The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-03 00:00:00

LLEGED MURDER OF A GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE. Yesterday, Elizabeth Vickets, a middle-aged, and well dressed female, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, at Lambeth Police-court, charged with having, by vio lence, caused the death of Mr. William Jones, an aged gentleman of considerable property, on the night of Sun day, the Bth of last month. On the discovery of the death of the deceased, who was upwards of 83 years old, strong suspicions were enter tained by many of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood that it had been caused by unfair means, and this opinion became strengthened upon the fact being disclosed, that his housekeeper (the prisoner) became entitled, by his will, to the great bulk of his large property, to the ex .c?usion of his immediate relatives and friends. Mr. Lund, the superintendent of the P division, assisted by one of his sergeants (Quinnear), collected sufficient evi dence to justify them in apprehending the prisoner. The task, ho - Never, was not a very easy one, as the accused, who is a very powerful woman, and not at all unlike the notorious murderer Mrs. Manning, made a most deter mined resistance, and Mr. Lund declares that a more desperate woman he never encountered. Mr. Scudding, an attorney, attended on the part of the nephew and friends of the deceased to prosecute, and Mr. Solomon, who defended Mrs. Manning, appeared for the accused. The first witness called was Mr. David Key, a surgeon of Brixton, who said—l knew Mr. William Jones, who lived at Springfield Cottage, Acre-lane, Brixton, for 18 or 19 years, and attended him occasionally during the whole of that time. I also know the prisoner. She had lived with Mr. Jones, as his housekeeper, for 12 or 14 years. On the 12th of January I was called to Mr. Jones's, about half-past five or six o'clock in the morn ing, by a man of the name of Evans. I went there a little after eight, and I found Mr. Jones dead, lying upon a sofa in the back parlour. He was dressed as usual, I believe, but I am not sure whether he had his coat on or not. He was lying on a blanket, which was wrapped round him. The prisoner was in the room at the time, and I asked her how long he had been lying there ? She said she could not get him up to bed the night before ; that he asked her for a little water, which she gave him, and then he died at half-past three o'clock in the morning. She said she could not get him up stain because he was helpless, and that he had expressed a wish that she should sit up with him. I asked her what time he was down on the Sunday, the day before, and she said she could not tell me the exact time, but that he had dined up stairs, and after that he came down. I asked her if he had had any spirits, and she said he had a little gin and water, but could not tell the exact quail_ tity he had. She said he had been on the sofa from the time he came down until he died. I asked her if he had made any snoring noise, and she said "No." I asked her if he was insensible, and she said "No ;" he died directly after taking the water. I asked her if he had swallowed any of it, and she said she was not certain whether he had swallowed any. It appeared to me to be a very confused account that she gave. I then ex amined the body, and found several wounds on the fore head ; two of them were cut wounds, and had been done some little time. They were in the course of healing. I should think they had been there about a fortnight. I think these wounds might have been inflicted by a blunt weapon or by a fall. They did not appear to be incised wounds. There was no bruise then to be seen. There was a crust formed over the wounds. They were on the forehead—one on the centre and one on the left side. There_ were four or five other wounds on the head, some on the side, some on the back, and some on the top. All these wounds were trivial as to affecting life. I found dried blood on the hair. These wounds were covered over with dried blood. On washing, the blood came off and the wounds appeared. There was a severe bruise on the right temple—a severe contused wound—but the skin was not broken. It was merely a swelling, larger than a crown piece, and it was slightly discoloured, and it appeared to have been recently inflicted, It might have been done five or six days, not more— it might have been done much less time. There were one or two scratches and bruises on the face. There was another severe bruise on the back part of the head, towards the top. There was a swelling, and I think it had been done about the same time. The lower carti lage of the nose, called the septum, was broken, though there was no bruise perceptible on the nose itself, but the cartilage might have been broken by a fall or a blow. On the right knee was a discolouration arising from a blow or fall, but the skin was not broken. There was a wound on the left knee, which appeared to me to be a bruise. I did not see any other bruises. I spoke to the prisoner about the bruises, and she said he had fallen upon the stairs, and had then hurt his nose, and that it was some little time ago, but she would not tell me when. She said, also, that he had had a fall in the garden, but did not say when it was. I have attended Mr. Jones medically for eighteen years, and I think it must have been two months before this happened that I had seen him alive. He was very well then. He was subject to gout. I have not attended him medically these last two years, but have now and then sent him plasters for his feet. He did not complain of anything then, nor did I observe aLy marks of violence on him at that time. He was nearly 84 years of age, and was rather infirm from his years ; but, except the gout, I believe he was a perfectly healthy man. It would be uncertain whether death caused by such means as I found would be sudden or not. I cannot say whether those injuries were caused by a fall or a blow ; but there was certainly great violence, whatever it was. A person receising such a blow as that which I found on the temple, for instance, would be rendered insensible for a time, but might not die immediately. The marks I saw on the head would not have been produced by one fall. Ido not think a mere fall upon the ground could have caused such a bruise as I found on the temple or the side of the head, unless he had fallen upon a large stone. The blow on the back of the head might have been received by his falling backward on the ground, if he had fallen on something hard. I have been to see the deceased several times when I could not get in, but not for a month or two before his death. I saw him once in August last. He had then two black eyes and a slight scratch or two upon the nose, and likewise upon the chin. The prisoner was present at the time, and I asked him, in her pres'ence, if he had fallen down stairs ? He made no answer, but the prisoner, before he had time to do so, exclaimed, "Don't answer," and he did not. The pri soner then began abusing me, and said, " Well, I have got the money, and you told Mr. Jones not to do it," and then she continued to abuse me for an hour for interfering between her and her master, who wanted to transfer some money to her. No other person lived in the house but the prisoner and the deceased. In cross-examination by Mr. Solomon, the witness said that an inquest had been held on tha body of the deceased. At that inquest the witness had given evi dence similar to that which he gave on the present occa sion, yet the jury returned a verdict that the deceased bad died from the effects of an accidental fall. Miss Susan Allen was next sworn, and deposed as fol lows :—I have lived at No. 5, Springfield Cottages, Acre-lane, Brixton, for 14 years, and during the whole of that time the deceased resided next door to me. About 13 years ago the prisoner came to live with Mr. Jones as his housekeeper, and resided with him up to the time of his death. About a week before his death—on New Year's-day —Mr. Jones came to the fence of the garden and spoke t• me. He was then in excellent health and very cheerful; but he had a very large bruise, as big as a walnut, on the right side of his head, near the temple, and a large bruise above that, as large as a moderate sized tea-cup, on the right side of his head. The bruise on the temple was as big as a walnut, but the other was coagulated blood, and blood was issuing from it. He had his night-cap on at the time, and it was much stained with blood. It was put on so as not to cover the in juries, so that she could plainly see them. I have fre quently seen bruises on him before this, and he has com plained to me about them. I have seen the prisoner beat him violently, and pull him about by his grey hair. I have seen her pull him from the garden fence to his own house by the hair, beating him on the head and shoulders with her clenched fists. I have seen her beat him with both her fists about the head ; that was in the course of last spring. I have seen violence used by her in the autumn before. She pulled him i n then by the hair of the head, and beat him with her fists on his head, and she said then she would make him remember going out, a 4 she had desired him not, while she WAR out. For the last twelve months not a week had passed without my hearing her beat him. I can hear it from outside the house. I had listened at his request. The prisoner frequently came home intoxi cated. I believe she has not been sober for an entire day, except Sundays, for a year. She told me that Mr. Jones had made over 1,0001. in their joint names—his name and hers--and she wished it in her own name ; but Mr. Key h a d p ersua d e d M r. Jones not to, but she would make him remember going from his promise as long as he lived —that she would let him know that she was a lion resolved, and as he called upon Mr. Key un known to her, he should never go out of the house by himself again, and if Mr. Key came there she should kick him out. It was last spr:ng she said so. She said that Mr. Key persuaded him that if he did not transfer the money to a trustee for her benefit, it would be a bona fide THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1853. gift, and some young man might come and marry her, and then he should lose his servant. On the Sun day following, Mr. Jones came to me, and showed me bruises on his head. His eyes were blackened, and his head bruised and bleeding. I have repeatedly heard her drive him up-stairs and lock him up, then go out and come home drunk. On the Friday night, before he died, at about eleven o'clock, the prisoner came home drunk, and lay on the ground out side the door for about three-quarters of an hour abusing Mr. Key, and calling out, " Old Jones, come and let me in." Then the door opened, but was shut again, for the policeman was there with her. When the police man went away the prisoner went in and shut the door, and in two minutes after I heard a heavy fall in the pas sage or on the stairs. It appeared to me that the pri soner had fallen on Mr. Jones at the door. I went in side then and went to bed. The next morning, at seven o'clock, heard the door of the house shut. At nine o'clock I found the shutters still closed. At one o'clock iq the day I saw the prisoner, and was going to speak to her about Mr. Jones, but she shunned me. I listened the whole of that day and night, but could not hear Mr. Jones. • He had a cough, which I heard generally, but on that day I could not hear it. On the Sunday morn in I looked for the prisoner, but could not see or hear anything of her, and at eleven o'clock I went to church. When I returned at one o'clock I still found the shutters closed. I then looked at Mr. Jones's window, and saw the blind up, and the prisoner stood at the side of thc window. She looked very agitated, and I nodded to her, but she did not return it, and seemed much confused. I repeated my nod to her, but she did not return it, and I then went to the back of the house and found it fastened. I watched the house, but saw no one go out. About five o'clock I heard a cab drive away from the gate, and some person speaking. At that moment the prisoner came out and picked up the papers that had been thrown into the garden by the postman at nine o'clock in the morning, and had been lying there all day. I watched the house all day, and saw no light or heard nq person until the Monday, when I saw Mr. Key come *ith the undertaker. On the New Year's day, when die came home in the evening, the prisoner beat him, and threat ened that if he showed himself out again she would kick his life out. I distinctly heard the prisoner say, "I'll tear your eyes out, you damned old devil ;" and then I heard bloWs, and a sound as if a stick was being used. The deceased fell on the floor and cried and groaned. She beat him so violently that I think he was past doing anything. While she was beating him, he said, " Your conduotmakes you look like a w-, and that he must turn his back upon her, as her conduct was so loose in going out drinking." The prisoner replied, "You call me aw- ; I'll tear your eyes out." She then beat him and made him lie on the sofa. She said she should leave him, and he begged her not to do so. She went out at half-past six, locking him up, and then she was intoxicated. Mrs. Annie Gray, a respectable married female, said. —The house I' lived in was next door to the late Mr. Jones's, but that house was left on the 6th of December last. I knew Mr. Jones well, but never had a conver sation with him but twice. The first time, in July, I told him I was sorry to see him so poorly and infirm, and added that it was a pity to see him in the state he was in. His reply to me then was, "lam a miserable man." I told him that if he wanted anyihing, and tapped at the wall, I should render him all the assist ance in my power. I have often heard cries in the house of the deceased. Mr. Jones and the prisoner used to have serious disputes about money matters. I have heard the latter say, " Give me the money, and let me go." At other times I heard her beat the old The deceased used to say to her " Don't leave me." I distinctly heard the sound of a slap on the face which the prisoner gave the deceased. I have fre quently heard them quarrel, and heard the deceased utter the cries of "Murder " on two or three occasions. The first time I heard these cries was in the month of July, I think, and on that occasion my husband heard .them as well as myself, and he spoke to a policeman about it. The next time I heard the cries of "Murder" was in the latter end of Noveni her. About that time they were quarrelling almost daily, and I have then heard the sound of blows. In one .a the quarrels I heard the prisoner say, " Give me the money, and let me go," and his re ply was, " Don't leave me ; I cannot lose you." She then asked him how he dared to go to Mr. Key's. The old man not answering her, I heard several blows and groans, as if they came from a person in intense agony. On one Saturday night there was a very serious quar relling, and I heard the deceased groaning as if danger- ously hurt, and I spoke to a policeman about it, but he refused to interfere or pull the bell, saying that Mr. Jones on a former occasion had refused to apply for a summons or warrant against the prisoner. In the month of July the deceased had the mark of a violent blow on the left eye, so that his eye could not be seen from the swelling. I have never entered the house myself, but I have seen gentlemen apply for admission, and refused. I have let gentlemen over the wall' of my garden, on their telling me that the prisoner would not let them in, though I knew she was in at the time. This was in the month of October. They rang the bell, and Mr. Jones came out to speak to them, and said he could not admit them. They were nephews of the deceased, and said they parti cularly wished to take Mr. Jones away, as they under stood his life was in danger. Miss Maria Hammond, who also lived next door to the deceased, detailed at some length the particulars of what she saw and heard of the prisoner and the deceased. She said that on the night on which Mr. Jones died, she was much disturbed by the quarrelling between the prisoner and the deceased. In the course of the night she was awoke by one of these quarrels. From the voices she could distinctly tell that there were only the prisoner and the deceased in the room (the back parlour) at the time. Distinctly heard the prisoner talk angrily, and heard the deceased say, "Oh, what do you say ?" Immediately after this she heard a heavy fall on the floor, and this was followed by a perfect death-like silence, during which witness did not hear a breathing or a whisper. This was broken by the prisoner opening the door, and admitting, as witness believed, some per sons to her assistance, as she could distinctly hear seve ral voices, and for the remaining part of the morning the noises from the room were most unpleasant. Mr. Elliott—What did the noises resemble ? Wit ness—The scratching or scraping of the floor with a man. shovel. Mr. William Jones, 155, Tottenham-court-rort:d, said —The deceased, Mr. William Jones, was my uncle, and was in the 84th year of his age. The prisoner had lived with him about fourteen years as his houskeeper. In the month of August last I visited him at his late resi dence, and on my entering the house I found him shav ing himself, and could see that he had marks of serious violence on his face. I asked him how he received them, upon which he exclaimed, " Hush, hush, she's in the next room ; I can't tell you now, but will pre sently." The door of the next room was opened, and the prisoner, who must have heard my question, entered the room where we were, and my uncle seemed so nervous about it that I did not press the question a:second time, as the prisoner tcok care not to leave us alone or give us an opportunity. I have made four or five attempts to E.:‘e my uncle, but could not, as the prisoner would not admit me inside his house or to his presence. Mr. Elliott—What were the marks that you perceived on your uncle's face ?—Mr. Jones—There were several marks of discoloration, evidently produced by violence, The next time I saw my uncle was on the Wednesday after his death, when I called at his house, and the pri soner took me into the room where he lay. I then re- marked that there was a great swelling on the face, and a cut underneath the nose, and asked the prisoner how this happened ; but she made no reply, nor did she.give any explanation in my presence. My uncle had two watches, and these, as well as his trinkets, are missing ; and I have no doubt that various property has been removed from the house since his death. Mr. John Lund, the superintendent of the P division of police said—ln consequence of what came to my knowledge in reference to the death of the deceased, I had an interview with the different witnesses, and from what I gathered from them, I had made up my mind to apprehend the prisoner. With this view I went towards the residence of the late Mr. Jones, accompanied by Sergeant Quinnear. waiting in front of the house a short time, I saw th• pri3oner come out, and give a bottle to a man for the purpose of getting some gin. 'While she stood at the gate with her bonnet en, I approached and asked if her name was Vickers ; and she replied not. At this time, however, Mr. Jones, the nephew of the deceased, came up, and identified her ; upon which she started from the gate, and endeavoured to reach the house. I followed as fast as I could, and, just as she laid hold of the kn. , eker, I managed to get between her and the door. I instantly found myself in her grasp, and a more de termined resistance I never encountered in all my life; in fact I was as nothing in her hands, for a more power-, fill woman it would be difficult to find, and had it not been for the assistance of Sergeant Quinnear, she cer tainly would have succeeded at that time .at all events in netting away from me. I then told her who I was, and that I should take her into custody on•a - charge of having caused the death of her late master, Mr. Jones, and that if she had anything to say she might do so. After a minute or two's consideration she replied, " I shall say nothing." I then proceeded to search the house, and on examining some clothes in a basket the prisoner said, " There is no use looking at those things, there is no blood there, that has already been searched." In a small box, which the prisoner acknowledged to be hers, I found a duplicate relating to a watch and trinkets pawned on the 13th of January, in the name of E. Vickers for 31. I also found in a drawer, which the prisoner said was hers, the certificate of transfer dated on the 20th No. vember, 1851, of 1,0001. Three-and-a-Quarter Stock to the joint names of the deceased and the prisoner. This valuable document the prisoner snatched out of my hands, saying it was hers and that she had a right to have it, and I had some difficulty in getting it back again. Sergeant Quinnear corroborated ranch of Mr. Lund's statement. After which he produced 'two sheets, several towels, shirts, and other articles deeply stained with blood, though it was quite ap parent that the marks of gore were endeaVoured to be removed by washing. The shirts particularly pre sented a most suspicious appearance, as they seemed to be only half washed, the object being es , idently that of removing the blood stains. A handkerchief was pro duced which supplied a strong piece of evidence. This article was stained in different parts with blood, but in one part was a clot of dried coagulated blood, to which were adhering several grey hairs. The officer also pro duced a wooden mallet, of modern make and shape, which he conceived, he said, to be a somewhat unusual article in the house of an aged gentleman. This being the whole of the evidence, the prisoner was ;liked in the usual way if she had anything to say why she should not be .committed to take her trial for the wilful murder of her late master. Mr. Solomon, her attorney, replied, and said that, ob serving it to be the intention of his worship to send the case before a jury, he should, on the part of the pri soner, reserve his defence until then. In the meantime, he had to request a remand to a future day, lest the pri soner might, in the event of being then sent to the Old Bailey, run the risk of being put on her trial at the pre sent session, a course which he (Mr. Solomon) was not prepared for. Mr. Elliott admitted that it would not be quite fair to hurry the prisoner in a case of so serious a character before a jury, and therefore he had no objection to accede to Mr. Solomon's request, and should remand the pri soner for a week. At the same time, he wished that the witnesses present should be bound over in the usual re. cognisances to prosecute, so that they might not be put to the trouble of attending on a future day. This was done, and the prisoner, who seemed to treat the matter with a nonchalance amounting to levity, was removed from the bar. SHOCKING MURDER OF A SOLDIER'S WIFE. At the Guildhall, Bath, on Wednesday, the Mayor (Mr. F. T. Allan) and a full bench of magistrates, were engaged for some hours in investigating the charge of murder, preferred by Mr. Hughes, the chief of police, against Lewis Perran, who was suspected of having caused the death of an Irish woman, named Honora Hanaford, who was following her husband to the Win chester barracks, but who (as the medical evidence at the inquest left little doubt) had been murdered on the night of the 11th of January. The particulars of the finding of the body in the river Avon, and also of the first examination of Perran, were given in the The Sun last week. From the medical evidence, it was clear that a wound upon the crown of the head had been inflicted during lifetime, and little doubt remained that the unfortunate creature had met her death by foul means. The jury accordingly returned an open verdict. Two other prisoners were also arraigned with Perran —Bennett, who was again apprehended, and James Webb, both charged with being concerned in the mur der. The only new evidence was that of Eliza Jarvis, who deposed that between 11 and 12 • clock on the night of the 11th of January, as she was at her door in Avon-street, she saw Bennett come back, after having seen him leave with the woman. Perran came back about a quarter of an hour after, and ran into her passage. His clothes were covered with mud, and witness caught him by the collar, and said, "Where have you been to get into such a mess ? What have you done with that poor Irishwoman 1" He said, " Drowned for what I know," Perran exclaimed : God Almighty forgive you. I said no such thing. Witness continued—Perran then tried to get into the kitchen, but witness said, "If you do not tell me where she is, I'll call my mother." He said, " She is in the sand. pit ; we both fell in together." The next morning wit ness went to Mrs. Champion's, where Perran lodged, and the parties present began talking about the woman's death. Mrs. Champion said to Perran, "You were not satisfied with ravishing the poor woman, and taking what she had got, but you must take her life, and throw stones at her." Ferran replied, "I did not, so help me God ; I only flung a lump of clay." Perran's girl, Sarah Trotman, who was there, looked up, and said, "If so, that is two you have murdered." Perran tried to strike the girl, but witness and Mrs. Champion prevented him. The following day Ellerton and Bennett were at A ness's house, and Bennett said Ellerton had sworn falsely, and added, " I can speak if I am wanted to speak." Mr. Hughes, the chief of po3ice, here handed in a note from Mr. Brown, the surgeon, who examined the body after it was taken from the water, to the Mayor, who read it, and handed it over to Mr. Slack, observing that it contained more than he was before aware of. _ Mr. Slack having addressed the Bench for his client, • His Worship said the magistrates would discharge Bennett and Webb, as the evidence did not implicate them, but they had decided upon committing Perran for trial on the charge of murder ; but he would be brought un again on Saturday, to have the depositions com pleted. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-FEB. 2. NYE V. COLE. This was an action to recover the sum of 381. for fur niture sold and delivered to the wife of the defendant. The plaintiff was an upholsterer at Ealing, and the de fendant, Mr. Francis Sewell Cole, an independent gen tleman, living at Childown, near Chertsey. Mr. H. Hill and Mr. Ogle appeared for the plaintiff. The defendant conducted his own case in person. It appeared from the statement of the learned coun sel, that the defendant married in Dec., 1849, against the consent of her friends, a daughter of Mr. Crawshay, of O'Hersay Park, in Surrey (an elder brother of Mr. Crawshay, the ironmaster). A child was born about a year after the marriage. The defendant and his wife separated in Feb., 1861, by mutual consent ; and she subsequently applied to a Mr. Caubert to become the tenant of a house at Richmond-hill. That gentleman went to the defendant, who agreed to pay the rent, and said he had no doubt his wife would be a good tenant. He told Mr. Caubert that he had left his wife in conse quence of a quarrel with her father, who wanted him to sell a piece of his land adjoining Mr. Crawshay's land, which he (defendant) would not do. To assist in furnishing the house at Richmond, Mrs. Cole obtained from the plaintiff the goods, the value of which he now sought to recover from her husband. There was no pre tence for saying that Mrs. Cole had acted unfaithfully to her husband, or that there had been anything improper in her conduct ; and the furniture in question must be regarded as necessaries, the defendant having consented to his wife taking an unfurnished house. The articles which the plaintiff had supplied were all necessary, and of the cheapest description. The material facts having been proved, The Chief Baron asked if Mr. Hill could show him any case where a husband had been made liable for such articles as those which had been supplied to the defen dant's wife ? Mr. H. Hill could not ; but he contended that, under the circumstances, they must be regarded as necessaries. The Chief Baron—Where is it to end—suppose she had bought an estate ? Mr. Hill said the hire of the furniture would soon have amounted to the sum charged in the present in stance. The defendant (a person about 40 years of age) now went into the witness box, and commenced addressing the jury. He said he had never known the plaintiff, and had not sanctioned his supplying his wifo with the goods for which he had sent him in his bill. It was true that he had been married to her, but he denied that she was his wife morally, because, by her own admis sion, she had been guilty of incest before her marriage ; and Lord Thurlow, in the case of "Addison v. Addison," had decided that where incest had been committed be fore marriage, the marriage became null and void. Mr. H. Hill said that he was in a position to disprove these statements, which were the result of an extraordi nary aberration of mind. The Chief Baron said the case of "Addison v. Addi son" would not apply. Lord Thurlow had there decided a very different point. The Defendant—l will take it on higher grounds—the Jewish law. (A laugh.) The Chief Baron—There was no ecclesiastical impedi ment to your marrying your wife. The Defendant—My friends think I have no other course to take than to discontinue living with her, and I have accordingly done so. The Chief Baron—Have you any other point to urge ? The Defendant—No, as you say you can't settle it, and you are the head of the court. (Much laughter.) The Chief Baron—You have no defence in law. The Defendant—That may be,[but I have in justice. I have not made it a question of pounds, shillings, and pence. I shall, therefore, pay the money. Mr. Hill—The defendant has raised a point upon which no evidence has been given ; but it is altogether an aberration, my lord. If he had become a witness that would have appeared, and I should have shown why it was that Mr. Crawshay refused his consent to the marriage. The Chief Baron said that he should reserve the point for the opinion of the court, as to whether a hus band was liable for furniture supplied to his wife as necessaries. Verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. SECONDARIES COURT—FEB. 2. (Before Mr. Secondary Potter.) BILLING V. HELME. The plaintiff in this case is an attorney, in King street, Cheapside, and defendant a farmer at Pontefract, in Yorkshire, and the action was brought to recover the sum of 8/. 12s. for a bill of costs. - -- --. Mr. Bagley appeared as counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Pollock for the defendant. The case occupied a long time, but the point turned upon very doubtful evidence as to the retainer. It ap peared that the defendant had in the first instance spoken to a person named Saward, who described himself as a "certificated conveyancer," and attended the markets pro fessionally. Saward, who had a brother in London a solicitor, and who held a part of his offices on this occa sion, employed the plaintiff, who carried on the pro ceedings effectually. Defendant, however, denied that he had ever sanctioned the employment of any third party, and that he was willirJ to pay Saward according to the original agreement between them, which was that Saward should recover the money if he could, and take his costs out of the party, or, if unsuccessful, to take costs out of pocket. The evidence was very conflicting, and after a long consultation the jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Feb. 2. Mr. Randolph Routh surrendered in discharge of his bail, to take his trial on an indictment charging him with an assault on Lieutenant Alfred Cooper, a lieutenant in the Indian army, at the East India United Service Club, in St. James's-square. • Mr. W. C ooper appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Parry for the defence. Mr. Maude, the deputy-clerk of the peace, having read the indictment, and put the usual question to the defen dant. Mr. Parry said that he had communicated with his learned friend who appeared for the other side, and he e b e e ti a n b z le tb to is relieve the Court of any fur therholpebdter shortly o l u e b a l r respecting depositions,edJdge - was ease. to hear it, for, having read he t ter thoughtarrangite would arranged, if p possible, b e x l ' e t , re w m i e tb ly g .. dreeasdiratbhleetohave the was bound to state that the gentleman for eared was of the highest respectability, and l wo ie uhMt b onla e r l .t i h e rP v eiaa e al Cr P he was formerly in the army. The prosecu tor' was a gentleman of station and of the . highest respec tability, who held a commission in the Indian army. Mr. Routh was the husband of a sister of a young lady who he thought had been insulted by Lieutenant Coop er . He naturally felt thi s very much, and a great many com munications h a d passed between themon the subject. Mr. Routh was completely iu loco parentis to this young lady, 'for she had no father or brother living, and after a communication he received from her mother, as a gentle man, he felt it his duty to protect her. Communications had subsequently passed between Mr. Routh and the prosecutor, and on the part of the former there was an impression on his mind that he might have been mis taken with respect to Lieutenant Cooper's conduct. As to the circumstances out of which this matter arose, he might mention that these gentlemen met by appointment in the visitor's room at the East India United Ser vice Club, and some dispute arose between them about a letter which Mr. Routh wished should be restored to him, but which Lieutenant Cooper re fused. A scuffle ensued, and a blow was undoubtedly struck, a proceeding which in law he could not justify, and therefore he must plead guilty to having assaulted the prosecutor. Any course would be preferable to dragging this young lady before the Court, and going into mat ters that must be distressing to her family. His own feelings were very strong against such a course being pursued. He thought the case must shape itself thus : Lieutenant Cooper was desirous, in justice to the young lady, to pledge his honour as a gentleman that no im propriety had passed between himself and her. Mr. Routh was also desirous, when that pledge was given, to admit that ho went to the club under excited feelings, and that tho assault was committed under wrong im pressions. Mr. Cooper said few words would be necessary from were would necessarily kept behind the curtain. him, after what had been so well said by his friend Mr. Parry. He concurred in what he had said — that it would be desi r able not to bring these matters before a forward much bet ter which wu public have and beent ha t the circumstancesrw brought f Mr. Routh then pleaded guilty. Mr. Cooper said his client pledged himself, as a soldier and as a gentleman, that no impropriety had passed be tween himself and the young lady. Lieutenant Cooper then said—l desire, my lord, to state that, before I leave this court, I wish to do so with honour and as a gentleman. The defendant has admitted that his conduct to me-was committed under erroneous impressions. This impression I was desirous of remov ing ; and had I not considered that I could justify the circumstances I was placed in, I should not have come to the court this day. My endeavour throughout has been to maintain intact the honour of the young lady as well as my own ; and I will pledge my . word, in the sight of God, that nothing whatever to injure her. character has ever passed between us. The Assistant-Judge said he must do Lieut. Cooper the justice to say that a speech bearing more the character of a man of honour and a gentleman lie had never heard, and lie was glad that he had personally spoken instead of lea'ring this expression to the learned counsel who repre sented him. This was one of those unfortunate cases in which two gentlemen had some dispute, and in which one had been betrayed by his feelings— which, although natural, must be controlled—to do an act which no gentle man-could justify. But having committed this act, he had the manliness to confess his fault, and to acknow ledge that he was now sorry for what he had done, ad mitting that he had acted under erroneous impressions. The other gentleman had very properly said that he was satisfied, and that he wanted no revenge. A blow was a thing that no gentleman could sit down quietly under, but he had taken the wisest and best course to set the matter right—he had brought it forward. The one had apologised, and the other explained the cause of the af fair, and they withdrew Without stain on the character of either. He must inflict a nominal fine, and that was that he pay Is. to the Queen and be dischar g ed. Mr. Routh said he was hi g hly gra tified at hearing Lieutenant Cooper's explanation. The parties then left the court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Catharine Leary, aged 89, was brought up under remarkable circumstances. An officer said—l have been constantly cautioning this woman against begging ; but she insists upon soli citing everybody that passes her, and I was obliged to tile her into custody, and lodge her in Bow-lane station. The searcher found twelve pence in copper upon her per son ; but she gets more money than any five beggars in the whole city, and a boy follows her for the purpose of easing her of her load, so that she never has much money about her at one time. She is called "The Queen," and while, locked up in the cell at the station-house with an other woman, she robbed her fellow-prisoner, who had fallen asleep, of 125., which were found in her posses sion by the searcher, who upon the first search found no more than 12 pence about her. The Lord Mayor—Why, what a wicked old woman you are ! I have known you these many years about, the town, but I never thought you were a thief before. The Prisoner—Oh, then, faith I never thought of rob. bing anybody. Sure did'nt she drop it on the floor ; and what could Ido but pick it up again ! You can't call that robbery. lam a poor old woman, God help me ; but yez never no feeling for the poor. The Lord Mayor—if you were a young woman you should for this villanous robbery be sent to Newgate, and the probability is that you would be transported. You are a rank old imposter, and you shall go to Bride well for a month. The prisoner was then committed. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. John, Casey a n d Morris Fleet were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having violently assaulted Mrs. Susan Grimston at the door of the Egyptian-hall, Piccadilly. John Grimston, of No. 1, High-street, Bloomsbury, said his mother and himself were at Mr. Albert Smith's exhibition the previous evening. As they were leaving the hall his mother called out, "Some one is picking my pocket." Witness turned round, and saw Casey close to his mother, but when he was about to lay hold of him, five or six persons, seemingly his confederates, said, " Let him alo ne ; h e is a respectable man," and began to hustle witness, who, however, held Casey, and called out to his brother to come to his assistance. Wit ness's brother came to his assistance, and took charge of Casey. Witness received several blows in the attempt to secure Casey ; and witness's mother was violently beaten in the face by the prisoner Fleet Witness's mother was too unwell, from the injury she had sus tained, to appear that day. Police-constable Chilman stated that Mrs. Grimston gave the prisoner Fleet into custody, and charged him with assaulting her. The prisoner Fleet denied the charge. The police having stated that they did not know the prisoners to be regular thieves, Mr. Bingham ordered that they should be remanded for the inspection of the detective police. CLERICENWELL.—Cheron and Erneste d' Albert, Frenchmen, brothers, who described themselves as teach ers of languages, of 19, Denmark-street, Soho ; Pierre Berville, a carpenter, of Upper Rupert-street, Haymar ket ; and Leon, also Frenchmen, were placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged by Joseph Rouselle, of No. 1, Yardley-street, Clerkenwell, with having been con cerned in stealing a trunk, containing 52 sovereigns, a quantity of wearing apparel, and other property. It appeared that the prosecutor is a hairdresser, and for some time was employed in a first-rate house at the west end of the town, and had realised the above pro pel ty. He was acquainted with the prisoners. He was about to leave England on a visit to France, prior to which he took temporary lodgings at No. 1, Yardley street, Clerkenwell, when he deposited the trunk, &c., in a room in that house. On Wednesday week last he was visited by the prisoner Leon, who invited him out to have something to drink, to which he consented, and on his return he discovered that a young man had called at the house and had asked to go into his room, and that the whole of the property was afterwards missed from the room. Sus picion immediately fell on Leon and the d'Alberts, and on the prosecutor meeting' Cheron, he asked how he felt upon the matter, when he replied that he felt frightened ; that he intended, if not taken, to send the box and its con tents back, and that he had taken the box away in a cab, and had intended to throw it into the Thames. The other things, he said, would be found at Leon's, and if he (prosecutor) would compromise the matter, he would pay him some money in a few days. The man Leon, with whom he had been drinking, had given a descrip tion of the room, by which means the robbery had taken place, and that " Cree Cree," a nickname by which the prisoner Berville was known, had got the gold. In formation was immediately given of the robbery to the police, when Serjeant Gunn traced the property to No. 38, Stamford-street, Blackfriars-road, where it was sub sequently found. The Prisoners denied the charge, saying that it was got up through spite, as they had been challenged with getting up an " infernal machine." Mr. Coriie questioned the officers upon the subject. Serjeant John Saunders, 29 A, of the detective force, said that the prisoners d'Albert and Leon had, by fraud and conspiracy, obtained 31. from the French Ambassador, by pretending that the prisoner Leon was privately manufacturing an " infernal ma chine," of an improved description, in order to take laway the life of the Emperor Louis Napoleon. The prisoners d'Albert were the informants. They communi cated with the French Ambassador, stating that Leon had taken a cellar in a house in Theobald's-road, Red Lion-square, in which he occupied himself by making an "infernal machine" to assassinate Louis Napoleon. They had an interview with the Ambassador, who made the affair known to Sir Richard Mayne, the police com missioner, and for a length of time numerous officers in plain clothes had been privately watching the house and the manoeuvres of the prisoners both by day and night. Pursuant to instructions he made inquiries, and on visiting the " cellar" he merely found a few rusty old gun barrels. It was evidently a trick of conspiracy to extort money. The d'Alberts persisted in demanding 101. and then 301. before they would give further in formation. The French Ambassador upon that occasion declined prosecuting them for obtaining money under false pretences. He added that there were two other persons connected with the prisoners whom the police were in pursuit of, and he requested a remand. Mr. Corrie thought there was sufficient evidence to commit the d'Alberts and Leon upon, and he would remand them for a week, but he should discharge Ber vine for the want of sufficient evidence to det3in him. THAMES.—Dennis Ragan , a coal-whipper, was brought before M r . Yardley, charged with committing an indecent assault on Miss Frances Scudder, a young lady, residing at No. 17, Upper Martha-street, St. George's-in-the-East. The complainant, a respectable, modest female, said she was living with her mother, a widow lady, who was possessed of a good income. On Tuesday night her brother was on a visit to some friends in Ratcliff, and his stay being protracted to a later hour than usual, her mother directed her to fetch him home. She was proceeding along Broad-street, Ratcliff, for that purpose, when the prisoner accosted her, and pushed up against her. She attempted to avoid him, and stepped into the road, on which he seized her, pushed her against the house oppo site, and raised her clothes. She called aloud f or h e lp, and said he was a beast, and he acted in a grossly inde cent manner towards- her. She slapped his face, and struggled to get away from him, on which he struck her a violent blow with his clenched fist on the face, and knocked her down. He then fell upon her, and was pro. ceeding to commit another assault upon her, when some men belonging to a brewery opposit e dragged him away, and gave him into custody. Mr. Yardley sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 51., the heaviest penalty he could inflict, and in default of payment to two months' imprisonment. The prisoner, who could not pay the fine, was sent away in the van to prison. 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Her medical attendant informed her that there was no chance of cure, and it would be I necessary to.amputate the limb. This opinion not satis fying her, she commenced using Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and, by God's blessing, they have been the imeans of effecting a perfect cure, and she has resumed her former situation. Sold by all druggists, and at Messrs. Holloway's, 244, Strand. THE REAL SEA SERPENT.—On the night of Satur day week, when the tide was high and a gale blowing, there was cast ashore at Tarduff Point, parish of Graitney, a large tree, which was at the time mistaken for some monster - of the deep, and may have led some who saw it in some distant latitudes to believe that it was in verity the mysterious sea serpent himself. The tree is thirty-eight feet in length, and its thickest part six feet in circum ference, and is estimated to weigh about five tons. The huge roots are still attached to the trunk, and from one end to the other the tree was covered with seaweed from one to two feet long, whilead hering to the end of eac h str i p was a shellfish. The sea weed was thrown round the tree, as it rose and felLwith the waves, like a flowing mane; the shells made a rat tling noise against each other • and, as the roots now sank under water, now rose above the waves there is little wonder that the vegetable was taken 'for some huge production of the animal kingdonn.—Dumfries Courier. STATE OF TRADE. (Prom the Ma;chestee Guardian of yesterday. ) MANCHESTER, FEB. I.—lmproved advices from Liver pool, of the Ist January, appear to , have occasioned a rise in cotton, of ic. to i.e. per lb., in the speculative market of New York; and telegraphic statements repre sent business as active at New Orleans on the 15th and at Mobile on the 14th. The total receipts were 1,594,000 bales, against 1,141,000 last year. re ceipts of the last week were 102,000 against 120,000—. a falling off of 18,000 bales. Exports to Great Britain 70,000 bales against 68,000. Although man 3 y o ofthe estimates of the yield do not exceed 3,100, 0 ,, bales, ,oo6. others still reckon upon 3,200,000, and even 3,250,000. But the Liverpool market and our own, whicl 3 l:ll - ad been gradually improving during the previous fortnight, gave signs, on Saturday, of an increase of spirit whi ch, with the aid of the above advices, has been further developed this week, and especiallyto-day. The home and the foreign buyers, w h o l as t wee k h esitate d to pay t h e pr i ces required, would now willi ng ly opera t e l arge l y on th osts terms• but for producers, in every d e p ar t men t, are s t an di ng out higher rates. The quotations for yarns may be broau[y stated to be at least id. to Id. above the rates of a fort night to three weeks back. The greatest advance is in mule twist suitable for India, and in warps and pin-cops. Some spinners have laid on a farthing to-day. But though willing to pay something more than they would have done a few days ago, the buyers, unable to see any sub stantial ground for the upward tendency of cotton, and remembering how suddenly the last speculitive move ment collapsed, are not prepared to accede, all at once, to the demands made upon them. Business is therefore checked ; and the operations of the day have been ge nerally effected under nominal prices. The makers of shirtings, jacconets, and printing cloths could sell readily at the previous rates ; but they are not disposed to do so. The purchases now going on in domestics are mak ing an impression upon the stocks in first hands, and imparting greater firmness to prices. Fewer cheap lots are now to be had. It will be seen from the advices be low that the trade in our staples was dull at Bombay, with some decline in prices. At Calcutta, business was also quiet, but prices firm ; and the position of the mar ket appears to be such as to have induced some inquiry for both goods and yarns to-day. The last advices from America advises a rise in the price of cotton, and a falling off in the receipts at the American ports. This market had been previously advancing, and these accounts have had their influence in the same direction, which have had the effect of raising the quotation of American 4d. per lb. Since last week, all other descriptions were in good demand, and have gone higher, neaaly in the same proportion. The sales in four days are estimated at 36,000 bags, inclusive of 10,000 American, 1,200 Surat, and 800 bags of Bahia cotton.—The imports reported since Thursday are :—.From the United States, 4,575 bags ; Brazil, 502 ; East Indies, 55 : total, 5,132 bags. ROCHDALE, JAN. 31. The flannel market has been less active than it was on the previous Monday, not withstanding there was a very good attendance of buyers present. There has been a calm in the wool market, through a prevailing belief that the raw material has reached its highest point. In some five months the new clip will be ready, and it is supposed that the stocks on hand will see the manufacturer over this interval with out disturbing the present prices much. MACCLESFIELD, FEB. I.—The demand for silk manu factured goods continues to improve. We have been visited by many buyers the last fortnight, and prices are somewhat better. The stocks for sale are very small, and the enquiry for shipment good. The weavers are unusually well employed for the season. Thrown Silks-- Tee market, as before reported, is bare of fine and useful descriptions. There has latterly also arisen a demand for the inferior sorts, of which the market has been nearly cleared. The throwsters are all busy, and great scarcity of hands is felt, although a considerable advance of wages has taken place in this department of late Raw Silks—The market for China's and Bengal's is in active, which may be attributed to some extent to the difficulty experienced in getting silks thrown of late ; prices are however Tinted as before, and the deliveries to the trade continue large. Italians also maintain their late high figures. HALIFAX, JAN. 29.—1 n our piece hall to-day there has been some little inquiry for worsted goods ; but a s the merchants ar e unwi l l i ng to give the prices asked, very few pieces changed hands. In wools and yarns there is no change since our last. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 31.—The excitement that pre ceded the quarterly meetings has been followed by a calmer feeling. The different works are as fully em ployed upon orders in hand as the scarcity of fuel will permit, and the workmen appear in general satisfied with their wages. For a few days little disposition was shown to make purchases, but there was an equal dis inclination to press sales. That the actual consump tion of iron has received no check, and continues rather on the increase, is not questioned ; but th e hi g h range of prices has naturally induced much caution, and kept in abeyance all but the most immediate require ments. Many of our manufacturers and dealers are en cumbered with large contracts, taken at the first and second advances ; at the time considered excellent bargains, but they are found now very difficult of execution. The advance of wages and materials has pro ceeded too rapidly for their interests. Pigmakers also, under the exorbitant rates of coal and ore, have exhi bited some independence as to the usual control of the manufacturers ; and have advanced their prices rather beyond the previous relative value of raw and finished iron. The unsettled state of the copper and general metal market has caused some of the manufacturers in Birmingham to issue circulars cancelling all previous orders, and soliciting favours subject to such prices as may hereafter be required.—..Aril's Birmingham Gazette. DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN MAGNA GRrECIA.—The following is from a correspondent of the Athenceum :—" One of the most important and interest ing archaeological discoveries that have for some time been made has been effected in that part of the kingdom of Naples commonly known by the name of Puglia (Apulia), which formed a por tion of Magna Griecia. I believe it is known to many that Cavalier Carlo Bonucci, architect and direc tor-general of antiquities and excavations in this kingdom for 25 years, has recently discovered near Canosa, founded by Diomede, a subterranean necropolis quite entire. Its principal entrance is decorated with four Done columns, two niches for statutes, and a second line of lonic columns, all of slight and elegant propor tions, and of a workmanship which recalls the best age of art—that between Pericles and Alexander. This elegant entrance was painted in various colours, which produced an effect not less pleasing than surpris ing. This specimen of polychromatic architecture is valuable for its high state of preservation, its freshness, and for the classic time to which it belongs. Entering the city in question, over which time and death have spread an eternal silence, we find streets which lead to various groups of dwellings. The gates are decorated with elegant lonic columns, the capitals of which pre sent the accessory ornament of a festoon. Signor Bo nucci tells me that, on entering the chambers, he found everything arranged in its place, as it had been left 12 centuries ago. The walls were covered with linen embroidered in gold—garlands of flowers, withered, it is true, but preserving all their forms, hung in festoons from the ceiling. All kinds of furniture and precious vases were distributed about in the most varied and graceful manner. Here were to be seen statues of mar ble—busts of deities and priestesses in terracotta, beautifully painted— vases of " creta," of an extra ordinary size, on which are represented the most inte resting scenes of private life and the most classical tra ditions of mythology. Of these I spoke in a recent letter as having just arrived at the Museo Borbonico. They are not yet arranged ; but yesterday I was favoured with a nearer and longer inspection. On the large vase, which is of gigantic ,size and i s s till un packed, thoughl lying exposed, Homer is painted with the lyre in his hands, as if he were singing some passage of the Iliad or the Odyssey. In the midst of all these treasures and miracles of art of every form, lay the mistress of the house, reposing tranquilly, as though she slept. So great was the illusion that one might have almost said ' She is not dead, but sleepeth.' She rested on a gilt bronze bed, supported by friezes, figures, and genii, exquisitely carved in ivory. In the adjoining chambers, which were all filled with the same wealth, lay her daughters and servants. These young girls were still clothed with dresses embroidered with gold. Their heads were surrounded with garlands of gold which repre sented the sacred flowers of Proserpine—in the midst of which were sporting, as it were, birds and insects. Other garlands there were of roses ; some wore diadems covered with precious stones finished in the highest style of art. One of these I saw yesterday in private hands —and no thing can exceed its extreme beauty. The ears of these children of death were all ornamented with pendants of various forms, and their necks with necklaces in which emeralds and hyacinths were interwoven with chains of gold. Two of these, which were obtained by contraband means, I have also seen. The aims were ornamented with bracelets of a spiral form, or winding as a serpent. An abundant and sumptuous table was laid by their side. The fruits consisted of pomegrantes, pines, the corn of the fir pine, and apples—while the flowers were narcis susses, hyacinths, and asphodels, apparently fresh. They were made either of painted " creta, ' or coloured glass, or of rock cryst a l. Th e i r styles were made of metal threads, with green smalt, or simply gilt. The plates, basins, cups, and every other article necessary for dinner, and the lamps were to shed their light upon it, were of an extraordinary size, and all of glass—formed of a kind of paste worked in mosaic with the most beautiful designs, in which were interspersed small bits or dice of gold. On some of the plates were painted landscapes, and others were ornamented with lines of gold represent ing elegant and sumptuous edifices. These discoveries were terminated only about the middle of last year; and it has occurred to me that now, when we are seeking for all the wonders of art with which to adorn the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, it is right to make known to the British public the above extraordinary facts. The plans and the designs are all in the hands of Cavalier Carlo Ponucci, and I am not aware that they came under the ra otice of the commissioners of the Crystal Palace Com pi my during their hurried visit to this capital. In send in; -; you the above notices I feel almost as if they would be received with increduality ; indeed, as I write, it ap pe/ irs that I am wandering again among fairy scenery. Bu.t I have seen at least a portion of the objects which h av a been recovered, and surely nothing so exquisite or gi :useful have I ever beheld." CHILD FOUND DEAD.—Yes:,erday the parochial autho rit ics of St. Mary's, Islington, issued a bill offering a rev. , ard of 51. for the apprehension of the parties con cerr ,ed in the desertion of a new-born male child, found in a , garden, situate in River-lane,. Lower-street, 'sling- W ton hen discovered the body was enclosed in a paper obi i siderably burned. 04:EAT CITIES.—The area of Babylon was 225 square mil es , that of Nineveh 216 square miles, while that of J. gin - its environs is but 114 square miles. on RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Jan. 23, 1853 (2851 miles) £13,055 0 1 Corresponding week last year (2414 miles) 10,608 310 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—TraffiC re turn 4 'or the week ending Jan. 30, 1853 £17,119 10 3 Corresponding week last year 15,111 9 4 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for railway and steam-boats for the week ending Jan. 30, 1853 Corresponding week last year 2,362 8 11 Increase in 1853 £7o) 9 10 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Jai. 29, 1853 £3,928 12 11 Corresponding week last year 3,618 6 4 Increase in 1853 £3lo 6 7 CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY. — Traffic return for the week ending Jan. 29, 1853 £l6O 9 11 Corresponding week last year 96 0 10 STOREKEEPING . AT BENDIGO DIGGINGS The fol lowing pai titulars are extracted from a letter e received ou Liverpool yrshire fro fo m r gentleman rnan, who in l e ft A the a l) diggings y unpg bS by o t a c h wards of a year ago, and who is now or granted prospero usly pursuing the career of a storekeeper in Peg Leg Gully, Bendigo Diggings :—" I will take it f that you have heard of my prosperity inthe won derful land of gold. The date of this will show you that lam still in the digging s, and there, too, have I ever chance toreturn remain for a year or two longer , by of which time I hope to be in a position to to the ' dear auld toun.' Up t o the p resent t i m e I have been most fortunate in my new business—storekeeping— having cleared for m y own share something t o the tune of 1,0001. or 1,2001. ; so you see I have no reason to regret leaving home, but rather the contrary. My pai.ner is a Mr. T., belonging to Cam n pbeltow - who ca me out in the same ship as myself—a fine steady lad he is, too. We have now two stores. He attends o ne and the other ; and in these we sell all sorts o f goods, as you m a y g uess,' at rather handsome p rofits. Not altogether clear of the hat trade, either. We sell lots of these Jim Crow ones, only here get 108. for one that at No. 27, H i g h-street, would hardly have brou g ht two bob ! Certainly, it is wonderful to see so milch gold houkit o ot the grun', more like what we read of in story-books, when we were boys, than a substantial reality. To think that a man has only to sink a hole some 10 or 15 feet deep, out of which he might get 501 b. weight of gold ! I know some claims that have produced upwards of 100 lb. weight in a few days, and that, perhaps, taken out by a couple of men who were never possessed of a five-pound note in thbuteir l the ife time before. Of course, Many aro unsuccessful, generality of those who are industrious can't fail he to earn from 5 00 /. to 1,000/. per year at digging. T quantity of gold tha mon t has ths— been somethi du ng like gout of 70 this doristri 80 ct during the past 11 tons' weight- is a proof of the correctness of my state ment ; because at no time has there been more men ac tually at work in the mines than 40,000. To be sure, there are thousands of others who keep stores and bakers' stalls, also women and children, who swell the number 10,000 more ; but, to go to the outside, say 50,000 dig gers. Reckon 70 tons of gold at 31. per ounce, and see the average that each man must have earned. Verily there never were such chances for the l wi abouring man. I expect tha t every poor o'erlaboured ght' in the old country wi ll make a struggle to c ome out here ; and so they ough t, too, because there is room enough for all. Man ! money here is as plentiful as black berries on the Barrack hills in harvest time. No grind ing of soul and body for a scanty subsistence ! Let artisans of all classes come in thousands ; e we they will find plenty to do , apart from diggin b g, and ll paid far doing it. The profession of a compositor pays well, something to the tune of is. 6d. per thousand. --Liver pool Standard. THE BURGLAVY AT RAVENSWORTU CASTLE.—On Tuesday, Henry Norris, valet to the Hon. Thomas Liddell, was again brought up before the Durham county . magistrates; at th e Police Court, Gateshead, on sus picion of being concerned in the burglary committed at *RaVensworth . Castle on the morning of the 31st of De cember last, The bench decided that the prisoner had been remanded long enough, and that as no material evidence had been added to that of the previous exami nation, the prisoner must be discharged. It is currently rumoured that all the servants at the Castle are ab to leave, in consequence of the unpleasantness created by these proceedings. After MORTALITY IN THE METROPO''IS• NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAS. 29. 19 Zymotic Diseases .......................................... , 1 Diseases of Uncertain Seat .............................. Tubercular Diseases ....................................... !A6 Diseases of the Brain. Nerves, and Senses ..........•• 1;5 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels .............. • Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of 4n9 Respiration .. iu Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs 6 3 of Digeston ................................................ 14 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ........................ ••• 6 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c. ............... Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles .........7 Diseases of the Skin, &c. ................................. 3 Malformations ....................................... : ....... 8 Premature Birth and Debility ........................... f it Atr0phy......................................................50 Old Age ...................................................... 5 5udden....................................................... 54 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance...... 1 Causes not specified ....................................... 1 011 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ..................... Population Deaths in cotta- i n tho Enumerated. spending week I,, , ett of 13%2. 0 . 376,427 . 490,396 . 393,256 . 485,522 616,635 West Districts North Districts Central Districts East Districts South Districts Totals Males Females . 2,362,236 1,002 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females.. Total . ..1,7 0 COUNTRY MARKETS. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—FP' 1 1eg‘c l ! There were in the market to-day, 5 sacks o stiu , ' 3 l/ I weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus :-3 at 2 at 1/ les. Tr - g EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MAR l'"" - 1 " FEB. 1. Supplies of all kinds these last six days again lard it01 , ..,e 6 Oat straw, from 5s Od t o T s 6d p er k em ple of lu ols" tron ; wheat do., 6s Od to 7s Od ; barley do., 4B od Hay from 8d to 10c1 per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET--ZO l % 31. A l, - si p, There were in the market to-day 112 bags 0 sip , t bags of barleymeal, and 2 bags pot-barley ; ° do. lfi c ` s l The top of oatmeal down 6d per bag, second 6. 1 1 3 03 .1 e ,y 10 ,. per bag clown, and the lowest 9d per bag down ;," 4t svee' a, the same as last week ; pot-barley the same as T yr Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. ,27 01 imperial. Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto —s Od Od Pot-barley, per ditto COAL MARKET—FEB. 2. . • Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the nisu 4°.. 1 1. II " . 10 Hetton .................... # Haswell .................. ' J O # ILambton ............... 10 grtewat's ............... " J r f t Heugh Hall.. ........... ................ ; South Kelloe .......... .." 1 6 Whitworth ............. Backhouse ............ •-•"' 15 Clavering Toes ....... Tees ....................... s. d. Carr's Hartey l6 6 Holywell 17 9 North Percy Hartley l6 01 Tanfield Moor l4 9 West Hartley 16 6 Willington Hartley l5 6 Wall's End, &c. Harton l6 9 Hedley.. 16 9 Lawson l6 0 Eden Main 17 9 Lambton Primrose 17 9 Ship. at market ' 77 I 501 d.......... RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 2. vela STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market vei. , f 1 1 - depressed to-day. We have to note a declin e o , r iceLe 1 per cent. on all the leading stocks from th e th lieg Y este rday, and the market closed with a de c * -- 0 dency. Thq closing prices are reported as feill ViAo 6 j; head), 21 and Cheshire (Chester sn i,eid , 'lll Caledonian, 31a • Chester and ri el f.:bire' j oi Eastern Counties, 12 7-16 ; Lancashire and Ye r r r eo,l o l,l, London and North Western, 119/ ; ditto Fifth 1; Ditto Quarter shares, 1 7-16 p. ; M an chester , : ,•0 1 , and Lincoln., 29/ • Midland, 764 • North 13 1oe'° South East ern and Dover, 238 ; York and Ne i 26k ; Dutch Rhenish, 28 d. MANCHESTER, FEB' 2° coO n jut STOCK EXCITANGE.—There has been - 0 been l o w pressure of stock on th e market, and sales hO r Ole c io p to a large amo un t, b ut at much lower priCeS,;• 7 • $ 10 1 0(1' sales were :—Eastern. Counties, 1 2a ; L ee d s , 29A ; Midlands, 76,E ; Dovers, 23A ; Chester an' %.4,ac'tclt 221 ; London stock, I.IM ; Caled on i an ., 31 A ; 41 and Birmingham C. Quarters, la p. ; Leeds Fift'' d..; West Ridings, 3 d. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 2. t STOCK EXCHANGE.—The railway s h a re mar- e , t e , ``,l shade firmer to-day, though the business tran °3- t ioa limited. • There has been a little bearing of 1 , °' 3 1 ,, pr; o f North Western stock here in the course of thew' To' fi lo to-day being in favour of this class of specular 4°. so o North StafibrcLs were done at 4 dis., at A dis. a nd South LEEDS, FEB. 2. , ot or°•;1 1 9 STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been rathert o i l it ) ness done on 'Change this morning, but withou t . ° in prices. The closing sales were as follows Westerns, 8/ 3s 9 ; Leeds Northern Extensi,lito ; Midland stock, 76i ; York and Nor t t h is ,; s°fri' $ ° fri' 272 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Fifths, 41 Eastern and Dovers, 233 ; Lancashire and yorus, SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] .. - .• ___ _ - .. _............r t Vho- _,..P's,o, Day when made up FromT'-- t I COUNTRIES. in General Post- port te xect _./ Office, London. Di5p*„........--i 0 •,, America (byßrit.pack.N Feb. 4 . ...... .. Liverpoo l '‘• ~S America (by United Ste. ~ le' packet) .... • • ....N Feb. 11 .......... LiverlX o ••• America (by U. States p packet) ..........N ...... .. .. .. .... SouthafilP t° 0 Australia (via South- Fe b. l 9 *Dittoi l a t l m t o o p P ( e 7; v l n a t.a ) . M c i l a al p ri e s c o . . i f ill . 4,3. e siolo:Ndoil op• Africa (West Coast) .. N 23rd2 Po,: 1 1 Bth 4th of of March3larch .. .. .. .. S o o o n y t er b a . 17 1 . P . t . .. 0 2d o o f f Februaryth omonth. . P in ' Alexandria* ........N 19th,t3 , " o • mon. Dover ••" .• LI, le yin Yai rul li t t :: f re e t" 0) : ,16 , Belgium ............N Daily ... ... .... Dover .•1 0 ; * Y e D 1 . ,,' Brazil ..............3I 9th o - the m0 . 1 . 1th.. Soatha mP ,pnic c f rif c l Buenos Ayres .. .. .. .. AI 9th of ire month.. F oa thanlP to p!) , _,,, Iv, 1 California .. • .... 31 d & 17th of month Sout hamP tol l l, ' • I P Cape of Good Hope ..N 2cl and 14th of Feb. SoutbanlPtor, • ~, !- Cape de Verds ......N 14th02 the month.. Southall') re t ,,l F 6, Constantinople*......N 7thl7th27thof mo.. Dover .** * 0 • 11 . f c TP' . Central America ....114 2nd & 17th of mon. F athelliP ~,, ro A yr,l Channel Isles .. .. „X 3lon.Wed.BoFriday SouthalnPt`,;r .40:cei," 111 id & 17th ofmonth ?;outhat7lPt" 1f1; , ta,,t, France M & N Twice daily ...... Dover .• ' .• Fe e . ~4. Greece* ............N 7thl7th27th oflnon. Dover •• ' • fa 512' Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friary London • " .• ia lij „ . leAl Holland ............ hi Wednesday & Sat London • • 1, •,‘,. Pled' Honduras .......... N 17th of the montl SouthfunP 11, 0 Irclam, .......M &'N Twice daily . . • • • • Holyhe ad ton Fe.,,19 India ( v ittSouthampt.)M 20th of themonth.. Southall%) l.' India (via Marseilles) N Sth& 24th ef month Dover ••••• ,1' India (via Cape of Good .... r ri' e p. l6 tot , 31 14th of the month.. Sont hanlP t i , Mauritius N 14th of the month.. Southtunp ° Fel' 0 19 Mediterranean (via ~,rto Feb' , Southampton ....34 20th of the month., Fouthn— re. il Ditto (via Marseilles).N •ith& 24th ofmontb Dover • "/ • 013 . •.,p, • Mexico ........., „M 2nd of the month . SouthaniP ~ p ..to. •6 Madeira .. Fe" 1 , Malta* -,,,, c 7th,l9th,27th, • • • •cii• 2 .•••.••• • • • • - 1. &30th of the month Dover •• • f„. 1 Naples* ... ........N sthiSth24thofmon. Dover •• •.:: f:' .. S i Papal States*........N ithlsth2sthormon. Dover • , t • o p tr ril Peninsula .. .. .. .. M ' thl7th27thof mon Southall' l'. oo , 0 ,1 , app.' Fe ea Peru ..... • ... ..M 2d & 17th of month •zoutl r ov Tuscany* • ..........N sthlsth2hthof•non, Dov er ~.% .p . i 0 .0 A' West Indies .. .. .. M2d & 17th of month Sootha.- Van D'emen's Land (see 0 Australia) _wed LONDON : Printed and Published by 310-11,-„ ikro• .0 91 of No. 112, Strand, P r i n ter, at The Sun 0 ~..vaceP ig o os Strand, in the Precinct of the Sav o y , in 11' 30.863. rminraikv. February —.. ••••••••.1,1,,A W 1..”• , ••••Ya.... Van Diem en ' s L and (see j....-- - ' d e Australia) .. _____ sl oe ------ s The mall s to those cou n tri es thus marked (*) Aro Fren c h pack e t to Marseilles. BIRTHS. 0 0)4 . OF BON. _ o r On the 29th ult., at 14, A Queen Ann-stre e t, Cl/ o ri square, th e w i fe of Alexander HO U"! l ' I 's 1). Lo y On the 28th ult., at Hollington, near St. Sea, the wife of R. F. Pratt, Esq. r ~,,q , , of cid OF A DAUGHTER. On the 31st ult., the wife of C. Ring, -1- - ''' commons, and Upper Tooting. Va l 0 MARRIED. , o f , lo l LI st ° 49 . e P 11 On the 26th ult at Cheadle, Walter, 0 7, e at irl, r edr e Middleton, Esq., a Cheadle Hulme, to ` - '„, s s v " .dc Augusta, youngest daughter of the late The — ,A,30,,r Fr' - d llt'' Esq., surgeon, Cheadle • ton , ttlIP•110, On the 27th ult., at * St. Matthew's, Brl! ~„h, ~10 Vavasour Sandford, Esq., R.N.. to Emily i e vt `; r lcolo 4 of George Stanley Mal, Esq., City, and "-- ~,,,l a ille4// Loughborogpark. 1 .11.-- ~,o, . ( 1 , On the 26th ult , at the Catholic-010 e ' o f fto" -1 lodge ,fourthy .G. W. ManleY .. !, li scl i e 7on s l i cl ir°' Charlotte, da ' ughter of Peter Jul . vv.- dleton-lodge, and of Linton-spring, both la DIED. of tie o t : l3e° On the 31st ult. William Cuthbert, Pig' , l i fs , c) 2 Northumberland, aged 74. ova o''' b On the 27th ult ,at Ellesmere, Cheshir e, 5 ° borg f i -gdie liege wife of Captain Jan White, R.N. Thee! ---- 0. ° On the 24th ult., at No. 27, LynedochT late 13° l i e ge Miss Harriet Swinton, daughter of the f the 0° ~ P Sm.inton, of Swinton, one of tho senators o fforkost' Justice. „.; ~.v . Ste Tow On the 18th nit at St. Benedict's - P" e- e. IZ. IP Frances Barbara 'Tempest, sister of S ir ha 5, Bart.. of Braugliton-hall, Yorlohiro. _ NO te — n eti/j On the 31st ult., at the Manor-hollae:Fq.,&, Berke, Louisa, the wife of W. T. Harva r t 3 11, E t On the 31st nit., at Brighton, It. i kie ° ~, 0 wo g., Camberwell-grove, a ged 80. On the 31st ult , at Petersham, Surrey!, 1 ;, e1 0 ;71oil , P daughter of the late Simeon BarattY, °I aged 78. t