. Garvan's Governor, Mr. Easterly's na Busy beat Mr. Hunt's na Crafty, Mr. Graham's Mavour neen na Mr. Unsworth's Unknown. Mr. Hornby's Hong beat Mr. King's Mat, Mr. Walter's na Lancet beat Mr. Bradly's Byron. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE AND HURDLE RACES, LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY NIGHT.—The following horses have arrived for the races to-morrow : THE GREAT WESTERN' STEEPLE CHASE—Sankey, 5i1;11 ' 'Weller, Seventy-four, Peter Simple, Lottery; Columbine, Bannathlath, Gay Lad, Lady Langford, Bangalore, Anony mous, The Wild Irish Girl, Satirist, Nimrod, Luck's-all, Honesty, 'and Consul. THE PRINCE Of WALES' Cur—Columbine, Jim-along- Josey, The Game Chicken, Forget-me-not, and Claude Duval. • THE CHAMPION HURDLE RACE—Usurper, 6 yrs—Peter Swift, 6 yrs—Defence, aged—Bounceaway, 4 yrs—Nnw-or- Never, aged— The Duenna, aged— Lottery, aged— Sam Weller; 'aged. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-YESTERDAY. CHESTER. CUP.--8 ro 1 agst Lanercost, 11 to 1 agst Mar.. alSoult, 12 to 1 agst Vulcan, 15 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn, •5to•1 agst The Squire, 25 to 1 agst Rhodanthe, 25 to 1 agst Oruiskeen, and 25 to 1 agst Rory O'More. --DranY.-8 to 1 - agst Attila (taken), 20 to 1 agst Chatham, 27 to 1 agst the Dirce colt (taken), 40 to 1 agst Meteor, and 45 to Pabst Auckland. Nothing done upowthe Oaks. SALE OF BLOOD STOCK. The tate Duke of Cleveland's stud was sold by Messrs. Tat, tersali'e; Raby Castle, on Saturday, at the following prices : —The Recorder; 205 gs: ; Theon, 55 gs; ; Middleham, 610 gs. ; Foxberr - v, 370 is. ; 'Cable, 100 gs. ; Cainelford, 46 gs. ; Pharold27o gs. ' • Christopher, 25 gs. ; Smallhopes, 40 gs..; Chesnut"f. by 'Muley Moloch, dam by Mullins, 3 yrs , 39 gs ; B. e., bro. - to Pharold, 2 yrs., 135 gs: ; B. c. by out of Victoria, 2 sm., 280 gs. ; Br. c. liy Emiiius, cut of Variation, 2 yrs., 50 gi. ; Ch. c. by Emilius, out, of Kate Kearney, 185 gs.-; A bay yearling colt - by rvioloch; out of Matilda, 115 gs. ; A brown yearling filly •by Muley .310loch,dam by Emilius, 23 gs. ; Virginia, 150 gs. . THE. KING OF ,PRussi,t..—We mentioned a few days since, that a tea-service of plate was in preparation., by order of his Majesty the King of Prussia, as a present to Mr. Owen, High Constable of. Westminster, for his services during his Majesty's' short sjourn in.this country. The plate has now been completed by Mr. J. Woodhill, St. Paul's Church-yard. It consists of a silver coffee-pot, tea-pot, sugar-basin, and jug, bearing the following' inscrintion ;—" The gift of his Majesty Frederick William I the. Fourth , King of Prussia, to mark his sense of the at tention of Mr. Foster Owen, High Constable of Westmin ster, during the King's visit to the metropolis,. 4th February, 1842." The other aide bears engravings of .the shield and crown of the royal arms of Prussia, together with the arms of the city of Westminster. The crest of Mr. Owen is encircled by a garter, with the motto—" Fear God. Honour the King." DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF LAUDANUM.--: Oa Monday an inquest was held at the Green Man, Man sell-street, Whitecaapel, before Mr. Baker, on the body of Mr. Robert William - Rodgers, aged 40, a solicitor, of 'North ampton. George Morris, landlord of the Green Man, said that the deceased arrived in London from Southampton about two months ago, and engaged lodgings in witness's house. He came to London on professional business. On Friday night last, at about twelve o'clock, witness went to deceased's bedroom to ask him if he had done with the' candle he had borrowed to light himself to bed. Deceased replied that he had not quite done with it, bat that he .should have it instantly.. Deceased then gave it to him, and witness then saw and spoke to him for the last time De-' ceased had recently complained of want of sleep, and it was witness's opinion that he had taken laudanum as a sedative, and had by accident, and not by design, taken as overdose. The Jury, after a short delibe, ation, returned a verdict " That the deceased died from having taken an overdose of laudanuin, but whether by accident or design there was not sufficient evidence to- prove." THAMES TUNNEL COMPANY.—On Monday the an-. nual assembly of the Proprietors of this Company was held at the London Tavern, Benjamin Hawes, Esq., in the 'chair. The Re port was read by the Secretary, from which it appeared that this stupendous work is now nearly ready for public use, - there being but the entrances to the tunnel to be made. • That on the W apping side had been' contracted for by Messrs. Grissell and Pete, to be completed in about three months,' after. at on the R o therhithe side would b e un d er t a k en. wThhiec6Works remained secure, .and had not settled in the slightest degree throughout the tunnel, a length of 1,200 feet. The Report alluded with gratitude to the assistance the Com. pany had received from Government under various Adminis. tratians, and the able manner in which the object had been advocated in the public journals. The balance sheet from the Ist of January to ow 31st of December, 1841 was, receipts 11,3521. 19s. 4.1. (iii which were the sum of 1,6991. Iss. from v.sitors, and from the sale of books, 1251.), and payments, 1,9901. 14s. 3d., leaving a balance of 3,362/. ss. Id. In the Bank of England the funds were 31,3601. 131. , and the payments 21,1241. Bs. 4 d. , lea vi ng a balance in hand 10 . ,230/. ss. sd. The " sums owing were 2,4001. The Report and accounts were adopted. The Chairman regretted the decease o f Mr. Hyde Wallaston, who had been one of the first promoters of the undertaking, and stated, in reply to a Proprietor, that he could not exactly say when the carriage-way would be opened to the public, the present arrange ment being only for the footway, and that he hoped the Govern. silent would be induced, on t he work being opened to the public, to give up a portion of the toll , i n order that some retu rn might be made to the Proprietors. MILL -AND PRINT WOlt/C3.—We have received from Manchester a letter, stating that in thq neighbourhood the term mill is applied to print-works. The , Wffter may be correct, but he is contradicted by Mr. Brotherton ; and were his assertion . true, It would be of little importance. It appears from the list of petitions f l or priate bills delivered onTuesday with the usual Parliamentary Papers, that the total numbar amounts to led. Of these there are 20 for railways, 30 foT roads, 3 for canals, 10 for public companies, and 9 for inclo, auras. 0. 0. railway bins most of them are for the amendments Of er Bub, and very few for the formation of new iines. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Mardi 1. Tile Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn.hall to day. SITTINGS IN THY HOUSE Or Well -The Lotto CHANCELLOR, on taking his seat, stated that he had ori ginally arranged to sit in the House of Lords three days a week for the purposeofhearing appeals. Since that arrangement had been made, however it had been determined by several Noble Lords and him self, that it would be better for him to sit in the House of Lords two days in one week and four in another. It was his intention, therefore, to sit next week in the House of Lords four days. IN THE MATTER. OF HEIMAN, THE BiNICRUPT. The further arguments in this part.heard matter, which came be fore his Lordship upon a special case, from the decision of the Court of Review, occupied the Court the whole morning. His Lordship rose at an early hour to attend a Council. ROLLS' COURT, March 1. DAY V. CROFT. This was a petition praying his Lordship's approbation of .a scheme for the establishment of a charity fund. It appeared that the late Mr. Day, of the firm of Day and Martin, had by his will devised to certain trustees, upon trust, a sum of 100,000/. for the purpose of forming out of the interest accru ing thereon a fund, to be called " The Blind Man's Friend Charity," which was to be disposed of in annuities to such blind persons as should be properly recommended as fit objects of cbarit3, and the present application was for an order of the Court approving of the scheme, as detailed and set firth in the petition. A point was raised by Counsel on behalf of the trustees, as to whether the charity should be confined to England or ex tended to the United Kingdom. It was contended that the testator being an Englishman, and requiring by his will that the trustees of the Charity Fund should see that no improi er persons were admitted to the charity; and that though he had not particularised England, yet there would be great difficulty in the trustees detecting cases of imposition, if the charity was made to extend to either Scotland or Ireland, and as there was no scarcity of applicants in England, the charity should be confined to this country. His Loßnstrtr• conceived that the intentions of the testator would be best carried out by extending the Charity to the United Kingdom. He accordingly overruled the objection, arid granted the order sought by the petitioners. IN RE BROOKSBANK AND FARN. The arguments in this cause were concluded to-day. Lord CANGDALE, in giving judgment, said that the peti tioner, the Duke of Brunswick, had employed the respondents as his solicitors from the month of February, 1838, to the month of November, 1841, and in respect of the business done there had been four bills of costs delivered up. As to two of them, there could be no doubt the petitioner was entitled to have them taxed. The whole question in the cause arose upon the alleged right.of the petitioner to have the two first bills of costs taxed. They were paid in July, 1840, and it was alleged that there was a right of taxation. Notwithstanding the payment of them, and notwithstanding the remarkable cir cumstance that after thelength of time during which the balls were in the pos.scssion of the petitioner, not one error was alleged or shown, his Lordship thought that he could not comply with the prayer of the petition, as far as related to those bills. There .should be an order, of course, to tax the other bills, The costs of the petition to be paid by the petitioner. The Court rose shortly before four o'clock. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, March 2. (Before the VICE-CIIANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) BRYPGES V. BRANFILL. .The further arguments on this part heard case, occupied his Honour the whole day. (Before Vice-Chancellor Wicavd.) This case came before the Court upon an original and supplemental bill. The plaintiffs in both causes were Messrs. Crawford, Colvin, and Co., who carried on business, in partnership, in the City of London, as East India merchants. The object of the suit was to compel two classes of defendants to interplead in respect of a sum of 4961. 19s. 6d., the subject of the original suit, and 61. 16s. 6d., the subject of the supplemental. The suit arose Out of the consignment of certain goods in 1835 and 1836, by the firm of Messrs. Copeland and Duncome, which had since become bankrupt, on behalf of the firm of Messrs. Baisley and Hanslar, which had also become bankrupt. The plaintiff and do • fendant were the assignees of the two bankrupt firms. His HONOUR, after commenting upon • all the proceedings, said the decree prayed must be made in both cases. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, March 1. RE HENRY W. YOUNG. The insolvent was a broker residing at Maidstone, and the debts appearing in his schedule amounted to upwards of 1,6111. of which the greater portion was alleged to be without con sideration. Mr. Cooke appeared in support of his petition to be discharged. He was opposed on behalf of Messrs. Wood and Bishop, upholders and cabinet-makers, carrying on business in the Minories, on the grounds of having executed a warrant of at torney in favour of his brother for a sum of 8001., by which he had gained an undue preference over the other creditors, and also that the alleged debt, on account of which the instrument was executed, was not bona fide, or for consideration, as the money was stated in the schedule to have been advanced so far back as the years 1835 and 1836, and there were no distinct entries of debit in his cash-book on that account. It was also stated, in opposition, that the circumstances of both the insolvent and his brother, at the time the alleged loan passed between them, were such as to render it not only im probable, but impossible, that either could have command over the sum of 8001. Mr. COOKE addressed the Court for the insolvent, and read a letter from Messrs. Millat and Co., Monument-yard, City, bearing date at the time when the money was lent in which they sought his custom, for the purpose of showing that he must have been in independent circumstances at the time, or such respectable merchants would not be anxious to deal with him. In reply to the Learned Chief Commissioner the insolvent said he hoped to have been able to repay hiS brother from a legacy he expected from his father-in-law, who died about two years ago, but was disappointed. Mr. Commissioner REYNOLDS said he should adjourn the case for a short time, as there were certain points in the insol yen 's balance sheet upon which he desired further information. WEDNESDAY. IN RR JOHN RAYMOND IMITHR. The insolvent was an apothecary and surgeon, carrying on busi ness in Edward's.place, Camberwell/ The amount of debts, a stated in his schedule, was rather trifling, and consisted chiefly o bills due to tradesmen for household expenses, with the exception o. one for 981. due to Niessrs. Carding and Blacker, wholesale chemists His petition to be discharged was oppos'ed in person by one o the partners in this firm, on the ground of having obtained credit from them by false representations. The opposing ereditor stated to the Court that the insolvent informed him and his partner the house and premises in which he resided at Camberwell were his own, while in point of fact, when they put in an execution for this debt, his father came forward and claimed all the furniture and effects, which the Sheriff was compelled to give up to him, and all that was available for the debt and costs were the fixtures and stock in the shop. In reply to the Court the witness said the insolvent did not actually say the furniture was his, but such was their inference from his manner and general conversation. He did not defend the action, and consequently they were put to no more costa than was necessary to issue execution. The insolvent was ordered to be discharged forthwith. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. • William Henry Taylor, twenty-eight, was indicted for the manslaughter of Anne Weatherfield. Another count of the indictment described the deceased by the name of Charlotte only, the surname being unknown. Mr. CLARKSON appeared for the - It appeared from the evidence that, on the 29th of Ja nuary last, the prisoner came home in a state of par tial intoxication. He resided in the Commercial-road, and the deceased resided in the same house. On the night in question, the deceased, in company with another person, went in search of the prisoner, and they found him at a neighbouring public. house. On his coming out of the public-house, he be came- angry, and struck the witness, and on the deceased interfering, he struck her, and threw her down twice. The deceased immediately went to bed, and her head was much swollen. She complained of the pain during the night; she became much worse, and died in the course of the next morn ing. The surgeon, who made a post mortem examination of the body of the deceased, was of opinion that the deceased had -died from a rupture of the brain. Had medical assistance been procured in time she might have been saved. - The employer of the prisoner gave him a good character. -He had employed the prisoner for eleven years. Mr. CLARKSON having addressed the Jury, The RECORDER summed u? the evidence, and the Jury re turned. a .verdict of Guilty. The prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard laliour. George Clark, 25, labourer, .and James Bryant, 38, a cabman, were indicted for breaking into the dwelling-house of Henry Sheedy, and stealing one cask and twenty-five quarts of -•rum, value 31. 55., his property. • It appeared that the prisoners went in company with each other to the house of the prosecutor, who i s a . • publican, and resides in the borough of • Southwark. The pri-. soner, Bryant, came with his cab, and. waited in the street fur the other prisoner. This was about one o'clock in the morn ing. The prisoner, Clark, brought out a small cask of rum, and it was placed in the cab. Bryant then drove off to a well known house which is kept for the reception of stolen goods in Kent-street, Borough. The jury did not think that the prisoner Clark-was sufficiently identified, and consequently acquitted him, but found the other prisoner guilty of receiving goods knowing them to have been stolen, and he was sentenced to nine month; imprisonment and hard labour. John Dudgeon, aged 21, and John Poarch, aged 30, wets indicted for stealing, and Edward Platt, 25, fur receiving, well knowing it to have been stolen, a quantity of horse-ha:r of the value tif 101., the property of John Tosswell. This was an extremely long case, but was one merely of ordinary felony possessing no features of public interest. The robbery was committed by the prisoner Dudgeon (the case failed. in proof against Poarch), and was then sold to the pri soner Platt at a price considerably under half its value. The Jury found the two prisoners, Dudgeon and Platt, Guilty, and they were sentenced the former to ten years' transportation, and the latter seven years' transportation beyond the seas. Barnard Josephs, alias Barrett Josephs, 30, was indicted for stealing a quantity of old metal, the property of William Raybone, of Clerkenwell. Mr. C. Jones conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Clarkson defended the priscner. This was a case of constructive felony. The prosecutor stated that he was in the habit of dealing with the prisoner in the old metal business. On the 29th of Dec., the 'prisoner came to his (witness's) place in Clerkenwell to purchase some copper. Thoir usual mode of doing business was by barter. When the primer came to purchase metal, he paid for it with other metal, such as copper, zinc, &c., and when any surplus arose on either side, that surplus was made up in money. They never gave each other credit. On the day in question the prisoner came with a cart to purchase some copper, saying he would pay for it in money. The copper was weighed, and put into the cart, The ac count was made out by the prisoner, and the witness signed the receipt. but received no money. The prisoner coolly walked out of the place with the receipt. He did riot cal! out to him to come back. The RECOIMEII.--I suppose you were so lost in astonish ment that your voice was gone. Witneis—Well, I don't think you are wrong. (This answer caused a roar of laughter throughout the Court, and in which the Recorder heartily joine I. ) Exarnination continued—Saw the prisoner after the above transaction, when the witness asked him to return the metal, but the prisoner answered that that was impossible, as he had sold it before he had bought it, adding, that it was a most sin gular thine., but he had lost his pocket-book.—(L aug h ter. ) Mr C. JONES —I suppose you thought that was a do? Wit ness--Yoti are right.—( Laughter. ) Did not see the prisoner again till he saw bim in Whitecross-street prison. Cross-examined—Did you get a summons against the pri soner? Witness—You must not use your talent to confuse me. Mr. CLARKSON—I am afraid the tit of confusion is coming over you again. Witness—Why, perhaps, it is ; but you are making me confused ; but then you are well paid for causing confusion.—( Loud laughter.) Mr. CLaiticsox—When you applied for. the..summons did you see my friend (pointing to the prisoner) there? Witness (with a countenance expressive of great surprise)—What ! is he a friend of yours ?—( Roars of laughter.) Has dealt with the prisoner some time. When the prisoner was committed, he obtained bail immediately. Several other witnesses were called to corroborate the evi dence, but The RECORDER said he thought the case could not be looked upon as one of stealing. The prisoner was accordingly discharged. Richard Hawkins, IS, cork cutter, was indicted fur committing a rape on Jane Palmer, a child 13 years of age. The prisoner was employed in a cork manufactory in Maynard street, St, Giles. On the 18th of January last the prosecutrix was playing in the yard at the back of the shop, mid the prisoner came to her, and enticed her into the shop, and there committed the of fence of which he stood charged. A surgeon was called who had examined the child the day after the offence was committed, and who proved that considerable inflammation existed; and who stated that, in his opinion, the offence had been fully committed. _ _ The Jury, however, were not satisfied with the evidence, and therefore acquitted the prisoner. John Hasken, 46, plumber, who stood remanded from the last session, was placed at the bar charged with forging certain fictitious Bank notes, with intend to defraud the Bank of England. The ATrORNEY.GENERAL appeared to prosecute the prisoner, who at first pleaded Not Guilty, but afterwards retracted his plea for that of Guilty.—Sentence deferred. Mapp, 29, was indicted 'for stealing in a dwelling house, 651., the property of John Ricardby Bousfield, and others, his masters, and one snuff-box, and other articles. Mr. Bodkin prosecuted, Mr. Phillips defended the prisoner. It appeared that the prosecutors are large salesmen, carrying on business at 126, Houndsditch. The prisoner was em ployed by them in the capacity of porter. It was part of the duty of the prisoner in a morning to open the iron safe which was in the office, and take out the books. In the safe was a drawer in which money was usually kept. On the day in question the clerk of Messrs. Bousfield went to the office at the usual hour, and on his proceeding to the safe for the purpose of taking out the money, he discovered the drawer to have ben broken open, and the money, consisting of 25 sovereigns, 351. in silver, and a 51. Bank of England note, gone. The case had proceeded thus far, when the prisoner said he wished 'to retract his plea, and plead Guilty. Mr. PIIILLIPS made an application to the Court to postpone its judgment till to- morrow, in order that he might have an opportunity of producing before their Lordships a highly re spectable witness, a magistrate, who would speak to the cha racter of the prisoner. The kisonor here intimated that he pleaded - guilty to the charge of larceny only. The case was then proceeded with by Mr. Bodkin, fur the purpose of making out a charge of burglary. A witness was then called who proved that he found a skeleton key upon the pi ironer, and which locked and unlocked the drawer in the iron safe of Messrs. Bousfield. The Si. note, which was identified, was traced to the possession of the pri soner, he basing changed it at a neighbouring public-house. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of stealing only, and not "stealing in a dwelling-house."—Sentence deferred. George Thompson, 22, was indicted for stealing three wafches, two pairs of sugar tongs, and twenty spoons, of the table of 20/. and money to the value of 21. ' the property of Edward Burch, of the Bell Tavern, W o ol w ich. It appeared that this robbery had been committed at the time the King of Prussia embarked for the Continent. The prosecutor's house was much crowded. On the day in ques tion, the 4th February, a policeman, who was there in plain clothes, was at the Bell, where he saw two persons standing at a bed-room door on the first floor. From suspicion he en tertained'he went to the landlord, and spoke to him on the subject. The landlord went up stairs, and one of the per sons on the landing immediately ran down. The witness, hearing a cry, secured the man as he came down stairs. A gold watch, chain, and seal, were found upon him, but. n his being brought before the magistrate, h s was discharged. The prosecutor stated, that on his proceeding up stairs, he met the prisoner coming out of the room. The spoons in question, were deposited in that room. The prosecutor immedi ately seized the prisoner, and cried out " murder, thieves !" The bed-room door was then open, and a person inside, and unseen by the prosecutor, struck at him. The wife of the pro secutor with the assistance of the maid servant, secured the prisoner. The befl-ioom was all in disorder, and he missed the articles from the chest of drawers. Five of the tea spoons were picked up from the stairs ; the locks of the chest of drawers were all picked. The prosecutor's wife heard the five. spoons fall near to the prisoner on the stairs. The spoons were those she had deposited in the morning in the bed-room. The Learned Judge having summed up the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of Guilty. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. SIP CHAPMAN MARSHALL was, yesterday, for some time occupied in hearing a case which displayed a great deal of vil lany upon one side, and agreat deal of credulity upon the other. Riehard Hitchcock, a grave-looking person, about fifty years of age, was put to the bar, charged with having defrauded Mr. Hinton, formerly of the house of Hinton and Taylor, of Queen -street, Cheapside, of various sums of money, amount ing, in the aggregate, to upwards of 1,0001. Mr. Pelham, the solicitor, attended for the prisoner. Mr. Hinton stated that the prisoner at the latter end of the year 1839, called upon him, and stated to him that a gentleman, named Joshua Wall, had been left heir to an im mense property, which was subject to a suit in Chancery, and that as Mr. Wall was not able to carry it on satisfactorily, in consequence of the want of ready money, if he (witness) would advance the funds for that purposo, and support the family of the claimant, pending the suit, a portion of the property should be given to him. Believing that the prisoner represented facts, witness began to draw cheques upon his bankers to sup ply the means of proceeding in equity in Mr. Wall's case ; and between the end of 1839 and the end of 1840, he drew, to the best of his knowledge, 1,300/. from his broker's hands, all of which money was appropriated to the above-men tioned object, as he supposed, from the statement of the in dividual who had applied for his services upon the part of Mr. Wall. The information given by the prisoner, from time to time, relative to the proceedings in Chancery, wa4 such as 'completely deceived witness ; and at last the delightful intelli gence was communicated to Ilion in a letter from the prisoner, that the whole was terminated in favour of Mr. Wall, and that it was only necessary to have him in town to receive the money, and to come to the necessary arrangements for the dis charge of the pecuniary obligations the heir was under to his friends. The letter conveying this news, concluded with a re quest for an additional sum, to enable Mr. Wall to appear in town in a proper condition, and a cheque was immediately given for the amount required. Sir C. Master-sate—What was the amount of the property which Hitchcock said had been left to Mr. Wall ?—Mr. Hinton replied that the prisoner assured him it exceeded 167,0001. Sir C. Alausnaer. observed, that, of course, the com plainant must have some idea that, in a case of the kind, law yers must be employed, and that a person of ordinary prudence would have soon learned whether there was any foundation for the statement that such a suit was in Chancery. Mr. Hin' on said that there had been, it was true, a case of the kind in Chancery, in which Mr. Wall had been a suitor for property to the amount of nearly•2oo,ooo/., but in consequence of the circumstance that Mr. Wall had not made his claim in due time,_ a decree had passed by which the money became the property of persons of the name of Cox, and the whole business was terminated at least two years before Mr. Wall came far ward with his claim. The prisoner well knew that the Lord Chancellor had decided the case, and that the sol:citors employed upon the occasion on the part of Air. Wal. (Messrs. Shaw and Taylor, of Fenchurch-street,) had ascertained all about it, and given his s family,s in exncriment. The villany of the pri sonerit up t a all through a gh t t i Ve le affair w as extreme, for witness supported who were, p rev i ous l y to t h e i r acquaintance state of abj ec t p overty , an d w i tness a w bd s c n l o o w tlw a d co h' L vnii i t . h le an t h e di l m ' yruined man merely through the prisoner's instrumentality. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL -4 am e ery sorry for you It is a severe punishment for having put confidence in a person whom you served. Mr. Pelham—lf Mr. Wall succeeded ,in thesuit, you were to receive a portion of the property, you say? Mr. Hinton— Certainly I was. That was the understanding upon the sub ject. I was convinced that the money I advanced was applied in the prosecution of the suit. 1 sold a valuable business to furnish the mean; of proceeding. Mr. Pelham—There is a material difference in the accounts. You say you have lent money to Mr. Hitchcock ?—Mr. Hin ton—l consider that I have lost upwards of 1,0001. in cash, and upwards of 600/. in other ways by him. Several gentlemen who seemed to know something of the transactions, here declared that they really beli,oved the losses in various ways sustained by the unfortunate complainant, through the base conduct of the prisoner, exceeded 3,0001. sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL asked whether Mr. Hinton was in business in Queen-street ?—Mr. Hinton replied in the ne gative. He had dissolved partnership with Mr. Taylor in con sequence of this disastrous affair, and Mr. Taylor had given him 1,100/. for his share. Sir CHAPMAN Mensustee-And all that is gone?—Mr. Hinton—Every shilling. Consider that I supported the man at the bar and all his family. I fed, and clothed, and lodged them all. Mr. Pelham—Did you not pay 4001. of that money to a clerk in the bank to whom you owed it ? Dlr. Hire on—No ; I owed no clerk in the bank any money, and I never paid away a shilling of the money in that way. Mr. Pelham—Did not the prisoner sell a farm of his, and give you some, of the proceeds? Mr. Hinton e —He sold a farm lam told, but not one farthing di d he give me. He never handed nee one farthing. Th e complainant here put in the January 22, 1841, and began thus : that our business is "My dear Sir,—l right merely to say f fetching up Wall,; which I concluded, with the exception 0 last letter h e h a d rece i ve d from the prisone r, w hich was d a ted to do so, &c. &c."d the greatest an x i e t y The friends of Mr. Hinton manifested t h ro ugh the meshes of th e lest the prisoner should escape intend doing to-morrow, and must b e g a little of the needful Sir law, but seers i he c h h a .a dncerysuit.reas on to be. the opinion, that a i rt. againstl Mr. Hitchcock strong case was likely to be madedeTa a C e si d i‘ejsrt.a. Hobler AlAa s e s o r a n f e ir t m s e a d i d Taylor, should make their as soon as Messrs. Lacy, Hare, an square, Borough, stated statements as to the conclusion of the in America. The prisoner. ititon that the thatD r h . e A k l e e e x t r. iN d i e r r . L i er in , o te f n Th a r n e d e Crown: It was. COITIMU pIion by slating that psi to him.—(Laughter.) goersated to w a h s i m a as p e a r s N o . very y of great enor in s t t o . h c:r sd e , p v, t ,s. prisoner himself confirmed the n o k of England, but that the he had not only 140,000/. in tho whole si!e Philaielphia d in America f t Witness having a brother who reside . os y years, was induced to write to him for information en the subject. having stated that he was Previously, however, the prisoner Bruce, • together with the about to receive 3,000/. from Lord necessary means for taking possession, witness wrote to that noblemaa for information. The answe r to that communi the prisoner, or the sub cation denied any knowledge of Still witness was will ject, connected with his name• hon ks have the benefit of ing that Ike prisoner s whatever information might arrive from America.—( A l aug h .) In due time witness received an answer from his brother, in trming him that the statement was a mere fabrication, that belonged the prisoner was wholly unknown as a man of property in America, and that as Philadelphia was the property of the State, it could not be the property of any individual.-- (Laughter.) This was about the Christmas of 1840. There being not the slightest doubt that the prisoner was an• tor, witness endeavoured to induce Air. Hinton to indict him, and act upon the same opinion, but without effect. Mr. 'Hun ton, who did not suppose it possible that a person, to whom and to whose family he had acted with so much kindness and libe rality, could act with ingratitude, continued to plage confidence in the statements made to him, and plunged himself,at length beyond recovery. • , THE SUN, LONDON, THU ItSiJAY MOANING, MARCH 3, 1842 HOME ClRCUlT:—Hertford, March 2. Sir C. MARSHALL—Have you l os t mone y y ourse lf by it Both Courts proceeded t o b us i ness t hi s morn i ng a t t en prisoner ? Dr. Lae—Certainly I have. o'clock. There were twenty-one prisoners for trial, all of Sir C. MAKSHALL--.HRYe seen money pass from whom were males. Of this number eight can neither read nor Mr. Hinton to the prisoner ?--I have not ; but 1 have not the write, and of the remainder only one can read and write well. least doubt that Mr. Hinton has been ruined by the prisoner. CROWN COURT. Mr. Joshua Wall, of Ingatitone, stated that he was formerly Mr. Baron GURNEY took his seat on the Bench, and after a farmer. He believed that he was entitled to a fortune of great he had addressed the Grand Jury, magnitude. He had, however, applied too late. A gentleman The Officer of the Court stated to his Lordship that a witness of the name of Clayton had taken it.in hand for him, and em who was about to go before the Grand Jury refused to be sworn. ployed solicitors, and the case had gone through the courts. A Baron GtInNEY ordered him to get into the witness-box, and family of the name of Cox had come in for the property under he then asked him why he refused lo be sworn? a decree of the Court of •Chancery. The prisoner, however, The witness, who wore a smock-frock, and had the appear- had assured him, calling God to witness it, that all was right, amade no answer, and although the ques- and that he had succeeded, and that th e p ro p er t y wou ld b e hi s ti n o c n e ofwa a countryman,srepeatedthree times, he still refused to r e ply to it. ...awn. The-prisoner had told him to get his clothes, and every Baron GURNEY ordered him to be committed, and he was thing also ready, as he was to take possession immediately. accordingly taken into custody. Sir C. MARSHALL—What do you consider the amount of Soon afterwards, the COURT was informed that another wit • the property to be? Mr. Wall—Upwards of 168,0001. ness, a woman named Elizabeth Kimpton, also refused to take Mr. Thomas Pullen, of Stoke, in Essex, d e p ose d th a t h e the necessary oaths. heard the prisoner say he had got the property from Antigua Baron GURNEY, addressing the prisoner, told her that she for Mr. Wall; that the cheques were all ready, and that Mr. was required by the law to appear and give her evidence. He Wall must be in readiness. Witness certainly was an in wished to know, therefore, why she refused to be sworn ? Wit- terested party, but he did not know what he was to receive.— ness—lt is said in Scripture that we are not to swear, either by ( A laugh.) The man who left the fortune was Mr. Charles the Heaven above or by the earth beneath. Crouch, an Antigua merchant, who was own brother to wit- Baron G URNEY—That means you are not to swear idly, but ness's mo her's father. it does not require you to refuse to be sworn in a Cour tuf Jus- . Sir C. Ma RSIIA rr,—lt is necessary that the complainant ti ce . Witness—l will not take eny oath at all. should have a solicitor to assist in this serious business, and Baron GURNEY—Do you believe in any particular religious that the solicitors who proceeded in the Court of Chancery sect that is exempted by law from takins , an oath? Witness should be present to give evidence. I shall therefore postpone _I worship Goal in spirit and in truth. I b belong to the Church it for a week. of England. Mr. Pelham offered no objection to the adjournment, and Baron G onsfir —I call upon you to take the oath. Witness the case accordingly stands postponed till Wednesday next. -- I will not. BO IV-STREET. Baron GURNEY—Then you stand committed. John Slater, a scavenger, in the employ of Mr. Gore, the Jabez Rainbow, alias Kirk, aged 18, a soldier, was capitally dust-contractor, was charged with assaulting an old man named indicted for tatting and wounding Jane Pearse with intent to Burgess, with an intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. murder her. In two other counts the prisoner's intent was T he prosecutor said—Please yer Vertship, about a quarter to laid do TREAD and disfigur e the prosecutrix, or to do her some ten o'clucktin Saturday morning, as I vets as t an .li ng i n Charles griev us bodily harm. street, Covent-garden, having a conversation with a woman, this Mr. Lydekker conducted the pro•ecution, Mr. C. Jones de- h ere J ac k Sl ater come up; vich I says to him, " Ain't yer fended the prisoner. ashamed o' herself to a bit my finger in the way you did," vich It appeared in evidewe that the prisoner, who is a native of the prisoner urde no more ado, but he outs with a poker, and Coventry, had enlisted into the 34th Regiment of Foot, and lays it across my head. had been stationed at St.' Alban's as part of a recruiting corn- By the MAGISTRATE—He bit my finger last week in my pany, and he there formed a connexion with the prosecutrix, room. I had no quarrel with him previously, nor can 1 assign who was a female of loose character, and they cohabited t go- any reason for his conduct. ther for several months. On the night of Sunday, the 3:1 of The prisoner, when called on for his defence, said, "Please Oct., the prisoner and the yr,secutrix, apparently on good ' yer vership, I'll explain to yer how I did it, but I can't tell yer engag e d a b e d, an d i n t h e morn i ng, a b out tell the hofficer how it was. ten o clock, terms with each other, went to the Boot public-house at St. 'cos its so werry %vulgar : if yer Yership will allow me, I'll jest prisoner Alban's, called fo r som e gi n g er . b eer an d porter, Tie M AGISTRATE—No, no; you must tell it to me. I must and he and the pros ecutr i x drank it.whtehree they The latter soon afterwards hear it, however bad it is. fell asleep. It a very short time the prisoner was-heard to call The prisoner, who, like another young Douglas, blushed to out " Murder, murder, come to me, call for the police, and tell the opprobious terms that he had borne, then resumed, give me into custody ;" and upon the landlord going into the Please - yer vership, that there man there 'as called me the room, he found the prosecutrix lying insensible on the bed, the most orrid names, and he said as how I prostitooted with her throat cut, and the prisoner standing in the mid.lle of my wife's body, and lived by her prostitootion, and called the room without his clothes; and covered w i t h bl oo d. O n his me names vich I'm ashamed to hinter. Veil being the worse being questioned, he said, " I did it ; I cut her throat," and for liquor, I vent to see my father, wot lives in the next then quietly resigned himself to the custody of the policeman room to Burgess. I sees Burgess, and I says to him, says I, who had been called i n . F r o m th e ev id ence o f th e g i r l " Burgess, how cum you to say as I lives by my wife's prosti- Pearse, it appeared that she was awoke by feeling tootion ? I works and for my living, Ido ; I gets two bob a-day, a sensation of suffocation, and, on putting her hand and works arder for it nor you do,'' on vich we quarrelled, and up to her throat, according to her own statement; "it I bit his thumb. Oh, Sir, please, yer Vorship, but I hope sank into it;" and she then saw the prisoner with a yod'll be werry liberal with me: My wife's tar gone in preg razor, in the act of cutting her throat. She struggled with nant, and l'il make any recompense in my power. him until she became insensible, and this was all she could say The MAGISTRATE—But this is not the charge. You are upon the subject. The - surgeon proved that the wound on the not charged now for biting his finger, but for striking him throat was six inches long, and half an inch deep • it severed w i t h a po k er. (T o t h e prosecutor)—D i d you g i ve th e pri the windpipe and the muscles of the nec k. H e also said that soner no provocation whatever yesterday morning ? Prosecutor there were fourteen other cuts upon different parts of the per- —None whatever. son of the prosecutrix ; and one of them, which severed the Alfred Cross was then examined.—He said he knew neither tendons of the right hand, was not yet cur e d. The most ex- ofthe parties, but as he was going along Charles-street, he heard traordinary part of the story was that there appeared an entire the old man say to the prisoner, " Arn't you ashamed of biting absence of motive on the part of the prisoner for the desperate my finger ?" The young man pulled a poker out of his pocket, act he had committed, - the girl herself admitting that up to and' said, "If you come near me, ['li beat your brains out that time he had always been very kind to her ; and that on with a poker." The old man immediately took off his coat, the day the affair took place, there had not been the slightest and flew in at the prisoner; when he struck him on the head ; quarrel between them. a woman next came up to the assistance of the young man, Mr. C. JONES addressed the Jury, and urged them strongly when they all three rolled in the street together. to release the prisoner from the capital pa r t o f th e charge, B- y the MAGISTRATE---I am sure the old man rushed at th e contending that the offence must have been co mm i t t e d b y hi m prisoner before he attempted to make use of the poker. while he was labouring under a paroxysm of temporary madness. The MAGISTRATE—The old man has acted with great folly; The Jury found the prisoner guilty upon the third count, your evidence has thrown some light upon the subject, and and Mr. Baron Gurney ordered him to be transported for makes a great deal of difference in the case. The young man fifteen years. was not near enough to have injured him with the poker, and William Morgan, 59, was capitally indicted for cutting and probably his threat would have ended in nothing, if the foolish wounding John Parks, with intent to murder him. old man had not attempted to meddle with him. In this case it appeared that the Pris finer was the the prose- . The Prosecutor-a:le says he'll serve me so again if he gets off. cutor's uncle, and on the 29th of November, upon some trifling T he pr i soner expressed h i s sorrow at w h at h e h ad done, and altercation between them, the prisoner drew a carving -knife said if the Magistate would look over it this time, he'd never from the breast ()this coat and made several stabs with it at go near the old man again; he'd remove out of the street alto the prosecntor, and one of the thrusts wounded him in the arm, gether, and would get his mister to give him another pat tof but not severely. It transpired in the course of the evidence the parish to attend to. that the prisoner, at a former period of his life, had been con- The MAGISTRATE—WeII, as the case stands, I ahall fine you fined in a lunatic asylum; and he had recently conducted him- 9 05., or 14 days' imprisonment. self in such an extraordinary manner on several occasions, that The prisoner asked if he might have a little time to get the there was every reason to believe that he was not of sane mind. money, and being answered in the affirmative, he seemed well The Jury, therefore, acquitted him on the ground of his pleased with his escape. being insane at the time he committed the offence, and he was SINGULAR CAsE.-=A young man, of rather genteel ap ordered to be detained in safe custody until her Majesty's plea- pearance, apparently not more than twenty years of age, whose sure respecting him should be made known. whole deportment indicated that he was labouring under some CIVIL SIDE, mental anxiety, and Whose- meagre and attenuated person Baron ALDERSON sat at nisi prius. There are eleien cases plainly bespoke an acquaintance with grief, was charged under for trial; two of which are s pecial juries. O ne o f them, the the following painful circumstances :—The police-constable Queen- v. Webster, is fixed- for this morning. His Lordship st a ted, that about twenty minutes past two yesterday morn disposed of several common jury cases during the day, but none ing he heard a crash as . if of the breaking of glass, which air of them contained any feature of public interest. pearerl to proceed from Bow-street, where, on arriving, he ------- found the prisoner, Who advanced towards him, and told him that he had broken a lamp. His friends, he said, had turned him out of doors, and as he had no place to go to, he wished to be locked up. The prisoner refused to give his name. The Inspector :of the F division said that the prisoner had been brought to the station-house not many days ago for taking poison. The MAGISTRATE—What account have you to give of th!s ? Prisoner (in an under tone) said that he had broken the lamp because he had been walking about for the last two nights, and he did not know where to go. The MAGISTRATE—But you had no occasion to break the lamp. Why did you not speak to the policeman, and tell him your condition, n ithout breaking the lamp? Prisoner—l did speak to two policemen, Sir, and said I was destitute: but they said they could not help me. In answer to other questions from the worthy Magistrate, the prisoner said that he had never been brought up to any business at all. He met his brother on Sunday last, who told him that his family had all gone to Yorkshire, and that he (his brother) was going there on Wednesday. He could not tell where his brother lived; lie could g ive the names of some respectable persons who knew him, but he would rather not. The worthy MAGISTRATE told the prisoner that he could send him to jail; but if his story were true, he should certainly not do so; in the meantime he ordered him to be remanded till he should see if he could get the name of some person who knew him. A young man of respectable exterior, named Elwyn, in the em ploy of Mr. Brown, cheesemonger, of Grafton.street, Soho, was charged with being drunk, and endangering the life of William Botherway. William Botherway, the complainant, stated that about a quar ter before twelve on Tuesday night he was standing with his cab on the stand in front of the Horse Guards, when the prisoner, who was coming along in a gig, drove his horse against him, by which he was knocked down, and the wheels of the gig passed over his side and right temple. The waterman of- the stand c wroborated the testimony of the complainant, and added that the prisoner was driving at a furious rate, and was drunk at the time. Police constable, A 2'2, took the prisoner into custody, and stated that he was drunk. The prisoner, in defence, denied that he was intoxicated, and said that he was not driving at more than seven or eight miles an hour, and that in fact tie horse he was driving would not go at a better pace than that. The occurrence was purely accidental. Mr. TWYFORD—No, there does not appear to have been any wil fulness, but there must have been a great deal of negligence. I propose to adjourn this case. Mr. Brown, the prisoner's master, then stepped into the box, and confirmed that part of the prisoner's statement relative to the horse; he said that he did not believe that the horse could be made to go faster than seven or eight miles an hour; and, more over, that the prisoner was quite sober when he bailed him out, which was as soon as he received intimation of his being in custody Mr. TWYFORD announced his intention of adjourning the case till he could see what injury the complainant had sustained, and Mr. Brown gave a surety in 101. that the prisoner should appear at Bow-street this day week.—The prisoner was then discharged. MAI?LBOROUGH-STREET. John Wright, a young man of respectable appearance, was ! placed at the bar on the following charge --Police constable, No. 113, of the C division, stated that between seven and eight o'clock on Saturday evening last, he was on duty in plain clothes, in Old Compton-street, Soho, and observed the pri soner, whom he knew to be the associate of thieves, frequently pass and repass the shop-window of Mr. George Pettitt, of No: 3, there, stationer, and that he appeared to be closely observing the various trays of cutle r y, silver topped inkstands, pencil cases, &c., set out to public view, and at intervals looking about him to see if any person W3S watching him. Shortly afterwards the prisoner went close to the. shop window, and stood there for some time, and then walked a little further on ; he returned in a minute or two— took up the same position at the same window he had been at Lefore, and appeared to be doing something to the lower part of the frame. Witness then apprehended him, on which he was making off, butwas stopped and secured. On examining Mr. Pettit's shop window, a square of glass, opposite to which the prisoner had been standing, uas found to be cracked completely across, by some instrument having been forced into the putty, and with very little difficulty one half of the broken pane would have been removed, which would have left an aperture sufficiently large to extract various trays of goods to a considerable amount. On searching the prisoner a knife was found, one blade of which exactly fitted the marks that had been made in the putty of the window. The MactsTuaTi stated he was bound to believe the police constable on his oath. He should therefore commit him under the Police Act to hard labour for one month. Francisco Sanquelletti, an intelligent boy, about ten years of age, a native of Italy, with a box containing a hedge-hog slung at his back, was placed at the bar, charged with begging. Police constable. No. 27, of the C division, stated that between 10 and 11 o'clock on Monday night, he saw theprisoner standing on the steps of the portico entrance of the Senior United Ser vice Club-house in Pall Mall. lie was crying; and as the members of the Club came out, he begged of them, but nothing was given to him. Witness, therefore, in conformity with the orders the force had received, to apprehend every person fount begging, took him into custody, and conveyed him to the station -house. Mr. MALTBY asked tiie boy why he begged? .Boy (in broken English)—l was very hungry, and had got no money all day, and my belle made me cry, and I could not go to sleep. Mr. MALTBY—Who sends you out to beg ? Boy—My cousin. I live with him in Leather-lane. lam too little to ! carry an organ, and so he tells me to go out and beg with my pig, and to bring what I get home. Mr. illamliv—Does your cousin give you nothing to eat ? The boy shook his head. Mr. MALTBY then inquired if his cousin beat or ill-used him, but the hey seemed afraid to returman answer to the ques • tjon and remained silent, although it was repeated to him two or three times. Mr. MALTBY said the system of importing ship-loads of these juvenile mendicants into this country, by a set Of heart less rascals that were amassing money by the infamous specu lation, ought to be put a stop to. He, however, in this care should not think of punishing the child. He therefore cau tioned him not to go cut begging any more, and ordered a shillin•e to given to him out of the poor-hex, telling him to I get something to eat, and not to give any hart of the money to his cousin. THE BELL AND KNOCKER NUISANCE.—Thomas Hill and George Edward Hammond, very fashionably-dressed young teen, were placed at the bar and charged as follows :- - Police-constable No. 157, of the C division, stated that about two o'clock yesterday mor ling, while on duty in Regent-street, he saw the two defendants End another "gentleman" in the company of three pro,titutes ; the whole of the party in a state of drunken hilarity, very boisterous, and "larking" and pushing each other about. After some time they varied their nocturnal amusements by at intervals, knocking and ringing at the doors of several houses, in a manner so excessively violent, that the inmates were aroused from their beds in alarm and consternation. Witness having procured the assistance of another police constable, succeeded after considerable resist ance, in securing the two defendants, the rest of the party making their escape. .Before the defendants were taken into custody, witness cautioned them to desist and go quietly on, but instead of doing so, one of them called out, " You be d—d. We are only doing as our friend the Marquis of Waterford does; NEW COURT. Ann Wilson, aged 24, was indicted for stealing a watch and a sum of money to the amount of 305., the property of William Cluff, from his person. The prosecutor stated that at about half-past twelve in the morning of the Ist February, he was accosted on London-bridge by the prisoner who importuned him for something to drink. Witness, who acknowledged that he was in liquor at the time, but not drunk, replied that he had no money about him. The prisoner then put her hand into his waistcoat-pocket, and felt some silver there. She imme diately took him by the arm and led him into Leadenhall Market, where witness soon found that both his watch and money were gone. He then accused the pri soner of robbing him ; and, in the meantime, a strange man came up and said he knew the young woman well, and that she was incapa: le of robbing any one. A policeman came and took the woman into custody, but the man had previously absconded. Witness further stated that a ribbon round his neck, attached to his watch, had been cut ; and a penknife was found in the hand of the prisoner, when she had been arrested by the policeman. She had also a sum of money amounting to that lost by the prosecutor. The watch, however, had not been found; and witness supposed it hAd been taken away by the man who had come up to the par ties during their altercation. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and she was then sen tenced to four months' imprisonment, with hard labour. . SPRING ASSIZES. • OXFORD CIRCUIT.—Oxford, Feb. 28. Mr. Justice Cresswell presided in the Civil Court, and Mr. Justice Patteson in the Crown Court. The criminal business at these Assizes was extremely light, the calendar containing only fifty.eight prisoners, none of whom are charged with offences of a serious character. On the civil side fifteen causes are set down for trial, three of which will, in all proba bility, occupy some considerable time. BAKER V. LECH3.2KRE. Mr. Alexander and M, Valentine Lee appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. Cripps, for the de fendant. The plaintiff in this case was rector of Upper Heyford, in this county, the defendant being a Magistrate of the county, residing - within two miles of the plaintiff, at Steeple Acton, which is divided from Upper Heyford by the river Cheswcll and the Oxford Canal. About twenty years since the plaintiff (the Rev. W. Innes Baker) was .*presented to the rectory of Upper Heyford by the Warden and Fellows of New College, and the manor thereunto annexed of course passed with the rectory. • For some cause, which did not transpire, the de , - fendant became afterwards possessed of the same manor, of which the plaintiff had been deprived, and a considerable de gree.ofjealousy had in consequence arisen between the parties. It appeared from the evidence adduced, that on the 11th of October, last year, the plaintiff, accompanied by his two sons, and a man named Jervis, went out to shoot over a piece of rough groued called Heyford Leys. The defendant, who - claimed the sole right of shooting over this piece of ground came up to the plaintiff, and after first inquiring his name and address, desired him to leave the land. This Mr. Baker declined to do, whereupon Mr. Lechmere expressed his determination to keep company with him all day and to pursue him whither soever he went; The plaintiff, notwithstanding, continued in the pursuit of game, and his dogs having put up a rabbit, the defendant performed what is termed in sporting phraseology the feat of" wiping his eye," whi , l consisted in firing across the plaintiff's face. This unpleasant operation had not, however, the effect of diminishing the plaint ff 's ardour, for he continued beating for game till his dog pointed at a bush : instantly the rival sportsmen rushed to the spot, the defendant suc ceeding in reaching the goal first, assumed a commanding position, and placed his right foot with energy on the bush immediately brfore the astonished pointer's nose ; the plaintiff, accompanying his gesture with a push, stamped heavily upon the defendant's foot ; a remonstrance, followed by a scuffle, ensued, the particulars of which it is needless to recapitulate. Suffice it to observe, that a blow which Mr. Baker received from the defendant's gun, formed the ground of the ',resent proceedings. Some discrepancy appeared upon the statements of the dif ferent witnesses, as to the origin of the dispute, and as to which party commenced the contest. The Jury, however, after a short deliberation, determined in favour of the plaintiff, giving him a verdict with 401. damages. CARPENTER . V. TURRIL. Mr. Sergsant : Talfourd and Mr. Valentine Lee were for the plaintiff ; for the defendant there appeared Mr. Sergeant Luc)... low and Mr. Keating., . This was an action brought by the plaintiff, an attorney, against the defendant, an innkeeper, for refusing to admit him, or to afford him a n'ght's lodging. There were several pleas.. upon- the record, the first being " Not Guilty ;" the second, no tender of a reasonable recompense ; third, that there was no accommodation in the inn ; fourth, that defendant was not an innkeeper ; fifth, that plaintiff came at too late an hour of the night ; ~ ixth, that before there was any refusal on the de fendant's part, the plaintiff made an unnecessary noise and disturbance. The fu•st witness cal ed on behalf of the plaintiff stated that Mr. Carpenter called at the defendant's house about ten o'clock on the night in question; that the defendant's wife told him from her window that she could not lodge him, and that they had barely room to lodge themselves. Upon which the plain tiff, who, it appears, is a very irascible gentleman, assailed her with a torrent of abuse and a volley of fearful denunciations, any of which, had they been suffered to take effect, would in fallibly have entailed most disastrous consequences upon her devoted head. So strong was the impression produced in Court by this de tail of the plaintiff's own case, that a consultation forthwith took place between the Learned Gentlemen on both sides, and it appearing that the Counsel for the plaintiff bad been com pletely misled by the erroneous statements of their own client, in addition to which there being certain technical difficulties which could not be overcome, after the lapse of a few minutes the plaintiff was nonsuited. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Newcaitle, Feb. 26. The Assizes for the county of Northumberland, and the county of the town of Newcastle, commenced here to.day. Mr. Baron Rolfe sat at the Moott-hall at nine o'clock, and having charged the Jury for the town, disposed of a few cases of theft of no public interest. He then sat in the county Court for-the trial of causes. Mr. Justice Wightman presided at the Criminal Court. The number of prisoners is large, amounting in the whole to nearly 60; but the cases are chiefly of a trifling kind, the large proportion being petty thefts. Six causes are noticed for the town, and four for the county. (Before Mr. Justice WIGHTIIAN.I Robert Barker was indicted for a burglary in the house of Jacob Rowell, of Ovingham. Mr. OTTER conducted the case for the prosecution; the ss• a s defendedthat aboutby A t l w r. . 0 GRAND ER. o,conthe morning o f t h e lat of February, Rowell imagined he heard some n o i se b e l ow prisoner It appeared stairs, which he supposed was caused by eats. Mrs. Rowell went down stairs to see. She went into the front parl-Jur, where she found every thing as usual. She then went into the and had approached within a f ew f eet or the • back frt k k it i c te h hn' e e ndoor, when it suddenly opened, an d a pers.n ' made his appearance with a candle in hi s h an d . He w without his coat and shoes , and had a hat on his head. beind him. Mrs. Rowell exc l a i med, There were two men d "We'll - • soon show p at. One of the three men rephe , Mrs. Howell waited no furthe r What we are wanting." " You impudent fellows, what are you wanting h er o' , crying out that there were rob bens in the house. Her daughter put her head out of parley, but ran u:s stairs the window immediately, and gave the alarm by shrieking effected into the back it was then found that an entry had been window. The rob kitchen by wrenching off the bars of the _ " Murder." Some of the neighbourshastened to the . spot, and easy to trace their flight for some little distance, and thehousebreaking had decamped, but from the snow on the ground it was pur suers picked up a crow-bar, centre-bit, andother implements, together with a fustian coat, with large white but tons.. ,Mrs. Rowell now deposed to the prisoner being the man whom.she saw with a candle, but admitted she had not been able to identify hire when she first saw him in custody; and the constable of Ovingham deposed to the coat as being one which the prisoner, whom he had known for many years, was in the habit of weariilg. Verdict—Guilty. Sentence was deferred. Mr. Baron Rolfe was engaged all day with the trial of an iudictment for the non-repair of the road. The case was of no public interest whatever. and if we like we'll wrench the knockers off every door in the street, and you can't help it." The defendants admitted they were rather " merry," but thought the police bad. no right to interfere and lock them up. They were ordered to pay a fine of 40i. each, or in default to be imprisoned to hard labour for one month. Hammond directly paid his fine, but Hill, after feeling in vain in his pockets, declared he had no money, and was conveyed to the lock.up WORSHIP-STREE,T. RUNNING INTO THE LION'S MOUTII.—TWO coal porters, named Joseph Nelson and John Pegrant were chat ged with having endeavoured to obtain charitable contributions by means of false and fradulent representations. Mr. Pierce, the Superintendent of the H Division of Police, stated that the prisoners called on Saturday evening at his house in Princes-street, Spitalfields, and handed in a petition in behalf of a coal porter, named Frederick Breed living at No. 21, Macclesfield -street,. Ciry-road, who, the petition stated, had met with an • accident by falling off a plank ; that he had been received into the hospital, and that . his wife and four children were in great distress, and would be thankful for the smallest assistance. Several signatures and subscriptions were subjoined, and the prisoners, on being questioned, said that. they had been employed by the poor man's wife to solicit for more. A policeman was r'ispatched to the house in Mac clesfivld •street, when he ascertained that the whole story was a fabrication, and the prisoners were taken to the station-house. Frederick Breed a coal porter, stated that he had known the prisoners some years, but he had not authorised them to collect money on his account. He had been recently confine to his bed, from inflammation in the lungs, and a statement of Ilia situation was drawn up to excite charity, but it was circulated exclusively amongst his fellow workmen. He had only one child, and he was never in an hospital in his life. Mr. BROUGIITON intimated to the prisoners that they had incurred the liability of being commi tot for three months, with hard labour, to the House of Correction, but as they es ere not known to the police he s h ou ld m i t i ga t e the punishment to a fortnight's imprisonment. The prisoners were accordingly committed for 14 days. A RUNAWAY If ussiarsn, —James Massey, a journeyman tailor of dissipated appearance, was charged with having de serted his wife and two children, leaving them chargeable to the parish of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch. Caste, the relieving officer, stated that the prisoner's wife applied to him for relief about two months ago, stating that her husband had absconded leaving her entirely without the means of subsistence. She was taken at once into the house with her two children, and every exer tion was made to discover the retreat of the prisoner without success until the preceding day, when he was accidentally met with, and taken into custody. This was the second time that the prisoner had deserted his family, and the parish authorities considered it their duty to press for his con viction and punishment, as a warning to others. The prisoner begged hard to be indulged with one more trial, and promised that he would never again offend, but the parish officer was inex-rable, and the Magistrate committed the prisoner for one month to the House of Correction. Robert Jones, No. 1f of the Rural Police of Weedon, Northamptonshire, was placed at the bar, for final examina tion, before Mr. Broughton, charged with having assaulted and wounded Joseph Phillips, a canal boatman, lately in the ser vice of Messrs. Pickford and Co., the carriers. Mr. Young, the snperinteindent of the Weedon police, who had come to town expressly to watch the case, was in attend ance, as were also several of the priioner's relations, persons of very respectable appearance, who appeared to take a warm in terest in his behalf. The complainant (who had been in the hospital since the oc rence took place, and who still appeared in a very weak and languid state) gave evidence to the following effect :—At about one o'clock on Sunday morning last, he was standing on the canal bridge, City-road, when the prisoner came up in com pany with a boatman, named Richard Wisdom, and as he was passing him, the prisoner, without the slightest pro vocation, pushed him off the pavement. He asked the prisoner by what right he treated him in that manner, and the prisoner answered, " I will show you my authority," and immediately pulled out his truncheon, with which he struck him a violent blow on the head, and knocked him down. lie was deprived of consciousness for some time ; but, on recovering his senses, he fourd that a young woman, named Caroline Harrison, had seized hold of the prisoner, and wa. endeavouring to detain him. He got up for the purpose of assisting, but he was so weak and giddy through the loss of blood, that he again fell to the ground. A policeman of the G division soon afterwards came up, and the prisoner was given into custody. Mr. 13issuctrrow said, that according to the evidence before him, the prisoner had acted with a degree of most wanton vio lence, for which there did not appear to have been the shadow of an excuse. As, however, he was wanted at the Northamp ton Assizes in several cases to be tried, he should allow him to arrange matters with the complainant. The result was, that the defendant agreed to pay the com plainant 21. ; and, at the request of the Magistrate, also paid 10s into the poor-box. JUVENILE SIIOPLIFTING.-4nn Jones and Joanna Warren, two little girls, aged respectively 11 and 13 years, were charged with having stolen a piece of bobbinet, containing 105 yards, from the shop of Mr. Tayne, a haberdasher, in . ..thoreditcli. The prosecutor stated that on the preceding evening the prison_ era entered his shop, and requested to be shown some pieces of bobbinet, which were accordingly p!aced before them. Witness, having had cause to suspect them, watched them closely, and per ceived the prisoner secrete one •of the pieces under her shawl. He immediately took hold of her and charged her with the robbery, upon which the other prisoner made towards the door and attempted to escape, but she was stopped by the porter, and a policeman hav ing been called, both the prisoners were given into custody. Both the prisoners were well known to the police, and it was stated that the girl Jones belonged to a notorious family of thieves, the members of which had for two or three generations lived upon plunder. The prisoners were committed to the House of Correction for a n2ontle. UNION-HALL. RIOT IN ST. GEORGE'S WORKHOUSE.—TWO fellows named Jones and Fitzgerald, were charged by Mr. Stevens, the por+er to the Workhouse, for creating a riot, and robbing a pauper named William Berwick. Mr. Stevens stated that the prisoners were admitted on Sun day night as casual paupers, were provided with supper, after which they were sent to the sleeping-apartment, where there were about sixty more. He was sent for by some of the men about twelve o'clock, to come and put a stop to the disturbance, which completely alarmed the house ' on proceeding t o, the ward where the casual paupers s l ee p, he discovered the prisoner Fitzgerald kneeling on Berwick, and Jones was striking him, he immediately called in police constable, 43111, with whose as sistance they quelled the riot, and took the prisoners into custody. William Berwick confirmed this statement. Mr. TRA ILL remarked that it was rather careless of the Go vernors in not having some person to watch the casual caupefs he should discharge Jones, but Fitzgerald he should send for 14 clays. Mary Nicholls was charged with stealing a gold watch, chain, and seals, value 20 guineas, the property of Mr. Thomas Shepherd, landlord of the King and Queen, Kennington-road. The complainant stated that theprisoner was a nurse, and in the habit of attending on his wife during her confinement. On Friday last she was at his house, and some time after her de parture, a gold watch, chain, and seals, were missing from his bed-room. Such confidence, however, was reposed in the pri soner that she was the last person suspected, but information having been given at the station, the prisoner was subsequently taken into custody. The complainant identified the gold watch produced as his property. A policeman said that since the discovery of the robbery he had ascertained that several families with whom the prisoner had been engaged as nurse had been robbed of' various articles of plate, and that as she was strongly suspected now of being the thief, if she was remanded the parties would attend. Remanded accordingly. Ajolly-looking Jack T ar, a namesake of the Scotch hero, William Wallace, was charged with creating a riot, and breaking a police. man's hat. Thepolicemansaid thathe was on duty in Tooleyetreet, on Tues day night, about a quarter past 12, when he saw a number of sailors creating a disturbance at the door of the Shipwright's Arms public. house, corner of Tooley-street and Bermondsey -street. he went up to them and requested them to move away, when the prisoner said, .` Never mind the b—y policeman, it would take twenty such coves to take him ;" and on being told not to create a riot in the street, the prisoner struck him, and knocked his hat off, which was torn to shreds when he got possession of it; after a severe struggle he succeeded in taking him to the station-house. Jack said he had been. drinking, and was extremely sorry for what bad happened. He hoped, however, the Magistrate would look over the offence, as he was to sail to-morrow. Mr. COTTINGIIAM said he should not be severe with him, as there was no doubt he was not aware what he was about, for sailors, when they get on shore, are generally very free with the liquor. He should caution him not to interfere with the police in the exe cution of their duty again, and call on him to pay a fine of 10s. THAMES POLICE. - • Three chimneysweeps, named Charles Stratford, Thomas Evans, and John Lawrence, were placed at the bar before Mr. Broderip, charged with stealing a pair of shoes from the shop of Mrs. Shine, a widow, living in High-street, Poplar. Stratford and Evans had gone into the shop" on Saturday evening, under the pretence of buying a cap, and after looking at several, declined to purchase and went away. They were no sooner gone, however, than the shoes were missed, and, from the position in which the men stood in the shop, they were suspected. Information was given to the police, and they were followed, when Evans was seen to show the shoes to Lawrence, at the corner of a street, Stratford having gone away. The two were taken into custody, and Stratford shortly afterwards went to the station-houe to inqaire after his companions, when he was detained. Evans stated that he was the person who stole the shoe,, and the other two were perfectly innocent. He had been " larkitg " and lost his cap, and he went with Stratford to buy another, when he took the shoes from the counter. Mr. BALLANTINE said there could be no doubt, from the testimony of the witnesses, that all three had a guilty know ledge of the theft, and he should, therefore, commit them all for trial.—The prisoners were then fully committed. John Perryman, n ate, George Wood, seaman, and Daniel Gent, apprentice on board the schooner Caroline, lying in the river, were charged before Mr. BRODERIP, with having in their possession a quantity of oranges (with which the vessel was laden) after she had discharged her cargo. Evidence having been heard, the Ma g istrate fined th e fi rs t 403., the second 205., and th e thi r d 103. The fines were imme diately paid. _ Alfrtyl Flight, a sailor boy, who has been so often remanded, was again brought before Mr. Broderip this morning, charged with having wilfully and maliciously stabbed Charles Swanson, the cook of the Newcastle trader, London, on the eiening of Friday, the 22d ofJanuary, during a scuttle on the deck of the ship. Evidence was given that the wounded man was unable to leave the hospital, where. he has been ever since the unfortunate oc currence, and it is not likely that he will be able to attend for some time. Mr. BRODERIP; on reading the certificate of the surgeon, tol the prisoner that he must again be remanded, and as it would be impoosible that he could be tried during the present session, h• would have to remain in prison until the 4th of April, when the next session would commence- FASCINATION, EDITED BY MRS. GORE.—The lead ing Pea of this tale (observes a Contemporary), is excellent, and is worked out with much cleverness, and to a most. amusit,g result. A young Marquis of the time of Louis XV., is en dowed with such resistless powers of " Fascination," both men tAl and physical, that tradesmen insist on his getting into debt whether he will or no; mo::ey.lenders force him to borrow of them ; the lawyers are " too happy" to carry on his suits at and the wom en i ns i st on marrying him. At op their own cost; MARRIED. : s . hop 4 ta the outset of the story we find hi m penn il ess an d f r i en dl ess, On the 24th ult., at St. Etheiburga-within-132 ladies, till at last, on a great lady offering to marry him, he declines Malcolm Ross, Esq., of the Is!asd of Tobago, WeSt_ the h tuour till he has made hi mse lf .b in some sort worthy of it, M ar i a Eli za b e th, d aug ht er o f th e l ate W . Sear le, " 1. by " ftscinating" three Aulic Councillors, on whom the dee.- sion of a great law-suit depends, to give it in his favour against D IED. oel' uf their honours, their consciences, and their interests! And On the 27th ult., at Lesbury H ouse , n ear Alnwick , such is the versatility o f hi s g if ts and accompl i shments, that, b y berland, the 'Lim N John Herdman, M.D., aged 79. _" ii gickt;, adopting fur the nonce the respeetive characters and qualities O n the 16th of December, in Upper Canada,.Mrf,-,.„0 0 1F of each, he gains his end with all. This capital story brings only son of the Rev. Morgan Walter Jones, ViOr . i tnr v s' before us an unprecedented 'variety of lively, amusing, and cha- Kent, aged 21. gen. ' -li t l er , racteristic scenes. On the 23d ult., at Bownes, Westmoreland , the. ~a rite P 1, SHIELDS, FEB, 26. —Sid. Bengal, India. . beth Carpenter, widow of Captain the Hon. Charles; Dello l CORK, FEB. 27._Arrd. Mary Ann, Lancaster, for New 11. N., and mother of George, third Eari ; and Of . _o ~ Ycrk, sailed 3d ult., and on the 9th inst. in lat. 39, 'ion. 40, f our th and present Earl of Tyrconitc, aged, 7 3. - f; F.5. ,5 On the 2.5 th ult., at Doncaster, lost foremast, and on the 18th, mainmast, Sm. - 111 4° ' 1 SCARBOROUGH, MARCH 1. —The Thames, Bokenshaw, - URDO Y 0 _ O l, from Shields to London; was towed in here last night eiis- London: Printed and Published by Al ~,_ . 112, stra masted, havinc , been in contact, o ff Ff a xnporough Head, with No. 112, Stran.:, at 'The Sun tiaiez, i'" . .. . itt42. a schooner of b Weymouth. ' ' - . . a H.- Bowel', Esq. of the Ctlunty.of Middlesex, Thursday, Alarcm,o, TRADE IN THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. In that Report of Mr. Leonard Horner, which he 06 , in his hand, as lie must at the time have been f ul l.. aware, there were well-authenticated statemen t s reP live to the pressure of distress in the manufacturl districts which far exceeded anything he himself witnessed or stated in 1827 ; yet the Honourable 1311 . : ronet, to show that he was worthy of being retained , 7 a Member of the Duke of Richmond's Governmenel overlooked all those statements, and, by a few garb i extracts, endeavoured to make the House of Comr oo „.. believe that th e ma i n causes o f di stress wer e over duction and improvements in machinery ! As rer,o, the extent of the di s t ress , M r. Leonard. Horner, in ,„• v IOI IL:port:3Lp:— " I regret to s a y, th a t th e di stress, w hi c h I s t a t e d al the, report to be so p reva l ent among the mill-occup iers and tu' ri , work-peopl , has, in n o d egree abated, but, on the copr a has, I fear, increased. Wh erever I h ave b een , 1 have h t the same sad tale, with very few exceptions, that trade i 6 o ; e ct state of extreme depression, and wittglpt any distinct Pr of of improvement. Cotton-fa c t or i es const i tute threo.foart b t 9 " ! o , the number, and nearly nine-te n th s o f t h e wor king PPu,. 12 0 1 of the mills in my district ( w hi c h e mpichends the el,l t l i ss Lancashire), and therefore I h ear m o st o f t h e distress tit prevails in that branch. But, from all I can learn, neither woollen nor the flax mills are in a better state." hoS e Here we have the testimony o f M r . H o rner, /v " evidence no man will call in que s ti on , th a t, severe; ~, OP the distress in the cotton trade, it i s - e q ua lly seve' r l l es, the woollen and flax department s . Wh at b ec omes, t i „ er , of S;r James Graham's evidence in support of Mr•.' rand's statements ?-111anchester Guardian . . e ato [Mr. Horner's Report was not on Saturday pres e % e ly the House of Commons, though Sir J Graham so ", - ; e 0 ,1, quoted from it. Complaints are ma d e o f k ec t l e o it back, but we begin to underst an d w hy it b a9 " e withheld.] DA Y./ THE MARKETS.-( 'JESTER CORN EXCHANGE. g ot The supplies of English gain, were small to-day. b i v sr of Irish oats. The wheat t r ad e as on Mouday. Bar ie loti oats almost unsaleable, unless at lower prices. Flour, moderate demand at previous terms. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.dnd Town and country killed meat was in good supply. ts l at previous rates. There wag a good supply of Poultry ; trade was languid and prices lower. Hares, ;it, 3s. ; Rabbits, 7(1. to Is. 9d. ; Goslings, 7s. to 9s. ; Wood , 0 ; 4s. lip Ss. ; Capikala, ls. to Is. 3d. ; S n i pes, Is. to Oli . to Teal 6(.1. to 9d. ; Wigeon, Is. to Is. 9d. ; Ducks, Is . „eh. 3s. ; Chickens, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 61 ; Turkeys, 4 s . to 85. '- COLONIAL MARKET. Paik The demand for Raw Su g ar w as s t ea d y . Brown NV e 4 , 0 11 563. to 60s. ; Yellow, 61s. to 69 5 . ; St an d ar d L um p s , 80s. per cwt. TEA MARKET. t ° Free Trade Tea was firm, with a good demand. public sales full rates wer e p a id ; C ommon Congou, Is. 104 d., cash. Company's Congou scarce, at Is. ll"'' TALLOW MARKET. tM Prices are firm, and the demand steady, at 483. •""° spot, and 495. for delivery. SPIRIT MARKET. 04 1 4 Rum in fair request. Proof Leewards 2s. 11/ 2 d. t° per gallon. Brandy met a fair sale at full rates. Cor n , met mote attention at 9,9 d. COAL M Ships arrived since la d. Adair's Buddle's West Hartley lB 6 Carr's Hartley Holyweil Main., l9 Old Tan field .. 15 1 Ord's 11 ee heugh l5 0 Ravensworth West Hartley 11 6 ranfleld Moor • 0 0 Tanfield Moor Bute's l5 11 Townley . . 17 0 Walls End Bell and Brown 19 0 Walls E d vewic.e and C, l9 3 Walls Did Clennell Walls End 131bson l9 t Walls End Goforth Walls End Heaton l9 3 Walls End Killingworth Walls End Perkins l7 3 Walls End S. Killingworth 15 3 ' Ist mantet.day, 3E. Walls End'Wharncli9'e..o" g. W. E. Braadyll'sHettoo el 0 Walls End Haswell. ......'•• Walls End Hetton ..... .1 I Walls End Lambton ..... Walls End Russell's 11tt...... gi a Walls End titewart's ....... g Walls End Caradoc ........ ••" g , a Walls End Cassop . ... 61 Walls End I 4; Wails End arrington Tom I , a Walls End Barrett ...... ." II Wall , End Seyrnour's...."' 1 6 I W .. , ills End Tees Hetton ••" W . O Wats End Tees ..... 1 if 111 ,, the .........................". •.. ". f C"Pen .................... . ..• .10 Walls End Elgin.... ........ COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. r ei Wheat. Barley. Oats, B e ans. 1 .00 „ Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s . t o s. s. t o Q. 39 Abingdon 57 72 25 26 20 31 33 41 Andover 54 65 •.:6 20' 26 28 41 Banbury.-- 16 68 32 40 23 33 36 40 Basi: gstoke 54 68 34 37. 24 42 46 Cirenc.ster 53 10 25 25 22 31 43 44 la , , 3oventry — GI 24 32 21 '29 33 --- / Oaventry Derby CO 68 25 •20 20 25 53 43 r i Howden — 63 31 IS i t ' 58 / liungerford 41; 13 29 37 25. . 20 40 , Halton Mai , lenhead 52 75 32 35 35 31 36 44 „,. Nottingham, 58 74 0 39 27 58. Wantage.., 65 78 30 31 .30 32 e " .•••• 1‘ Warwick 38 '26 39 e Winchester 75 .;if "23 • 43- York 5B 67 30 36 19 24 36 4 4 oil Li 6 1 Per Bushel s.d. s.d. s. d. s..d. s. s.d. a..d, 4 , -• 6 . 0 Birmingham 70 $6 36 46 36 40- 5 0 7O IRISH MARKETS. DUBLIN MARKET NOTE fo'r the Wcel 742 Wheat,perbarreVA 567 Dere From 21 0 14 0 4_9 Barley !stozie II4 0 876 Oats 14 5t0ne.....1 ending rVS, A ver't :9 g 14 g •15 g 11 g To. 35 0 14 C 17 0 12 6 14 0 0 Flour, per cwt. .. StOv.iCt...... - 0 517 0atinea1«................ 8 stone ll 6 Sold to Bakers only. 6,536 Cwt. Flour .9 0 1 .24 , 0 - ....k. , Average price JI IN heat anti lour 55. per sa. , "*. u. from P."' -- iss . Receipts of Flour, 9,213 I, l' ,, l e r t:' . .7:"• . *:: frmil°d L es ' . o , l i t: 213; 10 ° Sides of Do. 8,517 . - r si ii ' r :',7 .... - ...... i . rom 9 .. od.to MICE (Sr BRE gr. Quarterr, Low ..... ' - V,„ .. .d. ; Hall CORK MARKETS._Feb 26. alto ID' i Wheat ( per 20e•.116• 0.1.tt:32. Odd vats (per llst. . SFL -,... 1 Barley (per 165W12 0 :5 6 11 , 10 , 7 (per cwt ... 7 " Oatmeal ',per cwt.) ...3b. Od to '3s. 04:1 - „.,, tpatern .....430. Wet, 6d. to hid.—Mutton, sd. t. , ( 4 o . —Veitl, 4itl t 0.,"" Fork, 4d. co 5d.--I.resh Buttes, 11d. !,. o 12cl per J. PRICE OF RUTTER. . • u pill To the Merchants. T o the L i l o First Q!uidity StPc,ind .. 70 , .1,............. •• ...... _5l i'hird Fourth F il ixth th F ...--- - .. CLONMELL If A RICE'rS.....Teb. 'A ........ Pet I wt • 1. a. di ' s • d. 0 . 99 . 0 kJ:dee ()Pawl.... ..... ...,-. -,,.. t, 4 6 14 6 Bacon Pigs... ...... ..41 -- • ...' 52 i deada.............,....k , 0 l'er eel,. t 1 ~. 40 It tour, ii..rtti..... -t'' I. d. New Butter OB oto Oatmeal — 0 Rendered Lard 0 F 1 su r, Second . ...... A 1 , I :38 Per 0 B 1 Zr - el. : l.‘ n. 1 6 ..... 3 apesecd 20 0 0 ( Barley ....„.„,.. Sere 13 11 C . " 14 ...................... ' 10 KILKENNY MARKETS. r- Ad.to 2 1 8 Wheat s per barrel)29s.od.to 33., od. Beef '.‘er 11'..... at 01. 0 Balky 12 0 19 0 Mutt& „„,.. 0 a 0 f liars l4 0 15 0 von, ...... to 4 0 i Flour (per bag)... 9.5 0 bil 0 t eyi ~....,...... . 0 6 „ , 1 , ill Butter(permt.).., 0 0 9S 0 irest Butter .... 0 , 1 , I Bacon Pigs 45 0 46 0 'gait Ditto ..,..... 0 0 0 Coale lll 1 2 Potalota ;per IC./ 4, 9 HAMBURG MARKETS. AI N. h 0 ;ii to i l !, Barley, Mecklenburg i v .. i -- Magdeburgh••• ,v tu i l , ----- Holstein ........ .: 6 8 to 1 1, -- Oderbruck ...... '4 l oi Oats, Eider ..- . t ..... 10 1 0 1 41 1.4 -- Mecklenburg •• . 1 0' 4 4 ~.___ Holstein ........... , g st o p i____ Upland ............. ; 9. 1 t . irease, Mecklenburg • 09 r ee l Beans 231 t o fi Buck Wheat -03 I,, Rapeseed, Hanover ••• J o ! o f Malt Tares FO N. o' l Mt.r. - nham ................ ~6 , Madras Stoats Domingo ..... .......... ,• 5 1 40 FEE. 0 1 i ° Domingo La Guayra... Porto Rico • ; Ilavannah to l .h 83., Discount.) 04 i Bahia, Whito ............ ....44 Pernambuco, Brown .. , ........... .1 ' White ••• 1 4 n. 2N, to 2% Ur".° ." Gtt Wocat, Maks WO to 492, Magdeburg 372 to 498 Anhalt, white 432 to 193' ------ red 372 to 492 Brunswick "00 to 499. -- Mecklenburg.. :765 to 4412 ---- Polish 32 to 310 -- Holstein Rye, Mecklenburg 240 to 2701 -- Marks 234 to 268 - Elbing and Ko nigsburg -24 to 28(i -- Pomeranian -- Anhllt Cori Carolina and Tennestee 7 tit° 9% Qcorgia, Ist soft 2d 6% 6.4 3d and 4th 5% _..614, COl.l Meebs., 'l3 to 13R, Batavia 43i 5% Sumatra — Rio 1: 14 b% Bahia 'PA 5% SUGAR.—(Wit, Havanna!), White 3 to 34 B row n ..a 2 14, 2% Rio, White 2,‘ 4 Brawn Manilla. Brow it W ilt DESTRUCTIVE FIR E .---_tresc.ay f - t o t e o'clock, an alarming fire broke o u t in th e prem ise§ I :. ‘ " o vis pr ; Tudc r-street, Blackfriars, occupied c o n j o i n tl y b y Mr. printer, Mr. Hodson, printer and publisher, Mr. Hare, ' - ia tero ruler, Mr. Priest, auctioneer and broker, and a mallu eac c oo l ,o India-rubber and ledger-backs. The fire was first disco of,„ the premises occupied by Mr. Hare. The Farringdo ll was quickly on the spot, and other engines of the Br i g s 7lo s ,i blishinent and West of England office. Mr. Priest's vast 313 ble stock of elegant furniture is entirely consume d. Mr. Pl,Oll5 00 family were out of town, but the f a mili es o f th e other egt§ 1, ' tlemen were in bed, all of whom, we are h app y to '3./tiisedj, their escape in safety. The amount o f property O ns 0 1, 5 very great, but whether the wh o l e, or any pa rt, Ar..l 00 , could not be learned. Mr.'Davidson had some extensr on hand, amongst which w as a comp l ete copy of area . il Songs," the whole of w hi c h i s d es t roye d , beside It g r- aa tity of stereotype pl a t es of different works; as wel l By one o'clock 'the fire was almost wholly got under, SILVER PLAT UL CORNER DIS14,10:1* A. B. SAVORY and SON - S, — Manufacturing SilYersollt 3 li 101 01 ,,ii Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank of England, J u n gp- k o IT ices of the following patterns of strongly-plated C'. iili' _DISHES, with silver handles and - edge., and fil" r shje engraving the crust or coat of arias i .-. ' Pa ttern" The C,adroon Pattern. Fou • strongly. lated cos ner Dishes alit! Covers ....CIO 10 plated Corner D i ' J I Four Th e e xt F ra lower oson c ; Ito : Four extra strongly plat d and Covers ........ •.• .. t ot I Corner Dishes a , :d overs 12 12 ' - _ A • -, OAd ! N.B. The Covers ar e m a d e with movea bl e tair' es ' l yst they form extra d i sh e s. D raw i ngs o f t h e a b o ve argt for to any part of Great Britain or Ireland, postage free.. ------- -- - -______ BIRTHS. - ie" On the 19th ult., at Paris, the l a dy of John Foster Gr of Esq 0 ., of a son and heir. laili On the 26th ult., at Cross Deep, Twickenham, t he - George Barnard, Esq., of a daughter. ' CIO- On the 26th ult., at Liveopoul, the lady of Nathall a Esq., of a daughter. ~, of ' On the 27th ult., Mrs. G. R. Herron, Bermond sey ' daughter. •Vir• ll' On the 27th ult., at Leeds, the wife of the Rev. Teale On , of a son th ifi , of . the 27 ult., in Curzon-street, Mayfair, the w Hawkins, M.D., of a daughter. ' --------r Joh l oh, Coat Qe ti PrOfessc OL/ ell I!! ma pr ofits oth er 6f rates-. The tend - •---4 Ig l Ye the ; r c 34.11 !" - -ita te , ti at ; The d th n o f 6( Warded, An: Pr c tint of , hr, dir t --- , I) ei 8 Ar a i, 1401 cor m Ie tudil r , Ili °Our AD 11A YA ED Oft et , cirt