The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING,' JANUARY 10, 1845. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, JAN. 6.—The Government has received from the Charge d'Affaires of Belgium, at Turin, a report which contains interesting information respecting the commerce of the island of Sardinia. This report is accompanied-1. Byaview of the import and export trade of the island for ten years-1826 to 1837. 2. A. table, showing the number of ships that arrived in and left the port of the island in 1843. 3. An estimate of the English goods imported into the island in 1843. 4. A table of the weights and measures in use in the island, compared with the national system. His Majesty gave an audience, on the 4th of this month, at noon, to the Marquis de Reimegrez, Am bassador of his Majesty the King of the French, who delivered a letter from his Sovereign, notifying the marriage of his Royal Highness the Duke d'Aumale to the Princess Maria Caroline Augusta of Salerno. The King has also received a letter from his Ma jesty the King of the Two Sicilies, on the occasion of this marriage. The navigation of our canals, which has been in terrupted fur more than a month, will probably be resumed this week, if we should not have any return of the frost. We (the Courrier Beige) have just received a letter from Berlin, which states positively that the Prussian Cabinet understands the 19th article of its treaty of the Ist of September, relative to the impor tation of our iron into the State of the Zollverein, as it is understood in Belgium. On this point, there fore, the two parties are agreed, but at the same time it has been thought proper to take the opinion of the other States on this question. A SHARK STORY. BY THE LATE WILLIAM P. HAWES, ESQ. (From a New York Paper.) " Heartless villiain 1" I shrieked out, in the torture of' my disappointment, "may reward your in humanity." The crew answered my prayer with a coarse, low laugh ; and the cook asked me through a speaking-trumpet, "If I wasn't afraid of catching cold "—the black rascal! It was now time to strip ; for my knees felt the cool tide, and the wind dying away, left a heavy swell, that swayed and shook the box upon which I was mounted, so that I had occasionally to stoop and paddle with my hands against the water, in order to preserve my perpendicular. The setting sun sent his almost horizontal streams of fire across the dark waters, making them gloomy and terrific by the con rast of his amber and purple glories. Something - glided by me in the water, and then made a sudden halt. I looked upon the black mass, and as my eyes ran along its dark outline I saw with horror that it was a shark—the identical monster out of whose mouth I had just broken my hook. He was fishing now for me, and was evidently only waiting for the tides to rise high enough above the rock to glut at once his hunger and revenge. As the water continued to mount above my knees, he seemed to grow more hungry and familiar. At last he made a desperate dash, and approached within an inch of my legs, turned upon his hack, and opened his huge jaws for an at tack. With desperate strength I thrust the end of my rod violently at his mouth ; and the brass head, ring ing against his teeth, threw him back into the deep current, and I lost sight of him entirely. This, how ever, was but a momentary repulse ; for in the next minute he was close behind my back, and pulling at the skirts of my fustian coat, which hung dipping into the water. I leaned forward hastily, and endea voured to extricate myself from the dangerous grasp; but the monster's teeth were too firmly set, and his immense strength nearly drew me over. So down flew my rod, and off went my jacket, devoted peace offerings to my voracious visitor. In an instant the waves all around me were lashed into froth and foam. No sooner was my poor old sporting friend drawn under the surface, than it was fought for by a dozen enormous combatants ! The battle raged upon every side. High black fins rushed now here, now there, and long strong tails scattered sleet and froth, and the brine was thrown up in jets, and eddied, and curled, and fell, and swelled, like a whirlpool in Hellgate. Of no long duration, however, was this fishy tour ney. It seemed soon to be discovered that the prize contended for contained nothing edible but cheese and crackers, and no flesh ; and as its mutilated frag ments came to the surface, the waves subsided into their former smooth condition. Not till then did I experience the real terrors of my situation. As I looked around me to see what had become of the rob. hers, I counted one, two, three—yes, up to twelve successively—of the largest sharks I ever saw, float ing in a circle around me, like divergent rays, all mathematically equi-distant from the rock, and from each other ; each perfectly motionless, and with gloating, fiery eye, fixed full and fierce upon me. Basilisks and rattle-snakes, how the fire of their steady eyes entered into my heart ! I was the cei'tre of a circle, whose radii were sharks! I was the un sprung, or rather unchewed game, at which a pack ef hunting sea-dogs were making a dead point. There was one fellow that kept within the circum ference of the circle. He seemed to be a sort of cap tain or leader of the band, or rather he acted as the coroner for the other twelve of the inquisition that were summoned to sit on and eat up my body. He glided round and about, and every now and then would stop and touch his nose against some one of his comrades, to consult or give instructions as to the time and mode of operations. Occasionally he would scull himself towards me, and examine the con dition of my flesh, and then again glide back and re join the troop, and flap his tail and have another con fabulation. The old rascal had, no doubt, be€n out in the highways and byways, and collected this com pany of his friends and kin-fish, and invited them to supper. I must confess that, horribly as I felt, I could not help but think of a tea-party of demure old mails, sitting in a solemn circle, with their skinny hands in their laps, licking their expecting lips, while their hostess bustles about in the important functions of her preparations. With what an eye have I seen such appurtenances of humanity survey the location and adjustment of some especial condiment, which is about to be submitted to criticism and consumption. My sensations began to be now exquisite indeed; but I will not attempt to describe them. I was nei ther hot nor cold, frightened nor composed ; but I had a combination of all kinds of feeling and emo tions. The present, past, future, heaven, earth, my father and mother, a little girl I knew once, and the sharks, were all confusedly mixed up together, and swelled my crazy brain almost to bursting. I cried and laughed, and shouted and screamed for Tim Titus. In a fit of most wise madness, I opened my broad bladed fishing-knife, and waved it around my head with an air of defiance. As the tide continued to rise, my extravagance of madness mounted. At one time I became persuaded that my tide-waiters were reasonable beings, who might be talked into mercy and humanity, if a body could only hit upon the right text. So I bowed and gesticulated, and threw out my hands, and talked to them as friends and brothers, members of my family, cousins, uncles, aunts, people waiting to have their bills paid. I scolded them as my eervants ; I abused them as duns; I implored them as jurymen, sitting on the question of my life ; I congratulated and flattered them as my comrades upon some glorious enterprise ; I sang and ranted to them, now as an actor in a playhouse, end now as an elder in a camp meeting, in one moment roar*— " On the cold flinty rock I will lay down my head"— and in the next, giving out to my attentive hearers, for singing, a hymn of Dr. Watts's, admirably appro priate to the occasion:— " On slippery rocks I see them stand, While fiery billows roll below." What said I—what did I not say ?—Prose and poetry, Scripture and drama, romance and ratiocina tion—out it came—Quarndiu, Catalina, nostra pa tientia alfutere?—l sung out to the old captain to begin with—" My brave associates, partners of my toil"— so ran the strain. "On which side soever I turn my eyes"—" Gentlemen of the jury"—" I come here not to steal away your hearts"—" You are not wood, you are not stone, but"—Hoh !—" Begin, ye tormentors, your tortures are vain"—" Good friends, sweet friends, let me not stir you up to any sudden flood"—" The angry flood w hi c h l as hed tier groaning sides"— " Ladies and gentlemen"—My very noble and ap proved good ma s t ers "—"A vaun t! and quit my sight ; let the earth hide ye"—Lie lightly on his bed, 0, earth Oh, heaven and earth, that it should , ome to this —"The torrent roare d, an d we did b u ff e t it with lusty sinews, stemming it asidi , ' and oaring it with hearts of controversf Give me some drink ' Ti tania"—" Drink, boys, drink, and drown d u ll sorrow" - For liquor it cloth roll such comfort to the soul" - Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear"—" Fellow citizens, assembled as we are upon this interesting occasion, impressed with the truth and beauty"— " Isle of beauty, fare thee well"—" The quality of merey is not strained" —"Magna veritas e! precalebir ....." Truth is potent, and"—" Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors"— . Oh, now you weep, and I perceive you feel The dint of pity ; these are gracious drops. Kind souls, what, weep you when you behold Our Cwsar's vesture wounded ?" Ha! ha! ha !—and I broke out in a fit of most horrible laughter, as I thought of the mincemeat par ticles of my lacerated jacket. In the meantime the water had got well up towards my shoulders, and while I was shaking and vibrating upon toy . uncertain foothold, I felt the cold noie of the captain of th e band snubbin g against my side. Desperately, and without any definite object, I struck at one of his eyes, and, by some singular fortune, cut it out clean from the socket. The shark darted back and halted. In an instant hope and reason came to my relief, and it occurred to me that if I could only blind the monster I might yet escape. Accord ingly I stood ready for the next attack. The loss of an eye did not seem to affect him much, for, after shaking his head once or twice, he came up to me , and twain when he was about half an inch off, I turned upon his back. This was the critics moment. With more unaccountable presence of mind, I laid hold of his nose with my left hand and with my right I scooped out his remaining organ of vision. He opened his big mouth, and champed his ling teeth at me in despair. But it was all over with him. 1 raised my right foot and gave him a hard shove, and he glided off into the deep water, and went to the bottom. Well, gentlemen I suppose you'd think it a hard story, but it's none the le-s a fact, that I served every remaining one of those nineteen sharks in the same fashion. They all came up to me, one by one, regu larly and in order, and I scooped their eyes out and gave them a shove, and they went off into deep water, just like so many lambs. By the time I had scooped out and blinded a couple of dozen of them, they began to seem so scarce, that I thought I would swim for the island, and fight the rest for fun on the way ; but just then Tim Titus hove in sight, and it had got to be almost dark, and I concluded to get on board and rest myself. - • INCENDIARISM.—A man named William Caskett, who has been in custody several days, under remand, was brought up for final examination on Monday, before Sir R. Frederick, Mr. Roberts, and other magistrates at Kingston, on a charge of firing a rick of barley at Wal ton-on-Thames, the property of a farmer named Tubbs. It appeared from the depositions of numerous witnesses that the fire took place between ten and eleven at night, on the 25th of December. On an alarm being given, one of the pohce-constables attached to the V division hastened .towards the fire and when he had got near Mr. Tubb's premises ho met the prisoner coming away. He asked him some questions. and eventually the prisoner accompanied him back to the fire, and assisted to work the engines. Some suspicion was entertained of him at this time, and on his being questioned he denied that he had had any lucifer matches in his possession on that day. He was searched, but nothing suspicious being found upon him, he was eventually allowed to depart ; but, from what afterwards transpired, he was taken into custody a day . or two 'afterwards. It was now proved that on the night of the fire the prisoner was in a public-house at Walton, and that he had a number of boxes of lucifer matches in his possession, which he offered for sale, and in the course of the evening he gave one of them to a person in the tap-room. He left the house, which is only a short distance, from Mr. Tubbs' farm, shortly after ten o'clock, and in a very brief period the fire broke out. Almost immediately afterwards the prisoner was seen by a person named White running is a direction away from the fire, and he remarked that his face was very black. A box of lucifers was found in Mr. Tubb's yard, which was proved to be of exactly the same description as those which the prisoner had been seen offering for sale in the public-house at Walton. There did not appear to be any motive for the commission of the act by the prisoner, but from the above facts and other circumstances that came out in evidence, a case of suspicion appeared to be made out against him. The magistrates committed the prisoner for trial at the next spring assizes. DEATHS OF CHILDREN BY FlRE.—Wednesday Mr. Baker held two inquests at the London Hospital, on the bodies of two children, destroyed by fire. The first was on the body of Henrietta Bagster, aged five, whose parents reside at No. 2, George-yard, White , hapel. It appeared that on the 12th ult., whilst lightins , in play a piece of paper at the fire, she ignited her clothes, and was in consequence so severely horned that she was removed to this hospital, in which place she died of exhaustion, arising from her burns, on the sth inst. The second inquest was on the body of Edward Stevens, aged four, whose parents live in Prince's-court, Birdcage-walk, Bethnal-green. Whilst sitting, three weeks ago, on a little stool before the fire, a spark flew into hisj lap, and instantly his dress was in flames. He expired on Tuesday. The Coroner re marked that mortality amongst children, the result of tire, was at present remarkably great, and that within a few days he had held eight inquests on bodies so de stroyed. Fire-guards would prevent such calamities ; but no advice or reasoning could, it appeared, induce poor parents to make general use of them. Verdict, in both cases,.." Accidental death." CRICKET MATCH IN SKATES.—On Thursday, the 26th ult., the Sheffield Skating Club, by permission of Nir. Paxton, played a game at cricket on the ice in skates at Chatsworth Park, the seat of the Duke of Devonshire (Scottish Pond, Sv,iss Cottage). At the commencement of the game several loads of wood were brought to the pond side for the purpose of making a large fire, which had a very animated appearance, and at the conclusion of the first innings refreshments were ordered by Mr. Paxton to the pon side for the members of the Skating Club, which were kindly accepted. After lunch the game was resumed, and the scene had a more pleasing appearance, in consequence of several ladies skating on the pond. When the game was over, the members com aienced some excellent figurative skating, which was carried on for some time, after which the laies in skates and members of the club danced Payne's Qudrilles, which concluded the day's amusement. FATAL RAILWAY ACClDENT.—Yesterday (Tues day), at the Manchester Infirmary, an inquest was held on view of the body of Nathaniel Horstall, labourer, thirty-three years of age. The deceased had been in the employment of the Manchester, Bury, and Rossen dale Railway Company, and in the afternoon of Satur day, the 28th ult., whilst disengaging a horse which was drawing three waggons loaded with earth, he fell across one of the rails, and a wheel of the first waggon caught his right arm. In that state he was pushed about four yards along an inclined plane, and received a compound fracture of the arm, and contusion of the neck and chest. He was conveyed to the infirmary, where amputation was performed, but he died on Saturday morning last. A verdict of Accidental Death was returned.—Man cheater Guardian. TROOPS FOR VAN DIEMAN'S LAND.--CHATHAM, JAN. B,—The Commandant of this garrison, Sir Thomas Willshire, K.C.8., issued yesterday garrison orders, commanding detachments from the 51st, 58th, 96th, and 99th Regiments to hold themselves in readiness for em barkation to New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land. The troops were inspected this day in heavy marching order. The 51st King's Own Light Infantry furnishes 22 men ; the 58th, 196 men ; 96th, 18 men ; and 99th, 45 men ; making a total of 281 men. These troops are to march from this garrison on Friday, the 10th instant, en route for Gravesend, when they are to embark in boats from the Customs-quay on board the freight-ship Ann, of 800 tons burden. The troops are to be under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Henry Wynyard, of the 58th, with the following officers of the same regiment :—Captain Joseph Henry Laye, Ensign George Henry Wynyard. and Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Moore Philson. Assistant-Surgeon William M‘Andrew, of the 96th Regiment, also embarks with the above. The 58th leaves behind a detachment at this garrison of 5 sergeants, 5 corporals, 1 drummer, and 53 privates, under command of Captain George Ponsonby Hume and Lieutenant Petley. ANOTHER DEATH IN THE MILLBANK PRISON. — Wednesday Mr. Higgs held an inquest in the Millbank Prison, on the body of Harris Nash, aged 22, a prisoner. It appeared from the evidence of Captain Grove, the go vernor, and Dr. Baily, physician of the prison, that de • ceased was received into it on the 9th October last, from the Model Prison, Pentonville, having been convicted on the sth January, 1843, at the St. Alban's Quarter Ses aions, and sentenced to ten years' transportation. When admitted to the Millbank prison, he was in good health, though somewhat emaciated, and went on well until the Ist instant, when he was seized with violent inflamma tion of the bowels, accompanied by a loss of appetite. He was immediately removed to the infirmary, treated therein carefully, and appeared to recover, until Sunday last, when he had a violent relapse, causing such ex haustion that he died on Tuesday. A post mortem examination showed inflammation and incipient mortifi cation of the intestines to be the cause of death. Verdict —" Natural death." APPREHENSION, ESCAPE, AND RECAPTURE.--We stated last week that John Gillespie had been appre hended in Carlisle, on a charge of breaking into the shot of Mr. Grindel, of Wigton. On Saturday he was takes, to Wigton, and a clear case made out against him. The prisoner was then conveyed to 'the lock-up by Hethe rington, the officer, to wait the departure of the train fee Carlisle. In the meantime Hetherington went to obtain some refreshment, leaving the prisoner, with a pair o: leg-irons on, in the charge of two of the Wigton police - men. On his return, great was his astonishment to fine that the bird had flown. Some kind friends outside taking advantage of the watchmen's dozing propensities. had, almost under Dogberry's very nose, applied a crow bar to the door of the lock-up, and set the prisoner free. A reward of Si. was offered for his apprehension, but without effect until Tuesday night, when he surrendered himself in Carlisle.—Tyne Mercury. CURIOSITIES OF POLICE.—A great book is yet tc be written on our police -courts. We believe that some genius—heaven-appointed for the work—will one day arise ; in the mean time, and awaiting that luminary, we can only gather up materials for the opus magnum At Clerkenwell, Elizabeth Phillips was arraigned before the celebrated Mr. Greenwood, charged with having stolen the watch of a tradesman, in Sadler's Well: Theatre. It was proved that the police knew nothing tc her prejudice, and that she had lived with her fathene the same place for seven years. The girl herself, in a passion of tears, exclaimed—" Why, my God ! severe people will come forward to prove I was at home al Friday evening. At the time this gentleman and lasdy speak of, I was ,fetching a pint of beer fur my fettle: from the Swan public-housee: in Keate-street. Send foi Mr. Fryer, the landlord. Oh, do pray, Sir, do, far lan innocent." And the innocence of the girl was prove , beyond doubt. She had, however, been taken into cut tody at Sadler's Wells the night after the complainai,. had lost his watch, she having been at home on th. Friday. Whereupon, what did and what said the sai sagacious Magistrate ? Why—" Mr. Greenwood charged the girl, telling her to be cautious how sl visited k theatres in future." And wherefore ? Th accuser might have made the like mistake as to person:• identity, had he been robbed in a church ; yet wort:; Mr. Greenwood have then advised the girl " to be call lious how she visited churches in future ?"—Punch. WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS RAILWAY.—Th share list in this undertaking is rapidly filling up, ate bids fair to be soon completed. Up to the Ist inst. the application in Whitehaxen alone amountk d to the mu of 114,580 L, independent of the shares which migh have been taken in London, Liverpool, Manchester, tet. The projectors feel sanguine that they will obtain a:, Act early in the ensuing session, without any difficulty. Tyne Mercury. At a meeting of the Directors of the Whitehaw Junction Railway, held at the Company's office in White. haven, on Monday, the stumbling block which hes hitherto retarded the work, was completely and satis factorily removed, so that we may now look for imme diate and active steps being taken for commencing th , . undertaking.—Cumberland Pacquet. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—We add nothing in the way of argu ment to the articles which have already appeared in our columns on the injustice and impolicy of charg ing enormous lees on summary convictions which involve merely nominal penalties, and allowing those fees to be taken b e y the magistrates' clerks in lieu of fixed salaries. lhe fines are apportioned by the magistrates, according as the offences with which , they are called upon to deal are marked by aggravating or extenuating circumstances. The dis cretion with which the law invests the magis trate is sufficiently wide. In cases of assault and of trespass, the fine may range from the smallest coin of the realm to five pounds. But, however frivolous the charge, if conviction follow, and a farthing fine be affixed, the costs upon the conviction are the same rs they would have been had the highest penalty allowed by the law been inflicted by the magistrates. This is so manifestly unjust in principle, and, in the great majority of cases, so oppressive in practice, that it requires only to e stated in order to show the neces sity for a more equitable mode of apportioning the costs on summary convictions in trifling assault and trespass cases. A correspondent supplies us with a case which forcibly illustrates the observations we have now made on the practice we have on former occasions endeavoured to expose, with a view to its abolition:— " At the Woodstock petty sessions, on Wednesday, a trumpery charge was preferred against George Cooper, a poor man, of Bladcn, by Elliott, a gamekeeper to the Duke of Marlborough. The magistrates showed their opinion of the charge, which was not denied by the de fendant, by fining him one halfpenny, which, with the magistrates' clerk's fees—thirteen and sixpence?—was paid." In this case, a fine of one halfpenny was the penal infliction for the offence committed by the poor man against the Duke of Marlborough's gamekeeper. And sorely did the Duke's gamekeeper feel—who, doubtless, thought the halfpenny fine was an affront put upon him, and upon the illustrious individual of whose game he was one of the authorised protectors. Our cor respondent adds !—" Elliott, the complainant, was insolent to the Bench. He had the impudence to tell the magistrates that he knew more than all of them put together. The halfpenny fine evidently did not accord with the fellow's expectations." And yet the complainant, had his stomach for revenge not been of most capacious size, might have been satisfied. The Bench, it is true, had been considerate—perhaps merciful—in its views of the charge against the defendant. But then the clerk's fees were suffi- ciently exorbitant to gratify the moderate desires, even of a Duke's gamekeeper. Thirteen shillings and six pence is the average amount of a fortnight's labour wages in that part of Oxfordshire. Had the poor fellow not been able to pay, a fortnight's imprison ment, at the least, in a felon's prison, would have been the alternative ; where he must have been maintained at the county charge, and his family out of the parish rates. Lord I)enman's Act for discouraging the practice which had grown up, of bringigg actions for slander, petty assaults, and insignificant acts of trespass, has had a salutary effect upon the litigious propensities of individuals who were prone to run to a lawyer upon every trifling provocation, and upon those members of the profession whose appetite for costs prevail over their desire to protect the interests of their clients. The dread of verdicts which leave the respective parties in the action to bear their own costs, operates as a valuable check on vexatious litigation; and thus saves the time of the Courts and the pockets of the foolish. If petty cases of the same kind, which are frequently brought before magistrates in petty sessions, were governed by the same rule ; and a frivolous complaint, which results in a fine upon the defendant of a few pence, were to subject the complainant to a moiety of the costs, or to the payment of the whole, many of the trumpery charges which consume the time of the Bench, to the postponement of more important busi ness, would never be brought before the magistrates. The parties would settle their differences in a way better calculated to obliterate the recollection of their quarrel, and to restore them to the tranquillity which a trifling altercation had disturbed. STANDARD. —The stability of the present French Ministry is of too much importance to the peace of Europe not to render all thinking men anxiously alive to any danger with which Marshal Soult and M. Guizot's Cabinet may seem to be threa tened. In this, as in all other cases, our suscepti bility to apprehension bears a direct ratio to the value of the object in hazard. It is only upon this ground we can account for the fears entertained for the safety of a Ministry enjoying the most ample and unreserved favour of the Crown, the full confidence of the Chamber of Peers, and, clear of all actual or possible defections, a working majority of at the least sixty in the Chamber of Deputies, which, comparing the numerical difference of the two assem blies, is just equivalent to Sir Robert Peel's majority of ninety in our House of Commons at the com mencement of his auspicious administration. In such a state of affairs in France, we have not the slightest apprehension of danger to the present Cabinet, and we think that even the op position to it that exists will sink rapidly in proportion as its structure and design shall be developed ; the nucleus of that opposition is the slave-trading interest. There is at this moment sitting in Paris a committee composed of delegates from all the slave-holding states of the world, in communication with M. Billault, and the other French slave-traders. The slave-holders have taken fright at the English law of last year, which, by giving a large prefer ence to sugar, the produce of free lobour, holds out a strong temptation to the French Govern ment to imitate our Emancipation Act ; and it need scarcely be said that were France to take this course, she would give the death-blow to slavery all over the world—we believe as much to her profit as to her own honour. Great Britain and France united may govern the world, to the utmost extent that free and enlightened nations can desire to govern ; they may command universal freedom, and when a few years shall have thoroughly conso lidated the union, we trust that they will command it. France, too, will have much less to pay for her half of this proud position as joint guardian of the liberty of mankind, than England has paid; because, as the accession of France would extinguish slavery at once, there would be no after competition with slave la bour, such as England has been necessarily engaged in. We repeat it, that independently of the honour, France would reap a great profit from the imita tion of our Emancipation Act. The French slave-owners, however, would have only a common share in this national gain, while they would lose, or think they would lose, in the deprivation of their pro perty in human flesh. They therefore, stimulated as they are by the suggestions of their brethren of the United States, of Cuba, and of the Brazils, will employ every exertion to overturn a Ministry which they believe to be too honest and too philanthropic not to detest slavery. Were these persons more nu merous than they are, they would, however, fail in an assembly of Frenchmen ; and, indeed, we know of no weapon that could be employed against them more likely to ensure their failure than the elope upon the human flesh trade, and invective against the Christian religion and natural humanity, forwarded to the American Minister at Paris by Mr. Calhoun. France has long since purified herself of the dross of her revolution, but the noble spirit of freedom and of universal philanthropy which adorned it still remain. There is no danger, it is true, that France sa ill repeat the error committed in the case of St. Domingo, turning an uneducated race loose to govern themselves. Perhaps she will also avoid some errors committed in our Emancipation Act, which left an uneducated race too free from the neces sity of paying for their support and their liberty by their labour ; but that, sooner or later, she will govern the coloured population of her colonies as citizens, and not as slaves, we have no more doubt, than we have of her maintaining her high position among nations. Meanwhile, it is not by a conspiracy of foreign and domestic slave owners, that free and generous France will allow a Ministry to be overthrown, even though that conspiracy conciliate the aid of the parti pretre, arid obtain the accession of the French Lord Palmerston, Count Mole—the French Lord Pal merston in his political versatility, in his greedi ness of place, and in his Russian predilections. France will not submit to a coalition like this. As regards the right of search question, there can be little doubt that the British Government would he, merely for the sake of the peace of the world, and to gratify the King of the French, disposed to make every concession, and will make every con cession that can reasonably be demanded. And independently of these considerations of more ge neral policy, it is plain that by coming to a per fectly good understanding with a nation so powerful as France, and, as a nation, so resolutely bent to suppress the slave trade, our Government will adopt the course best calculated to effect our common object. Let the officers of the British and French navies cordially co-operate, as if they were engaged in one and the same service, and the slave trade will soon be at an end, despite the slave-traders of the Brazils, of Cuba, of the United States, and of Nantes. For our own part, we would, to secure such co-operation, be disposed to submit to anything short of an indignity, and that we are quite certain the present French Govern ment would not be likely to offer. Here is the state of the case—the slave trade exists at present only on account of the jealousies of Great Britain and France, though the Governments of both coun tries are most anxious to suppress it. What sacrifice possible in the case would be too great fur the attainment of the common object ? As in the judgment of Solomon, the more sincere party will be proved by the greater readiness to make sacrifices. As respects the unhappy series of blunders at Otaheite, which rendered it necessary to compen sate Mr. Pritchard, the opposition cam make but a pitiful case. The French expedition sought Mr. Pritchard ; Mr. Pritchard did not go to look for M. Dupetit Thouars or M. d'Aubigny ; and if either party sustained a loss by the meeting, it is only the common rule of justice, that the volunteer must pay. Deprived of the right of search grievance, however, and of the Otaheite grievance, the slava trading—parti pretre, and Mole opposition, will not have a foot to stand upon. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice PATTESON and Mr. Justice EanE.) FORGERY.— William Wicks pleaded guilty to an in dictment charging Win with forging an order for 101., with intent to defraud the Union Bank, and was sen tenced to two years' imprisonment. SINGULAR CHARGE UNDER THE NEW BANKRUPTCY ACT.—Thomas Ken rick, who was described in the calen dar as a horse dealer, and who is a most respectable man in appearance, was indicted under the 32d section of the sth and 6th Victoria, chap. 142, with wilfully, know ingly, and unlawfully neglecting and refusing to attend the Court of Bankruptcy on the last day specified in the tiat. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Doane appeared for the prosecu tion, and Mr. Ballantine for the prisoner. Mr. BODKIN in opening the case fur the prosecution said, that this was the first one that had come before the Criminal Court since the passing of the Act; that by that Act the offence committed by the prisoner was a most grave one, and subjected him to severe penalties; the Act declaring that if a bankrupt did not appear on the last day appointed for his examination he committed a felony. The principal point for the consi deration of the Court would be, whether the prisoner had such notice of the different adjournments that had taken place as was required by the Act. The Learned Coun sel, after going shortly through the facts of the case, which have already been publisned at some length, proceeded to contend that the prisoner had had proper notices of the different ad journments, and that therefore he must be considered as guilty of the offence contemplated by the Act. He should be able to show clearly that the prisoner knew of all the adjournments, and that he went to the Continent to endeavour to evade them, and that under the new treaties he had been brought to this country. Mr. BALLANTINE, on behalf of the prisoner, contended that his case did not come within the operation of the Act, inasmuch as the non-surrendering to an adjourned meeting was not contemplated by the statute, added to which, the indictment was bad, because, although it stated that the prisoner had had personal, it did not assert that he had had a written notice of the adjournment, which the Act required. He (Mr. Ballan tine) considered the New Bankrupt Act to be ono of the most penal and severe on the statute book. After some further conversation between the bar and the bench, both Mr. Justice Patteson and Mr. Justice Erle stated it to be the impression on their minds that the indictment was defective, inasmuch as it did not state that the notices were in writing. Mr. BODKIN, fter such an intimation from the Learned Judges, felt bound, on the part of the creditors, not to proceed with the case further against the priso ner ; and The jury, under Mr. Justice Patteson's directions, gave a verdict of Acquittal. The prisoner, who wept repeatedly during the pro ceedings, bowed respectfully to the Court, and withdrew from the dock. He has been in prison since the last session, when his trial was postponed by Mr. Justice Maule. Peter Watkins, 20, druggist, was indicted for the man slaughter of William Watts. Mr. Bodkin prosecuted, and Mr. Wilkins appeared for the prisoner. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the un fortunate deceased had gone to the shop of the prisoner to purchase some tasteless salts, and the prisoner gave him tartaric acid, it being proved, on his behalf, that this was the result of accident, and that the bottle con taining the acid had been accidentally substituted for that which contained the salts. The jury, under these circumstances, at once returned a verdict of Not Guilty, but at the same time expressed their opinion that there ought to have been some clear and distinct label upon the respective bottles, in order to distinguish their contents. Mr. Justice ERLE said he concurred in what had fallen from the jury. There certainly should be every pains taken to prevent such fatal mistakes as had occurred in the present instance. James Carr, 41, milkman, was indicted for feloniously forging a signature to a certain deed, purporting to be a conveyance of property, with intent to defraud Peter Price. Mr. Wilkins appeared for the prosecution. The facts of this case will be fresh in the recollection of our readers, as they have been detailed in the police reports within the last few days. The prisoner made the samt defence he did before the magistrates, and asserted that he had been induced to attempt to raise money upon the property under the belief that his brother. to whom it belonged, and who was transported, was either dead, or did not intend to come forward and claim it, but he declared that he never received, in point of fact, any benefit from the transac tion, and no money was paid to him. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, but at the same time recommended the prisoner to mercy, as they said they believed what he stated in his defence was the truth. Mr. Justice PATTESON sentenced the prisoner to be kept to hard labour for two years. 27ternas Bateman, 27, clerk, was indicted for feloni ously forging and uttering an order for the payment of 1004 with intent to defraud George,Drake Sewell and others. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The Court, at its risi n g , ad j o ur ned until February 3. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HO USE. Thomas Griffiths was brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of Daniel Forrester, the officer, charged with forgery. Mr. Bush, solicitor to the Committee of Bankers for protection against forgeries and frauds, attended for the prosecution. Mr. Bush stated that the prisoner hadibeenlin the employment of Mr. Myers, the fishmonger, of Peter's alley, Cornhill, whose service he left about three months ago, and that there was at any rate one forgery, besides that upon which the evidence was ready, in the commission of which it would hereafter appear the prisoner was concerned. Mr. J. Pace, clerk in Dimsdale and Barnard's banking-house, in Cornhill, stated that the prisoner presented a cheque for 101., purporting to be signed by Mr. Michael Myers, on Wednesday, between two and three o'clock in the afternoon. It was not paid, fcr eight or nine cheques purporting to be drawn by Mr. Myers had previously been presented, and had turned out to be forgeries. The cheque produced was a considerably w orse i mitation of Mr. My ers's writing than any of t he p re ceding cheques. Th e pri soner did not say An ything upon presenting the cheque, which the witness, upon receiving, handed to Mr. Bar nard, one of the partners of the firm. The prisoner was then called into the back parlour and given into custody. Mr. John Barnard stated that the prisoner at the time he presented the cheque happened to be the only person doing business. Witness, upon taking him into the parlour , asked him whom he had re ceived the cheque from , to which he replied from Mr. Myers. Witness at once ran to Mr. Myers's shop, -which was within a very short distance, and took Mr. Myers to the banking-house, and confronted him with the prisoner, who said nothing. The LORD MAYOR—Prisoner, have you any ques tion to ask this gentleman ? Prisoner—No. Mr. Michael Myers stated that he had kept an account at Messrs. Dimsdale and Barnard's banking-house 45 years. The cheque produced was not in his hand writing. The prisoner had lived 13 or 14 months with him as his house servant, and lodged in the house. Here a cheque-book, from which it was evident cheques had been torn, was produced and identified by the witness as his property. Sophia Myers, daughter of Mr. Myers, stated that she was in the habit of keeping the accounts of the house, and occasionally filling up cheques from the book produced. The cheque-book came into use in September, when the prisoner, who had access to the place in which it was kept, was in her father's house. She never signed a cheque. Her father and mother always signed the cheques, and the signature in the cheque produced was not that of either of them. Wit t, ess left the cheque-book out, never entertaining any suspicion of any bad intention. Daniel Forrester stated that he took the prisoner into custody, and told him to be cautious what he said in answer to the questions which he (Forrester) might ask him. Witness found in the prisoner's pockets two keys, one of which opened a box at the prisoner's lodgings, in which box witness found a piece of a cheque similar to that produced. The pri soner, when first questioned, gave a false address, but afterwards gave the correct one. Remanded till Wednesday next. The LORD MAYOR acknowledged the receipt of a 201. bequest, minus 21. the duty, under the will of Francis Bailey, Esq., for the poor-box of the Man sion-house. MARLBOROUGH - STREET. Hardinge Ackland, a well-known sporting character, was brought up on a judge's wart ant, issued on the finding of an indictment against him and ten other per sons, for keeping gambling-booths at Gorhambury Races in May last. Having been indicted be was, as a matter of course, sent before a Judge at Chambers. WORSHIP-STREET. Joseph Mason, a bald-headed respectable-looking old gentleman, verging on his 70th year, was charged with being drunk, and refusing to pay the amount of his cab fare. David Goodwin, the cabman, stated that, shortly after ten o'clock on the night before, while on the stand in Bishopsgate-street, waiting for a fare, his attention was drawn to the prisoner , who was lying upon his back on the pavement without his hat, and bleeding profusely from ► a wound in his head. He immediately drew up to the spot, and having with great difficulty succeeded in getting the prisoner into the cab, drove him to the , shop of a neighbouring sur geon, where attention we s paid to him and his wound dressed. It was then acct rtained that the gentleman's condition had been solely caused by taking too much, and on recovering the faculty of utterance, prisoner expressed a wish to be driven to North-street, Fins bury, where he said he resided; but on reaching there the prisoner told him he had driven him to the wrong place, and that it was North-street, St. Luke's, he meant. To that street he was accordingly conveyed, but as soon as he got there he declaimed against the unaccountable stupidity of some people, said the wit ness was determined never to be right, and ordered him to drive to North-street, Whitechapel. Off they again set for that locality, and on reach ing the right street at last, the prisoner, who appeared to be greatly revived after his two hours' ride, skipped lightly out of the vehicle, and, thanking the witness for his polite atten tions, wished him a pleasant drive back to the stand, and walked off. Witness, however, pursued him down the street and demanded his fare ; but the pri soner told him " he had come too far North for that," that he felt himself under a moral obligation not to pay for cabs, and that he should certainly not do so then. Witness was therefore obliged to call a police man and give him into custody. Mr. BBOUGHTON—WeII, Mr. Mason, what have you to say about this transaction ? Prisoner (good humouredly)—Why, Sir, I suppose I must take his " word for the deed," for I really forget all about it. Mr. BROUGHTON—The cabman has acted with ex treme good feeling in the matter, and is not only en titled to his fare, but to some compensation for his loss of time. He seems to be a reasonable man, and I shall put that at half a-crown, which, together with the fare, you must pay, or I must commit you for a week. The money was paid very willingly, and the old gentleman was then discharged. CLERICEN WELL. On Wednesday Thomas Lloyd, a man of very lofty stature, long visaged, and with his hair combed over his face in a strange manner, was charged with begging. The prisoner alleged that he was blind. His eyes were concealed by his hair. Stammell, the street-keeper of Islington, deposed that he saw the prisoner begging on the previous evening in High-street, Islington. He had a placard hanging on his breast with the words " Relieve the blind" printed upon it. Witness told him to go away ; but the prisoner refused, and became most in solent, using the foulest language. Stammell, finding remonstrance useless, took him to the station-house. The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, in a grave, puritanical tone, denied that he had used bad language, stated, that it was in consequence of ex treme distress he had sought aid in such a manner, and that he had come from Wrexham a few days ago, wearied is body and depressed in mind. He lodged at present in Tyndal's-buildings, Gray's Inn-lane ; and the landlord knew him to be an honest, decent man. He was totally blind and altogether helpless. Mr. COMBE, who evidently suspected his manner, directed Nest itt, the door- keeper, to make- inquiries into his statement. Thereupon the prisoner fell upon his knees in the box, and, in the most earnest manner, besought the magistrate to set him at liberty, and to have pity upon a poor old blind man. He said he would not rise until the magistrate would pardon him. The affair was dramatic, but not natural. Upon leaving the court, he again turned round, and, raising his hands to Heaven, whilst the tears rolled down his cheeks, again craved his liberty in a tone and manner that would have done him credit on the stage. Nesbitt, however, removed him and returned into court in an hour with him, and stated to the magi , ,- trate that every word he had uttered was false, and that the fellow was a confirmed beggar. The impostor now stood erect, but said nothing. No sooner, however, had Mr. Combe sentenced him to a month's imprisonment, than suddenly and quickly raising his long blackthorn stick, he aimed a despe rate blow at the magistrate ; fortunately, it did not take effect, but the weapon slightly grazed the arm of the junior clerk. He raised the stick a second time, but was secured before he could accomplish his object. He was removed to the cell, swearing ti the way. SOUTH WA RK. Wednesday Mr. J. P. Duckett, against v.hom a war rant was applied for by Lord lluntingtower on Mon day, for using language of a threatening description to him, attended before Mr. Cottingham, to answer the complaint, and also that of obtaining possession of a bill from his Lordship by threats of violence if he refused to deliver up its possession. A solicitor appeared for Lord Huntingtower, and Mr. D. Keane, the barrister, on behalf of the de- fendant. Lord Huntingtower's statement was to the effect, that having business with a person in the Queen's Prison on Saturday evening last, while he was in con versation with him the defendant came up, and asked him some questions relative to a Capt. White, and as to whether he knew if he had his acceptance. Lord Huntingtower replying that the bill was in his possession, the defendant said that he had been robbed of it, applied the epithet " scoundrels " to him and Captain White, and used other language of an irri tating description, and finally threatened to break every bone in Lord Huntingtower's body if he did not give him up his acceptance. The latter indivi dual exclaimed against such a summary proceeding being adopted, and said that he had given a conside ration for the bill, and that as it was his property he should not part with it. The defendant upon this became very much excited, clenched his fists, and seemed to be preparing to make use of them, when his Lordship, according to his own account, being ap prehensive that from the threats used he would have been assaulted, resigned possession of the bill to the defendant. Lord Huntingtower added, that the bill in question was for 471. odd, and that he had had it from Captain White, and for which a consideration was given, that it was accepted by the defendant and endorse.l by Captain White. Mr. COTTINGIIAM—On your resigning possession of the bill, was the defendant pacified, or did he still continue to use language of a threatening nature ? The reply was, that the defendant still abused him, and declared that it was his intention to thrash both him (Lord Huntingtower) and Captain White when he met with them. In answer tc another question, the complainant said that nothing but the dread of being assaulted on the occasion by the defendant, who was a much more powerful man than he was, induced him to give up the possession of the bill. At this stage of the inquiry the defendant's counsel observed that a document was in the possession of Lord Huntingtower which would at once explain the whole transaction, and show that there were not the slightest grounds for the imputed charge against his client, that of obtaining possession of the bill by threats of personal violence ; and the production of this document would show exactly how the matter stood. Mr. COTTINGRAM said, that he had nothing to do with what formerly had taken place between the par ties. It had been stated that the defendant had on a former occasion been before the magistrates of Marl borough-street at the instance of Lord Huntingtower, but even that fact had nothing to do with the present charge ' • the question being now as to whether th , eats of such a nature were held out against the com plainant as to justify the necessity of making the de fendant put in ample bail to keep the peace. The Magistrate added, that he thought it best the other transactions between the parties should not be brought forward then, as they had no reference to the point in question, and that he saw no necessity for their going forth to the public. He did not require to see the document alluded to, unless it was of a nature that was likely to produce on his mind a different im pression of the circumstances as detailed in evidence by the complainant. Mr. Keane said it was most important for his client that the document referred to should be pro duced. After some hesitation on the part of the com plainant's solicitor, the document was handed to the magistrate, who, on perusing it, said it did very ma terially alter the complexion of the case, and he then proceeded to question Lord Huntingtower, who ad mitted that he had written it on the occasion of the meeting between him and the defendant in the Queen's Prison. It was a written idemnification to him on his delivering up the bill into the possession of the defendant from all proceedings for its subsequent recovery by action or otherwise. It was signed by the defendant. Mr. COTTINGHAM asked Lord Huntingtower if he got the document in question subsequently to the al leged threats of violence used towards him ; and com plainant admitted such to be the fact; " but still," added he, " I have reason to apprehend that the defendant will commit an assault upon me if he is not restrained by the law." . Mr. COTTINGIIAM said, it was extraordinary that Lord Huntingtower should now come forward, and complain of being apprehensive of personal violence from the defendant, after having received the docu ment just produced immediately after he had given up the possession of the bill. His Lordship, on being deprived of the bill by throats, as he asserted, ought to have proceeded to the nearest police-court, and there complained of the circumstance ; instead of which, by his own avowal, he accepted of a written undertaking from the defendant to bear him harmless from any future proceedings for its recovery on his delivering it up to him. Lord Huntingtower, in his cross-examination by Mr. Keane, said that the bill in question was given to him about a fortnight ago by Captain White, and that he had no objection to relate the whole transaction. His Lordship was about proceeding, Ns hen he was stopped by the Magistrate, ;who said that it was not necessary to occupy the time of the Court by entering into a lengthened statement relative to the transac tions between the parties. Mr. Keane then entered into the defence of his client by describing that the defendant had on a re cent occasion received a letter, stating that the bill in question had improperly come into the possession of Lieutenant (not Captain) White, and as it was his' MARKET NEWS._(YESTERDA Y I (defendant's) acceptance, he went up to Lc.rd hunt- ‘. ingtower to make inquiries on the subjtet; that the latter individual, upon admitting he ;! id it, when it was demanded refused to give it up, but ultimately ' resigned the possession of it on the defendant giving him the document produced that day in Court. It was not true that threats of the nature adduced had been tnwle use of by the deferi+.:l, ‘v ho wa!= perfectly satisfird to have got back Ms acceptance, and, instead of having any disposition to come in contact with Lord Huntingtower, his wish was to avoid him in future, and therefore he had not the slightest concep tion of either threatening or assaulting him. He,need not be afraid. V. 4.• .4.SillEt'S` SMITIIFIELD.—Conrse Meadow Hay, 31 103 to 41 13+' Use:ll ditto, 41 I6s to 51 4s ; fine Upland ditto, 51 5s 10 5/ 103 ; Clover [lay, 41 lOs to 6/ ; Oat Straw, 11 l to 1/ ; Wheat Straw, 11 16s to 1/ 18s per load. A f.:l average supply, and a steady demand. CU" NIBFUIWW.—Coarse Meadow hay, 3/ 12s to 41. 4-4; dicta. 4! 17s to 51 4s ; tine U;,land ditto, 5 / 3s to ii 12 ; Clover Nay, 41 lOs to 5; 16s ;' Oat Straw, 11 16 4 to Et 18s; Wheat Straw, 11 18s to 21 per load. SITIO' but moderate, and trade toienblv firm. WAITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to 4115 a, Useful dirt., 4/ 17s to 5/ 5s ; .fine Upland ditto, 516 s to .5/ 10. ; Clover Hay, 4/ 10v to 6/ 2s; Oat Straw, 1/ 15s to 11 178 ; Wheat Straw, 1118 s to 11 19. per load. Trade on the whole dull, at the above quotations. Lord Huntingtower—The bill, I still maintain, was extorted from me by threats. Idogo in bodily fear. Lord Iluntingtower was here asked, if he had not adopted proceedings against the defendant soree time since at a pel:ce-eourt at the• e.est end iif t ? Ile replied in the affirmative Mr. COTTINGHAM—iIave y ?ii fee:l on t...ins with Mr. Duckett since then ? e - ornplainaet again re ;lied in the affirinetive, raying tiler Duckett heel established a husi.iesa 'n the City, a 7,1 t.',at it A-3% ce. nutters of business he called use him. Mr. COTTINGHAM said, that if it WCS Wit for the • production of the document referred to so many times during the inquiry, he should have considered it his duty, for the protection of Lord 11untintetewer, to call on tee defendant to put in heavy sureties to keep the peace; for, whatever title the defendeeet had to the hill, he was not justified in using threats of personal violence to the holder of it for its recovery. The pro duction of the document, however, in Court, hed the • effect of changing the whole aspect of the case, and Lord lluntine , tower, by his accepting it from the defendant, instead of adopting immediate proceedings for the alleged threats, had debarred himself from the remedy which he now sought, that of having the de fendant bound over in heavy sureties to keep the peace. He (Mr. Cottingham) was of opinion, on hearing the whole of the circumstances, that Lord Iluntingtower had adduced no proof of his being in personal fear or danger from the defendant, for, if that had been the case, he would not have taken the written acknowledgment, bearing him harmless from future proceedings relative to the bill. Taking, therefore, the whole of the circumstances into consi deration, instead of making the defendant find sure ties to keep the peace, he should merely call upon him to enter into his own recognisance in the sum of 1001. not to use any language of a threatening nature to wards Lord lluntingtower. Mr. Duckett having entered into his own tecogni ances, was immediately discharged. MailT DICANLICETS. SOUTHALL, JAN. B.—We had rather a steady demand for t ,, e prmea, W.ast. , .. and Sheep, hut all o th er kinds of -!k) h ey, io fair , •reg.i. supply, were a dull B,.ef, frotn 2s 10d to -fs Mutton. 2 8d to 4q 4d ; Veal, 3: 6d to 4s ; and Pork, 2s nd (o 3 8(1 per Sibs, to sink the offal SupplY ; —fleasts. 40, Sheep. 1.450 ; Calves, 41 . ; ngs, 52. 11,74 roa.o . •; AN B.—“ , ueratly s:,enking, we had c • re ;his toorniw, and the rates w w , i , ttk;,,ty sup,,•orted. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Mutton, 2s 10 to 4s 4.t; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s ; and Pork , 3,1 to 3s Sd per Slbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 30s ; Quarter-old More Pigs 16s to 20* ; and Mitch COW S ' th,•ir :mall Calf, 161 to 191 each. Hamsfrim, ;JAN. B.—We had a very dull inquiry for stock, the quotA;,:ol.so:"which 11,1 a downward ten , i , •nci,' Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2,11; Mutton, 3: to 4s 4d; Ves i, 3: 6.1 to 4s ; and Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per Sibs. ARUNDEL, JAN. 7.—Beef, from 3s to 4s, ; Mutton. 3s to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 3s 10d ; and Pork, 3s to 3s 6(1 per Sibs. Supply but moderate, and trade dull. CILICIIESTER, JAN. B.—There was a scanty show of prime stu c k, which in consequence supported prev ious figures. The value of other kinds was lower. j!e ef ' from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 4 d ; vest' 3s 4d to 4s ; and Pork, 2s 10d to 3: 6d per 8113 s• Suckling Calves, IS: to 28s; quarter-old Store Pigs, 16° to 19s; and Milch Cows, 161 to 181 10s each. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN the For the Week ended Jan. 4 1815, made up from the R e turn" 4; 4 In pcctot in the ditfexent Cities and Towns ita England and " per Imperial Quarter. Wheat ..... 458 Ed Oats Barley l I 34s 2d Rye 33s td Peace AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX NVEEKS. Weeks ending WHEAT. BAILLILY.I OATS. ; 'HANS. r so° 45 4 35 1 ' 21 8 X 92 9%38 9 1 3 4 45 2 34 9 21 10 31 S 37 5 M' ' at 1 45 1 31 5 21 11 32 236 9 r: 4 45 3I 34 2 21 19 32 0 35 11 3 . ) 35 s 45 6I 34 3 20 10 131 9 35 7 1 4 45 134 2 21 101 33 9 36 3 IMPERIAL. AGARIMATZ •VELAGES OT THE el% Wheat......... 45. 4d. Oats ..... 21s 81.1 8ar1ey........ 341 61. Rye Nov. 38 .. ..... ..1 Dec. 7 ........1 28 Jan. 4 ATTEMPTED MURDER. At the Bury sessions, on Monday last, John War burton, who keeps a house of bad character, in Hamer's-yard, near Clerk -street, was brought up, charged with attempting to shoot a young woman, named Martha Ackers, and then endeavouring to murder her, by striking her with the butt-end of the gun. The complainant, a young woman, about twenty -three years of age, said she had lived at John IVarburton s house for about six weeks. She went to his house on Saturday night last, about half-past ten o'clock. When she entered the house, she saw Warburton, an old man, and a woman, named Alice Ashworth, who lived with him. As soon as she entered, he rose from his sear, and pointed the gun ; it di3 not go off. He then struck her with the but end of the gun, and felled her to ground. She believed it was his intenzion to shoot her ; for he came into William Walker's (formerly Jerkin son's) beer-house, in Clerk -street, about nine o'clock, and then said he would hoot her. Complainant put Mrs. Ashworth to bed, about five o'cloek on Saturday night ; she was tipsy, and they had some words. Eliza Walker said, she saw the prisoner at half-past nine o'clock on Saturday evening in his own house; he had a gun in his hand. Ile said, " ou art. e Come to Come into my t,uuse a- aay hut. if M.lrtha Ackers conies any more, 1 5h....4 her." Prisoot.r then told her the wu . was toa d e ,i, and said that Martha had te.en iosuitiuk .his mistress. IL oppeare i to haaa h. e i : aqua liquor. Witness then left the house ! . 1110 tear Isaac Ramaden, a labourer on the Maile:.‘...ter. Bur, and Rossendale Its lwsy Maid lie went rti he. , r house, in C erk- street., on e•an us day t-veniag, and also into the yard leading into the ya:ti l e the prisoner resides. He heard a noise, and seeing some boys run, went towards th • prisoner's house to see abet was the matter. He saw the prisoner with a gun in his hand, and heard him say he would shoot the prosecutrix. He pointed the gun at her, and the next moment he turned the butt-end, and struck her several times on the head ; she fell to the ground, and bh.d very much. A young man named William Turner, and witness, then went in and took the gun from him. They had great difficul:y in getting it from him ; they each " loosed" a hand. lie was very determined. The young woman, Martha Ackers, was quite insen sible. She lay on the floor bleeding for several minutes. Edmund Yates, a boy fifteen years of age, said the prisoner sent him on Saturday even ing last to Mr. Peel's, ironmonger, for a penny worth of powder, a pennyworth of shot, and a half pennyworth of caps. After he had bought them, prisoner began to load the gun, saying he would shoot Martha (meaning prosecutrix) ; this was a few minutes before nine o'clock on Saturday evening. Mr. Superintendant Henhall produced the gun, which was loaded with powder and shot. He found the prosecutrix in the the prisoner's house on Saturday night, about half-past ten o'clock. Prisoner was committed for trial at the next Liverpool assizes.— Manchester Guardian. DUTIKS 011 IrOILZIGN coax. Wheat 2CS. (ki. Oats ••••••••• 64. W.' Barley 4. Od. . ' Ave ......... 10. Pea5e......... I THE CROOM POACHING AFFRA Y VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER AGAINST TWO OF 'CUE POACHERS. WORCESTER, JAN. 7.—The ury, impannelled fore the Coroner of this city (J. B. Hyde, Esq.), ° inquire into the cause of the death of Thomas Stai te, who died in the Worcester Infirmary on the O t f li ult , met this day by appointment to resume thel inquiry, which, it will be recollected, was adjourn ed f:een the 27th it December to this day. In the mea n _i time, as has already been stated in this paper, se venP parties have been apprehended on suspicion of having been concerr-d in this murderous outrage ; and Ov ° of them kFranci,.• Dingiey and Joseph survey) 9re now in the Worcester county prison, whither 64 have been committed by two county magistrates, wh ° however thought proper to exclude the press frl i reporting the evidence of the witnesses examin e But the Coroner, ns usual, threw open his court t° the public. The facts of the case have been already given in this journal NVOen the whole of the witnesses had been OW O l t rile comes ea tennineoted on and explained evidences, and atter a short deliberation, the jury turned a ve,-diet of 4 ' Wilful Murder against Jo ` l % Turvey and Fatoci- Dingley, and wine other pers o ° to the jury nolinovon." AI tlie ti , rtoin .tion of the i,;quiry one of the ja i l ss.-ti to he Coroner and his brether jurynle eione observe_ iota on the subject of the preserveti° oft life, which is so intimately eonnected with this I n, quiry. llr observed that the horrid spectacle %V 1 they had witnessed at the commencement of th ' t j proceedings, in the mangled corpse of the murder"; gamekeeper, and the horrifying picture which nll,O have been drawn before their minds' eves from t " e details of the several witnesses, could not fail to bils'a excited in them feelings of sorrow and disgust; O s although he was aware that, strictly, their duties,;, jurors, were limited to an inquiry as to how the li, fated man Thomas Staite had come to his death, 3 o they could not overlook the cause which had led dreadful a result ; and he thought that an e xpresPvi of their feelings on that subject would not be oti t ,, ° place. He, therefore, proposed that they should B r tj pend to their verdict a declaration of their sentituell in the following terms : ce " That the jury cannot but deplore the con tinio. o of laws so immoral in their tendency, so fruitful le, crime, and so destructive to human life, as the gO o t laws have proved, after long experience, throug h ,e the length and breadth of the country; and that IP" strongly recommend their abrogation." Several jurymen expressed their concurrenc e these sentiments. • eif The CORONER said, that whatever might be ings on the subject, he could not attach such s claration as the above to their verdict, for that sne h 'i i e step would most probably lead to a reprimand en from the judge for introducing extraneous He would, however, if the jury wished it, forty" their declaration to the Secretary of State. r tY This suggestion was adopted, and the whole 0. ol e jurors signed the paper, one of them, at the 511 3 l; time, remarking that our gaols were half filled B*. offenders against the game-laws. to Before si•parating, the juror!, directed their fees t ° ,,f handed over to the widow of the murdered man; Id a hope was expressed that the trustees of the Est i , Coven7ry (now an infant) would secure her atid family from want IMPROVEMENT of the DWELLINGS OF THE LABOUttING CLASSES. (From the Builder.) The master carpenters and builders residing in and near the metropolis have resolved upon petitioning Parliament early in the ensuing session for such a modification of the window duties as will insure a better system of ventilation than that which at pre sent exists, particularly in the dwellings of the la bouring classes. The following is a copy of the petition resolved upon at a meeting of the " Society of Master Carpenters," held on the 23d ult., at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, and which has already been very numerously signed. " To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled. "The petition of the undersigned Master Car penters and Builders re.-iding in and near the metropolis, " Humbly showeth— " That your petitioners are desirou, of adopting every improvement in construction which may tend to promote the healthfulness of dv.eliing-hou,es, in accordance with the valuable evidence laid 10iire your Honourable House by Saraitte'y Ceminissions, but that your petitioners have drily rew.:on to „h-em vu that a fatal obstacle exists ro the mirov-unent3 m, st needed, in the present mode of assessiez houses t., the window duties. " That the window duties, as now assessed. operate as a premium upon defective construction, the occu pier having a direct interest in !.I.:cking up ever, opening intended for the admission of I,gle and that can possibly be dispensed with, to it:sen to burden of taxation. "That under the existing system, an unglazd aperture only seven inches wide can .ot be made for purposes of ventilation in a cellar in London without the payment of an average duty of 8,. per annum, although such an openieg is now permitted to be made free of duty in the town of Liverpool, by a local Act of last session, 7 at d 8 Vier., cap. 51. " That your petitioners are deeply impressed with a conviction that the influence of light and air are intimately connected with the moral as well as the physical state of the whole population. That the exclusion of light is unfavourable to habits of per sonal cleanliness, and that the crowded lodging-houses of the poor become necessarily abodes of diseases when rendered by fiscal enactments gloomy recepta cles of dirt. " Your petitioners therefore pray your Honourable House to put an end to the serious evils arising from this cause, by either a repeal of the window duties or by such a limitation of their present burden, that taxation may no longer keep pace with improvement, and that there may be no check or hindrance to the construction of light, cheerful, and welb•ventilated dwelling-houses for any class of the community. " And your petitioners will ever pray," &C. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT AT WooLwICH,w -.1 / 4 " 613 .10 11 , day af.. , ,rnoon, w • the a brieklai or's labi . .urer, of th e I- 11 ' 0o of _,hoe). gee engs in earr) trig slates hit 4 1 " )/' Cu the top of the Nl..ritw liar-vrks, now building at i' fi iv% wick, the ladder tin which Ow poor toot Wft, ting him [row a heigr.t of aboti t , feet, with frig .ekcity, t th, earth He was °P e ll' diately utrioved t' :e Ito) ul Nlarine Hospital, ol l' g piti r-ceiving - ev,ry fy.enti , n tiat the akili ,nd haul or of the med cal officers can suggest. His back 14 11° P°'' 'I be br Ili* to . .her and ~i Aer wtlre btsd-side, and a Ca . r. ft to h ill) of hi. i hn.c . [.ADVERTISEMENT ---AN IMMEDIATE RENZ PI A i:ISEASED STOMACH BY 110LI.0WAY'S ej . TRAORDIYARY URE —Mrs. tl4, a -i: , 3•-stitc l-." tiOlbtlieidt}lt el b,,•11 sub} et for two ), ars to swimininga in ti+ (111.1143 i :, of sight. constant sickte *B, and derang elp i it, l the at.trim+, with a ,ant of appetite, together healtb and loss of Ile-h. Half her time she e"" IJO he. 11 V , ever) •ta; b. t c.a,t,l g. , •;. t restor t : is e ° tiir-e t-. 1-10. e high, at st.ao• of by th e ' t ) i I 011 , , wa) 's Fill , ---Sold (alai) OintnieVive Prot'e , sor 1 - 1 •ll. , wa) ' s Estab:i,hei• ut, 244, Straw' e 4,11 a lvie, way had grati,), and by aina.,st all ree, vendors of 'medicine throughout the ci‘ilised ESCAPE OF A MAN FROM CUSTODY UNDER THE CHARGE OF MURDER.—Yesterday, information that a man named John Brough, who stood committed on the charge of murder, and who was handcuffed to another prisoner named Thomas Swinton, charged with felony, managed to effect his escape the other day, to gether with his companion, from the custody of the officer, Thomas Michel, whilst the latter was conveying them from Biddulph to Stafford gaol. Brough is described as being about forty years of age, five feet ten inches high, slender made, sallow complexion, dark hair, Maisel eyes, large front teeth, which project, and long visage. Had on a large smock-frock, with buttons down the front, barragan trousers, strong shoes, and tommy hat. his companion, Swinton, is about twenty years of agq, five feet four inches and a hal, high, fresh complexion, and dark hair and eyes. Had on a light barragan jacket, dark cord trousers, blue cap, and a pair of clogs. DEATH FROM B UR NING. —Wednesday, Mr. Wak ley, M.P., coroner, held an inquest at the l'i.;tugh pubitc house, at a place called Ellend, hetw, , en Cribb's Farm and the river Colne, on the borders of Ilertfi Toshire, on the body of Joseph Tucker, a child, four years of age, who was burned to death at a fire of twigs, which his brother had lighted in the fields to warm themselves. The elder brother left the child at the tire whilst he went to the canal to look at some boa's, and in the mean time the deceased was burnt to death. Verdict, "Acci dentally burned." On the 6th inst., at Stratford-green, Mrs. Nillianl of a daughter. h On the 6th inst., at Westhorpe Lodge, Suffolk, the Nathaniel Cotton, Esq., of a daughter. rlo On the 7th inst., at Titchfield-terrace, Regent'sl i 'btedfl' wife of G. De Morgan, Esq., barrister- at-law, of a daliga r On the 7th inst., at Finsbury-place South, ' the Wif e Charles Hogg, surgeon, of a son. On the Bth inst., at Clairville, Old Brompion, 3. 11 ' Chapman, of a daughter. MARRIED. O e ( he r On the 15th of November, J. P. Mayers, Esq. , of lt jesty's 28th Regiment, to Willielmina, youngest do .4 ~q, George Ormond, Esq., of her Majesty's 86th Regi me " On the 6th inst., at Leckhampton Church, J. Ben r Yie f ,pi Esq., of Alveston, Gloucestershire, Captain in h er 14th Regiment Light Dragoons, to Harriette Catberlt, child of John M. Connell, Esq., of Lansdown-cres cell tenham. On the 7th inst., at St. Mark's Church, Myddelt . .o 0 0 .1 ), the Rev. Robert S. Tabor, 8.A., Incumbent of Christ 1.01)u Enfield, to Mary, second daughter of the Rev. Fra il man, M.A., Incumbent of St. Mark's. DIED. • On the 7th of September last, at the Royal ;Oltofai l 11, lege, Sandhurst, Captain F. H. Prosser. Ti p j pi ) On the Gth of Octeber, at Victoria, Hong - Ab,, °- I ;ief eldest daughter of the Hon. John Walter Hulme, 0, tice of Hong-Kong. On the 10th of November, at IsTolapore, Whit kOi Weld, of her Majesty's 22d Regiment of Infant Or' On the 26th of December, at Tulloch Castle, .)4° r ,1 0 ch. : ,4. Eleanor, the wife of Duncan Davidson, Esq., of TO," - rel On the 3d inst., at 13urcot, Shropshire, Eliza beth ' Je t Richard Emery, Esq. g, es On the 4th inst., at Brompton, Mrs. Sarah 8r,,, 0 , -- 1;1J i Ou the sth inst., John Ludlam, Es ,1• 1 o f s Southwark, aged GS. On the sth inst., at Osnaburgh-terrace, Reg en " iP cv Smirke, Esq., R.A., aged 93. r ec l i On the sth inst., Mr. Thomas Walton, of th e Canterbury, aged 86. f u t On the sth inst., at •Stepney, Mr. Butcher , of 4.14 On the sth inst., at W ellington-street , South,' 0 trude Butler, voungest daughter of Dr. Lever. On the sth inst., at Clarence-terrace, Regent's -p" ,pct , : 0 1° Smith, Esq., aged 75. ( hi the sth inst., at High- elms, the Dowager!...a4 yob. On the Gth inst., in Grosvenor-street W'est, .." 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