The Sun. — London, England, 1844-01-04 00:00:00

E SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 11444. P 1 7 %) i of tra , PUBLIC .101TRNALS. ! FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The " thorough" Tories have always 'been emphatically the party of personal slanderers. Addressing ignorance and prejudice, slander, of course, is their readiest weapon. 'filo "thorough" democrats have ignorance and prejudice for their audience in like manner—the distrusts and grudges of those who stand lowest in the scale, against all above them—just as the " thorough" Tories address themselves to the conte opt of the vulgar great for all below them. Nothing can he more natural, there fore, than the sort of coalition in 'calumny esta blislied between the Ferrands and Hobsons—the Standards and Northern Stars. We request our readers to pay more attention than provincial and per sonal disputes for the most part can challenge, to the report of proceedinu:s in the Leeds Town Council. The original subject of those proceedings was first brought under the attention of London readers by a blazing leading article of the Standard, showing up Leaguers as described by themselves. The authority on which the Standard proceeded was that of a certain Mr. Joshua Hobson, a town councillor of Leeds (whom the Standard promoted, of its own mere motion, into an ablernaa), a:id publisher of the O'Connor Chartist paper, the' Northern Stur. The charge against the Anti-Corns!aw party is Leeds, which the Standard brought forward for the gratification of its Tory readers, on the authority or its Chartist ally, was reiterated as follows by M. llobon—itt a letter to a .Morning Contemporary : " Some weeks ago, at a large public meeting in the town of Leeds, I took occasion to relw e a circumstance that had come under my obs ,. rvation, with reference to the strike of 1842, whi •h seriously implicated the conduct of an Alderman of Leeds, the said Alderman being a well-known Whig, a member of the Anti-Corn-law League, and once a member of the watch committee of the Common Con cil of Leeds. " That circumstance was, that in the m nth of February, 1843, I received a certain letter from a Member of the House of oinmons, inclosed in a note to myself, desiring me to make the following inquiries:— " I. ‘ , Vhether suc:i a person as the one represented to be the writer existed ; and whether, if there was such a person. he was prepared to maintain the truth of his statements ; arid further, whether he was worthy of crederce. " The reason assigned by the Member of Parliament for wishing these inquiries to be made was, that he was fearful the letter was a hoax, intended to lead h.m into error. " That the said letter purported to be written by a master mach:me-maker in Leeds, name and address being given. le That the writer averred that some fortnight before the strike occurred an alderman of Leeds, whose name was mentioned, sent for him (they writer) and informed him that a general strike would in a short time take place ; that when at reached Leeds, he wound greatly serve tha cause if he would turn the men employed in his machine-shop our, with a hint to draw the plugs of the boilers ; that as the men were mechanics, they would be useful in teaching others how to draw the plugs ; and that they would also, if it were needful, know how to blow the boilers up. " These statements were said to be made voluntarily, and from just and patriotic mo ives ; and the writer declared his readiness to make oath as to their truth at the bar of the House of Commons. " That in accordance with the request to me I ascertained— " I. That there was a master machine maker of the name and at the place set forth in the letter ; and " 2. That he bore a character for fair dealing, probity, arid scattered through the desert. To what the colo nists grew in the course of a century we have painful knowledge; but to what else could they grow ? The history of the first settlers is known ; we left them as they were, and " like to like," says the proverb—the reinforcements that they received from England were like themselves, instead of that constant stream of affectionate British feeling with which it would he the wisdom of our country to supply her colonies, the Ame rican colonies served as a sink to draw off whatever was worthless, disgraced, or discontented in the me tropolitan state; and we had our reward. A better system of colonisation seems to have arisen spon taneously in Upper Canada ; the faithful few — the men of religion, loyalty, and honour driven from the southern provinces— the small band of American loyalists, laid the foundation of the colony, and they invited to their society kindred spirits from England, from the north of Ireland, and from Scotland. These men saved the whole of the British dominions in North America in the late rebellion, and they show not only what class of colo nists ought to be selected, but also what is the value of such citizens. It is but to keep the channel of colo nisation to Canada, as well as to the other colonies, constantly open and constantly clear, and the British spirit, with the language and religion of Britain, will cover the earth "as the waters cover the sea." Nothing can be as absurd as jealousy in this matter; se►►d out good men with good feelings towards the parent nation, and the same goodness and the same good feeling will be found at the end of centuries ; send out bad men and enemies, and their descendants to the remotest generation will be bad men and enemies. TIMES.—We have really been so much amused at t New Year's manifesto by one of our Contemporaries that we feel bound to rescue it from the obscurity in which its own limited circulation might otherwise leave i t, b y offering it the ad tional notonety of our own columns. Our Contemporary ap pears to be in a state of revolution; it has changed its size—it has changed its managers ; it appears conscious of having (" not essentially ") changed its politics; it has, if we mistake not, changed its type (at least we recognise here and there in its columns the familiar letters of an Evening Contemporary), and out it comes," spick and span," on New Year's-day to pay its readers the compliments of the season in its new dress. Its first words are its own name, "A 6 Jove principium." " The Morning Herald having lately changed its proprietors and managers, we deem it right, at the commencement of the pre sent year, to announce to our reader¢ the principles upon which the paper will be henceforth conducted." These announce ments of principles are very dangerous things. Few people court them, and those who do are very apt to burn their fingers. Placemen in posse do, because they wish to gain the confidence of an office-bestowing Government, and can only do so as pledged raen. Premiers in ease do so, because their friends cannot know how to support them if they don't. Members of Parliament in velle do, because there they are on the hustings, and have to state categorically what merits or opinions of their own have brought them there. But none of the sober men of the day like it. Look at Sir Robert Peel. He parts with his opinions as if they were so much gold. He loves them so dearly that he can't bear to let them drop out of his mouth ; and if he does, he takes them up again and whips them into his pocket before we have had time to be sure what they are. And we frankly admit that we do not wonder at it. To the most honest and straightforward man abstract professions of principle are sure to prove embarrassing. Explained by the circumstances of the moment, the known opinions of the speaker, and the understood requirements of the hearer, they do very well to con vey a true impression in conversation or an after-dinner speech. But when liable, as such public declarations are, to be noted down, treasured up, and produced at some future period, under circumstances to which they were never intended or under stood to apply, with a demand for literal performance, they are about the most unmanageable and unreasonable enemies that a statesman in - an electioneering town can well leave behind him. What in the world, then, we asked ourselves, can our Contem porary mean by this sudden and apparently gratuitous exposure of its inmost heart? Is New Self going to throw Old Self overboard ? In plain words, is there a rat in the case ? The suspicion was half rebutted and half confirmed, but our wonder was scarcely abated by the next sentence which we read : " They (the principles aforesaid) will not essentially differ from those which have been espoused by the Morning Herald for some time past, viz., the principles of moderate Conserva tism in Church and State." " Not essentially." Well, then, we get rid of a few uncomfortable articles in the Morning Herald, Senior, which might have embarrassed us. " Mode rate Conservatism,"—that may be made in the course of the next year and a half to embrace anything between Lord John Russell and Lord Winchilsea. On the whole, the readers of this paragraph will not gather much beyond the fact that the writer had no great wish to be hampered by the past or for the future. But to proceed into particulars. The theology of the paper is to be consonant to that of the " great body of divines" of the English Church, from Hooker downwards. This again is somewhat of the vaguest, and will do, not indeed correctly, but plausibly for anything between Laud or Andrewes on the one hand, and Tillotson or Warbur ton—perhaps even Newton or Cecil—on the other. Like everybody else, our Contemporary is unfavourable to what he considers " extreme High Church views ;" but where modera tion ends and extremity begins is left for future consideration. On the poor-law our Contemporary is not less judicious in his sentiments. Under the law of Elizabeth we are told, " Eng land has reared up an industrious and efficient population of labourers;" but that law was abused, and some amendment be came really desirable. "At the same time when a system is introduced which, instead of recognising the right of the un happy panper to relief, treats him as an intruder upon society, if not as a criminal, we are disposed"— Well, what are we " disposed" to do on this alarming hypothesis? To do battle, tooth and nail, against the unrecogn.sed right of the pauper— to expose abases—denounce false principles—beard Ministers —urge petitions—exhort electors—confute fallacies? Nothing of the sort—" We are disposed to look with doubt on its wis dom, and to watch its administration wish the utmost jea lousy." No one, certainly, will think that this pledge is likely to be very embarrassing to its maker. Let the question of the poor-law fall how it may, our Contemporary will not break his head against it. But the sliding scale is left in a still more alarm. ing state of unstable equilibrium. Was the Morning Herald frightened by the false report of Lord Hardwicke's speech, when it could bear to be so very backward in " backing its friends," as it shows itself in the following most unsatisfactory sentence : " The adjustment of the corn-laws upon the modified sliding scale of Sir Robert Peel is an experiment, to which we think that a fair trial should be given. We deprecate frequent and hasty change in financial matters ; but most strongly do we condemn that restless agitation which tends to dis turb the public mind, create panic in the commercial world, and destroy all confidence in the security of the law." Not a word of approval of this most eminently Ministerial mea sure—not a hint as to the probable duration which is to be wished or expected for this " experiment." Only our Con temporary advocates that most uncertain advantage " a fair trial"—" condemns restless agitation"—deprecates " frequent and hasty changes in financial matters," as everybody else does in every other branch of human practice, and then proceeds with the same oracular caution through the various heads of Irish and foreign politics, manufactures, and law reform. Only one somewhat unguarded expression a hypercrital eye might notice—and that upon an incidental point where it is amiable to be enthusiastic. " With the progress of the reformed religion," says our Contemporary, " is associated not only all the glory and happiness of our own kingdom, but everything which is great in the history of man,"—including, of course, Abraham, Moses, Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander, Julius Caesar, Tamerlane, 'Peter the Great, and the wall of China. This is not quite historically true. But, with this exception, we can do nothing but approve. We will only venture to regret that such a con fined application has been made of a formula which occurs but in one paragraph of the article, but than which nothing could have been more happily appropriate as a beginning and ending of the whole composition. " IVe need scarcely say," says our Contemporary ; " You need not, indeed," we cannot help re ply ing ; and we are irresistibly pushed on to add, " and why in the world did you?" Yet we cannot regret a composition in which the coy dignity of a maiden Queen addressing her first Parliament is so gracefully compounded with the mysterious caution of an experienced Minister. We will even hope that our Contemporary will continue hie annual exhibition of a counter Queen's speech (the imitation is obvious), detailing to the world with the same majesty his probable course for the next twelvemonth. It would be a novelty in newspaper his tory, and we think might tell—at least no worse than some late vagaries of our resuscitated friend. POST.—Our Ministerial Contemporary, the Herald, has once more changed its shape. It has ceased to be " penna nt ntly enlarged." The Herald's " principles," however, will, we are assured, be hereafter very much what they have been heretofore. These will undergo neither " permanent enlarge ment" nor contraction. They will remain, we presume, in a state fit for the application of either process. They will prove as " stretchable," in short, hereafter as they have proved in time past. Of the corn-law of 1842 the Herald, in his new confession of faith, discourseth in the following strain:— " The adjustment of the corn-laws upon the modified sliding scale of Sir Robert Peel is an experiment to which we wish that a fair trial should be given." A fair trial given to the corn law of 1842 ! Why, the Herald has, ever since the pass ing of that law, prorionnced it to be the consummation of political wisdom ! And is that admirable law to be now described as merely an " experiment ?" Ihe corn-law of 1842 was, as the Herald has a thousand times proclaimed, " a settlement of the question ;" yet from that " settlement" the Herald, looking to Ministers (whom, according to the measure of his feebleness our Con temporary flatters), desires now to escape. Ministers dread the League, and that base fear may soon induce Ministers to abjure the policy of protection in practice, as they have al. ready abjured it theoretically. The Herald naturally longs to be free to follow its patrons. Four years ago the Herald advocated a protective policy so stringent as to amount al most to a policy prohibitive of the use of foreign labour. For two years the Herald has mouthed the modified free trade doc trines of Sir Robert Peel and Mr. Gladstone. For two years the Herald has sought to defend free trade doctrines, when, these have been assailed by the Post—and yet, during the whole of the same period, the Herald has been abusing- free trade doctrines when advocated by Mr. Cobden. This process of bowing hot and cold must have proved awkward work. The Herald is naturally anxious to escape fcom it, and to prepare for the assumption of a place in the ranks of orthodox free traders. The Herald has, for a long time, trumpeted forth League doctrines—the Herald will, doubtless, speedily be employed in trumpeting the praises of the League itself. Of the daily press, only the Hi raid and the Standard have supported the industrial policy of Ministers. This unity of view would seem to have led the way to union of a closer kind. These worshippers of the wisdom of Peel and Gladstone have, at length, been joined together. The morning and the evening song of sycophancy will now be more harmonious than ever. As Ministers, moreover, shall approximate, towards the League, so will the Standard become more and more impregnated with the spirit of that benevolence by which all Leaguers—whether Ministers or millowners—are animated ; and as the Peel of 1843 is, in the Standard's judg ment, the wisest of Ministers, while the Peel of 1829 was pro nounced, on the same authority, to be the basest of traitors, so may the Bright of 1845 appear to our Contemporary an angel of light, although the Bright of 1813 has been described by him as among the vilest of mankind. N% hy, in short, should Standard and Herald quarrel with the League ? Herald and Standard have, for two years, linen doing the League's work. It is time that they openly wore the League's colours. Let Ministers give the word, and these colours will forthwith be " sported" by our lofty-minded Contemporaries 1 honour." Now we beg attention first to one simple considera tion, which does not seem to have occurred to the " Member of the House of Commons" (who turns out to be Mr. Ferrand), nor to the Standard, nor to the Not them Star branch of the calumny coalition. If this Anti-Corn-law Alderman of Leeds, who is thus said to have sent for a master machine-maker of the same place—a man of fair dealing, probity, and honour—really did send fur a respectable fellow townsman to propose such infamy to him—to serve the cause by drawing the plugs of his boilers, and, if need ful, blowing the boilers up—if this extremely probable proposition was made by one capitalist to another—and accompanied with timely intimation that a pre meditated scheme for performing sec% operations " would in a short time take place" in Leeds as else where, by the particular desire of the Anti-Corn-law League—Forewarned, forearmed—w hat would the machine-maker of fair dealing, probity, and honour, have done ?- If the impudent liars, who fabricate, publish, and republish such things, were not as stupid as impudent—if the Tory-Chartist coalition had an ounce of brains, any more than a scruple of honesty — if their one Member of Parliament, Their knight o' the shire, who represents them all, —were not, in gross swallow, as in foul tongue, pre cisely their fit representative—how could it have failed, to occur to some of the crew, whether inven tors or retailers, that the tale stultifies itself—that the man was a public criminal, who could keep it secret, when notice to the local authorities, or the Home Secretary, might have prevented the whole outbrealring of August, 1842—who could bottle all this up till February, 1843, and then only write it—to - Mr. Ferrand—that famous depository for authentic matters of fact from all quarters. The story-teller, therefore, put himself' out of court by his own story. But it was not amiss to track him out notwithstanding, and detect who he is. This is what has been done by the discussion at the Leeds Town Council. It appears, then, that this Leeds Titus Oates, who stores up conspiracies in bottle for the Tory-Chartist coalition, and whom Mr. Joshua Hob son, of the Northern Star, guarantees as a man of fair dealing, probity, and honour—according to his esti mate of those qualities—is a certain William Smith, a fraudulent bankrupt, who could not obtain belief on his oath before the Bankruptcy Court—but who has been more fortunate in obtaining a witness to his "probity" in Mr. Hobson of the Northern Star, a correspondent in Mr. Ferranti, Member for Knares;. borough, and a copyist in the editor of the Standard. STANDARD.—" A farmer," said Mr. Cobden, in one of his late incendiary harangues, " has four sons ; he can give his farm but to one—the other three must go into trades. He has, therefore, three times as much interest in trade as in agriculture." The proper reply to this fallacy was the questions — into what trades were the three young men to go ? What trades or prokssions are there from which all, without a command of money, are not excluded by you monied capitalists ? What trades are there that you are not destroying by your grasping monopoly ? Has it not come to this, that in your unbridled lust of gain you now seek to rob even the labour of the agriculturist, and leave even the fourth son without a meana.of living? The coma - eti tion among the class of mere labourers is the lightest and least distressing competition of our day. Go into any family, from the artisan or the petty retailer up wards, and ask how its younger members are to be dispose I of, and you will hear the same melan choly complaint, that the head of the family does not know. His own, tre.le or profession is already overstocked ; as fir as, he can learn all other trades and profesions of corresponding rank are over stocked also; what is to become of his offspring ? lle cannot tell, for even the classes below him are suffer ing from the common repletion. This is a description of the present state of society, which must he familiar to every one. Is the evil beyond the reach of cure? We trust not ; and we are ene imaged to hope a remedy • possible, by o consideration that a very slight degree .of relief, would predace c ffects far begged its seem ing influence, that a subtraction of but a tenth or a twentieth from any (Arise profession, or trade, would, go far to place it in a healthy state, just as the taking of a few ounces of blood frequently subdues a fever. What is the remedy ? The Foreign and Colonial Quarterly tells us, c olonisation—colonisation which afforde a twofold relief in its inception, relief to those who emigrate and relief to those who remain, and which, in its completion secures to the empire a twofold profit upon an indefinitely increasing com merce. The present relief affordsd by judicious colonisation is far greater than at first sight may appear. We have been led to reflect upon the matter by what has offered to our owa experience. Living in a very narrow and suflielantly humble circle, we have seen, within the last year or two, pass into the East Lulls. •Cempany's army 10 or 12 young men, of higher or lower rank, of different flegrees of talent and education—eerne of noble families, some of families less exalted, some from the Universities, some from schools, and all within our own aegtetietance. What would have been the destiny of these young mail, if the Indian army, now almost the only resouree, had not been open to them ? Must they not have fallen back upon trades or professions, already choked by competition—ren dering by so much worse the state and prospects of all already committed to these trades and professions But call these 10 or 12, 10,000 or 12 ; 000—and in the United Kingdom tore must be more than twice that number of young men of respectable rank - who would eagerly embrace opportunities like those which our young friends gratefully received as instances of good fortune, and °surely you will do • much to lighten the competition at home. Open your colonies, however, and you will have even larger drafts than this upon your youth of all classes- The benefit of such colonisation to the colonicsthernselves, and through them to the empire at laige, will be great beyond calculation. Hitherto cur colonisation has proceeded upon a principle altogether erroabus ; we sent out none hut the criminal, and destitute, and ignorant ; this Was to lay the founda tion, not of civilisation, but of immorality, ignor ance, and barbari sm. A m e rely rude society— which has never been anything but rude—may, and often will refine itself, but the sifted offal of a country people w hom you send abroad because the y are Frittolheerable at home—the unhappy beings to whom Sour civilisation has taugrwht,hich at leest the t, yeeenv theo g r and hate of vice, thoug h circumstances, fo you, have forbidden them the fuonlll indulgence of y propagate t its he practice ; such offsets will disgraceful and corrupt part of civili w sed so ciety, and to the c hildren's 111 willhe queath an undying hatred of those their first insulting connection with whom must be a reproach for ever. Such, however, were the earls , British colonists, and lest their natural evil tendency should suffer any re straint, we sent them into the wilderness without any instruction. There were 80 Church of England clergy men among four millions of the Americans before the revolutionary war—that is, one to each of fifty thousand A very extensive fire brolie out on the premises of Mr. Brown, clothier, flute-street, Cardiff, on Thursday, the 21st ult., which destroyed property to the amount of 8,000/. BRIGHTON, TUESDAY.—On Sunday night we were visited with a tremendous hurricane, which lasted until the following morning. A number of large fishing-boats have within the last few days been fitted out to proceed to Plymouth to commence the mackarel fishery ; fortunately they had not started. The wind has done considerable damage to houses in exposed situations, and it is feared that disasters have occurred at sea. About ten o'clock yesterday morning the wind lulled, and was succeeded by a fall of snow, the first we , have had here this winter, LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 2. IN RE JOHN CAMPDELL. This case had been partly heard on a former day, when the insolvent was opposed by Mr. Cooke, and the hearing adjourned to produce a person named 'Langdon, who held a bill of sale of all the insolvent's property, which had been executed in July, 1842. That person had allowed the property to remain in the insolvent's possession up to the present time, the bill of sale being in possession of an individual who resided in his house. Arr Langdon having refused to give up this document, Mr. Cooke intimated that, under the Ist and 2d Vic. c. 110, sec. 61, the bill of sale was valueless, it being enacted that un less the goods were sold before the insolvent went to prison, they belonged ro the assignee. Mr. Langdon said he could not help that, as the circum stances now stood. Mr. Cooke said the assignees were determined to bring an action against Mr. Langdon, to try the merits of the case. The insolvent was eventually ordered to be discharged. Esti, at Delamere, in August last, and ignored the bill against John Maddocks, his brother. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Statrord, Jan. 1. (Before Mr. Baron ROLFE. ) George Mid heron, George Wilkinson, and; George Wilcox, were charged with highway robbery, with violence, upon the person of Ralph Leragg. Mr. Yardley conducted the cat* for the prosecution ; Mr. Allen defended George Middleton ; the other prisoners had no counsel. It appeared from the evidence, that on the night in question, the prosecutor was returning from a house in the neighbour hood to Shelton, in the Potteries, linked to the arm of a friend, a caution his eopieus potations had rendered somewhat neces sary, when he was attacked by four men, who wrenched from him a stick he was carrying, knocked him down, and struck him upon the head until ho was insensible, and then rifled his pockets. On the return o f his friend with assistance, the men made off, but the three prisoners were subsequently captured, and identified by the prosecutor and other witnesses. For the defence, it was contended that, although a most aggravated and uniustafiaVe assault had doubtless been com mitted, still there was no evidence to prove that the prisoners had actually robbed the prosecutor, but that, in consequence of his intoxicated state at the time, he in all probability lost the money he alleged to have been stolen. The Learne i JUDGE having summed up, The jury took the view •. the case suggested by the counsel for the defence, and found the prisoners Guilty of the assault only.— They were sentenced to one years' imprisonment. Edwin Picken, an intelligent lad of 17, was charged with setting fire to a stack of hay and a stack of clover, the property of Henry Southwick, a respectable farmer residing at Brewood, in this coun•y. Mr. Allen conducted the case on the part of the Crown; the prisoner was defended by 11r. Yardley. The prosecutor, it appeared, had declined to receive the pri soner into his service; which refusal engendered, on the part of the latter, a degree of malignity that, after manifesting itself by a series of petty annoyances inflicted on the pro secutor, at length instigated him to perpetrate the offence of which he now stood accused. It was proved that several days previous to the one on which the stacks were fired the pri soner had purchased a box of lucifer matches ; that he was seen in the immediate neighbourhood of the rickyard but a very short time before the alarm was given, and that he alone of all the neighbours, not only abstained from offering any as sistance, but was not even present during the efforts that were made to extinguish the flames. It was further proved by a comrade of the prisoner, that, in a conversation they had re specting the fire, the prisoner observed, that at length he" had served the old devil eat," and several other witnesses gave such an account of various sayings and doings of the prisoner with reference to the fire as were utter.y inconsistent with his in- WINTER ASSIZES. ff'IIS7ERN CIRCUIT. The Special Commission for the trial of prisoners in the county of Hants having concluded, it may be proper, in order to show the utility, or rather necessity, of a winter circuit, to give the result of the business in that county during the last week. There were 50 prisoners, 22 of whom were assize pri soners, 16 were acquitted, 6 pleaded guilty. The fellow ing sentences were pa4sed i-1 transported or 21 years, 2 for 15 years, and 5 for 10 years ; 1 imprisoned for '2 years, 5 for 1 year, I for 9 months, 1 for 8 months, 4 for 6 months, I for 4 months, 5 for 3 months, and the ethers for shorter periods. Would not the very variation in the sentences ' prove that a winter circuit was necessary ? It is a great maxim of our law that every one should be con sidered innocent until he be pronounced guilty by a jury. Is not this an argument for a speedy trial? An observer must have felt this maxim to be a great truth when every morning last week at Winchester he might have seen some of his own species marched through the tows handcuffed two and two, and attached to a long chain, which reached from front to back of the cavalcade ; but if the observer would go into the court, he would see this glorious maxim still further carried out, by a prisoner (of course, by law innocent) being placed at an iron bar, and compelled to stand during the whale of a protracted Why not, as a matter of course, allow the innocent man a seat ? This was much harder formerly than it is at the pre sent day, because a prisoner used to be called upon to address the jury in his own defence, and a looker-on has often se en a prisoner required to make his defence after he had been on his legs from 10 to 14 hours, and this, perhaps, after an in carceration upon prison diet of seven or eight months. The mental vigour would hardly be improved by great bodily ex haustion. At all events, you do not act. upon the hod l of our law. Unless complaints are made, and abuses noticed, they will never be corrected. It may therefore be well to mention another circumstance which might be altered. •Vhen a prisoner is arraigned he is told with what the indictment charges him, and to this is added, " and the indictment states that you have been before convicted of a felony." Now should not this last sentence be omitted until after the second conviction? It must have its effect upon the jury; and it really does not follow, that because a man has bees before convicted, he should be guilty of the second offence. There is an old adage, " Give a dog a bad name," &c., and the man having once had a bad character, is sure to lee the party sought for in case of any offence being committed in his neighbourhood; and if he is tried upon circumstantial evi fence alone, the former conviction being thrown into the scale, makes up the case, and he is convicted. As a good character creates a doubt, and leads to an acquittal, sa does a first conviction remove a doubt, and cause a venlig of guilty to be returned. Every one who has the good or bad fortune to have any knowledge of our law is aware that there are innumerable legal fictions. One of these is, that an assize is considered to last but a day, and the conse quence is, that if a prisoner is acquitted on the first day of an assize, he is detained in gaol until the business of the assize is concluded, even though that should last for fifteen days. Some persons have imagined that this was contrary to our law, and that the moment a jury had declared a man to be innocent of the crime for which he was indicted, the prison doors should be thrown open to him, and he should, of right, be set at liberty. Such, good reader, is the theory of our law, bat not the practice ; that law which is to rule and guide all persons, and by which all persons are bound, is full of absurdities and defects. The law tells an individual he shall not improperly and without just cause imprison another, while at the same time that very law commits that injury itself. It has often been remarked that a gaol contaminates all within its walls, and yet, after an acquittal, and an application to a Judge to give an order for the release of the individual, that learned person has answered—" No, I think not ; he had a lucky es cape, and a few days' more imprisonment will do him no harm." This is law from the judgment seat, and an action for false im prisonment would be scouted. A rich man on bail is instantly liberated upon an acquittal. One would really begin almost to think it was a fiction of law that there was not one law for the rich and another for the poor. Chester, Jan. 1. (Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN. ) Precisely at eleven o'clock Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN took his seat upon the bench (the Commission having been opened on Saturday), and after the proclamation against vice and im morality had been read, he proceeded to charge the Grand Jury. His Lordship adverted to the nature of the Commis sion, and the heavy state of the calendar, and dwelt with much emphasis upon the frightful increase of those cases in which prisoners were charge i with cutting and maiming. The use of the knife could not be too strongly discouraged. His Lord ship observed, that it was unnecessary to trouble the Grand Jury with a recital of the several crimes which were set out in the calendar • he would, therefore, only briefly allude to the cases in which ' souse importance was indicated. There was one of a charge of manslaughter by persons calling themselves Mormonites, a sect of persons with whose tenets he was en tirely unacquainted, but he had been informed it was something in connexion with immersing a female in water in some bap tismal ceremony. There were many charges, also, of bigamy —a crime very frequently committed from a prevalent error, that there was no responsibility when the husband and wife had been separatedfor more than seven years. He would not longer detain them. The following is the list of charges which will be tried under this commission :—1 for arson, 1 assault with intent to rob, 12 burglary, 5 bigamy, 1 cattle-stealing, 4 cutting and maiming, 1 embezzlement, 1 forgery, 1 horse stealing, 2 housebreaking, 12 manslaughter, 3 murder, I poaching, 2 rape, I sacrilege, 1 unnatural crime, 3 various other felonies, and 5 whose names are not down in the calendar. The oases tried during the day possessed no public interest. Chester, Jan. 2. Twa Monasormrs.—Jonathan Pogmore (44), and Thos. Cartwright (28), were indicted, the former for having, in the township of Monks Coppenhall, on the 23d November last, seized Sarah Cartwright by the neck, and feloniously, wilfully, and negligently cast her into a certain brook, in which she was choked and drowned ; and the other prisoner, Thomas Cart wright, was charged with aiding and assisting in the said man slaughter. The Attorney-General, and Messrs. L. Trafford and Towns hend, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Temple for the prisoner. The Arronierr-GENERAL said the two prisoners at the bar were charged with manslaughter, by killing and slaying a person of the name of Sarah Cartwright by negligence. This was rather a notorious case, and would require the best at tention of the jury. It appeared that the prisoners were what were generally called " Latter-day Saints," a seal of religionists in the neighbourhood of the railway station at Crew. The deceased was the wife of the prisoner Cartwright; and one of the tenets of the sect was to baptise those per sons who joined their body. The person for whose death the prisoners were upon their trial, was persuaded by them to be baptized, and the place where the baptism was to be per formed was at a brook called Coppenhall Brook, about a quarter of a mile from the residence of the prisoners. Pog more and Cartwright accompanied the woman, who went volun tarily into the brook, when Pogmore immersed her in the brook once or twice. She struggled and got loose from him, and was drowned. The brook was much swollen at the time, and the question was, whether the death of the woman was owing to a want of ordinary caution on the part of the pri soners. The Learned Gentleman was then about to call his witnesses, when it was found that not one was present whose evidence was of the slightest use in the case ; neither was the attorney in Court. 'Use Court waited some time, and his Lordship asked the name of the attorney in the case. Mr. Lowe, the attorney (of Nantwich), was called frequently, but he did not answer. After waiting some time his Lordship said he would not wait ; the case must proceed in the usual course. It was well known that the case was to come on this morning. The Attorney- General then called the following witnesses: — Michael Kinty, a police constable, said. that on the morning after the death of the woman, Pogmore showed him the place where they went into the brook. When the water was low, it was two or three to four yards broad, and not more than a foot and a half or two feet deep in ordinary times. Upon this occa sion there were seven feet of water in depth, and it appeared that the water had been nine feet deep. James Moore was next called, but did not answer. After some time, the following witnesses came into Court:— George Bazely—l live at Crewe, in the parish of Monks Cop penhall. I went on the morning after this occurrence to search for the body of the deceased. The brook is about three quar ters of a mile from the railway. I found the water swollen, and the body was amongst some trees on the bank of the brook. There was only a flannel singlet on the body. I assisted in carrying the body home. Cross-examined by Mr. Temples—l never saw the river Jor dan nor any of the waters mentioned in Scripture. The brook is in a retired valley. Lucy Massey—l am a dressmaker at Monks Coppenhall. I knew the deceased, Sarah Cartwright. She was about 30 years of age. I saw her on Thursday. the 23d of November. She said something to me.—(Mr. Temple objected to the witness stating what took place.)—lt was about one o'clock when I spoke to her. She was quite well then. I saw the body the next day. It was the body of the wife of the prisoner Cartwright. Ann Peace was called, but she could prove nothing material. James Moore was next called, but not appearing, he was called upon his recognizances. William Robinson, Mary Ann Moore, and George Slater, were also called upon their recognizances. Mr. Lowe, the prosecuting attorney, at length came to Court, but he did not explain the reason why either he or the witnesses had not been attendance. His Loansnir said he would riot suffer the public time to be wasted in this scandalous manner, and he ordered the recog nisances of all the witnesses who had not appeared to be entreated. Mr. Temple submitted that the prisoners must be acquitted. The JUDGE—Yes. But there is a great failure of justice in this case. I shall not allow the costs of the prosecution. The jury, under the direction of his Lordship, acquitted both the prisoners. Mr. Temple said he heard his Learned Friend, the At torney-General, talking about the coroner's inquisition. He called upon his Learned Friend to proceed at once upon it, or to enter a nolle prosequi. Mr. Hill—l shall use my own discretion. The prisoners have not yet been arraigned upon the inquisition. The prisoners were then removed, and the Court proceeded to try a prisoner for a burglary. Robert Howe was indicted for a burglary at Staly, and found Guilty.— Sentence was deferred. The prisoners Pogmore and Cartwright were next arraigned upon the Coroner's inquisition, for the manslaughter of Sarah Cartwright. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he should not offer any evidence in the case. The JUDGE, addressing the jury, said, no evidence was offered for the prosecution, and very properly. A bill had been found by the grand jury, and in consequence of the culpable neglect of the parties who ought to have attended en the part of the prosecution, they had been acquitted. He thought it would be too much to try them after having been acquitted. Addressing the prisoners, his Lordship said—With your peculiar tenets I have nothing to do, but it was most culpable and incautious on your part not to examine the state of the brook before you went in. Let the event which has happened, and ,1)10 . tress which I have no reason to doubt you both must feels arning to you for the future to be more cautious. There. e three witnesses who did attend. Let them have their 4 set, but let no other person have expenses of any sort.--:s. 4 . . prisoners were then discharged. Tir RDER AT DELAMERE.—This afternoon the Grand Jury br. ' • tin a true bill against Samuel Maddochs, for the murder o tthias Bailey, gamekeeper to George Wilbraham, nocenee. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to mercy on account of his youth. The Learned BARON, after commenting in very severe terms on the heinousness of the offence, and the deliberation and vin dictive feeling which had marked its perpetration, sentenced the prisoner to be transported for 10 years. There are several eases that yet remain to be tried, and it is uncertain when the assize will terminate. SOUTH TVALES.—Carmarthen, Dec. 31. THE REBECCA RIOTS. The judge (Mr. Justice Cresswell) entered the Court at nine o'clock on Saturday. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL announced, that after the deci sion in the Dolanhirion case, he should enter a nolle prosequi en the charge of felony against Thomas Hughes, John Jones. and Benjamin Jones, for the offence at Pontarlliche, and re• move the minor charge by certiorari to the next assizes. If anything further should be dime in the Dolanhirion case, the evidence would be best tested by proceedings in the Court of Queen's Bench. EXTRAORDINARY CASE:—David Evans, a farmer, and dames Evans, his servant, were then charged with having, on the 30th of Ceptember, with others, riotously and unlaw fully assembled at Pantycerrig, in the parish of Llanfihangel Rhosycorn. Both prisoners pleaded not guilty. They were defended by Messrs. N. Came and E. C. H. Hall. The ATTORNEY-GENERA L. rose on behalf of the prosecu tion, and said, that the prisoners were indicted for a misde meanour and riot. The substantial charge was, that on the night G f the 30th of September they, with others, demanded a sum of money from Thomas Thomas, of Pantycerrig, a farmer. He then proceeded to detail the facts, which will be found in the depositions and evidence. The object of the parties ap peared to have been not to remove any public grievance, real or imaginary, but to make the agitated state of the country subservient to their private purposes, and obtain a settlement of a claim or debt. Since the occurrences for which the pri soners were now arraigned, Mr. Thomas had been found dead. He did not, however, mean to hint that they were implicated thereby. The character of the county had been satisfactorily vindicated by a careful inquiry, which had given every reason for belief that Mr. Thomas's death had been the result of an accident. The Attorney-General then read the deposition of Thomas Thomas, as follows :—" I live at Pantycerrig, in the parish of Llanfihangel Rhosycorn. lam a farmer. I remem ber, early on Saturday morning, the 30th of September, at about one or two o'clock, a number of peop andc le, about d fifteen o tor twenty, came in disguise to my hous e, alle on me come out with 51. They said they came on behalf of David Evans, of Bergwm, to demand the 5/. in satisfaction for a trespass upon his corn by my cattle. I did not go down to the door, but my wife did. In consequence of the door not being opened imme diately, I suppose they reduced the demand to 40s. I went out of the house amoeg the crowd and was taken by the collar by a tall man in disguise, with his face blackened. He called himself • 'Bette.' I was dragged against my will to Bergwm, a dis tance of about three-quarters of a mile. It is the house of the prisoner David Evans. They all acted in concert. Some had guns, and others horns. 1 recognised James Evans; he be haved the worst to me, and shuffled me. I also recognised David Evans. James had a short old gun, and was disguised by having his face blackened. His clothes were not changed. David Evans was not so much disguised ; I knew him very well. They took me to a field near Bergwm, where we were desired to stop, while some went on, so as not to alarm the family. I saw David Evans go en first, and go into the house. They then took me into the yard, and afterwards into the house. I saw David Evans, and told him that I had made up with him for ten shillings for the damage done to his corn. He said, • The matter is now in these people's hands, and I cannot interfere.' They further demanded money of me, but I said that I bad none. I then asked David Evans to allow me to stop in his home, as I was afraid to go out. James Evans seized me, and dragged me out of the house, in a different direction from my own house. He said he wished to kill me. 'Becca called out to him, Why, he took me in that direc tion ?' 'Becca and the party then took me along the turnpike road to my own home. They called to my wife, and told her they had brought me back as they promised. They then gave me nine days to pay the money ,co and said, that ff I did not pay it by that time, they would me again, and would kill and burn." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL concluded his address by al luding to the recent Government prosecutions, and said, that the object had not been so much the punishment of every individual who took part in the disturbances, or were con cerned in the outrages, as to restore the authority of the law, to give confidence to those who were willing to obey it, and policeman of the A division of the protection to those who we re willing to assi s t in its just ad- Rob e rt a k ne w the late Mr. Thomas Thomas, of metropolitan ministration. Pantycerrig. He is de ad. 1 saw his body the mottling it Bra po y— lic l e. am l was found in the river. George Spurrell—l am clerk to the magistrates at Car gs marthen. I took down the examination of Mr. Thomas. He was examined in the presence of the two prisoners. I saw him sign it. He was sworn. He was examined in Welsh, but understood suffielent English to make any correction required. He told his owe story first. Mr. Price, the Magistrate, in terpreted it. He was not sworn as an interpreter. I took down the English as Mr. Price interpreted. I understood sufficient Welsh myself to interpret. Mr. Price put the whole of his story into English, omitting no part of it. Mr. John Lloyd Price —I am a magistrate for this county. 1 took the depositions of Mr. Thomas Thomas. He was exa mined in Welsh. He understood English. He corrected two or three words when it was read over to him. I took an examination previous to this, with a vie w to issue the war rants. I went to Bergwm. In consequence of the apprehen sion of those two men the houses of Mr. Thomas were burnt down. Thomas Powell and Rosa Thomas went with me to Bergwm. We could get no assistance from the parish con stables. Robert Bray was also there. We found David Evans, the prisoner, at home. He was in bed. I went from home about four o'clock in the morning. I reached Bergwm about six. David Evans, when he had been apprehended, and as he was dressing, said, " I know nothing of the servant, James Evans. I quarreled with bim a few days ago. He wanted to go to Breckfa fair. I was against his going, and I have not sees hint since." I had previously desired the police to search the outhouses. They came in, and had found no one. I suspected something was wrong, and asked David Evans again. He made the same statement. I sent the police out again, and I saw them tumble him out of the loft. I did not see him found. As far as I can remember the examination took place the same day. I remember in the course of the exami.. nation, when Thomas was stating about the 405., David Evans said, "We agreed before we left the turnpike-road to take U." The deposition was then put in and read. Thomas Evans—l am a mason. I live with my father at Pynyffordd. That is about half a mile from Pantycerrig, and a mile from BergWllll. I recollect Saturday, the 30th of September. I was disturbed between 12 and 1 o'clock on that morning. I was in bed at the time. I got up and went to the window. I saw a good many people out. I don't know how many, it was too dark for me to see. I saw more than three. Idi I not see them all. I heard a great noise. The next thing 1 heard was a man calling out, " I warn you not to go to the farm you have taken ; if you do we will burn your hay and corn, as we bave done to your neighbours." My father had just taken a fares. The voice was that of James Evans, the prisoner. I did not see him, but I ant well ac quainted with his voice. I sing in the same singing-school with him. They fired guns as they went away. After they were gone I got up and went out of the house. I went to wards Pantycerrig. I went into a field and saw a crowd pass by on the other side of the hedge. They were goine towards Pantycerrig, and were within two fields of it. They blew horns and were armed with guns. They fired guns frequently, and from their light I saw something white about the dresses of the men. They were about 20. About 9 o'clock in the morning I went to Bergwm. The people there were all in bed. I knocked at the door and was let in by the girl. A short time after David Evans came down stairs. He was dressed. A gun was on the table in the kitchen. I said, " I think here is one of ' hecca's guns." David Evans said he thought it was. He appeared surprised at my remark. I then requested David Evans to co me out with me. When he came out I told him that the servant that waa at his house had warned my father not to take the farm. He said that he had not, for hehad been in bed all night. David Evans then went into the farm. I went with him. David Evans told James Evans what I had said. James Evans came and raised his fist in my face, saying, " You devil, to tell that of me."' D avid Evans then came forward and put his hand upon him, and told him to be quiet. I then went down to Pantycerrig. The next day I saw James Evans. He asked me why I had told Thomas Thomas that he had conf esse d to me. I said I had not. James said a servant at Pantycerrig had told him so, and added, " If I had a chaste I would put you quiet enough, for saying so." I answered, " I don't know whet" It yo will have an opportunity or not." He then replied, It you tran sport me for seven years I'll give you a coat when I come back.' Mr. N. CARNE addressed the jury for the prisoners, and called John Evans, a b oy, brother of the defendant David Evans, who swore that his brother and James Evans were in bed with him when "Becca" came to their house with Mr. Thomas. After a long cross-examination by the Attorney- General. The ArronsreY-GENE RAL put in an affidavit of the witness, that was sworn to by -him for the purpose of obtaining bail fur his brother. This affidavit, when read, was diametrically op posite to the boy's evidence in several most important par. titulars. The sister, Catherine Evans, was then called. She was examined to the same facts, and, on her affidavit being pro duced, the same contradictions appeared. The counsel for the defendants then threw up their briefs, and stated their conviction that perjury had been used. The prisoners were told the situation in which they stood, and were asked if they wished to examine any more witnesses? They replied in the negative. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied briefly, and the Learned Judge having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of Guilty.--Senteuce deferred. The grand jury were then discharged, his Lordship expretss lug a hope that it would be long before they would be called together on a similar occasion. Philip Phillip, William Phillip, and William Harries, were charged with a riot and assault at Pound, in the parish of Llangunnor. The prisoner Philip Phillip was in a very weak state, having met with a severe accident. He remained seated during the trial. John Evans—ln the month of Oc•oher I was employed to make distress on the goods of William Phillip. I met Philip Phillip the day previous, and told him that I was coming over to distrain. He said, " You had better no', for the mother and her children will be there to meet, )ou." On the following morning I went to Pound with John Lewis. We met Philip Phillip. Phillip said, " You're come." I said " Yes , I have. He said, " You had better go - hack, as Mr. Wilson has made a mistake in the account, and in next term we will see whether the award is right or wrong." I said I did not consider that the award had anything to do with tl,e distress, as that had been a matter of dispute a few months previous, and that the son could do as he did with the March rent, he could replevin. The elder Phillip said, I had better go hack, and not go on. We then went into Mr. I.levlye's, at. Nanty caws. Philip Phillip went with us. Mr. Llewellyn had been in company with Phillip when we met him. We all sat down, and Air. Llewellyn said that he was of the same opinion as myself. We then went to Pound. We saw the son, William Phillip. The father pointed him out to us. The son said, " What the devil do you come here for, to ruin me ?" Ile. said this in a loud tone of A gun was then fired. Mr. Alderman Gihhe, hahited in sm.. - r!Vrock, corduroys:, and hobnailed high-lows, and to all appearance as un likely a subject for masquerading in petticoats as Fat Jack, in the " Merry Wives of Windsor." City policeman 322 stated that late on Monday even ing he observed a lady perambulating Chath Blackfriars, and "carrying herself" in such an extra ordinary manner as to create in him serious s uspicions• lie accordingly watched her motions, and perceiving her at last suddenly slip down the bridge-stairs he con eluded that she was mad, and was about to seek the cold water cure fir her complaint in the Thames. Ile ae cordingly hurried to the stairs to prevent such a caitas trophe, but what was his surprise, on arriving there, to find that the lady had vanished, and the rustic youth at the bar substituted in her place. The mys tery, however, was soon explained on examining a basket which the prisoner carried in his hand. lie had disrobed himself of his feminine apparel on the sLties, as rapidly as crst Mathews in it 111 , 111 , 102:41e, and in Cie :et-ket w,re fon%l the iden!ic.l gown, bonnet, aria boa, which had attracted the wit ness's notice. in Chatham-place. Oa being asked what he was about, the prisoner assumed a new character — namely, that of a deaf and dumb ploughboy—and he sustainiai it all night at the station-house with imposing effect, until at last, his articulation returning with his appetito, he undeceived the inspector and his men, by demaeding, more audibly than was necessary, " When the devil they were going to bring hilt)his breakfast ?" The A LDEB.3I A N asked the prisoner who he was and that he had to say f'or himself ; but he was again ai deaf and dumb as a woolpaek, and the Alderman or dered him to solitary continem ,, nt in the Compter until he hOl.lll be in the humour once more to recover his sp,a , ch. CHA CITABLE DONATIONS. — The ALDERMAN requested to acknowledge the receipt of a donation of la to the poor- box, from the Goldsmith's Company ; of a similar donation from the Grocers' Company, and of 4s. from another source. It was fired a little distance. Two or three shots were fired in succession. A number of men sallied forth ; some from a field, some from the garden, and others from the haggard. They were all disguised. There were about 2) or 25. Lewis and I turned to run away ; they pursued us, and brought us back. - One of them struck at me. It was a tall man. He struck at me with a large bludgeon. I warded the blow off with my arm. He collared me with his left hand. He demanded the writs. He spoke in English. He had on a bonnet and a kind of goat's beard. He bad a kind of handkerchief over his face. They compelled me to go hack. About six or ten of them compelled me to go hack. When we got back to Pound there were about 15 round us in the yard. There were three or four who had guns. I saw Lewis as we were being taken back. He was bleeding from the head. His breast was covered with blood. They were all disguised, ex cept Philip Phillip and his son. Some had blackmed their faces, others wore handkerchiefs. I was desired to pull off my clothes and walk naked back to town. The tall man told use this. I was then taken back to the house. I was desired to go on my knees. Philip Phillip was sitting in a chair by the fire. I went on my knees. The tall man ordered a Pible to be brought. Before he ordered the Bible he rdered me to burn my papers, which I did. Philip Phillip said in Welsh, " There was another paper." I produced it, aad that was burnt. It was my authority to distrain. The Bible was then produced. The tall man handed the Bible to my hand. The cover was loose. He said the words I was to swear, that I would not come there again to distrain, "So help me God." He told me to kiss the book, and I did so. At that time there were 18 or 19 round me. The room was crowded. When the tall man made me swearehe held his stick up in a threa.*ening posi• Philip Phillip said that John Lewis was willing to go back on his first request, but the:fault was upon me, as I was a relation of Mrs. Elinor Evans. By the COURT—I do not know who the tall man was. I had no opportunity of identifying him. The evidence of the last witness was corroborated by John Lewis, a bailiff, who accompanied him. On cross-examination by Mr. HALL, the witness stated that he was not mistaken in the identity of Harries, because the disguise came loose, and he saw his face and knew it well. Harries had on a mantle and bonnet, and hankerchief over his head and face. James Harries--T remember going to Merthyr one Tuesday morning. Saw John Evans runnin g from Pound to Carmar then. Some people followed him. They were disguised, with the exception of Philip Phillip, and armed with sticks a' d guns ; there were from lb to 20. They called out, " Catch him." John Lewis was in the middle • d them, and was bloody. They took both Evans and Lewis back to Pound again. Mr. HALL, for the prisoner Harries. called several witnesses to prove that he could not possibly have been at Pound at the time mentioned by the witnesses for the prosecution. The ATTORNEY. GENERAL replied, and His LORDSHIP summed up at very great length. The jury, after deliberating for some time, returned a verdict of Guilty against Philip Philip and William Phillip, but Ac quitted William Harries.— Sentence deferred. ISO W-STREET. A well dressed young man, named George Smith, was charged with stealing a large cigar case, containing a quantity of cigars, from the counter of Mrs. Anna Maria Lyons, No. 2, Wellington-street, Strand. It appeared that, at or.e o'clock yesterday morning, F 4 observed the prisoner in Wellington-street, just above the pro seentrix's shop, stooping down over a cigar box, from the compartments of which he was filling his pockets with cigars. Ile coultinot give a sal i,factory account of h•,w he became pos sessed of the box, so he was taken into custody. Upon in quiry, it was found that the box had been stolen from the counter of the i rosecutrix's shop the night before. The prisoner said he found the box lying in the street. He was committed for trial. Mr. Simpson, the landlord of the Albion Tavern, in Little Rtusell-street, ',las summoned before Mr. Jardine for having his house open on Sunday night last for the sale of spirits. Imprctor Logan proved that he went into the house on Christmas morning at a guar er past one o'clock, and saw several pt rsons in the defendant's house drinking spirits. The defendant. said it was impossible to clear his house in less time than half an hour. The theatres were not over till twelve o'clock, anti he was placed in great difficulty, as he could not order them. to go out. He frequently had 150 persons in his house to supper. Mr. JAxntNE said it had been proved that spirits were sold in the house after twelve o'clock at night, and he should, there fore, fine the de'endant in the full penalty of Si. and costs. The money was immediately paid. Mr. Robot Flagg, landlord of the Red Lion, Houghton street, St. Clement Danes, was fined Si. for a similar offence. The defendant ex,iressed his determination of appealing against the decision of the Magistrate. CLERKEN WELL. John Trebble, lately discharged from the N division of po lice, was charged with stealing several publicans' pewter pots. The charges were fully proved against the prisoner, who wus fully committed fur ti ial. By a strange coincidence the policeman whom the prisoner succeeded, and whose letter and number he bore, was tried and convicted for a similar larceny. Charles Alfred Freenv , n, a footman in the employment of Mr. May, a solicitor, residing at 14, Queen-square, was charged with attempting to violate the person of Frances Wilde, his fel low-servant, and threats ning to , t urfed character, was fully est rder her. The case, which was of an agra tablished, and the prisoner committed. John Green, alias Boon. was committed for trial, for a bur glary at the house of Mr. Jackson, a gentleman, residing in Charles-street, Clerkenwell. IJIV lON-HALL. ------- CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD CO U IIT. (Before Mr. Justice ERSKINE.) George fait alias Jeremiah Regan, aged 2i, smith, was p'aced at the bar, charged with feloniously uttering counterfeit coin, well kn swing it to have been counterfeit. Sir. Ellis, Counsel to the Mint, and Mr. Bodkin, conducted the prosecution. It aoneared from the evidence that the defendaet, on the 21st of December, went to Covent-garden Market and pur chased some holly from a person named James Moore, for which he gave a shilling. The prisoner said he would come to Moore next day to buy more, and wen', away. Moore, in the mean time, found the shilling to be bad, and when the prisoner called next day, he gave him a crown-pieee, which he found was bad, and which he marked with his teeth. The defendant was then taken to the station-house and was committed for trial. Mr. Field, an officer from the Mint, proved that the erowx: and shilling were counterfeit. It appeared that the defendant was sonvictedon a former occasion for a similar offence com mitted in April, 1842. The Jury found the prisoner guilty, who was sentenced to ten years' transportation. John Clinch and Thomas Horne, two Kensington omnibus drivers, surrendered in Court, to answer a charge of feloniously killing and slaving William Knott. Mr. Adolphus prosecuted, and Messrs. Clarkson and Wilkins appeared for the prisoners respectively. The circumstances under which the charge was made were of rather a novel character. The indictment alleged that the defendants drove furiously and improperly past a certain dray, of which the deceased was the driver, and that in consequence of this furious driving the horses in the dray became terrified and started off, and threw down the deceased, the wheel of the dray going over him and inflicting injuries, of which he died. To support this charge several se itnes , es were called, but the testimony was of a conflicting character. It appeared that on the 9th November the dray, which was one of Messrs. Goding and Co.'s, was proceeding along the Kensing. ton road towards London, the deceased, not being the regular driver, but having the horses placed in his charge by the driver, who was riding at the time in the dray. The prisoners, who were each driving air omnibus, came up to the dray near Kensington Church, anil both of them attempted to pass the dray, one on the near, and the other on the off-side of that vehicle, and, according to the testimony of some of the witnesses, in consequence of the speed they were going at, the dray-horses were frightened, and started off, and the deceased, in attempting to stop them, sas thrown down by the dray, and received the injury of which he died. The evi dence was not by any means clear as to the precise manner in which the accident occurred ; and the evidence as to the speed at which the prisoners were driving was very contradictory, some of the witnesses stating that they were galloping, and others, that they were going at a very moderate pace; and, so far as the prisoner Horne was concerned, it appeared pretty clear that he was not driving fast at the tone the accident happemed. The case for the prosecution having closed, Mr. CLARKSON asked his Lordship whether he thought there was any case to go to the jury against his client Horde ? Mr. Justice ERSKINE said the case certainly was very weak, but still he did not think he ought to withdraw it from the consideration of the jury. Mr. CLARKSON then addressed a few observations to thy jury on behalf of the prisoner for whom he appeared. Trio DUKE OF BORDEAUX.—On Sunday morn , Mr. WILEINs took some technical objec , iens to the indict ment, but they were overruled by the Court. fng, after attending mass at the Roman Catholic chapel, at The Learned Counsel addressed the jury for Clinch. e tenehouse, near Plymouth, his Royal Highness the He called Mr. Commissioner Bullock to speak to his Duke de Bordeaux, travelling under the title of Count character, and that gentlem an said he had known him for se- de Chambord, embarked in the barge of the Corn veral years as coachman to some ladies of his acquaintance, mender -in- Chief, Admiral Sir D. Milne, Bart., and went and he always bore a very good character. on board the Sylph tender. His Royal Highness then pro- Mr. Justice ERSKI NE havin g summed up, the jury, after a ceeded to the breakwater, and, after inspecting that g reat short deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. , national woik, returned into the harbour, and went on The prisoners were ordered to be discharged. , board the Albion, 9i) guns, her gallant captain, N. Locker, John Caffyn, 59, was indicted for cutting and wounding C. 8., receiving his Royal Highness with years manned. The Maria Caffyn, with intent to do her grieveu , bodily harm. Dike and party were shown over this splendid vessel, when hi Mr. Clarkson prosecu ted, and Mr. Ballantine defended the Royal Highness did not fail to express his gratification. On , i Monday morning, about half-past ten, the Duke visited the prisoner. dockyard, and made a general survey of the establishment, all It appeared that the prisoner had assaulted the prosecutor, w h o i s his wife, with a poker, but it was clearly shown that he the 0 likels being in attendance at their respective departments was at the time in a state of insanit y . to give every informatinn. All the respect and courtesy usually shown to fo:eign Noblemen of distinction have been paid by The jury accordingly a c q uitted him on that ground, and be the authorities to the Royal Duke. was ordered to be detained in custody during her Majesty's pleasure. FALL OF SNOW IN THE COUNTRY —So deep I.%as The RECORDER sat in the evening, but the cases disposed of the fall of snow on Tuesday morning in the country, that were of no public interest. the Dover train, which left Folkestone at seven o'clock, -------j was fifty-six minutes behind time in reaching Ashford, a dis- NE IV CO) U;: T. tance of only 15 miles. According to the guard's statement it ( /Vote the CostmoN SERGEANT.) appears that the snow was in some places 18 inches deep on The Court was occupied during the greater part of the morn- the metal, and completely solid from the severity of the frost. ing, in disposing of charges of uttering counterfeit coin, of a It was ten minutes to twelve before the train arrived in-London. trivial nature. Stephen Soper, Emma Stone, .I. Straughan, THUNDER STORM.—The state of the weather re and G. ilistasr, were convicted of the offence. T he first three cently has been most extraordi n a r y in all p arts of the countr y . were sentenced ' to six, and the last ter nine months' im- In Lancashire and Cheshire it has been very variable—heat, prisonment. cold, snow, hail, rain almost on alternate days. The typhus If. Garhe was indicted for stealing from the person of fever, and other diseases, are very prera'ent. On Monday Sarah h.llingham, on the 19th of December, a cloak, the pro- evening last these counties were visi;ed by a heavy party of William Allen. thunder storm. accompanied by hail and rain. The flashes of The robbery was alleged to have taken place near Ilickmens- lightning were terrific, and the thunder shook the houses almost worth, in Hertfordshire. The prisoner, whilst driving a cart to their foundations. The effect of the lightning was such as in open day, asked the prosecutrix to ride. She did so, and the to cause a stage-like effect of the burning of blue fire. We prisoner first attempted to take improper liberties welt her, and have not. heard wh ther any injury had been sustained by upon her resisting look from her the bundle. ' the shecks. This being the evidence for the prosecution witnt sots were E teo, testierno IN FRANCE.—The Semaphore de called for the prisoner, who gave him an excellent. characti r, Marseilles announces that a number of distinguished, English and Counsel in his defence, contended that he most have been had, in imitation of lord Brougham, purchased estates in the drunk at the time of committing the offence, otherwise lie neiehbourlio d of Cannes, in the south of France. General could never have done what was charged against him. Sir -- Taylor, amongst others, has built a splendid villa near The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. the chateau of his Lordship, and Mr. Leader, the Member for Thrmaas Cunningham was found guilty of stealing a number Westminster, has bought a fine estate in the immediate vicinity of fowls, and sentenced to be imprisoned in the [louse of Cur of Lord Brougham's residence, where he intends to erect a rect ion for three months. handsome mansion, of which he gave the 'plan to his architect, Richard Stacey was charged with stealing one herdkerchief, with orders to build it with the greatest activity. "It is ins value 21., the property et George Franklin Collins, from his possible," says the Cosrespondent of t h e Semaphore, ~t o person. The prisoner was found guilty. There had been a choose a site offering a more delightful view. It will rise on previous eonvistion, and an attempt was made to re sue him : the shores of the Mediterranean, amidst orange groves and when taken into custody for the last offence, by a gang 'of no plantations of cassia and palm trees, and rival in splendour the torious thieves. He was sentenced to be transported for ten most beautiful villas of Italy, and, in point of comfort and magnificence, the chateaux of opulent England. Lord POLICE INTELLIGENCE. I Brough im and Mr. Leader have jointly purchased an extensive forest of pines, arbutus, and cocoa-trees, full of game of every (YESTE ii DA Y. ) description, and abounding particularly with foxes. It will .31.e1.N5/ON-1/0 - U SE. serve as the theatre of one of the favourite sports of British Several omnibus drivers a nd conductors were summoned for fashion, It appears that the aristocracy of Great Britain now having loitered on their way through various parts of the City. prefer purchasing chateaux in southern ciuntries to residing in In one case the defendant was charged with having loitered the furnished hotels of Nice or l'isa, where Sardinian and before an Ealing omnibus, while another omnibus was follow- Italian habits do not coincide with the exigencies of English ing for the purpose, as was evident t o a ll, of p r ev en ti n g the comfort. It is a new luxury : which is now being adopted by Ealing vehicle from obtaining a fair share of passengers. It the rich inhabitants of England. Cannes, a French town, so was stated that the driver of the omnibus whieh the whets admirebly - siluate, where the rigours of winter are unknown, were endeavouring to injure, was a well-con fueled respectable where the ceuntry and the sea present such a delightful aspect, person, who was obedient to the directions of the efficers ap- has had the good fortune to have become the object of that pointed to superintend the arrangements of the streets. predilection which will increase the prosperity as well as the Sir GEORGE CARROLL, on inflicting the full penalties upon renown of our town." this defendant, said that in adjudicating in that manner, he , (..: ...,T. PANCRAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND carried out tho intentions of the Lot tt Alas, or, particularly as the : G UARDIANS.—INSUFFICIENT DRAINAGE.-011 Tuesday, at defendant had joined with another in the t mho your to prevent ' the meeting of tire Directors and Guardians of the Poor of St. the Ealing driver from gaining bread for his family. He also : Pancras, held at the workhouse in the King's-road ; Mr. stated that upon any occasion in wh i c h such su. p icions were Wright in the chair, ter. Curtis , one of the medical" officers of proved, he should take care to act with two-fold severity to the the north division of the parish, waited upon the Board for the offending parties, and he directed the police to observe the con- purpose of lay ing before them the alarming amount of fever duct of all persons who engaged in such unfair courses with pe. prevailing in certain portions of his district, on account of in ' culler strictness, and to report them punctually. sufficient and improper drainage. He said that in Ferdinand- The defendant asked what would be the consequence if he street, t h e want of drainage was . so great, that the water, &c., refused to pay? . lay in stagnant pools, from which a most noxious and dangerous Sir GEORGE CARROLL—One month's imprisonment in . effluviumarose, and the result was, that there were no less than Bridewell. thirteen houses in that street alone infected with fever. He The defendant paid the fine and costs. - had been applied to by some of the inhabitants, and had given Another omnibus driver was summoned for havi n g , f ou r a certificate as to the dangerous state of the locality through eifferent times, violated the law by crawling-along Cheapside want of proper drainage, which he understood- was about to and other streets. be laid before the Poor-law Commissioners. Mr. Church- The defendant made a great number of excuses, and per- warden Ilovrarth said th it Kentish-!own possessed a local Act sist.ed in talking, although several times called upon to be silent. and the Commissioners were hound, by Act of Parliament, to 'He was fined. carry out, throughout, the district, a erol er drainage. Mr. We are requested to acknowledge the receipt of 5/., by 11. e Douglas thought that the meeical officers of the Board having Lord Mayor, for the Poor-box, signed ~ Ingleter," and I!., the made such a Report, they were in duty bound to call the at ten produce of a wager upon the result of the last election for the tion of the Keetish-loon Commissioners to the state of the Mayoralty of the City of London. drainaee of hat. district. It was ultimately resets. , d that the GUILDHALL. clerk should forthwith call the attention of the Kentish-town - MASQUERADING.—A stout y whim fellow, whose wm , Commissioners to the state of drainage in that district. The it was to be nameless for the present, was introduced to i Board, after some other business, - separated. rears. Tuesday the drivers of Ball's Brixton omnibus, and Sprat ley's Vauxhall omnibus, were summoned, at the Instance of the proprietor of the former vehicle, for forious driving, and endangering the lives of the passengers. Mr. Balls. addressing the Magistrate, said he brought for ward the present charge more with the view of protecting the public against accidents from furious driv ng than to punish the drivers for the damage oac of his vehicles had sustained from the violent collision that had takers place on the occasion. It vas thou givn in evidence that on Wednesday evening last the two omnibuses in question net together near the -Rockingham Arms, at the corner of the New Kent road, on their way to the (Iv. The vehicles, which had been standing adjacent to the above spot, started off toge ther, and in their eagerness to see which would first get through the Newington turnpike, they came up abreast of each other, and at the moment they we pasting the gate, a roost vio'ent collision took place, by which, as one of the witnesses (the toll-collector) described it, it was only astonish ing that both iehicles were not smashed. As it was, the driver of one of the vehicles was thrown off his seat into the road, and a'so an outside passenger, bitt neither sustained much injury. The driver of the ether omnibus did not even pull up, or stop a moment to inquire the ext.mt of the damage c rused by such reckless ..oniluct, but drove on towards the City. Mr. TItAILL took great pains in ascertaining which of the defendants was most blameable on the occasion, but after the examination of the witnesses on each side he came to the con clusion that the conduct of both was equally reprehensible. The Magistrate added, that he considered it as an instance of such gross misconduct on the part of the defendants, that it was a proper case to send to the sessions. It was however intimated that the driver of Spratley's om nibus was to be discharged from his situation, and, as an ap peal was made to the Magistrate not to send the case for trial, he at length consented to impose penalties of 40s. each on the defendants, adjudging at the same time, the driver of Sprat ley's omnibus to pay half the damage sustained by the vehicle. Two young women, the daughters of labouring men, were charged with robbing their parents. Both charges were of a very a 42 ravate.l description. It appeared that the first girl took an opportunity of break ing open her father's box, and taking therefrom two sovereigns. The moment she took the money she absconded, and joining some loose characters went to one of the " penny theatres," as they are denominated, and staying out all night spent the whole of the money. She was found in the morning in one of those dens of infamy in Vine-yard. The other prisoner had robbed her parents on several occasions, and having spent the money in the lowest company, was in the habit of return ing home with scarcely sufficient clothes to cover her. The latter prisoner endeavoured to exculpate herself by say ing that site was cruelly treated by her step-mather, and that she could not remain in the house with her. Mr. COTTINGHAM remanded the prisoners with a view of saving them from utter destruction, and endeavouring to obtain their admission into an asylum fur the reformation of female oilenders. ST ATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Cs"rdian.) MANCHESTER.—There was a good i n q uir y yesterday for nearly all descriptions of cloth, with a slight advance tirr . n those descriptions which are in the most general request: , and especially Oat shirting=. For yarn, too, there was an im proved detoand for the home trade, and an advance of id. to id. per Ib. was obtained en some descriptions suitable for that purpose. On the whole, the new year opens un der farvourable auspices for spinners and manufacturers, unless their prospects should be blighted by a speculative advance in the price or the raw material at Liverpool ; of which there seems to be some danger, but for which, as it seems to us, there is not the slightest grounds. The spinners, however, have the remedy in their own hands. In case of an advance arising from speculative purchases, all they have to do is to buy only for their immediate wants ; when the pressure of the stock, anti of the coming imports, will very soon restore the market to its proper and natural state. We may probably give some further ohservations on this subject in a future number. ROC HDA I.F. FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JAN. 1. There has been a (lull market to-dray, few liners having attended, and the business transacted has been very limited.. MARKET NEWS.-(Y1 STERDAY). c zr-InZXCITANGE. The supply of English Wheat was very moderate, while ,ve h ave t o re p-ir s. steady demand for it, at prices fully equal to those obtained oa Monday. Free Foreign Wisest moved off slowly, a. t lat e rates. In Barle y , a fair business Iva; doing, and it's value was well supported. Malt was quite as dear, with a small quantity on offer. Oats, and all other grain, as last,' flAlYind. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour E ng lish 1,210 qrs. 5,750 qrs. 890 ,ir , • 1,780 sack s. Irish -_, Foreign 440 = Malt, 2,+-90 qrs. WHITECHAPEX. , Our market was, on the whole, supplied with Meat, yet the demand, arising from the favourable change in the weather. was active, o n the following term , :—Beef from 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; 14utton, 3s 2d to 4; 4d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6 d ; and Pork, .3s to 4s 6d per Glbs COAL MARKET Ships arrived since last market.day, '36, s. d. is. d. Middle's West Hartley .... 15 0 W.a lls End Hotsp,'lr 'l7 3 Davison's West Hartley ... 16 ti Wails End K illin g worth l7 6 Hastings Hartley yew Tanlield Moor Ord's Itedheneh l4 6 Walls E,,;(1 Hetton =o 3 Pontcp Windsor ...... 14 0 Walis End Pemberton ...... 18 3 Ilavensworth West Hartley 15 6 Walls End R L 'ssell's Hetton 19 0 West Hart1ey.......... Taylor's Hartley2o 3 3 13 16 6 0 Walls wai 1 s EndEn d Sctac:Laorrt ,' I; West Wylam l5 3 Walls End Adelaid .t. —...... 19 5 Wylam Walls End Clark and Co. 01,111, End .40,1'0 , th Walls End Heaton 8 0 Cowper ........ 16 0 Wads End Hilda l7 6 Howard's W. Nethert. l4ll •' 15 6 -- ----- ACCIDENT TO THE EARL OF AIOUNTCASHEi.. — I n consequence of a statement having appeared in the s ocount given of the meeting of Magistrates lately liehl at Fermoy, that the Earl of Mountcashel had received but a slight injury by his e a-riage being upset, we are authorised to say, that the accident was of a much more serious nature. On Thursdub the 21st, as his Lordship was returning from ti , e mountains, where he had been shooting, the horse took fright, and running away down a hill, the carriage in which he was set ted came in contact with a stone fence at the side of the road wital, such vio lence as to separate the two hind wheels from the bod);• and be was dashed oat with considerable force. He was taken up in sensible immediately afterwards by some p ersons whew were pairing, and carried into an adjacent cottag e. For the last week he has been confined to his bed, suffering much pain, but is now out of all danger.— Cork Paper. DEATH OF GENERAL LovEDAy.—This gallant ni. , d venerable officer, who died at Bath last week, at an ad vanced age, had seen much service in India, and his commis slots as Lieutenant-General (local rank) bore date 10th Ja nuary, 1837. He married Miss D'Esterre, sister to Mr. Nor cott D'Esterre, who was killed by Mr. O'Connell in a duel near Dublin in 1815, by whom he had a numerous family. ACCIDENT TO SIR RICHARD SUTTON, BART.—On Friday last, the 29th ult., when Sir Richard Sutton was hunt ing at Greetham, near Oakham, Rutlandshire, his horse, whilst taking a fence, accidentally put his foot into a deep blind ditch, and threw the worthy Baronet with great vio lence over its head. It was greatly feared, from the severity' of the fall, that Sir Richard had again broken his thigh. Mr. Jackson, consulting surgeon, of Stamford, was imme diately sent for, and we are glad to hear, that although one of the Baronet's knees is severely injured, he is likely again to resume his favourite pursuit in the field before the end of the season. TEMPERANCE AMONG THE INDIANS.—There is no thing connected v. ith the progress of civilisation among the western Indians more lamentable than the fact that wherever the whites have gone they have invariably introduced the use of intoxicating drinks among the savages, and thus effected a deeper and more permanent injury than they could have done in any other way. A great deal of this sin lies at the door of the detachments of the United States army which have been stationed along our extreme frontier ; and we are glad to see, by a letter from an officer in the in fantry at Fort Towson, Arkansas, published in a re cent number of the Black River Journal, that they have undertaken to remedy the evil so extensively done by the only means in their power, the promotion of temperance principles and the establishment of tem perance societies among the Indians. A society was organised among the soldiers about a year ago which has weekly meetings, and numbers 150 members among the soldiers themselves. The members, officerS, and all connected belong to the army, and courts mat tial and military offences have almost wholly disap peared. At a small village named Doatsville, about a mile from the garrison, a society has been organised among the Indians, of whom 400 or 500 have become members. The cause of temperance is said to be making very rapid progress among the Choctaws in that vicinity. New York Paper. • . _ TEAS AT IV II 0 - 1. E S ALE PRICES. ii... Good Common Black 3s. Od. File Pekoe Souchosig...4s. Od Strong COrsgou ... .......3s. 4d. Superior ditto ...4s. 44. Fine ditto, Pekoe flavour..3s. Sd. Finest ditto imported...ss. Od• COFFEE. Goad Common Ceylon, sound and sweet...ls. Od. Ditto Cuba ...15. 8 1 Fine do., recommended ...Is. 2d. Finest Mocha Finest Ceylon, rich and mellow ls. 4d. Goods delivered in all Country orders amounting to 51. parts of Town daily. ~ sent ?roe to all parts of Great tain. Bucklersbury, Cheapside. MANSELL and CO., 2; BIRTHS. On the 2d inst., at 14, Great St. .Thomas Apostle, Mrs. William H. Ebbs, of a daughter. On the 17th ult., at Rome, the lady of Alfred Batson, Esq-• jun., of a son. On the 29th ult., at Upnor Castle, Kent, the lady of C. Myers Creagh, Esq , Lieutenant in the 9th Regiment, of a son- On the •29th ult., in Wilton-crescent, the lady of James Horne, E-q., of a daughter. On the Ist inst., the wife of T. J. Agar Robartes, of a son. On the lit inst., at Tavistock-square, Mrs. John Baggallalo of a daughter. On the Ist inst., at Leasam House, Mrs. Edward Curteis, a daughter. On the Ist inst., Mrs. Kislingbury, High Holborn, of a son- On the 2d inst., at Pembroke-square, Kensington, Mrs. T. H Davies, of a son. MARRIED. On the 28th ult., at St. Helier's, Jersey, the Rev. Charle s Robinson, to Anne Jessy, eldest daughter of Henry P. k'l is I )6res, Esq. DIED. On the 31st ult., at Promenad e .terrace, Cheltenham, Liere tenant-Colonel Cyprian Bridge , on t he retired full- p a y of til floyal Regiment of Artillery. On the 2sth ult., at Hurst-per-Point, Sussex, Mrs. 1 08 " Forster. aged 93. On the 31st ult., at South Parade, Trafalgar-square, Chei°! Mrs. Judith Whetten, aged 93. . MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY. Generals—Morrison, Col. of 13 F., and Gov. of Chestef: London ; Lord Lynedoch , G.C.13., G.C.M.G., Col. of 1 F. and Gov. of Dumbarton Castle, London. Lieutenants-General—Sir John Taylor, K.C.8., Col. of 8(1 F., London ; Blommart, Taunton ; Loveday, E. I. Coral' Serv., Bath. Major-General Bellasis, E. I. Comp. Serv. Colonels—T Westan, h. p. 14 Gar. Bn. ; Knight Er ski l C. 8., h. p. Bradshaw's Levy ; Du Vernet Grosset Muir hes' h. p. R. Staff Corp, Budderholm. ft. Lieutenant-Colonels—J. Williamson, Commandant of oA Mil. Asylum, Chelsea; W. R. Dickson ' K.H., la.p.r Bruusw. Fenc., and Asst., Adj.-Gen. in Canada, Quebec.o, , Majors—J. Leathart, late of E. I. Comp. Serv., Clete° near Bristol ; P. Craigie E. 1. C( mp. Serv., Dinapore. F, ; Captains—Bryati, h. p. Gren. Gds. ; Gardner, h. plate of G. Campbell, h. p. 26 F'. ; R. INPNabb, •Unatt. ; Burt, a R. Eng., Blatultord, Dorset; APDermid, late 3 R. Vet. 1 311 ; 1 ; flei-e, h. p. 1 Lt. Inf. Germ. Leg. , Htldeshein, liana 0 , Nlejer, h. p. 5 Line Bn. Germ. Leg. ; steinweh r, h" Brunsw. Inf. fief' Lieutenants —Knollys. 33 F.. Boulogne; Richard 00 co R. Art., Jamaica; Richard Brown, h. p. R. Mar. Ruvynes, h. p. 20 Dr.: Bagshaw, h. r. 23 Dr. ; Flood, 4 F., Liverpool ; Hamilton, h. p., 29 1..; Horan, h. p. ` 2 , 0 0 Morris, h. p., F. ; Leslie, h. p., 57 F. ( Adj.) ; C ar i,erk Unatt. ; It. H. Peel, do.; Wolff, h. p. l Line Bn. Germ% t ho Cornets and Ensigns—Masterson, 63 F., on board m olt Minerva, on passage from St. Helena to England Lanr„, of h p. 49 F. ; Bury, h. p., 57 F. ; Cowper, h. p. For. C°frOii, Waggoners; Von Jeinsen, do. ; Kerstiug, b. p. 1 Lic e Germ. Leg. Pay master Cross, h. p., 83 F. b`ei Quartermasters—Dowling, h. p. 4 Dr. Gds. ; M`l ntr. p. Ross and Cron - may Fen., Liverpool. par A•edisal. Department—Dep. Insp. Gen. of Hosp. b f teas h. p.; Dr. M'Dougle, h. p. Surgeons—Dr. Purdl: p. Staff; H um ph rey , do. ; Hughes, 3 Provincial 13° Alilitia. sllt Chaplains—Rev. J. Hughes, h. p. Staff; Rev. ° h. p.. 105 F. QUARTERLY NAVAL OBITUARY. A 0 Fleg Offi cers —Ad m i ra l Sir Graham Moore, G.C.13,., olv M.G., Re ar -Ad m i ra l Si r Arthur Farquhar, K.C.B • "'' • Captain Samuel Chambers. Ob er' Commanders—Edward Williams, Edward B. 13 41' 0 1 Fletcher N. Cl ar k e , J os hua Kneeshaw, James Sibbald• Arioje G. Robert s , Hugh D. C. Douglas, George Bissett, Aliato Shajard, Joh n Bowen, Henry F. Seagram , Grant I* Ad, Ge )rge Law ranc ,"illiam Archbold, John Fulton . shi , ,, Lieutenants—Edward De Montmorency, William 50 0 r" William J. Ed war d s James Shrapnell, Benjami n • f oe , Sampson Mar s hall, Roger Lanplands, John D. FoulkeNboof sonby Sheppard, William C. O'Hara, George J• Pt; Joseph Taylor, Andrew D. Baldrey, Joseph Proctor' Jo ander S. Wight, Bryan Roberts, John F. T. Sta rke '' 'Ore Cashman, Daniel H. APNeill. W ril Alasters—John Bryce, Joseph Perriam, Richard William C. Pettigiew. Second Alaster Charles E. Maitland. j oes l i Medical Officers - John Richardson, Richard Ili i t'OP pe A ander B. Greig, James Grant Alexander Heastie• gist r i Frame, Arthur 1). Milne, William Leitch, M in t i l er' Hugh It Monk. • flea Pursers—Thomas Wallin, John Taylor, Benja min Frederick Hellyer. ROYAL MARINES. 0 0 ' 0 0 First Lieutenants—Biehard Browne William SatoP s , CO - Second Lieutenants—George D. 'Clarke, Thooa" • Digby J. 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