The Sun. — London, England, 1844-08-21 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) Edward Brown, a young man respectably connected, was indicted for obtaining, under false pretences, on the 17th of April last, a sum of 3501. from a gentleman of the name of Harding, a solicitor, of Gray's Inn. The prisoner, who was out on bail, surrendered this day. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Ballantyne conducted the pro secution, and the Solicitor-General and Mr. Chamb,TL, appeared for the prisoner. Mr. CLARKSON having addressed the jury on the part of the prosecution, called the following witnesses : Richard llarding was a solicitor in Gray's Inn-square. On the 13th of March last was introduced to the de fendant by a person of the name of Morgan. Had pecu niary transactions with him. On the 17th of April the defendant called upon him and produced a bill for 978/ 10s. and upwards, drawn by Potts, Baxter, and Brown, and accepted by a person named Roberts, which he asked witness ti discount. Witness said he was not in the habit of discounting bills, and disliked them. He said, further, that he knew nothing of the parties. Witness asked him several questions, to which the de fendant replied that the acceptor, Roberts, was a wool broker at Liverpool, very respectably connected, and had dealings with their house of Potts, Baxter, and Brown. To another inquiry the defendant stated the bill was a good bill, taken in the course of business, that a bona fide consideration had been given for it, and it would be sure to be paid when due. He said also that he had a large sum in the house of Potts, Baxter, and Brown, of which he was a partner. He said, further, that his own connexions and those of his wife were highly respectable. He said he possessed a good property, that he had a free hold property, was possessed of ample means, and was in good circumstances. He said the house of which he was a partner was extensively connected ; that they frequently required advances. When witness asked him whether it was worth their while to obtain money iu the way proposed, he said that he got 30 per cent. for sending goods to Valparaiso, and that it was an object, therefore, to obtain money in the way he required. Wit ness subsequently gave him a cheque for 3501. on the faith of the truth of his respectability. The bill for 9701 was then handed over to witness, and subsequently ano ther 350/. was advanced upon it. The whole of the re presentations of the defendant turned out to be false, and the bill was dishonoured when due. Cross-exaimined by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL—Was not bound by recognisances to prosecute before he went before the grand jury. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL submitted that this was fatal to the indictment ; added to this, the olTence was laid in the indictment as having been committed in London, while, in fact, it took place in Middlesex. Mr. CLARKSON at once consented to the indictment being bad. . _ Some discussion then took place as to whether the in dictment should be quashed or the defendant acquitted, the Solicitor-General and Mr. Chambers contending that he ought to be acquited, as he had been given in charge to the jury, and pleaded not guilty. Mr. CLARKSON and Mr. BALLINTYNE submitted that the verdict must be quashed. The RECORDER held that the jury must find the de fendant not guilty. The jury then acquitted the defendant. Wm. Butcher pleaded guilty to an indictment charg ing him with stealing a load of manure, and was sen tenced by the Court to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. Win. Hickey pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing one pound weight of tea, the property of the St. Katherine's Dock Company, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The grand jury this morning brought in a true bill for mu - der against James Cuckburn Belaney, the surgeon. George Middl6clitch, 29, a private in the Coldstream Regiment of Guards, was indicted for feloniously ac cusing Major-General Thackeray of an offence of an atrocious character, with intent to extort money from him• Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Ballantine conducted the pro secution ; and Mr. Prendergast appeared for the pri soner. The facts of the case will be fresh in the recollection of our readers, as they have only recently appeared in the police reports. It will be recollected that the prosecutor, while on his way home, early on the evening of the 20th of June, was accosted and annoyed by the prisoner, until he at length called a policeman and gave him in charge, upon which the prisoner accused him of an abominable offence. At the station-house the prisoner was anxious not to press the charge, but he was com pelled to do so ; and upon an investigation taking place before the magistrates at Marlborough-street Police-office, the charge made by the prisoner was at once discovered as having evidently only been made for the purpose of extortion. Immediately upon this taking place' Major-General 'rhackeray preferred an indictment for perjury against the prisoner, but as there were some technical difficulties in making out that charge, the pre sent indictment for felony, under the statute, was even tually proceeded with. When the evidence for the prosecution had been gone into, Mr. PRENDERGAST contended that inasmuch as no de mand for money, or any mention of money, had been proved to have been made by the prisoner, the specific charge contained in the indictment was not made out, and that the defendant, therefore, ought to be acquitted. The RECORDER said that in cases of this description it very seldom happened that persons made a direct de mand for money. He thought that the intent and ob ject of the prisoner must be left to the jury. _ _ Mr. PRE - NDERGAST then took som other technical ob jection, but the Recorder refused to stop the case. His Lordship then summed up, and the jury immedi ately returned a vOrdiet of Guilty. The RECORDER, before passing sentence, told Mr. Prendergast that he thought the tter course would be not to respite the judgment, but to pass sentence at once. If, however, upon consideration, the Learned Counsel should think that any of the points of law he had raised ought to be further discussed, he (the Recorder) would take care that the sentence was not put in execution until that discussion had taken place. Mr. PRENDERGAST expressed his concurrence in the course suggested by the Court. _ _ _ The RECORDER then sentenced the prisoner to be transported for life, with the understanding that the pri soner should Rot be sent away until his counsel had an opportunity of submitting his objections to the conside ration of the Judges. As the prisoner left the bar, he exclaimed—" I have not had justice done me, that's all." NEW COURT. A well-dressed young man, named George Jessop, aged 23, described as a plumber, was indicted for stealing two silver table spoons, and several tea spoons, the property of James Last, a publican and horsedealer, residing at Yarmouth. The prisoner lodged in the prosecutor's house, and while the prosecutor was out attending a fair, the pri soner took that opportunity of running away with his wife, who carried with her the spoons in question. These spoons were engraved with the maiden name of the wife, and were her property before her marriage. The pri soner and the woman came to London together, and the prosecutor, having followed them, found them in bed together, at the Bell Inn, Old Bailey. The prosecutor immediately gave the prisoner into custody, it having been discovered • that he, in company with the woman, had sold some spoons to a silversmith on Ludgate-hill. Several witnesses deposed to these facts, and in the course of cross-examination it appeared that the prose. cutor had taken his wife back again. He also admitted having had several children by other women. Mr. PanNnEacAsT, who defended the prisoner, sub mitted that there was no case to go to the jury: The COMMON SERGEANT said he thought there was a case for the jury, inasmuch as it was in evidence th it the prisoner had sold the spoons. Mr. PRENDERGAST submitted that there was no proof of identity with respect to the spoons. The COMMON SERGEANT said that was a question for the jury. Mr. PRENDERGAST again submitted that there was no case for the jury, and, in support of his opinion, referred to the case of Rosenburg and Bohain, in which case the Learned Judges gave it as their opinion that the question ought never to have been sent for trial. The COMMON SERGEANT said the present case differed widely from that one. In Rosenburg's case the woman left her husband's house, and went to the defendant's lodgings. There could not, therefore, be any felony in such a case as that. In the present case the prisoner was living in the prosecutor's house, and left the house with the wife. Mr. PRENDERGAST then addressed the jury for the prisoner, and contended that this was a case which ought never to have been brought before them. Had such a case been brought before them apart from the adultery, there could be no doubt whatever that a ver dict of not guilty would have been immediately returned. Re thought it was evident that the prisoner had no felo nious intention whatever when he sold these spoons, for the prisoner believed that they were the property of the wife. Th—c -0 ONMON SERGEANT summed up the evidence, Slid said the only question the jury had to decide was, 7 po he o tr w tte ich spo th ons sold by the prisoner were the same the prosecutor had lost. If they were satisfied that th had been clearl eY were the same spoons, then a l a rc en y The ju r y r eti Y rE, nl a r il it , t a e f l ter an absence of an hour, re turned into Cou rt, ing verdict :---,, We fin d the foreman returned the follow recommend : hi to d the prisoner guilty, but strongly spoons under the mercy,impressio n as we believe that he sold the of the prosecutor's Wife, they that they were the property initials.' 1 th eY being marked with her The COMMON SERGEANT said the y again and re-consider their verdict, as had better retire it was impossible for him to receive snch a verdict. The jury again retired, an d a ft er being time, returned into court with a verd ict of absent s ome Acquittal. The prisoner was therefore discharged. Two young men, named William Dawson, and Charles Henderson , ag ed 19, we re found aeldt y of 18, guilty stealing twelve spoons, and divers other articles, value 6/. and upwards, the property of Mr. R. White, i n hi s dwelling-house. They were sentenced to six months' imprisonment each, with an intimation that if they were again found offending they would be transported. SOUTHWARK COURT LOF REQUESTS• DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS IN EXECUTION UPON JUDG• MENTS FROM THIS COURT UNDER LORD BROUGHAM'S BILL. Yesterday a very full attendance of the Commission ers of this Court was held in the Committee-room, for the first time since Lord Brougham's Act for the Amend ment of the Laws relating to Insolvency, Bankruptcy, and Execution, came into operation, to take into consi deri4ipn.thq rt wers vested in the Commissioners by the praitsiona - of the Act to discharge persons under execu tioitstipon judgments from that Court, and also to cob- , THE SUN, ,LONDON, W_EDNESDAY_MORNING, AU'GU'ST 1A44 _ . skier the various applications for discharge by prisoners I in custody upon such executions in liorsemonger•lane and the Borough Clink prisons. After considerable de liberation, the Commissioners, acting under the advice of their clerks, Messrs. Drew and Meymott, determined to grant the applications in all the cases in which the petit ions presented had been accompanied by a certificate of the gaoler that the petition was the petition of the party presenting it, and had been duly signed ; in seven cases orders of dis charge were made without any fee, and in the other eases the petitions vcre sAit back to be amended. Mr. Keene, the humane Governor of Ilorsemonger Imo Prison, was in attendance, and, with a kindness and ala crity characteristic of this gentleman, undertook to ob tain the evidence required, and enable the whole of the applicants to be discharged in the course of the day. The Commissioners also determined that all applications for discharge under the Act should he made by petition, to be presented on a Court day, i i. e., on Tuesday or Friday, stating the amount for which the prisoner was in custody, and at whose suit, accompanied by the certificate or attestation of the gaoler, that the petition was the voluntary peti tion of the prisoner, and had been duly signed by him or her ; the reason for so doing was, we understood, that in several instances, at other Courts, petitions have been presented in the name of, and against the wishes of persons who had been,, in prison nearly the whole of the time deemed sufficient to satisfy the debt ; the consequence of which will be that the plaintiff, after incarcerating his debtor for a number of days, can now issue an execution against his goods. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. A man named William Thackham, shopman to Mr. Thomas Simpson, of No. 156, Leadenhall-street, hard wareman, was charged with having robbed his master. Mr. Thomas Bridge Simpson, father of the prose cutor, stated that his son, having suspected that he was robbed by one of his shopmen, adopted the plan of sending persons to purchase goods in the shop with marked money. One of them laid out and paid nine teen shillings, another ten shillings, and a third ten shillings, and it was ascertained that the prisoner, who served the customers, entered in the book the sums of seventeen shillings, eight shillings, and seven shillings, and pocketed the difference (seven shillings). It was rather curious that one of the gentlemen who made the purchases was witness's brother, whose person the prisoner well knew. The witness and his son, as soon as they found, to their surprise, that the prisoner, who had been long employed by the family, had been committing such depredations, called at his house to see whether there were any symptoms of necessity about the family, determined, if they were in distress, not only to forego prosecution, but to give him the means of setting up business in another country. They there learned that matters were quite in a different condition, and that the prisoner's wife, who was evidently unconscious of the bad conduct of her husband, was abundantly supplied with everything. William Henry Simpson, uncle to the prosecutor, and two other gentlemen, then proved that they purchased the goofs with marked money of the prisoner. The first witness stated that after the purchases were made, he and his son called the prisoner into the counting-house and accused him of having received more money in those instances than he had accounted for. He said he did not know that he had. Witne , s then desired to see what silver he had in his pocket, and he pulled out nine shillings and sixpence, seven shillings of which were of the marked money. The prisoner immediately afterwards, upon being told that he knew he had been robbing the concern for some time, admitted that he had taken the marked money, and said—" Well, I know I have." Mr. Henry Simpson stated that he heard the pri soner acknowledge that he had taken the money, and that he had been robbing the concern for some time. The policeman who apprehended the prisoner stated that he found 41. 10s. in the prisoner's pocket. The prisoner, who during the examination held down his head, and seemed to be overwhelmed with grief, suddenly raised himself up from the bar, and said, "My Lord, that's money that I received as presents from the manufacturers ; I hope you'll let me have it ?" The LORD MAYOR—You can apply to the Court for that money if you wish. I shall not give any order about it. It is my duty to commit you for trial. The prisoner—l couldn't support a family upon thirty shillings a week. The LORD Mayon —And that was the reason that, instead of seeking another situation, you have robbed your master. There is nothing at all in your case of a redeeming character. The prisoner was then committed for trial. A young man, named George Wells, who has been known for some time as a c o mmon thief, was brought up under the following circumstances : James Kennelly, a bookbinder, residing at John street, Iloxton, stated that at ten o'clock on the preceding night, as he was passing over London bridge, he saw the prisoner and three others hustling two ladies. He followed the thieves, and observed one of them put his hand upon the dress of one of the ladies and take something from her person, and im mediately afterwards he saw them pass to the other side and proceed to examine a purse, which one of them said " was all right." 'Witness called " Police" frequently, but no policeman came, and he rushed in amongst the thieves, who knocked him about in a desperate manner, and would have probably mur dered him if a policeman had not come up at the mo ment and assisted him. He succeeded in apprehend ing the prisoner, but the others escaped. The LORD MAYOR said he could not help observing that the police about London-bridge were extremely negligent. Inspector Marchant stated that there were two po licemen constantly on duty on London-bridge. The complainant said that he followed the thieves from side to side on the bridge, and that some time elapsed, perhaps ten minutes, before any one came to his assistance, but the policeman who did come up saved him from more dreadful treatment. As it was, he was a severe sufferer. He had called for the police for a long time. The LORD MAYOR—I must say that there is gross neglect in that district. It is quite impossible that the police on London-bridge could have attended pro perly to their duties, if four thieves acted in such a manner, and three of them escaped with the fruits of the robbery. Inspector Marchant said that, within a very short time, thirty thieves were apprehended on London bridge. The LORD MAYOR—The thieves go there because they know that the officers are remiss there. If the police would do their duty, we should not have com plaints of the kind. His LORDSHIP then" regretted that he could not punish the prisoner more severely than by sending him to Bridewell for three months, and committed him for that period. Ile at the same time directed Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk, to give a sovereign to Kennelly, the person who so actively followed, at tacked, and resisted the prisoner and his companions. The next case was a charge against a young fel low who had seriously injured a gentleman by run ning against him with a truck. It was upon that occasion stated that the defendant and another man had gone from Wood-street, Cheapside, to King Wil liam-street, hallooing and bellowing, and shouted against, and had as they proceeded, injured two other persons, without being checked by the police. The LORD MAYOR said that here was another charge against the police. It was extraordinary enough that the negligence of the police was more particularly observable from Cheapside to the other side of London-bridge than elsewhere. Inspector Marchant said that the occurrence alluded to did not take place within his district. The LORD MAYOR said he did not care who was the inspector of the district. The negligence was most culpable, and he was resolved upon all occasions to expose it. Edward Howe, a lad, aged about 17 years, in the employment of Mr. Martin, of Gutter-lane, silk ma nufacturer, was charged with robbing his employer. The prisoner had taken away from the warehouse three parcels, containing shawls, without being sus pected. Ile took one of them to a pawnbroker, whose shopman believing that it had been rather queerly obtained, refused to lend any money upon it, and fol lowed the prisoner, who entered a boat, and called at a private house in Stamford-street. The shopman, after the prisoner left the house, learned that he be longed to Mr. Martin's warehouse, and gave.mforma tion to the proprietor, who then, for the first time, learned what had been going on. It happened that the prisoner, when he employed the waterman to row him, had no money about him to pay for the boat, and actually left one of the parcels with the man as security for the fare. The prisoner, upon being taken into custody on his return to the warehouse, confessed that he had not only stolen the goods in the three parcels, but a vast deal mr)re property, from his employer, and he gave a long list of his depredations.—Committed for trial. UNION-HALL. Monday, William Postlethwaite, a man of respect able appearance, holding a mercantile situation, was brought before Mr. Traill, charged with attempting to violate Mrs. Eliza Augusta Townsend on the pre- ceding day. The complainant stated that her husband is at present in France, and that during his absence she was staying at the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Ward, her mother, at No. 13, Walcot-square, Kennington. The prisoner, who lodged in the house, occupied the back room on the second floor, and she (complainant) slept in the front room on the same floor. That on Sunday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, she. had occasion to go up stairs to the third floor, and brought down a water jug, with which she entered her own bedroom, but the moment she got inside the door she was greatly agitated at seeing the prisoner undressed there. She immediately drew back, and. was about to quit the room, when the prisoner ran towards her, and seizing her round the waist pre vented her. Shs resisted his violence, but he being a very strong man, succeeded in dragging her towards the bed, on which he threw her down. She here de scribed the circumstances of the violence resorted to by the prisoner towards her while in the above condi tion, and from which it appeared he had made the most vigorous exertions to succeed in accomplishing. her violation. She, however, screamed out " Murder," and at the same time resisted herassailant until she be came exhausted, and in the struggle he broke one of her front teeth, and tore her clothes, and the bedstead, the legs of which were placed on pieces of wood to elevate it, was thrown off and pushed up nearly to the window during the outrage. After continuing the struggle for some time, she became at length insen sible, and had no recollection of what had passed. When, however, she recovered in some measure from the attack, she found that the prisoner was gone, and that she was supported by Mr. Scriven, a gentleman who occupied the first floor. The complainant, who appeared to be in a very weak and nervous state while giving her evidence, added that she had been exceed ingly ill ever since the transaction occurred, and that she still continued very unwell. In reply to Mr. Traill, the complainant said that the prisoner never attempted to take the slightest liberty with her before, and that his presence in her bedroom, into which he had obtruded himself, was so unexpected on her part that she had not the power of calling out when she first saw him there ; that she always made a point of locking her bedroom when she was there, and was in the act of doing so on this oc casion the moment she entered, when she was asto nished on seeing the prisoner. Mr. George Scriven stated that he was a clerk in the London and Westminster Bank, and occupied the first floor in the house, No. 13, Walcot-square. That between nine and ten o'clock on the preceding morn ing he was awakened by the violent screaming of a female, as if in distress. He immediately jumped out of bed, and having hastily put on his clothes, he ran up stairs, and on entering the complainant's bedroom saw her lying on the bed struggling with the prisoner, who was entirely undressed, with the exception of his shirt. The witness here described the situation of the parties when he entered the room, which left no doubt of the violent nature of the attack made by the prisoner on the complainant, who at that period was still struggling against her assailant. Witness at once proceeded to assist the complainant, which he did by dragging the prisoner off the bedstead, when the latter immediately walked out and went into his own room, while witness attended to the complainant, whose hair and dress were dishevelled, and she was apparently in a state of exhaustion, produced from her struggles with so powerful and determined an assail ant. The witness added, that Mrs. Ward being from home at the time he scarcely knew how to act on the occasion, and that while he was supporting the com plainant, who was in a state of insensibility, the pri soner left the house. The prisoner, however, re turned the same night, when he was given into custody. Nathaniel Smith, a policeman, stated.. that when the prisoner was given into his custody for attempting to violate the complainant, his answer was that Mrs. Townsend must be mistaken, and that she mistook him for some other person who had assaulted her. Mr. TuAtr.r., addressing the prisoner, said that he had heard the nature of the charge preferred against him, and asked him what he had to say in answer to it ? The prisoner, who spoke in a very low tone of voice, said that he did not use any force on the occasion. Mr. TRAILL—How do you account, then, for the position in which you were found by the witness when he entered the complainant's room on hearing her scream violently ? The prisoner declared that he was unconscious she had made any noise. The witness Scriven said that the complainant's cries for help were so loud and frequent that he was confident the neighbours must have heard them. Mr. said that the circumstance of one of the complainant's teeth being broken in the struggle with her assailant, showed that it must have been of a most violent description. As, however, the prisoner had adopted such a line of defence, he should remand him for further examination, which would give him an opportunity of employing a solicitor to advise with The prisoner was accordingly remanded. WORSHIP-STREET. A gentleman, who stated that his name was Walker, and that he resided in St. John-street, Clerkenwell, stepped into the witness-box, and hand ing his card to the Magistrate, requested his advice and assistance under the following circumstances : The applicant stated that an aged and respectable friend of his, of the name of White, who had been for several years one of the brethren of the Charter house, and regarding whose perfect sanity there had never been the least suspicion among all who knew him intimately, had written him a communication, about a month ago, couched in the most apprehen sive terms, and stating that he had been privately informed hat it was the intention of some of the superiors of that foundation to incarcerate him forthwith in a madhouse, on the supposition that he was insane, and earnestly beseeching the ap plicant to immediately interpose on his behalf and prevent so dreadful a calamity. Applicant im mediately called upon Mr. White, with whom he had a long conversation, and the result of it was that he was never more convinced in his life of the perfect sanity of any man than he was of that of Mr. White. He therefore lost no time in seeking the assistance of two eminent medical practitioners, whom he took with him to the Charter-house, that his friend might undergo a searching examination as to the state of his mind by them; and both those gentlemen, after questioning Mr. White with extreme minuteness, were unanimously of opinion that he was thoroughly in possession of his mental faculties, and each of them unhesitatingly signed a certificate to that effect. These the applicant immediately laid before Mr. Tucker, the principal or house steward of the foundation, in the hope that their preconceived notion as to the state of Mr. White would be removed ; but in a few days after he was astounded at receiving a second letter from his friend, beseeching him to come and see him, and stating that the threatened proceeding had been put into execution, and that he was then actually in a lunatic asylum at Bethnal green. For the first week that Mr. White was confined there complainant was allowed unrestricted access to him, but on presenting himself at the establishment at the beginning of the second week, he was told by the proprietor that he had received positive directions from the Charter house not to permit any one on any account to see him a g ain without an express and written order to that effect from them. He then called upon an eminent physician, who had been intimately ac quainted with Mr. White for years, and upon stating. the facts to him, that gentleman expressed the greatest astonishment at them, and immediately signed a certificate, formed upon his own personal knowledge of the supposed lunatic, couched in terms stronger, if possible, than the others. Applicant had since made repeated applications at the Charter house, accompanied by the strongest remonstrance ae•ainst the course they had taken ; but not the slightest notice had been given to them, and he now wished to know what steps he could adopt that were most likely to be attended with a beneficial effect ? The applicant then handed to the Magistrate the three certificates lie had alluded to, accompanied by . a letter from his friend Mr. White, the latter of which bore every evidence-of perfect sanity, and was such, to all appearance, as a man in full possession of his facul ties would indite. The Magistrate, after perusing these documents at tentively, told the applicant he was afraid he could render him but very little assistance under the cir cumstances he had stated, for the only course open to him, that he could see, wa3 an application to the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, requesting him to issue an habeas corpus. That was the only advice he could give him. The applicant shook his head doubtingly at this step, but thanked the Magistrate for his attention, and withdrew. Amelia Smyler, a well-dressed young female, was charged with attempting to commit suicide on the pre ceding night. A policeman on duty near Lambeth-stairs had his at tention arrested by seeing a young female walking along crying and wringing her hands. lie went up to her and asked her what was the matter, but she made him no reply, but quickened her pace and went towards the river. Before he had time to get up to her she plunged head foremost into the river, and he instantly jumped into a wherry alongside the bank, and with difficulty succeeded in dragging her out, and brought her ashore to the station-house. From subsequent inquiries, it was ascer tained that the defendant lived with her uncle and aunt, in the neighbourhood, with the latter of whom she had a quarrel, which induced her to make the above attempt upon her life. Mr. TRAILL said that it was surprising the slight causes that often led young women to commit suicide ; that the present was a very determined attempt of the kind, and ho should, therefore, call on the defendant to find bail not to repeat the offence, and, in default, com mit her to gaol. CLERKENIVELL. A lad named Gildertoy, alias Blackleniore, well•dressed and sharp-looking, was charged under the fu!lowing circumstances : The prisoner, who is hardly more than fourteen years of age, has been repeatedly convicted before at police courts, and has not been three months out of prison during the last twelve. Last night Baker, police-col stable 108 G, observed him walking along Russell. square and Charlotte• street, and trying several doors with skeleton keys. It was about twelve o'clock. After inspecting the area, windows, and gate of a house in Charlotte-street, he put the key in the door, and was just turning the bolt when Baker pounced upon him. The prisoner struggled most resolutely to escape, and brought a crowd to the place by his cries. - He told the mob that the constable had put the key in his pocket for the purpose or having him convicted, and the policemen were obliged to carry him to the station-house. The prisoner boldly asserted that Baker put the key in his pocket, but a person, who chanced to be in Court, came forward and deposed that this had been the pri soner's defence upon two previous occasions at police courts. Mr. BROUGUTON said he regretted he had not the power of transporting him, and sent him to prison for three months. _ PitiCES OF SHARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, TUESDAY, AUG. 20. Dividend per Antium. 51 per cent. 41. 41. 106. cent. 401. .15s. U. sa. 31 I2s. 1. 10e. 34/. 101. 171. 30k 3)4 17s. 6tl. 104 0 percent. 28 154 204 11. 10s. 151. S2l. lOs. 101. 81. 101. 41. 11. 4a. S per cent. 5 per cent. 4i per cent. 4 per cent. 31. 10s. 5 per cent. I', per cent. 154 per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. A per cent. IL Os. 83. 18s. Id. per cent. 11. 7s. St. 10s. 4 per cent. 6 per cent. 6 per cent. 3s. 6d.yr sls Names of Com panies. Canals. Ashton and Oldham) Ashby-de-la-Zouch..av Basingstoke litecknock & Ahcrgay Birmingham,l.l6thsh Do. and Liverp. Jut.c Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry Crom ford Dudley ............ ••• Derby........„ Danube and Mayne Ellesmere and Chester Eyewash ........... Foith and ..... Grand Junction ..... Grand Union Grand Surrey Grand Western .... Glainorgansh., ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham ..... Huddersfield! ..........av Kennetsod Avon ...as , Lancaster Leeds and Liverpool... Leicester Leicester & Northamp. Loughborough ...av Monmouthshire ...... Montgomeryshire.... Melton Mowbray Mersey and Irwell Macclesfield ......... Neath Oxford ..........—... ....... Peak Forest av Regent's (oi London). Rochdale av Shropshire Somerset Coal Do. Lock Fund Stock Stafford and Worcester Shrewsbury Stourbridge Stratford.on-Avon...av Swansea Severn & Wye & Rail Trent & Mersey, sh Thames & Mestway..av War wick and Birming. Warwick and Napton Worcester & Wilts and Berks av Wisbeach Wey and Arun.... Docks. Commercial East and West India London Ditto Bonds Bristol av Do.B nds, var. amounts St. Katharine Ditto Bonds.: Ditto Thuds.. ' • Southampton Bridges Hammersmith. ...... ..... Southwark, new Subs. Ditto New of pr c Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. of SL Ditto New ditto of 7L Ditto 80nd5....... ...... . Vauxhall. av Assurances. Albion Alfred Life Alliance Brit. and For Ditto blame Atlas ......... ........ Birmingham Fire British Commercial Cler. Med. & GQn. Life County Eagle Economic Life Europoan Life Ditto New Freemasons .... Globe Guardian .. Hope Life Ditto F1re.......... Imperial Fie Ditto Life Indemnity Marine Law Life Legal and General Life London Fire Ditto Ship National Loan Fund Neptune Marine ..... Palladium Life .... Protector Life Provident Rock Life R yal Exchange Sun Fire .......... Ditto University Life Universal Life Union Fire and Life Joint Stk Banks Australasi, ..... Ditto New Brit. North American Commercial of London Colonial London & Westininstr Ditto New London Joint Stock Metropolitan Provincial of Ireland Ditto New National of Ireland Nat. Provincial Enghid Ditto New Gloucestershire Union of Australia Union of Loudon Gaslight di. Coke Bath British Ditto Provincial...„ Birmingham firming. & Staffordsh Bristol Brighton ...... Ditto General City of London Ditto New Continental Consolid Ditto New Equitable Imperial Isle of Thanet ..... „ Independent ..... Phcentx Ratcliff South Metropolitan..... United General ..... ".. Westmins. Chartered.. Ditto New ........ Water Works. Birmingham East London Grand Junction .av Kent Nw Itiv Lon. Bradg An Manchester and Salford Vauxhall, late S. Lond. West Middlesex .av Yrk Ituldg Co. Les. Prop Iron Railways. Birmingham & Derby Birming. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Caledonian . Chester and Holyhead Eastern Counties Edinburgh & Glasgow Grand Junction,.,. Great North of iriglnd Great Western Ditto Half Shares Ditto Fifths ....... ... .. Harwich (Braithwaite) Hull and Selby Lancaster and Carlisle Leeds and Selby.... Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto Half. Shares London and Brighton Ditto Loan Notes London and BLckwall London and Greenwich London and Birmingh. Ditto Quarter-Shares Ditto Thirds ..... e. London and S. Western London and Croydon Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares Manchatr and Birming Mid I an.l Counties North British Norwi h & Brandon Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip, iss.sl. dis. Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Rouen and Havre......, Stockton & Darlington South East. and Dover Yarmouth and Norwich lurk and N. Midland Ditto New Shares Mines. Allalcn Copper Alten Anglo Mex., iss. 5/. p.lll Ditto Subscription Bolanos Ditt . Scrip Brazil. Imp. iss. 5/. p.m Do. Moeaub. & Coe. U. Do. St. John Del Rey British Iron ....... Candonga. Ditto Registered Cobre Copper Copiapo Columbian, iss. 5/. p.m General Mining Hibernian ......... Imperial Slate Compy. Mexican .. . ... Mining Co. of Ireland.. Real del Monte, Unreg Ditto Loan Notes Ithymney Iron Santiago de Cuba United Max., isL2l. pm Ditto Scrip Ditto New Scrip Literary. Londn,with Sin.Tlcket London University Russell King's College Miscellaneous Anglo Mexican Mint Australian Agricultur Brit. American Land, Canada Upper Canada Bonds... Gen. Steam Navigation Iberian Mercantile Co. Ditto Property Met. Wood Pay., iss. ll. Mex. and S. American New Brunswick (Lmnd) New Zealand ............. Penins. & Orien. Steam Royal Mail Steam Reversionary Int. Soc South Australian Thames Tunnel Van Diemen's Land Amount Share. s. d. 97 18 0 113 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 Stock Stock 147 9 0 Stock N 0 0 50 0 0 63 2 8 50 0 0 160 0 0 70 II 3 500 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 250 0 0 750 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 1000 0 0 20 A 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 Stock 100 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 9 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock 100 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 40 0 0 50 1 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 • 25 0 0 59 0 0 25 0 • 50 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 77 10 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 90 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 SO 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 Paid. IPrice. £ a. d. ioo -- o 0 41 13 4 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 leo — o 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 03 12 2 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 • too O o 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 16 13 4 12 15 4 100 0 0 32 0 0 41 6 10 13 15 9 100 0 0 50 0 0 70 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 100 0 0 15 0 0 0 ...... All paid 19 0 0 151 9 0 19 0 9 .... SO 0 • 20 0 0 100 0 75 0 0 31 5 0 28 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 39 0 0 80 0 0 25 0 0 48 0 0 1.10.. !U per cent. lON. per sh. it. 101. perch. 35 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 55 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 60 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 40 0 0 75 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 liii 31U 65 10% 640 141 71 1140 160 72 137 113% 101% 24r4 `41% 29)4 72,i 184 - 64 16% 6 7 5% 6% 400 20 11.13.. 49% I (*g 188 15% 27 40s. 21s. 23% U. 4s. U. 15.. 10 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 (per cent. 5 per cent. 4011. and? j ta.tid. be. 15 0 0 5 9 0 5 0 0 JO 0 0 10 0 C 100 0 0 100 0 0 70 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 23 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 12 0 0 2 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 Eper cent. 7per cent. AN per cent t per cent 50 0 0 45% 17 14 1 4 83% ;% 81% 11234 80 4 _614, '226 112 136 100 0 0 2 0 0 32 0 0 70 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 100 0 0 2 10 0 4 0 0 45 6 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 FlOO 0 0 50 0 0 18 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 31 0 14 10 0 100 0 t) 25 0 ( 150 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 21 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 75 0 0 7 10 0 7 10 0 40 0 0 13 0 0 55 0 0 20 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 0 59 0 0 7 0 LIST OF SCOTTISH COM AUG. 1, 1 Bank of Scotland...." Royal Bank ..... British Linen Compny Commercial Bank Glasgow Union Bank Western Bank ..... Central Bk. of Scotland Caledonian Insurance Hercules Insurance. North Brit. Insurance Insurance Co. of Scott. Edinburgh Lite Insur. Scottish Union Insur Standard Life Insur Dalkeith Railway Ed►n. and Glas. Railwy Glasg. and Green. Rail. Dgodeehuld Arbr Rail._ 150 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 10 0 18% 265% 384 29% 107 54% 4% 118 ' lOO - 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 30 0 0 35 10 0 32 10 0 8 per Cent. 6 per cent. S percent. 6 per cent 7 per cent. 6 per cent. 3pgr cent. 6 per cent. 7 per cent. 9 per cent. bper cent. 6per cent. t per cent. 0 per cent. 5 per cent. 2 per cent IN per cen t 14 0 0 1 10 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 75 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 ROG ERS 1 100 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 , 20 0 0 16, 5 4 eO 3 „ 30e pm aty 4 17 283( 104 'ANIES' PRICES. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 THE JOCKEY.—During the Goodwood races Sam Rogers rode in no less than — twenty-one races, all being for the Duke of Richmond and Lord Georg e Bentinck, of which he won eight, ran one dead heat, and walked over for one. This was a good week's work. BOW-STREET. A respectable-looking-man, advanced in years, named Wm. Pindar, was brought before Mr. Twy ford, in custody o f th e p ar k-k ee p er , c harged with committing indecent assaults on two little girls in the park. The case was fully proved against the prisoner. Mr. TWYFORD committed him for trial, hut ad mitted him to bail, himself in 401., and two sureties in 201. each. Mr. R. Tujill, the proprietor of the Victoria Saloon, Catharine-street, Strand, was summoned for harbour ing disorderly characters in his house. Air. Humphries appeared for the defendant. The case was proved to the satisfaction o f the Ma gistrate, and the defendant was fined in 21. and costs, being the sixth time that he has been convicted on a similar charge, preferred by the same policeman. MARYLEBONE. William Cooper, a ferocious-looking young fellow, was charged with an aggravated and unprovoked assault. An itinerant Scotch piper, named 'Alexander Hay, whose face was covered with bruises, both his eyes were black and swollen, one of them was dreadfully lacerated, and it is doubtful whether he will ever regain the use of it. The old man said he had taken a little to drink, and because he could not play all the tunes a host of black guards wanted, they assaulted him, but it appeared that the defendant threw him down, and brutally ill-treated him. _ A Mr. Cleasby, who witnessed the assault, corrobo rated his statement, as also did the police. The poor old man could not see for some time after be was maltreated. He, however, told the Magistrate that he did not mind his ill-usage so much as the loss he should sustain from the injury which had been done to his pipes. He said 2s. Gd. would repair them. Mr. RAWLINSON ordered the defendant to pay Hay 10s Q UEEN-SQ UA RE. On Monday, Mrs. Pelhain, who underwent several examinations at this Court a short time ago on the charge of gross neglect and cruelty to her son, Brent Spencer, a lunatic, and against whom a true bill has been found, accompanied by Mr. Head, from the office of Mr. Steel, solicitor, waited upon the magis trate. Mr. Head stated that the object of his visit was to reply to a romantic statement which had been made at that Court on Saturday last. The magistrate would remember that a female named Bird had come before him, and said that about one or two-and twenty years ago her child had been taken from her by Mrs. Pelham, and that she had never been able to find her until that day, when she recognised her at Chelsea workhouse. Mrs. Pelham had felt it her duty to come forward, and was now prepared to meet the charge, which had not the slightest foundation, and which was calculated to do her a very serious injury. She had enough to answer at the present moment without being made the victim of such idle stories as these, and was desirous of putting the ma gistrate in possession of such facts as must leave the inference on his mind that she was innocent of this charge. The woman's child was stated by her to be one or two-and-twenty years of age, while Wilson Pelham, the conjectured offspring, was above three and•twenty, and, as regarded property, there was not a penny coming to him in any way. There was a total absence of all motive in the affair, as Mrs. Pel ham had not the slightest expectancy, by substitution or otherwise, of receiving any emolument by him, and moreover, she could distinctly prove that he was her own child. Mr. Ryder had, it appeared to him, been extraordinarily zealous in this matter, far indeed, he considered, beyond his duty as chairman of the Board of Guardians. Mr. ButtaELL interrupted the gentleman. He did not agree with what he said of Mr. Ryder. Mr. Head continued—Some observations had been made on the subject of some property—an allowance received by Mrs. Pelham from Edinburgh ; that pro perty had been left to Mrs. Pelham thirty-one years ago by her own mother, and he held in his hand at that moment a letter from the North British Rail way Company, treating with her on the subject of her property, which was situate in the Canongate, at Edinburgh. He concluded by repeating that there was not the slightest grounds for this charge, and ex pressed a hope that as the poison had gone forth so would the antidote. _ _ Mr. BURRELL said he had no control over the press, nor ought he to have. A statement had been made to him on Saturday, which was under consideration. Mr. Head observed that, although the story was so idle, Mrs. Pelham had considered it her duty to come forward and repel the accusation. Mr. BURRELL said that he had not yet taken any steps in the matter, as his mind was undecided. Mr. Head and Mrs. Pelham then withdrew. EXTENSIVE GANG OF YORK SHIRE BURGLARS. The proceedings of an extensive gang of house breakers, who have been carrying on their operations for some time in the West Riding of this county, have just been brought to light. At the last assizes, four men, named James Hudson, Charles Gomersall, Joseph Hudson, and George Heald, were convicted of bur glary, and sentenced to twenty y ears ' t rans p or t a ti on . After their conviction, two of them made a conf e ssion of the various transactions in which they and eight i other persons had been mplicated. The gang appears to have consisted of n o fewer tha n t we l v e individuals, and already the police have obtained information of their having perpetrated burglaries at Crigglestone, Normanton, Methley, New Miller Dam, Wakefield, Gilderstone, Rothwell, and Silcoates ; also of a high way robbery between Wakefield and Dewsbury, and several cases of sheep stealing, including thirty sheep which had been stolen in th a t l oca lity. After the assizes, Mr. Child, inspector of police at Leeds, Mr. Wilkinson, of Whitley, and Mr. Fox, an officer of police at Elland, prosecuted their investigations into these various robberies, which involved property to an enormous amount, exceeding in the aggregate 2,0001. Their labours resulted in the apprehension of five more of the gang, named Squire Walker, Thomas Hudson, John Hampshire, George Fisher, and James Glover, who were all lodged in York Castle. The two former (Walker and Hudson) were examined on Fri day at York, before B. Hague, Esq., and were by him committed for trial at the next assizes, Walker for a burglary at Methley, and Hudson for burglaries at Nor manton and Methley. Hampshire, Fisher, and Glover, were remanded for further examination on Tuesday, when John Hampshire was committed for trial at the next assizes, charged with having, on the 12th of March, burglariously entered the dwelling-house of Isaac Beaumont, of (iildersome, and stolen therefrom a piece of check. The other parties charged along with Hampshire (Clover and Fisher) were discharged. True bills were found at the last assizes against two others of the gang, and bench warrants are now out for their apprehension ; another is in Wakefield House of Correction, and will be apprehended on this charge so soon as his present term of imprisonment is terminated, and the other individual, to complete the number, is well known, and, no doubt, will soon be taken. Mr. Sanderson, solicitor, of Leeds, is con ducting the prosecution against the prisoners, and there is little doubt that ultimately the whole of this formidable gang will be brought to justice.—Doncas ter Gazette. TIIE NEW POLICE COURTS.—The New Police Court which has been lately erected at Stones-end, Borough, in lieu of Union-hall, has just been com pleted. The cabinets have been taken from Union-hall to undergo repair, previous to their being placed in the new Court, which will be opened for business at Michael mas. The new Court at Kensington will be completed at the same time. REVIVAL or TRADE.—We have received the fol lowing from an intelligent correspondent:--Sunderland, 15th August—After a long - season of depression, trade is evidently reviving with us.' Coals are more plentiful ; in fact, more plentiful than ships, as there are very few left in the harbour, and in consequence freights have advanced, 8/. los. per keel having been given for Hum burgh.—D erham Advertiser. EXTRAORDINARILY LOW TIDE.--The river on Sa turday and Sunday presented a most remarkable and unusual appearance, in consequence of the tide, which was so low at one period as to cause the greatest diffi culty among the steam-boats and other vessels in navi gating the river, particularly between London-bridge and Chelsea. At Waterloo and Blackfriars the river had more the appearance of a canal, and might have been easily waded through. The business at Blackfriars pier was considerably impeded, in embarking and land ing the passengers who were arriving by the various boats. The Waterman steamer No. 4 was aground off Blackfriars for some time, and notwithstanding the re peated efforts to remove her, she was compelled to tranship her -passengers on to another 'vessel after a de lay of half an hour. Many (were aground off West minster for some time on Saturday, but were able to proceed at th e re t urn of the tide, which has not been so low for many years. - FEMALE OURAN•OETANG.—The Salem Gazette mentions the arrival at that port of a female ouran outang in a ship from Africa. The animal, which is stated to be very docile and intelligent, had attracted much attention. In the course of the voyage she had greatly amused the sailors by her pranks. On one occa sion, having seen one of the crew employed in painting, she watched her opportunity and ran aloft with the paint pot and brushes, and, determined to display her powers on canvass, she daubed upon one of the sails a series of figures, such as, it may be safely said, were never at tempted by any human artist. She is fond of the un feminine accomplishment of smoking cigars, and she puffs away at the weed greatly to the delight of her Yankee visitors. It is said, that she is even polite enough to hand her cigar to any gentleman rear her whose appearance is sufficiently prepossessitT to win her favour. She is also something of a housewife, and a disciple of the manual labour school, for she can help herself to coffee, and draw water from the pump as readily as any of her more favoured human sisterhood. 5!. Ss. is. per share 5 per cent. 5 per cent./ 4/ 30s. bs. 4g, per cent. S►k per cent. 5 per cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 4s. Is. Gd. per cent. 19s. 12 ih. & be. 1/. ss. 108. 10s. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 11. 54. 5 per cent. 5)4 per cent. 11. 46. 5 per cent. 10% per cent W. 8 per cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 6per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. 6 per cent. ills per share 6s. per share 10 per cent. per cent. IBS. 11.5 x. 1!. 71. M. and Lt. 434!. and ha. per cent. scent. 10/. 10/. bl per sh 152 per •h 41. 6 per cent. 5 per cent.' 6 per cent. 5 per cent: ti per cent. 131 per cent. St. 12e. 2/. 10s. 2/. 10s. 21. 10s. 5 per cent. 4/. 16s. 11. 14s. 101. per sh 11. 4s. per cent. Ss. per sh. 2.1. 5a per s h 10 per cent . 2g per cent. SL ss. per sh 9%6 per sh. 12s. per al. per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. MI. per sh %Gel. per sh. 11. 14s. ALper share Ss 4d per sh 51.175. pr s} 113 s per s 1 11. 11. 59. 15s. IL 11a. 10d. 15 per cent. per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. IL 11. 31. Th. Ed. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Atic. 20.—Wind N.W., light breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, AUG. 19.—A.M. Wind, N.W. N.W. to W.N.W.—Arrd. Liverpool, Halifax. Sld. Cygnet, Port Phillip ; Mary Taylor, Ichaboe ; Coquette, St. Helena; William and Alfred, Antigua; and the outward bound, except Norma, Malay, Minerva, York, Amiza, and Launceston. OFF BEACIIY HEAD, AUG 18.—Triton, Bahia. PORTSMOUTH, ALTO, 19.—Wind N.W.--Arrd. Tudor, toldon, for Calcutta ; Northumberland, ditto, for the Cape an -I Madeira. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 19.—Arrd. Friends, Ray, Quebec; Dee (steamer), llemsley, West Indies, left Demerara July 20, Jamaica 24th, Barbadoes 24th, Grenada 25th, and St. Thomas's 30th. Sld. Blucher, Bombay. OFF WEYMOUTH, AUG. 19.—Escalus, Rogers, Bahia. OFF DARTMOUTH, Auu. 18.—Ruby and Lady Com bcrmere, Quebec. COWES: AuG. 19.—The Nancy, from Stockhohn to New York, which put in here yesterday, is not leaky, as reported. ller rudder is supposed to be damaged, and part of her cargo is shifted, and will have to be landed. LIVERPOOL, AUG. I9.—Wind N.N.W. to W.S.W., fresh.—Arrd. Treasure, Frizo, Jamaica ; Remittance, Kilsby, New Orleans ; Sherrandoch, West, Philadelpia ; Joseph Porter, Wilson, St. Stephen's ; Indus, Quebec. A quantity of deals, apparently not long in the water, were passed on the I 3th inst. by the Joseph Porter and Dee. WORKINGTON, Auo. 18.—The Favourite, from Derry to this port, struck on a bank near Ruben Rigg on the 16th instant, and sank ; crew saved. BRIDLINGTON, AUG. 18.—Arrd. Charlotte, Fishenow, with loss of bowsprit, sails, &c. HULL, AUG. 19.—Arrd. Wallace, Miramichi, St. John's, Quebec. CARDIFF, AUG. 17.—The Farmers' IncreaFe, from Gloucester to London, struck on Layenock Point ycs terday, and sank ; crew saved. PWLLIIELI, AUG. 17.—Part of the cargo of the Pilot, from Liverpool to Aberystwith, ashore near here, has been saved in a damaged state. GALWAY, AUG. 16.—The Confidence, Davidson, in leaving the south sound of Arran, struck on the Frenish Rock, but came off, and was assisted in here, leaky. PLYMOUTH, Auc. 19.—Wind variable.—The Forth, ashore on the Batten, has been got off, strained, and makes much water. SWANSEA, AUG. 18.—Shl. Cubana and Alderman Thompson, Cuba. FALMOUTH, Atm. 18.—Arrd. Wassacunicon, Ha vannah for Harnburgh ; Ilazeligg, Miramichi, sailed for Southampton. OFF ST. ALBAN'S lIEAD, AUG. 16.—Elmina, Bonny, for Amsterdam. MARKET NEWS. (YESTERDAY.) HAT MARKETS. SAIITIIFFELD.—CoarseIiead77I - 173, 3/15s to 4l 4s ; Useful ditto, 4/ 6s to 4112 s ; fine Upland ditto, 4/ 14s to 51; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 6/ 6s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 1/ lOs per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 18s to 4l 6s ; Useful ditto, 418 s to 41145; fine Upland ditto, 4/ 15e to 5/; Clover Hay, 4115 s to 61; Oat Straw, 118 s to 1/ 10s; Wheat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 12s per load. Supply mode rately good, and trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3110 s to 414 s ; Useful ditto, 415 s to 4/ 15s ; fine Upland ditto, 41 16s to 51; Clover Hay, 5/ to 6/ lOs ; Oat Straw, 11 6s to 1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 11 lOs per load. Each kind of Hay sold readily, at full prices, but in Straw, exceedingly little was doing. New Meadow Hay pro duced from 31 to 41 4s ; and New Clover, 4/ to 51 5s per load. COLONIAL SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation is without alteration. About 400 lihds have been sold at previous prices. The public sales have consisted of 10,148 bags Mauritius, and 3,270 bags Bengal. All the Mau ritius found buyers (excepting about 1,000 bags which were withdrawn), but went off without spirit, and in some instances 6d cheaper ; very low to fine brown brought 41s Gd to 545, and low to fine yellow 54s Gd to 63s Gd. Nearly all the Bengal likewis2 sold, but at a decline of fully 6d upon the lower sorts, whilst the fine qualities brought extreme prices —viz., 56s to 69s for fine soft yellow to fine white Benares. 500 to 600 cases of Bahia have sold privately at 22s 6d for white, and 18s 3d for brown. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 537 hhds, 29 tierces, 174 barrels, and there were taken for home consumption 1,244 hhds, 155 tierces, 273 barrels. The stock in the same places is 12,041 hhds, 1,788 tierces, 2,837 barrels. COFFEE.-4,509 bags East India (chiefly . Padang) at auction; nearly all the sound was taken in at 30s for Padang; a small portion good ord pale Batavia or Ma nilla found buyers at 37s to 38s 6d; about 1,200 bags first and second class damaged sold at 25s to 26s 6d, and a few lots at 275, being comparatively cheap. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 644 puns 124 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 110 puns 27 hhds; and ex ported 115 puns 4 hhds. The stock in the same places is 9,240 puns. 2,121 hhds. RICE.-2,148 bags and 900 pockets Bengal Rice was chiefly disposed of at lOs to 12s for low yellowish small and broken to good bold white, which are fully previous prices. SALTPETRE.-1,142 bags Bengal sold at 24s Gd to 25s for 10 per cent refraction, and 2 per cent ditto, at 275, being a shade dearer. _ _ SPICES.—Of 2,777 bags of Pepper at auction, only about one-half found buyers at the former value, viz., 21d to 2,-1d for fair Penang ; the remainder was taken in at 2-ad for ord to good black Sumatra. TALLow.—P.Y.C. is firm, at 41s to 42s per cwt, and town 43s Gd per cwt. TEA.—The Tea market is steady. (From the London New Price Current of Aug. 20.). SUGAR.—lmporters of West India submitting to a de cline on previous rates of 6d per cwt, has occasioned a considerable increase in the demand for all descriptions. To-day West India Sugar was in excellent request for the scale and refining purposes ; and the rates paid were 6d per cwt above those previously quoted for good and fine yellow kinds ; all other sorts fully sustained the former currency ; some boards of fine yellow Antigua were disposed of at 66s 6d to 68s per cwt; the private purchases reached 550 hhds, &c. At a public sale of 144 hhds 6 trcs of Barbadoes Sugar, the trade evinced little inclination to operate in consequence of the large proportion of Foots it contained; prices declined 6d to is per cwt, and a part only sold; fine yellow 63s Gd to 64s ; good Gls to 62s ; good middling 59s to 59s 6d ; and middling 57s to 58s 6d per cwt. REPINED.—The home trade have been induced to take large parcels of refined goods, in consequence of lower rates having been accepted. To-day a good deal of business has been transacted in Refined goods, but prices do not improve; brown lumps selling at 72s 6d to 735, and Standard Lumps 73s 6d: Bonded Crushed Sugar is much wanted, and sales for delivery made at 27s 3d to 27s Gd per cwt. MAURITIUS.—The market having been largely sup plied, has produed a decline on former rates of 6d per cwt. A good demand, however, has prevailed for all descriptions—fine yellow at 62s Gd to 63s Gd, good mid dling to good 57s to 59s 6d. low to middling 53s to 56s Gd, good to fine brown 50s to 535, middling to good middling 463 to 49s 6d, low and very low 40s to 455, common to middling grey 52s to 565, and good 56s 6d to 58s per cwt; the chief part consisted of the lower qualities. This afternoon a fair demand existed, principally for all sorts of Mauritius, and former prices were maintained; there was no public sale. EAST INDlA.—lmporters of Bengal Sugar have again supplied the market freely, good and fine white and strong yellow sorts met with ready purchasers at full prices, but for all inferior kinds the demand has been limited, and a reduction on former rates of 6d to is per cwt has been accepted. This afternoon some desire was shown to purchase Bengal Sugar, and the parcels sold privately were at full prices. Fonmos.—To-day there was no public sale, but pri vately some parcels of brown Bahia were sold at 18s to 19s per cwt. The Dutch Trading Company have de clared 45,000 baskets and boxes of Java Sugar for auc tion on the sth of September. MOLASSES.—For West India the demand has consi• derably increased ; Demerara good at 22s to 22s 6d, Antigua 235, St. Vincent 225, St. Kitts 2Us to 225, and other sorts of Molasses at 24s to 25s per cwt. In East India the operations are extremely limited at 14s to 17s ; of West India Tamarinds 50 kegs at auction were taken in at 56s per cwt. To-day 50 puns St. Vincent's Mo lasses were sold at 22s per cwt. COCOA.—West India has been in brisk request, and an advance in prices of 2s per cwt has taken place ; Tri nidad fine red at 475, good 45s 6d to 463, middling and good middling 41s 6d to 445, ordinary 403 to 40s 6d, and fair to good grey 40s to 42s 6d ; 490 bags 4 barrels of Grenada fetched 41s to 42s 6d for good middling and good red, and middling 40s ; Dominica 41s per cwt. In Foreign more business has been transacted at previous rates. _ TEA.—lmporters of black and green Tea have shown firmness, but there has been a falling off in the demand. If merchants had submitted to a slight decline in prices, it would have occasioned the principal part of the Tea offered to be disposed of. To-day th e r e was more busi ness transacted in Tea, and the market has a firm appear ance ; sales of common and good sound common Congou, cash, made privately at 100 to is per lb. COFFEE.—lmporters of West India are not disposed to submit to lower prices, and supply the market spa ringly.' This afternoon Mocha Coffee was in limited demand, and of 817 bales at auction a very small part only found buyers at a decline on previous rates of Is per cwt—middling brownish clean garbled went at 70s 6d to 71s 6d, rather broken 56s to 58s, triage 20s to 225, but the remainder of sound quality was taken in at 72s for good mid greenish, 68s to 70s for mid, 58s for ord, and 82s for good yellow. Cey lon was in slow request, and 215 bags at auction were only partly sold at rather lower rates—low mid pale B. P. sort at 85s, fine fine ord coloury 75s 6d to 76s 6d, fine ord 65s to 70s, pea berry 81s to 935, ordinary pale 535, triage 35s to 475, sea damaged fetched 44s to 595. Of other sorts of East India 1,348 bags were offered ; sound nearly all taken in at easy prices; good Singapore Java at 425, good ord Padang 28s to 295, and low black Sumatra at 23s ; sea damaged Padang, however, sold at 23s to 25s 6d, and a few lots of good ord Madras Coffee at 45s 6d to 465, and Mysore at 46s to 46s 6d per cwt. In Ceylon little business was transacted privately, and 54s to 55s accepted for good ord. SPICES.—The market has been well supplied with black Pepper since Tuesday last. This afternoon at auction 60 casks 107 bags African Ginger were taken in at 56s ; 72 bags of Bengal at 255, 100 bags of Malabar at 255, being above the value, and 16 casks of Mace from New York at 2s 6d per lb for common. SALTPETRE.—To•day less desire was shown to pur chase rough, and 2,490 bags of Calcutta at public sale were nearly all taken in generally at previous rates, viz., t° , nab i , o f.' On the 13th inst., at MARRIE Northborou D. gh, Nortblia2r,p. Ca„ . Grainger Lawrence Towe r s, E sq , of St. John's CeuefiSort"' bridge, to Eliza, second daughter of Mr. W. Clark, ° borough. hie llej i On the 14th inst., at Paris, Edward M. Street, of C oter ° ter, Sussex, to Marie Ant o i n ett e Pauline, on l Y l j I, Monsieur T. Nollet, Rue d'Enghien. Frede rici‘ 60 By special license, at Marylebone Church, -. PO. White, E'sq., Roval Marines ' to Francis Adelaide -. OP' daughter of the late Major J. W. Dunne, of the , -7 i , , to P lnis and 6th Dragoon Guards. 1,04 , On the 14th inst., at Ealing Church, Alfred Ve ll Esq. O . Eliza, second daughter of the late John Vernon , --,- 01 , iii „. On the 15th inst., at Cippenham House, P.PP en ' — eliok °° .• parish of Burnham Bucks, Joseph John GearY f N o til. deley,only child of ' Joseph Cholmondeley , ° o f CiPP ° ham-place, Regent's-park, to Lady Page Turner, ham House. On , t f he A l lp 6 h tl a i . i r n o s a t. 4, E ß l e iz g a e b D n e t f ,s h E . ,:r a e r li k c . t of the late Bober l i t e dl o E f s O g is, in n o th T e ho l6 m t a h s i ß n o st y ., ce a . t Upminster, Maria, the On the 17th inst., Granville Sharp, Esq.,.of Vl:a.hlte A Id h i r te s s On the 17th inst , Mrs. Mary Smith, relict of & W. Smith, of Southampton-row, Bloomsbury. , l i e , 01l On the 19th of April last, at sea, on board the.abrof his passage to England, from China, Captain Cyrus paymaster of her Majesty's 55th Regiment of Foot-, the Ile' On the 12th inst., at fiampsteid, Emma, wif e °' J B . o P m . b T ay . N A V: m •ch y e . . M.., of Cranfield, Beds, aged .1 11 f ghttil.1° On the 15th inst., Major Christopher Newport, . 1111 " top► T. .., , ig to.4 On the 16th inst., in White Hart-street , l'-e ll 'Vouse. Sillitoe, Esq., late of the Freight-office, East India. phis On the 16th inst., at Bristol-road, Birnaingbare' Kettle, Esq., aged 75. .hill, the On the 16th inst., at Ladbroke-place, Notting Rev. T, C. Browne, Vicar of liaise, Somersetshire. ---------- --; - ii. 0 1 ------------- 0 TOOn 4 . London: Printed and Published by MUSD 740. 1 j No. 112, Strapd, Printer, at The See Office , c ; o o7 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. in tha , Middlesex, Wednesday, August 21, 1844. 60 0 0 40 A 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 it 0 0 - 5 0 0 5 0 0 55 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 250 0 0 All paid 2 0 0 3 0 0 36 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 ( 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 6 5 0 20 0 S tti 121di per cent refraction mid grey at 245, 11* to 9 A 24s 6d, 9 to 84 ditto 255, a few lots were sold at 243 r for 111 to 10 per cent mid grey, and unretracted 24s 24s 6d per cwt, being barely former prices. RICE.—To-day Bengal Rice met with less Wenn at a decline on former prices of 3d per cwt ; mid Wb A iti ! went at lOs 6d to 1 ls, good mid bold I Is to 1 ls 6d, g O IP lls 6d, sea damaged 5s to Ils. Indigo damaged 1 , but fine bold white was all taken in at Ils Gd 101 2 ; 1 Madras sold 3d to Gd per cwt cheaper: ord to good,' low fetched 8s to Bs. 6d, and mid white lOs 6d per cw i i Rrju, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Prices are sustained for Leeward Island Rum, and the demand been lively; proof at 2s 4d to 2s 41d, and good bro_ 2s 5d per gallon ; the market has been nearly clear Jamaica 30 to 33 per cent over proof fair quaK A 3s 5d to 3s Bd, over good 3s 10d to 4s, 36 to 38 over tp' . 4s 4d to 4s Gd, and superior 4s 10d to .5s 61 per gall° ll ii shippers as well as the home trade are inclined to get ° ' e „ / into stock. Demerara at 3s 3d to 3s 4d Fur 32 to 37 pere ew over proof. Calcutta Rum 2s id to 2s 2d per 0110 s paid for proof, with certificate. Cognac, best bol l of the vintage of 1838, !Ads at 5s 4d, puns at 5s ditto 1839, hhds 5s 2d, puns 5s ; ditto 1840, hhds 5 5 ' puns 4s lid ; ditto 1841, ss, puns 4s 10d ; d i° o ; 1842, hhds 4s 9,1, pulls 4s 7d ; middling and k a r middling 3s 2d to 4s Gd, and low 2s• 10d to 39 r i gallon. For Geneva Is 10d is the current quotation common shipping sort ; fine fit for duty is 2s 6d to 3 5 _, per gallon. English Corn Spirits firm at lOs 4d r gallon, cash. INDIGO.—For East India of all descriptions o°l mand has been brisk for exportation since Tuesday °k i lo This afternoon five chests of Madras Indigo at Oa fetched 2s 3d to 2s 4d per lb. 0 01 COCHINEAL—Prices are maintained, and the dent, is improving ; Honduras has been disposed of, priva_rt s upon former terms ; Mexican silvers fetched 4s 5 ° 4s 7d per lb for low to good. TALLOW.—The transactions in Russian, on the have been upon a more extended scale, and prices "L, firmer ; P. Y. Candle, 41s to 41s 6d per cwt ; for livery, at 41s 91 to 42s for the last three months 01; year. For other sorts of yellow prices are firmer; 1 : 1 , 1 0 South Wales fetched 36s to 42s 3d ; 211 South Ainer'd 35s 9d to 37s Gd; North American, 40 to 425; Cape , 4 l , 3d; Town Tallow at 40s 6d to 41s per cwt nett c°•_,' l To .day for Russian Tallow rather higher rates S paid, 41s to 42s on the [spot, and 42s per cwt for livery in the last three months of the year. 0 OlLS.—Southern has met with a better demand" 27/15s to 301 15s per tun for common to fine ; in sorts of common Fish Oils few purchases have u", r. made. 34/ is the va'ue of Cod ; and 351 to 35/10 5 tun for pale Seal ; Southern are announced for atictit; prices are however moderate for this sort ; Spell:'7o British has been fetching 851 to 861 per tun ; and 854 841 for American ; Linseed at 25s to 25s 3d per Rape Oil has been in increased request, and an c j, vance in prices has taken place ; pale at 37s to 37 ' and brown 36s to 36s 6d per cwt. Palm brought 24 14 0 1 27s for low to good, being the full worth. Cocoa ir at 28s 6d to 30s per cwt. Olive Oil has met withj creased attention. Gallipoli fetched 45/ to 46/, Sp 431 to 44/, and Barbary 391 to 401 per tun. SINGULAR 0 UTRAGE. The police have, during the past week, been me 1: 0 0 inquiry into the circumstances connected with a 1 : ° , 0 1 extraordinary outrage which occurred on the 11, s r l t o evening of the Great Cattle-Show. It appaari is p; number of persons had got upon a wall which se t rates the green from some private property on north side, for the purpose of having a better vievitier the cattle leaving the show-ground, while a cons i s iji able number were assembled in front of the wall in_ de i for the same purpose, when a pistol was dischsl b e ee • among them, which, as afterwards appeared, had loaded with slug. The pistol was believed to 1 : 0 4 been discharged from a garden inside the wall' 00 1 we understand smoke was seen rising from lot some shrubbery in it immediately afterwards," person dressed like a lady, and wearing a t u rban' A io observed hastily to enter the house situated vil" - Te . the garden. The police instantly entered the P o o mises, and there found an elderly lady standiegoe, mirror, and fitting a bonnet upon her head. 01 however, denied all knowledge of the t r ansaction , it though a strict search was made for the pist i 1 could not be found. Under these circumstance s, as no one directly saw the pistol fired, the polri v io not deem themselves justified in taking the 109 d custody. An elderly man, a servant belonevol the house, was strictly questioned, and he also d e pt' all knowledge of the matter. By this gross ° rage five or six persons were wounded, ln r° o o them boys, one not more than six or se tt , years of age. The elder boy, about bet e years old, was taken to the pclice-office, w 4 or several slugs were extracted from his arm by the cid; goon. A policeman was also slightly vin tin t or though fortunately none of the parties were ver9.,,r terially injured. It is difficult to account for the petration of so cruel and cowardly an outrage as ~k of and our belief is that it could hardly b e the II:, si any one but a lunatic. The occurrence toolgi a vioi the verge of the police boundary ; the pisl n ' ;# . tool been discharged beyond the bou n d s , while ",, r e effect within. The case has accordingly be e n c itl ported to the county authorities, though the . 1 4 police have been making every exertion to brl e , proof to bear against the party suspected; however, without success. Glasgow Argus Monday. 111 PLEASING RESULTS.—With the gaiety assum e nature in the brightness of the summer season thalor few disinclined to participate; and in pursuit of to rational enjoyments personal agremens, in all of variety, are necessarily objects of desire—tb°, s ;olo which the perfection and durability are at once °". o i! and important, meet their most available preserrati r sll Gowland's Lotion ; first, as a decided remedy cutaneous impurities ; and, secondly, as an elegant' f ed and effective appendage to the toilet, removolg e fr ata species of local discolouration, defending the ski ° 0 4 all the well-known effects of heat upon its surfacei,r'or as contributing largely to continued delicacy an d ness of the complexion. Ladies travelling, or temporarily subjected 1 0 0 deviation of equable temperature, will find in nli o pel, Kalydor a renovating and refreshin g au xiliary! .0 0 ling the cloud of langour from the complell °° , l ' immediately affording the pleasing sensation sit e., sal restored elasticity of the skin. The distressi°b unsightly varieties of cutaneous eruptions promptly eradicated by the Kalydor. Spots!? to p i 0 freckles, discolourations, and sallowness, yiel the specific qualities, and are succeeded by a OW•• t iol 0 and transparency of the skin, giving rise to seosllolll of the utmost pleasure and surpri s e. Being nai ve ; the preferred, its consequent gr e at d e m a nd cal n cupidity of unprincipled shopkeepers, who give : r oe ° of " Genuine" Kalydor to scene compounds of o ° l &V manufacture, of the most deleterious characte r : o th e taming mineral astringents utterly ruinous t o complexion, and by their repellant action ende ll : f s health. It is, therefore, imperative on purcbe s y, t 136 see that the words " Rowland's Kalydor are ,°/ wrapper. All others are fraudulent counterfeit s • BIRTHS. ot On the 17th inst., Lady Norreys, of a son 'e , the 1$(1 On the 15th inst., at East Sutton-place, ...ent, Sir Edmund Filmer, Bart., M.P., of a son. On the 16th inst., in Portman-street, the lady ° ft/jell : J. C. Dundas, M.P., of a son. 1 9 On the Bth inst., at Lower Eaton-street, Pimlico, Burkinyoung, of a son. 0/ On the 12th inst., at Granby-st ree t, blomingt° ll4re Mrs. Edward Cutten, of a da ug ht er . 41°sle4 On the 15th inst., Mrs. W. H. G arre tt, of milaer. Islington, of a daughter. of° „ l ei On the 16th inst., at Greenwich, Mrs. Gay Shute' ,sr On the 16th inst., at W e i mer L o d ge , the lady v• 00, Russell, Esq., of a son. On the 17th inst., at Upp er P ar k- p l ace , Blackheath , fle P John Melhuish, of a son. r oad , On the 18th inst., Mrs. Berry, of Seven Sistell -- loway, of a daughter. g hteto On the 4th inst., Mrs. Groucock, Dulwich, of a d,,,et' ni ar On the 6th inst., at Seal, Kent, the lady of B. S. . 1-- RI., of a son. On the 7th inst., at Bayswater, the lady of Jain° ree band, Esq., of a daughte r . On the 7th inst., Mrs. William Grimble, g 44 Regent's-park, of a daughter. On the Bth inst., the wife of Richard Edward M aajh • of Bedford-square and Gray's Inn, of a son. I S. On the sth i ns t., a t B oa th H ouse , th e lady °' c. kenzie, Esq., of a son an d h e i r . n )1 0 On the 7th inst., at Springfield, Upper Clapo-a ;oho Bunvard, of a d aug ht er . On the Bth inst., in Lawn -place, North Brixton!7°. li. Fraser, of a daughter. airs. C . On the Bth inst. in Stoke Newington-road , Robison, of a daughter. r f I I