The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 22, 1864.

SEIPWRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE.

TEN EY, SOUTH WALES, Nov. 19.•
During a heavy gale of wind yesterday from the
W.N.W. (reports Captain H. P. Steele, 8.N.), a vessel
was observed with signals of dieing" flying off thn liken
The Natioeal Institution's lifeboat stationed here was soon
launched, and proceeded through a very heavy sea to the
rescue of the Tamers crew. On arriving alongside she proved
to be the sloop Active, of Carmarthen, from Swansea to
that port, with a cargo of coals. Her crew of three men
were soon got into the lifeboat, and afterwards safely
brought on shore. The sloop afterwards parted from her
anchor, and drove up the bay. Subsequently the gale
moderated, and the vessel was boarded by a fishing smack,
and afterwards brought by her safely into port. About the
same time the lifeboat was engaged in this service, the
fishing smack Breeze rescued the crew of the brig Union, of
Milford,which subsequently foundered ; and a dredge boat
saved the crew from the schooner Sydney Trader, of Cork,
which was in a diemasted state.

BRAUNTON, NORTH DEVON, Nov. 19.
Mr. James Limping, the lighthouse-keeper at Braunton,
reports :—" The schooner Meridian, of } owey, Cornwall,
bound from Cardiff to Charleston, Fowey, with coals, struck
off Braunton yesterday in a storm from the W.& W. The
Braunton lifeboat, belonging to the National Lifeboat In-
stitution, was launched to the assistance of the crew, and
after making the greatest exertion for half an hour, got
within a short distance of the vessel, but the sandbank
known 'as the Patch prevented their boarding, the boat
striking heavily on the bank, and the lifeboat was therefore
compelled to return. While proceeding to the wreck the
heavy surf rolled into the boat about a dozen times, and
the crew were nearly exhausted with wet and cold. For-
tunately, however, the tide rapidly receded, and the life-
boat's crew afterwards assisted to getting the vessel's crew
ashore. The captain was in a very exhausted state, and
but for the active exertions of those present, in conformity
with the society's instructions for the restoration of the
apparently drowned, a lad, there is no doubt, would have
died. Medical sseistance wee soon procured, and they are
all in a fair way of recovery." The lifeboat was, es usual,
manned by man from Appledore.
LYTHAM, Lstminiinte, Nov. 19.
At 4 o'clock yesterday at teruoon, just before dark (re-
ports Mr. J. Edmondson), a fisherman came to bring the in-
telligeoce that he bad a few minutes before seen a teasel
which appeared to him to be on the Horse Bank. Several
person, from different points of view had likewise seen her,
but none could give such definite information that any con-
clusion could be formed as to the character of the vessel, or
whether she was on the bank or riding at her anchors. A
very heavy gale from the north-west was blowing at the
time, and the weather in that direction was very thick. It
wee, however, determined to send oat the lifeboat of the
National Lifeboat Institution at once, in the presumed di-
rection of the vessel. Unpromising as appearances ware
from the storm then raging, coupled with the dark-
ness of the night, the lifeboat men, without the
least hesitation, jumped into the boat and pulled
with a will quickly away tower& the west side of the Horse
Bank, a distance of six or seven miles from Lytham. After
remaining away four hours ands half during a fearful night
the lifeboat returned, unable to discern anything of the
ill-
fatd vessel ; again at half-past five this morning the life-
boat men resumed the search, sod discovered a wreck lying
on the bank, about two miles from Southport, which was
found to be the Chimera, of Liverpool, a brig from Africa,
with palm oil. The crew, with the exception of the captain
and a coloured man, had taken refuge in the foretopaust,
which unfortunately went by the board, and the poor
fellows were immediately swallowed up by the raging sea.
The survivor, who was taken off by the Lytham lifeboat,
states that the captain died on the deck the same day,
having been ill for some time previous. The institution has
paid 19% 10s. for these gallant exertions.
DUNGENESS, KENT, Nov. 16.
At about six p.m. yesterday (reports the coxswain of
Dungeness lifeboat, liedongiug to the National Institution)
a message was received from the chief boatman in charge of
No. 1 Battery Coastguard Station that • vessel was on
shore at that station, and that the lifeboat was required, as
there was too much sea at that time for any other boat to
put off from the shore. Signals were immediately made for
the crew, of the adjoiningstations, 27, Tons and Romney,
which were ven soon at this lifeboat station of the Na.
tional Institution. In the meantime 1 had sent • man to
Romney for four hones, the vessel being about six miles to
windward of us, but the hones did not arrive before eight
p.m. We then started with the whole of the moo, 23 in
number, manning the hook ropes to assist the home, as the
sands were very soft from the constant pouring of rain and
from the wind. We could not reach the spot until 9.30
p.m., when we were informed that six of the crew of the
ill-fated vessel had been landed by the No. 1 Battery Coast-
guard boat, but that two of the crew were drowned whilst
endeavouring to get into their own boat, which was cap-
sized alongside the ship by a sea. At eleven p.m. we re-
turned to the station with the lifeboat. The vessel was
found to be the brigantine Belinda, of Jersey, bound from
Guernsey to Loudon with granite.
PE_NARTH, NEAR CARDIFF. Nov. 19.
A messenger arrived here (writes Mr. J. B. Bryan, chief
officer of Coastguard) at 7.35 p.lll. yesterday, during a heavy
d. W. gale and hazy weather, requesting the assistance of
the Petards lifeboat of the National destitution to a ship
stranded by stress of weather on the South-west Patch, •
most dangerous place nine miles from hence, at the mouth of
Newport Liver. The boat was promptly launched anal pro-
ceeded to the spot, in tow of the steamtug Pilot, sent for
that purpose by the owner. Tug and pilot boats from New-
port had previously attempted to get to her, but failed. The
lifeboat arrived at the vessel at 6...5 min., and found tugs
in attendance. She remained alongside, and at the request
of the captain assisted in getting the vessel off at high
water, when she proceeded in tow to Ku:errata. The life-
boat was then sent back in tow by the owner, with his own
and the master's thanka for so promptly coming and render-
ing assistance. The vessel proved to be the ship Far West,
G7;9 tons, of Newport, Monmouthshire, bound from Callao,
with guano, with • crew of 22 men on board.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF ILKCIIRQUER.—Nov. 21.
Sittings in Banco.—{Before Lord Chief Baron Pollock and
Barons Bramwell, Ohannell, and Pigott.)

ATTOINZVGENZRAL V. MADELINE, COUNTESS BLUCHZEI DE
WAHLSTATT, AND ERR HUSBAND, GUSTAVE, COUNT BLUCHER
DE WAHLSTATT (WHEN HE SHALL COME wrnint THE
JURISDICTION OF THE COURT).
This was an information by the Attorney-General to ob-
tain from the defendant, Madeline, Countess Blucher, the
sole executrix of the will of Justine Davidson Dallas, spin.
ster, deceased, payment of the legacy duty in respect of the
persona estate of the testatrix, in case she were at the time
of her death domiciled in England, or payment of the suc-
cession duty which has become due in respect of the same
estate in case her domicile was not English. The testatrix
was the sister of the defendant, Madeline, Counter Blucher,
and died at Count Blucher's house, in Baden-Baden, about
September, 1863. She was the daughter of English parents
(her father, Sir Robert Dallsa, having formerly been Chief
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas), and was born in
1804, at Brighton, Sussex, and continued to reside in the
United Kingdom until 1849, when, in consequence of the
, death of her mother and sole surviving parent, lady Dallas,
' she left England, and went to reside with her sister,
the countess, and her husband. She continued to
reside with them, sometimes at Baden-Baden and
at other times at Berlin, pay log occasional visits to this
country, down to the time of ber death. On the occasion
of one of these visits, which took place in 1854, and whilst
staying at the house of her sister, the wife of Lieutenant-
Colonel ?easy, in Cumberland-terrace, Regent's-park, she
made her will according to the formalities required by the
laws of this country, leaving the whole of her real and per-
sonal property to her sister, the countess. On 26th Sept.,
1863, the eauuteut proved the will in the principal registry
of the Court of Probate. The personal property in this
country belonging to the testatrix at the time of her death
was of considerable amount, consisting of a balance at her
London bankers, a sum due to her by a London mercantile
film, and money in the:funds. The defendant (the counter)
declined to pay legacy duty in respect of this property, on
the ground that the testatrix at the time of her death wee
not domiciled in England, but in Baden-Baden. The crown
on the contrary insisted that she retained her original Eng-
lish domicile down to her death, and that, therefore, her
personal property wherever situated was liable to legacy
duty, and that even if she had acquired a foreign (domicile
succession duty was payable in respect, at least, of her
personal property in this country.
The Attorney-General, the Solicitor• General, Mr. J.
Locke, Q.C., and Mr. Hanson were counsel for the crown ;
and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Kay appeared for the
defendants.
In answer to the information Countess Blucher de Wehl-
'tett said that the testatrix on leaving England, in 1849,
discharged her English maid and took a German maid into
her service, and caused a large and valuable library of books
(the only movable property belonging to her in the United
Kingdom, with the exception of moneys invested there) to
be soot abroad. Thenceforward she kept this library in
the counteas's house. She bad no real estate of any kind,
nor any other property whatever, except her clothes, trin-
kets, and the like, and the invested money. She never
)(domed to this country or left Baden. Baden, except for a
few occasional visits, when she was accompanied by her
sister, the countess, and since 1859 she never lett Baden-
Baden until the time of her death. From 1849 she con-
tributed her share towards the expenses of the count
and °contra's housekeeping. She of ten told the
countess that if she were to survive her she would still
continue to live in Germany, and in 1854 she named to her
the churchyard at Lichtenthal, near Baden-Baden, as the
place where she wished to bo buried. About two years before
her death an additional room was built, solely for her ac-
commodation, to the house of the defendants at Baden.
Baden, and on Ist March, 1854, she made • holograph will
at liadeo-Badeu, bequeathing all her property to the tom-
' taw, and it was duly executed so as to be a fennel will at
that place. Shortly afterwards she came to England, and
made the will of the 6th May, 1854, which the defendants
I believed was duly executed and attested, so as to be an effec.
tual testamentary instrument both in Baden• Baden and in
this country.
The case raised two questiocs for the decision of the cond.
First, as regarded the legacy duty, whether the domicile of
the testatrix was England or Baden Becton, and, secondly,
if her domicile was abroad, whether succession duty was
payable upon the property left under her will. With respect
to the first the learned counsel fur the dekneants con-
tended that the testatrix bad done everything an English
unmarried lady could do, both by fact and intention, to
abandon her English domicile, and take up her domicile at
Baden Laden. As to the second point, the court
having intimated that they felt bound by the decision of the
Howie of Lords in Capdeville's came, the learned gentleman
did not contend that if she were domiciled abroad the pro-
perty would not be liable to succession luty.
The Lord Chief Baron said there could be no doubt, ad-

kering to the doctrine clearly laid down in Capdevi. Ile's
cue, that, as regarded the question of succession duty, the
judgment of the court most be pronounced for the crown •
bat upon the other point their lordships were all prepared
to pronounce an opinion. They considered there was not
sufficient evidence that Miss Dallas had changed her demi.
rile of origin. If the lady herself had been asked a question
on the subject, she probably would have said, " I know no.
thing about the law of domicile ; I have no intention of be-
coming a German instead of an English lady. It is very true
that ea long as my sister lives I intend to live with her, but
if I survive her I do not exactly know where I shall reside,
but possibly I nay live with some other relative, and go
back to England, though I would do so with great relac•
tans, as I prefer a foreign country." but that was a very
different thing from changing her domicile. The testatrix
was an English lady, with her property in England, and
with no occupation anywhere else. Her request that she
I should be buried in the churchyard near Baden Baden would
I only seem to mean that she 'embed to be buried there if she
died in her sister's lifetime ; and as to her taking her
library to Baden Badea, that was a very probable thing for
a lady to do who intended to stay some years &bruit].
There was no sufficient evidence to show that she meant or
had in point of fact changed her domicile, and judo rent
would therefore be for the crown upon both points.
Mr. Baran Bramwell observed that the testatrix was per-
sonally attached to her sister, and not locally attached to
the place where she resided. He was clearly of opinion
that there was no leas of the domicile of origin.
Mr. Baron Channel and Mr. Baron Pigott being of the
same opinion,
Judgment was given for the crown, with costs,
THE ATTOILNEY,INERAL I. GILL.
This was an information for succession duty.
The Attorner•General, the Solieitort:enend, Mr. J.
Locke, Q.C., and Mr. Hanson appeared for the crown ; and
Mr. Balt, Q.C., and Mr. C. Hal for the defendant.
Succession duty was claimed upon the succession of the
defendant, Henry Chanties Pole Gel, in the real and per-
sonal property devised and bequeathed by the will of Phi:ip
Cell, formerly of Ilopton, in the county of Derby, who
died in 1,442. The question was, whether the defendant
was, within the meaning of that Succession Duty Act,
a successor in respect of such interest, and it depended
upon a nice construction of that act and the testator's will.
The court took time to consider their judgment.
Sittings at Nisi Prins.—(Before Mr. Baron Martin
and a Common Jury.)
LANGLEY E. THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY.

This wu an action brought by the plaintiff, who was in
the employ of • harp-manufacturer in Bernersatreet,
Oxford-street, against the defendants to recover compensa.
tion in damages for an alleged false imprison-
ment. The defendants pleaded first cot guilty, and
secondly that the plaint tf was travelling by their
railway without having paid his fare, sod they appre-
hended him for the purpose of takin.; him before a ma-
gistrate, and having him dealt with according to law.
Mr. Luton and Mr. Hook were counsel for the plaintiff ;
Mr. Keene, Q.c., for the defendants.
It appeared that upon the 7th of November last year
the plaintiff and his wife took a ticket each at the Port•
land-road station to the Edgware-road station. When they
arrived there they gave up their tickets, but the porter
'Upped them. saying there was something wrong about
the tickets. The plaintiff and his wife protested their
ignorance of anything wrong about them ; and rather than
have any dispute on the platform, the plaintiff left his
name sod address. He hid not goue tar out of the atation,
however, before be was overtaken oy a porter, who dragged
him beck to the station, tearing his coat in doing so. Upon
their return to the station the plaintiff insisted upon a po-
licereen btiog fetched, amt in his preenee Le gave his name
and address, and thereupon he was let go, being told at the
same time that the tickets were for King's-cross instead of
b fur the Edgware-road.
After a very severe and searching cross-examination of the
plaintiff the wife was called, who corroborated him in every
particular, and upon that
The defendants agreed to withdraw any imputation of
fraud that might have been cast upon Lu cha:acter, and
1 consent to a verdict for the plaintiff for 10'.
The learned judge said that the clerks at the different
stations along the line should be more careful as to how
! they deliver tickets to the public. He finite concurred in
I the settlement of the case.
I The learned counsel for the defence said that this was the
1 only mistake that had been made, although something like
1 12 millions of tickets had been issued during the year.
A verdict was then retarLed fcr t... 0 plaintiff--damages
1101. by consent.

NEW SCHOOLS AT POPLAR.—nT s‘que time it has
been painfully evident that the Ie district of Poplar was
greatly in need of additional school eccommodetun, and in
consequence efforts have been made to raise a subecrintion
for the purpose of carrying out the same. A portion of
the amount required having been obtained, a contract was
entered into for the erection of a suitable building in the
rapidly increasing neighbourhoods of Northumberland and
North-streets. Yesterday a!terooon the ceremony a laying
the foundation stone of these schools took place. Shortly
after the time announced, the Lord Bishop of Lon-
don, the Reverend W. Nowell, the rector of
Poplar, rand Mr. Money Wigram, together with the
gentlemen of the committee, arrived. After prayer
had been offered ap by the Lord Bishop, the stone
was laid with the usual formalities by Mr. Money Wigram,
who afterwards, in • brief address, pointed out the great
benefits such schools would confer upon the district. The
large assemblage afterwards repaired to the church, where
a sermon wee preached by the Lord Bishop, who appealed
for further aid, which resulted in • liberal collection.
The schools. it may be stated, when completed, will accom-
modate about MO boys, girls, and infants, and will be con-
structed with all soden impeoverseate.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Edward Fuller, 49, wa charged with another person.
named Thomas Smith, who bad been admitted to bail, and
who did not surreoder, with stealing a quantity of property,
belonging to the London and South Western Railway

i.bOtirpi-n
Mr. R ibton aid Mr. F. IL Lewis conducted the
peose-
cation ; and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Me e.
The prisoner had been for novena years in the service of
the company, and he was employed at the store department
at Nine Elms, and a good deal of confidence was placed in
him. It appeared, however, that in coesequence of some-
thing that occurred the proceedings of the prisoner were
watched, and on the Ist of September he was seen to take
• parcel out of the storehouse and give it to a man named
Springett. The house of the prisoner was searched shortly
afterwards, end the parcel in question was discovered, and
it was found to contain some brushes, flannel, and other
articles, which turned out to be the property of the war-
piny. The prisoner was asked how he became possessed of
the brushes, and he at first said that he had bought them,
but he could not say where ; and he subsequently said that
Springett had purchased them for him.
The ry found the prisoner
Mr. Ltibtoo informed the court that a good deal of other '
property belonging to the company was found at the pri-
soner's house, some portion of which was concealed in
the chimney of a room which he endeavoured to prevent the
officer from searching, and this property was the subject of
• second charge against him. There was, however, a third
charge against the prisoner of a much more serious charac-
ter, of having stolen different articles of property, consist-
ing of oil, soap. and other things that were under the
charge of the prisoner, and which were nearly two tons in
weight, aed the whole of which were discovered at Old-
ham, in Kent. It appeared that the prisoner occupied •
small farm at that place, and a man named Smith, who
acted as his manager, who was included in the charge, and
who had been admitted to bail, appeared to have received
the whole of the property to which he had referred. Smith
had not surrendered, and it appeared to him that it would
be better not to proceed with this charge at present, and
that in the meantime the judgment upon the prisoner should
be respited.
The Recorder said he thought it would be as well that all
the facts should be before the court before be passed sen-
tence, and he should, therefore, accede to the appli-
cation of the learned counsel. . .

Irti;/;7,7l'l,describiXl as • clerk, was charged with
feloniously forging and uttering an order for the delivery
of • cheque book, at the Agra and Maateruian's Bank, with
intent to defraud.

Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Giffard conducted the prosecution.
The prisoner had no counsel.
It appeared that the prisoner was formerly orderly
clerk at the headquarters of the 3rd City of London
Regiment of Rifle Volunteers, in Farriogdon-etreet,
and of course in that capacity became well acquainted
with a variety of matters connected with the regiment. The
prisoner was removed from his position as orderly clerk in
March, 1863, and from that time he had nothing whatever
to do with the regiment, but it appeared that be was in the
habit of calling at the headquarters in Farringdon-street
and conversing with acme of the subordinate officers. He
did so in the month of July, and upon this occasion it ap-
peered that he putsomequestiorui to the sergeant-major, named
Hunt, relative to the manner in which the accounts of the
regiment were kept, and where the banker's passbook was
kept, and when the accounts were checked. A short time
after this had taken place the prisoner went again to the
headquarters and asked Hunt to give him a sheet of note
paper, and he did so, and he took it away with him. On the
fith of August an order for a cheque-book purporting
to be signed by Major Richards, one of the officers
of the regiment, was presented at the Agra and
Masterman's Bank, where an account was kept, and a
cheque-book was delivered upon this order. Immediately
afterwards it appeared that several forged cheques, purport-
ing to be signed by Major Richards, Major Laurie, and other
Aims forming the finance committee of the regiment,
amounting in the whole to about 501 , were presented at the
bank and paid. The last of these cheques that was pre-
sented at the bank was one for 141., which was taken to the
bank on the 30th of August, and paid in two 5/. Bank of
England notes and four sovereigns. The evidence against
the prisoner was of the most conclusive description. It
was stated, in the first instance, pretty positively that the
sheet of paper upon which the forged order for the delivery
of the cbeque•book was written was the same that was
given to the prisoner by Hunt, the sergeant-major, and it
then appeared that the forged cheques that were presented
at the bank were all taken from the cheque-book that had
been obtained by means of the forged order, and several of
the witnesses, who had had good opportunities of obser►ing
the handwriting of the prisoner, expressed • positive opinion
that the forged order and the cheques were in the hand-
writing of the prisoner. lu addition to these facts, it ap-
peared that very soon after the forged 141. cheque bad
been paid, • woman named Mary Anne Knight, who lived
with the prisoner and passed as his wife, presented one of
the 51. notes that was the produce of this cheque at a
draper's shop in Holborn, in payment for a silk jacket,
and the wrote the name of " N. Wilson" upon it.

This witness, a showily-drused young woman, was
called on behalf of the prosecution, and she admitted that
she had purchased the jacket, bat said that the t+l. note had
been given to her by a gentleman whom she had met in
Oxford-street. She conducted herself in rather an extra-
ordinary manner while in the witness-box, and frequently
observed that the jury "Knew what she was, and what she
received the rotator," and she asserted that althoughshe had
lived with the prisoner as his wife he knew nothing about
the 5/. note, sod that be did not give it to her.
The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, entered
into a long rambling statement of the circumstances con-
nected with his dismissed from the regiment, mod welted
that he was innocent of the charge preferred against him.
He also particularly called the attention of the jury to the
fact that he was not only not. recognised as the person who
had presented the forged order, or any of the cheques, but
that the clerk at the bank had stated that it was a different
kind of person to himself by whom the forged order was
presented.
The Recorder having summed up the jury retired to
deliberate upon their verdict.
After an absence of more than an hour the jury returned
into court with a verdict of Guilty against the prisoner.
The prisoner was sentenced to five years' penal servitude.
Carl Jandwrt, 17, a German, pleaded guilty to • charge
of stealing a cash box containing a considerable sum of
money, the property of his muter, Henry Sstow.
The prisoner begged for mercy on account of his being in
a destitute state, and having no one to do anything for him.
The Recorder said this did not appear to be the case ac-
cording to the depositions. It was there stated that the
prosecutor had taken him into his service, commiserating
his position, and had given hiin regular employment.
The prosecutor said that this was the case, but he wished
to recommend the prisoner to the merciful consideration of
the court, on account of his youth.
The Recorder said it appeared to him to be a very bad
case. The prosecutor had kindly taken the prisoner into
his employment from a humane motive, and he seemed to
have taken the first opportucitv that presented itself of
robbing him. He then sentenced the prisoner to 12 months
hard labour.
Henry Hart, Id, John Chipps, and Brlvsant;n Shaw,
In, were charged with stealing 19s. in silver from the person
of James HalL
Mr. Montague Williams prosecuted, and Mr. Pater was
counsel for snaw.
The robbery took place in the Oki Bailey, on Monday,
the 14th November, in the mob assembled to witness the
execution of Muller. The prosecutor was in the crowd
about a quarter before 9, when his hat was knocked cud-
deity over his eyes, and while he put hie hands up to save
his hat, Shaw put his hand into his pocket and tooa out the
mosey he bed, amounting to Dv. in silver, and handed it to
the other two prisoners. The prisoners got away for the
time, but were subsequently apprehended on another
charge.
The prisoners were all three found Guilty.
Hart and Chipps were then charged, with another lad
named Thomas Kaput., with stealing a watch from the
person of John Plato.
The prosecutor in this case was a country gentleman,
residing in Cheehire, and from what he said, it appeared
that he was passing along Ludgate-hill upon the same
morning, when he had his hat knocked over his eyes, and
he was immediately surrounded by some lads, amongst
whom were the three prisoners. His coats were pulled
open, and his watch was taken from his pocket. He saw
the chain in Chipps' head, and snatched it away,
leaving part of it in the prisoner's hand. The prosecutor
was thrown down, sod one of the prisooers pinched him
severely in a pnvate part of his person, from which be had
suffered severely, and in the struggle his pockets were
turned insideout. Luckily a large sum of money, amountiog
to 401., which the prosecutor had in one of the aide pockets,
was not taken, he having kept his hand upon the pocket.,
and his supposition was that he w.,s pinched as be had
described in order to make him remove his hind. The
police, however, arrived in time, and the prisoners were
secured and .alien to the station, when Hart and Chipps
were identified by the prosecutor io the former case.
The prisenera were each found Guilty.
Hart was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with
bard labour, Phipps to twelve months, Shaw to eighteen
menthe, be having been previously convicted, and Rayner,
who had also been previously convicted but who was only
concerned in oue charge, to nine mouths' imprisonment
with hard labour.

(Before the Common Serjeant.)
Yesterday the whole of the day was puled in this court
in trying mint cases, all of which were of the ordinary
character, but the sentences were more severe than usual,
in consequence of the recommendation of the judges that
no short periods of penal servitude should be passed. and
the common serjeant has expressed his intention of follow.
tog the recommendation of the judges in ell cases where the
prisoners have been previously convicted. In carrying out
this decision yesterday two prisoners were sentenced to
tee, one to seven, 11041 several to terms of tire years'
penal servitude, and there were also a large number of
prisoners sentenced to short terms of imprisonment.
For the mint authorities, Mr. Coleridge, Mr. M. J.
O'Connell, Mr. Crauford, and Mr. Poland prosecuted; and
in one case Mr. Metcalfe defended.

OILTHEAL PALACE. - ONE SHILLING DAlr.
MONDAY. NOV. 21.—AdAliiii01211 0. payment, 580; ditto by
Nowa tickets. 784: total.

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THE POLICE COURIS.

BOW -STREET._

James Forty, a dissipated looking elder) man, a journey.
man tailor, was charged with creating a • at an
eating boos. in Drury-lane.
John Baylis, the landlord, said that on Saturday night
the defendant entered hie shop, and ordered a bowl of soup
and scree bread, which he ate. He then said,"Baylis, I
have not got any money, so you can lock me up or kick me
out, whichever you like, and take it out that way." The
wiener told him he had better go away. The prisoner said
witness owed him 4e., and demanded his change.
Mr. Flowers—Do you owe him 4s.
Witness—No, your worship, nor anything whatever. lie
came some time ago and had some dinner, for which he did
not pay. He then left an old waistcoat by way of deposit ;
but it was perfectly worthier, and so far from getting four
shillings for it I never bad a halfpenny. However, he
would have it I owed him 4a, and he made such a row in
the shop and outeide that a crowd was collected, and the
policeman took him in custody, as the only means of re-
storing order.
The constable (Floyd, 19 1') said there was a great crowd
opposite Mr. Baylis's shop, and they appeared to be much
diverted by the prisoner's eccentricity. Mr. Baylis was
willing to forgive him the dinner if he would go away ; but
there was no getting rid of him otherwise than by removing
him to the stereo-house. He was very drunk.
The prisoner took from his pocket a small Testament, and,
holding it open in him band, laid—Your worship, I will con-
front this man with the Holy Scripture.
Mr. Flowers—No, we don't want that. Confine yourself
to the charge against you.
The defendant—Your worship, I am a hard-working
tradesman, and an honest man, and, poor as I am, I am
well connected and have had a good education. I have
dealt with this man occasionally—not very constantly,
indeed, for I generally get my meals in the neighbourhood
where I work. That, air, is at the West-mid, which is a
respectable neighbourhood, and, I assure you, very different
from Drury-lane. (A laugh.)
Mr. Flowers—What have you to say to the charge ?
The prisoner-1 am coming to that. Not but I live in
Drury -lane or, to be more particular, in Charles-street,
myself ; but you sae I cannot help that. When I brought
the waistcoat to him, he said it was of no use to him. I
said it must be of some use, for with half a day's work I
could make a very nice waistcoat of it, and I asked him to
give me something to eat for it ; so he gave me a penny-
worth of soup and a halfpennyworth of bread.
Mr. Flowers again requested the pricier to keep to the
point.
The prisoner, alter complaining that the complainant did
not know how to treat a respectable tradesman from the
West-and, proceeded to denounce the complainant am a liar,
referring to the fate of Ananiu as a warning to him. He
then proceeded to read from the Testament the verses re.
biting the incident, and commented upon it.
Mr. Flowers said he would not permit the prisoner to
continue in that strain, and when the prisoner was tam-
menciog afresh Mr. Flowers stopped him, and said, " I
have no doubt you can go on talking for a week, bat you
are cunning enough to keep clear of saying anything at all
relative to the charge against you. You have behaved very
badly in your drunkenness, and at all events I shall keep
you sober for a fortnight."

Three fellows, who gav;ih7naiise of Slanbrack, Rpan,
and Koch, were placed at the bar. charged with bur.
glarioudy freaking and entering a dwelling-house at Chel-
sea.
Benjamin Brett, 29 B, said that a little after two o'clock
on Sunday morning be was in White Lion.street,
Chelsea,
when he saw the three prisoners and another man loitering
about, and watched them. He concealed himself behind •
wall and then lot sight of the men. The constable on the
beat shortly afterwards • from the station was
coming down the middle of the when a man whistled,
evidently to give somebody a warning, when the prisoners
all suddanly rushed out of 3, Queen's-road East. They ran
in the direction of the College, permed by witness and an-
other constable, calling " Stop thief," and, finding • man in
front of them, they turned back and were taken in charge.
l'olionconstable Case, 142 B, said he beard the whistle
as be approached, and saw the prisoners turn oat of 3,
Queen's-road East.
Mr. Partridge—What do you know of the prisoners
Witness—l know two of them es being the associates of
bad characters and as having been convicted. The third
never did any work.
Sergeant Brett said that on examining the front of 3,
Queen's-road Esat the chatter bare were found to be sprung,
and there were two pieces cut out of the shutters.
Mr. James Curtis, proprietor of 3, Queen's-rad Feet, said
that it was a coffee-hove. He retired to bed early him-
self, brit on inquiry of the lodger who came in after him he
learnt that the Oboe was perfectly secure when he retired.
He was awoke in the morning, and found the prisoners had
been in there.
Upon inquiries it was ascertained there was nothing
stolen, as prisoners were evidently disturbed.
They all clamoured forth they had done nothing, and were
taken by mistake.
They were committed for three months each to bard
labour in the House of Correction.
LAMBETH.
An aged man of respectable appearance, who gave the
name of William Williams, and stated himself to be • la-
bourer, but who, on the evening before represented him-
self to be • clergyman. was charged before Mr Elliott with
violently assaulting Eliza White, and attempting to commit
• nape on her person.
The complainant said she was in the service of a gentle
man in Trafalgar-rod, Old Kent-road, and that her muter
and mistress having an appointment from home on the after-
noon of the day before they gave her permission to receive
her two brothers to see her and keep her company. Before
the arrival of her brothers, the prisousr,who, she saw for the
first time in her life, and with whom she bad but a short and
nand conversation, made his appearance in front of the
house and spoke to her, and u she expected her brothers
every moment she thought it no harm to admit him into the
hones. The prisoner then told her that he was • clergyman,
and had been eighteen years at different colleges, and in the
coarse of the evening said many prayers sod gang different
hymns. Her brothers and he had something to drink, and
at twenty minute* to eleven they all three left the house, to
go home aa she believed, but in about five minutes after the
prisoner returned, and attempted to commit the offence with
which he was charged. She screamed, assistance came, and
he wee given into custody.
The prisoner, after being cautioned by the magistrate,
and told that the charge was one of • very serious charac-
ter, addressed the magistrate at some length, nod with a
peculiar Tipperary brogue that was quite unmistakable.
He placed all the blame on the young woman, who, be said,
"completely beguiled him "by putting so much whisky
into his tea, and afterwards allowing him to drink so much
rum. He said that on leaving the hone with her brothers
she gave him a silent hint to return In a quarter
of an hour, but he should not have gone back had he not
left his scarf there by mistake. On his going back they
began romping, and while so doing fell.
kir. Elliott committed tho prisoner for trial, but desired
that he should be brought up on a future day.
THAMES.
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George Forst Green &Oxiii-Mtam Ste4inge were brought
before Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk and disor-
derly in the Blue Anchor public-house, Mile-end-road,
Stzpney, os Saturday night.
The prisoners are two pale-faced, whiskerless lads, who
were intoxicated on Saturday night, and entered the Blue
Anchor at nine o'clock and drank some gin and cloves with
a woman who called for it just before they cams in. Mrs.
Charlotte Wells, the landlady, refused to serve the beard•
less boys with anything, and they began quarrelling with
two more lads, and made a great dlsturbanee. Mr. Wells,
the landlord, got the prisoners out of the home and closed
the door upon them. They kicked at the door and tried to
break it open. Failing in this, Green sent his fist through
a pane of glass. The glass cut the landlady on the fore-
head severely, sad caused her to bleed from the wound
very copiously. Another pane of glass was broken by
Green, and it cut a lodger in the face. The row motioned
for some time, and the police were celled, who took the
prisoners to the station house.
John Miller said he was a lodger in the Blue Anchor.
Stabbings wasted to fight him in the house. He refused
the challenge, and told the prisoner to fight with& boy and
not with a man. He confirmed generally the statement of
Mrs. Wells. . . _

TlSprisoners humbly expressed their sorrow for what
they bed done.
Mr. Paget fined the prisoners ss. each, and Green to
pay 3. in addition for the glass he had broken. The
money was paid.
WANDSWORTH.

Among two or three cues brought before Mr. Dayman,
yesterday, under the Vaccination Act, wu one ainst Mrs.
Sharp, of Battenea,summoned for not having had her child
vaccinated. She pleaded guilty, and said her children had
had the smallpox.
Mr. Merriman uid she bad refused to allow her children
to be vaccinated, and bad said, "If it is God's will they
should have the smallpox they would have it." The con-
sequences had been most lamentable. Three children had
died from smallpox. There were five children in the family
unvaccinated. Some of them seemed to be ignorant of the
use of vaccination, and had done all in their power
to induce their neighbours not to have their children Teo-
dusted. _ _ _ _

Mr. Daymao fined the parties in each case se. and costs.
Mr. Dayman granted costs to the witnesses, which will
have to be recovered from the orerseers,and paid out of the
poor rate.

MYNTERIOFS DEATH OF A WOMAN UN:KNOWN.—
Yesterday the body of a young woman, very respectably
attired, was found drowned in • pond on Blackheath. The
deceased is described as about years of age, and was •
black silk dress, with black jacket lined with red, and black
cloth cloak trimmed with black velvet and bugles. On her
person was found a wedding ring, • jet brooch set with
marls, and a white pocket bandkerchssf, with " Emma,
No. 2," marked in ink. The body was conveyed to • neigh-
bouring public-house, to await identification and the emir
ae~sinquiry. . _ .

Cough, -Asthma, Consumption, Indigestion (Die-
pepidC. Debility, Cow Upsilon, Nervous, Bilious, Liver and
Stomach complalota, are perfectly cured without medicine, in-
worm:amen whichxpense. shyDu Barrys delicious Revalento
Arabic. Food, saves time. Its cost in other remediea.
60,000 cures sonuall).—Du Barry and Co.. No. 77, Kernt-G
Loudon, W. In tisk lib., 2s. 94. , 121 b., 225., at all peoerstrZ
chsailsts.-14Wertiesseatj

NA VAL AND MILITARY.

CII.ITH.IM, Nov. 21.

ARRIVAL OF TROOP., 11:011 INDie.—The chartered
troop-ship Robert Small, Captain Darke, arrived in the
Thames at Gravesend yesterday, from Bombay. having on
board a numerous party of time•expired men and cons A 1.,.
cent troops from the various regiments serving in India.
She sailed from Bombay on the 2,tli of July last, the paesago
being a very protracted one of 11-. days. The troops on
board included 64 non-commissioned otlimrs and men of tho
3rd Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards, rich CanbiLeer,
(Dragoons), Royal Horse tory, lit battalion of the
King's Own, let battalion of the lath Royal Irish, .Gird,
56th, 72nd (Highlanders), 103rd (Royal Bombay Fusiliers),
and 106th (Bombay Light Infantry) Regiments, the whele
under the command of Captain E. L. Dillon, 18th Regiment,
and Lieutenant R. H. Fawcett, 33rd Rogi.ment. Two deaths
and one birth occurred on board during the voyage. After
the troops had been medically inspected, 32 men of thu Ith
King's Own were forwarded to this garrison to await tto.:r
discharge, and the remainder will proceed to join their
respective depots.

WOOLWICH, Nov I.

In consequence of a commissioned officer of th.
royal navy having been last week arrested at Portsmouth
for the illegal possession of naval stores, the following Ad-
miralty memorandum was this day forwarded and posted at
the several government dockyards :—" Notice as hereby
given by way of caution, that any person discovered taking
from any of her Majesty's ships or vessels, without perraLs-
@ion or authority, any stores or provisions, however trifling
in value, are liable to be prosecuted for felony, or for no-
lawful possession. Seamen in her Majesty's service com-
mitting such offeuoes will, in addition to other punishment.
be liable to be discharged. and to lose any pension to which
they may be entithaL—By command of their lordships,
"Admiralty, Nov. 19.' "C. PAGET.

LONDON WEEKL'

Stosx—W. I. bads & trcs'
Mauritius bags'
East India bags)
Slam baskets'
Manilla baCii,
Harms boxes
Cubs. boxes'
tenwieziliuseovado casks,
Do bags!
CJITU—W.I. Psukagasi
Do.. b.rls. d Wei
_ .

casks
Ceg.m
brit & b.
Mocha packages
uther E. India packages
Do.
Brazil & Costa Rica bags
COO A . bags
Foreign bags
Rem cask,
Do hhda
Rica, E.I tons
Salzmann OP
l'uta.ss tom

,RKETS.

' DOCK
:Inpmts

1,532
9,728

1,r40

6,6-35

1,%8
2,133
254
3,572

2,346
569

1,042

RET URNS.—Nov. 19.
orlirerd. Pr. Stock 1983.

2,9:13
15,265
3,617

4:16

1,1;8
25

885
2,134
34
3,3TZ

42,4 a 24,17:,
2221,132 2°6,34:3
157,65.2 100,14 b
7 1,014
338,271 476,77:,
72,0ib 3e,471

52,974 j 36,942
26,2119 i

1,2;6 3,41.3

10,522 ! 10,064
82,702 30,645
8,173 ! 5,5r7
52,704 27,•27]

2,737
635

32,130 ,?3,147
24,633
$2,763

-
1,401

83,04." 142,112

7,975 K, liu

TALLOW.—The demand for tallow for cousami.•
tion bas continued good and beyond the average Al
thin time of year for several years, and prices conk,
quently have tended in favour of holders, and to-clay are
from 3d. to Gd. per cwt. higher than the clam of but week.
We quote, new, 41s. 64. to 41.5. 94. • old, 41s. ; December,
41s. 9d. ; January, 42a. 6d. to 425. 9d. ; March, 425. ;
April to June, 435. 6d. ; June, 445. 3d. ; October to
December, 445. Gd. buyers. No North Ameriaur or Taganrog
offering. South Amencan, 42a. Istpipes. Australian sheep,
41s. Gd. ; beef, 40s. to 140 s. 9d. Town tallow, 41,.
net cash. Cocoa•nut oil steady. Cochin, 31is. to ;
Ceylon, Ka. to 375. 6d. ; Sydney, very little bore ; pri• es,
therefore, nominal ; Palm oil, 365. fine Lagos. Palm nut
oil, 308.—(Froui the Circular of Mears. Smith and Charier,
dated Monday Evening.)

COTTON.—LryintPoor., Nor. 2L —We have had a lapse
business, with a farther advance of ld. to 17d per lb. en
Saturday's rates. Sales to-day, 21,000 bales,
10,000 speculation and export. 2,000 Anieriain, 22,1. to
; SOO Pernatu, .26g. id. ' • 700 Bahia and Biagio,
260. to 28d. ; 1.000 Egyptian 15d. to dud. • 100 Smyrna,
ltid. to ; 20,050 Surat, Egyptian,
to 20d. ; Madras, ;
Bengal, Sciode. 13jd. to lid. ; Chine, 15d. to ;
350 Peru, ox., P.S.d. to

WOOL AND WORSTED. —BILIDFORD, Nov. 21. —The
iotelligemoe of the re-election of President Lincoln, coupled
with that of the excited state of the Liverpool cotton
market., has had a marked influence on the wool and worsted
trade, and especially the wool department. There Lave
been far more inquiries for wool to-day, and many trans.
actions have taken place. All sorts of wool may be •iuoted
fully a halfpenny per lb. dearer than on Thursday. 1...0c01n
bogs are fully *.N. 7d. per lb., and wethers 2s. 2d. some
classes of wool, scarce and required for a particular pur-
pose, comumodleven higher prices than these. In worsted
yarns more orders have been placed for home consumptions
The export houses confine them elves to making inqutnss
and receiving offers, but are really doing no more bt...iness.
Spinners are asking higher rates. In pieces the demand for
China has improved, and more orders have been placed in
armlets for future delivery. Altogether the inquiry has
been more general, and manufacturers are firmer in their
quotations.

CATTLE—LrvtarOot., Nor. 21.—The supply cide
was rather larger than on last Mouday ; of sheep, alrmt
the same. The demand was very good for each, as fall
prices.

CO.kLS.—l.oloos, Nov. 21.—Towsrs West Hartley, 19%
6d. ; Cowpon Hartley, PA. 6d. ; Hastings Hartley, r.w..4.;
West Hartley, 6d. ; Walls End Haswell, ; Walls
End Tunstali, ; Walls End East Hartlepool,
Ships at mullet, ; sold, 26.

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC ..STEAM NAVIGA TION
Colmorr.—At an interim meeting of tbis company, heti
in Liverpool yesterday, in anticipation of the regular
aannal meeting on the 22nd, it was stated by the chairman,
Mr. F. A. Clint, that the company's affairs were in a
highly satisfactory state, and that no call would be made
upon the shareholders until early next year, when 1.0 ex.
petted that a call of T./. would supply all the requirements
of the board for some time to come. The chainman also
stated that when the new boats contracted for were coin.
pleted the company would possess a fleet of 19 steamers,
trading to various ports in the West Indies and Mexico.
RAILWAY I.IL'isINE-'IS FOR NEST SIISIOON.—The next
session will, it is expected, be a busy one in ruilway
matters. Last year the number of local bills was NS, and
the bills relating to railways exceeded 34.10. It is not ex•
that in the next session there will be so many,
Cita! goodly crop will appear on the occasion. Some
alterations in the standing orders of the House of Common*
have been made, and "fuller and better particulars" are to
appear in all railway projects.
SOUTH KENSINGTON MCSECTIL —During the week
ending Nov. 19, the visitors have been as follow-v.-0s
Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days,
fromor
10 a.m. to 10 p.m.. 8,40:5 ; on Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday, students' days (admission to the
open from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., 1,29 g ; total, 9,703. From
the opening of the Museum, 4,9W105.
[Advertisemeut.)—HOLLOWAY.4 OINTMENT %SD
Age.--It is a matter of profound imp •risi • :I
maintain the strength of the aged while you cur.- thi
flrmities. Hollowais remedies limits& this merit in 3
degree; hence arises their unvarying succeas In eerie
curie of age, " bad lees.' Soon after the applicathoi et mat
Ointment to the foulest ulcer its surface is seen ;to
discharge to become thicker acid better, the heat •lino; ebei,
the Intense pain is armagml, and the swellitig ••
gradually get less and disappear. Rolleivay.
mem are likewise eminently seri iceshle in cases cf
burns, sores, evrains, rheumatic and gouty Inform :i••• • v
many more admints resulting from accidental %1-1,,•. •r
waning vital forces.