The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-14 00:00:00

NAVAL.

ADMIRALTY, JULY 13. ATPOINTMENLI.—.
Lieu's. : H. B. Sankey, and C. J. M•Gregor, to Vinery;
G. M. 'Temple, to Edinburgh ;H. Henry, to Terrible , H.
P. De Kantsow, to Imperieuse ; P. C. C to
Duke of Wellggion. Master T. 0. Kidd, Iliyhjimer.
Naval Cadet H. M. Hippealey, to Winchester.
The Admiralty has ordered the e3ustruction of
three ecrew line•of-battle-ships, and three filgetea. We
are enabled to enumerate the new fleet, an-I to name the
porta at which the ships are to he built.

LIEF OF BATTLE SHIPS.
Conqueror lOO guns .... Desooport.
Hero
Repulse 9O „ Pembroke.
FRIOATES.

Forte
Topa:,
Aurora
Scuaw Convenes.
Pearl
Pylades 2O „ Sheerness.
Eds 2O „ •
Mi'twill.
SCREW SLOOPS.
Fawn l6 guns .... Deptford.
Falcon
Ariel 8 „ Pembroke.
Total addition to the screw fleet, 12 ships, to mount 530
guns.
PORTSMOrTII, JULY 13.—The Victoria and Albert,
royal yacht, Captain Crispin, arrived at this port this after-
noon, at o o'clock, from Holyhead. The Fairy, 'crew
tender, Master Commander Welch, also returned late last
nigh'. The Sphinx, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Shadwsll,
is to be paid off at this pre*. She was inspected and her
crew mustered to-day by Vim-Admiral Sir 'Chooses Ccch-
rane, the C•mirnander-in Chief, after which aho came into
harbour. The Sprishtly, steam-vessel, embarked Sir Fre-
derick Smith at the sally-port to-day, and convoyed him
down to Ilurst Castle, to inspect the oew fortifications being
constructed there. The Queen Charlottc, 101, was taken
out of dock yesterday and into the harbour to- day. Thins
are no movements in the Spithead fleet to-day.

STEAM BOAT COLLISION.— Yesterday forenoon
considerable consternation was caused amongst the pawn.
eters, travelling by the Sylph, London and NI/coin:els
steam-boat, end one of the Yarmouth steam ewes tame
at present unknown), by a collisir n. to twren the two oats.
The Sylph between 10 and 11 o'clock was steaming through
Limehouse fteselt, the rive r at the time being crowded
with craft, when !odd. nip the Yarmouth boat showed
a-head, and was coining tip at her usual speed. The river
! being so crowded it appeared a matter of diffientty for the
captain of either ?, %Rd to decide which course to turn hie
boat, so as to avoid running down any of the smaller
Tessa., conseque, tly they endeavoured to keep clear of the
barges and hosts, and then to tarn the helms of the
steam. re as they neared each other, so as to avoid a emit-
-111011. Unfortunately the two vessels struck with such vio-
lence, as to carry off the starboard pad,.:e-boa of the Sylph,
which so disabltd her as to prevent her frcm pi rformirig
her regular jot rney to Greenwich and Woolwich ; and she
was obliged to be towed to her quarters to be repaired.
The Yarmouth boat, it appears, although mach shaken,
received no damage of any importance. The passengers
were a:I &Reel landed.

CRIMIN.%L AND DESTITUTE CHILDREN. 1 TAW intelligence.
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IMPORT AN r IIEKILI:TI0N21.
I EQUITY COURTS.—YESTERDAY.
elle following u.e thu important resistless ,
Assam Tscaseassiczusa KI X DIMILIT.
pi! sp;t4 by this Cormuittee. It will be seen that Mr. '
A'. 1.-r! s has introduced a bill into the House of ell tillltttO V. WATUUS—WATiIIi V. TAYLOR.—ARREAUS
ur •N ANSVITT CUAUORD ON TUB OPUbl.t Mosul.
(' )111U,A;11 imoviding for one of the measures ma- ,
mended—namely, Reformatory Schools. Every re- , One question seder the numerous suits and petitions in
was disposed of to-day. A petition was presented
twiner should give Mr. Adderiey his best help, and thish ryas
by the of the late Mr. Waters, statues that
foe government must be strongly urged to deal with by an agreement, dated in August, 1921, Edmund Waters
the entire subject. No single weird question is serelot to sea, and Abraham Henry Chambers agreed to
Quirt important than the checking of crime by the purchase, at the sum of 80.0001., the Opera HOW*. alibi. Ct
to the right of possession of the said Edmund Waters' hi.
ti formation of young criminal,. executors. administrators, and assigns, to the box uumbered
ilasorvon 121, usually occupied by him, anti also subject to the pay-
.
I Thu it is the opinion of this committee that a great meat of the annual sum of 2501.. redeemable on the pay-
Po— out of juvenile destitution, ignorance, vagrancy, and mart of 5.0001.. unto the assignees of Thomas Harris, Esq.,
or to the persons entitled thereto. That the above annuity
iii ne, Las long exited in this country, for which no ads.
was granted by an indenture of the ''4th of Au•
quote remedy has yet been provided. , i gust, 17112, under an agreement between the proprietors
2 That the ezi-tonce of similar evils in France, Germs'''. :of the Opera House and of the theatres Diary lane
Avrititerland, Belgium, and the Viiited States, has been met, and Covent-garden for the purpose of securing to the Opera
by s ilorous efforts in these countries; and, in the °pulite I Mouse the exclusive right of performing Italian operas
Of this committee, sound policy requires that this country 1 The annuity provided by this deed to be paid to the pro
Covent-garden Theatre had become vested in
should promptly adopt measures for the same purpose. ! Waters.praetor
The petition then stated that no payments had
3 'Plat it appears to this committee to be established by ever been made to Water', or his representatives, in respect
the evidence that • large proportion of the present aggro of such annuity subsequently the 25th of August, 1821,
when the annuity was assigned to a Mr. Mills; that by •
gate of crime might be preven ed, and thousands of misers-
dweifireemade in these causes it was declared that Waters
hie human beings, who have before them under oar present
bound to perform the before-mentioned agreement for
system nothiag but • hopeless career of wickedn‘ la and the sale of the Opera House; that by an indenture of the
site, might be converted into virtuous, honest, and indite- 10th of July, 1845, the Opera House was assigned by the
trinus siemens. if due care were taken to rescue destitute, assignees of Chambers to Benjamin Lumley, his executors,
admioistrators, and assigns, fur the sum of 100,0001.; that
is..glseted, and criminal children from the dangers and
Edmund Waters died in October, 1829, nod the petitioner,
temptations incident to their position. Elizabeth Hind, was his personal representative;
4. That a great proportion of the criminal children of 'his that there was now standing to the credit of this
...sentry, especially those convicted of first offences, appear suit • sum of 62,3981. 13.. Sd., out of which • sum of
ratier to require systematic education, care, and industrial 26,8861. had been found by the Master's report to be due to
the assignees of Chambers from the estate of Waters, after
occupation than mere punishment.
debiting them with the sum of 80,0001., the p urchase-
-8 That the common gaols and houses of correction do money to be paid for the Opera Howe. The petition prayed
not generally provide suitable means fur the educational or that the arrears in respect of the annuity of 2.30/., amounting
Corrective treatment of young children, who ought, when to the sum of 7,8751, and also that the value of the opera-
guilty of crime, to be treated in a manner different from box numbered 124, might be set off against the waseltee to
the estate of Chambers, and that the ultitneneteekunseendy.
the ordinary punishments of adult criminals. after sati.fying the petitioner's claim' might be gotta**
C. That various private reformatory establishments for credit of the cause of Waters D. TaylOr.
young criminals have proved successful, but are not sure of Mr. Bacon and Mr. Amphlett appeared for the assignees
p rmanent support . and are deficient in legal control over of Chambers L Mr. Wilcock and Mr. Tripp for the pen-
ile inmates. tioncrs ; and Mr. Bagshawe, Mr. Bagshawe, jun., and Mr.
7. That penal reformatory establishments ought to be in Biggs, for other parties.
stituted for the detention and correction of criminal The Vies Chancellor said, as to the question whether
the representatives of Waters were entitled to have the
children convicted before magistrates or courts of justice of f the annuity of 2501., he was of opinion that the
serious offences. question ought to have been railed by them before the de-
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13. That such penal reformatory establishments ought to
he founded and supported entirely at the public cost, and to
be under the care and inspection of the government.
9. That reformatory schools should be ntablished for
the education and correction of children convicted of minor
offences.
10. That coal reformatory schools should be founded and
supported partially by local rates and partially by contribu•
lions from the state, and that power should be given for
rain,* the necessary amount of local rates.
II That power should be given to the government
to contract with the managers of reformatory schools,
founded and supported by voluntary contributions, far the
cars and maintenance of criminal children within such in-
stitutions.
12. That the delinquency of children, in consequence of
which they may become subjects of penal or reformatory
discipline, ought not to relieve parents from their liability
to maintain them.
13. That in any legislation upon this subject, it; is es-
sential that power should be given, under each restrictions
as may be necessary to prevent hardship or injustice, to re-
cover from parents the whole or a portion of the cost of the
maintenance of their children while detained in reformatory
institutions.

14. That it is also essential that power should be given to
detain children placed in such institutions so yang as may be
necessary for their reformation ; provided always that no
child be so detained after the age of 16.
15. That the summary jurisdiction, with respect to eri•
mania children given to magistrates by 10 and 11 Viet.
e 82, has had a beneficial tendency, as far as it has bees
ifzerciied.

IG. That, in add.tion to We discretion which ia given by
that statute to any court before which a child is charged
with any minor offence to dismiss such child on sureties being
found icr its future good behaviour, a power should be given
in cur► cases, in default of such sureties, to send the child
to a reformatory school.
17. That if, during any child's detention in a reformatory
school, satisfactory sureties should be cffered for its future
good behaviour, then should be power to relines such child
from further detention.

Is. That, ' pectively of the high viola orinsidentioas
which are involved in this subject, this committee dean to
express their belief that, whatever may be the cost of sub
schools and establishments, they would be productive of
great peeuniary saving, by the effect which they would
have is diminishing the sources from which our criminal
population is sow eaugastly recruited, and thereby re
doting the greet most of the administration of the criminal
law.

That the *dustiest given is workhouses, although
Lomond of lave, has sot bees sufficiently directed to indus-
trial training, which t►e committee deem to be of especial
value, as affording the host lases of esabliog chilaren to
provide for themselves the means of independent rapport
upon.leavisg the workhouse.
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20. That it is essential for the future welfare of children
in worklysssee that such arrangements eboeld be made as
will prevent the possibility of their intermiaing with the
adult classes, to the moral detriment of the children.
21. That from the expense attendieg the building of dis-
trict schools, seder 7 & 8 Viet., c. 101, bat few unions have
1110111bised for the plume of establishing such schools ; but
where such 'emote have been established, they have effected
much good.

hat it is expedient that greater facilities should be
given to the guardians of different unions to combine for
the purpose of establishing inc► district schools, and that
t►e government should be empowered to arid the unions
willing toestablish them, by partially contributing to the
Impasse of the building.
23. That the ragged schools existing in England and
Scotland, and recently introduced into Ireland, especially
the ragged industrial feeding schools, at present supported
by voluntary subscriptions, or, as in Glasgow, by local rates,
bias produced beneficial effects on the children of the most
destitute classes of society inhabiting larg. towns.
24. That voluntary contributions have been found inade-
quate to supply the num►er of such schools at present re-
quired in the metropolis, and other cities and towns ; and
therefore they should not he excluded from the aid of the
national grant, under the distribution of the Committee of
Council for Education, great care being necessary. in tram-
sag the minutes applicable to this description of schools, so
as not to fetter private exertions, or to exclude men emi-
nently qualified to fill the laborious and difficult position of
teachers by the requirement of too high an educational
certificate.

25. That in any legislation which may take place on the
subjects referred to this committee especial attention should
be paid to the industrial part of the education of criminal
sad destitute chains.

Yesterday a return obtained

by Mr. Charles Villain was printed,-containing a good deal
ed information respecting the Post•office. It appears *al
the total number of chargeable letters delivered in the
raited Kingdom in 1839, preceding the first g 1 as-
dection of postage on the 6th December, 1839, wan
74,907,672, and 6,563,024 franked letters. Since the on
deetioo let•en have increased, and in the coarse of last
year 379,601,499 were delivered. The gross us of the
Pent-office in the year ended the 5M January last wad
2,434,3261. 16.. 7d., and the net revenue 965,4421. Is. 7IL
In the same period 329,9631. 14s. 4d. was paid for the cow
vorraitoe of the mails by railway in the United Kingdom.
Prom the Ist January to the 31st December last there wens
4,917,82.5 money orders issued in the United Kingdom,
amounting to 9,438,2771. 17s. 2d., and the number paid was
4,942,859, amounting to 9,423,7191. 2s. 10d. The money
credooface cost 70,8691. The amount of commission re-
solved was 82,3331. The profit in England and Scotland
was 12,7201„ and the loss in Ireland 1,0561. For the five
years there was a profit on the money order office, except is
1818, when there wasa loss of 5,7461. In 18.32 the profit
was MOW. ; in 18.51, 7,4371. ; in 1850, 3,2351. • and in
1849, SW The money order office return is amid by lir.
Y. Hill, the aisietaat• secretary.
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tree is the ;suss was made. The 'court director, specific
performance of the contract for sale, and ordered the ac-
counts between the parties to be taken ; but in the answer
to that suit put in by Waters, no allurion was made to the
annuity, and the accounts were directed on I footing which
proved clearly that it wee not the intention to include the
arrears of the annuity. The present petition was in effect
an attempt to prevint the decree made by the court from
being carried out in the terms of that decree. Under these
circumeances he did not think the petitioners were jus-
tified in raining their claims at the present time. As to the
claim in respect of the Opera-box, it was clear that the ori-
glue' sale of the Opera Rouse took place subjeet to the right
of Mr. Waters to that box ; but he could not find that
anything which had since taken place had affected that
right, and for all he knew from the statements set forth, the
representatives of Mr. Waters might now have the benefit
of that box from Mr. Lumley, who purchased the Opera
subct to the similar reservation of Mr. Waters's right.
As between Mr. Lumley and the petitioners, the court was
not in a position to decide any question, since Mr. Lumley
was not a party to the snit, but as between the represents,
tires of Mr. Waters mei the assignees of Chambers, be
thought the claim could test be allowed. The petition was
therefore dismissed. _

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Winnzsm, JULY 13.

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Bayou Ma. Haws Minx.
RODODAT OT GOLD DUST AT Rm.

Aaron Cracour, 33, was indicted for having, in the month
of October, 1652, on the high seas, and within the jurisdic-
tion of the Admiralty of England, feloniously stolen 51'0
ounces of gold dust, the property of Nicholas Pentreath
sad Watkin Charles Enrich.
Mr. Poulden prosecuted, and Mr. Phinn and Mr. Cooke
defended the prisoner.
By the evidence it appeared that the barque Lady Flora
was loaded at Melbourne on the 4th of August, 1852, with
wool sad other colonial produce, amongst the rest a gusts-
, tity of gold dust, which was put into a store on the orlop
deck, under the immediate supervision of the captain,
Mr. Fianna ; the main hatchway wt. battened down,
and the only mess to the orlop deck was by the berth;
when the prisoner and fear other passengers slept, on the
rasindeek. The ship had rough weather, and put into Rio
on the 16th of October to refit. Whilst there, there was
considerable laxity in the discipline of the crew, and they
were allowed to go on shore very often. John Gore, the
woad ate of the snip, who had been entered as boat-
swain at Melbourne, went on shore frequently ; but, from
his returning on bossed intoxicated, the captain said be must
' consider himself the second mate no longer. Is the course
of a few days, the casaba was told that the store where the
gold was kept had been broken into, which he found to be
true, sad that a box eoataiaiag 460 ounces, and another
box containing 110 ounces, bad been taken away. Cre-
eper was on shore when the discovery was made.
The captain immediately went on shore, in company with
Mr. Rider, the owner of the box containing the 110 on.,
and there is Rio, at the shop of • Mrs. Farrard, they saw
the prisoner looking at some jewels; he was taken into ClO-
tody and examined before the consul, who advised that he
should be taken to England in custody, on the captain's
own responsibility, he (the consul) having no power over
passengers, bat only over the seamen. John Gore, the
second ate, was kept in custody, and sent home to
England in her Majesty's ship Plumper. Cracour was
kept on board till the 22nd of October, but on that day he
said he wished to buy some goods in Rio, and he was
suffered to go on shore, sad there, in the presence of
the consul be solemnly promised that if he were allowed to
go and make his purchases freely, he would return on
board the same day, and come to England to answer any
charge that had been made against him. He was allowed
to go, but did not return as he had promised. The ship
sailed the neat day, and nothing more was seen of him by
Captain Pentreath till the month of February, when he was
taken into custody by Brennan, the detective officer, just as
he was coming from Ibis father's door, 14, Windsor-place,
Cits-road, and upon the officer going to that house two
boxes were shown bin as belonging to the prisoner, which
contained a large amount of valuable property, amongst
the rest one of • set of bills of exchange, drawn by • New
York firm on Messrs. Rothschild some Co., for 1,3321.115. 6d.
It appeared the first of the set had been paid, and that
part of the proceeds, principally in 50/. and 101. Bank of
England notes, was in the box.
Captain Pentreath said—W hen the prisoner was on board
he appeared to be very badly off. He had but one deal
box with him, and never appeared but in one suit of
clothes. When the robbery was discovered, witness found
Cracour at • hotel in Rio, and told him that he had lost
some gold, when he exclaimed, " What gold—what gold ;"
and when given into custody of some of the passengers to be
taken on board, he appeared unwilling to go. When wit-
ness got there, he charged him with selling gold at Rio,
and he admitted he had sold 96 os. at 31. 4s. He said
it was his own, though he had tepsatedly told witness
that he had no gold on beard. His brother
has sbipp.J a small quantity as freight. When witness re-
minded him that he had tad him he had no gold, he said
he was not going to tell everybody what he had got. The
jewels the prisoner was looking at at Mrs. Farrard s, at Rio,
witness had since seen at the Foreign-office here.
In crass-examination by Mr. Pima, the witness mid he
had twenty intermediate passengers home, who paid 3.54.
for their passage. They were not very handsomely dressed;
most of them had been to the diggings. The prisoner had
complained to him of Gore's gambling.
Mr. Rider, one of the passengers, said the prisoner when
on board appeared to be in poverty ; he had no change of
clothes, and the only gold he said he had was two spe-
cimens, one in a brown stone, the other in quarts. He
said his brother had shipped forty ounces, but the prin-
cipal evidence was that of the approver John Gore, who
was brought from the Liverpool Borough Gaol to give
evidence. He said be acted as second mate on hosed the
Lady Flora. That about • fortnight before they got to
Rio, Simpson, one of the other passengers, introduced him
to Crafter, who asked him, in a laughing way, how the
gold was stored. After some conversation it was agreed
between the three ;that they should get some of it, and
about two days before they got to Rio he sad Cracour went
down to teaming the store. Cramer pointed out a batten
which could easily be removed, but said the difficulty
would be to get the gold out of the ship. It was agreed that
witness should get the gold from the store and put it in
Cracour's box in his berth, and that Cracour should
get it away from the ship. After they got to Rio, when
witness was at a hotel, Cracour came to him, and called him
out, and gave him the key of his box. They went on board,
and the next afternoon, whilst on deck, Cracow came and
said " Now is your time, my boy." Witness then went
down below, Creme keeping on deck talking to the
officers. When witness gut below, he found Blascherd,
another passenger, there, who had, unknown to him, been
allowed to join them in the robbery. They put a box against
the batch against surprise. Then Blanchard wrenched
away the plank with • chisel, and handed up two boxes
to witness between decks. They then put them into
Crafter'. box and 'went on deck. He told Cracour the
deed was done, Simpson was there, and went down with
him, and they took out the gold from the small box, and
put it into Simpson's bag, who went on shore with Cracour
next day. When Cracour came on hosed again, he said he
had sold 70 oz., and that witness's share was 704, of which
he gave him 601. The day after, Blanchard and he broke
the other box, took out the three bags of gold in it, and
threw the box into the water. Blanchard took one bag, and
Cracow the other two, and they both went on shore. Wit.
mess was afterwards taken into custody. Cracour had told
him that he had 300/. worth of gold in his box before the
robbery.
la erces-examination, Gine said he bad passed by the
same of Brown in Liverpool, sad was new under remand
tee 'emery, at the charge of Mrs. Simples, wife of the
pamemg~r alluded to. Told his Leaden solicitor of this
Mt Se advised his legit rkl of it Ware the charge at
Wined we_ Ives law.
The sonsift Mims Mi W the ightiliee flit Oes-

cur mug have come to England by war of the Ilnitetl
S!atts From several account. for g aids bought at Phtlade:-
phi and New York, wrier, he Imot at the United Statta
Hotel, it ww ►uspected he would take this route hum, to
Enuland, and that he would arrive shout February. Ar-
.,rdintey 8.-en, an WWI employed to watch, and he arres
him on the 22nd of Feortiary, as before stattd. An the
pr,soner'. tran•octinoa in America and in England till ar-
reeled appeared t have been accomplished in day name of
St. Clair. _ .

After a short address (fora Mr. Phinn, and his lordship
had rumpled up,
The jury found the prisonerGusity, and he was sentenced
to be ituprisoned, with hard labour, for two years.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT—YORK, JULY 12.
Crows (Vow. Dams Mt James Emma.

BRUTAL CONDUCT OF A FATHER TO HIS DAUGHTER.
Joseph Sneaks, 32, was charged with having, on the 13th
of March last, at fiwillington, near Leeds, cut eau wounded
his daughter, Isabella Smiles, with intent to du her some
grievous bodily harm.
This was a painful trial. The prosecutes is a little girl
between eight and nine years of age, and she and her sister,
only six years old, live with their father, the prisoner, who
is a widower. The prosecutris, young as she is, took care
of her father's house, got his victuals ready, and performed '
the duties of a servant better than could be expected for her
tender years, from the death of her mother, 12 months ago,
until the 13th of March last. On the night of the day flawed,
between 11 and 12 o'clock, the prisoner came home drunk,
his daughter, the proseeutriz, not having gone to bed, but was
sit tine up awaiting the arrival of her parent. The prisoner
asked his daughter why she had not his supper ready, when
she replied that she was not aware he wanted anything to
vat, as be said nothing to her about it on leaving the house.
The prisoner struck her violently over the mouth, and then
told her to go to the adjoining house and ask Mr. Newby,
who lived there, whether she ought not to receive a good
dogging. The little girl did as she was required, when Mr.
Newby told her that she ought to go to bed, and said that
if her father injured her it would be at his peril. The
prosecutrix returned home, when her lather took up a
carving knife and threw it at her with great violence, the
I point f the instrument striking her upon the left hand,
and inflicting a serious wound. 'the prisoner then attacked
his daughter in the most furious manner, kicked her upon
the body. dragged her upon the floor by the hair of her
head, and alluding to a hedge•bill which he had in the
house, said that he would kill her with it. The prisoner
went inter the parlour to procure the weapon he had named,
and the little girl ran out of the house and repaired to the
house of her aunt at a short distance. The prisoner pursued
his daughter with the hedge-bill, but being very drunk he
fell upon the ground, and the little girl consequently
escaped further violence. When the house was examined
the next morning there were several marks of blood noon
the floor, chairs, and fire-irons, and a quantity of the girl's
hair was also scattered about. When the prisoner was
apprehended he acknowledged the offence, and said it was
a bed job ; he was drunk at the time.
The defence was that the prisoner through drunkenness
was labouring under a fit of temporary insanity at the
time he committed the offence.—Gully.
To be transported for ten years.
MR Pane COVlT.—Barons Ma. Jessica WIONIIIAJG
WIDDOWSON V. COOL.—BREACH OP PROMISE OP

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HARM/LON.
Mr. Serjeant Wilkins and Mr.:Price were counsel for the
plaintiff; Mr. Bliss and Mr. Tomlinson fur the defendant.
Mr. Price opened the pleadings. Eliza Cook Widdow-
son was the plaintiff, and James Cook the defendant. The
declaration stated that the plaintiff and the defendant
agreed to marry one another, within a reasonable time ;
that the plaintiff was ready and willing to complete the
c menet, and that the defendant refused. The defendant
pleaded that he had not agreed as alleged ; that a reasona-
ble time had not elapsed ; and that since the making of
the agreement, end before any breach thereof, the plaintiff
had fully absolved, exonerated, and discharged him.
Mr. Serjsmat Wilkins stated the case; andafter describing
the courtship, which lasted fur several years, he asserted that
without any reason, and without assigning any, the defend-
ant entirely broke off the engagement which he had formed.
For four years he had paid her marked attention, he had
introduced her in company as his intended wife; and when
labs was visiting at Acomb he was in the habit of fetching
her home in the evening, and himself entered into anticipa-
tions of the happiness which their union was calculated to
bung about. What apology, then, could there be for his
subsequent conduct? The defendant bad put upon the
record certain pleas, but they appeared to him to be per-
fectly absurd on the face of them. The only remaining
matter connected with this case was the correspondence, and
he should not lay much of that Were them, thinking it
better that such epistles shoul.l be held, as they were always
intended to be at the time they were penned, sacred. The
first letter was written by the defendant to the plaintiff on
the 3rd of Aug., 1851. It was addressed, "My dear Eliza,"
and in it the defendant spoke of the plaintiff as " one whom
be truly loved." She had stated to him that " she counted
the hours," in anticipation of their happiness, and he re-
plied that "he did more, he counted the minutes, which
made it look like ages." He also spoke of longing to call
his aunt, " mother, but, be added, " I dare not until you
give me leave." The next letter from the defendant re-
ferred merely to domestic matters, and therefore he would
not read it; hut he must read the answer of the plain-
tiff to it, as it afforded the best possible evidence
of the disposition and character of the plaintiff, the
goodness and rectitude of which ha challenged his
learned friend to gainsay, if he could. In this letter the
plaintiff addressed the defendant as "Dear James," and
proceeded to justify her conduct in respect of some matter
as to which the defendant had reproached her. She
stated that she had never for a moment disguised her real
motives, or brthen any promise she had made to him, and
assured him that he had unjustly accused her of knowing
his arrangements. She said she had faithfully loved him,
and done all she could to cheer him in his saddest moments,
by his mother's death-bed. Now, however, that be had
ceased to love her, she trusted that he would not be so
ungenerous as to traduce her. She wished her conduct to
be strictly looked into, and asked the defendant, after all his
promisee to her, to explain his. In happier hours he had
reposed confidence in her, and he knew she had often told
him that if she could see him happy she should be content.
Before she had left the house that morning, she had gone to
her room, and in the presence of their God who seeth in
secret, offered up a prayer for him, and for a restoration of
that happiness which he had so rashly taken from her.
Her poor mother's trial had been a severe one that morn-
ing ; to use one of his own expressions, " it was cruel
work." She trusted that his health would improve, and
that in brighter days he would not let the remembrance of
her cross his pleasures ; but, when other sources failed, let
him think of her who had never wronged him, even in
thought, whose greatest pleasure was and would be to see
him happy, and who with unchanging love remained his
affectionate cousin, Eliza Cook Widdowson. The plaintiff's
conduct had been unexceptionable, and though her accom-
plishments might not be such as to adapt her for the draw-
ing-room, or for the company of the gay and thoughtless of
the world, yet she was calculated to make a man in the de-
fendant's station of life happy, as she had always wished to
do, if he would have permitted her.
Evidence having been adduced in support of the plaintiff's
ease, _ _ _

M. Bliss proceeded to address the jury on behalf of the
defendant.

Mr. Justice Wightman, in summing up, remarked that 11
he might relieve the jury at once from all consideration of
the questions raised in the pleadings on the part of the de-
fendant,
because there could be no doubt in this case that it
might be taken as admitted that the defendant did make
the promise of marriage, that he bad broken it, and that
he had done no without any cause which would entitle him
to a complete defence in this action. The only question,
therefore, was to what amount of damages was the plaintiff
entitled. And, in order to come to a right conclusion upon
this point, they must take into consideration the position in
life of the parties.
The jury deliberated for about ten minutes, and then re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 3001.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-YEATRIMAY.
Basoas llla. ilasismrr ADAMS, AssarrArr Juges.
ST/LANOI CONDOM or JUZYMIN.
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So oh Logan, a respectably-dressed middle-aged woman,
surrendered to take her trial on an indictment, is which
she was charged with having stolen apiece of cheese, weigh-
ing one pound and upwards, the ploperty of Edward
Fitch.

The question in this case was whether the prisoner had
stolen the cheese from the counter of a shop kept by the
prosecutor, or whether the prosecutor's shopman had
weighed it to her, and received the money for it. The pro-
secutor was a cheesemonger in Colville-terrace, King's-
road, and the prisoner was the wife of a carver and gilder in
Robert street, Chelsea. On ths evening of the 28th of last
month she went into the prosecutor's shop to make some
small purchases, and took away in her basket a piece of
cheese, the value of which was about tenpence. A person
saw her put it in her basket, and thinking she had not paid
for it he gave information to the shopman, and they both
went after her. One of them stated that when she was
asked if she had not some cheese in her basket
which she had not paid for, she replied that the had no
cheese; but for the defence it was contended that her reply
was that she had no cheese but what she had paid for. She
said she had paid 10d. for it, and at tre same time paid 21d.
fur some bird, and the lard and the cheese were in the
basket wrapped up in paper. The shopmaa stated that he
only served her with the lard, and that she did not pay for
that even, but went away while be turned round to serve
another customer. The defence was that she bought both,
and laid the money on the counter.
The jury retired to consider their verdict. In about an
hour afterwards it was communicated to the court that the
jury were regaling themselves with beer, though the officer
in whose charge they were placed was sworn to " keep them
without meat,drink, lodging, or fire, candle light excepted,"
and upon hearing this,
The Assistant Judge immediately sent for the officer, and
' demanded to know how the beer was supplied.
Tile officer said he was stationed at the door of the jury-
room, and when he heard that dome of the jury were
drinking beer he inquired as to how they got it, and he
found that they had ordered it of the potman of a neigh-
bouring public-house, from one of the windows looking
into the street, through which the potman had supplied it
without his knowledge.
The Assistant-Judge directed an officer to inform the
proprietor of the public- house and the potman to attend the
court immediately, with an intimation that if they did not
their
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of them, he •Isoald have them locked-up in a nom when
they could ant get beer through the window,and when their
verdict was returned he would consider what fine he should
impnes upon them.
The jury were then locked-up in another room by the
officer, to whom the assistant-judge attached no blame
whatever.

While they were in court several of them said this had
been done by only two of their body, sad against the wish
of the others. .

In • short time the potman was brought into
court with • pint of porter in his hand, amid a loud burst of
laughter, in which, however, he showed not the least in-
clination to join. He looked aniseed and bewildered; and
wished to know what they were about with him, as he had
done nothing.
The Assistant Judge asked him how he came to supply
the jury with beer?
The potman said the gentlemen called him to the window,
and told him to bring the beer, and not knowing that he
was doing wrong be took it, and put it through the
windows. lie did not, be repeated, know that he was
doing wroeg.
The Assistant Judge ordered him into custody, 'and a
gaoler took possession of the pint of porter, and he
was placed in • cell below. After a time he was
brought up
The Assistant Judge, after a few jocular remarks,
ordered him to be discharged, and said he did not want his
employer to attend.
The jury,after five hours' deliberation, found the prisoner
Not Guilty.
Mr. Witham (the Assistant-Judge having then left) told
the jury th,y were discharged, but he was bound to say
that their conduct hau been extremely ill. They had got
beer through the window of their room, and even after they
had been reproved for that, he found that they bad thrown
up the window of the room they were sent to, and were
holding conversation with people outside, and *ending
messages to their friends. If it bad been necessary for
them to do that, of course the crown would have given them
permission. They could go about their business, and it
was to be hoped they would never be guilty of such miscon-
duct again.

THE POLICE COURTS.
. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Richard Case, a cabman, was summoned before Mr.
Bingham, for making use of abusive and insulting language
to Mr. Arthur Otway, M.P. for Stafford.
The complaisant, who resides at No. 9, Princes-terrace,
Hyde-park, stated that on Wednesday last he hired the de-
fendant's cab in Sloane-street, and desired him to drive to
Wallies's, the Bair-dresser's, in Argyll-street. Witness
there get out, and offered the defendant a shilling. Defen-
dant asked for Is. 6d.. and witness walked into the shop
without making any reply. Defendant followed him and
said his fare was is. fid.; and witness told him he believed
his fare was only one chilling, and he gave him his
name and address. The defendant then made some remark
about the difficulty of obtaining the summons, and wound
up by saying that witness was no gentleman, and then
walked out. Witness told him he should complain of his
conduct, and went cut to take his number. Defendant then
repeated his offensive language, and said he had now a
right to call witness a robber.
The defendant admitted that he had acted wrong, and
expressed his sorrow for the offence, and hoped the prose-
cutor would be merciful.
Mr. Bingham severely commented upon the defendant's
conduct, and inflicted a fine of 40s. and coats.

Frvdirec k Crampton, an omnibus conductor, wu sum.
moned for abusive language to Mr. Frederick Lcck, out-
fitter, No 90, Strand.
The complainant said the conductor demanded 6d. for a
3d. fare, and because the imposition wu resisted the con-
ductor called him a humbug. Complainant said he would
take the conductor's number for his violence. The con-
ductor would not show his badge. Complainant tried to
get a sight of his badge, and in so doing the conductor
Injured his hand by pressing it against the omnibus.
This defence was, that the conductor had not behaved as
described.

Mr. Bingham was quite satisfied with the evidence
wkich had been brought forward in support of the charge.
He considered the case was of such an aggravated charm.
ter that he believed he was doing the public and the
prosecutor some injustice in not inflicting a longer impri-
sonment on the defendant than 14 days.
WESTMINSTER.
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An old foreigner, wearing many orders upon his breast,
and styling himself Colonel C'ount of Scarblca Denatinski,
underwent a lengthened examination, charged with going
about to collect charitable contributions under fraudulent
representations.
The prisoner bad been seen, a few days WO, going from
house to house with a begging petition, importuning per-
sons to relieve him, representing himself aa a Polish
count. He was apprehended by Ruddy, police con-
stable 199 B, who had watched his movements
and upon being brought to this court, produced his pass-
ports to confirmation of his story that he was the Colonel
Count in distress, to which was a petition, with a
list of subscribers ; amongst whom was the Russian consul
for 31. He was then remanded until yesterday, in order
that inquiries might be made into the truth of his story,
which was very plausible, and which to some extent was
confirmed by his passport. He admitted having been in
custody in France, for some political offence, but in other
respects led the court to believe that he was a titled and re-
spectable foreigner, In distress in a strange land.
Upon has being brought Into e port yesterday,
Mr. Arnold inquired of Inspector Simonds what he
had heard about the accused.

Mr. Simonds said he had been to the Russian Consul' a and
the French Ambassador's, at both of which the prisoner
was extremely well known. At she former he ascertained
that the signature, purporting to be the Consul General's,
wu a forgery, and in the prisoner's handwriting, and at
the latter, that prisoner had manufactured the passport to
suit his own ends. Re had been well known at both places
for 16 or 16 years as the vilest imposter, having no claim to
the titles he assumed.

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Lieutenant Charles 13sulcxewski, 'resident secretary to
the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, said be
bad known the prisoner personally since 1544. He arrived
in this country in the year 1837 from France, and applied
to be put on the list of Polish refugees. He was provided
with some papers, of which there was little doubt had be-
longed to another person, but by some means had fallen
into his hands, and representing that he hid
been • major in the Polish army, and had taken
in the late struggle against Russia, and
part
received relief from the fond. It being found' that
he was going about imposing upon the benevolence of the
friends of Poland, who had so deeply sympathised with
them, a number of the respectable refugees solicited that
his conduct should be investig•ted, and • committee having
been formed, he was proved utterly unworthy of relief, and
he was struck off the list. He then went abort from
country to country, there being scarcely one that he had
not visited, wearing decorati•ms and assuming titles to
which he had not the slightest claim, and inquiries were
being repeatedly made of witness respecting him, owing to
the impositions he was practising, in consequence of which,
on prsoner's being committed from Lambeth Police Court
for three months in 1847, witness had the report of the case
reprinted.
The prisoner, who can speak English well, but wjto pre-
tends that he is thoroughly unsequainted with it, ffnd also
feigns deafness, abused the witnesses in extremely bad
French.

Mr. Arnold committed him for three months to bard
labour, and said he would take good care the conviction
was returned to the emsions

SOUTHWARK.
Edward Franklin, a grey-headed old man, droved in a
shabby cult of black clothes, and who described himself as
the author of several religious tracts in verse, entitled
"The Saint's Eternal Rest," " The Pearl of Great Price,"
" Drops of Honey," ifcc.' several of which were found upon
him, was brought before Mr. Comb*, charged with creating
a disturbance in the Swan-street National Schools, Newing-
ton, and frightening all the children nut of the school.
On his taking his place in the dock, Mr. Combs asked
him what be was, and how he obtained his livelihood.
He replied—l am • gentleman, and am kept by the
clergy and magistrates to improve the condition of the peo-
ple. Look at my list, and you will see the names of clergy-
men and magistrates wbo assist me with money to carry on
my labours.

A dirty bit of paper was here handed to the magistrate,
on which was scribbled the names of Mr. Bingham, the
magistrate of Marlborough-street polio, court; Mr.
Yardley, of the Thames police court; Mr. D'Eyncourt ;
the Rev. Mr. Hussey, of the St. James's Chapel, Ken-
nington-road, and other well-known gentlemen.
Mr. Comb* (to the prisoner)—Yen are a gentleman
cadger, and this list clearly proves it, for not one of tha
signatures are in the handwriting of the gentlemen men-
tioned.
Prisoner—They certainly are not, but I rat them down
at the time they assisted me. Mr. Bingham knows lam a
gentleman.
Mr. Combe—Perhaps he has committed you 114 a gentle-
man.

Prisoner—No. He gave me a halterown, and so did
Mr. D'Eyncourt also give me money.
Mr. Comba—l don't believe that any of these gentlemen
ever gave you money. lam of opinion thst you are a re-
gular cadger. I'll now boar the charge against you.
Mr. Abbott, the master of the schools in Swan-street,
said—About eleven o'clock that morning the prisoner en-
tered the gills' school-room with a very consequential air,
and said he had the authority of the inspector of schools to
examine the children. His manner was so extraordinary
and excited that he frightened all the children out of the
school. He then created a disturbance outside, and an-
noyed him so much that he was compelled to give him into
custody. The prisoner had no authority to enter the
schools, neither did he know anything about him.
Mr. Comte (to the prisoner)—Where do you live ?
• Prisoner—My private residence is at No. 9, Woodhouse-
place, Stepney-green, but I now live among the lowest of
society for a good purpose. I visit the poor, and try to get
all the bad women off the town.

Mr. Combs-1 don't believe a word of it. You don't go
to a children's school for that purpose.
Prisoner-1 went there to inspect the school and examine
the children.

The constable who apprehended him said that shortly
before he entered the school he went to a gentleman's
house in Trinity-street and begged assistance, but he was
refused.

InNpeutor Barry, who was in wart, here informed Mr.
Combo that the prisoner knew Honford, ofi the Msndicity
Society. He .aid so when taken into custody.
Priioner (vehemently)-1 don't know Morsford, and I
never said so. I don% want any such acquaintances.
(Laughter.)
It,. Combs was informed that the prima waited upon
/41. A'Bsckett, at this wart, oa the preview aftscassa, aM

I solicited some money from him, it the same time handing
him the list produced. llt then said that he was a volun-
tary Inis,ionary, and went ab:.ut to Collict money to pay for
the print.ng of his tracts. Mr. A'lhekett expre,sed his
doubt of to his being paid money by the gentic men whose
names were on the list, and refused to coutrthute anything.
Mr Combe said he had no doubt the prisoner was a
cadger and that he was en inyestor. It had been chatty
proved that he had errand a disturbance in the schools,
which he had no right to enter, and that he had annoyed
the master, therefore he should order him to find bail for
his future conduct.

The magistrate directed the letters and list to be sent to
the Mendacity Society, for the perusal of their officers.
In default of bail. the prisoner was consigned to one of
the cells at the rear of the court.

CORN TRADE.

The annexed remarks on the corn trade are extracted
from a circular issued this evening by Mr. George Dorn-
knock :

"The uncertainty which continues hanging over the
affair' of the East, keeps trade in an uncomfortable state of
suspense. The corn trade particularly feels heavily the
weight of the present situation, and a speedy settlement is
devoutly wished for. Under the apprehension of a war,
nearly all the articles reported from Russia and Turkey,
haverisen considerably in price ; hence, this country without
firing a single shot, has already paid • heavy war contri-
bution, which in the single article of corn is estimated
at several millions of pounds sterling ; computing that the
whole stock of corn and flour all over the land has been
raised 10 to 15 per cwt. The weather since last Wednesday
has been changeable, heavy rains and thunderstorms have
swept over many parts of the United Kingdom. No great
improvement has taken place in the appear-
ance of the crops, and the result of the next
harvest is still precarious. Wheat, it is believed,
will fall short in acreable yield one-fourth of a common
crop, independent of the smaller breadth of land sown this
year. Barley and oats promise a fair crop, Potatoes are
ooking well in g I, but the late rains are making them
too rank in the stem, and predisposes them to disease,
which it is reported has been already observed in some
localities. In Scotland the wet weather is unfavourable to
the wheat plant, which is now blooming. This crop is still
reported as thin on the ground, but spring corn is
favourably spoken of. In Ireland the crops are advancing
to maturity, favoured by very fine weather. With the
po atoes there nothing seems to be amiss. Freights coo-
tinue very high ; there is the greatest difficulty to obtain
vessels even at nearly double the freights paid
last year. From the Danubian ports, homewards,
17s. 6d. per quarter is asked. Odessa, ti7s. Gd. per ton.
Our markets are sparingly supplied with homegrown corn.
Tne arrivals of foreign corn are to a lair extent, nearly the
whole from the south of Europe. The number of grain-
laden vessels arrived nff the coast, from ports cut of Gib-
raltar, is, from the 6th to the 12th July, 1853, inclusive :
Number of cargoes-58 wheat, 21. Indian corn, 9 bsr-
ley, 5 rye, 2 beans; total 95 cargoes, making the total
arrivals off the coast due the 15th June, 350 cargoes. The
excitement prevalent about a fortnight ago has all over the
country subsided into a calm. Abroad the late excitement
caused by the large operations on French account (it is as-
serted for the government) has also subsided, but prices
have been more uniformly maintained. In the Baltic the
want of shipping room hss prevented a further rise. The
Dutch and Belgian markets have become very quiet. In
Odessa large purchases have been made for Italy, where the
crops are said to wear an unfavourable appearance. The
exportation from Odessa has much fallen off of late. At
Galati the trade was quiet ; about 500 foreign vessels
are said to be locked up in the Danube, the water at Sulina
being too shallow to allow a passage. The &deices !TOM
France say that a calm has followed the late great excite-
ment, and prices in nearly all the markets have given way.
Several cargoes of wheat, bought floating is London, have
arrived at Havre, and are now discharging there."

T.IIMPORTANT to FAMILIES FURNISHING!,
who study elegance with economy. --JAMES COGICs THREE
121, A FRENCH PULInIiED MAHOGANY ANARIAN BED.
STEAD. bedding, Osbinet. Carpet. blahing-itiaw. and Upholster,
Warehouse.—BßOMPTGN HOUSE, 22 and 23. Queen's-buiklinss,
moursbitiDGE. yisthasies given, and a list of prices sent post
file.

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