The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 21, IM7.

shipping interest of Liverpool, he would move several ,
amendments on the Bill, which it would, perhaps, be as
well that he should state at once to the Committee. In
the first clause he proposed to
.move—page 2,
line 15, after " tons," insert " barog a space of
fourteen superficial feet to each. person. . rage 3,
line 7, after "hatchway," insert provided with
ladders and protected by a companion
. hatch
fitted with sliding top and side doors." Line 24, after
"ship," insert " having a space of fourteen superficial
feet." Page 4, line 10, leave out fourteen," and insert
" eight." Line 16, leave out "in the said recited Act
mentioned," and insert " of one person to every four-
teen feet, including berths and personal luggage." After
clause 5, he proposed the insertion of clause C, the
object of which was, that the seaworthiness of the ship
r should be ascertained by survey. And be it further
enacted, That to remove doubts as to the seaworthiness
of any vessel about to proceed with passengers, as afore-
said, the acting government emigration officer shall
cause such ship to be surveyed by two duly autho-
rised and responsible surveyors, and if it shall be
reported by those persons that such ship is not in
their opinion in a state of repair and efficiency
as would entitle such ship or vessel to be classed
in Lloyd's Registry of British and Foreign Shipping,
JE 1, such ship or vessel shall not be cleared out.
Then, after clause C he proposed to add a clause D,
providing that in the event of wreck or unseaworthiness,
the passengers were to have another conveyance pro-
vided for them or to be indemnified. The clause would
be as follows :--And be it enacted, that in case any ship
carrying passengers on any such voyage as in the said
recited Act is mentioned, shall be wrecked or otherwise
destroyed. and shall thereby or by any other cause what-
soever be prevented from landing her passengers at the
place they may have respectively contracted to land ;
or in case such ship shall put into any port or place in a
damaged state, and shall not within a reasonable time be

ready to proceed with her passengers on her intended
voyage after having been first efficiently repaired, and in
all respects put into a sound and seaworthy condition,
then and in any of such cases they:shall be provided with
a passage by some other equally eligible vessel, to the
port or place at which: they respectively may have
originally contracted to land ; and in default thereof,
within a reasonable time, such passengers respectively
shall be entitled to recover by summary process, before
any two or more justices of the peace, in like manner as
in the said recited Act is provided in the cases of
moneys thereby made recoverable, all moneys
which shall have been paid by or on account of such pas-
sengers or any of them, for such passage, from the party
to whom the same may have been paid, as from the
owner, charterer, or master of such ship; and also such
further sum not exceeding 51. in respect of each
such passage, as shall in the opinion of the jus-
tices who shall adjudicate on the complaint be
a reasonable conpensation for any loss or inconve •
nience occasioned to any such passenger, or his or
her family, by reason of the loss of such passage.
The last was the most important amendment. It was
to provide that in all cases where a ship was lost, the
owners should return the passage money, or provide
the passengers with another passage. This would in-
volve an additional expense of Is. 6d. per passenger for
insurance ; but he was quite sure, with such a guaran-
tee, the passengers would readily pay that charge.
Mr. HAWES objected to assimilate the measurement
of English ships with American, as that would have
the effect of putting impediments in the way of the
emigration now in progress from Ireland and this coun-
try. He hoped, therefore, his Noble Friend would not I
press his amendment. W ith regard to the survey pro-
posed by the Noble Lord, the present law provided for
that, as no ship could convey passengers without a cer-
tificate of her seaworthiness ; and this, he apprehended,
was a sufficient guarantee of security. Under these
circumstances, he hoped the House would see
that the amendments suggested were unnecessary.
He hoped the Noble Lord would allow the Bill to go
through Committee, and move again the clauses he
might feel it necessary to have inserted on the bringing
up of the report.
Lord G. BENTINCK said he could not give way on
the clauses referring to surveying. He would agree
that the Bill should go through Committee, and so much
of it be confirmed as did not bear upon the surveying,
and on the bringing up of the report, he would more his
clauses.

`Mr. HUDSON concurred with the Noble Lord in the
desirableness of the survey.
On clause ten,
Sir G. CLERK thought there ought to be some scale
of boats adopted in the Bill for the security of passen-
gers. It mattered not whether they adopted the scale of
last year or the year previous, but some scale in propor-
tion to the passengers ought to be adopted in the Bill.
The clauses were agreed to, the Bill went through
Committee, and was ordered to be reported on Monday
week.

The House then resumed, the other orders of the day
were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at I'm o
o'clock.

MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY.

EAT MARKETS.
SYrrrilmicr.o.—Meadow Hay, 2112 s to 3116 s ; Clover ditto.
3/ lOs to 41168; and Straw, 11 109 to 11 14s per load. Supply
good, and trade dull.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 14s to 31 18s; Clover
ditto, 3/ lOs to 41 14s ; and Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 16s per load.
A full average supply, and a sluggish demand.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 12s to 31 16s ; Clover
ditto, 31 lOs to 51; and Straw, 11. lOs to U 14s per boat
Trade dull, at barely late rates.
_ __ =EAT MARKETS.

SOUTHALL, MAT 19.—We had a very brisk trade for each
kind of fat stock, and the general quotations advanced quite
4d per Blbs. Beef, from 3s 10d to 5s 2d; Mutton, 4s 6d to
6s 2d ; Lamb, 5s 6d to 6s 4d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 4d; and
Pork, 4s to 5s pct. 81bs, to sink the offal.
ROMFORD, MAY 19.—There was a very active demand here
this morning, at higher rates. Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 4d;
Mutton, 4s 10d to 6s 4d ; Lamb, 5s 81 to 6s 4d ; Veal,
4s 4d to 5s 4d ; and Pork, 4s 4d to 5s per Sibs, to sink the
offal. Suckling Calves, 18s to 30s; Quarter-old Store Pigs,
I9s to 21s; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to
21/ each.

LEWES, MAY 18.—Beef, from 4s to 5s 4d; Mutton,
5s to 6s 4d; Lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 4d; Veal, 4s 4d to ss;
and Pork, 4s to 5s per 81bs. A short supply, and a brisk
demand.

NENVGATE AND LEADENUALL.
We had a fair average supply of Meat on offer, yet the
general demand was firm, and the quotations had an upward
tendency. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ;
Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d ; Veal, 4s 6d to 5s 4d; and Pork, 48 4d
to 5a 4d per Blbs, by the carcase.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended May 20, 1847, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Eagland and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. ATE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
PRICE .. 185 a 2d 52s 7d 32311 d I bBs 7d b4s 7d 553 Od

The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended.

FOUR DAYS OF EPSOM RACES, WITH A PORTRAIT
OF Cossaac.—The very extensive publication of Bell's Life
in London will commence, at No. 170, Strand, two hours
earlier than usual, namely, at ten o'clock on Saturday morn-
ing, instead of twelve, for this week only.
For the fullest and most correct report of Epsom
four days' races, with a portrait of the Winner of the Derby,
see Bell's Life in London, of May 23.—A sixpence sent to
Mr. Clement, jun., 170, Strand, will insure a copy, by return
of post, to any part of England, Scotland, or Ireland. The
average sale of Bell's Life exceeds 26,000. Belts Life of
May 9, which contained the explanatory chart of Newmarket
race courser, can be had all this month of May.
NEWSVENDEIte BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Wed-
nesday the annual meeting of the subscribers to the above
institution, founded for the relief of decayed and necessitous
newsvenders of the metropolis, took place in the News Ex-
change, Fleet-street, for the purpose of receiving the report
for the past year, and on other matters. Mr. L. Wild
having been called upon to preside, in the absence of the
president, James Harmer, Esq., said that in consequence of
the thin attendance of members' present, owing to its being
the Derby day, it had been suggested that it would be better
to adjourn to a future day. The meeting would not have
been called at all for that day, knowing it was one devoted
to pleasure, but they were bound to do so by their rules.
Mr. Hutton then moved, and Mr. Hall seconded a resolu-
tionto the effect that the meeting should be adjourned for a
month, which, on being put, was carried. A vote of thanks
having been given to the chairman, the meeting adjourned.
A DONKEY DEFYING STEAM.—A funny scene
occurred on the Taff Vale Railway on Saturday. A donkey
got on the line just as a train was passing, and ran down the
line pursued by the puffing monster, but the donkey, remem-
bering that discretion is the better part of valour, ended the
chase by jumping aside, kicking up his heels in scorn as the
train passed by.—Taunton Courier.
Count Torre del Lago and suite arrived at Black-
wall on Wednesday afternoon by the General Steam Navi-
gation Company's steam-ship 'Venezuela that left Ostend
in the morning.
CHEAP STEAM TaAvErAmio.—Wednesday the boats
running from London-bridge to Harwich and Ipswich re-
duced their fares to Is. 6d. for the entire distance.

ROBBERIES AND ACCIDENTS AT THE EPSOM
RAILWAY TERMINUS ON THE DERBY DAY.—Yesterday,
from five o'clock in the morning until half-past two in the
afternoon, twenty-four trains of immense length, with near
100,000 persons, left the terminus at London-bridge for
Epsom. The crowd was so great during a great portion of
the time that many persons were severely injured. One man
was forced by the pressure of the mob over the balustrade of
the arch where the second and third class passengers were
waiting to be admitted, and received several frightful inju-
ries ; he was conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital. Several
females received such injuries from the pressure that they
fainted away and were trampled upon, but with a consider-
able deal of difficulty they were extricated and conveyed in- i
sensible to the station, where they received every attention.
One gentleman lost his pocket-book with a 301. Bank of
England note. Others lost their purses and contents, and
when they got inside the terminus they were doomed to be
disappointed. The purses were afterwards picked up minus
the contents. The scene from eight o'clock until two was
almost indescribable, the shrieks of the females were terrific,
and the noise and uproar beyond all conception.
The price of bread at Brussels for the second fort-
night of May has undergone a reduction of one centime per
kilogramme.
BAHIA. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—Yesterday
there was a general meeting of the shareholders of this
concern, at the office in Bucklersbury. Charles Sander-
son, Esq., took the chair. Mr. Kearzey, the solicitor,
,aid
that, on the 17th of December' last, a resolution was
passed for the dissolution of the company, according to
settlement, and under the 57th clause a
such resolution. The Chairman
necessary for confirming
the deed of
time had been lost without rhaanv
in
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regretted that so much
second general meeting;
nwortunate speculation
their remaining property
eteTtlheanryesosaluietioonf
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would have
was eventually confirmed.
has cost the shareholders about 60
involved them considerably more butoidfoi
and determination (.::=.? the present
of the
company.
MALT.—An official document, issued on Saturday,
states that from the 10th of October, 1845, to the Ist of
tJ1:1 title ne
le
do,
ut I
ht Sy4o6f
received,
Od
:L t t 0 Y b
ewr 7
1846, paid on 13,512,024 bushels of tnalt.
in the period was 1,818,6041. From
to the sth of April last, duty
had been charged on 27,922,962 bushels of malt.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(YESTERDAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Earl of Shaftesbury, Chairman of Committees, took his
seat at three o'clock this afternoon, and, after investigating
the objects of the under-mentioned unopposed Bills, declared
that the preamble of each had been proved :
Hartlepool West Harbour and Dock Extension.
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway, and Glasgow,
Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (No. 2).
Caledonian Railway (Branches from the Clydesdale Junc-
tion Railway to the Douglas and Lesmahagow Mineral
Fields, and to Strathaven).
Caledonian (Extension of the Motherwell Branch of the
Clydesdale Junction to Auchinheath Mineral Field, with
Branches to the Wishaw and Coltness, Canderside, and
Hamilton).
Caledonian (Branches to Wilsontown, Fauldhottse, Biggar,
and Broughton).
Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction (Sale to the Eastern
Union Railway Company).
The following preambles of private Bills were also de-
clared to be proved :
Wyndham's Estate.
Mylue's (or M'Nabb's) Estate.
Bolton Improvement.

Shipowners' Towing Company.
Bingley Gas.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP IV.

EASTERN COUNTIES (STATION ERTEN-

SION AT STRATTOED).

The Committee (Viscount Castlereagh, chairman), were
engaged all the morning adjusting clauses in this Bill.
The clauses having been agreed to, and the preamble
passed and ordered to be reported to the House, the Com-
mittee adjourned to the 7th of June.

GROUP VI.

WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH

AMENDMENT (No. XX).

The Committee met this morning at twelve ; Mr. Deedes in
the chair.
The first witness called was Mr. W. Dennison, carryingon
the business of a butcher at Portsmouth. He was purveyor
to her Majesty's dockyards at Portsmouth. He was in the
habit of killing about forty beasts and a large number of
sheep weekly. The market of Salisbury was the one which
he considered most preferable for the purchase of cattle. He
purchased nearly all his stock at that market.
Mr. Sergeant MURPHY appeared for the Earl of Pembroke
and other landowners against the Bill. His cross-examina-
tion of this witness was abruptly terminated by the Chairman
stating that his line of evidence was of the most singular and
extraordinary nature for a Railway Committee.
Mr. J. Knight was then called, who stated that if a railway
were made he would notuse it. He would not send his forward
ewes or lambs upon any line of railway.
The CHAIRMAN said this was really the most anti-rail-
road evidence that the Committee had yet heard, and
hoped that the time of the Committee would not be wasted
by further evidence of that nature.
, Mr. Jennings was called on to show that there was not
sufficient traffic between the west and south-eastern parts of
England to warrant the construction of a railway.
Mr. T. Chedder, clerk to the poor-law union at Tisbury,
stated that an unbroken connexion between Tisbury and
Shaftesbury and the clothing districts of the north would be
of great service to the districts.
Mr. W. Squire, actuary of the savings' bank at Shaftes-
bury, gave evidence to the effect of the people of Shaftesbury
being in favour of the line of the Great Western Railway, as
opposed to that of the South-Western Company.
Mr. Byrnes, grocer, at Shaftesbury, was called, with a view
of showing the traffic which existed between Bristol and
Shaftesbury, and the importance of an unbroken line between
those places.
Mr. Dewey, butter-dealer and insister, of Salisbury ; Mr.
White, butter-dealer, of Portsea, Mr. Mealing, dealer in
poultry, and also residing at Portsea; gave evidence as to
the importance of the market at Salisbury.
Mr. Fisher, draper, of Blandford, thought it important to the
interests of that town that there should be a line on an un-
broken gauge between Bristol and Blandford.
Other evidence of a similar nature was adduced, and the
Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow.

GROUP XV.
The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock.
ROYSTON AND WARE.

Mr. JAMES opened on behalf of the Eastern Counties Com-
pany's project for forming a line between Royston and Ware,
and stated that beside the necessity for a line between the
two places, it was peculiarly necessary as completing a chain
of communication through a large district. He had AO ob-
jection to a Bill for amalgamation, as, in the event of the
other preambles being passed, the company would of neces-
sity be compelled to transfer a great portion of their traffic
either to the Hitchin and Royston line, or to the Direct
Northern Company.
After some inquiries from the Chairman respecting the
several interests of the different parties the room was cleared,
and on the re-admission of the parties,
The Committee declared that the preamble of the Bill had
been proved, and thus, with the Bill passed the other day
for the line to Foxton, the Eastern Counties have obtained
their loop from Royston to Shelford.
The clauses were then gone through, and the Bill was
ordered to be reported.

in Room 12, at twoo'clock, to resume the consideration of the
DERETSIIIILE,' smarroansurzz, AND
WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION,
and they shortly afterwards adjourned till three o'clock to-
morrow.

passed under his tramroads, and altered their gradients very
much. _ _

.....,....
Mr. N. :Robson corroborated the evidence of the previous
witness. . .

Mr. Mann, manager of Mr. Dixon's works, deposed as to
the damage the intersection would do to the works, in sup-
port of the previous evidence.
Mr. Errington, C. E., followed to a similar effect.
This closed Mr. Dixon's case.
Mr. AUSTIN replied on behalf of the Corporation of Glasgow.
The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve
o'clock.

GROUP XLIX.
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW.

This Committee met this morning, but after waiting two
hours for the Railway Commissioners' report, and finding
that it was not forthcoming, adjourned till the Ist June.

COMMITTEES on PRIVATE BILLS.
LIVERPOOL CORPORATION WATERWORKS BILL.
The Committee assembled yesterday morning at 12, in Room
35, and were occupied with evidence on the above Bill, after
which they adjourned.

REGISTRY of BIRTHS and DEATHS
DURING THE WEEK ENDING MAY 15.
1 Deaths registered in the week. Births registered in the week.
Males ... ... ... 512 Males ... ... ... 668
Females ... ... 466 Females ... ... 659

Total. 978

Total ... 1,327

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
SHERIFFS' COURT, May 20.
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BuncHELL.)
MARSHALL V. LARCHIN ♦ND OTHERS.

The plaintiff in this action is a steam-boiler manufacturer,
and the defendants are brewers at the Queen's Head Brewery,
Ratcliffe-cross. The sum claimed was 10/., the balance of an
account for making a steam-chest or boiler.

The defendants pleaded that they were not indebted.
Mr. Tim mAs stated the case, and ealled witnesses who
proved that the chest, which is an addition to the boiler,
was to enlarge its capacity; and it was admitted that
at first there was a slight leakage from a small crack in the
flange by which it was attached to the boiler, This was, ac-
cording to their opinion, effectually stopped by caulking, and
was safe and sound, and might be used at a pressure of 80.
Mr. CHARNOCK, for the defendants, said he would prove
that the plaintiff had contracted to do the work in such a
manner that the boiler and chest should be in good working
condition.

Mr. H. Larchin, a son of one of the defendants, was called,
and proved the contract. They used the engine occasionally,
being compelled to do so, their other boiler leaking. They
did not consider it safe, although it had never blown up yet.
They were afraid to put on the power, they only went to a
pressure of about 45, instead of 70 or 80.
Mr. Finney, an engineer at Blackwall, considered that the
boiler could not be used to above 50Ibs. pressure; if the chest
was perfect it world bear 751bs. pressure He did not con-
sider they could caulk the leak in the flange.
Mr. Souter, an engineer, considered that a new rim or
flange ought to have been put on ; the leak was at
present very trifling, but it might become worse, and then
there would be danger. It was now used at a pressure of 44,
with a new rim it would bear 80.

Mr. THoMAs, in reply, contended that the defendants were
liable, as they had used, and contrived to use, the boiler, not
considering that it was likely to endanger life or property, and
there was nothing in the contract as to the pressure. The
defendants also had paid 51. on account.
The UNDER-SHERIFF left it to the jury to say whether
the plaintiff had performed his part of the contract.
The jury gave a verdict for the defendants.
GAMES D. PRETTY.

This was an action to recover the sum of 91. 4s. the amount
of an attorney's bill. The detendant had paid 21. 25., which
he contended was sufficient, into Court.
It appeared from the evidence that the defendant, who is a
licensed victualler, at the Cornwall Arms, Cornwall-road,
Lambeth, employed the plaintiff in an action against a per-
son named Pitman.

Mr. CHARNOCK, for the defendant, contended there was
no proof of retainer except to " frighten" the person Pitman,
and it was generally considered that a letter was a
" frightener." Defendant and a Mr. Pelser, who was jointly
interested, said they would pay for the letter, but plaintiff
said it did not matter, and they had a bottle of wine, and
told plaintiff they would not have any law. Subsequently
plaintiff said he had issued a writ, after which the defendant
knew nothing <f the proceedings which were carried on till
the costs amounted to 11/. 14e. 10d., of which 21. 7s. 10d.
was taxed off, and it had been elicited that some of the busi-
ness charged for had not been done.

Mr. Pelser was called, and denied that he had given any
instructions for the writ, nor did the defendant at any of the
meetings spoken of at which the witness was present.
A paper was put in but not read, but it was, in fact, a note
by way of retainer.
Mr. Pelser said he could not say whether the signature to
the paper was that of the defendant.
Mr. PRENTIS, for the plaintiff, called Mr. Brown, the de-
fendant's attorney, who said he did not believe it was in
defendant's handwriting. A notice had been given to admit
the handwriting, but this was refused, and four witnesses
were present to speak to their belief that the handwriting
was not that of defendant.

Mr. Goods also spoke to this effect.
Mr. CHARNOCK, for the defendant, said the plaintiff was
driven to an extremity when he called some of defendant's
witnesses to prove the retainer, and had failed in doing so;
and in all probability a forgery had been committed, and
Mr. Ganes imposed on.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said the plaintiff's clerk had sworn
positively that defendant was actually present when Pitman
was served with the writ, and detendant said he wished
plaintiff to go on as fast as he could. It was for the jury to
say whether they could &Tend on that evidence.
The jury gave a verdict for plaintiff for 61._45.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
Timm COURT

(Before Mr. Commissioner BuLLocK and Sir J. PIRIE,
Bart.)

On Wednesday, in order to facilitate the business o
the session, a third court was formed in the grand jury.
room.

William Leonard, aged 30, described as a printer, was
indicted for feloniously, with a sharp instrument, cut-
ting arid wounding Elizabeth Leonard (his own mother)
with intent to maim and do her some grievous bodily
harm.

The prosecutrix, an apparently poor and aged woman,
in great distress of mind deposed that the prisoner is
her only son. (She was so much affected that she could
not go on for some time—indeed she was a most reluc
tent witness.) She resumed—My son came to my
house on Easter Monday, when he was in a state of in
toxication. After a few angry words he kicked over the
tea table and broke all the tea-things. I tried to quiet
him, but failing, I endeavoured to put him out of the
room to prevent threatened further mischief. I held up
a hot poker to intimidate him from striking me. He
then seized me by the arms, and took up a knife used at
his dinner, and tried to stab me in the heart. I begged
for mercy, and in raising up my arm to ward off his at-
tempt to stab, I received a severe cut. He then cut
across my fingers, and the blood streamed freely. He
then cut me several other times. I telt that my life was
in danger, but a policeman, fetched by his sister, put an
end to his cruelty. I was taken to St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, where I remained 10 days a patient. My life
was for some time said to be in danger. When sober
my boy is kind and dutiful, Drink makes him mad.
The prisoner's sister confirmed the statement of their
aged mother.
The jury pronounced the prisoner Guilty.
The young man, with seeming real contrition, ex-
pressed his regret at the injury he had inflicted on a kind
mother whom he tenderly loved. He drank deeply but
seldom, and when he did his reason left him, and he
knew not what he did. He hoped that the position in
which intemperance had placed him would operate as a
powerful caution, and he would ever endeavour to abstain
from intoxicating drink, and be the comfort of his aged
parent and sister.
The weeping mother implored the mercy of the Court,
and said that her poor child had generally given her a
portion of his hard earnings. He would never do so
any more.
Mr. Commissioner Btn.Lock addressed the prisoner in
kind language, and hoped that his present determination
would be carried into effect, and that he would abstain
from drinking to excess, which brought its thousands to
destitution, and its hundreds to exile and untimely death.
The offence was of so serious a nature that it could not
be entirely passed over; but, in the hope of reformation,
the Court adjuoged him to be further imprisoned one
calendar month, to be computed from the beginning of
the sessions.

George Carter, who had been admitted to bail, was in
dieted tor assaulting a young girl named Charlotte Wil
hams, with intent, &c.

The prosecutrix, a very modest-looking, respectable
young person, stated to the Court that she spent the
evening of the 18th of April at the house of a respect-
able friend, living in the Vale of Highbury. She left
for home in a cab about two o'clock on the morning of
the 19th. She alighted at the end of New Commercial-
street, Whitechapel; while walking in the direction lead-
ing home the prisoner suddenly came up, and sans
ceremonie knocked her down on the pavement, and pro-
ceeded to beha're in so indecent a manner that we cannot
detail it. His intent was only frustrated by a policeman,
whom her cries had attracted, coming up and taking him
off to the station.

The prisoner aggravated his case by setting up a sham
defence, which insinuated that the prosecutrix was a
common street-walker, and had robbed him of a red
silk handkerchief.

There appeared every reason to believe that this was a
most foul aspersion on her character.
Verdict Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to
hard labour for three calendar months.
George Ball, aged 50, pleaded " Guilty" to a charge
like the last, committed on a child under ten years of age.
The prisoner implored the mercy of the Court on ac-
count of his family.
The JUDGE said they were to be pitied, because his
offence was so heinous. The sentence was, that he be
kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months.
He had the previous repute of a highly-respectable
gentleman.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
T!IE CASE OF DE SOUZA AND OTHEAS.— Charles Smith,
Emily Anne Smith, otherwise Emily Anne Findlay, otherwise
Emily Anne de Souza, Mary Davis, otherwise Sturmer, Ca
therine Ham, and Mary Anne Brickler, were arraigned upon
an indictment charging them with keeping a disorderly house
in the parish of St. Pancras.
Brickler, who was out on bail, did not surrender when
called upon to take her trial, and her recognizances were ac-
cordingly ordered to be estreated. The principal defend-
ant, Madame de Souza, pleaded not guilty in the first in-
stance. The other prisoners did the same.
Mr. CLARKSON, who appeared on behalf ,of all the pri-
soners, said, as he had no doubt the objects of the society
were to check vice, they would consider that the fact of the
prisoner, commonly known as Madame de Souza, but whose
real name was Findlay, having given up the premises named
as the nuisance in the present indictment, would answer all
the purposes proposed by . a prosecution. As for the other
prisoners (with the exception of the man Smith) they were
persons in the menial capacity of cook an e iiarwoman, and
it appeared possible that this fact might excite his friend's
feelings of compassion towards them as being most likely to
have acted passively and unwittingly.,
Mr. BODKIN, on behalf of the Society for the Protection
of Young Females, said the matter should receive attention,
if the parties were to retract their plea and plead guilty:

The circumstances of the case were such as to call for this
course. With regard to the man Smith he did not think the
evidence as to his being actually engaged in the manage-
ment of the house sufficiently strong to support the charge
against him.
The prisoner De Souza at first refused to withdraw her
plea of not guilty, but eventually, by the advice of her coun-
sel, pleaded guilty, and she was ordered to find two sureties in
the sum of 501.. and to enter into her own recognizance in
the sum of 100/. With respect to Smith he was discharged ;
the trial of the other prisoner was pro forma postponed to
the next session, and the recognizance of Brickler wa
estreated.

Mr. CLARKSON stated that the house, No. 4, Grafton-
street, Fitzroy-square, had been given up to Mr. Wilson,
the landlord, and that gentleman was now in court.
Mr. Wilson (who occupied a seat on the bench) here stood
forward, and said that the home had not as yet been given
up to him, nor had he any knowledge whether it was used
at present for its former purposes.
The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE said the Court would take
care that any contract of this kind should be carried out to
its utmost extent.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

George Gilson, ttdrWei, waslTrought before Sir J.
Pirie and Mr. Alderman Hunter, charged with stealing
4/. 25., which had been instrusted to him by his em-
ployer, a drover named Osborne, residing at Lewisham.
Osborne stated that he is accustomed to fetch sheep
and lambs from the Great Western Railway, consigned
to Mr. Still, a salesman; and by arrangement with the
company he paid for the carriage of one lot under the
other. The prisoner had been in his employ two years,
and on Sunday the money was given to him to pay for
the sheep that came up on Thursday. He went to the
railway on Sunday evening, but went away again with-
out taking the sheep and lambs then there, as he ought
to have done, first paying the 41.25. for the last lot. He,
however, sent another drover, who brought the flock on
to Smithfield. Witness heard that he had been seen at
the terminus, and was surprised that he did not bring
the flock. On hearing that the railway money had not
been paid he started off immediately to inquire about it,
and met the prisoner in Holborn. The prisoner said he
had paid the money, but the clerks wanted to swear him
out of it. He made the prisoner go with him to the
railway, when be first said he had paid the money to the
clerk who usually gives out to the drovers the orders
for the delivery of the sheep, but it appeared that
gentleman was ill, and only three clerks had been on
duty. The prisoner said it was neither of those, but
a stranger. As no stranger had been acting as cierk
in the office, witness gave him into custody for stealing
the money.
William Crathorn, a drover in the service of the pro-
secutor, proved :the delivery of the money to the pri-
soner about half-past six o'clock on Sunday evening.
Richard Powell, a clerk at the terminus, said Mr. Ash-
down, who usually attends to the delivery of the sheep,
being ill, witness gave out the orders on Sunday even-
ing. The prisoner applied to him for an order for Mr.
Still's sheep, and received one. He ought to have paid
the money at the time, but he went out without doing
so, and, instead of returning for the sheep, sent another
man.

The prisoner persisted in his story that he had paid
the ssoney,
Sir J. PIRIE inquired minutely into the mode of doing
business at the office, and being satisfied that the money
could not have been paid to any but the three clerks
the prisoner had seen, and that the prisoner did not pre-
tend he had paid either of them, committed the prisoner
for trial.