The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-19 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD' COURT. (Before the Lord Chief Justice TINDAL and Mr. Jus tice PATTESON.) THE MURDER AT NEWINGTON. Samuel Quennell, aged 22, was indicted for the wilful murder of Daniel Fitzgerald. Mr. Bodkin, with whom was Mr. Clarke, conducted the prosecution; and Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Huddlestone conducted the defence. Mr. BODKIN stated the case to the jury, briefly set ting forth the leading points of the evidence. He then called Owen M`Carthy,_who stated that he resided at No. 6, Queen -street, Walworth. Has been in the employment of Mr. Wm. Quennell, a builder, in Lower Kennington lane. Was in his employment on Thursday, the 27th of November. Had known the deceased Fitzgerald. He was also in Mr. Quennell's employment, and was there on that day. He left work at about five o'clock in the afternoon, and proceeded towards Kennington-lane. Deceased was in his (witness's) company. They crossed the Newington High-road, and then went into Peacock street. When they got there witness saw the prisoner vowing towards them. Had known the prisoner about 10 or 11 weeks before that time. He had been in the mployment of Mr. Quennell, but had been dismissed. There is no carriage-way in Peacock-street, it is quite a narrow lane. The prisoner came close to them, and im mediately afterwards his (witness's) sight was taken away by a sudden flash ; he at the same time heard a report. As soon as he could see he saw deceased lying down, who said, " I am a dead man." The prisoner then walked quietly away towards Newington. Witness followed him, and cried out after him. Witness aw him stopped. Witness then went to prisoner's brother, and afterwards to the station-house. Had seen the prisoner at 12 o'clock on that day, not 20 yards from the place where the murder was committed. Was present at the inquest on the body, and identified it. Mr. Henry Cutting was then examined by Mr. BODKIN—He stated that he is clerk to his father, Mr. Charles Cutting, a solicitor in bankruptcy. On Thurs day, Nov. 27, was near the corner of Peacock-street. He turned down Kennington-lane, which almost faces the end of Peacock-street. When he got near the corner he heard the report of a pistol, and saw a man running down Kennington-lane. He was followed by some others, who were calling out to stop him. Witness stepped aside until the man who was pursued came up to him, and he then seized him by the collar. That man was the prisoner. Some of the pursuers came up, and one of them attempted to seize his collar roughly. The prisoner said, " One is enough," and then " Take me to the station-house." Witness went with him to the station-house. He was then asked whether he had any knife or pistol with him. He said no; but as they were about to search him he put his hand into his trousers pocket, when the constable seiztsd his hand and took a pistol from it. The cock of the pistol was down, and a portion of an exploded cap upon it. By Mr. HtJDDLSSTONE—When witness first saw the prisoner he was 50 or 100 yards off. He was quite cool when witness collared him, and stopped at once. There was no person with witness when he stopped the prisoner. Henry Martin Hallam was then called—He stated that he is a barge builder, residing near the Waterloo road. On Thursday, the 27th of November, he was in Kennington-lane. It was about five o'clock in the evening. Witness was near the Newington-road, not far from the police-station. Saw the prisoner, who was running towards him from the Newington end. He passed witness, and he then heard some people calling out to stop him. Some person then collared him; and witness then seized him also. Harriet Denyer stated she was in Peacock-street at five o'clock on Thursday, the 27th of November. She was in the narrow part of the street. She heard the report of a pistol, and saw a man falL She afterwards went to the spot, and when a light was brought she saw that it was Fitzgerald. She had known him by sight. On hearing the report a man passed rapidly by her, and almost knocked her down. That man went towards Newington-butts. Had seen the man before, and knew him by sight. The prisoner is the man. He walked to the end of the street. Mr. Wm. Hope Popham stated that he is a surgeon, esiding at Queen's-row, Newington. He was near the Peacock public-house at about five in the afternoon on the 27th of November. He heard an explosion of fire arms. In consequence of information he received he want into the Peacock tap-room. He there saw the de ceased supported by two men. There was a wound on the left breast. He was very much exhausted, and died in less than a minute. Afterwards made a . post modem examination. Found that the wound passed through the heart and lungs, Thomas William Carter, inspector of police, stated that on the 27th of November, he was on duty at the police-station in Kennington-lane. The prisoner was brought in by Mr. Cutting. After the examination witness asked if he had a pistol or knife about him, and he said that he had not. Witness ordered him to be searched, and when the constable commenced he put his hand into his trousers-pocket, and pulled out a pistol. Witness seized it, and found a part of a cap on the nip ple. Witness also found a rule and a piece of cord on him. Witness afterwards searched his lodgings at Frederick-place, Newington-butts. It was not more than twenty yards from Peacock-street. A box was pointed out to witness as the box of the prisoner. On opening the box witness saw eleven bullets. On the mantel-shelf he found eleven percussion caps, some shot, an-I a small quantity of powder. John Wilson stated that the prisoner occupied a room in his house. Witness pointed out the prisoner's box to the police. William Quennell was then sworn—He stated that he knew the deceased. He worked for witness, and had been in his employment seven or eight years. The prisoner is a half-brother of his. His age is about 22. He had Leen employed by witness for about five months. He made himself generally useful. He had been to sea before coming to work with witness. Had told him to look out for work elsewhere as business would be slack ; that was three or four weeks before the com mission of the act. The last day that be worked for witness was Wednesday, the 19th. He came to witness on the Saturday before the murder and received Bs. The prisoner had a conversation with witness's wife about his leaving off work. His wife said, " How came you to speak so unkindly against William after he has been so kind to you." The prisoner appeared surprised, and wanted to know what it was that he had been say ing. She told him that Daniel Fitzgerald had told her that he (the prisoner) intended to give William a knock on the head, and also that the prisoner bad said that if • he got money he would set up an opposition business next door. His wife also remarked that she had not said all that Fitzgerald had told her. The prisoner said that Fitzgerald had urged him on to speak against wit ness, and that it was all Fitzgerald's fault. A gentleman then came in to pay a bill, and that put an end to the conversation. Could not say whether the conversation took place before or after the payment of the Bs. Wit ness told him that evening to look for work elsewhere. Fitzgerald and the prisoner appeared to live on good terms. By Mr. CLARKSON—It is about four years since the prisoner went to sea. He 'returned in January last. his return home his mother was living in Brandon street. Witness saw him every time he returned from sea, as lie always called. Up to the time that be last re turned from sea he had always conducted himself quietly and properly like any,otber man. Witness had observed of late that his conduct and character had very much changed. Other members of the prisoner's family had been unfortunate in the state of their minds. His father had been subject to fits of insanity. The prisoner had a brother that died about two years since. Had a sister named Sarah, and saw her up to the time of her death, which occurred about 12 years since. She used to com plain of her head, and used at times to be quite uncon scious. Had heard something about the brother that died, but never noticed anything himself. Witness was separated from his father before his death. His death occurred through his being thrown out of a chaise. Was present when his father imagined that there were devils in the drawers of his room. No representati, n made by Fitzgerald was the cause of his telling the pri soner to seek for work. No such statement was made to the prisoner. His attention had often been called to the prisoner's conduct about three or four weeks before the murder. Has told the prisoner to do things, and he has answered in a peculiarly indifferent manner. His wife remarked it also.. Hag heard that tha prisoner had set the bed on whic'h'he was lying ou fire. Re-examined by Mr. BODKIN—His father was never placed under any restraint for any insane fits. He managed his business himself, and sometimes employed 50 men. The prisoner, up to three or four weeks before the murder was like any other man, but from that period to the time of the murder his conduct was not that o a man in his sober senses. Had never seen anything in the prisoner's conduct before Fitzgerald's death that could induce him to swear that he was not of sound nrinci, but he had remarked to his wife that his conduct was not that of a man in his senses. The pri soner was always of a violent temper. Did not tell Fitz gerald to look for work, as he always kept him. By the COURT—His brother knew that he did not intend to discharge Fitzgerald. The other men did the sam e work as the prisoner and Fitzgerald. Julia Quennell stated that she is the wife of the last witness. Remembers the prisoner coming on the night of Saturday, the 22d of September, to be paid his wages. Had a conversation with the prisoner about something that he said. That was in the presence of her husband. On telling him something that Fitzgerald had said of him, he appeared very much dejected and hurt. Fitz gerald had made a statement to her the day before. By Mr. CLeaxsox—The prisoner had appeared very much dejected for six months before the murder, but for three weeks before it, witness could not get a proper answer. Has noticed the prisoner to sit by himself with his eyes fixed on the ground apparently quite lost v) hi mse lf. For th.: last three weeks bef.re the murder, he could not give a proper answer. liar husband was always very attentive to him. There had b een no cause for hl4 apparent dejection. Witness could not tell what to make of it, and spoke of it to her husband. lias heard her husband talk of his father, who was deranged during his lifetime. Re-examined by Mr. BODKIN--The prisoner on his return from his vo3 ages always appeared to be cheerful. Ile used to answer of late in a gruff surly manner, and sometimes not answer at all. lie used, however, to do whatever he was told to do. James Parkes stated that he is a plane-maker, residing in Timothy-street, Newington. On Saturday, 22d of Nov., he was at the shop of a Mrs. Tubbs, in the New cut, Lambeth. It was about eight o'clock. The pri soner was there. He came up to the shop, and took a pistol which was hanging at the door, and examined it. Ile pulled the trigger, and the cock broke. Wit ness heard that ss. 6d. was the price of the pistol. The prisoner paid 2s. for the damage done. He came into the shop after breaking the pistol, and purchased another, for which he paid ss. The pistol produced is like the one that he purchased. William Welling stated that he is an oilman, residing at No. I, Amelia-place, Walworth. Knows the pri soner, who has dealt with him for some time. On Thursday, the 27th of November, at about four in the afternoon, the prisoner came to his shop. He purchased a pennyworth of gunpowder. He asked for the best. John Marne, a gunmaker, residing in the Walworth road—On Wednesday, the 26th of November, he sold a quarter of a pound of bullets to a person. Can't say whether the prisoner was the person. The person was dressed in a different manner to the prisoner. Saw him before the magistrate, and his dress was then like that of the man who bought the bullets. They were to fit a pistol exactly like the one produced. It was dusk when he came into the shop. It was about five o'clock. The evidence of this witness closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. CLARKSON then rose, and said that in the observa tions he was about to make he would not attempt to deny that the prisoner was the person who fired the shot. There was another duty imposed on them, which belonged to them alone—a duty which he ex pected them to discharge, uncontrolled by any thing they had heard, or with respect to anything that they might y ) hear on the subject ; and unless the evidence they had heard did not leave a shadow of doubt on their minds, that at the time of the commission of the offence the prisoner was an agent answerable for his own actions. Although the law left it upon the prisoner to show that he was not fit to judge of his own actions, he (Mr. Clarkson) hoped that he would be able to show them, on his behalf, that such was actually the case. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to comment at some length on the evidence which tended to raise a question as to the prisoner's sanity. At the conclusion of his address, The Lord Chief Justice TINDAL proceeded to reca pitulate the evidence in a general manner, commenting on the various facts as tending to prove the prisoner's insanity. The jury then consulted for a short time in the box, and then requested to be allowed to retire. The, usual officer having been sworn to keep them in safe custody, they left the Court. After an absence of twenty minutes the jury returned into Court. On their names being called over, The foreman of the jury delivered a verdict of Guilty. The usual proclamation of silence having been made, the Learned Judges put on their black caps. The Lord Chief Justice TINDAL then addressed the prisoner as follows :—" Samuel Quennell, you have been found guilty, by the verdict of a jury of your country. men, of the crime of murder—a crime which has always been, with the exception of thecrime of treason, regarded as one of the very deepest dye by the laws of England, and against which the punishment of death has always been enforced. It is my duty to say that the jury have come to a proper conclusion on this question. There are circumstances in this case of great aggravation—as the crime was not committed under the influence of sudden anger, or cir cumstances of provocation; and unknown almost to the unfortunate victim of your crime, you reserved to your self the preparation of the instruments of death, against which the deceased felt quite secure. Under these cir cumstances, it is my duty to impress upon your mind the sentence of the law, which will as suredly be carried into effect. Exert yourself therefore to employ the little time allowed you to pre pare for that great change which you assuredly will shortly undergo. It only remains for me to pass upon you the sentence of the law." His Lordship then passed sentence of death in the usual form and ordered the prisoner into the custody of the sheriff of the county of Surrey. The prisoner, who seemed quite unmoved during the passing of the sentence, was then removed. INFANTICIDE.—EIiza Huntsman, 21, was indicted for the wilful murder of her illegitimate child, Emily, by casting it into the water, and thereby drowning it and suffocating it. There were two other counts in the indictment, one describing the deceased infant as being known by the name of Emily, and the other as a child whose name was unknown. Mr. Parnell prosecuted, and Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner. The following evidence was adduced : Mrs. Mary Stacey deposed that she resided at Lower Edmonton, and the prisoner was her cousin. She came to her house on the 10th of December, accompanied by her child, an infant five months old ; and the prisoner left, with her child, for the purpose of going to her lodg ing, about half-past seven o'clock in the evening. Wit ness went next morning to the prisoner's lodging, and asked her where her baby was, and she replied, " Oh, my baby—there, there," and appeared in a dread ful state of agitation, and shortly afterwards she went into a fit. Witness afterwards saw the dead body of the prisoner's child at the police-station. Cross-examined—Witness had known the prisoner since they were children. The prisoner was 21 years old, and she always appeared to be very fond of her child. She was in bad health, and frequently complained of her head, and had been taken to the doctor's in consequence. When she left with the child she treated it with great kindness and apparent affection. After the birth of her child, the prisoner went into a family as wet-nurse, but she only remained there three days, on account of her losing her milk. The prisoner was usually very ab stemious, but after the birth of her child she was ordered to drink porter. When she came home from her situation she complained of her head, and appeared in a dreadful state. She had had her head shaved several times, but the hair never grew again, either on the top or the back of her head. Mr. CLARKSON observed that this circumstance might be material when the medical testimony was adduced. Lord Chief Justice TINDAL said it was a very proper course of examination. The witness continued—When she saw the prisoner at the time she referred to, she did not appear to know her, and was like a distracted woman. When she asked her about the baby, she pointed wildly upwards, and said, " Oh, my baby—there, there." The prisoner was well taken care of by witness's mother, and neither she nor her child wanted for anything. Mrs. Sarah Willis deposed that the prisoner was her niece, and at the time this occurred she was lodging with her baby at her house. She remembered her coming home on the evening of the 10th December, and soon afterwards witness's daughter asked her if she had put the baby to bed, and witness asked her where the baby was. She made no reply, but raised her hands, and clasped them over her head. By Mr. CLARKSON—The prisoner was always a kind mother. She continually complained of her head, and had asked witness to put her hand to her head, and when she did so, she found it throbbing, and very hot. She ap peared more like a distracted person than anything else when she was asked about her child. Except upon the occasions when she complained of her head her conduct was uniformly kind, attentive, and affectionate. Mrs. Wallis deposed that she asked the prisoner where her baby was, and she replied that it was where the bonnet and cap was. . By Mr. CLAaKsoN—She appeared at this time in a frantic state. Mary Fordham deposed that, about eight o'clock on the evening of the 10th of December, she met the pri soner half-way between Stanway-brook and her lodging at Edmonton. She had no child with her, and she hung down her head as she passed, and appeared to be crying. Jesse Lawrence, a police-constable, deposed that on the same evening he picked up the bonnet and cap of the deceased child on the edge of the brook, and he con veyed them to the station-house. William Fordham proved that he and several other constables dragged the brook in question, and found in it the dead body of a female child, which was afterwards identified as the prisoner's. Another constable, named Harrison, proved that the prisoner was given into his custody, and upon his telling her that she was charged with the murder of her infant, she replied, " I don't know how I came to do it." By Mr. CLA.RKSON—The prisoner was in a violent state of agitation and excitement at this time. Mr. Henry Samuel Hammond, a surgeon at Edmonton, deposed that he was called upon to examine the child after it was taken from the water, and it presented all the appearances of death from drowning. There were no external marks of violence upon the body, and he had no doubt the child's death was occasioned by drowning. Witness had attended the prisoner about a year and a half ago, and at that time he considered her in a state of physical debility, which was very likely•to _occasion frequent headaches, and might affect the reasoning powers, and. bring about partial insanity. By Mr. CiARKSON—The sudden loss of her milk, after the birth of a child, to such a subject, would be decidedly likely to increase the symptoms, and to pro duce temporary insanity. Mr. M'Murdo, the surgeon of the gaol of Newgate, gave testimony of a similar character. He added, that having heard all the circumstances that had been ad duced in evidence, in his judgment, at the time the pri soner committed the act imputed to her, it was exceed ingly probable that she was in a state of temporary derangement. Mr. CLARKSON (this being the whole of the evidence for the Crown) then made a forcible and pathetic appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and urged that the itnesses for the prosecution had made out, in his opinion, that at the time the unhappy creature com mitted the act with which she was charged, she was not in possession of her senses. He said that, if the jury thought it necessary, he had several witnesses who would confirm the testimony of the medical gentlemen who had been already examined, but he trusted the jury would not require any additional evidence. Mr. Justice PA.rrEsox having addressed a few observa tions to the jury, they at once returned a verdict of Not Guilty, OH the ground of insanity; and the prisoner was ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure. IVEW COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) Elizabeth Sears was indicted for stealing a saw, a pair of silver spectacles, and a box of sights, the property of Henry Pocock, Bermondsey. Henry Pocock said he was an engineer. The prisoner was in the habit of being employed in his house two days a week, in the capacity of a char-woman, for about three months previous to the present indictment. Witness in the course of that time missed a small hand-saw, a box of sights, such as are used by opticians in their business, and a pair of silver spectacles. The sights and the spectacles were kept in a room to which the prisoner had access. Witness asked about these at the prisoner's, but she denied having seen them, or knowing anything about them. However, after she had been taken into custody they were found in consequence of the prisoner's information, in the possession of an optician in King-street, in the Borough, to wham she had sold them. Thomas Taylor, cabinet maker, in the parish of St. Sa viour's, swore to having purchased the saw produced in Court, and identified by the prosecutor as his, from the pri soner. She had a pair of sp ec t ac l es on h er at t h e same t i me. The constable who took her into custody, said she had refused saying anything to the charge. She wished to go to the prosecutor to tell him all, in hope he would forgive her. The Learned RECORDER set the facts before the jury, who found her Guilty, but with a strong recommendation to mercy. This recommendation seemed to take the Recorder by surprise, who requested to know the ground on which it had been made? The foreman was understood to say the jury were not satisfied there had bean premeditation in tha case. The prisoner was sentenced to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. Char!otte Brown was indicted for stealing various articles, the property of Robert Sorrell, hosier, 88, Strand. John Scott, a shopman with Mr. Sorrell, said that the prisoner came into the shop on the 11th November, and looked out goods to the amount of a 95., directing them to be sent to Mrs. Parker, 31, Queen-street, close by. He him self went with the goods to that address, and made inquiry in several adjoining streets, but could find no suc h name . Had not seen her again till the 29th November, when he saw her in the shop of Mr. Farmer, who had sent him information, and he had her taken into custody. A brown silk purse, beaded, was shown him, which had been found on the prisoner, and which he had no doubt was the property of his employer. There had been but one such purse in the shop at the time. It was missed immediately after prisoner leaving, and the box in which the purses were kept had not been opened to any other customer from the time it was shown to the prisoner till it had been found on her person. The female searcher and the constable who had taken her to the station. house, were then called to speak to some of the same facts. The jury, after a short consultation, found her Guilty. A verdict of not guilty had been returned immediately before on an indictment of a similar kind, though of a more adventurous character against the same individual. Three other indictments for shoplifting were not tried. She has been already convicted of the like offence, and sentenced to three years' imprisonment and hard labour. One of the police force informed the Court that the pri- soner was the greatest shoplifter in London. She had been in nearly every shop in London, and the policemen seemed to say they had abundance of materials of previous con viction, although wherefore they were not used did not ap pear from his statement. The prisoner is a widow, with a young family of two or three children ; her own age does not exceed twenty, and she is respectable, even handsome in her appearance. The sentence of the Court was that she be transported beyqnd the seas for seven years. The prisoner was taken out of Court seemingly under a painful feeling of her present con dition. AFFRAY AT BLACKFRIARS PIER. On Wednesday another affray took place on the newly erected City pier, at the north-eastern corner of Blackfriars bridge. The circumstances arose out of the dispute now pending between the Navigation Committee and the Directors of the Watermen's Steam-•packet Company, some particulars re lating to which, elicited at the Mansion-house on Tuesday, appeared in this journal of Wednesday's date. Upon the occasion referred to, Mr. Newbon, the solicitor to the Steam packet Company, made an ineffectual application to the Lord Mayor for a warrant against one of the officers placed on the pier to prevent the landing of passengers conveyed by the Watermen's boats at Blackfriars. Mr. Newbon's applica tion was made for the purpose of testing the question legally, no violence having been practised upon him ; but in the pre sent case it is to be regretted that a very respestable inhabit ant of Woolwich was made the subject of brutal ill-treatment by the officers on duty, and at the same time had a very narrow escape from drowning. The question between the disputants may be thus briefly described :—Shortly after the establishment of the Water men's Steam packet Company, the Directors obtained from the free watermen of Blackfriars the privilege of calling with their boats at the pier erected by the latter. The Wool wich Steam-packet Company's boats never called at Black friars, the directors selecting Temple-bar pier as the land ing-place for their passengers in the City district. The Watermen's Company continued to enjoy the same privilege up to the erection of the new pier ; and upon the faith of their arrangement with the proprietors of the pier a very large number of season- tickets have been issued to passen gers accustomed to land at Blackfriars. During the summer season the Watermen's boats run three times every hour between Woolwich and London, viz., at the hour, twenty minutes past, and twenty minutes to the hour. The Wool wich Steam-packet Company's boats, during last season, ran twice every hour, the period of starting from the respective termini differing occasionally, but being generally fixed at a quarter past and a quarter to the hour. The Water men's Company have recently taken two of their boats off the station, the boat leaving at the hour only running at present. In consequence of this boat frequently arriving at Blackfriars-pier about the same period as that belonging to the opposition company, the directors of the Watermen's Company, a short time since, received a notice from the Na vigation Committee, informing them that unless they con sented to alter the period of starting their boat, it would not be allowed to call at the new pier. A long correspondence has taken place between the Navigation Committee and the solicitor to the Watermen's Company on the subject. No satisfactory arrangement, however, has been agreed upon, and since Monday last a body of about 30 or 40 policemen have been stationed on the pier for the purpose of preventing vi et annis any passengers by the Watermen's boats from landing at Blackfriars. The directors of the Watermen's Company, on their part, have instructed the captains of their boats to tender their passengers at the pier as usual, with the additional order that if the pier -master refuse to receive the warp, the boat is at once to proceed on its destination. This has been done in order to satisfy the season-ticket passengers that the di rectors have done all in their power to land them at Black friars. The affray, to which the above is a necessary introduction, occurred at a few minutes before two on Wednesday after noon. At that period, the Waterman steamer, No. 8, approached the pier from the direction of Woolwich. As the boat neared the dummy, the pierman, together with the officers on duty, of whom there were at least twenty, rushed to the spot in a body, and presented a formidable phalanx to oppose the landing of any person. Several passengers went to the gangway for the purpose of landing, but the first who attempted to leave the boat was Mr. Edward Smith, a re spectable boot and shoe maker, residing at 22, Richard -street, Woolwich. Mr. Smith was wholly unaware of the existing objection to allow passengers by the Watermen's boats to land at Blackfriars, and upon being repulsed by the pierman, he inquired by what authority he was interrupted? No answer was given to his query, and the next instant he made another attempt to step on shore ; he was then met by a severe blow which took effect on his mouth and nearly felled him. While in the act of threatening to give his assailant into custody, he was dragged ashore from the boat, and narrowly escaped falling into the water. He was then taken off between two policemen, followed by five or six others, to the station in Black Horse-court, where he was charged by Thomas Ware, one of the piermen, with assaulting him while in the execution of his duty. The affray was observed by the passengers on the bridge, and when the officers reached the street they were greeted with groans and hisses by a mob of at least 200 persons, whose sympathies appeared warmly excited in the prisoner's be half. Nor was this at all extraordinary, for the diminutive figure and mild appearance of the accused seemed to give the lie to the asserted fact that he had been guilty of vio lence towards any party. On reaching the station the charge was regularly taken by the inspector on duty, who ordered the accused to find bail, himself in 20L, and one householder in the same amount, to appear at the Mansion house yesterday. Mr. Smith represented the great inconve nience he had been put to, and the deep injustice of con fining him (a stranger in London) until he could obtain the required bail. He was informed that there was no appal, and, but for the accidental presence of a person who had witnessed the whole affair, and who offered to become an swerable in the necessary amount, Mr, Smith would, must certainly, have been locked up until he could have commu nicated with his friends at Woolwich. This is not all. The case was ordered to be heard before the Lord Mayor yesterday, at 12 o'clock. Subsequently to the occurrence of the proceedings above detailed, however, ap plication was made to his Lordship for summonses against the captains of both the Watermen's boats, at present on the station. The complaint against them was literally and simply " for calling at Blackfriars Pier." The Lord Mayor, on ascertaining that the summonses could not be served in time to hear the case against the captains yesterday, directed them to be brought up to-day, to which day his Lordship also ordered the charge against Mr. Smith to stand over. Thus, in addition to having been dragged through the streets as a felon (for such was actually the case, each police. man grasping an arm of the accused), Mr. Smith will be put to the additional inconvenience and expense of travell;ng from Woolwich to London and back, merely to ascertain that he has to appear again on the following day. Yinchin, the captain of No. 8, behaved with great circum spection throughout the affair, and on witnessing the treat ment to which Mr. Smith was subjected, jumped off the boat, and accompanied him to the police-station. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A case of considerable interest and importance to the parishes of London, in fact, to all the parochial districts throughout the country, has for several days occupied the attention of the Lord Mayor. At the beginning of the month a poor lunatic was brought before the Lord Mayor by the officers of the City of London Union, who stated that the miserable object had been just landed at London-bridge from a foreign steamer, and was thrown upon the parish, al though he had no claim whatever upon any parish in the City of London. ' A feinii!e, Who carne over With the' lunatic, preented be following letter to his Lordship, from the British Consul at Boulogne, with reference to her charge:— British Consulate, Boulogne• sur-Ater, Dec. 3, 1845. My Lord,—The bearer of this letter, Mrs. Wilson, is em ployed by me to convey to your Lordship an unfortunate British subject, named Franklin Alfred Kerr, born at Bruxelles, of British parents, on the 29th of May, 1815, and who was bereft of his reason, occasioned by a fire which took place on the 25th of December, 1822, his mother haviny perished in the flames, and his father, Franklin Kerr, mang years well known to me, is now incarcerated for debt in the prison of Boulogne, and perfectly destitute of the means of supporting himself or his son, and were he set at liberty his position would be but little improved. I understand that the paternal grandfather of the unfor tunate object of this letter, Thomas Kerr, occupied a house in Jermyn-street, St. James's, London, until 1787, in which parish he paid rent and taxes for many years, and where, I am told, he fulfilled some of the highest parochial duties until he left England, in 1787. As I have no means of supporting, &c., the aforesaid Franklin Alfred Kerr, I am, therefore, under the necessity of handing him over to your Lordship's care and charitable con sideration.—l have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lord ship's most obedient servant, __ W. HAMILTON, H. B. M.'s Consul at Boulogne-sur-Mer. P.S. Mrs. Wilson has been lung acquainted with the maniac and his habits.—W. H. The Lon]) MAYOR questioned Mrs. Wilson, who stated that the poor man was perfectly harmless, and that he seemed to have no notion of anything beyond his immediate wants. She knew his father, and believed that he was imprisoned for having published a con structive libel in a Boulogne newspaper, of which he was editor. She had been housekeeper to him, and she cer tainly could bear testimony to his respectability, but the conditio❑ to which he was reduced by his sentence left him no hope of being able to contribute in the slightest degree to the support of his poor desolate child. The LORD MAYOR asked her by whom she had been supplied with the means of conveying the lunatic to this country ? Mrs. Wilson replied that the consul had supplied her with money to defray the expenses, and expressed him self obliged to her for taking upon herself so distressing a responsibility, but she undertook it with sincere plea sure, for it was quite impossible to imagine a human being with smaller capability of protecting himself. The LORD MAYOR said the case was, indeed, distress ing, but there were considerations of a very serious na ture to the community involved in it, and at the same time that he should take care to provide a temporary asylum for the poor object before him, whose appearance made so powerful an appeal to our sympathies, he felt it to be his duty to apply to a higher authority to be in. strutted in what manner to proceed in such a case. His Lordship wrote a letter immediately after the examination to Sir James Graham, of which the follow ing is a copy : Mansion-house, London, Dec. 5, 1845. Sir,—l have the honour to inclose a copy of a letter I have received from Mr. Hamilton, her Majesty's Consul at Bou logne, to which I wish respectfully to draw your attention. The pauper lunatic arrived here last evening with his at tendant, and the asylum of the City of London Union being at Peckham, I had no alternative but to send them to the Giltspur-street Compter for the night, with directions that they should be properly treated. This morning they will be brought before me in the justice-room, and fill require the asylum keeper to take charge of them fur the present. The case in question is one of peculiar hardship on the citizens of London, and if some measures be not adopted, I fear numerous instances will occur of a similar kind. You will perceive that th• Consul has sent to my keeping a maniac without the possibility of my getting at any evidence to establish his place of settlement, leaving me no alternative but to fix the maintenance of the pauper on the citizens of London. I have, therefore, respectfully to submit to your judgment that the Consul should nut have sent the pauper to me es Lord Mayor, or if he were right in so doing, that you will think it proper to give some direction on the subject to re lieve the citizens of this and similar burthens. I have the honour to be, your humble, obedient, and faith ful servant, JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor. To the Lord Mayor Sir James returned the fulluwiiig answer : Whitehall, Dec. 8, 1845. My Lord,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's letter of the sth instant and its inclosure, respecting the case of a pauper lunatic named Kerr, who has been sant over from Boulogne to the port of London by the British Consul, and commended by him to your Lord ship's care, the unfortunate person above eiatnect being en tirely destitute, and the Consul having no means of support. ing him at Boulogne. I think it not improbable that the Consul committed the unfortunate person to the care of your Lordship as being most able and willing to afford relief in this case, there being reason to believe, from the statement in the Consul's letter, that the settlement of his father was in the parish of St. James. Your Lordship may, perhaps, on inquiry, by able to as certain that point; and if the settlement of the lunatic's father can be discovered, there will be no difficul.• in de ciding the proper course to be taken for obtaining relief. If your Lordship thinks I can be of any service in making inquiry as to the lunatic's settlement through the Commis sioners of Metropolitan Police, I shall be most ready to do all in my power in assisting your Lordship.—l have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's obedient servant, JAMES GRAHAM. The LORD MAYOR, after having made further inquiries into the case, directed that the pauper lunatic should be taken care of at Dr. Warburton's Lunatic Asylum, at the expense of the City of London, until he should consult his brother magistrates upon a question so deeply effect ing the interests of the City, into which paupers from parishes all over the country are daily crowding, aid occasioning enormous expense. His Lordship observed, with reference to the peculiar case of the poor lunatic, if such a course as the British Consul had taken were to be looked over by the authorities of the City, multi tudes of destitute objects, whose claims upon this country were at any rate questionable, might be sent over upon the authority of an officer, who ought to very cautious of interfering in a matter so likely to prove expensive and harassing. In Kerr's case there was not a human being in England, of whom the parochial authorities had cog nizance, capable:of giving evidence respecting the claims his parents might have had upon any parish, so that it only appeared to be necessary for the friends of a pauper to induce a Consul to believe that the ollject they wished to serve was the child of English parents, and the burthen was politely and quietly transmitted to England. Seine short time ago, some girls who had been taken from Nottingham to a lace-mill near Paris by the proprietor, were sent: back to England in consequence of a fire which destroyed the manufactory. They were imme diately thrown upon the Lord Mayor. but as they could tell upon what parish they had claims, the difficulty of disposing of them was soon surmounted, and they were received in Nottingham at once ; but in the present in stance the difficulty of dealing with the subject was ex treme, and there required the deepest consideratio❑ the magistracy could give to it. The disputes between the Navigation Company aid the Waterman's Steam-packet Company, is kept up with undiminished activity, and the pier at Biacki'riars bridge is the scene of the rows, to the great annoyance of the respectable inhabitants of the immediate neigh bourhood. Yesterday two persons of respectable appearance were charged before Alderman Musgrove, who sat for the Lord Mayor, the one with having assaulted a constable appointed to do duty at the pier, and the other with having attempted to rescue the alleged assailant from the custody of the police. The former had, in attempt ing to land at the pier, been opposed by the eomplainant and several policemen, but he persevered, and out of the scuffle which took place the charge against them arose. Mr. Newbon, the Secretary to the Waterman's Com pany, attended for the defence, and endeavoured to in duce the Alderman either to commit the individual against whom the more serious charge was made, in order to afford an opportunity of taking the case before a court of law, to try the question of right upon its merits, or to dismiss him. The ALDERMAN, however, declined to decide upon the matter as connected with the existing disputes, but viewing it in the light of an assault on an ordinary person, held the accused to bail in his own recognisances to the amount of 201., to answer the complaint at the sessions, if the complainant should think proper to take notice of the violence. It is proper to state that the pierman and a policeman swore to the assault, but de scribed it as of a very gentle character; and a gentleman of the name of Forster, who was on the pier at the time of the hubbub, distinctly said that he considered, from what he was able to see, that the accused was ill-treated and blameless. The person charged with having attempted to perpe trate the offence of the rescue, was discharged in tl;e early part of the examination, the Alderman having been of opinion that there was no evidence to sustain that charge. The question of the right is, we understand, to come on this day before the Lord Mayor, and will be con ducted by Mr. Ryland, the City Pleader, on the one side, and Mr. Clarkson on the other. GUILDHALL. _ Mr. Bury, a gentleman residing , - in the Hounslow road, applied to Mr. Alderman Sidney,E or a summons against the landlord of the Goose and Gridiron tavern, St. Paul's Churchyard, for refusing to accommodate him with refreshments last Sunday morning, he being a traveller, the landlord being bound to receive travellers, and the Police Act, which requires the alehouse to be closed from midnight on Saturday night till one o'clock on Sunday, making an exceptio n in f avour o f t rave ll ers. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY asked him how far h e h a d travelled on this occasion ? The applicant said thirteen miles. • Mr. Alderman SIDNEY thought that riding so short a distance did not entitle him to be deemed a traveller. He might have got a good breakfast before he came out, and then he might have fasted till one o'clock without much suffering. Mr. Bury replied, if the Alderman would travel thir teen miles on the top of an omnibus on a cold morning, he would find out that he required a warming when he got off. The f ac t was, he did not get his breakfast be fore he came out, and nearly lost the omnibus too. Mr. Alderman tSIDNEY said that was his own fault ft r not rising a little earlier. Mr. Bury pressed for the granting of the summons and he would have the matter discussed at the hearing. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY said he was advised that the Goose and Gridiron was not the sort of house which was compelled to receive travellers. ft was not an inn, for it had no stables, and the liability to entertain travellers attached only to innkeepers. Mr. Bury said he should like to try the question, and hoped the Magistrate would not refuse granting the summons. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY replied, that he should refuse it ; for if the landlord appeared there was no law by which he could deal with the offence. A traveller's remedy for the refusal of accommodation was only by action, if he could prove special damage by being forced seek accommodation at a considerable distance. The summons was therefore refused. MARLBOROUGH-STREET - . Mary King, a respectably dressed woman, was charged with attempting to drown herself. From the statement of Thomas Devall, deputy superintendent of the Royal Humane Society, it appeared that about half-past nine on Wednesday evening, he observed the prisoner at the head of the Serpen tine River, in Hyde Park, walking to and fro. She appeared to be in great anguish of mind, and was wringing her hands and crying. Suspecting that her intention was to commit suicide, the officer watched her for a considerable time. At length she walked to the north bank of the river, and taking off her bonnet and shawl, threw them on the ground. The officer had then ap proached within a yard or two of her, but screened himself behind a tree from her observance. After looking anxiously around her to see that no one WAS watching her, she went down on her knees, and commenced saying her prayers. She concluded by imploring the forgiveness of G od for what she was about to do. She then rose u p and instantly rushed to the water's edge, a nd lifting up h er arms, was in the very act of throwing herself face downwards into the river, when the officer, who had followed closely behind her, seized bold of her clothes and drew her on to the bank. On being questioned as to what induced her to attempt her life, she at first refused to say, but after she was given in charge to the police /she said it was distress of mind that had driven her to do it. Sh e a l so stated that she was married, and that her husband resided at No. 9, Barnes-terrace, Lambeth. She had no money in her possession. Mr. Fitzpatrick, the chief clerk, asked the p rison er in what manner she was distressed? The prisoner said her husband ill-treated her. He was a sadler, and posses sed p ro perty. The husband here stepped forward, and sa id hi s wife was of intemperate habits, and that caused them t o di sagree; but he never ill-treated her. On Wednesday, while at sapp er with , two grown-up nta-bulpe,daanudgh,%teirssh,iisilig him good night, went took off her weddin g _ ring out. Ile took no notice of her, as she was in the habit of behaving very unaccountably. The prisoner said she was now very song for what she h a d done. gave her into th e Mr. HAnnwrcx, after admonishing her, charge of her husband. , charged the A wn placed at the bar IV ORSHIP-STREET. name of woman, who gave before Mr. Broughton fur final examination with having stolen several articles of female wettrip g apparel of trifling value, the property of a woman named Brown, the keeper of a house of bad repute in Marsotn. street, Hoxton New Town. The prosecutrix stated that about a fortnight since, a t a late hour in the evening, the prisoner, who was an entire stranger to her previously, was brought to her house in a state of intoxication in a cab by two gentle- men, who stated that she had just sustained a serious accident. and wished to remain in privacy for some time till she recovered from the injury. As this statement was corroborated by the appearance of the prisoner's face, which was bleediug profusely, she consented to re ceive her as a lodger, and the prisoner of ronctoinnsuteand constant in. i r n e . - w si h d i e e t h he t r im e ef:hremreomresitited i than week,a na sta state during the whole of toxieation; and was in the frequent habit of drink ing a whole pint of gin at a single draught. The prisoner's thirst for drink was so insatiable, that although she had received a sum of 30s. on the Saturday after she had been brought to witness's house, the whole of it had been dissipated by the follow ing Monday, and the witness having missed several trifling articles of apparel during the remainder of the week, suspected that the prisoner must have purloined them, and kept a sharp watch upon her actions. Iler suspicions were at length confirmed by discovering that one of the missing articles was upon the prisoner's per son, and she accused her of stealing it, which the pri soner strenuously denied, and quitted the apartment ; but that and another article having been shortly after wards discovered in the water-closet, which the accused had entered, she called in a policeman and gave her into custody. At the first examination, the prisoner, who was ex ceedingly agitated, and appeared to be completeiy crushed by her degrading situation, protested her inno cence with great earnestness ; but, having declined to give any account of herself, or to furnish any clue by which her friends or relations could be discovered, the magistrate ordered her to be remanded, that the officer who had taken her into custody might have an oppor tunity of making inquiries respecting her ; and Police-constable Millgate, of the N division, now stated that from information he had derived from some letters and documents which had been found in the prisoner's possession, he had proceeded on the pre ceding day to an army agent's at the west end of the town, and there ascertained that the name the prisoner had given at the police-station was wholly fictitious, that her connexions were of great respectability, and that she was, in reality, the wife of a colonel in cue of the West India Regiments, who had been compelled, i❑ consequence of her dissolute conduct and habits of drinking, to discard her, but had agreed to allow her a separate maintenance of 30s. a week, which was regu larly paid to her through the hands of her husband's army agents, on condition that all personal communica tion between them should cease tor the future. The constable added, that at every place at which he had made inquiries respecting her he had received a preci:ely similar account of her depraved conduct, and that w hen ever her money was paid to her it was invariably dissi pated within two or three days in the manner described. It was by no means satisfactorily proved that other persons might not have had access to the place where the stolen articles were found ; and Mr. BROUGHTON, after severely commenting upon the melancholy spectacle which the prisoner presented in comparison with the station in society she'had formerly filled, said that he was of opinion the charge of felony had not been sufficiently made out to justify the pri soner's further detention, and he should therefore order her to be discharged. The prisoner, who endeavoured to hide her face from view as much as possible, was then liberated, and hurried out of the Court. CLERKEN WELL. James Fisher, 7,413 badge, was charged with the following outrageous conduct towards Mr. William Elmer Adams, of No. 11, Phoenix-place, Liverpool- road. Mr. Adams deposed that on the previous night, having been at the Princess's Theatre, he went up to the prisoner and said he would give him a shilling to convey him thence to the turnpike in the Liverpool-road. He drove him to the gate, where he got out. Mr. GREENWOOD—YOU got out just at the turnpike. Witness—Yes, just before we passed through it. Mr. GREENWOOD—Did you not consider that was cheating the toll-keeper. Witress said as he had not passed through it, he did not. He might have driven through the gate if he liked, for there was nobody there that time of night. Witness proceeded to say that without any provocation the prisoner knocked him down, rolled him in the mire, tore his hair, and called him bad names. Witness cried murder and police, and policeman 396 came to his assistance. The prisoner denied having attacked the complainant in the first instance, and said he had promised to give him 2s. M. GREENWOOD told the prisoner that, even supposing what he asserted was true that the complainant had promised 2s. instead of ls.—he might have summoned him, instead of treating him in so brutal a manner. He would sentence him to 14 days imprisonment. John Harold was charged with being an accomplice in robbing and assaulting John Webb, a gentleman residing at 18, Goswell-streot. The prisoner, who is a thick-set able fellow, was at once recognised by Inspector Thatcher, as a distin guished member of a class of vagabonds called " vsm pers," fellows who go about from one public-house to another inciting or challenging " flats' to fight, and when they fight robbing them. Mr. Webb had received a sum of money from the Treasury, and was at nine o'clock on that morning driven to the Blue Coat Boy tavern, in the City-rosd, by a cabman named Dame. He was standing at the bar there taking some refreshment, when the prisoner came in; the prosecutor, in a jocular mood, asked several present to toss with him, and did gamble a little. The prisoner perceiving Mr. Webb to be in a generous humour, made a very distressing state ment, assuring him that his wife and two children were in great misery, that he lived by selling fowls, but had not now a penny to go to market with. The prosecutor compassionated his sad condition, and gave Lim is. Soon after, the prisoner, perceiving Mr. Webb to be very merry, proposed that they should adjourn into the tap room and toss. The prosecutor went accordingly, and soon after a crowd of the prisoner's associates, to the number of about twenty, collected. It was then pro posed by ono of them that Mr. Webb should fight the best man in the room for half a sovereign. Mr. Webb agreed, and a man named Mason accepted the challenge. The prosecutor had in his right-hand pocket 28Z in gold of which fact the prisoner was aware, for Mr. Webb had pulled it out in paying the cab man and in staking the bet, which was clepositea in the hands of one of the party, the prisoner, who seemed so needy a few minutes before, staking the half sovereign for Mason. Tho pugilists " set too," arid were sparring, when one of the party (Mr. Webb could not say that it was the prisoner) came behind him and dealt him such a blow as felled him. He was no sooner down than the prisoner rushed upon him, and thrust his lea hand into the prosecutor's pocket ; the prosecutor seized his hand ; one of the party told the prisoner to " mug" him (beat him on the head), and the prisoner pummelled him accordingly. Mr. Webb's right eye was invisible, and the parts about it greatly inflamed slr. Webb cried out " Will you see a man robbed ?" but no help came. A poor painter named Massey, who was at the bar. hearing the prosecutor's cries, peeped in, saw what was going on, and ran for a constable. When the conitabl came, the door of the tap-room was fastened on the inside ; but having at length obtain. d admission, he cap tured the prisoner, vs ho exclaimed " that it was all over. Mr. Webb had been robbed of three sovereigns, and wat suffering great pain from the contusion on the upper par: of his head. The prisoner cross-examined some of the witnesse. with great coolness and adroitness. Mr. COMBE commended the poor painter highly for his conduct; and, after giving the usual caution to the prisoner, said he would send him for trial. I'he prisoner thereupon became very indecorous in his conduct, lolling about the duck and jeering the spec talons in the body of the Court.—lle was fully com mitted for trial. Mr. Ambridge, a surgeon, residing in White Lior street, Clerken well, was placed in the dock on a charg of passing two brass medals to an unfortunate girl xs presenting them as half-sovereigns. The charge was not read aloud, and the prosecutrix did not appear.-- He was discharged. It was not asked why the prosecutrix did not attend, nor was any other question put. THAMES. Joseph Heaviside, mate of the brig Nunez, Thomas Flight, master, was charged with a series of assaults, continued throughout a voyage to Alexandria and back again, on a fatherless lad, 15 years of age, apprenticed to the vessel. Mr. Pelham prosecuted the case, and Mr. Huddlestone, the barrister, in the absence of Mr. Clarkson, appeared for the defence. Mr. Pelham, who said the Nunez belonged to some ladies named Belle Cassez, at Sierra Leone, stated the case, which he observed, if borne out in evidence, was one of extreme cruelty and harshness. He then called John fluggard, the complainant, a genteel-looking and intelligent lad, who stated that he shipped on board the Nunez as an apprentice on the 10th or 11th of July, and . proceptled from London to Shields to take in Et i cargo,of coals. He had no complaint to make up to that time ; but when off Newcastle-on-Tyne, the de fendant commenced a series of cruelties, which were continued throughout the voyage, by beating him with a thick knotted stick about the shoulders, back, and thighs. After leaving Gibraltar the mate sketched a very indistinct compass, of which he was ordered to learn the nse ; and whilst he was scanning it over on one of the water-casks in the forehold,either the mate or the cap tain, he could not say which, said lie was asleep, and he was sent to learn it in the after-galley. The mate, on exa mining him, found he did not know it, and in ten mieutcs afterwards came and rubbed a large wad of tarry oakum over his mouth, face, and eyes. At Alexandria, he was put over the ship's side in a bowline keot to beat the rust off the chain plates, and was kept at it, with the exception of breakfast-time, from seven o'clock in the morning until seven or eight at night, without any din ner. During this time he heard the mate's voice, for he was always scolding. On another occasion, being ordered to get the end of the signal halyard off the ironing, he jumped on the rail to try and do so, but could not. That was the easiest way with his sore feet. He then went up the topping-lifts of the boom, as at first directed, and did as he was ordered. Because he did not go up the topping-lifts of the boom in the first in stance, the mate gave him a dozen with the shoe on the hand. Complainant cried with pain, and the people of the Robert Ingram, which was lying near, called out " shame !" on the mate. On alio Cher occasion the defendant made him put hia finger in the mouth of a large turtle, which gave him a smart bite and left two little black holes. After that the mate pulled his ears until the skin was split. one of the sailors told him the flesh was broken, and he himself felt the bind trickling down. His cruelty was constant. Owe when complainant was handing him some beans a few copped, and the mate struck him a blow on the nose which made the blood spout out. At another tune, com- plainant being unable to haul in the slack of the fore top-sail clew line, the mate said, " There'A a useless toad of a b-- s—, he can't do that yet," and rope's ended him on the shoulders till the left one was very much swollen. After that he was sent to trim the lamps, which, owing to the pain of his arm, took him more than the usual time.. The mate complained of this, and taking up a marline spike punched him in the arms with the thick iron end of it.. On another occasion he belaboured cotn- plainant with the handle of the deck scrubbing brush, giving him three severe blows on the ribs. His side was very bad for a long time afterwards, and ire still felt pain if he breathed hard. The blows felled him, and he could scarcely crawl along the deck for a pani • kin he wanted to fetch. The mate seeing this, said, " I'll make you mova a little faster," took him up in his arms, and then dashed him down upon the deck. Mr. H uddlestone,i before going further into the case, wished to know whether his Worship would send it for trial, as in that case be should not cross-examine the complainant or any other witness who might be called. The magistrate at that court had a double duty—first, to protect seamen from tyrannical abuse ; and next, to see that those in authority on board should be duly sup ported. If the worthy magistrate thought the case was one upon which he could not adjudicate summarily, he (Mr. Huddlestone) would, on a fitting occasion, be pre pared to show that no more than due chastisement had been inflicted on an idle and troublesome boy. Mr. BRODERIP was desirous of avoiding any expres sion of opinion on the case in its present stage, but from What had as yet appeared, it was evidently one which ought to be sent for the consideration of a jury. There was on the one side allegations of several assaults and complaints of excessive duty, and there were on the other side assertions of exaggerated charges. It was, therefore, due to both parties that these conflicting charges should be thoroughly sifted. Mr. Huddlestone said that masters and persons in authority on ship-board had felt great inconvenience from legal delay, and as the greatest reliance was placed on his Worship's decision, it would be a matter of great convenience if he would deal with the case summarily. Mr. BRODERIP was anxious to avoid anything like an opinion ; but being thus pressed, he was compelled to say that there must, from what had- already trans pired, be excessive cruelty on one side, or gross perjury on the other. ik r. Iluddlestone—Yes ; or gross exaggeration, which amounts to the same thing. I should like to ask com plainant one question. Did be ever make a com plaint to the captain ? The complainant answered in the negative. _ _ _ he defendant was then bound, himself in 1001., and two sureties in 50Z each, to answer the charge at the sessions. Mr. Pelham—lt is possible the captain may be joined in the indictment. Mr. Huddlestone—We all understand the meaning of that. It is the consequence of my last question. Mr. BRODERIP—I cannot allow this discussion in a ease which is now oram non. Bail was entered shortly after. WOOLWICH. Yesterday Thomas Fleay, a waiter, in the employ of Mrs. Tittrell, of the Duke of Wellington Tavern, ad joining the police-court, was charged with stealing a 51 Bank of England note from his mibtress. Mrs. Tittrell stated that the prisoner had been in her employ about four weeks, she having received a most excellent character with him. Yesterday she desired him to go to the bank to get a 5L note changed for silver. He left the house, and she never saw him again till in the custody of the police. She heard he changed the note at a Mrs. King's, a baker's shop a few doors from her. Police-Constable Gladwin, 122 I?, stated that, from information he received, he went to Mrs. King, who was now present, and ascertained that the prisoner changed the note at her shop. lie proceeded to Glasshouse street, London, and there met the prisoner, who, on seeing nim, attempted to make his esettpe ; he, however, succeeded in apprehending him, and in his pockets found 2L I4s. in money; the rest be had purchased clothes &c., with. The prisoner said, " Good God, I'm done ; how could I do such a thing ?" The prisoner, in defence, said, in a faint tone, "I am guilty ; I am sorry for what I have done." Mt s. Tittrell said, on account of the respectability of the prisoner's friends, and their distress of mind, she hoped the magistrate would deal summarily with the case. Mr. JEREMY said, as a protection to other licensed victuallers, he felt bound to commit him to Maidstone for trial, as an example to others, for this system of rob bery on licensed victuallers was carried ou to a most alarming extent, and must be put a stop to by the utmost punishment of the law. DARING OUTRAGE in TIPPERARY ATTACK ON RIANCONIS CAR, AND ROBBERY OF ALL TUE PASSENGERS.—lntelligence was received in this City late on Thursday evening of a most daring attack having been made on Bianconi's car on Tuesday, and the rob bury of the passengers in the broad day light, the parti culars of which we have learned as follows :—The branch car to Tipperary, which takes up the passengers at Mitchelstown from that on which they travel from Cork, had changed horses at Galbally at half-past two, and when two miles from the stage and within six of Tipperary, seven armed men jumped over a wall and ordered the driver to stop, which not being instantly complied with, one of them presented a pistol at his head and the man was forced to yield to them. There were on the car six passengers and the driver, namely, Mr. Benjamin Deeble of this city and his shepherd, who were going to the fair of Tipperary to buy sheep ; John Short, William Shaughnessey, and John Brien, of this city, victuallers;; and Mr. Jere miah Mullane, of Buttevant, victualler. Six of the attacking. party had their faces covered with crape, with holes for their eyes, and one man when he saw the passengers observing him closely, stooped down and rubbed mud on his face, so as to conceal his features from them. When the car had been surrounded, one of them presented a cocked pistol at Shaughnessey, and told him to deliver his money. Shaughnessey said he had none—the robber said if he did not instantly hand out, he'd blow his skull oft Shaughnessey then said " Search me, and if I have it take it." He then turned to Brien who stood up in the car, upon which his assailant told him if he moved an inch he d blow his brains out. Brien then put his hand in his pocket and handed out a purse containing six pounds in silver. The rob ber who spoke to them, then came to Short, who was last on the car, the others standing by with presented arms all the while, and used a like threat, when Short declared he had nothing, and that he was a very poor man, but the fellow instantly collared him and putting his band into his pocket, drew out his purse, containing 91. 9s. in silver, which he took. While this was being done at one side of the car, a like scene was going on at the other. Mr. Deeble, seeing the inutility of offering resistance to a formidable band of armed ruffians who had presented guns and pistols at his head, handed them his purse, which, however, only contained about 41. 10s., to cover his travelling expenses, as he was provided with bank cheques, &c. for his purchases. One of the fellows then laid hold of his guard chain, and pulling it, asked " what's this ?" Mr. Deeble told them it was his watch and offered it to them, but they re fused it, saying "we only want money to buy powder." They next demanded his money from Mr. Mullane, and while he was endeavouring to gain time by appearing to search for it, one of them gave him two severe blows on the chest with the butt-end of a gun. Mr. Deeble remon strated with him saying the man was getting his money. They then took what silver he had, and made the driver come down, when they searched the boot closely, saying they expected to find a quantity of silver there, going to the banks. In this, however, they were dis appointed, and finding no more money, they walked back along the road in the direction they came in the most unconcerned manner. The car and passengers then proceeded to Tipperary, and information having been at once given to the police, a party, under Sub-Inspector Egar at once proceeded in two jingles to scour the country, and taking a byeroad towards the locality where the robbery was committed, arrived there early in the night. After a vigilant search, they arrested, from the description given, nine persons, and lodged them safely in Tipperary Bridewell. Next day, after the victuallers had made their market, they proceeded with Mr. Hunt, J.P., to the Bridewell, and Short, at once distinctly identified one of the party, as the person who put his hand in his pocket and took out his purse. Most of the others corresponded in dress and stature, and appearance, with the descriptions given, but their faces were so closely covered, that further identification was then impossi ble. There is, however, reason to believe that the whole gang will be amenable to justice. One of the parties robbed, from whom our reporter made inquiries, in formed him that the Cashel butchers had been robbed of 150/. the night before the fair on the way to it, and most probably by the same armed gang. It was most fortu nate that the robbers did not search more minutely, for each of the victuallers bad sums varying from 301. to 501. concealed upon their persons in notes, the loss of which would have been very serious to these poor in dustrious men. We are also informed that an extensive dealer in pro visions, and contractor for the supply of beef to the navy, was one of the passengers by the car; but that coming up a to a lot of cattle that were being driven to the fair about half a mile before where the car was stopped, he got off to speak to the owners with a view of making a purchase, and as the day was dry and pleasant determined to walk into Tipperary. By this fortunate circumstance he escaped plunder, as he had upon his person eight hundred pounds in notes.—C'ork Southern Reporter. MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR. MARY MAYHEW MANLEY. In the year 1810, an elderly gentleman, by the name of Jones, placed in a boarding-school, with a Mrs. Ral son, No. 3, Charterhouse•square, a little girl, between four and five years old, of the above name (Manley being afterwards added to Mayhew), who was said to have been brought from abroad, and whose infantine re membrance is, that she had a brother, William. She was there visited by a Miss Mortimer and sister, now Mrs. 'Whittaker, a Miss Etberington, and other ladies of or from Bath. After the manifestation at first, of much kindness and solicitude, these parties, from some unexplained cause, forbore to call, pay for, or to notice the child ; some time elapsing, Mrs. Ralson ad vertised, heading the advertisement with " Most Shameful Transaction," which brought , for ward a Captain Lea, who paid the then arrears due, but from a full boarder the girl was then reduced by him to a half-boarder, he (Captain Lea) continuing to pay through a Mr. Collier for her board and education, but desiring that the girl should be made a governess. She believes that a hundred a year eas paid for her by Mr. Jones, and who, with a Dr. Mayhew, of Bath, she un derstood were her godfathers. Ali of her earliest recol lections are that she was rich, and belonged to those who were wo, and these juvenile impressions, or dreams of prosperity, remained up to the coming forward of Cart. Lea, by whom they were at once blighted. Time rolled on, and her education being compb tt d, a governess she be came; but before quilting Mrs. liaison's upon one occasion her attention was drawn to a remarkable advertisement, requiring information as to the whereabouts of the chil dren of a General Manley, of India, for whom some be quest was made, and she then took steps to ascertain her parentage, but without eff,ct, Captain Lea invariably evading giving her any clue to the same, he, Captain Lea, it seems, satisfying Mr. Brown Roberts, then of Bishopgate-street, but now of the Old Jewry, the re feree, that she was not the child of General Manley. The Miss Mortimer already alluded to, it is necessary to state, became the wife of Captain Lea ; they are both now no more; and to every inquiry since no traces can she obtain to the authors of her being. In the hope these particulars may catch the eye of some of the parties in terested or concerned, either in Europe, India, or else- o f where, so as to bring about the m ysterious so lu ' i L lil her tort!), this short sketch is put forth, withu a ,;fut glancing at the help!ess a nd f o rlorn state sh e , 1 :0 years been left in. R e f erence t o h e made at e' of tage, Southbank, Regent's-p ar k. The kind aDd to offices of the press are rtspeetfully solicited in,oo country, India, and e l s e w h ere , i n giving circuital the above. It AI At 1 5.45, at No stated in an . as follovrs THE TEN. BILL , etief Mr. Ferrand, M.P., has addressed the follooinPior to Mr. Arrowsrnith, of Manchester, in reply to 513 01 tation to dine with the operative cotton-spi n self-acting winders of that to w n and its viciiiity; ; t i• turday next ; their object b e ing to express the ir 5 0 60 ments on the important questi o n of shortcning th e of labour for all factoot el worker : " H ry hin ,du R s Place "Vendome; Firl'f Dec. 14, 1845. t " Sir,—Your letter has been forwardol to we 8 00 l place. I leave to-day for England • and, as the P e aspect was so uncertain when ;he last paricsour home, I cannot state how I may be engaged day next. n The shortening of the hours of factory l ay:i.llo f ; 0 0 been one of the dearest objects of my publ ic set' if m 3 being with you on Saturday next will to ° L , t oe), vice to you (wy eng a g eme nt s in England allo wiee . I shall be most happy to be present at your din Der 100 " Should I not be able to join you, let me w a g e , of against allowing any one in whew you may e ° i • e ct ° f have confided, to make your sacred cause a 01 ' 9 or O W e ec lot barter for the advancement el any political personal advantage ; for I have , reason to Leliev t ' eve r the most base and most perfidious public man 11 ',, nu t disgraced the page of history will hereafter att""'nuce enfold himself in its hallowed mantle, to enable his' " o d more to hold up his head in the House of Coral:Of: 5 '00 there propose that the Ten Hours Factory form part of an enlarged and comprehensive sr° legislatioL Your holy and righteous cause bas hitherto:: kept aloof from even a breath of the politic-10,6100a phere ; men of all parties have joined hand and a th e supporting it ;• and now that it is a second tilee be u b o ld threshold of. victory, it would indeed be har d to though by it • again blighted the touch of the man wh°', jos,* wallowing in wealth extracted from your fathers e b e; has resisted (with a virulence which can on l y h4cdebter whetted and excited by a sensitive feeling 01 the beet gratitude he owes you) every attempt that 1 . 111 0 made to achieve for you and your cause a jD tory, and for advocating which he persecute ed ll mortal Sadler to death.—l am, Sir, yours fair„lliti3O " W. B. F•E L ‘ /I ' " Mr. W. Arrowsmith, Manchester." MARKET NE NV yEsTERm ZYJCAIOCISTS• „iyofed_.l Sournam., DEC. 17.—We had a full average suPri n dnu to gloriutbe kind of Meat on sale to-day, yet the general dew 356 d firm, at fully last week's quotations. _Beef, per lo. ' 4s 6d; Mutton, 3s 10d to ss; Veal, 4s to 4a „a to sink the offa. to RostFoßD, DEC. 17.—Prime Beasts and Sheep _ d Iv s. ' a firm inquiry, at full_priees ; otherwise the dem sn . watt a sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 6 d o ' d t0 40 1 ,,,,% - 32 8d to 5s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 351 , s t orerV per Sibs. Suckling Calves,lBs to 30s ; Quarter-01.f o i to 16s to 20s; and Milch Cows, with their small Csi „re, each. av 0 0 ; LEWES, DEC. 17.—Thero was a very stes7o to 43 fd and prices were well supported. Beef, from as v 4 , to 45 Mutton, 43 to ss; Veal, 4s to 4s 8(.1; and PO per Sibs. raTE.O ll .e o ,A re NEWGILTE AND LZADZ..- - -5 qg ...- The demand here was by no means active , Y mut tov, - 0, mostly suprted. Beef; from 2s 8d to 3s S d ; 4tlP ar to 4s 6d; Veal, 4s to 5s ;and Pork, 3s 1 0 d to' 5s by the carcase. Cl' v A er MARNE TS. , I 15.4;- loa SKITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 103' t° lo s P e i an at ditto, 4/ 103 to 51 15s; Oat Straw, 1/ 8s 0 b ra ds Wheat Straw, 11 lOs to 1/ 12s per load. Clov er, barely stationary prices. 165 ; los°' CUMISERLAND.—Meadow Hay 31 lOs to 4' 020 ?f ora e ditto, 4/ 10s to 51 15s; Oat Stra ' w, 11 10s t 0 fair Wheat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s per load supply, and a sluggish demand. co qtrA f WHITECSIAPEL.-35.eadow Hay, 3/ 105 to 411 , Sh e at 41 lOs to 6/ ; Oat Straw, 1/ 83 to V 108 ;de strya" 1/ 108 to 1112 s per load. upply good, as d tra ber ra the ble 1 7 r ne r 3• I : t ba a• b li w c shiiti a r 'es ; and dCa r esPonsi Patties who a t,} EADS 4„,..1;0tice J. %le:1-141.1,0.vant, tlI P ' ll3 l, '"° W e tht;''ects and C t Sr r e iP to th em t 1t45, Cr ea • EY orc AFOR E k i t i 'eti e , in .k.N - D (;,,p.ol.l,eivreL T il t ()XI cr ..xciN c t44 ‘l ' il le t , In ~,,° ' 4 lh ittee ' - 'utPlia 1 / 4 1 4 of " SZ i r tia th ei;re Ott e deposits ''ott tho" Ina s e P h At t, c)nsl .4% presen jiparaar CORN AVERAGES% 0 .0 , GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF ERITIS';:oi0;0 For the Week ended Dec. 13, 1845, made up from the, " e d 3 ,14 Inspectors in the. different Cities and Towns in 11°.4i' per Imperial Quarter. 1,3% 6 ss~ DUTY 14i Od od WHEAT. 1 BARLEY. I OATS. AYE. 'ad PRICE .. I 59s 4d 32s 8d 2 3s td 4s 6d 36563 6dd i sed it N4,_______ t .,. cit.. ehami k I C E A r i f , _____------- -- e r vis gli l, 4 Altt , t, i tr, r( DAMAGE BY WILFUL NEGLECT' To M AC S OII TO tAeetP ir Jtor 2sl :, —At the Wolverhampton Public-office, on fl . ie, , Be i) ~ ,sit,,,ls lielcinthi' John Greenfield, an engii eer, was charged before i) l ,,r t ;twe e ., ' , Z r '4,4'"l s tit, t i, r a, w il l o th l. ca nn u d si 2 n o g tw i . nj t u e ry h and damage to the amoun t °r 4, C'l, Qjj,,lTialereb2o.t.gil dam muster, ag e in l i. as con lo se d q: an en i d c s e u e o p m f vr pl i o lin e l r ly , linerg.lejc.tinWg./Zadur-irviti'stYlA'4 1 .--- Ad 4 ', l %ase 4 s te _ r !. ,th Liam Fisher proved the defendant's en 9001. Hal! t o'' itit * 'IN e ure c gagement, and , se, 4, 4 ,- 11 war ds, perhaps - ,or oe t oi , s ) . o ffice . proved that he directed the defendant, when at ~,, ~ N _ o x ies _ m , Sunday, to screw down the pins of the air-Put_npenill 1 ,10 1 ,,''; s q, e : said he had done so, but when he (Squire) set tbe ,, 7 1 ,,1 0, `, 't . ' liti ' Itti , ip'lL work, the lid flew up, the machinery was da rna g ep t 0 5 , o f. 14 tsii 4 /141 aro he 13 A , The 1 the works and furnaces stopped for some days ;it sat, h - `essr. 1 casioned entirely by the wilful negligence of the t,,, te st s r ".;" order - Mr. J. W. Sparrow said the damage done ainoun t ,%Da„,. radon c and upwards, and that it was the result of the ew ive rt - , ri T e , eh; , s wilful negligence and misconduct. The defendarit T oe 4 tt. E , mitted for three months with hard labour: — / " ft or ' 611 A/t ..,1, 4 k T Chronicle. ,ri, e s g '.„_ l l, i3 O L i po MILITARY FLOGGING AT CHITHAM.-- - , is c o ll-I , ll be ' 4 4,7 1 k t 1e 1,,./.. ° '• 1 ing (Monday, the 15th), the whole of the tronl*hip-S. fin e d of 11GN1t,,.146,,,„-°;,_l the provisional battalion at this garrison, rise 0 1 04! an in — s t general parade-ground, to hear the sentence prof ° o tb, ° ,i , t he;:,h(ti;, c en nem a Court-martial, held the beginning of 030 nP,geti er j "kkf o 'l til" N " J anki. Thomas Short, a bandsman of the 31st Regunent,onis e, , t 1t.1 , --A t o s f 51 . ( insubordination, absenting himself from batrac esc o v n i rt it ze T4 r e t s a. ! . s. when found in the town of Chatham by a niilitari_4 i,', !Iti r ,:4e„ rs nw . ?Y.: having struck some of the soldiers with his bayl°1010,: ,14,4it'iluj,stucklel1_ threatened to kill the corporal in charge of the -F•Y:',oee e 11: 1 ''siz,„ I ''‘ ales Di Y si read spar B O taking him prisoner. The charges and sentenced h vino n t b , L ti0.4.....,The Bau I. P 3 Battery, to witness by the Adjutant, thethe sentencetroo w cearerrimedartchnteeoavw4 441141,2114.___esTsrhse. mand of Colonel Thomas Weare,K.H, us of his receiving 150 lashes. The troops,onbtehinegir a u rr nd i ; l i te eit if 0111..„_.,....1 ...ink ,', 4l by ~ formed into a square, and the prisoner was inirne!"o' A placed at the halberts, and received the whole of Dna?, its ST E B from ( piercing shriek. Oa the close of the proceedings,r, vkoti tense with much fortitude, now and then only utt , e r e pri kiei olls soner was removed, and the troops returned to tb .1 ' i n rictef, li k4 6 ° lttl 'e 18 her and the prisoner to the hospital. He bears a had el; ce ic o, l °l, Sly pass h and flogging at this garrison is not resorted to but ed lt ne is sdaLY: so T ra . : 01 : s k , :: : ::: :I c h t se.s , ft. w li f : ts i P ec: ( l 6i. _Thursday ..rf 4' , 4 , -, a p .- , of strict necessity. loon, 1 4? Y neat. 'egiste K a E h L u ß m To an N. while digging in a field belonging to the Re% feet ° h u ndred 0 siO f li N i. i t ,ock of th; 11 Methuen, at Allcannings, and within a his A ho H us u e, m. f A ou N n b d —On and probably that of a female. That it is On _ d o , a N . , r n i f il. f! a iitttled a murder, whose perpetration must remain v"' b ie, o f `` , iit, e tes m till all secrets shall be unfolded, is, alas! too Pr nb tly l)6 4 1 the more so as the back of the skeleton s 1 ' 0 8 Bit retar3 downwards, while the face was turned uPwa rd- ,;pci t ° ,,,itli I),'''-li would seem, that the body was hastily CO r shares of I was coasiders,„o, I th e s T e der .t . ground. The skeleton is now literally in small pl i. , J tzt or es l4/, the exception of one leg bone.— /Vila/dire Tell; itYl" Otlil l / kil ,b l .. Which I or AO EADVEIITISEMENT•j—TiIe AtrapilatufY, 100' or till, 14.0 1 ) Ortion Hair Dye, the only dye that really answers for all e° 't t ie to does not require re-doing, but as the hair grows,To:oloo‘, fades or acquires that unnatural red or purple tn_ g t t osbi le : i ty 6 , all other dies. Ross and Sons can, with the gee nt— ; tl.ei r - re - h'Die ri ' a must, recommend the above dye as infallible, if dose 11 " t sfe„ is ' , ,i , e ~...._- ea nt. ust 1 blishment ; and ladies and gentlemen requrng_ jytv 5, )1,1 1 4, 4 7 - iPt of the quested to bring a friend or servant with them to see at , I tit t itt ke e L t hey wi ...As Is Aro ti ft , , mr of Al used, which will enable them to do it aftervv . " — dosti, ,7,„erft the applicant chance of failure. Several private apartments ki blis p bri tires y to the above purpose,' and some of their 64 ~ 'J 4I , having used ft, she effect produced can be at encereto t he ;,,, (4 1le et, think it necessary to add, that by attending str ict y„ r sof, l) ,(o succeeded equally )k Shoreditcl structions given with each bottle of dye,numereas l' w " Acw'ed 411 b.. Ross and Sons, 119 to them,: ceieri4 tube kk, LAANI w a e n ll d I w 2 i o t , h o ß u i t s ho c p o :li g t a ng & . ow. t street, we Perrnquiers, Perfumers, Hair-cutters, sad Bur' l o tsvir I ,l ' l l , 4n d LINC 0, Ays 4 1 -- it. 1.4 ,t ,s'EBER ME Parties attended at their own residences. 'lots . so d ,,,,,, ,t 1,-.4„ tors — a ' r distance. Holloway's ta .,, ot i t it ., ts of ~ 8 ft. 6 in. Apho_roUgirolosoof ' 1,;b0,' ~, to COll [ADYERTISEMENT.J—The Earl of m tit h ng t O larch. Medicinealter Pills.—Aa Se r.= b. a'' , °%l l '' trial , ' 1 every other means had failed. L 0 ye _. ha s k .k t, t , taken MI a his L • , ordAip s letter dated Villa Blessing, Leg m° l;4 ol l, l 7,l kl.,R,' off, astounding Cure. by this 1845. "To Professor Holloway. Sir,— I beig x .;gdor _,°,, A s kiLtie i'l ( : , X 5, li you that your pills have effected cure ai , no . , , , A ir , i nder must liver and stomach which all the moat eminent of the W ; elYe s c ed) ,„ Dlaces :- 000 at Gai home and all over the Continent had not bee n ,„4l. ( Si ll - of 2 ,,.°00 at Bos Nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Mafierl"- , dill I t 4: 0 0 0 0 at wii Aldborough."—These wonderful Pills will curs a l jf a utseat 01 , Oo at Sys the liver and stomach. —Sold (also Ifollowl/'%l . and II tple.h Professor Holloway's establishment, 24ds St i d . - Sys medicine vendors throughout the civilised l i°4 ___:___--- -------- or h alf alf on or bet Irjlitl're the let It? ,l c : 44 ere mus .. . , _la Ittn,„„,_ 11:11;:r:::81.tzilotunttotutituattalle:,1,:, itetn'res_oittle,:al:,ldilitd'il:ntict°ll:l:::diledaaPrerlici.rsir-til tes e a r s fle . C ::i pric ers e n fo c r w Vt , a , h " " , t 1 ,, 5 , n irti ' l'j e °v - s eo l T r Feat s s, in Clotl List ,;.apendid is b'o p Larneld and 1 tkip e 7, Y and Glen' bre74:t,' Toaglionis t rt o , t ' s ° f ta ix; mad t_ Ordered Dc Cir":•!snEn the Be, ,Quite origh 4r,, im mense a a d ' Of warrant llotiol description Ab oo Dri ces k , entitle Ur call be h. tete llur h I to k _ . e -stre Y m l 4tis In DIE]). 1014' On the 15th inst., Samh Sophia, only child o f the Lewis, Esq.. of Prospect !louse, Woodtord, Essex. .c.,00,, On the 15th K i st., at Forters-ternaT,K vro , , entisli-to.'— 4 0 young,st daughter of the late Eurnuutt Darby, 3-14 , ' Aston .douse, llsr,s. Lott,t)n i t u l t ie t 2 i . b st e i n i tiroit thest. ,a s t am ß e r7l ia n c h e i . crch, Devon, the Rev' c, d ' Fran On the 11th inst., at Wardliouse, Aberdeenshire,, , Margaret, daughter of the late C. Gordon, 1:::•:.q., of Xl. On the 11th inst., at Clifton Mrs. Guthrie , aged 80. fi r On the 12th in s t., atEichino ' nd, Margaret , Alice, th el* est child of the Rev. G. Trev o r. cllist °rl On the 12th inst., Catherine, relict of the late .-- Allen, Esq., ct Baliingdon-gi ore, Stith; ury Suffolk. Al' Ou the 13th inst., at 13lighton, Citristo'pber Aldergoo derso . e n, Es 14 q. . hir e ' On tith inst., at the Vicara,ve Presctt, L a-, cats the Rev. Vero Guidon Di - Wield, aged 25. —.No" ''"wwwwwww7rwa;am;ap#2 et London : Printed aiad Published by MURDO Di v " No. 112, Strand, P r i n t er , at The Sun Office , 1. .,u tI P Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, itt the Cow -- Middlesex, Friday, December 19, 1845. + r , 3.1r 3. BIRTHS. On the 14th inst., at D uncau - ter race, Isling`°-' vicis°9' Begg, jun., of a son, s till-b orn . Afr s ' 93 On the 15th inst., at St. George's-place , of of a son. she ilef? On the 15th inst., at Bl ac kheath, lars• Spenc er bo osof' a daughter. 'I . On the 29th nit., at Florence, the lady o f Morg an 10 Esq., of Gatehouse, Su ssex of a son f Cl lsr On the 12th inst., at Riverhead : Kent, the ladf ° 10 R. Carter Pettey, Es q ., o f a d aug hter. , -rat , flyde-Pa" . :l7 ‘ a On the 13th lust , at Gloucester-road , the wife of Charles .Charriiigt' V on Es of a sou, 00 10 11, On the 13th inst., the wife of I.llq."Bonsey, - 65c1 ' e ,Js Buckingham, of a son. J' 1 ;' On the 14th inst., a t B r ixton-rise, ai - rs - . of a son. ivy 10// On the 14th inst., at the Ranger's I ,o dg e h; „' ,;1; c 540" - b forest, Oxen, the wife of Charles Sidney na"' of son and heir. rr tres o ' On the 16th inst., at Hendon, Mrs. John S.S. -. 13 q a daughter. J° 9611 MARRIED. On the 13th inst., at Georg e-street Chapel, o%ford, jijoh Haynes, Esq., of onsdale-square, Islington, to M u g r a Y 0 0 0 ' third daughter of Stephen Westbrook, lA., of ' l ' e-- street, Oxford. c O i l _ On the 16th inst., at St. Pancras Church, Jal: o9 ,,t i i dA id Esq., to Louisa, daughter of John Plower, libq., of 4- street, Tavistock-square. T. THE SI7N, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19. 1845. , What To be And Then, liis 'I Are si The j - You 1 Some