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of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. I a pitiful case. The French expedition sought Mr. MN Tan rirMara PAPERS or YESTERDAY. Pritchard ; Mr. Pritchard did not go to look for M. GLOBE.--We add nothing in the way of argu- Dupetit Thouars or M. d'Atibigny ; and if either moat to the articles which have already appeared in party sustained a loss by the meeting, it is only ?ur '4olumns on the injustice and impolicy of charg- the common rule of justice, that the volunteer must Ir:g enormous tees on summary convictions which pay. Deprived of the right of sear, h grievance, involve merely nominal penalties, and allowing those however, and of the Otaheite grievance, the slave lees to be taken by the magistrates' clerks in lieu trading — parti pretre , and M ole o pp os Lion, will not of fixed salaries. The fines are apportioned by the hare a foot to stand upon. magistrates, according as the offences with which they are called upon to deal are marked by aggravating or extenuating circumstances. The dis cretion with which the law invests the magis trate is sufficiently wide. In cases of assault and of trespass, the fine may range from the smallest coin of the realm to five pounds. But, however frivolous the charge, if conviction follow, and a farthing fine be affixed, the costs upon the conviction are the same es they would have been had the highest penalty allowed by the law been inflicted by the magistrates. This is so manifestly unjust in principle, and, in the great majority of casee, so oppressive in practice, that it requires only to be stated in order to show the neces sity for a more equitable mode of apportioning the costs on summary convictions in trifling assault and trespass cases. A correspondent supplies us with a case which forcibly illustrates the observations we have now made on the practice we have on former occasions endeavoured to expose, with a view to its abolition : " At the Woodstock petty sessions, on Wednesday, a trumpery charge was preferred against George Cooper, a poor man, of Bladon, by Elliott, a gamekeeper to the Duke of Marlborough. The magistrates showed their opinion of the charge, which was not denied by the de fendant, by fining him one halfpenny, which, with the magistrates' clerk's fees—thirteen and sixpence!—was paid." In this case, a fine of one halfpenny was the penal infliction for the offence committed by the poor man against the Duke of Marlborough's gamekeeper. And sorely did the Duke's gamekeeper feel—who, doubtless, thought the halfpenny fine was an affront put upon him, and upon the illustrious individual of whose game he was one of the authorised protectors. Our cor respondent adds !—" Elliott, the complainant, was insolent to the Bench. He had the impudence to tell the magistrates that he knew more than all of them put together. The halfpenny fine evidently did not accord with the fellow's expectations." And yet the complainant, had his stomach for revenge not been of most capacious size, might have been satisfied. The Bench, it is true, had been considerate—perhaps merciful—in its views of the charge against the defendant. But then the clerk's fees were suffi ciently exorbitant to gratify the moderate desires, even of a Duke's gamekeeper. Thirteen shillings and six pence is the average amount of a fortnight's labour wages in that part of Oxfordshire. Had the poor fellow not been able to pay, a fortnight's imprison ment, at the least, in a felon's prison, would have been the alternative ; where he must hive been maintained at the county charge, and his family out of the parish rates. Lord Denman's Act for discouraging the practice which had grown up, of bringing actions for slander, petty assaults, and insignificant acts of trespass, has had a salutary effect upon the litigious propensities of individuals who were prone to run to a lawyer upon every trifling provocation, and upon those members of the profession whose appetite for costs prevail over their desire to protect the interests of their clients. The dread of verdicts which leave the respective parties in the action to bear their own costs, operates as a valuable check on vexatious litigation; and thus saves the time of the Courts and the pockets of the foolish. If petty cases of the same kind, which are frequently brought before magistrates in petty sessions, were governed by the same rule ; and a frivolous complaint, which results in a fine upon the defendant of a few pence, were to subject the complainant to a moiety of the costs, or to the payment of the whole, many of the trumpery charges which consume the time of the Bench, to the postponement of more important busi ness, would never be brought before the magistrates. The parties would settle their differences in a way better calculated to obliterate the recollection of their quarrel, and to restore them to the tranquillity which a trifling altercation had disturbed. STANDARD. —The stability of the present French Ministry is of too much importance to the peace of Europe not to render all thinking men anxiously alive to any danger with which Marshal Soul: and M. Guizot's Cabinet may seem to be three -*fled. In this, as in all other cases, our suscepti bility to apprehension bears a direct ratio to the value of the object in hazard. It is only upon this ground we can account for the fears entertained for the safety of a Ministry enjoying the most ample and unreserved favour of tho Croon, the full confidence of the Chamber of Pears, and, clear of all actual or possible defections, a working majority of at the least sixty in the Chamber of Deputies, which, comparing the nneterical difference of the two assem blies, is jest equivalent to Sir Robert Peel's majority of ninety in our House of Commons at the com mencement of his auspicious administration. In such a state of affairs in France, we have not the slightest apprehension of danger to the present Cabinet, and we think that even the op position to it that exists will sink rapidly in proportion as its structure and design shall be developed ; the nucleus of that opposition is the slave-trading interest. There is at this moment sitting in Paris a committee composed of delegates from all the slave-holding susses of the world, in communication with M. Billault, and the other French slave-traders. The slave-holders have taken fright at the English law of last year, which, by giving a large prefer ence to sugar, the produce of free lobour, holds .ut a strong temptation to the French Govern ment to imitate our Emancipation Act ; and it need scarcely he said that were France to take this course, she would give the death-blow to slavery all over the -world—we believe as much to her profit as to her own honour. Great Britain and France united may govern the world, to the utmost extent that free and enlightened nations can desire to goiern ; they may command universal freedom, end when a few years shall have thoroughly conso lidated the union, we trust that they will command it. France, too, will have much less to pay for her half of this proud position as joint guardian of the liberty of mankind, than England has paid because, as the , accession of France would extinguish slavery at once, there would he no niter competition with slave la bour, such as England has been necessarily engaged in. We repeat it, that independently of the honour, France would reap a great profit from the imita tion of our Emancipation Act. The French slave-owners, however, would have only a colunon share in this national gain, while they would lose, or think they would lose, in the deprivation of their pro perty in human flesh. They therefore, stimulated as they are by the suggestions of their brethren of the United States, of Cuba, and of the Brazils, will employ every exertion to overturn a Ministry which they believe to be too honest and too philanthropic not to detest slavery. Were these persons more nu merous than they are, they would, however, fail in an assembly of Frenchmen ; and, indeed, we know of no weapon that could be employed against them more likely to ensure their failure than the elope upon the human flesh trade, and invective against the Christian religion and natural humanity, forwarded to the American Minister at Paris by Mr. Calhoun. France has long since purified herself of the dross of her revolution, but the noble spirit of freedom and of universal philanthropy which adorned it still remain. There is no danger, it is true, that France will repeat the error committed in the case of St. Domingo, turning an uneducated race loose to govern themselves. Perhaps she will also avoid some errors committed its our Emancipation Act, which left an uneducated race too free from the neces sity of paying for their support and their liberty by their labour ; but that, sooner or later, she will govern the coloured population of her colonies as citizen's, and not as slaves, we have no more doubt, than we have of her maintaining her high position among nations. Meanwhile, it is not by a conspiracy of foreign and domestic slave oWners, that free and generous France will allow a Ministry to be overthrown, even though that conspiracy conciliate the aid of the parti pretre, and obtain the accession of the French Lord Palmerston, Count Mole—the French Lord Pal merston in his political versatility, in his greedi 'mess of place, and in his Russian predilections. France will not submit to a coalition like this. As regards the right of search question, there can be little doubt that the British Government would be, merely for the sake of the peace of the world, and to gratify the King of the French, disposed to make every concession, and will make every con cession that can reasonably be demanded. And independently of these considerations of more ge neral policy, it is plain that by coming to a per fectly good understanding with a nation so powerful as France, and, as a nation, so resolutely be n t to suppress the slave trade, our Government will adopt the course best calculated to effect our common object. Let the officers of the British and French navies cordially co-operate, as if they were engaged in one and the same service, and the slave trade will soon be at an end, despite the slave-traders of the Brazils, of Cuba, of the „United States, and of Nantes. For our own part, we would, to secure such co-operation, be disposed to submit to anything short of an indignity, and that we are quite certain the present French Govern ment would not be likely to offer. Here is the state of the case—the slave trade exists at present only on account of the jealousies of Great Britain and France, though the Governments of both coun tries ate most anxious to suppress it. What sacrifice possible in the case would be too great for the attainment of the common object? As in the judgment of Solomon, the more sincere party will be proved by the greater readiness to make sacrifices. As respects the unhappy series of blunders at Otaheite, which rendered it necessary to compen sate Dec. Pritchard, the opposition can make but ATTEMPTED MURDER. At the Bury sessions, on Monday last, John War burton, who keeps a house of bad character, m Hamer's-yard, near Clerk-street, was brought up, charged with attempting to shoot a young woman, named Martha Ackers, and then endeavouring to murder her, by striking her with the butt-end of the gun. The complainant, a young woman, about twenty-three years of age, said she had lived at John Warburton's house for about six weeks. She went to his house on Saturday night last, about half-past ten o'clock. When she ,entered the house, she saw Warburton, an old man, and a woman, named Alice Ashworth, who lived with him. As soon as she entered, he rose from his seat, and pointed the gun ; it dii not go off. He then struck her with the but end of the gun, and felled her to the ground. She believed it was his intention to shoot her ; for he came into William Walker's (formerly Jenkin - son's) beer-house, in Clerk-street, about nine o'clock, and then said he would shoot her. Complainant put Mrs. Ashworth to bed, about five o'clock on Saturday night ; she was tipsy, and they had some words. Eliza Walker said, she saw the prisoner at half-past nine o'clock on Saturday evening in his own house ; he had a gun in his hand. He said, " You are wel come to come into my house at any time, but if Martha Ackers comes any more, I will shoot her." Prisoner then told her the gun was loaded, and said that Martha had been insulting his mistress. He appeared to have had some liquor. Witness then left the house from fear. Isaac Ramsden, a labourer on the Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale Railway, said he went to Walker's beer-house, in Clerk-street, on Saturday evening, and also into the yard leading into the yard where the prisoner resides. He heard a noise, and seeing some boys run, went towards the prisoner's house to see what was the matter. He saw the prisoner with a gun in his hand, and heard him say he would shoot the prosecutrix. He pointed the gun at her, and the next moment he turned the butt-end, and struck her several times on the head ; she fell to the ground, and bled very much. A young man named William Turner, and witness, then went in and took the gun from him They hadgreat difficulty in getting it from him ; they each " loosed" a hand. He was very determined. The young woman, Martha Ackers, was quite insen sible. She lay on the floor bleeding for several minutes. Edmund Yates, a boy fifteen years of age, said the prisoner sent him on Saturday even ing last to Mr. Peel's, ironmonger, for a penny worth of powder, a pennyworth of shot, and a half pennyworth of caps. After he had bought them, prisoner began to load the gun, saying he would shoot Martha (meaning prosecutrix) ; this was a few minutes before nine o'clock on Saturday evening. Mr. Superintendent Henhall produced the gun, which was loaded with powder and shot. He found the prosecutrix in the the prisoner's house on Saturday night, about half-past ten o'clock. Prisoner was committed for trial at the next Liverpool assizes.— Manchester Guardian. IMPROVEMENT of the DWELLINGS OF THE LABOURING CLASSES. (From the Builder.) The master carpenters and builders residing in and near the metropolis have resolved upon petitioning Parliament early in the ensuing session for such a modification of the window duties as will insure a better system of ventilation than that which at pre sent exists, particularly in the dwellings of the la bouring. classes. The following is a copy of the petition resolved upon at a meeting of the " Society of Master Carpenters," held on the 23d ult., at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, and which has already been very numerously signed. " To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament . assembled. "The petition of the undersigned Master Car penters and Builders residing in and near the metropolis, "Humbly showeth— " That your petitioners are desirous of adopting every improvement in construction which may tend to promote the healthfulness of dwelling-houses, in accordance with the valuable evidence laid before your Honourable House by Sanatory Commissions, but that your petitioners have daily reason to observe that a fatal obstacle exists to the improvements most needed, in the present mode of assessing houses tc the window duties. " That the window duties, as now assessed, operate as a premium upon defective construction, the occu pier having a direct interest in blocking up every opening intended for the admission of light and air that can possibly be dispensed with, to lessen the burden of taxation. "That under the existing system, an unglazed aperture only seven inches wide cannot be made fer rirposes of ventilation in a cellar in London without the payment of an average duty of Bs. per annum, although such an opening is now permitted to be made free of duty in the town of Liverpool, by a local Act of last session, 7 laud 8 Vict., cap. 51. " That your petitioners are deeply impressed with a conviction that the influence of light and air ere intimately connected with the moral as well as the physical state of the whole population. That the exclusion of light is unfavourable to habits of per sonal cleanliness, and that the crowded lodging-houses of the poor become necessarily abodes of diseases when rendered by fiscal enactments gloomy recepta cles of dirt. "Your petitioners therefore pray your Honourable [louse to put an end to the serious evils arising from this cause, by either a repeal of the window duties or by such a limitation of their present burden, that taxation may no longer keep pace with improvement, and that there may be no check or hindrance to the construction of light, cheerful, and well-ventilated dwelling-houses for any class of the community. " And your petitioners will ever pray," &c. ESCAPE OF A MAN FROM CUSTODY UNDER THE CNARGE OF MunnEa.—Yesterday, information that a man named John Brough, who stood committed on the charge of murder, and who was handcuffed to another prisoner named Thomas Swinton, charged with felony, managed to effect his escape the other day, to gether with his companion, from the custody of the officer, Thomas Michel, whilst the latter was conveying them from Biddulph to Stafford gaol. Brough is described as being about forty years of age, five feet ten inches high, slender made, sallow complexion, dark hair, hazel eyes, large front teeth, which project, and long visage. Bad on a large smock-frock, with buttons down the front, barragan trousers, strong shoes, and tommy hat. His companion, Swinton, is about twenty years of age, five feet four inches and a half high, fresh complexion, and dark hair and eyes. Had on a light barragan jacket, dark cord trousers, blue cap, and a pair of clogs. AMERICAN Saws.—The Sheffield Mercury of Sa turday last says :—" Many of the artisans of this town, as well as other individuals, have had their attention arrested during the last few days, by the display in the window of Mr. Eadon, the carver and gilder, in Fargate, of a large lithographed show-bill of the firm of Worrell and Co., machine and tool makers, New York. Some of the lookers on contented themselves with admiring the artistic cleverness of design, others in wondering whether any of the Sheffield houses exhibit so large a pictorial advertisement in America ; but there have been not a few observers shrewd and interested enough to no tice particularly, that saws of all sorts, from the largest circular to the smallest web, form a principal part of the design, and are especially mentioned among the leading articles of manufacture ; thus corroborating the correct ness of the statements we have often incidentally made as to the great and successful efforts that are made to rival us in this important class of articles by the manu facturers in the United States." GLASGOW ANTI-CORN-LAW ASSOCIATION.—THE LEAGUE BAZAA.R.—On Saturday evening a meeting of the members of the Glasgow Anti-Com-law Association was held in the Trades' Hall, for the purpose of taking into consideration the proposal of the National Anti- Corn-law League, to hold a bazaar in Covent-garden Theatre, London, in the month of May next, on behalf of the League Fund of 100,0001., and the propriety of appointing a Local Committee for Glasgow, to aid that important object„ by procuring contributions of manu factured articles from this city for the projected bazaar. The chair having been taken by Walter Buchanan, Esq., President of the Association, the meeting was addressed first by the Chairman, and then by Alex. Graham, Esq., W. P. Peter, Esq., the Lord Provost, &c., when resolu tions were unanimously adopted, declaring the entire and unabated confidence of the meeting in the National Anti-Corn-law League ; and pledging themselves to use their best exertions to aid and assist in the promotion of the objects of the proposed bazaar.—Scotsman. REPRESENTATION OF THE ELGIN BURGHS.—A vacancy in the representation of this district of burghs by the retirement of our present Member, Sir Andrew Leith Hay, being anticipated, requisitions have been got up, in all the burghs, by the Conservative party, in favour of Mr. Duff, of Haddo, and we understand that that gentleman has consented to stand. It is also re ported that a canvas is going on in Peterhead, &c., on the Liberal side, for Lord Kilmarnock, eldest son of the Earl of Errol. The Whig party have issued a circular calling upon the electors not to pledge themselves to any candidate in the meantime, should the rumour as to the retirement of the present Member prove correct. —Elgin Courant. A herring of an extraordinary large size, and in the finest possible condition, was caught by Mr. George Douglas, of'Wear-street, Bishopwearmouth, on Friday last, in a pool left by the ebbing of the tide on the beach, near Sunderland. The circumstance of a herring being caught on the coast at this season of the year is very un usual. When cooked, it is said to have been much supe rior to the fish caught at the ordinary moon. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice PATTESON and Mr. Justice EaLE.) Peter Wathins, 20, druggist, was indicted for the man slaughter of William Watts. Mr. Bodkin prosecuted, and Mr. Wilkins appeared for the prisoner. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the un fortunate deceased had gone to the shop of the prisoner to purchase some tasteless salts, and the prisoner gave him tartarie acid, it being proved, on his behalf, that this was the result of accident, and that the bottle con taining the acid had been accidentally substituted for that which contained the salts. The jury, under these circumstances, at once returned a verdict of Not Guilty, but at the same time expressed their opinion that there ought to have been some clear and distinct label upon the respective bottles, in order to distinguish their contents. Mr. Justice EuLE said he concurred in what had fallen from the jury. There certainly should be every pains taken to prevent such fatal mistakes as had occurred in the present instance. James Carr, 41, milkman, was indicted for feloniously forging a signature to a certain deed, purporting to be a conveyance of property, with intent to defraud Peter Price. Mr. Wilkins appeared for the prosecution. The facts of this case will be fresh in the recollection of our readers, as they have been detailed in the police reports within the last few days. The prisoner made the semi defence he did before the magistrates, and asserted that he had been induced to attempt to raise money upon the property under the belief that his brother. to whom it belonged, and who was transported, was either dead, or did not intend to come forward and claim it, but he declared that he never received, in point of fact, any benefit from the transac tion, and no meney was paid to him. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, but at the same time recommended the prisoner to mercy, as they said they believed what he stated in his defence was the truth. Mr. Justice PATTESON sentenced the prisoner to be kept to hard labour for two years. Thomas Bateman, 27, clerk, was indicted for feloni ously forging and uttering an order for the payment of 1001., with intent to defraud George Drake Sewell and others. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The Court, at its rising, adjourned until February 3. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. Thomas GrWiths was brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of Daniel Forrester, the officer, charged with forgery. Mr. Bush, solicitor to the Committee of Bankers for protection against forgeries and frauds, attended for the prosecution. Mr. Bus h stated that the prisoner hadfbeentin the employment of Mr. Myers, the fishmonger, of Peter's alley, Cornhill, whose service he left about three months ago, and that there was at • any rate one forgery, besides that upon which the evidence was ready, in the commission of which it would hereafter appear the prisoner was concerned. Mr. J. Pace, clerk in Dimsdale and Barnard's banking-house, in Cornhill, stated that the pristmer presented a cheque for 101., purporting to be signed by Mr. Michael Myers, on Wednesday, between two and three o'clock in the afternoon. It was not paid, fcr eight or nine cheques purporting to be drawn by Mr. Myers had previously been presented, and had turned out to be forgeries. The cheque produced was a considerably worse imitation of Mr. Myers's writing than any of the preceding cheques. The pri soner did not say anything upon presenting the cheque, which the witness, upon receiving, handed to Mr. Bar nard, one of the partners of the firm. The prisoner was then called into the back parlour and given into custody. Mr. John Barnard stated that the prisoner at the time he presented the cheque happened to be the only person doing business. Witness, upon taking him into the parlour, asked him whom he hud re ceived the cheque from, to which he replied from Mr. Myers. Witness at once ran to Mr. Myers's shop, which was within a very short distance, and took Mr. Myers to the banking-house, and confronted him with the prisoner, who said nothing. The LORD MAYOR—Prisoner, have you any ques tion to ask this gentleman ? Prisoner—No. Mr. Michael Myers stated that he had kept an account at Messrs. Dimsdale and Barnard's banking-house 4,5 years. The cheque produced was not in his hand writing. The prisoner had lived 13 or 14 months with him as his house servant, and lodged in the house. _ . _ Here a cheque-book, from which it was evident cheques had been torn, was produced , and identified by the witness as his property. Sophia Myers, daughter of Mr. Myers, stated that she was in the habit of keeping the accounts of the house, and occasionally filling• up cheques from the hook produced. The cheque-book came into ase in September, when the prisoner, who had access to the place in which it was kept, was in her father's house. She never signed a cheque. Her father and mother always signed the cheques, and the signature in the cheque produced was not that of either of them. Wit ness left the cheque-book out, never entertaining any suspicion of any bad intention. Daniel Forrester stated that he took the prisoner into custody, and told him to be cautious what he said in answer to the questions which he (Forrester) might ask him. Witness found in the prisoner's pockets two keys, one of which opened a box at the prisoner's lodgings, in which box witness found a piece of a cheque similar to that produced. The pri soner, when first questioned, gave a false address, but after wards gave the correct one. Remanded till Wednesday next. The LORD MAYOR, acknowledged the receipt of a 201. bequest, minus 21. the duty, under the will of Francis Bailey, Esq., for the poor-box of the Man sion-house. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1845, broken by the dome of a water-closet outside. He traced tobacco leaves from the top of the warehouse to the house in Johnson-street. Other witnesses were examined at great length, who made out a strong circumstantial case against all the prisoners. _ _ _ ➢sir. Humphreys said that Mr. Clements, who was a most respectable officer, had assured him he had very important evidence to produce, and it would defeat the ends of justice to disclose it at present. Mr. BALLANTINE said he should remand all the prisoners till Thursday next, and on that day he should expect the case to be completed. CLERKENWELL. LYNCH LAW.—Mrs. Barbara Cowie, a respectable looking young Scotchwoman, was charged by Jane Knight, a lodger in the same house in Wellington square, St. Pancras, with having assaulted her. The prosecutor was charged at this Court a few days ago with having concealed the birth of her ille gitimate child, and a report was circulated that she had murdered it. The prisoner, however, was dis charged, and the excitement of the mob was so great towards her that she proceeded to her residence in a cabriolet, whilst she was hooted and groaned at, and called a murderer. On her arrival at the house where she lodged the prisoner struck her a violent blow on the face, and she became so ill that she required medical attendance ever since, and was unable to leave her room in consequence of the exasperation of the neighbours. Mr. GREENWOOD said that the prosecutor having been acquitted of the charge preferred against her, she was entitled to protection, and he fined the prisoner 1/. 10s., or a fortnight's imprisonment. FRU ITSELLIN G IN THE SI BEET. —A. poor Irish woman, named Sullivan, was charged with obstructing the public footway by carrying a basket of oranges for sale. Police-constable Morley, 163 N, said that at three o'clock that afternoon the prisoner was in High street, Islington, carrying a basket of oranges on the pavement. He cautioned her, but she persisted, and he took her into custody. Mr. GREENWOOD inquired whether she placed her basket on the footway ? Policeman—No ; she carried it along—she did not put it en the pavement. Police-sergeant Allen said that great numbers of these fruit-sellers were in the habit of doing the same as the prisoner. The poor woman, in her defence, said she had no other means to get a living for herself and family. Mr. GREENWOOD informed her that she must not do so. She was subject to a penalty of 40s. or im prisonment, and she must promise not to do so in future. _ _ She promised not to repeat the " offence" in future, and was discharged. MARYLEBONE. ALLEGED CRIIV. CON. AND ASSAULT.—Yesterday, Mr. Francis Tress, a coal-merchant, residing at No. 39, Portman -place, Edgware-road, was charged before Mr. Long with having violently assaulted his wife. Complainant stated that on the same morning she was visited in the parlour by a medical gentleman, who had been in the habit of attending the family for years, and that while they were in conversation defendant entered the room, when he directly flew into a great passion, and declared that inter course of an improper nature had taken place between her and the professional person alluded to. The latter denied most strongly the truth of the allegation, and begged to be allowed to say a few words in ex planation, but defendant refused to hear him, and ordered him out of the house. Complainant added that after the gentleman had left, defendant looked her in the apartment, and continued for some time to beat and otherwise ill-treat her in a very unmerciful manner. She cried " murder," and " police," as loud as she was able, and at length assistance arrived. Mary Perrott stated that hearing cries she knocked at the door and was let in by defendant; he had sworn he would murder the complainant, upon the lower part of whose person there was much blood. Mr. LONG (to defendant)—What is your answer to this charge of assaulting your wife ? Defendant—l have lung been upon the best of terms with the gentle man. I saw his phaeton standing at my door this morning, and on going into the parlour and observing him on the couch with my wife, a portion of his dress being at the time disarranged, I, before he had an opportunity of adjusting till same, flew at him, collared him, and pushed him out of the place. De fendant further said that he was quite positive as to the guilt of his wife in the present instance, and added, that he had upon a former occasion had strung reasons for accusing her of being on terms of toe great intimaey with a Lieutenant. He denied having assaulted her in the violent way described. Complainant declared that the suspicions enter tained against her by her husband were entirely desti tute of foundation. _ _ Defendant entered into security for his keeping the peace towards all her Majesty's subjects, but more particularly towards his wife, for the next six months, SOUTHiVAI?K. William Compton, a marine-store dealer, residing at Star-corner, Bermondsey, was brought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with violating the person of Jane Matthews, a girl thirteen years of age. Mr. Roberts, the solicitor for the prosecution, de tailed the circumstances attending the alleged outrage, and afterwards called the complainant, a very inte resting-looking girl, who stated that she had lately gone to live in the service of a Mrs. Baker, at Ber mondsey ' - that on last Tuesday week the prisoner called on her mistress in the evening, and sent nut fur some gin and peppermint, of which they all partook, the prisoner urging her (the complainant) to drink off a glass ' saying it would not hurt her. The prisoner seemed to have been drinking before, and her mistress having expressed a wish that he would leave the house, he consented to go if Mrs. Baker would let her (complainant) proceed with him to the end of the street on the way to Star-corner, and that he would send her back again. Mrs. Baker having acquiesced, she (complainant) walked by the side of the prisoner to the end of the street, and was in the act of turningback when he caught her by the arm, and insisted she should go home with hint. She refused, but the pri soner forced her along the street by the arm, and when he got her into his house he then produced a bottle of gin and made her drink a glass of it. She then tried to leave the house, and ran into the pas sage for the purpose, when the prisoner ran after her, seized her round the waist, and carried her up stairs to his bed-room, in spite of her struggles ; and when he got her there, he threw her upon the bed, and when she screamed out he then struck her a blow on the nose, and threatened her if she was not quiet. The complainant added that she became insensible, and when she recovered she found the prisoner in bed by her side. She went on to state that, on finding the situation she was in, she got up without molestation from the prisoner , he entreating her not to divulge what had taken place, and endeavouring to purchase her silence by offering her money and some articles of female dress out of his shop. She, however, re jected his offers, and took an opportunity of running out of ~the house, while he was engaged with a cus tomer in the shop. Mr. COTTINGHAM perceiving that the complainant's eyes were both discoloured and swollen, on asking her the cause, she replied that it was from the blow given her by the prisoner while she was struggling with him. She further stated that, on getting out of the prisoner's room, in her hurry, she found that she had put on one of his shoes and one of her own, and when she got home she informed her mistress of all that had happened to her. That person, however, advised her not to mention the circumstances to her mother, and she therefore concealed the facts from her parents until within the last few days. She told all that had occurred on the occasion, and thus led to the prisoner's apprehension. Mr. Odling, the surgeon, was examined, and his evidence went to prove that the complainant had been recently violated. Mrs. Baker, the complainant's mistress, stated that on the evening in question the girl returned home in a state of apparent fright, and communicated what had happened to her • and that she (witness) expressed that it would be better for her not to mention the cir cumstances at home. Mr. COTTINGHAM in strong terms, reprobated the conduct of Mrs. Baker. The prisoner, by the advice of his solicitor, declined saying anything at present in answer to the charge, and he was remanded until Wednesday. BALLYDEHOB PETTY SESSIONS. (From the Cork Southern Reporter.) IMPORTANT TO MERCHANTS AND MERCHANT SEAMEN. JAMES CARSON, ESQ., V. JOHN THOMPSON, MASTER OF THE BARQUE ALHAMBRA. JAMES ANCHBOUN V. SAME. Mr. M'C. Downing appeared for the prosecution, and said, the prosecutor, Mr. Carson, was a respect able merchant of Dublin, and owner of the barque Alhambra, then lying in the harbour of Crookhaven, who appeared with great regret to prosecute the de fendant, who was up to a very recent period the master of his vessel ; but he felt that it was a duty he owed to the commercial world, to show persons in the situation of masters of vessels, that they could not take advantage of the opportunities which their situation afforded them to plunder their employers. The charge against Mr. Thompson was for larceny of a quantity of canvass, bags, coals, and pork, at the Island of Ichaboe, to which place he commanded the vessel from Liverpool, where she was provided with every necessary of life for a nine months voyage, everything in the way of comfort being provided by Mr. Carson, and had it not been for the manner in which Mr. Thompson had treated the crew, he (Mr.D.) could say on Mr. Carson's part that he might have been induced to forego the prosecution, but when he came down from Dublin, and found 20 men out of a crew of 25 unable to crawl from their hammocks, in consequence of gross and negligentoondUct, he naturally felt strongly upon the matter, and was it not for his humane and unremit ting attention many of them must have lost their lives, and when the defendant was asked by Mr. Carson for an explanation of his conduct, his reply was, that he would do as he pleased with the ship, and that Mr. Carson should not interfere. To ascertain if a mas ter of a vessel could act in such a manner the com plaint was brought. Mr. Carson was then examined by Mr. Downing, and stated that he was sole owner of the barque Alhambra, 350 tons burden ; that the defendant was employed by him at 121. per month ; that he supplied the vessel at Liverpool with everything necessary for her voyage, and amongst these was a quantity of canvass, 600 bags, a quantity of pork, and a quantity of coals, which were not in the vessel then, and that he did not give any directions or assent to their disposal. The mate of the vessel was then examined, and stated that the several articles were taken from the vessel at Ichaboe by persons under the directions of the defendant, and for which he received money and a bill for 601. The defendant, having been called upon for his _de fence, stated that he was disappointed in not having a solicitor attend on his behalf; and refused to make any defence, save that he denied the jurisdiction of the Court to inquire into the matter at all, it being only cognisable to the Court of Admiralty. The Chairman asked Mr. Downing if he could show that the Court had authority. Mr. Downing—l did not think it would he neces sary to show you any authority on the subject; but it so happens that 1 have one in point, the King v. Maden, where the master of a vessel committed larceny on six casks of butter at Sheep's Head, in Berehaven, county Cork, and was subsequently tried for the offence at the Winchester assizes in England. Mr. Gallway— I was on the jury of a captain of a vessel tried at Cork, about two years ago, for an offence committed in the Mediterranean, for which he was transported. Defendant—Well, I'll make no defence. Chairman—Mr. Downing, we'll hear the case of the mate against Captain Thompson before we decide on this. The mate wag then sworn, and stated that on the 9th of December, about a hundred miles off the Mizen head, the captain being drunk, seized him by the arm and called for a cutlass or sword to cut him down, which, however, was not given to him, and he seized on a carving knife and put it up to complainant's mouth, and swore he would run him through. The captain having been again Galled on for his defence, refused to make any, and again contended the court had no jurisdiction to commit him. The Court having required to see under what Act they had authority, Mr. Downing referred them to the sth and 6th of Wm. IV., chap. 19, sec. 38, under which section they had authority to act had the offence been even coin mitted on the sea in any port of the world. The magistrates conferred for a few moments, and the Chairman said, it was with great pain he had to deliver the judgment of the court, where a person holding so responsible a situation, and of so respect able appearance was concerned. In the case of assault the judgment was that the defendant do pay the sum of 2/. 10s. to the Merchant Seamen's Hospital, and in default of payment to be imprisoned one month, and in the first case the informations tendered would be sent returnable to the Bantry sessions or Cork Assizes as the defendant wished, but bail would be received if tendered. The defendant refused to give bail or to pay the fine, and committals having been made out, he was committed to gaol. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrival—Her Majesty's ship Harlequin, Hastings, from Singapore, at Plymouth, sailed Sept. 5, Capo of Good Hope Nov. 13, St. Helena Nov. 27. Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope— Htimayoon, Oct. 27, from Portsmouth, and sailed Nov. 3 to Hong Kong; Susan, 27th, from Liverpool, and sailed Nov. 3 to Calcutta; Essex, 28th, from Mauritius, and sailed Nov. 3 to London; Governor, 30th, from Sydney; Ebor, 31st, from —; Lynher, Nov. 9, from Mauritius, and sailed 12th to London; Julie, 10th, from Hull, and sailed 12th to Bong-Kong ; Lady Amherst, from China; Duke of Argyll, from London; Earl of Hard wicke, from Cork; Anne, Wright, 11th, from Newcastle; Atwick, Mather, from Hull; Elizabeth, from Hamburgh. Arrival off the Cape —Pekin, Nov. 11, from Calcutta. Departures from Table Bay—Sussex, Oct. 26, to Mauritius ; Eliza, 27th, to Ichaboe ; Nlazeppa, Nov. 5, to Algoa Bay ; Port Fleetwood, to Breede River ; An galese, Bth, to Ichaboe ; Northumberland, 9th, to Madras ; Edward Robinson. 10th, to London ; Welling ton, to Madras ; St. Helena, to Mauritius ; Lady Rowena, to London ; John, to Ichaboe. Arrivals at St. Helena—Maria, Nov. 22, from Mauri tius. and *ailed 23d to London ; Isere (French frigate) from Bourbon, and sailed 27th to Toulon ; Hannah Kerr, 24th, from Bombay, and sailed 25th to Liverpool ; Ano nime, 24th, from Batavia ; Avoca, from Mauritius ; Naparina, from coast of Africa ; Lady Rowena, from Bengal and Cape, passed to London; S. Hertagen, Bosch, 25th, from Batavia ; Larkins, from Madras and Cape ; Olympic, from Bourbon ; Amiable Creole, 26th, passed Fortesque. from Manilla and Cape ; Amazon, from Cal. cutta ; Ninian, Lindsay, 26th ; Fergus, Everthorpe, Cowan, Laurel, Perseverance, to London, 27th ; Norna and Drummore—all from coast of Africa. Departures from St. Helena—Graham Nov. 23, to London ; Commerce, to Cork ; John Gibson, 25th, to Falmouth, Arrivals at Sydney, New South Wales—Sydney, Aug. 2. from New Zealand, and sailed sth to Bay of Islands; Phoke,• Aug. 3, from Honohelu; Sir John Byng, from Otaheite; Thomas Lord, 6th, from Auck land; Waterlily, 10th; London, 10th, from Hobart Town; Sovendiaporoy, 11th, from Port Philip; Will Watch, 12th, from Launceston; Prince Albert, 13th, from Cape; and Adelaide Maria Somes, 16th, from Ho bart Town; Everetta, previous to Sept. 1, from Lon don; Templar, from Cork; Genii, from South Seas; William, Sept. 2; Diana, from Launceston. Departures from Sydney—Eagle, Aug. 7; Giraffe, Bth, to Launceston; Star of China, 10th, to Port Nichol son; Calypso, to Launceston. Arrivals at Hobart :Town —Robert Matthews, July 30, from London; Sisters, 31st, from New Zealand; Louisa, and Marian Watson, Aug. 13; Caroline, 18th— all from Sydney. Arrivals at Colombo, Ceylon—Antigua packet, Oct. 23, from Liverpool, and sailed 15th November to Tutu coreen ; Alibi, 24th, from Calcutta ; Oriental, from Bombay, and sailed 2lth, to Tutucoreen ; Urgent, 29th, from London, and sailed Nov. 22 to Galle and Moul mein ; Sarah, Nov. 1, from Madras, and sailed on the 4th to Bombay ; Victoria, from Bombay; Reginald, Heber, Nov. 7, from Liverpool ; Dowthorpe, 11th, from Bombay ; Sophia, from Bombay and Malabar coast ; Emerald, 15th, from Trincomalee ; her Ma jesty's steamer Spiteful, 18th, from Bombay ; Exmouth, from Calcutta ; Athenian, 22d, from Bombay ; Cristina, 23d, from Liverpool. Departures from Colombo—Achilles and Rockliffe, Oct. 30th; Grange, Nov. 1 ; and Alerton, 10th—all to London ; her Majesty's ship Cambrian, 14th, to Trin comalee ; Constance and I)iavola, 15th, to Mauritius. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. The interest of the Derby betting yesterday was con fined to the advance of Kedger to 16 to 1 (takers) with a strong party, and the retreat of the Cobweb colt to 28 to 1 ; the first of these movements is attributable to a re ported trial; the second to a rumoured lameness. The betting was also prejudicial to Anti-Repealer and Newsmonger, but not to so alarming an extent as in the case of Colonel Peel's colt. In all other respects it agreed with Monday's quotations. CHESTER CUP. 45 to 1 agst Sorella .50 to 1 agst Faugh-a-ballagh 45 to 1 agst Al-a-mode 50 to 1 agst Cataract 50 to 1 agst Newcourt 50 to 1 sgst Valerian All the above bets were laid to small sums. DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm 15 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger 16 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Ides 18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam 28 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt—taken 30 to 1 agst,Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer 33 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger 33 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England—taken 35 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Laird o'-Cockpen—t 35 to to agstagst Mercy's Collierel,tine'sitzallen 50 .50 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-way take 1,000 to 15 50 to 1 agst Gen. Yates's Seaman—take 66 to 1 60 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Woriey's John Davis—taken 100 to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Elchee. OARS. 7 to 2 agst Kent's lot (taken) ; 24 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentiuck's Miss Ellis (taken). Lori Flahowlagh, Duc au Durres, and two or three ether horses, have arrived in England, and are daily expected at George Edwards's stables at New market. CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES, 1845. Acceptances for the Revival Handicap. Trueboy, 5 yrs, Bst 51b—What, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—In heritress, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Poussin, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—Porto Bello, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Purity filly, 4 yrs, 7st—Fair Rosamond, 4 yrs, 6st 101b—Staley, by Sir John, 4 yrs, 6st 101b—Beaufront, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Advice, 4 yrs, 6st 71b —Spinster, 4 yrs, 6st—Punjaub, 3 yrs, sst. A SCENE FROM " ZANONI."—." Mysterious being, what art thou ? Wherefore dost thou haunt me with thy accursed presence ? A terrible foreboding seizes me. Again, I ask, what art thou ?" "I am the shadowles s horror—the dweller on the throshhold " And thy name, horrible phantom. is— ?" " THE TAX-GA THERER !" Zanoni felt that even the power of a Rosi erucian could not aid him, and he sank into mute despair. —Great Gun. DARING OUTRAGE. - On Thursday, the constables of the parish of Penmo rfa visited Gera, Dolbenmaen, to deliver notices to appear at Tremadoe petty session s on the Friday. On entering a house called Ty'nybraich, they were welcomed with hot water, and a person of the name of John Williams attacked them with a knife, when a severe struggle ensued. A dog also was let loose, and two of the constables were dreadfully bitten. A mob of from thirty to forty persons collected and pelted the constables with turf, stones; 'B,ce.;ltnd coin pelled them to retire. The magistrates issued warrants for the spprehonoion of the loideros-.Carnarron Herald. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. A meeting of the Proprietors of the Eastern Counties Railway was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of con sidering the extension of lines in connexion with the mainline of the Company, and for taking into consi deration several proposals for the purpose of increaso ing the traffic of the line. In consequence of the illness of Mr. Bosanquet, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. RATIMONE, the Deputy-Chairman, filled his place, and said, on taking the chair, that he would not at that time occupy the time of the meeting with any remarks, but would reserve himself till questions were put requiring an explanation. He would only mention that on that morning they had seen Mr. Hudson, and he was happy to be able to inform the meeting that the Cambridge and Lincoln Company had come to an arrangement, the principles of which were satisfactory to the Eastern Counties Rail way. —(Hear.) He would now call upon the Secretary to read the report. The Secretary then read the report, which was a very voluminous document, proposing several exten sions, and large discretionary powers for the Di rectors. There were four resolutions proposed in confor mity with the report, and asking for a large discre tionary power to be vested in the hands of the Di rectors. _ _ Mr. H. V. LEE propsed the adoption of the re• port and the three first resolutions. He said that the present was a most critical period for the Company, and strongly recommended unanimity amongst themselves. He apologised for coming forward so early as he did, but he thought it right to do so, as he had between 4,000 and 5,000 proxies in his pocket, and he was surrounded by several other persons who held a far larger number, •who were prepared to vote the same way with them. He was also a large Proprietor, and, that being the case, he thought he was justified in calling upon them for the adoption of the report and resolutions. Ile owned he was also a proprietor in other railways ; but he stood there as an Eastern Counties proprietor, and he ad vised others, who may have other interests likewise, to consider that they were there as Eastern Counties proprietors. The lion. Proprietor then dis cussed the merits of the lines between Newport, Cam bridge, Ely, and Brandon, the line from Hertford to Big,gles wade, and the other proposed lines, and said that, with regard to each of them, the Directors had exercised a sound judgment, and he had, therefore, great pleasure in moving the adoption of the report and resolutions. Mr. SMITH seconded the motion. Mr. ConnoLD said that before the motion was put, he wished to say a few words. Though a Direc tor of the Eastern Union Railway, he stood there as a proprietor of the Eastern Counties Railway. Mr. Cobbold then went on to complain of a most important communication having been made by the Directors of the Eastern Counties Railway to the Directors of the Eastern Union Railway, without allowing any suffi cient time for its consideration. The Secretary was then called on to read the cqr respondence which had taken place, as the best answer to Mr. Cobbold. The report and resolutions were then put and car ried unanimously, with acclamation. Mr. ESDALE said it was understood, and the agree ment had it so, that the Thames Junction line was to be paid for by debentures at a period of twenty years. He now wished to know why there was a de parture from that agreement? Mr. BIDDER said that he was the first who thought of that line, and the original agreement was, that the payment should be either by debentures or money. Mr. ESDALE said he had the printed report, and that mentioned debentures only. The amount was only small, to be sure, but he confessed he did not feel satisfied. The CHAIRMAN said they felt they were indebted to Mr. Bidder and his family for their exertions with regard to this line, and perhaps they had, on that account, departed from the strict letter of the ar rangement.—(Hear, hear.) The resloutions were then put and carried. Mr. D. W. HARVEY said that the report contained most important propositions, and he believed that they had not time to consider any one of them fully. However, after it had been adopted unanimously, he thought it would not be profitable to revert to it again. He thought they ought to have appointed a Committee of five or seven Shareholders to deliberate on the important propositions contained in the report. At the same time, he admitted that this was a crisis in their affairs.—(Hear, hear.) lie trusted that all the expectations entertained by the Directors might turn out to be correct, but if so, he believed it would be owing rather to their good fortune than to their sound judgment. He was afraid the only persons who were to be really envied were the lawyers and Parliamentary agents, for the Company were now required to support six lines, to oppose six lines, and to countenance two others. He thought the Chair man of the Eastern Railway had just grounds of complaint that sufficient time was not allowed that Company to answer the proposition made by this Company, though he could not say much for the calmness with which they had replied to that pro position. He thought it right not to oppose the report, but he begged to guard himself as being un derstood to sanction it. _ Mr. WARD, M.P., said that if the Proprietors had ❑ot confidence in the Board of Directors, what they ought to do would be to turn them out at once. If everything useful done by the Directors was to be ascribed to their good fortune, and not to their sound judgment ; and if, after all their exertions for the last nine months, the result was, that they had placed the York and London line on no more advantageous foot. ing than if they had done nothing at all, in that case the best course would be not to appoint a Committee, but to cashier the Directors at once.—(llear, hear.) He would acquiesce in that course if he concurred in the statements made by his Hon. Friend. But he did not do so. He thought the meeting were fully com petent to decide on the propositions submitted to them. It was necessary for the Directors to have large powers, to he enabled to go before the Board of Trade and Parliament with the proper weight and authority; and if they acted with cordiality and unanimity, he did not see how their propositions could he refused. After some further observations by Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Cobbold, and Mr. Kinnaird, a vote of thanks was pas%ed to the Chairman and Directors, after which the meeting separated. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY. A special general meeting of the Proprietors of the London and Brighton Railway was held yester day, at one o'clock, at the London terminus, London bridge, to consider a report and resolutions, which it was stated by the call of the meeting were to be sub. mitted to them. Captain Kelly was in the chair. The SECRETARY (Mr. C. R. Mackenzie), being called by the Chairman, read the notice of the meet ing, which was specially called to consider the ques tion of applying to Parliament for powers to form three branch lines from the main line, at three seve ral points, of which the following is a description : " The first branch commences near the Three Bridges Station, and proceeds through Crawley to Horsham : the length of it is nearly eight miles and a half, and the estimated expense is 94,0351. The se cond branch commences near Redstone Hill, and runs through Reigate and Bletchingly, to Dorking : the length of it is seven miles and a quarter. For this branch two alternative lines have been deposited —the one avoiding the town of Reigate altogether, the estimate for which is 102,364/. ; and the other going through the centre of it, the estimate for which is 109,7341. The third branch commences near the station at Croydon, and runs through Streatham and Tooting, joining the South-Western Railway, in the parish of Wandsworth : it is six miles and a half long, and the estimated expense is 119,1911." The CHAIRMAN, having offered to read the report at length, which was negatived, inasmuch as it had been circulated among the Proprietors previous to the meeting, then said he had to avail himself of their indulgence while he repudiated the ungenerous and unworthy imputations that had been cast on the Directors of this Company by a gentleman who pre sided at a meeting held in that room on Thursday last. At that meeting he was said to have stated that they (the Directors) were actuated by a feeling of pique towards his Company. He begged it to be distinctly understood that in all their actions and all their dealings they had been actuated but by one feeling—a desire to promote the interests of the Pro prietors—(Hear, hear) —and the accommodation of the public with which he conceived those interests were identical. Within the last week there had also been a very unworthy resolu tion agreed to by a body of persons who met in the town of Leeds, wherein the Directors of this Company were accused of a profligate expen diture of the money of the Proprietors. He should not trust himself to give utterance of what he felt with respect to this accusation, but would leave it en tirely to the judgment of the Proprietors themselves. —(Hear, hear.) They would now proceed to the business before them. The first part of that business was to bring before them the consideration of three short branch lines, extending from their own line at certain points. It was well known what excitement had pervaded the railway world during the last five or six months, and the Directors were quite alive to the necessity of protecting the interests of the Com pany. They considered it necessary that these short branch lines should be thrown out, as outworks for the protection of their property, and to prevent it from being invaded. The Chairman then described these lines (as above stated), and went into a minute detail of the advantages that would arise from a ter minus or termini at the west-end of London, which great desideratum would be afforded by agreeing to ,-0 the terms terms offered by the South-Westernßaill Company admitting them to the use of the bra 100 lines that Company are about formi n g to Wrltter and Hungerford-bridges. They would thus be 8 , b .. 1 , 8 1 to afford the inhabitants of the west-end of Low% accommodation at three points—at the two 154 , 1 ' 1 tioned, and the terminus of the South-Western V_Pn'd pang's line at Vauxhall. He alluded to the grea t ti g increasing difficulties of passing the thoroughfar.es. co the City, and mentioned the inconvenience felt fof the line at London-bridge for the want of spite° t o the engines, and the impossibility of oondutting,‘ goods traffic on the line with the desired faelo They had, in the course of their labours, $ 9 l found great inconvenience from the hickerings 13 11 , distaste towards each other exhibited by ,',. 4 Croydon and Greenwich Companies. it was true t; the Greenwich Company had got into other-119;A hut, from a recent correspondence, he did not 1 11 , these two Companies had for each other altogether IT; affection of twin brothers—(Hear, hear; — 1111(1 0 11 Brighton line could hardly expect to work 1, 000 , more satisfactorily with them than they hed, u t d Another inconvenience now was, that, by the '' c ot i Parliament, they were compelled to run a called 4 penny per mile, while they were actually ili by the Croydon Company 'to pay them t hree ' 4' ete )ence per mile. He did not hold out any ex t ,, e fl Lions that the proposed branch lines would P'oo, Dorados, but he believed they would pay re° a CO able return ; they .were laid before them op t° y the ground that the Directors . believed thenl tertti necessary for the protection of their erce e el Another part of their proceedings would be the c at il sideration of the steps necessary to carry out, I ' 9 ol certain Acts of Parliament, their agreement evitli'de‘ holders of loan notes, who, in February next, W e° . i entitled to take quarter shares for every loan 1; 0 1 question would arise whether such holders shots' 00 be allowed, if they were so disposed, to register .4 integral share for four quarter shares. The ColuP le had no power to compel them to do so, but b , ° „otii lieved many would be inclined to do it. lie couc'''vk by moving the first resolution, for enabling the d rectors to apply to Parliament in the ensuing se i t e for powers to construct the branch lines be specified. . 1 is Mr. HENDERSON seconded the resoluti o n speech of great length, going most minutely i r jell the local and general features of' t h ese braneu a t and the contemplated lines, which made the m t n / sary as an act of self-defence. He explained h' s aso tions by frequent reference to a map of the 13fI beft and other lines, prepared for the purpose, wet e of which his arguments could not be conveyed 'firiPly, degree of clearness. He strongly urged the prietors to adopt the resolution. Mr. FLOOD said the only question the Peoptioet#ll)l ought to consider was, whether the lines we ° , ror their own interest or not, or was there a n t t if' way of procuring the same advantages witllo, 01 volving them in a contest with other Compani es 0 e1 ,1( thought he could establish that there were 1,0 modes by which these advantages could be obtf)oce The cost of these lines was assumed to be 10 , 0 ;0 and was likely to be snore. He thought they ° esti to pause before they assented to projects that 1 pf d from the mania of railroad speculations that ne`leeil wailed. Because other projects were on feet' they they to rush into these schemes, notwithstan diug o ll inexperience ? The wisest thing they could do ' fes d hold their hands while speculation was so rife; OP 'O, 'they could hardly draw any sound / conc l us ions. n last speaker had complained of the aggr essi % t ! invasion of their claims by other parties, aP iO l7,l arguments he had used would go far to justify 9 e V' charges against themselves. If so chareechomi could: they reply? Quis tulit Gracchi de se 4 parrentes ? He utterly disclaimed being ssetti s lo, anything like hostility to the Directors ; he bee that, from first to last, they had endeavour ed ) their duty to the Company. , e pee Mr. LEVI said that now all the three neol bridge companies were at loggerheads, 6 %0 committee ought at least to give up the ,e4Ol they were allowed. But though they qua rreh o dared to say they took their salaries. It Ilt very well to talk about the public, and thf:itst would be benefited ; but was he to risk his r ole benefit them ? lie liked the public very 'Wel l, l e did not choose to yield to the common 0 1 4 giving all their money to it. They would l i 1001. a year extra by the West-end termin,,,t' g ,, rich people at the West-end who went t o By e e 116 had got their own carriages to take them t o t 0 tion, and what did they care whether i sr/ London-bridge or Hungerford-bridge ? g e eic i they would give up this unproductive schem the Mr. PARSONS spoke strongly in favour of t`i t 9 , ' posal, and thought some of the calculations std lf, A Mr. Flood was fallacious. The South-IV'ea te- 4 were engaging in an immense undertaking , ° f o il, they would have the use merely for.a prop° o f I toll. He pointed out the immense growth w ei metropolis and insisted on the advantage of a d terminus, and hoped the Proprietors would 6 ei , the Directors. ere i . , On the application of a PROPRIETOR, the alce\-sef of the Brighton Company with the Sout h- '' Company was read. cl/ d , Mr. C. GRENFELL said it was impossible to 0: on a document of such impedance,- especisill, I: many points in it were to be left to referell.esedi objected to various parts of the plan ; he obr o4 the guarantee to the South .Western coy," a minimum of 7,0001. a year. The number 0 ' „d i , tions was ten, add to the third of them hel ° , f t ' amendment, which was seconded by an 13° ' - '). prietor. 1 „. ,t rii A long discussion ensued, in which the e" ) ''' 0) involved was whether or not, in the carrying (I tte proposed plan, the Company would comn-lit° 61 Of faith with the Croydon Company. ere ee I Mr. MELLOR contended that there was n u e l d faith in the case. He replied to the argu 'I " ep et i Mr. Wilkinson, the Chairman of the Croydon / supported the plan of the West• end termini 114' tial to the prosperity of the Company. . nt ri Mr. TAYLOR opposed the proposal as 11 1 , remunerative, and said lie should decide against it. The CHAIRMAN put the amendment of s P' I fell, which, on a show of hands, was los t bi " ; majority. t: ef Mr. 'FLOOD then moved the adjournmen t j meeting, which was also lost on a division oil" The CHAIRMAN then pug the original re when the numbers were — For time resolution 47 Against it . Majority for the resolution -- -losel A poll was then demanded, and Mr. Silre'illls, Mr. Mellor were named scrutineers. Th e l if r been taken, the resolution was declared to b e by a majority of 25. The remaining resolutions, which we re d e ° o l)e f / on the first, and fixed the mode of raising t '" id were carried without opposition. Ai Thanks were then voted to the Chairrnae,,er meeting separated at six o'clock, the P r- having lasted five hours. f" - et sts Pl9 ,t, ' [ADVERTISEMENT.] — AN IMMEDIATE - , ..- 0 5 '0,,/,, , ~ A DISEASED STOMACH BY HOLLOWAY'S 11:ielle.1 TRAORDINARY CURE.—Mrs. Lydia, a star tl illO t yj siding in Harrison-street, Gray's Inn-lane, 11°. 001 1 ' been subject for ' two years to swinnino it' d I ,l i dimness of sight, constant sickness, and d ell ,, X. l l ' the stomach, with a want of appetite, toget - ,, - ,, t e 1 0 e ) health and loss of flesh. Half her time "„" e l, no work. She had been to almost e ' 10:1i pital in London, but they 'tould e ( 1° ,0 0 e0 1 ,1 good. Notwithstanding this, she - seas , f the o ll i i three weeks to the highest state of health ~i'Z'a t tli O t y Holloway's Pills.—Sold (also HolloWny's 1 - 1/- fi ci c ' ec is Professor Holloway's Establishmeit, 4 , l,'Sr f c• A advice may be had gratis), and by.almost el' ' 0 ' 0" / ___....") vendors of medicine throughout the civilised '''' / -----' DIED. a xle ° v • of ie On the 18th of November last, at BombaP 1 1- Bainbridge, Esq., solicitor of the Supreme C°`..„olrt., the /./Z On the 28th of December, at Genoa, Ther7 — • 0, 1 " Thomas Bacon, Esq. , is a ) On the sth inst., at Kensington, Steplle° 3 " - - '' 401 0° ' surgeon, .R.N. . - pui - 4 . (hi the Gth inst., at Kingston-crescent, n ear d 4 l Elizabeth, the wife of George Waller, Esq. . 1 IA 3 ° _,lfe On the Gth inst., at . Anglesey, Alverstoke,oo,"- i; On the 7th inst.. at Roe it Cockburn, Esq., aged 78. A d, ...„,ii , lienriatet sPf On the 7th inst , in Clarence. place, Claphr ri si. 4. 5, , ( i Neale, Esq., late of the Stock Exchange , ' ag -- s get l doll ° On the 7th inst., Mr. Sampson Pemberton, ,e r .E fr On the Bth inst., at Tufnell Park-terrace, PI. 'dsg Mr. Stephen Phillips. inapt he iti I On the Bth inst., at Hackney, Phillippa, t . ter of the Rev. T. P. Wright. LP ;1 /46 IT O 4, London: Printed and Pu blished M U 0 1 940 , C 'o ll No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sus ~e(:011 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, 111 Mig41.1501 Fr td sl,UMW, la 1846. THAMES POLICE. TUB ROBBERIES IN TILE DOCRS.—Matthew Clark, James Hurley, Samuel Cantelo, William Johnson, and Benjamin Aston, were brought before Mr. Ballantine, charged with stealing 147 pounds of leaf tobacco, the property of the London Dock Company, from their premises, on Friday night last, and on suspicion of being concerned in other robberies and attempts at robbery in the London and St. Katherine Docks. Clark and Hurley were before Mr. Ballantine on Sa turday, and were remanded. The other prisoners were apprehended on Wednesday night, in Church street, near the Pavilion Theatre, by William Judge, an inspector of Thames Police. With the exception of Clark, who is about 35 years of age, the prisoners are stout young fellows, who had been for sometime known to the police. Mr. Humphreys, solicitor, attended on the part of the London Dock Company, to prosecute the five' men at the bar. Michael Riley, a watchman in the London Dock, stated that he saw Clark and Hurley in conversation on the swivel-bridge of the dock, between the two tobacco warehouses, on Saturday last. On seeing him approach they separated, and Hurley joined another man. He had seen Cantelo, Aston, Hurley, and Clark, repeatedly together during the last eighteen months in Rosemary-lane, and also at the Kettle and Drum public-house. lie was in the to bacco warehouse on Friday, and,saw the doors closed and fastened at four o'clock, when all was safe. Clark and Hurley, who were very boisterous and impudent throughout the investigation, alternately abused and cross-examined Riley, and said he was swearing falsely, and did not know their names when he came to the prison to identify them. Mr. BALLANTINB said the witness knew their per sons, and had seen them often ; and although he would allow the prisoners every latitude in putting ques tions, he would not tolerate any abuse or nonsense from them. James Tyler, gate-keeper at the Wapping-gate, stated that he saw Clark and Hurley enter the dock ,together on Friday afternoon. James Swinland, dock constable, whose evidence has been already published, deposed to the apprehen sion of Clark in the eastern dock on Friday afternoon, at five o'clock, and he delivered to him two candles, some lucifers, and a key, which the prisoner said was a rum 'un. The witness, in answer to questions by Mr. Humphreys, said there were two persons walking in advance of Clark, and that he knew Johnson, who was formerly a labourer in the London Dock. John William Judge, ironmonger, of No. 5, John son-street, said he was the nephew of Joshua Judge, Thames police inspector, who lived in the same house. On Friday night last he saw persons loitering about the dock wall, and he saw theta go into the house in Johnson-street, No. 3. He watched them for some time, and saw them pass and repass, and carry bun dles or bags into the house. In consequence of what he saw he gave information to his uncle, the in spector, and went to bed. About two or three o'clock in the morning he heard something heavy fall from the dock wall in Broad-street, at the end of Johnson street. _ _ Inspector Joshua Judge was in company with a nephew, Henry Isaac Judge, on Saturday morning early, and saw two persons with caps enter the house, No. 3, Johnson-street. They came out again soon afterwards, aad got away. At eight o'clock he en tered the house, and in an upper room found Hurley stretched on the floor in front of the fire-place, with his head resting on a basket. On searching the room he discovered seven bags, containing about 1471b5. of leaf tobacco. Mr. John Clements, principal of the London Dock police, repeated his evidence of Saturday, with some additions. The tobacco warehouse had been entered by one or more persons, who must Lave secreted themselves within the dock on Friday night, and who got upon the roof, lifted one of the lantern lights, and descended into the warehouse. The robbers made their exit through the same opening, and descended into the street, by means of a rope ladder, which, with the gear attached, he found at an an?le of the dock wall, formed by Tench-street and-.ltird-street. The wall generally was thirty feet high, bit at the angle it was only sixteen feet, and the height was • 4 , -- _ ---.............,-- ofs, BIRTHS. , Co I On the Bth inst., in Berkeley-square, to e fI V o i Abone, of a aughr. PO io i! On the 9 th i d nst., in te Chesham-place, the C0u . 1 3 and Surrey, of a daughter. th e ,f On the 2d of September, at Macao, in Chifl—a. 0 Y Gilbert Smith, Esq., of a daughter. 4- Of al On the 4th inst., at Oriental-place, Brig h.° Seabrook, of a daughter. re e On the sth inst., at Langlee, Roxburgshire , p lif SY of Itochsoles, of a son. ene f 801 l ' I J, On the 6th inst., at Bentinck - terrace , Reg .• W. APGill, of a daughter. lob . 1 On the Bth inst., at the Grange, near Brea, nig lady of Captain S. H. Palairet, of a so. , the ' ___ On the 9th inst., in Manch sternsquar e, Hayes Newington, Esq., M.a, of a daughter- e,4 Afr,.,,, -- onthe9th inst., in Manchester -squwL 3 '> , d i Hayes Newington, Esq., M . D;, of a daughter. itf ri r 50 Of MARRIED 18 0 oil On the Bth inst., at St. Margaret .'s Chnrclihoe, 1' r „! George Turnbull, Esq., civil engineer, to ' fell , ' daughter of the late John Pope. Esq. no r ' 'A° ? On the Bth inst., at Carshalton, the Gea r , ici d r. Thackeray, of Calms College, Cambridge , t°,,, 6 e :ier lean; second daughter of the late .T. Aitken, -o',.:Apill, On the Bth inst., at Trinity Church, BrOrole, pk' third son of John Taylor, Esq., of South - P', field, to Agnes Ruth, fifth daughter of the Rev' North Tuddenham, in Norfolk. .. el