The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-08 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS,

From the London (;azette of Tuesday.)
Av. Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth
Victoria, zap. 32, of the Avers;aa Amount of Bank
Notes, of the several Banks of issue in England and
Wales. in Circulation during the Week ending Satur-
day, the 25th day of Sept., 1847: Average
VRIVATE BANKS. Amount.
Abingdon Bank, Abingdon—kaapp and C 0.., 24.354
Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and C 0... 16,838
Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 11,365
Atylshaaa bank, Avlsharn—R. and E. Copeman 5,343
Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Rickford
and Ilant
BaMock Bank and 13a!dock and Biggleswade
13a Lk, -.laldock—Wells. Hogg, and Lind-sell 27,223
Bsrnttal,le Bank, Barnstaple—Drake and Co 15,692
Basingstoke and Odiha...a Bank, Basingstoke—
Cole, Seymour, and C&.
Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard
Bedford and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford—
Trapp, Halfhead, and Co.
Bewdley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols Baker, and
Crane.................................. 14,738
Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford
Bank, Bicester—Tubb, Wootten, and Co 21,327
Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Attwoods,
Spooner, and Co
Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming-
ham---Lewis, Moilliett, and Co 15,286
Blanclford Bank, Blandford—Bastard and Oak 8,725
Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 73,830
Boston Bank, Boston—Gee and Co 12,.593
Bridgwlter Bank, Bridgwater—E. &J. Sealey 8,049
Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Co. 31,220
Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and
Broseley Bank, Broseley—Messrs. Pritchard 21,621
Buckiira,ham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett,
Parrott, and Co.
Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Market
dank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co.
YJan bury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tawney. 35,44.5
Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Messrs. Cobb... 50,959
Bee. City Bank, Bath—Monier and Son .
Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton
Buzzard—Bassett and Grant 34,637
Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and
Lloyds
Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H
and A. Harris
Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co 67,091
Bridport Bank, Bridport—S. and W. E. Gundry 23,360
Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West,
and Borrer
BurVington and Driffield Bank, Burlington—
'arding, Smith, and Co
Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds—
J. and Co.
Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms-
grove Bank, Bromagrove—Rufford, Biggs,
and Co. 16,648
Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock and
Sons
Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam-
bridge—Messrs. Forsters
Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and
Co
Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—Morris and
Sons

6,953

2,925

47,108

23,097

.... 21.13 S

Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—Messrs. La Coste 2 924
Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green,
and Co.
Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham awl Essex.
Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester
—Mills, Bawtree, and Co
Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co
Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood-
cock

19,87

9,495

City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co 21,705
Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co.
Christchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh,
and Co 2,367
Cardiff Bank, Carditf—Towgood and Co 6,040
Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon-
mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Batik, Brecon
Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank,
Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co.
Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans
Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co.
Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak
Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co 23,383
Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Hughes,
Locke, and Co 16,660
Piss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co 10,113
Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew,
ynd Co.
Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster--
Cook and Co.
Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton-
on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, &Co 73,150
Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor-

9,802

man
Dorchester Old Bank a3d Dorsetshire Bank,
Dorchester-Williams and Co.
East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster,
and Co.
East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower, Hutton,
and Co.
Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank,
Chelmsford-Walford, and Co 45,167
Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 29,536
Fakenham Bank, Fakenha.m-Gurneys, Birk-
beck, and Co.
Farringdon Bank and Bank of \Vantage, Far-
ringdon-Barnes and Medley . 7,890
Farnham Bank, Farnham-Messrs. Knight...... 12,780
Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co. 5,130
Godalming Bank, Godaluaing-Mellersh and
Keen 6,305
Grantham Bank, Grantham-Kewney and King 17,891
Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon... 11,165
Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and C 0.... 25,392
Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Hilder,
and Co. 23,160
Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford-
Matthews and Co.
Hertfordshire Bank and Ware Bank, Ware-
S. Adams and Co.
Hull Bank and Kin2ston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull
-Smith, Brothers, and Co.
Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting-
don-Rust and Veasey
Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co
Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hemptead-
Smith, and Whittingstall
lloniton Bank, floniton-Flood and Co.
Hertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen-Sharples
and Co.
Heroford. Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross
and Archenfield Bank, Hereford-Morgan,
Hoskins, and Co
Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co.
Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk,
Hadleigh Bank, Manuingtree and Mistley
;lank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich-
Alexarders and Co.
Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Mercer, Randall,
and Mercer
Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-J
Davies and Co
Knighton Bank Knighton-J. Davies and Co.
Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank,
Knaresborough-Terry and Co
Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson,
and Co.
Kettering Bank, Kettering-Govan and Sons...
Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End-C
Harvey and Son
Leeds Bank. Leeds-Beckett and Co
Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W.Williams, Brown,
and C
Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and
Congleton Bank,Leek-Fowler,Gaunt, and Co.
Leinester Bank, Leicester-Pagets and Kirby
Lovves Old Bank, Lewes-Molineux and Co
Lichfield Bank, Lichfield-Palmer and Green
Bank, Lincoln--Smith and Co
Llandovery Bank and Llandilo Bank Llando-
very -David Jones and Co.
Loughborough Bank, Loughborough-Middle-
tons and Cradock
Lymington Bank, Lyrnington-C. and S. St.
Barbe
3,937
Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynnßegis
-Gurneys and Co.
42,647
Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis-
Massey and Co.
13,239
Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brockleharst
and Co 11,742
Manningtree Bank, Man ningtree-N un n and Ce 6,909
Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts
Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl-
borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank,
and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough-Tanner
and Pinckney 14,482
aemrt.
il :rnleotoros nc..l
wNorth Wiltshire New Bank,
ard, Merriman, and Hillier 9,476
hire
Willis .. Bank, Dolgelly-Jones and
Miners' Bank
...
Monmouthshire ruAireNsiultinligrnasn and Co lB,BOO
Bank, Aberaave d Commercial
and Co
Monmouth Old Bank, 24,253
ncTouth Bank, Brecon
Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank,
and Ross and Herefordshirli:Tank, Monmouth
-Bromage and Snead..,,,,
Monmouthsire Newport Old ........ • 15,262
-W. Williams and Sons ... -"" '4awport
Newark Bank, Newark-Godfreys ...... 7'358
Newark and Sleaford Bank, and SleafoCaltt° 22,565
Newark Bank, Newark-Handley, Peacock,
andCo .................................
Newbury:Bank, Newbury-Bunny and Slocock. 47.
31';"4.5;
Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Ham-
mond, and Son
20,545
Jslorlblk and Suffolk Bank, Diss-Taylor and
Dyson
2,841
Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich-Harveys and
fiudsons
Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich-Gur-
neys and Co
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not-
tingham-Hart, Fellows, and Co 11,924
Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddcock and
Co
Naval Bank, Plymouth-Harris, Mudge, and
22,498
New Strum Bank, Sarum- fletley, Everett, and
Co
Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Smith and Co 29,711
Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os-
westr-v-Croxan and Co 13,142
Oxford *Bank, Oxford-J. and R. Morrell 13,561
Oxford :Ad Bank, Oxford-Robinson, Parsons,
25
, I4a
and Thompson...
Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge
Wells Cld Tonbridge and Ton bridge
Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, TOnbridge-
Beechinz and Sons 7,231
Oxfordshire Witzmy Beak Witgaey-Williams,
Cloak, and Co 10,227

18,356

47,357
5,348

20,486
14,956

33,419

23,300
18,455

71,528

10,680

24.871
5,555

19,055

38.692
8,018

5,330
52,914

35,814

391
25.648
33,637
17,726
93,093

6,957

Avasgs iatoant.
Pease's Old Bank, lull, the Hall Old Bank and
Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 47,800
Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co 11,635
Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter-
borough—Mems. Yorke
Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson,
White, and Simpson 12,056
Perabrokeshire Bank, Haverfordweat—J. and
W. Walters
Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and
Truro Bank, Penzance--Rickets, Enthoyen
and Co
Reading Bank, Reading—Stmonaa and Co 32,497
Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and •
Co 33,624
Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and C 0... 4.7 89
Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and
County of Poole Bank, Ringwood—Ledgard
and Sons
Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, _ _

and Co 4,345
Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches-

ter—Day and Nicholson 8,479
Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons... 13,665
Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 12,772
Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co 17,305
Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy-
don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and
Co 13,E30
Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard
and Allaway 4,145
Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron
Walden—Messrs. Gibson
Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and
Co 15,005
Scarborough Old Bank, `3earborough—Woodall
and Co 23 680

Shrewsbury and Market, Dray ton Bank, Shrews-
bury—Adams, Adams, and Co 7,128
Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and
Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—•Rorke, Eytons,
and Co. 34,269
Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne
—Vallance and Son 3,189
Southampton Town and County Bank, South-
ampton—Maddison and Son
Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co.
St. Alban's Bank. St Alban's—J. S. Story 1,743
Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie 22,800
Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and
King
Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp-
ton—Atherly and Fall
Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 6,595
Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge —Rufford,
Wragg, and Co
Stafford Old Bank, Staffbrd—Stevenson and Co 14,660
Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton,

Cayley, and Co. . .
Stourbridge Old Ruth, Stourbridge—Bate and
Robins
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury
—Beck, Downward, and Co.
St. Alban's and tiert‘ Bank, St. Alban's—Gib-

son and Stuart 2,200
Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs.Badcock 24,290
Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and
Co
Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rol ph, Yates, and

Par w
Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns-
ford and Barne
Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton-
shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland
Tring Bank and Cheshaaa Bank, Tring—But-
cher and Son
To wcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S
Percival
Union Bank,`' Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and
Co.
Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith,
and Co.
Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Wells and Co.
Warwick and Warwickshire Bauk, Warwick—
Greenway, and Co.
Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox
Brothers
West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract
Bank, Wa,;efield—Leatham, Tew, and Co
Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap-
man, and Co
Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win-
chester—Bulpett and Co.
Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester

—Wickham and Co
Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank,
Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse
Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank,

Wirkeswqrth—Arkwright and CO.
Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech—
Gurney and Co.
Wiveliscorcbc Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W
Hancock
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good-
ricke and Holyoake.
Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender,
and Co.
Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank,
Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co
Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley
and Turner
Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and

8,500

Sons
Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster—
Everett and Co.
Wrexham Bank, Wrexham—J. and S. Kenrick
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—
Messrs. Fryer
Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth

9,759

10,069

12,308

9,40

14,987

20,835
7,715

26,960

3,766

44,29

12,45

24,037

5,807

16,282

33,915

51,17

6,748

11,315

10,160

78,73

10,974

19,670

19,326
2,150

11,803

and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney,
Birkbef:lc, and Co.
Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great
Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 11,420
Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten
York Bank. York—Swann, Clough, and Co 40,5E35

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal
Barnsley Bunking Company, Barnsley
Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 45,448
Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver-
hampton
Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven
Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad-
ford
Burton, Uftoxeter, and Staffordshire Union
Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent
Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking
Company, Chesterfield
Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work-
ington .
Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com-
pany, Cheltenham
Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company,
Coventry
Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 13,262
County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel-
tenham
Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company
Carlisle
Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 21,159
Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company,
Dudley
Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 18,361
Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com-
pany, Darlington . 19,145
East of England Bank, Norwich
Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 143,521
Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 14,976
Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 34,156
Hull Banking Company, Hull 25,056
Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com-
pany, Halifax
Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,449
Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 21,230
Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company,
Knaresborough..
25,650
Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,845
Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . .. 52,408
Leeds Bankinc, Company, Leeds
Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester
Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 52,020
Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking
Company, Leamington Priors
Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,810
Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank-
ing Company, Nottingham 23,201
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking
Company, Nottingham
Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint-
Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 74,074
National Provincial Bank of England, Birming-
ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street,
London
North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 54,093
Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton., 80,777
Northamptonshire Banking Company, North-
ampton
North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 63,372
Pares's Leiceste rshire Banking Company, Lei-
cester
Saddleworth Banking Conapany, Saddleworth... 2,980
Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 34,651
Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com-
pany, Stambrd
Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset--
shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang-
port
Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ...
Stourbrid,ge and Kidderminster Banking Corn
pany, Stourbridge
Sheffield and 11114.mshiro Banking Company,
Sheffield .••• • •
Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking
swCompany, St .--;liefel
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Richmond
wr Sheffield So ihvefr h aaranpatßon,,,
Storey and '40,824
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Thomas'sankß,
Sheffield
Company,.
329:590162
h..i.r.e..1.3.a.n.1.ci...7.?..m..
'Kalzitlyd,
WPaalcne)ti'el‘dV°a
Whitehaven Joint•StoYc.k 11.9a.Tini3kianngk'
2162:317641
WWarwhiiteekhaavnedn
L..e.6.;.a.ir.gtz ............. .............. .
Leamington ......
....
.............. g Company,
Wie3astakoi:BErinstogllane... ri...t..i.
..
.out.ll . -:Wa....1.e15. ... .-
District.... 36,582
ffilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 78-783
West Riding Union Banking Company, Hui. 67,009
dersfield
Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, 33'937
Whitchurch .......
Vorcester City and County Banking. Company, 6,813
Worcester... .• f 6,402

York Union Banking Conipany., York 72,229
York City and County Banking Company, York 86,593
Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds
P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank E4Sitilif•
Stamps and DSO, October 2, 1847.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 7.
(Before Mr. Commissioner EvAzis.)
THE BANKRUPTCY OF EDWARD TIBBEY.

The bankrupt, a diamond merchant, in Frith-street,
Soho, came up for his last examination.
Mr. Cooke was counsel, and Mr. Teague, solicitor,
for the assignees ; Mr. Lawrence supported the
bankrupt.
The balance-sheet, which extends from February,
1846, to the date of the fiat, April, 1847, contains
the following items :—Sundry creditors, 11,241/. ;
liabilities, 3,1251; creditors holding security, 6,5561.;
goods, 2,8471. To meet those claims there is—pro-
perty, 1,300/. ; securities in the hands of creditors,
6,5141. ; cottages mortgaged, valued at 1,0481.
The losses are set down at 3,4151., the trade expenses
at 1,0371., and the domestic expenses at 267/.
The London and Westminster Bank are creditors
to a small amount.

A long and uninteresting examination took place
respecting the supposed substitution of opals, tuD-
quoises, and some other precious stones, by the bank-
rupt, who swore positively that he had not acted in
anywise dishonestly. The reverse was not proved,
although some suspicious circumstances were deve-
loped. It appeared, in the course of the examination,
that precious stones have, in consequence of the de-
pressed state of trade and the condition of the money
market, experienced a decline in price of from 20 to
30 per cent.
His HONOUR adjourned the examination for further
inquiry.

BLOOMSBURY COUNTY COURT, Oct. 7,
(Before D. HEATH, Esq., Judge.)
CUSS V. THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK.

This was an action against the Duke of Brunswick
for the recovery of 101. 12s. 6d., alleged to be due
from his Serene Highness to the plaintiff, a master
chimney-sweeper, for work and labour done.
Mr. Braidley appeared in support of the claim, and
Mr. Warneford, of Symonds' inn, on behalf of the
Noble Duke, to resist it, on the ground that the plain-
tiff had broken contract, and through his negligence
his Highness had sustained damage.
Mrs. Frances Cuss, plaintiff's wife, deposed that she
kept the trade books, and that the bill delivered for
the amount now sought to be recovered, which com-
menced in March, 1844, was quite correct. There
was an agreement between his Highness and her hus-
band respecting sweeping the chimney, while the
Duke occupied the house, No. 38, Bryanston-square ;
but she knew of none since he had resided at Bruns-
wick House, New-road. _ _

Matthews, in plaintiff's employ, said that
he had been in the habit of sweeping the duke's chim-
neys both at Bryanston-square and Brunswick House.
He recollected in the year 1845 two fires occurring in
the kitchen chimney.
Mr. WARNEFORD—How did they happen ? Wit-
ness—The first one I don't know how, but the last
one the cook was frying some sausages when the
pan turned over, and all the fat went into the fire.
—(Laughter.) The plaintiff stated, that in March,
1844, he had a written agreement to sweep the
Duke's chimneys in Bryanston-square at 21. a year.
In March, 1846, that contract being then concluded,
and his Highness having removed to Brunswick
House, he told the secretary he could not sweep
chimneys and be answerable for fires in them under
51. ss. a year.
This concluded the plaintiff's case.
Mr. WARNEFOED then called
Thomas Newson, formerly in the Duke's service,
who:said that Elizabeth Kisby, the Duke's cook,
blamed the sweep for the fires, and he in return
blamed her. The Duke for the fire was summoned to
Mary lebone Police-office, and fined in penalties alto-
gether of 5/. 2s.
Mr. John William Oddy, the Duke's secretary,
stated that on entering his Highness's service he
heard of the dispute between the Duke and plaintiff.
About eighteen months ago the plaintiff called at the
house with his account, when witness told him that
the Duke considered he (the plaintiff) was indebted
to him 51. 25., money he had paid for the chimney
catching fire, and that the Duke would hold him to his
contract of 2/. a year and his liability for fire. The
plaintiff then went away, and up to the present time
continued to sweep the chimneys. The cook, Elizabeth
Kisby, who could have proved that the fires origi-
nated through plaintiff's servant's negligence, was un-
fortunately out of town.
The JUDGE, having read over the evidence, said
that a contract had been entered into in 1844 for the
plaintiff to sweep the Duke's chimneys at 2/. a year,
which would be three years last March ; for the
plaintiff, after being told that the Duke would hold
him to that contract, had still continued to do that
work, and he must consider under these terms. With
respect to the plaintiff's liability for the fire, he could
not allow any set-off, but if the Duke could establish
that fact, he could bring an action against the plaintiff
for the recovery of the sums he had paid.
Verdict for the plaintiff, 6/. and costa.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WORSHIP-STREET.
William and Richard Fletcher, journeymen silk-
weavers, were charged with having assaulted and
wounded a man named William Moore who had
sustained such serious injuries that his life was de-
spaired of.
Sergeant Teakle, of the H division, stated that the
occurrence in question arose out of an altercation
which took place between the parties about ten days
since at a public-house in Spitalfields, on leaving
which a desperate attack was made upon the injured
man, who was kicked and beaten in such a brutal
manner that he had ever since been confined to his
bed in a most precarious state ; and he had ascertained
from inquiries that morning that he was now suffering
from an attack of erysipelas resulting from the ill-
treatment he had sustained, and that not the slightest
hopes were entertained of his recovery.
On hearing the sergeant's statement, Mr. Arnold
immediately proceeded in a cab, accompanied by Mr.
Hurlstone, the second clerk, to the residence of the
unfortunate man in King-street, Spitalfields, and his
deposition was taken down in the presence of the pri-
soner, to the following effect :—" On the night of
Monday, the 27th ult , I went to the Phcenix public-
house, in Brick-lane, Spitalfields, to attend a concert,
at which I was called upon to take the chair. There
were about seventy persons present, amongst whom
were the prisoners, and everything went on quietly
until about half-past twelve o'clock, when I had some
words with the prisoners, who began to talk about
fighting with my brother George, and Richard
Fletcher commenced an attack upon him, after which
they all left the house. On reaching the street,
William Fletcher struck me a violent blow on the
mouth, and another on the right ear, by which I was
knocked down, and while I was on the ground I re-
ceived a kick on the right ear, but cannot state by
whom it was inflicted. I bled very much from the
mouth and ear, and have been in great pain ever since.
I never had a quarrel with the prisoners nor enter-
tained any ill-feeling towards them."
The prisoners were then brought back to the court,
and at the request of Sergeant Teakle the magis-
trate directed summonses to be issued to enforce the
attendance of the principal witnesses who were pre-
sent on the occasion, as they were reluctant to come
forward, on the avowed ground that they had been
threatened with personal violence by some of the pri-
soners' friends if they ventured togive evidence against
them.

In answer to the charge, the prisoner 'William
Fletcher stated that the affair had entirely originated
in the pugnacious disposition of the wounded man,
who offered to back his own brother to fight his
brother Richard for a sovereign, and afterwards
challenged and struck him, the prisoner, and he cer-
tainly returned the blows, but acted throughout in
self- defence.
James Fletcher, the prisoners' cousin, was examined,
and his evidence went to confirm the material parts of
their statement.
Mr. ARNOLD ordered the prisoners to be remanded
for a week, but consented to accept bail for their ap
pearance.