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L WO ON, TUESDAY MORN .N&, JUNE 15, 1847.

ment to clear from unmerited charge those who have
served them faithfully. It hae bFt n stated that not ntice
w.s given to the Junta of the course which the com-
inerider of the sqteetroit inti Tided to take previous to his
taking it ; but I think no one einivereant with the cir-
Cu i.siatices can atlii tu that that was se. (The Ilan.
Gentleman (hen read th • It !ter of Mr. Roffe, of the 23d
of May, t•i she Secretary of Fereign Affairs to the Juete.
stating that if any of the vessels of the Junta attempted
to go into the Douro, that they would be stopped by the
British forces.) Under these circumstances, I defy any
person to say that a full and fair notice was not given.
And now I have nothing to add but to thank the House
for the patience with which it has listened to me, and
to the statements I have made.—(Hear, hear.) I sum
up our case satisfactorily, as I think thus:—l say that
it was utterly impossible for us, intimately connected as
we are with Portugal, to observe the rule of non-inter-
ference, from the moment that the intervention of Spain
and France was sought by Portugal ; if we had not
interfered, and suffered them to interfere, we should
have lowered England in the whole scale of nations. If
we had not interfered, but instead declared that we would
go to war if they had interfered; we should have taken
upon ourselves the terrific responsibility of bringing upon
Europe a general war: nothing remained for us but to
a lopt the course we did. I defy any person to read the
art!cles set forth in the protocol, and to say that we have
not acted as it become us to act in such an emergency.
There were three courses open to us, the one
almost incompatible with the other—there was
washave the
adopted peace
that h a t
the dignity of England, the liberty of Portugal,
waned
believetherewe
ofcouEr sue which i Europe
Pands
likely to promote the welfare of all. If our policy is a
right one, there will be little difference of opinion as to the
manner in which it has been carried into execution, but
it will scarcely be denied that the course which we have
adopted will end as we have anticipated, and that it was
sufficiently well chosen; and we can only regret, if you
think the interference to which we were compelled to re-
sort, does bring upon us the eensure contained in the
motion which the Hon. Gentleman has submitted to the
House, I can only add, that our own consciences acquit
us, and that we hope that that vote will acquit us of
having in this most difficult, embarrassing matter, failed
in any part of our duty to England, to Portugal, or to-
wards the whole world.—(The Right Hon. Gentleman
resumed his seat amidst loud cheers.
Lord GEORGE BENTINCK said he trusted every
Member in that House would sincerely believe the state-
ment of the Bight Hon. Gentleman who had just sat
down. He had heard with considerable satisfaction
that his Hon. Friend the Member for Finsbury had come
to the rescue of the Government with an amendment to
the motion of the Hon. Gentleman the Member for
Montrose. He was sure her Majesty's Ministers must
have been highly delighted that the Hon. and Gallant
Gentleman the Memberfor
Finsbury, who was pleased
in the course of his speech, to make certain remarks
upon those who sat on his (Lord George Bentinck's)
side of the House, had now left it beyond all doubt a
discussion,
,that whilst he had often enough had the
word " liberty" upon his lips, he was in favour of despo-
tism in his heart—it must have been a source of gratifi-
cation to them, to find that he got up to save the Mi-
nisters of the Queen from a vote of censure for their
interference in the internal concerns of Por-
tugal —an interference at a moment when
it was admitted by the Ministers of the
Queen at Lisbon, that the interest of the Queen of Por-
tugal had become desperate. The Learned and Right
Hon. Gentleman had referred to many passages in
ancient history, but he did not refer to one which was
very applicable to the present occasion—he did not refer
to the fact that when Philip 11. wished to conquer Por-
tugal, he did so by gaining over the chiefs of the oppo-
site parties to mix sand with the powder of their troops.
This he considered was the plan which had been adopted
by her Majesty's Ministry, as exemplified in the conduct
pursued by the Member for Finsbury. They found the
advocate for liberty defending the Government for aiding
despotism, The Hon. and Learned Member did not
attempt to defend those proceedings which led to the
insurrection in Portugal. He found it quite impossible
to defend the principle of interference, and he conse-
quently appealed to the danger which would arise
trom non-interference, and he appealed to the
terrible responsibility which would fall upon Ministers
if they risked a war, and he read a dispatch of Mr. Bul-
wer, of the 7th of April, following very much the ex-
ample of the Noble Lord, who read a dispatch of the sth
of the same month, skipping very dexterously that most
important one dated the 6th. Mr. Bulwer had an inter-
view with M. Pacheco, and stated to him distinctly that
if he did interfere without the consent of England he
should be prepared for most serious consequences. But
M. Pacheco answered, " Oh, no, we shall do nothing
without the concurrence of the English Government."
Mr. Bulwer asked him, was he quite sure that such a
pledge would be carried out? and M. Pacheco again, in
the strongest terms, re-assured him that nothing would
be clone without the full knowledge and the full consent
of this country ; and that was what was contained in the
dispatch of the 6th instant, to which he referred. Well,
then, what becomes of the fear expressed of the interfe-
rence of Spain ? and he was at a lots to find through
the whole of the voluminous evidence laid before them
the remotest hint that France would interfere. The
Right Hon. the Member for Edinburgh and the Noble
Lord at the head of the Government, said that they
would be very sorry to belong to any Government which
would neglect the interests of Portugal. But it ap-
peared to htm, that in these opinions, which they held,
they quite forgot the wishes or the feelings of the people.
lie would like to see any treaty between the countries
in which it was stipulated that England should support
the Queen of Portugal against her subjects, and he
thought that there was room for doubt, when they re-
collected that she did not posses a single acre, save that
held by her troops ; and when they were aware that out
of one hundred and twenty-six families of the ancient
nobility, only nine were found on the side of the Queen.
The Hon. and Learned Gentleman had stated to them
that evening that he would have taken a very different
course from that which had been adopted by the Go-
vernment, of which the Hon. Gentleman was a Member.
How did they act in 1833, when Lord Grey was in
office. Don Pedro was then de facto King of Portugal,
but Spain threatened to interfere. Lord Grey stated to
the Spaniards that if they interfered for Don Miguel,
the British Government would take part with Donna
Maria. A similar course was adopted at an earlier
period, when in 1826 Mr. Canning determined to inter-
fere. The two cases are in point —the language of Lord
Grey in 1833, respecting Don Miguel, described the
very situation in which the present Queen of Portugal
now found herself. Let them but transpose into that
speech the name of Donna Maria for that of Don
Miguel, and then show the House what guarantees
they could give that the word of the Queen of Portugal
would be carried out in good faith. But could they de-
fend the Government of the Queen as more humane, or
offering more hope of humane measures than another
dynasty? She ruled the country with oppression. On
the estimates of the army were found 19,000 men;
while on the muster roll were only 10,000 men, the
surplus of the money beingdistributed among the officers,
It was notorious that every office was sold, and that
sanatory laws had been passed, with a view of creating
4,000 more places. The tobacco monopolies were also
sold, not for twelve years as formerly, but for twenty-
three years ; so were the gunpowder and soap monopo-
lies. The elections were managed by the military=—the
regiments were marched into town ; the men voted by
companies ; the ballot was conducted in the view of
compulsory force. A poll tax was also imposed, nomi-
nally for the purposes of public works, which again
contributed to the ends of corruption. The public works
were made the means of jobbing, and Jose Cabral made
50,0001. by contracts on these public works between
Lisbon and Oporto. Such were oppressions sufficient
to stir up revolutions. The people then did rise ; they
took arms ; but upon the prospect being offered of
having their grievances redressed, they laid their
arms down, and acted in a way becoming
a people deserving of constitutional government.
The people were called upon, at the approach of the
elections to impeach the Ministers of the Crown, who
had violated their pledges. The natural course of the
proceedings of the Queen was that the whole country
should rise in arms. The whole country was united, not
to dethrone the Queen, but to effect a change of Ministry.
This was shown by the petition presented by the Junta to
the Queen of Portugal, and from that document, which
professed great affection for the person of the Sove-
reign, it could not be established that the Junta were
regicides. In the conflict that took place between
the Junta and the troops of her Majesty the
Queen of Portugal, humanity was on the side of the for-
mer. There were no instances of cold-blooded murder
of prisoners on their part. They certainly kept De
Terceira prisoner. What bad the Queen done to show
that she relented in sanctioning these violent proceedings
of her troops ? But so late ago as February last, from
300 to 400 political prisoners were arrested in Lisbon,
and kept incarcerated in unwholesome dungeons till
within twenty days after Sir Hamilton Seymour had in-
timated to the Queen that he intended to interfere
with the force of arms. And even then the pri-
soners were only set at liberty by the
breaking open of the prison when seventy of them were
cruelly butchered by the troops of the Queen. What
security had they, then, that the Queen would be less
tyrannica • lin future? and, therefore, the interference of
the Government bad broken the hearts of a brave and
patriotic people. It was the greatest blow, in his opi-
nion, that had been struck at the free Governments of
Europe, while • how much better it would have been—
how much more satisfactory to this country and to Por-
tugal it would have been, had the victorious party of the
two combatants been left to name the new Adminis-
tration.
Here the Noble Lord had told them that he in-
in-
tended to provide for the deposing of the Cabralist party,
but how were they to know all the members of that
faction. The more, therefore, that he looked at, and
examined the policy Government had pursued towards
Portugal,
the more was he convinced of its injustice and
its folly. They had taken a step lately at variance with
all they had done for the last thirty years— atleast for
the last twenty- seven. For that space of time they hail
diligently endeavoured to carry out the principle of non-
interference.
f e How differently did the Duke of Welling-
ton act in the case of Charles X. Why, by the very
return of post, he acknowledged the right of the
he French people ; so likewise in the case of t
revo-
lution of Belgium. They had carried out this ruling
principle of non-interference. How differently also did
Mr. Canning act in 1826, which had been
Government,
so often re-
ferred to. He felt that the conduct of the by M_
r.
contrasted sadly and solemnly with
that pursued
Canning, who, when he felt he had the interests
Por-
tugal to protect, feared not what Spain or France of
might
do. Were they now, when the people of this country
said that Spain owed them 70,000,000/ . to be brow.
heated and bullied by Spain ? Why should they not
hold the same language, and plant the British flag as
the banner of the protection of foreign nations?
Mr. BORTHWICK explained, that he did not dis-
tinctly admit notice to have been given by Capt. Roble.
Mr. HUME called the attention of Lord Palmerston
to certain papers which were published, and purported to

he letteri, between Sir 11. Seymour and the Conde Das
Anta.;. One was dated the 20th of May, and appeared
to have been delivered only on the 31s,t; Thai r 4 quired
explanations, and he hoped the Noble Lord wouid
gather those I,,tters togeth, r and let the House have them
‘;tficially, that they might know shat they ought to take
as true . _ _

Lord PALMERSTON assured Mr. Brotherton that
the Junta had notice of the intentions of our fleet, and
that their forces embarked with that knowledge, anti
the reason of the delay in the delivery of that letter
lay in the absence of Das Antas from Oporto. It was
true that some correspondence had passed since
'the blue book had been laid before the House, and he
would readily have these additional papers collected and
laid upcm the table.
The motion for the adjournment was then put and
agreed to.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS BILL.
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed.
TITHES COMMUTATION BILL.

This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed. _

JOINT STOCK COMPANY'S BILL.

This -
Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed on Monday next.

REPRESENTATIVE PEERS (SCOTLAND) TILL.
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed to-diy.
POR r-NATAL COLLECTION OF DUTIES BILL.

This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered
to be read a third time to-day.
BATHS AND WASHHOUSES BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
LEITH HARBOUR AND DOCKS BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
ROYAL MARINE SERVICE BILL.
This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered
to be reported.
TOWNS IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE moved that the
Lords' amendments to this Bill be agreed to.—Motion
carried.
The House then adjourned at a quarter past one
o'clock.

reasons why the cultiva ion of cotton had increased in
the United States, and why it had declined in the
West Indies ; one of the chief reasons tteinz that
the disturbances ,A hi.•h had fatten place in the
West Itetiei, such as the destruction of pro-
perty in Sc. Domingo, had caused a great decline
in the West India cultivation, and the same decline
had cause d the United States' cotten to in-
crease. But this not the only reason. The United
States had laid a duty of lid. per lb. on the importation
into America of foreign cotton. This duty was laid on
soon after the late peace, and it was only taken off, if
indeed it was yet taken off, so lately as last year. The
British Navigation Laws had nothing whatever to do
with it. As a proof of the importance still attached by
the Americans to the subject, he intimated that at the
recent conquest of Vera Cruz, the first step of
the American General was to impose a duty on
the importation of foreign cotton into' Mexico.
The quantity of cotton grown in America in 1845 was
905,839,7391135., which, valued at 6d. per lb., gave a
value of 22,645,2931. The quantity of cotton imported into
this country since 1820 was upwards of 7,576 millions of
pounds, which, at an average rate of Bid. per lb.; might
be valued at upwards of two hundred and sixty-eight
millions, or an average of ten millions sterling annually.
The growth of cotton in the United States was still
increasing, though not so rapidly as in former years.
The opening of the British ports had turned the attention
of the planters to the cultivation of grain and sugar
more than they formerly did ; but still cotton was sure
to increase, owing to the increase of the slave population
that were removed to the south for the purpose of
its cultivation. There were places in the southern
and western states so productive that it only required
one effective labourer to manage ten or twelve acres
up to the time of gathering the crop ; so that it was
almost impossible for any other district to contend with
them. The only country that could do so at present
was India, and there it would be matter of great diffi-
culty indeed. But he knew one country where it might
be done, for through the whole of Africa cotton of a
quality far superior-to that of America, grew spon-
taneously, and the labour could be had on the spot at
very low terms. He was acquainted with Demerara,
and with its early cultivation of the cotton ; but he did
not think they could now return to it, in consequence of
the high price of labour.
Mr. Villiers—But what has all this to do with the
navigation-laws?

Mr. M'Queen—Not much, perhaps, with the naviga-
tion-laws, considered in themselves; but it had much to
do with the colonial system, of which the navigation-
laws might be considered as a part, and, in fact, they
always had been so considered. He could tell the Com
mittee that if the colonial system and the navication-
laws had both been preserved in their integrity, America
would not now grow the amount of cotton she did. It
was the greatest evil which had befallen the country,
that first one and then another of these systems had gra-
dually been frittered away.
Examination resumed—The amount of tonnage in
the United States last year was, of registered tonnage
1,068,764, and of unrolled and licensed tonnage
1,211,000. By this latter classification he meant the
coasting traders—the registered ships were almost en•
tirely confined to ships going foreign voyages, lie un-
derstood that the American ships made two foreign
voyages a year, while the voyages made by British
ships were far more than one one-third or one two-third
voyages in the year. He was satisfied that the navi-
gation-laws of the United States had not at all cramped
the energies of the United States commerce, but that,
on the contrary, they had tended greatly to increase its
amount He had never heard an American speak on
this subject who did not state that fact very pointedly
and strongly.
The Committee then adjourned.

HE LATE MR. HENRY SMITH.—It is with pain
which will be reciprocated by every inhabitant of Fleetwood,
that we have to state that the Mr. Henry Smith, whose
name is given amongst the list of killed, in the frightful col-
lision at Wolverton, is Mr. Henry Smith, the esteemed ma-
nager of the North Lancashire Steam Navigation Company.
I leetwood Chronicle.
The failure of a very old and respectable house,
Cattley and Stephenson, Russia merchants, was announced
on Saturday, and created much surprise. The liabilities of
the firm are stated at 75,0001, and the assets are calculated
to yield only„10s. in the pound. It is thought that this
failure will not of the solvency of the St. Petersburgh
firm of Cattley and Co.
We are sorry to hear that the celebrated danseuse,
Medemoiselle Lucille Grahn, has been for some days con-
fined to her room, by an inflammation of the left foot, which
has prevented her from appearing at her Majesty's Theatre;
but we understand that she is now much better, and will
shortly resume her professional avocations.
A letter from Rome of the Ist instant announces
the return of the Pope on the previous day from Subiaco,
where lie went to take possession of the Abbey, of which he
has appointed himself the Superior. An immense crowd
went a distance of several miles to meet his Holiness, and ac-
companied him to Rome.
SERIOUS STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.—On Saturday
afternoon, shortly after one o'clock, whilst the Sylph, a
IVoolwich and London steam boat, was on her upward trip,
aid shortly after putting in at Mackfriars pier, she was
mis the act of passing under the bridge, when, owing to a
sudden nip of the tide, the vessel struck one of the arches
of the bridge with such violence as to carry away her star-
hoard paddle-box; at the same time the top of the funnel
caught the side of the arch, which forced the same down,
and it fell on the back of a man named 14 ills, foreman to
Mr. Samuels, the tailor, of Ludgate-hill. The beat belong-
ing to the pier, with Mr. Robert Ware. the master, and an-
other waterman, named Bale, instantly put off to render
assistance. Such was the violence of time blow Mr. Wills
had received that it was at first imagined he was killed. A.
stretcher was procured, and he was taken to St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital, where he remains at present. It is, how-
ever, believed that be is not fatally injured. Every assist-
ance was rendered by the captain and crew of the steamer;
and it is the opinion of the piermaster that the occurrence
was occasioned, not from any carelessness of the captain, but
solely from the " set " of the tide.
DEATH OF LIBUTENANT-GENERAL SIR COLIN
CAMPBELL, K.C.B.—We regret to have to announce the de-
mise of the above gallant General, the late Governor and
Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon, who expired between 4 and
5 o'clock on Sunday morning, at his temporary residence in
King-street, St. James's. The deceased was the fifth son of
.Ir. John Campbell, of Melfort, Argyleshire, and conse-
quently brother of the late Sir Patrick Campbell. He was
born in 1777, and married early in life, and leaves issue three
sons and three daughters, namely, Colonel Fitzroy Campbell;
Lieutenant A. Campbell, 60th Foot, Aide-de-Camp to Lieu-
tenant-General Sir Charles Napier, in India; Captain F.
Campbell, R.N.; Mrs. Phipps, married to the Hon. Edmund
Phipps; Mrs. Maclean, wife of Captain Maclean, of the
Royal Artillery, serving in India; and Miss Campbell. Sir
Colin entered the army in 1799, and alMost immediately
commenced the active duties of his profession. He served
under the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula, and per-
formed the duties of Assistant-Adjutant-General and As-
sistant-Quartermaster-General. For his distinguished ser-
vices at Talavera, Busaco, and Fuentes d'Onor, Badajoz,
Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive and Tolouse, he
received a cross and six clasps. He was also at Waterloo,
where he commanded the Royal Scots, the officers of which
regiment testified their admiration of his gallant conduct by
presenting him with a sword valued at seventy guineas. He
was also created a Knight of the Order of the Bath in re-
cognition of the services he rendered on that memorable occa-
sion. The gallant deceased also, in consideration of his
eminent military services, received the order of knighthood
from Austria of the order of Maria Theresa; from Russia of
the order of St. George; from Portugal of the order of the
Tower and Sword; and the King of Bavaria nominated him
a knight of the order of Maximilian Joseph. After holding
the home appointment of Governor of Portsmouth, and the
command of the south-west district, he was appointed Lieu-
tenant-Goverror and Commander of the Forces in Nova

Scotia. On his return from North America he was selected
as Governor of Ceylon, to which colony he proceeded in 1840,
and remained there up to Viscount Torrington being ap-
pointed Governor, a few months since. In August, 1836, he
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3. 1810; Colonel, June 4, 1814 ; Major-General, May 27,
1825; and Lieutenant-General, June 28, 1838.
DERBY AND ST. LEGER. SWEEPSTAKES.—On Tues-
day, at a petty sessions held at the Holborn Union Work
house, Little Gray's Inn-lane, before Mr. Whiekin (chair-
man), and a bench of magistrates, for the transfer of licenses
for the Holborn division, the subject of sweepstakes being
allowed at the houses of licensed victuallers came on for
consideration. Mr. Hector Rose, one of the licensing ma-
gistrates, stated, that at a meeting of the licensing magis-
trates for the Marylebone division, a resolution was come to
to send a notice to all the proprietors of licensed houses in
the district, intimating that in the event of sweepstakes
being continued after the notice had been received that they
were illegal, such continuance might endanger their licenses
at the next licensing day. He thought that the bench might
come to a similar arrangement with respect to licensed vic-
tuallers in that district. The chairman having observed that
he concurred in the view taken by ...dr. Rose, said it would
be advisable to instruct the high constable to inform the
licensed victuallers in the district that continuing to hold
sweepstakes might endanger the licenses of their houses
in the ensuing March, and a similar intimation might be
given to those applying for the transfer of licenses. The
bench having entered into a resolution to that effect, Mr.
Bradshaw, the high constable, and Inspector Dodd, of the
F division, received instructions to call upon all the licensed
victuallers in the district to notify the feeling entertained.--
Observer.

We are requested to state that the prize of I,OOW.
for tha best picture of the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan
has been awarded to Mr. John Wood, of 65, Upper Charlotte-
street, for his picture marked No. 7 in the catalogue.
A LADY TIIIEF.—On Saturday information was
given, with a description of a female representing her
self to be a captain's lady, who in the course of t,,e
week has victimised several tradesmen in different
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s quantity of gotai to be sent to the Captain's reiidenee,
but some flannel and other articles she took with her.
The goods being sent as ordered, it was found that she
had given a fictitious address. In the same way she
ordered goofs to be sent from Messrs. Carter and Co 's, ot
Finsbury-place, to be sent to " Captain Fawcett," in Fins-
bury. square, and carried off with her part of the pro-
perty ; and from Mr. Ford, a silk mercer, in Holborn, she
obtained a black silk mantle, giving an order for other
goods to be sent to " Captain Warner." at 47, Hatton-
garden. She is described as a young woman of respect.
able appearance, about five feet high, with dark hair,
and when she called at Mr. Kerry's wore a half tuouFn-
ing dress, with black straw bonnet and veil, and carried
a black parasol. On the other occasions she wore the
half mourning dress, with variations in the other por-
tions of her costume.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES.—On Saturday informa-
tion was given that either on Thursday night or early
on Friday morning the shop of Mr. Lewis
watchmaker, in Duke. street, Aldgate, was entered,
a.
rah
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plunder. d r about 20 gold and 200 silver watches; 51
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of the latter were what are called, ed conso 1
watches; 20 small silver hunting watches,
from 3,241 to 3,312; 40 lever and verge watches,es.
num-
bers from, 3,200 to 3,239, and the others
various. A
reward of 1004 has bee's offered for the tascovery of the
depredators. snumered

LAW INTELLIGE',CE.
HOUSII, OF LORDS, June 14

The House sat to-day to hear Scotch appQals. The peers
in attendance were—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell,
the Earl of Orkney, and the Bishop of St. Asaph.
WEIR V. CRAWFORD.
This case came before their Lottiship• upon appeal from
the decision o! the Court of Session in Scotland, coral, min;
the dismissal of the :appellant by the directors of the Kilmar
hock Academy from his situation as one of the teachers o!
that institution.
The case occupied their Lordships the whole morning.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 14.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice WIaIiTHAN.)

CATES I. SMITH AND ANOTI111“.

Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Huddlestone appeared for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Humfrey for the defendant.
Tnis was a "running down" case. The plaintiff is a corch-
master in the New-road, Chelsea, and the defendants are
railway carriers carrying on business in the Old Bailey.
It appeared that on the 28th of April last year, the Ba-
roness French hired a brougham from the plaintiff, and as
she wai being driven up Lambs' Conduit-street, towards
Holborn, a cart belonging to the defendants, which was
loaded with packages, came in collision with the brougham.
In consequence of the collision the brougham was consider-
ably damaged, and the horse thrown down and dragged a
considerable distance along the road, and injured. Several
witnesses were called on the part of the plaintiff, among
whom were the butler of the Baroness and the driver of the
brougham, who concurred in stating that at the time tine ac-
cident happened the driver of the cart appeared to be dosing,
and that it was entirex owing to his neglect in not keeping
on his right side. The amount sought to be recovered
was 301,

Mr. HUMPRICY in defence produced a letter which the de-
fendant had received from the plaintiff some time aft,r the
occurrence claiming but D. 5s , sod stated that tt e plaintiff
threatened when the defendant refuted :0 pay the amount to
bring an action against him, and to put him to 100/.
ex pense.

Mr. Sergeant Witicti.is said the nature of the defence had
tiken hiat by surprise, as he had been led to believe that it
would be of a different character. He would vieretore con-
sent to withdraw a juror.
A juror was, tlaerefOre, accordingly withdrawn.
50LEISH V. asoobte..

This was a prosecution at the instance of the plaintiff, a
footman, to recover compensation in ,lamages (ruin Mr.
James Broome, the well know prize fighter a al puiilican, in
Air-street, Piccadilly, for a violent assault committed upon
him in November last.

Sergeant SHEIC having stated the case, proceeded to
call the prosecutor, M‘Leish, who stated that he was at
the house of the defendant in November last, and that he
offered to match a man to run a race against a person named
Westhall, but he openly stated to John ..y Broome that he
would not trust any money in his hands on acc,4uut of dis-
honourable practices of which he had been guilty with re-
spect to sfakes which had been previously placed in his
hands. The defendant made use of very bad language, and
said he would knock his hea 1 off if he accused him of dis-
honourable practices. He (the prosecutor) repeated what
he had said, at which the defendant walked up to him,
struck him violently with his clenched fist in the left eye,
caused his nose to bleed, and sent him backwards with con-
siderable force on a table. He suffered much pai❑ from it,
and next day he went to Mr. Young, a surgeon in Picca-
dilly, who had occasionally attended him up to the present
time.

In cross-examination by Mr. MOYTAGUE CHAMBERS, he
stated that he had been twelve months out of employment ;
that he had formerly been footman to the Duke of Northum-
berland; that he had betted for some years on prize fights,
and horse and man racing; that atter br was struck he
wanted to go out, but that his friends woulc not let hint, and
that be remained tor upwards of halt' an hour atter, when he
went up to the Swiss Cottage, St. John's Wood, with more
friends of his to fight a man who w,s hacked ai;amst gun by
a friend named Porter; but when be got there he could not
tight him IY.,Tause his eye became so bad. Both the Brooms
were at the Swiss Cottage—neither held any money of his.
The defendant did not ask him to leave the house before he
struck him, but he did after.

Porter and Lauder, the persons wbo were present, corro-
borated his evidence, and Mr. Young, the surgeon, spoke to
the injuries the prosecutor had received. he had aitended
him ever since.

Mr. Justice IVIGHTmAY considered that the defendant
could not get over a verdict of guilty, as it was clear that he
struck the prosecutor a blow.
Mr. M. CHAMBEAS said he was in a condition to prove
that no blow was struck at ail, and that. the defendant was
not toblanie.

Mr. Justice WIGIITMAN repeated what he had said. Most
likely the Court would hear Ito more of the case it such a
verdict was taken ; but it judgment was prayed ;or in a vin-
dictive spirit, the Court would know wha: course to adopt.
Mr. M CHAmnins said it appeared very probable that
the defendant would have to pay the whole of the costs, but
as hi, Lordship seemed to be of opinion that a verdict of
guilty should be taken, he had no other course to adopt than
to consent to it.

A verdict of Guilty was then taken, the judgment of the
Court being deferred.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUNT.

OLD COURT.

The eighth session of the present mayoralty commenced
yesterday.

The liEcoenEst, in delivering his charge, said that he re-
gretted that there were a great many very serious charge•.
in the calendar. There were 6 cases of ordinary larceny,
13 cases of larceny from dwelling-houses, 36 cases of larceny
on the person, 43 cases of larceny by servants, 9 cases of
cutting and wounding with grievous bodily harm, 4 cases of
manslaughter, 6 cases of wounding, 6 cases of murder, and 1
ease of rape. The Learned Recorder concluded by pointing
out to the jury their duties, and stating. in the event of any
legal difficulty arising, that an efficient law officer was in at-
tendance to render them every assistance.
The jury then retired.

POLICE INTELLIGENg:E.
BOW STREET.

A voung man named Charles Brown, was charged before
Mr. Hall with being found in the kitchen of the house No
42, Tavistock- street, Covent-garden, ler the supposed pur-
pose of committing a felony.
It appeared that the prisoner, whose parents live in
the above house, had stopped out every night for the
last week. Late on Sunday he demanded admittance, and
as his parents refused to admit him at so late an hour, he
continued to walk up and down in the street opposite the
house, until about three o'clock in the morning. At that
hour a constable (F 50) who was on duty in Tavistock-
street, and who had spoken to the prisoner several times in
the course of the night, observed that two of the area railings
had been taken out. He knocked up the people of the house
and told them of it, and on going down into the kitchen with
the constables he found the prisoner there. The landlord
gave him in charge for the offence stated.
Mr. HALL said that though the prisoner's conduct in stop-
ping out late at night, &c , was highly culpable, there was
no pretence for saying that he was there for the purpose of
committing a felony. It was very natural that he should go
to his father's place, and not being able to get in by the door
should force his way in through the kitchen window.
The prosecutor said that he thought the prisoner really did
go there for an improper purpose, and he was more inclined
to suppose so as a coat which he had left in the kitchen had
been removed.
Mr. HALL said that it did not, therefore, follow that the
prisoner took the coat. On this charge he must be dis
charged, but he must pay for the damage to the railings,
and if he did not do so be could be again given in custody
on the charge of wilfully damaging them.