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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.--thiELmspoßD, JULY 23.
Csown Stua.—Bzwoot LOU. OM. Juww.
ROMMEILE AT THE WA LTIECII AMBIT GUNPOWDER
FACTORY,
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John Cornish, 29, labourer, Charles Ere (who surren-
dered to take his trial), Jesse Griffiths, 24, and George
Roice, az, were indicted—the two fint-mentioned prisoners
for stealing Dank of England notes and gold to the amount
of nearly 4001., the property of her Majesty ; Griffith% as an
accessory before the fact to the commission of the felony ;
and Rowe with having feloniously received the property,
knowing it to have been stolen.
In other counts of the indictment the offence was charged
in a different fern, and the property was laid to belong to
the principal officers of her 311%jesty's Ordnance.
Mr. Claikson and Mr. Bodkin conducted the case for the
crown; Mr. Ballantine defended Cornish, Mr. Parnell de-
fended Ese, and Mr. Ilawkins was counsel for the other
two defenants.
A great many witnesses were examined for the prosecu-
tion in this case, and the trial occupied the greater
part of the day, hut the nature of the charge will be
better understood by a narrative being given of the facts,
than if the evidence of the witnesses were repeated in de-
tail. The robbery in question was committed at the go-
rnmint gunpowder manufactory at Waltham Abbey on
the evening of the Bth of Aril, and it appears that two of
the prisoners, Cornish and Eve, had been employed about
the establishment, and were of course aware of the nature
of the arrangements connected with it. It would seem
that it was the custom at the end or the com-
mencement of every month,' for the principal store-
' keeper, Mr. Henry Topping, to be in possession
of a considerable win in cu', for the purpose of pitying
the wages and expenses connected with the manufactory ;
and on the Bth April he hail a sum of nearly 5001., com-
a posed of 20e. bank notes, sovereigns, half-sovereigns, and
silver, which he placed iii an iron safe in his office,
and locked it up, and went away about half-past seven
o'clock in the evening. The next morning it was found
that the office had been broken into, that the iron
safe had been forced by means of gunpowder, and
that the whole of the money had been abstracted, and
the circumstances left no doubt whatever that the
robbery had been planned and carried into effect by some
persons connected with the establishment. Information
was immediately given to the police authorities, and
inspector Lund, one of the detective police, was sent down
to investigate the matter, and the result was that all the
pincers were taken into custody, and committed
Ma trial ; but the case appeared so alight against
Eve, that the magistrates allowed him to be at large
=1 his own recognisance to appear and take his
. The evidence against the other prisoners was
et
this character. It appeared that about a week after
the robbery a man named Lane, who was also employed at
the manufactory, went to the officer, and told him that he
was at a public house at Waltham, called the Compasses,
kept by the prisoner Rowe, shortly after the robbery, and
that he saw Griffiths there, and he told him that Cornish
and Evo had committed the robbery, and that he had
given Cornish a chisel fur the purpose of assisting to break
open the office where the money was kept. Lane also
stated that after he had had this conversation
with Griffiths, Rowe came up to him and asked
what Griffith, and him had bceu talking about, and he
then said that Cornish hail promised to let him have the
notes, and that he was to go to London to get them changed,
and that he should get 15/. for each of the 20!. notes.
He asked Rowe subsequently whether he had got the
notes, and he said he had not, and he thought that
Cornish was afraid that if he got them he would "stick
to them," but he promised Lane that if he did get
them he should tease his share. The witness also
'tetra] that Cornish afterward. told lion that be (Cornish) had
given him the notes, and that he had been to London
and had changed two of them and had received 30/. for
them, which he acid he intended to keep, and he should
return the remainder of the notes to Cornish. Upon
Cornish being apprehended he was asked whether he
had received anything from Griffiths before the rob-
bery, and he said that Griffiths had given him a
chisel, but when he heard of the rubbery he was fright-
ened, and threw it into the river, and upon • starch
being made a tool of that description was found in
the bell of the river. This was the principal confirms
tarry part of the statement of Lane with regard to the
prisoners Eve and Cornieli, and it appeared that the state-
meut was not made by Lane until after a reward of 501. had
been offered. With regard to the prisoner Howe, it was
proved that:npon the officer going to his house he found
him in a loft over the stable, and he took him into custody
and searched him, and found some notes and other securities
is his pocket, but nothing referring to the present
charge. The officer inquired whether he bad any
mare money, and he said there was some in his bed-
room. He was then asked whether he had any
money in the loft, to which he replied It was not likely."
The officer was not satisfied with the answer, but proceeded
to search the loft, and he discovered • tin canister, in
which there was a bag containing a hvindred sovereigns
and heiteoverrigns and upon his being asked how the
mosey came there, he said that he platted it in the loft for
safety, am an attempt had been made to rob his house a
short time before. None of the notes were traced to the
possession of either of the prisoner', but the whale et
them had come into the Bank of England, and they ap-
peared to have been negotiated in k ranee, and to have
passed through the bureaus of different money-changers.
The case against the prisoners, who were charged as prin-
cipals, it will be seen rested almost entirely on the evidence
of Lane. and he was, of course, subjected to a rigid cross-
examination, in the course of which he made many contra-
dictory statements, and it was admitted by the counsel for
the prosecution that Lane stood almost in the position of an
accomplice in the affair.
At the close of the came for the prosecution the Chief
Justice expressed his opinion that there was nothing to go
to the jury against the prisoner Eve.
Mr. Clarkson concurred in the opinion expressed by his
lordship, and a verdict of Not Guilty was accordingly taken
for that prisoner.
The learned counsel for the other prisoners then severally
addressed the jury, the chief point relied upon being, that
Lane's evidence was not sufficiently confirmed by indepen-
dent testimony, and that his own story was unworthy of
credit.
Tar learned Judge then summed up the ease, and the
jury, alter a short deliberation, found Griffiths and Cor-
aish Not Guilty and returned a verdict of Guilty against
Howe.

He was sentenced to be transported for ten peals.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.-CAMBILIDOE, JOLT 23.
la►oas Mt. Rims atainrau.
Tun LITZILIXOTON Idtll.Dalt.
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Sarah AM WO;r7•11/4S 18, was charged with having on
the 13th of March last, wilfully murdered Mary Ann Dear-
lave, by the administration of poison.
The prisoner was a servant in the household of deceased,
who was the wife of a fanner at Leverington. On the 13th
of March last deceased made what is termed an egg pudding
and entrusted deceased with the task of tying it up and boil-
ing it. The pudding was served up by the prisoner, and
deceased ate a portion of it. She died soon afterwards, and
upon an examination of the contents of her stomach, a
Imp quantity of arsenic was discovered to be present, and
to have caused death. Suspicion attached to the prisoner,
because she had previously threatened V. be revenged on de-
ceased, in consequence of some ill-treatment which she had
experienced at her hands. It was also shown that there was
a large quantity if arsenic in a granary attached to the
•premtws to which prisoner might have had access. The evi
epee, of which the foregoing is a summary, wet very volu-
minous, and the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
There was a loud buzz of approbation at the verdict, which
the judge repressed.
Expoint Camp Haws Po ice[.
TWILL OP • GOWNAKAN FOR •N AOOILAVATED ASSArrt.
Henry Wintering/sans, 25, charged with assaulting Elisa-
beth Mary Pan on the 13th March, with intent, te. The
trial was traversed from the last assizes. The defendant
was a ressakrz of Corpus Christi College in the Vnivenity.
Elisabeth Mary Parr—l am in my sixteenth year. I live
in else brans. I live there as one of the family. I assist in
waiting an the lodgers. It is my occupadsm as has the
shutters. I went out to fasten the shutters at a tersztorpast
Ina.. I mat iato Bt. Andrew's set. Ddisimt our up
aid smillaummthiii sham "kg est I aimed dr intim
ant watts. I wet tato pessige, asi Ibis in Mr.

Headley's room, the door of which is a yard and a halt up I
the passage. I said " Mr. Headley will be in directly." lie
shut tho door and bolted it ; he caught hold of me and
kissed me, and called me a little angel ; when he kissed me
' I shrieked out ; on the sofa he called me a little devil ; he
hurt me very much ; the door bell rang, ho got up directly,
and I came out; I did not say anything to my mother, I
waa so excited; I told her alter she came home, atter she
had sees the prisoner
laid• I made the communication to her
ea the Mims, ;her a (mamma bad been detaining
ms ia W. Headley' room •; I did not say anything
more till we got into the kitchen, I then told her the
whole.
Cmellse Miller, mother to the proaecutriz : I was in the
kirelsem, just done dinner ; I heard the noise, and Miller
traillebt It wu the children upstairs crying ; I sent the
inrunot wistairs ; one of the lodgers' be rang again ; I
all end rang the bell on the stairs violently, because
the leresat did not answer the bell ; my daughter then
same out of Mr. Headley's room.
Osborn, porter of Corpus Christi College, ent-
rained by Mr. l'reudergast—The prosecutrix came to
the college about four o'clock the next day, and appeared
very light in her conduct. She said she was not so much
hurt as they thought she was. She came to recognise the
defendant. The defendant is very steady and regular in
his habits.
Mr. Leoteurgeon, surgeon, sworn—l attended Elizabeth
Mary Parr tire or six days regularly, and afterwards called
to see her occasionally. She was not seriously ill. It was
a temporary excitement.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Prendergast hating addressed the jury for the de-
fendant,
The learned Judge summed up.
The jury, after considering a short time, returned a ver-
dict of Set guilty on the first count, but Guilty of a com-
mon assault.
The learned Judge having stated his approval of the
verdict, sentenced the defendant to be imprisoned in the
borough gaol of Cambridge fur three calendar months.
This concluded the business of assize.

MIDLAND CLUCUIT.—NOTTINGIIAM, JULY 23.
The commission for the town and county of Nottingham
was opened here this morning, by Mr. Baron Parke, who
arrived per train from Lincoln at ten o'clock. Ills lordship
then proceeded to St. Mary's church, and afterwards dis-
patched the town business, which occupied but little more
than an hour, consisting of but three very ordinary cases.
At 2 o'clock he proceeded to the county hall, and began try-
ing prisoners immediately, of whom there aro 27. The
only case of importance is that of Sarah Barber and Robert
Ingram, for the wilful murder of the husband of the
female prisoner, by poison, which excites great interest, and
it is expected will be tried to-morrow. Mr. Justice Maule
arrived by the 1 p.m. train, but only one court was sitting
up to the departure of the train. Only one civil case has
been entered for trial this assizes, the business of which,
very probably,twill be entirely finished to-morrow night.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YoaN, JULY 22.
0101,1 Corn.—Banat 11a. Jcsnct WILLIAX/I.
FELONIOUSLY SHOOTING AT LEEDS.
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William Scott, 47, was charged with having, on the 21st
of March last, at Leeds, discharged a loaded pistol at Sophia
Widdop.
Sophia Widdop is a married woman, and she and her
husband reside in Black Man-lane, Leeds. The prisoner is
a gardener, and he lived within a few doors of them. On
the day in question, between eleven and twelve o'clock
in the morning, he entered the house. Mrs. Widdop was
taking tea, and a person named Marshall was present.
Some unimportant conversation took place between the
prisoner and Marshall, at the conclusion of which the
latter went away, when the prisoner put his hand
in his pocket and pulled out a loaded pistol, which
be instantly discharged at Mrs. Widdop. A surgeon
was sent for, when it was found that she had one
of her ribs broken. The pistol was charged with a
bullet, which fortunately glanced off on coming in contact
with Mrs. Widdop's stays, and thus prevented further
injury. She recovered in a short time. A neighbour named
Kaye came up immediately alter the pistol was fired; he
heard another pistol fired, and on going into Mrs. \VW-
dop's house he observed the prisoner lying upon the fluor
with two discharged pistols near to him. The prisoner was
seriously wounded in the chest ; he was taken to the in
tirmary, and was in great danger of his life for some days.
lle remained in that institution for ten weeks before he re-
covered from his injuries.
Mr. °reread, for the prisoner, contended that the pistol
had been discharged by accident.
The jury retired, and after being absent for nearly an
hour, returned a verdict of “uilty, with a recommendation
to mercy on the ground of his previous good conduct.—
Sentence deferred.

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STREET RODI4IF.RY AT LEEDS.

Elizabeth Ilolhagrorth, 40 was charged with assaulting
and rubbing Thomas Chadwick of eight shillings and a
handkerchief, at Leeds, on the 29th of March last.
The prosecutor is a fruit dealer, and has been a teetotaller
fur the last ten years. in going home ou the night in ques-
tion he had to pan through many streets, and eventually
he met with the prisoner, another female, and two men, all
of whom attacked him. The men and the woman held him
securely whilst the prisoner robbed him of his money. The
whole party then made good their retreat, and three of
them are still at large.
Guilty, id years transportation.

NORTH WALES CMCCIT. —.._ONTGOMERV.
The summer assizes for the county of Montgomery were
held at Newtown, on Tuesday last,betore Mr. Justice Wight-
man. The court having been formally opened, and a
grand jury sworn, his lordship delivered his charge, con-
gratulating the grand jury on the lightness of the calendar,
which only contained the names of two prisoners, one for
stealing half a pound of soap, and the other fur stealing a
scythe. These cases were immediately after disposed of.

THE POLICE COURTS.
CLERKENWELL

The Mr. Wm. Neale, priest, and schoolmaster of an
establishment connected with the Roman catholic church,
Duncan-terrace, Islington, was charged with ill-treatment
to John Farrell, aged 6, whose parents reside at No. 1,
Elder-walk, in that parish.
The poor little fellow having given satisfactory answers
23 to the nature of an oath, was sworn, and stated that at 4
o'clock in the afternoon, after all the scholars, with the ex-
ception of three of the elder ones, had been sent home, the
defendant seized him and flogged him with a gutta percha
whip on his legs, thighs, and other parts of his person, for
a considerable time. lie could not say how many blows
were inflicted, but he could swear that there were more
than twenty. lie had not been a naughty hey on that
day. The " father" (defendant) told him that the punish •
ment was through having absented himself from school on
Sunday. The cries of witness brought Mr. Dinehley,
greengrocer, of the Liverpool-road, and others, to the place,
and they took care of him, and gave the prisoner into the
custody of Sergeant Beckley, No. 12 N.
Mr. Hinchley said he had very often heard groans, cries,
and blows in defendant's school, where a discipline moat
harsh and cruel was practised. The complainant was in a
fainting state when he first saw him, and blood was stream-
ing from his person.
The complainant's mother stood forward, and said she had
no desire to have the defendant fined or otherwise inured.
Mr. Combo hadthe poor child's person exposed. It was
an awful and harrowing sight. He asked her if she sanc-
tioned a heating to that extent ? She replied—" I see he
has been very much beat, but I don't want to punish the
gentleman, because he had my authority." (Murmurs.)
Mr. Combo.—Very motherly, certainly, to permit such
barbarity. (To the dekadant.)—What have you to say ?
He answered, that the boy was generally badly disposed,
and on the day that he heat him, had stolen a paint brush
and been guilty of lying. For these offences, and absenting
himself from his catechism class on the Sabbath, he inflicted
the punishment which, he regretted to say, was done when
he was in a bad temper.
Mr. Combo was aware that noblemen's sons, as well as
others, were severely flogged in schools, but parents were
not even allowed to flog their child to an excess, and there-
fore could not depute another to do so. No act which a
child of so tender an age could have done would have jus-
tified the accused in such harsh treatment.

Defendant observed that he deeply regretted the un-
happy occurrence, and must candidly admit that the pu-
nishment was too severe. _

Mr. Combc said the unfeeling mother thought little of
the affair, and he should adjoisni the case for the attendant.,
of the child's father, the production of the instrument with
which the complainant was tortured, and any witness the
defendant thought proper to produce.
In the course of a few hours the investigation was re-
sumed, when the worthy magistrate inquired if the lad's
tither objected to such severity as that exhibited on his
child's person ?
Father—Au faith an sure I don't wish to hurt the good
gentleman. (Groans and hisses.)
Mr. Cembe—Then I can tell you and your wife that you
are both brutes. (Handing him the whip—a very large
one, with a brass ferrule in the middle.) How should you
like a blow over the face with this ?

Father—Oh, not at all, yer worship.
Mr. Combo—l should think not. Yet you are inhuman
enough to sanction it upon the body of your child. A
donkey's hide is as hard nearly as that of any animal,
still it would be cruel to beat one with such a weapon. (To
the prisoner.) Do you wish to call any witnesses?
He said he did, and put into the box two youths who
witnessed the flagellation. They said, in answer to him,
that they did not consider the beating very severe, and that
the boy was a very wicked one. On cross-examination,
however, by Mr. Combs, they stated that upwards of 13
blows were given the complainant with the whip. They
had seen other boys flogged with it by the defendant.
Mr. Combs observed that it was altogether a most disre-
putable and disgraceful case, and the defendant had consi-
derably aggravated it by calling witnesses to try to delude
the court. He was at a loss to adjudicate in such an affair,
as the parents, who were devoid of all natural feeling,
MOM that they gave the prisoner an authority to act as le
had done, consequently it would be useless for him to send
the case to the sessions as they would not prosecute it.
Mr. Hinchley hoped the magistrate would hold the de-
fendant
to bail, for he was determined the affair should not
end there. He, with many others living in the vicinity of
the school, were often painfully annoyed by the cries of
defendant's pupils.
Mr. Combs considered it a ease of that public importance
which should be taken up by the parochial authorities. It
would be too much for one disinterested and humane per-
son to take upon himself that responsibility.
Mr. Hinchley said he would endeavour to prevail on the
Islington guardians to take up the matter,
And, wishing that such a proceeding will be adopted,
M. Combs bell the defendant in his own recogniaanees to

Alfred Smith, 15, errand-boy, was charged with stealing
a letter, containing post-office orders to the amount of
11/. 12s. Id., and a quantity of books and stationery, of the
value of M., the property of Messrs. Wickham and Co.,
booksellers, 163, Strand.
Mr. John Barker, bookseller, of Exeter, stated that on
the 14th instant be gent from that city two lettere, one con-
taining three poet-office orders to the amount of 111. 12.. Id.
the other certifying the contents of the former, directed
and made payable to Wickham and Co., 163, Strand.
John Redman' letter-carrier, stated that prosecutors'
Douse is in his district. On the 15th instant he delivered
all the letters given him for that purpose, but does not re-
member teeing one directed to prosecutor.
Mr. John A ickham stated that the prisoner bad been in his
service about sixteen months, at the weekly salary of ten
shillings. In consequence of the number of letters he had
lately lost, and as defendant generally took them in, he
directed Sergeant Thompson to visit his lodging, No. 34,
East-street. Witness accompanied him, and on his bed,
between a coat and a pair of trousers, he found the letter
containing the missing post-office orders.
Sergeant Thompson, detective, stated that on searching
prisoner's rooms he found &number of King's College Maga-
eines, Colburn's novels, stationery, &c.
Mr. Wickham identified them as his property. It was pri-
soner's duty to have delivered them at the houses of wit-
ness's customers, to whom they had been directed. He valued
them at 51. In addition to these facts Mr. Wickham stated
that be bad missed a 101. note which had been sent him
from Nottingham ; also several sums of money, which ho
had every reason to believe the defendant had appropriated,
as when he visited his lodgings he found several pairs of
new boots, suits of clothes, new carpete, fenders, fire-irons,
&c., and in his cupboard were found varieties of sauces and
oil, with other delicacies. About six weeks ago, when he
must have been in possession of a great many luxuries, his
mother died in extreme want.
Prisoner, who had engaged Mr. Wontner, was then fully
committed.
THAMES. _ _ . .

Philip Long, lighterman, of 4, Broadway, Southwark,
was charged with stealing 220 bags, containing II tons of
guano, value upwards of 2001., the property of the Peru-
vian government ; and Thomas Pieering, 30, described as
a merchant, Union Wharf. Limehouse, was charged with
receiving the same, knowing it to be stolen.
Mr. George Drury, muter of the ship Albion, stated that
on the 15th of May last he received an order from Meters.
Gibbs and Co., guano importers, to receive the guano on
board his vessel from the ship Livermore, lying in the West
India Dock, and convey it to Mr. Robert Schofield, farmer,
at Goole. His vessel was then lying at Cotton's Wharf, on
the Surrey side of London-bridge, and he accordingly em-
ployed Long (being a lighterman) to fetch the guano in his
barge from the Livermore in the West India Dock
to his sloop. Ile gave Long the order between
four and five on the morning of the 10th of
May, and Long told him that his barge was lying in
the dock ready to take it, and witness should have had it
on the same afternoon. Ile did not receive it on that day
(which was Frida)), nor on Saturday, or Sunday. He went
twice to Long's house, but did not see him. The barge
came alongside his vessel on Monday morning, at five
o'clock, and he then asked Long the reason of the delay.
His reply was that be did not get the guano till late on
Saturday, and thinking that witness would not work on
Sunday, and that the guano would be safe in the basin, he
remained there till Monday. The barge was then unloaded
into the Albion in witnew's presence. The bags were
hoisted up by tackle, and witness observed to Long that
they did not appear the same bulk as they ought to be, and
that they were in different bags altogether. Long replied
that he did not know there was any difference and witness
observing that 221 bags were delivered on board instead of
220, as Ins order specified, asked Long the reason, on which
he said, "they have given you one over this time." Wit-
ness observed they had never given ono over before, and
paid the prisoner 14s. for the lighterage. Ile believed the name
of the barge to be the Old Soul. Ihc bags were stowed away and
witness did not leave the vessel till she arrived at Goole,

where the bags were put into Mr. Schofield's warehouse,
next to his private fame. Some was taken out into the
fields directly it was discharged, and witness at once per-
ceived it was not the same guano that he was in the habit
of receiving, and on comparing the bags with those that he
had taken on previous occasions to Mr. Schofield they were
found to he different altogether, those that he had delivered
asi
back
lilts.l re
broughtvious me'lrCitheftiornfd Tilagorethahtalethptr'isoo'n-heerrshba)d.
delivered him to London, and took the bag he brought back
to Messrs. Gibbs" office, where it was opened; and he took a
sample of it to Prof. Wey, of the Royal Agricultural Insti-
tution, but he could not examine it that afternoon.
John Parsons, a labourer employed by the prisoner Pick-
ering, was then called. lie said he had worked at Picker-
ing's Wharf several times, and was at work there on the
Saturday afternoon before the Epsom races unloading
barges. lie could not say whether one of the barges was
the Old Soul, but he heard they come out of the West
India Dock. There were two barges. Ile did not know
whether they contained guano, because he did not know
what it was.
In 'answer to Mr. Yardley, witness admitted that he
knew the smell and colour of it, and should say that it was
guano. They cleared one of the barges and commenced the
second that night. They went to work next day, Sunday,
which was not uncommon for them. Atter the barges
were unloaded he went to work in the warehouse, turning
the guano over, some in heaps and some in bags.
The witness here gave his evidence so very reluctantly
that Mr. Yardley sharply reproved him
Examination continued—We touted about eight ton of
something in bags on board one of the barges, after having
unloaded them.
Mr. Yardley—Were they the same as you unloaded ?
Witness-1 can't say, as it is sometime ago. We were
paid 6d. an hour. Mr. Pickering was not present on
Saturday night, but was on Sunday, and saw what was
going on. Mr. Long was there on Saturday night, but I
can't say whether he brought one of the barges. Mr.
Pickering does employ him with his barges. It was Mr.
Long set us to work saying that Joe (Mr. Pickering's
foreman) desired us to'do so.
Mr. Knowles examined—l am in the employ of the East
and West India Dock, to take the weight of guano landed
from the vessels. On the 16th of May we had a vessel
called the Invermore in our docks, and I delivered from that
vessel 14 tons 16 cwts. 1 qr. and 1 lb. of guano to the order
of Messrs. Gibbs. I delivered it to the Old Soul on
the 17th. I saw it put into the barge; Long was superin-
tending it, and a young man he called Pickering's brother
was present. All the bags, 220 in number, were delivered
before two o'clock. Long was anxious to start by the next
tide, and gave the men orders not to go to dinner till the
barge was loaded. The company take samples from every
vessel. The bags were numbered consecutively from 6,102
to 6,321.
In answer to the magistrate, Mr. Drury here said the bags
he received on board the Albion were not numbered.
Mr. Samuel Taylor, superintendent of the guano de-
partment of the West India Dock, here proved that the Old
Soul had passed the dock half an hour after the cargo was
delivered.
Mr. Yardley—There is some slight evidence against
Long.
Mr. Ilobler—l will bring all the evidence necessary on a
future day.
Mr. Yardley—But I must have some evidence even to
order these men to find bail, or take their own recog-
nizant:es.
John Legg, in the employ of the Regent's Canal Com-
pany, was near Pieltering'a warehouse on Sunday, the 18th
of May, and saw two barges there ; he could not tell their
names, but discerned the letters " Gal " on one of
them. (Laughter.)
Mr. Yardley—That's some evidence. This is a serious
charge. Only that the evidence is not very strong I would
not admit them to bail at all. They must find sureties of
2001, each.
Long I'm a poor man.
Mr. Yardley—The case is stronger against you than the
other man.

Mr. Pelham—We call% find bail to-night.
Mr. Yardley—Then when you do, you must give Mr.
Hobler notice.—The ease was then remanded for a week.

TOE SITREWSBCRY AND BIIIIIINOUAM RAILWAY.
—ln consequence of a report which had become very cur-
rent that it was the intention of the London and North
Western Company to run a train on this line from Wel-
lington to Wolverhampton on Monday last, and to take
possession of the line in the same way as they did in the
case of the South Lancashire ltailway, every precaution
was taken by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Com-
pany to prevent such an intrusion on the part of the
London and North Western Company. We learn that
there was a strong body of " navvies stationed on the
outside of the junction at Wellington, and two rails were
removed at that point, which were only replaced tempo-
rarily on the appreachi of a Shrewsbury and Birmingham
train, so that any attempt to run a foreign engine over the
line would have been quite impracticable. Considerable
excitement, we believe, prevailed at the junction during the
day, but if the London and North Western really contem-
plated taking possession of the line in the way reported they
seem ultimately to have thought that it would not be pru-
dent to do so, as no attempt was made to pass a train along
the line. We believe that the two rails above referred to
continue to he removed and replaced on the departure and
arrival of a Shrewsbury and Birmingham trail at the
junction. The gates at the entrance to the offices of the
Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company, in this town, are
also kept locked.-IVoleerharnpton Chronicle.
CAUTION TO TRADESMEN.—lnformation has been
received at the General Post Office of a series of robberies
which have lately been practised upon respectable trades-
men, and which have been effected in the following man-
ner. The person engaged in this swindling transaction
takes care to reside within the 16 mile circuit of the London
district post. When located he obtains a money order to
the amount of one shilling, which is made payable at one
of the offices in the metropolis. Ile then orders goods,
chiefly in woollen articles, to the amount of U. and up-
wards from some house in London, specifying at the same
time that all his business is conducted on the principle of
immediate payment in cash. In this manner he multiplies
orders, altering the amount of Is. to 51., and from the neat
way in which the erasure of the " ls." is effected, it is
hardly possible to detect the fraud. It is almost needless to
state that after the delivery of the goods, the tradesman,
upon application to the Post Office, Ands that he has been
swindled, no such amount as the 6/. or the 101. having been
paid to his account there. It is to be hoped that this cau-
tion will set tradesmen on their guard, and lead to the de-
tection of this artful swindleri who no doubt is now making
a circuit of the suburbs of London for the purpose of vie.
limiting the metropolitan tradesmen.