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ang
wer or excuse for crime, but it had been wisely laid
''v" by Justice l'atteson, in a c,se where a party
• indicted for an assault with in,ent to murder, and it
tut
c,a,out that the party was drunk when he committed
the
oil' nc,s, that the jury must bv satisfied that an
:rant to murder govt-r:,ed the mind of the! pris.mer
O,,fore they coul I convict him of mare turn a common
assault. That merciful rule must prevail in this instance,
and bt, was confident that when the jury well catad.lered
.110 circumstances attending the committal of the crime,
they could come to no other conclusion but that the
Pria.mer was driven to it by the fret,zy of drunkenness,
4111 by no intention to murder his father, as averred in
th, indictment. The Learned Gentleman then sub-
mitted the following evidence to the consideration of the
,jury;__

Fr
incis Tilling Alonkhouie, the younger brother of
the
prisoner, stated that, on the 4 h of October last,
with the prisoner !o a fi,h Shop Inhere they had
atnne opters, and the prisoner behaved in a very strange
Iltanner, lle then adjourned to sever2l publie-hou6es,
Where he drunk copiously of brandy and water, the wit-
-1431 all the time trying to nadke him d silt, but to no
PUrpose At length the witness induced him to retire
to a coffee house to have some tea, for the purpose of
destroying, the effucts of the liquor, where his face as-
"'zed a deep crimson colour, and he complained of a
home
in his head. Finding that he could not get him
""le with, as left him, and did not see him again till
8"Ille time after.
Two other witnesses spoke to seeing him furiously
drunk on the same night, about seven o'clock. He had
t.igo pistols with him at the time, and conducted himself
In a violent and excited manner. lie presented a pistol
ri,t on, of the witnesses, and snapped a percussion cap.
oranately it was not loaded. Another witness, in the
!service of his brother, stated that between ten and eleven
r° clock at night, on the 4th October, the prisoner came
;. his msster's gate and presented a pistol at him, say-
ing it was loaded ; whits ano:her witness, who met him
in
a Eve-Jane at Chiswick, deposed to his having pre-
-B"ted a pistol at him, and asking the witness if he was
a friend.
(The trial was proceeding when our report left.)

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Cutherine Edvardel, the wife of a labourer, residing
42' No. 2, Nottingham court, Endell street, St. Giles's,
"8 placed before Mr. Henry, ch,rged with having
caused the death of an elderly ternalp, named Wall, by
striking her on the head with a thick, heavy stick.
htBry Ann Scendery, living at No. 11, Nottingham-
About sfa ed that the deceased was her landlady.
.L%uon.
elve o'clock on Saturday night, the 2d lust ,
1,71.8. Wall was standing in the c,urt, when some
~,`"gh words ensued between her and the prisoner.
the prisoner went into her house and brought out a thick
Violent blow upon the head, which felled her to the
girs"ncl. She was taken to King's Colege Hospital, and
ft"
;e entered as an out-patient. The deceased continued
~.``) get worse, and died about half-past two o'clock this
Mrs. Stephenson and her son, a boy about 12 years of
age, residing in the same court, corroborated the first
*itnes,'• evidence.
h James Wright, a police-constable, No. 312 A, said
W 45 on duty in Nottingham-court, on the night of
4,8 2d in,tant, and heard the deceased and h-r son
much
very oLscene language, and they were also very
'7l4eh intoxicated. He rtuested them to go in, and
';'”' did so. The prisoner was in the court, and she
Appeared quite sober. Witness went round his beat;
it" on his return he heard a violent scream. He, has-
toned to the place, and loarned the deceased's son had
struckt the prisoner across the arm with a stick. He
1:4 Wall into custody. He was taken before the
allgistrate on the following Monday, and he was fined
f 'tad in default of payment, to be committed
:r twenty-one days. He was unable to pay the fine,
flit he was locked up. The stick was produced, and
it
eeulls a black stick, as thick as a policeman's true-
n, but much heavier. It was the one the deceased
h alleged to have been struck with. Witness never
heard that the prisoner had struck the deceased until
pogmorning, and he threw the stick away for the pure
of not letting the parties have it again.
HENRY.—Is there any chance of its being found?
Cho wituess—l threw it over the railings of St. Paul's
Church, Covent garden.
6":". RENRy requested that a search should be made
and produced at the next examination it discovered.
'lllr- Ellin house surgeon of King's College Hospital,
said
•the deceased came to the hospital on Sunday morn-
int
41? the 2d inst., and was suffering from a very severs
Itiu dangerous wound on the right temple, about three-
sh4rters of an inch in extent. Ha dressed the wound;
88 admitted as an out-patient.
t tletear•l-Can you tell the cause of death? Mr.
said he
had
he notad tie to maka ost modem
to deter
of t body sot the deceased Bandp , should like
vid.efer hie opinion until he had done so.
HENRY, then remanded the prisoner for that
"'Pose.

At
-ARLBRO -STREET—(THIS DAY.)
1 it DRUNKEN VAGRANT.—Sarah Baines, a wretched-
:pking old woman, was charged, before Mr. Hardwick,
I,!th being drunkn, and begging of several gentlemen in
leoodilly, a o'clock this morning.
0',1114118, 1 C, said he was on duty in Piccadilly at one
ock this morning, when he say the prisoner, who was
q' drunk, go up to several gentlemen and demand
Iti"Lq of them. On their refusing to comply with her
to :II" she r.bustd them in the most obscene and filthy
p,.;43- Witness, to stop her from annoying any other
pus, conveyed h-r to the st'stion.
to, '1 h
" prisoer denied begging of any person, but ad-
d'te having indulged too freely in gin.
elir• HARDWICK committed her for a month to the
I'e of Correction with hard labour.
z A LING LEAD.—John Walters and Patrick Walsh
char g. d with hsvirg stolen a leaden cistern and a
rMtity of lead piping from a houso in the cccupation
p,r- Frederick Clark, 22, King-street, Soho. It ap-
peared that the prisoners were employed by the prose-
ho,,4 to do some repairs to one of the rooms in the
pr'ap, and during his temporary absence yesterday the
tel4oners removed from the kitchen a large leaden m-
g :4 ftnd a quantity of piping, which they disposed of to
04'.,afifte-sture dealer near Seven Dials. The prosecutor
uiscoverin the theft went in search of the prisoners,
°4l he found in the neighbourhood and gave in
eh trap•
iti--vCral witnesses were examined, who proved seeing
pc,",Bl:ersial(o,nn:
14 rs leave the, house with the property in their
77.e£ITINI1 STOLEN PROPERTY. Arthur Brown,
th "NT Ctrdk,'-' and Robert Burley, were then placed at
1: bar, charged with having received the above pro-
11', well knowing it to hare been stolen.
att"tston, 15 E, said last evening he was in Pulteney-
atoe:tt when he saw the prisoner Brown enter a marine-
iva'Adealer's with a large bag on his shoulder. He
ed„,eued him, and saw Burley, who kept the shop, put
1,4 lead to a scale and weigh it. Clark at that
lik„ Was standing close by with a bag in his
IC". and gut the lead into the bag after
out Was weighed. Brown and Clerk then came
81.,_0f the shop, and witness followed them to
sqc"'l'S house in William and Mary-yard, and then
kiicied Brown what he had got. He said lead and copper,
the Pointing to Burley's shop said he had got it from
fvhtt,'' Witness went to Burley's shop, and inquired
ol~„
metal he had sold Brown. Burley said only some
t Pewter, about five pounds weight. Witness subse-
ti4L'ltlY searched Watley s house, and found the leaden
kr-.3and. piping produced, which was identified by
rederick Clark as his property. The whole of the
s44e,ners were then taken into custody. The prisoner
thorlieY in defence said he did not recollect having any o
tlkt jead in his possession. The other two prisoners de-
ed that they purohased the lead in a fair and honest
and bad no idea it was stolen.
The whole of the prisoners were then remanded.
fru

E UNITED STATES.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
the the annual report of the Postmaster-General,
(Irst document usually accompanying the Presi-
q,ll'S Message as yet received, it appears that Mr.
ttibiltner recommends the introduction of an uniform
co4` of postage of 5 cents on each letter. The high
115 Ci.ition of the department renders such reduction

iiteMlE IN, Tile LONDON Doc/B.—Last evening, be-
th 6 and 7 o'clock, considerable alarm was caused in
tesl,Blle.ighbourhood of Old Gravel-lane, Shadwell, in
claence of the springing of policemen's rattles, ac-
e 4,,
ttlitv.,4flied with a cry of " Fire!' It was. then ascer-
bwe't that one of the large ships lying in the eastern
RIAOI the London Docks, had taken fire. The vessel,
ttreea' was named the M'Loudcn, had been taken out of
114,1"ock about three days since, where she was over-
ea' The ship was empty, and no one was on board
teaLttthe disaster occurred, but from the facts of other
fort-v's being at her head and stern, it was exceedingly
,h:ttll'e that the discovery was made so opportunely.
le%l3°lieeman, in pasaing over the bridge in Gravel.
fir,ZPerceivcd flames pouring from the vessel. The
belonging to the Docks immediately brought the
the;ll,,g and other engines alongside the Vessel, when
iittllel°llnd the caboose on deck in a general mass of
the A. By means of buckets of water the firemen got
gut, ales subdued, but not until the caboose was burnt
Wthltn fid one of the ship's yards consumed.. 'The origin
p* t° is unknown.
4 et
44MEN OF THE CITY OF LONDON.—By the new
fo•
t kr the government of the city of London, freemen,
.11,11,,Ittng up their freedom, are required to make the
Lor —lig declaration in lieu of oaths or affirmations
th ®erlYprescribed:—" I, A. 8., do solemnly declare
qq,,, will be good and true to our Sovereign Lady
thin '4, Victoria; that I will be obedient to the Mayor of
t`ee,tttY; that I will maintain the franchises and cus-
Ithi,;itn: 'Tea, and will keep this city harmless in that
my„ tq me is; that I will keep the Queen's peace in
rl
tpiNtl Person; that I will know no gatherings nor con-
Ivarue"',3 Made against the Queen's peace, but I will
thttt !,441 Mayor thereof or hinder it to my power; and
these
i,e points and articles I will well and truly
tilYsae"dhig to the laws and customs of this city, to
-*cr."
sulaT4L ARRANGEMENTS.—We deem it a matter
I,4Nttzth" prophecy that the Post-office will be one of the
ue ficial departments of Government when it shall
'"ger used as an instrument of revenue, but be
tlhg.td by the Board of Trace ins'ead of the Treasury,
Principlerz::.dg of being a merely self-supporting aid
thaich rt of commerce and lion, in
character it will really aid the revenue far more
now.—Liverpool Mercury. .
43'4 th
HAGUE, DEC. IG.—The Schiedam Conrad
the setting in of the thaw has re-opened the
te,, tAtion of the Ma.., though there is still much drift
i'ireriti vessels which were ice bound immediately
-4114tage of this, itucl left the harbour.

THE

HAYMARK ET THEATRE.

having read an announcement that the translation
by the lion. Edrnund Phipps (not the lion. Colonel
Phipps, as has been erroneously stated), of Ilenrik
Hertz's Danish; play, King Rene's Daughter,
was to be prodwed at this theatre last even-
ing, for the first time, we proceeded, accord-
ing to our wont, to the box entrance, and
presented our admission order, when we were in-
formed that the performances were for the benefit
of Mr. Tilbury, and that no orders were admitted.
It would be well that Mr. Tilbury should, on the next
occasion, make the fact of the performances being
for his benefit somewhat more public—m,ither the
posters nor the small bills sold outside the
house contained any notice of the performances being
fur the benefit of Mr. Tilbury, and it was not until
we entered the doors of the theatre that we became
aware of the circumstance from reading an announce-
ment to that effect posted in the lobby. Sevi nil other
persons who presented free adinissiuns were refused.
admission during the few moments we remained in
the lobby, and gave vent to their feeling of disap-
pointment in terms that were anything but flattering
to Mr. Tilbury. We trust that Mr. Tilbury will
make better arrangements with regard to three matters
on any future occasion. Having failed in procuring
admission, we extract from the Times the following
notice of the performance :
The drama of King Bend's Danghter, written by
the Danish poet, Henrik H. rtz, and produced at the
Theatre Royal, Copenhagen, about four years ago,
has been seized by English translators with sin-
gular avidity. In 184.5 a version by a lady named
Chapman was published by Messrs. Smith and
Elder; in 1848 the version by "Bun Gaultier,"
produced in an abridged form at the New
Strand Theatre. last week, appeared in the
Dublin University Magazine; and within a very short
time a third version, by Colonel Phipps, was brought
out at the Theatre loyal, Dublin. All these ren-
derings are distinguished by a graceful style of
writing, while in the two versions presented on the
stage much of the dialogue, together with
some lyrical pieces, has been omitted, the main
idea being preserved in all its integrity.
We have so recently given the subject of this beau•
tiful little drama that we need not repeat it in notic-
ing the production of Colonel Phipps's version last
night, when Mr. and Mrs. Kean porformed
the principal characters, as at Dublin. Our chief office
is to record the very charming manner in which the
blind daughter of the troubadour King was played by
Mrs. Chides Kean. Strictly following the injunc-
tions of the drama, in which the rest of the charac-
ters are not supposed to perceive any defect in the
lady's vision till it is tested by experiment, she does
not close her eyes, but by gestures and an uncertainty
of movement accomplishes the difficult task of repre-
senting blindness with her eyes perfectly open. The
rapid quivering of the lids when she was asked of what
use the organs could be,and she referred to weeping as
their only possible purpose, was exquisitely conceived.
It indicated that the blind girl, not being able to
vary the expression of her eyes, brought them to
her consciousness by an appeal to her sense of feeling.
The voice in which the words were delivered was
most musical, and while a sweet contented simplicity
was constantly maintaitied, her obvious bereavement

gave a tone of melancholy to the picture. The
Princess had never been informed of her blindness,
did not even suppose that the rest of mankind were
different from herself, but still you could see that
here was a subdued, though not an oppressed nature.
If in a performance which was perfect throughout we
would select one passage more strikingly beautiful
than the rest, we should perhaps fix on that in which,
After she has begun to love Tristan, she complains of
loneliness when he has del:Parted. Never was sorrow
more touchingly or more quietly expressed.
The drama is written so completely for the display
of this one character—lolanthe, that all the rest
occupy but a subordinate position. Tristan has
rather to draw out the peculiarties of the Prin-
ces, than to exhibit any of his own, but still it
is a part requiring great care and taste. The
cheerfulness of the troubadour nature, and the ido-
latrous devotion of love in the most romantic of ages,
were represented with true geniality by Mr. Charles
Kean. If the lady looked the pure being to whom
worship was a rightful tribute, he thoroughly ap-
peared the ardent worshipper.
Small as are the miner personages, the piece was
very strongly cast. Mr. Wallack t% as the King, Mr.
Webster the friend of Tristan, Mr. Howe the Moorish
physician, and Miss P. Horton the female attendant.
The garden scene in which the action took place was
beautifully laid out, and the costumes, in which real
armour was prominent, contributed to the romantic
character of the whole.

The Chronicle gives the following criticism on the
acting :
" Upon Mrs. Charles Kean fell the most difficult tusk
of embodying the character of lolanthc. She had
to picture, as in a mirror, the quick sensitive feminine
nature of the blind maiden, and her pure eleva-
tion of soul, yet to develop the merely ph)sical attri-
butes of her malady, and the gt.it and habits of
body incidental to it. To a msrely physical actress
the temptation would naturally he strong to mislead
an audience by clever imitations; but Mrs. Kean last
night showed herself an intellectual actress in the highest
degree, in that while she retained those physical attri-
butes and peculiarities, she subdued and made them
subordinate to her conception. The blindness of
Mrs. Kean's counterfeit is like that of the
sonnumbulist. The eyes are opened wide and fixed
in gaz-.., but is the slightest degree upturned,—so as
never actually to meet the glance of those to whom
she speaks. Again, when the soul is ♦iolently touched
her eyes rapidly open and shut—as attentive observers
of the blind may have seen is their habit. Another

evidence that ;11r& Kean has carefully studied the
physical tide of her art, is the peculiar motion of the
hands when extended to touch any person or thing.
But these are the minor duties of an artist; the merit

of Atirs. Kean's delineation consists rather in the

psychological portraiture, the dreamy abstraction che-
quered by sudden touches of tenderness and solemn
thought, the art by which without t ffort or display her

unconsciousness of the one great want was delicately-made
manifest. And when lulanthe's sight is at last restored
—when the new world of beauty and of glory is re-
vealed to her, till the effulgence of light, the charm
of nature, and the majesty of mankind overpower
her newly•born sense and appal her soul—this lady's
histronic development of the effect on the being whose
retiring innocence she had before so exquisitely sha-
dowed forth, was one of the most perfect artistic tri-
umphs we have had occasion to record. If it did not

elicit from the audience the ordinary excitement, it should
be remembered that it wanted the customary stimulants
of the modern acting' drama.

" The other characters were sustained by Mr. Charles
Kea❑ (the lover), whose delivery of the poetry and his
general bearirg excellently harmonised with tho roman
tic character of the piece; Mr. Wallack (King Rdie),
and Mr. Webster, Mr. Rogers, and Miss P. Horton, in
minor characters. All were in good keeping, which is
the best praise to accord, where the interest centres in
one chief character.

" This lyrical dramatic sketch' was put on the stage
in a manner doing great credit to those who ordered it.
The single scene in which the action goes on is beau&
luny arranged, and the costumes are not merely
brilliant—they are also correct."

AN ACROSTIC.
BY S. H., JUN.
A pproaching fast, the joy ful season comes,
S trang;rs and friends in hundreds quit their homes
T o seu the Christmas Pantomimes—when you
L ook forward with delight such scenes to view;
B ach Harlequin and Columbine are dress'd
Y ourself will soon acknowledge in their best; .
'S hould Pantaloon and Clown attract your gaze
R egard thorn well, they'll quickly gain your praise:
0 f all gay pastimes, or equestrian troupes,
Y ears have produc'd, the best are Astley's groupes ;
A 11 well caparison'd in trappings bright,
L ords, ladies, horses, what a splendid sight!
A erial, majestic, fill'd with ev'ry grace,
M ark well the beauties of each lemale's face.
P aria, son of Priam, King of Troy,
II ad heard of Helen's charms—the wanton boy,
I n haste to Greece he travell'd, to demand,
T o him the greatest treasure, Helen's hand.
II ad he been living now, in manhood's youth,
E rring is mortal—he must own the truth
A mong this fairy groupe, the lot must fall,
T hen hear his choice, not one—l'll have them all.
R eader, their charms he mutually assay'd,
E, ach blushing free consent, with joy obey'd.
W. rought in steel armour, or in vestments bright,
B ehold each hero his fair lady plight,
A token of her love, one fond embrace
T he nymph bestows, then bids him take his place
T o grace the Tournament—an ancient sport,
Y, ears have mll'd by since introduc'd at Court.
P repar'd with buckler, lance, mace, shield, and sword,
Regard each warrior, waiting for the word
0 f onslaught—life-blood burgling in his veins,
P roudly his charger, with tight hand he reins,
R uthless of danger, see him poise the lance
I n warlike manner, then with eager glance
B nter the lists to end all j.. alous strife,
T o win a heru's grave, or gain a wife.
0 f Astley's Circus you'll u,,,'er have your fill,
R. cad but the programme of the daily bill.

The Exposition of Manufactures and Art finally
closed on Saturday evening, after a brilliantly succesafut
season of about fourteen weeks. During the past week
the rooms have been visited by nearly 19,000 persons,
and the total number of visitors since the commencement
exceeds 100,000. The receipts have been about 3,0651.
There will, doubtless, after payment of all expenses, be a
handsome surplus; and we cannot but express a hope
that it may be devoted to the establishment, in the
shape of a Museum of Art, of a permanent and classi-
fied exposition of British, and especially of Birming-
ham manufactures; indeed, such an appropriation of the
profits of the present Exposition would seem to be the
most legitimate course. We could have wished that the
Exposition had beets kopt open a week or two longer, so
ai to include the Christmas holidays, and thus have
affords(' to the artisans of the town an opportunity of
examining, itt a low admis,ion fee, a collection of manu-
factures which may, perhaps, never again be witnessed
ip 014 town.--Aril's iiinningham Walk.