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BOND, R.N. 4 , . the teem., It saved. Messrs. Perry, Burg:sons, are in ctts n_ Published b y J. Rid g wa y , Piccadilly ; and D. Steele, 2, Spring -4 tdrily at 19, Demers-street, Oxford-street, London, from El°. gardens. -.4 Two, and rill) to Right ; on Sundays from Eleven to One. On the receipt of five postage stamps by D. Steele, a copy will be ;seat by post. The plan of limiting the performance of Bal:ets to short Diver tissements, and those incidental to Operas, having given universal satisfaction last year, it will be continued during the present season. Maitre de Ballet, Sig Casati; Prompter, Sig. 5' enterasl. The spectacles arranged by Mr. Harris. Artistes Costumiers, Mrs. E. Bailey end Madame Marzio ; Deco; ator, Mr. Blandre ; Machinist, Mr. Allen; Scenic Artistes, Messrs. Grieve and Telbin. The SEASON will commence on SATURDAY NEXT, March 16. with Weber's Grand Opera IL FRANCO AnCIERO (Der Freischutz). With entirely new scenery, costumes, and decorations. The principal characters by Madam• Castellan, Mdlle. Vera, Signor Enrico Maralti, Herr Formes, M. Massol, M. Rommi, Signor Luigi Mei, and Signor Enrico Maraßl (his first arpearance in England). 'iicketX fir Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit, may be taken for the night or reason. N.B. Subscribers for the season will have the option of paying the!r subscriptions In advance (as heretofore), or by monthly instal ments. The terms may be obtained at the Box-office of the Theatre (corner of Hart-street and Bow-street), which is open from Eleven till Five o'c'ock. Gr t ' • r i a? ' •Mt. SC'rr' • z (1" ./' • -7" \ 4 .* /.- \ 4 -‘1 4- t v .-44° vt Ic ; • , 44 0 4. - • A-0 0 i 9 • r.a.lt • . < /au - 4 r 7 . ; N 4 . ,_ • _ 4 MARCH 14, WO. N V .17 1 931.] LONDON THURSDAY 4,1.,.t HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The PROGRAMME for the present season is respectfully submitted to the Nolsility, subscribers, and the Patrons of the Opera, with tli confident hope that the arrangements will merit the continuance of the approbation and distinguished pa tronage which have so pre-eminently marked former seasons, and maintaincil the established reputation of her Majesty's Theatre es the centre of refined art and the re-union of rank and talent. _ . ENGAGEMENTS FOR TEE OPERA. Madame SONTAG _ Will have the honour of appoailiiinseyeral New Characters (In addition to the purls personified by this Great Artiste in the past season), one of which has been expressly written for her. . _ Millie. PARODI, Aidlle. CATHERINE HAYES, Madame GIULIANI, Signora IDA BERTRAND, A Contralto of great reputation front La Scala and other great Theatres of Italy ; her first appearance ; Signora MALVINI, her first appearance at this Theatre. Signora CASALONI, Signora LUCCIOLA, her first appearance at this theatre, Signora IifdLPAsUTA, S tRA; Signora GRIMALDI. In addition to the above combing tion of talent, an engagement has at length been effected with the eminent soprano, Madame FREZZOLINI. THE FAVOURITE TENORS, Signor GARDONI, Signor CALZOLARI, Signor MICHELLI, his first appearance in London, And Mr. SIMS REEVES. An engagement has also been effected with the admired Tenor Signor BOCARDI, from the , San Carlo, Naples, his first appearance. THE FAVOURITE BASSI CANTANTI, Sig. COLLETTI, Sig. BE LLETTI, Sig. F. LABLACIIE, Sig. LORENZO, his first appearance at this Theatre, And Signor LABLACIIE. Arrangements are stilt pending with ether celebrated artistes of he highest merit. .... • Director of the Music and Conductor, M. BALFE. The most strenuous efforts have been made to impart complete irss in the cast of Operas by the careful selection of the secondary parts, Shortly after Easter will be produced a Grand Opera, expressly written for the Troupe of her Majesty's Theatre, by M. Ilalevy, entitled " La Tempesta," founded on Shakspere's lyrical poem. The dramatic portion. by the celebraied author M. Scribe. The Italian poem by Sig. Gitmone. M. Halevy and M. Scribe are en gaged to come over to England to preside over the production of this opera. In addition to the most esteemed works of the Repertoire of former years it is intended to produce Mayer's " Medea," and as many of the following Ooeras as other arrangements will permit : lticci's " Prigione di Ediinburgo," Lortzing's " 13urg,ontaestro di Saardam," and Auber's forthcoming Opera "Le Prodigue," which will be produced under the superintendence of their celebrated Composers Il Domino Nero, of Auber ; the opera arranged, and the recita tives composed for the Italian stage expressly for her Majesty's Theatre, by M. Auber. Gluck's Ifigenia in Aulide, Spohr's celebrated opera of Faust, and the favourite operas of the past season—Don Giovanni, Nozze di Figaro, 11 Matrimonio Segreto, Lucia di Lammer muir, Puritan', L'Elisir d'Antore Don Pasquale, Ceneraitola, Ernani I Dne Fo..cari, I Lombardi, Norma, La Sonnambula, La Favorite, I Barbiere, Sendramide, La Gazza Ladra, Lucrezia Borgia, Linda d Chamouni, Otello, &c.; and Rossini's Conte Ory and Matilda di Sha• bran, &c. &c. The greatest attention hats also been bestowed upon the ORCHESTRA, And whilst the services of the following' em others, have been retained, additions of : made, and the whole system remodelled, In Improved, with a view to perfect execution. Included:- 31. Tolbecquo M. Jacquin M. Zeiss 1%1. Na da ud Mr. R. IlugheS M. Steglick 31. Oury 31. Remusat 31. Ista Piattl Sig. Biletti Mr. Winterbottom Sig. A nglais Mr. Maycock 3f. Marin H. Deloffre M. Lavigne 31. filet M. Pluys Mr. Horton M. Muller Mr. Collins Sig. Tamplini 31. Stephan, &c. Leader of the Orchestra • . • • M. TOLBECQUE. „ Ballet .. .. • • M. NADAUD Poet and prompter .. • • • • Sig. CRIPPA THE CHORUS [vent talents, amongit importance have been tramnised, a.id greatly The following will be Has been selected with the utmost regard both R 5 to vocal and dramatic efficiency, and comprises many additions from the Con neat. Maitre de Chant des Chceurs—Professor F. RONCONT Mdlle. PARODI will appear at the opening of the theatre in Mayer's Opera of " Medea." Madame SONTAG will appear at the re-opening of the Theatre after Easter, and will make her debut as Norina, hi " Don Pasquale," and immediately after as Angela, in " 11 Domino Ner.:," of Auber. Madame FIIEZZOLINI will arrive towards the middle of April. After which will be profaiced 11 Burgomaestro di Saardam, the part of the Burgomaestro by Sig. Lablache. Shortly of erwill be produced the new Grand Opera of La Tempesta. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. The DIRECTORS of the ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA beg most respectfully to Inform the Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public that the SEASONof 1850 will COMMENCE on SATURDAY NEXT, March 16. In announcing this the Fourth Season of the Royal Italian Opera, the Directors cannot but express the greatest satisfaction in being able to present a Programme to their Subscribers which will at once demonstrate both their intention and ability still further to carry out the extended views of the original projectors of that great undertaking. The exertions, the difficulties, and the immense pecuniary out lays which have taken place Since the commencement of the Royal Italian Opera, such as indeed are but rarely separable from the first formation of all great undertakings, are well known ; and when it is considered that these exertions have been made, these difilcult'es encountered, and these large sums devoted to the gradual building up and completion of the establishment, with a view rather to ulterior than to immediate profit, it will not appear surprising that the present Directors find themselves in a position to offer to their audiences during the forthcoming Season a series of Lyrical Enter tainments totally unrivalled in any theatre in Europe. The Royal Italian Opera now possesses the following immense re pertoire, viz : —Twenty-eight Operas, each of which is complete in itself, with Music, Scenery, Decorations, and Costumes, and capable of Representation at a few hours' notice. Semiramide ..........Rossini. La Donna del Lego • • . • • • • • Rossini. L'ltaliana in Algieri • • • . • • Rossini. 11 I3arbiere di Seviglia ......Rossini. • • Rossini. La Gam( Ladra .. Rossini. Il Tancredi .• • • Rossini. La Cenerentola Rossini. Guglielmo Tell •• •• .• .• Rossini. Ernant Verdi. I Due Foscari • . • • • • • • • • Verdi. Norma • • • • • .. La Sonnainbula • • • • • Bellini. I Puritan' • • • • • • Pellini. I Capuletti e Montecchi • • • • Bellini Lee Huguenots • • • • • . 3leyerbeer. Robert le Diable • • • • • • • • Meyerbeer. Le Prephete • • . . Donizetti.. rebttie Maria di Rohan Donizetti. La FavoritaDonizetti. . Lucia di Lammermoor • • • • d'Amore •• •. •• Lucrezia Borgia Anna ilolena :.• .• .• .• • • • Donizetti. Linda di Chanteunl • • Donizetti. Don Giovanni • • Donizetti. • • Le Nozze di Fig ro • . Mozart. • • • • Mozart. Masaniello • • • • • • Auber. Il Matrinionlo Segreto During the present Season, of the following Eight Cinl Op a e r r 3 a s s a , five (at least) will be produced, viz.: Parisina ••.• • ... Donizetti Guido c Ginevra . ...... •••• • • .. llalevy (For the first time in England.) Fiddle • • .. • • .. Beethoven (For the First Time oc the Italian Stage in England.) Iphigenia in Tauri5.............. Gluck. • (For the First Time in England.) La Juive .... (For the First Time in England ) Il Bravo ••• • • • 31ereandante. (For the First Time in England.) Il Franco Arciero (Der Freischutz) Weber. (For the First Time on the Italian Stage in England), and Mose in Egitto, with the new arrange ments and additions, by the Composer .......... • • Rossini. (For the First Time, in this Form. in England.) Meyerbeer's Grand Opera "LE PROPHETE," having, from unavoidable circumstances, been produced nearly at the end of last season, may also be regarded as a new opera. In fact, the few re presentations then given will little more than serve as rehearsals ne cessary to so elaborate a work. With such a repertoire already existing—with works of such magnitude in contemplation—and with each an establishment at their command, it only remained for the Directors to select a com pany of vocalists of the highest order, and they feel assured that when the following enumeration is perused, It will be allowed that the Royal Italian Opera can alone boast of so distinguished an as semblage of artistes. THE ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE PRESENT SEASON ARE-- SOPRANI—Madame Grisi, Madame Castellan (her first appear ance these two years), Mademoiselle Vera (her first appearance at the Royal Italian Opera), and Madame Viardot. CONTRALTL—Mademoiselle do Meric and Mademoiselle d'Okol ski (her first appearance at the Royal Italian Opera). TENOR L—Signor Mario, Signor Enrico Maralti (from the Theatre La Felice at Venice, his first appearance in England), Signor Luigi Mei, Signor Soldi, Signor Lavia, and Signor Tamberlik (from the Theatre of San Carlo at Naples), and the Grand Opera at Barcelona, this first appearance in England). IdAsSI BARITONL—Signor Tamburint, Monsieur Massol, Signor Rommi, and Signor Roneold. BASSI PROFONDI.—Herr Formes (from the Imperial Theatre of Vienna, his first appearance at the Royal Italian Opera), Signor Tagliatico, Signor Polonini, Signor Rache, and Monsieur Zelger (from the Academie Royale at Paris, his first appearance at the Royal Italian Opera). Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Mr. COSTA. The ORCHESTRA, acknowledged to be the completest and most talented in Europe, will remain as last season. The Military Band will be under the superintendence of Mr. Godfrey. The CIIORUS will exhibit the same efficiency and perfection as heretofore. PUBLICATIONS. 13. 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Sis,—l never heard that there is any city or town in Great Britain where a wholesale fish-market is by law established, except London. The wonder to be excited by this announcement is, the wholesale mar keting system is one of the prime causes that raises a market in value and respectability ; and be cause other large cities and towns have no regular wholesale marketing system, is the reason their mar kets are inferiorly supplied to London, and the fisher men.along the coast are so backward for improve ment. The law that at one time regulated London wholesale fish market, and which unquestionably was the law that raised the market to the eminent posi tion it has arrived at, was (I understand) as " All flit' brought to London City must be taken to Billingsgate market, and sold by wholesale to retail dealers. The market to be opened at four o'clock in the morning, sales to commence at five, and the market to be clean scrubbed and washed out at one P.m." The duties of fish factors and salesmen are those of commission agents. They also act as inspectors and judges f it. regulating the market. They stand in a positioirbetwixt the public and the fishermen, to see that justice is done to both'parties. When cargoes of fish are consigned to factors, they dispose of them to the best advantage for the fishermen's interest, and they see that the fish are in a wholesome condition before disposing of them to the public. The " Lon don Directory" of this date exhibits a list of about fifty factors and salesmen, and about four hundred fishmongers. The factors and salesmen being paid by commission from the quantity and quality of fish dis posed of, causes them to have a direct interest in look ing after the fishermen, to urge them on to industrial habits, to improve their mode of capture, to produce quality and quantity, &c. Little doubt need be en tertained but the rise and progress of the welled smack system of fishing for supplying the London market with living cod was the work of fish factors and salesmen in the first instance. I have long been of opinion, that were wholesale fish markets established in all large cities and towns throughout Great Britain, the effect would have a di rect influence to promote fishery improvements. When salesmen saved money from their profession they embarked it to improve the fishing trade ; they purchased smacks and hired crews for them, thereby becoming smack owners and governors over those crews. One principal cause that has prevented im provements from going forward amongst a great por tion of the fishing population has been that most of the boat property and gear belong to themselves. The crews are shareholders ; the profits arising from their earnings are equally divided. They are quite their own masters, can go to sea when they like, or stop cn shore when they like. Having no commis sion agents looking after them to stimulate them on to enterprising pursuits, after a good haul stimulants of another description sometimes make the profits look small. The metropolis of Great Britain being the focus where all others look for an example to copy from, any suggestion fur improvement (if considered as such) will be admitted. The considerable increase of fish now sent to London market since land carriage com menced has increased the number of hawkers of fish tenfold. Like all other trades overdone, many of those individuals find it inconvenient where to go and get a cheap, clean wash. Now that improvements are being made in Billingsgate-market, an idea lat terly occurred to me that if there was either a floating bath, or a bath-house erected close to the market, it would be considered a great acquisiti on -b y many. This idea I throw out with a view that it may attract the attention of those interested. I am, Sir, &e., H. DEMPSTER. FOREIGN BOOKS FOR PROFESSIONAL USE.—The Lords Commissioners of the Treasury having had under their coniiideration a memorial, praying that some packages t f bookc shipped at Ostend fir the port of Londo❑ may ho delivered free of charge for duty, the same being intended fur the professional use of the ap plicant as a teacher of languages in this country, their Lordships have been pleased to direct their secretary to convey their command to the proper authorities of the revenue for the free delivery of the books in question for the purpose stated. LAW INTELLIGENCE• VICE - CHANCELLOR'S COURT, March 13, (Before Sir J. KNIGUT BRUCE.) HAWKES V. TUE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY. This was a bill fur specific performance. In 1847, the defendants had a Bill before Parliament for the construction of a railway which was to run from ,\Tisbeach to Spalding, in Lincolnshire, by which a junction was to be effected between the LondonLnd York Railway, an d th e proposed Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston Junction. The proposed juncttm was refused by the Parliamentary Committee, and it was then proposed to make a different line, diverging through the plaintiff's property,. for which, however, the necessary notices had not been given, and the plaintiff strongly opposed it. An agreement, how ever, was entered into between the plaintiff and the defendants, by which the plaintiff was to receive 13,0001. fdr his property, which consisted if his resi dence and five acres of land. The defendants now resisted the performance of the agreement, on the ground that they had no power to make it, and the plaintiff being tenant fur life could not make a title. His HONOUR said that the defence seemed to fail in law, in equity, and not to be remarkable for honesty. There was nothing in it, as it appeared to him, ,sx cept a desire to escape from the performance of a con.- tract fairly made, because it suited one of the parties to escape from it if possible. It was said that there might be a great difficulty in finding the money. With that the plaintiff had no concern. It was said the defendants would not be entitled to take or hold this property. That might or might not be so, but in the particular circurastancespf the case that was also a point in which the plaintiff had no concern, con sidering the contract which had been entered into. It was then said that the Acts of Parliament were such that a title could not be given to the company to that portion of the lands for which the plaintiff was tenant for life only. It would be for the Master to say how that part of the case stood, and if the Master should be of opinion that a good title could not be made, it would then be incumbent upon the Court to say whether such defence would be ope n t o th e de fendants, b u t thi s was no t the time to decide upon that question. It was also suggested as an obj ec ti on , th at one even pri ce having been given for th e l an d s o f which the pl a i n tiff w as tenant for life and th ose f or which he was t enan t in fee-simple ; if that were so, the Master would have to make an app or ti onment be tween them. Under these circumstances, he should make a decree for specific performance, and refer it to the Master to inquire whether a good titl e h a d b een shown, w ith lib er t y t o s tate special circumstances. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, March 13. (Before Mr. Commissioner FoNnLA.NeuE.) VAUXHALL GARDENS.-IN RE BLAIN AND PEARCE. This was the certificate meeting in the matter of the bankrupt, Henry Blain and Charles Thomas Pearce, described as of Vauxhall Gardens. It will be recollected that the bankrupts passed their last examination on the 11th of January last, and that Blain had been a bankrupt in 1835 or 1836. The private balance-sheet of Blain shows unsecured creditors amounting to 2021.; assets, consisting of good debts, 295/. His liabilities amounted to 7511., including a liability of 63/. on the part of Baron Von Rothen. The estate of C. T. Pearce showed debts to a small amount, the assets being stated as nearly sufficient to pay 203. in the pound. The joint balance-sheet, extending from March, 1849, showed the following results —To sundry creditors 2,1519/., joint capital 4001., profits as set forth in the Royal Vauxhall Gardens' account 7,3791., by property 0/. 03. Od., Vauxhall-garden expenses 9,693/., partners' drawings 2011, losses on property 4001. The Royal VauxhallAGardens' account is as fol.- lows :—To goods purchased and paid for 3,1861., goods purchased and unpaid 7111., to Risley, his sh ire of the rotunda receipts 512/., gross profits 7,3191. By receipts at the gardens derived from all sources 11,9391. The fiat was issued upon the bankrupts• own peti tion upon the 11th October, 1849. Mr. Moss, the solicitor to the assignees, offered no opposition. - Mr. DUPREE appeared for a creditor to oppose, bill not having given notice of opposition, he could not be heard. His HONOUR having remarked upon the necessity of keeping a cash-book, which had not been done in this case, and the expenses exceeding the profits, sus pended the certificate of each bankrupt for six months; when granted, to be of the third class, and protection to be granted in the meanwhile. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.—Lewes, March 13. CROWN SlDE.—(Before Lord Chief Justice WILDE.) THR FORGERIES UPON THE BRIGHTON BANK. Joseph .Hasland, 29, described as a scissors' grinder, was indicted for feloniously uttering at Brighton a 51. note of the Union Bank of that town, knowing the same to be forged and counterfeit, and with intent to defraud. The prisoner pleaded Guilty. Joseph Green, 38, brass founder, also pleaded Guilty to a similar charge. Henry Clarkson, 35, labo urer , was also charged with uttering a forged note of the same bank. Mr. CLARKSON, who was instructed to prosecute in all these cases, in addressin g th e j ury , sa id that from the facts which would be disclosed in the evidence, there could be no doubt that this prisoner and the two men who had-pleaded guilty, were part of a gang of persons who had made it their dishonest business to come to Brighton, on Saturday the 23d February, for the purpose of passing forged 5/. notes of the old Union Bank in that town, and who succeeded in doing so to a very considerable extent. The Learned Counsel then proceeded tostate the circumstances under which the charge was made against the prisoner, and it appeared that upon the evening of the day men tioned the prisoner went into the shop of Mr. Sams, a grocer, in North street, Brighton, and purchased a small quantity of tea and other articles, the price of which amounted to three shillings and a penny, and he tendered in payment what appeared .to be a ge nuine Si. note of the Union Bank. It seemed that the chief constable of Brighton had the same after noon received a communication from Birmingham to the effect that persons with forged notes were likely to pay a visit to this town, and ho immediately sent notice to that effect to the different tradesmen, and while Mr. Sams was in the act of tendering the change to the prisoner for the forged note, Mr. Lashmer, a neighbour, came i n , and informed him of the notice given by th e po li ce, and Mr. S ams upon this asked the pri-over t o wa i t a moment w hil e h e examined the note ho had just giien him. Imme diately upon his sayin g thi s, the prisoner rus h e d ou t of the shop, leaving behind him the articles be had purchased, the cha nge , and also an umbre ll a , b u t th e prosecutor pursued an d stopped 'him . , and gave him ints custody. Be s id es t hi s, it "was proved that upon the same eveni ng t h e prisoner passe d two ot h er forged notes at the shops of different tradesmen. The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, told a very lame story about his having picked up the note which he had presented to Mr.. Sams; and with regard to the uttering of the others, he asserted that the witnesses were mistaken in his identity. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. Chief Justice WILDE having observed that it was perfectly clear that the prisoner made a trade of passing for ge d notes, and upon t h e m i sc hi e f t h at such a proceedin g was likely to occasion in a commercial community, sentenced him to be transported for life. Mr. CLARKSON made an application to the Court in reference to the prisoner Green, who had pleaded guilty to a similar charge. In this case he said, that upon his being searched 17 sovereigns were found in his possession, as well as eight other forged notes, which were concealed under his stocking. He had succeeded in passing several other forged notes to dif ferent tradesmen in Brighton, and the good money was, no doubt, part of the change he had received; and under these circumstances he bad to request that the Court would make an order for the 17 sovereigns to be divided among those tradesmen who had been sufferers by the prisoner's proceedings. His LORDSHIP made the order. Robert Steward, 23, miller, was then charged with the offence of uttering a forged 51. note of the same description. Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Johnson defended the prisoner. The case appeared to create a good deal of interest on account of the position of the accused party, who, by the opening of the counsel for the prosecution, was admitted to be a tradesman carrying on a respect able and was, theref ore , not like bulytsiss to be at Big e mixedrophwtointb, a gang of depredat o r s o f this description. From the evidence adduced for the prosecution, it appe a red that on the same evening when the oth e r u tt e ri n gs took place, a man went to the shop of Mr. Neave, a linendreper in the King's road, Brighton, and purchased a silk handkerchief, which was paid for with a foreign 51. note, and he re ceived the change and left the shop. It would appear that from some cause or other a suspicion was enter tained:that alljwas not right, and the man was followed and seen to join two others at a short distance, and to hand one of them something, supposed to be the change he had just received, and this man then left them, and the person who had male the purchase and the other man were then seen to go to the shop of Mr. Field, another tradesman in Ship-street, where a second forged note was uttered, the prisoner standing outside of the shop while the act WAS being effected. The parties Prot away at this time ; but two of the shopmen of M. Neave swore positively to the pri soner being the man who had passed the forged note at their employer's shop ; and it would seem that im mediately after losing sight of him one of the shop men met him close to the spot, and immediately recog nised him and followed him for a considerable distance, intending to arrest him when he saw a policeman. The prisoner observing that he was watched, turned round and asked the witness what he wanted with him, and on his telling him he should give him into custody, but without stating what charge he had to make against him, the prisoner stammered out, " I haven't. I didn't. lam a respectable man, and I will satisfy you of it if you will go in here," pointieg at the same time to a public-house. Mr. BALLANTINE, on behalf of the prisoner, made a most earnest and forcible appeal to the jury, stating that the defence he was instructed to make in aniwer to the charge was that the witnesses were mistaken as t'n his identity, and that, in point of fact, he was not the man who bad uttered the forged note to the prosecutor, and who had afterwards acted in the manner described by the witnesses. lie said it was admitted on behalf of the prosecution that the prisoner was a person of good character, and;heshould show them by distinct and undoubted testimony, that up to the present moment there had never been the slightest stain upon him, and he asked them whether it was not unlikely, nay,.elinost impossible, that such a pens sbould on a sudden forget his duty, and join with a gang of persons of this description to plunder his neighbours by an act of this character, which was very seldom resorted to except by complete adepts in crime. The Learned Counsel then called a number of re spectable witnesses, from whose testimony it appeared that the prisoner was engaged in the business of a miller at Brighton, and that he was so employed up to five o'clock on the evening in question, and he did not leave his house, which was some distance from the prosecutor's shop until seven o'clock, and this was the time the offence was alleged to have been com mitted. O:her witnesses also spoke to seeing him at other places after this period, and his time appeared to be accounted for entirely until the hour when he was taken into cus tody, and the evidence upon these points was of the most satisfactory character. The prisoner also re ceived a high character for honesty and good con duct; and it appeared that he had been to school at Brighton, and that he had constantly resided there for the last eight years, and was known to a very g r ea t number of the tradesmen, and therefore it was sug gested, on his behalf, he was a most unlikely person to have mixed himself up with any such transaction as the one in question, as it must have almost insured detection. Mr. BALLANTINE was about to proceed with' the case for the prisoner by calling other witnesEes to character, when Mr. Clarkson had a private commu nication with his Lordship, after which The Citur JUSTICE addressed the jury, and said that the Counsel for the prosecution did not Eke, in so serious and important a case, to take upon himself the responsibility of withdrawing from the prosecution, but he (the Learned Judge) thought that after the evi deuce which had been adduced be might ask the jury whether they did not think the case was to) do ubtful to justify them in finding the prisoner guilty of the se rious crime with which he was charged. The evi dence for the prosecution, unanswered, certainly made out a case of grave suspicion, but when they heard the evidence for the prisoner, and the character which no doubt he was entitled to, it became most important to consider whether it was probable that such a per son should, on a sudden, jump from his position of respectability, and becotne the assistant and associate of felons andiorgers. For his own part, certainly, he considered this most unlikely, and he must remark that a person in the prisoner's position was a most un likely person to be sought out for such a purpose, as those who engaged him with such an object must be perfectly well avvare that he would be enabled to identify them and bring them to justice. At the same time he wished it to be underbtood that there did not ap pear to be any ground for casting the slightest impu tation upon the witnesses for the prosecution, and there was rery little doubt that they were mistaken in supposing the prisoner to be the man. The jury almost immediately said they were unani mously of opinion that the evidence did not establish the case against the prisoner, and they therefore re turned a verdict of Not Guilty. The verdict was received with a loud demonstration of applau3e, which was with difficulty checked. The prisoner was ordered to be immediately discharged. NORTHERN CIRCUIT—York, March 12. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron RoLFE.) John Swift and John Wood were charged with a highway robbery, attended with violence, on the 15th of January last. Mr. Hardy and Mr. Wood prosecuted ; the pri soners were undefended. It appeared that on the day in question the prose cutor, Mr. Abraham Mallinson, who is a chemist at Gawthorpe-green, n ear Lepton, in the Wrest Riding, was returning home from lluddersfield market, and on his road went into an inn called the Tandem, where he had a glass of ale; between eleven and twelve o'clock he left the Tandem in company with several others, all of whom left the prosecutor in a short time, with the exception of a man named Wilby, who, with the prosecutor, proceeded across the fields to Gawthorpe-green. %Then they got into a field called Ox-field, they were attacked by several men, who struck them with bludgeons, and felled them to the ground. The prosecutor, Mallin son, was rendered insensible ; and Wilby bad his ear cut through, and was so severely injured, that he was confined to bed for some time. Mallinson was taken to the house of a Mr. Ramsden, and when Wilby got up he picked up a bludgeon and part of another blud geon, and joined Mallinson. On feeling their pock• ets, Mallinson found that he had had 14s. and a memo randum taken from him, and Wilby 1/. 2s. 6d. Nei ther Mallinson nor Wilby could identify the prisoners, hut in order to substantiate the charge against them, the ostler at the Tandem stated that he spoke to them at half-past ten at the Tandem door, and that, in an swer to a question they put to him, he told them that Mallinson and Wilby were inside; and a blacksmith, who lived close by, likewise s a w them near his s hed. The next morning a bricklayer named Smith went with a boy to the spot where the robbery took place, and there they found two pools of blood, and from thence they traced footsteps tainted with blood to a platform near a quarry, where marks were in the snow as if several persons had been standing, and there an invoice, on the back of which was a memo randum, and which was 'the same taken from Mr. Mallinson, was found. Smith, together with a po liceman and several others, then traced the footmarks for some distance until they came to the high road which leads to a village called Lascelles ; then they lost the footsteps, but not until they were within thirty yards of the houses in which the two prisoners slept. In the morning they were apprehended, and the shoes of Wood and clogs of Swift were taken from them, and upon compari son with the foottnarks, which had been traced all the way from where the robbery took place, by making impressions by the side of the footsteps made by the robbers with the clogs and boots belonging to the prisoners, they were found to correspond in every respect; and in further proof it appeared from the statement of the policeman, that although scores of clogs of the kind worn by the prisoner Swift were made, yet, by being made by the eye, and cut with a knife, nearly every clog was varied in sonae trifling degree. The prisoners each denied having had any part in the robbery, and stated when taken up, that they could prove they were weaving at half-past ten on the night in question, and afterwards went to bed. His Loansrar having summed up, The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. There was a second charge against the prisoners for attacking and robbing another person about six weeks before the robbery for which they had been tried. This, however, was not gone into. His LORDSUIP, in ordering sentence of death to be recorded, told the prisoners that in all probability that sentence would not be carried into effect, but that they would be transported and be slaves for the rest of their lives in a foreign country. NISI PRIUS COURT. (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and a Special Jury.) LAYCOCK V. PICKSLAY -- BREACH 01' - PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Oliver Ferrer ap peared for the plaintiff; Mr. Martin, Q.C., and Mr. Jones for the defend int. Tnis was an action brought to recover damages for breach of promise of marriage, to which the defendant pleaded, amongst other pleas, a release by the plaintiff. It appeared that the plaintiff is a daughter of a hair seating manufacturer, in the town of Sheffield, and the defendant is an attorney at Wakefield. In the year 1843, the plaintiff then being about 23, and the defendant being about 22, became acquainted through a brother of the plaintiff's ; and in that year the de fendant, being about to prosoed to New Xorig, re quested the plaintiff's brother that he might be al lowed to write to the plaintiff during his absence, and on his return pay his addresses to her. The brother having mentioned it to his sister, she consented, and on his return from America, in six months, he visited at the house as the young lady's intended husband, continuing in business as an attorney in Bank-street, Sheffield. During 1844 the plaintiff frequently stayed at the house of the defendant's father, and she was received there as the son's future wife. The defen dant treated the plaintiff with great affection, and in January, 1845, having entered into partnership with an attorney named Sewel, who resided at Halstead, in Essex, before he left for that place he bad an inter view with the plaintiff's brother, to whom he said that, disliking "scenes," he had not mentioned it to his father and mother, hut that if they asked about the engagement, he might tell them that he (the de fendant) intended to do everything that was right ; that he had insured his life fur 2,0001., and that he made a will leaving everything he had to the plaintiff. The defendant did not remain long at Halstead, as in the autumn of 1845 he left; it, and went into the office of Illr. Alder; an attorney at Sheffield ; but during the time he was at Halstead, be came over several times to see the the plaintiff at Sheffield. They corresponded, his letters being written in a most affec tionate manner, and the plaintiff visited at the Wen dant's father's house. In May, 1840, the defendant left Sheffield, and entered into partnership with an attorney named Dixon, at Wakefield. After he went to Wake field he visited the plaintiff but seldom ; and the poor girl having become dreadfully altered, and her health having suffered, her brother went ever to the defen dant on the 18th of January, 1847, and told him how altered and ill his sister was, owing to his not having been to see her, or written to her. The defendant said to the brother that she wail making herself un happy without cause, and that he would see her the following day ; but he never went again. He wrote, however, a number of letters, excusing himself from going over to Sheffield in a variety of ways, but it was quite evident from his letters and conduct, that he no longer had affection for the plaintiff. In a letter, dated the 27th of February, 1847, he avowed that, owing to certain connexions of the plaintiff's, he hed been " dsprived of any pleasure in seeing her, and almost regarded it as a task." Things went on in this way, the defendant avoiding seeing the plain tiff; and his letters having assumed a completely altered tone, the plaintiff, being much distressed, wrote to the defendant a letter; and receiving no answer, wrote the following:— Sheffield, April 2, 1847. "My dear Edwin,—Will you tell me what I can possibly have dent) to offend you so seriously dist you xill not even answer me when I write to you. lam certain there is something that I am ignorant of ; and this I am convinced of, that you have been deceived by soma one, who has not scrupled to magnify my faults, and that to a great extent. lam sure you will tot tre t me with this indifference else. But what can Ido ? You refuse to see me, although I offered to meet you any where, or do anything you wished; and in doing this you deny me the opportunity I have of convincing you that I don't deserve it. Edwin, I can no longer bear this state of things—it is ut'erly impossible. Once more I ask you, as a particular favour, to write and tell me what your irt-utions are. " Yours most affectionately, " EMILY LAYCCCK." In answer to this the defendant sent a letter, dated the 31 of April, 1847; and after alluding to the foolish manner in which she made hers.-If miser- able, he says, " You cannot suppose that I shall feel much pleasure in meeting you when I can expect nothing but tears and miserable looks. As to my in tentions, I have cot had any of one kind or another." About the 25th of May the plaintiff wrote again to the defendant, not having heard from him— "My dear Edwin,—l should very much like to hear from you, if you can spare time to write a few lines, just to let me see that you sometimes think of me, and when you feel inclined to see me you must not be afraid of meeting with either t ars or miserable looks, for you will not see eiilvr one or the other. Do mot be long before you write to me. " Believe me yours aff, , ctionstely, " EMILY F. LAYCOCK." To this the defendant !ea the following answer : " Wakefield, May 27, 1847. "My dear Emily,—l do not at present feel at all in clined to invite a repetition of what has occurred during the last twelve months, and I think it will be for the ad vantage of both of us that I should not risk it. I " Yours, "EDWIN JOHN PICHSLAY. " I send you this rather than be accused of not an swering your lettere." To this the plaintiff replied, telling the defendant that she had discovered that he wished her to under stand that he had no longer any affection for her, and added, "Is this really the truth, Edwin, and do you no longer regard me with feelings of affection ?" Subsequently, on the 31st May, 1847, the defendant wrote to the plaintiff a letter, in which he said— " I believe it will be better to part now than ende%vour to keep up appearances of confidence for a time, only to end in disappointment, and have to pa't in anger. I tell you candidly and plainly I cannot perform the part which would be expected of me. I trust that you will agree with me, and be content to let us retain a sincere friendship for each other," In her reply, dated June 31, 1847, she said : "My dear Edwin,—Although I have been in some measure prepared for the trial I have now to hear, yet scarcely can I believe it is anything but a dream; and what I have suffered lately from anxiety of mind has 1.211 me but little strergth to bear it at present. I feel almost heartbroken. Had we but known each other for a year or two, it would have been different ; but how long is it since you first sought to win my •affections? You know full well how long and fondly 1 have loved you, and therefore you may have some idea of what I must feel now. Since it is your wish we will part; and with overy good wish for your future prospects, believe me yours sincerely, _ _ " EMILY F. LAYCCTK." To this the defendant sent an answer urging her to agree with him that it would be better for both of them that they should remain friends, and regretting that she should have t ken the breaking off of the en gagement so much to heart, and assuring her that no thing but paramount conviction could have made him destroy the fond dream of his early years. Since this letter all communication between the plaintiff and de fendant had ceased, and the defendant married a Miss Starker in 1849. The Learned Sergeant, having read the letters, asked the jury whether they had ever heard of such conduct in good aad civilized society ? lle defied the defendant to offer any one instance of impropriety or suspicion against the cha racter of the plaintiff, whose happiness in this world had been so completely blighted by the mean, cowardly, unmanly conduct of the defendant; and besought them to give such damages as they might think the case required. Mr. MARTIN addressed ,the jury for the defendant, and contended that if the defendant were the mean, cowardly scoundrel, hypocrite, and cheat, which he had been described to be, the young lady ought to go down on her knees in thankfulness for having escaped being united to such a man. The fact was, the young man's affections had in course of time changed, and if that were so, what could lead to such a state of misery as would certainly follow, had he, with no affection for the woman, led her to the altar, and promised to do that which, in his heart, he knew he could not perform ? The connexion had ceased in June, 1847, and no action had been brought during all the time which had since elapsed; but the de fendant having married in the summer of 1849, then it was deemed requisite to bring the present action. But the defendant relied upon what he considered to be a release from the promise which he had made to th© p!aintiff. The Learned Counsel then read the letter dated the 31st of May, from the defendant to the plaintiff, in which he said, " I tell you plainly that I cannot perform the part that would be required of me," and her answer of the 3d of June, in which she says " Since it is your wish we will part." His LORDSHIP said that he did not think that was a release. The defendant's sister having been called as a witness, Mr. 'Sergeant WILKINS replied in an eloquent and forcible address. His LORDSHIP having summed up, the jury re turned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 4001. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Aylesbury, March 13. CROWN COURT.—(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON.) George Arnold was indicted for having feloniously shot at William Nixon, with inte nt to murder him. Mr. Prendergast, Q.C., and Mr. Sanders con ducted the prosecution; Mr. Power appeared for the defence. The prisoner is married to the niece of the prose cutor's wife. In the course of the year 1848 the prisoner fell into had circumstances, and his wife sought refuge with her aunt, whose husband is a shop keeper in Stoney Stratford. She and her child were received, and the prisoner remained in London ; be was, however, dissatisfied with the arrangement, and from time to time he sent letters to the prosecutor, containing applications for money, and also threats. wore disregarded, and, on the 10th of July last, while the prosecutor was standing in the street in front of his house conversing with a person at work there, the prisoner came up the street b e hi n d him, and fired off a pistol, at the same time saying "D— you." The prosecutor felt himself struck, and ran into his house the backway ; the prisoner ran into the house also, but by the front door, and began at to break the windows with a gas, b rner. At the spot where the prosecutor had been a bullet was found, about three minutes afterwards, which on b e i ng t ouc h e d bl ac k ene d the fingers; the pistol was also found then warm. Sur glans were sent for, and they found that the prose cu'or had received a very severe contusion at the back of the neck, the skin being broken, some blood having flowed, and a swelling, about the size of a hen's egg. The neckcloth also exhibited an indention. One of the surgeons inquired of the prisoner whether he had intended to 'hoot the prosecutor ; to which he made no reply. Tne surgeon then said, "Surely ycu did not intend to shoot Mr. Nixon ?" To which the prisoner replied, " I do not know that;" but would not say anything more. Subsequently, when in custody, he said to the constable that neither Nixon's life nor that of his child was safe, as he would sooner see it dead than under Nixon's pro tection. In cross-examination it was elicited that the pri soner had on a former occasion made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide. Mr: PowEa, for the defence, urged that the whole conduct of the prisoner showed that he had been at the time incapable of directing and governing hi s conduct ; and that, regard being bad to his previous conduct on former occasions, he must be taken to have been insane. The CHIEF BARON summed up and told the jury., that nothing could be more dangerous than to infer the insanity of a man at the time be committed a crime, from the mere fact that he had committed it. llis Llrdship further remarked that, though the opinion of medical men on the subject of insanity might on some occasions be impugned as irrational, still it would be more irrational to find a man insane without any medical evidence at all. The jury deliberated for some time, and then inti• mated that they could not agree. The CHIEF Banost directed them to retire and consult further, and said that he must again warn them of the dangers that would threaten society were it to be known that by adding violence enough to the absurdity which more or less attended every crime, a man disposed to take the life of another might secure himself from the puni,hment due to his offence The jury, after being absent for an hour, returned into court and delivered a verdict of Guilty with in tent to kill. Sentence deferred. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSHIP-S7'REET. TILE HANGMAN AND BIS MOTIISIL—This being the day appointed for the adjourned hearing of a summons against William Calcraft, the public exe cutioner, issued at the instance of the parish officers of the Witham Union, in Essex, for refusing to sup port his aged mother, who has been for some time past an inmate of that workhouse, a considerable de gree of interest was excited, and the court was incon veniently crowded by persons, amongst whom were a number of well-dressed women, anxious to obtain a sight of the defendant and his parent. At the hour appointed for the examination the de fendant did not make his appearance, and the magis trate having determined to hear the evidence in his absence, Ma Cope, the governor of Newgate, was called, and proved that the defendant was in the re ceipt of a guinea per week for his public services from the funds of the Corporation, which the witness was in the habit of paying him, on their behalf, every Saturday. Mr. Hammer. directed a warrant to be issued for the apprehension of the defendant, but he shortly after entered the court, and his mother. Sarah Calcraft, who was compelled, by her infirmi ties, to be seated during the examination, was then called, and stated that she was 74 years of age, and had been for the last three weeks an inmate of the workhouse at Ilatfie!d Peveril, in the IVitham union , having become totally destitute, and constrained in consequence to throw herself upon the parish. Pre vious to that she had been sheltered for two years by her married daughter, at lletfield, with whom, upon entering the workhouse, she had left the few trifling art c'es that had not already been sold to supply her immediate wants ; and before that had addressed three letters to the defendant, whom she had not seen for nearly three years, requesting assistance, but sbe had not receive - 1 anything from him ; and he had not even answered one of her communications. She had only one other child, a son, but he had been brought up to no regular employment, was sometimes in ser vice, and jobbed about the country, earning a shilling in any manner he could. The defendant, she be, li!.ved, was in ci rcums t ances to support her ; as, in addition to the salary he received from the corrora don, he had another business, and carried on the trade of a bout and shoe maker. Mr. IIAMMILL asked the defendant if he haki any reasonable grounds to assign for refusing to contri bute to his mother's maintenance ? Defendant— Well, I should be very happy to support her if it was in my power, but it is not, and as to what she says about the profits I derive from my sbeernuking business, I can assure you that I have not earned a penny at that for a great number of weeks. I hare sustained a very severe personal injury ; in fact, you never saw such a arm as I have got. I can nei ther get my coat on or off without assistance, and, after being confined to my bed with it tor more than two months, had a doctor's bill sent in to me for 101.35. Gd., which I am totally incapable of paying at present, and he must wait for it. I admit that I re ceive a guinea a week from the City, but that is all we have to live upon ; and when you deduct out of that 4s. Gd. for rent and the cost of a Sunday's dinner, you will find that there is not much left. It is not from want of feeling that I do not support my mc ther. She was in much better circumstances than I am. She had a large quantity of good furniture and a number of silver spoons; and I cannot see 'why she applied to the workhouse people at all. Mr. Refeastea—llave you got any children to support ? Defendant—Yes, I have got three of them. Mr. lialfrefee—How old are they ? Defendant (roughly) —As old as you are. Mr. HAMMILL—Then , if that is the case, they cannot be much of a burden to you ? Defendant— No, but they come sometimes, and of course put me to some expense extra. _ _ Mr. 11AamtLL—Vtre11, you are clearly liable for the support of your mother, which is rendered impe rative by an Act as old as Elizabeth, and I feel it my duty to make an order upon you !or the sum of 3s. per week. Defendant—Ah, but you will never get it front me. I cannot pay if, and if you do, I must run in debt, I suppose. Mr. HAAiMILL continued—l shall make an order upon you for the sum of 3s. per week for your mother ssupport, as long a s s h e cont i nues chargeable to the union workkouse, together with the costs at tendant upon the present proceedings against you. Defendant—Oh, very well, you may make your order if you like, but it's out of my power. Mr. Shee, the relieving-officer of the Witham union, said that the parish offices had no wiab to press hardly upon the defendant.; and prmous to their being compelled to take this co urse against h im, ' he (the witness) bad written a note to him requesting him to come to some arrangemimt and avoid a public examination, but he took no notice whatever of the letter. The costs incurred by bringing the mother up to town, and other expenses, amounted to 1/. 9s. 61 ; and he hoped that amount would be in. eluded in the order. Mr. HAMMILL expressed his assent, and the order was about to be made, when The defendant turned round:sharply upon the re lieving officer and said, " Well, now, suppose I took my mother to keep myself, what would you allow me for her ? Come, that's the point. Certainly, if you allow me something for her, I may be able to get on, perhaps." The officer expressed his intention to adhere to the order, as he believed the mother . would prefer being in the union. The mother—Oh d e ar, yes ; a week i n L on d on ; w h ereas I silo should not be aliveuld country, if they even left me uponor lam very com thebcommon. thel prefer being in the workhouse, for furtahle the — re. The defendant thereupon leaned over his mother, expressing his willingness to take care of her, and, with apparent feeling, told her he was very sorry she should have had to come there ; and upon the order being made, and one of the officers coming for ward to raise her out of her chair, the defendant pushed him aside, and gently raising her, with his arm round her waist, carefully supported her out of the court. THE BALLET. The Direction of her Majesty's Theatre has not thought it would be justified, by the unprecedented magnitude of the Lyrical resources now collected, in diminishing in the smallest degree the attractions of the Ballet Department, the source of so much recreation to the Subscribers and the Public, and the following arrangements have been effected : Mdlle. CARLOTTA GRISI, Mdlle. MARIE TAGLIONI, Signora AMALIA FERRARIS, From the San Carlos, Naples, her first appearance at this Theatre, And Didlle. ROSAH'I, Supported by Signora Gambadella, Madame Petit Stephan, Mdlles. Rola Vergniaud, 4usundon, Julienne, Lamoureaux, Fanny Pascales. Dethier, &c., &c. M. PAUL TAGLIONI, M. GOSSELIN, H. CHARLES, . With a numerous Corps do Ballot, which has been greatly in creased by the accession of fresh talent. Arrangements are pending with other artistes of great attraction. Maitre de Ballet, M. PAUL T AGLIONI. Sous Maitre de Ballet, and Master of the French School of Chore graphy, M. GOSSELIN. . . Regisseur de la Danse, and Master of the English School of Chore- grapliy, M. PETIT. - Composer of the Ballet Music, Signor PUGINT. Principal Artist to tin establishment, Mr. Charles Marshall. , . The Costume Department will be directed by Mr. Coombes and Miss Bradley, under the superintendence of Madame Copere. Principal Machinist, Mr. D. Sloman. Mad of the Property Department, Mr. Bradwell. The Subscription will consist of the same number of nights as last season. Other arrangements of peculiar interest are in progress. "7' /2 (Ai G , ~`, [PRICE SD. LAMBETH. Yesterday Mr. Elliott delivered his judgment in a case of considerable public importance, w hi c h had been argued before him on a former day. The facts n d Sussexr oads , not turh h p a i v k i e having beenust thein e are these :—A street, called B on d- street, which is situate in South Lambeth, a n d b e t ween the South Lambeth n a t n h d e Surrey Wandsworth a public were enabled to pass th roug h i t, and go to, and from the Nine Elms railway station without the payment of toll. Thi-, since the omission has been discovered, has been, a great saving to the public, and a corresponding loss to the trustees of the trust, who have the gates on their own hands, and the latter have been most anxious to include it in their commission. Oa the sth of last month the surveyors to the parochial board of highway, by order of that body, took it on themselves to stop all thoroughfare through Bond-street by placing posts and ropes across it, an d t h e consequence was that the public were compelled t o go a l ong the turnpike road, and to pay the t o ll. i n this state things remained until the 16th, when Mr. Lavington, who is agent to Messrs. Davis, the extensive railway carriers in the o'.d B tiley, directed one of his waggoners to force aw a y the barrier and pass through the street with his wag gon. The man did so, and for the wilful damage Mr. Davis was summoned to this court. On lb. I C HE ROYAL POLYTECIINIC ,„Rir .per INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. ' —enr3' B. Bishop's Lectures en Music , with Vocal I llustrati o ns, ( lay ln day, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings at Eight, and on Toes- It' ro Ursday, and Saturday, at Three o'clock. — lllustrations o a w tlO4 ° MY. by - Dr. Bachhoffner, on Wednesday and Frida y , at One ta m during Lent. —Dr. Bachhotruer's Lecture on the Philosophy rc Recreation, Mornings and Evenings.—A Lecture by J. tew e „ l l 3 f ir, Esq., on the Chemical Relation of the Metals —Dissolving u London in the Sixteenth Century, and as it now is, with a 414:!Ptive Lecture.—Also, a Series of Views of Rome.—Experi '4 With the Diver and Diving-bell, &c. &c. Admission. Is,—Schools, '