The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-20 00:00:00

N°.17,807.] LONDON, SATURDAY l'7"11
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7 OCTOBER 20, 1849.

SEA, FIRE, LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 1
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Howell Gwyn, Esq., M.P. 1-I,orge rie'm,te, Esq.
John Bennet, Esq. S!r*Vali Ogilvie. Bart.
Thomas hunting, Esq. Frederick A. Peel, Esq.
Alexander Davit, Esq. W. Tates Peel, Esq.
John Kelland Durant, Esq. Joha Wreferd,
Augustus Collingridge, Esq., Managing Director.
AUDITORS.
I Henry Woods, Esq.
Samuel Henry Ranger, E,q.
MEDICAL REFEREES:
PIITSICIAN.
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BURG EONS.
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John Chapple, Esq., 701, Aldermanbury.
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LIFE DEPARTMENT.
ACTUARY.
Mr. Alfred Burt.
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SUPERINTENDENT.
Mr. John Nelsen.
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George Moody Longmore, Esq. •
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William Wilberforce, Esq.
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John Hamilton, Esq.
James Fuller Madox, Esq.
John Matthews, Esq.
Charles 0. Parnell, Esq.
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William Adams, Esq.
Bohn Atkins, Esq.
Henry Augustus Bevan, Esq.
John Thompson Bramwell, Esq.
Jahn Dangerfleld, Esq.

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.he Company being prohibited, by the 54th clause of their Deed of
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arc as low as a due regard to complete security will justify.
lIALF PRE if lUM SYSTEM. —By this plan only one-half of the
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for the first five years—the retained halves, being payable at the
2onvemence of the assured, or allowed to continue, to form
a deduction from the claim on the Policy ; and as the As-
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assured life should go beyond the prescribed limits.
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their share without having to wait until it can be recovered from
outstanding debts.
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made for the Policy beyond the amount of the Stamp.
Claims are payable within three months after proof of the death of
the assured life.
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approved by the Board, who extend the business of Life Assurance In
connexion with this Company.

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The Right Rev. William Morris, D.D., Acton, Middlesex.
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LAW' INTELLIGENCE.
PALACE COURT, Westminster, Oct 19.
(Before Mr. BRENT BRENT.)
F9RD e. JONES.

In this case, as mentioned in The Sun of Saturday
last, a rule was granted to set aside the judgment, on
the ground that it had been improperly obtained. IL
will be recollected that the defendant, a working gun-
smith, had all his furniture seiz3i and sold at 04
instance of a loan society, and his case has since
excited a good deal of public sympathy, the present
application resulting from the publicity given.
. Mr. LOCKE, as counsel for the defendant, moved to
make the rule absolute on an affidavit of service.
Mr. KINGOON (Sheppard and Kingdon), as attorney
for the plaintiff, against whom the rule had 'been
granted, applied for a postponement on the ground
that he had not been able to instruct counsel, it not
being known what counsel would b 3 in attendance.
Mr. LOCKE said he had not the slightest objection
to let the matter stand over, but he must deny that
the names of the gentlemen who would be in attend-
ance were not known in time to instruct counsel.

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He did not wish it to go forth to the public that
counsel did not attend. He wished to know whether
Mr. Kingdon male inquiries yesterday in order to
instruct counsel.

Mr. KINGDON said he did make inquiries, but it
was too late to instruct counsel when he ascertained
who would attend.

Mr. Locss observed that his Learned Friend, Mr.
Paterson, had, in consequence of a message from a clerk
of Mr. Romaine (one of the counsel of the court),
waited to be instructed in the matter, but was not
consulted. " Let it not be said," added Mr. Locke,
" that you could not get a counsel."
Mr. PATERSON, thus appealed to, stated that he
waited at chambers till four o'clock, expecting to have
seen the attorney, as informed by Mr. Romaine's
clerk, and he could have been waited upon at his own
house had it been required ; he was willing to attend
for his friend Mr. Romaine.

Mr. KINGDON said it was well known that of late
counsel had not attended the court.

The Learned JUDGE remarked that they certainly
had not ; there had not been much for them to do.
He might mention that they had not seen Mr. Locke
of late.

Mr. LocKE pleaded indisposition for his absence;
Mr. Romaine had been on circuit.

The Learned JUDGE, alluding to the recent elec-
tion of Mr. Best, another of the four barristers of the
court, as Member of Parliament for Kidderminster,
said he supposed he was attending to his Parliamen-
tary duties.

Mr. LocKE—Preparing to attend to them. The
Learned Counsel bad no objection to the application
to let the case stand over, only he did not wish it to
be stated that it was because counsel did not attend.
Mr. KINGDOM said he would not trust to counsel of
the court attending; he would specially bring a gen-
tleman to show cause.

The Learned JUDGE thought time should b.
allowed to show cause.

Mr. LocKs hoped the rule would be peremptorily
fixed for Friday next. Every day was an object to
,the poor defendant.

The COURT fixed Friday next.
Mr. LocKE subsequently applied for copies of the
affidavits to be read in answer, as the rule was to
stand over as asked.

Mr. KINGDON expressed his willingness to accede
to the request. There was no need to trouble the
Court on the point.
The rule was peremptorily fixed for argument on
Friday next.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Oct. 19.
This Court sat to-day to hear bail cases and mo-
tions. By some rnismarilgemcmt, as we noticed on e
former occasion, all parties were summoned to be in
attendance at ten o'clock, although it was ten minutes
past eleven when Mr. Commissioner Harris took his
seat on the bench.

IN RE RENTON NICHOLSON.
This insolvent was described as the keeper of the
Garrick's Head Tavern, Bow-street, and as formerly
a part proprietor of Cremorne-gardens, an exhibitor
of Poses Plastiques and Female Serenaders, and a
lecturer at various places upon poetry, music, and
song. His present application was to be admitted to
bail until the day appointed for his hearing.
In reply to questions from the COMMISSIONER,
The insolvent said, he had been a bankrupt once
and insolvent thrice before.

Mr. COOKS, who supported the application, re-
marked that the insolvent had continued since his last
insolvency to deal with many of his then creditors,
and had paid off 4.500/. 14s. 9d. since he was last in
this court.

The sureties proposed proving sufficient, the bail
was allowed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Nicholas Ryan was brought before Alderman Car
den by Inspector Mitchell, of the City Police force,
charged upon suspicion of having received silk
shawls, scarves, handkerchief's, &c., the property of
Messrs. Cook and Co., of St. Paul's Churchyard,
warehousemen, well knowing that they had been
stolen.

Inspector Mitchell stated that the case was con-
nected with the case of Burns, who was on Friday
committed for having plondered the warehouse of
Messrs. Cook and Co. In consequence, said the wit-
ness, of information which I had received I took the
' prisoner into custody on Saturday afternoon, and
told him I charged him with having received a
quantity of silks, shawls, scarves, and other articles,
knowing them to have been stolen. He asked me
where they had been stolen from ? I said from
Messrs. Cook's, in St. Paul's Churchyard. He said
all he knew of it was, that Burns lodged in his house,
that he had lent Burns a box to put the things into,
but that Burns had since left his house, and stolen
his box. I asked him if he had any of the property
at his house. He said he had not. He then told a
fellow-workman to go to his house and tell his wife,
and I therefore sent an officer there to search it. I
took him at Standgate, near Westminster-bridge.
He said he lived at No. 2, Artichoke-place, New-
cut, and I found that such was the case.
Storey, the officer, said that he found at the pri-
soner's house in the top room, in a box, twenty-three.
silk handkerchiefs, two shawls, and other articles, and
a ticket and several duplicates, some of which related
to handkerchiefs. The box was locked and he broke
it open, and he found there a board, which he pro-
duced.
The handkerchiefs, the duplicates, and a ticket,
which belonged to the firm, and had been found in
the box, were produced, and several pawnbrokers'
attended to give evidence, and stated that Julia Ryan,
the wife of the prisoner, had pledged the articles.
Julia Ryan, who was in attendance upon a sum-
mons, was then placed at the bar and charged as
having been concerned with her husband in receiving
the goo ls.
Mr. Jardine identified the whole of the property
as belonging to Messrs. Cook and Co., and stated
that they had been kept in a place to which Burns,
who had been committed for robbing the firm, had
had access. The witness, upon looking at the ticket
produced, said that he had written it himself.
Storey, the officer, said—When I went to No. 2,
Artichoke-place, to search the house, I saw the female
prisoner, and told her that her husband was taken
into custody for a robbery committed by Burns at
Messrs. Cook and Co's. She said she knew nothing
of any stolen goods. I began to search, and as I was
going up stairs she said, " Oh, tell you where I
have got some things," and she took me to Burns's
room, and said they were there. She said they had
dropped from a box which Burns took away, and she
picked them up. I broke the box open, and found
twenty-three handkerchiefs and neckerchiefs, and
four duplicates relating to silk handkerchiefs, and the
ticket which has been identified by Mr. Jardine.
Ryan, whose demeanour at the bar was firm and
respectful, declared most solemnly that he never knew
there was any property of the kind in his house. He
had, he said, been all his life a hardworking man, and
he showed a pair of hands seamed and puckered with
toil in evidence of the fact, which he said the cha-
racter he had maintained amongst all his employers
would further confirm. He never had had a robber
inmate,
about his roof before Burns became an
about three weeks ago, and he never had a thought
that an atom of property was in his house which
should not be there. He had been taken by the
police from his daily labour, which produced that
with which be supported his family without disgrace;
and he could have no thought of being a receiver of
stolen goods.
Alderman CARDEN—Your wife knew where the
stolen goods were. Ryan—My Lord, she never
opened her lips to me about picking them up. I
never heard a word about them till the officer men-
tioned it.
Storey said he had heard an excellent character of
Ryan.
Alderman CARDEN said he believed the woman at
the bar had brought her husband, who evidently was
an industrious man, into the difficulty and disgrace
in which he appeared. Her story about picking up
the handkerchiefs as they dropped from Burns was
monstrously incredible. The Alderman then ad-
ourned the case to Tuesday.
The female prisoner appeared
.to. be quite over- ,

powered, and wept and groaned during the examina
tion.

GUILDHALL.

Henry Slanbridge, of 60, Princes-street, Kingsland-
road, was brought before Sir P. Laurie (who came
on purpose to finish the case) for final e:;aniination,
charged with obtaining, by fraudulent pretence3, two
chairs, a cal pet, and other articles, of the value of
1001., the property of Messrs. Wilkinson and Cu., of
Ludgate-hill, cabinet-makers, upholsterers, &c.
The prisoner was remanded until this day, when,
the depositions being made out, he will be conveyed
to Netvgate._ _ _

yYilliarn Hands, of 59, Augustus-street, Regent's-
park, was brou4ht up for final examination be-fore
Sir C. Marshall, in the custody of a metropolitan
police-officer named Lockerhy, charged with stealing
a horse, and also with obtaining a quantity of goods
under false pretences.

The prisoner declined saying anything, and
Sir C. MARSHALL fully committed him for trial cn
five charges.

WORSHIP-STREET.

Frederick Elliott, a machine printer, in the service
of Mr. George Stiff, a printer and publisher in the
S traud, was charged with robbing his employer to a
considerable extent.
He was fully committed to Newgate for trial.
W ES7'm IN S7'E
Richard Fidler. a police constable of the D division,
and William Wheeler, a man in the employment of
Mr:Francis, a timber-merchant at Paddington, were
placed at the bar before Mr. Broderip, the former
charged with stealing a cheque for 351., a Si. note,
four sovereigns, and some silver, and the latter with
feloniously receiving the cheque.
The circumstances of the case are briefly these :

On Thursday night last Mt. W. Watson, Of Putney,
solicitor, was thrown from his horse in the West-
bourne Park-road, Bayswater, and having received
some severe injuries, was conveyed to St. George's
Hospital, his watch, money, and other valuables upon
his person having for their safety been taken charge
of by Mr. Collard, inspector of the Great Western
Railway, who resides near the spot where the acci•
dent happened. On the following day the prisoner
Fidler, a police-constable on duty, who had been
directed to repair to the gentleman's residence and
communicate the circumstance of the accident, con-
trary to the directions of Mr. Wiggins, his inspector,
went with James Jebb, the gentleman's groom, to
Mr. Collard's, received the money and valuables, and
after having drunk at various,. places, repaired to
the White Horse Inn at Knightsbridge, where he
handed the property over to the groom in the presence
of Mr. Fell, the landlord, having moreover previously
refused to give it to Mr. Watson at the hospital, on
the alleged ground of his not being in a competent
condition to receive it. Shortly after the valuables
had been turned over as described, Mr. Fell very
kindly drawing a receipt out for them, a gentleman
who was in the parlour went to Mr. Fell at the bar,
and informed him that he had observed something on
the part of Fidler towards the groom, that induced
him to suspect something dishonest was going on.
Mr. Fell went towards the parlour, but observed !w-
-elling to justify his interference, and the parties, who
appeared to be on very good terms, then went out,
mounted two horses which were standing at the door,
and rode away. From this time the groom, owing to
the effects of the liquor he had taken became insen-
sible, and remembered nothing that occurred until
he got home, when he discovered the cheque, bank-
note, gold, and silver had disappeared. On the
Monday following Mr. George Juhn Zellar, a gen.
tleman holding a situation in a solicitor's office, met
the prisoner Wheeler at Paddington, when the latter,
,who knew him, showed him the cheque and asked him
what he had better do with it. Mr. Zeller remarked
that it might be a forgery, upon which Wheeler re-
plied, he did not think it was, adding that it was not
his, but belonged to a friend of his, a policeman, who
found it after he had been taking a gentleman to St.
George's Hospital, in consequence of his having been
thrown from his horse and much injured. Mr. Zellar
recommended him to endeavour to find out the gen-
tleman in whose name it was drawn, and Wheeler
then left. It appeared that Mr. Z3llar very properly
instituted some inquiries, and having ascertained to
whom the cheque belonged, communicated the cir-
cumstance to the owner and to the police, and upon
Wheeler being told that he must accompany a police-
man to the station he said, without any mention of
the cheque having been previously made, that he
picked it up near the Clock-house, at Knightsbridge,
where he saw it blowing about. At the station• house
he admitted to Mr. Hannart, one of the inspectors of
the D division, that he was on terms of intimacy
with Fidler, who had, previously to joining the police,
worked in the same yard as he did. Wheeler alleged
he picked up the cheque at twelve o'clock on the
Friday, when Fidler, who was present at the station,
said it was between twelve and three. Fidler also
declared that he parted with the groom near the
Clock-house at Knightsbridge, and never had
i any-
thing to drink with him afterwards ; but t was
clearly shown by the evidence that he was seen, after
he had left Mr. Fell, outside a public -house door in
'the Brompton road, where he handed the groom, who
was observed to be extremely drunk at the time, a
glass of gin. The account of the time at which the
cheque was alleged to be picked up by Wheeler was
at variance with the evidence of Mr. Fell, who proved
that Fidler and the groom never left his house till
half-past three o'clock.
Fidler declined saying anything in defence, and it
was alleged by a solicitor's clerk, on the part of
Wheeler, that he had been 25 years in his present em-
ployment; had borne an excellent character, had no
guilty knowledge whatever of this transaction, and
had made no concealment of the cheque.
The prisoners were remanded for a week.
THAMES.

Joseph iireernax, the landlord of the Watermen's
Arms beer-shop, in London-street, Ratcliff, was
brought before Mr. Ingham, charged with cutting
the throat of a little boy named Silvey.
Mary Silvey, a poor woman, who brought her boy
into court in her arms, said that hearing screams of
murder she ran into the street, and was mat by a
young man crossing the street, who said the prisoner
had cut her child's throat with a razor. She went
into the prisoner's yard and found her boy with his
neck bleeding, and took him to a doctor's shop, where
the wound was sewn up.
The boy, who was in a weak state from loss of
blood, said he was eight years of age, and (having
been examined as to the nature of an oath) that he
was playing at marbles and went into the prisoner's
yard, on which Mr. Freeman seized him, threw his
head back, and drew a razor across his throat.
Mr. INGHAM, having held the razor shut and open,
asked the witness in which state it was at the time the
prisoner cut his throat ? Witness--It was open.
Was sure the blade was out of the handle.
The boy was frequently dictated to by his mother
while under examination, and he was transferred from
her arms to a police-constoble's, but he did not vary
in his statement. He sold there was a little boy and
a girl in the yard when his throat was cut. The
boy's neck was then uncovered, and the strapping on
his neck displayed.
The prisoner, who appeared in a good deal of alarm
and anxiety about the affair, said, he was just on the
point of shaving himself, and went into his yard with
a soap dish and a closed raz.n.in his hand to obtain

some water, and saw the child playing in the yard.
He intended only to frighten him, and he said, "Go
and play elsewhere. I'll put you in the water•butt
and cut your head off;" and at the same time drew
the closed razor across his throat. He let the boy go
directly, and was driving him out of the yard, when,
to his great horror and astonishment he found his neck
bleeding, and said, " Good God, preserve me ! I have
cut the child's throat." He hastened with him as
quickly as possible to the doctor's, and did all in his
power to stop the bleeding. He was extremely sorry
for what had occurred, but he did not intend any
mischief. The prisoner further declared that on the
little boy reaching the station-house he said the razor
was closed when his throat was cut, and called the
policeman who took him into custody, and who con-
firmed his statement.
Mr. INGHAM directed that the surgeon who at-
tended the boy, and any other witnesses who saw
the occurrence, should be sent for; and adjourned
the case.

When the hearing was resumed,
Thomas Silvey, an elderly brother of the child,
said he heard the prisoner say " I'll cut your throat,"
but he did not see the wound inflicted.
Mr. Gill, a medical practitioner, said the wound
was superficial, and only the 16th of an inch deep.
In answer to questions by the magistrate, who held
the razor in different positions open and shut, Mr. Gill
said it was but, reasonable to conclude the razor was
in the handle when the wound was inflicted, and that
the prisoner, who held it firmly grasped in his hand,
pressed the edge through the handle. He came to
that conclusion from the slight nature of the wound.
Had the razor been open the wound would have
doubtlessly been a most serious one ; certainly it
would have been deeper.
Mr. INGHam said he should relieve the prisoner of
the more serious charge of cutting and wounding, for
he believed he did not intend to inflict any serious
injury, but he must say the prisoner had acted in a
most incautious and dangerous manner, and that death
might have been the result of his foolish and reprehen-
sible act Fortunately, the wound was not dangerous,

or he should have committed the prisoner for trial,
As it was, he should fine him 31, and ia default com•
mit him for six weeks.

The prisoner said he had no objedtion to compen-
sate the mother of the boy, and called a witness
namad Day, who said the razir was shut up when the
boy's throat was cut, and that the prisoner was only
in play.
Mr. INGHAM finally agreed to remand the case for
a week, and said if he heard that the prisoner had
compensated the mother his sentence would be a very
light one, but he would strongly caution him never to
u_e a razor in such a way again.

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX
MAGISTRATES.-

The magistrates of the county of Middlespx assem-
bled at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell, on Thursday,
fur the purpose of transacting the financial and other
business of the county. Mr. Povanall, the chairman
of the bench, occupied the chair. There was a full
attendance of justices.
At the opening of the Court, Mr. POWNALL an-
nounced the presence of Von Orloff Bruik, who was
seat on a special mission to this country by the King
of Sweden, to inquire into the practice of the police
courts and sessions of the metropolis, and the duties of
magistrates generally.
THE LICENSE TO SAVILLE HOUSE.
Mr. CLAR.KSON begged the attention of the Bench
for a few minutes, in order that he might bring before
the magistrates a subject which he ventured to think
was surrounded with great public importance. It
would be in their recollection that, on Friday last, a
person of the name of Richard Pridmore applied for a
license for music and dancing for an establishment
now denominated Saville house, hut known to the pub-
lic as the Walhalla, io Leicester-square, and that his
Learned Friend Mr. Parry, who appeared in support of
the application, volunteered to she Court a pledge
that, if the license were granted," the place called
Saville-house should be used for musical and vocal
entertainment only, and that dancing should be en-
tirely excluded, as in the case of Exeter-hall and the
Princess's Concert Rooms. At the time that pledge
was tendered, he (Mr. Clarkson), who appeared on
behalf' of the proprietors or lessces of the principal
theatres to oppose the grant of the license, doubted
whether that pledge would be faithfully observed, and
some of the magistrates had similar doub's ; but when
the applicant entered the witness box, and upon his
solemn oath swore that he would observe that pledge,
the magistrates thought proper to grant him the
license, the condition being as endorsed upon the brief
of his friend Mr. B -Akin, who opposed the applica-
tion on the part of the rector and parish officers, that
it was for the purposes of music only. Now he (Mr.
Clarkson) held in his hand a bill which informed the
public that on Saturday next, the 20th instant, it
would be opened at half past seven for a musical and
vocal entertainment; the ball to commence at half-
past eight. To bring himself properly before the
Court, he should call a witness to prove that
Pridmore had received notice of the intention of
the parties who opposed the license to take the
course he (Mr. Clarkson) was then pursuing ; that
the advertisements had appeared in the public news-
papers, and that the handbills were distributed at the
door of the premises ; and he should then submit that
the Court had a direct control over the license, and
could compel Pridmore to adhere to the conditions
upon which it was granted. He had next to submit
that, whilst the Court had granted the license for music
only, the license itself had been issued both for music
and dancing—that part which permits dancing not
having been erased. He could cite instances to show
that the Court had the power to call upon Pridmore
for the production of the license, in order that it
might be amended, and its terms made consistent
with those upon which the Court granted it. He held
in his hands a petition of the clergy and parish officers
praying that the Court would insist upon its order
being obeyed.
Mr. POWNALL said that most undoubtedly the
Court granted the license upon the understanding
that the place was to be used for concerts, and
not as a dancing saloon, and the applicant
upon the solemn and awful responsibilities of an oath
made a promise to that effect, stating that several emi-
nent vocal professors had applied to him for the use of
the room for vocal purposes. But, at the same time,
the license was granted in the terms of the Act of
Parliament, which did not give them the power to
grant a license for music only. The license was fur
music and dancing, but if the applicant had so far
forgotten Mimed as to break the solemnpledge he had
given, he might depend upon it that next year when
the application for the renewal was made he would
not have the opportunity to break another pledge. He
did not think the Court could now interfere.
Mr. CLauxsox said Exeter-hall was licensed for
music only, and, as a lawyer, lie would say that he
considered the Court had the power to amend the
license according to the order given when it was
granted. He again begged to submit, that Pridmore
be called upon to produce the license.
Mr. G. C. H. LEWIS, the solicitor for the op-
posing petitioners, was then sworn. He deposed
that he received some of the handbills produced
from a man stationed at the door of Saville-house,
and immediately afterwards he served Pridmore
with a notice of the present proceeding. It was
served personally at Saville-house. He produced a
daily paper in which the advertisement alluded to
appeared. The rector and the parish officers signed
the petition now presented, on Wednesday, at his
request.

Mr. WlLics said he was not aware that when the
license was granted there was any opposition on the
part of the clergy or parish officers.
Mr. CLARKSON was under the impression that they
appeared either by counsel or petition. At any rate
it was opposed by the inhabitants.
Nearly all the magistrates being of opinion that
the Court had no control over the license, nor would
have until the next renewal day, and that it was
granted in conformity with the terms of the Act of
Parliament,

Mr. CLARKSON thanked the Bench for having per-
mitted him to interrupt the business of the day, and
withdrew.

The Court then proceeded with the county business.
Mr. MAUDE, the deputy clerk of the peace, then
read the minutes of the two preceding courts ; and
laid before the Court the various committee reports.
The finance and general purpose committee re-
ported, that they had investigated the accounts, and
upon the motion of Mr. Kempshead, the chairman,
orders were made upon the county treasurer for the
sum of 11,614/. 7s. 9d.

The report of the committee upon the county trea-
surer's accounts was read, and upon their recommen-
dation, a rate of one halfpenny in the pound upon the
county rental was made.
The committee of visitors of the new lunatic
asylum, at Colney Hatch, made a very favourable re-
port as to the progress of the works, and Mr. Rotch
gave notice that, at the next county day, he should
move for a grant of 5,0001., for the purchase of fur
niture and fittings for the establshment.
The Court then executed a mortgage on the
county rates for the sum of 23,0001. (pursuant to
resolution passed in July, 1848) for the new lunatic
asylum.

THE COUNTY PRISONS.
The report of the Visiting Justices of the House
of Correction at Cold Bath-fields state the number
of prisoners now in that establishment to be 1,080,
viz., 842 males and 238 females. In the infirmary
for males there were four patients—not one in that
for females; and the total number of prisoners re-
quiring the attention of the medical officer was thirty.
The report proceeded to state that the Court would
learn from the annual statement of the governor that
the daily average number of prisoners has been 1,154 ;
that at one time the number of prisoners exceeded
1,400, whilst, during the year, the number of pri-
soners was 10,042, or 785 more than the number in
the preceding year, and that with an increased number
of prisoners, the punishments have decreased. The
value of the labour of the prisoners, both male and
female, amounts for the year to 3,5541. 7s. 6J. ; and
whilst such labour had lessened the expenditure of
the county it had had a very beneficial effect upon
the prisoners, whose health was not only promoted
thereby, but had initiated them into industry and
general usefulness. By the kind and philanthropic
exertions of the chaplains, 132 prisoners, of both
sexes, had been provided for after the expiration of
their sentences—some being introduced into charit-
able institutions; some had been restored to, or had
received the influence of, former employers ; some had
been reconciled to their friends and relatives. 904
males and 283 females had received the benefit of In-
struction in the schools, and much good had resulted
therefrom.

The report was received and adopted.
THE WESTMINSTER HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
The report of the Visiting Justices of this prison
stated the number of prisoners to be, males, 461 ;
females, 180—total, 641. Of that number 93 were
committed for vagrancy and 28 for want of sureties.
The report stated that, in conformity with a recom-
mendation of the surgeon, the visiting justices, on the
15th September, directed that during the prevalence
of cholera and the depressing state of the weather
there should be a general relaxation of the confine-
ments and occupations of those prisoners whose sen-
tences were for long periods. The surgeon having on

[PRICE SD.

that day reported that since the exclusion of potato es
from the dietary, many cases of scurvy had occurred;
and having, without interdicting the use of rice alto-
gether, recommended that to each prisoner, whose
term exceeded three months, half a pound of potatoes
should be given at dinner, the visiting justices issued
directions accordingly, and the surgeon stated that in
consequence of the continuance of diarrhoea the cocoa
caused sickness, and he directld that a less quantity
orcocoa should be used, and double the quantity of milk
added. On Sept. 29 the surgeon reported that there
was a gradual subsidence of the sickness that had
prevailed in the prison, and that during the fourteen
preceding days there had not been one fresh case of
cholera, and only 17 cases of diarrhoea, and during
the last seven days the average of sick of all kinds had
been below the usual rate. The justices, however,
regret to state, that one fatal case of cholera has since
occurred. During the existence of the epidemic, to
prevent any delay in detecting prisoners suddenly
seized, an additional " night watch " was established,
the presence of a responsible officer was required in
each of the infirmaries day and night, and the warders
and day nurses were in constant attendance, taking
the duty on alternate evenings and remaining in the
prison the whole night, in addition to the ordinary
night nurses. These extra services have since been
discontinued on the recommendation of the surgeon,
who has borne testimony to the readiness and promp-
titude with which the governor, matron, and the
wardens and officers under the surgeon's directions
acceded to his wishes, and to the great care and atten-
tion the officers gave to the patients under their
charge. There had been 20 dt aths from cholera.

By a juror—=He could not say whether it was the
custom to cover a body that had died of cholera with
sawdust.

Mr. Kelson was then re•exarnined with respect to
the post mortenz examination. Ile said that externally
there was no mark of violence. There was a trivial
mark on the top of the right hand. There were no
morbid appearances, excepting in a portion of the
liver, which exhibited a softening of the texture
which he could only ascribe to decomposition. Of
the cause of death he was perfectly satisfied, from the
appearance of rice water fluid. He was quite satisfied
that the lungs would not have presented the appear-
ance they did if the deceased had been suffocated.
By the father—The transfusion, in his opinion,
would not have removed any congestion of the lung if
such had existed.

Exatnination resumed—The lungs and the heart
were hEalthy. The arteries contained blood of a pink
colour, which was unusual in any disease. The
bladder was empty, the gall bladder was full. No
blood could be forced out of the spleen. The general
result satisfied him deceased died from cholera, and
from no other cathe.

Arr. Blythe—lt the patient, in a state of suspended
animation, had been left exposed on a board in a room
with the window open, exposed to a sharp north east
wind during two or three days, would it tend to de-
stroy the remains of life ? Witness—lt would, of
course. But this assumes that animation was sus-
pended.

A jurar--Did you ascertain what Dr. Green's
prescription was, and did you approve of it ? I did
not disapprove of it.
Mr. W. Sheppard, a surgeon, who was present at
the post mortem examination, corroborated Mr. Bel-
son s account of the appearances presented. He sail,
that on opening the intestines, they found the usual
rice water evacuations, an infallible test of cholera.
The examination was carried far enough to satisfy
witness that the deceased died from cholera.

By the father—He was convinced that suffocation
had nothing to do with the death of the deceased;
this was determined by the- appearance of the lungs.
Mr. Blythe here intimated that he did not wish
any mere medical evidence to be called, but he had
some very important witnesses to bring forward.
The examination was being proceeded with when
our re[ort left, the inquiry having then lasted nearly
four hours.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.
AFFLICTINQ SUICIDE BY A LADY.—YeSteidaY
forenoon, Mr. T. Wakley, M.P. for Finsbury, and
Coroner for the western division of Middlesex, re-
sumed his duties for the first time since his alarming
illness, about eight months ago. The first inquest
held by Mr. Wakley was at the Guilford Arms, Guil-
ford street, Russell-square, on view of thebody of
Miss Sarah Whittaker, aged 53 years, who destroyed
herself by swallowing a large quantity of laudanum,
under the following very afflicting circumstances. It
appeared from the evidence of several witnesses, that
the deceased's brother was a solicitor, and was for-
merly in a very extensive practice, and posaessd of
considerable property. Some years since he be-
came unable to attend to his professional duties,
through an aberration of intellect. His property
and his sister's were soon expended, and the de-
ceased was compelled to seek her livelihood by
becoming a daily teacher in a gentleman's family.
Her brother gradually became worse, and he was even-
tually confined in a lunatic asylum. He remained thera
bat a short time, and was liberated through the inter-
cession of the deceased, who displayed such strong
devotion to her brother as to cause considerable sym
pathy and respect in her behalf by a number of
respectable individuals, who took a deep interest in
her welfare. The deceased took her brother home
and entirely provided for him, and attended upon hint
as a mother would to her infant. Her brother wl:s
considered a confirmed lunatic, and was constantly
inflicting some violence upon her, but she would
never allow any interference, and always kept hint
from the sight of any person. About five weeks since
he hired some furnished apartments for herself and
brother, at No. 23, Bernard-street, Russell-square.
She was in the habit of leaving home in the morn-
ing, and attending to her duties as a teacher, an :1
returning in the afternoon. Directly afterwards at
loud uproar was heard in her apartments, as if her bro-
ther was ill-using her. On one occasion the landlord
opened the room- door, and found the deceased
struggling with her brother, who had the tongs
in his hand, and was flourishing them over her head.
The deceased never complained of her sufferings, ner
(lid she ever appear reluctant to attend upon, her
brother, although, at times, it was quite evident that
she was suffering from great mental anxiety and bodily
fatigue. During the last few days her brother hal
become very outregeous, and would have, no doubt,
killed her, if prompt assistance had not been rendered.
On Tuesday night last, Sergeant Boidman, 13 E
division, was called in by the landlord, for the purpose
of preventing the deceased's brother from committing
any further injury to her or to himself. The sergeant
obtained the assistance of a police-constable, and he
was strictly watched during the night. In conse-
quence of his violent behaviour, a certificate was pro-
cured for his admission into the infirmary, at St.
Pancras workhouse. He was removed on the follow-
ing morning, and shortly afterwards the deceased
was found lying upon the sofa in a state of stupor.
The landlord acquainted Sergeant Boidman, who
instantly sent ler Mr. T. Wakley (the son
of the worthy coroner), surgeon, who quickly
attended, but the deceased died in about an
hour and a half afterwards. A search was made in
the room, and four bottles which had contained lauda-
num were discovered in some drawers. Mr. T.
Wakley said, when he was first called to the de•
ceased .the room smelt strongly of laudanum, and
from the appearance of the deceased he considered she
was suffering from the effects of that poison. He
applied the stomach-pump, but finding it unavailing
he had recourse to the galvanic battery, which mate-
rially increased the respiration. It afterwards be-
came gradually weaker, and she died in about an b.ur
afterwards from the effects of the poison. The Co-
roner said unfortunately poisons were sold too freely
in this country, and he was of opinion that none
ought to be sold unless in the presence of a witness.
This case was a most afflicting one, and he had never
heard of such devotion as that exhibited by the de-
ceased towards her insane brother. Mr. Wakley said
on examining the body of the deceased he found it
covered with bruises, and he had no doubt but tha
unfortunate lady had been most severely ill-used by
her brother. The jury returned a verdict, " That
the deceased destroyed herself by swallowing a quan.
tity of laudanum, while in a state of unsound mind."

DEATH OF A MOTHER AND CHILD.--Yesterday a
very lengthened inquiry was held at the St. Martin's
workhouse, before Mr. Bedford, the coroner, on the
bodies of Ann Smith and her illegitimate offspring, a
newly-born female child, whose deaths occurred
under the following painful circumstances. It ap-
peared from the evidence of several witnesses that the
deceased woman was in the service of Mr. Capper,
coal- merchant, of 17, Salisbury-street, where she had
been for the last seven months without it being dis-
covered that she was enciente, until Sunday evening,
when she refused to sleep in the room she usually
occupied, and retired between eleven and twelve
o'clock. Shortly afterwards her screams attracted
the attention of another servant, and it was found in
a few minutes that she had given birth to the de-
ceased infant. Mr. Leonard, the surgeon, was called
in promptly, but both mother and child had then ex-
pired. The learned gentleman gave a very minute
and highly scientific account of the appearances on
the post nzortem examination, showing flat the death
of the mother was occasioned by excessive hemor-
rhage, whilst the death of her infant (a remarkably
fine seven months' child, and competent to live under
favourable circumstances) was the result of asphyxia,
and both cases attributable to a want of proper
medical attendance. A verdict in precise accordance
with the medical opinion was returned.

THE LATE GALES.—In consequence of the bad
weather lately experienced at sea, several of the foreign
steamers have been very much delayed on the passage,
and ha'e arrived hero considerably after their proper
time. It being considered necessary, in some instances,
in consequence of such delay having occurred, to dis-
charge the cargoes of the steamers immediately on their
arrival, in order that they may be enabled to reload and
take their departure with their mail bags and passers.
gers at the specified time, application was made to the
proper authorities of the revenue for their permission
to be granted for that purpose, which was conceded, in
order that no unnecessary delay or inconvenience to the
public
OFbe experienced.ET E
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_StIMMEIL---On a farm
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occupied by a friend of ours, in entnaere, the snow this
nig ht
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June, and
on the 3d of the present month. The length of our
friend's summer this year may thus be stated at sixteen
weeks and two days. We believe, however, we 'can
state that he has finished hie haymaking.—Westmoreland
Gazette.

EQUALIZATION 05' THE LAND TAX.—In pursuance
with a requisition to the overseers of the Liberty of the
Rolls, a general meeting of the inhabitant householders
of the liberty was held last night at the vestry-room,
Church-passage, to take into consideration the present
unequal assessments of the land tax paid
.in the liberty,
as compared with other parts of the division, and to de-
termine on the necessary steps to be taken to obtain an
equalization of the rate over the entire division. The
chair was taken by Mr. E. M. Thomson, and the meet-
ing was addressed by Messrs. V. Stephens, R. Moulton,
J. H. Phillips, Taylor, and Joseph Lowe. Resolutions
were unanimously passed in accordance with the objects
of the meeting, and a committee appointed to carry them
into effect.

The Moniteur du Soir announces the death of M.
Fribant, ex-surgeon of the military hospital at Toulon,
who, it will be remembered, was recently dismissed from
his situation by the Minister of War, and severely cen-
sured by the Moniteur for having, on the breaking out of
the cholera, abandoned his post. It is said that the en•
happy man committed suicide.