The Sun. — London, England, 1844-01-10 00:00:00

1.1 1 A Lon. n Ply itholas' rr with 's yard, king her rening a lay on ediately greatest tobridge ber and was Ina- .nt this ;sel, and that nongst a nd haY rudentll en soli nce from past tea launched Lever will er whole oasts and e mud n abund 's by this ►s deemed eunately ie o'clock could be squired D 910115 OC . ed till the the upper ut out by the torn kyard and e greatest unately all destroyed• ices in the the moon mrelessness ITECTgr' Or the pre' Grosvenor .. A 1 0 % , was re Ilion of the , a structure [44 by the show OP h w becoming .w, and th e , sl height 0 ' spire alas ° 3,5001 le election elevation of ixed to take 2'.h instant• c oo ing is a , Table Area Rev. o ° ll° ink Hewee lh nbinson , st, the Id dmund Co' riet s S. 1 3 ° ° . esi , the Roc' et to lear n ire on Sal is enhain , a n of an in ce s 'Jourhooa bw- COt r ill ' OF SEW ERZ . - , , A- special me e ti ng o f t h e C ourt o f S ewer s f o r the City and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the County of Middlesex, was held yesterday, at the Sewers-office, i Greek -street; Soho, for the purpose of considering the 1 resolutions to be proposed by Mr. Leslie, with respect i to the duties of the officers of the Court, and the whole e s Ystetn of th e co ll ect i on o f sewers '- rates. Th ere was loon. that ! i i; , t o . tla l nutulter of :_ortroissioners pros: lit, and the suhj , ei, matter or the resolutions appeared to cre a t e eonsLerable interest. Among the number of Commissioners we noticed Mr. Tufnell, M.P., and T. i I '• Donaldson Esq the late Chairman. Mr. WILLOIIGIIII . Y% who presided during part of the e Sit i ttog of th e l ast C ourt, was unan i mous l y ca ll e d to th e %,uatr, upon taking w hi c h, at eleven o'clock, he stated that the Court h a d b eet . es p ec i a lly ca ll e d for the purpose of considering a series of resolutions (already forwarded) to be pr o p ose d b y Mr. Leslie, embracing the d ut i es o f the office clerks, and the whole system of collection of the sewers' rites, together with some resolutions, re- B P ee ting the duties of the clerks of the works. It ther efore bec ame hi s d uty to ca ll u p on M r . L es li e to preeeed with his resolutions, after the clerk had read the orders of the Court on the subject. Mr. HERSTLETT, the clerk, having read the previous ord ers , or• tne Court, „is Mr LESLIE slid it was now his duty to bring forward twe nty-seven resolutions for the consideration of the Court, and in doing so he had been particularly careful to arm hi mselfaith the authority of the Court, for the pur pe°3e of enabli ng hi m to make t h e propos i t i on h e was now m oot to bring forward. Under tte orders of the Court the 11th of August, 1843, upon a previous notice of 111 , ? t ien mad e b y hi m, he ha d b een requeste d to d raw up e'er be lies of r eso l ut i ons embrac i ng the dut i es o f t h e o ffi ce l ewer ' Ka and the wh o l e s y s t em o f the colle c ti on of the s rate and by a subsequent order of the Court on the Ist r ' :noes Include 0 . Sept., 1843, liberty had been given to him to . the duties of the clerks of the works in the reso he was now about to propose. He would not bye the time of the Court by any preliminary his se e r e rati °ns, but would content himslf with stating that raise oc ean n bringing forward these resolutions was to ecutiv e . in Public estimation the whole character of the ex or W departments under the Commissioners of Sewers to esttninster and part of the county of Middlesex pubr he the office more attractive and inviting to the er c, thereby to facilitate great public and private im theovtinlent in the drainage of the various districts under -ranus sio If next object was to abolish much unnecessary 11. is ra or --!•Y labour, and apply the time gained to the mll2 effietent and vigilant superintendence, by the two InivreYors and clerks of the works, of all public and a e l a ta t e works in progress. His next object was to effect of eh a rue iiate daily searching investigation into each item rl asu labo o r g e against the sewers' rate, instead of a protracted e ent rel arterly one. To cause the accounts to be of d;i l !ly into the books of the Commission, instead we e k tt Ying such important works to a month or Six on e s after th e expiration of every quarter. To cause onYuniform sy s t em o f d a ily en t r y o f rece i p t s an d e t hents in books of the Commission, whereby, at daii v rie wt in an intelligible manner, might be shown the di st , . r eceipts and payments from and on account of each t o ,,rlet, To cause the treasurer's account to be so kept as ite e s e e rr ee Pone therewith, thereby to render unnecessary the colt u t system private pass-bterks" between the .ectors and the bankers, to explain the 15th of the Iteis es n th .Ow called the banker's book. To place under tnieseintire control and exclusive employment of the Com thes_e?n every officer holding an appointment under it ; , s 2 n ni to economise and appronriai e labour as the pres to!! , business may require, and with which advantaFes tifecluee the present 'charge to the public of collecting tii;isiewers' rates at least sixty per cent. l'o effect ini ployrcle,Paytnents to the contractors and tradesmen gain t h V the Commission, whereby the public will gain t o 0 advantages arising from cash payments. And k w a llse all moneys received daily by the clerks,eel and at itl g - the office Ti, be entered eel 1n two books, and paid into th e lonkers' daily. th at illlY-seven resolutions were intended to carry out l' v % each ti, and a ll t h at h e was anxious at that moment oment to knuw resolutionasi wheth er h e s h ould b e expected to t b end separ ate l y, or to classify them under separate use . The first and second resolutions would be of no h trop a e"nsiderable numb: r of the other resolutions ou ' , l :i r, } ) p( stli were earried. Ile was of opinion that they dometo combine the efforts of all these officers, at the time heivieg each officer resporsible for his own Could• Acting; upon this principle he tru,ted tore ourt 4Postpone the considers titer of his two fir olit ; ti eraroceed to the consideration of the third, which tr ~ ind to give the Court a greater cheek and allots over the surveyors' departments. If the Court would best adept hin t to adept his own course he tilt ught he should ne _ consult their convenience by bringing under their wnsideration fir st, his 3 i 4th. sth, 6th, 7th, and 25th re s ,q utions : rst, ,,. , Th e re • e i no. , emaIRMAN had hoped that the worthy Commis e,yrr would have consolidated his resolutions. 1417,- LESLIE said he had been frost anxious to do so, C oe n e could not, according to the regulatiens of the e .,.!! h rt- Ile was willing, however, now to do so, if it met "T ~the approbation of the Court' resolu tions LAURIE thought the consolidation of the was the best course that could be pursued. ztneCseetneteer was afraid th a t t h e C ourt cou ld not consolidate them now, b ecause the object of them was m aterially to alter the bye-laws by which the Court was governed. brine Mr. A . teelsoN thought that the utmost license ought given to the worthy Commissioner (Mr. Leslie) in _)gg forward these resolutions. He thought he filsl;lrd. ttexallowed to pursue his own course. withdrawnil ‘. t hought the first res o luti o n ou g ht t o b e officer s altog e th er, considering it a slur upon all the of the C ourt . Air. LAURIE moved that Mr. Leslie should have leave to r‘ o t.' st pone his fi rs t an d seco nd resolutions, and proceed with the others. 111 r. ALLASON seconded the motion. Mr. DONALDSON, the late Chairman, had no objection to the postponement of the resolutions ; but he trusted t he Hon. Commissioner, in adopting such a course, Would not wish to establish a precedent. Mr. LESLIE had no such wish 7 . and if it was to be put on that ground, he would repudiate it a lt oge th e r. He Sto od upon his right as a Commissioner of that Court. After some further discussion. 11 r. LESL IE rose to propose his resolutions. The two first having been postponed by the Court to a future oc etill;Sion, he would now proceed with those which he th°ught bore upon the same point—those were the 3d, es e _ 4 th, the sth, the 6th, the 7th, and the 25th. The able Commissioner then proceeded, at consider ilia? le ngth' to show the necessity for adopting a very , erent system of keeping the accounts of the Commis ,tuters, for the purpose of showing that the present e' ste rn Was not calculated to give to the Commissioners et,litnpartial view of their affairs, and that unless some butrerent system was adopted, the public could not be enefit ed• The present system of keeping the accounts a ud i o e Commission was confused and unintelligible, aused an immensity of labour without any public ,e n e e6 t. The lion Commissioner' said that the Court Upon ihe accuravy of . its system of book t e ; e i d o .. i ts , e I . e s ex e __ ter being by double entry, like all the Government W ha ':•,, But, continued he, is it a double-entry system ? all .., , e uid the Court do at its last sitting? Why, it paid pres'en officers' salaries to Cheistmas ! Each one having W 0 1,1 , 1 11 10 an ticeount for his salary, a stamped receipt t he tr 0 annexed thereto, in exchange for the cheque on aft__ .?asurer. What would be the next step ? Why, ha,",it.tise individual had received his salary, arid the clerk ,ss'ltetruf stamped receipt as the voucher, the double-entry e ntered c()rnm enced, arid the whole salaries would be I%tizurt. entered on the waste would h e n the cash-book ; a verbatim copy thereof or bill-book, another Whi ch Copy would then be made in the journal ; after and credit,!enteen ledger accounts would be opened debtor 4 , Aor for each person's salar • But all this labour of fro for by the Court's order, was ) taken after the .. bills t r . ° ,!teh man's salary sea.%or the doubl was ..,. Ze.nse labour, of no benefit try paid ! Now, that was an illus system of that Court —im _ is s3 . tern .., double -entry 'fit us a check upon error, because 4 , een onts i '2 l tt t I entry only commenced after the co unts , tan actually been paid. The contractor's ac tioab, also followed the same plan as the salaries of _,, le entry the e t m eat e,,, whole having been - paid before the entry Court. ThauTenced in the double-entry system of the °wing 1.,,T1"ti- Commissioner then proposed the fol . T hat . 1 .--, utions : me Court ot aa return for eaecra llst em of rlzZof the utmost importance to continue the present ;the mutually exchanged by the officers of arid the contractors, la ith the additions of the et mediately daily retur n , i n district, and of a column in the contractors' to be of when must be specified the charge to the b . r , . ach item, and the total. These daily returns ur n the e works and examined, signed by the officers (clerks of illfeforthe wrg e ,' i surveyor or assistant surver and forthwith b ° o ks end accounts of the Commission. That /e Yars and the clerks 'of the works be relieved from any it il r ell as the weeoeuirrilected with the preceding daily returns, contraators' dail &t in of act, th e and examin' abstracts, first abstract, second ah quarterly accounts. That ac eaent h. na clerks of y returns, as amended, be the only the 8 — to ye n the Court and the contractors. That ,_ . contractors' daily returns, verified by the surveyor .!_aeli district as towshrokws, shall be so_entered daily in books for a lu b c i al t it Y and the cost, therebywatworks t t o ern of weekly andquarterly are done, the particular _ -surveors and clerks rendering unnecessary the present abstracts end accounts. That 4 great amountof ttreat, as they of the works being thus relieved from labour, th „___ will be enaledetoaddveavnott advantage to utochthmeopreubtliimcewtiollthbee rsoual and vigilant superintendence of-labour notwithstanding r the present system—and their h h o a un n the and can possibly do nudee of the works in progress, .._, 5 g examination then took ess . i tent surveyor, le lo n be materially diminished. place of Mr.Doull, the I • h ended in an expression of c'eitl)inioin that th rowpoliscitions of Mr. Leslie could be ea ,;: ut. Air, 1), . b • y i n carrying difficultlJLL distinctly stated that there would be no tiou. co_cs_Aesns.soet, avins. a out Mr. Leslie's proposition of a: daily account made out of the works in progress. „ Mr, D , while he approved of some of the ma ny °f li t liem loner s resolutions, felt bound to oppose Mr. I, al ' „,, Sortie disc h, n proposed, for the adoption of the Court, 3d,hi:BlE 4,11, sth, 6th, 7th, and 25th resolutions. took place upon them, in which Mr. j),, ,11ZitscZasjooinfed, and moved, as an amendment— Prese n t the utmost importance to continue the sYsten e 0 the ta "rs of of returns, mutually exchanged by qoarcitities squar s a . d b , r e t urns kin le Court and the contractors, separate g made out for each district, the measured M. H ARI _ 411 a a:I - acted." kr. LEslzouN seconded the arneodruent. amineresolution whigch the " Z t with the emphatically upon the Court to re the amendmeht to his Posed ; it was neither Ifery essenc e of the whole, and the late chairman had just pro more nor less than striking :.gut the quire ~_ amendment, (declaremaking the Court, if lie curried hi s a the contractor to delivern t t h h o e t ec i )s t t ‘ , l , ' F OLl e l a d ei t l io d t a r y e s - , ‘r ti3 ')t cl i k , s , ti % vv w lii i c tilo t u h t e d ir ifli ch e i t e li f t su •veyor had just stated could irr A .......!: r E5 ( 1 ',.?: : who obtained 3:. a hearing after a long and a too 7 l ` l a_ , 14(41s -14,n upon ihe right t o told t _ un tot. said that their survey speak to the or, Alr. oey, had ~,a • to effect without his plan of daily accounts could be carried ',yet without difficulty; and it should be recollected Z • THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUAIty 10, 1844. h!it 1rra.t0r,..., Bi, ,seemed about 21,0001. of the public money yearly, or about 75 per cent. of the whole expenditure of the Commission, and were cn some occasions (as we understood) paid before their accounts were laid before the Board. Mr. IaaTsLETT, the clerk, on being questioned, said that the contractors had applied for the money before the accounts came before the Board, but it had not been paid to them. Mr. LESLIE proceeded to argue that it would save labour, arid prevent error, to have the accounts made up daily, and that there was no possible objection to the plan. Mr. LAURIE strenuously supported the proposition, which, after a long and uninteresting conversation, was negatived, by a majority of 17 to 10, and Mr. Donald-. son's amendment was agreed to. 'I he foul ill, fifth, and sixth resolutions, which were intended to carry the third into effect, were also lost. But the seventh, which only affirmed the advantage of the plan proposed in the third, was, strangely enough, carried by a majority of 8 to 7, upon which Mr. Leslie remarked, "They wanted the fugleman this time 1" The eighth resolution, which proposed an improve ment in the mode of recording petitions was agreed to, with a slight amendment. The ninth, which was to the effect that the surveyor's reports should be laid before the Board, written in a book, to be kept in the office, was lost by a majority of fourteen to ten ; and an amendment, proposed by Mr. Donaldson, that the reports should be bound up afterwards, was adopted. Mr. LESLIE said that the next four resolutions related to one subject of great importance, and he would, with the leave of the Board, submit them together. The first stated that the present arrangement for making a sewers' rate entailed an enormous amount of labour, which could be most safely and materially diminished ; and he went into a series of minute details in support of this statement. The others were to the effect— " That it would be of great public advantage and it is de sirable, that maps be prepared and engraved of each district, showing the mode by which every tenement is drained ; and that such district maps be on such a scale as ultimately, and with all convenient speed, to show every street and tenement in the district, and its private drainage into the public sewers. And that every ailetion, alteration, or diversion of the sewage be added thereto. That as occasion may require for the purpose of a rate, the portion of each parish in the district be separated from the map, and with an order in writing be sent to the various vestry clerks, requesting them to supply the names, residences, and rentals of all persons rated to the poor within the limits of such map. That the vestry clerks' returns to the precedir g order of Court, under the authority of the 52d George 111., cap. 48, sec. 7, being a true copy of the rate-book of the persons assessed to the poor-rate, with the designation and rental of the property they occupy, together with the map of the drainage of the district, are the best documentary evi dence the Court of Sewers can supply to the jury touching two important questions left. for their decision and presentment, via. :—The property that receives beneSt or avoids damage by the sewage of the district, and the persons who are legally f and judicially recognised as the occupiers of that property. lie was convinced that if they went on in the present very imperfect manner, allowing their officers to tamper with the list furnished by the vestry-clerks, and dis. pensing with such accurate information as the maps pro posed would afford, they would inevitably find themselves in difficulties. Lists made out from the parish rate-books by their own clerks, were not legal evidence under the Act, which required that the lists should ho made by the vestry.clerks. He had always opposed the issuing of warrants against the hospitals, the churches, and the prison, and although the majority of the Board had beers ag - nifist him, the result proved that he was right. In the trial in the Queen's Bench against the Governor of Bridewell they were defeated, and had to pay the costs of the other party as well as their own. The plan which he now submitted would prevent the recurrence of such mistak( s, and render them much more secure in their proceedings. After another very long and desultory discussion, in which Mr. Laurie and another gentleman supported Mr. Leslie's proposition, whilst Mr. Donaldson and others pro nouns .d it expensive and useless, the resolutions were negatived Mr. LESLIE said that although he expected his next proposition would also be negatived, he would request the serious attention of the Board to its object. lie would not say that there were no defalcations under other Boards. But it could not be denied that under no other Commission had there been so many defalcations as under this. The system of employing collectors with a per ctntsge, had the effect of placing the men themselves in very great temptation, and not only was the business done inefficiently, but the most distressing consequences had tccured to innocent parties—the unfortunate securi ties. In one case of a defaulter, who had been defraud ing the Commission for twelve years, two respectable families were completely ruined by the proceedings taken by the Board against them, as his securities. Not only would all this be avoided by giving the collectors fixed salaries, and employing them as the servants of the Com missioners, so that they would be amenable to the crimi nal law for any embezzlement; but by the system which he proposed in the following resolutions, the greatest possible dispatch in the collection of the rates would be insured, and the possibility of fraud almost prevented. The resolutions were to the effect— " That the expense of collecting the sewers' rate is very great, and that the system of such collection is most defective ;—that the exclusive occupation of the collectors should be as clerks to the Commission, and their whole time devaed to the business thereof,—that the remuneration should be by fixed salaries, and not by a per centage, which most unequally pays the col lectors, varying as it does under the existing system from 10 4 d. per house - to 4ad.; yet in the aggregate entails, taking the average of the last 54 years, an annual charge upon the rate payers of three pounds sixteen shillings and eightpence per hun dred pounds collected, or a gross annual sum of one thousand pounds :—and that the present system of allowing the col lectors to take away from the office the rate-books, and per mitting them to have blank notice papers and blank receipts to be in neg S o l p l ifi e u d up office, ca a n d taxation. themselves, so pTrehpaatr that y -ebv oeorkys improperpdaor party mode aylw chargedaalways sroefr remain a o ii nn ietsdh e a t r h v a a e t r such rate may, immediately on payment, be thereon discharged . That the collecting clerks take with t h em , on proceed i ng to . collect, books of receipts prepared in the office, and also a form of daily return, showing the name of the person, the locality, and the amount received, to be filled up on the spot; that at the close of the day's collection the amount tendered by each clerk be chequed against the stumps of the absent re ceipts, such stumps to be stamped with a stamp prepared for the purpose, showing the day each sum was accounted for, and that from these daily returns the party charged on the rate book be discharged." [The remaining resolutions related to the details of the account-keeping.] Mr. DoNALDsoN opposed the resolutions. He said hat in the last twenty-five years rates to the amount of 600,0001. had been collected, upon which the defalcations had been only 3,0001., and of this the public lost no more than 2001., the securities having made good the re mainder. He denied that the employment of clerks as collectors would be more efficient, and appealed to the meeting if they were prepared to dismiss from their ser vice, for the sake of a very doubtful experiment, men who had served them faithfully and without fault, some of them for more than thirty years. Mr. MAYHEW moved, and Mr. LAURIE seconded an amendment, to the effect that the plan of Mr. Leslie sh.,uld be acted upon, by the . employment of coll.tcting clerks, according as vacancics - occurred amongst the present collectors. The amendment, after much discassion, was negatived, and the further consideration of the resolutions was postponed to the next open day. The Court then adjourned, at half-past five o'clock, till Friday. ROYAL COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS. Whitehall, Jan. 8, 1844. Her Majesty's Commissioners hereby give notice : 1. The decorative works intended for exhibi tion, according to the notices published in June and July, 1843, are to be sent to No. 20, King street, St. James's-street (late the St. James's Bazaar), between the hours of ten and five on any day, Sunday excepted, during the first week in March next, when agents will be in at tendance to receive them ; but no work will be receivedafter Thursday the 7th of March. 2. Each exhibitor is required to send, together with his work, a letter containing his name and address, and stating the number, if more than one, of the specimens sent by him, with such descriptions of the designs, materials, or modes or execution as may he intended tOr publication, subject to the approval of the Commissioners. • The name of the exhibitor is also to be written on each specimen sent by him, an►d the speci mens are to be numbered, to correspond with the list or description contained in his letter. 3. The artists or their agents may attend to examine the works sent by them, and to re stretch such drawings or paintings as may have been detached from their stretching frames and rolled for the convenience of carriage. 4. No work will be allowed to be retouched after having been received, except to repair an injury occasioned by accident, and then only by the artist himself. 5. Every possible care will be taken of the works sent, but in case of injury or loss the Commissioners will not be responsible. 6. Catalogues of the Exhibition will be pub lished.—By command of the Commissioners, C. L. EASTLAKE, Secretary. A Correspondent residing' in Turner'sCourt.has a I Canary bird sitting_ upon four eggs, which, in the ordinary course, should be out in two or three days. This is the seventh hatching by the same bird since the middle of July last. Some of the former nestlings are tuning their pipes in various quar ters of the town as melodious and loud as the old birds.— Glas gow Argus. MURDER.--A very great sensation was caused n the neighbourhood of Guildford on Saturday morning, fro In Lord Grantley's keeper having been found in the canal close tto his Lordship's preserves, which join the house, murdered. ..Ift appears he was at the public-house at Bramley between eigh,t and nine o'clock on Saturday evening, where there was a raffle for a tat hog, and said to the landlord he must go round hiss Lordship's preserves, to look after the pheasants, and would return in an hour or 'o to take supper, since which he never was teen alive. Guns were heard about that hour in the direction the body eas found, and it is supposed he came on the poach ers instantly, who not being able to get away, and most likely ber.g recognised by the keeper, shot him through the head, and, fro,n the mangled apparance, must have brutally be him about the head, then dragged him about twenty yards, and thrown him into the canal, which is close to the spot. The marks of a severe struggle between the parties is very evident,. and the ground is covered with blood. His hat and stick were: leg on the bank. Ile was a most powerful masa, and lived witla the lute Lord Grantley. He was a great favourite of the pt.( :- sent Lord, and has left a wife and seven children. A young backwoods lawyer lately concluded Isis argument in a case of queue elausum fregit with the followi ssg sublime burst : —" If, gentlemen of the jury, the defendan hogs are permitted to roam at large over the fair fields of Lay client with impunity, and without pokes—then, yes, thion, have our forefathers fought, and bled, and died in vain l" THE WILL FORGERIES. RE-EXAMINATION of BARBER and FLETCHER. MANSION-HOUSE (YESTERDAY). The re-examination of the prisoners Barb•?r and Fletcher, who were remanded on Monday week last on two charges of forgery, was resumed yesterday. The prisoners, it will be remembered, have been frequently remanded on the charge of uttering a forged will, pur porting to be the will of Anne Slack, and when they were last being brought up they were charged, in addi tion, with uttering a forged will, purporting to be the will of Mary Hunt; they were on that occasion remanded on both these charges. Mr. Clarkson attended to conduct the prosecution, Mr. Chambers appeared for Barber, and Mr. Ballantyne for Fletcher. At eleven o'clock the Lord Mayor took his seat upon the bench. His Lordship was supported by Mr. Alder man Humphery. Shortly afterwards the prisoners W. H. Barber, and Joseph Fletcher were brought up in the custody of Forester, the officer, and placed in the dock. Mr. Clarkson then called Mr. Alfred Dunn, who deposed—l am supervisor of births and deaths at the Belgrave district. I produce the register of the death of Ann Slack. I received it from Mr. Chappell, the superintendent registrar. Mr. W. Price Jordan —I am a surgeon, and re►ide at 9, Lower Belgrave-street. I am registrar of births and deaths for the Belgrave district. On the 25th February last I was called on to register the death of Ann Slack. As far as I can possibly recollect Fletcher is the man who called on me. I believe him to be the man. He stated that he came to register a death—the death of Ann Slack. I asked when? He said on the 17th February. I asked where ? He said in South-terrace, No.B. On his naming No. 8, South-terrace. I said I did not know such a place in the district as South terrace. I asked him if he meant a row of houses near Wooden-bridge, which have no name, but are called Terrace, and sometimes Kent-terrace, and are a continuation of South-place. lie said yes. I ob served that I did not think there were eight houses there. I then entered the name, date, Sec. as follows :—" Ann Slack. South-terrace, female, 68 years of age." When I asked the cause of death, he said gout. I asked if it was gout in the stomach, as persons did not usually die of gout. He said she had been suffering from it for many years. I then inquired if he had been present at the death, or in attendance. He said he was present at the death. I then asked him his address. He gave No. 4, James-street. I asked where. He said Commercial road. I said I did not know James-street, Commercial road, Pimlico, but that there was a Robert-street, Com mercial-road. I said there were two other Commercial roads, London, which did he mean? He said Commer cial-road, East, and I entered it accordingly. He then signed his name Robert Hunt in my presence. I finished the entry, and gave him a certificate for the undertaker and clergyman. On 14th March following, a woman in mourning came to me for a certified copy of the registry of the death. I delivered one. Since this inquiry has been going on I accompanied the Governor of Giltspur street Compter to the cells of different prisoners on going his rounds. It was yesterday three weeks. I went inte six or eight cells, in some of which there wore several prisoners. I went to the cell where the accused (Flet cher) was confined, and as soon as I saw him I said he was the man who had made that entry. Mr. Ballantyne—With whom did you go? Witness —The Governor. Mr. Edward Alfred Grattan—l am a clerk in the Lon don and Westminster Bank. On 22d March, 1842, Fletcher opened a deposit account with the Southwark branch of the bank. I have been in the habit of paying his cheques and have seen him write. I believe the sig nature "Rob. Hunt," to be his writings,somewhat disguised. (The 1,0001. note, No. 91,492, dated Feb. 1, 1843, was then placed in witness's hand.) I perceive some of Fletcher's handwriting in that note. The words are " Emma Slack, 7, Francis-street, Tottenham-court road." I now hold in my hand a note for 1,0001., and another for 500/. On the 1,0001. note I see some words in Fletcher's handwriting, and the same on the 500!. note. Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—Fletcher began keeping accounts with us in Feb., 1840. He had two accounts. I could find oat easily the numbers of any notes which he may have deposited, but I cannot do so without the orders of my superiors. John Milton—l am one of the pay-clerks of the Bank of England. The 1,0001. note produced was brought into the Bank of England on the 13th of April in the last year ; at least, I imagine so, for I paid to Emma Slack a thousand sovereigns for a 1,0001. note, as the entry in the book shows. I have no recollection of the person to whom I paid it. Mr. Grattan re-called--On the 13th:of April in the last year there was paid into our bank, to the account of Fletcher, 1,0001. in gold. He paid it in himself. Joseph Deuner —I am a clerk in the Tellers'-office at the Bank of England. On the 10th of April a 1,000/. note was brought into the Bank in the name of Slack. I gave 500 sovereigns and a ticket for a 5001. note. By Alderman HUMPIIERY—The name "Emma Slack" was written on it. By Mr. Clarkson—On the 16th of April a 5001 note came into the Bank in the name of Emma Slack. I paid it inMr. old. Grattan re-called—On the 10th o f April, 1843, g there was paid into the account of Fletcher in our branch of the Bank 500/. in gold by Fletcher himself. On the 18th of April there were paid in to his account 4801. in gold and a 201. note. Fletcher paid in that himself. William Taylor called, and examined by Mr. Clark son.—Was one of the assistant pay-clerks in the Bank of England. On the 10th of April, last year, received the ticket produced of payment, of the sum mentioned. He posted the sum stated in his cash-book. H o gave the ticket to Mr. Williams, who paid over a note for J o . . 41,856, 117111iam d s at c e a d u J ed a — n.l2v, asalso 1843. one of the pay clerks of the Bank of England. He confirmed the evi dence of the preceding witness, as to the payment of a note of that amount, and the same date and number. This was the whole evidence on this case. Mr. Clarkson then said he was prepared to go into another, and a third case against the parties. He should not go at any length into the details of that case, or to give more than what would be considered reasonable evidence, that there had been a forgery of the will of a Miss Eliza Burchard. With respect to both the parties charged, he proposed to show that the certificate of the death of the said Eliza Burchard, was a forgery. He held in his hand a book just published, which had created some interest, and which he had no doubt had not escaped his Lordship's perusal ; that pub lication was the report of Mr. Chadwick on burials in towns and cities. In one passage he pointed out the defects in the mode of the registration of deaths. Not only had frauds occurred within the knowledge of the writer, but he seemed to speak somewhat prophetically of cases precisely similar to the subject matter of the case then before them. He said, "cases of registrations in which false statements had been made, had been al ready detected ; some made with the view of obtaining succession to property ; but there had also been cases of false registration among the labouring classes, of the places of death, in order to gain interments in certain districts or parishes. False deaths had also been regis tered in order to defraud burial societies, and the certi ficate of the Registrar used in order to obtain money from these societies." After stating that the work went on to mention other means of fraud, Mr. Clarkson called Mr. Seton, the same gentleman who produced the two former wills. He now produced a will purporting to be that of Miss Eliza Burchard, of Cooper-street, Westminster, afterwards of Rostock, Meeklenburgh, Germany, after wards of Bond-street, Bath, and 8, Broad-street, Bristol, and of other places, spinster. The will appeared to be in the same handwriting, and the same in appearance as the others. Mr. Cox called—Was partner in the firm of Messrs. Jennings, proctors, Doctors' Commons. Believed it was in 1841 he first became acquainted with Barber. On the 9th of June in that year he called on him, ac companied by a female. He received from Barber an account of the testatrix. Received from him also the date of the death, 21st of March, IS4I. He received from him the amount for which the will was to be proved. and believed he filled up the usual Stamp-office certificate for that amount under 2,000/. He sent the probate to Mr. Barber's office. There had been a small adminis tration transaction with him in the same month. He received from Mr. Barber a cheque and the probate to the amount of 401. Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—Could not recol lect the description of the female, whether she was a lady-like person or not, who accompanied Mr. Barber. Was originally introduced to Mrs. Barber through a brother of his (Mr. Cox's). Mr. Noble called—Was assistant-accountant at the Bank of England. On the 22d June, 1841, remembered a person coming to receive some dividends on Three and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, accompanied by a female. He produced an order from the authorities of the Bank to return to the Bank the amount that had been given up to the Commissioners for the Redtiction of the Na tional Debt, and to transfer that stock again to the par ties applying for it. The account purported to be that of Eliza Burchard. No dividends had been received on that stock since 1823. The dividends due amounted to 446/. ss. He distinctly recollected Mr. Barber as the yerson who accompanied the female. There was a Mr. :Hill, of the Stock Exchange, who attended to identify Mr. Barber. He attended on his (witness's) application, according to the usual custom of the office. Delivered afterwards a direction to the chief cashier for the pay ment of the 4461. ss. to Mr. Barber, in the presence of the woman who accompanied him. Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—The course of business is, when they (10 not know at the office the per son who applies for payment, they procure an identi fication of the person from another party—such as a stock- broker for instance. In the present case Mr. Par her was identified by Mr. H. Hill, the stook-broker. Henry Hill: examiatd---Is a stock-broker. In 1840 and 1841 witness was clerk to his brother. In 1838 be came acquainted with Barber. In June, 1841, was waited on by Barber, in order to gc t witness to identify hire at the Accountant-General's Office. Accompanied him for that purpose. Mr. Barber then gave warless instructions to sell 700/. Three-and•a-Half per Cents. Reduced, standing in the name of E. Bur chard, of New Bond-street, Bath. Afterwards went with Barber and the woman to have the transfer of .the stock effected. The woman si g ned the transfer, and witness then gave Barber a cheque for 6861. The cheque was here handed in. Mr. Henry Fothergill examined—ls one of the clerks of the London Joint-Stock Bank. Mr. Barber had an account at that bank in 1841. On the 26th of June there was a cheque of Mr. Barber's to the amount of 686/. honoured at the bank. It was paid in four 50/. notes, ten lot. notes, and the remainder in gold. Could not say who it was that received that money. The ac counts and proceedings at the bank could afford no means to the clerics there of ascertaining whether it was the party in whose favour the cheque was draws that received the money. Daniel Forrester examined—Since these inquiries onunenced witness took a journey to Bath. Found that there was such a street as New Bond•street ; but could not find that any such person as Eliza Burchard was known to have resided there in 1825, or in 1841, or at any period intervening. Made similar inquiries at Broad-street, Bristol, and could not find that any such persons as the supposed testatrix or executrix resided there at any time. John R. Tornkin examined—Searched the General Register of Deaths in Somerset-house, from the com mencement of the year 1837 to December 1841, and found the name of Eliza Burchard registered: as having died on the 21st of March, 1841, at No. 27, Stephen-street, Tottenham-court-road, and that she died in the presence of Mary Browne,of 121, Tottenham-eourt road. On inquiry found that there were no such par ties residing at either address at the above date. J. Hewson examined—ls letter-carrier for the district' of Tottenham court-road, and was so in 1841. Remem bered to have called in June, 1841, at No. 9, Great Rus sell-street, with a letter directed to Miss Eliza Burchard at that address. *Found that there was no such person known there, nor at the same address in Little Russell street. The letter was again brought round by another postman, and then returned in the usual way as " dead" to the dead-letter _ The letter was here handed to witness, and identified by him. Such a letter would be returned to the writer. That stamp denotes that it went into the dead letter office. It was returned to the office on the 11th of June. Mr. Clarkson—This letter, my Lord Mayor, is from Mr. Barber, and is as follows :—" Mr. Barber's compli ments to Miss Burchard, and will be glad to see her to morrow, Friday, at eleven, for the purpose of signing the usual application, to the accountant at the Bank, to transfer the stock, and to arrange for procuring the evidence of Mr. Saunders." Captain Fuskett was then called, and deposed that the note was in the handwriting of the prisoner Barber. Mr. Clarkson said that it was not his intention to offer any further evidence to-day, and he would, there fore, request his Lordship to remand them until some day before the next session of the Central Criminal Court. After the result of their former applications he could hardly suppose that his Learned Friends would, either of them, now ask his Lordship to admit either of the prisoners to bail. He thought it, however, but fair to the prisoners to state that there were inquiries now going on in various parts of the country, although he was not at present in a condition to lay the results of those inquiries before the Court. He might, however, state that he should be able to show by those results the consequences of that system which had been pursued, and by which an immense amount of property had been obtained. He would now leave it to his Learned Friends to name a day when it would be convenient to them that these inquiries should be pur sued, and when he would complete the cases already before the Court, and be prepared also to go into others. Mr. Chambers would not again urge the suggestions which he had urged on a former occasion on the subject of bail. He ft It it due both to the prisoners and the prosecutors to state, with reference to this new case, that the prosecution should be furnished with every evidence that Mr. Barber could furnish them with regard to it, and he would suggest that Mr. Barber himself might be examined, or that some person might be called, in order to show what had become of the money. Mr. Clarkson—We admit that it was drawn out a few days afterwards. Mr. Chambers should feel it his duty, if the prosecu tors did not call him, to call as a witness for Mr. Barber that gentleman's articled clerk, Mr. M‘Namara, who would show that a female, calling herself Miss Burchard, came to Mr. Barber's office, and was introduced to Mr. Barber by Fletcher, and that on the 26th he (the clerk) went with her to the Bank, where he received the money, and gave it to her, and she gave him a receipt for it. He would do that ; or if the prosecutors chose to make use of that testimony they might do so. His whole course throughout had been to present the case of Mr. Barber as a case of innocence. If he were guilty, be might be proved so from the matter furnished by himself. He was desirous of giving every possible information, and it was for the prosecutors to avail themselves of it, or not, as they might think proper. He had thought it right to mention tkis in order that, as the case as opened by the prosecution went forth to the public, the antidote might go forth at the same time. sir. Ballantyne requested, on behalf of Fletcher, a copy of the depositions in those cases which were completed. Mr. Clarkson would not admit that any of the cases were completed. Nothing like the whole of the evidence had as yet been heard, and the proper time for requiring the depositions was when the prisoner was committed for trial. He could hardly think that Mr. Chambers was in earnest in thinking that the prosecution would accept Mr. Barber's clerk as a witness to a matter of fact. He would admit that throughout these trans actions, Mr. Barber had exhibited a degree of ingenuity and cunning not often met with. From time to time Mr: Barber had endeavoured by every means in his power to cover himself. Thousands of pounds had been received in consequence of these transactions. How the money had been divided he could not state. Neither was he then at liberty to state who had furnished sums of money since the commencement of these proceedings, although lie had information as to that point. At pre• sent Mr. Barber always appeared as t he attorne y who had been employed by so me principal. He wa s alw ays furnished with a Fletche r , o r some other p erson, as a client. He must on the p ar t of the prosecu tion refu se to accept of Mr. M'Namara as a witness. lie believed that he should on the next occasion be able to show how these proceedings had been concocted. It was at present impossible for him to say how many Fletchers might have been connected with them. As yet, the evidence in no one case had been concluded. He expected, when they were again brought up, to conclude these cases, and to bring fo p ru p . l a i r e d at t: o re n sl n t ,:s informationsirerused. against them. Mr. B a ll antyne renewe d hi s application for a copy of the deposi t i ons . The prisoners, who were remanded to Monday week, January 22, were then removed in the custody of Forester, the officer. THE TURF. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sta,---The " untoward events" that have happened of late cm the Doncaster Great Saint Leger race will, if repeated, completely ruin it. To prevent this result, that training " monopoly" which exi s t s must be abolished. I speak not from imp roper f ee ling towards any person or party, but sincerely for th e i nteres t s of the Turf ; the time is come to speak out plainly. Jan. 9. FAIR PLAY. SERIOUS AFFRAY WITH POACIIERS.—On Thurs day night last a very desperate encounter took place between a notorious gang of poachers who have long infested thetre igh beurhood and the gamekeepers of Mr. Edwin J ames, of Heron gate, near Brentwood, in Essex. The kee p ers, d to in a number, and the constable of the parish, hastene wood, where they had heard a gun fired , an d la y secreted until the poachers came over the hedge, which the y had no sooner done, than the latter commenced a m ost ferocious attack upon the keepers, who were in the act of taking off their coats and preparing fer action. The keeper who first went up to them was struck by the leader of ate gang with thej butt-end of a gun, and fell senseless upon the ground. The force of the blow, which it is feared has fractured the poor man's skull, was such as to shiver the stock from the barrel. The second keeper then rushed up, and struck down the man who had thus used the gun, who in his turn fell senseless upon the man in the dhoti. A desperate conflict took place, and the keepers were in the result able to secure the ringleader, but not until the most b e sides their guns, were ar me d w ith bl u d geons , severe injuries had bee n c ommitted upon each party. The poachers, and evinced a determination to kill the gamekeepers rather than be captured. Having captured the ringleader, they brought him to the cottage of Mr. James, who, having sent for a surgeon to dress the wounded men, commenced a search for the men who had escaped. The keepers had in the scuffle secured the hats of the poachers, and this afforded the means of identifying the parties. The learned gentleman went with the constable into the cottages where it was known the men of this who kept house, she admitted that all eight, and upon quits ti character lodged, and disc over ed that three men of known bad character beenchar th se e te o r ld h li ad omanh from all three men had gone out with guns that night, and that the fourth man (who was captured) had joined them. Hope is entertained of the apprehension of the three, for they are most severely injured by the blows from the keepers, and must be much marked about the head. They are railroad men of the most desperate character, and the man who is taken is also suspected of highway robbery. Very serious apprehensions are entertained as to the recovery of one of Mr. James's keepers. The others are doing w e ll. Riggs held an inquest- at the body of Martha Wyatt, aged sixty.fo u r. It appeared in evidence that deceased was the wife of an old boatswain afternoon Arnis,R Mr.ege Regent- street, Wesminster, on the who had served under Nelson for twenty-five years, and who died suddenly a short time since, and fore told that, when he was gone, his widow would kill her self by hard drinking. She had been for twenty years a determined dram-drinker, and, verifying her husband's prediction, she drank harder than ever after his death. She was in the receipt of a pension of 251. a year, and on Thursday last received a quarter of it at the Admiralty. She died suddenly at eleven o'clock on Saturda y, and only 21. was found after her death. Though she bad respectable friends, she would not associate with them, but preferred the society of the lowest drunkards in the lowest parts of Westminster, and at last went to lodge with a family of six persons who vegetated in a kitchen, ten feet by twelve, in Regent-street, Vincent. square. In this room she died, and it was proved that for fifteen days previously she had not changed her clothes. At her husband's death she had a considerable sum of money, divers articles of plate and furniture, but after her death nothing save pawnbrokers' duplicates of them vi as found. Verdict, " Natural death, accelerated by drunkenness." THE ARMY. A LIST OF GENERALS OF THE BRITISH ARMY WHO HAVE DIED IN 1843. Generals—The Earl of Cathcart, Morrison, Finch, Lord Forbes, Lord Lynedoch, Sir J. Fraser, Sir L. M'Farlane, Sir John Crosbie, John M'Kern, Sir Hilgrove Turner, Sir Thomas Hislop, E. H. L. Popham, Sir Charles Colville, Gore Browne, William Brooke, Sir Thomas Browne. Lieutenants-General—Terence O'Loghlin, Sir Arthur Brooke, Sir John Taylor, John Ross, D. F. Blommart, Sir A. Campbell, Robert Beever, Mark Napier, T. Foster, J. Le Mesurier, Philip Philpots. Majors-General—Sir James Money, Sir Broke Vere, Sir John Jones, Sir J. B. Savage, P. Drummond, Charles Young husband, G. O'Malley. ROYAL A ATI LLZRY. —Memorandum.—The Second Lieu tenants appointed to the Royal Artillery by the General Order of this date are posted to companies as follows, viz.:—H. A. Smith, to Captain Morgan's company, sth battalion ; E. W. Phillips to Major Andrews's, 7th battalion ; E. Mowbray to Captain Pickering's, 3d battalion ; F. H. Chancellor to Cap tain Shepherd's, 7th battalion; R. H. Carlyon to Major Fur neaux's, 2d battalion ; H. S. Elliot to Captain Palmer's, 9th battalion ; C. Waller to Captain Mee's, Bth battalion ; R. K. Freeth to Lieutenant-Colonel Colquhoun's, 6th battalion ; C. W. Grey to Captain Cator's, 2d battalion , F. M. M. Om money, to Captain Cornelius's, 4th battalion; E. Palmer to Major Elgee's, 4th battalion ; 0. H. Gilbert to Captain Tom kyn's, bth battalion ; F. Vansittart to Major Kendall's, 4th battalion ; L. G. Paget to Captain Wilson's, 6th battalion ; R. Phelips to Major Greenwood's, Bth battalion; H. Mercer to Major Hardinge's, 3d battalion; H. A. R. Fitzgerald to Major Jackson's, 3d battalion. (Signed) J. E. JONES, Colonel Assistant Adjutant-General. Dated Dee. 29, 1843. " General Order, Jan. 5, 1844. " The following general remark made by the Hon. the Sur veyor-General upon Messrs. Cox and Co.'s account of allow ance to wives and families of soldiers, Royal Artillery, to take them to their homes, year 1841 . 2, is promulgated to the regi ment for the guidance of all officers in command of troops, companies, and detachments: " 4 It is requested that, on the principle directed to be adopted by item 5, page 124 H, vol. 2, Finance Regulations, the women may be furnished with certificates for passage by sea, railway, &c., in all cases in which it may be practicable, in the same manner as for troops, companies, and detachments, it being considered that, in most instances, orders for the convey ance payable by . Messrs. Cox and Co., would be taken by the railway companies.' (Signed) "H. D. ROSS, " Deputy Adjutant-General." The 33d Regiment having lost a number of men by the late fatal epidemic in the West India Islands, was placed under orders for North America, and landed at Halifax, Nova Scotia. and immediately afterwards proceeded to New Brunswick, where the corps is now stationed. The 33d relieved the 30th Regiment at New Brunswick, and the latter, having embarked for a home station, are daily expected to land at Cork. MILITARY STATIONS.—JANUARY 1. (From the United Service Magazine.) Regiments & Corps. Troops or Service Companies. Deg* e. st Life Guards 2d do Roy al Horse G uards Ist Dragoon Guards Windsor Regent's Park Hyde Park Canterbury Ballincollig Dublin ... Longford Dundalk Piershill Cape of Good Hope Newbridge Ipswich . Bengal 2d 'do. 3d do. 4th do. sth do. 6th do. 7th do. ht Dragoons 2d do. 3d Light do 4th do. 6th do . 7th Hussars Bth do. 9ch Lancers ...... 10th Hussars 151aidbtone IMaidstone Exeter .. Birmingham ••• Brighton ... 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Athlone , China Cork , Madras Chatham Portsmouth . Dublin , Jamaica , Limerick • , Bengal , Madras ••• • , Weedon Mullingar . Belfast . Manchester .. . Canada . Castlebar . Leeds . Barbadoes Canada Fermoy ..... ▪ Newport, S. W. . Canada , ., P• lymouth Dem:volt . Jamaica ........ . Bengal . Gibraltar ~ New South Wales Canada ~ Quebec . Northampton - ~ Madras Antigua , Bengal Glasgow ..... , Malta Canada .. Ceylon . .. Cape and St. Helena • Cape of. Good Hope .. Trinidad Canada Madras ....... ..... ~. Ceylon New South Wales.. ~. Corfu ... Corfu • China • New South Wales t. Corfu t. Halifax, N.S COLONIAL CORI'S. Drogheda Chatham Chatham Cork Chatham Limerick Youghal Chatham [Chatham [sle of Wight fsle of Wight Boyle Portsmouth Guernsey Chatham Chatham Nenagh 1 Chatham Chatham 60th do Ist bat 1 2d bat 61st do ...... 62d d 0... SI 63d do 64th d 0... ..... 65th do 66th do. 67th do 68th do 69th do. 70th do 71st do Reserve Bat 72d do . 73d d 0..... 74th d 0.... 75th do. 76th d 0..... ..... 77th d 0. ... 78th do 79th do 80th do. 81st do 82d d 0.... .... 83d do. 84th d 0 .... 85th do. 86th do.. 87th do. 88th d 0..... 89th do 90th do 91st d 0.... Reserve Bat 92d do. 93d do 94th do. 95th do .84 96th ..... 97th do. Reserve Bat... 98th do 99th do E Ist Rifle B. 2d IBelturbet Chatham Chatham Chatham isle of Wight kinsale Sheerness Chatham Aberdeen Chatham Buttevant Clare Castle Chatham Newhridge IChatharri Stirling Cork Carlow Tale of Wight Dundee Carlisle Chatham Dover Chatham Isle of Wight Chatham Chatham Longford Isle of Wight __. - Ist West India Regiam -___ __ _ t Demerara, &c. 2d Do 3d Do Sierra Leone Ceylon Rifle Regiment Cape Mounted Riflemen Royal' Canadian Rifle Regiment Canada St. Ilelena Regiment Royal:Newfoundland Vet. Companies Newfoundland Royal Malta Fencibles MR. WILSON'S MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS—OD Monday a numerous assemblage of the lovers of Scottish song were entertained by Mr. Wilson, at the Music Hall, Store street, with " Anither nicht wi' Burns." The exertions of Mr. Wilson, in this new method of pleasing the public, have been so often commented upon, that it is unnecessary for us to speak of the present entertainment in detail. It may be su it eient to say that the same good taste in the execution of the music, and judgment in the selection of the songs, which have hitherto guided Mr. Wilson in his endeavours to prevent disappointment, were evinced on this occasion. Mr. Wilson was in excellent voice last night, and the au thence appeared well disposed to enjoy the fun and sen tcnent of the songs selected for their edification. Alternate laughter and applause were the result. of Mr. Wilson's endea vours, and, indeed, so great was the pleasure which the charm .sag effusions of Burns's fancy seemed to awaken, that in many instances an encore was insisted upon. " Whistle, and I'll come to you, my " Mary Morison," " Green grow the :rashes, CY ," " Bonnie Jean," " The Battle o' Sherra.muir," "g My spouse Nancy," and " Here around the Ingle blazing," we re among the best of the chosen compositions. These were all sung with so much taste and feeling, and with so ; perfect an appreciation of the- poet's intention, that lr. Wilson was well deserving of the applause bestowed u pon him, the more especially as he did nut allow the de scriptive portion of the entertainment to extend to an untie , cess=y length. The audience were kept in a state of good humour, and in that enviable condition did they leave the concert-room, evidently unwilling to quarrel with the burden of I the lent song of the evening—" Happy we are a' thegether." / Bull Cashel rwr.// 2---) LITERATURE. LE MIROIR FR►ANCAIS ; ou, I?eperloire de la Lit- terature Francaise Contemporailie. Part I. This is a new monthly publication, intended to present to English readers of French litera ture the cream of the productions of the modern authors of France as they appear in the reviews and journals of Paris. The plan is a good one, and if care and taste are exhibited in the selec- Lion, the work has a good chance of succeeding. The preface states, with great truth, that the view given by English periodicals of the current literature of France is a very unsatisfactory one; lout to the great mass of English readers, though they may lie well acquainted with the French language, any other is only to be attained with considerable difficulty. Not a tenth part of the names that are popular in France, are at all known as writers to the English public. Beranger, Dclavigne, La rnartine, Tillers, Scribe, Alexandre Dumas, Vic tor Hugo, Balzac, Paul de Kock, George Sand, all these are known in England, by translation or reputation; but there is a long list of writers whose works have not yet crossed the Chan nel. To quote only the names of o ne So ciety—that of the Gens de Lettres de Paris —we find it includes Audibrand, Bar bier, Bignon, Alphonse Karr, Leon G'ozlan, Cauchois, Lemaire, Lacroix, Touchard Latbsse, Souvestre (Emile), Viardot, Gay (Sophie), Masson, and a great number of others, which are almost " names unknown." The Miroir is to be the means of introducing them more closely to an English circle of readers. The publiCation is of course only a compilation, and the chief merit of the conductors will be that of selecting with care and good taste. The present number contains a sketch of the " Life and Writings of Vanini," by M. Victor Cousin, " Georges et Cecile," by G. De Molenes, "La loppatelle," by Masset ; and the commencement of a tale by Alexandre Dumas, intitled " Fernande." To the English student of French literature the Miroir will be a most welcome publication, and to the support of this large and increasing circle we can strongly recommend it. REPORT ON THE PRACTICE OF INTER MENT IN TO IVNS. Cloiocs, London, 1844. The reader who is at all curious in such mat ters, will find within the boards of this octavo volume an immense mass of singular information, collected from an infinite variety of sources, on the subject of the present practice of interment in towns. The subject is one that deeply con cerns the.-welfare of the community, and will, we suppose, engage the attention of Parliament during the approaching session. For the present Report on it we are indebted to Mr. Chadwick, Secretary to the Poor-law Commission, who has drawn it up with much minuteness and ability, weighing carefully conflicting evidence—which, in one or two cases that we could mention, is of an exceedingly contradictory character—and coming to a decision which few of his readers will be inclined to impugn. After giving, in detail, the statement, pro and con., of a host of physicians, undertakers, butchers, &c., provincial as well as metropolitan, Mr. Chadwick comes to the conclusion that all interments in churches or in towns are essentially of an injurious, and even dangerous tendency. Some of the statements which he adduces in corroboration of this deci sion are of the most sickening and loathsome cha racter possible, and none can read them without wondering that a remedy of the evils complained of has been so long delayed. But decidedly the most impressive and important portions of the Report arc those which refer to the habits of the poorer classes in London, Manchester, and many of our great manufacturing towns, who, it seems, are too often in possession of but one room, where the whole family sleep and take their meals; so that on the occasion of a death occur ing among them, the corpse hastily thrust into a slight wooden coffin is compelled to remain in the solitary apartment till the day of interment, which is often protracted till the process of de composition has commenced. As if this was not revolting enough, the coffin has, not seldom, been known to do ditty as a table, on which the day's meal is eaten, and sometimes it has even been made to answer the purpose of a cup-board, in which gin, candles, bread, and other tinkles have been deposited. We can imagine nothing so demoralising as habits of this sort—the result of those reckless desperations and utter disregard of decency which poverty . so often engenders — and we think Mr. Chadwick is deserving of the highest praise for havin g , in the valuable prac• tical Report before us, directed public attention to the subject. HITCHIN PETTY SESSIONS. THE TROTTING MATCH AGAINST THE BEDFORD COACH.—The late case of alleged cruelty in driving a pony from Bedford to London, against the Times Bed ford coach, was yesterday brought before the notice of the presiding Magistrates, at the Town Hall, Malin. There were present, the Rev. W. Blomfield, Chairman, the Rev. W. Hall, J. Curling, Esq., the Hon. Mr. Ryder, F. It. D. Radcliffe, Esq., &c. Mr. May, the Secretary to the National Animals' Friends Society, and Mr. Thomas, the Secretary to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, attended in support of the informations laid by their re spective Societies, against the party accused of the offence. The information charged the defendant, Alexander Burke, with having wantonly and cruelly ill-used and tortured a certain gelding at the parish of Hitchia. The defendant surrendered, and pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. Wooller appeared on his behalf. Mr. THOMAS briefly addressed the Bench, and said he appeared on behalf of the Royal Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals, to prefer a charge against Mr. Burke, the defendant, of having acted with wanton barbarity towards a pony. He then proceeded to state that the pony in question was matched to go from Bed ford to London, and return, and to perform the journey back to London on the second day in the same time as the Times Bedford coach. The unfortunate animal did go to London, but on its way back it was evident it could proceed no further; but notwithstanding this was quite apparent to every one, it was urged on, and another horse was hooked to it, and it was dragged to Shefford, where it was taken out, and died shortly after wards. The following evidence was then adduced:— William Hand deposed as follows—l am a police constable, stationed at Shefford. I recollect the 18th of December. On that morning I saw the defendant drive through Shefford towards London shortly after the Times coach. He was driving two ponies. The one at the wheel was a grey one. The horses were harnessed to a common gig at that time. I afterwards saw the defendant returning at night with the same grey pony, on his return from London, and I observed that the pony shook its head, and did not seem able to go any further. It was taken into the stable of the White Hart, and I went there and observed that it seemed to be very much distressed. One man led the pony, and another walked by his side into the stable. At first it stood up, but almost immediately afterwards it fell down. Mr. CURLING—Did the animal appear to fall down ex- hausted ? Witness—lt did. Examination continued—About an hour after the pony was taken into the stable it died. A man was hold ing its head, and he let it fall, and said it was all over, for the pony was dead. Cross-examined—l did not see Mr. Burke touch the grey pony either with a whip, or stick, or anything else. He struck the leader once or twice. By the BENCH—IIe did not strike him either going or returning. Timothy Gornmeth, a police-constable of the F Divi• sion was next examined. He Maid—l was on duty near the George and Blue Boar, Holborn, about two o'clock in the afternoon in question, and I saw the defendant drive out of the yard immediately after the Times coach. There was a great crowd of people, and I was obliged to clear the people away, and there was a talk about Mr. Burke driving his pony against the coach. Michael Connor, auc ther policeman, proved that about a quarter past one o'clock, on the 18th, he saw the de fendant driving the Tony towards London. He also proved that he knew - the grey pony as belonging to the defendant. Mr. Charles Tunes deposed that he was a solicitor, and on the ISth Decepai - ber he saw some person, whom he could not identify as th e defendant, driving a grey pony and a galloway nem r the Town-hall, Ilitchin, and going towards Bedford , He followed him in a gig as far as the turnpike, and the prisoner, who was driving, the horses, asked if the Bedford coach was gone through, and witness replied, " ten minutes." The defendant then asked him either-'to ride behind or before him, and not to keep by his tfdt le, and this was all that passed. The pony seemed very much distressed, in fact, " beat." It did not touch the cal lar, and the leader seemed to have had " quite enough."' Cross exo.mined—;6l iefford is seven miles from Hitchin. He did not see himi l nit the pony in the shafts, but he did strike the leader. By the BENCH—S . ht •ffurd is about forty miles from London. George I?arrow, a a' ad labourer, proved that he saw the defendant drivin g • the pony towards London. Wit nes.; was putting do\ ca gravel on the road, and the de fendant held up his ,ip and said that he was the werst enemy lie had. lle saw the defendant again on the afternoon of the s: it ie day—the grey pony seemed dreadfully distressed,.• and appeared to be dragged along by the leader, and t0..1 tang on the breeching. Cross. examined— D id not see any breeching to the harness. Richard Oliver, am ) inspector of police, proved that he saw the pony pas si: ig through Cadicato apparently dreadfully distresses 1, and the leader dragging it along. The coach had gone II rough five minutes before. The pony travelled as t:Rd ugh it could hardly get one leg before another. By. Mr. RYDER—Ti .e pony was going at the rate of eight or nine miles a - a hour when he saw it. Mr. Tnomes said I .ie had summoned a person named May, a toll-collector ,1 but he was not present. Mr. WooLLEn th; . addressed the bench and pro ' ceeded to contend t .at the specific charge contained in the information had I not been made out, and that there was not the least er it :knee of the defendant having acted with any cruelty toe n Ards the animal; but on the contrary, all the witnesses li .d positively necratived the supposi tion. lle adinitte J the animal ha b d been set to a task above its powers, and the failure was in a great measure to be attributed to the bad state of the roads, for he was instructed that upon other occasions the animal had per formed even greater feats than the one in question. The animal was a great favourite of the defendant, and was a source of considerable profit to him ; it therefore was not likely that he should wilfully cause its destruction. After some further observations Mr. Wooller called the following witnesses on behalf of the defendant. Mr. 11. Milburne deposed that he resided at Holloway, where he carried on the business of a licensed victualler. He knew the defendant, and was present When a wager WAS made for two amounts, 30/. to 101., and 21/. to 7/. The effect of the wager was that he should stand to win 81/, to lose 27/. The wager was that he was to drive his pony from Bedford to London and return, against the time of the Bedford coach, and come again to Lont on the next day. The condition of the match was that he was not to use either stick or whip to the pony, er he would lose his wager; and he said at the time that those who backed him must not ha angry, f,r he should pull up if he found his pony the least distressed. Witness did not consider the match beyond the powers of the pony to perform. He saw the pony in London, and it appeared so fresh that, but for his knowledge of the fact, he should not have thought it had come further than from Barnet. He saw the pony after this, and it seemed 1 so fresh that. gentlemen were laying even bets in its favour. Witness was aware that this pony had before performed some extraordinary feats. The BENCH thought this had nothing to do with the case. Cross-examined—Had known the defendant four years. Mr. THOMAS—Are you not aware that he has killed three horses in matches against time ?—After some dis cussion as to the admissibility of the question, the wit ness said he was not aware of the fact. The witness. after being pressed, said he had heard that Burke had ridden a horse twenty miles in an hour, and undertook to jump over twenty hurdles, and the horse died at the eighteenth hurdle. Cross-examination continued—Witness did not ne• company the defendant in this match, but a number of people did so. Mr. Spring accompanied him the whole of the distance. Did not know that the pony was taken out at Welwyn because it was ill. He had no conversa tion with him about the match—in point of fact, he was opposed to him, so far as the match was concerned, as he had laid his money against the undertaking being com pleted. Mr. Spring and :Burke certainly came to his house after the match, and said how much they regretted what had happened. Mr. RADCLIFFE—You have told us that you laid against the pony, and yet you have said you were cer tain the pony could win. Witness—l put down the money, in order that the match might be got off. Mr. RADCLIFFE —And you expected to lose your money ? Witness—Yes. Cross-examination continued—Had never heard it stated that Burke was a considerable gainer by losing this match. Thomas Winter, better known as " Tom Spring," de posed that he had nothing to do with the making of the match, but saw it while it was being proceeded with. The pony was very fresh in his opinion when it started on the second journey from the George and Blue Boar, and in his opinion it was able to perform the match. Witness accompanied the pony to Shefford, and on Burke coming up to him about two miles from that town, Burke said to him, "I am beat." Witness told him he did not think he was, for the pony seemed lively, to which Burke replied that he found him falter in the last two or three hundred yards, and he at the same time said, " You know you have heard me say that the moment I found the pony was beat, I would pull up at the first house I came to, and I mean to do it." They did not know, it being dark, where they were, and on being informed they were about two miles from Shefford, they resolved to proceed thither, and gave up the match, and only went on at a very slow pace, in fact, a jog -trot. At Shefford every attention was paid to the animal. The CHAIRMAN—But, notwithstanding that, it died ? Witness—Yes. Cross-examined—Witness followed the pony down to Welwyn. It was taken out there for refreshment, and gruel given to it, was rubbed down, and appeared quite fresh. The pace up to town was about eleven miles an hour. They had leaders. The first was taken at the Bald-headed Stag, Finchley, the next at Barnet, and a third at Welwyn. The pony seemed very fresh. Wit ness was in a post-chaise, a few yards a-head of the pony, but he had opportunities of seeing the pony when they changed. They had no leader between Welwyn and Shefford. If the leader had dragged the pony along he must have fallen down. lie (lid not see much of the condition of the pony after he left Welwyn. Witness gave the pony some old ale near ShefThrd. It was cer tainly distressed when it arrived there. The BENCH remarked that, according to the testimony of Mr. Spring, the defendant had at this point said lie was beat, and he should go no further. Cross-examination continued—A veterinary surgeon was called in to examine the pony. It was a beautiful little pony, and he wished he had its fellow. On the leth of December the road was very bad. It was a most unfavourable day in every respect. By the CHAIRMAN—When the pony was in London, gruel, with sherry in it, was given to him. It had no thing but gruel at Welwyn. Mr. Joseph Thomas Powell deposed that he was a veterinary surgeon, and remembered being called in to see the pony, but unfortunately not before it was too late. lie was directed to pay every attention to the pony, and he did so. He examined the body, and in his opinion its death was occasioned by congestion of the lungs, arising from the state of the atmosphere, but of course its death would not have taken place but for the exertion, although he had no doubt, under favourable circumstances, it might have accomplished the task. The CHAIRMAN asked for some explanation. Witness—The atmosphere was most peculiar. It was such a day that if you had galloped a horse ten miles, it would very likely have died. In his opinion the deatk was occasioned by congestion of the lungs, partly occa sioned by fatigue, but as much from the state of the atmosphere. Cross-examined—lie was not at all interested in the match, and in fact he knew nothing about it until lie was sent for to attend the pony. He . gave a certificate that the pony had died from congestion of the lungs, occa sioned by the fog. The air cells of the lungs were gorged with blood. The stomach was very healthy, but it was of course nearly empty, and merely contained a small quantity of oats and beans. He did not observe any appearance of the pony having sustained great pain or torture before it died. lie did not observe any whips marks on the horse's body. By the BENCH—Had seen many cases where horses had died from over-exertion, but it was in a great mea sure to be attributed to the atmosphere. lie did not think the match ought to have been attempted on such a day as this was. John Miles stated that he was servant to the defendant, and by his orders he took charge of the pony at Bedford. It had been under his charge for some time and was in excellent condition. Mr. Wooetta intimated that ho had other witnesses in attendance, but he did not think they would carry the defendant's case any further. Mr. THOMAS briefly replied, and submitted that the charge had been clearly made out, and called upon the Bench to convict. In the course of his remarks he said he had no hesitation in expressing his opinion that the animal had been sacrificed for the purpose of putting money in the pockets of the parties who made the match. (The defendant declared with warmth that this was not true.) Thel3ench having retired for a short time to deliberate, upon their return into Court, the CHAIRMAN said the magistrates were of the unanimous opinion that the offence had been proved. There could be no doubt that the defendant must have been aware of the impossibility of the pony performing the task in such weather, and the Magistrates regretted that the Act of Parliament did not give them power to inflict a sufficient penalty to mark their disgust of the defendant's conduct. I hey would, however, inflict the full penalty, which was forty shillings and the costs. The defendant at first said he should appeal, but even tually he consented to pay the penalty and costs. The information laid by Mr. May was withdrawn. The proceedings appeared to create a good deal of in terest, and the Town-hall was crowded by the inhabi tants of Hitehin and the neighbourhood. PENNY POSTAGE.—CAUTION. ---Complaints are con tinselly being made that letters and parcels, beyond the two penny rate are charged to the receiver , after having been pre paid, in money, at the time of being posted. This arises in consequence of postmasters and receiving-houses not being provided with stamps that will mark beyond " Paid Two pence," and who are, therefore, compelled to mark in red ink the postage, showing no difference between a letter thus already paid than one to be received for. It is true the number of unpaid letters is marked on the way-bill, and dis patched with the several bags to the different post towns ; but until proper stamps are provided it will be impossible to pre• vent mistakes. The remedy against the evil which the public have at present, is to ascertain the weight of such letters at the receiving-house, and then purchase the number of post-labels required, and place s them upon the surface themselves—the street rules of the Post-office forbidding postmasters from label ling letters in their effius.—Post Magazine. DEATH OF TiIE GOVERNOR OF THE MILITARY KNIGIITs OF WINDSOR.—WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Captain Thomas Fernyhough, Governor of the lklilitary Knights of Windsor, expired very suddenly this morning, at his residence, the Governor's house, in the lower foundation of the Castle. The late Captain Fernyhough, who had for some time past been afflicted with a disease of the heart, was taken ill with the prevailing epidemic, the influenza (arising from the sudden changes in- the weather), on Friday last, and this morning, while his medical attendant, Dr. Stanford, was just in the act of administering to him some weak wine and water, he was seized with spasms of the heart, and in less than two minutes was a corpse. Captain Fernyhough received the appointment in June last, upon the death of the late Governor, Captain J. J. Cumming, end was greatly beloved end respected by the whole of the Military Knights and an extensive circle of friends in the neighbourhood of Windsor and Eaton. Ile entered the army on the '3sth of November, 1799, and was appointed one of the Military Knights of Windsor in 11827. Ile was in the 67th year of his age, and has left a widow and four children — two sons and two daughters. 'f he vacant Governorship is in the gift of her Majesl, upon the recommendation of the Dean and Canons of Windsor. TIIE ESCAPED CONVICT:; FROM NOTTINGHAM GAOL.—NOTTINGHAM, SATURDAY ISIGIIT.—The unwearied exertions of the police to discover the hiding places of the de.s perate burglars who escaped from t he county gaol on New Year's eve have at length had some degree of success. On Friday last, in consequence of some intelligence he and t had hree re. ceived, Inspector Raynor , of the Nottingham police, of the rurals, went to Leeds, and spent the day in m aking i,t in quiries respecting I3inus. The next morning, at.nabiautef.L o'clock, they went to t he p risoner's sister's house, Fount street, dii his hands. scovered inedliiimme,iiinattleiry psae n z t e r yd il,ea „edi i t o h f an w d a c s u h fl i ,1 e a u p i t s a o k n , er i y a n v a ij l e l f i tT; i.:a n r d d scobnrvoeuygel d h t in N t o o t t t i e g a e m e d l s ,y g t a h o e l. t r r i l n .h , fly to gaol, whithe r he w3atstia,tfamendreydhbasy a b n ce i l l i n l m ea e r n n .: lr t e r c e o s n p e e r ti r n s g e of spectators. Nothing to the others. T e turnkey Lownnes has se far recovered as tc be pronounced almost out of danger. Dr. r. pulley, after sufferin g an imprisonment G i four months in Madeira, has at length teen rcleasc4l V n JournaL ~, _•-,