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Act of 13 George 11. was repealed by the 3d and 4th Vict., and granted the rule. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 2. THE OPERA OF LA SOMNAMBULA.-DOSEY V. PURDAY Mr. CaAmpros applied for a rule nisi, under the new Copyright Act, calling upon the plaintiff to expunge an entry at Stationers' Hall, of ten books of the opera of La Sminambula, or to restrain him from using it at the trial. The opera was written and represented in Milan in 1831. The plaintiff brought several plates of the music to London, and having entered them at Stationers' Hall, published them. The defendant also published copies, and continued doing so, for a period of eighteen months, until the late Copyright Act came into operation. Rule granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 2. The Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Coltman, Mr Justice Erskine, and Mr. Justice Cresswell took their seats upon the bench at a quarter past one o'clock. The Judges came this day to the hall in the form of procession which was, until lately, always usual on the first day of term. But the present Lord Chan cellor discontinued the custom, and has arranged that the Chancellor's entertainment of the Judges to breakfast, and the subsequent procession in state to Westminster Hall, shall take place only at the open ing of the term following a circuit, as was the case this day. NEWTON V. IfOLFORD. This was an action for illegal distress and false im prisonment, brought by the plaintiff, a barrister, against the defendant, the sheriff of Gloucestershire. The case was tried at Gloucester, and the jury found for the plaintiff, with damages 50/. The particulars of the case, and various matters connected with it, have already been frequently before the public: Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD this day obtained a rule nisi to set aside the verdict, on the ground of its being against evidence. Several other conditional rules were also obtained, but none of the cases were of particular interest. ARCHES' COURT; Nov. 2. (Before Sir HERBERT JENNER FUST.) THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE PROMOTED BY TITCH. MARSH AGAINST CHAPMAN, CLERK.-THE BASING. BOURNE CASE. This was a suit promoted against the Rev. William Herbert Chapman, vicar of the parish of Basing bourne, in the diocese of Ely and province of Canter bury, calling on him to answer certain articles and interrogatories, which charged him with refusing to bury the body of Jane Rumbold, daughter of John Rumbold, contrary to the canons and rubric of the Church ; firstly, for having refused to perform his office in the year 1840 ; and secondly, in the year 1841. Numerous affidavits were read, the articles of which exhibited that John Rumbold was a labouring man, and a parishioner of the Rev. Mr. Chapman's, although he was a member of the Independent con gregation, of which the Rev. Mr. Moore was the minister. Upon the death of Rumbold's child, in 1840, he went, accompauied by a person named Hopkins, to the Rev. Mr. Chapman, and gave him that " convenient notice" which was in accordance with the canons, by saying to the Rev. Gentleman he wished him to " perform his office," in burying his (Rumbold's) child ; but Mr. Chapman refused to do so, on the ground that the deceased had not been baptised according to the forms of the Church of England, but that the sacra ment had been administered by a minister of an In dependent congregation, and he also alleged that the child had not been baptised at all, although the Reverend Mr. Moore had informed Mr. Chapman that he (Mr. Moore) had baptised the deceased, and had desired Rumbold to be at church at half-past six o'cleck, when the Rev. Mr. Chapman would read the burial service. The articles further stated at great length that the child had been baptised by the Rev. Mr. Moore with water, in the name of the Trinity. The deceased was taken to the churchyard, and from thence to the porch of the church at the appointed time, when Rumbold begged of Mr. Chapman to bury the child, saying, at the same time, " I will pay you whatever fees you may demand." To this the Rev. Mr. Chapman replied, " I positively refuse to do so," and the same answer was given to seve •al subsequent earnest entreaties on the part of the p )or and bereaved father with a similar result. The consequence of this refusal was that he and his friends and neighbours who attended the funeral had to return home (a very long distance), taking back the corpse which was still unburied at the present moment, and was, therefore, more than four years now a')ove ground through the refusal of the Rev. Mr. Chapman to bury any person belonging to a Dissenting congregation. IVhen the application was ma le to Mr. Chapman, subsequent to the de ceased being brought to the church, he had a person who was an attorney's clerk, and before that indivi dunl he s sid," I refuse to bury the child for the reasons I gave before." Those reasons were under stood by all to be, because the deceased was an heretic. Written notice was served upon Mr. Chapman, shortly after the decision of the Privy Council in the Gedney case. Rumbold swore in his affidavit that Mr. Chapman offered to pay half the fees of burial at the Independent chapel, but he (Rumbold) refused to have his child buried there because his wife and ten children were buried in the parish church. On the part of the Rev. Mr. Chapman it was urged that the courts of common law held, that where a suit was instituted against a clergyman for the non-performance of his office, it was essential that due proof of sufficient notice, according to the 58th canon, should be given of his having been called upon to perform this office before the Court could award d images against him, and that if it were otherwise, all the clergy of the dioceses of York and Canterbury would be at the mercy of every parishoner who had an against him. ' Mr. Chapman had not had sufficient and convenient notice, and therefore there could he no grounds for asking the Court to pro nounce judgment upon the Rev. Gentleman. The Learned Advocates up - an both sides having addressed the Court, Sir HERBERT JENNER FUST said, perhaps it would have been better if there had been more testimony with respect to the fact of due notice. However, as it was, the case was closed for the present, and must stand over for judgment. The case was then adjourned indefinitely. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 2. - A few cases of an unimportant character were put down in the palm for hearing before Mr. Commissioaer Goulburn, but they were all unopposed, and therefore of so general interest. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. A special session of the above Court was held on Saturday, in accordance with the provisions of the Central Criminal Court Act, for the purpose of fixing the days for holding the sessions in the ensuing year. The Learned Judges who attended were the Lord Chief Chief Baron, Mr. Justice Patteson, Baron Alderson, Mr. Justice Erskine, Mr. Justice Coltman, Mr. Justice Wightman, Baron Maule, Baron Rolfe, Mr. Justice Cress well, and Mr. Justice Coleridge. The Learned Judges were ushered into Court by the Lord Mayor. Mr. CLARK, the Clerk of Arraigns of the Central Criminal Court, then said that the periods for hold ing the sessions for the ensuing year had been fixed as follows, by order of the Court. Mr. Baron ALDERSON said it was not the order of the Court, but according to the terms of the Central Criminal Court Act—the order of not less than eight Judges. Mr. CLARK suggested that the Learned Judges formed a Court for this purpose. Mr. Baron ALDERSON intimated his opinion that the term was not in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The form was then amended. The following list of the periods for holding the sessions was next read : 1844.—Monday, Nov. 25; Monday, Dec. 16. 1845.—Monday, Jan. 6 ; Monday, Feb. 3 ; Mon day, March 3; Monday, April 7 ; Monday, May l 2 ; Monday, June 16 ; Monday, July 7 ; Monday, August 18 : Monday, Sept. 15 ; Monday, Oct. 27. The LORD CRIEF BARON then inquired, whether there was any other business to transact, and Mr. CLA.RK having replied in the negative, the Court was adjourned to November 25. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W. STRE E T. A well-dressed man, named James William Poyntz, was placed at the bar before Mr. Twyford, charged with obtaining a gig from Mr. Holdman, a coach maker, and selling the same. Mr. Samuel Holdman, of 128, Long-acre, stilted that about eleven years ago, he believed in January, 1833, the prisoner came to him and ordered a tilbury to be built for him. Witness agreed to perform the job, and the prisoner then said he wished to have a vehicle which he might use until the tilbury was finished. Witness said he could lend him a gig, and the prisoner desired it might be sent to a livery-stable in Marylebone, which was done accordingly, and witness never heard of the prisoner or saw him again until this morning. lie heard, however, that he had sold the gig for 151., but the person who purchased it wus,not present. The prisoner had called a t wit ness 3 shop last evening, and said he wished to pur chase a vehicl e , if Mr. Holdman would give him s i x months' credit. givelVitness was not at home, ex c l his clerk couldno 4r answer, ifi and the pri soner desired that if . o dman . woulg, agree to his terms he wouldThineeealdres at givenhis (risoner's) agent's in the City. •as the went Wentnall's, 1, Angel-ourt, (la y s was " Mr. into who there, and recognised the prisoner had obtained the other gig. He enterede sation with him, and at length gave him int:Cc:B77v- The prisoner, in his defence, declared that the ° ' * gig had been purchased by him and paid for. Mr. TWYFORD said it was a very suspicious case, but he must have the evidence of the person who pur chased the gig before the prisoner could be committed for trial. He therefore remanded him until Wed- nesday. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Two young country-looking girls came before Mr. Hardwick to make the following statement : They said they took a lodging at No. 2, Heddon street, Regent-street, about two days ago, telling the landlady, Mrs. Thomas, that they were shoe-binders, and that they were likely to have visitors, as they had several acquaintances in London. On Friday evening they had two young men in their room, when their landlord sent for two police-constables, and insisted on giving all of them in charge. The constables ransacked their box, and ultimately carried them off to the Vine-street station-house, where they were locked up, and detained about an hour. They were then discharged, as also the two young men, who had also been in confinement, and they were obliged to find lodgings elsewhere, as they were given to under stand that they would not be admitted again into the house in Heddon-street. Yesterday they applied for their property, and this was refused, and they, there fore, came to this Court, to ask for the assistance of the magistrate. Mr. HARDWICK said the proceedings, on the part of the police, appeared to have been so perfectly un justifiable, that it was necessary the truth of the ap plicants' story should be tested. Mr. Hardwick re quested one of the constables to go for the inspector on duty the overnight. Inspector Baker shortly entered the court, and, on being put in possession of the particulars of the young women's statement, said he believed that they had not quite disclosed the whole truth, as they had omitted to state that the young men in their room were in bed with them—at least, so the landlord of the house declared. Mr. HARDWICK said, even supposing the women had brought these young men into their own room for an immoral purpose, what authority had the police for interfering ? A landlord might find out that he had unawares introduced an improper lodger into his house, but it was no part of the duty of the police to assist him in turning out this lodger. The landlord must take those steps to clear his house which the law pointed out. Inspector Baker said the landlord, Thomas, and a person named Gabriel, whose house communicated with Thomas's, made the charge against the two young men and women. Their charge was, that they believed the young women had obtained possession of the room by fraudulent representations, and that they had introduced the two young men into their room for the purpose of planning a robbery in Gabriel's house. This belief was strengthened by the fact of one of the young men having been formerly in Gabriel's employ. Mr. HARDWICK said the story of the contemplated robbery was apparently got up for the purpose of procuring the assistance of the police in ridding the house of an improper lodger. But he wanted to know. as these parties were in custody and locked up on so serious a charge, how it happened that they had been discharged without the sanction of the magistrate ? The police had no authority to discharge of their own accord any case when once given, and so jealous were the Legislature of entrusting them with any portion of such power, that they were expressly forbidden, notwithstanding the inconvenience which occasionally occurred to discharge cases of drunkenness without the sanction of the magistrates. Inspector Baker said there was. a mistake here ; the parties were not locked up on any charge. It was true that they were taken down to the cells by the gaoler while the charge was being heard, but as soon as he ascertained that the charge was not likely to be pressed, he directed all the parties in custody to be liberated. Mr. HARDWICK said it was quite clear the police had exhibited most extraordinary ignorance of their duty. They had no authority, and as far as he could see, they had no excuse whatever for acting as they had acted. He had always been most ready to afford protection to the police, and to bestow approbation where they did their duty properly and efficiently ; at the same time he felt it to be his duty to mark his sense of misconduct on the part of the police in an equally stringent manner. He hoped the inspector woub teach the constables, who had so completely mistaken their powers and functions what their duty really was, that he might not have the painful task of animadverting on the conduct of men who were were intrusted with important responsible situations. The inspector said he never would have sanctioned the interference of the constables had he been made acquainted with the circumstances of the case. Mr. HAunwicx desired a constable to go to Hed don -street, and see that the young women obtained their property. A foreigner of military appearance, accompanied by another foreigner, who could speak English, ap plied to Mr. Hardwick for some pecuniary assistance. The spokesman said that he had recently become acquainted with the state of distress to which his foreign companion was reduced, and he had consented to accompany him to the court, to ask if the magis trate would relieve him from his distress. The foreigner was an Austrian Pole. He had resided at Warsaw and in other Polish places, and had contrived to render himself so obnoxious to the Russian govern ment that he had been obliged to fly for his life. The political offences had been so distasteful to the Russian government, that his own government would not give him shelter, and after making his way to Trieste, he was enabled, through the kindness of the English Con sul, to make his escape to England. He landed at Liverpool, and was recommended by the police there to make his way to London. He had taken the advice, and had been living for some time at an hotel in Leicester-square, but being without money, or means of getting any just at present, the proprietor had told him he could not be allowed to stay any longer. The Pole, who was of high connexions, and whose only offence was of a political nature, was exposed to perish for want in the streets if some relief were not afforded to him. The Pole had neither papers nor persons to refer to in support of the truth of his story, and he (applicant) knew nothing but what the Pole had told him. Mr. HARDWICK said he would not pronounce an opinion one way or the other as to the accuracy of the Polish gentleman's representations ; but the term " political martyr" had a wide range of meaning among foreigners, and frequently included offences which went by a totally different name in this country. It could hardly be expected that every foreigner who was obliged to fly from the police of his own country should have a claim for support and assistance on the police of this. It was placing magistrates here in a very invidious position. Looking at the applicant's case as one of personal distress, and without reference to his alleged political offences, he would present him with half-a-crown from the poor-box to help him to communicate with his friends. UNION-lIALL. Two policemen named Gough :6nd Brooks, of the L division, were charged with the following miscon duct towards Thomas Thornton, an inspector belong ing to the Phoenix Gas Works. The charge was sent by the Commissioners of Police for investigation at this Court, and Mr, Grensell, the superintendent of the division to which the defendants belong, attended to hear and report upon the result. The complainant stated that on Saturday week, about one o'clock in the day, as he was crossing from the end 'of Suffolk-street to Blackman-street, he was followed closely up by the defendants, and when he g(it to the other side of the street they both came up, one on each side of him, and asked him what he had got. Before he had time to answer, they hurried him throv- n an iron gate near the footpath, when Gouct, feeling his trousers pocket, inquired what hq naegot there, Complainant, surprised at such a situation, imme diately drew forth a memorandum book, saying that he had nothing but that, upon which tha defendants said he must accompany them to the station-house, Brooks saying to the other defendant, " Charley, let us take him to Tower-street," and he was then taken to .the station-house in that street, and when the In spector Fergusson saw him, and was informed of the circumstances under which he was brought there, he said that he had known him (complainant) for several years, and that there being no pretence for charging him with an offence, he should discharge him. Com plainant added that he had been twenty years in the ser vice of the Phoenix Gas Works, and that having always borne an irreproachable character, he, for his own sake as well as the public, considered he was called upon to bring such a case under the consideration of the Commissioners, to whom he represented the cir cumstances. Gough upon being asked what he had to say in answer to the charge, replied, that he mistook the complainant for another person, against whom he had a charge of felony. He admitted that he felt his pocket, as described, and that he afterwards took him to the station-house, where, upon finding that he had made a mistake, he expressed 'nis readiness to apolo gise to the complainant,-wlito rejected it, and would not be satisfied unless Ile" consented to insert an apo logy in the newspa;,ers. With this latter demand he could not comlAy, the Commissioners not allowing him to make a public apology, and the complainant, therefore, resorted to the present proceedings against him. ( jtough then spoke of his not having used any degree of harshness towards the complainant, and in t-,king him to the station-house held his umbrella over him to shelter him from the rain. Brooks made a similar defence, saying they were mistaken in the man, b u t th a t h e did not lay hands upon the complainant at all, and who also expressed his willingness to apologise to the complainant. In reply to Mr. Trail!, the complainant said that he knew Mr. Brooks before, and mentioned to him who he was, but no attention was paid to what he said, and he was complied to go to the station-house. Ile added th th a t i t was a degradation to be taken through for e tr a e rg ets in i g n himcustody wlth aany offence. without o t c h e. e slightest grounds Mr. Tama. said it was obvious the defendants had made a mistake in the business; and that, under that impression, he should dismiss the complaint ; but it was still in the power of the complainant to bring an action for assault and false imprisonment, at all events against Gough, if he was not satisfied, or re ceived compensation for the inconvenience to which he had been subjected on the occasion. The complainant seemed to be surprised at the de cision, and left the court with two friends. WORSHIP-STREET. William Bear, a schoolmaster, in Brick-lane, Spi talfields, was charged with having most cruelly treated one of his pupils, a little boy, nine years of age, named Crowe. The substance of the little fellow's evidence (which, from his extreme youth, was naturally rather imper fect) was, that while cleaning his slate with his hand in the school-room, on Thursday week, the master, without uttering a word of remonstrance, came be hind him and cut him a great number of times across the head and ears with a thick cane. On the next day, in consequence of his having soiled his own brother's book, the defendant kept him in until all the rest of the scholars had left the school but three of them, whom the defendant ordered to stop for the purpose, and then almost stripped the child, and whilst the three bays held him to prevent his making any resistance, beat him very severely all over his back with four canes tied together so as to resemble a rod. He complained of suffering great pain from the in fliction of the punishment, and his person still exhi bited traces of the extreme violence that had been exercised towards him. The child's father (Police-constable 70 II) stated, that on coming off duty, at ten o'clock on the night of Thursday week, he heard the child, who was irk bed, breathing very hard and groaning loudly, in consequence of which he examined him, and was ac quainted with the treatment he had received from his master. Pulling down the bedclothes, he found the whole of the child's back, from the shoulders to the feet, so shockingly scarified that it resembled a piece of raw meat, the canes having completely cut into the flesh. His wife urged him to take summary re taliation upon the master, but he resolved, instead, upon bringing him to this Court ; and it being at that time very late, and having to go on duty again early the next morning, he saw nothing more of the child until he returned home the next (Friday) night, at nine o'clock. On entering the room he found the child's face and neck completely covered with blood, owing, as he said, to the violent usage he had again sustained from his master ; and on examining his person he found that one of his ears had been nearly cut through, and that there were several other ter rible cuts about his head and face. The injuries were so severe, that witness was obliged to seek the assist ance of a medical person, who prescribed lotions ; but although these were applied, the child continued very restless, and could not sleep for three continu ous nights. The defendant gave the child a very bad character, said he had smeared his own and another boy's books (as defendant thought) intentionally, and he con sidered that he was only doing his parents a service by correcting him. He was not aware that - he had cut the boy in the back in the manner described, and declared that it must have been accidental, while the child was trying to screen himself from the other blows. On the second occasion he made the other boys hold him to prevent the child's kicking them, and that punishment was inflicted with a rod, in the usual way, and not with the four canes, as the child stated. He concluded with an appeal to the magis trate, saying that he was a married man himself, and had children of his own. To contradict the defendant's statement, Mr. Bryer, an officer of the Court, and Fitzgerald, one of the warrant officers, were examined ; the former said the boy was cut all over his hack, from the shoulders to the loins, and that a great deal more violence had been used than was at all proper for so young a child. The latter stated that the father of the child had stripped him for his inspection in one of the cells attached to the Court, and that he found the child " scored, from the bladebone all down the thighs." The injuries had certainly been inflicted with canes, and not with a rod ; and Mr. Broughton, who sat when the summons against the defendant was applied for, and who witnessed the state of the child, had ordered him to attend before. Mr. Bingham and give evidence. Mr. BINGHAM said, that considerable latitude must necessarily be allowed to schoolmasters in the in fliction of chastisement on obdurate or contrary pupils, but in this instance he was clearly of opinion that the defendant had gone much beyond the mark. He was very strongly inclined to send the defendant to the sessions to answer the charge ; hut as the father of the child was in somewhat needy circum stances, the justice of the case would perhaps best be met by permitting a compromise, and preventing the expense of further proceedings elsewhere. He should therefore allow him to step out of Court with the father, but in the event of the parties not coming to a satisfactory adjustment he should send the case to the sessions. The parties retired, and in a short time returned, the father of the child intimating to the magistrate that he had received a satisfactory compensation. A fine young fellow named William Magness, dressed in the full regimentals of the 49th Regiment of Foot, was charged with being a deserter. As 56 N was on duty on the preceding night in Brunswick-street, Hackney-road, the prisoner's father, a highly respectable man, called to him and told him that his son, who was then out, would shortly return home, and that, as he was a deserter from his regiment, he required that he should be taken into custody. Witness waited about till eleven o'clock, when the prisoner returned, and then he took him to the station-house. The prisoner said he had obtained leave of absence from his commanding-officer to see his mother, who was in a dangerous state of illness, and on the expira tion of his parol he called at the War-office to obtain the necessary papers to procure his trans mission to his regiment at Weedon barracks, but that, unfortunately he met several acquaintances, who induced him to *take a farewell glass with them, and he got intoxicated. On recovering himself, his leave having expired, he was ashamed to face his officers, and went home again, where he had since been staying until given into custody by his father, whose object in so doing he could not account for. He was very fond of the service, and intended to give himself up the next day, had not this taken place. Had he intended to desert he should not have walked about in his regimentals, as the magistrate then saw him ; and he trusted, under the circumstances, the magistrate would consent to let an officer accompany him to the recruiting officer who would be convinced of his intentions and pass him to his regiment, with out the disgrace of his being sent to prison. Mr. BINGHA M intimated to the prisoner that he should communicate with the War-office, and endea vour to make matters straight for him, but he was compelled to detain him until he received an answer from the military authorities.—He was then removed. THAMES POLICE. On Friday Coulson Douglas, master of the Thomas Baker collier, appeared to answer informations laid by Mr.:Barber, the registrar, under the Coalwhippers' Act, for a violation of the statute, which requires that before discharging the cargo of any collier application be made at the coalwhippers'-office a . for vo" .ig of registered men, and if the price offered tic deemed sufficient the bargain is closed. S the master is at libert, ^D. tiould it be refused y .ter the performance of cer tain formalities ' LO empl oy any gang, whether re gisteredr not, provided he pay no higher sum than wnatil had been been previously refused by the registered men at the office, and this was the offence which the defery -1 .,.....-4 appeared to answer. A clerk from the coal waippers'-office proved that the defendant had of fered 4d. per ton, which was refused. A coalwhipper named Aveling stated that he assisted in whipping the Thomas Baker on the 25th of August, and received 7d. per ton, not from the defendant, but from Bowd ley, the basket man, by whom he was engaged. Mr. Pelham, who conducted the defence, whilst Mr. Hobler appeared for the prosecution, called William Bowling, who swore that he engaged to clear the vessel, which was of 368 tons burden, for the sum of Si. 17s. Bd. He engaged with the men for 4d. per ton, but afterwards gave them a gratuity of 225., which would make it amount to 7d. Mr. BALLANTIN E, after commenting on the evidence of the last witness, who evidently edged very closely on perjury, fined the defendant Si., which was in stantly paid. A pawnbroker named Cranbery, of Shadwell, ap peared to an;wer informations laid by Birch, the no torious informer, for having demanded and takai more than the legal rate of interest. The article was pawned by the informer's wife, and the defendant pleaded guilty, urging that the offence was owing to the mistake of a lad, wbo was not sufficiently initiated into the routine of the business, having been only three months behind the counter. The defendant was fined 10s. and costs. In the course of the afternoon Birch applied to the magistrate for a moiety of the fine, not so much, he said, for the amount, as to try a question. Mr. BALLANTINE said he would have no objection, if the application were made by a poor person who had suffered from an overcharge, but he had doubts about doing so at all in what appeared to have arisen from a concerted plan. The allowance would be made in cases where the poor were benefited, but it was an• other matter when a trap was laid. He should, how ever, consider of it. Birch—Am I to understand, then, Mr. Ballantine, that lam refused ? Mr. BALLANTINE—Yes, for the present. Birch—When am I to apply again ? Mr. BAL LANTINE—I don't know ; you must take your chance. CLERKEN IVEL L. On Friday John Clemenson, son of a gentleman of fortune, was charged with deserting his child, whereby it had become chargeable to Islington parish. Mrs. Lane, the wife of a labourer residing at klington, deposed that on the Bth of Septetoher, 184 nu e. SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, NoVEMBEft wit: the prisoner placed his son, a boy about eight years, under her care, and agreed to pay her at the rate of 4s. weekly for his maintenance. He paid the money for a few months, and thou left off altogether. He never came to inquire after his child, nor took the least interest in him. She sought for him every where, and being informed he had a situation on the Southampton Railway, went there, but he had left a few days - before. She then went to Mr. Carr's, at Kensall-green, by whom the prisoner had been en gaged during the summer, but he had left that place too. She had a large family herself, and was so re duced in circumstances that she was hardly able to procure the necessaries of lifc flr her own children. At length she was obliged to place the boy in the workhouse. Mr. COMDE inquired how much he owed her ? The poor woman replied 121. 10s. Mr. COMBE asked what means the prisoner pos sessed ? The woman replied 1001. a year by his father's will. Mr. COMBS inquired if the prisoner had any other children ? The woman answered that he had three, and that he had suffered his wife to die in a hospital. Mr. COMAE—Where are the other two children ? Prisoner—One of them is with some man at Deptford. Mr. COM BE—Have you paid anything for the maintenance of this child ? The prisoner owned that he had not seen the child for five months, nor contri buted a farthing towards its maintenance ; in fact, he did not know what had become of it. Mr. COMAE —Where is the other child? Prisoner —Dead. _ Mr hicks, the overseer, said he considered the case so bad a one that he should certainly press for punish ment unless the prisoner would at once satisfy the parish. The prisoner, when asked if he would enter into an arrangement, admitted that he had been entitle I to the receipt of 1001. a year, but gave a:rambling and most improbable account of its being mortgaged. Mr. COMBE — Are you willing to maintain your child, and pay this poor woman ? Prisoner—l can't. Mr. COMBE — Why ? Prisoner—Because I can't. Mr. COMBE—Then you will go the House of Wr rection for two months. He was committed accordingly. Henry Edwards, a stout-built young Welshman, was charged with robbing Mr. David Jones, a con stable, of 1/. 10s., his baton, and his son " Davey." The prosecutor accidentally met the prisoner on Tuesday, and, finding that he was a native of Wales, the place of his nativity, and that he had been at the Welsh School in Gray's Inn-road, a companion of some young relatives of his took him to several public houses, where they had drink in abundance, and of every description ; beer, gin, ale, rum, &c. ; when they reached the prosecutor's residence Jones was stupidly drunk, whilst the miscellaneous liquors and the large quantity he drank had the effect of rendering Edwards perfectly insane. In his delirium he rifled the prosecutor's pockets of his money and staff, and at a late hour at night dragged his son, a boy about twelve years of age, out of bed, and carried him in his arms in a state of nudity to a grocer's shop, a quarter of a mile distant ; he laid the boy, who was still asleep, in the corner of the shop, where some humane old woman put her shawl round him. The prisoner fetched a cab, put the boy in the cab, and drove to his own door, where he put the boy to bed, and went to bed in another room himself. The next morning the father was distracted at the loss of his child, and searched every place for him, but at two o'clock in the day when the prisoner awoke he brought home the son, but was immediately given into custody for the robbery. The staff was found on the prisoner's person. The prisoner, who has hitherto borne an irreproach able character, and whose father is a very respectable tradesman in Store-street, Bedford-square, solemnly declared he did not recollect anything whatever of the matter. He must have been stark mad. The father of the prisoner having indemnified the prosecutor to the full amount of his pecuniary loss, the young man was discharged by the wish of all parties. UNION-HALL. On Friday, four lads were chargei with mating a disturbance in the St. Saviour's Union Workhouse, and refusing to do the work allotted them for a night's lodging, and for their breakfasts the next morning, having been admitted as casual paupers the night before, and attempted to break the forms in th• working shed. They now said that the work was too severe, in return for the bit of dry bread and so ne straw to Es down upon. The porter said that it was quite child's play; they were only set to pick oakum. The defendant said he was a sweep, but the new Act threw him out of employ. Mr. TRAILL—It seems easier work to pick oakum than sweep chimneys. Defendant—l'd rather sweep ten chimneys of a morning than pick that stuff, it works the fingers so dreadfully—it is not made of rope, but cf a cocoa nut fibre, and is so. stiff and harsh to unravel, that it almost makes the fingers bleed. In answer to the charge of causing a disturbance in the workhouse, they said that when they were turned out into the work-shed they were so bitterly cold that they merely moved the forms out of the way to give them room to run about and circulate their blood to keep them warm, picking cocoa-nut fibre being a very cold description of work. They were committed for seven days each. John Weston, a cooper by trade, was charged with inflicting a severe wound on the head of his wife with a candlestick. The poor woman, although so ill, expressed a wish that the prisoner might be discharged, saying that she was equally as much to blame as he on the occasion, for she irritated him by contradicting him. Mr. TRAILL said that it was a miracle she had not been killed, and that the case should go before a jury. The wife again supplicated that she might not be compelled to appear. Mr. TRAILL, finding the complainant so desirous of screening the prisoner from punishment, remarked that it would be of no use sending the case for trial. The prisoner must find bail to keep the peace, and in default he would commit him to gaol. The wife exclaimed that she would like to suffer the imprisonment instead of the prisoner. Henry Matthews, toll-collector at Waterloo-bridge, was summoned at the instance of Joseph Stubbs, a letter-carrier, for unlawfully detaining his hat in the toll-house. The complainant stated that on Monday last he, in company with another letter-carrier, went to the Surrey side of the bridge, and paid the toll. The other letter -carrier followed, and at the moment the defendant called out and said that witness had not paid, but he contended he had, and, as he refused to pay again, the defendant snatched off his hat, and took it into the toll-house. Complainant, determined not to pay over again, instead of passing through the gate, tied-a handkerchief round his head, and went over Westminsterihridge. Charles Mason, the other postman, confirmed the complainant's account as to the fact of hearing him a p n u d t d it ow ba n vi t n h g e hbaeelfnpetnankyen tipbyn the o table of the wicket, the defendant. The defendant, however, denied that the toll had been paid by complainant (a policeman and another man connected with the bridge bearing out his as sertion), and that he then seized the hat for the toll. He believed the complainant would not have held out had not the crowd urged him on by saying his hat could not be seized for toll, for that he was in the Queen's service, and that the clothes he wore, hat and all, belonged to her Majesty. He was glad to hare an opportunity of stating that postmen in the Metropolis, in fancying they had a right to pass the bridge toll-free, like soldiers and policemen, were mistaken. Mr. TRAILL said that there must be perjury in the case, the witnesses flatly contradicting each other. The toll-keeper said that his two witnesses were standing up close to the wicket at the time as a pro tection to him, as it was the day of the Queen's opening the Exchange, and in four hours 9,000 per sons had passed through. Not long since a case of nearly a similar description came before Mr. Trani, who decided in his favour, showing that he was quite justified in seizing the hat of any man who did not pay the toll, Mr. TRAILL told him he had better be careful how he perform e d hi s d u ty, a nd not to act with rudeness to the pasBettgers, The Magistrate, trouble. otherwio would got him se lf i n t o con., at length dismis se d the summons, but refused to having heard a great deal pro and allow the defendant hi§ dd§t§s GREENWICH. FOWLES AGAINST BREDOR BECK.—This case was argued as to the legalit i y of enforeing..an award m a d e by the arbitrators appointed by the upper Watergate Turnway and Burial Society. of Deptford. Mr. Taylot, Who appeared for the Sooloty, directed attention to the 11th and 25th rules of the Society, made by virtue of the statute 10 George IV., cap. 50, as amended by the 4th and sth William IV., cap. 40, and produced the certificate of their enrolment by Mr. Tidd Pratt, the barrister appointed to certify that the rules were in conformity with the law. He then produced the award made by the arbitrator, and proved the defendant to be a member of the Society. The defendant was then adjudged to pay 14s. 6d. to the complainant, as senior steward of the Society, and in default to be committed to Maidstont gaol for one calendar month. The defendant, who was exceedingly violent, and would neither take the advice of his solicitor to abide by the award nor abide by the judgment of the magistrate, was left in custody to reflect on the cir cumstances. WOOLWICH. Oa Friday a poor widow named Rivers appeared ) .lefore the magistrate and said, she lived at Lime house, but not being able to pay her rent she was Icompelled to walk the streets or go into the union. Her husband had worked in Messrs, Young and Curling's yard many years as a caulker, and since his death she had maintained herself by going out nursing. Of late she could gain no employ, - and had applied to the relieving-officer of Lewisham parish for out-door aid (her husband belonged to Plum stead, which is within the Lewisham Union). He refused her any pecuniary assistance, and told her to go into the house. This she refused to do, having been two or three times in it before, when she was badly treated by Mr. Burrows, the master. He pushed her about the house, and afforded better diet to many inmates than he did to her. She was gene rally in a weak and ill state of health, and she saw those who were not so treated with diet of a better sort than she received. She would, therefore, never enter it again. A gentleman present said he had always under stood that the treatment at the Lewisham Union was excellent. Complainant said it might in some cases be so, but certainly not in hers and many others. Mr. GROVE said it was not in his power to order any pecuniary relief. She must settle the matter with the relieving•officer and the board of guardians. Mrs. Rivers said she offered to be passed home to her own relatives, who lived at Brecon, and the board promised to render the necessary means; but when she went to the union Mr. 011earles Atkins, the beadle, drove her from the door, and although her brother promised, by letter to the guardians, to keep her from troubling the parish again, yet she could not obtain money sufficient to pay her passage and food to get to Brecon. The applicant then withdrew. CORONERS' INQUESTS. MYSTERIOUS CASE.—On Friday Mr. Payne, the City coroner, went into a long and protracted inquiry relative to the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Yates, aged 41, the wife of a commercial agent, residing in New streat. The deceased was in exceedingly good health and spirits on Tuesday evening, and accompanied her husband to the theatre, but was taken suddenly ill on Wednesday morning, and expired in a few hours. Mr. F. Pullen, surgeon, stated that he was called in on Wednesday morning last about eleven o'clock to see the deceased lady, who was evidently dying. lie at first thought deceased had taken poison, but ioon ascertained that was not the case—the pulse was deep and heavy, and there was every evidence of con cussion of the brain ; the pupil of the eye also evinced compression of the brain. There was a bruise over the left eye, and a livid mark across the nose. The deceased was bled twice, but died in the course of the afternoon. On making a post moriem examination, he found external marks of violence on the head. On examining the brain at the back part of the head he discovered a large quantity of diffused blood, which occupied the space of a crown piece, and was the immediate cause of death. The rupture must have arisen from very considerable external violence ; there was a probability it might have been occasioned by natural causes, such as ex,Atement ; but this was exceedingly difficult to ascertain. The CORONER, called upon Mr. Yates, the husband, who was present with his solicitor to watch the case, but that gentleman stated, under the unfortunate circumstances of his wife's death, his legal adviser recommended him not to make any statement, and acting under this advice he must decline to be examined. The CORONER and jury remarked that the case was involved in great mystery, and it would be a great satisfaction to the Court if this was cleared up. Mr. Hunt, who resides in the same house with Mr. Yates and his late wife, stated that there had b9en a squabble on the preceding Saturday, but Mr. and Mrs. Yates lived on kind and affectionate terms. On the Wednesday morning Mr. Yates himself sent for medical assistance when his wife was taken ill. Mr. and Mrs. Yates went to see the Royal procession on Monday, and they both went to the theatre on Tuesday, accompanied by a friend, who returned home in a cab with them, but did not stay to supper. Mrs. Yates was sober, as well as her husband. On the morning after her death, Mr. Yates applied to the surgeon for a certificate, but that gentleman stated that it was one of those: cases where he could mot grant a certificate, as he thought it was requisite to have the boiy opened, as well as an inquest, to which Mr. Yates replied, that he had not the slightest ob jection to such a proceeding, and stated his wish to have the fullest investigation into the case. The surgeon, in answer to several questions from the Coroner, stated that the bruises on the head and eye must have been inflicted about twelve hours before death. The CORONER remarked on the great mystery and suspicion by which the case was surrounded, and the only person who could have thrown any light on the subject was the husband, who, acting under profes sional advice, had refused to make any statement, and he had a right to do so, no person being beund to criminate himself. One thing was certain—the deceased had received considerable violence, which was the occasion of her death ; the mystery was, by whom was this violence inflicted. The jury would consider whether any good would result from an ad journment, or whether they would return an open verdict. The room was then cleared, and after a long con sultation the jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased died from a rupture of the brain, but there is not sufficient evidence to determine by what means it was caused." The inquiry lasted upwards of three hours, and caused considerable excitement. SUICIDE BY SULPHATE or COPPER.—On Friday an inquest was held before Mr. Carter, at the Royal Oak, Granby-street, Waterloo-road, as to the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Williamson, aged forty-six. It appeared that the deceased resided with her hus band, at 22, Harrington-street. On Wednesday week, when he went home to his dinner, he found her very ill and vomiting, but she would not say what she had taken ; his son, however, told him she had broken up a piece of blue-stone (sulphate of copper), and taken it in a cup. Mr. O'Shea, a medical man, was sent for and ad ministered antidotes, but she persisted in refusing to acknowledge that she had taken the poisin. She gradually sunk until last Monday, when she expired. The jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased died from the effects of sulphate of copper, which she took when in a state of temporary insanity." FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE CHATHAM SIEGE OPE RATIONS.—On Friday a Coroner's inquest was held on the body of James Sullivan, a private of the East India Company's miners, who unfortunately lost his life the day before in one of the mines. An application was made to the Coroner to put off the inquiry until to-day, on account of the absence of Sir Frederick Smith, who is in London on special business. The CORONER observed, that in case he should find it necessary, in the course of the evidence, he would do so. Captain Williams and Lieut. Andrew Clark, of the Royal Engineers, gave an account of the affair similar to that which has already appeared. The for mer stated that he had had considerable experience in similar operations in Prussia, and believed them es sentially necessary for the good of the service. Both agreed that every care had been taken. Lieut. John Moggeridge, Royal Engineers, said, I relieved yesterday Lieut. Clark of duty about one o'clock. I went into the mine with Lieut. Clark to receive his instructions, and found no difficulty in breathing, and I considered the place perfectly safe. I then went out of the mine to bring in four miners to put up some frames which had been forced in by the explosion and I helped the men to put those I frames up. then sent two of the men onwards one named. John Harris and the deceased James Sullivan, to see how mti h of the gallery remained undamaged. Both men carried a lighted candle. Seeing their candle go out, I called to the two miners imme diately to come back, as the air was bad, and that I would go and see that the air pipes were brought in. The two miners who stood behind me went out before me, and I supposed aS I went out that the de ceased and Harris followed me. On my arrival at the mouth of the gallery I put up the air-pipes, and had proceeded about half way between the entrance and where It Is supposed the accident took place, when I heard the cry that one of the men was gone. I di, rectly called for assistance, and went without delay to the spot whence the cry proceeded, and there found one man lying on the ground insensible, and the other man holding his head. I caught hold of the legs of the man on the ground and pulled him out. I had then a candle with me, which was burning, and I placed it on the ground. I still called out for assis tance, when on a sudden I became stupified ; and When I recovered I found myself outside of the gal lery lying down. I am satisfied every precaution was taken to prevent any accident occurring. The evidence was confirmed by Captain and Adju tant George St. Vincent Whitmore, R.E., and by a corporal of the Royal Miners. Dr. Chisholm, of the Ordnance, said the man had died from the effects of foul air. The jury unanimously agreed to a verdict—" That the deceased James Sullivan was accidentally killed by coming in contact with foul air in the field-works on Chatham lines; and the jury are of opinion that no blame or want of caution attaches to those in com mand of the siege." REFUSAL OF A CERTIFICATE FOR BIRTH AND BURIAL.--On Friday afternoon Mr. Carter, the Co roner for Surrey . , held an inquest at the Hope public house, Bird-street, Kennington, on the body of a new-born female infant, who died within four hours after its birth, which was premature. The death had taken place as far back as last Monday . week, and the body of the infant remained unburied, in consequence of the surgeon, who attended at the labour, having refused to give a certificate for burial unless he was paid 15s. The Coroner said it was really shameful that the county should he put to the expense of an inquest, because the mother could not get a certificate, and a jury of sixteen gentlemen called out of their , busineosi when there was no necessity for an inquiry, and hoped that the medical gentleman, Mr. Crich dale, of Lambeth-walk, could give some explanation , as to a jury having been caused to assemble. Mr. Crichdale said, that the child had been neglected by the mother, and observed that the reason he refused a certificate was, that he was asked to give one for a still-born child. The Coroner re marked, that was a very serious charge which the surgeon had brought forward against the mo ther, and might aff2et either her liberty or life, and it was his duty, and the duty of the jury, to as certain that there were just and sufficient grounds for so serious an imputation. Two females who were present, and assisted at the birth, were then examined at great length, who stated that the birth was quite unexpected, and that every proper atten tion was paid which the interests of the life of the child required. The infant only lived two hours, and that after its death the doctor (Mr. Crichdale) posi tively refused the certificate, unless he was paid 15s. for his trouble. The aunt of the child informed the jury, that the doctor had only brought forward the charge of alleged neglect because he did not get his money. They were poor people. The jury said they were satisfied that there was no imputation against the mother, and remarked that the surgeon ought not to have withheld the certificate, and re turned a verdict of " Natural Death." The Coroner, with marked emphasis, said to the relatives, " I will now gi!e you a certificate, which you ought to have had before." The Coroner then added, " You have been called, gentlemen, unneces sarily together, and the county put to ,a useless ex pense ; it is net for me to say with whom the blame rests." Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Royal Yacht Tavern, Stanhope-street, Clare-market, on Saturday on the body of Mrs. Sarah Anne Willeter, aged 22 years, wife of Mr. Willeter, the extensive tallow chandler, of Clare-street, who committed suicide under the following circumstances : Mr. G. A. Walker, surgeon, of Drury-lane, said he was called to attend deceased on the afternoon of Thursday last. On his arrival he found the deceased vomiting excessively. Upon making inquiries de ceased told witness that she had taken twopenny worth of arsenic, but she refused to tell of whom she had purchased it. Witness attended her the whole of that day until nine o'clock in the evening, when she died. A post mortem examination subsequently made by witness proved that the stomach was much in aimed, and the coats in a partial state of corrosion. The cause of death was from swallowing arsenic. Charlotte Allen, one of the servants of the de ceased, said her mistress complained on Thursday morning last of having a violent headache. Shortly after breakfast she sent witners for a pennyworth of sal volatile, which she divided, and drank one part herself and gave the other to her husband. About ten minutes subsequently she sent witness to Mr. Walker's for a penny worth of magnesia; on her re turn she sent witness down stairs to ask her husband for a glass of brandy. As she entered the room again she observed deceased drinking what she thought to be the magnesia, but no sooner had she swallowed it than she was seized with sickness, which continuing, her husband requested to be allowed to send for medical assistance, but deceased replied, " Oh, never mind, I shall soon get better; it is only the bile." Witness could not tell what could have induced de ceased to destroy herself, for she always appeared ex ceedingly cheerful, and lived upon very happy terms with her husband. After taking the poison she said, " I took it to die, and I hope I shall ; and then added, " Oh, Lord, have mercy on my soul." By a juror—Deceased was not in the habit of going out alone, but on Tuesday last she went out by her- self, and must have purchased the poison on that oc casion. By the Coroner—l was sent three times down to empty the pail, containing what deceased had expec torated, she saying she had brought up the magnesia. Deceased was of exceedingly sober habits, and had been in the country on account of ill-health. Jane Elizabeth Brooker said deceased had been married only about eight months. Of late she had been very indisposed, and appeared low spirited. A day or two ago she called upon witness, and seemed exceedingly depressed, which witness attributed to her ill-health. She was unable to speak positively as to her state of mind. _ The Coroner, having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." On Saturday Mr. Wakley, M.P., opened an in quiry, which lasted upwards of six hours, at the Ele phant and Castle, King's-road, Camden Town, on the body of Mrs. Mary Anderson, aged 70, the wife of a gentleman holding an appointment in the Excise office, who was killed by the furious driving of two persons in a cart belonging to Mr. Gilbert, wax and tallow-chandler, of Tottenham-court-road, on Wed nesday evening last. The accused parties, William Limand, the driver. and Frederick Cloke, late shopman to Mr. Gilbert, were producei before the coroner by inspectof Proud. having been remanded fro'n Allrylebone to wait the result of the inquiry. From the evidence of two labouring men. named Wildman and Coates, it appeared that on Wednesday evening last, about ten minutes after six o'clock, they were standing in the vicinity of the Wire's Head. when they saw the deceased crossing the Kentish Town-road from Jeffry-street to Hawley- road. As she neared the centre of the road the horse attached to a covered cart drove along in the direction of Camden Town, at the rate of between seven and eight miles an hour. The horse knocked deceased down, and one of the wheels passed over her. The driver of the cart was then called to by Wildman to stop as he was known, but instead of doing so they went on at a much greater pace, and he could not keep up with the cart. There were a number of lights in the road at this spot, three outside the Wire's Head, one at the corner of the Hawley-road, another immediately op posite at the corner ofJeffry-street, and another gas light about ten yards from the corner of the Hawley road. It was a dark evening, but the witnesses could plainly see there were two men and a woman in the cart. They heard one of the men call out to deceased. Mi.. William Anderson said he was a clerk in the Admiralty, and resided in Exeter-street South, Haw ley-road. The deceased was his mother, and resided with his father at 5, Prebend-place, Kentish Town. On the evening of the occurrence she was comfnu• from her own house on a visit to him. She had good sight, but was somewhat deaf occasionally, and had not long since expressed to witness's wife that she feared she should some day be run over. Eliza Gilder said she was single, and lived at No. 4, Church-way, Somers Town, with her mother. She knew both the prisoners, Cloke and Limand, but had never seen them before Wednesday evening last. She met the two men at Highgate, on her return from Finchley, and asked them to give her a ride, as she was tired, and they did so. They came through Kentish Town at a rapid pace. There was no romping whilst doing so. The cart belonged to Mr. Gilbert, wax and tallow-chandler, of Howland-street. They were all sitting together on the seat nearly in front of the cart, and the prisoner Cloke was driving. On arriving at the Wire's Head she heard Limand call out, " Hoy, hoy," and she then saw the deceased in front of the cart, near the horse's head, and in a minute after the horse knocked her down, and, she believed, one of the wheels passed over her. She believed so, as one of the young men said as they went along, "By God, you have run over her." After deceased was knocked down, the man Cloke, who was driving, was about to pull up, when Limand snatched the reins from him, and drove like lightning. They went up Park-street, through Grove-street and Mormngton crescent, into Cumberland Market, and when there they stopped, and Limand looked out and said, " We are all right, no one is after us." The Coroner inquired how it was that these par ties were traced ? Tiffin, the summoning officer, said in a very sin gular manner. The last witness came on Thursday to the workhouse for a medical order, and whilst there, hearing the occurrence talked of, she said, " Oh, I know all about it; I was in the cart at the time." This coming to his ears enabled him to trace them out, and the girl identified them. The room was cleared of strangers, and after a con sultation of about twenty minutes' duration, the jury returned a verdict of" Manslaughter against William Limand and Frederick Cloke." The Coroner made out his warrant for the com mittal to Newgate, but gave Inspector Proud, is whose haids it was placed, instructions not to execute it until after the prisoners were again taken before Mr. Long, the magistrate. SOCIETY OF BRITISH MUSICIANS.—The second meeting of this Society took place on Friday at Erat's Rooms, Berners-street, and there was an unusually full attendance of visitors. Miss Orger's clever trio for the pianoforte, violin, and violoncello—well played by the authoress, Mr. Case, and Mr. Hancock—commenced the evening, succeeded by a quartet from the pen of Mr. 11. Graves, which was heard for the first time. This, a work of considerable merit, was listened to with much ?leasure, the scherzo being encored. Beethoven's trio Iu B flat, Op. 11 ; and Spohr's Nonetto, Op. 31, were the other instrumentalisms. Miss Cubitt, Miss 11. Groom, and Mr. Seguin were the vocalists. The first sang a sweet air by J. Henry Griesbach, very feelingly, and also joined in a duet of Balfe's with Mr. Seguin ; the second a MS. romance, by C. E. Stephens ; and the third J. W. Davisons's characteristic song from the vocal illustrations of Shelley, " Rough wind that moanest loud." Mr. E. E. Horsley was the director ; and Mr. J. W. Davison accompanied the singers on the pianoforte. Wild fowls, generally considered the harbingers of winter, have appeared in flocks on the Moray ]firth at an early period this autumn. A few days ago a flock of fifteen wild swans was seen off the Longman, and one of these elegant birds was brought to town, having been shot on a Highland loch in the vicinity. We have heard of two others being shot elsewhere; and a gentleman recently saw an enormous flock of 200 swans, in one of our northern bays. On Sunday and on Monday week. some large flocks of wild geese were seen near Seabank, and attracted much attention from passers-by on ac count of the noise created by their peculiarly disoordaut cries •.InverneBB Courier. - - , MARKET NEWS .-( SATURDAY ) COVENT-GARDEN. The supplies of most articles being more than fleq ro meet the ‘s ants of the dealers, the general dell" vas extremely inactive, at barely last weeks cl u° , o tions :—Potatoes, from 2s Gd to 4s 6d per c " rti , Turnips, 2s to 3s ; Carrots, 4s to 6a ; Cole° or Greens, 2s to 3s 3d ; and Leeks, is 3d to 2 5 dozen bunches ; Common Plums, 2s to 3s 3d ; 'AP.I3Cpt„.I, and Pears, 2s 3d to 4s • Spinach, 8d to is 6d ; Is 6d to 2s 6d ; and French Beans, is 6d to 95 00 , per half-sieve ; Pine Apples, 5s to 7s 6d i two door English Grapes, 4d to 8d ; Hot-house 'R A to 4s to 5s ; Foreign Grapes, 4d to 10d ; Filberts , 1" 0 , Is; and Cobb Nuts, 8d to 10d per Ib ; English Meld 2i to 4s ; and Foreign ditto, is 6d to 3 , each ; Gibbages, 2s to 5s 6d ; and White ditto, 8d to 2s l : i l dozen ; Horse Kaddish, 2s to ss; Broooli, is to 2s 6d; Celery, 8d to 2s per bundle ; Mushrooms, 8d to Is t f oi punnet ; English Hazle Nuts, 4s to 5a per b oo English Walnuts, 8d to is 3d per 100. NEVTGATE .A.ND Z.EADENRA.ZIP Prime Mutton commanded a steady inquiry 5 ' to prices; otherwise the trade was in a sluggish 14; Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3 , 5 „ P : ' 0 3 Veal, 3s 2d to 4s and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 10d per 13 1 the carcase. We had a good supply of both Game or Poultry, yet the demand was tolerably steady at 0 01 :$0, Cations. Turkeys, 43 6d to 7s ; Geese, 5s to 6s; p; is 9d to 3s ; Capons, 4s to 7s ; Chickens, is 6d 0 II Ducks, is 6d to 2s 3d; Rabbits, 6d to is 6d ; gale s h to 3s 6d ; Grouse, 2s to 2s 6d; Partridges, is 3a `" 1 01 6d; Pheasants, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and Pigeons, 7d S' each. NUNGERrORD. The supplies of most articles wen to l era bly g 44 . ( 0 while the general demand ruled heavy, at barely p ro rates. NEWPORT. We had a steady inquiry for prime Meat, at full P ri ro otherwise the trade ruled heavy. Beef, from 2 5 6 i i ; 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 3s 2d to and Pork, 2s 10d to 4s per 81bs. BILLINGSGATE. a f t Although the supply of Fish was tolerably e, 1 the demand for it was rather active, at mostly fo,"viili rencies. Turbots, 5s to 20s ; Brills, 3s to 8s; Cnoi, 2s to 6s ; Haddocks, 4d to is 2d ; Whitings, 4d to e ft and Lobsters, is 6d to 3s 6d each ; Soles, 6d to 4; pair ; Smelts, 2s to 4s ; Fresh Herrings, 8d to is .t it and Flounders, is to 2s per dozen ; Eels, 6d to Is r VIIIITECEAPEL. There was very little doing, and prices were 10 1 supported. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6di Mutton, 2 . 5 , 9 1 to 3s 8d ; Veal, 3s to 4s ; and Pork, 2s 8 d to 0 per 81bs. BREAD. The prices of wheaten Bread in the Metropollgo 'rom 7d to 7id ; of household ditto,* to 6ki P er oaf. BIDE MA.BILET. Raw hides at per stone of 141b.—Best steers and h i e l , 5s 8d to 6s 2d ; middling hide., 5s to 5s 6 " terior hides, 4s 6d to ss. Sheep and calf skin per skin.—Market calf, 6s 6d to 8s 6d ; long v sheep, 2s to 3s 9d ; short ditto, is 9d to 3s. BAY MARKETS. 40 11 SMITLIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to Useful ditto, 41 12s to 5/ ; fine Upland ditto, s' o o 5/ 8s ; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 6/ ; Oat Straw, LSI 11 lOs ; Wheat Straw, 11 lOs to 1/ 12s per load. but moderate, and trade dull. o4lla l CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 15s t Useful ditto, 4/ 12s to 5/3s ; fine Upland ditto, 5 1 00 51 lOs ; Clover Flay, 41 6s to 51 16s; Oat Straw, 11 A I/ 1 11 12s ; Wheat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s per load. average supply, and a steady inquiry. 41l WHITECUAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 1030, 1 30 0 Useful ditto, 41 12s to 5/ ; fine Upland ditto, ll 5/ 8s ; Clover Hay, 4/ 1011 to 616 s ; Oat Straw , 1 0 0 to 1/ lOs ; Wheat Straw, 11 lOs to 11 12s Per Both Hay and Straw sold slowly at our quotations' WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—FRITO/;1$11! There is a good demand for Wheat at this ref market, and a small improvement in value has he 0, liz d for best samples. No material alteration bo l e / value of other sorts. Barley has met a heavi.., go rather lower prices, but Oats and Shelling are 1.160 request, at an advance of 6d. per load upun the Beans must also be noted Is. per qr. dearer. t 1 b Per qr. of 601 b. to the - # 4 ) Exrll 4 . 44 0 $ Wneat Suffelk, Essex, and Kent Red..... —to 48 0 Ditto ditto White... 52 6 1 0 Norfolk Red 4l 0 $ Ditto ditto White... —5! 0 Lincolnshire and Cambridge Red *7 0 11, Ditto ditto White.....— 5! 4 3 , Yorkshire Ditto ditto ...... 5 0 Foreigi ••••• rtr‘i - -42 0 10 10 4 1 2 Ditto ditto White. A , lf Val', 5 9,... Barley, Norfola /Ina Suffolk — 38 5 0 Yorkchit, a d Lincolnshire _ 35 Grinding 32 10',„01 Foreign — Perqr. .•f 631 b.." th4 B 9 0 •eans. Small n — 0 51 Tice‘ Foreign — 'ets, v qt. . a d Pola d . ... Mulin. lid to 12c1 , Fen ign —d to —4 0 0 . cr i Sidling ....... ...... 45i. to 26 04 ' p e e M Lit R me55ed.......... ~ . .... 25' lia 6 n. —, . RAILWAY }Z,ETURNS. os RAIL W AY TRAFFIC.—The following are the- T o t a l ReceiptVl . A I ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to r i 1 1 .," respective returns are wade, together with the receipto of e‘-ii in tr.;! year : Week ending Last week. ~j G~ ~~3 NAME OF RAILWAY. Oct. 26 25 Arbroath and Forfar •• • • ••• •••• • • • • Birmingham and Gloucester • • • • • • • • • • Brandling Junction . Bristol and Gloucester • . • . • Chester and Birkenhead . • • • • • ..... • • Dublin and Drogheda• • • • • • • • • • • Dublin and Kingstown . • • • • • • • • • .• • • Dundee and Arbroath •• • . Durham and Sunderland ... Edinburgh and Giasgow . Eastern Counties and North Eastern• • Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • • Glasgow and Greenock• • • • • • •• • • • • • Grand Junction • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Great North of England Great Western . • • • . Liverpool and Manchester • • • • • • • • • • London and Birmingham . • • • • • • • • • • London and Blackwall London and Brighton. • • • • • • • • • • • • • London and Croydon . • . London and Greenwich ... • • • • • • • • • • London and South Western ... • • • • • • Manchester, Bolton, and Bury • Manchester and Birmingham.. • . • • . • Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc•- Midland Counties Newcastle and Darlington • • • • • • • • • • Newcastle and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Newcastle and North Shields.. • . • • North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corheil, and Orleans •• Parisand Rouen .•••• • • • • •.•• • • • • Preston and Wyre ...... . .. Sheffield and Manchester • • • • • • • • • • • • South Eastern .• • ... Ulster • . . Yarmouth and Norwich . • • • • • • • • • • • York and North Midland . • • • • • • • • • • ------- X 49 2,430 Si f $. l ty 1,• 1 I I 4 t Ol 16 41 i r i fk 5: 14 1 I' 'AI lip 0 / 40 ' kJ 4 41 - 10 66' $ ,1 6 41 NO 6 0 8 15 4 0 1 /41 2 ;7 2, 295 14 A 1) MEDICAL TESTIMONIAL—SIGUT - N t HEARING. g ess r eet' From T. J. Pettigrew, Surgeon, F.R.S. (l ie .st i l o S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albein 3r ' r e - Fir ,I Piccadilly,—Gentlemen, I have no hesitation in,cllsel to your inquiry as to the results obtained by tt",ioP, your Improved Spectacles ; being in the cogsbil„ori of reading and writing for many hours togeth er ipioi o ri light, it is but justice to say that your nel ri f co°, Spectacle Lenses have afforded me the greatest f o il v .e o When I employed the ordinary pebbles, I netshe t io , experience in the morning a great irritation -41 of Since I have used your admirable glasses 1,9;00011.ed' no inconvenience of the kind, and my vision ls o j fr," proved. I shall ever feel grateful to my g ° ,,, 0,1 i; Dr. Blundell for having drawn my attention 4 . 1 „`"11)4 4 ;i , ject.—Believe me to be yours, very respect"- in n f e oe rtf PETTIGREW, 8, Saville-row. Also, ner ri f„cl v; T''' Acromatic Waistcoat-pocket Telescopes or n d 9 1 4 glasses of the same kind of Lenses. —Every ,ki-de_nof lescope of larger size and increasing powers O r al o n o sea purposes, and upon stand for astrononli c 0 1 / I ",iir tions the powers are so great and the lense s d ioort, and brilliant that minute objects at an extract p0rk7,41 tance is brought completely under the eye s ' hero l tourists, and sea-side visitors will indeed ° Ac or, great treat. Acoustic instruments of evert "064 for deafness. Cantion.—Messrs. S. &B. So',, led ` 1 , 4 1 ,01 , clans and aurists, are not in any way cone''„or 1 00 , person of the same name in their immediate PetrOtts9 hood, nor in any part of the country. r -°,P a r boA s t el , r ....... , ___/ takes, be cautious, and observe —Only t0,,."',1, IP" Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the I° ' I ell / BIRTHS. Job li Ai l fill On the 26th ult., at Louth, the lady of St' gli" 1 Lucas, Esq., surgeon, of a son. 1 ,, 1"1° . e f On the 30th ult., in the Albion-road, stoke Sr o Mrs On. R the 30th A ult,the atfield lady of A. of a daug MongredienP hter. E l A' al ton, near Liverpool, of a son. The idl e , 0 4 On the 30th ult., at Lurgershall, S u ssex, .-- E 4l .Rev. Henry Foster, of a son. l ea f 0 f tri (2° On the 30th ult., at Berners - street , the ;it Gould Bradley, Esq., of a son. w'lliA °l On the 31st ult., in Finsbury - square , Mrs. ' _....,,, of a daughter. re fa ibt MARRIED. gichs'oe • On the 31st ult., at Great Ayton, BR,. ~,-, of " A i Burgess, of Stokesley, to Sarah, eldest daugoSitsie" of Lieutenant James Allan. R.N., Forrel, North -"' s oef•Aof i B. Coe hr if l " On the 29th ult., the Hon. Horaee Wr. h ips► 4 son of the Earl of Dundonald, to Frances JAN . '" ' ..off', e ; • nO ,v .eb 3 the late George .L Carnegie, Esq. • crisl - Alow On the 24th ult., at Donnybrook Churcll,l7l%oly . 8 ( Esq., of the 94th Regiment, to Elizabeth Alic it4 - pil'l , of Colonel Poitier. O W Pi to On the 31st ult., at Tottenham, Jarne3 3 i the Elm Lodge, Lordship-lane, to Ann, retict ix 10 10 Tooth, Esq. _____----------- . Sit j . DIED. t o P J o rb he F 6 At Ditton-grove, William Gerard, FA. , Jt , the fit Gerard, Bart. . c u es e.-1 On the 30th ult., at Cranford House, gl d Ce ° 0 014 4 Hon. Mary, Countess of Berkeley, aged 7 ,-, 7 ",,efbr - Ll"' On the 26th ult., at Simmon Court, ..-'°— - 0 ,- Howell. Esq., of Molesworth-street, Dubin ' A o On the 27th ult., the Rev. Peter John N T 3 33. te rg" Vicar of Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, a g e Gioue es Or On the 29th ult., at Clarence Cottag e ' el' • Regent's-park, Miss Elizabeth Morritt. t Covi i 0 .1 On the 29th ult., Miss Elizabeth Dagn all ' A e ll, / dlesex. bel l 0 ' On the 30th ult., in the Albany-road' Ca in $54 4 Haile, Esq., Paymaster and Purser,R.N.Ton' __iisson, On the 30th ult., at HaEtings, Jobn Allsop-terrace, New-road, St. 31arylelifine' ple'd Lendon: Printed and Published by — 0 0 '0,06" No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The oun ale "- Strand, in the Precinct of the SAM' , Middlesex, Moudir/, &Tallier 4: 0441