The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1860.

win he discussed with reason on all sides—said that web
proposition. may, we hope. be made as may • bekeatidealey
to Ewa/eland, sad as may meet the views geberally al the
peen of Earope. (Hear.)

with tepid Is their good wines. and that whet I
wart d was to get rid of the bad vintages. (Heir, hei
r.)
Not a dim* petithia bad been laid upon the table In favour
of the bW, and in his opinion the present facilities for the
sale of spirits sad wines were amply sufficient and he
trusted the house would pause before it thrust upon the
plater temptation.lt appeared that in ceder to carry oitTg:
treaty with France they must thrust these wines down
the throats of the public. The bill was as clumeyili t
mes
of legislation as he ever law, because under it b
greengrocers, tailors, and In fact any other shopkespir
might take out • license for the sale of wine. Then team
clause 4, which contained • most dangerous
Every place of refreshment, every oyster every
shop for the sale of buns, or biscuits, was obliged to lake
est • wine license. That was licensing with a vangesned
(Hear.) But this was not all—with the French Wain they
aloe introduced French police. (Hear, hear.) By a kW
dame of the bill constables had diLvetionary power to
miter these places, however respectable, at any hoar of the
day. As • lover of constitutional freedom he pro-
tested against this inquisitorial system. (Haar, hear.)
The man who gave or lent • room in which his neighbours
or • picnic party might come and eat their food must take
out • &ease. The 12th section gave an extraordinary
power to the aegis rates. If, after • wake for the Dame,
Gay objection was offered within 3fldays by • inegistrate, the
excise were not to great the license. The was 11/0110 them the
French system- Here was • bill which deprived the men of the
license simply on the objection of a magistrate that he did
ant consider the house a honk fide eating-boom He should
like to know what was • bond fide eats g-hour? There
I was no definition of it in the bill. The was to be
given on' on the ground that a man when he ate wanted
Hs (Ir. Seymour) agreed with this : bat, if the
cement won good forscything, the man aught to he
slowed to choose what he world drink—he ought to be
allowed to drink beer, if he close, as well as From& wine.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—He may.
Mr. SEYNOUR—There was nothing to show that he
might in the bill. Then as to the clause relating to adul-
teration, it struck at the small shopkeeper, but left the
adulteration by the shopkeeper unchecked. He objected to
the bill on every ground, financial, political, sod moraL
The Beer Bill, which was introduced to give the working
man cheap beer, was • failure-end this would be more so,
grime. like that bill, it would increase immorality and
Mr. LEE SEYNER considered the proposition to grant
wine licenses to refreshment houses the bed part of the
; but hewn not surprised that it should-be
animict; two parties. He expected, too, to Er 421
the Waogset apposition would be from the Louisa de-
tusllers, or moral opposition was nicely so effectual
as a selfish apposition. The positions of the linseed
*Arsenics was who ly selfish, and he did lope the parka-
mein of this country would sanction this nessoare.
Mr. HARDY said he would not impute to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer any intention to corrupt the morals of the
country. The course taken by the hon. member for Dorset.
shire did not touch the question, which was whether it was
necessary or advisable to increase the places fur the
sale of intoxicating liquors—(bear, hear)--sod whether
to do so would unease the revenue without injury
to social order. He was quite clear of brewers and all
other persona, and therefore he might say that he did not
believe in the my against them, nor did he believe that the
licessed victuallers would suffer to the extent el
50,000,000 i., as alleged in their memorial ; indeed, he did
not think they would be affected at all .at present. The
present system of licensing he could not defend ; it wee
open to improvement, and the justices should have the
fall control over all places where persons assembled to-
gether for the purpose of drinking. The system of appeal,
as it now existed, ha was not satisfied with, for it had
heroine • mere form, and generally the magistrates in
gqaamariicr sessions affirmed the decision of the
jastbes below. He was opposed to the doctrine
of the United Anion°, Society. The use of the
thing was good, the abuse bed. Nodoubt these drinks were
harmless in their use but prejwidial in their abuse, and it
was the duty of the house to check the abuse of them.
The object of the bill was to raise • revenue, and be bir
bayed it would be a failure. The loss from one sources
would not be made up by the admission of French wines
into this country and to bej sold by refreshment houses.
It was a remarkable fact that, as the Secretary to the Tres.
sury bad told them the other night, nearly the whole of the
indirect revenue of the country was made out of nervous
stimulants. No doubt the community required a good deal
of stimulant to rase its spirit from the depression into
which a temporary income tax was so well calculated to
throw it. (A Of liquor the consumption was DO
less than 684,000,W0 gallons per annum—a quantity to
which he did not think any addition, even if addition were
possible, would be an advantage. (Hear, hear.) The his-
tory of legislation with regard to the sale of drink was
briefly this:—Down to 1496 the trade was entirely free, and
the restrictions which were then introduced were prompted
by a conviction that the unlimited sale of intoxicating beve-
rages was a serious evil. In the reign of James I. an act
was passed in the preamble of which it was stated that the
drunkenness which then prevailed led to stabbing, fornica-
tion, and almost every other crime. The reign of Charles
the Second was a period when light wines were in fashion ;
but De Foe stated that drunkenness prevailed very exten-
sively after the restoration. In more modern times a jug of
claret might be bought in the streets of Leith for 6d. ; but
they would see from the " Memorials of Lord Cockburn's
Life and Times" that people got drunk on that which was
now put forward as • certain MOODS of stopping intoxication.
la the reign of George IL gin was a new drink. and led to
• frightful amount of intemperance insomuch that an set
was period forbidding it to be carried about in barrows and
sold in the streets ; for at that time people used to as.
seance that they kept clean straw for their customers to lie
cm when drunk. (Laughter.) An enormous duty was laid
on gist is the hope of chesidng its sale, but it only led to its
vended ander a variety of different names. Then came
Wes Beemng which lasted until the passing of the
Bear Act. system,
was one of those who did not wish to
put any restrietion on the male of beer, provided that polsi
Wok it to their homes and drank it there. He thought that
any means which tended to keep people at
home would be • public good ; but he really
eould not see what advantage was likely to accrue
from any msaopn the effect of which would be to teed
people away ham their feanilies. (Hear, bear.) It was
• remarkable circumstance that everything that was now
said in favour of the bill was advanced by the Chancellor of
the Exchequer of that dal. Is favour of the Beer Bill. Never
bad prophecies been more signally falsified. So far from the
Beer Bill having improved the quality of the beverages sup-
plied to the humbler classes, or tended to ameliorate their
morals, it was admitted on all hands that it had proved one
of the greatest curses of the present day. (Cheers.) Some
years ago a brewer wrote to him to complain of a measure
which he had prepared on this subject ; but he said, " The
whole system of beer•houses is rotten and demoralising."
(Hear, hear.) Free trade in beer had, in fact, had nothing
but a demoralising influence. The committee which bad
sat oti the subject had very justly reported that the multi-
plication of drinking houses was of itself an evil of the
greatest magnitude ; yet his hon. friend (Mr. K. Selmer),
who had himself put his hand to that document, now sup-
prated a measure the avowed object of which was to multi-
ply them still further. (Hear, hear.) If this bill pared
any beershop might take out a refreshment license, and
would then be able to obtain an excise license for the sale
of wine. At the present time there ware 121,326 public.
bowie; so that it was impossible to contend that there was
[ any need for an extension of the number of drinking houses;
r sad he asked the house to pause ere it gave its sanction to
• project for increasing the facilities that already existed
for the supply of nervous stimulants. (Hear, hear.) The
hon. member for Southampton must have noticed that per-
sons brought before him charged With crimes committed
in • state of intoxication did not get themselves into that
state at any one house. No, it was as they were stagger-
ing away from one house after having already drunk
Ito that they were tempted into other
houses which they had to pass, and in this
manner they worked themselves up to a state in which they
were ready to commit almost any offence. (Hear, bear.)
As for what had been said about the magistrates, he (Yr.
Bard ) could only reply that the bench of justices which
any disorderly house to retain its bead gross)
gatdtheir duty. He would only ask his hoc
itilymer) whether he would allow his own tenants
bade in liquor ! (Hear, hear.) Don't let the holies
I thin legislate under false pretences. Don't let them take
assents to repress drunkenness on their own estates and
refuse to show the name are for the rest of the
country. (Cheers.) The bill, they were told, was to
secure the sale of wine. Well, what had the
free vintners of London sold ! Look at the evidence of Sir
IR. Mayne, and they would find that the free %intim' sold
"spirits under colour of wine. (Hear, hear.) And what semi.
city had they that the same thing would not occur, when
they placed beershop-keepers in a position similar to that of
the free vintners? Indeed be shouts like to know on what
principle they could allow wine to be sold, and not extend
the same privilege with regard to spirits ? Depend upon it,
they were opening a door which they could never again
shut • end when this measure failed—as fail it
would—they world have no choice left them but to grant
free trade ID intoxicating drinks. The right hon. gentle-
man said be wished to join eating and drinking together;
but people drank min after dinner than they did at dinner.
(No, no.) Well, they need to do. (Laughter.) Besides,
mman did not eat except when he was hungry ; whereas he
drank for many other manias. People drank with a friend,
or bemuse--

" The wine was good, or they were dry—
Or else they might be by-and-bye—
Or any other reason why."
(laughter) No one would wish to see persons who ROW
dined at home with their families frequent eating-houase ;
aed therefore the class to whom the bill would apply wee
oompamtively limited. But a man who had caws been to
an eating-house where liquor was sold would find his way
there again when he wanted to drink ; and he would net
think it necessary to eat first. Thus, eating-boom
or no eating-house, it would be all the same. If
that was not so, how corm it that all licensed
victuallers had gradually come to be keepers of
drinking houses ? The fact was drinking paid them beet,
and they naturally pushed that part of their business which
yielded them most profit. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Hardy)
contended that the sale of intoxicating liquor was not a
matter to which the principle of free Mule could be
the object of free trade being to extend a busiest', wlsssas
the object of all their leguilation was to curtail the made in
drink. (Hear.) The right hon. gentlemen (Mr. Gladstone)
had in Liverpool a relative who thought that tree trade in
liquor was a good thing, and at length he succeeded in
carrying by a majority of one a resolution to the effect that

hums &mid be stinted to anyone that asked for them.
The malt was thnt Liverpool had 1,510 pidde-Isom
while Mordsesier hed col 450. The
been, es Mr. Robereson himself =ea in-
sane competition for banner; and notwithstabding that
=rnwere failing every day, persons pressed into the
alAnd what bed been the result on the public morals?
Why that whereas in Liverpool one person in 29 bad been
drunk, there was only one in 400 drunk in Manchester. The
statistics of some other large towns were even more favour-
able ; for in Bradford the proportion was only one in 952.
It was quite true the police were more strict in Liverpool
than in other places ; but the difference would not account
for the difference in the numbers he quoted. [Mr. Glad.
ethos here made a remark.) The sight hon. genthanan
would never hear saybody to the end, though there was no
COO that complained more than himself if be ever
interrupted. He Me Hardy)) was going to say that there
were between 1400 and I,soolserhouses in Manchester; but
still the statistics showed that beer had not so tad an effect
as spirits. Some years ego there was • comparative free
trade in Dublin ; and the result was that in the year 1851,
out of 24,443 persons taken up, no fewer than 23,014 were
persons convicted of drunkenness. (Hear, hear. The
right hon. gentleman wasgoing to throw upon the
magistrates • much harder task than the impossible
I care that he said they had now to perform. The right hon.
gentleman seemed to think there could be no difficulty in
saying whether • person was • bond /de eating house
keeper ; and he asked what could be more inno-
cent than that they should be able to get • glass
of light wine with their biscuit at a confectioner's?
But who ever went to the confectioner's counter in the
lobby (where they had a wine license) and asked, or even
thought
of asking, fur • glass of light French wine? (Hear,
hear Besides, confectioners were not all eoefectioners of
that dais. What would the right hon. gentleman say to
a men who kept a little shop and sold cakes and buns?
If he was entitled to the appe7l•taoa, who would be rlisenti-
tled ? Whoever wished fora license to sell wine had only
to stick up • few canisters of biscuits he his window, which
were never intended to be eaten, and thus the ost im-
moral houses might have the opportunity of selling wine.
Again, what was the definition of an eating-horse ? The act
spoke of whoever should "keep open such • house as an
eating-house for the sale of animal food or victuals, with
which wine or fermented liquors were usually drunk." Now
he (Mr. Hardy) was not acquainted with any victuals with
which wine or fermented liquors were not usually drunk.
(Hear, hear.) Then he asked what check they were to
have? What justice of the peace, if he were
celled upon to my whether • man who had
pork pies for sale, which certainly contained animal
food, or mutton pies, biscuits, gingerhread, cakes of
ell kinds kept an skiing-house or not—could lately tell the
excise whether that was an eating-house or not ! This
would apse the door to every sort of house to get these
Iloenees. How were beer-shops to be checked? They
could not represent them as disorderly houses ; there was
no mesas of fixing upon them that opprobrium. A beer-shop
keeper might have • disorderly house; but be might shift
his residence to • few doors off, and that house be no
longer disorderlx. The right hon. gentleman bad provided
no means of =Airbag the character of a man. Re refused
to admit the fitness of particular premises,or of a partiodar
locality, so that houses might be provided with back en-
trances and other oantrivanass to prevent the inspection of
the polies. He refused to take notice of the question of
loesMy of the howls, so that they might be opened in out-
of-the-way places and be frequented by people who wished
to keep out of the way of the police. The bill therefore
did not provide any *heck as to the nature of the house
itself, or as to who was a confectioner. There was no cheek
upon disorderly houses, and anybody might get • licence
if he so wished Then the bill gave no power to the
magistrates where the locality was wrong, or the promises
unsuitable, or where the character of the occupant was at
stoke. But supposing the bill did all these things, were
they about to do them in a way which Englishmen would
stand? What was the mode? Was it in harmony with
the other legislation of the country? (Hear, bear.) They
were putting into the hands of the magistrates • secret
irresponsible power which would render them odious in the
eyes of all Englishmen, because they were exercising their
veto in secrecy. (Rear, hear.) But wasit only the
magistrates who received this power? From whom would
they receive their iuformation ! What enormous power
did this bill place in the hands of the police? (Hear, hear.)
They were the persons who informed the magistrates of all
that was going on in the neighbourhood ; and they were
now putting into the hands of the inspectors of police an
Irresponsible power. (Hear, hear.) They would say to
the magistrates—this is • man of lied character;
the house be is about to open is not • real
eating house ; he affects to sell povisions, but it
is really a house of another description ;" and thus • house
would be condemned as disorderly before it was opened.
Thus the license would be refused in secret, aril the man
would be unheard. (Hear, hear.) Thee questions now
came before the magistrates at every petty sessions, where
they were watch by the reports of the public press.
Thus • check was placed upon the magistrates, and he ven-
tured to say, that if the government were to put forth a
little of their pressure upon the magistrates, and make
the licensing system a reality and not a sham, they would
find the magistrate* stepping in, they would put down the
disreputable houses, and would have decent and respectable
places of entertainment throughout the country. He
knew that at every petty sessions the polies
came forward with • list of places, and said that they had
not heard • report against any of those places during the
year. Still this was a most important check. But the
plan proposed by this bill was an arbitrary power, for the
exercise of which the magistrates would not be responsible
to any man ; and, moreover, it would be throwing power
Into the hands of an irresponsible police. Thus in the case
of an honest magistrate they were putting • burden
upon him such as no gentleman in England ought to
bear. (Hear, hear.) At present magistrates acted freely
and honestly, because they acted openly. But by this b.
they were leading them into temptation—(besr, hear)—en
so odious would the system become in a twelvemonth, or
even lees time, that it would break down the whole of the
guards of this bill, throw everything into confusion, and
sweep away the licensing system, without the legislature
having duly considered what they were to substitute in
ice place. In this country there had been • steady de-
mise in the consumption of spirituous liquors, along with
en increase in that of coffee, tea, and cocoa. Was the
bonze prepared to supplant the latter by light wines from •
foreign country? (Hear, hear.) Besides, what proof was
there thut a taste for light wines would be created here?
The re olsibility was that the most highly alcoholiaed wines
would be most in demand, which would he only spirit
drinking in another shape The Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer had told them that 1860 was to be a memorable
year. Did he mean, with Jack Cede, that con-
duits were to run with nothing but claret? (A laugh.)
He would recommend the nght hon. gentleman to build
him fiscal reputation on measures which would improve the
morale of the community, and not on founding new houses
for the sale of intoxicating liquors. If be added to the
120,000 debauched houses already existing, he would be
doing that which was against the sense of his constituents
of the house, and of the country at large. (Hear.)
Mr. AYRTON moved the adjournment of the debate.
(" No, no.")
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER consented.
(Cries of " When I")
The adjourned debate was fixed for the 19th of April,
amidst much cheering from the opposition.
FLSHERIEB (SCOTLAND) BILL.
On the motion of Mr. Commune, leave was given to bring
in • bill to extend the art of the Bth and 9th year of Viet.,
chap. 26, intituled, "An Act to prevent fishing for trout
or other fresh-water fish by nets, in the rivers and waters
in Scotland."
The bill was read • first time.
POLICE AND TOWNS IMPROVEMENT ACT
AMENDMENT (SCOTLAND).
On the motion of Lord ELCEIO leave was given to bring
in • bill to amend the Police and Towne Improvement Act,
,so as to enable towns and populous places in Scotland to
avail themselves of its provisions for sanitary and other im-
p.rovementa, without at the same time adopting its previ-
sions as regards the establishment and maintenance of •
police force.
The bill was read a first time.
PUBLIC CHARITIES.

On the motion 4167 was given to
bring in a bill to facilitate the appointment of new trustees
to public charities.
The bill was read • first time.

The house adjournedat 20 minutes putl2, tall 3 o'clock to-
morrow (tkds day.)

and Ascot rscseacausc He had, it appeared, left a quantity
of beer after the Epsom Races last year, which he ordered
to be forwarded by the company to Ascot, and to be kept
by them for him in the meantime. A beer merchant from
whom the plaintiff bad bought the beer went to the oom-
pany and claimed it, and a portion of it was delivered to
him, and it was for this, and the damage resulting from the
plaintiff being without a supplyfor his customers at Ascot
Races, that the present action was brought.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 25/.
Three cams concluded the assizes, and brought the Home
Circuit to a etmclusioa.

NORFOLK ClRCUlT—Nozwica, Itiesca 31.
ova fkm—(Bafore Mr. Justice Williams.)

BTAWFORTH v. 'AFTON. -11112ACH OF rsoartmi.

This WSs---aiaZ-tiMi alleged
breach of promise of
Yr. Power, Q.C., rird 6e. Keane, appeared for the
*Mtiff ; and Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. Evans for the
defendant.

Mr. Power, in opening the case, said the plaintiff, Eliza-
beth Stanforth, was the daughter of respectable people,
living at Besthorpe, near Wymondham, /Norfolk. She had
lived for many years with her father and mother, who had
attained an advanced age. The defendant, Mr. Ayton, had
since the death of his father come into the possession of
considerable property, and the engagement was en.
tered into in 1849. For ten years he had been
accepted sa the plaintiff's suitor, and generally
spent his Sunday' with her and her parents.
Lathan had not peeped between the parties, because they
were near neighbours, but the engagement was a notorious
one. In 1858, after his mother's death, and when his
means had somewhat increased, the defendant fixed Mi.
ehaelmaa as the period of his marriage with the plaintiff.
The plaintiff's sister prepared the wedding dress, and other
members of the family were shown some furniture which
he had purchased. The engagement was not performed,
however, at the time appointed, and the marriage was de.
feared till the following spring. In the meantime the
defendant met with a person younger and more attractive
than the plaintiff, and had sines married her.
Mr. Justice Williams, in summing up, said the jury must
not act upon the principle of p • the defendant, but
of compensating the plaintiff.
Verdict for the phuntiff—damages, 1001.

NORTHERN ClRClTlT.—Lniarooz, An= 2.

NIM PIMA Doom.—(Before Mr. Jurtios Blackburn.)

MAHAR AND AMIN= (ABIIKINUN) o. LIM AND ANOTHIIL

The hearing of this action was resumed this morning.
The principal defendant, Simeon Sampson, was examined m
=of his own case, and denied in all the material
the statements of the bankrupt M'Clure. He de-
preset that the bankrupt solicited the defendants to
ldpur-
shale the goods, and not vice versa ; that they had • the
full amounts represented on the invoices ; that t ey had
never prompted, far less dictated, fictitious invoices •
that the prices were legitimate nide* for the goods
purchased, and that on some parcels the defendants bad
attuaily been ormadersble losers' as they had been com-
pelled to sell at a lower rate than they had paid. The wit-
ness was subjected to a prolonged cromexanunation as to
his dealings with bankrupt, and also as to irregularities in
entering those transactions in their account boob, the dates
not being in any order. In the course of the case it was
agreed that, the whole goods sold to the defendants by the
bankrupt amounted, according to the invoices, to 1,9701.;
and that these goods had been re-sold by the defendants at
2,2001., showing an apparent profit to them of shout 2301.
The defendants' case was concluded in the afternoon ; bat
the cause bad not terminated when our parcel was de-

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

William Stuart, 37, a respectable-looking nain, pleaded
guilty to • charge of misdemeanour, in obtaining money by
him. pretences. There was also a charge of felony against

Mr. Sleigh, who was instructed, with Mr. Poland, to con.l
duct the prosecution, said that Meets. Nicoll, the merchant
tailors of Regent-street, were the prosecutors, and the pi-
oneer was in their service in a confidential capacity. It ap.
pared that he had misappropriated between 601. and 1001.,
and the offence had been committed by means of false entries in
the books. The prisoner, however, had evinced his contrition
by pleading guilty, and the prosecutors, therefore, did not
fee that they were called upon to proceed with the charge
of felony.
Mr. Metcalfe, who appeared for the prisoner, addressed
the court in mitigation of punishment, and urged the facial
that he had been eight years in the service of the prosecu-
tors, that he was exposed to great temptation by large 'wail
of money passing through his hands, and that he had a
wife and eight children, and that he had already been four-
teen weeks in prison.
The Common Serjeant postponed the judgment until he
had had an opportunity of reading the depositions.
The prisoner was subsequently brought up with a man
named John Brooks, who had also been in the service of the
prosecutors, and who was concerned with Stuart in commit-
ting the offence, and pleaded guilty to it last session. This
last mentioned prisoner was recommended to mercy by the
prolocutors.
The Common Serjeant sentenced Stuart to be imprisoned
for 18 month. and Brooke for 6 months, both to be also
subjected to hard labour.
Jot,' Yeo, 25, pleaded guilty to two indictments, charg-
ing him with stealing various articles the property of his
master, Charles William Hutton.
Mr. Robinson,who appeared for the prosecution, stated
that the prosecutor carried on business in Newgate-street,
and the prisoner had been for some time in his service, and
had charge of the premises on Sundays. He had a key that
enabled him to obtain access to a portion of the house, but
it appeared that this key opened other rooms in the ware-
house, and the prisoner took the opportunity thus afforded
him of taking away • good deal of property. The worst
part of the calm wee that the prisoner had written inside one
of the caps he had stolen, " Presented to me by Miss —,"
a young lady in the service of the prosecutor, his °
evidently being to make it appear, in ram of discovery,=
this young lady was the thief.
The Common Serjeant, in passing sentence, said that the
conduct of the prisoner in endeavouring to cast suspicion
upon an innocent person was most diabolical, and he or-
dared him to be kept in penal servitude for fouryears.
When the grand jury came into court the Common Ser-
leant maid he had been informed that an indictment for per-
jury would be preferred against a vounggirl at the instance
of the Rev. Mr. Hatch, who was convicted upon her evi-
dent* al as indecent assault on a previous occasion ; and if
I they fait say diSculty with regard to the case, the court
' wadi be happy to give them any assistance they might
make.

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUI DgALL.

Mr. William Crakea, a solicitor, of Castle-street, Hot.
born, appeared before Alderman Humphery to answer the
following complaint.
Mr. Woutner said he appeared on behalf of Miss. Emma
Johnson, the complainant, who was the daughter of the
landlord of the house in which Mr. Gresham 's offices were
situated. The case was one of a peculiar character, and he
regretted that he should be compelled to bring it before this
court, but the annoyance Mr. Johnson and his family suf-
fered at Mr. Gresham'. hands was such that they found it
impossible to put up with it any longer. Mr. Gresham bad
occupied a set of chambers in Mr. Johnson's house since
June last, but some time ago the family became con-
siderably annoyed by what took place in the cham-
bers after the clerks left of an evening, and Mr.
Johnson accordingly remonstrated with Mr. Gresham,
and from that time a system of annoyance had been
continued to an intolerable extent. On Thursday last the
servant told Miss Johnson that Mr. Gresham had been
emptying slope from his window into the yard, and scarcely
crediting that such should be the are, Miss Johnson went
into the yard to ascertain the fact, and upon looking up at
the window, she there saw Mr. Gresham, and heard him
exclaim, " Now then !" At the same instant a man at hie
side emptied a scuttle full of cinders and ashes over her.
Immediately afterwards Mr. Gresham shouted out, " That's
it! that's it!" and closed the window. That the defendant
intended by his conduct to annoy the complainant it was
quite clear, and if the magistrate was of opinion that the
ashes were wilfully thrown over tie complaivant by direc-
tion of the defendant, then it amounted to a common
aasult, for which he was amenable.
Miss Emma Johnson said—l live with my father and
mother, at 10, Castlestreet, Holborn. On the 29th of last
month, between eleven and twelve o'clock in the morning,
I went into the yard in consequence of something the
servant had told me, and I noticed that Mr. Gresham's
window was closed. While I was there I heard it open, and
looked up, when I saw Mr. Gresham looking at me. I
could not see any one else with him, but I heard him may
" Now then," and immediately a quantity of cinder ashes
mine through the window and fell upon me. He looked me
full in the face before he said " Now then," and after the
cinder. were thrown he said "That's it, that's it," and
closed his window.
Aldermen Huniphery —What quantity of ashes were
thrown?
Complainant—Not much, sir ; hut there was more than a
shovel full, they covered my head and dress. I immediately
informed my mother, and she sent for a policeman, who
came and saw the state I was in. Mr. Gresham never
made any apology for what had occurred.
Cron.examined—l know nothing of my father refusing
Mr. Gresham the privilege of putting his ashes in the
proper place. 1 know that two days previous my father
prevented Mr. Greshain's man from throwing the ashes in
the dust bin, and they were efterwards thrown through the
window. Ido not play the pianoover Mr. Grusham's head.
My sister plays. We do not have children jumping over
head to annoy him. We had a juvenile party one
day while Mr. Gresham was in his 040 e: I
11801, me brother has said lie would have hurdy-gainhes in
front .if the house, and children jumping about above, and
rolling downstairs, to annoy Mr. Gresham ; but Ido not
know that he has done those things. We have had to com-
plain frequently of Mr. Gresham, and he has complained
of not getting the attendance included in the terms for the
chambers.
After slime further evidence,
Alderman liumphery said—There can be no doubt that
the ashes were thrown by Mi. Grcelicm's direction, and
that Is an assault fur which I must fine him 20s.
. .

Mr. Atkinson was sorry the worthy aldermen had takes

that view of the case, as it afforded a triumph to the other
party, which would eally.tirnd to eniliitter the quarrel be.
tween them more tlaa. ever.
Alderman Humplsery— Why does Mr. Gresham stay
there? I would leave, if I did not find myself comfortable,
were I in his place.
Mr. Wontner—We only want him to leave our premises,
and if he will go at once we will forgive him his quarter's
rent. . . . .

Mr. Atkinson was about to reply, when Mr. Greehiou said
he would not abate a single day of his notice.
The fine was paid.

MARKE!

, LONDON WEIZLY DOCK R
Importd.
tivoaa—West India maks 1,e61
Mauritius. bogs 30,1188
Bengal aad Madras bags 3,00
Penang —
Foreign ............pkgs 1K668
Conan—W.L casks LS
Mocha pkgs
Ceylon bags 3,618
COOOa—W.L bags
Foreim
casks 2'737

'TS.

ITCII,4B.—MARCH 31.
Deliverd.ll.9. Stock 1859.

1,333 7,490 0,421
9,233 111,903 94,140
9,503 113,700 ,153,029

10,954 379,282 251,000
8 194 349
124 COW 8,735
2,720 20.715 40,186
320 2,120 7.064
84 8,977 8225
489 21,283 20.478

TALLOW.—The decline in the price of tallow on the
spot and for delivery in all March continued last week, and
the settlements of outstanding contracte on the last day
were made without difficulty, in consequence of the quan.
tity of Y.C. tallow offering out of the hands of the Russians.
The demand from the trade continues light, and is chiefly
supplied from the home production. This will in all pm.
lability be the ease until prices on the spot and for the last
three months of the year are nearer. Our quotations are
Y.C., spot, 565. 6d. ; all April, 565. • May and June, 555.,
sellers ; July to September, 5St. ; October account,
525. 6d. ; Oilcan sheep, 565. 61. to 595. ; beef, 555. 6d. ;
tallow Blaine, 52.. ; town tallow, 545. nett ; palm oil, 465. ;
woos nut oil, Cochin, 445. to 445. 10d. ; Ceylon, 43 to
425. 10d. ; rough fat, 2a. llitl.—(From the Circular of
Messrs. Smith and Charles, dated Monday evening.)

OOTTON.—Livimeom, Aram 2.—We have had a small
demand to-day, with prima in favour of buyers. The
salsa are 6,000 balsa, of which 1,000 are for export and
speculation.

CO/TON GOODS. MaNctriorrsa, A PIM 2. —The
monthly circular of Messrs. G. Fraser, Son, and Co.,
just issued, reports that the market during the last month
has been upon the whole less active perhaps, and rather
more chequered in the details of demand, but prices have
for the most part been maintained with firmness. Where
any reduction has taken place it has been in those articles
which previously commanded the highest relative value.
The decline in such articles has in part been compensated
b the lowering tendency of the cotton market at Liverpool
'"On the other hand," the report proceeds, "the general
oat of production is being more permanently increased by
the constant advanced in wages demanded by, and in part
conceded to, the operatives engaged in spinning and
weaving, whilst it is almost univenally complained of by
the employers that the production is seriously decreased
upon these successive advances of wages, by the
apathy they engender amongst the hands to
produce the customary amount of yarns and
goods. Thus the cost of production is unnecessarily
and most provokingly increased beyond all comparison
with the advantages gained by the operatives in their ac-
tually realised weekly wages. And it is evident that
there would be far lees disinclination to meet the demands
for higher wages, in the present condition of the spinning
and manufacturing trades, if the advantages thus conceded
were met by the operatives in the same fair spirit, and if the
latter would honourably devote themselves, as they received
higher wages, to keeping up the looms and spindles under
their charge to their maximum rate of production ; but the
verb reverse of this has been the usual practice." The goods
which have shown most weakoems during the month have
been 9.Bths printers and shirting'. The season of the year
is rather against them, and the trade are not much under
contract beforehand. The present circular quotes a decline,
since the last, of 2d. to 3d. per piece fur 60 to 66 reeds ; and
about 4id. per piece for 72 reeds 25 yards. Madapollama
are lid. per piece lower for all qualities of 32 to 34 inch
makes. With these exceptions the quotations of piece
geode are unchanged. Save for India goods, manufacturer'
are probably leas deeply under contract now than they
nenaDy have been ohm the beginning of December last.

CATTLE.—LrezarooL, Arlin. 2 —The supply at market
to-day was about the same as on last Monday ; of sheep
much larger. The demand very good, at much higher
prow for cattle. No change in the value of sheep. Beef,
sd. to 71d. • mutton, 81d. to Bid. Number at market :
Cattle, 2,013.3 ; sheep, 6,044.

COALS.-Loirnos, Ann -Ituddle's West Hartley,
16s. ; Bebside West Hartley, 16s ; Chilton Hart-
ley Steam, 15s. 3d. ; Davison's West Hartley, 165.; Hoo-
ting', Hartley, 16a. ; Howard's West Hartley, 16a. ; Lam-
bert's West Hartley, 16s. ; Taafteld Moor, 19.. 6d. ; Taa-
field Moor Butes, 12s. 6d. ; Walker Primrose, 13a. ;
Wylam, 16s. 6d. ; Walls End Acorn Close, 19s. &L ; Walls
End Eden, 19a. 6d. ; Walls End Harlon, 19s. ; Walls
End Whariacliffe, 18.. 9d.; Walls End Bell, 18s. fat. ; Walla
End Braddylls Hatton, 19s. 6d. ; Walls End Framwellgate,
19a. &L ; Walls End Hatton, 20a. 9d. ; Walls End Roarer.
Hatton, 19s. 13d. ; Walls End South Hatton, 20.. 6d. ;
Walls End Hartlepool, 20s. ; Walls End Heugh Hall,
19s. 6d. ; Walls End Kelloe, 19a. 6d. ; Walls End North
Hartlepool, 15a. 6d, ; Walls End South Hartlepool, 19s. ;
Walls South Durham, 19s. 3d. ; Walls End Trimdon
Thornley, 17s. 6d. ; Carway and I/tarn Malting,
Ships at market, 57 ; sold 45.