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CORN EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY.
morning, a Wednesday the attendance of buyers here, this
ning, was good ; hence we have to report a very
2,...."`"
inquiry for all kinds of English Wheat, the show
t *hien was very small, and some of the factors refused
to 8", facer,. at an advance on Monday's quotations of
;ace. s
AT. Psr q lart,r. The few samples on offer were to o • tly
:sposed of. From the returns at foot it will be observed
!tit the imports of foreign grain are gradually falling
tSince Saturday evening only 5,300 quarters of
eat have come in. This has given more confidence
the importers some of whom obtained a trifle more
61°4 for selected qualities of white. The Barley trade
Zs in a very inactive state, at the late decline in value.
next to nothing was tieing, and prices were not
liiPported. There was an improved demand for Oats,
%Id really fine corn produced Gel. per quarter more
money.
Beans, Peas, and Indian Corn were dull ; but
dour was quite as dear.

Oatl. I Fleur.
100 qn. I 480 sky.
11,460 1 --

WHITMCNAPEZ.
Prime Beef and Mutton were in lair request, at but
4ttle alteration in value. All other kinds of meat were
Zs
dull, and from 2d to 4d per Sibs lower. Beef, from
;$ ad to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to
4 ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 6d to
4
lOd per Sibs, by the carcase.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQE.)
IN RE ASHTON V. MATTHEWS.
In this case the defendant, Mr. Charles Matthews,
a 3 called upon to appear on a summons under the
Small Debts Act. The case had been adjourned from
this day week, the defendant having sent up a letter
.4",°ln Brighton, stating that he was ill and unable to
*deed. On that occasion his Honour said that he
• laeuld let the Oise stand over for a certificate, verified
9' affidavit.
Mr. LEWIS said he now appeared for the defendant,
Zho was out of town, and too ill to attend. He was,
however, here on Monday, considering that was the
‘4Y appointed.
His Horions said he was present, and did not hear
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thing of the case.
Mr. Lewis—No, your Honour, Mr. Pollock, the
l'egistrar, set him right. I have now to offer to pay
61. in a fortnight, and the rest by instalments.
His HONOUR—WiII you undertake to pay ?
Mr. Lewis—Why, I think, he will pay himself if
your Honour makes the order.
order ~„ sII °,lrolt But I do not see how I can make an
attor-n-ey":na in his absence unless you consent as his
Mr. SIBLEY said it was altogether a perfect perper-
formance. His Honour had positively stated on the
lastoccasion that unless the defendant appeared, or
eat a certificate, a warrant of commitment should
defendant
Defendant did not value a promise. If the
:fendant could be brought up, it would appear he
t," in perfect health, and he only left town last
• evening at five o'clock. It was really too bad to trifle
In this Way.
Mr. Lewis said that Mr. Matthews was, to his
nevvledge, obliged to pay under four or five orders
n'era the Mithilesex Court.
Mr. SIBLEY said a faithful promise had been made
that Dthe debt should be paid out of the salary received
._[°ne the treasury of the Princess's Theatre ; but no
;!oner was it got than Mr. and Mrs. M. took a trip
be Brighton.
.141% TIONOUR—d will grant a warrant, to be placed
is the hands of the messenger, and not to issue if 5/.
paid in a fortnight, 51. in a month, and the residue
six weeks.
atlVir• SIBLEY—I can prove he is living in luxury
4 extravagance, and therefore he ought to be com-
Pelted to pay such a debt as this.
Its IloNotra—l think you ought to be satisfied.
°,l will have your money in six weeks.
air. SIBLEY—And the extra costs from Mr. Mat-
"7B absence.
414 HONOUR—Certainly ; 5/. in a fortnight, Si. in
ihttlonth, and the residue, with costs, in six weeks, or
eVarrant will issue.
la "-he new Act comes into operation this day, and no
ctow ,
Petition in insolvency could be taken in this
th tilt The old cases, however, are to be carried to
end of the proceedings.

SURREY
SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.)
vsefore Mr. FRESIMELD and a full Bench of

Magistrates.)
atilenrY Griffiths was indicted with feloniously
4'clm the person of William Mason, at a
~Ublic-nouse in the parish of Newington, four
the f-crowns, two sixpences, and one groat, being
moneys of the prosecutor.
The case occupied a considerable time, but the
4iv 4ence did not appear very clear against the pri-
t• ner) and the jury, after a short consultation, re-
utilt/led a verdict of Not Guilty. The prisoner was,
eLefore, acquitted.
m'largaret Scott was brought up charged with felo-
-,151Y stealing from the person of Gottileb Rudolph
e containing two soverigns, the property of the
i• l!ecutor.
tlarolll the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared
,
he was passing along High-street, in the
viir°llgh, when he was accosted by the prisoner,
tein whom he walked a short distance. Upon his
I,,..ttling to accompany her to her residence the
441.:0ner said that she would wish him good night,
131:4 immediately upon which the prosecutor felt in
Pocket for his purse, and found that it was gone.
41 then informed a policeman of the circumstance,
tril° took the prisoner into custody under the
try of a small court, near which he found the
purse) which was identified by the prosecutor. The
se Was upon examination found to contain only
4tan sovereign, and the policeman, who was then
pending near the prisoner, observed her eating some
ris of an apple, and noticed at the same time a
11'1 Proceeding from her throat, which in giving
44 evidence before the court, he curiously described
kisclrnething like that of "physic operating upon an
eit:.l)" and which at once led to the strange con-
low.l°n that the prisoner was then engaged in swal-
Inlg the missing sovereign.
e jury found the prisoner Guilty, recommending
er
pfren mercy, on the ground of its being her first
13 • ce• Sentence—Six months' hard labour at
rizton.
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„ —W-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
~&; ,_3u•san Martin. a girl of about 15 or 16, was charged
BR
stabbing Walter Breach, a boy of about the
'"'4e age.
ih the prosecutor said, he was with some other boys
to Greenland-court, Drury-lane, last night, trying
uget the caps of some of them off the leads of a
a.llse, where they had thrown them. They were
.ing a rope for this purpose, and one end of- it was
sing across the footway. The prisoner was passing,
the rope caught her feet. She cut the rope with
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knife, and then turned upon him and stabbed him
la the side. He had seen a surgeon, who said that
The knife had fortunately struck one of the ribs, other-
Vise it would have passed into the lungs.
The prisoner said that she did not intend to stab
the ivoy, it was accidental.
JAADINE said it was quite impossible to believe
This story. He would remand her for a week, in order
to see what state the wound would be in by that time.
lIARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
.acmes Brown, a man of respectable appearance,
1I I charged, before Nr. Bingham, with assaulting
ttle,°Ne Evans, waiter, at Mr. Carter's, licensed vic-
t, No. 1, Union-street, Bond-street.
about ten
stated that oncatmhee pinretoviohuiss
(ncioginht.,
Plain "ell o'clock, the defendant
served him, after stan
W.ortrithano;'Master,:shouse, and asked for sixpendny-
lit the vs rum, which was
the .Jar for some time, he drank it off,andwi
pa . barmaid's back was turned, decampedhim, and
/ling for Witness while
aft the liquor.
Shepherd-street,
cia! sharp run overtook him in
pursued
use of a
Atise(Gmanded payment for the rum. Defendant re-
al comply with his request, and making
ePithet struck witness a violent blow in the face.d
itness •
tedrie„,frolnediately closed with defendant and e-
the him till a constable arrived, into whose charge
4 -4.lisoner was consigned.
tirtxnnie defendant, in answer to the charge, pleaded
tiled ''enness as an excuse for his conduct, and hoped
hi,MaOistrate would be as lenient as possible towards
as lie
IYerk. was only a poor journeyman tailor out of
the4r. tINGITAM said drunkenness was no excuse for
10 vlk%sault, and recommended defendant, if he wished
I.OeP employ, to keep sober. He should fine him
that or the assault, and directed him in addition to
t° Pay for the rum.

IiLisERKENWELL—(THIS DAY.)
;q7'ert Anderson, a private soldier in the Scots'
Tyr I,e_r Guards was placed at the bar before. Mr.
itt,tiutitt, charged with stealing a purse containing a
the Y of silver monies, two boxes, and a knife,
r
cr.Pl.°Perty of a
i°n* gentleman's servant named William
vatieh..e prosecutor stated that yesterday evening being
about the
influence of liquor, he met the prisonern
Jlous; seven o'clock, and went with him into a pub cd-
Nvbltec -Ihey sat down and had a glass of gin afnll
italt,,,-or which he paid, and soon afterwards he e
Pars: ; the waiter awoke him, when he found his
4tole und money, two boxes, and knife had been
jci,?: and that the soldier was gone.
PrublirhKing said he was master at the Nag's Head
totethe ichiecntnise, Gray's Inn-lane. Yesterday evening
—ner and prosecutor came into the tap-room
r' when the former called for a slot of gin

and water, saying that he had no money, but that the
prosecutor would pay for it. They remained fir
about half an hour, v. her. th,, prisoner nut Bnr.l
offered to treat him to a pint of ale, and in paying for
it dropped two shillings on the floor. Owing to his
having previously said he had no money, his (wit-
ness's) suspicions were excited, and he went into the
tap-room, where he found the prosecutor asleep and
his pockets turned inside out. The prisoner had left
the house, and prosecutor and witness pursued him
and gave him in charge, when he was searched, and
the stolen property was found upon him.
' The prisoner said the prosecutor had made li4n a
present of the boxes and knife, and that the money
was his own.
He was fully committed for trial.

THE LATE STEN3I BOAT

XPLO:qON.

ADJOURNED INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.)

The inquest was resumed this morning at eleven
o'clock. On the Coroner taking his seat, a letter was
handed in from a female named Frances Hardy,
stating that her husband was on the boat at the time
of the explosion, that he was not injured, but such
was the effect upon his nervous system, that he had
been confined to his bed ever since. Her family
consisted of two children, and she was in the greatest
distress in consequence of her husband being unable
to work. The letter concluded with an appeal for aid
from the company.
Mr. Smith, the chairman of the company, wished
to have the letter, and it was handed to him. He
said it would meet with every attention.
The first witness examined was Robert Banks,
waiter, of Bartlet• court, who stated that on the even-
ing of the 25th of August he journeyed by the Cricket
from London-bridge. At Southwark bridge the
machinery suddenly stopped fro•n some cause, and
the boat had to be drifted back to London-bridge, and
after staying a short time there she went on all right.
By the Foreman—The enginemen came up and
looked at the paddles. After the boat drifted back
there was an escape of steam.
John Bransgrove, of 43, Great St. Andrew-street,
grocer and cheesemonger, stated that he was on
board at the time of the accident. She lay there ten
minutes, to the best of his belief, before the explosion
took place. Could not say whether there was any
escape of steam or not. One of his ribs was frac-
tured, and he received other severe contusions which
confined him to the hospital for a week. He was in
the after part of the boat.
Gould the beadle, here said that Clarke, the engi-
neer, was ready to be examined, but the Coroner
declined to examine him then.

Richard Parker, of No. 2, Bedfordbury, said he was
a stoker in the service of the " Ant and Bee Company."
He had been five or six weeks in their service. He
was a stoker in the Cricket about a fortnight before
it exploded. Thomas Clarke was the engineer during
the first week he was employed. Never saw him do
anything with the safety valve. Had seen him several
times shake the strings of the safety valve, in order
to see if they would give. The string was about
three yarns spun ; it was tied near the end of the
lever, and the ends hung down before the boiler. Had
seen them hang over a nail in the beam, but he had
never seen them tied. ‘V as ready to swear that he
never saw the strings tied. Was on good terms with
Clarke. No conversation passed between him and
Clarke with respect to the valves. Had not much
knowledge of steam-engines, but knew what safety-
valves were for. Never saw the two spring valves
work, but had seen the others work frequently. Had
himself given the strings a pull now and then. Had
nothing more to state except that the valves were not
tied. Was aboard at the time of the explosion.
henry Haisman was engineer on the day of the ex-
plosion. The boat had gone four trips that morning.
She worked the same as usual. Was standing on
the deck at the time, near the larboard sponson. Left
the after cabin about two minutes before the explo-
sion. The last time he was in the engine-room
was as the boat passed under Waterloo-bridge.
Haisman wlis in the room alone when he left it.
Nothing occurred from the time they left London-
bridge till the time of the explosion. Did not go on
shore on reaching the pier at the Fox. under- the-Hill.
Could not say whether any steam escaped. Might
have stopped five minutes or more at the pion. On
being pressed, the witness said the boat might hart
been lying ten minutes at the pier. Haisman was
standing close by his side. Shortly before he heard
him trying the water. The boiler sounded as if it
was full. Heard the noise of the water coming out
of the gauge cock. This was about a minute before
he joined him on the deck. Was sure it was not the
noise of steam. If the steam is at its height it would
blow off by itself when the boat was lying alongside
the piers. The steam that blows off evaporates by
the funnel. Could not in his own mind trace the ex-
plosion to any cause.
By the foreman—Understood the mercury gauge.
Had never seen it higher than 40. Never saw the
mercury agitated. He looked at the gauge at 'Wa-
terloo bridge, and found the pressure to be 251bs to
the square inch.
To the jury—Did not recollect lowering the chimney
on the Tuesday and Wednesday before the explosion.
He might have done so, but he could not call any
circumstance of the kind to mind. Was only ex-
pected to act as stoker. 'Whilst the boat svgs lying
at the piers the gauge sometime rose to 40, at which
point it would invariably stop. (The witness here
explained by reference to the plan how the steam from
the valves was carried off by the funnel.) Had seen
Mr. Nash, the secretary to the company, this morn-
ing. The captain, he believed, was coming to the
boat when the explosion took place. 'Was blown
upon the pier, and received contusions on the shoul-
der and shin.

By Mr. James—About ten minutes had elapsed
from the time he saw the gauge at 25 before the ex-
plosion. Haisman had one foot on the deck and the
other on the sponson. The pressure, no doubt, in-
creased whilst the boat was lying at the pier. The
steam ought to blow off at 40. On his oath he could
not say whether the steam was blowing off or not. It
usually blew off at 40.
By the Foreman—Had not made up the fires
shortly before the explosion. He was engaged, paid,
and liable to be discharged by Clarke. Persons could
see the lever from the deck. Of course a person
touching the strings could tell whether they were
tight or not. Had driven the engine one or two
journeys. Had also driven the old Minerva en-
gine. He did not drive the Cricket more than twice,
and then during the temporary absence of Clarke.
His wages were 1/. Bs. a week. Was never a coal-
porter. Was employed in a seed warehouse last
winter as a porter. Drove the boat two journeys on
two days about two months ago. Kent on one of
these occasions took the, management of the engine.
Did not know whether the company knew that he
had driven the boat. Clarke could not have fastened
down the valve without his seeing it. No strings
were attached to the levers ,of the Minerva. Never
saw strings in any other boats but those driven by
Clarke—the Ant and the Bee ; but he had not been
in any other steam boats than those he had men-
tiened. Had driven the Bee at the request of
Clarke.

By Mr. M'lntyre—l know the valves were not
tied down when I left the engine-room. Did not
recollect the pressure greater than 35. When
Clarke used to leave him in charge he used to move
the weight to the middle of the lever. When the
weight was at the extreme end the pressure was
401bs. to the square inch. 'the removal of the weight
by Clarke reduced the pressure 7lbs. to 101bs. on the
square inch.--(A model of the valve and lever were
here placed on the table, and its movements described
to the jury by the witness and others). The string
was used to cause a vibration of the lever, which freed
the valve if it happened to stick. Made up the fire
at London-bridge. , Was in the habit of making up
the fire at the commencement of each voyage. At the
end of each voyage the steam was usually low. The
pressure in the Bee was about 35. There was no
pulley over the lever. The nail on which the strings
were hung was driven into the beam, and was there
before he was employed. There was not two strings
on one lever.
George Bale, mate of the Cricket, stated that he
had been employed on the boattfeor
ebro about sixthe
tmonths,jine ai
and that he was comingdowne the
boat went fast and at
another slow ;
the explosion. s
olintime d not say that he knew what a
Hai drove the boat that day.
of the explosioe. Did
id not see Clarke on the morning
Knew nothing about the machinery of the boat. Was
safety valve
not in the habit of going below.
The CORONER—In fact, you know nothing?
Witness—No, Ido not.—(ghter.)
—(Laughter.)
By the Foreman—Never beard that Clarke, on one
occasion, tied down the valves. Saw the steam
;
blowing Off at the time of the explosionwas sure it
was not smoke. Thought he knew the difference—in
fact he understood nothing.—(Laughter.) On being
pressed,he said
he recollected the boat being obliged
to put back from Southwark. Though he was the
mate, he did not recollect the boat taking fire on one
occasion. Heard the steam blowing off.
By Mr. Jones—What he meant was that he saw
the steam blowing off when the explosion took place—
(Laughter.) Could not say he saw it blowing off
before the explosion. Did not know what a safety-
valve nor the dome of the boiler was. Never heard
the statement made by Edwards to the Captain about
Clarke tying the valves down. He was in the service
of the company. Clarke, Reisman, and Parker had
not been superseded. They were still in the active
service of the company.
By a gentleman--Never saw anythini like the