The Sun. — London, England, 1845-02-03 00:00:00

NEW ZEALAND COLONIZATION. We have been favoured by Mr. George Robins (whose name and character is a little familiar to most of our readers) with a copy of a letter he has just received from Nelson, in New Zealand. It is not always an easy matter to give a decided opinion where so much of contrariety appears, as we have lately read by opp osing correspondents in New Zealand and in Eng land ; but we confess there is so touch of real tact---130 much of zeal and earnestness ouch a total absence of a single little-minded feeling throughout this detail—indeed, it is altogether a document so essential to correct the misapprehension that has arisen amid those who are in doubt—that we rejoice to lay it before our readers. The Govern ment are bound by this statement to deal out justice —aye, and speedily too—to all those who have been led from their apparent sanction to induce so many to depart. A little fair play is alone required by Government to satisfy all, and render New Zealand a very safe place for a man of moderate means, and a wife and children, to go and improve their " ways and meansh" but first the Colonial-office must be up and stirring : and if any of these high-minded gentry will only read the following letter with due attention, they will see what they have to do, pointed out by the hand of a master—a gentleman who left England in great practice as a first-rate medical man, because his chest and his health altogether were too uncertain for an English climate—he has not had a pain nor an ache since he left the shores of England. Mr. Robins is a land proprietor of 1,000 acres only, near to Wel lington, and 5001. capital stock in the Company. Nelson, New Zealand, Sept. 5, 1844. MY DEAR Sta,—Since my arrival here, I have on two or three occasions, in my letters to Miss D—, and twice by letter directly to yourself, communicated any infor mation I thought might be acceptable on the state of things here, confining myself, however, principally to what concerned your own immediate interests as a land pro prietor ; but I have been for some time intending to write to you on the state of our colony generally, in the hope that if it had no other effect, it might still give you half an hour's amusement. I now regret I did not do so sooner, since I see from the papers that record the pro ceedings of the New Zealand meetings, and which we received a few days back, THAT YOU TARE SO MUCH INTEREST IN OUR CoNCERNS. At no time could it be exerted more beneficially than at present, when the whole colony (and particularly this settlement) is thrown into confusion by the unexpected nature of the news we have just received, viz., THE FAILURE OF THE NEw ZEALAND COMPANY TO HONOUR ITS BILLS, AND SUDDEN AND TOTAL STOPPAGE OF ITS EXPENDITURE HERE. To show its effect upon us here, I must go back a little to what our condition was for some time before. On my arrival in March, 1843, nearly eighteen months ago, my first inquiry was for the founders of the colony, Mr. Edward Bryan Duppa, and the party of capitalists at whose request and instigation, as intending themselves to emigrate, the colony of Nelson was first set on foot, as you may see from Mr. Duppa's letter, published by the Company, with the prospectus of the scheme. To my great surprise, neither. Mr. Duppa, nor one solitary capitalist or em ployer of labour, appeared to have come out in any way connected with him or his letter ; the Society here con sisting of the Company's agent, surveyors, and other parties connected with them, the few officials necessary for Government purposes, and about a dozen private in dividuals, not employing in all more than from twenty to thirty labourers. . . . . . Ido not include in this enumeration the storekeepers, nor those young men whose friends, having bought them a section of land, had sent them out with one or two hundred pounds in their pocket a sum wholly inadequate, even had they possessed the knowledge of agriculture ne cessary to commence farming, or the knowledge of the world required to husband the little they bad, but which rapidly disappeared under the combined influ ence of the high price of labour and provisions, and the difficulty of all at once accommodating their habits to their circumstances. The evils of this state of things were already beginning to be felt. The population was nearly 3,000 ; the private capital could employ but a small proportion of the labourers, and the Company found work for the rest. But the majority of them were artisans and mechanics ; the Company's work was road and ditch making, many miles in the country, away from their wives and families ; and the pay, although ample to the farmer's man, or clod-hoppers, as they called them, not one-half of what they had earned when em ployed in their own trade at home. All being paid one uniform price for their labour, the quantity of work done was regulated by the power of the moat unskilful among them, no one choosing to do more for his money than another. The attempt to give task work made the me chanics still more discontented. The country labourer in some cases finished his week's work by mid-day on Tuesday, while his companion toiled through the week. Many of them had left or were leaving for other places—Sydney, Hobart Town, or Valparaiso— and Captain Wakefield, haying written to stop all further immigration, the ship I arrived in was the last (with the exception o f ? one from Hamburgh, with Germans) which brought any addition to our labouring population. These sources of discontent have subsisted in part up to the present time ; but still the Company acted the part of a great resident capitalist., and found work, however distasteful, to all who require it. About three months after my arrival, occurred the fatal affray of the Wairau; the whole settlement was at once alarmed and indignant; the friends of the sufferers naturally took the lead ; Government was blamed for OUR UTTERLY DEFENCELESS STATE, AND THE NON-SETTLEMENT OF THE LAND CLAIMS, AND WAS LOUDLY CALLED UPON TO DO JUSTICE ON THE MURDERERS. In all this I could only take a very modified part. Agreeing in the necessity for protection, and unable to divine why our Governor should never come near us, but fix his seat of government at such a distance that we sometimes had intel ligence from England of as late a date, nor why the Commissioner for settling the land claims should defer until the last those which were most important from the numbers, whose interests were involved in his deci sions, I still thought the expedition unnecessary hazar dous, and sure, in case of any disaster, to be disavowed by the Government. Unnecessary, because, unlike our friends at Wellington, we had undisturbed possession of more land than we could beneficially occupy ; hazardous, because the chiefs to be apprehended were powerful and uncivilised, and unlikely to submit quietly to a proceed• ing which, according to native customs, at once de graded them from their rank ; and sure to be blamed by - Government, if it failed, because it took upon itself to act where they had hung back, and where its failure 'would be brought forward as their justification for so doing. At last arrived Governor Fitzroy, with his caind evidently made up beforehand to consider the natives as ill-used and oppressed, IN WHICH NE WAS WRONG ; and to consider our conduct as rash, hasty, and republican, in which, perhaps, with the exception of the last charge, which was ludi crous, he was right. He at once superseded our local authorities, and appointing as police magistrate a fellow passenger, in a very flattering manner put me into the commission of the peace by myself, although ho after wards added two or three more names. On leaving us he proceeded to the other island, and after an interview with the native chiefs in question, decided that he would take no further steps in the matter. His published reasons were that the settlers had acted illegally, and that the natives had done no more than was customary with them after a fight ; nay, less, for although they killed, they did not eat their prisoners. His private seasons were supposed to be a great desire to conciliate the natives, THE INADEQUATE NATURE OF THE FORCE AT HIS coareasiu, and his belief that a general war would take place, and the colony be destroyed. As to the legality of the act, it was argued that the police magistrate had received the approbation of Government for the very dame conduct on a similar occasion before ; and that his duty was to punish and not to palliate their enormities : that he could have procured any amount of force from Sydney, and that nothing could more directly tend to atop colonization than the knowledge that these murders were left not only unpunished, but not even legally in quired into ; and that by the natives his conduct would be ascribed to fear, and their own behaviour bo much in- Iluenc,ed by such a belief. Since then the Governor has been busy at Auckland, making laws, and trying to raise a larger revenue (a hopeless task, now the New Zealand Company's expenditure has ceased), until the other day, when he refused to confirm the Commissioner's decision, that the Company's title to New Plymouth was good, and after their three years toils, offered to com pensate the settlers by land at Auckland. On this point there_ is but one opinion, that his conduct is indefen sible. Altogether I look on him as a very conscientious, religious, hard-working, positive man ; well-informed, touchy, too much disposed to treat us as his subjects, and altogether, perhaps, hardly of sufficient calibre for eo difficult a situation. To return to the Company's affairs. Shortly after poor Capt. Wakefield's death, I was very near being appointed agent in his place, had it not been thought advisable to appoint somebody entirely unconnected with the settlement, which was done. Since then various attempts have been made, by task-work, lowering the Wages, and graduating them according to families (a Pauper system), to force the labourers to cultivate for themselves, as the settlers could not employ them, and ~,eY were beginning to re-emigrate in numbers—about to the present time. Thus matters went on until a week o Zuks when the Nelson arrived, THE BANE REFUSED "" ANOTHER SHILLING, AND THE COMPANY DIS CHARGED Au, ITS LABOURERS. Since then there have been held daily meetin gs employment,to devise remedies, suggest modes of prevent disturbances. THE LABOURERS ARE BEHASIN Bottlers T. andk.OMIRABL Blaming the Company, and acknowledging the , the to be too few and too poor to do much for them , a willine_ess to work for any wages, or try any l P employment, Wages, with out a murmur, are red uce d from 18s. to 10s., to em ploy more hands ; the Co mpany ', az nt eve ry facility to intending cultivat ors, b _ granting exchanges, Lin g of land, to induce more cultivation, an d y .fers are made to b uy h an d-sawn timber and handalressed flax to some considerable extent. About 300 adults have been di sc h arge d , representing above 1,000 souls. Nearly one-third, it is believed, may struggle on until harvest, when they will be indepen dent ; another third, it is hoped, will be absorbed by the additional spur given to cultivation by low wages ; and if some few take to sawing timber, some to flax-dressing, be., it is hoped that the amount of destitution may be reduced to something like a manageable number. On the whole, our feeling is a hopeful one ; the labourers say they like the colony, and do not wish to leave it, if they can possibly help it. Many settlers, whom the high price of labour deterred before, now talk of setting to work, so that, perhaps, double the amount of land will be broken up this year to what would have been. Some storekeepers are setting off and going into the country, oRd a general impression exists that six months hence we shall be in a sounder and better state than if this crisis /la never occurred, it may seEn itraDge that the in number, are healthy, useful, well-disposed, and 'wilt know as much as we are able to teach them ; so that, altogether, I consider myself a happy and fortunate man, and mean to continue in that belief as long as possible. sudden taking away of two-thirds of the whole expendi ture of the colony should have this effect, but it is so. The men, induced to come out by too highly coloured representations,disorderly, discontented,and riotous, took the Company's work as a matter of necessity, but only as an instalment of what they had a right to expect, disliked it, and did it badly ; private colonists, with their small means, could not afford, as one of them expressed it, to sou, shillings and reap pence; and the Company's agent, divided between the claims of the labourers and the re presentations of the colonists, who, by the bye, were too few and too poor to employ one-sixth part of the dis posable labour, could do nothing effectual. All parties agreed this state of things must come to an end, and the sooner the better. If the Company should resume its operations here, the system must be entirely changed. The work hitherto done might have been better done by contract or piece work, for one-fourth of the money. Whilst I got some ditching done by men who had no claim on the Company at 4d. per yard (and they earned 30e. per week), some similar work cost them between 2s. and 2s. 6d. But at your price, said their agent, the weavers, wa t c hmekers, &c.,would be starved. Granted. But the Company have made two sets of agreements ; one with the land purchasers, to render the colony "safe, commodious, and attractive," with the money paid them, and are therefore bound to lay it out for them to the best advantage ; another with the labourers, to find them constant work at good wages, and they break the spirit of their first agreement, to partially carry out their second, when they do their work with inefficint instru ments. The Company in this Nelson Colony has com mitted two great errors. It published to the world that it would be founded by a body of capitalists, prepared to emigrate ; by not recalling that announcement when it found the parties draw back from their engagements, it countenanced, and became a party to a fraud on all who came out on the strength of that representation. This was the first and great error With a good body of em ployers of labour to begin with, their property here would have by this time doubled, nay, trebled, in value. The land was unoccupied, the natives few and well-dis posed ; the settlers addicted to cultivation, and not to speculation ; and the soil, though very various, of good average fertility, some most excellent ; AND THE CLIMATE EVERYWHERE GOOD AND HEALTHY, HERE MOST HEAVENLY. It has neither the rains of Auck land, nor the winds of Wellington ; THE COOL NIGHTS BRACE THE BODY IN SLEEP, AND ITS FINE CLEAR WARM DAYS, AND EXHILARATING AIR, KEEP UP THE SPIRITS, AND " MARE THE BODY'S LORD SIT LIGHTLY ON HIS THRONE." IT IS A COUNTRY TO ENJOY LIFE IN, EVEN ON A CRUST AND A GLASS OF WATER. The second great mistake was making a scheme without reference to the size of the place to be selected. Instead of cutting their coat to their cloth, they ordered a cloak, and bought stuff for a waistcoat. The scheme is one half too large. If the ballot-box bad been emptied, as they wished, one half the purchasers at least would have been robbed of their money, for one-half the tickets are blanks, at all events, as regards the town and suburban lands. The town here can only be an outlet for the produce, and a storehouse for the wants of the country ; and one-half of it will never be used but for market-gardening. In order to procure land to the extent required by the scheme, barren hills, mud-flats, requiring great outlay, valleys inundated in the winter, and square miles covered with stone and shingle, have been surveyed and given out. Before the agent here allowed of exchanges (in opposition to the orders from home), parties came, looked at their land, declared that they had been robbed and swindled out of their money, and went away again. One gentleman, a Mr. Withers, offered his accommo dation section for 51., and was told by a surveyor, that unless there should arise a demand for macadamised stone, he would not give ss. for it. fie left in disgust to visit the south ; on his return an exchange was offered, and he will be a valuable settler. The present state of the scheme is as follows :—Of 1,100 sections 100 are sold to parties out here, of which about 40 are occupied, and more or less under cultiva tion ; the remainder being unoccupied, from their posi tion, soil, or want of means in their owners (owing to the judicious conduct of Col. Wakefield in the present emergency, the two first reasons are done away with by exchanges) ; about 280 sections held by absentees, almost all untenanted ; 100 held by the Company as proprietors, in the same condition ; 100 reserved for the Maories, wholly untouched ; and about 500 unsold in the wheel at home. The 40 occupied sections are dotted all over the face of the country 3 the communications are imperfect, diffieult, and expensive. The rivers re quire bridging over, the roads completing, and the price of carriage, from the paucity of settlers, and their dis tance apart, is excessive. I myself am surrounded by a belt of land (native reserves, and unsold sections) which prevents any other settler from coming near me, how ever much he may desire it ; and had exchanges been permitted at the time I settled, I would gladly have Ea , crificed some of the finest land in the colony for some much inferior in soil and beauty of situation, to gain the advantages of scciety, easy access to markets, and mutual assistance and protection. Thus, to speak in modern phraseology, capital has not come out in pro portion to labour and land, and actual settlers, instead of being concentrated, have been spread over the land far and wide by the ballot-box. Now, the general feel ing here is, that the New Zealand Company's Directory is composed of honourable men, whose motives in coming together have been somewhat higher than those of mere personal advantage ; who, if they can be convinced of error, would not hesitate to alter their course ; and the following remedies have been proposed. 1. To burn the ballot-box. Carried by acclamation. In twenty-four hours after my arrival here , I said to Captain Wakefield, the agent, 1 find I have committed one great error. " What is that?" said he. " I have put my hand in the ballot-box." He laughed, and said, "It is quite true, it is a mistake ; but now I do not see how it can be obviated." 2. To promote the concentration of the settlers by all possible means ; by exchanges, sales, &c. To effect this with regard to actual settlers, a plan has been pro posed, as follows :—Each Proprietor has paid 300/., for which he has received one town acre, 50 suburban acres, and, when they shall have keen obtained and surveyed, 150 rural acres. Let the town acre be valued at 501., the 50 suburban at 100/., the 150 rural at 1501.—altoge ther 3001. Let whatever land is still unsold be for sale by auction, at these upset prices, to actual colonists and proprietors, and let their land orders betaken as cash at the valuation before fixed. Thus, supposing I wanted to purchase, in addition to my 50 acres, two other sec tions adjoining, of 50 acres each, they would be put up at the upset price of 200/. If they sold at 220/. I should give my land order for one acre, and rural choice of 1.50 acres at 200/. and 20/. in cash. A plan of this kind would benefit the absentee proprietors, who, in selling their land, would sell a choice of all that was not dis posed of, and would benefit holders of land by promoting the emigration of settlers; but its immediate result would be to re-assure the few resident colonists, and give a new impetus to cultivation. If, in addition to this, the Company should resume operations, its work should all be done by contract, and only in such quantities as not seriously to affect the price of labour, until the colony has got produce to export ; and lastly, although I have my doubts about this, a prudent advance of money on loan is much wanted ; for I do not suppose any settlement was ever founded with so small an amount of private capital as this has been. As to the accessary portions of the scheme, such as the fund for founding a college, steam navigation, Ste., they are all good in their place, but at present we want common schools and cheap modes of commerce. We must have bread first, and hope for plum pudding after wards. I have thus, my dear Sir, at some length, al though as concisely as I was able to do, given you some account of our past and present state, as respects the Goverament and Company, as well as what I have reason to think would prove of great future benefit, and I only hope you will accept it as an earnest of my desire to do what may prove agreeable to you, whom I have so many reasons to wish to please in return for the obligations I have received at your hands, and so with our united kind regards to Mrs. Robins, and best wishes for the health and welfare of your family, believe me, my dear Sir, very faithfully yours, Sept. 10, 1844. J. D. GREENWOOD. P.S. The Commissioner for Land Claims, Mr. Spain, has arrived in Nelson, and decided all claims here, ex cepting those for Massacre Bay and the Wairoo. He tells me his report is ready on the Company's claims to the rands at Wellington, but that unless the Governor gives way, and confirms his award on the New Plymouth claims, he shall resign, and at once return to England. He is to meet the Governor at Now Plymouth in about a month. In writing thislongletterl find 'have said nothing of our future prospects, or the inducements this country holds Out TO THE INTENDING EMIGRANT. As REGARDS CLIMATE AND HEALTHINESS, I KNOW NONE COM PARABLE TO IT. In my district, containing more than three hundred souls, in the last twelve months, three adults have died from accidents, and one infant suddenly, but not one from disease. As to fertility of soil, there is enough of first rate quality for all who may come out for years, provided they choose for themselves, and keep their hands out of the ballot-box. When the l an ds of first-rate quality are occupied, the second rate lands will naturally rise in value. Agriculture and cattle breeding must be the main dependence of the colony, till the flax has established its reputation. No one should come out to farm with less than from 1,200/. to 1,500/., and 2,0001. would be better. With 150/. per annum, a person may live in comfort. My expenses are 751., but I brought out a good stock of clothing. There are many ways in which 3001. or 400/. might be invested to very good advantage, but at present I only see two pursuits, be sides farming, which would pay on a larger scale. The curing of provisions and fish, and brewing. An expe rienced brewer said to me the other day, " WHY, SIR, YOU MAY BREW HERE ALL THE YEAR ROUND, AND EIGHT MONTHS OUT OF THE TWELVE EQUAL TO OCTOBER. THEY CANNOT BREW AT ALL IN SYDNEY, and but indifferently in Van Diemen's Land, and you have the Indian and China markets within six weeks' sail, and ships sailing there from hero in ballast, and you have neither malt-tax nor hop duty. IT IS A BREWER'S PARADISE." My next neighbour grew last year 56 bushels of Cape barley to the acre, and a Kentish man, who had a dozen hop plants, told me that one year here bad done as much for them as two years would have done in England. (In fact, hop plants and best malting barley for seed would pay to bring from England.) There has been ono little brewery esta blished already, about six months ago, with malt-house, &c. It has begun to export to Sydney and Wellington, and the last consignments of ale and porter here are un saleable. cle i er h e a ti v have about t t s m ix y ae sel r f e a s h of ouse (all but the chimneyaVa a n y d e a th c e ow sta t te nd orm a y e fipniagn' and w a ood and flax land. I have t fenced in, so that 0 an ce s s ee m o l a be n tler l a h b a ly ve w , e h ll o c w a e lc r u e l r a , ted tht; c w o i m th f o o u rt t e th f e th a l i d d ing f I haveexpnecotted n ° expended any money fool ishly, which I hardly new machinery,eb Itn situation,,ewith. : unless my waiting in Nelson, for the may , be so considered ; I am free from d the blessing of God, and the invaluable aid of my dear little wife, mean to continue so. Vas chuum, eight granted the defendant fourteen days' time to plead, with the understanding that if the Court was, at the expiration of that time, satisfied that with due dili gence the pleas could not have been prepared, an ap plication for further time might be made. The order of the Court was then formally made, and the proceedings terminated. The Court was crowded with auditors anxious to hear the result. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEYS BENCH, Feb. 1. (Sittings after Term.) The Court took the special paper to -day. BAIL COURT, Feb. 1. HAIGII V. POWELL. The plaintiff in this case sought to recover compensa tion in damages for an injury he had sustained by fall ing down a hole, which bad been carelessly and negli gently left open by the defendant. The defendant ad mitted his liability to the present action, and paid 501. into Court, as a sufficient compensation to the plaintiff. It appeared from the evidence of the plaintiff's witnesses, that he is a hosier, carrying on his business in the neigh bourhood of Covent-garden, and that the defendant was the proprietor of a temporary theatre, erected at Green wich, and that the plaintiff had fallen down a hole close to it, which had been carelessly left open by the defendant, and had broken his leg. One of the plaintiff's witnesses stated, that he (the plaintiff) was the only man in England who could make what were termed among theatrical personages " fleshings" which gave an apparent symmetry to the shape of the legs of those whose unfor tunate defects in that particular required " the foreign aid of ornament," and that his artistical talents were consequently in great request, not only among members of the theatrical profession, but the nobility and public in general. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS inquired whether the plaintiff manufactured false legs ? Mr. HUMFP.EY explained that the plaintiff's talents were limited to the manufactory of false calves.—(Loud laughter.) The witness furiher stated that he considered the plaintiff had, by his absence from business, in conse quence of the above accident, sustained a loss of not less than 150/. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 701., being 201. more than the amount paid into Court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. QUEEN• SQUARE. EXTRAORDINARY SCENT.—On Saturday, as the ma gistrate was about retiring, Miss Elizabah Osborn, a tashionably-attired female, of about thirty-five years of age, who gave her address Earl's-court, Brompton, and represented herself to be the daughter of Sir John Os born, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a pot of potted meat from the shop of Mr. Edward Allure, oil and Italian warehouseman, Brompton. J. Russell, shopman to the prosecutor, stated that at a little after three o'clock that afternoon he was serving a person in his master's shop, when he was attracted by the hurried manner in which the prisoner, who was being waited upon by another person, spoke. He saw her take up ono of the pots of meat from a little stand on ' the counter, and then it appeared to him that she put it under her shawl. A boy, who was then in the shop being served, informed him that he had seen the prisoner take the pot, and witness, oa examination of the pots, missed one from the number. Prisoner having paid for a small piece of soap she had bought, left the shop. Witness followed her, and after she had proceeded about thirty yards, asked her if she had paid for that pot of meat. At hat moment she had a pot of meat in her hand, and said at first that she had purchased it at Archbutt's, and then at Gunter's. She then gave wit ness the pot she held in her hand, which was a pot of tongue, whilst that she had taken from prosecutor was either a pot of beef or of game. He asked her whether she had any objection to accompany him to either Arch butt's or Gunter's, when she replied that she had not. Witness and the prisoner then went towards Mr. Gunter's, and on arriving in Sloane-street, at the very moment she was crossing a grating, prisoner dropped a pot on the grating ; it broke, and some of it went clown the grating. Witness picked up all that he could, and found it was a pot of beef, and se marked on the outside, with also the maker's initials. Witness then asked her if she had any more of them, and if so, not to drop them. Prisoner then took one from under her arm, and said she had purchased it, and then immediately afterwards that a lady had given it to her at Fulham ; that was a pot of game. They then went to Gunter's, where witness ascertained that she had purchased one pot of meat, but as she had the other he detained her. Prisoner then said she would pay him for all the pots, if he would let her go, and she then said she would give him three times the value. He, however, refused to let her go, and sent for a policeman. During the time they were waiting for him, prisoner amused herself by tearing the covers off a ream or half a ream of note paper, which witness picked up. She was given into custody; and, on her way to the station, tore up some of the ream of paper, three or four sheets at a time. Some rice and groats were found on her person, which she said she had bought at Archbutt's. Ho found, on part of the covers of the paper which he had picked up, " 179, Sloane-street." Prisoner said she bought the tracts, four of which were also found upon her, at that address ; but she did not say much about the paper. The pot prisoner purchased at Gunter's was tongue. The maker of Gunter's was the same who made for the prosecutor. Thomas Gosmer, a lad about 15 or 16 years of age, said ho lived with Mr. Edwin Faulkincr, 3, Edward street, Knightsbridge. Witness was at Mr. Allum's at a little after three that afternoon, when he saw the isoner take a pot of meat and place it under her shawl. Witness told the young man. Thomas Rowland, 135 B, said that he took the prisoner at Gunter's door, in Matcombe-street. Prisoner said she would pay for the pots, and then there would be nothing more for witness to do with it. She started with witness to the station, when she offered him half a sovereign to let her go. Witness replied that be could not, if she gave him 1,0001. Prisoner then said that if he would let her go she would give him her address, and he could call, and she would give him much more than she had said. She tore up some blank paper as she went along. She was searched at the station by a female, and nearly half a ream of note paper, half a pound of rice, a packet of groats, half a pound of soap, and a purse with half a sovereign and four shillings were found upon her, be sides some religious tracts. The accused attempted to leave the dock, and on being informed by the magistrate that he was most desirous to hear any answer that she had to make to the charge, Miss Osborn handed a note to the magistrate, observing, " You will be kind enough to look at the address on this note which I received this morning from a friend. I merely produce it to show that I am the person I repre sent myself to be." The lady then stated that when she came out f the prosecutor's shop, into which ste went, as she had been in the habit of doing, to make a trifling purchase, the shopman followed her and asked her if she had got a pot of tongue, and not, as he had stated in his evidence, a pot of meat. She replied she had bought it at Gunter's, which was the fact. She had been in the habit of making purchases at Archbutt's, Gunter's, and other places in the neighbourhood, and had bought some of the things found upon her at those places; the rest she had brought from home with her that day, as she was about to take them somewhere. A s regarded dropping the pot, she assured the magistrate it was entirely acculeatal ; and, with reference to making am offir to the shopman to pay for the pots, it was, of course, a most disagreeable affair, which she was much annoyed at. She was entirely innocent ; there was nothing proved against her, as the shopman evidently did not know his own pots, they being all alike. The lady, after a slight pause, continued, and observed that she had brought the potted meats from her own house that day, and the paper she had purchased, she believed, at Murray's. This, as also the former por tion of her defence, was given in a very incoherent manner. Mr. BURRELL asked her if she had any witnesses to call ?—The lady replied in the negative. Mr. BURRELL intimated that she must be remanded. Prisoner exclaimed, Remanded !" Mr. BURRELL repeated the observation. Miss Osborn—l bought the things. The shopman can't prove anything against me. Mr. BURRELL—He does to a certain extent. Prisoner—l am Miss Osborn; of course you will allow me to go home. Mr. BURRELL.---I cannot ; I really cannot. Prisoner—l have had potted meat and other things at my own house for some time. My servants can prove it. Mr. BURRELL—Have you any one here who can prove where you bought them? Prisoner—l purchased them some time ago at some of the places I have mentioned. You will, of course, Mr. Burrell, permit me to return to my family. I am Sir John Osborn's daughter. Perhaps you will come and see him in the course of a few days. Mr. BURRELL—I cannot ; I must do my duty. Prisoner—You must take me home. My father will come and take me away. He'll not allow this. Mr. Bnitneeis—You must be remanded on this charge. Prisoner—lf I am not to go home, Mr. Burrell, where am I to go ? Mr. BURRELL—You must go to prison. I must do my duty. It is painful—most painful—but I must do my duty. Prisoner—You must come home with me and see my :COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 1. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and Common Juries.) The Court disposed of two or three undefended causes, and then proceeded to the trial of an action of " Ma chell r. Ellis," the facts of which were not of a nature to be published. LORD MAYOR'S COURT, Feb. 1. (Before the RECORDER, &c.) THE CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE NON FREEMEN—THE CHAMBERLAIN OF LONDON V. STURT. This was an action brought against the defendant, a highly respectable wholesale dealer in the City, by the Chamberlain, for and on behalf of the Corporation of the City of London, to recover certain penalties in curred by the defendant by reason of the violation of the bye dews and customs of London, in carrying on his trade or business of a wholesale dealer within the City, he not being a freeman. The case is one of , manyactions instituted by the Civic authorities against a numerous body of non-freemen, and the greatest anxiety as to the result necessarily prevails. It will, however, be seen by the subjoined report, that this day's proceedings in the cause were only of an initia tive character, but still possessing abundant interest to the many parties concerned. Mr. RANDALL moved, on behalf of the defendant, for a month's time to plead to the declaration. The cause was one of vast importance, involving many in tricate points of law, which called for, and required, grave consideration. It was well known that the Corporation had long contemplated these proceedings, and that being so it was not too much for the de fendant to ask for a reasonable time to prepare his defence. An understanding had been come to between the respectable gentleman to whom the defence had been confided and the City Solicitor that every reasonable facility should be afforded in order that the question should be tried on its true merits, and he submitted that this could not be done unless the time to plead he prayed was granted. The Learned Counsel added, that the declaration had not been filed until the 13th'ult. Mr. RYLAND, who, with Mr. Laurie, appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, at once opposed the motion. The RECORDER inquired the date of the bye-law upon which the declaration was framed. Mr. LAURIE replied that it was dated the lith April, in the 4th year of the reign of James I. The RECORDER (to Mr. Randall)—And you think that, as the Corporation have had about 240 years to prepare to bring this action, you ought at least to have a month's time to plead to it ?--(Laughter.) Mr. RANDALL repeated that the Corporation had possessed every facility to prepare, and that as yet the defendant had not been allowed sufficient. time to place the question fully and fairly before the Court. Mr. RYLAND stated, on the part of the plaintiff, that he was only anxious that everything connected with the question should be brought before the Court in the most open manner, and that it was with that object that he and his Learned Friend (Mr. Laurie) now appeared to take the opinion of the Court as to the propriety of granting the request now made on behalf of the defendant. The RECORDER inquired whether the declaration in this action differed from those which had been pro ceeded upon against the retail dealers ? Mr. RANDALL— There are matters alluded to in this declaration which required much grave con- sideration. The RECORDER—I am informed that this declara tion contains a count which is framed on a different form from the declaration filed against the retail dealers. Mr. RANDALL--I am not aware that such is the Case. The RECORDER—It appears to me that in this re spect the form of this declaration differs from its predecessors. Mr. RYLAND said that he, on behalf of the plaintiff, should not object to time being granted to the defen dant to plead if the Court should so think fit, pro vided that his Learned Friend (Mr. Randall) would give an undertaking not to move the cause by cer tiorari into the Court of Queen's Bench until after verdict—a step- which could only lead to vast delay and great expense ; for, like the case of Clarke v. Denton, it would be sent back by writ of procedendo, to be tried by the jurisdiction before which it now stood. Mr. RANDALL replied that he was not in a situa tion to give the undertaking required, inasmuch as he was not aware what view the common law counsel who advised Mr. Sturt might take in the matter. He must repeat that he only sought to be allowed such reasonable time as to be enabled by the pleas fairly to raise the question before the Court. Mr. RYLAND said that the Corporation authorities did not object to grant a reasonable time, provided an undertaking was given that unnecessary delay should be avoided. In a fortnight's time, when the Court would sit again, the defendant would surely be in a position to sky whether be would give the under taking or resist the imposition of any terms. It should not be lost sight of that the time to plead expired on the 19th of last month, and that on the application of the defendant time had been granted by _the law officers of the City until the 29th ult. The RECORDER said he was not disposed to take away, or interfere with, the right of the defendant in any stage of the case to carry the proceedings of the Court for review before a superior jurisdiction. On inquiry, he found that the case, Clarke v. Denton, which had been referred to, differed from the case now under consideration, inasmuch as the declaration here sought by the introduction of a new count to recover a penalty from the defendant for carrying on the business or trade of a warehouseman. Under these circumstances, he (the Recorder) was inclined to give to the defendant further time to plead, but not to the extent demanded. The pleas ought to be filed on or before the next sitting of 'the Court. The CITY Some ton (Mr. C. Pearson) remarked that the Court would resume its sittings that day fortnight. The RECORDER.—Then, that will give the defen dant fourteen days to plead, reserving liberty to move the Court for a further extension of time. Mr. RANDALL remarked that fourteen days would not afford a sufficient time for settling the pleas ne cessary to bring the question properly before the Court. He had not seen any other of the counsel engaged in the matter, and unless a longer period was allowed, he feared he should, at the expiration of the time, be compelled to submit a second motion to the Court. The RECORDER intimated to the Learned Counsel that if he did so he must be prepared to satisfy the Court that the defendant's pleader had not been allowed sufficient time to deal with this declaration. He (the Recorder) did not think there was anything in the declaration which would require very special pleas. Mr. RANDALL observed that such might be the fact, but Mr. Kelly, who had been retained to conduct the defence, could not, with his multifarious avoca tions, give that consideration to the matter which it demanded before the next Court day. The RECORDER hinted that it would form no part of Mr. Kelly's duty to prepare the pleas, and it was almost a libel upon the pleaders of the Inner Temple to say that in fourteen days they could not prepare pleas to this declaration. Mr. RANDALL urged upon the Court that he was at a loss to und e rstand why this cause should be so pressed, when it could not be questioned that the trading sought to be invaded had been carried on in the City of London for nearly, or more, than a century. Mr. RYLAND, in reply, stated that it was of the utmost importance that the question raised should be set at rest with as little delay as was consistent with the interests of the parties concerned. The ward mote inquests had presented about 1,000 non freemen carrying on business within the City, and of these 999 were awaiting the issue of the proceedings in this cause. With these observations he left the mat ter in the hands of the Court, willing, as those by whom he was instructed were, that the defendant should have an opportunity of availing himself of i ctle best legal assistance. W ll ° - BZCORDIRe after eome defillltOrT vouvostitico, father. Mr. BURRELL repeated his last observation, and the lady was removed from the dock crying, and imploring 1 the magistrate to release her. She stands remanded until Thursday next. Tho prisoner, who was much excited, was accommo dated with pen and ink, and addressed a note to Lady Osborn and to a female friend, which she requested might be immediately conveyed. She was then removed to Tothill-fields in the prison van. LAMBETH. On Saturday John Campbell, alias Wright, who has been in custody for a week on suspicion of having caused the death of his mother, and also with attempting to commit suicide, was brought before Mr. Henry for , final examination. Police-constable Samuel Chart, L 14, informed Mr. henry that the jury empanelled to investigate the cause of death, had returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased had died from the effects of a rupture of a blood vessel in the brain, occasioned by a fall while in a state of intoxication, and not from any violence ; and the coroner and jury were of opinion that there was no blame attributable to the prisoner, or any other person. Mr. HENRY, on hearing this, observed that the unfor tunate affair was entirely attributable to intoxication ; and the prisoner had *rested the whole of the suspicion against him by his exclamations, and his attempt to com mit suicide. Ho (Mr. Henry), however, hoped that the circumstance would be a warning to the prisoner for the remainder of his life, and that it would at least teach him to keep sober. The prisoner promised it should, and was discharged, MARLBOROUGH-STRE ET . On Friday a summons of vast importance to the chims ney-sweeping world was heard against Robert Tomzez, of Adam's-mews, for having " wilfully and knowingly permitted and caused one Jim Graham to climb a chimney, at the residence of Earl Grey, in Berkeley square, against the statute made and provided, whereby a penalty of 1001., or not less than 51, had been incurred." 'The office of judge was in this instance promoted by Davis, of Hart-street, an ex-chimney-climber, who pro posed to be actuated in what he was about by the purest public motives, and because, as ho sai d in the ave nue of the court, " As Bob Towzer warnt no regular sweep, and never know'd vot the hinside of a flue vos made on; cos as how he vos only Colonel Beaumont's butler once ; and cos he disgraced the perfession by going out in vito kid gloves to vait at noblemen and gentlemen's artemoon marry's." Having entered the witness-box, Davis began—On Vensday, the Bth of Jennyverry , I seed Jim Graham a coming down Brook-street, vith his ba g . Hullo Jimm y , sis I, you've been a climbing agin. S p ose I has, sa y s he, vot can you make on it, ? Vy, sis I, it's agin the hart, and it's that their stunning Bob Towzer vots been a wio lilting on it, just as he's done often afore. 1 The chief clerk here interposed, and said that Gra ham's evidence could only be received. James Graham, a stunted lad of 1 5 , came forward. Mr. HARDWICK—WeII, what do you know about this? Boy—Mister Towzer sent me to climb Earl Grey's chim bly, in Barkly-skavre. Mr. HARDWICK—Did he pay you an ? Boy— ne agreed to pay me sixpence a chimbly, and I vent up six on 'em that morning ; but he only offered me two shillings, consekvently he vented to rank me out of a bob, and I'd a jest right to split on h im. The defendant stoutly denied allkn owled g e of the bo y . He had heard that his journeyman had g ot the bo y to tiksist him with the machine, and had paid him for his labour out of his own pocket. The boy as stoutly affirmed that be had been engaged by the defendant in person--that he had done nothing but climb—that he had be= paid by the defeadaut, sod E SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3 1845 that whenever he was wanted the defendant used to send for him to sleep the overnight at his place. To rebut this the defendant called his journeyman, who swore that all as hever Jim Graham did vos to stand on the grate and vork the handle of the tool about, arter it vos shoved up the flue." Mr. HARDWICK—WeII, boy, what do you say to that? Boy—Say, vy as he knows as the machine vos all gam mon. I climbed slap up to the top, and the housekeepers knows it. The " public prosecutor" here poked forward his smutty face, and with the good natured purpose of giving old Tower another " leg up," handed in a paper. " There, your vership," said he, " there's a list of the chimblys vot this here boy's been up. There's the Harchbishop of York's, Ginneral Meade's, the Duke of Hamilton's, and a precious lot more of sitch." This piece of evidence appeared to take tke defendant rather aback. He, however, persisted in saying that the boy had only been employed by the journeyman, without his knowledge. He admitted, however, that he had recently been summoned to Marylebone court, but there the case was dismissed, on account of insufficient evidence. Mr. HARDWICK sent to inquire of Lord Grey's house keeper, whether the boy had been up the chimney. The reply was, that the housekeeper could give no in formation on the subject. The boy's father proved that the defendant had paid the boy two shillings, and had come for him in persun to engage him to do some chimney work. Mr. HARDWICK was of opinion that a case of climb ing had been sufficiently established. The boy could have no motive in swearing to so many specific acts, while the defendant was interested in steering clear of the penalty which the law affixed to climbing. It ap peared to him that the defendant had attempted to evade the law by making it appear that the boy had been em ployed by the journeyman, but as this was evidently a mere subterfuge, he should inflict the mitigated fine ot 51. and costs. James Whitbread, a well-dressed youth, was com mitted for trial on the following charge : A barman in the employ of Mr. John Thompson, of No. 381, Oxford-street, licensed victualler, was, about nine o'clock on Friday evening, proceeding along Crown street, Seven Dials, with a dozen of wine in a basket. when the prisoner came behind him, and very adroitly took out one of the bottle . The barman, feeling his load suddenly lightened, turned round, and saw the prisoner with the bottle in his hand ; finding he was I detected, he dished the wine against a post, and broke he bottle. The prisoner made no defence. CLERKEN W ELL. _ _ _ Jane M ahony was brought up on a cliarge of stabbing Joh. Nrahony, her husband, a mechanic, living in Tin dal's buildings, Gray's Inn lane. The prosecutor, who had several cuts on his face, and a severe one on his hand, deposed that on the previous night, his wife coming home much intoxicated, he remon strated with her ; she seemed to bear his remonstrance very patiently, and sat down quietly at the fire, but sucl denly starting up. she knocked him down and kicked him. He rose, when she ran for a chisel, which lay upon a table, and aimed a desperate blow at his face, which he guarded off, seized the weapon, and with much difficulty wrested it from her. She then seized a knife, and made a thrust at him,which he parried off, but a second plunge buried the point of the knife in his hand, which he placed to guard his chest. He escaped out of the room crying " murder," and she wreaked her fury upon the furniture, keying smashed to atoms every single thing in the place. The virago having no answer to make, was committed. ATROCIOUS CONDUCT A young man of fashionable appearance, who de scribed himself on the police-sheet as Charles Frederick Campbell, 35, Russell-square, law-student, charged an unfortunate girl, named Mary Anne Wilson, at Clerken well Police-office, with robbing him of half-a-sovereign. The girl, a pretty-looking young creature, having been arraigned, the prosecutor was sworn. Mr. CONDE—What is your name, Sir ? Proseeuter— Charles Frederick Campbell. Mr. ComeE—Where do you live ? —35, Russell-square. Mr. Comm—What are you ?—A student for the bar. Mr. Co3lBE—What inn are you a member of ? Gray's Inn. Mr. COMEE—You have sworn that your name is Campbell, and that you live in Russell-square ; do you persevere in that statement ? Prosecutor (abashed, and after much hesitation)—No, I do not. Mr. CoMaE—Then what is your name ? Prosecutor —John Cooke, and I live at 16, Clarendon-square. The prosecutor, in answer to further questions, ad mitted that he was not a member of Gray's Inn, and never had been living at 35, Russellsquare, but perse vered in saying he was studying for the bar. Mr. COMBE-If you were a membsr of Gray's Inn would take care that you should not r 4so long. Ad minister the oath to him again. How can I believe a single word you say ? The prosecutor was again sworn, but did not wish to press the charge, as he could not say the girl had robbed him. He was so drunk on the previous night that he did not know what be was doing. Sergeant Dodd—You were perfectly sober when you gave the woman in charge. The prisoner, crying, said she had b'en locked up all night most unjustly. The gentleman met her, took her t a house of ill-fame, and having been there for some time, said he would give her in charge for robbing him of half a sovereign. He shut the street door, and assaulted her when she approached it, and asked her to give him back the half-sovereign. She declared she had not seen a farthing of his money. He called a policeman, and gave her into custody. Mr. COMBS—When did he say you robbed him ? The girl—As soon as I asked him for money. Mr. COMBE—Have you any charge to prefer against him ?—The prisoner replied that he assaulted her, and demanded half a sovereign. Mr. COMBE then directed the prisoner and prosecutor to change places, and Mr. Cooke was accordingly placed at the bar. _ _ _ The girl having been sworn, deposed to the facts she had previously stated. The gentleman was perfectly sober. Police-sergeant Dodd, and police-constable E 147 de posed that nothing whatever was found on the girl when searched, and that she cfaild not have disposed of the money in any way after she was arrested.. Prisoner—l do not say she took the money. In fact, I can't swear one way or other. I was not sober. Mr.:ComuE—Sober enough and wicked enough. In all my experience I never met anybody perjure himself so flatly, so coolly, and so deliberately. The prosecutrix went on to depose that the prisoner said be bad a polieeman's staff, and that he repeatedly demanded half a sovereign from her. Prisoner—Mind what you say, now ; do you swear I was not tipsy ? Prosecutrix—l swear you were perfectly sober. Mr. COMBS—I think I must send Mr. Cooke for trial; it looks very like an attempt to rob the girl. Dodd said there was another poor girl, named Mary Dailey, in custody, charged by the prisoner with haring robbed him. Mary Dailey, a girl about 17, was then placed in the dock, charged with robbing Mr. Cooke, who in this case likewise described himself on the police sheet as C. F. Campbell, 35, Russell-square. Mr. Cooke—l have no charge to make against you (to the girl), and therefore you can have no charge to make against me. The girl, however, said she had a charge of assault to prefer against him, and she was placed in the witness box, when it appeared from this and other evidence that the girl, who is the daughter of a poor woman living in Golden-lane, St. Luke's, was standing with another young woman in Dean-street, Holborn, on the previous night, when the prisoner came up, seized her by the arm, and dragged her down the street. She refused to go, but he said he would charge her with robbery if she did not accompany him to a house of ill-fame. She still refused, and he called " police," and gave her in charge for rob bing him of two shillings. The poor girl exclaimed " My God, what have I done ? I never saw any money!" But she was taken to the station-house, and there the prisoner, in the presence of the acting inspector, said he would forgive her if she would acknowledge her guilt; but, throwing herself on her knees, she declared she would not tell a lie, and in the most solemn manner pro tested her innocence. She was locked up all night. The police present stated that, as far as they knew, the prosecutrix was a quiet, well. conducted girl. Mr. Comns--I have no doubt that had you, Mr. Cooke, obtained the money of which you said you were robbed, from these poor girls, you would never have charged them. Ido not believe you were robbed of a farthing, nor anything else you stated. Your conduct has been most wicked and shameless, and my present impression is to commit you for trial for assault with in tent to rob. I shall at present, however, remand you for a week.—He was remanded accordingly. THE LATE MURDER and SUICIDE AT FINSBUItY. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. "On Friday morning an official communication was made to Mr. Bingham, the sitting magistrate, at Worship street Police-court, by Inspector Jervis, of a frightful tragedy which had been enacted in the neighbourh Kai of the court in the course of the preceding night. The inspector stated, that about ten o'clock that morn ing information arrived at the police-station in Feather stone-street, that a man named Joseph Barry, a surgical instrument maker, residing at No. 4, Luke-street, Fins bury, had in the course of the night before murdered his wife, and afterwards destroyed himself by cutting his throat with a razor. He (the inspector) immediately proceeded to the house, and ascertained the following particulars :—lt appeared that the only parties residing in the house were the man Barry and his wife (both of whom were considerably advanced in years), and their youngest son, a lad about fifteen years of age. The wretched man had been absent on business the greater part of the preceding day, and on his return home, about a quarter past ten o'clock at night, after sitting a short time in the parlour in company with his wife, with whom he appeared to be on the beat terms, he desired her to go up stairs to bed, and told her that he would soon after fol low her. The wife did as she was directed, and tbe hus band remained in the room below for a considerable time, apparently asleep in a chair by the side of the fire; but on being roused by his son, who urged him to retire to:rest, he started up, with a look of peculiar wildness in his eyes, and, wishing him a hasty good night, went to his sleeping apartment, which was the front room on the first floor. The son immediately afterwards also went to bed in a room on the storey above, and on awak ing at nine o'clock on the following morning,, and pro cecding down stairs, he was surprised to find that neither of his parents had yet risen, as they were both in the habit of rising considerably earlier. He went up to their bedroom door for the purpose of calling them, but, re ceivingno answer, and finding that the door was locked on the inside, which was also an unusual circumstance, his fears became greatly excited, and on looking through the keyhole lie wee horromtruck st disooTerlog that the upper parts of the sheets and bed, which stood close agairst the window, were completely satu rated with. blood. Ile instantly hastened -in a state of extreme terror to the next house, which was occu pied by his two elder brothers, and on apprising them of what he had just witnessed, they ran back with him and burst open the bedroom door, when they found their parents extended side by side on the bed, with their throats cut in a horrible manner, and both of them apparently lifeless. On their recovering from the shock produced by such an appal ling sight, a messenger was dispatched for Mr. Hall, the surgeon in Paul-street, who soon after attended, but on examining the bodies, declared that his aid was useless, as both the maa and his wife had been dead for several hours. The inspector added, that he, accompanied by police-eonstalale tames, of the G division, had arrived at the house directly after the surgeon had left it, and made a minute examination of the room in which the shocking occurrence had taken place, and, on searching the floor at the foot of the bed, found two razors, both of them open and covered with blood, one lying close to the left footpost of the bedstead, and the other between the opposite valance and the wall adjoining the window. Beside the spot where the first-mentioned razor was dis covered the officers found a chair, on which was placed an open razor-case, greatly disfigured with the recent impressions of bloody fingers, and from an examination of this it was now evident to them that the wretched man must have opened the case, and, belectlng one of the razsra, cut his wife's throat with it, then flung the razor away from him, returned to the case for .ht second razor, and, getting into bed with it, afterwards commit ted suicide by destroying himself in the same manner. From the unruffled appearance of the bed-clothes, and the placid expression on the unfortunate woman's coun tenance, it was likewise manifest that she had not been disturbed by her busband'a getting into bed, and that he must have murdered her in her sleep. The inspector concluded by stating, that a great number of rumours were in circulatiot , assigning motives for the mati's com mitting such a horrible deed, but that the whole of them were perfectly groundless, as from all the inquiries he himself and the other officers had made, it appeared that the murdered woman and her husband lived on the most cordial, if not affectionate terms, were in very comfort able circumstances, and that it was impossible even to guess any reason for the perpetration ofsuciti adreadful act. The melacholy occurrence has created a most painful sensation in the neighbourhood, and attracted vast crowds to the house during the whole of the day. The deceased had lived a great many years in the locality, and, together with their sons, who are in the same line of business in the house immediately adjoining, had by the propriety of their conduct acquired the respect and good will of all their neighbours. The bodies are now lying in the house, under the care of the police, awaiting the coroner's inquest. THE ALLEGED MURDER AT LAMBETH. Friday afterrerna Mr. Carter, the Coroner for East Surrey, renewed the inquiry into the death of Diana Kemble, alias Campbell, who it may be remembered was found dead in the passage of her house in Fore street, on Sunday morning last, under very suspicious circum stances, which induced the police authorities to cause her son, at present in custody, to be charged with sus picion of having ill-used his mother, and thereby caused her death by an act of violence. On Saturday night last, about 11 o'clock, the deceased was observed in a beastly state of intoxication in Paradise-street ; after which her son, the prisoner John Campbell, alias Kemble, took her to the Ship public-house, and after wards carried her into the house where she rented a room, and left her in the passage at half-past 11 o'clock. Police-constable Whitcomb stated, that about 3 o'clock on Sunday morning last he took the son of the deceased into custody on a charge of attempting to commit suicide. The prisoner rushed from his custody and ran towards Lambeth-stairs, with the intention of throw'ng himself into the river ; he caught hold of him, when the prisoner said, " I have been the cause of my poor old mother's death—l have lost my right hand, and my best and only friend, and I will now find a place of rest for myself in the water." The prisoner was then taken to the station-house. Policeman 57 L deposed, that on Saturday night last be saw the deceased in Paradise-street exceed ingly drunk, and saw her fall in the street. Her son (the prisoner) was with her, and the son struck at a man for offering to render her assistance, but did not see the son ill-use her. John Le Groves proved that he assisted the prisoner home with his mother, and left her in the passage about half-past eleven on Saturday night, but no ill-usage took place ; on the contrary, the son behaved with the great est kindness towards the deceased. David Hughes—Saw a man, who resembled the pri soner, and whom he believes to be the person in custody, , in company with a woman on Saturday night, near the Feathers, in Lambeth. She was an elderly woman, and the man put his hand out and struck her. She then fell down, bet the man immediately picked her up, and placed her against a doorway. After this the man said his did not care for any man in Lambeth of his own weight and size. He did not hear any threatening lan guage, but he seemed dreadfully cut of temper. The man seemed as if he struck the woman purposely. He was very much in liquor. The evidence of Mr. Jeffree, the surgeon, went to show that the deceased died from the effect of a rupture of a blood-vessel in the brain, occasioned by a blow or fall, but he thought the latter was the most probable. The room was then cleared of strangers, and after half an-hour's consultation, the jury returned a verdict— " That the deceased died from the effects of the bursting of a blood-vessel in the brain, occasioned by a fall while in a state of intoxication." BRUTAL OTTRAGE ON A YOUNG WOMAN On Friday morning last, a most brutal assault was made by two men on a maid servant, named Sarah Sewell, in the service of Mr. William Odin, Great Burstead, who prosecuted a man named Cheeks at the recent Quarter Session, and agaiast whom this young person was principal evidence. Atioet two o'clock in the morning some one whom the girl supposed to be the man servant, and who lives a short dtstence from his master's, called to her, stating that the furrier had come to bleed the mare, which was ill, and that he wanted a piece of cord and a light. The girl very incau tiously went down stairs only sightly dressed, procured a piece of cord, and unfastened the door to give it to the party. One man then caught her by the arm, and the other pushing the door back, they di ew her out, and threatened to murder her if she did not desist from calling out. They then cut all the hair off her head with a pair of shears, and having knocked her about left her probably, as they imagined, dead. At six o'clock, when the servant came, he found her lying in the yard weltering in her blood. She is Low delirious and in a very dangerous state, but is lucid intervals has made a deposition as to certain parties, who have been apprehended jointly by Mr. William Curtis and the police, but are now out on bail. The mare referred too was ill at the time, and it is supposed poison had been given to her. A fowl was taken from the coop by the same party, and was found dad one field from the house, and also the hair of the poor girl, which appears to have been carried off as a trophy.—Essex Herald. A BARBER••OUS EXPEDIENT.—There once lived and exercised his profession in the town of Ayr, a very dry barber, well known by the familiar name of " Jamie." Many an ingenious plan he took to slake his unquenchable thirst. and among the rest the following :—One morning about. the Cadgers' Race time, he was famishing—for he had been liberally supplied the night before—when an unfortunate Irishman cane into his shop to be shaved, car rying a bottle half-full of whisky. Jamie scarcely saw the man after he had got a single glance at the bottle, but he managed to place him on the usual chair which, b• the bye, was the only article of furniture in the shop, for he could not do well without it, the spark in the barber's throat having found a grate ful use for every other article he had possessed. When the Irishman sat down, he placed his hat, and the bottle inside of it. on the floor ; and Jamie, hav ing fastened a piece of a towel round his neck, com menced to lather his face at random ; his eye all the time being eagerly fixed on the bottle. The lathering over, the razor was produced and carefully stropped and displayed with sundry flourishes, ac companied with several indistinct mutterings and Irindings of the teeth, which rather astonished the rishman. Jamie seeing the consternation his man ners produced, suddenly withdrew behind the chair, thrust the razor into his pocket, and pulling out a redding comb, drew it sharply . across the Irishman's throat, crying, at the same time, " Take that, you villain, for knocking nle down on the street last night I " Up leaped the Irishman, and, with one bound, was on the street roaring that his throat was cut, and holding, with desperate energy, the piece of towel to the supposed wound. A crowd of people were immediately gathered, and looking aghast at the sup posed murder; but they soon discovered the trick. The Irishman, foaming with fury, rushed into the shop to have his revenge; but he found the premises deserted. Jamie and the solitary chair had departed; Rad so had hew hisky.—iljer Observer. H B ROIC CONDUCT OF A POLICEMAN. — On Mon day, about four o'clock. Constable Mansfield was pro ceeding over Patrick's-bridge, when his attention was attracted by a crowd of persons who were hooking in. tently into the river, calling our, " Will no one save him ?" Accordingly going over to the quay, he dis covered a man in the middle of the river, and strug gling against the current, which was bearing him away. The constable, with an intrepidity which had near to have cost him his own life, immediately ran down the slip opposite the River Steamers-office, and plunged, clothes and all, into the tide. He at once made for the unfortunate creature whom he sought to rescue, but when within a few paces of him he sunk to rise no more. The constable himself was by this time well-nigh ex hausted, and were it not for a boat which put off to his assistance, ho might have perished. The name of the man who met thus untimely with a watery grave, is Maurice Connor, a day labourer, who, it seems, flung himself recklessly into the river near Lavitt's Quay, after having spent everything he was possessed of.—Cork Southern Reporter of Tuesday. [ADVERTISEMENT.] CONSUMPTION. --AN Ex- TRAORDINA.RY CURE BT HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMIINT.—Mary Gilmore, aged tvrenty-one, the daughter of Mr. Henry 'Gilmore, ;residing Chnrch street, Shoreditch, was in the second stage of consumption, and considered past recovery, when, as a last resource, large quantities of Holloway's Oint ment was rubbed twice a day into her chest and left side, which was imbibed into the lungs, and there stopped the ravages of this otherwise fatal disease as effectually as though the remedy bad been applied to an ulcerated sore palpable to the eye. The Pills were taken as di rected, and the young person was perfectly cured in three months. Sold by every medicine vendor, and at the Establishment of Professor Holloway, 244, Strand, whine wiTice coy be bail gratis. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS (Before the A S SISTANT-JUVag ) re‘r ~,,- a, t blr CRIMPING PRACTICRS.--John Wilcox, a looking sailor, was indicted for stealing 5 pair of ° he°. the property of Henry Hart. It appeared that the prisoner, who WaS had b just returned from a very long voyage, an d I'l been paid off, was in possession of a large sum of 10h . ° a portion of which he expended in purchasing clotholg and other necessaries, and went to the house of the P o t ; in Shadwell, who was a Jew crimp, keeping a leelgioth%os Shadwell, where he stopped for one night. but r e , liking his accommodation he determined upon 42 %iia and immediately upon saying so the prosecutor gee 1. 0 a oilor, Bpd in custody for stealing a pair of shoes, which the e r e I .os upon searching for found in an open cupboard illhich rosecutor's sitting-room. The other testiroole,7l was adduced for the prosecution was equally we" t y Inconclusive, and the jury, without a moment's bestibst on, acquitted the prisoner—the foreman intimstillg that' it was the opinion of hims&lf and his fellow kir °l/ e there was not the slightest founda tion for the cisrg against the prisoner. A 0 Olt The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE said he 1ia,. 1 , 1 , d te during his long experience, met with a mi.re soan' - t s h l an stance of false accusation against an innocent ree n ,, biro the present. Indeed it was a matter of doubt '"' 0 , whether the accuser ought not to be indicted Pr, li b e e c° s spirsey. It was evident that the prisoner hso ~f . given into custody merely for spite, on a..ouot ° f IcP ing the lodgings. tt - te ro Mr. BALLANTINE said he feared that in mall tear 10 the crimps up towards the eastern parts of the Ille tr ii gre were ir.fluenced by far worse motives in bringing,e3 into against some of the unfortunate sailors who l'e 10 the i f as en sa ilor . their hands. It was well known that wh about starting on a voyage, these wret ches well' „ ffe of habit of bringing some petty and unfounded .Dlinej against them, in order that they might ge t ' ° s he! felonou t y der 0 114 of them to forego the charge, in or might nut lose the ship. 'zPr OW The COURT Hilly concurred in the opuu. onl by the Learned Counsel. —,—,.--...........--.....-••••• MARY ---- LEBONE VESTI IY 'Ie t" At a meeting of the above Vestry, on Spill . '' l to Vestry Clerk called the attention of ale A r ei tri ideo e report of a Committee, appointed to take into con 3-0.0 to tion the answer given by a Committee on bagMtr.ee, of a memorial of the Board and Vestry, on tesu 3 e yeri 3 equal assessment of the county rate is th e IV parishes. The following is an abstract of this reP,, { l. thi " That the ground of complaint is acbuttte _ i d v' is ir j t magistrates, who state, however, that an BO"' too" any under-rated parish is the proper course to I"; %oats' by any other parish supposed to be injured, vi ll ' fi c d--tb, / : went our Committee repudiate, on this gr° ll- by t he any such appeal is liable to be rendered useleeep 0 1 ' technicalities of law. Therefore your Colutoitte:farther, not recommend an appeal. But the roagistrstie'r s ure) state, that they have the power to order a rogi l r ' e .o. s. to be made, pursuant to the statue 55 Geo.lli, - o f tO " Your Committee consider it to be the this t o magistrates. just cause of complaint_ being 3:l,,risbel order this survey, and not to advise individuo I to appeal. A t i 9" tbs 0 th. "Your Committee, therefore, recommen d mortal be forwarded by this Board, callingi.°ettoil magistrates to enforce such survey, as by ss"„ ; ": 0 " sti , j (Signed) " GEO. DANNIELL, Chnecca,`" , After a short discussion, it was proposed Ow; ' That this report be accepted and acted uP° ll ' The motion was carried unanimously. .... A i',) MARKET NE WS.—(SAT Ul/1) COVENT-GA.213 121N. c IT g etsbll 3" l: There was rather a limited supplY 0 4 c- d e ; l3 : owing to which the quotations had an ward ! en rol .. .l el In Fruit, the supply of which was good, 0 n 133 , 1 1 %r c t 3, little was doing. Potatoes from 3s to 41 , '7 , ;01 0 a Turnips, o 2s to 3s ; Carrots, 5s to 6s 6o A `' a lb " 0 r Greens, 2s 3d to 3s 6d ; and Leek 6 . o B :r S „ t i per dozen bunches ; Apples, 2s to 45 ; ' -i- e j - s t' 'A il to 8s ; Spinach, 2s to 2s 6d ; and Onions 15 9" „i ° 5, 11/ per half sieve ; Forced Potatoes, 8d , pia , . AP,, r , -e 1 1, - 3 10s; and Filberts, is to is 3d per . lb ; 6111. 41 5 , _ A li," .t ' 2s per dozen ; Forced Rhubarb, Is to 16 , ", 13t0'," ~,, A 2s sparagus, 6s to 8s ; Horse Radish, 25 to 0 ' 1,00 1. 4 .1 to 3s 6d ; and Celery, is 3d to 23 6 P e A r l l ' Oranges and Lemons, 6s to lOs per 100 ; S e to 3s 3d per punnet. 15st /lee iItrNGZETOSI.D . Prime Meat was in steady demand st ful l Y - hia quotations. In all other articles next to 11°t .. doing. fo' Or NED7GATA AND IMADWl l l gh t:e re ° : 7O/1 Although the supplies of slaughtered , Il e t t i e $" 4 '0 what extensive, the general demand was s' - ' ' 50- 3 4 Mutton: 0 63 e , quotations. Beef from 2s 6d to 35 6d; 3s 8d; Veal, 4s 6d to 5s 8d; and Pork, 36 ,, t° nro fej 4 r 8 lbs by the carcass. We had rather all "",,,r i jill ' ll O mand for most articles, and prices were 6 ,7„ - r icei:', 0 ported. o Geese, 4s to 6s; Hares, 2s to 3s ; h so - Is, "- t Its ; Partridges, is 6d to 211 and Vl° 3s 6d each. t ilt° y 0 0 WHITZCZAPISS • ~ Olt 'Oi Prime Veal and Pork were in steadY r ec liaiV is a l ti P I undernamed rates. In other kinds of bieat 6 "•,," Is 5 1 3 w s as sd deing. Beef, from 2s 6d to as 645 go 3. tto 4c i to 4 1 ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 8d ; and Pork, por Sibs. c let l3 ! EnaaNcisais.%lll. foe or, The supply of Fish was not so large. ~( 1 t o 35 ,,,5 5 : riled shady, at our quotations. Soles, ° , 05 '•5l r' pair; Salmon, 3s to 3s 6d per lb; Tull:01'06bl Brills, 43 to 8s ; Whitings, 4d to ls_,' ei -8s; and Lobsters, is Gd to 3s 6d each. .rio l ' C"J NEWPORT• ,i o ~Itl There was an active inquiry for esc,h . i ic t ' ll li itc li ,', l6' at full prices. Beef from 2s 8d to 3s liat,'l, 3s ' to 3s 8d ; Veal, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; and r °/. ' per Sibs. s ly °l4 a i o tret;ri ls' ZIREAD. The prices of wheaten Bread in th e ' - i 3r from 7d to 71d ; of housflold ditto, 5d " 9 i. 'for/ loaf. ,0 0 iv Erns rezaszOrr• 0 $ (I; il Raw hides at ptir stone of 141bs.—i3cst steers b 4 1 4 0 ,4 5s fid to 55 10d ; middling hide 3, 55 t o If 9' O' '' ten , r hides, 4.. 6d t' 4s 10d. Sheep 0 11 ;" c° a 9l • per skin—Market calf, 6s 6d to 86 6(." I° O P sheep, 3s 6d to 5s ; short ditto, 35 to 4 5 . 0 41 5 1 4 RAY PiltStaLltali" a l 10 6 51' 4 0 , SMITIIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow 1 - Is7 , ' A ditto , /1 4 ' Useful ditto, 41 125 to 5/ 43 ; finelliol e C",aiff , 1 . - 54' 5/ 10s; Clover Hay, 41 10s to 6/ , at Straw' r „ ' 1/ 16s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 16s to 11 18 A 8 r 40 # 11 :0 1 fair average supply. and a steady d"r lls°- ‘1 i 9j.,16 1 .41 CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow MO 9 ,1 aitS c !; 1 1 0 3 , s Useful ditto, 4/ 16s to 51 4s • tine U1 )1313 stiv,:g ' / 103 ; Clover Bay, 41 10; to 6 1 ; ° ,l 1 56 r ,i 0; to 1/ 16s ; Wheat Straw, 11 165 tO ' 0 46) Supply_ rather limited, and trade aclll(e%, 5/1051,, __ WIIITECIIIPEL.—Coarse Meadow s.) Hand' aittoi i i 1, 1 %) Useful ditto, 41 16s to Si 4s ; fine LT,,, til f ‘, / ,'il. ' 5 1 10 5 ; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 61 ;. v 6" 5 ,41 r 1118 s ; Wheat Straw, 11 16s to II 18s r ~,iii Hay and Straw sold readily, at full price s ' ~,Av,- 0 1 COAL routsilo3l' aVe t • 011 3 0 0 Prices per ton at the close of the li t,6 ; ll 0 ; Main, 18s ; Buddle's West Hartley, l' - i s oll '° 111 Atl' Hartley, 18s ; Holy-well Main, 183 ; 14°1.1 :10 01 /3v P 16s 9d ; Old Pontop, 17s • West 1 " Vir• fa. ' 04 '0' Wylarn, 17s 6d ; W. E . , Rairasay 17s i op od ; fo e / dyll's Hetton, 21s 6d ; , NT W. E•' Ha'swill, 'clac ic f , 0 1 ' Hetton, 21s ; W. E., Larnbton, 2089°,)4ert°'' 16s ; Hartley, 18s ; West Hartley P' Ships arrived, 103. / 1 l‘e' ------------ 1......01!) 00,11 WAKEFIELD GrainA°t 4 / 4 :10 1, ili f i e ' There is a fair supply oup ibr ;,pleot,rio li ft p 1 Fine white Wheats are scarce, Red Wiit i e - ek. Otte fertit note no alteration in prices from las t ",„-rior snct, D 4, fine Barley is in favour of the buyer, i i ,T 3 '.; derD P " .0 01 ',0 , saleable. Beans and Oats are both hi 16— 10 sfrls4' 44 alteration in prices. , olio . /' rer 0 . °' 0 / 1 Wheat—Suffolk, Essex, and Rent •• • • . I ‘ t ; d ii ii;:: 4 4 9 3 4 4 4 9 ",• )1 44 10 50 / ' l O Ditto ditto ..... . Norfolk .... • ...... ........ • Red." :•. 43 4$ / a o Ditto ditto ••• • • • /Nate 4 . ! 4 5 / 0 Lincolnshire and Cambridge • • Bc•••• • • 4e 43 / A IOW" 40 4$ 4 4 A r Ditto English, Old . . ditto ••• • • • / Yorkshire Ditto Foreign .. . • ....... ......... IZed:".: ad ~rief / 1 . Ditto ditto .... •••••••••••• ;4 11 7. .••• 4 43 1 46 1 0 / 41 ditto ••• • • • W il ' te re r 4' 3 5 / ci 34 34 i i, Barley—Norfolk and Suffolk ••••••• • " • • • • • • •2 31 4 3 2 ..4 1 "4 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire ••"' • • • ••• ~ . 5 0 t 7, 4 , Grinding.... ••••• • • • • • .... •• •••' • • • • .." I D, t 41 Foreign ... .......... .... ••••• • • • • • o ' t 65 ss / 0 Fer cir• 36 31 1 / i Beans—Small fine .• • ... ..... . • • • • " ' • • • •• .. 36 40 . • • •••• • • 3 3 11 5 , / , tA Ticks . • • • • • • . ~.• • • 04 i ll Foreign • • ... ..... ... •••• • " • • • " Od• Oates—Megding, per Stone • • • • • • ...... • • ...• •• 10 11 • .... • • •• 4 0 , 1 0 / / F F o ee r d ei i g n i g , ............... •••• • • • • •••••••• ,• .. , is, • 2; :oi / ' Shelling, per Load ...•... ... •••••• • " • • • • - r 4 • • .. • .• 0. • re 4 4 / / Malt, per Load of 6 Bushels. ••• • • .... • 40 40 / / Pease--Blue and White Boilers •••••• " •: :: • 3 5 4 31 , ;II / tr it Grey and Feed .• •••••••• • •• ' • ' ...' 2314 61 Rapeseed—English, per Last Imped 4 '•••• • • • ' - 1 (1 1,' oi / ' 3 Foreign • • • • • • . • • • • • ..... •• • • n oVii 00 0 ' l ii Two splendid specimens of 6* ° ltig hc f, ic°' id' nyi tea) have been presented bs' t) . 1 .:13tv 01 4, ey1 71 1 ,0 0 Saye and Sele to the Zoological So c en ' t, ,; rinsior tl e , placed in their gardens in the R e g i . OO IsT ° . or * , ; Go r e ELECTION OF REGIsTIiAR rO it ,f lieg i o ti l f 0 li g, —On Tuesday last, the electio_lV Oslo o ti 11 , , r North-Riding of this county , in House, Northallerton, when, in c t he c, tfi tirement of Colonel Smith fr °131 ..,60 0411‘' Peirse, Esq., was elected to the l'" position.—Leeds Times. tt jf ; 1/14., t. Of ° i i/f e 'e B O Oil . I, Storto9 br ao On ai.(:stL t te h hra e e-ma 2;h ult., at Mile-end, r i.irs .;., Fort_rli° lir On the 30th ult. in Gloucester F1a,4., °' of ' lady of Thomas Sy'denhara Clark* reit l4 it 0 5 .„1, 0 , , t l t h a :1; 0 1 tof. of aldaratsi.gubloiltehtren.r.Lols/1513:;00 "tv` i 1 0 , 4 On the 30th ult at I-Jail -place* tf,. ~ Francis T. Bircham, of a son. vallioiP,; ./11413flig,50,1;13i,eversoleg1,6. On the 15th nit., at St. Georg ' ' . in 'i 11 At (1 :0' ' Reverend Gibson Black-, erleilliiraffifite l'eePelcl7 1 )1 London, second snurvivi sort °L t " to AP"cosP" of A l il of Diamond hill, county') Wicklowboofte* volOpv e, of Bartholomew Mahon, Esq. , °f rete ll ' /It mo o n n , and the Russell-„stirneettliDe ruabrilisoli ~ ,i . 7k0r0f0;7117 dpi Rev. Samuel Shaw, of 3109, coTlutgo, x,• pi ( bert 9 daughter of the late Richard Ai l 1 _., It° DiEllv 0190'''' boir i, On the 24th ult., after a feW ds3 oroog , be Esa, of Bloornsbury-scraare. __,..ni, DOT 100 n the 16th ult., at Liverr'' Sol:7z As /. Ci Mr. Commissioner PhilliaAsio 110 , d tjr - i i On the 20th ult., at De. ii fife. j i G u c e Bailey, Esq. fraD fr gv" ow Londo n Prints -----d 2- d - übll' ll9Bdt " 121 :.T0/ 8" ig 1). No. 112, Strand, p ri nter , the P .. .ift. Strand, in the Precinct of_e 0, i 1 lliddlem, Dbudicri ribr°w I