The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 9, 1866.

BISHOP COLENSO'S BITETBN TO NATAL.

(From the Times of Natal, Nov. 22, 1865.)
On Sunday morning before ten o'clock Church-street
presented a most unwonted appearance. Instead of its
customary quietude, groups of persons were congregated at
interval., several already taking up their station in front of
the cathedral doors. As sous as we commenced making
inquiries we ascertained that the dean had ordered the bell
ropes to be taken from the bells, which are outside the
building, thus causing an unusual silence. An adventurous,
but somewhat rash friend of the bishop's, however, climbed
up to one of the balls, and attaching a reins to it, quickly
caused the customary peal to resound through the
city. This, although soon stopped in some way
or other, brought numbers to the spot. We were
then informed that the churchwardens intended
to respect the interdict, and the manner in which
that w.s done it is now oar duty to record. As eleven
o'clock aperoached the crowd, amongst which were a few
ladies, gathered thickly in frost of the north door, the
' gates of which were still closed. At about three minutes
to eleven the bishop, accompanied by his registrar, walked
through another crowd assembled at the vestry door.
His lordship was respectfully saluted, and repeatedly ac-
knowledged the welcome. We are informed that on
knocking at the vestry door the dean, who was inside,
wished to know who was there ; on being told " the
bishop," he add there was no admittance there. Mean.
time, Mr. Dickinson came out of the north door, and,
standing inside the looked gates, addressed the crowd
to the following effect. Hs assured them that it had
been the intention of the churchwardens to close
the cathedral that day, but they were compelled
to bow to the highest legal authority in the colony—the
Supreme Court—from which court they last night bad re-
ceived an interdict ; and in obedience to that document
be now opened the doors, but before doing so he would,
reed the protest which he and his brother churchwarden
had presented on Friday to Dr. Colenso. Mr. Dickinson
then read the following protest :
"To John William CAleascc, D.D., by bet Majesty's
letters patent Lord Bishop of Natal.—My Lord,—lnas-
much as your lordship has been deposed from the exercise
of your office of Bishop of Natal, and as such sentence has
been approved of by the Archbishops and Bishops of the
united church of England and Ireland, and of many other
churches throughout the world, we cannot doubt, but
must, and do, rest fully assured that such sen-
tence is binding in the sight of Almighty God.
And es the Lord Chancellor, in giving judgment on
your lordship's petition, stated that The United Church
of England and Ireland is not a part of the constitution in
any colonial settlement, nor can its authorities, or those
who tear office in it, claim to be recognised by the laws of
the colony otherwise than as members of a voluntary ema-
ciation,' the clergy within this colony, with one exception,
have refused to acknowledge your lordship as their spiritual
head. Acd as it is within our knowledge that the coo.
gregation ordinarily worshipping in this church generally
concurs with the clergy, we, as wardens thereof, feel bound
to refuse, and hereby do refuse, your lordship permission to
exercise any spiritual functions therein. Furthermore, we
solemnly warn your lordship that if, despising the sentence
of the church of Christ, and this oar prohibition as
wardens of this sacred building, you attempt to stand
amongst us as the minister of Christ, such a prooseding
can only be looked upon as an act of violence.—(Signed)
0. H. DICKINSON, SAM. WILLIAMS, Chorchwarjens of
St. Peter's."

Mr. Dickinson then unlocked the gates, and the crowd
rushed in, filling the sacred edifice in • few moments,
Whilst the crowd was arrangiog itself we noticed the Very
Rev. Dean Green and the Rey. F. B. Robinson kneeling
with their backs to the congregation in front of the own-
muoion table, which had been divested of the customary
white cloth, and we also noticed that the Prayer-books and
Bible ordinarily need bad also been removed. The aisle
was yet choked up with people. The bishop, who, as we
just now observed, had been refused an entrance at the
vestry dcor, entered with the crowd at the north door,
sod proceeded up the nixie. On reaching the step
which raise. the chancel above the body of the
cathedral, Mr. Dickinson stopped his lordship and again
explained why he had opened the cathedral ; be also
read the protest and the interdict again. Whilst
this was going on • scene ensued which called up
anything but reverential or devout feeling. We may
observe that of the regular attendants at the cathedral
there were but few present ; of professing cburohmen there
were undoubtedly a great number • of dissenters
but a
sprinkling ; whilst the rest was matte up of those who, we
are bound to say, never enter a plate of worship from one
year's end to another. These chiefly consisted of animus
and day labourers, many of them in their fustian and
corduroys, and more than one we noticed in his shirt sleeves.
These primped up close to the chancel step, and am goon as
Mr. Dickinson commenced, so many of them actually stood
up on the seats that those at the east end of the church
could not bear a word of what was going on. After Mr.
Dickinson concluded, we believe, the bishop, in a calm but
dignified voice, said :—" I am come to discharge in this
church and diocese the duties committed to me by the
Mr. J. W. Turnbull, in his capacity as registrar to the
Bishop of Capetown, then read the sentence of deprivation
which had been paved upon the Bishop of Natal by the
Bishop of Capetown in the same building.
The dean, who had during the proceedings turned towards
the congregation, then solemnly pronounced the following
adjuration :—" That which ye shall bind on earth shall be
bound in Heaven. That steads ratified before the presence
of the Almighty. Depart ! Go away from this House of

.
The bishop, however, ascended the chanted step, and the
vestry door being shut, quietly robed himself, assisted by
his steward, Mr. E. S. Foster; and a prayer-book which he I
had brought being placed on the readiog-desk, he proceeded 1
to read the usual service. Whilst the service was going
on the dean and the Rev. F. S. Robinson knelt as before
until the reading of the lessons; they then stood up, still with
their backs to the congregation. until the bishop walked to
the communion table, when the dean took a seat on the
north side of the chancel. We should mention that when
his lordship commenced the service the aisle was still
crowded with people standing. At the request of the
bishop, several of them were seated in the chancel, but,
notwithstanding this, the east end of the building was so
crowded that numbers had to stand during the whole ser-
vice. At the end of the Litany, there being no harmonium,
his lordship gave out a palm and started the tune, in which
he was joined by a large part of the congregation. After read-
ing the communion service, the bishop amended the pulpit,
and, after the usual collect, delivered, amidst the most
profound silence, a discourse from the text :—" Philip i., 9,
10.—And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more
and more in knowledge and in all judgment, that ye may
approve the things that are excellent."
At the oonclaaioo of the perm n his lordship pronounced
the benediction, and the congregation quietly dispersed.
At the usual hour of opening the cathedral, six o'clock,
there was again a large crowd against the cathedral doors.
Not lees than 400 could have been present; there were
more ladies than in the morning, notwithstanding a
drizzling rain. There, however, seemed to be no appearance
of the cathedral either being opened or lighted up, and the
rain was getting very unpleasant. About 25 minutes
peat 6 Mr. Dickinson came up and apologised to the
crowd for the inconvenience they were put to ; he assured
them that Mr. Williams had promised to have the cathedral
opened and lighted at a quarter-past 6, and he could not
understand why it had not been done. He repeated that
the fault did not lie with him. Still no Mr. Williams
appeared, and at five minutes past the hour for opening the
doors the bishop came into the crowd and said that through
some misunderstanding the cathedral was not opened, nor
did there appear to be any likelihood of its being opened for
some time, and as there were many ladies waiting in the
rain he recommended them to go home, since there would
be no service that evening. lie intended, however, to
preach oe Sunday morning next. A large number of per-
eons then went away; and it subsequently ap-
peared that Mr. Williams turned up at about
ten minutes to seven, opened the cathedral, and
lighted it up. It remained so open and lighted till a quarter-
past seven, when the lights were extinguished, and the
building cleared. We were afterwards informed that both
the churchwardens bad dined with the bishop at the club,
and it was there understood between them and the bishop's
registrar that Mr. Williams would see that the cathedral
should be opened and lighted by a quarter-past six. Why
this was not does we know not, but we are bound to record
that Mr. Williams's explanation is that he laid down in the
afternoon, went to sleep, and forgot all about his promise
to see the cathedral opened and lighted. We have not yet
heard what legal steps will be taken by the dean to show
cause why the interdict should not be obeyed.

A SYLL NI FOR INDIGENT DEAF ♦ND DUMB
CUILDRCN.—The half.yearly election took place yesterday
at the London Tavern, Biabopegate-etreet, of 35 children
(20 boys and 15 girls) out of a list of 73 candidates ; the
Rev. John Evans in the chair. The minutes of the former
court were read and confirmed. The of6oers were re-elected
for the year ensuing, and the committee were also re-elected
for the same period. The secretary read the account of
receipts and expenditure, which pee the following results :
—Total receipts (including 2,6301. 6s. 61, balance from
former account), 15,234/. Da. ; disbursements. 10.1521.
13s. 2d. ; Margate estate, 2,8871. Os. 6d.: paid for 2,0001.
consols, 1.7831. ; balance in hand, 410/. ss. 4d. Total.
15,2341. 19i. The committee's report for 1865 sets forth
that—" The branch establishment at Margate has fully
answered the expectations of the committee; and has
enabled them, without overcrowding the building in Lon-
don, to keep pica with the increasing Dumber of candidates.
There are at presort 356 pupils under instruction, who are
trained up in the dutiem of a Christian life, and who, when
they leave the school, are assisted in various ways to earn
their future subsistence." . _ _

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POLYNESIAN MISSIONS .—The missionary ab ip John
Williams left the Downs yesterday with five ministers who
have been appointed by the London Miasionstry Society to
the following stations at the South Sea Islands, viz. :—The
Navigator. Wands—The Revs. A. Dhabi, S. H. Davies,
and W. J. Wateoe. Rental's—Rev. Jame Chalmers,
Herahine, Rev. A. T. Saville. The missionaries are
accompanied by their wives and families, and embarked at
Gravesend on Thursday last
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEIIM.—During the week
aiding 6th January the visitors have been as follows :
On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, open from
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 15,089. On Wedneeday, Thanday,
sod Friday, students' days (admissios to the public, 6d.),
open from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m., 1,927 ; total, 17,016 ; from
the epodes of the Museum, 5,748,513.

MORE SEVERE GALES AND LOSS OF LIFE.

About riel4ilc yesterday Mrs. Harrold was about to step
off the kerb in the Kenoington.road, when, from the violence
of the wind, she was thrown down, and before she could re.
oover herself was rue over by a horse and cab. She was
immediately conveyed to Si. Thomas's Hospital, and found
to be suffering from severe amanita*. A man named
Healy Mould, • labourer, was at work upon a scaffold in
the Root-road when, by the violence of the gale, he lost
his balance and was precipitated to the ground from a
height of 30 feet. On being conveyed to the hospital it
was found that his heed was severely injured and two of his
rite broken. Early in the morning the inmates of a cot-
tage in the rear of St. Thomas's Hospital were aroused by
a loud crash, when it was ascertained that the front door
had been completely stove in by the wind. On Clapham-
common • fine elm tree was snapped in two, and
on Wandsworth-common much mischief was done.
In the llornseproad., a cottage, the residence of Mr.
Andrews, was completely unroofed. About noon one of
the moat violent gusts of wind was most severely felt
within • short distance of Charing-cross, compriaing among
other damages the entire destruction of the roof and a
considerable portion of the house, No. 8, Arundel-wart,
Haymarket, which is the property of the Dean and Chapter
of Westminster. One of the London District Telegraph
wires which crossed Parliament street, near the Red Lion
public-house, was snapped off from one of the standards.
It happened, however, not to have come in contact with
any person or vehicle, although it caused considerable
alarm. Yesterday a violent gale swept round the castle and
town of Windsor during the morning. The Thames, owing to
the heavy rains, has risen rapidly, and in many places partly
flooded the land upon its banks. At two o'clock the water
rushing through the arches of Windsor-bridge preeentadMie
aspect of • miniature sea, so:rough and turbulent was the
flow of the river. On the Bucks shore of the Thames, near
the South Western Railway bridge, a portion of the land is
under water. At Wraysbury there is also a good deal of
water oat.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.
A terrific gale from the W.N. W. has again swept 1
over this port, and at present it would be premature to
arrive at any conclusion as to the extent of the damage
done, but we fear that for the next few days the
disasters to shipping in the Channel will be great, as on
Saturday and yesterday a large number of ships sailed from
the Money with • fair wind. About three o'clo.ik this
morning the wind chopped round from the S.W. to the
W.N.W., when a heavy gale sprung up, and raged with
but slight cessations all day. At an early hour
the American ship J. F. Foster, jan., outward bound to
New York, dragged her anchors in the river, and was
driven ashore in Bootle Bay. The Souderborg ship Trite'',
Captain Nielson, arrived here from New York, reports
terrible weather in the Atlantic. On the 23rd December,
when in let. 39.30, long. 49.30, he fell in with the Ameri-
can ship Tigress, boned from Novara, West Indies, to
Hull, with a cargo of guano, in a disabled and &inking con-
dition. Captain Nielson at once hove to, and after com-
musicatiag with the captain of the Tipess, remained
by the sinking ship, and eventually rescued the captain and
crew, nineteen in all, and brought them safe to Liverpool.
While the Triton was hove to by the Tigress there was •
fearful sea running, notwithstanding which not a soul was
lost, Additional accounts of the disasters consequent on the
gales of last week have been received. The ship J. S.
de Wolf has been towed into Newry, with loss of sails, bul-
warks, and decks swept. Advises front Colony state
that the barque Pa amount, from Galveston, with cotton, is
ashore, dismasted ; the Delia is at the same place water-
logged ; the St. George, from Quebec to the Bntish Chan-
nel, is a total wreck near the Paramount ; • large ship
went ashore on the 29th of December, and became • total
wreak, and the crew are reported to hays perished, the
name of the ship has not yet been ascertained ; and the
New York packet-ship, Guy Mannering, from New Yak to
Liverpool, has become a total wreck near lona, and it is
reported that about 1G of the crew of the ill-fated ship
have been lost. The American ship, J. P. Wheeler,
is ashore in Oboe Bay, in a very damaged state ; and the
ship La Gloire, from St. John's, has been compelled to seek
shelter in Queenstown harbour, with loss of fore and main
masts. Concerning the fate of the Bed Jacket, we regret
to say that doubts are expressed as to her safety. A dee-
patch received here from Ballinskellegs Bay, county Kerry,
states that seven casks of palm oil and a life buoy, marked
" Red Jacket, Liverpool," have been washed ashore in the
ba7, but nothing has been heard of either the crew or the
ship. The James F. Foster, jun., mentioned abovelas
having gone ashore in Bootle Bay, ha. been towed off and
taken into the graving dock. The latest deices brought from
Mobile by the Java state that a terrible storm had raged there
for some days. All the lighters in the harbour had been sunk
and quantities of cotton destroyed. The ship Boger A.
Heine, which went ashore on the sandbank at the entrance
to Mobile harbour, is likely to become • total wreck. A
large number of vessels lying in the bay had also been
roughly handled, but no lives are reported lost. On other
' parts of the American coast the storm has been equally
severe, and several vessels had been driven ashore on the
southern coast end wrecked. lAccordieg to the observations
a Me. nertrup, alto Liverpool distr....user. the &mowers
during the present gale averaged from 25 to 301bm. to the
square foot, and in one furious blast reached 1.4. This is •
heavier pressure for a longer period than has been known
before, though in one short squall daring the week the
pressure amounted to 321bs.
CHATHAM, JAN. 8.
Throughout the day and up to this evening it
has been blowing • strong gels from the southward and
westward, accompanied by • heavy fall of rain, the wind
occasionally having the force of a hurricane. A large fleet
of outward bound vessels have taken up their position
inside the entrance to the harbour, where they are wait.
ing the gale moderating. For several hours during the
height of the gale communication between the shore and
the vessels of war has been suspended. Some anxiety
was entertained for the safety of the paddle-wheel
steamer Medusa, 6, Master-Commander T. Potter, which
left this port ou Saturday for Plymouth, with the boys
sad lads of the 'Wellesley, 72, for the Ganges, Si, as it
was apprehended she might have enoonntered the fury of
the gale in mid-channel. Intelligence was, however,
received to-day of her safety. At the time of sending off this
despatch the barometer was 2&90, being a nee of one fifth
since the morning, while the gale appears to be moderating.

NEW LIFEBOATS FOR NORTHUMBERLAND. —Two
fine new lifeboats, each thirty-four feet long, and built of
solid mahogany, accompanied by transporting carriages,
have just been out by the National Lifeboat Institution to
Hauxley sod Newbiggin, on the oust of Northumberland.
Their self-righting qualities were fully and satisfactorily
tested a few days siooe, in the Regent's Canal dock. The
transporting carriages of the boats were also tried on the
occasion and were found to answer admirably. The cost of
the Hauxley lifeboat was presented to the institution by
Eleanor, Duchess of Northumberland, and it is called the
Algeroon and Eleanor. The Newbiggin lifeboat is also the
gift of • benevolent lady named Miss Hopkinson, of Brig-
house, Yorkshire, through Mr. W. Anderson Ogg, of
Cheapside. The lifeboat is named the William Hopkinsoo,
of Be ighouse, after the donor's late brother of that name.
These two lifeboat establishments will, we trust, long
remain monuments of the two philanthropic ladies. The
Hauxley lifeboat is to be publicly launched to-morrow
(Wednesday) and the Newbiggin lifeboat is to undergo the
same ceremony on Saturday next. The National Lifeboat
Institution has now 153 lifeboats in connexion with it. Of
these 23 are stationed on the north-east chest, namely :
, Northumberland, Berwick-on-Tweed, Holy Island, North
Sunderland, Boulmer, Unmoutb, Huxley, Newbiggin,
Cuffercoata, Tynemouth No. 1, Tynemonth No. 2 Dur-
ham, Whitburn, Sunderland, Seaton-Carew, Yorkshire ;
Middlesborough, Redcar, Saltburn, Whitby, Upgaag,
Scarborough, Filey, Bridlington, Homes, and Withernsea.
A SHIP BLOWN TO PIEt:E.S. —On Friday evening
an explosion of Shutt= coal gas occurred on board the brig
Euphemia, of West Hartlepool, lying in the Victoria Dock,
Hartlepool. Tho concussion shook the whole neighbour.
hood, was heard for miles around, and the shipping in the
docks were for the moment illuminated with sunlight bril-
liancy from the volume of flame produced. The citcum-
steams connected with the disaster are these. About seven
o'clock the brig Euphemia, Captain Bayfleld, of West
Hartlepool, was lying in one of the tiers in the Victoria
Dock, having got ready to put to sea. The vessel
had taken in a cargo of Shotton gas soil for France,
and the hatches were all battened down. In con-
sequence of the absence of one of the crew, the ar.
raugements for departure were tioavading, and the
vessel had to be moored to the tier spin. In order to do
this two of the crew got into the boat with a rope, while
the rest were engaged in the aft part of the vessel with
another rope, excepting an apprentice, named Alexander
Kees, who was standing amideltips. The captain, William
Bayfleld, was down in the cabin, locking all up, as he pur-
posed going ashore. At this period the explosion took
place. The apprentice was blown over into an adjoining
ship, the decks of the vessel from one end to the other
were all torn up, and portions of them blown over the
topmasts of the ship. rbe yards were covered with inden-
tations made by the broken timber, and a shower of coal
which was consequent upon the explosion. AU the crew who
were aft escaped without any injury, but the captain and
Kean were not so fortunate. As the flames burnt upwards
Kean was much exposed to their influence, and was severely
burnt about the face, forehead, arms, and hands. He was
immediately taken to Mr. Stamp, surgeon, who dressed his
injuries, and he was afterwards removed to the hospital.
On Saturday be was suffering very much, but there are
hopes of his ultimate recovery. The captain was blown
down by the force of the explosion; the cabin was one sheet
of flame, and the fire burst through the cabin skylight.,
which were smashed to pieces. The injuries the captain
received were not so serious as those of the boy, although
he is badly burnt about the exposed parts. The vessel, so
far as her deck is concerned, is • total wreck. The planking
is torn up in every direction, and in addition to large
portions which remained in the rigging entangled, great
nullities were blown into the dock.
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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Alfred Hcnry Haines, 19, clerk, pleaded guilty to two
indictments chargieg him with forging aid uttering two
cheques for 1101. aid U.reepectivaly, with intent to defraud
the Bank of London. .

Mr. Sleigh, wbo appeared for the prosecution, stated that
the prisoner was is the servios of a gentleman named Chip-
chase, who kept an amount with the above bank, and it
appeared that he had obtained possession of a number of
blank cheques, which he afterwards filled up for different
amounts. He contrived to evade discovery for a con-
siderable time by taking the forged cheques that had
been paid out of the prosecutor's pass-book, and
destroying them. Dating a period of more than twelve
months the prisoner seemed to have carried on a regular
system of forging cheques for 'mall amounts, and
in consequence of the forged cheques being destroyed as
above stated no discovery took place, and it was not until
the prosecutor found that his money standing to his ac-
count was considerably less than it ought to bays been that
inquiries were instituted and the forgeries were dis-
covered.

The Common Serjeant told the prisoner that he had been li
guilty of a very serious offence, and he sentenced him to be
kept in penal servitude for five years.
Charles Company Cooper, • respectable-looking man,
described as 27 years of age, and by profession • clerk, re-
minded from last session, was indicted for embezzling three
several sums of 91. 15e., of 221. 121., and of 18/., the moneys
of Thomas Vaughan Morgan and others, his masters and
employers.
Mr. Serjeant Robinson (specially retained). with whom
was Mr. Poland, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr.
Montagu Williams conducted the defaces.
The prosecutors carry on thelbusinese at Battersea known
an the Patent Plumbeio Crucible Company, and early in
January, 1863, the prisoner was engaged by them as tra-
veller in the northern districts. His salary was at first N.,
then raised to 41., and afterwards augmented to 5/. par
week, exclusive of his travelling expenses, and his duties
were to receive moneys from the customers of the firm, and
to remit the amount en the Tuesday of each week. The
prisoner, as alleged, received the three sums mentioned in
this indictment, for which he
soner, who resided at Manchester, warn called up to London
to explain the circumstances, and the result was that he
was given into custody on the charge of embezzlement.
The defence set up was that prior to this charge the pri-
soner. as admitted by the prosecutors, had by his exertions
increased the business of the firm by upwards of 4,000/.
per annum, and that the prosecutors had treated the
matter as • debtor and creditor account, and that the
prosecutors held the security of a bill of sale of the pri-
soner's furniture, besides a bond of the Norfolk Estuary
Company for 250/.
Mr. B. Williams made an able appeal to the jury on
behalf of the prisoner.
The jury, after • consultation of ten minutes, returned •
verdict of Not Guilty.
The prisoner was then given in charge to the jury on
another indictment, for embezzling three several sums of
221. 125., of 19/. 195., and of 181., the moneys of the seine
prosecutors, his masters and employers.
Mr. Serjeant Robinson and Mr. Poland again appeared
for the prosecution, and Mr. M. Williams for the prisoner.
The facts were similar to the previous one, with the ex-
ception that the prisoner kept back all knowledge of the
transaction with their customers, and did not supply any
information as to the payments by them of the several
sums mentioned in the indictment.

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Th. jury retired, and after an absence of • quarter of an
hour returned • verdict of Guilty, accompanied with •
recommendation to mercy.
The Common-Serjeant said he and the alderman who
at with him (Sir R. W. Carden') considered the pre-
sent to be a very serious and aggravated case. The prose-
cutors had behaved with greet lenity and forbearance
towards the prisoner, and, under all the circumstances, the
court felt th►t it could not pass a less sentence than seven
years' penal servitude.
George Loresby Worth, who was convicted at the No-
vember sessions of obtaining by fraud from the Smith
Eastern Railway Company • large sum of morey, under
the false presence that his brother had sustained
injuries at the melancholy accident which took place some
time since in the Blackheath tunnel of the company, was
brought up for judgment.
Mr. Poland appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Mac-
rae Moir for the prisoner.
The prisoner put in several written documents, which
the Common Ssrjeaot said he would peruse, and pass sen-
, tenoe to-morrow (this) morning, but it having been inti-
mated that another indictment on a similar point would be
preferred at the next sessions of the court, the senteoce wee
again postponed until that indictment was disposed of at
the next erosions.
Charles Godden, 17, described as a servant, pleaded guilty
to an indictment charging him with stealing six rings, of
the value of 100!., the property of Sir William De Bathe,
hie master.

It appeared from the evidence of Captain De Bathe that
the prisoner bad been in the service of the prosecutor as
Nc tap to shoot tbsoo month. agn, when ha save warning
eava and did in oonsequence leave the service. After
he had left the articles of jewellery were found to be miss-
ing from a drawer in a bureau in the prosecutor's bedroom,
the drawer presenting appearances of harlot been forced open
with a chisel or some such instrument. The prisoner bad
been in the service of Sir Harry Jones, and had hitherto
borne a good character.
The Common Serjeant sentenced the prisoner to be kept
to hard labour io the House of Correction for nine calendar
months.

George Pe!free, 22, labourer, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment for burgl►ry in the dwelling.hnuse of Robert Ent-
wistle, and stealing a salt•oellar and other articles, his
property.
The prisoner was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment
with hard labour.