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they have resolved to address one more letter to the Minister of New Granada, asking for an explicit answer as to the amount of remittances on account of the divi dends he has received from his Government. The Com mittee know the sum that was received up to May, 1848; but of the amount received since they have no know ledge, official or otherwise, nor have they the slightest notion in what manner any of the funds are invested. To such a simple question as they intend to propose the Committee have certainly a right to expect a satisfactory answer, but after the specimens they have already re ceived, they will probably not be much surprised if the reverse is the case. The Committee of Spanish bondholders are, it seems, about to bestir themselves, and to imitate the bond holders in Paris, who held a meeting last week. The eulogies passed upon the Finance Minister, Senor Mon, by Lord Aberdeen, and the jeopardy of the national property, which they consider pledged for the satisfac tion of their claims, have given an impulse to their ex ertions, and now, if we are rightly informed, they will exert themselves in good earnest. The means they will adopt in urging their case upon the attention of the Spanish or British Government are of course yet unde cided, but we may assume that the Committee will es pouse the cause of every class of creditor, and that while the claims of the Active holders are brought forward, the Passive will not be neglected. Monday next is fixed fo: the day of the Committee's meeting. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aug. 14. (Before Mr. Commissioner Faxe.) THE TALACRE BUBBLE.—IN RE CHAFPELOW. Mr. Edwin James appeared to support the bank rupt, and Mr. Chambers attended for the assignee. MT. JAMES said that this matter had been much sander his Honour's consideration, and by him the bankrupt's last examinatiou had been adjourned sine die. Since that period two decisions had taken place, to which he would wish to direct his Honour's atten tion, as they bore immediately upon the circumstances of the bankrupt in this case. He need scarcely say that the fiat had been issued upon a promissory note for 8,3041., held by a person named Ridley, Mr. Chappelow being the indorsee, it having been got from another person named Howard, whose present address was unknown. Neither Ridler nor another important party to those transactions, one Leveson, bad been e xamine d i n t h e course of the inquiry, and therefore he (Mr. James) sought to impeach the note on two grounds; first, that it was fraudulently con cocted; and., secondly, that Ridier was cognisant of' the fraud, and he (Mr. James) would undertake to prove it from an answer cf his (Ridler's) in a case in Chancery arising out of these transactions. If he could establish these grounds, he thought (taking the decisions he had already referred to, and to which he would afterwards allude, into consideration) he had made out a case to warrant his Honour in expunging that debt. The circumstances under which that note was given would sufficiently mark the transac tion. Mr. Chappelow had been an industrious respected tradesman in Long acre, for a very lon g time before his c onnex i on with the Talacre Com pany, and now he was a bankrupt. He (Mr. 'James) would now point out to his Honour's attention the two decisions which bore so strongly upon the point at issue. Under the direction of the Chief Baron, in both these cases, a jury had found that such no t es were fraudulent. H e (Mr. James) contended, there fore, that this person, Ridler, had no claim upon the estate. The one case was tried before a special jury in Westminster—the other in the City of London. The one was the case of Halifax and Verner, and the action had been brought by Glyn and Company, with the object of fixing Colonel Verner as a shareholder, and the jury decided as he had already stated. Yet Chappelow was fixed here because he put his hand to a note. The action was to identify Colonel Ver ner with the company, and a jury of merchants de • cided that that company was a fraud, and that it was fraudulently concocted. lie would wish to draw his Honour's attention to the summing up of the Lord Chief Baron Pollock, as being most clear, and he would add most convincing. His (Mr. James's client) came into that Court under analagous circum stances, yet with a stigma attached to his name, as a bankrupt whose examination had been adjourned sine die. He came to that Court to ask his Honour to review the case, and to do him merited, though tardy, justice. Mr. Commissioner FANE—I believe Col. Verner was only a member of the company. Mr. JAMES—A person might be deluded by fraudulent representations into becoming a director as well as a member. (The Learned Counsel then proceeded to read an extract from the Chief Baron's summing up, which said that because the scheme had been a fraud altogether, the bank must suffer like the persons with whom they personally dealt.) Mr. Chappelow had nothing to do with the company. He was a mere tool in the hands of designing men. Be yond all question his Honour must hold that the cir cumstances under which Mr. Chappelow had put his hand to that paper, absolved him as much as the cir cumstances under which Colonel Verner had joined the company had absolved him. The other case was tried in the last week in June, and Alderman Thomas Wood was examined on behalf of the plaintiff. Hor nage, the solicitor to Ridler, the holder of this note of Chappelow's, was the solicitor to the plaintiff in this action. What was the result P The jury scouted the plaintiff's case, called it fraud, and found for the defendant. These cases occurring since the bank rupt's last examination, he (Mr. James) brought them before his Honour, because they had arisen out of precisely similar circumstances, with this one excep tion, that the bankrupt had put his hand to a note, and the other parties contrived to be brought in as shareholders. Chappelow was induced to join this company in 18391 To be rightly understood, it would be necessary briefly to refer to the formation of the Talacre Company. Some property had been purchased from a Mr. Leveson, who could not now be found, and a company was formed. Mr. Commissioner FAME—Who formed the com pany ? Mr. JAMES—Alderman Thomas Wood, a Mr. Warwick Western, John Davies, E sq ., o f Y or k- roa d (he could not be found now), John Jenkins, of Red Lion-square, Thomas Pottinger, and Thomas Coul ston, of Dublin. These gentlem en b oug h t o f L eveson and Baker (the latter a bankrupt, who could not be found) a certain property for 38,0001. He would read the deed if the Court would allow him. The Learned Counsel then, amid much laughter, read the deed, willing the company all and every the mines, seams, veins, lairs, and strata, &c., of coal, &c. The quantity of ground to be bought was in all 780 acres, in the township of Picton and parish of Llanessy. The Learned Counsel went at considerable length into the history of the Talacre Company, which has already been so fully and so frequently before the public. He also referred to the trial in the Court of Queen's Bench, and made extracts from Lord Den man's judgment, referring very particularly to Alder man Wood's share in these transactions. A gentleman from the Alderman's office objected to the Learned Counsel's reading partial statements. If the judgment were referred to at all, it ought to be read consecutively, and not in a garbled manner. The impression on his Honour's mind would then be very different from what Mr. James would wish it to be. Mr. Commissioner FANS said he could stop no statement made in open Court, but he hoped that the Learned Counsel would refer only to what really bore on the case. After a long discussion between Mr. Chambers and Mr. James respecting the propriety of bringing the case before the Learned Commissioner, as the amount in question was a judgment debt, the former gentle man contending that it could not be expunged, and the latter that the mode in which it had been con tracted_gave the lion. Commissioner the power of doing so. Mr. Commissioner PANE said that he would ap point a dayof meeting to examine fully into the case, If the bankrupt would undertake to pay the expenses so incurred. Mr. JAMES would guarantee that the expenses should be so paid. After a desultory conversation, and many technical objections on the part of Mr. Chambers, the 30th of August was fixed for hearing as to whether Ridler's debt should be expunged, the Hon. Com missioner adding that he only fixed that day on con dition of Mr. Ashurst (the remaining creditor who proved upon the estate, and who was friendly to the bankrupt) undertaking to pay the expenses incurred by that proced ure . Mr- JAMES craved the Court's protection for the bankrupt, which was granted him for that day. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Aug. 13. IN Rll THOMAS HENRY HORATIO CAUTT. This insolvent's case, it may be remembered, was adjourned from the 16th of July for the delivery to the Court, for the benefit o f the creditors, of certain models and rein ports relating to the insolvent ' s mining speculations Wales, which were deposited in the custody of Mr. Lewis, a soli c it or in Grosvenor but to-day that gentleman appeared and-square, claimed a lien upon this property for law expenses to the amount of between 5001. and 6001., which he had incurred in a Chancery suit in which the insolvent was engaged. M r . L ew i s was directed to make an affidavit of the circumstances under which the property came into his possession, which was then done. Mr. CRESWELL said that the insolvent since his bearing had received two bills of 201. each, whi c h ought to be given up for the benefit of his creditors, and was proceeding to examine him as to whether he bad not met a Mr. Hookam and a Mr. Cooke in the Bench, and whether he had not played with them at hazard there, when Mr. Cools, who appeared for the insolvent, inter posed, and requested him to state whether he ob tained the bills in any way connected with play. The insolvent replied in the affirmative. Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said, that then the in solvent could not be compelled to answer the inquiries of the Learned Counsel. His impression was, if Mr. Lewis's affidavit was satisfactory to Mr. Commissioner Law, that the insolvent might be discharged. SUMMER ASSI 'ZES HOME ClRCUlT.—Guiedford, Aug. 2. (From the Morning Advertiser.) [l•Turaerous inquiries have been made why the fol lowing cases were not reported in our journal in due time after their occurrence ? In answer to which we can only say, at present, that the gentleman whose duty it was to forward us accounts never furnished us with any report thereof; into the cause of which omission we shall inquire. The following are abridged from yesterday's London Mercantile Journal] (Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) GRIFFIN V. SMITH. Mr. Platt and Mr. Creasy appeared for the plain tiff; Mr. Montague Chambers and Mr. Edwin James for the defendant. This was an action brought by James Griffin, many years reporter on the Morning _Herald newspaper, against Thomas Smith, printer, of 42 and 43, Mincing lane, London, for false imprisonment. Mr. PLATT opened the case by stating that James Griffin was one of three partners connected with the London Journal of Commerce, which paper was much in debt, and the defendant had in the early part of the business entered into an arrangement to purchase it. That and several other offers went off, but on the Bth August last, an agreement was entered into, by which the three papers were to be blended, viz., the Austra lasian Record, the Mercantile Journal, and the London Journal (If Commerce. This agreement was signed by Robert Knox, on the part of himself and his part ners, Smyth and Griffin, and by Thomas Smith, on the part of his son-in-law, William Hoperaft. A deed was prepared, but not agreed to, and the types were removed to the defendant's premises. Mr. Smith had been in the habit of taking his books home to Bow, and as Mr. Griffin had a right to inspect those books, he went one day to Mr. Smith's office, in Mincing lane, and seeing them on the desks took them home for inspection. Previous to this there had been many disputes. (The particulars of what followed appear in the evidence). The jury, said the counsel, must not forget that Mr. Griffin had suffered the degrada tion of being taken through the streets of London as a felon, given into custody, and kept in the station house against his will ; and it was necessary that he should defend himself as a gentleman, and they, the jury, would give such damages as would mark their sense of the injustice done to his client. William Rolls, a police-constable, stated that he was on duty about five o'clock in the evening, on the sth of June last; was called in by Mr. Smith, of 18, Mincing-lane, who desired him to take Mr. James Griffin into custody fur taking certain books from off the desks. He also gave his son, Roger Kynaston Griffin, into charge for the like offence. There were three or four persons present, and Mr. Smith and the rest of them went down to the station house, which might be about five minutes' walk from 42, Mincing-lane. Mr. Smith, on the promise made by Mr. Griffin that the books should be returned, withdrew the charge. Roger K. Griffin admitted that his father promised to give up the books, but only such as did belong to Mr. Smith. The streets were not crowded, but as it was about the time merchants were leaving their counting-houses, they were pretty full. At the sta tion-house Mr. Smith urged his father to give up the books, and he replied that whilst he was in custody he would not, to which Mr. Smith replied that, as he believed Mr. Griffin would act as a gentleman and would give up the books, he would withdraw the charge. Cross-examined—He believed there was nobody present but Mr. Berry when his father was given into custody, but admitted there had been several persons there before, including Mr. Knox. There were four com positors upstairs, and the reason we brought them away was, because after taking the books, we did not think Mr. Smith would bring out the journal. There were five actions pending against Mr. Smith in this affair. They took all the books they could find indiscrimi nately, and have not given any of them back again. He believed there were seven, including a cash-book, belonging to the trustees of the London New Price Current. I have them all in my charge, at the office of Messrs. Dean and Co., the attorneys. lam now collecting the accounts of the London Journal of Com merce, paying over the money received to the solici tors. I saw them on Monday last. Witness said he was a clerk to Messrs. Dean and Co., and that he took the books first to the office of Mr. Hartley, of the Dublin Steam-packet office, in Leandenhall-street, and afterwards to the attorneys' office. He under stood Mr. Smith had a claim of 3001. on the Journal of Commerce, and that on the Wednesday following he went with his father, Mr. Smith, and about twelve wharfingers, and two vans, at seven o'clock in the morning, and took away about 25 cwt. or 26 cwt. of type, which were taken to another printer's. He stated they had a right to take the type, because he believed Mr. Smith was entitled to keep it so long as he continued to print and publish the London Journal of Commerce. Believed that Mr. Smith paid the money for stamps, paper, and other charges. Admitted that a staple was drawn in Mr. Smith's house, but did not see who broke open the door. Mr. Knox said he was a reporter on the Morning Herald, and was a partner with Smith and Griffin. Mr. Smith had been introduced to them to purchase the paper. Knew that the types were removed. There were no advances made by Mr. Smith, because he paid himself weekly out of the proceeds of the paper. He had nothing to do with the other papers. Accounts had been rendered by Mr. Smith, but they related to the .London Journal of Commerce alone. Mr. Redpath (a clerk to Dean and Co.) stated that on the sth of June, Mr. Smith had applied t o Alder man Thomas Wood for a search warrant to get some books supposed to be at Mr. Hartley's, the office of the Dublin Steam Navigation Company, in Leaden hall-street, which the Alderman refused to grant. The case for the plaintiff here closed. Mr. MONTAGUE CHAMBERS addressed the jury for the defence, and remarked that Smyth, Knox, and Griffin were in great distress, and applied to Mr. Smith as a printer—they entered into negotiations with him. He was obliged to spend money upon the concern, such as stamps, paper, duty, &c., he requiring that, for his security, he should retain the types, col lect the accounts, &c. At the close of his address Mr. Chambers stated, that although Alderman Thos. Wood had refused to grant a search-warrant, yet Mr. Smith was right, for Roger K. Griffin admitted the books were taken to Mr. Hartley's at the Dublin Steam Navigation Company's office. The JUDGE, in summing up, told the jury, that as a case of felony had not been made out, the plaintiff was entitled to damages, but that his conduct had been illegal and unjustifiable. The jury, after a short consultation, gave a verdict of—Damages, One Shilling. The JUDGE refused to certify. August 5. (Before Mr. Baron GURNEY.) ROGER KYNASTON GRIFFIN V. THOMAS SMITH. Mr. Creasy appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. E. James for the defendant. Mr. CREASY, in the absence of Mr. Platt, opened the case, by stating that although they had been un successful in the other Court, he trusted the Judge and jury now would do his client justice. The wrongs he had . sustained were of a deep nature, and arose out of a quarrel between his father and the defendant. His client was given into custody; he admitted he was not detained long —nevertheless the injury had been severe. Mr. Smith had been singularly advised in seeking shelter under the Metro politan Police Act, and the pleas on record could not be proved. He did not ask for heavy damages, but such as would convince the world, long after this affair would be generally forgotten, that his client, a respectable young gentleman, who was just rising into life, should not be stamped as a felon. It was a disgrace that the criminal code should be abused in that manner. " I am sure," remarked Mr. Creasy, " that in this case the jury will not give slight and nominal damages— not such as will give a tacit belief that my client is guilty. As a junior counsel he threw himself on the indulgence of the Court, and claimed attention while he narrated the facts. His client had been taken into custody, and he claimed the protection of the law for so gross an outrage. His client, in obeying his father's commands, had been imprisoned and insulted, and he hoped the jury would give such damages as the case demanded. The Counsel then called William Rolls, poli3e-constable, whc, stated that he was fetched from Fenchurch-street to Mincing-lane. There were present in Mr. Smith's office three other gentlemen when Mr. Griffin was given into custody ; gave him in charge for taking books from the count ing-house ; took him to Tower-street station. The charge was taken down, which occupied seven or eight minutes, but on Mr. Griffin promising to give up the books, the charge was withdrawn. James Griffin, father of the plaintiff, in his exami nation, stated, I resided at that time at Bowling green-street, Kennington. I was connected with Messrs. Knox and Smyth in bringing out a paper called the London Journal of Commerce. I became acquainted with Mr. Thomas Smith, and have had frequent conversations with that gentleman on the subject of newspapers; this ultimately led to the drawing up and signing the agreement produced. The three papers being pretty much of the same character, the expense of composition would be com paratively trifling for each, th e profit for all producing 7001. or 8001. p er annum. M r. Sm i th agreed in the estimate we had formed v saying that the junction would of the th ree papers ' ld ield 121 per week, or thereabout s . On faith of that agreemeni the the type, amounting to 6001. over to 11r. Smith. The or 7001., was handed books were also sent to Mr. Smith's office. We were for the use of the office. Applicationsto pay 1/. per w e e k time to time by Mr. K nox and myself rwere to made from accounts of the three pape rs , but without see the t u This went on for seven or nine months. wseascer tained the books had been sent to Mr. Smith's house at Bow. My son did not go with me on the sth of , _ . • June. He was there a few minutes previous. I took ronession of all the books, telling my son to assist in carrying them off. I believe there were eight or nine in all, two of them belonging exclusively to Mr. Smith, though I considered these might be necessary for the purpose I had in view. Mr. Burton was in Mr. Smith's counting-house (our counting-house, I mean) when he took them away. Mr. Burton said he must now go and inform Mr. Smith. When he was given into custody, Mr. Berry was there, and there were some compositors up stairs—as we appre hended Mr. Smith would not bring out the paper. On cross-examination he said, " Now I will not give up the books ; he would enter into no compromise whilst in custody ;" but promised to attend before the Lord Mayor, out of respect to him, but not as a felon. He took every book he could find—cash-book, trust, and other books, and took them all to Leadenhall street. He took them to Mr. Hartley's, and his son Roger assisted him in taking away the books. George Evans, sergeant of police, produced the charge-book. The entry was as follows :—" James and Roger K. Griffin, of Belvidere-cottage, Erith, brought in by William Rolls, charged by Thomas Smith, of 43, Mincing-lane, with taking from his office and detaining certain books. Charge withdrawn by complainant—the v def e nda n t p rom i s i ng t o g i ve them yp. This was the case for the plaintiff. Mr. MONTAGUE CHAMBERS addressed the jury for :he defendant. Mr. Baron GURNEY summed up, and said that it was one of many cases where he had had occasion to notice that actions often arose out of quarrels in re spect to partnership. The agreement showed that the concern was to have been carried on by Mr. Smith, the types and accounts to be kept by him, and he was to receive the proceeds. The father of the plaintiff alleges that he could not get at the hooks to inspect them—he was to pay part of the rent,' and therefore might have had an opportunity of looking at them at the office—in stead of this he takes the violent resolution of going •to Mr. Smith's, and, together with his son, carries off all he could lay his hands upon. Mr. Smith comes home, and finding what had been done (they refusing to give up the books), gave both the father and son in charge. The Learned Judge condemned the prac tice of placing on the record p!eadings that could not be iustified; certainly it was a case of great aggra vation, although a felony had not been established, yet the conduct of the plaintiffs was most violent. They had carried off all the books, and he apprehended that if the defendant brought his action against them he would recover damages. In taking them into cus tody all he wanted was to get his books which plain tiffs had taken away. The Judge further remarked that it was discreditable to the attorneys who brought these actions to harbour books which had been un lawfully carried off, and some of which had never been disputed to be the private property of Mr. Smith, and they therefore could have no pretext for retain ing them. The jury, under the direction of the Judge, gave a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, is. No application was made on behalf of the plaintiff to the Judge to certify for costs. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—wells, Aug. 12. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice PA.TrESON.) MURDER.—JoIt Fisher was indicted for the wilful murder of Mary Fisher, his wife. Mr. Stone and Mr. Fitzgerald prosecuted ; Mr. Cock burn and Mr. Prideaux defended the prisoner. The prisoner is a fine looking elderly man, who had previously been in the Dragoons, and still maintains the erect bearing of a soldier. At the time he committed the offence for which he was now tried, he was living at Weston-super-Mare. Mr. Stone opened the case by a calm and temperate statement of the facts of the case. The first witness called was a servant girl by the name of Evans. She stated that she had been a servant with the prisoner and the deceased about a fortnight before the deceased came by her death. The deceased lived at Weston-super-Mare, and kept a public-house or beer shop there, known as the sign of the Devonshire Arms. He and the deceased did not live on good terms ; but, on the contrary, there were frequent disputes and bicker ings between them. There were two lodgers living in the house, and two children of the prisoner's by a former wife. Another of the prisoner's children lived in the place with an uncle. On the sth .of June the pri soner had been out with a horse and cart that he kept, and returned about five o'clock. Nothing particular oc curred for more than an hour after his return. At that time prisoner and deceased commenced a quarrel about a lodger who had given no tice to quit. It appeared that prisoner had informed deceased of it, in a way to insinuate that she was the cause of it ; and she replied, that she was not going to put up with his temper, and that she wished all of them would leave. They continued quarrelling in the bar until nine o'clock, the deceased using the most aggravat ing terms of reproach to the prisoner. At nine o'clock witness took in a candle, and put it in the bar, as she was accustomed to do. Evidently for the purpose of annoy ance the deceased immediately blew out the candle. The prisoner said a candle should be brought there, and ordered witness to relight it, which she did. There was a slate kept in this room on which was put the account of the beer sold and not paid for during the day. When witness took back the candle the deceased, in continuation of her annoyance to the prisoner, took up the slate, and said if a candle was put there, it would serve her the purpose to rub out the accounts on the slate, and she forthwith deliberately took the slate, and rubbed out all the accounts. This of course but increased the angry feeling between the parties, and they continue! to quarrel until bed time, the deceased all this time saying every thing she could think of to exasperate and annoy the prisoner. At about ten o'clock they went to bed, the deceased going up before the prisoner. She went at first into the prisoner's room where she always slept, but came out of it before he came up, and went into witness's room (where also the two children slept), saying, as she did so, that she would never sleep with the old rascal again ' • when she came i n t o th e w it ness ' s room, w i tness locked the door. After a short time, the deceased be came very violent, and wanted to jump out of the win dow, which witness, with difficulty, prevented, and got her to get into bed. Shortly after the prisoner came up stairs, and, apparently not finding her in the room, he came to search for her in the room of witness. He found the door fast, and demanded admittance, which was refused. He then went away, and again returned and tried the door. Deceased wanted to get out at him, but was prevented by witness. Prisoner then said at the door that he wanted to get her to kill her; for that he was determined to kill her, and he might as well kill her that night as in the morning. After this they still continued to quarrel, using all sorts of angry and pro voking language towards each other. This continued till one o'clock, when their recriminations and abuse closed. Witness and deceased continued awake until three o'clock, when witness fell asleep. About five o'clock in the morning, she was suddenly awakened, and saw the prisoner standing with a large iron crow-bar at the bottom of the bed. The deceased was just raising herself in the bed, having one of her arms on the pillow. Before she could do so, the prisoner struck her three violent blows with the crow-bar on her head, which ren dered her completely insensible, and she fell back. The prisoner stood over her for a moment, and then left the room. After the interval of a minute or two he re turned, and then jumped on her chest, standing on her. He then got off and left the room again, and in a minute or two returned, holding a carving; knife in his hand. He addressed the witness, and said-she need not be afraid, as he did not want to hurt he He then again jumped on th e chest of the deceased, standing on her with his feet, and, stooping down, liffed her head from the pillow, and deliberately cut her throat with the carv ing-knife. After having done this, heOtood and looked at her for a minute, and then left the room. Shortly after he was gone, witness, Ward Upsall, upon whom she had called before, came down stairs, and got out of the house. She then dressed herself, and left the house also, leaving the prisoner there. She afterwards returned when the policeman came. In cross-examination, this witness stated that she had only lived for a fortnight with the prisoner. He was a moody man, and upon one occasion she had seen and heard him walking about the house muttering to himself. After he had done the deed, and after Upsall went out of the house, the witness, in her way to do the same, met the prisoner. He said to her that he did not con sider he had done any wrong, but had removed a great sinner out of the world. The deceased was a very violent woman. Corroborative evidence was given. Mr. COCKBURN addressed the jury, and made two points in favour of the prisoner. First, he contended that they would be justified, upon the evidence, in find ing the prisoner guilty of manslaughter only. The evidence showed what a violent woman the deceased was. The first witness called stated that she had locked the door, which continued so locked when she fell asleep. When she awoke the prisoner was standing by the bed. How had he got there? It was evident he could not have broken open the door, because that would have disturbed and awakened the witness. Was it not manifest that the deceased had got up, had opened the door, and, having no one to oppose her, had gone to attack the prisoner, as she wished to do the night before. The prisoner had met her, and in all probability a personal rencontre had taken place, and blows had been struck. The deceased had then retreated to her room, followed by the prisoner, who, still smarting from her violence, and under the irritation of her blows, had committed the act, which he had, no doubt, done. The Learned Counsel then went on to contend that the facts of the case showed that the prisoner was insane--all his conduct went to prove this fact. 'Two witnesses were then called to confirm the latter view, but their evidence completely failed in this parti cular. The Learned Jupoic having very carefully summed up the case, the jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of Guilty. Upon the prisoner being asked by the officer of the Court why judgment should not be pronounced against him, that he should die, said he had killed her, and that h 3 was justified in doing so, as she was such a bad and provoking woman, and that he would rather be hanged than to have lived with her. His LORDSHIP then, putting on the black cap, pro ceeded to pass on the unhappy man the awful sentence of death, which he heard unmoved, and was led from the dock urging excuses for his crime. At the sitting of the Court this morning, there were about thirty prisoners for trial. Mr. Rogers lent his very valuable aid in trying in the grand-jury room all the day ; and Mr. Justice IVightman, after disposing of the civil cases, some of which went off, proceeded to try pr e I - E SUN, LONDON, TirRSDAY MORNING, Al GUST 15, 1844. Boners in his Court. The consequence is that the whole of the business is disposdd 6f to-day ; though, to effect this, the Courts sat to a late hour. In the course of a trial of two men, before Mr. Justice Patteson, for stealing some potatoes, a sack, and a pot, a girl, 14 years of age, was tendered as a witness in behalf of the prisoners. She was objected to on the part of the prosecution, as not understanding the nature of an oath. On this the Learned Judge proceeded to question her. She stated in answer to these queries, that she lived at Chenstock, which is a parish between this place and Bristol. She had never been to school. Had not learned to read or write. Had never been in chapel or church, or received the least religious education beyond this, that she had sometimes said her prayers to her mother. But sho did not know where those went who told lies and perjured themsslves. Knew nothing about heaven or hell, and had never heard there was a God. Of course her evidence was rejected. The Learned JUDGE, in summing up the case to the jury, said it was truly awful to find that, in a country like this, and in a part of it where there were, compara tively speaking, but few inhabitants, a girl of the wit ness's description should be so neglected as to be obliged to confess that she bad never heard of a God Thomas Hill and William Ash were indicted for having been, with two others, found armed on the preserves of a Mr. Popham, in this county, for the purpose of unlawfully taking game. Mr. Carrow conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Edwards defended the prisoners. Before the trial of the case Mr. EDWARDS took this objection to the indictment:—The indictment stared, in the language of the stat u t e un d er w hi c h t h ey werein dicted, that the prisoners were on the lands of Mr. Pup ham for the purpose of taking game, without saying that their purpose was to take game there. He con tended that the indictment was bad, as, if this was an offence against the statute, then three gentlemen who might be going to their own preserves for the purpose of taking game, if it were by night, if to get there they trespassed on any other person's land, would be amen able to the very penal enactments of this statute. Mr. C tRROW contended that from the words of the statute it was clear this would be so. The Learned JuDaE, after consulting with Mr. Justice Patteson, said that he should decide against the objec tion, as the prisoners could then bring a writ of error and try the point, which was a new one, in the Court above. The trial, therefore, proceeded. It appeared by the evidence that the prisoners and two others had been watched by Mr. Popham's gamekeeper from a beer-house to one of his preserves, into a field adjoining, which they were seen to enter, after having tried several other fields. A gun was then heard, and the. keepers rushed forward to secure them, but they managed to make their escape. The next morning, on searching the spot near to which they were standing when the gun was fired, pheasant's feathers were found scattered about the ground, as if a bird had been killed there. The two other persons were taken up that day, and had been tried last circuit, at Taunton, but the pri soners absconded, and were not met with till May. Mr. EDWARDS addressed the jury for the prisoners. The Learned JUDGE summed up, telling the jury that there were two questions for them to determine—first, the identity of the prisoners with the party who had been seen in the preserve, and next, that they were there for the purpose of taking game. The identity of the party was clearly proved ; and what object could men have in a preserve at eleven o'clock at night but to take game ? The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, returned .heir verdict, Not Guilty. The Learned Judges will proceed to-morrow morning ,o open the commission at Devizes. .tf✓o R THE RN CI RC Ul T.—Lancaster, Aug. 12. The assizes for the northern division of the county of Lancaster commenced here this morning. Their Lord ships sat fur the dispatch of business at tea o'clock. Mr. Justice Cresswell sat on the civil side, and the Chief Baron on the criminal. There are 15 causes entered for trial. The calendar contains the names of 19 prisoners, of whom 1 stands charged with murder, 1 with rape, 2 with manslaughter, 3 with burglary, 1 with feloniously shooting, and 1 with bigamy. (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON.) George Leigh was inflicted for having, at Standish, on the evening of the 26th of March last, feloniously shot at one Charles Darbyshire, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Segar conducted the prosecution ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. James. It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor, that he was a farm labourer in the service of Charles Stan dish, Esq., and while returning from his work a little after six o'clock on the evening in question, he saw, in a plantation near Standish-park, a person with a gun, ap parently engaged in looking for rabbits. The prosecutor, in company with a person of the name of Cooper, went over towards the plantation, and found that the person they had seen was accompanied by a little boy. The boy, on seeing them approach, called out " Father," on which the man turned round with his face towards them, and they were able to identify him as the prisoner at the bar. He, on seeing them, raised his gun and pointed it towards them. They called out to him not to shoot. He said he would shoot if they advanced any further, and lowering the gun with what the witnesses described as a wavering motion, as if his hand shook very much, the piece, went off, and the prosecutor received nine or ten of the shots in the left leg. The prisoner immediately ran off. The prosecutor and Cooper pursued him for about 100 yards, but on coming up to him he stood on the defensive, threatening to knock out their brains with the butt-end of his gun, and finally succeeded in making his escape. The posecutor and Cooper then went in pursuit of the boy, but be h'td by this time got too good a start to be readily overtaken. They, however, saw the prisoner at some distance in the wood, going in the direction of a house occupied by a person of the name of Parks. Both the witnesses swore positively to the identity of the prisoner, whom, however, they had not known before. He was dressed in a rough blue coat, and had the ap pearance of a collier. It appeared, from the evidence of Mr. Parks, that about the time in question the prisoner came into his house, apparently out of breath, as if he had been run ning. He told Mr. Parks that he had been trying to catch a rabbit, and that there were two men after him. About two minutes after, the witness Cooper passed through the farmstead, in view of the windows. Mr. Parks said, ‘, Why, there's one of the men," to which the prisoner replied, " Hush ! don't tell." He remained a short time, and then went away. He had not at that time a gun with him. The prisoner, it appeared, was not to be found for about a month after. He has several children, but the witnesses were not able to identify any of them as the boy who was with the prisoner when the occurrence took place. A gun was found at his house. Mr. JAMES addressed the jury for the defence. His LORDSHIP summed up, and the jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, acquitted the prisoner of the fe lony, but found him guilty of a common assault.—Sen• tence was deferred. Martha Harp, a wretched-looking young woman, was indicted for bigamy. Mr. Halton conducted the prosecution. It appeared that several years ago the prisoner was married to Nathaniel Harp, and that subsequently, dur ing his lifetime, she married Levi Morris. The case was proved in the usual way. The prisoner, in her defence, handed in a written paper, in which she stated that, very shortly after her marriage to harp, he left her, and was away for several years. That, on his coming back, she was informed he was living with another woman, and that she herself hav ing in the meantime become acquainted with Levi Morris, Levi asked Harp whether he had any objection to their getting married. Harp said he had no objection whatever, and they were married accordingly. " But," she concluded, " had Nathaniel not gi►en his consent I should not now be in this unfortunate condition." His LORDSHIP, in summing up, said that it was very lamentable such ignorance should exist among any por tion of the population. As to the legal guilt of the ac cused there did not seem to be room fur doubt. The jury found the prisoner Guilty.—Sentence deferred. CIVIL SIDE. The business on the civil side presented no case of in terest. Two cases of replevin, an undefended ejectment, and an action for not receiving goods bargained and sold, were the subjects of discussion; and, as may be supposed from their very nature, were neither important nor en tertaining. Two causes, involving the exercise of some ancient rights over certain commons and lands, were postponed in consequence of the actions having been so recently commenced as not to allow sufficient time to the de fendants to collect the necessary evidence for their defence. Judging from the nature of the cause list, it is probable that the civil business will conclude to-morrow. OXFORD CIRCUIT. —Monmouth, Aug: 12. The Learned Judges having arrived here from Here ford, attended Divine service yesterday, and proceeded to business this morning at nine ; the Lord Chief Justice presiding in the Crown Court, and Mr. Sergeant Atcher ley taking his seat in the Nisi Prins Court. The following is an analysis of the calendar :—Arson, 2 ; rape, 6 ; housebreaking, 1 ; robbery from the per son, 1 ; false pretences, 1 ; bigamy, 1 ; stealing cattle, 1 ; larcenie s an d minor offnces, 20.—Total, 33. CROWN COURT. —(Before the Lord Chief Justice TINDAL.) John James was indicted for attempting feloniouly to shoot at George Godwin, on the Ist of last November. Mr. Greaves conducted the prosecution. Mr. Beadon defended the prisoner. It appeared that there had been for a length of time continual disputes between the prosecutor (who is agent to the Duke of Beaufort, and resides at Troy-house) and the prisoner, the latter having, at the last assizes, brought an action against Godwin, on which occasion he recovered a verdict for the amount claimed by him. This circumstance did not in any degree tend to lessen the subsisting animosity. On the day in question the prosecutor called at the prisoner's house for the purpose of dem an di ng 'possession of the premises, on which at the time were some parties endeavouring to levy a dis tress. James was at an uer window, and being much exasperated a t w h at had taken place, as well as at some demands made by Godwin, used some strong expressions towards him, and finally called to his daughter and his wife, who were both in the room with him, to bring him his gun. His daughter, unfortunately, complied with his request. He did not put it to his shoulder, but supporti ng i t i n one hand, the girl still retain ing her hold of the stock, he pulled the trigger and snapped th e l oc k , which missed fire. A man of the name of William Rose, a bystander, immediatly snatched the gun from James, sounded the barrel with the rod, and found in it just four fingers' breadth of charge ; there was, however, only a small quantity of powder in the pan, which was damp, and caked by the pressure of the hammer, and therefore rendered difficult of ignition. A person passing at the time with a gun was requested by Rose to put a little fresh powder from his flask to the touchhole, and Godwin then, raising the I gun to his sho u ld er , fi re d i n t o a woo d oppos i te. The ea plosion he described as considerable, plainly denoting, in his opinion, that there had been a heavy charge in the barrel, although he admitted that he did not hear any thing struck at the time of the discharge. The weapon was proved to be a rifle, possession of which was ac counted for from the circumstance of the prisoner hav ing former:) , served in the 60th Regiment, and although an inference unfavourable to him was suggested from the fact that there were five or six loose balls in the " trap" in the stock, the Learned Counsel fur the prisoner (Mr. Beadon) very properly observed that this wai nothing more than would be found to be the case in ninety-nine rifles out of one hundred. Upon the clo-e of the case for the prosecution Mr. Beadon submitted that no evidence had been offered to show that the rifle had been loaded, within the meaning of the Act. The CounT concurred in the view of the case pre sented by the Learned Counsel, and consequently directed on Acquittal. PO LICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) GUILDHALL. A RIOT IN THE WEST LONDON UNION.—Five stout, able-bodied young fellows, named Dench, Robinson, Bowes, Langham, and Jackson, were placed this morning, bef ore Alderman John Johnson, on a charge of having assaulted the board of guardians, and Mr. Thomson, the master, and with endeavouring to excite the other inmates to insubordination. Wm. Thomson, the master of th e W es t L on d on workhouse, stat e d, that while proceeding to inflict a punishment upon Dench, by order of the hoard of guardians, who were then sitting, he resisted so violently, and called for the assistance of his brother paupers, which was given so readily, that the board, hearing the none in the passage and yard, came out and assisted him (Vie master), when they were vio le, itly attacked, and some of them thrown down and kicked ; stones were also thrown at them by the boys, and the women endeavoured to get out of their wards to get down at them. The doors, however, were locked, and they could only get into the galleries and upon the stairs. Mr. Buckmaster, the chairman, said that hearing the noise Dench made in resisting the board and him self, came out to render them assistance, when they were set upon by the other prisoners. Mr. Alderman JOHNSON—What was the offence committed by Dench, and the punishment you had ordered him ?—He had been behaving very impro perly during the time of service in the chapel, and he was ordered by us, in consequence, to twenty-four hours' imprisonment and a stoppage of his meat allow ance. There were several threats made of "doing for me" particularly, and the state of insubordination in the workhouse is such that the guardians are in danger of their lives in entering. Several members of the board gave similar evidence, one of whom had been kicked very dangerously, evi dently with a felonious intent to do him serious injury. The prisoners were each ordered to find bail in 201. to answer at the sessions, and failing such bail, to be committed to prison. CLERKEN WELL. John Mahoney was charged with violently assault ing Mr. Thomas Costello and Mary, his wife, resid ing at 14, Cross-street, Hatton-garden. Mrs. Costello, who is within a few d a y s o f h er accouchement, had several contusions on her face, and her left eye was almost imperceptible from inflamma tion arising from the injuries. The husband likewise bore evidence of severe maltreatment. Between nine and ten o'clock on the previous night, the complainants were walking down Hatton-garden towards their own residence, when a little boy with a jug of porter in his hand attempted to pass between them. Mr. Costello pushed the boy away, but not harshly, when the prisonej, who was standing by a lamp-post, perfectly sober, ran over and hit Mr. Cos tello on the nose with his clenched fist. Mrs. Cos tello seeing the blood flowing from her husband, and confiding in her sPx arid delicate situation, threw her self between him and the prisoner, but the man struck her to the ground, and again attacked her hus band; she arose, and agai n attempted to interpose, but the prisoner beat her so violently, that the blood flowed from her mouth and left eye. A policeman fortu nately came upand secured the prisoner, who attempted to escape. A shopkeeper, into whose house in Cross -street Mrs. Costello was removed after the occurrence, de clared that he was terrified at her condition. She was almost insensible, and covered with blood. The prisoner, who could not say a word in his de fence, was committed to the House of Correction for fourteen days by Mr. Combe. He refused to pay any fine. A young man of genteel appearance and respectably connected, named Church, was charged with embezzling different sums of money, the property of his employer. Mr. Humphries appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Alexander, artificial flower-maker, King's-cross, deposed, that the prisoner had been six months in his employment. On Friday last he sent him out to sell flowers and to collect money • he returned h ome i n th e evening, and gave in hi s book, but no money. On Satur day he was sent out again on the same mission, and gave witness 51. in the morning, out of 101. 145., which he re ceived. When asked concerning the remainder, he said he lost it, and that he had received no money on the pre vious day, Friday. Mr. Goodyer, artificial florist, St. Paul's Church yard, deposed, that he had paid the prisoner fourteen shillings for flowers on Friday last, and entered the pay ment of the same in the book which the prisoner had with him. Other witnesses proved similar charges, when the pri soner was committed. IVORSIIIP-STREET. ROBBERIES BY A GENTLEMAN.—A very gentleman like and remarkably finely proportioned young man, named Octavius Clarke, the son of an eminent deceased divine, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing a gold watch, a number of articles of jewel lery, a quantity of wearing apparel, and other articles, the property of Mr. Daniel Stalker Leese, a gentleman residing at No. 13, Haberdashers'-place, Hoxton. Jane Weatherall, servant to Mrs. Anne Hetherington, a widow lady, in whose house the prosecutor resides, stated that Mr. Leese left home shortly before eleven o'clock on the morning of Wednesday, the 17th ult., and that, directly after he had done so, the prisoner, whom she recognised as a friend of the prosecutor's, rung the door bell, and on her answering it he wished her good morning, and walked directly up stairs into Mr. Leese's sitting room, where he asked for hot water to shave with. She procured him ajug full, and the prisoner po litely thanked her, and directed her to take the water into the prosecutor's bed-room, which she did, and was followed there by the prisoner, who then turned to her with a matter-of-course air, and said, " Jane, Mr. Leese says that you are to let me have his valise out of the closet, and you are to put his shooting coat into it." The prisoner was making preparations to shave himself, and witness not being able to find the coat, the prisoner suggested that it might be in the sittins , room, and directed her to take the valise with her and put the coat i n it. Witness went down stairs and packed up the things, leaving the prisoner in the bed-room, where he remained aboat twenty minutes, and then came down with another coat of the prosecutor's, a velvet one, upon his arm. He next asked her to call a cab for him, which she did, and on returning with it met the prisoner at the garden gate, holding in his hand the valise, which hav ing placed in the cab, he good-humouredly wished her good bye, and saying, " I dare say, Jane, we shall not be home till near ten to night," drove off. Mr. Leese stated that he had known the prisoner, who was most respectably connected, for several years, and on the 15th ult. received a note from him, stating that he should call upon him th e next day. The succeeding morning he accordingly did call, and passed the greater part of the day with him. On the morning of the 17th he left home, leaving all his property safe, but on re turning in the evening was informed by the servant that the prisoner had been again, and taken away his valise and coat by his directions. Knowing the scape-grace character of the prisoner, and that he had sent him with no such directions, his suspicions became excited, and he immediately went to his drawers in the bed-room, one of which, where he kept his jewellery, he could not open with his key ; and on examining this drawer he found that it had already been forced open and broken. On pulling the drawer out, he discovered that his gold watch, two finger rings, a gold breast pin, two gold watch keys, and two mounted razors in a case, had been stolen from it; while from another drawer had been taken a blue cloth cap, silk stock, one of his shirts, and a pair of socks. As it was perfectly manifest that no one but the prisoner had taken the articles, he caused a description of the property, together with that of the prisoner's person, to be advertised in the Hue and Cry, and this had led to his apprehension. The prisoner had formerly been in the navy, which he had been obliged to leave in consequence of robbin g his mess, an d w hi le fill ing that situation h a d tattooed his arms with the figure of our Saviour, and representations of the sun, moon, and various stars. These the witness had noticed while the prisoner was washing himself at hi s h ouse one day, and accordingly included them in his description of him in the Hue and Cry. After the prisoner had been taken into custody, he wrote witness a letter, requesting him not to prosecute so old a friend as he had been, and be seeching him to call upon his (the prisoner's) mother at her estate in Essex, and arrange the affair with her ; but witness did not think it proper to do so, and now put this letter in evidence against him. John Dennett, footman in the service of Captain Chap ye], Queen street, May-fair, with whom the prisoner was on visiting terms, stated that he met the prisoner on Monday, the 15th ult., in Half-moon -street, Piccadilly, with a valise in his hand. The prisoner said that he wished to leave it somewhere till he was able to go down and see his mother, and witness promised to leave it for him at the Sun public-house, in Sun-court, in that neigh bourhood. The prisoner accompanied him there, and saw him deliver it to the landlady, when they came out together and parted at the door. Sergeant Rogers, C 5, stated that, from information he had received, he went at half-past twelve o'clock on Monday night, the sth instant, to a house in Queen street, May-fair, where he saw the prisoner, to whom he read the description in the Hue and Cry, and told him he must take him. The prisoner merely replied, "Very well," and on examining his arms witness found the marks described by the prosecutor on diem. Witness placed the prisoner hi a CAI), And on the r. ,ad to the sta tion, the prisoner told him that it was of no use troubling any witnesses to prove the charge, as it was his inten tion to make a full acknowledgment of the whole. Wit ness told him not to be so rash, when he Answered, in a I tone of poignant regret, that he wished sincerely that he had been shot, for he had done it through spite. Wit ness afterwards saw the witness Dennett, and from what he bad told him he went to thc Sun public-house where he found the valise, containing a shirt and silk stock, a razor, and razor-case, which he now produced. These the prosecutor immediately identified as form ing part of the property he had lost. Theprisoner, in atone of despondency, declined saying anything, and he was fully committed for trial on this charge. The prisoner was then charged with stealing a horse, the property of Mr. Samuel Smoothy, a farmer, at Birdbrook, near Clare, in Essex. This prosecutor stated that he held his farni on a tenantry from one of the prisoner's aunts, and had seen the prisoner repeatedly, while residing with his mother. on her estate at Yeldharn, in Essex. On the 23d of February last he received a note from the prisoner, re questing him to lend him his mare, and he accordingly sent the animal by one of witness's servants to Haver hill, in Suffolk, for him. In the evening the prisoner called with the mare at the witness's father's house, and took tea with the family, promising, on leaving, to send the mare back by two o'clock the next day. Witness had never seen the animal since, nor the prisoner .ither, till he found him in custody at this Court, on the pre ceding charge ; when. on asking him what he hail done with the mare, he replied that the animal had fallen sick, and that he had disposed of her at a sale near Smithfield for 31., the real worth of the mare being 151. The prisoner, with increased despondency, if possible, declined offering any observations on this case also, and was likewise fully committed for trial upon this charge. Sergeant Rogers then stated that he had found on the prisoner's person a number of duplicates relating to valuable property, and as he was satisfied that some of these, if not the whole, were connected with other rob beries committed by the prisoner, ke prayed the Magi strate to remand the prisoner, that he might have time to carry out his investigations. Mr. BINGHAM immediately acceded to this request, and remanded the prisoner till that day week. UNION-HALL. A FEMALE SAILOR.—Sarah Bignell, a female about 17, was placed at the bar before Mr. Cotting ham, charged with stealing three half-crowns from her father, a sub-sorter in the General Post-office. The father stated that about fifteen months ago he obtained her a situation as lady's-maid in a family in Belgrave-square. While there she formed a connexion with some man, who induced her to leave her situation about three months ago, when she returned home. She refused to enter service again. but, until a month ago on the previous night, behaved at !m - ne with pro priety. In the middle of the night in qii:7•zth>h she absconded, taking with her all her clothing, and Ls. r eak ing open a box, from which she took three bar'!" crowns. He saw nothing more of her until the pre vious night, when she called in male attire to bid fare well to her brother. His son's mistress, knowing she had absconded, detained her until he gave her into custody. Gravestock, M 7, said that when she was appre hended she was dressed as a sailor, and her hair was cut quite short. She said she was going to Italy in a vessel about to sail that morning from the London Docks. The father stated that he believed the prisoner had been seduced by some villain who wanted to entice her to leave her friends and country. Mr. COTTINGHAM asked the prisoner what reason she could assign for absconding from her situation and her father's house, and assuming male attire ? Prisoner replied, that she had been living with a mid shipman, with whom she was going to sea in his vessel. Mr. COTTINGHAM asked her where she had been for the last month ?—Prisoner answered, " I shan't tell you." The father said that that was all the information he could get from her. She was extremely obstinate. Prisoner stated that she was with the midshipman on the previous evening in Ratcliffe highway. She refused, however, to state his name, or the name of the vessel. She became acquainted with him when she lived in Belgrave-square about fifteen months ago. He induced her to leave her situation and her father's fool: Mr. COTTINGIIANI told her that she was on the road to ruin, if not ruined already. She had better return to her father's home, and break up her acquaintance with the midshipman, who merely wanted to take her to some foreign country, and leave her to want and misery. He asked her whether she would return home ?—She replied in the negative. She intended to go with the midshipman. Mr. COTTINGHAM said he should take care she did not. He would remand her until Friday, and in the meantime he hoped a little reflection in prison would alter her intentions. If not, he should commit her to Newgate for robbing her father, when she would be sent to sea in a different manner to what she expected. The prisoner, who displayed the utmost indifference during the examination, was then removed. GRAVESEND. OUTRAGE ON AN OFFICER OF THE RUSSIAN FRIGATE AURORA.—On Tuesday, two young watermen, named Applecoy and Davis', appeared before Messrs. Oakes and Tickner, county magistrates, at the Town-h Al, High street, Gravesend, to answer a complaint preferred by the Admiral and Commander of the Russian frigate Aurora, now lying off the Terrace-pier of the above town, for having created a disturbance on board that vessel, and threatened serious injury to the officers and crew. The case appeared to create great interest amongst a crowded auditory ; end, owing to the kind and indul gent manner in which the officers had allowed the public, for more than three weeks, to inspect their fine frigate, a deep feeling of regret seemed to pervade all, that, just as they were on the eve of returning to their native shores, they should be thus insulted. Lieutenant Leatsham Nicholi, of the Aurora, who spoke the English language in a very clear and intelli gent manner, and who was attired in his uniform, de posed that on S un d a y a f ternoon, a b out five o'clock, there was such a large influx of visitors on board the frigate, and about fifty boats attached to her, that he was directed by the Admiral and Captain to clear the boats from off her, as the tide was running down fast, and fears were ent er t a i ne d t h at s h e would drive away from her moorings. He accordingly, with a party of sailors, got into one of the ship's boats and proceeded round the frigate for the purpose of clear ing the craft, when, on coming up to the prisoners, he desired them to release their boat from the frigate, which they refused, saying, " That they were en their own river and could do as they liked." He replied that they certainly could go where they liked, but they ought not to hold on to a ship contrary to orders, and from the frigate they must immediately move. Notwithstanding, however, such request they still held on, anal, finding that there was no likelihood of their obeying his com mands, he directed his sailors to cut away the painter (rope), and thus cast the boat adrift. No sooner was that accomplished than the prisoners gave vent to the most foul language and swore that they would do for witness and his men. One of them hoisted his oar and attempted to strike the man that cut the rope, whilst the other came up to him, shook his clenched fist in his face, and vowed serious injury. They continued their menac ing and disgusting conduct, when he informed them that he should seek the assistance of the magistrates. and they replied that they did not care a d—n fur him or the magistrates either. Mr. Oaks.—Pray, then, Sir, did they really strike you or any of the crew ? Witness.-011, no, Sir, but they would if they had been near enough to the sailors. They used very foul words._ Mr. Oaks--:.1, for one, Sir, am very sorry that your feelings should have been so far outraged by the pri soners, who belong to a class of persons that have rea lised a considerable emolument by the officers of the fri gate very considerately throwing it open to the public view of the visitors who frequent this town. Has there been any complaints against the general conduct of the visitors ? Witness—No, Sir, all very good, and much gratified. The defendants, when asked what explanation they had to offer respecting their conduct, assured the Bench that the tide was running so strong in that part of the river where the frigate was lying, that they were forced to hold on by her, as they could not make the least head way by rowing. They admitted raising the oar to the sailor who cut the rope, but as for making use of bad language they denied it, although, continued the defen dants, they expressed themselves very badly. Mr. Oaks—Then do you know the Russian language ? Defendant—No, Sir. Mr. Oaks—Then pray how do you know that they used such language ac you have attributed to them ? The defend,mts were mute, and evidently considered that they had made their case no betterby the allegation. The Bench consulted, and Mr. Oaks observed that the defendants were each fined los. and costs, and he trusted that Lieut. Nicholi would convey to the offices of the Aurora the deep regret of the Bench that such an occur rence should have taken place, after the great indulgence and courtesy they had shown to the town. _ Lieut. Nicholi then bowed to the magistrate, and with drew. The defendants paid the fines. BRIGHTON, AUG. 13.—Count Nesselrode and suite arrived at Pegg's Royal York Hotel last night, from London. Dr. Franz, a resident physician, under whose medical care the Count has placed himself, was at the hotel to receive him, and had an interview of more than an hour with him. Early this morning. the Count, ac companied by Dr. Franz, visited the German Spa, and took the waters. His stay in Brighton will probably ex ceed a month. His daughter andTaron Brunnow are daily expected at the York Hotel, on a visit to the Count. PORPOISES.—Two of these destructive animals were last week captured by the men belonging to some of the clay boats that ply between Poole and Wvsch. The largest of them was 11 feet in length, and 6 feet 6 inches in girth ; the tail, which i s h or i zonta l i n the por poise, measur e d two feet four inches. These animals are most numerous on the coast in the mackerel and her ring seasons, and will pursue these fish up the bay as a dog does a hare ; they also dig the bottom of the rivers, as a hog would with its snout, for eels. The fat which surrounds their bodies yields excellent oil ; from this fatness and their rooting like swine, they are in many places called sea hogs. The porpoise was considered a dainty for the royal table in the time of Henry VIII., and even so late as Elizabeth was considered good eating. —Sherburne Mercury, In China no fees are paid for the administration of justice. Th, judge, whose office costs him ni.thintr. and who has his salary sta.ttql, rati n.qn,r t4 n u . hi r, „t• the prrties at law. wloo) o.llill'a•‘#- , . • secute his own rights, and frees him from ly..,iae• oppressed by the opulence of his adversary, wh o cannot be brought I to do justly and reasonably because the other has not money.—Capt. Pidding's Chinese Olio. . • MORTALITY in the METROP°II CAUSES OF DEATH. THE ABOVE HEADS. Total. W of ee r ki Lle e ao rag? Consumption Scarlatina BO 34 Pneumonia .......... Dropsy ..... .. .. ... 25 35 Hooping Cough l2 33 Typhus .. Small Pox Disease of the Heart Measles Apoplexy Diseases of the Brain 8 9 Diarrhoea.. Sudden Deaths DISTRICTS. West .... North.... Central East ... . South... 122 138 197 171 • 209 207 228 242 Total .... 000000 • •••••• W. • • 934 PARIS ANI) STRASRURGH RAILWAY.- , -The CO I I pony formed for working the line of railroad from F 1 .; 1 ; to Strasburgh, th e counc il o f a d m i n i strat i on o f W 1 had become incomplete by the resignation of Co" n E Mole and M. Ganneron, has just been re-o rg ani,ed. 8 1 4 General Cuh4e es hss accepted the office of President_;;,• BIRTHS. ep On the 10th inst., the l a dy o f D . M e i nertzagen, E sq ., °' - e - I vonsliire-place, of a daughter. s* If On the 10th inst., at D orse t-t errace, Clapham-road, Cunningham, of a daughter. .. r ...../. On the 10th inst., at M i llb an k- street, Westminster, .0.., C. Lethbridge, of a son. On the 10th inst., a t G reenw i c h , t h e l a d y o f Alf re d B hod°6 Bristow, Esq., of a son. f On the 11th in s t., a t L oos l e i g h , near Pl ymou th, the la d of Walter Ellis, Esq., of a daughter. f• Dire' On the 11th i ns t., a t T ramore L o d ge, Brighton, iurs' A. Soames, of a daughter. On the 11th inst., at Arb ,, ur-terrace, Commercial-o d' the lady of George Ward, Esq., of a daughter. ~A If Of On the 10th i ns t., at Park-street, Windsor, the 10- i lajor Anderson, of a daughter. __...-••• MARRIED. ar On the 7th of M a y, at C alcutta, Edward Haines, lase'` Bengal Engineers, to Louisa, second daughter of the Captain Francis Hodgson, of the Bengal Army: On the 9th inst., at the Independent Chapel, StAn.m..„- ee gv E. Spackm an . E sq., o f L ondon, to Mary Arm, Ytniies, daughter of Willi am R ayner, Esq., of Stradishaal Suffolk. Jea le. On the 10th i ns t., a t Milt on - next- G ravesend, M a jor g o, Agnew, Colonial Secretary, Dominica, to Helen Ca r° third daughter of 11. Brandon, Esq., of Gravesend. dolt On the 10th inst., a t B roa d wa t er Ch urc h , S usse x, . 5 ;7a of third son of John James, Esq., Secondary of LondonN7iate Worthing, to Charlotte Marriott, second daughter of Ll' Thomas F. h a inst. , at nce, Esq. ./ Perit On the 12 St. George's, Camb er well, ( 1 11 , 11 Afarf Goodman, Esq., of Ed g b as t on , near Bi rm i ng h a m, Lut. Co' Martin, eldest d aug ht er o f Ri c h ar d B uck, E s q, berwell. I DIE. On the 6th inst., i n St. John's-wood, Christopher }la — ?T will, Esq., aged 68. , ‘ „ r ger Esq., o f On the 7th in s t., Willi am D ona ld , square, Liverpool, aged 82. On the Bth i ns t., a t B ognor, R ic h ar d Muggeridg Ektosh On the 9th inst., a t B roa dl ey , N a i rns hi re , John DMA Grant, Esq., aged 23. , j 0 On the 10th inst., in Great Winchester-street, I % l ' . gLin Goodinge, aged 84. ,t Egl- On the 10th inst., at Lower Clapton, Jacob Cleril e „ — ,.;. n er On the 10th inst., at the College, Worcester, Ala" — 1.1 wife of the Rev. John Rvle Woods, Canon of Worcester. On the 10th i ns t . , at Chelsea, Mr. T. W. Bower. aged T_,. e , On the 11th i ns t., Robert Wilson, Esq. , Pentonville road.- of York-Pia‘ Evans, jun•' of On the Ilth inst., at Windsor, Mr. John Southampton -street, Covent .garden. Esq ., of On the 11th i ns t., a t Bay sw ater-hill, Lewis Du val, Lincoln's Inn. of 1 0 a n st th i e w l i th n i ) n a s d, t., l: l ) , : o l p iz la a r. beth, wife of Mr. William LovejoY9 On the 3d inst. , at Norwood, Miss Ann Droolis. Oo i Mr. G, of London : Printed and Published by. i MITRDO 2'0_ 11 %2, No. 112trand, Printer, at The Se a 0£0 ,1 4 . 0, °•" of Strand, in s the Precinct of the Savoy, tin C 4131.j Middlesex, Thuroclay, August 15,1844. MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAII.4 CO2IN-EXCHANGE. 11; The show of En g lish Wheat samp;es was -Ivry . though of good quality. For the finest descriptions c;'• both red and white th e d eman d wa s active, and .i-londaY 11' advanced rates were steadily supported. Of a t 'ie other kinds a good clearance was effected. Foreign Wh eg t.k t ' the supply of which on offer was tolerably good, tne:wd more inquiry, at full quotations. The best grin Barley was in request, and prices were well suppor to Other kinds of Barley were rather dull. In Malt scar.lt : , any business was passing,. Oats, Beans, and Peas mo .rc " off slowly at late rates. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Earley Oats.l Flour.. 6 English 3,830 qra. 11Ie qrs. 110 qrs. 2,C0 Irish.. — 0,710 Foreign 10,4410 1:?,740 13,690 Malt. 3,00 as VITIMITIMECAPEU, tl l l o For Prim Beer Hilt, 1 'kr -,11.1. al we had ;1; steady dema and prices had an imwsrd tendency. In ether kinds ; me.t very li7lle wlt. doing.. Wer, from 2c 4d to 33 6 % utton, 2s 6,1 to 3a 3d ; Lanl l ), 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Vea 3A 4d to 4; 4d, and Park, 2., 4d to .ii 10,1 per 81bis V the carcase. • HOP I TELLIGENCE. NI A 1 DSTON E-- We have nothi ng f res h to rep ott from this district, which, with the exception or 5° 113 damage from the wind, continues to look well. „, f AI A ItDEN.—The hi g h w i n d o f S atur d ay , the inst., has considerably injured the hop p l an t a tiouo; this parish, and b e i ng succee d e d b y rat h er 3 cO . temperature, has checked their growth; on sor° soils the Owes are suffering from drought. WROT II AM, W EST PEC KIIA AI, &c.—The hops to this neighbourhood have been very seriously juju": by the lire high winds ; i n some expose d s it u atiißr, not less than one-fourth of the anticipated produce: destroyed, notwithstanding which, should the weath" prove favourable, an average crop may be expected ,. WATERINGnuay.—The plantations are going ° I/ well. MERENVORTII.—The late winds and cold nights 10 rather damaged the hops in this district, but tb i t weather being now warmer, they are coming 441 very fast into hop, and the gardens begin to W t. bright; should the weather prove tavourable for week or two, there will be a good crop in O il neighbourhood, a'' , there is no ver m i n . A littl e m od appears in some grounds, but nothing to speak of. CRANBROOK.—A great portion of the h o p grow' here will scarcely be worth putting the bins into, s i r; we have some portion that will produce four or bags per acre. 130XLEY, AYLESFORD, BURHAM, AND ALLINGT't —The cold nights and boisterous winds have entiref r • - wevented any improvement in the hops in the aboo p,„,1-lies during the last week. Rors"."NDEN* The hop-grounds in this parish? with Benenlien and Sandhurst, are so bad that theft will not be a p,, , cliet per acre. Many grounds will u ° ' be picked at all. ~ FRITTENDEN.—Ti:e plantations here, and in t ilt' adjoining parishes of He. dcorn, Stnarden, Biddende n . Tenterden, and neighbourLiod, are in a most dep lo' rable condition. RYE.—The hop plantations in this ncighbourh o4 are rather more favourable than ndjoining parisllet and we may possibly ge t three bags per acxe, at Te ti .in some favoured grounds. HADLow.—The hops in this parish still f s - o on trot promisingly, and there is scarcely one (2efectif ground in the neighbourhood. SEYENOAKS.—U PLAND P ART .—The licris al, ~ coming out well and continue to improve. The her below the hill have certainly not inade any impro ver went, and are completely covered with vermin. Tun WEA:D.—We regret to say we can report 11°' improvement here, while the wind and wet of lyes ter. day have much damaged those that were compiri tively good. SUSSEX. DUTY. Two experienced geotleul made a survey of Sussex plantatio ns at th e hate." el .:a of last week, and th-y state the duty for Sussex 11 ' not exceed 13.0001.—Slaidstone Journal. STA rE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.) The yarn market continues in a very healthy and some descriptions, which are relatively scaXc e '; command rather higher pric es . I n goo d s th ere has I 3 _, ° been quite so much doin g as during the two or thir o previous ‘veeks ' and 40-inch shirtings ha ve been, some cases, sold at a small reduction on previo,l i rates ; but other descriptio ns o f c l o th, th oug h not un such extensive demand as before, are perfectly gym' in price. ROCUDALE FLANNEL MARKET, AUG. 12._T0-d a r has been what is c a ll e d th e Lit t l e Monday ; yet the: has been a brisk demand for goods, especially for 0. tb° of a middlin g qua lity. Th e manufacturers vv°to have no difficulty in, selling at f ormer p r i ce s ; ,ti they are now asking rather more to meet the ado l3 o in price of the raw material. There is no change, report in the wool market, eith er as t o th e d e mand price. The following zre the results of in the Metropolis, showing th e N um b er of D ea ths from all Causes registered in tial Week ending Sa turd ay the 10th of August, 1844." The Taus is issued from the U of the Registrar-G enera l : — "A. Table of Mortality Weekif Totil. Average.,_ Five Yeg"'" Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 288 175 Diseases of variable or uncertain seat 95 111 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and S enses 153 157 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration 2ll 25 6 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 2O 21 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion . Diseases of the Kidneys, & c 5 . 4 Childbirth, Diseases of the Ut erus , & c. 6 10 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 4 6 Diseases of the Skin, &c .. 2 1 Old Age, or Natural Decay 47 71 By Violence, Privation, or Intemperance Causes specified... Deaths from all Causes 934 94 6 DEATHS FROM THE PRINCIPAL DISEASES INCUTDiD trOPIS it s„, ?are—. 1 --_=_ after t, Th e The 8 In a I‘l4 l e , a 44, 1.0 IG - - ''rder noti ce win to t after t Sri to the for th e klrert rip 1111 one time Th the c ahOUI the 1 4 Ea] b hoti, Of