The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-17 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY

OLD COURT

Henry Ford was indicted for a burglary in the house
of William Sellers.
R. Knight, policeman, said that he was on duty in
Bread•street, Cheapside, on Wednesday the 2d Decem-
ber, where he observed the prisoner very early in the
morning passing with a box under his arm, and that he
followed him into Cheapside, where he stopped him.
The prisoner said that he had a box which his master,
Mr. Hazlidine, a bcokseller, had given him the previous
evening to take to Mr. Jones in Clerkenwell early the
next morning, but he did not know what it contained.
On taking hold of the box to examine it, he found that
it was unlocked. This excited his suspicions, and. he
detained the prisoner. On searching him at the station-
house he found upon him the articles produced.
Sarah Sellers said that she is the wife of William
Sellers, who keeps the Farnham Castle, in Little Trinity-
lane in the City, where the prisoner was employed
as a potboy. She let him out to go home to sleep about
half-past ten on Tuesday night, the Ist of December,
and then retired to bed, leaving the doors and windows
fast, and the cupboard in the parlour, where she kept
her box and the other things stolen, locked. On coming
down in the morning she found the windows open and
the cupboard door forced, but did not discover her loss
until the policeman came to ask her whether anything
had been stolen from the house. On looking into the
cupboard, she perceived that the things now produced
had been taken away, although she had left them safe
when she went to bed.

William Brookes, a chimney-sweeper, who lives in
Little Trinity-place, at the back of the Farnham Castle,
deposed, that on coming out of his house to go to work
betwren five and six o'clock in the morning of Wednes-
day, he saw the prisoner standing near the Farnham
Castle, and asked him what he was doing there so soon?
to which the prisoner replied that he was waiting to get
in. The parlour window was at that time open. On
getting to his work in Watling•street he heard the clock
of St. Paul's strike six.

Mrs. Sellers, on being recalled, said that there was a
broken pane of glass in the window, through which a
person could put his hand and unbolt the window.
Ann Wood, the mother of the prisoner, who appeared
much distressed, was called by him to prove that he did
not get up till six o'clock.
The JUDGE summed up, and the jury returned a ver-
dict of Guilty. The prisoner was sentenced to be im-
prisoned for twelve months, with hard labour.
Josef' Toney, 22, an Italian itinerant organ-player,
was indicted for assaulting Elizabeth Edwards, in Hyde-
park, with intention to rob her.
Mr. Clarkson was retained for the prosecution ; the
prisoner
''was undefended. As he was ignorant of Eng-
lish an interpreter was sworn.
Elizabeth Edwards stated that as she was passing
through Hyde. park, from the Bayswater-road, about six
o'clock on the evening of the 25th November, and when
she had got near the trees, the prisoner took hold of her
arm and assaulted her in an indecent manner. On her
resisting he threw her down, and told her that unless she
gave him all her money, and yielded.to his wishes, he
would murder her. She resisted-with all her power, and
at length her repeated cries of murder brought the park-
keeper and a policeman to her assistance, by whom the
prisoner was apprehended.
James Emery, one of the keepers whose duty it is to
watch that part of the park which lies between the
Magazine and Grosvenor•gate, stated that, on the night
in question, he heard violent screams, of which at first
he took no notice, but these were followed by repeated
cries of murder, and he immediately hastened to the
spot whence they seemed to proceed. When he got
there he saw the prisoner and prosecutrix standing about
a yard apart from each other, the former with his dress
in a state of disorder.

James Henry Long, a policeman who was on duty in
the park at the time, confirmed Emery's statement, and
stated further that on his arrival at the spot he saw
Mrs. Edwards evidently in a state of great alarm, and
much exhausted. Her dress was torn, her hair in dis-
order, and her bonnet and cap lying on the ground so
injured as to be unfit for further use.
The prisoner made the usual defence in those cases,
viz , that the prosceutrix was a consulting party. He
called no witnesses.

The LEARNED JUDGE, in summing up, explained the
legal dilh renee between a common assault and an assault
with intent to rob.

..-Ihejuryteiitined a verdict of guilty of an assault,
but not with an intention to rob, and the prisoner was
sentenced to be imprisoned and to be kept to hard labour
for eighteen months.

Wiiliam Brand, the landlord of the Brown Bear, in
Leman-street, was indicted for making a violent assault
on Michael Petrowich, an Austrian sailor, with intent
to do.hirn some previous bodily harm.
Mr. Ryland was retained for the prosecution, and Mr.
Prendergast, with Mr. lluddlestone, appeared for the
prisoner.

The prosecutor stated that, on the sth of December,
he went to the Brown Bear with a Mend, where, after
stopping some time, he was struck over the head and
face with a staff, and so much hurt that he
was taken to the London Hospital, where he
remained nine days under surgical care. It appeared, by
the evidence of several witnesses, that on the night in
question a disturbance ensued in consequence of a glass
being broken, for which Petrowich was required to pay.
This he refused, and the landlord, in endeavouring to c.ear
theshouse, struck him on the head with a constable's staff.
The policeman who took Patrowich into custody, at the
instance of Mr. Brand, gave him an excellent cha-
racter for the quiet conduct of his house; but stated
the neighbourhood to be such, that in public-houses
there it sometimes required force to keep order.
On the part of the prisoner, witnesses were brought to
show that the disturbance arose in consequence of the
prosecutor refusing to pay for a glass which he had
himself broken, and that he was not struck until he had
drawn a dagger, which he brandished to the evident
danger of those around him, and especially of the pri-
soner, at whom he had made a rush with the naked
weapon, and was only with difficulty restrained.
After a lengthened trial, the jury returned a verdict
of Not guilty, to the very evident satisfaction of a
crowded court.

During the trial a witness, of the name of Nolan,
was brought forward for the prosecution, who entered
the witness-box in a state of intoxication. After seve-
ral efforts to induce him to act with propriety he was
transferred from the box to the bar, and sentenced to
one months' imprisonment, for contempt of Court.
The prisoners Miller and Scott, who pleaded guilty to
a charge of stealing' plated goods,of the value of 461.,
were brought up for judgment.
The Learned JUDGE said that he had con-
sidered the application made yesterday, and had
consulted with his Learned Brother. It was agreed
between them that the crime was a very. ag-
gravated larceny, in which there were no alleviating
features, but, on the contrary, one deserving a severe
punishment ; and the sentence of the Court was, that
they be transported beyond the seas for seven years.

GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.)
A boy, about 14 years of age, named Aldridge, was
charged before Mr. Alderman Moon with unlawfully
entering the house of Mr. Beloe (the keeper of the
well-known fish dining-rooms in Gresham-street), and
stealing therefrom property to a considerable amount;
and a boy, somewhat older, was also placed at the bar
charged with receiving part of the stolen property.
Mr. Beloe stated, that the prisoner, Aldridge, was
recommended to him by an old lady in Leaden-
hall-market for the situation of errand-boy, and
was an object of charity, in being without father or
mother, or any relative. The witness accordingly em-
ployed him, gave him a suit of clothes, board, lodging,
&c. For some time the boy went on well enough, but
about a fortnight ago, being sent to purchase some ar-
ticle
for cooking, he absconded with the money. On
Friday night last, the house was closed, and the street-
doors fastened and bolted as usual, but at six o'clock in
the morning Mr. Beloe was aroused by the police in-
forming him the street-door was open. It was found
some person must have secreted himself in the house till
the family were asleep, and then unbolted the street-
door and decamped with the plunder, which it must
h
thorough
patience
l t no
and we dge
of the
collect, without the place to find,
a
care
alarming the house. It further appeared that the thief
had regaled himself with a basin of cocoa, which he
took time to make before he departed. Amongst the
property carried off was a diamond ring, of the value
of
twelve guineas, a pair of silver-gilt spectacles, and
hove
a goodrequired
de deal
seventy. nine shillings.Ltt!.t night the prisoner
•
was difco •e red concealed in the dust-bin as the
house was about to close, and being conveyed to the
,
station house, he confessed that.
and he had concealed him-
selfF
in the house onFriday night committed the
robbery. lle gave such information respecting the dis-
posal of the property as led to the arresting of the other
however there was
• upon whom, . only found a
prisoner, .
h he said he bought of Aldridge for a half-
penny.penknife, wine
,at the request of the police they were
both remanded for a week.

placedri at the bar before Mr. Hall,
havin7ig William
bnien Pigeonm
a
time to time since the 13th
,
--(THIS DAY).
IlßlaeW:rTßoJuly, on a charge of riding over James Denham, a cab-
driver, and breaking his lea. (The defendant had been
at liberty the whole time, his own recognizance having
Se
wa
from
been taken for his appearance.)
The injured man was now for the first time able to
appear, or even to leave the hospital. He walked on
crutches, and appeared very weak.
Two witnesses were called to prove the facts of the
case, which are simply as follows :—On the 13th of

July the defendant was riding a horse at a furious rate
through Holborn, and not being able to see, knock( d
down and rode over the prosecutor, and broke his leg.
Defendant immediately stopped on being desired to
do so.

Denham, being himself sworn, said that he was
standing by his horse's head, and heard the cry of
" hoy," but before he could turn round he was knocked
down and trampled on. He did not hear the horse gal.
loping, as there was wood pavement there.
The defendant denied that he was riding very fast.
He was not going at more than eight mil( s an hour.
The horse would not have hurt the man so much but
that he was newly shod, for he had just brought him
from the farrier's.

Mr. HALL said, that what astonished him most in 'the
whole case was the audacity of the defendant's asser-
tion, that he was " only ' going at eight miles
an hour ! Eight miles an hour was a scandalous
pace to go at in such a crowded place as Hol-
born. He (Mr. Hall) had power to commit the
defendant to prison at once, without a fine, but he
would not do that, as Denham would then get no com-
pensation for the injuries he had suff,red. He would
fine him 21. for the furious riding, and order him to
pay 8/. as compensation to Denham (101. in all), or in
default sentence him to two months' imprisonraen:.

MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
Tom Ready, the prize-fighter, was charged with com-
mitting an indecent assault on the wife wife of Sydney
Taylor in the Fublic street.
Mary Ann Taylor, the complainant, living at 28,
New-street, Covent-garden, said about ten o'clock on
Friday night last she was in Cranbourn-street, Liecester-
square, with her nurse, looking in at a shop•window,
when the prisoner came along the street and laid hold of
her by the shoulder, and pulled her violently round.
She remonstrated with him, when he commenced
abusing her in the most obscene and disgusting lan-
guage, still retaining his hold, and continued to be
grossly abusive, till she said she would give him into
custody, when he assaulted her in a most indecent man-
ner, and tore her dress. He then moved off, but she
was determined not to leave him without giving him
into custody, and followed him along Cranbourn-street
into Castle-street, where the prisoner became very
abusive, seized her by the wrist, twisting her about, and
then raised up his fist to knock her down. Just then a
policeman came up, and she gave him into custody.
The prisoner did not seem very drunk; at least he
knew what he was doing.
Maria Wyse, the nurse, corroborated the complainant's
statement.

Thomas Charrington, who keeps r coal-shed in Castle-
street, heard the prisoner abusing the complianant, and
at the request of the nurse, went for a policeman.
Police-constable, F 37, took the prisoner into custody.
In reply to the prisoner's agent, the policeman stated
that the case came before the magistrate the following
morning, and was dismissed because the complainant was
late in coming; but the magistrate having heard his
evidence, said if the complainant came, she might
have a warrant to bring up the prisoner, which was ac-
cordingly applied for and obtained that same day.
The agent for the prisoner called two witnesses, to
show that the complainant was the aggressor, but their
evidence bore only on the latter part of the case, when
the lady was following the prisoner to give him into
custody, and corroborated the statement made for the
prosecution.
The solicitor submitted, on the part of the prisoner,
that he was drunk when he committed the offence
alleged against him. _ _

Dir. HIRDWICH said the evidence produced by the
prisoner had not shaken that of the complainant, who
of course took every means in her power to obtain re-
dress for a most aggravated assault. The excuse of
drunkenness was absurd. The prisoner must pay 5/., or
go for two months to the House of Correction.—The
money was paid.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
Isabella Hart was charged with stealing a roll of
Orleans cloth, from the shop of Mr. Hibbett, draper and
silk-mercer, in Leather-lane.
The prosecutor's shopman stated, that 'last night the
prisoner rushed into the shop, and snatched the roll of
cloth from a shelf. Two other females, observed lurking
about the shop for some time, ran off with the prisoner.
After a sharp run, the shopman came up with them, and
secured the prisoner ; the others escaping.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
A female named Mary Ann Connor, and three ruffianly
looking men, named Grant, Nicholls, and Connor, werey
chargei with robbing Mr. John Hawkins, of Alban-
place, Regent's-park, in a house in Chenies-row, King's-
Cross.

It appeared that the prosecutor, who had only recently
arrived in London, met the female prisoner in the New-
road, by whom ho was inveigled into the house in
Cheines-row, which the police described as a most in-
famous and dangerous locality. Finding out the
character of the place where he was, Mr. Hawkins en-
deavoured to make his escape, when ho was stopped by
the three male prisoners, and the female in the hall who
tried his pockets, and made him give up what money he
had about him.

The constable, who took the prisoners into custody,
about four o'clock that morning, gave an account of the
circumstances under which they were arrested in the
sleeping-rooms of the house, which is too revolting fur
publication.

Mr. COOMBE said ho had no doubt as to the character
of the prisoners, as the evidence of the police showed
that ; however he thought the proof in support of the
robbery was not sufficiently strong to induc:l a jury to
convict. He should, therefre, discharge them for the
preseut, but if again charged fur the saws offence they
mi.Olt depend upon it that transportation for life would
be their fate.

PONTOP AND SOUTH SHIELDS
RAILWAY COMPANY.—(TIIIS DAY.)
A meeting of the proprietors of the Pontop and South
Shields Railway Company was held this afternoon at
the offices, Guildhall. buildings, for the purpose of con•
sidering the terms of an agreement for the sale of the
line to the York and Newcastle (late Newcastle and
Darlington) Railway Company ; M. B. Rennie, Esq., in
the chair.

The CHAIRMAN said the proprietors must aware
that for some time their property was considered as
sold to the York and Newcastle Company. The agree-
ment had never assumed a specific form until re-
cently, and the sum offered and accepted by the direc-
tors was 450,0001., which would nearly comprise all
the liabilities and share property of the company.
The agreement the directors had entered into was
to the following effect :—Subject to the approval
of the proprietors, the York and Newcastle Company,
would take possession of the line on the Ist of January
next, together with all its debts And liabilities—the
latter to be paid by the purchasers within two years, in
half- yearly instalments. He considered it a good bar-
gain for all parties, and begged leave to move that the
directors be authorised to do all that was necessary to
carry the agreement into effect.
A PROPRIETOR seconded the proposition.
A long conversation followed, in the course of which

it appealed, from the statements of the secretary, that
the capital and mortgage debt were limited by their
Acts of Parliament, and that the 450,0001. would, after
satisfying the liabilities, pay about 75! per share. Ulti-
mately the resolution was passed, with only one dissen-
tient, and, after a Tote of thanks was passed to the
Chairman, the meeting separated.

Mr. and Mrs. Buckingham have returned to London
'rom their tour in Italy and the Tyrol.

MR. DEMPSTER'S BALLAD SOIREE.—Mr. Demp-
ster, from the United States, gave his first musical en-
tertainment—or, as he has more happily termed it,
" ballad soirée"—at the Princee's Concert Room, last
evening. There was a full and highly intelligent audi-
ence, among whom we noticed the American Minister,
and several distinguished literary persons. With two
exceptions, the pieces which Mr. anupster sang were
his own compositions, which were given is such a simple
and beautiful style that the audience were at once capti-
vated. Mr. Dempster's voice is a pure, sweet, and
powerful tenor, and is managed with refined cultivation
and perfect taste. He is among the best ballad singers
wo ever heard. He was warmly welcomed, and several
of his pieces were loudly encored. We are convinced
that Mr. Dempster's eatertainments will become highly
popular.
CHEAPNESS or POULTRY AND GAME IN THE
METROPOLlS.—Notwithstanding the high prices of pro-
visions generally, yet poultry and game is now selling in
London at unusually low prices. Pheasants are being
sold at 4s. a brace ; hares at Is. 6d. each ; geese at 3s.
each ; and fowls at 3s. a couple. Yesterday there was
a large arrival in London of live ducks and geese for
the poultry markets at Christmas.
DEATH BY DROWNING.—At about half-past two
yesterday afternoon as the son of Mr. Alexander Park,
of Highgate-hill, was amusing himself by sliding on the
ice covering:a piece of water at the back of his father's
residence, he incautiously ventured on a piece newly
formed over an aperture made for cattle to drink from.
The shrieks of the poor little fellow were distinctly
heard, but before assistance could arrive he had sunk
and drifted underneath the ice. All attempts to restore
animation proved fruitless. About the same hour Mr.
John Wild, of the Blackfriars-road, had a most narrow
escape in the Serpentine while skating, having very in-
cautiously run upon the spot marked " dangerous ;" a
very unpleasant cold bath, however, was the amount of
damage sustained.
TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.—It is understood

that no invitation was sent to Prince Albert for the
grand commemorative festival of Trinity College, on
Tuesday, the 22d instant, because it was ascertained that
his Royal Highness would be unable to attend. In ad-
dition to the parties we have already mentioned as hav-
ing been invited, it has been determined to send invita-
tions to distinguished literary characters, several of whom
will be present. The number who can be accommodated
in the hall is not more than about 340. We hear that
there will be the usual service in chapel in the morning.
At eleven the college prizes will be distributed in the
hall, and at three there will be the commemoration ser-
vice in chapel, and a sermon will be preached by the
Rev. J. A. Jeremie, M.A., Fellow, Classical Professor in
the East India College at Ilaileybury. From chapel the
company will proceed to the hall, where dinner is ex-
pected to be ready soon after five o'clock.—Cambridge
Adt ertiser.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON THE BOLTON RAILWAY.—
yesterday the express train, which leaves Fleetwood at
nine o'clock, got off the rails about five miles from Man-
chester, and the engine, after running about 40 or 50
yards along the side of the cutting in which the acci-
dent happened, fell over on to the line, and a first class
carriage was thrown over and smashed. All the pas-
4sengers escaped without material injury, but the engine-
driver was killed, and the stoker bad one leg cut off, and
a portion of the foot of the other leg.

TE WEATHER —THE STORMS.
THE CONTINUED FROST AND CONDITION OF THE
RIVE R. —The settled severity of the weather is an evil
augury for those whose means of existence are dependent
on the river. The poor fishermen are deprived of their
scanty means of living, and we fear we shall soon have
to add that numerous class the lightermen, &c., as being
also thrown out of work, for so dense was the collection
of ice that only one barge throughout yesterday suc-
ceeded in passing through Richmond-bridge. The river
did, indeed, present a most gloomy and wintry appear-
ance. The tipper Pool, from the Tunnel to Cherry-
garden-stairs, on the Rotherhithe side, was a vast field
of ice, expanding nearly half across the river, and
affording an impenetrable barrier to the egress of ship-
ping and other craft. The ice drifted principally to the
Surrey shore, and the boats were compelled to abandon
the pier at London-bridge, Surrey-side, the Lambeth,
and other piers. After passing Vauxball-bridge there
was no clear water to be seen, and the steam-boats had
to make their way as best they could through the
masses of ice, which are not yet very dangerous op-
ponents, by reason of their want of substance. At
Chelsea several of the piers became blocked in together
with the boats lying alongsida, and in the latterpart of the
afternoon the Citizen boats were unable to perform their
downward trips. Battersea-bridge had very few of its
arches open to navigation, are the few craft that ven-
tured through could with difficulty reach Wandsworth.
This place, with the Fulham marshes and osier beds,
has always been a favourite resort in severe weather for
wild fowl, and since Sunday last a very large number
have been seen in the neighbourhood. Many wild geese,
ducks, and seagulls have been shot by parties from boats,
and on Tuesday no less than three braces of wild ducks
were shot in less than two hours by Mr. Rough, jun., of
Wandsworth-common. Several of those beautiful and
scarce birds, the sea swallow, have been killed, as also
many other birds, whose species are unknown in this
country, but are believed to belong to Norway and other
northern countries. On Monday afternoon two of those
rare birds, the wild black swan, were observed flying
about Wandsworth, and several persons pursued them in
boats, but bad not the chance of a shot. Recurring to
the state of the river, we should remark that Putney
bridge is now wholly impassable; Kew-bridge is in the
same condition; and the bridge at Richmond, although
it has wide arches, will probably be by this time in a
similar state. It is stated that nothing can pass down-
wards through the locks at Teddington, and that at Sun-
bury the ice is firm enough to enable pedestrians to cross
the river.
DREADFUL SNOW STORM IN THE NORTH.
NEWCASTLE ON-TYNE, MONDAY NIGHT.--This town
since Saturday has been like a city besieged. There has
been no communication, or very little at least, outward
or inward since that time, and I now write in haste to
dispatch my parcel by the only train which has left for
the south since Saturday night.
The barometer had been gradually descending fur
some days till on Saturday morning it stood at 29.716,
and little variation took place till Monday morning,
when it stood at 29.400.
On Friday morning the ground was covered ; en
Saturday nearly every street was impassable, and on
Saturday night.the ploughing- force of the locomotive
engines was completely resisted, and the trains brought
to a stand-still. This occurred on all the lines conveying
to this town. The five o'clock train from Carlisle met
with little snow till it reached Hexham, and it had pro-
ceeded little further till it was completely blocked up.
Five or six trains on this line shared a similar fate, and
the passengers had to suffer the greatest privations, sit-
peradded to intense cold, during Saturday night and
nearly the whole of Sunday. This morning the line was
opened, and the trains have run regularly since.
The North Shields line, which has been peculiarly for-
tunate since its opening, was likewise obstructed, the
train which left Shields at half-past eight in-the evening
being stopped about a mile short of Newcastle. There
was, fortunately, but one passenger, and he made the best
of his way on foot along the line to the terminus. There
was no traffic on the line on Sunday, but on Monday
morning the line was cleared, and the trains have run as
usual since.
The most serious delay took place on the York and
Newcastle line. The mail train for the south left Gates
head as usual at 3.15 P.M. on Saturday, and met with no
interl'uption, though the velocity was somewhat impeded
by the swaying of the engine. The local trains ran
some hours afterwards. The 7.30 P.m. cheap train,
south, which generally conveys a considerable number
of market people, started from Gateshead as usual, but
got no further than Leamside, where it was completely
blocked in with snow, and the passengers had no alter-
native but to remain with the train exposed to the in-
clemency of the weather, or make the best of their way
in the dark, through the pathless snow, to the nearest
villages, between three and four miles distant. The
suffering of many of the passengers was intense. The
mail train, which left Gateshead at 11 P.M., the same
evening, but with only a few passengers, shared the
same fate, it having been blocked in by the snow, at
Leamside. Since then no trains have been sent south
from here till the one that conveys this dispatch.
The only information relative to the state of the
country where the obstruction exists, that is possessed
hete, was brought by the London mail train, which was
due in Newcastle at 11 P.M. on Saturday, but has onl)
this moment reached its destination. It was blocked in
at Shincliffe, about three miles south of Durham, and
remained there till this afternoon, when it was brou zht
down along with the mail train due on Sunday morning.
and which had been blocked in about the same place.
Five engines coupled together were sent out frau Goss
head to plough the line on Sunday, but they got no fur-
th.er than Warlington, about six miles north or Leamside ;
they were sent out again th;s morning, [wove, r 40.
and 500 men having been employed in the meantime t.
cut away and remove the snow, and they succeeded in
reaching the trains at Shincliffe, and opened out the hit-
through the snow drift. The train about to leave will he
drawn by three engines. No communication yet wit}
Sunderland or South Shields.
RUGBY, DEC. 15.---LConsiderable anxiety has been
by the officials et this station for the last four days, is
consequence of the non-arrival of the mail-train, due at
Rugby from Newcastle, at two o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing, but which had not reached the foruer pace at the
middle of tlie day on Tuesday, Upon inquiry as to the
cause of this unprecedented delay, our correspondent was
told that there had been a fall of snow on the Newcastle
line, which, in some of the " cuttings," reached to a
depth of seven feet. A number of engines had been
dispatched to get the mail-train through if possible ;
but the snow offered too great an obstacle. At the time
we are writing no less than three mails are due from
Newcastle alone, a circumstance unprecedented since
railways have b..en established. The London mail due
at twelve o'clock night did not arrive till seven o'clock
this morning, and similar delays have occurred to the
other trains. The frost in Leicestershire and Warwick.
shire (southern divisions) has been more severe during
the past week than has been known since 1820.21 ; but
very little snow has fallen. Hunting is brought to a
complete check, and Leamington steeple chases, which
were to have come off to-day, have been further post-
poned.