The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-17 00:00:00

Ctirlr Ebition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. THE NEW MINISTRY. No announcement can yet be made of the com ponent partz of the new Administration. It is, how ever, beyond doubt, that all the arrangements are going on in a way perfectly satisfactory, and that the utmost harmony of feeling is evinced by all sec tions of the Liberal party. The leaders of the free-trade party have been con• suited and advised with ; all caution has been used ; and when the results are known, we feel confident that Lord JOHN RUSSELL will gain credit for the tact displayed and the judgment evinced. That Administration cannot be badly formed, which shall have the entire Whig aristocracy, the free traders, and the whole Liberal and Radical party combined in support, and to which the people of Ireland accord their confidence and support. We predict such an Administration. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL has remained in town this afternoon, and has received visits from a number of his political supporters. The private letters from America anticipate a much less hostile message from the PRESIDENT than had been looked for ; and it is believed that far more good temper will be shown than had been calculated upon a few days back. THE MANCHESTER AND SOUTH- AMPTON RAILWAY. One of the most energetically urged projects of the fate railway mania season, was the line purporting be from Manchester to Southampton. Five and six pounds premium were freely given; and when Mr. Hudson joined the directory, and had 25,000 shares allotted to him, it was thought to be without limit to the value of its shares, and was to carry all before it. The impracticability of getting over the Cotteswold hills was overlooked, and plans and sections were deposited with full confidence of success, and yet cir culars are now issued abandoning the linefrom Swindon to Cheltenham, and disconnecting altogether Manchester and Southampton. The shareholders are now asked to sign a new deed, and agree to new stipulations; but if they possess the caution which the times require, they will not be so easily caught, but will insist on the return of their money. The Isle of Wight Railway (also aban doned) and the Manchester and Southampton, own one parentage. RUGBY, DERBY, AND MANCHES- TER RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the Shareholders of this undertaking took place to-day at the London Tavern, for the purpcisc of receiving a report from the Committee of Manage • ment, and deciding upon the steps it would be advisable to adopt with reference to the prosecution of the under taking in the next session of Parliament, or othernise. MATTHEW PIERPOINT,`ESq., Chairman of the Com mittee of Management, took the chair, shortly after twelve o'clock. Amon.- the Directors present, besides the chairman, we noticed, ° Mr. Fox, of Melbourne; Mr. Moss, the late Mayor of Derby; Mr. Bridgett, Mr. Filcher, Mr. Jude wick, Mr. Wheatcroft, of Buckland Hollow ; Mr. Sey mour, Mr. Fry, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Peel, of Manchester. After a short discussion, it was determined by a show (.f hands, that Mr. Brewer; the late solicitor of the Com pany, not being a shareholder, could not be present, and address the meeting. Mr. HIIMPLIRZYS, of the firm of Humphreys and Co., Chancery-lane, solicitors, read the report of the Com mittee of Management, from which it appeared that the concern, as proposed by the original promoters, was a eemplete failure; that the Committee had changed their late solicitor, Mr. Brewer, and that the line as pro posed by their engineer would cost 50,000/. a mile, it being full of engineering difficulties. The Committee, therefore, advised the dissolution of the Company, the winding up of the accounts as quickly as possible, and the dividing the remaining assets amongst the Pro prieters. It appeared also that all the Provisional Comnaitiee had taken one hundred shares, and, with the exception of five, had paid up the deposits upon them. It appeared also from the report, that 35,820 shares had been allotted, that the deposits had been paid on - 30,600 shares, producing 80,325/.; that out of that amount 7,0001 had been paid to Mr. Blount. the engi neer, and 5,911/. to Mr. Brewer, the late solicitor of the concern; that the Company had at interest, at Messrs. Masterman's, 20,000/., and at the London and Westmin ster Bank at interest 40,0001., and 4,3401. not at interest; that Mr. Blount claimed a further sum of 6,0001, and Mr. Brewer had sent in bills for professional charges amouetting together to 9,638/., there being a balance still due to him of 3,7471. 15s. 3d. _ The following resolutions w ere then unanimously agreed to : " That the report of the Managing Committee be adopted, and that they be authorised and empowered to carry out the views and suggestions embodied in their report with reference to the claims of Mr. Brewer and Mr. Blount on the Company, and the claim of the Company on the promoters. And also with reference to the winding up of the affairs of the Company in such way as they shall deem most expedient and conducive to the interests of the shareholders, under proper legal advice. That the Managing Committee be also requested and empowered to make an immediate return to the share holders of IL 10s. per share, and to use the utmost dili• gence in settling all outstanding claims on the Com pany, so as to insure the earliest possible division amongst the shareholders of the balance which may re main on their hands. " That the meeting cannot separate without recording their entire confidence in the Managing Committee, and their grateful sense of the -service rendered to the Com pany by that body, and particularly for the prompt and decisive steps they have taken relative to the meeting, and the full and explicit statement of the present posi tion of the Company which they have made to the share hold( rs." Mr. BLOUNT said that he had nothing to fear from what had taken place. Ho had vouchers showing that be had expended 6.7671. 4s. 7d. for the Company. lle denied that he made any further claim on them, and he demanded a copy of Mr. llawksworth's report, in order that he might answer it in print. The CFIAIRMAN said that he should certainly have it, and every facility should be given him to get himself out of (to say the least of it) a difficulty, for he felt bound to say that through the course he bad pursued the present Company was tripped up by the heels, Mr. Hora, a barrister, defended the course pursued by Mr. Brewer, and asserted that he was as honourable a man as ever lived. lle thought, if personal statements were to be made against him, he ought in justice to have been permitted to be present. The CHAIRMAN, in the course of the meeting, stated that the iron hand of the Committee of Management would be put upon all the outstanding accounts, and he was in hopes that, besides the 11. 10s., the shareholders would receive ss. or 7s. on each share in addition. Mr. HUMPHREYS, in answer to a question from a Pro prietor, stated that preliminary expenses were included in Mr. Brewer's account, and also 3,0001. fur adver tising. The CHAIRMAN said that at the time when the 15,000 shares was set apart for the promoters of the underraking, there was no less than 400,000 apnea lions fur shares, and had not the Committee of Management been waterlogged with keeping them, the Proprietary would have been in a very dif ferent situation to what they were at present. _ _ . . A PROPRIETOR inquired when the 11. 103. would be returned to the Proprietors ? The CHAIRMAN said in a fortnight from that time. A vote of thanks having been carried to the Chairman, the mce%ing separated. GREAT MANCHESTER, RUGBY, AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) To -day a meeting of the Shareholders of this Com pany was held at their office, 1, Royal Exchange-build ings, to consider the present position of the Company, and the steps necessary to take in consequnce thereof. Mr. Prole was unanimously called to the chair. The usual formalities having been gone through, The CRAIRMAN briefly addressed the meeting. He said the Committee of Management had thought that it was expedient, seeing they were not in a position to go to Parliament this session, to call a meeting together, and explain to the shareholders exactly how they stood. An address issued by the Managing Committee to the shareholders would be read, which which would give en e xplanation of the way the engineer had acted, en d the reasons why the plans and sections had not been deposited in time. It would be for them after that was done, to decide what steps it would be necessary to take withMr.Giles, th e eng i neer. That gentleman had not only failed in getting ready the plans of the present company, but he had a l so failed who had engaged hi m . T he with - many other companies Seeretury would nlo,plrent. address in question. T rt he SReETA R t te n read the document all u d e d to by the Chairman, which in substance set forth, that up to the Bth of November the Coto mitre° of Management felt confident that the plans, sections, and references, would be ready for deposit Trade. They the Clerks of the Peace, and at the Board of They hail been led to this conclusion on the stronges . t awl repeated assurances, both verbal and written, of their engineer, Mr. Giles. On the 20th of November, it was, however, found that the deposit of the plans, &c., could not by made. The Committee discovered that they had been deceived ; learning from the most able engineers who were called in to advise, that no exertion, with the most competent staff, could enable the deposits to be made by the time required. It was then agreed to give up the prosecution of the scheme this year, and to endeavour to get the shaoeholders who had not paid up their deposits to advance on each share the sum of 25., so as to pay off all liabilities. Mr. MOORE, one of the Managing Committee, then gave the following statement of the Company's affairs. The number of shares originally stated was 150,000. Of these upwards of 134 , 000 were issued, the Committee of Management reserving for the members of the Provisional Committee 7,000, and for the local agents , 1,000, making a total of 143,000 ; thus leaving 7,000 more for parties along the line, or for appropriation in case of any amalgamation that might be found advisable. At first it was considered that a greater number of shares should be reserved, as it was held desirable to have a local committee at Manchester, with five or six members of the Committee of Manage• ment at the principal points along the line—especially at Macclesfield and Southampton, and for these it was held necessary to reserve some shares. This view, how ever, was not carried out, and the allotment of 134,000 shares was made. The money received on shares stood thus:—two gui neas each, the full deposit, had been paid on 4490 shares, yielding 9,4291. There had been received 10s. each on 1,515 shares, producing 757/. 10s. ; and after it had been decided not to go on, there had been received, at 2s. per share, on 5,280 shares, the sum of 5291.—making in all 10,705/. 10s. Mr. Moore then went at length into the Lhistory of the company. He stated that the letters of allotment were issued on the Ist of November, just about the time the sudden change took place in the railway market. It was intimated in the letters that the alloters would have till the 7th of November to pay up their deposits. In the interim, the Committee of Management received several applications to allow more time, and, in conse quence, it was thought prudent to issue circulars, giving parties the option of paying 10s. of his share then; the remaining 11. 12s. to be paid up on the 15th of January, or to pay the two guineas in full. It was then fully believed that the bill would go to Parliament the present session. Up till the 20th of November, it was firmly considered by the Managing Committee that they would be ready with all the plans and sections. The circular giving the option referred to was issued on the Bth of November, and at that time Mr. Giles was pressed on to state whether he would be ready in time, and was offered, in case he could no manage himself, to be found any assistance ho might require. In answer to this the most so lemn pledge was given that all would be ready, and that no assistance was necessary. On the 20th of November intimation was first received from the local agents, that Mr. Giles could not be ready in time. About the same time Mr. Giles applied for 2,0001. to go on with. After some hesitation about the step, he was paid 1,0001, making in all 3,7001•, which he had received. Mr. Giles, seeing their dissatisfac tion, offered either 3 to go on, if the money be wanted, was advanced, or else to stop where he was and hand over to the Company all the plans and sections, as far as they were prepared, asserting that they could be easily completed in time. The Managing Committee thought it best to adopt the latter alternative, having had enough of Mr. Giles, and they received the plans and sections as offered. 'These however, when examined, were found for all practical purposes no better than so much waste pod ; and it was at once decided to abandon all ititention of a parliamentary application. Having made this state ment, he could now show how the account stood on the other side. He had stated that they had received 10,700/. ; the following were the liabilities of the Com pany : Paid for various matters connected with the progress of the Company £4,300 Paid Mr. Giles Bills come and remaining to be discharged B,OOO Sundry other expenses not yet ascertained, say 1,000 Total liabilities.. . £17,000 Showing a deficiency of £6,300 Now as it would be most reasonable that those who had paid the two guineas deposit should have to bear all that loss, and as it was at least desirable to pay them a guinea back, that would take off 4,714/. 10s., leaving but 6,0001., and show an actual deficiency of 11,000/. If the whole of the applicants for shares were to pay up 20s. on each share, the debts would be easily paid off, and 2/. returned on each share to those who had paid two guineas, but to get them to do so was the question. After a lengthened discussion, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. PAYNE, seconded by Mr. WESTON, that circulars should be sent to all the Provisional Directors, and all applicants who had not paid any deposit on their shares, calling on them to pay 2s. per share, in exchange for which their letters of allotment would be returned, and they would be absolved from all legal responsibility ; but that in case they failed to pay, their names would be advertised in the newspapers, as a warning to future companies, and as an act of justice to the present. During the discussion referred to, it came out that only five of the Provisional Directors bad paid any de posit, out of seventy-five in the whole; and that seven of the Managing Committee had each subscribed out of their own pockets a sum of 2101. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman and Managing Committee, for their general conduct, the meeting was adjourned, with an understanding that another should be called as soon as the effect of the new application was ascertained. EAST INDIA HOUSE.--(THIS DAY. ' (Continued from our Afternoo'n Edition.) The Court was occupied till a late hour in hearing the charges brought against Lieutenant-Colonel Ovans by Mr. Thompson, but there was not a seconder (but for the last) to be found, and the Chairman declared the meeting to be adjourned, the resolutions having been negatived unanimously. The Court then adjourned. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius in London, before the Lord Chief BARON, and a Common Jury.) SMITH V. JOHNSON. This was an action on the case brought to recover the value of a quantity of property to which the defendant had pleaded denying his liability. Mr. Martin, with whom was Mr. Pearson, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Jervis and Mr. Hugh Hill for the defence. The plaintiff was a ropemaker at Bermondsey, the de fendant the assignee of a person named Sterrey, who formerly carried on business as a sailmaker at the same place, and the action was brought to recover the value of a quantity of property seized by the defendant under the fiat. In 1838, Sterrey being in want of money, nego tiated a loan with the plaintiff for 4381., and gave him a bill of exchange for the amount. Sterrey paid the plaintiff interest upon this sum, and continued to do so down to the spring, when Sterrey's affairs becom ing embarrassed, he gave the plaintiff a bill of sale of his household goods, stock in trade, and furniture, as an additional security for the loan of 4381. Subsequently a fiat in bankruptcy was sued out against Sterrey, and all his household goods and stock in trade were seized and sold under it. Evidence was called, with the view of substantiating the case, but it failed to prove that the bill of sale was given prior to the committal of the act of bankruptcy, and the plaintiff was nonsuited. THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK V. BARKER. This was an action of debt,brought to recover the sum of 2001. for money lent, and an account, to which the defendant had pleaded—first, that he was never in debted; and, secondly, that the plaintiff was indebted to him 5001. for work and labour done. The plaintiff re plied joining issue upon the first plea, and denying that he ever was indebted to the defendant as he alleged. Mr. Jervis and Mr. Paine appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Martin for the defendant. Mr. JERVIS stated the plaintiff's case. He had the honour on that occasion to appear as counsel for his Serene Highness Charles Frederick Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, who had been reluctantly compelled to bring the present action, to recover the sum of 200/. with interest, which was adv a n ce d t o t h e defendant in the month of July, 1842. His Serene Highness, as no doubt the jury were aware, was the possessor of a large income and was a liberal patron of various arts and professions. Amongst others, his Serene Highness had been a distinguished patron of that to which Mr. Barker belonged. Mr. Barker was a singer of some celebrity, and was formerly employed at Drury lane, and likewise the Princess' Theatres. In the month of July, 1842, Mr. Barker had occasion to ex pend a considerable sum of money about cer tain matters in which he was engaged, but in ne account or shape connected with the Duke. Indeed, he believed the matter had relation to the management of the affairs of the late Earl of Co ventry, and to enable him to continue his proceedings in the matter, Mr. Barker applied to the Duke for the loan of a sum of money. His Serene Highness con sented to advance him 200/., and the money was banded over to him by one of his Highness's suite, and Mr. Barker gave a written acknowledgement for the money. Repeated applications had since been made to Mr. Barker to refund the money, but Mr. Barker, not being in a position to do so, and setting up the preposterous claim mentioned in his pleas, the Duke was compelled to have recourse to law to recover the money he had advanced. Baron Audlau was the first witness called. He stated that he was formerly equerry to the Duke, and remena bored perfectly well his Highness lending Mr. Barker the 2001. It was in the month of July, 1842. He had since seen Mr. Barker on the subject of its repayment, when Mr. Barker offered to refund it, by paying out of his salary weekly instalments of 11. or 21. On cross-examination, he said he under: toed the money was advanced to Mr. Barker for a certain purpose. It was to enable him to prosecute certain proceedings ho had instituted for the purpose of getting the late Lord Coventry out of confinement. It was distinctly under stood, however, that the money was to be repaid, and the proceedings were certainly not prosecuted for, or on behalf of, the Duke. Mr. MARTIN said, after this conclusive evidence of the debt, he would not waste the time of the Court by pro ceeding with the defence, but allow the plaintiff to take a verdict.—A verdict was, therefore, entered for the noble plaintiff for the full amount claimed. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD; COURT. (Bef.,re Mr. Justice PATTESON and Mr. Baron A LDFRSON.) TRIAL OF MARTHA BROWN FOR MURDER. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) yY Miry Gaze, re-examined by Mr. BonKlN—Attended the police-court twice. She was in convulsions on the first examination, and the caso was postpo ne d t o th e following Monday in consequence. Her mother's ag© was sixty-one. She was in very good health and spirits when witness saw her a week before her death. Her mother had 7s. per week, and also kept lodgers. She was not at all distressed. By Mr. Justice PATTESON — When she saw her mo ther dead she had her night-clothes on. Could not say if they were wet. Mary Cheshire stated that she resided in th e house that day that of h deceased tudeceased. occupied. Had seen the i deceased She lived n the room previous to her death. She was then in very good byl onmorning murder. health and spirits. Aboutasseen awoke of Monday, the Ist, she w It was Mrs. Mundell's voice. There was a second cry of murder, and witness then got out of bed, and went to a v w ock a crny ther deceased's door. She heard her cry out loudly " What are you doing ? what are you doing ?" The door was fastened on the inside. She hamni , red at the door, and received no answer. On knocking again the prisoner said that there was nothing the matter. Witness had previously asked what was the matter. On receiving that answer she returned to bed, and then all was silent. In about a quarter of an hour witness heard the prisoner come out of the room, and go to a closet. She afterwards came into witness's room with some firewood in her baud. She said that the old lady had been very poorly. Wit ness told her to go for Mrs. Gaze, and she said, " I think I will." She then went out of the room and shut the door. She entered the room of the deceased, and shut the door of that also. She afterwards came out with her bonnet and cloak, and went out. Before going she asked witness to go into the room, if she heard the old lady make any noise. Witness remained in her room until the prisoner returned. There was no noise in the deceased's room while she was gone. The pri soner came back with Mrs. Gaze in about twenty mi nutes. Mrs. Gaze went into the room first, and disco vered that the deceased was dead. By Mr. CLARKSON—Had known Mrs. Mundell three months. She used somtimes to get tipsy. When Mrs. Gaze entered the room the girl was close behind her. Witness was examined before the Coroner. Had never known the deceased to call out in the night before. There was a lodger in the house, whose name was Nightingale. Had never heard of the deceased haying attempted ber own life. Edward Gaze stated that he is the husband of the first witness. had seen his mother-in-law about nine days before her death; she was then in her usual state of health. Rememembers the hold:ng of tho inquest. After the inquest he went into the room to have the body laid out. On going to remove the bedding to make room for the corpse, it was very wet. On the Wednesday following witness was at the deceased's lodging with the prisoner and his wife. The prisoner kissed the body and said, " God knows all." She said that with her hands clasped. When she went down stairs she said " Most likely you are short of money, Gaze, and I will lend you a sovereign." Witness thanked her, and she then went across the road to get change for a 51. note. Witness offered to go and get the change, but she would not allow him. In about a minute she returned, and said that a trick had Seen played on her. (The witness here corroborated his wife's statement in every particular respecting the fact of looking at the note and detaining it.) He pro ceeded to say that, on his insisting that the prisoner should accompany him to Bedford-street, she seemed . - very reluctant to go. When they got opposite the Horse Guards the prisoner fell back into his arms, say ing that she was very ill. He said that he should call a policeman, and she then revived and walked a little farther. She again fell into his arms, and said," I mur dered the poor old lady, and deprived your wife of her mother." She asked him "to forgive her, and pray for her guilty soul." He then gave her into custody. By Mr. CLARKSON—Those were the words used. On the Wednesday, when the prisoner kissed the dead body and said, " God knows all," his wife was present. Wit ness noticed everything that she said, as he had very strong suspicion of her. The deceased was a very hale old woman, and in very good health. By the COURT—She was not particularly strong, nor very weak. Her arms were not very strong. By Mr. CLARKSON—The girl at the bar is very much stronger than his mother-in-law was. She is a stronger woman. Had heard that his mother•in-law had taken poison two or three years since. Could not say fur cer tain whether it was his wife who told him. Elizabeth Stevens stated that she lives in Prince's court, Lambeth. On the afternoon of the 3d of Decem ber she was near the Horse Guards. She saw the pri soner at the bar with a soldier. The soldier said to witness, " Will you get me a policeman?" The pri soner said, " Oh, I have done it now—l have done it. Do pray for my guilty soul." John Adams, a police-constable, stated that on Wed nesday, the 3d of December, he was in Scotland-yard. He saw the prisoner brought into the yard by Gaze. She did not appear to be insensible. The soldier gave her in charge to witness. He gave him the note, which has been produced, and witness gave it to Inspector Part ridge. The prisoner was present when he did so. He conveyed the prisoner to the Gardener's-lane station. On their way there she said, " Constable, don't expose me, for I have done it." By Mr. CLARKSON—Was examined before the magis trate.—(Mr. Clarkso❑ asked for the depositions of his evidence, but it appeared that no depositions had been taken.) The witness afterwards said that what he had now stated he did not say_before the Magistrate. Was examined on the 3d of Dee., and was not sworn. Wit ness attended the examination on the Bth, and was sworn at that time. By the COURT—On the examination that took place on the Bth of December, witness told the Magistrate what the woman had said. It was not taken down. Could not say why it was not. By Mr. CLARKSON—Has already sworn that he did not say what the woman had said to him before: the magistrate, but he alluded to the first examination on the 3d, when he was not sworn, and no questions were put to him. Did not speak to the woman when she came into Scotland-yard. Mary Fiskin stated, that she resides at No. 11, Rochester-street. Remembers the night that the in quest was held. Was in Mrs. Gaze's room that even ing. The prisoner afterwards came into her room with Mr. Gaze. Mr. Gaze said that there ought to be another inquest next day, as Dr. Atkinson was not satisfied, on account of the state in which the bed-room was found. Mr. Gaze went out of the room, and left the prisoner with witness. The pri soner said that she felt uncomfortable on account of the inquest the next day, and if it was not for the state of the bed she would not care. She also said that it would be a great trial for her, as so 'many things came across her mind. Witness told her that it was a pity that she did not open the door when Mrs. Cheshire knocked. The prisoner said she was very much excited at the time, as she was holding down Mrs. Mundell in a fit, and wash ing her face with water. At about four in the morn ing she sighed heavily and said, " What are we when we are left alone? we are worse than beasts." Witness saw her on the following Wednesday, and ac companied her to Gardener's-lane, station-house. On the way she said, " What will my mother think of me, a murderer, to die on the gallows." She asked witness several times to pray for her guilty soul, and said, " I did deprive that poor soul of her mother." She afterwards said " What will my Jem think of me—a murderer—to die on the gallows ?" Was present at the examination of the prisoner at the police court, but was not examined herself. By Mr. CLARKSON—Witness went with her all the way from Scotland-yard to Gardener's-lane. The police man walked behind, as she did not like him to walk with her. She asked witness not to expose her. She was raving and tearing her hair on the way. Harriet Smith stated that she is the sister of the last witness, and is the landlady of the house in Rochester street. Remembers on Monday, Ist of December, after the inquest the prisoner passed a part of the night with her. Mr. Gaze was there, and said that he was not at all satisfied with the appearance of the bed, as it looked as if it had been turned. The prisoner said, that if it had been turned it must hare been turned by her, as there was no other person in the room. Between four and five in the morning she sighed and said, " Oh dear, what are we when we are I,ft alone? we are worse than beasts." On the Wednesday following she saw the pri socer at her house. She went to the water closet, and then went quietly along She passage towards the street door. She had her bonnet and cloak on. Witness spoke to her, and asked her where she was going ? and she said that she was only going to see if Mr. Gaze was coming. She asked witness which way Mr. Gaze had gone, and she pointed to the right. The prisoner immediately turned in a hurried manner to the left. Witness followed her, and said that she had better stop until Mr. Gaze came back. Witness said that she could not be in a hurry then, as she was not in a hurry before Mr. Gaze went out. The prisoner, however, refused to return, and told witness to tell Mr. Gaze to follow her to No. 9, Bedford-street. Witness stopped her, and Mr. Gaze then came up. By Mr. CLARKSON—Was in attendance at Queen square, and was not examined. The police knew of her being , there. Matthew Little stated that he resides at No. 71, Re gent-street, and is in the employ of a baker. Remem bers being called into the house of the deceased. Mar tha Browning called him in. He went up stairs, and saw the body of the deceased lying on a box. He cut the rope that was round her neck. By Mr. CLARKSON—The prisoner did not request him to cut the cord. She did not go into the room, but only went as far as the door, and pointed out the place where the body lay. Witness believed that the cord was only once round her neck. Rowe, the beadle of the Coroner for Westminster, stated that he received the rope produced, and showed it to the jury at the inquest. Mrs. James Matthews stated that she is the wife of Captai❑ Matthews. The prisoner was in her service up to the 10th of November. She received only 3!. 10s. while she was in her service. She left on account of ill ness. Does not know whether she had any money saved up. Never heard any advice given to her as to where she should place her savings. She complained of her head while she was there. Captain Matthews stated that he never h a d any con • versation with the prisoner about her savings, and never told her where to place them. Francis Partridge, inspector of the A division of po lice, stated that he was on duty at the Gardener's-lane station on the 3d December. The prisoner was brought there in a fainting condition. Constable Adams en tered the charge, and said that she was taken on sus picion of murder. She made no observation until the charge was entered and witness had read it over to her. She said, " It's all right, it's all right." She then tore her hair, and said she was an unfortunate creature, and they might do as they liked with her. After the examination at Queen-square, wit ness searched the prisoner's box at the lodgings of the deceased. Ile found a piece of cord, which he has since compared with the cord round the woman's neck, and it is similar in every re spect. There were two thiplicates in a Prayer book. The Magistrate committed the prisoner on the Bth. Witness was aware that there were witnesses who had not been examined, and informed him of it, but he seemed to think the case sufficiently proved. Charles Bedford, the Coroner for Westminster, stated that on Monday, the Ist of December, he held an inquest on the body of Elizabeth Mundell. The prisoner was the first witness called. Has the notes of her evidence. No medical man was examined at that inquest. Would not have examined such a witness had he presented himself—at least he would not have examined him as a matter of course. (The depositions were here read over.) Mr. C. Davenport stated that he resides at Nos, 4 and THE SUN, LONDON,i'WEIDNESDA Y EVENING.DEC'EMBER 17, 1845. 5, Bedford-street, Strand. There is no number 9, in the street. There is no number beyond No. 5, in the street. There ig a silk wireheuge trtween Nos. 5 and 10, occupying the whole of the houses. Mr. Atkinson, a surgeon, stated that he had attended the husband of deceased during his lifetime for more than two years. Saw the deceased last alive about a month before her death. She always appeared in uni form health and good spirits. Had known her altogether about four years. Had never heard of her having taken poison. On Monday, the Ist of December, he was called to her room. She was dead, and must have been dead for some time. The face was swollen and livid, and the eyes wide open and staring. Blood was issuing from the mouth, nose, and ears. There was a cord upon the ground. Witness examined the neck, and found two deep lines on the front of the neck, and only one line at the back. Her death was undoubtedly caused by strangulation. The appearances presented would correspond with such a cord as the one produced. It was very improbable that the deceased could have destroyed herself. Has drawn the inference that the rope was drawn twice rvund the neck, and the power was applied from behind. There wa't no mark of a knot on the neck. Examined the hands of the deceased but there was nothing peculiar to be remarked with re spect to them. By the CounT—lf the decased had fastened the rope to anything in the wall, and kaned forward, the same marks would have been produced. Examination continued—ln such a case as the one put by the Learned Judge, he would expect to find the body leaning forward, and not lying on the box. There were some pegs in the wall, but they would not have borne the weight of the body. His attention was not drawn to the bed. This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. CLARKSON then rose :amidst a profound silence, and addressed the jury. He asked them if they were prepared to believe that the prisoner at the bar was capable of being so artful as his friend had represented her to be. Could she, within a few hours of the commission of so heartless a murder, have prepared so consistent a statement for the coroner has had been read to the Court a short time since. But acting upon the supposition that she was so artful, would she have left the room where the murder was committed while Mrs. Mundell was in the agonies of death, if death had not already seized her, to speak to the watchful Mrs. Cheshire? Would she have left the remainder of the cord with which sho effected the crime in an open box in the room open to the examination of every person who chose to come into that room. Did she not call in every assistance that she could, and manifest every anxiety to do all that she could both for the deceased and her friends. The Learned Counsel afterwards proceeded to comment generally on the minor points of the evidence in a very able and forcible manner. At the conclusion of his address, which occupied nearly two hours. Mr. Justice PATTESON proceeded to sum up the evi dence at some length. He lamented the manner in which this prosecution had been got up. The prisoner had been before the Coroner, and had stated the facts which had been read to them, but he could not help thinking that it would have been better to have called Mr. Atkinson. Indeed Mr. Atkinson ought, considering the appearances he had observed immediately after the death, to have gone before the coroner and to have stated what he had seen. With regard to the witnesses that had been before the magistrate, and had not been examined, it was much to be regretted that the fact was so. [ - The Learned Judge was summing up when our re• port left, and was likely to occupy the Court some con siderable time ] NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) G. R. Mason, late traveller for Stephen Green, Im perial Potteries, Lambeth, was indicted by his employer for embezzlement of three several sums, making to gether 31L 9s. 3d. Up to the 6th November last the prisoner had been in the employ of Mr. Green for two years and a quarter, during which time Mr. Green's business was consider ably improved by the efforts of Mr. Mason. Mr. Green said he discharged the prisoner from his employment on that day, the 6th November. After making up the accounts Mr. Green asked whether he had not received 141.25. 9d. from Mr. Robinson, Croydon. The prisoner admitted he had, and said, on Mr. Green's telling him it had not been accounted for, he was notcertain of that, he thought he had accounted for it. Hb vas told that it did not appear on the memorandum of re ceipts ; he said he was going to Manchester,. he would look over the memorandums, and if he found it not paid, the amount would be sent. Subsequently to this Mr. Green discovered that he had received two other sums not accounted for-131. 2s. 6d. paid by Mr. Diver, wine and spirit merchant, Yarmeuth, on the 26th of April, and 4/. 4s. by Mr. Neil, china manufacturer, Chelten ham on the 31st of August. The payment of these sums was proved by the gentlemen ; and a long correspondence between Mr. Green and Mr. Mason, posterior to the 6th of November, was put in and read. The tenor of the prisoner's letters dwelt on the absence of any felonious intention on his part, and his sorrow that his neglect had placed him in so equivocal a position, but begging Mr. Green not to ruin both himself and his family. Mr. CLARKSON addressed the jury, and then called witnesses to speak to character. The jury, after consulting for some time, found the prisoner Not Guilty. Another indictment, for 151. borrowed by the pri soner from Mr. Green, was then brought before the jury, but Mr. Bodkin, who with Mr. Huddlestone con ducted both cases for the prosecution, had instructions not to tender evidence on the second charge, and the jury were directed to find a verdict of Not Guilty. Rosina Eliza Waite, called in the calendar a widow, was indicted for stealing 30 yards of cloth and a quan tity of wearing apparel, value 251., the property of Baza leel Wall. Mr. ROBERTSON, the counsel for the prosecution, said that Mons. 13. Wall, about h hisiion t so h teen ieri naturalr m t iddle of Sept. last, was going along London-bridge, when the prisoner accosted him with a tale of distress. She seems to have wo n th e foreigner's heart, for a conversation ensued ther e a nd then, and the result was that Mr. Wall agreed to take bed, pat en t d to enjoy antipathy in ht o i i y rps e cao a t eph l i l yev ne t ti h oni e gol p os b. i r y i ga tmvhhie oler c h t t month. eh o os. m mo e mf I t 0, ao The counsel wife rugnessaiennl house and et7c,awesren stories from the witness-box or the bar is well known, and who, in the present instance, cut short any collateral disclosures of M. Wall's system of housekeeping, except so far as it bore upon the facts of the charge. M. Wall said he was a builder, living in Globe-fields. He took the prisoner home to keep his house, where she remained for about two months. It was on the 20th of November that he went to one of his chests, and missed a pair of trousers and some other articles. He questioned the prisoner about them, who admitted having pawned them, in order to get money to redeem her box and clothes, lying at:the terminus of the South ampton Railway. She had been to France, but on re her fare from s t u o r u n t i i n i a g ni pt had on b n. Wall unable urged g t e o d p a y her frequently to eo with him to release her box, but on every oc casion exhibited unwillingness to go. The missing of something more led him to a stricter scrutiny of the house. He found that he had been robbed of bed clothes, woollen-cloths, and wearing -apparel to the value of 25/. He found, also, thirty pawnbrokers' duplicates in the keeping of the prisoner, the dates of which began with the 7th of October. Jacob Turner, a pawnbroker, identified two of the duplicates found on the prisoner, given for silk hand kerchiefs,tifieh i. w s hich he produced, and which M. Wall iden tified as Jane Annesley said she lived next door to the pri soner, who had been in the habit of calling h erse lf M rs. Wall; had been employed to pledge several of th e art i cles mentioned in the indictments, and which were pl e d ge d in the name of W a i te , g i ve n by the prisoner as t h at of her former husband. John Freshwater said he had taken the prison er i nto custody, when she admitted that she had pledged the things, but in the hope of redeeming them ag a i n . Jane Scott, the searcher, found 3s. 9id. in money on her, which prisoner said was the remainder of money got for articles pawned ; the rest had been spent for drink. The prisoner, in exculpation, for she had no counsel, said she had pawned with intention to redeem the gee : A s again; that the first time she had been at a pawnbroker's was at the request of Mr. Wall himself, to pledge his watch for 20s. Itiwas submitted to the Court by Mr. BALLANTINE, that the prisoner was, to all intents and purposes, the wife of the accuser; that she did not hold the position of a ser vant, and therefore it could not be brought into Court as a case of larceny. Several of the b ar j oi ned Mr. Ballantine in this defence. The COMMON SERGEANT differed from the Learned Counsel, and proceeded to charge the jury, prefaainglit with expressing his pleasure that the age of chivalry had not yet gone by. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but strongly re commended her to mercy. The COMMON SERGEANT said, that if individuals chose to go and live with gentlemen as their mistresses, they were not to suppose they could cohwait robbery on them with impunity. He took a distinction between house hold property and jewellery, which might be given for personal ornament. At the same time , h e had to remark, that there were circumstances in the pr i soner's case which justified the jury's recommendation. The Court had to take care to evince to prosecutors that they ought to come into Court with clean hands. The sentence he had to pronounce would on that account be light, which was, that she should be imprisoned one month, and kept to hard lahour. STATE OF TRADE. The decided improvement which sprung up in the market on .the announcement of an intention to repeal the corn-laws, has been entirely lost,since the resigna tion of Sir Robert Peel's administration became known ; and, yesterday, the gloom was somewhat increased by two fai lures, one at Liverpool and one in London, which will fall rather heavily on parties in this town. It is under stood that the Liverpool failure will prove of consider able magnitude. Notwithstanding these untoward cir cumstances there is no change in prices; and , as consi derable pur c h ases b ot h o f goo d s a nd yarn were made last week, the spinners and manufacturers have been so far relieved from stocks as to be generally disinclined .to Press sales, or even to accept contracts at the existing low prices. ROCHDALE F LANNEL M ARKE T, MOVDAY, DEC. 15Tri. —'We have had a b et t er d eman d for flannels to - day, but no change in prices. The wool market has undergone a little variation for the last week. The transactions are limited, and prices the same as on the preceding Monday. —Manchester Guardian. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BANKRUPTS. William Kearton, cheesemonger, Lamb-street, Spitalfields, to surrender Dec. 23 and Jan. 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Hutchison, Crown court, Threadneedle-street. Michael Jones, grocer, Theobald's-road, Dec. 24, at twe, and Jan. 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, off.• cial assignee, Coleman-street •buildings ; Miles, Brunswick place, City-road. James Reynolds, farmer, Fazakerley, Liverpool, Dec. 30 and Jan. 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Bridger and Blake, London wall, London ; Dodge, Liverpool. James Hulme, paper dealer, Manchester, Jan. 2 and 16, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Abbott, Charlotte-street, Bedford square, London; Atkinson and Saunders, Manchester. Thomas Ibbetson Hellawell, James Nortcliffe, and John Beaumont Hellawell, dyers, Halifax, Dec. 29 and Jan. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Taylor, Nicholas-lane, London ; Clegg, Bradford ; Cariss, Leeds. DIVIDEND. DECLARED. T. T. Barker, cotton doubler, Sandiacre, Derby-shire—first div. of 3s. 9d. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. J. Palmer, sen., and T. T. Barker, cotton doublers, Saudi acre, Derbyshire—first div. of 3s. Bd. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. T. Bourne, corn factor, Liverpool—first div. of 10d. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. R. Nicholson, bookseller, Stocton—first div. of 3s. 3d. in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, New castle-upon-Tyne. W. Reay, shipbuilder, Walker, Northumberland—first div. of Bd. in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. T. Johnson, sen., W. Johnson, and C. Mann, bankers, Rom ford—a div. of is. in the pound, Dec. 17, at the White Hart Inn, Romfor4, or any subsequent Fridiy, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, Basiughall-street. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. E. P. Harding, hosier, Gravesend, Jan. 6, at twelve—J. Tinson, innkeeper, Farringdon, Berkshire, Jan. 6, at one— F. Gautier, merchant, Gould-square, Crutched-friars, Jan. 6, at eleven—W. Dettmer, pianoforte manufacturer,Upper Mary lebone-street, Jan. 6, at half-past eleven—J. Hart, builder, Greenwich, Jan. 6, at half-past twelve—W. D. Townsend, pawnbroker, Little Russell-street, Covent. garden, Jan. 9, at half-past eleven—J. Spofford, linendraper, Chatham, Jan. 20, at eleven—F. W. E. Barandon, merchant, Philpot-lane, Jan. 16, at half-past twelve. In the Country. J. Pearson, fe:lmonger, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Jan. 9, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—C. Yates, banker, Stafford, Jan. 16, at twelve, at the Birming ham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. E. P. Harding, hosier, Gravesend, Jan. B—T. Pemeller, coal merchant, Tysoe-street, Spafields, Jan. 3—M. Burnes, chemist, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Jan. 16—J. Spofford, linen draper, Chatham, Jan. 13—J. Harvard, lamp maker, Brook street, Bond-street, Jan. 9—C. Best, printer, St. James's street, Clerkenwell, Jan. 7—A. Lack, saddler, Stockbridge terrace, Pimlico, Jan. 7-11. J. Owen, surgeon, Madeley, Shropshire, Jan. 16—R. Shanklin, druggist, Salford, Jan. 7 —G. Luckin, bootmaker, high Holborn, Jan. 6—J. Dawson, calico printer, Manchester, Jan. 6—T. Davies, merchant, Liverpool, Jan. 6—J. Thompson and J. Thompson, stock brokers, Leeds, Jan. 6. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Stevens and G. Alexander, civil engineers, Clement's Inn —W. Mont and T. Johnson, bricklayers, Layton, Essex—C. James and A. James, sharebrokers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne— G. Taylor and W. Foord, plumbers, Old Brentford—R. Foot and R. Taylor, greengrocers, Stoke Newington—J. Fawcett, T. N. Bardwell, jun., and F. Bardwell, stockbrokers, Sheffield —J. Swaine, J. Swaine, W. Wood, W. Bell, and J. Wil cock, worsted spinners, North Bierley, Yorkshire—J. Barber, J. Barber, jun., F. W. Thompson,' and A. W. Barber, grocers, Norwich (so far as regards A. W. Barber)—W. Melland and J. Bradshaw, solicitors, Chesterfield, Derbyshire—J. Walton and J. Smith, brickmakers, Coventry—D. Aldred and J. Lainson, hosiers, Rotherhithe—J. Prest, F. S. Hall, and R. Forbes, linendrapers, Halifax—J. B. Lucas and C. Ireson, limeburners, Kingsthorpe-lodge Northamptonshire —J. Wyllie, M. Wyllie, and A. Wight, Long Island Mill, Car lisle (so far as regards A. Wight)—J. Schofield and J. Collin, machine makers, Oldham—G. Smith and R. Worthington bankers, Manchester—R. H. Clark and W. Clark, jun., tea dealers, Birmingham—W. B. Adams; S. Adams, and W. A. Adams, machinists, Bow (so far as regards W. A. Adams)—T. Genn and D. Genn, grocers, Sheffield—W. Ward and T. Barrow, shirt manufacturers, Manchester J. Platt, J. Toole, and W. Platt, ironfounders, Oldham—J. Owen and A. Hopkins, woollendrapers, Swansea. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. . _ _ Alexander Gracie, son., cattle dealer,. Two Merkland Dumfries-shire, Dec. 19 and Jan. 8, at twelve, at J. Donald son's Inn, Minnyhive. Alexander Gracie and Robert Gracie, cattle dealers, Two Merkland, Dumfries-shire, Dec. 18 and Jan. 7, at twelve, at E. M‘Kinnell's Inn, Thornhill. Archibald Donaldson, jun., tailor, Edinburgh, Dec. 23 and Jan. 14, at twelve, at the chambers of Messrs. lnnes and Ro bertson, Edinburgh. • John'Brown, grocer, Auchterarder, Dec. 25 and Jan. 15, at one, at the Salutation Hotel, Perth. MIDDLESEX SESSION S. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and a Bench of Magistrates.) These sessions commenced on Tuesday at Hicks's ball, Clerkenwell-green. The calendar contains a list of 72 prisoners, 64 of whom are indicted for the commission of felony. ♦RTICLES OP THE PEACE. Mr. WILDE exhibited articles of the peace on behalf of Elizabeth Chapman against her husband. He ob served that this was a case of considerable aggravation, and called for the serious interposition of the Cuurt. Mrs. Chapman was at present the keeper of a tavern, known as the Ship, which stood at the foot of the Ham mersmith Suspension-bridge, and the violence of her husband's conduct at that place was the cause of her re sorting to the present proceeding. It appeared that about the year 1836, the exhibitant being then a widow with eight children, was the owner of the Weavers' Arms, Spitalfields, and was possessed of the sum of 8001. The defendant made overtures of marriage, which were accepted, and the ceremony was per formed. In the short space of three weeks, how ever, all the defendant's love appeared to have vanished, and thereupon he commenced a series of ill treatment which was presumed, and with good founda tion, to have been caused by the refusal of the wife to sell her money out of the funds. Matters proceeded in this way until she was induced to give up her house in Spitalfields. They then went and took another house at Stratford, in Essex, and here the defendant assumed the gentleman, took out a license for shooting, and in the course of a comparatively short period ran through about 1,000/. This second house they now let, and then be came the occupants of the Hanover Arms, iu Brooke's mews. Whilst at this place the defendant, amongst other acts of cruelty, threatened to throw his wife out of the garret window, and constantly drew and threw the spirits about the premises. Ile was also in the con stant habit of taking women of bad character to the house, until matters had arrived at such a pitch as to induce the wife to apply to the magistrate, at Marl borough-street, upon the subject. The result of this proceeding was, that an arrangement was entered into by which the wife was to be allowed to take cer tain articles of furniture with her and leave the de fendant. For four months this state of affairs was allowed to pass on with comfort to the wife, for during that period she was altopther released from the pre sence of her husband. About this time a Mrs. Bee, a relative, or an intimate friend of the wife, being anxious that she should do something that was likely to be of service to herself and children, took the Ship Tavern, at Hammersmith-bridge, and put her into it as the land lady, by means of an outlay of about 4001. The wife, however, had not been very long in this house ere the defendant heard of it, who instantly sold his house in Brooke's-mews and went down to his wife's at Ham mersmith, where he insisted on taking •up his abode. Of course he did not pay much, if any, attention to the business, but, on the contrary, would have a num ber of his London friends down to dine and revel without any payment on their part. His next sys tem of annoyance was that of drawing off the spirits and then throwing them into the streets ; which, upon being remonstrated with for doing, he followed up by violent threats that he would murder his wife and set fire to the house. Upon one occasion he went out and did not return until three o'clock in the morning, when he broke open the ,door by the use of some large stones. After having obtained his entrance, he walked up stairs and left the door wide open for the remaining part of the night, without having taken any precaution to prevent the admission of any persons who might think proper to enter. He had also gone into the cellar and turned the cocks of all the spirit casks, so that the cellar, after a little time, was " deep in spirits." At length the wife was compelled to apply to the magis trates at Hammersmith, who, after hearing the case, directed that the defendant should enter into recogni sauces, not only to k ee p th e p eace , b u t to appear at these sessions to answer any complaint that might be made against him. Th e d e f en d an t h a d b een a l ready under sureties to keep the peace for six months, but had again broken it so soon as that term had expired. The de fendant had not now appeared, and therefore the wife had been compelled to exhibit articles of the peace, in order to bring him within the control of that Court. The Learned JUDGE ordered the defendant to enter into his own recognizances to keep the peace for twelve months, himself in the sum of 2001. and two sureties o 100/. each. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday Mr. Clarkson, after having remained in the justice-room for a considerable time, addressed the Lord Mayor upon the subject of a letter which appeared in the Times newspaper as an advertisement, imputing to the captain and some of the crew of the Caroline, a vessel belonging to the Imaum of Muscat, which arrived with presents from his Highness to the Queen, the crime of murder. An application had, the Learned Counsel understood, been made on the preceding day to the sit ting magistrate, for the purpose of causing an investiga tion into a char g e against Sir George Stephen, for hav ing published the libel, under the 6th and 7th Victoria, cap. 96, sent. 5, entitled, "An Act to amend the law re specting defamatory words and libel," and enacting, " That if' any person shall maliciously publish any de famatory libel, any such person being convicted thereof shall be liable to fine or imprisonment, or both, as the Court may award, such imprisonment not to exceed the term of one year." This letter was a report of a reite rated charge of murder, represented at the Thames Police-office by Sir George Stephen to have heti' com mitted upon one Abdallah. In answer to the intimation that the accusation of having caused to be published the defamatory libel, Sir George Stephen stated, that as it was his intention to apply to the judges for a writ of habeas corpus to bring up :the crew before their Lord ships, the case was necessarily no longer under the j uris diction of the magistrate, and declined to give his attendance. He (Mr. Clarkson) would not enter into the particulars of the case further than was necessary to make it intelligible. The Lord Mayor was aware that Sir George Stephen made a charge to the effect that murder was committed on board the Caroline upon one of the slaves, and that the crew ,which consisted of slaves, I were on beard that vessel in the docks. The agents for the Imaum of Muscat, whose authority as a sovereign was recognised in this country, with which his High , 'less was on terms of perfect amity, being most ' anxious to ascertain whether there was any foundation for so serious a charge, instituted an inquiry, from which it appeared that there was no ground whatever for the statement ; that there were no slaves onboard the vessel ; that no murder had been committed • that no death, either by design or accident, had occurred. The denial of the statement was made and established before Mr. Broderip, at the Thames Police-office, in the absence of Sir George Stephen, who failed to 'keep his appointment before the magistrate. Not content with having insisted subsequently upon the correctness of the accusation, Sir George Stephen pub lished in the Times newspaper, as an advertisement, the letter alluded to, which contained, amongst other matter, the following statement :—" About two days' sail from the Island of Ascension, Abdal lah, the slave who was killed, was engaged on some duty which the boatswain reproved biro for doing negligently, threatening, at the same time, to give him the rope's-end. Abdallah answered insolently, and the boatswain struck him, with ' his fist, in the face. Ab dallah threatened to return the blow, and the boatswain then immediately went aft and reported him to the cap tain. The captain called three of his own slaves, and directed one of them to throw the man down and sit upon his neck, while the other two slaves were ordered to champoo' him, a process, as 1 understand, often made subservient to severe punishment. The slaves kneaded the poor creature with their knees and elbows for ten minutes. lie was then released, and with great diffi culty crawled to his berth. Within an hour my in formant found him throwing up blood in considerable quantities, and though, previously to the operation, he had been in perfect health, and a good sailor, he died within twenty-five hours, and within two hours his body was thrown overboard." Now he (Mr. Clarkson) had the persons, to whom the statement just read referred,' prepared to come forward and declare, upon • oath, that the whole of it was an untruth. He did not mean to attribute a knowledge that it was a false statement to Sir George Stephen, but he meant to assert that there was not an atom of foundation for the story itself. It was thought right, by the agents of the gentleman who represented the Imaum of Muscat, to bring forward the crew of the Caroline, who were thus designated slaves and murderers, to make their deposi tions upon oath before the magistrate, in denial of the whole of the circumstances described in Sir George Stephen's letter, and to proceed, under the statute of Victoria just quoted from. Sir George Stephen, had, as was before stated, declined to attend before his Lord ship, and intimated his intention to apply to a court of law. That course Sir George Stephen had adopted, and the further proceedings in the case should be reserved for the consideration of the judges, and would, he en tertained no doubt, put an end to publications calculated to occasion great distress and annoyance to those upon whom they reflected, and tended to place the Imaum of Muscat in a false position in the opinion of the people of this country, who knew nothing of his Highness that was not calculated to do honour to his character. The LORD MAYOR said the judges were certainly the authority . to which such a subject must most properly be introduced. His Lordship, at the same time, admitted there was ground for seeking a statement in contradic tion to the contents of the letter before a magistrate. Mr. Clarkson—The men are ready to appear before their Lordships, and were here yesterday prepared to make their statement, when Sir George Stephen, we sup pose, was applying for the writs of habeas corpus. Row BETWEEN THE NAVIGATION COMMITTEE AND THE WATERMAN STEAMERS COMPANY.—Mr. Newbolt, solicitor to the Waterman Steam -vessel Company, ap peared to apply for a warrant against a policeman of the City, for having assaulted a gentleman who had been a passenger on board one of the Waterman's Company's boats, plying to and from Greenwich. Mr. Clarkson stated the facts of the case Some time ago a pier had been erected at Blackfriars-bridge, by the Waterman's Company, for the accommodation of the passengers in their vessels, which pier no longer existed, in consequence of the power exercised by the Navigation Committee, who had opened another pier, at which it was understood all these boats were to be at liberty to land passengers. In consequence of certain disputes be tween the Navigation Committee and the Waterman's Company, some persons had interfered to prevent the Company from availing themselves of the accommoda tion thus promised to all, and on Monday - Mr. Barwise, the complainant, who had no interest at all in the Com pany, having had occasion to land, with some persons employed by him, at the established pier, from one of the Waterman's steam-boats, was not only resisted in his attempt to land, and resolutely prohibited by the policemen collected on the platform, but was actually as saulted by one of them. The Learned Counsel said he applied to his Lordship, in his capacity of Lord Mayor, having control over the banks of the river Thames, for a warrant against the officer who dared to strike an in dividual requiring to land at a public pier under such circumstances. Tho LORD MAYOR—I shall not grant a warrant to ap prehend the policeman, certainly. The police have acted under my directions in preventing the vessels from landing passengers at the pier, in consequence of the fact, that the Company have declined to conform to the arrangements made for the accommodation of the public. Subsequently Mr. Newbolt returned to the justice room, accompanied by several gentlemen, the directors (as we understood) of the Waterman's Steam-boat Com pany, and requested to know whether the Load Mayor would adopt such a course in the present state of the dispute as would enable his clients to go to a court of law for the purpose of trying the case ? The LORD MAYOR.—The policemen were stationed on the pier by my directions, to prevent the landing of passengers from the vessels of the Company, in con sequence of their refusal to conform to the regulations for the public accommodation, to which all other vessels submit. Mr. Newbolt said his clients wished to know whether they were not interrupted in the exercise of a right? Surely it was not intended that the present most pain ful contest should be continued ? The Company had entered into contracts with upwards of 100 gentlemen to and ;from Greenwich and Blackfriars-bridge, ana they would be compelled to endeavour, as far as they possibly could, to carry out the obligation. If the Lord Mayor would allow the Company to land passengers at certain stated times at the pier, he (Mr. Newbolt) would undertake, upon the part of the Company, to enter into any engagement with the City Solicitor for the settle ment of the point in dispute. The Company had cause to complain, for the Navigation Committee had allotted to a rival company the power to arrive at the pier at the hour at which the Waterman's vessels had been for three years in the habit of arriving at the pier which the new pier substituted. That had been done without rhyme or reason, and the question was, whether the Navigation Committee had a right to appoint any hour at which the Company's vessels should be prohibited from landing their pasengers? The Loit s 'y MAYOR—We have nothing to do with one company or another company, or with one individual or another individual. We have only to look to the con venience and accommodation of the public in making arrangements, which every steam-boat company must observe at the hazard of exclusion. Mr. Newbolt—We have tried in vain to get before the Navigation Committee, and by no means seek unreason able favour at their hands. The LORD MAYOR . -f shall be glad to take ;my written suggestion you may consider it proper to make to me, for our object is merely the public accommodation which is paramount to everything else. Mr. Newbolt said he should wait upon his Lordship with a written suggestion, which he trusted would have the effect of putting an end to the disgraceful contests which are constantly taking place at the pier. GUILDHALL. Mr. Ford, the printer of Braime's-buildings, Beech lane, Barbican, was brought before Mr. Alderman Hunter for final examination, charged with wilfully setting fire to his printing-office on the night of Sunday, the 7th instant. The witnesses were the same who had been examined before the coroner of London. Mr. Wakeling conducted the prosecution on behalf of the Imperial Fire-office, and Mr. Wolfe defended the prisoner. Mr. Wakeling drew the attention of the magistrate to the fact of the prisoner having increased his insurance at a time when his poverty was increasing, as was evidenced by his continually pawning articles down to the time of the fire. 31 duplicates were found by Baker, the ward beadle, at the prisoner's lodgings in Highbury-vale, some of them for Is., and all bearing date from July to No vember. He had removed a quantity of furniture from his premises at Highbury, but not to Barbican. It was sold. Solomon, the foreman, was re - examined—Since the last hearing he had made further search amongst the ruins, and near the spot where the other inflammable materials were found, he discovered a gallon turpentine can. He had found some more shavings in two places, but there was no tar on them. Cross-examined by Mr. Wolfe—lt would not have been where he found it, if the can had fallen in with the ruins of the room above. Re-examined by Mr. Wakeling—lf the tar in barrels had remained where the apprentice described it as being kept, it would not have fallen through upon the shavings and the flour sack. Mr. Green, of Lower Whitecross-street, agent to the Imperial Fire-office, stated that he let the premises, in Braime's-buildings, to the prisoner four years ago. They were dilapidated, and he took them on a repairing lease. He was bound to insure the building for 1501. On the 20th of November he called on witness, and said he wanted to insure his stock, as he was about to bring a new press on the premises, and, his wife being dead, he should move some furniture in and sleep at the office. lie asked : if he could not insure property held in him by trust, as paper to be printed, &c. Witness told him he could. The prisoner then insured 1801. on his materials, 201. for property held on trust, 10/. on china, glass, and looking-glasses, 5/. on pictures and drawings, 10/. on watches and jewellery, 20/. household furniture, and on a subsequent day, 101. rent, payable under the lease. lie said his uncle had been burnt out, and lie had pressed him to insure. Two days after the fire, the pri_ soner came to him for instructins as to making his claim- Witness observed that he had not removed in the pro perty he intended. The prisoner replied he bad not. Witness told him to make out a list of the articles de stroyed. The prisoner said he could not account for the fire, but he was at the premises as late as eleven o'clock on the same night. Baker, the ward beadle, produced the duplicates, and u watch and two rings he found at the prisoner's lodging. One of the rings was of the kind the prisoner said he had lost in the fire. Mr. Wolfe contended that the case was still but one of mere suspicion. Though his client had pawned some things, he might still be justified in insuring to the extent he did. Mr. Alderman HUNTER said, he had paid very great attention to this case, as it was of a more serious ai l ; ratter than usually presented to a mvgiArate. In charge of this nature it was almost impossible to IT. direct evidence against a prisoner, but the magistr a e d lisd to see with what certainty he wa s implica t ,,, by circumstantial evidence. In the present case thought there was strong circumstantial evide nce :. The mere circumstance of a person talking about in: insurance he had effected, or his advising others t o tak° that means of protecting themselves, would not of the; selves make much impression on his mind ; but when e a coupled such observations with the finding of the ta tr Al shavings and sack, and book s s t ee p e d in turpentin e T re collected in a corner, and that the corner where th e 11 begun, he felt it to be his duty, f o r the protection of ,8 public, to send the case for inquiry before a PIT. bo cane would be more pleased th a n himself to find t prisoner able to clear himself before a jury ; but Pu t' ting together all the suspicious circumstances eli cit ed in this ir:quiry, he could not help sending the prisoner to trial. The case occupied the Court for several hours. WORSHIP-STREET. Beijamin Freeman, describ e d a s a fe llowship Porter' who has been remanded for s eve r a l wee ks on a cherr_., of dangerously w ounding a young woman nervedD4l4 Ann Webb, by stabbing her with a knife, was plsc e " the bar before Mr. Bingham final exa:nination. The prosecutrix, who had been lying in a very P r e to rious state in the London Hospit a l ever since the o cc o f rence took place, and still exhibited the appearnuc e the great weakness and exhaustion, was now brought to . A Court in a cab, and in direct evidence fully confirmedni; that had been stated by the police and others at I,l l e. u _ mi examination, as to the prisoner with whom she had be living for the last three years, and by whom she had eees: two cildren. Returning home on the night in tl u s i, tion in a state of ungovernable excitement from iniL4 cation, and, without any other provocation on ber than an apparently gentle remons t rance and declin i Vy eat something he had brought home for supper, swi d ?i rushing at her and stabbing her in the left side 10 . 0 clasp.knife. The poor woman gave her testimony w i „, the greatest reluctance and the most manifest a nxiety 1, shield the prisoner, who, she stated, had been previou; a very sober and industrious man, and very feud nct r home, and had made feeling and constant inquiries her all the time she had been in the hospital. e p Mr. Smith Ayerst, assistant-surgeon at the Le. - Hospital, described the nature of th e 'injury the P r Or • cutrix had sustained, which he said was a penetrl wound below the last rib, an inch and a half in depth; 00 , of considerable breadth, through which a portion ci i . l intestines had protruded ; and stated that, thous the had for a long time been in a dangerous condition , t ' - a, symptoms had at length yielded to the treatment adq,bt and he had now every reason to believe that sht 11 10 be declared out of positive danger, but that she, vr 1 ;i 0 0 labouring under such extreme debility as in W i g -140 1 to render it unadvisable for her t o a tt e nd a; the Criminal Court and prosecute the prisoner LIP° charge at the present sessions. 0 int° Mr. tolphe, assistant to Mr. Pearr j e, a SUrgil with Bethnal-green-road, gave evidence nearly ide at— t ie the preceding, and deposed to being fetched bY fo • be sorer to attend the injured wo man i mme diately con' had stabbed her, of which fact he made a voluntary S ys' fession, and expressed extreme regret for itsr io — to o , sion ; and Long, a policem an . of the li whose custody the accused q u i e tl y surren dered hi a pell also said that on his doing so h e was seem/081Y ht affected. oO r The prisoner, who thro ug h ou t t h e examinfti b ieU hibited great remorse for the consequences, 0 , r governable temper, when called upon to a ris lA e eb i ° ; charge, declared that it was vt holly uwecount ii iionl A be came to commit such an act, am', he I v imagine that it arose from his head 'Ewing gi u , i ' t bat i ,; time, which deprived him of all self-control, 8 , 13 ,,.. e 0 '- should never cease to regret his conduct as lon e lived. .010' The depositions were then taken by the„. 6o .SrOt e clerk, and the prisoner was fully committed to for trial. CLERKEN WELL. her Jane Gough, a young woman w i t h a ChM t alei: arms, was charged with annoy i ng M r . John At p ., , ,n.pgs' a jeweller, residing at N o . 3, Ll oy d- stree t, by his door bell. „est . "; A solicitor, whose name did no t t r anspire, t i cr,si , for the complainant, w h o d epose d t h a t on the P"" 0 10 8 night, at a quarter past ten o'clock, the prise lie l 4 ,doe to his door and rung hi s b e ll. Wi tness went to Dee 'sand seeing her, said, " If you do not leave my PP r ba t I will give you in ch arge ." li e th en s hut the etc' ° Wit' she rung the door-bell again nine or ten tim e !' fie ness's wife was ill and was alarmed at the 1 10 L_. il 3e :a 'b e gave her in charge. At th e s t a ti o n-houae 0 1 1 would break every window in his house. She ht get "' his bell on last Thursday night, vilien he gav e charge, but she was then dischs:rged. to Mr. COMM (to the prisoner)—What have Yo° to the charge ? The prisoner said that herself tither) infant in her arms (of which complainant was t he frog were starving, and she vient to get a little money coV him. She had made an app lication to a magist ra ;,„ 414 cerhing the support of her child, and was told s he 7. 0 00, summon him ; hut she had not the price of a sum which she could -not get without it. Mr. Comr.m: (to complaina n t)—Sh e was here on '"- last—wp,-., she not ? Complainant—She was. per' Mr. CoMBE—Did she say she would do you 011 /:slie Final violence on this occasion ? Complainan t said she would break my windows. CO' Mr. COMBE—Any threat of p ersona l violence ? plai Mr.nnt—No, not on this occasion. a 6nv Mr CoMBE (to the prisoner)—You must pal d ose of 11., or go to the House of Correction for fourteen The woman said she had no money, and was commi t accordingly. SOU' I H IV ARK. officer Of Thomas Willoughby, a non- commissione d the marines, waited on Mr. Cottingham• pi rP, of soliciting his advice under the following stances : erre ° The appellant stated that he belonged to the Sp . 9 1 for the cutter, and for the last eleven months had been crui.!. off the coast of Scotland, leaving his half his pay, in London. That whilst at Leith b Y ti i to ceived information that his wife had been unfaoitbhtisiod him ; upon being apprised of which he der tai leave of his commander to come to London, in or . o p ascertain the truth or falsehood of the report ares accordingly came to town, On his arrival, whi c a o ael quite unexpected, he found that his wife had shs l3 sea the house where he left her, sold off the thing :I sl a had gone to live under the protection of a Yi d. 0° tradesman, in the neighbourhood of Blackfriars-ros far vile, who receivris he (applicant) had ocular demonstration of the f h ac t, gilt he saw the parties together on the preceding Dig" with" was prevented by some of his friends, who wet eat is him at the time, from punishing the real delin cl ,l 3 - is sr the way he deserved. The object, therefure , ?` . ,,i s tras ° plication was, to be informed whether the high" Drab. could not separate them in such a manner that s° hi° less a woman could no longer have any claim 111 3 ° 11 „id that his commander t o ld hi m t h at t h e object c° ' accomplished before a magistrate. de, e Mr. COTTA GRAM said, the applicant's com---,13 misinformed him, and that magistrates had not t is g ! r o pell,.. of separating man and wife; that, however, if t". cant's statement was correct with respect a m the 1° of his wife, he was not bound to maintain her , r eve' he would be authorised in shutting his door i ° l . against her. The Magistrate added that, eye ni for if wife consented to a sep ara ti on, h e cou ld not Inarr).dirOre°, he did, it would be bi gamy un l ess h e o b ta ined 11 ' r •ptit" - , in the ecclesiastic a l courts, an d a suit of that desej" tbss bD was attended with suc h an enormous ex p e nse few Th T e et a i p e p o l u ie ld an b t ea h r er it pre was written by his w Mr. COTTINGHAM preceding nig , e sence of a witness who was in Court. Of a fe p er r ut o hs d ee u d c produced e a l n e o t letter, ~a which nhutin ~t;hilteoo expressed a wish to see applicant's wife, in e'r", "Lich f" ' quaint her of the position in which she stooo ` . ;" be cere,'' gard to her husband. That, as he had mentioned the case was not one for magisterial interferenc 'eve' under the circumstances he had no objection to trl ig rifer , arrange matters between the parties, so that t h b o 5 1 # might be informed o f h er exact position, an d 1- had no claim upon her husband. eote ft ,f Tie applicant said she still held his nion t ' -j oP and had regularly received a portion of his pa y pot the present quarter ; that heconsidered sh e wss entitled to it. p pa ll Mr. COTTINGHA M sa id th a t h e cou ld easily- meat by calling at the Navy Pay-office, and reP r "" the facts relative t o hi s w if e . er ' A messenger havin g b een di spatc h e d f o r the, Tag 0' cant's wife, she sent wor d t h at i t was not c onvetla h e s - g thei her to attend, aril at the sam e ti me begged Magistrate might be informed that she Was a wa eot '- what had transpired, and that she should prom' s " make any claim up on h er h us b an d for t h e f u ture, * b that she was perfectly happy in the change she 0 1 made. The applicant, who evin ce d cons id era ble snx ie t to . 0 1 P mind on the occasi on , having expressed his thanks '- Magistrate for th e a d v i ce , then withdrew. BIRTHS. ad)' °f On the 12th inst., at Tymaen, Glamorganshire, th e I H. A. Ford, Esq., of a son. eAI r On the 12th inst., at Grosvenor-square, Mrs. Jo hn ander Hankey, of a son, still-born. , r hi lei 1)- On the 14th inst., at Tulse-hill, the wife of ---- r Finch, Esq., M.D., of a son. 1 lbo r/jv On the 14th inst., Mrs. Bellville, Red Lion.street, L° of a daughter. -- i , 01 MARRIED. r . On the 16th inst., at Gretna-green, George Ilarris,l4, London, to Margaret, second daughter of Robert Liston, of Clifford-street, Bond-street. , E 5 of On the 9th inst., at S e l a t tyn, S a l op, Edward Oswel., met of Lincoln's Inn-field s , t o Sarah Harriett, youngest de" ir „. of John Povey, Esq., of th e D erwen , S a l on . , On the 12th inst., at Ily - the, Hants, Philip Hedger, tr-,'74., Bath ' to Susan, second d aug ht er o f Ri c h ar d Browne, l ' • Hy t he. _..-----". DIED. On the 11th inst., at Taversal, Notts, Ann, late Thomas Clay, 14:sq. of Norwood. s l4° On the 11th inst., at ' Ham -common, Surrey, George Story, Esq., aged 70. ..; e,,0 4.' On the 13th inst., Clara, eldest daughter of N. P.4ri c of Claremont Lodge, Hornsey- road, Middlesex. _ fel' On the 13th inst., Arthur May, the infant son of tilt , of J. M. Soule, of St. John's-hill, Battersea, Surrey. On the 14th inst., Robert, second son aT. fairs, l' i k . ' Hanover -street, Hanover-square. 0 1/1 On the 14th inst., at Blake Hall, Ongar, Charles, the, son of Capel Cure, Esq. Jail On the 14th inst., at Southampton, Mrs. Elizabeth' Neufville, aged 76. Sol' ° ' On the 14th inst., at the Rectory House, St. Anne's', relict Of °VI the Rev. Roderick M`Leod, D.D., aged 92. v-110' On the 14th inst., at Bromley, Middlesex, Leopardi , I 4 the infant son of jun., dwin Abbott, Esq. 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