The Sun. — London, England, 1844-12-06 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. PROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—Two lives were sacrificed by the recent collision of two trains on the Midland Counties Rail way. As the death of one of the sufferers took place in the county, while that of the other occurred within the limits of the borough of Nottingham, two in quisitions were necessary. That held by ,the city coroner returned a verdict of manslaughter against Mr. R. Lig,htfoot, the station superintendent. On I riverdict we ventured to offer some, remarks Monday, which, from the observations with which _hey accompanied their finding, seem to have been read and considered by the county jury. Although the evidence in the two cases was precisely the same, the verdids were opposite. The one imputed cri minal blame to the station superintendent, and thus preserved the Railway Company from pecuniary in • -diction ; tbe second exculpated the servants of the Company, by an unanimous verdict of " accidental death." By imposing a deodand of 1,0001. on the engines, tenders, and carriages, the jury showed that they considered the real cause of the accident was the lack of those precautions, on the part of the Directors, which are essential for the public safety. Neglect of the means which experience has shown to be the only effectual safeguards against accidents, when they lead to the loss of life, can at present only be visited on public bodies by such penalties. We hope that the present instance will operate as a salutary caution to other companies, as well as to the Midland Railway Company, through which the lesson has been conveyed. The jury say— " We are convinced the collision took place in conse quence of mismanagement and the want of a clear understanding on the part of some of the Company's servants of the directions which were given; but, owing to conflicting evidence, we are not able to de cide who are the parties individually implicated. We are also of opinion that much improvement may be made in the general management of the Midland Railway, particularly- at the Nottingham station, which would tend materially to secure the public tafety. We think it important that the ser vants, especially the enginemen and guards, .should be properly instructed in, and duly impressed with the importance of, the printed rules, which should as much as possible be observed to the letter. We are also of opinion that Jonathan Raven , the Beeston sta tion-master, has given evidence before this inquest which the jury can place no reliance upon, and that he ought to forfeit the confidence of the Railway Company, and be no longer retained as a public servant." The jury, in expressing their opinion that " much improvement may be made in the general management of the Midland Railway," do but give effect to the ge nerally expressed opinion of all who have had occasion to travel by that railway, since the amalgamation of the line. The interests of the Company, no less than the convenience and safety of their passengers, impera tively demand prompt attention to this subject on the part of the directors. The allusion which the jury make to the evidence of Jonathan Raven, the Beeston station-master, is important. His evidence, if relied on, would go to fix a considerable degree of culpable negligence on Mr. Lightfoot. Supposing his evi dence to be given with another purpose than that of deposing to the facts, se far as they came within his cognizance, two objects may be assumed as tending to influence his testimony. He would exone rate himself from blame ; and, by inculpating' Mr. Lightfoot, he would preserve the property of his employers from the visitation of a deodand. His evidence, under any circumstances, was to be re ceived cum gram) sans ; and the contradictions and evasions with which it abounded induced the jury not only to exclude it from their regard, but to pass upon the witness the strong and unqualified condemnation they heee placed on record. Every one must regret that the mulct which the jury has imposed on the funds of the Company, cannot be made evadable for the families of the deceaSed persons. The deodand is a relic of by-gone days ; when superstition, and the ignorance in which it originates, led to practices that are now abrogated, at least in this country. The deodand was assigned to the nearest monastery, mad purchased for the deceased soul of the per son who had been deprived of life by accident, and was sent to his great' account without the offices of the Church, those masses which were deemed to s great influence with the Deity, and to procure possess s ge e B arly deliverance from purgatory. The design was benevolent. Let a better-instructed be nevolenee direct the.deodand to be applied to the corn , pensation, though vastly inadequate, of those to whom the deceased person's cares were devoted ,while he lived, and . who are, probably, deprived of protection and sustenance by his death. STANDARD.—The accounts from the manufac turing districe indicate a degree of activity, enter prise, and profit, beyond any former example • these a ccounts are indeed so favourable as to be even alarming to all who look to the future. In some places millowners calculate upon realising a gain of fifty per cent. upon their capital within the year ; in others fortunes of 50,0001., 70,0001., and 100,0001. have been already realised, while mills are rising in all directions ; facts to which the Property-tax Commissioners must be duly attentive. It is not our disposition to dash the enjoyment of present prosperity with sur mises of future evil ; in general we hold it to be the' truest wisdom to make the most of the good we have, and let the future take care of itself. But this rule is extended too far, when the _present good is, as in the present ease, obtained at the expense of the future; when the present gain to a few is made at the cost of much misery hereafter to the many, who even new scarcely participate in it; when the very men who are now pushing enterprise beyond its due bounds, are the same who will labour to shift the blame of the ill consequences of their own lucrative speculations upon innocent parties. It is speaking very moderately to assert that the present manufacturing activity and manufac turing profit cannot he maintained at anything like the point at which they have arrived ; or, if we may be allowed to use this mode of measurement, with in ten or twenty per cent. of that point. The demand of the whole world, though all directed upon this country, would not maintain both enter prise and profit at the present standard. What, then, must be expected ? A relaxation of enter prise and a decline of profit. This would be no great harm if it concerned only the mill•ownere, who are now so desperately " going a-head," for they—such of them, at least, es stop in time—will be safe at anchor with each his 60,000/. or 100,0001. secured within the year. But what is to be the fate of the labourers— the persons by whose unnaturally-extended and pe neriously-reqttited toil all this immense wealth will have been gained ? Ten or twenty per cent. of theM at the very least will be turned adrift to starve or to he supported by the agricultural parishes ; the re mainder set to work at short time and shorter wages —an ample preserve for the Radicals and Chartists. This, we must contend, is the prospect before us, ]et it arrive soon or late—the cloud that overhangs the evenings of every particularly bright day in our commercial progress. Are these painful re ac tions necessary? We say, certainly not in the de gree, probably not at all. It is undoubtedly a delicate affair to intermeddle in the concerns of commerce, but in cases of necessity we see finance ministers intruding into these concerns with very little ceremony. The whole process of malt making, for example, is regulated by laws as minute as the receipts in a cookery book ; and we believe that in distilleries, glass-houses, paper mills, tobacco manufactories, &c., a Chancellor of the Exchequer is the virtual "master of the works." From all which examples it is pretty plain that the pezzetralia of trade are not absolutely inviolable. If, therefore, the protection of multi tudes of our fellow-subjects nom the last, degree of suffering be as important to the Legislature as mere revenue, the Legislature may as properly re gulate the manufacture of calico as the manufacture of malt, more especially as the interference in the case of the calico needs to be but very slight, and will, in the end, greatly serve the trade with which it has to do, as well as greatly serving the country — what nobody has ever predicated of the malt duty, as far tie we are informed. Before sug gesting the obvious and just guard against the frightful evils of manufacturing re•ac eons, or as they are called " gluts, let us Meet one objection—the objection, namely, that enterprise must be left free in order to catch the turn of the tide. This is an objection founded upon a fallacy. There are, at least there ought to be, no tides in commerce—commerce ought to be a constant stream, and would be such were it not for rare acci dents and for the obstruction offered to its progress by gambling speculation. The wants of mankind are uniform and constant ; and if those who are invited V) supply such wants would be contented to supply them only uniformly, the demand would be steady, uniform, end constant also. Are the manufacturers of 1844, however, working for the supply only of • 1844? No, in the fury of competition they work for the supply of five years to come; what wonder, then, if the demand shall flag until 1850, or even later. The • tide, the regular irregularity, if we may so call it, he gins in the furious competition of speculators, not,in any connected with the markets If in oneyear they urn"luce a eueely for five years, they must expect that the bulk of the goods will lie i n th e i r own , or in the warehouses of such consignees tl3' they have prevailed to take them. It is altogether an error to ro eu a p r i l ie n i t l hat there tan ever be of ins - efficient clanger of missing ft be found to EtOck, the danger is that no market s a ; w an a guard against redundant. What take the immense amount of stock What then is the proper You cannot control the amount of capital to re employed if you would, and you ought not if you could, You are neither able nor justified to , --e?t the progress of improvement in machinery ,htest of all can you think of imposing THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMlllillt 6, 1844, A desultory conversation ensued, in which Mr. Law rence, Mr. Anderton, and other members of the Court took part, the amendment was put to a show of hands, and only three hands were held up in its fa vour, and the original motion (that the report be agreed to) was carried by a large majority. PUBLIC BATHS AND WASHING-HOUSES. Mr. Alderman Jonicsom presented a petition from Mr. W. Cotton, the Chairman of the Committee for Establishing Public Baths and Washing-houses for the Labouring Classes in and near the Metropolis, praying the Court to be pleased to aid the subscrip tions set on foot for that purpose to such an amount as to the Court might seem fit. Mr. Alderman JOHNSON and Mr. D. W. WIaB seconded the motion, that the petition be referred to the Finance Committee. SURGEON TO THE CITY POLICE FORCE. Mr. lisprELL presented a petition from Messrs. Abraham, Elwin, and J. IL Lynch, late candidates for the office of surgeon to the City police force, com plaining of the appointment to that office of Mr. Childs, who, the petition stated, was not duly quali fied by law to treat medical and surgical diseases, in asmuch as he had not been licensed by the Royal College of Physicians, or the Apothecaries' Company. The petition prayed inquiry, and the removal of Mr. Childs from the office. Mr. HEPPELL moved that the petition be referred to the Police Committee. Mr. Orin Ann opposed the motion, and moved, as an amendment, that the petition do lie upon the table. On the motion of Mr. HEPPELL, the Court divided, when the numbers appeared — For the amendment 22 Against it Majority . —3o FRB'S CHURCHES—PUSIIYISX. The report of the Finance Committee, to whom had been referred the petition of the Rev. James Tyler, 8.D., rector of the parish of St. Giles's-in-the- Fields, praying for pecuniary aid towards the erec tion of the new free church in that district, was next brought up and read. It recommended a grant'of 2001. in aid of the undertaking. On the motion that the Court agree with the Committee in their report being put, Sir PETER LAURIE said he felt it his duty to oppose the motion. He regretted that he could not concur with the Committee in their report, the consideration of which, he submitted, ought to be adjourned. He was of opinion that the liberality of the Court ought . to be dispensed with care and judgment, and that a strong case ought to be made out before so large a grant as that recommended was agreed to in sup port of a church situate without the City. Some years .ago he had supported, with great pleasure,. the grant, out of the City funds, of 1,0001., and from those of the Company to which he belonged, of 5001., in aid of the then proposed new churches in Bethnal-green, but he regretted that the benefit arising from those new churches had not been as great as might have been anticipated, had a more judicious selection of ministers been made. The main reason for the grant to Bethnal-green was, that the poverty of that district was increasing with its population, while, in the present instance, the reverse was the case, for the mass of the pauper population of St. Giles's, in the neighbourhood of this new church, had been swept away to make space for new streets, which would be constructed of dwellings suitable for ., a respectable class of tradesmen—a class which would cheerfully contribute to the. support of a church where the clergy did their duty. Although he (Sir P. Laurie) was sorry to vote against a parish which had for its ' rector so exemplary a character as the pious and conciliatory man, Mr. Tyler, still he thought that the present state of the Church was such that the Court ought to know something as to the spirit in which this church was to governed. At present, throughout the diocese .of London, discord and disunion prevailed in the Church. It was hardly possible to find two adjoining parishes in which the same discipline and' forms were observed, and yet each minister could justify his conduct from the charges Of his bishop. Offensive as was the arrogance and turbulence of, Bishop Phillpotts, it was infinitely less destructive to the best interests of the Church than the undecided, trimming, and Can't-we-split-the difference system of the Bishop of London ; and until such 'information was received, he (Sir P Laurie) wished the Court to pause before it assisted in the erection of a building which,' instead of being a blessing to a parish, might only be the seat of dis- cord and ill-feeling. The clergy began this disturb ance, and he trusted that the laity would, by a firm and temperate' course, teach them, from the humblest to the highest, that if they wished to retain the affec tion of the laity, it must be by a continuance in that course which first gained their respect and regard, and not by arrogating to themselves powers to which they 'had •no claim, and which, if conceded, they had not the discretion to guide.—(Hear, hear.) Let the Court, therefore, follow the precedent set by the Bishop of London at Tottenham, and, like him, adjourn the consideration of the matter for twelve months. This church was called a free church ; but suppose a minister to be appointed who, regardless of the wishes of his congregation, deter mined to enforce the offertory on the plea of the po verty of the neighbourhood, no other result could be expected than that the congregation would be driven away; or suppose that the minister had a par tiality for crosses, candlesticks, and the frivolous man-millinery which prevailed in some churches to the offence of all - true Protestants—would the Court be ready to vote away its funds in aid of such an ob, ject ? He• hoped not. Ho trusted that, until the Church became again pure and rational, divested of the ceremonials of turning, and bowing, and scraping, the Court would not contribute to it one shilling of its funds. With these views, he moved, as an amend ment, that the • question be adjourned for twelve .months, until the Bishop of London had given his decision upon the application made to him by the pa rishioners of Tottenham. Mr. Deputy' CORSET seconded the amendment. In consequence of the adoption of the Puseyite prin ciples in the Bethnal-green churches, they were only attended by less than half the congregations they were capable of accommodating. This was a start ling fact, which ought to induce the heads of the Church to establish an uniform system in the per formance of its services. Mr. 11. PHILLIPS opposed the amendment, and expressed his regret that religious differences should have been introduced into such an assembly. Mr. PEWTRESS said the Court ought to be informed that the sum prayed was not to go to the erection of the new church, fur it was actually built, but to its endowinents. Now, he thought the revenues of the Church, fairly applied and divided, were amply suffi cient, without the aid now sought. The LORD MAYOR, after referring to the original petition and to the terms of the report, and conferring upon them with the Recorder, stated that the report not being in accordance with the reference, the report must fall to the ground, as the question could not be put. A stormy scene here ensued, in which it was con tended by Mr. Wien and several others, that it was for the Court to judge of the fact whether or not the report accorded with the terms of the reference, and that the Court' would surrender its privileges if it submitted in such a matter to the dictum of the Lord Mayor. A scene, of great confusion pre vailed ; but, The LORD MAYOR persisted in his decision, and called for the next order on the paper to be taken; upon which Mr. DE JERSEY moved that the Court do now adjourn. On this motion a division took place ; when there appeared, For the adjournment 3B Against it _ .. 31 Majority... —7 The Lord Mayor then retired with the other au thorities ; but Mr. W. 11. ASUURST called upon the members to remain, as he maintained the privileges of the Court has been invaded by the decision at which the Lord Mayor had arrived. A large body of the members of the Court re mained, and eventually Mr. ASUURST was called to the chair, and on tak ing it, said it was important, after the course which the Lord Mayor had pursued, that they should come to some decision for the assertion of their privileges; for if the decision of the Lord Mayor was right, there was an end to all their right of free discussion, and to their privileges as a deliberative assembly. If the Lord Mayor was wrong, it was proper that their privileges should be asserted.—(llear, hear.) Mr. R. TAYLOR concurred in the opinion that the deliberative character of the Court would be destroyed if the rule laid down by the Lord Mayor were to hold good. Mr. Sheriff SIDNEY could not think this was a question of privilege. It was unquestionably the pri vilege of the presiding authority of any court to de cide whether a particular question could or could not •be put, and he respectfully submitted to the Common Council that their privileges would he far more en dangered by the resistance of the proper authority of their chairman than by any accidental error of that functionary. It was important, first, to ascertain whe ther the report of the Committee was in strict accord ance with the reference. Mr. Alderman llumriiisnY said that would have been fully ascertained if the Lord Mayor had freely allowed the discussion to have proceeded. He con ceived the report and the reference to be in strict ac cordance with each other. Mr. DE JERSEY contended that the report was not made to the Lord Mayor but to the Court, and it was for the Court to judge of the matter. By this pro ceeding on the part of his Lordship, the go-bye was given to the subject. The fitting course would have been, if there really existed a variance, to have re ferred the report back. to the Committee. Mr. STACEY urged that the Court was beund to decide the question for itself, and not to surrender to the dictum of the Lord Mayor. Mr. D. W. Wm was sure the Lord Mayor had an anxious desire to do his duty, but if the power he had exercised to-day became a rule, it would be in the power of any Lord Mayor to stop all discussion. He begged to propose a resolution, to the effect that "It is the opinion of this meeting that the ruling of the Lord Mayor, on the discussion of the report of the Finance Committee touching the rant of 2001. to the new free church in St. Giles-in- the-Fields, is subversive of the right of free discussion, and inter feres with the privileges of the Court of Common Council." After a lengthened discussion, in which Mr. Stacey, Mr. King, Mr. Prior, Mr. Alderman Humphrey, Mr. Deputy Peacock, Mr. R. Taylor, and Mr. Gresham took part, the resolution was agreed to. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Wire, Mr. Ashurst, and Mr. Deputy Finnes, was then appointed (after some consideration) to wait upon the Lord May or, to communicate to him the resolution adopted by the meeting. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated at half-past five o'clock. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dee. 5. BENTLEY V. CARVER. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) No evidence having been called for the defence, The LOAD CHIRP JUSTICE summed up, and, after a deliberation of half an hour, found for the plaintiff. Some evidence was given of the accomplice's state ment—such as showing that they were met on the road to Dixon's about the time specified, and that there were traces in the hedges between Dixon's and Neville's show ing that some persons had lately passed that way. The prisoner, on being apprehended, made a statement to the constable, in which he alleged that he and Golten had gone to Dixon's, and that Golten lit a match and threw it into one of the loopholes at the barn. That they went to Neville's, and that Golten, notwithstanding his expostulations, sot fire to the thatch. He said they then went home, and that witness told his father and mother-in-law what had been done, and that they eau , tioned him not to say a word about it to anybody. This, however, Mr. Golten denied. His LORDSHIP having summed up, the jury found the prisoner Guilty. Sentence deferred. The case against the prisoner for firing Mr. Dixon's barn was not gone into. It was stated that the prisoner had assigned as a motive for the act, that he, being a bricklayer, expected to get the job of rebuilding the pre mises, and that after the fire he actually applied for it. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Worcester, Dec. 4. (Before Mr. Justice Covrats.x.) William Rea, aged 17, a clownish-looking lad, de scribed as a nailor, was indicted for having, at Broms grove, on the 11th of October, maliciously shot at and wounded Hannah Whatmore, with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm. Mr. H. S. Silfe conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Huddleston the defence. It appeared from the evidence, that after dark on the evening in question, as the prosecutrix was walking in a lane near Bromsgrove with a young man named James, the prisoner, who was on the other side of the hedge, discharged a gun, the contents of which lodged in the left leg of the prosecutrix. The light from the flash of the gun and from an adjoining cottage enabled the pro secutrix to identify the prisoner, who was seen imme diately after the discharge running from the spot to wards a place where the gun was subsequently found, and where the footmarks of the person depositing such gun were clearly established to have been made by the shoes of the prisoner. The gun in question had been borrowed on the morning by the prisoner for the pur pose of shooting sparrows, and was charged only with a pellet of paper, which had penetrated the leg of the prosecutrix andibecome hidden in the flesh, requiring an incision by the surgeon for the purpose of extraction. No motive, either of jealousy or otherwise, was sug gested for the act ; indeed, the parties appeared to have been comparatively strangers to each other. For the defence it was contended that the discharge was acci dental, or at the utmost a boyish freak to frighten the prosecutrtx and her swain, without any intention of in flicting any bodily harm on either. The jury found the prisoner Guilty of an assault, and he was sentenced to three months' hard labour. Thomas Wridgway, aged 24, joiner, and William Kent, bricklayer, were charged with stealing from the person of Richard Holtham, at Upton-on Severn, on the 13th of October, nine sovereigns, a 51. Bank of England note, and a purse. Mr. W. H. Cooke conducted the prosecution ; Wridg way was defended by Mr. Beadon, and Kent by Mr. Huddleaton. The prosecutor, an elderly and frugal labourer, came to Upton at an early hour on Sunday, the 13th of Oc tober, to purchase a stock of provisions for the ensuing week, and had with over-caution brought with him 141., the amount of his savings, from an apprehension of losing it during his absence if left behind at his lodgings. As he proceeded down the street with his groceries, &e., in a handkerchief, the prisoner Wridgway seized tin bundle and carried it into the house of Kent, where its restoration was refused until the prosecutor had stood treat for some beer, a gallon of which beverage was or dered from an adjoining public- house, and pail for by old Holtham, who incautiously exposed his wealth to the gaze of his companions. The liquor very soon had the effect of confusing the simple-minded countryman, and Kent undertook to count the money, and pretended to place it safely in the breeches-pocket of the prosecutor. who, suspecting no fraud, made no effort to ascertain the truth of the assertion. On the supposition that his cash was safe, Holtham proceeded homes ards, accompanied by Kent during a portion of the walk, and, on emptying the pockets of his smallclothes previous to retiring to rest, discovered his purse and money to be missing. The Si. note, part of the plunder, had been in ,the old man's possession for two years, and was the only note of that amount he had ever been the owner of. Its number had been taken down for him soon after its re ceipt by a neighbouring farmer, whose written memo randum was fortunately in existence. This note, thus clearly identified, was passed by Wridgway at an early hour on Monday morning, and in the course of the same day he was proved to be exhibiting many sovereigns in the public-houses at Upton. The counsel for the prisoners severally urged the in nocence of their respective clients, who both received ex cellent characters up to the period of this offence, and The Learned JUDGE left the jury to decide whether both or either had committed the offence. A verdict of Guilty, accompanied by a recommenda tion to mercy on account of their former characters, having been returned, the prisoners were sentenced to one year's imprisonment with hard labour—Wridgway expressing a wish that he might be transported instead, a request to which no attention was paid. The Grand Jury came into Court about five o'clock this afternoon with an ignored bill against Mr. Hassell for the manslaughter of his wife—a decision which had been awaited with much impatience during the day by a very crowded audience. It has been noticed as a curious and unusual circum stance that out of a panel of 52 jurors summoned for these assizes, 30 should be inhabitants of Kidderminster, and the remaining 22 of Dudley, in which vicinity the excitement on the subject of Mr. Hassell's case has pre vailed to a very formidable extent against the accused. and that not a single juror should have been selected from the other parts of this populous and very straggling county. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION,HOUSE. A decently-dressed woman, named Mary Higgins. who appeared with a cap, but no bonnet, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having threat ened to break the Mansion-house windows. A. policeman stated that he saw the defendant in the neighbourhood of the Mansion-house on the pre ceding even'ng, and when he asked her what she wanted, she said she wanted him to take her to the station-house, and if he thought proper to refuse her that favour, she would most certainly smash the win dows of the large house. As he had every reason to believe that she meant to be as good as her word, he conveyed her to the station-house, and he brought her before his Lordship to account or her conduct. The LORD MAYOR—Where do you live, defendant? The defendant—ln Tottenham-court-road, with my father, who is a shoemaker. The LORD MAYOR—Why don't you walk home ? Defendant—Why ? Because I can't go home. The LORD MAYOR—What do you come here for ? Defendant—l thought you'd give me some silver to buy an article, without which I can't think of going home. The LORD MAYOR—Oh, indeed! What article is that, pray ? Defendant—A bonnet. I can't go home at all without a bonnet, nor I won't, neither. The LORD MAYOR— So you come to break our , windows, in order to be supplied with a bonnet ? Defendant—l'll get one for a few shillings. The LORD MAYOR—You shall go to Bridewell for fourteen days first. You won't want a bonnet there. Defendant—l can't go home without a bonnet ; they won't let me in. The LORD MAYOR—If you come about this place to do mischief, I shall make you find bail to keep the peace for twelve months, and you shall remain in prison till such bail be produced. The prisoner, who is a strong, sulky-looking young woman, was then committed to Bridewell. Three desperate women were charged by Evans, the officer of the union in Cannon-street, with having thrown stones and brickbats at the windows of the house, and assaulted him. The officer stated that one of the women bad been frequently committed, and that punishment seemed to have no effect upon her but that of hardening her. The window of the house was, it appeared, open at the time they flung the missiles, and one of the brick bats fell near the head of a child, who, if struck with it, would probably have been killed. Two of the prisoners, while Evans was speaking, flung their shoes at his head; and one of them said to the Lord Mayor, " You know me well enough. I've broken many a window, and will again, I'm blowed." The LORD MAYOR—Not for some time. You shall procure bail to keep the peace for twelve months, and stay in prison till you produce the bail. Prisoners—" Procure bail 1" What do you mean by that? The LORD MAYOR—You must procure two good persons to be answerable for your good conduct for one year, under a penalty of 201. each, and you will be yourself responsible in the sum of 401. The prisoners were taken from the bar screaming, and struggling with the policemen. The LORD MAYOR said that, in order to put a stop to the practice so generally resorted to by the idle and dissolute, he should require each delinquent to find bail for good behaviour for twelve months, to the amount mentioned above. He hoped and believed that the imprisonment and hard labour would operate as a remedy, and he trusted that such violators of the law would take into consideration the probable time they would have to 'remain in durance if they vio lated the law in that manner. A very rough-looking fellow, named John Smith, was charged with having smashed the window of the shop of Mr. Dean, of Tower-street, and stolen four watches. A policeman heard a smash, and upon running to- wards the place saw the prisoner running in St. Dunstan's-hill, where another policeman got hold of him. The fellow had a watch in his hand, and three watches were found close to the spot on which he was apprehended. Mr. Dean identified all the watches as his property, and said that the prisoner had broken the pane with his elbow, and snatched away the property. The prisoner was committed for trial. regulations upon the exportation or the consump- 1 tion at home of manufactured goods. 'This, how ever, you can do ; you can set reason ble limits to the human labour in manufactories. You can by law prevent persons being forced to toil 16 or 18 hours a day in 1844 or 1845, in order hat they may be starved for the three years following. You will thus render it impossible for_ speculators to anti cipate the markets of future years to the extent they are now doing, and you will get better work, because you will have a class of constantly em ployed, and therefore more skilful workmen. This is the ffuard against "gluts," and the consequences of " gluts'—misery, discontent, Chartism, and insurrec tion. We write this on the sth of December, 1844. We hope that we shall not have to refer to the article before the end of the next year. PUSEYIS3I. It is an encouraging symptom, in the midst of so much that is discouraging in connexion with the Tree tarian heresy, that whatever progress it may be making in high places—and we rejoice to see that even there, it it is gaining on one side it is losing on the other—the common people, the lower and middle ranks of the Pro te:3tant community, seem to be heartily and unitedly op posed to it. We have had various examples of this in what has occured in other places, and in further illustra tion of it we refer to the following passage from the re- , port of the Protestant Operative meeting in this town on Monday night : The Rev. Joseph Baylee moved the adoption of the report, and, in doing so, said he attended Operative Pro testant meetings in Liverpool with greater pleasure than he should feel in attending meetings of the wealthy classes. They had two men on the platform that even ing who were living examples of the liberty Rome allowed:—one was a native of the city of Rome (Signor Ciocci), who had been three weeks in the Inquisition because he had dared to read his Bible, and the other was Mr. Samuel Philips Day, late a monk of the Presen tation Order, in the county of Cork. He, therefore, looked not with despondency on the present state of things. A voice—What do you think of the Puseyitee? Another voice—Turn him out. Mr. Baylee—No; don't turn him out. lam glad he has asked me the question.. I think a Pnseyite is a little worse than a Papist.—(Load cheers, and the Kentish fire.) When I resided in the West of Ireland, we had two Roman Catholic Archbishops—Dr. M'Hale, who said he would bring the fish up out of the sea if they would kill me; and Dr. Murray, who spoke soft things and who sat at the National Education Board with a Protestant Archbishop. What we said at Achill was, that, of the two, we should much rather have Dr. M'Hale, inasmuch as we preferred the man who carried a pitchfork on his shoulder, to the man who carried it under his cloak. So with Puseyism. I would much rather have a Roman Catholic priest in my pariah than a Puseyite; because the Puseyite brings Romanism into the church, while the other brings it outside the door.— (Great cheers.) I want no candles on the altar—no sur plice in the pulpit, none of the innovations of Puseyism, none of the justificatory works of the system, none of the corrupted gospel of Newman.—(Vehement applause.) The Rev. Gentleman proceeded at much further length to show that the. Puseyite was a Papist inside the church, 1 and that it was impossible to hate Romanian more than God hated it.—Liverpool Courier. ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-EAS TERN RAILWAY.—TWO LIVES LOST. DOVER, DEC. 4.—A great sensation was caused here last night, by a report that two lives had been lost in one of the tunnels between Dover and Folkstone. Upon inquiry it was found to be too true; the suf ferers were G. Coveney and E. Jackson ; both have left wives, and, it is believed, families, The deceased were employed, as labourers on the South-Eastern Railway, near the Warren, and when the accident happened were on their way home from work. They were in the Abbot's Cliff Tunnel, and probably were walking on the rails. The up-train which leaves here fatty minutes past five, passed them ; and it is supposed that from the noise and smoke they neither taw nor heard the down train, which should reach here at twenty . -Six minutes past five, enter the tunnel ; in consequence of which they were knocked down by the engine, and the train passed over the bodies and killed them. The scalp of Jackson's head was dreadfully torn, and was lying on his breast . ; indeed, both bodies were severely lacerated. The bodies having been' brought into Dover, and notice given to the Coroner, an inquest' will be held this evening. PUBLIC MEETING OF COLLIERS. The coal miners of the Ashton and Oldham dis• tricts-met on Monday afternoon last, at Knott Lanes, in the division of Ashton, for the purpose of carrying out their object in connexion with the miners' union. Between two and three o'clock, a oart was brought to the place of zneetiag; when, on the motion of an operative collier, a man wiled Joseph Price was called to the chair. The chairman opened the pro ceedings by introducing one of the colliers' lecturers, named Welsby (who, we understand, comes from the mining districts of Yorkshire), to address the meeting. The speaker dwelt in the usual strain upon the objects of the unionists, and called upon all miners present to enrol themselves as members ; as suring them that if they forthwith united with their brethren in the other districts, they would obtain their just demands. Two other itinerant lecturers, Harrison, and Dixon, the reporter for the Northern Star, addressed the meeting ; they advocated the propriety of the colliers uniting themselves in one bond, that they might. obtain an advance of wages, and work a less number.of hours. Dixon stated, that the miners in the Rochdale division. had obtained an' advance of tenpence upon their " quarterage, " which we understood to mean thirty baskets, a basket con taining about two hundred weight. The following resolutions were agreed to " 1. That it is the opinion .of this meeting, that unless we organize ourselves we can, never better our 3ondition ;` and that we pledge ourselies to do so im mediately, believing that we ought to use every means in our power to obtain that which the miners so richly deserve, viz., a fair day's wage for a fair day's work. " 2. That it is the opinion of this meeting that we particularly adhere to the question of working shorter hours, believing it to be the only safe way to gain our just demands: At the conclusion of the meeting it was announced that all the colliers working in the Oldham district (with the exception of the men at three pits) had sent in notices for an advance of threepence in the shilling, and those of the Ashton district for twopence in the shilling. The notices which were sent in on Saturday last, were to the effect that unless the ad vance asked, be granted in fourteen days the men would strike work. Coals are much scarcer than they were a few days ago. On passing the "sett," on the Oldham-road, yesterday morning, we observed upwards of thirty carts standing waiting to be filled with coals, such is the demand for them under present circumstances. Another meeting was announced to take place at Hurst Nook last evening.—Manchester paper. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held for the dispatch of business. TER COMMON SERGEANT. The LORD MAYOR, on taking the chair, called the attention of the Court to a letter which he had received from the Common Sergeant, stating that, in compliance with the expressed opinion of some of the members of the, Court, that his appearing as counsel at the London Sessions was inconsistent with his ju dicial functions at the Central Criminal Court, he had latterly abstained from attending the London Sessions ' and that from henceforth he should relin quish all the briefs heretofore held by him at those sessions. Mr. Alderman HuGuEs Huciuns, in moving tbat the letter be entered upon the minutes of the Court, said he could not refrain, as a member of the same profession, from expressing his admiration of this act of liberality on the part of the Learned Common Ser geant----(Hear, hear)—whereby he had entitled him self to the gratitude of the Corporation. The Town Clerk read a letter, which he he had re ceived from Lieutenant-Colonel Cox, of the Hon. Ar tillery Company, acknowledging the vote of thanks passed by the Court to the officers and gentlemen of that ancient corps, for their services as a guard of honour to the Queen on the occasion of her Majesty's visit to open the New Royal Exchange. The letter was ordered to be entered on the minutes, as was also a letter from another Society, conveying the thanks of the Board of Directors for the very liberal donation, by the Corporation, of 2001. in aid of its funds. THE •61111.11-BOAT PIERS. Mr. Deputy Hicas moved the Court to agree to the report made by the Navigation Committee on the subject of the existing steam-boat piers between Lon don-bridge and Chelsea. The report .stated that the Committee had directed a survey to be made by Mr. Walker, the Civil Engineer, by Mr. Leech, Clerk of the City Works, and by the Water Bailiff, and that those gentlemen had certified that these piers were in general unsafe, and impeded the navigation of the river. They were, for the most part, as unsafe as had been that at Blackfriars-bridge at the time the recent fatal accident happened. The Committee also stated that they had been furnished with a plan in which these piers ought to he constructed, the expense of erecting each of which would 'be about 1,7501. The Committee added that they had caused notices to be served upon the owners and proprietors of the present piers, calling upon them to construct them on the plan furnished, and according to the regulations of the Committee, or that they would be removed. If the' notice were not complied with, the licenses granted to private individuals to erect piers wouldbe withdrawn. rep A o ft rt er be discussion;so r m ef e rrea Mr -D. W. -WIRE moved 'as an . amendment that the froerlartee-dcotnositteerae back and to the Navigation Committee re-consideration, on of future so much of the report as mr: ci b ei l l adopted. The amendment having been going to his place of business, he discovered that a lot of I crape lisle, of the value of two pounds, was missing. suspecting the prisoner, he spoke to him on the subject, when he iHorden) confessed that he had pawned the crape for five shillings, at the same time giving up the ticket and the balance of the money in his possession. His object for giving him into custody was, that he might be remanded for a few days, as there were a num ber of other things missing, which might be traced in the meantime. The prisoner said that he had only been in London about two months. Six or seven weeks back complainant offered, as he was doing nothing, to take him at a re duced salary until he could find a better situation. He was to receive 12s. per week, but had not been regularly paid after the first fortnight, sometimes receiving only 3., 45., or ss. on Saturday evening, and at the present time there was a balance of over 30s. due to him. It was in consequence of being in great distress, owing to Mr. Hughes's irregular mode of paying him, that he pawned the crape. Alderman WOOD wished to know whether the pri soner's statement was correct. Mr. Hughes said he believed there was about 11. Se. due to him, as he was not always able to pay the whole amount. He had heard that morning that Horden had called last Monday on a customer of his and obtained ten shillings in his (Mr. Hughes's) namo. The prisoner declared that he borrowed the money on his own account, until he received the balance of his salary, and had given an acknowledgment for it to the party. Alderman WOOD asked the prisoner if he had taken anything else, or had any more tickets of property about him ? • Horden said that he had not, nor would he have taken the crape had Mr. Hughes paid him regularly. Alderman WOOD said that in this case he should dis charge the prisoner, as it was evident the things were taken to obtain necessaries. If employers wanted good servants they must be good masters, for if those em ployed were not supplied the necessary means of exist ence, it must be expected that things of this sort would take place. In the 'present instance, Mr. Hughes had taken the prisoner into his service at a very low salary —too small to expect him to dress in the usual style of his class, and even that small sum was only given to him a few shillings at a time. Mr. Hughes could expect nothing else. Mr. Hughes igain asked to have him remanded to see if the other things missing could be traced. Alderman WOOD refused to deal with the case, and the prisoner was discharged. CLERKEIV WELL. Yesterday an elderly woman, named Davis, occupying the upper part of a house in Store-street, Bedford square, appeared to a summons at the instance of Mrs. Finituin, formerly music-seller of the Strand, to show cause why she detained a pianoforte. It appeared that in the year 1842, Mr. Horncastle, the vocalist, took apartments at the defendant's, and whilst there, he hired a piano of Mrs. Fentum at 10s. per month. He made some payments, but at the time of his death, which took place about six weeks ago, he was in debted to Mrs. Fentum for the hire of the instrument a considerable sum of money. She applied for the piano, but the defendant refused to let her have it, on account of arrears due to her by Mr. Horncastle for board and lodging, and that her goods were about to be distrained by her landlord. She therefore detained the piano, un less Mrs. Fentum paid the arrears of the deceased. So • licitors attended pro and con, and argued at great length upon the case, when it was proposed by the magistrate that the piano should be produced, but Miss Davis obsti nately declined acceding to this, and in order that some arrangement might be entered into by the parties, the case was adjourned until yesterday, when the com plainant attended with her solicitor, but the defendant appeared without her legal adviser, and said that since the adjournment of the case, the landlord had dis strained on the piano, and she, consequently, could not produce it. Mr. GREENWOOD, under the circumstances, could not make any order, as the law required him to order the party having possession of the property to return it, and the distraint being made, and the piano not being in the possession of defendant, he must leave the complainant to the civil remedy by action, or to have another sum mons. He, however, pronounced it to be a wicked pro ceeding, very much like fraud, on the part of Miss Davis, who ought to pay Mrs. Fentum for the piano. The case was dismissed. HAMMER SMITH ROBBERIES OF PLATE AT THE RESIDENCE OF THE DUKE OF RICHMOND, &c.—A man of respectable ap pearance, who gave the name of Benjamin Ewan, was brought before Mr. G. Clive, charged with having sto len a massive silver teapot, the property of his Grace the Duke of Richmond. Inspector Morgan deposed that on the Ist of June last, he was at the shop of Mr. James Aldous,• paWn• broker, of King-street, Hammersmith, when he saw a silver teapot, of costly manufacture, which had been pledged there. Immediately afterwards he saw in the Government Police Gazette, that on the 25th of May. there was stolen from the house of the Duke of Rich mond, No. 51, Portland-place, a large silver teapot, which, from the description he got, ivory handle' and top, crest a lion, he recognised to be the same teapot he had seen at Mr. Aldous's. He had since endeavoured to find the person by whom the teapot had been pledged, but had not succeeded in doing so until that morning, when being again in Mr. Aldous's shop, he saw the pri soner there. He told the prisoner he was the person he wanted. The prisoner asked him what he wanted him for, and he told him about the silver teapot. Mr. Aldous's shopinan then brought forward the teapot, and the prisoner admitted having pledged it, he thought there could be no harm in his trying to sell it. The prisoner also said the teapot had been given to him by a Sir. Hughes, together with other articles, the duplicates re Wing to which he then held in his hand. Witness, h. .w -ever, being convinced that, the teapot was the property of the nuke of Richmond, as it bore his crest, and he had also seen the fellow to it at his Grace's residence in Port land-place, wished the prisoner to be remanded for a few days, in order to get time to obtain further evidence. Mr. CLITE asked the prisoner if he had anything to say why he should not be remanded ?—The prisoner ad mitted having pledged the teapot, which he said was given him for that purpose by a Mr. Hughes, a gaming house keeper. Mr. CLIVE said he must remand the prisoner until Tuesday next. Inspector Morgan subsequently informed the worthy Magistrate that he had, since the examination of the pri soner, ascertained that amongst. the duplicates found upon him was one relating to a number of silver dinner forks, which were stolen on the 12th of February last from No. 8, Grosvenor-plaee, the town residence of R. IL Cox, Esq., of Hillingdon-park, and Craig's-court, Charing-cross, which additional charge would be brought against the prisoner at his re-examination. DESTRUCTION OF THE GRAND STAND at NEWCASTLE by FIRE. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, WEDNESPA.T. The inhabitants of this town were thrown into a state of consi4erable excitement last night by a report that the Grand Stand, at our race-course, in the occupation of Captain Fenwick and family, was on fire, and 'the report turned out to be well founded. _ _ _ A special messenger arrived on horseback for the fire engines, and no time was lost in conveying them to the spot. The fire had then made great progress, the grand staircase having become ignited, and the roof appearing as about to fall in. There was fortunately a good supply of water in a pond near, and the engines were soon at work playing on the destructive element, whilst parties were engaged in removing the valuable furniture and other things to the area in front. The inmates escaped through the adjoining fields, and found a temporary asylum in the mansion-house of Mr. Brandling. They were chiefly ladies, and such was the rapidity with which the flames extended after the fire was discovered, that they had only time to escape in the dress they wore at the time, without even head covering. By great exer tions the fire was at length subdued, but not before very extensive damage had been done to the building. From inquiries instituted, it is supposed the fire originated in one of the upper flues or chimneys, and thence communicated with the wooden platform erected al the very top of the building to extend the space occupied and let to visitors during the races. This platform was covered with pitch and felt, and burnt with great fury ; then it reached the grand staircase, the whole of which is destroyed, and spread to the ap4rt ments right and left. Several extensive improvements were determined up ,n at the Stand, and this calamity renders it probable that, the old building will be entirely replaced by a new one. SUDDEN Duirru.—Many of our City readers will be shocked and surprised to learn that Mr. F. Soutter, who for many years carried on the business of a bill and exchange broker in Adam's-court, Old Broad-street, was summoned by Divine Providence on Sunday last to another state of existence. The unfortunate gentleman, who was seen by one or two of his friends in the City on the preceding day, apparently in excellent heath and spirits, entered the shop of a druggist in or near Holborn on Sunday morning (no doubt feeling ill at the time), when he almost immediately fell down dead. The immediate cause of this shocking catastrophe is at pre sent unknown, but it is presumed that a legal inquiry will be instituted into the circumstances, although Mr. Soutter's death was, in all probability, a perfectly natural one. The deceasedgentleman, whose eccentric manner and habits rendered him well known throughout the City, and who was much respected in the various mer cantile and monetary circles, was a native of Switzer land, and a member of the Swiss Protestant church in Soho, of which Mr. Audemars is the minister. He has, we believe, no family , ties whatever in this country, but the Swiss Consul (it is understood) has undertaken the last melancholy duties of relationship. THE UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE for December contains, as usual with this able periodical, many papers of vast. interest both to professional and non-professional readers. We need only to allude to two of the most re markable. These are, the , account of the reviews at Verona, an excellent description of the manoeuvres of the Austrian army—" Notices from Kaftirland," a stirring narrative of the events that have recently taken place in the interior of our possessions at the Cape—" A Pursuit into the United States after British Deserters charged with Felony," by Sir J. E. Alexander, an amusing picture of the sense of justice and state of feeling of the American population bordering on Canada—" A Record of Indian Warfare," by Percy 13. St. John, contains an animated' tale of a contest between some settlers in the new Re public of Texas, and a tribe of Waeeo Indians;—and " The Naval Chaplain's Note-Book"—interesting re miniscences of adventures in the East, combined with some curious particulars of that extraordinary character, Lady Hester Stanhope. Mr. Hogg, portrait painter of Lowestoft, was cal Thursday found dead in his bed. The deceased feeling himself unwell, Mrs. Hogg went out for !ogee medicine but on her return she hind him-dosid. GUILDHALL. Edward Borden: - in the e m ploy of Mr. Hesketh Hughes, warehouseman, of Wood-street, Cheapside, was charged with stealing a quantity of crape line. The complainant stated that yesterday morning, OR COURT OF EXCISE, (Before. Captain PERCY, J. F. STEPEENEION, Esq., and T. HARRISON,•Esq.) ADULTERATION Or BEER.—Richard Knock, of the White Hart public-house, White Hart-yard, Drury-lane, was charged upon information with adulterating his beer. John Austin, supervisor of Excise, stated that on the 10th of August last he went, in company with Mr. Butler, another officer, to the house of defendant, and requested to examine his stock of spirits. He went into the cellar, and on the top of one of the ale casks he found a tap-tub containing liquor. He tasted it and found that it was sweet, with a little undissolved sugar in it. He called Mrs. Knock, who said that the ale being hard she had put 3lbs. of coarse sugar into it. He collected the contents of the tub in a bottle (produced), which is very sweet, and took samples of the beer. Mrs. Knock remarked that although she had told the officer she had sweetened the beer, such was not the case, as she was so nervous she scarcely knew what she said. She then called a servant girl to prove that she never put .anything but finings into the beer, and that the tub found .by the officers was used in the making of elder wine. The.CorruT considered the case proved, and fined the defendant in the mitigated penalty of 101. SUNDAY MORNING DRAM-SELLERS.—Josiah Campbell Pegg, owner of a small garden near the Bee Hire, Newington, was charged with retailing spirituous li quors, beer, and tobacco, without license. Two officers of Excise proved being served at a cottage in defendant's garden with beer, spirits, and tobacco. Other persons were present smoking and &inking. They were charged at the same rate as in the houses of licensed victuallers. A solicitor addressed the Court for the defendant, but iri his address admitted all and even more than had been proved by the officers, and was told by the Court that he had seriously damaged the case of his client. The Court inflicted a penalty of 201.-71. for beer, 104 for spirits, and 31. for tobacco. IMPORTANT DECISION.—Thomas Brady, keeper of the tap of the Black Lion, Water-lane, Fleet-street, was charged with selling liquors, &c, without license. The defendant pleaded that he sold under the license of the keeper of the Black Lion Hotel, which the Court declared to be altogether illegal, and fined him in the pe nalty of 25/. .ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. ROME ClRCUlT.—Chelmsford, Dec. 5. (Before Mr. Justice WILLIAM.) William Suckamore, aged 18, was indicted for a felonious assault' upon Eliza Juniper. Mr. J. D. Chambers conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Marsh defended the prisoner. The circumstances under which the charge was brought against the prisoner were of a most aggra vated character. It appeared that the prosecutrix, who is between forty and fifty years of age, and the wife of a Jebourer at Great Stambridge, in this county, was going home from church, accompanied by her son, a lad ten years old, in the middle of the day, in August last, when she was met by the prisoner, who accosted 'her, and asked what o'clock it was ? She replied that it was half-past one ; to which he an swered, " There is time, I will," and immediately thrust the prosecutrix into a ditch, and there, with great violence, and in the presence of her son, com mitted the offence imputed to hint. The jury - . fOund the prisoner . Guilty. Mr. Justice W.u.ulats, in passing sentence, ob styed, that he did not recollect ever having heard ora tnore aggravated-case than the present ; and but a short time ago, tie prisoner's' life would un doubtedly haVe been forfeited: The Legislature had abolished the penalty of death in such cases, but it gave the Court no discretion to pass any other sen tence than the one he was about to pronounce, which was, that the prisoner be transported for the term of his natural life.. • Just as the Court was about to rise, Mr, RODWELL resumed his application on behalf of Miss Richardson for a postponement of the trial until the next Assizes, and he put in the affidavits of two medical gentlemen, to the. ,effect that she was suffering under severe ill ness, and was not in a condition to attend the present Assizes' on that account. Mr. RYLAND, on the part of the prosecution, said that the affidavits . appeared to refer to some former illness, which information must have been derived from the statement of other . persons. If; however, the Court thought they were sufficient, he, of course, would not oppose the postponement. He would merely suggest, that as there was a probability that one of the parties to the recognisances might proceed to India, the amount of the bail ought to be increased. Mr. RODWELL said the first question to be dis posed of was, whether the: trial should be postponed or not. Mr: Justice WILLIAAIS consented to the postpone ment of the trial until the Spring Assizes, and the subject then dropped. SOUTH WALES CIRCUIT.--Chester, Dec. 4. (Before Mr. Baron GuRNEY.) Baron, who appears to be labouring un dertake take his seat this morning until T i h n e ad Learned ifsosmiLlp , did n no u tesbef 00 tr e ten ; and at four in the after noon his Lordship suddenly adjourned, to the surprise of the Bar, although, in order to deliver the gaol pre vious to the time fixed for the sitting at Liverpool (Mon day next), it is quite evident much longer sitting care required. The grand jury did not separate until nearly six o'clock, haying, we understand, completed their busi ness ;- but the bills laid befOre them iu the halter part of the day not having been brought into Court, of course it cannot be known whether they are true bills or not, and very considerable anxiety prevails on the subject, as it was understood the case of Winterbottom would be called on the first to-morrow. A great number of wit nesses, gentlemen of the legal profession, have arrived in town, including Mr. Bush, of London, who is solicitor for the prosecution. William Williams, an elderly looking respectable man, pleaded guilty to an indictment, charging him with in termarrying with Maria Furness during the lifetime of his former wife. The prisoner stated in mitigation, that shortly after his first marriage he enlisted into the army, and was out of the country for many years. On being discharged lie came home, and found his wife married to another man, with whom she had cohabited for a period of thirteen years. Being ignorant of the law, and wish ing for a home, he thought there was no harm in again marrying. The Learned JUDGE told him the misconduct of his wife was no excuse for his crime, and sentenced him to four months' imprisonment and hard labour. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Leicester, Dec. 5. The Commissions for the county and borough of Lei cester were opened this day at an early hour, after which his Lordship proceeded to church to hear Divine service. The calendar for the county contains some serious cases, such as two cases of manslaughter, one for bigamy, one for sacrilege, one for highway robbery, several bur glaries, and two cases forcutting and maiming. In the borough there are seven indictments. - A man, named Chafer, ,was convicted of assaulting and wounding Edward Turner; and sentenced to six months' imprisonment' and bard labour. NORTHERN CIRCUIT—York, Dec. 4. William Petter was indicted for arson. Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Dearsley conducted the prosecu tion ; the prisoner was not defended by counsel. The principal witness against the prisoner was his brother-in-law, Thomas Gohen, a lad about nineteen years of age, whose face, from cancer, presented a fright ful spectacle. He said the prisoner and hie wife lived with witness's father, at Wistow, and that, on the let of Oc tober last, they went out together late in the evening. They walked along the road to the house of a person named Dixon, and afterwards across the fields to the house of a person of the name of . Neville. When tkey got to Neville's, the prisoner told him to set the house on fire. Witness said he durst not. The prisoner said he would kill him if he did not. Witness then lit a match, by rubbing it on his trousers, and set fire to the house. The prisoner was four or five yards off. The house was thatched. The thatch came down on the one side to within four or fire feet of the ground. Set fire to it at the north corner, at the back. It began smutch ing (smouldering). Witness and the prisoner then went to bed. Some time after there was an alarm of fire. The prisoner got up and went to the place. Witness's father and mother, and sisters, were up• when witness went out, and when he came back. • On cross-examination the witness said that Neville's was 400 or 500 yards from his father s house. There had been no talk of setting fire to any house before they went out. Witness got the matches at home. Had them in his pocket.: The prisoner did not know witness had them. Asked witness when they got to Dixon's if he had got any. It appeared that shortly after the time mentioned by this witness Mr. Neville was alarmed by a smell of fire, and examining the house, found a portion of the thatch in the corner apartment in a smouldering flame. He gave the alarm, and his neighbours being in prompt at tendance' the further progress of the fire was stayed. His wife, his father, and fly* children were in the house. __- MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS' FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY; CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The following is an extract from a l e tter from Galveston, dated October 1, received in the City:' " An invasion is expected. Galveston is entirely with out defence, and Texas has not a single vessel that 5 0 put to sea against the enemy." The plan of stamping bankers' cheques, forthe par se of securing aprofit to the revenue that could not be evaded, like the present duty on receipts, has been a good deb ° discussed in the City among persons connected ,t various branches of business. Among the remarks u 3Bl-1 on it is one against its adoption, which certainly uler' t , i , consideration. This is to the effect, that the sterol) °' checques would fall unequally on different classes of Lb' community, and, at the same time, without anyth ig like a proportion to the income of the paying part By the nature of their business, merchants, members the Stock Exchange, and others, are constantly d rawi4 cheques in the course of the day, many of which bring' perhaps, but little profit, and these, though their pi.' were small, might be paying at a rate t qual to the come-tax on a handsome fortune. On the other Wu: the wealthy retired persons at the other end of the 'wl frequently draw but a few largo cheques in the cour se :a the week ; that, unless something like a gradual scale were adopted, it is contended that these rich ill five people might be paying rence while the act ive ar t, less opulent merchants witulcl be paying pounds. It ' r ; moreover, apprehended that even if the measur e were adopted, ready means would be found to evade it. The Government having ceased to make monthly 11; turns in the Gazette of the average circulation of notes 01 England by the private and joint-stock banks, 5 8 vi „f formerly the custom under the provisions of the Act i t 4 and 5 Victoria, cap. 50 (the Act passed in 1840 , , becomes a matter of some importance to asce rtain : - what manner the public are to obtain this necessary Irs formation. It does not appear very evident that the lee r Act for the regulation of the Bank of England and °l l lb banks of issue, which was passed this year, and b y vi t l certain returns are ordered to be made, has in any d superseded the former arrangements ; but the Stall office have ever since merely published in -the Gaze o the weekly amount of each banker's circulation, and ceased to render the averages as heretofore. - tilt We are indebted to the Bankers' Magazine , be month for a reprint, in a more convenient form, of o f returns contained in the Gazette of the cireulation.tb notes in England for the weeks ending the 19th and P io . of October and the 2d and 9th of November ; and 85 as the persons immediately connected with the differenre banks are concerned in this question, these return' sod all that they can require, and are much better a( 11 4 00 fur reference than the Gazettes themselves ; but theYL O not suffieient for the wants of the public, as veil persons can be expected to take the trouble of add in c i ; six closely printed pages, containing each four diets columns of large amounts, and the aggregate of 011 , 4 is nearly 32,000,000. We therefore insert the fogey" abstract, compiled from these tables : to' The four weekly returns above enumerated form gether the aggregate circulation of the month ° t ap on the 9th of November, and give an average ties' don as follows : • X. „ it Private banks Joint-stock banks 3,2 Total circulation of private notes in Eng- land 7 ,855, d ia On a comparison with the return for the month el l the 12th of October, this shows :—• -- A decrease in the notes of the private banks of 39 ,121 A decrease in the notes of the joint stock banks of Total decrease last month ••• 15 0,466 And as compared with the same period last year4s Decrease in the notes of the private-banks 269,v Decrease in the notes of the joint-stock banks Total decrease as compared with the same 364,6101 period last year The Bankers' Almanack for 1845, gives a ret tiP. Acto , the country bank; ssues, as allowed by the last ett which is probably more correct than any ye t rr O lished, as they have corrected several slight (35,beit which appear to have been made in the 'Gazette'. estimate is as follows : . • 4 7 208 private banks allowed to issue X5,153, ,6 72 joint-stock banks allowed to issue 3,496,4* ---.< 4 Total £8,648'8 to From a comparison of this statement with th°,,,, ete, monthly average, it appears that the private bs lll , o oo l ' about 620,000 L, and the joint-stnek hanks about 27v, eb' below their allowed issues. And it may here cinder, served, that the last week, ending the 9th of 1 01 70 is in both cases lower than thr shove averag e w month. • co ll i SUN.—The Funds maintain a steady ap p ea rance . 0 1 sole have been 100* to 101 for Money this afiernooe,o 99i to par, ex div., for the opening. Bank Steelgoar done at 208. New Three-and-a-Quarter per were 1021 i ; and the Three per CentF., 100 il ia' The Foreign Stoats varied but little after them ° po, Spanish Five per Cents. were 25 to 241- ; the • Th" 651' Cents., 36,f 1; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Ce ti „,), The additional transactions in Railway Shares " r oe rho been these :—Bristol and Gloucester, 61 • ~'"Orte Valley, 11 + ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 11 tc:l ; oter Western, 69 ; Ditto, Half, 39; Ditto, Fifths, 16; spry I pool and Manchester, 113; South-Western, 3 9 11 0 I Kent, i ; Richmond and West-End Junction, I $ South-Eastern, Scrip, 61 ; Boulogne and Atoje ll : 4 ,' Orleans and Vierzon, 9 ; Orleans and Bord eePw r Paris and Lyons, 11 ; Paris and Orleans, OIL f and Rouen, 191 ; and Paris and Strasbourg, 3 mium. Brighton hare been 11 to i discount. , .. ' 14 14 ' GOLDEN RULES for MEN DIC- -A O ,) (From Cruikshank's Comic Almanack for 19101, 1. Always carry a box of lucifers in your from It is the .2 - Egis of a beggar's life, and shields bin) • the invasion of policemen. so ' L i 2. Never be lame and blind together in tl' e f for lt i town. One infirmity at a time is enough coldest sympathy. 101 3. Run sedulously after. Quakers and fli t f , is especially if you have with you at the time a yll If a large family. her. J 4. Never tail to sing out.well in cold wea t i - pl is, l e you have three or four little boys and girls 0- yr sizes, to sing with you, all the better. AlivitY!, n ice 4 the middle of the street to give effect to your, ' - a fe l l 5. You must be " frozen out" regular l y itc h winter, and mount duty in the streets, with * r fork, tipped with a cabbage, over your shoulder', 6. Your costume in each season must be W o g til; site of that usually worn ; that is to say, c1 u . ,,, r 00 4 ,4 winter, a pair of very thin trousers and a e ori- r r tl be all you require. Shiver violently and chst t , e , o V I teeth as often as a person passes you. A saile'a is striped shirt, and canvas trousers, are na b° te j o country town. . L Mind, in your orations, you " haveo3:o4 food for three days," and make a practice efhos'e up bones, or old crusts, out of the gutter , sP" j ing them, if there is any one looking at y ou. elie , 8. Never be too modest, if any one hai r s i, you, to ask for " an old coat, or a pair of ou A to fl Recollect, Holywell-street is not too proud ti Chase the most worthless of wearing apparel. „., pot to 9. Take care, if you are deaf and digu i u ,eo 0 0 , 11 answer any one. Suffer yourself to be ts ti esti custody rather than notice the impertinent q get f of an officer of the Mendicity Society. 10. Take care of long crossings, if . you sre ita d ,„o f lame. It is extremely unpleasant, as wel l as oif ) ,,„ to carry your crutches and run all of a sudcle°l" happen to have at your heels a mad bull or 0 c omnibus. beier'fild U. Chalk writing is unprofitable, and - 3di the old school. If you are driven to it, d° o , l t ; f , about spelling incorrectly, and be sure ) or s t y " starving." Quiet spots, lilt:. Gower street ~b of 0 sell-square, are the best markets for th is brau_.'lo k,O, profession. In great thoroughfares you 4 j your fresco or caligraphy rubbed ou t by e ; 0 e feeling passer-by, and be obliged ultimatell 4' your chalks." 1 , 1 ,4 " BIRTITS. ik he , On the 4th inst., at Th orn ham Ilall, Sano „ "-' jell'' Henniker of a daughter. On the 4th inst., at Melchbourne Park , the Lacif 91 ,ii of a son. , 9 0. ir; On the 2d inst., Mrs. Hambleton Custance, at a p tb e te On the 25th ult., at Craigdarroch, D u mfriash ir alo" j Lig of J. G. Jarvis, Esq , late Captain in the 52d p o' of a daughter. i re, I .0 On the 23d ult., at the Archdeaconry, List °. e ' , Doll' Archdeacon Power, of a sen. L a dy i On the 28th ult., at Lee Howie, Lanark, 1 ,1, e ir Lockhart, of a son and heir. t l, t b • On the 30th ult., at York-place, Clifton, Dr is " ° c Al&j, of Francis Ward, sq., of a daughter. a r est Aar On the sth inst., at Winchester Cottage , ...., in - street, Camden-town, the wife of W. Webbe, rrs ell d' of a son. 0, EP , On the sth inst., at Fair fi eld, Bow, Mrs .1.- kI , St'' P b 'V ARRIED• late of Ae , On the 28th Bridge, Es+, G e org e 1e to Miss Julia Isolda Bissett, of the latter pie , eo rge el ~ On the 4th inst., at St. Marylebone Chnteli,,s'aeleo4oo Harding, Esq., of Solihull, Warwickshire, t ic ' co l 1 , 7 daughter of the late Rev. J. Watson, of A ra ton, Hants. i/I°ll4Vet;: in P. ct 0 g 1) IE D OA (.) the 29th ult., at the house of her son, „„ re it G o Mile-end, Mrs. Elizabeth Serjeant , a g ed e ‘ gni 6c6 led,' William Serjeant, of the Foreign Newsl 34l3 ply Post-office. .1, JeF el o re J On Tuesday, the 26th ult., aged 9 ive- s i. podP of the infant son of Mr. James Melhuish, 0 o ar ~, De v " Blandford• square. ' ,notti,m, Atg i° On the 21st ult., at Tump, near P' ,not e - Mr. Charles Manuelle, of London, stone-ta hL 1 ..,13' On the lit inst., at West-hill Lodge, Be' .'" ._, a ,i , D Adelaide, only daughter of W. Atree, F.,5,(1.,, 1 i n ela'' joe p On the Ist inst., at Islington, Sarah C am' ~aare' t• ter of Mr. John Blount Price. Chest er -l ' 6° °ller) On the 2d inst., in Ebury-street, , i ,, bt Prt ug b, f 0+ Dowson, Esq., late Captain in the 1401 .1 , b LOUt bil lr '' At e. ° til e On the 4th inst., at Holden HnneeL e g s gis--- a ge Thomas Lotherington, Esq., one of tu , ; „h-tol cl3 ' „pf°' county. ' co.,— ei- ~ On the 4th inst., at the Vicarage , p ow - D P l e 0, Johnson Grant, M.A., aged 72. _ t,. s tree- , e be ll On the 4th inst., in Westbouttle -te s iestY ,o, e l Susannah, wife of Mr. Chalmers, of her 1"- J , I , o ll> ill; o ' l ' - - ----aitrgin,v3,2l:o/ London : Printed and Publi s hed bye , *s 0 , - vs , - No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Thv,co6 Strand, in the Precinct o f the r , hs 1 114 Iliddloaos, Friday, Paevallier I, find C %ha lI IP Ig , ket . . . 1 th e tk, --,.