The Sun. — London, England, 1844-01-27 00:00:00

721Ittton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cloch. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAT. GLOBE.—A "demonstration," such as, under the circumstances, we believe to be unprecedented, as it was certainly unprovoked by anything in the conduct of the magistrate against whom it was ha zarded, took place yesterday at the Mansion-house during the examination of the parties accused of the will forgeries. Mr. Wilkins, who appeared as counsel for Mrs. Dorey, one of the prisoners, took occasion to remark upon a decision by the Lord Mayor, that a portion of evidence, the reception of which had been opposed by Mr. Chambers, was pro perly admissible— " I do not wonder at the decision, when I know that one of the magistrates of the City of London has visited that poor woman (pointing to Mrs. Dorey), who is suffering from illness, and has been tampering with her. "The Lord Mayor—You are making, Mr. Wilkins, an assertion which is grossly false and untrue. " Mr. Wilkins--My Lord Mayor, I accuse you of that con duct. Such are my instructions. `. The Lord Mayor—Your instructions tell you, then, that which is false and untrue. " Mr. Wilkins—My Lord, permit me to say— " The Lord Mayor—No, Sir, I will not hear you ; attend to air. The fact is, the woman sent for me ; I went to the yrison, as it. was my duty, as a magistrate, to go. She told me she was desitous to make a declaration to me. I declined to hear her, and desired her to confide her case to her solicitor and professional advisers, and not to send to or make any statement to me.—(Loud cheers from the audience.)" We often hear of the privileges of the Bar. The. licentiousness of speech in which the Old Bailey bar risters have indulge,l from time immemorial, has passed into a proverb from an experience of its truth. This licentiousness has been hitherto confined to squabbles with each other ; bullying of witnesses in c ross-examination ; outraging decency when addressing a jury for the defence ; occasionally pressing a point after the presiding judge has given his decision ; or cracking coarse jokes with the Common Sergeant at an after-dinner sitting of the Court. It remained, however, for Mr. Wilkins—who is, we believe, a new importation from the provinces—to aspire to pre eminence in the worst characteristics of the Bar, by this bold experiment on magisterial endurance. There is said to be but one step between the sublime and the ridiculous. In aiming at the one it is by no means unusual to sink to the level of the other. The learned gentleman in question pro bably only meant to serve himself by showing his professional courage. He first created the giant he undertook to slay. Before he even ventured to hint that which he asserted of the Lord Mayor, as a magistrate, he ought to have ascertained, beyond the possibility of a mistake, that his Lordship had acted as he described. The time when, and the manner how, ought to have been stated with pre cision. Even then, the allusion" to, or assertion of, the facts, ought to have been calmly and circum stantially set forth. This was demanded by the relative position of the parties in the Court ; and this would have been instinctively felt by most men ac customed to feel and act as gentlemen. Mr. Wilkins, however, not only cast the imputation we have de scribed upon the Lord Mayor in the most offensive terms and tone ; but after his Lordship had indig nantly and positively contradicted the offensive state ment—and this twice—persisted in repeating that such were his "instructions," he having previously affirmed the fact of his own knowledge ! " I know," said Mr. Wilkins, " that one of the magistrates of the City of London has visited that poor woman, and has been tampering with her." Nov, giving Mr. Wilkins the benefit of his subsequently softened down " I know," into . " such are my instructions," is it, we ask, to be endured, that a Magistrate, sitting on the bench of justice, and administering the laws of the country with an anxious desire to further the course of justice, is to be bearded by a barrister, and accused of perverting his office to the purposes of private intimidation, and endeavour ing to work on the fears of a female, in a state of sicness, to induce her to make " a declaration" re latiVe to the offence of which she stands accused, and concerning which she is,. in a few days, to be brought before him in open Court ? This has been affirmed of the Lord Mayor by Mr. Wilkins, of his own know ledge, and emphatically denied by the Chief Magis trate, as " grossly false and untrue." The couple of sheets of paper, stitched together, and indorsed with the magical words " two guineas," as the price of his vituperation, and designated his " instructions," were then opposed to the Chief Magistrate's distinct denial. The explanation which the Lord Mayor conde scended to give, not merely exonerated his Lord ship from the unjustifiable and utterly unfounded assertion of the barrister. It did more. It proved the extreme delicacy in which the Lord Mayor acted toward the unfortunate woman. He had been sent for by a prisoner confined within his special jurisdic tion, without knowing the object for which she sought his presence. Had he not gone to her at her request, it might have been said that she wished to complain of some of the prison authorities in their treatment of her, and had no opportunity of doing so. He, there fore, went. But no sooner did his Lordship find that she was desirous of making some communication re specting the offence with which she stands charged, than he refused to receive her statement; and most considerately referred her to the professional gen tleman employed in her defence, as to the pro priety of her making such communications. The Lord Mayor could only receive her communications as a magistrate ; and would not receive them until he was satisfied that the woman's attorney concurred in the expediency of her making the proferred disclosures. Had the Lord Mayor acted with less caution—had he encouraged the prisoner's disposition to make a "clean breast"—there might have been a suspicion of "tam pering" with the weakness of the unfortunate woman, confined in a felon's jail on a charge of felony, and suffering from illness ; but, as it was, the whole matter, both in its spirit and form, was a pure inven tion; a gratuitous outrage upon decency, perpetrated by a barrister, and therefore holding the rank of a gen tleman, such as we never before witnessed in a court of justice, and hope never to behold again. If Mr. Wilkins should be tempted to repeat his experiment of yesterday in one of the higher Courts, we have little doubt that he would speedily find him self in a situation in which he would have time and opportunity for reflection. At the termination of the cause, in which a Judge had been so grossly insulted by a barrister, a committal for contempt would most certainly have ensued. As to the paltry excuse re specting his "instructions," on which the meagre apology Mr. Wilkins subsequently tendered was made to rest, it was far from bring:commensurate with the gravity of his offence against propriety. STANDARD.—There is so much to gratify in the meetings of agriculturists now following each other in such rapid succession all over the country, that we hardsy know how to object to any incident of their proceedings. The congregation of good men for the promotion cf a good object always tends to make the men themselves wiser and better, and in this way, and in many other ways, always reflects a benefit upon the country. The purpose of the as semblies of which we are speaking may be but to protect a great and important interest, but their effect must be to promote political and statistical knowledge, to advance agricultural science, now already so rapidly advancing, and to give to the pursuits of agriculture that activity and that vigour which are always the result of security and confi dence. But the active and vigorous advances of agriculture are the greatest blessings to that country which is the scene of them—for they are, in fact, additions made to the strength and resources of a people, so much more valuable than territorial ac quisition, that tlis.y are subject to no external influ ence, cause no extension of exposed frontier, and need neither fleets nor garrisons for their preservation. In forty years the population of the United Kingdom, and the means of supporting that popula lation from the produce of agriculture, have doubled. Who does not see that the absolute power of the United Kingdom has doubled also? And though the con temporaneous increase of population in other countries has rendered the relative power of the British empire less than double at the end of the 40 years, it will scarcely be pretended that Great Britain has not greatly outrun every other State of the world. But that this is the effect of the mighty improvements that have been made in agriculture, the work of the British farmer, is plain, from the consideration that an increase of population, without a corresponding increase of the independent Fans of supp or ti ng th a t p opu l a ti on , i s a movemen t towards weakness and not towards strength. With these views, we shall not, as we hope, be suspected of carping ill- naturedly at anything con nected with the agricultural meetings in progress ; but, as the truth is always best to be told, we must say that in our opinion they are making a great deal too much o f th e Anti-Corn-law League. W e know that many p ersons induced. to joi n th e agricultural meetings by a f ear of the conspiracy; and that representing that conspiracy sk as J ontemp tibia as it really is, we run a retard ing the agricultural organisation at which we joice as much as any one ; but an experience, n ot of the shortest, has convinced us that thoula it way not be always most profitable to the speaker to tell the truth, it is always most profitable to the hearer to have the truth told ; and the truth is that the League is utterly despicable—altogether unworthy of the tears of the farmers of Great Britain. The Leaguers say that they have subscribed money. We doubt that they have subscribed more than a mere trifle—enough to print a few tracts, hire a few lecturers, and pay a year's rent for a few plaistered houses. The principle of their union is to cheat, and why should we doubt that they cheat in the details by which they try to establish that principle ? But suppose that they have collected as much money as they pretend, what then ? Money may be, and no doubt it is, their deity; .~; ~~, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY E‘ENING, JANUARY 271 but it is not the idol of the British people. They can- i not hope to buy twenty millions with one hundred thousand pounds. Again, the League was avowedly formed upon the model of the Irish Repeal Associa tion. Mr. Cobden boasted himself the English O'Con nell. We do not dispute some points of resemblance, but they happen to be such as are now under the as say process of a judicial iuquiry, and it is therefore not proper to allude to them. And suppose the imita tion complete—suppose the League an exact copy of the Repeal Association. The original bubble has been burst by Mr. Smith's strong right hand, and its fate shows the hollowness and fragility of the imitation. Whatever the fate of the trials, the Repeal agitation is dead for ever, and the " League must soon follow in the course of nature. In con ceding to the League, however, a vigour and vitality equal to those of the Repeal Association, we have conceded enormously too much. The Repeal Asso ciation found prepared to their hands that complete organisation which the Leaguers have been vainly labouring to imitate, even at a distance. The Re peal Association had a principle pervading, and as it were, saturating at least three provinces of Ireland. The League have no such prin ciple. The Repeal Association is thus in Ire land everywhere—the League is in England no where, except in some house in Manchester and in the corner house of Water-lane; for the "Punch and Judy" übiquity of its tumblers, hired from the Judge and Jury Court, cannot be gravely said to constitute " a local habitation " anywhere. To treat the thing as in any respect formidable is a cheat, though it may be an unconscious one ; and it is a cheat in extending which we exhort the speakers at agricultural meetings not to assist. They may make a danger by 'raising the League from its proper state of contempt ; but in that state the League will perish if they do not relieve it by the honour of their notice. letter be inserted on the minutes, and that the thanks of the Association be given to this esteemed veteran and patriotic friend of his country, which motion was put and carried, Mr. Barrett handed in 30s. from his own neighbourhood, Drimna, and moved the admission of the subscribers as asso ciates, which was put and carried. He also handed in 61.105. from Newtownbarry, a place which he said was famous in Irish story. Mr. O'Hagan—Refer to the fourth column of the same page, and read the passage commencing with Counsellor Duffy. Clerk of the Crown (reading)—" Counsellor Duffy handed in Lg. 25., and moved the admission of Peter C. Roche, Esq." Mr. Smyly handed in the Freeman's Journal of the 31st of May, which having been proved by Mr. Vernon, was given to the Clerk of the Crown, who read from it the report of the proceedings of the Repeal Association on the pre vious day, at which Patrick Hayes, Esq., was called to the chair. Several members were admitted. Mr. O'Connell handed in 311. 10s. from Youghal, and moved the admission of the Rev. Richard Smithy and Mr. John O'Lomasney, and having passed a high encomium on the patriotism of both gentlemen, moved their admission, which was seconded by Mr. John O'Connell, and passed unanimously. Mr. O'Connell next said that he had to correct a typo graphical error in the admirable report of the pro ceedings at Longford, which appeared in the Freeman's Journal. He was reported to have called the soldiery of Britain " a ruffian soldiery," but he did no such thing ; they were an exceeding well behaved set of men. He seldom or ever saw a soldier in the dock. Ile- also spoke of the ser geants as an exceeding well-informed and well-behaved body of men, and said if justice was done them one should be promoted to the rank of an officer in each company. What he said was in the words of the beautiful ballad— And now a sad maniac, she roams the wild common, Against minions of Britain she warns each woman, And sings of her father in strains more than human, While the tear drops do fall from poor Eileen O'More. Mr. Close requested of the Clerk of the Crown to read Mr. O'Connell's speech at the Loyal National Repeal Association. on the 30th of May, 1843. The Clerk of the Crown complied, and read the speech in question. price for his commodity, and it denied to the poor man the Mr. Blunt said that if the proof was not sufficient, he had right of getting a fair price, which was all he asked far. enough witnesses to prove that the mortgage moneys had been Mr. BRIGHT said that the Chairman had desired him to paid to the bankrupt. state that he should commence the subscription about to be Mr. Reece objected to the proof of a debt, if it were incurred made by a contribution of 2001.—(Loud cheers.) in the character of trustee, and not executor; but if there were H. G. WARD, Esq., M.P., said he was requested by a gen- to be a private investigation at the expense of the estate, he tleman to hand in the sum of 251., under the name of Anti- would be satisfied. Ferrand._(Loud cheers.) The proof of the executors was then admitted de bene ease. The CHAIRMAN stated that the sum already subscribed at Mr. Palmer, in answer to the Commissioner, said that Mr. that meeting was 7261. 15. Blair's 4,0001. was a sum which had been invested on most- Mr. WARD, who was received with loud and long-protracted gage, which Mr. Bromley persuaded Mr. Blair to release, and cheers, expressed his deep sense of the kindness, and saidhe had the money was left in the bankrupt's hands for investment, every reason to feel thankful at representing such a consti- which had not been done. This also was the case with all the tuency as that of Sheffield. He spoke in high terms of the other debts he was about to prove. temper which was manifested at the meeting that morning, The bankrupt, in reply to a question as to when he would be when every subject connected with politics had been fully and able to give an explicit account to the assignee, said he had fairly sifted. He was sorry that his respected colleague had been away from his office for six weeks, and his papers were in been prevented from attending the meeting that evening, and confusion. He had given information to each individual ere would observe of that gentleman that he would not shirk doing ditor. his duty to the town of Sheffield. On the corn-laws Mr. Parker Mr. Reece said that, up to the present moment, neither the had always voted in a straightforward manner, and free from official assignee nor the creditors had received any account all party considerations. They would be able to judge very from the bankrupt: soon as to what were the sentiments of the Whig party on this Sir C. F. WILLIAMS observed that this arose, probably, subject, and that from their old representative, Lord Morpeth. from the illness of the bankrupt. The declaration of that nobleman at Wakefield would be most Mr. Reece said it was only necessary to give to the official important on this subject ; because it would be looked upon as assignee, in the gross, the information the bankrupt had given indicating the opinions of his party. They generally looked to individually to the creditors. the gentlemen of the Upper House to set them an example, The bankrupt thought it would take a fortnight to complete something partaking of the attitude of aristocratic dignity, like this full information. He handed in a list of all his books. my Lord Wharncliffe in the picture before him—( Loud cheers) Messrs. klair's proofs were then admitted. —hut my Lord Orkney has de-cribed their proceedings as The proofs this day made amounted to 50,0001 . ; the whole " kicking up a bobbery." He concluded with, if the constitu- debts of the estate being estimated at 120,0001. envy of this country will do—as he believed sincerely that they Mr. John Brymer, brother of the Archdeacon, and Mr. would do—their duty, he defied the present Government to Thomas Blair, were appointed assignees ; and Messrs. Pick continue the present system one year longer. The Hon. Mem- ering, Smith, and Company were appointed solicitors to the ber sat down amidst loud and deafening cheers. assignees. After votes of thanks to Messrs. Cobden and Bright, to Mr. Ward, and the Chairman, the meeting separated. (Before Mr. Commissioner FA NE. ) THE ISLE ' OF WIGHT BANK-IN RE J. KIRKPATRICK This day was appointed for the declaration of a dividend under this estate. Proofs have been admitted to the amount of 132,0001. ; 2s. 6d. in the pound has already been paid ; Is. 6d. in the pound more will be officially declared in a few days; and a further one of 6d. in the pound is expected. • ( Before Mr. Commissioner lIOLROYD ) THE CANTERBURY BANK-IN RE HALFORD AND CO., LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. 26. Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice COLTMAN and a Common Jury.) NONE V. WINSTONE. A dividend meeting under this estate was held to-day, when t appeared the separate estate of Mr. Halferd would yield a pre znt dividend of 3s. or 4s. in the pound, the joint estate having as we understood )'already paid ss. 9d. This was an action for breach of promise of marriage, the plaintiff being a widow of the name of Hone, residing at Merton, Surrey, and -the defendant a shoemaker and owner of a number of houses in the Waterloo-road. Mr. Sergeant SHEE (with whom was Mr. Charnock) stated the case to the jury. The facts are sufficiently detailed in the following evidence . Joseph Hayes, examined by Mr. CHARNOCK, deposed-1 keep a beer-house at Merton. In the spring of 1843 Mr. Winstone called on me, and inquired if I could introduce him to some one who would take care of a sick child belonging to his son. Having known Mrs. Hone for six years, I recom mended her to him for that purpose. I had long been ac quainted with her husband, who was bailiff and steward to a gentleman of the name of Payne, living in the neighbourhood of Merton for many years. After an interview with Mrs. Hone, the defendant said to him he thought she would do ►ery nicely, being to all appearance a very comfortable sot t of woman. Mr. Winstone came down to Merton frequently afterwards, and always used my house. Mrs. Hayes and I took supper with him at Mrs. Hone's on one occasion after their return from the Moulsey races. Mr. Winstone has several times inquired of me as to her character, and afterwards, when I mentioned her name, he has said to me, " Don't call her Mrs. Hone, call her Mrs. Winstone that is to be." He raid so several times in pre sence of Mrs. Hone. Cross-examined by Mr. HuMFREY-- My pipemaker, Mr. Swiogean, introduced Mr. Winstone to me. My pipemaker may also supply pipes to the plaintiff. I believe the lady does smoke a little.—( A laugh.) Ido not know that she is also very fond of gin and water. She sometimes comes to my Tom and - Jerry shop for beer. She does not drink there. She smokes at her own shop.—(4 laugh.) In the middle of April, when I first saw the defendant, his wife was living ; she died, I believe, in May, and the bans for his marriage to the plaintiff were published on the 4th of June. The plaintiff kept a school at Merton, and a small confectioner's shop. She also kept lodgers. She still resides where she did, but her school is broken up. I have nut seen her smoking lately, not for the last two months. She smoked not cigars, but tobacco— shag," I believe. —( Loud laughter.) - Catherine Glass, examined by Mr. Sergeant SHEE—I knew the plaintiff well, and knew her husband many years. He died about eighteen mouths since. I lodged with Mrs. Hone, and saw the defendant when he called to know if she would take his grandchild to nurse. Two or three weeks afterwards he called again, when 1 heard him say to Mrs. Hone he " had come on another subject ; he had lost his wife, and the breath was scarcely out of her body before his mind was directed to Mrs. Hone." He stayed to tea that afternoon, but went away in the evening. Ile came again next Sunday, and wished Mrs. Hone to go and take a walk with him, but she declined, observing that what he bad to say he might stay at home. What passed between them then I did not hear, but on the occasion of another visit I heard him ask her to go to town and see his property. He wished her to part with some of her goods, dismiss her lodgers, and break up her shop and school. Looking over her furniture, he desired her to sell various articles, but sold her to keep her own bed, and he would have chintz hangings for it. The attentions of the de fendant to the plaintiff were always particularly kind. The defendant is more than sixty years of age ; the plainti ff is about forty-four. He has called Mrs. Hone " Mrs. Winstone" seve ral times in my hearing. He said he had no one to do any thing for him, not even to make his bed, and he would come and take Mrs. Hone to London as his wife. I remember Mr. Winstone taking the plaintiff to Moulsey races ; when they re turned, Mrs. Hone, Mr. Winstone, Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, and I supped off some salmon and mackerel the defendant had sent to Mrs. Hone's. The defendant seemed to be very comfortable and agreeable on that occasion ; he said he meant to make Mrs. Hone his wife ; and as he was determined she should wear something that belonged to his former wife, he had twelve shil lings' worth of gold added to her ring, and she should be mar ried with it. He told her to get all her bills in by the time he came down again ; and when she told him that all she owad amounted only to 4/. 10s., he said he should pay that, and take her out of the parish in triumph.—( A laugh.) He said he had 19 houses in Southwark, and sufficient property to make them both comfortable. He first proposed that the marriage should take place at Fulham, because be had friends there ; but it was afterwards arranged that the ceremony should take place at Merton. According to the directions given by the defendant, Mrs. Hone sold her furniture, broke up her school and shop, and partid with her lodgers. Finding she was de ceived she seemed very unhappy and mortified. Her contem plated marriage was well known in the neighbourhood, and she had not resumed her school. Cress-examined by Mr. HUMFREY-I lodge with the plain tiff now. She had two other lodgers, one of whom has since left. Part of the 41. 10s. the plaintiff owed to her landlord, hut he did not take any part of her goods away. She was not aware that the plaintiff was addicted to gin and water. She had been recommended by a medical man to smoke, being trou bled with water on the chest. Anne Payne, who had agreed, at the request of the de fendant, to act as " bridesmaid," and J. Mills as " father," gave evidence to that effect. George Higgins, nephew of the plaintiff, deposed to several conversations with the defendant, in which the latter deelared his determination to marry Mrs. Hone. After making several inquiries as to her circumstances, and ascertaining that she had no property, he said he did not want money, he had enough to make both comfortable. All ho wished was a respectable woman, who would make him happy at home for the remainder of his life. Cross-examined by Mr. HUMFREY—I thi n k it was my aunt that told me the defendant's first wife had only been dead a fortnight when he proposed marriage. I did not remonstrate with my aunt on the impropriety of marrying a man so soon after his wife's funeral. William Poile, a pig-dealer, was next examined—He stated that he had called on the defendant and remonstrated with him on his cruel conduct towards the plaintiff in refusing to marry her after inducing her to break up her establishment at Merton. The defendant, however, said he had become acquainted with another widow with some property, whom he had since mar ried; but be was willing to allow the plaintiff 401. or 501. in consideration of the disappointment she had sustained. Mr. Hu MEREY, in a very humourous speech, commented at some length on the facts adduced in evidence, and contended that the proposition which the defendant had made through the last witness was a just, fair, and reasonable satisfaction to the plaintiff for any injury she might have sustained by the break ing up of her little establishment. It was ridiculous to suppose that any affection could have existed between the parties, and no reparation could be necessary to wounded feelings in such a case as the present. The Learned JUDGE summed up, observing that the plaintiff was clearly entitled to a verdict; the only question was as to the amount of damages. Undoubtedly this could not be considered a romantic case, there was no love between the par ties, but still there had been great mi scon d uct on t h e part o f the defendant, who had deluded the . plaintiff with false hopes of a settlement in lire, which in her circumstances was.a matter of great importance. She was entitled to a reasonable com pensation for the actual loss she had sustained by the breaking up of her establishment, and, although no great injury had been done to her feelings, for her disappointment of a com fortable establishment in life. The jury, after having consulted for a few moments, found a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages, 2001. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY,-Jun. 26. (Before Mr. Commissioner WILLIAMS.) IN RE WILLIAM BROMLEY, OF GRAY'S -INN, SOLICITOR. The meeting for the choice of assignees was held this day, when Mr. E. I. Blunt appeared fur Dr. Lushington and other creditors; Mr. R. Palmer for Mr. Blair and others; and Mr. Reed as the solicitor to the fiat. The bankrupt was called at eleven o'clock, but did not answer. Sir C. F. WILLIAMS said, it was most improper that the bankrupt should not be present at the proper time ; in future he would not wait. He knew enough of this case to know o. to be examined viva voce. that the presence of th e bankrupt was absolutely necessary. Dr. Lushington an d A rc hdeacon Brymer, as executors of Mr. Wilkinson, appeared in Court in support of their proof, and were quite willinThe Counsel fo r g the petitioning creditor was about to state that the great question would be, whether the creditors had other securities, and as no account had been rendered by the bankrupt, when Mr. 13rumley appeared, and was reminded by the Commis stonea that, although he was in ill health, he ought to appear at the early part of the meeting. Mr. Blunt said that, in his case, Mr. Bromley was co executor with the Doctor and Archdeacon, and they swore that they had no security whatever. Money had been paid off on mortgages- which the bankrupt had pretended to advance to other parties, and till the last quarter the bankrupt had paid the interest as if the mortgages were in existence, although he had never advanced a farthing. The Doctor's and Archdea con's proof this day would be for 17,0001., and there was also a private proof of the Archdeacon for 3,340/., money received by the bankrupt for mortgage money never paid over. An order of the Court of Chancery had been made for the repayment of this money, but the fiat had first issued. Sir C. F. WILLIAMS suggested that the proof should he taken de hene ease, and, if necessary, that there should be a private meeting, which was the best place for a searching inquiry. Mr. R. Palmer appeared for parties who would_ prove for 27.000!., and was willing to acquiesce in his Honour's sug gestion. Mr. Reece said that he did not intend to propose any as signees. If a party had security, and erro neousl y sw ore that he had none, he would lose his security, and this was thecase with the petitioning creditor; he did not know whether he had er had not a security. The private proof of Archdeacon Burner was then admitted. in of Bath, hi p i Mr. R. Palmer proposed to prove for Mr. Blair , of the city r a y s at a e d c m h i ar m a s e tr t a er tor fo o r f 4 ll , l ooo r. 18., and himself and brotherlair, deceased, 6,7001., and for 14,7001., and 1,0781. interest, trust money of Thomas Blair's estate. Mr. Reece objected to Dr. Lushington's and Archdeacon Brymer's proof, as executors, against a brother executor, without an order of the Court. Mr. Blunt said it had been expressly decided that one exe cutor could prove against the estate of another executor, though a trustee could not. Sir C. F. WILLIAMS thought there would be ample means of investigating the proof at the private meeting ; if these technical objections were to be made now, a week, and not a day, for the choice of assignees, it would be a great delay of justice if he could not t a k e proofs, subject to searching inves tigation, if necessary, hereafter. and healthy young man, who gave his name Francis 1 Evans, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Long, upon the following charge, preferred against him by Mr. Bingham, one of the Worship-street police magistrates — It appeared, from the evidence, that on the same day the prisoner was lying upon the pavement in the New road, and that he had chalked upon a stone close to him the words "I am starving." Mr. Bingham, who hap pened to be passing, and thinking that he had seen the 'smile man upon a former occasion, under similar cir cumstances, directed the attention of a constable to Wards him, upon the sight of whom, he (the prisoner) got up, and as he was in the act of walking otf, he was taken into custody. The object which Mr. Bingham had in view, while pursuing this course, was, that an inquiry might be gone into with the view of ascertaining whether the prisoner was one really deserving of relief, or an impostor who ought to be punished. The prisoner said he was a coach-painter by trade ; he was a single man, and had been out of work some time. Jones, the usher, here stated that the prisoner had been brought to this Court more than once before, and convicted, and that upon each occasion he told the same story which he had done now.—He was committed to the House of Correction for a month. LAMBETH- S 1 BEET. Lloyd's. Had no property or interest in the Dryope.. Pratt told witness he was going master of the Dryope. Thomas Andrew Carr deposed that he is owner of the Dryope ; the ship is in dock under - a ship-keeper, no master being: appointed to her since her voyage from North America. Prisoner came. to Lloyd's, and was in troduced by the waiter, as a person wishing to see him. He said he understood the ship was for sale, and two friends of his had gone on board to examine her, with a view to purchase, and that, if not sold to there, he waA willing to offer terms. He said he had been in Cunard'sr employ, the great North American shipowner, and' would give bills on that firm in payment. Witness de clined, having heard of the prisoner's proceedings. He ordered the ship-heeper not to let him on board again, many people having, he understood, being duped by the specious representations of the prisoner. Mr. JEREMY said he believed an extensive system o fraud had been carried on by the prisoner ; he should therefore, certainly send him for trial on the two charge of Capt. Parker, and Mr. Hay, the shipwright. The parties were bound over to; prosecute at the Su T rey Sessions. Yesterday John Wood, sen., John Wocd, jun , and John Felix were placed at the ar before Mr. Norton, for further examination, on a charge of stealing a vast quan tity of printed paper from the Export Excise-office, in Tower-street, Tower-hill. Mr. Mayow, solicitor to the Board of Excise, attended to prosecute. From the evidence it appeared that the two elder pri soners had been occasionally employed by the house keeper at the Excise-office, in Tower-street, to light the fires and clean out the place, and availed themselves of the opportunities afforded them of carrying away an im mense quantity of the printed forms used in the different departments, and sold it as waste paper to a great num ber of shopkeepers. The Court was much crowded with the persons who had purchased the paper from the prisoners, and after their evidence had been received, Mr. Mayow applied for another remand, which was granted. George Homes, a broker and appraiser, carrying on business at No. 25, Brick-lane, spitalfields, who has been before at this Court to account for irregularities in the discharge of his duty as broker, appeared on a sum mons charging him with making an overcharge in a case in which he was engaged, under very aggravated cir cumstances. The brief facts of the case were these :—On Wednes day; the 3d inst., Homes made a seizure of the goods of a poor old woman for an arrear of rent of 1/. 55., and removed the goods on the same evening to his own pre mises. On the following Friday the poor woman came before Mr. Norton, and having related the miserable state to which she was reduced, principally by her hus band going to sea without signing the note, which would entitle her to a monthly allowance from the owner of his ship, that humane magistrate directed Saunders, one of the summoning officers, to see the parties, and make the best terms he could with them ; and, deeming it a fit case for relief from the poor box, said a reasonable sum would be given to settle the matter, and get the poor woman back her things. Saunders called upon the landlord, and on informing him of what the magistrate proposed, he, though a poor man, at once offered to take 20s. for his debt. The officer next went to the house of the broker, but was unable to see him until the Monday following. The poor woman herself, however, saw him, and told him what the magistrate had offered, and also the landlord, and he then said he could aot re store the goods without his expenses. On the Monday he was again told that the magistrate would settle the matter; but notwithstanding this, he got the goods con demned, and ran up the expenses from ss. 6d. to 125., and would not part with them until the 1/. 12s. was paid. The landlord of the poor woman, in the course of the proceedings, complained that though the defendant had been paid the money on Tuesday week, he had not been enabled yet to obtain his twenty shillings, and was there fore advised to take out a summons for him in the Court of Requests, which he did. Mr. NORTON called on the defendant at once to pay the poor man his pound, and also the sixpence he had paid for the summons. He (the defendant) could not suppose for a moment that the money paid from the poor-box was intended to be pocketed by him. The defendant, with evident reluctance, paid the 11.6 d., and having pleaded guilty to an overcharge of 2s. in his expenses, Mr. NORTON, after some severe and pointed remarks upon what he termed disgraceful and disreputable con duct, 'convicted him in a penalty of three times the amount of the overcharge and the expenses. Mr. Nor ton also directed that the inventory and appraisement put in by the defendant should be impounded, as they were so irregularly drawn up as to subject him by an other mode of proceeding to very heavy penalties. WORSHIP-S 7 BEET. Yesterday a filthy old creature named Margaret Gra ham, was placed before Mr. Broughton on numerous charges of plundering little children of their clothing. The circumstances which led to the prisoner's de tection were these :—As Mrs. Eliza Sillery, the wife of a publican, residing in Mare-street, Hackney, was walking at dusk in the evening on the 16th instant, down the Middleton-road, which is very lonely, and leads from Dalston into the Kingsland-road she heard the cries of a child a short distance off, and after listening some time, saw the prisoner kneel ing under a dark wall about twenty yards out of the road, in front of a little boy between three and four years of age. As the child kept crying and sobbing, she thought it suspicious, and stopped, when she heard the prisoner say, " Stop here, my dear, and I'll come back again in a minute.' She then walked away from the child towards the witness, but seeing she was observed, she became confused, turned back again, took hold of the little boy's hand, and led him down to the bottom of the wall, the child asking her to take him to his mother. The witness was now convinced the prisoner was steal ing the child, and went up to her, when she found the little creature without any external covering, shivering from head to foot, and crying, as the witness said, " ready to break its heart." She told the prisoner the child was not her's, but she said it was, and while she was speaking the witness saw something hanging out under the prisoner's shawl, which she pulled on one side, when the prisoner dropped the child's cloth cloak, and fur tippet. The witness picked them up, and in stantly seized the prisoner by the arm ; she struggled violently to get away but she held her firmly, and called fOr the police, which attracted the notice of an elderly gentleman, and brought him to her assistance, and be tween them, in, spite of the resistance of the prisoner, succeeded in dragging her down the road till they met a policeman, into whose custody they gave her. The child cauld neither tell its name nor where it lived, but fortunately its aunt, Matilda Wright, came up at the moment and identified it as James Cowley, the son of respectable parents, residing in Brunswick Cottage, Hackney-road, from whose door it had been decoyed about an hour and a half before. The prisoner had given the little fellow two apples to induce him to go with her, and they were still in his hand when Mrs. Sillery found him. The prisoner was remanded till yesterday for identi fication, as a great many other children in the neigh bourhood had been robbed by an old woman exactly answering the prisoner's appearance, but though several children were produced, and there could be no doubt the prisoner was the guilty party, they were all too young to depend upon their testimony, and the charges were obliged to be reluctantly abandoned. The pri soner was fully committed to Newgate on the case above stated. CHARITY.—H. 8., 5/., and R.N.F., 10s., for the widow Hoscroft ; and half a 5/. note from B. E., who will send the other half on this being acknowledged. UNION-HALL. George Kent, a marine-store dealer in Bermondsey, was brought up, charged as the receiver of the brass work of a fire engine belonging to St. Olave's parish, under the following circumstances : It appeared that since the destruction of Saint Olave's church by fire, the engine-house having shared the same fate, the engine and its appurtenances were kept locked up in an arch under the Greenwich railway. This place, it seemed, was broken open on Tuesday night;and the engine itself being of too unwieldy a description to carry off without detection, the thieves proceeded to wrench off all the brass-work, together with the copper tubes on the new hose, thus rendering the machine totally useless, in the event of its being required. The follow ing day the prisoner sold the brass-work of the engine to a brass-founder in Shoe-lane, named Payne, the latter 'of whom, on subsequently being informed of the circum stances of the robbery, gave information of the fact of his purchase from the prisoner, which led to the appre hension of the latter. A portion of the brass-work had " St. Olave's Parish" marked on it. The prisoner, in accounting; for the possession of the article, said that he purchased it all of a man whose name he did not know but whose person he should again recognise if he saw him. The MAGISTRATE said that the prisoner gave a most unsatisfactory account of the manner in which he be came possessed of the article, and remanded him. Three men, named Tramley, Bent, and Bishop, were charged with furiously driving a cart against the pony phaeton of Edward Crawley, Esq , of Battersea, throw ing that gentleman out, and smashing the vehicle to pieces. From Mr. Crawley's statement it appeared that on the preceding afternoon, between five and six o'clock, as he was driving his pony phaeton along Kennington lane, the three defendants, who were in a cart, came along in the opposite direction on the wrong side, in such a furious manner as to come in collision with the phaeton, which it upset, shattering it to pieces, and he (Mr. C.) was thrown out, and it was miraculous he was not killed ;as it was his arm sustained some injury. The phaeton was not only broken in the way described, but the pony was also very much hurt. The defendants:expressed their regret at what had taken place, and the man who was driving having under taken to pay for the damage sustained (upwards of 201.) the magistrate, at the intercession of the complainant, consented not to inflict the penalty, at the same time • reprobating in strong terms their conduct in driving in such a reckless manner. GREENWICH. Yesterday Captain Henry Pratt, who stands charged with obtaining moneys from different persons, under pretence of procuring them advantageous engagements, was brought up for final examination before Mr. Jeremy, and the following additional evidence taken : Mr. Daniel Davies, owner of the brig Constance, lying in the Commercial Docks, whom the prisoner had re presented to Captain Parker, of Commercial-road, East, , as a person who wuld appoint him to the command of the Dryope, anotTrer vessel belonging to the same owner- 1 ship, deposed that he had nothing whatever to do with that ship. About ten days before the prisoner came on board, and represented himself as having been in the employ of Mr. John Davis, of Prince Edward's Island, and was going to that island in the spring. Had never made any appointments with the prisoner to meet at ' THE WILLS' FORGERIES. The following facts may be relied on respecting the prisoner Fletcher, one of the persons in custody for an alleged participation in the extensive forgeries and fraudulent transfers, which have caused so extraor dinary a sensation :—Fletcher, some three years since, carried on the business of a chemist and gruggist in the London-road, nearly opposite the Philanthropic Asylum. Thence he removed to Westmoreland-build ings, Southampton-street, Camberwell; and while there purchased ground, and erected for himself a handsome residence at the end of Brunswick-street, Wahvorth. About 18 months since he married a young lady belong ing to a respectable family. She then resided at Peck ham, with a married sister named Panson, and as sisted in conducting a preparatory school. The circumstances connected with the origin of the ac quaintance were somewhat ipeculiar. Fletcher first saw the lady in an omnibus ; and struck with her. person and manners, extended his journey to Peckham, instead of terminating it at Camberwell. Having ascer tained by inquiry the lady's name and residence, he called at her sister's house, obtained an interview, made known the object of his visit, and, against the wishes of her family, became the accepted suitor for her hand. The now unhappy lady is on the eve of accouche meat, and is, we need hardly say, in the deepest afflic tion, caused • by the perilous position of her hus band. It is due to Fletcher to state that he has taken measures to secure a provision for his wife, and the child of which she is about to become a mother, in the event of his being found guilty of the serious charge of which he stands accused. Mr. Bircham, the partner of Barber, another of the accused p ar ties, was in Court yesterday during the examination before the Lord Mayor. It was stated by a gentleman with whom we were in conversation, that Mr. Bircham is extremely anxious for an immediate dissolution of the partnership, to obtain which he paid Barber so large a sum ; and that the latter requires two hundred pounds, as a premium for dissolving the connexion.— Evening Parer. IRELAND. THE STATE TRIALS. ELEVENTH DAY.-BY EXPRESS (FROM OUR OWN REPORTERS.) DUBLIN, FRIDAY, Jell. 26. At the sitting of the Court this morning, Mr. M'DolvouGu applied on behalf of an officer of police, named Cor.u.ouGH, stationed at Athlone, for a cri minal information against two persons, named JEssor and O'BRIEN, for sending him a challenge, and provoking him to commit a breach of the peace. It appeared that COLCLOUGII called a Mr. GARDINER, who was a friend of JESSOP, " a five-shilling doctor and a Radical ;" and on being called upon for an explanation, on the part of Mr. GARDINER, he denied having used some of the ex pressions attributed to him. Upon this Mr. JEssop, who conveyed the words to Mr. GARDINER, sent him a challenge by Mr. O'BRIEN, which occasioned the present application. The Court granted a rule nisi. • THE STATE TRIALS. The foregoing case being disposed of, the Court proceeded with the State trials. The business of the day, like that of yesterday, consisted exclusively of reports of meetings and articles from the Freeman's Journal, the Pilot, and the Nation newspa pers. It was a dull, monotonous, and un interesting day's proceedings. Mr. VERNON of the Stamp-office, and Mr. BOURNE, the Deputy Clerk of the Crown, read alternately the various newspapers pointed out to them. One of the papers handed in was the Nation of the 11th of April, containing the spirit-stirring ode, " The Memory of the Dead." Mr. VERNON was directed to read the words of the song, which he did in a very distinct and emphatic manner. When he came to the concluding portion— " But true men be you men Like those of ninety-eight," he was observed to look very significantly at the jury. which they will interpret for themselves. Mr. Justice BURTON took his seat with his brother Judges this morning, for the first time after his in disposition. The reading of the documents having been con cluded, a policeman was called to prove the proceed ings of the Arbitration Court at Blackrock, and pre cisely.at a quarter past three o'clock the ATTORNEY GENERAL rose, and stated that the case for the Crown had concluded. After a short pause Mr. MOORE addressed the Court, and begged an adjournment till to-morrow, when Mr. SHELL will open on the part of the tra versers. The application was immediately granted, and the Court rose. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. THE QUEEN V. DANIEL O'CONNELL AND OTHERS. The Court sat this morning at ten o'clock, and we are happy to say that Mr. Justice Burton is so far recovered from his recent attack of illness as to be enabled to take his seat on the bench with the other members of the Court. Before the business of the day commenced, Mr. M'Do nagh said he had (with the permission of the Attorney-Ge ral), a short application to make to the Court on behalf 0,. Colclough v., John T. Jessop and Edward O'Brien' The Learned Counsel said he appeared then on behalf of Mr. Colclough, who was an officer of police in the town of Athlone, and who sought for a criminal information against the defendants for having wrote a letter to him with the view of provoking him to fight a duel, and for having posted him in the town of Athlone as a liar, a coward, &c. The facts are shortly these :—The plaintiff and Mr. Jessop were acquainted for some time, and, on the 29th of Dec., the latter called on plaintiff, when a conversation took place relative to Doctor Gardiner, when plaintiff said, " Oh, he is a ss. doctor ;" this was said in jocularity, and nothing more was heard about it until six days after, when Dr. Gar diner's brother called on Mr. Colclough, who explained, and apologised for the expression. Subsequently, on the 11th of January, the defendants walked the streets, in order to horsewhip plaintiff; but, failing to meet him, a hostile letter was written to him, and, on the 13th of January, the de fendants posted a placard on the walls of Athlone, calling plaintiff a coward and a liar. He was proceeding to read the placard, when The Chief Justice said—That is quite sufficient--take a conditional order. Mr. Smyley handed in the Freeman's Journal of the 4th of April, which was proved by Mr. Vernon. Turn to tde first column, third page at the top. Mr. Bourne then read the proceedings at the weekly meet ing of the Association, at which John Kelch, Esq., took the chair. Mr. Smyley—Go to the second column and read what Mr. Steele said. Clerk of the Crown—" Mr. Steele, immediately after Mr. O'Connell sat down, came forward, and as a repeal warden of London, presented him with an address from the repeal wardens of London on the occasion of the triumphant result of the debate in the Corporation on the repeal question, and concluded amid loud applause by moving that the address be inserted on the minutes. Town Councillor White seconded the motion, which:was carried amidst acclamation. Mr. O'Connell then moved that his son Maurice, having declared himself ready to accept the office of Inspector of Repeal Wardens for Munster be appointed to that office, which motion was put and carried. Mr. Duffy handed in 21. from Newtownlimavidy, and moved the admission of Messrs. Coghlan and men as members. Mr. Smyley—Now go to the fifth colum, and you'll see a letter; read it. The Clerk of the Crown.---" Mr. Ray read the follow ing letter from General Clooney. The letter contained a remittance 61., 51. of which was the subscription of one hundred associates, and 11. the personal subscription of General Clooney. Mr. O'Connell_ moved the General' Mr. Close—Go to the report of the Longford meeting. The Clerk of the Crown then read the speech of Mr. O'Connell, proposing the health of the Bishop of Ardagh, and the speech of the Bishop in returning thanks. The next health proposed was that of the Bishop of Meath, and the Right Rev. Prelate. in returning thanks said, he cordially concurred in every expression used by the Bishop of Ardagh. Some other documents having been read, among them some referring to the arbitrators, their duties, character, and appointment, together with a form of submission to an arbitration award. Charles Hovenden, a police-constable, was then called and examined by Mr. Erewster.—The witness proved that Mr. John O'Connell' acted several times as arbitrator in the Blackrock Arbitration Court, and. that Dr. Gray acted once in the same capacity. This was the last witness called on the part of the Crown ; and the Attorney-General theii rose, and said that the case for the Crown was closed. It was now exactly a quarter past three o'clock. After a short pause, Mr. Moore rose and said that Mr. Mr. Shiel, who was to open the case for the traversers, as counsel for Mr. John O'Connell, was unwell for two or three days. He had been sent for and stated that he was cop- . fined to his bed, but he would: be able to. atterukto morrow. He hoped under the circumstances that the Court would adjourn the case till to-morryw. The Chief Justice said the application was only reasonable. The Court accordingly adjourned till to-morrow. Mr. Justice Perrin said he would remain in Court if any gentleman had motions to make, but there was a general rush from the court, when it was known the Crown had closed, and that the State trials were adjourned. LEAGUE FUND. GREAT MEETING IN THE CITY OF YORK. Yon /C, JAN. 25.—A deputation Ana-dinr;law League, consisting of Messrs. cobden, Bright, and Colonel Thompson, visited this city for the first time this evening. The Festival C oncert-room, in which the meeting was held, and which is calculated to hold about 2,000 persons, was entirely filled by a highly respectable auditory, amongst whom were a large number of the Society of Friends. Soon after six o'clock, Mr. Edward Smith, steel manufac turer, of Sheffield, who had been specially invited, was unani mously called to the chair, amidst tremendous cheei ing. The CHAIRMAN said that those who lived in a city where the doctrines of free trade were about to be propounded for the first time, naturally must feel some little hesitation in coming forward as decided partisans, until they had learnt a little more of the principles upon which these doctrines were founded. He then took a general review of free trade principles, of which he declared himself a decided advocate, and concluded by intro ducing to the meeting Colonel Trioaresow, who was received with cheers. He said he had no doubt that he had been called upon to fol low the Chairman, in consideration of his near connexion with the city. Thirty-three years ago he carried off one of the best and fairest of the daughters of old Ebor and that he considered ale best and the most gallant action of his life. He said he could not be charged with any personal consideration in his advocacy of free trade ; he had no long chimneys, being, if he belonged to any particular class, a land owner. The question for the meeting was whether it was possible to increase the gain of commerce by any act of mono poly. He contended it was not possible, and went at length into arguments to establish his position. The protective system was nothing more nor less than an encouragement for one party to rob another. Mr. COBDEN was next introduced, and was received with tremendous cheers. He confined himself exclusively to show ing the benefits that must result to agriculture from entire freedom of trade. He asked the agriculturists to look at their own affairs, and to think for themselves. His excellent obser vations were most attentively listened to. Mr. BRIGHT was also loudly cheered. He seemed to be la bouring under severe indisposition. In the course of his long and eloquent speech he denied that land in this country was cul tivated to its utmost extent, and instanced the large tracts which existed in various places, and which appeared as if they were kept for the exclusive purpose of growing rushes and thistles. Lord Ashley had taken great pains to stigmatise the character of men of his (Mr. Bright's) order, and he had employed men to pick up the particulars of every case which they could of injuries re sulting from machinery, in order to publish them to the world. Some day, not far distant, perhaps, certain revelations would be made on the subject. There were, it was true no long chim ney in Dorsetshire, and there the agricultural labourers were not earning more than 6s. a week ; indeed, he knew a respect able man at Poole, who recently informed him that he would undertake to find 150 able. bodied labourers, who would cheer fully work for ss. a week. Their cettagea defied all attempts at description ; they were destitute of every comfort, and even of decency. The land in the district was probably the worst cultivated of any in the country, and this was the place held up by Lord Ashley as superior to the manufacturing dis tricts. Mr. Bright also alluded to the harsh language made use of by Mr. Busfeild Ferrand against the manufacturers, and related an anecdote respecting a Somersetshire traveller, a strict Conservative, who, in the course of a business transaction with him at Rochdale, stated that he believed every word Mr. Fer rand had said about the manufacturers. He had taken that gentleman through his own factory, which he viewed with great interest, as he had not been in one before; he was silent, how ever, and the only exclamation he made use of was at the time he was taking his leave, when he shook him (Mr. Bright) cor dially by the hand, and said, " Mr. Ferrand ought to be burnt alive." Mr. Bright resumed his seat amidst great cheering. After a fruitless attempt of some Chartists to create a dis turbance, the subscriptions were announced. Mr. Harris, a member of the Society of Friends, gave 501., and Dr. Rawden 201. ; other sums were given, the whole reaching about 115/.—. a fair start for an agricultural district. Thanks were then voted to the deputation and the chairman, and the meeting broke up about eleven o'clock. GREAT MEETING AT SHEFFIELD. (From the Sheffield Iris.) On Wednesday, a meeting was held in the Cutlers' Ball, Sheffield, to hear a deputation from the League. The opening of the proceedings was delayed for some time by Mr. Cobden 's non-arrival from Sunderland; but the delay did not put the meeting out of humour with the Hon. Gentleman. The chair was taken by Edward Smith, Esq. A letter was read from Mr. Parker, Member for the borough, apologising for his absence on account of the dangerous illness cf a very near and valued rel a ti on . The CHAIRMAN, in alluding to the deputation from the Anti-Corn-law League, said that many who once doubted were now disposed to admit that the principles advocated by the League were abstractedly just, and also thedictates of common sense. After referring to the meetings now getting up by those who called themselves the farmers' friends, the Chair man said there were individual duties devolving upon every one ; and no man had a right to sit indolently by and leave the working out of the question to others.— ( Hear, hear.) Had they not been suffering en oug h i n Sheffield, for the last four or five years, that they were to have the markets of North America and the Brazils taken from them again by bad legislation, and not lift up their hands and their voices against it ? Some parties were for settling the question at issue by a moderate fixed duty. He considered that it was an injustice to tax the labouring man, and he trusted that their representatives would speak in terms of indignity and remonstrance against any such proceeding. Feeling greatly interested himself, he should now take up no more of their time, but would call upon Mr. Cobden to address the meeting. Mr. COBDEN, M.P., addressed the meeting in an able speech, of which we can only find room for one passage. He agreed with the Chairman, that those who entertained strong free trade questions must not look for others to do the work. Their opponents were now becoming violent and inflammatory, just as the League was five years ago.—(Laughter.) The proud Sir Charles Knightley, speaking of the League, called the members Radicals, Jacobins, and the refuse of mankind. He said that the League was the most pestiferous society ever formed since the days of the Jacobin Club during the French Revolution—its members were ragamuffins, Jonathan Wilds, and Jack Sheppards.—( Hear, and laughter.) Who, he would ask, would belong to a set like that? Besides, it was not safe to belong to them, for he found that they were forming themselves into corresponding societies, and thus placing themselves under the ban of the Attorney-General. In conclusion he would say that they must not conceal their light under a bushel, but must strive to disseminate the truth. If it were true that nations should interchange with each other the bounties which Provi dence had bestowed, rather than go to war with each other, it was not a small matter that they should thus unite in accom plishing that object. There was nothing sordid in the principles of free trade, nor in buying in the cheapest market, nor in selling in the dearest. Buying in the cheapest market was going into a country where there was a superabundance, and selling in the dearest was taking that superabundance' to where the article was wanted. The Hon. Member, on resuming his seat, was loudly cheered. Mr. BRIGHT, M.P. on presenting himself, was loudly applauded. He referred to his visits with Mr. Cobden to Scotland, and to an association at Glasgow, called the East India and China Association of Merchants, most of whom were Conservatives, and who wished for a reduction in the price of tea, but who found it impossible to carry their object into effect. He also adverted to the impossibility, on all for mer occasions, of keeping the price of food up to a certain amount, and to the distresses in 1817, 1818, and 1819, when there were outrages in almost all parts of the country. He held that the coin-laws were unjust, inasmuch as they denied to man that which was necessary for his bodily strenfth, and that which was necessary f or hi s sustenance and com sat. It also denied him the right to exchadge in th6' market where he could get the highest price. It gavo the rich men the highest , MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Yesterday was appginted specially for hearing ap peals, of which thirty stand upon the list. Out of the thirty cases which stood upon the list, no fewer than twenty-eight were appeals between several parishes, one against the other, with regard to the set tlement of casual paupers, the support of illegitimate children, most of which were quashed in consequence o' technical informalities. The sums expended upon these appeals, including attorneys' costs, lawyers' fees, and the attendance of agents and witnesses, must have baen enormous ; and if even they had not been quashed, one or other of the parishes must have taken the burden of the pauper, and thus the rate-layers' pockets suffer for the litigation. Henry Smith, of the White Hart, Catherine-street, Strand, appealed against a conviction by David Jardine, Esq., of Bow-street Police-court, which concerned the convenience of a large body of men, whose business hours were those when others were at rest—namely, the newspaper compositors. The first witness called was Mr. Inspector Mullins of the F division. Ile stated that on the night of the 27th of May, he entered the appellant's house, and on entering a parlour where there was no light he found four or five men and two women ; one woman and two of the men were lying asleep on the bench. The par ties inside the bar, and .in attendance, professed igno rance of any person being in the room at the time, and said they always closod it at twelve o'clock. Mr. Smith had gone over to the Morning Post newspaper office, to receive his weekly payments for the retresh meats supplied to the printers of that establishment, at the time. Several prostitutes were' in front of the bar when he (the inspector) first entered the house. The waiter at once brought in a light when it was called for. He believed it was a house where a great many printers connected with the Morning Chronicle, the Morning Post, and most of the weekly papers, were in the habit of going to' have refreshment after their respective papers were " made up." Mr. BODKIN, for the appellant, said he thought the Bench should, taking even the wording of the convic tion, quash it. It said the house was disorderly, and, in support of that, stated that some men and women were asleep, but it stated nothing about intoxication or riot. The CHAIRMAN said that this decision would press hard upon a landlord. Surely they could not designate a sleeping person as disorderly.—(A laugh.) Several witnesses were called, who proved that the room in question was always closed shortly after the theatres, and not opened again until seven o'clock in the morning. On the morning in question Mr. Smith had gone over to the Morning Post office to get his weekly accounts from the printers, and at that time several persons were outside the bar, so that individuals might have entered this room unperceived by those in side the bar. It was proved also that the coffee-room was frequented by a number of printers from the Post and other morning papers, who were never done work before four or five o'clock in the morning. The CHAIRMAN said it was the unpleasant lot of a most useful and valuable set of men to be compelled to stop up all night in their honest and respectable voca tion. It would be most unfair to prevent them from having some place where they could get refreshment, both during and after their working hours. Such being his opinion, and also that the premises upon which the conviction had been made were ill-founded, he should, with the concurrence of his brother magistrates, order the conviction to be quashed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) GUILDHALL. Yesterday John Davis and John White were re-ex amined, the former charged with receiving, and the latter with stealing an ingot of brass, the property of Mr. Payne, of No. 68, Shoe-lane, brass-worker. Mr. Ballantine, the barrister, conducted the prosecu tion, and Mr. Humphreys attended on behalf of White, and Mr. Wolfe on the part of Davis. Mr. Ballantine stated that the prosecutor employed a number of hands, and it was evident he was being robbed to a considerable extent; as, in addition to the prisoners, two charges were pending at Union-hall, of having un-. lawful possession of his property. He, therefore, in self-defence, felt bound to seek that the law should be carried to extremity. White was in the habit of coming into Mr. Payne's foundry several times a day, and he had the means of either stealing the property himself, or carrying it out for some of Mr. Payne's workmen. White came as the servant of a respectable firm in the neighbourhood, in whose employ he had been many years. The evidence already taken was read over, to the effect that on Monday last Wardle and Barnes, two City po licemen were watching in plain clothes, and they saw White leave a small parcel at the bar of the Black Dog, in Shoe-lane, about five in the evening. About eight o'clock Davis went to the bar and asked if his foreman had left anything for him. The barmaid gave him the parcel. He was stopped outside the house, and the parcel was found to contain an ingot of brass, worth 3s. The barmaid identified the prisoners as having left and received the parcel. White was in the habit of leaving parcels for Davis. Mr. Ballantine now called Mr. Payne to identify the ingot. He said it was cast in a mould peculiar to his concern, and he never sold brass in the shape of ingots. Mr. Wolfe urged that no part of Davis's conduct be trayed a guilty knowledge, and he could show under what representations he received the property. Mr. Alderman Hoorn thought the proof of a guilty knowledge had not been made out against Davis, and he should, therefore, discharge him. He should commit White for stealing, but he would be remanded till the next day that the depositions may be prepared. A donation to the poor-box of 21. was received from George Woodfall and Son. BOW-STREET. Seven young girls were brought up from St. Giles's workhouse, charged with creating a disturbance. They were all about 14 years of age. The Governor of the workhouse said he had had two very comfortable rooms fitted up, and good fires kept, for these girls. Last night they broke the locks oft the door, pulled open the skylight, and got on to the roof of the workhouse ; and after having blackened their faces with the soot, they commenced dancing, and making a great noise. The prisoner Knight said the Governor had locked them in two rooms, so small, that they were obliged to sit on each other's knees, and so they were determined to get out. They were half starved in the workhouse, for they got but a pint of water and a pound of bread a-day. (The prisoners looked very plump and fat.) She said she liked the prison, where she - had often been, better than the workhouse, for it was much more airy there, and they had fine open yards to walk about in. They got good food there and plenty of dinner. For her part, she liked the country house much better than the town house ; and when she left the country house for town, she always felt her health decline.--(Laughter.) Mr. JARDINE said it was evident that such a girl would corrupt all the rest. Knight-1 am as quiet as a lamb ;so are we all. Mr..JArturgE sentenced five of the prisoners to three weeks' imprisonment, and the other two, Donovan and Hickey, who were young, to be sent back to the work house. The prisoners, when they left the bar, set up a loud hurra, and Knight expressed her regret that the sen tence was not three months. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. Hardwick on entering the Court yesterday, had the usual packet of letters from poor persons asking for pecuniary assistance, placed in his hands. Mr. HARDWICK told Clements, the chief usher, that the magistrates had been compelled to come to the de termination to receive no letters unless the statements in them were properly authenticated. The number of letters received during the present week alone, amounted to upwards of 100. It was quite impossible that these letters could all be attended to and the cases receive proper investigation. Besides, if some stop were not put to this letter-writing system, the Magistrates, instead of doing good by giving small sums away to the poor, would be creating a great evil, for they would unavoidably be the means of bringing into active operation the host of begging-letter writers, the idle and the profligate, who abounded in some quarters within the jurisdiction of this Court. Applicants, there fore, must distinctly understand that their written state ments must be accompanied by vouchers from respect able housekeepers and tradesmen to whom they were known, and that if this condition be not complied with their application will not be noticed. It must further be understood that recommendations will not be received from the landlords of the applicants, or from small shop k?epers to whom they may be indebted. MARY LEBONE. Yesterday a wretChedly-attired, but apparently Strong THAMES POLICE. Yesterday Mr. Swainson, from the office of Mr. Jones. , Solicitor to the Admiralty, applied- to Mr. Ballantine„ for process against Captain Thomas Dunnett, the master • of the brig Sarah Charlotte, now lying in the London Dock, for - having . abandoned three British seamen, named Edward Wilkinson, Hiram Gibbs, and James Cline, at Bahia. Mr. Swainson said his application was founded on the 40th section of the Merchant Seamen's Act, and the circumstances were these :—The men shipped on board the Sarah Charlotte under articles at Guayaquil, a city andt • seaport of Quito, in Colombia, on a voyage to Vigo, in Spain; but owing to a scarcity of provisions and water, the vessel was compelled to put into Bahia, in distress. Here the three men who were subsequently abandoned were taken ill, , and • went ashore for medical advice. Captain Dunnett wished to send them to the hospital, and applied to the British Consul for his consent to their going there ; but the doctor to whom they applied said the illness -under which they laboured was very trifling; and with a little medicine and care they would soon recover. In consequence of this statement the Consul would not give his sanction to the seamen being sent to the hospital, and directed them to return to the , brig. The captain, however, declined to receive them, and.said he would not have any sick men on board his ship, and compelled them to fetch their clothes out of the vessel, and in defiance of the remonstrances of the British Consul, sailed without them. Two of the men now present were sent home in the barque Mary,. of Liverpool, and had very recently arrived in London from that town, in a very destitute state. The other man joined an American ship at Bahia, on a voyage to New York. Her Majesty's Government considered this was a fit case for prosecution, more particularly as a dangerous practice was growing up of abandoning tea" menin foreign ports in violation of the express provi sions of Sir James Graham's Act, which declared that no master should discharge any individual person of his; crew without the previous sanction of the ambassador , . • consul, or vice-consul. Mr. Swainson then put in a cer. • tificate from the British Consul to the following effect::- - , " These are to certify that Hiram Gibbs, Edward Wilkinson, and James Cline, seamen, were left at this port of Bahia by Thomas Dunnett, jun., master of the British brig Sarah Charlotte, of Harwich, on her voyage froth Guayaquil to Vigo, without my sanction or know , ledge. "EDWARD PORTER, ConsuL " British Consulate, Bahia, Oct. 30, 1843." • Wilkinson, one of the seamen named in the Congas r certificate, was then sworn, and confirmed the statemeitt of Mr. Swainson. In answer to questions from the Magistrate he said he' went out in the Creole, Captain Stephenson, to Sout h America, and was attacked with the fever of the country, and compelled to leave the ship. He shipped on board the Sarah Charlotte in June last, and remained with her four months. He was sure the Doctor at Bahia said that he and his shipmates would do well with a little medicine and care, and that there was no occasion for • them to go to the hospital. Mr. BALLANTINE said the case was a proper one for inquiry, and he would grant a summons against Captain Dunnett, and ascertain the facts. Hiram Gibbs, another seaman, then got into the wit' ness box, and was beginning to make his statement; when the Magistrate said both cases were similar, an' there was no occasion for two summonses. Mr. Swainson then gave directions to Ellis, the s econd usher of the Court, to board and lodge the seamen for the present, and the Admiralty would be accountable for the expenses. • The determination of her Majesty's Government to prosecute masters of ships who abandon sailors in foreign ports, is • likely to bring incalculable benefit to merchant seamen, many of whom, in the words of th e Act of Parliament, " have been reduced to distress , an thereby tempted to become pirates, or otherwise pai s ' conduct themselves." The tastster of a ship, who left seaman on the African coast, ;was prosecuted by Admiralty at the last Liverpool Assizes, and, upon only viction, was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Ellen, Rodger, front - , Singapore at LiverP ° sailed Oct. 4, St. Helena, Dec. 13 ;. Bahamian, Pearsa ll ' from - China at Liverpool, sailed Sept. 2 ; Currenq: Brodrick, from Bengal at Liverpool, sailed Sept. 11, 0' Helena, Dec. 2. Arrivals at St. Helena—Foxhound, Simmons, Dec. 1 13 f from whaling ; Georgiana, Richardson, 2d, from the Cape to London ; Arabella, Jordan, from Sumatra t° Genoa ; Union, Allen, from Mauritius, and sailed 2d t; London ; Isabel, Quesada, Dec. 8, from Valparaiso, and sailed 13th to Malaga ; Adriana Dodds, 9th, from Mau ritius, and sailed 10th to Cork ' • Siam, Willmot, 903, Qom China, and sailed 12th to London ; Java Koelier, Dorrnyek, 10th,,from Batavia, and sailed 12th to Alai sterdam ; Marf.A.nn, Medhurst, from Algoa Bay, a n sailed .13th to London ; Mary Ann Locke, llth, from the Cape, and sailed 13th to London ; Galatea, Owen' 11th, from the Cape, and sailed 13th to London ; J a r e t : Moran, Walker, 12th, from Bombay, and sailed 12th to Liverpool ; Frances Whitney, 13th, from SuMatr a . a Genoa ; Ellen, Rogers, 13th, from Singapore, and 5 Ole to Liverpool. . Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope- 111e Briton, Consitt, from Portsmouth, and sailed Nov. 4 Madras; Mary Ann, Jaques, from Portsmouth, an sailed Nov. 7 to Madras; Fanchon, Pyk, to Bata vit" William, Taylor, Nov. 2 from Calcutta and Mauritius, and sailed 3d to Demerara; Union, Allen, 4th fr °°l Mauritius, and sailed 9th to London; Cok estbe,,l.' Withers, 9th frOm Liverpool; Corcyra, Hazlewood,f of rt: Portsmouth and Madeira; Science, Rees, 1 0 th Liverpool ; Persia, Stevens, from London; Port Flee wood, Vidler, from London. 5 Depa,rtures from Table Bay—Maid of Mona, -1-1 : :; 14 to Algoa Bay; City of London, to Mauritius ; 0 , - 00 , Roome,. 9th to. Calcutta ; Curraghmore, Ball, to Ajb lay and Mauritius. foo l Arrivals in Algoa Bay—Oscar and Jim Crow , LondOn. b Arrivals in Simon's Bay—Planet, Nov. 6 from, able Bay; her Majesty's ship Bittern, Bth from St. Helen hit Departure from Simon's Bay—Her Majesty's s w Conway, N0v.,6, on a cruise. EFFECT OF ROCKETS ON THE ADYSSINIAN- .--44 A, soon as it became dark, rockets, which had been broubi by the Embassy, were to be discharged from the t en ,.„ # by the King's express desire. With fire-arms the Joa sinians were previously acquainted ; and the brass 5 4 loper (cannon) which had echoed so recently, alt l .;pe viewed with wonderful respect, was still the only °KJ on a coloSsal scale, to which they were familiai But these were the first rockets of which his liflq r o , had viewed the flight ; and the impression they :;s, duced upon his mind, as he gazed from his watch ° b y / ft was scarcely less than that worked upon his assealtiner subjects. Night had thrown her sable mantle arlic or and the novel principle of ascent, with the grant r or the brilliant rush into the skies, afforded Inale amazement to all spectators. Vhen the 1 3/0 ° t oe. started, with a loud roar from its bed, men, wo an a and children, fell flat upon their faces. Horse s fr ier mules broke loose from their tethers, and the '"Vbe who bad any heart remaining shouted aloud. , goo Galla tribes, who witnessed the meteor-like exPlo. of from the vicinity, ascribed the phenomena to th e potent medicines ; and declared, that, since the Cl., P fire could at pleasure produce comets in the sky and rolli;ect from heaven, there was nought for them left, save fadi submission to the King's commands.—Harris's H i g h ly' of 2Ethiopia. SYMPTOMS OF PRECAUTION AND VlGOURefjoept vernment is preparing to reinforce the military efts° soe of Ireland. -Two companies of the Royal Foot Artillerf t r o tb a battery of the Royal Horse Artillery, are on their 'iv a/ 0 , to country. • Several regiments are under orders of readl, have start at a moment's notice, if neces sar y. Arrangem e° been made with the railroad directors for this purpose' lin Evening Mail. I, 0 0- • STROUD.—Last week, in excavating for t-lbetotv way, alarge tusk of an elephant was discovered, 22f e n o l oge the surface of the earth, i m b e dd e d i n d r y gravel• j rrOPO I : diluvian relic measured 7i f ee t in length, and was ; # doe' tionate thickness. A single fossil tooth of an elephan'h:jerelP up some months since on the same gravel bed.— Wil ts BOO' There 'is a healthy little place called " Th e eucliog vale," near Eastwood, which contains forty houses ' js • Kin g Lodge and Bromley House, with 240 ° l nher e averaging six a home. In this number of inhabitans.s....yet. are, sixteen persons whose ages amount to 1,20 0 Ye ar tingliam Review. BIRTH S. 6 1 1. On the 22d inst.., at U T I hi] Brixton, th e G. B. Rule, Esq., of a sou p ! " u I a wry fl it- On the Ist of-October, at Mauritius, the lady of a-'e low,,Esq., of a daughter. Airs. Chid. On the 20th inst., at the Trafalgar, Greenwich, HarOn t, of a son. o ber, the 21st inst the wife of Mr. James Watson, bate of Montpelier Vale, B lackheath, of d aug hter. o Thonis s On the 24th inst., at Barnstaple, Devon, the lady Stephens, Esq., of a son. Isul of On the 24th inst., at St. Leonard's-on -Sea, the Rev. T. Kearsey Thomas, of a son. . MARRIED. itobirs°' Ori the 25th inst., at Doncaster, the Rev. Julian shore, 111. A., to Harriet, third daughter of the Rev. Joli n D.D., Vicar of Doncaster and Canon of . • DIED n Halley, On the 17th inst., at Moorabu, . Australia, Mr. B . the brother of Mr. Samuel Haller) o f Stamford -street. Joe, On the 17th inst., at Great Po rtland-street, Eleanor danghter of the late N. J. N. Buckle, Esq.' of Gloucester. ,i, WilliW 1' On the 25th inst., at Finsbury-circus, Charles brecht; Esq., aged 47. , Willis ° On the .25th inst., at Abbots Langley , 11 "' s ' Begot, Esq ot London : Printed and Published by MURDO Y0.Y1,,,d, .4)1o.. 1 12,. 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