The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1859.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

(Mail OVII OWN 0011.111S/PoirDiurr.)

SYDNEY, Fs“ I

The wseertaisty of the arrival of the mail ships to
Aistrelia wens to be as great as ever. The Oneida,
with the adviossofNov.9 from Eagland,did not reach
Sydney till the 23rd ult., a fortnight after her time.
A new contract having been entered into, we are in'
hopes of an improved systems being adopted.
Business of all kinds in Sydney remains so dull
that the citizens bad ample time to be present at •
wicket match, played by the Sydney and Melbourne
slabs the week before last. The affair excited so
emelt interest that the parliament suspended its sit-
ting., sad the basks closed their doors during the
three day. of the contest. The Sydney eleven went
is first, and scored 140 in two innings; and the
Melbournians were the victors, having scored 141 in
one inning., with two wickets to go down. The
electric telegraph was in constant work to WIMP y
intelligence to Melbourne of the progress of the
game, and many thousands of pounds changed hands
as the result.

The filet anniversary of the foundation of the
colony was celebrated on the 26th with the cus-
tomary general holiday. A rojel salute was fired
tram Fort Macquarie.
The session of the Colonial l'arliament now in pro-
'nes may be deemed as belonging to the year 1363,
eft which it was an adjournment for the special pu-
pae of voting the estimates for the public service
he the current year; but although that business has
eseupied the House of Assembly, various other topics
here been introduced, characterised by much useless
hqueity, , and the main business is yet unfinished.
Hitherto the clergy of the Church ot England and
several other religious denominations have derived
the chief portion of their salaries from the public
purse; but on the sum of 11,000!. being proposed as
a supplementary estimate for that purpose it was
refused, which decision was confirmed by two sub-
sequent divisions of the house. This is but a step
towards the entire withdrawal of State aid for reli-
gious purpose's, and the voluntary system will have
to be resorted to. There will be some difficulty in
this respect in the interior of the colony, where there
are many parishes of 400 to 600 miles in extent, and
the population of course very scanty and wide-
weed.
The next election of members to the House of
Assembly will take place under the provisions of
the new Electoral Act, which establishes vote by
ballot and almost universal suffrage. The lists of
penes qualified to be electors are now being made,
and immediately after they have been revised an
election will take place.
Mr. Lyttieton H. Bayley, barrister-at•law, has
been appointed Attorney-General of the colony, vice
Mr. Lutwyc he, who hu been ruined to the judicial
bench as one of the district judges under a recent
set. Great masetion has been created by the recent
appointments made by the Cowper ministry. Mr.
Bayley, a very recent arrival from England, forth-
with finds himself thrust into an office the duties of
which are entirely new to him, and is called to ad-
'minister a code of colonial law of which he knows
nothing. Another elevation, that of a Mr. Butler,
to be Crown Prosecutor in the Sydney district, has
Galled down its share of censure. Mr. Butler (an
Irishman) was called to the bar of New South Wales
about three years since, previously to which he was
kw reporter for a Sydney journal. An excuse has
Men made for Mr. Cowper, that barristers senior to
them in standing had refused those appointments.
Some turther law changes will take place in the
worse of this mouth, as Mr. Justice Therry intends
to resign the seat he has su long occupied on the ja-
'heist bench of this colony.
The centenary birthday of Robert Burns, the lyrist
bard of Scotland, was celebrated here on the 26th by
a 1 body of his countrymen, the Governor-Oet-
towel presiding at the banquet.
The Staters of Mercy raised 760!. hat week by a
bazaar in aid of the funds of St. Vincent's Pres Hes-
pital—the late mansion of Sir Charles Nicholson—
et
which they are the nurses.
In the year IBC, the number of letters which
M7through the Sydney poet-office was 626,300 ;
7 . there wen 2,602,900.
The Commercial Bank of Sydney held the half-
yearly meeting of proprietors last week, when a di-
vidend of 20 per cent. per annum was declared, and
a large sum carried on to the credit of the rest.

Mr. Geo,4, Smith has been elected Mayor of
Sydney for the current year. The corporation have
voted 1,960/. for the erection of bathe for females in
the Outer Domain, and 300/. for public fountains in
various parts of the city.
One of our city aldermen, Mr. , who has
recently paid the debt of nature, limanirby his will
several munificent bequests : to the building fund
Orr St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, 5001.; the
Destitute Children's Asylum, Ha; the Benevolent
Asylum. 200'.; and the Infirmary and General Hos.
petal, 2iiol. each. Charitable bequests being scarce
the colony, it may be hoped that the bounty of
the worthy alderman will have • good effect in the
way of ...temple.
Several balloon ascents, recently made ben by •
Mr. Brown. have excited the wonder of the natives.
The near proximity of the sea obliged him to take
very short bights; and last week, in effecting his
descent, to avoid a ducking, he was dragged a con-
siderable distance through the scrub near Botany
Bay, to the imminent peril of his life.
The colonial government has incurred great
sdium, by allowing Garden Island, Woolloomooloo
Bay, to be made a naval station. Hitherto that
picturesque locality has been a place of recreation
for holiday excursions, and the cats are indignant at
the prohibition which elute it up from their use.
Four gold-diggers have lately navigated the
Pitney Hien. in • canoe, for a distance of 230
miles, " prospecting " for a new gold field. They
describe the country u most delightful and fertile,
and the probability is that • population will be
attracted to the banks of that river, and make it
the seat of • new agricultural district.
The clip of wool this year has been very abun-
dant, sad bullock drays laden with bales for ship-
ment are daily coming in from the pastoral districts.
iteport speaks well, too, of the hay and corn harvest,
sad fruits of all kinds are moat abundant. The
prices of sheep and cattle are on the decline, and this
of course has reduced that of beef and mutton, now
bd. to 7d. per lb. The wages of mechanics and ser-
vants are 25 per cent, lower than they were two
years ago, and, u we have frequent arrivals of emi-
grant ahips, the current rates may be considered se
settled for some time to come. There is no want of
labour in the interior, though in Sydney, as in Mel-
bourne, numerous persons are out of employ, par-
ticularly c'erks and ahopmen.
The present summer has been singularly produc-
tive in the increase of snakes, and several instances
of death, occasioned by their bite, have recently oc-
curred. Sur his the deadly poison of those reptiles.
that death generally ensues in • quarter of an hour
after the kutliction of the bite. The death adder and
the brown and black snakes are the moat deadly
specee. A beautiful reptile, called the carpet snake,
front its varied colours, is not so much feared, but is
nevertheless poisonous.

Miritorour 1N BOARD Or WORKII.—The weekly
mew tog of the Metropolitan Board of Works wee held a ea-
terday, at Guildhall, Mr. J. Thwaites, fa tits dud?. ha
loan, i•I at tensest aboard the fallowing results Greer.'
ecosunt. 27,945/. A. ; Covey-garden Alpruacb, 199,39 n.
dm AI. ; Southwerk aid Weelarloster Cr.mNnleatinn,
111,5481. 13s. ; Victoria-perk Army h. 42,302 f. Ils. 10d
lthiebery•perli, 34 lee. lld. ; lc, tl, 64. A
depatetira attended the board from the Tewerthill Peatcg
Trustee' to present a memorial out the *object et the local
wiragereset Greet Torer43lll. Tbfa 'amoral was re-
amed to the works committee. Aft r the tranaaetkm elms*
brims of so public letesent, on the yea ootteet.dstfue of die
web W etweeel wren committee it wee agreed " that
Oa thew dar muse etwieets, petenfeal y Wow& Shiseer
sod Akellee. be wed ; the posed being white, with black
Link hilisfal" Mr. Iltenewe eseepleteed that many erases
la the perish of Peddle.= hell se swats, sod he thought
dal dile wee a hulled reepkise attention. 1119 Chsirms
*id the beard had • skit% put up the arrow, Ent the re-
qessi iwr them meet ewe ht the Int &wanes from the
wary. Mr. Sursien laid be would take ten that the vestry
mewed is the matter. flame safetrreelby routine matters
were than dlopteed of, sad dr based edjetented.
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IMPROVED DWELLINGS FOR THE LABOUR-
ING CLASSES OF THE METROPOLIS.

As two valuable societies have been working
for some time to improve the dwellings of the
poor, we have carefully inspected their opera-
tions. We think we can convince our readers that
they have demonstrated the possibility of providing
the labouring closets with healthy homes without
requiring the aid of the benevolent. In the year
1844, " The Society for Improving the Condition of
the Labouring Claim" was formed, under the active
superintendence of the Earl of Shaftesbury. It
has been incorporated by royal charter, and is
patronised both by the Queen and the Prince
Consort. It seeks to accomplish its object by
erecting model buildings, renovating old and ill
arranged houses in the worst localities, and in
cleansing and ventilating whole courts and alleys, in
proportion to its funds. What fruits have this society
to show for its fifteen years' labour? From what
we have seen we can say that the results are moat
encouraging.

The '14;1 lodging-house for families which best
exemplifies the labours of this society for improving
the dwellings of the married labouring classes of
London, is in Streatham-street. This street is a
small street does to New Oxford-street, running
parallel to Great Hassell-street, between George-
street and Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury. We are
sorry that this admirable building is so concealed from
the public gaze. Not one person in 10,000 of than
who pas daily within a few yards of it, along the
crowded thoroughfare of New Oxford-street, has
ever seen it. Nay, if you seek for it among its
neighbours, you will find that few of the inhabitants
of the great street know of its very existence. Yet
here has been tried a great social experiment.
Oround is far too valuable even in the meet out-of-
the-way street in this part of the metropolis to erect
small dwelliags. How, then, can you secure to the
family occupying three rooms all the comforts and
piney of a separate dwelling ? This has been done,
by erecting a large building four stories in height.
It forms three aides of a spume. The upper stories
are reached by open galleries carried along one side
of the square. In this way all internal staircases,
save the one by which the galleries are approached,
are avoided. The separate dwellings consist of a
dwelling-room and two bedrooms. Each opens by its
own private outer door on one of the corridors or
galleries. Suppose we visit one of these dwellings
on the first floer, for example. We ascend the
staircase leading to the gallery. This is covered
over heed, but open and protected by iron railings
towards the interior of the square. We find a neat
outer door, with its knocker, and probably the name
of the tenant on a brew plate. Knocking, we are
admitted into a suite of rooms having all the privacy
of a single house or cottage. The outer door does
not open abruptly on the dwelling-room : we peas
through a little passage, which leads to the door of
the principal room. We find it well lighted, airy,
and wholesome ; provided with a capital sage, with
a boiler. In addition, there are two comfortable
bedrooms, one with a fireplace in nee of illness. Now
we come to some matters of detail, commonplace and
vulgar enough, perhaps, but upon which not only the
health, but even the moral purity of the inhabitants
may depend. We find an excellent scullery lwell
provided with water, so that the poor wife has no need
to drag water up and down the weary stairs. A
sink affords the means of getting rid of the dirty
water. We open a kind of trap door in the scullery,
which communicates with a shoot connected with the
basement of the dwelling, and find a means of exit
for the dust and refuse, which are immediately car-
ried far away from the dwelling, and the trap being
shut down excludes any effluvia which might arise
from the distant dust heap. There is also a water-
closet well supplied with water. Nor does this enu-
meration exhaust all the conveniences. We find a
closet opening into the living-room, in which a bed
may be turned up by day, if the exigencies of the
Wally should require the conversion of the dwelling-
room into a bed-room by night. There is also
a well-ventilated meat safe. Indeed, no set of
chambers could be well devised more conducive
to health and comfort. All these advantages may
be secured for the small weekly rent of fuel 21. to
75., the majority king at is. sad 6r.--very little
more than the poor man must pay in most parts of
London for a single room, with no water laid on save
at the bottom of the house, no privacy in things most
essential for moral purity. We have, however, not
yet exhausted the advantages of our model dwelling.
There is a well-ordered wash-house in the basement
of the buildings. By paying to the superintendent
of the dwellings threepence, the thrifty housewife
who would keep her husband's dwelling free from
the untrue of soapsuds can secure an unlimited
supply o hot and cold water, and all the necessary
appliances for washing for three hours. Should her
work take her longer she can procure an addi-
tional ticket at the rate of three halfpence
per hour. The spacious area of the interior of the
square formed by the buildings affords au excellent
drying-mend, as well asa place where the children
may play, secure from the contamination of the
streets. When we visited these buildings lately we
found them all let, save one or two on the basement
or underground floor ; which, though clean and com-
fortable, not being so eligible as those above ground,
are let at a cheaper rate. For the best dwellings
there were several applicants on the books In owe of
a vacancy occurring. These applicant., many of
them, had produced to the superintendent as a satis-
factory testimonial of character/the rent-books of their
present residences to show their regularity as to
paying their rent. We found ourselves welcomed
by many of the inmates, who cheerfully and with
honest pride showed us how comfortable they were.
One woman made an observation, which called our
attention most forcibly to the great peculiarity of the
building. All the ceilings are vaulted over and ren-
dered tire-proof. She declared that she should be
afraid to move into any other building not so con-
structed, for fear of being burnt out of her home by
her neighbours. The collection of so many as fifty-
four families in one building affords the society the
means of giving their tenants another advantage. A
respectable coal-merohant finds that he can profit-
ably supply the inmates with coals at the market
price. Those who choose to avail themselves of this
can pay for their coal along with their rent, and thus
obtain a considerable boon, with no loos of indepen-
dence.

The cost of this building was 7,970/. The render-
ing it fireproof, u well u preventing the communi-
cation of sound or the percolation of water through
the floors by tile arches, hardly exceeded 501. more
than the ordinary combustible floors and roof would
have cost. The building is erected on ground be-
longing to the estate of tho Duke of Bedford, let for
a lease of 99 years, at an annual ground rent of 501.
This his Grua fteserausly returns as a entneription
to the society. We now come to a most important
question in a pecuniary point of view. Is the build-
ing a loss to the society, or does it pay its own ex-
penses ? After deducting all charges for ground
rent, repairs, bad debts, agent or superintendent for
collecting the recto, &c., we are awned that this
model building returns a profit of nearly 41 per
cent on the outlay. Here, therefore, we have
a model dwelling, affording a healthy wholesome
home, in a crowded and valuable portion of the
metropolis, to flay-four families, without in the least
compromising their feelings of independence or ren-
deriog them m any degree recipients of charity. It
' may be said that this per centage is too small for
private landlords, who generally look for their 8 or
10 per cent. To this we reply that it is far better
than most railway returns. We cannot help think-
ing that the day will come when parishes, instead of
trying to thrust the poor man out of their boundaries,
will learn that it would he sounder wisdom to follow
the example of the "Society for Improving the
Dwellings of the Poor," and erect their own model
dwelling-hone on similar principles. It would not
be difficult to show that the increased healthiness, as
well as moral improvement, thus introduced asses
a few hundred families, would soon make a raw
returu than ten or twelve per cent. in dionsishml
poor or death rates.

The fallowing notice was homed from the Genera
Poet-offts yoatwy, , the steamer Price, Albert, wader
commie with eroveroutat of Iffaeriattadlesd, will Not hi
rmido to leave Galway uattl Friday the eth We. Tito mil
Nawfotodload will tbotolore he mode up at this Aka at
the elesiag of the 7th inst.

Rata 'magma.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—Aram 1.
(Beton the Chief Coanolisiosir.)
tx ea w. N. LETIMIDOII.

This inseivent, a builder, at Kendall-town, and at the
Isla of Dogs, whom nee was before the court on a former oc-
cesdon, appeared for adjudication.
Mr. Deney appeared for a creditor named White, and
another creditor named Petted opposed in person; Mr.
Ifie.hola supported.
The insolvent had been engaged in coma building specn-
bilious, and Isi'M from the want of capital. He owed
2,6601. and had 1691. owing to bins. He bad parted
with his interest in the houses be built at Kentieb-town and
et the Isle of Doge to some of We creditors.
The court discharged the insolvent as to all his debts ex-
cept the one due to Mr. Petford, and at hie salt gave • jud
meet of !Ivo calendar mouths from the vesting order, of tee
21.1 of Jan.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Murphy.)
IN RR °MORO'S MATH LW COOPER.

rds tneolvsnt who had been a beer-retailer and school-
mates, apprized for his final order.
Mr. Denpnypor oppeeedted for • widow named Edwards; Mr.
esCasu.
hisolvent had obtained 201. from Mrs. Edwerds, a
lannthers, in the Temple, by representing that be had
y, when it turned out that the property was settled
pr•operty, when
Mr. Commissioner Murphy gave the insolvent • fortnight
to settle with Mrs. Edwards, with an intimation that, unless
something was dons for Ma, no protection would be given for
12 months.

he sheaki aao, la order to prove these hats, many of the
orew, though not all d the= who we lOillalasol beim the
=aghast's, sad =aegis deasissz, ea mast he ex/NW from
pence. of We seek in lila =sir statesrete would set
=dad& 411014 AI to time end awarder of =mita, it would be
5w the • •Mselm sad good eon 'easier, to determine
whether the lea' sabsteatislly era, sad sp=
charge. Is be resemsemdeil tbe jury to
ear minds stall prejudice sad Mils& sad look at the wee
eshaly sa dkessekaately.
• variety of ootroboratire eeideace wu adduced. For
umnple :
Thomas Mason, examined by Yr. Orerend—Saw the de-
feated come ep on deck out of the duke-hole and lie on deck.
Saw the chief wisest come up to bin and tell dimmed he
was losing. flaw Buchanan kick him, and heard Mitchell
ay to Wm, " You trash, if you won't work you
shall be fastesed down your whole wstoh sad the next watch
after it." He wee taken down, and afterwards began to cry
out, " oh, Lord, es= me I Oh, Christ, save me! What
will become of my poor wife aa family P" Saw deceased
brought on deck and rolled by order of the doctor.
Charles Theodore Schmidt meld he was a doctor on board
the Bogota, and examined the deceased the day he died.
Death, he believed, was occasioned by apoplexy, and the
!ruttiest which the deceased had onetime/al would be
likely to precipitate apoplexy.
Mr. Brett Wrested tie jury for the defence.
Bls lordship was two hours In summing up, after which
the jury found a verdict of Naisslaulifer.
Sentenced to penal serenade for Sfteon years.

PRAVDA 8T A CAPTAIN AND WZIORT TAIRA.
After the despatch of our Liverpool parcel on Thursday
evening the jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Wright
and Boucher, the captain and the weight taker Mate ship
Money, which arrived recently in Liverpool with a cargo of
mahogany consigned to Mr. Chaloner. Wright au sen-
temo six and Boucher to three months imprisonment
with hard labour.

John AlaeLst, shoemaker, foaled guilty of the manslaughter
of William Benson, in Dokdeld, Manchester, was sentenced
this monting to twelve month.' imprisonment with hard
I

JaTs; Anderson, found guilty of infanticide at the Liverpool
workhouse, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment with
herd lam.

NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Notwics, Aran. 1.
Caoww Contr.—(Bdons Chid Berm Pollock.)

kaimi /orris, 27, wee charged with hating, in oomieny
with two Mbar persons nn►nown, eamalted Dominic Me,
and Maim 1451. from hie person.
Yr. Stephenson appeared for tho prom:cation, and Mr. N.
Palmer Sat the defence.
.

The prawn tO7i;:lioased hawker doing a maskterabie
besinem, sod on Friday, the 19th of November wee at the
Bathe publio-bouse, at Dies. lie went there about nom,
end wee at the time rather the worse for drink. Aker he
had been at the bowie a lit. le while the prisoner, with
another man and two women with awes Dandle, user is.
The prisoner asked the landlady whether/ they could have
two bide, and engaged them on her replyfnr in the alma.
Bee. Shealy afterwards the prosecutor the sow @rehab
riai.late cm variation, and the prosecutor bested them to
for which be paid. The prosecutor was rating
"fresh," when he went to the Beehive, and while there
became quite intoxicated. When be paid for the drink he
pulled out him bag of money, and several eoverskple fell
upon the floor in the presence of the prisoner
owl the other parties. The prosecutor atter the /epee of
few minutes went into the back yard, and was followed
the two men. As he was returning into the house the
mar knocked him down, and it was now stated that while
be weapon the grotend the man robbed him of hie wag.
Tbledtweer and his companions then made off, leaving theft
and throwing up their beds. He ma afterwards traced
to Boxy St. Edmunds, where he bought a cart for 31., aid
" chopped " a hone with another man, appearing all the
while to have plenty of money about him. On the Bth of
Jan he was apprehended at Colchester with a female
named He then said that he knew nothing of the
robbery, and the female stated that she had never been at
Dies. The statement of the prisoner before the committing
meerietrate wee put in ; it was simply "I have nothing to say
sow." _ .

tie Cbid Baron end it wu a mete waste of time to tender
sub a statement.

Mr. Palmer said it was a came of money also, se the
insgistratan' clerk got 16. for titling up the blank form. For
the defence, the learned counsel contended that it was im-
probable that the prosecutor had so much mosey about him
as be had stated, and that his evidence was not to be relied
upon, se be was in a state of intoricatke at the time.
piTile= lased the prisoner Guilty; previous conviction
wee
Novi lest him, and he wee —toned to els years'
The grand jury ignored the bill preferred against the
female Batson in ECIRDRIIOII with the matter.
Bettreein &ow, alias Smith (24), and Mort Woolly (22),
erne Merged with burglariously breskiteg sad maseng the
hove of the Bev. C. 3. Denton, at But Wal:oe, en the 16th
of December, sad stealing therefrom 36 ether forks, 18
.Over tibia spoor, 16 silver tea spoons, end a considerable
"re&of other gate.
Cooper appeared for the prosecution, end Mr. N.
Passer fer theoeieorer Wortley. Smith was undefended.
The ffaarr le canning ele, at But Walton,
seed en eke sight of the 16th of Deosehr his house was
braes open end a mealderable quastity of plate, speci-
fied in the indictment, was stolen. On rising at
seven o'clock on the following morning, Mr. Den-
ton's servants discovered that en entrance had been
effected into the premises through the store-room window.
The plate was kept in the skserrease, sad among a great
variety of other articles compised niter teaspoons. The
messes lived at Canleacre, about six =See fresh Walton,
one of them (Smith) lodging at the home of a perm
Whiekard. On the evening of the robbery Smith left
Whiskard's In mammy with the other prisoner (Wortley),
sad did not return all night. Smith continued at Whim-
kard's till Monday, the 2nd of January, when be bet,
sad was not seen there again till the fallowing Friday.
In the Interval Smith and Worthy were found at Norwich,
sad on the morning of the 4.h of January six of the ma=
;TIMO offered in pledge by a married woman,
on, at the shop of Mr. Owen, &pawnbroker. Here they
were Mopped, and information wee gives to the pollee, wbo
=="lthe primeen, and also Me woman who had re-
from them. The six spoons wee the
cely portion the skeet moperty recovered. The woman
Watson wee eow admitted se a witness whet thee.,
end staled that they had requested her to pledge
is the tame of Rachel Smit or "some Smith or other,'
eddies that it was "all right'!
Mr. Palmer, on behalf of WorSey, urged that the evidence
of the principal witness, the tens& Watson, was open to
great simpleos.
The jury bred both the prisoners Guilty, and previous
easeiWom were proved against them.
Sentences defined.
Ctva Stns.—(l6race Chief Justice Cockburn.)
CLAU.I AND °THINS V. PAINS AND OTHERS.

TAB wen ea action to recover damages for injuries ens-
tabbed by the brigaatine Martha, through the alleged
neiligeroe of the ddrndand .team•tag.
The cue was not concluded when our report wee dr
epatterA. The &tads were not of general interest.

the article, the defendant tendered him a elver watch, which
areseted to be the identical watch pledged in November.
Antoine persisted that his watch was of eyold, and it is oar-
tainly so described on the fly of the daphnia, as also in to
day-book of entries prescribed by statute to be kept foe all
pledges exceeding the amount of lfte. Oa the kat
of this ogee some few dap ago, Mr. Brabingtoa =wird
two attestants swore that the three entries had been made in
error. and that a silver watch, which they produced, was the
identical watch deposited on loan by Antoine, who, en the
other hand, swore that hie watch was of gold ; and the ma-
gistrate was called on by Brabington to reject the entry and
rely on testimony directly conflicting with it.
Mr. Bingluon, palming upon the opposing evidence, de-
ferred adjudication until he had well considered the cese,
and now prejudgment.
Mr. Bingham said—ln the ow of bonds and other instru-
ments under seal, no man Is permitted by 'mot evidence to
contradict the contents of the writing; and the ream* for
that prohibition applies almost ea strongly to written evi-
dence pm-appointed by statute. The object In both oases is
by a deliberate and unchanging document to preclude the
disputes that Inc/mangy arise where memory alone is relied
on. The defendant and his witnesses are respectable men,
and I acquit them of any intention to deceive, and I maks no
doubt they are penuatled of the sectusay of their reoollectices.
But I cannot bring myself to rely, after a quarter of a yese,tm
slippery memory, In opposition to three writings made at the
time on the pert of the defendant, with every opportunity
' far examination, and one of them with the Injunctions of en
ace of parliament; and it is altogether to the Interest et
pawnbrokers that, except in the ems of clearly.estahllehed
fraud, such Inferior evidence should not be received to con-
tredict the more trustworthy. If a pswnloaker may establish
by memory an allegation of mistake in the teeth of his own
minas, then by the stronger reason might the perms
pledging say, " the duplicate not of my writing, end lam
not responsible for It. accuracy. I put It hastily in my
~ooket and never examined it IEI I came to re-
the made which, by fraud or mistake,
hes been described as of silver. I am now
rewith witnesses to prove it vu of ."
obvioua that if such suggestions were readily yielded to
by magistrates, pawnbrokers would be exposed to intermina-
ble litigation end fraud. I have heard frequent applicatioes
of this met, and it has been my practice to discourage them
by telling the applicant he might have examined his dupli-
cate at the time, and have node hie objection before quitting
the shop• otherwise, he stands In the same difficulty uone
who receives counterfeit money, and. Instead of examining it
in the pretence of the giver, makes his objection some time
afterward,. I feel compelled therefore to decide in favour of
the complainant, and If my declaim be wrong the defendant
mast take the blame to himself for not conducting his bud-
asts with sufficient care.

Mr. Kidd, late reccaderatilaeer.of the steam-ship Mel-
bourne, vP)Ord to Mr. Yardley for hie advice eft assistance
under the following cirrmisaman : . . . .

The applicant stated that during the late revolution in
Hayti the steam-ahip Melbourne, on her way to England with
who embarked at Jamaica. was ordered to Hayti
troops
e protection of English and French residents and pro-
perly, and her patience there and the landing of the English
troops saved much bloodshed. The Emperor Soulooque, the
and suite, with a met amount of property belonging
tilol= were also saved. He understood that a considerable
ma of money was given to the captain of the Melbourne for
the servion rendered, and that it was to be distributed
the officers, soldier', and crew of the Melbourne, but
ahrl. Kidd) and many other. had not received one farthing
of money.
Mr. Yardley said there was no doubt the money was given
by the Emperor of Hayti, who owed his life to the fortunate
proems of the steam hip Melbowrne at Port an Prince at a
critical period, and the money probably was to be dietributed
according to the captain's discretion. The captain might
give it to whom be liked.
Mr. Kidd mid that all on board the Melbourne shared in
the common dearer, and that the sailers had to wear swords
by their sides when they went on shore. The sailors rowed
the troops from the steamship to the shore in the dead of the
night and ebbed their lives. If the crew of the ship hsd
been killed or wounded their widows aid themselves would
not have obtained pemionajbecause they were in the merchant

—Mr. Yardley—lt ma be im, that you were all exposed to
danger; bat I bare no jurisdiction In the use whatever.
Your only remedy Is to ilea bill in Cbancery against the
osptaln,who is a scot of trustee for the proper distribution of
the money. Row much mosey was given by the emperor',
eJtorether P
Mr. Kidd—l don't know. I have heard it wu 2,0001.
Mr. Yardley—lf you don't know bow much it is yea must
Ille a bill of dieouveiy in the Court of Chancery, and whin
you have expended 2001. or MW., you will probablyanemias
what amount the captain received.
Mr. Kidd—We disembarked troop., we saved the em-
peror mad his property, and landed him safely at Jemmies
and I think all hands on board ought to share in the distil-
balks of the money.
Mr. Yardley—l have no juriedietion. You must go to the
Coast of Chancery.
Mr. Kidd looked grave at this announcement, shrugged
his shoulders, and left the court.