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London, England, 1855-08-17 00:00:00

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bntion of proceeds arising from the eight Russian schooners
captured on the 17th May, 1834, by her Majesty's ships
Awphion and Conflict.
Agents or other persons having any just and legal de-
mand unliquidated against the said proceeds are required
to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Re-
gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the
same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that officer,
and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the court.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL
OF THE NAVY, ADMIRALTY, SOMERSET-
HOUSE, AuG. 16.
Notice is hereby given, to all persons interested therein,
that preparations are now making for the intended distri-
bution of proceeds arising from the Russian brig laden
with salt, captured on the 24th April, 1854, by her
Majesty's ship F.rebrand.
Agents or other persons having any just and legal de-
mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds, are re-
quired to transmit the particulars of any such demand to
the Registrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order
that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by
that officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of
the said Court.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ACCOITNTANT-GENERAL
OF THE NAVY, ADMIRALTY, SOAIERSET-

HOUSE, AUGUST 16.
Notice is hereby given to the Officers, Seamen, and Ma-
rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the Jlistri-
bution of proceeds arising from the following Russian
prizes, two captured on the 13tli April, one on the 23d
April, and one ou let May, 1851, by her Majesty's ship
Tribune, will commence o❑ Monday the 27th August,
1855, in the Prize Brance of the Department of the " Ac-
conntant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset
House."

Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, assigninent4, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of
any captor, serving in the above-named ships, r.re requested
to present the same at this office.

BANKRUPTS.
[That portion of the Gazette containing the Bankrupts
hail not arrived when we went to press.]

COITRSE OF EXCEIANGE.-THIS DAY.

tmsterdam ...... 11 1' Gibraltar
Ditto, three months 11 18 Lrgborn .. • • ...... .•• 30 5
Rotterdam ...... 11 1i Genoa ..... • • ...... 25 50
Antwerp 25 23z Thian ...... • •
Brussels ............... 25 32 Venice .........•

Harnburgh ............ 13 8

Naples . ... . .. .
Palermo ....

Paris ........' • • .... 25 12% 11 essina ... 1321 i

Ditto. time months .. 25 37,q Lisbon ..
Marseilles ............. 25 374 Oporto ................
Rourle.tuX ..•......... Rio laneiro ...... ••....

ankfort• on Maine .... 118 k Buenos Ayre5..........
Rurlin
.. .• New York, 60 days' sight
..

Vienna.......... •• 11 33 PhiladPlphia

Trlgtfito • ...... ••••• • • •• 11 3G PILICES OF BIILLICN• PER oz.
Petersburg 353,( Foreign Gold in Bnrs .£3 17 9
Madrid ........... 501 i Portu•:al Gold Coin .. 0 0 0

Cadiz •• •• •• •• ••
Barcelona •• •• •• •• •• •• New 0 0 ft
Ravine.. •• •• !Sliver in bar. .. 0 0 0

OFFICIAL DESPATCH.

( From a supplement to Tuesday's Gazette.)
WAR DEPARTMENT, AUG. 16.

Lord Panwure ha:: this day received a despatch and.
its Enclosures, of which the folloNina are copies, ail-
dressed to his Lordship by General Simpson, command-
ing her Majesty's forces in the East :
Before Sebastopol, Aug._ 4.
_ _ _

My Lord,—l have the honour to inform your Lord-
ship that on the night of the 2d inst., between 10 and 11
o'clock, the enemy made a sortie in considerable force
by the Woronzoff-road. The strength of the enemy
computed to be about 2,000. Their object was to de-
t4roy a heavy iron chevaux de frize, made across the
Woronzoff read, between our right and left attackg, a .d.
being further supported by heavy column 4 in rear to
take advantage of such circumstances as might present
themselves.

They came on with loud cheers and bugling, and were
received with great gallantry, by our advanced picquet,
under the command of Lieutenant R E Carr, of the.
39th Regiment, who withdrew his men, firing at the
same time upon the enemy, to the main body, under the
command of Captain Leckie, 39th Regiment.
A heavy and well-directed fire was opened upon the
enemy by the party under Captain Leckie on the Wo-
ronzoff road, as also by the guards of the trenches on
the right of the fourth parallel, under the command of
Captain Boyle, of the 89th Regiment, and Capt. Turner,
of the [at Royals. which, in about ten minutes, caused
the enemy to retire from an attack which, if it had sot
been so well met, might have been a serious affair.
The enemy left four men killed, and some wounded
were carried away. We had only one man slightly
wounded in this affair.
I have the lic,riour to transmit the returns of casualties
from the 3003 July to the 2d August.
I have the satisfaction of informing your lordship of
the return to this army of Captain Montagu, of the
Royal Engineers, from being a prisoner of war. He
expresses himself highly grateful for the kindness with
whioh he was treated by the Russians during his cap-
tivity.
It is with great regret that I have to communicate to
your lordship that Lieutenant-General Sir R. England,
G.C.8., has been compelled, upon the recommendation
of a Medical Board, to return to England. Sir R. Eng-
land is the last of the General Officers who left the
United Kingdom in command of a Division ; he has
remained at his post throughout the trying beats of Bul-
garia, and the ■evertties and hardships of the winter's
campaign in the Crimea ; and great credit is dug to
this officer for the constancy and untiring zeal he has
exhibited in carrying, out arduous and difficult duties
on all occasions.—l have &a.,

JAMES SIMPSON,
General Commanding.
The Lord Panmure, &o.

Enclosure 1.

NUMERICAL RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM
THE 30TH JULY TO THE 2n AUG. INCLUSIVE.
3d Battalion Grenadier Guards-1 rank and file wounded.
lst Battalion Ist Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file
wounded.
3d Foot-1 rank and file killed.
7th Foot-2 rank and file killed ; 9 rank and file,.
wounded.
9th Foot-3 rank and file wounded.
llth Foot-4 rank and file wounded.
19th Foot-2 rank and file killed ; 1 serjeant, 8 rank and
file wounded.
20th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
21st Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
2::'d Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 1 rank and file
wounded.
3lst Foot-1 serjeant, 1 rank and file wounded.
334 Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
34th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
39th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
41st Foot —2 rank and file killed ; 4 rank and filo
wounded.

42d Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 3 rank and file
wounded.
46th Foot-2 rank and file wounded.
47th Foot-5 rank and file wounded.
48th Foot-4 rank and file wounded.
49th Foot-1 rank and filo wounded.
50th Foot-2 rank and file wounded.
55th Foot-2 rank and file wounded.
57th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
6Sth Foot-1 rank and file killed.
7Yth Foot-1 officer, 7 rank and file wounded.
79th Foot-1 rank and file wounded.
89th Foot-7 rank and file wounded.
95th Foot-1 serjeant, 2 rank and file wounded.
97th Foot-2 rank and file wounded.
14 Battalion Rifle Brigade-3 rank and file wounded.
2a Battalion Rifle Brigade-2 rank and file wounded.
Royal Sappers and Miners-1 rank and file killed.
- Total-12 rank and file killed; 1 officer, 3 serjeants,
80 rank and file, wounded.
W. L PAKENHAM, Lieut.-Col.,
Acting Adjutant-General.

Enelmttre 2.

NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE
BEEN WOUNDED FROM THE 307,11 JULY TO
THE 2D OF AUGUST, 1R55, INCLUSIVE.
WOUNDED.
Aug. 2.
77th Foot—Lient. W. T. E. IW:m% dangerously.
W. L. PARENEtAM. Lieut.-Colonel,
Actin g-Adj .- General.

Enclosure 3.

NO gINAL RETURN OF NON-CIOIIIIISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED. FROM
• THE 30ra JULY TO THE 2D AUGUST, 1855, IN-
CLUSIVE.

KILLED.
Jen' 30.
• 7th Foot—Private John Newby.
19th Foot—Privates Bernard Mt/Nay-en ; Patrick
Brown.
41st Foot—Privates James Rezan : John Wilson.
6ith Foot—Private Stephei *aptly.

JULY 31.
3fl Foot—Private James W"st.
7th Foot—Private Patrick Lyons.
23d Foot—Private William Brumwell.

AUG. 1.
331 Foot—Private Virilliarn Barrows.
42d Foot —Lance•Corpor►l Michael Mahoney.

AUG. 2.

Royal Sappers and Miners—Lance-Corporal John Miller.
W. L. PAKENHAM, Lieut.-Colonel,
Acting-Adjutant-General

Enclosure 4.

NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED, FRou
THE 30TH DAY OF JULY', TO THE 2D AUG.,
INCLUSIVE.

'ani
• - WOUNDED.
17th Foot—Privates JULY 20.
7th Foot—William
ously. Eagshaw, slightly • John Welker'
slightly Will' ' '
3.
William Gardiner,
ro. Gil!ott, slightly ; Patrick Kelly, seveWilliamrdiner, severely ; Patrick Clinton, danger.
Ron rk
19 th Feet—:Lance-CorporalrujaPriirte:inlinillattla
Saunders,Thom as
T slightlyooian. 8 l
ijghJtol
yh n;
Langford, slightl
gh, severely • Jam©s Hickey, se-
Thomas Wareing, severea severely; Ames RielV, slight-IY';
gi ? 0 h Foot--Private Ti y ; William Milne', severely.
23d Foot—Private Edwin
nth Flaherty, severely.
31st Foot-Colour-Serjeant
Robinson; severely.
John M`Quade, slightly., , homes Behan and Private
41st Foot--;--Privates John Alicha
Bourke,
Mi-
chael Conway, and i
Michael Callina el Carney,
46th Foot—Private Mark Grady, slightly,
47th Foot—Private Michael Glynn, slightly.
77th FoOt----Privates John Ferris arid John Parker,
slightly ; John Faulkner, severely. -
- ::sth Foot—Privste Michael Dwyes, severely.
is+, rhf .-:Ii-on Rile Drig-plu—!'rivate John 14
: us rune,
n .I.";.iti3 Brign4.lo."Pi IV :ICI A, \v,iiine, haw,
NIA' 31.
, .. ,
• I<, Briiisiion I.b;. Jlei;Luient of ... ~-,t—l rirata J.,14u
White slightly.
7th 'Foot—Privates Hugh Jones and William Wood.
gate, both severely; William Marshall, slightly.,

ASSIZE _INTELLRENC.E.

HOME CIRCIIIT.—CRoyoor, AUG. 16.

(Before Mr. Justice Wightman and a Common Jury.)

STEPTOE V. ARMSTRONL

This was an action to recover damages for the breach
of a promise of marriage.
Mr. Lush was for the plaintiff, and Ur. Hawkins was
counsel for the defendant. _

Mr. Lush, in opening the case to the jury, said that i
the plaintiff in this case was a young Or' of 18, and the
defendant was about 30. They were both in a humble
position of life, but the defendant he vas instructed was
in possession of 7001. or 8001., and the present action
was brought to compel him to make mate compensation
to the plaintiff for the injury he had dine to her feelings
by breaking a solemn promise he hal given to marry i
her. The defendant, it appeared, lived as a sort of bailiff
with his uncle, who was a farmer at Zrentford, and the
plaintiff was employed as a servant ontbe establishment.
An intimacy sprung up between them, which was not dis-
covered for some time by the uncle, bit when he did so,
he immediately discharged the plaintiff', and she went to
live with her father and mother, at Ham well. The de-
fendant, however, went there and renewed the promise
of marriage, which it appeared be had before made to the
plaintiff, and by his desire Rile was removed to the house
of an aunt at Notting-hill, and after a short tune had
elapsed preparations were made for the wedding, the
ring was bought, the banns were put up, and a fly was
ordered to take the parties to the cherub, but while the
carriage was standing at the door a letter was brought
from the defendant, addressed to the plaintiff's father, in
the following terms :
"The enclosed is for your inspection. Let it be for-
warded immediately. Also two sovereigns for expenses
you have been at."
The letter contained nothing besides two sovereigns,
and as it being clear that the defendant did not intend
to perform his promise, the present action was brought
against him.
William Steptoe, the father of the plaintiff, said that
his daughter was 18 years old, and in the beginning of
the present year she was in the service of the uncle of the
defendant. After she had been dismissed from the ser-
vice, the defendant called upon him, and asked his leave
to have his daughter. Witness said to him, "Thomas,
if you like my daughter you can have her." (A. laugh.)
The defendant replied, " Well, I would have her if she
had not got a second shirt to her back." (Laughter.) The
defendant then told him that he had saved 350/., and
that he was entitled to the fourth share of 2,000/. under
the will ef his grandmother, and after that he was mar
ried he should Co into some bustness. The defendant
continued to visit his daughter after this, and, on ac-
count ef his objecting to her living in his house beoause
a young man lodged there, she was eent to the house of
an aunt at Nottieg-hill, and she remained there until
the day appointed for the wedding. The marriage was
fixed to take place on Sunday, the 27th of May, hut the
night before the def.ndant called upen him and told
him that his uncle had found it out, and that he bad
threatened him that if he married his daughter he
would turn him out of doors, and ha therefore said he
did not know rightly whether he should be able to come
the next day or not. (Laughter.)
Mr. Lush —Did he say anything more?
Vri ness—Yes. He said that he should very likely
ee to Brentferd and get drunk, and then we should not
cage for e.ther his uncle or aunt. The witness went on
to state that on the following morning he received the
letter above alluded to, containine the two sovereigns,
and he immediately went to where his daughter was
slaying at Netting hill, and feund the fly at the dooi,
d ail the bridal party ready to go to church. He com-
municated the intelligence to his daughter, and it gave
her a great shock, fed she had been very " molloncolly
like" ever since. (A laugh.)
Cross-examined—He did not take the trouble to give
the uncle of the defendant any information of what was
going on. He was not to have been present at the
tuarriage, of course. They did not want him. The defend-
ant was very much afraid of his uncle, and sail that he
would turn him out of dore if he got married, and wit-
ness said that if he did he would find him a job at
gravel digging. (Latight,r.)
Mr. Ha wk in, made a very humorous speech to the jury
on behalf of the d. fendant in mitigation of damages, and

he urged that but for the rapidity with which flair action
bad been bruught, the defendant would in all probability
have fulfilled his promise. He also said that the defend-
ant would not have acted as he had done if he had not
been afraid that his uncle would, as be termed it, have
turned him " neck and crop" out of the house if he had
carried out them sri iage.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages,
35/.

NORTHERN CII3CUIT-LivERPOOL, Am 15.
CROWN COURT.
BIGAMY.

Thomas Bentley, 64, was indicted for having inter-
married with Ann Bond, in Oct., 1851, his former wife,
Mary Bentley, being still alive.
Mrs. Catherine Spencer, sister to the first wife,
proved that she had gone to the Old Church in Manches-
ter nu the 20th August, 1844, and th•=re her sister, Mary
Lathery, then a widow, was married to the prisoner.
They lived together nearly six years ; he making bricks,
she making pies. (Laughter.) They had no family.
He was married under the name of Thomas Betterley,
stating that to be his true designation—the other being
used for the sake of shortnesS.

Ann Bond, the second wife, was put in the witness-
box. She stated she bad been married in 1851 to the
prisoner. She knew nothing about getting up the pre-
sent pro.eention. When the present affair was over,
she would have no objection to go and live with him
again, if he pleased. She knew, she believed, a good
man when she got one. (Laughter.) The fact of the
first wife being alive was fully proved by a police•officer ;
and the jury brought in a verdict of guilty.
Court (to prisoner)—You seem to be pretty well off
—no less than three wives, eh ?
Prisoner—Nay, I hadn't three wives, as I know.
Court—You were described as a widower at the first
marriage, so you must have had one before.
Prisoner—Oh yes, I had.

Court—This act of Parliament was passed for the pro-
tection of women ; and the only woman who could be
affected by your conduct is unwilling to prosecute you.
The proseution is ordered by the board of guardians,
who have nothing on earth to do with it. In considera-
tion of this circumstance, the Court pass upon you but
a mitigated sentence, viz., that you be imprisoned for
seven days.

The leniency of the sentence appeared to give great
satisfaction to MN. Bentley No. 2,

REWARD OF FEMALE COURAGE.

Hii lordship called up Mrs. Chappell, and ordered her
to be rewarded with 51. aq an acknowledgement of her
courage and activity in securing a burglar.
[George Marsden, who broke into her husband's house
in Manchester, on the 3d of April, pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with the offence on Monday.]

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-Aug. 16.

ROBBERY OE 2001. BY AN ITALIAN.

Benedetto Spinola, 24, an Italian, well dressed and
described as of Ugh education, was indicted for having
stolen the sum of 2001. sterling belonging to Ermene-
gildn Ginntini, in a dwelling-house.
Mr. Metcalfe was for the prosecution, Mr. Sleigh for
the prisoner. _ _

. .
The learned counsel, in opening the case, said his
client, the prosecutor, was a timber merchant, and had
carried on business as such in Tuscany. Having occa-
sion to come to Lonion, he went to Florence, and there
he became acqnainted with the prisoner, who repre-
sented himself to be the Marquis Spinola, and they tra-
velled together to Paris, and thence to London. Tney
stayed at the Sabloniere Hotel in Leicester-square, and
one day, the prosecutor, who had about 20,000 f, in his
possession, asked him to get some foreign notes changed
into English money. The prisoner brought him back a
sealed packet, which be said contained English money
equivalent to the .amount of notes he had been desired
to exchange, which packet the prosecutor was about to
examine, When the prisoner made an exclamation
tantamount to, " Why, you don't doubt me, surely,"
upon which the prosecutor placed it in a leathern bag
without ascertaining the nature of its contents. About
the 3d. of July the prosecutor and the prisoner went
down to Brighton, and while there the prosecutor con-
verted about 5,000 f. into English money, and on their
return to town he placed the amount he received in ex-
change in the bag where he had deposited the packet,
and for security he secreted the bag between the mattress
and the bed in his room, at the Sabioniere. He and the
prisoner lived on an equality and upon terms of confi-
dence and friendship. so much so that the prosecutor did
not hesitate to tell the prisoner where he had deposited
his bag of money. In the evening of the day on which
they came up from tiighton they went to the Argyle-
rooine, but the prisoner did not join in the dancing,
which the proseeutor did. While he was so doing
the prisoner made a pretext for leaving for a short
time. He went out and did not return. When the
prosecutor left he repaired straight to tbe Sabloniere,
and on his bed he found a- letter in Italian, written
by the prisoner, to the effect that he had taken part
of his money without asking leaVe, to embark in a pro-
fitable speculstion in Scotland, that he need not fear, as
he should soon return from Edinburgh with double the
amount, which would be at his service. The letter stated
that the writer had thought it better.to take the money
without asking permission, because be was quite sure
that even if he put himself to the trouble of asking, it
would be of no avail, and that his friend would give a
decided refusal to any such' request. Instead of proceed-
ing to Scotland immediately, as the letter said he was
about to do, the prisoner remained in London, and was
apprehtszded on the evening of the following day as he
-was alightieg front a cab at an hotel in Panton-street:
Ito. handed over to the officer who took him 631. in
moneY, said a valuable gold watch and- chain,'and a ring,
which he had purchased at Dent's.in the Strand. So that
instead of sperat!ating,in. Scotlaed, he was spending the
money he had abstracted as fast as he could in London.
The evidence having been given, .
Mrs Sleigh, in a short address to the juryjurged that
the prisoner might have taken -the the money without
the. felonious intention.- With respect to the prisoner's
cennexions and bia title of Spinola, the learned `counsel
assured thaj ary that he was a member of a most-respect-
able family in Sardinia. ,

. .
Mr. Bodkin then summed up.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty. '
Mr. Bldkin said this case, wb.tber julrd nf by the
Lhis or any (Abu Ountry, -was
j)d 'tLe 0+1)3124 of the pii.,ener .dei-ert;tl severe
puriiSbni `I; Th •t, • that be be kept to bard
?c hour gin; the o7s:antre.,,ndeo2r;2:4inufor Onn year.- -
WilTiei4,Fo???krer, 39, jewellcr, PAlrld ?nil tY of
having feioniouely received twe gold vsatonee and a `large
variety of jewellery well knowing them to have been
tAPleu.—Sentence deferred.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

CLERKENWELL.—A poor woman, who gave her
name Elizabeth Siinms, and who had au infant in -her
arms, applied to Mr. Corrie for relief.
From the woman's statemert, it appeared that her
husband had joined the Land Transport Corps, and
since he had left the country, now 12 weeks since, she
bad received no money, and had consequently been in
the greatest distress, herself and child being in a starv-
ing state: Application had been kindly made by Mr.
Morant, one of the ushers of the court, to the Secretary
of the Central Association for the Relief of the Wives of
Soldiers and Sailors engaged in,the War, but the appli-
cation was refused in consequence of the man being
neither a soldier nor a sailor. She now applied to the
magistrate for a little to enable her to make a respect-
able appearance, and to go home to her hu-band's rela-
tions, who resided at Stroudwater, in Gloucsteehire,
and who were fully able to give her a home. If they re-
fused, her'intention was to go into the workhouse. Her
wearing apparel was kept by a poor widow living in
Bermondsey for a trifle she owed her, but she had no
doubt that she would be enabled to obtain it.

Mr. Corrie said that he would grant her the money, to
enable her to go home, when he trusted that her hue.
hand's relations would do something for her and her
infant. _ . _

The applicant thanked the magistrate and retired.
James Eduard Smith, a private in the East Middlesex
Militia,. was. brought up in the custody of the police.
charged with violently assaulting Mr. Nathan Meyer,
licensed victualler, and proprietor of the Wing Sun
public-house, in the New-road, with assaulting the
police, and otherwise creating a riot in the street.
Mr. Nathan Meyer stated that he wag the landlord of
the Rising Sun.' He said that the prisoner, in corn
pany with his sergeant, entered the house about eight
o'clock last evening, and was served with a pot of
ale in the parlour. They conducted themselves very
well, and the sergeant went away. The prisoner
shortly afterwards became very outrageous, and inter-
fered with the business so much that witness tried
to get him out. He answered by stripping himself for
a fight, and challenged several customers for a "go
in." This not being attended, to, he was becoming
more violent, when Mr. Meyer was bliged to call in the
aid of the police, and the prisoner was removed in cue-
tody.

Police-constable 368 S proved taking the prisoner into
custody, with the aid of other constables. When they
got into the street, the brave soldier very soon attracted
a crowd. As he was passing through Somerstown, he
called out that be bad just returned from the Crimea,
where he had been "fighting glorious battles, and would
they permit a man to be taken away to a vile prison for
declaring that he had been spilling his blood for his
country." There were several hundred persons present,
and the mob attempted a rescue several times.
The prisoner, a loutish-looking man, who was recog-
nised as not having been long separated from the caster-
monger's barrow, said that he was in liquor, and he knew
nothing about it.
The magistrate said that his conduct had been very
bad indeed ; and, in order that he might prepare for the
Crimea, he should be fined 10s., or seven days' imprison-
ment, where it was hoped that a little bread and water
would be of service to him.
The prisoner wa% then removed.

GREEN WIC 11—John Griffin, 20 years of age, a
costermonger, was brought before Mr. Seeker, oharged
with stealing a barrowful of fruit, value 305., from the
garden of Mr. Gale, an extensive market gardener, Blue
Anchor-road, Bermondsey.
It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was
observed passing down Blue Anchor-road at about 11
o'clock last night with an empty barrpw, and at abnnt
two in the morning he was again seen returning with the
harrow laden with beautiful fruit, co.isisting of Dutch
oodling apples and jargonelle pears. There was in quan-
tity about 3 bushels. The constable, believing it was not
all right, questioned the prisoner, who said he had bought
them. Not feeling satisfied, however, he took him to
the station ; and in consequence of complaints hitherto
madft by Mr. Gale of having bee.' repeatedly robbed, and
only, too, the night before, he went there, and found the
trees bore evidence of having been recently stripped, and
the marks of the barrow directly under them. The bar-
row, it appeared, had also been stolen, but the owner
was unwilling to appear.

The prisoner, on being asked what he bad to say to
the charge, said be had nothing to say.
The magistrate said it was a very aggravated case,
and he should therefore inflict the full penalty allowed
by law—namely, six months'imprisonment, with bard
labour.