The Sun. — London, England, 1847-09-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Fisgard, 42, Captain Duntze, arrived this day from the Pacific, with a freight of 750,000 dollars on merchants' account, consigned to Shaw, Maxwell, and Co., wine merchants and freight agents of London, for conveyance to the Bank of England. The Fisgard is 47 days from Rio. On coming up through the west channel yesterday morning, she got ashore off Osborne, and remained nearly two hours ; she was got off without damage. It is said that the master mistook the buoy over the ;moorings of the Victoria and Albert royal yacht for the " buoy or the middle," which occasioned the ship's getting aground, the buoys marking the yacht's moorings having been laid down during the absence of the Fisgard from England. There was no pilot on board. The freight will be taken to the Bank to morrow. She has brought no news of any import ance. The Racer, 16, Commander A. Reid, was the only man-of-war at Rio when she left. Lieutenant Ellis, and Mr. Acheson, R.N., came home passengers in the Fisgard. After landing her specie, lie will proceed to Woolvvich to be paid off. The Howe, 120, Captain Sir James Stirling, and the Vixen steam-sloop, Commander Ryder, arrived last night, the former at St. Helen's, the latter at Spithead. Having left Lisbon only one day after the packet, they have brought no later advices, The Howe came up to Spithead this afternoon. She is to come into harbour as soon as possible, to be fitted for the Queen Dowager and suite, whom she will convey to Madeira. Two month's wages in advance were paid yester day to the crews of the Amphitrite, 25, Captain T. R. Eden ; Trincomalee, 25, Captain R. L. Warren ; and Fury steam-sloop, Commander J. Wilcox, and those vessels will sail early in the ensuing week. The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., inspected the Trincomalee, 25, Captain R . L. Warren, and the Fury steam-sloop, Com mander J. Wilcox, yesterday. THE DOCK AND VICTUALLING-YARD BATTALIONS, Sir Harry Smith inspected these newly raised bodies on Saturday, proceeding about four o'clock to the Clarence victualling establishment, and formally reviewing the admirably drilled and disciplined corps of that yard. After the men had been put through ~the movement s of field practice, Sir Harry ad dressed their Colonel (c.ptain-Superintendent Sir W. E. Parry, R.N.) and the troops lu a most inspi riting speech. From the Clarence-yard Sir Harry proceeded on horseback by the floating-bridge to the dockyard, where five companies of infantry were drawn up in front of the " long row," under the com mand of Lieutenant Colonel Fincham (the master shipwright). Sir Charles Ogle, Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, and all the officers of the establishment, were on the parade, as also a brilliant assemblage of ladies. After the battalion had been put through the . manual and platoon exercises by Major Vinter (the store receiver), they formed into close column, and _ were addressed by Sir Harry Smith in a most encou raging manner. Sir Harry and staff, augmented by Major Harvey, A.D.C. to Lord F. Fitzclarence, then left the dockyard. Her Majesty is expected to return to Osborne, via London, on Tuesday. The following are the promotions and appointments of the past week : PROMOTIONS. Lieutenant—Hyde Parker (1844), to the rank o' Commander. Mate—Lord John Hay (1846), to the rank of Lieutenant. APPOINTMENTS. Commanders—Richard Moorman, to the Hecate ; Reynell C. Mitchell, to the Devastation, vice Crouch, invalided, since deceased. Lieutenants—Hon. R. E. Boyle, to command the Dolphin ; Samuel Morrish, to the Asia ; E. G. B. Clarke, and Spencer Sterling, to the Coast Guard ; N. B. Bedingfield, to the Hecate ; Richard Lloyd, to be a Contract Mail Agent. Masters—Henry Webber, to the Coast Guard Service ; John F. Loney, to the Trincomalee. Paymaster and Purser—E. B. Robins, to the Hecate. Surgeon—William Roberts, to the Hecate. Second Masters—William H. Mallard, to be Acting Master of the Hecate ; Cornelius Fox, to the Victory ; Charles Burney, to the Kite ; W. J. Tre digo, to the Dolphin; IV. H. Osmond, to the Trin comalee. Naval Instructor—Richard C. Saunders, to the Aga. Assistant-Surgeons--Robert P. R. Sparrow, to the Dolphin ; James Davidson, to the Kite ; T. J. Green, to the Hecate. Clerks—John Williams, in charge, to the Griffon ; S. E. L. Wright, to the Hecate ; J. H. Towell and W. F. Lapidge, secretary's clerks, James M. Lowcay, H. S. C. Mitchell, to Asia. Midshipman—J. H. Bushnell, to the Hibernia. Masters' Assistants—John Butler, to the Asia; W. S. Furze, to the Hecate ; Thomas S. Hayward and Charles F. Puckett, to the Kite ; Davis, to the Spider ; J. R. Corke, to the Oberon. Naval Cadets—Henry E. Stephens, to the Cam brian; E. G. Horne, to the Asia; Percy Augustine Mackesey, to the Trafalgar. Coast Guard Appointments—Lieutenant Andrew Barely, to the Patrington District ; Lieutenant R. L. Stephens, to the Barton District; Lieutenant Jona than Butcher, to the Wrangle District; Lieutenant Henry Batt, to the Holbeach District ; Lieutenant J. R. Benson, to the Lynn District; Lieutenant J. S. Grandy, from the Active, to command the 'Wellington revenue cutter ; Lieutenant Robert Poole, 'to command the Active ; Lieutenant W. E. Amiel, to the South Jurmo Station ' • Lieutenant E. H. K enne t and Mr. Henry Webb (Master R.N.), to be in com mand of stations. Removal—Lieutenant Robert Amyett, from 24 Tower to Shorne-cliff. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 17.—Nothing further has trans pired at this port regarding the fate of the brig which came in contact on Wednesday night with her Ma jesty's steam-frigate Birkenhead. There is a possi bility that she may have borne up for Falmouth. It appears that the frigate between Scilly and the Land's-end, was on her passage surrounded by a great number of lights exhibited by the Mount's Bay fishing boats, which were so numerous that it was with diffi culty the frigate could clear them. Three leagues off the Lizard they saw another light, which they first took for a fishing-boat, but which proved to be the brig. The weather had been very thick, but it cleared up just as they approached each other. The frigate was at two-thirds speed. The brig was on the larboard tack, with the wind blowing strong from the south-west, reaching towards the land, and not as stated in the first account, reaching off the land. Some one on board the brig, supposed to be the master, cried out for the frigate's helm to be put hard astarboard, and the brig's helm was at the same time put hard a-port, or the steamer would have gone right over her. The brig struck the frigate on the *aboard bow, carrying away three of the after shrouds of the forerigging, glanced to the sponson and paddle-box, breaking the paddle wheel and iron work, and then, with loss of jib-boom, sheered off. The frigate saw her from half-past nine o'clock, when the collision occurred, until one o'clock in the morning at which hour s h e was last seen to windward. She had lay to until daylight, w h en the brig disappeared. The frigate is uninjured on the foreside of the fore rigging, but her starboard paddle-wheel was so much damaged that it was disconnected, and she worked to Plymouth with the larboard paddle wheel only. CORONER'S INQUEST.—On Saturday evening Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Essex Head, Essex-street, Strand, on Wilson Emery, aged 42, one of her Majesty's watermen, and waterman to the officers of the Guards. Charles Hill, waterman at the Temple-stairs, found the body floating close to the pier, early in the morning. He litd it brought ashore, when ho identified it, deceased Laving been his fellow apprentice. J. Emery, brother of the deceased, deposed that he and his brother rowed up the river two parties, in different boats, that day week. W tness rowed up a four-oared cutter which belonged to the Fusilier Guards. At Battersea they exchanged boats, about eight o'clock, P.M., his brother taking the cutter, which he steered, and in which were Sergeant Paton and Corporals Smith, Hopkins, and Blythe, who rowed. For l an d smen they rowed well. They left the Red House, Battersea, about eight o'clock, witness and the other party remaining' behind. I about seven minutes afterwards the accident , by which his brother and Sergeant Paton 'test their lives, occurred. He did not see it, but understoe w _d t ht at it took place from the boat coming in collision with steamer. The bow, rud der, linings, first knees, should ers , on t h e starboard side of th e cutter, were l'lld forced in. Hi s b rot h er was a steady and practical waterman,he but he cou ld not cw swim. Mr. Baker, the constable, re me l anc holy occurrence wa s t h e result f a stated o that the Avreen a steamer and the cutter, b u t t h at he c ' eu i° lCl l u be ttdduce further evidence that evening, H e therefore t prtyed for an adjournment of the inq uest. The inquest was accordingly adjourned. DRSTRITTIVB FIRE IN ST. PANcßAS.—yesterday morning, shortly after two o'clock, the inhabitants of King's-roul, St. Pancras, were aroused from their slum bers by the springing of policemen's rattles and a ge neral cry of " Fire t In the course of a few minutes smoke in dense bodies was perceived issuing from the 'flows of the house numbered 5, in the beforemen riour)d thoroughfare. The engines of the parish, Lon don Brigade, and West of England Company were speedily at the scene; but such had been the ravages of the .ire, that the building, from the bottom to the top, was 1,7 that period blazing away with such vehemence as to threaten with destruction the adjoining buildings. The supply of water was fortunately most abundant, and no time being lost in setting the engines to work, a powerful stream was thrown into the midst of the fl ames,. notwithstanding which they continued to travel, seizing upon floor after fl oor until the place was com pletely The damage done, it is understood, will reach to _ ne arly 5001. ; and, un f ortunately, Mr. Want, the owner rot the house, was not insured. H ow the fire origißate L l is wra pped in mystery; but f rom the fact of theihouso b eing unoccupied, strong s us pi c i ons are enter tained was ozca i u sioued by t va . tha* the OU tbre eezdary. THE ACCIDENT ON THE LAN CASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. HALIFAX, SATURDAY MORNING.—Many rumours were afloat throughout Friday, not only inMan chester and Leeds, but also in London, that the number of passengers killed and wounded had b been f u e n r d e r e s r s t t h a e t e r d e , b y a . n d T t h h a e t f e m l l a o n w y i n other o p u e rhsto of f s t w he er o e f fi s c u i a f threesatuuthpoornittihesato point, the int com pany,and matter b y at will set the investigation institutedat the same time elucidate the circumstances which led to the melancholy catastrophe : The first intimation of an accident having happened reached the Victoria station of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway by electric telegraph from Roch dale, about a quarter before four on Thursday after noon, and immediately on the receipt of the informa tion Messrs. Entwisle and Harper, two of the direc tors, together with Mr. Heron, the secretary, and Mr. Eckersley, proceeded by special engine to the Sowerby-bridge station, which is situate 28 miles from Manchester, and 5 from Halifax, for the pur pose of assisting the sufferers, and instituting an inquiry into the circumstances connected with the occurrence. The first object which attracted the attention of the railway authorities, and which there is not the slightest doubt was the primary cause of the acci dent, was that on approaching the Luddenden Foot station, twenty-six miles from Manchester, and two miles from Sowerby-bridge station, they observed one of the rails broken. This circumstance, it is believed, threw the last carriage off the rails ; and although the driver of the engine remembers a slight jerk to the train about the spot in question, still nothing particu lar occurred to attract his attention until his arrival at the Sowerby-bridge station, when the results of the sad calamity became apparant. The train to which the accident happened was the express mail train, which leaves Manchester at one o'clock for Leeds, and on this occasion it consisted of the engine and tender and five first-class carriages. It started from Manchester at its proper time, and passed the Luddenden Foot station about ten minutes before two o'clock at its usual speed. Nothing par ticular was observed at the station, although it is quite clear that at this time the last carriage must have been off the rails. The wind was very high at the time, and the rain poured in torrents, so that it was impossible for either guard or engine-driver to hear an alarm had it been given. The down line, on which the train was proceeding, was on the left or northern side of the railway, and the first indication of an accident having happened was the leaning outward of the last carriage on the same side as the platform at the Sowerby station, which was observed by the officials as the train ap proached the station. The circumstances induced the station master at the Sowerby-bridge station to hoist the red signal. This caused the engine driver to slacken his speed, but not in sufficient time to bring up at the station. The last carriage as it passed, was then observed to be off the line, and the wheels on the right side within the rails. About thirty or forty yards on the Leeds .side of the station is an ash-pit, used for the purpose of enabling the firemen to rake out the fires of their engines. The last carriage being off the line plunged into the pit with great violence, but the coupling irons connecting it with the carriage immediately preceding resisted the shock, and the carriage was dragged up again by the impetus still upon the train, and carried further along the line. The cross bar of the pit was completely doubled, and the effect of the concussion was such as to wrench from the body of the carriage the wheels, which were found lying OR the line forty or fifty yards beyond the ash-pit, and a little further down the line the axle of one 'pair of wheels was also discovered lying across the rails. About forty yards beyond this was also discovered the door of the front coupe torn off and lying on the ground (the carriage had a coupe, at each end). The train was not stopped until it reached the Sowerby bridge viaduct, which is distant about 180 yards from the station. On the officers reaching the centre of the viaduct they discovered the bodies of three gentle men, all of whom had occupied the front coupe, lying close together on the right side, between the up and the down line of rails. The train was standing about fifty yards beyond this point. The last carriage being entirely divested of its wheels, had been dragged from the ash-pit of the Sowerby-bridge station like a sledge oves the rails, and it was still tightly affixed to the preceding ,:carriage by its coupling chains. The "glass of the carriage was entirely crushed, as also were the panels of the carriage on the right side, but its body had not suffered any material injury. As soon as the train was stopped, and the nature of the accident ascertained, every possible assistance was rendered to the sufferers. On reaching the spot where the three persons above alluded to lay, one of the bodies was found frightfully mutilated. It proved to be that of Mr. Louis Gillard, assistant instrumen tal inspector to the Commercial Electric Telegraph Company, residing at Wakefield. The next body was that of Mr. Edward Roper Weston, a surveyor general te: the Board of Customs, and Mr. Moon, secretary to the last-named gentleman. With the least possible delay the unfortunate sufferers were conveyed to the Royel Hotel at Sowerby station, but Mr. Gillard had ceased to exist before his arrival. On the arrival of Mr. Weston and Mr. Moon at the hotel they were promptly attended by Messrs. Elliott, Scott, and Aked, medical gentlemen resident in the neigh bourhood. Mr. Weston laboured under concussion of the brain, the toes of his left foot were cut off, his right leg was broken, and he had also sustained con siderable laceration of the righ thigh and arm. He rallied for a short time, but gradually sunk, and died at eight o'clock yesterday (Friday) morning. Mr. Weston was also attended by Messrs. W. J. Wilson, J. A. Ransome, and Bowring, of the Manchester In firmary, who were dispatched by a special train to the Royal Hotel, Sowerby-bridge station, the same night. Mr.. Moon was severely bruised, but we are happy to state that his injuries are not of a serious character. Mr. Moon made the following statement to Captain Binstead, the superintendent of the railway :—He says, immediately after passing the Luddenden Foot station, the oscillation and uneasy motion of the carriage convinced us that we were off the line. The rapid motion, the noise of the w i n d, an d patter i ng of the rain, added to the fact that ours was the last carriage, convinced us also that we were too re moved from the guard to enable us to draw attention to our position, and we therefore sat still, waiting tremulously the result. After the lapse of about three minutes, during which time the carriage was tossing to and fro in a frightful manner, and dragged along at a rate of full 30 miles an hour, we found we were entering the Sowerby-bridge tunnel, which is about a quarter of a mile in length, and which ter minates just before reaching the station. In the tunnel, lights appeared to be dancing about, and 1 fancied I could perceive the faces of men whom I took to be porters holding up lights, and our hopes were that they had seen the predicament our carriage was in. The train, however, proceeded, and on approaching the Sowerby-bridge station, the de ceased, Mr. Gillard, remarked that he thought the carriage had righted itself upon the rails again ; they became conscious that the oscillation was con- , siderably less. I sought this opportunity to seize the straps which passed along the roof of the coupe, and, raising my feet out of the window, I thought it the most secure way to escape danger. I advised Mr- Weston and Mr. Gillard to do the same, but whether they did so or not I cannot say, as immediately after a terrible shock entirely rendered me insensible to what was passing around me. I remembered nothing oy werefurther until a f ter I was picked up and conveyed to the Royal Hotel. Thereß two gentlemen in the hinder coupe of the same carriage,viz., Captain Government Ellis, of the B oar d o f escalpnescf.e w ct i o t r i: and f his assista n t. They miraculo us l y and bruises. They were on their 1. v aa ew _slight cuts y to Normanton, and soon after the accident proceeded on their journey. The most extraordinary circumstance connected with the sad affair is the manner in which the de ceased gentlemen and Mr. Moon came to be thrown upon the line. They must have been ejected from the carriage at the same moment through the aper ture created by the right-hand door of the carriage when it was torn off. The general belief is, that they were endeavouring to make their escape from the door in question, when a sudden jerk of the carriage preci pitated them on to the line. On minute examination of the rail found broken near the Luddenden Foot station, a fracture was found about 18 inches from the end nearest Man chester. The short portion remained fast in the chair at that end, and its broken end in the soil of the road, about an inch and a half below the proper level of the rails. Mr. Weston was on a tour of inspection, and on his way to Newcastle, to visit the:Customs' department of that port, Mr. Gillard was on his way to Leeds, on business connected with the working of the telegraph. He was 30 years of age, and has left a widow and one child to lament his loss. The inquest on the bodies was to be formally opened at the Royal llotel, Sowerhy Bridge, this morning ; but it was understood that it would be merely confined to the identity of the bodies, and that the jury would then be adjourned for the insctionof the line and b ro k en carriage by the Government au thorities. The paragraph which has round of th e gone the papers respecting the appoint ment of three new bishops in allthea Lincolnshire, p p Cornwall,earaneeof circumst antial accura c y, is and Hart s , although given wholly incorrect. In fact, it is impossible to take any steps in the matter without a specific Act of Parliament. The consideration of the creation of any new sees, in addition to that of Manchester, was postponed in the last session, and nothing further can be decided upon till the pleasure of Parliament is known upon the subject.- 06servcr. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1847. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 18. (Before Mr. Commissioner EVANs.) IN RE BONNEY AND BEALES. These bankrupts were wine -merchants, carrying on business at Knightsbridge, and Beaks now applied for his certificate, that of his partner (Bonney) hav ing been heard about ten days since, before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque, and suspended for 18 months. Mr. Duncan appeared to support the application, and Mr. COOKE, who opposed it, stated that Bonney had been carrying on business for several years, and had been in a state of embarrassment for some time, having made a bill of sale of all his furniture in 1843, and continuing to carry on his business, by raising money at a usurious rate of interest, down to the year 1846, at which period Beales became partner with Bonney, undertaking to pay 1,0001. into the firm, by way of capital, and 1,0001. as premium to Bonney, but he never brought in one farthing, al though he had deducted from the profit of the con cern 3361., his alleged means of payment being that he had a reversionary interest in an estate at Roch dale, consisting of some land from which it was expected to obtain coals ; its value being about 21,0901., to divide amongst five persons. The bankrupt's share would, therefore, be about 4,300/., but he had already received 2,7501., leaving a balance of 1,6001. in his favour, upon which he could raise nothing, having been previously in difficulties, for in 1844 he became a bankrupt at Manchester, in partnership with his brother; and in January, 1846, he filed a petition as an insolvent debtor, at the same place, with debts to the extent of 1,4691., and had only 351. worth of good debts. After this period, he induced Bonney to open a branch business at Manchester, representing that he (Beales) had a good connexion there ; and so it appeared, for he allowed his private creditors to take the goods of the firm, as set off for their debts, due by him (Beales). There was a person named Tomkins to whom money was due, and Beales gave him a receipt for 281. 195., and a bill of exchange for 751., drawn by the firm, after the fiat was issued, and then went to the office of the official assignee, entering the transaction in black ink in the books, as though it had taken place prior to the issuing of the fiat. In the early part of this year they were sued, upon which they went to Morgan and Ridge, wine -merchants, and upon the representation that all arrangements were settled, viz., 1,0001. paid into the concern by Beales, they obtained from Messrs. Morgan and Ridge loans to the extent of 4561., and two bills of 2001. each, one of which, how ever, has not been paid. They were sued shortly after this transaction, which took place in April of the present year, by Messrs. Lemon Hart and Co., for 5001., and the bankrupts gave them a judge's order for the amount, including all bills which were not then due, agreeing to pay the debt by instalments of 201. a-week, but they failed to pay the first instal ment, upon which execution was put in, and all the property swept away, including the wines of Messrs. Morgan and Ridge. This took place on the 11th of June last, the fiat being issued immediately after wards. The bankrupt Beales was then examined at some length, admitting the charges .against him, adding that the cause of his first bankruptcy was in conse quence of having been called upon, as the head of twelve assignees, to pay certain losses incurred in a building speculation, known as " the Victoria Park affair." Having been cross-examined, Mr. DuNcAN addressed the Court on behalf of the bankrupt, expressing it to be his duty to admit that his client had been guilty of great negligence in en tering into a concern which was insolvent ; but there was no mala fides on his (the bankrupt's) part, and it was the duty of Mr. Bonney to have shown the state of affairs. Under all the circumstances of the case, considering that Beales was a young man, whose great crime had been in not having taken great care upon becoming a partner with Bonney, who had been in business twenty-five years, the Learned Counsel hoped that, in doing justice by suspending, the certificate, which he (Mr. Duncan) would not insult the Court by asking for, knowing that the ex penses exceeded the profits, upon which ground a suspension generally took place, his Honour would temper that justice with mercy. Mr. Commissioner Everts said that a more reckless case was impossible to arise. Respecting the arrange ment of paying in the 1,0001. as capital, his Honour considered it a mere contrivance to defraud creditors, and the bankrupt said that he had no idea that Bonney was insolvent, but he got a bill discounted at ten per cent., which was a sign of insolvency. The certificate must be suspended for eighteen months, without protection. LONDON SESSIONS. On Saturday Michael Morris, Moses Morris, James Daris, and Samuel Lawrence, were indicted for assaulting George Petit, an officer of the City police force, and John Johns, H 76, of the Metropo litan police, in the execution of their duty. Mr. Ryland and Mr. Laurie appeared for the pro secution, which was at the instance of the Corpora tion ; Mr. Payne appeared for Michael Morris, Mr. Parry for Davis, and Mr. O'Brien for Lawrence and Moses Morris. It appeared from the evidence that on the 6th of September, in the evening, a fight took place in Pet ticoat-lane, between Lawrence and a man not in cus tody. Johns and another police-constable went to separate them, when the mob, which consisted of 600 or 700 persons, told them that they had no right to interfere, and they returned for Petit. On going back Johns took Lawrence into custody, when the defendants said that he should not be taken, as he was the wrong man. A general rescue was attempted, in the course of which several brickbats, glass bottles, and other missiles were thrown, and the officers hit and injured. Petit swore that he was kicked by Moses Morris, and struck with a stick by Michael Morris. Davis also struck him twice. Police-constable Johns and Police-constable Gal livan, II 73, gave similar evidence. The RECORDER said, the interference of the police in the first instance was not with legal authority; but they had a right as individuals to call a constable, and to aid and assist him. It therefore appeared they had not been assaulted in the execution of their duty. The City police-constable was, however, fully justified in interfering to prevent a further breach of the peace, and Lawrence was in legal custody, but there was no evidence that he had incited the mob to rescue him. The jury found Michael Morris, Moses Morris, and Davis guilty of the assault on Petit in the execution of his duty, and of a common assault on Johns. Moses Morris was fined 51., and the other defendants 10/., and to enter into bail of 401. to keep the peace for twelve months. SURREY SESSIONS. (Before J. W. FRESIIFIELD, Esq., and a full Bench of Magistrates.) On Saturday John Hall, who described himself as an attorney's clerk, was indicted for unlawfully pre tending that he was an attorney, and entitled to practise in her Majesty's courts of law, and by those means falsely obtaining the sum of four half-crowns from a poor woman, named Sarah Mannell, the moneys of Joseph Mannell. Mr. Tapping, assisted by Mr. H. B. Roberts, the solicitor, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Robin son defended the prisoner. The Learned COUNSEL, in opening th e p rocee di ngs, stated that on the 24th August last, John Mannell was in custody at the Southwark Police-court, charged with felony. His wife, being anxious about him, went in search of a solicitor, and while running about she encountered the prisoner, who represented himself to her as an attorney, and offered to defend her husband. He then said that he would see the latter, and after an absence of a few minutes, he re turned, and said th a t h e h a d spoken to her husband, but he wanted 10s. to defend him. The poor woman was in great distressat the time, and with great difficulty she raised the money, and handed four half-crowns to the prisoner. A short time afterwards her husband was charged b sdhe e eee f fr o einn r o e gdf t Ahthlhie o r me . Cso. ttingham, but no person wa s th ere t o prisoner She , The upprhi however, sroanideer d thimold waited hewr tthh abou t, that he re w and audai sn o g n a clerk to Mr. H ardman, a solicitor, and that he h a d man and given the los. to that person. She saw Mr. Hard , he denied receiving the money or having any intimation about the case. The whole of the circumstances being related to Mr. Cottingham, he directed the prisoner to be brought before him, and after hearing the evidence, committed the prisoner for trial. He (the Learned Counsel) should be able to prove that the prisoner was not an attorney, and unable to conduct any defence. It was of great im portance such matters should be brought before the y, j on public grounds, inasmuch as poor people had been robbed latterly to a great extent by persons representing said she was t h eslairiafhe a jhothhhenei Mannell.w selv a s e t s h t e o be h sworn. solicitors. She of Mr. ROBINSON applied to the Court for the acquittal of the pinriassomneurn,haass it stated hmaetntthceohuul band's be,a namess ileindictt a malici ous one, and got up by an attorney to ruin was Joseph M anne ll . Th e pros ecution, he said, was his client. The CIIAIRMIN directed a verdict of acquittal ; but stated that the prisoner could be indicted again for the same offence, as the merits of the case had not been before the jury. Michael Neale, fishmonger, Kent-street, was in dicted for assaulting Richard John Beaver, an officer of the high Bailiff of Southwark, while in the execu tion of his duty. It appeared that on Friday week the complainant hfid a virtue of levy to m a k e on the goods of the prisoner by a warrant i ssue d by G. Cl i ve , Es q.: the cadge of th e Southwark County Co.urt The pri- soner then assaulted the complainant, and gave him into custody for felony, which prevented him from executing the levy. The magistrate discharged Beaver, but the prisoner was committed for the present offence. The prisoner addressed the Bench, and requested to withdraw his plea. He was sorry for the way he had acted, and he would leave himself to the mercy of the Court. The CHAIRMAN said that officers of the County Courts must be protected in the execution of their duty, but as he expreseed his regret the Court would only fine him 205., and order him to enter into his own recognizance to keep the peace. John Brushwood was indicted for assaulting his wife, and attempting to cut her throat with a knife. It appeared that the prisoner and his wife were in mates of the Guildford Union workhouse, and on the 9th of August last he met the complainant in the yard attached to the house. lie then beat her in a cruel manner, and with a knife he had in his hand, attempted to cut her throat. Assistance being at hand, he was prevented from accomplishing his object, and secured. Evidence was brought forward which set forth that the prisoner was not in a sound state of mind, and that he was at present under restraint by the work house authorities. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and The COURT directed him to be kept in confine merit until some arrangement could be made re. specting him. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Jeremiah Rees, who was a few days ago charged with having fraudulently obtained a quantity of goods from Messrs. Smith and Beard, of Cheapside, was brought up for final examination. The prisoner, who was known to the prosecutors as the brother of a customer at Dudley, had called, and, under pretence that he was in the service of his brother ordered goods, which he, in conjunction with a young man named Mettonetta, conveyed away from town to Bristol. The fugitives were speedily followed by one of the partners, who apprehended them at a house at the Hot Wells. Mettonetta denied that he was aware that the goods had been improperly obtained, and was permitted to put in bail for his appearance at the Cen tral Criminal Court. The prosecutors were disposed to leave the case entirely in the hands of the Lord Mayor, and with an apparent wish that a prosecution might be consi dered unnecessary. The LORD MAYOR, however, declared that the evi dence was too conclusive to be resisted, and Bees was accordingly committed for trial. Elizabeth Donovan, an Irish girl, who had been several times committed for smashing windows be cause she could not " get a place " in London, or a gratuitous conveyance to Liverpool, appeared before Mr. Alderman Gibbs, to repeat her application for one or the other, or " both together," as the poor forlorn creature expressed herself. Upon being charged some time ago with having committed one of those provoking outrages by which she was in the habit of giving notice of her wants, she was sentenced by the Lord Mayor to be impri soned in Bridewell. She attempted to strangle her self, and on being again brought up was sent to the Compter, her commitment having been endorsed with the direction to the keeper to cause her to be watched. Having apparently recovered from !the mental dis quiet under which she had been suffering, she was discharged, and as her circumstances did not improve since that time, it occurred to her that one more ap pearance at the Mansion-house might tell better for her than all the rest. Alderman GIBBS—What have you been doing since you were here ? The defendant—Oh, then, your Honour, I took the shilling I got when I was discharged from the prisoner, and I bought a rope with it to hang myself; and sure enough I'd have done it stiff enough, but I thought I'd call in upon the priest in the London-road, as your Lordship ad vised me. Alderman Grans—And what did the priest tell you ? The defendant—Oh, faith ! He said sure enough that it was the devil that tempted me ; and it was well for me that I got over the temptation, or I'd have suffered in body and sowl. Alderman GlBBs—Well, I hope you have reflected upon his advice ? The defendant—Oh, then, upon my word I have, and he gave me quite a cure for the temptation ; and here it is. (Here the poor girl pro duced a small leaden image of Christ on the cross, under which were written the words "Agnes Dei.") He towld me if I'd think of this, and take it out, and kiss it whenever I'd any bad thoughts, they'd all vanish like ghosts. Alderman GIBBS—And you never had any bad thoughts since ? The defendant—Never the least, your Honour. Alderman GIBBS—It never entered your head to commit self-destruction from that moment ? The defendant—God bless you! never. Alderman GIBBS—WeII, you shall have something to supply your present wants, and I dare say, if you apply to the parochial authorities of St. George's-in the-Fields, where I understand you have been lodging, they will pass you to Liverpool. The defendant—Why, then, the Lord bless your honour ! sure I'll go. Alderman Genus then gave the defendant, who declared that she could easily get once more into service at Liverpool, some silver, to enable her to make a decent appearance, and sa id t o h er, as she ol was lo w g gratefully priestsullytaking ad l v e i a c v e e .: " I say, you ng woman, follow GUI LDHALL. M r. J o hn Friskin, of John-street, Bedford-row, one of the trustees of Elim Chapel, in Fetter-lane, appeared to answer the compla in t o f t h e Commis ct, for suff er i ng an ac cumulation3', made under th e Con of offensive or noxi ous matter to remain t s a i o g n i o e u r s s ot' on a piece of land and building upon i t, used as a Sewers Disease P r f a o v r e the ut i C n A t chapel. The joint certificate of Dr. Farquhar and Mr. G. A. Walker, a surgeon, that the chapel was in a filthy and unwholesome state, likely to be prejudicial to the persons frequenting it, and to occupiers of houses adjoining, was put in. The clerk to the solicitors to the Commissioners stated the nature of the charge, and said he should call the two medical gentlemen who had signed the certificate, to show the necessity for the prompt in terference of the magistrates. Mr. Friskin prayed an adjournment, that he might call a meeting of the seven other trustees, and obtain legal advice. H e believed he should establish, by medical evidence, that there had been much exagge ration and unnecessary excitement about the matter. Mr. Tyrrell's clerk said he must oppose any ad journment. The order he sought was, that the de fendant should abate the nuisance in 48 hours. If they proceeded at all they should do so promptly. The place would be again used as a chapel on Sunday. Mr. Alderman JouarsoN asked how many trustees were now present ? Mr. Fri s ki n said there were four. The MAGISTRATES thought the defendant had evi dently had sufficient notice to prepare for the hearing, and determined to proceed. Dr. Farquhar, of Drury-lane, was examined—He had visited the chapel twice. On th e fi rs t v i s it, on t h e 2d instant, he descended into the vault, and saw two or three heaps of broken up coffin woo d, sa t urated with the fluid matter which had flowed from decom posed human bodies. He perceived the stench from them in the chapel above. A carpenter, who was with him, opened one coffin, and found in it what appeared to be portions of three human bodies; one was a portion of a female, but the effluvia was so overpower ing that he turned away without minutely inspecting the parts. They appeared to be portions of bodies that had been cut up. Mr. Alderman JOHNSON asked if he apprehended any danger to his own health from this visit ?—The Doctor said he should if he had not been in good health, or had remained longer. Mr. Alderman HOOPER asked if the place was a vault, or a cellar ; that is, was it brick-work overhead, or a ceiling of plaster or wood ?—The Doctor said, it was wood-work above. It was directly Wow the floor of the chapel, On the second visit the effluvia in the chapel was gone. The place had be en prepared for the visit of Sir James Duke, and the inquest, on Monday last. Mr. Alderman HOOPER asked how many coffins there were, and for some description of the vault ? —The Doctor sa id h e cou ld no t ascertain the number of coffins. There was a door in the floor of the cha pel which ad m itt e d t h e v i s it or t o a ce ll a r, each side of which measured about 40 feet. The coffins were piled up six deep, without any earth between or over them. The depth of the cellar was 12 feet in some parts, and reduced by the piles of coffins to four feet in others. On the second visit he found a coating of earth had been ?aid over the coffins, and there was no smell. There was a vau l t f u ll o f re f use b ones , & c ., opening into one sid e o f th e ce ll ar , f rom w hi c h ver y noxious effluvia came. Cross-e., , xamined by Mr. Friskin. Could not say there wtis not three feet of earth now laid over the coffin. They did net unscrew the coffin they opened, but the lid was un f astened, and to the best of his be lief there were portions of three bodies in the coffin. Heard the trustees promise Sir James Duke to build lip the entrance to the side vault. Did not observe the date of the coffin he had spoken of. Mr. Walker, of St. James's-place, Westminster, surgeon, described the vaults and its contents in much the same manner. He found a heap had been recently shifted from one side to the other of the cellar, and a terrible stench had arisen from disturb ing the mass. Thousands appeared to have been buried in a place adapted only for hundreds. The abatement movalofth of ethedeffluvia wasw When n t t p h reoofefflofavtilate was s ii ht the nose imm e di a t e l y b ecame accustomed to nd failed to distinguish it after the first moinvut. The existence of the mass he saw was prejudicial to the health of the neighbourhood, but it could not be disturbed without increasing the danger. If man poisoned the air he breathed he must pay the penalty. Mr. Alderman JOHNSON asked, if by a further addition of fresh earth a level surface were formed and well covered with concrete, would not the mis chief be removed ?—Mr. Walker thought it would not. Fissures would occur, through which the poison would issue. It had been tried at a mortuary chapel he visited near Ilull, and when the sexton opened the door he retreated some paces to allow the stench to escape. Witness went up to the desk, and found the minister's book thoroughly saturated with the stench from the mass of corruption below, in spite of the pains taken to prevent the nuisance. Mr. Alderman JOHNSON asked what he would sug gest should be done in this case as a complete remedy ? Mr. Walker was not prepared to say. Mr. Alderman HoopEa asked Mr. Friskin when the vault was last used as a place of interment ?—Mr Friskin said at least three years and a half ago. The trustees when they took the chapel, had a clause in serted in the lease, that the relations of persons in terred there should not have a right of burial there. They had lately removed some of the contents of the vault from one side to the other, and the effect of this had been exaggerated very much. The nuisance was now abated, and the chapel being private property no one had a right to intrude, or interfere with it. 'They had employed Mr. Fowler, a builder, to do what was necessary, though in fact the place could no longer be deemed a nuisance. The MAGISTRATES said if the trustees disputed their authority, it was the duty of the justices to assert it, and protect the public health. They should insist on the best remedy being immediately applied by the Commissioners of Sewers, if the defendants did not choose to obey the order that would be made. The order was accordingly made for the immediate abatement of the nuisance. WESTMINSTER. John Dignum, late clerk in the employment of Mr. Archbutt, solicitor, Chelsea, was finally examined, charged on suspicion of stealing a gold watch and chain, and a large quantity of plate, jewellery, and wearing-apparel, from that gentleman's residence. The circumstances are briefly these :—On the 4th instant Mr. Archbutt and family went out of town, leaving his house in charge of Jane West, a female servant, and on his return in a few days afterwards it was found that the different drawers and wardrobes, in which valuable property had been deposited, had all been broken open, and plate, jewellery, and other articles of considerable value, stolen. According to the account given by the servant West, she left the house the day after Mr. Archbutt left London, in care of the prisoner, for three hours, whilst she took a walk with a friend of his, named Ensor (in custody now for burglary), who assumed the name of O'Neale. On her return the prisoner left with Ensor, and on the following morning she missed the plate. She then went in quest of Dignum, to acquaint him with the circumstance, when he said he would come to the office and find it out, but he neglected to do so, and ab sconded from his employment. The prisoner cross-examined the servant West at some length, and asked her whether she had not al lowed persons to sleep in the house during her master's absence, and whether he himself had not done so, which she denied. She, however, admitted that she had been visited by a large circle of relations and ac quaintances, amongst whom was a brother-in-law, who had been convicted of felony. Mr. Archbutt stopped the case. After what he had heard, coupled with the circumstance of his feeling convinced, from the circumstance of his linen, comb, and brush, having been used in his absence, that some person had been permitted to sleep in the house, he would not proceed any further against the prisoner. The accused was accordingly discharged. Thomas Ensor was then charged with burglariously breaking and entering they dwelling-house of Mr. Toby, a gentleman of fortune, at Chelsea, and pur loining plate and other property of great value. The particulars of the case were detailed in our last. There was no fresh evidence adduced, but the officer in the case stated that if the prisoner was again remanded, he had some reason to believe that he could trace the property. The prisoner was remanded until Thursday. James Iladderway, a labouring man, was charged by the authorites of St. Luke's, Chelsea, with threat ening to desert his wife and family. One of the relieving officers said the defendant came for relief that morning, when it was offered him, upon his going to work in the stoneyard, which he refused to do, and declared that unless he had re lief he would leave his wife and children a burden on the parish. Mr. BURRELL never remembered a case of persons being committed for threatening to desert. The relieving officer produced an Act passed in the reign of James 1., which created the offence. Mr. Taylor, the chief clerk, in reply to an inquiry from the Magistrate, expressed his opinion that it was obsolete. Mr. BURRELL was evidently not disposed to act upon it, and upon the defendant's stating that he had work to go to on Monday, and that he would main tain his family, discharged him, at the same time assuring him that if brought before him for desertion, he would inflict the utmost punishment. The relieving officer said the frequency of deser tion had induced him to bring the matter forward. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Oa Friday a well-dressed boy, about nine years of age, was brought to this court by a person who had taken some interest in his welfare, for the purpose of having advice as to the future maintenance of the child. It was explained to the Magistrate that the boy had been supported for some time by persons at Brighton, who were in such circumstances as pre vented them from any longer incurring the burden. They had sent the child to London to be placed in the care of his mother, who was a cook in a gentle man's family at Brompton. The applicant allowed the boy to sleep at his house last night, the mother having absolutely refused to receive her child, or to make any provision for his maintenance. Applicant Mr. BINGIIAM said, the course for the applicant to take was to go to the relieving overseer of St. Pan cras, and to request him to take the child into the wished suchto know circumstances. what h was to do with the child e u de workhouse as casual poor, and then for the parish to proceed against the mother for refusing to maintain her child. Police-constable Scott, one of the police attached to the court, was sent with the applicant and the boy to the St. Pancras workhouse, with a message from the Bench, to take the boy into the house. The parties shortly afterwards returned and stated that the authorities at the workhouse had not only flatly refused to receive the boy, but bad threatened to expel the applicants if they did not leave the pre mises. Mr. BniGUAM immediately issued a peremptory summons against the parish authorities to show cause why they refused to relieve the boy. The overseer, Mr. 'Williams, illiams, in a short time made his appearance in court, and was put in possession of the circumstances connected with the poor child' s story, and an explanation was required of the parish authorities for their refusal to give him the relief es tablished by law. The overseer stated, that the refusal to receive the boy was grounded on one or two reasons. First, the parish authorities believed it was some trick oa the part of the boy's Brighton friends and the boy's mo ther; and next that they did not conceive the parish of St. Pancras was liable to be required to receive the boy. Mr. BINGHAM said the mother of the boy had re fused to support or to receive her child, and the child had been left in the street. The child, consequently, became casual poor, and the parish in which he had last slept was bound to receive the child into the house, and then to take such steps as might be need. ful against his parents. The overseer replied that, with all due deference to the Bench, the parish did not consider that the boy's sleeping in the parish for a night or two constituted such a residence as compelled the parish to interfere. The boy's residence, he apprehended, was where ithe mother at present resided. Mr. BINGHAM said it had been proved that the mother bad refused to receive the child. The child was, therefore, in a destitute state, and must be re turned as casual poor by the parish in which he last slept. He was quite sure that this was the true view of the law, and that no lawyer would question this opinion. If the parish of St. Pancras wished to argue the point, he was quite ready to appoiet a day to hear the arguments of counsel. The overseer said the p ar i s h o bj ec t e d on pr i nc i p l e, and with the intention of questioning a magis trate's authority. Mr. Bnionam replied that he was always reluc tant to press hardly on t h e parish officers, as their duties were sufficiently on erous an d di sagreea bl e; b u t this wasj one o f th ose di sagreea b le cases they must deal with, and he should recommend the parish at once to relieve the boy, and he would grant a sum mons against the mother. The overseer agreed to this suggestion and left the court. On Saturday all the parties were in attendance including the boy's mother, a middle-aged woman, named CoHinson. The mother stated that the only reason why she re fused to support the child was her inability. She had been deserteet by her husband two years ago, and she had supported her two children hitherto, but at pre sent, being anly in service, she was unable to keep more than one of her children. Mr. BINGIEAM said her story was doubtless true, and her case a hard one, but she could not be per mitted to cant her child loose on the streets, and to make no effort for its support. The course for her to take was to proceed at once to the parish authorities of Kensington, ant to state to them that she was unable to maintain the child. The parish authori ties would, perhaps, take the child into the house if she would give a small sum from her wages, or they would offer to take herself and the child into the house. If they would not take the child alone, then he was afraid the mother must also give up her ser vice and go into the house to. However, he could do no more than recommend the mother at once to pro ceed to Kensington. The mother promised to do so, and all parties left the court. Susannah Brinton was charged with having robbed her master, a gentleman named Gregg, residing at No. 20, Great Marlborough-street. Mr. Gregg said he had occasion to leave town re cently. On his return, amongst other things, he missed a quantity of shirts and a coat. Some of the property was found at a pawnbroker's, pledged by the prisoner. She was fully committed. William Fortune, a boy of about fifteen years of age, was charged with stealing nine sovereigns and a gold watch, the property of Robert Mitchell, Wind mill-street. The prosecutor said the boy was in the service of his brother, a saddler, who carried on business at No. 35, Windmill-street. On Thursday week last the boy got into his bedroom, and broke open a desk, out of which he took nine sovereigns. The prisoner then went into the parlour and took his gold watch, and immediately decamped. Charles Herbert, a companion of the prisoner's, proved that the prisoner had, after committing the robbery, treated him to the play. Afterwards they went to Chatham together, where they stayed until the prisoner had spent, and been robbed, of all his money. The watch had been pledged for thirty shillings. The prisoner admitted his guilt, and was sent for trial. W ORSHIP- STREET. Eliza London was placed at the bar for final exa mination, charged with having stolen a variety of costly wearing apparel, a silver watch, and other articles, the property of Mrs. Ritchie, a milliner, in Poole-terrace, City-road. The prosecutrix stated that about three weeks ago, being in immediate want of a servant, she affixed a written notice in her window to that effect, and the prisoner soon afterwards entered the shop and offered herself for the situation. The manners and appear ance of the applicant were so plausible and prepossess ing that witness agreed to receive her at once into the house, and postpone the necessary inquiries into her character till the following day. The prisoner set about the performance of her household duties with the most praiseworthy alacrity, but in the course of the same afternoon it was discovered that she had ab sconded, after carefully selecting the best part of her mistress's wardrobe, which, together with her watch, she had carried off. Immediate information of the robbery was given to the police, but nothing► was seen of the prisoner for upwards of a fortnight, when her mistress, at length, accidentally met her in the street dressed out in the stolen finery, which the wit ness immediately recognised as her own, and gave her into custody. Police-constable Grant, G 62, produced nearly thirty duplicates, which he had found at the house of the prisoner's mother, and relating chiefly to male and female wearing apparel, the suspected produce of other robberies, to which no clue could be obtained. It was also proved that the prisoner had been already convicted at the Old Bailey, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment, for plundering the house of a gentleman at Hoxton, on the first day she entered his service. The prisoner had been subsequently in cus tody for other offences, and was well known to the police of the H division, as being one of the lowest class of prostitutes perambulating the \Vhitechapel district. On being asked if she wished to say anything, The prisoner carelessly shook her head, And the MAGISTRATE ordered her to be committed for trial. William Pullen, a carter in the service of Mr. Coleman, a dairyman at Hoxton, was charged with having, by reckless and furious driving, caused the death of Elizabeth Partridge, a child eight years of age. It appeared from the evidence that as Mr. Elliott, a surgeon in Finsbury-pavement, was passing through Old-street-road on the preceding afternoon, he heard a sudden cry of alarm, and at the same moment observed a heavy cart, driven by the prisoner, and proceeding at a rapid rate in the direction of Hoxton. The deceased child was crossing the road at the time, and before any one had time to avert the calamity,. she was struck down by the horse, and the wheel of the cart passed over her body. The poor child was immediately picked up and conveyed, in a dying state, to the house of her father, a tradesman in the neigh bourhood, to which the witness also proceeded, but she expired a few minutes after their arrival. The prisoner was, in the meantime, given into the custody of Sergeant Brannan, to whom he admitted that he had been driving at a brisk pace, as he was pressed for time, but expressed great regret at the occurrence, which he declared to be purely accidental. In his de fence the prisoner repeated the same statement before the magistrate, and was remanded to await the result of the inquest. SOUTH WARK. Two powerful-looking fellows, named John Ma carthy and William Conolly, were charged with as saulting James Lay, and stealing from his person the sum of five shillings and a halfpenny, under the fol lowing circumstances. The prosecutor said that he was a sailor, and re cently paid off from the Gorgon frigate. On the pre vious evening he met with an old sweetheart, and proceeded with her to the King's Head public-house, Tooley-street, where they partook of sundry glasses of grog. The prisoners were drinking in the front of the bar, and several times attempted to quarrel with him, but he kept at a distance from them. Shortly before twelve o'clock he left the house, and parted with the female, but he had not proceeded many yards before some person came behind him and struck him a severe blow on the head. Macarthv then struck him another blow, and put his hand in his right hand trousers pocket, from which he took ss. The other prisoner then came up and knocked him down, put his hand in his left hand pocket, and stole therefrom a halfpenny and a card. Prosecutor called out lustily for assistance, and before the police could arrive, the prisoners made their escape, but were pursued and taken into custody. Police-constable 250 M said that shortly before twelve o'clock on the preceding night he heard cries of " stop thief" proceed from that part of Tooley street near the King's Head, and on going to the spot he saw the prosecutor lying on the ground. He told him that he had been robbed, and described the per sons who had committed the outrage. Witness then went in pursuit, and took Macarthy into custody. On the spot where the prosecutor was robbed wit ness found the card which had been abstracted from his pocket. The other prisoner was afterwards taken into custody by another constable. In answer to the charge, the prisoners said that they did not commit any robbery upon the prosecutor. They had some words outside the house, and after wards had a scuffle together. The prosecutor said that the 53. was safe when he left the house. He denied having any words with them in the street. Mr. COTTINGIIAM said it was a most daring rob bery. There was not the least doubt that they laid in wait for the prosecutor, believing him, like most sailors to, to be flush of money, and as soon as he get into a dark part of the street they pounced upon him and robbed him. The evidence was so clear that he should commit them for trial. Ann Afabley, a girl thirteen years of age, was charged with stabbing Richard Sparrowhall, a lad nine years old, in the face with a knife. It appeared that about ten o'clock that morning the lad was passing along Bermondsey-street, when the prisoner came up to him, exhibiting a knife she held in her hand, and asked him h ow h e s h ou ld like • to have his head cut off. The boy replied that he should not like it all, and told her to keep away from him. She, however, touched him on the shoulder with the handle of the knife. The boy then turned round and struck her on the breast, when she ran up to him and stabbed him in the face with the point of the knife. She then ran away ; but some of the pas sengers perceiving the assault and the blood flowing from the boy's face, stopped her, and gave her into custody. When asked by one of the witnesses what induced her to stab the lad, she replied that she did not stab him, neither had she a knife in her posses sion; but when the constable came up she pulled the weapon from her pocket, and handed it to him. Police-constable 159 M said that he took the lad to a surgeon's, when it was discovered that he had re ceived a stab on the left cheek-bone, near the eye. The wound was very slight, but the surgeon informed him that if it had been inflicted an inch higher, he must have been deprived of sight. The prisoner, who cried during the examination, Said it was quite an accident. She acknowledged asking him whether he would like to have his head cut off, but it was quite a joke. Mr. COTTINGIIAM—How came you with the knife in your hand ? Prisoner—lt is a knife I found, and used it for paring my nails, as my mistress is parti cular about their cleanliness. I was doing so at the time, when I thought I would have a joke with the little boy, but he struck me, and I returned the blow, but had no intention of hurting him. I am extremely sorry at having done so. The mother of the girl stepped forward and said that the prisoner was very playful, but she never knew her to be mischievous. She did not know that she was possessed of a knife. The MAGISTRAT E said he was inclined to believe that the stab was inflicted accidentally, but he hoped this would be a caution to her for the future, as it was quite a miracle that a serious injury had no! been inflicted. She seemed sorry for what sh e ha u done, therefore he should order her to be given up t° her mother. DISCOVERY OF ABOVE ONE THOUSANDH POUNDS WORT OF JEWELLERY . It may be in the recollection of our reader s that on the 13th of March last a fiat in bankruptcy was issued against David Elwin Colombine, of Carlton Chambers' Regent-street, and Cecil House, Brompton, the soli citor of the defunct scheme known as the L ondon and Exeter Direct Railway Company, and also connected with the aerial ship and other speculations. 1115 debts exceeded 17,3001., and the assets were of a doubtful extent, as the bankrupt has contested the proceedings at every sta ,, e, with the view of ulti• mately getting the ,fiat annulled. In the meantime the offers he made to creditors varied from 2s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. in the pound, but they were all rejected, and the bankrupt compelled, after some delay, to surren der to the fiat. Mr. Hamber, the messenger of the C ourt of Bank ruptcy, took possession of the lodge in Cecil-grove, the bankrupt's residence, which is most superbly furo ' nished and decorated, and a day was fixed upon t turn the effects into money by mean s of thea tioneer's hammer ; but when the day of sale arrived, the bankrupt served the parties with an injunction granted by the Lord Chancellor, o n the ground that under a the property belonged to the bankrupt's wife , deed of marriage settlement. The valuable furniture, Szc., therefore, still remains where it was. The assignees, however, have recovered trinkets, watches, and jewellery of various descriptions, o f t r value of above 50 01 . in the most singular mo ue . • The bankrupt, it appears, at first proceeded to Var l9 l where he disposed of his carriage and horses, t he afterwards went to Germany, taking with London,to' jewellery in question. Upon his return to ._ he deposited the parcel in a well known I,ollo' tavern, giving strict orders to the waiter not to ,le.t any party but himself have access to it. The mye.t_ e . , su spici . o e li rious manner of the bankrupt induced some that all was not right, and the valuables were d over to the City police superintendent. APPlhiCianttiFo was made by Colombine to this functionary for t he restoration of the jewels, but he refused to part po . session with them unless the applicant gave his real name and address, and explained the circumstances 6 which induced him to deposit them at the tavern intn false name. Colombine finding that his stratagee, could not longer succeed by keeping his alsure__ . e . character, declared his name and address. The perintendent at once remembered that he was a bank, Goulburn, to whom he detailed the circ band rupt, and proceeded forthwith to Mr. Commissioner and that Learned Gentleman directed him over the whole of the jewe ller y to Mr. Hatuhteor',:lj it is now in the safe keeping of Mr. Green, the ow assignee.instru cted After this disclosure Mr. Hamber w as til to use his utmost vigilance in tracing out au9 e s _ be property that was concealed, and for that purpo . e re. went to Boulogne, whither the bankrupt paired. At that place he found a number 01Ifflictiri:: and packages, containing a valuable piano ort_e_,2, Broadwood, a number of pictures, and other c deds been tions of property, above 5001. value, which had removed by the bankrupt. Mr. H amber imule tt.elY he claimed them on behal f of the assignees,untilbuit French authorities decli n ed t o g ive them up en, had been decided by a suit at law that they were,ere titled to take possession of them. Proceedings NNthe accordingly instituted in the French Court, in. names of the assignees, and the suit is still pencil._ While Mr. Hamber was staying person waited upon him and stated that he la, give him some valuable information, on being p al • n This offer was declined, but subsequently a sovereq _ was presented to the informer, who disclosed thi!tir, at Boulogniii3 had been employed to act as an interpreter for Colourve bine, and had accompanied the bankrupt to th e ° A to of the French Advocate, who had been instructed deposit some money belonging to the bank rtl , P t + l o Adam's bank, at Boulogne. Mr. Hamber le '', 11 ,,, time in going to the bank, and found, upon inq u „;,v that the information was correct. The neces,'fiie steps were taken to recover the deposits, a r l d h e 'ea bankrupt, a few minutes after the notices ha d — be served, entered the bank to cash a cheque, w il a ll hid found to his chagrin and mortification , that Ai, cash had been attached for the bene fit of his creilAiss tors. Another quantity of valuable propertla the been discovered at a west-end repository, an 0P greatest credit is due to Mr. Hamber, the tnesserg,2 for the zeal and perseverance he h as displayed throu out the matter. —______.-------'-- _S. RAILWAY SHARE M.A.IMJ--- -&"IT LIVERPOOL, SEPTEMBER 18. • , s e r, STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—East LancashirF ___, 1 3 3 / 4 dis.—Great Northern, 4% dis.—Leeds and Dewn,9i,, dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 15 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 1"s —London and North- Western, 160—Ditto, New Quarters' 81/a p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Q , ,R 7 • 1 .3 N Er o e . w l a , s l h P V .— al l‘ le i 3 i North -N Vestern, North Staffordshire, 1% 1 3 . ,i,iland Stock, 114—Ditto, 40/4 Shares, :s;il. bury and Cheater (11 N. W. M.), New, 17 8 Scottish Central, 6% P.—Shrews _ (.way an 834 p. —North British, Thirds,34 dis., 'No 4issued lig Canal, 3 Ms.—South -Eastern and Dover, i • tl all d Third Shares, at 6 2-3 dis.), 1 1 ,4 dis.—York, Newcas _ei, p.—Shropshire Unur R Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 2 New, 2% p. MANCHESTER, SurrEstints. 18. Notting % p.—Ditto (N. and P P STOCK EX MANGE.—The sales are—Amber _d ham, and Boston, 1% dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire,. r,,,,1., Cheshire Junction, OA dis.—Bolton, Blackburn, an,a.L.l.!. theroe, Preference, No. 1, par—Lancashire and 0r1.115'.67 Fifths (late West Riding Union), 1% dis.—Ditto, 32/.S . 13 r . „ (late Extension), 3% dis.—North Staffordshire, 1 ii F: e ., Shropshire Union, 31i c. dis.—South-Eastern and . I) °`. op , toill t No. 4,1% dis.—York, Newcastle , and Berwick, -,-, No. 2, 2 p. LEEDS, SEPTIC3IBER 18. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The gloomy appearances of the silli °- re f ~e trade continue unmitigated, and the freque nt recurs g l T ric e ofex t s e h n a s r i e v s e commercial failures causes great alarm. ,01 And considerably. the ~areor tsloowineer, new w d s t C o o ck n sso arels have becominga eo ugui v s e s tl i esisbi 01 e: The safersosp a e r c e t Am of h l e as rg t at w e eek N3o a t r t e ing fu h l a l ,0 1 n ig ,,, , ,3 ,.. cl tamed. Th 8 Boston, 355. dis.—Eastern Countie s, ' East Lancashire, New, 3% dis.—Ditto,uart2esr.s, 1 6 61 . 6d. di —Lancashire and Yorshire (West Riding Union), .2 c 1.15 .5 Leeds and Dewsbury, Extensions (green), 245. fid. dis." Leeds and Thirsk, 15 % n. dis. — Ditto, New 11% i d f,... 1 Ditto, Preference, 255. dis.—North British, Thirds, 6 °: r s cl , Ditto, Quarters, 2s. 6 d. c. dis. — North Staffordshire, 2,,nur. p.—North-Western, 7 6 5. dis. — York, Newcastle, and - wick, No. 2 (New Berwicks), 2% p. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, SErmainicit 15. h ire, ' - STOCK EXCHANGE. — The sales are—North Staffordtl 5b 1% p.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick , New, N° Bs. 9d. p. EDINBURGH, SEPTEMBER 16. 33fr . STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aber deen,, Airdrie and Bathgate, 3/. 10s.-Arbroath an d Forthr,,2lo.--- -Ditto, Halves, 14/. 10s.-Ayr and Galloway,,ii'ecioniso Caledonian, 32/. 155.-Ditto, New, 21. 55 ,-1 1; ..-Da e- , and Dumbartonshire, 10s.-Clydesdale Junct ion, 50,„ 6a. side, 21. 155.-Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, 1 4 2/. 10 5 - -Dundee and Arbroath, 391.-Ditto, New, N°• I'3l. PI -Ditto, New, No. 2, 32/.-Ditto, New, Nd-,,,`" :103 e ii ,.. - Dundee and Northern Junction, 1/. 115.--1-inlin-ortov', Perth, 34/. 155.-Ditto, New, 18/. 12s. 6d. -Ditto , ' 4 ' oo o'l 3/. 11s.-East of Fife, 4/. 55.-East Lothian 's rgh arta 11. 135.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 71. 10s.--E di loar ter* Glasgow, 531. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 161.-Ditte, itto rre 14L-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 171. 10. i? rs ;6s-"" ference, 20L-Ditto, New, 31. 195.-Ditto, Qua' . l e i. 175. - ',, Edinburgh and Northern, 181. 155.-Ditto Noct • bark '1 15 'Halves, ,- and Perth Ditto, Newport, 71. 155.-Ditto, ditto, New, - -s clalv 9 ' 65. lc Glasgow and Ayrshire, 108/. ex div.-Ditte, ~ So , ' (New Co.), IL 2s. 6d.- Ditto, -- e Stoc„' 421.-Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 81. 55.-Ditto, llalv_e,. 2 , 6 u-, 9/. 17s. 6d.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle? bl Gl ogl . -Glasgow and Garnkirk, 381. 15s. ex, ' l --1 1 . v e ' e . ";ockl, i l is General Terminus, 11L 15s. -Glasgow and '-", 6d.- -u- ti; 95.-Ditto, Halves, 9L-Ditto, Preference, 81. 2,;_est Nor3l. gow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 3L 15A.--7.," 1 ) IN Of ther li - '' h, of Scotland, 11.-Great Northern (late Direct,orth pritas,, 135.--Ditto (late London and York), lt: - ..': Quartrs, 5. 271.75. 6d. ex div.-Ditto, Halves, 131.-D l o t ' i , birds, 11 *,, 7 1 -Ditto, Quarters New (scrip), 1 ls.--- -Ditto, Fifths, 51. Bs. 6d. ex. div. Ditts'h Central, i,65. .....sottl „„d, i d L , a nd Thug s „ 45L ex u` s . Stirews bli g; 41 -stir" and Chester, 19/. 15s. -Stirling -Shrewsbury and Hereford, 103.--- _ream-, ,v...-- -Scottish Grand Junction, 195.-Scottish 311"'"osivestrP 1, 14/. 55.-Ditto, ditto, No. 2, 71 ' I s ling and Midland, 71.-Wishaw and Ditto, Extensions, en York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 1391. 10 6d. Boob of 6d.- - G rea l si at irtot Madras, Is. 9d.-East Indian , Madras, 15. 9‘ , "*" India, 2s. 6d.-Great Southern of Nellore, and Arcot, Is. 6d. roog g 17. .. ci ls g, GLASGOW, ogr l Caledoniad,l ev, 01l STOCK EXCITANGE.-The sales are--_s. ,A.Duadee 9d.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 9 ,,tilia t ' u frie „ a nd ._, Perth, Quarters, 70s. 6d.-Grlasgow, I' ditto(seriPi ton, 13s. 6d.-Northßritish,Thirds,24s--- 245.-Scottish ventral, 2 53 / ............. c .. : lisle, 81.-Great Northern, 653.-Manchespteirtaton,d Saltill?-1), Sal ____ tde P -A 0 Coun The remains of Louis Bonaparte, m on ths ' 3° l' Leu, ex• king of Holland, who died a fGvi died 10 itfi g Florence, and those of his son, who slid said, be brougo Josephine and have arrived at Marseilles, and will, it is f'' the v ' Pfe to Reuil, and deposited near the tomb o Queen Hortense. Drewry en wnt n 1. rn yt thegh 001 t l . fst 4 itaeh t y h :. son.in st . , at .8 0 1 r E m T e g - B E q . uar e , 1 33 Ys" ter ' Ailit. ir' He o ll n ry the 15th James, R.N., of a son. n ion s fs t . ta ,. , A d l aa r ut s . gB A h etlederxi.oarndd. pe Alexander Bedford -place, e r , i if ue,:f Il:0;o. e, g j o : On the 15th inst., at Brighton, the wife a Lieuteosiik f V eil' te On the 16th init., at Halkin-street West, the wife o bo p m n o e rn n i t n . gt 0 Colonel n V ansittart, Coldstream Guards, of a "100 4 On the 16th inst., at Dover, the wife of the Rev. Twigg, Vicar of Tilmanstone, of a daughter. cl l Oil the IGth inst.,-road,hegtehneelv_ipfearokf, of aeastohne.rley phipsont MARRIED. a Turd; On the 11th inst., at Petersfield, Mr. John Gabriel of Parkstone, Pooe, Dorset, to Harriette, daughter of James Crafts, Petersfield. DIEB. On the 9th inst., at C a p esthorne Hall, Edward VIII° On the 14th inst. , Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel l'Aille Davenport, Esq., aged 69 . Workman, late of her Majesty's 35th Regiment of F o ot. ife o f On the 17th inst. , at Lower Edmonton,Margaret/ 1* W. L. Grosvenor, Esq. _----------Ci9., , Lond ,, on •. Printed and Published—by 1,11:71d30 YOUNG of °• d iost •,t. 11,1, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112,_Strand, if t he iot 2 0 of the 81 4 T 0 Y , in Um County of 2,11441050 x. WOOF sePtegi 11347. .* Hhat L ft 4 8 for ‘, mtiction Co , fl;e "A' Lo A bot les ; "early, z 4PPlic , In d _ ;