The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, J 855,

of 2,200 bags, rates rather declined ; mid to good white
Benares selling at 37s 5d to 38e 6d, and good to fine like
Mauritius 34s to 36s 6d per cwt.
MADRAS.—There was less demand to-day, and all kinds
are easily to be obtained at former terms.
FOREIGN.—There was a better demand to-day, still
holders were compelled to accept former rates for all kinds.
Private operations were 1,400 chests yellow Havannah at
31s to 37s ; 4,000 bags clayed Manilla 29s to 29s 6d ; some
parcels Bahia, brown 28s 6d to 30s, yellow 30s 6d to 335,
and white 33s 6d to 38s per cwt.
REFlNED.—Purchases were on a large scale in hems
made goods to-day, still prices are not better, ruling for
brown lumps at 42s to 42s 6d, and low to fine grocery
42e 6d to 48s per cwt.
COFFEE.—The public sales of Plantation Ceylon declared
for next week are large, and already comprise 700 casks
and 1,200 bags. Of long berry Mocha 384 bales are de-
clared. The colory kinds of Plantation Ceylon are still much
in request, and previous terms were well sustained ; other
sorts, however, met with little notice, and rather gave way,
making a fall of is to is 6d per cwt for the week. In auc-
tion to-day 290 casks 7 kris and 454 bags were sold, good
at 60s to 631, low mid to mid 56s to 599, fine to fine fine
ord 52s to 55s 6d, small and mixed 49s to 51s, and Triage
36s to 50s. In Native less done, yet prises rule at 45s to
46s 6d for low to fine ord. Other sorts of coffee are not
cheaper, but less wanted.
TBA.—A better demand for common Congou to-day, at
9id to 10d for sound. Other Teas are in fair request, still
better prices are not obtained.
CINNAMON.—In public sale 23 bales Ceylon went at is
to is 6d. _ _

_
C uovss.—Of African 50 bags went at sid to 50.
NUTMEGS.—At public sale 15 casks were taken in at
2s 6d.

RICE.—The demand for arrival keeps good ; Madras at
11s to 11s 6d, sund white Bengal 12s 6d to 13s. On the spot
several parcels sold at former terms. Of American cleaned
80 casks in auction taken in at 28s to 325. Of sago flour
200 bags at 18s ad; bit 15 brls East India arrowroot sold
at 21d.
FRUIT.—New currants are lass wanted, and more de-
sire is evinced to sell at 48s to 85s, whilst two cargoes have
arrived. Old dealt in with caution at from 20s to 1001.
A quiet market for Valencia raisins ; new at 37s to 41s,
and old 30s to 355. Smyrna less wanted, and more
desire is evinced to sell ; black at 22s to 28s, red
30s to 345. In. Denis more doing at 30s to 31s. Eleme
sold to a fair extent at 303 to 60s, Sultanas 75s to 80s, and
Muscatels 50s to 100 s. In figs little done ; prices rule for
Turkey at 40s to 80s, and Spanish 355. Almonds wanted ;
Jordan at 61. 10e to 101., Valencia 105 s to 110 s, and Bar-
bary 60s per cwt.
IE4 cs 36 cks 1 bag Damar, 130 cs 34 cks sold
at 60s for yellowish middling bold, dull taken in at 555.
CUTCH is again is to is 6d lower ; 150 bags fair Pegue in
auction selling at 26s 6d to 27s per cwt.
DvEwooDs.- —5O tons Manilla Sapanwood sold at 81. 10s
to 91. for clean,, and 61. 17s 6d to 71. 15s. 6 tons Ceylon
apan sold at EL to 61., 10 tons red Sauudeis sold, clean
71. 7s 6d, stain ed 71. 2s 6d to 7/..7s 6d per ton.
MYRABOLIVS .-81. in.'s fair quality sold at 7s to Ss.
INDIA RUBBNIL-18 liskts East India sold nd for fair
fair lump.
SAFFLOWER.--17 bls Bengal sold at 65s to 70s, and GL
mark 75s to 95e per cwt.
RATTANS.-9.,859 bndls pas ay sold at Is 8d to 2s id.
ISINGLASS.---1; 0 csks 14 bags Brazil, partly sold ls 5d to
4s for dark, pi di ings 6d.
SEED.-10 vs mustard 523 to 565.
IXDIGO.-205,3rns Guatemala brought rathorstiffer prices
for the better kis ids, bat the inferior sorts meeting scarcely
any demand, wt3re bought in at full prices. The terms
ranged from 2a to 6s per lb.
COCHINEAL.-- 306 bags in auction went at rather easier
prices ; Houdura s silvers ranged from 38 2d to 3s Od ;
Mexican silvers. 73s 4d.

SALTPETRE.— The market has closed flatly at barely for-
mer terms. Of Calcutta 96 bags in auction were only in
part sold ; ref raktian 10 to 211 per cent, at .23s 6d to 24s
Gd, and 8i at 2:.;s per cwt.
RuM.—Tho market has closed flatly ; strong Demerara
at 4s 7d to 4s 9d., low to fine Jamaica 4s 7d to 6s, proof
Leewards 3s to 3s 2d, and East India 2s 10d. to 3s.
COTTON is si'vill wanted, and rates closed id above last
Fri,l'.y. Since that time sales have been 2600 his; Madras
chi,•fly at 3Ad. to 4d ; Surat nil to 31(1 ; and Bengal 2-4 d.
TALLOW.--Tke market has still an unsettled appearance,
and only limit,ed purchases were made to-day. Prices
rule for P. Y., /Candle on the spot at 56s 6d to 575, South
American 545. to 578 6d. Australian, mutton 54s to 575,
and beef 52s 545. The quantity offered at auction was
1,600 pkgs.
chests sold 68s to 68s 6cl, and 49 chests
borax 765.

WOOD.-20 irons green ebony 51786 d; 33 tons in auction
sold 4/ 55 to 942 10s.

HORNS.-2100 Siam sold 27s per owt, and small 103 ;
Rangoon Buffa;lo 26i.
MADDER-41 bls E. I. roots, 26s
STICKLAC-11 clats 1 bag Madras, free from stick 28s 6d,
15 chts lac dye 2d to 3d.
OlL—Palm very dull, and in auction fine oil bought in
at 414 down Itts 40s for dregged.

COURSE OF MICH
Amsterdam. .... 11 15%
Ditto, three )no nths .. 11 18
Rotterdam ............. 11 18

*ANGE.—THIs DAY.

Gibraltar ....
Leghorn .. • • •
Genoa ........ • • ...... 25 52%
Naples •• •
Palermo ....
Messina ... I3S
Lisbon
Oporto .............. • • 53%
Rio Janeiro •••••
Buenos Ayre5..........
New••• York, 0 days' sight
Philadelphia •• .

Antwerp 25 30
Brussels .. 25 30
Ilamburgli 13 5%
Altona •••• ••-•-• •••• ••
Pari5........ .... 25 10

I)itto, three 'ma nths .. 25 324
Marseilles ....... 25 324
Bourdeaux . • .. .•
Frankfort-on Maine .. 117%
Berlin •• .• •• ••
Vienna•• •• •• ••• •••• •• •• •• 12 34
Trieste .• •• •• •-• •• •• 12 36
Petersburg .• ••• •••• • • • 36
Madrid SO%
Cadiz .. 50N,
Barcelona .. -.......—

mums or BIILLICN, PEE OZ.
Foreign Gold in Btu's £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Mexican Dollars .... 0 5 0
-.lw Dollars ....•. 0 0 0
Sliver in bars . . 0 5 1%

Seville ...... ...........

THE ALLEGED UNLAWFUL PLEDGING.

LIVERPOOL, Thnrsday.—Clltford lrirtn and Jolin
Archer, brolosrs, of Walmer-buildings' Liverpool, re-
manded from yesterday on a charge of having illegally
pawned a number of barrels of tar which had been en-
trusted to them for sale were again brought up for ex-
amination.

Mr. Simons, barrister, prosecuted; and Mr. dspinall
and Mr. Conway defended the prisoners.
It appear eel that Messrs. Laurie and Co., of New
York, had consigned a quantity of tar to the prisoners,
upon which %be latter had made an advance of money.
Some of the) tar was subsequently pleeged to Messrs.
Firth and Son (brother and nephew of one of the pri-
soners), and. it was now contended that when they did
so pledge it they did so for an advance ranch larger than
the one they- had themselves made, and which was a ♦is-
lation of the. 6th clause of c. 39th of sth and 6th Vic.

The defe TICS was, that Laurie and Co. having received
advances, Nvere enabled, by virtue of a document which
was put in, to pledge or dispose of such goods in consi-
deration of the advance. It was denied that the goods
were pledged for a greater sum than the advance ; but,
even admitting such to be the fact, the offence, if any,
did not coma under the provisions of the Factor's Act.
Mr. Simons asked for a remand, in order that further
evidence should be produced to prove that the goods
were pledged for a larger sum than had first been ad-
vanced; butt
_ _

Mr. Mansield said he could not allow the parties to
be detained in custody until a charge could be made up
against them, inasmuch as the depositions upon which a
warrant had been issued made a specific charge which
had not been maintained. He should, therefore, dismiss
the case.

Mr. Simons entered his protest against such a course
being adopted when he asked for a remand to produce
the evidence which was so desirable.

Mr. Evart, the other magistrate on tho bench, said if
he understood Mr. Simons correctly he undertook to
produce proper evidence to make out a case, if a remand
were granted him.
Mr. Simons—Exactly so.
Mr. Evart then observed that he thought a remand
should be granted.
Mr. Simons here conferred with Mr. Aspinall for a
few moment., and then stated that though the present
case was dismissed, he had another charge against
Messrs. Firth and Archer for illegally pledging 10 bar-
rels of tar, and if the bench had no objection to allow
them out on their own recognisances, he would be glad
to have this case heard on Monday next.
The bench said they were quite agreeable to such a
course being adopted.
The defendants were liberated on their own recogni-
sances to appear on Monday next at twelve o'clock.
The case has excited the greatest amount of interest
in the town, and during the proceedings the court was
densely crowded with the principal merchants and others
engaged in commercial pursuits.
It is stated that other charges of a similar nature will
be brought forward should the one Now intended to be
proceeded with not be successful.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TA.TTERSALL'S-THuBSDAY.

The betting was, with one exception, confined to the
Derby, for which 7 to 1 was currently offered against
the leading favourite, and 15 to 2 taken. 16 to 1 was
taken about Rifleman, and 20 to 1 to some money about
Oulston, who is evidently " looking up" again. At the
club on Wednes day, 18 to 1 was taken to 2501.

Polydore was backed by an influential supporter for
upwards of 3001., at the odds quoted, and Rambling
Katie at length advanced from 1,000 to 15 to 50 to 1
taken. The investments on Bonnie Morn and Saraband
were only in small sums.

CLOSING PRICES.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
sto 1 agst Bonnie Morn (taken).

DERBY.
7to 1 agst St. Hubert (15 to 2 taken).
16 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken).
18 to 1 agst Onlston (20 to 1 taken).
25 to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (taken).
30 to 1 sgst Polydere (taken).
33 to 1 agst Saraband (40 to 1 taken).
50 to 1 agst Rambling Katie (taken).
1000 to 15 agst the Duke of Bedford's lot (taken).
The room was thinly attended.

CHESTER RACES.—MAY 2.
WEIGHTS for the CHESTER CLIP. About two miles and
a quarter. Two hundred subs.

Age et lb
Rataplan
Virago
Muscovite
Orestes
Andover 4 8 12
Acrobat 4 8 9
Wild Huntsman 4 8 7
Balrownie
Marsyas 4 8 4
Little Harry 6 8 2
The Nabob
Types..
Goorkah

Viudea
Calamus 4 8 0
Meteora 4 8 0

Taifourd 5 7 12
Fionn-ma-Coul

Knt. of St. George 4 7 12
Grand Inquisitor 4 7 12
Indian Warrior... 6 7 10

nekton 5 7 10

Vanderdecken ... 5 7 10

Master Tom 5 7 10
Epaminondas

B;:albec

4 7 10

Age at lb
Maro Antony 4 6 6
Mrs, Birch a 6 4
Aldford
Mortimer
Veteran 5 6 4
Lincoln's-inn 4 6 4
B f by Van Tromp,
out of Queen Mab 4 6 4
Kidnapper 4 6 4
Sir Jas. Graham 4 6 2
Br c by Lanercost,
out of Hydrangea 4 6 2
Pharsalus

Cardigan (late Mo-
nie Moses) 4 7 10
Midsummer

Gamekeeper
Lamprocles
Seducer

Hesse Cassel 4 7 10
Pitfall, by Bird-
cat Jher
The Exile of Erin 4
Winkfield
Ammonia
The Reiser
Black Swan
Haco 5
Guicowar
Old Noll 4
Domino 4
The Early Bird 4
St. Michael
Eulogist 5
Lambton
Scythian
Ch c by St. George,
ont of Calm
Naomi
Royalist 4
Lough Bawn a
Lerrywheut

Singapore
Canute

Jac); the Giant
Killer 5
St. Andrew
Caliph
Hercules
Neville
Lady Bird 4
Honeysuckle 4
•C.racara

Professor Buck 4
Mouser
13rown Brandy

Saraband - 3

Jack Sheppard ... 3

High Priest
Border Chief 3

Cockatoo

Lord Alfred
Lady Palmerston 3
Pole Star

Bright Phcebus 4
Jonathan Wild
St. Stephen
Jujube
Jenny Wren 4
Palmeria
C by Surplice, out
of Clemeutina 3
Thor
Claret 3
Louvat
Vandyke
Sailor 3
Simony
Kingstown
Marchioness
Alston
Bolton
St. Mark
Redlands
Amy
Sicily 3
Saucebox

Dalkeith
Ireland's Eye 5
Mr. Sykes 5
Bracken 4

7 4
7 4
7 4
7 2
1 2

Julia
Van Winkle 3
Lord Fordwick(bb)3
Neoptolemus 3
Freddy
"Velvet
Helena
Vandyke
The Nugget

Redemption
Cock of the North 3
Crown Pigeon
Chisel 3

Arthur Wellesley 4
Wilsford

Le Fripon 3
Noisy 3
___ _

Brother to Grey

Rotherham

Tommy - 5 6 12
Wleanghae 5 6 12
La Belle 5 6 12
New Brighton
Testy 4 6 12
Amalgamation
Jonathan Martin 4 6 12
Bit
Master Johnny
Incubus 4 6 12
New Warrior
Newbold
Lurley
Snardebrook
Bracey
Joe Miller 8 6 10
Cock Pheasant
Valour
Llanforda
Determinatio n 4 6 10
Star of Surrey
Jetty Treffz
Weathercock 4 6 10
Pumicestone 4 6 10
Dr. O'Toole ...
St. Clare
Quince
Topsy (h b) 4 6 8
Kaffir 4 6 8
Mishap
Gamelad
Nancy
Ethelwolf
Little Davie
Barrel 4 6 6
Commod. Charley 4 6 6

Escape
General Picton
Mr.. Rigby
Newmarket
Imogene
Legacy
Vandal
Herald
The Rajah 3 5 0
Mary 3 5 0
Brinklow
Atherstone
Maria 3 4 12
Sister to Singapore 3 4 10
Duke of Hamilton 3 4 10
Cossey
Chalice
Moonshine 3 4 10
Shoreham
Schamyl 3 4 10
Ida 3 4 10
Cloud 3 4 10
Laura Selina 3 4 10
Thetis 3 4 8
Astronomer
Palmerston
F by Collingwood,
out of Lucy Banks 3 4 7
His Piper
Instructress
Catastrophe
Herculea
Noddy
Homily 3 4 4
Virtuous
Poor Dick 3 4 0

Roscommon, Bethgelert, and Ida (5 yrs), are disquali
fled, and Brunswick was wrongly nominated.
Forfeits to be declared the last Tuesday in January.
* This horse having been entered without the know•
ledge of the owner will be struck out by the timo pre•
scribed, unless specially ordered to remain in.

YORK SPRING MEETING.—Ann 17.
Zue GRBAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. Two miles, over
the Old Course. If the highest weight accepting be
sed to that weight, and the

under Bst 71b it will be rai
rest in proportion. 108 s'
Age st lb
Rataplan
Andover 4 9 2
-Vrago
Muscovite
Orestes
Nabob
King of Trumps 6 8 8
Balrownie
Mincemeat 4 8 5
Acrobat
Typee 5 8 4
Little Harry
Meteora 4 8 0
Ivan
Goorkah 5 7 12
Haco
Epaminondas 4 7 9
Vindex
Wild Huntsman 4 7 7
Fiona-ma-Coul
Indian Warrior 6 7 6
Talfourd 5 7 6
Lough Bawl). a 7 5
Marsyas 4 7 5
Scythian
Grand Inquisitor 4 7 6
Llanforda
Baalbec
Newbold
Joe Miller
Honeysuckle
Aribba•
Lady Vernon 5 6 13
Neville
D O.
Moi timer
La Bello 5 6 10
Star of Surrey
Kaffir 4 6 10
Jonathan Martin 4 6 10
Aldford
Jetty Treffz
Midsummer
Ammonia
Exile of Erin
Mishap
lanthe a 6 8i
Huniguffin 4 6 8
Quince 4 6 8
Dillingham 4 6 8
Jacqueline
Radcliffe Hero
Pharsalus
Gamela,d 4 6 6

Age st lb
Adelaide 4 6 6
IBoddioct
ISirjames Graham 4 6'4
'St. Clare 4 6 3
The Yore (h b)
Singapore
Diana 4 6 2
Mary Hope
Gamekeeper
Exhibition 4 6 0
Lamprocles
Thor
Penitent 4 5 12
Jujube
Corcebus 3 5 12
Kingstown 3 5 12
Firebrand
Fandango
Noisy 3 510
Sir George 3 5 10
New Holland
Alston
Lady Tatton 3 .5 10
Chisel 3 5 10
Border Chief 3 5 10
Lincoln's Inn 4 5 9
Rodo-meli
Marchioness
Imogene 3 5 9
, Rotherham 3 5 8
Redlands
Cock of the North 3 5 8
Mosquito
Bolton 3 5 7
Lady Palmerston 3 5 6
IMary 3 5 5
Neoptolemus 3 5 5
Virtuous
Saucebox
Louvat
Coney
Sis. to Singapore 3 5 3
Duke of Hamilton 3 5 3
Julia
Sylvia 3 5 0
Freddy
Atherstone 3 5 0
Schamyl 3 5 0
Nell Gwynne 3 5 0
Crown Pigeon
Brinklow
Vandal
Spencer
Homily

DERBY RACESA ND STEEPLECHASES—FEB. 13.
Acceptances fur the Midland Steeplechase. About three
miles and 11, half.

et lb Pt lb
Peter Simple ll 0 Columbine 9 7
Ross
May-day 9 12 Theodine
The Hero
Fi ee-trader
Maria Day.
Star of England „. ' 9 9 Warwick
Laura 0 il Old Ntiiitory g ~. ... 8 12

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Jan. 18.

COURT OF CHANCERY.

.TORTTN V. THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
Their lordships delivered their judgments upon this
appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Stuart, pro-
nounced in January, 1854 ; the argument upon the ap-
peal having been heard early in December last, when
Mr. Roundell Palmer, Mr. J. Baily, Q.C., and Mr. C.
Hall appeared on behalf of the plaintiff and the Solici-
tor-General, Mr. Wigram, Q.C., and Mr, W. Pall for the
defendants.

The plaintiff was the holder of mortgage bonds upon
the harbour, land, and buildings, as well as upon the
rates and dues, which under the Act 57 Geo. 111., c.
34, were the property of the Folkestone Harbour Com-
pany. After the bonds had been given by the company
to the various persons from whom the plaintiff derived
title, the property comprised in such mortgages was
mortgaged by the company to the Exchequer Loan
Commissioners for an advance of money ; and upon the
occasion of such mortgage to the commissioners the
prior mortgagees under whom the plaintiff claimed, by
a memorandum of even date with the mortgage, con-
ceded to the commissioners a qualified priority as
of the rates and duties only, without mentioning the
harbour, land, and buildings. The principal and inte-
rest upon their mortgage being in arrears, the commis-
sioners, under the powers given to them by the ac's of
Parliament authorising them to lend money on mortgage,
took possession of the whole property of the Harbour
Company, including the buildings and harbour, and sold
the same to the defendants, the South-Eastern Railway
Company. The questions upon the hearing before the
Vice-Chancellor, and upon the appeal were—first, whe-
ther the commissioners, by their acts of Parliament,
were empowered to give and had given to the plaintiffs
a title discharged from the prior mortgages of the plain-
tiff, as it affected the harbour, land, and buildings, as to
which there had been no concession of priority to the
the commissioners, or whether the defendants' title was
subject to such prior mortgage ; and secondly, whether
the whole or any part of the principal and interest in
respect of the plaintiff's mortgage was barred by the
statute of limitations. The Vice-Chancellor's decision
in favour of the plaintiff on both questions was affirmed
by their lordships in their judgtnent upon the appeal.
THE MANCHESTER, !SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSFiIRE RAIL-
WAY COMPANY V. THE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH FOR
THE DISTRICT OF WORKSOP.

Mr. Rolt and Mr. G. W. Collins moved for an in-
junction to restrain the defendants from diverting certain
streams of water from flowing, as they had previously
flowed, into the Chesterfield and Gaiusborough canal,
and from using the water of such streams for the pur-
pose of cleansing the sewers made by the defendants,
and then from discharging the same water in a polluted
state into the said canal. The canal in question was
originally made under the provisions of an act passed
in the third year of George 111., for making a camel from
Chesterfield through or near Worksop, to join the River
Trent at Stockwith, and to supply the said canal, whilst
the same should be making, and when made, with water
out of such springs as should be found in making
such canal, and out of such brooks, streams, and
watercourses as were, or should be found within the.
distance of one thousand yards from any part of the
said intended canal, and from certain other sources men-
tioned in the act, with powers to make reservoirs, side-
cuts, and drains, on adjoining lands, for the purpose
of supplying the water to the canal. By several acts of
Parliament the Canal Company became amalgamated
with the Railway Company under the title of the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway
Company, and by the 263 d section of 12 and 13
Victoria, it was amongst other things provided that the
company thereby incorporated should at all times thereafter
maintain the canal and works thereto belonging in working
order, and preserve the supplies of water to the same, so
that the said canal should be at all times kept open and
navigable for the use of all persons desirous of using the
same. A local board of health having been established for
the district of Worksop under the provisions of 11 and 12
Victoria c. 63, arid 15 and 16 Victoria, c. 42, and a
considerable population beginning to grow up in
the district, that board had constructed a sewer for
the purpose, as alleged by the bill, of draining
the houses already built, as well as any that might be
built in the same locality. And by this drain it was
alleged that the water which used to flow into the canal
would Le diverted and used for the purpose of cleansing
the sewer and cess-pools, and would then be emptied
into the canal in a filthy and polluted state, carrying
with it the refuse from the houses, pigsties, and stable ;
and that the proper course for the Board of Health to
have taken would have been to make their drain in such
a way that it might be carried under the canal, and so
into a stream on the other side.

Mr. James, Mr. Selwyn, and Mr. Forster appeared
for the defendants, and after some discussion offered to
give an undertaking to do nothing more until the right
had been tried at Jaw.

Mr. Rolt suggested that the question should be set
tied by a common law judge sitting with the Vice-Chan
cellor.

The Vice. Chancellor, however, said he thought
there was a question which ought to go to a jury, and
therefore ho should direct that the defendants under-
taking not to open or permit to be opened any side
sewers, or other sewers into the main sewer which had
been constructed, the motion should stand over, with
liberty to the plaintiffs to bring such action as they might
be advised, and with liberty to either side to apply.

WOODARD V. THE EASTERN COUNTIES AND THE LONDON
AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY COMPANIES.

This was a motion for an injunction to restrain the
defendants from constructing their line of railway from
Tilbury to Southend, over the plaintiff's land, referred to
in certain notices which had been served by the com-
pany in December, 1852, or interfering with Mrs.
Woodard's possession until compensation had been made.
The plaintiff's lands consisted of two leasehold farms at
Hadleigh, in Essex. The company, in 1852, had served
the usual notices of their intention to purchase, upon
the deceased lessee, of whom the plaintiff was adminis-
tratrix. In the course of last year they applied to the
plaintiff's professional adviser for the purpose of obtain-
ing possession of the land. Compensation for the crops,
and for interference, was required as a condition of the
assent to this request. It turned out that the company
did not take possession, nor pay for the crops. The
plaintiff's solicitor then communicated with the com-
pany, stating that it was intended to sow the land,
and demanding compensation by reason of the rail-
way crossing the Kersey Marsh Farm. In October a
sum for compensation was agreed upon by the solicitors
or agents, and it was arranged that accommodation
works should be erected by the defendants. These
agreements did not appear to have been sent to, or exe-
cuted by the parties, and, during the last month the de-
fendants took the land without paying any compensa-
tion or giving notice, as was alleged, or making the de-
posit required by the Lands Clauses Act.
Mr. Daniel and Mr. Nalder were for the plaintiff.
Mr. Rolt and Mr. Greene were for the companies, and
stated that they had reason to believe the plaintiff
acquiesced in the entry, and they were quite prepared
to pay a reasonable amount of compensation, and if it
was deemed insuff►cient, the existing statutes afforded a
remedy without the extraordinary aid of the Court by
injunction.

His Honour thought the case was not of a very
serious character. The plaintiff was justified in apply-
ing to the Court under all the circumstances, and he
must, therefore, grant the injunction as prayed, until
further order, as the entry was illegal.

BAIL COURT.
EX PARTE GREENWOOD.

Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, in moving for a rule in this
case to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should
not issue, directed to Mr. Pinder, the keeper of a pri-
vate lunatic asylum, called "The Retreat," near Lan-
caster, to produce the body of Mr. Greenwood, stated
that Mr. Greenwood was a gentleman of large fortune,
residing at Todmorden, in Yorkshire ; that he was 65
years of age ; and that, up to the 2d of October last, no
doubt of his sanity had been entertained by any one of
his acquaintance. There were in support of the motion
the affidavits of 30 individuals, four of whom were me-
dical gentlemen. One of those four gentlemen had
attended Mr. Greenwood regularly for the last 20 years,
and the remaining three lived in his immediate neigh-
bourhood, and bad been acquainted with him for a long
time. Each and all of them had declared upon
oath that there existed not the slightest reason to
suppose that Mr. Greenwood was insane. His own
medical attendant-had stated that he had seen him upon
the day on which he had been placed in confinement ;
that he had often previously conversed with him ; that
he was acquainted with all his antecedents ; and that
the only evidence of any infirmity in his case was a
slight decay of memory and an absence of the activity
of earlier life. The gentlemen in question,, with the ex-
ception of one, had gone to see Mr. Greenwood since
his confinement at least once, while some of them had
visited him three times. Those visits had been made
for the express purpose of testing the sanity of the
alleged lunatic ; every means had been resorted to by
those gentlemen in order to satisfy themselves upon
that point, and they had declared upon oath that
there existed no ground whatever for supposing Mr.
Greenwood to be insane, or to justify his confine-
ment. They bad gone even further, and had given it
as their opinion that confinement would be prejudi-
cial to his health, and would shorten his existence. In
addition to the evidence of the members of the medical
profession, there was that of Mr. Greenwood's servants,
of gentlemen of property who lived close to his house,
and of clergymen residing in his neighbourhood. All
those persons, with the exception of one, had known
him for the last thirty or forty years, and had repeatedly
conversed with him up to the very last day of his con-
finement. Two of them had been with him upon the
morning of that day in the shop of a hairdresser, to
which place he was in the habit of going to be shaved.
He had upon that occasion exhibited his usual propriety
and regularity of demeanour, and had stated that his
cousin, J. Eastwood, was about to drive him to see
Stoneyhurst, an educational establishment in the vicinity.
He bad appeared to be delighted at the prospect of the
drive ; but, instead of being driven in the direction
which he hadanticipated, he had been taken by his cousin,
and, without any order whatever, or medical certificate,
bad been lodged in an asylum. He had been kept
in that asylum a day and a night, and upon the
following morning had been driven a distance of
twenty miles to Blackburn, where a certificate of his
insanity had been obtained from medical men who had
never previously seen Mr. Greenwood. Upon the autho-
rity of that certificate he had been conducted back to the
asylum ; and all those steps had been taken, notwith-
standing that there were resident in Todmorden four
medical men of eminence, who were well acquainted
with Mr. Greenwood, and to whom it might be supposed
his case might be most conveniently submitted. Some
time after the occurrence of those events a memorial bad
been made to the Visiting justigeoi requeeting that the

whole matter might be thoroughly investigated. An in-
vestigation had accordingly taken place, and one of the
surgeons who bad given the certificate bad superintended
the proceedings upon the part of the person by whom
Mr. Greenwood had been confined. Several, however, of
the witnesses who had attended upon the part of Mr.
Greenwood had not been examined ; the witnesses upon
either side had not been examined on oath ; nor was the
alleged lunatic himself, or his attorney, permittted
to be present, notwithstanding that an application
asking for such permission had been made. The investi-
gation bad terminated in a resolution of the justices de-
claring that they saw no reason why Mr. Greenwood
should be set at liberty. That gentleman possessed pro-
perty to the amount of 1,500/. a year, and out of that
sum his cousin and heir-at-law was generous enough to
allow Mr, Pindnr, the keeper of the Retreat, for the
board and maintenance of his unhappy relative, only
1001. per annum. Mr. Greenwood was a bachelor, and
shortly previous to the date of his confinement he had
had two or three violent attacks of spasms, and had in
consequence deemed it prudent to settle his affairs as
soon as possible. In speaking upon the subject to his
r cousin, Mr. Eastwood, he had mentioned it to be his in-
tention to make a will, and had expressed himself as
wishing to deal kindly with his illegitimate daughter,
Mrs. Ormerod. Only two days after that conversation he
had been permitted to' go alone to Blackpool, a distance
of fifty or sixty miles, and had returned upon the
29th of September to his own house. Upon the 2d
of October, to the inexpressible astonishment of his en-
tire neighbourhood, he had been lodged in an asylum
under the circumstances which had been detailed. Not
a word had been said about his being insane up to the
moment when he had spoken with respect to the in-
tended disposition of his property. Two or three months
previous to that time his relatives had been with him at
a public meeting, at which he hadibeen treated as a per-
son of local importance, and as one fully competent to
deal with matters of business. There was the evidence
of farmers to show that in his capacity as a corn-dealer
Mr. Qreenwood had always exhibited considerable
shrewdness, and that he acted as president of the market
table at Wakefield. In addition to all that testimony
it appeared that a very short time before he had been
confined he had renewed a lease of a very extensive
farm upon his estate ; that his broker, having been per-
fectly convinced of his competency to deal with the
matter, had refused to interfere between him and the
lessee, though urged to do so by the latter ; and that
the lessee had complained of the terms of his lease, as
being very bard as against himself, who had so many
.years been Mr. Greenwood's tenant.
Mr. Justice Coleridge said the learned sergeant might
take a rule nisi, but that it was desirable the writ should
be made returnable in chambers.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins—Within a week ?

Mr. Justice Coleridge—A week would, in my opinion,
be too short a time, considering the voluminous charac-
ter of the evidence.

Rule granted.

PO LICE 121( TELLIGENG.E.---Jan. 18.

CLERKENWELL.—Mrs. Mary Comber, wife of a
man of independent means, residing at 31, Frederick-
street, Gray's-inn-road, was charged with assaulting
Frances Thomson, her servant.
The summons had been issued the day before at the
suggestion of Mr. Tubbs, the relieving officer of the
Marylebone Union. On that occasion the girl exhibited
the state of her back from the injuries inflicted on her,
and it was so horrible that the magistrate shuddered,
and, without hearing any further statement, directed a
summons to be issued. When the case was called on,
Mr. Tubbs stated that the proceedings were instituted
by the Marylebone Bcard of Guardians, the complainant
having been placed from the workhouse as servant with
the accused. Mr. Tubbs put in a medical certificate to
the effect that the complainant's back and arms were co-
vered with weals and discolorations, proLably caused by
a stick ; and added that the complainant had on Wed-
nesday sought refuge again in the workhouse, as she
said, to avoid continued ili treatment.

The complainant, a diminutive, but otherwise healthy-
looking
girl, on being sworn, said—l am 16 years old,
and for above two years Lave been servant to Mrs.
Cumber. Yesterday I was dusting the passage, when
she came to me, and said, " Look at the clock 1" She
then called me into the back parlour and beat me with
a cane over the shoulders because I did not clean my-
self and get my work clone by 2 o'clock to lay the din-
ner cloth. When she beat me, I had only my cotton
frock on, and an apron and collar; and after she beat
me, she told me that if it was at 12 o'clock at night she
would strip me naked, and beat me until she could not
stand. She then went upstairs to dress, and I put my
bonnet on and went to the Marylebone Workhouse.
She might have struck me 40 times, but I cannot say,
because I was running about the parlour when she did
it. I was beaten in the morning before, and twice be-
fore that. Once because I used a house-cloth to wipe up
something, my mistress stripped me naked in my bed-
room, and beat me.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wakeling—My mistress's
daughter and another servant were present when she beat
me in the back parlour. I never complained to the work
house until yesterday. On one occasion my mistress did
complain to my sister of my pilfering, but that occurred
because I Wa3 sent for two pennyworth of carrots and
two pennyworth of turnips, and the greengrocer gave me
the change 4d. out of 6d. I did keep the 2d.; but when
I told my fellow-servant she told my mistress that I had
twopence out of the change, and my mistress said that
ought to be hers, as I hadtaken it from the man wrongly.
At first I denied it, but to save myself from a beating, I
confessed I did pilfer or steal the money. I have broken
things, but when I did so I paid for them at times.
Mr. Wakeling—Have your ever written or received
letters from your sister about your bad conduct.
Complainant—l have received letters from my sister.
Mr. Wakeling—Are these them (handing the com-
plainant some papers) !
Complainant—Yes • these are mine. . . .

Mr. yrwhitt—Really this is very paltry treatment of
a poor child, to take her letters, addressed to herself by
her sister, to whom they are a great credit. I have
perused them, and I think it a most miserable proceed-
ing to open any person's box to take letters and make
them evidence for the defence, but after all there is no-
thing in them.
The cane (produced) was a rattan, about the thickness
of a man's little finger, and about a yard long ; and to
verify the excessive punishment inflicted the girl ex-
posed her back. Its appearance made every one in
court shudder.

A more strict cross-examination showed that a most
extraordinary amount of work was desired of a mere
child, and because she did not do it she was badly
treated. _ _ _ _

Mr. Wakeling, in admitting the assault, treated
the matter as a mere correction for insubordination ;
and the magistrate, deciding that the assault arose
out of a mere batty display of temper, inflicted a fine
of 40s.

The money was immediately paid, and the defendan
departed.

MARLBOROUGH- STREET.—James Henry Puttock,
of Oakland Cottage, Brook.green, Hammersmith, was
brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with embezzling
various sums of money, amounting to more than 4001.,
received on account of his employers, Messrs. Garrard
and James, solicitors, 13, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall.
Mr. Morgan, of the firm of Humphreys and Morgan,
appeared for the prisoner.
Mr. Stephen Garrard, of the firm of Garrard and
James, stated that the prisoner was in their employ as
cashier up to the previous night, when, in consequence
of circumstanc es which took place in the office, he re-
quired defendant to hand him a particular account
of the rental of an estate, the rents of which were very
much in arrear, and told him that he should collect them
himself to-day. From the prisoner's manner at this an-
nouncement he (prosecutor) was induced to charge him
with having received the rents, and embezzled the money.
Prisoner at once admitted that he had done so. Prose-
cutor upon this desired him to make out an account of
all the money he bad received and embezzled, as the
facts must come out on an investigation of the books,
and the communications of the various tenants. The
prisoner then proceeded, in prosecutor's presence, to
make out the particulars of the account which he now
held in his hand, admitting monies received and em-
bezzled amounting to near 500/. Prosecutor was not
at present prepared to go further into the case, and
begged for a remand.
Prisoner was remanded for a week.

SOUTHWARK. John Witham:, a fashionably
dressed young fellow, was brought before Mr.A'Beckett
charged with attempting to pick the pockets of two
females at the doors of the Surrey Theatre.
William Coombs, an ex-policeman, and well-known to
the London thieves as the " Surrey Wolf," stated that
he was at the box-entrance of the Surrey Theatre last
night, about half-past eleven o'clock, when the audience
were about to leave. He saw the prisoner pushing
among the crowd, and suspecting him, watched his
actions, and saw him go up to two ladies, and feel about
their dresses. He called the attention of Mr. Phillips,
one of the check-takers, to his actions, and finding he
still pushed among the females, he gave him into custody
to Watmough, 105 L.
Mr. A'Beckett—What did you give him in charge for!
Coombs—For attempting to pick pockets.
Mr. A'Beckett—Did you see him touch anybody's.
pocket
Coombs—No, sir ; but I saw him feel about the
dresses of two ladies.

Mr. A'Beckett—What are you !
Coombes—l am a pensioner from the police.
Mr. A'Beckett—What is your business then at the
theatre ?

Com-oboe—l go there to help Peckham, the officer of
the theatre.

Mr. A'Beckett—Are you paid by any one to do that?
Coombes—Yes, I am paid by Mr. Shepherd, and I
look after the thieves.

Mr. A'Beckett—l dare say your looks are enough to
frighten them away. However, your evidence is
not enough to convict him before a jury, there.fcre I
must discharge him.

LAMBETH.—The chairman of the Board of Guar-
dians of the parish of St. Mary's, Newington, accompa-
nied by one of the gurdians and Mr. Burgess, their clerk,
waited on the Hon. G. C. Norton, and having referred
to a report which appeared in the daily papers of Mon-
day, wherein his worship was alleged to have commented
in severe terms on the conduct of Herring, the relieving
officer of Newington parish, in his negligence of the poor,
he said that in consequence of these severe remarks the
board had called on Mr. Herring. to furnish them with
his written explanations. Mr. Herring then alleged in
willing that the statements which appeared against him
were untrue, and ho also alleged that he had offered
Couhoon, the person on whose case he (Mr. Norton) bad
commented, the workhouse, but she refused to accept it.
Mr Norton ',here rtuaArk,od that if such had beim the