The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, HUNGARIAN SUFFERINGS. revolutions involve war, and war we all deprecate if MEETING IN WALES. it can he honourably avoided. But he could not A numerous and highly-respectable meeting wt a believe that a government that bad acted as that of held on Friday, the 28th of December, in the csunty Austria had done, could hope to escape revolution. It hall of Merionethshire, at Bala, to express sympathy will be asked (continued Mr. Johnes) what will be with the Hungarians, and to memorialise the Govern- the advantage of holding such meetings as ours of to rrent to interfere in their behalf. day ? My opinion is decided that such meetings Notwithstanding the secluded character of the spot cannot fail to have an influence on the fortunes of where the meeting was held, the season of the year, those who have been martyrs in the cause of' humanity the hour of the night, and the severity of the weather, —that they will have a direct tendency to restore to which was most severe, the ground being covered their native land, and to honour and power in that with ice and the mountains clothed in snow, the hall country, those who are at present enduring the presented, at six in the evening, a large assembly, penalties of confiscation and exile. (The speaker collected not merely from the town but from the sur- here read an extract containing an interesting ac rounding country, and many individuals had come count of the generous treatment experienced from remote parts of North Wales. It will be gratify- by Kossuth and his companions from the ing to the friends of Hungary to learn that many of Sultan, and a touching account of the hos the gentlemen who took a leading part in the pro- pitality and kindness evinced towards them ceedings are either Conservative in their opinions, or by the Turkish inhabitants of Widdin, and a men of moderate views in politics; and among the description of the departure of the exiles from that speakers were individuals belo ng i ng t o all religious place to Shumla, and of Kossuth's addresses to the denominations. Hungarian, Polish, and Italian troops. He Mr. RICHARDSON, of Ab e rhir n ant, who took the then read a passage descriptive of the present chair, is a gentleman of large landed property in the feeling of the population of Hungary, and neighbourhood of Bala, and who has never taken any drew particular attention to an incident which lately active part in politics, and is generally esteemed for occurred at a play in the theatre of Pesth ; when an his charitable and benevolent disposition. Nothing allusion was made in one scene to " the return of the could exceed the enthusiasm displayed as the different absent," it was referred to Kossuth and his compa speakers addressed the meeting, which we entertain no nions, and received by the entire audience with a burst doubt is virtually expressive of the general sentiments of enthusiastic applause which the Austrian authorities of-North Wales. Bala, though a very small town, is did not dare to check.) The speaker then proceeded the seat of two academies, one belonging to the Welsh --If the maintenance of the Ottoman Empire was a Calvinistic Methodists, and the other to the Welsh matter of policy in former days, in our times the Independents. The heads of these two institutions, claims of state policy are united with those of a higher who are both highly esteemed by all classes, were and more generous nature, Is there any man who among the speakers; and there can be no doubt that hears me who does not feel that the character of the their sentiments are in unison with those of the entire British nation is irrevocably pledged to the defence of body to which each of them belong. In Wales, as a people who have acted in the manner that the Turk is generally known, the great bulk of the people are ish people have done, and that our highest respect is dissenters. due alike to the exiles in Turkey and t o th e i r Letters were read from John Williams, Esq , generous and courageous defender and host, the M.P., and from R. G. Temple, Esq., Judge of the present Sultan ? I feel the strongest con- Staffordshire County Courts, expressing their inabi- viction that the present state of affairs in Austria lity to attend, but declaring their earnest sympathy cannot possibly last. Metternich, who for half a with the objects of the meeting. century had ruled that empire, was in the habit of Mr. RICHARDSON, on taking the chair, said that saying, "After me, the deluge"—and the deluge came he was happy to see so very large an attendance, and before his death—a deluge caused like that of the it was a cause of happiness also to see the meeting ancient world by the crimes and wickedness of those graced with the presence of so many of the fair sex. that it overwhelmed. The insurrection has been put It was to be understood that they had not met there down in Italy—it bas been put down in Hungary, to agitate any hostile opposition to constituted au- but let us look beyond the present. Is a revolution thorities, but to express their sentiments and feelings less likely to break out a second time than it was with regard to the great cruelties and oppression before it broke out in the first instance ? The sup inflicted upon the Magyar population in Hungary. pression of the revolution has been accompanied by A. J. JOHNES, Esq., Judge of the Merionethshire misfortunes of the people and by crimes on the part County Courts, moved the first resolution : of the rulers that have still further weakened the " That this meeting, viewing with extreme horror and powers of government. Let it not be thought that I disgust the deceitful and tortuous policy of the Austrian for a moment allude with any feelings of exultation Government towards the Hungarian nation, and the to the prospect of further convulsions, which, if they unparalleled atrocities perpet ra t e d by t h a t p ower , a id e d b r i ng pun i s h ment to t h e gu il ty, will also involve in by Russia, on those brave people, calls upon all free suffering many innocent men. I express to you these nations both in Europe and America, as they value the views for the purpose of conveying to you the institutions under which they live, emphatically to peti- conclusion I have formed that:nothing can avert new tion their respective Governments to exert their utmost convulsions but an entire change ,of principles, a influence to obtain for the Magyar people a restoration of their ancient constitutional liberties, and for those return to the dictates of justice and humanity, and individuals of their race who are now unjustly endur. the dismissal by the Emperor of advisers whose ing the penalties of confiscation and banishment, resti- hands are stained with the blood of virtuous tution of their property, and liberty to return to their and patriotic men. The Government of Austria native land." has commonly ascribed the awful scences He said 'that he should `consider it a violation of which have recently taken place throughout its duty to address that meeting from the place where he dominions to difference of language. What value can stood, the seat from which he usually discharged his be attached to this explanation we are, in this prin. judicial duties among them, on any question of a po• cipality, in a good position to judge. I do not litical character, because whatever might be his own believe that if the Government of Austria were private opinions his connexion with Merioneth- composed of men of principle and humanity, that the shire arose entirely from the office which he held, Hungarians would have any wish to separate from which was one of a judicial nature. Moreover, he their fellow-subjects. One of the constant aims of felt that he owed the honour he enjoyed of holding Austria has been to suppress the Magyar language -the office to the good feeling of men of all political an act of pure folly, for, with the advances of intern• parties, though he was more especi a lly indebted to the Bence, it was quite certain that the people would either Lord High Chancellor as his patron. The present, retain or abandon their native language, as might however, was an occasion that had nothing to do be best, for the public good. Have the English with party feelings, and he rejoiced to see there pre- Government lost anything by pursuing an opposite sent men like the worthy Chairman, who, like himself, course in Wales ? In conclusion, let me iris would not have taken a part in the proceedings could press upon you that the power of public opinion a party character be ascribed to them, and who had is one to which, in the present day, no limits taken the matter up as one that concerned the common can be placed. This power does not consist, as feelings of humanity. According to Dr. Pritchard, some suppose, in the mere influence of fear. Permit and other learned writers, the east of Europe in early me to give you an inference drawn from my daily times was inhabited by three great races, the Celts, the experience which teaches me that men who will set at Germans, and the Sclavonians. The whole of Hungary defiance any punishment the law can inflict upon was originally inhabited by Sclavonian tribes, the them will nevertheless shrink from the hatred and Hungarians or Magyars were a conquering tribe, condemnation of their fellow-men. There is no man that came from the far east and establi s h e d themselves so bad as not to wish to possess the good opinion of in the centre of the Sclavonians, who became subject his fellows, and the same rules of human nature which to them, and the Croatians are their descendants apply to men in humble life extend to the motives of ruled by the Magyars as an inferior race. But with those who live in courts and camps. We must all the present day commenced a different spirit. The remember what was done by Clarkson and Wil- Migyar nobility, acting in unison with the age in berforce, yet the power with which they which they lived, liberated their serfs, gave equal worked was purely a moral power—that power laws to all races and sects, and their reforms were in in our day has been immeasurably in progress when the late war commenced. Moreover, creased. Since Wilberforce has been gathered to his the Magyar nobility not only freed their serfs, but fathers, the power of the press and of education has gave large , grants to improve their condition and to gone on advancing; steam navigation and railroads promote their education. One of the largest landed have united together the most distant lands. You proi.rietors in Hungary gave the entire rental of may travel from Bala to Pesth in less time than his estates for one year to the education of the you could have gone from Bala to London a hundred people. And the same spirit of munificent generosity years ago. I feel assured that great and extensive in the cause of their country generally character- benefits will flow from this meeting. Lord Bacon iced the conduct of the whole body to which he said he would leave his reputation to the care of future belonged. He mentioned these facts to show how ages and of distant nations, and by the same test entirely untrue are the statements which have been must the oppressor and the oppressed ev en t ua ll y so industriously cir cu l a t e d b y a port i on o f t h e E nglish stand or fall. From this remote spot, not agitated press, under influences which may be surmised, that by any political feelings, and when nothing but the - the differences between the Austrian Government and sentiments of humanity can have prompted those the Hungarians were the w or k o f revo l ut i on i s t s an d present, the expression of opinion which emanat es demagogues ; the truth b e i ng , th a t th ey arose i n th e f rom t h ose assembled will be n impressive response to acts of men who occupied the same place that Lord such an appeal. Porvis does in Montgomeryshire, and Sir Robert W. Rev. M. Jonas, tutor of the Independent Academy, Vaughan, in Merionethshire. The immediate cause of in seconding the resolution, addressed the meeting in ' the war which broke out was a law passed in the Hun- Welsh. He did not feel that it was requisite to say garian Diet, giving perfect religious toleration to Pro- much on the subject, but he felt extremely gratified testants and other denominations throughout the Hun- in being present to aid the good work the meeting garian territory, and it was for this that Batthyany and had in view. Kossuth, both of whom were Catholics, have endured The second resolution, moved by 0. RICHARDs, what has - since taken place. In addressing a Protes- Esq., F.R.C.S., and seconded by the Rev. L. ED., tent assembly he would ask them with what other WARDS, which was carried unanimously, was— feelings than• those of gratitude can we recur to the " That the noble conduct of the Turkish Sultan in acts of tl!ee two great men, and with what feelings refusing to comply with the iniquitous demand of but those ef. detestation can we refer to the cruelty Russia and Austria for the extradition of Kossuth which has .been inflicted upon them. The former, and the other Hungarian and Polish refugees, has though descended from a family that saved the Aus- excited universal admiration throughout this coun trian empire - from destruction, a man w h ose mun i- try ; that the thanks of this meeting be tendered t o ficent generosity-was never withheld, w h ose l as t Lord Palmerston (of whose general policy it hi g hly approves) for having energetically supported th e -words were for his country, vise murdered with Turkish Government in their resistance to this un atrocities that never will be forgotten. The latter, paralleled aggression, and that his Lordship be assured Kossuth, has- been industriously represented by a that his efforts to preserve the independence of an ancient portion of the'English'Press as a factious and selfish and valuable ally of the British nation will re demagogtte, who promoted his own interests at the ceivo the cheerful and ready support of all classes in this expense of his country, and who, when he was driven country, provided that the Turkish Governmedt adheres from it, tools away with him the Hungarian crown. to its original resolution, and whilst it affords protection The principle. whjch guides. these writers will be well to the refugees imposes no restraint on their personal judged of when it, is stated that Kossuth was so in- liberty." different to his-own personal affairs in his zeal to pro- The third resolution was moved by R. H. ANWYL, mote the interests of his country, that the leading Esq , and seconded by the Rev. JOHN PARRY, and nobility of Hungary, in a manner equally honourable carried unanimously : to him and to themselves, subscrib e d t oge th er t o .‘ That this meeting, while regretting th a t a port i on furnish him with a liberal . income, which he declined of the English press prostituted itself to the infamous to accept. With difficulty he was afterwards induced service of defending the cruel oppressors of Hungary by to accept a salary from the public purse, to which his s misrepresenting t en r s the s noble e s i t l t t a g n a k r i s a t n o t n h a e t i on conductors, at the ti services justly entitled him; but he di s p ense d th e of those journals, both metropolitanand provincial, which greater part of it in charities. To return to the im- have given their consistent and continued support to the mediate cause of the war. The law of toleration cause of Hungarian independence." passed by the Diets was unpalatable to the Croatians, Mr. R. H. ANWYL in moving the above resolution a barbarous race, much under the influence of the delivered a very able and eloquent speech, which was Jesuits, and they railed an armed force to highly cheered throughout. We regret that want of resist the law, under jellachich. The Hunga. space precludes our inserting it. rian Diet applied to the Austrian Government The fourth resolution, moved by Mr. SIMoN JONES, for advice, and received in reply a direction to enforce seconded by Jour./ JONES, Esq., and carried, was— obedience to the law they had passed. Now, will any " That the prompt and energetic co operation of the man be prepared to believe that at the very time the President of the Government of France with the British Austrian Government were giving this advice, they Government in upholding the independence of the were secretly insti ga ti ng t h e C roat i ans to rebellion, Turkish Sultan, is an event which h as exc it e d t h e li ve li est and actually furnishing th em w i t h arms f or t h e pur- feelings of gratification in the minds of the inhabitants pose ? Was there ever b e f ore i n t h e w h o l e range of of the British empire, w h o h ave b a il e d t h e un i on of the history baseness and atrocity equal to this on the part French and the British flag on the present occasion as of any Government ? Gover nmen t s h ave occasionally fu ture been bad enough to sow di sa ff ec ti ons an d exc i te war t n w a o tio g n r s ea w t c h o o u s n e t c n o e n s ;es a t n e d in a t s im a e n s pauasgtuhryavthae b e en among the subjects of a hostile state, but Austria p ro - m i ty to Europe, will henceforward be joined togeatheeer la among is the first instance of a governm en t so t h e d e f en d ers of the rights of civilization and humanity, deeply depraved as not to shrink f rom exc i t - an d as t h e protectors of the oppressed throughout th's, ing civil war amen its own subjects, and world." treacherously driving two races, both under The fifth resolution, proposed by Mr. WILLIAMS the rule of the same emperor, to imbrue and seconded by EDWARD WALKER, Esq., of Dol. their bands in the blood of each other. What would gelley, was be thought of Lord John Russell or of Sir Robert "That this meeting begs to express its gratitude to Peel, if either of them were guilty of so detestable an Lord Dudley Stuart, th e t r i e d f r i en d an d patr i otic ad act as that of exciting the Protestants and Catholics vocate of the oppressed people of Hungary, and to all those public men who have devoted their energies to the of Ireland to a civil war, in order that the Govern same cause." ment of England might profit by the common mis- Mr. WILLIAMS said that he had often had the fortunes and common sufferin g s of both, and by their pleasure of hearing his L or d s hip a d vocat i ng t h e cla i ms mutual weak ness , which w o uld be the result ? There is not an eminentof humanity in the metropolis, and was certain that statesman the in this country, if all at the meeting had experienced the same be his party politics what pleasure in hearing his Lordship they would feel the in an instant sacrifice office a n d power , who would not poverty and privation , rather is than be n power, and endure same delight as himself in proposing such a resolution. of such crimes. But this not h the first time guilty Carried unanimously. that the Government of Austria in the Mr. T. D. ROYLE then read the memorial which same manner. Lord Holland, in his plalicse t t e l ( i i House was proposed to the meeting, and moved its adoption. of Lords, used the memorable expression , G. P. LLOYD, Esq., seconded the motion, which was would and"it3hat when there was anything cruel, treacherou s , adopted unanimously. to be done in Europe, the Austrian Government -50 The different speakers were vociferously cheered be sure to do it. " When pressed by Lord el?itv repeated to qualify what he had said, he declined, and r throughout, and the only matter of regret seemed to the expression. Lord Holland was a man whos his- be that the meeting had come to a close, although it had l as t e d f or severa l h ours , an d many of the audit o r s torical knowledge was most p ro f oun d . Events have had several miles to walk over the hills before reaching shown that they are merely descriptive of the true, their homes. character of those to whom they alluded. Lord Holland has long been gathered to his fathers and it is only a few years since the Austrian Government excited an insurrectiou in the Polish province of Gallieia among the serfs against the nobles. A price was set upon the heads of the unfortunate magnates of that province, and they were murdered almost to a man. What has occurred in Hungary, detestable as it is, is nothing more than a repetition of what occurred in Gallicia, sad is in strict accordance with the emphatic language of Lord Holland. He (Mr. Johnes) was no friend to revolu tions, because, although he desired to see progress, revolutions were a lottery which may throw power into the hands of the base as well as of the good, and CHESTER AND IIOLTnEAD.—The action of the heavy tea upon the embankment in the vicinity of Pen maenmawr has been productive of some damage and not a little inconvenience ono line of rails having subsided for some yards. The Parliamentary train leaving t r at eight A,31. passed over cn Thursday as usual, but the tan o'clock train had to retrace its steps about threa milts, and got on the inner or land line, which now only can be used by the up and down trains. The evening. mail on Saturday night had to he posted from Ponmaen naawr to Llanfair, the sea having completely submerged the railway; and some delay in transmission has neces sarily been occasioned. The trains, however, now pass and repass as usual, taking the single line. The damage will be repaired forthwith. —North Watts Chronicle. CALUMNIES AGAINST KOSSUTH. The following letter, we are informed, was lately forwarded to the editor of the Times : " Sir,—There appeared in your paper of the 25th, a calumnious statement, affecting the character of a public man and of a gentlewoman of spotless reputa tion. Many weeks must necessarily elapse, ere M. Kossuth, or Countess Dembinski's husband, or the Hungarian emigration, can hear of or refute that ac cusation. I have reason to know the utter falsity of the unmanly charge; I am, perhaps, the only person at the present moment in this country who can speak from personal knowledge on the subject, and should therefore think myself neglectful of an actual duty if I allowed the reputation of an innocent lady and of an illustrious patriot, to remain even temporarily under the slanderous aspersion. You, Mr. Editor, as a journalist, I doubt not, will see sufficiently the propriety of deferring to the spirit of fair play, and feel sufficiently anxious to make reparation for the calumny which has crept into your columns by giving insertion to its refutation. That refutation I shall endeavour to effect by a sim ple statement of what I personally ascertained and witnessed, without comment, beyond the remark that I distinctly charge the author or authors of the accu sation with utter, wilful, and malignant falsehood. The conduct of your Vienna correspondent, who has specifically chosen to accept the responsibility of these defamatory lies, for which he vouches, would be:difficult to characterise by expressions less offensive. I need hardly recall more of the substance of this pretended correspondence from Shumla, which overtly accuses Madame Dembinski of an improper intimacy with the late President Governor of Hungary, alleging that she travelled with him under a false nasals in man's attire; that Kossuth had lost, in con sequence, the command of the emigrants, which had been given to Perczel; that Perczel represented the democratic, Batthyany the aristocratic party; that they were both at variance with Kossuth, and that the correspondent recognised a female in the disguise of military rank and uniform. I have the honour of the acquaintance of M. Kossuth, of Madame Dembinski and her husband, of Count Batthyany, and of General Perczel. I spent (with the exception of occasional absences) two months with the Hungarian emigration at Widdin, and accompanied it part of the way on its march to Shumla. During the chief part of that time I was lodged in the house of Kossuth. There were at Widdin, besides myself, three Englishmen, to whom I can appeal for the strict accuracy of my state ments, that is to say, General Guyon, the cor respondent of the Daily News, and your own cor respondent, respecting whom you will perhaps appreciate my silence if I am not here more ex plicit. In the first place, there did not exist in the emigra tion any aristocratic or democratic party. The refu gees, like the bulk of the Hungarians, occupied them selves no more with such questions than the English in the time of Queen Elizabeth, when menaced by the Armada. M. Kossuth, Count Batthyany, and General Perczel, always on a friendly footing, had recently contracted the closest intimacy. On the night of my departure I heard them pledge themselves to the most perfect concert during the whole continuance of their exile, and agree, as far as possible, never to allow themselves to be separated from each other. The last accounts that I (and I believe any one in this country) hare received from Shumla, indicate rather an increase than any diminution of this good under standing. With regard to the deprivation of Kossuth's command over the emigration, the ex-president governor never attempted to assume any civil or military control or other pre-eminence whatever over the emigrants beyond the spontaneous deference conceded to his late supremacy, antecedeuts,.and renown. General Guyon had the military command of the emigration. On his departure for Constantinople it was assumed by Mourad Pacha (General Bern). And Mourad Pacha having quitted Widdin in an armed steamer, before the emigration commenced its march, the command of the Hungarians devolved naturally on General Perczel. Besides a few canteen women there were but two females—the Countesses Batthyany and Dembinski— accompanying the emigration, The story of the lady in uniform is a sheer fabrication. I come now to Madame, or more properly, the Countess Dembinski, and if obliged to enter into seemingly indelicate details, must plead as my apology both to that lady and to the public the grossness of the outrage to which she is victim. Madame Dembinski is the daughter of a merchant of Arad, and the wife of Count Dembinski, a Gal lician nobleman, and relative of the General of that name. Madame Dembenski, who has been some months married, may be eighteen, her husband about five• and-twenty y ears o f age. ladame Dembinski was married before she ever saw Kossuth. She followed her husband to the camp ; and I hare heard both him and herself relate that, excepting during the continuance of an engagement, they had never since their marriage been, even for a day, separated from each other. Madame Dembinski is of an almost infantine simplicity, and has never attempted any in terference in politics. Count Dembinski being attached to the person of Kossuth, spends his whole time under Kossuth's roof, and (since the late President Governor has kept a table) the Countess Dembinski presides over it. Both Count and Countess Dembinski are in ill-health, and still suffering from intermittent fever, caught during their retreat from Hungary. Kossuth, who is old enough to be their father, seems to take a paternal interest in this young couple. Kossuth, during the first part of his sojourn at Widdin, inhabited the house of the chief of the police, in which he occupied a single room, together with an aide-de-camp and his interpreter. Here, being without convenience for the preparation of any regular repast, I found him eating hi. 3 solitary meal out of rude earthenware with an iron spoon. During the last month of his stay, in consequence of peremptory orders from Constantinople, the best house in Widdin was placed at his disposal; but, as he would not dispossess the owner, whose harem filled the upper story, only the four ground-floor apartments were occupied by him, and served to lodge some dozen persons of his suite, besides servants. The room which he day and night inhabited was, in both houses, according to the Turkish fashion, always open to allow free ingress to all corners, and could only be closed by a curtain drawn across the doorway. Kossuth, during the whole of his stay in Widdin, may therefore be said to have lived in a glass house, and, amidst the empty honours finally paid him, had constant reason to complain of the want of privacy. The Count and Countess Dem binski did not lodge in the same house with Kossuth, except on two exceedingly cold nights, when, in consequence of their state of health, a room was ceded to them, its former occupants being quartered for the time upon Kossuth. For the same reason, the late president-governor, to whom a comfortable travelling carriage had been presented, gave a seat in it to the Dembinski., whose carriage had no springs. The last day that I accompanied the march I saw Kossuth on horseback, with Caunt Batthyany on one hand and General Perczel on the other, and Count Dem. bin/ski with his lady following in the carriage. Is it necessary that I should seriously add that, to the best of my beliefand knowledge, Madame Dembinski,. who is distinguished by graces essentially feminine never arrayed herself in male attire in her life ? In conclusion I can frame but one conjecture as to the motive of this unfounded and scurrillous attack on a suffering, inoffensive, expatriated woman, and on a husband and father so notoriously devoted as M. Kos suth to his own wife and children. That conjecture, Mr. Editor (and I conceive your consequent dread of my participation in such a scheme, however involuntary) will, if the reasons I have previously adduced prove insufficient, I am sure determine you to insert this letter. Madame Kossuth is (or was until recently) con cealed in Hungary. She had refused to follow her husband in the hope of rejoining her children. All the efforts of the Austrian police have hitherto been unavailing to discover her retreat—has this slander been devised to draw her from her hiding place ? I am, Sir, your obedient servant, TUB AUTZLOR OF 1111YELATION5 OF RUSSIA. value, were sent from the treasury on due receipt, through the intermedium of a Wallachian agent, but I defy Count Zichy to show that Kossuth ever re tained, received, or handled any portion of this or any other national property. The Zichys are unfortunate, one having been shot by the Austrians, the other hanged by his country- men as a traitor ; hut this is no reason why Count Edmond should calumniate Kossuth, who never sanctioned that nor any other political execution. Jane Munden, wife of John Munden, of 89, Great Suffolk street, said—Last night I was going with a message for my husband to Tottenham-court road, but did not know the way. The prisoner said he would show me the way to Bow•streer, as he was going in that direction, but had to call on a friend in Fleet-street first. I went with him, and he asked me to go in. Ile then took me through a small door where we were perfectly in the dark, and put his feet against me, threw me down, and thrust his fist into my mouth, after which he attempted to effect his purpose. I struggled, and screamed murder, and eventually succeeded in getting away from him ; and having obtained the assistance of the officer, gave him into custody. Alderman SIDNEY—Was there any light in the room ? Mrs. Munden—There was a small fire, and the only things there were a desk and some papers. Alderman SIDNEY—Then you ent willingly into the house? Mrs. Munden—l did not. The prisoner dragged me in up some steps. Alderman SIDNEY--How many steps were you dragged up? Mrs. Munden—Five or six, I cannot tell which. LAW INTELLIGENCE. PREROGATIVE COURT, Jan. 2. This was the caveat day after Michaelmas term . Sir J. Dodson presided as surrogate, and disposed of several pro formi petitions. iNSOLVEAT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 2. IN RR RINJAIIIN WYAND IREPHARIN This insolvent, a schoolmaster, petitioned under the Protection Act, and was not opposed. The Learned COMMISSIONER, upon examining the schedule, discovered that the insolvent had accepted an accommodation bill, which circumstance, he held, deprived the Court of its power to name a day for the final order, as it was a debt contracted without reasonable expectations of payment. Adjourned sine die, without protection. The officer explained that the house alluded to was a lithographic printing-office, of which the pri soner was the foreman, and had the entire control of he premises. The house, although numbered as 28, Fleet-street, was up a court in the rear of the real No. 28 POLICNCE.i MANSION-HOUSE. Frederick Foster, who stated himself to be an artist and taker of likenesses by a new process, was summoned before Alderman Humphery on Tuesday, for having assaulted and used abusive language to wards Mr. F. E. Thorold, of Finsbury -square, medical student. Some days ago a gentleman who was about to go into Lincolnshire by a railroad, was tempted by the contents of a handbill, which promised to gi ve coloured sketches elegantly finished for ls. each, to enter the premises of the defendant in Gracechurch . street, and take a sitting. When, however, the like ness, as it was called, was ready the demand made for the painting by the new process, the principal ingredient in which appeared to be some element calculated to pervert the art altogether, was 10s.; and the original having refused to be "done" out of the difference between that sum and the sum announced in the handbill, the defendant forcibly de tained him in the "studio" until a compromise of 4s. was effected. By that forcible detention the journey by railroad was prevented, but the injured party being obliged to leave town could not avail himself of au application to the Lord Mayor, and therefore left the matter in the hands of the complainant, with whom he also left the " likeness" to be produced in judgment. Mr. Thorold said that, in consequence of the above representation he went, accompanied by a friend, into Gracechurch-street, where one of the irresistible handbills was given to him by a porter at the door. He ascended the staircase, and was introduced to the defendant and a Mr. Shade, who seemed to be the operating artist, and was asked to look at a variety of specimens of the skill of the establishment. Seated behind a screen Mr. Shade commenced the process of taking his likeness, and was engaged in it about ten minutes, when witness said he had to go into Fen church-street, and would expect that the finishing stroke would be put to the likeness by the time he should return. The defendant said that a deposit must be left in his hands, and that he would not b e satisfied with l ess th an half the amount of the charge, which was 75. sd. The demand was followed up by corresponding action, the defendant having placed his back against the door, and refused to allow the com plainant, who had o ff e r e d t o pay Is., to leave the premises. Witness, however, with the aid of his friend, got out of the place, having suffered in nothing but dignity, which was in some measure offended by the threat to be kicked down stairs. The conduct described was of daily practice. Alderman HUMPIIERY—Did he obtain any money from you ? Witness—No. Alderman HUMPHERY—It was well for him that he did not. Well, Mr. Foster what have you to say to this charge ? The defendant said it was quite impossible to describe the deplorable condition to which artists were reduced at the present moment. It was true he issued handbills and used other means of getting customers, but he denied that he bad prac tised any deception, although put to much trouble and expense by the ruffianly conduct of some visitors. It was true he took likenesses for ls. each, but the class of minatures selected by the complainant re quired a more skilful hand than his, and accordingly he employed Mr. Shade to take the face, which was cheap at the price.—(A laugh.) It was not long since four gentlemen had sat for their likenesses and bolted without paying a farthing, and he was there fore obliged to require a deposit in every future case. If the complainant had said he wished for a shilling likeness he certainly should have been accommodated, but nothing of the kind had been asked for, and as for the charge of assault not the least movement had taken place beyond the closing of the door. Alderman HUMPHERY—You do not seem to be aware that the act of forcibly detaining a person is an assault. litre the likeness of the gentleman who had been compelled to pay the compromise before he left the defendant's premises was exhibited. It excited much laughter, being certainly inferior to what might be expected, as Sir George Carroll remarked, from a child seven years old. The defendant admitted that he was sometimes at fault in his likenesses, but then he vkillingly " tried again," and, although complaints against him might now and then break forth, they were not of a serious Mrs. Munden, on being cross examined by the prisoner, s iid, I m e t you i n t h e S tran d , an d asked you to show me the way to Bow-street, and thence to fottenham court-road. You told me you were going that way. You dragged me up a few stairs, and there were not two flights of steps. I did not go more than five steps. There was a small fire, and when I went out you picked up a piece of paper and lighted it. I never asked for any money. The prisoner's defence was, that he understood the complainant was a single woman, and because he would not give her Bs., which she wanted, she brought the present charge against him. Mr. Lockington, the prisoner's employer (who was in court), in answer to questions put by the Alder man, said the premises in question were occupied by him, and the prisoner had the control of them. The room mentioned was an engraving workroom on the first floor. There was a landing in the passage, and then a flight of steps. The first would be about four or five steps, and from the landing to the room about tourteen or fifteen steps. The prisoner did not lodge there, but had the keys to lock up the place after the men left, and open it early in the morning. Alderman SIDNEY asked Mrs. Munden how long she was in the house ? Mrs. Munden thought it was not more than five minutes. As soon as he opened the door he pushed her in. Alderman SIDNEY—Then you never walked up any steps whatever? Mrs. Munden—l did not. The prisoner here said, the complainant wanted him to give her five shilling., which he refused to do. She then screamed out, and said she would give him in charge; upon which he lighted a piece of paper, and showed her the way out. Independent of that, he had witnesses to prove that Mrs. Munden went willingly into the house with him. Samuel Greaves, of No. 9, Little Queen-street, lithographic printer, said that on Monday evening he called with his wife at Mr. Lockington's, on business, but found no one there. When coming out of the court he met Jonas (the prisoner) and the complainant coming towards the court laughing and talking toge ther; upon which he remarked to the former, " Is that your young woman ?" He afterwards saw them go to the door and enter. Alderman SIDNEY—You have just called him Jonas. Which is his real name, for he has given it as Jones ? Prisoner —Jonas is my right name. Mary Ann Greaves, wife to the last witness corro borated her husband's evidence, and added that she heard the complainant say, "Come along, my dear," at the same ti me l aug hi ng, and they both entered the house together, and after staying there nearly a quarter of an hour, and not seeing them come out, witness left. She saw no resistance, and after they had been in about ten minutes, she touched the door and found it fastened. There was no screaming that she heard. Alderman SIDNEY inquired the trade or business of the complainant's husband ? Mrs. Munden said that he belonged to the theatrical profession, and she had been married to him between two and three years. Alderman SIDNEY asked how long she had been in London ? Mrs. Munden replied from eight to nine months. Alderman SIDNEY said he had paid great attention to the evidence, both yesterday and to day, because he felt it was involved in considerable doubt, and therefore he was very happy to have the opinion of a brother Alderman (Wilson) upon the facts. On the one hand, there was the remarkable indiscretion of a married woman answering the questions of a young man of her own age, an entire stranger to her, telling him where she was going, and then accompanying him at least an eighth of a mile out of her way, in order that he might afterwards go with her to show her the way to Tottenham-court-road. This she h al followed up by entering a dark passage, which would admit but one person at a time, and then, as she says, she was pushed up a flight of five stairs, but, instead of fire, there were at least sixteen, for he (the Alder man) had viewed the premises from an opposite house. He almost feared, therefore, that she was a consenting party, and he could no longer view it, as he was disposed to do the previous day, as a charge of attempting to commit a criminal offence. The vio lence, therefore, he had offered was reduced to an as sault. With respect to the witnesses called by the defendant to show the complainant was in the house for a quarter of an hour, and that she was talking and laughing with him, he did not give the least credit to them. After all, he thought the prisoner's conduct had been very bad, and he should, therefore, fine him 40s. for the assault, or one month's imprisonment.— The fine was paid. • nature. Alderman HUMPHERY said, if the person who had been obliged to go into the country were present instead of the complainant, who, it appeared, had not given any money, in consequence of the misconduct of the defendant, the complaint might have proved very serious. It was quite evident the rooms had been taken and touters had been employed for the purpose of humbugging young men out of their money. He advised the defendant to seek some more creditable employment, and he alsa advised Mr. Shade too, if that gentleman wished to keep out of the shade altogether, never to get behind the defend ant's screen again to take likenesses upon the new process, which meant 10s. instead of ls.--(Lsughter.) Mr. Shade said he was by mere accident on the premises at the time, and he was not aware that either assault or imposition had taken place. Alderman HumeneßT—Very well. Take care, and do not be his " shade" any more. If I hear any more of this new process, and that you and he are in the shade again together in carrying it on, depend upon it some time shall pass before you again see the light.—(Laughter.) GUILDHALL. On Tuesday Elizabeth White, Ann Brown, Isa bella Wilson, and Jane Bunn, all well-known window smsshers, were charged before Mr. Alderman Sidney with breaking some squares of plate-glass in the shop front of Messrs. Hitchcock and Co., of 74, St. Paul's Churchyard. Mr. John Evitt said that he was standing in the shop on the previous afternoon, when he saw the four prisoners come up, and after standing for a moment he observed the prisoner White throw a brick through one of their large squares of glass. Another pane was immediately broken by the other prisoners, and as four stones were found in the shop he supposed they were intended for missiles on this occasion. Alderman SIDNEY inquired the value of the glass ? Mr. Evitt replied about 131. The officer said he found them all together, but did not see who broke the windows. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY said they were all known as w;lndow-smashers. Roe, tke officer of the court, stated that White was the person who some months ago threw a shoe at the Alderman, and who had on another occasion assaulted him in the street. Alderman SIDNEY recognised her, and said he had paid her fare for her to Exeter. lie asked her why she had left her friends and how long she had been back ? She made no answer Alderman SIDNEY asked the prisoners severally if they had any answer to make to this charge. Did they deny they had broken the windows ? The pri soxers still remained mute. Alderman SIDNEY said he must endeavour to pro tei 'it the citizens from these outrages, which were a mo st grievous charge upon them. If White had any con. science, he wondered how she could justify to hers elf the infliction of so much loss upon a person who , had not given her the slightest provocation. He knew their object was to get into a prison to be mainta.'ned at the public charge, and they selected the hane l somest shop fronts for attack, to insure the longer to em of imprisonment. White had confessed she assaulted him on a former occasion because he only gave her fourteen days' imprisonment. Nothing, therefore, .b.lt leti;islative interference could remedy the evil, by- sc - ading all such persona out of the country. It liras a disgrace that they were a con tinual burden on the funds of the public, and there, was no hope t at they would not remain so for years to come. He hoped Mr. Hitchcock would make a special statemei it of the facts by memorial to the Secretary of Sta te, that he might see the real extent of the evil. Ile then adjudged the prisoners to pay a fine of 51., and t& find security for one year, them selves in 40 L, anti - two sureties in 20/. each. The priso aers, 'w w e re perfectly indifferent, in default were :a ll cc Anneyed to the Cotnpter. A youn g o ian , evho gave his name as J o h n J ones, of 211, Fleete was brought up for further exami nation befor ) Aldermen Wilson and Sidney, charged with a crim snag assault on the rerson of Mrs. Jane Munden ' of 89 , Great Suffolk-street, Borough, under the following p The case ,Alderman as partly heard before Mr. Al Sidney on Tues t lay, but in consequence of certain sa P.; Iraordinary circumstances : doubts ar ~ i ng in the Alderman's mind, during the takin g of, ' th. - •icli 'nee, it was adjourned until yester• day. `J,7,, e ' is the statement of the com- Plaina' London, Dec. 27th, 1849. COPT Or POSTSCRIPT TO LITTER TO THE " TIMES." P.S. I have just seen in your paper a letter from Count Edmond Zichy, in which he says, " Kossuth, on entering Turkey, positively refused to allow his baggage to be searched," and " the spurs (a pair of emerald spurs) were offered by Kossuth himself at Widdin, on the feast of the Bairam, to the Pacha, who refused the gift." I cannot believe that any attempt was made to search the baggage of Kossuth, but I know that that baggage consisted of one small portmanteau and a pair of sad dle-bags never locked, and the whole contents of which were often untidily displayed to the inspection of all visitors. On the occasion of Kossuth's only visit to the Pacha of Widdin during the feast of the Bairam, I also visited the Paella, and was present during the whole interview. M. Kossuth was ac companied by Count Casimir Bstthyany, and by five or six officers; and I can vouch for the fact, that he never offered to the Pacha anything beyond the com pliments of the season. Count Zichy could hardly be expected to explain that his unfortunate brother (besides other treason able papers) had in his carriage for distribution seve ral thousand proclamations of Jellachich, at that time declared a traitor and a rebel both by the Emperor and the Diet, and occupied in ravaging Hungary with fire and sword. The jewels and all other property of Count Zichy were legally confiscated by the Diet, and Kossuth prosecuted and punished the attempted appropriation of it by th e p o li ce. Dur i ng the war in Transylvania Bem mad e app li cat i on for secret service money to counter-bribe a neighbouring authority. Some of Count Zichy's jewels, as the most portable articles of LONDON, THURSDAY EV.ENING, JANUARrY 3, 1850 reply to the qua sions of Mr. BallaHtine, the witness said he had sent in his bill with the SCO copies of cir culirs. and r, quested payment, but Old nut get paid. Mr. Ketnpshead said the 'nonuser pt copy he producd and which had been brought to him by the prisoner, wai that from which he had printed he circulars. In addition to the advertisement, the circulars conta'ned the following:— WORSHIP-STREET. Mr. Hammill requests us to acknowledge his re ceipt of letters enclosing the undermentioned contri butions for the relief of a young woman named Sarah Jane Smith, who was charged at this court about a week since with illegally pawning some goods the property of her landlady. The unfortunate prisoner, it then appeared, was the daughter of a licensed victualler, who had been reduced to such distress, with a large family to support, that she was compelled to seek a subsistence by needlework, and maintained herself for some time in comparative respectability; but the work upon which she was engaged suddenly declined, and after struggling on upon 3s, a week for a number of weeks it ceased altogether, and the was obliged to pledge everything she possessed but the clothes she was then dressed in while at the bar. Her landlady pressed the case with much severity against her, but the magistrate allowed her a fortnight to make up the money for which the landlady's goods had been pledged, and the particulars of the case, which appeared in this paper at the time, have excited so much commiseration that the following subscriptions are the result :—"J.W." 10s.; " L.G.," 104.; "A Poor Man," Is. 6t1.,; "M. D ss. ; "J. U.," 21. ; An Israelite," 2/. ; a gentleman, anonymous, 2/. ; " H. J.," 1/. ; " S. A. B. 1/. ; "A. C. M.," in postage stamps, 105. ; " A Widow," 11.; " R 51.; " A. Des Vcaux," or "A. de Vann," (the signature is not sufficiently legible to decipher which,) 1/. 155.; " A Lady at Islington," 1/. 10s. ; "L. 5.," in postage stamps, 11.; "F.," 105.; and a gentleman, anonymous, 2/. The bene volent donors all requested an acknowledgment in the papers, as did also the contributors of the following donations for the relief of deserving persons having claims upon the funds of the poor-box :—" E. F. 8.," 51. ; the gentleman anonymous last referred to, 3/.; IC. 8.," 1/. ; and from "J.C. D. 8., th e h a lf of a 51. bank-note, the second moiety of which was pro mised to be forwarded on noticing the safe arrival of the first. LAMBETH. Frederick James Darner Cape and Robert Pil e , who had been remanded on Thursday last on a charge of fraud, in attempting to defraud the public by falsely representing themselves as joint secretaries to the committee for carrying out the design of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, in the great exhibi tion of the works of art and industry, were again placed at the bar for further examination before Mr. Elliott. Mr. Dilk, a member of the committee, was pre sent, with Mr. Ballantine, the barrister, and Mr. Drew, of Parliament street, solicitor, for the prose. cution, and Mr. Wooler attended on behalf of the prisoners. Mr. Ballantine, addressing the magistrate, said it was his intention to call the printer and one or two other witnesses, and after that to ask for a further remand for the attendance of a material witness who was not present. The Learned Gentleman then called Richard Binns, who said—l am manager of the glass department of the Bazaar in Baker street, Portman square. I read in the Dublin Warder an advertisement signed "Frederick Darner and Hobert Wallingsbrook," as joint secretaries of the Grand Exhibition a noif in W o c r o k of n s s egu e A n c r and In e t enelosed dus s t i r of all six pe nny postage stamps to Mr. Darner, Treston-chamb,-rs, South Lambeth, requesting a report, but had received none or any answer to my Communication. Inspector Lund of the detec'.ive force was here called, and produc' d the letter in question, which he found at the prisoners' lodgings on the morning of the 28th of last month. Mr. Henry Kempahead, a printer in Kennington lane, deposed as follows :—I am a printer, and carry on business in Kennington. lane. The prisoner Pile gave me an order on Tuesday, the 18:11 of December, to print 500 copies from a manuscript, which he produced, and desired me to send a proof to Mr. Miller, No. 9, Melinda-place, South Lambeth. One of my lads took the proof as directed to Mr. Miller, and between 1 and 2 o'clock on the following day it was brought back to me by the prisoner C a pe. In "70 THE EDITOR OF --. " Sir,—We will thank you to give insertion to the above advertisement in your current number, and to for ward a papf.r in which the insertion appraro, upon the receipt of which we will forward 3 ou a Post-office order. " Yours obediently, "F. DAMER and R. WALLINGSBROOK, lion. Secretaries." Mr. Wooler—Pray, Mr. Kempshead, had you ever seen either of the prisoners before ? Mr. Kempahead —No, not to my knowledge ; but I can swear posi tively to Cape as the person who brought the proof of the circular to my house. Robert Cattle, a lad in the service of the last wit ness, deposed to having taken a proof copy of a cir cular printed by his mas'er to No. 9, Melinda place. South Lambeth, addressed to Mr. Miller. Ile S SA' a person there whom he understood to he Mr. Miller, but (lid not see either of the prisoners there. The prisoner Cape the witness identifie l as a person he had seen speaking to his master at his house. John East, a letter carrier in the General Post office, said that Treston-cottage, South Lambeth, was in his district, and that for three or four days before the prisoners had been apprehended he had, on an average, delivered thirty letters a day at that cottage Some of them were directed " Darner," some " Wel lingsbrook," some " Goodwin," and some " Wyatt." He had also delivered a number of newspapers directed to the same place, and mostly delivered the letters to the two prisoners, particularly to Pile. Mr. Wooler— Have you ever seen Cape there ? Witness—No, I can't say that I have. Mr. Matthew Digby Wyatt, secretary to the com mittee appointed to carry out the design of the Prince Consort for the first Exhibition of Works of Art and Industry of All Nations, in the year 1851, was next sworn, and the evidence of that gentleman given on the former day having been read over, he, in reply to Mr. Ballantine, said that he had not authorised any letters directed to him to be sent to Treston- chambers, or cottage, nor had he authorised any one to receive postage-stamps for the purpose of having reports sent to them in exchange. There were no such persons as Frederick Denier or Robert Wallingsbrook employed by the committee as assistant-secretaries, nor did he (Mr. Wyatt) himself know anything whatever of the prisoners up to the time of their apprehension. Mr. ELLIOTT here inquired if there was any person in attendance who had forwarded postage stamps to the prisoner, and was answered in the negative. He (Mr. Elliott) said he had before him a letter from the Mayor of Huniton, stating that having seen the ad• vertiseeeent in the Western Luminary newspaper, he had forwarded a letter enclosing six postage stamps to Messrs. Darner and Wallingsbruok, Treston chambers, South Lambeth, and requested that a copy of the report submitted to Prince Albert, as stated in the advertisement, might be forwarded to him, but he received no answer. He (Mr. Elliott) had no doubt, if it was supposed by the gentlemen who had forwarded the stamps that their evidence was neces sary to assist the ends of justice, they would be quite willing to come forward, and give their evidence. Mr. Ballantine admitted that it would greatly assist the ends of justice if those persons who had sent postage stamps to the prisoners would communicate with Messrs. Drew and Showell, Parliament -street, the solicitors to the prosecution, and he hoped that this fact would:go forth to the public. The prisoners were then remanded until Monday next, hue, on the application of Mr. Wooler, who said their friends were of the highest respectability, Mr. Elliott consented to two sureties in 1001. each fur their appearance. SOUTHIVAI?K. John Humphries, a respectable•looking young man, appeared upon his recognizance to answer a charge of obtaining a cheque. amounting to 71. 103., under false pretences, from the South-Eastern Rail• way Company. The examination lasted for some hours, but the following is a brief summary of the particulars :—lt appeared that the above company, being indebted to Messrs. Kelly, the publishers of the Post-office Di rectory, transmitted a note, describing that the money-71. 103. —was ready to be paid when they thought proper to send for it, on the production of a receipt. This letter, however, in stead of reaching the firm for whom it was in tended, was left by mistake at the residence of a Mr. Henry Kelly, of King street, Queen square. Shortly afterwards the prisoner made application at the accountant's office of the railway company, and, producing a blank receipt, filled it up, and was paid over the above amount. Some days subsequently to that, Mr. Giles, the agent to Messrs. Kelly, the publishers, called for the sum due to his employers, when the discovery was made that the prisoner had no right to receive money, and he was given into custody. On the former examination the prisoner asserted that he received the blank receipt signed '• C.)lin Kelly" from a person in Mr. Henry Belly's employ, with directions that he was to take it to the railway company's offices and receive the amount, which he did; and that the cheque, being a crossed one, was subsequently cashed byasolicitor. The case was therefore remanded, in order to give the prisoner an opportunity of bringing for ward the person from whom he asserted he had received direc tions with regard to the cheque. A clerk belonging to the railway company stated that, on the 17th ult., he addressed a note to Messrs. Kelly, No. 24, Upper King-street, Bloomsbury square, stating that if a receipt was sent the money (7 1 . 10s.) was ready to be paid, but the prisoner sub• sequently called and was paid the above amount by a cheque, and he gave the receipt now product:A. in a few days afterwards a Mr. Giles called from Messrs. Kelly, the publishers, and on being shown the receipt given by the prisoner, he said that no person belonged to the firm of the name of Colin Kelly, which was attached to it. In reply t(, Mr. A' BECKEIT, the witness sail that he del not put any quest i ons to the prisoner at the time he gave him the cheque ; that he did not a , k him whether he came from Messrs. Kelly, the publishers, or as to what the money was due for. Hugging, a City policeman, stated that he took the prisoner into custody, and that when informed 01 the charge against him he at once admitted that he had received the money, and asserted that he received the note and a blank receipt from a brother of Mr. Henry Kelly, with instructions to .proceed to the rail way and get the bill adverted to in the letter ; that he did so. and the prisoner took him (witness) over to Mr. H. Kelly's office for the purpose of pointing out to him the person under whose directions he acted on the occasion. but when they got there he said that he could not see the person, and Mr. H. Kelly, who was present at the time, remarked that he knew the person to whom the accused alluded, and that he was not a brother of his, but a man in his employ. Mr. Kelly on that occasion, on being shown the receipt signed " Colin Kelly," said it was his father's name, and that it was evidently an imitation of his signature. - The postman proved that he had delivered the letter from the railway office, on the subject of the debt du* by the company to Messrs. Kelly, by mis take, to Mr. Henry Kelly, thinking at the time that it was for him, and he saw that person break open the seal, and after a hasty glance at its contents he re marked that it was all right. A few days afterwards witness accompanied Mr. Giles, the Messrs. Kelly's agent, to the residence of Mr. H. Kelly, and beard the latter admit having received the letter, the fact of his opening it, and he added, that on subsequently finding it was not for him he left it on the desk of his office, and when he came to make inquiries for it afterwards it could not be foand. Mr. Giles confirmed the latter part of the above statement, and Mr. H. Kelly being present was asked if he wished to give any account of the transaction, but he was not compelled to say anything to criminate himself. Mr. H. Kelly said that he had no wish to conceal anything relating to the part he had taken in the transaction. He then stated he received the note as described by the postman, together with another from a gas company, in the hurry of business, and thinking it was one of those circulars sent round at this season, he retained possession of it, and having afterwards discovered his error, he placed the nets on his desk, intending to send it back; but the next morning, on looking for it, he could not find it, and thought no more of the matter until the following Saturdiy, when some of the railway authorities, accompanied by a City officer, called upon him on the subj,et, and he gave the same account to them that he now did to the magistrate. He then explained to the magistrate that Humphries was a collector in his employ, and that the man from whom the latter asserted he had received the letter addressed to the railway company was also in his employ, and that his name was Thom but that he had since absconded. Mr Gaines, on behalf of the prisoner, said that ever since he was in custody he had shown every inclina tion to give all the information he could in reference to the transaction ; but it was evident Thorn,i s , th e man alluded to, was the offender, and this supposition was strengthened from the fact of his having absconded from his employer's service. Mr. A'BrcKErr said, there was no evidence to prove that such a person as Thoma s was in Mr K , lly's employ, except the mere assertion of the latter, and the man now under charge. As far as Humphries was concerned, he (the magistrate) wa* of opinion that this was a case for a jury, anel that with regard to the part Mr. H enry K e ll y h ad taken i n t h e tran saction, his conduct w as not free from suspicion, and therefore he should call upon him to find two sureties of 1001. each, and himself in ' OOl., to appear at the court on Wednesday ne x t. Hurophries's former recegnizances, tthich were o' a simila- amoun', were enlarged until i,(‘ f-lirre day THE CoUNTRY NIARKET. LEEDS JAN. I.—Contrary winds have kept back sup plies, consequently the arrivals to-day are small of every .;Tair. Wheat is a' lair request, at rather over Friday's rates. Barley steady in value Beans fully as dear. Othf r articles as before. Arrivals—Wheat, 2,746;:0at5, 436; barley, 154; beans, 227; Rape aced, 402. EDINEURCiIf MEAL MARKET, JAN. I.—There wer in the market to-day 44 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801hs imperial, whereof 34 sold thus:-0 at 11 Od, oat 115- 6:1, 9 tat 11 5 s Od, 10 at It 4s Gd, 11 at 114 s, and 4 at 11 3. 6 1; aver..ge price of the whole 1/ 4s 4(1 2-12ths. sicks flour, hereof 1 sold a.t 295, and 1 at 27, 0.1. 2 sacks barley meal, which solo at 17a Od. 16 sacks pot-barley whereof 15 sold thus :-1 at 11 6s 6d, latll 4s Od, 6alll 2s Od, and 7ut ls EDINBuRcii I TAY AND STRAW MARKET, JAN. I. Suprlif sof all kind' large. Oat straw, from 7s Gd to 10, Oil per kernple of 16 stones tron; wheat ditto, 7s 01 to ha Of; harley ditto, 6s Oil to 7s od. Hay, from 3 to I (id per stone. DALIZEITH MEAL MARKET, DEC. 31,—There were 206 bags of oatmeal, 11 of hurkytneal, and 3 of pot barley at this day's market. Sales ready. Oatmeal 3d I•er bag down; barblmeal, 6d to 3d per bag lower; the rr-b,rley r€ mainQd neso!d. Cemeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. I First I Second imperial .. Barloymeal, per ditto Peasemeal Flour ... Pot barley ... 23s Sd 22s 9d lis 0:1 168 6d —s Od —5 Od —s Od —s Od —s Ot. —s Od Third 218 91 8 Od —s ed —2 Od —3 Od COAL MARK ET.— YESTERDAY. Buddle's W. Hartley.. 15s 6d' Hutton Carr's Hartley Chester Main l6s 3d NJ. Hetton Lyons .. ... 17s 6d Davison'sWeq Hartley 1 11, s Cd Russell's Hetton ..—.. 18s 64 North Percy Hartley lss 0, Stewart's New Tanfitld . ...... ... 14s fid Whitwell ... 173 3d Ravensworth'sW.llart 15s 6d Caradoc ' antield Moor . Vs Od Denison l6s 6d rantield Moor Butes... 14s Cd fleugh Hall Walker's Primrose ... 13s !d Kelloe ... 188 6d ‘V est Hartley Wall's End, &c. Slorth Hartlepool l6s 3d Bell and Brown ...... ... 16s Od %Vest Hetton l7s 3d 13uraton Killingworth 17s Od Whitworth 143 6d Clennell 153 6dlMaclean's Tees l6s Od Gosforth ..... ......... 17s Od!Tees ...... .......... Hotspur Heaton Washington Lautbton Primrose ... 17s 9d DerwentwaterHartley Iss 6d Bell Belmont l7s 9cl Cardiff .... ......... 21s Od Braddyll Hetton .. lBs 9d Whitworth Coke Ships at rr.arkot, 128. its / / r_ A K. BRISTOL, JAN. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market was firmer than of late. The only alteratiuns in prices mere—Bristol and Exeter, Thirds, 12% dis.—Midland Stock, 45. LivEitruuL, JAN. 2. STOCK EXCEIANGE.—The share market opened firm this morning, but towards the close became dull, and prices showed a downward tendency. The transactions were as follow :—Bolton and North-Westerri (A), guaranteed 6 per cent., It, l 7 1 A —East Lancashire, 11% Edinburgh and Glasgow, 27 - Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol., 55 Ditto, Fifths 7 1 4 dis.—Ditto, (W. R. U.), 7 dis.._London and N erth- Western, 1014 —Ditt-, New Quarters, Ils. 3d. p. —Ditto, Fifths, p. —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Preference, 7;!i—Midland, 4.4—Ditto, Halves, 13s. 9d. die. South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), 61. Ss. 9d. MANCHESTER, JAN. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE. • The market opened firmly, but during the day it declined, and closed about the same as on Monday. The following are the quotations :—Lancashire and York • shire, Fifths, 7% tlis.— London and North-Western, Man chester and Birmingham, Quarters (C ), c. p.— North Sraffordshire, 10 1.16 dis.—South Eastern and Dover (No. 4), Thirds, 6 5.16 n.— Ditto, Scrip, 6t4 c.— Bolton, Black burn, Chitheroe, and West Yorkshire (No 1) s—East Lanca shire, 11%. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Business was somewhat brisk to-day. '['he transactions were as follow :--South Staffordshire, 3% dis. —Midland (Bristol and Birmingham), 1231/ 4 —London and North-Western, 111. YORK, JAN. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The ' transactions to-day were as follow : Great Northern, Preference, lON Caledonian, 104 -York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 165,—Ditto, New castle Extension, 1 Ili. FIRE AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S.—ShortIy be one o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the Ship-iu-Distress Tavern, the property of Mr. Pearce, situate at No. 36, Wardour-street, Soho. It appeared that after the house was cloud for the night, the land lord was in the act of filling one of the vats in the bar with gin, the ladder upon which he was standing mud dent), snapped asunder, which caused hisn to fall, and the gin he was pouring into the vat fe!l upon the floor; the vapour coming in contact with a lighted candle the spirit became ignited, and ran round the bar with the rapidity of lightning-, firing simultaneously the other vats filled with spirits. Mr. Pearce made an attempt to conquer the flames, but finding ho was unable to do se, he was about to make his escape, when recollecting that the barmeid was in the upper floor asleep, he made to that part of the premises, and being unable to awake her by cnllirg, be burst her doer open, but could not make her sensible of the great dlneer to which she was ex posed until he had pulled her out of bed. The flames by' that time were rushing up the staircase; but by dint of gieat exertion Mr, Pearce fortunately succeeded in forc ing his barmaid out of one of the windows, and by drag ging her over the parapet, bath parties were enabled to (-filet a .safe retreat. In spite of the exertions of the firemen, the flames were not extinguished until the whole of he stock in trade, was totally consumed. The proprietor was fortunately insured in the Sun Fire office for 1,000/. About fifteen months since the same premises were partiaily destroyer: by fire; but on that eccasi 'n the origin of the midortune could not be ascertained. THE BERNIONDSEY MURDER.—On Saturday last Sir George Grey, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, directed that the police and other parties who were active in rroscouting Manning and his wife, should be rewarded for their exertions in bringing the murderers to justice. Accordingly those officers and parties who had not received rewards from the Com missioners of Police, were paid yesterday, from the Treasury, the following sums :—lnspector John Yates, of the M di , ision, who hall charge of the witnesses and prosecution, received 201. ; Sergeant Hunt, 26 M, 101.; John Wright, 63 M, 8/ ; constable Baker, 141 M, 51.; James Sopp, 126 IT, 2/ ; and Kirk and the other cahman 51. each. The whole of the property found on Mrs. Manning, be-ides the contents of the boxes dis covered at the Brighton Haile ay station, still remain in the possession of the pollee at the Stones' -end station, but it is expi-cted that within a few days the whole of it will be diz,pmed of by the Government, who will pay the solicitors some portion of their demands which they have menvirialized for, and the remainder, if any, will most likely be handed to Mr. Edward Manning. It is supposed that the properly (among which are French Hewes, valued at 70/.) will realize 1501. SUPPLY OF PURE WATER.--A correspondent states, that a pate nt right for bringing water on the respective lines of railway into London and other cities, from high elevations and pure sources, in metallic and porcelain tithes, to supply the wants of the public at one-half the present price, and in a much purer state than hitherto obtained, has been granted to Mr. Lamplough, and that arrangements are now being made for the laying down of pipes on the respective lines of railway into London, on a fixed rental on the income derived, thus adding perwan(mtly to the rail way return, and preventing a needless outlay of capital in the purchase of property for a cunat or aque; - 'uot, or boll conjoined, securing also the water from injurious impregnations and the absorpCon of gases. Tho principle of syphonie !Lotion is put into requi.dtion, and by measis of a hydraulic pump, a vacuum is caused and a continuous and uninterrupted flow of this necessary of life is obtained so long as the fountain maintains its supply.—What we want is pure water-- hm, we care not. it is a fact undeniable, that the in habitants of Lamb-th and Southwark have little better than sewage water to drink, and that in proportion to the impurity and scanty supply, ceteris paribus, so they suffered in the late epidemic.—Builder. [Any EliTtsEmENT.]-liilioui Complaints, Indiges tion, and Sick Headaches, cured by Holloway's Pills.—Persons subject to, or suffering from, any of these complaints should immediately take a few doses of this most extraordinary medi cine, which is a certain and efficacious remedy for all disorders arising from a derangement of the digestive organs ; it not only cures but preserves the body in sound health and strength, and likewise improves the powers and faculties of the mind. For debilitated constitutions, nervous affections, want of appetite, and diseases of the liver, there is no remedy eqttal to it. Every one leading a sedentary life should take Holloway's Pills as preventative of those maladies. Sold by all Druggists and at Professor tiolloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. On the 30th ult., at Lansdowne-crescent, Dirs. Francis Walsh, of a son. On the 31st ult., at Windsor-terrace, Maida-hill, the wife of J. Stewart Lamb, Esq., M.D., of a son. On the 31st ult., at Clapham-parh,Mrs.Wodehouse Raven, of a daughter. On the 31st ult., at Fitzwilliarn-square, Dublin, the wife of A C. Lambert, Esq., of a daughter. dtdRRED. On the Ist inst., a t St. Jatnes' I s, Paddington, William Skil l), ck, Eiq., of Howley -place, Westlyuarne-terrace, to J a net, daughter of the late :quart Donaldson, Esq., of Craven-hill, Hyde-park. On the let inst., at St. John's, Westminster, W. K. Parker, E,q., of Pimlico, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Thomas Jeffery, Elq., of Westminster. On the ROth ult. DIED. , in Dublin, the Hon. Mrs. Of w Cave, of Castl e O tway, in the county of 1 ipperarv, widow of the Hon. R9bert Otway Cave, and eldest daughter of the late Sir Francis Burdett, r'art. On the 30th ult., at Hertford, John Green, Esq., corrnerlf of Ware, lierts, aged 7 On the 2 ith ult., at Apslev-guis, Bedfordshire, Mary Anne, relict of the late E. W. Ashlield, Esq., aged 55. On the 2!)t.h ult., aged 68, John Howard, Esq., of Brereton hall, Cheshire, formerly of Hyde. On the 29th ult., at Highga e, Lieutenant• Colonel Arc lt bald Irvine, C. i , ireetor of Works to the Adaiiraly, a late of the Bengal Engity ers. On the 2 ith ult., at the Priory, Aigburth, near Liverpool, aged 5 , , Harriett Moody. wife of J. Southern, Esq. On the -tit ult., a , No ton Abbott, Devon, S. Wilson , Esq., formerly of Waltham-cross, aged 6S. On the :. S t h u l t., at Hayes, Middlesex, Jane, the wife of It. Andrews, Esq. At Cheltenham. on the 27th ult., Miss Hodgson, sister the late S. Hodgson, Esq., of : - :oston. On the 21st ult., at Bddford-place, Hastings, J. Morricer Esq , aged 5 „ndon : Printed and PubliA z d by IfURDO YOUNG,N 4 %1 - .) ! 12, Strand ; Printer, At Th, Sue O ffi ce, No- I . h. rnciar I} x `9l wan*” 4 Thursday, January 3, 1850. ,~,. . ~~a r t( 's ~ Lt -_ , ~~ ~.~. , incl bov an Ss . 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