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LONDONand WEST ofIRELAND FISH [NG and FISH MANURE COMPANY. _ _ (Limited.) To be carried on by means of welled vessels, attended by screw steamers as carriers. Provisionally registered under the Limited Liability Act, whereby the liability of shareholders will be limited to the amount of their shares. Capital, 50,0001., in 5,000 shares of 101 . each, with power to increase to 100,004 .DIRECTORS General Sir JOHN BURGOYNE, Bart., R.E., D.0.L., Inspector-General of Fortifications, War Depart ment, Pall-mall, Chairraztn. The Hon. W. Napier, Mana t Ting Director of the Lands Im provement Company, Old Palace-yard, Westminster. Charles Balfour, Esq. (Messrs. Balfour and Co.), 39, St. James's-street, and Edinburgh. Francis Edward Bigge, Esq., Wateringbury, Kent, and Union Club, Trafalgar-square. Edward Chapman, E.q. (Messrs. Chapman and Hall), 193, Piccadilly. lieut.-Col. French, 8, Duke-street, St. James's, and Galway, Deputy Chairman of the Bombay, Earod,A, and Central India Railway Company. Henry S. Pitcher, Esq., Northfieet Dockyard, Kent. William Pulteney Scott, Esq., 55, Lincoln's-inn-fields. John Shorter, Esq. (Messrs. Shorter, Powuall, and Ca), 1, Laurence Pountney-street, Cannon-street. Thomas Osborne Stock, Esq. (Mea•srs. Burgess and Stock), Lloyd's, and 18, Austinfriars. Thomas Edward Symonds, Commander, R.N., Managing Di rector, resident at Galway. Charles Whiting, Esq., Beaufort-house, Strand. BARKERS. London—The London Joiut Stook Bank, 5, Princes-street, Mansion-house, and 69, Pall-niall. Dublin and Galway—The Provincial Bank of Ireland. Solicitors—Messrs. Valiance and Valiance, 20, Essex-street, Strand, London. Auditors—J. E. Coleman, Esq., 36, Coleman-street, City, one of the Official Auditors appointed by the Board of Trade ; George Cumming, Esq., Manager of the Kent Mutual Life and Fire Insurance Societies. Brokers—Messrs. Field, Sou, and Wood, Warnford-court. Secretary (ad. int.)—E. Matthews, Esq. Offices—London, 32, Regent-circus, Piccadilly; Dublin, 24, Upper Sackville-street. Principal Fishing Station ' Galway—Manager, Mr. Thomas Wade. Factor and Agent in London—Mr. George Stevenson, 10, Billingsgate. -- -;.ss within its objects and operations COM] (1.) A system of deep-sea fishing and the purchase and curing of fish on the west coast of Ireland, the principal fea ture of the plan being the employment of steam-vessels as carriers from the _fishing grounds to the railways. (2.) The manufacture of fish manuro or fish guano from the inedible fish and offal, and the extract of fish' oil. This Company was projected in the summer of 1854, and ap plication was made (under the highest patronage) for a Char ter of Incorporation ; but Parliament having passed a resolu tion in favour of limited liability, it was deemed advisable to delay the further development of the project until the new law had taken effect. The interim has, however, been use fully employed ; the promoters of the Company have devoted themselves to the collection of additional information on the subject—obtaining accounts, verifying their estimates, and generally in ascertaining the views and opinions of those whose position and practical knowledge give value to their information. . In addition to this Captain Symonds, the Managing Di rector, was instructed to occupy himself in practically ex amining the subject, and acquiring a knowledge of the mar kets, habits, and customs of the fishermen. The result of his labours during that and the two preceding years have been embodied in a pamphlet.* His report, together with the in formation obtained by the Directors, furnish a most satis factory confirmation of their views, and increase their confi dence in a successful result. The Directors also refer with gratification to the observa tions of the press both in England and Ireland, set forth as an appendix to the pamphlet—expressing in the most forcible manner favourable opinions of the undertaking, not only as to its success in a commercial point of view, but as likely to ' be beneficial to Ireland. The Company is now therefore established under the Limited Liability Act, and is unconnected with and totally distinct from any former project relating to the Irish fisheries. As to the first branch of operations of the Company, namely, fishing and the purchase of fish, it may be stated • that the waters of the west coast of Ireland abound with the choicest cod, turbot, soles, lobsters, and other fish, but hitherto, owing to a variety of causes well known, these vast resources have not been turned to profitable account on a large scale. Tho Company proposes therefore to carry out a system of general fishing on the deep sea banks, and to purchase fish of every description throughout the west coast of Ireland. One of the principal features in this plan is the employmen, of steam-vessels as carriers, by which the fish Will be collected daiiy at the several fishing stations, and carried to the nearest railway. These vessels, in combi nation with the Electric Telegraph and fast trains on the rail ways, added to a plentiful supply of ice, will insure a large and regular delivery of fresh and cured fish in good condition, within a few hours at the markets of London, Dublin, Liver pool, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, and all important towns in the kingdom. ' The Company's arrangements are in a sufficient state of forwardness to justify the expectation that fishing operations will be commenced in the month of October next. The operations of the Company will neither interfere with nor oppose any existing interests—they are to be carried out in a district of coast which combines every requisite for suc cess, and will give constant employment to some thousands of the coast population, to whom every rational inducement will be offered to work the local fisheries, by affording them throughout the year a fair and regular market on the spot for all the fish they catch, irrespective of size, quality, or kind, This will be done either on the banks, by means of the screw carriers, or on the islands and coast at the cur ing stations, thus supplying •that great desideratum for the successful working of those fisheries—a fair market to the absence of which their decline may be mainly attri- Compaupaiwpaiwv-caoring great -advantages to all fishermen (or societies formed for flieir benefit) who may be disposed to fish in conjunction with their fleet, and will _ _ undertake to establish a station wherever sufficient evidence is adduced of a supply to warrant the outlay. From such parties fish will be purchased where caught, thus saving the fishermen 50 per cent. of time and wear and tear, and reliev ing them of their greatest difficulty, viz , carrying the fish to market. An extensive system of apprenticeship will also be adopted, preference being given iu all cases to the sons and relatives of those employed in or working with the Company's fleet. The fleet will, in the first instance, consist of two screw steam carriers of about 150 tons, six welled vessels of about 90 tens, and six of about 50 tons. There will also be store vessels for keeping fish and lobsters alive, and several boats of from 30 to 35 feet long for seine and drift-net fishing. These vessels will be commanded by experienced fishermen, thoroughly acquainted with every sort of fishing and the management of well-boats, &c. The Cempany intend ultimately to extend their operations to the south and south-west coasts of Ireland, and to avail themselves of the improved communication, which will shortly be afforded bytho extension of the South Wales Railway from Haverford west to the seaport of Milford, near which pert a depot for live fish, lobsters, and oysters will be established, fer the supply of the Bristol and midland markets. Tho cod taken on the west coast of Ireland is equal, if not superior, both in size and quality, to the fish caught in the North. Seas. Ling.—This valuable fish is remarkably fine and very abun• dant. Turbot, and .britt or brill, is considerably more abundant, and equal in quality to any caught on the Dutch coast. Lobsters are of a size and quality superior to any which can be procured elsewhere. Haddock. —This fish is peculiarlylarge and most abundant. Soles.— The sole of the Irish seas is superior in size and quality to those in any known fishing-ground. Sun fish, the oil from which realises from 401. to 50/. each, are in great numbers at certain seasons. Cod fish are very numerous, and are also valuable for their oil. Salmon and trout. The salmon of Ireland is well known both as to its quality and abundance, as is also the trout. Besides these, there are herrings, mackerel, dorey, halibut, eels, plaice, hake, sprats, oysters, crabs, prawns, shrimps, and other fish iu great quantity. A. most abundant supply of marketable fish may, there fore, be calculated upon, and. arrangements have been made which will insure a sale of almost any quantity. In confir tnation of this fact, the Directors refer to the document in the Appendix, bearing the signatures of all the principal fishmon gers in London. There is, indeed, no limit to the demand, and it is believed that twice the quantity now sent to the metropolis will find a ready sale, more especially when, by the use of steamers, welled vessels, and ice, the fish will arrive in better order, the supply will be made regular, and fish in consequence attain a standard price. It is also intended to cure fish on a largo scale. Some idea May be formed of the demand for cured fish in Ireland from the report of the Commissioners of British Fisheries for the year ending the 31st of December, 1855, by which it appears that, so far as they can ascertain, 97,377 barrels of herrings were imported into Ireland from Scotland alone ; and 13,286 cwt. of dried.cod, ling, and hake, from Scotland and the Isle of Man. In addition to the above, large quantities of her rings are imported from other sources, and many cargoes of cod from Newfoundland of a very inferior description. It is therefore estimated that about 200,000/. is paid out of Ire land annually for cured fish. This demand the Company in tends to supply by a superior and, therefore, more wholesome description of fish, caught on the Irish coast, principally by Irish fishermen, thus securing to that country the benefit of a great portion of this large sum. As to the second branch, namely, the manufacture of fish manure or fish guano, oil, and glue, from the coarse and inedible fish, and the off.l of the curing stations. It is impossible to overrate the importance of this branch •f the business. It is an established and incontrovertible fact, that fully one-half the fish taken either by trawl or lino fishing, is inedible or unsaleable, and heretofore the greater part has been thrown overboard. In addition to this it is also known that by the use of proper appliances an unlimited quantity of every description of coarse fish and cinstacea may be readily procured on the western coast of Ireland. These and the offal of the prime or marke.able fish, the Directors intend converting into pulverised fish manure or fish guano by an improved process, at once simple, inexpensive, and effectual, with the practical operation or which they have made them selves thoroughly acquainted, and they confideritly anticipate a very large and remunerative return from this very impor tant branch of the business, in addition to the profits arising from the sale of fish. The process has been for several years in operation on the Continew, and has been attended with highly satisfactory results ; it has lately been established in this country with equal success. The raw material alone is necessary, and the fish manure has stood the test of repeated analyses and practical application to different crops in the same proportion as the best Peruvian guano, thereby preying that it contains fertilising elements, equal, if not superior, to that much sought after but very expensive manure ; it is equally portable and free of loss from damp. This " fish manure" the Company will supply direct from its manufactory under its own brand, thereby insuring it to the consumer in an unadulterated state, and at a cost consider ably under that of Peruvian guano. In the above process a large percentage of valuable oil is obtained, which, together with other elements of great commercial value (extracted without additional labour or expense), will alone realise a very remunerative return. The attention of scientific men has for a long time been turned to this subject, and the great value of fish manure has been demonstrated and proved beyond all question. It has lately received the repeated attention of Professor _Way, * Observations on the fisheries of the West Coast of Ireland baying reference more particularly to the operations of the London and West of Ireland Fishing and Fish Manure Com pany. The fifth edition includes a summary of the criticisms of the leadinc , journals on the subject of the pamphlet, in Which a most striking uniformity of opinion is expressed both as to the commercial capabilities of the scheme, and the na tional advaUtage to, be derived- from it. Dedicated to the Lo rd - Lieutenant of Ireland. London, Chapman and Hall ; Dublin, J, MeGlaahaa, Radios and ,smith, and W. B. K .lly. I NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE. Patent Office Seal of areat Britain. Diptomb d'Ecole de Pharmaele Pharmaeien de Paris. Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIEAENIAR No. 1,2, and 3, prepared in the form of a lozenge devoid of taste or smell, and can be carried in the waistcoat pocket gold in tin cases, divided into separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lailernand, Roux, Ricord, &c., &c. TRIESEMAR No. 1 is a Remedy for RE LAXATION, SPERM ATORIZHCEA, and all the distressing consequences arising from early abuse, Indiscriminate excesses, or too long residence in hot climates. it has restored bodily and sexual strength and vigour to thousands of debilitated individuals who are now in the enjoyment of health and the Functions of Manhood; and whatever may be the cause for DISQUALIFICATIONS for MAR RIAGE, they are effectually subdued by this Wonderful Discovery ! TRIESEMAR No. IL, effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of Gonorrhoea, both in its mild and aggravated orms, Gleets, Strictures, Irritation of the Bladder, Non retention of Urine, Pain.; of the Loins and Kidneys, and those disorders which Copaivi and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRIE SE MAR No. 111., is the great Continental Remedy for Syphilis and Secondary Symp toms. It also constitutes a certain cure for Scurvy, Scrofula, awl all Cutaneous Eruptions, removing and expelling in its course all corrup tions and impurities from the vital stream, as altogether to eradicate the virus of disease, and expel] it with the insensible perspiration through the medium of the pores of the skin and urine, and is a never-failing remedy for that class of disorders which unfortunately the English Physician treats with Mercury, to the inevitable destruc tion of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot restore. Price I Is., or four cases in one for 335., which eaves 1 I s., and in 5/. cases, whereby there is a saving of li. 12s. To be had wholesale and retail in Loudon, of Johnson, 68, Cornhill; Hannay and Co., 63, Ox ford-street ; Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; It. H. Ingham, druggist, 46, Market-street, Manchester; H. Bradbury, bookseller, Deansgate, Bolton; J. Priestly, chemist, 51, Lord.street, Liverpool ; Powell, bookseller, is, Westmoreland-10ot, Dublin ; wino% hne;mvaseller, aciikareetilgagahuut ~, of re in: aina'.. 10 TrO I 021. 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 i 1 st-c 4l ‘ . Wroo due ='. 3 "' eekl7 rice zoo nort 4/11 ji of t"'..* , ith WY• I° . ▪ 16 1 nortslD7 yt e r' z , 2 9 t 1 , 4 t . A nd 16 and 29 and 19 , A nd 2 ' l _, wine (IP' wicsdAlU 7, •54,2" I an d 161 )09 so d 0/ )9.11Y. fith 0 and sp 29• P" 4:16 ro 'al -- I, 21,11444 lull 16 t vieeldi Ist it 1611 i Wee 11 I 6 16110 nlOllO l4 l tai . odr 11 be • ' 1 India hue ' t o ned w" ff 0 n d*f : 7 1060 ted J 1 matotial-- %II _ P.-. JILI• bberg iir r Cori ,u .* g.bilo ° the l''" 0 Wife of 01,4054, ral 3°11 ! dace' ly °bp , iliP 14111 tere s°l3 'l' OP6' liov ° lg.° /o dor t leg shelf „rt., .g' ~ goo; rig . 0 4as, s Tren adie r0T 12( 7 1 04; 1011 15. 29 ist ),997.) consulting chemist to the Royal Agricultural Society of England, whose several lectures, analyses, and con tributions, show conclusively the value of such ma nure, and the increasing importance of the subject to agriculturists. The manufacture of inedible fish into " fish manure" has been carried on successfully for some time past at LoWestoft, in Suffolk, under very valuable pro cesses invented by M. de Melon, of Concarneau, in the de partment of Fin!sterre.* As the subject was one of such paramount importance, the Directors requested Professor Way to examine the process proposed to be adopted by this Company, accompanied by Mr. Hermann Schweitzer, chymist, of Brighton, and Mr. Harman, Civil Engineer ; the result is that the opinions of the Directors are fully confirmed both as to the plan which they propose to adopt, and the value of this " fish manure" as a product. While, therefore, commercially this Company has strong claims for support it will, in a national point of view, be produc tive of vast benefit, for it will not only develops a source of re munerative employment for a population now fast diminishing for want of energetic direction and English capital, but also form a body of seamen and pilots who may prove a priceless ac quisition to the navaldefences of the country, and it will confer peculiar advantages on the agricultural interests of the west and midland parts of Ireland by the production of a good, cheap, andpertable manure on the spot. Considerations which it is presumed will entitle it to encouragement from every well wisher of Ireland and of the Irish people. The head offices of the Company are in London ; the prin cipal fishing station will be at Galway. There will also be several additional outlying stations. It is impossible within the limits of a prospectus to set forth in detail the vast amount of information which the Di rectors have obtained, the resources at their command, or means and appliances proposed to be adopted. They earnestly request a perusal of the before-mentioned pamphlet, as sup. plying in some measure these details. - As to Capital—lt is at present proposed to call up, only 49-.9Q.4-40 which 0116 -half has-Orefd.X keegsMktir..Pri liate subscriptionriiinielY, - Cpef ihdre, payable as fo 2/, as wdepoait, and the remainder in three separate calls, at intervals of not less than three months. The shares may, however, be paid up in full at once, and in that case interest at 5/. per cent, will be allowed upon all sums paid in autici. pation of calls. In estimating the amount of profit which may be realised by this undertaking, the directors are anxious to avoid all statements which might give rise to extravagant expectations; but a most careful calculation of the annual expenses, and a moderate estimate of returns, upon authentic data, show, upon the first branch of the undertaking—namely, fishing, purchase, and curing of fish—a return of from 30 to 35 per cent, upon the capital. _ _ _ Applications for the explanatory pamphlet, for prospec tuses, and for shares, to be made to the solicitors or to the Secretary, at the offices of the Company, either in London or Dublin. Report of Professor Way on the Fish Manure manufactured under the process proposed to be adopted by this Company. " To the Directors of the Lendou and West of Ireland Fishing and Fish Manure Company. " Gentlemen,—On Saturday last I visited, in compliance with your request, the manufactory of fish manure esta blished at Lowestoft, and examined every stage of the pro cess, from the delivery of the fresh fish, until, in the state of dry powder, the manure is ready to be sent out for use. The result of this inspection is to confirm the opinion I have so often expressed, that it is perfectly practicable to produce from fish a portable manure of great va ue. By the adoption of certain modifications in the machinery, you may, however, effect a further economy of time and labour, and thereby se cure a still more successful result. " The fish manure prepared at Lowestoft is in the state of a dry powder, not subject to alteration by keeping under ordinary circumstances. Its composition is exhibited by the analysis which I have made of two samples, which are ap pended. " There cannot be a doubt of the value of this manure, especially for corn crops, and, possessing such a basis, you will be able to modify its composition at pleasure, so as to adapt it for each particular crop to which it is to be applied. " Altogether my visit to Lowestoft has strengthened very considerably the conviction I have long entertained and fre quently expressed, that the manufacture of manure from fish, which offers the only available means of supplying the de mand for additional ammoniacal manure, will, if carried out on an adequate scale, be of essential benefit to the agriculture of this country. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, "J. THOMAS WAY. " 15, Welbeck-street, July 15, 1856. " • - Analysis of two samples of Flail Manure, prepared at the Manufactory. Lowestoft. Dog Fish and Herring. Offal Fish. If o i s t uro Nitrogenous Animal Matter 62.24 61.72 Oil mid Fatty Matter 9.22 8.84 Phosphate of Lime 9.24 8.86 Sulphate of Lime 1.94 1.46 Alkaline Sulphates and Mmiates,...., 4.58 3.10 Sand, &c 1.03 3.40 100.00 100.00 Nitrogen 8.99 9.24 Equal to Ammonia J. THOMAS WAY. Form of Application for Shares. To the Directors of th• London and West of Ireland Fishing and Fish./failure Camp any4Limited) • 32, Regent-circus, Piccadilly, London. _ _ Gentlemen,— I request that you will, allot me shares of 101. each in the above-named Company, and I undertake to accept the same, or such less number as you may allot me, to pay for'the same, and to sign'the deed of settlement of tho Company, as and when required, and I enclose (have paid into the bankers of the Company) a deposit of £ .—Dated this day of , 1856. Name in full Procession or business. Residence in full Reference N.B. Each application must be accompanied by a deposit of, or a banker's receipt for, 2/. per share. Should the full number of shares applied for not be allotted, a proportionate part of the deposit will be immediately returned. * Specimens of fish manure, as also of oil, may be seen on application at the offices of the Company. TO ASSURANCE COMPANIES.—An esta blished Insurance Company, with an income of 40,0001. a year, Is desirous of meeting with a kindred office in London or the provinces; with or without F.re, which is capable of amalgamation or sale on terms of a character liberal enough to prove highly ad vantageous to the amalgamating Company. Applications, by letter only, to A. 8., Messrs, Cockshaw and Yates, printers, Horse•shoe court, Ludgate-hill, London. ESTABLISHED 1837. B RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COlll - Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap. 9. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION, Empowered by Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. MAJOR-GENERAL ALEWTILER, Blackheath-park, Chairman. Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, with or without Participation in Prollt-i. E. B. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. 1, Princes•street, Bank, London. NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION, 48, Gracechurch-street, London. For Mutual Assurance on Lives, Annuities, &c. Enrolled under the Acts of Parliament relating to Friendly Societies. DIRECTORS. Chairman—SAMUEL HAYHURST LUCAS, Esq. Deputy Chairman , —CHAßEss Lustursu ors, Esq. John Bradbury, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. Thomas Castle, Esq. Robert Sheppard, Esc. William Miller Christy, Esq. Jonathan Thorp, Esq. John Feltham, Esq. William Tyler, Esq. Charles Gilpin, Esq. Charles Whetham, Esq. PHYSICIANS. J. T. Conquest, M.D., F.L.S. Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. TRUSTEES. John Feltham, Esq. I Samuel Lucas, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. Charles Lushinston, Esq. BANKERS—Messrs. Brown, Jansen, and Co. ; and Bank of England. SOLICITOR—Septimus Davidson, Esq. CONSULTING ACTUARY—CharIes Ansell, Esq., F.R.S. Abstract of the Report of the Directors for 1855 : " The number of policies issued during the year Assuring the sum of Annual premiums thereon Policies issued from the commencement of the institution in December, 1835 .. • . • ............... • • • • ........ 18,567 Policies now in force Annual Income From Pre ntiums(after deducting £33,345 abatement allowed) .•.• • • . • £189,955 15 2 Ditto From Interest on in vested capital .... . --.1239,763 13 5 Amount returned to members in abatement of premiums Amount of bonuses added to sums assured.. • 126,564 U 0 Amount paid in claims by death from the com mencement of the Institution .. Balance of receipts over the disbursements it the year ...... Increasing the capital stock of the Institution to 1,211,049 17 4" At the last division of surplus profits made up to Nov. 20, 1852, the reductions varied from 6 to 89 per cent. on the original amount of premium, according to the age of the member and the time the policy had been in force ; and the bonuses ranged in like manner from 50 t• 75 per cent. on the amount of premiums received during the preceding five years. Members whose premiums fall due on the let of Jnly are re minded that they must be paid within 3() days from that date. The Directors' Report for 1855 may be obtained en application. June 27, 1856. JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. ~., -' ~., It .-t ...: , 4 ii.frAPEI N ,/ .. 7 4 , 0 . ,a.--t-,....-a - C------ • . _ , i4t 4 S .... , . 'as le 5 iiii ...;:.,,.. . - :' . frig Vie ll/ o S ~ ,,,t 3.17 - I . 114 t. ~- , •4*': 1, 44 1 1 • ,; . . , , , *,,,,„,,,‘ i, .., \ kt , ~ „If , 0, ./.... 1 ,--- - ~' ill 1,:. " • !.-. 1 • ' ll —is , k - --- 1 ':-- ri , 1 s e•.,, , , / ) 2 1'"g 4 4 , ---',-; , '' 1. + Jiv e op. -,....;,,,„.„ y ~, l` , ‘,... 4 ! P, • ' . . :.- 3, v „ clmk , 6.15 t,. --. 4, 1 4,' z _ z , ,#, etz 7,- , , , v so .. 4. 1 „ . 4 s , k I t. •,- _ ' tt ' '" I Rome,' ,,, . ~- ".4... 4. 4t . ,,,1 C-, •• ~_ /:, (;'-- 4y.ZA: 4 ' 4- 2),1E U +ajea". ii i lIINM 7Lo ' , 4' , • '" l4 '. ....,' i \ VS PAPER Kay was proceerlitV to his house in Hill-strcet, interfered with by a .man muffled in a cloak whi sealed his features, w ho asked him if his n ame w; end being told it was, said —" arrest you for d_ He replied he owed no .debt be could he arrested fois. The man answered, " Yc , ur wife does." The complainan was arrested, be was not allowed to go into his house, but he was taken in a cab, by the man who arrested him, to a house at the west-erect of the town. He was, placed in a room'on the ground floor, and:amen disappeared, locking him in the room. The complainant sat down to write a letter to his solicitor ; while • thus engaged the door was °petted, and ti.e defendant Johnston came in. Tile complainant naturally said, " Why have I been ar rested for debt ?" The defendant replied "The arrest is all sham, it wag only made for the purpose of getting you here." The defendant . then locked the door and commenced a tirade of abuse and slander of the charac ters of certain parties, afterwards making overtures to revive the association that had already proved so ruinous to Kay. The defendant Johnston would not permit Kay to depart without extorting a pledge that he would write to him and ask bins to dine in some place, who.) they could ti-en so arrange as to get the Court of Chancery decrees modified in some way. Now, a promise so obtained, neither in law nor honour is binding. As soon as Kay obtained his liberty he sought advice, and in consequenc e of that step the defendant is here before you. The cora , plainant Kay was imprisoned three hours--from 12 at ' night until 3 in the morning. This appears to me to be a serious and scandalous outrage. It arose out of proceed gs in a higher court of law, and I think I am justifiid i n calling on you to ask Johnston to find good bail to answer such charge as may be preferred against him in another court. The charge of assault is made out in the confining and locking him in a room. That is the assault. There can be no reasonable doubt that the defendant and the other man were acting in concert together. It is not necessary to show who this man is, there being sufficient evidence of conspiracy to enable us to prefer a bill of indictment for conspiracy. and to 'ask you to requite . sureties from the defendant to meet the charge. The complainant was here called incourt. He lea young man cf . mild and diffident aspect. On being sworn he said—My name is William Kay, and I live at 36, Hill-street, Berkeley-square. I came of age in 1854. and was then entitled to considerable property. About two years before IC,anse of age T . got acquainted with the defendant. I ova hart ileine bitic, and aftei I came of age some bonds. 'A decree has been obtained to set them aside. Mr. Robinots called for the production of the decree. Mr. Galworthy, solicitor, 12, Old Jewrycharnbers, was called. He prildnced the original decree of the Court of Chancery, and read portions to the effect that a_cer tain bond of assignment was to be delivered up and can celled ; that certain suites of apartments in Hill-street, Paris, and a place in the country, were to be given up to their owner or owners, together with the furniture ; that an account of all sums of money paid by Johnston to a person named Adams. on behalf of the complainant, te gether with a sum of 30,0001. raised by the plaintiff and handed over to Adams, he rendered, and an acc - nnt taken of them ; that all the securities held by certain parties, together with a certain settlement of property, were to be entirely void. Mr. Kay's examination resumed—On Tuesday night, the Bth of July, I was returning home from the Wynd ham Club, when I was stopped by a man whom I never saw before, who was dressed in a light opera cloak, with the collar up, and who said to me, "Are you Mr. Kay ?" I said "Yes." He replied, "Then I arrest you for debt." I said, "Whatdebt ?" He replied, "A debt of your wife's," mentioning the sum, and filming the per son to whom it was owing. He said he had a writ and a judgment against me, and must take me. The man refused to allow- me to go to my lawyer's. He asked me where I preferred going to—a police-office, the police station, or a private house ? I said, " Let us go to a private office." A cab was passing at the time. He asked if I would cab it, or walk it ? I said I would ride ; and we got into the cab, which drove to a house that was strange to me, and which I afterwards found out was No. 1, Park-street. I asked the man when we were in the cab if I might write to my lawyer. He said, "Yes ; and you will be at home in half-an-hour." I was shown into the dining-room, where there were pens and paper. The man left the room, and I sat down to write to my lawyer. While doing this the door opened, and Johnston walked in. He said to me, after locking the door and taking out the key, "I desired to have an interview with you." I asked him if I might send a letter to my lawyer. He refused compliance, hut Ido not recollect his precise words. I Old him I had been arreeted for a debt of my wife's. He said he did not know anything about the debt. He admitted in the course of the evening that he had no other means of obtaining an interview with me than by the means he had used.. I said, "Am I here against my will ?" or words to that effect, and I cannot recollect his answer. I said, in answer to his question, " I am in your power." He then began to make certain statements against per sons interested for me, which I believed to be calumni ous. He spoke disrespectfully of my wife and some friends. He wished me to refer the matters between us to arbitration, and to! set aside the judgment that had been obtained. He mentioned the name of a person to whom he wished the matter to be referred. I did not agree to the offer. I said I would abide by the determination at which the Court of Chancery had arrived. He asked me if that- was my decision, oc vice site - that elfect: ' I said, "Yes." I believe Johnston then left the room for a minute or two, and I believe he unlocked the door. and be locked it out side. I did not try if the door was locked. My belief is that the door was locked. Johnston returned, and when he shut the door I believe he locked it. He then wished me to appoint a meeting, and be mentioned the name of a person who had called at my lawyer's. I said I would make no appointment, and he then replied that I had better go to bed. Mr. Beadon—Why were yest to go to bed ? Complainant—l was to stay in the house. I was not to be allowed to go out. [PRICE 4D. STAMPED 5D- Mr. Beadon—Did you ask Johnson if you might leave the house ? Complainant—l did; and I believe he said "You shall stay here until you consent to do what I want you to do." At first I said I would take a bed, but Johnston did not press this upon me. When he found I would not make an appointment, he asked me to write and fix an appointment. I bad been in the house some time then, and I said, " If you will let me go now I will not mention anything that has occurred." He said "I will not let you go until you give your word and ho nour that you will till nothing that has occurred to night to anybody." I did make that promise; and also that I would write to him. I was allowed to .go home after being detained in the house about three hours. While I was in the house the defendant asked me to have some brandy and water, but I refused, not being thirsty. 1. was write to the defendant, and direct to the Army and Navy Club—he being a member, I be lieve. Mr. Rlbinson having requested Mr. Kay to retire, proceeded to say that he hardly knew what course to pursue, as the two charges of assault and conspiracy had been mixed up together. With regard to the assault, he had to submit to the court that no coercion had been used, and that no one laid hands on the complainant. Mr. Beadon underttood that the man who arrested the complainont laid hands on his shoulder. Mr. Kay was recalled. He said the man touched hint on the shoulder, but not Johnston. Mr. Robinson sail it was clear there was no touch ing by Johnston in any way ; the touching by the first man was not touching by the second. The magistrate would refuse to stretch the law to meet a case of this kind merely because his learned friend had called it an outrageous assault. Mr. Beadon—The lock was turned upon him. Mr. Robinson—ls that an assault ? Mr. Beadon—Oh, certainly. Imprisonment is an assault. Mr. Robinson—Looking at the extraordinary way in which Kly has given his evidence, and recollecting that he made no attempt to open the door, can it be said there was imprisonment er assault Mr. Beadon—No force of any kind appears to have been put upon him. He seems to have gone willingly. He appears to be a weak young man, for he does not appear to have even attempted to assist himself in the slightest degree. He chooses to go to a private house instead of the station house, where he would have been safe ; and when he gets to Johnston's house he does not attempt to rescue himself. No force is used. Mr. Bodkin—Johnston said, " I shall not let you go until you do what I want." Mr. Beadon—The lock was turned on him, and that certainly it an assault. He did not know how the matter of the fictitious arrest might turn out. It would be a very serious business if an illegal process had been resorted to for ulterior objects. The young man appeared to7have gone quietly, and the question was, was this an assault that required more than - sureties to keep the peace I The question of conspiracy was an entirely different case. Mr. Robinson—lt was only a ruse to procure an in• terview. Mr. Beadon—Tbat interview might be to' get rid of the decree of the Court of Chancery. Mr. Robinson—Mr. Kay has not suggested that. Mr. Beadon—No ; but he declared himself ready to go to bed. Mr. Robinson—You must recollect you are dealing with a weak man. Mr. Bodkin—Those are the very people the law pro tects. Mr. Bodkin pressed the magistrate to order the de fendant to find bail to meet the charge of conspiracy. After some discussion it was understood that the assault wag to be disposed of by the defendant entering into his own recf,gnisance to keep the peace, and that a summons to answer a charge of conspiracy Was to be served on him in court. THE SOOTS FUSILIER GUARDS.--A splendid banquet was given by the Fusilier Guards, at the London Tavern, on Monday evening. Covers were laid for 100. The chair was taken by H. it.ll. the Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief. FATAL CoLLIEEY EXPLOSION.- -An explosion of fire damp occurred in the Strafford Main Colliery, Stain borough, near Barnsley, belonging to Messrs. Smith, Carr, and Smith, on Saturday afternoon, just as the men were leaving work, owing to the negligence of the two persons who were fortunately the only victims of the itccident. Most of the hands bad got out of the pit, when a man named George Ward, aged 38, and a lad named Griffiths, a son of one of the managers of the pit, incautiously took a lighted candle into a "beak" to search for some metal rails. The flame immediately came into contact with some fuul fair, which is supposed I to have been liberated by the falling i n o f a portion of the roof a day or two previously, and a loud explosion ensued. Ward was killed on the spot ; Griffiths escaped death, but was very seriously injured. It is due to the proprietors of the pit to state that they have introduced every modern improvement for the prevention of acci• I dents. 40, ~,...,,,./.0„, ..,,,,,,-tytwi.,,,,e, e:iii, , ,1 ,, ,,, l• , 7 .- 4V.14k.1T? 2 . 1 vAle i ' ft e . Xtik l :•• .4 : 1 11 1 , :;:-:.; %:?•-. ..441 a S ~.-`~r LONDON, WEDN.ESD.A.Y EVENING ; J ULY 23, 1856. SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK of LONDON, for the year ending the 30th June, IF56 At an Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders, held at the Bankiug House, Lothbury, on Tuesday, the 22d July, 1856 : DIRECTORS. MARK HUNTER, Esq.; Chairman. JOHN SAVAGE, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Charles Butler, Esq. William Jackson. Esq., M.P. Edward Csyley, Edward Otenford, Esq. Esq., M.P. Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P. John Alfred Chowne, Esq. Robert Stacey Price, Esq. Joseph Thompson. Fag. Joseph Underwood. Esq. Thomas Winkworth, Esq. George Clive, Esq. William Cooper, Esq. Charles Hill. Esq. Jonathan Hopkinson, Esq. Present—Fifty-six Proprietors. The Manager read -the Advertisement calling the Meeting, and afterwards the following report : The Balance-sheet for the past year, which the Directors have now the pleasure to place before the Shareholders, ex hibits a net profit of 38,9751. 15s. 6d. for the year ending 30th June, 1856, after deducting the current expenses, and making provision for bad and doubtful debts. The Directors have therefore determined to declare a divi dend at the ra'e of 71. per cent. per annum for the past half year, and to add a bonus of 41. per cent., making together 111. per cent. for the whole year, free of income tax. There will remain a balance of 1,1751. 14s. 9(1. to be car ried to the reserve fund, which will then, with the interest for the last year, amount to 70,8211. 6s. 3d. In compliance with the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, the following Directors, viz„ Charles Dickson Archibald, Esq., James Alexander Douglas, Esq., Charles Hill, Esq., and William Jackson, Esq., M.P., retire from office, and Charles Hill, Esq., and William Jackson, Esq., Ar.P., being eligible, offer themselves for re-election ; and Edward Stillingfleet Cayley, Esq., M.P., and Robert Stacey Price, Esq., who are thfl tilyeslilled Proprietors, offer themselves as candidates for the vacant seats. _ _ COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON.— The DIRECTORS HEREBY GIVE NO TICE, That a Dividend on tho PAID-UP CAPITAL of the Company, at the rate of 7/. per cent, per annum for the Half year ending 30th June, 1856, and a Bonus of 4/. per cent., Dividend and Bon's both free from Income Tax, will be Payable at the Banking House, in Lothbury, on and after TUESDAY., the 29thinetant. A printed list of the proprie= tors ,will then be ready for delivery, - By Order of the Board. Dated July 22, 1856. A. It. CUTBILL, Manager. PATENT PERAMBULATORL: BURTON Y. SMITH. WHEREAS, the HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY has this day granted an Injunction against JAMES RICHXOND SMITH, to restrain him from selling imitations of BURTON'S PERAMnULATORS, and representing him self as the Original Manufacturer— CHARLES BURTON, INVENTOR, PATENTEE, and SOLE MANUFACTURER to HER MAJESTY, Cautions the Public against unprincipled and dangerous Imitations. Look for " C. BURTON" on each Carriage. 162, Regent-street, July 14, 1856. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY...-. TOURBTS' TICKETS (Great Western, Hereford, and South Wales Railways) available for Three Weeks from the day of issue. These Tickets will be issued until the 15th October, at vaddington, Oxford, or Leamington, over the Great Western Lines, via (11ouces t-r, to /toss and Hereford, and over the South Wales Line, to Milford Haven, and back, with the liberty to stop at Ross, Hereford, Chep stow, Neath, and Carmarthen. FARES. Ist Class. From T,endon and £3 10 „ Leamincrto i and do.. ...... .. 2 15 „ Oxford and d 0... ...... • • .... 2 10 2d Class. .... £2 10 •• .• 2 0 .. 1 15 Tourists' riekets are available by any train, but are not trans ferable, and they do not entitle the holder to travel twice in the same direction over any portion of the lines of rail xay. -LONDON (Rz; SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF -YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the London and South-Western hallway Company will he held in the Company's Offices, at the Waterloo-bridge Station, Lambeth. on THURSDAY, the 7th day of August, 1856, at One o'clock precisely, when the Direc tors will submit a report on the affairs of the Company, a Dividend will be declared, and the general business of the Company will be transacted. And Notice is Hereby further Given, that at the said Meeting it is proposed to submit the following subjects specially to the consi deration and decision of the Proprietrrs, viz. : Tha creation and disposal of a Debenture Stock, to be applied in liquidation of the Company's existing debenture debt. The disposal of the balanc of the old ordinary share capital. The leasing jointly with the London, Brighton, and South Ciiaq Railway Company of the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway. The conclusion of arrangements fir working and maintaining the r spective Branch Railways to Lymingt Woodford, and Salisbury Market, who it completed by their respective proprietors. The Books of the Company for the Transfer of Stock and Shares will be closed from Thursday the 24th day ofJuly, to Thursday, the 7th day of August, 1836, both days inclusive. By order of the Court of Director. L. CItOMBIE, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge Station, London, July 12th, 1856. ARE YOU GOING TO THE HIGHLANDS, unrivalled for scenery, famous in story and song, to visit the land of Sir Colin Campbell and the Highland Brigade? Ifs malt a note to call at (when in the Capital of the beautiful North) M A CDOUGALL'A WAREHOUSE, High-street, Inverness. There Only can the varied products of the Highlar.ds, natural and industrial, be seen. In his extensive rooms MACDOUGALL has gathered together all the best productions of the Highland looms, in TWEEDS, TAR TANS, LINSEYS, PLAIDS, SHAWLS, DRESSES, the favourite HIGHLAND CLOAK, FLORA MACDONALD tlitto, &c., &c., with the best Native J E WELLERY, CAIRNGOR MS, P E AR LS, &e.; the pretty products of the Skye, Lewes, and Gairloch Looms and Knitting Needles ; the Home-made, Undyed PLAIDS of Ord, Suther land, and Aroch ; the SNUFF-BOXES, COUPS, BICKERS of the Culloden Carvers, &c. Side by side with all this he has placed all the necessary clothing of every description for Deer Stalking, Grouse Shooting, and for Tourists, &c. Visitors to his rooms can at once compare the varied products of the Three Kingdoms. D. 111ACD0UGALL, Inverness. PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING TRUSSES. SALMON, ODY, a n d CO. most respec tf u ll y inform the Public, that their PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING TRUSSES afford more ease and security for the relief of HERNIA than any other instrument for the purpose. They will answer for right or left side, requiring no under-strap or any galling Bandage. Persons in the country are requested to send the circumference of the body one inch below the hips. • CAUTION. — As many mercenary druggists are vending; an inferior article, purchasers are requested to observe, that SALMON, ODY, and CO., 292, Strand, London, is marked upon the Leather Case. Sold by one or more Druggists in every City and Principal Town in the United Kingdom. jl_ you are Bald, or your H a i r i s Thi n , pray use ALEX. ROSS'S C A.NTHARIDES OIL, which causes the Hair to grow on bald places, produces luxuriant Whiskers and Mous tachios ; it has been approved of by the highest authority, and is most beneficial in all cases of thin hair. Sold from 3s. 6d. ; forwarded for stamps, sent free, twelve extra. ALEX. ROSS'S CHARGES for Dyeing the Hair permanently a light brown, dark brown, or black— whiskers from is., gentlemen's hair from Os., ladies' from 7s. 6d. The dye being a clear liquid it is simply necessary to damp the hair with a comb or brush, when a perfect colour is produced without injury to the skin. Sold from 3s. 4d.; sent free for 54 stamps. HAIR' DESTROYER, a depilatory for reinnv ng effectually SuperEuous flair from the Face, Neck, Arms, and Hands, without injuring the skin. A. R. will warrant :t not to injure the skin in the smallest degree, and the hair to be entirely destroyed.—Sold from 3s. 6d. ; forwarded tor stamps, free by post, eight extra. A. Ross, No. 1, Little Queen-street, High Holborn. PUBLICATIONS. TWELFTH EDITION. Now ready, with 15 illustrations, Gs , THE CRESCENT . AND THE CROSS. Ey ELIOT WARBURTON. " Independently of its value as an original narrative, and its use ful and interesting information, this work is remarkable for the colouring power and play of fancy with which its descriptions are enlivened. Amnong its greatest and most lasting charms is its rere• rent and serl'aus spirit."—Quarterly Review. ITurat an.d ISlacleett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. NEW NOVEL BY CHARLES READE. IT IS NEVER Just rett&ly, in 3 yols., TOO LATE TO MEND. A Novel. By CHARLES READE, Author of" Christie Johnstone," " Peg Woffington." London: Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. AWIDOW LADY, having .a thorough know ledge of Domestic Management, is most desirous of an En gagement as Companion to a Lady, or to superintend the family arrangement] of a Widower or elderly Gentleman.—Address, C. G., Mrs. Pretty's, 5, Coldbath-place, Blackheath-road, Blackheath. ALBERT SMITIVB MONT BLANC, •Ir L TO-NIGHT, and EVERY EVENING (except Saturdty), ..'dock., and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturch Mr it stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; gallery, ls.—Egyptianlk AD &MR. TUSSAUD'& -El Bazaar, Baker•street, Portman-square.—A full-length Por ra it Motel of WILLIAM PALMER is nosradded to the Exhibition Admittance, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. Open flzom 1! in the morning till 10 in the evening. PRINCE'S CLUB.,RACQUET and TENI4IS COURTS, Hans-place. Belgrave-square.— The RacqUet Courts of this Club will be completed and OPEN for PLAY I or, Monday, the 28th Inst. Gentlemen desirous of becoming members are requested to communicate with the secretary, at the club, Ito sill furnish every information. M. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES. I TO-NIGHT and every evening, at 8. Box-office open from 11 till 5. The shove entertainment has received novel additions, Vocat and Visual, Including a New Loco-Joko-Motive Lyric, untitled OFf BY THE [RAIN, illustrated by numerous changes, facial, lingUal. and cor. oreal. Mr. W. S. Woodin ss Mrs. Florence, in the " Yankee: Girl," with the songs of " Bobbing around," and " Polly, won't S oil try me, eh !"—Polygraphic-hall,King William-street, Charing-crOss R. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicestcr-square.--Open (for Gentlemei ,nly) from 10 till 10, containing upw,rds of one thousand models ,rid preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in ' , ealth and disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures delivered at il2, and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and 101 y-interesting series of Lectures is now in course of deliv!er3 'y Dr. KAHN, at 4 p.m. precisely. Admission, One Shilling. el-- -- i ORDON CUMMING, the LION SLAYF4R, . will be AT HOME in his Encampment, surrounded by:th, spoils and trophies of his hunting achievements, and give his flew 1 and popular ENTERTAINMK.•• and ADVENTURES in SOUTH AFRICA, eve r y even i ng (Satur ay NT, illustrative of his EXPLO T excepted) it 8 o'clock. A Morning represe n t a ti on every Satur a , at 3. liana by Mr, Harries Wilson. Admission, I s . an d 2 9.; s ' Ils (which may be taken daily between 11 and 4 without extra charge), 38.-232, Piccadilly. A RGYLL ROOMS, !s Great Windmill- s tr e CIA Haymarket.—M. L AURENT respectfully informs the pul that he intends closing the above rooms on the 24th July. 1 last night will be ler the Benefit of the Sufferers from the Inundati in France. M. L. further begs to state that the rooms will 11 opened for the winter season on the first of September, and be red rated under the superintendence of the well-known arth t. Mr. of Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fiells, The Chandeliers will supplied by Mr. Smart, of Prime's-street, Leicester-square. ROYAL GARDENS, CREMORNE.L Open daily (One Shilling), with an unlimited programmt of O amusements. TDAY and TO-MORROW, Jilly 22 & 23. Day nd Night Fetes in aid of the Building Fund of tke Butchers' Charitable Institution. On these occasions a Plain Dress Ball will be held in the spacious pavilion, Ashburnham•park, adjoining Cremorne, 're cently the site of the great American ft Aver show. Great Pyrotechnic Displays from the River Esplanade. To-morrow, at half-past 6, a Balloon Ascent. Seats in the car may be obtained upon applica tion at the Gardens. Day Performance in the Cirque Oriental, calm mencing at 4 o'clock. Morning Concerts, &c , &c. Thursday, Jbly 31, is appointed for the Benefit of Mr. T. B. Simpson, for which Im mense prenarations are being made. Professional artistes of evbry description required; The whole of these extensive grounds ttre open for Promenade on Sunday. Table d'liote at Six, 2s. 6d. each. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminstor-roid. —OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The celebrated HUNGA RIAN RAND, under the direction of Herr KALOZDY, will pertM . m wary Evening at 9 awl II o'clock, in addition to the usual Val Entertainment The following company of talented Vocalists tire permanently engaged for :he performance of Selections from all th Popular Operas, Madrigals. Choruses, Duets, &c., viz. :—Mrs: J. Caulfield, Miss Brunel, Miss Sommers, and Miss Pearse ; Mr: J Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans S. Jones, T. Farrant, Malts, W. Melling, Barker, Russell Grover, and P. Conde ; Masters E. Cbn nell, Austin, and Bennett ; Mr. R. Glindon, Mr. C. Sloman, and Mr. T. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. J. Ilarroway, BA. harmonium ( J. Caulfield. 4.reetor. l / 4 31,r, 0 f Cautnetd,;.,, Cavameneornt seven. o'clock precisely. Suppers, lc until twelve o'clock. ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE.—Reduction in Price. —HARRINGTON, PARKER, and CO., Wine and Seer Merchants, 5%, Pall-Mall, are now delivering the March Brewings of the above celebrated Ale, in Casks of 18 Gallons at 335. each. Also ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE IN BOTTLE, Imperial Pints at 55.. Imperial lialf-pints, for Luncheon, 3s. , Pall-mall, June 13, 1856. L ONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY. Th 3 Managers hereby give notice that, in conformity with article 38 of the statutes of the Company, the profits re dined up to the 30th 'Tune last, permit of the distribution of a provisional dividend of 55,, or 6 francs 25 centimes per share. This dividend will be paid on ,ind after Monday, the 231 h instant, in Paris, at the Office of the Com pany, 14, Rue Vivienne, and in London, at 454, Strand. The shares must be deposited for two clear days previou3 to the issue of the dividend warrant. By order. A. G. CHURCH, Secretary. London, IGth July, 165 G. rfillE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.- At the Offices, No 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, on THURSDAY the 7th of August. the following Nineteen LEASED PLOTS w,ll be offered :—Plots 166 to 169, leased at 71. per annum each, at 811. per plot; plot 170, leased at 101. 10s. per annum, at 1261. ; plots 201 to 214, leJsed at 101. 10s, per annum each, at 1261. per plot. These prices of 81/. and 1261 per plot include fees, cost of conveyance, and of a separate lease for cacti plot. The remaining plots on the Brighton Estate will be allotted without any lncreas?, of price. ST. MaRgARET'S ESTATE, near Richmond.—The Mansion having been sold, the remaining plots fronting the ornamental gar dns will be offered at the original prices. • TUN:IBIDGE WELLS ESTATE, West Kent, and MALDON EAT.% TE, So , lth Essex.— I he remaining plots of the first portion, without increase of price, will be offered on the 7th of August, after which date interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be charged. Offers have already been made to build on the Tunbridge Wells Estate, and on four or the 501. plots the rent of 101. per annum has been offered, merely for cultivation. Plots on the Mahlon Estate have also been let at similar remunerative prices, adequate to secure the elective fYanchise, and a fair return for the investment until the erection of houses. The HOUNSLOW and HERTFORD ES CATES, in Middlesex and Herts.-I'lot 3d, price 2311. Ss. 6d., at Hounslow Station, with the privilege of erecting a public house or hotel, and plot 12, price 41 7 /. 65., on the Hertford and Ware Estate, half way between each station, with the h use, which is let at 201. per annum, will be offered with the Dower of borrowing seven-eighths of the purchase-money. Plans of estates, price id., or 7d. by post. CHARLES LEITH GIIUNE[SES, Secretary. ASSIZFJ INTEI,LIoEyez HOME CIRCUIT.-MAIDSTONE, Jllly 22. THE MARQUIS OF ANGLEST.A V. SMITH This was an action against the proprietor of the Sun. day Timei newspaper to recover damages for a libel. The defendant pleaded " Not Guilty," with a justifica. tion. Mr. E. James, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins, were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Lush appeared for the defendant. Mr. James addressed the jury, and said that he had the honour to appear with his learned friend, Mr. Hawkins, as the counsel for the Marquis of Anglesea, and the action was brought against Mr. Smith, the proprietor of the Sun day Times newspaper, to recover damages fora libel pub ' fished in that newspaper on the 20th of April last. The 4,trquis, like other gentlemen, was fond of the amusement d' horse-racing, and he was ono of the stewards of the fockey Club at Newmarket. The jury were perhaps not t ware that this club was composed of a great number of noblemen and gentlemen, and that they had entire control over the racing at Newmarket, as the greater part of the property on which the races took place belonged to them, and they had the power of making any regulations they pleased, and could warn any person off the ground, if they thought proper to do so, who would not comply with their regulations. In the month of April a race was run at New narket called the Burwell Stakes, and some of the horses 1 ngaged in that race were also engaged in the forthcoming Dolby race at Epsom. The efforts of the horses for this stake were therefore regarded with a good deal , if interest ; itr anticipation of the future event; and ;he Marquis of Anglesea, Lord Glasgow, and Lord Zetland were the stewards upon this occasion, and in that capacity they were invested with full powers to ladle any dispute that might arise. It, appeared that. two horses, named Saraband and Cannobie, wbre en gaged in the 'race, and it Was observed that while it was iroceeding Saraband was pulled across the other horse, tnd ridden improperly according to the regulations of the stewards and the Jockey Club, and, in pt i ,t of fact, Can aobie was thrown out. of his course by the proceeding to which he referred. Saraband came in first, but, according to the - rules, be lost the race in consequence Of his rider having acted in the manner described ; and, nroa a corn ..)laiut being made by Lord John Scott, the owner of Can nobie, the matter was investigated by the steward. It Tpea.red that Lord Zetland was absent, but Lord Anglesea and Lord Glasgow called in the assistance of Admiral Rous ' which they were emp owere d t o d o , an d th'a.e three 4entlemen, after a long inquiry and hearing a great deal of 3vidence, decided that Cannobie was entitled to the stakes m the ground that he had been jostled and run against during the race by the other horse, Saraband. This was the judgment arrived at upon a full and careful considera tion of all the facts, and in the Sunday Times of the 20th Ipril there appeared the article complained of, and Which professed to be a comment upon that judgment. If that comment had been a fair one Lord Anglesea would not have taken any notice of it, but it undoubtedly was not a fair or justifiable comment upon what had taken place, trul in point of fact it charged Lord Anglesea with being ictuated by corrupt motives in the decision he had arrived at. Lord Anglesea, as he was instructed, had not even a .ingle bet pending upon the race, and he declared upon his honour that he had no interest whatever in the matter. I'o any legitimate comments upon his conduct ho would not for a moment have objected ; but when he was charged with being actuated by corrupt motives in giving his judg nent as a steward of the race, he felt that it was impos 4ible to pass over such a charge, and under the advice of his counsel this action had been brought. He did not at all desire to impute to Mr. Smith that he had been actuated by any feeling of malice—ho had probably been misled ey some correspondent at Newmarket, but in law ho was responsiblo. The defendant had pleaded a justification, and had suggested that the inquiry referred to had taken place at the instigation of the Marquis of Anglesea, but he believed that his learned friend, Mr. Lush, who appeared for the defendant, was instructed to withdraw `,he plea of justification ; and if this were done, and a suit ible apology made, he was instructed to consent to a ver lict with merely nominal damages, as the sole object of the noble marquis was to vindicate his character. Mr. Lush said he appeared on behalf of the defendant, Air. Smith, and his learned friend was quite right in stat ing that he was not actuated by any malicious or improper feeling, and that at the time the article in question was inserted he believed what was stated in it to be true. The statement was supplied by a corresponde n t o n w h ose wor d he had been in the habit of relying; and before he had 'any opportunity of making inquiry, the plea of justifica tion was placed upon the record. Since then, however, he had instituted the necessary inquiries, and the result was that he was now perfectly satisfied that there was not the least foundation for the insinuation against the cha racter of the marquis, and he was therefore instructed to withdraw the plea of justification, and to apologise on the part of the defendant for inserting the article in question, and he would consent to a verdict that would carry costs. Mr. James said that by this course the object of the action was entirely satisfied. A verdict was then taken for the plaintiff with five guineas damages, WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Donortsumn, July 21. CROWN COURT. • (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) Elizabeth, llfarrh,a Brown, described as a shopkeeper, aged 44, was arraigned for the wilful murder of her husband, John A. Brown, at Broadwinsor, on the 6th July, 1856. Mr. Stock and Mr. Compton appeared for the prosecu tion ; Mr. Edwards for the prisoner. It appealed that the prisoner and deceased *ere for merly fellow-servants in a farrnholuse, and about six years ago they were married. Deceased, who was about 19 years of age, kept a horse and cart, and acted as a general car rier, while prisoner kept a shop for the sale of groceries. His business took him a good deal from home, and he sometimes came home late in a state of intoxication. The result of the marriage was not very happy, and the pri soner was jealous of a woman named Mary Davis. On Saturday, the sth July, about six o'clock, deceased and a carrier named Fooks, left Broadwinsor for Beaminster. On their way they were joined by Mary Davis, who how ever left them as soon as she got to the place where she was going to work. Fooks and deceased returned from Beaminster about three or four o'clock in the afternoon. On arriving at Broadwinsor they remained drinking and playing at skittles till a late hour. About midnight he and Fooks left to go home. They went together till they came to Mount's corner, where Fooks left deceased g oing towards home with his horse and cart, when, althoug h in toxicated, ho was quite capable of taking care of himself. About 5 o'clock in the morning the prisoner called up Richard Damon, deceased's cousin, who lived about 130 yards off, and begged him to get up, as the horse had nearly killed her husband. Damon went to the house, and found deceased lying on the floor of one of the rooms, and found that he was dead. The deceased had a great many cuts on his head, and a handkerchief was bound round it. In reply to questions Damon and others put to the pri soner, see stated that about two o'clock she heard her hus band come down to the window, and she went out to the door ; she said she had helped him in ; she said, " Oh, John, where haveyou been, or what haveyou been about ?" and he said just "The horse," once, and that was all; she helped him in, placed him in a chair, and he laid down in her lap ; he took hold of her dress, and held her so tight for three hours, that she could not go to call any one; that when he got weak he let go, and she went out and called Damon. It was stated that a woman named Frampton, residing near prisoner's house, heard screams between two and three o'clock in the morning, but to this the counsel for the prosecution did not atta ch much importance. The points chiefly urged against the prisoner were the absence of blood outside the house, on the door step, and in the pas sage (by which latter alone deceased could have been brought into the apartment), the absence of blood from deceased's face, and shirt front, the absence of dirt from his hands, I and the testimony of the medical gentleman that the wounds could not have been caused by the kick of a horse, and that the deceased, with such severe wounds, could not have got from the gate, of the field (into which he had turned the horse) into the room where he died, as described by the prisoner, neither could he have been brought into the house without leaving marks in the passage. Another remarkable circumstance was that one of deceased's boots was unlaced, and there was a wound et the back of the head, as if he had been struck while in a stooping position. The deceased used to keep a small hatchet in the house, but after his death it could not be found. Mr. Edwards, for the defence, urged that the wounds do posed to would have required extraordinary strength, and it could hardly be conceived that the prisoner had inflicted them ; that the prisoner bad an interest in her husband's life, and that instead of thinking of murdering him, it was shown that she had prepared his supper for him. He denied that there was any issue raised by the prisoner that the deceased was killed by the horse. It was told them by a witness that several parties who went to the house attributed the death to the horse, and the prisoner might have adopted the same supposition. But even put ting it aside that death was caused by the kicks of a horse, was it not more probable that the deceased had been way laid by some party who knew that he had been receiving money for poles, and by that party murderod, instead of by his Wife ? Having commented upon the medical evidence as speculative and doubtful, he said with reference to the absence of blood between the gate of the field and the house, that the injuries might have been received close to the house door. As to there being no blood in the passage, ho observed that the deceased's lon g hair might have con ducted it into his clothes. The fact that the coroner's jury had returned an open verdict was also noticed. The learned judge having summed up, • The jury retired, and after remaining three hours in de liberation, returned into court, and intimated that they could not agree, and wished to ask some questions of the medical gentlemen. Having again consulted for a few minutes, they returned a verdict of Guilty. His Lordship, who said that he entirely concurred in the decision of the jury, then passed sentence of death in the usual form. Before the prisoner left the dock she was asked by the Rev. A. N. de la Foss whether the story about the horse was not trumped up, to which she replied, " It was." She added, that the way in which her husband came by hi s death was by falling down stairs, and declared with an oath that fllw never struck him at all. turday Mornings a r ts [all, Piccadilly. EXHIBITION, BALANCE-SHEET TO 30TH JUNE, 1856. Da. Capital subscribed ..... ....£1,500,000 0 0 Capital paid up Guarantee Fund invested in Government Securities Balances due to the customers of the Bank 1,536,361 6 9 Balance carried down after deducting bad and doubtful debts, income tax, and all charges and current expenses 38,975 15 6 CR. £1,944,982 13 Cash in hand, Government Securities, and India Bonds 454,740 12 2 Bills discounted, loans, &c 1,490,242 1 7 £1,944,982 13 9 DR. Dividend at the rate of 7/. per cent. per an num, for the half-year ending 31st De cember, 1855, already paid £10,5011 0 0 Dividend at the rate of 71. per cent per an num, for the half-year ending 30th June, 1856 Bonus of 4/, per cent. per annum Rebate of interest on current bills carried 10,500 0 0 12,000 0 0 to profit and loss new account Balance carried to the Guarantee Fund, making that fund 70,8211. 6s, 3d, CR, Balance brought (low' 4,800 0 9 1,175 14 9 Balance brought down £38,975 15 6 The Report and Balance-Sheet having been read, it was Resolved—" That the Report and Balance-Sheet just read be approved, printed, and circulated amougst the proprie tors." The Chairman, Mark Hunter, Esq., on the part of th e Di rectors, declared a Dividend on the paid-up capital of the Company at the rate of 71. per cent. per annum and a Bonus of 4/. per cent., both free from Income Tax, payable on and after Tuesday, the 29th instant. Resolved—" That the following Directors, viz., William Jackson, Esq., M.P., and Charles Hill, Esq., who go out of office, in pursuance of the Deed cf Settlement, be re-elected Directors of this Bank." Resolved—" That Edward Stiltingled Cayley, Esq., M.P., be elected a Director of this Bank." Resolved—" That Robert Stacey Price, Esq., be elected a Director of this. Bank." Resolved—" That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to the Chairman and Directors for their attention to the affairs of the Bank during the past year." Rcsolved—" That the thanks of this Meeting be given to Mr. Cutbill." MARK HUNTER, Chairman. The Chairman having left the chair, it was Resolved—" That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to Mark Hunter, Esq., for his conduct in the chair this day." (Signed) A. R. CUTBILL, Manager. 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It bestows on the Teeth a pearl-like whiteness, frees them from tartar, and imparts to the gums a healthy firmness, and to the breath a grateful sweetness and purity. Pries 2s. 9d. per bor. • • • - • Sold by A. Rowland and Sons, 20, gattag-garden, London, Ind by Clioinigt4 And Porftwarti. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. At the adjourned special meeting yesterday the debate was resumed upon Major Lyon's motion for the adoption of the outfall in Erith Marshes for the main drainage, as proposed by the engineer in his amended report of the 7th of July, with a pro vision that the discharge shall take place only at or after high water. Mr. Doulton moved, and Mr. Hews seconded, as an amendment, " That the engineer be directed to prepare a plan, with sec tions and estimates, for extending the main sewer to Long Reach, and that the sewage be discharged there only at or after high water." The discussion lasted some hours. The amendment was opposed by Mr. Dixon, Mr. T. H. Hall, Mr. Wright, Mr. H. L. Taylor, and Mr. Deputy Harrison, on the ground that it would involve a great and unne cessary increase of the cost, estimated by the last named gentleman at 170,0001. extra for construc tion, and 3,0001. a-year fur pumping; on the other side, it was contended by several me m b ers th a t it would be worth while to make the scheme so thoroughly effectual as 'to insure Sir B. Hall's ap proval. The Chairman then put the amendment, when there appeared 14 votes for it, and an equal number against it. The chairman gave his casting vote in favour of the amendment, which then , stood as a substantive motion. Mr. Wright moved, as another amendment, " That the engineer be in structed to report on the desirability of carrying the entire sewage of the metropolis below Erith, by means of one large tunnel to Sea Reach." The debate was again adjourned. 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In canisters, 51bs., lls. ; 121h5., 225. ; super-refined, 11b., 6s. ; 21bs., 11s.; 51bs., 225.; 101bs., 335. The 101bs. and 121bs. carriage free, on receipt of post-offiu order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Purveyors; to her Majesty, ; also at 60, Gracechurch-street ; 33d and 451, Strand ; 4, Oheapsido; 68, ; 49, Bishopsgate-street ;- 55, Char ing -cross; 54 i Upper Baker-street; 133 and 157, Oxford. Oreeto POLICE ITELLIaIIATCE.--.-July 22. MANSION-HOUSE.— James Rail ton, a stockbroker, was brought before the Lord Mayor in custody of Daniel Forrester, the Mansion-house officer, chargeti with having feloniously aided, counselled, and procured a certain female, whose name is unknown, to forge the transfer of five hundred pounds in the New Three per Cent. Consols, which transfer purported to be made by one Eliza Potts, with intent to defraud the Bank of England. Mr. Freshfield, solicitor to the Bank of England, ap peared for the prosecution ; Mr. Wontner attended on be half of the prisoner. Mr. Freshfield briefly opened the case on the part of the prosecution, anti called Mr. Henry Hasley, who said—l am a clerk in the Now Three per Cent. Office of the Bank of England. I know the prisoner from his having transacted business at our office. I produce the transfer book of the New Three per Cent stock. On and prior to the 20th May last the sum of 5081. is. was standing in the books of the Governor and Company of the-Bank - of 'England in the name of "Eliza Potts, of Great Totham, Essex, spinster." On the 20th Illay last a trawler was =ado of 6004, put of the bog L es the owner of ~11° stock,by a f emale, who signed in my presence the name of Eliza Potts, . and she was identified by the prisoner identifying that female as Eliva , Potts. The transfer and he signed the transfer book in my presence as made in the usual manner, and with the name o f ~..1 1 enry Smith, of the Stock Exchange." I hav e s i nce seen a person named Eliza Humphreys, who stated that I.' er maiden name was Eliza Ports, and that she was the righs ful owner of that stock. Mrs. Eliza Humphreys, who see, n ed almost in a f aintin g state, and was accommodated. with a chair during her exa mination, having been sworn, said—My - mane before I was married was Eliza Potts. I am now the' iv..cfe of Charles Humphreys, a gardener, and reside at Mistre:' , in Essex. In and prior to the year 1849 I had some stock in the Bank of England, the arrangements connected with wha:ch up to that time had been conducted by Mr. Gower, who, then died. Subsequently to that time I came rip to town ou several occasions, and communicated with the prisoner, ' who purchased stock for me, and attended with me at the Bank to receive my dividends. I remember in particular coining to town on the 26th October, 1851, just before my marriage. On that occasion I saw the prisoner at the Bank, and he accompanied me to receive my dividends. I then told him I was going to be married on the 30th, and I made a transfer of 3001., part of the stock, and gave him 1001. to invest. The transfer and investment were made for my sister. Mary Stow, of Nayland. Suffolk. I came up to town again on the 4th of the present month. I am quite sure that I did not go to the Bank in the!in terval between October, Issl, and the present month, and that I did not make any transfer of any part of my stock or receive any stividegskaftel, J. e was_marriecl, whiek_waa.on. the 30th October, MI. I came up on the 4th of July instant, with my husband and Mrs. Stow, and we Ni eat to the Bank to receive our dividends. Mrs. Stow received her dividends without difficulty. When I applied for ,mine the clerk told me there was tome mistake, and asked me whereon) , broker was. 1 went for-the prisoner, but* could not find him. I left: word at office , that I. was going to the Bank. I then went to the Bank, and waited till he came. I said to him " I've come up to receive my dividends, and I find that they can't make it right. There's some mistake. What's ihe matter ?" Ho replied, " You can't receive it to-dav, because the transfer is not made," I then said, " 'Why can't I— my money was not to be transferred ?" He replied, "You can't receive it to-day because it is not transferred ;" and he added,"What money do you want— will 201. do ?" I said, "It is not money that I want, I want to have my business settled." Ho said I could not have it settled then. I asked him why, and he again re plied, " Because it has not been transferred," and he went away. I afterwards went to the office of the Chief Ac countant, who showed me a document purporting to be a transfer of my stock, but the document was not signed by me. I returned to Mistley the same night, anshortly afterwards received the following letter from the prisoner : " 4, Anstinfriars, Old Broad-street, London, sth July, 1856. "Dear Madam,—l beg :leave to inform you that, after leaving yourself, Mr. Humphreys, and friends at the bank the second time yesterday, I was engaged in looking into the matter, respecting which, I fear, there is some mis take. I will rectify it for you on Tuesday next. I was looking for you at the railway station last evening, at six ' o'clock. • " I remain, dear Madame, yours especfnlly, - ‘` JAS. RAILTON. "Mrs. Elizabeth Humphreys, Mistley, Essex." Mr. Freshfield—l ought perhaps at this stage of the proceeding, to state that since this time the prisoner has caused 500/. to be replaced in the name of Mrs. Humph , reys to her account in the Bank of England. Probably Mr. Wontner will be satisfied with that statement in lien of proof of it. Mr. Wontner signified:his assent, and added that he had no question to put to the witnesses in cross-examination. The Lord Mayor, after the usual caution, asked the prisoner whether he wished to say anything in answer to the charge ? The prisoner —No, my lord; I leave my case in the hands of my solicitor. Ho was fully committed for trial on this charge. A fresh case was then pioceeded with against the prisoner, he being charged with having feloniously aided, abetted, counselled, and advised a female of unknowninams to forge and utter a transfer of 200/4 part of a sum of 4001. New Three per Cent. Consolidated Bank Annuities, the transfer purporting to be made by one Mary Stow, with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of the Bank of England. Mr. Henry Halsey, clerk in the New Three per Cent. office of the Bank of England, said—l have searched the Bank books and find there was a sum of 4001. New Three per Cents. standing in the books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, in the name of Mary Stow, of Nayland, Suffolk, widow, on and prior to the 9th June last. I produce a transfer, purporting to be executed by her, of 2001., part of that stock, bearing that date. The prisoner identified the party transferring that stock on that occasion under the signature of " James Bea ton." He signed the book as attesting to the identity of Mary Stow. Cross-examined by Mr. Woutner—l have known the prisoner 12 or 14 fourteen years. Mrs. Mary Stow—l am a widow, residing at Nayland, in Suffolk. I had the sum of 4001. in the New ThVD Per Cent, Stock in June last. Aa theAth Jniyinsf.. .1 went with my sister, Mrs. Humphreys, to receive my dividend. I had never been in thekßaiak of England before. I re ceived my dividend. I was subsequently taken to another office in the Bank of England and was shown a document purporting to be a transfer of 200/.. part of that stock. I did not make the transfer, nor did I ever give authority to anybody else to make it. I never saw the prisoner before that day. I was not at the Bank of England on the 9th June last, the day on which the transfer purports to be made. The prisoner declined to say anything in answer to the charge, and was fully committed for trial on this case also. GUILDHALL.— CharIes William, Xorma,n, a trimming seller and draper, of 12, Bell Vne-terrace, Cleveland street, Mile•eud, was charged, on remand, with not sur rendering to his bankruptcy. Mr. Metcalf, the barrister, appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Crawford, from the office of Mr. Wontner, for the prisoner. Mr. Metcalf having put in evidence with the view of showing that the prisoner had intended to defraud his creditors, and had thus become amenable to the statute under which the information was laid, The prisoner was remanded for a week. THAMES.—A woman, named Thompson, stated to Mr. Yardley that she purchased a quartern of flour of a dealer in the neighbourhood of the Whitechapel-road, and made two puddings of which her husband, herself, and two children partook, and they wore all attacked directly afterwards with severe illness, and she was obliged to call in medical assistance. Her youngest child, who had not partaken of the puddings, was not ill. She had shown the flour to a medical gentleman, who said it was adul terated, and such vile stuff that he would not swallow a mouthful of• it for ss. She had also, by the desire of an officer of that court, taken the flour to Dr. Letheby, the medical officer of the city of London, who said he had no doubt it was bad, but declined to analyse it until he re ceived orders to do so from a magistrate. Mr. Yardley world write a letter to Dr. Letheby re questing him to analyse the flour and report the result, and, if necessary, proceedings should be taken to punish the party who had sold the flour. A police-constable said that several families, who had partaken of dumplings and puddings made with flour bought at the same shop had been attacked with illness. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ASSAULT AND CONSPIRACY. Robert Johnston, of the Army and Navy Club, and 29, Webb'd County-terrace, described as a gentleman, was summoned before Mr. Beadon, at the Marlborough street police-court, charged with assaulting William Kay, a gentleman of fortune, residing at No. 39, Rill street, Berkeley-square. Mr. Bodkin was for the complainant; Mr. Robinson for the defendant. Mr. Bodkiu—Sir,—The defendant before you is charged with the commission of an assault, and a more outrageous proceeding, I think, you will eay was never before heard of. The complainant has also a charge of false imprisonment to prefer, and of conspiracy with an other person, not in custody. Mr. Robinson—There is not the slightest suggestion of conspiracy on the face of the summons. The effect of such imputations, if suffered to go fortb, must be very injurious. Mr. Beadon—lf a person is summoned here for an as sault, in which a question of conspiracy is involved, there is no reason why, under the summons, you should not go into the felony. Mr. Robinson—l think it is a good reason why the alleged conspiracy should not be gone into, we being here to answer a charge of assault. Mr. Beadon—lt is a good reason forgiving you plenty of time to answer the charge of conspiracy. Mr. Robinson—This is one of the dangers of making a statement in a police court. Such statementsare often made for a purpose, and as the party may not have an opportunity of meeting the charge, a good deal of in justice is often done. Mr. Beadon— Mr. Bodkin, I feel satisfied, would not open a case and allege a charge of conspiracy without being prepared, if necessary, to sustain it. Mr. Bodkin—This case cannot be settled summarily. I ask you to send the case to the Central Criminal Court. Mr. Robinson—l came here to answer a charge of as sault, and Ido not think it fair that my client should have to labour under a charge of conspiracy for two or three weeks before he can disprove it. Mr. Beadon—l suppose the assault arises out of the conspiracy. Let us hear the facts. Mr. Bodkin—Notwithstauding the peculiar circum stances of those who prefer the charge, it is not their wish to do otherwise than conduct thecase fairly towards the accused. lam quite prepared to go into the case. Mr. Robinson—l am prepared to answer it, unless matter should come up which I do not think proper to answer. Mr. Bidkin—l will now proceed to state the circum stances which gave rise to this application. The complain- I ant, who is now 22 years of age, unfortunately became the associate or acquaintance of the defendant when be was about 18 or 19 years of age. He is a young man of considerable fortune having an income of 8,0001. Or 9,0001. a year. He became the associate of the defendant before ho was of age, and was led to the continent, where money may easily be expended. The defendant, assisted ' by two other persons, having contrived to get front him securities td the amount of 50,0001. or 60,0001., his friends interfered. They applied to Mr. Galworthy, a. respectable solicitor, who, by his promptitude in filing a bill in Chancery, obtained two decrees, whereby alt the deeds, bills, and securities acquired by fraud and. conspiracy were made void and set aside. I mention this iii ordei that the court may understand clearly the nature of the case, and the position in which the parties relatively stand towv,rds each other. One night , as Mr. - - 93t, rlo' 6nd. 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