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succeed to the office of Lord Chief Baron, we have already expressed a favourable opinion. No Attorney- General of his party ever showed. himself so little dis posed to use the prerogatives of his office with severity as he has done. The very defects which have mili tated against his acquiring the same extent of popula• rity, as an advocate, to which some of his Contempora ries have attained, will render him better suited to the duties of the Bench. Perhaps it will hold good, as a general rule, that a barrister who has had an extensive practice 'at nisi priu.T—a practice which is obtained and *preserved by eloquence and tact in addressing juries—has .generally failed to sustain the judicial office with the same 'efficiency as men of less celebrity. The man of fewest words is generally the man of closest thought ; while eloquence at the bar has, in many instances, degenerated into garrulity on the bench. Sir William Follett's state of health is, we regret to state, most fearfully impaired. We were the first to make the announcement, which we did a few days since in an article " On the Parliamen tary Elections consequent upon Lord Abinger's death." The grounds which then existed for the apprehensions we expressed are by no means diminished. It is, there fore, highly probable that a positive prohibition will be im posed upon him by his medical advisers, against his at tempting any professional exertions for a considerable time to come.. This may prevent his obtaining the Attorney-Generalship ; and induce the Government to substitute some other learned gentleman of their party, wbose physical powers are more equal to the constant official and Parliamentary . duties which the principal law officer of the Crown is called upon to perform. Mr. F. Kelly's direct- implication in the memorable Ipswich election, for which his agents were committed to Newgato by the Speaker's warrants, and he, with his colleague, unseated, is now revived. There was, doubtless, much to condemn in that transaction. Most , bitterly has Mr. Kelly deplored his having entangled himself in the meshes of that net of corruption which the Ipswich Tories have invariably spread at every contested election, and in which they have caught many. Once entangled in the toils, it was difficult to get extricated. Mr. Kelly became the victim of the system, since considerably checked by the new election. laws. In fair party fight we would still encounter Mr. Kelly with the same uncompromising hostility with Which we have encountered him. But we will not join in,an attempt to place a ban upon any man's professional hopes, for an offence committed long since in the heat of a contested Parliamentary election—in which, though the bribery was rank, it was sanctioned by a too prevail ing practice, since happily checked by legislative enact ment. Mr. Kelly is a sound lawyer and an able advocate, As a Tory must be appointed to the vacant post, we would psy homage at the shrine of the acknowledged professional attainments, and persevering - industry, for which Mr. Kelly is distinguished. :We think Mr. Kelly is immea • surably superior to those whose pretensions are put forth to push aside his. We .have said so on a former occa sion ; and haire seen no reason to change our views on the subject. After` all, the serious illness of Sir William Follett may alter the relative positions of the rival claimants ; and thus materially change the controversy which has arisen upon the question. STANDARD.—The Gazette of last night states that the amount of bullion in the Bank of England on the 30th of last month amounted to the large sum of six teen millions, three hundred and twenty-two thousand pounds sterling. This, then, is the present financial position of the country—the revenue having improved at the rate of more than four millions in the year ; the Three per Cent. Consols are half per cent. above par. Sixteen millions . three hundred and twenty-two thousand pounds in gold and silver in the cellars of the Bank of England ! Such, in brief, is the compte rends of Sir Robert Peel's thirty-one months' administration of the financial affairs of the country, which, on pass ing into his hands, presented nothing but a bot tomless deficiency. The public will, we are sure, pronounee justly upon the merit or demerit of the change, and upon the degree of gratitude or of resentment due to its author—but let no man expect perfect unanimity. The discovery that every proof has two faces, which may be pre sented according as humour or interest shall direct, is as old, at least, as Aristotle, who, in his "Treatise of Rhetoric," gives precise instructions how to proceed in the case. You can, upon the same evidence, prove the mild man a coward, and the coward a • mild man, according to your purpose ; the thief an enter prising fellow, and the enterprising man a thief.; the cheerful man a sensualist, and the sensualist merely a genial person; the patriot an incendiary, and the incendiary a patriot; and so on. This is perfectly well understood by thousands who never read Aristotle, and it is indeed the staple artifice of vulgar journalists and .vulgar orators. The improvement in the public revenue, and in the price of the public securities, would.seem unpromising subjects for this kind of mis representation, but they have nevertheless been pressed to serve as proofs of national ruin, and we have little doubt that a like use will be made of the enormous' accumulation of gold and silver in the 'Bank cellars. Waiting for -this, we shall at present merely observe that the amount of bullion in hand is a reasonable security against any present dan ger 'from • the Whig-Radical cry, " Go for Gold," should it be raised now as it was raised in 1332. Judging from the state of the markets respectively, we should say that the cry " Go for Three per Cent. Consols," w euld suggest a demand more difficult to answer. The remaks that we have already offered upon the general proofs of the increased and in creasing capital in the country have, of course, drawn upon us a world of censure from those who are resolved to be discontented with everything, but more especially indignant at everything in which her Majesty's present Ministers may seem to be actors. We are consoled under this reproach by observing, however, that our words are changed and our arguments misre presented throughout--the most satisfactory proof that what we did say. will not serve the purpose of those who affect to answer. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM UHF. DAILY VAPERS OF - SATURDAY. TIMES. —If there ever was a judicial appointment which might have been expected to pass as of course, and against which not a voice, even of the most furious par tisan, could have been raised, we should have pronounced it a fortnight ago to be that of. Sir Frederick Pollock to the vacant Chief Barony of the Exchequer. An At torney-General is appointed upon the clear, though tacit understanding - , that unless circumstances arise during his tenure of office which betray his manifest unfitness for theestation of a chief Judge, he shall be promoted to that place on the first opportunity. It often happens that the leading advocate of the day, whose services the Go eermint have found it necessary to secure as Attorney- General, from th& bent of his mind or the keenness of -his politics, is; or is thought to be, peculiarly unfitted for judicial employment. He has, nevertheless, been al ways appointed. • On the present occasion no such diffi culty exists. :In legallsnowledge, in temper, discretion, and integrity e ,Sir F.. Pollock is eminently—nay, corn pared with many iaw officers of the Crown, perhaps un usually, fitted for the office of judge ; and his uniform conduct in the obnoxious office which he has occupied during a somewhat trying crisis'will be acknowledged to furnish no ordinary guarantee against the partisanship which is sometimes to be feardefrom nekpreinoted At torney-Genqal... A Wbig Contemporary, .has , been pleased, with a creditable desire of making mis chief if possible, to discover the extreme impolicy and impropriety of not conferring the vacant appointment on one of the existing viisne judges, and has paid Baron Parke—of whom, in his judicial capacity, it is impossible to speak to highly—the compliment of selecting him as a person fdolish enough to take offense, if the- ordinary rules - of. promotion are not suspended in. his favour. rfow, the immediate practical question appears to us to lie in a nutshell. It is necessary for the public service chat the office of,Attorney-General should be ably filled. This has to bb paid for; and part of the payment is. the reversion ofs.the 'great legal offices. The prospect of these enables:; the Crown to 'command, as it ought to do, the services of the great lawyers of the day. The prospect of these is their inducement to incur the risk and the sacrifice which are often consequent on the ac ceptance of this office. There is no doubt that Sir F. Pollock, upon this understanding—not indeed reduced to writing s , signed or sealed, but distinctly recognised both by the Minister who nominated him and the pro fession from.which he was chosen—did actually sacrifice a great part of his income arising from circuit practice the interval between his resignation of office in 1835 sand the accession of the present Ministers to power. In honour and equity, though -not in law, the case is simply cone of contract. The Attorney-General has performed his engagement to the public—it now rests with the i tublic to perform theirs to him. Any attempt to evade . nts performance on the plea of a supposed inconvenience to ono or . the contracting parties would be mere fraud. The bargain, if it was a bad one, should have ,men protested against when it was concluded; it is too We to complain now that we are called upon to act upon At. TV'e are not of those who think that the nation flei made to be swindled, or that the same care, atten lion, and economy e are not to be required from public as from private servants. But neither do we consider that the nation is privileged to swindle. The people through their Government have the capaCity of involving them pelves in every species of direct and indirect engagement. 7t4Vithout such a capacity, the body politic could not exist ifor a month. By the _acts and engagements of their *gent, the people must abide ; and among such engage amente must be reckoned all those various understandings, %twit or express, by which the public business is carried eon. It is net enough to show that the bargain might ave been more.conveniently, or providently, or advan lageonsly struck. It has been concluded by authorised L'parties. Unless fraud or collusion can be shown, it is anding, and we must perform it in the Shape in which our representatives have fixed it upon upon us. Sir F. Xollock is likely to make a very good Chief Baron, and ft is therefore factious as well as dishonest to oppose his lalevation to that office. But were his qualifications far ss satisfactory than they are, it would still be one of /hose many Cases where public honour would require some sacrifice of Public to private interests. Mean while, however, it must not be forgotten that the ques tion whether this is a good mode of paying Attor sey-Generals is still an open one ; and here we are in- tined to agree with our Contemporary that it is not. h e'unler stand ing tinquestiona,bly exists, and, existing, should-be observed ; but we are quite ready to believe s gist it is a mischievous understanding . ; and should be sivoitLed for the future. • Very different requisites are necessary for as Attorney-General and a Chief Justice. 'e-fluency, plausibility, and resource—the ability to concentrate attention on an adversary's weak point, and to divert it from his own—nay, the very zealous and evilest energy which gave lustre to the advocate, may be worse than useless on the bench. And it is notorious, in feet, thtit the most skilful counsel do not melte the most eminent judges. This single fact is almost suf ficient argument 'against the continuance of a practice which confines Pilo Chief Judgeships -to those whos,e position at theehead'ol the bar has compelled the Ministry to select them- for Ate 'office of Attorney-General. We perceive, heiv?ver; id the columns of a Ministerial Con temporary,: n which, if it is to be taken as an exponent of furnishes a still' stronger argunient against perpetuating; this connexion. Our Contemporary, not content. with predicting the seedy elevation of Mr. Kelly. into the place of Sir W. ollett, proceeds., somewhat,prematurely, to speculate on the event of sllr. Kelly's second:promotion or demise : Intr. Stuart Wortley," says our Contemporary, " is not an unlikely successor to Mr. Kelly, proVided the latter .remain in office lung euort;li to enable Mr. Wortley to acquire sufficient length of standing in the profession to warrant hise/evatien to so distinguished and responsi ble a stati;in. the sem of Lord Wharncliffe, and also as ; . RR. able and eloquent advocate, . and possessed e t f rapidly increasing legal know ledge, and._ one.- Of the most rising; . leaders on the Northeth 'Circuit, he has undoubtedly strong claims." Now this paragraph looks very much like a clumsy at tempt to prepare the spablic mind for a job. We mean no disrespect s to ..Mr. Stuart • Wortley, but what are his, qualifications? We gather from his panegyrist's ac count, that. his " standing in his profession" is insuffis dent—that..his legal knowledge can only be said to be " rapidly increasing —and thht:he is not the leader of his circuits. He• is also called "an able . and eloquent adsocate"—words. of course, of which he may share the credit with many, others of his brethren. These "are merits of an ambiguous kind, and can. hardly be consi dered to constitute "undoubtedly strong claims" upon an office vefsich, according to present practice, is to lead alm , st directly to the 'highest position on the Bench. But the Government paper enumerates one other clear, definite, and tangible claim which he possesses on the patronage:Of Cho Ministry"; " as the son of Lord Wharn cliffe." Is 'this a fair ,statement of the principles on which Sir R. Peel prqeses to dispense his legal pa*- tronage?. U.nat, we have nothing to say, except that Our Contemporary is as foolish as ever. If it is, we must beg for a speedy extinction of .a system of eti' quetto which will outdo the worst precedents of bad times, in extending th the Bench itself—the.cita,del, as it ought to ,be, of )3ritish liberties—the most .corrupt ,principles'of:polittcef patronage. It is bad that a rising young . barri,ter sh:l,4:ld be appointed Attorney-General, but it is unbearabile,that he should be promoted to the Chief Justin eehip; -avowedly . because ho is the son of .a Pier and a Cabinet Minister. • GLOBE.—If the Tory press be a type of the Tory party, there resists at the present moment pretty con siderable commotion in its ranks. Lord Abin g er's death having caused a vacancy in the Chiefship of the Court of Exchequer, the changes in the official positions of law advisers of the Crown has placed the pest of Solicitor General at the disposal of the Government. Te door of promotion being thus opened, every Tory lawyer who line managed to get_ into the House of Commons is pressing his clahns.upon the Minister; and every ienag e ina.ble and, far fetched reason is:adduced by the journal of' the party which adopts one or other of the expectants to show how much more strong are his claims to tlie'distinctisn 'than those of bis competitors. Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, 11r. Thesiger, the . -lion., S. W e ?rtley, and Mr. Godson, has each his backer in the 'lffy press, .ancf, of course, his supporters among the iiory party. The Government can make but one of ese lion. and Learned 'Gentlemen Solicitor-General ; and, of course, three of them must remain as they are. We know not how many more there may be who think themsel e ves supremely qualified for the post, and whose Merits Webs therefore to be perceived and rewarded by the Minister. That the • heart-burnings and resent ments BOusequent upon, disappointment will be nume rous and,pungent, there can .be no doubt. To render the path somewhat more smooth to one or other of These aspirants to the vacant post, some very ingenious expe dients ha've been devised. Among others it has been sur , g estel that the chiefship of the Exchequer should be co ' nfeireden One of the puisne Barons, and thus prest- Ershe'„rbwholy . set aside, Sir F. Pollock's claim, este,- y prescription, to the vacant Chief Judgeship. ingenious To this -every mode of , getting rid. of the difficulty, we think We admit thestrong objections exist. excellent .t qualities the Exchequer Court which two of the Learned Puisne Barons e have displayed in their judicial functions. would besdifficult to name two ' It judges conuct on the bench--ewhether administeringlg justice 'of the countryin the civil or criminal courts—has eminently entitled them to the confidence of the p t ro a a ; r e o s s n e sir and to fied. There the gratitude of their country, i s M r. s , rk t e o however, an h d Mr. Baran Rolfe have exempli this strong objection to raising the Puisne Judge s ,Chiefshipee, it t yleuld subject them to the. seeplcien t of e being actuated—in Crown cases, and especially whew presiding-at trials for political offences—by a leaning to the prosecution, .for the purpose. of recommending them selves to the- Ministry of; the :day.for promotion, .sne w ., 'the independence oP . the Judges • would . be endangered. Howeversdestitute of reason, a party cry would be raised against the conduct of 'thee Judges, 'in cases which in , vo.ved party" TIC jesty of .the li t sv, and its . salutary Ififttienee upon' the minds, and ,conduct of the, nommunityr Woad'be diminished: By being suspected of politiGebias - in cases in' which the. prerogetives of the Croton wore brought into collision with real_ or imaginary popular • rights, the. Judges would be dd 'rived of 'their now universally-cOiiceded respect,. and justice divested of a part of. its terror. Thus society'would lose a. p or tion of the protection which is essential 'to' its safety. By exposing their impartialityt o peril, Jel ag itating them with' hopes of advanceme n t o to' superior office 'from th e fa vour the Government the independence of the Judges . . would of, shak e n in Popular opinion. Preserve -the' Judg,es:rn all inducemen t to please the . Government of the (lax y the slightest re l axation of, or deviation. from the daiins of justice; Leave , tcz anl their office will lie respected by the nation: mitiistry bf t h:lges.anything to hope or fear front 'tke immediately they are brought &wit tealeyel withai:vitiealiCtiene es which rate upern men the-ordinary and - their high office is in danger of perversion..tOillilre'n de signs of•Vinisters, instead of its ftiiictitpordical cred frcilitheir ti•pprOaab; Of Sit r iv • ,nte ke.l)6.sa . Cs. cock fiei lese • to { ~ - TittE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1844. Majesty's two-penny post boys" (though his age told that Ili, was on the wrong side of thirty), and driver of the Barnet mail, was summoned at the instance of the police, for furiously driving on the morning of Good. Friday last. From the Police-constable's state. ment :it appeared that at about 6 o'clock on the morn ing in. question, he was on duty in Blackfriars-road, wherile saw the defendant turn out of Earl-street in the Barnet mail cart, and drive the horse at a most furious rate over the bridge. Every person on the bridge appeared alarmed at the rate at NNhich he was going, and declared that they had never before wit nessed such reckless conduct ; witness followed the cart aver the bridge and into Stamford-street, where it stoppe'd at Mr. Bolton's the post-office constractor's premises. -He there obtained the defendant's name and told him he should summon him for his miscon duct. Sir. CHAPMAN MARSHALL—Did he give you any explanation for his driving at such a fearful rate? Be sides, over Blackfriars-road, in the direction he was going, was not the road to Barnet. Witness replied the rail-cart had come that morning from Barnet, and the defendant was driving it over from the Ge neral Post-office to the stables. All the explanation he could get from him was, that he was not driving furioUsly, and then challenged him to fight. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL—What, challenged you to fight ! why, you would make three of him. Tile witness, who stood nearly six feet in height, assured the worthy magistrate that such was really the case, and further, he was very insolent. He (the defentclant) however, was the worse for liquor. Tiim defendant said his horse was a very hot-headed animal, and that it was entirely owing to its having beco me " rusty" just as he was turning the corner of Earl-street, and having commenced galloping over the - bridge, he was unable to stop it until he reached Stamford-street. _ Sir CHAPMAN 111,AnstrALL observed that excuse was of too flimsy a character to bear consideration. The case was a very bad one, and be should fine him 10s., and the costs of the information. Afterwards, how ever, the Alderman, having ascertained that the authorities of the Post-office had discharged him from the :situation, the fine was considerably reduced. He had been employed as the driver of the Barnet mail for eight years. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. George Hanthell, of the Waterloo Hotel, "and Mr.. John Freire were called upon to answer the com plaint of Mr. Lumley, the lessee of the Italian Opera, for distributing bills about the theatre during the time of the performance on Thursday evening, with a view , of either Welting or promoting a breach of the peace. Mr. Chambers appeared for the defendants. 'The bill in question, which was without a printer's nat ne, was to this effect : "Sava— the first tenor of the Italian Opera, at Paris --sely is he not engaged ? You are requested to demand the reason of the manager; and if everything else should fail,,' adopting the words of the memorable Tamburini del atmstration in 1840, ask—" Will you engage Salvi— yes or no." 3,11. r. Chambers wished to know who gave the chxrge, and what the nature of the charge was, as the pr oceedings against his clients had been illegal, and steps would hereafter be taken to procure redress for the wrong they 'sad sustained. Mr. HAnnwicK said, no doubt the evidence would su £ficiently explain the charge and identify the parties m tiking it. Police-sergeaut Mumford, A division, said he saw a gentleman throw some bills on the gallery stairs dutring the performance on Thursday night. He m entioned the circumstance in the treasury, and ac cc trdingly Mr. Robinson ' the treasurer, watched the st airs to see if he could find out the party. The de fesadants, after the piece of Don Pasquale had con clUded, came down the gallery stairs, and Ilanwell threw seven bills down and put others in his pocket. Witness went up and asked him why he did so ? The dediendanf at first denied he was the person who threw the. bills, but afterwards he admitted it. The defend ants then went into the treasury, and ultimately Han w6lll produced a further quantity of bills from his pocket, and Freire also produced three bills. In the puv sence of Mr. Lumley, the defendants said they h ad, done this withbut any reward, and only to oblige a - Mr. Uvedale Price. Witness went with the de ft aidants to the Vine-street station-house, where Mr. Limmley made his charge. The defendants were re -1 ,tsed on bail. _ _ Mr. Robinson, the treasurer, said Hanwell threw ?town some hills. When the defendantswere in the t reasury they were asked what was their object in taiopting this course ? Hanwell replied the object was o;hvious ; it was to compel Mr. Lumley to engage M. i;alvi. The defendants said they hall undertaken to distribute the bills at the request of Mr. Price, of No. 85, Jermyn-street. The defendants further admitted that they had left some bills on the seats of the gal- Sery stalls. They said it was by accident the printer's name had been left out of the bills. Witness knew anothing about M. Salvi, nor had he ever heard any subscriber ask why he was not engaged. Mr. Chambers, at great length, contended for the :right of the public to, express in a theatre their appro bation or disapprobation of the performances or per formers, provided they did so in a peaceable way. He *considered that the distribution of bills such as those given out in the theatre was not such an act as could by any possigility lead to a breach of the peace. It was in tha recollection of the public that certain pro ceedings had taken place in the case of M. Tamburini. There the parties who interested themselves in the behalf of that eminent singer were persons of high and illustrious rank ; but no steps had been taken on that occasion to charge them with a breach of the peace, or to lodge them in the hands of the police for doing what he contended they had a perfect right to do, and what was far beyond the conduct of his clients. The defendants were desirous of having an opportunity of hearing an eminent man, such as they understood M. Salvi was , and they had a just right to make their wishes known, and to call upon the manager to say why the public was not to have the advantage of the talent of this individual. The Learned Counsel, after reprobating the continental system of introducing police in, places of public amusement, concluded by declaring that nothing, had been offered in evidenee to warrant the inference that a breach of the peace was meditated, and that there fore the lessee was not justified in giving the defend ants into the custody of the police. Mr. HAnnwlcx admitted the general right of the public to indulge in any spontaneous act of applause or disapprobation in a public theatre ; but he could not agree in the doctrine that, because one or two, or half-a-dozen persons might choose to say that they would hear a particular singer or' performer only, that therefore they were justified i n c l amour i ng so as to disturb the enjoyment of the mass of the audience. Mr. Lumley, the lessee of her' Majesty's Theatre, pointed out the words " Memorable Tamburini de monstration," in the bill, and observed that on the occasion referred to, not only great disturbance oc• curred, but considerable destructioU of property ensued. Mr. Haunwmic was of opinion, looking at the particular character of the bill, and Concurring' that the object of the parties in giving it publicity, was to force the lessee to do that which he might not think it to be either his interest or the interest of the public to do, that the case was one which ought to be submitied to a jnry, He should, therefore, hold the defendants to bail in 1001. in their own sureties, and two sureties of 501. each, to answer any indict ment for conspiracy which Mr. Lumley might choose to prefer against them at the sessions. TH.E WILLS . FORGERIES. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Continued frOna our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.) Mr. GnEAVEs then proceeded to address - the jury in de fence of Fletcher. He 'commenced by adverting to the diffie collies with which the jury had- to deal in a case of so complicated a nature as the present, and pointed out that the evidence was not to be considered in the same wey . ae evi dence in ordinary cases, where it applied to only one person or to one state of circumstances. But here the evidence was 'of a most varied nature, part of which Could not be consi dered 'as having any reference whatever to his client; and the parts which did apply be begged them to. look upon in the light of evidence affecting a man who, up to the present time, bore an irreproachable character. The prosecution, he admitteAl, was most fairly and candidly opened, but he begged the jury not to allow themselves to be swayed too much by that opening, for men were really likely to suffer 'themselves to.be carried away by that which appeared fair, open, and candid. He contended, notwithstanding-the observa tions of the Learned Attorney-General, that the ends of justice would be beet obtained by a separate. trial. His Learned Friend, in opening the case, had said it was an indictment for forging a bond, but had abstained from stating why he thought it forgery. The Learned Gentleman then defined what he considered forgery, and proceeded to argue that his client was not liable to any charge of the nature of forgery. It was quite a fallacy to hold this in the Tight of a pro secution for forgery of . a bond, . when it was clearly a prosecution for obtaining money from the Funds under false pretences. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to address himself to the evidence adduced for the prosecution, anercoritended that the evidence which had been brought to prove that John Stewart was a native of Scotland had failed, and there was nothing adduced which should lead to the belief that Jelin Stewart was not born in Marylebone. There had been no such direet and plain evi dence of his being a native of Scotland as was in the power of the prosecution to give by show ing that his accent was that. of a Scotchman. With respect to the part of the evidence referring to the lady named Stewart, he submitted that there was. no proof whatever of his client ever having known that lady, save by the name of . Stewart. Letters came to her in that name, and. his client. had no other means than they furnished of ascertaining her name. The evidence of Emma Hartwell was • conclusive in this respect, and lie submitted that this was a most important considera tion in favour of his client. The Learned Gentleman dwelt at considerable length on this part of the subject, and con cluded that the evidence in this part of the case must be construed in a favourable light to his client. One of the charges Which had chiefly been brought by the prosecution to- fasten on his client was, his having incited and stimu lated the old lady to commit the forgery of the bond. It was a strange thing to charge a man with inciting another to forge a bond, when there was no proof whatever that he thought such a bond necessary at all. Why should he make the - woman forge the bond, when _he did net consider such a bond.requisite ? Besides, there was no proof, he submitted, that his client had incited the old lady to commit the alleged forgery ; at least there was not enough of evidence to warrant the jury in coming to the conclusion that Fletcher was an accessory before the fact of the forgery, - for that was the charge brought against him, and not that he was a principal in that alleged crime. As to the question of transfer of Stock, he would not advert to it; because there was no proof that his client had been to the Bank on such business. But with respect to the conversion of the notes into gold by Fletcher, his having openly put Mrs. Stewart's name upon them showed that he was not. conscious of any guilt in the transaction. After dwelling at same further length on the minor points of the evidence, the Learned Gentleman concluded by request ing the jury, if they had any doubts whatever on the ques tion of the guilt of his client, to give him the benefit of those doubts, and. by assuring the Court and jury, that he left the case in their hands, with the most unbounded confidence in their sense of justice, in whatever decision they might come to. Mr. E. James,then proceeded to address the jury for Mrs. Dorey. He askedthem, looking at the confession which his client had made, whether that document showed a guilty participation in the subject-matter of the present charge. The criminal law of the land was clear on the subject, and it justice. n tLee in It tho w" . crime teas also compatible with common sense, and with natural it, with felonious nd riot only charged, but alsoto ppraoret-eieippaatrtioicnipta.h the crime Charged was case intendedteg u la i r l g ty e 'k t n o ts b w e l knowledge m a i t tt the e d. time prh a t that was e b s v ubj l e i e r t, the law of the lend o na i o t a :was h laid th e down in a recentand as s e . P. sucha tt e clearest terms . - He alluded to . Crews, 8 Carrington and ed to the case of the Queen le was criminal ; Payne,bu 541,. where_ the party ac cused. he . had a guilty knowled e as of it h was not proved that the crime -at . the time, • q al e . jtuste-i, intention to commit that guilty ' participation wee , not e Patteson decided therefore the highest authority for' hieprov9d. There was. participation could not be proved unless guilty that guilty . knowledge of the intended crime at the time Zaral felonious It.was necessary, therefore, to look at the precise ,psao4.7d . Ws Tillt had taken in the matter. The Learned Gentleman tlien-referred severally to what he Considered the main lxduts a 'of the clearge.itgainst his client, viz:, her getting the letters in the trame.ofJonese—, the visits to her mother—her asking ' G r iinn:tp he A. liondemen—and her payment of 101. to Griffin, and 'he contended that in not one - ;of those acts had. she any 'knowledgethat she was participating- in any crime of fraud or forgery. He did not appeal to any sympathy. The jury might feel for the position 'of his client. • --He •relied on the justice of his case, and relying on that he now left the case:-in theii hands.... • - ... _ . . _,.. e residing in elson- James ;Dorris , a gardener and beadle, . square, iysii then called, and preyed that Mr , Barber carried on business at the house No. 52, in that square. He had not noticed a plate with Barber's name on it till within a year or so ago. Robert Peckham examined—Was managing clerk to Mr. Brunnel, of 5, Belgrave-buildings, Gray's Inn. Had been in the employment of Mr. Barber for seven years up to the Ist of January last, three weeks after Mr. Barber's arrest. There was a diary kept in the office of the business trans acted. It lay on the table for the daily insertion of entries, and was open to the inspection of all the clerks in the office. After the 25th of August, 1840, Mr. Fletcher called fre quently at the office, and often daily. Fletcher became a client of Barber's in the autumn of 1838 or 1839. Witness was on•very intimate terms with Mr. Barber, and never saw anything like close intimacy between Mr. Barber and Flet cher. Mr. Barber always treated Mr. Fletcher with great coolness. In the year 1839 witness left the employment of Mr. Barber for another situation, but returned after a short period to his old employment. There were six cases within his knowledge in which unclaimed dividends had been re covered. One was a case in which unclaimed dividends to the amount of 1,5001., standing in the name of Mr. George Robins, were recovered through the instrumentality of Mr. Barber. Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL. — Heard froin general report that Mr. Barber had two children, but had no knowledge that it was so. Mr. Barber was not mar ried. Witness's father was chief warehouseman in the em ployment of the Apothecaries' Company, and was in their employment thirty years. J. Macnamara, who had been a clerk in Mr. Barber's office, was next examined, but nothing of consequence was elicited. Several witnesses to character were then called for Mr. Barber. Mr. Choones examined—Had been a solicitor for the last 40 years. Mr. Barber had been a clerk in his office for sixteen years, during the latter part of which time he was an ar ticled clerk. His character for honesty and propriety was unquestionable, and it was in consequence of his good cha racter and services to witness that he became articled to him. Mr. C. Brady, surgeon, knew Mr. Barber between nine and ten years, during which time he bore a high character for honesty and propriety of conduct. Mr. M'Namara, pleader in the Inner Temple ; Mr. G. Pil chard, surgeon ; Mr. Johnson, and a considerable number of other respectable gentlemen bore like testimony to the good character borne by Mr. Barber. Tha ArromemY-GesettAL replied, and said that much had been urged by Mr. Wilkins which had nothing what ever to do with the case. His observations on the right of the Crown prosecutor to reply, were quite beside any ques tion before the jury. On every occasion he (the Attorney- General) should be able to vindicate that right, after wit nesses had been called for the defence, in common with any other prosecuting counsel. If any one had a right to com plain of his having a reply it was Mr. Graves and Mr. James, who had called no witnesses. His Learned Friend (Mr. Wilkins) had said his client had deserved a separate trial, and it seemed to him (the Attorney-General) as if he was challenged to show why all the three prisoners were tried together. It was because, if they had been tried separate, each counsel would have laid the blame on another prisoner, and would have much confused the jury. Accord ing to the speeches of his three Learned Friends, every prisoner was to be exonerated. Mr. James had said that Mrs. Dorey was imposed upon by Fletcher. Mr. Graves stated that Fletcher was deceived and duped by Mrs. Richards, who was dead; and Mr. Wilkins declared that his client had been made the scapegoat of both parties. The best mode, therefore, of inquiring into the case was by trying all the prisoners together. It was essen tial to the ends of justice that it should be so. A jury would be a useless machine if they did not divest themselves of everythinginot connected with the case. It was his opinion that unless these three persons had been tried together it would have been impossible to have obtained substantial Friend, Now, with respect to Mrs. Dorey, his Learned Friend, Mr. James, had claimed exemption, on the ground that she was a tool in the hands of Fletcher, and because she did not understand the circumstances of the case. Was she so very young and inexperienced as not to under stand the meaning of forgery ? She had admitted, how ever, in her confession, that there had been a former bond, which she had signed, and for which she had received 501. or 601. Then, with respect to her visits to Camberwell, it was not alone the going there and asking for the " Old Lady," which he had urged a proof of guilt. It was the going and asking for Mrs. Stewart, when her mother's name was Rich ards ; the calling her Miss Stewart, when she knew she was a married woman ; and also her stating that she was her niece, when she was perfectly aware that she was her daughter. Was that the conduct of an innocent person? She had also admitted that her mother had got 4001. or 5001. from that transaction. With respect to Fletcher, he did not go into the evidence against him to any extent, as it was very voluminous, and ample justice would be done to it in the summing up by his Lordship. As to Barber, his clerk had volunteered that there were four cases of a suspicious nature against him—the one under trial, and three about to be tried. The j ury couldj udge for themselves whether the evidence to character was borne out by these admissions. There was one fact very strong against Mr. Barber. It was alleged that he.went down to Great Marlow, on the 13th of October, 1840, to ascertain whether there was a sister to Mr. Stewart living there ; but how came it that a letter was found at his (Mr. Barber's) chambers dated the 9th of October, four days before, signed Fletcher, stating that he had discovered that there was a Miss Stewart living. What occasion, then, for Mr. Barber to go down to Great Marlow on the 13th, to find out a fact which, according to that letter, had already been ascertained ? He thought that a very suspicious circumstance. With these few observations the. Learned Gentleman left the case in the hands of the jury, feeling assured that, after hearing the summing up of the Learned Judge, they would return a verdict according to their just sentiments. The Court adjourned at a quarter to seven until ten o'clock on Menday (this day). SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS. MR. W. COULSTOCK, APPELLANT, THE MAGISTRATES OF THE CROYDON DIVISION, RESPONDENTS. This was an appeal against a decision of the bench of magistrates at Croydon, refusing the appellant a license to retail spirit. at the Railway Tavern, in the Addiscombe-road, near to the Brighton Railway Ter..: minus. The case occupied the Court from ten in the morning till eight at night, and from the circum stances connected with it created - a great deal of in terest. _ _ Messrs Wollidger and Knapp were for the appel lant; and Mr. Montague Chambers and Mr. Taylor appeared on behalf of the Croydon bench. The grounds on which the license was claimed. were, that it would be a great accommodation to. parties travelling by the railway, who had occasion. to alight at Croydon, and the Directors of the. Brighton Railway expressed their opinion to that effect. A number of witnesses were called, who stated their opinion to the effect that the granting of a license would be really an accommodation to the public, and that the house was required. Evidence. was given to show that the house was commodiously, fitted up, and in every way calculated for the recep tion of visitors, and to give them the accommodation required. It should be stated that a great many of the witnesses were railway clerks, and persons ac quainted with Mr. Coulstock. Upon the other hand it was contended, in support of the decision of the bench, that the house in question was not required ; and it was also urged that there was another licensed house, the William the Fourth, kept by Mr. Laing, within a very short distance, and that two houses were not necessary. The petition of the other licensed victuallers of the town was also put in against the license, and it represented that, owing to the decrease of traffic occasioned by the railway, they were at present only with difficulty able to get a living, and that it was impossible for another li• censed house to be required for to be advantageous to the public. After a great many witnesses had been examined on both sides, _ _ 'The COURT decided upon allowing the appeal, and directed the license to be granted forthwith. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) GUILDHALL. Mr. Thomas Holcroft, son of the dramatist, was charged by Captain Polhill with detaining some manuscripts containing his autobiography. Sir PETER LAURIE, the sitting magistrate, said he had no jurisdiction in the matter, and he hoped the parties would come to an amicable arrangement. Captain Polhill stated that his acquaintance with Mr. Holcroft commenced behind the scenes at Drury lane. Mr. Holcroft attending the theatre as a re porter, managers were desirous to propitiate the press, and a pleasant intimacy sprung up between them. About two years ago Mr. Holcroft called, found him engaged in writing, and inquired what he was about. He told. Mr. Holcroft he had written his life, but it required editing. Mr. Holcroft looked at it, said it was very amusing, and kindly undertook to prepare it for the press. The manuscript was received by him, ana he has kept it ever sinee. On the I:st-4 Fe bruary the captain, after repeated applications to know when the work was likely to- make its appear ance to the world, and having waited two years, wrote to Mr. Holcroft, requesting that the manu script should be returned. Mr. Holcroft replied, that he had not bound himself to prepare the work by any specific time; that he had had much busine.s on his hands ; that he had marked a number of passages for amendment and consideration, and that he was will ing to return the manuscript on payment of 501. for the labour he had bestowed on it. This sum Captain Polhill thought was not due, under the circumstances, and he claimed to have his property restored to him. Mr. Holcroft replied he had bestowed considerable attention on the manuscript, and he considered him self entitled to 50/., or he would engage to complete the redaction of the :work in two months for 1001. This surely ought to satisfy the captain, as their ori ginal understanding was that they should share the amount the publisher might agre6 to give. • Captain Polhill denied there was any contract. His proposition was to refer the value of Mr. Holcroft's literary.labours to a third person. Mr. Holcroft declined to have his labour and talents subjected to valuation in this way. He was willing to finish the work, which he could do in *six weeks, provided he got 100/. for his trouble. Sir PETER, who had previously been informed, in answer to a question by Captain Polhill, that the book would contain an account of all the captain's experience in the green room, on the hustings, and in the House of Commons—expressed his anxiety to read the-book. He thought the matter might be re ferred to the arbitration of Mr. Jerdan, of the Lite rary Gazette. He recommended Mr. Holcroft to finish his editorial task, adding that there could be' no doubt the captain and he would satisfactorily adjust their differences, and that he (Sir Peter) would, if necessary, act is a friend between them. This course was assented to by both parties, who thanked the worthy magistrate for his friendly.. offices; and then withdrew. CITY POLICE COMMITTEE. Yesterday, a dwarfish looking personage, of the tattle of Joseph Bellamy, described as "one of her THAMES - POLICE. The Court was occupied from the opening until nearly the close, in hearing two cases of as,ault pre ferred. by Mr. W. Major, M.D., who acted as surgeon of the barque Dublin, on her homeward bound voy age from Australia, the me against Captain .Thrnikan, master of the vessel, and the other against the first mate, named Cooper. It appeared from the evidence that the commence ment of the voyage was very harmonious, and the passengers did all in their power to while away the tedium of a long confinement on shipboard. Sonae - ef the gentlemen having a literary taste, got up,. but without the adjuncts of types or presses, a sort of newspaper, in the style of a shipboard gazette, to which each, as inclination prompted, furnished his quotum. For a time all went on merry as a mar riage bell," until some random shot .in the journal, which was never aimed with intent, touched the captain on the raw, and led to some little unpleasant ness. It appeared, too, that one of the pas sengers knelt, on one occasion, in a mock heroic vein to the captain's lady, " a - new affianced bride," soliciting her to play some favourite air, but the jest was taken so seriously that the breach between the captain and - the passengers was widened. They. had not been many weeks at sea when the crew and the passengers were put on short allowance both of food, water, and wine, though the master at starting had assured several of the passengers that he had laid in a sufficiency for one hundred days. The pa,ssen ' gem naturally became discontented, and from that time - ' all was discord. On one occasion Dr. Major wrote an order for wine for one of his patients, which - the Captain did not think 'sufficiently respectful in its wording, and challenged more courtesy. The doctor denied that he intended any disrespect, words ensued, and the captain struck him, two blows Upon the head, and so far from offering an apology or expressing any regret, he said he was only sorry that instead of striking he had not ropes-ended the doctor. The case was fully proved, and MR. BALLANTINR, after commenting with some severity on the conduct of the captain, who, though holding the highest position as commander of the ship, was still in real rank and intellectual-position, far inferior to the gentleman whom he had heated with such indignity, fined him the fullest penalty of '51., or two months' imprisonment. The next charge against the- first mate was then proceeded , with. It appeared that the defendant had written some letters to the plaintiff, which the latter seemed to think offensive, and requested him to write no more such. This led to replies and remonstrances, and the defendant (Cooper) called the doctor an old woman, a fool, a madman, and ultimately ab— b—. The plaintiff admitted that, being irritated by the len guage.of the defendant, he said thank God, though I have not personal strength, I am not a mutton headed fellow. Thereupon the defendant seized him by the throat, which he compressed until the plaintiff was black in the face, and struck him on the face and on the temple. This case was also fully proved, and Mr. BALLAN TINE seeing nothing in it to distinguish it from the previous one, passed the same sentence. • Mr. Fearnley, who appeared for the defence, said his client could not pay the fine, but he, Mr. Fearn ley, wished to put in an acceptance for 251. to let him go at large, until another case of assault, in which the two latter defendants are included, and which is to be taken on Thursday next, comes on for hearing. Mr. Pelham, who conducted the prosecution, ob jected to this, and the owner of the vessel, who said he had lost three thousand pounds by the voyage, owing to the misconduct of the master (Dunihan). He was satisfied that the acceptance tendered was for some passage money due to his vessel. Mr. BALLANTINE said, that;under the circumstances he would be no party to any of their arrangements. The captain then paid the fine, and the mate was locked up in default. WORSHIP-STREET. Mr. John Lyon, a country gentleman, residing at Lee, in Kent, was- charged before Mr. Broughton with having wilfully broken a pane of glass at the dwelling-house of Mr. Yule, a manufacturer of preserved provisions, in Wilson-street, Finsbury square. The complainant stated that he was sitting , in his drawing-room about ten o'clock that morning when a pane of glass in the window was suddenly demolished by some one outside, and on going to the door he observed the defendant, who instantly avowed himself to be the author of the mischief, and he ac cordingly sent for a policeman, and gave him into custody. In reply to the charge, the defendant, who was in a state of violent excitement, said that he had just arrived from the country, and was passing the pro secutor's house when he was compelled by an urgent requirement to turn towards the side of a gate lead • ing to the warehouse, and which bore every appearance of having been publicly used for a similar purpose, but the moment he had done so a torrent of water descended upon him from an iron pipe communicating with the premises, and he was instantly deluged from head to foot. As soon as he recovered the shock produced by the suddenness of the ablution, he went round to the front door, where he saw the complainant, who at once admitted having erected the apparatus for the purpose of administering a sound ducking to every one who 'made a temporary stoppage under such cir cumstances, and that he had given general orders to his servants to turn on the water whenever they saw any one so engaged. On hearing such an avowal, he (defendant) immediately repaired to this Court, with a view of obtaining redress, but finding the bench unoccupied he returned back, and in the irritation of the moment broke the window, in order to bring the matter in a , tangible shape under the notice of the Magistrate. In answer to questions from Mr. BROUGHTON, the complainant said that the nuisance which existed be fore he erected the water-spout was the subject of in cessant complaints from the opposite inhabitants, and was rendered more intolerable from the peculiar na ture of the business which he carried on ; but that no one might be taken by surprise, the words " Beware of the pipe," were legibly inscribed immediately over the spot. The defendant said that he conceived he had been most injuriously treated, and the thorough drenching he had rceived would probably be the death of him, as he had been long suffering from a severe rheumatic affection. Mr. BROUGHTeN said that - the want of proper places of convenience in this crowded metropolis was a inost crying evil, and necessarily gave rise to innu merable offences against pUblic decency. Without deciding on the question as to whether the com plainant was justified in the course he had adopted to suppress the nuisance, there could be no doubt that the defendarit was entirely wrong in taking the law into his own hands, and he should therefore require him to pay the amount of theAaipage. The defendant, with manifest- reluctance, produced the amount, 4nd was discharged. . UNION-HALL. John Shields, jun., described as a wire-worker, carrying on, business in the Westminster-road, was brought before ,Mr. Cottingham, charged with com mitting forgeries on Aaron Smith, ship-owner and bill discounter, to the amount of between 601. and 7001. The prisoner underwent a' short examination on Wednesday, and was remanded in order to give the complainant an opportunity of producing the ne cessary evidence to establish the alleged charges. The complainant stated that he had been acquainted with the prisoner's father for some years, when that person was connected with the (now defunct) West 'minster Loan Society, in the Adelphi; that he (com plainant) employed that person, his son (the prisoner), and Sarah Shields (his daughter), in. collecting the money Ork bills when they.bilWne due, In the month of February last a bill of 1514 which helooMplainant) discounted for the prisoner, purporting to. have been drawn by James Dubmirk,and accepted by that per son's mother, was discovered .to be t a forgery, and inforination of the circumstance being' given at the station-house, the prisoner -had since .kept :out of the way._ The bill in question was here produced, when the witnesses, Dubourk, proved that their signatures as drawer and acceptor were forgeries. The complainant, on his cross-examination by Mr: Wolff, said that he was in the habit of- discounting bills, and had discounted bills to the amount of be tween 30,0001. and 40,0001. for the Westminster Loan Society. Had bronght actions against Tom Steele,- and also against,,,Kß:of.Mr. O'Connell's sons, for money advanced! tn :them on bills. That he had frequently discounted bills for-the- elder Shields, and received one shilling in the pound'for the loan. Never Charged him at the rate of 251. in.:301. per cent. Ne'ver employed Mr. Holmes, the solicitor, of Fen church-street, to negotiate with the prisoner on the subject of the bills now referred to. As soon as he discovered the bill in question was a forgery he gave information at the station-house. The bills were not what - is termed accommodation bills. I endeavoured to find the prisoner's father and sister, but have ascer tained they have fled to the continent. Another bill kik 101. was proved, purporting to have been drawn and accepted by the same person as in the former case, but upon examination of the sig natures, they were also proVed to be forgeries. This bill was also given by the prisoner to the complainant to discount, the formerlsaying -at the time that he saw the drawer and acceptor sign their names to it. A third charge was. also entered upon against the prisoner. - A bill for 181. was discounted by the com plainant, purporting to have been accepted -by Henry King; This bill, the complainant said, he had no doubt was in the prisoner's handwriting; but he Would not undertake to swear whether it was given to him by the prisoner or his father. A fourth case was then selected, from which it ap• peared that the complainant received a bill of 251.155. of the prisoner, purporting to have been accepted by John Clarke, a hair-dresser, of Great Suffolk-street. This bill complainant discounted, and when it became due it was then ascertained to be a forgery. Clarke himself attended and proved the fact. The complainant here produced several other bills, _ which he_had-discounted for the prisoner, and which hesaid were also forgeries, but at present he was not We -pared to -enter into them,? Its- the -witnesses were not in attendance. He therefore requested that the prisoner might be . further remanded. - Air. Wolff contended that the prisoner, being merely the agent •of his father in those bill transac tions, could not, - therefore, be brought within the scope of the Act relating to the alleged offence. On a future occasion it would be shown that the elder Shields and the complainant were connected together in the discounting of bills ' and that the bills in ques tion 'Were accommodation bills. The complainant, howeVer, contradicted the latter assertion, saying he discoupted them as bana fide bills, not having the slightest suspicion they were for geries until recently. • Mr. COTTINGHAM said that he should remand the prisoner until Thursday, refusing, at the same time, to accept of bail for his appearance. HAMMERSMITH. Tlrm. Preston - , a short, thick. get young fellow, well known to the police as a notorious smasher, was brought before Mr. G. Clive for re-examination on the following charge : It appeared that on Thursday, the 4th inst., the prisoner went into the shop of Mr. Pummel', fish monger, High-street, Kensington, and, in payment for half a pint of shrimps, gave a good half-sovereign, receiving 95. Elid. in change. On the cluinge being put into hiS.hand he immediately said, " Oh, this is a bad half-CroWn," and Mrs. Pummel!, being engaged with other customers, gave him 2s. 6d. for it. After he had left the shop, she, however, bethought her self that he m u st have " rung the hanges," and she sent the foreman in pursuit of the 'prisoner, with di rections to give him into custody. The foreman traced him to the Castle beer shop opposite Kensing ton Church, and he was instantly transferred to the station-house, where, while the charge was being entered, he quietly took up the bad half-crown, which, with the half sovereign, was lying on the' charge room table, and said here it goes, and threw it as quick as thought into his mouth, and gulped it down before any of the officers could prevent him swallowing it. Mr. Powell, the Mint solicitor, for whose attend ance the prisoner was remanded,' said he had before been convicted of smashing, and had performed a similar feat only six weeks ago, at Hammersmith. The case was, however, incomplete, by reason of his having swallowed the half-crown, and he must be discharged.—The prisoner was discharged. TRIALS AT THE OLD BAILEY. We have devoted a considerable portion of our space to an account of the proceedings at the Central Criminal Court, in the case of Barber, Fletcher, and Dorey. Barber and Fletcher stood all the time, from the recommencement of the trial at nine in the morn ing, until its adjournment at half-past six in the evening; Mrs. Dorey, the female prisoner, was ac commodated with a chair. Only an occasional glimpse of her was got, as she held down her head the greater part of the time. The effects of confinement, and of the anguish of mind she has suffered since her appre hension, were visibly depicted in her countenance. Her eye has lost its fire, and her spirits seem to have forsaken her. She sat pale and dejected the entire day. She did not resemble the same person she was when first brought up at the Mansion-house. On her various examinations before the Lord Mayor, she wore a velvet bonnet and velvet shawl, 'with a boa round her neck ; yesterday she wore a plain cap, with a common looking light shawl thrown across her shoul ders. She is rather under the middle height, is some what stoutly made, and has a slight stoop about the shoulders. Her face, which is naturally round and full, has now an altered appearance. She is much thinner, while her eyes are sunken, and her features strongly marked. She has the appearance of a woman about forty years of age. Barber, who stood in the left corner of the dock, is a fine gentlemanly looking man. He is rather above the middle size, but somewhat slenderly made. Judging from his appearance, he is under forty Tears of age. His face is of an angular form, and his fea tures are regular and pleasing. His hair is of a dark brown hue, and rather abundant. His com plexion is somewhat dark, and his countenance indi cates the possession of excellent health. He wore a green coat, a grey coloured silk waistcoat, and black stock. He seemed to maintain throughout the most entire self-possession, and repeatedly took notes. Fletcher, who stood next to Barber, is evidently upwards of fifty years of age—probably fifty-four or fifty-five. He is tall, and dresses more plainly than Barber. His face is of an oblong shape, and has a sinister expression. In this respect there could not be a stronger contrast than is afforded by Fletcher and Barber. Like his fellow prisoner, Fletcher evinced great self-possession, and listened attentively to the speeches of counsel and the examination of witnesses. He rested his hands on the dock a con siderable portion of the time. lie was evidently less dejected than on any of the occasions on which he ap peared at the Mansion-house. His features are marked.. The prominence of his eyebrows is sure to strike any person who sees him. His hair, which is slightly grey, is rather 'thin on his forehead, but is otherwise unusually ample. The complexion of his countenance is sallow. This, however, may not be its natural hue, but may be the result of his confine ment for the last ten or twelve weeks.— Observer. CORONER'S INQUEST. On Saturday a lengthened inquiry was instituted before Mr. Baker, the coroner, at the Brown Bear, Leman-streef, Whitechapel, respecting the death of a fine young woman, named Elizabeth Hatchell, aged 23, who died in the Whitechapel workhouse. It having been reported that the deceased had died from the effects of some poison administered for the purpose of procuring abortion, more than usual in terest was manifested during the proceedings, and which was increased from the circumstance of there being some presumed neglect of the parochial autho rities. Sarah Higgs, one of the nurses in the above poor house, stated that the ,deceased became an inmate of that establishment about a fortnight before her demise. She was a single woman, and an entry stated that she was encicnte. She had been a servant at Mr. Bar• low's, the furnishing ironmonger, in King William street, and had been seduced by the foreman in that gentleman's employ, who had since that period ab sconded to Liverpool. On the morning of the 30th ult. she was suddenly taken ill with the pains or la bour, she remained so for twelve hours, and her ac couchement then took place, the infant being still alive. She was properly attended throughout the de livery by the parish doctors, Messrs. Forster and Ricketts. On the following day she expressed a strong desire to see her mother, but, owing to some mistake or other, she did not see her till the fourth day of her confinement. On last Sunday her counte nance underwent a most remarkable change, having twined quite yellow, and the medical gentlemen were immediately called in, who administered powders to her and had mustard poultices applied, but she gra dually got worse, apparently as if in a stupor, and died on Wednesday last. The Coroner inquired of this witness if she had heard that the deceased had in any way taken drugs for the purpose of abortion ? She replied in the ne gative, but stated that the deceased had attempted to take poison, for what purpose she did not know, but was prevented by the father of the child, who oh tained 'possession of the poison, and threw it down a sinkhole. The Coroner wished to know what gave, rise to the idea that she had taken poison ? Mr. Forster, the surgeon, remarked that the deceased had taken some thing;- and the master of the workhoAse being in formed by the mother of the deceased that her daugh ter had been in the habit of taking drugs, in order to produce abortion, that official thought it prudent that the Coroner should be made acquainted with the fact. The Coroner observed that it'was a most extraordi nary case. He did not think that the deceased had in any way taken poison, from the fact of the child being born a fortnight ago, and still living in a healthy state. Mr. Forster was then examined, and deposed that he was called to the deceased last Sunday, when she was seized violently ill. He found her labouring under diarrhm and inflammation of the bowels, and which ultimately caused her death. He had been in formed that she had attempted to take, poison to destroy herself, and other drugs so as to produce abortion. If she had taken the latter, it would have no effect upon the child, presuming it was born soon afterwards. The Coroner here put it to Mr. Forster, whether, if the body was opened, he could discover proof of poison, now that the child had been born more than a fortnight. He answered that, if such was the fact, he should find ulceration in the intestines. The Coroner was of a different opinion, and he should wish to know the feeling of the jury on the subject, whether an adjournment was required, so as to allow a post-mortem examination to be made. The jury replied that they did not think it neces sary, as so long a period had elapsed, and they con sidered that it would be impossible for the medical man to trace any marks of poison.—A verdict of "Natural Death" was ultimately recorded. FIRE in the WESTMINSTER-ROAD Shortly before four o'clock on Sunday morning a fire broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr. Pardon, hosier and linendraper, carrying on business at No. 81, Westminster-road, Lambeth. Police-constable Fenn, of the L division, was the first to make the discovery. It appears that the officer, in passing along his beat, had his attention directed to the premises by perceiving a dense suffocating body of smoke issuing through the apertures in the window shutters. With all possible expedition an alarm was raised, and the inmates aroused from their slumbers, but by the time they were all awake, the whole of the shop had become one vivid sheet of fire, and which was making rapid progress up the staircase, to the different apartments in the building, thereby cutting • ofge4tvesape-lay-thicusualtseaus. Thwtoustalsie r seeiug the great danger to which Mr, Pardon and his family were exposed, ran and brought a ladder, which he placed in front of the blazing premises, hoping to take the resi • dents out with its aid, but so strong a hold had the fire obtained of the whole of the upper portion of the house, that the constable was obliged to immediately retreat. Mr. Pardon, with several branches of his family, were to be seen in the kitchen area, confined there by means of an iron grating, begging and praying to the offi3er to release them. At first, their destruction appeared inevitable, but several other offi cers came up and happily succeeded in forcing up the grating, when the affrighted persons were, one after another, released.. By tbia time the Waterloo-road brigade engine had arrived with a strong body of the brigade, followed by the West of England en gine, with Mr. Connorton and the Company's fire men. There being an abundant supply of water flowing from the firemains in the neighbourhood,, these two engines were set to work, but the fury of the flames were such that they de fied for some minutes the exertions of the firemen. Mr. Braidwood, superintendant of the brigade, with an engine from Watling-street, and Mr. Carter with the County firemen and engine, were also at the scene of conflagration. The firemen continued to work with little intermission until half-past five o'clock, when it became evident that they had obtained the complete mastery of the fire, and no further destruc tion. of property occurred. Mr. Pardon, whose loss is very heavy, we understand is insured in the County Fire-office. MISS BUIiDETT COUTTS.—This' wealthy lady has lately been staying at the Bath 11 ,, te1, Clifton ; and we understand so pleased was Miss Coutts with the beau tiful scenery and attractions of the place, that she de termined to make it in a great measure her residence, and had instructed parties to look out for a suitable house for her; but her presence being soon ascertained by all who had requests to make either for themselves or others, and pecuniary petitions to present for objects, charitable, or otherwise, she was so importuned from morning to night, by. letters, visits, &c., that she ordered her carriage a n d b a d e farewell to Clifton, to escape ‘f the pressure from without."—Devizespazette. STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, APRIL 12.---We have no change to report in the Foreign Wool trade since our last. There continues - to be a moderate amount of business transacted, and without any per- , ceptible variation in prices. `fieW • ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, APRIL 12.-_ • have not any alteration to report in this branCh of trade during the present week. Sales of combing wools are small ; but as the consumption continues quite as large as for many months past, it is eviden t that manufacturers must shortly come into the mar ket again more freely as purchasers of wool. Clothing wools are in steady demand ; and pri c es are without any variation of moment. LEEDS.—The markets at our Cl o th Halls have been much slacker during the last t wo w eeks than for the two months previous ; thi s d oes no t appear t° arise so much from the want of d eman d, as fron t the circumstance of the goods whi c h are no w coming to market being made from wool s u p on w hich a con" siderable advance has taken place. They appear dea r in comparison with the prices o f goo d s a t the coal mencetnent of the season, and many of the buyer: are holding off purchasing except for present demand' This applies to low and middle qualities of roc' s ' but fine goods remain without any alterationin prices. There contin ues t o b e a ve ry goT i demand for goods calculated f or th e se ason,. sne„, as fancy light trouserings and summer tweeds, an d there has also been a little i m p rovemen t i n the de mand for cloths ; on the whole there is a fair average amount of business doing in the warehouses. HECKMONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET, APRIL UP° . There was only a thin attendance of buyers ne. Monday, and only a limited business done. To day's market was better, and a quantity of orders put out. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—In the pi,..e c . .° market there is not quite so muc h doing as a fe w weeks back, and as the Germans are awaiting the I . !' suit of Leipsic Fair (which is now on), we do t not expect any improvement till th e y a sc ertain wa . ` is likely to be most in demand, after which a full tive business is . generally anticipated, unless the pinel of the raw material should c o mmand prices bel ol3 ' what the trade can afford. Yarns are moved off In a fair way, and the general state of the trade is healthy Prices stationary. The wool trade has not shown all improved symptoms, which may be accounted for the spinners buying so freely some months back, an now using their former purchases rather than buy n" present prices. TRADE OF MANCHESTER, TuußspAY EVENING:' We have a little more doing in cloth this week, • al this has been decidedly the case since Tuesday, an prices are very firm for all descriptions. The clonal?' for China continues. The calico printers are aga in rather busier, but printing cloth, from the great Pr °; duction of that article, is very dull. The tw' s market is better in demand only; in prices there .s no real change.—Leeds Mercury. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS CITY, SATURDAY EVENING., An instructive lesson is given to British capitalists to the following extract, as it shows that in most.instalig e , s where American capitalists, &c., are almost exclusiveg e subscribers to railways, &c., some how or other tb means are provided to pay interest. Not so with most. , of the shares held by foreigners—there is the poi,, where repudiation begins. The facts referred to bolo are serviceable to warn the public from laying out molleY in the Michigan and Illinois Canal, to complete whit 1,600,000 dollars are asked to be raised in Europe. the Canal, when finished, will be such a good ment, why do not the Americans subscribe the car , required? I. Annexed we give a table showing the total receipts; expenses, and nett income of the railroads of New Bng t ; land. It is a very instructive statement to the . ca patils a of this city. and shows that money invested in this Th e of property produces rapid and profitable returns. ,-" 1 , 1 average per cent. nett income of the twelve roads dil e f England, is a little over five. The average per cent , those paying dividends is nearly seven. There is a tf o fold benefit arising from the existence of this clescrip tig t: of property. The first is the safety of the investmer!: and the second is the good these improvements prothi v T , by developing the resources and wealth of the co untry' • The railways are enumerated, and the results a r The cost has been 21,613,380 dollars. Total receiPts;r l 1843-2,297,403 dollars The expenditure, 1,177 P ' a dollars, and the profit 1,176,726 dollars. The comnie e ' upon those figures are these : Nearly every dollar of the 21,613,000 invested 1 . 0 these railroads is owned by the people of the six East! States. Farmers, mechanics, day -laboureis, operatsf ts , in manufactories, in fact, those following all WO' it who have a little money to spare, invest, it, as fast as io accumulates, in these railroads. It is estimated that t i , s stock' of these Companies is held by more individ o • than that of any other corporated companies in try country. This is the secret of their success. Capita. 0 , invested at the beginning for a permanent restlll'ive place. It is intrusted to individuals in whom the pu b to have the most implicit confidence, and it is invariably, ss the last fraction, devoted to the purpose for which it l' o f appropriated. Thousands and hundreds of thousand s : dollars are not used up in counsel fees, salaries, and 1 0 ; cellaneous items. In New England three roads e te been built for what it has cost the Eri e r oa d o f this stet for commissions, brokerage, and counsel fees." 8 The usual return of the amount of promissory O te r o . in circulation, made up the 30th ult., gives the folloW ll4 results for the past month : ENGLAND. Bank of England, list time ...£21,47,1:0000 Now - _____----_,. 0 Decrease 6 29,u v; , 'Ow Private Banks; last time. Now 4,98 ,_,.., __------ . • 9,07 S Decrease 3O ' Joint Stock Banks. now Last time Increase 75,17 SCOTLAND. Chartered, Private, and Joint Stock Banks, 2 610, 7 , 1 9 Now 1 last time 73, 419 Decrease ' • IRELAND. ~00° Bank of Ireland, last time Now 3 573,- ------- 0 0 Decrease 30, - ns , Private and Joint Stock Banks, last time 2,4213,',,, Now ...„...-- --- o Decrease Zillion, now 1 6 2 , , 342 2; " 04: °0 0°1: • Last time • l6 011, Increase X3II, RAILWAY EXCURSIONS.—On Monday and rpiie last, several hundreds of holiday folks visited' Dove 1 : 0 0 the South-Eastern Railway, the Company having P o, a passage to Dover and back on those day s a t fa r half to rt On Wednesday, also, a special train was set f 1 13 5,, t he convey passengers from Dover to London and baes ue e same day, at half fares. This opportnnity of a trip has not, however, been embraced by se many anticipated. Various causes may be assigned for of bid the principal one appears to have been that rasi l J t he' the 'Londoners considered one day too short to see ,0. " lions" of Dover ; and that many of the Doveriatil;tbs sidered the same time insufficient to see those 0 f w e great metropolis. If we were to judge by anal°, o 'the would say the latter . premises were correct th o Brighton Railway carried more than thousands 1 1 t bil hundreds of holid a y f o lk s th e D over ra il w ay d i "do 6 week, the Brighto n C om p an y h av i ng a ll owe d three t he grace in going and returning, instead of :confining, l tly "there and back" t o one d a y, as was d one by the Q, Eastern Company.—Dover Chronicle. ... eio ro' THE CONDEMNE D M URDERER .—Yesterday ing, a special messenger from the Home-office arri s f - or York by the mail-train, bringing with him a respite 10" week for George Lowther, who was convicted at the the assizes of the murder of John Moffitt, gamekeeper t f . o tei Marquis of Normanhy, and who was to have been this day.—York Herald, of Saturday. s P tit •A A wag says that in journeying lately he di into an omnibus with a dozen persons, of whom P ' itCr , not know a single one. Turning a corner, shortlYl however, the omnibus was upset, "and then," 0 ' 1 " I found them all out."--.Hull Advertiser. • BIRTHS. On the 10th inst., at Windsor-terrace, City-road, 3fra. H. On Withnde 9r, a th iof son. • tell ° n st. , at Leamington, the lady a D e° Edward Pelham Brenton von Donop, R.N., of a son. 40 11 ! On the 10th inst., the wife, of J o h n Challice, Esq.- S h Grane-road, of a son. On g the 12th inst., at Devonshire-street, Portlau Mrs. William Greig, of a son MARRIED. ris t° ' On. the 11th inst., at St. Margaret's Church, West Mr. George Francis Trollope, of. Parliament-street , stance, younger daughter of the late -W. Hawardi Battersea, Surrey. st e On the •-'6 11th inst., the Rev. W. D. Wilson, M. „ r glit Bircham Magna, Norfolk, to Mary Frances, fourth 13 " of the Rev. W. Wilson, Vi c ar o f Walthamstow, Est°itob e %i On the 11th inst., at. North Cadbury, . the Rev• Blackburne, M.A., Rector of Selham, Sussex t° Fiances, younger daughter of the late Charles terbuck, Esq., of the former place. ' of . DIED. Vil ., On the Bth inst., Mary,.the wife of John Bog ey, dyning-hall, Lancashire. - - , ash, P' On the 9th inst., at Langley, Bucks, Thomas . 0 . of On Uton Lea. • • . lO C.' ir e - - the 9th inst., at Kew, the Rev. Henry ~ --it , 9 Chi On of Claughton, near Lancaster. - 'ir C b On the 10th inst., at Causand, near Devonport , `-- ,- ' Mary Wentworth, Bart. po ili On .the 10th inst., at Carlton-terrace, Edinbutgb, ,e, , Atilt' Miss Guthrie, of Craigie. On the 11th inst., at Bryanston-street, Port 9 g . Mrs. Pollard, aged 89. -,: On the 11th inst., the Rev..T. Beck, of Deptford, la c° i e jiet r 4 On the 11th inst., at Stockwell, Surrey, Ge l, i v, the late Richard Lyne, Esq., aged 88. SUrre/' On the 11th inst., at Weston, Thames Ditton;bn.- 4 , SPeer, Esq., late of her Majesty's Treasury; aged ° `: r et S e° ' On the 11th inst., at Forton Lodge, Hants, Marg wife of Rear-Admiral Sir E. Chetham. London: Printed and Published by MURDO :No. 112, Strand, P r i n t e r, at The Sun Offc ,7,„%i :Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in th9*C"" . bliddleaez, Monday, April 15, 1844. • Job nec Jaz Job