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LONDON, SATURDAY, .; LT", y 17, IZAI.

Mr. WoanswouTzt could not struggle against a verdict for
an assault.

- ,s ed. 4 thoe rt
riaSks.hle;tr,he,heuonl
1 goods on the line. He was happy. to say now, however, that
they had got a large portion of wire rope on the line, whiel
had been in use for ten months, and had never broken. Th,
tlemen
-hole of the line would soon be supplied with the wire rope.
The . law expenses had unquestionably been heavy; but if gen.
would look at the details they would see that the Di
penes were in
• not been wanton in going to law. The chief ex •
rectors hats the conveyancing', where there were upwards of
I pass from hand to han-f. The Solieitor•
most ;mints; t... s
2,000 properties', "at their bills should he taxed, and exa-
werele thought the whole of the 200,000/.
mine,t by other parties. .
that,
new:
tss h?ish
ar
ovn: .
what would be the posi-
would be required, and knowimn.,ediate•
Mr. J. NVlssraw wished to .
the same interes
lion of those Shareholders who rto.-
Would they have the same interest as ~ s 7
what would be done with the declined eh. 're • .
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The CHAIRMAN to the first question a
who did not take the shares should have .
HT would b
and power as the others. He did not think t...
any declined shares, but if there were he would to. er them tt
those Proprietors who would take them.—( Hear. )
Mr. Worse wished to know what were the prospects .of !hi`
1 railway. He had been on the Continent and heard it cite"'
a complete failure.
Mr. SALOSIONS (a Director) took that opportunity of ex-
pressing his opinion on the subjects proposed by his brother
Directors. It was always an ungracious thing for Directer,
to ask Proprietors for an advance of money. The Directors
had, by.vever, found that 200,0001. must be raised to get rid
of all obligations hanging over the Company ; they had de-
layed asking for money as long as possible, until they could
wait no longer. The Directors themselves were all person-
ally liable to large amounts; and he thought it much better to
raise the whole of the money at once. The shares had been
put at a low price, not because they were invaluable, but
with a view of insuring there being taken, and that
Proprietors might obtain a profit commensurate with
the risk they had run. With regard to the prospects of thi,
Railway lie had paid much attention to that subject. and he
was now prepared to state, 10 his firm opinion, that nothing
could detract from the principle- of working by wires ; he ha',
gone amongst the working men and he had studied the ques-
tion closely, and he was confident that the syste of working
by wires would be found to be almost perfect. If any Railway
should give satisfaction to the proprietors it W 25 ibis Qa..---
( Hear, hear.) 1% hen the Railway should be completed to
Fenchurch-streel he was sure the increase both in passengers
and goods would be very great, and that when they ~,,et this
time 12 months the circumstances of the Company woos; he
found to be in a different state ; the present weekly incom,.
now exceeded a thousand pounds, and the expenses were 4251.
per week ; there was no doubt that the concern would pay it
the Proprietors would only support the Directors at this time.
Captain PAYNE wished to know when the extensi m line
would be finished, and what would be the amount of tonnage.
The CHAIRMAN expected the line would be finished by
Monday week—certainly not later than the end of the present
month, but heavy goods might not travel on it for some
months ; he could not say what would be .the extent of ton-
nage, he knew that goods could be conveyed by the railroad
much more expeditiously and at considerable less expense than
by cartage.
Mr. STEVENSON, the Engineer to the Company, said he
should recommend the Directors to postpone the carriage of
goods on the new line for three months.
A PROPRIETOR would like to know how much the expenses
of the line would be above the original estimate, and what
money had been received from the traffic.
The CHAIRMAN believed the actual sum required to com-
plete the work would exceed the original estimate by about
20J,000/. From the 6th of July, 1840, to the 30th of June,
1841, the number of passengers that had travelled on the line
was 1,848,156, and the money the Company had received from
passengers and goods during that time was 32,657.
A PROPRIETOR was desirous to know whether the line was
calculated for the transit of heavy goods.
Mr. STEVENSON said his intention in designing this line was
to make it permanent and strong, so as to carry any weight ;
he believed that object had been obtained.
The CHAIRMAN stated that a great many applications had
been made for the arches under the railway, and he believed
those near town would be very valuable. He then put the ques-
tion, " That the Report be received and adopted," together
with the following resolution, which was carried unanimously,
viz. :—" Resolved—That this Meeting do order that the sum
of 150,0001., by the Act of 4th Victoria, cap. 12, authorized
to be raised by this Company, by creating new shares, be raised
accordingly. And that the further sum of 50,0001., which by
the said Act this Company nre authorised to raise either on
mortgage or bond, or by creating new shares, instead of bor-
rowing the same. be also raised, and that the sums of 150,0001.
and 50,0001., making together the sum of 200,0001., so to be
raised as aforesaid, shall be divided into shares of such an
amount, and the calls to be made thereon shall be of such
amounts, and payable at such times, as the Directors for the
time being of this Company, shall think fit."
Mr. GEORGE RENNIE, 111. P, wished to know the reason
of Mr. Humphery's resignation of his Directorship.
The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Humphery had sold shares which
he did not possess. A meeting of the Board was called in
consequence, and Mr. Humphery's resignation inamcJiately
followed.
Mr. RENNIE then rose, and animadverted strongly upon Mr.
Humphery's conduct, and persisted (very much against the
desire of the Chairman, Mr. Salomon, and the rest of the
Directors) in moving a resolution upon the subject highly con-
demnatory of that gentleman's behaviour..
The motion, on being put, was carried with slight ,oppo-
sition

The Loan l‘faron—lf you lave no fears for yourar2f. Y(ffi
ought to have some consideration for the feelings of ()tilt:"
and those who wimeas such rashness cannot be very comfort-
able under the apprehension of some dreadful accident. Were
you drunk ? . .

Mr. Sergeant Tinny, in addressing the Jury, said that the
case against the prisoner was one of a very unp'easant nature,
and one which he should have been glad to have withdrawn
from their consideration altogether : but the Grand Jury
had considered it a case which ought to be further sifted. They
would be led to believe, from the evidence of the pro3ccutril
that the capital offence had been committed, but the surgeon
could not prove it. They must, therefore, acquit the prisoner
of the rape, and it would be for them then to consider whether
an assault had been committed.

The conductor said that the gentleman had been drinking,
it was evident.

Defenchnt —I had taken half a pint of stout and a glass of
brandy and water. it was indeed a piece of folly, and I don't
know that I can say more.
The Loan MAYOR-1 shall discharge you, Sir, and I can
only express a hope that you will not repeat such a dangerous
piece of folly.

The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty of an assault, and
Mr. Sergeant TADDY sentenced the prisoner to six months'
hard labour in the house of correction.
John Reed Cook, aged eighteen, was convicted of stealing
twelve sheep, the property of John Parsley.
It appeared that the sheep were safe in a field at St. Alban',
on the night of the 10th of April On the following day they
were missed, and were subsequently traced to the possession of
a butcher residing in Lambeth, who bought them of the pri-
soner at Smithfield.

NV AN"ZWORI-1-1-1 POLICE.

Henry Keen, a journeyman carpenter, living at the water-
side, was charged with attempting self-destruction, and also
with threatening thelife of hi: wife.
Anne Keen, the daughter of the defendant, stated that on
Friday (yesterday) morning, about half past seven o'clock,
her father called her into his room. He was lying in bed,
and his left arm pouring with blood. The witness wished to
bind it up, but defendant would not let her. So she ran out
and brought in the police.
Police constable Castle, 123 V, stated that he found the de-
fendant bleeding profusely from a wound in the left arm. A
razor was lying by the defendant's side, with which he admit-
ted having severed one of the arteries; he also admitted that
he had meant to destroy himself, and he intended to do so }et.
Sarah Ann Keen, the defendant's wife, said her husband had
of late become very loose in his habit=, and though he had six
children, he seldom came home sober one night out of the week,
—he had beat her repeatedly, had threatened her life, and on
Tuesday last he said he would wash his hands in her blood.
Mr. PAYNTER—Then I suppose you go in fear of your life ?
—Complainant said she did.
The defendant said that he had no wish to harm his wife.
She was a " cross-grained" one, and made his home so uncom.
Portable, that he could seldom bear to go into it. It was her
temper that caused him to attempt suicide.
Air. PAYNTER ordered defendant to find sureties, himself in
.101., and two iii2.ol,.,lakiteep the peace towards his wife.
Commjtttrd. 1_
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The prisoner was sentenced to be transported for fifteen
3 ears.

rORTHERN CIRCUIT—York, July 15.
CIVIL SIDE.
( Before Lord DENMAN.)
HUGILL V. JACKSON.

This was an action for a breach of promise of marriage by
the defendant to the plaintiff.
Mr. Addison conducted the case of the plaintiff, awl Mr.
Cresswell, assisted by Mr. Temple, that of the defendant.
It appeared from the statement of the Learned Counsel for
the plaintiff, and from the evidence of the witnesses, that the
plaintiff is the daughter of a Mr. Hugill, who is a consider.
able farmer, residing at a farm called Parke's Farm, neat
Kirkby-11loorside, in this county, who has also four sons and
four other daughters, of which the plaintiff is the second, and
now about the age of 30. The defendant, with his trother and
mother, resided on a farm in the same neighbourhood, a con-
siderable portion of which was freehold, and belonged to the
family, and in which the defendant had an interest, the extent
of which, however, was not proved. He had also a copyhold
cottage and Barth of his own. He was about the same age as
the plaintiff, and in a similar situation in life. Some 12 years
age be because-a..iseetty ...ensta-nt risitaf—it the how° of the
plaintiff's father, and an intimacy commenced between her
and the defendant, which met the approbation of the parents
of the lady, and it seemed of the parents of her swain also.
However, after the courtship had continued about six years,
the lady became pregnant, and as the defendant did not
seem inclined to take the only honourable course in such a
case, he was forbidden the house, and all communica-
tion between the parties was put an end to. By some
means or other the defendant, in the course of the year
1839, contrived to renew the acquaintance, which was dis-
covered by her brother William, who met them walking to-
gether on the road. Thinking that it might lead to a proper
termination of the affair, he allowed them to meet at his
house, having himself become married and removed from his
father's house. The consequence, however, was, that in the
course of the year 1840 it was again apparent that he had taken
advantage of the opportunities allowed him for a very different
purpose, and another child was born. The plaintiffs brother
William spoke to him about his shameful conduct, and de-
manded of him if he meant to marry her. The defendant said
he would marry her the next Saturday, and would get a license
immediately. Preparations were accordingly made for the
nuptials, but when the day came his fickle genius again pre-
vailed, and he was not found; and nothing being heard of him
for three weeks after, this action was commenced. On being
served with the declaration in the action, he said that he hacl,
promised to marry her, and admitted that he had used her very
ill, and that he would marry her. His resolution, however, never
got beyond the promise, and the action proceeded, to which
he had pleaded, first, the usual plea, that he did not promise ;
and secondly, the more singular plea, especially when applied
to the case of a twelve years' courtship, that a reasonable time
had not elapsed between the promise and the action to allow
him to perform it. Mr. Addison, in addressing the Jury. an-
ticipated that his Learned Friend (Mr. Cresswell) would dwell
upon the fact of two children having been born, but he would
remind the Jury that this was a wrong of his own doing, for
he defied all the world to show that she had been gu;lty of any
other misconduct than that to which she had been seduced by
the defendant, and they would never allow him to set up one
wrong as a defence or mitigation of another wrong done by
him. .They would rather treat it as an aggravation of his
offence, that he had not only broken his promise to her, but
had also placed her in a position in which she could not hope
to find an honourable settlement in life in any other quarter.
The evidence having been gone through,
Mr. CRESSWELL addressed the Jury for the defendant, and
contended that there was no ground to presume any promise
was made before the birth of the first child, and that it was
the common case of young persons who, finding themselves in
a situation of temptation, mutually forget what they owe to
their own honour and to society, and yield to the excitement of
their passions. As to the damages, he thought it would be an
encouragement to loose conduct in others if under such circum-
stances the Jury were to award heavy damages in a case like
this, and which indeed the defendant was in no condition to
pay, as it was a mere assumpti. without proof that he was
possessed of any property of his own.
Lord DENMAN, in summing up the case, said that the plea
that sufficient time had not elapsed to enable the defendant to
perform his promise was ridiculous, and ought not to have
been placed upon the record. He then briefly recapitulated
the circumstances of the case, and the Jury after a short con-
sultation returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 1501.

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A vote of thanks was then passed to the present Directors,
which the Crairman acknowledged, and the meeting broke up.

NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Beqford, July 15.
The assizes for the county of Bedford commenced this morn-
(Ate of'Zflatt Wafaninnte-reurrett actiell tor gnats solo, anu tne
Other was postponed till the Spring assizes, on account of the
absence of a material witness. The following case excited
very great interest in the county, and occupied a long time in
the trial. The bill was found at the last assizes, together with
another against ,‘ Deaf Burke," the celebrated pugilist, Lord
Chetwynd, and others, for an alleged riot, charged to have
been committed at the time to which the trial of to-day re-
lated, which has been removed by certiorari into the Court
of Queen's Bench.
( Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.)
Thomas Brown was indicted for unlawfully refusing to aid
and assist one Daniel Herbert, a policeman, when duly called
upon to do so in quelling a riot.
Mr. Andrews and Mr. Gunning were counsel for the prose-
cution ; Mr. Byles and Mr. O'Malley for the defendant.
It appeared thaton the morning of the 9th of last February
the Rev. Mr. Cautley, curate of Broughton, in Bucks, ob-
served an unusual passage of persons on foot and in every
kind of vehicle through his village, and on inquiry he learned
that a prize-fight was about to " come off " at the neighbour-
ing village of Hulcott. He forthwith mounted his horse and
rode with the streams of people until he reached a certain
field in that parish, wherein he saw a ring duly staked end
" roped " out, and two persons stripped, or " peeled" to com-
bat, and some 300 or 400 spectators. He left the scene of the
commencing fight, and called at the residences of two Magis-
trates, but they were Loth absent, and he then rode to the
house of the prosecutor, Herbert, one of the rural police, whom
he found. He placed Herbert on his own horse, and desired
him to ride to the ring and put an end to the fight, whilst he
followed on foot. The prosecutor rode thither accordingly, but
was unable to make any impression on the mob, and Mr. Cant-
ley called upon the constable " to charge him to assist him,"
which the policeman accordingly did. Armed with the character
of an assistant to the constable, Mr. Cautley attempted to get
into the inner ring, but was prevented by the crowd. Hort ert
made the like attempt with the like want of success, and both
got severely punished by the mob for their interference.
The battle, which was between Cain and Adams, went on
after this with spirit, and except when an attempt Was made
on the part of the authorities to check it, the mob conducted
themselves tolerably peaceably. The prosecutor then charged
several other persons to aid him, and amongst them the des
fendant, Mr. Brown, who was sitting en the seat of his cars
rage and four, his horses being governed by two postilions.
The policeman addressed him, saying, "Mr. Brown, I charge
you in the Queen's name to aid and assist me hi putting e stop
to this fight." Mr. Brown dill not positively refuse to do so,
but said " he had his horses to mind," and, in fact., rendered no
assistance, and shortly afterwards he left the ground. Mr.
Cautley then with great bravery threw himself into the ring,
and, for a short time, stopped the fight, bist it toidloy
began again, the mob hooting and etillitig Out that he
was "no beak." litreli this he left the scene, and re-
turned with the Reverend Mr. Smith, a Magistrate,
whereurn the people cried out, " The justice, the
justice ! and many left the ground. Soon, however, the
people returned to the charge, the fight reeottnneneed, and the
Rev. Magistrate read the Riot Act as loud as he could. For
a moment the angry mob seemed pacified, but some one seized
the Justice by the leg and attempted to unhode him, and this
was the signal for renewed riot and violence. He read the
Riot Act a second time in dumb show, and whilst doing so
some ruffian threw a bottle at him, which missed him, but
struck a poor fellow between the eyes, and inflicted a severe
injury. The fight continued until one of the combatants was
fairly worsted, when the spectators left the field, and peace
was restored, no substantial injury being inflicted upon any one
except the man who was struck by the bottle thrown at Mt.
Smith. The Magistrates of the county afterwards directed this
and some other prosecutions to be preferred, and the defendant
and ethers were held to bail. _ _

UNIVERSITY INTEWAGgNcE.
College.—Subject—" Both in the Old and New Testament
eternal life is offered to mankind through Jesus Christ oulv."
The honours in Civil Law for the year 1840-41 have been
this year adjudged, at Commencement, in the following
order :

First Class.—Hows, Trinity Hall ; Stones-street, St.
John's.

Second Class.--Jenner, Trinity Hall; Caldwell, do.

Third Claw.—Roche.
On Tuesday, July 6, Alfred Williams, of King's College,
was admitted Fellow of that Society.
On the sth instant, Francis Hildyard, Esq., Barrister at
Law, Junior Fellow of Clare Hall, in this University, was
elected a Senior Fellow of that Society.
On the 7th inst. the Lord Bishop of Peterborough insti-
tuted the Hon. and Rev. John Sandilands, M. A., of Trinity
College, in this University, to the Rectory of Casten, in Lei-
cestershire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Charles Kipling,
on the presentation of the Queen.
The Rev. Joseph Taylor, M.A. of St. John's College,
in this University, has been preferred the curacy of Taw-
stock, Devonshire, to the perpetual curacy of St. John's, the
Evangelist, Dukinfield, Cheshire.
The Rev. Thomas Dale, M.A., of Corpus Christi College
in this University (in conjunction with the Rev. Robert Eden,
M.A., and the Rev. W, Stone, M.A., of Oxford), has been
appointed by the Board of Control Examiner of candidates fur
Haileybury College for the ensuing term.
The Rev. S. J. Gambier, M. A., of Trinity College, in this
University, has been appointed to the perpetual curacy of
Grinsh:ll, Salop. Patron, John Wood, Esq.
The Rev. H. Owen, of Magdalene College, in this Univer-
sity, has been appointed to be one of the domestic chaplins of
the Earl of Stralbrooke.
The Rev. W. W. Poley, of Queen's College, in this Univer-
sity, took his M.A. degree last week. The name was acci-
dentally omitted in the list we published.

Mr. Baron ALDERsoN summed up, and the Jury, after a
short. consultation, found the defendant Guilty.
Three other gentlemen, against whom similar bills had been
found, upon the verdict being given, withdrew their pleas of
" not guilty," and pleaded " guilty."
Mr. ANDREWS, on the part of the prosecution, begged to
say that the indictments were preferred on public grounds only,
and that his clients were not anxious that the defendants should
be visited with severity.
Mr. Baron ALDEItSo said, that he thought it possible the
defendants right have acted in ignorance of the law, but they
ought to know that it is the duty of every good subject of the
Queen to keep the peace, and to set a good example of else.
dience to the law of the land in the person of Its humblest
officers. The law speaks through its constables and its officers,
and they must be protected by the law. Ile did not think it
necessary to inflict any severe punishment on the defendants,
believing that this public discussion would prevent any mis-
apprehension on the subject in future.
The defendants were then sentenced to pay a fine of Os.
each to the Queen, and to find sureties for their good beha-
viour for twelve months.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A young man of very fashionable appearance, who stated his
name to be Alfred, was brought before the Lord Mayor,
charged with having rut his own life in jeopardy ou the Black-
wall Railroad.

The Superintendent of the Blackwall Railroad stated that
the defendant was a passenger in one of the evening trains to
London, and that as the train proceeded he put his body half
way out of the window, and heaving Lis arms about to the im-
minent danger of his life, for if he had been struck by aiiy
of the trains which passed him towards Blackwall he must have
been dashed to pieces, each of them having gone at the rate of
25 miles an hour.

The conductor of the train stated that when he saw the de-
fendant thrusting his body out at the window he requested the
gentleman to retire within the carriage, and represented the
danger to him, but it was of no use. It was klievcd that the
Stepney train in passing touched him.
the LORD MAYOR (to the defendant)--Pray, Sir, are you
tired of your life? Defendant—Not at all, my Lcrd. I am
only just commencing life.
The Loan MAYOR.-- How can you account for this foolish ex-
posure of your life? Defendant—l acknowledge it was a piece
of folly, but I have been in the habit of doing the same thing
on the Birmingham railroad, and I never met with any 8,1-
oich.snt.