The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-08 00:00:00

EXTENSIVE FORGERIESIN THE WEST

RIDING.

On Monday William Binton was again brought
before Messrs. Joseph Staz 'lcy, George Armitage,
John Brooke, and Thomas P. Crossland, atthe Police-
office, Huddersfield, and was charged with forging and
uttering two bills of exchange, dated respectively
May 1, 1852, and Msy 15, 1852, fcr 281. 10s. and 30/.,
both payable at four months, and drawn by the pri-
soner upon, and purporting to be accepted by, Wil-
liam Chadwick, tailor and draper, Hanging Ditch,
Manchester, and Francis Birkin Newton, tailor and
draper, St. Anne-street, Manchester. Mr. Clough, of
the firm of Clough and Bantofr, solicitors, conducted
the prosecution, and the prisoner was defended
by Mr. G. J. Freeman. Toe examination, which
excited considerable interest, was opened at
ten o'clock in the morning, and continued
to five in the evening. From the voluminous evi-
dence adduced, it appeared that the prisoner, who is
a widower with four children, for some time past has
been an extensive buyer of woollen goods from the
warehouses of Huddersfield, for which he was in the
habit of paying bills on parties stated to be his
customers. These transactions extend over one or
two years, bills dated as far back as 1850 being pro-
duced in court, and, if the transactions prior to the
present year are in any similar proportion to those of a
more recent date, they will have involved several thou-
sand pounds ; but, as the prisoner has, up to a short
period prior to his apprehension, succeeded in taking up
his bills, it is difficult to ascertain even the approxi-
mate amount. During the present year his prin-
cipal dealings have been with the firms of Messrs.
John Firth and Sons ; Messrs. Barbour, Paton,
and Co.; Messrs. Longwortb, Brown, and Co. ;
and Messrs. Riley, Gledhill, and Co., from
each of whom be has purchased largely.
With the firm of John Firth and Sons his
dealings have amounted to a sum of 2,6001.; and
they are at present holders to a large amount of the
prisoner's bills. In reply to the inquiries of the mer •
chants, the prisoner represented the acceptors as bonci
fide acceptors, and so long as the bills were met little
or no suspicion was excited ; but the present bills
being returned dishonoured, inquiries were made,
and resulted in the discovery that the acceptances
were forged, and that a system of wholesale forgery
had been pursued. A warrant was issued against
the prisoner on the 24th ult., and on the 25th he was
apprehended at the shop of Mr. F. B. Newton, in
Manchester, by Mr. Superintendent Thomas, when
six forged bills and eighteen pawn-tickets were found
upon him. He was removed to Huddersfield the
same evening, and his residence was then searched,
when other bills and several scraps of paper written
over with names and figures were discovered. The
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TESTIMONIAL TO DR. JEREMIE.
On the occasion of Dr. Jeremie, the Regius Pro-
fessor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge, re-
signing the position of Dean and Professor at the East
India College, Heileybury, a handsome testimonial of
respect and esteem was subscribed for and presented to
him by the students at that time resident in the college.
More recently a number of gentlemen, who for-
merly enjoyed the advantage of the instruction and
friendship of Dr. Jeremir, but who are at the present
time holding different offices in the civil service of
the Honourable Company in the three Presidencies
in India, have determined on presenting him with a
similar testimonial of their affection and regard. The
sum of 450/. was collected in India for this purpose,
and the selection of the piece of plate for the testimo-
nial was entrusted to Mr. Monier Williams,
one of the
professors in the College of Bliley bury, and the exe-
cution cf it committed to the care of Messrs. Hunt
and Roskell, at whose establishment it may beat the
present time inspected. It is a handsome piece of
plate, consisting of a pedestal or column, supported
from the base by three figures, intended to represent
Religion, Philosophy, and Literature, and surmounted
by an elaborate and graceful representation of a Hindoo
female, as a typical figure of India. There are also
branches capable of being added to the column when
it is required as a candelabrum. The value is esti-
mated at 3501., and the remaining portion of the sum
subscribed it is intended to expend in books, which
are also to be presented to Dr. Jeremie. The pre-
sentation was entrusted to Mr. Williams, on the part
of the Indian subscribers, who have transmitted an
address from India for the purpose of being presented
with the testimonial, signed by about 150 gentle-
men in the three presidencies of Bengal, Madras, and
Bombay.

METROPOLITAN CO3IAIISSION OF
SE WERS.
This Court resumed its sittings on Thursday morning
at the chief office, Greek-street, Soho; Mr. R. Jebb in
the chair. Present, Major Dawson, Mr. L. Redhead,
Mr. W. Eoskins, Mr. T. E. Gibson, and Mr, G. S.
Smith.

For some time previous to the opening of the Court
it sat in commi(tee to consider the scheme for the
northern drainage, and also to decide upon a system of
"frontage charges." The commissioners have the power
sewer to
any premises situate within 100 feet of a
to drain into it, and in such cases a small charge
is made, according to the frontage of the premises, to
defray the general expense. The question is one of
as much misapprehension at
to it.
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amounted to 11 , 445 /. 15s. 4d., and,
after deducting payments ordered, the available balance
would remain 9,5491. 1 is. Bd.

A rate of 61 :in the pound was then ordered upon
the Hackney-brook level. It was estimated to produce
3,4001.
the expenses, retrospective and pros-
Upon the Hermitage-street level, estimated to pro-
duceecti
v4esi ,
wt.co and
801 Upon the Spitalflolds, &C., levAl. —Rate estimated to
produce 18,0001., and expenses 19 955/. 153.
Upon the Lower Wapping level.—Kate estimated to
produce 1,0501.; expenses
64.
1,2151.
Upon the eastern division of the Westminster sewers.
—Rate estimated to produce 21.5001.

After tram-acting tionio ordinary business, the Court
adjourned.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the ms
es are sent frcm the General Post-office
by the nght—end M by the morning—dispatch.)

When made up in ! From wha:
FLACF,I3. General Post-office port dis. When
London: patched. due.
America (by Brit. pkt.)llT Oct. 8
,LiverpOol • • Oct.i 11
N Oct. 22 .. , Liverpool ,Oct. 13
America (by U.S. Pict.)
Amorlca (by U.S.pkt.)2.l Oct. 15 .. gonthanipt. Arrived
Australia (via South-
ampton)Ditto (via Marseilles) N 24th °reach month, Dover .. Oct. 17
M 20th ofeach ironth !Southampt. Oct. 24
Ditto, via C. of G. Hope N 20 & 14th each mo ,Plymouth.. Nov. 80
Africa
(West coast).. N 14th 01 the month ,Plymouth
Alexandria* N ,19th & 80th of mo.j Dover .. Oct. 18
'
Belgium .• •• Dover .. Daily
Brazil M in!) of the month 'Southampt. Oct. 12
Buenos Ayrss Myth of the month ',-3outhampt. Oct. 12
Callfornia(viaChagref.) M 2,14 17th of month Sou thorn pt. Oct. 16
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of the month Plymouth.. Sept. 26
Cape de Verds N 2d of the month .. Plymouth.. Sept. 26
Constantinople* .... N 7th 17tJa 27th ot mojDover .. Oct. 20
Central America .. M,20 & 17th of men. ISouthampt. Oct. 16
Chnnnel Isles .. &Fri.,Southampt. To. Th.Sai
Chill M' 2d Sc 17th of moth Southampt. Oct. 19
France 1a1:7, Twice daily .. Dover • • Twicedaily
Gr,,eco. .. N 7th 17th 27th &Irmo 'Dover •• Oct. 11
Liambnrgh N, Tuesday tz Friday London .. Toes. Sat.
Rolland .. •• M, Wednes. 8c Satur.;London ;few,. Tho. s
Efonduras . N 17th of the mouth Southampl.. 'Oct. 16
Ireland .. At& N Twice daily .. ..jilolyhead.. Twicedally
Indla(via Southamp.) M 20th of tha Inenth'Southatapt. Oct. 21
Irdls(viuMtarsetlles) 1.7 iit-nA.24tkt .1' month lvvt,s, • • !Oct. 19
Hope N,l4th of month j Plymouth ..10ct. 26
Mauritius .. N 14th of month !Plymouth.. Oct. '‘:6
Mediterranean (via
Southatrpton) •• M 20th of the month Sonthampt. Oct. 24
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) N,BthSa94th ofmonth Dover • • 'Oct. 19
lidemizo •• of the month.. Southampt.,'lst ca. mo.
Madeira •• M!9th of tko month SGuthampt. ;'Oct. 16
Malta' •• ••
1th,17th,19th,27t1.1] Dover Oct. 18
Q L.- 30th of month
Naples* Nisth 15th25th ofmoi Dover •• Oct. 12
Papal States* 2i sth 15th 25th of mo, Dover . 'Oct. 12
reninsula •• 7th 17th 27thof mo!Soutbamp.t. Oct. 16
Peru 2d & 17th of moth Southampt Oct. 16
Tuscany* N sth 15th 25thof Inc Dover •.. :Oct. i 2
West Indies 17th of the month Southampt. lOct. 16
West Indies (except
Savanna & Nunn) If 2d of the month ,3outharapt. I
' The mails to those countries thus markod (5) are conveyed by
French neck et via Marseilles,

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF Lornuox.—At a monthly
general meeting held yesterday at the society's house in
Hanover-square, Mr. W. J. Broderip, vice-president, in the
chair, the Baron Raoul d'Epremesnil and Messrs. T. C.
Hutton and F. H. Janson were elected Fellows; and Messrs.
Henry White and H. B. Heath were proposed as candidates
for the Fellowship. The report of the Council stated that
the society, among other interesting acquisitions to the me-
nagery daring the past month, had been fortunate enough
to obtain a perfectly new and very curious mammal from the
Cameroons River, in West Africa, of which it is believed that
no specimen as yet exists in any of the museums of Europe.
This animal has been described by Dr. J. E. Gray, in the
" Annals of Natural History" for the present month, under
the name of " cheiropotamus pictus."
CHEAPNESS IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY.—
Hitherto large sums have been charged for engrossing and
copying bills filed in the Court of Chancery, in lieu of which
printed bills are to be delivered, and by one of the new rules
a considerable reduction is effected. It is ordered that "the
payment to be made by the defendant to the plaintiff for
printed copies of the bill or claim shall be at the rate of one
halfpenny per folio.'

ABERAYR3N, OCT. 7.—The Union Packet, of Milford,
is on shorn to the northward, and likely to become a
total wreck crow saved.
BRISTOL, OCT. 7.—The Selma, from Ortega, and the
Bellerophon have been in contact, and both received
damage in the bows.
P.,RTSIIIOUTFI, OCT 7. Wind N.W. to W.N. W.--
Aird. Ellen, Sierra L00L34;
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FALMOUTH OCT. 7.—Wind froth gales and
aqually.—Add. Duo, Rio Janeiro.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Oct. 7.
MUSIC AND DANCING LICENCES.
The court sa' to-dey t Ceo ken well, for the pur-
pose of renewing and granting licences for public
music and dancing, under the Act 25th Geo. 11.,
cap. 36.
Mr. Pownall presided, supported by several magis-
trates of the county.
The court was crowded by the various applicants,
but the attendance of magistrates was not so nume-
rous as usual.
There were 48 applications for the renewal of the
licences for music, and 57 for music and dancing. In
addition to these there were 42 new applications for
music, and 12 for music and dancing.
APPLICATIONS FOR NEW LICENCES.
Mary Adkiias applied for a licence for musi'c and
dancing, for the Royal Oak, Margaret-street, Hack-
ney-fields.
Mr. METCALF supported the application, and urged
that it was desirable that it should be granted, tie a
house having a licence of the kind now sought was
required in the neighbourhood.
The COURT refused to grant the licence, on the
ground that it was not desirable to grant the double
licence to a public-house except under pectefir cir-
cumstances, of which there was in this case, in the
opinion of the Court, an absence.
Mr. METCALF then said his client would 'be con-
tent with a licence for music only.
The CHAIRMAN said it would be a most incon-
venient precedent to adopt that course, afeer the
. original application had been finally disposed of. The
Court had refused the licence, and the applicant, by
not making an election, had abided the result.
A licence for music and dancing for Eighbury
Barn Tavern was granted without opposition, as
was a similar licence to the Gate House Tavern,
Highgate.
The following partiea' seeing the result in Mrs.
Adkins's case, changed their applications fear music
only, which were granted, viz.:—henry )tlellyer
Miller, the Eagle Tavern, High-road, Edmonton ;
William Wicks, the Jolly Angler's :Cavern,
Lea-bridge; Joseph Thomas Winter, the Iltaep and
Grapes, No. 112, Saint George's-street; Henry
Barr, the Hand and Flower, Sands-end, King"s-road,
Fulham ; John Jones, the Three Jolly Gardeners,
Rochester-row, Westminster; Benjamin WWItS, the
Admiral Keppel, in the Fulhain-road.
The CHAIRMAN, in the course of the day, itt reply
to an observation from one of the members of the
bench, in reference to the shortness of the d:istance
between two licensed houses, said the principle. upon
which the Court wished to act was, that music licences
should not be a monopoly in the hands of a few, but
granted to freely that great numbers of persons would
not congregate together at some particular house.
It was from such assemblages, there could be no
doubt, that the evils which had been complained of
arose, and therefore by granting these licences freely,
the Court would be avoiding those evils by removing
the causes. Under these circumstances, the Court
would not take as a valid objection to an application
the fact that another licensed house was within a
short distance of the house sought to be lice nsed.
The Court would in all cases consider the size of the
room in which the musical entertainments were to be
given, and the character of the house, and, with regard
to public-houses, it was indispensable that the appli-
cant should he the holder of the licence of the house,
so that the Court might have a guarantee for proper
usage of the musical licence. Where the public ac-
commodation required the licensing of a particular
house the Court would always grant a licence for that
house, under the conditions he bad mentioned.
Mr. PARRY said it was with very great pleasure
that he heard the views of rile Court so liberally ex-
pressed by the chairman. The liberality evinced by
the bench last year in granting these licences had
produced none ocher than the most beneficial results
—not a single complaint had been made by the police
of any of the houses the magistracy entrusted with a
licence, and he had no doubt the course now taken
would give general satisfaction.
The following original applications for licences for
music only were granted :—Thoinas Wells, Pegasus
Tavern, Green-lanes ; James Deacon, Sir Hugh Myd-
dleton, Clerken well ; James Toomer, the Manor
House, Green-lanes, Stoke Newington ; Samuel
Shannon, New Crown, Ball's-pond; William Gard-
ner, Duke's Head, rhitechapel ; John Gerhold,
Prince of Orange, Fieldgate-street, Whitechopel ;
Joseph Wade, Crown Tavern, Clerkenwell-green ;
Henry Brading, Sir Robert Peel, Shoreditch; Charles
Clarke, Eight Bells, Ironmongetarow ; James Ren-
nelt, Rose and Crown, Knightsbridge ; Henry
Geerge Oliver, White Hart, Drury-lane ; John Cole,
Brownlow Arms Tavern, Brownlow-street, Drury-
lane ; William Wetherby, Rising Sun, Knights-
bridge ; Edmund Gilbert, the Lord Nelson, Road-
side, Whitechopel; John Robert Bowen, the Seven
Stars, Brick-street; John Farrington Peters, the
Old Will Somers, Crispin-street ; George John Gil-
der, the College Arms, Goulden-place ; Edwin Charles
White, the Prince Albert, 'York-street, Kingsland-
road ; Thomas Lee, the Beckford's Head, No. 38, Old-
street; Joseph Minoher Pugh, the George, No.loB,
Old-street ; Luke James Marshall, the Sir John Fal-
staff, No. 126, Old-street; William Smith, the Dol-
phin, No. 134, Old-street ; George Wm. White, the
Crown, No 154, Wbitecross-street ; Charles Abbott,
the Rose and Crown, No. 20, Colville-place, St. Pan-
cras; George Kirby, the Lamb Tavern, Kingsland-
road ; William Webb, the Ship Tavern, Camden-
street ' • Nathan Mare, the Rising Sun, at the corner
of the New-road and Charlton-street, Somers Town ;
William Michael Davis, the Sportsman Tavern, at the
corner of Oakley-crescent, City-road ; John Gibson,
the Perseverance, Southgate-road, Ball's Pond; David
Smith, the Lord Nelson Tavern, Duke's-row, New-
road; Robert Bragg, the Britannia Tavern, Britaenia-
row ; William Thomas Hamilton, the Blockmaker's
Arms Tavern, No. 1, Ashley-crescent; Thomas
Franklin, the Woodman, No. 11, Doyley-street,
Sloane-street; George Slater, the Blue Anchor, No.
92, York-street; Daniel Sebbon Baker, jun., Baker's
Rooms, No. 107, Upper•street ; William Tyler, the
New Clown, No. 62, St. John-street-road.
THE LATE BALLOON ASCENTS AT CREMORNE.
csanness.—When the case of Mr. T. B. Simpson was
called on in order, that gentleman did not answer,
and consequently it was ordered to remain till the list
was gone through entirely. When called on again,
Air. Simpson answered, and in the meantime he had
instructed Mr. Parry to support his application.
Being a transfer case, it was necessary to prove the
service of the usual notices in compliance with the
standing orders of the Court, which require that
notices of all transfers and new applications shall be
served before a given day, the 20th of September, on
the churchwardens, overseers, clerk of petty sessions,
clerk of the peace, and posted on the premises and on
the door of the nearest police-station. In Mr. Simp•
son's case the proof of service was complete in every
respect, save that of the station-house. It was shown
that the notice was served at the station-house on the
18th, and Mr. Simpson himself deposed to his having
seen it posted outside subsequently, but he could not
say that be saw it within the two succeeding days,
though he could say that he saw it within a few days.
As no person was present who could prove that the
notice was posted before the 20th, the chairman sug-
gested that Mr._ Simpson should forthwith procere
the attendance of some one from the station-house
who knew that fact, and accordingly Mr. Simpson
left for the purpose of complying with the magis.
trate's suggestion.
When the other business had been gone through
Mr. Simpson had not made his appearance, but the
subject was resumed.
Mr. PARRY hoped the Court would not act without
considering the immense interest Mr. Simpson bad at
stale, for the withholding of his licence would be
almost his rein.
The CHAIRMAN said it was the standing orders of
the Court, and not the Act of Parliament, that re-
quired the proof which in this case was absent, and
those orders could, if the Court pleased, be suspended.
Mr. PARRY was very thankful for that suggestion.
Captain CARPENTER thought the proof before the
Court sursicieat. The notice was served on a police
officer at the station•house, and was afterwards seen
posted. What more was required ?
An Hon. MAGISTRATE said he could not but ad-
mire Mr. Simpson for the manner in which be had
acted. He had persisted, like a truly conscientiou,s,
man, in saying " a few days," when "two days"
would have removed all difficulty ; and there was great
interest at stake, as the Learned Counsel had said.
On the motion of Mr. TURNER, the standing orders
were suspended.
Mr. KEMSHEAD wither' to know if this were not
the case of Cremorne Gardens, and if so, why
,the
application was put in the list as " the Stadium ?'
Mr. PARRY said certainly it was the case of Cre-
morne, though called' the Stadium ;" that was the
name originally in the lease, and he understood it was
necessary to adhere to that name. The licence al-
ways had been granted for the Stadium, but it was
well known that it was for Cremorne.
Mr. Kamstaean said the case was at last properly
before the Court. It was Cremorne, not the Sta-
dium, and consequently bore a very different aspect.
The CHAIRMAN said a place ought to be called by
the name by which it was most commonly known.
Mr. PARRY said no doubt the proper way would
be to describe it as " Tne Stadium, otherwise Cre-
morne."

Mr. KEMSHEAD said he had a word or two to say
on Crernorne. The question before them, and
which they had to decide was, in
'what way they,
the licensing magistrates, whose duty was to protect
the public, were to expect these gardens to be con-
ducted for the future. They, the magistrates, were
the only parties who could ask that question, and after
what had token place lately, it was important for the
public that it should be now decided.
Mr. PARE!' said the only complaints ever made
against Mr. Simpson during the whole of the time
that he had had the Albion Hotel, the Adelaide Gal-
lery, and Cremorne, were the two preferred recently

11.1.: the insTigation of the E.39(-...itry for the Pri,vention
of Cruevy to Animals; •,,r •,11
pony to be taken u,' wttli anu
that he had been guilty of cruelty by suffering a
bullock to be taken up in the like way. In the former
case Mr. Arnold decided that the point was not within
the meaning of the Cruelty Act—very properly, as he
would venture to say ; but at Ilford, the magistrates—
very properly likewise—decided that in the case of
the bullock there was cruelty ;—very properly he
said, because the animal no doubt was iGjartd. Mr.
Simpson immediately, in both instances, pledged his
word that nothing of the kind should occur again ; it
wes at once discontinued. Mr. Simpson had honour-
ably kept his word ; and he (Mr. Parry) had before
that court, on Mr. Simpson'a bdaalf, to say the same
thing.

Mr. KEMSREAD said there waa a division of opinion
—the principal magistrate, Mr. Arnold, had decided
that it was not illegal ; the other magistrates had de-
cided the other way. The thing, therefore, came back
to this court, which had the control of the Cremorne
licence ; and after this he trusted no such exhibitions
as the ascent of animals under balloons would be
permitted.
Mr. PARRY—No ascent of the kind has taken
place since Mr. Simpson was summoned, and will not
again. .

Mr. KEMSHEAD mentioned the case of a person,
who, he said, a year or two ago, obtained a music and
dancing licence. They were not divided, the land-
lord solemnly pledging himself that it should be used
for mutic only ; yet directly after, within a week, he
had placards out announcing dancing, as if no promise
had been given.
Mr. PARRY—Bat you granted that person a licence
without comment the next year.
The CHAIRMAN said, independently of the question
of cruelty or no cruelty, the Bench thought such ex-
hibitions as those alluded to led to vicious tastes, and
had generally a vitiating effect, and if they were
continued in future the licence would be withheld.
Apart from the question of cruelty, it must be dis-
tinctly understood that such exhibitions were to by
discontinued. Mr. Simpson must not allow beasts
to be tied to balloons and carried away into the air.
The magistrates thought such proceedings detrimen-
tal to the public, and the licence would only be
granted on the express understanding that they should
not he continued, and that if they were the licence
would be refused.

Mr. PARRY—i3ut you do not mean to prohibit
ballooning, do you ?

The CIi—AIRMAN-1311loons are not animals, are
they P—oh, no, we only allude to the ascents of
animals.

Mr. PARRY—The four-legged animals you mean, I
presume ?—(A laugh.) You will allow men to go
up with balloons ?—(A laugh.)
Mr. HEMSHEAD said that, of course, they did not
interfere with. Men might go up in balloons ; or,
like the man at Islington the other day, throw him-
self about on a poll underneath one—but even that
was objectionable.

Mr.-PARRY then passed a high compliment to the
performers on the trapeze for their skill and daring.
The CHAIRMAN—The licence is granted, on the
positive understanding that the ascents of animals in
balloons shall not be repeated.
Mr. PARRT—Oh, certainly not, sir.
Mr. KEIISHEAD—Nor under them, either, Mr.
Parry.

Mr. PARRY—There will be nothing of the sort, I
assure you. It has been discontinued, and will not
be repeated.

The other licences for music and dancing, and for
music only, were then granted, and the Court ad-
journed.

MURDEROUS GAROTTE ATTACK.

Leeds is gaining an unenviable notoriety for the
frequency and reckless character; of garotte robbe-
ries in its vicinity. Our columns have from time to
time recorded these outrages as they have occurred ;
and we have now another desperate attack upon a
Leeds merchant to report, and for which two well-
known desperadoes have been sent to York•castle.

Oa Wednesday last, at the Leeds Court-house, two
fellows were placed in the dock charged with an as-
sault upon Mr. Joseph Hartley, a young man, a mer-
chant, in North-street. The names of the prisoners
are John Lees and William Williamson—the first a
tall pockmarked man, and the other considerably less
in stature. Both prisoners reaided at Hunslet-hall.
The scene of the outrage was Hunslet-moor, a lonely
place, the neighhourhood of which is frequently the
resort of desperate characters. We will let Mr.
Hartley tell in his own words the particulars of his
unfortunate adventure :

Mr. Hartley, who had got fearfully mauled about
the head and body, said, on Saturday night I and my
brother left the Leeds Archery Gab about twelve
o'clock, and walked in company to my father's house
in North-street, and I there left my brother and pro-
ceeded alone to Hunslet Carr. I went along the
coalwsggon way from Leeds to Hunslet, and as I
went through the gates which lead to Hunslet-moor,
I was passed by two men who had followed me, and
that was the first time I had noticed them. On going
through the turnstile one of the two men rudely
pushed before me, and we walked nearly together
through the turnstile, and as he passed me, in conse-
quence of the push he gave me, I looked into his face,
and noticed very distinctly that his face was pock-
marked. The lesser man had a dark shooting-coat on
and a cap. They walked about fifteen yards
before me in the same direction, but they soon
slackened their pace, and I overtook them ; and,
when I was rep easing them, one of them threw his
arms round my neck, being at my back at the
time. He twisted his legs round mine and
tried to force me on my face, while a man
or men seized both my arms, and also strove to force
me on my face. I then endeavoured to throw myself
on my back, in order to crush the man behind me,
but I was driven forwards. The men in the rear
then rather loosed his hold, and the man who had
pressed me at the turnstile then rushed at my throat,
and put his bands there and on my chest, and forced
me against the man who was at my back on the
ground. While this was doing I got my right side
turned to the man who was on my back an I saw
his face distinctly. He grasped me on the throat,
and I was up and down several times struggling with
them. I never got my throat during the tussle libe-
rated from his grasp. While I was contending with
one man the other kicked me twice on the face and
once on the stomach. The tall man, who had hold of
me by the throat, said to the other prisoner, " Stick
to him, Bill," and repeated it, saying " Stick to him
with thy teeth," and then the man called "Bill" got
hold of my left hand with his mouth, and bit it, but
I succeeded withdrawing it. Before this my trousers
were torn entirely in pieces in their attempts to get
at my pockets. The man called Bill—the little one—
thee tried to get at my coat pocket, in which there
were my purse and a cigar-case, but I got hold of his
arm so that he did not succeed in searching this
pocket. Then in the after struggle I got partly cn
my knees again —the tall man still retaining his hold
of my throat. Bill then called out, " D—as him how
he kicks," and then they got on my knees. I per-
c,4ved.a gas light on the other side of the railway, and
I cried out, " Murder," and then the man who had
hold of my throat tightened his grasp very much, so
that I almost became insensible ; and the next thing
I remember was that I was set free, and the men ran
away. I ran after them, but slipped and fell. At the
same time I beard one of them shout out " Has thou
gat
it." I saw two persons come towards me, named
Robinson and Smith, who joined in pursuit, but the
two men succeeded in getting out of sight. I found
myself very much injured—my trousers completely
my eyeglass pullcd oar my
neck
;off,mnyly euot;34tbreeell:i7,
spectacles, and hat were
gone, and neckerchief unloosed, my shirt torn and
Woody, and my waistcoat torn. My face was bruised
head beaten severely, and my throat black
badly,and my
swollen. I was taken to the house of Mr. Smith,
where I obtained a pair of trowsers, and he accom-
panied me to Hunslet Carr.
A medical man proved that Mr. Hartle),,s
were of a very serious, though not now of a really
dangerous nature.
Other witnesses spoke to facts corroborative of the
rheou csaep.tuar n
prosecutor's statement, and criminative of the
edd
pri-
soners, who in the course of Tuesdpauyblvvice.
by the Leeds police, drinking in a
Lees the prosecutor swore to them most distinctly. 'He
was not quite so positive about Williamson, n
s
son,thugh
he had no moral doubt of his identity.
Ut
was made on behalf of the prisoners to
set up antt eau;
ibi
but the evidence of the witnesses called for that pur-
pose brought both Lees and Williamson nearer t: the
scene of the outrage, a few minutes prior
hadto
done. its one.
mission, than the prosecutor's
Eventually the • witness"
prisoners were remanded till Thur-
sday, and on that day were committed for trial at the
next Yorkshire as.sizes.

DREADFUL 111 - RD E SnearABERDEEN.
A shocking double reorder tims commuted Etr.lit ty-
b
brew ter, about a mile north of Aberdeen, on Wriday
night. Tie victims were a widow woman named Russ
and her grandchild, a little boy about five years of age.
The murderer is a mun named George Christie, formerly
a private soldier in the service of the East India Com-
pany, from whom ho at ono time enjoyed a pension,
which was taken from him on his being convicted of
stealing silver plate from Murth-bouse, about three miles
west of Aberdeen, on Deeside. Christie had been em-
ployed thrashing bere in a barn adjoining Mrs. Ross's
house for a few days previously, and ne, us tvll as thorn
working alonl witty him, had been in the habit of getting
from Mrs. Ross water to cook their meals. On Satur-
day Mrs. Ross had expressed in his hearing her inten-
tion of selling two pigs; she did sell them, and a wish to
rob her of the proceeds is the only motive that can at
present be conceived to account for the brutal deed
Between eight and nine o'clock Christie lett Aberdeen,
slying to an acquaintance that ho Lad forgotten some-
thing at Kitty browster. Peter Milobbie, a gardener,
whose bere be had been thrashing, came down soon after
to look into the barn, and not finding Christie thgre he

into the window of Mrs. Ross's house, and sa
wi!l3 hand and
h:Jsit ~ho kuOcked si
the eioor, when Carisie answered it, having, however,
first blown out the candle. Mr. M•Robbie also beard
groaning inside, and this, along with the excited
appor:.
tenon of Christie, aroused his suspicion. He, Wd&
dia.ely Went to the toll-house which is close by and le'
turned with the toll keeper. They knocked at the door,
and Nl:Robbie said he wanted to tee what had been done
in the barn. Christie expressed his readiness to 13°
wite them and did go. They also esked hiuS"10•1
that groaning was." and he replied that the little bl
had a "sair belly." After leaving the barn he again
returned to the house. M Robbie and the toil-keeper
watched, and saw him leave the house with a beadle id
his arm. They forthwith gave information to the polies.
who succeeded in apprehending the murderer , taboo;
half•past one en Tuesday morning, in Lower DeburV'
Aberdeen. On being charged with the murder b 8
denied his guilt, but afterwards, in the watch-home, b°
said " this should have been done long ago," whether
referring to the murder or his incarceration, itis
possible to say. Blood was found on the leg of big
trousers, his shoes, and the wristbands of his shirt. A
gold ring and fourteen shillings were found on his period'
The bodies of the victims were horribly mangled. The
murder is believed to have been committed with an ate,
Mrs. Ross was above middle age, and her murderer it
about 51.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.,
BIRMINGHAM, ()CT. 7.—At Gloucester and Woreeee
markets on the 2d wheat firmly maintained the cureenof
of the previous week. Barley unaltered in value, bOl
less in request. Old oats qaite as dear, but new °were
6d per quarter lower. No advance could be obtained 00
beans or peas. During the present week a considerable
quantity of foreign wheat has changed hands, at o°,
ailvaece of 6d to is per quarter, but this improvementhes not extended to English. 9Few transactions are re'
ported in barley. Oats more in request, and old are the
turn dearer. The high price of beans and peas has lee`
sened the sale. At this day's market there was again 0
good supply of wheat; new was is per quarter dearer'
but this improvement did not extend to old of any de;
bcripticn. Heavy barley a good deal inquired for Jigb'
neglected. Not much doing in oats. Beans and peg
taken in limited quantities at former prices.
GLAsGOW, OCT. 6,—Coastwise the supplies consisted
of 1,724 quarters of barley and 560 sacks of flour; from
Ireland, of 384 quarters of barley. 3.008 (muter:, 'f oats'
575 quarters of beans. aTld 434 loads of oatanesd; fret.broad, via the Clyde, of 1,200 quarters of wheat, 2,100
quarters of barley, and 1,170 quarters of beans fres',
Egy pt; and, vid Grangemouth, of 1,484 quarters
wheat, and 42 quarters of peas from the cesatineo'
Wheat end flour were in good demand during tb 0 wedt
at a further improvement in value, owing to the reduceu
stock of useful qualities (the arrivals from Ettropeo:l
ports during the last five weeks having fallen short
2,000 quarters), in combination, perhaps, with tiie large
influx of gold, which now apparently begins to tell 01
the value of the most commodities. All other article?
in the trade ruled in favour of the seller. This daY
market was well attended by town and country, buyer?'
Wheat and flour of prime quality were a fair salt, at 011,
advance of 6d to Is per boll, and 6d per barrel; 'anferitg
descriptions were less readily disposed of. Bade/
realised the extreme rates of last week's currency. 0009
oatmeal, beans, and peas, sold a little dearer. Egyptiell
beans unaltered.

MELTON MOWBRAY, OCT. s.—Wheat old 41s Od to 4so
new, 34s to 38s; barley, old 00s to OCs • new 26s to 31t
oats, old 23s to 255; now 17s to 21s ; beans, old 3,(11a to ;0'
per qr. Butter lld to 12d per lb ; eggs 16 to 18 for Is.
UPPINGHAM, OCT. 6.—Wheat 35s to 425; barley 261
30s Od ; oats 17s to 255; beans 30s to 40a per qr. Butter 8i
to 10d per lb ; eggs 18 for Is.
NEWARK, OCT. 6.—Wheat, old white 46s to 50s, I
44s to 45s old red 408 to 448, new 38s to 40s; barley, malting'
32s to 345, grinding 25s to 27s ; oats, old, 24st, 243 to 23L1:
new 19s to 225; beans, 391 Od to 41s; peas, 32s to 301
tares, 44s to 465; malt, 56s to 6''s per qr.
BOSTON, OCT. b.—Wheat, 01,1 red 38s to 41s, whit's iPj
to 435, extra 455, new red 2es to white 37s to 411 r
extra 43s to 00s ; barley 22s to 275; oats, 14s to 20s; ber"a
325 to 38s ; peas 2Gs to 315 per qr.
LOUTH, OCT. 6.—Wheat, 3b5 to 41s; barley 25s to 270
oats I;'s to 19s; beans 2s to 32s per qr.
EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, OCT. 6.—We had 111
large supply of all kinds of grain at market to-day. Wheat
"
the top Is, and the average 4d up. Barley on the top Is, 0
the average 9d up. Oats on the top the same, and the averets
4d down. Beans on the top same as last day, and 1.11:
average 8d up. Unsold, 103 qrs wheat, 183 qrs barley, 31
qrs oats, and 7 qrs beans.
Top of Wheat ... 6511 b. 49s Od
„ Barley 5641 b. 305 6d
~ Oats ... 45i1b. 24s Od
~ Beans 67ilb. 36s Od
EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, OCT. 7.—The mow'
of cattle was 663,, or 80 more than last week. Extreme 1°?,
price, 7s 6d ; current, 7s Od; secondary and inferior, ;,.oln 5
to 6s 6d per Dutch stone. A clearance WPS not effete;
The number of sheep and lambs at market this morning W
3,819, being 468 less than last week. Best wedder miottok
top price, 6d per lb ; current, 5d to sid ; inferior, 4d to IN'
At the close a good clearance was effected.

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CORK, OCT. 6.
Barrels. Carrenety. ,
43 White wheat 223 6d to 22s 9d 00s Od-20 01
74 Red wheat IN Od to 201 Od
102 Ditto .........20s Od to 21s Cad 211 Od-20 410
56 Ditto
273 Barley lOs 8d to 110 4d
305 Ditto lls 4d to 113 6d} lls 6d--09 40
264 Ditto lls 6d to lis 10d
32 Bere 10s Od to 005 Od 00s Od
1282 Oats Ba Od to 8s 9d
1300 Ditto
338 Ditto
2 'Pigs 33s 3d to 00s Od 00, Od per cyst
Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:—
8 barrels white wheat ; 24 red ; 30 barley; U bare; 7 00 '
3 pigs.
Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week I.-
Wheat, 2,538. Barley, 8,053. Bere, 0. Oats, 15,835. Pigs, to'
PRICES OF BUTTER.

CANT. CIIKRINCY.
.10
First quality
... ........ .. 1 ~
Second quality
Third quality ... 72s Third quality 63°
Fourth quality
Fifth quality
Sixth quality 4Bs Sixth quality
Return of Cattle sold for week ending Sept. 25.
Pigs, 475. Sheep, 326. Cows, 115.
Coax.—Flour—First 12s 6d to 135 6d ; extra 14s Od;
seconds,lls to 128 0d; households 9e to 10e 6d; thirds, is to 9s r
cwt. Oatmeallo3od to lOs 6d; Indian meal 75 3d to 7s 6d; whet"
meal, 93 6d to 105 6d per cwt. Indian corn 710 s to 7 155 per to*
Bran B.:s to Bzs 6d per tom Hay—Farmers IBs to 22s 6d; averse
000; dealers 3480 d to ON; average Ois per ton. Straw—Fenster,
,
lus Od to 183 Od; average OA ; dealers 235 Od to 009 ,•':'
average COs Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to Oa;
household loaf 5d to Od per 41b. Fresh butter, 9d to
10d per lb. Eggs-4s Od to 45 2d per hundred. Coalvi
Newport 15s Od ; Lydney 155 ' • Landore 005 ; Cub"
Whisky, 50. p.,
5s 9 dperer
ton. Tallod p
Tallow 4eOr iki
s to 425 per si' '''
imperial gallon. MO
—Beef 4;d to 7d; mutton 5d to 6id ; veal 4d t_°
7d ; pork 4d to Od; bacon 6d to 7d; sausages 5d per lb.Hor4
7/ lOs to 0701 per cwt. Bangor slates 21173 6d to 3/ os pe, too'
Bark, red 71 to 8/ lOs per ton. Fleece wool 16s to 005 per stesei
Hemp 291 t 034/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 16s to 005. re'
ditto, 24r to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to lir pet
ton. Timber—Memel, 70s per ton ; red pine, 31 5s ; yelloW
ditto, 3/ 1513 per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per 10. Hider.'
Market 223 to 28s; salted 23s to 309 per cwt ; calf skis°
3d to Od per lb. Potatoes, will tc 9d to 10,1; pinks,
lld to 12d. Guano— Peruvian, 10/ 101 to 11/ per ton. Tar," Archangel, 191 per barrel.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Ocr. 7.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a con4derable amount of
business done to-day at firm prices The transactions re'
ported were—Bristol; and Exeter, 101—Caledonian, 47 e%
div.—Great Western, 95;47___

UV Kit POOL, OCT. 7,
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Our share market was more activif
to-day, and prices were maintained. The sales were
Caledonian, 23:5 —Eastern Counties, 11 5-16—East Lan'
cash ire, MlA—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 84%—Ditto.
Fifths, 34 dis.—London and North-Western, 119%—Ditto,
Quarters (C), 1 9-16 p.—. Manchester. Sheffield, nd Lin'
colnshire, 31—Midland, 76'a—North
—St. Helen's (Railway and Canal), Preference, guaran"
teed 5 per cent. and dividend, 169--South-Eastern and
Dover, f. 2%.

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MANCHESTER, Ocr. 7.
STOCK EXCIIAN
ceGhe share market presented an ira#
proved appearan to-da, and prices d a ten. dency upward. The transactsons were a gsenerall followy ha
:—Caledo•
nian, 23 %—East Lancashire, Preference, Quarters, min. 6 per
cent , WA—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 84%—Ditte, (West
Riding Union), 25,i, dis —London and North-Western, 118'4
—Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 31—Midland 7614
—South-Eastern and Dover, 22 3-16.
BIRUINhe G HASI, .7.
STOCK EXCHINGL—T railway share market closed
somewhat better to day, and prices advanced considerably,
South Staffordshires were done at % dis.

Less cr Lira it FlRE.—Yesterday, during the
temporary absence of his mother, Charles Paul Adams, aged
three years, and residing at 5, York-street, Foley-place, ap-
proached the fire-place, when his clothes caught fire, and
he was burnt to death before his mother returned.

BlitTklB.
OF A BON.

On the sth inst., at Moat-hall, Yorkshire, the wife of
S. 'Di( mpson, Esq.
At Rawsden Bel!house, Billericay, on the 4th inst., the
wife of the Rev. J. S. Billiard.
Oa the sth inst., at Mordan-lodge, Surrey, the wife of
Henry James Hoare, Esq.

OF A DAUGHTER.
On the sth inst., at Charlwood-place, Belgrave-road, Mrs,
Alired George Howard.
T ho
On the 2
usten,9th ulEs t.,
q. at Presteign, Radnorshire, the wife of
mas A

AR lED.
On the 6th inst., atM
St. R
Martin in-the-Fields the Rev.
William Rawlins Capel, 8.A., curate of Yoxall, Stafford.-
shire, to Marian, third daughter of Francis Southgate, Esq.,
of D fon- c,urt, Kent.
On the sth inst., at Melford, Suffolk, Michael Henry
Williams, Eq., of Tredrea, near Truro, son of M. Williams,
cf Seurrier-house, Cornwall, to Catherine Anne, daugh-
ter of Richard Almack, of Melford.

ED.
On Thursday, the 7th insD
t.I, at Kirklees•hall, Yorkshire,
Mary, wife of Henry Wickham Wickham, Esq.. M.P.
On the sth inst., in Grosvenor-place, the Earl Somers.
At Perdiswell, on the 3d inst., Lady Wakeman, aged 24.
On the sth inst., in Jermyn-street, St. James's, Lord
Fergus Kennedy, aged 27.
At Brighton, on the 29th ult. , Peter Evan Turnbull,
Esq,, P.R.S. and F.S A.
On the Ist inst., at Pyt-house, eged 80, John Benett, Esq.,
late M.P. for the Southern Division of Wiltshire,
On the 2d inst., at Bath, Captain Edmund A. Munro
Bengal Army.
In London, on the Ist inst., Mrs. Amelia Watkins, relict
of the late R, Watkins, Esq, of Windsor, aged 77.
London: Print ad and Published by SIMIDO T0T.51% of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Ohl, No. 112,
Strand.. 'n t,6e Precinct of the Savovi in the county Of
Middleaes, Friday, October 8, 1542.