The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER a. 25, 1848.

RAIL 1V A/, INTELLIGENCE.
RAILWAY CAL LS.
We find that much alarm has teen created in the
pu'alic mind by a leading article of a contemporary of
October 12, which represents that 131 millions of
'pounds have still to be raised to complete the railway
schemes alre-ady sanctioned by Parliament. The
writer has taken the sum authorized by Parliament to
be raised, 326,643,2171., and deducted the amount
already called, 195,317,1061., which leaves 131
millions to be called; but he has forgotten that
the first sum contains the amount the com-
panies are empowered to brow, which is
generally one-third of their :gisize capital. He
has made no allowance for the sum thus raised,
although it is known to be immense. It is impossible
to form an opinion on this subject by reference to the
amounts authorised by Parliament, for such amounts
include loans, which there is no ready method of
ascertaining to what extent contracted. Many Bills
for lines were passed which the projectors never in-
tended should be made, and were originated simply
with the view of being sold to existing companies ;
these schemes are now defunct. The Parliamentary
returns also include many duplicate entries, which
arose thus—nearly all the old companies agreed to
take shares in one or more of the new schemes.
The Bill for the new company took powers to raise
the full amount, and the old company also had to
apply for powe: to raise their contributions; this last
amount should not have appeared in the returns.
Satisfied that this calculation of our contemporary
is very erroneous and calculated to mislead, we have
prepared an account of the calls remaining to be made
upon all shares named in the London daily share list,
and have also added the shares of various lines which
are not known in the London market. We are not
aware that we have omitted any line which is likely
to make a call. This appears to be the only method
by which any proper idea can be got of our
exist.ing railway liabilities. Some campanies per-
haps will not be able to get their calls on their
present shares, and may have to issue preference
shares in lieu of them ; others may have to issue new
shares as they cannot
.borrow money ; but we think
this will not be to any serious amount, as most compa-
nies will rather abandon some of their branches, or
curtail their magnificent stations, than raise money
upon such terms. Any excess of expenditure over
the estimates will most probably be met in the same
way, by curtailing the works, which in many cases
can be done with benefit to the shareholders, and little
loss to the public.
We believe that the arrears on calls already made
are much smaller than generally supposed. The
works haver-progressed rapidly, which could not have
been the case except money had been provided. It
is well known 'that' directors have used the most
vigorous means to compel payment, and they have
been greatly assisted by the clause inserted in all the
new Bills, that interest on all previous payments
should be forfeited during the time any call was in
arrear. _

The following statement shows the amount of calls
still to be made on existing shares, including aban-
doned schemes, &c.
Ambergate and Boston ...
Ayrshire and Galloway ...
Belfast send County Down • • •••
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley
Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Jun.
Boston, Stamford, anti Birmingham
Bristol and Exeter ••• •• • •••
Bristol and Exeter, Thirds ••• •••
Buckinghamshire ... ••• •••
Caledonian, Half Shares ... •..
Ditto Preference 101.
Chester and Holyhead ... ..• ..•
Direct London and Portsmouth ... •••
Dublin and Belfast Junction ... ..•
Dundalk and Enniskillen ••••
Eastern Counties, 61. Guaranteed •••
Northern and Eastern, New
Eastern Union, Class A ... •••
Ditto Class B
Ditto Class C ..•
Ditto Scrip. ... ••• •••
Rut Lancashire, New ... •••
Ditto Preference: ...
East Lincolnshire ... ••• ••• ..•
Edinburgh and Glasgow, Half Shares
Edinburgh and Newport, New
Ditto Ditto ... •.. „.
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester ... •••
Ditto New ••• •••
Great Northern . .
Ditto Ex tension ... • • •
Great Southern and Western •••
areat Non* of England 401. ... •••
Ditto New 15/. •••
Great Western . . •••
Ditto Quarters ".
Ditto New, 171. ••• •••
Lancaster and Carlisle, Thirds ...
Lancashire and Yorkshire ••• •••
Ditto Ditto ...
Ditto Half shares ... •••
Ditto Quarter shares
Ditto Fifths ••• •• •••
Ditto Thirds ••• ••• •••
Ditto fluaranteed 6/. ... ,••
Liverpool and Bury ".
Huddersfield and Sheffield
Wait Hiding Union ".
PrQston and Wyre, Half Shares ...
Leeds and Dewsbury, Scrip ". ".
Leeds and Thirsk, New ... ..•
Ditto Preference
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport •••
Liverpool, Manchester, and Newc. June.—
London and Blackwell Extension •••
London and Brighton, $l. Guaranteed ...
London and North-Western, Quarters
Ditto New Ditto .
Ditto Fifths ••• ,O*o •
Quo. 401. 41.0
Ditto 101. A ...
Ditto 101. B ••• •••
Ditto 10/. C ••• •••
London and South-Western, 501.
Ditto 401.
Ditto Thirds ..•
Ditto New Scrip •••
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ...
Londonderry and Coleraine ..
Londonderry and Enniskillen ...
Lowestoft, Guaranteed 6/.... •••
Matlock' and Buxton ••• •••
Sheffield and Lincoln, No. 1
Ditto No. 3
Great Grimsby and Sheffield ...
Ditto 201. ".
Ditto 1211. ". ".
Ditto_ Docks ...
Sheffield aad Lincoln •••
Manchester and Lincoln Union
Midland, 501. ". ".
Bristol and Gloucester ..•
Ditto Ditto •••
Nftilland Great Western
Newmarket
Ditto Extension
Newport and Abergavenny •••
Newry and Enniskillen ..• •••
Norfolk, 20/., New
Ditto Waveney Valley •••
Northern Counties Union •••
North British Extension ... ..•
North and South-Western
North Staffordshire ••• •••
North Wales ••• ••• ••• I
North Western ••• ••• ••• •
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate ...
Ropton and ilitchin ••• ••• ••
Scottish Midland, New ... ••• •
Sheffield, Rotherham, anti Goole, Nor. Div.
Ditto Sou. Dir.
Shrewsbury and Birmingham, Class A....
Ditto Class B.
Shrewsbury and Hereford...
Shrewsbury and Chester
Ditto Halves ... ••
Ditto Os westry
Ditto New
Shropshire Union ...
South Staffordshire... •
South-Eastern, No. 1
Ditto No. 2
Ditto No. 3
South Wales

... £1,543,750
82,000
325,000
350,000
245,000
189,000
225,000
125,000
149,912
414,000
558,885
105,000
1,342,500

Stuth Yorkshire, Doncaster, &e.... •
..
Swan.s. and Lour.:hor and Camb. Steam Coal
Taw Vale Extension ..• •••
Thames haven Dock and Railway •-
Vale of Neath ••• • • •••
Waterford and Kilkenny •.•
Waterford and Limerick ••
Waterford,Woxford, Wicklow, and Dublin
West Cilmwall ..• ••• •• •••
Wear Valley, 6/. Guarantee ••• •••
Ditto Ditto ••• •••
Whitehaven and Furness ••• • •
Windsor, St-tines, And youth-Western
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth ••
York and Newcastle, No. 1 ••• •••
Ditto No. 2 ••• •••
Ditto Preference ... •••
York and North Midland Preference ...

Total X 62,760,335
LINES NOT INCLUDED IN THE LONDON Mil'.
Cornwall—tit is probable that only a small
part of this line will be made
Cork-and Waterford—this line is reputed
to be abandoned.
Coventry, Nuneaton, and Lincoln •••
Darby, Staff., & Wore. Junction—defunct.
Dublin and Dundrum
Dublin, Beice, and Coleraine—defunct.
Dublin and Kingstown
Colchester and Stour Valley
Eat and West India Dock Railway
Stirling and Dunfermline •••
Edurgh and Bathgate •••
Stirling and Midland Junction
Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr
Gloucester and Dean Forest
Malian and Driffield
Midland and Great Western
Taff Vale

.£1,460,000

135,000

110,250

255,000
150,000
300,000
182,000
30,000
60,000
634,320
243,200
134,200
200,000
108,000

Total ... ... ... £66,762,305
The following is a statement of the deductions
which must be made from the above sum on account
of defunct schemes, calls to pay off loans, and calla

to buy completed lines. We have not made any de-
duttin fir duplicate calls, that is for calls to be made
by old companies to pay up the shares they hold in
new lines :

Ainbergate and Boston—shares to be re-
duced, and great part of line abandoned £1,100,000
Direct London and Portsmouth—defunct 1,342,500
Nor. and East.,New Shares, to pay off loans 166,212
Exeter,Yeovil, andDorchester—Act not got 1,163,500
Ditto Ditto New, Ditto ... 447,500
Gt. North of England, 401, to pay off loans 187,500
Ditto Ditto 151., Ditto ... 10,000
Lan. and York. sth Shares, to pay off loans 1,395,009
West Riding Union—shares to be reduced,
and part of line abandoned ... 400,000
Liver.Manches. andNewele.Junc.—defunct 1,225,000
London and North- Western, New Quarters,
to pay off loan and cal l—deferrred 3,030,840
Land., Salisbury, and Yeovil—Act not got 1,511,648
Man. and Lin . Union —to buy a canal 172,840
Newry and Enniskillen—defunct 794,000
Norfolk Waveney Valley—defunct ... 360,000
Northern Counties Union—defunct ... 2,760 000
North British Extensions—Act not got ... 540,000
North Wales—defunct 257,140
North Wales—shares to be reduced to 151.,
and part of line abandoned ... 275,000
Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole,:Northern
Division, reduced to 18i1. • • •• 91,000
•

Ditto Ditto South Ditto Ditto 117,000
Shrewsbury and Hereford—defunct ... 720,000
Shropshire Union—part of line abandoned 2,000,000
Waterford, Wex., Wick., Dublin—defunct 1;700,000
West Cornwall—defunct ••• ••• 294.910
York & N wcstl, to buy up Gt Nor of Eng sh. 2,703,000
York & Midlnd, to buy up Hull & Selby sb. 944,250
Newmarket Extension Scrip—abandoned 527,200
Leeds & Thirsk Pref.lB4B, red. to 201. eb. 405 000

Total ... ... £26,641,049
If the above deductions are made it appears that the
sum of 40,111,2561. now remains to be called up. A
considerable part of this is arranged to be raised
during the next three years. It is probable that the
Irish lines will be deferred for several years, or
finished by the aid of Government loans. As the
particulars are here given, every one can make what
further deductions or additions he thinks proper, and
so form his own estimate of our railway liabilities.
Our contemporary says that in making railways
we have heaped our bread and provisions into
embankments. This is true only to a certain extent,
because thousands, during the last three years, have
denied themselves many luxuries and pleasures, and
reduced their expenditure, that they might be able to
pay their railway calls. Any sums thus saved and
appropriated must be in addition to our national
wealth. The construction of railways has been
attended with one undeniable advantage, that of
keeping our capital at home, and also inducing
English capital to be withdrawn from foreign coun-
tries, which recent political events :will not make the
owners regret.—. Leeds Intelligencer.

LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEW-
CASTLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION.

A series of meetings of this company—general and
special—was held yesterday at the Lon lon Tavern,
Bishopsgate•street. The original Chairman of the
board (Mr. France) presided.
The circumstances of this company hare been re-
peatedly set forth in our columns. Some years ago
they obtained an Act of incorporation, but the pres-
sure of the times became such that it was impossible
to carry on the works. In the meanwhile a consi-
derable body of the shareholders became anxious that
the works and every other liability should be aban-
doned. To this course it would seem a section of the
directors was opposed. Ultimately a committee of
investigation was appointed, and the general impres-
sion appeared to be that the affairs of the company
should be wound up, and the funds in hand distri-
buted. These it seems would, according ;to the cal-
culations made, have secured a return of about 14s.
per share.
On all hands it was admitted that the company
ought to be broken up, and the only question seemed
to be how far the claims of the landowners in respect
of provisional agreements for property ought to
prevail.
On this occasion it was agreed that the board of
directors should be reduced to six, and accordingly it
was resolred that six should be so appointed—the six
holding professedly the opinions of the majority as to
the distribution of the funds in hand.

Ultimately it was determined that the various
meetings should be adjourned to the 16th of November,
then to report as to the exact financial position of the
company—with a proviso that 103. per share should
be paid on the Ist of November, on the production of
scrip—due notice being given by advertisement of the
precise mode to be pursued.
The new directors chosen were Messrs. Courtenay,
Audies, Billam, Grey, and Leeman. When this
resolution had been carried, the old directors vacated
their seats, and a new board having been organized
ex te*pore, with Mr. Leeman as chairman, the reso-
lutions to which we have above alluded for the return
of 10s. per share, as a first instalment, and the ad-
journment of the meeting, were passed.
The meeting accordingly stood adjourned to the
day named. The usual compliment having been
passed to the chairman, the meeting broke up.

LONDON AND NORTH- WESTERN.—We are in-
formed that the official statement relative to the
liabilities and real position of this company will be
ready for publication by Saturday, when we shall lay
it before our readers. From what we have heard of
its contents, we believe it is likely to prove very satis-
factory to the shareholders and the railway public.
GREAT WESTERN, LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN,
AND SouTa-WESTERN.--Another meeting of the
representatives of these companies was held yesterday,
but as yet, we believe, no definite arrangements have
been come to between them. We feel assured, how-
ever, that Parliament will never sanction an amalga-
mation of the companies, though, of course, they
can enter into working arrangements honourably
binding on all parties.
PARIS AND STRASRURG.—The directors of 'this
company have inserted a statement in the Paris
papers, to the effect that they have nothing whatever
to do with the petition now in the course of signa-
ture for the purchase of the line by the State. The
directors state that they have fulfilled all their en-
gagements with the State since they obtained the
concession of the line, a portion of which they hope
soon to open.
READING TO BASINGSTOKE.—This extension of the
Great Western from Reading, thirty-five miles up
the main line to Basingstoke on the London and
South-Western, has been inspected by the Railway
Commissioners, and will be opened on Tuesday next.
It forms a union of the two lines, by a cross country
route of fifteen miles, and the arrangement at the
Basingstoke station will be such that, notwithstanding
what is termed " break of gauge," there will be a
convenient interchange of passengers.
_

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—Return of cattle,
grain, &c., for the London markets over the Eastern
Counties Railway for the week ending October 21,
1848.—Cattle Department : Beasts, 355 ; calves, 63 ;
sheep, 6.936; pigs, 481. Granaries department : Malt,
1,883 qrs. • wheat, 1,000 qrs.; barley, 462 qrs ; oats,
46 qrs. ; bans, 305 qrs.; peas, 236 qrs.; total, 6,932
qrs. (13,864 sacks) ; flour, 6;940; seed, 361—total,
21,165 sacks. General merchandise: Meat, dead,
241 tons 9 cwt.; poultry, 36 tons 5 cwt ; fish, fresh,
38.1 tons 17 cwt. ; fruit and vegetables, 534 tons 3
cwt. 3 qrs.; ale and porter, 183 tons 16 cwt.; wines
and spirits, 68 tons 19 cwt.; wool, 48 tons 3 cwt.;
general merchandise, 2,508 tons 15 cwt.—total, 3,971
tons, 9 cwt. 3 qrs. Milk, 18,714 quarts; bread,
57i cwt.
IRISH SOUTH-EASTERN.—The works on the second
division of this line, from Ilignalstown to Kilkenny,
have been suspended. The part recently opened be-
tween Carlow and Bagnalstown yields a fair propor-
tion of traffic.

PRUSSIAN RAILWATS.—The line from Ruhrort
(Rhenish Prussia), to- the town of Oberhausen, where
it branches on the Cologne and Minden, has just been
inaugurated and opened for public traffic.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
TILE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 21, 1548.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*393
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 47
Turbercular Diseases... 147
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves., and-Senses.,. ••• 87
Diseases of the Heart and 8100d-vessels ... 29
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration
... 102
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other• Organs
of Digestion... ...
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, Sze. 10
Diseases of the Joints, Bunes, and Muscles •
Diseases of the Skin, &c. •
53
Malformations...
Premature Birth
•• ••• •..
Atrophy •
19
Old Age
Sudden.— .. 4
32
Violence, privation, Cold, or Intemperance
... 17
Causes not specified ... ••• ... 2

DEATHS FROM ♦LL CAUSES ... ...

983

Population Average weekly
Deatits
Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7.
in the
1841 Five Summers.
Week.
West Districti... 300,711 . . 142 ... 135
North D—tricts.. 375,971 .. 182 ... 161
Central Distr.—As 373,653 ... 178 ... 166
East Districts ... 392,444 ... 219 ... 214
South Districts.. 501,190 ... 251 ... 307

Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 972 ... 983
Males ... ••• ..• ... ••• 503
Females ... ... ... ... 480

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.
Males .., ... 592
Females ... ... ... ... 574

Total ... ...1,166
* There are 45 cases of death by Cholera included in
this number.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.
CHARGE OF FORGERY.—Yesterday Edward Culli-
ford, a lithographic writer, was brought up before
Mr. Jardine, for final examination, charged with
obtaining money with two forged bills of exchange.
Mr• William Martin Swinford, 276, Strand, litho-
graphic-printer, said that the prisoner worked for
him occasionally for some years, and on or about the
14th of March last he brought him the bill of ex-
change produced for 231., requesting that he would
give him 201. for it, as it was the last he was to get
from Mr. Paul Bedford upon the settlement of an
account between them, by whom it was purported to
have been accepted, and bearing his address, 12,
Kensington-gore, Hyde-park, upon which witness
gave him two 101 notes. The bill was sent to 11,
Howard-street, Strand, and it was subsequently as-
certained from Mr. Bedford that the acceptance was
a forgery, the prisoner being out of the way at the
time. Witness had no doubt it was in the prisoner's
handwriting, and on the 3d of June he received a
note from him at Gravesend by post, announcing that
he was about to go abroad, and that as the bill was
fictitious he would remit the amount at his conye-

nience.
The Prisoner—l have not been at Gravesend for the
last two years.
Prosecutor—l know that ; but the letter was sent
down to be posted there.
Mr. Paul John Bedford, the comedian, being sworn,
said that he resided at 18, High-row, Knightsbridge,
and about twelve months back he lived at 12, Ken-
sington-gore. The acceptance to the bill produced,
purporting to be in his handwriting, was a forgery,
and he knew nothing about it.
Mr. JARDINE—Have you ever known the pri-
soner ? Witness—Oh, yes, I have known him from
his boyhood.
Mr. Charles Manby, civil engineer, 25, Great
George-street, Westminster, proved that the indorse-
ment to the bill was not in his handwriting.
The prisoner was again charged with uttering
another bill of exchange for 301, both tie acceptor and
the endorser's names being forgeries.
It appeared that on thee- 4th of May the prisoner
requested of the prosecutor to give him 291. for the bill
Produced, which he refused, but gave him a cheque
for 281. 103., on his saying that he had got the bill
from Mr. Charles Manby, by whom he had occasion-
ally been employed, and he was pressed for money, as
he expected the broker was about to seize on his fur-
niture for rent. When the bill became due it was
presented at the bankers', :and returned with "no
orders." The prosecutor's solicitor next wrote to Mr.
Manby, and having himself had an interview with
him, it turned out that his signature had been forged.
Mr. Man by proved that the acceptance was a
forgery.
Sergeant Pocock informed the magistrate that he
was prepared with evidence respecting two other
forged bills, but that the prosecutor, who had been in
attendance, had unexpectedly left the court.
Mr. JARDINB said that if there were any other
charges they could be brought forward at the present
sessions ; and the prisoner, who declined saying
anything in his defence, was fully committed for
trial on both charges.
MARYLEBONE.
EXTENSIVI ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Yesterday
Charles Pitt, groom and valet to Major Pole, No.
10, Great Marylebone-street, was placed at the bar
before Mr. Long, on the charge of having robbed his
master of a considerable deal of property.:
Prosecutor deposed that the prisoner had been in
his service about two years, and that he had no reason
to suspect him of dishonesty until ten days or a
fortnight ago, when, on looking for some scarfs, he
missed them. He subsequently ascertained that his
portmanteau, &c., had been rifled of a great portion of
its contents, and on the previous day (Monday) he
called in a policeman, that a proper investigation
might be gone into regarding the robbery.
Edney, 103 D, stated, that on being called to
Major Pole's house, he took the prisoner into cus-
tody, he (prosecutor) at the same time charging hire
with having perpetrated the plunder. He made no
remark thereto, and witness then asked to look at
his box ; he pointed it out, and on witness opening it
he found therein a very small deal box, which, on
being opened, contained, amongst other things, 17
pawnbrokers' duplicates; on the prisoner being told
that he must go to the station-house he expressed a
wish to speak to the major, and on his (the latter)
signifying that he would hear what be had to say, he
(prisoner) admitted his guilt, stating that he had
pledged all the articles which he had stolen in order to
support, as far as lay in his power, his father and
mother, who were much distressed.
Numerous pawnbrokers were in attendance, bring-
ing with them large bundles. They were opened and
the contents were sworn to by Major Pole as being
his property. It was further shown that three
duplicates for plate belonging to the prosecutor were
found at the lodgings of the prisoner's mother in
Huntsworth-mews, Dorset-square. These articles
were also shown to belong to the prosecutor. The
various articles alluded to were pawned in different
names, and some of the pawnbrokers present in the
court identified the prisoner as being the person to
whom they had advanced money.
The prisoner, who had nothing to say, was fully
committed for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
MILITARY STUDENTS' AMUSEMENTS.—Three very
young men, who assumed the names of Jones, Smith,
and Cooper, but who were recognised as students of
one of the military colleges, were charged by police-
constable Webb with having disturbed the inhabitants
of Regent-street and Jermyn-street by knocking
and ringing at different houses.
The constable said he heard a great disturbance in
the direction of Jermyn -street at a late hour the pre-
vious night, and on proceeding to the spot he saw one
of the defendants coming from the direction of a door
which he bad apparently been amusing himself by
knocking at. Another was climbing a lamp-post, and
all three were making such a disturbance as to attract
the attention of the residents in the street. Witness
also found that a knocker had been wrenched from a
door. The defendants appeared to be all the worse
for drink.
The defendants said they had nothing to offer in
contradiction of the policeman's statement, except that
they did not destroy the knocker. They were only
amusing themselves at the time the policeman came up.
Mr. BINGHAM said if the defendants wanted to
amuse themselves they must not do so at the expense
of the comfort of others. They must each pay a fine
of 40s.

The money was immediately paid.
Emma Sinclair, of No. 7, London-street, a girl of
ir years of age, summoned Wm. H. Baulson Sawyer,
Hoxton, a lad about the same age, for neglecting to
prowitlefor *is trffspring. '74,4
The girl said the defendant kept company with her
for about eighteen months. Under promise of mar-
riage he seduced her, and she was delivered of a child
in August last.
The only answer that the defendant had to make
was that he " know'd nethin' about it."
The aunt of the girl said before the child was born
the defendant called on her niece, and in her presence
said he knew the child was his, and he would take
care it should never want.
Mr. HARDwicix asked the lad what he had to say
to this ? Defendant—Why I say as I never said so.
Mr. HA RDWICK—Do you deny being the father of
the child ? Defendant Don't know anything
about it.
The aunt having again declared that the defendant
was in the habit of visiting her niece as sweetheart
for some time, and that, in her presence he had ac-
knowledged himself to be the father of the child.
Mr. HARDWICK said he was satisfied with the evi-
dence, and should make an order for half-a-crown a
week on the defendant.
The defendant said he would go to prison before he
would pay a farthing.
Mr. HARDWICK said, as the defendant seemed dis-
posed to set himself against the law, he should make
the order at once.
The order for 2s. fid. weekly and expenses was
then made.

abused them. Immediately after this he rushed
into a public-house, and immediately commenced
creating a riot, when the landlord very properly
turned him out. The constable, finding he was
about to create a great noise in the street, requested
him to go away, when the fellow attacked him with
great fury, striking and kicking him repeatedly. On
Williams, 45 B, coming to the other's assistance de-
fendant also attacked him, but with less severity.
Defendant did not offer a word in reply to the
charge.
Mr. BRODBRIP committed him for one month for
the assault on Healey, and a further period of four-
teen days for the attack upon Williams.

The case has been twice remanded owing to tle.
extraordinary and contradictory nature of the evi-
dence, when Mr. Pelham appeared for the com •
plainant, and Mr. Locke, barrister for the defendant.
It appeared that the girl Casey swore that John
Dudley was the father of her child, and stated in
corroboration that whilst she was in the London
Hospital for a disease of the chest, he sent her
some tea and sugar by a person named Kelly, and
also sent his apprentice to inquire after her; that he
subsequently came himself to see her several times at
a Mrs. Pettit's, where her mother lodged ; and on one
occasion took her into a public house, where, after
paying for a glass of brandy and water with a crown
piece, he handed her the change ; and that during
her confinement at the Poplar Union he was in the
habit of leaving money for her at Mrs. Pettit's, who
used to hand it over to her mother. Mrs. Pettit,
when examined on the second hearing, admitted
that i; he defendant had interviews with Anne
Case., at her house, but denied she had ever
received money from Dudley to hand over to Mrs.
Casey for the use of her daughter. She had herself
given Mrs. Casey relief in money, though the latter
owed her seven weeks' rent, but it was not done at
the instance of Dudley. The two old women, Mrs.
Casey and Mrs. Pettit, were confronted with each
other in the witness •box, and the imperturbable per-
tinacity with which they both swore to facts wholly
contradictory of each other shocked, whilst it con•
founded the Court.

The case, on the re-hearing yesterday, when
Messrs. Locke and Pelham again attended, presented
a similar display of grossly conflicting evidence.
Jane Kelly, the woman who was said to have taken
tea and sugar to Anne Casey, in the London Hos-
pital, admitted that she had done so; but said.it was
sent, not by the defendant, but by his sister, who,
when sending it, said that Anne Casey did not deserve
it, as she had not behaved well to her (Miss Dudley's)
mother.

This witness and the complainant were confronted
with each other—Kelly swearing that she told Casey
that the groceries were sent from Miss Dudley,
and Casey swearing that she said they were
sent by the defendant. One prayed that she
might not quit the dock alive if her statement
were not true ; and the other invoking impre-
cations on herself and her infant if hers was not the
correct one. The scene altogether was intensely
shocking, so horribly impious was the perjury on one
side or the other.

W. George Newman, the apprentice' denied that
he had ever been at the hospital to see Anne Casey ;
but, after she had left his master, es he had on one
occasion to pass by her lodgings at Poplar, his master
told him just to call, when he heard she was at the
hospital.
The complainant and this witness were also con-
fronted, and stoutly contradicted each other.
Mrs. Susannah Sanson, a respectable matronly-
looking woman, stated, that whilst Anne Casey was
in the hospital, a lad, somewhat like the witness
Newman, though she would not swear it was he,
came to inquire after Anne Casey, and said he had
been sent by his master, Mr. Dudley. He called
a second time, and left some of Mr. Dudley's cir-
culars.

Mr. 'YARDLEY said, that in his experience he had
met many instances of conflicting and opposite testi-
mony, but never any so gross as this case presented.
Had he decided the case as proved by Mr. Locke on
Tuesday last, he would have made an order, for the
fact of the defendant's visits to the girl at Mrs. Pettit's,
with other circumstances, were corroborative of Anne
Casey's statement, and though the matter still re-
mained in considerable doubt, as two of the witnesses
just examined—one of whom (Kelly) must be pre-
sumed to be disinterested—directly impugned the
testimony of the complainant. The summons must
be dismissed.
Mr. Pelham said it was due to the defendant to
state, that he had given every facility to the produc-
tion of the witnesses Kelly and Newman.
Anne Casey, whose manner throughout was very
decorous, asked whether, if she were able to produce
stronger corroborative evidence, any further inquiry
would be instituted ?

Mr. YARDLEY replied in the negative. As far as
he was concerned the ease was at an end.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE

OF TUESDAY.
WHITEHALL, OCT. 18, 1848.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed William James
Holt, of Gloucester, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary
in the High Court of Chancery.

BANKRUPTS.
William Matthews Hill, builder, Islington, to sur. .
render, Nov. 3, and Dec. 5, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Parker, Taylor,
Rooke, and Parker, Raymond•buildings, Gray's Inn.
George Westbury Hall, East India merchant, Lime-
street, City, Nor. 1, at twelve, and Dec. 7, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee,
Coleman-street-buildings; Burrel, White Hart-court,
Lombard-street.

Richard Castle Laurence, licensed victualler, Broad-
stairs, Kent, NOT. 1 and 30, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman•street-
buildings; Buchanan, Basinghall street.
John Jackson, farmer, Upper Court, Hersford, Nov.
11, and Dec. 2, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham
District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham;
Pugh, Hay, near Brecon, South Wales; Chaplin, Bir-
mingham.
John Cope, fishmonger, Derby, Nor. 3, and Dec. 1,
at eleven, at the Nottingham District Court. Bittleston,
official assignee, Nottingham; Smith, Derby.
Christopher Greaves Middleton, soap-manufacturer,
Manchester, Nov. 3 and 24, at twelve, at the Man-
chester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Man-
chester ; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple ;
Hitchcock, Buckley, and Tidswell, Manchester.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall street.
E. Corah, Bristol, hosier, Nov. 14, at eleven—J. Bush,
Darkhouse. lane, Billingsgate, coffee housekeeper, Nov.
14, at half-past eleven—T. Styan and W. Styan, Great
Tower-street, City, tea brokers, Nov. 17, at eleven—F.
Young, Basinghall-street, City, woollen warehousemen,
Nov. 17, at half-past eleven—J. Joyce, Warwick-lane,
City, corn dealer, Nov. 17, at half-past twelve—J. Pros-
ser, Piccadilly, geldamith and jeweller, Nov. 17, at
twelve—J. S. Stopford, Austinfriars, City, merchant,
Nov. 17, at one—R. Stevenson, Lombard-street, City,
banker, Nov. 17, at half past eleven—H. Turner, Co-
ventry-street, Haymarket, fishmonger, Nov. 17, at one—
Gr. F. Arnold, Apsley Guise, Bedfordshire. carpenter
and builder, Nov. 16, at half-past one—W. Sage, New
Brentford, tallow chandler and omnibus proprietor,
Nov. 16, at twelve—J. Porter, Wormwood-street, City,
cheese factor, Nov. 18, at half-past one—T. Capron,
Lawrence-lane, Cheapside, City, merchant, Nov. 18, at
one—S. R. Durant, Woodbridge, Suffolic, linen draper,
Nov. 17, at half-past eleven—T. Hutchinson, Old
Gravel-lane, Wapping, sugar refiner and capillaire
manufacturer, Nov. 18, at two—W. Adams, Mayfield,
Sussex, dealer in corn, Nov. 16, at one—R. ,Fullers
ambridge, tioxeilslpalf-past tweltl ,11
°Moore, Brighton, and Lincoln's Inn New-square, lodge,
lag housekeeper,
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No. 17, at half-past twelve—W. 13utt,
In the Country.
jun., Hern-bay, Kent, schoolmaster, Nov. 17, at eleven.

. Vaughan, merchant,
H. Evans, Heagor, Derbyshire, builder, Nov. 17, at
Nov. 23, at eleven,
28, at eleven, at the Court, Brecon, scrivener, Nov..
the Court, Warren,
eßn,rißstroils—toPl,
Bris-
tol—W. Webber, Cheltenham, grocer, Nov. 21, at
twelve, at the Court, Bristol—J. Richards, Merthyr
Tydvil, woollen draper, Nov. 16, at twelve, at the Court,
the Court,
Bristol—T. Browne, Manchester, wholesale and retail
N o tting Nottingham—J.
draper, Dec. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—
J. Senior, Lassells-hall, Yorkshire, fancy cloth manu-
facturer, Nov. 27, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—T.
Martens, Middlesborough, Yorkshire, merchant and ship
broker, Nov. 21, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
J. and C. D. Matthews, Chipping Norton, Oxford-
shire, and Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, bankers
and grocers, 75., any Thursday, between the hours
of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Bir-
minghm. .

J. Matthews, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, and
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, banker and grocer,
205., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and
two, at the office of Mr. Valpy. Birmingham.
J. G. Pipe, Armitage, Staffordshire, 3s. 3d., any
Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the
office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham.
J. Cooke, Ross, Herefordshire, skinner and leather
seller, Is. Ild., any Thursday, between the hours of
eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham.
T. Bite, Rugeley, Staffordshire, brewer, 185. 6d., any
Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the
office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham.
R. Wright, jun., and J. Clarke, Liquorpond-street,
builders, Is. :5d., any Wednesday, between the hours of
eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-
street.

M. C. Johnstone, Lamb's Conduit-street, linendraper,
I Id., my Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and
two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street.
S. L. Trotman, Liverpool, merchant, ls. 5d., on
Thursday, NOT. 2, or any subsequent Thursday, be-
tween the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr.
Turner, Liverpool.
P. F. WKenna, Liverpool, wine merchant, 9d., on
Wednesday, Oct. 25, or any subsequent Wednesday, be-
tween the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr.
Morgan, Liverpool.
B. Walton, Wolverhampton, japanner and tin plate
worker, 29. 4d., any Friday, between the hours of eleven
and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore. Birmingham.
J. Hurley, Halesowen, Worcestershire, victualler,
4s. id., any Friday, between the hours of eleven and
three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham.
J. Bumby, Manchester, cattle•dtaler and butcher,
Is. 100., on Tuesday, Oct. 31, or any subsequent Tues-
day, between the hours of eleven and one, at the °Mee
of Mr. Fraser, Manchester.

Chreea and Boyd, Bow Church-yard, silkmen, 2s. 2d.,
on Saturday, Oct. 21, and three subsequent Saturdays,
between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr.
Groom, Abchurch-lane, City.
R. Harmer, Spital-square, silk manufactur.r, 205., on
Saturday, Oct. 21, and three subsequent Saturdays, be-
tween the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr.
Groom, Abchurch-lane, City.
J. Jordon, Luton, wine merchant and druggie.t,
Is 10d., on Saturday, Oct. 21, and three subsequent
Saturdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the
office of Alr. Groom, Abohurolplane, City.

Partridge and Jordon, ,Luton, wine-and spirit mer-
chants, Is. 61., on Saturday, Oct. 21, and three subse-
quent Saturdays, between the hours of eleven and two,,
at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City.
T. Partridge, Luton, wine merchant, and Leagrave
Farm, Bedfordshire, farmer, ls. 10d., on Saturday, Oct.'
21, and three subsequent Saturdays, between the hours
of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Ab-,
cburch-lane, City.
H. Hanks, Great Surrey-street, shoemaker, 2s. 5d., on'
Saturday, Oct. 21, and three subsequent Saturdays, be-
tween the hours of eleven and twu, at the office of Mr.
Groom, Abchurch-lane, City.
C. Martin, Darlington, plumber and glazier, a first
dividend of 10'., and a second dividend of 55., on Satur-,
day, Oct. 28, or any subsequent Saturday, between the'
hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, New-
castle-upon-Tyne.
J. Welsh, Carlisle, tailor and draper, 35. 6d., on Satur-
day, Oct. 28, or any subsequent Saturday, between the
hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, New-;
castle-upon-Tyne.
H. Still, Liverpool, merchant, 205., on Monday, Oct.
30, and any subsequent Monday, between the hours of
eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool.
J. S. Austwick, Bradford, Yorkshire, draper, 3s. 10d.,
and 7s. 101 on subsequent proofs, on any day on or
after Oct. 23, between the hours of eleven and two, at
the office of Mr. Young, Leeds.
J. S. Mating, Scarborough, Yorkshire, joiner and
builder, on any day on or after Oct. 23, between the
hours f eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Young,
Leeds.

T. D. Latham and J. Parry, Devonshire-square, City,
merchants, ld. and 1-12th part of a penny, on Thurs-
day, Oct. 26, and the three following Thursdays, be-
tween the hours of twelve and three, at the office of
Stan,feld, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate street.
A. F. Lloyd, Brighton, cook and confectioner, Is. lid.,
on Thursday, Oct. 26, and three following Thursdays,
between the hours of twelve and three, at the office of
Mr. Stansfeld, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street.
C. Carter, Cloudesley-square, Islington, a clerk in the
Admiralty-office, Is. 3d., on Thursday, Oct. 26, and three
following Thursdays, between the hours of twelve and
three, at the office of M. Stansfeld, King's Arms-yard,
Moorgate- street.

G. bickens, Drummond-street, Euston-square, clerk
in the General Post-office, 4s. I Id., on Thursday, Oct.
26. and three following Thursdays, between the hours of
twelve and three, at the office et Mr. Stansfeld, King's
Arms-yard, Moorgate street.
M. Merentie, King William-street, City, merchant,
Is. 6d., on Thursday, Oct. 26, and three following
Thursdays, between the hours of twelve and three, at
the office of Mr. Stansfeld, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-
street.

NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
W. Turner, Bun-house-place, Chelsea, livery-stable
keeper, Nov. 17, at half-past one—T. J. Champion,
Tunbridge Wells, boot and shoemaker, Nuv. 17, at
eleven—E. Appleyard, Farringdun street, City, book-
seller, Nov. 17, at twelve—J. Steer., Guildford, Surrey,
wa•ch and clockmaker, Nov. 17, at half-past twelve—S.
R. Durrant, Woodbridge, Suffolk, linendraper, Nov. 17,
at half-past eleven—J. R. Cousins, Ramsgate, chemist
and druggist, Nov. 18, at half past twelve—S. H. Whit-
tell, Vine-street, Regent-street, tailor, Nov. 18, at half-
past eleven—W. L. Last, Bury St. Edmund's, watch and
clock maker, Nov. 14, at one—F. Elphick, Castle-street
East, Oxford market, glass cutter, Nov. 14, at twelve—
G. P. Cosier, Botley, Hampshire, corn dealer, Nov. 15,
at twelve.