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N° 18 6813 TON DON WEDNESDAY
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osta ' AUGUST 11, 1852.

,
IRON LIEBIG'S OP“ION of " PALE
ALES.'

The prominence given to the name of Baron L'ebig in pla -ands and
advertisements will have created the impression that he coveted it
celebrity inconsistent with the dignity of his station in the scientific
word Haviag learned that he had attained such undesirable no
toriety, Banat Liebig has ',quested the publication of the following
letter, with the view of in wining Vie public of the motives which
dictated his commuoication Allsopo :
" The qaest,on of adulteration by strychnine, which has been
taken up ,erionsly io England, seemed to me of gnat importance,
and I thought to do some good by a oing to demonstrate the error.
If I wished t pssociate with any individual brewery my remarks on
the alleged adniteration of letter beer With strychnine, it would have
been only natural to h •ve mentioned ano her brewery, in which
alone, and not in Mr. Allsopp s, f was engaged in investigating the
Burto i mode of brewing: and it was also in that brewery, and not
in Mr. Allsopp's, that Bavanipn brewers acquired all the instrue
Con they obtained at Burton. The admiration I express• dof this
beverage in my letter to Mr. Allsopp is advertised in such a manner
as to lead to the inference that toy praise was exclusively conflated
to Mr. Allsopp's beer; this was not the case, my remarks referred
to that class of beer.

"JUSTUS LIEBIG

" G:cssen, July 24, 1832."

TO YOUNG MEN OU V of a SITUATION.
The Person who on Saturday. the 7th instant, presented a
Cheque or 30 ,1.95. 7d. at Mess s. ^;mith. Payne, and S•nith's Bank-
ing Rouse, and is supposed to have received it at or in the neigh-
bourhood rat J FAVIN-..:IIESCE NT, is requested to apply imme-
diately to Messrs. Bush and Muileus, 7, St. Mildred's-court, Poultry.
August 9, 1852.

AUSTRALIAN CORDILLERA GOLD and
COPPER MINING COMPANY.
Otlices,l24, Bishopsgate-street Within, London ; 4, Frankfort-street,
Plymouth.
In consequence of the announcement in the City article of the
Times 01 the 29th July, an answer to which was given by the Soli-
citor of Captain John Potter M acqueen, and another letter having
been addressed by the Sec•etary of the Company to the Editor of the
same journal, on the sth August, in reply to Mr. W. A. Young, the
Committee of Management will not close the List of Applications for
Shares until further notice, in order that ample and sulicient time
may be allowed the pub ie to ensure Vie authenticity of the docu-
ments In possession of this Company, thoroughly proving its bona
fide character, and which may be done by applying to the Solicitors ,
Messrs. Scott and Edwards, 23, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-
lane; or at the Offices of the Company.

By order,
W. A. HUNT, Secretary and Purser,

August 9, 1852.

11HE NATIONAL PATEN f STEAM FUEL
COMPANY.

The Shareholders are informed that the .crap Certificates, payable
to bearer, will be ready to be excha iged for the Banker's receipt- on
and titer TUESDAY next, the 17th instant.
The Directors further announce, that the signatures of the share-
holders to the Deed of Settlement of the Company will be dispensed
with until the period when the first division of the profits is pay-
able. The present Scrip will then be exchanged for Certificates of
Shares, entitling the holders, after due registration, to the receipt of
the dividend.

Contracts for the supply of the Patent Steam Fuel are now exe-
cuted at the Company's Works, at Queen's Ferry, Fliutshire, from
whence the Liverpool Steamers are now supplied.

The Admiralty and ether certificates testifying to the superiority
of this fuel can be seen at the Offices of the Company.
By order,
OSNIUND LEWIS, Secretary.
Offices, 49, Fenchurch-street, August 9, 1852.

SECURITY TO EMPLOYERS.
TO SECRETARIES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,
CLERKS, STATION-MASTERS, RAILWAY OFFICIALS,
BANKERS' CLERKS, TRAVELLERS, AND OTHERS.
TIMES LIFE ASSURANCEand
GUARANTEE COMPANY.
32, Ludgate-hill, London.
GUARANTEE FOR FIDELITY OF TRUST.
PROFITS DIVIDED.
RATES—From 7s. 6d. per cent. upwards. No charge for Stamps
An allowance made in the Guarantee Premium where a Life As-
surance and Guarantee are combined.
LIFE ASSURANCE.
Policies Indisputable save in cases of Fraud.
Arrangements can be made with this Office to prevent the loss of a
Policy where the Assured is unable, from temporary embarrassment,
to keep up the payments

H. B. SHERID tN
TIMES FIRE AND PROPERTY ASSURANCE COMPANY.
Every description of Fire Assurance. Profits Divided.
Agents Wanted.

H. B. SHERIDAN.

PATRON—H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT.
k 0 t`OL YTLREceT7IIIIi(II STMITION.
Ry J. H. Pepper, Esq., on Testing Gold, and on the Australian Gold
Districts ; and also on the Alleged Adulteration of the Burton Bitter
Ale with Strychnine.

By Dr. Bachhoffne.• on the Patent Polytechnic Gas Fire: and on
the Mode of Preserving Fresh Provisions, illustrated by Specimens
from Messrs. Rim,ie and M`Call, and Sampl..s of Fadeuihe's and
Moore's Solidified Preserve, Mile.

Mr. Crispe, n Morrall'i Patent Needles,

By George fiuckland, Esq., on Vuiic, illustrated by Patriotic and
Old English Songs, assisted by Miss Blanche Younge, R.A.. of
Music

New Series of Dissolving Views. - rxhibition of the Microscope, &c,
A.dmissior, is. ; +ehool® and Children ender Teu ►ears of age,
tali-price. For Hours. see Programme.
Superb Specimens of Patent Silvered Glass.

"Divide about the broade bede cake,
Round about the bride's stake."—Ben Jonson,

'WEDDING BREAKFAST nroviied entire,
in Town or Country, by svlessrs. PURSSELL, Cornhill, near
the Exchange, including IVines of the rarest vintages, and the hire
Of ;Axe, chini, servants, and carriages.
Bills of Fare, with 'rums, sent per post, for any number required.
A magnificent display of do Cakes for selection. Ball Stripers
furnished complete, including Lights and Music. Experienced Cooks
and Table Decorators sent tl any part of the country for the ma-
nigement of Entertainments. Soups, Made fishes, Ices, &c., care-
inLy packed for country orders
M.:ssrs PUti;:76 ELL'S, CORNUILL.

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.
PREiIIUqS SESSION 1851-52.
The Council of the Institution of Civil Engineers have
awarded the following. premiums:-
1. A Teifoi.d me(l.l, in silver, to Captain Mark
Nssoc. List. C.E., fur his paper On Rsilwa)
Accidents."
2. A Telford medal, in silver, to Braithwaite Poole,
A-isoc. Inst. C.E., for his peps " On the Economy of
It.ilwnys."
3. A Telford medal, in silver, to Colonel Samuel Colt
(U. S. America), Ass ic. Inst. C.E , for his paper i‘ On
the Application of Machinery to Minufacturo of Ro-
tating Chanabered.hreech Fiu-arnas, and the peculiari-
ties of those Arms."
4. A 'Telford medal, in silver, to Frederick Richard
Window, Assoc. List. C.E., for his paper " On the
Electric Telegraph and the principal improvements in
its construction."
5. A Telford medal, in silver, to Charles Coles Adley,
for his paper entitled " The History, Theory, and Prac-
tice of the Electric Telegraph."
6. A Telford medal, in silver, to Eugaie Bourdon
(Paris), for his " Description of a new Metallic Mano-
m,ter, and other Instruments for measuring Pressures
and Temperatures."
7. A Telford medal, in silver, to Pierre Hippolyte
Boutigny (d'Evreux), for his " Description of a new
Diaphragm Steam G,.nerator."
8. A Telford meal, in silver, to George Frederick
White, Assoc. Inst C E , for his" Observations on Arti-
ficial, or Portland Cement."
9. A council premium of books, suitably bound and
,n-cribed, to John Baldry Redman, M. losr. C.E . fur
his paper " On the Alluvial Formations, and the Local
hisliges of the South, Eastern Coast of England, from
the Thames to Portland."
10. A council premium of books, suitably bound and
inscribed to William Thomas Doyne, Assoc. lost, C.E.,
and to Professor William Bindon Blood, for their paper
'ntitled "An investigation of the Strains upon the
Diagonals of Lattice- Beams, with the resulting For-
te urM "
11. A council premium of books, suitably bound and
inscribed, to George Donaldson, Assoc. Inst. C E., for
his paper, " On the Drainage and Sewerage of the Town
of Richmond (Surrey)."
12. A council premium of books, suitably bound and
inscribed, to Professor Christopher Begot Lane, Assoc.
Inst. C.E, for his " Account of the Works on the
Birmingham Extension of the Birmingham and Oxford
Junction Railway."
13. A council premium of books, suitably bound and
odi fi Permanentcati on s most Way
inscribed to William Bridges Adams, for his paper, " On
the Construction end Duratiiodn
tohfethme
of Railways in Europe, a,
suitable to Egypt, India, &c."
Notice—lt has frequ-wly occurred that in papers
which have been considered deserving of being read and
published, and have even had premiums awarded to
0-.ern, the authors may have advanced somewhat doubt,
tul theories, or may have arrived at conclusions at vari-
ance with receivA opinions. The C-uneil would, there-
fire, emphatically repeat, that the institution must not,
as a body, be considered responsible for the fricts and
opinions advanced in the papers, or in the consequent
discussions; and it must be understood that such papers
may have medals and premiums nwarded to them on ac-
count, of the science, talent, or industry displayed in the
consideration of the subject, and for the good which may
hP expected to result from the discussion and the in-
quiry, bu: that such notice or award must not be consi-
dered as any expression of opinion on the part of the
institution of the correctness of any of the views enter-
tained by the authors of the wipers.

SUBJECTS FOR PREMIUMS, SE3SIONT 1852 53
The Council invite communications on the following
as well as ()II• r subjects for premiums:--
1. On the princlpl"s upon which the works for the
Improvement of river ❑avigati ,n should be conducted,
and the effects of the works upon the drainage and irri-
gestion of the district.

2. The construction, improvement, and maintenance
of natural or artificial harbours and docks, with the
forms and action of large bluices for clearing away de-
j) )sits by the use of backwater, or by directing the natu-
ral currents.

3. The selection of sites for the construction of docks
en the course of tidal streams, with reference to omn-
munioation with raikvsys, and wilt inland navigation.
4. The selection of sites for, and the principles of, the
cons'ruction of breakwaters and of harbours of re!uge;
ihistrated by examples of existing works.
5. The forms and construction of piers. moles, or
breakwaters (whether solid, or on arches), seawalls,
and shore defence,: illu,trated by examples of known
constructions. such as the Cobb-wall at Lyme Regis, 13,;0,
6. Too best system of forming amtificisl foundations,
sho,vice• the ration of pressure to surface, arid the soil
st calculated to sustain heavy structures: illus:rated
by the best examples in modern practice, and by accounts
of the failures of large works.
7. The relative value of various kinds of natural
stone: available in Great Britain for the purposes aeon-
struction; with experiments on the law of increase of
the crushing force, of short blocks of stone, with their
diameters. _ _

-...._
8. On brick and tile making, and; the capability of
introducing new forms for engineering and architectural
purposes, with the processes most useful to emigrants
and sutlers.
9 The laws of the strength of cast and wrought iron,
under the various conditions of tensile, compressive,
transverse, tortional, impulsive, and other strains; with
examples illustrative of the co•e-ificients employed by
eminent practical authorities in the construction of works.
10. The construction of girder bridges, whether of
trussed timber or wooden lattice; of cast iron, trussed
coormpplaoiunn,dortrciaonmgbuilnaetdionw; of wroughteiron lattice work;ith wrought iron, in simple or
or of plate iron rivetted sides, with cellular top and
bottom.
11. The construction of suspension bridges with
rigid platforms, and the modes of anchoring the stay-
chains,
12. The comparative advantages of iron and wood,
or of both materials combined, for the construction of
steam-vessels, with drawings and descriptions, the me-
lho,is for preventing corrosion, and details of the ar-
rang, m-rits for the compas-es in iron ships,
13. 0.) the changes that have been intr ducod ~,,;thin
the List fifteen years in the lines of ships and steam.
VPoseis; and au examination of the f fleets produced by
the new law of measurement for tonnage _ .

14. An ex ,rarnati,in of the eircumstances which appear
to limit the maint..nattee of higher speeds than are now
attain-4 by steam ships in deep Sea navigation; and an
inquiry into the causes which have hitherto preventa-d
the assertel high speeds of steam navigetian on the
American rivers, from being arrived at in England.
,fitofi
furnishing
ITi
nhge
pbuerset
wmaettehrotdo
re ft b
et, xter
boiler;nal condensation,
aci.npsdoti
description
Permit the 9inploynat•nt of salt or hard water, and
t The,ussry:srue in: ofof evaporating,
u se
of tubularrefrigerating,
boilers
steaml at an increased prt;ssure, for marine and other
anri
sengines,pe ed
i n
port i
on particularlyt.othtehehodcriEfse:senoe in weigthtlet
wl
er
and
pre.
nagie:hee•ibthesdt
nieta,itths,o,df,
of reducing
most
successful
u cee p
meanst for
f
t
avoiding smoke in furnaces of all desefrhioptif eouns.
vtheenteinnggint
he 0 and
dangerboiler
ar i
er
ionogmf
from
ms t e
thes m. -ovveesrs
over-heating
s temperatureat
inn d ° g
of
base
efficiency of the screw propeller and
the funnel.
lii. o f
The
eat;; e
paddle wheels, when applied to vessels of identical form
tonnage. and steam power, independent of the use of sails,
19. The results of the application of steam Power and
screw propellers to the conveyance of coal, as Compared
with the system of sailing vessels. •
20. The arrangement and distribution of the ‘ork.
shops at the principal repairieg station of a railway, for
the repairs and maintenance of the locomotives, pae.
songer, and other carriages, Sto. .
21. The construction of locomotive engines specially
adapted for steep inclines, with accounts of exP"aents
demonstrating the comparative value of large and small
engines, under various circumstances.
22. Improvements in the construction of railway car.
riages and waggons, with a view to the reduction of the
agxrolesss, bearings,weightof palascr
breaks,
sst
,r
treatingaias t also
particularly
railwayicu i ar
ly of their
asc,rtained duration and their relAtive friction. wheels,
23. The results of a series, of observations on the lbw,
of water from the ground in any large districts, with
accurately recorded rain gauge registries in the same
locality, for a period of not less than twelve months.
24. The conveyance 4nd distribution of water for the
supply of towns, the sources from whence it may be de-
rived, noticing the relative
permeability of different rocks
and soils and their actual capacity for retaining and de-
livering water. A description of the different modes of
collecting and filtering; and an account of the advan.
tage3 or disadvantages of the high service constant sup.
ply system, with notices of the best forms of large valves
and of the best method of jointing
pipes of large dia-
meter, to resist considerable pressure, and the precau-
tions to be observed in laying the mains throngh mining
districts, where the ground is liable to sink.
25. The comparative • duty performed by the various
descriptions of stv
supply of towns, or for the drainage of mines; noticing
the depth and length of the underground
am-engines for raising water, for the
the systems workings, the
height of the surface above the sea, the geological for-
mation, the Contiguity of streams, &c.
26. The drainage and sewerage' of large towns, exem-
plified by accounts of
at present pursued,
with regard to the level and osit of the outfall, the
the position
form and dimensions of
the disposal of the sewage,
emanations from them,
whether in a liquid or solid form, and of the arrange-
ments for connecting the ho• •
. sewers, the prevention of
use-drams with the public
sewers.
^ 27. OA Wttltailig trni Ventilating buildw• go.

p 28. The precautions afloptod for guarding agaiost ac-
cidents by fire damps in minec.
29. The results of umtrivtnces for faoilittting the
driving' of tunnel, or drifts inrcck.
30. Descrip•iona of the varims kinds of machinery in
use in the
" "nelPal '''"'iPPitig torts, for the shipmr•nt of
coal; noticing tmlrticci:idy th,sn in which the groat,st
~xpedition is eornhined with th, least apaoaat of break age
of the coal; .?.ncl also nec.unti of the moans of u?shit)-
pin;,; and tuelsuring or weighiro.
th i
o coal on its arrival n

3
ee
41;3 Du:esicriinp t.Gi orr:?sa
Great Britain
rtitin ova,
manufacture of coke for rail rvai and other purposes, wit
the comparative v.lun of the p•oducts.
32. Loprovetnent4 in the syttem of lighting by g";
(for
the results of the 143 of clay retorts—of large OVOLIS
producing a b)ttcr qu "thy of coi,)-0f exilQnsters, con;
rlensers, and the morit!s of purifying, and the precautions
for he't coo::,meal distribution cil gas.
33. A matlyunatical or ge.otattrical domonztration of
C:n tahnedCoofntthineebnets, tinPtr;i:e
the advaritag,es ol flat ~ails for ships,
rent dc:-.;-rees of eurvator, when exposed to direct or
sh„eltja vcrid!,; with practical ezamples.
34 On the application of mt.chinery, combined with
mechaniell power, and the mean, of transporting manure
and produce, on large farms and agricultural establish-
ments; and on improvements it the plan of the woras
and building.e, and the " plant" employed.
over those ef cliff:-
35. The most effective arrangtraent and form of cen-
trifugal and. reciprocating blowinr, apparatus.
36. The chemical analysis,
and the application to eco-
amnia purposes, of the gases goneated in iron blast fur-
naces.

37. An investigation of the causes of "red" and of
" malleable iron;:end other obemieli
e°ld.'hcharacteristicstniwhich effect the physical properties 01
east or of wrought iron.

38. Do3criptiva of cast or wrought iron cranes, scaf-
folding, and machinery, employed in large works; in
atone quarries, hoist,, or lifts on quays; in ware-
houses, 8:,c., especially whe7e either steam or water is
used as a motive power.
39. The various cyst-ms )f preserving timber from
decay, and from the attacks of marine insects and the
white ant.
40. On the improvements which may be effected in
the buildings, machinery, and apparatus fur producing
,ugar from the cane, in the plantations and sugar works
of the British colonies, and the comparison with beet-
root, with regard to quantity, quality, and economy of
manufacture.
41. Description of the machinery adapted for the pre-
paration of Indian cotton.
42. Improvements in flax machinery, and in the pro-
cesses for preparing the flax for manipulation.
43. Notice of the principal self-acting tools employed
in the manufacture of engines and machines; also of
moulding machines and wood-working machines; and
the eff et of their introduction.

44. On the best system of remedying the inconveni-
ence resulting from the present want of uniformity be-
tween the weights, measures, and coins of the different
countries of Europe.
45. The construction of lighthouses, their machinery
and lighting apparatus, with notices of the methods in
use for distinguishing the different lights.
46. Memoirs and accounts of the works and inventions
of any of the following engineers: —Sir Hugh Mid-
dleton, Arthur Woolf, Jonathan Hord,lower, Richard
Trevithick, William Murdoch (of Soho), and Alexander
Nimmo.

Original papers, reports, or designs, of these, or other
eminent individuals, are particularly vazable for the
library of the institution. _

The commtnications rnuit be forwarded, on or before
the 30h of January, 1853, to the house of the Institu-
tion, No. 25, Great George-street, Westminster, where
copies of this paper and any further information may be
obtained.

CHARLES MANGY, Secretary.
25, Great Ge)rge.atreet, Wostminster,ly 31.

EXTRACTS FROM TUE MINUTES OF COUNCIL, FEB. 23D,
1835.

" The princip.l subjects for which premiums will be
given are:

" Ist. Descriptions, accompanied by plans and expla-
natory drawings, of any work in civil engineering, as
far as absolutely executed; and which shall contain
progress of the work (Smea-
authentic details of the P
ton's Account of the Eddystone Lighthouse may be
taken as an example).
" 2dly. Models or drawings, with descriptions of use-
ful engines and machines; plans of harbours, bridges,
roads, rivi,rs, canals, mints, Sci 3.; surveys and sections of
districts of country.
" 3dly. Pracicai essays oo subjects connected with
civil enOneerinzr, such as geology, mineralogy, chemis-
try, physics, mechanic arts, statistics, agriculture. &c.;
together with models, drawings, or descriptions of any
now and useful apparatus or instruments applicable to
the purposes of engineering or Purveying."
EXCERPT BYE LAWS, SECTION XIY,, CLAUSE 3.
asEvery paper, map, 1
pato, drawinz,
or model pre-
sentA to the institution shall be considered the pro-
perty thereof, unless there shall have been some previous
arrangement to the contrary, and the council may pub-
lish the same in any way and at any time they may
think proper. But should the council refuse, or delay
the p‘lblication of such paper beyond a reasonable time,
the author thereof shall have a right to
copy the sameand to publish it as he 113-3' think fir
given notice in writing to the secretar'y having
of his intention.
No parson shall publish or give his consent for the
pub-
lication of any communication presented and belonging
previous co
to the institution, without thensent of the
council."previously

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING COMMUNICATIONS.
The communications should be written in the imper-
sonal pronoun, and be legibly transcribed on foolscap
paper, about thirteen inches by eight inches, the !ices
being three quarters of an inch apart, on the one .”?,
only, leaving a margin of one inch and a half in width
on the left side, in order that the sheets may be bell
as many details as may be necessary
The drawings should be on mounted paper, and with..__
subject, and should be to such a scale that they may he
wells clearly visible, when suspended on the II a;of the
theatre of the institution, at the time of reading
for
communication, or enlarged diagrams may be sent
the illustration of any particular portions.
of other
Papers which have been read -
at the meetings form,
scientific societioa . ,or have been published in 110 Y
ad-
cannot be read at a meeting of the institution, nor be
mitted to competition for the premiums.to illustrate the

RAILWAY INTELLI6ENCE.R
LONDON, TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND ---
A special general meeting of the proprietors o
TENSION.
in the L)n ,ion, Tilbury, and e
i•-,)uthend Extension Rail-
for the
way was held at the Lond.)n Tavern yesterday,
agree-
purpn.6e of taking into consideration a proposed
meet for the construction and leasing the above rll
Ray.
Mr. J. N. Daniell, the chairman of the Blackw4" `""---
way Company, presided.
The CHAIRMAN said the object of the meeting was
f shares
expressed in the alvertisement. It was to sanction an
agreement which Lad been made by the directors
joint board, and which he thought could cot but be very.
advantageous as well to them as to the gentlemen with
of the
whom they had contracted. The great object
agreement was to insure a certain interest upon the ,an interest or. 6
ca-
pital laid out in the work, and not onl
Per sent, fur 25 years under theguarantee of parties
- n but subso-
il° e competence no one would Twat° ,
accrue from
quentiv _ a moiety of such profits as might ac
tae working of the line.
Betts,Paarwe,eeaandMth'essdrsir.eePteo;°:of .which was
The ,• •,
be, _ tiJin.a.cr then read the agreemenv, of the
t. the one
d of
the Black 1 • ehe other parts
w., 1 Railway Company, 0= t dby the
the . state
cow-halms of which were as shortlY
out of the sum so paid toptthem theto tho
321)any, the sum of 425 0001. to be pAid
the EanldsreßrarescselLL
an
con-
tractors, on which the 6 1r cent. was to be paid, and
contractors
eonitrnet the line.
ha agreement.
Th, V
a ~HAIRMAN moved the adoption of t--
;notion passed
11(1r. ANDERSON seconded, and the
animonsly.
as the money was paid in. •
to be completPri? asked
in
w o r k
I, arewere
The
It SHAREHOLDER what tin3et
CHAIRMAN said in eighteen wont '
hs an'd the se-
January, 1853,
counts would commence from the Ist of
SHAREHOLDERWho is to find the -
carriages?
B 1 k the se wa 1
The
,
CHA/RMAN—The will belong to
work the line.
or the Easter C . Y
whichever may ,
They
vv... • n - ()unties, .
b t that will not affect
will be paid for working it, u
the guarantee
The meeting then !separated.
—........-__Tf.

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shootin
gain, the sizee
valuable. newly- 1: snag powerful waistcoat
pocket 1
g, deerystalekin by which a person can be
seen 4 and known I i miles
•2 o distant; they answer every purpose
0
the Race-course the pera-houses ,• country scenery
and sbi,,,
r are clear'seant at 12 to 14 miles; they are invaluable
g, yachting, to Sportsmen, Gentle-
Ten, Gamekeepers, and To-urists.—Te be bad at Messrs. S. and
:5 Solornons, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, ob-
rve, opposite the York-hotel. TeleseoPel7A new and most
or important invention in Telescopes, possessing such extra-
ordinary Powers, that some, 31 inches, with an extra
. eye piece,
r;loushow distinctly, Jupiter's Moons'
youthful, natural, Saturn's
. Ring, and the
ILA ble Stars. With the same Telescope, weighing only three
Tees, eau be seen a person's counienance ai miles distant,
a_.(l an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every
other kind for the waistcoat pocket, and are of larger and all
, every
seirfes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and Race.
opposite clearly glasses, with wonderful powers; an object can be
, Y seen from 14 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. and B.
,oiomons, Opticianshave • ented invaluable preserving
Spectacle Lenses, lnv
immediately they
fee.. are placed before imper-
i vi.ion
objectr, appe
f a w:lilltiTAL ExiiiBITION,—,A
aged defer,
t' •
its ec defective sht becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to
te the York Hotel.
ganic Vibrator, an . original
ties.clsetliartea.nd
Tdhiestilnnevti,sitbhlee most
Acoustic instruments for relief
of extreme or, and all kinds of
deafness. —39, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, ob-
serve
DAMAGES Fon THE Loss OF A HUSBAND,—At the
E dinburgb :r
"117 Court, second division,on Wednesday
last, Mrs. Janet Donald, or Eadie, obtained a verdict of 1001.
for
herself, and *1 2001. for her children, as compensatian
for the death of her husband, who had been killed in the pit
of the Barton's-hill Coal Company' at D) kehead, owing to
the unsafe condition of such pit, in which the Oeceased was
engaged 44 a ollior, or miller, or drawer.

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setIRCUIT.
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nil
Yesterday
ht z
noei
Tree
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parishsari: C0„.3 di
with
ifhr t
:I:0 INTELLIGENCE.
WighttAnaiSilSalrrZivEed here on Saturday,—l'
their ancaster, Aug. 9.
Lords'li)s attended Divine Se:vice
n,hz:ains h
u Ic el withCa n'P
buerldl a,r
rape, withostcaobubrintgth,
da2ndMwoirpte:nJeurndslttinhcee.
prisoners, 2
itsh
me
orrens
it withn,
a t minor offences.
of nine causes.
ten o'clock, Lord Chief
The cause list contains an
of
Twhh:i'rnl;o'rredselihip.,l4,,etedewn:r.: of
16
Justice Cempbell sitting • '
Crown C airt.
His LORDSHIP fined a manufacturer,
attend the petit jury, and who refused to atterri b -
cause he was not -umnione d t
10/. for his contempt. to attend the grand jury,
The cases tried
wer wholly uninteresting
NISI YIiIUS COURT.—
(Before Mr.
Justice
WIGHTAIAN.)
ROBINSON V. HEATON AND ANOTHER.
This was an action for libel, -
to which the de-
fendant pleaded Not Guilty, and, as to part, a justi-
fication.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Segar appeared for
the plaintiff; and Mr. Watson, Q.O ~ Mr, Cowling,
and Mr. Monk for the defendants.
It appeared that the plaintiff, in 1850, was
under the Health
of Towns Act, and also acted as
inspector of nui-
sances for the borough, and collector of rates, at a
salary of 150/. To pay his salary a rate of 4d. in the
pound was imposed, to pay which there was a great
repugnance on the part of many of the ratepayers, it
being contended by them that the Health of Towns
Act was impracticable as regarded Clitheroe. The
rate was also appealed against, and in consequence i
the plaintiff could not obtain his salary. These pro-
ceedings led toparish meetings, at which there were
hot debates, those on one side being called " Minis-
terialists," those on the other " the Opposition." At
one of these meetings it was proposed, as a means of
getting rid of the rate altogether, that the plaintiff
"be dismissed from his office forthwith." The de-
fendant, Mr. Heaton, a pawnbroker, professed to
give an account or report of this meeting, which
was printed in large placards and hung about
the town, and in this placard the plaintiff's
efficiency as a surveyor was called in question,
and terms such as " Water Pipes " and " Water
Ousel " were applied to him, calculated to bring him
into public ridicule and contempt. The libel com-
plained of was also published in a publication called
The Ratepayers Advocate and Protector. This was
published by the other defendant. Whewell, and pro-
fessed to contain a report of the parish meeting alluded
to, furnished by the defendant Heaton. In that report
among other things, the defendant Heaton said of the
plaintiff, 0 As to his engineering qualities, he does not
know the difference between a verge and a lever
watch; and then went on to say that he had failed in
preventing a lane, called Waddingtonelane, from
being flooded. There was then a great deal of local
matter throwing discredit upon the plaintiff.
For the defendants it was contended by the Learned
Counsel that the speech published did not amount to
a libel. Clitheroe was described to be divided into
two parties, three-fourths of the town being opposed
to putting in force the Health of Towns Act, and
that, in the heat of party strife occasioned thereby,
the defendants had a right to comment on the con
duct of the public officer of the Board of Health.
His LORDSHIP having summed up,
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Da
wages, 40e.

HALLSWORTS v. LIVESEY.
This was an action for a breach of promise of mar-
riage, to which the defendant pleaded non assumpsit.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Jones appeared for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Overend for the defendant.
The plaintiff, who was 22 years of age, resides
with her mother at Blackburn, and about four years
ego, on a trip to Blackpool, became acquainted with
the defendant, who eventually proposed marriage to
her, telling ber mother he was going to set up a
shop in the grocery line, and, if it succeeded, he
would marry her daughter. The plaintiff received
him afterwards as an accepted suitor, repairing his
shirts and acting as his intended wife. Suddenly,
ir. January last, the defendant ceased his attentions to
the plaintiff, and in March last he married the daughter
of a licensed victualler of some property. The pre-
sent action was iu consequence brought.
Mr. OVFREND, for the defendant, contended that
the plaintiff had not sufferel any damage in her po-
sition by the change which had taken place in the
defendant's intentions towards her, as the defendant
was only a mechanic, earning 245. a week.
Ills LORDSHIP having summed up,
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
mages, 501.

CROWN COURT.—(Before Lord Chief Justice
CAMPBELL.)
RAPE AT BURNLEY.—StIOCKING BaUTALIT
John Pollard, aged 40, John Crooke, aged 21, and
James Booth, aged 23, were charged with having, on
the 22d of May last, committed a rape upon the per-
son of Susannah Stewart, at Burnley.
Mr. Thompson and Mr. Page prosecuted; and Mr.
James, Q.C., defended Crooke; Mr. Monk, Pollard ;
and r. Legar, Booth.
Susannah Stewart stated that she bad been a
widow for the last seven years, her husband having
been a soldier. She was the mother of nine children,
and had lived at Newcastle-on-Tyne till about 18
months ago. On Friday, the 21st May, she went to
Burnley in a state of destitution, and on applying for
relief she was refused. On the following day she went
in search of lodgings, but could find none. She went
after wards to a beerhouse to look after a Scotchwoman.
The Scotchwoman was not there, but there was a
man seated there drinking who heard what she
had to say, and gave her a glass of beer. He
heard her tell the landlady she wanted to see the
Scotch woman, to see if she could procure lodging::
for her, and he observed at the time that he could
find her lodgings. Thinking that he was laughing at
her, she left the house, followed by the man, who re-
peated that if she went with him he would find her
lodgings. She said she was afraid, and he said she
need not be. He took her up a dark end lonesome
lane, and she said to him, " I hope you are not taking
me astray, I would much sooner turn back." He re-
plied, "No; don't be afraid, come on; you'll soon
see the house I'm taking you to." She then went a
little further with him, when he suddenly took her
by the arms and threw her on the ground. As soon
as she was on the ground she was surrounded by a
number of other men ; but she could identify none of
them. It was quite dark at the time. She screamed
" Murder," and found that her legs and shoulders
were held by some of the other men. Her clothes
were torn off her. (Witness here described the par-
ticulars of a rape committed upon her by five persons
in succession.)

Toe witness was cross-examined at considerable
length, but nothing transpired to shake her testimony.
Richard Mercer, joiner, of Burnley, deposed to
having been going home on the morning of the 23d
May, at about a quarter past twelve o'clock. He saw
a man and woman go through the lime kiln gate, and
four or five men following. After reaching home he
was alarmed by loud screams of" Murder,, ' and went
to the stone yard, from whence they seemed to issue,
where he saw six or seven men on the ground. He
did not see a woman, but he heard a woman's voice
say, " Don't take advantage of a poor Scotchwoman,
the mother of nine children." He procured assist-
ance, and going to the spot afterwards found Pollard
in custody, and the prosecutrix lying on the bank of
the canal, much exhausted mad stripped nearly naked.
James Crooke and Thomas Smith deposed to hav-
ing heard the prosecutrix's screams of murder, and on
going to the spot they found a number of men sur-
rounding her. Pollard was laid upon the ground be-
side her, with his arm around her neck, and Crooke
and Booth were present.
Mr. George Smithwaite, surgeon, spoke to having
examined the prosecutrix shortly after the commis-
sion of the felonious assault upon her, and to the in-
juries she had sustained. She was much bruised and
was in a state of great debility.
Moulding Walmsley, a police-constable at Burn-
ley, said he went to the spot on the morning of the
23d of May, in consequence of information received.
Ile heard the cries of a woman, apparently much ex-
hausted, and looking over a wall he saw six or seven
men, two of them kneeling down near the
where he afterwards found the prosecutrix.
Ile got
over the wall, and shortly afterwards snw the b fie
place
of a man, apparently ri,,,ing from the ground.
b etne
pri_
took the man in custody, and it proved.
wally assault
soner Pollard. ChsrgA him withl3l.c:ill:Ln taltze A' the
ing the woman, who was lying c, What
time, and he (Pollard) said to the_
you want here, y, ?" As-
the - did ou old
She was very "
sited in helping the prosecutrixUnd P•_ a
lone. Every
much exhausted and unable
with stand
exception of a
particle of clothing upon
her,
torn off her back.
portion of her stays had been
This was the case for
the' prosecutif‘h.
Evidence as to Crooke 's character was called, and
~re examined to prove that
the prosecutrix was druna number of witnesses were
and that she had misoon-
,.
the town.
ducted herself in various parts
0t

For Booth witnesses were called to show that he
had only gone to the spot on hearing the cries of
" Murder" to render assistance.
The jury, after a short consultation, found Pollard
Guilty, end Acquitted the other two prisoners.
lliy LORDSHIP, in sentencing Pollard to 15 years'
transportation, said that in the annals of crime a more
atrocious cage of rape than this hid never been proved.
It had hen attended by circumstances of brutality
that wore quite appilling, and it was marvellous that
any prson wearing the human form could concur in
such an abominable outrage.

The case occupied the attention of the Court for
eight hour 3.

SOUTH WALES ClRCUlT.—Chester. plug.
nehalodel
usea
oagng 1
:l:leo,
latedats.
same
CROWS COUll.T.—(Before Mr.Justiceenoe-arros )
The Learned Judge took his seat upon the bench
shortly before nine o'clock, and was occupied nearly
the whole of the day in trying cases which were unfit
for publication.
NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice
TALFOURD.)
F•)RD, CLERK, V. WILBRAHAM.
The plaintiff in this case was the Rev. Frederick
Ford, a minister of the Established Church, and rec-
tor of St. Peter's Church, Chester, and the defendant
was. Mr. Randle Wilbraham, jure, the registered pro-
prietor of the Chester Courant, a Conservative news-
tpoapreerccpvuebrlicshomedpienustahtiiscucitiyu.
dTarcheagacetsionforwassubar
meetings
libelam a
editorialog ne
s thew.
oe
frp were
observationsaL i
laidni
Liberals
ieffra,atlws
shooi
incnohz
.saucp
ephThee
has
etrleeelrdti
letter
eendrl theduring
cri
consisted
nntei
hfs defendant's
plaintiff;
ip letter
ne
tri
bffwde;iuhl rioaciunnhsdg.
appearedt . 1
shTie
hr
.lea. late
t vtaeei
nines
and
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aihdonenia r
yctf a
li :or l
Courant,
r.stahwnGe t
:rrcoeai
vtnyed.
commentsf
co
eTt
tahhi en
paper, which the plaintiff alleged were defamatory
and li
heM:l;nset re
upon the public conduct and speeches at election
election.
and Mr.
to
dtat
into the
appeared for the
I'VM.I cr.. INVVeEILsst
defendant.
Mr. M'INTYRE having opened the pleadings,
Hs
plaintiff in this case hal been ,compellede
that court to seek reparation for a seriesocomfe
libellous publications against his publicconduct,
dopen
which appeared in the columns of the Chester
Couranton uct,
of the 30th of June last, and of which newspapertb
defendant, Mr. Wilbraham, was the proprietor. But,e
while he said that the plaintiff had been compelled to
come into court to vindicate his character from the
attacks which had been made upon it, the vindication
of his character was his sole object, and he had no
desire whatever to put money into his pocket in the
shape of damages. On the contrary, he had from the
first been willing to be satisfied with the payment of
the expenses already incurred, provided the defendant
would have apologised in the newspaper for the libels
complained of; but this the defendant refused to ac•
cede to. The Learned Counsel having referred to the
plaintiff as a clergyman resident in Chester, and who
was the rector of st. Peter's church, said they were
aware that recently a contested election took place in
Chester, in which two gentlemen of opposite political
opinions, the Honourable Mr. Owen Stanley, on the
Liberal or anti-Ministerial principles, and Mr.
Holme, a highly respectable merchant of Liverpool,
as the representative of the opposite interest. The
Reverend Mr. Ford, the plaintiff, as he had a per-
fect right to do, thought proper to support the Hoe
nourable Mr. Stanley, and in consequence of this the
defendent had thought proper to malign his client
and libel him in the Chester Courant, in the manner
complained of. Now, he admitted that great
latitude ought to be allowed during the excitement
of a general election, but he (Mr. Welsby) insisted
the, even during the saturnalia attendant upon a
contested election, the attacks which had been made
upon the plaintiff were altogether unjustifiable and
disgraceful to the newspaper in which they appeared,
as against a clergyman who was pursuing his sacred
calling in the very city in which the newspaper was
published. The Learned Counsel proceeded to quote
from the articles complained of, commenting upon
them as he went along. The first attack he noticed
was from a leading article in this newspaper, in which
the plaintiff was spoken of as " a time-serving back-
slider," in the following choice terms :
" Too mention of the Rev. F. Ford naturally suggests
a word of sympathy over the fall of that time-serving
backslider. . . . This same Frederick Ford, rector
of St. Peter's, Chester, casts in his lot with the gibe

ors of those whom he knows to be the enemies ,'of
Bible education, and the adversaries of ell our religious
'nstitntions; condescends to ploy second buffoon to
lir. Temple, for the emus. Went of his Unitarian til-
des, by reviling an honest man and a sincere Chris-
riau ; and in his unee,emly desire to enjoy the plauditsoi
crowd, whose love, forsooth, he strove to win by pro
iniF,ci of plenty of ale, forgot the iejunction of the Cate-
chises t.? keep the tongue from evil-speaking, lying,
and slandering,' while preaching from a waggon his no-
,able discourse on two facts under one hat We have
no affection for blusieliog political parsons' of any
Class; but, when they
thus' demean themselves, there is
no one word in the English language sufficiently strong
'o mark our opinion of such surpliced agitators.;,
The Learned Counsel having quoted from the news-
paper other strictures of a severe character, main-
tained that the articles be had read were intemperate
comments, and such as no man ought to submit to.
Mr. EviNs, Q C., addressed the jury on behalf of
the defendant, contending that the articles complained
of were nothing more than electioneering squibs. No
injury or damage had been sustained by the plaintiff,
either as regarded his congregation or any other class
of the community.
His LORDSHIP, in summing up, referred minutely
to the different portions of the alleged libels, remark-
ing that some of the observations were certainly very
strong, especially such remarks as " a time-serving
backslider," which he (the Learned Judge) should
think would not be very pleasant for either Mr.
Ford or any member of his family to read. He
considered that many of the remarks were not justi-
fiable, even taking into consideration the excitement
of a contested election. It was not proved that the
plaintiff had made use of any remarks that justified
the articles in the newspaper. It was for the jury to
say whether the articles complained of were calculated
to bring the plaintiff into odium and contempt. If
so, they would find a verdict in his favour, and the
amount of damages would rest with themselves. He
thought it would be difficult for them to say that such
terms as " time-serving backslider," and " buff ton "
were not calculated to bring him into contempt.
The jury, after a few moments' deliberation
to cause
dth toe trial.
which was
take crimi
i
--, re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, one
farthing.
The award of nominal damages seemed
considerable astonishment in the court,
densely ceraorwndeed Judgeddurin thethgen oc
proceeded
of
ede
nal cases.

It is believed that the trials of the Stockport rioters
will come on to-morrow or Tburbday.

Mr. OXFORD
Sergeant
AllenC i R C
assistedu i l '.Guc
to-dayio estie Anr,
tryiungg. 9p.riso.
ners in the grand-jury room.
CROWN COURT--(Before Mr. Just W
jmur.llisyl.3l2izoAilb.niennthJgGoorluad,ran was indicted for stealing from
r.ce .. 'LUAUS.)
the 16s:h.
,osielyv,era,tanVaesctopDp:ann, on
Mr. Pigott and Mr. Scotland conducted the ipirothe
cution ; and Mr. nuddleston and Mr. I"re
defence.
on business
Mrs. Gurney was a widow, carrying O° Dean, and
as a grocer, at Lidbrooke, in the Forest
pioJfialent up
the prisoner had been a servant in her .eo ro
a.„ into serf
to the 26,,h March last, when she le" ;'11; loth July,
vice at Gloucester. On Saturge?.? 00 that night
the prisoner came back to siz:r3rl.l
'Writ, a coal pro-
thecsf sots at
miners in the service
prietor, were paid their viaash.box, and on that
her house. She
inThtalateevi-0--Isovere
used to keep her money the kitchen. The prisoner
evening it was Ids in
as was alone at times in the
kitchen.assisted sahng there were left in the cash•
igas and half-sovereigns,
box nearly 1001. in
silver, a 51. bank-note of the Ross
and 101. or I,2efd Bank, some cheques on the ROSS
and ArobeDu With 123. in silver, and two penny-
, purse
131nk, t the gold was a coin of a very
`Amongs
pieces.,
appearance, such as Mrs. Gurney
unususibe never before took the like of,
said could not say whether it was a half-
a-
guinea or a half-sovereign. Amongst the silver was
- ni'll the letters " 5.8." marked on i'
L•The
5 shilhni„ , ,
en"
y.pieces were one old and the other new. The
prisoner's •
tathcr lived about half-a-mile from Mrs.'
Gurney, and Mrs. Gurney and her niece walked with
her half-way home that night at eleven o'clock, and
passed a large and deep horsepuld, by the side of
which the cash-box was found, empty and open, on
the following Monday. The prisoner that night had
only a light handkerchief upon her neck. Before
going home on the Saturday night, the prisoner gave
Mrs. Gurney a half-sovereign in order to get charge
for it, but said she would call for the change in the
morning, as it might be an excuse for her asking
her fether's leave to come back. She came back in
the morning, and breakfasted with Mrs. Gurney, got
the change, and went to church with har. That
night, about ten o'clock, the prisoner went to the
house of a man named Sier, at West Dean, with
whose son she was keeping company, and complaining
that she was tired, she lifted up her pocket, and mid