The Sun. — London, England, 1850-12-20 00:00:00

Th e k We of Chesnut is larger than has ever been c towo, the low price, compared to other nuts, being in 'Nat of consuulpt EN , CII.-Tills DAY.) at.... , 415L J. ius, oe ore Lord CAMPBELL ttud a _ . Special Jury.) T ali DANIEL V CHALLIS AND ANOTHER. ii was an action to recover compensation for an at ,pillegal distress. he Solicitor-General, Mr. Coaling, and Mr. Sewell, let°,.oeuesel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Shee, f o , r ,',a 3 s Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Brsmwell, appeared ',Jae defendants. 11,7 1 ',. Daniel, the plaintiff, is a solicitor, residing at 11 1 ,, du aro, Wiltshire; and, in this action, represented assignees nd of no Mr. a Jabankrupt, mes Bohn, an bdookthesellerdefen and s r, a is, ee s wenn) the Sheriffs of London at the time the hat tersh in action arose. In 1845 Mr. Bohn instru cted ts solicitor, Mr. Hoare, to raise money for him, and 1 1 t gentleman, having communicated with the plaintiff , 1,1 ° was then the attorney of a Captain Long, residing 2t , 3 , 1 ' 10 vicinity of Bath, who had money to lend , on the of January, 1846, a deed was execulei between Mr. 1 ) ; 41 Qs Bohn, of the first part, Mr. John Bohn, his ether and assistant, of the second part, Mr. ft !, e ,s,., of the third past, and Mr. Daniel, the ""tt, of the fourth part, assigning all Mr. James ' 6 ,„ 4 stock in 'trade to cure 3,000/, advanced aptain Long to . Mr. Jame se s Bohn. The deed also ssi t _ ; j it tied a trust with respect to moneys due from Mr. I les Bohn t o Mr. Hoare. It also re ited an indenture up ° 0 31st of October, 1845. between Mr. John Bohn k i i, ,Nlr. H oare , w h ere by the former assigned lii are Ill s interest in the estate of his late father in con ksteration of 50/. The deed a's ) recited another indsn 4of the Ist of November, 1845,. between James to an and Hoare, by which to secure the payment of all t il eYa then due, or to become due to Hoare, James 4 11 assigned to Iloare all the property not previously hri geed to the Bishop of Llandaff, Mr. Soares ofelr) and Mr. Anseli, by a deed of the 24th of,s3') tausortly after the execution of the deed ts 'qe 2 3dy, 1846, Mr. Bohn ri moved his buti ip from King William•street, Strand, to St. James's so,tet, Where Hoare occupied a first floor. The busi eo4 was then carried on in the names of Daniel and Is t :. There was another dead executed in 1846, 13:- /, -11 James Bohn, John Bohn, Mr. Hoare, and Mr. : 4 13 _ 1 01, similar to the pre, ices one of January in that . It appeared that on the 20th February, 1-84 e, t s , • e linsre issue 1 a writ of fi. fa. on a judgment re trio r i , l against sir. James Bohn, at the suit of Cap ty a few days presious , y. An execution w a s sh e ll , Put into Mr. Bohn 's premises by tSquman, the e1i,, 18 officer, at the instauce of Ho ire, ho, it was i . „ 6 °, had taken this step at a time when Mr. Bohn lc 1 , 4 the country. and without the sanction of Cap •"-4cmg. The result was, that Mr. Bohn's stock-in- Was sold by the sheriff at a serious loss. Under toe . 3oe on circumstances the plaintiff brousht the present to recover compensation for the loss he ha d tai nt d. Ta e ease, which was proceeding when our report - :vas likely to last the whole of the day. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. (THIS DAY.) (B o , CRIMINAL APPEALS. tore tne LORD CHIEF BARON. Mr. Justice MauLE, JUstice CRESSWELL, Mr. Justice WILLIAMS, and r. Justice TALFOURD. QUEEN U BIRD AND WIFE. tt t,e primnrrs were tried before Mr. Justice Talfourd tie° Exeter Assizes, fi._r the murder of an appretrice to r and acquitted. They were eubsequently indicted tg a 7 u assault, and convicted. An appeal was made w eil lest the conviction on the ground that the assault as ,i h as the mur d er was contained in the first indictment. kr e LORD CHIEF BARON now stated that there was a 'r sr p e nne of opinion among the Learned Judges when the tip)' l l , nl ents were heard, and their Lordships theugltt it o r.; that th e case s h ou ld stan d ove r for the consideration ke",;arger number of the members of the Court.—Judg " Postpened accordingly. Ith l Th'- 1 QUEEN U. JOSEPH BARNES.—JEDWIrNT. e LORD CHIEF BARON said the prisoner in this case g n i i ,triEd before the Recorder of Canterbury, and found tb, Y of felony. The Court was of opinion that, though fal, ," ka rt was clearly guilty of obtaining money under fo o P r etacts, he was not liable to be indicted for and therefore the prosecution could not be sus `u.---Conviction qua•bed. QUEEN U. ARTHUR FERRALL.—JUDGMENT. e LORD CHIEF BARON Sod this was an indictment ds ow o.kle Bt soldier for disobe)ing the order of teo justices thild L ug him to be the putative father of an illegitimate ' and directing him to pay a sum of money for its f ou ttee, tee. Upon this indictment the prisoner was N a n ," guilty, Now, the Court was of opinion that the go oc i lel ion of the defendant for such disobedience was a n, c onvictioo, and must therefore stand. At the same 6' F 0 could not refrain expressing his individual dig o Om the doctrine that there was nothing to prevent se e hs . '` MI of Sessions, on a party being convicted for fot i n ° ll- Payment of money, ordering him impris3nment %Ors six, or eight months, or even a larger term of tl l4 , 4 etnent, when it was expressly decided by the:etatute ste ) .- , t e t te term of punishment tor such disobedience u 'n be th ree mont h s . The conviction must, however, Ofir 1 40 44 rn ed. and an order be expressly made for three 8,4 t ,: k u 3, imprisonment. With regard to the other point, 13 4 " soldier being exempt from imprisonment, except defutteninal charges, the Court was of opinion that the thi s u L tl . ant was nut entitled to such exemption, a case of T h 'ind being expressly set out in the statute. Atr u conviction was accordingly affirmed, and a certi kr 6 granted for the imprisonment of the defendant for te months. ECONDAHIES!--(THIS DA Y.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) NIC HOLLS V. MILTON. „ 4ee t „,, - as an inquiry to assess dimages on an issue di of °Y the High Court of Chancery, to try the validity kii r S ee d of covenant. It appeared defendant had been h ot s:ed to the late W.lNicholl, a solicitor, and covenanted tit iv t,loterfere witb, or b l e u r engaged for foir °' the clients of his mapter, under a penalty of 1001. 4 4 4 4 breacb, and the like amount for each day's con tatts,4llee• d ivan eaches were alleged, and an injunction Main this issue directed. Defendant de 4"ed bat the demurrer was overruled, hence the pre eeoceedinm too r Plaintiff's solicitor said they did not seek for da A a e thagek n 100/. on each breach, as awl for liquidated • terdtct for 5001. was then taken. IIIMINAL COURT—(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice WIGHTNAN Charles THE STRAND ROBBERY. ries Clinton aged 17, a porter; Daniel John Shaw, uo otmaker;James Badcock, 19, shoemelter; John 11' 41 , z er, 25, a hawker; Mary AnnlCheruneau, George spaller, and platy Ann Buncher, were indicted for o d* v ti l u g liters watches, diamond rings, and other articles, Ailij; 1,5001 a the property of Thomas C la p ham and lei ' l to Williams, in their dwelling-house in the Strand, afterwards breaking out of the same house. There gre feveral other counts in the indictment, varlieg the as r u . te ,_ of the charge, and imputing to some o f the priso kit" too minor offence of receiving portions of the pro knowing it to have been stolen. f or m r • Bodkin, with whoa' was Mr. Clarkson. a. peered the prosecution. Mr. Ballantine for the Bunc hers, t ' Parry f or Sh aw an d Badcock, Mr. Parnell for :runeau Mr. Huddlestone for Gardner, while Mr. of L oalf was in attendance to watch the case on bebalt the boy Clinton. i %id t• Caanasoer stated the ease to the jury, which he fo r tk w as one of considerable importance to the public, v er t oe robbery charged upon the prit-oners was of a ktri f txtraordinary character; and, if he was rightly in- It fit would turn out to have been erpetrated e r° lll e of the prisoners at the bar. None of the e et , ream Property bad been recovered, and whatever sb t the jury might arrive at, they could not avoid i cs 4s Pathi a j og with the unfortunate pro.:ecutors, whose t igi s ,hai been very considerable indeed. They were ex -14 , I ,.tte jewellers and silversmiths, carrying on business ti le " Strand, and the robbery was committed there in r .,,, e4r1 Y part of October, as it would seem, by previous k r ijugetneut with some one or other engaged on the pre toties• Indeed, one of the prisoners, namely, the boy Clic hki w ho was taken into custody the day after the robbery, 1.,„ Pleaded guilty, and made a confession which would iT related to the jury, and which, if true, se st°„llB_,lY implicated the other parties who now st ; ( kt charged uf the robbery. Other circum (l6-nilices of an equally conclusive character would be a l - :`°Bed in the course of the evidence, such as state ofbilla made by the prisoners themselves, and the finding toV n eY and papers on their persons which would seem gjave some connexion with the robbery. For instunce, " e c'ek was heard on a particular occasion to talk about tt ih eo ncerted plan of robbery, which " Charley," meaning e ta h Clinton, had undertaken to engage i n, len " while the q all Cheruneau, who cohabited with Gard ner, when c°' 7a nteering a statement, w as suddenly stopped by t l s talner. The officer, however, finding he could not get 4. 6 statement, asked her if she had anything about en person. She replied in the negative, but being searched at the station, a Large a mount of m on e y was found upon her, and bh o was , , th L e refore, c h arge d with having received some of the pro ria of the robbery. On the second woman was a list of valuable jewellery, and this fact, coupled wi th other circumstances of a suspicious character, led to her arrest and that of her husband. It was not ne ti " a arY p for him to go over all the evidence in detail, and re would, therefore, not trouble the jury further, but °eeed at once to call the evidence upon which they here to decide, whether the prisoners at the bar, or any of them, h a d b een concerne d i n thi s ver y ser i ous ro bbery. pleaded the p r i sone rs pleaded not guilty but Clinton, who view:led guilty. tk kr. Thomas Clapham, one of the prosecutors, was 5 first wit ness ca ll e d. He deposed as follows—l am , 4 Partnership with a gentleman named Williams, as a Ttfeller an d s il versm i t h, an d we carr y on business in the r and• We have two shops that communicate with eac h other; a porter named Ktlly, resides on the pre - - 1 1746 e5. In one of these shops we have an iron safe let v knt9 the w a ll. W e have an assistant of the name of iscard, and it was his duty at night to lock up a large portion of the valuable property in the safe, and take the ey with him. On Monday evening, the 2 1 t of October, I . 14ft t h e shop shortly a f ter e i g ht o ' c lo c k, and at the . 1 ,10 I left, Clinton was putting the shatters up. I left 11 scard there with Kelly, the porter. A little before t en_ o'clock on the following morning I returned to the 'hop and found that the iron safe had been opened d!. a.-false key, that was still remaining in the lock. frcna that Safe a' number of rings, ' lv e and other erticleS amou nting in 'value to 4 414'1 ft t9t • • ?. I es() missed proporty of the same de irtiten froma•glitss-eded fanning one of the windows , 44 *SU' 4001, 5004 making about 2,C00/. altogether. I examined the premises to see if there were any appearances of the premises having been brekeu into from the outside, but I found non-•. The two keys are those which I found in the safe, and the lock of the shop-door. I have not seen one article since, nor have I beau able to trace any. John Wiscard—l am an assistant of Messrs. William and Clapham. On the night of Monday, the 21st of October, I was at the shop, and It was my duty to secure the most valuable portion of the stock in a sate and glass-case, and take the keys of both, I did so on this night, and amongst other things there were put away 55 watches, 57 watch chains, 720 rings, 100 watch-keys, a quantity of diamonds of the value of about 1,9201. There were also brooches, bottles, pencil-cases, and other things amongst the things in the safe. It was about half past eight o'clock whon I locked up the safe and case. The boy Clinton was shutting up the shop at this time. The keys of the safe I locked up in a drawer,and took the key with me. The glass-case I locked with a key on my own ring. The boy let me ou', but I think Kelly and his N6.le were up stairs at the time. At nine o'clock the next morning I found that the house had been plun dered in the manner described by Clinton. The glass-case and iron-safe were open. There was another key belonging to the glass-case which was kept in the cash-box, and this key I found in the case. The cash box had be en broken open. Charles Kelly—ln October last, I was porter to 'Wil liams and Clapham, and lived on their prernisea with my wile, but lam n ot now in their employ. Oa the 2ist of October I went out in the evening, ebout twenty minutes to seven. Ile ft the last witness and the boy Clinton there, the former in the shop end the latter in the first fl nor, w Lich commanded a view of the street. My, wife ar.d children went out also when I left. I came back about ten minutes past nine o'clock, when I found the shutters up and the premises closed, and I noticed that there was a light in the shop. I knocked, and Clinton opened the door and let me in. My wife was at home then. Clinton then left the premises for the night al most immediately. I then shut the front door, locked it,, and put up the small chain, leaving the key in the door. I was in the habit of looking round the shop before retiring for the night, and on this oc casion I went round, but I did not make a minute search. Between the two shops there is a sort of lobby, but when the two shops are shut there is no appearance of the door of this lobby, which leads into the street. At,night the large cocoa-nut mats used in the shop are placed in this lobby. I did not look into this lot by. There is a back shop, the door of which opens inwards, and when it is closed there is space enough left for a person to conceal himself behind. I did not go into this beck shop, but I noticed that the door was open. I fastened the place up for the nigt - t, and filially left at about 20 minutes to 11. I took the key of No. 14 out of the door and carried it up with nolo I was not disturbed in the course of the night. I came down about five minutes before seven. The stairs lead into No. 14, close to the sate, and directly I came down I found the iron safe, with the glass case and window of No. 14 open. A good deal of property was gone, and on exemining the shop I found some wax candles and two chisels, with • a key in the dour of No. 14, and the safe. I also examined the lobby of No. 13, and found that some person had been there after I Mr. The bolts of the front door were undrawn, and the chain still up. On finding this to be the stato of the premises, I opened the front door and called iu a police man named Harrison George Herrison—l was the officer called in by the last witness. I remained upon the premises till Inspec• tor Dodd mine. Inspector Dodd—l went to the premises about quarter to eight o'clock in the morning, after the robbery, and found Harrison. I produce the keys and a crow-bar which I found in the counting-house at the back of the shop, near to a cash box, which had been broken open, and some wax candles. I noticed the condition of the mats in the lobby of No. 13, and they we re so arranged as to appear as if some one had been secreted behind them. I examined the arerei-es outside, but there was DO indication of their laev:ns; been broken into. Inspector Lund gave similar evidence—The robbery must have teen committed from within. On the Friday after the robbery I went to the shop and found the pri soner Ctiuton, and in consequence of what he said I went over the water, and found the prisoner Badeock at a publie-house nearly opposite Rowland Hill's Chepel. I was si tieg is the parlour when he came in. Tne mu meet he saw me I,e immediately left. I followed and caught him at the comer of a street. He appeared as though ho was going for a necessary purpose. I told him that I should take him into custody for being concerned with others in the Strand robbery. He stated that he knew nothing of it, and said he had net seen Clinton for some time. I had told him Clinton was in custody, and had confessed. He said he knew nothing about it, for he had not seen Clinton. That was all that passed. Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—I took Shaw into custody. Shaw said he had rot seen Clinton for some 6M+'. las rested Badcock in the evening of the 25th. I re member arresting Shaw at the White Horse, Fetter;i lane, the same evening. lam sure lam not making ea, mistake in saying that Badcock told me that he had nor seen Clinton for some time. Having looked at my deae positions tele, n before the eungisttata I eta' think Bad-' ceek told me that he had not sent Clinton since the v Sunday wee k previous. Badeock returned with reK from the urinal next the public-house. I have never heard ant thing either for or against Badcock before this.` Joseph Thompson, sergeant of the F division, said,. on the 26th of October last, in consequence of informa lion I received I went to St. George's-circus, in the Westminster mai, where I found the prisoner Gardner and Cheruneau welking together. It was about one o'clock in the noreing. I spoke to them. I told Gardner I wantel hies for the burglary in the Strand. He made answer, " Oh, we shell see." And I told the woman she must go also, and calling a cab we all got in. I wes accompanied by Sergeant West. I proceeded to the station where the prisoner Clinton wits in custody, whom I showed to Gardner. I asked Clinton if that was the man he let into the shop. He said, without looking at him in the face, he is very much like the man. said look at him well in the face, and see if it is the man or not. He looked at him, and said he was the man. Gardner replied, " Good God Almighty, I never taw the boy before in my life." I said to Clinton, look at him again to be perfectly :mit fled that be is the man; he did so, and still repeated that he was the man, while G a rdner insisted that he had never seen him before in his life. I asked Gardner what he was and where he lived. He said he was a traveller End lived anywhere. I asked him, " Where do you live now." lie replied, "I do not know, it is somewhere down the Kent-road, but I don't know the number." I starched him tied found this key, which opened the outer door of 25, Temple street, and 61. 10:e in gold. The woman gave her address 25, Garden-row, London-road, end the two prisoners ee-o then locked up. On the acme morning I went to 32, Pevill-row, in the Borough, about 8 o'ckck, and there I found the two - Buochere. I had seen them, but did not know them before. I told Buncher that ho must consider himself in my custody for this rubbery. Buncher said he knew nothing about it. They were both taken into custody, and seeing the woman fumbling Omit her pockets I told her to turn them. Ste brought out a dupl.cete and a piece of paper. She rumpled up other piece of paper, and I said, "Just l e t me see what you have got there," when see attempted to put it in her mouth, but I prevented her end took it from her. When I took it from her she said, "It is only a letter about a loan, I did not want him to know anything about it." (The paper was here read; on one side there was something about a loan, but on the other was a list of j. well ry, in pencil marks.) When I took them to the station I showed Buncher to Clinton. I asked Clinton, Is that tho man that you have spoken to about the robbery ?" and he replii d, " Yes." Buncher exclaimed, Good Lord Jesus Christ!" I asked the boy if he was certain, arid he said he was. Cross-examined by Mr. PARNELL—I am quite certain the woman did not tell mo that she lived et 25, Temple row, because I went to Garden row, and could find no• thing about her. I returned and told ht r so, and she said, "I do live there with the old woman; it i s on t h e left side of London-road, a good way up." Re-examined by Mr. BODKIN—If is not on the left hand side, but the right. William Webb, one of the sergeants of police, ex amined by Mr. CLARKSON—I was with Thompson when he took Gardner and the woman into custody, and rode with them in the cab. On the way to the station Chi - runeau was about to say something, and Gardner said, " Hold your tongue," and she said nothing. When I got her to the station-house I asked her if she had got anything about her. She said, " No, I have nothing hut a piece of cheese," which she took out. I then asked her if she had got any money, and she said she had a little. I said, " How much hove you got ?" " Oh," she said, " that does no mater," and I re plied that I must have her searched. The ft male searcher then came in, and on searching her she found this bag, which sbe gave to me, and which I now produce. It contained 158 sovereigns and a half. I asked her how she came by it. She said, " My father sent me 501., and the remainder I got the best way I oould." I then asked her how he sent it, and she said by a Past-office order, or something of that sort. Cross-examined by Mr. PARNELL—She did not say anything about going to America, or tha:, she had col lected money for that purpose. Hannah Green, the searcher, stated that she was de sired by the last witness to search Cherunesu. When she was about to do so she produced a bag of money which ale said she had collected to go to America with Henry Liddle. Henry Liddle, examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I used to work with Shaw at the brass-foundry in the Borough About three or four days before the robbery I was at Shaw's house in the Borough, when I heard Badcock say to Mrs. Shaw, "I have seen Charley and ho tells me the robbery is to come off on Saturday evening;" that Charley had told him that he had taken an impression of the keys, and had given it to the men to make them; that Charley bad told him that if be would meet him on the Saturday night he would let him have something or give him something. Mrs. Shaw made some remark in reply, but what it was Ido not know. I know the lad Clinton, and I have several times seen him in company with Badcock and Shaw, perhaps about three weeks or a month before the robbery. I have seen him come to the place where Shaw lives. Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—It was not two months before I was first examined at the police court that I had seen them together. This conversation took place in the second pair back, and I Tient up for the broom. When I heard it I was outside, arid the door was shut. I put my ear to the keyhole. I did not ask her for the broom, but I took it. It was outside. It is not my usual custom to listen at keyholes. I have never listened in this way before. This, I think, is the first time I have listened. I did not put my car to the key hole, but, being on the step leading to the. room, I, of course, heard it. I was severel times at the police , court, and at my-first. examination I think I stated this fact about the-key-hole,• but I will not swear I, think it was at the fi rs t exa minatia that I it: I did not len - them that I put my ear to the :key hoe, but stated the conversation I had heard of the reward offered in this case before I came forward to give my evidence. I am learning the brass finishing business, and I am 30 years of age. I have been seven or eight months learn ing it, before that I was a a tiller and light porter. I once kept a coffer-::hop at 103, Altiersgatiastreet. I have never been in a latlo dit:iculty or trouble before a magistrate, but I aid not swear it. Never.—yes ; I was once. I was had up because my maser gave me a holiday to go out one Sunday, and I was to return at night, but I did not return ti 1 the Tuesday following, when my master took me before the Lord Mayor, who diacharged me because I was not an apprentioe. I was once summotied for rent at Guildhall. It was for re moving my goods fraudulently by night. I was cut of work, and could not pay the rent. I have been sum moned upon no cher occasion; at least I do not recol lect it, nor can I say that I could have forgotten it if I had. Upon consideration, I never have, nor have I ever been charged ryith selling spirits without a licence. I did not run away from Ile coffee-house in Alderagate-street, nor do I owe any rent for it. Re-s xamined—lt is about nine • months ego since I was summoned to the magistrates at Guildhall, hut it is eight or nine years since I was before the Lord Mayor. Thomas Binnham examined by Mr. BODKIN -I live at No. 4, Great Charlotte-street, Blackfiaars-road, and I em the uncle of the last witness. I know 13adcock, Shaw, nod Clinton, and I should say I have seen them together at least half a dozen tinat-s. I have seen them together as late as fourteen or fifteen weeks ago, or about a month, very likely, lasfure this robbery. Badcock and Shaw worked at the same, place. I have generally seen them, together with Clinton, at Shaw's house. They work at shoemaking. I have not seen Clinton since the robbery, but I have seen Shaw since in the a tract. Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—I will n, t say bow long it was before the robbery that I saw them with Clinton. _ _ John Clinton, examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I am the father of the prisoner Clinton, and I know the two pri soners Shaw end Bedeeck. They are a:lu iiatences of my son, and I have frequently seen them with him. They have called at my house for him, and I have de nied him to them. Bedcock called at my house about a month before my examination at the Police-court, and asked me not to call at his master's where my son was, if he was out all eight, as if I called he would lose his situation, and I told him I would call and speak to his master. My son had slept cut thet night for the first time, in his life. He to'd me that ho was an errand boy in the Strand, receiving 2s. 61. a week; and I said I thought that was not sufficient to enable a man like him to stop out at all hours of the night. I asked him where my son was, and he :aid he was going to see him then. I and another son went with him to Shaw's, at Great Charlotte street, New-cut, where I complained to Shaw of keeping my son cut all night, and I said I would not allow it. Shaw said he bad never been spoken to in this way, and put himself in a fighting attitude, but my son prevented his bitting me. He told ire that my son was not there, and I went away. Just before this robbery—about 14 daps before—he called upon me, and asked if there were any complaints about my son. I said there were none except of his stoepieg tr':; at night at his house. Cross-examined by Lir. PARRY—I am a men who is never out cf temper. Shaw mended my son's shoes once, and charged him 14s. for the job, which in my opinion did not show mueh regard for him. My son is 17 years old. John Wright examined by Mr. Boors—l am sergeant of the F division, and on the 21st of October I was on duty in the Borough, near the Red Lion public house, in the Borough-road. It was about seven when I was there. I know the prisoner Gardner. I saw him there with a tall man whom I believe to have been Shaw; at all events, Shaw's general appearance very much answers the description of the tall man with Gardner. They were standing talking together for about two or three minutee. Gardner then lc ft, the tail man and went to 32, Borough-road. He knocked at the door aed Buncher came our, and Bundler and Gardner then join , d the tall man,_ and they all went away together in the direction of the Bleckfriere road. I knew Gardner before. I had beard trim le foe that evening state that he lived at 21, Temple-street, St. George's-road. This aas in September. On the 26th October I went to that house and Mound a life-preserver, which I now produce. I know the female prisoner Buncher. I have known her by ihe name of Luxton. That is the name I have always known her by. Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY.—I believe, but I would not undertake positively to swear, th, t the tall man was Shaw. I had known him before. I have jeer heard anything about Badcock before. I do not, know anything of Badcock's family. '- - Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—I know that Buneher lived at 32, Pearl-row before. When Buncher ,was taken into custody he said I must be mistaken about aim, for on the night of the 21st he was laid up with a bad leg. He showed Coe his kg, and it appeared to be all bruised. There appeared to be wounds on the skin. Re. examined—l have known Buncher fur some time. Before this night I saw him, it could not have been more than two or three nights before, and he appeared then in his usual health. Louisa Kelly, the wife of a previous witness, examined Mr. CLA.RKSON—I returned to the shop about half- pact seven on the night of the 21st of October, and went op into the room where the boy Clinton was. I then wen . . up into the second fluor, and afterwards went up into the third floor to put my children to bed. I then came down to the second floor, aced remained there till my husband came in. I let no one in. I lest saw the boy about half-past seven. I did not see him afters aide. Cross-examined by Mr. PARNELL— Only myself and husband lived in the house. There are two floors above she first, and we occupied the second and third floor. Neither of the firm lived there. I received no remu neration. The jury here retired for a short time for refresh ment. On the return of the jury, the case for the prosecution being closed, The Learned JUDGE left it for the jury to say whether the evidence made out a case - against the prisoners or any of them. The Jury Acquitted them all. Clinton was sentenced to he transported for 20 years. GUILDHALL —(THIS , DAY.) CASE OF STARVATION IN THE TEMPLE. Grt at excitement prevailed in th * neigh nifyhood of. Guildhall this morning, owing to to-4ey hair* . treen ap pointed for the examination of Mi. .:S/nerrie, pleader, of the Temple, en a charge of having, starved Jane Wilbred, his servant girl. On the prisoner being brought intp court; he was re ceived with shouts of execration, which were continued at intervals until his removal. Mr. Huddlestono attended to watch the case on the part of the prosecution, and the prisoner's solicitor at tended in the place of Mr. Clarkson, who defended him on the last occasion. The prosecutrix, who was carried into court, is still in a we( k stete, but she appesrs to have wonderfully improved under the judicious advice and care of the medical officers of the Free Hospital. The worthy Aleerreao, Mr. Alderman lIUMPHERY, o presided, again questioned her as to the truth el her depositions, but sLe still persisted in their entire accuracy. The Chief Clerk informed the Magistrate tat Mrs. Sloane had not attended in compliance with the sum mons which had been issued, For had the officers who were furnished with a warrant fir her apprehension, tucceeded in finding her. Mr. Alderman IIUMPHERY said, under these circum stances he thought it advisable to remand the prisoner further until this day week. The prisoner was then remanded accordingly, and his bail was enlarged to himself in 5001., and two sureties in 2501. each. He appeared to feel keenly the ignominy of his position, and to be suffering from acute mental anxiety. ASSAULT ON A POACHER.—liichard Winter, de puty gamekeeper to Mr. Blake, of Kingsbrompton, Devon, was summoned for vio!ently assaulting John Taylor, a poacher, on the 25th of October last. On the above day the complainant, with a man named Cundick, was in a field be longing to Mr. Blake, with a gun in his hand, when the de fendant came up 'to him. Complainant ran off, taking the gun to pieces, and putting it in his pocket. Defendant ran after him and overtook him, when he searched his pockets, took out the gun, put it together, and fired it off. He then undid it, when he struck him with it, inflicting six wounds with the nipple end in the right arm and shoulder, lacerating the flesh very much. Complainant cried " Murder," and succeeded in getting away from the defendant, and ran into a plantation, the defendant following him, when he levelled his own gun at the compla in a n t , and fired. Twelve shots entered bis jacket, and some struck him on the side of the face. He had Leen obliged to have the attendance of Mr. J. M. Collyns for the wounds inflicted on him by the defen dant. The bench considered it a very brutal assault, and fined the defendant 5/. with costs. CAPTURE OF DARTMOOR CONVICTS.—On Friday evening last the three convicts that made their escape on the previous Wednesday from the Dartmoor Prisons, were seen to pass through West-street, and were shortly afterwards captured. The convicts stated that they had entered Ply mouth during Wednesday night, and being informed of the London road, for which they inquired, pissed several police men in Exeter-street, and arriving at the Laira-gate, toll being demanded, and not having any money, got over the walls, and proceeded through Ivy Bridge, through Buckfast leigh, and on to Ashburton. Their sufferings and privations during the three days were most distressing, having existed for some time on corn which they pulled from a stack, and some field turnips. SHCCKING SUICIDE OF AN AGED MAIDEN LADY. —A most determined suicide took place in this town on Sunday morning last. It appears that a maiden lady named Kellaway (whose brother resides at Winterborne), who i s 68 years of age, has been residing in lodgings at -- (we purposely omit the name of the place) for some time past. On the morning in question, between one' %fad two o'clock, the policeman on duty at this part of' fhli'fown heard a very heavy fall. He proceeded to the spot from whence he thought the sound proceeded, but could perceive nothing; he however cast his lantern around, and to his dismay, in the area of the house in which the deceased resided found her quite dead, with one side of her skull beat in, and otherwise shockingly bruised. He immediately ran" fir assistance, and, with the aid of another policeman, got the deceased up and carried her into the house. It appears t" - .at the deceased bad been in a low desponding way for some time. A servant slept in the same room with her, and it ap pears she fell asleep ; the deceased, seeing the opportunity, slipped on a pair of drawers, opened the window, and jumped out—a height of between 30 and 40 feet. Her head pitched in a dish which was left on the area steps. The poor servant fainted away on hearing the horrible act her mistress had committed. An inquest was held on the following day be ' fore Giles Symonds, Esq., the new coroner, ,and a respectable jury, when a verdict of Temporary Insanity was returned. — ; Sherborne Journal: PROFITABLE SPRAT-CATCBING.—The celebrated fisherman, Nicks, - of Torquay, had extraordinary catches of sprats during the , past week. The quantity may be judged by his haying made 201, by selling at 41 per hundred. WINTER EXHIBITION OP WATER COLOUR'DRAWINGS. A secc - md s:r.on we have had the gratification of attending at Mr. J. L. Grundy's Picture Gallery, 130, Regent-street, to examine his Winter Exhibi , bition of Water-Colour Drawinga and (as he m.bdestly terms them) Sketches in Oil. His collection for the present year we cannot but regard as superior in marry respects to its predecessor. Several of the most conspicuous among the contributors have Blown th e m s el ve s to be more than usually industrious, and one or two of them, what is better still, more than. ordinarily successful. Perhaps the most prontinent of the whole number, both in regard to his s access and his industry; is George Cattermole. His Sbaks perian illustrations, (2) "The Murder of King Dun can," and (9) " Lady Macbeth," reveal a more than wonted pawcr even in this brilliant artist. (13) "The Dance" is, moreover, an exquisite production, from the hand of a master, filled with an abounding grace and a delightful animation. In it Cattermole has caught the glow of Titian, and somewhat even of the classic mincer of Poussin, introducing, me mover, as a background a delici, - as bit of lantlacape. (17) " The Warning," (100) "Brigands in Am bush," and (105) " A Mill Stream," are each werked by one or other of his peculiar excellences. In (24) "The Gamblers' Quarrel," and in (39) " Sintram and his Companions," we recognise a comic htxmour equal to anything of the kind we have yet seen from the hand of Cattermole. The beggared gee:nester behind the door, replenishing his empty pockets by purloining some of the spoils of his antagonists', is capital. The story of Sintrarn we recollect baying been already depicted by Cattermole two or three seasons back, but, to our thinking, admirable as we remember that previous embellishment to have been, it is in no degree comparable, either in point of bras liancy or of oddity, to the present— a picture glitter ing all over with lights inimitably introduced. The mixture of drollery and awe in the crowd of empty suits of armour seated round the banquet is incom parably good. Perhaps in some respects the happiest effort of Cattermole, however, in this Exhibitis n, is (85) " The Monk's Library," es it certainly is the most pretentious. P. F. Poole has been haraty lees industrious, as may be seen by a g l anc e round the gallery, embracing (5) "Boy and Ravens," (7) " The Omen," (20) " The Gipsy Girl," (22) " Going to the Spring." (42) " A Welsh Girl," (69) "A Gipsy Tent," (73) " Valentine's Morn," (83) "Juliet at her Balcony," (107) "Sterne's Alexia," (109) "Re flection," (158) " Cymbeline," and (166) " Some One Expected"—all of them characterised by the best of all the tokens of artistic genius, their grace and +truth fulness. Copley Fielding evider.css undimixished capacity in (34) his sketch of "Arundel Castle—a sub ject rendered peculiarly interesting from the circum stance of its beieg rendered (61) by a greater moister, J. M. W. Turner. The latter remarkable painting, produced, we believe, some fifteen or sixteen years ago by that illustrious artist, must for many reasoner: be ranked among the number of his masterpieces, being in his happiest style produced in the sunnier ripeness of his genius. Upon the same screen which •is adorned with this noble Turner, we hsve (60 sand 62) two interesting pencil sketches by Sir A. Calcitett, and (63, 64, and 65) dressings by Maclise, from his fanciful illustrations of the "Irish M(lodies." Among our old favi urites again, it is impossible to pass over unnoticed (30) the original picture of "The heart's Misgiving," long since rendered familiar by the popular engraving so entitled. Clarkson Stanfield vindicates his reputation as one of the first of our water colourists by his contributions (14) " Dieppe," sad (18) "On the Moselle." A moat attractive and curious item in the exhibition is (97) a pen and ink sketch by Sir David Wilkie, the original study of his celebrated picture commemorative of the "Entrance of George Iv. into Edinburgh." Schceffer's water-colour drawing of Leonora, the famous embellishment of Burgher's glorious ballad, is among the other trea sures of the collection. A drawing (94), " The Mis taken Hand," by J. R. Herbert, will be viewed with peculiar interest, as an unusual effort from that dis tinguished Academician. Frost has three delicate creations, (91) "Chastity," (93) "A Festival before the Flood," end (95) "Panope"—all of them more or less suffused with a sensuous beauty—the first even more than the others. D. Cox, in various contribu tions of the customary character, sustains his fame, and in one, (96) "The Lancaster Sands," opens up for himself en admirable style, upon which we do not remember before to have known him adventure. Top ham, with his Irish delineations (such as 99 and 101), Pyne (as in 104 and 149), Penley (as in 111 or 125) Hunt (as in 92 and 37), Bennett, Tayler, T. Denby, De Wint, and I3onnington, with a variety of other con tributors too many to emunerate, assist in adding to the attractions of the exhibition. Upstairs, among the " sketches in oil," are some which will be viewed with no small satisfaction, such, for example, as (203) " The Doleful Ditty," - ,by Cooper, (200) "Sketch near Penshuret," by Lee, and (182) an odd little " Sketch from Nature," by Webster. Two remark able curiosities, moreover, are especially noticeable in this apartment—one (184) an early portrait of him self', painted by Sir Edwin Landseer, and (185) a landscape by the late William Etty ! Various other sketches in oil, and drawings in water colour, de mand from us particular mention in this very rich and judiciously selected collection ; but from further notice of Mr. Grundy's Gallery we are restricted by the length to which our observations have already extended. RECOLLECTIONS OF THE PEOPLE. (From the Illustrated London News.) Translated from the French of Beranger. By WILLIAM CHARLES KENT, Author of " Aletheia." Long, beneath the thatch, his glory Peasant hearts will leap to Sing. Fifty years, and cots will ring With no other wondrous story. i et Then the villagers will throng I . Round the knees of aged dame, Saying—" Now that nights are long, Wile the hours with tales of fame, What though death c r i es p ea l'd his hymn, We revere him as no other, As no other. Speak to us if him, mother! Speale to us of him." " Once, my children, in this village. Gist by Royal crowds he pass'd; Years since then bath Time amese'd: Pausing 'mid those scenes of tillage, On the threshold of my home, There I heard him tread the ground, There on foot I saw him come, In grey coat and hat renoen'd. Good day,' raid he, when near he drew, While trembling awe I tried to smother, Trial to smother.": " What ! then he spoke to you, mother! Then he spoke to you!" "Paris summer suns did render Radiant; while I, standing there, Saw him with his Court repair To Notre Dame in regal splendour. Gladness filled the hearts of ell, Glory bidding each rejoice: Golden I ours! their tongues did call, God will guard the people's choice! Sweet the smiles he round him threw: Heaven had bless'd him as a father. As a father." What brave days for you, mother! • What brave days for you!" " But, when stranger bands had taken Champagne's Lair but ravaged fields, While all else flung by their shield, He alone remain'd unshakt n. One evening—as it might be this — I heard a knock, and oped the door — Good God! 'teas be, hurl'd down from bliss, And with him two or three—no more. Then seated on this very chair, He sigh'd, Why war we with each other— With each other?' " "What! then he sat there, mother! What! then he sat there!" " Wants were his, thus ill requited, Bread and poorest wine supplied; On the hearth his garb he dried, While the fire to sleep invited. Waking, when he saw my tears, Hope at least in me,' he said; I go to shelter France from fears, And avenge my heroes dead.' He went: since when great store I've set On his glass more than all other, Than all other." " And you have it yet, mother! And you have it yet!" " 'Tie here! But while his cup I cherish'd, He in villain bonds was bound: He a holy Pope had crown'd, In a desert island perish d. Doubting long if such could be, We cried,' He yet may re-appear, Coming from the Southern-Sea— Lord of foes who then shall fear!' All known—most bitter grief did fill These eyes, that wept as for a brother, For a brother." " God will bless you still mother! God will bless you still!" DRAINAGE OF MARTIN MERE.---.EXTRAORDINARY CRors.—About eight months ago that extensive tract of i land, near Ruff: , ld, known as Martin Mere, was drained. In past years this ground has been frequently under water for weeks or months together, and was thus incapable of profitable cultivation. The drainage resulted in the re clamation of many hundred acres of land, a portion of which this year has yielded most satisfactory crops of oats, turnips, &c. From one plot of this reclaimed land two tons of the largest turnips were found to consist of only 416 bulbs,:without either tops or tap roots, thus averaging lOilbs each, a weight seldom equalled over such a quantity. The plot altogether measured only about four statute acres, and is a heavy crop all over. The crop of oats (of which there were about 100 acres this last season) was also abun dant, and the oats are turning out of good quality.—Preston Guardian, AMERICAS NEWS. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY AFTtRNOON. _ . The United States Mail steam-ship Atlantic has just completed another passao across the ocean, and brings dates - from New York to the 7th of De cember, one day subsequent to the departure of the Franklin (which arrived at Southampton the 18th instant). The Atlantic brings a large number of passengers and a valuable cargo. The British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Asia, which left this harbour on the 23c1 ult. for New York, has arrived out. There is nothing important from Congress in our present advices. Some later advices are to hand from the state of California. These represent the health of tho district, especially in and adjacent to Sacramento City as being very unsatisfactory. Cholera k was making great in • roads on the population, the mortality for one week ending the 26th October amounting to 90. The steamer Sagatnore, lyin at San Francisco, had burst ber boiler, killing from to 100 people. The Georgia steam-ship had arrived at New York from California, with two and a half million dollars gold dust. Tte Cherokee was also expected, with additional dust to the extent of one and a half million dollars. COMMERCIAL NEWS. From the commercial news come to hand we select the following : The demand for Money is fair at full rates, with a good supply. The surplus available funds with pri vate capitalists are abundant, though the banks are less accommodating. Foreign Exchanges are some what higher. Trade in general is good. The market for Breadstuffs is quiet, and prices are not changed. The New York Cotton market appears more stag nant than when last advices left. Holders were not pressing sales. There is no change worthy of notice. Freights remain as before. There were few transactions in Exchange on Lon don, at 110 to 1101 ; on Paris there was a small busi ness doing at 5 doll. 20c. ; on Hamburg, 36i to 361 ; on Bremen, 794 to 80. COURT THEATRICALS AT WINDSOR. Tne Queen gave yesterday evening the second of a series of dramatic representations in the Castla, the performance taking place in a temporary theatre erected in the Rubens Room. At eight o'clock her Majesty and Prince Albert, with their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helens, were conducted by the ladies and gentlemen of their suites in writing to the theatre. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and a distinguished circle, compris ing the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and Lady Octavia Grosvenor, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter and Lady M. Cecil, the Marquis of Granby, the Earl and Countess Spencer and Lady G. Spencer, the Earl and Countess Granville, Lord and Lady Sey mour and the Hon. Miss Sr. Maur, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, Lord George Lennox, Sir William Gibson Craig, and Sir James Clark. The following select party was also honoured with invitations to witness the dramatic entertainment, viz :—Lord and Lady V'aux, of Harrawden, Hon. G. Mostyn, Sir John Cathcart, Major-General and Lady Labatt 'Wemyss, Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps and Miss Bathurst, Hon. Mrs. Grey, Lieutenant-Colonel and Lady Emily Seymour, Cul. Reid, Rev. William and Mrs. Canning, Rev. Seymour Neville, Sir George and Lady Conner and Miss Cou per, Colonel and Mrs. Challoner, Mrs. Bouverie, Lord George. Manners, Mr. and Mrs. Crutchley, Mr. Birch, Mr. Glover, the Commanding Officer and two Officers of the Coldstream Guards, the Commanding Officer and two Officers of the Royal Horse Guards. The Queen's private band were in attendance in an ante-room. Her M desty and Prince Albert and their royal and distinguished guests being seated, the royal entertain ment commenced. Her Majesty's servants performed (by command) a dramatic piece, by the Right Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, entitled— Dangle Sneer THE CRITIC; OR, A TRAGEDY REHEARSED. ... ... ... Mr. F. VINING ,•• ... .40 ••• Mr. COOPER Sir Fretful Plagiary Puff ... Footman BARTLEY ... Mr. C. MATHEWS ... MC. DE COURCY Prompter .. ... Mr. C. MELVILLE Mr:. Dingle ... ... ... Mrs. C. Hoax. CHARACTERS IN THE TRAGEDY. ... Mr. HONNER ... Mr. GRANBY ... Mr. WYNN Lord I3urleigh ... ... Earl of Leicester • • • Sir Christopher Hatton Sir Walter - Raleigh , Don Ferolo \Vhiskerandos Governor of Tilbury Fort ... MY. CLARK ... Mr. HARLEY ... Mr. F.NI ATTHEWS Master of the Horse ... Mr. SIMMONDS Be( feattr Mr. F. COOKE First Sentinel ••• ••• ••• Mr. HARCOURT Second Sentinel ... ... Mr. BURT Tilburina Mre.F.MATTHEWS Confidante ... Mrs. MACNAMARA First Niece Miss M. KEELEY Second Niece Miss ROBERT3ON. After which, a farce in one cot, by Bayle Bernard, Esq., _ - entitled THE PRACTICAL MAN. Cloudslay (a gentleman of imagine- i „.. ,-.• „, Mr. C. five tendencies) ... ... ...., Horton (a merchant) ..• ... Mr. F. CooKE Rockstone (a solicitor) . • ••• Mr. GRANBY 1 Mr. BURT and Mr. Clients ... ... ... *** DE CuLTRCY Jennings } Rockstone's clerks /" . Mr. lIONNER Biggs ••• Mr. SrmmoNns Mrs. Mildmay ..• ••• ... Mrs. MAcNAmArte. Savoyard Girl ••• ••• ... Miss BURBIDGE Director ... ... Mr. CHARLES KEAN Assistant Director ... Mr. GEORGE ELLIS The theatre arrarged, and the scenery painted by Mr. 'fHODIAS GRIEVE. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEC. 19. The Queen and Prince Albert left the Castle at five minutes past ten o'clock this morning for Kew, to witness the confirmation of her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended by the hlarchioness of Douro, the Earl of Listowel, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Colonel Bouverie. The august party travelled by a special train on the London and South-Western Railway to Rich mond, and from thence proceeded in royal carriages to the residence of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. __ _ The Queen and Prince, attended by the Royal suite, returned to the Castle from Kew, at ten minutes before three o'clock. Yesterday the Marquis of Exeter was honoured with an audience by the Queen, to present a loyal address to her Majesty from the county of North ampton, against PApal aggression, signed by 28,266 individuals, which address her Majesty was pleased to receive very graciously. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Mice, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa, took their accustomed pony and walking exercise to-day, in the vicinity of the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur was taken an airing yesterday. Iler Royal Highness the Princess Mary was con firmed this day in Kew Church. Previous to the solemn ceremony, the Queen and Prince Albert arrived at the residence of the Duchess of Cambridge, at Kew, from Windsor Castle. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness was attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting, the Earl of Listowel, Lord in Waiting, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry in Waiting, and Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Wait ing to the Prince. • Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived ' from her residence at Frogmore, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, Lady in Waiting. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester also arrived at Kew. _ _ _ The Queen, and her Royal Highness the Princess Mary, and their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and the Duke of Cambridge, proceeded to Kew Church, where the confirmation of her Royal High ness the Princess Mary was ministered by the Arch bishop of Canterbury, assisted by the Bishop of London. At the conclusion of the service the august party returned to the residence of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, at Kew, where a dejeuner was served to the illustrious circle. The Queen and Prince Albert afterwards took leave of the Duchess of Cambridge, and went to the Richmond station, attended by their suites, returning to Windsor by a special train on the South-Western Railway. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took leave of the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg- Strei . z, and returned to Frogmore, attended by Lady Fanny Howard. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lrdy Mary Wood left town yesterday morning for Hickleton Hall, Doncaster. THE WBATIIER.—DUBLIN, THURSPAY MORNING. —Yesterday evening at five o'clock there was a heavy fall of snow in this city ; fully boar inches deep of it lay in the streets for some hours, when a thaw set in and all disap peared by midnight. Three miles from town, in a southerly direction, no snow' fell, but there was heavy rain. This morning the air is excessively cold ; a strong wind is blow ing from the south-east. On Tuesday morning there was a considerable fall of snow in Limerick, which, although it is calculated to check farming operations, is, nevertheless, very welcome to the agriculturists. In Tipperary the weather has also been oevere the liket few days. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTM EN TS, Captain —Andrew Drew (1843), to Le naval store , keeper at the Cape of Good Hop.-3. vice Mr. - Pr.ymaster Break?, to be st:.,rekeoper at DepU'cr,l Victualling-yard, ►ice Elliott, appointed steward of Greenwich Hos pital, vice Jecsop, deceased. As stated by the United Service Gazette of SAtutday, in anticipation of this appointment, Captain A. Drew is an able, gallant, and distinguished efficar, and batter known as " Caroline Drew," he having led the party that cut out the piratical steamer Caroline from the Canadian rebels, and sent her ever the falls of Niagara. It will bz remembered he was appointed to this office by Lord Eilenborough, when the tnalcunded report of Mr. Brit'ales's eestii reached the Admiralty some four years since. Paymaster—J. W. Maddox (1841) to the Amphitrite, 26, at Portsmouth, vice Morgan, whose appointment is cancelled. Eugineer—George Fitt), assistant to the Hogue, 60, screw-flip, at Portsmouth. The promotions consequent upon the death . of Captain Trowbridge, in command of the Ain&zon, 26, at Chins►, are the Following;-- _ _ Commander Charles Barktr (1845), in command of the Serpent, 12, to the rank of captain. Lieutenant William G. Luatd (1841), first of the Hastings, 72, flag-ship at Chirac, to the rank of corn man,ler. Mate Robert F. T. Calvert (1849), cf tht Sphyns steam ship, to the rank of lieutenant. The death vacancy of the paymaster cf . the Frolic, 16, in the Mediterranean, has been conferred by Sir William Parker, G.C.13. ' on Mr. flarringten Jones, clerk of 1843, who came home tleing-pninsiter of the Vol! ge. UNFOUNDED REPORT.—TLe report that pr(vailed Lt Portsmouth last week, that Rear-Admiral 6uperinder dent Harvey, cf Malta Dockyaro, had died suddsnly, is proved to be unfounded by letters; from the Gallant Ad mirel by yesterday's mail. LA3IENTED DECEASE OF EETIREE. REAR-ADMIRAL PAT NE.—The remains of Admiral Pa} ne were deposited in thlir last resting-place, at Wyke Regis, on Monday last. The deceased gentleman atter:elf , d the "throning off" of Mr. Farquharson's hounds n Monday week, at Burton-gate, when, just as the Fox broke cover on Higher Burton Farm, the Admiral dropped from his horse in a fit of apoplexy and expired in a few minutes. He was between seventy and eighty years of age. Ha bad been warred by his medical attendant to avoid the excitement of the ehare on acceuut of the tendency he had exhibited to attacks of the above-mentioned disease. An inquest was held on the folloning day, when a verdict in accordance with the circumstances was returned. The whole of the shipping hoisted their flags half mast high, as a mark of respect to the de ceased Admiral. Amphitrite, 25, Captain Frederick, was taken out of dock at Portsmou h yesterday. She is to have a com pigment of 240 officoi a and suer. Calliope, 26, Captain Sir J. E. Home, Bart, may be considered as fully and well manned. Electra, 12, ar.d Rapid, 8, will be taken out of dock ut. Portsmouth on the 233, when the Eur dice, 26, will t:e taken in to have her dcf.cts mode good fur recom missi,miug. _ _ _ Locust, 3, steam-vesscl, Lieutenant-Commander Curtis, left Greenhithe on Wednesday for Devonport, to wait orders for the Brazils. Phaeton, 50, Captain G. Eliett, loft Pcrtsmonth yes tetdsy for Lisbon, calling at Devonport for twenty—four hours, to embark supernumeraries. On her arrival at Lisbon she will proceed on further trial cruises. Pandora, 6, Wl's commissioned at a=vonport, on Wed nesday, by Commander Byron Drury, the other ap pointments net having arrived. Woodlark surveying•vessel, paid off at Wcolwieh, is ordered to have her defects made good rer further sur veying service. Waterwitch, 8, Coremaeder Quin, will be paid off at Chatham on the 21st, eni will be immediately refitted. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—Wind, N. W. ; fine weather, with light breeze. DEVONP3RT, WEDNESDAY, 4.50 P.M.—The weather is not such as to recornme rid any vessel proceeding to sea. Wind, S.W., and freshening, with hazy weather. Al, maid convict-ship, lying In the Warren Bight, Woolwich, Mr. Alexander Kilroy, surgeon, R.N. (1538), superintendent, has tsken i n beard a t onvict guard of twenty-nine pensioners, with their wives and families, amounting in the whole to ninety-seven pereons, who go out as settlers; and will today embetle a party of pri soners from Pentonville, and proceed to Portland, where the w ill receive a sufficient number of convicts from that establishment to make up the total to 209. She will then tail for Swan River, and upon her arrival at Perth the whole of the convicts, who have been selected on ac count of their good conduct, will be sent on shore with tickets of leave. DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. MALTA, DLc. 12.—1 n Malts Harbour—Tee Ceylon receiving- ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Edward Harvey, Superintendent cf Malta Docky ard, and second in command. The Research and Auxiliary (late tenders to the Vo!age), Porcupine, Ardent, and Spiflre steamers laid up in ordinary. On a Cruise—The Queen, 110, Captain C. Wise, bear ing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, Bart, G.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief; the Caledonia, 120, Captain T. W. Carter; the Surerb, 80, Captain E. Pur cell; the Powerful, 84, Captain the Hon. R. S. Dundee; the Gauges, 84, Captain H. Smith; the Racer, 12, Com mander Beddces; the steam frigate Firebrand, Captain T. 0. Knox; the Terrible, Captain,Hope; the Scourge, Lord F. H. Kerr, the Dragon, Certain 11. W. Giffard. At Corfu—The Growler steam- leop, Commander Stod dart. At Patras—The Frolic, 16, Commanit r N. Vansittart. At Constantinople—The Antelope, Lieut. Smith. En route from Malta to England--The Resistance troop-ship, Commander Bradshaw. MAIL STEAM PACKETS. At Malta—The Medina, Lieutenant Darby; the Mer lin, Lieutenant J. H. Turner; the Oberon, Lieutenant R. B. Harvey. En route from the lonian lilac& and Greece to Malta—The Triton, Lieutenant C. J. P. Glinn. En route from Mareeilles to Malta—The Medusa, Lieutenant J. Bathurst. At Naples—The Spiteful, Commander Sir T. Carmi chael, Bart. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION :COMPAN Y . 3 FLOTILLA. At Southampton—The Pacha, Queon, Erin, Ripen, Euxine, and Pottinger. En route from Malta to Constantinople—The Sultan. E❑ route from Alexandria to Malta—The ludus. Bawc en Constantinople and Trebizcnd—The Tagus. UNITED STATES SQUADRON. At N.ples—Tho ludepei ricree frigate, bearing the flag of Commodore Charles W. Morgan; the Mississippi stestn-covette, Captain L , .)ng; the Con,qituien !r:- gate, Captain Conover; the CumVrland, Captain La timer. FOREIGN SHIPS GF WAR IN PORT. Yachts—The Sapphire and Yrefly. Portuguese steamer—The Ir,faute D. r.inz. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The Urgent steam-vessel went out < f harbour this morning to Southampton. Tho Fair; Royal yacht has 13 , :en haule.. into the south dock to. day to be re-coated with compoiiti,,ii, and have a new fan of a different make fit'ed tor exp , :riment. The Rogue, 60, Captain NtaciJugall, saih , en Satur day for Queenstown, it is reported to relieve the Ajax. The Winchester, 50, is painting and recaulking for commission. THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. PORT MAlioN, MINORCA, Nov. 29.—The Qtreen, 110, flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Vs illiam Parker, is here, with the Caledonia, 120; Powerful, 84; Ganges, 84; Superb, 80; and steamers Terrible, 16; Dragon, 6; Firebrand, 8; and Scourge, 6; all healthy. The Dragon arrived here on the 21st, having left Malta on the 17th. The Queen hai lost 50 hands by cholera since leaving MaPa The Dragon was put in five days' varandne; since her arrival the Zephyyretta yacht put in from Algiers with a case of cholera on board. The Admiral has lent the assistant surgeon of the Terrible to the yacht, and she left the harbour; the is now at anchor in a neighbour ing bay. The squadron have taken out their bills of health, and expect to sail in a day or two, but fur what place is not known. It was imagined the force would return to Malts after Christmas. It has been said Sir William Parker would take the squa dron off Barcelona, and go in there himself in the Scourge, but the season is now so far advaLced it is thought ho has given up the intention. The squadron will. perhaps, look in at Sprzzia, which is an excellent harbour about HI miles E.S.E. of Genoa. The anchorage (Srezzia) has been talked of as the winter quarters of the squadron; latterly the American ships have frequented Spezzia in stead of Port Mahon. The people here are di.posed to be very civil to the squadron. Our Gallant Cniof has given one ball, and the officers have given another. There is a very fair rpera company, and altogether Mahon seems an agreeable place enough; indeed, any thing for a change would have been desirable after the late protracted cruise. The Growler steam-sloop has gone to Corfu to join the Frolic, stationed there. In about four or five months the new Commander-in- Chief is expected, and it is pretty well known here who it is to be, although so much mystery is observed at home about him. The s quadron is frequently exercised at general quarters. PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY.—Her Majesty's frigate Inde fatigable, 50, Captain R. Smart, discharged her powder on Monday, and was yt sterday towed by the Avon steamer, Master-Commander Veitch, from the Sound into liamoLza. After being cast cff by the steamer, the hawser broke, and the frigate tailed down upon the Cerbcrus hulk, damaging her stern and carrying away the figure head and bulwarks of the hulk. After refit ment the Indefatigable, it is now said, will proceed to the West Indies to relieve her Majesty's ship Wellesley, 72, Captain G. Goldsmith. The Advice steamer, which arrived on Sunday from Woolwich, sailed yesterday from Queenstown, where she remains as a steam tender. Her Majesty's ship Albion, 90, Captain W. H. John stone, was paid advance on Monday, and is appointed to sail to-day with supernumeraries for Malta, whereshe relieves her Majesty's ship Powedul, 84, Captain - the Hon. E. S. Dandily. The steam-vessel Vulture male an excursion trip round the Eddystone on iktliay. She started at 11 30 A.M., and returned at 3 30 P.M. Tha Liverpool emigrart sh:p, Levoi:, fr m Liverpool for New York. put in yesterday v ith loci of foreyard and maintops‘il. The screw-:hip Bosphorus, Cvplt:in Hail, sailed at half-past seven yesterday morning fer MAEirs, Cape Verds, Sierra Leone, and the Cape of Good Hope. She is supplied with 375 tons of Warlicht's patent fuel, suffi cient for twenty-eight days' consurapti , ln. Her serevv propeller is on a novel principle; when not in direct nc . tion it can be placed fore and aft, par al . lel to the !hip' keel, and thu s a vo id any i mpe di men t to her p r ogress whou under CallY6so only. The experiment is a Toy important cane, and considerable ri:.lt is kcurred making it en f 0 long a voyage. Pa ON C.TIONS. WOf LWICIr, DEC. 19.—William L. Desre, Henry Blythe, and Tobias Mar.key, to he acting- gunners. k`t'l George Sargearit, to be actirg boatswain. . , II -, . _ ____ 4 1,, , The WidgeeP, Captain Bullock, the Speedwell, and _..-,„:, the Woodlark, vessels recently employed on the survey4L.l- - 4,:--': -; ing i•ervice, hare all been dismantled at this port, 047 ,:t I Y.VI „.., `4 4 ' . 1.(1,118. I—s 4: 74,A. , ` - p..V.1 have been p ;id off. i,-.;1 7 1 .z" I' ,-_ The non commissioned officers and men of the Wkao) , „,.._, ... with division (1 Royal Marines, recently serving in I,fiiip..„ ..-4,:' , ,r,- z Inconstant on the Pacific station, were paid cif at Wodief, l e ; " ..(1 with D oc k yar d on W e d nes d ay l ast by th e p a y- c l er k s ' icN aSt i ‘''' from the Admiralty. A f A The Veleano steam-vessel, Commander Rivers, having been re ported ready, is ordered to leave WOolwich on • , Saturday next f or G reen ki the, to have h er compasses adjusted, and th e n proceeds to Plymouth, on her way to the coast of Africa. According to Allen's Nary List, compiled from official sources, the salary of Mr. James Meek, Controller of Victualling of the Navy and of Transport Service, is 1,000/. per annum. Mr. Msek is to retire at'tho end of the present month, and will be succeeded by Mr. Tho mas T. Gran►, Sturekceper of the Royal Clarence Vic tualling-yard at Portsmouth. Mr. Grant's salary under the head of storekeeper is 800/ per annum, without de tailing any part of it for other service, but as the salary of tte storekeepers at Deptford and the Royal William Victualling -3 and at Plymouth are only 5004 each, it is not anticipated the' the storekeeper's salary at the Royal Clarence-yard, Plymouth, will exceed 5001. when Mr. Grant vacates it. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. No betting. THE FLYING DUTCHMAN AND VOLTIGEUR. LI the match between these horses, to be run at York Spring Meeting. the Flying Dutchman will carry Bat Bifb, and Vultigeur Bst. THE RIOT AT BIRKENHEAD. EXAMINATION OF THE SUPPOSED RING- LEADERS. Yesterday the prisoners Brown, Haggarty, Smith, Fitzsimon, Griffin, and Feehan, who were apprehended a few days ago, charged with having taken part in the late Papal aggression riot at Birkenhead, on the 27th ult., were brought before the magistrates at Chester for examination. The prisoner Brown is a s.l:oemakor,who has resided in Birkenhead for eighteen years, and has hitherto borre a highly respectable character. The rest of the prisoners are all Irish labourers belonging to the dock works. At the commencement of the proceedings Sir J. Ste phen, who appeared for the defence, protested, in the name of hi clients, against the hearing t f the case be fore the magistrates now sitting, whose names appeared tacked on to the placard convening the meeting cut of crl ieh this charge now brought forward arose. The otjecticn was overruled. The case of Mr. John Brown was then taken. John Grine!ey, of the Liverpool police force, was the first witness called. He was ore of those who were almost killed at the riet. His head was still bound up, a-A he appeared in an excee4in.;ly week state. After speaking to the facts connected with the riot, and to ;Le manner in which he was struck oa the head end in va rious parts of the body, by several of the mob, who w,:re armz-d with crowbars and bludgeons, he solid that when he vas down for the second time, a man cane forward and struck him on the head with a bar of iron. He had seen that man blue in Birkenhead Bridcwell. It was one of the prisoners at the bar. Whilst he was held down the priteuer Brown camo and struck him with a bludgeon over the shoulder ; wh‘ n he (witness) Laid, " For God's sake do not hill me." The witness fur ther deposed to being struck by ether of the prisoners. He the described what took piece before the police in terfered. A window in the Town. hall was open at this time, and a person put his head out of the window, and called out to the crowd, " Now men, now is your time." Mr. Conway—Who was that mar.? Witness—That is the tutu (pointing to Mr. Brethertop, solicitor). Mr. Bretherton (evidently excised, and addressing the beach) —I appal to you, gentlemen, whetLr I was not in the Two hall with you at the time. Anoth , :r policeman, nursed John Bowes, who re ceived severe injuries, was next examined. He also spoke to having been struck by some of the priso iers. Superintendent Ride, of the Liverpool force, who was placed at the head of the body of police sent over from Liverpool, was under examination when our parcel was dispatched. It is expected that the investigation will occupy at least tw,) or three days. There are thirty-Blur witnesses on bf half of the prosecution, and nearly twenty on behalf of the prisoners. AFFRAY WITH BURGLARS. On Wednesday evening, tete een seven and eight o'clock, an affray of a very serious character took place near Farnborough, in Kent, in the attempt by two po licemen to apprehend four suspected housebreakers. It appeared that on the evening in question two policemen of the R division, in whose dtstrict Farnborough is situated, being on duty near the town, had grounds fur suspecting that some expert thieves from London were lurking about and intended to commit a burglary in the niiehhourhood. The two, policemen proceeaed in quest of the offenders, and on at proaching the Crown public house in Green-street green, within a short distaece of the Farnborough station, they observed a horse and cart with four men in it, whom they suspected to be the persons they were on the look-out for, standing at the door. The policemen immediately went forward, and while one of them seized the horse's head the other policeman cr.llcd upon the men in the vehicle to alight, when they all jumped out, and ho seized one of them, saying that they must accompany him to the station house. The policeman, however, who had seized the man as described, was immediately attacked by his companions, who were armed with life-preservers, and when the other policeman went forward to his assistance with his staff in his hand one of the fellows drew forth a pistul, and, presenting the muzzle at his head, with an oath swore he would blow out his brains if he interfered in the rescue of his associate. A strug gle then took place, during which the four men used their life. preservers, and succeeded in effecting their escape from the two policemen, who were very much maltreated on the occasion. The horse and cart, how ever, fell into their bands, and on examining the vehicle, a bag, containing a great number of picklock keys, large and small, some of them of the most ingenious construc tion, aad stdLpted for opening almost every description of lock, together with 4' jemmies," cettre-bits, dark ltn tern, EiLd matches—in feet, every equisite instrument for housebreakinm was found at the bottom of it, stowed away underneath the seat. In the Course of the same night the polic.l of the district succeeded in apprehend ing one of the men, who is now in custody. His coin paiiuns, it is r xpected, will also be secured, as their persons are well known. The licrse, which they must have driven heal London, is one of extraordinary speed. and capable, it is stated, of going a great distance in au incredibly shot t space of tiine. The artivirkVstaltell as the vehicle, is now in the hands of the police. LECTURES ON CHEMICAL AGRICULTURE. It must be well known to all habitués of the Royal Polytechnic Institution how every branch of the arts, aeufactures, and science is duly considered and di:- cussed in the lecture theatre and hall of this in structive place of amusement. But we perceive that even the claims of agriculture and its important con. nexion with chemistry has not been forgotten by the ever vigilant directors of this institution. 'We were truly pleased to see so many agriculturists (evidently visitors from the Great Cattla Show) seated to hear Mr. J. H. Pepper's plain lecture on the first or simple principles of agricultural chemistry. The lecturer commenced by observing that he was not there to teach farming, it would or course be too ridiculous to suppose that any chemist could hive a farmer practical experience. The object of the lecture was simply to demonstrate the valuable and important connexion between the two. The pro fessor then proceeded to show, by analogy, that if it is possible to observe and trace out the growth of the human frame, that it must be equally within the power of the chemist, by analysis, to discover the proper food and growth of plants. Soils contained their aliment, viz., certain organic and inorganic elements, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, earthy bases, acids, and other elements. Plants must, of course, represent the soil from which they spring. Water, organic matter, ash or earthy matter were then proved by numerous interesting experiments to be the proximate elements of the vegetable world. The business of the scientific farmer was not only to afford decaying organic matter to the soil, but also to take care that the earthy bases and salts were ap plied in due proportion. These and other instructive points were supported by conclusive arguments, by good experiments, and a great number of excellent diagrams of soils, manures, &c., &c. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF MR. SMITH O'BRIEN.— On Sunday and Monday the Victoria cutter, commanded by a man rilined Ellis, was observed hovering about the island, the wind being light until evening, when it fell calm. Shortly before sundown, Mr. Smith O'Brien who, notwith• i.tanding his avowed intention of escaping should an oppor tunity offer, has considerable liberty allowed him, went down to a sandy cove, one of the few places where boats generally land, and pat as he reached the shore a boat with three men put in, and he rushed up to his middle to meet it. A constable on duty covered him with his piece, and called to him to forbear, seconding this by rush ing at the boat and knocking a hole in her bottom with his carbine. lie then pointed out to all four the folly of resis tance, and required them to submit quietly, which they did. The cflicer in charge, meantime, baring missed his pri soner, came rushing down the beach, and secured him while still in the water. Ile was then conducted to his house, and the three men confined tbr transmission to Hobart Town. A whale boat with six bands was sent on board the cutter, stied her, au t brought her iu. She, too, with the parties r e e d s t t a r t a e l l n y t .. onltuhr.ass.not O'Brienbe.n previously subjected.-- Ot thought ü b a o l a i t r c w e ' s i Hill rbye to sent imposeu p i a m n stateso Es t N that T l ,in COUNTY e°ts c tß l Z l L e k e a I off g s r y te ey r tAli,alli.e.t„liliasetr.to which he was Telegraphr dcg o r u ai Tit i A pre vailing in the baronies of Upper Ferns end Upper Oiler, ' a recent curagis having been committed, and ...4 1T e c I . 3 N I A w y i meeting of ins , ristrares is about being convened, to me morialise the lford.Lieutenant for an augmentation of the county constabulary in those baronies. MR. BASTARD TUE PERVERT.—The tstablitikanent at Kitley, and also the mansion at Buckland-on-the• Moor belonging to E. I:. P. Bastard, Esq., hare been entirely broken up, with the exception of a couple of persona engagvd I to look afte; the house. THE