The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-05 00:00:00

IRELAND. DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING. KERRY ELECTION. This election is to take place next Saturday, when to all appearances Lord Castlerosse will be re-electe(l wi T thout opposition. HE GREAT COMET OF 1556. _ _ The weather has been unusually hot for the past S ig or eight days, and we are told this is the conse quence of the near approach of the great comet of 1556, whose re-appearance is due in this month of August. A correspondent of the Limerick Observer saw it with his own eyes on Wednesday night last ; and, what is more, several other astronomically disposed friends of his are ready to confirm his statement. Here it is : " Oa Wednesday night last he was standing near the salmon weir, on the platform before the mills of Cot , bally, about half-past 10 o'clock, when his attention was attracted by what appeared to be a fire rising on the top of Keeper Mountain, due east of his position. He re marked the object to a gentleman who was with him ; but, as the fire rose and cleared the top of the mountain, his friend suggested that it must be a lantern appended to a kite. It had then the appearance of a globe of ire as large as a goodo-ized orange, with a broad tail of light extending about 18 inches from the body. The two gentlemen watched it for an hour, and the watchman on the weir observed it also. On Thursday night they all saw it again. It rose a few moments later, presenting the same appearances, and was high in the heAvens at half-past 11, wLen they went home. At that hour one of the gentlemen pointed it out to his sister. Friday night, from the same place, the same parties again saw it rise about 20 minutes before 11, and then it first oc curred to our informant that it might be a comet. He ceased to watch it about midnight, but the watchman observed it up to half-past lon Saturday morning. It did not seem so large as on th e previous nights, but still far exceeded the mo s t brilliant form in which the planet Jupiter has ever been beheld. As the greatest comet on rec)rd is really due about this time, and as the extreme sultriness of the weather would seem to warrant the belief that such a celestial visitor is near at hand, we shall be glad to hear if any other persons have observed the appeirance which has thrice risen upon our astonished friends." THE MUTINY AT NENAGH. The local papers received this morning state that during the past few clays several persons have been arrested in the county Tipperary on charges con nected with the late mutiny at Nenagh. Some are accused of aiding and abetting the militiamen, others with inciting them to acts of violence. The names of those just arrested are Con. Clancy, labourer ; Mat Hogan, mason" • Darby Dwyer, labourer ; Chas. Whelan, clerk of the chapel ; Jas. Flanagan, broguemaker ; Jas. Landy, shoemaker ; Joseph Hanley, shoemaker ; Michael Dooley, labourer ; Richard White, sawyer; Daniel Spain, shoemaker; John Ryan, baker. There are 92 militia prisoners still in custody in Tipperary charged with mutiny. On Wednesday next a general court-martial will be held at Nenagh for the trial of the principal mutineers. The officers appointed to hold the court are—Lieut.-Col. Musters, Longford Militia, president ; Lieut.-Col. the Hon. S. F. Carew, Wexford Regiment ; Lieut.-Col. Dickson, Royal County Limerick Regiment ; Lieut.-Col. the Hon. R. Handcock, Dublin Artillery ; Major G. Cun ninghame, Royal Wicklow Regiment ; Major Tighe, Kilkenny Regiment ; Major the Hon. E. Bellow, Louth Regiment ; Major Nugent, West meath Regiment ; Major F. Flolliot, Sligo Regi ment ; Major D'Arcy, Roscommon Regiment ; Major Aldworth, North Cork Rifles • Capt. Brad dell, North Cork Rifles ; Capt. Vidnut, Royal County Limerick Regiment ; Capt. Hoare, North Rifles ; Capt.' Shelton, Royal County Limerick Regiment ; Judge Advocate, J. Lawson, Esq. The military court of inquiry re-assembled at Nenagh on Thursday, to investigate the recent mutiny. Col. Irwin, assist. quartermaster-general for Kilkenny, was president. Tne court concluded its sittings the same evening, when the court-mar tial was finally arranged. PRIVY COUNCIL. The Lord• Lieutenant held a Privy Council on Saturday. The following Privy Councillors at tended :—The Lord Chancellor, Mr. Blackburne, Judge Moore, Judge Keatirg, the Recorder, and the Attorney-General. The Timm Herald says—" Allan Pollok, Esq., was admitted a memberof the County Galway Clu h, on Monday last. lie attended the eject Went trials at the assizes, and, we understand, engaged a spe cial train on the railway, at the cost of 501. each trip." HARVEST PROSPECTS. The country papers continue to speak in flowing terms of the prospects of the harvest. Some ru mours are' curreut that " symptoms" of the potato blight have re-appeared, but they have not caused any anxiety, as no one is forthcoming who is ready to say he has seen the " symptoms' in this year's crop. The following report from Tipperary gives the substance of a dozen reports from as many dif ferent districts : _ _ The weather is now delightfully fine, to the joy of the farmer, whn is thereby enabled to save his hay atd turf without difficulty. All the accounts that reach us speak well of the harvest prospects, should Providence vouch safe a continuance of the present auspicious weather. The corn cr ips are, with the exception of oats, which is stunted and light, mast luxuriant, and promise a pro. lific yield. The potato is particularly good and hopeful, without the slightest indication, from all we c , uld gather, of the disea=e whlnli committed such havoc on that favou rite esculent in past years, All the country presents such an appearance as to fill the heart with gratitude to the great Dispenser of every good."-1 enagh Guardian. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TheFreenittat's Journal, reviewing the past week's trade, says:— " Barley is scarce, and an exception to the general decline. Produce has been sparingly dealt in, and price's only ju-t sustained. Stocks and shares not largely dealt in, and quiet. Money is rather easier, and credit well supported. "The stock market bas again been in a state of in activity, and no fluctuation exeeeding an eighth per cent, has occurred. Toe closing price to-day is exactly the same as on Monday, viz , Js¢ ; New Three per Cents. are dear: r. These prices appear to be up. held with difficulty on the present uncertain state o: the Continent and disquieting state of the exchange-. The impression appears to be that prices are extremely high under existing circumstances, of which there cau hardly be a doubt." The Customs duties are 17.8251., against 22,0001. tt:e corresponding week last year—decreme, 4,175/. The large payments last year previou to the change con tinue to etreet the comprisnei. Paid this week on tea, 6,2311. ; r.ll 1,3521. ; muscovado sugar, 2,843/. ; c.ffee, 121/. ; wine, 2,3081. ; spirits, 4471. ; tobacco, 1 0631 ; timber, 751. ; awl miscellaneous, 3742. The total sum paid since July 1 is £94,688 . Same perif,d last year 128,727 Decrease.. £34,039 ---,, RAGGED OR REFORMATORY SCHOOLS.—The Commit tee of Ceunctl on Education have cancelled all former minute,' and agreed to grant substantial and permanent aid to reformatory and ragged schools. The minute by which this reso'ution is made known to the managers of thee. institutions provides that no school shall be admis sible to aid "unless it be industrial in its character, and unless the scholars be taken exclusively from the crimi nal and abandoned classes." These conditions being complied with, the Council are-1. To pay half of the rent. 2. To pay one-third of the annual cost of tools and of raw material for labour. 3. To make grants towards the cost of books, maps, and apparatus upon the same terms as to other schools. 4. To pay 351. to the treasurers of any reformatory in respect of every per son qualified to teach who shall have been hoarded, lodged, and trained as a master for a year in the institution, and holding certificates of merit from her Majesty's in spectors of schools. t. To grant half of the salary paid to the teacher, and half of his assistant's salary ; no teacher to have more than 25 scholars for the master, and between 25 end 50 for each assistant. 6. "To grant as capitation on every child (according to the number in average,attendance during the year preceding the annual inspection) who is net paid for by tee se.e....es sioners of the Treasury under the act 17th and 18th Vice c. 86, the sum of 50 a per annum, provided that such child' be fed at the school." Reformatories and ragged filillU , l l S ,F tine apt are to be under the special inspection of her Majesee's inspectors of schools. The instruc ions to the inspectors are very minute. Oa the subject of appointing teachers, the m inute of instructions says, " You will observe that the Government leaves the choice of teachers absolutely to the managers, interposing no test whatever except th e in spectors' annual reports u p on certain points." Th e principal officsr in each school must enough instructed to be able to control and to be reve l s. Bible for the work of the school-room. As regards th e standard of education, it is provided that the literary ability of a teacher may be regard ed as sufficient if the inepeetor is satisfied that the beys wider hie charge learn to read, writ,' ai d cipher ire 'each a meaner as to acquire the pr ac tic a l' command of those arts in earning their breed and 'milking their way in the World. "A boy who reads with difficeltvand without i n telligence, who writes mperfectly an d spells ill, who cannot readily apply the rules of arithmetic to a common transaction of the shop or of wages," might, it is assumed, "as well, for moss practical purpo ses , b e una bl e to rea d , wr i te, or c ipher at all," and this test the inspectors are instructed rously to apply. "In the same way," says the minute, "as to religious knoWe4,-'e, sou should endea vour to ascertain th a t th e d octrines and the maxims of Christianity are taught in such a manner as to he likely to become motives and rules of conduct ;" and, in respect of practical duties in the workshop, the inspectors are instructed to seo that the work of industrial schools is really properly done. Irou are to bear in mind," says the Council, " that no oral delivery of moral lessons can b e :to effecti ve as t h at which results from daily practice. You will not, there fore, allow any genera l p rofessions to weigh against the evidence which a school or workshop may present in it self of a wane of order, obedience, and cleanliness. A disobedient, dirty, ill-conditioned lad • Is not to he talked out of those habits,' but can only be cured by being obliged to live in daily and hourly contact with the prac sal oppcseo of them." 1 PANAMA AND THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS. Information received through a private, but perfectly reliable, source indicates a state of relations between the United States and one of the South American republics which may lead to further complications of the difficul ties which the former Government has already on its hands in connection with Central America. A law was passed by the Legislature of New Grenada, on the 25th of April last, imposing a tax equivalent to ninepence per ounce on the mails of all foreign nations not having postal conventions with that State, for transit over the Isthmus of Panama. This enactment is held by the Cabinet of Washington to be a contravention of the treaty between the United States and New. Grenada, and likewise a violation of the contract of the latter Go vernment with the Panama Railway Company. What special motives have led to the enactment of this law it is difficult to conjecture, with any degree of plausibility. The American Government is said to be very indignant, but the course which will be taken by it has not been declared. There can be little doubt, however, that if the Government of New Grenada will nut listen to reason, more potent arguments will be resorted to. Some per sons in America fancy they can trace the hostile course taken by New Grenada to British agency, and that trouble will come of it in some shape or another. Deer patches were sent on the sth to the American Minister at Bogota, who was to be joined immediately by the special commissioner lately charged, on the part of the United States' Government, with the investigation of the riot at Panama in April last, which constitutes an other ground of complaint against the authorities of New Grenada. The official report has not yet appeared, but it is understood that evidence has been obtained which shows that the native authorities are impli cated in the responsibility of not crushing the riot at the commencement when they had it in their power to do so, even if they did not excite it. Since that occurrence, and the subsequent accident on the line, the business of the railway has gone on with its usual regularity and success. Owing to the interruption of the Nicaragua route, through the seizure of the Transit Company's mules by General Walker, the pas senger traffic and the amount of treasure conveyed over the railway have considerably increased. The gross re ceipts of the five months ending the 31st of May were 630,0005, And the receiptefor June would it was thought raise the aggregate of the half year to 750,0005. A half-yearly dividend of 6 per cent. was declared on the 30th of June, which would leave a surplus of about 300,0005. What pecuniary damage the company will sustain in consequence of the late accident cannot yet be ascertained. No suits at law have been commenced, and ' the directors are desirous to settle all claims amicably, when the demand made is not exorbitant, though they deny that they are legally liable to pay a single cent. Their case is a very different one to those of the New Haven and Camden Companies, in the former of which the train was run into the river, the drawbridge being open and the proper signal flying, and in the latter the train was being run backward at great speed. The Pa nama train was going at a speed of 15 miles per hour only, on a part of the line nearly level, and where there is no curve ; so that the accident, whatever the cause, could not have been occasioned by any fault of toe driver. The growth of the freight business is re tarded by the absence of suitable auxiliary facilities in the Pacific, the want of which has been felt since Le line was opened throughout. Several ptercte have been started for regular lines from Panama both north and south, but no adequate measure has yet been adopted. The company's steamer Columbus, as we lately announced, will commence running on the Ist October to Guayaquil and Buena ventura, and if the success of the undertaking is com mensurate with the expectations that are entertained, t will serve to stimulate further enterprises in the same direction. The success with which merchandise of alt kinds has been conveyed from ocean to ocean, ,oth as regards economy and safety, proves that nothing is wanted but additional means of maritime conveyance on the Pasific side to increase this branch of the business of the line to an amount which namely admits of a limit. On the Atlantic side the state of things is much better, and will be further improved by the establishment of the projected line of vessels between Liverpool and Aspinwall, tor the full employment of which there is already a sufficient trade. Tae trade of the west coast is increasing, and will con tinue to increase in the ratio of the facilities provided for the transit of produce from the various ports to Panama. Much of the Australian produce, too, will soon seek this eligible route, by which it can be conveyed to England much more rapidly and economically than by making the circuit of Cape Horn. Though the business of the line is not likely to be dietarbed by any difficulties which may arise between the United States and New Grenada, yet it would be desirable that the element of British influ ence should be introduced there ; and it is therefore the inure to be regretted that the Government should have rejected this route fur the conveyance of the Australian wails. Tile answer given by Mr. Wilson, last week, to the question of Mr. Gore Langton, as to the inade quacy of the vessels named in the tender of the contrac tors to perform the voyage between Suez and Melbourne in the stipulated number of days, is far from satisfactory. The cohditions of tender retuired that the vessels offered should be capable of running 11 3 / 4 knots per hour, and '.hose offered by the contractors are well known to be Incapable of attaining to anything like tbat degree of speed ; indeed they are set down by the owners them selves at only 91 knots, arid no vessels of the requisite speed are at their disposal, yet the Government have accepted the offer, and point in justification to the heavy penalties which the contractors will incur by failure, and not a penny id which is on any account to be remitted. The Government may, as we have already said, by those onerous conditions, have secured the public purse against direct loss in paying a heavy subsidy for service inefficiently performed, but the indirect loss that may accrue from that inefficiency is altogether overlooked, The contract may be sufficiently lucrative to make the payment of penalties accord with the interests of the cantractors ; but will those penalties be a sufficient emu liZtisation to the public for the losses, anxieties, and in couveniences which may result from an inefficient per formance of the service I The loss of a knot and a half per bout will constitute a delay of six days in the arrival of the mail at Suez or Melbourne, setting aside what ever other cause of delay may arise iu the shape 'of monsoon and contrary winds. The penalty for six days' delay will be 1,0501. ; it may suit the purpose of the contractors to pay this sum, but the interests of the public form a matter of much higher importance, and these appear to have been entirely everlooked. Aud then cones the qu-stion, what will Australia say ? Later advices front the Isthmus, received by the Bal tic, state that a hostile feeling is springing up in the minds of the New Grenadians towards the citizens of the United States. The authorities at Panama have been se verely censured by the Government at Bogota for their pusillanimity or- treachery in not suppressing the out break in April last before it became formidable, and they are exceedingly angry and mortified at not being sus tained by the Government. Considerable excitement prevails at Pancana on the subject, and manifests itself among all classes of toe people. It is difficult to say what tne issue a ill be, but it is not likely to interfere inju rieusly with the interacts of the railway, the neutrality of the Isthmus being guaranteed by treaty. The American Gaveretnent is now sending out supplies for the Pacific squadron by the railway, and the present appearances indicate that this route will soon take the place of the Cape Horn Foote entirely, so far as the Government is concerned. Nothing has yet been d,,ne towards esta• Wishing& regular line of steamers for freighting purp ,ses • from Panama northward, though there is a capital field fur commercial enterprise in that direction. The railway company has despatched two vessels from Liverpool to Aspinwall, and are now loading the third ; but this is not the province of the company, and if any respectable Liverpool firm would despatch vessels with any degree of regularity they would be certain to find the speculation a remunerative one. —Liverpool Albion. NEW PROCESS OP ST! REOTYPIIVG. -THE .SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY LAW INTELLIaENCF.—Ang. 4. VICE•CHANCELLORS' COURTS. (Before Vice. Chancellor Kindersley.) GAY V. PICCO, " THE BLIND SARDINIAN MINSTREL." Mr. Denney (instructed by Mr. Hutchinson) of Bar nard's-inn) moved, on behalf of the plaintiff, Mr. John Gay, of Hart-street, Bloomsbury-square, for an injunc tion tolrestrain the defendant, Joseph Picchi, otherwise Picco, "the Blind Sardinian Minstrel" (whose recent wonderful performances on the whistle have caused con siderable sensation in London), from performing at any •EVENINtI2 AUGUST 5, 1856. Most of our readers are doubtless in some degree ac quainted with the processes by which printers and pub lishers of literary works are enabled, by wesns of stereo type plates cast from the types of such works, to obtain an equivalent for those types. and at the same time ren der them available for other books. One of these pro cesses, we may state, is t) take a stucco mould or tnatrix from the types, and from this to obtain a metal cast or stereotype plate, while, by what is called the " paper process," a matrix is formed by beating softened paper or pulp into the types with a hard brush. Ail who have had any practical knowledge of stereotypinerwill F.a irca( . l 3 7 , we beeeve, to ad . Li i ii , t , t i b i at ex te p ot e h n 4f , t a 6 n - d - , s ar l e 'r'' ci c e e t Z n ' e i n n i v a ( i l v t : considerable.te toe types. An altogether new and very simple method of stereotyping has just beer, discovered an patented jointly by Mr. Hogg, publisher, of Edinburgh, and Mr. Napier ; and we have had an opportwity of seeing it in opera tion. Mr. Hugg's process consists of a mixture of various ingredients, finely pulverised, and mixed up to the con sistency of putty. In this state the substance is spread with a knife on a piece of wrapping paper, and then passed under an accurately adjusted straight edge, by which means a surfece as smooth and equal as a sheet of paper is obtained. The material for the matrix being thus ferined, it is laid on the types, the composition, in a soft state, being next the face. An impression is then taken by the eminion printing press ; but the pressure re quired is so slight thet Mr. Hogg uses an ordinary copy iiig.press fur the purpose. The matrix affixed to the lace of the types is then laid on a gently heated but plate ler abut twenty tninu es, after which it is ready for b eing cast fr ma. The advantages over any of the pro ceeeee now in use are very caeiderable. From the ire preisinn being taken as in the ordinary in Pie of print ing, a perfeetty kvel surface on the face of the stereo type plate is attained. There is not the slightest shrinking or twistin g of the matrix as in casting from stucco. No mereeLemage is done to the type s t h a n by pulling a proof at the hand press ; what printers will undetetend a-. low spacers anti leads are preferred ; there is Ho filliyg up et tbe types with the material of e, hick the matrix is loads, ai.il the types are returned as clean as they leave the hands of the cempesitor, no brushing or 6 1:in i` g '2 " of the Little of while the what is un- Wai o h il in a g s , o . u p t , deret saving to the printer in the wear of types is very great. This will at once be apparent to those acquainted with stereotyping, either from the stucco or paper process. Jo stucco ail low portions of the forms of types must be tilled up, and the face of the type brushed out, while what remains of the stucco must either be cleaned out by the stereotyper, or, what is generally the practice, picked out by the compositor as be best Can. By the "paper" proceee great damage is done to the types by the p u lp being hea‘en into them, and from the metal requiring to be used at a comparatively low heat the plates are j softer. The process we have been describing permits of the metal being used at any temperature, theatre, or concert room, or at any public or private party, or in any place whatsoever in the United King dom ; and that Antonio Poletti might be restrained from interfering, without the consent of Mr. Gay, in the direction and management of Picco until the further order of the Court; the injunction being applied for under these circumstances :—ln the month of December last the plaintiff, Mr. Gay, happened to witness the per fermances of Picco at the Pagliano Theatre, Florence, and believing him to be a man of uncommon musical skill, made some inquiries about him. Finding that he had contracted with Antonio Poletti and Gaetano Baga relli, professors of physico juggling, to play on the pipe at their performances for a period of three years, and that the adventure was not so successful as might have been anticipated, and that they were in a distressed can dition, he proposed to purchase Bagarell's interest in the adventure, with the view of bringing Picco and Poletti, who had the personal care of Picco, to England, where his performances on the whistle might realise greater profits. Bagarelli's interest was accordingly purchased for 1301., and Mr. Gay became a partner with Poletti in the contract for three years, and also in another contract between Picco and Poletti for a further pe riod of six years, to commence at the expiration of the other contract. Mr. Gay advanced to Po letti a sum of 5,000 francs, and also advanced the expenses necessary for the removal of Picco and Poletti and family to this country. Mr. Gay rented and fur nished the house, 38, Hart-street, Bloomsbury-square, for their residence. Picco played under the direction Of Mr. Gay (who expended large sums in advertisements), at Hanover-square-rooms, and at the Adelphi and St. James's Theatres, with great success ; but on the 11th of Jane, Picco and Poletti and family departed from the house, and refused to permit Mr. Gay any longer to in terfere in the management of the adventure. Picco alleges that he is not bound by the contract, and now performs in public independently of Mr. Gay's control. The learned counsel submitted, however, that although Picco was not actually a party to thb instruments under which Mr. Gay became the director of the adventure, he had assented and ratified them and had, until the lth of June, performed under the direction of Mr. Gay, with whose direction he expressed his entire satisfaction. The Vice-Chancellor remarked that there was no evi dence that Picco bad entered into a written contract with the plaintiff. Poletti had taken sp)n himself to make the plaintiff Picco's master without Picco being a party to the transaction. Could that be done ? If Picco were a horse or an ox it might. Picco swore in his affidavit, in opposition to this motion, that whilst he was in Italy his brother Angelo took care of him, but that Angelo was sent away from him at the time f the assignment of Bagarelli's interest to the plaintiff, and that he, Picco, was now perfectly helpless in this coun try. Poletti, the juggler, had juggled away Angelo, and there wag not a single individual to take careof him. Mr. Denney said his case was that Mr. Gay was made the treasurer of the undertaking by virtue of the con tract into which he entered with Poletti. As treasurer he had expended a considerable amount of money to wards making the adventure successful, and had made remittances to Picco's parents in Italy, in conformity with the terms of the contract between Poletti and Picco. Picco had performed under Gay's directions, and ought to be considered to be the servant' of Gay. ' The learned counsel referred to various cases, including the well known case of Lumley v. Gye, and submitted that an injunction ought to issue, as a mere action at law for damages against Poletti could not compensate Mr. Gay for his expense and trouble. Mr. Gland (instructed by Mr. Lewis) appeared for Piece), and read an affidavit by the Rev. Faa di Bruno, of. Lincoln's-inn-fields, to the effect that Picco had fre quently complained to him that sufficient food and clothing had not been furnished to him. He submitted that no injunction ought to issue, inasmuch as Picco had never entered into any contract of any 4scription with Mr. Gay. It was alleged that Bagarelli.had as signed his interest to Mr. Gay, but Bagarelfi,could do nothing of the kind, because contracts involving per sonal confidence were not assignable without the assent of all parties to such contracts. He referred to the case of Stevenson v. Bentley (1 Kay and Johnson's Reports) and other analogous cases. Picco's brother,', Angelo, was a party to the contract between Picco, Poletti, and_ Bagarelli, and Angelo ought to have been made a party.- to the agreement between Mr. Gay and Poletti and Bagarelli. ?Imo swore that he had not received pro per attendance from Mr. Gay. The .case of Lumley . v. Gye did not ippiy to the present case, inasmuch as there was a contract between Mr. Lumley and Madlle. Wagner, and further she bound herself not to. sing but under his direction during the existence of the contract. If an injunction were issued in this case, Picco would be absolutely without remedy against Mr. Gay, because there was no contract between them. Mr- Denny, in reply, contended that Pied') would have a right to file a bill in this court against Poletti and Gay to compel them specifically to perforce the con tract between himself and Poletti ; and that, if so, Gay a!so had a right to file a bill against Picco and Poletti for non-performance of the contract. The Vice-Chancellor said this was a very novel and mistaken application. He would shortly dispose of the motion for injunction against Poletti (who, it is alleged, has gone to Paris) by observing that he bad not been served with a notice of motion. With regard to the motion for an injunction against Picco, he had to ob serve that Poletti, who had contracted with Picco and ricco's parents and brothers to take care of him during the existence of the contract, had taken upon himself to c)ntract with Mr. Gay that he would oblige the blind man Picco to follow Mr. Gay to any part of the world that Mr. Gay might choose—in fact, to act as if, he were a horse in a mill. And such was the contract that Mr. Grey asked the Court to compel Picco to perform. But the truth was, that Pic6o Could not be compelled to do anything of the kind, for be was no party to it. Even if he were, the Court would hesitate much before it. would compel him .to perform such a contract. The learned counsel for the plaintiff had argued that Picco would have a right to file a bill against Gay art# Poletti for the specific performance of the contract between him self and Poletti; and therefore Gay had a right to an injunction against Picco ; but the terms of the contract were of such a nature that the Court could not at the suit of Picco compel its specific performance, for, amongst ether things, it laid down in minute detail the meat that was to be furnished by Poletti to Pic4o. The motion was refused with costs as regarded Picco, but no costs with regard to Poletti, as he did not ap pear. MINIM PREROGATIVE COURT. (Before Sir John Dodson.) .. HANLEY V. STACEY. The facts of this testamentary case appeared in our columns on the 29th of laut month. The learned judge gave his decision this morning. It was a cause of prov ing the last will of Thomas Eldridge, late of Bond-street, Vauxhall, the suit being promoted by Mrs. Hanley, the sister of the deceased, and only next of kin, against the executor named in the instrument. The ground of op position to the validity of the will was the alleged inca pacity of Mr. Eldridge at the time it was executed—the 15th of December, 1853—and various instances of in sane conduct had been placed in support of such ppposi ton. On behalf of Mr. Stacey, however, proof had been adduced to show that the testator was always treated as a person of sound mind by his relatives in maters business, and also, although his conduct was (gram ally eccentric, it was only from his intemperatelhab and that be was never incapable from insanity. Af going carefully tbroigh the whole case, the court war opinion that the will must be pronounced for as the of a capable testator. ASSIZS INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—GLOUCESTER, AUG. 4. The commission for the county of Gloucester opened on Saturd y last with the usual formalities. Baron Alderson and Mr. Justice Wightman yesten attended divine service at the Cathedral. The burin of the assizes ber4an this 'morning in both courts sc ..ften ten o'clock, Mr. Baron Alderson presiding .in civil court and Mr. Justice Wightman in the crimi court. The cause list contains an entry of 15 causes (includi one for the city), four of which are marked for spec juries. The calendar for the county contains a list of 32 p soners, two of whom are charged with wilful murdi The calendar for Bristol contains a list of foiir Prisone . and that for the city of Gloucester one prisoner, T offences charged in the several calendars are for t most part of a very light character, nearly half of the being simple larceny. 1 CIVIL COVRT.—(Before Mr. Baron Alderson and a Common Jury.) Nearly the whole of the day wa,i occupied by the tri of an action for the pi ice of some hops. CRIMINAL COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice Wightroa,e. William James, aged 46, a farmer, was charged wi forging a receipt for 51. lle., with intent to defraui and also wi7h ue.tering the same, with the like intent, Cheltenham, on the 18. h of June. Mr. W. It Cooke appeared,for the prosecution I; M Sergeant Thomas defended the prisoner. I It appeared that the prisoner, who was a farmer, hi become surety for a person who had obtained a lo l ?tri about 101. from the Cheltenham and Gloucestershirei DI Society. Some payments, with interest, had been mad but in the month of February last a balance of 51. ls. 3 was remaining due. The matter was then put into ti hands of a Cheltenham solicitor, named Town, a id, plaint being made in the County Court for ,he rec vei 1 ) of the amount, the prisoner was summoned to app ar r the 20th of Feb. In the meantime—viz., on the lOth Feb.—he called on Town, and paid him the baits +e d inanded, together with the costs, making in all 511 11 At the same time Town gave the prisoner a receipt fr the 51. lls, on account of the debt and costs, but d matided a I:additional sum of 15s. in respect of hisl" a tendance. — Sky the rules of practice of the County ur it appears to.at it the debt and costs endorsed o 1 •I ra stmonses are paid " five clear days" before the eal iog, the attorney is not entitled to his fee ofi 16 " fur attendance," but in the present ease the prison, had delayed payment a few hours beyond the 14th,! am so had become, in strictness of law, liable to pay ti attorney 15s. for attendance, though it was never tr4ali place. Town therefore insisted on his right, and eves tually eued the prisoner in the County Court, and too vered judgment for the 15s. On. that occasion the pri soner produced the receipt which he had received from Tow.', "on account of debt and costs," but it appeared in the mean tune to have been altered by the erasure of the word " on," and the change of the word " account" into " nount." The prisoner swore that he bad not al tered the receipt, but that it had been locked up in his drawer all the time, and was in the same state as it was when be received it. The document was impounded, and the present charge was made by Town against the pri soner of forging the receipt. It appeared that when the parties were in the County Court, on the 13th of June last, on the occasion when the receipt was produced, the prisoner did not dispute the account given by the prose. cuter of the conversation which took place when the receipt was given. Mr. Sergeant Thomas addressed the jury for the pri soner, and contended there was no pretence for saying that he had altered the receipt, and still less that there was any fraudulent intention. On the other hand, the learned sergeant complained that the prisoner had been vexed with the present charge,' after having paid the loan society everything that wasdue from the party for whom he had become surety, and, in addition,tbe 15s. to which the attorney, by rule of practice, was entitled. Mr. Justice %Vightman, in summing up the evidence, observed that, according to the statement of the attorney, though nothing was done, he was entitled to 155., by what he called "the effluxion of time," His lordship then went carefully through the evidence, and observed that if the prisoner had any intention to defraud, the attempt must of necessity be nugatory, as the receipt as altered could have no effect on the judge. His lordship left it to the jury to say whether they thought there bad been any fraudulent intent. The jury found the prisoner not guilty, and he was discharged. Ann Farley, aged 14, servant, pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of feloniously and maliciously setting fire to a barn arid rick of straw, whereby property to the amount of 5001. and upwards was destroyed, the property of Ann Cotterell, at Alstone, on the 14th of April last. Mr. Justice Wightman, in passing sentence, said the establishment of reformatory schools had relieved Judges of the difficulty which they had formerly felt in passing sentence on yeuxg prisoners like the present. The in terests of society, as well as of the prisoner herself, re quired that she should be sent to such an institution for a considerable period. His lordship then sentenced her to imprisonment with hard labour for one fortnight, and then to be sent to the Reformatory at Allesley, near Coventry, for four years. The rest of the day was occupied with the trial of Mr. Theodore E /one, formerly manager of the Tewkesbury Bank, for stealing the sum of 1,5001. belonging to the Gloucestershire Banking Company. The learned Judge recommended the jury to acquit the prisoner, which they did accordingly. HOME CIRCUIT.—CHELMSFORD, AUG. 4. (Before Mr. Justice Erle and a Special J•lry.) LISTER AND ANOTHER V. LEATHER AND ANOTHER. This cause was further proceeded with to-day. The Attorney General summed up the case on behalf •f the de!endanto, and Sir F. Thesiger then replied upon the whole case. Mr Justice Erle summed up the evidence with great care and niinuteneNs, and at half past 8 o'clock the jury retired to consider their verdict. After being absent about an hour they returned into court and gave a verdict for the plaintiffs. during the investigation, seemed to be astonished at the decision of the magistrate. SOUTHWARK. CON. AND ASSAULT. — &matt Blarkhans, a married woman, the wife of a cab driver, was brought before Mr. Seeker, charged with committing an assault on Elizabeth Martin under the following singular circumstances : The complainant, a good-looking young widow, said she resided with her three children at ber father's, John street-mews, Harper-street. Her father was the pro prietor of two horses and cab, which was driven by the prisoner's husband. Witness had the receiving of the money from him and the settling about the cab. On Sunday morning, shortly before eight o'clock, while she was at the breakfast table cutting the bread and butter, the doer was burst open, and in rushed the prisoner, ex claiming, " Where's my husband ! I'll have him or your life." Witness was so frightened at her that she attempted to get out of the room, but she seized her by the head, and taking up a table-knife, threatened to murder her. In the struggle the table was upset, and all the tea-cups broken. Witness screamed out " Mur der," when her father came from the stable, as well as the prisoner's husband, and the latter turned her out of the room, and kept her there until a policeman was pro cured to take her into custody. The prisoner said she had been cruelly treated by her husband, who had left her nearly twelve months to live with Mrs. Martin. On Sunday morning, while she was going for some milk, she beard that her husband was in complainant's house. She went there, and, on opening the door, saw him in Mrs. Martin's bed. She pulled the clothes off, and tried to pull him out of her bed, when complainant seized hold of her, and they had a sculls together, but she never took up a knife to threaten her. The complainant denied that defendant'i husband was in her bed. He certainly was in the room, and pre vented his wife from injuring her. The defendant here exclaimed that her husband then jumped out of bed almost in a state of nudity, and as for the tea-cups being broken, that was caused in the scuffle. John Barrett, the father of the complainant, said he was in his stable on Sunday morning-when-he heard his daughter scream out " Murder." He at once proceeded to her assistance, and went and fetched a constable. The defendant said she would murder them both. This witness was cross-examined by Mr. Seeker as to the prisoner's husband cohabiting with his daughter, and being in her bed on the morning in question, and he. prevaricated to such an extent as to leave no doubt that such was the fact. His worship remarked that their conduct was disgraceful, but still the defendant had no right to rush into the house and commit the assault. The defendant said that her husband bad neglected to support her, and hearing that he was in Mrs. Martin's bed on Sunday morning, she could dot help going after him and attempting to pull him out of bed, when they had a scuff) together. Mr. Secker told her that if her husband neglected to provide for her she must go to the parish authorities, and not enter other persons' houses, however depraved they might be. She must be fined 10s. for the assault, and he should advise her for the future to keep away from the complainant. L AMBET4.—CHARGFE OF ROBBERY AT TIE CRYSTAL PALAOE.—EmiIe Delvaux, a Belgian, viho is most re sPectabiy connected, appeared befOre Mr. Elliott, on re-examinatien, charged with stealing a blue bracelet, a scent-bottle, and a cigar-case, from the stall of Mr. Wm. Cutler, at the. Crystal Palace. Mr. Bodkin attended for the prisoner. _ The evidence against the prisoner was to the effect that on Thursdai , aiternoon . Ind, the prisoner, with a gentleman named - MTherson and his daughter, bought P eve ral articles of Mrs. Cutler, to the amount of 16s In the evening they again called, when they were served by Mr. Cutler, of whom they made further purchases. While they were at the stall Mr. Cutler saw the prisoner put a blue bracelet in his pocket. He almost immedi ately went avOay with his friends. Upon their leaving he asked his wife' if she had missed anything. She looked over the counter, and said that a blue bracelet was gone. He went atter the party. The prisoner was unable to speak English, and he (Mr. Cutler) could' speak French very indifferently. When he got up to them, he observed t , ) the s prisoner that he had taken a blue bracelet. Whe- ther or not the prisoner understood him he could not say. He then pointed at the prisoner's pocket, upon which the prisoner took several things out of his pocket, but . . not the bracelet. Prosecutor took hold of the prisoner's .pocket, when, in opening it, he saw the bracelet lying at the bottom of the pocket. He took possession of it. While looking in his pocket he observed a scent-bottle, which he thought was one of four he had bought the previous day. He called to Darling, a constable, to watch the prisoner, and ran back to his stall, in order to ascertain from his wife if she had missed anythingelse. She looked over her stall, and observed that she had missed a ruby scent bottle. He returned to Darling, who showed him the direction the prisonerand his friends had taken. As Soon as Darling laid hold of the prisoner he flung something behind him over a counter. Prose cutor told a person at the counter to piok it up, when it proved to be a cigar cave. The scent bottle was found on the prisoner by a police-constable after he was given into custody. The prosecutor, in answer to Mr. Elliott, stated that there were other things taken by the prisoner out of his pocket which had been bought. He would put a bracelet in paper. Mr. Cutler, being cross-examined by Mr. Bodkin, said _ _ house, and on each occaeion Huckstep, 203 K, said to th•rn, "Cone, young fellows, y'u be off, get away from here." At three o'clock be ag tin saw them close to filo prosecutor's warehouse, and asked them what they me,:nt by loiterml about that spot all night, and told them it would be butter fur them if they went home. Miller said " All right, governor," and Cooper said, " We're only going out a-thieving." He drove them away. About five o'clock Huckstep was close by the warehouse, and heard a noise of something heavy dropping on the floor within. He ran to the back, and heard footsteps on one of the floors. He immediately informed another constable and a sergeant. The premises were closely watched. to prevent any one escaping, and James Sibley was left in the warehouse. Soon after eight o'clock -Mr. Win. Hancock, the foreman, who had been fetched from his home, arrived at the warehouse, and went over it with Sibley. In visiting one of the store rooms on the ground flour they found several drawers broken open, and at the end of the room a trap-door, leading to an underground cellar, in which there was a good deal of valuable property, was partially open. Sibley descended into the cellar, and discovered three bags containing copper nails, a quantity of brass, sail thimbles, copper and brass wire, and other articles. The property had been deposited in the bags for the purpose of being car ried away by the burglars. In a room on the first floor the constable discovered a quantity of knives and forks produced. They had been removed from another por tion of the building. A strict search was made for the burglars, who it, was known could not have escaped from the premises since the noise was heard by Huck step at five o'clock. The thieves could not be found within the premises, but at half-past eight o'clock the three prisoners were discovered lying down on the top of the root, and were taken into custody by Jackson, No. 263 K. The constable found eight farthings on Cooper, and farthings had been taken from the ware house. Mr. Hancock, foreman to Mr. Geo. Robertson, ship smith and ship chandler, stated that between six and seven o'clock en Saturday evening he locked up the pre mises, and wen; away, taking the key with him. There wa , a window on the first floor, about 26 feet from the ground, which was not latched, and a man might reach that window by ascending a ladder, and walking about four feet along a wall. He went to the premises at eight o'clock on Sunday morning, and found them i❑ the state described by the police-constables, and cup boards and drawers forced open. On Saturday evening the cupboards and drawers contained the goods packed up in the bags. The housebreaking implements, con sisting of a chisel, screw driver, and keys, now produced by the constables, were not on the premises on Satur day night when he left them. Mr. Yardley ordered the depositions to be formally Aker), and committed the prisoners for trial. A NEWFWINDLAND DOG'S VENGEANCI, (Front the New Orleans Delta.) I was always fond of dogs. Goldsmith, in his touch, ,og and eloquent plea for the dog, in alluding to a sori of mania for dog-killing which prevailed at the time of which he speaks, in consequence of an unreasonable ap prehension of hydrophobia, says, among other fine things, that the dog is the only animal which will leave his own kind voluntarily to follow man. It is true, and the truth should bind man tb be the dog's protector and friend. The American brig Cecilia, Capf. Sym►nes, on one of her voyages had on board a splendid specimen of the Newfoundland breed, named Napoleon, and his magni ficent size and proportions, his intelligent head, broad white feet and white•tipped tail, the rest of his glossy body being black, made him as beautiful as his peerless namesake, who would, no doubt, have been proud to possess him. Capt. Symmes, however, was not partial to animals of any kind, and bad an unaccountable and especial repug nance to dogs—as much so, indeed, as if all his ances tors had died of hydrophobia, and he dreaded to be bitten like his unfortunate pi cdecess9rs. This dislike he one day manifested in a shocking manner; for Napoleon had several times entered his room, and by wagging his great banner of a tail, knocked paper and ink off his desk. On the next occasion, the captain seized a knife and cut the poor animal's tail off. The dog's yell brought his master to the spot, and seeing the calamity and the author of it, without a mo ►nent's hesitation, he felled Capt. Symmes to the cabin floor with a sledge•hammer blow, which, had it hit the temple, would have for ever prevented the captain from cutting off any more dogs' tails. The result was, that Lancaster was put in irons, from which he, however, was soon released. Capt. Symmes repeated his cruel deed, on learning that Napoleon had once saved his owner's life. The white shark, as all my nautical friends are wel aware, is one of the largest of sharks. It averages over 20, and I have seen one 274 feet long. It is generally considered to be the fiercest and most formidable of sharks. But a few days elapsed after this catastrophe'of poor Napoleon, ere he became the hero of a more thrilling occurrence, the very thought of which has often filled use with horror. During the interval the noble beast was not at all backward in exhibiting his wrath at the captain by his growls whenever he approached. In vain did his master, fearful for the life of his dog, essay to check these signs of his anger. Capt. Symms, however, made the allowance and offered no further harm to him. One morning, as the captain was standing on the bow sprit, he lost his footing an i fell overboard, the 'Cecilia tnen running at about 15 knots. " Man overboard ! Capt. Spumes overboard!!" was the cry, and all rushed to get out the boat as they saw a swimmer striking out for the brig, which was at once rounded to, and as they felt especially apprehensive on account of the white sharks in those waters, they re garded his situation with the most painful solicitude. By the time the boat touched the water their worst fears were realised ; for at some distance behind the swimmer they beheld advancing towards him the fish most dreaded in those waters. " Hurry hurry, men, or we shall be too late !" ex claimed the mate. " What'e that I" The splash which caused this inquiry was occasioned by the plunge of Napoleon into the sea. The noble ani mal, have been watching the cause of the tumult from the captain's fall, had heard the shout, and for a few moments had vented his feelings in deep growls, as if he was conscious of the peril of his enemy, and gratified at it. His growls, however, were soon changed into those whines of sympathy which so often show the attachment of the dog to man, when the latter is in danger. At last he plunged, and rapidly made his way toward the now nearly exhausted captain, who, aware of his double danger, and being but a passable swimmer, made fainter and fainter strokes, while his adversary closed rapidly upon him. " Pull, boys, for dear life !" was the shout of the mate, as the boat now followed the dog, whose huge limbs propelled him gallantly to the scene of danger. lelowly the fatigued swimmer made his way ; ever and anon his htad sands in the waves, and behind him the back of the voracious animal told him what fearful progress he was making, while Lancaster, in the how of the boat, stood with a knife in his upraised hand, watching alter nately the captain and his pursuer, and the faithful ani mal which had saved his own life. There was a fixed look of determination in his face, which convinced all tat should the dog become a sacri fice to the shark, Lancaster would revenge his death, if possible, even at the risk of his own life. " What a swimmer !" exclaimed the men who marked the speed of the animal. " The shark will have one or both, if we don't do our best. The scene was of short du ration. Ere the boat could overtake the dOg, the enor mous shark had arrived within three oar's lengths of the captain, and suddenly turned over on his back, prepara tory to darting on the sinking man, and receiving him in his vast jaws, which now displayed their long triangular teeth. The wild shriek of the captain announced that the crisis had come. But now Napoleon, seemingly inspired with increased strength, had also arrived, and with a fierce howl leaped upon the gleaming belly of the shark, and buried his teeth in the monster's flesh, while the boat swiftly neared them. " Saved ! if we are half as smart as that dog is," cried the mate, as all saw the voracious monster shudder in the sea, and smarting with pain, turn over again, the dog retaining his hold and becoming submerged in the water. At this junctuie the boat arrived, and Lancaster, his knife in his teeth, plunged into the water, where the captain also now had sunk from view. But a few moments elapsed ere the dog rose to the surface, and soon after Lancaster, bearing the insensible form of the captain. " Pull them in and give them a bar," cried the mate, " for that fellow is preparing for another launch." His orders were obeyed, and the second onset of the marine monster was foiled by the mate's splashing water in his eyes. He came again, and but a few se conds too late to snap off the captain's leg, as his body was drawn into the boat. Filed the second time, the shark passed the boat, plunged, and was seen no more, but left a track of blood on the surface of the water, a token of the severity of the wound from Napoleon. The boat was now pulled towards the brig, and not many hours elapsed before the captain was on deck again, feeble from his efforts, but able to appreciate the services of our canine hero, and most bitterly to lament his own cruel act which had mutilated him for ever. " I would give my right arm I" he exclaimed, as he patted the Newfoundlaud who stood by his side, "if I could only repair the injury I have done that splendid fellow. Lancaster, you are now avenged, and so is he, and most Christian vengeance it is, though it will be a source of grief to me as long as I live." CRYSTAL PALACIE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—Mondav, Augu4 4 . —Admissions on payment, 20,262 ; ditto by :et-on ticket-=, 456 ; total visitors, 20,718. DESTRUCTION OF WEEDS.—A. circular hls just been issued from the Agricultural Statistic,frcffice, Dublin, to the county surveyors in Ireland, relative to the destruc tion of weeds along the sides of public roads in Ireland. Mr. William Donnelly, Registrar General, in forwarding this circular, refers to some agricultural statistics taken rom a report drawn up by him with a view to show the prevalence of weeds On roadsides and the importance of removing them. The circu!ar addressed to the county surveyors is brought under the notice of the directors of railways, who are requested to have all weeds immedi ately removed which may be found growing on the sides, embankments, cuttings, and fences of railways, as the shedding of the seeds of thistles, dock, ragweed, and other noxious plants, which are fast approaching to ma turity, must cause great injury to the occupiers of land adjoining those rp t ilvOqs where such plants Are not re. moved. that Le would not swear he di i not give Ur. M`Pherson and hie daughter into custody, as there was a great dea of confusion. The prisoner was sober. The prisoner re• marked that he bought the bracelet for a shilling. Some one stated that it was bought in the morning. He (wit ness) observed that it was worth 4s. di. They then offered to pay fcr it. Mr. Bodkin—Why did you not take the bottle when you first saw it ? Prosecator —Because I was not positive whether he had bought it. Darling, the constable, confirmed the evidence, and said that the cigar-case was given him by the person who picked it up. Sergeant White, who received the prisoner in charge, produced the scent bottle and several other articles found on the prisoner. He stated that Mr. M`Prierson and also his daughter were given in custody with the prisoner. Mr. B Akin said it was now his duty tn eay a few words, and that it was his intention to call Mr. I.llTherson and his daughter—who were properly discharged on the last occasion—as witnesses for the prisoner. The prisoner was most highly respected in Belgium, and he belonged to a family of some distinction in that country. He was also manager of the business of Mr. M.Therson, who was also highly connected. He would show that the circum stances of the transaction were very different from those detailed by the prosecutor. They (Ur. M`Pherson and his daughter) would prove that when Mr. Delvaux was asked about the bracelet, that it was at once, and with out hesitation, produced by him, but that it was not taken by the prosecutor. They would also state that at the stall, while they were purchasing some articles of nr. Cutler, the prisoner observed to Mr. MTherson's daughter, speaking to her in French, and taking up the bracelet, "This will do for Charlotte," meaning his (pri soner's) daughter. At the time, possibly, the parties were a little excited, having just dined, and been drinking champagne, when they may have parted without having paid for the bracelet. But it was not to be supposed that there was any intention to steal the article. His ciient had a belief that before he left all the articles were paid for by Mr. M`Phereon, who had paid for everything that day. The most awkward part of the business was that about the cigar -case. But he was in structed to say that it was not thrown away by the pri soner. He thought that, when he showed that the hand of the prosecutor was never in the pocket of the prisoner, that when the parties were highly respectable, and that when he could prove that there could be no intention to commit the act imputed. to the prisoner, that there could have been no felony in view on the part of the prisoner. Mr. Allan AP:Pherson sail that he resided at Brussels, and that he was extensively connected with lead mines, iron mines, marble quarries, sc. The prisoner bad been for three years his manager. Last Sunday week he, his adopted daughter, and the prisoner arrived in England from Antwerp. On Thursday they went to the Crystal Palace. In the afternoon they bought several articles, after which they dined in the palace. They again went to the same stall, and bought some more articles. Nei ther of them was under the iefluence of liquor. At din ner something was said about buying more articles. At the stall Mr. Delvaux took up a blue bracelet, which he said he should like to purchase for his daughter Char 1 , tte. Witness believes that he put it in his pocket. Tiiey almost immediately left. Soon after the prosecutor came up and accused them of taking the bracelet. Mr. Delvaux immediately took everything out of his pocket. Not a word was said about the bottle. Witness told Mr. Cutler he believed it had been paid fel - , and that if it had not he would then pay for it. Mr. Cutler never put his hand in Mr. Delvaux's pocket. Mr. Cutler would not then pay, but gave them into custody. Mr. Bodkin—Could Mr. Delvaux have thrown away anything without your seeing it Witness—Certainly not. Ituans der 10 Mr. Cutler, the witness said that he re marked to him there was no intention to'steal the arttclee. By Mr. Elliott—My daughter asked the price of the bracelet. Prosecutor did not look into Me, Delvaux's pocket when he stopped us. I paid for the articles purchased. Miss Sarah Wilts, the adopted daughter of Mr. M`Phersoo, corroborated the evidence She bad hold of Mr. Delvaux's arm at the time the dieter laid hold of him. The prisoner could not have thrown anything away without being seen by her. Mr. Gedge, Wellington-street, and Mr. Keane, special foreign correspondent of some morning paper, , spoke highly of the connections and character of the prisoner. Mr. Elliott said it was impossible to deal with this case as if a mistake had occurred. With respect to the eneking-bottle, the prosecutor went to his wife to learn if she had; missed one after he saw it in the pocket Of the prisoner. The prisoner was held to bail in two sureties of 401. to appear again on Wednesday. THAMES. —DARING BURGLART.—Th reo well-known thieves, named Henry Williams, aged 19, who refu 41 hi, address, Robert Miller, 20, of No. 4, Linton-place, Limehouse, and (iharles Cooper, 22, of No. 1, Charles place, Perrywinkle-street, Ratcliff, were brought netore Mr. Yardley, charged with burglariously breaking and entering the warehouse of Mr. George Robertson, of St. Anne's place, Limehouse, and stealing therefrom copper nails, brass hinges, and- copper wire, value 181. It appeared from the evidence that the warehouse of the prosecutor had been several times entered in the night time, and property stolen. On Saturday night the prisoners were seen in company by Portal, a police-con. stable, 97,K, proceeding towards Limehouse. That was at midnight. About two o'clock on Sunday morning, and again at half-past two, the prisoner s, were seen ' vuttuut vieuty or thirty yards of the prolientorli ware. POLICE INTELLIGE V CE.-Aug. 4. GITILDHALL.—CharIea Lister mu charged with embezzling various sums of money, amounting to 1041., the property of his employers. Mr.`Sonsor, from the office of Messrs. Ashurst, Son, and Morris, of No. 6, Old Jewry, conducted the prose cution. The prisoner was undefended. G. C. Mason said—l am clerk to Messrs. Petter and Galpin, printers and publishers of Playhouse-yard, , Blac'afriar , . The prisoner has been in their employment as clerk rather better than 12 months. He had the ma nagement of a country paper, and his duty was to receive •all letters and money that came to the office. He had to book all orders that came for the paper, and to enter all remittances that were sent by customers in the day book, and to credit their accounts in the ledger for those sums. I have seen him make those entries in that book, but Ido not know where it is now. I have searched for it in the office, but cannot find it. It was missed about three weeks or a month ago. I know the prisoner's handwriting. I produce the ledger, which contains en tries in the prisoner's handwriting relating to the country paper before alluded to. I refer to page 175, which con tains the account of Keyworth, of Cirencester. There are some entries in the handwriting of another clerk in Petter and Galpin's employ, but that of the 7th June is in his handwriting, and by that it appears that the pri soner received 101. from Mr. Keyworth on that day. _ _ William Good said—l am cashier to Messrs. Petter and lealpin. It was the prisoner's duty to account to me for all moneys received, and then to pay them into the bank, after I had checked over the amounts with him. I invariably examined the bankers' book to see that the amounts had been paid in. I produce the bank ers' duplieste book, and refer to the date of June the 9th, which is the prisoner's handwriting. If he had received 101. from Keyworth on the 7th of June be ought to have entered it in this book, and so have accounted to me for it on the 9th of June. He has not accounted to me for that 10/. neither then nor since. Cross-examined by the prisoner—l have been in Messrs. Petter and Galpin's service about four months. I was with them on the 7th of June. I received no more than is in that book on the 9th of June. There are se veral sums of 10/. entered in the book, but that parti cular sum has not been accounted for. This book was checked, and agreed ter every day with the i prisoner when be brought up the money, and that 101. ie not among them. There was no money paid in by the prisoner from the 7th to the 9th of June. I imagine the reason for that was that he had not enough to make it worth while paying in to the bankers. Mr. Petter has asked him from day to day to pay in money to the bankers. Mr. Galpin said—l am a partner in the firm of Patter and Galpin. The prisoner has not accounted to me or my partner for this 101. received on the 7th of June. Mr. Bonsor paid he was not prepared to carry the case any further at present, but he trusted he had given suffi cient evidence to justify a remand, and on the next exa mination he would prove fully all that he charged the prisoner with. The prisoner said be wished also for a remand, as he was without legal advice, and he should like to have a solicitor to defend Lim. He also complained of harshness on the part of Mr. Bonsor in having him given into custody on Saturday, and locked up all Sunday, when Mr. Galpin would have taken his word fur appearing to answer the charge. He had been daily in attendance at their offices rendering them every assistance, although the circum stance of a deficiency had been for some time known to his employers. He had received notice to leave in conse quence of giving longer creditthan he ought to have done. Mr. Galpin said he certainly had offered not to lock him up on Satur 'ay if he would give security for his at tendance to-day, and it was with very great pain he bad been compelled to institute the present proceedings. Mr. Thnsor said his only object was to insure the pri soner's attendance, and that these proceedings would have commenced before, but that they had to go through all the books, without the two daybooks, and had only completed their labours on Saturday. Alderman Challis reinandud the prisoner, but admitted bun to bail in hisiwn recogaizance in 1001. and one surety in 501. —• MARLBOROUGH-STREET. —.John Richard Power, aged 31. who described himself as a commission agent, was broaeht before Mr. Beadon under the following cir cumstances : Sarah Lyons, aged 13 years, said—l am in service. On Sunday afternoon, about half-past 4 (o'clock, while I was of sitting on the step of the County Fire-office, Regent (on- street, nursing an infant, the prisoner came up and said )it B , to me, "Is that your child ?" I said " No." He then fter said, "Are you not big enough to have a child ?" I re s of plied "No" a second time .e., He then wished me to go act with him and take a glass of ale, but I refused, and he asked elle to accompany him to an hotel in St. Martin's court. I objected, and he said, " I will give you 55., or aiything you like, if you go with me." I also refused, and he said, " Will you meet me another time ?" A gen tleman then came up and told me not to go with the prisoner. When he asked me to have some ale he took was hold of my land and shook it. I was trying to get away .Ir. frern him when the police-officer came up. I saw him l ay give another little girl a penny. I am sure he never 5 , 3 asked me any questions respecting an omnibus. , on Mr. G. Morris, 88, Regent-stfeet, hosier, said—On ; h e Sunday afternoon, while I wass passing along Regent „i street, I saw the prisoner in conversation with the last witness and another girl. They both had infanta in their ing arms. I walked on to Leicester-square, and on my re :jai turn I iaw the prisoner still talking to them. I stopped about 10 yards from the prisoner. I watched him, and )re. saw one girl walk away while he was attempting to stop er. the other. Ellen Cavanagh, aged 11 years, of No. 4, Crown 7ee court, Goiden-square, said—l saw the prisoner on Sun ;he day afternoon. I had a baby in my arms. He as k e d me sit to go with him to St. Martin's•court. I told him I could net go. He asked ms several questions, and wished to • know if the baby in my arms was my owe. Mr. Beadon—Did the prisoner tell you what he j a i- wanted you to go to the hotel for ? Witness—No, sir, he did not. ,) Mr. Beadon (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to ask this itb witness or either of the others any questions d ; • Prisoner—No, I have nothing to ask them. at Police-constable Hawkins, 29 C, stated that he was called by a gentleman to the prisoner, avid after watch fr. log him for some time following the girls he crissed the canna ge-way in C o ventry-street, and stopped the pri• a d souer e who was shaking one girl's hand. The other of walked away. Witness asked the prisoner what he had been dring to the children, when he said that he was lei waiting for a Paddington omnibus. Witness told the prisoner that he must go to the station-house, when he he offered -witness an invitation to a public-house. a Other evidence having been taken, (re Me. Braden, asked the prisoner what he had to say to on the char e .e. of The pri'usoner said—l had dined at a tavern in Penton. , i e . street, H symarket, and at the tine referred to by tee La, witnesses. I was waiting fur an omnibus. Ido not deny er speaking -to the children in a friendly way, but not in the l e . manner alleged. lam really, your worship, a strictly et- moral man . I did not place my hands on the children. rt e I merely a sked them whether the ocnnibusei for Pal k, dington pa ssed the spot where they were standing. in. Mr. Beat lon said—After the evidence placed before me, 5 1 . I shall dea', , severely with the case. You asked one girl (e, a question which it is perfectly clear was not a moral a d one, and, f, .orn the language you used towards the chil tie dren, there can be little doubt of your intentions towards k e them. I the.. 'efore commit you to prison for six calendar , e . months, with h. trd labour. 7:41 prisoum. ewho had stsod gowevrlist IlacoU63 . rued 0 011 - .*-_ CEIEL'ASFORD-AuG. 1. ------ - A large supply of wheat to-day, and a very thin attend ance of buyers caused a very dull trade, and prices must be quoted 5s to 63 below thogc of last week, at which terms but little business was ti'ansacted. Spring corn dull, but without alteration in price. Wh e at, white, old, per s. s. . 11 %43 76 Oats, V I now 75 Peas, red, old 46 70 new 45 70 Barley 33 41 Chevalier 36 45 Grinding ..... -31 39 Malt 72 76 Chevalier 74 78 per qr. Partridge White A. A. .25 31 .43 45 .42 49 .43 51 .43 44 .36 40 40 42 .37 49 .36 37 Boiling Dun - Beans, Tiak Harrow ticks Mazagan Ditto, new COLCHESTER- AUG. 2. A fair supply of wheat; and a sample of new Talavera was shown, quality only mi(? tiling, the tine forcing weather we have experienced since Monday has its effects on prices, and wo note the decline 64 to Ss per qr. A few samples of new dun and white peas were sold, the condition good, which realised our quotations ; in other grain nothing do ing worthy of notice. Prices to-daywere as follow :—Wheat, white, 70. to 745; red, 64s to 68s; barley, 40. to 45. ; oats, 26s to 30s ; bean', Mazagan, 40. to 42s ; middle and small, 42s to 465; peas, 1 1 white, 42. to 44s ; grey, 40. to 425. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c., receive in the port of London, from the following ports, from the July 27 to Aug. 2, both inclusive. t' z i a -1' c:4 cr4 Colchester 305 65 407. Harwich 1002 -- 452 200 Leigh I 107 Maldon j1425 115) 340 KIRKCALDY-AuG We had very small supplies of wheat and oats, and only' one sack of barley. Sales of wheat slow, at a reduction of 2s to 3s per qr. ; oats also slow sale, and is per qr. lower. Wheat. 1 Barley. 1 Oats. I Beans. First Second Third 6Bs Od I —s Od j 32s Od Os ud COAL MARICE ?noes of Coal per ton at T.—Ameitt ST 4. the close of the utartet. 8. d. Wallsend, Sta. Tanfield Moor l4 0 s. • Howard's West Hartley etton is 6 Netherton 17 ° Russell's Hetton 17 9 Taufield Moor Butes 14 0 'euth Hetton 18 3 ,, Bate's West Hartley_ v ~16 6 a eug h Hall l7 Brown's Moor High Tees lB' 6 Main l5 0 cara,cloe ... . . .17. 6 Eletton West Hartley ...16 0 a asse p 17 6 Walker Primrose .........14 0 Hartlepool lB 3 North Percy Hartley _l6 3 S ou th Kelloe 17 9 Wallsend, tz , • Haswell 18 6 South Hartlepool l7 f , Belmont 16 9 Kelloe 17 6 Stewart's .lB 6 Whitworth l6 6 Gosforth . 16 3 Thorp l7 6 Lambton lB 6 iledley .16 3 Eden Main .37 6 -- Ships at market... 70 I Sold LOCAL SHARE MARKETS, LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market is not doing ranch business today, but prices are a shade higher than on Saturday. MANCHESTER, AUGUST 4. BTOON EXCHANGE.—This market was doing rather a firm business to-day. Leeds, 98 j—Sheffields, Midlands, 85 South Eastern and Deters, 22 7.16 Manchester Assurance, 9.} p. BIRMINGHAM, A.IIQUST 4. 6TOME EXCHANGE.—The market has been doing a yell isrisk business to-day, and prices were well support• Birmingham and Derbys, 55$—North Staffords closed 1% ti dis.—Midland, at 84i—South Easterns, at 511—South Staffords, 21 dis. d2ABORNE MAILS. iYI eigniflos that the mails are sent trom the General Post-o 0 .)y the night—and M by the morning--Aespatch.) • Day when mad , . . From wha• Wheel COUNTRIZS. in General Poet Port doe ill Office, London.. Dispateke En4 110 " 1 , ----....., ------- - America(by I lrit.p acli)l, Ivory Friday .. Liverpool ... Weekly • Ameriee. (by United Sts packot) ...„ ~„lc. Every 'I uesday .. Elou th amP t ot Weekly A.racrica (by U. Stattr Liverpool • .... packet) ..........2. ••.•• • • • Australia (via Liver- WO pool) .............a4 4th and 19th .... Liverpool -ITvriee Ditto (via Marseilles) 2. ..—.. - DONer .... Ditto (via Cape of Goo , ' Hope) ............N • ..Unoert4lo Africa (We Coact) ..Ic 43d of the month . Plymouth . 6th of Mo. iiezandria..........l 10th 1 & 26th of n o. Dover .......6(1 se 19 Os A.1emandria..........N i 4 th n2Utl. of Mo.- Aouthami , ,c,• 4 &II 00 P.,..hatnas ...........151117th of the month. 3hichamliton 16th Belgium ........• .. /slimily ........... Dover ...... :),,,Ly ErarAl ..............y 9th of the month.. Sotitharoptot , to. Buenos Ayres ........bi gth of the front' .. Smithimotor 16 Cape of Good Hope ..N U ncer t a i n Cape of Good Hope ..2. • tat , . ~, ti• mono. Southamptel 16th of 11 Caro do Verde ......2 , 151 a S9th Ceylon (see India) • 10th and 26th Ce,y10n...... •.......2 , 4th and 20th .. _ 4 & 26111 Channel Isles - ..,....2 , Chili.. „. •• •• ...., ,„ „„p, 2.i & 17th of montt. Southamp of 1 and 16 51 Southamn'en ruah.rat China 4th and 10th .. 4 and 0 Constantinople .... „, 10th and 26th....., Dover ... . 2 and 19 , C,mstantinoplo ~..... .4th &2010 of 'D D.. "t "TriPt , ” i and 2. .., C mt. of Europe M ?-. c 1 fwice daily .. Dover ••• •... rwice dm Egypt (see India) 1 France ........ M ;,. s,lTA'ice daily Tvri cad4)ll Gibraltar - .... .. .. Nt ,4, 7, 17, 20, 27 -fm Greece (see India) 1 Greytown ..........111200 & 17th of 'nun., Southarnp' r 1 and le Hamburgh ...........N Daily Htvannah ........... 14112nd of the nu th tiouthamp , 2d of 112 0 Holland ..,.........1111Datiy...... , Dover ...., .. gaily Honduras ~.........1511 1 71 of the month Southamp,..l 16th ~. tails tviaSotithampt.rillith .•,,, '2oth of mots. Plymouth • 4 and 511 ; India (via Maraeilles)Mlloth&26th of mot" Dover ...... lb a' .49 lonian la'es (see Indiw)l• •• • •• . • , Dover.. „.. ' Inland ........M & N trwice daily ~ „ „ liolyheao ~ Li5bcn.............. Ai 2d of:, 0... Madelra ............1.1 , Ite. of the moo ,• Southstmptore6, 16;111°'" Madeira ........ , ..... •.- 23i 5 of month • Liverpool ... si - tta (see India') 413jti. .. .. ~.... , . . - 1 4, 10, 20, and 26 Dover -..... 4, 21, 109 ItfAuritius (see India' Manrititut ~ „.. . :•.; 20.1 of the month IS. 29 Mexico .4.241 Jirvi of the mono.. Southampt.n let bT 4 Ples • • ••• • • ~ •• •• • . "•• I Delly • • • • • • - • • • • Dover .... !low Granada .. - , '' 24 &17thof montb`Southampto7 li Now Zea1and............. Twice a month .. Various port Papal blates . ~... ..2. Daily --••• • • • .. Dover ..,,... 4 weal , ' Peninsula ......,... „ 51 ,iouthamploi a. ISO Peru ............. „PA id k 27th of mov.lsouthamptoi let 4. P ,- .1 Natal. - .....„ .1 . 5 117 private ship... Various port• &city ,•.............N Every Saturday.. 'Dover ....a .. Weekly Tuscany ............lci Doily.. ....., .. • • D0ver;.... .. 1 0 Vonezuels ...........M 2d& 17th Otmonth tioutharnpten a 161 0 Van Diemen's L•cne. 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