The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-13 00:00:00

XTENSIVE FIRE AT FARNWORTII PAPER MILLS, NEAR BOLTON. Oa Thursday morning, at twenty minutes to four o'clock, a fire was observed by the watchman to be raging furiously in the centre of the top storey of a building at the works of Messrs. John and Thomas Bonsor Crompton, Farnworth Paper Mills, situate about two miles from Bolton, and probably the most extensive paper manufactory in the county. The building in which the fire originated is situated on the northerly side of tho'o extensive works, and was eighteen windows, in length, four storeys high, but very narrow, not being more than seven yards wide. The lower storey was used as the white finishing room, in which were five hydraulic presses ; the two next storeys were occupied as rag and waste store rooms; and the upper storey, where the fire was discovered, was used for cutting up rage previous to their being used in the process of converting them into paper, In these rooms were stored a large quantity of rage and cop bottoms, and, also, in the finishing room there was a large quantity of paper, but, with the exception of that in the hydraulic presses, nearly all the paper was saved. The whole of the remainder of the contents of the building (except the presses), together with the building, was how ever, destroyed. On the alarm of fire being given, the fire brigade belonging to the establishment, with two engines kept at the works, and one from the mill of Mr. T. B. Crompton, et Prestolee, was shortly at the scene of devastation and there being an abundant supply of water from the river Croal and the numerous reservoirs, the engines into play, but the devouring element had )? cendancy, and the contents being of so r efforts were of no avail was directe The attent: oon got f the firemen lg the other adjoining buildi tely they succeeded very iaterially in their ob ock the roof fell, carrying with it a portin of tl ward walls, which fell up n a machine lig2;e3e, one stmey'lligh, ontaining three valuable roachie-, s , recently erected. The roof of this building help; glass, the burning materials and debris fell among the mac hi nes , partially injuring two of them. The separation - wall prevented the flames entering the brown room, b".:. another rag store, eight windows long and four L "'"'res high, situated at- right angles from the clock tower. ' was destroyed. An engine house, containing 224 horse engine, is also considerably damaged. This engine not being in work for a time, its destruction will not impede the working of any portion of the works, as water power can be applied to the weeks connected with it, None of the hands employed at these mills will be thrown out of employment by this calamity, as they will be employed in other portions of the buildings, and the whole of them will be at wotk by Monday next. The estimated loss by the fire is upwards of £6,000, none of which is covered by insurance, Messrs. Crompton not having insured for many years. The very high rate of premium required by insurance companies on works of so rig:) , a na•ute induced the firm to take the risk upon themselves, and by keeping fire engines, an efficient fire brigade amongst their own work people, and other arrangement% they hava considered it ad vantageous to be their own insurers. The cause of the fire is. not known, but the tnsst probable one is that of spontaneous combustion. PATENT BRICK MAKING MACHINE On Thursday, a number of scientific gentlemen, architects, and persons interested'in building, met at 33, Seel street, in .rder to witness the process of fabricating bricks by the machine patented by Mr. Tway. Machines of a powerful and effective description are generally simple in construction, and when the operation is explained to persons unacquainted with such mat ters, the whole thing becomes (to use a well known phrase) as plain as AB C• The machine of Mr. Imray partakes of the Character alluded to, and if we were to judge from the specimen we saw of its operations, there can be - ro doubt that it is calcu lated to answer the purpose for which it is intended ; indeed, snore may be said that, in consequence of its utility, it must come into extensive, if not exclusive, use in the " handicraft" of brick making. There is hardly any branch of manufacture to which the use of machinery has not been successfully applied, and without rt fleeting on other brick making machines which we have seen, there can be no doubt that, so far as the working up of the raw material is concerned, the present machine is most effective. Bucks, of apparently the finest quality, and certainly of the best and most accurate proportions, are turned out with great rapidity from the clay, which undergoes no previous " tempering ;" and we are told that the quality of the brick is superior in every way, It is mote compact, takes less baking, and is altogether of a primer snbstance than the ordi nary brick, whilst the time required in perfecting is only nominal when compared with the old system, This machine. is capable of turning out 40,000 bricks in ten working hours. Without entering into any detailed description of the working of the machine—without offering any opinion on the merits of the invention—we think it is worth the attention of persons in the peculiar line of business for which it is intended ; and, so far as we could judge of its working, most effective, and such as to answer the purpose better than any we have yet seen. DISTRESSING INCIDENT AT SEA Considerable excitement was created on Monday morning on the arrival of the Troubadour at the North wall, it hav ing been ascertained that out of 300 sheep, 300 pigs, end 15 head of horned cAt le, constitating her deck freight, the greater number of the two latter classes of animals were lying dead on board, having perished on the passage, owing to the severity of the weather at sea. On irgairy it appeared that the Troubadour, a merchant steam; r, the property of Mr. Beimont, of 'Waterford, and commanded by Captain Birk, left the port of Cork on the ebb of th at 9.30 on Thursday, the 4th inst., After matting to sea, the steamer enc•u bound for 31 ntered tho br he ebannEl, and w: hen hlwrin~ i owing to the PAVC7FC rind and heavy sea, to make her destined port. She had consequently to bear up, and keep in mid-channel off shore. Her supply of fuel ran :hart, end during the severity of the gale the greater number of the pigs and many of the horned cattle perished. On the fuel running short, and it appearing inevitahl 'bat the vessel would drift ashore and ba lost unless the machincry was kept in motion, the carcases of 150 of tha dead pigs were thrust into the bi,iler fu'nscee, and used as fin 1, together with every spar and piece of loose timber cn board, ss as to keep up steam. After encountering dreadful weather, the Troub odour sue needed in reaching Dublin harbour, and arrived at the North-wall at half-past 8 o'clock yesterday morning. Police sergeant Jonas and a body of police attended on duty at the wharf. Mr. Byrne (clerk of the market) was also promptly in attendance; but the carcases of the dead ani mals have not been disposed of, as it is expected that the owners or shippers of the stock will arrive from Cork this day. There was but one passenger on beard the steamer, and happily no . loss of human life has taken place, nor has any serious injury been suffered by any of the crew, al though at one period, it is said, the destruction of the ves sel and all on board her seemed imminent during the fury of the storm. Police constables have been placed on special duty to prevent the removal of the carcases of dead pies, c Ade, &c. , until disposed of under the direction of the clerk of the market.—Dublin Paper. RELICS d SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.—At a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society this week, Captain Sherard Osborn reported that he had just heard from Captain Cator, formerly of her Majesty's ship In'rer id, Conservator of the Humber, that Captain Parker, of the Truelove, announces that the Esquimaux had large sledges of wood, which they 'tad got from a ship that had been broken up on the beach, 'Wild that there was , another vessel pressed up in the ice, but 'bot yet broken up, down Prince Regent Inlet. The wood the sledges were made of had trenial holes. These nativei frequent Pond Bay, in Baffin Strait. Captain Osborn believes these vessels to be two more of the deserted squa dron. A Nwv WAY TO ACCOMMODATE BOARDERS —Most of our readers will remember how frequently, a few months ago, inquests were held on the bodies of " unknown men found floating in the river." Scarcely a day passed without one or more such in lusts, and some days there have been as many as five. Almost without exception, these men were recognise I from their dress and appearance as deck-hands on the river ; but that was all that could be discovered con cerning them. There was generally nothing found in their pockets except some tobacco, a pocket-knife or pipe. For several months past there has been sc rcely an inquest of this description held, and the two fac's taken together pre sent a quite significant aspect. Some circumstances which have lately come to our knowledge furnish the solution.— About a year and a half ago a Spaniard opened a boarding house on the levee,near the waterworks engine, a house which was frequented by a great number of boatmen, princ - pally deck-hands. We learn that it was a constantly recurring circumstance for boarders to leave in a very mysterious manner ; even th e ir most intimate friends not being aware of it until they were missed: The fact finally began to attract attention, and it was observed that the men who disappeared were never seen any more, nor even heard of. At length a watc h was set, and th e k eeper of the h ouse was seen at a l a t e lnur one night to carry out a man in an apparent state of s'upor, and proceed to the river with him as though he were carrying him to some boat. The watch followed • him and sa him deliberately th row t h e man into the river. An attempt was made to arrest him, but without success, and nothing has been seen or heard of hi , rn From that time to this but few bodies of unknown men have been found Id ia'ing in the liver. There can be but little doubt that that the villanous Spaniard gave his boarders dragged liquors, i and after robbing them threw them nto the river. We obtained the statement from an ex.policernan of some note. In' the wall of a rancho, occupied by a man wiese brother has been hung for murder, on the road to the diggings, the bodies of twenty-six men have been found. It is supposed that they met with a similar fate as that of the :Clove mentioned.—Calkfornia Pape,- boatmen THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. Upon going up he saw Mullens running after Williams, whom he knocked down. He went up to them, and found them struggling on the ground together , He caught hold of Mullens who was drunk, and No. 18 caught hold of Williams. At IsTIFORE W. BROWN, Esq., m.r, that time Mrs. Mullens and a number of women came out of EXCHANGE IS ROBBERY. A fine looking girl named her house, and tried to get Mullens away, but the policeman Mary Anne Rice, was charged under the following circum- being determined to stick to him, kept his hold, and they were stances. It appeared that about five p.m., on Thursday the both dragged in together. Then came a regular row, in the prisoner entered a beer house in Hacksall Alley, kept by a course of which Mullens several times kicked the policeman, Mrs. Whittle, when she called for some ale, but said she had and once missing him kicked a little boy in the stomach. This no money, at the same time offering a quantity of wearing statemen t was apparel, which she had in a bundle, in exchange for the beer. of whom statedpartially corroborated by several witnesses, one that she was present in the first instance, when It turned out that these things were stolen by the prisoner from Mrs. Mary Rylands, of Marybone. The prisoner said she was Mullens said to Williams, "If you will have a figh t with me, I will pay for gloves." Mullens then knocked the man down, tipsy and did not remember what happened. She was sent for and his friend fell to kicking him. The police hearing the trial, as she had been convicted of a similar offence pre- noise, came up, and, after a reat struggle, succeeded in taking viously. them both to the lock-up. Mr. Roby, who appeared for Mullens, WHAT ABOUT THB PIG P—Hamlet and Jones, who stood contended that the police had an old grudge against Mullens, remanded on a charg e of s t ea li ng a "p or k er ," b e l on ging to and that the truth of the case was, after he had done business Mr. Thompson, b rewer , were h um.g h t up. Mr, Buck appeared for the day a friend called in. and they had supper together, for the prisoner. Mr. Thompson said the dead body of the after which they went to a public house, where they had some pig was his property. Iu reply to Mr. Block, he said he gin and water; when they left, and before going home, he would not swear positively to the "body." A w it ness from went by the side of a house, where three men went up to him, the slaughterhouse was examined, and on cross-examination by Mr. Block, h e c a used much l aug hter by hi s g r a phic sketches of and offered an indignity which caused him to say it was not gentlemanly conduct, but seeing that they were " roughs," be the profile, and full face of the BonnAeen. . How do you ran away, and, just before he got to his own door, fell down, know the pig ? It had a peculiar bright eye. What else ? an d b e f ore h e cou ld g et up again, the police came, and then A very long and handsome nose. Go on. It had pretty the row took place. Several witnesses were called to prove this Mr. Bluck : Pigs genera lly h ave eyes and nose and version of the affray, but their evidence was very contradictory, Yes, all of them that I have seen. And pigs have and the result was that Mr. Mansfield fined Mullins 40s and r.„... ;,-, ,1.f.11. of navment ordered him to be committed for POLICE INTELLIGENCE LIVERPOOL nomy ? Oh, two months ; observing that there had bee❑ hard twearinz on each side, but the probabilities of the case rested with Wil liams's statement, and he was consequently discharged. The Would you k w that dead p g amongst four tot, but here's the head (Lhe head was id loud laughter). Another witness fine was paid, fjrward to identify the pig, and he said the baste was very white and " most remarkably dirty" (load laughter). Mr. Block made a clever defence for, the prisoners, who were by his ingenuity acquitted, but soon. after HAMLET APPEARED IN ANOTHER CHARACTER I—THAT OF A " BQOTISAB.."—I-Io was again put forward, charged with haVing stolen a pair of boots whilst in the cell, from the feet of a person who was confined in the same cell on a charge ,of drunkenness. Mr. Campbell, the bridewell keeper, stated that, a sailor was locked up for being drunk. He occupied the same cell as the prisoner, Mr. Hamlet. The " inky cloak" of night having fallen on the sailer, he went—if not snug —to bed. Certainly, " fast asleep and 'snoring," whilst the namesake of the " Prince of Denmark" remained as broad awake as' one of Joe Grivaaldi's grins. There was nothing very remarkable about the sailor going asleep, nor about Mr. Hamlet stopping awake ; but there was something excessively, remarkable about other things, that happened. Mr. Hamlet had a pair of " ould treeheens," (shoes) that by a terrific effort of benevolence on the part of " a gather-up man," (and these gentry are not remarkable for that peculiar quality,) might have realised twopence three farthings, whilst the sailor had a pair of boots that would have "fetched" 7s. 3d. in any brother of his father's—(" uncle's" they call them)—in , Paradise street or Park-lane. A police station, or bridewell, or watch-house, or coal-hole, or lock-up ; or, whatever else it maybe called—is decidedly a bad place to have a 78. 3d. pair of boots on your rushes (feet). Oh ! you were never in a station house;—were not you ?,, Then you are a lucky fellow, and take a friend's advice, and still try to remain in your state of blissful ignorance on that point —as long as you can ! It would have been well for the sailor if he had never been in such a place, and it would have been tenfold better for. Mr. Hamlet, that his knowledge did not extend to the " lock-up." When. the sailor awoke in the morning, instead of his 73 3d boots, and a fine pair of warm twenty-penny stockings, ho found his feet incased in a pair of old cotton socks, that might have been new about the original portion of the past half century, and a cobbled up pair of shoes, that all the surgeons (that's what they call shoe renovators now) in Scotland road could'nt mend a rib in. Mr. Campbell ranged all the prisoners in a row before the sailor, and out, oh, alas ! the lot fell upon Hamlet ! There they were, boots, warm stockings, and so on. A pikestaff is said to be very plain —so it may be, for all we can tell ; but if- the aforesaid article could be made " plainer" than the case before the court—we give it up. Mr. Hamlet was asked the usual question—that dernier resort left by the glorious humanity of our law—" What have you to say ?" Now, many persons in. Mr. Hamlet's position, would have probably felt like a certain young gentleman, who, as described in "immortal verse," went out a courting and said—" nothing at all." No, but Mr. Hamlet being a different manner " a man," did'ot wish to go off by a tangent of that description. Here is what he raid, and a very remarkable saying it was top : " I went to sleep with an old pair of socks and tattered old shoes on my feet, and when I awoke, I got a found a good pair of boots and warm stockings on, f3r which I felt peculiarly thankful to the unknown donor—l think it was the fairies that helped mo, good luck to them !" (A. loud burst of laughter followed this " free and easy explanation.") Mr. Brown, the magistrate, being a legislator in " another place," becatne very sceptical about the story, and, therefore, be or aorod /VIII. hamlet to w olk oo o ..a toilm 0.... o ....r 1...,........ti0.., called a ' "mill," for and during the space of two months, and SO ended the performance of Mr. Hamlet for the present. MORE DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT ON THE PART OF THE POLICE Yesterday, a gentleman, by the name of John Smith a contractor, appeared - before Mr. Mansfield, at the. Police court, to answer a charge preferred against him by Police Constable _No. 317. Mr. Snowball conducted the case for the defendant. The facts of the case, and the result, will show the conduct and character of the constable,, and, therefore, need no comment. Police constable 317, on being sworn, stated :—About 10 minutes past -two o'clock yesterday afternoon I saw the defendant. He was very drunk, and was driving a horse and'shandy on the . West Derby road. I . stopped the horse and told him he was drunk. lie swore at me, and said he was sober. I kept bold of the horse when he got out of the shandy, and told me he should go about his business, and that I might, take the horse and shandy and go to hell with it. I kept hold of the horse, and he got into the shandy again, and a labouring man with him. They had each of them hold of the reins, and one pulling one way and the other the other • the defendant whipping his horse all the time. I kept hold of the horse. The men got out, and then the defendant made a stumble out and knocked against 'me, and, by some accident, my fist knocked against his mouth. He then struck me two or three times with the whip, and he fell down. He behaved very violently, and at last I got him into Austin's yard, .but had to send for assistance and the stretchers before I could take him to the bridewell. (The constable was cross-examined at same length by Mr. Snowball, but persisted in the truth of his assertions, and most positively denied that he had struck the defendant and knocked him down, or that he had illused him on the way to the bridewell ) Police Constable 575 said : I went to the assistance of the last witness when I saw him kick him. He was very violent. Police-constable 330 sa'd : I went up to render assist ance, when I found the defendant very violent, and I said we had better get the stretcher. The stretcher was got, and we handcuffed him and put him upon it, when he kicked me in the face. He did it as he was trying to get off the stretcher. Mr. Snowball addressed the bench on behalf of the defendant, and in so doing strongly condemned the conduct of constable 317 for stopping a man in his gig when he was going quietly along, then ordering him out and then telling him to get in again, and after that knocking him down several times. It was true, he said, that the defenda n t h a d h a d a little drink, but he had drove steadily and quietly from West Derby, and would have gone on quietly had the constable not interfcrred with him. He severely animadverted on the policeman's conduct in taking a respectable man to the station on a stretcher, when he could have easily ascertained his name. He' then called the following witnesses, all of whom stated they were perfect strangers to Mr. Smith, never having seen him before—Mr. John Jeffery, said : I did not see the commencement. When I got up, I saw the horse and gig standing about twenty yards from Mr. Austin's yard. There were two men in the snanury. rue uerenuant naa tne reins in one hand, and the whip in the other, and the policeman had hold of the horse by the head. The defendant told him to let the horse go, but he would not do so, when the defend ant struck the horse with the whip across th e l o i ns . The WHO'S TO LOSE THE MONEY ?—CURIOUS CAS E.—. Jeremiah Bergin was brought up by a police inspector ❑amed Pearce, from Halifax, in York4iire, tinier the fullow•ing cnrious circumstances. The history of the case was as follows. In the month of June last the prisoner called on the inspector, and informed him that he had found a draft for £2O on the Bank of Ireland, and asked if he heard of any one who lost it? He said he had not heard of the loss, and asked the man to let defendant after that got out of the gig, and agiin struck the horse with the whip, when the constable let go the horse's head, and, running at the defendant, struck him in the eye, saying, " You will fight, will you? " and then again struck him. The defendant was then taken into Mr. Austin's yard, where he was kept for twenty minutes or half an hour. They put him on a stretcher, when 575 went and put his foot on the man's body. The defendant went along Low hill between two women, thinking that he was going home ; but, after he had crossed the top of Prescot street, the police again attacked him, and insisted upon taking him to the station house. The defendant's wife came up, and one of the police pushed her on one side. He said, " H OW dare you push my wife ?" when ha became violent, and threw himself down ; then it was that they sent for a stretcher and put him on it. By constable 317 :He did not strike you with a whip. You squared at him, and then you struck him. He did not strike you first. Miss Jane Harvey fully corroborated the above statement. Mrs. Rhoda Rimmer saw the policemen go across th e road, and take hold of the horse's head. Tee de fendant was driving steadily in the middle of th e road. The defendant asked him three or four times to let the horse alone, but he made no answer. Joseph Seciden, a retired shipwright, spoke to the treat. went the defendant received at the hands of the police ; and went up and told them they would murder the m an. At that time they had hold of his necktie, and he was black in the face, and blood was issuing out of his mouth. He told them he was sure that if Mr. Mansfield knew about it, he would severely punish them. He was a respeeable man from his appearance, and what they should do, was to take his address, and send him a surn mons. They told him to mind his own business ; but he said,he could not help interfering,when he saw a person so brutally treated. They then let him go away with two women, but afterwards again attacked him. Police constable 575, said he saw the defendant kicking about —but Mr. Snowball objected to the police being allowed to patch up the case by after statements. Mr. Mans field said : It appeared to him, that Mr Smith had been most improperly interfered with. He was going al ,ng the middle of the road, and was capable of driving, when the policemen stopped him ; and if he had struck him a blow with the whip, it was little more than he descried for holding the horse!k.heed, when told to let it go. This was a gross interference. Then cane a 'Scuffle, and from the marks on Mr; Smith's face, in was clear etia,e lie had had the worst of tt ; for, he was not only streek, but was nearly " Garotted" into the bargain. The case must be dismissed. I shall not, he said, now punish the police, because they came up to give evi dence, and perhaps, may not be prepared with their witnesses ; but I shall leave Mr. Smith to act on his own discretion, ::s to whether he will take out a sum mons against them, for the assault that was committed on him. Before the rising of the court, Mr. Smith obtained a summons against the policemen, and the case will be heard at an early day next week. him see the draft. This he refused, saying he could keep it hia:self, and if any one called about it, he knew where I find him. In about a month after ho called again, when same sort of conversation took place. Tue plisouer called time, ard asked if the inspector had heard anything of ? Ho replied he had not, and asked for the the prisoner refuse! to give it up oil the ground sil aiready stated. Nothing more was heard of the affair until a few days ago, when the prisoner called on Mr. David Hill, of this town, and offered the draft for change. Mr. Hill said lie did not know him, but if he left the draft with him ho would get it cashed through his bankers. The prisoner left the draft, but said he had a son going to New York, and that lie wanted a few pounds to pay his passage. Mr. Hill kindly advanced him £6. In two or three days after the man called, and Mr. Hill, not having heard flora be bankers to the contrary that t:ie draft was not all right, concluded it was so, and paid over the balance to the prisoner. Two days after this, it was found by Mr. Hill that the draft was lost o❑ the 29th of May (the day.of general rejoicing) by Mr. packbourn, a brewer at Huddersfield, and that a duplicate of it lied been long since paid to the rightful owner. The prisoner was then given into custody, but the bench could not deal with the case, there being really no charge against the prisoner, and he was set at liberty. The Halifax officer then applied for his expenses, but Mr. Clough said he would not allow him any, as he ought to know better than take the man, when there was no charge against him. The officer was, however, subsequently allowed half his expenses. • THE LATE Loan SCARSDALE.—The late Lord Scarsdale was very eccentric and exceedingly retired in his habits. Ho seldom ventured beyond the walls of his secluded hall of Faruah (five miles distant from Derby), mixing with no society. His lordship died without a will, but gave direc tions for various sums of money to be paid to his d o m e stics after his decease. He was also most particular in leaving directions respecting his intermen t, which he de s i re d m i g h t be strictly private , H i s l o r dsh ip expressed a particula r w i s h that he might not be interred in the family vault i n Kedles ton Church, but in a seclu d e d p art of the churchyard, in a plainplain oak marble ci sib thegraadvdei addition to o his b ean name, to be a r th e ordinary depth; and a following inscriotion :—ss Into thy hands I com men d m y spirit, for Thou hast redeem ed me, Oh Lord, Thou God of Truth."—Post. coffin in Tire MINT.—A new halfpenny . has been issued by the. Mint, for currency in Nova Scotia, which strikes us as deserving a word of commendation. It is, we believe, the first coin ever issued by this Government in bronze, which is not only harder, aid therefore capable of rece i v i ng a sharper impression, but preserves its colour better than pure copper. The Queen's head is pleasing, after the Wyon model, but the reverse is a native flower, graceful and characteristic. t specimen has also . been stru c k o f t h e medal which is intended to be conferred For Arctic I)is. coverics.' Here again we have something of novelty. The medal is an octagon, and not an oval. It bears on the obverse the head of tier :, with " . Victoria R eg i na ," on the reverse a ship stuck fast between icebergs, with, on the foreground a sledging party just about to start—and 1$ 1818-1855." A BISHOP'S NIECE CHARGED WITH OBTAINING 1 ACTION AGAINST A MILITARY OFFICER FOR MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES , On Thursday Mary Ann Murphy, a respectably dressed Irishwoman, was placed at the bar of Guildhall police court, before Sir John Musgrove, charged with obtaining various sums of money and goods by means of false pretences. Mr. Buchanan, of Basinghall street, appeared on behalf of the prisoner. A clerk from Mr. Hyatt's office said he appeared to prosecute on behalf of John Trent, of Elliott square, and Benjamin Gardener, a provision merchant, of 35, Clerkenwell green, but in the course of the investigation other charges would be preferred by persons who had bees mpnsed upon by the prisoner's misrepresentations. inn r 115U1lci I am the niece of the Bishop of Cloyne and Ros John Trent ; I first became acquainted with the about fourteen weeks ago, when she came tc house, No. 4, Elliot!s square, Old Bail came she said she bad been to consul When Mr. I BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD &for 1 IrriNG. —Two youths, named William Gilroy and William Nicholson, the former of whom had been seven, and the latter six times in custody on various charges of pilfering, we7e, with Ann Gilroy, the mother of the boy, who is partially blind, charged with stealing a piece of velvet from the shop of Miss Cowley, of Brownlow-hill. Detective officer Povey stated, that on the previous day ho had received infor mation of the robbery, and subsequently on going to the pawn shop kept by Mr. Webb, of Mount-pleasant, he was informed that the female had„offered the velvet in pledge. 1./iSoti: questioning her, she said she had it given to her by a woman and that she went to pledge it. Upon this ho went .to her house; at No. 24,iMulberry-street, where be, found the bOys with the velvet, and they at once said that they had stolen it, and given it to the woman to pledge. Povey added that the boys had stolen the velvet from the inside of the shop, and that ho had known the parents of Gilroy for a number of years, and the father, who was totally blind, was a decent man, but the boy they could do nothing with. Mr. Mansfield said, as the mother of the prisoner had involved herself in the charge by offering the velvet in pledge, he could not deal summarily with it, and must therefore send it for trial at the sessions. BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE..—James Clarke, a strong powerfully built man, dressed in the garb of a sailor, was brought up under a warrant, by detective officer haycock, charged with violently assaulting Mrs. M'Neil, in Eaton street, on the previous night. The com plainant, whose face was much disfigured from the injuries she had received, stated she and her husband were going II? the street, when they saw an unfortunate female, only partially dressed, and bleeding. The woman called out for " God's sake have mercy," and she and her husband assisted her into the house. They were engaged in washing the woman's head when the prisoner came in, and said, " What do you want here ?" and then commenced trying to kick up a row. lie first said to her husband, "Do you want to fight ?" He replied, " No." The prisoner then took up a poker, and made an attack upon her husband, who succeeded in getting out of the house, when he struck her a violent blow o❑ the face with the poker, and hit her in various other parts of the body. She fell down in a state of insensibility, and what he did to her afterwards she could not tell. This statement was fully corro borated by two witnesses who saw the assault, and who likewise saw him make several stabs at her with a knife, and one of them (the husband), in trying to get the knife out of his hand, was cut in the wrist. The surgeon of the Vauxhall dispensary, who dressed the wound, stated that the woman had received a crucifix wound above the nose, but lie could not conceive that it was dono with a knife. The prisoner was committed for trial at the sessions. Mr. Mullens, grocer, of Mill street, and a man named Wil liams, were charged with being drunk and disorderly on the pre vious night. FrOm the statement of tho policeman, No. 49. it appeared Ora he was on duty in Warwick street, about half-past twehe o'clock, when he heard some parties quarrelling in Mill " 4 ". going in that direction he found, two men fighting. prisoner ivis. of Ely place, and was very tired. My wife allowed her to lay down and rest. When she arose, about two hours after, she said she was entitled to a large sum of mouey, and that she expected Mr. Lewis would have it for her in a few She said she crime from the county of Limerick, was the nieco of the Bishop of Cloyne and Ross and She said her father's property was £3,000. Prisoner : £2,000 not £3,000. Witness : She said it was £3,000, and there was more property in the Lyndon Docks, consisting of beds and bedding, to the amount of £3OO. She said Mr. Lewis had her business in hand. I made no inquiry to ascertain the accuracy of her tale, but trusted to her own word, and my wife let her have ss. Upon the faith of her representation I allowed her to lodge in my house, and sup. plied her with food and money to the extent of my means. Sir John Musgrove : How did yon supply her with food ? Witness ; The same that I had myself—breakfast, dinner, and tea. Sir John Musgrove : Then she boarded and lodged with you and gave you nothing? Witness :No sir. The prisoner : Why, I paid you 10s. Sir John Murgrove :Is that true ? Witness : Yes, sir ; but I lent her much more than that. Sir John Mlisgrove • Then why did you say that she had paid you nothing ? Witness : £2O would not cover my loss, Sir John Musgrove : But this appears only a debt. Did you ever write to the bishop to mako any inquiry ? Witness John Musgrove : Then you do not know that she has the claim to £3,000 ? Witness : I went to Doctors' Commons. Yes, ho went with me to take out letters of administration, and here is the Proctor's bill of costs. Sir John Mi...igrovo The charges here amount to upwards Mr. Martin (tlio chief clerk) : Then the property P. Honer of £OO. orn to must amount to about £3,000, according to those charges ? Sir J. Musgrove : You may depend upon it you will get your mcnoy. Mr. Mania : What did the prisoner promise to give you when she 'came into her property ? Witness : She said she would give u:c £2O, and pay me what she owes me Sir John Musgrove : There is no case made out at present, so you may stand down. Benjamin Gardner; described as a manufacturer of pork pies at Clerkedwell green, said : 1 am the greatest victim in this matter, and my loss amounts to about £lOO. She came and took my apartments at 14s per week, and represented herself as the niece of the Bishop of Cork. Prisoner : That is not true ; I said the Bishop of Cloyne and Ross. Witness : She said the Bishop of Cork. While she was with me she lived on the daintiest fare, consisting chiefly of poultry, wine, &c., because she said she was afraid of being poisoned, and was therefore very particular in her food. She told me that Mr. Lewis had her affairs in hand, and she was going to that gentleman's office. I was informed by the clerk that her property was considerable, there being £7OO worth of plate and other property in the docks, besides £25,000 in landed property. I also went to the proctor in Doctors' Com mons, who had taken out letters of administration, and found they had been deceived by the prisoner's statement. When she came to me she was dressed very fashionably, and I have since found the clothes were borrowed from a pub lican's wife for the occasion. She also told me that she was niece to Mr. Murphy, ono of the Commis sioners in Bankrnptcy, and believing her story to be true, I was induced to advance various sums of money to her, and I even tried to raise about £9O for her to pay the proctor's charges. She has introduced persons to my house to corrobo rate her story, and in one instance she brought a girl, who I have since learned was instructed by the prisoner to say that she came from a farm adjoining the property in Ireland, and to treat her with great deference, in order to keep up the appear ance of her superior position. I have been very much duped. Prisoner :No such thing. The fact is, you wanted to marry me to get my money. Mr. Buchanan : Are you a single man ? Witness : No, sir. On my oath lam not. She has been victimising persons in the establishment of the Duke of Devonshire, and the parties will come up if she is remanded. Mr. Buchanan : I think, Sir John, this bill of costs is an answer in itself to this case, as there is one item of £75 for stamp duty which the proctors, Messrs. Brickwood & Brooks, have paid out of their own pockets, and such respectable proctors would not act fdr the prisoner in this way unless there was some foundation for the prisoner's claim. Sir John Musgrove : It annears to Trl PI that in this rant., as in thn loat, the s-nnnoy has been advanced upon the expectation of being well paid hereafter; but at the same time, if the prisoner has been playing these tricks, whether for her own gain, or the result of insanity, I tich depredations. It is too important a matter to be disposed of, and as the witnes has sworn herself as the niece of the Bishop of Cork. Prisoner, who appeared very much excited throughout, here exclaimed, "Not Cork, Mr. Gardner, it was Cloyno and Ross." Sir John Musgrove : I shall remand her for further inquiry. Mr. Buchanan : I quite agree with your worship that it is a case of some importance. Prisoner was then remanded. PROPOSED ITALIAN INSTITUTION IN LONDON A project is in agitation for the establishment in the metropolis of an institution for the exhibition and developement of Italian science, art, commerce, industry, and literature. Its author is Count Lorenzo Monte merli, well known for his endeavours to promote the moral and material welfare of Italy, and the objects he has in view in estabi:sbing such an institution are set forth at great length in a prospectus, translated from the Italian original ; which has been forwarded to us From this document we learn that the projected estab.. lishment is to be totally unconnected with politics, and that it is to be called "Il Emporio Italiano ;" its primary object will be to promote, reward, and exhibit to the world, the creations of the modern Italian mini in tl , c; various departments above specified. A pre:lsional, or tt Initiatory Committee," is to prepare the basis of cue inSlitutifin, and will gratuitously under take the duties of this office, until after the formation of a commitce of administration ; which, as soon as the required sum shall be raised, will consist of a president, vice-president, ten councillors, a secretary, and other officers ; and will comprise persons of eminence, both Italian and English—the Italians constituting four-fifths of the number. Under the head of different sections, the mode in which it is proposed to raise funds for carrying out the undertaking, and effecting other im portant objects is detailed in the prospectus. Sub scription lists will be prepared, and the subscribers will be divided into five classes, according to the sum sub. scribed—including a class of patrons. It is intended that an elegant edifice shall be erected in one of the most central quarters of London, which will be divided into the following compartments : A printing office ;- a bazaar for the exhibition of every species of Italian industry ; a gallary for the exhibition of sculp ture, painting, machinery, &c. ; a ball for experiments, musical.and • dramatic performances, concerts, &c. ; a club:rOom ;' a lilirary ; a panorama ; a cosmorama ; a diorama ; au amphitheatre for lectures on art, science liteiature, and industry ; a museum ; a primary school ; offices for the general purposes of the institution ; shops, &c. A weekly or monthly review will be established as the organ of the institution. The estimated capital required to carry out its objects is £200,000, which sum is to be specially applied to found the institution, to the erection of the building, and formation of a fund to be distributed in prizes among the shareholders, together with various other purposes, in accordance with the objects sought to be promoted. Rates and regulations are laid down for the general management of the pro posed institution, and the promotion of the interests and advantage of its members. In concluding the pro spectus, the author of the project states that " the principal end is to afford assistance and means of full and free developement to the most noble tendencies of Italian art and industry. If narrow interested views intruded themselves into the councils and direction of the institution, the animating spirit of the enterprise would be sacrificed to the cupidi y of the shareholders ; all liberality, all impartiality, all the vast and generous sympathy that is felt for every real indication of the in tellect'and energy of our countrymen, would inevitably be thrust aside by vulgar speculation, and the Emporio Italiano' would become a Bourse of the worst description. To avoid this danger, and co preserve to the institution its patriotic character, the projector felt, from the first, that the only, method was to establish it on gratuitous contributions. He felt that if, on the one hand, private commercial interest— so fatal to great works of public utility and moral progress—would thus be excluded from participation in the enterprise, there would be, on the other hand, a vast field of profit, and new materials would be afforded to Italian industry, by the opportunity offered for a large trade in that city, which is the chief centre of the world's commerce." Prince Napoleon Bonaparte intends, it is said, making a voyage next year to the Indian and China seas, visiting Ceylon, Borneo, Java, &c. He will be accompanied, as on his first voyage, by some distinguished savans and littera eurs. ANOTHER TA.LB9T, EXTRAORDINARY CA ALLEGED suit of it to the ,ne of the RACY AGAINST A WIFE. suit ill tit° plaintiff. I JENKYN V. JENKYN.--.DIVORCE.—This was h the P laly ( A,OOO. The Consistory Court, on Tuesday last, instituted el ; tor, n " Under-Sheriff h appeared for tiff, Mr. 0. A. Jenkyn, a solicitor and cab Pr . o l ) . !" ... e ife, for he defendant Sherborne lane. city, against Martha Jenkyn, his r n ete d a divorce, by reason of alleged adultery. The case P t r e _,.. it.; features of an extraordinary character, not the leas r ole able of which was that, in this instance, the wife,. i s t ho ey, way , t was said, course of proceedings ado tea as ar In opportunity of setting forth her own statement e. ore -nine that of her husband. The else had already 1 1:4 0 ,0:!_ ~ the , court, and the facts, as alleged, were as 'f,', , i s On ;e, the The husband, who is about thirty ;pears or_ a s i_ . ,;. ads of the u ater ' ° - • re ; , son of the Rev. John Jenkyn, of Westlands, S se f t h e datig n ,. nen d for her protection, hlsu_;ol gent. apex Lel /a ni n7 3 4 the wife, who is five yearn younger, is s, spectable parents residing at Sittingboerne, . n 04 6, ws . , ' tiff first became acquinted with his wife l au of life -- ' , 9 residing with the lady of a ge ntleni the O r tbe After a courtship of four Yeers.,,eddieg, jot` 3, and within ten days of the " 0 004 0 kr ' , grid was suffering at the time of his marinen on, -^- that her terrible suffering s 11 e . i stia!: B 3 11 with a loathsome disO e Se. n l i he marriage et a ," ; nnal t , At length er natt e l hat wa s ! l k , tooth ° w a ,to and Dr' sea hsuns caned in. Mrs. Jen" aselld - 1 blooms, eess. ieeve or absenoe was undergo-a severe surgical operation, and form a h il ltten e n te not more than one month in the year. she was there in the her life was despaired of. At length aho g i n ' sot ailge„ months of October, November, and December, 1853, and it was then that the intercourse took place between her and after repeated expressions of repentance saa i r so 'syne n ,;; reform, on the part of her husband, Mrs. '7 1 0 1 7 Major Harvey, which was the subject of this action ; the back husband. She had a° ' for °7 his ale defendant icing. at that time military secretary to the seated to goto her at home wken the husband returned to 0 01 commander in chief of the presidency. An adulterous intercourse took place at Mahableshwnr, on the Hills, at a place between the Hills and Poonah, and at Poonah ; andb exposed to similar sufferings. Again she vl • vseerno . dissipated courses ; and the tmfortunate ladY i , ille the withdrawal of the plea of not guilty, which, on the part i Y and was attended by Dr. Watson for sever al an.,:de I but, from fear of exposing her husbanier fits dl of the defendant had been put upon the record in the first from a desire to avoid the reproaches of A ll Olt V instance,. the fact of such intercourse having taken place who had advised her not to marry him, she dig was admitted. On leaving Poonah she proceeded to Bom- her home, but continued to reside with the r) 3 irk ell bay, where she was joiued by . her husband, and on the 28th last it appeared that Mr. Jenkyn, not satisfiednotd 0 Ot t of January, 1854, after visiting at the residence of Mr. his wife in the way already mentioned, proceed° seaer,; Young, the Secretary to the Government, she embarked , for England in the steamer Victoria, and the plaintiff, her by taking home to his own house one Youisereios7 a woman of loose character, with whom he had r e tell; on parting from her on deck, was much affected. cohabited, Not long after the arrival of the, e On t o Shortly afterwards reports got into circulation as to Mrs. Jenkyn surprised the parties together on w e Os ti a an intimacy which had existed between her and room sofa under such convincing circurasta n n ee he eas ba no Major Harvey, which were communicated to the plaintiff, who was astounded, and regarded them as incredible,but on forthwithordered her woman, riesal to a ci n u d it t t r h ie e d h t o a n p s e ; r :e a m do to b ri io , :e o took the art of th investigation, and examining his servants,he soon discovered to let her remain thee but Mrs. Jenk ns was P ere fican n tl that they were well founded. While at the Hills, Major would listen to n ; o terms but immediate'Y I)ra-51,110r-4 Parkinson, an intimate friend of the plaintiff's, accompanied was accordingly turned out, and Mr. Jenkyn tee pair rid Mrs. Keaya, and was a witness of the familarity which for her in Spencer street, Goswell road, tee -11,!re , :;1 existed between her and the defendant, particularly in a together to order the furniture from a t rs 'ootaln e 'lf bungalow, at Poonah, when their sleeping apartments,whieh Old street. From that time the plaint." l . o n, sot en iir were taken by Major Harvey, were in close propinquity, ill treating his wife worse than before. " - `,"„ r osd there being only a diaingeroom between them, and they were continually together. On leaving Poonah, Mrs. Keays out of doors in her night dress, at Iwo o'clock In i d of r ol! knocked her about, but on one ,occasion thettl°',i earnestly begged of Major Parkinson not to mention to her attempt t a e r t o r tirel Or husband what he might have noticed in her conduct to ins. He then commenced an Major Harvey, when he told her that would depend upon wife by charging her with adultery. For this ne Clap alleged, he got one of his companions. one Frat,n h is ~. circumstances. Ha told the plaintiff about a month after* a nd thr e air to take up his residence in his house, ~,,,e plan, d itty wards ; the reason of not doing so before being, that he desired to consult some mutual friends. The plaintiff sent constantly in Clayton's way, at the same L,,"", h y. . o. , t igil instructions to England. to take proceedings, and a d mus was sent to India for the examination of witnesses viva of the wife's remonstrances, Clayton was Pt"' i lei w e sS ea al, yore, The examinations were now produced, and those of her in her sitting oom and ' directed to take for 0 „el Mr. James Grant Ramsden, Major Parkinson, Captain Pone there, Mr Jenkyn B staying away from hat e es ithol!7til sonby, and Mr Young,• , chief secretary, were read. Major together at a time. He bribed the servans' d sseqs` t o Parkinson stated that Mrs. Keays was of a passionate and ordered his wife to take for a drive hi"' and presents to speak against their mistress, sa ill io f Clayton out„eed, ho les uncertain temper, and that the plaintiff was very chaise ; kind and affectionate e to her on all occasions. Mr. Young grin but, though all sorts of devices were," ) , m ing:oo gs to the bedroom doors at night, an u n,7;esalit;esos d an s d cri . bed him as a considerate and i n d u l g ent husband, to watch in the day time, nothing like er;;;Jetec:(of in his examination that witness said Mrs. Keays observed to take ace. At last, as one of t' s ," s tobien i ot s suffered from fever. He was present when the plaintiff took leave of her on the steamer, and saw that he was admitted in evidence, they all got tired of „"e - e at e'' to nothing, and as six affected. her Mrs. Keays was not. He heard the reportstee 00 8 ii muchabout there seemed g to be a determination to bring two days before, but he did not tell the plaintiff, a close by any means that offered. 3,yrs s o as he had no opportunity of making inquiry as to whatmonths had elapsed w""" effaid up stairs, and as he did . not ,answer when wes t wiat,!, O s took place at Poonah between her and Major Harvey, but he did tell him afterwards. He did not credit it, but on .called him ' down to tea in the usual way. !,, ins ttee ..oo yo knocked at his door to know what was ta; sn i s in f e n/ enouiry he found circumstances proving the correctness of called out, "Come in," upon which Mrs.."' e eine a tols '" 4 id. Ds' 'ought with a view to open the door, and saw Clayton standing at the ~t i to foe e plaintiff's solicitor, The moment she entered, one of the parties engag" ma A, ail October last year. came from behind the bedecurtains, here he .en s fore. He had been w . 0 0 enquiring for him for months ~and tie found that he had hidden, and declared he had seen cl ul d, s e n. and walked out of the house. He retierne be d eno a ,week of . his knowing wa iti ng returned to to wa E s ur s o e p r e v , ed bu w t it l i a n s living on the Continent. minutes afterwards with Jenkyn and a cousin, w il t l ) ewit l :p was. a wi S se erjea d n ia t ah P ar i g g e ott o s f aid hi i s t' where the defendant close by for the denouement. The Plai7 s , g ° $4, wouta not have been 1- , le , fc•ndant'S counsel, , t t o r,, ha .g. ve called showing - friar Clayton accordingly took his carpet bag, an d hoe- As, wentes 0 Mr. Jenkyn and his cousin previously she ' kig,: s . fee'nel eays. It him in the most cordial manner. The folie w 'ed o° o o '-e plaintiff brought his wife to town, but re re roil any money, telling her that the party 1 . 1 oran i f it) `o take her, who was a stableekeepe r % a ges OS road, owed him some money, and he h ad ° she e g bp i him to board and lodge her, and deduct " thes e, 0 0 from his debt. She accordingly w ent Tile ass ion for a divorce coma ue LLI 4 '3U. 1L w tza AL L. , ' soon found it was a house of very had character...4'olos of the party in question herself was elar iv int s el acknowledged to having had known prostitutes_,. 1010 her fur a t welvemonth at a time. Meantime ! i n ' e o le,no 'w having been brought against Clayton 13_,„L u . jnos1; 0 1 former, is spite of the remonstrances of lur; 0. It, e n 's, agreed to a verdict by consent for ..; con nelS i i o g ed, as a proof of collusion, that thisJ,Li ed ° ge t inst . enforced, and Clayton remained unniel_es:aotiffooo obtained the verdict by those means, th ° n r et ti l l go, instituted the present suit fora divorce, san , to stas t i t os time, immediately resumed intimate visitedrelat'e Soo opt Schaffer. Amongst other places they tl , 114;0 together, where they put up at the ship te e ok l l° P t :: together as man an 1 wife, after which they a w- blo at the house of a Mrs. Willis, in the neighh? , w i l e s sets hotel. Mrs. Jenkyn having ascertained ther d. Poter went to Southend to demand her hush bd t. el opti at first refused admittance to the 13°1 f into F i t t lis r , a time was allowed to enter. She was shov i ,: ht of a;;01 0 : room, where, by a mischance, she caught e're f the tit ." band's hat and stick, and on looking out 0 .4 0, 0 1 f ore saw him making his escape over the garden' " off tbsoott oilskin cape thrown over his head to IteeP o lde o t e ll ) ; which was pouring down initorrents. 0 0 a n d the. n 0 0° of " Here he is! " was ra i se d by the crona ohnos.tleie this time collected round the house, an d shore's laid menced. The fugitive made direct for th e sead. of t sp o o by the boys, boatmen, fishermen's wives , a l et te, ,it people round. After a toler a bl e run he wasbrotlispeateise, taken back in grand procession to his ird are stie ed li n toS_ A t arriving at the house the false, wife conll n ' en frow e di, attack upon the real one, tore her dress °.„P• o dialf: lo o, l j, bottom, and otherwise ill used her. 111,oln' orit, impracticable there, Mrs. Jenkyn returned LlirotrsehooP husband and Miss Schaffer making good t he s in 0...100 the early dawn. The wife, who still reside'a bery nn ter" where her husband had placed her, now fou n t elli7 roj o e' jetted to continued annoyance from , 10 0o rk 6° o o a evidently brought there, as she alleged, to an ~f th ree 0 0 At length one night, when the wife of the t a ng pieO s tieg 0 was absent, he produced a quantity of indee e e s tternr, Ole & handed them to Mrs. Jenks n, atithe same ti al d w yee ih n ;ii o b ," take liberties with her. She called out, a w o ,ot 'distil ( 0 named Robert Bishop, who was in the he ll o f th e 0 0010 came into the room. On hearing the h i n" eitier e s 7dfll i d n, ante he gave the fellow a sound thrasngtholee,"„ i si de 's - latter called in the police and caused hira,r s 00 01. 03 0 , night, but never appeared against him ill ""2" wa o ine d niV e 'd Jenkyn then left the house, and an attemp t kill a° Des" g ab up a charge of criminality between Airs. J e „V t it ail ods',. ° ,r but it entirely failed. Mrs. Jenkyn being w", see e' - 0 ,, at b e ar ashamed to go to her own parents, owilig h t o ad, e Ysjetvd reports that her husband had spread e „ a oree e he b° ol went to live with a respectable person - d for . 01) , I bi who some time afterwards sued the ha s ba n n ied 11 .A i° o$ 1 44 r n tad before ea o ri f onrs et a adultery, e Prendergast, r c y b , arg t h e e and lodging of the wife, and he having"enes- vie -4001'o o o w n n Sheriffthede defence, against of proceeding enabled the wife to be heard , te l . v ett, o ca fs tsefillo o t:sf e b r e - i fe h e i e :He lit ' s lasted nearly all day long, when these fac t B ecer . ,, tb, forward, and the wife was subjected to f o r too' 0 0 0 , examination by Mr. Jenkyn's coulee' to the d°lloo two hours. The husband's defence hrolte ee sel h o and allegation of adultery comple tel Y s i o w itli ns t r e a, and not only was it a failure, but t i o nsel v ",:die oo ; grossly contradicted and perjured s to be t e ns" r, the judge ordered them into e ustodl 00 his tie d T it , and gave the husband a severe lecture °P lo t Pe. be y t ta throughout the proceedings. At a subs e . cl tha t re ° t s tating one tees yeP Prendergast set them at liberty, s- , c one t ie, lieved the husband had bribed there I have lel fo r : 111 perjure themselves, oth • they we ni " nter deep; otherwise the n e . le in custody. A verdict, of course, was w as , P eit. (If full amount of the claim. That- verdict in t his esobs t n lt is the wife in an additional responsive article , hs , the s ot 01 application was then made to this oar' l ' ea idl e s' ef t s about a fortnight since, to strike out this P on te e t he liol verdict, which, application was granted l a ce (4 4001 of its being obtained partly upon the ev' she ec+ the O ee t which evidence was inadmissible it ] . t i e d for, 0 00 o f Courts. Yesterday was the day a ppoin ,_ o ,es o n 0 tat t ° ' ar t th e hearing of this remarkable cause, but up the was 0 , 5 4' the plaintiff was not prepared to V 133- ejectio n prOc of alimony ordered by the court. ' A 0 ° f u rther sid 0 5 s taken on the part of the wife to all. seers , P for e ings in the suit until the arrears a nd cogouS(, P aita >.... 4 A monition was then prayed for the arn e . present the hearing stands over. fnrA man holding tiompany— Bombay twent3 , but it o were in ken very I ;e for her 3he was i n f o judicial t d' his wif ;tilts of entering t' to allow her medic which, however lady, a of the w uspectuig repeatedly urged t her i insisted upon her seeing a physician health, hu ury-squa: Hills, away from h usband, what was etioa was 7. Palmer, stated that the wri He was unable to 1 with the view of going t, aamag and such was the anomalous state of the law at present, action must be brought, and a verdict given, before an anpl - - a divorce could be made. It was not hat an brought until r laintiff was aware circumsi he jury to pay heir utmost attention to the ti he plairitiff clear that, after a riber of it had was only 3:x hours journey desire to go to Poonah, the Ch India, the - resort of nearly all absence, and there she met Major Harvey, the result being that which led to this action. But there were none of the circumstances of aggravation in his conduct, usually exhibit ed in such cases. He had not violated a friend's hospitality for the purpose o f d e p r i v i ng him of his wife ; he had availed himself of no deep laid plan to accomplish his design ; be did not seduce Mrs. Keays, rather it was she who seduced him. It was admitted that intercourse did take place at Pounah, but it did not follow that the defen dant was the seducer. It was clear that the plaintiff had not sustained anything serious in the loss of such a wife, and as the action was brought as a preliminary step to a divorce, and not so much for damages, he hoped the jury would only give a nominal sun, parti cularly as there was no evidence as to the defendant's means. A juryman wished to know what was the distance from where the plaintiff had to perform his official duties to his wife's residence on the hills. It was answered about one hundred miles. The learned Uader bieriff, in summing up, told the jury that it must not be considered as any mitigation of the defendant's conduct that the plaintiff allowed his wife to live on the Hills. The jury had to estimate the amount of damages the plaintiff was entitled to for the injury he had received, and they must estimate that without any reference to defendant's means of paying them. The jury, after a short consultation, assessed the damages at £4OO. d she — had a Ltdershott of on leave of A telegraphic despa 4 ch has been received, from Havre, announcing that the captain and fifteen men, belonging to the wrecked steamer Le Lyonnaise, have arrived, and been landed at Bordeaux. JOHN SADLIER ALIVE.—We find the following curious, and in some respects startling paragraPh in the Sydney Freeman's Journal. Our colonial coternporary says: "We have received a letter from a man on whose word we can place reliance, that the swindler scoundrel, John Sadlier, is alive;—lives on the banks of the Murrumbilgee, or somewhere else in Australia. We ehall give our corres pondent's letter, and offer a few comments on the matter in our next issue.", A. POSTOFFICE OFFENDER ON THE CONTINENT.—An account was given in August last of upwar Is of 600 letters having been found in a dark closet in the Postoffice at Nantes, and of its having turned out on investigation that they had been deposited there en attendant an opportunity of destroying them by an employe named Guedon. The man was at once arrested, and it then appeared that there was reason to believe that he had stolen other letters con taining money and securities to the amount of 51,000 fr., which had disappeared in the course of a few years; but he would only confess to the robbery of one letter, containing 5,000 , r. in notes. On Monday he was brought to trial f or the robberies, before the Court of - Assizes at Nantee, and being convicted, was sentenced tb five years' hard I,ooofr. fine ; also to restore the 5,00011 I.bour and A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE. —One night lately a worthy couple were invited to a baptism in the house of a friend; after which they partook of a glass of toddy, and then returned home quite comfortably ; but about the dead hour of night our friend's better half started up in terror and aroused her partner, assuring him at the same time that a wild beat was attempting to get into the bed ; but he cried out, " Hut, tut, the re ' s not hi ng o ' the kind." But she, nothing daunted, sprung out, struck a light, and made a scrutinising search for the beast, when she soon dis covered that Ft he was right. Seeing the beast was under a chair, she roare d out a second time, " Rise and see this fearsome brute upon the floor," when be at last got up, and seizing hold of a h eav y cu d ge l, dealt a ponderous blow on his victim, laying it flat on the floor. The husband, screwing up his courage, seized hold of his victim, and roared out, "0, you silly body, it's Jamie's Glengarry bonnet." "Dear me," replied his spouse, "I thocht it was a pole-cat--the lang ribbons at the bonnet boing the tail of the ugly brute."—Rrechin .ticivertiser. Superior Courts the damages in an act This was had criminal conversation with the The damages were put in the declara case was heard on Thursday b Burchell and a special jury. the plaintiff, and Mr. Pigot The Plaintiff' was Rot iideney, and the deiE or in the army, hold Mr. Wats the brevet rank . of Lient.-Colonel c 1837, the plaintiff who at that tim Tears of age, was married t) marriage being solemnized accordin uglish Church at Guzera haplains, and •ms.' In 1839 M and in CRIM. CON sent down fror Sheriff's Court for the assessme ion against tla Sant for having ,f tb natura