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London, England, 1852-09-14 00:00:00

mon ial to its long-desired and by many long despaired-
of state of completion.

Simultaneously with these honourable efforts to
"set the finishing touch" to the principal among the
national tributes to Lord NELSON, there have been
making other efforts yet more honourable to compen-
sate to some small extent the deplorable neglect shown
for forty-seven years towards one of the officers of
that heroic and immortal commander. During the
last few days we have had the satisfaction of referring
in our naval intelligence more than once to the recent
bestowal upon Lieutenant JOHN POLLARD of the
lieutenant's out-pension of Greenwich. It is griev-
ously characteristic of the naval service of England
that such should have been the tardy recompense ac-
corded to a brave old tar who was born as far back as
1787, and who entered the maritime profession, in
which he has been so disgracefully overlooked, as early
as 1797. Lieutenant POLLARD, the signal midshipman
on board the Victory at the memorable battle of Tra-
falgar, has thus, it will be observed, had to wait until
1852 for even a feeble recognition of his eminent claims
upon the country—and this recognition has only
been accorded now that the Board of Admiralty is
presided over by a distinguished brother officer like
the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND.

Whenever the Great Unpaid have a chance, they
notoriously distinguish themselves ; at times they
move U 3 to anger by the pertinacity with which they
apply themselves to the persecution and prosecution
of unhappy violators of the Game Laws ; but some-
times, also, by way of relief—mingling comedy with
tragedy—they indulge the public with a touch of the
ludicrous. As a matter of course, the Great Unpaid
know very littleaoyf the law; canf;arnortheir g
they be
though they may
and except, indeed,e ane
tpheartfetrhmeyaereefsc
jaurdcieelyialjuasutitfiieesd,
in undertaking the
without possessing a requisite knowledge of the law.
On Saturday, the complaint of the Anti-Cruelty to
Animals Society versus Cremorne Gardens—with
which the public have been dosed, usque ad flameout,
—was brought before the Magistrates at Ilford Petty
Sessions. It was then and there known (for it
he d been publicly announced previous to that day)
that the proprietor of the gardens had determined not
to allow a repetition of anything of the sort com-
plained of, The Society, however, baying got a po-
pular
heaapse ofe,went in for their " pound of flesh "—in
a fine or conviction. Now and then,
by way of showing that it lives, the Society makes a
grand display : we earnestly wish, that, for the sake
of humanity, they would be half as vigilant as re-
gards the ordinary cases of cruelty to animals which

aro daily occurring, in the streets. They have such

magnanimous sympathy for ballooned ponies and
bulls, that they take them from Acton to West-
minster, and thence into Essex. But we never
bear of their watching and prosecuting the bull-
haitings and bull-rushings in the classic vi-
cinity of Smithfield. Let then Mr. THOMAS
only take his stand in Snow-hill on any Friday
in the year, and we promise him an abundance
of cases to bring before the magistrates. This Cre-
morne case, however, by its notoriety, will be "meat,
drink, food, and clothing" (like the ale of the Lich-
field Boniface) for the next twelve months.
At Ilford, on Saturday, the complaint was, that
Madnae FoCTEvIN had gone up on a heifer attached to
a balloon, which had ascended from Cremorne Gar-

dens, of which Mr. SIMPSON is the lessee. (We may
state, parenthetically, that we really have been unable

to discover the interest, in any way, of pony or bull
ascents. They are, to our taste, as absurd as what
are magnificently called "polanderic feats.") The
magistrates present, at these Petty Sessions, are said

to have been Mr. W. D Avis, Chairman ; and Messrs.
G. FRY, 0. MASHITER, and M'NAUGRTEN. Mr.
THOMAS, the secretary of the Society, appeared for
the prosecution ; and Mr. PARRY, as counsel,
and Mr. LEWIS, solicitor, for the defendants. At

tale commencement of the proceedings Mr. 1 nomAs
said he wished to inform the magistrates that a course
had been suggested by Mr. rAltItY, who appeared for
the defendants, which was this, that they should plead
guilty, and consent to pay the full penalty of 61. each,
they undertaking tint in future no such exhibitions

shcald take place at Cremorne. They also proposed
to take the opinion of the magistrates as to whether
Madame POITEVIN was legally liable to the penalty,
as it was alleged that she was at the time acting under

the direction and control of her husband. If the
Bench approved of such a course, he, on the part of
the prosecution, had no objection.
' This, which involved the great point sought by the
Society (namely, the conviction), might have settled
' the matter, one would have thought. And so it
' would before a Stipendiary Magistrate who had
common sense—but not so with the Great Unpaid.
They determined to make a field-day of it, to hear
what the lawyers had to say, "to confine themselves
to the legal points," and to have the honour and glory
of speechifying thereafter. So they heard counsel
at great length, his last sentence being, " I need cite
no authorities to show that it has been uniformly held
that where a woman acts in concert with her husband,
and in his presence, she is taken to be under his con-
trol, and is not in any way liable in point of law. I
am grateful for your courtesy in allowing me to
make this brief statement; you have given me a lati-
tude wich I know I could only have received from
your courtesy; and I rely upon the strong feeling
and sense of justice that characterise English tribu-
nals, that you will take into consideration not only
the fact itself, but all the circumstances connected
with it, and that you will be of opinion that Mr.
SIMPSON was not altogether unjustified in entering
into the original engagement. I will say on his be-
half that no man feels more, after what has been said
upon this topic, than Jr. SIMPSON, that he never
I again ought to allow, and he pledges himself per-
tsenally that he never will allow, any ascent of
animals to take place."
The Chairman is said to have then delivered the
following remarkable speech :
" We all of us feel the deep importance of this offence,
and the question was one wnich—l believe I can speak
truly—we were all determined previously to come to a
conclusion this day upon the subject. We now, in this
situation, are not sitting as an ordinary tribunal—we
jtation—/
are here as judge and jury upon a most deeply-important
question regarding the welfare, and peace, and morality
of this kingdom. I have no doubt, in my humble
on
pleasure retirse"n.
have no doubt whatever but that the eyes, not
English public are on us at this instant, but
the two'points which my
matte (seni s alt Europe are upon this most serious
peilYhifp.sththee e
) I therefore shall, with the greatest
brother magistrates to consider
we shall enter into titt!
I think have been selected. The
first point—and let us clearly understand it—is whether
details of the accusation or in-
formation; end the tei
Therefore the lady, she was utld:;tt. point is whether, as regards
eiretuno control of her husband or
tances we must take care
not? Under these
that no decision of ours a 1 aTilis:ll
country on this czpromise that high feel-
ing which has prevailed
we will retire and
sub-
ject (?) for many years,
ore
importance of
consider the subject."
Let us take breath !
°hied to
"The Dui,
IN,
gt as judge and jury" (mark the
" —M
heifera cia ma
attached
aPc to wit, er •
P sonating
EUROPA on aa balloon. The ma_
this offence
gis
matter " involving the gram-
mar !), on a weifar,-, and
• trates sitting,
peace, and morality of this kingdom"—trade would
decline, war with France would ensue, and public
morals would be swamped—unless the Essex justices
discussed the question, after the defendants, having
erred through inadvertence, bad pleaded guilty ! And
then, the exquisite finish, that " perhaps THE EYES or
ALL EUROPE are upon this most serious matter." With
the exception of Justice SHALLOW and Sir it. PEEL'S
" Came tailors in Tooley-street, calling themselvesh
we, the people of England,' " there never was such
grandiloquence as this. " The eyes of all Europe,'
we assure the public, are not directed either to Essex
calves or Essex magistrates !
After another speech from the Chairman—thrice as
wordy and six times as absurd as the above—in which
he is made to say (we hope erroneously), " As a
boy I was schooled in a public house, and there were
constantly scenes of riot and disgusting exhibitions,"
--each defendant was fined 51. and costs, being
exactly what had been offered, in submission, at the
opening of the case!! But, then, had the matter been
cut short at the commencement, we should not have
had
the Chairman's " eyes of all Europe " harangue.
So, he appeared as a magisterial " Sir Oracle," and
said his say. It is true that he attempted to explain
why he was diffuse and tedious. " P h " er aps, said
he, after alluding to his
own early schooling, "per-
haps I am extending my observations a little more
thr.n is needful ; but I think the case does require a
little more expression of opinion on
the part of gentle-
men like pyrselves than any ordinary
transaction that

P might be brought before us. It is to be borne in
mind that the civilization of this country has proceeded
upon, besides the acts I have brought before you, one
of the most important acts, indeed, of the time with
which you must all be familiar—l mean the humane
policy that dictated the emancipation of our slaves
within the last twenty-six years, and therefore
ve we can do to uphold that humane
nwe are bound to do." What con-
nexion
Negro Emancipation has with Madame
POITEVIN'S heifer, we are quite unable to ascertain ;
it is only " gentlemen like: OURSELVES" (i. e., like
the magistrates who sit in Petty Sessions at Ilfordand
have such a brilliant and oratorical chairman,) who
can possibly show this. Happy Ilford ! blessed with
such wise and great and good Unpaid I Take their
own words for it, and they are the salt of the earth.
The self-complacency of this Mr. W. Devrs, chair-
man of the Ilford justices, is exquisite. Each Essex
" thaw-bacon" (as COBBETT called them), who lis-
tened, with gaping mouth and erected ears, to the
" eyes of Europe" oration, musthave departed smitten
with intense admiration of " gentlemen like our-
selves," and
chuckling over the idea that " Ilford
justices had licked Lunnon lawyers and French fur-
reners, any how." It must have been a glorious ex-
hibition—almost equal to the performance of Hamlet
by the late Joual LISTON, or that of Romeo by the
living ROBERT KEELEY !
This melo-dramatic scene occurred, at Ilford, on
Saturday. Yesterday, at Westminster, Mr. 'imam)
—a stipendiary magistrate who dispenses justice,
knowing the law—gave his judgment on a parallel
case, against the same defendants. A sensible, well-
reasoned, plain-spoken judgment it was. Having
compared the conflicting evidence, as to whether one
of two ponies who went up with a balloon (and had
previously done so 150 times, without apparent hurt
or harm,) was injured by the ascent,—having come
to the conclusion that it was not proved " that the
animal suffered either from pain or fear on this occa-
sion,"—having giving his opinion that the putting the
animal to the risk of an accident was an act of
cruelty, but not within the intention of the Act of
Parliament,—and having fully and properly declared
against such exhibitions (which will not again take
place), Mr. ARNOLD considered the case as not
proven and dismissed the summonses.
Both judgments, that at Ilford, as well as
that at Westminster, are correct, we doubt not.
In one, the defendants admitted the charge,
in the other they rebutted it. But the contrast be-
tween the way in which the judgments were given !
Mr. ARNOLD did not say that he was sitting "as
judge and jury"—nor that the matter deeply involved
" the welfare, the peace, nor the morality of this
kingdom"—nor that "the eyes of Europe" were upon
him,—nor did he connect the subject with that of
Negro Emancipation—nor, in a word, did he go out
of his way for the sake of display. He did his duty
as a sound lawyer and good magistrate, and, in so
doing it, has made a contrast between the paid and
the Great Unpaid magistrates not much in favour of
the latter. The days of the Great Unpaid—" gentle-
men like ourselves"—are coming to a close, we hope.

The great easiness of the money market,
the low
rate of interest, and the prospect of a continuous and
abundant supply of bullion from California and
Australia, have induced capitalists to look anxiously
for favourable investments. Already the Three per
Cents. are above par. Steck and shares of every de-
scription are at fair prices, the " quotations being
well supported." Under such circumstances, dearly-
bought experience teaches that foreign loans,
and other speculations calculated to divert
the stream of bullion from our shores, will be brought
prominently forward. The moneyocracy, tempted by
the promise of a higher rate of interest, or perhaps by

the hope of getting off the bonds or coupons at
handsome premiums, will rush into such under-
takings, and create an excitement, that will speedily
be carried to the utmost degree of intensity. The
money, which retained at home, would afford ample
employment to the industrious classes and ensure
remunerative wages to every man able and
willing to work, will be sent out of the country, not
only being rendered of no practical utility, but be-
coming almost mischievous, through the spirit of
gambling excited. It is therefore highly desirable
that English money should be invested in English
securities, or in speculations to be carried out in the
British dominions—whether in the mother country
or in the colonies is of little importance.

Among the most important of these securities, to
which we would once more direct attention are the
shares in the different railway lines, many of which
have recovered from the undue depreciation under which
they were so long labouring, and afford as safe in-
vestments as any that can be named at the present
moment. We believe that the dividends of the great
trunk lines have seen their lowest points, and that while
prospectively there may be an increase, there is but

little, if any, danger of a reduction from present
rates. But still there is a sort of vague and undefined
fear that prevents parties from retaining their invest-
ments, even if they should have made them on
advantageous terms. They become anxious to
realise their profits, and sell out in order to do so, not
reflecting that such favourable opportunities may not
again arise. Nothing ,but full information as to the
position and prospects of the several undertakings will
remove this erroneous impression, and convince
capitalists of the propriety of seeking permanent in-
vestments in the stock of the great railway companies.
The dissection of the railway balance-sheets
for the second half of the year 1850, for 1851,
and the first half of 1852, which has just
been put forward by Mr. WADESON, of the Stock
Exchange, contains much sound practical in-
formation, and will be found well worthy of
perusal. It gives, in a condensed form, in a single
sheet, all that ought to be known respecting the
principal companies for each of the four last half-years
—the average number of miles open—the gross re-
ceipts and the traffic receipts—the working charges
(including taxation and Government duty)—the pre-
ferential charges, whether as loans, guarantees, or
otherwise—the reserve, depreciation, or renewal fund
—the total receipts and disbursements--the balance
applicable to dividend—the dividend paid and ba-
lance carried—the maintenance of the way and
stations, and the general locomotive work, showing
the per-tentage of working expenses on traffic
receipts.

The synoptical view thus afforded, and the oppor-
tunity for comparison thereby allowed, will at once
satisfy the inquirer of the soundness of these great
concerns.

The year 1851, of course, constituted an excep-
tional period. The extraordinary traffic occasioned
by the Great Exhibition produced a vast increase in
the receipts when compared with the corresponding
portions of preceding years ; and it is no ordinary
praise to say that there is little, if any, falling off,
but that in almost every instance the high position
assumed in 1851 has been fully maintained. We
commend then railway stock to those seeking safe
investments, and Mr. WADESON'S dissection of the
several balance-sheets as a trustworthy guide to the
value of that stock.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
Gross traffic receipts for passengers
and goods, week ending Sept. 11,
1852 £19,580 8 2
Ditto, Sept. 13,1851: ... 20,420 16 0
London Ter
Decrease in 1852 ... 7 10
minus. Sept. 13, 1852.
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JEATR OF TES DOWAGER LADY GODFREY.—
We ( Tralee Chronic/e) regret to announce the demise of this
excellent lady, at the advanced age of 81 years. Lady
Godfrey was relict of the late baronet Sir John Godfreiy of
Kilcoleman, and mother of the present
possessor of the ti
an
il d estates, Sir William Duncan Godfrey, and several other
chdren.

ACCIDENT TO LORD PANMBBE
—The deputation
who waited upon Lord Panmure at Bir.nana. Lodge, on Wed-
uli of his Lord-
la(' been out
nesday last, inviting his Lordship to
a public banquet at
Perth, returned without obtaining an interview
ship. We understand that the Noble Lord
shooting the day previously, when he sustained an accident,
which prevented him affording an audience to
thea ,
Lord
Provost and Bailie Imrie, who had been deputed to wait
upon him —Perth Constitutional.
We feel regret in having to state that Loftus H.
Bland, Esq., M.P., for the King's County, has been most
as well as the public in general
seriously ill at Blandsforth House, since the 25th ultimo.
Though now somewhat improved in health, we are sorry to
and his numerous private friends would wish him to be..—.
from being
LOAD DERBY AT EDINBITRGFI.—The Right Hon.
the Earl of Derby arrived at Douglas's Hotel on Thursday
night from his Lordship's seat at Knowsley. The Noble
Earl left yesterday for Balmoral, to relieve the Earl of
in attendance on her blAjesty.—Courant of
Saturday.
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