The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-07 00:00:00

PARIS TO ROUEN RAILWAY.

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The half-yearly general meeting of the share-
holders of this company took place on Tuesday,
at the company's offices, Rue d'Amsterdam, M.
l'Espee, the President, in the chair. Near him
were seated the following directors :--Count de
Kerzaint, Viscount de Villeneuve M. C. Lafitte,
M. E. Blount, M. Simons, and M. P. Be-
noist-d'Azy. After the meeting had been duly
constituted, M. Cheppe in the name of the
committee of accounts (comprised of M. La-
cave Laplange, M. Bans, and himself ), read a
report declaring that the accounts had been most
carefully examined, and that they were perfectly
satisfactory. M. Thibaudeau, the secretary, then
read the report :
It commences by declaring that during the last half-
year no new expense has been added to the establish-
ment account, as the sums expended, and which only
amounted to 91,201 f. 55c., were comprised in the pro
visions for which the last general meeting placed at the
disposal of the board 3,000,000 f. of resources. It de-
clares that the establishment account must now be con-
sidered as closed. Atter showing that the nature of the
arrangements made with the contractors of the haulage
amply provides for the tear and wear of moveable stock,
the report proceeds in the following terms to render an
account of the employment of the 3,000,000 e. of new
resources placed at its disposal by the last general meet-
ing :—" Out of that sum, 1,800,000 f., in conformity with
the vote of the meeting, were to be paid off against a
like amount of dividend-coupons, at the rate of 8001.
each obligation, and for that purpose 2,250 obligations
were to be created, out of that number 1,977 were ex-
changed against 126,550 dividend- coupons. A sum of
1,200,000 f. was besides to be realised by the emission
and sale of obligations. We created for that purpose
1,500 obligations, the sale of which produced a sum of
1,200,000 f. We were of opinion that when the quota-
tion of 800 f., at which the exchange was effected with
the dividend, could be obtained, we ought to realise this
resource, not being able, in the precarious state of public
and private credit, to expose ourselves to a fall in the
quotations, which the slightest political event could pro-
duce, and which would in that case have imposed on you
the creation of a greater number of obligations, in
order to make up the indispensable sum of 1,200,000 f."
The board had not yet received any &Unitive answer
from the Government relative to the demand made by
the company for an indemnity for the damage done to
the line in the revolution of February. The report goes
on to show what the position of the company is at pre-
sent with respect to the State:—
" On the 30th of June last we owed the Treasury-
-720,000f. Oc. for interest due at 3 per cent.
466,666 66 the first annuity of the repayment
of the loan of 14,000,000 f.
1,186,666 66 to which must be added
466,666 66 the second annuity due on the 15th
-- of July last.
1,653,333 f. 32c. in all.
The sum due to the 30th of June last is inferior to the
indemnity which we demand for the devastations of Feb-
ruary. As to the annuities of reimbursement, which
for last year and the present one amount to 466,666 f.
66e. a year for tho loan of 14,000,000 f., there must be
added to them next year 133,333 f. 33c. for the first an-
nuity of reimbursement of the loan of 4,000,0001.,
which commences at that period, and then the annuity
will be 600,000 f., until the whole of the two loans from
the State, of 18,000,000 f., shall have been paid of. We
have to remind you, gentlemen, that these loans were
made to you by the State, in order to complete your
capital, and to provide for the half of the expense of the
passage througe Rouen to the Havre line. But these re-
-s:Airces were not sufficient for the exigencies of the pub-
lic service, with which you are charged, and for your
share in the expense of the passage through Rouen.
Also, since your line has been opened, the expense of
your account of construction and establishment has in-
creased by a sum of 13,156,808 f. 2c. for which you have
borrowed 14,000,000 f. There results from these diffe-
rent loans an annual charge of ... 7265000 f.
which, Joined to the interest on the loans
from the State, or ~. ... 540,000

gives a total of ••• ... 1,266,000 f.
which must be deducted from the produce of the work-
ing, before any dividend can be distributed. In the pre-
vision of the time when the annuities to repay the
loans to the State were to become due, the general
meeting had authorised us to provide for the payment
of these annuities by the successive emission of engage-
ments to order, which should be at a later period conso-
lidated in loan bonds. The state of private credit does
not permit us, at the present period, to contract engage..
ments to order; and it is equally impossible for us to
issue new obligations. In this situation, produced by
political events, it would be necessary, in order to pay
the annuities of the State loans, to deduct at present from
your revenue a sum of 466,6661. 66c., which, next year,
would amount to 600,000 F., to be added to the charge of
1,266,000 f. already weighing on your revenue fur inte-
rests of the State loans, and for those wldch you have
contract,d with the public. You have he: ide3 to pay to
the St. Germain Company, for the use of r ke lies and of
the Paris ter:ninth:, a sum of about 600,00.)f. per annum.
This would, therefore, in definitive give a total amount
of charges imposed upon your working of 2,466,0001.,
and which should be paid before a fart'aing, of interest

was distributed to you. In admitting that the proceeds
of your working, deduction made of the expenditure,
should suffice for the payment of these charges, and
still leave an interest of 5 per cent. disposable for the
shares, which in the present state of your traffic would
not be possible, if it was necessary to deduct the stuns
required to pay the annuities of the State loans, the hope
of a dividend above 5 per cent. would be altogether out
of the question for a length of time, since, according
to your statutes, 1 per cent, must be taken away and
placed in reserve, to supply the sinking fund of the
capital." The report then goes on to say that, as none
of those charges can be taken off, the board ought to
endeavour to effect a change in the present arrange-
ments, and inquires whether the circumstances just
narrated do not authorise the company to apply to the
State to allow the reimbursement of its loans to be effected
either by means of a small annuity during the first
year, increasing successively by accumulated interest, or
by means of equal annuities; but, in either case, dis-
tributed over the whole duration of the concession? The
report argues that, from the facilities afforded to the
Northern Company for the payment of its debts to the
State, there is every reason to suppose that less indul-
gence would not be shown to the Renen Company. The
report then gives a detailed account of the items of re-
ceipts from the let of January to the 30;h of June, 1849,
which amount to the total sum of 3,595,354 f. 93e. The
total amount of the charges of the working for the same pe-
riod is 2,544,944 f: 85,e, leaving a net profit of 1,050,360 c.
Be., which will give a dividend of 12f. 50c. per share. A
comparative table of the receipts and expenditure during
the two first half-years of 1848 and 1849 is then given,
showing a net increase in favour of 1849 of 748,470 f.
13c. After recapitulating the various items in which
this increase has taken place, it proceeds to say that " in
the months of March and April there was a revival of
business, which in May and June was again suspended,
in consequence of the elections and the cholera. This
latter cause acted in a most disastrous manner on the
receipts from passengers, and it was precisely at a
period when the fine weather would have caused a very
material increase; it is from these causes that the re-
ceipts for May and June
.have been less than those for
March and April, whilst on the other hand the expenses
were increased by the establishment of the summer
service. The helf year of which we now present you
the account shows a material improvement in your re-
venue, since at the same period last year your divi-
dend was only Bf. 80c., paid in acknowledge
ments, without sinking fund, whereas it is now
12f. 80c., paid in cash, and besides which we carry
150 3601 r. Be. to the sinking fund." The report then
alluded to the meeting held in the beginning of June
last, of the Shareholders residing in Eagland, and of the
confidence expressed by the company in the success of
the undertaking. M. Benoist, having become represen-
tative of the people, hal been obliged, by the provisions
of the electoral law, to resign his post as director of the
company, and his son, M. Paul Benoist, had been provi-
sionally appeinnal in his place.
After the report had been read, the accounts were ap-
proved of and adopted. The dividend of 12 f. 50J.
per share, payable at the office of the company on
and after Aug 2, was then declared to be agreed to.
MM. Kersamt and Win. Chaplin, the outgoing
directors, were unanimously re-elected, and the pro-
visional appointment of M. P. Benoist, as director,
was confirmed. The modification of the articles re-
lating to the sinking-fund could not take place, as
35,000 shares were not present. The two reports
mentioned above having been adopted, the meeting
separated.

LAUNCIL—A beautiful little steam-vessel called
the Maid of Lorn; and intended for the Glasgow, Fort
William, and Inverness trade, was launched into the
Clyde yesterday (Thursday), about mid day, in the
presence of numerous spectators. The Maid of Lorn is
the workmanship of Messrs. Wingate and Co., ship-
builders and engineers, on whom she reflects great credit.
She was laid on the stocks about three months ego, and
it is expected that she will be ready for sea on the 18th
inst. After the launch a numerous party withdrew to
the counting-house of the firm, where they were treated
to champagne, brandy, and refreshments, Mr. John
Williamson acting as chairmon. The company amused
themselves with dances and Gaelic and English songs,
and appropriately closed the proceedings by joining to-
gether in the national melody of " Rule Britannia."—
Glasgow Daily Mail.
CHLOROFORM A HELP TO TBEFT.—On Sunday,
July 29, while Mr. Swinnock and family, of Ashford,
Kent, were at church, some villains entered his house,
and violently pressed a handkerchief upon the mouth of
an invalid lady, Miss Gotts, which being strongly im-
pregnated with chloroform, soon rendered her insensible.
Being alone in the house, they then took from her per-
son a watch, some valuable rings, and her purse. The
fright and ruffianly treatment on a constitution already
impaired by illness, have placed her life in imminent
danger. . -

FIRE AT HOLLOWAY.—Saturday morning, about
nine o'clock, a fire, attended with a serious destruction
of property,-broke out upon the premises belonging to
Mr. Biggs, a carpenter and furniture warehouseman,
carrying on an extensive business at 29, Cornwall place,
Holloway, near the gate. The flames began in one of
the workshops, and in spite of the most strenuous exer-
tions, the fire continued to travel with more than usual
rapidity, until the building, from the base to the roof,
presented an immense sheet of flame. The occupiers of
the contiguous premises, on-seeing the danger to which
their own property was exposed, commenced tearing
out the whitlows of their dwellings, and Lbrowing
their furniture into the street. At length a powerful
muster of engines belonging to the London Brigade,
West of England, and parish arrived, under the di-
rection of Mr. Colf and Mr. Connorton. An abundant
supply of water having been obtained, the engines were
immediately called into requisition, and vast bodies of
water were thrown into the burning mass, in spite of
which the work of destruction continued, and the flames
were not conquered-until Mr. Biggi's premises were to-
tally destroyed, and with the exception of the little pro-
perty removed by ,the neighbours, the whole of his costly
stock in trade was burnt. No. 29, Cornwall-place, belong-
ing to Mr. Stamford, is likewise severely damaged by fire,
water, and removal, and so is No. 27 in the same
thoroughfare, in the tenure of Mr. Willis. No. 26, in
the occupancy of Mr. Carpenter, is damaged by the re-
moval of furniture, Sic.i and the back premises of Mr.
Lake, grocer, No. 41, Holloway-road, are extensively
injured. The whole of the premises were insured in
the General Fire-office, but none of the inmates except
Mr. Biggs were insured.
ST. PETER'S PARISH (DUBLIN) SAVINGS' BANE.
—Mr. David Martin, of the London Provident Institu-
tion, has been appointed, on the recommendation of Mr.
Higham, the Secretary of the National Debt Office. to
investigate the accounts of the St. Peter's Parish Savings'
Bank, Dublin; and it is believed that the Government
intend to issue a Commission in Dublin during the re-
cess for examining the claims of the fifteen hur.dred un-
paid depositors iu that unfortunate institution. Mr.
Martin (who received his appointment by virtue of his
being an old Government clerk) is assisted by two
clerks from the Moorfields and one from the St. Martin's
Savings' Banks, and the extent of their labours may be
gathered from the fact that upwards of two tons' weight
of closely written ledgers and other finance records have
been already laid before them.—The Reporter and Sav-
ings' Bank Advocate for August.
WESTERN VALLEY RAlLWAY.—Wednesday, the
Ist instant, being the day appointed for the opening of
this line, a .commencetpent, of traffic operations took
place, but unaccompanied by any public demonstration.
Although, a wonderful progress had been made in a
short time—indeed, we might say, almost beyond credi-
bility to those who observed a few weeks ago the vast
extent of arrangements that were then to be completed
—things had not been sufficiently matured for a formal
opening, which we understand will take place about the
10th of this month.—Monmouthshire

MATCH AGAINST TIAIE.—OH Friday Captain
Smith, of Holderness house, Stratford, rode his horse on
the Essex road 11 miles in 49 minutes 46 seconds—time
allowed 50 minutes—for a wager of 200 guineas. The
animal stands 16 hands high, and appeared the least fa-
tigued of the two.
FREAKS OF AN INFURIATED BULLOCK.—Yester-
day afternoon, about five o'clock, much consternation
was caused in the eastern parts of the City, in conse-
quence of the escape of a bullock in a most infuriated
state, which, from some cause at present unexplained,
broke loose from the slaughter-house of Mr. Copeland,
butcher, in Aldgate High•sreet. Rushing out of the
building, the half-mad animal dashed amongst the pe-
destrians on the pavement and the vehicles in the road,
causing, in the minds of all who witnessed his strange
freaks, the most lively apprehensions for their personal
safety. Efforts were made to appease the infuriated
beast, but on he dashed, along Fenchurch-street, through
Lombard-street and Birchin-lane, knocking down one
or two persons who had not time to get out of the way.
At the junction of Princes-street and the corner of
Threadneedle-street a gentleman had a most hair-breadth
escape of being gored. The angry animal butted with
great force at him as he was standing at the corner of
the street, but the horns of the animal coming in contact
with the lamp-post, lie escaped the impending danger.
This blow appeared to have stunned the bullock, as he
remained almost stationary for several minutes, bel-
lowing and snorting with great fury. Suddenly he again
rushed forward, after having apparently meditated how
to escape from the crowded thoroughfare. In darting
off again, in :the direction of Bartholomew-lane, he
knocked down an old man who was carrying a bag of
cement, and who had a most fortunate escape. The
bullock fell with great fury upon the cement bag, which
he began to toss most unmercifully, until it was nearly
emptied of its contents, but this had the effect of almost
blinding the animal, and this (if possible) increased its
ferocity. Happily, in the midst of the cloud of dust which
arose in consequence, the poor man was enabled to crawl
to the pavement, and from thence to a place of safety.
The animal then ran along Bartholomew-lane to Old
Broad .street, knocking down several other persons who
were in the way, most of whom received contusions more
or less severe. He then turned into Bishopsgate-church-
yard, where, after considerable difficulty and danger to
three men in the employ of Mr Miller, slaughterman
(who had been sent for to destroy the infuriated beast),
they eventually succeeded in driving the animal into
the dung pits connected with the stabling adjoining the
Bone-house public-house, near Bishopsgate-church,
where he was finally slaughtered,
APOTHECARIES' HALL—The following are the
names of gentlemen who passed their examination in
the science and practice of medicine, and received cer-
tificates to practise, on Thursday last:—Thomas William
Shea England, John Syer Bristowe, Charles Morgaa,
Edmund Manley, Manchester; Walter Battershell Gil!,
London ; Samuel Curtis Candler, Beccles, Suffolk;
•Frederick Wm. Napoleon Wilson, Newcastle-up( n-
Tyne; George Gallia:km, Martharn, Norftdk; cud James
Fuller.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end
in doubt; but if he will be content to begin with doubts,
he shall end in certainties,—,Eliza Cooks Journal,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
VICE-CHANCERY COURT, Aug. 6.
(Before Sir J. KNIGHT BRUCE.)
BRIGGS V. PENNY.

Tho bill in this case was filed by the executors of the
late Earl of Oxford. The testatrix, the Hon. Frances
Harley, the only sister of the late Earl, bequeathed, by
her will, a variety of charitable legacies, and gave to the
detendant, Miss Sarah Penny, of Great James•
street, Bedford row, 3,0001., and a like sum of
3,0001. in addition, " for the trouble she will
have in acting as my executrix." After some fur•
ther charitable, general, and specific legacies, she gave
the residue of her personal estate to Miss Penny, her
executors, administrators and assigns, " well knowing
that she will make a good use and dispose of it in a
manner in accordance with my views and wishes." Four
papers have been found in her desk in which she
named various persons and designated many charities
as the objects of her bounty. These papers were
❑ot dated or admitted to proof, and some
of them must have been written after the Wills
Act, because certain of the persons named wen not born
when that Act passed. The late Earl was Miss Harley's
sole next of kin, and it was contended by his executors
that the words only created a precatory trust, wholly
ineffectual for want of compliance with the Wills Act,
that some of the legacies were void under the Mortmain
Act, and that Miss Penny took no benefit under the
residue.

lii3 HONOUR held that the gift to Miss Penny of the
residue was intended to ba for her benefit. Ile should,
therefore, declare that the testatrix bequeathed the resi-
due of her person d estate to the defendant, as a trustee,
for some purpose or purposes which the will and codicil
did not disclose. Ile referred it to the Master, to inquire
and state whether the views and wishes concerning the
disposition of the residue which were mentioned in the
will wera ever, and when declared by her, in any instru-
ment, paper, or writing; and if the Master should so find,
he is to state what the same is, was, or were, and the
particulars and circumstances thereof; but if the Master
should not so find them, then there must be the common
administration decree, with liberty to state circumstances
specially.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Aug. 6.
(3efore Mr. Commissioner HARRIS.)..

THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK v. THE " SATIRIST"-IN RE

MATTHEW F. PEARSON.

The insolvent, who was opposed on the part of the
Duke of Brunswick, and whose case was reported in our
papPr of Saturday, appeared to receive the judgment of
the Court.

The Learned COMMISSIONER said he had deferred
giving judgment in consequence of the excitement in the
court when the case was heard. lie certainly consi-
dered the amount awarded enormous, but he bad nothing
to do with that. The sum of 1,5001. was certainly a
large amount. The point raised before him was the de-
gree of malice in the case, but in his opinion there was
no issue in the case as to malice. The only question
was, had the insolvent published the libel? and the jury
held that he had. Whether the amount could have been
reduced on the ground that they were excessive, he did
not know. He should not go beyond one half of the
period allowed by the Act. His honour remanded the
insolvent from the 12th June, the day of the vesting
order, for twelve calendar months, at the suit of the
Duke of Brunswick for the damages awarded in the action
for libel

(Before Mr. Commissioner LAW.)
IN RE JOHN JULIAN JACKSON.
The insolvent (opposed by Mr. Sargood) was heard ou
a former day, and now remanded for nine months for
making away with property.
IN RE RICHARD KILLICK, SEN.
This insolvent, heard before, was adjudged to eight
months' imprisonment from the vesting order.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSIOIV-HOUSE.

Mr. Da Jersey, the solicitor to Mr. Inman, who a few
da3s ago complained that a watch which he had pur-
c►hased at Messrs. Debenham and Storr's sale, in King-
street, Covent-garden, for 101. had been detained by In-
spector Mitchell upon the ground that it had been stolen,
appeared before Alderman Gibbs for the purpose of
stating that the pawnbroker, in whose house the watch
was purchased, bad offered to pay back the amount. Mr.
Cubitt, of Bedford-square, from whose daughter there
was good reason to believe the watch had been stolen,
attended with his solicitor upon the occasion.
Mr. De Jersey said th it Mr. Attenborough, the
pawnbroker, of Pimlico, whose shopman had purchased,
for 71., the watch which five years ago cost 351., or
guineas, of a lady whom he had never seen before, had
sent a cheque r the amount which Mr. Inman had
paid for it to Messrs. Debenham and Storr, and the
costs, but that it was considered necessary to represent
the circumstance to the Alderman before the proposition
was acceded to.

InspeCtor Mitchell then handed over the watch to Al-
derman Gibbs, who offered no objection to the arrange-
ment, and gave the watch to Mr. Cubitt, and said, that
with respect to the chain and seal which had been ap-
pended to it, and for which that gentleman had paid
81. 175., that gentleman might deal as to the loss of these
articles in the manner he considered to be most advisa-
ble. He was very glad that Mr. Cubitt had recovered
part of his daughter's property.
Mr. (labia said it was his intention not to let the
matter drop, and he should in all probability apply to
the Alderman again upon the subject.
Alderman G HMS stated that he should render Mr.
Cubitt every facility in the attempt to recover the chain
and seal.

The Alderman handed the cheque to Mr. De Jersey
for Mr. Inman, and the parties left the justice-room.
John Burhett, a cabman, was summoned to answer
the complaint of Mr. Day, of Three Crown-terrace,
Southwark.

Mr. Day, who appeared to be in a very delicate
state of health, arrived at London-bridge from Graves-
end on the 23d of July, and called the first cab on the
rank in Thames-street, got into it, and desired the cab-
man to drive him home. The. cabman refused to obey
the direction, and perceiving the weakly condition of
the gentleman, who insisted upon being conveyed to the
address, detained him on the stand for halt an hour, and
took every opportunity of annoying him. At length the
cabman drove him to his residence, after having said
"I'd take you there, though lam not the driver." The
complainant being determined to follow up the case, in-
sisted upon seeing the defendant's' badge, which was at
length, though most.reluctantly, shown to him. Amongst
the annoyances to which Mr. Day was subjected, was
that of being told to go into another cab, and called a
foolish old man for refusing to comply with so insolent a
request. The owner of the cab had attended when the
summons was applied for, and stated that the defendant
was in his service, and had been sentenced to seven
days' imprisonment a short time since at another police-
court for having caused an obstruction.
Alderman GIBBS considered the case a very gross one,
and said that Alderman Wilson had a few days ago
adjudicated in a case which bore some resemblance to it,
in a manner calculated to lead to the public accommoda-
tion, by sentencing the person charged to imprisonment,
instead of inflicting a fine, the payment of which would,
in fact, be no punishment at all. It would be a sort of
caution to cabmen to show them all that a magistrate
had an alternative in his power likely to lead to the cor-
rection of the evil complained of, and he should there-
fore adjudge the defendant to one month's gentle correc-
tion on the treadmill.—Committed.

Emma Hamiltun was charged with having picked the
pocket of Mr. Fick, a German professor.
The complainant said be had lost some silk pocket
handkerchiefs in' the neighbourhood of Lombard-street,
in consequence of the ingenuity of the London thieves,
•and he hid determined to lose no more. In order to
secure himself from further plunder of the kind, he bad
fastened a strong piece of black silk thread to the corner
of a handkerchief which he put into his pocket, and he
held the thread in his hand, in order to check the next
thief who should make a tug at his property. Down
Lombard-street he went, prepared to do justice to him-
self and society, but unfortunately he did not catch a
proper hold of the thread, and out popped his handker-
chief once more without his knowledge, and off went the
thief with complete impunity. Determined to catch
somebody, he armed himself with another handkerchief,
and into the same locality he walked once more. In his
last attempt he succeeded. As he passed along Lom-
bard-street, with the hand to which the silk handker-
chief was attached in his trowsers pocket, he suddenly
felt a violent bite, and starting round he pounced upon
the prisoner, who was endeavouring to put the fatal
handkerchief into her bosom, and was soon placed in the
custody of a policeman.
The prisoner—Lord bless you, I know nothing at all
about it—l was drunk, that's the fact. When a woman's
in liquor she don't know what the she's about.
Alderman GIBBS—You shall go to hard labour for
three months.
The prisoner—There now, you see. There's what a
body gets for being drunk. If I must go, I can tell you
that the a turn of work I'll do :all the time I'm
there.—Committed.

CLERKENWELL.
lflaJanzes Sizer, a powerful looking young fellow, who
represented himself as an ostler, was placed at the bar
before Mr. Combe, charged by Mrs. Emma Latham, a
respectable married woman, residing at No. 14, North-
thampton-place, Northampton square, Clerkenwell, with
having committed the following daring outrage and as-
sault upon her.
The prosecutrix, a handsome-looking young woman,
appeared in the witness-box in a very weakly condition;
her eyes were blackened and swollen, and her head was
shockingly bruised, mutilated, and bound up. She said
that on Sunday night she accompanied her husband and
her brother to a friend's house, and was returning hornet
at about two o'clock in the morning through Skinner-
street, Sumers-town, when the prisoner, who was drunk,
pushed rudely and intentionally against them, and drove
them off the pavement. They remonstrated with him,
when he swore and made use of the most filthy and ob-
scene language; he then knocked down her brother, and
afterwards he made an attack upon her, struck her, and
knocked her down, and acted with the most unmanly
and cowardly violence towards her, until she became
insensible, and lay bleeding on the ground. She was
conveyed to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn, road,
where her wounds were dressed, and she was taken
home. She here produced her blue silk drawn bonnet,
&c., which were saturated with blood.
Mr. George Bethel, her brother, confirmed her testi-
mony, and proved an assault of a violent nature upon
him.
Police-constable No. 205 G heard the screams of a
female, and the cry of " murder," 't police," and on pro-
ceeding to the spot he found the prosecutrix bleeding, on
the ground, and the prisoner was given into custody.
They conveyed the prosecutrix to the hospital. He pro-
duced a tirOon's certignlte, Which stat d that Emma
Latham had r,c(,ivpd several serieub injuries on ILer
head, and a scalp wound.
Mr. COMBE asked the prhoner what ho had to say to
such cowardly conduct?—lie said he was returning

home, quite sober, and could not say whether he struck
Mrs. Latham or not.

Mr. COMBE—So you were quite sober, and you don't
know what took place. It is an admission of the assaults.
Pray what are you? how do you get your living?—
Prisoner—l am an ostler, employed at the Bull Inn,
Leadenhall street, City.

Mr. CONDE said he had never heard of a more un-
manly and cowardly outrage, and he convicted him in
the extreme penalty of 51., or in default of payment to
two months' imprisonment.—He was then locked up.
Michael Lyon Patrick Burhe and Patrick Skelly, stout
young Irishmen, were placed at the bar, charged by Mr.
James , Pickard, watch-dial maker, of No. 4, Lower
Cha-les-street, Northampton-square, Clerkenwell, with
having assaulted him with intent to rob him.
The prosecutor deposed that yesterday morning at two
o'clock he was returning to his residence, through
King's-square, Goswell-street-road, in company of two
gentlemen, friends,, named Rowe and Clarke, when the
prisoners followed and came behind them. Witness and
Mr. Clarke were knocked down by the prisoners.
Witness got up, when the prisoner Lyons
struck at him. Witness warded off his blows with
his stick, and he slipped down. The prisoner
then seized his guard-chain and attempted to steal his
gold watch. The watch was pulled from his fob, but he
kept tight hold of it, and the prisoner finding that he
could not get it, kicked witness twice on his head, by
which he was severely injured, and became insensible
and covered with blood. He hero exhibited the wounds
on his head, which were covered with adhesive plaster.
The police were attracted to the spotaand the prisoners
were given into custody. In answer to a question, wit-
ness said that himself and friends were perfectly sober.
Mr. William Clarke, watchmaker, of No. 18, Spencer-
street, Clerkenwell, corroborated this evidence. He
added that he was seized and knocked down by the pri-
soner Barke. They had seen the prisoners before at a
quarter to twelve o'clock at a beer-house in Brick-lane,
where the police came and knocked at the door, but
they were refused admission; the prisoners, with some
other Irishmen, the prosecutor, witness, and Mr. Rowe,
were locked in a cellar, where they attacked them for
the purpose of robbery, but they escaped on the arrival
of the police.

Mr. CoaißE said it was a proper case to be sent before
a jury for trial. _ _ _

-Tile prisoners denied having any intention to rob; they
were bricklayers' labourers, and could get a character.
They had been at the beer-shop alluded to, where they
were called Irish and taunted.

Mr. COMBE said he should eventually commit them
for trial, but he would now remand them for one week

SOUTHIVARK.

Margaret Haggerty was brought before Mr. Seeker for
re-examination, upon the charge of stabbing Amelia
Hughes with a table knife, and wounding her in six dif-
ferent places.
The complainant appeared to be extremely ill. She
was brought from Guy's Hospital, where she has been
a patient since the 231 ult., on the morning of which
day the alleged outrage was perpetrated, and from the
effects of which she was not at first expected to survive.
On being sworn she stated that she and the prisoner
lodged in the same house, No. 13, Barron's-place, Wa-
terloo-road, and they were unfortunate women. O❑ the
evening of the 22d ult. they had been at the theatre to-
gether, and on leaving it they proceeded to a tavern near
at hand and had refreshment. Where they left the house
the prisoner wanted to prevail on her to have more
drink, and urged her to join in purchasing it, which she
refused, expressing her intention to go home. This re-
fusal o❑ her part seemed to annoy the prisoner, who, out
of revenge, tore the complainant's bonnet and shawl off
in the street, and when they arrived at their lodgings
she renewed her violence, and complainant, in order to
escape from the fury of her assailant, proceeded to her
bed-room, but had not been long there before the latter
rushed in armed with a table knife, and seizing
her by the hair of the head, with the uplifted weapon
stabbed her several times, inflicting six wounds on the
upper part of her body, about the shoulders and arms.
Complainant called out for help, exclaiming that she was
murdered, when the prisoner ejaculated " that she knew
it," and she immediately ran down stairs. Complainant
followed her for some steps, but her strength failing her
from loss of blood, she fell down in the passage and be-
came insensible, and she added that she recollected no-
thing that subsequently transpired.
Other evidence was then adduced relative to the ap-
prehension of the prisoner, who, on being taken to the
station-house, confessed that she had stabbed her victim,
adding that they were both under the influence of liquor
at the time.

Mr. Tapell, one of the dressers of Guy's Hospital, de.
scribed the nature of the wounds inflicted on the com-
plainant, one of which underneath the arm perforated
the lungs, and was the most dangerous of the six inflicted
by her assailant. This witness was shown the knife
found in the complainant's bedroom, which had been
thrown there by the prisoner subsequently to the outrage,
and he said it was such an instrument as would have
caused the wounds.

The prisoner, who sobbed aloud during the examina-
tion, on being asked whether she wished to say any
thing in answer to the charge, merely replied that she
was intoxicated at the time, and said that she had no
remembrance of anything that occurred on the occasion.
Mr. SECKER said that complainant had had a narrow
escape of her life, and he should commit the prisoner for
maliciously stabbing her with intent to do her some
grievous bodily harm.
_Robert John Beaver, a young man of respectable ap-
pearance, in the employ of the High Bailiff of South-
wark, was charged with embezzling the sum of 101.
15s. sd.

It appeared that the prisoner was employed to serve
warrants of execution from the Southwark County
Court, and to receive money, which it was his duty to
account for to some of the clerks of the establishment as
soon as it was paid over to him. On a recent occasion
it was ascertained that the prisoner had received the sum
of 10Z 15s. 5d., for and on account of some of the suitors
of the above court, and on being questioned on the sub
ject, he admitted that the money was paid to him under
protest, and when called upon to account for it, his an.
swer was that ho was not in a condition to pay it over,
and he was therefore given into custody.
One of the clerks attended, and said that if the pri-
soner was remanded, he had no doubt other cases would
arise where he had received various sums of money under
similar circumstances, and converted the whole to his
own purposes.
The prisoner was accordingly remanded.

THE SUICIDE AND ATTEMPT AT

MURDER IN THE HAMPSTEAD-ROAD.

Last evening Mr. H. M. Wakley held an inquest upon
the body of Mary Ann Chapman, who, on Saturday
morning, endeavoured to murder her three children by
strangulation, and afterwards destroyed her °an life by
the same means. An ietense degree of excitement pre-
vailed in the neighbourhood ; and the Cock-tavern,
Henry-street, where the inquiry took place, was sur-
rounded by a multitude of persons, who were anxious
to learn the result of the painful investigation.
The Deputy-Coroner empanelled the jury at nine
o'clock, and they proceeded to view the body.
The first witness called was Emma King, who deposed
that she was the wife of a coachmaker, and resided in
the house No. 19, Henry-street, where this occurrence
took place. On Saturday morning last, about half-past
nine o'clock, a Mrs. Randall having communicated to
witness that she thought something was amiss, she (wit-
ness) went to the door of the deceased, and as the key
was in the lock, and the door fast, she got the key of
her own door, and tried to push the key out of the lock,
but she could not, and then she burst open the
door. She then saw the deceased woman, lying
with her body on the bed, her feet hang-
ing over the bed-aide. She was quite dead.
There was a "comforter" and a handkerchief tied tightly
round her neck. There were three children lying on
the floor, one of them dressed, the two others undressed.
Two of them were nearly gone. They did not stir, and
one seemed faintly struggling for breath. There were
handkerchiefs round the necks of two of them, and a
brown pinafore round the neck of the third. The eldest
was about four years of age, the next rather more than
two, and the youngest seven months. The deceased was
about twenty-five. As soon as she saw what had taken
place, she ran down stairs and called in a policeman,
and sent for Dr. Collins. The latter, on his arrival,
said that deceased had been dead three hours. He
arrived within a quarter of an hour after he had been
sent for. The deceased was a very quiet, sober, steady
woman, and her manner w.,s far from leading any one to
suppose that she contemplated such an act. She seemed
to live on very happy terms with her husband, who was
a very sober, hard-working man. Witness did not ever
remember to have heard them quarrel.
Carter, the summoning-officer, said that the husband
bore a very excellent character in the neighbourhood.
The witness, in answer to the jury, said that the de-
ceased's husband wont out at a quarter past five on
Saturday morning, and in about a quarter of an hour
afterwards she heard the eldest child say, " Oh, mother,
don't, don't;" but that was not, to her mind, anything
singular, as the child was frequently scolded by its mo-
ther for running about the room early of a morning.
The children had been sent home again from the hospi-
tal. There was no possibility of the door having been
locked on the outside and the key passed under the door.
A juror said that he asked the witness about the key
to explain certain rumours which were afloat in the
neighbourhood.
Mrs. Randall deposed to finding a blunt knife and
razor in the room, but did not observe any marks of
blood. On Friday evening she saw the husband nursing
the children. Deceased had lately complained very
much of her head, and witness tried to get her a le'ter
for the hospital. It arrived just before she was found
dead. There were a variety of reports in circulation,
but she solemnly believed that the husband was innocent
of any guilty share in the transaction. They were
always very affectionate to their children, but had expe-
rienced great privations. In fact, the husband had
pawned almost his last shirt for is. 6d.
The jury thought that the landlord of the house
should be examined as to the circumstances of theEde-
ceased.
The CORONER said that it was not desirable to cuter
into the private affairs of families, and he would recom-
mend the jury not to do so on the present occasion, un-
less they considered such a course was absolutely requi-
site, so as to enable them to return their verdict.
Mr. Davis was then shortly examined. He stated that
the deceased was a woman of exemplary conduct, but
had suffered much distress, especially,-of late. He had
never seen her drunk. The deceased had received pa-
rochial relief.
The CORONER then briefly summed up. He said it
was clear that deceased committed the act herself, and
the question for the jury was, what stai,e of mind was sho
in at the time?
The jury_ returned a verdict of temporary insanity,
brougt,T oe q poverty ,earl
The constable stated that they had not seen ,he hus-
°and since the occurrence. The children had quite re-
covered.

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Harwich ............ 199 920 14 1180
Leigh
Maldon
CHELMSFORD, 'AUG. 3.—We had to. day a very dull trade,
at an abatvment of Is upon inferior samples of wheat, and the

CHELMSFORD, 'AUG. —We had to. day a very dull trade,
at an abat,ment of Is upon inferior samples of wheat, and the
better qualities barely maintained last week's quotations. All
else without variation. A cotchel or two of new grey peas,
and a few new white ones, were sold, the former at 31s
and the latter at 30s per quarter ; they were in
rather soft condition. A sample of new black oats was
also shown, for which 18s per quarter were refused.
Wheat, white, old 47s to 53s ; new 46s to 525; red, old
41s to 45s ; new, 40s to 44s ; barley, —s to —s ; chevalier
—s to —s ; grinding 22s to 283; oats 18s to 2ls ; malt 54s
to 56s ; chevalier 54s to 58s ; peas, partridge 32s to 365;
white 30$ to 34s ; dun 32s to 34s ; beans, tick, new 27s to
30s ; old 28s to 31s ; harrow ticks, new 28s to 31s ; old
30s to 325; mazagan, new 21s to 265; old 26s to 28s per qr.
COLCHESTER, AUG. 4.--Wheat, white 48s to 545; red 42s
to 50s ; barley 23s to 30a ; beans, mazagan 23s to 255; middle
and small 32s to 31s; peas 30s to 34s per qr.
HADDINGTON, Ann. 3.—The following are the prices of
grain at our market to-day :
Wheat. Barley. I Oats. Beans.
First ... 53s 6d 30s Od I 238 3d 34,3 Od
Second ... 48s 113 25s 103 I 21s 5d 32s Od
Third 40s Od 22s 6d I 18s 63 30s 63
Total quantity of Wheat in market 317 qrs., 302 sold
Do. Barley do. 50 qrs., 27 sold
Do. Oats do. 311 qrs., 310 sold
Do. Beans do. 40 qrs., 36 sold
KIRKALDY, Attn. 4.—The following are the quotations
up to this date—

Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peas,
First 50s Od 28a Oct 228 Od —s Od —s Od
Second 483 Od 25s 6i 21s 6d —s Od Od
Third 42s Od 223 Od 193 Od —s Od —s Od
Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs. imp.. 293 to 003 Od.
GLASGOW, Am. 2.—Provisions—Cheese, 40s to 43s Od
per cwt ; retail, bid to 6d per lb. Skim milk, 18s to 20s per
cwt. Country fresh butter, 9d to 10d per lb ; Irish pow-
dered, in lumps, 9d to 10d; country powdered, wholesale, 7id
to Bd. Country eggs, 9d per dozen; carried hen ditto, 5s Od
per hundred, or 7d per dozen. Hens, 2s Od per pair; ducks,
2s Od.

KELSO, Aua. 3.—Wheat, old, 00s to 00s ; ditto, new, 37s
to 41s d ; barley, new, 18s to 21s Od ; ditto old, Os Od to
Os ; potato oats, Os to Os Od ; ditto new, 14s to 15s Od ; com-
mon oats, 13s to 14s Od ; ditto new, Os Od to Oa Od ; peas, 24s
to 25s Od; beans, 24s to 26; per boll of six imperial bushels.
STIRLING, AUG. 3.—Wheat, foreign, 225 to 26; Od; ditto
home, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto new, 20s Od to 235; barley, per
boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od; ditto new, 18s 6d to 21s 6d ;
oats, common, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 13s Od to 15; 6d ;
ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto new, Os Od; malt
distillers, 35; to 38s ; ditto brewers, 37s Od to 39s ; beans,
per boll, Os 6(1 to Os Od; ditto new, 15s Od to 17s 6d; peas,
14s 6d to Os Od ; flour, new, per sack, 34s to 35s ; ditto common
ditto, 24s Od to 25s 6d ; oatmeal, per load, Os Od to Os Od;
ditto new 26; Od to 28s ; ditto per peck of 71bs, Bid to Os Od ;
fresh butter, per lb. 8d to 10d; eggs per dozen, 6d to 7d;
hay per ton, 45; to 50s.
PERTH, Ana. 2.—Wheat, 46s Od to 52s Od ; barley, 22;
to 25s Od ; oats, 18s to 223 ; peas and beans, 25s Od to 28s Od
per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 26s to 28s.
FALKIRK, AUG. 2. —The supply of grain in this day's
market was 301 bolls; wheat at 19; 6d to 24s Od per boll ;
barley, 00; Od to Os Od ; oats, 15s6d to 15s 4d; beans, 17s Od
to 0030 d per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load.
HAw►cK, AUG. 2.—Wheat, new, 38s Od to 42s Od; ditto
old, 00s Od to 00s Od ; barley, new, 18s to 22s ; potato oats,
14s Od to 15s 6d ; common oats, lls to 14s Od ; peas, 23; Od
to 25; Od ; beans, 23s Od to 25s Od per boll of six imperial
bushels.

COAL MARKE'
Buddle's W. Hartley 153 Od'
Carr's Hartley
East Adairs Main l2s 9cl
Hasting's Hartley lss Od
Holywell Main
New Taufield l2s 6cl'
North Percy Hartley lss Od'
Ord's Redheugh
Ravensworth'sW.Hart 14s Od
Canfield Moor
Penfield Moor Butes l2s 6dl
Walker's Primrose
West Wylam
Wall's End, &c.
Brown's l4s 6d
Bensham ..... 14s 9d
Bewicke and Co.
Gosforth
Gibson
Hilda lss 3d
Heaton
Killingworth lss 6d.
Washington
Walker
Wharncliffe .. 15s 6d

:T.-YESTERDAY.

lEden Main l6s 6d
Bell
IBelmont l6s 6d
Braddyll
Hetton
Hutton
Lambton
Morrison lss 6d
Russell's Hetton 17s od
iStewart's
IWhitwell
'Caradoc
16s 9d
South Hartlepool
rhornley
%Vest Hetton l6s Od
Adelaide Tees
Clavering Tees ...... 143 6d
Cown den Tees
Denison
South Durham ' lss 9d
Tees " l7s 3d
CoWpan. Hartley
ilartley ........ 14s 6d
Ships at market, 141.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

BRISTOL, AUGUST 6.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market wore a somewhat irmef
and better aspect to-day, and there was a fair amount of busluesa
done in the smaller shares of the Great Western Company.—Great
Western, Quarters, closed at 5% dis., and Wilts, Somerset, and WO"
month at 15 dis.