The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-12 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

The state of the hosiery trade has seldom been
more gloomy and depressed than now. The trade at
Leicester, which often acts as a sort of barometer to
the trade of this vicinity, is in a perfect panic ; the
hands, in many oases, weary of contending with their
protracted difficulties, are in such a state of despair,
that we are informed they are going in large
numbers to the union house. We hope that
this, like many other reports, is exaggerated.—
The cotton bobbin-net trade is still extremely dull, not
only in England, but in France and Germany; and
though we think upon the whole that the demand is
better than it was some months since, yet the machine
owners and journeymen are in a state of much des-
pondency. The silk trade maintains its preponderance
over the cotton department, and we are happy to find
that the pusher machines are slowly coming into opera-
tion ; this augurs well, as this description of machine
makes a good article. The traverse warp machines
are contending against the stream, but in a most de-
pressed condition. We are glad to perceive that the
muslin laces maintain their ground. If the bobbin-
net trade is to be saved, it is this manufacture that
will effect it. The warp lace trade, though extremely
depressed, appears to be slowly reviving. Still there
is that elasticity in this surprising machine, and such
is its capability of production of new fabrics, that
we have hope that this will yet make a fortunate hit.
—Nottingham Review.

WHAT IS MAN ?—Man (says the Cleveland Herald,
United States), is a reasoning animal, who paints with
the sunbeams, travels by steam, and talks by lightning.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—About ten o'clock on the

evening of Thursday last, Mr. Phillips, son of Mr. T.
M. Phillips, of Penn, county coroner, was returning
from Wolverhampton in a gig, when not more than half
a mile from his father's house, nearly opposite Mr. W.
Sparrow's, three men pounced upon him; one took hold
ot the mare's head, and one grasped at Mr. Phillips, but
he was fortunately on the wrong side of his gig ; the
mare plunged and started off at a fearful pace, the man
at her head lost his hold, and the man at the gig had
not time to grasp anything but the lamp, which broke
off in his hand, and Mr. Philips got clear away. A few
minutes afterwards came up Mr. John Griffiths, of the
Oak Farm Ironworks, also in a gig, but he did not fare
so well as their intended victim. The villains dragged
him from his gig, stripped his great coat from his back,
took from him a silver watch (No. 8,819), gold key and
seal, with the initials " J. G." engraven thereon, white
and crimson pocket handkerchief, with " Jno. Griffiths,
1847," written upon it, a small black memorandum
book, pair of kid gloves, and 31. 10s. in gold and
silver. Fortunately the thieves did not find out a
cheque for 1,700/. Mr. Griffiths had on his person. Two
of these men were armed with bludgeons, the third was
armed with a pistol.
We understand that Lord Seymour will propose
the Right Hon. Charles Shaw Lefevre as Speaker of the
House of Commons, and that Mr. John Abel Smith will
second the motion.
EXPLOSION, AND PROBABLE LOSS OF LlFB.—This
morning, between two and three o'clock, an alarming
explosion took place in St. Clement's Churchyard, at
the well-known ht House." It appeared that a.
man was engaged on the top floors making railway sig-
nal rockets, and from some unknown cause, the catas-
trophe took place. Sergeant Carr, F 15, having as-
cended to the upper part cf the house, a man was found
on the floor, apparently dead. The engines from Chan-
dos-street and Farringdon-street, as well 11£ the fire-
escape ot the Royal iciety, were quickly in attendance,
and the danger soin ceased, but nut until great damage
was occasioned. The wounded man was conveyed to
King's College notional in et very hopeless state.

BRODIE AND CO.'S BANKRUPTCY--SALISBURY,
Nov. 10.—Within the last few days, the ..lerks, n•sienees,
and others interest d, have been busily engaged in the
hank office on the canal in this city, making up the
books and squaring the acceants, preparatory to their
being forwarded to Mr. Bell, in London, the as-
signee. Report spi uks more favourably of this concern,
the general opinion bow being that, instead of ls. in the
pound coming to the creditors, tln re will be s t least 10s.
Mr. William .irodie, it is said, has been concerned in
several extensive affairs vi hich were not at first known
to the general body of creditors.
CONFIRMATION OF THE MILITARY AT WINDSOR,
BY THE BISHOP OF OXFORD.—The whole of the privates
(who had not previously partaken of the rite) of the
two regiments in garrison at Windsor, the Royal Horse
Guards (Blue) and the Ist battalion of the Grenadier
Guards, were confirmed yesterday morning, in the
Church of the Holy Trinity, by the Bishop of Oxford.
Amongst the clergy of the neighbourhood who were
present at the ceremony were the Hon. and Very Rev.
Neville Grenville (the Dean of Windsor), the Hon. and
Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay (her Majesty's Domestic
Chaplain), the Rev. Dr. Phillpott (Vice-Chancellor ot
Cambridge), the Rev. R. Levett (Rural Dean;, the Rev.
Stephen llawtrey, the Rev. F. Neville, the Rev. E.
Coleridge, the Rev. C. Elliott (of Binfield), the Rev.
George Dupuis, the Rev. li. Hswtrey, the Rev. J. G.
Gould, &c. The Grenadier Guards, preceded by their
full band, marched to the church, under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel Craufurd. The Royal Horse
Guards did not arrive iu military order, their band also
not being present. The service commenced by the
chanting of the Liturgy, after which the Bishop deli-
vered a short address, and then proceeded with the
order of confirmation. At its conclusion, the Bishop
addressed the soldiers at considerable length, enjoining
upon them that, although they had embraced the mili-
tary profession, they ought always to bear in mind those
far more important duties which devolved upon them as
Christians, and as the servants of the Most High. Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Smith, of the Royal Horse Guards, and
several of the officers of bath regiments, were present-
PROPOSED MONUMENT TO THE POET COWPIER.---.
We observe that it is proposed to erect, by subscription,
a monumental tablet to Cowper, in the Poets' Corner
in Westminster Abbey. It is designed to raise the
monument " on the broad basis of his literary as well as
of his Christian good report."
IL Deschappelles, the renowned " Chess-King,
died at Paris last week.
A painful case of conjugal difference in high life
has for some time attracted public attention at Moreton
Court, in this county. It was intended to have brought
the matter under cognisance of the magistrates on
Saturday. It was a curious sight to see the lady, who is
highly connected in Wales, and of fine person, entering
the hall, leaning on the arm of her husband, against
whom she was to exhibit articles of the peace. The
matter, however, was arranged, but the lady has wholly
left her husband. Whether the affair will be brought
before another court is, we are told, under consideration.
There are five children living, who remain with the
father at Moreton. The husband and connexions are
from Lancashire, and are exceedingly wealthy. —Here •
ford Journal.
ADMIRAL GOULD.—The will of the late Adenral
.C. 8., has just been proved is the
Canterbury by Lady Gould, the
Prerogative
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Court of
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sole executrix; it bears date the 28th of October, 1839.
He leaves to her Ladyship, for her own absolute use ant
which was valued at 25,090/.
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Dublin, is Dr. Cantwell, of Meath. He is the depository
of immense charitable funds, of which he has the sole
right of appropriation.
ADULTERATION OF FLOUR AT LEEDS.—On Wed-
nesday Samuel Vickers and his wife were again placed
in the dock at the Court house, Leeds, on the charge ot
having adulterated a large quantity of flour with whiting
and plaster of Paris. A great amount of evidence
clearly proving the extent of the fraud carried on by the
prisoners was adduced, and yesterday they were again
placed at the bar. The court was crowded even more
than on the previous day. Mr. Baines delivered the de-
cision of the bench. It appeared that there were ten
cases of all in which analyses had been made by the
chemist, and in which deleterious ingre.dciteendts had been.
found. The female prisoner w:
it of aoso/.cownittili oneuprroionntolril'es
Fase,. in the highest penalty f the fine not being paid.
imprisonment in the event
of 001. was imposed in each. In default
and a penalty -
be imprisoned one month for
of payment he will h
eTahche houffsebneened_wtharse(omnovnicttesd umpona t_hrweeithdishtainredt
icaabosesur.
superadded. The prisoner and his wife, before this
affair, were considered highly respectable in their
sphere.

.
..- t t !by them. The music produced (here Mr. Sergeant
- --,
itrbirt ,ibit, on, Byles handed witness a printed book, understood to
be the music played at Woolwich) was the same air
:SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. as Pestal, but its arrangement was different. Had
-go.- heard of a song called the " Prisoner's Dream," which
VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) he believed contained a similar melody to Pestal.
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) Understood, however, that it was not exactly the
His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England, after same.
disposing of the cause petitions and short causes in Charles Blow, shopman to the plaintiffs, proved the
his paper, proceeded to hear the further arguments in execution of the deed of assignment. The work had
the patt-heaad case of a very large sale. The price of it was 23.
IV. P. Rice, clerk to the plaintiff.' attorney, said
THE QRNAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V THE he purchased a copy of the song produced from Mr.
BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY Purday, the defendant, on the 11th of May, 1847.
COMPANY. Mr. George E. May, lithographic printer, said the
This case came before his Honour upon a demurrer copy purchased at Mr. Purday a shop was printed by
sled by the defendants to a bill for the specific per- him. He received directions to print it about March
fbrmance of a contract entered into by the directors in the present year, and one hundred copies were
of the Oxford and Birmingham Railway to sell the struck off, fifty of which were delivered to the de-
line of their own railway, when amalgamated with fendant.
the Birmingham, Dudley, and Wolverhampton Mr. Calcott, author of several musical composi-
Junction, to the plaintiffs. The agreement was en- tions, said he had compared the song published by
tered into in June, 1846, and was in reality the step the plaintiffs and the one published by the defendant,
which had led to the motion against the directors of and his opinion was that Mr. Purday must have
the Oxford and Birmingham Junction, which has
copied that of the plaintiffs. It was what he called a
been so much before the public under the name colourable copy. In the plaintiffs' copy there were
"Motley v. Alston." what he considered musical errors, and they were re-
The arguments have already occd Courtseveral days, peated in Mr. Purday's copy in the very same place.
and were not concluded when the rose to-day. The melody was precisely the same, and such as
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. Maltase) would lead a young lady to mistake one for the
SOUTHAMPTON, MANCHESTER, AND OXFORD JUNCTION other. They were both in the same key and in the
SCHEME.-PORSONS U. MUNTZ AND OTHERS, same time.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Cross-examined-The melody produced (that used
In the course of the arguments it was intimated by the artillery band at Woolwich) was a similar
m
that an arrangement was likely to be made between melody to the plaintiffs. It was note for note the
the parties. The matter was postponed till Tuesday next. same, and upon the same key, but it was not ar-
ranged with words.
BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Masters, a composer of music, said he had
composed the two songs, and the melody was pre-
(Before Mr. JUSTICE PATTESON.) cisely the same in both. Such a similarity between
TELB NIIII COUNTY COURTS-THE QUEEN V. PARLIAM. the two could not arise from two persons taking the
Sir FITZROY KELLY moved for a rule in the nature same melody. The harmony of the first four bars
of a quo warranto, calling upon Mr. Benjamin Par- was precisely similar at the commencement.
ham, a judge of a county, the jurisdiction of which This was the case for the plaintiffs.
extended over portions of IVorcestershire and Hereford- Several objections were made by the defendant's
shire, to show cause by what authority he exercised counsel to the plaintiffs' case, of which a note was
his funeticoas. He said the principal ground on taken by the Learned Judge, and the trial was ad-
which he moved was, that one person could only journed until to-morrow, owing to his Lordship being
act as judge for one district, whereas, this gen- required at Westminster in the afternoon, to attend
tleman presided over a court which possessed the ceremony of pricking for sheriffs.
jurisdiction over ten districts in Worcester, -
and two in Hereford, clearly two distinct districts. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES,
He contended the defendant could not do so unless IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-
the Crown, by an Order in Council, made a rule to PANIES' STOCK.
that effect, and no such proceeding had taken place. From the Official List,
The Act had not been carried out properly, and PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.
therefore the appointment of the defendant by the LONDON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12.
Lord Chancellor, acting for the Crown, was informal. -----2.2.-
Mr. Justice PATTESON doubted whether a quo JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
warranto could issue with respect to an appointment Dividend Amount
made by the Lord Chancellor. Same of Company. per of Paid. Frio..
Sir F. KELLY said the office was one which related Annum. Share.
-
to the administration of justice, and was clearly a £ 2. d. I s. d.
;k3riu st,trhal;tos
case for such a proceeding ; besides, the person on 4050 00 00 5
riath eri;.n. 51. per cent. . 400
00 00 -
whose behalf he applied, was interested in the proper Ceylon -
administration of justice. commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
`olonial.• .... -
Mr. Justice Parresoe-On whose behalf do you Gloucestershire ...... 1151 per cent. - - -
apply ? lonian •. - .... ••••• • 1 GL per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Sir F. KELLY replied that he moved on behalf of LogtntoandWestminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 2103 00 00 .121 q
a gentleman named Allen, who had been appointed London Joint-Stock... 61. per cent. 50 o 0 to 0 0 --
some years ago by the; lord of the manor, his elec- PrportitnociaNleowf Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 o -
tion being confirmed by the Lords of the Treasury, eationa'l of it:I:la-n:1 :: 5811..
per
rr
cent. 50 5100
00 0 221° 10a 00 -
to fill the office of clerk and assessor of the former Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 o 0 -
court at Kidderminster. He was appointed on the ,seuritieNs Australia l'i; .... :' '•
51. per cent. 20 0 0
221
10 0 -
authority of several Acts of Parliament, and con- anion 01 Australia.... 61. peTcent. 25 -0
o 25 : : --
tended if the new Act had been properly carried out - - 210 0 -
that he should have retained his office. rmo, of London • • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
Union of Madrid ....• 1 - 40 0 0 40 0 0 -
Mr. Justice PATTESON-Have the Acts you men-
tion been repealed ? CANALS.
Sir F. KELLY-They have not. This case is one I.z ; ;
of the utmost importance, and must affect a vast .; !Dividend'
Names of ir... Dividend price. Names of 74 •
number of persons. The decisions of the judges of OompanieS. At i per Companies. A per Price.
rE , Annum. 44
many other county courts will be rendered invalid !
if the construction I contend for is correct, as I pre- A. x ; x
4htn& Oldh 97 51.55. 13 e 70 Macclesfield. 100 - 15
sume it S. isarnslef •• •• 160' 121. 180 Neath ••• • • • 100 201. 340
Mr. JUStiCI PATTESON said the case was one of erknk&Abrg 150! 52. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 20/. 200
sufficient importance to induce him to accede to the cß.irvrazyna as 1130051 252. 86 IR'eeticenFt?.r.e.st..
73
• 83 1/3.45. 4109
application.-Rule granted. fs,rb, ••• -11001 6/. 63 Rochdale.... 85 41. 54
Ells rre&Chs 133 V. 54 Somrset Coal 1501 71. 10s. 130
EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) c;:e..% ash .••,100 321. - Do.Lk FdSt 12i 61. p. c. -
ilraudJunctnlloo 5!. 80 Stffrd &Wore 1401 281. 275
(Sittings in Banco.) cranasurrey!loo - 30 Shrewsbury.. 125! 151. -
The Court was occupied during the greater part of
,:rradiTithaUmnion,llsooo 1/1.21205. 21
sSetovurerbsraldngde.. 145! 201. 305
the day in hearing special demurrers. None of the Kent & Avn' 39 7s. 6d. 54 Wye Rail. 26 I/. Bs. 30
cases presented any feature of importance to the Le ::.1s& Livrplloo 341. 505 Warvv.ick& 7
Lelo,:stcr •••• 140 10/ 75 Birming. j 100 511• 65
public. .
Leicstr &Nth, 83 4L 36 Warwick&l ,
NOMINATION OF SHERIFFS. Loucchhorogh 142 701. 1 530 Napton...) ' 46
_2‘l.lronntgm.oinurt3hsh,su,
This being the morrow of St. Niartin, the ancient 1101 8511: -- Wll°rirciintring& 178 2/. 41l
ceremony of nominating the sheriffs to the counties sleltoMwbry;loo 10/. - Wilts & Brks! 67' 11. 10

This being the morrow of St. Martin, the ancient
ceremony of nominating the shwritrs to the counties
of England and Wales was gone through with the
usual forms in the Court of Exchequer.
There were present—Sir Charles Wood, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer ; the Lord Chancellor, Sir
George Grey, Lord Denman, Lord Campbell, the
Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Lord
Chief Baron, Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Justice
Coleridge, Mr. Justice Maule, Mr. Justice Coltman,
Mr. Justice Cresswell. Mr. Greville acted as clerk
to the Council.

INSITRANCE COMPANIES.

Name of Company. I Dividend
per
Amount
of
Annum. Share. Paid. Price.
£ s. d. ' £ s. a.
Albion --••-• • • • • • 3/. 10s. 500 00'50 0 0 75 i
.111 i ante Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 ll 0 0 17%
tsiat , marine.• ••• • • 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 54
Atlas • ... ..... • • 13s. 6d. pr sh 50 0 0 56 8 -Vritls!, Commercial .. is. per share 50 0 0 50 0 6%
C'ericl,Meti.&Gen.l.ife 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 205
Csunty .... ••••- •• .. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
13s. 50 0 0 , 5 0 0 II
h:agle ••• • • • ...... '• • • 6s. 50 0 01 5 0 0 -
Eng.& Scot. Law -
European Life ...... 5 per cent. 20 0 0 1 All paid. -
F.imilyEndovemrt Soc. 41. & bs. 4 0 0 4 0 0 -
r': eemasons' .•••• • . .. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 -
,;.ol,c - 123
inarillan ............ 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 4.5
'nicrial Fire --•• • • 12 per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 210
imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
I:tdeninity Marine •. • . 11. sh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 -
Law Fire -•• • • - - 100 0 0 2 10 0 3
L La, Life •••••• • • • • -1/. 55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45
1,2 gal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
1,.. r.dc n Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13%
London Skip •.••• • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13%
sLtrine • • •••-• . • • - - 100 0 0 15 0 0 -
Med. Invlid&Gen.Life 4%/. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2%
National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 2 10 0 -
a ational Life - - ..... 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 -
PAlladium Lite ...... .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
Pell an - - - 37
Pa cenix ••••••. • • . • • -3/. p. ct. & bs. - - -
Pi otector Life •• .. ... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s.
Provident Life •••• • • •• I/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Rock Life -••• • - 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4%
Royal Exchange ....., U. per cent. Stock. - 1 -
'on Fire • ... .. . 6/. 10s. - - -
I,itto Life..... - - -
Universal Life lO%l. pr cnt. 100 0 0 810 0 -
V iacria Life ••• • • • ••• - - , 4 0 0 -
-..IST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
! Dividend Amount '
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
X s. d. £ s. d
rank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 200
Caledonian Bank ••. •• Si. per sent. 10 0 0 210 0 41. 8s
City of Glasgow Yank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 LI/ I4s
Clydesdale Bank.. -• • 6/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 121103
Commercial Bank
Eastern Bank..
Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 6/ Os
Exchange Bilk of Scot.. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 48 ?a
Isle of man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 al,.i
National Bank
NorthorScotland Bank 71. percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 6•N
.No-th Bri ish Bank •• - .50 0 0 10 0 0 6%
Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 , 149
rnion Bank of Scotland Si. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 87
western Bank •••••• - 81. per cent. 40 0 0 50 0 0 71
Aber ,cen Fi e and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 0 :111.6d.
B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 011 0 I 9s.
British Guar: ntee Ins. - 10
Caledonian Fire Insur. 10/. per cent. 100 00 00
101
00
00 1222%
Church of En..-,anil Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0• 2
City of Glasgow Life.. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 8s
Edinburgh Lite Insur. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18
East of Scotland Life.. - 10 0 0 015 0 12s.
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 2%
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 12
Instil'. Co. of Scotind.• 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 8
Life At:soc. of Scotland 151. per cont. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ii. 6s
Mercantile Life ...... 1 - 10 0 0 010 0 7s.
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 24s 6d
North Britlsh Incur. •• 15% /.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 23%
North & West of Scot. 1 - 10 0 0 1 0 0 1/. Is
• Scottish Life and • oar. - 20 0 0 011 0 %
5c0t..51a,. and Gen. Life :51. per cent. 1 0 0 015 0 13s. 6d
Scottish Union Insrnc2. 6MI. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 34
Sian lard life
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 135.
D OCHS.
Dividend Amount '
Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
.£ 8. d. ' £ s. d.
,ommercial .... ••.• • 4/. per cent. Stock. - 70
East and West India ... 61. pr cent. Stock. - 118
East Country ..... •• . 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 - -
Landon -..•••• • • • • • 5/. pr cent. Stock. - 9$
Ditto Bonds • ... •• • • 41. per cent. - - -
4.l;atharine •• •• •••• i' 5 per cent. Stock. - 81
Ditto Bonds • • . • ....
11341. pr cern. - - -
aouthampton • • ...... 121. per cent. 50 0 0 0 0 0 ' -
WATER-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, ' per of Paid. Price,
Annum. Share.
-----
X s. d. X s. d.
Birmin3ham•••••••••i 188. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Eaat London..• •••• • • • St. 100 0 o - 170
Grand Junction • • .... 2/. 108. 41 13 4 - 90
31. 100 0 0 - -
New Rivr Lndn Brdge ' 2/. 105. - - 60
Vauxhall .••••• • • • • •• : 100 0 0 - -
West Middlesex . • . 51.15e.prent. 63 12 9 - 115

The members of the Privy Council having taken
their seats on the bench,
The Queen's Remembrancer administered the usual
oath in Norman French ; after which the nomination
took place with the English and afterwards with the
Welsh counties.

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Mr.
Justice CRESSWELL.)
LODER AND ANOTHER U. T'URDAY.

This was an action to recover damages from the
defendant for publishing a certain musical composi-
tion, called " Pestal," of which the plaintiffs claimed
the copyright.
Mr. Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. Peteradorff con-
ducted the plaintiffs' case, and Mr. Sergeant Byles
and another Learned Gentleman appeared for the
defendant.

The defendant pleaded, Ist, not guilty ; 2,11 y, that
there was no such copyright as alleged in the decla-
ration ; and, 3,11 y, that the plaintiffs were not the
proprietors of the copyright of the said work.
rom the statement of Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD, it
appeared that the plaintiffs were Messrs. Cocks and
Loder, musical publishers, 63, New Bond-street,
and that this action was brought for the purpose of
vindicating their right to obtain compensation in
damages against Mr. Purday, who is also a
musical publisher, carrying on business in St.
Paul's-churchyard. The question to be submitted
to the consideration of the jury arose out of the
publication of a song and its accompaniments, called
"Pestal." It appeared that a gentleman of the name
of Bellamy, who was possessed of considerable musical
taste, had had his attention directed to the MS. of a
song of great beauty in the possession of his wife,
Mrs. Bellamy, and as it had never been published, he
thought it desirable that it should be made known to
the world. lie accordingly composed some poetry,
which he adapted to the air, and preceded the music
with a kind of anecdote. He supposed it to be coin-
posed by a person of the name of Pestal, who figured
in Russian history as a strenuous advocate of reform, in
opposition to the despotic power in that kingdom,
and for which he was executed at Moscow in the
year 1826. The song was afterwards corrected and
revised by Mr. Charles E. Horn, and that gentle-
man assisted Mr. Bellamy in arranging the musical
accompaniment to it, so that it might be presented to the
world in its present form. On the title-page of the work
the following anecdote, previously referred to, was
printed :—" The ill-fated individual, who bore the name
of Petal, having rendered himself obnoxious to the
Russian Government, was imprisoned and condemned
to death. A few hours before his execution he com•
posed, and scratched on the walls of his dungeon,
the following exquisite air, the touching melody of
which, added to the circumstances under which it
was written, have suggested the words which will be
found on the other side." The melody in question
was sold by Mr. Bellamy to the present plaintiffs in
October, 1844, for the sum of five pounds ; and
shortly after its publication it became so popu-
lar that between 11,000 and 12,000 copies were
Bold by May, 1845, and the plaintiffs were
induced to have it arranged as a duet for two voices,
and also as a waltz and a march. In the present year
the plaintiffs found a great falling off in the sale of
the worthey
Pk, and subsequently ascertained that it
Lad been pirated by the defendant ; and, indepen-
dently
ionlfittahteedpiracy, the plaintiffs' work was so
closely
for the other. that the one might be easily taken
the circumstances e Learned Sergeant, after detailing
at
somen length, concluded by call-
ing the following witness
Mr. Bellamy examined—He said he had been for
some time connected
with
es
musical world, and
had written several musical ctohe
first acquainted with the air incT.Z:tolitbihern,slBl-415e;bheecawmase
imresaring it played
attracted by its extreme beaut
a.ll,lelwlamy told
on the piano by Mrs. Bellamy y.
him that it was an air called " Pest
had had copied from the manuscript of a f • I)" she
her request he wrote the words of the song "end.
At
melody, and then requested his friend, Mr
14he
Home, to arrange an accompaniment to it,
which he did. Be afterwards published it at her
request. The name " Pestal," the anecdote at the
commencement, and the mode in which it was
printed, were entirely suggested by him. He
assigned over the copyright of the song to the plain-
tiffs in October, 1844. The MS. produced was the
one sold to the plaintiffs. About two or three
months back he first saw the work published by the
defendant. The arrangement of the air differed in
some respects, and the words were not an exact copy
of the original, but altogether it was a close imitation.
It was printed is the same style and manner. The
anecdote on the title-page was much shorter.
Cross examined by Mr. Sergeant BYLES— COPY
of the original air was given to Mrs. Bellamy by a
young lady. Was not aware that it was played
constantly by the Artillery band, at Woolwich, as
long ago as ten years, but it might have been played

rates paid exhibit an advance on those previously current
of is per cwt. At auction 8,337 bags were all sold.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the demand was active
for all kinds of Bengal Sugar, and at public sale 6,221
bags sold at full rates for brown and yellow, whereas
white went rather above the prices of the last auction.
FOREIGN —To-day there was no public sale of Foreign
Sugar, but privately there was much inquiry from
shippers and the home trade ; purchases of moment were
however prevented by the advanced rates asked. The
private operations for exportations during the week are
170 chests of low brown Bahia at 17s, 600 chests of
yellow Havannah at 22s to 25s ; at Liverpool a floating
cargo of yellow Havannah was sold at 201 Od per cwt,
and was considered cheap.
MoLAssEs.—For West India the demand is brisker,
but prices are not higher. A fair business has been
done; Dominica and Antigua of good quality fetched
183 to 18s 6d; other kinds of low quality 15s 6d to 16s.
In all 700 puns were sold.
COVFEE.—This afternoon a fair amount of business
was concluded privately in Native Ceylon at 33s to 33s
fid per cwt for good ordinary; of West India 23 casks 65
barrels at auction were all withdrawn and taken in above
the rates buyers were disposed to pay. For auction on
Tuesday 2,300 bags Costa Rica, 19 casks 698 bags Plan-
tation Ceylon ; for Wednesday 1,800 bags Ceylon and
60 casks Jamaica are declared.

Cocoa.—This afternoon at public sale 134 barrels
and 95 bags of West India were only in part sold at a
further decline of is ; Trinidad, good dark red went at
403 to 41s 6d, real good bright 445, damaged 39s 6d ;
Grenada, good dark sound red was taken in at 40s
per cwt.
TEA.—Holders of blaek are yet anxious sellers, and
continue to supply the market freely. The downward
tendency of prices continues, as the quantity pressed for
sale is more than the trade require. A reduction on
previous rates of id; per lb having been submitted to
for Congou, however, occasioned large par-
cels to be disposed of by private treaty.
Pouchong is held for 3d to 4d, but there are, however,
few orders in the market. For Green prices suffered a
further depression, and rule id to Id ft r Hyson, id for
young Hyson, Id to 2d for Imperial, and 2d to 3d for
Gunpowder under those of this day week. The low
rates current, however, caused a good business to be
transacted in all kinds.

RICE.—The market has an improving appearance for
all descriptions of East India ; on the part of holders
there is confidence, and they refrained from submitting
any to public competition this week. Buyers have
manifested a greater desire to operate. For ex-
portation a fair quantity has been taken, and the
home trade have operated extensively, whilst
some parcels were bought by speculators. Prices
have further improved, making the advance during
the last two weeks of 2s per cwt, and the supply
is now much less of all kinds at market. Rico is still
selling under the cost of importation. An opinion pre-
vails that large quantities of Rice will be required for
Ireland shortly. The demand for clean Rice has been
extensive. Sago is wanted, and the parcels disposed of
privately were at stiffer rates.
SPICES.—To-day at public sale 44 casks of Nutmegs
were all taken in and withdrawn—middling and good
limed at 2s 10d to 3s Id; 28 chests:Cassia Lignes sold,
good 68s to 70s; 20 cases Cassia Buds taken in at 100 s;
178 bags Pimento sold /d cheaper, good quality at 54d,
middling Sid; 643 bgs Malabar Ginger taken in at 24s
for common royal; 85 bags white Pepper sold at 4d to
4id for middling dingy.
FRUIT.-1 hree public sales were brought forward
consisting of all descriptions, at which very little was
sold; but afterwards a parcel of old Zante Currants was
nearly all taken at 35s to 375. New Prunes, barrels and
cases, 35s to 40s. New Imperial French Plums, 5/ lOs
to 8/. Boxes Muscatel, layers, 43s to 4.55; ditto bunch,
40s. Parts of eight cargoes of new Valentias were put
up to show, ❑one sold; yesterday a parcel of inferior
quality was done at 368; but the best decriptions are
held for 48s.

SPIRITS.—Fine Jamaica Rum has been in good re-
quest this week, and the rates obtained are equal to
those previously current ; for other sorts, however, a
fall in the value of 2d per gallon took place, but the
operations are upon a larger scale. The sales are 250
puns—plain quality 27 to 30 per cent. over proof at
3s :A to 3s 4d, middling 31 to 33 over 3s 4d to 3s sd,
good middling and good 33 to 35 over 3s 7d to 3s 9d,
and a parcel of fine high flavour 36 per cent over proof
at 4s 4d. For Demerara further reduced prices having
been taken, occasioned a fair business to be done, and
the sales amount to 200 puns, fair and good quality 34
to 36 over proof at 2e 10d to 3s; 33 to 38 fine 3s to 3s 2d.
Leeward Island suffered no further depression, and 250
puns sold at is 8d to is 9d.
TALLOW.—This afternoon the public sales of Tallow
went off with heaviness, and at rather lower rates ;
3,676 pipes, 4 hhds, 203 boxes South American were
sold at 41s to 43s 6d, boxes 44s 3d to 44s 6d ; 230
casks Australian, middling and fine 41s 6d to 445, low
40s to 403 3d.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From this night's Gazette.)
An Account. pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 6th day of November, 1847.
ISSUE IMPARTMYNT.

Note Lsued.• •..... 22,426,530

£22,426,520

ated the 11th day of NoTembei

capital.. 14,553,000
Reit • • •• • ... •• • • 3,541,247
dep6h:ts (in-
eluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, SAT-

into-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts)• • 4,991,313
other deposits • • . • • . i 1,804,395
Seven day and other
bills. • . • . • • • 9t 1,673

Government debt • • 11,015,100
Other securities •... 2,984.'00
Geld coin and bullion 7,247,1159
Silver • • 1,178,571

M. MARSHALL, Chiff2C2;B4h2i6efo
r, 1847.

Government Hecurl-

432,851,628

Dated the I Ith day of Novembe:

tics (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 10,598,607
Other securities •• • • 19,919,915
Notes •• . •
Gold and silver coin.. 303,021

CiOURSE OF EXCH
Amstcr lam 12 9

£32,851,625
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
1547.

LNGE.—(THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar..
Leghorn 31 .50
Genoa .... • • • • • • • • • „ • 26 01'
Milan .. •• .• • • • • • •
Venice .... • . • • —
Naples ...... •• . . . • • 31
I'alermo, pet oz.
Lisbon.... .........
Oporto • • .. • • sesi
Rio Janeiro ..
Buenos Ayres • •
New York, 21 days' sight 47%
Philadelphia

Ditto, et sight ...... 12 5
Rotterdam • . 12 9%
26 35
tLunburgh ......M.B. 11 1
•••••• • • • •
Vat is, 3 days' sight .. • . 25 83
Ditto, .............. 26 50
Varseilles • • • • • • • • 26 30
.. 26 70
Frankfort on Maine.... 12456
Petersburgh, Sil. Rble . 3614
............ • • 7 10
Vienna, cfree. flo • • • • 10 28
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 10 30
Madrid •......... 45

PRICES OF RCLLION, rza OZ.
Foreign Gold is bars.. .£3 17

Cadiz • . • ............ 48 IA
Barcelona •• • .

New Dollars • . .• • 0 4 *i
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
Silver in bars ...... •• 0 4 11%

THE LOINDON GAZEI TE.

(THIS EVENING.)

WAR- OFFICE, Nov. 12, 1847.

6th Dragoon GuarLs—Captain Daniel Henry Mackin-
non, from 16th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice
WarrineJ, who exchanges, Nov. 12, 1847.
Bth Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Henry Duberly,
from the 68th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice D'Oyley
William Battley, who retires upon half-pay, Nov. 12.
16th Light Dragoons—Captain Ernie Warrener, from
6th Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, vice Mackinnon,
who exchanges, Nov. 12.
sth Foot—Lieut. John Urban Vigors, from 9th Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice Huwes, who exchanges, Nov. 12.
6th Foot—Captain Matthew Gunning, from half-pay
25th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, repaying the dif-
ference, vice Sullivan, deceased ; Lieut. Henry Balguy
to be Captain, vice Gunning, who retires ; En-
sign Richard Thompson to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Balguy ; Edward Lloyd, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Thompson, Nov. 12.
9th Foot—Lieutenant George Cubitt to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Lushington, promoted ; Lieutenant
George Harrington Hawes, from sth Foot, to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Vigor; who exchanges ; Ensiga John
Whiteside to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cubitt ;
Thomas Rice Hamilton, Gent., to be Ensign, by per
chase, vice Whiteside, Nov. 12.

18th Foot—Lieutenant Robert Doran to be Adjutant,
vice Bruce, promoted, Nov. 12.
26th Foot Ensign David Hunter Blair to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Duff, who retires ;
Sylvester W. F. M. Wilson, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Blair, Nov. 12.
42d Foot—Ensign John William Powlett Orde to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Barnett, who retires;
Charles Maitland, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Orde, Nov. 12.
60th Foot—Lieutenant William Henry Stirling, from
half-pay 9th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Mitchell, pro-
moted, Nov. 12.
64th Foot—Ensign Joseph Singleton to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Stephens, who retires; William
John Chada, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sin-
gleton,:Nov. 12.
68th Foot—Lieutenant John Cassidy from half-pay
9th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Duberly, appointed
Paymaster Bth Light Dragoons, Nov. 12.
71st Foot—Major Sir Hew Dalrymple, Bart. to be
Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice England, who
retires ; Brevet-Major Edward Foy to be Major, by
purchase. vice Sir H. Dalrymple ; Lieutenant George
Whitworth Talbot Rich to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Foy ; Ensign William Francis Segrave to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rich ; William Johnson,
Gent., to be Ensign, by pui chase. vice Segrave, Nov. 12.
72d Foot--Lieutenant Henry Rice to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Pollard, who retires ; Ensign Arthur
Wade to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rice; Thomas
Charles Hardinge Best, Gent., to he Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Wade, Nov. 12.
73d Foot—Major William Eyre to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, by purchase, vice Vander Meulen, who retires ;
Captain William L. Y. Baker to be Major, by purchase,
vice Eyre; Lieutenant Charles Littlehales to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Baker; Ensign Francis John Tyssen
Amiel to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Littlehales;
Thomas Bowyer Bower, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, ♦ice Atniel, Nov. 12.

=7sth Foot—Lieut. Augustus Thomas Hotham to be
Captain,Regiment;
b y purchase,
Ensign vice William
promoted
Meynell into
b3edLWieeust
.t
India
Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Hotham; Charles Fitzroy
Barnett, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Meynell,
Nov. 12.
92d Foot—Lieut. Christopher Monteith Hamilton to
be Captain, by purchase, vice Miller, who retires; En-
sign Alastair M'lan M'Donald to be Lieutenant, by
p_ueructhase, vice Hamilton ; Donald Patrick Campbell,
1
•.
2 to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M‘Dobald,
Ncov. .

Rifle Brigade—Lfelitenant Peregrine Charles Baillie
Hamilton to be Capt sin, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major
Rushbrooke, who re! sires ; Second Lieutenant Augustus
W)keham Clifton to be First Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Beckwith, who r etires; Second Lieutenant the Hon.
Leicester Curzon to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Hamilton ; The Hon.. John Charles Robert Bingham to
be Second Lieutenai!t, by purchase, vice Clifton, Nov.
12 ; Henry Becher, Lxent., to be Second Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Curzon, Nov. 13.
3d West India Regi went—Major William Maxwell
Mills to be Lieutens nt-Colonel, by jurchase, vice
Maclean, who retires ; Captain Daniel Gardiner Freer,
from 75th Foot, to be Major, by purchase, vice Mills,
Nov. 12.
UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant Thomas Mitchell, from
60th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, Nov. 12.
BREVET—Captain Matthew Gunning, from the 6th
e Army, July 22, 1830; Brevet
of the 6th Foot, to be Lien-
Nov. 9, 1846.
William Jenkins, of the
Ftme onaGojatonA,
Major
to
Matthewibosel
oo NnN Iseal.
ionGri
ti
iuhn
te
elut !.ic
inrg:33,nyt
Newfoundl'and, vice Mason, who resigns,
Royal Newfoundland Companies, to be Fort Major of
St.
Nov. J o
s.hn's,
HOSPITAL STAFF.—.Assistant Staff Surgeon Nicholas
O'Connor, M.D.. to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class,
vice Edmondson, deceased, Nov. 12.
MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Second
Lieutenant Stephenson, of 87th Foot, are Henry James.
The commission of Captain James Symington Shortt, of
4th Foot, is to bear date the 2d Juno, 1845, instead of
28th June, 1844.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of

Middlesex.

Royal West Middlesex Regiment of Militia—Churchill
Proby, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Nov. 8.
WHITEHALL, Nov. 6.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Arthur Bromley,
of Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster,
to be a Master Extraordinary in the high Court o
Chancery.

if Mr. Craig is guilty of the offence imputed to
him. This Court cannot enter into the conduct of
the promoters, the commissioners, or the bishop.
He thought Mr. Craig, as a gentleman and a cler-
gyman, should have met the proceedings in a
different manner to that which he had adopted. The
Learned Judge here entered into a clear and length-
ened analysis of the evidence which had been pre-
viously adduced, a great 'portion of which was not
fit for publication. This occupied nearly five hours,
and Sir H. J. Fust concluded by giving judgment.
"It is not satisfactory to my mind to say the case is
clearly established, but I do not say it is disproved.
I cannot say there is no suspicion attached to it, or
that the articles in this case are not proved. The
rev. defendant's conduct to Charlotte Smith has
been proved, and he might have behaved in the same
manner to others. I think the parties have failed in
proving those articles in respect to Ann Smith, to
whom he is said to have conducted himself in a very
improper manner. The question is, how shall it be
visited upon Mr. Craig ? If he had satisfied the
Court in reference to this case, the Court would have
decided that the parties had failed to establish their
articles ; but it appears he has conducted himself in a
very improper manner, and some punishment must be
administered to him. It appears that during the period
he has been in the parish that it has gradually im-
proved ; yet he appears not to be the person who
should have the charge of such a parish as this,
having conducted himself in the manner he has to
Jane Smith. The question is, what shall be the
punishment ? and then, as to the matter of costs, how
is it to be decided ? I think the party has proved
enough to justify his coming into this Court without
attaching to,him any malicious feeling, and has clearly
established one part of his case. I, therefore, think
it is my duty to suspend the Rev. Mr. Craig from his
duties for the space of two years. I think I shall
also condemn him in part of the expenses of these
proceedings, but I cannot say, how much. In con-
sideration of other cases which have come before this
Court, I shall condemn him in a fine of 2501., in ad-
dition to the suspension. I declare the parties to
have failed in proof of the 4th, sth, 6th, 7th, Sth, and
9th articles, the remainder to have been proved."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
SOUTHWARK.

Yesterday Mr. Fitch, solicitor, accompanied by se-
veral of the board of guardians of the parish of St.
George-the-Martyr, Southwark, waited on Mr. Cot-
tingham relative to the compulsory removal of the oc-
cupants of a number of dilapidated dwellings in Three
Tuns-court, White- street, in which contagion and
disease have been prevalent for some time.
Mr. Fitch addressed the Magistrate at some length,
and in the course of his observations said that the
object of his application, and that of the gentlemen
by whom he was accompanied, was for the purpose of
soliciting the Magistrate's assistance in compelling
the removal of the inmates of several houses in the
above locality, which were in a most ruinous condi-
tion. Those dwellings were occupied by a great
number of poor people, no less than 77 persons (male
and female) living in 15 rooms, which presented a
mass of filth and dirt of every description, which
must engender contagion and disease. Mr. Fitch
then produced a certificate from two medical officers
describing the condition of the houses, and the appre-
hension that disease must be fostered therein if mea-
sures were not speedily adopted to prevent it; and he
repeated, that the object of the present application
was to solicit the Magistrate's interference in compel-
ling the removal of the whole of the occupants of
these tenements.
Mr. COTTINGIIAM said that he did not think he
possessed such a power, and inquired whether the
inmates of the houses had been warned to quit, or
had notice to that effect.
Mr. Fitch replied, that the landlord of the houses
in question was so circumstanced that he had no
power over the inmates. They paid no rent, and
peremptorily refused to quit, although the houses
were in such a ruinous and filthy condition.
One of the guardians said that the flooring and
woodwork of many of the houses were destroyed, and
that before he visited them he had never beheld such
a scene of filth and wretchedness ; that the rooms,
miserable and destitute of furniture of any kind, were
crowded with human beings ; that there were nu
privies, and human excrement, as well as other filth,
lay scattered over the rooms ; and amongst the people
occupying fifteen rooms there were only two flock
beds, all the rest lying on the floors of those rooms
which had floors, for many of the apartments had no
flooring at all, the inmates having torn them up for
firewood, and contrived to live in them although in such
a state. The stench proceeding from these habitations
was of the most dreadful nature, and he was convinced
that if the nuisance was permitted much longer to
remain, a fever or some other malignant disease would
break out and cast death around. lie added that
fever did prevail there to a great extent in the sum-
mer, and that several of the patients were admitted
into St. George's Workhouse, but that on recovery
they went hack to their old quarters, and that when
he visited the houses only a day or two ago he ob-
served several men and women there with their heads
closely shaven, indicating that they had not long re-
covered from the sickness produced by the filth and
stench arising from such habitations. Under such
circumstances, and for the purpose, if possible, of the
removal of so serious a nuisance, they (the board of
guardians) considered it a duty incumbent upon them
to apply to his 'Worship, in order that he might avail
himself of the power he possessed under the clause in
the Act of Parliament, to cause the removal of the

whole of the occupiers of those tenements in a neigh-
bourhood in which this most obnoxious and pernicious
accumulation of matter was deposited. He thought
the certificate under the hands of the surgeons, as to
the condition of the houses, would justify the magi-
strate in such a step.
Mr. COTTINGHAM, having perused the clause pointed
out to him, said, that although he was anxious to as-
sist the gentlemen in the abatement of such a
nuisance, which was calculated to be of such serious
consequence, particularly now when the cholera was
expected to visit this country, yet he did not conceive
that the Act referred to authorized him to turn a
number of poor persons out of dwellings which they
had inhabited probably for a lengthened period ; that
they could be proceeded against under the Small
Tenements Act, the proper notice to quit at a certain
time being given, for he did not wish it to go forth
that the poor creatures were all to be turned out at a
moment's notice, as some unfortunate people had been
in another part of the kingdom. He thought the
landlord ought to exercise the power he possessed, it'
he still had any interest in the premises, and get them
out by legal process.
Mr. Fitch said that the inmates of these houses had
no legal right to be there at all, as they paid no rent,
and the rooms were all destitute of furniture except
the two miserable beds already mentioned; that the
landlord, although deprived of acting in the matter,
was still most anxious for the expulsion of the people,
and had given his sanction to the present application ;
and if the magistrate permitted a policeman to ac-
company the parish officers to the locality where the
nuisance existed, he had no doubt the inmates would
retire from the houses, but otherwise, if an attempt
were made to expel them, they would cause a dis-
turbance, fur they had already manifested feelings of
resistance.

- Mr. COTTINGHAM said that he would suggest that
written notices should be stuck up in the immediate
vicinity of the houses, warning the inmates to quit
them on a certain day, and setting forth that if they
did not comply with it, the orders would be enforced.
Mr. Fitch said that he believed not one of the in-
mates could read writing, and that they would re-
main in ignorance of the nature of such notice.
Mr. COTTINGUIAM—Then the notice ought to be
read to them, apprising them that if they did not
give up possession, the law would be enforced against
them; but under the painful nature of such a case,
in turning out a number of poor people from habi-
tations which they had long occupied, although
there was great apprehension of sickness, and mor-
tality if they remained, he wished that such a
course should be adopted as would bear the least sem-
blance of acting with a degree of harshness towards a
number of poor persons who had not the means of
obtaining other shelter than those wretched habitations
afforded. He added, that he thought it would be ad-
visable, after the notice was once communicated to the
people, to direct some of them to attend at that court
on Saturday, and he would then point out to them the
serious necessity for their immediate removal from the
houses, and that if they did not comply they must then
be expelled by force.
Mr. Fitch said that some of the inmates were suf-
fering from sickness at present, owing to the un-
wholesomeness of the houses, and that the parochial
authorities were prepared to admit them into the
workhouse, and, in fact, to do every thing in their
power to alleviate their condition, and to adopt such
other steps as would tend to check contagion, which
was likely to take place if the people were permitted
to remain there any longer. He then thanked the
magistrate, and retired with the gentlemen by whom
he was accompanied.
WANDSWORTH.

Mary Haggersto neand Emma Edmunds, two younsr
women, exceedingly well dressed, were charged with
refractory conduct in the Wandsworth Union, and
wilfully destroying six panes of glass.
Mr. H. Knapp, the master of the union, stated that
the prisoners returned from Kingston gaol on Tues-
day last, having been sent to that gaol from this court
for misconduct in the house. In the evening they
attended prayers in the chapel ,and were dressed in a
most unbecoming manner, and conducted themselves
with great levity. That morning at breakfast they
were very disorderly, and afterwards, when set to
work to scrub the floor of the day-room they became
very insolent, and Edmunds threw the hearth-stone
at one of the women. That morning he took the
prisoners before the board of guardians, and they
ordered them to be deprived of their meat dinner, to

have 8 oz. of bread instead, and be confined in sepa-
rate apartments. Upon this decision being made known
to the prisoners, they made use of the most disgusting
language, and positively refused to work. Witness sent
for the police, and in their presence they broke six
panes of glass. The prisoners had been many times
charged at that court with offences committed in the
union, and were incorrigible.
The prisoners made no defence.
Mr. BEADON said, for their conduct in the work-
house he should sentence them to the full term of 42
days' imprisonment, and they would each pay 2s. da-
mages, or be committed for a further term of impri-
sonment for 30 days.
Prisoners—We'll stop the 72 days.