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-----,_____,.___. , TEE -- • LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 27. (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD ) HENRY FISHER ' S BANKRUFTCY. The banker was a colonial broker in Great Tower street. This was the certificate meeting. Mr. Coosa opposed, and Mr. Lawrence supported. The debts and liabilities were 6,3331. and the as sets will do little more than pay the expenses of the fiat. The bankrupt commenced business on his own ac count in October, 1842, having been previously in partnership with a man named Clarke, since a bank rupt. When Fisher so commenced he was insolvent. It appeared by the evidence, that he did not confine himself to brokerage, but traded on his own account very largely, and inserted such transactions under fictitious heads in the ledger. The Commissioner asked him why he made such fictitious entries The bankrupt replied, after much hesitation, that he did not wish to let his clerks know he traded upon his own account. One of the main charges preferred against him was extravagant expen diture. This charge was proved. The bankrupt admitted that he spent 11. ss. a week on wine and spirits alone, and that an establishment at Hackney, which he was in the habit of visiting, and in which a single lady lived, cost him more than 1001. a year. Another charge was, obtaining money by false re presentations from a creditor. This charge too was completely proved. Mr. Charles Barry, of Fen church-street, lent him upwards of 2,000/., the bankrupt, with whom he had long been on terms of friendship, assuring him that he was then in solvent circumstances, and that he wanted to invest the money in a Government contract for cocoa. The bankrupt admitted that at the period he obtained this loan he was insolvent, and that he had stated he wished to invest it in a Government contract, but he denied that he said he was solvent. At the time of the loan he fully expected a large bequest from his father, who was aged and wealthy—a hope which was not realised. He invested the money so borrowed in cocoa, and lost 3001. by the transaction. It appeared that Mr. Charles Barry charged the bankrupt fifteen per cent. on the loan. In addition to these charges, there was another in reference to a certain bill dis counting transaction, in which the bankrupt did not act with perfect fairness towards his bankers, who, however, did not oppose. Mr. L AWRENCE: and Mr. COOKE having severally addressed the Court, The COMMISSIONER said that he considered the charges urged against the bankrupt as proved. He roust say that he quite disapproved of the bankrupt's conduct in reference to those fictitious entries in his books. As far as he could learn, the bankrupt's con duct, in dealing upon his own account whilst a broker, was in direct violation of the bye-laws of the city of London—laws which were made to preserve the purity of trade, and which ought to be strictly upheld. The Lankrupt's conduct in reference to his bankers wa s blameable, and his treatment of Mr. Barry was atrocious. He borrowed more than 2,0001. from that person, none of which was paid, and made representations to him which were wholly untrue. He considered that he would not be acting in accordance with his duty if he did not suspend the certificate for one year from the present date. No protection. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. IN RE GEORGE BETTS. This insolvent, a medical student, was opposed by a creditor named Dent, who complained that he had contracted a debt with him to the amount of 65/. fur lodging and refreshments, without any means of payment. It appeared that Mr. Dent was the landlord of the Printers Arms, New Church-ccurt, Strand, where the insolvent had lodged from October to March, during which period the debt now complained of was contracted. _ _ _ The insolvent, on being examined, stated that he had slept, on an average, four or five nights a week at Mr. Dent's, and very seldom at his own residence, Edward-street, Hampstead-road. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS upon this decided that Mr. Dent's house was a residence within the meaning of the Art, and adjourned the case for the insolvent to amend his description. The insolvent's bail was enlarged. WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT, Sept. 27. (Before MOTLAN, Esq ) LORD BURY V. CLARK. In this case, which was tried without a jury, a verdict with 201. damages, had passed against the de fendant. The action was for an assault, committed under the following circumstances :—The plaintiff having posted a letter at the house of the defendant, who keeps a stationer's shop and post-office in Jer myn-street, entered the shop and asked for some pencil-cases. A dispute about the quality of the pencil-cases ensued ; it became an angry one, and the def,ndant ordered the plaintiff to quit his shop. The plaintiff refused to leave, and defendant sent for a policeman. While the defendant's messenger was in search of a policeman the plaintiff saw one passing. He went out to him, and returned with him. The defendant then, after in vain requesting the plaintiff to withdraw, as he said—but without such a request, as plaintiff contended—ran from behind his counter and pushed the plaintiff with considerable force into the street. Mr. Keane subsequently moved for a new trial on the grounds-1. That the defendant having revoked the licence for entering his shop, which as a tradesman he had given to the plaintiff as one of the public, had a right to turn him out of it if he did not go on request ; and that, supposing there had not been in this case a second request, the first was sufficient to justify the defendant, as the plaintiff's ccnduct rendered a se cond request unnecessary. 2. That the verdict was against evidence. 3. That the damages were exces sive. Mr. Dod having shown cause in the first in stance, the Learned Judge took time to consider his opinion; and, at the sitting of the Court yesterday morning, said he saw no ground for disturbing the verdict. There was most distinct evidence of the assault. Lord Bury swore that the defendant pushed him with gross violence, and the policeman said that he saw the defendant push his Lordship violently. If the statement of those two witnesses was believed, there was not in the case any motive of a " molliter manus imposuit. The defendant had himself ad mitted the animus with which he had committed the assault. Admitting, for argument's sake, that a tradesman could revoke his general license to the public—but only admitting it for argument's sake, as it was unquestionably bad law—was this defend ant, who kept a post-office, who was, therefore, a public servant, to clear the post-office at his plea sure ? Much stress had been laid on that part of the application which related to the supposed excessive ness of the damages. They were not excessive ; and the application, therefore, must be refused, with costs.—Rule refused. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Wieerams.) Francis Thomas Griffiths, who was yesterday in dicted for forgery and acquitted, was afterwards arraigned upon another indictment, charging him with stealing a gold watch, some diamond studs, and other articles of jewellery, the property of Mr West. The same counsel were engaged for the prosecu tion and the defence. Haydon, a City policeman, deposed, that when he apprehended the prisoner upon in the former charge he found in his possession the articles mentionedthe indictment, and he now produced them. Mr. West repeated his former evidence, with re gard to the prisoner having been in his service for nine months i n th e y ea r 1845, an d sa id that during that period he missed the articles mentioned in thein dictment, and which had been produced by the offi cer ; and he identified them as his property. In cross-examination he said, that at the time the prisoner was in his service his wife was alive. She died at the latter end of the same year, after the pri soner left. He had reason to be dissatisfied with her conduct, but he never had the slightest suspicion of any improper intimacy existing between her and the prisoner ; and his wife, on the contrary, always ap peared to entertain a hostile feeling towards him. Mr. BALLANTINE7 on addressin g th e j ur y f or th e prisoner, said, h e regretted that his instructions com pelled him to do so, but he had no alternative but to lay before them the defence which he was instructed to make to the cha rge, and his explanation of the mode in which the pr o p erty came into his possession. The prisoner told him —and he was bound to lay his statement before the jury —that th e art i cles now pro duced had been given to him by the wife of the pro secutor, and he was also instructed that there had been very great intimacy between them ; and if the jury should believe this to have been the case, what ever their opinion might be of the moral c on d uct of the prisoner, they ought not to convict him of' stealin g the property. It was o f course u tterly impossible to i produce evidence to sho w positively that such an n timacy as he had described existed between the pro secutor's wife and the prisoner, but he should prove, by the evidence of a clerk who was in the prosecutor's service at the same time as the prisoner, that Mr. West was quite deceived in supposing that his wife really entertained any hostile feeling towards the prisoner, for h e should prove that she behaved with great kindnes s to him, particularly when her husband was absent ; and th e j ury would infer from all the circumstances whether it was not very probable that the story told by the prisoner was correct. George Rees Rich was then examined. He said that he was ;n the service of Mr. West when the pri soner was eemployedoyed by him.. Mr. West frequently went out of town on the Sunday afternoon, leaving his wire at home, and did not return till th e M onday, and sometimes Tuesday following. While he was do absent his wife would come into the shop, an d „ me _ times remained there two hours, and he had seen her go to the prisoner's desk and talk to him for half-an hour, and he had seen him make her a present of flowers, and once he gave her a flower in a pot. She used also to send him down bread and cheese and ale, and also invited him up stairs to dine with her ; and this was never the case when her husband was at hand. By Mr. RYLAND—The other persona engaged in the shop were also invited to dine with Mrs. West as well as the prisoner. Mr. RYLAND, in replying upon the base set up by the prisoner, said that there had been no answer to the evidence for the prosecution, for even if it had gone to the length of asserting that a criminal inti macy existed between the prisoner and the prose cutor's wife, it was no proof that she would rob her husband and give the property to the prisoner. He had heard a great many far-fetched defences in his time, but this exceeded them all, and he looked upon it as a mere base and infamous attempt on the part of the prisoner to destroy the reputation of the unfortu nate woman, and that it was only a desperate en deavour to escape from the consequences of guilt, which would never have been made if the lady had been alive and in a position to repel the accusation made against her. Mr. Justice Wumanis having briefly addressed the jury, they immediately found the prisoner Guilty. In answer to a question from the Court, the pro secutor said that during the year the prisoner was in his service he lost property from his shop to the amount of 3001. The prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for eighteen months. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) John Coggs, alias O'Connor, 23, servant, was in dicted for demanding money with menaces from Robert Brailey. Mr. Baldwin prosecuted, and Mr. O'Brien de fended the prisoner. It appeared that the prosecutor was a waiter, and while walking at the west end of the town be met the prisoner, who entered into conversation with him, and they went to several public-houses and drank to gether. About ten o'clock at night they went into the City, and upon the prosecutor going up a passage for a certain purpose, the prisoner laid hold of his shirt and demanded I Os. or transportation for life, his object evidently being to insinuate that he would make a charge of an unnatural crime, and, under the terror inspired by the prisoner's conduct, the pro secutor gave him a scarf and a handkerchief and a small sum of money. The jury found the prisoner Guilty ; and The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced him to be trans ported for ten years. Thomas Howard, 26, carpenter, was indicted for wounding Sarah Howard, his wife, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm. Mr. Ballantine conducted the prosecution, which was instituted.by the parochial authorities of Kensing ton • Mr. O'Brien defended the prisoner. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the prisoner, who is an Irishman, and his wife, resided at Kensington, and he was in the constant habit of ill using her most brutally. On the 25th of July the prisoner was in a most excited state from drink, and he made a savage attack upon his unfortunate wife and broke two of the bones of her nose, and struck her on the head until she was insensible ; and it was suggested by the prosecution that those injuries had been inflicted by a hammer. The poor woman, however, who, notwithstanding the dreadful injuries she had received, appeared actuated by a desire to give her evidence as leniently as possible towards the prisoner, said that no instru ment was made use of. The surgeon who was called in found the poor creature in a state of entire uncon sciousness, and she remained in that condition, with slight intervals, two days. She was far advanced in pregnancy at the time, and she was delivered shortly afterwards of a dead child. Mr. O'BuiEs, at the close of the case, submitted that the count imputing a felonious intent could not be supported, as there was no proof of any weapon or instrument having been made use of. The COMMON SERGEANT said, that this had no doubt been ruled by the Judges, and if the jury thought there was no evidence of any instrument having been made use of, the prisoner could only be convicted of a common assault. The jury found the prisoner guilty of an assault. The prisoner was then charged with assaulting Thomas M'Cormick with a poker, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. In this case it appeared, that after committing the assault upon his wife the prisoner absconded from Kensington and took up his abode in the house of the prosecutor, in Orchard-place, Marylebone. On the night of the Ist of August he was very drunk, and upon some dispute taking place he attacked M'Cor mick with a poker, and struck him a violent blow across the face, and would have inflicted more serious injury upon him if a police-constable, whom the cry of " Murder" had attracted to the spot, had not in terfered, and, with great difficulty, secured him. The conduct of the prisoner appeared to have been of the most outrageous character, and when he made the blow at the prosecutor he was heard to say that he would do for him, and that he was not the first he had done for. The poker with which the injury was inflicted was produced, and it appeared to be consi derably bent by the force of the blow. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to be kept to hard labour for 18 months. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAASIOA-HOUSE. Thomas Holliday, Henry Gardner, Herman Casa, and James Loup, underwent a final examination upon the charge of having conspired to defraud. The in quiry excited the greatest interest. Mr. Huddleston and Mr. Hillory appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Vansandau for Loup ; Mr. Char nock and Mr. Sidney for Cusell ; and a solicitor for Gardner. Mr. Huddleston commenced by introducing the following new case against Gardner and Holliday : Frederick Joseph Routledge, of the firm of Rout ledge and Felix, of Addle-street, Cheapside, said—l know Gardner and Holliday ; the latter called on me on the sth of August to look at gloves which we had for sale. lie said he wished to ship some, and he selected some from our stock to the amount of 421.85. at 1-4- per cent. discount, at eighteen days. He gave us a further order for 501. or 60/. worth, but I did not execute that order, for I saw the gloves I had sold in tlie, house of a Mr. Barnet, who I heard offered them at a large discount. I applied several times for payment for the goods, and I occasionally saw both Gardner and Holliday, but they both put me off. They always told me that the goods were for shipping, but I do not know that I should have re fused them if they had told me otherwise. David Wcodrovv, porter to Messrs. Routledge and Co., said he was employed to take the goods from Ilia employers' premises to Messrs. Gardner and Holliday, at No. 4, Pancras -lane. He gave them to the house k. eper, and had no communication with Gardner and Holliday, and he believed, but could not swear, the boxes contained French gloves. Alfred Barnet, buyer to the firm of Barnet, Leaf, and Co., of Wood-street, warehousemen, said—l know Mr. Cusell well indeed, and I know Mr. Routledge, who is frequently at our premises. I showed Mr. Routledge some gloves on, I think, the 6th or 7th of August, which I got from Mr. Cusell. I purchased them of Cusell, who, I think, called upon me on the 9th of August. He told me he had some gloves for sale, end I said I would go and look at them, and I did so, and told him I was quite full of the article. He said he would make them cheap. I examined and made him an offer, which he ac cepted. It was 25 per cent. off the prices on the paper. They w ere suc h as I have b een i n t h e h a bi t of buying at 1-4 per cent. discount. There was an invoice obtained upon the occasion. He did not tell me of whom he had purchased the goods. I told him to call again for payment, and I sent to Messrs. Routledge and Felix, for I knew from the boxes and the marks that they came from that house. I knew the goods, but I did not mention from whom they came. Mr. HILLORY—Iwish to know why, upon the for mer occasion, vou refused to give your deposition in this case ? Witness—l had my employer s interest at heart, and I knew it would be very inconvenient if I were to be detained from their business for two or three days, which the inquiry might occupy. Cross-examined by Mr. Charnock, for Cusell—l have done business with Mr. Cusell these ten years. I have given him orders fbr German goods, and they were properly executed. They were nothing under the mark. I never found anything out of the way in his dealing. Ours is a very extensive and respectable house. I never saw Loup before this day that I know of. Cusell came with the goods in the middle of the day. Mr. Hillory said he should show, by a variety of cases dovetailing with each other, the existence of a general combination and conspiracy amongst the four defendants, and in doing so it would be necessary to revert to the case re l at i ng to the tools o b ta i ned b y n a Gardner me and o r thello 1 l d o a r y d , awhichor wasw er were mentioned e d u the p as the when individual to be applied to. The same parties who were mixed up in that transaction were concerned in the fraud of Mr. Gray, and the details of the parti culars, showing the connection to he quite undeni able, were requisite in fairly representing the system to the publie. James Brown, clerk of the Custom-house wharf, by Messrs. Hall and Co., stated that on the 30th July he received a receiving note from Mr. Williams, of the export warehouse, for three packages of goods, marked "F" in a diamond. On the 3d or August he received a delivery order for the same packages. He knew Cusell, but not Loup. The delivery order was signed " Gardner and Co." Mr. G. Williams, clerk in the export warehouse of the Custom-house wharf, stated that he received from Mr. Brown some goods, which he subsequently 14, IiONDON, TUESDAY EVEWIN6, SPEPTENBER 111 lei 71 delivered upon a delivery order to a person named Needle. surgeon ; but the latter upon his arrival, pronounced it then to he dead. Mr. Robert Booth, of Budge-row, auctioneer, said, a person whom I believe to Holliday called upon me with a card upon which was written, " Gardner and and Co., Pancras lane." He said he wanted to bor row 1001. upon some t•ols. I told him I never ad vanced money except in case of a public sale. He said he would send the goods, and he went away Be tween 4 and 5 o'clock on that day there were two casks and a large case brought by the same person, and I sent my sons to look at them, and offered to lend him 401. upon them, and I gave him 201. in cash and a cheque for 201. accordingly. On the 10th of August he came again, accompanied by a gentle man whom I believe to be Cusell. and who had the appearance of a foreign Jew. He said he wanted the goods, and asked me what I would charge for ware house room, as he wanted to take them away. I said two sovereigns ; as I had advanced 401., in all 42/. The money was paid, and I put the tools into a ham per and craze, which I lent to them, and which they returned. Josephs corr )borated the preceding witness's state ment ; and Mrs. Frances Nathan, a lodger in the same house as the prisoner, deposed, that while in her own apartment, below that occupied by the prisoner and his daughter, who lived together in one room, and the latter of whom she had noticed lately to be very far advanced in pregnancy, she heard a noise of great confusion in the room overhead between 6 and 7 o'clock on Saturday morning, and hearing the male prisoner shortly after going up and down stairs, as if procuring something for his daughter, she went to her window, and on looking out saw the prisoner cross the yard to the watercloset with a pail in his hand, and in a few minutes re turn with the pail empty. As soon as he had gone to his own room the witness also went into the yard, and distinctly traced srots of blood all the way down the stairs and along the passage and yard to the water closet, the seat ef which was much stained in a similar manner. Upon the alarm being afterwards raised of the child's body having been discovered, the witness directed the attention of the prisoner's daugh ter, who was looking out of window, to the stains of blood in the yard, when she rapidly withdrew her head, without making any observation, and pulled down the sash. _ _ _ Cross-examined—l verily believe Cusell to be the person who accompanied Holliday. The fact of the receipt of the goods at the Custom house wharf, and the subsequent delivery of them to a carman who conveyed them to the premises of Mr. Booth, in Budge-row, was then proved. George Roberts, carman, stated that two persons, one of whom was Cusell, hired him on the 3d of August. They accompanied him to Mr. Booth's premises, Budge-row, and helped him to load his cart with hampers, a case, and a crate. Cusell then accompanied him to Messrs. Johnson and Day's pre mises in Eldon-street, Finsbury, where he unloaded. Holliday did not go with them. Cusell seemed to be in a hurry. Mr. J. Johnson, calenderer and packer, in partner ship with Mr. John Day, of No. 23, Eden-street, Finsbury, said—On the 10th of August, about half past five o'clock, I heard of some goods coming, and about six o'clock they came, and I helped to unload them. Cusell was with them, and they remained at my warehouse until the 21st of August, and in the meantime we received orders for the goods to be in spected, signed "H. Cusell and Co. I afterwards delivered these goods to Mr. Cranch (Mr. Bond's so licitor) I saw Loup the same evening the goods came in. He came with a Mr. Dejough, who looked round and said, " Is this all that you have got ?" They came directly after the goods were brought. The goods came to us loose. Cusell was gone before Loup came in with Dejough. Loup said we were to take care of the goods, and not let them get rusty, and keep them dry. He did not say what he had to do with the goods. He seemed to know the tools at once. I saw Loup again next morning, when we sorted out the tools ready for inspection. Loup brought a person to look at them. We told them they were not then ready to be looked at, and we made an appointment for three o'clock. The person who came with Loup came about that time, and Loup eame in while he was lookit g at them ; and we showed the goods, and Loup was looking at them with him. Between the 10th and the 2lst I saw Loup repeatedly ; but I don't recollect whether Loup spoke about the goods. He came popping in as an old friend, but did not come about the tools. He did not tell me that he had ad vanced anything upon the tools. I should have re collected if he had. I saw Cusell, for whom I was holding the tools, but he did not bring any one to look at them. _ _ Two witnesses deposed to an interview with the prisoner's daughter, in which she avowed her own criminality, and declared her father's ignorance of her condition ; but Sergeant Price, through whose intelligence and perieverance the circumstances in volved in the case were brought to light, and who caused the prisoner's daughter to be removed, in nominal custody, to the infirmary of the White chapel Union until she has recovered, informed the magistrate that at the next examination he should be able to produce several witnesses who would conclu sively establish the case against both the prisoner and his daughter. Mr. Meares, the divisional surgeon, stated that he had ascertained upon examination that the prisoner's daughter had given birth to a child within the last two or three days, and, having since seen the infant discovered in the water-closet, was perfectly satisfied that it was of mature age and growth, and had not been long deposited in the place where it was found; but whether it was born alive or not, he was incapable of stating until he had performed a pest mortem exa mination of the body. The prisoner," who did not offer any defence, and maintained an obdurate silence throughout the pro ceedings, was ordered by Mr. HAMMILL to be re manded for a week, to afford time for the completion of the evidence. Cross-examined by Mr. Vansandau, for Loup— Loup appeared to me to be interested in the tools. He is in the habit of coming into our place, and he is not a man who interferes with any business that is not his own. I have known him 29 or 30 years, and I believe him to be a respectable man. I never heard anything against him He is a commission agent. There were other goods in our house in which Loup was interested. I cannot say whether Mr. Loup showed the person who was with him those other goods. Mr. Huddleston--What sort of goods are those other goods in which Mr. Loup was interested ? Wit. ness—They are grey cottons and prints. They be long to Messrs. Hewetson and Co., of Winchester street. They are returned goods from abroad. M. Huddleston—When did you receive them ? Witness—About two months ago ; they are still on our premises. Mr. Huddleston here stated, that information had been received from an authentic source to the effect that Gardner and Holliday had obtained goods to the amount of 1,0001. from a house in Scotland, and it was most desirable that the goods at Messrs. Johnson and Day's, in which Loup was said to be interested, should be examined. The Loin) MAYOR gave directions accordingly, and Mr. Johnson willingly undertook to show the goods. Upon the return of the person sent to examine the goods alluded to, his Lordship was informed that they were not part of the property obtained from Scotland. Charles Proctor, a porter, said—ln August last Loup, whom* I have known about twenty months, told me he had not time to look after the tools him self, but if I knew any one who would buy them, I could do so, and I mentioned Mr. Buck's name to him ; and I took Mr. Buck to Messrs. Johnson and Day's, to look at them. Mr. Loup carries on busi ness at 32, Aldermanbury,now. I never saw Gardner and Holliday before. Cross• examined for Loup—l never heard anything to the disparagement of Loup. I belonged to a highly respectable house in the Old Jewry, in which Mr. Loup had the whole control and management. I was employed, under Mr. Loup, to find purchasers for goods. Kibblewhite, a City policeman, said—When I went to serve the summons upon Loup, to attend here in Mr. Gray's case, he said it was the first time he had had anything to do with Cusell ; and as for Gardner and Holliday, he knew nothing at all about them. Cusell is a next door neighbour to Loup. Mr. Joseph V. Tucker, of Sun-street, Bishops gate, plane and saw maker, said—ln May last I went to Gardner and Holliday's offices, and saw Gardner, and told him I called respecting an order for tools. I asked him where the tools were for, and he said they _ _ were to go to America, but Mr. Holliday knew most about it, and he was then engaged. I then went into the inner office, and saw both of them together, and they said they wanted tools for shipment. I asked where for? Mr. Holliday said for Sydney, and they gave me a list for 1271. worth of goods. I thought the matter suspicious, as one of them said the goods were for America, and the other said they were for Sydney. I took the list, and I made out another list and submitted it to them. In consequence of a mes sage I received I went to Johnson and Day's pre mises, and I saw a person there, and Mr. Johnson said, " That is Mr. Cusell, there ;" but I only saw his back. Frederick Tucker, son of the last witness, said—l called upon Loup, having heard that he had tools for sale. He told me that he had, and he took me to Messrs. Johnson and Day's premises to see them. I asked him from whom he had got them, but I could not get it out of him. He said he had got them to sell for a party. He said they were Tucker's make, London make, and he believed they were very good. They were my father's make, and I knew them to be so. They had his name upon them. Cross-examined for Loup—Loup did not ask me my name. Mr. Huddleston said, there was another case in which Gardner, Holliday, and Cusell were implicated previously to the first case entered into with respect to Mr. Gray, who was defrauded of his ropes. The case he alluded to was one in which Mr. Gray had been defrauded of goods to the amount of 901., which goods had been obtained, as the other goods had been obtained, for shipment. A bill had been given, which became due, and the answer returned was no assets. The Learned Counsel, however, did not consider it necessary to accumulate cases before the Lord Mayor, as the prosecutor could avail himself of all additional evidence in the several indictments which it might be considered necessary to lay. Mr. Vansandau contended that Mr. Loup, his client, was by no means criminally affected by what had been represented, as he had acted all through merely a as the th a a t gtebnet goodsof - A l r b . a Cusell, übseeel been , and obt a without ined by any an y irregular knowledge improper or means. Mr. Huddleston submitted that quite enough had been stated to show that a conspiracy had existed be tween the accused. The LORD MAYOR said he was d e t erm i ne d t o sen d the whole business to be decided before a higher tri bunal. The defendants were then all ordered to be com mitted for trial at the Central Criminal Court. His LoRDsHIP said he would accept of bail for the following amounts :—Gardner 400/, and two sure ties of 2001. each ; Holliday 4001. and two sureties of 2001. each ; Cusell 2001. and two sureties of 1001. each ; and Loup 1001. and two sureties of 1001. each. Cusell and Loup procured bail; Gardner and Hol liday were sent to Newgate. WORSHIP-STREET. A middle-aged man, named George John Ilews?n, described as a working jeweller, was charged with having concealed the birth of a newly-born female infant. Patrick Curtin, a shoemaker, occupying a house in Rosetta-place, Sandy's-row, Spitalfields, in the rear of the street in which the prisoner lived, stated, that upon going to his water closet between 10 and 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, he was shocked at dis covering the body of an infant partly immersed in the soil, head downwards, and distinctly noticed a tremu lous motion of the limbs, which satisfied him that it was alive. He immediately called to his neighbours; and, having run for the police, found upon his re turn that the body had been got out and placed in a tub of water, for the purpose of cleansing it, by a man Josephs, who afterwards sent for an adjacent PORTSMOUTH, PORTS' EA, AND RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GOSPORT 110SPI l'A L. , WATERFORD AND LIMERILK. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The foundation-stone of A special meeting of this company was held on this institution was laid this afternoon, between 4 and Wednesday, at Waterford ; Mr. T. Meagher, M.P., 5 o'clock, by the Prince Consort. His Royal high- in the chair. ness arrived in the harbour at a quarter to 4 o'clock, , The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that under the customary salutes and ceremonies, and the directors had examined the reports and estimates landed at the Albert-pier, Portsea, where a guard of ; of the engineer for a deviation line from a point a honour of the 52d Regiment, under the command of short distance above Carrick, passing on the south Major Davies, Lord George Lennox, Mr. Grant, aide of the river Suir, and also one on the north, chairman of the committee of management of the between Grannagh and the Kilkenny side of the hospital ; the directors of the pier, and the heads of bridge at Waterford, with the estimates of the ori the naval, military and civil, departments, re- ginal line between Grannagh and the same point ceived him, and conducted him in Sir Charles above Carrick. That there was no decided advantage Ogle's carriage to the site of the new charity, in favour of one side or the other. Taking into con near All Saints' Church, and close--very much too sideration the general state of monetary affairs, they close perhaps—to the tallow-melting and candle consider that the operations of the company should manufactory of Messrs. Doudney. On arriving -be confined, in the first instance, to the completion on the ground, his Royal Highness was re- and opening of the line from Limerick to Tipperary, ceived by the local authorities, the Warden of Win- so as to have an early return upon the capital ex chester College, the Vicar of Portsmouth, the Rev. J. pended, which will require for the present all the P. M‘Ghie ; and a large body of the clergy. Three means of the company ; and secondly, the purchase cheers were given on the Prince ascending the plat- of the land and the prosecution of the works in ex form, which having subsided, the Mayor read an ap- tension to Clonmel, to ensure an uninterrupted traffic propriate address to the illustrious mason, to which of fifty miles. They strongly recommend the share his Royal Highness replied as follows : holders to defer any decision upon the approach to "I have received with much pleasure your address. Waterford until the next half-yearly meeting, being I very willingly consented to lay the first stone of of opinion that the bridge formerly contemplated at the hospital in your borough, for nothing can be Grannagh is impracticable, and therefore recommend more gratifying to my feelings than to be able to pro- the proprietors to confirm its abandonment. That, mote and encourage the useful and charitable insti- being within 3,0001. of having half the capital paid tutions of the country ; and no audertakings can be up, the directors requested authority t borrow any more deserving of such a description 'than those that portion of the sum the Act entitled them to raise. provide refuge, assistance, and medical skill for suf- On the motion being made that the report be ferers under the combined misfortunes of poverty and adopted, a discussion arose as to the necessity of' sickness?' coming to a decision with respect to a north or south The Warden of Winchester College then offered line from Carrick. up a suitable prayer, and the stone was laid with the Lord GLENGALL said, there were advantages and usual formalities ; and, after another prayer, his disadvantages at both sides, which left the subject Royal Highness, with his cortege, left the ground perfectly doubtful to his mind. He saw much dif and embarked or Osborne in the Fire Queen steam- ficulty in going to Parliament for either of these yacht. lines ; there was a movement in England opposed to the passing of railway Bills. He did not think it wise, in the present state of the money market, to employ the engineers and staff to go to Parliament at a time when their services would be wanted on the line between Limerick and Clonmel.. Resolutions were passed adopting the report; aban doning the proposed bridge at Grannagh, and autho rising the directors to borrow 250,0001. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. DONIZETTI THE COMPGSER. This eminent man, whO, as our readers are doubt less aware, has been for a considerable time past afflicted with mental derangement, is at present re siding, under the care of his nephew, in an asylum near Paris. The following particulars, related by a friend who recently visited him, will, doubtless, be read with interest :—" The other evening we went to pay a visit to poor .Donizetti. His nephew Andrea, an amiable young man, devotedly attached to his uncle, is unremitting in his attendance on the inter esting invalid. When we arrived, Donizetti was in the garden, seated in a large armchair. He held in his hand a bunch of flowers. His head was inclined downward ; but his countenance was inanimate. He seemed, as it were, to be dreaming awake. In the garden a little parterre of verdure and flowers is re served for his use ; and on one side there is a mar quee, into which he occasionally retires to shelter himself against the chilling breeze, or the scorching rays of the sun. When we spoke to him, he gazed on us with an expression of interest. It would ap pear that the sight of his friends created in his mind a feeling of sadness, for I observed a tear glistening in his eye. M. Ricordi spoke to him of Italy ; of his native city Milan. Donizetti then half closed his eyes, and an expression of deep melancholy overspread his countenance. He seemed to say within himself, " Pity me ! I am very miserable !" A few moments afterwards he rose from his chair, and we conducted him into the house. His nephew sat down to the piano and sounded a few chords. Doni zetti then became more cheerful, and whilst his nephew continued to play he marked the tune with his foot. This fact leads me to hope that his case is not so des perate as was at first apprehended. Walking, or any kind of motion, has a favourable effect on him. Riding in a carriage seems to be the sort of movement which agrees with him best. He has been taken out for carriage drives about ten times within the last month, and on none of these occasions did he manifest the least fatigue or impatience ; on the contrary, the excursions evidently afforded him pleasure. His mental malady does not appear to have affected his bodily health generally. His colour is fresh, and his countenance has no trace of feebleness. His right arm is almost totally paralyzed; but his legs, though exceedingly weak, have not lost all their muscular power. The seat of the disease is in the back of the head, and the dorsal spine is affected. Medical science daily accomplishes so many miracles, that, even though Donizetti should never be perfectly cured, we may still hope to see his present sad condition greatly ameliorated.—From the Lady's Newspaper. ULSTER. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thursday, at Belfast; Mr. J. Goddard in the chair. The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that the traffic returns for the half-year ending 31st of August were 22,1151. Os. lid., and the expenses of working the line 8,3251. 12s. 9d., leaving a balance of net profits of 13,7891. Bs. 2d. Out of this sum the directors recommend a dividend of 245. per share be declared, which will leave 1,3291. 16s. 2d. to be added to the reserved fund. The directors congratulated the company on the progressive increase of their traffic. During a period of severe depression this railway has Rot only maintained, but considerably added to, the amount of its receipts in both departments of its trade. Past experience, therefore, fairly warrants the expec tation, that when the railway was open to Armagh, that a very large addition would be made to the business of the Ulster Railway—an increase more than commensurate with the outlay required to complete it. By this extension districts of the country hitherto comparatively unaffected by it will be brought within its influences, and so long as Belfast maintains its pre eminence as a mercantile town this railway must participate in its prosperity, Along with the increase of receipts, particularly in the goods department, there has keen an increase in the working expenses. On comparison with the expenses of the previous half-year this increase of expenses is not proportionate to the increase of trade ; for while the expenses of the previous half-year amount to 39f per cent. of the gross receipts, those of the late half-year amount to 37f per cent. That there was a most unequal pres sure in the goods traffic, it having been necessary in the spring to send out 'very frequently extra trains, which increased the cost of working. The inconve nience, too, attending the alteration of the old line of rails to the new gauge has also led to increased ex - penditure. When the alteration has been com pleted, and a double line of rails thus available through the whole distance, the luggage trains will be able to run with the same regularity as the pas senger trains. The directors are informed by Mr. Dargan that the extension to Armagh will be ready for opening in the course of a very few weeks ; they ,are most anxious that net a single day should be lost in opening this important addition to the line at the present season of the year. The engineer's report stated that the railway had been worked with great regularity, and that the line, the engines, and working stock of the company were in excellent order; that the traffic had been trans ferred from the broad to the narrow gauge without interrupting its regularity; that the alteration of the old line of rails to the new gauge had been nearly completed. The alteration of the old engines, to adapt them to the narrow gauge, was in actual pro gress. Three of them have been completed, and are ready for work. The line from Portadown to Armagh was to be ready for opening in the first week of November. _ The capital account to the 31st of July showed that 622,496/. had been expended on the railway. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded and agreed to. After which, resolutions were passed, approving of the dividend of 245. per share; placing 3771. at the disposal of the directors, as a remuneration for their services ; and re-electing six out of seven retiring directors, and electing one new director in the roam of the one who retired. The Rev. Mr. FITZGERALD made some observations on Sunday travelling, and concluded by moving " that it be discontinued in future." _ _ No one appearing to second the motion, it fell to ground. The CHAIRMAN said, in answer to a question, that besides one train, morning and evening, on Sundays, there was also a mid-day train ; that there was now no more Sunday travelling by railway than there was when the coaches ran along the road ; and besides that the engines did not require so much brushing up and cleaning as the horses. He considered that it would prove a great inconvenience to the public if Sunday trains were discontinued. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meet ing separated. WANDSWORTH. Thornas Badcock, Henry Badcock, and Henry Driver, three powerful young men, were charged before Mr. Paynter with the following attack on two labourers, working on the Richmond Railway. It appears that these men, whose names are James Smith and Jesse Haydon, went on Saturday night into the tap-room of the nose and Crown, and had hardly been there a minute before Henry Badcock knocked Smith down anti kicked him, Haydon picked his companion up, when he was struck and knocked down. With considerable difficulty they got out of the house, and proceeded towards home. In passing up Garrett-lane they were met by the pri soners Thomas Badcock and Driver, who attacked them with the ferocity of wild beasts, they felled them, and then in the most cowardly and brutal manner kicked them with their nailed and plated shoes over the face, head, and body. The poor fellow Smith became insensible, and the moans of Hayden were distinctly heard three hun dred yards distant. Their cries of murder brought Police-constable Webb, 134 V, to the spot, and the prisoners then made off, but were ap prehended in the course of that night and Sunday. When found by the police the navigators were lying in a pool of blood, Smith's frock being completely saturated. Both men exhibited such marks as proved they had been most ill-treated, while their assailants were without a scratch. Mr. PAYNTER said the assault that had been com mitted on the unoffending men was one of the most brutal he had ever had to adjudicate upon. But that the injured parties were poor and could not afford the cost of going to the sessions, he would have sent the prisoners for trial. Thomas Badcock and Henry Driver, would pay 51. each, or be committed for two months; and the other prisoner would pay a fine of 41., or be committed for one month. HAMMERSMITH. Christopher Charles Thurston, who stood charged on suspicion of having, with two others not in custody, been concerned in stealing, on the 3d inst., from Jhe premises of Mr. William Redkinson, the Sussex Arms Tavern, Broadway, Hammersmith, a cash-box, containing Bank notes, &c., to the value of 1001., and a cheque on the banking-house of Messrs. Drewett and Fowler for 12/. 3s. Bd., was placed at the bar, for the fourth time, for further examination. The prisoner, it will be recollected, was remanded for the third time on Thursday last, in order to afford the police more time to trace out the residence of an apple-woman, who on the day of the robbery had a stall in Hungerford-street, Strand, and informed Ser geant Mount that she saw the prisoner, who got off an omnibus on which he rode from Hammersmith, directly after the robbery, and that he joined two men, whose description, as she gave it, corresponded with that of the two men.who stole the cash-box. Inspector Morgan, T division, on the priscner being put to the bar, informed the Magistrate that the po lice were unable to carry the case further against the prisoner. Mr. PAYNTER said he did not think the case suffi cient to obtain a conviction, if he was to commit him for trial. lie should therefore, under those circum stances, discharge him. The prisoner was consequently discharged. ATTEMPTED MURDER. BEECIIWOOD-GREEN, HERTS, SATURDAY.—During the past few days a feeling of horror has prevailed throughout this neighbourhood, which has been caused by the following inhuman outrage upon a poor old man, which, in all probability will terminate fatally. The following are the short facts of the case :—On Thursday se'nnight, Henry Bodsworth, a labourer, who resided at Lilley, left his home for the purpose of proceeding to the above place, to purchase some wearing apparel. Upon arriving there he met his nephew, with whom he spent the evening at a beer shop. At the hour for closing the landlord cleared the house, and Dodsworth, either from drinking too much, or from fatigue, went into a cart shed at the back of the house, and lay down on some straw. Shortly after being there two men entered, who had been drinking in the same house, and had seen Buds worth change a sovereign. They immediately assailed him in the most brutal manner with a heavy bludgeon, with which they beat him over the head till the blood issued most copiously, and he was almost senseless. Ile, however, managed to crawl into a brickfield, ab Art 100 yards off, when he was attacked a second time by his brutal assailants. In this field were marks of men's shoes, and about a quart of coagulated blood between a number of bricks and the hedge, where the old man was thrown, the villains, no doubt, supposing that he was quite dead. _ _ _ Inspector Good, upon being informed of the out rage, commenced an inquiry with the view of finding out the guilty parties. From certain information the inspector received he apprehended two men, named Thomas Hide and James Claridge, who were kept apart, one at Whitwell, and the other at Stevenage. Upon examining the clothing of Cla ridge, fresh marks of blood were found. He ac counted for this by saying his nose had been bleed ing. Similar marks were found upon the clothing of Hide. Mr. Curling, one of the county magistrates, and Mr. Hawkins, the chief clerk, have since taken the depositions of the evidently dying man. lie, upon being shown Hide, at once identified him as being the man who inflicted the wounds, and he stated that Claridge knelt on his body during the time the blows were being inflicted. Mr. Pnillips, surgeon, of Whitwell, said that there were serious wounds on the skull, one four inches in extent, laying bare the skull, the scalp falling over the ears. There were six others on the left side of the head, one so ex tensive that two fingers could be placed in it. The face was so disfigured that it was with difficulty it could be distinguished from the back of hi 3 head. He entertained little hopes of his recovery. After so cruelly treating the poor fellow, they took from him all the money he had about his person. The prisoners will not be examined till Wednesday next, to afford" time to see whether any favourable change will take place. TUE CRICKET STEAM-BOAT.—Through some mis management on the part of the authorities acting in the late coroner's inquiry into the circumstances connected with the explosion of the Cricket steamer, which has occupied so much public attention, the engineer (Henry Robert Haisman) on the day of the melancholy occur rence, and against whom a verdict of " manslaughter" was returned on last Friday night, has contrived to effect his escape. It appears that at his examination on Friday last he gave his address at No. 8, Temple lane, Fleet-street ; but on Inspector Marsh, F division, proceeding to the house in question, he found that the witness had given a false address, no such person being known there ; and, although there is every reason to believe that he did at one time reside at No. 8, Temple lane, Borough, no clue has as yet been obtained by the police to his retreat. FORGERY.—On Saturday information was given, with a description of a person who on Thur,thy uttered to Mr. Holbrook, a hatter, No. 46, Strand, a forged bill for 5/., upon the Branch Bank at Birmingham. lie en tered the shop and purchased a hat, in payment for which he tendered tho forgery in question, but a shop man being sent out to procure change, the fellow left the shop also, and made off, leaving the hat behind him. Ile appeared to be about thirty years of age, five feet six inches high, rather stout, with fresh full face, and rather curly hair, with small sandy whiskers. TREATY WITH TUSCANY. An order of her Majesty in Council declaring a treaty of commerce, &c., which has been concluded, and is now subsisting between her Majesty and the Grand Duke of Tuscany, has been furnished tb the Commissioners of Customs by Mr. Trevelyan, one of the secretaries to the Lords of the Treasury, by direc tion of their Lordships, for their information; and copies of the same have been forwarded to the prin cipal officers of the revenue at the several ports and places throughout the kingdom for their government in the matter. The order, after citing an Act passed in the 59th year of the reign of his late Majesty King George 111., entitled "An Act to carry into effect a convention of commerce concluded between his Majesty and the United States of America, and a treaty with the Prince Regent of Portugal ;" and the provisions of an Act passed in the Bth and 9th years of the reign of her present Majesty, entitled "An Act for granting duties of customs," extending the privi leges contained therein, with respect to shipping, trade, and duties, to such other states as her Majesty may subsequently by an Order in Council, declare and determine—sets forth that "now, therefore, her Majesty, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in her by the said Act of the Bth and 9th years of her Majesty's reign, doth declare that a treaty has been concluded, and is now subsisting between her Majesty and his Imperial and Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany. (Signed) W. Bathurst." It will be recollected that a Treasury letter was sent to the Customs Boafd about the end of March last, to the effect that the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs having signified to the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade that the Tuscan Govern ment had issued a notification admitting all British and lonan vessels into the ports of Tuscany upon the footing of national vessels, without awaiting the ratification of the commercial treaty then in course of negotiation, the Lords of the Committee had recommended that corresponding privileges should be conceded to all the vessels of Tuscany which should touch at British ports, and that the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury therefore desired that the Commissioners of Customs would take the necessary steps for giving effect to the recommendation of the Board of Trade, which was done accordingly. This notification of the Order in Council, therefore, although giving no additional privileges to the trade of either state to those contained in the Treasury order of March last, may be said to confirm the commercial privileges tem porarily granted, and formally promised by the Government. RAILWAY COMPENSATION..--By an Act of Parlia ment which came into force on the 26th of August,lB46 (9th and 10th Victoria, chap. 93), provision was made for compensating the families of persons killed by acci dents. Lord Campbell, in the early part of the session, called the attention of Parliament to the law of deodands and to the anomaly in the law which provided compen sation for injuries received, but gave no damages in cases where death resulted. On the 18th of August, in the same year, an Act was passed to abolish deodands (9th and 10th Victoria, chap. 62), and from and after the Ist of September last deodands were abolished. On the 26th of the same month an Act was passed to afford compensation to the families of persons killed by acci dents, and to these two Acts Mr. Coroner Bedford referred on Friday night, in summing up the evidence on the late explosion. The Act is entitled "An Act for compen sating the families of persons killed by accidents." It contains seven sections, by which it is provided that an action may be maintained against any person causing death through neglect, &c., notwithstanding the death of the person injured. An action so brought is to be for the benefit of certain relations, and to be brought by and in the name of the executor or adniinistrator. In such action the jury may give such damages as they may think proportionate to the injury resulting from the death to the rest ective parties for whom and for whose benefit the action is brought, and the amount recovered, after payment of the extra costs, is to be divided by the jury among the relations mentioned in the Act. An action under this statute must ho brought within twelve months, and in the " particular" of demand full informa tion is to be afforded. MR. CORDEN AT Moscow.—The celebrated Cobden is still among us. He came from Nishni Nov• gored, where he had been attending the fair. The im mense variety of articles which were exposed for sale, and the admirable order which prevailed at the exchange of goods, have quite exceeded his expectations. On the road of Nishni Novgorod Mr. Cobden visited several manufacturing districts, and here it was that the in dustry of our peasantry astonished him. " Here we have manufactures in full perfection," he exclaimed at Wochna, where it was well known that silk goods to the value of several hundred thousand roubles are annually manufactured. At Moscow, also, several manufactures have excited his astonishme►:t and admiration. Mr. Cobden assured M. Gutschkow, the proprietor of calico printing-mills, that he had nowhere seen so completely organized a manufactory of this kind. He highly com plimented M. Prochorow, another manufacturer, for the care which he bestowed upon the children in his mills. In the cloth• factory of M. liotow he was especially pleased with the order which prevailed there, and the admirable combination of the isolated divisions of the manufactory. Mr. Cobden said, " You need not be afraid of any competition; cloth-weaving is in the most favourable st tte in Russia, and all eircuinstarces corn birss to bring this branch of industry to the highest per fection." He expressed his satisfaction, and his desire to become better acquainted with the state of the manu factures and of the labouring classes. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Friday, at Dublin ; Mr. J. Ennis in the chair. The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that the line from Dublin to Enfield had been opened for traffic on the 28th of last June. The trains had kept time with great regularity; the arrangements of the different classes of carriages and the rates of fares had met general approval. The receipts for the twelve weeks ending the 19th of September instant, amounted to 4,822/. on the railway, and 6,244/. on the canal, being an average of 922/. per week, producing a fair return on the amount expended upon the por tion now in operation. The revenue of the canal for the half-year ending the 30th of June, had been much larger than heretofore, and this increase had steadily continued since the opening of the railway. The works from Enfield to the hill of Down were in a forward state, and the directors expect to be able very shortly to announce the day of opening for public traffic. The remaining portion of the line to Mullingar will be opened early next year. The conveyance of the mails along the line is to commence on the 9th of October. One-half the capital having been paid up, the directors have re newed their application to the Government for a loan, and they have no doubt, from the excellent security which the railway affords, that it will entitle them to the same assistance which has been extended to simi lar undertakings. They propose to borrow 330,0001. That the Bill for the extension line from Athlone to Galway had received the royal assent in the late ses sion, by means of which the traffic of Connaught, as well as the shortest line to Galway, was secured to the company. That upon the completion of the rail ways in course of construction, the harbour of Gal way would be brought within eighteen hours' distance of London. The depression of trade and the scarcity of money prevented the board from pushing forward the works to the extent they would otherwise have done. That a call of .5/. per share had been made payable on the 21st of August, of which 66,300/. had been already received. The balance-sheet to the 30th of June showed, that 478,4441. had been received, and .583,7741. expended, leaving a balance due to bankers and others of 105,330/. The engineer's report stated, that the cost of the line between Dublin and Enfield, 26i- miles, for a single line,-was at the rate of 6,000/ : per mile, ex clusive of land, stations, and carrying stock. It having been determined to make a double line, the cost will be increased, under similar circumstances, to 8,000/. tier mile. That the next ten miles beyond Enfield will be ready for trains in a few weeks. That the distance between Dublin and Mullingar had been shortened one mile by deviations, principally through bog. These deviations have turned out more satisfactory than had been anticipated, and the cost of construction more moderate. That the work ing stock consisted of six locomotives, to which five more were shortly to be added ; .53 carriages, and 20 goods waggons. There was no instance of failure or sign of instability in any of the works on the line. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, congratulated them on the circumstance that scarcely 20 months had elapsed since the works were commenced by raising the first sod, and that they were enabled to accomplish so much in so short a period. 'With respect to the increase of traffic on the canal, he stated, that it should be also borne in mind they had acquired possession of that property, on which 1,500,0001. had been expended, for aoo,ooob, *r . being only one-fifth of ilia original east, and it WouLli be found that they had acted wisely in securing t°l' desirable navi4ation. He regretted that the 13°001 through which it passed was almost wholly agricwi: tuna. The railway would have its passengers an It; canal its heavy tra ffi c, each independent of theother. '4O hoped that when the question of Go vernment loans . aid Irish enterprise was again agitated in the 11000. of Commons, that the Irish Members would at tab prefer their country to the Minister. 1:14 felt everything which affected the interests of the 11 11 0 railways also affected the interests of Ireland. did on . beed to remind the proprietors, as he PI for g m g er occaSion, that i t was not upon the Governol V aid of loans or borrowing that t he y should ;T, 1/11 upon their own energies and rosources. • Mr. PERRY, in seconding t he motion, said, thAt after the full statement that had been made relative.l°. the concern, very little remained for him to say. I!: stated that the receipts on the canal for the past yeP when I had been upwards of 1,00 0 /. m ore than onen any Pr r vious year, and he had no doubt that, c ertsio improvements now going on w ere completeoudld , they would find that their profits for thi s year wof. upwards of 5 per cent. upon the purchase ney mo t he h a ve the canal, and 6 per cent. next year. That whens line was completed to Mullingar they would e e utP :4 receipt of between 6 and 7 per cent. upon t h e exnditure. Resolutions were passed adop tin g the ref:o4,s.re: electing the five retiring direct ors, and pe authori ye, the directors to borrow 333,0001. on rnortglige bentures. Mr. HunsoN said that if the company went ste lic 7B on it would be a most successful undertalking• if considered that it would be ruinous to the concer!4. they now attempted to raise so large a sum es 3 'rfot by mortgage at 6 per cent.; that if they , s ite d _ ea some time he thought the money could be borrow at 4 per cent. After some further observations, thanks were vot ea to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. _ EXCHANGE.-There e , RAILWAY SHARE 111.AltiCTS. STOCK EXCH I ket for shares to-day, and rather lower rates have been L e, , i ii, The sales are-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheslor;s6 j Shares, 5 1 A dis.-Ditto (late C. and B.). 55/. Shilloot tSaEsPT no Er beDregn 32u7c.h a got_..a sr; Ditto, 221. Shares, 4 1 4 dis.-Eastern Counties,l7A.,, ...• t Northern, 44 dis.-Great Western, 171. Shares, tlipa Ditto (late r i v? Lancashire and Yorkshire Fifths, 1 3 A PP - Riding Union), Fifths, I% dis.-Liverpool, blanjuhesvtliree:tettl. Newcastle Junction, 2% p.-London and ricu''' .. ..pitt o t 159 1 / 2 -Ditto, Fifths, 10% -Ditto, 401. Shares , 21 P.Ol. pre' Quarters, New, 8% p.- Manchester and Sheffied, 1 , e., oi Terence, % p.-Mitiland Stock, 115-Ditto New fla lv d ;bitel p.-North British, New, Thirds, % P--Nerth Staer Aie.,, 1% p.-South-Eastern and Dovr, No. 4, Thirds, . 1 " Dutch Rhenish, 4 1 / 8 dis. MANCHESTER, SErrEmmts 27. La yeS; STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birkenhead,ies; '7l4 shire, and Cheshire Junction, 5 dis.-Eastern Counteiber 111 s t ail l -Leeds and Thirsk, 15 dis. - Ditt o, New, 11 ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, 1-1 6 Pl ... soitb • Staffordshire, 1 5-16 reston and Wyre,244 „,astle s itiii Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 134 dis.-York, Il e-- 9 Berwick, Extensi P . LEEDS, SErrintstit 27. bir* t TWOS fr STOCK Excitaxam-The sales are-Easv - / 4,,dde• New, 33/ 4 n. dis.-Ditto, Quarters, 163- a dis.- :y o rii• field and Manchester, 225. n. dis.--Laucashire and oiresi - Ditto d 0 . , :„. shire, 321. Shares, 3 Li z dis.-Ditto, Fifths, 1 1 / i P. - Riding Union), 365. dis.-Leeds and Thirsk. 14a 1 4 diis. Ditto, New, 11 n. dis.-Leicester and .13edford, 4 8 . /31ittit London, Brighton, and South Coast, 453/4--Nl3,_rtbeofford. ' Thirds, 6s. p.-Ditto, Quarters, 55. 6d. p.---lint,,,n '-',,. sol* shire, 31e. n. p.-North-Western, 334 dia.-I°l'n, castle, and Berwick, No. 2 (late New Berwicks), 7v SHEFFIELD, Sr"EPEmER 27. Sotto r ST - OM EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambrgte, ... iis; Qua rt ev y on a ham, and Boston, 1% dis.-East Lancashire, dis.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Gria'sqe 0 4 Sheffield), 121. lOs. Sh • • York, NewesS` ' area , 2% Berwick,dia.- • Extension, No. 2, 2 3 4 p. , EDINBURGH, SErraltamt 25. iref , STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Cdedoniall, i e itb, ' gh' m d dinbu r i as . undee and Perth Quarterq 655.- ,_..., iobur g i ied and Grant , n, Qu ' arters (scrip), 6s. 9d. - E d . burgh '. Northern, Newport, New, R 275. 6d•---,12110 b Or! Reg., • o„ e , , Perth, ti.h,e Hares, ss. 6d.-Great Northern. 719. -- `_.A , Ile ° ,l New Quarters (Scrip), 10s. 3d.- Ditto? ThlrO uri all. tered, 275.-Ditto, ditto (scrip), 265. 6d.-- Ilreflab Hereford (8 per cent. guar.), 58s. 6d. GLASGOW, SEPTEMBER 25, , seOA, STOCK EXCHANGE. - The sales ara-Calea,°lii,f,Pee $13,7 135.-Direct Bombay and Madras , Is. 9d.--'113:,,,f sk'fr Perth, Quarters, 655. 6d.-Edinburgh and Gill' 'Ssf' ex div.-Manchester and Southampton, 13 ‘' -- ..... British, Thirds, 275. 6d. ________------- --A cu rloo • HOW A WIFE WAS WON AND LOST. which Or circumstance occurred in Newp ort last week, of 29 g o, record as a practical lesson t o all naught)? b°l lclisb % 1 30, who dare to think for them selves at thatch' 00 5 1 and pretend to be men enough for matrinioaY• ~„ of t lie fell out. On Wednesday morning Captain Thini's'eu ot, Carleton, from Loudon, with the boldness of . 1; 1 10 34 presented himself at St. Woollo's altar, with s _ c og ° " spliced" to e u t otli lady who had just put off widow ' s weeds bride. Here, after some little delay, they were IT e g e d th: officials, away the happy party steered to 11"1"boeto by special license ; and, having duly .... e hos Magub's, of the Commercial Inn, near the dock,' _A tb a 011 b° ll Zil li, spend the day, &c. The flags Carleton ; that morning tha hands were put e:J00 and treble grog allowance; and a splendid brea,itt:o4l waved gailY a happy party were to be found, at the inu. 6 1 1, 30: as merry as a marriage bell, " as saith the rsi_e_.:ed t. when night approached, the blushing bride hi! _t e j :so_ ll her chamber to await the coming of her liege 1° .. 1 5/ 40 / !! the worthy bridegroom, albeit an abstemious 0 ,,, 00 1 ,5 was this night induced to prolong his staY bet 0 t! the his friends, just to take " one glass we re '. 0 l' ol 4 delay! The " very glass" was at his lips, wb e fs P r oce ', O pronounced his name and desired his aPP,e4,01.0011301 another apartment. It was verily the V1%30010 mother, who had come down on the wing s (m _, to O A§ solicitude—not to bid her son good cheer, enuoo94 upon his marriage, but to interpose her stern uto l oc o between her son and his happinessin f act ' a loci c t r, the marriage of " her boy. " Did he resist, and gott l the old lady up for a few hours? Did he SaY , I 90 fr j TOY' vu' lam of age, and can answer for myself?" des led, we are to record, the expectant bride was_ w o h ... and the submissive boy or 30 years of ar_ii your away by his mamma, and made a prisoner : 1 3 eit he r his own ship with an intimation that he sb° , hoi f We resign his wife or his ship. do not point has been decided.onmouth ttferlitt. 000, EA DVERTISEMENT.]-- DEAYNES S, NEW DISO°O6OOOOS .0, 39, ALBENMRLE-STREET, Piccadd.x.r. --T h e Organic Yibr a ior ,jK traordinary powerful small newly-invented instrumentitme y,i0::,15 entirely different from nu others, to surpass anytning 0 ,;;jed !,fi _ has been, or probably ever can be produced ; it is rac" D oe 7 -00 ear so that it rests within Without projecting, whiollclillgfi till! in the ears and removed ii% coMpany verbtntobser " 00 "le i ; same colour as the skin, is not perceptible. feetlf.o4 valuable new invention are so great as to bring Yen' od t ° el • kW, of long standing, to its perfect and datural state, dotipte O. deat persons to enjoy general conversation, to hoarhoes; fit church, on the bench, at the bar, and at public asSen'ti''rey le?? pleasant sensation of singing noises in the eaare en opidf, . 4 . and it affords to individuals affected with armed' roved,,,i assistance that possibly could be desired. Also pled Sr fl;i, Trumpets of every description. The newly-invel;o6 vieis;24. immediately they are placed be ore extremely ia l Y e .t o nca. re ded.ip• mist and dullness which appear before the eyeS + 5 ^„ 4 ro ofit , „ -- e,‘ eery object becomes clear and disiinct, to that t"'" h t to iw. Ofr, 6 perfect sigh . becomes bright and brilliant, and is brog i ecoP e lote., ful, natural and origi ial state. Also Achromatic d B. 3 0 0 $ l . T i , Glasses, Microscopes, &c. Caution -Messrs. S. 611 0 of the of P i,. Opticians, are not in any way connected with a Pe; i ii plyt e name in their immediate neighb_ urhood, nor it.46.0--„u7,oil'• , country. To prev..nt mistakes be cautious, and Or y o rX 9' JO had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly (oppo ire tU ° p ,co_ a n 0 0 [ADVER7ISEMENT.]—THE SINIPRISIN°...P.P;(I, Jil OF .HOLLOwAt'S PILL, IN TES CURE OF INIDIGOTIvOOI, 0 1, e ; 0 ' e ll s , 11 letter from r. 1 homes Holland, Seateu-street, Liet_.,d tat fr ig i 26, 1847 :—" To Professor HollowaySir,-1 had on,.11t:0, many years from bad digestion attended with sleePTze be st / O , _A ful dreams, want of appetite, and extreme debilitY. 'f t , 0 .11 0 .. 4 00T0 obtained was of no avail. I was in this Wretched e o 7i o telYl fin menced taking your Pills, which, in a few Weeks 0 seed bided m we e u to health. I feel quite a new man. MY ,ppetfteveo • and am capable of t ocioring great fatigue. / n10 ;11 , enjoy by taking your invaluable Pills." Sold bi 9 L odi ifit - at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, s trand, • - il c oil , " LOVE OF THE BEAUTIFUL.---AD Arn°llCs ci 00 nil rag .i p li man, fresh from magnificent woods so - ho ot l ioß ins, was one day visiting the ow ner of tlrvough • ; f edi in:Bookline, and, walking with him t d be e° °e r ect ; grove, out of which all the underbush bl s o f or lit paths had been nicely cut and Stopped,gvell a nd ad Ul d e%:, covered with woodbine, suddenly hands 613 PO ' the beauty of the scene, lifted 11) his with b et n ature claimed, " This I like; this is combed."—American pctper. WilliamOo n n t T u e H e Tuesday 1111 Ender of Y t re,a so n l 7 ll- tl' , a daughter On the 16th inst., it Eton College, the wife of lace f. _ _On the 18th inst., at Balrnacarra house, the 4, Lillingston, Esq., of Loelialsh, of a daughter. he lag 0; On the 22d • morning, at ecriham, t' inst., at Cockairnie, Fifesh 0 11. Mol vbray, Esq., It N., of a daughter. the WI" the wino o f Vl' Latimer, Esq d ., nprb) On the 23d inst., at Ridgeway Parsonage, sosor, lady on o t f h . t o h 2 e 4 l t t o Cinranredgeli. College-street, re o i f n ast son.., .at Ileadington, Oxon, oi 0 0110'( Upp er n. 51 ‘ o Vi f r O Ol m n r. t i h t e o 2 b -t er t t h iirlas3t:,esi,nolt'eLtniobrgoike road, I , :en sing°ll ''' ' l e th d o e: a a 2 r 4 d s t o h inst., in i o n f a P d a a r u lt- rht: v 110, e Oa the 25th inst., in Moue° Lincoln's lady of W. R. Kelly, tagu-p Esq., of a son.l.lancrei:fiwelodosi ta9glott.sogalc,, lA te tf of Simmons, jor 0 O'HaraMilton, Ba , MARRIED. To birhati t On the 23d inst at Dawlish Captain Ju bli 6t, ‘l4-- lld~o the 11 . th Regiment " to 111ary Th'eodosia, Youn,ge 0n the 25th inst., Mr. ' Dowson, of London, I' ylineesntil. h• Royal Artaon► of O ja n in tl e i s e 11,81.dtitiiiinigst,.kasqt------------G.,rili° On C a pta in the 19th inst., at Louvain, Belgium, t:c/ Smith, R.N. -.. .., of 01 On the 20th inst., Robert Emlyn Lail - , •C•s`''' ij/W Hall, near Bury Sr. Edmund's, aged 64. ciit•; l ief On the 22d inst., Mrs. Simof 0110 e-street, _Or pson, .. . .110f 1° On the 22d • inst., at Scarborough, Henry LOUi33, youngest t, d'• Esq., of Colney House, Herts, aged 69. • b tigj 0 On the 22d inst., John Bennett, Esq . , o f jpSWIC ' do r , On the 23d inst., at Dewlish House, near 13139 We/ raegeenDdwl:ig.l; otibt , Rev. Edward Jones Wahnesley Rector Of HilpertoF, it, On the 23d inst., in George''s-square, Ediubtiret i(Of Grierson, Esq. On the ..4th inst tuirnof‘ti:eßlbaerctt-street, gargaret' il ij° 4 the late Si Richard . ' 77. P. of On the 24th inst., in .Cumming"sit.rpee't,agYeedutotlville' Wood, aged 44. , "ifs On the 24th inst., in Dean's- • rd, Annie , we ss ~00 Rev. John Clarke Haden, Reetor3:f Hutton, 1.::,5e%.a re On the 24th inst., in Potter-street, Bedford, It'ee Esq., aged 83. 4 5 4 ---- UV - °i Lon-'on : Printed rinZ Published by MilltDO Y ar d, t o Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112. S et4llltrToe, of the 5 4 1' 0 71 in the county of Middle,lsl. Tl, 1547,