The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-21 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LIVERPOOL, Auo. 20.
PIN Penn.—terns. Mu Jun ,ca w aannay.
IieBREASTY AMU ATIoTIIIII a. WAIIO.—IMPOILTANT Ti)
tea Cone MAUR.
Mr. Citibank opened the pleadings, and Mr. Knowles,
Q.C., stated the case to the jury. The plaintiffs are corn
merchants, of Hull, and the defendaat is the Oran of the
sloop Celerity, of Wisbi ads. The action was brought to
recover the value of 145 quarters of wheat, under the fol-
lowing circumstances :—Plaintiffs bad been in the habit of
making advances to one Potterill, upon security of bills of
lading ; and early in April they made him an advance on •
bill of lading for 75 quarters, which wore on board the
Celerity, and the bill of lading was duly signed by John
Binspkin, the captain of the ship. In the coarse
of a few days afterwards, Potterill applied for
a further advance, which the plaintiffs gave him,
and obtained a second bill of lading for anoilti r 70 quarters
on board Um Celerity. The wheat was deliverable .t Ant-
werp, and 11111 the plaintiffs sending over their message to
Aatmeap. Ma the 3rd of May, it turned out that the Celerity
bad hal a athel larger quantity of wheat on board than the
7 Y7ll n
nigease
the wholo of which had been delivered
Zwme Brother., at Antwerp, agents for Keens
Mendllem sad Co., of Hull, under bills of lading *Spied by
SinithM. It tamed out that two seta of bills of lading had
Ma made out by Potterill for the same cargo, and he hod
skied stmees both from the plaintiffs and from Messrs.
Medics end Co. It would turn out that the actual gums-
ddas hr Which the plaintiffs had got the bills of lading
wee shipped on the dais mentioned in the bills of lading
ly. and the entire cargo of the ship comisted of
Virisa:stc rs—tt) of which were shipped from Messrs.
Alder's warehouse at 11411. On the 10th of April 65 quer-
Mee were shipped from the lighter The Queen on board the
Celerity which was purchased by Potterill from Mesars.Tay.
ler, Bright, and Co., and a bill of lading was signed by
theapkia on the 13th of that month, and this bill of
thathe was endorsed by the captain to the plaintiffs.
Oa Oil 15th April there were 681 quarters shipped
SR Med the Celerity from Mims s warehouse, and
be Ores days afterwards the amatlm*ped a bill of lading
he this quantity, which bill of lasiiesgt was also endorsed to
stet"Oh- Minzl7 in the MO of May, Potterill ab-
BIM Mall, and it was Sea ascertained that by
Beam setae. he had /mailed en re Mita& i•=bak
Mt Mem twists thew. Ile te gat ad
Antwerp, where the can led Ma lamed te Math
Manila mid Co., bat without mess% and they new ass&
payed to bens the present action against the owe of the
ship,. by the ths of whom captain the plaintiffs bed been
eed of their property, guaranteed under the bills of
Mr. Ilubbersty, the plaintiff, a clerk named Hill, several
merchants from Antwerp, the Controller of Customs at the
pert of Hull, Mr. Palmer, broker, of the Celerity, were
severally examined in sappurt of the case opened by the
learned counsel.
Mr. Watson, Q,C. (with whom was Mr. Jamm), es be.
half of the defendant, maintained that &Eighth wee not
authorised by Mr. Ward to sign the bills of klieg geared
to ; that, in fact, they had been cancelled whm a :new bill
of lading was pined for the whole cargo ; that there was
no proof of the defendant being the owner et the Celerity.
(The latter plat, however, was untenable, as a letter ham
Mr. Ward the put in and proved, in which he admitted
himself se the owner, and Simpkin as the muter.) It was
Whir lege& that Potterill had forpd the bills of lading,
m well as billel exchange, raising money right and
h*, babe he from Hull.
ii e
lithights. waster of the Celerity, deposed that he'
eateeM isle • elnetet party with Mr. Potterill at Hall, in
April last, mad slimed a bill of lading in three parts, leav-
ing two at Hall, sad taking one with him to Antwerp.
A
tar all the wheel bad beta shipped, he (witness) was- re.
quested by Petted"b alga &WU of lading for 146 quarters,
bat he replied OM H he 111 se. he would sign for more
than be hal ta the 06. ridosi to do a
rt V
end this
riPotteriA aIM dialog he 70 quarters, and tors
it up is pewee sr witness and Mr. Walker, upon
which he Aped the sae thr 146 quarters as Potterill thd re-
gulated. H. lased am Heil It the Celerity ea the mere-
her et the 17th YOB, end _ambled at Arming ea the Nth
the whole eases the thassed to Rennie, ltbseeetan the hid
of May. flubesmstme am he
NAM by saw
crate: lmiso 2Erse ma
76 qualm
witsces'e soma bra mat aped by Yin.
Ups chews then Mb sway, yawn would sweat
positively he sever sir
_den of than
Cressthemthed by lb. Meerlse—Wee met drank every
dee, but want net say that be wee set desk esee a week ;
whether dash er eater hewer, he di alt ass rata
thengh ems of then was very math like his=
(A amber d demmeth, some of then having p
bees Mgt* ti the wks.m to be is his head
were hen hided up. and heeded to him altematerliy2t
those whisk he repudiated, se as to leave aothing Mem&
lie bet the Avatar*. le this state gene of the pane
apeman' be SWIM ha never wrote, end adopted- the if
these whisk he bed beim Mama le be fore/. The
aseesnalas an
leas tie witane avid is
nese saildien)
Mr. J. & Welker, a palm be ths hale of Mae
Moreau wad Co., of HAA, aspen' Ilse he obtained la
roe the dans. of the lthathreeth ea the lin of Aga .1
Oa lie Ma alma west to l'elaiMeMee. wan the ap
tan "dame Os etas then. • bill et bang was eleasysi
es that eendes.lut whether than wee say alssataze ea
amen seed ma ny.
Mr. Lease eshatted that she whole sees was ewe ef '
law, ter the dealt= of his leelehip, with the 110111/11= of
the sigasemes te the bilk sliblesg. If dross woe herr
rim, of eeune ;Whig as an.
Mr. Judie ail "speared rat both the
plaintiff sad W hal get their bills of LANs on the
same day ; and rappels' all to be geththe, ISOM eseeived
the bills at twelth *WM and the ether MI alter
'Change, he woad Islam hew the yid* wend be
displaced t
Mr. Watson lad tat dassibet had gawk a &deny to
a good bill of lading, and there was lathes ea the pet of
the Amtiff.
Mr. Knowles them ptheeeded be edam the pay. de
said the am had amemail leaf We the daps amides
whether the two bills et lading apea whisk thapiaddhal
made amens were genuine Muammar. Owl by Ilbsyr
kin, the sear, and not forged by. read& Aller pat
over the eviimer, and matuading se hem of the mmleas
nese of the demeans. the hem* sewthel °Wrath that
verdict adverse te the *MO mad ha tell of slimier be
the esmeemiel wand, by Messiag
bail the Mikity with whisk
bilk Elblag sew psis leabe ad. Then wee a
aertala agree at esailibmee whisk h
emnenial ass no
posed in "ea alba sad awe was se seem te
that either gadet dewy bed bees 'cantata bye=
rill was the deledif =dens edveaca
The 1611•01 Jsap elebsethely went over the evidence
bemlft epos the meals% sigestare, and the ;spy retired
te ilselhel math elides with them the whole of
the 4111161111141.. Mtge as ohms* of an hour the jury re-
turned a 'sadist hr the panda
Caws

SzeotanZVELLlrr

Arm WirdialrlidiMh RiatwvVale einial with
having tali ad ilhodotb Maim to take a law quality
of ozoUs add is MOO to., with imam wilfully to Idll or
murder Mt _ _ _ _ _ _

lir. VA; ganeseaded, and the pine= in delseded
by Mr. Annan, One regard et the Isom*
Elisabeth Hisenso„ who wee le an aneei weak
state, and had to be anoweeedeled win • nen,
that she was 19 years ease, mad resided win kr nether
and se* at Kiag-street, Kirkdak, at the tine the alleged
seam eon place, she being then out of tisanes. On the
et the 31st of Musk Mat, when Ms ewer dawn
subs, is drain about three' fen age d en, whin she
Omni Owe la a Wolin. BM did wet use sow. Out ao-
deed at the time that the tea Wed very
sweet. Her nether was thee sitting ia the nen, sewing,
eel for asked her if she had rut anything
hate tic lea, sad she regaled in the swine, also rapast-
hog le leas it. inn as had den se, she end that a
hew et dna nen have falba Nee As Prserna.
Iris dose said, "Ti. nest hen ban •••Ikke ••
am alga Ws" aid her sense I dell
nit es la the Mese as what thao le." Prese-
ntee • dean le she the eta le Kra Annan,
• eslgleeert le One it, bat bar Isedmie sad left
thereon. Preeentria than an the wnelehtgprase of
doe lea Ye we jag and the tea WINS bee 81121bse, and
bin* the tea anew the road, to Mr. Wales Madan
Allerweeds we se Mr. Hwood, nd est enms
neildas hen lenln,_whlsh eynen la Inured
raer lenevb. Ilerw el%
wink she Welt lime with burr. Wee fleet as beer away
peibee. Whoa she emend She ben, sir heed her
ad sent red two emiebles One. Her ant
elsw.".nk se Melon* ea Ihe bask awl she wend ban The
bet kr MS et She panne% who swasistbeld el bet. The
awn On mid she
beeibid an awe asnin dm her (prows.
neste), sad Ibit des lee geed he ler. Her
man weal fig ash% eel b•• ant it* • nag la which
the learitLerissizezLiesel, eat threw no esehnn late
the *An mid Mona ne erni dry.
The 'nen wen ben pant Pnneelda nes wen Se
Heyweete he awe nedlein Oat whin she bed pre.
Andy lweenhe bun laving hew keened eat ether
hind when Ur newt struck ker. Whew dhe setened she
hug that bee awither sad mut had bees sonered an 1
914 by *lnn Oa the previews Ondey bee
An
eel wen hi sew MO amok eseenense et ne tea
an bsbn reedy. Ise neat dins mini in (ieseentivia)
and called her wend SIMMIS, at the one tine say-
ing to her, " If you deal go away and leave
bens, I will give you peisea. n try eons other
risen." Her mother aunt lorri this threat.

It. 11. Brett, M.D., deposed to haring analysed the coo
tents of the jug which the girl had taken to Heyweeed's
It contained eit grains of oxalic acid to the fluid ounce.
Mr. Atkinson, fur the prisoners, among other arguments,
urged that the tea-pet did out minions sufficient poison to
cause death. _

Ilw Lordship summed up, and a ♦erdict of guilty was
returned spawn both prisoners.
The learned Judge then pat on the black cap and pro-
needed to per sentence of death on the prisoners in the
amid terms.
The prim:men, who manifested no emotion throughout,
were then minoend.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.—YESTERDAY.
Bayou M. APRICO TALIOVID.

Henry Harmon, 23 a respectable looking young man,
was indicted for felonimsly demanding money, with
menues, from Anderson Massey.
Mr. Charnock conducted the prosecution. Mr. Ballan-
tine end Mr. Ribton were counsel for the prisoner.
The circumstances under which this chants was preferred,
motor as from their nature they admit of being narrated, ap-
peared to be these :—The prosecutor, who is a young man
respectably connected, and who carries on, in partnership
with his brother, en extensive business as en ironmonger in
the Baker-street Bazaar, it appears went out on the even-
ing of the 30th July for a lounge, and having ridden u far
as Charing Cross on en omnibus, be alighted at that place,
and then started to walk back to St. John's-wood, to the
residence of one of his brothers. On his way he had occa-
sion to stop for a seminary purpose at the urinal at
the back of Trafalgar-square, and he then pro-
ceeded on his way across Leicester-square, and
up Regent-street to the Regent-circus, where ho
stopped until en omnibus came up to take him to St.
' John's-wood. When the omnibus drew up he was about
to get on the °stile, when he wu stopped by the prisoner,
who laid hold et his arm and told ham he could not go
there. The ptecomeor wised him why not, and the pri-
soner then add he TWO lei speak to him, and took him
on one alb asei thin chirped him in distinct terms with
bevies eseenlied him in the urinal. The progenitor asked
him bow he dared to make oath a charge, and said he sup-
posed he meted to be " fit'd," and added that if a penny
would save his owl be would not give him one. The pri-
mmer mid be Ad met know what he meant by " feehsg,"
cad he airsohl nee hi his pp until he gave him his name
end eldram Thu pgwseamss said if that wu all he wanted
he weehl give him hie semi, and he pulled one out, but
aspea einsideradess he declined to give it to the pri-
ma,. sad walked on towards the plies he in-
tended to go to, followed by the presser, who kept
saying that lee was so meek a solemn se the preseeetor.
and that he mu a " pret east of a giatiemem,"` sad other
offensive expreerieu. This eastiamed auto they get te the
end of Baker-etre»; bat aldisegh they hid pima several
polimmie, the gehemer tusk se Mope te make stay charge.
When they pet is this epee, the wesssaixt mid he would
not be semeyel sad bolted say el age and he went up te
a polismen gad add that the primmer had seam charge to
make wind like, end he wished to know whet he had to
say. TM peleamer, upon this, &stied him with having u.
malted and the presescor was taken late wasted, and
esene le the elatise-hswee he Ilarylebestrione, where
the eoimu Sealy seeds the seemation, and the prosecutor
we. deleimed i enetody, sad, the next day, was examined
before lb. Hardwick, at Marlborough-erred police-court,
where the primmer appesnel.sad repeated the accusation. It
turned at, imewever, that he had given a false name and
address, sod the story told by hint was so unsatisfactory,
that theasucto at once dismissed the charge, and or-
dered the into cistody, and directed that the prow-
claim b• baud over to prefer the prevent indictment.
Thum thee were ed in evidence, and the prosecutor
swage meet dMiaet that the thugs nude by the prisoner
we. on emirs thisdeseise im may
nis
Hr. liallantiae, In hi eihmesailie jury for the do-
fence, said he felt bound to Mete ha the gout that he did
not believe there wee the eighth* thisadatien for the
charge that was made wise the geseseator, and that his
character wee etWeeo See be. the modest imputation or
connexion with this hoseellem. The only explanation he
could give of the prisoner'. modest was that he had really
been assaulted in the way seggetel by some person, and
that he had mistaken the geometer for that person. H. '
reminded the jury that explai. s, Ought them that charge.
of this horrible nature were now muds except by pawns
of the meet depraved ehmessetr, sad who were adepts in
crimes mei be should show them that the pri-
soner was a meet respectable meg man, and
thireles meet smith* to be guilty of such
en
el mm. Ile aim salad to their attention the fact that
by the primer_ "Meg a Me name
semped
hod address, be night
easily if he helpiensed, have em ea habit in-
quiry,
; and the Set of his eemllforward the next morn-
ing before the megetrati, tied ei ng his evidemse, was very
much in his fame, and sheweC at all meat% that he did
not believe he wee maklai a Wee charge.
A great number el way NegmemYe wholes were then
examined, all el whim spoke very highly of the psi per's
previous cherub" and conduct.
Mr. Julie Talikeird, in summing up, mid it was satis-
fies:ay te bed is this ems the the deareatsr of the peer
ease woe embody heed hen ispeOlise, wed the walm ease.
.g
emthe jury yea hen le &side wee whether o
rs -1
hid Imowingly owls a false sirops„ with laartis
beset
nosey hem- the prosecutor. Hs them Gelled the at-
Maths ef the Jury very carefully to the etideace, and left
tit leo the softies whether it established the guilt of the
okener.
The joy Nebel al one *Wok, and did met return into
overt loth six, whim they gave a »idiot Meath% bet re-
ocemmesiei the primer etreagly to luny on wont of
W geed cherasers be had received.
lei Janis Tabard, in pewsg esatenee, said that the
prissair hid hoe sovirted at ems of the most dreadful
ellerms that seek" he essunitted by one man against ano-
ther. and V Owe bed been any proand for apposing that
It• had beeni=med. in. a gams M extortion of this de-
scription be milembodly bate bon transported for
life. Thelma hid ressomeniel him to mercy, most pro-
bably en the gpmemi OM he kid noted from some sudden
templedien, madam he semoned with them in that opinion
hs enneiderable extent, give effect to their re.
It was utterly impossible, however, to
pees ow enek an offence without very severe punishment,
sad he, thesauri, felt it to be his duty to order him to be
teenspetied be ten years.

NEW COURT-Ymmuum.
leen rea Itscoaae.
MIMI= TBAUD OX ENIOW(111.

Cornelius Joshua Tripe and 11 &Man Monlvue,
the menegion of the Mess and Gold
Mining Compooy, spire wham tow Moe ware found on
Wednesday he Annie. by lithe pootonese ef Jolla Jones,
the ease AU. end in • like maanse, the sum of W. front
Isms Clowies4 were Immeht q Ike Via Mr. Bodkin
end Mr. Meth Ammo& he the posoontien, and Mr.
Hallintine, Mr. Nedesih, sad Mr. Neigh were for the
pripmen.
Upon the prisoners betty pissed la the dock,
Mr. Belleatine midi that he soneored for the defendant
Tr*, who we • raw man highly reepootable eon-
oedema, wed the bused ammal was inetnetal to apply
he • postponement of the trial Inn neon seeden He kit
eurnied that he wiloodes wu *l3 be
moisizintri4 the posossetostohare The offidirft he held were to
the Abet that there were witnowen moot mmisehl to the
defense, trimin the/ molt an nisi hewer& hie session,
and ma whose plasm of mmidene they send sot obtain
until they 104 anion of the dspeoleme taken upon the as-
satisoidne of tie nib sense belay withheld
Pied them, the wZoselzd boss mule at the
Mambsubeses be hod ealy thb among been
fondisd with swim of the tenth new hand
et • Me begin Wedassiay. net &hp them a somatabie
tins to panne their debase the monsig== as he
anti noun to ctll *Mess when
nom= oppeseed at the premedinp likosionitesse,
sad who wan the directors el , to drew that
Ow IMM dm moan of TrinNemi that he hsl mend under
their diesslien
Me. Ilkitisettint the affidavit he W to whit on the
hamar dsustained the mate hse eft that pet in
he Tdm with oddities that they seated time to pro-
does Ohms= to hen Innerabis to his Ant.
Mr. Dedid• mid that lb! elnetion to the posipmemeat
was that the emponehen of laream, he wham_ he gfied,
end who had mann Posineden, nem frond thee, ea
ell the wlioesses wen sheet to emirate Wire nest eosin
they nolothe aft be has. wed as the fade of Josue.
wadi be dohatoi. Olty hod no aria telpeitistbys
MOM with twin Wend tho fiery of the bet
the wing..wend be mmionoonveslessed gas ,
ant the wpm, of their omintowesse oath efts, he Mei.
The liassoaw, sag ms» mooldaratios, midi time then
was aft soffisient mum shown to west hi. Waft the
for •
;Is peaMensomelh bee the pima, .eat se-
lf The
=1.11:1:stod *said not Übe belt Ilar OWL
ems cedosed to stead for the lint day of nest
elon wasy
_ _

The sembeilel tike butane. The courts de again as
Wags tempt 20.

deFpremeairiti wiit—is ;Web—it; eitaTatlei,"iit
did eel emoted la graft ens. Oe Ihe mist
eat hr the elms purpose, aril wee lola ...sand-'.
Whoa her suet booed ef Mb ice WM pesseetris she wed&
give her a dew ef p.m, sod pot her out of the WOW
Her nether era bleed this thrust med. Had beat sick
beton/sky to Hem" sod lad retied in the yard.
Was shout ea komo walking about to
Dr. sad to Kr. Heywood 's Ate drinking the tea.
I The pmeeereiriz wee then carried out el court, bevies
almost Motel snivel times.
Wiatem Blertera, is being swots, deposit to lombeg
bused Ann Itkamar (the cant) say, es the 'edgy missieg
preceding the 31st of Na,ra that if Illiabsth's mother
woad tot give bee pekoe abs weld.
Murphy, a detective officer, stated that be seerthad the
bows I. which the prisoner lived, aorl'huod awe palm
of oxalis add on the bare of the drocyrete is esa ef the
bedrooms. Oa being charged at the poikreoleam sith
bevies attempted the girl's life. the asst esid—o Ith wo•
um, we get up before her, mil baying bra brad* I
Ailed up the tsa-pot with water, sad put it late the oven
aged& the had the tea e tee mwe haul."

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1852•

cienily manned. He was of opinion that the ship had a
sufficient number of bands. The complement was the same
as lad year, when she made ■ passage to the East Indies
and hack. He was the ship's husband, and knew she was
well (wad. The prisoner were in Messrs. firearm' yard
at Blackwell that morning, and were given into custody.
The witni as underwent a long crusataausination by Mr.
Nobler, in the course of which he stated that he saw the
prisoners at Pertinarouth after he left the ship, but did not
give them into custody because he was anxious to get to
London. The ship wus then under weigh. The captain
did inform him the night before the prisoners left the ship
that they would not proceed to sea because she was not, in
their judgment, properly manned.
Mr. nobler complaised of the harshness with which the
two gentlemen for whom he appeared had been treated,
and said the cue ought to have been investigated at Ports-
mouth, where the carain would have proved that it was
with his own consent the prisoners left the ship.
Mr. Ingham—!t would have been much better to have
settled this at Portsmouth, and 1 am very much surprised it
was not done. _ . _

Mr. Mohler then submitted that unless one of the olefen-
dAntsswas admitted as evidence for the other great injustice
would be done, because the only witnesses they could have
called had gone away in the ship.
Mr. Pelham strongly opposed the application to admit
one of the gontlemea as a witness for the other, and said if
that was done the ends of justice would be defeated.
Mr. Ingham said this charge ought not to have been
made against the prisoners jointly. Each was responsible
for his own acts. . .

Pelham—lt's inntlC • • Mr. e s a joint set.
Mr. Ingham—No; each refusal is • separate act. I shall
take the case first against the chief officer, and allow Mr.
nobler to call the second officer sea witness on his behalf, if
he thinks proper to do so.
Mr. Self was then re-examined at great length. He said
the Alfred was aimed A 1 at Lloyd's for several years, and
was a capital eea•worthy ship. Captain Voss, her com-
mander, was an experienced navigator—the oldest in Mr.
Green's service. The crew of the Alfred consisted of 79
persons all told, and her register tonnage was 1,291 tons.
There wore 34 able seamen, including two boatswains
mates and a quarter-master, ten ordinary seamen, the cap-
tain and three mates, seven or eight boys, and the "idlers,"
consisting of the cook, poulterer, butcher, and another, who
lent a hand on deck or aloft when the necessities of the
ship required their services.
Captain William Henry Pope, commander of one of
Messrs. Green's ships, gam ho was chief mate of the Alfred
five years, and her complement last year was 79, which he
thought was quite sufficient. The idlers" could make
sail and shorten sail when required.
Mr. Nobler, in defence, said that his clients were two
highly respectable men, who ought not to have been treated
as deserters, and who had quitted the ship and given up
the advantages of a long voyage with great reluctance. His
answer to tho charge was that the ship was insufficiently
manned, and that the captain consented to the prisoners
quitting the ship. Ile then called
Mr. Ellis, one of the defendants, who deposed that he
joined the Alfred in the East India Dock, on the 2d
instant, and she left on the 10th. Mr. Gwynn° was
chief officer. They anchored the first night at the Nore, and
east an anchor there on the 12th. He believed there was a
flaw in it. There was a great gale in the channel, and he
then discovered the ineffieiency of the crew shipped in
London. Most of the able seamen were old men, and some
of them very young—mere boys. The ordinary seamen
were very y. ling, and some of the boys very small. Some
of the adult crew did not know how to pass a gasket round
a sail, and were very incompetent. The hands were sent
aloft to reef the fore-top sail, and they were on the yard
tl.ree hours and a half. or nearly four hours before they
completed the job. If they had been food seamen they
coal," have done it in twenty or thirty minutes. The ship
ought at least to have had fifty able bodied seamen. He
should say that not more than one half of those who
shipped as able seamen were so. In answer to Mr. Bing-
ham, the witness said he had been at sea 15 years. He
had been third mate of the Plantagenet, a large ship, and
knew haw to handle one, and knew what the handling of a
i.irge ship was. On his oath there were not sufficient
hands on board the Alfred to handle her properly. The
captain had to go to the capstan himself.
Mr. Self was recalled, and said the captain was quite
satisfied to go to sea with his complement of men, and re-
ported that the crew were completely fatigued on their
arrival at Portsmouth, four or five sick, and three wanting.
They were replaced man by man.
Mr. Ellis said the men came on board at Portsmouth,
and that he reported to the captain the inefficient state of
the crew,and he perfectly agreed with him. The examination
of the witness was then continued at great length, and it
appeared that a letter, signed by the four mates of the ship
and the medical officer, bad been sent to Richard Green,
Esq., in London, complaining of the inefficiency of the
crew ; that the captain gave a verbal consent to the first
and second mates' leaving the ship; that they offered the
two months' advance they had received before leaving to
the captain, which he refused to accept; and that the cap-
tain shook hands with them on leaving, and allowed their
clothes to be put into the cutter attending upon the Alfred.
Finally, Mr. Ellis stated, that if the captain bad not given
him leave to quit the ship, he would have worked as enable
seaman before the mast, but he would net certainly have
incurred the responsibility of acting as second officer.
Mr. Pelham, Jun., addr.ned the bench in reply, contend-
ing that the two mates ought to be sent to prison for deser-
tion, and that they had set a bad example to the rest of the

A long discussion took place on the alleged neglect of the
slap's husband, in not bringing the cue before the Ports-
mouth magistrates. Mr. Self said the prisoners left the
ship at 7 o'clock in the morning of Thursday, and she got
under weigh between 11 and 12. If the case had been in-
vestigated at Portsmouth, and the captain and other persons
sent for, the ship would have been detained.
Mr. Ingham said the ship would only have been detained
one tide, and it was unfortunate the cue was not heard be-
fore the magistrates at Portsmouth, where the captain and
surgeon could have thrown much light upon it. He thought
it would be perfectly monstrous to tend the two gentlemen
to prison for three months as deserters on the evidence
given for the prosecution. On the other side there was
clear evidence that the crew were inefficient, and that
they were three hours and a half reefing the fore-topsail,
which ought to have been done in a sixth part of the
time. _ _

Mr. Pelham argued that the inefficiency of a crew would
not justify the mate's deserting the ship.
Mr. Ingham said that many of the men shipped as able
seamen were not so. He did not mean to my Mr. Green
was to blame, but be had not that evidence before him
which satisfied him the prisoners bad not a reasonable cause
for leaving the ship.
GREENWICH.

JCSNW LOP, a privatelatiieitoyal Artillery, was
charged with committing an indecent assault on a married
woman, named Wilson, sad her daughter, in a train on the
North Kent Railway.
The prisoner and the two females entered a second-clap
carriage at Woolwich for Deptford, and whilst under the
tunnel at Blackheath a srvies of assaults were committed
by the prisoner on both complainants, sad on arriving at
the New Cross station the prisoner was given into custody.
At the station he resisted being locked up, and was very
violent.

11[r. Traill billiard a penalt of 31., and in default the
prisoner was comaitasd to e Gaol for two months.

MARKETS.
PRODUCE MARKET.

MINCING•LANS, AVOU&T 20.
Cocos..—This article has sold steadily in public sale this
week at previous rates; a part bought for exportation.
Tes.—The principal feature this week his been the pur-
chase of several parcels of middling and good coagou for
Liverpool account. The article generally has a firm ap-
pearance, and fine eongou is scarce.
Rica —At the commencement of the week the demand
was good, and large parcels sold at full prices. To-day the
market haa been dull, and sales have been made a shado in
flavour of the buyers.
Bricas.—Pepper sold to-day at j decline; mace at 2d.
advance ; nutmegs at last week's prim.
Bentrre.—Brandy has sold at rather higher prices; rum
has been out of demand.

Cocirtmis.l7-:Tene;ilfe sold to-day at ld. to 2d. decline.
Honduras and Mexican remain quoted the same as lad
week.

11TOtoo continues doll cleats.
84t.wrivais has been dull during the week. To-day 800
begs Bombay, refraction 14, to 204, were bought in at 24a.,
but subsequently sold at 231. ed.
TALLow.—The market has been quiet to-day, at 391. 3d.
In public sale to-day Austr•Bast ss—best, 375. to 381. ;
sheep, 38s. to 395. ; South Aassrisan, 31s. to 38a.

SUGAR.—The average prise at Sugar, the produce of
the British poeseesions m Amorist, eenanaul been the re•
turas made in the week miles the 17th Anglin, 1552, is
21s. 110. Sugar, the redoes el Ike Mauritius, no return.
Seger, the pretties et the Beet India, 275. 6d. The
avenge ries of!
ld. Wtw• keteel4B descriptions of Sugar.
jointly, 22e.

BRISTOL, AUGUST W.
SUGML-Wit have still to report a very dell segar mar-
ket; indeed, there is scarcely anything doing here this
week, and prices are almost nominal. Refiners' produce
participates in the dullness which prevails in the raw mar-
ket, and lower rates would have to be accepted to afoot
sales of magnitude.
Rule steady and firm.

COTTON.—LivutrooL, All Otter 20.—We have to re-
port a gradually strengthening market. There is no greet
change in the quotation of prices of any description, bat the
tendency throughout is in an upward diesetson, with the
imeeptiw only of Egyptian, the common qualities of
Egyptian big abundant and freely offered in every
quarter, the whole stock, whether in the hands of ,pecu-
lators or impotten, apparently being placed on the market.
Under thaw oircumstanoes, the general run of quality are
ba at, perhaps, a somewhat lower price than be-
rwr the good and choice maintain their previous high
M. AU the common sorts of American are id.
rd, the better not being so much changed. Seats id.
advanced is the fortnight. Bruits and ordinary stapled
daseriptime without alteration. The confident posi-
tron Ibet ear market has lately wanted, is mainly
Krieg to the satisfactory state of things in Man-
chester and the country in general, there being
meting in the latest advice' hem the United
Mem to rah no up. And it &sold moodily be
Wise in mint, that the well dein la Om memallastwihig
Midst. Is Inejely owing to the 111•61111111 male et the gibs
estesa, era that any auterial elieterbauee In an upward
ilkeelies 'Odd cheek everything, and turn the tables

us. It appears to be unnereasary soy longer to
'de to the last ur old crop of (Alen, nuar”uua.
qu3n.Sty, and its disposal iu the various countries 01 Europe
and An:erica, having bet n pretty closely :.seertained. With
regard to lie crop now corning upon us, the latest odeices
confirm those which have gone before, namely, that although
it may not be very carry, it will ha very abundant ; but
whether more or less than the last is at this moment con-1
jeetural. The committee of brokers place fair Uplands at
6d , Mobile at 6d, and Orleans at 611 d. 32,960 American,
140 Surat, 3,040 Mgyptian, 390 l'ernatn, and 220 West
India are reported to be taken on speculation ; and 8,200
American, 840 Surat, 100 llengal, and 910 rennin fur
export. Sales for the week, 91,820 bales.

WOOL.—Livearoor., Atmear 20.—The market con-
tinues firm, but without much doing ; but it is satisfaetory
to notice that the accounts from the manufacturing districts
are generally of a cheering nature.

HOSIERY, &C.-LEICESTER, August 21.—We have no
change of any moment to report this week. Business is
much the same as we noticed in our last report. The work-
men are all employed. There is a good demand for Hosiery
and Gloves, both for the home market and for abroad. As
will be aeon in another paragraph, the generality of the
manufacturers have agreed to, and tined a time tor, the ad•
ranee of 3d. a dozen, asked for by the wrough.ho,e hands.
Yarns arc buoyant, and in better request, though not yet
advanced in proportion to the price of the raw material,
which remains firm.—Leiresler Mercury.

CORN.—CRELmnroun, August 20.—The market to-day
was much excited in consequence of the continued wet wea-
ther, and the few sellers who had old Wheat made very
long prices; old white, 41s. to SGs. per qr.; some tine new
white, secured before the rain, fetched 545.; old red, ifis.
to 48s. ; new red but little offering ; some of it in wretched
condition. All the accounts say that much injury has been
done by the sprouting of the Wheat, and a large proportion
is out at present.
1.419c0ve, August 20.—The weather during the week
has been very inauspicious for getting in the harvest in thin
neighbourhood, the early part of the week being showery
and the weather now being hot damages the Wheat. A few
samples of new Wheat have been showing to-day of fair
quality. The supply of old has not been very large, and
farmers demanded 19. per qr. more m mey, which has been
acceded to, but the business done his not been very large.
Oats about the same. Wheat, red, old, 435. to 445. ; new,
41s. to 425.; white, old, 475. to 485.; new, 465. to 17s. Oats,
19s. to 21s.

Livestroot, At over 20.-The weather this week (ex-
cepting a lever, thunder storm on Tuesday evening, which
lasted three to four hours), has been favourable for harvest
operations, and a duller tone has attached to the grain trade.
At this morning's market the business in wheat was email,
and in some instances the prices gave way Id. to 2d. per
bushel. There was more doing in flour for consumption,
this article not having advanced in proportion to the ad-
vance on wheat, but it was 3d. to 6d. per barrel easier to
buy than on Tuesday. Nu change whatever in the value of
other articles of the grain trade. Arrivals into Liverpool
from the 17th to the 19th August inclusive : -Barley, 10
qrs. ; Malt, 32; Oats, 1,168; Indian Corn, 732; Oatmeal,
444 sacks; Flour, 1,437 sacks, and 1,000 barrels.
WAKEFIELD, August 20.-The weather with the excep-
tion of Tuesday and last evening (when we had rather heavy
thunder showers) has been, since our last circular, fine and
favourable for the harvest, but the accounts from the south
represent a good deal of rain, and, in addition to blight and
mildew, some sprouts have 'hewn themselves, and the posi-
tion is no doubt critical. We have a good arrival of Wheat
to-day-holders are generally firm, but buyers still act on
the defensive, so that the trade is fa, from active, and an
advance of Is. per qr. on the rates of this day se'nnight, is
all that could be established. Barley nominal. Oats and
Shelling fully as dear. Beans as before. No variation of
importance in other articles, except fine season mode Malt,
which is attracting attention. The present quotations an:
Wheat, per qr., 601 b. to the bushel, Suffolk, Essex, and
Kent, new red, 445. to 455. ; extra, 46a. ; new, white, 495. to
50s. ; extra, 62e.; Norfolk and Hunts, new, red, 41s. to 435. ;
extra, 455. ; new white, 445. to 465. • extra, 48e.; Lincoln-
shire and Cambridgeshire, new red, ios. to 425.; extra, 445. ;
new white, 435. to 44a.; extra, 475.; Yorkshire, new real, 41s.
to 431. ; extra, 441. • new white, 435. to 45e. ; extra, 475. ;
Denten and Konigoburg, white, 445. to 46a. ; extra, 50s. ;
Lower Baltic and liamburgh, red, 395. to 40s. ; extra, 45m. ;
Mediterranean, red, 365. to 375. ; extra, 38e.; Old English,
red,39s.to 435.; white, 475. Barley ,per Imp. qr.,grinding, 235.
to 265. Beans, per qr., 631 b.. to the bush., small, fine, 33e. to
35e. ; ticks, 31s. to 33e. ; foreign, 265. to 28s. Oats, per stone,
waling, new, 911. to 101 d. ; feeding, 10d. to I Id. • foreign,
N. to Sid. Shelling, per load of 261 lbs., 25;. to 265.
Malt, per load of 6 bushels, 375. to 395. l'eao, per qr. im-
perial, blue and white boilers 28s. to 295.; extra, 30a.;
grey and feed, 26e. to 27..; extra, 28*. Rapeseed, per last
imperial, English, 21/. to 224. ; foreign, 211. to 231. Lin-
seed, per imperial qr., 435. to 48s. Imports during the
week : Wheat, 14,318 qn. ; Oats, 620; Beans, 567 ; Linseed,
18; Shelling, 106; Malt, 30 loads.