The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-23 00:00:00

FIRE AT SEA.

ILab3 intelligence.

We ( Both Cheanivio) have been favoured, by a
vilue.l fn.•ad resid nir in this nrishborrhotd. with s copy
of a latter from his brother, who was one of the es
oat board the Liverpool ship. Condor, burnt on hir pillar.,
(roe Australis.

HOUSE OF LORDS—YesTERDAT.
Columns rot ?Imitate.
Tut DUKIDOK or MONTUOSE.

" Pernambuco, June 20th, 18-53.
" Through the wonderful and unbounded mercy of God, I
have, a few days since, reached this ploce with all the souls
On board safe and well, after the entire destruction of our
noble vessel by fire, on the 11th inst. It occurred near the
line, • •hich we ezpmted to have crowd on the tone wino day,
anal, as nay journal is burnt with the ship, I cannot give an
'sac a•coont of our voyage. We left the 'leads of St.
Philt,. • o the 9th of Aprit an the Condor, 91'0 tons (one of
the larnous Nagle line of packets), and rounded the dreaded
Morn in five weeks. k tom the Ilorn we had a most
Ilpleitall ran, steering far east from the Falkland Islands.
and, un the 63rd day, bad reached lat. 4.42, lon. 23.52, and
were, in our fancied security, mooting the days of our pro-
bible course to England. On a Friday (by our Condor
time, het which was Thursday by right tame), a passen-
ger informed us that smoke was issuing forward, and the
offioer eI the ship examining it. 1 went to the forecastle,
and, on looking down the ventilator, at once smelt fire and
saw a lilt e smoke. This was at 12 o'clock mid-day. The
mate, e a h some difficulty, removed a quantity of lumber,
end ernaineuerd °peeing a hatchway which led into a hold
und,r the forecastle, but instantly a volume of smoke or
gas biro oat, and it was necessary to fasten and batten
down the hatchway. The steerage passengers had to
fly nut of their part of the ship, without time to
snatch o boa ; and that also was battened down. I returned
to the eshin perfectly aware of our great
.petil, and that the
woo! sod bides on board had heated and 'gaited ; bat I did
not knees bow long it would be before the flames might
burst tut. Strange to say, at this time, and for some
hour• after, the piesiongers generally scarcely noticed the
fire, or comprehended their danger. I had much private
conversatios with the captain, with whom 1 was, and trust
ever be, on the MOM friendly and confidential terms,
and we were anxious to prevent a panic. In the mean time,
be loth all the requisite ;Drawees, altered our course for the
*mutat land, Pernambuco (about 700 miles off), went on
quietly caulkiag the boa's, tad preparing for the dreadful
Woe. limier, as usual, was uncounted at three; the
issue of smoke bad considerably dammed. We sat
down; each of us sow knew our position and the volcano
we s. Oopeeite toe rat two (1 fear Atheists) •
lady And gesplemee, by birth and education. They
sat sou vring and smiling at each other, but 1 remaiked
the qui • cr on the lady's lip belying her forced demeanour.
Ou my left, Ull4lO mole passengers furiously spoked to the
bottle ; othen behaved differeetly, and, I, trust, prayers
were ion mg trom their heart,. Nut much was said, and
but little eaten, and easy an anxious glance east through
the iksoway towards the forecastle. Inc evening passed
on, said, about as bons and • half before dark, the smoke
sad beat ezteaded along to the second cabin passenger, and
drove them all me deck, and we had to banes down the
hatchway ; nothing else could be dose to gain time, as water
Mums • a wool Are. The alarm wee now general, and all
knew tl, ar danger, poor W— among the rest. Steadily
the eariolog and boat preparation went on, but I knew
full .ell bow talon was that hope. Oro hundred souls
for :him bats, 700 miles of emus before us, a burrntg
Vl:the-a sun, sod re water Inroad • few hours' supply at
mot. Of human maim and lemmas aid I could see no
hope; but God was nigh us, and bad, long before we
has w oar dearer, taken measures for oar safety. No
ship had acesed, eves is distant view, for many days; in
$ fry ours evidently our ship would be no more; and each
monist the remiss tames might rise. A dreadful smell
at, otopmitat the smoke as it walled sateen. Many were
the savoys inquiries made to ene by the poor second class
passing. re. 1 mild only tell them to wait God's will, and
that the eatitos was doing all in his power to save their
lives. tr. caddy was still accessible, and our state attune.
The sun was now sinking. What is that? A ship! The
white sorb glittering, and the tall masts near us, not
four rodes off. We saddealy beheld what had not pre-
vious y been seen, though so near. What are they ?
Will they help us? She looks like a slaver. No;
it is • mot of war. No ; perhaps a pirate. Even that was
welcome, mid such were our conjectures. Soon we altered
Out a urea to lie an her track—our tigrish and colours were
hoist* Just before dark they spoke us, but, alas! they
knew not our language, or that we were on fire. In a large
ship lilt %Hs there is a great smoke from the galley-fires, and
there was not a deco. smoke as yet from the hold, as all was
tattooed down to stifle and delay. it. Providentially a French
gentleman was on board, and, just as this sudden and most
weleatrie Apparition was leaving us to our fate, he snatched
to ets,king trumpet, and they caught the words, " We are
es tire. " It was a French barque, the Charles and Pauline,
bound for Pernambuco. The captain agreed at once to lay

The arguments in this part-heard ease were resumed by
Sir F. Kelly. The facts have already appeared in the
Express, and it will he recollected that it is a claim
of the Earl of Crawford and Baleares, to an alleged
dormant Dukedom of Montrose, which was granted by •
patent of James 111., of Scotland, in 1488, to Sir David
de Lindsay. Earl of Crawford ; but it is alleged that it was
destroyed and annulled by what is called a memory or re-
vocatory set, passed immediately after the accession of
James IV. The learned counsel, at has been stated in
former reports, has hitherto been arguing that that reels-
aory act did not operate to annul the patent ; and he to-day
concluded his arguments in that branch of the case. Their
lordships expressed a wish, that, before going on with the
other points in the case, evidence should be given of the
granting of the patent. The patent itself having been lost,
under the sanction of the precedent in the Earl of Craw-
-1 ford's case, recently decided, the secondary evidence of the
entries of the patent in the Registry of the Great Seal in
Scotland was admitted.

Mr. Genrge Robertson, Deputy Registrar of the Groat
Seel, produced the registry, which was found to contain the
patent. .

Mr. 0. Midvale, an antiquarian and reader of ancient
manuscripts, also proved that such a patent was in the
Regi.try, and produced a modernised copy of it made by
himself.

Smite other documentary evidence sr u then given, and
the farther proceedings adjourned to Monday nest.
LOYD CLIMWIT'S CLADS TO VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVE

iSW oz iiitiLA lii.

In this case Baron Clermont claimed to vote for represen-
tative Peers for Ireland. The patent of the creation of
Sir Thomas Fortescus, to the Barony of Clermont, on 11th
of February, 1852, having been produced and read,
Ths Earl of Ormond, proved his identity, and
The claim was allowed.

EQUITY COURTS.—YESTEILDAY.
Bayous Vios-CsAIICILLONI
EI BTLI'S TEM —OBJECTION TO ♦ LADY BEING

♦ TSCST2I.

This was a petition for the appointment of new trustees
under the Trustees Act, in consequence of the death and
above., front England of the previous trustees. One
of the new trustees proposed to be appointed was a young
lady interested in the property, and it had been thought de-
sirable by the parties to associate her in the trust, particu-
larly as she was the person best calculated to carry out the
trusts on behalf of the younger brother., who Wien also in-
terested is the property.
The Vice-Chancellor said he considered it a very objec-
tionable thing to have a lady appointed trades. Elbe might
be perfectly capable of acting in the trusts, but if another
pertain could be found, he shoal iamb paw it. His ob-
jection was general to the sageistareat of lake at any
time to be trustees. Under this. eireumillnosas he should
direct that some other persoe—sat a lady--ibeeli be pro-
posed as one of the new trustees.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YEenapAy.
pious Ma. Cannesessisa Law.
Ix TUB MATTIS or RICSAILD Dvww.
This ineolvest, whose name has been frequently before
the public with that of Miss Burdett Coutey sppdied to be
discharged from Whit/cross-street Prises. -lar Cooke
appeared Gs the part of Miss Burdett onglik.esed the
insolvent, who had prepared his schedule, ism lib Mal&
Tonle.
The case occupied the learned eseemilliner until past
seven o'clock. In the schedule the idea eiggaillll. 11a. K.
of which 2131. 175.2 d. were without mnsideredes. beig
law costs, leaving the bona fide debts Italy 71. 14e. WI. Oa
the other side the insolvent set forth that he Mil
100,9801. debts owing to him, and of that cam 100,0001.
was stated to be • "_good debt " from Miss
Angela Georgie& Burdett Coutts as the amount of a
be of eachange drawn by the insolvent on the bank of
Gratis by her authority in writing, she being one of thi
partners. The insolvent, who was in custody at the suit of
Pao Burdett Coutts, for the costs of an action arising on
as action he brought on the bill, attributed his insolvency
to Miss Burdett Coutta's " seat sting and cruel persecution
me. by which she seeks to destroy my cheese's', rob me of
m, liberty and property, endangering even my life, pre-
venting me from following any kind of occupation, and
when I attempt to vindicate my. character and assert my
legal rig ts she defeats me by her Influence and her mousy."
Further on the proceedings it was stated that the applicant
bed petitioned the Bankruptcy Court in 1846 to get re-
leased from imprisonment, his only detaining creditor
being Miss Burdett Coutts, to whom he did not morally or
legally owe anything, and he was discharged.
When the ease was called on, the insolvent asked the
debt of Miss Burdett Coutts to be proved, before he was op-
posed.
Hr. Commissioner Law told him that there was a judg-
ment, and that gave a locus standi to oppose.
The insolvent declared that the judgment had been ob-
tained by fraud.
Mr. Commissioner Law decided that the judgment was
sufficient and established the right to oppose.
Mr. Cooke, addressing the learned commissioner, said he
appeared to protest on the part of Mies Burdett Coutts
tgainst the statement in the schedule imputing to that lady
' such heavy offences. Those statements wen most libellous,
and were cast upon a lady who had been the object and
subject of the grossest persecution. The insolvent had
stated that Miss Burdett Coutts was his detaining creditor
when he petitioned the Court of Bankruptcy, and lush was
mat the fact. Miss Burdett Coutts was obliged to take
age in the house of • friend to escape the persecution of
Ihr insolvent, when Mt. Alexander, the owner interfered,
for which interferencethe insolvent brought an action, and
being in prison for about lIK, the costs Mr. Alexander had
been pat to, he petitioned the Court of Bankruptcy.
The insolvent inters Ad Mr. Cooke, and demanded to
know whether he in insane him or to cell wit-
&eases, or he would have we right to make the statements.
Mr. Comminioser Law wished to know whether Miss
Burdett Omen wee a &tenni coeditor in 1846.
The Wolves* mid virtually she wee the detaining credi-
tor, but that Mr. Almada semiaolly distened bias. The
attorney, Mr. lieuiphoeye, snowed is bath.
The insolvent was examined by Mr. Cooke. He stated
that he had drawn a Dill of exehaage At 100,0001. on Mir
Coutts's bank by her authority, shish be believed to be is
her handwriting, and which authority he received while be
was is the uess's Prises. He bai both the authority mid
the bill is btuparioniew, sad Wan Mei those, bums he
maiden& Oat, King a sempesecties fir a penosal
jury, the awn bed soKstalistiou over than.
Mr. Commissioner inw bald him that both ought to have
been Sled with his sibettale, they related to his estate and
elects.
The insolvent predigest what be called the bill of en-
amor he had drama. It was read, directed to Messrs.
Ceuta, 69, Strand. "Landon, March 4, 1848. Gentlemen,
pay to myself or order the sumof 100,0001. Richard Dunn.
By authority of Miss Bartlett Coutts."
Mr. COOklllitrialrf Law asked him for the authority to
draw sash a document.
The besivent banded medlar paper in, and it was gives
to limi eater of the court (Mr. Lamb). It was • copy sf
veee, jai as they were nod, essabed in di=
Me hcalnes of the beams were
ataithe
ore lama "A. B. C.," se the tennis of the 1113
ty wee given, the ineohest ploadoill, la the
staases," es he MIMI them, le draw the bill :
ised Cleollte loar WI *Eft lob In the till;
nub* air Is den
notepaperpin
anlimp—geor deer body wierge—
and la awliwaenoet do ht waviest it.
Ant *drag, Yog tug alkelea re prove
ler per leagernel munention
aped sersig ens* se !Mee plenty outer
To mobiles • fir aimpsessties
The insolvent said he received the Tense la es own**,
and several other letters. He had seen Mho Bwilelt Castle
et Haareabereagh, when he wee takes up, and he saw her
write when she made an salitavit. Be was ammilledi he a
=oath. After he ?owned that document he wade to Min
Burdett Coat", se be did an think it praised le draw. es
it, asking, se it WM her inteedea to maU him a somposoo-
tiaa, to inform him how much. He bed nosived
other mesa which be would road. Be read
them is mart. They were in the same dowel
strata. Is the course of the examination the
ineobent alleged that the cause was improperly entered in
the If" and be wield not mend to trial. He also alleged
that the eats were taxed when he was about to apply to
the nun, and he was seek takes to prison as be was
gong to the Court of Quomee BIM& to maks • motion.
Beth Mr. Hamafref, sea.„7, sad Mr. Hanphrey, jai.,
solicitor for Mies Buffett Coutts, were examined. T
denied that anything but the ordinary practice had been
adapted in dee 'sedan of the cause. It transpired that
the hat annoyance to Miss Burdett Coates was ia
11*. Aftermath articles of the peace. The insolvent took
one a trader debtor summons on the bill for
11111.41931., and made an @Alava, on which lie was esevietod
peetary, and assumed le 18 months' inpriesswat. Es
ame eat in Amgen, 11161, end is Novembes,
_WA. meshed
the authority, es he alleged, to draw the bM, and for the
nets of that action he was sow is prison.
The insolvent said he had bees five years is prises. SD
had been persecuted by Miss Burdett Coutts. He weal
Into Yorkshire in Ib3B by an invitation from her serval".
The case had progressed to nearly seven o'clock, aad
Mr. Cooke began to address the court, on which
The insane" said he wished an adjournment, to go into
the ens from the Imbuing.
Mr. Commiesieser Law said they had very few facts—no
Orklllooll as to the debt alsiand.
The loopiest" declined to state a witness he had intended
so in tba triad. She was now out of the way. If he
was allowed the opportunity he would call Mitt Burdett
Coons and Mt. Mejoribenks, one of the partners, on whom
he waited and presented the bill.
After some further discussion, the 1:1114 was adjourned to
Wednesday next.
The insolvest asked Mr. Humphrey if he would serve the
summeeess on the parties be had named ?
Mr. Humphrey said he must adopt the usual coarse.
Mr. Commission/ Low said he must act se usual when
witnesses were required.
The insolvent wished the bill and the authority to put his
initial to them.
His Honour refused to part with the documents.
The case, at half-pmt seven o'clock, was adjourned to
Wednesday.

to, and stand us all night, and to keep lights up; and we
*greed to burn blue lights when oar boats were ready to
launch, and remove ourselves. After a long voyage boats
require much caulking before they are se iworthy. Imme-
diate!' i, became dark (as you know it does so sodality in
the Trapics) our light was hoisted, and two by the barque.
Oh! (those dreary, awful hours! How anxiously we
vratehld the lights of the barque, sometimes a mile niG
Oar decks were covered with the agitated beings. Many
were the sad scenes; one dreadful ruffian was drunk;
another crying out, " I will give 2001. of my money babe put
into ti at ship," as alio could thus purchase his individual
safety. But I will pass over these scenes. About mid-
night our faithful old man, Joseph Gray, came to inform
me that the chain cable was now so hot no one could
touch it, and the foremost cracking. I begged him
to remvin quiet—we dreaded a rush to the boats.
At length the difficult task of launching the longboat
was accomplished. It half filled, but was rapidly bailed
out. The other boat was let down, but also narrowly es-
gaped swamping. The captain addressed the passengers,
insisting on eviler; and they did behave themselves well.
lonic d' sired to be left last; but the captain said the
familit a must go first in the long-boat, and the single men
in the other, keeping one at the ship. Thus it proceeded,
boatload after boatload going off, and returning for more
passengers. The wind was moderate, and only a swell on
the ocean. In the third and last load of families we
climbed down. NOT N. had beea and was very ill, but her
personal courage was extraordinary. The French barque
was laying too all night, as near as she dared, to oar burn-
ing ship, but was moesserily often half a mile off; so
it took some hours to transport as all. We went with
only the clothes we had on. I lashed my money,
3001. in gold, round my shoulders with a rope, and
very heavy it felt as I went over the tide, about midnight.
We reached the barque in about twenty minutes, climbed
its side, and were dredged through a hole, and found our-
Delete standing on the white clean deck of the French
captain's vessel, and then entered the caddy, which had
been hastily built, like a rotted house on the deck, before
they left Havre. Several bags of biscuits lay by our aide.
I treat our hearts were earnestly thanking God for our
great deliverance. After the pasougen were safe, the cap-
tain and crew determined to remain to the last extremity,
save what food, goods, &I. they could ; bogey, bar,
clothes, etc. were snatched from the cabins, thrown into the
longboat, together with pigs, f3wls, turkeys, sheep, rte. The
French captain informed us he had but little food or water,
but that we should freely share all be had. Boat-load after
beet load arrived; our own crew exerted themselves
beyond immure. The little French crew also laboured
hard to work their own ship. Few who have not been at
me know the danger of two ships (in the great ocean)
aleemide ; Viere is a sort of attraction te each other in the
groat swell ; and one thump of the Condor would have
swamped the little barque. Once the burning giant nearly
ran into her. Daylight broke, but still they laboured on,
matching our luggage from the cabins. Large quantities
not required for the voyage, or clothes which had been
used during the sixty-three days, were stowed away
in the after-hold, and could not be got at, bat only
a small quantity of our other things were left behind.
At twelve o'clock, mid-day, I still clung to the
rigging of the French ship, my eyes fastened on the
busing vessel; a vast cloud of smoke covered and
based from two-thirds of it, and spread along the sea
for three qtrarters of a mile ; but still, as yet, no flames
appeared. The captain and son • officers of the ship, and
time of the crew not engaged in the boats, stood on the
poop ; anxiously we desired to see them descend to their
beats ; we thought them now foolhardy to risk their lives
for more luggage. The gold, about 80,0001. worth, was
eard in the long-best. Fearful symptoms indicated the
last crisis. The officers and others descended. The flames
i n one sadden and awful burst new towered up the fore-
meet, and scarcely had the captain in kis gig reached a few
yards from the devoted 'easel, when the foremast fell into
the see forward ; then the raging Ames towered up the
two other masts ; and four slants. and a half (by a watch)
after the foremast fell forewent, down came, with a
great crash, the main and mesa masts aft on the
poop, and would have crushed to atoms all on it.
The mighty trunk was now cm great boiling cauldron 411
tea. The captain got on board our barque, and we idled
away, and in half an hoer the smoke was out of sight. Bo
perished the noble Condor! For siz days and night, me
lay, and passed our time as well as we maid, on the leis
There were no cabin.. We could not change our *Mew
and, there being only on.: am ill fire fur all, it was dills&
to took a small morsel of food ; water was scarce, sod oar
sufferings greet. But what were these after so great a de-
liverance ? We at length reached the Brazils, and, having
passed two more days end sights of suffering, in Dome-
quince of the cruet delays arising from the tardinem of
the Brazilian officials, landed safely. I found myself and
dear ones in a fine hotel, and a bath to clean and refresh us.
I am happy to add, in conclusion, that a salvage of 12,0001.
his been awarded to the French barque."

APOTMECAIIEte following gentlemen
pseud their examinadon in the science and practice of
medicine, and reeeived outificatoe to practise, on Thurs-
day, July 21. 1853: Alderman Thomu Houghton,
Waters; George Sktimshire ; sad Reginald BayleyWalten,
Winchester.

REVREttinaIVIT ROOMS TOR FEMALES.—Many
praiasworthe efforts have of late been made to increase the
comforts awl preserve the morals of the working classes ;
but memo an more deserving of public approval and support
thaw Ile salultlisbusent just mentioned. This is wise phi-
lant.
_Wised, to afford the unprotected females who
are egeml Is wetbitepe and elsewhere, and who may be
=2.17:61.% it seas amd imitable opportunity of gettiag
az:ea eesele, if necessary, under cu.
=ma@ lial
. Itireseds.nuadebl i tha • in poiantcoofmmittal
economoyf
how ospirtatembrese dbl. Foul* have fitted
the ostabusasest, 64, Reerstreet. It 'mars that the
Anne which has attended the working mcs a refreshment
MOM stagosted this sister institution. The r it,. charged
IN a marvel in the art of cookery—a large cup of tea, of
rodurinsl :to. for a way, sad tweed sae haltpeasty.—

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1853.

ASSIZB INTELLIGENCB.

HOME CIRCUIT.-MAIDSTONC, JULY 22.

The busioess of the assizes for the county of Rent com-
menced this day. There are 50 prisoners for trial on the
crown side, and 22 causes (three of which an special jury
cases; are entered on the civil side.

CIOW, SlM—Biros' Ma. Innen
Eliza Ward, a well-dressed, middle-aged woman, nu,
rendered to take her trial for misdemeanour
Mr. Ballantine, iu opening the case to the jury, said that
the defendant was charged with having published a libel.
The prosecutor, Mr. White, was the rector of Ilukiogton,
near Canterbury. That gentleman had taken great interest
in a lad named William Saunders, who bad formerly been a
chorister boy in the cathedral. Ile had put him to school,
and he had since assisted in the education of his sons
in his own house. In the month of June last, the
prosecutor was astonished at receiving aa anonymous
letter, containing a statement that an improper inti-
macy existed between his wife and this young man.
The prosecutor at first treated the enimunication with
contempt, but finding that after this period letters con-
taining a similar accusation were sent not only to his
Mends bet to his wife's sister, to the lad Saunders himself,
and also to his father, he adopted proceedings to ascertain by
whom the letters were sent, and the prisoner was detected
in the set of putting two letters—one addressed to Miss
Baker, the sister of the prosecutor's wife, and the other to
Mr. Saunders, the father of the lad—into the poet-ollice at
Canterbury. This and other circumstances, he said, would
leave no doubt that she was the pawn by whom all the
scandalous documents bad been sent; sad the most extn-
ordinary circumstance connected with the transaction was,
that the defendant Ind on several occasions received very great
kindness at the hands of the prosecutor, sad the only motive
that could be assigned for her conduct was, that it arose
from a feeling of envy, that the youth Saunders, whose
friends lived near her, should have been raised to so good a
position through the instrumentality of the prosecutor.
The prisoner, who had no counsel, put some questions to
the prosecutor, in answer to which he said he was certain
that the words ho referred to were in her hsndwnting, as he
had frequently seen her write and receipt bills when he paid
her money.
George Bsrber,the shopman to a tradesman in Canterbury,
depend that at the request of the prisoner he wrote the
whole of the letter that had been produced except the
words, " Your young tutor." The defendant was a en
tomer of his master's, and be was induced to write the
letter for her in consequenn of her saying that it would be
an set of kindness to Mr. White to let him know what was
going on.
Crass-examined by the prisoner—Witness was quite sure
the prisoner told him that it was doing en act of kindness to
Mr. White.
The letter was then put in and read. It was as follows:
" Private to yourself—Beware of young men's steel traps
sad spring guns, and beware that our wife in your absence
does not put her foot into the riddle. Be ' Whist,' and open
your eyes a little and you will soon find it all out. Your
young tutor."
Morris Saunders, the father of the young man referred
to, deposed that he had seeeived a number of letters alleging
a supposed improper intimacy to exist between the wife of
the prosecutor and his son, and on the 15th of Jan last
he made an arrangement with the post mistress of the West
Gate Post-dace, at Canterbury, where nearly all the letters
were posted, to endeavour to detect the guilty party. He
was watching outside with that object when he saw the
prisoner go up to the box and drop something into it, and
unandiately afterwards, upon a signal being given, be
went up to her and told her that the stamp bad come off the
letters she nad posted, sad she had better go back with him
to the shop. She at first objected, and said that there were
no stamps on the letters she had put into the box, but at
length she went back to the post-office, and he there saw
two letters, one addressed to himself and another to Miss
Baker, the sister of Mrs. White, which had been taken out
of the box.
A number of letters were then put in and read. They
wen all of the same character as the one given above.
The prisoner, on being called upon for her defence, told
a brag rambling story about the eirge having been en up
molest her by the elder Saunders out of revenge. It ap-
peared. bewenner. that he did not even know who she was
=ell be leek her Is the polies station, where she was Tong-
Rind by the easier en duty as an inhabitant of Canterbury.
The Tared judge having summed up, the jury immedi-
ately returned a verdict of Guilly.
His lordship observed that it was each a very bad offence
that he must take time to consider what sentence he ought
to pose upon the defendant

TSB POLICE CO URTS.
GUILDHALL.

Paul Vailkat, a mania of BTraaric;rg, was charged with
committing the following fraud :

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Wm. Grooves, assistant to Messrs. Westwood and Co.,
said the prisoner came hate the shop and asked for an
ounce of otto et roses, and when he was served and the bill
shown to him In middle price was too high, and left for the
purpose of asking his employers what pace thry would
give. He returned shortly after and said he ought to have
gone to Orossmith's, as his employers would not give more
than 20s. for the ounce; sod witness left the shop for the
purpose of inquiring of Meson. Wntwood if they would
tato the prisoner's offer. On going back into the shop wit-
ness said the prisoner might base the otto at him own price,
but not having 'sough mousy with him he left for the
purpose of procuring the amount he wanted, but did not
make his &plastron°, again ; and it was then found that
during the temporary absence of witness from the shop, the
prisoner had substituted a small bottle of olive oil for the
otto of roses.

Inspector Teague said he held a warrant for the appro.
!tension of the prisoner under the name of Paul Powell,
for forgery committed on the London sad Westminster
Bank for 3301., about 18 months ago. Witness said he hid
been over to France with the warrant, but had not been
able to take the prisoner.
The latter was then remanded.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
The Earl of Exmouth drove to this court to have a dis-
pute about distance settled with John Brown, cabman.
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The noble Lord got into defendant's cab in Quebeo•etreet,
and was first driven to Montegutequare,and afterwads to 66,
Bond street. The cabman required lc, the noble lord ten-
dered 6d. on the plea that the distance did not exceed the
mile.

Bingham having satisfied himself by the map that
the distance was considerably beyond the mile, adjudged
the noble lord to pay le. far, and 6d. loss of time.

George Thomas, a cab driver, was charged with the fol-
lowing scandalous conduct.

Mr. Wm. Welby, a gentlemen, residing at Ironbridge,
in Wiltshire, and at present stepping in Leadenhell-street,
said ; Last Friday night, about 11 o'clock, on let.v.ng the
house of a friend in the neighbourhood, I found the de-
fendant asleep in his cab on the stand, near Brixton Church.I
awoke him, and told him I wanted his cab, upon which
he observed, " lam very glad of it, air ; I have been wait-
fog for a fare for a long time." He' then let me into hie
cab, and asked me where he waste drive to, and on my say-
log King William-street, City, he said something about my
being a cheap something ; but what it was I am unable to
state, as he spoke it rather indistinctly. He then got on
the box and drove about half a mile towards town, when he
stopped and got off his box. He came to the window and
said he could not drive me any further, as he had a fare
waiting for him at Brixton, and he should loos it if he did
not go back. I said I could not help that, and that I should
insist on his driving me to King William-street. He said
he could not, and detained me for at least fire mi-
nutes. I again insisted on his driving me to nay
destination, and after some time he got on the box, and
drove off at a furious rate, flogging his horse meet unmer-
cifully, and swearing moot lustily. After proceeding about
half a mile he again got off the box, and said he had lost
Ns badge, and hoped I would not be so unreasonable as to
he 'Maid drive without his badge, as by doing
:oiremeald get into trouble. I told him that was no busi-
es of sloe ; that as he had driven some distance already
without Ms badge, be must go on. Re then drove another
half-mile,
_when be for the third time, Gad said that
as he amid net gad he should go no farther. I
sointestiled aa hismhissg me to Slag William-street, and
he pit an the has, but had not been long them when he
braU emit of the windows, behind him with a jerk of his
elbow, and sent the glees in my race, and this act I believe
to haw beta 'Ufa. I then told him he was getting him-
self isle tomb* sal win directed hiss to take me to
King Williswoliest. Zs replied, " You are only making
• rod for per own bettisek" and drove on. On reaching
the Kennington Turnpike-gate I asked the toll-collector
where the police-stalism was, upon which the de-
fendant said, " Oh, I know where it is, and I'll
drive there." Instead of doing this, the defendant
drove off to King Willimaireet, when he got off the box,
opened the cab door, sad said he was at his destination,
and requested me to get out. I told him that I should not,
and desired him to take me to the nearest police station, but
he said he did not know where there was one. I then told
him he must find out, and that a policeman would inform
him. Instead of calling to the policeman he went to some
cab drivers on the King William street stand, and a number
of them came about the sib, and begged of me not to take
any notice of it. I insisted on the defendant's taking me to
the station, and he ultimately did so, and I then gave him
Is., which was not his fare. The officer on duty ordered the
defendant to be at the Mansion-house on the following
morning to meet the complaint apinst him, but, though
he appeared there, the defendant had hot thought proper
to do so. I next took out a summons against
him, which was to have been heard at this court on Monday
last, but the defendant did net appear, and I was in conse-
quence granted a warrant, upon which he has been appre-
hended. He did not appear to be affected by liquor. Ile
was upwards of an hour driving me from Brixton church
to King William-street.
Dixon, one of the summoning officers belonging to the
court, said that he had left a copy of the summons granted
at the defendant's residence, but instead of his attending
en Yonder his wife came to the court and said that she had
not seen her husband since the summons had been'served ;
that he had kissed her and her children, and told her she
should never see him again, and her fear was that he had
committed suicide.

—The defendant declared he wee not aware that a summons
had been served on him, and hoped the court would deal
leniently with him on account of his wife and sic children,
all of whom depended on him for support.
Mr. Norton convicted him in the penalty of 401., includ-
ing cam, which penalty was subsequently paid.