The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-16 00:00:00

THE FJPBESS, TUESDAY EYENZG3 _OCTOBER 16, 1866.

iparttug inielltgenct. , GREAT YARMOUTH ELECTION COMMISSION.
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i The commissioners resumed their inquiry yester-
TATTERSALL'S. —oltlosnalf. daiit,=.be Towu-halL
The peat business of the subscription-room to-day was Ber,e flab merchant and smack owner, said he
petrify; and receiving over the Cesarewitch, a process voted for Lacon and Goodson at the last elections Me re-
whiehooottpied nearly the whole of the afternoon. The ceived no bribe, and Was offered nothing. In 1859 he
winner was • bad home for the bookmakers generally, few ' voted for Lacon 'and Straeey. He never voted for the
leaving reaped rying, but considering how manyfavouritta liberals., and had never been bribed.
appeared for this race in quick succession, matter" might ' Mr. Fitzgerald said the commissioners had been informed
• bus been worse. It is estimated that some 2100,0001. to the contrary.
winnings are absorbed by the owner and trainer of Lee- Wither said it was quite incorrect. He never received
turf and a little knot of friends and adherents. The • shilling..
did nut PartiolPoto largely in tho spoil : William Edwards, seaman, stated that he received 1131..
ite pour of so small a horse winning with so ' for 'tot* for Brogden and VanderlyL He received
blew a weight did not find much favour with the mul- ' the money at the
so Army and Navy
tTavernere, .
he Helmet
oughted thhe
at
tita&. The settling was a good one, and we heard of no ' money VMS being given away hth
Gabled default It appeared fora long time as though no Might as well p and have some. (Laughter.)
betting was going to take place, but at the eleventh hour Edward Smith, • blacksmith, said at the lest election
there was • spurt, ands oonsiderableamount of speculation .he had no vote. In 1859 he voted for Watkin and Yoursg.
wee ono within a short space of time. For the Cam- '', He received then 101. from William Newman. 'ln 1a57
hddgeahire, Abergeldie at first took the lead, but he voted for Watkin and M'Cullagh, bat he got no money
be was very soon pared by Chepstow, who came with I then.
something of • nub, as little as 10 to 1 being at one mo 1 James Smith, shoemaker, of Church-plain, said he voted
*tent taken, but he finally settled down at a point more. ' for Brogden and Ilearb t the last election. He re-
Although • disposition was evinced tort)
Aber- I cored ffo/. at Wright's. l was offered 151. by Cooper
• =l., the hostility did not show a very f front, lon the part of the conservatives, but did not take the
being silenced at 100 to 8 ; at 100 to 7, his stable ' money. In 1859 he had no vote.
companion, Proserpine was backed for good money, and I John Benslyn, a cur= said he voted at the last
several offers were made to take 7to 1 against the two I election for Laoon and n, and received 151. for doing
✓eplied • but bookmakers were unaoranmodeting in this 'so from Mr. E. 0. Johnson. He was offered nothing by
• partionar. Thalia met with some slight support at the I the liberals. He had heard that his brother
brother had bweeasn
• greed odds, but the mention of her name seemed to rug- I bribed, but it was only a rumour. His
unpleasant doubts, and she was soon does with. absent from Yarmouth. There was • pod deal of amusing
maintained his characteristic firmness at 100 ; confusion u to the manner in which this witner spelt his
to 7, and and Affidavit were a good dealinquiredfor I name, and eventually it turned our that he had been exa-
and readily booked at 20 to 1. These odds were offered I mined before.
against Etoile Filante, but without a response, and at five I William Newman, recalled, stated that he only received
points more Master Richard and ~Ambition would have I 28/. in 1859 for distribution in bribes, and this sum he had
been supported. Charmette, notwithstanding she has been I fully accounted for.
beaked to moms tune, remained at 1,090 t 0.30. Sir Joseph John Tticker, a tailor, stated that he had no vote at the
Rawley's Star was not greatly in the ascendant, 40 to 1 last election. In 1859 be voted for Watkin and Young.
being laid, and at the same price the beheveis in Life Hem offeredby Mr. W. C. Reynolds, but he refused
Guardsman were made happy. A speculator, after endea- , it, ote for Innen and Bracey, He was also offered
Touring to obtain the extremest of outside prices about money by E. Smith, residing in the Broad-row, to vote on
Jollity, accepted 1,000 to 20, at which odds Xi also met the conservative lade. In the course of the present
with a supporter, but there was always • manifest desire inquiry witness had been employed as messeneer by the
to lava long rift against the horse with the short name. commissioners. The following persons alleged to have
The last on the list was Bradamante, whose indifferent been bribed were dead :—Robert Beetles, Daniel Beale",
in the Cesarewitch eneenirried her enemies to legs, Stephen Cullum, William Darnell, William Gray
elf, L to 15 against her for this event. The betting on e, William Ellis, William Houghton, Abel King, John
the Derby was not of much account, and was contracted Lammis, Stephen Peachment, Robert Read, Abraham
within narrow limits, as a
will seen by the quotations. Sohlomon'e been bribed or Rivehave given bribes followingwere men, t
sea:—
alleged
The prices at the aloes engross be
follows : to avto
George Wright, William Froadeck, Samuel Johnson,
THR CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
Uto 1 apt Mr. Grabsan•s Chepstow, Sirs, Sat 71b (t and of James Haylett, James Howes, William Miller, John Jull,
100 to 8 Xr. H. Goiter's abergeldle, 3 yrs, Oct 1211) vt and Edward Sutton, Daniel Carter, Joseph Fi, Benjamin
off) Pratt, and William Wright. Among those who were
108 to 7 Mr F. Johnstone's Scarborough, 4 yrs, eat elb it' alleged to have been bribed, or who had been bribed and
100 to 7 Mr. F. Bwhicleirs eroserpine, Syrs, 5,t 71b it and who had left the town, were— John Adcock, Stephen All-
a)
MO to 7 Lord Westmoreland's Thalia 3 yrs, fat Mb (t) Nisop.pitWAlliam Butcher, George Hunt, Andrew Lottirner,
Id to 1 Mr. Thelleason's Aetna, 3 yrs, eat 61b (t) Mayer, W. C. Miller, S. Parsley, W. Scott, Wil-
fel to 1 Mr. Lamers Affidavit, 5 yrs, 7st 7113 (t) lion Woolledge, J. B. Stevens, IL Cooper, J. Crisp, G.
110-to 1 Mr. W. Mardis Ambition, 3 yrs, eat (off, t Hgs, Robert Mybill, W. Fisk, and J. Libbia.
tig to J. had been unable to serve summonses on all these
30 to 1 Duke of neanfort's Wester Itichard, 3 yrs, Bst Mt', persons.
(ad, t 35 to 1) Mr. C. J. Palmer, recalled, said he lied beentwice mayor
00 to 1 Mr. Loners node Filante, 3 yrs, let 41b !off)
2600 to 30 Mr„ A. Leptuar Charrnette, 9 yrs, Set 71b (t d off) of Yarmouth. He said he wished to correct • stateruert
40 to 1 rarJoseph Ha The Star. 4 yrs, gat alb ,t• • made by Mr. Harvey, that he had authority to draw
40 to 1 Lord Uxbridge's liteouardsman,3 yri, eat 71b ,ti upon him on behalf of Sir H. Bracey in 1859. He had
1100 to 20 Mr. J. Godding'sJolUty, tyre,
let (t) nothing to do with the matter, either directly or indi-
MOO to 20 Or Jaasid Hawley's IL 3 yrs, t 91b It and off) reedy. Yarmouth first sent members to parliament in
MN 55 15 Xr. 0. rain" Bradamanls' 6 7TM 7"711(a6) 1294. It was one of the first boroughs summoned to send
THE LIPMBV. members to parliament. Before that period counties only
100 to 8 spi Mr. Chaelin's The Hermit (t)
to 6 Mr. H. Savne's trretournel it) sent member Befoie the Reform Bill the electors were
100
20 to 1 Mr. Bowes's Taraban 't) the freemen who in the time of King John were members
40 to 1 Lord Fasters Grand Cross (t) of a fraternity or merchant-guild. They transmitted the
freedom to their sons, other parties obtaining their free-
dom by a servitude of seven years to =ethos freeman. In
the early times the governing body, what fis now
termed the town council, returned members to
parliament. and they continued to do so for a great
num..er of years. They used to elect a committee or in-
quest of six town councillors and six aldermen, who nomi-
nated the members, and these members almost invariably
belonged to the governing body at the time. This con-
tinued until the time of the Commonwealth. In the last
parliament which was summoned by Oliver Cromwell the
A RenektrioreaL EXHIBITION. —At the Notting- freemen asserted their right to vote for members of par-
lous Borough Police-court, on Friday, before Mr. W. liament. This the governing body resisted and would not
Windley and Mr. J. H. Lee, the Rev. J. B. Paton and the allow. A double return was made for Yarmouth, but the
Bev. F. S. Williams, of the Congregational laritute, question was decided against the freemen by a committee
Waverley-street, attended, and the latter gentleman: of the House of Commons, who decided that the right was
marked that he wished to mention to the magistra with the governing body. Then at the next election,
fact which perhaps had not come under their cognisance. which was at the Restoration, the freemen again claimed
There was an exhibition in the town in which • number of the right of voting, while the governing body claimed it
Ham were confined, and in the course of the various exer- exclusively. Another double
ouae retof urn wasommons made ; and on
the
n ap-
eines which the public were invited to re, a child was put peal, a committee of the H C ree
into the cage and abut up with the lions, the man in previous decision and admitted the freemen to vote. James
Amp remaining outside. Mr. Clayton (deputy clerk): 11., after filling the corporation with his own adherents,
'What is the age of the child ? Mr. Williams replied that granted a charter by which he provided that the members
be was three or four years old, and continued that he of parlent should beret urned by the vote of the car-
then.,^ht such a proceeding was contrary to public decency ponetio am)ut that arrangement was upset by the revolu-
and homanity, and wished to know whether the magi'• tion of 1688, and from that time the freemen voted until
rates would kindly give advice, or suggest any steps they were extinguished by a special act of parliament in
which might be taken to prevent its perpetuity. Mr. 1848. Gorieston and Southtown were incorporated for par-
Windley asked what exhibition it was, and was in- liamentary purposes with the municipal borough of Yar-
formed that it was Day's menagerie, on Beastmarket- mouth at the passing
th
of the Reform Bill. A commission
lilt. Mr. Williams maimed that over the entrance to was issued at that time which determined e limits of
the exhibition was placed a placard, notifying the fact boroughs. The commission eat here for some time, and
that the child was put in amongst the lions. He spoke upon their report the parish of Gorleston, which
to the man that morning, and was told that the proprietor includes the hamlet of Southtown, wasln add d
was not in town, but had gone to Leicester to arrange for to the borough for election purposes.
the show's visiting that town, and before they went the total population of the borough wan 30,879, and
be thought it desirable to submit the matter to in 1861 it had increased to 34,573—viz., Yarmouth, 30,088;
the barb. Mr. Paton observed that it was not and Gorleston and Southtown, 4,485. Witness had uo
imply for Nottingham but for other towns that doubt
per
that there had been • large increase of population
they made application; and Mr. Williams further sin,perhaps 15 per cent. The area of Gorleaton is
remarked that he should like the Nottingham bench, if about 2,00(1 acme. Fishing pursuits formed the principal
it were practicable, to express some opinion which industry of Yarmouth probably the shipping had de-
should be a guide to the magistrates of other towns. creased of late years, particularly in the coasting trade,
Mr. Windley remarked that it was unquestionably a most slime the introduction of railways. All other trades bad
inhuman and indecent proceeding. He would, however, increased. The number of viaitons to the
increased to a
town had also
request the proprietor to attend. In a short time Mrs. increased very greatly. The fishery had
Day appeared, with Mr. John Hopwood, the manager, and ver e great extent in consequence of the rapid zommunica-
the child in question, who is a little sprightly fellow, and tion established with marker The corporation of YR.,
dressed in Highland fashion. Mr. Williams then repea.ed mouth are possessed of considerable property, but the
the foregoing statement, adding that such a. performance freemen had no interest in it, and never had. Local men
WY upholding a sensationalism which, to him, was very were returned to parliament for the borough until the crom-
painful, and he thought orrery to the sentiment of the mencement of the eighteenth century. The old ir w
town. He hoped the bench, therefore would give the ‘463 that resident freemen should be returned. There
required advice, or say whether anything could be done was an act of parliament passed to that effect in
through the corporation to prevent an exhibition of the 1430, which applied to the whole kingdom, but that was
kind coming in future. Mr. Lee remarked that the bench afterwards broken through to some extent in Yarmouth
IMO much obliged to the rev. gentlemen for calling atten. as in other places. After the accession of Queen Mary
Hon to the fact, and they quite concurred in their expree- she sent a requisition directing that the old law should be
Won of feeling; they thought it desirable that such an adhered to, and that resident freemen should be returned.
exhibition should be prohibited, hut they ishould require She also recommended that good catholic should be re-
some advice on the point. Mr. Williams added that the turned. (Laughter.) In the next reign came the great
entertainment included the child's riding on the lions' constitutional axiom which was promulgated, to the effect
beaks, and finished by his allowing the beasts to lick or that members of parliament were not merely delegate'
kir his face. Mrs. Day stated that the lad was four from the places from which they were sent, but that they
genre old, and the lions were only young ones, and not were to represent the whole country. Still Yarmouth cog -
fullgrown. The bench baying consulted Mr. Clayton, Mr. tinued to return resident members, and made a law of its
Windley remarked that it was not a pleasing or proper ex- own to that effect in 1683. So at was this feel-
laition, and they should make a recommendation to the ing that when in the reign of Charles the First
corporation not to allow it to visit the town again. They an attempt was made to induce the burgesses
. also begged that the child might not be allowed to go in to elect supporters of the government from persons
again, and warned the proprietor that he was liable for the residing out. of the town, it was met with the
boy's life. Mrs. Day rid the boy's father always ROOMS, most dec•ded ora
refusal, and the corporation elected one
. ponied him, but several persons contradicted the state- of their oa n men. They also elected Myles Corbet, their
meat, averring that sometimes he left the show. Mr. Wind- recorder, who, although a Norfolk man, was not a Par-
lay again observed that the bench could only recommend mouth man ; Corbet was afterwards one of the King's
the proprietor not to allow the exhibition to continue, and jusip:, and signed the warrar . fur the
to tak execution of
Kin
in
g
they hoped be would attend to the advice. All the parties Charles. Corbet wresid as
in compelled e
the • house
then left the court.—Nottiaoham Daily Ezpress. Acting Yarmouth and e y
on the example of the Nottingham magistrates, the mayor Mr. Russell—Have you in your antiquarian researches,
of Leicester has forbidden the exhibiton to take place in Mr. Palmer, come across traces of con option prevailing in
Leicester. except on the express promise that the child old times in Yarmouth?
than not he put into the lions' den. Witness said the corruption did not always exist on one
A RUNAWAY MARRIAGE PREVENTED. —A young side, because members of parliament were sometimes cor-
gentleman who has seen nineteen summers, and who on rupted. Foriestance, about 400 years since an elector endeen
coming of age will become the possessor of 100,0001., lately vowed to induce the member fur the borough to obtain a
went to Exmouth from Birmingham, where his guardian place for him in the Customs, and in return the
resides, in company with • tutor, to endeavour to improve applicant promised to allow the member's son sufficient to
hie health and to increase his knowledge. The two took ituuntoin a home. This circumstance appeared in the
lodgings at the residence of a gardener, who had a very " Puto r Letters." There was nothing to show that any-
pretty daughter of about the tame age as the young thing was paid by the members for Yarmouth proper in
gentleman. From the first an ardent attachment old times. Witness believed that Yarmouth was parer in
seems to have been formed on both sides. and the those old times than it was now, when members travelled
fair damsel soon forgot her old beau, who is at with sovere'gns in their portmanteaus. The payment of
sea, and whose half-pay she has received. In the what was called " beer money "to the freemen commenced
end the young people resolved to get married. The young about 100 years sine ; the money (2/. is per head) was
lady left Exmouth on Bianchi), night by the last train, paid by all the candidates, whether they were successful or
accompanied by hermother an 1 her future husbend,intend- not. A committee of the House of Commons declared
fug to remain at Exeter that night, and to be " taken fur this payment illegal, but notwithstanding tl.is it still went
letter or for worse" yesterday (Sunday) morning. It tip- on. It was this payment which led to the disfranchise-
peered, however, that the object of their departure was went of the freemen. At the election of Lennox and
suspected, and a spy was sent in the same train to watch Coope witness found that the 10/. householders to some
their movements. Ire traced them to the Half-moon Hotel, extent took the 21. In, as of 1,00/. expended 9001. went to
and to the house of a relation to the young lady, and at the freemen and 3001. to the householders. Two of the
once communicated his information by telegraph to the local leaders of the liberal party stated in evidence that the
guardian at Birmingham. The young gentleman retired . elections on their side cost fi oin 8,0001. to 10,0001., chiefly for
to rest about. hotel stout 12 o'clock. Ile slept in peace ' bringing voters from a distance. There was no family
until 4 o'clock, when he was disturbed. The ; which had territorial influence in the borough. The Anson
wordiest, on receiving the telegram, bad immediately • family had property in Southtown which formerly belonged
hastened to the station and caught the mail train, which to the l'aston family. In old times there was a good deal
arrived at Exeter at 3 o'clock in the morning. He was 'of jealousy between Yarmouth and Southtown, and ships
met at the station by the tutor and a solicitor of ••! were not allowed to take in cargoes on the Southtown side
Exmouth who had sent the they
" after the young gent. of the river Tare ; but in the times of Charles 11., Sir R.
The party, which then consisted of the guardian, tutor, ' Piston obtained an act of parliament which enabled ships
spy, coachman, and two auxiliaries in the shape of police- ! to load and unload on the Southtown side, and also con-
men, repaired to the hotel, and on spying over the boots I ceded other privileges to Southtown. On the death of the
the guardian identified a pair belonging to the runaway. i last Earl of Yarnrouth at the commencement of the last
A guard was placed at the door of the bedroom, and its 1 century, the Preston estates were sold to Lord Anson, the
occupant was informed that the marriage must not take ' distinguished circumnavigator, who left them to an mis-
place. To prevent his flight another man was placed in ' cestor of the present Earl of Lichfield. The Anson family
front of the hotel end another at the rear. Intelligence I held this property still, but it had not given them any
was then conveyed to the expectant bride that the mar- material influence. Mr. Rumbold had no family connection
riage was postponed sine die. The dismay of the parties ) with Yarmouth ; be was brought down in 1817 ; he was
ascot interested may well be imagined, but the young I much esteemed for his high character ; and he represented
• gentleman, who, hy the bye, is said to be heir to a title, the borough for a great many years. Witness did not
• vows that he would not change, and that as soon as be' know whether the Anson family bad any influeree in It-
em his own master he would carry out his matrimonial taching Southtown to Yarmouth for parliamentary
design. At all events he accompanied his guardian to purposes; at any rate he did not thank that it
Birmingham returned to
and the fair damsel and had done them any material good. In the ler century the
• bar mother returned to Exmouth, both in their rupee- ; Townshend and Walpole families had great influence in
rive homes to lament " that the course of true love never i the borough, from the official patronage which they pee-
' did run smooth." I eared, while a majority of the electors were in favour of
Sou= KINSTKOTOD IKUSErSl.—Visitors during ' the principles of 1038, which they represented. The Hon.
the week ending October 13:—On Monday. Tuesday, Charles Townshend represented the borough for 30 years,
' and Saturday. free, from 10 a.m. to 10 pan., 12,569 ; on and was returned eight times. The inhabitants of Got,
Widest:ray, Thursday, and Friday (admission 64. from Paton andSoutbtown were at one time rather a poorer clue,
'lO a.m. to 5 p.m., I,47B—total, 14,047. Ave door- but they had been increasing in prosperity of late. The
, responding week in former years, 11,058. Total from the keel rates were bier in (Airington and nouthtown than
anon* of the museum, 6,356,551. in Yarmouth. Besides fishing, boatbnilding, thipbuild-
. .

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—MONDAY.
CAMBRIDGEBHIRL
11 to 1 apt Abergeldia (t) 100 to $ apt Affidavit cs co
NMI to 8 Chepstow (t& o) 100 to 3 Master Richard
100 to Thalia (t) • 40ff)
318 to 6 Acton (1) 100 to $ Daiwa= (off)
15 to 1 Moldavia (t a 0) 40 to 1 Star ,off)
33 to 1 Life Goardmaa 40 to 1 Catttsnami (off)
(off 50 to 1 Xi (off)

ing, net making, &c., were carried on to Yarmouth. Deep.
sea fishing for cod, turbot, ac., was also now prosecuted
from Yarmouth, and with considerable profit. The aver-
. age rent paid by a workingman in Yarmouth would be about
61. 10s. or 71. A. large proportion of the present voters
were, however, Yarmouth men.
Mr. Smith and gr. Reynolds volunteered statements to
the effect that they knew nothing shout the witness
Tricker having been offered a bribe on the conservative
aide in 1469.'
Tricker reiterated his former statement. Mr. Reynolds
did-not offer the money himself, but he wee with the par-
ties who made the offer.
The Chief Conimiseioner thanked 31r. Palmer for the
valuable information which he had ♦Horded, and stated
that the inquiry was now closed. The commissioners
thanked the mayor and corporation for the courtesy and
consideration which had been shown to them, and they
had been struck with the general truthfulness of the wit-
nesses examined, and with the desire of all parties in the
town to afford all possible information.
The commissioners then adjourned to Saturday, at No.
1, Essex-court, Temple, when they will meet privately to
consider their repOrt.

EXTENSIVE LIS:OVHEERY OF STOLEN (;ODDS
IN T CITY

After the close of our yesterday's narrative of
this affair,
William Spencer, 33, tailor, and George Peters, 34, shoe-
maker, were put forward, charged with stealing 13
pieces blue cloth, 7 pieces of black cloth, and 7 pieces of
Limey, value 1401., the property of Mom M s oses, from his
warehouse in Black Horse-yard, Aldgate. The first wit-

nese called was
Detective Sergeant Moss, who deposed that on Sunday
morning, about half-past 8 o'clock, he went, in company
with his brother officers, Whitney and Brown, to the house
of the prisoner Peters, No. 43, Old Castle-street, Shore-
ditch, and found him sitting in the front room on the first
floor, and told him that he should take him into custody,
on suspicion of stealing • quantity of cloth from the ware-
house of Mr. Moses, in Black Horse-yard. The prisoner
Peters replied that he knew nothing about it. Vlitnen
then searched the room, and found three plated forks, en-
graved with the initials "E. A.;" and three plated
spoons with the initial " A." He also found part
of the plated fittings of • dressing case, and
amongst some coals in the room he found • key
which appeared to have been altered so as to use it as a
skeleton key. Peters was then sent in custody to the
police station with two officers, and witness, with his
brother officer Green, proceeded to the house of the other
prisoner Spencer, in Virginia-place, Birdcage-walk, Shore-
ditch. When told the charge Spencer denied all know-
ledge of the matter. HA also was taken to the police-
station, when Moue was sent for to see if he could iden-
tify them. Moses on seeing them, said, " I never saw
them in my fife bef?re, so help meesid. It had been ex-
pected that the prisoners would be identified not only by
the prosecutor Moses, but'also by some witnesses who had
declared that they bad seen them near the spot. He now
thought that this would not be carried out, and he was not
prepared with any proof as to the identity of either of the
prisoners. None of the pieces of cloth had been traced.
In'reply to Mr. Oke, the witness said that it would not
' be 'well for him to state the source from which ne had
obtained the information on which the prisoners had been

apprehended.
Mr. Alderman Annie, after oonferring with the Chief
Clerk, said there was no evidence before him to justify the
detention of the Prisoners, and they would
refthereore be
discharged. The spoons and forks, however, be de-
tained by the police for further inquiries.
Moses Moses was then put forward in the dock and
charged with having in his possession in his warehouse,
Black Horse-yard, Aldgate, a large quantity of woollen
cloth, and various other article*, including jewellery and a
plated dinner service, the amount in value of which had
not yet been ascertained, but which were supposed to have
been stolen.
Detective Sergeant Moe*, havingheen resworn, deposed as
follows :—After the prisoners who have just been discharged
bad been lodged in the police-station yesterday morning
the present prisoner was sent for, and after he had said he
could not identify them, I determined to accompany him to
his warehouse, or shop, in order that I might examine the
premises, to ascertain how an entrance had been effected. We
went together to the premises, the door of which was secured
by a strip of iron, fastened by a padlock, and under the strip
there was another lock. The prisoner unlocked both, and
I followed him up • ladder to a loft, my brother officers,
Green and Brown, being with me. On reaching the loft,
which is over the shop and warehouse, the prisoner
pointed to a hole in the brick wall forming the partition
to the adjoining warehouse, which is untenanted. He said
that was the way by which he supposed tho thieves had
got into the premises. There were in the loft several tons
of rags, some packed up in heavy packages, and others
loose, near the aperture in the wall. On clearing away
some of the loose raga, in order to commence a search, the
valuable gold earring. I now produce dropped from thpm.
I exclaimed, " Halloo Mr. Mous, what is this "
The prisoner started back, and replied, " I do
not know. I never saw it before in my life."
I said, " Then we must search on, for perhaps the thieves
who have stolen, as you say, your cloth, may have left this
and other valuable property in exchange." The loose rags
were further examined, and we found five gold brooches
set with various valuable atones, three gold pins, four gold
earrings, and two gold lockets. The prisoner saw them all
found amongst the rags near the hole, and I said, " Now,
Mr. Mosel, this alters the cue altogether, and I shall
charge you with receiving stolen goods." The prisoner
vociferated " Good God, Mr. Moss, you surely will not go
to charge me!" I answered, I certainly shall ; and you
mut. consider yourself in custody on the charge. You
must hand over your keys to me, and I will take care of
your place." We then commenced to search the loft
thoroughly, and we found a quantity of goods of different
kinds which filled two cabs. There was a plated dinner
servloe quite new, Brussels carpets also new, a quantity of
rew saddles and harness. On thisl thought it advisable
to have the prisoner removed to the police-station, and
as m. 7 brother officers were taking him away, the primine-
was seen to move his hands under some sacks, and under
them we found the gold watch produced, which bad just
been pushed under them. It is • gold Geneva watch,
umbered 10,338, makers, Messrs. Craighead and Webb,
Royal Exchange. On the way to the station in a cab tle
essayed to secrete some keys, which were, how-
ever, secured by the officer Green. After this I
in company . with Brown and 'Whitney, proceeded
to the prisoner's residence, No. 30, Gravel-lane,
Hnnnrawitt,h, and there I opened his safe with the
keys which bad been taken from him, and in it we found
ten packets of jewellery—one containing 15 gold chains ; No.
2, containing 10 gold Albert chains ; No. 3, two gold Geneva
watches and a guard chain ; No. 4. four gold guard chains
and a gold necklet. The next packet contained nine gold
Albert chains ; another, 11 silver studs ; another, a gold
hunting watch, with an Albert chain—that was No. 5,028,
maker Higginbotham, and bearing the following inscrip-
tion," Presented to Albert Franks by his friend, Dec. 30,
1850," on the back. Other watches and silver jewellers'
were also found, and now produced. In a room upstairs
we found 35 pieces of woollen cloth of iarious colours,
and one of superfine quality. We then went back to the
warehouse, and on a further search we discovered a large
quantity of India-rubber combs, which have since been
identified as stolen from Messrs. Cohen, merchants of
Threadneedle-street. In the lower part of the
warehouse we found twenty-one ivory tusks of large
size, and of great value. The property round on
this last occasion required the aid of eight cabs to convey
it to the police-station, where it now lies. I have to ask
for • remand to continue the search and complete the
examination of the property already found.
Mr. Lewis said he should decline at present to cross-
examine the witness.
Mr. Henry Cohen was next called, and identified the
combs produced as being part of the contents of a case
which had been packed by him and which bad been stolen
from the box in its transit to the London Docks for ship-
ment to Australia on the 27th September last by • man
named Buckinsater, who has been committed from this
court for trial for the felony.
Detective Sergeant Moss said this was all the evidence
he was at present prepared to offer, and again applied for a
remand.
Mr. Alderman Finnia granted the application, and the
prisoner was remanded to Monday next.

CHILD MURDER. Yesterday afternoon Dr.
Lankeste • held an adjourned inquest at the Drapers'
Arms, Upper Barnabury-street, Islington, upon the
boby of a female child, which was found tiro* aed
in a water-butt attached to a house, No. 348,
City-road, upon the 20th of July last. Early on
that day the landlady of the house went into the fi out
garden, where the butt stood, there being no back yard
to the house. She, finding that the water would not
run, called her servant, who found the body of
a female child at the bottom of the water. It had
been dead for some hours. It was poorly clad, in a
cotton frock with a light lavender sprig npun
it, a red flannel petticoat, and brown striped socks. The
'body was rubeequently taken to the workhouse a,
Islington, and the police failing to learn anything &bent
thema.ter, the parish authorities offered a reward of 501. for
the apprehenaion of the perpetrators of the crime, but
still no information could be obtained, and this was the
fifth time the jury had been summoned. Yesterday an
"unfortunate," who, notwithstanding that she was in a
state of semi-intoxication, gave her evidence pretty clearly,
identified the petticoat and socks as those belonging to a
woman named Mary Ann Smith, whose child had worn
them, but which child had disappeared. Indeed, the wit-
ness declared that Smith had told her that she had killed
it. Smith being now in prison for a robbery, the inquirf
was further adjourned for the purpose of her being seen
and identified.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO THE INVENTOR OP THE
SCREW PROPELLEIL—A fatal accident occurred in the
Blackfriars-road, on Friday evening last, by which Mr.
James Lowe, the inventor of the screw propeller, lost his
life. The unfortunate deceased was milli way home, and
was standing on the kerb of the footway, preparatory to
crossing the street, when the horses of a heavily-laden
waggon, coming at a rapid pace in a direction op,msite to
the one he was looking, caught him by the arm, swinging
him into the roadway under the wheels of the waggon,
which passed over his chest, causing instantaneous death.
HAIRDRESSERS' SUNDAY CLOSING MOVEMENT.—
On Sunday afternoon a meeting of hairdressers' assistants
was held at the Cavendish-rooms, Mortimer-street, Caven-
dish-square. Mr. Ryan occupied the chair, and said he
thought it extremely unfair for men leaving business early
on Saturday to oppress their fellow-men by causing them
to work on Sunday. Mr. Cater moved the following
resolution :—" That Sunday labour in the hairdressing
trade is unnecessary, and that the system of working upon
Sunday calls for immediate alteration, particularly when
viewed in connexion with the fact that hours of labour
in the trade exceed by five or six per day those of most
other trades." Mr. Lambert, in seconding the resolution,
said that when he entered the trade his hours were from
half-past seven a.m. till half-past ten p.m. on weekdays,
and from half-past seven a.m. till one p.m. on Sundays,
and after such labour men were more fit for bed than any
else. Mr. Stephens, the hon. secretary, explained
that the object of the association was to bring about an
agreement between the employers and their assistants to
close their shops on Sundays after the first Sunday in
January. Another resolution, which pledged the meeting
to discountenance Sundq. train* in any form whatever,
was carried, and the meeting which was of • most respect-
able and orderly character, dosed with a vote of thanks to
the chairman, •

TIIE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.
Yesterday, Rithanl Waddington, 43, a wellareesed
man, described as of Shrubland•road, Hasten, was charged
with ember:ling divers sums amounting to 4161., reoeived
by. him as agent to the Great Anomie Flax, Hemp, and
Spinning Company, his master* and employers.
Mr. Lewis appeared for the proseentton ; and Mr. W.
R. Buchanan attended on behalf of the prisoner.
Theevidenee of Mr. Joseph Warthman, one of the &mo-
tors of the company, proved that their works were at
Ancoats, near Manohester, and the prisoner was theft
London agent, having offices in Ironmonger-lane. The
prisoner was engaged under an agreement at nominal
salary of 10/. per annum, so as to bring him under the
relation of a servant, and as such amenable to the law, in
case of any defalcations, but his actual emoluments by his
commissions averaged not less than Si. per week. It
seemed that he had fallen into sneer, and on the 10th of
the present month he addressed a letter to Mr. Werth-
man enclosing a statement of the sums he had received,
and had not paid over or accounted for, and which
amounted to 4161. 14a. 2d., and praying the intercession
of Mr. Warthman with the proprietors in the company in
his favour and behalf. Of the sums returned by the pri-
soner as having been received by him, and not accounted
for, were two sums, one of 561. 45., received on the 29th
August from Messrs. Lawrence Brothers, American mer-
chants, and the other for 211. Ile., received on the 26th
September from the same firm.
Mr. Meylor, agent to Messrs. Lawrence, Trend throe
two payment* by him to the prisoner on the days men-
tioned, and produced the receipts, signed by the prisoner
in his presence, for the amounts.
The prisoner declined to offer any defence ; and
Mr. Alderman Finals committed him far trial at the
next sessions of the Central Criminal Court.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Naroard Prescott, an unfortunate, was charged. before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting Mr. Kalinski, artist in glass
works at Wade-lane, Leeds.
Mr. Kalinski said—Being in town on a visit to his
brother, he went with him to the Argyll-rooms on Satur-
day night, and afterwards went with km to supper at the
refreshment rooms, No. 66, Haymarket. The prisoner was
there with another female and two gentlemen. The gen-
tlemen left, and the prisoner and her companion came and
sat by me and my brother, and asked us to stand some
supper. I refused, and then the other woman made use of
very bad language, and prisoner said, "If you don't
throw this glass at you," and she went to the table and took
up a glass and deliberately threw it at 11111, cutting my
head very badly. I lost • great deal of blood. I think it
a most scandalous thing that because • person who goes to
a place to take supper does not think proper to treat pa-
wns of the prisoner's class they are to be treated in
such a way. My friend went after the other female and
held her, but the landlord took her part, and she got away.
We have as much right in the place, even if we are Jews,
as anybody else, and I think the landlord's conduct most
unjustifiable.
By Mr. Tyrwhitt—l was attended by a doctor (Dr.
Tothill, the divisional surgeon), and think it fortunate
that I am still alive, as it is a bad wound.
Mr. IL Kalinakigave similarevidence to his brother, and
went on to say—The prisoner and her companion were
very violent. Knives and forks and glasses were thrown
at us, and were flying about the room. I seized the pri-
soner's companion, and the landlord struck his hand to
release her. I lost my hold and she got away. I have
every reason to believe that women are encouraged to the
place by the landlord for the purpose of preying on cue-

(omen.
Police-constable Evans, 113 C—Hearing a smashing of
glass in the Haymarket, 1 went to No. 66, and the prisoner
was given into my custody by the prosecutor, who was
smothered in blood.
The prisoner said it was her companion who threw the
glass at the prosecutor, and called a witness, a waiter at
the moms, to support her insertion, but the waiter ad-
mitted that he was only present dining part of the time
that the glass throwing was going on.
Mr. Tyrshitt— I believe the prosecutor's statement, and
I shall fine the prisoner 3/. or a month. The prosecutor
appears to have got amonpt a nice set of people, and such
a man as the landlord ought not to be allowed to have
license.

DEATH PROM AN OVERDOSE OP GOUT
MEDICINE.

Last evening Mr. S. F, Langham, the deputy-
coroner for Westminster, held an inquiry at St. Martin's
Vestry-room into the circumstances of the death of
Dr. Thomas,liall, Inspector-General of Hospitals, who
died on Wednesday night last at a lodging house, No. 3,
Northumberland-court, Strand.
Mr. Robert Hall, an accountant, living at Southampton,
said the deceased was his brother, and 69 years of age.
He had returned from Jersey after 12 months' absence, and
seemed in his usual state, although still, as for years past,
a martyr to the gout. Witness noticed that deceased was
only lucid at times in his conversation. He had never
threatened to take away his life while suffering from
paroxysms of gout. He was not in the habit of annking
to excess.
Mr. James Mason, an attorney, in Maddox-street, said
had known the deceased intimately, and acted for him
for more than two ye.. and a Jodi. Il• returned from
Jersey on Saturday fortnight, and sent for witness. He
(witness) received letters from Cox and Co., the army
agents, and the last witness? inconsequence of which steps
were taken to issue a commission of lunacy as to the mind
of the deceased. He suffered under delusions of various
kinds, and was visited by three medical men, Dr. Ree, of
Walham-green, Dr. Denny, of Brompton, and Dr. Haven,
of Bedford-place, Ruasell-square. In consequence of their
opinion and the evident state of his mind, an attendant
from Munster-house was sent for, and stayed with him,
but deceased did not seem comfortable with him. He
used to take colchicum, and lied told him (witness) that
Dr. Logan, one of his former pupils, had recommended some
French preparation which he obtained at Messrs. Butler and
Chrisp's, chemists, St. Paul's-churchyard, and his gout was
relieved to some extent thereby. On the 10th inst. de-
ceased told him that be had taken two bottles of the medi-
cine, but witness did not pay much attention to it, as the
deceased's mind was wandering at the time, and he talked
about invisible spirits. He was excited at the presence of
the attendant.
Henry Ridadale, the attendant, said that he was called
lin to wait on the deceased, who was labouring under a de-
lusion that there were spirits in the air, and always on the
watch for him. Witness attended him for about a week,
and on the 9th the deceased took some medicine from a
Ismail bottle, which he took out of his portmanteau. lie
drank it all, and he (witness) found another empty bottle
of a similar kind on the drawers. Dr. Havers saw them
when be was sent for, and immediately ordered some
other medicine4which deceased took ,and also arrowroot and
brandy. That was between 12 and 1, but deceased, who
had been violently purged, rallied till just 8 o'clock in the
evening, when be died. Mr. Mason and Mr. Robert Hall
called to see deceased that day.
By a Juro--Although witness was there as an attendant
lon an insane patient, he did not prevent his taking the
medicine. Witness was not told to interfere with him
as to his physic. Mr. Mason and Dr. Denny saw him, but
the doctor did not ask if deceased took anything. De-
ceased had no female sitter dant. He took the medicine
between 8 and 9in the morning, and died about 12 hours
after.
John Haven, F.R.C.S., stated that he was called to see
Dr. Hall on the afternoon of Wedneiday to give an opinion
as to the state of his mind, but found that unless the body
T 728 at once attended to, there would be no need of
troubling about the mind. He found that deceased had
taken two bottles of Laville's anti-gout and rheumatic spe-
cific, a quant,ty that was moderately certain to kill an old
man, and pretty nearly certain to kill a great many young
ones. The instructions with the medicine were very spe-
edo, and no sane medical man would take 36 doses at once
is deceased had done. From what he (mitoses) had seen,
the deceased bad sonic very strong delusions, and was
clearly out of his mind. There was no indication of deli-
rium tremens.
Robert Perry Middlemiat, M.R.C.S., partner of the last
witness, proved that death resulted from syncope, pro-
duced by diarrbcea, but that the poet-mortem iodicated no
natural cause for the purging that had been described.
The medicine described would fully account for it.
The Deputy-Coroner, in summing up, said there could
be no doubt upon the evidence as to the unsound state of
the mind o: the deceased, and that be took the medicine
which killcd him. The only quest'on was whether he took
it with intent to destroy life ; was there sufficient evidence
for the jury to determine that point ? If not, they could
return a verdict accordingly.
After considerable deliberation the following verdict was
returned :—" We find that the deceased Thomas Hall died
from the effects of purging produced by an overdose of
Laville's mixture, kilo colocynthine, and we are of opinion
that the medicine was taken while he said Thomas Hall
was in a state of unsound mind."
The Depu.y-Coroner—You think he took it by mistake?
The Foreman—Yes, we think so.
The inquiry then terminated.

MURDER AND SUICIDE THROUGH JEALOUSY.—
On Saturday evening a horrible crime was committed in
the quiet town of NVolsingham, which lies in the Wear
valley, about 10 miles from Bishop Auckland. The per-
son murdered was a young woman, 22 sears of age. For
some time past she had been followed by a man named
Bowman, who has paid his addresses to her. Lately she
rejected him, and he being jealous of another rival, on
Saturday evening laid wait for her at her master's back
door, and as she was coming out for some coals seized
hold of her, and with a pocket-knife cut her throat from
ear to ear. She died instantly. Bowman made off, and
it was not until Sunday morning that it was found
that be bad committed suicide. His footsteps were then
traced from the scene of the murder over the churchyard
and towards the edge of the Weakerley Burn, and much
being made, after a few minutes his body was brought to
'the surface. It presented • shocking spectacle. His
throat also was cut from ear to ear, and in his pocket was
found a large pocket knife, covered with blood. He was a
tailor, and, like his unfortunate victim, belonged to Wol-
1111EIHTITORTHER.14 110E8ZPITAL., CALEDO -ROAD
ItruNcrox.—Nuraber of patients for the week ending
Oct. 13, 1,018, of which 361 were new eases.