The Sun. — London, England, 1845-10-13 00:00:00

THE MERRY LITTLE MILL OF TUESDAY. The trial of the ring action of Phelps versus Barnasb, which Las'excited some interest in the circles of Westminster, was brought to an issue at Black Corner, in the county of Sussex, before an enlightened and intelligent jury, empanelled in certain carriages of the Brighton Railway, who were duly sworn in by the railway clerks to try the same, upon payment of the fare due and owing to the said Company. To quit verbiage, in which the limbs of the law so much delight, a lot of right 'uns booked themselves for Three Bridges on the Brighton line, in hope that there the West minster Pet, known as Barnash, would meet and encounter a l'outrance Joseph Phelps, the brother of the late Brighton Bill, whose memory in fistic records is marked with a mourn ing line, and they were not disappointed, for a merrier or more excellent mill it has not been our lot to witness. But first, a few words of the men. Whoe'er for the last three years has known Tom Spring's must have seen a quiet, yet smart youth, called Joe; that same, as Paddy would say, being short for Joseph Phelps, in weight 9st. 51b., of age twenty-one years. He here first sported his buff; his antagonist, Barnash, is known as " the West. minster Pet," and in the sparring rooms of the metropolis has earned a name. So be it ; but we will not anticipate. " Three Bridges" is reached, the " landing" is effected, and the commissary, the " venerable, ould, ancient, original', Tom ' Oliver, is in high request ; we are in Sussex • but, lo 1 the fates, in the shape of a parish constable in a .Illosaic tweed, with a coadjutor in leather leggings, and "a small boy from the parson's," forbid the banns. No matter—on go per " Shanks's mare," a ten-toed machine that the haymakers use in Ireland—to Barstow-green, where the commissary pitched his stakes, the ring was formed, the men in position, but—but, oh, Burstow, what a burst-up 1 Parson Winter came too soon ; in October, on a sunshiny day, comes " nip pin, Winter with an envious chill,"'and aided and abetted by another "clerk," and" comforted and assisted," by "A Gill," the constable saith, " White Surrey" sees not the field of fight to-day. " Hark back" to Sussex, is tie word, a farmer " Brown" looks black, so we e'en pitch stakes at Black Corner," where came off the merry mill of which we now propose to discourse. At two minutes to two the men shook hands, and threw themselves into position. The colours of Barnash (a white, with green spot) and of Phelps (a blue, with a white lozenge) being first tied to the stake. Phelps was waited on by Young Samba (Welsh) and Jem Turner; Barnash by Jemmy Shaw and Mike Driscoll. Phelps had trained at Hayes, Barnash at Jem Burn's rural crib at Fulham-fields, and both men did credit to their drill. Youth, health, and good condition were evident to every eye as they stood in position for THE FIGHT. 1. Barnash confident and ready, Phelps cautious and col lected. Sparring, sundry feints, oilers, refusals, and no gifts on either side. Barnash, thus early, had a fancy for deli vering his right at the body, thereby making a present of his head. Phelps seized the advantage, and gave his man an ugly rap, but with the modesty of a maiden effort did not follow it up. Barnash made two good offers with his left, but Phelps was not to be drawn. At last they got warm, and felt each other. A merry rally—exchanges—and Phelps slipped down in the hitting. 2. It was evident that Barnash was the stronger man; he stepped in, let go lis right and bored Phelps, who judici ously retreated, but caught his man two tidy smacks with the left as he came in. These were the first instalments of some heavy payments, as the sequel will show. Both down, Phelps under.—(3 to 2 on Phelps thus early.) 3. Barnash again tried his right at the body, but without effect; the return from Phelps on his left eye was electric; it was followed by his right, when Barnash, resolved not to stand to be shot at, went in, and Phe ps got down with more discretion than valour. We believe, however, that in this he followed the " Lord of the Castle's" advice, and good ad vice it was. 4. Phelps's mischievous left in on Barnash's already da maged ogle. Barnash nailed Phelps in the ribs—counter hits—a rally—Phelps down in the hitting, but he had tapped the Westminster Pet's claret in the melee, and thus "First blood for Phelps" was " the quotation," as the railway scrip holders have it. 5. Barnash " grinned horribly a ghastly smile " as Phelps popped in a pretty kfthander, on the sore place. Barnash, bold as a lion, went in ; a close, an attempt at fibbing on the part of Barnash ; he could not screw his man up, and Phelps got down, Barnash on him. 6. Phelps led off with his left; these visitations were un endurable, Barnash's left eye was already swelling. The Westminster Pet, however, seemed uncons4pus of his infe rior tactics, bustled his man, got in his favourite right once, received twice on the head in return, but fought Phelps down in his own corner. 7. Barnash still wedded to his mistaken project of reach ing his man with his most distant hand. Phelps tapping, rapping, stabbing, and plunging with hig left on poor Bar nash's left side (.f his frontispiece, till he seemed to have but one side left, and that was the right, which was all right. A rally, a close, and Phelps got down on his knees at the ropes, according to advice, which no doubt he liked, for Barnash was very angry, very strong, and very dan gerous. 8. Barnash tried all he knew, he fought bravely, but with out judgment. Phelps, still cool as a cucumber, planted his left, jumped back, did it again, got back again, and in the style of Owen Swift, did fight with both hands, and yeakeep the left prominent. Physical force he might be deficient in. and occasionally his bits wanted impetus, but " Gutta cavat lapidem non vi sed snipe cadendo," _ and his continual dropping in on poor Barnash's left cheek had darkened that side of his shop. " Give him a rap on the right side," said Spring; but Barnash rushed in on his man so determinedly, that Phelps had no opportunity till round 9. When, upon thi, hint he acted, catching Barnash again with his busy left, hut this time on the dexter ogle ; the Westminster Pet ran in, and the Brighton hero struck his flag by getting down. 10. Barnash's left eye going, and his right by no means a sparkler; spirited exchanges; Barnash caught Phelps a tidy smack on the left eye, Phelps's return went over Barnash's shoulder; a close—Phelps under. 11. Time ! time I Phelps up, but Barnash slow, but though slow in coming up, the reverse in forcing the business ; he rattled in, Phelps jobbing prettily, but declining close quar ters; another rally—two rounds in one ; a close ; Barnash tried to get Phelps in a fibbing position, but Phelps got down. 12 to 44.—A1l the affair on one side. What boots it to weary the reader with a minute detail of prop and plant, and job, of stop, counter and rally, for forty-four active rounds— rounds, wherein game, strength, and resolution, struggled against neat, active, cautious, and self-possessed fighting. At the last named round it was evident to all who saw it, that Bant2sh's last chance was gone ; twice had he been slow to the call of time; twice had he run himself down in wild and purblind efforts to get at his man. His heart was good, but his " right-band" had lost its cunning, and at the close of the 44th round Jemmy Shaw, his second, very pro perly threw up the sponge in token of defeat. But Barnash " repudiated the surrender;" a minute and upwards had, however, elapsed, ere he became conscious of his position ; yet he vigorously pursued his man round the ring, despite the efforts of his friends to restrain him. Phelps very pro perly made his exit it would have been cruelty to allow a brave man to be further punished, even did not the laws of the ring, which, despite cant, prejudice and cowardice, are honourable, brave and humane, forbid it. And thus ended the merry mill of Tuesday, without a regret for those who revere the ring. osi sic omnia.—Adrertis,r. LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.— Tuesday the annual meeting of the Surrey Chapel Auxiliary of this So ciety was held in Surrey Chapel, Blackfriars-road ; the Rev. J. Sherman, the president, in the chair. The report stated that the Society had missionaries in Asia, Africa, Polynesia, and the West Indies ; they had 439 stations, 131 churches, 165 European missionaries, and 603 European and native assistants, and the most flattering accounts had been received from the Hervey Islands at Avarna, China, Amoy, Singapore, Modras, Latakoo, and islands in the West Indies. The contributions for the year were—from the Jubilee Fund, 3951., ordinary receipts, 2801. 13s. 9d., contributions by the ladies, 106/. 12s. 10d. ; making a total of 782/. Os. 7d. The meeting, which was most nume rously attended, was, at considerable length, addressed by the Rev. Mr. Joseph, missionary from Otaheite, the Rev. Mr. Chalmers, Mr. Joseph Payne, and seve ral other gentlemen, strongly advocating the claims of the Society. A vote of thanks to the chairman for his ex ertions on behalf of the Society was then given by the meet ing. A most liberal collection was made at the doors. THE ARMY.—PORTSMOUTII, OCT. s.—The 68th Regiment of Foot (Durham Light Infantry). under the com mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Lord William Panlet, was in spected on Saturday at Portsmouth, by Major-General Hon. Sir Hercules Pakenham, who expressed. himself highly gra tified with its interior arrangement in quarters, and its steadi ness and precision in the field. The Major-General and his staff dined with the officers in the Colewort Barracks. Capt. Phipps' company is quartered at Tipner Point (Ordnance station) ; Captain 11PBeath's, at Fort Monckton; and a de tachment of thirty men, under Ensign Lord, Hinton, at Marchwood (Ordnance station), near Southampton. FATAL EFFECTS OF QUACKERY. —On Saturday . afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Fountain, James street, Green-street, Bethnal-green, on the view of the body of Mary Anne Price Maddox, aged ten years, the daughter of weavers living in James-street, who was alleged to have died from the improper administration of herbs as medicine. It appeared that the deceased had been in a good state of health till last Sunday week, when ber mother was advised to go to a herbist, named Mellett, residing in the same street. He prescribed some pills, which were composed of a red and white powder, and gave a quantity of herbs, which she was to boil in a quart of water, and which was to be re duced to a pint and a half. Of this she was to drink as much as she pleased. Deceased, however, derived no benefit. The sickness which first affected her, and for which the pills and herbal drink had been administered, remained. The mother again called upon Mr. Mellett, who recommended the same stuff. Deceased died on Monday morning last, and on apo niortem examination by Mr. Smart, surgeon, Cambridge heath, deceased was found to have died from an ulceration of the greater portion of the lower intestines, which had been brought on by typhus fever. The Coroner having cautioned the mother against applying to quack medicines, observed, that had her child received proper medical assistance it 41might have been then alive. Verdict, " Natural death." The weather, during Friday and Saturday, was such as entirely to suspend all harvest operations in this quarter. From about ten o'clock on Thursday night till the afternoon of Saturday, there was an almost continuous fall of heavy rain. On Friday, the Water of Leith, the Esk, and a number of the small rivulets in our. locality, were more charged with water than they have been known to be for the last twelve years. They not only overflowed their banks, but in many parts in the low and fiat grounds flooded whole fields to the depth of a foot or two. A number of low lying houses were flooded, and their inmates were glad to run for their lives, the water being from three to five feet deep in their domiciles. From this rather alarming state of the weather, a sudden change took place on Saturday evening. The wind got round to the north, and a sharp frost prevailed through the night. Yesterday the sun shone out again with almost unwonted splendour, with not a single speck of a cloud to be seen in the clear blue sky; and this morning the hemisphere is brightly studded with stars. Should we have a few weeks of this, all fears with regard to the harvest will be over.—Caledonian Mercury of Monday. A HINT TO SNUFFERS TO SAVE THEIR NOSES.— The following simple method of detecting adulterated snuff may. be relied upon :—Take a few pinches of snuff, lay it on a bit of paper, and indent a small hole in it with your finger, then till it with vinegar. If the snuff hove and boil (or ra ther effervesces), you may be assured that there is some thingwhen ctleixecseneudffs purein f lyhtu t t h n e l both to the no se an d s t omac h. gar sinks quietly th roug h it. Country dealers should try bjnosre e simple plan with eve r y hogs head of snuff they selling ,3 to their customers, which would prevent th e cry of s re noses. 'they also run the risk of the Customs seizing it in their possession, if found impure. ADVANCE OF WAGES.—On Monday last n Van ce of threepence per day on the wages o f colliers and ironsto n e ,heir nst a o d n i e ge tters in this vicinity (Wolverhamptm) took place, making d a ily wages 3s. 3d. On the same day an advance was giienttohtehe thick coal men, who now receive at the rate of 48. ed. These payments, it should be understood, are for the " stint," or day's work. Expert workmen usually finish the " stint" at between one and two o'clock in the day, and often increase their gains by additional work, the number of days' labour being reckoned by the number of " stints" accomplished.—Wolverhampton WM** THE SUN, LONDON MONDAY MORNIN-6, OCTOBER 13, 1845 EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON. (From the Plymouth Times.) The naval experimental trials now in progress present marry instances of the gross defects in the system of naval construction patronised by the late Government, and of the delusive statements and reports concerning it. We will take as an illustration, the history of her Majesty's ship Vanguard. The Vanguard was built at Pembroke, and launched in 1835. She was subsequently fitted out in 1836 at Ports mouth, and went to the Mediterianean and was said to be a most extraordinary ship. Admiral Bouverie reports, that she stows 400 tons of water, will carry with ease five months' bread, and six months' provisions of all other species, for 620 men, &c. He says she would take even more, but " I confine myself to facts which would not affect the qualities necessary for a man-of-war to possess." In regard to sailing qualities, he says, " The way she went to windward in various tria's of sailing with the squadron is very remarkable." Well, we come now to the trial of this same ship in the year 1845, when there is a fair field open and no favour. The Vanguard, as stowed at Spithead in July last, could only take five months' provisions, 358 tons of water, and 30 tons of bread, for 640 men ; she then drew 23 feet 7 inches for ward, and 24 feet 5 inches abaft; and her midship port was reported to be 7 feet 1 inch clear of the sea—so much for stowege. We now come to the great fact. This ship on trial with a squadron, also fully stored—many of them beyond the Vanguard lay a month's provisions—instead of realising the report, " I confine myself to facts which would not affect the qualities necessary for a man-of-war to possess, &c.," is positively found to sail worse than the three-deck ships, and is last of all the two-deck ships except the Superb, supposed to be Vanguard improved. She was beaten by the Canopus, an old French ship of the Republican war, and by the Rod ney, built in 1833, on the design of Sir Robert Seppings. Her qualities as a man-of-war, therefore, fully loaded with stores requisite for the public service , are very questionable. The ship now returns to Plymouth Sound, and the first thing we hear is, an order " to return to her Mediterranean trim, according to form 211." This led us to inquire into the probable magic of this new trim, and endeavour to ascertain in what it consisted, and we found that it consisted in sailing the ship as a yacht, at a light draught of water, with only three months' provisions on board. Accordingly, by an order from Sir Samuel Pym, dated Sept. 23, the ship was reduced to 270 tons of water, and as many water tanks removed fiom the after hold as would be requisite for the stowing of pro visions, " in order to relieve the ship as much as possible from unneces' ary weight abaft," and bring her to swim 22 feet 8 inches forward, and 23 feet 1 inch abaft. The ship was thus trimmed; and she is now gone out to try with the still deeply loaded ships, having only two months' biscuit ; so that if the cruise extends any considerable time, she must be provisioned from the other ships, and reduced to beg her bread. Now what a farce all this is. Is, then, mere sailing for a race, without regard to efficacy as a man-of-war, the object in view in the building of ships for the service of the country? What could you have done in the late war with a fleet of ships possessing the reported fine qualities of the Vanguard? Plainly, very little. But, suppose, being thus lightened, the Vanguard should outsail the whole squadron, what then? Why she will have won the cup by a species of Navy office jockeyship—by . carrying a great spread of sail, with comparatively little resistance—the great secret of her reported success in the Mediterranean. We here see the practical and sound policy of the Admiralty; in bringing such ships and reports to the bar of justice, the truth has come out. It is important to remark, that if we had to choose between a good ship at a light trim, and a good ship at a deep trim, we should certainly for the service of the country select the latter, and for this reason :—That in sending ships on foreign stations it is absolutely requi-ite to stow them full of stores and provisions, acd the more they can carry the better. If the ships get lighter by the expen diture of stores, it is easy to make them deeper; but you can Lind no shift to compensate the inefficiency of a ship deeply immersed. We referred on a former occasion to the late Parliamen tary return to " two orders of the House of Commons, June 26, and July 27, 18-15." as being a document with cut a signature, and containing fallacies of a very absurd kind, and which we mean, for the information of our readers, from time to time to expose. The Vanguard is included in this return. First, she is said to have cost only 62,115/. ; whilst the Clarence and Thunderer are said to have cost from 72,000/. to 76,000/. Now, it will be tound, that in the build ing of the Vanguard at Pembroke, means were resorted to to keep down the cost, unusual on similar occasions;-- labourers were employed at 2s. per diem, to do the work usually performed by shipwrights at 4s. or 4s. 6d. ; and it is well known that the expense and difference in quality of materials employed in the construction of the Vanguard were greatly in favour of the constructor's supposed econo mical system ; and this ship was built with a view to show the accuracy of this system. Now, it is a curious fact, that in the Dockyard returns from the Vanguard, instead of the official document of expenses being signed by all the principal offi cers of the Pembroke- yard, as is customary, it was only signed by one of them, and that one a partisan of the surveyor. It was actually proved, that instead of this ship being built at a less cost than the Clarence, she virtually cost 5,000/. more. We come now to the return in this precious Parliamentary document relative to her flotation. By this we find, at page 3, that the draught of water by construction drawing is to be 23 feet forward, and 24 feet abaft, with a height of midship port of 7 feet; and in page 2 we find, by return from Spithead, she swam 23 feet 7 inches, and 24 feet 5 inches, stored for 12 months, having a midship port of 7 feet 1 inch. Here, then, the ship swam 7 inches deeper forward, and 5 inches deeper abaft; notwithstanding which, her midship port is actually one inch higher. Oh, wonderful ship ! Oh, heavenly con structors ! We ne'er may look upon your like again. So much for the Vanguard. Come we now to Superb. The Superb was built at Pem broke in 1842 ; and, nqt content with the most perfect of all perfect ships, her predecessor the Vanguard, her constructors made a considerable alteration in the form of the stem, by which her buoyancy was increased forward, without any corresponding alteration in the after body—of course down she went by the stern, as might have been anticipated. On fitting out this ship at Plymouth, in November, 1843, under Captain Cory, she was found very deficient in displace ment, and would not take her stores to the draught of water intended—so much so, that it was found requisite to put on an additional quantity of copper; she was docked previously to fitting out, and then sent round to Portsmouth to join the experimental fleet. On arriving at Portsmouth, however, she was ordered, from some unknown crotchet of the surveyor's department, to be docked again, and very great pains were taken to prepare her for the forth coming trials. She went to sea under very hopeful expectations, and she returned to Plymouth Sound, ac knowledged to have sailed even worse than the Vanguard. An order is now sent, dated September 23, to put her on the same low diet as Vanguard, and bring her to the light jockey trim—a plain admission of her incapacity as a deep ship; but no sooner is this effected, than she is withdrawn from the fleet and sent to Portsmouth to be again taken into dock and stowed under the express directions of the sur veyor. Can anything be more absurd or monstrous than such a state of things? Here are two ships, supposed to be the finest in the world, which are only to be sailed by certain persons, at a certain draught of water, and which require such a delicate trim, that to destroy their sailing, it is only requi site to fit them for general service. There is not upon the records of the Admiralty, we will venture to say, an instance of a ship docked three times within 10 months merely for ex perimental sailing. It was alleged, in explanation of the bad sailing of the Superb, that the copper on the bottom was foul, and some weeds were exhibited brought up by an apparatus put under the ship; but with how little reason this excuse for docking the ship can be maintained, we leave our readers to judge, from the following extract from a morning paper of Thursday last, and which we suppose would not have appeared without sufficient authority : " The Superb, 80, Captain A. L. Cory, went into Ports mouth Harbour on Tuesday, and into dock all standing yes terday. Her men are hulked on board the Victorious; her copper was perfectly clean and in excellent order, not a wrinkle or swell to be seen, it having been only flattened down about sixteen weeks back. So soon as the water was clear from the dock men were set on to rip off - the copper. She will be fresh caulked and coppered. What ether mocess she will undergo we cannot tell, but it is understood -tie shipwrights and caulkers are to w. rk early and late to get her ready to come out of dock to-morn The officers be longing to her do not know auy reason for this ship" coming into dock. She did not leak, her copper was clean and nearly new." Had the Trafalgar been taken into dock, we should not have been surprised, be cause the copper of that ship was very much covered with weed, as is well known, and she had not, previously to the cruise, had the advantage of recent docking, common to all the other ships of the squa dron. These operations on the productions of the inspired school of shipbuilding requisite to their perfect success, may be considered very trifling ; but they are, at the same time, very costly. MRLANCHOLY ACCIDBXT.—KIRKCUDBRIGHT, OCT. 4.—A melancholy loss of life occurred here on the night of Tues day, or early on the morning of Wednesday last. Robert Cun ningham, of Linkens, occupying the farm of Nether Boreland, off the town of Kirkcudbright, having been in the parish of Borgne in the course of Tuesday, taking sheep to grass parks there, took his seat in Forrest's coach, from Newten.Stewart, about Barhar. row, in Bourge. On the coach crossing the ferry at Kirkcud bright, he was requested to keep his seat, but he declined, came off the coach, saying —" No, no ; I don't wish to be drownneedcrionsedhias coach (alluding to a recent accident which occurred at the ferry); when I am drowned, I sha l l b e drown e d on my feet ., the ferry, went to the i nn at which the coa ch stopped, paid o fare, and, in company with a friend, walked out of town as f ar as the Millburn on his way home, when his friend part e d with him, arff-br this idi tour about half a no further and bade him good night. This might be about 10 o'clock. The re are reasons for belie vin g that he was seen about an h our l ater by Robert oobuetrt of town, runner but from f ro m l ' ge, ed ed w f o r oumn under_ i i r t the fiv d e ock on a7l7l l :k eEla cul. mtraocmeionfchwimhecnanhbi:bhodayd wtasillfoabuonudt lying gf two hours at least before the body was spot two on its back on the sand, the tide having receded stand that as soon as the accide nt was known, of police instituted an investigati on into the jrcthuenissutapleicriesnteonfd the t thateas e ,daenadt death requested in ut have ll beenr.who reported examined drowning, external marks of his having sustained any injury. From further S'ha o n cc d as to ionedb n bod ing, y, there being no inquiries it has been ascertained that cries of a shri:l and urgent nature were heard in the direction of the dock, about twenty Minutes before two o'clock, at which time it is supposed the gen tleman, unfortunately, under the impression that he had left his horse at Castlesod, retraced his steps to Kirkcudbright, with the view of re-crossing the ferry, and the night being very dark, missed his way, and stepped over the quay, which is quite unprotected, and fell into the dock. The accident is more to be regretted, that it might have been prevented had our municipal authorities taken the necessary and called.for precaution of putting a fence-chain round the dock —a precaution more especially called for, as the dock is right in the way of the ferry-boat, which is in demand at all hours of time, night as well as day. We only hope that this accident, with the previous one already referred to, will induce the authorities to adopt immediate measures, both as regards the dock and the ferry, to secure the safety of the public to an extent which has not hitherto been. obtained, however loudly called for.— Dumfries Courier. ROCHESTER PETTY SESSIONS.—The mother of the boy Mellen., who was sentenced to pay 15s. for stealing a few walnuts valued at 6d., the property of Sir John Marshall, at Gill ingham, and whose case appeared in the London journals last week, entered the court, and said that the money had been given her by a gentleman named Underwood, at Gillingham, for the purpose of releasing her son from going to prison. It appeared also that some humane gentleman sent to the county court a post-office order for the amount, and other sums had been forwarded for the same benevolent object. The money was accordingly paid, and the discharge made out. _ _ CITY IMPROVEMENTS.— In consequence of the new improvements in the City, the parish church of St. Benet fink, in Threadneedle-street, is about to be pulled down. It has been determined that the work of demolition should be immediately commenced, but in consequence of the church of the adjoining parish (to which St. Benetfink is thereafter to be united) bring closed for repairs, the City authorities, i p n ri o v r e d d e r o f t h t h at e t m h e c a i i n „ h a o b f it , a t i , v t i s n t e ,f w b o o r t s h h i pa a r i t s h o e n s e may e, n n h t a b v e e d a e l: lowed the sacred e difi ce to remain fora P month longer. RAIN NEAR GLASGOW. Th e quantity fell at Yoker Lodge, five miles weat.o Gi of month of Sept., 1845 , was four inches 12-4utr7l: during the am whi 1814, one inch 24-40ths.--- Glasgow Ague • gu. ch 8 ; tvinct m Sept., LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 10. (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) IN RE BORDEWAVE. The insolvent, described as a gentleman, residing in South-street, Grosvenor- square, came up for his protection and interim order. He had been living at many fashionable hotels At the West-end, but was at present in custody. His debts were about 5,0001., without any assets. Mr. COOKE appeared to oppose on behalf of a Mr. Ogle, a solicitor, as creditor on a bill of exchange for 2801., and also as trustee for a Mr. Taites, a creditor to the amount of 1,5001. Mr. LEWIS, the insolvent's solicitor, contended that Mr. Ogle was not a creditor, and that as trustee he was not entitled to oppose. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that he was not prepared to say that he would not admit the opposition of a trustee with a cestui que trust. Mr. COOKE said that the real point was to prevent the insolvent getting out of prison under the new Act, for if he succeeded in the pre sent application, it was morally certain that he would not attend again. The Learned Counsel submitted that if he made out a primd facie case, such as would bar the granting a final order then, that no pro tection ought to be granted. Mr. LEWIS urged, on the contrary, that no opposition could be made on the application. The Learned COMMISSIONER said the better way would be to grant the protection. Mr. COOKE urgently pressed that he midlit prove that the insolvent was not, on the merits of the case, entitled to his protection. The fact was, he had been for a long time living at fashionable hotels, holding himself out as having abundant means, and living in the first style, but without any substantial means of meeting his engagements. He had been drawing accommodation bills, and renewed others which he was unable to pay. The bills were for 1,000/. and upwards. Under the circumstances, he considered there were good grounds to suppose the insolvent premeditated fraud, especially as he had spent a large sum given by his father and mother, without paying off his creditors, except by bills. Mr. Ogle was examined as to whether he was actually a creditor, and The Learned Com:dustman, after reviewing the facts, decided on net granting the protection. SHERIFFS' COURT, Oct. 9. (Before ➢ir. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) FALSE IMPRISONMENT—DAMAGES HALF A FARTHING. LIVINGSTON V. HAZELDINE. This was an action for false imprisonment. Judgment bad been suffered to go by default, and a writ of inquiry was now executed for the assessment of damages. Mr. Hawkins was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Ballantine for the defendant. • The plaintiff had hired an omnibus from the defendant, in the name of David Livingston, and was now described in the record as " Thomas Livingston, Esq." The vehicle was seized for duty, and, besides losing the hire, the defendant had to pay about 301. to get his own property back. A sum of 51. had been paid by the plaintiff, who was given into custody on a charge of obtaining the omnibus under false pretences. He was taken to the Mansion-house, and after wards to Southwark Police-court, where he was discharged, as the complaint was a matter of debt. Counsel for the defence commented in strong terms on the conduct of the parties bringing the action into Court. The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF put the case to the jury (who had previously . intimated that they were agreed) as one in which the plaintiff was entitled to damages for the charge made against him, and he took occasion to remark that those who put the criminal law into force on a mere matter of debt must abide by the consequences. The jury would consider the name given by the plaintiff, and also the evidence in respect to his conduct. The jury consulted for a few minutes, and then said, "the smallest coin will do for the plaintiff." Mr. Under-Sheriff BtractiELL—Then, gentlemen, the smallest coin now is half a farthing.—(A laugh.) The jury said it would be sufficient, and the damages were assessed at half a farthing! WATTs V. O'CONNOR—FASHIONABLE TAILORS' CHARGES. The plaintiff in this action is a tailor in St. James's-street, and the defendant is a furrier in Rupert-street. The sum claimed was 131. 135., for articles of dress supplied. The de fendant paid 10/. into Court, contending that that was the fult value of the articles supplied. The plaintiff's assistant foreman was called to prove the delivery of the articles, and that the charges were fair and reasonable. Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared on behalf of the defen dant, said he would admit that the goods had been delivered; in fact, he had a vest and unmentionables in the Court, so that tt.ejury themselves might judge of the value. Unfor tunately the coat had been given to a porter. As to the charges, he must object. There was 5L 15s. Gd. for a frock coat, and 10s. 6d. for facings; 31.35. for a vest, and 21.8 a. for a pair of the " aforesaids ' and straps.—(Laughter.): The Witness—The vest is down in the bill as a rich figured silk velvet. The price charged can't be looked upon as un reasonable. Mr. BALLANTINE—Of course. The—those articles—l won't mention them—(Laughter)—what are they worth ? Witness-21. Bs. Mr. RALLastmtt —What are they honestly worth ? Wit ness—That depends a great deal upon circumstances. Mr. BALLANTINE—IS the defendant what you term a " fashionable" man—one of those that you ought to make fashionable charges to ? Witness—l do not know what you mean. Mr. BAILANTINE—You say you do not know anything about fashionable men; pray tell me the quality— Witness—The quality—the persons of quality? Mr. BALLANTINE—No, certainly not ; but the quality of this piece of cotton ? IVitness—That cotton !—that's a piece of rich figured silk velvet, and you'll find it so in the bill.—(Laughter.) The witness said theirs was a "wages house," and they allowed 15 per cent. for ready money. Mr. Raiker, of Saville-row, tailor, deposed that the charges were fair and reasonable, such as any respectable house would charge. There was, however, a greater difference between the charges at the west-end than there was between the west end and Whitechapel.—(Laughter.) Another witness said the charges were rather under than over [some of the jury shrugged their shoulders]. It was the custom also to charge interest on the account after the first year of credit bad expired. Mr. BALLANTINE—Very good. It is 15 per cent. discount for ready money. Pray how much interest is put on to men of rank and fashionable men who don't pay up at the time, but are " certain?"—(Laughter.) The witness's memory did not serve him to enable him to say what has been the usual charge. In answer to :the Learned Counsel's question as to the point of distinction between the Noble Duke, the man of fashion, and the aspirant, the witness said, "Dress was all, and those who would have such dresses ought to pay for them."—(Laughter.) Mr. G. Christie, tailor, 11, Old Burlington-street, said the charge was fair according to the locality. Rents were high, and the charges in proportion.—(Laughter.) 111 r. Jones, a draper, deposed that the velvet of the vest was of first-rate quality—real French, legally imported, and worth 30s. a yard. A Juror—Do you mean to say that's French velvet, and worth 30s. a yard? Witness—Yes, I do, and would say so before any gentleman. lamon my oath. Juror-I have no doubt what you would say to gentlemen, and we know you are on your oath. Mr. BALLANTINE addressed the jury, and said that he should leave the question to the jury as to whether the charges were fair and reasonable as against the defendant. Men of rank and men of fashion, who dealt with fishionable tailors, might expect to pay for the fashion. They probably had long credit, and sometimes, by accident, the account was never settled.—(Laughter.) He did not mean to say that the tradesman should not protect himself by charging so as to make good debts pay for the bad, but it was very different in the case of one tradesman dealing with another. A tailor might deduct 15 per cent. from a nobleman or guardsman, after laying it on" in the bill, or charge interest for six or seven years, but he was not entitled to put exorbitant credit charges on a fellow-tradesman, who was called upon to pay within two menths. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and said the plaintiff had already been overpaid. then abruptly left him. Nearly directly afterwards he missed his watch from his waistcoat pocket, and found that his silver guard chain had been torn asunder. The prisuner was then running away as fast as she could, but he (witness) pursued her, raising a cry of" Stop thief!" which she joined In as she ran. She was, however, secured by a police-constable of the C division, but on being searched at the station-house, the watch was not found on her. . . Mr. HARDWICK (to the prosecutor _ :—How long before you missed your watch had you seen it safe. Prosecutor—About half a minute, but the prisoner had plenty of time to get rid of it as she was running away. Mr. HARDWICK said it was a case to go to a jury, but in order to allow time for the apprehension of the prisoner's confederate, he should remand her for a few days. SOUJ H WARK. SINGULAR CHARGE OF FELONY.—Alfred Gaze, a young man, by trade a paper-hanger, was brought before Mr. Cot tingham, charged with stealing a curious snuff-box, manu factured from a deer's-hoof, the property of Mr. William Stacy, landlord of the Ship and rilot, Bermondsey-wall, under the following rather singular circumstances : From the statement of the complainant, it appeared that, on Saturday last, the snuff box was missed from a shelf on which it was usually kept in the bar of his house. He was afterwards informed that the snuff-box had been seen by a friend of his in the shop-window of a silversmith. The complainant immediately proceeded to the silversmith, and the latter, without hesitation, said the box had been left with him to repair, and to have the name of Alfred Gaze engraved upon the lid. The complainant having ascertained the ad dress of that person, at once went to his lodgings in Ber mondsey-street, and he at once admitted that he left it there for repair, and was accordingly given into custody. The complainant added that at the station-house the prisoner gave a very singular account of the manner in which he be came possessed of the article, the truth or falsehood of which he (the complainant) had no means of ascertaining. He was bound to say, however, that he had received an excel ent character of the accused. Mr. Corrnvoitaat now called upon the accused to give his explanation of the stolen box being traced to him. The prisoner said he was the owner of a very sagacious little dog, and that on the day in question he met it in the street running towards him, near his residence, with a cu riously made snuff-box in its mouth. When the dog came up to him be took the box out of his mouth and deposited it in his pocket. Being entirely ignorant of the owner, and finding chat it wanted some repairs, he left it at the silver smith's shop to have the hinges repaired and his name en graved on the lid. 4 The MAGISTRATE said it was certainly a very singular way of accounting for the possession of an article that was al leged to have been stolen, and inquired if the dog was known to have thievish propensities. The prisoner said that his dog was very much in the habit of taking away small articles from houses, and that lie was known before now to carry off shoes and stockings, and va rious things. Mr. Orrrismatax inquired if there was any person in court who knew the prisoner, when his landlord stepped forward, and in reply to the questions of the magistrate he gave the accused an excellent character. He also corrobo rated the fact of the dog being frequently known to run away with various articles before. That the prisoner in formed him of the circumstance of finding a curious snuff box in the animal's month, and of his leaving it to he repaired at a silversmith's shop, and that he made no secret of the matter, but mentioned it in the presence of several persons. The prisoner said he was not in the bar of the com plainant's house at all, and that the dog must either have found his way in there and taken the snuff-box, or else have picked it up in the street. Mr. Cormotrast said, that it was the prisoner's duty to have made every inquiry to find the owner of the box, after taking it from his dog, before lie converted it to his own use. He was afraid the dog was encouraged in dishonest tricks ; for he appeared, from all accounts, to be a very adept thief, and he might get his owner into a very serious scrape. However, it appeared the accused was a man of character, and that when he got the box he did not attempt any con cealment of it. With the recommendation, therefore, that the dog might be speedily broken of s uch tricks, he should discharge the complaint. The prisoner then left the court with his friends, the sil versmith having restored the snuff-box to the real owner. LAMB L, TH. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—Mrs. Rosetta Ann Robinson, who described herself as the wife of a barrister, and whose appear ance, from the very peculiar style of her dress, her tall and commanding figure, attracted the gaze of the numerous spec tators in Court, Jane Price Fish, and John Cheesentan Ross, were placed before Mr. Henry, on the following singular charge. Mr. Games attended on behalf of Mrs. Robinson. The short facts of the case were tbese :—Between the hours of one and two o'clock on Wednesday, the prisoners drove up to the King's Head tavern, at Norwood, in a gig, and getting out, they desired the ostler to take out the horse. They then went into the house, and requested to be shown to a private room, and they were taken to an apartment on the first floor. The females went up stairs into a bedroom, but returned to their male companion in a few moments, and called for half a pint of gin, with which they were served. The prisoner Robin son made several inquiries about a fortune-teller in the neigh bourhood, and asked if 30s. would be a sufficient fee to have their fortunes told. They then left the house, and returned in about an hour, when they were shown into a room on th e ground floor, where they had another half-pint of gin. Th e landlady, Mrs. Mabley, saw the prisoner Robinson, who wa dressed in a riding habit, with a hat and long veil, comes down stairs, and leave the house in a hurried manner. This excited the landlady's suspicion, and caused her to go up to her bed-room, when she missed from her drawers a piece of satin. She instantly hurried down stairs, and -sent the pot man after the prisoner to request she would return, but in stead of doing so she was going on towards town, and was ultimately taken into custody, and brought back to the King's Head. On being accused of stealing the satin, she replied, "If I have stolen it I must have been dreaming ;" but the daughter of Mrs. Mabley and another witness dis tinctly saw the prisoner throw the satin into a ditch, from which it was taken. The male prisoner, upon the accusation of felony being made against his companion, became most violent, struck the landlady and her daughter, and also the policeman. After the witnesses had been examined in support of the accusation, a respectable-looking man entered the witness box and requested to be heard for a few minutes. He said that three weeks ago Mrs. Robinson and her hus band took apartments at his house, No. 19, Gloucester-street, Queen-square, Bloomsbury, and Mr. Robinson, he understood, was a professional gentleman, and was at present out of town. On the day before Mrs. Robinson invited his wife, who was one of the prisoners, to join her in a pic-nic party, and it appeared they left the house together, and he was astonished on receiving information on that morning that they were locked up in Brixton station .honse. In reply to the question of Mr. HENRY, Mr. Fish said he bad not seen Mr. Robinson himself, but he understood him to be " in the law," and the female prisoner Robinson, whom he had represented to be his wife, had always conducted her self, up to the present, as Tar as he could learn, with great propriety. Mr. Yeomans, a livery-stable keeper in Guildford-street, R usse ll-square, said that Mr. Robinson, the husband of the female prisoner of that name, had been in the habit of keep ing his horses at his stables for some years, and at present had two horses and a pony there. Last week he received a note from Mr. Robinson, stating that be was going to the country, and requesting he would take great care of his horses in his absence. On Sunday last he received directions from Mrs. Robinson to have a horse and gig, and her pony, pic-nic party, and that as Mr. with a side-saddle, at her door on Wednesday morning She was to accompany her, was rather requested a steady horse might be put then stated that herself and another lady and gentleman were n o i f her husband's, as they were too Ross,gai nn oi t n i I g edt t i hfr o g whip,jeeEgrgep:npantintnldgemnF oa i i n r s l o t h eor o e fresh to be driven by her friend Ross. He (Mr. Yeomans) accordingly sent a horse of his own in the gig, and the pony with a side-saddle, to 19, Gloucester-street, Queen-square, and he heard no more about them till that morning, when he found the prisoners locked up, and his horse and gig detained at the King's Head. Mr. HENRY inquired what had become of the pony, and one of the constables said, that from what he had learned, it appeared that on riding along the Blackfriars-road the pony fell under Mrs. Robinson, and so injured its knees that she left is at Wilson's livery stables, and rode in the gig with her com panions. Mrs. Robinson, in reply to the charge, said she must have taken the piece of satin from the room in the folds of her riding habit by mistake, as she never could have thought of stealing it. She was married, she said, to Mr. Robinson, who ki a law student, in the Isle of Wight, last summer, but she did not recollect the name of the church where the ceremony was performed. Ross said he had been a manufacturer of sail cloth some time ago, but lost all his money, and was living at present by agencies. He knew Mrs. Robinson to be a lady of re spectability, and he understood of large property, and he considered her quite incapable of being guilty of the offence laid to her charge. Mr. HENRY committed Mrs. Robinson to take her trial on the charge of felony, and Ross also to take his trial for the assault at the Surrey sessions. Mrs. Fish was discharged. The prisoners will be brought up again on Monday. WORSHIP-STREET, BASE INGRATITUDE.—A man named John Hopkins was ' placed at the bar, for final examination, charged with having stolen a quantity Of household furniture and wearing ap parel, the property of James Freeman, a cab driver, under the following very aggravating and peculiar circumstances. ]t appeared from the statement of the prosecutor, that about four months ago he accidentally became acquainted with the prisoner, who represented himself to be in a state of utter destitution, and worked upon his feelings with such a piteous tale of distress, that he not only afforded him im mediate rrlief, but agreed to receive him as an inmate in his own house, until he was able to retrieve his circumstances. The prisoner had only lived a short time under his roof, how ever, when he observed sufficient to convince him that he had grossly abused his hospitality, and availed himself of the opportunities it presented to cultivate an improper inti macy with his wife, and he accordingly gave him notice to seek another abode. On the morning after this intimation had been given, he was astonished to fi nd on returning home from his night's labour, that his wife and the prisoner had eloped together, taking with them everything lie possessed, including even his clothes and bed, and had left nothing but the bare walls. He gave immediate information of the robbery to the police, and the fugitives were t theraced to a house in Marman-street, Commercial -road, where greater part of the stolen property was discovere, and the prisoner who had on him a waistcoat belonging to the prosecutor was immediately given into custody. William Long, a carman, prove d that he had been em ployed by the prosecutor's wife to remove the property in a van from her husband's house, and that he was joined at the end of the street by the prisoner, wno, on their arrival at the Commercial-road, assisted in unloading the van, and de positing the goods in the house where they were afterwards discovered. In answer to the charge the prisoner declared that the wife had retained possession of the property, and denied having himself exercised any ownership over it, or taken part in its removal. Mr. BROUGHTON severely animadverted upon the gross in gratitude the prisoner had displayed towards the man who had befriended him in his utmost need, and ordered him to be fully committed on the cl-atge of felony. HA MAIER SM I TH. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF VlOLATToN.—Thursday Mr. Clrnent Hamblestone, a master butcher, living in Strong's- Wace, Fulham-road, was placed at the bar by Inspector Morgan, before 111 r. G. Clive, the sitting magistrate, charged on the police sheet with having violated the person of Mrs. Maria Dell, a married woman, living at Brompton. Mr. J. Bird, solicitor of Hammersmith, attended to defend the prisoner. Mrs. Maria Dell, a respectably dressed female, apparently about forty-five years of age, deposed that she was the wite of William Dell, re,idim.t• at No. 1, Prospect-place, Old Brompton. On the forenoon of Tuesday last, while passing the shop of the prisoner in Strong's-place, Fulham-road, she saw him standing at his doer, and he calied her to come in. She told him she should be back in a minute or two, as she was only going two (hors further. She did return in about three or four minutes afterwards, when the pris. trier was stilt standing at the door, and he told her he had something par- Ocular to say to her, if she w(luldconv in. She accordingly went in, and followed the prisoner Ito the parlour behind the shop. The prisoner then went up stairs, and returned immediately with a bottle of gin, and pressed her to have some. She took a small quantity. The remainder of corn plainaut's evidence charged the prisoner with f rcible viola- By Mr. CLlVE—Witness during the whole time kept telling he prisoner if he did not leave her alone she would tell her husband. Witness had said, when she applied with her husband on the previous day at that court, that she had . . called out loudly, but she meant that she had ealled out loud enough for persons to hear that she would tell her husband of it. About five minutes after the occurrence an old gentleman came into the parlour. She was at that time sitting on a chair, being quite exhausted by her struggles. Told the prisoner in the presence of the old gentlemen that she would tell her husband, and the prisoner offered her anvthina not to tell her husband and the old gentlemen said," Oh, no; don't tell your husband." Witness, however, on leaving the prisoner's house, went direct home and told her husband, who went back with her, when the prisoner acknowledged he was the guilty man, and that she (witness) was not in fault. Prisoner also said he would come up in the evening and talk the matter over. The prisoner did come in the evening to witness's house, and said he wanted witness's husband to make it up. Witness's husband had a knife in his hand at the time, and the prisoner said to him, " Run it through me, for I deserve it !" The complainant was cross-examined by Mr. Bird— Denied she had ever drunk gin or beer in prisoner's shop before. The shop was a small one, and there was a glazed window in the door leading to the parlour. Believed pri soner locked the door when they entered, and that she was in the room a quarter or it might be half an hour altogether ~ . Witness went into the shop to try and find a policeman, in tending to give the prisoner in charge. but not seeing one she threw a piece of meat into the street, thinking it would attract attention. Would swear that she did not steal a piece of beef out of the shop. While in the parlour the pri soner brought her in part of a shoulder of mutton wrap up in paper, and wanted her to take it, but she refused. Would swear that she put no beef into her basket. Would . . swear positively that she threw the salt beef into the street, and did not take it home with her. Did not say, when she left the prisoner's shop, that she would go home and tell her husband that the prisoner had kissed her. Did not see her husband shake hands with the prisoner on leaving the shop after she had gone back with him. Had made no communi cation to any one until she saw her husband. Had known the prisoner during the last eight years. He used to call on her at her house before she was last married. Had had no connexion with him since her marriage until last Tuesday. Had been married twice. Her first husband's name was Wayte. Would not answer as to whether anything took place between her and the prisoner before her marriage. Was last married on Whit-Monday of the present year. After it had happened, the prisoner went into the shop several times to serve customers who came in, but Chen the old gentleman was there Mr. Bird submitted that the evidence of the witness was so grossly prevaricatory and contradictory throughout that no credit ought to be given to any of her statements. It was clear that although there were several persons in the shop who were served by the prisoner, she did not make any alarm or complaint, although she had every opportunity of doing so, but, according to her own testimony, she re mained for three-quarters of an hour with the man whom she now charged with violating her. As to her statement about throwing a piece of beef into the street in order to attract attention, he was prepared to show a far different case ; for his instructions were, that when Mrs. Dell came back to the prisoner's shop with her husband, the latter asked the prisoner if he had not taken indecent liberties with his wife, which was all that she had told her husband, and the prisoner said, " Why I did kiss her. as I have known her for years, long before you did ;" and they all shook hands together, and parted friends. He was also prepared to prove that when Mrs. Dell came out of the parlour she sat herself ItINCIP AL (.'[TIES Al , SCOTLI ND, . NAMES OF RAI VATS, down in the shop, and said, " Now I think of it, I'll not go till I have something for dinner. I'll have that piece of roasting beef." The prisoner said that was for a customer, so she could not have it ; and offered her two mutton chops, but she put the beef into her basket, and the prisoner was obliged to take it away from her. She then took up the piece of salt beef, when the prisoner said he could not put up with that; and she then threatened that she would go home and tell her husband that the prisoner had kissed her, and there would be " a row." He then called Mr. Hugh Harding, a retired goldsmith, residing at N 0.3, Marlborough-rlad. Had called upon the prisoner on the day mentioned by complainant. This witness proved that the door of the parlour was open, and that any person could see into the room from the shoo. Upon his entrance Mrs. Dell was there, but did not appear excited and alarmed, nor was her apparel disordered. The evidence of the witness went generally to corroborate the statement of the solicitor regarding Mrs. Dell's conduct in the shop, and the parties shaking hands togetherwhen she returned with her husband. Mr. Bird was proceeding to call other witnesses ; but Mr. CLIVE said the case was one in which the prisoner was charged with a capital offence, and not an indecent assault. There were several contradictions in the evidence of Mrs. Dell, and he did not think any jury would place much re liance on her statement. The MAGISTRATE discharged the' prisoner, and said the complainant might indict him if she pleased. The accused was then liberated. WANDSIVORTFL THE RICHMOND RAILWAY.—IMPORTANT APPLICATION. — Mr. Evan Morris, solicitor, and vestry-clerk of Putney, ap peared before Mr. Clive with his client, Mr. Thomas Atkins, who is the lessee of some property on the line of the Rich mond Railway, and made application for a summons against the promoters of the said railway, for having trespassed and committed damage upon that gentleman's land without affording him compensation or obtaining his consent to the same. Mr. Morris said he made his application under the Bth and 9th of Victoria, cap. 18, which was an Act for consolidating in one Act certain provisions generally inserted in Acts au thorising the taking of lands for undertakings of a public nature. This Act was one of the general Acts regulating railway companies, to the provisions and penalties of which the promoters of railways bound themselves in their private Act, and the Bth and 9th of Victoria, cap. 121, or Richmond Railway Act, acknowledged their authority. He would now apply, under the 89th section of the Sth and 9th Victoria, cap. 18, which enacted as follows :—" If the promoters of the undertaking, or any of their contractor,, shall wilfully enter upon, and take possession of, any lands which shall be required to be purchased, or permanently used, for the pur poses of the said Act, without such consent as aforesaid, or without having made such payment for the benefit of the parties interested in the Imds, or such deposit by way of se curity as aforesaid, the promoters of the undertaking shall forfeit to the party in possession of such land the sum of 10/. over and above the amount of any damage done to such lands by reason of such entry and taking possession as aforesaid. Such penalty and damage respectively to be recovered before two justices; and if the promoters of the undertaking, or their contractors, shall, after conviction in such penalty as afore said, continue in unlawful possession of any such lands, the promoters of the undertaking shall be liable to forfeit the sum of 251. for every day they or their contractors shall remain in possession as aforesaid; such penalty to be recovered by the party in possession of such lands, with costs, by action in any of the superior courts." The solicitor said lie would be prepared to show that no consent had been given by his client, no money had been deposited as security or paid, and that, in fact, a direct trespass had been committed. Mr. CLIVE asked if no application had been made by the Company or their agents for the land? Solicitor—We have given in an estimate of the value of the property required by the Company, but they have made us an offer so much lower than the real value, that we could not consent to take it. Nevertheless they have gone and taken possession of the land as if it were their own. Mr. Atkins said they came on the land even before they had made an offer for its purchase. Mr. CLIVE asked where the land was situated, and of what extent the portion was the company required ? The Solicitor said the piece was known by the name of the " Walk," it was about 80 or 90 feet deep, and 40 feet broad, and situated at the commencement of the osier bed opposite the Adelaide Inn. Mr. CLIVE asked what damage had been done? The Solicitor said the contractors had cut down sixteen willow trees of a foot and a half in diameter, and dug a deep ditch on the premises. The Solicitor observed t hat the present was not a solitary instance of the Company taking possession of property with out coming to terms with the proprietors. At Barnes they attempted the same thing, but the proprietor warned them off his premises, and they went away. Mr. CLIVE asked who was the Chairman of the Directors? The Solicitor said the name of Wm. Chadwick was first in the list of direction, as published in the Act. Mr. CLIVE suggested that if a summons was issued it should be made out against the promoters of the railway, and that it should be served upon the chairman or secretary. The Solicitor, in answer to a question from the Bench, said he should assess the damage done at 1001. Mr. CLIVE then ordered a summons to be issued against the promoters of the Richmond Railway, and Tuesday next, at eleven o'clock, was fixed for its hearing. 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Cli theme Junction • • • • • • Clydesdale Junction ... • • Cork, Blackrck & Passage Cork and Bandon .. •• • • Cork and Killarney .• • • • 'lurk and Waterford • • • • Cork and Youghal • • • • • • Canterbury and Dover... Coventry and Leicester.. Cornwall • • • • • • • • • • •• • • I and Crewe . • • • • • • Direct Lon. and Manchstr Diss, Beeeles, & Yarmoth DirectMan.(Remington's Direct Northern • • • • • • • • Direct Norwich ..• • • • • • • Dublin and Belfast June. Dublin, Belfast, & Coln e Dublin and Drogheda • • • Dublin and Galway . • • • • Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath ... Dundee and Perth •• • • Durham and Sunderland East Lancashire (No. 1) Ditto (No. 2) .. ••• • • Eastern Counties . • • .. • • Do. New . • • • • • • • • • • • • 1)0. Perp.s pr Ct., No 1 I hi. do. N 0.2 East I /ereham & Norwich East Union ... • • • • • • Ditto Extension • • • • • • Edinbgh,Glas., and Dim. Edinburgh and Glasgow.. Do. Quarter Shares • • • 1)0. New Quarter Shares Mint). Leith, and Grant, m Do. Pref. 5 per Cent.. Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebles • • Edinburgh and Perth.. • • Ely and Huntingdon • . Enniskillen and Sligo • • • • Exeter. Yeovil, & Drchstr Fit woml, Prstn, & W. Rid. (lanikirk and Glasgow • • Glasgow and Ayr. •• • • • • Do. Quarter shares • • • • Glasgow and Greenock . • Ditto New........ Ditto Preference • •• • Glasgw, Dmfries, and Car. I Ilsgw, K ilmarnck, & Ard. Glasgow and Belfast Un. Goole and Doncaster • ..• Grand Junction . • • • • • • • • Ditto Half Shares • • • • Ditto Quarter Shares .. Ditto New Quarters • • Ditto Eighths • • • ..... Grand Union. •• •• •• • • Great Eastern & Western Gt (Iriinsby & Dk Extens. llt Grimsby and Sheffield (it Stint & Wstrn (Irind) Ditto Extension • • • • • • Gr al Munster •. • • • • • - • • Gt Northern of Scotland Grt Northern of Eagland 1)o. New 401. Shares Do. New 301. Shares .. Great Western • • • • • • • • • Ditto Half Shares • • • • Ditto Fifths • - • . • • • • • - t ittill'rd, Farehm,& Ports. Harwich .• • • • • • .. • • • • • ifieltsfid&Man.U.&Canl I I uddersfield and Sheffield lint] and Gainsborough • • Hull and Selby • • • ••• • • • Ditto Quarter Shares • . Ditto Half Shares • • • • Inverness and Elgin •• • • Isle of Jersey • • • • • • • • • • Kendal and Windermere Kingstown and Bray • • Killarney Junctions . • • • - f•aneaster and Carlisle • • Lancaster and Preston f.ceds and Bradford •• • • Ditto Extension .. • • Leeds and Dewsbury • • • • feeds and Think.. • • • • • Leed & W. Riding Junc. Leicester & Birmingham Leicester and Bedford . • • Limerick and Waterford Litnrek, Ennis, & Nil. Jnc. Liticain, York, and Leeds f Av. Man. & Gt N. of Eng. Liverp3ol and Manchester I titto Half Shares • • • • Ditto Quarter Shares Liverpl,Ormskrk,& Prstn !,ondoit and Birmingham Ditto Thirds • • .. .. Ditto Quarters • • • • • • • London and Blackwall Oxfd. & London and Brignton. • • Ditto Consolid. Eighths London and Croydon • • • • Ditto New . ••• • • • • • • Guarant. 5 per Cut. London and Greenwich Do. Pref. or Privilege • • London and South Westrn Do. New Cons. Eighths Do. New, 501 Shares• • Do. New, 401. Shares.. I Anidon and York .• • • • • • Ditto (Bawtry) .• • .. • • London and Windsor. • • • Louth, Salsbury, & Yeovl London I err), & Coleraine ',maunder, y & Enniskilin Lynn and Ely • • .. • • • • .• Lynn an I Dereham . • • • • Maiteltevter and Leeds . • Ditto • half Shares • • Ditto Quarter Shares • • Ditto sixteenths - Manchs • • • r and Birkenhead Maitelivter & Rirminghm Ditto .Inarter Shares Ditto New Quarters 1)o. Coll.& Welsh June. Manehestr, Boltn, & Bury alneiisti • Buxtn, & Matlk dial'. Shef. and Mid. June. Stancliestr & S'outhamptn Midland • • • • • • • • Ditto Fifths • • • • • • • • • • D;L•o sew .• • • • • • • • • • Do. ('inn. Ilirm•St Derby Midi it.l (ft Westrn ( Irish) Da Extension to Sligo Newest i & DaringtnJune. Da. New (Brandline) • • Newcastle and Berwick • • Newcastle and Carlisle • . Nwestie Durham, & Lan. Newport St Abergavenny Newry and Enniskillen.. Newark and Sheffield . • • North I"1 - itish . ..... 1)1W' New Shares • - • • Norther., and Eastern • • Do. se ip (iss. at 5 dis.) Do. Quarter Shares North lkivon North Kent • • - ••• • • • • • North Staffordshire •• • • North Eastern .. • • • North Union (A) Ditio (B) • • •• • North Wales Mineral.. Ditto New Shares • • • Notch Western •••• • • • • Sort 4 Wales ••••• • • • • • Norwich and Brandon . • Ditto New • .•...... Not., Beivoir, & Granthm Nottingham and Boston.. Nutt., Erwsh• Val. & Man. Nottingham & Mansfield °Mimi and Birming. June Oxford and Worcester • • Oxford and Cambridge • • Perth and Inverness • • • • Portsmouth Direct • • • • • • rrestou and Wyre ..... • Ditto Half Shares • • • • Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Guar Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & div. Preston & Wyro Exteas. Richmond & W. End June Rugby and Iluntingdon... Scottish Central .• •• • • Scottish Mid1and........ Shell 'ld and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares • • Ditto ditto (No. 2).. Ditto ditto (No. 3)• • Sheffield and Lincoln.. • • Sheffield and Rotherham Shrewsbry& Grand dune. Shrewsb., Wor., & Crewe Shrws ,Wolv„ Dudl,& itir ihrwsbry & Tnit Val. Us. Shrws, 1 terefe.,& N. Wales Slainamian . • • .• .... Sonth Devon•• • .. South Midland.. South Eastern and Dover I /o. New (iss. 321.) No. I Do. (155.331.65.8 d.)., 2 Do. (iss. 301.) „3 Stables and Richmond ..• Staffordshire & Shropshire Stirling and Dunfermline South Wales • .. VICTORIA PARK.—The paling round the park is Teal' and Dove Valley .• with a very trifling exception, all placed up, awl the workmen are Trent Valley ..• .•• • • •• • engaged in levelling the roads and footpaths. and in making pre- Do. and HolyheadJunc. paratlons for planting, which will commence .enerally in the spring. Vale of Neath.. .• • .. The last buildings required to be removed will be sold by auction next %Vest London, Old Shares week, prior to being immediately pulled down. They include the West End & Sothrn Coun. Three Colts public-house, in Grove-street, celebrated for the last Wextnrd and Carlow • two centuries as the most pomlar resort and tea-gardens for the Warwick mid Cheltenham holiday-makers at the east end of the town. The chief lodge en- WatertOrd and Kilkenny trance from the road adjoining the late Bonner's-lien is nearly com- Watrfil,Wxfd,Wiek& Dub plete, and the suspension-bridge is in great forwardness. Wakefield arid Bradford .• MALICIOUS O UTRAGE AT DALTIAM.—On Saturday 11,,ra„1',(1,,,d:..1.7ant'I'aretd na' & Gool rrogate night last, the 4th inst., some evil-disposed person or persons Warwick and entered the sheepfold of Mr. William King, of Dslham, broke the West Lancashire - - • • • necks of hree ewe sheep, and left them.—Bury Herald. Worcester slid Tri ug • %Vhit e haven sad Furness DISMISSAL OF SUPERINTENDENT CoNSTUMES. — Do, New Half Shares.. We understand, that after some investigations made by the Watch Welsh MiAland• ••••• • • • • Committee of th e b or ou g h of Salford, as to the c,nduct of Mr. John Wet. Cornwall.. .. . Diggies, who for many years has been deputy•enn ;tarn, of Salford, Weat Yorkshire .. . . 'Vllswtlwn and Mr. Ward, superintendent of the night police, in reference to ... Wilt ~ Sot & Wevmth the allegation that they had paid to various witnesses (chiefly police.. Witts, Solurst,&: Southern constables) in assize cases less sums than the regular apewance, Yartitottlii an t Norwich • pocketing the difference, the Committee f o und so much of the Ditto New. .. •• •• • • charge substantiated as to come to the determination at once to York and Carlisle m .ii.illiYnrlc and North , discharge both officers. They were accordingly dischar g ed on . d Friday evening lasi ; and we understand that Inspector Green of I e• - ,) .;etr Itraecci the M mchester detective force is one of the candidates for the 1,r7;, •• • • new vacant office of deputy-constable of Salford.--Manchester I)iti,, r ' Guardian. lilgTH IN AN OMStRUS.—A res t metn.blP lo,,king country woman was safely delivered of a fine boy in the Bootle omni,bus on the evening of 4onday week.--Liverpool Gouda. • - 21% 8 p - P - P 2% 304( 20%' 2% 1219 52% I 7 14 1238!4 111 p 1 3 p 1218 - 8 p 31% 132 4% 5 12!4 2% 15% 514 2 % p 1 33(s' 30 6p RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RA ILWAY SHARI IN THY lOWITS I &SD IItp;LAN 101s3 216 1 40% ENGL. 114 s 3% 125$ p AND 13456 d 79 6s3d i 3% 1 2% VA 7656 d `— 2256 112% 25% 12% iass p 15656 d, 4%p 174 !34s 6d _ 4 68 9d 1 1 15359 6 %P '77s6d - 1 - 3 4P' - 4%p - EXETER, Ocr. 10. vcrrANcw..—The sales are—Devon and Central oruwall. Down, % p.--gzeter, soil, and MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Thursday being the day for the annual renewal of the music and dancing licenses (under the 25th of Geo. 11., c. 36) of the minor theatres and places of amusement in the county, the Court sat for that purpose, at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell-green. Mr. Pownall took the chair. _ _ The paper contained the names of 79 applicants. Of these ten were new applications. All the licenses granted last year, upon the appearance of the parties interested, were renewed. Amongst these, the Stadium, Cremorne-house, Chelsea, was opposed by a petition, signed by some of the inhabitants in the vicinity of the gardens, upon the ground that the extent to which " ballooning" bad been carried of late by the proprietor, Littlejohn, induced a resort of idle vagabonds, which affected the respectability of the neighbourhood. The fireworks were also a matter of com plaint. Mr. Clarkson supported the application, and whilst he admitted that Mr. Littlejohn was an indefatigable caterer of amusement for the public, he represented the respec tability and the propriety which marked the internal arrangements, and contended that he could not be held re sponsible for the conduct of individuals beyond his control. The Learned Counsel presented a petition signed by about seventy of the inhabitants of the locality in favour of the application. Captain Fitzgerald spoke in favour of the petitioner. The Court renewed the license. Nothing else containing any feature of general interest occurred. THE COUNTY RENTAL. The annual returns of the parishes in the county of their respective rentals was this morning completed. Marylebone has an iperea--e of 15,8331. over the precedingyear ; Padding ton, an increase of 23,4041.; St. Mary, Islington, an increase of 12,6331.; St. Leonard, Shoreditch, an increase of 8,0481.; St. John, Hackney, Mile-end, and St. Luke, Chelsea, an in crease of from 5,000/. to 6,000/. each. The only instance of a large decrease was in the parish of St. Pancras, the return from which was less by 40,0001. or 50,0001. than that of the preceding year. The Court determined to have a new survey of the pro perty in that and some other parishes, and directed the ap pointment of a Committee for that purpose. The increase upon the entire rental of the county - is about 90,000/. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAIILBOROUGI-L-STREET. the police with attempting Alfred Fair, were - STREET RognERTF Q court-road, and with leaving -; George Peers, George Barrett, and brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged by Tottenham-court -road, the constables who took y them into custody. to pick pockets in Tottenham- From the statement of the violently resisted and assaulted afforded unusual ta zlice, it appeared that nume rous robberies had recently place, more particularly on Saturday nights, in tho roughfare was more than usuall-euurt-road, when thin on females, whose These robberies whose fanciful mode g m i t t h t e e d i r principally poek e pockets ; successful attacks of the light-finger e d tribe.l facilities for the The three pri soners were seen by one of the E division o w f .e . r p e la c c o rn ton constables pushing and hustling several females in Tottenham -court road last Saturday night. H e watched them, for som e time, and having d e t ec t e d them attempting to rob more than one female, he go t assistance, and proc eeded to a pp rehend th em in Howland street. They all made resistance, more who knocked down and kicked severel y two of the constables Evidence was given to show that Barrett was a convicted thief. The prisoners denied the charge. Mr. HanDwick said the prisoners had rendered themselves liable to twofold punishment. First, for being reputed thieves; and next, for assaulting the police in the execution of their duty. For the first offence he should send them to hard labour for three months, at the expiration of which time they would be liable to the same terms of imprisonment for the assaults on the police, if the charge was brought forward. Emily Wells, a good-looking young woman, respectably dressed In mourning, was charged with highway robbery under the follow. ing circumstances:— Between one and two o'clock that morning, as Mr. Henry Daven port was proceeding along Oxford-street, accompanied by his brother, they came up to the prisoner, who was standing con versing with a powerful young man. They had placed themselves in the middle of the footway pavement, so that any persons walking arm.in.arm together would be obliged to separate to pass by them. As the prosecutor and his brother were doing so, the prisoner and her confederate pushed In a violent and insulting manner against them, and directly afterwards the latter closed with Mr. Daven port's brother, no doubt with the intention of sifting his pockets, but Mr. Davenport beat off his assailant, and compelled him to take to his heels. In the meanwhile the prisoner forcibly !Arun brx er a s/ up(Aer the prosecutor's coat, and THE IRON TRADE. BIRMINGIIAM, THURSDAY EVENING.—The qnarterly meeting of the iron-masters of South Stafford-hire and Shropshire was held in the Town-hall of this town to-day, when the attendance of gentlemen from these districts, and from Wales, was numerous beyond all pre cedent. It was understood, from what occurred some days ago at Wol verhampton, that no advance would take place at the Birmingham meeting; and at the opening of business to-day, the same opinion pretty generally prevailed. It appeared, however, in the course of a very short time, that certain of the leading houses had determined upon a further advance of 11. per ton, thus raising merchant bars oir ma nufactured iron, from 9/. to 101. Every other description of iron, as a matter of necessity, will proportionally advance, and rails were quoted at 111. to 121. One ItJuse, and that too one of the most exten sive and influential in South Staffordshire, it was stated, hesitated at present to declare an advance, hut the probability is that at the final meeting to be held at Dudley, on Saturday, their reluctance will give way, and the price of iron, so far as the circumstances of masters will admit, become general and uniform. As already inti mated, the advance was not attributed solely to the demand Air railways existing or projected, but also to the large demand for iron for exportation, and the general home trade. It was stated that within a few days several large contracts for rails had been made, but on terms not quite so favourable to the purchaser, as the one recently said to have been entered into by Mr. Hudson, M.P, There was one little drawback upon to-day's proceedings. A party in the hall contended that it was not the legitimate Birmingham quarter-day, and the consequence was, that the payment of some heavy accounts was deferred until this day week. It ought to be un derstood that these days are always the second Thursday, in October, January, April and July. There is no doubt that the full attendance to-clay was to be attri buted not only to the general prosperity of the iron trade, bat also to the great contest now waging between two rival railways (taking almost a parallel course through the mining districts), the Stour Valley line, and the south Staffordshire Junction. It was a favour.- able optiortunity for the two belligerent partiesmectin,g together in friendly conclave ; and the prlspects of the rival schemes were de bated with as much apparent cordiality and friendship as was the more agreeable question of the price of iron. Dorchester, t p —Exeter, Top Awn. awl Exmouth ditont u hi ,, e). 3 / 4 p.—Ditto (Head's). 1 p.—Exeter and Cre —South Ilevon, 30—Cornwall, 43.:4. SHEFFIELD. Ocr. 10. l il STOCK EXCHA NCE.- The sales' are-Manche ster an an mingham, 87 3 / 4 -Mitllabd (4el. Shares), 32-Brcslon fdl Bu d Wvre, 43 1 / 2 -York and North Midland E x tension , i d Derby and Gainsborough, 35s -Grimsby and Sheffield idliu!ti. , arid 31 end of month), 2C-31aricliester, Sheff ield, Junction, 8-Manchester. IVidland, end Gre at Grin B-Manchester.-Newcastle and Berwick, 21-North Western, Aw. Newark, Sheffield, and Boston, 53-Shellield and Li°c° shire, 7 1 / s - Wakefield and Harrogate, 5 74. HULL , Ocr. 10. STOCK EXCHANGF.. The s ales -are-Durham and S"r itier. . land, 29 1 A-Ditto, New, 4-Aberdeen, 61A-I3lackburn,yue:i. wen, and Bolton, 11 -Caledonian Extension, SS" - ;, l „,i n e, dersfield and Manchester Bailwar and Caval,22- .11.2':t. 88s.-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 574 -Coventry, ode, ton, &c., 4-Derby and Gainsborough, 45s- I). u blre, Madeley, and Jr n Bridge, 365. p.-East ,_b r andLin col Union, 4-Great PEraesstteornn, and d d INv%e'esstternß,iding, North and South Wales and Worcester, 15s. p.-13541e-ofGErel.Fs,t North -Leicester and Bedford, 41. 25.-Leicester gnd Di„.rin and ham, 3/. Is. 3d.-Liverpool and Leeds, 54-L"(1- ..-cf, Birmingham Extension, 21/ 1 London and Norwich • - 4s. 6d.--London, Bristol, and - South Wales. ton, Bedford, and Cambridge, 208.-Nottingliam and 3 1 , 1 „ u p , field, 5!-,...;"-North Western, 6 1 NT 1 Kent' it Ils• 1,.. /g -.. ort 1 i 3 South Midlan I -7 ' v 1 X -Shrewsbury and Trent tll' n " ,ate, Wakefield and Bradford, 614-Wakefield and Barrob 51. 95.-Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 4%. YORK, OCT. 10 , 0,,; STOCK EXCHANOM-The sale - -Durham - -d v .., aeieS -Eastern Union Extension (Norwich), Berland, New (guar. 5 per cent.), 3% Eastern CerinLriti3h, • New, 64-Ditto. (Carlisles), 41::.-York and North 311avir. mingham, and Leicester. 37 , s -Grand Uniosn%, Extension, 29X,-Axholme, 6 7,i -Coventry, None Lag ue 155.-Northt.l.vs, and Western, 3 1 / 2 -1,. ticashire, Yorkshire, an4-71;;;:tie9Brvii: 47 R -London and Yoik, 01 -Manchester, Buxton, oh[di,'bire, -North Kent and Direct Dover, 4% -North Staf ll ,l ; w ick 7%-North Western, 6 1 4-Soot`.' Midlands , 8 1 4 r, l' t 3 1'40' and Cheltenham, 27-Welsh Midlands, 4 1 ,4 - '' 'e-- shire, 13%. EDINBURGH, Ocr. 8. 0 Al'e, t. STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, deen, Banff. and Elgin. 3!. 3A.-Airdrie and Ilathlie'lsil -Arbroath and Forfar, 251.-Ditto, Half Shor.'ipou Armagh and Portrus'n, 3L-Banffshire, 9 /. 12s- --1-M . t l 55/ Irish Union, 4/. 135.-Belfast and County Dow n ',` ). l 6l/ Cambridge and Lincoln, 5/. 12s. 6d.-Caledon'al",boro Caledonian Extension, 5/. 55.-Caledonian and Pu i n 'vevoo , 51.25. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 19/-Cornwall and brostli: 1/. 35.-Direct Northern, 31. 2s. 6d.-Dundee 0;1 371.-Ditto, New, 181.-Dundee and Perth, Lothian Central, 51.-East of Fife, 3/. 65.-,din Bathgate, 41. ISs.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 74 1 . - ;,'"„ - „ t Shares, 14 prem.-Ditto, Quarters, 16/. los.-v".1i.."- 14/. 17s. 6d.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarto,n,eretlct, -Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 27/.-Ditto, Nefrl4' 20!. 10s.-Edinburgh and Northern, 31. I2s. 21.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 2/. 88.-Edinb urg h and pert joLiosi -Edinburgh and Peebles, 3/. 95.-Forth and ClPletocl:f 21 a 51. 55.-Glasl2, - ow and Ayrshire, 73/.-Ditto , New si O ro, 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 31. 175.- --G ; ( 1 5 :- 5i , t ; Garnkirk, 451.-Glasgow and Greenock New Stock. 10/. 155.-Ditto, Preference ,' 21 . u5. ( 1 Car l d and Lesmahagow, 8/. -Glasgow, Dumfries , a n ':" rtb 7, p 2/. 5e.-Great North of Scotland, 41. Is.-Gr est South Wales, 1/. I 55.-Inverness and Elgin , mantock and Ardrossan, 8/. 155.-London an . " 14 and 'd • 21. Bs.-London and Windsor, 11. 95.-Lon don andta 71. ss.- 3lon kland and Kirkintilloch, donderry, 2/. 165.-North British, ex new, i,-itto,lei Halves, ex new, 71. 55.-Ditto, Fifths, 71 . iY% ;isles, 51.-Perth and Crieff. 3/. 12s. 6d.--' °rP . t ,,, 3 1 Mineral, New, 5/. 7s. 6d.-Perth and Inverneboic -Scottish Central, 14/. 10s.-Scottish V. i s Scottish North Western, 31. 95.-Scottish Wes la tef'' hre ob i d -Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 71. 50. --7 ,WgA. and Hereford,ls.-South Midland,lo/. Dunfermline, 31. 55.-Tean and Dove Valley, 31 12~ Wishaw and Coltness, 58/. RAILWAY RETURNS• 4.4. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Bel o . o ie ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date t , of tlic respective returns are made, together with the receil) / week in the previous year:— La st vie4' Week ending NAME OF RAILWAY. Arbroath and Forfar ••••••• •• Oct. i Bristol and Birmingham. • • • • • • •• •• •• Chester and Birkenhead . • • • • • • • • •• •• Dublin and Drogheda. • • • • • •• • • •••• •• Dublin and Kingstown • • . • • • .- •• • • •• Dundee and Arbroath . • • • • • • • •• Durham and Sunderland ....... •• •• Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • • • • • •• •• Eastern Counties and North Eastern• Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr •••• •• Glasgow and Greenock... ...... • • • • Grand Junction • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • •• Gravesend and Rochester •••••• •• • treat North of England •• • • •• •• •• ' flreat Western . • • •• •• Hull and Selby • • •• • • •• •• '• Liverpool and Manchester •• ..... • •• London and Birmingham . •• • • • • " London and Blackwall •••••• • • •• London and Brighton ..• . • • • • • •• •• London and Croydon . • •• •• •..• •• '• London and Greenwich • •• •• ....... • London and South Western. •• •• •• " Manchester, Bolton, and Bury •• •• •• Manchester and Biriningham•• •• •• •• Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc•• Midland C0untie5................. •• Newcastle and Darlington •• •••• •••• Newcastle and Carlisle•••••••••••• '• Newcastle and North Shields ••7• '• North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans.• •••• "•• Paris and Rouen. •• •• •• • •• •••••• Preston and Wyre.• •• Sheffield and Manchester •• •• • " • South Eastern.. Taff Vale .. • • •• • • Yarmouth and Norwich • • • • • • • • • York and North Ntidland . • • • • • ' EXTRAORDINARY CIIARHUvY. 0 ,0• , , Joseph e g r d e n y t ee i Christopher h h d r u ri e r s (Thursday) s d o ep a y hi , SWINDLING AT CIIF,LINISF°- „oang„e rathernaYl n Yesterday s t Mayor and R M. Savill, Ts q., 'q., under the folloW' e stances : ii last fo il ,. , l o , t).arbaxotuittdhee2HT:oelavit.:-11a t e a; s .i cle ds l.oo , Superintendent Kent stated, that on Tue';', l 4 c t ied,,,) co,; ceived information that a young man had ele' t ' h taill' tr, men at Hadleigh, in Suffolk, and had als o .o tb tiP in this town under false pretences. F r fbend i ' g P r script ion given, he succeeded in oPPr'ocorgl;el: suspected party in the parlour of th e .„ l „, (gt . b ee, i i when he gave his name as above. '-'" patr eh 4 ,.:' had since ascertained that the prisoner had t e a c - t b,t' to rt. - agent to Messrs. Lescher and Co , the George Inn, at Hadleigh, and represen ~1101-A ro: WOW Dr o u g ht . 06 6 Bethnal-green - that he was sent into the coon p0,,,t . chase damaged ' potatoes and inferior w heat , fo r t oltl ° l,tl , 'L of being converted into starch, and that lie . 5 4 ,,,,1t1 ie j0 1 r shed and a granary to desit the goods; hen i ' i d f orro e n ; lord t , , recommend him to o a respectable baY her 0 ' ge, l i to provide himself for the arrival of a nu'', tb s o f ployers' horses and waggons, to collve-Tboity $111:, to London. From the apparent resPecta f r og , 10 0 0 prisoner. a reference was given to Mr. . 4.3 y er,_ nd A .00 . , . the prisoner obtained ten coombs of oats,,4 - scit t e ,l l ", hay ; at the same time stating that 3 ,'''''6 . f 13 i, l ii ft i cashier to Messrs. Lescher and Co , would w r ` d - : bY , de p o , starla, try torioi: pay for the goods as delivered. 115 af:eriir3 of it s ) o d; ; ,, representations, obtained oats of Mr. flicks , , e pr,. t i e ~ Colchester market; Mr. Cross, another coro - 1 e p . , e,. 5 1. 1 Knight, of High-street, which were sent to the Coe"recl, North-bridge. Prisoner had been lodging at fo o ds tteti' e p • had set up a reckoning of 165., and after the, ‘ r , P"hita,,f • vered from Mr. Knight's, he produced a letter, to to e p t • that it came through the po ,t-offi 3e direo lo yers,ol. i : r • stating that he had orders from his e a lP„ law . ' f o r 4 , 0 for Maidstone, in Kent, and wisbed 0 : 0 05 Ait iel e o e: Minter), to take the oats arid " t he " c htl ;p i • reckoning, and pay him (prisoner),,,Trortgo 01 ~_`'* • Mr. Minster suspecting something " f )t, rc ll ,- ,, i , rike a bargain, but set an inquiry "r oo d Pa A i , . mg that the corn was not. paid for, he de c b • ea pi sO i ,t ( v . it; the prisoner left the house, leaving the ie 0 0 1 ,, theio - Mr. Minter's poiiseig ion, and wa; af: erj r ; to han o lo" t ii - tody, as before described. Mr. Keat `tits to ~.r e ct ,4 1 .,. - soner remanded, as he had every reaso n t° 'raei ice ;te (l .':'-fe _ Lion fromp her quarters, of the fratutulent P., to ce, l' , • 0 ~,,1 to inr. Li . prisoner. On the day prisoner was ta^„ l .,,,t A t , 0 110 CO pawned a silk handkerchief for a •4 1 i"`40an t ' he Ro o ,' - Clark's, in Wire-street, and only 2d. w i T e t•ore R n g n t 'ile - when searched at the station-hous e. are siti • _ George Inn, at Hadleigh, he had set UP to roof,es ris _ tween 31. and 41., which, it is unnecesorYof c i e t i l t l r. .. _ mains due. He had also ordered 3git IP r ' e 1 0d.' - Webb, a tailor of that place, but fortunate 3. 0 7 ,„3 r l ' - goods had not be: n delivered.—T' ri ' o - Chelmsford Chronicle. , e ir l, ----_--------------- r to i ll/P c:Pt ' cia "-- rrie el l t . THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAI4- u ' o Oa . bz-' l ,,u quantity of the magnificent slate, front ..tr..iid, tuf be ell' : ,, estate of the Knight of Ker , v, Valenti' i s lt h 3. 0.0 1 : 0 0 , dered fur the new Howes of Parlia'n el l:rotc, *, it' d O a .i!' ordered in large quantitiet, for public' t full' „ e ine . it 'i t . , other parts of t lie co.,tinent. S , beau.,b , thto r ,10 0 :,.. articles. It is only a few y7!ars gated is it, and s - ) susceptible of •l hi 4l P ° - nd °lb r e c ' v .7 ble of being wrought into ele,rant to ' L ... qua r- • . ;Atli Iv tb e fi l4 covered.—Limerick Reporter. v r feiSP for t ° int ° oi , ' o no l oll' e t op ° BAGATELLE AND wiII BILIARDS.-- be gr 0,0116_0 ek instant, the Act under which licenses eaterteor o'l to 11 . 0 1 , those and other games played in houses of bagitebsobieet; ,40.041 force. And after that date all who Pirr it will l ie : liel'snisnl,' Oil ed in their houses without A l ic . 1 ,, yvi c " i 'l til Is• Ili ° As the informers will, n, doubt, be tad , bo od be 0 wiii ire ~.., 10 lers, beer-sellers, and others interes :of filc' e sct . o t llll. eo l ,d not subject themselves to the atinoYall' T 1 , 1,1 .1 °,i 01 . hti arD'i THE LATTER-DAT SAINT S 8 1 qllitY Itil: OCigolle."-re rt.,,,, impress : on which the chiefs of thi4 .f . ,. 1 ' . it ' s o f . t ., i neY o f tV ei tt d making on a large number of the inliabil,':' ev eliniq o op i f .o l tote , is fast wearing away. At a meeting a'' ii the ;, r eto ~,,,s:030 , pletely puzzled by questions put w them g o, , o gtn o r P!',„ r e „ , immediately after it left the bodr, and , ' f of t '., ' ,.tlii , v d il i d i i,-, po,- e.. e .. ~, .... into any discussion on the subject. "". sin dip all iloi'6,e: u ..,, rt, .'" o ii iir, as men expecting the termination e,t.,oo,,taripoonr-opti ,DLe next, we may mentlon•the following ( -__',l 5w e1,,,,, , , ot i foril l. ,lo l oo few days since went into a shoemakaerfo. of 9 : wid ` i o t oo ..e t, e i they shouldthick wAtil," a g°° rellial 4l ,l al 1 '... e ,a1 IV # quested the proprietor to make 111111 d i , wo nja, d t ot , l ei ,: , ti.ioo,io Haying taken the order, the traticstMi2l4ol, .. 1. ri_ ,) ,t it , 04 .1 ~e 9 0 had quite enough work in band to 1,r,V0, tile t. , :`;', ver) ro ig e 0 instant. and looking mton the shoes . ",, i . c would last of 11, ,0 j i that he thought the shoes he then "„ i ' d ii, t , "B 11111 k" 51w' o riti eP i day. In spite of this opinion, ta. boldly repeated, our deponent sal 11 rer a , 0 0 , if f ,„„ , t i made. Itr the r ` gl'' P 1 1 A iiti..•ni I,ptirzei to 0 00 RATHER MARVELLOVS' ei ter fi l° I 6 .1 ' 1 0 1 ei<4 °lO informs US that 1 e has received a ! as i 5 ,,,,,,r 0, 5 , '' ~ ft_ of 1,001410/11 rating the case of a 801dia Wb ° ‘,, N a iice t' ) 1 :12111111(..triroil hiil,,,, The last expression he g ave , urttAe. ,I.i.,•t i ,'; poi ,”,:, '01 , 0,0,; 0 , I was then frozen still' a. " a dt,r ..4•."-:,- li.ll :,joetll'' Alto French physicians tonna hittl , a _ _ 113, i 0 all w. _,,. 0 °). ll ° yews Tilf-y ,a-oceedol gra.l,l . _,..itonee 1... :,,,,, r , of di' . 1 laded los Se' oehtg restore , ', he conc ',of .10: 1 1 , • .1 4 8. . 1 ett i i ' treP Salisbury Journal. A N.- -1 the i v 1 0 at o f VcOlt ol ca t's I ° uO t "in' 01 ~d Mat oto SUICIDE 131( A , ,natty Ye a a o psed 4 4. _,Api„f Andrew Laidler, who had b,1,•,,,,,,,,iy, in . _ ivedil 10.11,Avor , Bralialing Joncti•M Railway ‘ :-,: ionv ,i , 0.! 0 0 10 of 1, f' ploy or th,tr su,,cs,or, haug, , ...,,,, a ssig _,,diet ro ot/ the Pelaw Atation. :c., rezt,,,,ffit n..... 0 il 3v , < ; 111 1 4 eof i r, mated the ra.sh act, the jury 1.- ~00---• „..,en , yir derangement." s POO' bree P io 11 4 cif of II ~of ' 0 0 4 t o: t 1 ROBBING A COUR , oat docrlro' , o r _ 0 9 .'00 1 0 0 tion has been cir..ulai ea, wiii i l aria clii,l;; i,0174 10..4, ~ charged with br. , d , g ' 1 !" ) t i 60 lWr...pe;•., 3 raidue:,.da 1 r amptinishir,, e..,(1 ~..,rry:‘ll, 0 .vnou.,,t Q , 1.!.....f,„ aerooer. :-10, have eoutiti., ,, l. .. , ,•;''' 3--1'1e..,..,...., The ali,toe.l ~,,,rell tvened for the 1.1 -t ei.3,cen ) 0, ;,,, ~,.„ti,crlwity pig, natives of ~ t in.', . , ''' " I pe. raiVe of r 3 °llia a blacksmith, 'Aloe v Vartley, who liass, Me t i ll: 0 1 Apo. ------.- --- 21, 45 1 ° (/b , 6 ,30 v 2,310 Ulster "bj 01 fe gl r oi 6,' 6 4 4 1 6 1P ,91.1, of Fla • • •