The Sun. — London, England, 1847-10-26 00:00:00

TWENTY PERSONS SUPPOSED TO BE POISONED. GRANTOWN, OCT. 16, 1847.—This quiet neigh bourhood was thrown into a state of considerable ex citement on Tuesday last, the 12th, by a report that the farm servants at Culchoich. about seven miles from the village of Grantown, had been poisoned. Mr. Grant, agent for the National Bank in Grantown, is the tacksman of Culchoich ; and it appears, that since the commencement of harvest, a considerable party of shearers, principally women, have been em ployes' on the farm, who, with the regular servants, amount to twenty in number, and are victualled and lodged in the house. On Tuesday, at two o'clock, the party dined on sowens and milk and bread—their wonted fare—some in the house, and some in the field, where they were at work ; and, in course of a couple of hours thereafter, every one of them was seized with illness, severe pains in the stomach and intestines, accompanied by reaching and purging, and a burning heat in the feet, by all the usual symptoms attending a virulent poison. By nightfall, their condition became worse, and a mes senger was dispatched for Mr. Grant, who resides i n Grantown, and who arrived w ithout loss of time, ac companied by Dr. Edwards. By this time many of the women were in a deplorable state—some of them delirious ; but towards morning they gradually re covered, and are now happily out of danger. The Procurator-Fiscal of Inverness-shire, who happened to be in this village, was promptly on the spot, and investigated the circumstances ; but we understand that, as yet, no clue has been discovered to the or i g i n of this serious affair. We can scarcely suppose it possible that any person could contempl a t e th e indis criminate poisoning of so large a party—and no ani mosity appears to have existed between any of them to give an appearance of likelihood t o suc h a suppo sition. We understand that judicial investigation will be further prosecuted, a n d we t rus t th at t hi s mysterious matter will be satisfactory cleared up.— Rasa-shire Advertiser. MEETING OF SCOTCH FISH CURERS. _ On Tuesday week a number of the fish-curers of Wick and Pulteney-town met in the Exchange Reading-rooms, Wick, for the purpose of considering the present manner of conducting business in the consignment of herrings to the Stettin market, and of consulting as to what means might be adopted for introducing a better system. Mr. O'Kell, of North wich, Cheshire, addressed the meeting at considerable length, pointing out the disadvantages under which the Scotch herring-curers labour by the incongruous way in which they transact:business with the Stettin market—the most extensive and influential emporium for Scotch fish in Europe, there having been, on an average, for the last ten years, no less than 100,000 barrels of cured herrings exported there, the com mission on which amounted to about 8,0001. He proposed that the herring-curers should coalesce, and open a counting-house in Stettin, as the Scotch Herring Company, and appoint an ex perienced, respectable manager, able to give a guarantee for a few thousands, through which office each curer's herrings could be sold, provided they be shipped on consignment to Stettin. This, in the first place, would be an entire saving to the body of the Scotch fish-curers of 7,0001. per annum. He calculated, as formerly stated, that the commission paid, direct and indirect, on herrings imported into Stettin amounted to 8,0001. Suppose, then, the manager gets 600/. of salary, and 4001. for incidental expenses—together, 1,0001. ; deducted from 8,0001., leaves the large sum of 7,0001. sterling, which is now expended annually in a foreign state. This sum of 7,0001. could be dispensed with, as above shown— a saving to the curer of seven per cent., being a handsome remunerative profit itself ; and, further, that on his shipping to Stettin, he would feel a satisfaction that his goods would be honestly and dealt with. The manager's salary might be raised by each curer paying to 1 per cent. on the value of fish cured by him. The general opinion of the meeting was in favour of the proposal, and a com mittee was appointed to draw up regulations to be submitted to a subsequent meeting. A document was drawn up and numerously signed by the meeting, pledging the subscribers to support the scheme, should the approval of three-f our th s o f th e curers in Scotland I be obtained. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Recruit, 12, Com mander A. Slade, was towed into harbour to-day by 'the Echo steam-tug. She will require to be docked to have her bottom cleaned, the starboard side of which is thickly encrusted with marine productions of all sorts. She will be paid all over the bottom with the composition of the chymical officer of this dockyard. The Birkenhead steam-frigate, Commander Ingram, is in dock refitting, and having the damages sustained by her collision with the Horatio brig, of South Shields, repaired. It is surmised that the Victory will be shortly paid off, and re-commissioned with the regular flag ships' officers, the Victory's present officers being transferred to the ordinary guard ship about to be commissioned. We are happy to be informed that Commander Gould, of the Victory, who recently met with a very serious accident, is going on very favourably in Has lar Hospital. Very powerful and important additions to the strength of the wall of this garrison are being made with as much dispatch as the weather will admit of. The Myrmidon iron steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander Roberts, as soon as ready, will tow a mud engine to Holyhead, or attempt to do so; whe ther she will ever get it to its destination is doubt ful. She is unquestionably the worst of the iron steamers. The Amphion, 36, Captain Williams, will sail, ac cording to present orders, to-morrow morning, to re inforce Sir C. Napier's squadron in the Tagus. She will take out supernumerary officers and men, and letters and dispatches. The Cambrian, 40, Commodore Plumridge, remains at anchor off the Knab light. It is now said she has not yet received sailing orders. Wind N.W., moderate breezes, weather cloudy, five P.M. WOOLWICH, OCT. 25.—The Fisgard, 42 guns, was taken into the east dock on Saturday to have her bottom examined ; and on the William and Mary yacht being paid off on Saturday, Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, K.C.B. and K.C.H., Superintendent of the Woolwich Dockyard, hoisted his broad pendant on board the Fisgard, and the officers, supernumeries, and crew of the William and Mary yacht have been transferred to the frigate. The Black Eagle was also paid off on Saturday, and her officers and crew are to be borne on the books of the Fisgard. One sergeant, one corporal, and ten privates of the Woolwich divi sion of Royal Marines, disembarked on Saturda and joined the division from the William and Mary yacht, and a similar number from the Perseus, Lieu. tenant Commander Greet, paid off on Saturday at her station off the Tower. The Blazer steam-vessel has been commissioned by Lieutenant Commander Smith. The Hecate steam-vessel, Commander Moorman, left Woolwich for Greenhithe this af,`ernoon to have her compasses adjusted, and will thin proceed to Portsmouth to receive further orders at that port. The Acheron steam -vessel, Commander Lort Stokes, received her complement of Royal Marines to-day, from the Woolwich division, consisting of one ser geant, one coporal, and ten privates, and will soon be ready to proceed to New Zealand on the surveying service. CALLINGTON.—Things are looking rather gloomy here. Hingston Down Consols and Clidsworthy Mines managed by Mr. Hitchens, have stopped, altho ug h t h e , former is reported to have large quantities of tin at the surface, and to be a very promising speculation. The steam was getting up to commence stamping for the first time, when th e news arr i ve d th a t the " b a l was k nac k e d . " The Callington m i nes are not l oo ki ng so we ll as t h ey were a f ew weeks since. Holmbush is poor; unem ployed men are very numerous.—Falmouth Packet. ullitlST'S HOSPlTAL.—Saturday last, being the' anniversary of celebrated by a t b e birthd a y o f Ki ng Ed war d VI., was in Christ'snroaber of "Blues," or gentlemen edu cated Tavern . The chair Wital, dining together at the London as taken by Joseph Beioley, Esq., and near him were W. S. Grey, Esq., aid ai : Shea . Roseviral other old Blues—now Shea, Thomas Brown, Esq., governors of Christ' ; there were also present John Smith, Esq. (treasjerl the Benevolent Society of Blues), the,Rev. Dr. th e Prebendary y il:niaCßoelovn‘el Pettingal Horne, M. De tile, and Lieutenant joining and others from after . forty-one years' absence in various parts of the world, all delight in a social reunion. The evening e ected as the fit with heartfelt Lary secretary, peculiarly interesting by its being i vies rendered time to present to Mr. Barnard, the i: a splendid silver salver and tea servic o e n° seription expressive of his zeal in thletcliauseea,rainngd : ' , l the high regard in which he is held. It and s d presented by W. S. Grey, Esq., with an elegant aappro.priate speech, in presence of the assemled corn diately after dinner. Mr. Barnard, thoughpconnysid'emrEZ overpowered by his feelings, made his acknowledgments' in a very suitable manner. The inscription states that it is presented by one hundred of his " brother Blues." Most of the toasts after dinner had direct allusion to Christ's Hospital, and the shouts with which they were responded to, and the attention and pleasure with which they listened to Dr. Rice's and M. Delille's account of the progress and improvement of the y oung Blues, gave abundant evidence that every heart beat with gratitude to the home of their childhood. SIX NEW BISHOPS FOR INDIA.—It is contem plated to apply the principle of subdivision which has has recently been made in the diocese of Australia to India, the whole of which enormous territory is under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the four Bishops of Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, and Co.'ombo. Thole four sees are to be divided, and six new sees formed, so that for the present there will be ten Indikm Bishops instead of four, and this number will be increased as speedily as circumstances will admit. THE SUN, THE CASE OF ALLEGED ABDUC- TION BEFORE THE LORD MAYOR. The Lord Mayor having been informed that Mr. W. H. Kavanagh, of Brentwood-hall, positively as serted that the " whole of the report of the case in which he Was represented as having taken away a young lady from her father's house was a vile fabri cation from beginning to end," sent Davis the intelli gent officer, who brought the prisoner in custody to the Mansion-house, to the place in which the Brent wood-hall property is situated, to ascertain whether there was a syllable of truth in the denial. The following is a letter received by Mr. Goodman, chief-clerk at the Mansion-house, upon the subject:— " Sir,—Since my arrival at Brentwood I have made every inquiry respecting the circumstances connected with Mr. Kavanagh, and I can most solemnly assure you that he is the same person who appeared at the Mansion-house on the charge of abduction. Mr. Ka vanagh has not resided at Brentwood-hall these six years. The property is let by him to Mr. Knight. The person now residing at Brentwood-hall is a gen tleman of the name of Chapman, who has got the lease for 21 years. " Mr. Kavannah is well known at Brentwood, and the description given to me of him precisely corre sponds with my observation of him when I had him before the Lord Mayor. He was seen on the plat , form, Brentwood Railway, on Tuesday morning, the 12th of October, going to London, in the exact dress in which he appeared before his Lordship on Friday, the 15th, which was black, with crape round his hat. He is in mourning for his sister and mo ther, whose death entitles him to a very large pro perty. Brentwood-hal( was left to him by an uncle of the name of Kavanagh, a doctor in the army, with other property. His return to Brentwood was ex pected on Friday, the 15th, the same day on which he was before his Lordship on the charge, but he has not been seen there since Tuesday, the 12th instant. I have been to the Post-office, and have ascertained that the letter to the editor of the Times, which is stated in a notice in that paper to contain a denial of the facts I have represented, was not sent from Brent wood-hall, nor from any way near Brentwood. " I remain, with every due respect, your most obedient humble servant, " 537 JOHN DAVIS. 1 " Goodman, chief clerk , Mansion-house. " I am perfectly satisfied that Mr. Kavanagh, who is entitled to the estates of Brentwood-hall, is the person who was before his Lordship." When the defendant in the case in question was put to the bar at the Mansion house, several papers which had been found upon his person, directed to W. H. Kavanagh, Esq , Brentwood Hall, were pro duced ; one of them was addressed to him from a vicarage -house in the country, requesting the loan of five or six hundred pounds, and bearing strong evi dence of the conviction of the writer that he was addressing a large capitalist. The receipts for poor rates and an acceptance, and, in fact, everything in writing found in his possession tend, d to identify the owner with Mr. William Henry Kavanagh and Brent wood Hall. THE LATE MURDERS IN BIRMINGHAM. BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY NIGHT.—This afternoon an inquest was held before Dr. Burt Davies, borough coroner, at the Public-office, Moor-street, upon the bodies of the four unfortunate children who were murdered by their mother, Ann Wilkes, at their home, Cheapside, in this town, early on Saturday morning. A respectable jury, of whom Mr. Morris Banks was foreman, having been empannelled, proceeded to view the bodies. A plan was exhibited in the inquest room showing the position of the children when found in the bed, the situation of the furniture and the marks and pools of blood upon the floor of the room. An inspection of this plan rendered it entirely unnecessary for any per son, with a view to understand the situation of the unhappy victims, to visit the horrible scene of blood. The names of the deceased children were Henry John, Mary Jane, William Charles, and Frederick George. This appeared from the production of the family Bible, produced and afterwards sworn to by a witness, whose evidence is given below. The jury having returned, the first witness called was— Edward Alfred Banks, of Sherlock-street, who de posed that by trade he was a tailor. Ann Wilkes was his sister-in-law. He believed that to be her name, but he understood that there was a person present who was prepared to say who her supposed husband was. A man named Hodgson here came forward and said, being sworn, that a short time ago, in con sequence of some dispute likely to arise about pro perty, he called upon Ann Wilkes, and she then in formed him, with tears in her eyes, that she was never married to her reputed husband, Wilkes. Witness was formerly a surgeon, and Henry Wilkes was a brother of his wife's. The accused always went by the name of Ann Wilkes. Whether she had been married or not, with respect to the property it would have made no difference either way. She told him that she was not married, and consequently her name must have been Green. All four deceased were, he believed, her children by Henry Wilkes. She gave a list of their name from her Bible. Harriet Fisher, of Exeter-row, saw the children alive at the house of the mother on Friday night last, between six and seven . o'clock. She called in con sequence of an invitation from Mrs. Wilkes. Was with her not more than half an hour. The children were all four playing on the hearth. They all seemed quite well, and wished witness good night. Did not observe anything particular about the mother anything more than usual friendship. They spoke chiefly respecting the growth of the children. While there all the deceased went up to bed, and the mother accompanied them with a candle, and apologised to witness for doing so. By a juror —Did not see any other person in the house besides herself and her children. By another juror —She did not appear in the slightest degree excited. By another juror —She did not send out for any ale while witness was present. Mr. Banks being again called, the family Bible found in the house was produced, and witness swore to the family register there found being in the hand writing of the litte Mr. Wilkes. It was as follows : " John Henry, born Aug. 3, 1837; Mary Jane Maria, born January, 1840; William Charles, born October, 1841; and Frederick George, born July, 1843." From all witness had heard, he believed that Mrs. Wilkes (as she was called) was married to Henry Wilkes. Elizabeth Hemming, the landlady of the White Horse public-house in Cheapside—On Friday night last Mrs. Wilkes came to my house about ten o'clock, and purchased a quart of sixpenny ale. Did not mark the time exactly. She took the ale home with her. Saw nothing more of her that night. Did not observe anything particular about her manner. She generally came for half a pint at lunch time and half a pint at supper time. A quart was more than she usually had at night. Witness's house was nearly opposite that of Ann Wilkes, but she could not see into it so as to be able to say whether she had any company. Ann Wilkes told her when she came in that she was much tired, and that she had washed the children and put them to bed. By a Juror—Mrs. Wilkes paid for the beer. Did not know that she had lodgers at any time. By the Coroner—Had before known her to fetch a quart of beer, but it was unusual for her to do so. - William Edwards, of 8, Cheapside, deposed that about half-past twelve o'clock the neighbourhood was alarmed because the window-shutters of Ann Wilkes were not opened, and in consequence he went to the house, and saw that the key was inside the door. The blinds were also down at both upstairs windows. He tried the doors and windows, and found all fast. He partially opened the shutter, and found that the things were as they usually were, and by that he knew that they had not " flitted." Some people thought it would be best to break the door open, but he (witness) got a ladder and got in at the front floor window. Everything there appeared to be very comfortable and clean. He then proceeded upstairs into the attic ; but when he got within two steps of the top he saw Ann Wilkes lying on the ground in a pool of blood, and the youngest child, Frederick Wilkes, lying beside her. It startled him, and he ran down stairs, exclaiming to the people in the street, " Oh, good God ! they are all murdered " Wellings, the policeman, and other persons speedily mounted the ladder and proceeded up stairs. When he again went into the room he saw the infant on the floor, and three other children lying in the bed nearest the window. They were covered with blood, but he could not say that at the time he saw any wound. He raised Ann Wilkes. She was still living, but very cold. The children W were all dead. When he raised the mother up she began to struggle, and attempted to tear her throat. He then ran for a surgeon as soon as pos sible,almost and Mr. Archer ea a hia immediately nder enteredehief t o the tbe looked at the woun4lnh'e and after Mr. Archer had throat of the wom an ahnik the retied the handkerchief, and Ann Wilkes was remove dre hospital in a car. ,jllaee. l She received no in neverj\uVriytnieus sthtouok removal,her on Tislepreaced on a bed. She possibility spoke on the road. apparently for any person to havewgyiretairni the house through the attic. Saw two razors The bed in which Ann Wilkes usually lan; haidi.kepa. parently been laid upon since it was last made. a- - The examination of witnesses (many of wh om were to be called) was proceeding when our parcel was made up. The woman Wilkes is living, and there is a proba bility of her recovery. The line between Bridlington and Filey was opened on Monday. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK, Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL, and Mr. Sheriff HILL.) - William Roe and John Wilson were indicted for stealing a large an3ount of property. Mr. Henry Wilde appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Hawkins for the defence. It appeared from the evidence adduced in support of the prosecution, that a person named Gardener was the assignee of a lease of a house in Wellclose square, the lessors being the prosecutors, Messrs. Whitmore. Of the term of that lease seven years were unexpired in August last, and Gardener, who had not held it long, was anxious to dispose of it, and to accomplish that he had a correspondence with a conveyancer, named Adams, the result of which was, that the prisoner Roe (an extensive builder at Kennington) and Gardener were introduced to each other. Ultimately Roe became the purchaser of . the lease, agreeing to pay 1001. for the remainder of the term. Five pounds were paid as a deposit, by an order given upon the prisoner Wilson by Roe. That was on the 17th August, and an agreement was drawn up, by which Gardener ceded to Roe all claim .and right to the house, " the materials it contained," and Gardener further guaranteed to pay any expense that Roe might be put to in shoring up the house, or any proceeding instituted by the district surveyor. Gardener visited the house on the 25th of August, when he found the roof removed, the doors, pasts, rafters, joists, and all the inside fixtures, lead, Scc., were gone. They were then charged with the xob bery by Gardener, and Messrs. Whitmore, as the owners of the premises, prosecuted. Gardener admitted that he had told Roe that the house was free of ground rent, and that he h: d. re commended a carman to Roe, as a person who , would be glad of the job to remove the materials. Mr. HAWKINS, for the prisoners, contended that they had acted upon a right given to theta by Gardener. Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK having summmi up, the jury at once pronounced the prisoners Not Guilty. SURREY SESSIONS. ;Before THOMAS PUcKLE, Esq., and a full Bencl Magistrates.) The adjourned Michaelmas sessions took place. yes , terday morning at the Court-house, Newin.g ton causeway. The calendar was rather light, owing to the general quarter sessions having terminated! only on Saturday last. There were thirty-three fg.onies for trial, and about fourteen misdemeanours, s eireral of which were traversed from last sessions. Joseph Barretto, an Italian, Frederick T olfrct, and James Clark, were brought before the Court; on habeas from the Queen's Prison, to answer ii aclict ments, charging them with committing a vio lent assault on Mr. Hart Davis, late an inmate of the! pri son, and formerly proprietor of the Adelaide C as ino, secretary of the London and York Railway s b are holders, and other schemes. Henry Hart Davis said that he was a comm iss ion agent, and resided at 91, Newman •street, o,x:fo rd street. On the 14th of July last he was confined, in the Queen's Prison for debt4'and in the eveni ;of that day, about eleven o'clocl was standing it the bottom of No. 4, staircase, talking with a pei •son named Wyatt, when he saw Mr. Barretto and. Mr. Clark come up to them. Tolfra joined tb em, when Barretto struck him. He fell down, and while on the ground Clark came up and s ba. uck him on the head. He was also kicked se v eral times until he became insensible. He was, however, dragged into the lobby by the watchman and a 4 pri soner, when Dr. Ryan, an inmate, was sent for, as • well as the priscn doctor, who recommended his is n: me diate removal to the infirmary, ‘where his head was bathed, and he received every attention his case- re quired. His head was covered with contusions„ and the left side of his face was severely cut. Wi tz less had been for a length of time suffering from a cc )m -plaint in his head, and the assault he rec ei ved rendered him incapable of leaving his room for at mae time. Cross-examined—He had several times bee n in debt, and had been a bankrupt for 11,0001. whe I) the assets were not more than 3001. Was once prop; etor of the Casino—brought out the "Dance of ' all Nations "—kept an establishment at Paris—wa: ; se cretary to the shareholders of the London and ork Railway —manager of Crockford's Assembly-row as— author of works on railways—and during the w enole time dealt in horses. By the Court—l never said a word about : Mr. Barretto, or the other defendants, or gave them, any provocation. In fact the former used to smoke cigars with me, and was on familiar terms. Mr. CLIARNOCK addressed the jury for the del ar ice, contending that the defendants acted under excite, ni ant from the provocation they had received from the complainant. Mr. Tolfra was a major in the al y, and Mr. Clark a captain, both gentlemen. The jury found Barretto and Clark guilty, va id acquitted Tolfra ; and The COURT sentenced the two former, Barrett to six months', and Clark four months' imprisonment in the common gaol. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterddy Cohail Augustus Heil, a German, tv; ls brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custod 7 of Daniel F orres t er, c h arge d w i t h h av i ng robbed Thoi ti, is Ross, of Perth, in Scotland, of 1001. in Bank of England notes. The prisoner leaned against the bug k of the bar during the examination, and seemed tot )e quite indifferent as to the result. The complainant, who stated that he was a conf3l - tioner, was on his way from London to New Yori , and he got as far as Liverpool, where he had taken hi 3 place in a packet steamer which was to sail for Nei I Y sboi o d r ze k .p o oT n ek.h t ee h t e , 28th inst. The hotel at which he set U was the Trafalgar, where the prisoner resided, an I where they 31ept in a double-bedded room. He ha I in London received 100/. in Bank-notes, from ti a savings bank, and he deposited it in his portmante al I. At Liverpool be applied, accompanied by the priso , ac r, at the bank for gold, but as he was not known, it v as requiredd i t y Thethat a she to th e ou re ld m b o e ve i d den b t y ifi t e h d o , and lan d n l e o x rd t day of 4 ' z o h l e e notes and him theimpr p o r p is r ? e n t e y r, of o no carrying in return, onoy i s n u a g n ge e s x t u e i me t d o inanteau. In the course atveirseedhim to keep it locked it t his stated to the prosecutor then, transferred totfatth he o da w y as the go p i ri oe s , on t e o r New York, and that he was waiting for his lug gage and other essentials for the voyage ; and on the nfn-rnoct, of Thursday he tint out upon his return, he said that he had got ids Ail gag and money, and box, and all was right and safe. At six o'clock in the evening the complainant asked him to go out to assist in making purchases, but he excused himself, stating, at the same time, that he would wait supper. At eight o'clock the prisoner disappeared, and did not return, and at half-past ten next morning the prosecutor found that the portman teau had been broken open, and that his pocket-book, containing the notes, was gone. He immediately went to the station of the railway, and inf.irmed the inspector of police, who telegraphed the notes to Rugby, and directed that payment should be stopped. The prisoner was apprehended in conse quence of the application of the telegraph to the pur poses of detection. The numbers of the notes were 7,671, for 50/.; 67,888, 20/. ; 01,086, 101.; 24,720, 10/. ; and 24,721, 101. Daniel Forrester, upon apprehending the prisoner, found upon his person 181. in gold and 1/. 15s. in silver, the difference between that amount and 1001. having beml expended in the purchase of clothes. Mr. W. Higman, of the issue department, of the Bank of England, stated that about half-past ten o'clock nn Saturday he saw the prisoner standing at the counter with some notes in his hand, and asked him what he wanted. He said gold, and that his name was Van Mertins, of No. 57, High-street, Islington. The cashier, upon looking at the notes, found that there were orders to stop them. Upon being questioned by the secretary, the prisoner said he got the no'es from Mr. Schmidt, of Antwerp. The clerk of the Secretary's-office stated that the prisoner said he got the notes five weeks ago, in a letter from an hotel -keeper at Antwerp. The pri soner was detained, and upon inquiry, the address was found to be false, and it was ascertained that the notes, which the prisoner said he had received five weeks ago, had been paid out of the Bank only on the 9th instant. The prisoner here rendered any more evidence un necessary, by saying, in the German language, " It is true, I stole the notes ou t o f th e portmanteau. I changed the other notes at the railway, and I sup plied myself with clothes with the balance. Poverty drove me to it, though I know that's no excuse." The prisoner was committed for trial. He had scarcely left the bar when a bread and biscuit baker, named Knegbaun, of High-street, Kingsland, appeared, and stated that the prisoner had called one day at his house, with a person who was known to the family, and sat in the parlour, over the chimney-piece of which hung a silver watch, value 51. On Wednesday fortnight, which was a day or two afterwards, the prisoner called again, and asked permission to wait for the same gentleman, and after remaining a little while in the parlour, said he could wait no longer, and disappeared with the watch, which was afterwards traced to a pawnbroker's shop. The LORD MAYOR said he continued to receive from several parts of the country letters from parties who seemed to be as much annoyed by the attempts of foreign lottery-office agents to induce them to buy shares, as by the attempts of Joseph Ady ti practise upon them, for his Lordship has often found in the same envelope the two invitations to accept of some thing to the advantage of the person addressed, and both under the same head of strong condemnation. The following, dated Paulton Vicarage, Bristol, Oct. 23, was received by his Lordship while he was making some observations on the subject yes terday:— "My Lord,—l forward you the enclosed papers received by me from their various authors, written within a few days of each other. I send them to your Lordship to show that notwithstanding the public notice that has been taken of them, such ap plications continue to be made. "I am faithfully yours, "HENRY MELWARD CLERK. " The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Mansion-House, London." His Lordship could not see why the objections made by some of those who were interested in the speculations of the foreign lotteries, to his interference withjhe success of their experiments upon English pockets, should prevent him from repeating admoni tions which he was convinced had already proved ad vantageous to the public. He sincerely hoped that people would take particular care of their money as regarded the making of fortunes in foreign lotteries, and he had had the honour of receiving a communi cation from a nobleman, which added considerably to his own long-existing impressions upon the subject. " Mariam°, Dublin, Oct. 22, 1847. "My Lord Mayor,—l observe by the police re ports that your Lordship is desirous to save your fellow-citizens from the robberies so often committed by the advertising agents of foreign lotteries. I take the liberty to state a case in point, as an additional warning to the unguarded. " After receiving a number of letters from a person named -, of -, who states himself to be a lottery agent to the Government of that free city, I requested my London bankers (the respectable house of Puget, Bainbridge, and Co.) to buy the two tickets, which they did, paying 201. for them, in May, 1845. I thought no snore on the subject, as the lottery was not to be drawn until October same year. I left town for some time, and on my return in July, I found a letter from Mr. —, enclosing five tickets, which he said would be more advantageous than two. I immediately sent back three tickets, which he must have received in the beginning of August, two months before the drawing. "I put by the two remaining tickets, and thought no more about them, not even knowing their numbers. Some time in November, same year, I was surprised by a visit from Mr. -, who told me he was come f rom -, with good news for me, and asked to see my two tickets. I showed them to hi m , w h en h e sai beendonew asaprize of 125,00 0 fl or i ns, but that having inconvenienced by my delay in sending back the three tickets, he expected I would give him a liberal douceur. I asked him why he sent the tickets, and what he demanded? He said he would pay me five-eighths of the prize!! "This vile imposition I would not submit to, so Mr. - went off, leaving me to seek redress where I might. I have now been two years at law. The ----'s defence is th e back his th ree ti c k e t s , tchhae illegality oucus calls hl s h h a o s eno b dfm e ob e enu n , tyt heard idnpegrnoylvo et at receivingte tickets in E ng l an d, an d sending them, which of course I could not do. I find however, that the tickets sent to me were not those issued by the Government, but a fabrication of --'s own, so that my lawyer advises me to compromise the matter as best I can. I have the honour to be, my Lord Mayor, " Your very faithful humble servant, " CLONCURRY." The LORD MAYOR thought it was unneces sary for him to say a word more upon the subject, the letter of Lord Cloncurry proving not only that the persons who represented themselves as Govern ment agents for foreign lotteries were determined, in the event of an English purchased share being drawn a prize, to plead the illegality of the pur chase against the payment, but that the tickets sold in England, at any rate, in some instances, were fabricated. GUILDHALL. A young man, named Robert S m ith, was brought before Mr. Alderman Sidney, c h arge d upon hi s o wn confession with stealing three umbrellas, on Saturday, from the doorway of the shop of Mr. Williams, an umbrella manufacturer, of Ludgate-hill. The officer stated that such an offence had been committed, and the prisoner came to the station afterwards and gave himself up as the party who did it. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY, finding the prisoner was not known to the officers, asked him if he wished to state anything now ? The prisoner replied, that what the officer said was true. He had nothing to say. The ALDERMA.N thought it would be desirable to know something about him before he proceeded with the charge, and remanded him till Wednesday. .Kardish Cronson, a young man of respectable ap pearance, was then charged with stealing the um brellas. Robert Neill, a smith, residing in Sadler's - place, London-w a ll, stated that he was walking up Ludgate hill, abo u t seven in the evening, t h e pr i soner , com i ng from th e di rection of Mr. Will i ams s d oor , w ith an umbrella i n nearly sho ve d hi m down. H e was abo u t one s h op his hands, pushed against him, and below Mr. Williams's, and the prisoner walked on towards Parringdon-street ; immediately after he saw Mr. Willi ams ' s shopman rus h ou t, and h e p o i n t e d out the thief t o hi m. Mr. Lewi s , the prison er was t h e man w h o cam e from the do or ? for the prisoner, asked if he was sure 'Witness replied he was. He was only a yard off. Mr. Lewis asked, what then became of the um brella ? Witness said he could not tell. Thomas Crawford, shopman to Mr. Williams, said he heard the umbrellas snatched away, and ran out of the shop. He did not see who took them, but acted on the information of the prisoner. There were four umbrellas at the door, but one was left behind. There were not many persons in the street at the time. _ _ The ALDERMAN ordered Smith, the first prisoner, to be put to the bar, and asked .Neill if that was not the man he met ? Neill persisted that he was right at first, and could not be mistaken. Smith was removed again. Crawford was further exatnined by Mr. Alderman Sidney. Cronson denied from the beginning that he knew anything about it. He was not running, but walking fast, when witness overtook him near Far ringdon-street. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY asked if he seemed flurried or did anything that i n dicated guilt ? The witness said that he was n o t fl urr ied. that thou Mr. Willi ams b egge d t o ex plain, gave charge, h e was so d ou btful h he of the prisoner's g LOND'ON, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Oct, 25. (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) IN RE JAMES BUTLER. This bankrupt was an upholsterer, of Saffron Walden, and came up on the balance-sheet, prepared by Mr. G. Butler, Pancras-lane, to pass his last exa mination. The failure is for a somewhat large amount, and the following is a copy of the balance sheet : From May 18, 1840, to May, 1847. Du. To creditors ... ••• ..• .. £6,547 17 To creditors for goods purchased by assignees under an assignment ... 146 17 To mortgage creditors . . ... .., 2,247 2 To liabilities ... ~, ~, "II .. To profits ... ... ... ... ... 9,052 19 To premiums ... ... . . ... 136 0 To rents received ... ... ... ... 115 7 To cash received with wife ... ... 1,149 15 To difference in books ... ... ... 119 17 £19,658 3 CA. By debts, good ... £1,760 7 2 Doubtful ... ... 268 16 0- £1,894 15 By property ... ... ... ... 2,640 15 By ditto, mortgaged ... ... ... 2,400 0 By trade expenses ... ... ... 7,477 2 By domestic ditto ... ... ... 2,036 19 By repairs and improvements ... ... 548 0 By interest on mortgages ... , ... 570 18 Bylosses ... ... ... , ... 1,968 1 By law costs ... ... .. ... 87 13 Total ... . ....£19,658 3 3 No opposition was offered. and the bankrupt passed. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.. OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) A person of middle age and gentlemanly ap pearance, who was indicted by the name of John Fawcett, surrendered yesterday to take his trial upon an indictment charging him with an indecent assault upon John Pinion. Mr. Bodkin examined the witnesses for the prose cution, at the request of the Court. Mr. Clarkson conducted the defence. The evidence in support of the charge is of course not of a character to be given in detail. Mr. CLARKSON, for the defence, urged that the story told by the prosecutor was highly improbable. A number of highly respectable witnesses were called to speak to the character of the defendant, which they described as irreproachable. It was stated that he had formerly been a merchant, but was at present engaged as a stockbroker. One of the wit nesses said that the name of Fawcett given by the defendant was fictitious, but his real name did not transpire. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. John Green, 19, was indicted for stealing at Rich mond a loaf of bread, the property of Alfred Stans field. The prisoner, who appeared in a miserable condi tion, pleaded Guilty. Mr. Cope informed the Court that when he was brought into the gaol he was in a very destitute state, and seemed to be almost starved. The RECORDER sentenced him to be imprisoned in Newgate for seven days, and he requested Mr. Cope to have inquiries made, in order to ascertain if he had any friends who would do anything for him. TUESDAY KVENING, OCTOBER 26, 1847. guilt, that he wished him to be admitted to bail, but the inspector would not permit Mr. Elliott, au asi,,tai,t sul-too, of i\OT'tll place, West-square, stated that he had ,just alighted from an omnibus. He saw a man run by with the umbrellas, and saw the witness Neill point out the wrong man to the shopman. He told the shopman at the instant he had stopped the wrong man. Crawford admitted this. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY, after inquiring into the character and employment of Neill, said he was satis fied there was a mistake. Neill had no interest in making a false charge against Cronson ; but he was certainly mistaken, and he should discharge the pri soner. He recommended Mr. Williams to make him some compensation, as he had incurred the expense of obtaining professional advice. Mr. Williams consented, but with some reluctance, as he said he had acted on the disinterested informa tion of others. The prisoner was discharged. John Cochrane, sen., and John Cochrane, jun., were brought up for further examination, charged with embezzling twenty pairs of trousers, which had been delivered to the elder prisoner, as a journeyman tailor, to make up for a Mr. Pickett, an army clothier in Fore-street. The prisoners resided in Hopkins-street, Golden square, and when the trousers were finished, put them iu a bag, to bring to the warehouse, in the City. The landlady had advanced money while the work was in progress, and was anxious, when the goods were taken away, to see that the parties went in the direction of the warehouse, but her spy finding the father, son, and daughter, went in a contrary direc tion, ran back with the news, instead of continuing to follow them. A pawnbroker's shopman was now called, to show that the elder prisoner had offered such clothes as a pledge, but they refused to take them in. Russell, who watched the prisoners from their lodg ing, by desire of the landlady, complained that he had received the following threatening letter from some unknown person : " As you are going to give evidence against Coch rane, I am told to tell you that if you donot go against him you shall receive ten shillings, by coming to the Tower, Seven Dials, ma Wednesday evening, at seven o'clock. Recollect, there is honour among thieves; but if you go beware of the vengeance of his pals. Ten shillings will come in very handy to buy you a new coat, and it is more than you will get if you go. So beware. " To Mr. Russell, 3, Hopkins-street, Golden-square." The applicant was recommended to endeavour to trace the writer who dared thus to tamper with a witness. There being no evidence that the younger prisoner had offered the goods to pawn, the Alderman dis charged him. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY remanded the prisoner again till Saturday, recommending him in the interim to restore the property or give security for the pay ment of the value. If he did not do one or the other, he would be finally dealt with on Saturday. IVESTMINSTEI?. Thomas Ensor, a private in the East India Corn • pany's artillery, was charged with stealing a gold watch and guard-chain, a quantity of jewellery, linen and wearing apparel, from the residence of Mr. S. Archbutt, solicitor, King's-road, Chelsea. About a month ago the prisoner, and another man named Dignum, were charged at this court, and un derwent a remand, the former being accused with breaking into the dwelling-house of Mr. Toby, a gentleman of fortune, at Chelsea, and stealing a quan tity of very valuable plate, and the latter with having plundered Mr. Archbutt of a gold watch and chain, jewellery, and a great quantity of linen and wearing apparel. In the course of the inquiry it turned out that Ensor and Dignum, although apprehended upon distinct charges, were on very intimate terms ; and that during the absence of Mr. Archbutt and his family for a few days in the country, Dignum, who was a clerk in his establishment, introduced Ensor to the female servant who had been left in charge of the premises, and the two latter went out walking toge ther for some hours one evening, while Dignum was left to take care of the house. Early the next morn - ing it was discovered that the place had been robbed of the property above stated, and Dignum was given into custody. As there was not sufficient evidence given in either of the cases to justify a further deten tion of the prisoners, they were discharged. The police have been actively engaged since that period in endeavouring to trace the proper;,y, and it was ascer tained, a few days ago, that Mr. Archbutt's guard chain had been pledged by a person closely answer ing the description of Ensor, in consequence of which search was made for the prisoner, who had, after his liberation from custody on Mr. Toby's charge, joined the East India Company's service, and he was appre hended at Worley Barracks, Essex, on Saturday, when a pocket-book which had been stolen from Mr. Archbutt's was found in his possession, and he was seen to tear up a letter from a relation, which cau tioned him not to come near Chelsea, as the police were in search of him. Prisoner made no defence, and was remanded for a week, in order to give time for the attendance of, the necessary witnesses. Edward Reading, a strong-looking fellow, was charged with stealing a cottage loaf from the shop of Mr. Robert Boyd, baker, Abingdon-street, West minster. Prisoner went into the shop, and having seized the loaf, the proprietor requested payment, when the pri soner replied that he had gpt no money, and did not intend paying for it. The proprietor told him that had he complained of distress, and asked for a piece of bread, he might have given it to him, when the prisoner replied that if he had, he had no doubt it would have been all the same. A constable was sent for, and it was with the utmost difficulty the bread could be got from the fellow, who abused the shop keeper grossly. Prisoner, who said he was a long way from home, and in distress, was committed for trial. The police produced the fellow's cap, to which were sewn some ringlets, such as are used by thieves to baffle identity. MARYLEBONE. _ Thomas Good was chr --- ged with having, in a pugilistic encounter, killed Henry Bermingham. The parties were both in the service of greengrocers, in Portland Town. Mr. Clarkson attended for the prisoner. The evidence, which was briefly gone into, went to state that on the previous night the prisoner and the deceased were in the above neighbourhoc,d, and that some words ensued between them. It was agreed that they should adjourn to a spot near Primrose-hill to fight it out. After the finishing of one of the rounds deceased was in the act of getting up, when he received a blow, and never more rose. Mr. Britton, a surgeon, was sent for, who, on his arrival, pro nounced the poor fellow to be dead. He (the surgeon) stated, in answer to the magistrate, that there were no signs of external violence. The prisoner was remanded till Monday next. To-day a number of workmen commenced their labours, which will probably last five or six weeks, in the court, in which extensive alterations are to be made. The accommodation hitherto afforded has been extremely deficient in many respects, and has formed the subject of well-grounded complaint. The busi ness will, until the said alterations are completed, be transacted in the up-stairs rooms of the house, No. 86, High-street, of which the old court forms a por tion ; and the apartments alluded to have been fitted up at a short notice, in such a way as to afford such convenience as under the circumstances could be looked for. W ORSHIP- STRE ET. The Rev. Samuel Hooley, chaplain to the Refuge for the Male Destitute, at Boxton, attended to sup port a charge of violence and insubordinate conduct against a lad, named James Wilson, 15 years of age, under a clause of a highly beneficial statute of the present reign, which had never before been acted upon. The Rev. Gentleman stated, that about ten months ago the prisoner, who had been previously convicted of felony, and sentenced to seven years' transportation, was received into their institution under her Ma jesty's conditional pardon of good behaviour while he remained in the institution; but had only been there a few weeks when he exhibited symptoms of great insubordination, refused to perform any of the tasks assigned him, and on subsequent occasions conducted himself with such lawless violence, by repeated per sonal attacks upon the officers, that it was necessary to place him under restraint, and explain to him that in case of his pursuing the same line of behaviour it would be requisite to make an example of him under the particular statute above referred to, and the nature of which was clearly explained to him. The warning, however, had no effect upon the prisoner, who, on the preceding night, was detected, with another boy, en deavouring to effect his escape over the roof of an ad joining house, but was intercepted, and again placed in confinement, but conducted himself with such ex treme violence on the following morning, that the assistance of four of the servants was required to re strain him, and they were compelled to give him into custody. The Rev. Gentleman here read the clause of the Act upon which the proceedings were based (the Ist and 2d Victoria, c. 82, sec. 11), by which it ap peared, that juvenile offenders received into a chari table institution under a conditional pardon from her Majesty, and who shall refuse to conform to the rules and reglations thereof, shall be liable for the first offence, to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour ; and for the second offence to six months', at the expiration of either of which terms, if the directors of such institutions should refuse Ihe re-admission of the offender, the original sentence of transportation should be carried into full effect against him, as if no :uch pardon had been granted. Considering the ex treme severity of the penalty attaching to the prisoner's misconduct in this case, he was authorised to state that the directors did not wish to exclude him perma- nently from their institution, but thought it neces *ll:lt an t,:;.atniiic znould be in xcje Ins UT Lite interests and well- being of the other inmates of the asylum. The MAGISTRATE said, that the prisoner ought to feel extremely grateful for such leniency as had been exhibited towards him, and ordered him to be im prisoned, and kept to hard labour, in the House of Correction for six weeks. The prisoner, who appeared thoroughly hardened and obdurate, was then removed to the cells. HAMMERSMITH. Frederick Hare, driver of the cab No. 1,4'32, badge No. 2,518, appeared to answer a summons under the Metropolitan Carriage Act (6 and 7 Vic., cap. 86) for having on the 6th inst., during his employment, used abusive and insulting language to James Stevens, waterman, No. 157, at the Knightsbridge stand. The complainant deposed that he had been water man at the Knightsbridge stand for the last six or seven years. A few minutes past eight o'clock on the morning of the 6th inst. be noticed the cab 1,432 on the stand, without any driver attending it. About ten o'clock a policeman earns up to witness, and asked complainant where the driver was, and he told him he did net know. The policeman then took the number of the cab, at which moment the defendant came up. Complainant immediately asked him why he had leftthe cab unattended for upwards of two hours, when the defendant replied that he should do as he thought proper ; he had been to his breakfast. The defendant then wanted to put his cab before the man who was by right the first cab on the stand, when he asked defendant how he could think of doing such a thing. The defendant then instantly began to abuse witness, using the most horrible language that could possibly be conceived. In cross-examination, complainant admitted that on the afternoon of the same day he refused the defen dant a pail of water to wash his cab. Mr. Wolfe having addressed the magistrate on the part of the defendant, and contended that it was evi dent there must have been something insulting in the complainant's tone or words, Mr. PAYNTER said, it was very true that there ap peared throughout the case that there was no provo cation given the defendant to induce him to use the horrible language he had done, and even if there had been the provocation suggested, it would not have justified the dreadful language used. He had deter mined in all such cases of horrible language uttered by cabmen in the public streets and roads, to punish them severely, by giving them the full period of im prisonment of two months. As, however, it appeared the defendant had never been summoned before, he would not do so, but would fine him 40s. and costs, or a month's imprisonment. KINGSTON. Hugh Matthews, a man about thirty-five years of age, dressed in seedy black, was brought before the Mkyor of Kingston and another borough magistrate, charged with obtaining money under false pretences, from the Rev. R. Gandy, the vicar. It appeared from the evidence adduced on the first examination, that the prisoner went a few days since and left a letter for the vicar, who is well known for his benevolence, and stated he would call again in a day or two. As the prisoner had been relieved only a few weeks before, some suspicion was excited in the housekeeper's mind, thought not in her master's, who is a valetudinarian, and seldom leaves the house. The police were communicated with, and Police-constable Holloway, 226 V, who was in plain clothes, saw the prisoner leave the house with a letter in his hand. He accosted him, told him he was a begging-letter impostor, and he must give him up the letter he then held. He did so, and it proved to be one from the vicar, enclosing half-a crown. The constable took the prisoner to the station-house, and upon searching him found a list of charitable ladies and gentlemen living in the neighbourhood of Wimbledon, Merton, Kingston, Ditton, Walton, and Weybridge. He also found fragments of letters, evidently received from various benevolent parties. The prisoner said at the station honse that he was a classical teacher, and that his father was a clergyman of the Protestant Church in Ireland, but had been dead some time. His inten tion was, when he could get a few pupils, to open a school, and he should not have written to the vicar, but that he 1 ad been disappointed in a remittance from his mother in Ireland. The constable reported that he had made diligent inquiries with respect to the prisoner opening a school, but could not learn that he had made a single step towards opening one. The prisoner asked the Bench to place any Greek or Latin author in his hands, and he would convince them them that he was as he had stated himself to be, a scholar. He also proceeded to quote several Greek and Latin poets. He admitted it was a disgrace for a classical man to ask alms, but he was in distress, and he did not know who to apply to but clergymen or other gentlemen. The MAYOR said he was sorry to see a man like the prisoner, who, according to his own showing, was a person of no mean attainments, placed in such a posi tion. He had not the excuse of want of education, and, therefore, his offence was the grea t er . Th e prisoner would be committed as a rogue and vaga bond to the House of Correction, at Brixton, with hard labour, for one month. THAMES. _ Charles Watkins, a powerful young man, was charged with committing a violent assault on Thomas Nott, on the River. The complainant, an elderly man, and much in ferior in size to the prisoner, appeared before the magistrate, with his upper lip bound together by adhesive plaisters, and he could not speak without great difficulty. It appeared that on Sunday evening the com plainant, who is the Sunday ferryman between the Alderman's-stairs, Lower East Smithfield, and the opposite shore, was engaged by a gentleman to cr• vey him alongside the Ajax, screw steamer, which had just arrived from Cork, to bring a gentleman passenger and his luggage on shore. The complain ant was accompanied by a boy, who went up the gangway ladder to hand down the passenger's lug gage, and after depositing a basket in Nott's boat, was about to hand down a box, when defendant, who is also a waterman, and was in his boat alongside re ceiving passengers, seized the box and said it belonged to one of his passengers. Nott said it did not, and attempted to snatch the box from him, on which the defendant uttered a dreadful oath, and struck the complainant a tremendous blow on his mouth with his clenched fist, which not only divided his upper lip, as if it had been severed with a knife, but loosened several teeth. The complainant very for tunately fell in -board, and when he recovered from the effects of the blow the blood was streaming from his mouth, and he threatened to give Watkins into cus tody. The prisoner directly struck him again, and knocked him backwards. He repeated the blow as the complainant was rising, and rendered him senseless. He was proceeding to further violence, when Jones, a Thames police-constable, No. 29, who saw the whole occurrence from the deck of the steamer, rushed down the gangway ladder, and took the prisoner into cus tody. The complainant was bleeding from the mouth for an hour and a half after he received the blows, and it was stated by Jones that he narrowly escaped being drowned, and that he was in a very weak state from loss of blood. The prisoner, in defence, said he was struck first, and stood in his own defence. Mr. YARDLEY said the defendant had committed a very savage and unprovoked assault, and he had just inquired of Mr. Simmons, the chief clerk, whether there were any means of preventing the defendant plying on the river again, for he was totally unfit for his occupation, and was informed there was not. A man who had so little control over his passions as the defendant, was quite unfit to have the management of a boat on the river, and he could assure him, if the complainant, whom he had so grossly assaulted, had been drowned, he should have committed him for trial on a charge affecting his life. He sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 51., and in default committed him for one month to the House of Correction. _ _ Mark Knight Darke, chief mate of the barque Agnes, from Honduras, lying in the West India Dock, was charged with smuggling 4ilbs of tobacco. An officer named Rattray, on searching the pri soner's chest, as he was leaving the dock, found the tobacco concealed among his dirty clothes. The pri soner said it was a portion of 101bs. which he pur chased as a sea stock for the voyage, and was unable to consume it all, and he thought he had a right to smoke what he had purchased, Gn shore as well as at sea ; and he repeated this statement before the Magis tratf, and said he knew of no law to prevent him smoking his own tobacco. Mr. YARDLEY said the law prohibited all persons smoking tobacco and cigars in England till the duty was paid, but seamen were privileged to consume tobacco duty free on board ship. He fined him 4/. His tobacco was forfeited to the Crown. Tho:nas Ivory, aged 24 , a market-gardener, of Devon s-lane, Bromley, was charged with obtaining 2s. by false pretences from Ann Billings, landlady of the Stearn-engine beer-shop, Stratford-hollow. On Saturday afternoon the prisoner called on Mrs. Billings, and represented that he had left a basket of apples at the Stratford station of the Eastern Counties Railway, for Mr. James Dickinson, a carpenter, of 38, Charles•street, Bromley, who was employed on the new works there, and that Mr. Dickinson had directed him to ask Mrs. Billings for three shillings, which he would refund to her. On the faith of this reprepresentation the money was advanced to the prisoner. On the same evening Mrs. Billings ascer tained from Mr. Dickinson that lie had never sent the prisoner for the money or received any apples from him. Mr. Dickinson gave evidence to that effect, and added he knew the prisoner by sight and had made some small purchases of him. When the prisoner was apprehended by Wiggings, 53 K, he made a full admission of his guilt, but gave no ex- I planation. His motives for compromising bis cha racter and risking his liberty were inexplicable, end rot OT,3:s l nl - acted ai,,hvnebtly unfore. Mr. Pelham cross-examined the witnesses, and made some observations for the prisoner, who was committed to the Central Criminal Court for trial. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OcronEn 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are— birkenhead, Lan cashire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 16 c.—Bolton, Clitheroe, Preferentials, No. 1, par c.—Great Weste rn, Fifths, 22 1 / 2 2 Ditto, 171. Shares, par—Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 4 3 4 c.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Liverpool), Fifths, % dis.—Ditto (late Manchester, Bolton, and Bury), 5 dis.—London and North-Western, New Quarters, 5% p.—Ditto ( M anc h es t er an d Birmingham)' 57 1 / 2 c. —Manchester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Prefere nce, Is. 3d. dis. c.—Midland, 108—Ditto, 401. Shares. 403/4-- Ditto, H dyes, 2 c.—North British, 25—North Staffordshi re, 1/2 dis.—North Union (A), 201—South-Eastern and Dover' 27% c.—Ditto, No. 4, 2 1 4 dis. c.—York, Newcastle, aV, Berwick (N. and B. Extensions, No. 2), % E. Purch., p. MANCHESTER, OCTOBER 25. xe ter, STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—B r i s tol and E. Thirds, 5 dis— Eastern Counties, 15%—E as t L an cashire,; 6 % -- Huddersfield and Manchester Railway an d C an al (22/. pai d) ! 4 3 % dis.—Ditto, Thirds,l% dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 4 dis.—Ditto, Fifths, % dis.—Ditto, 321. (l ate Extension)! dis.—Ditto, West Ridi ng Union, 2 3 4 dis.—Leeds Thirsk, Preferentials, c. dis. London and Nor th Western, New Quarters, 5 p.—Ditto, Manchester and Bir; mingham, Quarters (C), p.—Manchester, Sheff i eld. flo i Lincolnshire, 70%—Ditto, Preference, 1-16 p.—Ditto field and Lincolnshire), 5 dis.—North Staffordshire, u " - —North Union (A), 200—N or th-W es t ern, 434 dis.—Shr ° F . shire Union, 2 11-16 dis.—South-Easternand Dover, 28-: Ditto, No. 4, 2Mdis.—South Staffordshire,! 15-16dit.—Y"" Newcastle, and Berwick, Extension, No. 2, % p. LEEDS, OCTOBER 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashin Quarters, 245. dis. —Great Northern, 5% dis.—Hudder sfield and Manchester, 4% dis.—Ditto, Thirds, 355. dis.—Laaca" shire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 2% c. dis' d Leeds and Dewsbury, Halves, 2% c. di s ,—Leeds 811 1 , Thirsk, 17 1 % dis.—Ditto, New, 13 di s .—N o rth British' Thirds, 4s. dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 15s. dis.—Ditto, Extension, ss. dis.—North Staffordshire, 7s. 6d. dis.—North-Wes tern ' 4/. 9s. dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2, 20 s. P. HULL, Ocromn 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Rumours have been afloat to-daY °f an unpleasant nature, but, on inquiry, it would appear to b . e either the offspring of a mere idl e c h atterer or f ou l s landerer_ The market continues to w ear a firmer aspect ; holders, usual with advanced qu o t a ti ons , scarcely knowing what Price to ask. Sanguine hopes are h e ld b y many that Ministerz will afford some relief; and p ar ti es were f oun d this aler°7„,,, willing to believe that Si r R o b er t P ee l was to retul T ,,,, — , power, and swallow his own A c t s o f 1819 an d 1844. I' d sales are—Great Northern, 5/. 13s. dis.—Huddersfield an Manchester, Thirds, 1% dis.—Amb erga t es , 38 s . dis.—N"' Staffordshire, % dis. EDINBURGH, OcronEn 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Dundee and Norther° Junction, 25s.—Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 435. 6d.—E de n : burgh and Glasgow, 96 ex div.—Edinburgh and Northea 151. 6s. 3d.—Ditto, New, Reg., 9s. 6d.—Ditto, N ew port. 00. —Ditto, ditto, New, Reg., 6s. 6d.—Great Norther', 44 5. North British, Quarters, 738.—Ditt o , N ew Q uar t er s ( scrip)' 7s. 9d.—Ditto, Thirds, Reg., ss. 6d. • , The Observer, of yest e rd a y, O ct . 24, g ave elg lit „ folio columns of Commerci a l an d M onetary Aflaira, to the latest period of Saturday. The Observer, of Su r ; day, Oct. 10 and 17, whi c h t oge th er conta i ne d sixtee folio columns of City Intelligence, Revenue Tables, ST; have been twice reprinted, and copies! of either can had all this month (O c t o b er ). P r i ce o f t h e Observer ~o columns), 6d. There is scarcely a club-house,_ tion, library, or news room, in all England, Scott, Ireland, the Continent, East and West Indies, Anler7,.;' &c.. in which the Observer is not taken in, and j ' -‘ i quently duplicate copies. The extensive publication % the Observer commences at six and concludes at te o'clock on Sunday morning. A Monday edition of 11 :_ e ,, Observer, with accurate M ar k e t s , b est a d a pt e d fur te; country and abroad, regularly published at fe h tl e o'clock on Monday a ft ernoon . It w ill b e se en by t subjoined article that the Observer, of Oct. 24, w.„i 11 1 11 ,, r 5 nish the latest possible iutelligence to the Unite) States:—From the Observer, Sunday, Oct. 24--" parture of the steamer Washington from SonthaniP te , l l; this day.—The great importance of every hour's intent" gence at this particular crisis in mercantile and n 3 e l ' - 0 , - tary, affairs induced Mr. Peabody, a gentleman le e T connected with the American press, to send copies to-day's Observer by a special messenger to Southstny; ton, to be placed on board th e s t eamer W as hi n gton, t u the New York and Bost on p a p ers . Thi s vesse l nias t() leave Southampton a t an ear l y h our t hi s morning for New York. The Observer is the only London paper p a ;',; tually printed and publish e d t o -d a y w hi c h will be sd it from England to America by this conveyance, vi m , contains, consequently, one day's later news . rt the should remark, that thi s s pi r it e d effort on the pof his gentlemen referred t o , i s on l y another instance of To successful endeavour to co nve y to his countrymen atest European intelligence." c da7 SUICIDE OF MISS ROMER'S COACHMAN.--taa- -r „ S afternoon Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Que en Head, Queen-street, St. James's, on the body 0 ' .1 "*" William Morgan, aged thirty-two years, coachma n „ Miss Romer, the actress, who committed suicide u nder _ the following circumstances :—George Buriton, ", ' Regent-street, Westminster, said that he was barman ` c e his aunt, who keeps the Regent's Arms. The deceased was his brother-in-law, and Miss Romer's macho:lt He was generally of a sullen t em p er , an d b a d lately complained of being unfortunate in Derby and St. Leg e r speculation.. On Tuesday e ven i ng l ast the decease d toe witness to the Surrey Th ea t re , and passed him int° h ; house over the stage. He at that time appeared depresee in spirits. William Heather, of 29, Tottenham - P i n said that he was a groom , an d h a d k nown t h e decea% e for many years. H e saw hi m l ast a live in t o , stables at four o'clo c k on Th urs d ay a f ternoo n laa,t• . da y then sent witness f or some cats '- meat. meat. On t morning last witness w en t t o th e s t a bl es , i n Wellingt on, mews, and he there found d ecease d h ang ing by the r to by the means of a piece of rope which was tasten e ' the a rafter in the loft. Th e d oor was l oc ked from inside, and witnes s was o bli ge d t o ge t a l a dder to . by the window. A s soon as h e en t ere d h e cut the ro pe. with a razor, and then sent for a surgeon. The deceas,, came home on Thursday night at half-past ten after taking Miss Romer from the Surrey Theatre t° her residence. Police-constable C 193, said, that te , searching deceased he found a number of pawnbroke rs duplicates; some of them were for articles recently pledged. Oth er w itn e s ses were exam i ne d, who pro ved that deceased's mind had, from some cause, been paired, and the jury returned a verdict of " Tempora l. / insanity." FREE TRADE ...The importations of woollen and cotton goods from F rance i nto t hi s port, notwithstand ing the dullness of the trade in our manufacturing tu t ‘ f tricts, are on the increase ; considerable qu antities.; , cotton and woollen and co tt on stuffs, principally pi?' 0 , - all free of duty, are b roug h t h ere every we ek tr t e he Havre, in the s t eamers ; an d if, in proportion t o FR , trade of other ports i n the kingdom with France , j e t importations are made at these, it must materially tir rho the manufacture of such goods in this country. ly Atalanta, on Tuesday l os t, b roug h t 2,000 p i ec es, to° s ' fur London houses.—Hampshire Independent. __This BASINGSTOKE AND SALISBURY RAILROAD- b o o undertaking, like m an y o th ers o f t h e same kind' jog been checked in its progress, the sub-contractors be se . limited in the quantity of work to be done ;in e " quence of which they h ave , a t cons id era bl e l os s to th e selves, been obliged to se ll o ff a l arge por tion of, t a p(' horses. Part of th e s t a ff h as a l so b een re ducent i o f many mechanics and labourers have been thrown °ti oe d %suer, and those remaining are em pl oye d a t rat° wages.—Hampski e Independent. fere ( ' A well-known actor on th e Edi n b urg h s t ag e en- her into an engagement w i t h J enny Lind, securing in singing powers for the gratification of the lieges 0 1 . Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Perth ; the terms wer e "-g per night. Wh en t h e g i fted Swede was performsr it in England she was taken ill, and as before that e ve r :o considerable pr e p aratory expense had b een incur d, in Scotland, th e s p ecu l ator became rather alarm and and accordingly i nsure d t h e life of Jenny Li n d for weeks, for one th ousan d pounds. Tne only eff! e , h t v this step was to redu ce th e gross profits o f h er iris" 201. note. rADVERTISEMENT.]—TH R EARL OF Awnor w ,,T l , o l ll Axe tioLeowsx's PILLS . — A n astounding cure by th i s ra. his medicine, after every oth er means had failed. See war" 1 845. Lordship's letter, dated " V i lla Messina, Leghorn , Fe' have Professor Holloway—Sir : I b eg to acquaint you that Y our „P e t in oSt effected a cure of a di sor d er i n my liver and stomac h all "' - d n ot eminent of the facnity, at h ome and all over the cont inent, ha d been able to effect ; nay , not eves the waters of Carls bad or 0 70 rienbad. (Signed) " ALDBOILOUGH." • These •wonderfal pills !AI cure any disease of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also E i d iloilly nd Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, by all medicine vendors throughout the civilised world. BIRTHS. T „.1 1 si On the 15th inst., at Highb ur y- p l ace, the wife of J')""ti Wilson, Esq., of a son. On the 19th inst., at A c t on Vi carage, Suffolk, the " .w"ir e of the Rev. Lawrence Ottley, of a daughter. A' At Upper Merrion street T) L - ' "-lin, the lady of Georg e Grierson, Esq., of a daughter. grk On the 19th in s t., at Rock-ferry, near Liverpoo l, - Thomas A. Bushby, o f a daughter. ' dl' On the 20th inst., at Windsor, the wife of Edwar Conant, Esq., of a son. ool l' On the 22d i ns t . , at H artsbourne, near Watford, the-- Mrs. Kenyon, of son. On the 22d inst., a in Wimpole-street, the wife of 'b raes j. Bevan, Esq., of a son. t the On the 22d i nst. , at S tower-Provost Rectory , Dorse , wifethe of the Rev. R. A. Denton of a son. Eder . 22d inst., at Endsleigh-street, Mrs. Willia m ington, of a daughter. Lucas, of On the 23d inst., in Ch e sha m -pl ace . M rs . O r ton a daughter. MARRIED. e On the 16th of September, in the Parish Church 0 4- . - Lit ti tl n Driffield, by the Rev. G. Allen, M.A , the Chevalier Marof Larissa de Domanski, late Lieute nan t in the Polish A.„ 4 . 011 Y, Independence. to Kate, second daughter of the late 01 r• Laybourne, of Driffield. Joba On the 23d inst., at St. Margaret's, W es tmi aster, ' lX ' ''. - C or. King, of Upper Thame s - s t ree t, to Ann, only daughter 011' Thomas Phipson, of Islington. DIED, On the 19th in s t., a t C ourt-garden, Marlow, -uue- k -' DP. lenry Bromley 'Enrich, aged 56. Mi ddle- On the 20th i ns t., i n H ornsey-roa d , M r . J. W. ."-* wood, aged 93. On the 21st inst„ a t St . M ary Abb o tt' s -t err ace, - K 6nsiog ton, John Walker, aged 86. etb, u On the 21 s t i ns t., at L ower Mitcham, Surrey, Elizab wife of John H a y nes, E sq. dwar d On the 22d i ns t. , at Vi rginia-place, D over - r oad, E Seymour Rowl ey , age d 24. S tir On the 23d i ns t ., B etty, wife of T. N . G ree ne, Escl' , geOn ms, of the ; 23d in t., It 11 e usse -squar . ~ w ife of , at Endsleigh-street, Mary , 1 " Mr. Willi am E ver i ngton. ____-..... Leno7on : Printed tufa Published by MUBDO YOUNG► of Nt.hiet 112. Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office. No. 112,, Strand, in the Plne, of the SAVOY ► ip the County of Middlesta. Tagod a h °°49l9‘ 1841.,