The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER r 4; 1652.

apprehend any very difficult teak before them. It
will be Christmas, we should imagine, before the
elephants reach Prome, and by this time none but
the smallest Memnon will be abla to ascend the river.
They
_are said by a Calcutta contemporary to be in-
tended to carry the guns in the upper parts of the
country, under circumstances where it may be
inconvenient to drag them. So, after all, it seems
not improbable that General Gedwia, who compelled
his men to attack Rangoon in leather stocks and
shakos, will not suffer theme to proceed to Ava any
way but on foot! It is quite possible to make any
campaign difficult—the difficulties of the present one
have been all of our own creation. By last accounts
the Burmese general, son of the famous Bandoola of
the former wars, had oome into our camp and sur-
rendered himself with his family, as also the ex-
governor of Rangoon; and it is quite apparent that
other officers arc prepared to follow his example if
we would only make so much of a demonstration as
to give their men an excuse for running away. They I
are ready to build rtockades with the fear of death
from their own sovereign hanging over them—the
duty of defending them is quite another affair. There
seems no longer the slightest doubt that Pegu will
be annexed almost immediately, but the vigour and
sagacity of the Governor-General have been nullified
by the want of those qualities in his subordinates.
Disturbances are still rife on the northern Punjaub
frontier, and troops in motion to quell the refractory
chiefs. Generally India is tranquil, and the people
quiet and contented,—the intelhEts part of them
and t, as
1 filled with amazement all the
Europeans are, at the unbounded indifference
manifested towards Eastern affairs by the people
and Parliament of England. A specimen of
the way in which matters are managed here is
exhibited by our mail arrangements. The slow-
going frigate Auckland started yesterday evening
with the mails on board, and with a considerable
risk of being too late, but without a single
passenger. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Navigation Company's steamer Achilles leaves
this evening with the certainty of beating
her, filled with passengers, luggage, and goody,
and proceeding direct to Suez, to came back
again full, leaving the government tubs empty
as at present. Two steamers are thus traversing
the same route, any one of them being perfectly
competent to perform the duty in which both of
them are employed—the charge on the voyage
of the Auckland alone beyond what she could
have been maintained at in harbour being about
1,2001., or as much as would have maintained a good
village school for 30 years. And this sort of system
will go on until Parliament puts an end to it, in a
Government constantly complaining of their inability
to improve the country for want of money
The Governor-General remains at Calcutta ;
' Sir W. Gomm at Simla. Sir R. Armstrong and
Sir H. Pottinger are at Madras; Lord Falk-
land is expected at Bombay by the end of the month,
Bishop Harding daily, from Mahabuleahwar. The
Lieutenant-Goveroor of the North-West Provinces
has commenced his annual tour. Sir E. Perry leaves
for Europe by this evening's steamer. Sir W.
Yardley is his successor as Chief Justice. Trade
continues brisk, and money abundant.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
EXPORT OX TRI STATI OT THX BOMBAY MAIIIIITS, ISOM
TED 3D NOVI/SEM TO 2141 16Th NOTXXXXX
Money still continues very abundant, and rates of inmates
are unaltered. Shares and government ISCUTDieS mews&
about the same prim as when last we went to press, as may
be gathered by current rum which we quote as follows :
Transfer Paper] re. 111
flicca rives 111
Sim Fours 961
Company's Flees 107 t
Company's Paws 92t
Oriental Bask Ot=tion Shares.. 63 per cent. prem.
Beak of lignabay 20 do.
Comismiel ink Uwe Ilt do.
Agra Doak Oboes ?g- do.

Railway Dares . 11 do.
Cotton Pim Goods —Tb. market has bees steady, sad
sises the lilt everlead smog aim to bowl Wiese bays
Maly mietelsoi the peke of an deserigaiessurriAbo
helm. dame le bees but to a mall meat,•
swami elle essuessme of the Dewallso
ememssmed obese sibs the imparters or Mt ail,
heists bra alb lima MIMI it the lest two days. TM
lamb* seem issliaq, mai is Isdidas cep. Gray MAW.
of 48 Who eras way Isom isi mobwasted, and primes
Ii
Inglily tinsel. Gay bays also bees
Ili mon uwawy est gibes have la a meg degree eil-
maisGray Jimmie easeia es hefts
Yarn is in good dews* aid palm have rises of
WS sale sad water; the Seek is migrate, and late im
mutes England Ming easeurimg le holders, prim
.Weellatriey Ina
ss.—The market magma dill. Only 2 hies 111
Maearlet are seperted, at 1 fr. per yard, and =glees
1615. pr
in lietala.— its Ina is geed deensall, whisk She
nab for ma, book square end round, prior Mobs
skewed. Sheol sad beep an in rod 'equity, but ve-
ns within* immesawat in value. Swedish steel is tabs
bat be fagot somewhat doll. Swedish bar
buss la imasi
mil Ms r sarie have advsseed. Speller in geed
isen in Taw. Pig and sheetlesi
demo& plates wittiest alteration. Copper
innidng ask lefts. slightly advanced, widish:seism and
semain so bells. South Anteritika now.

9118esolleeleithichar7iro; .. Re. 23 12 per candy.
2211 maw Enfliek bez Iran .. .. „26 8 „
The wt. shset mu . .. .. .. „ 4 6 per cwt.
I lie andies nail rod Iron@goal ..
.. „ 24
23 4 per
180 men iron sq nail rod uare ~0 „candy.
NS esaiike nail rod Iron 'guar* .. „24 8 ~48 wan nil rod iron round) .. „32 8 „
MS oat beep boa .. . . . „ 4 0 per cwt.
98 sago bell thread, 120 lb. each,
No. 9• to 100.. .. .. .. 9 AMMO per cwt. '
2000 sem eacdege .. Re. 18 0 pet ewt.
260 pen amity Port Bottles, to
1 4 per doses.
1/111.45s
_NW/ Port bottles, to arrive . 0 12 per dos.
UallissaL—TM Iselin continues very dell, sod ',males
witbral6th:_ t 'ovary ; quotations are annual at n. 2 2.16 th to
rs. 3 3-

---liiCAKCW.::-Bast quality in inquiry, inferior scarcely in-
quired after.
Pappea.—Bbutool scares at 66r. Tellichery arriving in
small gasman's, at Or.
Llmoti—As yet was has arrived ; aszket coatiaues fire
31r. feels& Has d& sad Sholarks.
Masa WssL— the arrival Ile the overload mil. sa-
esasrateesesears Amnia( been sisestred ben Naglenid
imaralarody advanced M Ulm he Oroapos; fur
Mslare Mira. ; MSawa and Jumbosour, Ma.; sad
M Osaarawutty. law. ; bat Mama balm alma booms
swop pima base is manasase modal Isom quota-
tins. The anhal ilsalor Ma boat Mau fray.
lodes Is Gnat Ideals km rasa wadisaibly in con-
-I---ofthe sair4eitsamsor sad NM unseats of Oa
artist la V. gaols -W. Is. ems bah Loa.
dra sad Liverpool. T. Mash as ulna Wag saw as rho
beak tar alma& rata is law pm saady. sad as versa to
Mt to lead trim the iron& of Ulm bars Nora
sates sa bas rise to Ik. IL for sia mouths'
aawbois, sad with dostassats a. lid. ; as Cana
2231r5. per oast. ; on Calcutta par at 60 days' sight.

TU BOMBAY MONEY MARKET.

ITCY-121-1-N0- NOVIIII-11-1-Z. 16, 1852.

Oa Loaslea..et
aisaths' *be. per r., 2s. 10. for document bills
Biz
Oameath's debt, per r., 2s. led., for tales, for credit bills.
Oalesa
03 aarf *St, per 100 n.
09901
30 days' sight, per do.. 99
at sight, per do. .
On Iladrae—at
30 days' sight, 'per d 0... 991
at sight, per do. 1001
On China, at 00 days' eight, per 100 dln., 221 r.
Burt AND MHZ* EiNANIS.
Bank of Bombay l,ooor. each, 1,000 191 per ant. pm.
Oriental Bank Coy 2ior. 60 per cent. p.m.
Commercial Bank I,ooor. 11 per cent. p.m.
Agra Bank 6oor. 26 per cent. p.m.
&mho( Madras l,ooor. 1,000 26 per asst. p.m.
Apollo Press Com— 12,600 r. 12,000 22,000.
Colaba Press Com 6,400, new &hero
Colitis Lan/ Cont lo,ooor. 6,800.
Bombay S. N. Coss slor. 400 66 per cent. dia.
Or. lad. P. B. Com. 60r. —11 r. p.m.
GoVIANNINT SICCIIITINA.
6 per cent. transf,r loan Es. 1141 per 100 Siam
Pt loan 1826-26 „ 11l per 100 Sins
PP loan 1829 30 „ 11l per 100 Sing
Icon 1841-42 „ 1071 per 100 Co.'.
4 per cent. loan 1832.33 „ 961 per 100 Sims
loan 1836 36 „ 93 per 100 Co.'s
„ loan 1842-46 „ 93 per 100 Co.'s
Palmas or BoLtion.
Sovereigns, each
Bank of England Notes „ 10as. 3 .... per
Spanish dollars „ 221 to 222 per 100
German crowns
s7m. silver
Gold leaf (range of qua-
lity
4rold ingots, according I.
touch, for 97 touch .... 161
Famous's.

To Lo d0n.... L 3 G.
To Liverpool.. £3lh. to £3 Ts. 6d. per ton.
To esleous Nominal
To Chins .... Ra. 11 nominal
CALCU 'TA MONEY MARKET.
BANK &uses.
Bengal Bask Co.'s Rs.
i 4,040001 prom... 2,200 to 2,260
Ain and U. 8. Bask MO • • 886 to 600
North Wooten Book • • 700 to 306

BAIIR Or AZWOAL.

Discount on Private Bills sad netts (3 months) 6 per cent.
on Clovernmsat Acceptances do. 3
on Deposit of Company's paper 5 „
Interest on Open Cash Credit Amounts 6ll „
on Deposit of Metals. &e.
ItATINI op ESL:HANOI
..• _ _

Agency Bills at entonthisigitt-7.---.. 2 0 to 2 01
Agency Bills, with documents, at 6 ditto 2 01 to 2 1
Amerman Bills under credit ditto .. 2 0 to 2 Oj
Treasury Bills, 30 slays' sight.. 2 0 to 2 01
Navy Bills. 3 days' sight
Bank of England Post Bills, at sight 20to 2 01
GOVNINNIKT

Transfer Stock l;aper:ipe; ceenCinesa•--...• 7 0 to 7 g
ltombay, 6 per cent
3.12 to 4r. pm.
Old Sired, 6 ditto according to number )
New Company's 6 per mat. peens.
Third Sion, 4 per mint, disc.
New Company's 4 ditto
NMI Or BULLION, &c.
Sovereigns, each
Madros Oold Multon, each l6 I) to 16 3
Old Oold Mohurs, each
Chins Gold Barr, per sa. weight
Gold Duet
Syne Sant, Co.'s n. 100 ditto lO4 6 to 104 12
Spanish Dollars, per 100 ditto
Mexican dirt, ditto

lain intelligence.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-YEfrfERPAY.
1111/01.111 TIM LORD L'IMISCOLLOIL Loon POLO ARTS, ORD
Lone /MAT.
.

Sift J. A. CATKCART,BAIiT., e. GAD
ENTAIL• -RIVOCATION.

This was an appeal from the lint division of the Court of
Session in Scotland. . .

The arguments having been brought to a conclusion,
The Lord Chancellor delivered judgment, and said thst
the whole question depended on the statute of 168.5, which
regulated entails in Sootlend, and arose on the construe-
Lion of the two deeds of 1815 and 1823; and it was to Fe
determined, in the first place, whether the fetters of entail
were properly imposed in the deed of 1815 ; and it so,
whether, ss they were not repeated in the deed of 1823,
that deed applied new limitations to the deed of 1813,
although thst deed did not in its terms comply with the
statute of 1685; and whether the two deeds were so mixed
up together as to form one, in that the deficiency in the
fetters of entail in the deed of 1815 were supplied by that of
1823. The neat question was, if the two deeds did not amount
toe atria entail, whether there was such an obligation im-
posed on the heir of entail as to compel him to execute a
regular deed of entail. binding himself with all the fetters
of the deed of 1815. The first question was entirely one of
Scotch conveyancing. As regarded the constructioa
of the instruments, and the intentions of the par-
ties,
the present respondent was left in a dide-1
rant position by the first deed to that which he mum-
pied ander the second ; for in the first he was only one of
the heirs-substitute, while by the second he was made heir-
iaatitute, or the first in succession ; and then followed a new
class of heirs-substitute, who were not included in the first
deed (the Cathcart.), who were to be able to take the estate
according to tho intention of the settler. The disposition
of the property was entirely altered—it was not a simple
nomination under the second deed which did not disturb
the first; and he bed reluctantly come to the conclusion
that it was a new deed, and operated so as to create a new
settlement; that the parties could not avail themselves of
the fetters in the former deed, but that the new deed ope-
rated by its own force. If, then, this was not an imperfect
settlement, but operated by its own faros, had the courts the
power to impose those fetters which the deed had failed to
Impose? Nu such thing had ever been done by the Scotch
courts. All that they could compel the party to do was, to
make up a title as he had found it in the deed ; and as thst
must operate by its own force, if it had not the proper force
it mast fall to the ground, as all imperfect instruments must
do. The judgment of the court below must therefor* be
affirmed, and the appeal dismiesed, but without costs.

EQUITY COURTS.—Yurrzamy.
awake VlC.Comoceuas limeasatay.
MoIeVAT V. Boolla.--CorratOlT.
Mr. Craig resented his arguments in this case on behalf of
the defendant, sad examined at greet length all the different
passages alleged by the plaintiff to have bees takes from his
Handbook of Switzerland," contending that there was
not a eigle instance is which it could be shown that the
anew et the defendant's work bad copied from that of the
pisisHL The books from which the defendant's work was
aid* implied were, the " Manuel des Voyageur en
ifelms," the work published by Dr. Chum, of Amen; and
a Menus. book published by Mr. Baedeker, besides various
*dm bees ape. Switnerland. Most of the passages com-
=a were almost verbatim the same as those in Dr.
book ; contending that there wee not the slighted
=4"tas saying an unfair, or is fact any, use whatever
ssia made of the aintife " Handbook.
Mr. with Mr. Craig, but the argameuts
Ike 11:12Ess were not concluded at the rising of the
neut.

COURT OF COMMON FLEAS.—TTATERDAY.
illTllloll AT Nan PANS 111 tex .110• —BOOM NW JUNIUS lath
MID • 01)XIBINI Iran.
PRACTICI or TIN COURT.
The Chief Justice said great incosvenienee and expense
frequently arose in consequence of mere cans being pat is
tin daily list than could be tried daring the day, and the
Now,eys, &v. being obliged to attend from day
ecr it was very desirable that this expense should
ke
.111414 d; het the only way in which it could be done was
maesid immonnicating with the associate and informing
glebe geellahle length of the causes, so that only so
Migginceell miglit be put in each days list as were likely
ID itt idol en the day. In the Court of Exchequer he had
Whoa that ea many as 2.5 cases were put in the list for one
4g.IK, trlan in all probability they could not be tried in less
.11111 I WO* and thin the evens' to the niters was *nor-
raLfbenaged.
eMlint Myles, Mr. Bramwell, Q.C., Mr. Hugh Hill,
Q.C., mil oleo as attorney in court, cantered their opinion
that it ilet extremely dna/able that some such plan as that
mignastedl by his lordship should be adopted, as it would
really mit a great boon upon the public. It wee likewise
mentkend that expense might be saved by common jury
dm
IMO ING ill blue being put is the daily list at the tail of
till li=or said he had adopted that course since
ballad ban ii the bench, and he LW also directed that
fewer oentie dicaM be pat in the list than was the practice
in the oder saparts.
HOLISM/ O. SWIFT AND ANOTZIII.—ACTION AGAINST

van LAYS DICOMMII OF MIDDLIJIX.
This action arose out et the illewing 'immanence. :
Mr. Gear/, a stay and eat et weaker, in St. Jainee's.street,
became bankrupt in DeemMß. 1851, and the plain.
tiff proved kis debt of 1948. oodust the estate. The eom-
Isiah:air who acted in the am directed that the certificate
should be suspended for nine maths, from February, end
that there should be no proteetisa for • month. Oa the 4th
March the plaintiff obtained permission to issue a writ of
es ea against the bankrupt, and he lodgeci it with an officer
of the sheriffs named hard, who had since gone to Austra-
lia. The bankrupt, however, went out of town to avoid
arrest, and the writ was not executed. Oa the 30th March
the bankrupt applied for protection, but the plaintiff op-
pined him, and the commissioner suspended the protection
be mother month upon the ground that the bankrupt had
bees out of town to avoid arrest. The son of the bankrupt
and his seevant maid now stated that from the 7th to the
Nth April the bankrupt was constantly at his house, and
that daring that time the sheriff's officer never called there
to inquire for him. The plaintiff contended that the officer
in so acting had been guilty of negligence, and thereupon
the nt action was brought to recover damages.
Her. Hugh Hill, Q.C., and Mr. Horne appeared for the
plaintiff; end Mr. Bramwell, Q.C., and Mr. Qualm were for
the defendants.

tio. d. The Chief us greeted the jury to say, first, whether
the bankrupt was at St. James's-street from the 7th to the
10th April ; secondly, whether the sheriff's olSoer had been
guilty of negligence ; and thirdly, what damages the plain-
tiff bad sustained in consequence of the bankrupt not bar.
Lag been arrested.
The jury answered the two first questions in the affirms-
tire ; but they expressed their opinion that the plaintiff
had not sustained any damn* in consequence of the bank-
rapt not having been arrested.
His Lordship thereupon directed a verdict to be entered
for the plaintiff.—Damages, one shilling.
-----
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YrerrEIWAT.
Hamm Ms. Oaxxismossa Ootoxiour.
In as KzxnErr.
The bankrupt, who had kept the United States Stores,
in Oxford-street, applied for his certificate. His unsecured
debts were between 1,8001. and 1,9001. ; assets, about 3001.
The bankrupt's books bad been destroyed in a fire, which
occurred on his premises last March.
Mr. Murray opposed, for the assignees, on the ground
that the bankrupt had been insolvent when he entered the
priddio-howse.
Mr. Lawrence supported the bankrupt, and urged that
his state was known t e his cr. ditors when they trusted him.
He attribeted the failure to the mischievous course pursued
by the lame brewers, Messrs. Barclay, who gave facilities
to pi eons to cuter on public-houses when they were not
quslitt•it.
His Honour said the bankrupt would receive a certificate
of the served class Mks six mouthy' 61111*i:01011. Ito bad
conducted his business loosely and improvidently, but there
was no fraud, and protection would be granted.

ASSIZE INTBLLIGENCE
laviurooL. Dir.
emirs Comm— Kamm last. .hence Cassewma.
ATTISIPT BY A Wl►6 TO POISON HAN HUSSMAN.
On the opt nista of the uurt this morning, Mary Price,
aged 49, was indicted (or having, at liccleston, fuloniously
nod uninwfully administered to her husband. Wm. Price,
two groins of white arsenic, with latent to kill and murder
him.

In support of the prosecution, Wm. I'rice, prisoner's
husband, deposed to fiuding his wile drunk on his return
horse from his work at the glass establishment of Messrs.
Pilkington, St. Helen's, on the night of Saturday, the 11th
September; that some words passed in consequence; that
his wife left the house; and that he did not see her again
until Monday night fo.lowing. On his seturn home on the
Monday afternoon' she-tly after four o'clock, found his
daughter, B.issbetll Price, a little girl, in tho house, the
tea set, and the teapot on the oven. Ilia inn Edward
works at the same establishment with himself, and got
house a little before Meal(. Wilma poured out a cap
of tea tree the pot, and notified it was very dark

black, Helied the cup at a draught, felt it to have •
nauseous taste, and a curious sensation eneeeeded. He went
giddy ; but by standing a short time at the front door he
recovered, went into the hones again, and poured out •
second cup, half of which he drank. He noticed his son
had had a cup. Directly on drinking the half cup he bo-
urne sick, felt • sore and burning sensation in the throat,
and vomited very much. After vomiting his cautioned kis
son against tho tea, which he poured into • quart jug end
placed in the cupboard. He got worse and worse, vomit.
mg much, and suffering all over from cramp, especially at
the extremities, but did nut feel much pain is stomach or
bowels. Was PI until the following Friday.
In eross-examination, the witness stated that he only no-
ticed the tea was much blacker than usual ; and that they
used carbonate of soda constantly.
Edward Price, the son, corroborated his father', evidence
es to what occurred on the Monday evening, and also de-
tailed his own sufferings.
Elizabeth Price, a young girl, daughter of Wm. Price—
Raw her mother for the first time on Monday, 13th Sep-
tember, about the breakfast hour, who mails the breakfast
and dinner, and which the witness and sister took to their
father. There was no one at the house that day but Ellen
Lee, and she did not bee her alter dinner. She saw her
mother put water in the teapot. which she placed on the
her before the fire, and then went out of the house. The
witness afterwards pot the pot on the oven. Sh- saw some-
thing black, like soap suds, coming oat of the spout. No-
body touched the pot from the tnni, her mother left until
her father cane in. Iler mother did not return home before
her father was taken id.

Mrs. Ann Marsh, a neighbour of Wm. Price's, went to
his house when she beard he was ill. Mr. Price pointed
outs blue quart jug in the cupboard, which she gave to
Mr. 1111fichol, surgeon. This and other witnesses deposed
to hearing the prisoner using thr.atening language towards
her husband while she was tipsy. One of these witnesses
tasted the tea, and declared it to be more like soap suds
than tea.

--Joseph Hibbert, assistant chemist and druggist, deposed
to Mrs. I'rice purchasing soft soap and arsenic on Monday,
the 13th September, which she said was to destroy bugs.
In cross-examination, the witness laid that the auggeetion
of mixing the arsenic with soft soap was that of the pri-
soner, who said it had been recommended to her.
Robert M'Nichol, Huron St. Helens, deposed to finding
Win. Price on the evening Of the Monday 111 question, la-
bouring under all the symptoms consequent on taking 'tr-
actile, and his son in a lees degree. He received from Aan
Marsh a quart jug, the contents of which, and else Wm.
l'rice's vomit, he took home. A portion of each he con-
veyed to Dr. Brett, of Liverpool, for analysis. In the
evening he visited the prisoner in the lock-up, who com.
plained of pains in her stomach, and declared she had been
poisoned herself, as she had taken some of the tea. She
did not vomit, but retched.
Dr. Brett, analytical chemist, Liverpool, deposed to re-
ceiving from Mr. M'Nichol two bottles, on 18th September,
for analysis. Oao bottle contained a dark brown fluid, and
the contents of the other were light. There were 6 on. of
the dark fluid, and the result of his analysis showed one
grain of arsenic for every 2 oz. of liquid. The other liquid
contained • much smaller proportion of arsenic. Ho could
not find any soap in the liquid, although he had looked
specially for it, as he was informed it was mined with the
arsenic. He confidently stated, that had there been soap
in the liquid at any time he must have discovered it. He
had also received a parcel of carbonate of soda, from Ann
Daniel, which he had analysed, but could detect no arsenic
in it.

Ellen Lee deposed to Mrs. Price staying with her mother
from the Saturday night to the Monday morning in ques-
tion; to purchasing a halfpenny worth of carbonate of r.da
fur her from Ana Daniel ; and awing her working with
the tea cups.
Ann Daniel deposed to selling the carbonate of soda to
Ellen Lee, and to giving a parcel of soda to Dr. Brett,
which she had taken from the same stock.

A police-dim depend te the phisime telling him oho
had put the ha/o.m.y weather eels Into the tea.
Mr. Crass awls an able address ea behalf of the prisoner,
after whisk this Learned Judos carefully summed up, and
the jury, after a short deliberation, found her Guilty.
Sentence of death was ordered to be recorded against the
prisoner.

DSC. 13.
CONVICTION Or THE DIDONCRY SUNOLAIti.

This case, which has been exciting • good deal of in.
almost during the assizes, was taken up this morning, in
the Crown Court, before Mr. Justice Cresswell ; and the
prisonen, John Moran and Bilen Burke, who were indicted
for having, along with several others, masked and armed,
burglariously entered the dwelling house of Samuel Jerrard,
farmer, of Didabury, near Manchester, were found (issuer.
Sentence of death was recorded against Moran, and Burke
was entenced to be imprisoned for twelve months.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.--YEsTERDAY.

The December General Session of the Peace for the
county of Middlesex commenced this morning before Mr.
Serj. Adams, Assistant Judge, and a bench of magistrates,
at Clerkenwell. There are for trial 66 prisoners
charged with felony, and Ave who are charged with mis-
demeanour.

The Assistant Judge shortly addressed the grand jury on
the nature of the duty they hen to diseharge.
DISORACIFUL CONDUCT OF A POLICZNIAN.
John Mathews, 21, was indicted fur having stolen a half-
crown, and other moneys, belonging to Elizabeth Ashley.
The prosecutriz in this ease was an unfortunate girl, and
the prisoner was • policeman in the N division. On the
night of the 26th of last month be met her on his beat, in
Kingsland road, and induced her to take him home with
her. He passed several hours in bed with her, and at about
halfpast four he desired her to go and look out for the
sergeant, who he was afraid would be wondering where he
was, being so long off his beat. He was then about to leave
the house. Just before he left he stole from the
pocket of her dress, which was hanging up in the
room, ail shillings which he had given her, and is. 10d.
which she had before. She happened to see him take
his band from the dress, and finding that her
money was gone, she followed him, and gays him into the
custody of the sergeant on duty for robbing her. The pri-
soner was quite correct in supposing that he would he
missed from highest, for directly his superior officer saw him
he wished to know where be had been. The prosecutriz at
once informed him. The prisoner was searched, and the
presise sum of 7s. 10d. was found in his truncheon pocket.
The prisoner, in his defence, did not deny having gone
home with the girl, but said that while he was in bed the
girl was outside the room with the landlady, who might
hay, done it.

The Jury found him Guilty.
The Assistant Judge said this really wss a most serious
ease, and the prisoner might think hi Itself fortunate at not
being transported, for he had very narrowly escaped it.
The prisoner, crying, said he was innoerat of the
thieving.
The Assistant Judge sentenced the prisoner to 12 calen-
dar months with hard labour.

•
THE POLICE CO (JETS.
MANSION-HOUSE.
The Lord Mayor requested that the press would acknow-
ledge his receipt of the following contributions to the
poor-box of the Mansion-house :-20f. from the Goldsmiths'
Company ; 101. from the Fishmongers' Company ; and
two five-pound notes—one from E. H., and the other
from it. H.

WORSHIP-STREET.
A young man named lames David Baker was brought
up on remand before Mr. D'Eyncourt charged with a series
of novel and impudent frauds upon Captain John Grey, of
the Ist Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia.
Henry Hobbs, a private in the Royal London Militia,
stated that, in consequence of information having been re-
ceived by his commanding officer that several men belong-
ing to that corps had offered themselves as volunteers in
other regiments for the purpose of obtaining a second
bounty, witness was directed to proceed in plain clothes to
the headquarters of the Tower Hamlets, at Hackney, on
reaching which he recognised no fewer than 13 London
Militiamen who were waiting to be admitted. Amongst the'
number were the prisoner and a man named Kelsey, but
who, it appeared, had just enlisted in the Tower Hamlets in
the name of Romford, and the latter haring been ea/led
into the recruiting office to receive his bounty, the prisoner,
who had previously changed clothes with him, promptly
answered to the name and entered the office, from which he
shortly afterwards emerged with the bounty money of 10s.,
which ho exhibited to the man he had personated, and both
of them instantly made off.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said that he considered this to be a most
aggravated ease, the prisoner having evidently made three
or four attempts at fraud of a very mischievous description,
in one of which he had succeeded ; but as there was unfor-
tunately a deficiency in the necessary legal evidence to esta-
blish that offence, as the case was presented before him, he
should deal with him under one of the clauses of the 42
G. 111., c. 60, which constituted the mere attempt, on the
part of a recruit, of offering himself to be unrolled and
serve in another regiment to be an offence fur which he
rendered himself liable to six months' imprisonment. Ile
should therefore convict the prisoner under that clause, and
order him to be committed fur the full term of six months
to the House of Correction. _

Two other recruits, named Henry Smith and Frederick
Badham, belonging respectively to the Tower Hamlets and
London militia, were nest charged with having volunteered
into other regiments and obtained a second bounty, and the
offence having barn fully substantiated in both cases, the
prisou+ rs were severally sentenced to four and six months'
imprisonment.