The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-29 00:00:00

251 16 11

£28,141 1 5

£ s. d.

By amount of my cl; *rn on the Maryle-
it
bone Bank
By the Glamorga iron and Coal Com-
pany—amount paid by me towards
the capital of that c0mpany.......... 4,997 11 8
By property
By liabilities 3,555 11 0
Hy housekeeping and personal expen-
diture. . .
By interest, as per account
By losses

594 16 2

£28,139 3 8

The fiat, which was issued on the petition of
Charles Bagley, of Leicester-street, Leicester-square,
gunmakcir, is dated March 3, 1847.
The Solicitor for a creditor at whose suit Sir F. C.
Knowles is in custody applied to the Court to know
if he might plate upon the proceedings a claim for
the debt for which the bankrupt is imprisoned ; the
object being, that the bankrupt might apply to a
judge at chambers for his discharge from custody in
respeet to the particular execution founded upoi this
debt.

The COMMISSIONER inquired, why the creditor did
not prove his debt in the usual manner?
The Solicitor replied, that his client was not
disposed to do so, because, by so acting, he might
be supposed to give up his claim against two other
persons who were joint contractors with Sir F. C.
Knowles, and who, it was believed, were perfectly
solvent.

The Co*scipstoNEß said he could not admit the
claim ander: any other circumstances than those
under which .be would admit a proof. Unless
the creiitpr in question was willing to take his share
in common with the other creditors, and thereby re-
lease the bankrupt from custody, he must refuse the
application.
The Solicitor said he could not do that, unlessthe
other co-contractors consented.

Application refused.
line Solicitor for the bankrupt stated to his Honour
that Sir F. C. Knowles had been five years in
custody, aryl ,:ipr,,ssed a hope that the Court would
fix an early cl,ly for the certificate meeting. He
trusted his Honour would take the meeting, as Mr.
Commissioner Fon tlanque, to whom this fiat belonged,
wa9 out of town, and would not return until the 17th
of November.

The CommrssioNEu consented to do so, on the un-
derstanding- that there would be no opposition ; and
the 28th of October next was fixed for the certificate
meeting.

(Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD. )
Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD disposed of a long
list of cases, including those belonging to Commis-
sioners Fame and Holroyd, who are absent on vaca-
tion. None of them merited a detailed report.
Alexander Carroll, of the Strand, proprietor of the
Satirist newspaper, came up for his last examination.
It was adjourned at the instance of Mr. Duncan for
two mot-its.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 28.
IN RE FRANCIS NIGGINSON.
This insolent was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy,
lately holdi an appointment in the Coast Guard.
lie was opposed by Mr. Dowse, and by a creditor in
person, and was supported by Mr Cooke.
The case occupied the entire day, but the facts may
be stated in a few words. The insolvent, having
patoted an invention for the substitution of iron for
wood -in the construction of houses, was desirous of
building on his own account, and accordingly obtained
from the Commissioners of Woods and Forests permis-
sion to erect eight houses and a hotel in New Oxford-
street, the construction of which was contracted for
by- a Mr. Martin Cubitt, of High Holborn, for
25,0001. After the works had proveded to a certain
extent Cubitt failed, and in his balance-sheet filed in
bankruptcy made no mention of any money paid to
Uzi by the insolvent, although the latter was ex-
amined, and stated that he had paid Cubitt 3,500/. on
account. Cubitt obtained his certificate, and the in-
solvent, who has been upwards of twelve months in
prilson, was now opposed upon the ground that the
payments to Cubitt, credited in the balance-sheet,
ere untrue.

Both Cuhitt and the insolvent were examined at
gnat length, each positively repeating his former
statement.

Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS said the case was one
of great doubt, and one in which the Court could not
unerringly decide one way or the other ; but, looking
at the relative testimonies of the insolvent and Cubitt,
contradictory as they were, he was of opinion that
the evidence of the latter was not sufficiently conclu-
sive to warrant the Court in remanding the insolvent
or at,bributing to his statements the stigma of perjury.
The insolvent was therefore entitled to the benefit of
tthe Act, and would be discharged forthwith.

WESTMINSTER C&UIVTY COURT, Sept. 28.
(Before D.-C. MOYLAN, Esq., Judge.)
LiTua:u v. IiON. GRANTLEY BERKELEY, M.P.
The plaintiff in this case sought to recover, on be-
frialf of Lis wife, housekeeper at Berkeley House,
Bpring-gardens, the town tesidenee of Earl Fitz.
harllinge, from the Hon. Grantley Charles Fitzhar-
dinye Berkeley, M.P., the sum of 19/. "for
money paid, goods sold and delivered ond,:bresstrAs6
and luncheons sunpliel tai .flier defendant between
April, 1342, and Septernber,
The JUDGE—State the nature of the case.
AY. DOD, solicitor—YOur Hononr, this is an action
brought by William Latham, on behalf of his wife,
who IS housekeeper at Berkeley House. Having been
appbinte:4 to that situation by the late Countess
Berkeley, Inany years bad, she still continues to hold
the 'appointment under the present Earl Fitzhardinge,
and the action is brought against one of the mem-
bers of the family, to recover the sum of 191. 133.
101, fur breakfasts, lutcheons, wax lights, wash-
ing, money paid, &c., for him, from April,. 1842,
4awn to September, 1844. During the period
the present bill was incurred the Countess
34f Berkeley was living. On the 3cl of October, 1844,
the Courites died, and up to that period Mrs. La-
'ham was housekeeper at Berkeley Rouse.
The
ravuntess was in the habit of residing chiefly away
from London, at a place called Cranford Lodge, and
was very seldom in town. During her absence from
London allowed her sons and daughters to oc-
cupy sleeping rooms in Berkeley House. The plain-
tiff, who was on board wages, received strict orders
from the Countess that her sons and daughters were
to pay for everything they had, wax lights, the wash-
ing of die bed-linen, and even for beating the carpets
in their rooms. The plaintiff did or got all this
done, and the various sons and daughter paid her
every year for what she did for them, except the de-
fenclaut. He had, however, paid several previous
bills, and the present was the last. He should call
Irs. Latham, who would distinctly prove all that he
had stated.
Mrs. Frances Latham was then sworn, and stated
that she had been sixteen or seventeen years house-
keeper at Berleeley House. The Countess Berkeley
died in October, 1844, and the amount now claimed
wt” for articles supplied to Mr. Berkeley during her
litime. Her Ladyship paid her board wages every
t4lree monos, and; the sons and daughter paid for
everything they had, with the exception
of Mr.
Henry Berkelelyi• They merely had the use of the
rooms, and she kelp:.
their accounts in separate books,
4n(-1 gave them bills c f what she had expended for
tbem.

Che JUDGE—II* many were there occupying
roams in Berkeley House ? Mrs. Latham—Four;
Lady Mary, the Hon. Grantley, the Hon. Craven,
and Mr. Henry. Mr. Grantley and Mr. Craven only
-.2atne to town during the session of Parliament.
By Mr. DOD—The letter produced is in the hand-
writing of the Collates... It is addres4cd to me, and
the postscript says, "If ever you send carpets to be
heat, or put me to any expense for my sons, I will
Ji3eharge you:,
By the Juune—l have settled hills of the same
Treture before with Mr. Grantley Berkeley, and he
paid me by cheque. The List payment was in 1842,
jn August of that year. From that cheque, which
*as for 241., a balance remained due to him, for which
I Wore given him credit in the present bill.
Afar some further proceedings,
The Jun, u „„id—l think the case has been satisfac-
torily provid. Is VA% Berkeley in town ? Mrs.
Latham—l don't know, your ecmour.
The Juror —lf he is ordered to pay it in two or
three weeks, I suppose that will du.
,pop—Yes, your Tionour,,

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An order was then made for the payment of the
debt and costs on the 20th of October.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT. •
(Before the RECORDER.)
Yesterday James Casey, 33, labourer, was indicted
for cutting and wounding Charles Wrench, with in-
tent to murder him ; and in other counts the intent
was laid to be to do him grievous bodily harm.
Mr. PARRY, at the request of the Court, watched
the case for the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner and prosecutor were
both inmates of St. Giles's workhouse, and the pri
soner had always exhibited the appearance of a sullen
and morose disposition. On the night of the 31 of
September, without any previous quarrel having
taken place, it appeared that he suddenly seized
Wrench by the neckcloth and drew a knife across his
throat, inflicting thereby a severe, but, as it turned
out, not dangerous wound.
Mr. PARRY cross-examined the witnesses with a
view to show that he was not in a sound state of
mind, but, with the exception of his being sullen and
evincing an indisposition to take his food, or to asso-
ciate with his companions, there was nothing to show
that his mind was really affected. It appeared in
the course of the case that the prisoner was dirty in
his habits, and the prosecutor had on several occasions
forcibly taken him to the bath to be washed, and
this appeared to have occasioned an ill feeling towards

The jury found the prisoner Guilty upon the
second count,• and he was sentenced to be kept to
hard labour for eighteen months.

NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
Daniel Sinclair, aged 34, described as a mariner,
was indicted for bigamy, in having feloniously inter-
married with Jane Wells, his wife Anne being alive.
Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Huddlestone prosecuted,
and Mr. Prendergast appeared for the prisoner.
It will be unnecessary to detail the circumstances of
this case, as they have been given within the last few
days in the police reports. The prisoner was mar-
ried in 1839, at Newcastle, to Anne Joyce, and it
appeared that in 1845 he married Mrs. Wells, a
widow, his former wife being then alive. It also ap-
peared that, during the interval between 1839 and
1845, the prisoner had married another woman, who
had since died, and that he was convicted of that
offence, and sentenced to twelve months' imprison.
ment.

The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the
prisoner was sentenced to be transported for seven
years.

THIRD COURT.
(Before Mr. BULLOCK.)
Mary Doyle, a simple-looking young Irish girl,
was indicted for a misdemeanour, in having unlaw-
fully deserted her illegitimate child, and left it
chargeable to the parish of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields;
and Margaret Grath was charged as an accessory
to the commission of the offence.

Mr. Huddlestone conducted the prosecution for the
parish of St. Martin.
It appeared that on the day mentioned in the in-
dictment the child referred to was placed in a door-
way in Bedfordbury, and both the defendants were
seen in the act of leaving the spot, and were taken
into custody.
The prisoner Doyle in her defence told, with great
apparent artlessness, a very affecting story as to the
cause of her committing the offence. She said she
had been in respectable service with a gentleman
in St. Pancras, and some time ago, having a holiday,
she went in the boat to Greenwich, and during the
journey she got acquainted with a young man, who
succeeded in seducing her, and the result of that in-
tercourse was the birth of the child. She knew no-
thing of the father, and could not find him, and for a
considerable time she paid 4s. a week to a poor woman
to keep the child for her, but, finding herself unable
to continue the payment, she applied to St. Pancras
parish for assistance. They, however, refused to do
anything for her, and, although she offered to pay half
her wages if they would keep the child and enable
her to remain in her situation, they refused to do so,
and she was, in consequence, driven to commit the act
with which she was now charged.
From some inquiries that were made by the Court,
there appeared to be reason to believe that this story
was quite true, and that it was entirely owing to the
refusal of the parish authorities to assist her that the
unfortunate prisoner had been induced to commit the
offence and endanger the life of her infant.
The jury,, after deliberating for some time, wished
to know whether, under the circumstances, the pa- ,
rish of St. Pancras was not legally bound to support
the_ child ?

Mr. BULLOCK said he should decline to express a
legal opinion, upon that point, but, whether they
were or not, it would not make any difference with
regard to the charge against the prisoners.
The jury then returned a verdict of Guilty, but
at the same time expressed their opinion that the
prisoner Doyle had been induced to commit the
offence by the cruel conduct of the authorities of St.
Pancras parish in refusing to assist her, and they
begged to recommend her most strongly to the mer-
ciful consideration of the Court.

Mr. HUDDLESTONE said that, although the parish
of St. Martin had felt it their duty to the public to
institute the present prosecution, he was instructed
to state that, from inquiries they had made, they
had reason to believe that the prisoner's story was
quite true, and that she had been driven to commit
the offence in consequence of all assistance being
refused her • and he therefore begged to say that the
parish of St. Martin cordially joined in the recom-
mendation to mercy. He had heard that the master
of the prisoner was willing to take her again into
his service, and he suggested that probably the
Court, under the circumstances, would respite the
judgment until the next session.
Mr. BULLOCK acceded to the suggestion, and
judgment was, therefore, respited.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and
a full Bench of Magistrates.)
THE CASE OF CHARLES BUTLER.—In the course
of yesterday, a woman, of the name of Eliza Harris
was put to she her, and indicted for having stolen
tour handkerchiefs, the property of E. W. May.
Mr. WILDE appeared on behalf of the prisoner, and
as soon as the case was called on, said that he begged,
althoUgh at that moment he was appearing as Counsel
in tha case then before the Court; respectfully to ask
to make an application in the case of Charles Butler,
-whose, caßerJae had- recently seen referred to in a letter
whirl. he had not felt himself called upon to reply to,
in conseqUence of the terms in which it had been
couched not being those which one gentleman ought
to address to another.

The Learned JUDGE—Mr. Wilde, you had much
better confine your observations to the public busi-
ness which is before the Court. I did not expect that
you would have answered the letter you refer to.
Mr. WILDE—But, my Lord, I made an application
to your clerk for a copy of the notes in that case of
Charles Butler, and on Saturday I received an intima-
tion from your clerk that on Tuesday morning I
should have them. Now, I have been here in Court
the whole of the morning, but up to this moment I
have neither seen nor heard a word about them.
The Learned JUDGE—If you received such a re-
ply as that you were told that which was not correct.
It should have been on Wednesday. The answer
should have been that you should have the notes after
my return to town on Tuesday. Now, as I did not
return to town this morning until ten minutes to ten
o'clock, I was not able to look over the copy to see
that the notes had been properly copied. Under the
peculiar circumstances of this case, and the circum-
stances under which the copy of the notes has been
applied for, I conceive it to be a matter of neces-
sity, as well as duty to myself, that before the copy
has been handed to you I should examine that copy,
and see that it had been fairly, correctly, and pro-
perly made. Since I have been on the bench to-day,
rny clerk has returned the original notes to me. I
will examine the copy, and you shall have it to-
morrow morning.
Mr. WILDE—Very well. Now, I understand
that certain papers have been circulated this morning
amongst certain members of the bar appertaining to
that case of Charles Butler. Those papers did not
contain any reference to any case wherein those mem-
bers of the bar had been or are at all concerned, but
they did not contain a reference to a case in which I
had only been engaged, but am concerned. Those
papers, it would seem, were put into circulation be-
hind my back, for I was not in court, and I find that
they have since been withdrawn, whilst I, in whom
alone rests all connexion with those papers, have not
only not seen them, but have not had one handed
to me.
The Learned JUDGE—Mr. Wilde, I well know the
object with which these observations are made on this
occasion. I well know why these statements are
made— namely, that they should form the subject of
a report in the public papers to-morrow. They are
not made for the jury. You are, I believe, aware
and are cognizant of the letters which have appeared
in the public papers, wherein your name was con-
tained, and of course you are well aware whether
those documents containing certain charges against
me were sent forth to the world with your knowledge
or not, and whether those charges are true or are un-
founded. Whether that be so or not I know nothing
upon the subject. But I have thought it right, as a
f:ir proceeding to myself as well as to all parties, to
state the case, and to make some private remarks
upon the step which has been taken and upon the case
itself—wishing that one, or two, or three of the
members of the bar should see, as far as I am con.
cerned, what information and documents I have in
my possession. Those remarks were not made pub-
licly, nor were they intended to be made public, at

all events at present, and most probably never will.
I must say that nothing can be more improper than
that you should in this public court, assembled for
the performance and discharge of public business,
address me when sitting in this seat in the discharge
of my public and judicial duties. It is most
improper and most unusual. With respect to the
case itself, all I can now say is, that the matter is
not in my hands. I have nothing to do with
it beyond the fact that, having found that my
character and conduct in reference to it had been
pubLely and severely assailed, I did write a letter in
my defence, and an explanation. As regards yourself, I
do not think, as far as we two are concerned, that
there should he any communication between us, as I
think you should nut have taken the course you row
have on this occasion after what has transpired. With
respect to the notes of Charles Butler's case, my clerk
did not inform me of your application for them until
Friday last, and I replied that you should have the
copy after my return to town on Tuesday. I did not
deem it necessary, as so short a time only had to
elapse, to come purposely up to London, but I did
under the circumstances feel it right that I should
examine, the copy of the notes before they were
handed to you. In adopting that course I think that
I am only doing that which is but simple justice, as
well as a duty to myself. Iconsider that lam bound
to see that the notes of this case are fairly and cor-
rectly copied. In respect of the papers which you say
I have withdrawn, I beg to say that I have nothing
to withdraw, and that there is no document in the
case which I should wish to have kept back. The
course you have taken this day clearly has for its ob-
ject the again causing a subject of a painful de-
scription to be reported in the newspapers of to-
morrow morning. But, sir, I cannot suffer the
dignity of the bench to be lowered by this discussion.
What may have passed between you and other
learned counsel, in reference to the papers to which
you allude, I must leave to yourself.
Mr. WILDE—I say I knew nothing about the papers,
but you published words on the 30th of January,
1846, which are not true. You charged me on that
day, when shielded by your judicial robes, with a mis-
statement. That accusation was not correct, and
therefore I cannot address you as a private individual
after what has occurred.
The Learned JUDGE—I cannot allow this discus-
sion to proceed. I cannot permit such irregularity to
be persisted in, and I must say—and I am glad to find
that I am not alone on the bench at this moment—
that this is not the time nor is it the place for a discus-
sion, the only object of which can be the publication
in the papers of its report.
Mr. WILDE —I beg to insist that a public investi-
gation shall take place into this case. I require that
that shall be done, and I ask you to cause such an
inquiry, for you have the power to do so.
The Learned JUDGE—This is very improper. I
shall take my own course. I know my duty, and I
am not to be deterred from its performance by any
expressions of this kind on your part. The conduc
of a judge may be inquired into in public, and—
Mr. WILDE-But 1 charge you with a misstate.
ment, and—

1. he Learned JUDGE—If you persist in this discus-
sion, Mr. Wilde, I must adjourn the Court.
Mr. WILDE —1 wish you would.
Mr. MILLER, interrupting, said, that he as well as
the other members of the bar were very much pained
at witnessing such a proceeding as that of which they
were now the auditors. He was quite sure that the
misunderstanding which appeared to have arisen be,
tween the Learned Judge and his Learned Friend
might have been easily explained and corrected.
The Learned JUDGE—Look at the utter helpless-
ness of, and the position a judge is placed in, if he is
to he subject to such an improper and painful scene
as this. If this course of proceeding is not discon-
tinued I shall at once adjourn the Court.
Here the matter dropped, and the trial of Eliza
Harris was proceeded with. After the evidence for
the prosecution had been brought to a conclusion,
Mr. WILDE, in addressing the jury on her behalf,
said that, in reference to what had occurred in respect
to the case of Charles Butler, he thought the matter
ought, in justice to the judge as well as to himself and
all the parties concerned, to undergo an official inves-
tigation.
The Learned JUDGE took occasion, when summing
up the evidence in the case of Eliza Harris, to say
that it must be apparent to every one who was pre-
sent at the time that the only object there could be
in agitating the cause of Charles Butler was that the
matter should form the subject of a report in the
papers of to-morrow morning. He would not dis-
grace the bench and the high office he had the honour
to occupy in the present instance, by any further ad-
verting to the matter, and so stepping out of his line
of duty, other than by remarking that a person who
had filled that chair in that court for twelve years,
and many years a similar position elsewhere, possessed,
he trusted, such a character as would enable him to
meet_such statements as had been made against him
fearlessly and successfully.
The prisoner was found Guilty.
The COURT sentenced her to one month's impri-
sonment.

Shortly after this Mr. Walesby entered the court,
and, at the request of the Learned Judge, tried the
succeeding case.

The Learned JUDGE then left 'the court, but in
less than half an hour returned, and, handing a paper
to Mr. Wilde, said that he had availed himself of the
kindness of his Learned Friend Mr. Walesby in trying
one of the prisoners, and that during that time he had
quitted the court on purpose to examine and compare
the copy of the notes in the case to which the Learned
Counsel (Mr. Wilde) had referred. He had made
that examination, and he now handed the copy to
the Learned Gentleman.
There was great sensation manifested in the court
during the above proceedings.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARYLEBONE.
Yesterday the court was much crowded in conse-
quence of a knowledge of the fact that Charles Sil-
rester was to be brought up for re-examination, on
the charge of having committed a daring robbery in
the daytime, at the shop of Mr. Morris, watchmaker.,
Margaret-terrace, Harrow-road ; in addition to
j'eb
act of plunder it was imagined that he, with a, con-
federate not in custody, had for some time mast car-
ried on their nefarious practices to a etmsiderable
extent.
The evidence given on the first oc.;casion was to the
effect that on Tuesday, the 21st instant, while Mr.
Morris was dining below stairs, the prisoner, probably
by the aid of a picklock kev, effected an entram:e
into the premises; and on Mr. Morris, who had been
alarmed by a noise overhead, going up to ascertain
what was the matter, the prisoner, who was then in
the parlour, struck at him twice and escaped by the
front door into the street ; went up to a chaise which
was standing a short distance off with another
man in it, and taking from his pocket a handful
of watches, threw them from him towards the
vehicle in question and made off as fast as he was
able. Three watches and a gold case were found in
the chaise and in the road, and' in an instant the man
who was seated in the vehicle jumped out, saying that
he would endeavour to capture the thief. Ihe pri-
soner was ultimately given into custody through the
exertions of Drake, a parish constable of Paddington,
who followed him into a marine-store shop in the
North Wharf-road, and there saw him thrust three
other watches and a chain beneath a quantity of rags
in a basket on the counter. The prisoner was given
in charge, but his friend got clear off; the horse and,
cart were given up to the care of the police. The
whole of the property recovered, which was produced
by a constable of the D division, No. 198, was iden-
tified by prosecutor as having been stolen from his
shop. On being searched' at the station-house, the prisoner had upon him a box of lucifers and other I
articles.
Yesterday the additional evidence in this case was
that of Mr. Samuel Pocock) Smith-street, Kenning-
ton, who deposed that about three weeks ago he sold
the chaise spoken of to the prisoner for 3/. 10s.
A charge of plate robbery at the residence of the
Reverend Mr. Benton, Harrow-road, was next gone
into.
Charlotte Houlton, one of the servants, deposed
that on Tuesday, the 14th instant, at about half-past
three o'clock, she heard the rattling of plate, which
was then on a stand in the hall, but thinking at the
time that it was
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fhteerrwards she heard the front door shut,
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to im further
arid on her going up and opening it she saw a man,
whom she believed to he the prisoner, running up the ,
road; he got into the chaise, in which another man
was also seated, and they were quickly out of sight,
She missed from the plate-stand seven silver forks
and eight silver table-spoons.
The prisoner, who by the advice of his solicitor,
said he should reserve his defence for a future occa-
sion, stands committed for trial upon Mr. Morris's
charge, but will be brought up again next Tuesday ;
and it is expected that, ad interim, the police win be
able to obtain some important information relating
to other robberies supposed to have been effected by
the same parties.

IVESTMINSTER.
Yesterday Thomas Henry Bird, a warder at the
Milbank prison, was charged with carrying in to-
bacco to the convicts, contrary to the regulations.
Mr. Gilham, solicitor, attended on behalf of her
Majesty's Inspectors of Prisons.
Captain Grove, governor of the Milbank prison,
said that there had been an inquiry on the previous
day, before the Inspectors of Prisons, with respect to
tobacco having been taken into the Milbank prison.
Witness spoke to the defendant about it, when he
denied that he had taken tobacco to the convicts, but
subsequently, on being confronted with the mother of
a prisoner, named Briton, who said in his presence
that he had taken tobacco to her son, and had received
ss. and tt handkerohief for so doing, he admitted it,

but said he had done no more than 'other officers in

the prison. NVitness made no promises of any kind
to defendant before the observation fell from him, but
then told him, that if he would let him know the
names of the other officers to whom he had alluded,
he would use his influence for him not to be prose-
cuted, hut only dismissed.
11. V. Laurence, the deputy -governor, proved find.
ing a quantity of tobacco on Briton. At the time the
governor made the observation with respect to using
his influence to prevent defendant being prosecuted.
he accompanied it with the remark, " That he, of
course, could not tell whether he should he suece.ful
in that respect."
Defendant, in answer to the charge, contented him-
self by saying that the governor had told him that it
he would answer the questions put to him, he would
use his influence to prevent his being prosecuted.
Captain Williams, one of the inspectors of prisons,
said, that under the circumstances of the case, and
in consideration of the governor having promised to
use his influence in the defendants behalf, and the
latter having made some disclosures, he hoped the
magistrate would inflict as slight a punishment as he
consistently could. They (the Inspectors of Prisons)
had no desire to punish the defendant individually,
but they had deemed it necessary to bring the case
forward-in order to deter others from the commission
of a like offence.
Mr. BRODERIP, after commenting upon the breach
of trust of which the prisoner had been guilty, said
he did not feel himself justified in imposing a less
penalty than 31.
The fine was immediately paid.
Michael Mahony, a boy about seventeen years of
age, was finally examined, charged with breaking
into St. Mark's College, Chelsea, and stealing a vast
number of books, cases of mathematical instruments,
and other articles.
The investigation was brought to a close and the
prisoner fully committed for trial.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterday Mrs. Mary Anne Quin, a well dressed
woman, and stated to be the wife of an opulent
tradesman in Poplar, was charged with stealing a gold
pearl mounted finger ring from the shop of Messrs.
Walker and Co., jewellers and silversmiths in the
Whitechapel - road.

Henry 'Perkins, shopman to the prosecutors, stated
, that on the preceding afternoon the prisoner entered
his employers' shop, and requested him to show her
, some fancy rings exhibited in the window. He ac-
cordingly placed one of the cards, containing rings
varying from 15s. to 31. 10s. in value, before her, but
after inspecting them she objected to them, as being
too expensive, and desired to be shown some
wedding rings. A card of that description was
therefore handed her, and the prisoner having taken
several of them off and fitted them upon her finger,
replaced them upon the card, but while doing so she
was distinctly seen by the witness to be attempting
to practice a very common trick, from which his
employers had before repeatedly sustained losses
to a serious amount, called " ringing the changes,"
by substituting a thick brass finger ring she had.with
her for one of those upon the card. Not succeeding,
however, in this artifice, in consequence of his watch-
ing her, she requested to look at some other fancy
rings, and a card of such, variously mounted, was
placed on the counter, which she examined and re-
turned to him without selecting one ; but, not with
standing the close attention he paid, he found, upon,
looking at the card, that a gold ring set with small
pearls, and worth about 255., had disappeared. Ile
lifted her gloves, to see if it was under them, hut it
was not, and then asked her if she hid seen it, but
she denied that she had, and wished for some
wedding rings of the cheapest quality, which, though
satisfied she had taken the ring he missed, he con-
sented to show her, and the prisoner having purchased
one of those at 3s. 61, immediately left the shop. He
instantly communicated the circumstance to Alr.
Brown, one of the partners, who directed him to
give her into custody, and, having overtaken her at
a short distance, he did so ; but, upon being seare,:hed
at the police-station, the missing ring was nest re-
covered, and only three sixpences and the brass ring
before referred to were found upon her.
When called upon for her answer to the charge,
the prisoner declared that there was no foundation for
it, and said, that although she had certainly examined
the more valuable articles, it was entirely from their
being spontaneously produced by the witness, and
that her intention on entering the shop was rnerelyto
purchase a wedding-ring of a cheap description, to
replace her own, which had been accidentally broken.
A professional gentleman, who happened to be in
Court upon other business, rose to assure the magis-
trate that he could vouch for the prisoner being a
person of undoubted respectability, whom he felt ex-
treme surprise at seeing charged with such an offence,
and hoped, if his worship felt it his duty to hold her
upon it, that bail would be allowed to be tendered for
her, which to his knowledge could be procured to any
amount that might be demanded.
Mr. HasisarLs. considered that a prima facie case
had been established against the accused, but, after•
some consideration, consented to accept bail for her
future appearance, which he fixed to be, the prisoner
herself in $Ol., and two responsible sureties in 401.
each.

The bail was Shc;itly afterwards put in, and the
prisoner was liierated.

THE BORNEO PIRATES.

The following sequel to the account of the action
of the Nemesis with the piratical fleet off the Borneo
river is extracted from the Singapore Free Press of
Aug. 5 :
" Nine captives arrived here a day or two ago from
Bruni, part of those who were on board the fleet of
pirates attacked by the Nemesis. Their depositions
had been taken by the marine magistrate, and we
shalt give the sul,,stance of the statements made by
some of them. One of them, named Muda, states
Nacodak along
that- he is a reAtiee of Lingin, from which he sailed
about four months ago in a prahu, of which he was
with seven other men, for Pulo Sa-
hassw'.. They fell in with a fleet of pirates one day's
sale from Lingin, by whom they were seized. They
'cok the men out of the boat and shared them amongst
and cut her adrift. They then pro-
the different prahus, tying their hands and feet, plun-
dered the boat,
needed to Siantan, where they seized several persons;
at Pulo Soobie they took seven men and women, and
at Pulo Tambelan they seized three or four more.
During their passage they saw a large schooner with
raking masts, and also sighted a brig off Sarawak. At
Pulo Sahassan they were fired upon by the inhabitants,
on which they thought it best to shear off. They then
debated whether they should touch at Sarawak river,
but it was finally determined •to proceed to Borneo
Proper, as it was said a steamer was in Sarawak river.
They anchored off Moara river at eight o'clock at
night, and next morning seized two fishermen on the
shore. Between eight and nine P.M. -they descried
the steamer coming down the Bruni river, and at noon
the action commenced. The prahu in which this
person was confined was the first that was sunk, after
ten out of`the crew of thirty had been killed and
wounded. Of the captives a woman and a boy were
shot, the prisoners being made to sit on the deck
during the action. The pirates and their captives
swam on shore, where they were attacked by the
Kadyan Dyaks, who, however, on ascertaining the
captives, treated them well and took them to the
Sultan at Bruni. About 40 pirates were brought in
alive, and the captives were desired by the Sultan to
take their revenge and cut them up. This they de-
clined, saying, ' God is great, and will punish the
wicked.' The Sultan's people then tied the hands of
the pirates, and about 200 fell on them and cut them
to pieces, the Sultan undertaking to despatch half the
number, while the other half were handed over
to Pangeran Moormein. The captives, about
fifty in all, were treated with kindness by
the Sultan and his people. This man re-
lates, that while they were at Pulo Siantan the
boats were all hauled on shore to have their
bottoms charred. One of the Chinese captives being
sick and unable to work, they hanged him up to a
tree, and then fell on him arni cut him to pieces.
Another person of the name of Buwang states that he
is a native of Columbo, a small island to the south-
ward of Lingin. About four months ago, about 3
o'clock in the morning, their village was attacked by
pirates. He, his mother, and two sisters made their
escape in a small boat and directed their course to
Lingin, but were overtaken by the pirates and brought
back. They were put on board a large prahu, their
hands and feet being tied. The pirates then coasted
along to the eastward, touching at several of the
islands, such as the Tambelans, Siantan, Soobie,
Sahassan, &c. They took several people at these
places, men, women, and children. They several
times threatened to throw his little sister, a child of
10 months old, overboard, because she cried, but at
Buwang's entreaty they did not do so. Another of
the captives says that he saw the sick Chinaman hung
up and cut to pieces after a feast. There seems to
have been from seven to ten captives in each cf the
pirate prahus, and it is probable, therefore, as only
about 50 have been yet collected, that a number must
be still in the jungle or have been killed in the en-
gagement, or afterwards by the Dyaks on landing,
being confounded with the pirates. Every fresh detail
we receive only adds a new horror to the picture of
pirate life, and here we find it in the pirates amusing
themselves, after a feast, by hanging up and cutting a
poor Chinaman to pieces.

MONET MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 8 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 10Id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25 35 ; and the exchange at Pubis on London
at short being 25 42k, it follows that gold is 0.29 per
cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advice) from
Hamburgh the price of gold is 433} per mark, which at
the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10id. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 9i ; and the ex-
change at Hamburgh on London at short bang 13 10,
it follows that gold is 0.34 per cent. dearer in London
than in Hanabnrgh.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF
,TUESDAY.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 28, 1847.

The Queen ha, been pleased to approve of Don Isidro
Lopez de Arce, as Consul at Malta for her Majesty the
Queen of Spain.
WAR OFFICE, SEPT. 28.
Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Cornet Duncan
James Baidie to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Sir
Charles Slingsby, Bart., who retires ; the Honourable
Philip Sydney to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Baillie,
Sept. 28.
2d Dragoon Guards—Assistant-Surgeon Alexander
Smith, M.D., from the 93 ; Foot, to he Assistant Sur-
geon, vice Wheel( r, appointed to the Staff, Sept. 28.
Regiment of Fart—Quartermaster Joseph Cart-
mail, from the 83d Font., to be. Quartermaster, vice
Colborn, who exchanges, Sept. 28.
21414, Foot—Lieutenant Mansfield Turner, from the
32.1 Foot. to be Lieutenant, vice Patterson, who ex-
changes, Sept. 28.
29th Foot—Ensign Richard John Evans to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Galiffe, who retires; Ensign
James Fraser Draper, from the 39th Foot, to be Ensign,
vice Evans, Sept. 28.
32d Foot—Lieutenant William Patterson, from the
20th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Turner, who ex-
changes, Sept. 28.
33d Foot—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class James
Townsend Oswald Johnston, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice
James Murray Drysdale, who retires upon half-pay,
Sept. 28.
39th Foot—Hugh Robert Hibbert, Goat., to he
Ensign, by purchase, vice Draper, appointed to the 29th
Foot, Sept. 28.
48th Foot—henry Grattan Bushe, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice J..hnston, who retires, Sept. 28.
54th Foot—l,orge Kinahan, Gent., to be. Ensign,
without purchase, vice Hall, deceased, Sept. 28.
66th Foot. —Ensign Nicholas Kendall, to be Lieute-
nant, by pv rchase, vice Potts, who retires; Archibald
Hamilton Dunbar, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Ker.& ill, Sept. 28.
73d 1.-foe t—Assistant Surgeon Benjamin Swift, M.D.,
from the 63d Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Foster,
who resj'lges, Sept. 28.
75th t?oot—Lieutenant Henry M'Farlane, from half-
pay 49th. Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Piercy, appointed
Paymasi;er ; Ensign Charles Frederick Tyler to be
Lieutene int, by purchase, vice M'Farlane, who retires ;
Arthur Mowbray Jones, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchas C, vice Tyler, Sept. 28.
83d root--Quartermaster William Colborn, from the
3d F00t,.. to be Quartermaster; vice Cantina, who ex-
changere, Sept. 28.
87th Foot—Second Lieutenant Hugh-Lloyd to be
First L';entenant, by purchase, vice Patterson, who re-
tires; p [wary Stephenson, Gent., to be Second Lieute-
nant, 13: r purchase, vice Lloyd, Sept. 28.
93d Foot—James Webster, M.D., to be Assistant
Surgeot 1, vice Smith, appointed to the 2d Dragoon
Guards . Sept. 28.
94th Foot—Lieut. John Mills Howson, from the 78th
Foot, to be Paymaster, vice M'Alpin, deceased, Sept. 28.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Major George Cochrane to
be Lieut.-. Colonel. by purchase, vice Tranchell, who re-
tires; Captain William Twisleton Layard to be Major,
by purchase, vice Cochrane; Lieut. William Charles
Vander:4,er to be Captain, by purchase, vice Layer();
Second Lieutenant Allied John Douglas Smith to be
First Li lieut. wait, by purchase, vice Vanderspar; Andrea
Campb ell Knox Lock, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant,
by pur chase, vice Smith, Sept. 28.
UNA.TTACEIED.—Brevet Major Walter White, from
Caotaiai half-pa} Unattached, Town- Major of Dublin,
to he Major, without purchase, Sept. 28.
'HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant Surgeon Thomas Honer
Wileelfer, front the 2.1 Dragoon Guards, to be Staff
smegeee of the Second Class, vice Johnston, appointed
:o the 331 Foot, Sept. 28.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, SEPT. 24.

Corps of Royal Engine ers—BreVet Major Henry
R rcland Brandreth to be Lieutenant-Colonel ; Brevet
M cjor Charles Ogle Streatfield to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
vi( se, Grierson, retir, d on full pay ; Second Captain
Frederick Augustus Yorke to be Captain, vice Streat-
6,eW ; First Lieutenant Augustus Frederick Hippolito
I)ac osta to be. Second Captain, vice Yorke ; Second
faienteriont Honcurable - John James Bury to be
I eirst Lieutenant, vice Dacosta, September 1 ; First,
tei,ant John Bay ly to be Second Captain, vice
Lan an, placed on Seconds d List ; Second Lieutenant
Ale xander Mackenzie to be First Lieutenant, vice
Bay ly, Sept. 3,
C omrnis,ions by the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex.
11royal West Middlesex Regiment of Militia—The
Rii ;iat Hon George John Frederick Viscount Cantilupe
to be Major, June 16 ; Francis Charles Hastings Rus-
sell,. Esq , to be Captain, Aug. 9.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall.

Duke of Cornwall's Rangers—Francis Glanville
Gr( Ge►nt., to be Second Lieutenant, Sept. 22.
BANKRUPTS.

William Henry Hitchcock, William Connor, and John
En wh Hitchcock, saw mill proprietors, Broadwall,
Big sekfriars-road, to surrender Oct. 8, at twelyi, and
No r 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham,
offs ei-al assignee, City; Solomon, Chester-terrace, Bo-
rot txh-road.

omas Halstead, publican, Arundel-street, Strand,
Oct.. 8, at eleven, and Nov. 8, at half-past twelve, at the
Coale tof Bankruptcy. Turqualld, official assignee, Old
Jew! y-chambers; Gates, Theobald's road.
M. eadows Montague Wildbore, manufacturer of orna-
ment al papers, Newcastle-street, Strand, and Calais,
Oct.• 11, at eleven, and Nov. 8, at twelve, at the Court
of 131 ;nkruptey ; Graham, official assignee, Coleman-
strtwi. ; Sorrell, Fenchurch-buildings.
Donald Mackintosh, tanner, Russell-street, Bermond-
sey., Oct. 9, at two, and Nov. 18, at twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy ; Bell, official assignee, Coleman street-
buil !dings ; Cox, Sons, and Walrond, Sise-lane, Buck-
lers bury.

S mud Williams, brush maker, Sloane-square,
Chet sea, Oct. 12, at eleven, and Nov. 11, at one, at the
Cou rt of Bankruptcy-. Johnson, official assignee, Ba-
sing ;hall-street ; Lloyd, Milk-street, Cheapside.
Lartin Buggeln, victualler, Great Homer-street, Li-
ver pool, Oct. 15, and Nov. 12. at eleven, at the Liver-
poi I District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ;
Kirk, Symorl's Inn, London ; Parsons, LiverpooL
James Griffiths Davies, glass dealer, Manchester,
Oct.., 14 and Nov. 4, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis
trict; Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ;
Reed and Langford, Friday-street, Cheapside ; Sale,
Wort hington, and Shipman, Manchester.

_
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
W.. Sims, Great Queen-street, Liceolu's Inn•fields,
coa2ll -maker, Oct. 22, at eleven—C. Green, St. Mary
Oa. sr y's Dock, Southwark, wharfinger, Oct 22, al
tw e h e—T. Bewley, Moulsham, Chelmsford, iron menu.
fact u,^er9 Oct. 22, at half past eleven—R. Johnson, jun.
Pak e field, Suffolk, procer, Oct. 23, at twelve—J. Dodge
Cumut.erland•row, IV alworth-road, ironmonger, Oct 22,
at h if-past two.

In the Country.

W. North, Bath, innkeeper, Oct. 19, at eleven, at the
Coax.C., Bristol—J. R. Henderson, Leicester, wine-mer-
chaut,, -Oct. 22, at twelve, at the Court, Nottingham—W.
Lendon , sen., and W. Lendon, jun., Exeter, colliers, Oct.
28., at is rw, at the Court, Exeter—T. Hunter, Bishopwear-
tnouth,,, Durban), grocer, Oct. 12, at half-put ten, at the
Court, i Newelstle-upon-Tyne—W. W. Spence, New
castle-inton-T)ne, woollendraper, Oct. 20, at twelve, at
the Co to:t, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.