The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1848.

him resignation. The officers of the court then proceeded to
take ° presentments" from the forget keepers. For the
moat part they were of the most trumpery Mangler. One
party was presented for trespassing by reason of an enclosure
of alma three squats feet of forest ground; another for
"taking away the droppings of some cattle to the detri-
ment of the forest pasture. Mr. Peto, Id P.,was pre-
sented for allowing some wooden sleepers to ie on the
forest ground to the injury of the turf, and the Southampton
and Dorchester Railway Company for an alleged petty en-
croachment, which one of the verderers said, that, of his own
knowledge, he knew to be no encroachment whatever. The
presentments having been duly signed, the keepers were
all sworn that they knew of no encroachmeots or trespasses
he and those presented at this or former courts.
Mr. Compton then rose and said that he wished officially
to give notice that it was the intention courts
the New Forest
verderers in future to hold forty day courts throughout the
year,; three of such courts being Swanimote Courts as will as
Attachment Courts.. The neat court would be held upon the
14th of September; the Attachment Court first and the
Swanimote Court afterwards—at least he supposed en.
Mr. J. Mills then called for a rattan of the names of per-
sons paying forest dues. A return was handed in. Mr.
Mills then said that at the last attachment court a return had
been ordered of this description, end the sane not having
been ready in April be had written to Mr. White, the war-
den's steward, upon the subject. Mr. White had replied
that he did not remember such an order being given, and
that he know of no authority on the part of the verderere to
give such an order to him. He was the officer of his Royal
Highness the Lord Warden, and was ready to obey his
commands, but he did not know that he had anything to d
with the vi rderers. Now he (Mr. Mills) wished to say that
the verderets had taken this latter into consideration, and
that they were clearly of opinion that Mr. White and
' every other Forest officer was under, and must be obeuient to
their directions. As the return in que,dion had beet. pro-
duced the matter was now of fills cmsequehce, but be
• thought it right to make this notification.
Mr. White was understood to ouserve that Lord Duncan
was in posses-ion of his books.
Mr. Mills said that was not so when the original applica-
tion for the return was made.
Mr. Compton said the vsrderers had taken the act into con-
sideratioo, and were decidedly of opinion that all Forest offi-
cers were officers of that court.
Sir C. Hulse asked it Mr. White was not also a regarder,
and the reply being in the affirmative, he observed that he
had a double duty to perform to the 'orderers.
Mr. Compton said the object of the venlerers in requiring
this return, was to see who were the parties who were legally
its the er.joyment of forest rights. Was this a return of Ouse
who bad said dues, or only of those who were liable ?
Au officer of the court replied that it was a return of those
who had paid, and who were in the habit of paying when
called on.
Mr. Compton: Ae—l believe in consequence of the Mall-
nes, of some of the rents you do not collect regularly—only
once in throe years or so.
Mr. Mills said he knew a gentleman who had lost his
forest rights by not paying for seven years.
Mr. Compton said ho was incapable of deciding how
forest rights were lost, and he hoped that question might be
settled by some higher officer sent de.wn from London to
inquire into those rights. lie wished to know what was
done with the money when it was received.
The officer, before.mentioned said some dews, &c. were
paid out of it, and then the surehis was handed over to the
steward.
Mr. Stanley thonght that perhaps some better arrange-
ment might be made hereafter with respect to the mode
and manner of payments.
There being apparently nothing further to do, the court
adjourned to the 14th September, and the (Mice rs proceeded
to the Queen's House to partake of a venison dinner.

THE CHARTISTS AND POWELL THE APPROVER.—
Last night the chartists of Cripplegate (from whence Powell
was returned as a delegate to the reconvention) assembled at
Cartwright's coffeehouse. Redeems-street. 'toe meeting was
addressed by several speakers, the whole of whom declared
emph►tically that the delegate Powell had been returned to
agitate peacefully and legitimately for the People's Charter,
and for no other purpose. The following resolution was
carried unanimously We, the chartists of the Cripple-
gate locality, solemnly declare that the man Powell was
elected as a delegate by us for none other then a legal pur-
pose, but whilst we diesr° r all attempts at anarchy and con-
fuiion,we dictate our determination to use our best efforts to
advance the cause of the People's Charter." About 150
men and lads were present, all of whom had a very die-
tressed appearance.
FlKES.—Yesterday, shortly after two in the morn-
ing, great alarm was caused in High-street, Shoreditch, by
an explosion on the premises of Mr. Spurway, an oilman.
With the greatest difficulty the family elected an escape,
and the firs spread furiously. However, but little time
poised before several of the A and B engines of the Brigade
from several stations, with those of the West of England and
..eunty, were set to work, throwing torrents of wale? on the
burning mass The fire was at length subdued ; but not a
vestige of property on the lower part of the premises was
saved. This loss will be covered by insurance in the Sun
and Imperial Offices. This was the eleventh fire in the me-
tropolis within six hours. No pet sonal accidents occurred at
any of this number.—HoLßOUN•itlLL.—Shortly before
two o'clock this morning • destructive fire broke out in
King's Head court, Holborn-hill, upon the premises in the
occupation of Mr. Johnson, machine-ruler. The themes
spread with great rapidity, notwithstanding the efforts of a
large body of firemen to subdu, them. The house was
gutted, and several of the adjoining tenements were injured
materially by the fire. It was stated that the prcmi•es are
not insured.
INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—SUICIDE IN A CAL—
Before Mr. Ni ilia, at the University College Hospital, on the
body of William Everett ?rothero, aged 27, • surgeon,
whose suicide in a cob we noticed in our paper of Monday.
The week Were last the deceased returned from Germany
and embarked at R3tterdarn for England. On the way he
was very much depressed in sprits, and spoke to his tellow-
teivellers of shooting himself or leaping overboard. On his
arrival in L.milon he formed an nequaintanca with a soldier
in the (jrnadier Quails, to whom he stated that he was in
great di from the want of professional occupation, an
who assisted him with money and food. lie endeavoured to
vain. but being below the standard height, was rejected.
He lodged several night, at the King's Head, James-street,
and leaviug the house early on Saturday morning
last hired a cab to take him to Gower-street, Bedford-square,
and just as he had got into that street an explosion was beard
in the cab, and it was foam' that he had shot him-
self in the mouth, the discharged pistol being found in
his right hand. Verdict: s' That th.- deceased shut himself,
but in what state of mind there was no evidence toshow."—
Sueuussis CHILI, hinnusa.—Before Mr. Bedford, at the
Malpas Arms, Charles-street, Oroavenoratquare, on the body
of a mile child. J. 11,cker, 104 C, stated that on Soturdil
night he round a parcel lying on the steps of the house, 60,
Green-street, Leicester-square, which, on being opened, was
discovered to Contain the ►ody of a male child. The cover,
ing was • pieties of paper and an apron, and it was taken to
St. George's workhouse. Mr. Sy 111tP, surgeon, examined
the body, which era% that of a full-grown child ; and, upon
opening it, found the lungs fully expanded, and the vessels
of the head and heart gorged with blood. Ile was of opinion
the child bad been burn alive, and that strangulation was
the cause of death, but in wht t way he could not decide.
The jury returned a verdict that the deceased died from
suffocation, but how caused they had no evidence to show.—
Yes:erday Mr. Bedford received information of the fin lice
en two other bodies of children, which are supposed to have
been made away with.

whom receive per annum each, 3W. lle. 3d. ; fear miperan-
"mated receive in addition to this, salary, each per annum,
1114 • six yeomen hangers, each, in addition, 101.; two yeo-
misn'bedgoen, 101. ; two yeomen messengers, 10/. ; eight yeo-
men tubers, at a salary of each, 491. lls. 3d.
The office of yeoman was formerly purchased by fees to
the captain of the guard and others, to the amount, alto-
gether, of 3301., but, by • very exce lent regulation, latterly
made, these situations are no longer pnrchaseable by pay-
ment of fees or otherwise ; and as vacancies no.,- oeour they
are filled up by the most deserving and well-behaved non-
commissioned (Aileen from certain cavalry regiments, who
are recommended to thecommander-in-chief by their respec-
tive colonels. If offices of this nature were uniformly be-
stowed on individuals who have done good service to the
country in some other capacity, and were dispensed without
favouritism, it would more readily reconcile the public
to the continuance of these otherwise wasteful and
unnecessary remnants of feudalism ; master of the
music sod band, aggregate salaries, 1,91,4. The
state, band consist of a master, a cmductor, and
twenty-four members, besides a sergeant trumpeter
and eight household trumpeters. They receive the
following remuneration :—The master of the band, 2001. ;
the conductor, 1001 ; the twenty-four members, each, 401. ;
the sergeant trumpeter, 1001. ; the household trumpeters,
m 6,401. ; besides fees at eoronati Mond other date ocossiono,
at which times only their services are required, although
they are liable to be called on duty on other occasions, at the
will of the sovereign. It appears that only a portion
of their expenses are defrayed out of the Queen's
Civil. Li,t, fur we tied the House of Commons, in
July, 1847, voting the sum of 3851. 7s. 6d. for
" triennial and other allowances to the sergeant trumpeter,
and to the household trumpeters and kettle drummer, and
for a new Paver trumpet," &c., being " expenses defrayed by
officers of the household, dm, not being part of the civil
het." In addition to the state band, her Majesty has a pri-
vate band, the t xeenses of which being defrayed out of the
privy purse very great reductions have been made in it
within the last three or four years. There are 25 members
in it, and the conductor, whose salary is 2001. a year and per-
quisites. The members were formerly paid 1301. a year, bet
now receive generally 801. to 901. oi,ly. The vacancies in
the state band are filled up from the private bend, in whisk
case the salary allowed for this former duty goes to thebenefle
of the privy pure.
In the Lord Chamberlain's offica the following officials are
engaged : The comptroller of account., and mil eriutendent
of the duties of the department ; chief clerk, superintendent
of payments, inspector of accompte lint, second, and third
assistant clerks. The salaries of these several officers range
from 7001 to 1501. per annum. There arc besides a chamber-
kat per, office porter, and two office m stingers, whose situa-
tions arc worth from 801. to 1001 a year. All these appoint-
ments are in the gilt of the Lord Chamberlain. The average
expenses of the department for salaries, (tr., are 3,1101.
There is • sum of 7,1861. appropriated to retired and super-
annuation allowances for the various officers, clerks, and
• thee persons in the household, according to an act passed
in the 4th and sth years of the reign of his late Majesty
William IV. intituled "An act to alter, amend, and con,
solidate the 1 for regulating the pensi.ius, compensations,
end allowances to he made to persons in respect of their
having held civil offices in his Majesty's service." The
allowances granted are from 3 12ths to 8-12 the of their sala-
ries, aecerdine to length of service.
In this department, also, are included the salaries of the
governor and lieutenant-governor of WinCsor Castle, the
former receiving a salary of 1,1201., and the hitter of 1731.
per annum. Total, 1,2931. The former office was, on the
death of the Duke of Sussex, granted by letters patent to
Field-alarshal, his Royal Highness Prince Albert. It in-
volved. at one [Ariel, great responsibility, all royal and dis•
tinguished state prisoners b 'ing plat: l under the care of the
govern"r. Now, however, there is neitherresponaibility nor
troubl attached to the appointment. There are no duties to
he performed, and the office is consequently a sinecure.
There can be little doubt, were • general system
of retrenchment adopted, that Prince Albert, who,
besides an income of 30,0001. • year voted by
parliament, is a fieM marshal, the colonel of one of
the most profitable regiments in the aorvice of the sovereign,
hes a large farm, rent and tax tree, and numerous other lu-
crative appointments would, in the exercise sal his well-known
liberality, place the eatery sod emoluments he derives from
this offioe to the credit aide of the natior.al accounts. The
above-named particulars include all the salaries in the Lord
Chamleylaiu's department, with the exceivion of the follow-
ing approprietions, vie.: Order of the Garter, 5021. ; order
of the Bath, 4091. The salaries in the Lord Steward's and
Master of the Horse's departments will next be enumerated.
The Financial Reform Association now ;eel themselves in
a condition to form a people's budget, involving. a saving of
probably six millions sterling, without impairing the effi-
ciency of any department of the public service, and substan-
tially serviug the industrial interests of the country.

WALTHAM FOREST TIMBER FOR THE
NAVY.
To judge by the evidence given by Mr. C. Muslin,
deputy-surveyor of Windsor, Whyehwood, and Waltham
forests, the &dryer& derive no more advantage from the
last-named than from the New Forest ; and yet it is evidently
mast favourably situated fur the purposes of Sheerness and

THE NEW FOREST TIMBER ROBBERIES.
PROCEEDINGS AT LYNDHURST.
At the Magistrates' Court, Lyndhurst, on Monday,
G. F. Bowles a keeper in Bolire-wood, in the New Forest,
and Jeremiah Cates, his brother-ia-law, a wheelwright, at
Gorel• y, near Furdingbridge, wi re charged before H. C.
Compton, Esq., M P., and a bench of eight county magis-
trates, with stealing two Owe of timber from II ,Idre-wood.
It was established on the evidence of two carters that they
had, under the prisoners' joist instructions, removed two
(Oleo oak trees from B adrrewood t i Coles's yard in the
course of the month of June lam. One of the carters stated
that he heard Mr. Bowles tell Coles that the timber was to
be used in repairing a barn floor on the craven pro-
perty, and request him to prepare it for that
purpose within as short a time as possible.—Henry
Wareham, an apprentice of Mr. Coles, proved the delivery of
the timber, and that it bad been sawed out icto planks and
gate stuffs in his master's yard. lie deposed that a portion
of it was used for railings at Effingham churchyard, another THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
portion for gate mending at an adjacent farm, and that a
third portion had been carted off by a waggoner in the LANCASIIIItEi—The weather in the early part of
employ of Co
brother. Upon these points, however, the last week was wet and stormy, with high winds, character-
witnen's lvilence was muck shaken upon cross examination, eine of April rather than August. In the midd'e of the
it not being clear that he was aesured shaveh unbar so used week it was somewhat calmer, but, beyond enabling the
was identioal with that supposed to ha been taken from farmers te turn the shocks of corn and shake out the
the forest. Several other witeesses were called who also moisture, little prrgrees in harvesting could be effected.
knew of the timber being brought into Colitis yard, but eho Some of the wheat at Withington has been in the fields foe
carried the case no further. It appeared that the timber had nearly twenty days ; but, from the low range of tempera-
been put, when first brought to Coln's, on a green heft This tore, and the superior methods now used in piling up, it bee
house, being one of the moat public places about it. This sustained scarcely any &image. Manehester Exonsiner,
being the case for the crown, Mr. l'oceck, a solicitor Aug. 26.
of Southampton, addressed the court for the prisoners, YOUKSHIRE.—In the neighbourhood of Leeds advantage
urging that the re was nothing in the evidence appears to have been taken of the improved state of the
against either of them. It had been the practice in weather, as much corn has been cut, and some of it housed.
the forests whether lightly or wrongly he did not know, As to the state of the wheat crop, there appears to be a greet
to allow the keepers timb r for repairs as it might be re- diversity of opinion, some parties describing it as thin and
quired. He produced Woken) prove that this had been the much injured by rain, whilst others insist that up to the
custom for a long tine past. In the present instance he present time no damage of importance has been done. But
bh,uld ask the court to permit him to call Mr. James Reed, if the coming week should turn out to be wet and unfaveur-
the assistant to the deputy-surveyor
of the forest, who would able irreparable damage will be the result. Every swooped-
prove that he had given the timber i question to Mr. Bowles lug week supplies additional evidence of the universality el
to repair the barn ti mr and gates at his lodge, which it the potato disease. Till within a very short period the
must be renirmbered was crown property. There had been potatoes in the reighbourhood of Settle appeared
no concealment about the matter, and absolutely Bowles and to be perfectly heelthy, and the growers there
Coles bad conversed last July upon this very subject in the began to congratulate themselves upon the probability that
presence of one of the police who apprehended them. their crops would not be visited by the malady
Mr. Jas. Reed was then called. Ile appeared in the sus- which was en prevalent elsewhere. That hope, how-
tody of the police superintendent, having been arrested on ever, was very short lived ; the disease has unmistakeably
another charge on Saturday night. Ile deposed tint he hau mannered itself, end, according to present appearance, at
been 15 years in the forest, and that ever since be had been least one-half of the crop in that part of the country will be
there it had been the custom to allow the keepers tim- lost. A paean who planted a field near Settle with
tor for repairs. Generally an application was made to potatoes was very particular in the choice of his seed ; and
New Park in the first instance, but that forma- adopted various modes of treatment. In the some field he
lily had not always been gone through. He remembered used quick lime iti one part, salt in another, and followed the
' Bowles making some such application last year, and he had common practice in a third. There is no difference, how-
-1 had no objection to it.—Ctoss•examined by Mr. Coswela the ever, in the result—all are equally bad. Parties from the
solicitor for the crown : Recollected marking off timber for neighbourhood of York and other districts speak of the
Bowles, in consequence of such application. Could not say taint being general in the second earths, although as
whether any application had been made to New Park on the yet they are not so extensively disased as the ash-tops have
subject: thought there bad. Child not state what descrip- proved to be. We fear, however, that the extent of the
tion of timber he marked. Marked more than one tree. mischief has not yet been realised. In one garden near
Had been in the habit of doing the same thing far almost all Leeds a gentleman planted two plots with ash-tops, one
the keepers. Did so ty the authority he had had ever since PALACE EXPENSES. being situated under a wall, and the other in the very centre
he bad been in the forest, and which his father had possessed The Financial Reform Association of Liver- I ande ground. The sets were all bought at the same time
before him. Had made no return to New Park respecting pool, in continuation of their detailed statement of the Civil place, and planted precisely in the same manner and
toe timber thus appropriated. It had never been the custom List expenditure, now Isy before the public the following the oely difference in the soil is that the plot in the centre is
to do 80, Whenever a keeper applied for a little timber for additional particulars: stronger and heavier than the other. The potatoes grown in
repairs he had considered it part of his duty to let bias have SALARIEO IN THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S DEPARTENT. the lighter soil under the wall are yet perfectly sound and
it. Considered himself authorised co to do. His authority Military establishments of the household: expenses of this goad, whilst b far the greater part of those in the centre are
was not in writing. He derived it from Mr. Turner, the department, consisting of a corps of Gentlemen-at Arms, sa- rotten and worthless.—Leeds Mercury, Aug. 26.
late deputy-aurveyor, who died 12 years ago. Witness was lanes 5,1291. • corps of Yeomen of the Guard, salaries 7,1001.; WARMICKSHIRE.—The prevalence of rainy weather
now 29. Me was therefore 17 years old when Mr. Turner died. —making 12,2291. during the creater part cf August, and the still unsettled
Hr. Turner gave him the authority perhaps a year before The band of Gentlemen at-Anne was formed (Gentlemen state cd the atmosphere, have caused the most serious appre-
he died Thought he bad appropriated trees in the same of Henry VIII., and were then termed " hensions or the safety of the harm at, not only to agricultet-
way in Mr. Turner's time, without his being present, but by Pensioners." Oa the accession of William IV. they re-
bleeprist, ogress the public generally ; and although considera-
ble instructions. Believed Mr. Wise, who succeeded Mr. ceived their present title. Their duties are to attend
Turner, had confirmed the authorisition. Mr. Wise died at coronations, drawing.roorus, levees, the funerals of wheats during the glimpse of sunshine and in the partial
sine year. ago. Had had the authority Meet. Thornhill, who the royal family, and other occasions of state ceremony. At gleams of fine weather whith have occasionally occurred, and
dMr. Wise, to allot trees for repairs to the keepers. drawing rooms they line the presence chamber, and also the with scarcely an exception no corn is yet safely housed, and
C▪
01. Thornhill and his (witness's) father knew that he had interior approaches to the House Foro, when tbe sove- nine-tenths of tbe wheat crop of the county are still ex-
done so without reference to' them.—By the Magistrates. reign opens or closes parliament. them important func• posed to the risk and damage which must necessarily
Believed the timber marked for Mr. Bowles was intended to Lions 40 gentlemen-at-arms, with a captain, lieutenant,stan- ensue from a continuance of unfavourable weather. In Or!
be used in repairing a barn floor. There never were any dard areger, clerk ot the cheque, and northern division of the county, more particularly where
fatties made of trees appopriated for keepers' repsirs.—Re- axe -keeper found necessary: Twenty of these gallant the olelfashioned system of hooding or capping the
examined : Generally, from the mode iii which he dealt with officers attend (when their services are required) during six 'hocks is practised, a less degree of injury will be experi-
hia superiors, conceived that he had perfect authority to moriths of the year, and are then relieved from tbe toile of eneed than in the Avon valley and better districts of War-
, meek trees for such purposes. Had never been called to duty by the other twenty for the remainder of the year. The wickshire where the practice has fallen wholly into di use.
account for so doing. Had never mentioned having done so following are the salaries received by this corps: the captain Where addle ears of the sheaves are open to the drenching
to Col. Thornhill, bemuse he considered Col. Thornhill was (who is invariably a peer, and, although ostensibly nominated rain the quality of the grain is much deteriorated,
aware of the circumstance. Had any keeper made au ap- by the crown, is always superseded oil every change is the if even no greater injury be (tensed. No doubts now
plication respecting repairs to Col. Thornhill he would have administration), 1,0001. ; Ilutenant, 500/. ; atandant-bearer, remain of the general spread and virulence of the potato
referred him to him. 3801. ; clerk of the cheque (salary, with feas
t- 1401. ; gee- disease : every grower is a voluntary witness of its tearful
The prisoners' solicitor next proposed to prove that the tleown.harbinger, 701. ; forty gentlemen-at-arms, each, trent and destructive character; not even in the year 1846 did
timber had been sawe
That Coles's end sent back to Bowles's, 1001. ; axe keeper memenger,sol. the disease exhibit mite certain signs of destruction than are
wtere it was now. witness to this fact not being pre- All these offices, with the exception of that of the captain, now everywhere apparent. The produce elanted, however,
sent the court was adjourned until the next day, to afford are marketable, and may be purchased at a regular price by is this year cornet rable, and tho above an average ;
time to produce him, any who are desirous to fill a place at court, or cowtdi r the .so that,evenallowing for great waste, probablybefore January
'The ::rown Solicitor then stated that Mr. James Reed, the salary a good investment for their money. The only excep- no serious diminution in the supply will be felt. The
assistant deputy surveyor of the forest, was it custody upon Hon to this is, that the individual mint not be in any way markets being now entirely governed by the precarious
two charges, and it was necessary for him to apply for a mi. connected with trade, as the pursuits of buying and selling, state of the weather, nothing positive as to prices can be
vate hearing in this case with • view to • remand.—Mr. or getting gain, are, naturally enough, thought to be deroga- relied modem The value of old wheat must be enhanc,:d, and
Brown, a soiicitor, who appeared for the pri•oner, said there tory to those who have purchased CORMllissions in this digs large orte arrivals of foreign grain will have consi-
were great objections to a private hearing, but he had no ob. tinguished corps. The last market quotatioes for the various dersble
tubeb.flaece on future prices. But with regard to new
jection to a remand if it were neeessary.—The hearing of offices were :—For, the lieutenancy, 10,0001. ; standard- wheat, it is feared that oa any favourable change of
this case was accordiaely postponed for a week. bearer-ship, 4,0001. to 5,0001. ; gentleman-at-arms-ship, up. weather, the farmers, in their anxiety to rescue their crops,
At the court yesterday (Tuesday) further evidence was ward' of 1,4001. will commence carrying before the grain is sufficiently
hesrd in the Me! of George Bowles and Wm. Coles, the two The members, when ordered into the country, as at Wind- hardened for grinding, and by thus supplying the markets
parties charged with timber-stealing, alter which the case sor, to do duty at the residence of the sovereign, were for- with corn out of condition will thereby create a
tellingsmissed.Tne Chairman addressed George Bowles, merly allowed five guineas per day for travellng and hotel considerable downward tendency. Very little barley has
him to resume hi. duti,s as keeper, and that the expenses, but this has latterly been reduced to throe guineas. yet been cut, the crepe of oats and peas have suffered much
bench was of opinion, after patiently hearing the whole of They bare to provide themselves with a dress and undress from the wet
hemsweathr. Gress keeps drier, but
the evidence, that lie left that court without the slightest uniform, which cost them between 801. end 901., and they the turnips would ch improved by and warmer
imputation upon his character.—The bench deliberated for a have to pay the fallowing fees on the purchase and vender weather.—Birmingham Journal, Aug. 26.
considerable time afterwards respecting Coles, and then do- of their commission:—To the captain, 621. 10s.; clerk of LEICESTERSHIRE.—Much rain has fallen during the week
tided, as already stated, upon dismissing the case altogether, the cheque, M. 103. • secretary, 51 ss. ; messenger, if. 61.; but the intervals have been accompanied with drying winds,
VERDERER'S COURT. commission, 11. 14. 'Total, 65/. 129. and a co,.aiderable quantity of wheat has been hewed in
On Monday an Attachment Court for the New The yeomen of the Queen's Guard have duties to perform good condition. In many places the teams have been en-
Forest was held at the Queen's-house. Lyndhurst. The very similar to those required from the gentlemen-at-arms. gaged nearly all night in carrying. On the 23rd a number
verderers presided, four of whom—namely, 11. C. Compton, The corps was instituted by Henry VII., aud their duties ct trees were blown down in the neighbourhood of Lough-
E.g., M.P.,SirCharles Hulse, end John Mill. and W. Sloane were to wait in the Wet room above stairs, forty by day and borough. The potato crop: appeared quite healthy until
Stanley,Esqrs., were present. The court within the bar twenty by liver to bring up the dishes for his Majesty's from ten days to a fortnight txto, but since that serious a reat
was filled with keepers and minor forest officers. Without, table, end d them to the servers ; and to attend the alteration has taken place. Disease prevails to a ex-
in ooneequence of the recent proceedings connected with King's person on going abroad, and on all occasions of tent —Leicester Journal, Aug. 2.5.
the forest, the hall was crowded with co.intry people. The solemnities. Six of them, called " yeomen hangers," had leen or Mau.—From examination of many fields of po-
court was opened by proclamation. There appeared to be the charge of removing the tapestry from the royal apart- tames on this island, supposed to have been ruined by the
some I.ttle doubt as to how the proceedings should be con menta when the King cbacged his residence ; and two of blight, a new feature has been discovered, much more fa-
. ducted. Sir Charles Hulse requested that everything might them, ceded " yeomen bed-goen," had the same charge vourable to the crop than was hoped. In many cases where
'be done in due form, and Mr. Comnton request:it to see the with respect to putting up and taking down the royal be. the tops are severely singed by the virus, the tubers remain
acts under which the court acted. 'The officers were desired These functions, however, are now perfect sinecures, and sound and unaffected. The weather has 'been most hoiden
to go through every ceremonial, and especially to call over their services CPO never esaled into requisition, except on the ous of late. The corn harvest has suffered considerabliad
the roll of forest officers, omitting none. After some usual state occasions, to stand in the passages and receiving- much injury must have been sustained throughout the
Ilittle delay the roll was read accordingly. The rooms of the palace,. at drawing-rooms, lenge, marriages, 8:c. —Liverpoolo Mercury, atilt. 25.
this neighbourhood
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list of officers was very curious, and disclosed the The core consists of the following o ars, namely • a LOUCESTERAMIRIL— e weather in this neighbouth
names of some parties not nerally known to be •eaptain, salary, I,oool.—he is invariably • peer, and the ap- has lately been favourable for the harvest, and its operations
connected with the forest. Viseouut Cannieg, and Mr. pointment has always been a political one, although nomi- have been carried on very extensively. The crops, gene-
Andrew Drummond, of Cadlands, were called as rangers ; natty in the gift of the crown—lieutenant, salary, 5001. ; en- rally are in good condition ; though many fields were laid'
Sir Frederic Theeiter as high steward ; the Earl of sign, 3001. ;—these appointments are not political, that is, no by the neavy rains, yet the grain has not been injured.
At
Malmeebury, Prince George of Cambridge, Viscount Pal- change necessarily takes place on the accession of a new ad. present there is no reason for despondency, at least as far as
merston, Sir George Rose, and a number of other noblemen ministration—c:erk of the cheque, salary, 1501. ; also, a de- this neighbourhood is concerned.—Gloucester Chronicle,
and gentlemen having property in and adjacent to the forest, puty clerk with a salary ,• four exempts, who command the Aug. 26.
were called in other capacities. Colonel Thornhill was el led yeomen in the absence of the lieutenant or ensign, salary will Beek INOMAMSRlRE.—Considering the continued heavy
ae wood warden, and it appeared tram the comments of the probably be 2501. to 3001. per annum, as the market value of storms with which this county has been tinted the reports
verderers that they were not in any way officially apprised of the office is oon4uted at 4,0001. to 5,0001, ; 100 yeomen, 78 of are not of so disheartening a nature as might be expected.

Woolwich :
Do you consider that tho soil of Hainault Forest is very
well adapted for the growth of timber ? Yes. I do.—Have
you ever obierred trees come up of themselves? Daring
the fence month, I see a good many seedlings came up in
every part of the forest—Oaks ? Oaks and hornbeams, and
tnorns.—l suppose those trees are generally destroyed by the
cattle ? Yes ; they are destroyed by the cattle as soon u the
fence-month is over; in one part there is now a portion of
tine saplings, and there Las been from time to time ; they
require much thinning; in fact, I thinned some the last
season.—No navy timber has been furnished from the forest
of late years ? ho, not since 1810.—Is there any fine timber
in the for ? Yes, some very good timber.—Have you had
any estimate made of the value of the timber in the forests?
Nu, it would take a lung time to do it —Should you think
it deli-able that an estimate should be prepared of the value
of the timber in the fent ? Ido not know ; if you wished
to ascertain it, it might be easily done —Should the Com-
mi:sioners of Woods think it desirable that the value of the
timber should be ascertained, it might be easily ascertained ?
Yes—ls the return marked L, a correct return? It is.—
This return contains the names of the parties who have pur-
chased timber in different years ; who was Mr. Laver, of
Rumford ? Either the father or brother of the woodward,
for both of them purchased timber.—Do you think it de-
sirable that the relations of the woodward should be allowed
to purchase tenser ? Ido not see how we can alter tbs..; if a
man came to the public auction, whether he is the brother or
any other relation of the woodward, we could not say that he
should not bid.—Do you think that the prices realised in
Waltham are generally higher than the prices realised in
WineLor for the same description of timber ? We sell no oak
timber at Windsor.—You are acquainted with the prices of
timber at Whychwood ; are they the game as the prices at
Waltham? They run nearly about the same.—You have
not found that the price has been higher, so near London u
Waltham is, than elsewhere I cannot put the timber of
Waltham into comparison with any other timber which I
have under my direction, it is so very inGrior.—ln fact, you
cut nothing in Waltham Forest but very interior timber in-
deed No; nothing but what has been mutilived or
damaged; we never cut any stood timber at all in Waltham.
—b the umber that remains in Waltham Forest generally of
a tine description? There are many parts where it is very
good timber,—Could you furnish a large supply of timber to
the navy, if suddenly called upon for it ? Yes.—The expense
of carriage from that part of the world would, I suppose, be
very slight to Sheerness er Woolwich, or any part of the
Thames ? It is not very distant —You have water-carriage
to Ilford-bridge ? Yes—And there are a good many rat.-
way stations near the forest, on tke Eastern Counties Rail-
way, which comes into London ? There is one at Ilford,
and another at Rumford.—And one at Forest-gate The
railway could not deliver timber there, and I do not think
they could at Ilford; they might do it at Rumford.