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by bringing it into a public court, by not suffering judg-
ment by default, by exposing parties who were witne-1)3
with foolish persons sitting by ready to grin in their
faces at any indecency that might arise. If they con-
sidered the defendant guilty, then the. question was,
what damages they would give against a man who had
been guilty of this crime.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages
2501.

COURT OF EXGREQUER, July 10.
(Sittings as Nisi Prius at ie
Guildhall before the LORD
CHIEF BARON and Special Jurs.)
WAILER V. BISHOP.
The Attorney-General, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Cleasley
conducted the case for the plaintiff, and Mr. Crowder,
Mr. W. 11. Watson, and Mr. Ogle appeared for the de-
fendant.
This was an action to recover a sum of money alleged
to be owing by the defendant, in his character of a
member h committee of the Dutch Hanoverian
Railway Company, to the plaintiff, a shock broker for the
purchase of shares and " continuations" for and on ac-
count of the cqmpany. It appeared that some time after
this company had been brought out, the plaintiff re-
ceived instructions from the board to purchase up
the shares as they. came into the market, with
a view of maintaining their value. For a length
of time these purchases were effected, and the
purchase notes made out " bought for account of N.
Ogle, Esq.," and although a letter was put in evidence,
which purported to be an authority from the company,
and wherein there was a recognition of the correctness
of the plaintiff's account, it was contended on the part
of the defendant that he bad not only not signed the
paper. but that he had said he would not sign it for a
thousand pounds.
The case occupied the whole of the day, and the only
Questions between the parties were, whether these pur-
chases had been made by the plaintiff on account of the
company, or on the private account of the director of
the name of Ogle.
The jury retired at twenty minutes past five o'clock,
and at five minutes to seven sent a note into court pray-
ing that they might be diseharged, as there was not the
least chance of their agreeing to a unanimous verdict.
The Lord Chief Baron having left the Court,
Mr. Baines, from the Marshall's-office read the note,
sad asked the attorneys on both sides if they would cori-
sent to the discharge of the jury?
The Attorney for the plaintiff said he could not give
his consent.
Mr. Baines thereupon communicated that fact to the

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About eight o'clock the jury again sent out to ask
whether they might not be discharged, as the probabi-
lity of their agreeing was more distant than ever.
Mr. Baines returned an answer in the negative, as the
parties would not give their consent.
Shortly afterwards, however, Mr. Baines sent a mes-
senger to the house of the Lord Chief Baron in Queen-
square, communicating the request of the jury, and
asking for instructions.
At nine o'cl-ck, before the messenger had returned,
the jury came into Court, and delivered a verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages 3,9291. 17s. 3d.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, July 9.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Homt.:n-13.)
IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF WRIGHT D
AN CO.
A meeting for the purpose of receiving proofs of debts
in this estate, where the bankrupts had been bankers in
Henrietta street, Covent-garden, was held to-day, but
only one proof was tendered, that of the Norwich Union
Company, for 23,0001., which was admitted without dis-
cussion.

(Before Mr. Commissioner PANE.)
IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF W. C. WELLS.
This bankrupt, described as a share dealer of the
Poultry, applied for his certificate, which was unopposed.
His debts were 778/., and his assets one good debt of
2/. 16s. 3
Mr. Commissioner PANE refused to grant the certifi-
cate forthwith, observing that persons who chose to
speculate in railway shares to the injury of their credi-
tors could not be allowed to use this court as a means to
rid themselves of their liabilities, and to start afresh in
a similar cour.te. The allowance of the certificate in
this case must be adjourned for 12 months from the date
of the fiat.
(13fore Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.)
IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF D. E COLUMBINE.
This bankrupt was a well-known attorney of Carlton
Chambers, Regent-street, and this was appointed for the
passing of adjourned last examination.
The COMMISSIoNER read the report of the official as-
signee. which s-t forth that the bankrupt's balance-sheet
commenced in 1831 with a sum of 6,9491. ss. as capital
received from his parents, upon an agreement to pay
them the same rate of interest as its investment in the
public funds would have produced. The total amount
of the bankrupt's debts was 18,7.0/. I Is. 9d., while his
assets were the value of 1,500 shares in the Direct Lon-
- don and Exeter Railway Company, due for services ren-
dered to that company up to September. 1845, a bill of
costs against that company about 3501., a debt owing by
a person named Miller 361., furniture and fixtures about
1001., and some cash given up, making a total of 3,3631.
There was also a claim of 5001. as a proportion of the
profits as joint solicitor to the Direct London and Exeter
Railway Company with Messrs. Stokes, and various bills
of costs due by parties whose names were not specified
upon the balance-sheet. The report concluded by stat-
ing that better accounts were desirable, including a de-
tailed profit and loss account, and a statement of the
names of the parties against whom the bankrupt had
claims for professional business done.
Mr. BAGLEY, counsel for the assignees, agreed with
the official assignee in asking for an adjournment, and
complained that the bankrupt had withheld his assist-
ance from his creditors in some proceedings now pending
in the courts at Boulogne for the recovery of property
which belonged to Mr. Columbine. Some jewels, which
the bankrupt alleged he had sent from Boulogne to
Amsterdam to a banker whose name he did not recol-
lect, by a person whose name he did not know, had now
found their way back to England, but a claim to them
was set up on behalf of the bankrupt's daughter; and the
assignees desired that the property should be deposited
in some safe hands until the right to it was established.
There was also a book at Boulogne relating to the
affairs of a Major Teesdale, which the bankrupt had
hitherto withheld from his creditors by refusing to give
any authority for iti removal.
Mr. COOKE, on behalf of the bankrupt, professed an
entire willingness to render every reasonable assistance
to the assignees.
The Learned Comartssiormt hoped that the bankrupt
would, as he was bound to do, sis
ast his creditors in their
efforts to recover property, which would tend ton their
him in a better position before the Court.
After some discussion the last examination was ad-
journed until Nov. 4.

July 10.
(Before Mr. Commissioner GOIILBURN.)
IN RE SNITS.
This bankrupt, who had carried on business at Brent-
wood, came up tor his last examination. He stated that
he had not been able to pay the accnuntant, and conse-
quently had not filed his balance sheet ; his inability
arose in cons- quence of the assignees having refused to
grant him any allowance, although the assets would
amount to nearly 1,0001.
His HONOUR—Is that a reality or only assets in
figures ?
The Official Assignee said there were a great many
debts to get in, but he could not say what would be
recovered.
His Hosotra said that this was one of the cases where
the creditors took everything from the bankrupt, and
debarred him from doing what the law required. He
h aped that, in the Lew Act, the point would be taken
into consideration.

Mr. Commissioner Folvin.Awgirz said, in such cases,
he always directed the official assignee to make out
the accounts, and allowed him a reasonable sum for so
doing.
His HONOUR thought this an advisable course in the
present case, and adjourned the case for one month, with
protection to the bankrupt.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
THIRD COURT.
Edward Lovell, a genteelly-dressed young man, de-
scribed as a clerk in an office, was indicted for a burglary
on the dwelling-boa's of Mr. James Peacuhy, a res
st pect-
able pawnbroker, in Goswell-street, St. Lke's, and eat-
able
therein six gold chains, value 201. and upwards, and
divers other articles, his property.
The prisoner was convicted on his own confession,
having been before in trouble.
heTrhe Learned JUDGE said, this was
smash a barefaced rob-
ceennitted • m the open day bysmashing a window.
The Court had
o ixansponarlytaetoinoenefoourrtseen to pursue,
usrsue,
tence was and its sow.
The
Duffield,
g
forty-eight, who called himself a
reporter, was convieteld o
erty of J. W. spokes, f stealing two printed books the
p rop
Flintoff. eat and other books, from George

Being a person known to the police,
The COURT sentenced him to transportation for seven
years.

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THE QITEEN V. DENT.—PROSECUTION FOR LIBEL.
uponST4Tidered to
i.
In this case the defendant's guiUrunees were
entreated last session, he not
abide his trial for publishing a
Truwhitt, a solicitor. At that time a writ of certiorari George
had been granted by the Court of Queen's Bench for
the
removal of the indictment thither; but it was not lodged
with the clerk of this court until afterwards.
libellin
Under these circumstances, Mr. WALKER now applied
to the Court on behalf of the defendant's bail to remove
the estreat.
The fact relative to the certiorari being deposed to on
affidavit, and the application being unopposed,
Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK granted the application.

• MID DL E SAE Xus SAEssSisStalnt?tudSge.,
(Before Mr. Sergeant A.DA , and a
Bench of Magistrates.)
William Davies was indicted for an assault committed
upon Frances Lloyd, the wife of George J. Lloyd, aso-
licitor, residing at 49, Doughty- street,
Mecklenburgh-
square.
The defend tut, Mrt, by the advice of his counsel, •
Payne, pleaded Guilty.
Mr. PAATNE said that the conduct of the prisoner had
certainly been most extraordinary. Ho must have been
either mad or drunk on the occasion. He was instructed
that the defendant had been sent by his father, who sup.
Sti 'plied Mr. Lloyd's family with milk, to request payment
of a bill, and committed the assault upon Mrs. Lloyd
i when is a state of intoxication. It was not a case in
which the defendant could offer any reparation; all he

4x3014 do tr 43 to oiler an apology, and thiow himself upon
-the mercy* the Court.
Mr.-COK EVANS, who appeared to prosecute, said
lthe statement which the detendant had instructed his
/counsel to make was untrue. lie was not the son, but
e biother of the milkman, and had not been sent to
_Mr. Lloyd's as stated, but he had gone there and ob•
*tined motley from Airs. Lloyd, withQet the knowledge

or authority of his brother, from whose services
there any he ha
been for some time discharged; nor
was
ground for the statement that he was intoNicated at thj
time he committed the outrage upon Mrs. Lloyd. That
respectable lady did not wish to aggravate the charge
against the defendant, but she had come forward to pro-
secute, with great pain to herself, and entirely on public
grounds, for the protection of her sex from insult. Ile
trusted that his Lordship would read over the depositions
before passing sentence. He would then see that at,
assault of a most extraordinary nature had been com-
mitted upon a lady in her own drawing-room, at a time
when, uufortunately, she was unprotected. But for the
circumstance that her screams were heard by her mother.
who was in the nursery upon the third float., and by two
gentlemen who were passing under the window at the
mit was impossible to say what might have been the
triesulit H LOADSIIIP thea read over the depositions, from
which it appeared thi.t about eight o'clock on Saturday
evening, the 19th of June last, the defendant obtained
admission to Mrs. Lloyd's drawing room, under pretence
of being the milkman, who had come to ask payment of
a bill. The servant having left the room with the door
open, almost immediately went out upon an errand; and
about the same time Mrs. Lloyd's little girl, being called
by her grandmother, went up stairs to her. The de-
fendant then shut the drawing-room door, and threw his
arms round Mrs. Lloyd's neck, and on being thrust away
and commanded instantly to leave the house, he threw
his arms round her body, endeavouring to kiss her. A
violent struggle then took place, and Mrs. Lloyd
screamed out for assistance to her mother, who happened
at the moment to be in the nursery upon the third floor.
Mrs. Lloyd succeeded in liberating herself from the de-
fendant, and got to the window, which was open, and
called for assistance to two gentlemen who were passing
at the time. The defendant continued his attack upon
Mrs. Lloyd until her mother, alarmed by her screams.
came down stairs and let in the two gentlemen. The
defendant then made his escape from the drawing:room,
and met the gentlemen in the passage, who having as-
certained from Mrs. Lloyd that the man was, as she then
supposed, the milkman, and that she could identify him,
turned him into the streets.
The depositions of Mr. Pott, 'a proctor of Doctors
Commons, and of Mr. Simpson, of Great Ormond-
street, confirmed several parts of Mrs. Lloyd's state-
ment. They added that Mrs. Lloyd came to the drawing-
room window in a most agitated manner, and called to
them for assistance. They stopped, and heard her
several times command some one to leave her, and to
leave the room, and calling out to her mother for help.
She came to the window several times, in a most excited
state, trembling with alarm, and requested the wit-
nesses to get into the house over the area rails and
through the kitchen, and continued screaming out to
her mother, until that lady, alarmed by her daughter's
cries, came down stairs and let them in. Just at that
time the defendant looked out of the drawing-room win-
dow, and when the:street door was opened the witnesses
met him at the door. They then took him up stairs,
when Mrs. Lloyd having stated in the presence of the
defendant that she had been most grossly insulted by
him, related to the witnesses the particulars of the
assault. On learning from Mrs. Lloyd that he was the
milkman, and that she could identify him, Mr. Putt
walked the defendant down stairs, when he said, 64 Ah,
you had better go and look to the lady." Mr. Pott then
took him by the collar and shoved him out.
Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. Bishop, her mother, and the other
witnesses were in attendance.
Mr. Pott, the proctor, was then called, and, in answer
to a question pat by the Learned Judge, said that the
defendant smelt of rum, but he certainly was not in-
toxicated.
The Learned JUDGE then sentenced the defendant to
be imprisoned for 14 days.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
ROME ClRCUl7'.—Hertford, July 9.
The commission for the county of Herts was opened
on Thursday, and, contrary to the usual custom, busi-
ness was proceeded with in both courts in the after part
of the day. There were 18 causes for trial, five of
which are special jury cases, and 15 prisoners for trial
on the Crown side. The cases tried hitherto have been
quite devoid of interest, and Mr. Baron Parke was
engaged nearly the whole of to-day in trying a case
involving a question as to the warranty of soundness of
some sheep at the time of their sale, the details of which
were of no interest except to the parties. It was ex-
pected that the Crown business would be finished last
night, and Mr. Justice Coltman will then assist in dis-
posing of the cause list.

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Abingdon, July 9.
The commission for this circuit was opened here yes-
terday with the usual formalities. Business commenced
this morning at ten o'clock in the Nisi Prius Court, and
soon after eleven in the Crown Court. There were only
six causes and 11 prisoners for trial. Of these one was
charged with manslaughter, one with burglary, five with
larceny, one with hig'uny, two with assaults with intent,
&c., and with a common assault.
CROWN COURT.—(Betore Mr. Justice ERLE.)
John Plant, a gamekeeper, was indicted for assaulting
Edward I. Wilkinson, on the 28th September last.
Mr. Williams conducted the prosecution; Mr. Carring-
ton the defence.
It appeared, from the evidence of the prosecutor, that
on the day in question, as the prosecutor, who is a hatter,
residing in Broad-street, Reading, and who appeared in
the witness box " bearded like a pard," was going to the
Twyford station of the Great Western Railway, carry-
ing a gun with him for his amusement along the road,
he saw a jay flying near him, fired at it and shot it.
The bird fell in a field, some twenty yards off the road.
The prosecutor went in and brought it out, and then
proceeded along the road, but was soon overtaken by the
defendant, who is gamekeeper to Mr. Palmer, one of the
Members for this county, and who, without any notice,
struck him on the neck, and attempted to wrest the gun
from him, and in the struggle fired it off, the prosecutor
having luckily turned the muzzle from his body just as
the defendant was striving to reach the trigger. The
prosecutor, having released himself from the gripe
of the defendant, went on the road, but was
again followed and overtaken by the defendant,
who struck him violently and took away his
gun. The prosecutor, seeing several farmers and farm
labourers near the spot, complained to them, but they
would not interfere, and refused to give their names or
addresses. On cross-examination, the prosecutor said
he had upwards of 1,000 partridge and pheasant
eggs in his shop window; that in the course of 14 years
he had been convicted ten times by magistrates for
offences against the game-laws, and six of those times
by means of perjury; that for this particular transaction
he had been fined by the magistrates; that he appealed
against the conviction to the quarter sessions,
and that there the conviction was affirmed with 201.
costs; and that the prisoner did not ask for his license
or certificate before he assaulted him. A labourer who
was at work in a field near where the shot was fired,
confirmed the prosecutor as to a great part of the trans-
action, and another witness confirmed him as to the in-
jury done to his leg.
Mr. CARRINGTON then proceeded to address the jury
for the prisoner. As the Learned Gentleman was
doing so,
His LORDSHIP said, that in such a case as this he
thought he should be acting in the manner best calcu-
lated to effect the ends of justice by allowing the pri-
soner to speak with the prosecutor.
The parties then conversed for a few moments, but not
being able to come to any arrangement,
Mr. CARRINGTON said he would submit to a verdict
against his client.
The prisoner was thereupon found Guilty, and
fined IN.
CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE and
Common Jul ies )

ANDERSON V. CAMPBELL.
Mr. Keating and Mr. Hodgson appeared for the plain-
tiff ; Mr. Whateley and Mr. Selfe for the defendant.
This was an action of assumpsit tor a qaarter's rent
of a house in Burton-crescent, London, due at Christ-
mas last. The case for the plaintiff was as follows :
The plaintiff, who was formerly a banker, had given up
that business, and had taken recently to building and
buying houses, and letting them. In the spring of 1843
a Mrs. Neave, the wife of a gentleman holding a high
judicial situation in India, having been obliged to come
to England for the benefit of her health and the educa-
tion of her children, proposed to take the house in
question from the plaintiff, but he, wishing to have some
other security than that of a married woman, a Mr.
Campbell, a surgeon, residing in Burton-crescent, and a
friend of Mrs. Neave, agreed to become the tenant, and
entered into a written agreement to hold it for two
years from Midsummer, 1845. Mrs. Neave then went
into possession, and held it till the end of the term,
when, in consequence of some repairs being required, a
negotiation commenced for a new holding, and a written
agreement for a five years' tenancy, and similar in other
respects to the former one, was drawn up, but was not
executed, Mrs. Neave wishing that the repairs should be
first exeznited. The plaintiff executed all the repairs
foNeave .
h.
e remainednew t
esians
y w possession,as
not
completed between the plaintiff and the defendant
btbsattthweerwerriettqeusirecdss.
trMacrts.
was paid, as before, by the hands of
the first st taking. In March, 1846,
(per on the terms of
tendr t
she would terminate her
trihoewdeevfeenrdtahnet,raenndt the plaintiff considered him as holding
Mrs. Neave gave notice s
ain at Midsummer that
tenancy at Midsummer,
period, having paid the Michae
h prevent action
she would leave at ChristmasgirsSasherelnetftsaststohoeslaststeirt
became due. Soon after Chriatmas te
theThpelacirteifffoar
was commenced.
summer, 1845, the plaintiff then took Mrs. Neave as his
latdhetdheefednecfeeswd
sass ,t t hhastvtihseg tenancyd baett wmeiedn.
tenant, and the she held on from quarter to quarter as
such tenant, and gave the notices to quit in that charac-
ter; that the plaintiff never pretended to treat those
notices as waste paper while she was in occupation; that
she agreed to hold on only on condition that the plaintiff
should put the house in a proper state of repair, and
especially so as to prevent the chimneys from smoking;
and that this not having been done, she was obliged t )
quit. In support of this view, several witnesses, among
whom was Mrs. Neave, were called.
Mr. KEATING replied, commenting on the circumstance
that the deft-nclant did not produce the receipts for rent
given after Midsummer, 1845, and, from that omission,
urging the jury to infer that in those receipts th'e de-
fendant must have been treated as the tenant, or other-
wise he would produce them.
His LORDSPIP summed up, and the jury, after a few
minutes'
consideration, returned a verdict for the de-
mfeninduatnt

SCOTT V. BORGNIS.
Mr. Whateley and Mr. Pigott were for the plaintiff;
and Mr. Godson and Mr. Keating for the defendant.
This was an action for an assault. When the facts
had been opened his Lordship suggested that it might
be arranged. The plaintiff's counsel thereupon offered
to be content with an apology and a verdict that would
carry
costs, but the defendant's counsel would accede to
no terms,
It appeared that the plaintiff was a retired

surgeon, residing in this county on a farm, to the ma-
nagement of which he paid great attentirm. also
kept a boarding-house, where gentlemen u iudep, nciont
:ireumstances took up their ab de with him. The de-
r'endant, who is of foreign parentage, had been one of
his lodgers for about ten months, when one morning at
ireakfast a dispute arose between him and the plaintiff
as to the best mode of "dressing" mengold-wurzel. The
defendant mentioned one particular fashion. The plain
tiff sharply contradicted him, whertup m the d .fendant
,aid that he knew of course that the p,aintiff w .uld con-
tradict him, as he had a mania for contradiction. The
retort courteous, or the lie direct (the witnesses differed
as to which) ,A as thereupon given by the plaint ft', where-
upon the defendant, in a moment of excitement, struck
him on the nose. The p:aint!ff's wife and servants there-
ipon assailed the defendant, and scratched his face. The
.ilaintiff was said to be 68 years of age, and the defendant
only 35. The defendant having made no apology for his
conduct, this action was brought.
On the close of the plaintiff's case,
Mr. GODSON addressed the jury for the defendant.
His LORDSHIP having summed un,
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
mages, 201.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY, &C., IN LEA
DENHALL- STREET.—John Daniell, alias Johnson, and
Marianne Smith, who had a child in her arms, were
brought before Alderman Gibbs, charged with haying
stolen gold and silver watches, diamond rings, &c. &c.,
.if the value of about 1,0001., the property of Messrs.
Brown and Walker, of Whitechapel and Leadenhull-
street. The premises in Leadenhall-street were those
in which the robbery was committed, and the moment
the discovery took place the prosecutor employed Daniel
flaydon and Robinson Webb, tdvo of the most active and
vigilant officers of the City police, in the work of de-
tecting the thieves and recovering the stolen goods.
Mr. Charles Brown said—l am in partnership with
Mr. John Walker, and carrying on business as jewel-
lers, &c., at No. 92, High-street, Whitechapel, and
also at No. 110, Leadenhall-street. The male prisoner
was shopman to us up to Sattaday night last, and had
all the property in the shop in Leadenhall-street under
his care. The articles were very valuable, consisting
of gold and silver watches, gold chains, diamond rings
and pins, and the rest of the usual stock of a jeweller.
It was the male prisoner's duty to sleep on the pre-
mises every night, and it was his duty every Tuesday
morning to bring the keys to us, and to come in the
evening for them and return to sleep in the house.
He brought the keys as usual last Sunday morning to
our house in Whitechapel, but he did not return in the
evening. I visited the premises on Monday morning, at
about eight o'clock, and saw that they were locked up ac-
cording to custom. I found my lad at the door, and he
said that Mr. Daniell had not arrived. I opened the
premises, and, as the shop was dark, directed that the
shutters should be removed. I then perceived that a
number of articles had disappeared, and the tickets which
had belonged to them were scattered about the place ;
and I said to the lad, " I see how it is." I then brought
in some gentlemen. (Here Haydon, the officer, produced
several bundles containing jewellery of various kinds.)
I can identify the go:d watch found by one of the officers
upon Daniell as our property. and part of that which had
been on the premises On Saturday, and had not been ac-
counted for by Daniell.
Mr. John Walker, of the firm of Brown and Walker,
said—l w ant on Monday morning to our house in
Leadenhall-street, and found everything there in a
state of confusion, and the property stolen, and the
tickets about the premises. I instantly commenced a
course of search, accompanied by Haydon and Webb,
the officers. I went with them for the purpose of identi-
fying Daniell. After having gone to a variety of places,
we at last called at No. 21, Green-place, Lisson-grove,
where the officers knocked at the door, and inquired
whether Mr. Johnson was at home. "Yes," said the
ipnegrswone wsahwo opened
fneedmale p
the droiosre,n‘e‘ walk inhlepronwheenttheerr-
Mr. Johnson was at home? She replied in the negative.
prisoner, and asked t
I said, upon looking at her, "Your name is Daniell?"
" No," said she, "it is Johnson, and Mr. John-
son is out." I at once recognised a particular book
which was on the table as Daniell's, and I said, " That's
his book." and one of the officers said " That's his hat."
We then searched the next room, and W. bb discovered
Daniell under the bed, and pulled him out. I said to
Daniell, " You scoundrel, where is my property ?" ani
he replied, " I see its no use—it's in that box," pointing
to a heavy trunk. The trunk was then opened, and we
found almost all the property which had been stolen in
a carpet bag in it, done up in fourteen parcels, and we
took an inventory of the property. Daniell made no
statement, but the female prisoner inquired of him what
it was he said, to which he replied that he would tell her
presently. The whole of the property produced is ours.
The female prisoner—Mr. Walker said at the time he
did not " charge" me.
Mr. Walker—Yes, but afterwards I found that you
had a black brooch and ring of mine.
Robinson Webb (658) City policeman, and Daniel
Haydon, who had traced the prisoners and the property
from place to place, with extraordinary skill, gave evi-
dence in all the main points exactly corresponding with
that given by Mr. Walker. When Daniell acknowledged
that there was no use in further attempts at conceal-
ment, he handed to one of the officers a key, which he
singled out as the key with which to open the trunk, and
also the keys adapted to the lock of the carpet bag in
which the property was contained. Each lock was at
once opened with the key selected. In Daniell's pockets
were found not only the gold watch identified by Mr.
Brown, but several foreign coins.
Mr. Walker said he had no doubt that the coins were
the property of the firm, as Daniell was entrusted to
purchase old gold and silver.
When the officers told Daniell what they were, and
asked him whether he knew where they came from, he
nodded assent, and when asked whether ho wished to
say anything before the house was searched for the pro-
perty, he said, " Well, it's all over, it's no use, you'll
find it all there," pointing to the trunk. When the
officers told the woman that she must consider herself
their prisoner, she replied, " Yes, I have no other wish
but to share his punishment."
The prisoners were then remanded.
A great deal of ingenuity, it appears, had been exer-
cised by the prisoners to escape detection, but it was in
a few days overcome by the indefatigable zeal and vigi-
lance of the policemen.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ASSAULT ON A it AGIST RA.TE.—Benjamin Blachmore
was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having
assaul ed Mr. Attaining, a magistrate of Wolverhamp-
ton, at present staying at the &Triers Hotel, Oxford-
street. It appeared that on the previous evening Mr.
Manning was in Oxford-street, near the Princess's
Theatre, about nine o'clock, when he asked a person to
direct him to a watering-screen. Oue person pointed out
a yard close by, in which was a stable. Complainant
went into the stable, and, seeing a man there, asked for
and obtained accommodation. When about leavines
defendant came up to him, seized him by the collar, an
struck him a violent blow on the chest, dragged him
out of the place, and threw him into the street.
The defendant denied that he was the person who
had assaulted the complainant, and called some wit-
nesses to prove that it was another man who had ill-
treated complainant, but Mr. Bingham said he did not
believe the defendant's denial, or the evidence of his wit-
nesses. Complainant had acted most properly in seek-
ing the privacy he had done, and, therefore, he ought
not to have been subjected to such violence. Defendant
was fined forty shillings, which he paid.
SOUTHWARK.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF RAILWAY IRON.—Thomas
Malsey and Robert Howe, the former manager, and
the latter clerk, to an iron merchant at Banksidc, were
charged, before Mr. Seeker, with assaulting Robert
Blandford, Police sergeant, 12 M. It appeared
that a few weeks back the sergeant discovered 4001.
worth of new iron rails in the yard of the defendant's
employer. Tha' circumstance led to the apprehension
of a man named Haynes, who had sold a great portion
of the iron, which was believed to belong to the South-
Western Railway, a great quantity having been missed
from its junction with the Richmond line, and Haynes
was committed for trial at the Surrey Sessions. At the
trial the witnesses were unable to swear that the iron
was the same that Haynes had brought to the yard, and
he was acquitted. Application was then made to the
Bench by the railway company for the iron to be given
up to them, but the Bench refused to make any order
until better proof of its being their property was given.
The company being positive of the fact, directed Bland-
ford to keep a watch on it, which he did. On the pre-
vious night he saw about thirty labourers removing the
iron in a truck Nom the yard, and on stopping them he
was knocked down, and the wheels of the truck went
over his legs. Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, he
went to the yard with Mr. Rayland, chief clerk to the
solicitors of the Great Northern Railway, and Mr. Mur-
ray, a wharfinger at Battle-bridge, when the rails were
identified as their property, and not that of the South-
Western Company. Defendants were in the yard at the
time, and resisted the officer in his duty, for which they
were taken into custody.
Mr. SECHER said it was a case in which a serious
robbery had been committed, and with a view to have it
fully investigated he should commit the prisoners for
trial.

THAMES.

Dennis Buckley, a lodging•house keeper, was charged
with the following series of unmanly and savage assaults
on a slender, delicate- looking female, named Elizabeth

Drinan
:
The prosecutrix resides at No. 20, Crown-court, But-
ler's-buildings, and on Friday afternoon her sister-in-
law, the prisoner, and his wife, were at her house. In
the course of the afternoon some altercation ensued be•
tween the prisoner's wife and her sister-in-law, and
witness interfered to pacify them, when the prisoner
seized her by the hair her head, of which he tore out
a large handful, and heat her so violently that she be-
came insensible. When she recovered she immediately
left the house, but the prisoner was waiting for her in
the street, and again rushed at her and felled her to the
earth. She ran into an adjoining house tor proto
at
and thtehetismtaet,ihone
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constables, and dealt her
into
d aenpl policeman
custody.li ebermo broke
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another violent blow on the arm.
Police-constable II 141, said that on Friday afternoon
he was passing by Crown-court, when he saw a man
knock a woman down. She ran away, and he collared
the prisoner, who struck witness several very violent
blows.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he was drunk, and
recollected nothing about it.
amTnehIneIn,r.I3.BA.LLANTINE—It is perfectly abominable the way
in which
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knockingthe
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d,iuisft
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hard labour, and for the assaults on the young woman
v(m will further pay a fine of 3/., or go to poi for ano-
ther ,n•hitti.
The prisoner was then removed to the sills

REFORM IN TAXATION—THE
EXCISE.
We have received the following letter, addressed to
the National Association for Reform of the Excise Laws,
by Mr. Wallace, of Kelly
:
Gentlemen,—Although I have withdrawn from Par-
liamentary and eublic life, I continue to watch woe
intense interest every movement in behalf of national
reforms and improvement, and I have discovered with
unspeakable satistactien the strong disgust which at lase
is being so signally mauifested against the continuance
of the degrading and pestiferous usages, rules, and
laws, under which the excise are enabled to tyrannise
and ride rough-shod over all classes in these kingdoms.
Having been one of the few public men who have ob-
served the signs of the times on this question for many
years past, and having myself, when in the House o
Commons, taken an active part in trying to expose the
carefully •concealed groundwork and superstructure of
the horrid system, I will detail briefly the circumstance&
I allude to.
" Having been for some years closely enraged in ex-
posing the innumerable defects of the pest-office depart
ment, and of the no less gross abuses which from tame
immemorial the inhabitants of Scotland have been sub-
jected to in the administration of the law—through
which, let it be specially remembered, a great part of the
oppressions inflicted by the excise are accomplished-
-1 resolved on superadding to these laborious avocations
the looking into the workings of the existing excise laws.
" With this in view, I set to in earnest to read, un-
derstand, and master the voluminous reports which had
been laid before Parliament and the country, by an in-
fluential royal commission appointed to inquire into the
excise laws, and of which my distinguished friend, Sir
Henry Parnell, was chairman; and having satisfied my-
self of the usefulness of the task I had in hand, I put
myself into confidential communication with Sir Henry,
end received the utmost encouragement to prosecute my
labours, with all the advice and assistance he was at
give me while a member of the Administration.
When I had fully prepared myself for the onslaught,
libertyW hto
I gave notice in the usual form through the books of th'e
House of Commons, takieg care this was done in such
eeneral terms as would let in a full exposure of the
system, which mode of dealing with public departments
I had invariably adopted when blowing up the Post-
office authorities, and found so useful in thwarting the
attempts sure to be made by some chicken Lord of
the Treasury, to misconstrue what is said, and so divert
attention from the merits of a case. Having with
difficulty at last found an open day for bringing on my
motion, and having Sir Henry Parnell by my side,
and his invaluable reports at hand, I was proceed-
ing deliberately and methodically with the exposé
I bad to make, which happened to be during that
dangerous hour for those who care nothing for place-
men and Ministers of State—namely, the usual dinner
hour—when I could easily observe that means were
being employed for counting out the House, and so
getting rid of an unpalatable exposure of a favourite
source of revenue (which with Chancellors of Exche-
quer, every one is), which is adapted to squeeze out
the last farthing from the pockets of the people, through
machinery no less savage than secret, and so extrava-
gantly expensive and dilatory, as often to drive the
honest and upright trader to compromise his character
and sacrifice his money, to encourage and reward train-
ed spies and perjured informers, whose insatiable maws
are ever on the stretch for the unwary and acciden
tul offender against alleged usages and customs, and
bye-laws, and statute-laws, purposely intermixed and
so unintelligibly blended, as to render excise courts the
very terror of any one who is dragged there, and the
constant scene of the most appalling injustice. I had
said about this much when the House was counted out,
and as the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secre-
tary to the Treasury were present, either of whom have
at all times the power of keeping a House, if they
please, you may judge whether the usual trick was not
re, orted to, of what in Parliamentary slang is callee
Whipping the House out,' which is a favourite way of
getting over disagreeable exposures. I have entered into
this matter, in order to show the leaning the present
Administration is likely to have towards the maintenance
of the: excise laws, for it was during Lord Melbourne's
official career the above took piece.
" I observe the Associaticin is to insist for pledges
from candidates at next general election in behalf of a
reform of the excise laws; this is all well enough, yet it
is but a step of the ladder which I would fain see up-
raised.
" In the first place, and as a general rule, I consider it
much more safe to expect pledges to be unblushingly
broken through than maintained, owing to the many
temptations which offer to cupidity, personal aggran-
disement, or honours, during the continued unconstitu-
tional existence of seven years Parliaments; public
money has many attractions—few men are found to with-
stand the chink of Treasury gold—and I firmly believe.
that when men once get public money into their pockets,
it may be said they cannot live without it, and there-
fore, if you are wise, you will be very careful what sort
of pledges you exact, and what sort of men you put
them to, and trust.
" I believe, from what I have lately read from speeches
in Parliament, that it is already determined to maintain
the Excise laws in all their odious integrity.
" Remember the good old adage—' What is every-
body's business is nobody's.' VG hat will pledges from
candidates do in the face of this ?
Remember, that so carefully are the excise laws
hid from view, and shrouded in mystery, that even
lawyers are continually puzzled with them. Remember
the host of placemen they feed and shelter, and do not
forget that these folks keep Ministers of State, Chan-
cellors of the Exchequer, et hoc genus omne, in the purest
state of ignorance—so much so, as to leave no doubt on
my mind of the fact, that in regard to the practice and
knowledge of the excise laws, her Majesty's Ministers,
as a body, would have no chance with a common excise-
man. Therefore, to master the subject, and take in
hand to alter or abolish these laws is a task Ministers
wont grapple with, if by any means-they can avoid it.
" I have never seen a practical man of business who
had endeavoured to master this subject, who did not be-
lieve that the whole system of excise should be abolished
and the collection of the revenue be made.over to the
custom house ; and so it will be when the people put
their shoulders to it, as I now would fain hope they
will do, although I myself got no encouragement from
them to continue my lemurs.
" The reformation of the Post-office, and the substitu-
ftioorneed on the
of penny
postage for the old ' jog-trot,' were both
Whig Government by pressure from with-

h a without;yin g
th e
out.
Free-trade was forced on the Whig Government by
—excai
pressure from without.
" Scotch law reform was forced on the Whig
fromGovern-
mentforand
assured of the same principle being the right one to
laywons amboalyishreedst,
and excise officials removed from the sight of freemen.
Pledge every one you can; but, along with this, look
out for some lionest, industrious, h d •
adop t andby pressure
ss rust
tr: ,
ar -working men, to
send to the House of Commons, pledged to take in hand
this great nation.d cause, and incessantly to ring it in
whenever the ears of the Ministers of the Crown,
it may
be possible to do so, and to give them no rest, and take
none to themselves, until they have worked out this na-
ti,eial deliverance.
This, gentlemen, is the advice I venture to offer you,
and I trust that my long service in behalf of
will plead my excuse for the great liberty I have taken.
"Itis no easy task you have to impose. It is enough,
and more than enough, for any one man, however stout-
hearted and able. Look out for such men—care nothing
for their lineage or country—honesty is the best policy—
and to keep those honest whom you honour and trust—
pledge them to come back to their electors at a conve-
nient fixed day in each year, to render an account of
their stewardsbip, and die prepared to resign their high
trust, if demanded by those who sent themA
" Adverse majorities are the true way to bring Mi-
nisters to their senses. There is yet ample time to de-
mand a distinct answer from Lord John Russell as to
the intention of Government with regard to the excise
laws. Lord John, as Premier and leader of the House
of Commons is all in all ; Sir Charles Wood, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, is nobody—literally so—that is,
he has no power to maintain a promise even should he
give one explicitly, and therefore I hope to see this
point settled between Lord John Russell and you, by
having the question first recorded on the b a
ook
deliberate
of the
House of Commons, and thereby getting
answer one way or other.
"In conclusion, I beg to express my very strongest
approval of the objects the association
success ha
attending in view,
and my anxious desire for complete
them.
"Permit me to tender my, name to the Association,
with my wish of being allowed to have the honour of
being a member of it. Farther, I request that I may be
added to the list of subscribers I
path the e newspa
our to to
be, be
published by the Association. hon
gentlemen, your faithful and P
obedient servant,
"ROBERT WALLACE, lately M.. for Greenock."

•-------r-- --...n.'-.---"---__ _
DUNDEE TRADE, JULY 6. Our markets have
undergone no change daring the last eight days. Flax
possessed of colour and quality is inquired after, and
In
is
saleable in small quantities at about former rates.
hemp and hemp codilla there is little or nothing doing
for want of supplies. East India jute continues rather
scarce, and meets ready buyers at prices varying from
221. 10s. to 24/. 10s. per ton, according to the colour and
quality of the parcels.--Courier.
LARGE FAMILY OF MUSIIROOMS.-.411 a field at
Hayton, near Retford, a family of mushrooms has this
week been
gathered, amounting in number to 26, of
most extraordinary dimensions, the largest of which
measured 36 inches in circumference, and weighed rather
more than qlbs. ay.irdupoise.
Mr..— Frederick Webster,
HAYArartKET TnEATREwiII take his benefit
the stage director at this theatre,
to-morrow evening. The entertainments will `andThe
onsiof
7'he Provoked Husband, Binks the Bagman,
Jacobite, and will be sustained by the combined talent
of the Haymarket and Adelphi Theatres. Mr. John
Parry
will also appear, and sing his new song, called
' The London Season." Mr. Webster's benefit cannot
fail to attract a large number of visitors, and he is sure
of the support of the ancient order of Freemasons, of
which he is a most worthy brother.
M.
able talent will be offered enga
Jullien signed on Friday a lease for three years
for Drury-lane Theatre. The house is to be splendidly
decorated, and the present intention is to give promenade
gements—and English
operas,
concerts, the legitimate drama—tor which all the avail..
with a first-rate band and chorus.
His Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of Prussia
does not leave the metropolis, tor his supposed tour in
the north of England and Scotland, until after the 20th
instant,,oorii when Baron Von Lauer Muncl'hosen, the Count
d la, and count Grueben, will accompany his Royal
highness.