The Sun. — London, England, 1851-12-13 00:00:00

FRANCE. Extract from a letter of a very intelligent young merchant, near the Rue St. Martin, dated Dec. 9th : " Our house was between two barricades, which alarmed us, but the military soon took possession of them, and set our fears at rest. We shall know by the votes of the 21st of this month whether Louis Napoleon will be re-elected for ten years. After the manner with which he has assured the well-being of the country, no doubt but that he will be named, and it would only be an act of justice. He has nearly all France in a state of siege, and his doing this will save us. In some localities Messieurs Les Rouges have committed atrocities, but let us hope they will be the last. If Napoleon had not taken this resolution 1852 would not have left one stone upon another. I hope upon your return here you will find the country in perfect order. Everybody was so delighted at the aspect of affairs afrer the battle, that, without being certain if all was finished, the Rentes on the o pening of the Bourse rose six francs." ITAL Y. The international commi.ision for the construction of a railway through C!_•ntr.al Italy, now assembled at Modena, has jut published a preliminary no,i6ca, tion, deter,ninin,,e. the line as follows :—Commencing at Piacenzl, on thn right aide of the Pe, it is to pro ceed nor :h of the Via FAmilio, or Parmese postal road, intersecting the torrents itifauto, Nure, Niglio, Chiavinna, and Arda. Near Farenzala the railroad is to proceed in right lines connected by almost insen -sible curves, cross the torrent Stirione, touch at Borgo San Donnino, and cross the Taro near the great bridge of the Via It is then to be continued in long sweeps till it reaches Parma, thence it is to enter the Modenese territory over the torrent Enoze, and touch at Reggio, where a branch is to be con structed to Mantua, touching at Guastalla, while the main line shall proceed to Modena and Bologna, where it is to meet the branch connecting it with Pistoia and Prato, on the Tuscan territory. INSTITUTION FOR THE RELIEF OF DEAFNESS. The annual meeting of the members of this excel lent institution was held at the Public Office yester day, S. Beale, Esq., in the chair, in consequence of the indisposition of Admiral Moorsom. There were also present C. Geach, Esq., M.P., J. F. Ledsam, Esq., Messrs. W. Chance, jun., the Secretary, W. Dufton, the Surgeon, J. 0. Mason, S. Thornton, J. C. iry nn, &c. An apology for unavoidable absence was made for the Rev. J. C. Miller. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, con gratulated the members on the successful manage ment of the institution during the past year, by which a very considerable amount of good had been effected at a very trifling cost. He had also great pleasure in stating that in examining the accounts he had found that they were in a favourable state, and that unlike molt other charities there was a balance in hand. induce the fact, however encouraging, ought not to the subscribers to relax in their efforts, but on the contrary ought to stimulate them to increased exer tions in order that in future a greater amount of good might be effected. Mr. W. CHANCE, jun., read the report for the past year, from which it appeared that the number of ' patients attending the institution during that period had been 27.5, of whom a large majority had received benefit, and many had been quite cured. Since the formation of the society no less than 1,760 patients had had the advantage of its gratuitous assistance, and from the . results shown in th e repor t s f rom y ea r to year, it appeared that one of the main objects of the promoters of the institution had been fulfilled. They considered that by di rec ting attention to a special class of complaints there would be an improvement in the treatment of them, and the result sh o wed that a greater number in proportion were cured now than at the first forma tion of the society. The committee noticed with pleasure an increa - e in the funds of the society, and had witnessed in many instances the gratitude of the patients who had experienced relief. There had been 138 cases cured ; of these 52 were deaf less than one year ; 47 between 1 and 5 years ; 28 between 5 and 10; 7 between 10 and 15 ; and 4 between 15 and 20. There had been 99 cases relieved; and of these 22 were deaf under 5 years; 36 between 5 and 10 years; 20 between 10 and 15 years; 15 between 15 and 20 years ; and 6 between 20 and 30 years. There had been 38 incurable cases ; of which 14 were deaf under 10 years ; 8 between 10 and 20 years ; 2 be tween 20 and 30 years; 8 between 30 and 40 years; and 6 between 40 and 50 years. The cash account showed a balance of 821. 193. 82. in the han Is of the treasurer. C. GEACH, Esq , moved the first resilul.on. The Honourable Gentlemen said he had had the plea sure of attending the annual meetings of that insti tution for severd years past, and always with increased satisfaction nt the great benefit it bestowed upon the public. He did not lock upon the institution as being altogether charitable ; for although certainly it did much good for those who could not, for want of pe cuniary mesas, have aiv,iled themselves of careful aid, yet at the same time scientific assistance was given to those who could afford to pay, by the extended know ledge gained by the surgeon in aural cases. That he thought was ono of the greatest, although indirect, advantages affurd,l by hospitals and institutions of this • kind. th wiahed to call particular attention to the fact that the ear was a most delicate organ, -to Which irre:nediable tnichief by want of skill or care might soon be done ; but in this insti tution they b:;(1 the advantage of a practical and careful examination of a great number of cases, whereby that mischief was altogether avoided, and tlr. Diiften, in whatever course he might think it n - •cess•.ry to adopt, took particular care that no harm should be done even if no benefit should en ,, uo. He knew that in Mr. Dufton's practice it had always been a leading consideration not to destroy if it could not amend. He (Mr. Geach) could further state that he had received the greatest gratification when he had occasionally called at the institution when the patients, were there; and he had witnessed with pleasure the joy, satisfaction, and comfort they manifested and expressed on receiving back that sense, the loss of which, next to blindness, was one of the greatest calamities which could be inflicted on man, and particularly on those who had to gain their own livelihood, in any occupation which in volved the use of physical strength. He knew of no institution in the town with which it gave him more pleasure to be connected than that which was qui.eqy, let successfully, doing a vast amount of good, for which they were deeply indebted to their excellent and ebbs surgeon, Me. Dalton. He was in truth . the instit u ti on ; f or w i thout hi s great care, ate tent ion, and patience, it would most certainly have fait-d, and many 1:(,/, people have been practically shut out from the world, and not been able to hear w hat was going on around them. Mr. J. U. MASON !Simply seconded the resolution, which was passed. Mr. W. MABION moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Dutton ; and said he was sure all present would re-echo his words when he stat d that no encomium could be too great for the z3al and devotion which Mr. Dutton displayed in carryinz oat the objects of that institution. It had been said that the benefits of the charity were dispensed in a quiet way ; but he had frequently found that quiet modes were the most Efficient, and he could affirm that Mr. Dalton paid as much attention to the poor patients as he would to those in affluence, from whom he might derive a hand some remuneration for the valuable aid of his profes sional abilitie s . The proposition was briefly seconded by Mr. J. F. LEDSAM, and c arr i ed with acclamation. Mr. S. THORNTON moved a vote of thanks to the officers; and Mr. J. C. Wysor, in seconding it, bore testimony to the able manner in which the committee conducted the affairs of the establishment, and at a comparatively very trifling expense. Th e CHAIRMAN concurred entirely in these re marks; and the resolution ha v i ng been carried, Mr. W. CHANCE, jun., returned thanks. • A vote of thanks wa s then passed to. Birmingham chair man , and the proceedings termina t ed.—Aris Gazette. ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE. The late Mr. Basil Montagu, Q.C., whose death, at the advanced age of 82, is recorded to have occurred at Boulogne-sur-Mer on the 27th ult., was formerly a Commissioner in Bankruptcy, and WAS so eminent a practitioner in such matters that for many years he was !egarded as an oracle ofthe bankrupt laws. So little had beenia heard of him of late years that many of his quon - Lig agofri ds . laboured under the impression that he bad discharged the debt of nature. It is not generaiiv 4 known that this distinguished lawyer was the fourth se Miss Margaret u of_ John, fourth Earl of Sandwich, by The melancholy fate a celebrated beauty of her day. styled one e, public interest at ttheeof'this lady inspired the deepest been justly traordinary I)ve tales ever the most romantic and ex recorded, so much so that it has often struck us witl astonishment that, in these n:,vA-oaailuracturing an d aet r r eady-reading d a y s none of the novelists who c g r o p u n o d t w l 1 e the public taste have sAz ,, ,d u so o stran ge l y at times for this case affords as the Montagu,Margaret Reny, ample materials k_ for a book of lasting and intense interezt.niAsiliis7 the hiothor (,f the late Mr. daughter of a stay-maker in served bar apprenticeship to a John's-lane, Clerkeeer4cliln C rn o a v iientu t rira (17 and George's-court, St. John Having, during her apprenticeship, attracted - - -f Lord Sandwich, he t oo k pr o tection, and treated her ,til her melancholy assassination Lderness and affection, which was y Miss Reay, until her introduc tn ayoung ensign - of the 68th Re .sand of a recruiting party at Hun. bourhood of which stands Ritchen mansion; of the noble house of Montagu. Mr. James Hackman, the wretched but highly gifted hero of this sad narrative, from the first moment of his introduction, fell des perately in love with the mistress of his noble host, and his passion increased with the daily opportunities afforded him by the invitations he received to his Lord ship's table. With the object of continuing his assi duous attentions to this lady and the hope of ultimately engaging her affections, he quitted the army, and taking holy orders obtained the living of Wiverton, in Nor a few months prior to the commission of that folk, only which brought him to the scaffold. That Miss R e ay had given some encouragement to his fiery passion cannot be denied ; the tenor of their corre spondence clearly proves it, but gratitude towards the Earl and prudential motives repecting the welfare of her children induced her afterwards to refuse the offer of the Rev. Gentleman's hand, and to intimate the necessity which existed for discontinuing his visits for their mutual interest and their peace of mind. Stung to the quick by this sudden and unexpected termina tion of his long cherished and most ardent passion, no I doubt can exist in the minds of those who have care s fully perused the highly interesting correspondence between the parties, published many years ego by Mr. Hubert Croft, in a volume entitled " Love and Mad ness," that Mr. Hackman's mind became unsettled, and without meditating a crime which, properly speaking, could scarcely be fairly classed in the cate gory ("murder, there is no doubt that he became weary of his own life ; and finally, though without distinct premeditation, determined that she whom he loved so passionately should share bis fate. At this time the Rev. Mr. Hackman was lodging in Duke's-court, St. Martin's-lane, and the fatal day, April 7, 1799, was occupied all the morning i n readin g Blair's Ser mons ; but in the evening, as he was walking towards the Admiralty, he saw Miss Reay pass in her coach, accompanied by Signora Galli. He followed and dis covered that she alighted at Covent-garden Theatre, whither she went to witness the performance of Love in a Village. Mr. Hackman returned to his lodgings, and arming himself with a brace of pistols, went back to the theatre, and when the performance was over, as Miss Reay was stepping into her coach, he took a pistol in each band, one of which he discharged at her and killed her on the spot, and the other at him self, which did not, however, take effect. He then beat himself about the head with the butt-end of the pistol in order to destroy himself, but was eventually, after a dreadful struggle, secured and carried before Sir John Fielding, who committed him to Tothill fields Bridewell, and after wards to Newgate, where he was narrowly watched to prevent his committing suicide. He was shortly after tried at the Old Bailey, before the celebrated Justice Blackstone, author of the " Commentaries," found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged at Tyburn on the 19th of the month, where he suffered the last penalty of the law with all the firmness becoming a gentleman and a Christian who felt that he had com mitted an irreparable injury, and that his life was justly forfeited to the outraged laws of his country, although he persisted to the last that the idea of murdering the woman he so fondly loved originated in the frenzy of the moment, and never was or could have been premeditated. One cir cumstance in this slight narrative which redounds so highly to the honour of the party most aggrieved in this:sad affair must not be omitted. Lord Sandwich, with a noblemindedness rarely exemplified in such extreme cases of injury to the pride and sensibility of man, wrote to Mr. Hackman after sentence of death was passed upon him : " 7th April, 1779. " If the murderer of Miss wishes to live, the man he has most injured will use all his interest to procure his life." The prisoner replied the same day— " Condemned Cell in Nowgate. " The murderer of her whom he preferred, far pre ferred, to life, suspects the hand from which he has just received such an offer as he neither desires nor de serves. his wishes are for death, not for life. One wish ho has —could he be pardoned in this world by the man he has most injured—oh, my Lord, when I meet her in another world, enable me to tell her—if departed spirits are not ignorant of earthly things—that you forgive us both, and that you will be a father to her dear children." _ _ It is almost needless to observe that the Noble Earl did faithfully comply with the dying wishes of the wretched man, and was a good and generous father to all the children of this connexion, of whom the learned gentleman just deceased was one.—Morning Post. PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY OF BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS' ASSISTANTS. On Tuesday evening last the third annual festival of this society was celebrated at the Cranbourne Hotel, Upper St. Martin's-lane, when about one hundred mem bers and friends sat down to an excellent supper, the chair being ably filled by J. Sparkes Hall, Esq. After the cloth had been drawn, and the customary loyal toasts responded to, the CHArnstArr gave the toast of the evening, " Success to the Philanthropic Society of Boot and Shoemakers' Assistants," and in an excel lent speech alluded to the chief objects of the society, more especially to one which he warmly supported, the early closing . of shop, as he believed that nut only was the heaLh of their assitants affected, bat their goods also suffered from the iejurfoas eff ets of gas. Intro ducing an anecdote of an old shoemaker, Timothy Bennett, who defeet( d George IL, with reference to the closing up of a public footpath, and quoting his phi lanthropic motto, " Let us endeavour to leave the world better than we found it," the respected chairman Ex pressed a hope that they would always remember this precept, as be believed it W. 13 with such a spirit that their association had been founded. Alter addressing them at greater length than our limits will allow us to give, during which he was repeatedly cheered; he con eluded by proposing the toast, which was enthusiastically received and duly responded to. Mr. JONES, the secretary, tben read the report, which was admirably drawn - up, and showed that there was a handsome surplus in the bank and in the hands of the treasurer, Mr. John Simpson, whose unwearied exertions were highly eulogized. It contained also an earnest ap peal for continued support, and explained the chief ob jects of the society. Various toasts were then given, including the health of the Chairman,and a haeasume sum was subscribed in aid of the funds. The musical arrangements were under the direction of Mr. Pawsey, assisted by Mrs. Pawsey, Mr. Seymour, Mr. Butler, Mr. Edmonds, and Herr Kuchler, who presided at the pianoforte; and the enjoyments of the evening were greatly enlivened by several favourite glees and songs, including an original composition, ap propriate for the occasion, the whole of which were exceedingly well received. The various arrangements of Mr. Parrott and the other stewards were most excellent, and in every r.- 6pect an evening was spent extremely satisfactory to all MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London Kew Price Current, Dec. 12.) SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was operated in with reluctance tor all purposes, and the rates taken were 6d per cwt under those of Friday last. Only 122 hhds, &0,, were sold, and of 150 hhds Barhadoes at auction a portion only sold at from 35s to 38s 61 for good to fine yellow. For the week transactions are 1,435 Made, &c. REFINED.-To-day only moderate purchases were made in rtfined goods for home trade purposes; rates remain at 43s to 48s for low to fine grocery lumps. In Crushed them is yet little business doing. MAIIRITIUS.—To-day the chief portion of 5,068 bags Mauritius at auction sold, but at rates 6d to is under those of last week. The prices taken for good mid and good yellow were 32s to 345, mid 30s to 31s 6d, low 293 6d to 30s, fair fine brown 26s to 293, ord 23s 6d to 25s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the public sales of Bengal Sugar went off heavily, and at rather lower rates. Of 6,700 bags a small portion only sold, good to fine white Benares at 36s to 395, low to middling 34s 6d to 353 6d, good to fine like Mauritius 32s to 34s 6d, low to mid 28s to 31s 61, lihaur, 22s to 235. Of Madras 550 bgs were taken in at 25s for good brown, but 1,084 bgs Penang sold rather lower, white went at 32s to 34s 6d for ord to fair, and soft yellow 25s to 31s per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day the private operations in Foreign were small, at previous rates there are free sellers. None was submitted to public sale. MoLASSES.—There is still a large demand for West India, and prices have improved 6d per cwt; the stock in first hands is much reduced. Operations fur the week are 600 puns at lls to 13s, and on the part of holders there is firmness Cuba and Porto Rico are wanted at Its 61 to 12s 6d and with few sellers. Of Bengal and Mauritius the quantity here is small, and 10s 6d to Ils is„_ the value. Se vera l pur c h ases ha v e b een ma d e i n ircs..vaoinuee e,y, and low to fine Jamaica realized from 35s to 545. ta marinds arinds are in good demand at the previous va l u e. Of I;sdia 10 kegs at auction realized 26s to 28s, the per evvt.inferior is 20s to 255 ; and E as t I n di a 7 s t o 12 3 Consequence of the limited demand for previous West India rates are barely sustained, and there Of 2 f 2 ou 7 na b dra a u g u a nb l t l ag b a rl s Trinidad at auc , is a fair supply. Lion a small part only 283, red 39s to 455 ; and 10bouyer" grey at from 34s to can be obtained re a d a 3 11 4 t 5 2 6 5 1 5 t t o o business transacted 36s 6d. In foreign the Ceylon Coffee firmness, but little business was ab.suyer 2 i s 7 COFFEE—thissli l a l small; nd oua Guayaquil sqhuijai afternoon and at 32 1' s a rperaN done pri atwth.Be vately, and at auction 563 bags were taken in at 403 6d held with for real good ordinary. Of 180 only and 270 bags f P o l r a m n e ta r ti v o a n ia C e .56s to 601, mid and good mid 52s to 555, other sorts 445 to 51s, and tria ge us 61 to 43s per cwt. There ; ey g lo o n od a r s e rj a a li i s l e p d art is yet lit:le bu&iness doing in Foreign Coffee in the private contract market. TEL.=-Hold rs of Congou ere not disposed to sell at any further reduction, and a less amount is on offer. Tho demand is, however, still limited, especially for inferior sorts. Prices for low rule at ld to 71d, good ord 81 to B id, blackish loaf 91 to I Id; superior and Pekoe kinds is to is sd. There is also yet a reluctance on the part of exporters to transact business. Prices not declined for Souchong; purchases have been small, and the supply is plentiful of inferior and mid, but a less amount is on offer of better kinds. The value of good and fine is is to Is lOd, or d an d f a i r 8 d to I I d . O o l ong h as request,ab n ee n soldfinis in fine o 3 a d extentf st a o i 4 r disd. tsoi s at s cd9: Scented middling t e o idd l do s i i 2 rna d gn for gteo ord Pekoego todis s o od, ld to is 31, inf er i or 9 d to Is. at tracted little notice, common and lowe middlingry Pekoe ls id to is 4d, good to fine Is 5d to 2s 10d. Caper more in request at 10c1 to is 4d. The downward move ment has ceased for green Tea ; at present, however, there is little business doing, but supply is not so large as of late. Hyson of ord and mid quality can be obtained at lid to is 3d, good to fiee is 4d to 2s, choice 2s 2d to 2s 7d; Gunpowder Hyson sort is to 2s 4d, fine 2s 6d to 3s 4d; Canton 8d to I Id; Impe rial 10d to Is; Hyson kinds is Id to 2s 6d, and Young Hyson I Id to 2s 6d. SPICES.—To-day Nutmegs were in larger supply, and rates declined 2d per lb. At auction 120 pkgs were sold, fine brown went at 3s to 3s 2d, good mid to good 2s 6d to 2s 10d, mid 2s to 2s sd, low Is ld to is 11d, wormy Id to 9d. Mace is Icl to 2d cheaper; 40 pkgs were all sold,: common and low is t is to is 2d, mid to good Is 10d to 2s sd. Of white Pepper 44 bgs were sold at 8d to 80 for good; 327 pocke is Bengal Ginger were taken in at 17s for mid export sort; and 120 cases China pre served at 9d per lb. SPIRITS.—FuII rates are demanded for Jamaica Rum, and good business has betni concluded, the lower Giusti ties meeting with most attention. The prices paid for fine 34 to 38 over proof Lave been 3s 2d to 4s 2d, mid and good 32 to 35 over 2s 6d to 3s, common 30 to 33 over 2s 3d to 2s sd. Ease India has been sold to a fair extent at Is 3d to is 30 proof, and holders are firm. Se veral transactions have to ken place in Leeward Island at Is 4d to is 6,1 proof. I), tererara is operated in with more freedom at 2s Id to 2a 4d for 32 to 40 over proof. Stock of Rum is 1,400 puns, &c.., less than last season; deliver ies are again to a fair exten'„, and rates continue moderate. Prices for Brandy are ni it higher; there is, however, a good business doing. C•ssgnac best brands of vintage of 1850 realised 4s 5d to 4s '.7d, 1849 ditto, 4s 8d to 43 I0d; 1848 ditto, 5s 2d to 5s 4d ; 1847 ditto, 5s 7d to 55 9d; older, 5s 10d to 6s 6d; low to mid, 2s 10d to 4s; and Bordeaux, 2i 2d to 2s 4d.. In British made Spirit there is yet a good deal doing at 9s 8d to 93 9d cash, and Gin at 8s for 22 under proof. In Geneva several purchases have been made at is 7cl to is 9d for ord, and fine at Is 9d to 2s per gallon. RICE.—To-day stiffer rates being demanded for East India Rice operated against business, and the chief p or tion of the sound of 9,544 bags Madras was taken in at 9s for Cargo grain ; the part sold realized is to 8s 6d for ord and mid pinkey, and 2s to 8s for damaged. Of 2,463 bags Bengal about half sold at 13s for good white. Issmoo.—There is a reluctance on the part of exports and home dealers to operate, whilst last sales rates have not generally been sustained. Full terms are required for Spanish, the stock being reduced to 515 srns, against 890 to same time last season. Purchases are at present small; Flores at 4s 10d to ss, Sobres 4s to 4s 9d; Cortes, good to fine 3s 6d to 4s, middling 2a 8d to 3s 4d, ord and very low is to 2s 6d, and Caraccas common to good2s 6d to 3s 10d per lb. CocniNEAL.—The public sales of Cochineal declared for to-day are postponed until next week. OlLS.—This afternoon a public sale of 35 tuns Sperm went at from 841 103 to 85l per tun. Of Cocoa Nut Oil 123 hhds, &c., were taken in at 32s to 35s 6d per cwt for Cochin. TALLOW.—This afternoon the public sales of Tallow went off quietly, 440 pkgs South American selling at 34s to 36s 3d for ord to fine, and 270 casks Australian at 36s to 373 for Sheep of first quality, and at 353 6d to 36s 9d for Ox. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32 for ,the Week ending on Saturday, the 6th day of December, 1851. ISSUE DEPABTMENT. Notes i55ued........ 29,902,530 Government debt 11,015,1(0 Other securities .. .. 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 15.869,555 Silver bullion • • • • • • 33,37 b the ittention of her , • his ' . . a u.. • 'od un ..... _ • .‘ , 7eol llll , ' ten( .. 4 4 ie 45.3: 4a.• -, *(7.4 . 1.. 'ioti .ftl'-14:4 rfl'- ik w il m , - "•\'''' '' ' . 1 6'.1;eighb, t..k* ~ , did n i''' -:.. • ( - 1 OA p THE SUN, LONDO N, £29,902,930 1 £29,902,930 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 11th day of December, 1851. BANKING DEPAATISEN T. Proprietorecapital.• 14,553,000.. nest -• • ...... 3,126,495 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ings -banks, and Di vidend accottms).. 8,077,314 Other deposits •• • ... 9,539,188 Se'ren day and other Bills •• ..•• .... 1,156,363 Government secnri- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 13,241,768 'Other securities • • • • 11,01811,547,043 !Notes • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ,425 'Gold and silver coin.. 615,654 £36,452,890 £36,452,890 bf. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1851. Dated tho 11 th day of Deeembei LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 12. (Sittings at :Nisi Prius, at Guildholl,before Lord CAMPBELL and a Special Jury.) DODD V. LEG GATT. Mr. Sergeant Shee, Mr. Bramwell, and Mr. Willes appeared for the plaintiff ; and Sir F. Thesiger and Mr. Cleasby for the defendant. The plaintiff in this action carried on business as a jeweller at No. 78, Cornhill, and sued the defendant i❑ an action on the case for obstructing the entrance to his shop. Shop frontage in that part of the city was so valuable, that it was stated to be worth as much as 2/. ss. an inch per annum. This circum stance let to the original shop being divided into two, one of which was occupied by the plaintiff as a jeweller and the other by the defendant as a printseller. There was a common entrance passage to the two shops, and on each side of the passage there was a door lead ing into the respective shops. For some time the plaintiff and defendant lived together on good terms, and this continued down to the month of October, 1850, when some differences arose between them, which finally led to the present action. The ground of the present action was that the defendant in jured the plaintiff's business by standing in the passage, and obstructing the entrance to the plaintiff's shop. It was also alleged that the defendant was a man of great liveliness of conversation, and being very popular in the neighbourhood, would make the passers-by plunge into a long conversation, and thus was in the habit of occupying the passage, to the great obstruction of the plaintiff's business. Consi derable amusement was produced in court by the reading of certain notes of these conversations, which had been made by a boy in the plaintiff's service, in which the times during which the entrance was ob structed were accurately noted down. These entries were made daily for a considerable time. Some cus tomers of the plaintiff were also called, and stated that from the obstruction caused by the defendant they had felt difficulty in getting into the plaintiff's shop. Sir F. MESMER, for the defendant, submitted that no substantial cause of action had been made out. The action sprung out of a misunderstanding which had unfortunately arisen between the parties, before which time there had been no complaint made by the plaintiff; on the contrary, the plaintiff had derived donsiderable advantage from the defendant's conver sational powers. Lord CAMPBELL said, the question for the jury was entirely one of fact. The plaintiff's object was pro bably not to obtain substantial damages, but only such as would relieve him from the inconvenience which he sustained from the defendant's conduct. As the fact of the defendant's standing in the passage was clearly proved, the only question would be, whe ther he had done so to such an extent as to give the plaintiff just cause of complaint. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with 40s. damages. Lord CAMPBELL certified that the action was a proper one to be tried by a special jury. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 12. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Justice JERVIS and Special Juries.) WARD V. LORD LONDESBOROUII. Mr. Crowder, Q C., and Mr. Willes appeared for the plaintiff ; a n d Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Bram well, Q.C., for the defendant. This was an action for money had and received, brought for the recovery of 2101. paid by the plaintiff in the autumn of 1845 as a deposit on 100 scrip shares in an undertaking which was at one time registered as the Dover and Deal Railway, Cinque Ports, Tha net, and Coast Junction Company, and afterwards, more simply, as the Dover and Deal Railway Com pany. The plaintiff, who was at that time M.P. for Canterbury, took an active part and attended several meetings for the purpose of promoting the scheme, and a Bill was brought into the House of Commons and re ferred to a Committee, by whom it was rejected. The nffAir altogether failed, and has since been put into the Court of Chancery under the Winding-up Acts. The letter of allotment was given in evidence, and also a letter of guarantee, sent at the same time, which con tained a passage to the effect that, if the Act were not obtained, the directors undertook to return the whole of the deposits. The plaintiff never executed the Par liamentary contract, but afterLthe,failure of the scheme was offered a return of 1/. a share if he would consent to do so. The facts of this case were almost precisely similar with those of "-Collins v. Lord Londesbo rough," tried before the Lord Chief Justice this time last year, and decided in favour of the plaintiff. As his Lordship's opinion on the evidence remained un changed, he directed a verdict for the plaintiff. Mr. Sergeant BYLES tendered a bill of exceptiona,,on the ground that sufficient evidence of the sending of the letters of allotment and guarantee to the plaintiff had not been given, and that neither the application for shares nor the letters of allotment or guarantee were stamped; and that money had and received would not lie. SMITH V. TYAS. This was an action for false imprisonment on a charge of felony, to which the defendant pleaded " Not guilty." Mr. Chambers, Q C , and Mr. lluddlestone were counsel for the plaintiff'; and Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Hinirnarsh for the defendant. The plaintiff was a builder anti surveyor and te nant of the Sun-wharf, Horton, under the defendant, a gentleman of property and a magistrate at Don caster. Some machinery on the wharf was purchased by the plaintiff of defendant at the time of the com mencement of the tenancy, but not paid for before the former became bankrupt. Last June the plain tiff detected a man named Burke, who lived on the premises ,taking parts of defendant of the himi m ar rested, and wrote to T dant answered by sayingth e e d p e l f a e i n n the fact, and asking himthtaotphreosleocoukteed to . • tiff for the protection of the machinery, as he had re fused to deliver it up when demanded. When the assignee under the bankruptcy took a list of the property at the wharf the plaintiff caused the letter L to be put opposite almost all the things in the list, including the machinery, to denote that they were the property of the landlord, and thereby save them from being seised by the messenger. The defendant, on coming to town, found a great part of the machinery had been removed from the wharf to the plaintiff's residence, and gave him into custody on a charge of stealing the machinery, which charge was dismissed before the magistrates. Several witnesses gave evidence in support of the plaintiff's case, and the defendant and others were examined for the defendant in mitigation of damages. The CHIEF JUSTICE, in summing up, said that with reference to tha remarks that had been made by counsel as to the want of the plaintiff's testimony, he had considered the intention of the new Evidence Act, and he thought it was not so much brought forward to supply defects of evidence as to disclose the whole truth ; and that here it might have been as well if the plaintiff himself had given his testimony. His Lord ship then went through the evidence in the case. The jury retired, and after a short interval returned with a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 25/. SMITH, TIIE YOUNGER, V. TYAS. CARD V. TYAS. These cases presented precisely the same facts as the former, as the plaintiff in each was arrested at the same time with the former plaintiff, and charged with the same offence. A verdict, therefore, was taken in each case by consent for 201. LORD MAYOR'S COURT, Dec. 12. (Before the ItECORDER.) EDWARD AND ANOTHER V. STACKEY-SHARPE AND WILKINS, GARNISHEES. This was an attachment in an action of debt under which two boxes of Californian golddust, of the value of 16,000 dolls., in sterling 3,4911., had been attached. The action was for 7001. Mr. Randall (with whom was Mr. Locke) appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Ryland for the garnishee Wil kins, trading as Sharpe and Wilkins. From the opening statement it appeared that the plaintiffs were merchants at Halifax, and Mr. Starkey had traded as a merchant at Liverpool, as Starkey and Co. The garnishee, Mr. Henry Charles Wilkins, was a bullion broker in Winchester-street, in the City. The present proceedings involved a novel point. I❑ October last he received from the bullion-office of the Bank of England, by virtue of a bill of lading which he had received from Starkey, two boxes of Californian golddust, of the value described, which had been shipped from San Francisco, where Starkey had a branch establishment, for Southampton, by the steamer Clyde, and which, on its arrival at that port, was conveyed to London, and deposited in the bullion-office of the Bank of England for security. The captain of the vessel in which the gold was brought from California had a bill of lading which was deposited at the Bank of England, and another bill of lading was forwarded to Starkey at Liverpool, to whom the gold was consigned. The last bill of lading stated that the consignment was "as per en dorsement," the endorsement being a list of persons to whom the proceeds of the golddust were to be paid over in various proportions, and the question to be decided was, whether Mr. Starkey had a real and substantial interest in the consignment, or, in other words, whether the golddust, ,which came into the possession of Mr. Wilkins, belonged to Mr. Starkey, or to the persons whose names were endorsed on the bill of lading, under which he received the golddust from the Bank. There was no such endorsement on the bill of lading brought over by the captain, and the question was, whether the other was genuine, and had the endorsement when it left San Francisco. A bill of lading had never been so endorsed before, and the point which arose in this case had never occurred in any previous proceeding. The evidence proved the receipt of the gold and bill of lading from the captain. The gold realized 3,351/. 7s. 2d., of which Mr. Wilkins had paid 2,400/. to the persons named in the endorsement. He had the ba lance on account of the present proceedings. It was contended by the Learned Counsel for the garnishee that Mr. Starkey had no interest in the consignment, but was merely an agent, and that when the bill of lading had come into the possessio❑ of the accountant to Mr. Starkey's estate it was sent to Wilkins, and the sum paid bad been divided in pro portions, the balance being kept until the present question was decided. It was proved that the signatures to the bill of lading were those of Starkey and Brothers, San Francisco, and Mr. Wilkins said be had no doubt that the bill of Jading left California with the en dorsement of the names of the parties for whose be nefit the golddust was forwarded. The RECOUDER, in placing the ease before the jury, said he had intended to ask them whether they were of opinion that the endorsement was on the bill of la ding when it left California, but after what Mr. Wilkins had said there could be no doubt about it. It appeared to him that the gold was consigned to Starkey to hold for the benefit of others, and, though it was formally consigned to him, it was the property of the parties named in the endorsement. It was of the greatest possible importance that the law re lating to bills of lading should be strictly adhered to, giving as they did a paramount title to property consigned, and being so extensively used in transactions between commercial men ; but in the present case (and he never recollected a similar one) he thought, that although the bill of lading was sent to Starkey, he bad no interest in the property, and if the jury adopted that view of the case they would re turn a verdict for the garnishee. — The foreman said the jury were of opinion that S'arkey had no substantial interest in the gold. The RECORDER said it was in effect a verdict f o r the garnishee.—Verdict accordingly. SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1851. to do so until after the deathlof the deceased, which took place on the fol!o wing Monday. Ile then found a wound which had penetrated the eye and fractured the orbital plate of the frontal bone. There was con siderable laceration and the brain had been injured, which had been the cause of death. The wound had been about two inches in depth, and little splinters of bone had got into the brain. ile should think that the wound had been made by a knife, but he would not say that it might not have been made by a shar pened piece of wood. Mr. MONK addressed the jury for the prisoner, and urged that there was no proof of malice in this case to sustain the charge of murder. There was no doubt that the blow given by the prisoner had caused the death of the deceased, and no one regretted it more than he did, but the blow was given in a moment of extraordinary provocation, and that circumstance, in the absence of malice, made the offence manslaughter. Mr. Baron PARKE summed up the evidence, ex plaining to the jury the law as it respects the charge of murder, and what amount of proof of provocation was considered to be necessary to reduce the crime to that of manslaughter. The jury, after a short consultation in the box, re tired from court, and had not returned when our re port left. Francis Mawdesley, aged 23, was indicted for the manslaughter, on the Bth of Decemb?r, at Prescot, of John Chesworth. Mr. Raffles prosecuted, and Mr. Tindal Atkinson defended the prisoner. It seemed from the evidence i❑ this case, that on Monday evening last the prisoner, the deceased, and some other men were drinking together at a public house in Snig-lane, Prescot. The conversation turned upon a fight which had taken place on the previous Saturday evening between William Ches worth and another man. The deceased boasted that he had challenged every man on the field to fight, except the two who were actually engaged. Upon this the deceased said, " Well, it's now then," and they accordingly adjourned about a quarter-past ten o'clock to a field close at hand. The only witness of the fight was a man named Hulme, who S aid that they fought 13 or 14 rounds, and that it was a fair fight. The deceased received several severe blows from the prisoner, and, soon after they had given up fighting, was seen to stagger up against some rails, and began to vomit. The prisoner asked Hultne to take him home, which he did, and a surgeon was immediately sent for. From the first he considered the case hopeless, he being in an apoplectic fit, evi dently arising, as was his opinion, from external vio lence. There was a rupture of the stomach of a very serious nature. His LORDSHIP ' on proof of these facts, put it to the Learned Counsel for the prisoner if he would address the jury, and told them, that the death having evi dently been caused in the manner alleged, they must find the prisoner guilty, and The jury having accordingly convicted him, His LORDSHIP said he should deal leniently with the prisoner under all the circumstances, and sentenced him to three weeks' imprisonment. NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) James Aspden, 57, was charged with having, at Blackburn, on the 22d of November, killed and slain Paul Parkinson. Mr. M'Oubrey prosecuted, and Mr.:!Blair. defended the prisoner. It appeared that about nine o'clock on the night of the 22d of November, the deceased and two other boys named Eccles and Waddington were walking up Dar wen-street towards Blackburn. When pass. ing near the house of the prisoner, who is a clogger, one of the two other boys h ear d th e sound of a blow falling on the head of the deceased, but the person who gave the blow was seen by neither of them. Eccles and Waddington then ran off, and at that time saw no more of the deceased, but soon after Wad dington returned, and found him sitting on the foot way, whence he was removed to the Hare and Hounds public-house. It further appeared that a boy named George Tierney, who was going in an opposite direction to that in which the three boys were, met them, and after they had passed turned round to look after them, when he saw them crossing the road. They were about the middle of the road when this boy saw the prisoner strike the deceased, apparently with a walking-stick. The deceased fell close to the footpath, and on Tierney going up to him he said " Oh, dear," and was very shortly taken to the Hare and Hounds, where he died in about '2O minutes. From the evidence of a woman named Alice Todd it seemed that the deceased might have fallen upon the kerb-stone, and Mr. Pickup, the surgeon, who saw the boy, said that the contused wound which he found on the side of the boy's head might have been caused by a blow from a stick or by a tall upon the kerbstone. A bloodvessel hod been ruptured, and there was some coagulated blood on the brain. When the prisoner was taken into custody he expressed great regret for what had happened, and said that the boys had been calling him names and throwing stones into his shop, upon which he had run out, and struck one of them with a stick, not intend ing any harm. It was admitted on the part of the prosecution that the character of the prisoner was irreproachable. The jury found a verdict of Not Guilty, upon which The Learned JUDGE discharged the prisoner, say ing that he was sure his own feelings had been a sufficient punishment, and cautioning him against using such a stick as had been described against a child in future. Frederick Jones and William Walker, two boys, who had pleaded guilty to an indictment charging them with presenting a pistol at Ellen Wood with in tent to rob her, were called up in the course of the morning for sentence. Mr. WHEELER, who was instructed for the prose cution,requested his Lordship's attention to the facts of the case, which were of a somewhat singular na ture. It appeared that the prisoners wbo were about sixteen years of age, were born at Stockport, where they had lived up to the present time, and hitherto no charge had been brought against them. They had not been the associates of dishonest characters, nor, so far as was known, had they been absent from their work for a single day. From inquiries made by Mr. Sadler, the head of the police, that gentleman had ascertained that about fifteen months since they had been employed by a man who had been in the habit of reading publications like " Jack Sheppard " and others illustrative of the lives of notorious rob bers. These boys had been encouraged by this man to indulge in the perusal of similar books, and it was believed to be owing to the vicious excitement engen dered by reading such trash that they now stood in the dock before his Lordship. Their parents had set them an excellent example, and up to the time of their going to work with this man they bad been well conducted youths. Masks, matches, and all the paraphernalia of " Jack Sheppardism " were found upon the boys. The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence upon the prisoners, said that, upon reading the depositions, he had very much feared that he should be compelled to pass upon them a sentence of transportation ; but, after what he had heard, he was led to to think that a lengthened term of imprisonment might result in their reformation and satisfy the ends of justice.—They were then sentenced to six months' imprisonment. John Deane was charged with having, at Liver pool, on the 25th of July last, forged and uttered a bill of exchange for 1541. 16s. 3d. Mr. Simon and Mr. Rushton prosecuted ; and Mr. Tindal Atkinson and Sir G. Stephen defended the prisoner. The prisoner was a highly respectable tradesman in Liverpool, having, for forty years carried on the busi ness of a chemist and druggist in Castle-street, in that town. For three or four years he had banked with Messrs. Moss and Co., of Dale-street, but his account was not at any time a large one, and latterly it had been in a very unsatisfactory state. In July last Messrs. Moss pressed the prisoner for the payment of the balance then owing to them, which was 1381. Being threatened with legal proceedings the prisoner went to the bank on the 25th of July, and paid to his own account a bill of exchange for 1541. 16s. 3d., drawn by himself on John Ainley, broker, &c., Leeds, pur porting to be accepted by John Ainley, and payable at Glyn's and Co., London. The bill was discounted by Messrs. Moss, and the prisoner's account credited with the balance. The bill went through the hands of various endorsees, but when due was dishonoured. Inquiries were then made by Messrs. Moss at Leeds for the acceptor, and a letter was sent to Leeds, but, notwithstanding all the inquiries of the police, no such person could he found. When the prisoner was ap prehended be stated that Ainley was a sharebroker at Leeds, but he was ignorant of where he was to be found, and that he last heard of him by letter from Leeds, and believed he had gone to America. In was proved by the police that there was no such person as John Ainley, a sharebroker in Leeds, and, that, though persons of that name did reside in that town, none of them were sharebrokers, or knew anything of the prisoner. The prosecution contended that it was for the prisoner to show who John Ainley was. The present was not the only transaction in which the prisoner was engaged, for he had accounts at two other banks in Liverpool, at both of which bills drawn and accepted in a similar manner had been paid in, and duly honoured. In every case the prisoner had himself retired these bill, when they fell due, through the Borough Bank—the Liverpool cor respondents of Glyn and Co. He appeared to have used the Borough Bank solely for the purpose of re tiring these bills, and, though he had been paying them in at various times at various banks since the year 1847, all being of the same description, drawn by himself on Ainley, and accepted by Ainley pay able at Glyn's, there did not appear to have been any person in the character of an acceptor making in quiries as to them when they were falling due, and no one came forward on the part of the prisoner to give any account of a person named John Ainley an swering to the description of the supposed acceptor. Mr. Gilbert Moss, a partner in the banking-house of Messrs. Moss and Co., proved the payment into their bank of the bill which formed the subject of the indictment, and produced two other bills paid into their bank also by the prisoner; one dated the 3d of October, 1850, payable at four months ; the other dated the 21st of January, 1851, both drawn and ac cepted in a similar manner. Sullivan, an officer of the Liverpool detective po lice, proved that he went over to Leeds, and, with the assistance of Bromley, an officer of the Leeds force, made every inquiry possible with a view to discover the alleged acceptor of the bills, but no John Ainley could be found. A letter was found at the post-office addressed to such a person, which proved to be the usual notice from Messrs. Moss and Co. of the dis honour of the bill. Two persons from Leeds were called, one a bro ker's clerk, and the other, whose name was John Ainley, a solicitor's clerk, who proved that there was no broker of that name in Leeds. Proof was also given of the prisoner having kept accounts at two other bunks in Liverpool, into one of which a dis honoured bill was paid, purporting to be accepted by the same person, and dated on the 25th of June last. No other person than the prisoner was known to any of these parties, and of course they were ignorant of John Ainley. The supposed accept,r had never paid any of the bills. Mr. T. ATKINSON addressed the jury for the de fence, and urged that there might have been such a person as John Ainley, and that he might have gone to America, and that he might have had transactions as an "outsider" on the Leeds Stock-Exchange. lle suggested that they were accommodation bills, in which case the prisoner might not like to retire them through his own bankers. He called a ❑umber of respectable witnesses who had known the prisoner thirty years, and gave him an excellent character. His LORDSHIP summed up, and the jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy. The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence, said, that in a case of doubt evidence of previous good character might be of some advantage, but in a case like the present, where the guilt of the prisoner was so clearly brought home to him, and fraught with such dangerous consequences to a commercial country, he should not be doing justice were he to pass a lighter sentence than transportation for ten years. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Francis Lloyd was brought before Sir J. Key, charged with having robbed his employer. The prisoner was servant to Mr. Everest, a licensed victualler, and had, from certain circumstances been suspected of dishonest conduct. Cigars and spirits had sometimes disappeared as if by magic. At last it was discovered that a hole had been bored in a spirit cask, and in the prisoner's jacket were found six cheroots, which the prosecutor believed had been supplied to the house by his own tobacconist, upon applying to whom he was informed that be was right in his conjecture. The prosecutor, therefore, watched the prisoner, who soon afterwards stepped into the bar and pocketed some money which had been left marked in the till, and also some cigars. When the prisoner thought he had completely succeeded, he was astonished by being collared by his master, who asked him for the money and cigars he had just stolen. He at once delivered up several cigars and some pence ; and the prosecutor, upon searching the fellow's box, found some bottles which had recently contained brandy, which no doubt had been drawn out of one of the casks in the cellar, by means of a gimlet found along with some of the stolen property in his jacket. Sir J. KEY—Did you make him any promise of pardon ? Mr. Everest—l told him that if he would tell me the extent to which he had robbed me I would discharge him at once, and would not prese cute him, but if he would not I would lock him up. I have reason to suppose that he has been plundering me for a eonsiderable time, and could not think of letting him go without communicating with the magistrate. Sir J. KEY—I shall remand him for a week. I regret to find that the facilities which necessarily exist in public-houses for the commission of plunder, are taken advantage of in innumerable instances. A publican can scarcely turn his head about without subjecting himself to robbery in some shape or other. The prisoner did not attempt to deny that he had been robbing his master, but submitted that he was entitled to some wages which he said was due to him, and to which no act of his could disentitle him.—The prisoner was then remanded. GUILDHALL. Joseph Cox, describing himself as a tailor and draper, of 22, Drummond-street, was brought up on a warrant in the custody of Roe, the summoning officer of this court, charged with endeavouring to obtain 1501. from a charitable fund, commonly known as " Wilson's Trust," by means of fraud and forgery." Mr. Finch, of the firm of Finch and Shepheard, of Moorgate-street, solicitors to the trustees of Wilson's Trust, stated that he appeared on behalf of Mr. Brown, the Chamberlain of the city of London, to prosecute the prisoner for an attempted fraud upon the charity, to which the Chamberlain was treasurer, but, as the prisoner had only been apprehended within the previous hour, he would not be in a po sition to prove more than was merely sufficient to ask for a remand. Sym3 Scott, a clerk in the Chamberlain's-office, said he knew the prisoner at the bar, and received from him the form of application for a loan produced. The form was originally issued from the Chamber lain's-office. Witness received it on the 22d of July, 1151, from the prisoner. The form of application contained several names purporting to be signed by parties recommending prisoner to the trustees for the loan, and offering themselves as security for the re payment of the money advanced. Two of the recom mending parties were David Carr, draper, of 28, Warwick street, and S. Bull, draper, of St. Martin's lane. These appeared on page 1, and on page 2 there were three other parties named as sureties— John Smith, bargeowner, of 24, Louisa. street, Stepney, George Lucas, Ironmonger, 15, Caledonian road, Islington, and Walter Cooper, 23. Euston place, New-road, the district surveyor to the parish of St. Pancras. The application was for 1501., of which the Lord Mayor, the two senior Aldermen, the Re corder, and the Chamberlain were the trustees. The interest chargeable on all loans from this fund was 1 per cent. for the first year, and 2 per cent, for the next four years. Witness bad seen prisoner several times since, as he called from time to tithe to see how his case was progressing, but witness continually put him off. He looked at the Post- office Directory, but could not find any of the names of the three proposed sureties. Prisoner, after describing himself as a tailor and draper, commenced his petition as follows : " I, Joseph Cox, respectfully apply to the trustees kr managing Mr. Samuel Wilson's legacy for the loan of 1501., and propose the persons whose names are under written as tbs sureties. My age is 20. I commenced carrying on business at 22, Drummond -street, as above, on the 4th day of March, 1850. I first went into busi ness on my own account as a tailor and draper on the 28th day of February, 1850. I hold the said premises of Mr. Lecock under lease for 21 years." The petition was then signed with the prisoner's name, followed by those of the proposed sureties. In consequence of information witness received he ac companied Roe to 22, Drummond-street, and the door was opened to them by the prisoner. Witness inquired if his name was "Fenton, and prisoner im mediately looked him very hard in the face, retired into the back parlour, followed by witness and Roe, who then produced the warrant, and took prisoner into custody. Witness did not see the prisoner sign the form of application, but he brought it to him as his own signature. Thomas William Allen, clerk to the solicitors for the truste e s, sa id th a t on the sth of September he re ceived directions to inquire into the particulars of pri soner's application for the loan. Prisoner had no shop in Drummond-street, but lived in a private house there. He went to Bull's, in St. Martin's-lane, and saw the head man of the establishment, who in formed him that the name of G. Bull on the form was not Mr. Bull's signature, neither were the initals cor rect. There was no other person of the name of Bull in St. Martin's-lane. Mr. Finch was about to prove that the other names were equally fictitious, but Alderman Flews said there was enough g i ven i n evidence to support the charge of forgery. The prisoner, who bad declined asking any ques tions or making any defence before, on h ear i ng the charge was likely to be treated as a forgery, denied all knowledge of the contents of the application, or that any part of it was his handwriting. Alderman FINN'S said the prisoner had delivered it as his application, and that would be sufficient for the ends of justice.—The prisoner was then remanded. BO W-STREET. Lazarus Reichenberger, a German, was brought before Mr. Jardine fur re - examination, charged with sending a threatening letter to Mr. Joseph Ullman, ironmonger, of 446, New Oxford -street, with the view of extorting money. It transpired at the previous examination that the complainant had known the prisoner abroad, and had frequently relieved him since his residence in this country. He had lately resisted his demands, and consequently the letter in question was sent to him, the prisoner having therein represented himself as an agent of a trades' protection society, and intending to expose " certain transactions" abroad, affecting com plainant's character, if he did not transmit him 151. There was not the slightest foundation for the impu tations implied in the letter. Horsford, the rnendicity officer, produced a number of fraudulent documents, begging letters, &c., by whi•-.41 the pri soner h a d carried on a prosperous trade in imposition for many years, but the persons who had been defrauded had refused to prosecute. Witness ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.lii;erpool, — .lsec. 12. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) John Hampson, who wa s t r i e d yester d ay f or t h e murder of his wife and convicted of manslaughter, was called up for sentence. His LORDSHIP said the jury had taken a favourable view of the case in acquitting him of the charge of murder, in which he entirely concurred, but that they had formed, on the other band, a v ery unfavourabl e view of th e case in finding that, owing to his ill treatment, his unfortunate wife had met with her death ; in which view of the case the Learned Judge said he also quite agreed with the jury. He felt bound to pass upon the prisoner the severest sentence of the law for the crime of which he had been con victed, which was, that he b e t ranspor t e d b eyon d th e seas for the term of his natural life. Patrick Goulden, 28, was indicted for the wilful murder at Manchester of John Owen. Mr. Wheeler prosecuted, and Mr. Monk defended the prisoner. The circumstances of this case occurred on the night of the 10th i of October last, u p on w hi c h occa sion a general illumination took place in celebra tion of her Majesty's visit to Manchester. The de ceased, who was about 50 years of age, resided in Cable-street, a street running out of Oldham-road. The prisoner, who lived in the same street, next door to Mahon's public-house, had married the daughter of the deceased's wife by a former husband. Upon the night in questioa between twelve and one o'clock, the pri soner's wife and the deceased were standing close to the beerhouse, engaged in angry conversation. While this was going on the prisoner came up. There was a good light over Mahon's beerhouse, and the illumi nations, which were general in Oldham-street, made it easy to see what passed. The prisoner asked, " What is this row about ? " upon which the deceased answered, " Your Missis says you are able to fight me, and I'll fight you in the morning." The priso ner said, " I can fight you at any minute,",and imme diately struck the deceased. The deceased, who had not aimed any blow himself, put his hand up to his eye, and staggered back against the railings. A wit ness named Murphy ran u p t o him and laid hold of him, placing him in a sitting position on the ground. He, however, fell, and was then placed upon his back, and very shortly afterwards was carried to the infir mary, bleeding from the right eye. The deceased ap peared to be a little in liquor, but the prisoner was sober and walked steadily. After giving the blow the prisoner and his wife went into their own house and closed the door. Ellen Smith, wh o li ve d opposits Mahon's, and wa s a witness of the quarrel between the prisoner's wife and the deceased on th e n ight in question, heard th e prisoner's wife say to the deceased that he had a sister who was a prostitute, and an aunt who had been transported. He denied this, and was walking off, when she asked him to stay, as she was only keeping him in suspense till her husband came. This witness then saw the prisoner, who was standing ap parently listening about six or eight yards off, draw something glittering from his right hand coat pocket, and step forward towards his own door and address the deceased as above stated. She then saw the pri soner draw his right hand up and stab the deceased on his right eye. The police 'constable who was called in to see the deceased spoke to going to the prisoner's house and inside refusing compelled to force his way in, the parties refusing to open it. He found two knives on a stool, the blade of one being about four inches long, and the haft of about the same length. On charging the prisoner with stabbing the deceased , he sai▪ d he had not done it with anything sharp , but wi▪ th a wooden chip he had picked up at Isiew-cross. Upon this, witness going back to Cable-street from the infirmary, whither he had gone to see the deceased, he searched about for the chip, but could not find one. 41r. Skinner, house-surgeon to the Manchester In firmary, saw the deceased about 1 o'clock on Satur day morning, when he was brought there. The eye was much swollen and bleeding, and at that time he was unable to make an examination, nor was he able ---- --------------------- A I, bk. phreoednuctiel(llisailmonii,gial.idstuopfoub.encvolent persons 11)3 t eat a a g Mr. JARD INE s :id he had also receive , , ;se d variety yvuc of letters respecting the impostures pr c t i! ats found w n 'ith s'uri''""r' and it was really surpraldbbe willing to evidence at hand, no one .c ,_, 03 , lie be probable obtained beforetl-iat to take the trouble of prosteutn.g,P.% d it was would however, commit the prisonerfor trkschortio might . I°ol-* a Cao • A WOlisHitoireSetTri/aatdlE.diLt7l Pa° lite showy- Williams w 'mg young woman name . _ dro t A gemlernan i robbery : , ___ as charged with the following 6 Ofl jewelled gold watch and a he ovi llet valuable ' a ) b r e s u c tt three mon n tb a s m a ( g passing do,Peter Wilkins, t es yis s pr 3 d ri g.Piali t t h through the City-road at slate boar I;,,„Dtbe when he was accostea iictuiti, fr , ne r, who got him into conversation, sp u be s ot irately seduced him to see her home. h i3 d ber only .e :did, but consented to stop the nigh t ' 6 , l3 to 'sleeP leave th o e n h e ou i s u e unaccompanied iAtruotlled himself up in the bidclothes, o ll " . - ,bed 1° commorningpiu. the he h pi‘riisro 1 . i,e01,;11. otsci b s b t i , apprehinsive she might be ' s ie t: - eyd or interruPreefalli her landlady if she descended'PhP tairs, sbe c a— bap, and then havi ng covered up Mr. Wilk , te s 4. visiting . ns s head to preirell. „ 0 . on , stealt• •'y O i ll n rS t , he d 0 W must ' h jumped into the smet. The deP th ° ,,,,i of V, 0 y falling on the 1-.avernen, t as the 51" „ 0 0 doubled g u; b d ' " nil raised the firbt'l l i u b e r Pill have hurt her considerably , a rour to v o , be . : the nej t ., pporeph lob jured ,. that she could only crawl awaY w it iA , tbe who looked "soC ofin' tii I'. tttidiulty, The neighbour went to 8 1 ) P r ci 11 0 ' landlady of what she had witnessed, linerfrota the noise waki n g up at the same moment ' eitiviadA turned ise or the cold air thrt-ugh the open Dior , !be round to inquire of his late CO air causecor of his discomfort; but, to his 911rPr b i ro t sl his T i r l e a d ud that she had disc p eared, and, u poo t t o sow beneath his ill Pow for his gold el for e chain, f found that those')nt also. •`,. 11 „, bit were able the r i-' CIO tion of the robbery was g i v en to no nothing more sea le day or two since, when she was OCCidePtalq t bst F. Evans, a detective officer, who told her eOOOlO before;"wanted" her for stealing the vvatch Or, he r 11 but, although he reminded her 0 ' oble tromtlie window, she declared that she ° WI a ot 1 1 1 with shocking bad memory, and ;Itrostanrtb, slightest a The recollection of any such clw-txd fit prosecutor, upon being commualea,..gigbefi however, at once identified her without t",letfe" hesitation, vi '" ~ of and, the prisoner having I)°,Tasiiii-'1 her defence, fully committed t 0 w. . ce, the was comMi trial. A ver intere--------stLinir. and respectable auditory, d ti , tu in tio h n dl i l s , ivt lithography was d F lecture on the 0 to • 0 0 011 0 Leicester sou rsb—.l);;lf(i.:neisyttib;htebeelf:cuco:o:hrefloto; o W nc e e t d er e n clar n e s i t n o stl - t uct amateurs in the art, thatqnbasato:.eligiewslbiostiril.polll ii°'coltolifeieltl professors. After fully describingL,boic."ol M t e rms, r.Keys and in language wholly devoid o f 1 7beell ' sJo urged the claims of lithograP" to Js. 16 '0 1 adoption grolinber go) t o since hof and thet the piracy Consort; attracted on many piracy of the etchings mad e b YeatO n d bi had turned their attention to Mee public alt bv , O A oi the execution of their own drawings o°:‘ ° , ll opie l f i 'oo o paper, to be enabled to supply duPliil'enii connfoir lihogrOe'inotrivi chancel_Reyrcet sur e r various,hadb y _ number for distribution among frienus,sl4 ja or.; Ih e , misapplications of the tooterlB Ocilocto t he occurred,aid ofand on too oofb,v,instteotbsbisolo'otiel:sllo,lri anotherl.- es,"_ and with the assistance of that r i so 0 1 70 , friend illustrated the whole Prefft:o6ooll4coP# o.l_, fect comprehension and great delight 0 ' e bf 11 g ile s(inbled. A drawing was executed:A:lle itnPleof...lll visitor, and, in a few moments, OP , me ttg e fo ' isfsj, were banded round—the autograPl3 s ' ° ' h S ir fin company were produced in Jac sinal e ' lit . ere 0 4 a w l a p s atoh—the method of transferring lill4otisPopl bronexhibited—thezingwere was developed, and the varie,,.o6 h is e° l3 "fee, Mr. __ ~ noured with general plaudits. . 111 „ I foli o JO" delight one o l f ' .t Y b s e p a . o nu i that,n u t s e e d m o e u n t tsof the ilf; ,„, $ DO. ,010 a t a paruo .. 1 ow ~o r paredkilledbefore stones, tu l: nd h er lc sa h ,wai c nia o gd u : ld be afforded, if e°' shill °/3 I' Ili-% them, duplicate ipursetsreantitoedus portfolios 1 , te tee gr. , wbouLdenaaainciifeosfotfstoubcsabtoys:g•ref,o3l:osorsoerfrfloshoteilip...; to all assembled. Thong. - b -of occupied upwards of 01 ° 1300 0 0id ' °° i c u a g r , ri w ed as his audience with him to itS ni c°e t :oll lo6 honoured with n3a1L1Y .... L und .o,o . p— a $ RAI LWAY SHAW% Ylltj' te'v pot BRI&TOL, Pao. 1 9 ' , p re ss $e ° STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share inarliefr t ber V tore 1 interest to-day, business bdng 7 t ed Jo Devon holder ° s , are firm. The only transactions reP° 14—Taff Vale (New), 1 1 4 P. te 4l°l ; STOCK E d XCHANLGIEV.—ETithPeOsOhLar'e 13 11 E a c.1 1 -t dl i ce dils 11 4.15 11. fr 'i til 12. Oct and a Counties,G 5 4 3 business has been done at an c .,.„ - 15 6 -0 olti transactions ge9 were as follow : Caledonlinion Igo 0 Western,— East Lancashire, 15 l i f nlOgclOilifit Yorksh• —South l :Fsa s s 6 t V' ern -- IP'%—Ditto, New Qaar ter -i' 3 1Z 01 P- ..o —Ditto, Fifths, Fovifetrh,s,2Bof;di.s.i.-1, p....,„z0.r0 or lan s cl T , OC 2 K is /a. , wereau d 2. •s b ilj TO transactionsMANCHESTEß, Di ce "f l buoil l „ e ei tel o done to-day, EXCHANGE.—A fair amouward te a ~.., , ot i '' a-'oo' prices had an uP ~ IMootli„Teit Counties, 65 shire, 56 tEast Lancashire, 15% 1116Velloc1/,110300tili: as follow :—file d ondon and North-W .00 , 6 94 0 0 -; rif lit. Quarters /2- 3i , 32 is P.—Manchester, Shews,ii, ISi o bs,9). 4—Manchester and Birreir)ghare o'' 5' nif.r l Eastern and Dove r, CM +.l 20%—Midland St°ooole, P ' 3 5-16 d' ` ,s•—Sheffield, Rotherham, an d .4 0°. - --- - - S. E MAIL S AB he mails o' c '' l [N signifies that t 0 0 are ORNE t sen !Toni tel. ] by the night—and Mby the Morning - .. q MAI L ' 00 11 by y [ t N h esinginig night —and Nthebymathiles morning — ote hi l33 oot , / 0 „, SEABORNE _ a is ° dir When made a o P ~ Port PLACES. 'General rait- 111 °' j.....A1C..../1 16 London: vet, 14 Alexandria'America America iu,n (by (byu. Brit... s . p p k k t t . . )) 3 N I D i) c e c c .. 23 2 7 : .• 01 , '' : 1 0 6 ovler po ol :_irt p. " : Veil! 1 , Li/ rpo ol,"1#!0•1 America (by U.S. pkt.) N Dec. " , Son. t- o . tO 1' 4 ,4 Africa (West c0 1 a5 ... ? . ..... I,7N N Dl l 9 4 .i t th h ly& of 3 t o h th e In , !n t f,, : so p po o tiT ;i xtoor l . ve ,11: 1 1 10 ,: , 1 03 6 0 Brazil .. ~ .. M 9th of the reoll,„.' isoanopt• "0 Ca p e o f G o v o c p i Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the I*-een'''.,,lsolfl i th" 1)0'50 A C C Cl;. a te o ri n i iii i iiint s f , : t t cal a rni (evi. n . Channel Gurocnane: Isles .. .. .. ... iii 2d& 3„...27lsthost.l.7,ltli7hteh2d7o.t.flifo:Thiiri.°sososoltilittl.lo.ippt.t: ne: 4040, lI N I 2 14 5 th l o 7 f t m il 0 0 1 n rh — °11' i lp rifia 'over ci too u i: : , :ico v i v" -4 0' r .. m 841 . 4 - T:iviwttilist2igh.o. fin .° D p o o ri v c r os :: Li oc e o 's , oo ilamburgh •• .. N Tuesday & Friday Doo do: op t, .' 0 1c7 4 Irelandllo lidr as ...*.. ...... 1 : 1 .. 8, hi N s V T I 7' r w e t h i d e n e o e f: a the Ireland .. .. MR N Twice dailY 111 . 5 . a o: til j i i S fil t t io ' 3 ll pec l ' ee : 11 .. .. .El 17th of the m0n.... j;,00,, ~ feiop , • ilt ° lltil . 6 1 t a ain( Southamp.) 2,4 20th of the Inn n t bUOY et ye' India ( via M arseilles) N 8 th& 24th efre° ll 01 6 ' 11 Mediterranean m a p n t e o7) (vi ,. b 1 20th of themnLan 6° Pe Pee b '' Jo' li Mediterranean (via 1 th Pc l itlcP t , ,ti" i s Marseilles) ~. .. N'Bth& 24th oftnn ° sou- e op• • nth • th - 0 Mexico " .. ;F2d of the reo- i ; • goe _., - 0 Madeira .. .. .. M 9th of the reon., l ' 7o 1 p os. 000 Malta* .. .. f 7th,17th,19th,, j_ .. n ec..6 /I & 30th of m • ei_ poor ~ if„ i„ Naples's " ** .. N 5th15t11250 0 , fEa : pofeLopt• PI; Tr P t.e a n p ci aL s l y t .a a r te . s: .... :: 3,ll,7stthhll7sthth227sttbiloefttono s s oott p w ,, ,, - 0 0t- veo. pee• 0 Peru .. .. •• • • 11l il7th of the mon 0 pole' J oe' 5 .. .. .. Y sth I 5th:4 5 LI o f t l, Sou tA 1 1 : 1 54 West Indies .. .. 114 1 17th of thent oo 4 4 * da Americai eCiihoo.r.e ..e..0 West Indies (except . 6000 1 ;0 011 ..,, ilt° Havana & Nassau) M 'ld of the Won° . 0 4 ( 1 ) ( 10P a pf a ' . * The mails to those countries thn' ca— lA° of per' French packet viK Marseilles. 0 0 00 f 1 .. Son tai ~,g 0 The direct llavre mail from London v--, wi ly• ot o- d , . month will be made up three times a Ive c o° the 15 : stlP ~i d The Peninsula mails will be raade uP 010 %0 • et V ti bet eth, in consequence of the 70 haPPe_____,.... c pe- de (P t a A , e --.-------------....1 0 s o 50 ~ $, [ADVERTISEMENT.] ___. 11 0 110 W wi r ot ta„ rt hern A t .l ll lo , Pills are a universal Remedy for old t titer / so d, b pro Sores.—Mr. John Mackie, proprietor al le. o bic tf iee . ,4l Wick, informs Professor Holloway, bY tan ees ' sl tef t . 0 . o r s , 1851, that he is aware of numerous i l ,! 9 . he gr ea u t ill' i dt Polf war's Ointment and Pills have been 0 1 ; re mise I .oo' eo n o f sufferers in that part of the country, c o u ld, if fi e , b eca te ll td wounds of long standing, and that be c A be ha o t O A ° 01 0 1 the names of many respectable parti es be 1 4 1' 4 01 - 0"p cured by their use. No family _shoulure $0 ebrup,oo r 4l. o these excellent medicines, w ftich a by $l. O D ' Wt 6 throughout the civilised world.--Sold 4 St +WO f at Professor Holloway's Establishm e nt, l43 ' .... „ 4 4. de tor o wt , ~,„N s oiss , , 101, 0 P l ajtV_ l ll ' SERIOUS FIRES IN Ths , --,, dio itii",,,a- Crwrevr meeting-house and two cottages ' da y; ~tet, o o isti by fire, at Kingskerswell, on Tbur s t , a rlo7 o . I three dwelling-houses, situated in 000 t tb . As. ‘ a P .- , pr were totally destroyed, and others by fire ieSir i .ariee,:ti , 1 , 001 4 ° (OW; 1 1r e 1 HERRING FISHING.---We a -e fu lly r- bu fOy ie ll o r t• Newhaven fishermen have been large, 00 „t $ abu last week. The herrings are n.- au ee and have been found in great nuio Burntisland and Aberdour. — Caled°# tr Wi fe RIR T-trt.' Ol e i fs isott * ii 0,. of or 4 R e ctOrf ' I Y l3°l°6 theOnnetvh.eß9othbeirntsst.u,ttaotnA. verhara su rtei t f tii On the 10th inst., at the Tertace ire ° me 11" rib, of Bolton Corney, Esq. ~.„,i ii rott.„,..v, .- 40. oF A PAv - : FiouP' , a tig On the 10th inst., at St. Paul'' , ifie gta Rev. Lewis Marcu , . He O rt n s, di net 04" 0 , Mthres.liltehrbeil;tstlngartaLm°•udwater- P3i1159 sr ,4° 000 0 tO cY ilF4Eß lE : V oltur, cb- 'oeastLe r ; i t's V ,0 On the 10th inst., at St. George , " to o l uc id,'" it .iiii o ;, Samuel Vickers, Esq. , Cadeb)V n braia l A d, v eio i t, second daughter of the late plir- 'r , /0 0 4° 0 00 0, " ington, Warwickshire. Trinity , GraY r ' Ladd Fe° At the Church of Holy " l c ,0 , e.ori. daugu S ur Henry, eldest son of Jarites Suell ,s ;:.' of P A 6 ' 6. • wall, to Catherine, second SCoC I it rib elli of v f ED• Car ° rt° ° Esq., of Champion-park, Camibder:Y.l jecialtr coo .30 On tLe Sth inst., at Cwinfirw,..., cou nty ~ yii ~ John Wilson, Esq., Judge 0 1 t" yotu' mill e 31 1.5 * e f P i nockshire and Glatnorganshire• the late Walter Lord, Esq., age r r Atersa .00 , ,fi 'd nund •- ..- oil 4 0 , On the 10th inst., at Tooting, Surrey, ii, 6of Ou the 11 th inst , E 1 of I ' 3 park. corner, aged 62. u r ic , E s q . ' of th, , ,:E 5 ' ri s O 2 O , I,l s 1 utS t ' 4itY' go O w n , a t g li e e d l B o l th . inst., James Lan j. ., sro w f° 4 7 1 ken t On the 9th inst., at B r ock :i___Ot i 1 1 111:ary,....,%e„,?_f_11.21,cw..1.0n I_,M...2__i i ~,, 11,. op, a London: Printed end Publish The 8,0 ill OS ' No. 112, Strand, Printer, a,t ne sol; Strand, in thQ. 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