The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING MACH 1, 1840.'1-

was then taken to the station-house. The pri-
soner went there, and made a charge against me.
I was asked nay name and I said " Am I obliged to give
it?" I was told I was not obliged to give it then, but I
Would have to give it, and I refused. I think I was told
I would be obliged to give it in the morning. I was
searched. I had a watch upon me. I have that watch
now (producing it), and I had some bank notes and
°Loney. I was detained that night and taken to the police-
°ince- I gave a name at the station-house before I
went to Bow-street. I said, when asked for my name,
"I think you may say Henry Sadler." When I got to
Bow-street I first gave the name of Henry Sadler to the
Magistrate, who asked me if that was my real
name. I said "I am a clergyman ; am I obliged
to give my real name?' He said " Yes, you are."
I then gave it, and my address. The prisoner
Wtis then examined in support of his charge, and I was
called upon to find bail. I was confined till that was
done. It was a wet night on the previous night. I
bought a cigar on my way and lighted it.
Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE —I got the
cigar in Princes street. I had no business at the Tree-
eEnrY• I merely went for a walk, and turned back.
`„,t was a drizzling rain. I had not an umbrella.
iv ben I got into the court-yard I found it rained more,
and I returned from the portico. At first I stood some
distance from the soldier, and when I spoke to him I
turned round. I was not altogether more than three
Minutes under the portico. When I spoke
t° the prisoner, I was about half a yard
from him. I cannot recollect how my hands
Were. I don't know that I was so near him as
my
tobe able to touch him. I don't think it is pos-
siblehands touched him accidentally. I should
certainly say I did not touch him. I could not have
touched him but intentionally. I knew it was the
buchess of Kent's house. I am not a stranger to London.
Ur. Middleton did not expect me. He is not a married
.L,lnau; he is a bachelor. He is not living with a family in
Eaton-street. I did not send for him that evening. When
the charge was made I lid not say I was going to see a
Dlr. Middleton. This matter must have occurred about
!en o'clock. I was going to call upon a gentleman so
late as that, and intended to return to my inn afterwards.
I had not intended to call on Mr. Middleton when I came
up to town.
Re-examined by Mr. BODEIN—I did not place my
hand under the prisoner's coat, and could not have done
sel by accident. I merely asked the question whose house
it was we were standing under, for the sake of conver-
sation, and not for information. I was curate at St.
Ann's, Soho, for two years.
John George Middleton—l am son of the late Ad-
miral Middleton. I live at 6, Upper Eaton-street. I
have known the prosecutor for twelve years. I have
visited him at Send recently, before this occurrence.
lie constantly visited me on his coming to town; he
Same at different hours in the morning and evening. I
T"ine at the Parthenon Club usually, in Regent-street.
4 usually spend the greater parter of the evening there,
and return home after ten o'clock. Mr. Sellers would
probably be acquainted with that fact.
Cross-examined—He had visited me so late as that
before; he did so on the night before the funeral of the
bake of Sussex. I had not expected him on that occa-
sion. I live alone in apartments. I had not dined at
1 a Parthenon on the day in question. I dined at home
that day.
William Price—l am a private in the 2d battalion
-Mushier Guards. The prisoner is also a private in that
sgieeent. On the 9th of January I was on duty as
sentry at Sir H. Wheatley's door. That is between the
bushess of Kent's and the guard-house. I saw the
Ptisoner having hold of a gentleman on that night
11,1)011t twent minutes after ten. He passed close by me
'le did not sayanything to me. He caught hold of the
gentleman by the collar, with his gun in his right hand.
'tile rule when a soldier is assaulted on duty as a
sentinel, is to call en the next sentinel. I was
near enough to him on that occasion for the
risoner to have called on me. I would have heard
imp and then I would have called to the next
sentinel. A soldier is not allowed to quit his post on
:nY pretence. I went off guard about 20 minutes after
v;eive. I went then to the guard-house. I saw the
prisoner there; he said he was verry sorry that he had
hata gentleman in charge. He said the old had
hnt offered him anything; if he had he would
had
let him gone. He said be wished he
'ad been on some other post, the colour post, where
there
were not so many people passing, or he would
chave had all the b— things he had upon him. He said
° bad a beautiful gold watch of the size of half-a-
wn•
I said a watch was a dangerous
tg to take. He then said, " I would have
Pat that out of sight for two or three days; I would have
liswallowed it." The gentleman had refused to give his
silver,
he said; and he mentioned that some notes and
from him.
ver, a half-mourning ring, and a watch had been taken
so Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—There were
me other soldiers sitting round the fire besides myself
~oeiethe prisoner said all this. I made the observation
about the watch being a dangerous thing, on the sup-
,ltiett that the prisoner had got the watch dishonestly.
have
been in the regiment eight years and upwards
els a"
been myself several times in trouble for being
sent and drunk. I am upwards of twenty-five
Years of age. I have not been in trouble on
in,Y other account than absence or drunkenness.
have never quarrelled with the prisoner, nor said that
,°llld do for him some day. I swear I have never ap-
..p.P_lalsesded th to the prisoner f,r money. When the prisoner
sentr box with Mr. Sellers I did not make
41'13' remark. y-
John Stewart—l am a private in the same battalion
11,14 Jhe prisoner. I remember a day or two after the 9th of
aiuharv, having a conversation with the prisoner on the
-u".iQet -of this charge in the barrack-room. There were
„.°tber soldiers present besides the prisoner and myself.
'° said he was on duty near the Duchess of Kent's.
(The trial was proceeding when our reporter left.)

IVEW COURT.
alefore Mr. Alderman MOON and the Co mmoN SEn-

GRANT.)
2Rj°sePh Smith, 26, a chemist, and Thomas Callingham,
e', a cabman, were both indicted with stealing a bale,
William
fifteen dozen of shoe-threads, the property of
tti Barker and another, who are twine manufac-
turers in Watling-street.
wi'his was another example of the daring audacity
d 01.% which robberies are sometimes committed in Lon-
, It appeared that during the brief absence of a
ti;r/ant on the Bth of February, about eight o'clock in
11 ""ug, a cab was seen to drive up to the
the bale
door, and two persons to get out of it, and carry
we, bale in question out of the passage, and to place it,
lth the assistance of the driver, upon the cab. The
it,'l'ltletier Smith was one of the parties, and Callingham
r 0 the driver. The cab immediately drove off, but the
0; 'l7 being soon discovered, it was pursued and
thertaken in St. Paul's Church yard. On discovering
epee they were followed the parties increased their
l; bu,, after a hot chase, were stopped in the Black-
ro ad.
4,44 r• BaLLANTINE defended the prisoner Callingham,
submitted that he was not a guilty party, but had
,"
• hired in the ordinary way by Smith and another
en
Who had not been taken into custody, and was
tir
ely innocent of the robbery.
the ▪
prisoner's
witness was called, who proved having engaged
prisoner's cab the same evening about six o'clock,
l',,,several witnesses gave him a good character.
hara'he jury found Smith Guilty, and Acquitted Calling-
Snlith eras sentenced to seven years' transportation.
Bt.'4,"n William Stevens, aged 13, was indicted with
I.,aite 750 yards of fishing line, value 2/. 10s., the pro-
;,";,r,tY ot Susannah Reynolds and another of his employers,
„'_`u Theodore Tucker, aged 25, a porter, with felo-
'.,oUsly receiving the same, well-knowing them to have
been
stolen.
noThe
witness Stevens pleaded Guilty, and was the prin-
Pal against the other prisc.ner. He he had
tlnt been in the habit of stealing fishing line until he
W5B requested to do so by Tucker, who lived near him,
alld Whom he had known for some time. He first stole
sortie last summer, Tucker promising to give him some cop-
pers for what he could get, and he had stolen quantities
at different times.
The jury found him Guilty, and recommended him to
mercy on account of his previous good character.
The prisoner Tucker was also indicted for stealing 29
Pieces of printing type, value 65., the property of Messrs.
'iggins the type founders.
The jury found him guilty also upon that charge, and
I'a was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in the
40use of Correction, with hard labour.

THIRD COURT
T_Since last sessions a very neat and commodious Third
uurt has been fitted up immediately contiguous to the
purt, and would have been opened for the first
d wns morning, but for the non attendance of some al.
weo,,l4l_,en. The arrangements are as excellent as the space
the :11 Permit, ample accommodation being afforded for
vei-,Jury, the bsrristers, reporters, short-hand writers,
teu-esses and others, whose business it was to attend the
hut. The inconvenience of the grand jury room which
the 'them been used as a Third Court, has long been
fellbiect of frequent complaint, and was a reason for
orres.tion of this court.

IRELAND.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
I don
Lie hi is•-.l`t, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—Lord Clarendon
att. ".,111 second levee for the season this afternoon. The
abs'.4,,uallee, owing to the holding of the circuits, and the
thir;"" of Irish Members of Parliament, Ras extremely
The Tr he whole ceremony did not occupy an hour.
Deaded',llBll Examiner, a weekly national journal, sus-
'ls publication last week, owing, it is said,
sl: authorities having refused the usual supply of
amps,m
have
grand jury, now assembled at the spring
uave petitioned Parliament against the present
Aide Oor-law, and denounced the projected " Rate in
coal as a measure calculated to reduce all to one
eornelll°ll level) by taxing the energies and industry of
projortions of the kingdom for the indolence and
ia—nce of others. Meath is the first county in
at ster which has pronounced against the Government
Alsru. r,;*
terait„ ; A. Ilanailton, one of the members of the Uni-
t
the , Jr), as, in an address to his constituents, denounced
eund'irta!'e in Aid" as unjust and inexpedient. While
that ey,—alaLug the agitation for Repeal, Mr. Hamilton says
tercets at is wanting for the promotion of the true in-
rathers of Ireland is a complete union with England,
whiel than the
description of imperfect connexion
in ths now subsists. A Conservative Deputy-Lieutenant
all ,
_t declares that the only alternative now left for
tiletir"ir.cs' is to agitate for and insist upon a repeal of

legp
from
1.)4,1 AR, LB. 2s.—The Autatnno, of Stockton,
has
calcoosu to Ilartlepool, got un the rocks to-day, and
Bayed ;
tink and it is feared will become a wreck; crew

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

There was a quiet market for Cotton at Liverpool
yesterday. The sales were estimated at 6,000 to 7,000
bales, including 1,500 on speculation. The market
closed tamely, but full prices were paid.--Railway Shares
were dull and heavy again.
The foreign news reads better to-day, and the many
statements about army movements in Italy, Russia, &c.,
have been softened down, if not wholly disproved.
In the mercantile and money markets there continues to
be a wholesome feeling.
The state of the Money Market is described with
tolerable impartiality in the March number of the
Banker's Magasine, and we give the following extract
" There has been considerable excitement, during the
last four weeks, in nearly all the great markets more
directly under the influence of capital. On the 25th
January, 1849, the market price of Consols was 91 ; on
13th Feb. it had been raised, by a variety of methods, to
as much as 941—an advance exceedingly beyond the
ordinary rate of fluctuation, and scarcely such a one as
could be accomplished without the help of an organized
system of operations among the jobbers directed to pro-
cure a higher price. Since the attainment of this high
price, there has been a reaction ; and at the time we
write the market rates are 14 or 2 per cent. below the
quotations of the 13th February. The rationale of these
movements is not a difficult question. The dealers took
advantage of a favourable turn in the market, and they
carried it bey end its legitimate mark."
By her Majesty's ship Petrel accounts of January 14
have been received from Rio de Janeiro. There was no
alteration in the state of political affairs, and the rate of
exchange on London was much the same.
The Funds opened at about the closing values of yes-
terday, or perhaps a little higher, Consuls being 914
for Transfer and 914 for Account. Since the second
French mail has arrived, the market looks better again,
and there is more disposition to support values. It
almost invariably happens that when stock is offered
freely on account of the money being wanted for other
purposes, there is the best use made of any little circum-
stance which appearing adverse may be made to " tell"
upon the market, and thus enable the jobbers to get the
stock offered at decidedly lower rates, with the chance
of a subsequent rally. Consols have been done at 914
to 924 for money, and 92 to 4 for account. Exchequer-
bills have realised 395. to 425. premium. Bank Stock
has been firm at 194 to 1954, and India Stock at 243.
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 928
to 934.
The Foreign Securities are looking up. Spanish Five
per Cents. have been 184 to i; and the Three per Cents.
29 to 4. Portuguese Four per Cents. 254. Mexican have
realised 264 to 4; and Brazilian Small 83. Dutch Two-
and-a-Halt per Cents. have been 49 to 50.
Railway Shares have been without any decided
change. Most are quoted ex-dividend. Eastern Coun•
ties, Midland, North-Western, and the other of Hudson's
lines are mostly lower. The French shares aro in
some instances rather cheaper, but with a good busi-
ness doing.

...
ONE CLOSING
eni Es OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Sank Stock
per Cent. Reduced Arms ...... .. 91%% 92E4i 921%
3 per Cont. Consols Annuities 911h% 92% 91% 92
New VA per Cent. Ann 5......
uong Anns. to expire Jan. 1860
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 B% 8%
India Stock 243 243
ndia Bonds, 1,0001.
Ditto under 1,0001. . ••• b 8 p
Consols for Account
.xehequer Bills. 21,4 d. & 2d.
1,0001. June
5001. June
Small. June:
Ditto Advertised, June 33 36 p 36 p
FRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ONE CLOSIN,:
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds

Ditto, Small B3
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent —

83%
25t4

Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent
Ditto, 5 per cent. Scrip, 1849 714 734 p 8 p
&lexicon, 5 per Cent. 1840 —
Ditto, Account
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 491/2 .50
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto. Account 253% 25%
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account l9 181/2
Ditto, Passive
Ditto 3 per Cent —
Ditto, Account — 291/2
Venezuela Bonds, 2% per Cent 2G 263/4
Ditto Deferred
Dividends on the above payable in London.

Dutch 21A per Cont., 12 Guild.... 49 50 483/
Ditto, 4 per Cent Certificates 79% 79
PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen 5O ...... —•....... •••••••••

Do. Preference
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
bucking hamshire ... 161. 4s.
Caledonian
Ditto, Quarter Shares 111 A ...... 5
Do. New 101. Pref lO ... .. 11 % %.. ...... ... 11
Chester and Holyhead
I,:a.st Anglia, 25/., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25
Do., 18/., E. & 11.... 18
Do., 31. 10s.
Eastern Counties........ 20 ...... 10-41/2% lO%
Eastern Union, Class A

(late E. U. Shares) 25
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20
East Lancashire

Ditto, Now ... 21 ...... . ...... —.... 1514
East Lincolnshire

Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... ..... ......... 44
Great Northern
Do., 1/2 B 6 per Cent... 61/2 67/ 6%
Great Western 100 ......99 97 x.d...... 9714x.d
Ditto, iii, Shares 5O ...... 491/2 ad.
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ..... --__

Do. Fifths... lO .....
Do. Thirds

Leeds and Bradford 5O lO4 x.d............ 104 x.d.
London & Black wa11...13/. 6s. 8d 5% 7/8 x.d 5% x.d.
London, Brighton, and
South Coast
Ditto, New 51., guar.
6 per cent. ..
London and N. Western 100 ..,..138 136 x.d l37x.d

Ditto, New
12%%x d l2%x.d.
Dttto,Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ..... 9',4 x. d.
Loud. & S. Western
Manchester,Buxton,and
Matlock.-- 4% - 13/4

—a, .
51anchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire lOO

Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10
Midland ...... ....... .100...85 8414 85 834 x.d B5 x.d.
Do., do., 501. Shams .. 25 ... .. 18 LA . ......
Do. Birm., and Derbyloo
Do.Consol. Bristol and . _

Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ......125
Norfolk

Do. Guaranteed 51/2 pc. 5
\'orth British ........ ... 25 ......
Ditto, Halves ..
Ditto, Quarters
Ditto, Thirds ........84 .. ..
North Staffordshire
Oxford, Worcester, and
__
__

Wolverhampton ...... 50
Scottish Central

Shrewsbury and Birtn... 10
Ditto ditto. Class B. 6
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8
Shrewsbury & Cheater
(Nor. W. Min.)
Ditto Halves ... ditto 9 ...... 9IA ex.div 914 x.d
Shropshire Union
S)uth Staffordshire 7124 4l/1 ..... ........ 414
South Eastern
Do., N 0.2.
Do., RegisteredjNo. 4 10
Do., Scrip No 4
South Walos .... 33
Sheffield, Rotherham,.. &

, .
Goole (N. Div.) Gua-
ranteed 5 per cent
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... ........... 25 .. ... ... .... —
Do. Original New and

Berwick ...... .25 25Y2 25 ex.div. 25 x.d
L'o. Newcastle Ester. '2O
Do. G.N.E.Prelerenee 8 8% 8 8
Y )rk and North Midland 50 ...... 49 50
Ditto, Preference
Do. East and Westßid-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
- -

Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) ... 18
Luxembourg
Ditto .... 10
Namur and Liege
Northern of France
Orleans and Bordeaux... 7 ...... 3%......
Paris and Rouen ..., 2O .... 21 20%
Paris and Strasbourg ... 10
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse 2O ... .. 5 ...... ......... 5
Tours and Nantes 9 ...... 2% ......... ..... 2%
MINES.

Brazilian Imperial ...... 241 h
Do. St. John Del Rey 15
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
National Prov. England. 35

Lord Stanley had a Parliamentary dinner last even.
ing, at his mansion in St. James's-square, at which the
following noblemen and gentlemen, Members of the
House of Commons, were present:—The Earl of March,
Viscount Bernard, the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, the
Hon. Colonel George Rice Trevor, the Hon. Captain
Harris, Sir William Joliffe, Sir John Yarde Buller, Sir
Charles ICnightley, Sir John Walsh, Colonel Hall, Al-
derman Thompson, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, Mr. Thomas
Baring, Mr. C. Goring, Mr. J. V. Henley, Mr. Godson,
Mr. S. H. Walpole,'Mr. E. B. Farnham, Mr. W. Forbes,
Mr. P. Miles, Mr. L. W. Buck, Mr. J. Floyer, Mr. E.
Grogan, Mr. C. G. Dupre, Mr. Hilyard, Mr. C. N. New-
degate, Captain Rushout, &c. Covers were laid for
twenty-eight guests.
OPENING OF THE lIAWICK RAILWAY FOR PAS .
SENGER TRAFFIC.—The Government inspector passed
along the line on Monday week. He examined most
minutely the principal works on the line, especially the
two tunnels, the skew bridge at Buckholmside factory,
and the bridge across the Tweet', all of which met with
his unqualified approval. On the following morning the
line was opened for passenger traffic as far as Newtown.
—Border Advertiser.
One of the daughters of the postmr.ster. at Carmar-
then is now in gaol awaiting her trial fur stealing money
letters. .0 is stated that about 2001. in bank votes were
found. in possession of the prisoner; and other property,
such as purses, jewellery, cad different fancy articles,
amounting in value, on the aggregate, including the cash,
to about 6004

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MARCH I.—Wind at noon, W.N.W. Fresh
gale and fine clear weather. It blew a heavy gal© of
wind yesterday, at S.S.W. to N.W., accompanied with
tremendous squalls, from five to six P.M.; from seven to
nine calm, but heavy full of snow. At four this morn-
ing it recommenced blowing. Greatest pressure of the
wind, since yesterday at noon, (five to six o'clock),
201bs. per square foot. Least ditto, 21bs. At noon to-
day, 11Ibs. per square foot.
OFF FALMOUTH, FEB. 27.—Johan FrederickMoting,
Charleston, for Bremen.
LIVERPOOL, FES. 28.—SId. 27. Ahabama, Havannah ;
Ann Hope, Santa Martha. 28. Arrd. John Cumming,
Dwight, Mobile ; Waverley, Robertson, Apalachicola ;
Infanta, Quebec and Holyhead. The Avenger, of Bris-
tol, from Glasgow to Runcorn, laden with iron, was
boarded this morning by four boatmen, in Bootle Bay;
and no person being on board they brought her into
George's Bason. Off Port. William Fisher, Wash-
ington Irving, Susan.
DEAL, FEN. 28.—Wind Albina, Voss'
Amsterdam; Ann Elizabeth, Deweerd, ditto; and both
sld. for Surinam. Arrd. from the River Nautilus,
Burrell, Sierra Leone. All the morning it has blown a
severe gale from the S.W., attended with heavy squalls
and thick rain. Six P 11.—The gale is increasing to a
hurricane, and there is a very heavy sea in the Downs.
The Janes, brig, Mainland, for Barbadoes, drove into a
very dangerous position very near the Brake Sand; she
has since proceeded to leeward, supposed with loss of
both anchors and chains. The Nautilus, for Sierra
Leone, has driven a considerable distance, and is riding
very heavily with both anchors down; also several brigs
and a schooner. Tho Active, French barque, anchored
this afternoon, but shortly after went adrift from her
anchors and proceeded to leeward.
SALCOIIIBE, FED. 27.—A long black smack was seen
to founder about six miles west of Bolthead (crew saved
by another smack) by the Cato, Hardy, arrd. here.
SHIELDS, FEB. 28.—The Isabella, of this port, from
London, was in contact this morning off Tynemouth
Castle, with the brig Sarah, of Wisbeach. The latter
sank, and lies with her masts above water; the former
arrd. here with loss of bowsprit and foremast.
HARWICH, FEB. 28.—The Elisabeth Ann, of Bristol,
from Antwerp to London, has been assisted in leaky,
after being on shore on Stone Beach, off this place.
HARTLEPOOL, FEB. 28.—The Robert and Mary, of
Scarborough, struck against the pier of the West Har-
tlepool Docks to-day, and went to pieces; master
drowned.

WEYSIOUTII, FEB. 28.—The Prince Regent, New-
castle to Teignmouth, has been towed in with damage
in a gale otr Portland. A brig is reported at anchor in
West Bay, with masts cut away.
MARYPORT, FEN. 28.—The Irene and the Little, both
from Ireland, are on shore to the northward, and the
Tug is on shore north of the harbour. It blew a severe
gale here last night, at S.S.W.
TORBAY, FEB. 28.—1 t is blowing a gale at W.N.W.
BRISTOL, FEB. 28.—Wind N.W.—Put back, African
Queen, for Africa.

PETERHEAD, FEB. 27.—Wind S.—Sid. Superior,
Greenland.

HULL, FEB. 28..—Wind S.S.W., strong gale.—Sld.
Swallow, Greenland; Sarah and Elizabeth, ditto.

PORTSMOUTH, FER. 28.—The wind suddenly shifted
this morning from S. to S.W., and soon after blew a
gale, which increased to a hurricane this afternoon, with
heavy rain. Several vessels have run for Spithead.
PLYMOUTH, F. 28.—The yacht•brig Avienis is a
total wreck.

RAMSGATE, FED. 28.—The Antigua Planter, New-
castle to St. Ives, struck the Pier Head, received
damage, became leaky, &c., and sank. The Eppin, of
Pekela, from Amsterdam to Liverpool, also struck
against the Pier, and drove on shore on the main, with
damage and leaky ; crew saved; pilot drowned.—lt
blew a heavy gale here from eight A.M. to eight r g., at
S.W., when it suddenly veered to the northward, with
thick snow.

MARKET NEWS.-THIS DAY.)

Mr. Ridgway's Deerstalker beat Mr. Deakin's
Prisurus.
Mr. Baker's Gin beat Mr. Brewer's named Leeway.
Mr. A. Graham's Dupe beat Mr. B. B. Robinson's Ge-
neral Chasse.

Sir Sr. George Gore's Queen Mab beat Lord Sefton's
Syntax.
Mr. J. Robinson's Morocco boat Sir. J. Boswell's
Marianne.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CIiA.NCERY, Feb. 28.
SHARP V. ARBUTHNOT—SHARP V. GLADSTONE.
The Loup CHANCELLOR gave judgment in these two
appeal causes to-day. Both appeals involved the same
question, and arose out of the same transaction, and
came before the Court from the decision of the Vice-
Chancellor of England, who granted injunctions, re
straining actions at law brought by the respective de-
fendants upon two bills of exchange. The plaintiff, who
is a merchant and shipowner of Liverpool, made pur-
chases of cotton of Messrs. Ewart and Co., of Bombay,
through the house of Arbuthnot, Ewart, and Co., of Li-
verpool. He accepted bills to a large amount, and these
were sent to Arbuthnot, Latham, and Co., of London,
the defendants in the first-named cause, and bills of
plaintiff were also passed into the bands of the defendant
Gladstone. Disputes having arisen about the cotton, the
matter was referred to arbitration, but in the meantime
actions at law were brought against the plaintiffs upon
the bills he bad accepted, and to restrain these law pro-
ceedings the Vice-Chancellor of England granted in-
junctions. Hence the present appeal.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in giving judgment, agreed
in the view taken of the cases by the Cow t below, and
dismissed both appeals.
IN RE DYCE SOMBRE.
The further hearing of the argument upon the petition
in this case, for superceding the commission of lunacy
issued out a considerable time ago against Mr. Dyce
Sombre, was then proceeded with.
Mr. ROLT, who was part heard in support of the peti-
tion on Saturday last, went on to address the Court in
support of its prayer, and at
great length reviewed the
evidence which has been given for and against the
commission.

Mr. ROLT having concluded, was followed on the same
side by Mr. Roundel Palmer.

The Learned Gentleman not having concluded at the
rising of the Court, the further hearing was adjourned
till Friday.

SUPPOSED MURDER OF A GEN-

TLEMAN AT ISLINGTON. ---
YesterJay morning, shortly after six o'clock, the body
fif a gentlemanly attired man, between fifty and sixty
dscionvetrhce e
dlyaiinedgonian.
road, Islington,
in a pool of blood at
within a short distance of the Erst India Dock Junction
of the London and North- Western Ruilvvay, under cir-
cumstances which lead to a belief that he had been mur-
dered. _

wmenadtetobywoark in Mr. Dennis's
man named Eli
T Deaver,he discoveryw ho states
brickfield (in whose employ he is), at a quarter-past six
yesterday morning, and, on entering the field, his atten-
tion was attracted by the whining of a dog, and
was
that fi rhset
on looking in- the direction of the sound, he saw
a little black and white curly dog sitting at
the feet of the body of a man lying imme-
diately behind the palisades. On going to the spot he
observed at the southern ead of the Fallisades a large
pool of blood, at a distance of about twenty feet from
where the body lay, and on going. up to the body he
found the face and neck covered with blood, and another
large pool, in which it lay. The dog growled and
snapped at him as he approached, and, seeing the blood
on the body, he knocked up the man at the hut, and
some of the other workmen having arrived, they made a
more minute investigation. About four or five feet from
the spot where the first pool of blood was discovered
was a purse, entirely empty, with the exception of a
small key, and in the mud of the pond, about thirty feet
from the place where the body lay, they found the blade
of an old razor, which, with the exception of about two
inches of the broad part of the blade, was bound round
with strong cord in order to give a hold, and answer
the purpose of a handle. Between the place where
the first pool of blood was discovered and the place
where the body lay is a wooden bar, fixed into the
ground at one end, and passing in a slanting direction
towards the top of the pallisades, in order to support
them. The top of this bar is covered with tenter hooks,
and on one of the hooks the right hand glove (the other
being on the deceased's left band) was found suspended.
There were several marks of footsteps and a track of
blood between the first pool of blood and the place
where the body lay, as also bloody finger marks on the
bar; but the question is, how the deceased managed to
got from the place where the act was first committed to
the spot where he was found, as it was impossible for
him to have done so without stooping down to pass under
the bar. The extraordinary distance of the reisor from
the body leads to a strong suspicion, coupled with the
fact of the purse being found empty and nothing being
found on the person of the deceased, that he has been the
victim of some foul play.
It appears that the man residing in the hut believes
that during the night he heard the barking of a dog,
but that he paid no attention to it and went off to sleep
again. The night was, however, rather boisterous, and
he much doubts, had there been a struggle, whether he
should have heard it. The appearance of the body on
its discovery is described as truly dreadful. It is that of
a man about sixty years of age, with grey hair, and
about 5 feet 10 inches in height. His hat lay midway
between the bar and the first-mentioned pool of blood.
Ilia attire consisted of a light coloured silk handkerchief,
black waistcoat, trousers, and body coat, and a dark
green great coat, and he wore cloth boots.

On Ile police being made acquainted With the occur-
rencP, the body, under the orders of Inspector Thatcher
of the N division, was removed on a stretcher to the
vaults of Islington church, and during the afternoon it
was identified as the body of Dr. Crook, of 11, Bayham-
street, Camden-town ; but nothing has transpired to
show how he came to be in the place where his body
was discovered.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
APPOINTMENTS.
Commander Charles Ilenry Beddoes (1845), a lieu-
tenant in 1832, who was with Sir C. Adam, when Com-
mander-in-Chief in the West Indies, has been appointed
to the command of the Racer, 12, at Davenport, to
have a complement of 125.

Lieutenants—Henry Bacon (1841), re-appointed from
command of the Racer, tender; T. C. Bruce (1846), late
of the Excellent; T. D. Atkinson and W. E. Stone, to
the Caledonia, 120, at Deronport; W. Cecil de Vere, to
the Racer.

Master—Thomas Russ, to the Racer.
Paymaster and Purser--G. G. Nelson, to the Racer.
Mate—Jonas Rowley, to the Caledonia.
Eet ond Master—W. 11. Drysdale, to the Caledonia.
Clerks—W. E. L. Veale, to the Racer; J. M. Foster,
:o the Caledonia.

Midshipmen—W. Arthur, Jardine, H. E. Crozier,
W. Menzies, H. Hall, to the Caledonia; Syduey Metcalfe,
to the Racer.

Blaster-Assistant—Benjamin Connor, to the Racer.
Gunner—W. J. Latham, acting, to the Racer.
Boatswain—W. Metherell, to the Racer.
Carpenter—James Burnett, to the Racer.
The Caledonia, 120, Captain Carter, as we have be-
fore stated, is immediately to fill up her complement to
950, and to proceed to the Mediterranean, to take the
flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, Bart., G.C.8., from
the Hibernia, 104, Captain C. Wise.
The Rodney, 92, Captain Collier, C. 8., will be paid
off at Portsmouth on the Bth instant, when as many of
her ship's company of good character as may choose
will have the offer of keeping their names on the books
of the flag-ship at Portsmouth for six weeks, whilst on
leave, at the termination of which period if the)., return
to the ship they will be continued in the service, and
will be paid for the time they have been absent. If
they do not return they will not be considered as de-
serttrs, but their names will merely be struck off the
flag• ship's books.
The Sappho, 12, Commander Michell, will not be
ready for sea at Spithead before the 6th.
The Crane and Linnet, packets, will be paid. wages at
Devonport, this day, after which they will sad for Fal-
mouth.

The crew of the Locust did not disembark at Devon-
port, as was reported, but sailed in the Rodney. Her
pay-books were received at Devonport, from London,
on Sunday, and were sent on to Portsmouth on Alonday.
The Gladiator, £team-frigate, 8, Captain Robb, ar-
rived at Devouport, from Gibraltar, Malta, Palermo,
and Naples, on the 27th ult. She had expended all her
coals, and went into harbour for a supply, after which
she sailed for Woolwich to be paid off. As we have
already stated,lche has on board the crew of the Volcano
steam-vessel, left at Malta, who will be paid off at Wool-
wich.

The Rattler, screw-sloop, was taken into Barnpool on
the 27th ult., to have her compasses adjusted by Mr.
Walker. She will be ready to sail with the mails for
the coast of Africa on the 4th inst.
PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—There is 5 vessel ap•
parently a corvette, at anchor at St..llelen's, looking
very like the Electra, 14, Commander Bouverie. The
glimpses are, however, so indistinct, and occur so seldom,
that nothing certain can be safely said of her.
A tremendous gale, with heavy squalls and constant
rain, has prevailed all day, and still continues.
squalls of rain.
Wind S.W., strong gates, with heavy

PALL OF A CLIFF ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAIL-
WAY.----Last night information was received by telegraph
at the London-bridge terminus that a portion of the cliff
in the Merstham cutting had fallen in and blocked up the
line so as to impede the traffic. Every available person
at the station was immediately dispatched by special
engine to clear the line for the last up train, which had
been detained at Reigate as soon as the accident was
made known. Merstham is between Croydon and
Reigate, and nineteen miles from London.
EFFECTS OF THE STORM IN ST. JAMES'S PARK.—
Yesterday evening three large elm trees within the en.
closure were uprooted by the violence of the storm.
One in falling smashed the iron railings opposite the
steps of the Duke of York's column; another fell across
the iron gate close to the Chinese lodge facing the Horse
Guards, The trees which have been torn up are all
sound.

MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 7 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of
31 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25.32; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25.20, it follows that gold is 0.47 per
cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from
Hamburgh the price of gold is 435 per mark, which, at
the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10id. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.10; and the
exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.9,
it follows that gold is 0.11 per cent, dearer in I.l6m-
burgh than in London!

MAGAZINE DAY.
BLACKWOOD.
All the mystery about Augustine Caxton is ex-
plained. Through the melancholy :speculations of
Uncle Jack Tibbets he has been very nearly ruined.
His liabilities to Mr. Peck, the printer of the Capi-
talist, and to the printer also of the great Anti-Book-
sellers' Publishing Society, threaten almost to absorb
every sixpence of his very moderate 'fortunes. But
through the instrumentality of Mr. Trevanion's
attorney, stimulated by the activity of Pisistratus and
Alr. Squills, a compromise is arranged, and a poor
fragment of the scholar's property is saved from de-
struction—about 8,0001,, which, placed at:mortgage at
four per cent., yielded just 3721. 10s. a year. In
consequence of this Sisty is compelled to give up all
thoughts of returning to Cambridge, and glorious old
Uncle Roland makes an offer of his castle as
a general rendezvous in the misfortunes
of the family. There seems to be a tacit understand-
ing that the offer will be accepted ; and we are right
glad of it. Sir Selby Beaudesert is revealed to us
again in a new and beautiful light—as a warm-
' hearted, generous creature, however exquisite in his
habitual refinements. He who refreshed himself by
a pinch of the celebrated Beaudesert mixture with a
grace no other snufftaker ever had since the days of
Pope, offers his services to any amount to clear the
father of risistratus ! In his: elegant apartments we
are introduced to a stripling sage—one Lord Cas-
tleton, heir to fabulous El Dorados, and Lead
of one of those few houses still left in Eng-
land that retain feudal importance. The pencil-
ling is perfect. The original of the portrait
is still living ; there is no mistaking it for a crea-
ture of the imagination. We might as well regard
Mr. Trevanion himself as not intended to represent
one of our leading living statesmen. This same
Marquis of Castleton is betrothed, it appears, to
Fanny Trevanion—so at least poor Pisistratus learns
with horror from the gentle intimations of Beaude-
sert. One evening we obtain just a peep at Mr.
Peacock behind the scenes of one of the minor
theatres. On another we find that incorrigible, abo-
minable, impertinent, selfish, self-sufficient, egregious,
vulgar, detestable, and in-every-way-to be-kicked-
and-buffetted John Tibbets coolly walking into
the family: quietude of the half-ruined Caxtons,
and making himself as much at home as a cat on
the hearth-rug. At last, at last, at last, however,
the " pummy" is softened by the charm of the brave,
kind, forgiving:old scholar's amenity. Uncle Jack
is moved to tenderness ; and, at the close of a beauti-
ful incident, Mr. Squills whispers confidentially to
Sisty, that it all comes of the fine organization of his
father's—liver ! One incidental remark, apparently
of little importance, must not be overlooked. We
are told that, as a sort of under or deputy-secretary,
Mr. Trevanion has obtained one Gower—a clever,
good-looking young gentleman, who is a great favourite
with him. It is not difficult to detect through the
alias the evil genius of the story—Vivian, otherwise
the reprobate son of Uncle Roland. Besides this
continuation of our favourite serial, the magazine is
rich in contributions. " The Sycamine," by Delta,
is indifferent. Indeed, in the rhythm we need the in-
tonations of the author's voice to show us the music
of the verses. "M. Proudhon" is flayed alive in a
horribly cutting and excoriating criticism on his
Contradictions Economiques. " The Green Hand" we
don't like; the humour of the thing is altogether too
circuitous for our taste. "After a Year's Republi-
canism" is, of course, replete with exactly such poli-
tical reflections as might be looked for in Blackwood;
and the same may be said, in like manner, of the
closing article on the " Opening of the Session,"
which is immediately preceded by a careful and in-
teresting review of the history of " Peter the Cruel,"
by M. 111 eritnee.

a summary of some of the wonderful caprices of
Fashion :

" Fashion is the younger half•brother of old Custom,
sometimes assimilated with him in his pursuits, and
often associated; but of a more gay and lively character,
and a far greater tyrant. In times gone by, he pre-
vented men from appearing with their natural head of
hair, and placed on the fountain of knowledge a wig
that would have served as a dormitory for fifty dormice;
he furnished them with a small three-cornered hat,
which they wore under their arm, as the Irishman said,
to keep their wig warm; and he placed swords at their
sides, when there was nobody to kill, except their inti-
mate friends.

" With the ladies, he took them by the hair vs hich he
trussed up on the top of their beads, having loaded the
pyramid with grease, and emptied over it a peck of
flour; he painted their faces like sign boards, and stuck
over them bits of sticking plaster, that made hem appear
as if they had been bitten by mosquitoes, or bad injured
the epidermis while shaving. With the modern daughters
of Eve, his tactics have been different; he no longer
points their flowing locks to the zenith, they fall in
corkscrews in the direction of Nadir; he has unmerci-
fully stripped their arms naked, in the coldest weather,
and pulled their clothes half way down their backs; he
has swollen out one part of their persons with wire and
catgut, and screwed in another portion, by tight lacing,
in order that the dear creatures should gain the figure
of a wasp without wings. Fashion's workshop for the
ladies is Paris, fur the gentlemen London; in the latter
capital little chaps have been rigged out like Cl2inese
dolls, bigger boys like mannikins, and gentlemen have
been dressed as grooms and coachmen. Amongst the
latest freaks of our period, he stripped off the pea jacket
of the weather-beaten pilot, and placed it on the backs of
dandies; it was consequently transported to France, and
not being so pronounceable as biftick, railroad, or even
the Joakee Cloob, they have converted it into Paletot,
given it the form of its winter compeer, and sent it back
to us for summer wear; this mode and the Frenchified
word we have in the spirit of free trade accepted.
" Fashion has cut off the tails of horses and dogs, and
cropped their ears, simply because it is unnatural; he
has sent people to church, which no other inducement
would have done, and kept others from the theatres,
who were dying to be there: in short, a large volume
might be filled with his freaks."
" Perils of the Past " is a very interesting account of
the narrow escape of a Sepoy from a band of robbers
in an Indian forest. " Half-pay on the Pave "is
continued, and leaves the hero and heroine in most
perplexing and interesting situations. " A Week in
Boston " begins by observing that " the tide of em-
pire has slowly followed the sun in his course from
east to west. It first arose on the banks of the
Euphrates, and, after having traversed the regions of
Egypt, Greece, Italy, and Gaul, has arrived at
Britain." The inference is that it will now proceed
across the Atlantic—nous verrone. Besides the
articles enumerated, the Vnited Service for March
contains a variety of interesting and useful papers.