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40,7 n te ° of Chesnut is larger than has ever been to., h in onsumpt low pric o e, compared to other nuts, ueing Ur of cin. (s tilL tJ EEN'S BENCII.—(THIS DA Y.) ngs at Niz-i Prins, he ore Lord CAMPBELL and a Special Jury.) DANIEL V. CHALLIS AND ANOTHER. this was an action to recover compensation for an al " i ll eal Ot- • stress. the zielicitor-General, Mr. Coaling, and Mr. Se:sll, ' s \ a , •`-'ansel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant ,lee, f o r ' 'I. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Bramwell, appeared r th e aide defendants.. . het Daniel, the plaintiff, is a solicitor, residing at th e ''Stn, Wiltshire; and, in this action, represented kt d • s t _ssignees of Mr. James Bohn, bookseller and rli k „ is acr, and now a bankrupt, and the defen ol,‘t"t' Were the Sheriffs of London at the time the Li ;";! 1 in action arose. In 1845 Mr. Bohn instructed thlt .°lle itur, Mr. Heare, to raise money for him, and thogentlean, having communicated with the plaintiff,. th was then the attorney of a Captain Long, residing ttad e ,vicinity of Bath, who had money to lend, on the di of January, 1846, a deed was executed between Mr. h! ti c , s Bohn, of the first part, Mr. John Bohn, his 8 O 0 i;er and aysi;tant, of the second part, Mr. Va n % of the third part, and Mr. Daniel, the kloh:, 1 " , of the fourth part, assigning all Mr. James stock in :trade to secure 3,0001, advanced aop t ,tain Lew; to Mr. James Bohn. T he deed also trust with respect to moneys due from Mr. of C Bohn to Mr. Hoare. It also reAted an indenture Lalst of October, 1845, between Mr. John Bohn h sr. Hoare. whereby the former assigned to Hoare interevt in the estate of his late father in con k?, s tion of 501. The deed Ws , . rt cited another ind..ll- 8, 3 h of the I s t o f N o vrmber, 1845, between James ra:h37' a nd then Hoare, or due by w to hichbe come due to secure the payare, mentJames of all 110 tt assigned to, Hoare all the proVrty not previously lino"(" to the Bishop of Llandaff, Mr. Scares of k' and Mr. Ansel', by a deed of the 24th tk 5 Y, 1844. Sh or tly a fter the execution of the deed t 4l " 23d Jauary, 1846, Mr. Bohn removed his busi krt„froro King William-street, Strand, to St. James's tvis-' where Hoare occupied a first floor. The husi o, W ,a s theta carried on in the names of Daniel and tp 4 lhere was another deed executed in 1846, bt tht-4Q,P,Jarnes Bohn, John Bohn, Mr. Hoare, and Mr. Yea,' , similar to the previous one of January is that t lt appeared that on the 20 th Fe bruar y , 1846, t4 e are issued a writ of ti. fa. on a judgment re tict47d against Mr. James Bohn, at the suit of Cap %al L ong, a few days previously. An execution was g eri pt into Mr. Bobn's premises by Sloman , th e ttlivp A s Officer, at the instance of Hoare , who, it was tiA s '", had taken this step at a time when Mr. Bohn tii n I P the country, and without the sanctio n of Cap tild,,'",;'• 'rho result was, that Mr. Bohn's stock-in was sold by the sheriff at a serious los s . Under ar,tisoe circumstances the plaintiff brought t he p resent 6 ti st 1 . 1 to recover compensation for the loss he bad sin e a Th„ •-• lof t, ease, which was proceeding when our report .;v as likely to last the whole of the day. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. (THIS DAY.) (Bq ol . CRIMINAL APPEALS. .1,. - J e the LORD CHIEF BARON. Mr. J u stice MAME, k • Ustice CRESSWELL, Mr. J u stice WILLIAMS, and r• Justice TALFoURD. 1'l ) QUEEN v BIRD AND WIFE. It th e Prisoners were tried before Mr. Justice Talfourd 841. Exeter Assizes, for the murder of an apprentice tot ft " acquitted. They were subsequently indict ed sg a i" assault, and convicted. An appeal was mad e *eita,t the conviction on the ground that the assault as as the murder was con'ained in the first indictment . liffq Ire LORD CHIEF BARON now stated that there was a Irkt h , tlee of opinion among the Learned Judges when the rig - l a ts were beard, and their Lordships thoug ht it of t hat the case should stand over for the consideration ket, t er gar number of the members of the Court.—Judg Postp.ned accordingly. TIIE QUEEN v. JOSEPH BARNES.—JUDGMENT. Wa s t L ORD CHIEF BARON said the prisoner in this ease Bail d before the Recorder of Canterbury. and found fwlony. The Court was of opinion that, though s t ` i l W . " was clearly guilty of obtaining money under %1 0 4 4v t' r eterces he was not liable to be indicted for It tiaQii a nd therefore the prosecution could not be sus i.ti"--Conviction quashed. 1, QUEEN V. ARTHUR FERRALL.—JUD9 3I ENT. ttg ki " t j e LORD CHIEF BARON said this was an indictment tiN 4r s . t a soldier for disobeying the order of two justices c hild n g him to be the putative father of an illegitimate tasi tl ; 'lnd directing him to pay a sum of money for its ktit l ,i ell ace. Upon this indictment the prisoner was ` l tlivi llit tl'• Now, the Court was of opinion th at the sood - " of the defendant for such disobedience was a lima i cl ovietion, and must therefore stand. At the s a m e k'tkt there e could not refrain expressing his individua l dis e r°lll the doctrine that there was nothing to prevent tech tic , 4l " of Sessions , on a party being convicted for n ' O r f, — ,, ll. PaYment of money, ordering him imprisonment , 'six, or eight months, or even a larger term o• th at 'lei:ne at, when it was expressly decided b) the statute e i t , h e term of punishment tor such disobedience se ti f i b" three months. The conviction must, however, moo, Ceded, and an order be expressly made for three . tt i to S' i mprisonment. With regard to the other point, till 1 , 1 . 4 soldier being exempt from imprisonment, except lq e ri ' i u ltaal charges, the Court was of opinion that the thi:l:ant was not entitled to such exemption, a case of 41 (1 being expressly set out in the statute. e 4te ' conviction was accordingly' affirmed, and a certi latt„ granted for the imprisonment of the defendant fur months. St CONDARIES!—ITHIS DAY.) (Before Mr. St condary POTTER.) NICHOLLS V. SHILTON. reTdis an inquiry to assess damages on an issue di of the High Court of ChancerY, to try the validity ktti4 - "t 1 of covenant. It appeared defendant had been d k t i eel to the late W.lNicholl, a solicitor, and cove, , r)a d n for ci.irrterfere with, or be professionally ter Oaf eh clients penalty of of his master, under a titl -- ,ee breach, and the like amount for each . days con- Way :, c e• Five breaches were alleged, and an injunctdio teos t .7, t eined, and this issue directed. Defendant es. but the demurrer was overruled, hence the pre ThProceedines. t een! l' l4 iotiff's solicitor said they did not seek for . dttts4 e h s t tu 1001, on each breach, as and for liquidated v erdict for 5001. was then taken. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) el ta THE STRAND ROBBERY. 1 1, b r ies Clinton, aged 17, a porter; Daniel John Shaw, Ptelaker; James Badcock, 19, shoemaker; John 4 4: c l i t i er, 25, a hawker; Mary Ann tCheruneau,. George kif k l i ", and Mary Ann Buncher, were indicted . for n g divers watches, diamond rings, and other articles. il l . , 5001 the property of Thomas Clapham and ttl)i - r tfl Williams, in their dwelling-house in the Strand, Were " t erwards breaking out of the same house. There I) l,, ae veral other counts in the indictment, varying the ess,,',l o l the charge, and imputing to some of the priso- Des t ;e minor offence of receiving portions of the pro ? knowing it to have been stolen. for ~s t Bodkin, with whom was Mr. Clarkson, appeared ke. -i p c ' Prosecution. Mr, Ballantine for the Bunchers, ,eh ac re for Shaw and Badcock, Mr. Parnell for 4 le e tCs'i n c ee ll, ,Mr. Huddlestone for Gardner, while Mr. of t - " Was in attendance to watch the case on behalf 34 . °Y Clinton. esia• CLARKSON stated the ease to the jury, which he for t i i :ea one of considerable importance to the public, ves,, e robbery charged upon the prisoners was of a RN' K traordinary character; and, if he was rightly in by it would turn out to have been perpetrated ‘tiA: (l , lne of the prisoners at the bar. Some of the tere t li Property had been recovered, and whatever d tytil the j ury m i g h t arr i ve at , t h e y c ould not avoid y il ethisin g with the unfortunate prosecutors , whose h ad been very considerable indeed. They wer e ex tp Jewellers and silversmiths, carrying on business the e Strand, and the robbery was committed there in 4 Pr k ' ar 'Y part of October, as it would seem , by p revious reis e - g e toeut with some one or other engaged o n the pr -- S• Indeed, one of the prisoners, namely, the boy elm h4d Wh o wastaken into custody the day after the robbe r y , Zorded guilty, and made a confession which would tio i a l ated to the jury, and which, if true, se- Ite oc lY implicated the other parties who °t4 Charged ef the robbery. Other circum• disciof an equally conclusive chara cter would be hi st . s ed in the sourse of the evidence , such as state ef Made by the p r isoners themselves, and the finding to c: t neY and papers on their persons which_worod instance,seem e some connexion with the robbery. F tt Ock was heard on a particular occasion to talk about th;Teerted plan of robbery, which " Charley," meaning .h * 2°Y Clinton, had undertaken to engage in, while when e ( , () 1 . `"„ ChEruneau, who cohabited with Gardner, ‘k..ateering a statement, was suddenly stopped by th: dne r. The officer, however, finding ho could not get st atement, asked her if she had any thin g about os t t ,Person. She replied iu the negative , but Sos t ,„"tog searched at the station, a lar g e th r lt of money was found upon her, and s he was, te:ictere, charged with having received some of the pro , B of the robbery. On the second woman wa s w ° od a li st of valuable j ewe ll ery, an d t hi s f ac t, coupled other circumstances of a suspicious character, led 0 ~s e r arrest an d t h a t o f her husband. It was not ne -11:, ,: t ry filr him to go over all the evidence in detail, and Pro-001d, therefore, not trouble the jury further, but erkr eeed at once to call the evidence upon which they of u e l to decide, whether the prisoners at the bar, or any e rn, bad been concerned in this very serious robbery. Al All the prisoners pleaded not guilty but Clinton, who ;:tdcd g u il ty. th_lr• Tho mas Clapham, one of the prosecutors, was t„' Rrst witness called. He deposed as follows—l am j" w P a rtnership with a gentleman n amed Williams, vs a S tr .I kr and silversmith, and we carry on business in the fltl. W e h ave two s h o ps that communicate with k e i etf other ; a p orter name d Kelly, resides on the pre le,t;•, in one of these shops we have an iron safe let tue wall. We have an assistant of the name of t scard, an d i t was h i s d uty a t n i g ht to lock up a large r ( :ttion a the valuable property in the safe, and take the With him. O n Monday ev, ning, the 21st of October, t i elt the shop shortly after eight o'clock, end at the e I left, Clinton was putting the shutters up. I lett tscard there with Kelly, the porter. A little before i t o'cl oc k on the 641,e t wing morning I returned to the ):P end fouid that sthc .v iren safe had been opened , false het . , that JvasAtill„,qinaiiiing in the lock. \s ateh '''ed ~from t h at ,, safe_ et,, number of rings, ist• t i ttt : ood , other. fertreles, ~fsi m irun ing in value to ig4 tillf -46°91-1r • I a6 l N , missedTproperty of the same de , .pc,r- - Na from a glaesseaseforming one of the windows , Q' slue of•betweem.sgtOls, Knd XOOl., making about now THE SUN, LONDON) FRIDAY EVENING .4. _ DtCEMBER 2O, MO, stated the conversation 1 find heard of the ieward — offer s a in this case te fere I came fervearct to give my evidence. I I urn learning the brass finishing business, and I am 30 years of age. I have been seven or eight months learn ing it, before that I was a waiter and light porter. I once kept a coffee- - etrap at 108, Aldersgate-street. I have never been in a little difficulty or trouble before a magistrate, but I sl ill not swear it. Never.—yes ; I was once. I was had up because my master gave me a holiday to go out one Sunda . ), and I was to return at night, but I did not return till the Tuesday following, when my master took me before the Lord Mayor, who discharged me because I was not an apprentice. I was once summoned for rent at Guildhall. It was for re moving my goods fraudulently by night. I was out of work, and could not pay the rent. I have been sum moned upon no other occasion; at least Ido not recol lect it, nor can I say that I could have forgotten it if I had. Upon consideration, I never have, nor have I ever been charged !with selling spirits without a licence. I did not run away from the coffee-house in Aldersgate-street, nor do I owe any rent fur it. Re-examined—lt is about nine months ego since I was summoned to the magistrates at Guildhall, but it is eight or nine years since I was before the Lord Mayor. Thomas Binnhatn examined by Mr. BODKIN—I live at No. 4, Groat Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road, and I am the uncle of the last witness. I know Badcock, Shaw, and Clinton, and I should say I have seen them together at least half a el, :en thins. I have seen them together as late as fourteen or fifteen weeks ago, Ur about a month, very likely, bi fore this robbery. Badcock and Shaw worked at the same, place. I have generally seen them, together with Clinton, at Shaw's house. They work at shoemaking. I have not seen Clinton since the robbery, but I have seen Shaw since in the street. Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—I will n t say how long it was before the robbery that I saw them with Clinton. John Clinton, examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I am the father of the prisoner Clinton, and I know the two pri ,oners Shaw and Badcock. They are acquaintances of my son, and I have frequently seen them with him. They have called at my house for him, and I have de nied him to them. Badcock called at my house about a month before my examination at the Police-court, and asked me not to call at his master's where my son was, if he was out all night, as if I called he would lose his situation, and I told him I would call and speak to his master. My son had slept out that night for the first time in his life. He told me that he was an errand boy in the Strand, receiving 2s. 6d. a week; and I said I thought that was not sufficient to enable a man like him to stop out at all hours of the night. I asked him where my son was, and he said he was going to see him then. I and another son went with him to Shaw's, at Great Charlotte street, New-cut, where I complained to Shaw of keeping my son out all night, and I said I would not allow it. Shaw said be had never been spoken to in this way, and put himself in a fighting attitude, but my son prevented his hitting me. He told me that my son was not there, and I went away. Just before this robbery—about 14 da3 s before—he called upon me, and asked if there were any complaints about my son. I said there were none except of his stopping out at night at his house. Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—I am a man who is never out of temper. Shaw mended my son's shoes once, and charged him 14s. for the job, which in my opinion did not show much regard for him. My son is 17 years old. John Wright examined by Mr. BOMLIN—I am sergeant of the F division, and on the 21st of October I was on duty in the Borough, near the Red Lion public-hsuse, in the Borough-road. It was about seven when I was there. I know the prisoner Gardner. I saw him there with a tall man whom I believe to have been Shaw; at all events, Shaw's general appearance very much answers the description of the tall man with Gardner. They were standing talking together for about two or three minutes. Gardner then left the tall , man and went to 32, Borough-road. He knocked at the dcor and Buncher came cut, and Buncher and Gardner then joined the tall man, and they all went ; away together in the direction of the Blackfriars road. I knew Gardner before. I had heard him before that evening state that he I lived at 21, Temple-street, St. George's-road. This was in September. On the 26th October I went ' to that house and ,;found a life-preserver, which I now produce. I know the female prisoner Buncher. I have known her by the name of Luxton. That is the name I have always known her by. Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY.—I believe, but I would not undertake positively to swear, that the tall man was Shaw. I had known him before. I have never heard anything about Badcock before. I do not know anything of Badcock's family. Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—I know that Buncher lived at 32, Pearl-row before. When Buncher was taken into custody he said I must be mistaken about him, for on the night of the 21st he was laid up with a bad leg. He showed me his leg, and it appeared to be all bruised. There appeared to be wounds on the skin. Re examined—l have known Buncher for some time. Before this night I saw him, it could not have been mere than two or three nights before, and he appeared then in his usual health. Louisa Kelly. the wife of a previous witness, examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I returned to the shop about half past seven on the night of the 21st of October, and went up into the room where the boy Clinton was. I then wen' up into the second or, and afterwards went up into the third floor to put my children to bed. I then came down to the second Poor, and remained there till my husband came in. I let no one in. I last saw the boy about half-past seven. I did not see him afterwards. Cross-examined by Mr. PARNELL—OnIy myself and husband lived in the house. There are two floors above tl.e first, and we occupied the second and third floor. Neither of the firm lived there. I received no remu neration. The jury here retired for a short time for refresh ment. GUILDHALL -(TH IS DAY.) CASE OF STARVATION IN THE TEMPLE. Great excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of Guildhall this morning, owing to to-day having been ap pointed for the examination of Mr. Sloane, special pleader, of the Temple, on a charge of having starved Jane Wilbred, his servant girl• On the prisoner being brought into court,' he was re ceived with shouts of execration, which were continued at intervals until his removal. Mr. Huddlestone attended to watch the case on the part of the prosecution, and the prisoner's solicitor at tended in the place of Mr. Clarkson, who defended him on the last occasion. The prosecutrix, who was carried into court, is still in a week state, but she appears to have wonderfully improved under the judicious advice and care of the medical officers of the Free Hospital. The worthy Alderman, Mr. Alderman lIIIMPHERY, WI.O presided, again questioned her as to the truth of her depositions, but she still persisted in their entire accuracy. The Chief Clerk it.forened the Magistrate that Mrs. Sloane had not attended in compliance with the sum mons which had been issued, nor had the officers who were furnished with a warrant for her apprehension, succeeded in finding her. Mr. Alderman IlusonEnY said, under these circum stances he thought it advisable to remand the prisoner surther until this day week. The prisoner was then remanded accordingly, and his bail was enlarged to himself in 5001., and two sureties in 2501. each. He appeared to feel keenly the ignominy of his position, and to be suffering from acute mental anxiety. ASSAULT ON A POACHER.—Richard Winter, de puty gamekeeper to Mr. Blake, of Kingsbrompton, Devon, was summoned for violently assaulting John Taylor, a poacher, on the 25th of October last. On the above day the complainant, with a man named Cundick, was in a field be longing to Mr. Blake, with a gun in his hand, when the de fendant came up 'to him. Complainant ran off, taking the gun to pieces, and putting it in his pocket. Defendant ran after him and overtook him, when he searched his pockets, took out the gun, put it together, and tired it off. He then undid it, when he struck him with it, inflicting six wounds with the nipple end in the right arm and shoulder, lacerating the flesh very much. Complainant cried " Murder," and succeeded in getting away from the defendant, and ran into a plantation, the defendant following him, when he levelled his own gun at the complainant, and tired. Twelve shots entered his jacket, and some struck him on the side of the face. He had been obliged to have the attendance of Mr. J. M. Collyns for the wounds inflicted on him by the defen dant. The bench considered it a very brutal assault, and fined the defendant Si. with costs. ---- MANCHESTER FREE GERMAN SCHOOL.—OH Wed nesday, the 17th inst., the Rev. Nicholas Germon, M.A., High Master, was presented by the scholars of the upper classical department with a handsome silver epergne. An appropriate speech was made on the occasion by the senior scholar k Cawley), which was duly acknowledged by the Rev. the High Master. CAPTURE OF DARTMOOR CONVICTS.-011 Friday evening last the three convicts that made their escape on the previous Wednesday from the Dartmoor Prisons, were seen to pass through West-street, and were shortly afterwards captured. The convicts stated that they had entered Ply mouth during Wednesday night, and being informed of the London road, for which they inquired, passed several police men in Exeter-street, and arriving at the Laira-gate, toll being demanded, and not having any money, got over the walls, and proceeded through Ivy Bridge, through Buckfast leigh, and on to Ashburton. Their sufferings and privations during the three days were most distressing, having existed for some time on corn which they pulled from a stack, and some field turnips. SHOCKING SUICIDE OF AN AGED MAIDEN LADY. —A most determined suicide took place in this town on Sunday morning last. It appears that a maiden lady named Kellaway (whose brother resides at Winterborne), who is 68 years of age, has been residing in lodgings at -- (we purposely omit the name of the place) for some time past. On the morning in question, between one and two o'clock, the policeman on duty at this part of the town heard a very heavy fall. He proceeded to the spot from whence he thought the sound proceeded, but could perceive nothing; he however cast his lantern around, and to his dismay, in the area of the house in which the deceased resided found her quite dead, with one side of her skull beat in, and otherwise shockingly bruised. He immediately ran fur assistance, and, with the aid of another policeman, got the deceased up and carried her into the house. It appears that the deceased had been in a low desponding way for some time. A servant slept in the same room with her, and it ap pears she fell asleep ; the deceased, seeing the opportunity, slipped on a pair of drawers, opened the window, and jumped out—a height of between 30 and 40 feet. Her head pitched in a dish which was left on the area steps. The poor servant fainted away on hearing' the horrible act ber mistress had committed. An inquest was held on the following day be fore Giles Symonds, Esq., the new coroner, and a respectable jury, when a verdict of Temporary Insanity w as r e turned.— S'lterborne Journal. PROFITABLE SPRAT-CATCMING.—The celebrated fisherman, Nicks, of Torquay, bad extraordinary catches of sprats during the past week. The quantity may be judged r by his having made 201. by selling at 4d. per hundred. 2,000/. altogether. I examined the premises to see if there were any appearances of the premises having been broken into from the outside, but I feund none. The two keys are those which I found in the safe, and the lock of the shop-door. I have not seen one article since, nor have I been able to trace any. John Wiscard—l am an assistant of Messrs. William and Clapham. On the night of Monday, the 21st of October, I was at the shop, and it was my duty to secure the most valuable portion of the stock in a safe and glass-case, and take the keys of both, I did so on this night, and amongst other things there were put away 55 watches, 67 watch-chains, 720 rings, 100 watch-keys' a quantity of diamonds of the value of a bout 1,9201. There were also brooches, bottles, pencil-cases, and other things amongst the things in the safe. It was about half past eight o'clock when I locked up the safe and case. The boy Clinton was shutting up the shop at this time. The keys of the safe I looked up in a drawer, and took the key with me. The glass-case I locked with a key on my own ring. The boy let me out, but I think Kelly and his wife were up stairs at the time. At nine o'clock the next morning I found that the house had been plun dered in the manner described by Clinton. The glass-case and iron-cafe were open. There was another key belonging to the glass-case which was kept in the cashbox, and this key I found in the case. The cash box had been broken open. Charles Kelly—ln October last, I was porter to Wil liams and Clapham, and lived on their premises with my wile, but lam not now in their employ. On the 21st of October I went out in the evening, about twenty minutes to seven. I left the last witness and the boy Clinton there, the former in the shop and the latter in the first- II _Kir, which commanded a view of the street. My wife and children went out also when I left. I came back about ten minutes past nine o'clock, when I found the shutters up and the premises closed, and I noticed that there was a light in the shop. I knocked, and Clinton opened the door and let me in. My wife was at home then. Clinton then left the premises for the night al most immediately. I then shut the front door, locked it, and put up the small chain, leaving the key in the door. I was in the habit of looking round the shop before retiring for the night, and on this oc casion I went round, but I did not make a minute search. Between the two shops there is a sort of lobby, but when the two shops are shut there is no appearance of the door of this lobby, which leads into the street. At night the large cocoa-nut mats used in the shop are placed in this lobby. I did not look into this lobby. There is a back shop, the door of which opens inwards, and when it is closed there is space enough left for a person to conceal himself behind. I did not go into this back shop, but I noticed that the door was open. I fastened the place up for the night, and finally left at about 20 minutes to 11. I took the key of No. 14 out of the door and carried it up with me. I was not disturbed in the course of the night. I came down about five minutes before seven. The stairs lead into No. 14, close to the safe, and directly I came down I found the iron safe, with the glass case and window of No. 14 open. A good deal of property was gone, and on examining the shop I found some wax candles and two chisels, with a key in the door of No. 14, and the safe. I also examined the lobby of No. 13, and found that some person had been there after I left. The bolts of the front door were undrawn, and the chain still up. On finding this to be the state of the premises, I opened the front door and called in a police man named Harrison George Harrison—l was the officer called in by the last witness. I remained upon the premises till Inspec tor aield came. Inspector Dodd—l went to the premises about quarter to eight o'clock in the morning, after the robbery, and found Harrison. I produce the keys and a crow-bar which I found in the counting-house at the back of the shop, near to a cash box, which had been broken open, and seine wax candles. I noticed the condition of the mats in the lobby of No. 13, and they were so arranged as to appear as if some one had been secreted behind them. I examined the premises outside, but there was no indication of their having been broken into. Inspector Lund gave similar evidence—The robbery must have been committed from within. On the Friday after the robbery I went to the shop and found the pri soner Clinton, and in consequence of what he said I went over the water, and found the prisoner Badcock at a public-house nearly opposite Rowland Hill's Chapel. I was sitting in the parlour when be came in. The mo ment he saw me he immediately left. I followed and caught him at the corner of a street. He appeared as though he was going fora necessary purpose. I told him that I should take him into custody for being concerned with others in the Strand robbery. He stated that he knew nothing of it, and said he had not seen Clinton for some time. I had told him Clinton was in custody, and had confessed. He said he knew nothing about it, for he had not seen Clinton. That was all that passed. Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—I took Shaw into custody. Shaw said he had not seen Clinton for some time. I arrested Badcock in the evening of the 25th. I remember arresting Shaw at the White Horse, Fetter lane, the same evening. lam sure lam not making a mistake in saying that Badcock told me that he had not sects Clinton for some time. Having looked at my de positions taken before the magistrate, I still think Bad ceck told me that he had not seen Clinton since the Sunday we« k previous. Badcock returned with me from the urinal next the public-house. I have never beard anything either for or against Badcock before this. Joseph Thompson, sergeant of the F division, said, on the 26th of October last, in consequence of informa tion I received I went to St. George's-circus, in the Westminster- road, where I found the prisoner Gardner end Cheruneau walking together. It was about one o'clock in the morning. I spoke to them. I told Gardner I wanted him for the burglary in the Strand. He made answer, " Oh, we shall see." And I told the woman she must go also, and calling a cab wo all got in. I was accompanied by Sergeant West. I proceeded to the station where the prisoner Clinton was in custody, wbom I showed to Gardner. I asked Clinton if that was the man he let into !he shop. He said, without looking at him in the face, he is very much like the man. I said look at him well in the face, and see if it is the man or not. He looked at him, and said he was the man. Gardner replied, " Good God Almighty, I never raw the boy before in my life." I said to Clinton, look at him again to be perfectly satisfied that he is the man; he did so, and still repeated that he was the man, while G a rdner insisted that he had never seen him before in his life. I asked Gardner what he was and where he lived. He said he was a traveller and lived anywhere. I asked him, " Where do you live now." He replied, " I do not know, it is somewhere down the Kent-road, but I don't know the number." I srched him Red found this key, which opened the outer door of 25, Temple street, and 6/. 10s. in gold. The woman gave her address 25, Garden-row, London-road, and the two prisoners v. ere then locked up. On the same morning I went to 32, Pevill-row, in the Borough, about 8 o'clock, and there I found the two Bunchers. I had seen them, but did not know them before. I told Buncher that he must consider himself in my custody for this robbery. Buncher said he knew nothing about it. They were both taken into custody, and seeing the woman fumbling about her pockets I told her to turn them. She brought out a duplicate and a piece of paper. She rumpled up aeother piece of paper, and I said, " Just let me see what you have got there," when she attempted to put it in her mouth, but I prevented her and took it from her. When I took it from her she said, "It is only a letter about a loan, I did not want him to know anything about o," (The paper was here read; on one side there was something about a loan, but on the other was a list of j well ry, in pencil marks.) When I took them to the station I showed Buncher to Clinton. I asked Clinton, Is that the mats that you have spoken to about the rebbery ?" and lie replied, " Yes." Buncher exclaimed, " Good Lord Jesu s Christ!" I asked the boy if he was certain, and he said he was. Cross-examined by Mr. PARNELL —I am quite certain the woman did not tell me that she lived at 25, Temple row, because I went to Garden row, and could find no thing zbout her. I returned and told her so, and she said, "I do live there with the old woman; it is on the left side of London-road, a good way up." Re-examined by Mr. BODKIN —lt is not on the left hand side, but the right. William Webb, one of the sergeants of police, ex amined by Mr. CLARKSON—I wee with Thompson when he took Gardner and the woman into custody, and rode with them in the cab. On the way to the station Che runeau was about to say something, and Gardner said, " Hold your tongue," and she said nothing. When I got her to the station-house I asked her it she had got anything about her. She said, " No, I have nothing but a piece of cheese," which she toele out. I then asked her if she had got any money, and she said she had a little. I said, " How much have you got ?" " Oh," she said, " that does not matter," and I re plied that I must have her searched. The female searcher then came in, and on searching her she found this bag, which she gave to me, and which I now produce. It contained 158 sovereigns and a half. I asked her how she came by it. She said, " My father sent me 501., and the remainder I got the best way I could." I then asked her how he sent it, and she said by a Post-office order, or something of that sort. • Cross-examined by Mr. PARNELL—She did not say anything about going to America, or that she had col lected money for that purpose. Hannah Green, the searcher, stated that she was de sired by the last witness to search Cheruneau. When she was about to do so she produced a bag of money which ate said she had collected to go to America with Henry Liddle. Henry Liddle, examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I used to work with Shaw at the brass-foundry in the Borough About three or four days before the robbery I was at Shaw's house in the Borough, when I heard Badcock say to Mrs. Shaw, "I have seen Charley and he tells me the robbery is to come off on Saturday evening;" that Charley had told bim that he had taken an impression of the keys, and had given it to the men to make them; that Charley had told him that if he would meet him on the Saturday night be would let him have something or - give him something. Mrs. Shaw made some remark in reply, but what it was Ido not know. I know the lad Clinton, and I have several times seen him in company with Badcock and Shaw, perhaps about three weeks or a month before the robbery. Iha ve seen him come to the place where Shaw lives. Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—Jt was not two months before I was first examined at the police court that I had seen them together. This conversation took place in the second pair back, and I went up for the broom. When I heard it I was outside, and the door was shut. I put my ear to the key hole. I did not ask her for the broom, but I took it. It was outside. It is not my usual custom to listen at keyholes. I have never listened in this way before. This, I think, is the first time I have listened. ' I did not put my ear totbe key hole, but, being on 'the step fading to the room, I. of course, heard it. I was several times at the pence- court, and at my first examination I think I stated this fact about the key-hole, but I will not swear it. I did not tell them that I put my ear to the key hole, but I, think it was at th© first examination that I t~.r,. WINTER OF WATER- COLOUR DRAWINGS. A second season we have had the gratification of attending at Mr. J. L. Grundy's Picture Gallery, 130, Regent-street, to examine his Winter Exiiibi bition of Water-Colour Drawings and (as he modestly terms then) Sketches in Oil. His collection for the present year we cannot but regard as superior in many respects to its preciece',:sor. Several of the most conspicuous among the contributors have shown themselves to be more than usually industrious, and one or two of them, what is better still, more than ordinarily successful. Perhaps the most prominent of the whole number, both in regard to his success and his industry, is George Cattermole. His Shaks perian illustrations, (2) " The Murder of King Dun can," and (9) "Lady Macbeth," reveal a more than wonted power even in this brilliant artist. (13) "The Dance" is, n'toreover, an exquisite production, from the hand of a master, filled with an abounding grace and a delightful animation. In it Cattermole has caught the glow of Titian, and somewhat even of the clas;ic imanrer of Pou,sin, introducing, moreover, as a background a delicious bit of landscape. (17) " The Warning," (100) "Brigands in Ain hush," and (105) " A Mill Stream," are each marked by one or other of his peculiar excellences. In (24) The Gamblers' Quarrel," and in (39) " Sintram and his Companions," ws recognise a comic humour equal to anything of the kind we have yet seen from the hand of Cattermole. The beggared gamester behind the door, replenishing his empty pockets by purloining some of the spoils of his antagonists, is capital. The story of Sintram we recollect having been already depicted by Cattermole two or three seasons back, but, to our thinking, admirable as we remember that previous embellishment to have been, it is in no degree comparable, either in point of bril liancy or of oddity, to the present— a picture glitter ing all over with lights inimitably introduced. The mixture of drollery and awe in the crowd of empty suits of armour seated round the banquet is incom parably good. Perhaps in some respects the happiest effort of Cattermole, however, in this Exhibition, is (85) " The Monk's Library," as it certainly is the most pretentious. P. F. Poole has been hardly less industrious, as may be seen by a g l ance roun d th e gallery, embracing (5) "Boy and Ravens," (7) "The Omen," (20) "The Gipsy Girl," (22) "Going to the Spring," (42) "A Welsh Girl," (69) "A Gipsy Tent," (73) " Valentine's Morn," (83) " Juliet at her Balcony," (107) "Sterne's Maria," (109) "Re flection," (158) " Cymbeline," and (166) " Some One Expected"—all of them characterised by the best of all the tokens of artistic genius, their grace and truth fulness. Copley Fielding evidences undiminished capacity in (34) his sketch of "Arundel Castle" --a sub ject rendered peculiarly interesting from the circum stance of its being rendered (61) by a greater master, J. M. W. Turner. The latter remarkable painting, produced, we believe, some fifteen or sixteen years ago by that illustrious artist, must for many reasons be ranked among the number of his masterpieces, being in his happiest style produced in the sunnier ripeness of his genius. Upon the same screen which is adorned with this noble Turner, we have (60 and 62) two interesting pencil sketches by Sir A. Calcott, and (63, 64, and 65) drawings by Maclise, from his fanciful illustrations of the "Irish Melodies." Among our old favourites again, it is impossible to pass over unnoticed (30) the original picture of " The Heart's Misgiving," long since rendered familiar by the popular engraving so entitled. Clarkson Stanfield vindicates his reputation as one of the first of our water colourists by his contributions (14) " Dieppe," and (18) "On the Moselle." A most attractive and curious item in the exhibition is (97) a pen and ink sketch by Sir David Wilkie, the original study of his celebrated picture commemorative of the " Entrance of George IV. into Edinburgh." Schaffer's water-colour drawing of Leonora, the famous embellishment of Burgher's glorious ballad, is among the other trea sures of the collection. A drawing (94), " The Mis taken Hand," by J. R. Herbert, will be viewed with peculiar interest, as an unusual effort from that dis tinguished Academician. Frost has three delicate F creations, lood ,c 9 andl ) "Chastity,"(9s) no (93) " A Festival before the pe"—all of them more or less suffused with a sensuous beauty—the first even more than the others. D. Cox, in various contribu tions of the customary character, sustains his fame, and in one, (96) "The Lancaster Sands," opens up for himself an admirable style, upon which we do not remember before to have known him adventure. Top ham, with his Irish delineations (such as 99 and 101), Pyne (as in 104 and 149), Penley (as in 111 or 125 ) Hunt (as in 92 and 37), Bennett, Tayler , T. Danb y , De Wint, and Bonnington, with a variety of other con tributors too many to emunerate, assist in adding to the attractions of the exhibition. Upstairs, among the " sketches in oil," are some which will be viewed with no small satisfaction, such, for example, as (203) " The Doleful Ditty," by Cooper, (200) " Sketch near Penshurst," by Lee, and (182) an odd little " Sketch from Nature," by 'Webster. Two remark able curiosities, moreover, are especially noticeable in this apartment—one (184) an early portrait of him self, painted by Sir Edssin Lendseer, and (185) a landscape by the late William Etty 1 Various other sketches in oil, and drawings in water colour, de mand from us particular mention in this very rich and judiciously selected collection; but from further notice of Mr. Grundy's Gallery we are restricted by the length to which our observations have already extended. RECOLLECTIONS OF THE PEOPLE. (From the Illustrated London News.) Translated from the French of Beranger. By WILLIAM CHARLES KENT, Author of " Aletheia." Long, beneath the thatch, his glory Peasant hearts will leap to sing. Fifty years, and cots will ring With no other wondrous story. Then the villagers will throng Round the knees of aged dame, Saying—" Now that nights are long, Wile the hours with tales of fame, What though death cri es pied his hymn, We revere him as no other, As no other. Speak to us of him, mot} er! Speak to us of him." " Once, my children, in this village. Girt by Royal crowds he prised ; Years since then hath Time amass'd: Pouring 'mid these scenes of tillage, On the threshold of my home, There I heard him tread the ground, There on foot I saw him come, In grey colt and hat renown'il. Good day,' said ho, when near he drew, While trembling awe I tried to smother, Tried to smother."' " What! then he spoke to you, mother I Then he spoke to you!" gal splendour. i nour. l t " Paris summer suns did render Radiant; while I, standin g there, Saw him with his Court repair T G o l a dNotreness filled Dame th i e hearts n regal Glory bidding each rejoice: Golden I. ours! their tongues did c all, God will guard the people's choice! Sweet the smiles he round him threw: Heaven had bless'd him as a father. As a father." What brave days for you, mother! What brave days for you!" " But, when stranger bands had taken Champagne's fair but ravaged fields, While all else flung by their shield, He alone remain'd unshaken. One evening—as it might be this — I heard a knock, and oped the door — Good God! 'twas he, burl'd down from bliss, And with him two or three—no more. Then seated on this very chair, He sigh'd, 'Why war we with each other— With each other? ' "What! then ho sat there, mother! What! then he sat there!" " Wants were his, thus ill requited, Bread and poorest wine supplied; On the hearth his garb he dried, While the fire to sleep invited. Waking, when he saw my tears, Hope at least in me,' he said; I go to shelter France from fears, h e roes dead: And avenge my He went: since when great store I've set On his glass more than all other, Than all other." " And you have it yet, mother! And you have it yet!" "'Tie here! But while his cup I cherish'd, He in villain bonds was bound: He a holy Pope had crown'd, In a desert island perish d. Doubting long if such could be, We cried, He yet may re-appear, Cowing from the Southern-Sea — Lord of foes who then shall fear!' All known—most bitter grief did fill These eyes, that wept as for a brother, For a brother." " God will bless you still mother! God will bless you still!" DRAINAGE OF MARTIN MERE.—EXTRAORDINARY CROPS.—About eight months ago that extensive tract of land, near Rutiord, known as Martin Mere, was drained. In past years this ground has been frequently under water for weeks or months together, and was thus incapable of profitable cultivation. The drainage resulted in the re clamation of many hundred acres of land, a portion of which this year has yielded most satisfactory crops of oats, turnips, &c. From one plot of this reclaimed land two tons of the largest turnips were found to consist of only 41G bulbs,:without either tops or tap roots, thus averaging 1041bs. each, a weight seldom equalled over such a quantity. The plot altogether measured only about four statute acres, and is a heavy crop all over. The crop of oats (of which there were about 100 acres this last season) was also abun dant, and the oats are turning out of good quality.—Presto► Guartlian. AMERICAN NE WS. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. The United States Mail steam-ship Atlantic has just completed another passage across the ocean, and brings dates from New York to the 7th of De ! cember, one day subsequent to the departure of the Franklin (which arrived at Southampton the 18th instant). The Atlantic brings a large number of passengers and a valuable cargo. The British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Asia, which left this harbour on the 23d ult. for New York, has arrived out. There is nothing important from Congress in our present advices. Some later advices are to hand from the state of California. These represent the health of the district, especially in and adjacent to Sacramento City as being very unsatisfactory. Cholera was making great in roads on the population, the mortality for one week ending the 26th October amounting to PO. The steamer Sagatnore, lying at San Francisco, had burst her boiler, killing from 75 to 100 people. The Georgia steam-ship had arrived at New York from California, with two and a half million dollars gold dint. Toe Cherokee was also exp.cted, with additional dust to the extent of one and a half million dollars. COMMERCIAL NEWS. From the commercial news come to ban I we select the following : The demand for Money is fair at full rats s, with a good supply. The surplus available funds with pri vate capitalists are abundant, though the banks are less accommodating. Foreign Exchanges are some what higher. Trade in general is good. The market for Breadatuffs is quiet, and prices are not changed. The New York CottOn market appears more stag nant than when last advices left. Holders were not pressing sales. There is no change worthy of notice. Freights remain as before. There were few transactions in Exchange on Lon don, at 110 to 1101; on Paris there was a small busi ness doing at 5 doll. 20c. ; on Hamburg, 361 to 36} ; on Bremen, 79i to 80. COURT THEATRICALS AT WINDSOR. The Queen gave yesterday evening the second of a series of dramatic representations in the Catle, the performance taking place in a temporary theatre erected in the Rubens Room. At eight o'clock her Majesty and Prince Albert, with their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, were conducted by the ladies and gentlemen of their suites in waiting to the theatre. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and a distinguished circle, compris ing the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and Lady Octavia Grosvenor, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter and Lady M. Cecil, the Marquis 4,f Granby, the Earl and Countess Spencer and Lady G. Spencer, the Earl and Countess Cranville, - Lord and Lady Sey mour and the Hon. Miss St. Maur, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, Lord George Lennox, Sir - William Gibson Craig, and Sir James Clark. The following select party was also honoured with invitations to witness the dramatic entertainment, viz. :—Lord and Lady Vaux, of Harrow&n, Hon. G. Mostyn, Sir John Cathcart, Major-General and Lady Isabella Wemyss, Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps and Mies Bathurst, Hon. Mrs. Grey, Lieutenant• Colonel and Lady Emily Seymour, Col. Reid, Rev. William and Mrs. Canning, Rev. Seymour Neville, Sir George and Lady Couper and Miss Couper, Colonel and Mrs. Challoner, Mrs. Bouverie, Lord George Manners, Mr. and Mrs. Crutchley, Mr. Birch, Mr. Glover, the Commanding Officer and two Officers of the Coldstream Guards, the Commanding Officer and two Officers of the Royal Horse Guards. The Queen's private band were in attendance in an ante-room. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and their royal and distinguished guests being seated, the royal entertain ment commenced. Her Majesty's servants performed (by command) a dramatic piece, by the Right lion. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, entitled— __ Dangle NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS. Captain—Andrew Drew (1843), to Le navel store. keeper at tho Cap. of Good Hope, vice Mr. Paymaster Brea to be sfori - kesper at Deptford Victualling -yard, vice Elliott, appointed steward of Greenwich Hos pital, vice Jeasop, deceased. As stated by the United Service Gazette of Saturday, in anticipation of this appointment, Captain A. Drew is an able, gallant, and distinguished officer, and better known as " Caroline Drew," he having led the party that cut out the piratical steamer Caroline from the Canadian rebels, and sent her ever the falls of Niagara. It will be remembered he was appointed to this office by Lord Ellenborough, when the unfounded report of Mr. Breaks's death reached the Admiralty some four years since. Paymaster—J. W. Maddox (1841), to the Amphitrite, 26, at Portsmouth, vice Morgan, whose appointment is cancelled. Engineer—George Fith, assistant to the Hogue, 60, screw-5 hip, at Portsmouth. The promotions consequent upon the death of Captain Trouhridge, in command of the Amtwon, 26, at Chira, are the following:— Commander Challis Banker (1845), in command of the Serpent, 12, to the rank of captain. Lieutenant William G. Luatd (1£41), tint of the Hastings, 72, flag-ship at Chine, to the rank of com mander. Mate Hobert F. T. Calvert (1849), of the Sphynx steam ship, to the raLk of lieutenant. The deslth vacat_cy of the paymaster of the Frolic, 16, in the Mediterranean, has been conferred by Sir William Parker, G.C.8., on Mr. Harrington Jones, clerk of 1843, who came home acting-paymaster of the Volege. UNFOUNDED REPORT.--The report that prevailed at Portsmouth last week, that Rear-Admiral Superinden dent Harvey, of Malta Dockyard, had died suddenly, is proved to be unfounded by letters from the Gallant Ad miral by yesterday's mail. LAMENTED DECEASE OF RETIRED REAR-ADMIRAL PAYNE.—The remains of Admiral Payne were deposited in their last resting-place, at Wyke Regis, on Monday last. The deceased gentleman attended the " throwing off " of Mr. Farquharson's hounds on Monday week, at Burton-gate, when, just as the Fox broke cover on Higher Burton Farm, the Admiral dropped from his horse in a fit of apoplexy and expired in a few minutes. He was between seventy and eighty years of age. Ho had been warned by his medical attendant to avoid the excitement of the chase on account of the tendency he had exhibited to attacks of the above-mentioned disease. An inquest was held on the following day, when a verdict in accordance with the circumstances was returned. The whole of the shipping hoisted their flags half mast high, as a mark of respect to the de ceased Admiral. Amphitrite, 25, Captain Frederick, was taken out of dock at Portsmouth yesterday. She is to have a com plement of 240 officers and men. Calliope, 26, Captain Sir J. E. Home, Bart., may be considered as fully and well manned. Electra, 12, and Rapid, 8, will be taken out of deck at Portsmouth on the 23d, when the Eurydice, 26, will be taken in to have her def_cts made good for recom missioning. Locust, 3, steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Curtis, left Greenhithe on Wednesday for Devonport, to wait orders for the Brazils. Phaeton, 50, Captain G. Elliott, left Portsmouth yes terday for Lisbon, calling at Devonport for twenty-four hours, to embark supernumeraries. On her arrival at Lisbon she will proceed on further trial cruises. Pandora, 6, was commissioned at Devonport, on Wed nesday, by Commander Byron Drury, the other ap pointments not having arrived. Woodlark surveying -vessel, paid off at Woolwich, is ordered to have her defects made good for further sur veying service. Waterwitcb, 8, Commander Quin, will be paid off at Chatham on the 21st, and will be immediately refitted. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—Wind, N. VV. ; fine weather, with light breere. DEVONPORT, WEDNESDAY, 4.50 P.M.—The weather is not such as to recommend any vessel proceeding to sea. Wind, S.W., and freshening, with hazy weather. Mermaid convict-ship, lying in the Warren Bight, Woolwich, Mr. Alexander Kilroy, surgeon, R.N. (1838), superintendent, has taken on board a convict guard of twenty-nine pensioners, with their wives and families, amounting in the whole to ninety-seven persons, who go out as settlers; and will to-day embark a party of pri soners from Pentonville, and proceed to Portland, where she will receive a sufficient number of convicts from that establishment to make up the total to 209. She will then rail for Swan River, and upon her arrival at Perth the whole of the convicts, who have been selected on ac count of their good conduct, will be sent on shore with tickets of leave. DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. MALTA, DEC. 12.—1 n Malta Harbour—The Ceylon receiving-ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Edward Harvey, Superintendent of Malta Dockyard, and second in command. The Research and Auxiliary (late tenders to the Volage), Porcupine, Ardent, and Spitfire steamers laid up in ordinary. On a Cruise—The Queen, 110, Captain C. Wise, bear ing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, Bart , G.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief ' ; the Caledonia, 120, Captain T. W. Carter; the Superb, 80, Captain E. Pur cell; the Powerful, 84, Captain the Hon. R. S. Dundas; the Ganges, 84, Captain H. Smith; the Racer, 12, Com mander Beddoea; the steam frigate Firebrand, Captain T. 0. Knox; the Terrible, Captain Rope; the Scourge, L'rd F. H. Kerr, the Dragon, Captain H. W. Giffard. At Cortu—The Growler steam-zleop, Commander Stod dart. At Patras—The Frolic, 16, Commands r N. Vansittart. At Constantinople—The Antelope, Lieut. Smith. En rout© from Malta to England—The Resistance troop-ship, Commander Bradshaw. MAIL STEAM PACKETS. At Malta—The Medina, Lieutenant Darby; the Mcr- Ho, Lieutenant J. IL Turner; the Oberon, Lieutenant R. B. Harvey. En route from the lonian Islands and Greece to Malta—The Triton, Lieutenant C. J. P. Gijon. En route from Marseilles to Malta—The Medusa, Lieutenant J. Bathurst. At Naples—The Spiteful, Commander sir T. Carmi chael, Bart. PENINSULAR ♦ND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION :COMPANY'S FLOTILLA. At Southampton—The Pacha, Queen, Erin, Ripon, Euxine, and Pottinger. En route from Malta to Constantinople—The Sultan. En route from Alexandria to Malta—The Indus. Between Constantinople and Trebizond—The Tagus. UNITED STATES SQUADRON. At Naples—The Independence frigate, bearing the flag of Commodore Charles W. Morgan; the Mississippi steam-covette, Captain Long; the Constitution fri gate, Captain Conover; the Cumberland, Captain La timer. FOREIGN SHIPS OF WAR IN PORT. Yachts—The Sapphire and Firefly. Portuguese steamer—The Infante D. Luis. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The 'Urgent steam-vessel went out t f harbour this morning to Southampton. The Fairy Royal yacht has been hauled into the south dock to•day to be re-coated with composition, and have a new fan of a different make fitted for experiment. The Hogue, 60, Captain Macdougall, sails on Satur day for Queenstown, it is reported to relieve the Ajax. The Winchester, 50, is painting and recaulking for commission. THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. PORT MAHON, MINORCA, Nov. 29.—The Queen, 110, flag of Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, is here, with the Caledonia, 120; Powerful, 84; Ganges, 84; Superb, 80; and steamers Terrible, 16; Dragon, 6; Firebrand, 8; and Scourge, 6; all healthy. The Dragon arrived here on the 21st, having left Malta on the 17th. The Queen has lost 50 hands by cholera since leaving Malta. The Dragon was put in five days' quarantine; since her arrival the Zephyyretta yacht put in from Algiers with a case of cholera on board. The Admiral has lent the assistant. surgeon of the Terrible to the yacht, and she left the harbour; she is now at anchor in a neighbour ing bay. The squadron have taken out their bills of health, and expect to sail in a day or two, but for what plane is not known. It was imagined the force would return to Malta after Christmas. It has been said Sir William Parker would take the squa dron off Barcelona, and go in there himself in the Scourge, but the season is now so far advanced it is thought he has given up the intention. The squadron will, perhaps, look in at Spessia, which is an excellent harbour about fifty miles E.S.E. of Genoa. The anchorage (Spezzia) has been talked of as the winter quarters of the squadron; latterly the American ships have frequented Spezzia in stead of Port Mahon. The people here are disposed to be very civil to the squadron. Our Gallant Chief has given one ball, and the officers have given another. There is a very fair opera company, and altogether Mahon seems an agreeable place enough; indeed, any thing for a change would have been desirable after the late protracted cruise. The Growler steam-sloop has gone to Corfu to join the Frolic, stationed there. In about tour or five months the new Commander-in- Chief is expected, and it is pretty well known here who it is to be, although so much mystery is observed at home about him. The squadron is frequently exercised at general quarters. _ _ . PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY.—Her Majesty's frigate Inde fatigable, 50, Captain K. Smart, discharged her powder on Monday, and was yesterday towed by the Avon steamer, Master• Commander Veitch, from the Sound into Hamoaze. After being cast off by the steamer, the hawser broke, and the frigate tailed down upon the Cerberus hulk, damaging her stern and carrying away the figure head and bulwarks of the hulk. After refit ment the Indefatigable, it is now said, will proceed to the West Indies to relieve her Majesty's ship Wellesley, 72, Captain G. Goldsmith. The Advice steamer, which arrived on Sunday from Woolwich, sailed yesterday from Queenstown, where she remains as a steam tender. _ Her ;Majesty's ship Albion, 90, Captain W. H. John stone, was paid advance on Monday, and is appoint( d to sail to-day with supernumeraries tor Malta, where she relieves her Majesty's ship Powerful, 84, Captain the Hon. B. S. ,Dundas. The steam-vessel Vulture made an excursion trip round the Eddystone on Monday. She started at 11 30 A.m., and returned at 3 30 P.M. The Liverpool emigrant •ship, Levoic, from Liverpool for New York, put in yesterday with loss of foreyard and maintopsuil. The screw-ship Bosphorus, Captain Hall, sailed at half-past seven yesterday mor n i ng f or M a d e i ra, C ape Verds, Sierra Leone, and the Cape of Good Hope. She is supplied with 375 tons of Warliche's patent fuel, suffi cient for twenty-eight days' consumption. Her screw propeller is on a novel principle; when not in direct , ac- Lion it can b e pla c ed f ore an d att, para ll e l to the ship a keel, and thus avoid any impediment to her progress when under CaTITEW S only, The experiment is a very THE CRITIC; OR, A TRAGEDY REHEARSED. ... ... ... Mr. F. VINING Sneer Sir Fretful Plagiary Puff ... ... .. Footman ... .. Prompter ... .. Mrs. Dangle ... Mr. COOPER ... Mr. BARTLEY ... Mr. C. MATHEWS Mr. DE COURCY ... Mr. C. MELTILLE ... Mrs. C. HORN. CHARACTERS IN THE TRAGEDY. ... Mr. lIONNER Mr. GRANBY Mr. WYNN Lord Burloigh Earl of Leicester .. Sir Christopher Hatton Sir Walter 'Raleigh ... Mr. CLARK Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Mr. HARLEY Governor of Tilbury Fort ... Mr. F.MATTHEWS Master of the Horse . Mr. SLIIMONDS Beefeater ... Mr. F. CooKE First Sentinel ... Mr. HAEcouar S, coed Sentinel Mr. Boar Tilburina Mrs.F.AIATTHEws Confidante Mrs. MACNAMARA First Niece Misi M. KEELEY Second Niece - Miss ROBERTSON. After which, a farce in one act, by Bayle Bernard, Esq., entitled THE PRACTICAL MAN. Cloudsley (a gentleman of imagina• , r }Mr. C. ILL ATHEWB tiv© tendencies) Horton (a merchant) Mr. F. COOKE Rockstone (a solicitor) ... Mr. GRANBY Mr. BURT and Mr. DE CuURCY Jennin g s } Rockstona's clerks... Mr. HONNER Biggs ... Mr. SIMMONDS Mrs. Mildmay Mrs. MACNAMARA Savoyard Girl Miss BURBIDGE DirectJr Mr. CHARLES KEAN Assistant Director ... Mr. GEORGE ELLIS The theatre arranged, and the scenery painted by Mr. THOMAS GRIEVE. Clients COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEC. 19. The Queen and Prince Albert left the Castle at five minutes past ten o'clock this morning for Kew, to witness the confirmation of her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended by the Marchioness of Douro, the Earl of Listowel, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Colonel Bouverie. The august party travelled by a special train on the London and South-Western Railway to Rich mond, and from thence proceeded in royal carriages to the residence of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. The Queen and Prince, attended by the Royal suite, returned to the Castle from Kew, at ten minutes before three o'clock. Yesterday the Marquis of Exeter was honoured with an audience by the Queen, to present a loyal address to her Majesty from the county of North ampton, against Papal aggression, signed by 28,266 individuals, which address her Majesty was pleased to receive very graciously: Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Mice, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa, took their accustomed pony and walking exercise to-day, in the vicinity of the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur was taken - an airing yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary was con firmed this day in Kew Church. Previous to the solemn ceremony, the Queen and Prince Albert arrived at the residence of the Duchess of Cambridge, at Kew, from Windsor Castle. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness was attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting, the Earl of Listowel, Lord in Waiting, Colonel tht Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry in Waiting, and Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Wait ing to the Prince. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived from her residence at Frogmore, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, Lady in Waiting. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester also arrived at Kew. The Queen, and her Royal Highness the Princess Mary, and their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and the Duke of Cambridge, proceeded to Kew Church, where the confirmation of her Royal High ness the Princess Mary was ministered by the Arch bishop of Canterbury, assisted by the Bishop of London. At the conclusion of the service the august party returned to the residence of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, at Kew, where a dijeuner was served to the illustrious circle. The Queen and Prince Albert afterwards took leave of the Duchess of Cambridge, and went to the Richmond station, attended by their suites, returning to Windsor by a special train on the South-Western Rail way. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took leave of the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meek lenburg- S trelit z, and returned to Frogmore, attended by Lady Fanny Howard. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood left town yesterday morning fur Hickleton Hall, Doneaster. THE WEATHER.—DUBLIN, THURSDAY MORNING. —Yesterday evening at five o'clock there was a heavy fall of snow in this city; fully four inches deep of it lay in the streets for some hours, when a thaw set in and all disap peared by midnight. Three miles from town, iu a southerly direction, no snow fell, but there was heavy rain. This morning the air is excessively cold ; a strong wind is blow ing from the south-east. On Tuesday morning there was a considerable fall of snow in Limerick, which, although it is calculated to check farming operations, is, nevertheless, very 1 1 welcome to the agriculturists. In Tipperary the weather bas also been severe the last few days. _Ls j_ri N important one, and considerable ri4lii Itaiti4 , lii" . making it on so long a voyage. V :I PROMOTIONS. \ _ ..,_ . -', :... WOOLWICH, DEC. - • ~.. 19.—William .It'Peare, Henry Blythe, and Tobias Mankey, to be acting gunners. t , George Sergeant, to be acting boatswain. The Widgeoa, Captain Bullock, the Speedwell, ;IP ? the Woodlark, vessels recently employed on the survey ing service, have all been dismantled at this port, and have been paid oft The non - commissioned officers and men of the Wool wich division of Royal Marines, recently serving in the Inconstant on the Pacific station, were paid off at Wool wich Dockyard on Wednesday last by the pay-clerks from the Admi ra l ty. The Volcan o s t eam - vessel, Commander Rivers, having beers reported ready, is ordered to leave Woolwich on Saturday next for Greenhithe, to have her compasses adjusted, and then proceeds to Plymouth, on her way to the coast of Africa. According to Allen's Nary LA.t, compiled from official sources, the salary of Mr. James Meek, Controller of Victualling of the Navy and of Transport Service, is 1,0001, per annum. Mr. Meek is to retire at the end of the present month, and mill f:e succeeded by Mr. Tho mas T. Grant, Storekeeper of the Royal (Jiarence Vic tualling-yard at Portsmouth. Mr. Grant's salary under the head of storekeeper is 800/. per annum, without de tailing any part of it for other sers ice, but as the salary of the storekeepers at Deptiord and the Royal William Victualling -3 and at Plymouth are only 5001. each, it is not anticipated that the storekeeper's salary at the Royal Clarence-yard, Plymouth, will exceed 500/. when Mr. Grant vacates it. --- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA TTERSALL'S —YESTERDAY. No betting, THE FLYING DUTCHMAN AND VOLTIGEM In the match between these horses, to be ruu at York Spring Meeting, the Flying Dutchman will carry Bat Bilb, and Voltigeur Bst. THE RIOT AT BIRKENHEAD. EXAMINATION OF THE SUPPOSED RING- LEADERS. Yesterday the prisoners Brown, Haggerty, Smith, Fitzsimon, Griffin, and Feehan, who were apprehended a few days ago, charged with having taken part in the late Papal aggression riot at Birkenhead, on the 27th ult., were brought before the magistrates at Chester for examination. The prisoner Brown is a shoemakor,who has resided in Birkenhead for eighteen years, and has hitherto borne a highly respectable character. The rest of the prisoners are all Isiah labourers belonging to the dock works. At the commencement of the proceedings Sir J. Ste phen, who appeared for the defence, protested, in the name of his clients, against the hearing of the case be fore the magistrates now sitting, whose names appeared tacked on to the placard convening the meeting out of which this charge now brought forward arose. The objection was overruled. The case of Mr. John Brown was then taken. " John Grimley, of the Liverpool police force, was the first witness called. He was one of those who were almost killed at the riot. His head was still bound up, and he appeared in an exceedingly weak state. After speaking to the facts connected with the riot, and to the manner in which he was struck on the head and in va rious parts of the body, by several of the mob, who were armed with crowbars and bludgeons, he said that when he was down for the second time, a man came forward and struck him on the head with a bar of iron. He had seen that man since in Birkenhead Bridewell. It was one of the prisoners at the bar. Whilst he was held down the prisoner Brown came and struck him with a bludgeon over the shoulder; when he (witness) said, " For God's sake do not kill me." The witness fur ther deposed to being struck by other of the prisoners. He also described bat took place before the police in terfered. A window in the Town•hall was open at this time, and a person put his head out of the window, and called out to the crowd, " Now men, now is your time." Mr. Conway—Who was that man? Witness—That is the man (pointing to Mr. Bretherton, solicitor). Mr. Bretherton (evidently excited, and addressing the bench)—l appeal to you, gentlemen, whether I was not in the Town-hall with you at the time. Another policeman, named John Bowes, who re ceived severe injuries, was next examined. He ale) spoke to having been struck by some of the prisoners. Superintendent Ride, of the Liverpool force, who was placed at the head of the body of police sent over from Liverpool, was under examination when our parcel was dispatched. It is expected that the investigation will occupy at least two or three days. There are thirty-four witnesses on behalf of the prosecution, and nearly twenty on behalf of the prisoners. AFFRAY WITH BURGLARS. On Wednesday evening, between seven and eight o'clock, an affray of a very serious character took place near Farnborough, in Kent, in the attempt by two po licemen to apprehend four suspected housebreakers. It appeared that on the evening in question two policemen of the R division, in whose district Farnborough is situated, being on duty near the town, had grounds for suspecting that some expert thieves from London were lurking about and intended to commit a burglary in the neighbourhood. The two policemen proceeded in quest of the offenders, and on approaching the Crown public house in Green-street•green, within a short distance of the Farnborough station, they observed a horse and cart with four men in it, whom they suspected to be the persons they were on the look-out for, standing at the door. The policemen immediately went forward, and while one of them seized the horse's head the other policeman called upon the men in the vehicle to alight, when they all jumped out, and ho seized one of them, saying that they must accompany him to the station house. The policeman, however, who had seised the [can as described, was immediately attacked by his companions, who were armed with life-preservers, and when the other policeman went forward to his assistance with bis staff in his hand one of the fellows drew forth a pistol, and, presenting the muzzle at his head, with a❑ oath swore he would blow out his brains if he interfered in the rescue of his associate. A strt2g• gle then took place, during which the four men used their life-preservers, and succeeded in effecting their escape from the two policemen, who were very much maltreated on the occasion. The horse and cart, how ever, fell into their bands, and on examining the vehicle, a bag, containing a great number of picklock keys, large and small, some of them of the most ingeniotts construc tion, and adapted for opening almost every description of lock, together with "jemmies," centre-bits, dark lan tern, and matches—in fact, every requisite instrument for housebreaking was found at the bottom of it, :towed away underneath the seat. In the course of the came night the police cf the district succeeded in appreheende ing one of the 'men, who is now in custody. His coLn panions, it is expected, will also be secured, as their persons are well known. The horse, which they must have driven from London, is one of extraordinary speed, and capable, it is stated, of going a great distance in an incredibly short space of time. The animal, as well as the vehicle, is now in the hands of the police. LECTURES ON CHEMICAL AGRICULTURE. It must be well known to all habituois of the Royal Polytechnic Institution how every branch of the arts, manufactures, and science is duly considered and die. cussed in the lecture theatre and hall of this in structive place of amusement. But we perceive that even the claims of agriculture and its important con• nexion with chemistry has not been forgotten by the ever vigilant directors of this institution. We were truly pleased to see so many agriculturists (evidently visitors from the Great Cattle Show) seated to beat Mr. 4. H. Pepper's plain lecture on the first or simple principles of agricultural chemistry. The lecturer commenced by observing that be was not there to teach farming, it would of course be too ridiculous to suppose that any chemist could give a farmer practical experience. The object of the lecture was simply to demonstrate the valuable and important connexion between the two. The Frc2- fessor then proceeded to show, by analogy, that if it is possible to observe and trace out the growth of the human frame, that it must be equally within the power of the chemist, by analysis, to discover the proper food and growth of plants. Soils containe d their aliment, viz., certain organic and inorgao elements, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, earthy bases, acids, and other elements. Plants must, of course, represent the soil from which they spring. Water, organic matter, ash or earthy matter were then proved by numerous interesting experiments to be the proximate elements of the vegetable world. The business of the scientific farmer was not only to afford decaying organic matter to the soil, but also to take care that the earthy bases and salts were ap plied in due proportion. These and other instructive points were supported by conclusive arguments, by good experiments, and a great number of excellent diagrams of soils, manures, &c., &c. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF MR. SMITH O'BRIEN.— On Sunday and Monday the Victoria cutter, commanded by a man named Ellis, was observed hovering about the island, the wind being light until evening, when it fell calm. Shortly before sundown, Mr. Smith O'Brien, who, notwith standing his avowed intention of escaping should an oppor tunity offer, has considerable liberty allowed him, want down to a sandy cove, one of the few places where boat's generally land, and just as he reached the shore a boat with three men put in, and he rushed up to his middle to meet it. A constable on duty covered him with hie piece, and called to him to forbear, seconding this by rush big at the boat and knocking a hole in her bottom with hie carbine. lie then pointed out to all f our th e folly of resis tance, and required them to submit q u i e tly, which they did . The officer in charge, meantime, haying missed his pp toner, came rushing down the beach, and secured him while still in the water. He was then conducted to his house, and the three men confined for transmission to Hobart Town. A whale boat with six hands was sent on board the cutter, seised her, and brought her in. she , too, with the p arties on board, will be sent up immediately. It has notbeen thought necessary t o impose any restraint on Mr. S.O'Brient greater than that. to which he was previously subjected.... Sydney Advertiser. INCREASE OF OUTRAGES IN THE COUNTY AEMAGH• Telegraphbeens states ates committed, th at " and in n ve iling in the baronies of 17 pper Ferns and L , pper Orier,' a c; b n b se o cg g e n? nce pre- of enragesa•ry haying _The 1 t'e meeting of magistrates is about being convened, to me morialise the Lord. Lieutenant for an augmentation of the county constabulary in those baronies. MR. BASTARD THE PERVERT.--ThQ establishment at Kitley, and also the mansion at Buckland-on-the - Moor , belonging to E. R. P. Bastard, Esq., have been entirely broken up, with the exception of a cpuple of persona engaged to look after the house. Y•) 00• bert, ic. cite, 0.- c)rli; d o e, ..--. ....4 ot fr o ck woo ,l a id rsal !Os, a ze4 welt ,31iti go' f r ? ° ?Of (tZ