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LAW INTELLIGENCE----(This Day.)

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
SECOND COURT.

(Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Common Jury.)

DOLAMORE V. NICHOLSON AND OTHERS.

The plaintiff in this action is a bottled beer and ale
merchant, carrying on business at 32, WeAminster-road,
and the defendants Messrs. Nicholson, Lily, and Smith,
the former known as the celebrated " Lord Chief Baron"
of the Coal Hole Tavern in the Strand, and the action
was brought to recover a sum of money for ale and porter
supplied to the defendants. Nicholson had paid 4/. 15s.
6d. into court. The other defendants pleaded never in-
debted.

It appeared from the evidence that Nicholson and
Lily entered on the speculation of providing refresh-
ments in booths on the ground at the cricket match
at Kingston and the Dunmow festival, where Mr.
Ainsworth's flitch of bacon, about which the learned
counsel for the plaintiff wittily remarked "there was
plenty of gammon," was presented according to ancient
custom to the happy pair who, for the first 12 months
after marriage, had found the marriage state really one
of bliss, and no wish had haunted their thoughts or had
escaped their lips that they had never been married.
Both events came off on the same day ; but previously
the defendant Nicholson gave a perfon named Wiggons,
a commission agent, two written orders for bottled beer
and porter, which he signed in the names of Nichols( si,
Lily, and Smith. These orders were banded over to the
plaintiff, who supplied the goods, and the question was the
terms of the bargain. Mr. Smith, in the course of the
trial, was called, and swore he was no party to the spe-
culation and never permitted Nicholson to affix his name
to the orders ; consequently his name was withdrawn
from the record, and a verdict passed in his favour.
The case occupied the attention of the Court the greater
portion of yesterday and up till one o'clock to-day,
when the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for
271. odd against the defendants Nicholson and Lily.
In the Court of Exchequer, before the Lord Chief
Baron, two special jury cases had been set down for
bearing, but the records in both cases were withdrawn.
His lordship afterwards proceeded with a common jury
case, to recover a sum of 801. advanced on cottages
situated at Manchester.

In the Court of Queen's Bench, Lord Campbell was
engaged in hearing a part-heard case relative to a
charter party, and Mr. Justice Erie, in the Second
Queen's Bench Court, sitting in one of the Committee.
rooms, a part-heard case, Marks v. Watts and another,
assignees. an interpleader action to test the validity of
thep!ainti ff's purchase of her son-in-law's goods, who
had become a bankrupt. The plaintiff, a Jewess, caused
some amusement by the manner in which she answered
the questions of Mr. O'Malley, one of the learned
counsel for the defendants. She stated she had a great
deal of money, but fenced the questions put to her
where she kept it ; but, being hard pressed, said she
kept notes in pockets in her stays, and gold in drawers.
She evidently imagined she was divulging a great secret
by her admissions ; but as to what drawers, or where
they were situated, she pertinaciously refused to satisfy
the learned counsel.

the prisoner Williams gave the landlady into custody.
Under the prisoner's bed he found, by Williams's direc-
tion, seven medals, used by magsmen and others to re-
presont sovereigns among the "green horns." She said
that the landlady had robbed her of the good gold, which
she had stolen from the gentleman, and had substituted
these for them. Witness then took them both to the
station-house and locked them up.
The prisoner Williams was then put into the witness-
box and sworn—She said that on Thursday morning, the
13th inst., at two o'clock, sha met a gentleman in the
Blackfriars's-road. He was much intoxicated, and she
asked him to give her a shilling. He put his hands in
his pockets, and said he had not got a shilling, when she
said he knew he had, and she then put her band in his
trouser's pocket and felt a purse. She took that out,
and after a little struggling with him she got away.
When she arrived in the Borough she examined the
purse, and found it to contain £7 109. in gold. She
chewed them to her landlady, and the latter changed
one of the half-sovereigns for her. After that she said
that she had better keep the rest or the police might be
after her and take them from her. She (Williams)
handed the £7 to her, and she put them away. Yester-
day morning she asked them to be returned to her,
when the lodging-house keeper handed her seven medals
of the King of Hanover, stating that they were what
she gave her. Witness knew otherwise, as the lodging.
house keeper rung all the pieces before putting them
away, and knew they were all good money.
The ►magistrate said there had been a good deal of
roguery about the lodging•house keeper, but there was
nothing for him to detain her ; therefore she must be
discharged. As for Williams, she bad confessed to a
highway robbery, and must be remanded, to give the
polio° an opportunity to make some inquiries about her.

UNION OF COLONIAL SCIENTIFIC INSTITU-
IIONS WITH THE SOCIETY CF ARTS.

The council of the Society of Arts, having received an
application from the Jamaica Society of Arts to be taken
into union of the same footing as the mechanics' institu-
tions of Great Britain and Ireland, have had under con-
sideration for some time past the means of most effectu-
ally extending the benefits of the principles of associa-
tion and co-operation to similar societies throughout the
British colonies and India. With this view they have
laid down the fillowing conditions and terms of union :-
1. The Society of Arts is prepared to receive into
union any institution, established in a British colony or
in the British possessions in India, for the advancement
of literature and science, or for the encouragement of
arts, manufactures, and commerce.
2. It shall be the duty of the officers of the Society of
Arts to correspond with the secretaries of such associated
colonial institutions on matters relating to their recog-
nised objects.
3. The productions or manufactures of a colony, trans-
mitted by a colonial associated institution, shall receive
all due publicity by means of the society's exhibitions,
publications, and discussions.

- 4. The weekly journal of the society, with its other
publications, shall be duly forwarded to every associated
colonial institution, and a portion of the columns of the
journal shall be reserved for colonial discussions and cor-
respondence.

5. Whenever any member of an associated colonial
institution, bearing a letter of introduction from its
secretary, shall visit London, he may enjoy the usual
privileges of a corresponding member of the &ciety of
Arts during his stay, and may have his letters addressed
to him at the Society's house, in the Adelphi.
G. The council will afford their advice and assistance
to any colonial associated institution which may desire
to obtain in England or France any scientific or educa-
tiorrd apparatus, and will obtain and furnl4h to any co-
lonial associated institution reports on any produce sent
over for examination.

7. A colonial associated institution shall have the pri•
vilege of purchasing books through the society's agency,
on the same scale of reduction as is now granted to home
associated institutions.

S. The system of examination proposed to be insti-
tuted by the Society of Arts shall be extended so as to
embrace candidates who shall have duly attended classes
at colonial associated institutions, and certificates of
merit shall be awarded by the society's examiners on
examination papers duly authenticated and remitted
from the colonies.

9. A colonial institution may be admitted into union
on the same terms as a home institution—namely, an
annual payment of two guineas.
By order,
PETER LE NEVE FOSTER, M.A., Secretary.
Society's House, Adelphi, London, Dec. 19.

MISS NIGHTINGALE'S LIST OF THINGS
NEEDED BY OUR SOLDIERS IN TEE
CRIMEA.

A letter from Miss Florence Nightingale has been re-
ceived by Miss Halliday, of Manchester, in answer to
one from the latter lady, inquiring the nature of the
articles now most needed by our brave soldiers, those
in hospital especially, in the Crimea. We beg to call
particular attention to this letter, as it corrects some
misapprehensions as to the nature of the articles at pre-
sent really needed, and as to those of which a super-
abundance has already been received. Miss Nightin-
gale's letter is i❑ the following terms :
"Castle Hospital, Balaklava, Nov. 23, 1855.
" You have my best thanks for your ♦ery kind offer of
again assisting in the supply of the wants of the soldiers.
Of other articles there is now such a sufficient supply that
the only things which it would be now of use to send are
the following :—Stationery of all kinds, threads, cottons,
tapes, buttons, the small `diamond' size of Testaments
and small Prayer-books, this size being best adapted for
the space the soldier has at disposal. Books of travels,
biographies, 'Constable's Miscellany,' Household Words.'
Of sermons and tracts, and of novels, we have an over-
abundant supply. I beg also to thank you for your kind
inquiries after my health, which is better than it has
been. remain, dear madam, yours very truly,
" FLORENCH NIGHTINGALE."

NEWSPAPERS AND BOOK PACKETS.

"General Post-office, December, 1855.

1. On Monday the 24th inst., and thenceforward, all
newspapers, whether bearing the impressed stamp or
postage labels, and book packets, will be allowed to be
posted at the General Post office, St. Martin's-le-Grand,
from six p.m. till seven p.m., at an extra charge of one
farthing each ; from seven till a quarter-past seven, at a
charge of a half-penny each ; and from a quarter-past
seven till half•past seven, at a charge of a penny each ;
the time for posting without extra charge remaining as
at present, viz., six o'clock.
2. The time at the branch offices and receiving offices
for posting newspapers will remain as heretofore, and
will also be applicable to book packets.

The late Samuel Rogers Esq., was the Premier
Governor of the Orphan Working School, Haverstock-
hill, having paid a life subscription of 30 guineas in
1702.

The bar silver brought by the last West India steam( r
has been sold at the price obtained for the previous ar-
rival—namely, 6lid.
The shipments 01 specie by the Peninsular and Orien-
tal steamer Alma, although less than by the previous
packet, are again extremely large. They amount to
370,6461, of which 3,7001. is gold for Suez, Ceylon,
Madras, and Calcutta, and 366,9461. silver for Bombay,
Madras, Calcutta, anil Alexandria.
It is understood that the recent difficulties between
the Central Peninsular Railway of Portugal and the
English contractors, Messrs. Shaw, Waring, and Co.
have been arranged.
SEVERITY OF THE WEATHER,—SO intense was the
weather on Tuesday night that the works of the great
clock at St. 1331C8 were frozen. The clock is conse-
quently stopped.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. —The tradesmen of High
Wycombe have agreed to close their shops on Monday
next, Dec. 24.
THE GALES OFF THE COAST.—AdViCeS from Sunder-
land, Shields, Yarmouth, and Lowestoft report a large
number of vessels as having received damage in the
south-east gale of Tuesday.
The Bishop of Durham, who, on account of his
great age and increasing infirmities, is unable to per-
form his episcopal duties, has appointed the Bishop of
Manchester his commissary, and he will for the future
administer the affairs of the diocese of Durham.
Da. VAUGHAN.—The Bath and Chcltenhant, Gazette
says that Dr. Vaughan, rector of Brixton, recently be-
fore the magistrates for altering the burial register, is
not, as it has been state 1, the son of a clergyman. He
was bor❑ on Redcliffe.hill, Bristol, vt here his father had
a little smithy, and a shop for the purchase and sale of
old iron.

-..-..
ARRIVAL OF THE LORD CHANCELLOR OF IRELAND IN
BELFAST.—The Right Hon. Maziere Brady. Lord Chan-
cellor of Ireland, arrived in Belfast on Monday evening
by the last train from Dublin, and drove to the
Donegal Arms. His object in going to Belfast is to
hold the triennial visitation commission to the Queen's
College.
CHRISTIfAS HOLIDATS.—Messrs. George Hitchcock
and Co., the well-known wholesale and retail mercers
and drapers, of St. Paul's Churchyard and Paternower-
row, have announced their determination to close their
houses of business on Monday next, thereby giving the
numerous assistants in their employ (150 in number),
besides clerks, warehousemen, and porters, a holiday of
three consecutive days. There is little doubt that most
of the City houses of business will follow the above laud-
able example. It appears from many of the provincial
journals that the same course will be generally pursued
in their respective towns.
GALLANT RESCUE OF A SHIPWRECKED CREW.—VAR.
MOUTH, Tuesday, Dec. I.S.—The Gorleston seamen's
life-boat called the Rescuer has this day done her work
in a grand style. The brig Eliza, of Montrose, drove
from her anchors during a heavy gale and strong sea,
and being a sharp ship she was thrown on her beam ends
as soon as she struck the beach. The life-boat put off
immediately, got to the brig, and saved the crew under
very difficult circumstances. There is not the least
doubt, had it not been for the life-boat, the crew of the
Eliza would have perished. Through the exertions of
the boatmen themselves, aided by a liberal grant of 501.
from the Royal National L'fe-boat Institution, London,
this life-boat has recently been placed on this important
station, and nobly has she performed her first services.
The disasters arising from the late fearful gales on this
and the neighbouring coast have been unusually nume-
rous, but whenever the services of the life-boats in con-
nection with the National Lifeboat Institution have
been called into requisition they have almost in
has
every
instance been successful, and many a
poor fellow
through their instrumentality been rescued from a watery
grave.
—D
S.FNESS AN
[ADVRIITIFIRMANT.I—SIGIIT AN, TisAntx.
DRYECTIVR VISION RELISTED.— Mem"' s ' and BE.A Solomons, D
opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.
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lly.
.....o.scovery.—Thobserve—oppo-
site the York Hotel. Deafness—New
small, l
Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary powerful, new y.
invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all
others, to surpass of the kind that has been, or
probably ever can
pduced. Being of the sand colour
basil?'thing
as the skin, is not perceptible ;t public assemblies ; the it enables deaf persons to
hear distinctly at church and a
un-
pleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely re-
moved ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could
be desired.
—Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the great-
est transparent power. The valuable advantage derivec:
from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is
preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons aro
enabled to employ their sight at the most minute ocen-
pation— can see with these lenses of a much less magnify.
jug power--and they do not require the frequent changes
to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance.
By kor Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and
extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and
brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per.
spective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed
through them--of great importance to the army, navy,
and others. These telescopes possess such extraordinary
powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye.
piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring,
and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be
seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant,
and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They aro of larger and all
sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; while their vary-
ing from 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover more than the
above, and the Georgian, with his 6 satellites, &c.—The Royal
Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small,
powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which
a person can be seen and known 1i miles distant ; they auswer
every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses,
country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles.
They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting,Opay,
sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and
race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, witikstg .
wond 1
power.-39, Albemarle-street, Piseaglilly. Oboe y—metwa p
the York Hotel. :our
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