The Sun. — London, England, 1847-11-16 00:00:00

PEOPLE'S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Mr. ISAAC WILSON moved as an amendment that the word " free" should be struck out of the resolu- Lion ; the fact of this nation being now engaged in a severe struggle for freedom not being consistent with the wording of the resolution. Colonel THomPsoN, M.P., seconded the amend ment. The resolution, as amended, was then unani mously agreed to. GI/01MB THOMPiON, M.P., proposed the second re solution, which was as follows: " That in order to bring to bear upon the foreign policy of this country the beneficial influence of public opinion, it is of the greatest importance to ob tain and circulate accurate and systematic informa• ticn concerning the political condition and relations of foreign countries, to disseminate the principles of national independence and progress, and to promote a good understanding between the people of this and all other countries ; and that these being the objects of the People's International League, that associa tion is entitled to our warmest approval and support." Mr. LINTON seconded the resolution, which was with the former unanimously agreed to. A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman, and the meeting broke up. ESCAPE OF A DEBTOR FROM JERSEY GAOL. Jersey promises to become celebrated for the in genuity with which prisoners contrive to slip away from the fangs of their creditors. Mr. Leopold Murhoff, who was confined in our gaol for a debt of about 8001., has followed Mr. Wake's example and departed without leave. We can now indulge our readers with an accurate account of this little inci dent. Mr. Nlurhoff, who had been under confine ment for a considerable period, had evidently become tired of his quarters, as a short time ago he made an unsuccessful attempt at escape. On the present oc casion, however, his plans had been more successfully laid, and, ingenious as Mr. Wake's mode of exit may have been, we must say that it was surpassed by Mr. Murhoff's, at least in boldness of design and intre pidity of execution. It appears that Mrs. Murhoff, who was in England, had procured a small vessel which brought her to Jersey, and lay off St. Brelade's Bay, in readiness to receive the fugitive should the attempt prove successful. At half-past 8 o'clock Mr. Murhoff ascended the chimney of his cell, and having reached the roof put himself in communication with a confederate, who had taken his station in a stable court adjoining the Kensington Repository, Kensing ton place. Mr. Murhoff was provided with a cord, which was thrown down to the person below, who fastened the end of it to a strong rope, which was im mediately pulled aloft by Mr. Murhoff, and made fast to a chimney head ; the assistant in the meantime having found a suitable fixture for the lower end of the cable, Mr. Murhoff executed his perilous descent with no other inconvenience than the fall of an ex cellent new hat, which was picked up in the yard on the following morning,. The night being clear and dry, something unusual had been observed going on upon the gaol root; which had attracted the attention of a number of passers by, who continued to view the descent in the same cool manner that they would have witnessed a skilful performance on the tight _ 1. 1 1 , 3 % and then t oo k th e i r d eparture very qu i etly tn ut ever dreaming of giving the alarm.— Guernsey Star. the G, s t ave Count Gustave , Picardie states that the death of The position was caused by accident, and not by suicide. all bear out the of the body, it says, would not at nothing on the part of the deceased could lead to the supposition of a suicide, and idea that he intendrd though afflicted at the jul'a,ttke away with himself; al appearedmade li hi n:ent given against him, he to have to bear it, and had nielotilrdversed at some length even on the morning of the 2d necessary on several arrangements which t his irnprigonmont. to make relative to his atfeirs durin w :i ld be founyd '.i'eentt, the well An inquest, before Mr. Rupert eta Mr. lien; e, of Reading,, has been held on the body of known trainer, of Ascot, who was the floor of his sitting-room, on Tuesday last (l ' lYin ,, g ," silence, close to the heath. Mr. Brown, su 3 r ' g h - -of Sunning-hill, who was called in as soon £l3 the bOd ° 37 " ,;:„; found, early in the morning, having, given an ofinion that apoplexy' was the cause o , death', the jury ja m ,. diately returned a verdict to that effect. The deceastd had just attained his 63d year. ABOLITION OF THE SMIIIIFIELD MARKET. —O n Saturday the requisite notices of intended application to the ensuing session of Parliament to empower the New Smithfield Market and Ablttoir Company to esta blish public slaughter-houses for the supply of meat, &c., to the cities of London and IWestminster, were given by that company. The Act proposes to establish seven public abattoirs and cattle markets, the principal one to be between Camden-town and Maiden-lane, one at Kensington, another at Paddington, Islington. Step ney, and Batter sea , t o ma k e t h e slaughtering of beasts a , anY other place unlawful within the cities of London and . W estminster, and p ro p er regu l at i ons t o b e en forced,ana inspectors appointed to destroy unwhole tome meat. A public meeting of the friends of this society was yesterday held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, for the purpose of hearing an explanation of the principles and objects of the League. The chair was taken at one o'clock by Dr. Bow ring, M.P. The meeting was tolerably well attended. Among those present we observed Colonel Thompson, M.P., G. Thompson, Esq., M.P., P. A. Taylor, Esq., jun., &c. The CHAIRMAN, in commencing the business of the meeting, took occasion to say, that the object of the meeting was to give full publicity to the objects sought to he obtained by the People's International League. It was the opinion of that society that nations were mutually dependent upon each other, even as individuals were, and that it was their duty to assist the cause of emancipation and civil freedom, and to resist anarchy and oppression. It was to be regretted that the voice of the people of England had not more frequently, and more loudly, been heard in the conflicts which were now Teeing carried on. Every word of encouragement uttered from this country gave new life to thousands who were strug gling against oppression and terror. If they looked to Greece, " the land where all except its sun was set,"—should that land be given over to Bavarian op• pression ? Portugal too !—who was there that did not desire to see these nations free as their own native land ? Spain ! the land of romance—that country in which the people of Arragon of old stood up so nobly and manfully for their rights at Saragossa. France I—was that country to be delivered over, after the " three glorious days," to the principles and conduct of those who now sought to enthral her? Italy ! of which one of her most eloquent writers once said, when told that her people were slaves, " True, we are slaves, but we are indignant slaves." There was no doubt that, under the guidance of the enlightened individual who now filled the Papal chair, that country would still advance in the cause of glorious liberty. Poland ! the land which anarchy and despotism had sought to repress, would, he hoped, ere long, again enjoy its ancient liberty ; and he was happy to see that this country had never sanc tioned that infamous partition. The Hon. Chairman then called upon the Secretary to read the report. The report having been read, which set forth the proceedings of the League during the past year, Colonel TisoursoN, M.P., stood forward to pro pose the first resolution. There was no doubt that foreign affairs had occupied too little of the time and attention of the people of this country, but he hoped that the meeting would not for the future consider that a few hours each day devoted to the considera tion of the subject would be thrown away. The re solution he had to propose was— " That it is our duty as a free nation to inform ourselves fully upon all matters bearing on the con duct and policy of our Government, whether at home or abroad ; and that our relations with foreign nations, and their social and political manifestations and progress, demand at the present time an especial and increased share of our interest and consideration." Was there anything in that resolution to find fault with ? No. If this country were the first-born of liberty, and more highly favoured than some of the other countries in the world, it was their duty to endeavour to help forward the cause of liberty in those countries. The present were most important and stirring times, and it was right that this country should be made fully acquainted with the condition of the countries in Europe. In Italy, Switzer land, and France, the spirit of liberty was strogzling, and nothing tended more to foster that spirit than did the sympathy of the people of this country. Spain and Portugal also demanded the fullest consideration of the people of this country. But Europe was not the only continent demanding attention. Look to America. He was sorry to see that republic advancing in a course of brute conquest which would disgrace any of the proceedings under the most absolute of the sovereigns of Europe. Look at their conduct in hanging the bodies of fifty Iriih men who had left, the American army because they would not be led to fight against their religion and in the cause of injustice. The hon. and gallant speaker went on with considerable humour to read a number of extracts from an American " Guide Book," in which the author most inagniloquently soliloquised upon an idea that the child was then born in the "far west" who might yet live to see 50,000 Americans reviewed in St. James's-park, and the modest banner of the stars and stripes of the United States float;ng in the breeze from the lofty towers of Windsor Castle, and the summit of the Horse Guards, and concluded by calling the attention of the meeting to the state of India, and the importance of fully understanding the whole of its cl relitions. Mr. P. A. TAYOR, jun., seconded the resolution, and in doing so took occasion to acknowledge the obligations which the League owed to a portion of the press, and f oun d cons i derable fault with the op position which it had experienced from the Times newspaper, the proprietors of which he accused of knowingly, intentionally, and wilfully, perverting facts in its columns. *IT THE SUN, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 15. (Sittings in Banco, before LORD CHIRP JUSTICE /PENMAN, and Justices COLERIDGE, WIGHTMAN, and ERLE.) EVANS V. LAWSON. This was an action for an alleged libel, published by the defendant in The Times newspaper. At the trial a verdict was given for the defendant; but Sir F. Thesiger had moved the Court to set aside the verdict, and to grant a new trial, on the ground that the Learned Lord Chief Justice, who tried the cause, had misdirected the jury. Lord DENMAN now delivered judgment. He said, this was the case of a rule moved for the purpose of setting aside a verdict given for the defendant and having a new trial, upon the ground that there had been a misdirection at the trial. He (Lord Denman) had asked the jury whether the letter (the alleged libel) meant to impute misconduct on the part of the plaintiff, that misconduct being that the plaintiff had knowingly sold a sword as one which had been worn by Lord Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar, but which sword was a forgery, since it was known that Lord Nelson had not worn any sword at the time of that battle. The alleged libel pur ported to have been written by Sir Harris Nicolas, and if the statements in it were true, they showed conclusively that the sword was not that of Lord Nelson. In answer to the question which he (Lord Denman) had put to the jury, and in compliance with his wish that they would examine the letter, they answered that it was doubtful whether the plaintiff was charged with a fraud, and therefore they returned a verdict for the defendant. The letter did not im pute fraud to the plaintiff in obtaining a large sum of money for the sword, for he might have obtained a large sum of money for what he had given a small price, with the full belief, nevertheless, that the sword was genuine. There would, therefore, be no rule in this case.—Rule refused. REGINA V. HUNT AND OTHERS. Four prisoners, named respectively Reuben Hunt, William Hunt, harlotte Hunt, and Harriet Hunt, were brought up to receive judgment upon an in dictment for conspiracy, upon which they had been tried and convicted at the Central Criminal Court. A vast number of affidavits were put in by the de fendants in mitigation of punishment, and read by the officer of the court. Mr. COCKBURN, Q.C., Mr. M. CHALMERS (with whom was Mr. J. Brown) having recall facts of the case to the memory of the Court, Mr. Justice COLERIDGE gave judgment, and dwelt upon the enormity of the offence which had been com mitted by the defendants in conspiring together to defraud a person of the name of Rogers of about 3,C00/. They bad endeavoured to effect that object by perjury and forgery; and had attempted to per vert the course of the law in order to effect their purpose. The sentence of the Court was, that Reuben and William Hunt should be respectively confined in the Queen's Prison for twelve calendar months, upon each of the three counts of the indictment, and be kept to hard labour there ; and that Charlotte and Harriet Hunt should be respectively confined in the Queen's Prison for six calendar months upon each of the three counts in the indictment. Upon being informed by the officers of the court that there was no hard labour in the Queen's Prison, his Lordship ordered the prisoners to be confined in the Coldbath fields Prison. Lord DENmAN, in the course or the day, stated that the Court would take the new trials on Friday next, instead of the special paper. Notice was also given that the Court would sit in bunco on the following days after term :—Saturday, Nov. 9.7 th ; Friday and Saturday, Dec. 3d and 4th ; Monday, Dec. 6th, and four following days; and on Saturday, the 11th of Dec., at twelve o'clock, for j udgment. CORBETT V. HUDSON. This was an action against the keeper of the Queen's Prison fur a false return to a writ of habeas corpus. The cause came on for trial at the sittings after last term, when the plaintiff, not being able to prove affirmatively that the plea was false, was non suited. He subsequently applied for a rule to set aside that nonsuit, on the grounds, first, that he was not bound to give that affirmative proof, but that the defendant was 'wound to prove the return to be true ; and secondly, that he was taken by surprise at the trial. Lord DENmaN now &livered the judgment of the Court. The declaration alleged the return to be false; the plea, which was simply not guilty, denied that allegation. - Under this state of pleadings the plaintiff was bound to prove affirmatively what he had affirmatively alleged, and as he had not done so the rule must be refused. Mr. Cobbett, in person, then moved for a fresh habeas corpus, expressing his opinion that the same return woul.l again be made, and that he could then bring the question fully before the Court. The COURT did not see that it was certain the same return would be made, and declined to issue a new writ, the only ohject of which appeared to be to in volve both the parties in needless litigation.—Rule refused. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 15. TOMS, APPELLANT, V. LUCRETT, RESPONDENT, Continue-d from our Afternoon Edition ofyesterday.) Mr. GROVES was heard on the part of the respon dent, and contended that the decision of the revising barrister was perfectly correct. Ile cited the case of " Wansey v. Perkins" as bearing closely upon the con struction put upon th e s t a t u t e b y M r . M‘Christie. The CHIEF JUSTICE, after consulting his learned brethren, said, as the case of " Downing v. Luckett," No. 12 on the list, involved to a considerable extent the same p,int, the Court was desirous that it should be heard before they gave their decision. His Lordship observed that it referred to a counting house, where the occupier had no key, but where an agent of the landlord, acting for the convenience of all the occupiers of' the house, had a key with which he opened the outer door in the morning and shut it at night. DOWNING, APPELLANT, V. LUCKETT, RESPONDENT. Mr. CROMPTON, who was also engaged in this case, then read the particulars of it, which were as follows : —Mr. 11. P. Downing had occupied a counting-house at 11, Mark-lane, for three years, at a rent of 20/. per annum. Six other parties, beside the landlord, occupied offices in the same house. There was also only one entrance to it, which was through a spring iron gate, that was kept sometimes open and some times shut. There was also a large wooden gate which was opened during the day, and shut at night. A person, who was employed by the landlord, lived in the house with his family, for the accommodation of the occupiers, and for the purpose of protecting the premises. The revising barrister decided that the appellant was not entitled to be on the register. Mr. Crompton's arguments, on the part of the appel lant, were a repe ti t i on of those urged by him in the precedieg case. Mr. GROVES was briefly heard in reply. The CIIIEF JUSTICE said, in the case of Toms and Luckett, the question referred to the Court was very limited in its character. After stating various cir cumstances it proceeded to say that it was contended on the part of the appellant, that as the landlord did not reside on the premises, but merely occupied a part of them, and that as the appellant had a key of the outer door, the landlord's occupation did not pre vent him being enfranchised, and that he ought to be registered. It was objected on the other hand that Mr. Toms had no exclusive control of the outer door, and that he was merely a lodger. Now (the Chief Justice) was of opinion that the objection was not well founded, and that the absence of exclusive control over the outer door ought not to interfere with the appellant's right to vote. It seemed to him that the apartment occupied by the appellant might well be considered as a separate dwelling, and that he must therefore be looked upon as a tenant. The revising barrister, it appeared, had found him qualified in every other respect exclusive of the control of the outer door; but that was not essential to his proper qualification, and he was of opinion that the appeal ought to be allowed, and the appellant's name restored to the register. The other judges concurred in the above opinion. Appeal allowed. The CIIIEF JUSTICE then said, that with respect to the case of Downing v. Luckett, he was of opinion that the circumstances were precisely similar to the apartments in the Albany, the shops in Burlington-arcade, and various chambers and premises in the City, where the gates to them formed a common entrance, and where the porters or persons who had charge of them were men lv placed there for the accommodation of the tenants at,(l the protection of the premises, and not for the pur pose cf qualifying the landlord to vote. lie was therefore of opinion that the appeal in this case should be allowed and the decision of the revising barrister reversed. Appeal accordingly allowed. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, ..Vcr. 15. (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN RE WILLIAM BUTCHER. This insol ven t app li ed to be released upon bail until the day appoi n t e d for his hearing; but it appearing that a detainer had been lodged at the suit of the Crown for non - appearance before the Income-tax ins h o l l i v s .en i t lo :, CummiAsioner3, °lti'llthedli :Ilea that he could not assist the made his peace with the Crown. —Bail refused. This iniNsolitv,.-_Vt,Lta\VEfrLuLirtNmaNTele°;:cl':ps.;!Pli°edwifso'r an inte rim order of protection. oppose The Learned COMMISSIONER asked what was the insolvent's income. The insolvent said it varied ; l as t year it was 203/.1 The CHIEF COMMISIIONER inquired whetter he hal any proposal to make for the ben e fit of hi s ere ditors. The insolvent At first was disinclined to make any LONDON, offer, but ultimately, through Ur. Cooke, his coun sel, he agreed to set aside 401. a year for the liquida tion of his debts. This offer was accepted by the Court, and an agree ment to that effect was ordered to be appended to the schedule. Upon the insolvent's application the first quarterly payment of 101. was ptistpondd until Midsummer next. (Before Mr. Commissioner Lew. IN RE MARY JONES. IN RH JAMES CUM This insolvent, an applicant for a protecting order, was opposed by Mr. SANDFORD for Messrs. Edgecumbe and Evans, upon the ground of having improperly disposed of certain silk goods which had been intrusted to him to make up for sale. The debt thus due to the opposing creditors was 351. 15s. 6d. Mr. Commissioner LAW said this was a case which under the other jurisdiction of the Court would not entitle the insolvent to an immediate discharge, and he should act here upon the same principle. As the balance-sheet was defective, he should, to allow of amendments being made, name a day for the final order, which would on the next:occasion be either re fused or adjourned sine die. (Before Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS.) IN RE THOMAS ROBERT SKIDMORE, THE ELDER. This insolvent was opposed by Mr. WOOLLETT for several creditors, named Hay. It appeared that the insolvent had some years ago been appointed executor with his sister under the will of a Mrs. Sanders, who left 1001. to be divided among the children of the in. solveitis sister upon the decease of the latter. These children, nine in number, were the present opposing credi`ors. The insolvent said he had allowed his sister (now dead) to have the money, and took her receipt for it. Arr. Commissioner Pnu.mps said the case was clearly one of a breach of trust, and as such deserved the strong reprehension of the Court. He should name no day for the consideration of the final order. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Before Mr. Sergeant An.ims, Assistant-Judge, and a Bench of Magistrates.) ABSENCE OF COUNSEL. —Edward Brunton and John Neal were indicted yesterday for an assault upon a person of the name of Barratt. The attorney for Neal, on the case being called, rose and addressing the Court, said that Mr. 13a113a - tine had been retained to defend his client, but that Learned Gentleman was : not in Court. It was very hard, then, that his client, who was to have been defended by Counsel, should be compelled to take his trial without his Counsel being in attendance. The brief and the feelhad b o th b e e n g i ven to t h e Learned Gentleman weeks and weeks since, and yet his client was now expected to take his trial without his Counsel being there to defend. him. The Learned JUDGE said it was not in his power to help the attorney in the matter. All he could do was to recommend to attorneys to give briefs to those Learned Counsel who would attend. The Attorney observed that this was not the first instance where he hal been served in this manner by Counsel. lie should, however, know how to act in future. The Learned JUDGE said, the case must now pro ceed, for the jury had already been sworn in it, when Mr. PAYNE, who was engaged for the prosecution, stated that his Learned Friend Mr. Meller would de fend the case in the absence of Mr. Ballantine. The Attorney was much obliged to the Learned Gentleman. But it was a very hard case—it was a grea t hardship. Mr. Meller had kindly offered to defend his client, but then he could not at.a moment become so well acquainted with the facts and bear ings of the case as the proper Counsel. Then he must say that he considered it to be extremely unfair that Counsel should take "fees" and afterwards "re freshers," and then not make their appearance to dis charge the duty for which those " fees" and those "re freshers" had been paid to them. The Learned JUDGE told the attorney he could not hear him, for the Court did not know who he was. He must, therefore, ask him to hold his tongue. The case must proceed. The trial was then proceeded with, and Mr. MEL. LER CrOSS•EXaMitled the witnesses for the defendant Neal. Before the evidence had been brought to its termi nation, Mr. .AIELLER suggested to the defendants that it would be better that they should withdraw their former plea 'and plead " Guilty," if the Court would permit the adoption of such a course. The Learned JUDGE considered that under the cir cumstances the advice of the Learned Counsel was founded on good sense and judgment. The defendants, prior to these remarks, having in timated their inclination to adopt the suggestion, now pleaded " Guilty," whereupon The COURT sentenced them to pay a fine of ss. each, and to enter into their own recognisances to keep the peace for six months. William Augustus Ghisliu, George Ghislin, and Martin Hansell were indicted for an assault com mitted upon a man of the name of Mills, at the Satirist office, in the Strand, on the 30th of Sep tember. The defendants defended themselves in person. It appeared that the defendants, the two Ghislins, were the occupiers of the Satirist-office, 334, Strand, of which Barnard Gregory is the proprietor. The latter had served them with notice to give up posses sion, it would seem ; and that possession was to ter minate on Michaelmas-day, the 29th of September. Finding, however, that the defendants did not quit the premises, Gregory on the following day sent seven men to turn them out ; and the prosecutor now gave the following description of the transaction: —A person of the name of Timm, who, he added, was his master, was a carpenter, and also the editor of the Satirist newspaper, and the Ghislins were not only connected with the paper, but were the occupiers of the premises. On the morning of the 30th of September, Gregory, Timm, and others went to eject the Ghislins, and to take possession of the house, which they eventually succeeded in accomplishing by forcibly putting them out. In the course of the day, however, the Ghislins, having obtained an additional force, went back, and after a renewed struggle achieved a victory by turning out Timm an d C o. Ab out ten o'clock at night the prosecutor went to the house, and, having knocked, was admitted, but had no sooner asked for his master, Timm, than the defendants commenced beating him with great violence, and ultimately pushed him out into the street. He was so severely beaten that some persons who were in the street at the moment took him to a neighbouring public-house and had him cleansed from the blood with which he was covered. The prosecutor, both in his evidence in chief and in his cross-examination, contradicted his previous statements as to particular facts. He also stated that the day after the assault the matter had been investi gated before Mr. Jardine, at Bow-street, and that that gentleman had refused to grant him either a summons or a warrant against the defendants, not withstanding he had made the same statement to that magistrate, and given the same description of the as sault, as on the present occasion. The Learned JUDGE felt quite sure he could not have dome so; for, had he, there was no magistrate but w ssl.l have granted him the summons or the wart He had known Mr. Jardine for thirty and he could say of him, that there was not a upright man nor a more efficient magistrate s 1 the bench. It was perfectly clear that the story ...en at Bow -street and that on the present occasion e.ust have been very different. The prosecutor repeated his assertion that the two versions had been the same. The prosecutor was subjected to a long cross examination by two of the defendants, in the course of which The jury interfered, saying that their time was being unnecessarily wasted. Another witness, of the name of Richards, was then called. His evidence in some parts corroborated, and in others contradicted, the statement of the prose cutor, and, therefore, without the defendants being called on for their defence, The jury said they should acquit them. Verdict, Not Guilty accordingly. ANALYSIS OP THAMES WATER.—Mr. Faraday, in one of his recent lectures at the Royal Institution, stated that the result of a series of experiments in which he had been lately engaged, went to show that the compo nent parts of the fluid, erroneously called water, filling the bed of the Thames, were as follow :—Pure mud, three-sixths ; impure mud, four tenths ; essence of dead dogs, ten-fifths ; scum, eight-ninths ; froth, six fourths; sediment, two-eighths ; deposit 12-11ths ; water, 0. ROBBERY IN AN OMNIBUS.—On Saturday a lady received 173/. in the Bank of England, end upon leaving th e Bank to:,k an omnibus to Farringdon-street, where she left the omnibus for a Chelsea steam-boat, which stolen.p. e The lady cut,v,,a of f n d e her tei e h p I t z t , t c h o e n t she had scarcely b oarded before she found that her r a o i ni b n e g r y 1 :v 3 a l s . effected iu the omnibus. This insolvent was a lunatic confined in Gloucester gaol, and was represented for the purposes of this Act of Parliament by Charles Jones, the detaining and only creditor. The insolvent was ordered to be discharged. Mr. MAcamt, on behalf of Charles Jones, moved for his appointment as assignee, and read an affidavit from that person, setting forth that there was a sum of 1781. in a Gloucester bank belonging to the insol vent, which would more than pay his debt. Mr. Commissioner Law asked if there was any affidavit , liowing that there were no other creditors ? Mr. :lA.CRAE replied he had none. M Commissioner Law said, in that case it would I , E,mature to appoint any person; and the as representing the insolvent, was bound to give the Court all the information within his knowledge relating to the insolvent's affairs. The application for the present could not be granted. TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16, 1847. EXTRAORDINARY INQUIRY. Yesterday aft ernoon , a t th ree o ' c l oc k , Mr. T. Higgs, the cor oner f or th e D uc h y o f L ancaster, held an inquiry f o r th e thi r d ti me , at t h e B u ll Inn, Clap ham, into the circumstances attendant upon the death of Mr. Jonathan Orme, aged 76, a retired draper, lately residing in Albion-place, Wandsworth-road. Mr. Joseph Payne, the barrister and deputy City coroner, appeared for the youngest daughter of the deceased ; and Mr. Clarkson, with Mr. Vann, solicitor, represented the widow of the deceased. In the year 1840 the deceased, who is alleged to have been possessed of considerable property, lived in Albion-place, Wandsworth-road ; about this time his first wife died. A young woman, named Rachel Rasebrook, was then servant in the family, and con tinued in that position until nearly a twelvemonth elapsed, when the deceased married her, she being then only 23 years of age. The ceremony took place at Clapham Church, and the bride was given away by the sexton. The deceased had several grown up sons and daughters, who were displeased at such an un equal match, and an estrangement arose between the deceased and his children. He did not remain long in the Wandsworth-road, but moved from place to place, and it was but seldom the family heard or saw anything of him. They were first made acquainted with deceased's death on the 4th inst., the deceased having died on the 3.lst ult. Oae of the sons, Aaron Orme, went on the same evening to 6, St. George's place, Brixton-road, and applied to Mrs. Orme to see the body of his father, but he was informed he could not do so, except in the presence of the under taker, and the result was that he did not see it, until about an hour before the intended interment, and then not without considerable obstruction on the part of the undertaker. When the son did see the body he was astounded at the appearance it presented, a mere form of skin and bone, and for some time could not believe it to be the body of his father. It having been ascertained that, instead of the body being at St. George's-place, it was brought, on the morning of burial, from a village called Stock, near Ingate stone, in Essex, viii the Eastern Counties Railway, coupled with the fact of his wasted appearance, in duced Aaron Orme, the eldest son, to communicate with Mr. M`Gill, the Curate of St. Paul's, who refused to bury the body, and ordered it to be locked up in the vault, until information had been given to the coroner for the district. On Monday, the Bth, Mr. M‘Donough, the parish surgeon, made an ex ternal examination of the body, and found it much attenuated, with evident signs of neglect. He found a sloughing wound on the lower part of the spine, and ulcers on the wrests, apparently caused by cords or other ligatures. In the afternoon cf the same day Mr. Higgs opened an inquiry, and after the above facts hail been elicited, adjourned it, desiring that Mr. M'Donough should make a post modem exami nation of the body. The inquiry was resumed on Thursday last, and the proceedings were commenced by Mr. M`Donough stating the result of the post mortem examination, which was to the effect, that the general appearances were healthy. The liver was, however, of greenish hue, and there was inflammation of the omentum and peritoneum. There was no perceptible food in the body. The wounds on the wrists would not have been produced by scratching ; and no disease existed that required him to be kept on his hack. There was nothing upon which he could form a decided opinion as to the cause of death. This evidence was followed by that of Mr. J. M. E.lwards, a surgeon, at Ingatestone, who attended the deceased on the 17th ult. He was then living with a poor woman named Rasebrook, at a cottage in Stock, and appeared to be a pauper. His principal ailment appeared to be debility, arising from old age. He did not feel his pulse, or consider it necessary. His hands were tied in an old stocking, as he under stood, to prevent his scratching himself. He ordered him a composing pill, and nourishing food. On his third visit he saw a lady, whom he learnt was his wife. She kissed him, and asked him if he knew her, and he muttered a name, when the lady said "No ; Rachel." His wife wished attention to be paid to him; nature was, however, exhausted, and so much so, that he could not hare been capable of taking food for the last twenty-four hours. He died on the 31st ult., and his death was caused by serum on the brain. Two persons lodging in the deceased's house were examined at great length. The first witness, a Mr. Bowditch, said he had only been a fortnight in the house before the deceased was sent into the country. He was well in health, and believed he went only for fresh air. He was quite certain that the deceased was treated with kindness, though he slept in the back kitchen, and Mrs. Orme slept up. stairs. The evidence given by the second witness, a tailor, named Harris, was that be had become acquainted with the deceased's wife at a dancing academy in York-street, Lambeth, about eighteen months since, and having been introduced to deceased, he went to lodge at the deceased's, and spoke to uniform kindness on the widow's part. He admitted that he had been out with Mrs. Orme on many occasions ; sometimes to balls, and other times to masquerades. Deceased had told him that he had left all his property to his wife, and he knew that such was the case, as he had him self taken a deed to Mr. Cutler, the solicitor, to raise money on. He believed the deceased was sent into the country about the lst of October. Dr. Mempriss had formerly attended deceased ; he was not consulted on this occasion. After some further evidence, and considerable desultory conversation, the room was cleared, and a consultation of some duration having taken place, the public were re-admitted, and it was stated that the jury had returned the following verdict :—" That the immediate cause of the death of Jonathan Orme was an effusion of serum on the brain, and the proxi mate cause a continued series of unkind treat ment and neglect." THE LATE ATTEMPT AT MURDER AT READING. A jury was empanelled yesterday before Mr. Mandy, coroner for the borough, on the body of James Hearsey, who committed suicide on Friday afternoon, after having attempted . the murder of his wife. The general circumstances connected with this melancholy affair appeared in our paper of yes terday. In addition, it was stated in evidence by Mr. Robert Rymell, veterinary surgeon, in whose employ the deceased had been for upwards of four years, said that Hearsey for the last two years com plained of being giddy in the head, and a few weeks ago was unable to continue at work in consequence. He never heard anything about his wife and he not being able to agree, until about two months since, Hearsey told him his wife had secreted some money, and was too fond of a man lodging in the house. Hearsey was jealous of his wife, and, from inquiries he had made, thought no such connexion could have existed between her and the old man as he had !re presented. He had spoken to the wife about the suspicions her husband had, and she assured him that nothing of the kind had ever occurred. Friday week Hearsey came to work in the morning, but was obliged to return home from being giddy, and almost unable to stand. Henry Houlton, superintendent of police, stated that on Saturday morning he went and searched the deceased's pockets, and found a memorandum-book, two letters, a small slip of paper with writing upon it, two sovereigns, and 1/. 13s. 6d. in silver. In the mememorandum-book the following was written : "I have lived with my wife fourteen years, and always thought her to be a virtuous woman, but I have proved the contrary. I saw her in the fact with a poor old cripple who is living with us." One of the letters, which was addressed to Mr. Cottrell, grocer, London-street, was as follows : " Reading, Nov. 8. "Farewell all. My dear friends, remember the poor boys, look upon them with pitty. Do not frown on them on my account, for I am drove to an act that makes me shudder, but I cannot help it. I have seen sutch things that the world would believe. My wife deceived me once, and I forgave her. She then did it again with a poor cripple, whitch I am ashamed to say mus t b e h er own fault. If the world does not believe it, God knows all things. Remember me to all my sisters and my brothers. Remember me to all my old shopmates—but, above all, to my poor dear mother. Tell her to weep not for me. Farewell, my dear boys—be good —serve God—and love one another; and may God bless you all. Good by —good by. "Pity this poor miserable wretch, " JAMES HEARSE "Mr. C o tt re ll , L ondo n -street, Reading." Y. The second l e tt er was a dd ressed to his mother, Mrs. Neale, St. Mary's, Botts : " Reading, Nov. 8. "My dear Mother—Sorry am I to inform you that I cannot abide the life I am now living. My wife have deceived me again. I shall now have no more to doo with her. Sorry am Ito leave my famrnily, but I had better do that than worse. I will rite to you as soon as I get in work. Give my love to my sis ters. I don't know which way I shall go, but I shall leave England. Remember my dear boys. Give ' them good advice, and make them go to church, as they have always done. My dear mother, grieve not for me. I will endeavour to do as well as I can. Don't let any one see this on any account. I cannot tell you more now, but will when I rite again. It gives me the horrors to think of it. So no more at present from your ever loving son, "JAS. HEARSEY." On the strip of paper was the following "My dear James—Keep this money in your pocket; say nothing to any one. Good by, good by." Thomas Hodgkin, a fellow-workman was called, and he deposed to the deceased having complained to him of the infidelity of his wife, and from th e state of mind in which he then appeared, he believed it true what he said. The wife of s witness, who d part of deceased's house,thi stated that she had frequent op portunities of watching Mrs. Hearsey's conduct, and she never discovered anything that would justify the supposition of deceased as to an unlawful connexion having taken place between her and Burgess, the lodger, who was about seventy years of age. She believed all that Hearsey said respecting his wife to be nothing more than the imagination of a diseased brain. The CORONER. summed up, observing that there were two points to consider, first, did the deceased destroy himself; and if so, did he do it whilst in a sane state of mind ? The whole of the evidence, in his opinion, seemed to negative the latter supposition. After a long consultation, the jury returned the following verdict :—" That the deceased destroyed himself whilst in a state of temporary insanity." The deceased was thirty-seven years of age, and has left four sons, the eldest of whom is fourteen years old. The poor woman is still lying in a dan gerous state in the hospital, and is unconscious of the death of her husband. MONEY-MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, MONDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The English Funds have to-day under gone a decline of more than one per cent. The first quotation for Consols, both for money and ac count, was 84/ to 85, but a false rumour of a large failure at Leeds (with regard to which we may mention that the house named is believed to be one of the soundest in that: part of the country), coupled with the positive announcement of a like disaster in London, caused a rapid fall to 84. In telligence alleged to have been received of a decline of 11 per cent. in the French funds, owing to the discovery of a political conspiracy in Paris, and the consequent arrest of several individuals, then pro duced further heaviness, and at length Consols touched 83k, the closing price being 831 to P i . For the opening, on the 18th of January, the range was from 851 to 841, at which price they closed buyers. There was a little more demand for money in the Stock Exchange, and the rate was 4 per cent. Out of doors the discount of first class paper can now readily be effected at '7 peetcent. The foreign funds, considering the sudden fall in Consols, were steady to-day, especially Mexican, which, if anything, showed a slight tendency towards improvement. The suspension of Messrs. Trueman and Cook, the leading brokers in the colonial market, was announced this morning. The liabilities of the firm are stated at 350,0001., consisting of their:acceptances, of which, it is said, 70,0001. may he expected to be provided for by other parties. Advances upon produce to the large East India and Mauritius houses which have lately failed in the metropolis have caused the event, but, although its probability was much talked of three or four weeks back, when it would have been far more serious as regards amount, it was hoped that by the late reaction the danger of it had been averted. The non-payment of their liability on a draught of Gower and Co., for 10,0001., held by the Bank of England, gave the first intimation of their stoppage, and in the course of the day the subjoined circular was issued : " The long-continued pressure of the times, and the sacrifice of property at the present depressed prices which would become necessary for the due ful filment of the heavy engagements which have en tirely devolved upon us from the failure of so many of our connexions and friends, have determined us, for the present, not to make any further payments. " We regret the temporary inconvenience which this course will occasion, but we shall lose no time in laying a statement of our affairs before the parties interested, and we have no doubt that such statement will give satisfaction and confidence as to the result. " We are your obedient servants, " TR UEMAN AND COOK." The above reads as if the stoppage had been re sorted to, not as an inevitable step, but in order to avoid " sacrifices" w hi c h wou ld otherwisel have been necessary, and it may therefore be expected to lead to much remark. It is possible, however, that Messrs. Trueman and Cook may have seen that the sacrifices in question would have been such as to render doubtful the ultimate payment of 20s. in the pound to all their creditors, in which case there can obviously be no question as to the propriety of the course they have adopted. The circular was accom panied by the following letter, stating the intention of the firm to continue their brokerage business, under an arrangement which will keep it distinct from the accounts of the suspended estate : " With reference to the annexed circular, we beg to inform you that we have been advised not to sus pend our brokerage business, being assured that we may rely on the continued support of our friends, and that the business itself can be carried on without altering or being affected by our existing liabilities. " With this object in view a banking account has been opened in the names of Mr. Joseph Trueman, jun., Mr. 11. T. Windsor, and Mr. I. P. Mason (not a partner in the firm), and every new transaction, will be kept entirely distinct, while the other partners will give their undivided exertions towards the prompt realisation of our estate." The Caledonia steamer, arrived to-day from Ham. burgh, has brought nearly 100,0001. in gold ; and the Ocean steamer, from Rotterdam, about 10,0001. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. J. Cohen and Sons, engaged in the West India trade, whose failure took place on the sth inst., was held this afternoon. The statement of accounts showed the debts and lia bilities of the firm to be about 42,0001., and the assets, a considerable item of which consisted of debts in Jamaica, about 37,0001. The creditors assembled seemed to be divided into two parties—. one advocating the liquidation of the estate under inspection, the other suggesting the desirableness of allowing Messrs. Cohen to effect a compromise, so that they might be enabled to proceed eventually with their business, and endeavour to re-establish themselves. The majority of persons present bore testimony to the character of the partners, and ex pressed their belief that, whatever was the result of the arrangement, Messrs. Cohen would, if it ever lay in their power, pay every one twenty shillings in the pound. It should be stated that Messrs. Cohen were in no manner concerned in making the offer of a compromise, since, on the contrary, they placed themselves entirely in the hands of their creditors, to follow the course which might be considered most advisable for the realisation and distribution of their remaining property. At last it was agreed that an adjournment should take place, a committee having been appointed to investigate the subject in the meantime, and to report thereon at the next meeting. Letters from St. Petersburgh, of the sth instant, quote no alter a ti on i n exc h ange, the price being still 37/d. to 38 1-16 d. Anticipations were entertained of the speedy approach of winter, but the markets were without animation. Freights, however, were firmer, and it was believed that but for this cause consignments of tallow would have been made to an increased extent. The latest report from the Amsterdam Bourse speaks of a favourable change in the appearance of Dutch Stock, caused by the better prices received frone London. Russian and Austrian were also ad vancing, and even Portuguese and Spanish had expe rienced benefit from the more cheering advices trans mitted hence. It is mentioned in the continental papers, that the Bank of Prussia, notwititstanding the disastrous re sults of the present crisis, continue to discount and afford accommodation to its customers with a great display of liberality. It is also asserted that money, despite the large exportation of treasure from other . . cities, appeared' to be abundant at Berlin. The mercantile accounts from Rio de Janeiro by the last arrival state, that at that period the demand for coffee was well maintained, notwithstanding re inforcements brought upon the market, and prices ruled from 265. id. to 30s. 2d., according to the va rious descriptions. The stock on hand of the article was about 30,000 bags, and the exports of the month of September down to the 20th had already amounted to 102,000 bags. A few parcels of the new crop of sugar had been exhibited, and had been taken for local consumption. Rates, free on board, varied be. , tween 265. 7d. for white, and 19s. 43. for brown. Scarcely anything had been done in hides, but still the dealers held out for their prices. The stock ap proached 100,000. During the month freights had shown a disposition to decline, but, as there were at the date of these accounts few vessels remaining dis engaged, a rise was shortly anticipated. Indeed, some of the last contracts were at rather higher terms. REVISION OF TRH METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT. —A committee, privately nominated by Lord Morpeth, to consider the more glaring evils of the Buildings Act, has had several meetings. It consists of Mr. Hosking, Mr. Poynter, and Mr. Shaw, the official referees ; Mr. Pownall and Mr. Aitchison, on the part of the district surveyors; and Mr. Biers and Mr. Piper, on the part of the builders. It is to be regretted that the public are not represented, —owners of property, aad the profession generally, should have had a voice in the recommrnda• Lions w:Ach will go to his Lordship and he made the basis, probably, of a legislative measure. We have all confidence in the gentlemen composing the committee, but each of them, it must be apparent, has an interest to servo apart from that of the public. Those who have suggestions to offer may, with propriety, address the committee through any member of it.—Builder. TIIF. Sciroor. OF DESIGN.—The School of Design at Somerset House has been completely remcdelled. The general direction, hitherto vested in the Board of Trade, has been confined to three persons in that office—Mr. Lefevre, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Nortlicote. The un wieldy council of all classes of persons has been sup planted by a council of three, consisting of Mr. Rich mond, the painter; Sir R. Westmacott, the sculptor ; and Mr. Ambrose Poynter, the architect. Mr. N 4 ilson, the late director, has had assigned to him the superin tendence of the provincial schools; and two of the late masters, Masers. Townshend and Horsley, have been ap pointed professors in tf:e school. There is to be a thin professor, but the appointment has not yet been filled tic. We may add, what we are sorry to hear n ,t e h r u s, t Stevens and Le Jenne, two of the uncleanst have re- signed,— Observer. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Asmartly-dressed young woman, Emily Taylor, was charged with robbing her employer, Mr. Richard Harvey, a licensed victualler in the Kingsland-road, and Mary and Frederick Taylor, her mother and brother, were charged as accessories to the fact. The prosecutor stated that the first named prisoner had been in his service as barmaid for about three months, and that no suspicion was entertained of her honesty till about a fortnight since, when he examined his stock, and discovered a deficiency to the amount of nearly 401. Feeling satisfied that the prisoner must have been instrumental in its• substraction, he marked a quantity of silver money, and placed it in the hands of two policemen in plain clothes, with directions to pass it over the counter, which they did upon three separate occasions, and a portion of the money being missed in each instance, the prisoner was taxed with the robbery. She at first denied the accusation, but afterwards confessed it, pulled out two of the marked coins from her pocket, and offered to immediately leave the house if he would forgive her, The policemen, however, were di rec t e d t o search her bedroom an d that of her mother, who re sided upon the premises, and, bottles containing brandy and other spirits having been discovered i n each, they were g i ven i n t o custody. Ball, Ball, one of the officers so employed, stated that while engaged in the search he detected the boy Frederick Taylor attempting to get rid of part of the spirits, and that upon asking him his motive, he said he had done so t o save hi s s i ster ; the mother, upon being asked to account for her possession of the stolen property, alleged that a portion of it had been sold to her by her daughter. When called upon for their defence, the prisoners protested their innocence, and the daughter stated I that she had simply taken two of the marked pieces to exchange them for another, and with the intention if she had not been interrupted, of restoring them to the till. The boy was discharged, but the mother and daugh ter were ordered to be brought up again for the com pletion of the evidence against them. CLERKENWELL. Eliza Saxton, a respectably- dressed young woman, was charged with having purchased a quantity of oxalic acid, with intent to destroy herself. I'here was also a charge contained in the police-sheet against Charles Williams, for having attempted to destroy his life by taking poison. Sergeant Lister, 10, G, on the prisoner being placed at the bar, said that the circumstances of the case were very extraordinary. The young man Wil liams, who was 24 years of age, was in the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-lane, in a dangerous state, and unable to attend; but he was there in custody of the police until his fate was known. He (Sergeant Lister) produced a certificate, signed by Mr. Cooke, the surgeon, stating that he was in danger, through having taken a quantity of oxalic acid, and was un able to attend. Mr. CO MBE inquired whether there was any evi dence to produce ?—Sergeant Lister replied that Mr. Davis, chymist, of Acton -place, Bagnigge• wells-road, who sold the poison, was in court; but he (Lister) had made himself acquainted with the whole of the particulars. It appeared that the woman was a servant out of place, and Williams, who formerly had some horses and cabriolets of his own, was reduced, and his em ployment uncertain. For some time past he had paid his addresses to the prisoner, and had promised her marriage, but their union was postponed in conse quence of their not having work. On Saturday week Williams saw her walking arm in arm with a young man, which excited his jealousy, and he determined to have no more to do with her, and kept her at a distance until Saturday night last, when she called upon him, and endeavoured to cause him to make it up with her, as she meant no harm in walking with the young man he had seen her with. He, however, refused, and said he would have nothing more to do with her. She said if that was his determination she would go and destroy her self, and she left him. After doing so, it would ap pear that she proceeded to the shop of Mr. Davis in Acton-place, I3agnigge-wells-road, and asked for a pennyworth of oxalic acid. Mr. Davis, who knew her as formerly being in the service of a family in the neigh bourhood, and having served her with it before, to be used properly, served her without any suspicion of anything wrong, and she left the shop. She returned to her mother's house, where she found the young man Williams, to whom she showed the poison, and said she intended to take it, when he snatched it out of her hand, and, chewing paper and all, swallowed the whole of it, about half an ounce. The prisoner was greatly alarmed, and called for assistance, when he was conveyed to the hospital, labouring under the symptoms of the poison, in great pain ; the stomach pump was immediately resorted to, and he was put to bed. • Police- consta bl e 128 G said, that on Saturday L night, about twelve o'clock, he received information that a yo ung man named Williams had taken poison at a ho use in Lamp-office -court; and on proceeding thither he f oun d Wi ll i ams very ill. Witness asked if he had tak en i t of his own accord ? The pr i soner said he sn a t c h e d i t out of the woman ' s hand and took it. It was oxalic acid, and she bought it at Mr. Davis's, in Acton-place. Wit n ess took Williams to the hospit a l , and the prisoner to Mr. Davis's, when ' he identified her as having purchased a pennyworth of oxalic acid. He took the prisoner to the station house ; and she was locked up on the charge. Mr. Counn asked Sergeant Lister if ho had seen Williams ?—Sergeant Lister said he had seen him that morning, and his face was swollen dreadfully, and he was in great pain. Mr. Counn asked the prisoner if she wished to say anything ?—The prisoner said she could not deny having purchased the poison, or what had been stated. ! She was very sorry for what had happened. Mr. ComnE—l suppose you would have no objec tion to marry him now? Prisoner (smiling)—No, Sir. Mr. Davis was in attendance to identify the pri soner, and gave evidence. Mr. COMTIE ordered the prisoner to put in her re cognizance to appear on a future day, when the fate of Williams may be made known. THE ROYAL WoRKs.—A quantity of plaster casts have arrived from one of the French ports destined for the New Houses of Parliament. Thy have been for warded from Paris to Mr. Barry, the architect, and con sist of casts as specimens of architectural ornaments to be used in the erection and completion of the royal is a urk y s er i y n apdrvoagnrceesas state t N e V . estrn ins ter, and which are now MARLBOROUGH -STREET. William Smithson was charged with having ob tained some copper wire and copper saucepans under false pretences. ' John Ray stated that he is the son of Jeremiah ' Ray, of No. 42, Broad-street, Golden-square. The prisoner on Saturday last came into his father's shop, and stated that he came from Mr. Keith for a quan tity of bell wire. As there was a customer of the ' name of Keith witness let the prisoner have the pro perty, in the belief that his message was true. John Jones, shopman, said the prisoner came a second time to Mr. Ray's shop and asked for a hank of stouter wire and some cranks. He was allowed to take the property out of the shop, but, as suspicion was entertained that he had not been sent by Mr. Keith, he was watched, and ultimately given into custody. A second charge was brought forward against the prisoner. Ann Davis, servant to Mr. Sevilly, of No. 23, George-street, Hanover-square, stated that the pri soner called at her master's house and obtained some copper kitchen requisites from her under pretence that Mr. Keith, his master, had sent him for them, to do certain repairs. Mr. Keith proved that in neither case had he sent the prisoner for the property in question. The prisoner was fully committed. WORSHIP-STREET. Matilda Dexter, a tall, masculine-looking woman, was charged with stabbing Denis Callaghan, an Irish labourer, employed in the docks. The prosecutor, whose head was partially enveloped in bandages, stated, that at eleven o'clock on the pre ceding night he repaired to a house in George-yard, Whitechapel, at which a ball and concert took place every Sunday evening, for the purpose of inducing his cousin, who had attended it, to return home to her family. Upon entering the passage of the house he accidentally stumbled against the prisoner, who was standing there, and, without his being afforded the slightest opportunity for explanation, was in stantly knocked down by her husband, who kicked him in the most savage manner while lying upon the ground, and afterwards trampled upon his body. Ile was struggling to disengage himself from his assailant when the prisoner made a rush at him with a table fork and drove it repeatedly into his head, until he was rescued by several of the bystanders, who dragged her away from him, and sent for a constable, into whose custody the prisoner was given, and the witness conveyed to the hospital, where his wounds were dressed, and of which he was then an out-patient. A young woman, named Anne Weaver, stated that seeing the prisoner and her husband ill-using the complainant, whose face was streaming with blood, she entreated them not to murder the man, upon which the prisoner flew at her, and after tearing off the whole upper part of her dress, stabbed her with some instrument in the arm, but was forcibly removed before she could renew the attack. (The witness here exhibited her arm to the magistrate, which pre sented three p unc t ure d woun d s evidently produced by the prongs of a fork.) Mr. Vann, who appeared for the defence, expressed his intention to reserve his answer to the charge for another occasion, and the prisoner was ordered to be remanded for the production of the medical testi mony. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, NOVEMBER 15. STOCK EKCIIANOE.-The sales are-Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 511. Shares, VA dis.-Dit to (late C. and B.), 16-Glasgow and Ayr, 98-Great North ern, 5% 8 dis.-Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, s c. London and North-Western, 153.4 c.-Ditto,_ Quarters, (C), 4% c. p.-Midland Stock, 109t,4 c.-Ditto, 401. Share., 41 3 A c.-Ditto, Halves, 13 c dis.-North British, Thirds, par c.-North Staffordshire, iq dis. c.-Shrewsbury, Oswes try, and Cheshire, 6! , 8 dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, New, No. 1, 5 3 4 c. dis.-Ditt o . N o . 4, 485. 9d. dis.. York Newcastle, and Berwick, Extensions, No. 2, I.7i; i Ditto, G. N. E. Porch. (guar. 6 per cent. till 1850), 1 P. MANCHESTER, Nov. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashire, dis.-Ditto, New. 5 n. New Quarters, 7 i 3 dis -Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, dis.-Ditto, / 321. Shares, 6 11- dis.- - London and Nort- Western (Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters (C), 4 1 A c. p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire, Preference, lg c. p.-North Staffordshire, 5-I 6 dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,2% dis. LEEDS, NOVEMBER 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashire, 4% a. dis.- Ditto, New, 4% dis.-Ditto, Quarters, 3 / 4 n. dis. -- Great Northern, 51. 18s. 9d. n. dis.-Lancashire and York shire (West Riding Union), 51s. dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, 13% dis.-Midland, Preference, PA dis.-North British, Tirds, 3s. n. dis.-Ditto, Quarters, 15s. n. dis.-North Staf fordshire, par n.-North-Western, 4 1 / 4 dis.-York, Newcastle , and Berwick, Preference, 1% p.-Ditto, No. 2 (New Der" wicks), 1 p. SHEFFIELD, NOVEMBER 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.-.The sales are-Lancashire and York shire (West Riding Union), 21. Its. Gd. dis.-Mancheste r, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 201. Shares, 5 dis.-Ditto, 121. 10s. Shares, 3 dis.-Ditto (Shef field and Lincoln), Preference, Is. 6d. p. c.-York, New castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), p. :EDINBURGH, NOVEMBER 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales a re -D un dee and Pert Quarters, 465. 6d.-East L o thi an C en t ra l , 20 3 . -Edinburgh and Northern, Newport. New, Reg., 275. Gd.-Edinb ur g h and Perth, 145.-Gr ea t N or th ern , 86 s . -N or th British , o, ' Quarters, 81s.-Ditto, N ew Q uar t ers ( scr i p ), 1.05.- 1) , 9 , Thirds, Reg., 345. 6d.-Sh rews b ury and C hester , 101. Shar e (8 per cent. guar.), 90s. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Nj L OFFICE OF COMMITTEE OF PRIVY COl7- -I FOR TRADE. Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Comnliq c° of Privy Council for Trade to acquaint you, for th e ins formation of the committ ee f or managing the alfair, s Lloyd's, that info rma ti on h as been received by her . I Y-L t s l l ; jesty's Governm en t, t h at a d ecree was i ssue d o n tir, 4 to September last, by th e M ex i can Government , operu n ? foreign commerce, an d t h e coast i ng tra d e , the Pr" Altata in that republic. (Signed) G. R. PORTO . Wm. Dobson, Esq., Secretary at Lloyd's. The Observer, of yesterday, Nov. 4 gaVe r ent` °1 y, OV. of programme of the intended performances at C,? k . garden, on the 7th of December, in aid of the S° 3 spere House Fund, with the names of twenty talantbere performers, who have already volunteered their vid ll ,! services. A copy of th e Ob server w ill, a t a ll times , ue great treat to country cousins. Price of the Obseri2er, (40 columns) 6d. Th ere i s scarce ly a Club House, n stitution, Library, or N ews R oom , i n all England, Se e land, Ireland, the Continent, East and West Indies, 8 6 '' in which the Observer is not taken in, and frequell duplicate co pi es . Th e ex t e n s ive publication of 01 Observer commences at Six and concludes at Tea o'clock on Sunday morning. A Monday edition of th e Observer, best adapted for the country, and abroad, 15 regularly published at Four o'clock on Monday after noon. PRINCIPAL CONTENTS OF THE " OBSERVER," N oC. 14.—Upwards of 6 folio columns of monet a ry affairs up to the latest hour of Saturday, including Messrs. Laing and Bruener's circular ; two columns of Marylebon.o important meeting at Vestry Court-house ; full ;parti culars of the suicide of Cou n t B resson, the negell3„t7; of the Royal Spanish mar r i ages ; death an d a Weill"- of Mendelssohn Bartholdy ; art and artists, &c. [ADVERTISEMENT.--A DISEASE OF THE CggsT AND A LONG-STANDING COLD CURED BY HOLLOWIIOINTMENT AND PILL S .—M F , J ames Kilroe, c l er k to M n;o' Maclaughlin, proprietor of the Castlecoote mills, IRos common, caught a mo s t d rea df ul cold, from We'c suffered for several months, and though he received ,he best medical advice, yet nothing prescribed afforded h 1"" any relief, and f ears were entertained that the disease %as terminati ng in a confirmed affection of the 1111 1 t ..' whereupon he resolved to try H o ll owa y' s Pills and reo f ment, and those un p ara ll e l e d medic i nes f or the cure coughs, colds, and asthma!, shortly effected a peel many y p o r t o h f r e Professor ss m o r e ans Holloway'shad fa e d e . - s — Sold b y g d cure,r druggists, s afterts, and so mtablishmeet, 2444 Strand, Loudon. B On the 11th inst., at James-st IRTHS reet, Haymarket, the lady of Commander G eorge S pong, R.N ,of twins—a boy an k u r..d s , On the 11th i ns t . , at Stockwell-villas, Clapham-road, Loraine Weaver, of a daughter. James On the 12th i n t., at Bus her-hill, Camberwell, Bfrs- .°- Gardner, of a daughter. On the l'.th inst., in S ou th w i c k-place, the lady o f henry Trower, Esq., of a son. On the 12th i ns t., at Oakfield, Worth, Sussex , t he lady of John B. Lousada, Esq., of a son. out h- On the 12th i ns t., M rs . W. P a l mer , Dover-road, B wa Onrk, of a daughter. - r ; of the 12th inst., the lady of Joseph Nightingale , Park-road, Stockwell, of a daughter. r Rea' On the 13th inst., in Eaton-place, the wife of C. J . - nell, of a daughter. On the 13th inst., in Bedford-place, Russell-square, John Havers, of a eon. MARRIED. On the 9th inst., at Acton Burnell, Nicholas, eldest son °f William Blundell, Esq., of Crosby Hall, Lancashire, to et Agn youngest daughter of Sir Edward Smythe, Bart., f Actou Burnell, Salop. DIED. On the 7th inst. at the Rectory, Little Bookhain , the Rev. G. P. Boileau Pollen, 'teeter of that parish. o f On the 9th inst., Charles, only son of C.A. Becket, Egg' , Gravesend, aged 10. William On the 10th inst., at Lewes, Mary, the relict of Franklin Ilick, Esq , Bl. TCeut, On the 11th inst. A g in Sandwell-place, Lewisham, Lewis Charles Miles, Esq., aged 52. On the 12th in s t., i n Ed war d es - square , Kensington, Isaac Woodward, aged C 3. On the 12th inst., in St. George's-place, Hyde-park - co rner, Lieutenant -Colonel George Hibbert, C. 8., aged 57. Jo 6- ofi Trinity-square.nst., On the 12th i ns t., at Wi s b ec h , C am b r id ges hire. Ann - -s p7aine, the eld es t d aug h ter of Capta i n S c h u lt z , R.N. , ~,4 O t the sq 13th., Thomas, only son of the late huller, - - - _ London : Printed and Published by 111URD0 -rouNG, 1:4 No. 112, St ran d , P r i n t er , at The Sun Of fi ce , No. 1, S:raLd, in the P rec i nc t of 01 the Savoy, in the c ounty Middlesex, Tuesday, Noyember 16, 1847. ROBBERY at the GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY STATION. One of the most impudent robberies ever perpe trated in the metropolis, involving the loss of a large amount of property, took place at the Great Western Railway-station on the evening of Sunday last. In order clearly to explain the manner in which the robbery was effected, it should be stated that the booking-offices for first and second class passengers run parallel with each other, both being entered by distinct doors from the front yard, and both afford ing distinct egress on the platform from which the trains start. The offices communicate with each oth?r by a pair of folding doors, the clerks in each being thus enabled to pass to and fro without leav ing their positions behind the counters over which the money is paid. The egress on to the platform from the second class booking-office is by a pair of folding doors, which at night are fastened by a s i n gle bolt from the inside, running up into the top of the door-frame. The inner platform being considered quite private, no more secure fastening to the door has been deemed necessary , an d , un f ortunate ly, from the fact of the two d oors no t meet i ng very c losely, nothing was m o r e easy th an to un f asten t hi s bolt from the outside : th us any person, fi rst h av i ng ob tained admittance on to the platform, might with the greatest ease, by the insertion of a crooked nail or some such instrument, obtain admittance inside the booking office. This is exactly what appears to have been done. As the most opportune moment for the perpetration of the robbery, the thieves appear to have selected the period of the arrival of the last train on Sunday night, viz., half-past ten o'clock. At this time, of course, all the booking clerks and other officers, with the exception of the few whose duty it would be to receive the in-coming train, had loft. The thieves, no doubt, had previously se creted themselves among the carriages always remain ing about the station, and there is every reason to be lieve that they did not commence operation until all the officers of the company were busy in attending to the passengers arriving by the up-train. They' appear, then, having obtained admittance ss above described into the second-class booking-office, to have gone behind the counter, and, forcing in succession all the tills (six in number) open, and to have cle-rel them of their contents. This done they passed the first-class office, where they did precisely the mat e thing, every one of the drawers in both offices hal 14 forcibly wre nc h e d open . A t t h e ri6ht-hos gem 11 . mity of the first-class booking-office is a sn all oitset, containing an iron safe, where the mon e y taken during the day is placcd when not convenient to s end it to the banker's, as on Sunday night, for instance ; this safe stood on a pair of brackets. Here, also, all articles of value sent for transmission by railway are generally placed pending their dispatch. This closet was fastened by a common lock which yielded with out doubt readily enough to the iron wrench which has evidently been used by the thieves. Havi n g - gained admittance, the impudent rascals had the audacity to remove bodily the safe alluded to, which, it is to be regretted, contained a most welcome booty for them, no less than 1,2001. in notes, gold, an d silver, having bee n pl ace d th ere i n i n the course o f the day. The thieves evidently carried their load back into the second-class office, the front door of whic h they unlocked, and let themselves out. Once in the front yard, the safe was doubtless placed in a cab or other vehicle, and the rascals got clear off among th e cabs departing at the same time. In addition to the , 1,2001. cash, the safe contained a large quantity et railway securities, the property of the chief booking' clerk. In the closet with the safe were two bo xes of bullion, each insured for a large amount. happily these were untouched. The Forresters are in pursuit of the robbers, but no clue has yet been obtained. It is feared the robbers were well acquainted with the internal arrangements of the office. ,