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Lmizi.,,,,, pre. s.—Wind NIT.N. w.,__H..m ityfi, 0,-01.1ibertser. ' there is no consent of Mr. Gain's to be on the provisional
1214', —; Enterprise, Yzirrall, ; Leviathan, Ray:Tetig, —_-7. committee. .
12A; BELFAST, DEC. s.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. William ~l'ine, Mr. Beckett was then sworn—lie stated that he was
8 Agnew, Quebec. Si.,l Syreil, Waterson, New York. one of the solicitors to the company. Ile had to get up
Doyen, DEc. 4.—The Chichester, Holga, of Chichesfer, the lists of the provisional Has in his
was brought in here yesterday, leaky, and with other damage, ' committee.
possession the wriuen consent of all the members of
after being on U!e Kentish Rock. the provisional committee. Mr. Gain's name was put on
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 4.—The Providence, Martin, from Fal-
mouth to St. Halo, went on shore near St. Anne's Battery,
the list by mistake, and was afterwards struck out.
20th nit., but has since been got off. Witness never considered him to be on the committee,
PADSTOW, DEC. 3.—A ship wheel, together with a portion land has informed the parties that the present action
of wreck, came ashore to-day in Peerlss Bay, on a brass could not succeed.
plate in front of the axle of the wheel, " Jules de Blossiville" By Mr. CHAMBERS—Witness and his brother were
are engraved. ' the projectors of the scheme. The list was registered
LLANMADOCK, D. 4.—The Mary, Earl, from Hayle to on the 22d of September, and in consequence of many
Llanelly, which was driven on the Lynch Sands, 20th ult., additional names being entered it was again registered.
has been got off. Witness has brought an action for a bill for 3,0001.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 6.—The Shannon steamer, from London
against Mr. Fisher, the owner of the Caxton Press, and
to Dublin, took fire yesterday, was run ashore and scuttled;
one of, the principal tradesmen in the city of London.
all the cargo in the main hold is mere or less damaged.
Witness has given an indemnity for 10,0001. to several
PORT TALBOT, DEC. 6.—A small vessel, laden with pota-
toes, &c., from Jersey to Swansea, is on shore at the entrance gentlemen for using their names.
of this port. Mr. CnownEn objected le this examination.
ST. IVES, DEC. 5.—A medicine-chest, two boards, one a Mr.; CHAMBERS said that as his friend argued that
stern board, marked Jules de Blosseville, and 200 pieces of the provisional committee-men only gave their names to
mahogany, have been brought in here. sanction the undertaking, and were not liable, he (Mr.
BinEroitn, DEC 4.—Some wreck, with a sail marked Chambers) had a right to show that something more
Grant, 13rixham, has been picked up in this Bay. than a mare undertaking to sanction the line was consi-
OFF FALMOUTH, DEC. s.—Wind S.W., light.—Grace Dar- dered necessary. He then addressed the jury in reply,
ling, Orfeur, Madeira. and contended that when the insertion of Mr. Gain's
LYTHAM, DEC. 6.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Thompson, Bur-
name was sanctioned by the committee, Mr. Beckett had
ton, Quebec.
DUNDEE, DFC. 2.—Arrd.Glammis Castle, New York. no authority to erase it, and that Mr. Gain was, to all
WHITBY, DEC. s.—Arrd. Pet, Robinson, of Whitby, with intents and purposes, a committee-man.
considerable damage to deck and cabin by fire, in Bridling- The LonD CHIEF JUSTICE, in summing up, regretted
tea say. that if there were any solveet persons connected with
Sr. ivxs, Dzo. 4.—Arrd. Jane, Richards, Hamburgh for the company, that they had not been singled out, in-
Belfast, leaky and with cargo shifted. stead of the defendant, who had been sued, as it ap-
WATERFORD, DEC. s.—Wind N. to N.N.W.—Arr.l. Mary peered to him, upon very slight grounds. The question
Taylor, Lancaster, Newport for Corfu, leaky. for their consideration was whether the defendant had
in any way rendered himself liable by causing himself to
become one of the provisional committee. The de-
fendant had written to be placed upon the committee,
and the question was, how far—taking all the circum-
stances of the case into consideration—he had so rendered
himself liable.
The jury, after a short consideration, returned a verdict
for the defendant.

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CHANCERY-(THIS DAY).

RIGBY V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

The Lord Chancellor, after disposing of this case,
which came before his Lordship to be spoke to ou the
minutes, proceeded with the further arguments in the
part heard case of " Chuck v. Cremer," the facts of which
we have already given in detail. The case occupied his
Lordship the whole morning.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)

PAYN V. PRITCHARD.

This was an action in which the plaintiff, a railway
surveyor, sought to recover the sum of 461., the balance
alleged to be due to him for work and services rendered
as a leveller upon the London and Birmingham Exten-
sion Railway, and the Worcester and Warwick Railway,
for Mr. Pritchard, the engineer to the above lines.
Mr. M. Chambers, with whom was Mr. Hayes, ap-
peared for the plaintiff ; the Attorney-General, Mr.
Ashton, and Mr. Humfrey for the defendant.
From the evidence in support of the case of the plain-
tiff, it appeared that he was engaged by Mr. Bushell, the
managing clerk of the defendant, as a leveller, in the
commencement of October, at the rate of one guinea per
day ; subsequently, us the wages of that class of persons
rose in amount, it was increased to one guinea and a half
per day. The plaintiff now claimed the sum of 46/, as
a balance of the sum of 1081. due to him from the 10th
of October to the 2d of December, 1845, at the rate of
three guineas per day. It was the custom of all the
persons employed by the defendant to send every week
to London a time bill," showing how they had been
engaged, and also what other necessary expenses had
been incurred; and it was from these " time bills" in the
office of the defendant that the present claim was
made out.

VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
This being the Second Seal after Michaelmas Term,
the Court proceeded to hear motions, none of which call
for a particular notice.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. WIGRAM.)
WINTER V. WINTER.
The arguments of this part-heard case were concluded
this morning.
His HoNouß reserved his judgment.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. K. BRUCE.)
ROBINSON V. ASTEN.
This was a motion for the issue of an attachment
against the defendants, John and Robert Asten, of Wol-
verhampton, for a non-compliance with an order of the
Court of the 3d of last November. It appeared that the
defendants were ordered to execute a deed of partner-
ship with the plaintiff within four days from the date of
the order, but that the deed remained still unexecuted.
His HONOUR considered that this was a matter which
could have been arranged at the office, and refused to
grant the order.
After hearing some uninteresting motions, the Court
rose shortly after eleven o'clock.

Mr. H UMFREY, in his address to the jury, contended
that the defendant was not liable to pay the present
large amount. Plaintiff was engaged at the rate of one
guinea per day, which was afterwards increased at the
express wish of the defendant to a larger sum, and al-
though the time bills forwarded to London by the plain-
tiff contained charges at the rate of three guineas per
day, still it was not until the month of Decem-
ber last that the defendant was made acquainted
with the charges. He thought that at least the
plaintiff should give some evidence that the work
was actually done for which he made his charge.
['he Learned Counsel proceeded to say that the plaintiff
had himself admitted that he had received the sum of
70/. for his services from the 10th of November to the
2d of December, and that a further sum of 71. 6s. was
paid info Court, and contended that this was ample re-
muneration for the services of a person who had entered
into an agreement at the rate of one guinea and a half
per day.
A number of witnesses were then called on the part
of the defence.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

ALLEY V. GAIN.

Mr. Chambers (vvitlhomvt---aS Mr. Ball) appeared
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Crowder appeared for the de-
t't admit.

Mr. CHAMBERS stated that this action arose out of
that great mania for speculation in railways which took
place in the year 1845, and in which the defendant was
extensively engaged. The plaintiff a surveyor. The
defendant was a butcher, residing at Kennington. In
the course of the railway mania a, scheme! entitled the
Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties Junction Railway
was formed, and on the 9th of October, 1845, the
defendant wrote to the parties engaged in the
project to have his name inserted in the list
of the provisional committee, which was accord-
inWy done. In the late decisions upon this
class of cases, in the_Court of Exchequer, it had been
held that the mere fact of any man's name appearing on
the provisional committee would not entitle any parties
to bring an action against him, but that the jury might
take into consideration the important fact, of whether it
should appear upon the prospectus that the provisional
committee had employed parties to make surveys, or had
in their prospectus in any manner made themselves
liable or responsible. In the prospectus which had been
set forth in this case the provisional committee de-
scribed the various facilities offered by the line, stating
that persons had been employed to make the necessary
surveys, and on the face of it it must appear to the jury
that the plaintiff was in this case clearly entitled to re-
cover according to the view taken by the Court of Ex-
chequer. The amount sought to be recovered was
2031. 19s. 6d., the balance of an account, for part of the
money had been handed over.
The Learned Counsel then read the prospectus, and
called

The LORD CHIEF BARON, in summing up to the jury,
said, that with reference to the disputes as to what
portion of the line the work was done upon, he thought
the proper course would have been for the defendant to
take out a summons before the judge at chambers for
the particulars of demand, the plaintiff wishing to know
upon what portion of the line such or such work was done.
Suck a demand would always be granted by the judge,
upon a proper affidavit, stating that the plaintiff had
reason to believe that the work in question was not done.
The questions for the jury to consider were, first, by
whom the plaintiff was employed, then whether the work
in question was really done, and if done, were the
charges for such work correctly made, and if so, what
was the balance now due to the plaintiff.
The jury, atter a short consultation, returned a ver-
dict for the full amount, 461. 16s.
His LORDSHIP granted immediate execution.
WILSON v. LORD CURZON AND ANOTHER.—LIABILITY OF
PEOVISIONAL COMMITTEEMEN.

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Mr. White, the secretary to the company, who proved
the insertion of the defendant's name upon the prospec •
tus, of which 3,000 copies were printed and issued.
Mr. CROWDER objected that, although the defendant
wrote to request that he should be placed upon the pro-
yisioual committee, he had not authorised their publish.
ing his name to the world.

This was an action in which the pinintiff sought to re-
cover the sum of 1254 for }Jaffa year's salary due to him
as secretary to the Canterbury and Herne Bay Railway,
from the defendants, members of the provisional com-
mittee.

The Learned JuDoureserved the point.
Mr. LEWIS, the engineer to the proposed railway com-
pany, proved the moderate nature of the plaintiff's
charges. He stated that he employed surveyors to do
work for the company; but he should not have done so
had it not been for the list of responsible persona whose
names appeared as provisional committeemen. All the
work was done by him on the reponsibility of the
company.
Mr. Furlong, a surveyor, also proved that the plain-
tiff's charges were fair and reasonable. The company
had not yet been dissolved. Mr. Brace, the solicitor to
the cots pany, employed witness to arrange the sections.
By Mr. CROWDER—Considered that Mr.' Brace em-
ployed him on the responsibility of the company, as set
forth.
This was the plaintiff's case.
Mr. CROWDER rent wed his former objection, and con-
tended that the prospectus could not be received in evi-
dence, as there was nothing in the defendant's letter to
warrant the parties in publishing his name to the world
with any responsibility attached to it. This letter merely
said " insert my name as a provisional committeeman;"
but did not say, " publish my name as a provisional
committeeman." Had the prospectus been sent to him,
and he had offered no objection to it, it would be another
thing, but nothing of the kind was proved.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE was of opinion that the ob-
tion of Mr. Crowder was a good one, and the question
should abide the decision of the jury.
Mr. CHAMBERS said that it would he a pity that the
cause should have little additional again, and he would
therefore offer a evidence. He then
called
Mr. Ambrose Moore, one of the provisional committee-
men of the railway, and chairman of the committee of
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fendant was present: He made no objection to it, nor
was any objection made to its insertion.
By Mr. CROWDER—Does not know that this action is
sanctioned by the company. Nor does he remember that
any resolution to the effect that actions should be brought
against any person or persons whose names should be
mentioned was passed.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said that after this evi-
dence the prospectus could be received.
Mr. CROWDER then submitted that the case was not
supported on the evidence, which did not in any way fix
Mr. Gain.
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strong evidence that he authorised the company to
publish his name through the world in that character.
He could take no judicial notice of the word provisional
committeeman, but it had a meaning in the world, and
the jury, looking at all the facts of the case, must form
their judgment as to whether the defendant had ren-
dered himself liable to the plaintiff or to the public.
Mr. CROWDER then contended that as there was an
acting committee on and after the 14th of October,
therefore, they were liable, and not the members of
the provisional committee.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said that it was for the
jury to decide.
Mr. CROWDER the addressed the jury, and contended
that as the plaintiff commenced work on the 30th of
September, and the defendant did not join the provisional
committee until the 14th of October, the plaintiff must
have had some agreement stated or implied with other
parties, and with which the defendant could have nothing
to do. If the verdict were given against him in the pre-
sent case, Mr. Gain would be liable not only to the extent
of 2031., but to the extent of 28,000/., the whole liabili-
ties of the company. He knew that Mr. Beckett, one of
the managing men of the company, had struck out Mr.
Gain's name, as he did not wish any tradesmen's names
to be seen on the committee. When the committee was
registered Mr. Gain's name was struck out, and notice of
the erasure was given to him. He hoped that the jury
would not sanction the injustice of compelling the defen-
dant to be liable to this ruinous extent.
Mr. UDALL (who was with Mr. Crowder) then called
Charles Russell, who stated that in the month of Oc-
tober, 1845, he was engaged as a copying clerk by Mr.
Beckett. The defendant requested that his name should
be put on the list of the provisional committee. Witness
placed it on the list. It was not the act of the com-
pany. Afterwards saw Mr. Beckett strike out the
defendant's name from the printed list, and inquire who
he was. The name was struck out between the 13th and
the 15th; believes it was the 14th.

The Attorney-General and Mr. Hoggius appeared for
the plaintiff ; Mr. Martin and another gentleman for the
defendent.

From the opening statements of the Attorney-Ge-
neral it appeared that the plaintiff was a civil engineer
and the projector of the company. He obtained the
names of a number of influential individuals, among
which were Lord Curzon and Mr. Stuart, who was also a
member of the provisional committee of the Thames
Navigation Embankment Company. A provisional
committee was subsequently appointed, and one of their
first acts was to appoint the present plaintiffthe secretai y
to the company at a salary of 2501. per annum. And he
was ordered to receive applications for shares in the
company. Both of the defendants were present at the
appointment of the defendant, and at a subsequent
meeting to consider the claims upon the company, they
admitted the claims of the plaintiff fcr the sum of 1251.
The above facts having been proved by witnesses
called on the part of the plaintiff.
The LORD CHIEF BARON said that in his opinion
there was no evidence to go to the jury except the facts
before him, and from them there was nothing for them
to find. It was a simple question of law, and in
his opinion, the plaintiff ought at once to be nonsuited;
or, if a verdict should be returned for the plaintiff, it
would be with leave to enter the verdict for the de-
fendant.

Mr. MARTIN could not consent to the latter proposi-
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could not sue any member of the provisional committee.
It was lawful for the promoters to act as provisional com-
mitteemen ; and it was also lawful for
the promoters to
allot shares, and receive deposits, and pay the expense
of the formation of the company. There was, however,
no authority by which they could sue any member of the
provisional committee for these expensns.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL-All person whose names are
registered are taken as promoters. The Court has
lately decided that the members of a provisional com-
mittee are not to be considered as partners in the
concern.
The LORD CHILI' BARON did not think that in the
Present case there was anything at all to go to the jury.
In his opinion the case was perfectly clear.
The plaintiff was accordingly non-suited.
Leave was then given to the Attorney-General to
move to enter the verdict for the plaintiff, if the Court
should be of opinion there was any evidence to go to the
jury.
WADDY V. DILLON AND OTHERS.
This was also an action in which the question of
provisional liability was raised. The plaintiff was the
Parliamentary agent of the London and Manchester
Direct Railway, and sought to recover a g lar e sum of
due to him for professional services rendered
money
the early stages of the formation of this company.
during
The defendants, seven or eight in number, were mem-
bers of the managing, as well as the provisional com-
mittees, of the London and Manchester Direct Railway.
Mr. Montague Chambers and Mr. Bayley appear.ed
for the plaintiff;
the Attorney-General and Mr. noggins
for.the defendants.
It appeared that the services rendered by the plaintiff
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to the company consisted i part of obtaining the names
of good, influential, and first-rate persons as members of
the provisional and managing committees of the railway
in question.
From the evidence called upon the part of the plain
tiff, it appeared that he had recommended six persons
to be elected as provisional committeemen. The late
secretary of the company, who was called, stated that
the plaintiff had sent in their names, and that some of
them were elected. The application to become members
of the Provisional Committee were so numerous that he
was literally diluged with them, and he considered that
the great object of the applicants was to obtain an allot-
ment of the shares.

The LORD CHIEF BARON—Does the whole of the
plaintiff's claim arise from printing these names? If so,
I think the plaintiff must be nonsuited.
Adr. M. CHAMBERS said that he would call other
witnesses, who would depose to other professional ser-
vices rendered by the plaintiff.
Another witness was accordingly called.
The Loma. CHIEF BARON intimated that no further
progress was being made by the evidence of that witness.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS said that he could not go any
further with his case.
The plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
The Court was occupied all the morning with a pedi.
gree case, which was adjourned from Saturday.

HOLDSNYORTH V. GIBSON AND OTHERS.-.ALLEGED NEWS.

By Mr. CH.4.3thEns----Can- Doi speak precisely to
the day.
Mr. Pritchard stated that he is one of the clerks to
the register of the joint• stock company, He has the
book containing the list of the provisional committee of
the Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties Junction Railway
Company. The registry was made on the 15th of Oc-
tober. Tttere was a previous registry of the 22d of
September. Mr. name is trot in that registry.
In the registry of the 15th of October Mr. Gain's name
is printed, but is struck thr, ugh with a pen. The con•
Bents of all the other persons on the list to be provision-
ally registered as committeeman are appended, but

plaintiff. The action, he said, was brought against the
proprietor., of the newspaper in question after the most
careful anxiety and consideration. Unless he had done
so, he could not have again held up his head in society.
In order to meet the charge the defendant, not content
with denying the libel, had declared on the record that
the charge was true. With regard to the plaintiff, the
consequences of the trial were must important. If the
verdict goes for the defendant the consequences to the
plaintiff would be most disastrous ; whereas, should it
go for the plaintiff, it would be but little reparation for
the injury done, while the defendant in that case would,
in all likelihood, not sell a single newspaper the less.
The plaintiff in the action is a physician, a married man
with eight children, who, in 1845, established
himself in practice at Plymouth, and, up to the
time of the unfortunate circumstance which led to the
present action, had been much respected. Shortly after
settling in that town he got elected into the Royal
Yacht Club. In the month of February, in the present
year, some circumstances arose in connexion with that
club which led to the calling together of a general
meeting of its members. A discussion took place. and
the result was the black-balling of the plaintiff and
another member. This was a matter unfor-
tunate enough in itself, but the matter did
not rest here. In a few days there appeared in
the newspaper in, question an article reflecting
in the strongest manner on the character of the plaintiff.
The public, it was said, liked strung meat in newspapers,
and this, no doubt, was the cause of the article in ques-
tio❑ being panned and published. That article was so
gross and libellous that no course remained to the
plaintiff, unless he would allow his character to be for
ever blasted, but to bring this action. In order to put
the jury in possession of the libel at the earliest possible
period, he would read it.. (The Learned Gentleman then
read the alleged libel from the Plymouth Journal of
Feb 12 :
" ROYAL WESTERN YACHT CLUB.
"COURT OF HONOUR.
" EXPULSION OF TWO BLACKLEGS.
"For some time past circumstances of suspicion had attached to
two members of this club, owing to two gentlemen having been
plucked at the residence of one of the suspected members in a manlier
that seemed to indicate soul play. One of the party was fleeced to
the amount of 1,0701. in one evening at cards, and the other gentle.
man lost about 200/. In the case of the first gentleman that we have
alluded to the parties were betting on the turn-up card, and his op-
ponents managed to turn up a king nine times running. All these
circumstances led to suspicion—that suspicion led to inquiry—and
the inquiry has resulted in the expulsion of the two suspected per-
son!, and of one of them suddenly leaving the town.
" A short time ago a person known to be a confidante of the ex-
pelled parties sought admission into the club. His name was O'Brien.
He gave a crack entertainment a few days before he was to be
elected, as he thought, and his party was graced by almost all the
rank and fashion of the neighbourhood. He was going to make his
entree into the club in grand style. Two or three days afterwards he
stood the ballot, and was blackballed ! The next morning he bolted,
and some of the poor tradesmen had to lament the Character of his
fashionable entertainment, and the great desire he had for display.
" The talk and excitement that this blackballing occasioned was
very great. Other gentlemen who stood the ballot about the same
time trembled lest the same fate might await them, especially as
one black ball in seven excludes any who may seek admission. Sub-
sequent events prove that the conrse thus adopted with regard to Mr.
O'Brien was a very judicious and wise one.
" The events that we have described led to an inquiry into the
character of a Mr. M—, who lived near the club, and into that of
Dr. H—. Both those persons were citizens of the world ; we can-
not learn whence they came or whither they are going. On the 29th
ult. the secretary of the club, Walter Lormer, Esq., by order of the
committee, issued a circular, summoning a special general meeting
of the members on Thursday, the sth inst., at noon, when informa-
tion forwarded to the committee from Tours, relative to the conduct
of two members of the club, would be laid before them.' The
members of the club generally knew what the object of the
meeting was, and therefore on Thursday last there was an ex-
ceedingly large attendance, there being nearly eighty members
present. W. li. Hanker, Esq., was voted into the chair. Pre-
viously to reading the report of the committee, and the
documents mentioned therein. Sir. John Beer, of Devonport, rose
to inform the meeting that he had been consulted professionally, and
that he attended the meeting as the professional adviser of the two
persons implicated. It was then put to the meeting, whether a pro•
fessional man could appear there, and it was negatived ungnimously
and decidedly.

" The history of their movements, as detailed to the meeting from
sources beyond all doubt, was this—They were said to have been
connected in a notorious gambling transaction with Mr. Connelly at
Tours—that of marking cards—in which a French officer was made
to suffer most severely. Mr. Connolly was tried at Tours, and thin
he removed the trial to a higher court at Blois, and again into a
higher court at Orleans, and had decisions against him in all cases,
and he was for the offence imprisoned two years. There was then a
charged against them of malpractices in play at Guernsey, where
they were ejected from the Civil and United Service Club—all of
which will be more amply detailed in the letter of which we shall
give a copy presently. Thus the eircumstances that have occurred,
which were not in the club, but by means of their connexion with it,
were also stated.

" When these circumstances were known, Mr. Lormer sent a
letter to them, suggesting the propriety of their withdrawing. They
replied to this by requesting to known what charges there were
against them. The secretary sent a copy of the charges, to which
they male no reply.

"On the meeting deciding that they would not hear a professional
man, Mr. Beer, and their proposer sent for them. The club waited
for one hour and a half in order that they might offer any defence
that they felt necessary. They, however, made no appearance, and
sent back no answer, though one of them was seen from the window
of the room walking about.
" The letter received by the secretary from Guensey, in answer to
inquires was as follows :

IGuernsey from the autumn of 1843 to 1844, when hey
went on a continental tour. They went to Paden,
and again in a short time they ieturnsd to
11 Guernsey, and wanted to get into the club,
but Mr. McDonald, who first claimed admission,
was blackballed by no immense majority. This arose
from the discoveries made respecting these gentlemen at
play. The Learned Gentleman having amplified on
these points, went on to trace their proceedings till they
arrived at Plymouth some time after, giving in the pro-
gress a list of the victims that had been made, whom he
stated he would produce in the witness box, and the
whole of whom, he said, would completely and trium-
phantly justify the article for which the plaintiff now
sought to recover damages. The Learned Gentleman
then proceeded to call evidence.
The case, it is expected, will occupy all day to-morrow,
examined.
there
are a very great number of witnesses to be

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)

IN RE DRYDEN.

•` The affair teat took place in this island, with reference to these
two black-legs, was this :—They had got themselves introduced Into
a club lately formed, called The Civil and United Service. Several
strange occurrences had taken place in and out of this club, Large
sums of mosey were lost. Suspicion was afloat. They quitted and
went to Baden. Something drove them out of that placd, and they
returned here. 31-- came back first, and wished to re enter the
club, but he was black-balled, and 31--, out of this occur-
rence, assaulted a highly respectable gentleman, for which
ha was sent to gaol for a fortnight. Shortly after this,
a person from Paris came here to arrest him, and he
stowed himself away in his house, which overhung the sea, and
while the police were watching outside he let himself into a boat, and
that is the last we know of him.

" You are in the right direction—Tours. You may go to Ireland
also—Tipperary, I think he was brought before the Court there for
swindling. He made a bolt, and got out of Ireland in a somewhat
similar way that he did out of this place.
" I hope that my friends at Plymouth have not been fleeced.
" Mr. Lormer—You have been asleep at your post.
"Had I had the least supicion that these chaps would have had the
impudence to introduce themselves at your club, I should have felt
it a duty that I owed, to have gone to Plymouth at my own cost to
have put you on your guard.
"The letter and evidence having been read, and the members
having waited till endurance could wait no longer, the meeting pro-
ceeded to ballot under the 11th rule, which provided that, ' In ease
any circumstances should occur injurious to the welfare and charac-
ter of the club, the committee shall call a general meeting, giving
seven days notice, and in the event of two-thirds of the members
present voting (by ballot) that the name of any member shall be
removed from the list, the subscription of that member for the cur-
rent year shall be returned, and he shall cease to be a member.' The
result of the ballot was a most awful affair. At the time of the vote
being taken a number of gentleme►r had left, the proceedings having
lasted three hours:—

NOVEL APPLICATION.—In this case, which eras an
old fiat, the solicitor to the assignees app!ied to the
Learned Commissioner to annul a divide nd previcusly
declared, and grant another meeting, on the ground that
there was an error in the calculation, whereby one por-
tion of the creditors were excluded from partaking in the
dividet.d.

The ckrk to the official assignee said the error arose
in consequence of the subsequent meeting for proof of
debts not being taken into consideration, the consequence
was, that the first creditors would receive two dividends
and the others none at all.

The Registrar said the dividend was declared so far
back as the 18th October, 1845.
The solicitor said it had not been advertised, and he
conceived that the fund might be brought back from the
dividend and placed to the general account. He was a
creditor himself, and also had a bill of costs.
The Learned COMMISSIONER said he could not un-
derstand why there had been so much delay, nor could
he now withdraw the fund.

For Dr. II
„ Mr. M.

2 Against Dr. 11.
1 Mr. 31

" Mr. V-- has since left the towa,'but the Doctor remains.
" We think the inhabitants are under the greatest obligations to
the members of the committee and to the club generally, for the
prompt and determined manner in which they obtained evidence
respecting these men, and acted upon it. They had introduced
themselves into the society of every respectable stranger who visited
the town, with what intentions we leave our readers to determine
The dull is not likely to be impaired through having
had two or
three black sheep in it. It still maintains its high and respectable
character, and the honourable way in which it has vindicated itself
from this possible stain will redound to its credit rather than detract
from it. The club is of great public utility, it affords excellent
literary qualifications to those of its members who desire to avail
themselves of them, and it must be a source of pleasure to its friends
to know that there are fifteen new candidates to be ballotted for at
the meeting on Friday next."

The Learned Gentleman then went on to show that
the Dr. represented could mean no other than
the plaintiff ; that the other party named in the libel was
a Mr. M‘Donald ; and that the greatest injury had been
inflicted on the character of his client. Having ampli-
fied on these points, he proceeded to prove his case.
The newspaper was put in, and admitted ; and the
following witnesses examined as to the character of the
plaintiff, and the identity of the plaintiff with the Dr.
H- of the article.
Richard Freeman, general medical practitioner at
Plymouth. He knew the Royal Western Yacht Club,
and had belonged to it. He also knew the plaintiff;
he was married, and had eight children. He believed he
was a physician. He recollected the publication of the
Plymouth Journal of the 12th of February last. He
knew no one in Plymouth to whom the initial H. could
apply but Dr. Iloldsworth. Witness sent the paper to
plaintiff, as he was sure it meant him alone. It was
directed, to the best of witness's belief, against that gen-
tleman.

The clerk to the official assignee said, that the solicitor
to the assignees was aware, the day after the dividend
was directed, that there was an error, and refused to
sign the dividend paper, but he had not since taken any
steps on the part of the assignee, or for himself, to have
it set right till now.

The Solicitor had been a great many times and never
had an opportunity of speaking to his Honour.
His HONOUR said that was quite incredible. It was
clear that he was not entitled to costs which had not
been submitted to audit at the audit meeting. He could
not bring the money back, but would in a proper me-
morandum being put on the proceedings, allow an
amendment, so that the new creditors might receive the
first dividend which would exhaust the assets.

Cross-examined—He was not aware that Dr. Holds-
worth had ever practised. He only knew that he gave
himself out as Dr. Holdsworth. He was not aware he
had only put the name " Dr. Holdsworth" on the door-
plate, since the publication of the alleged libel.
Harry Snell, a chemist and druggist, Plymouth, de-
posed that he had made up prescriptions for Dr. Holds-
worth. He bad received correct Latin prescriptions
laom Dr. Holdsworth, before the date of the newspaper.
Cross-examined—He might have dispensed thirty or
forty prescriptions for Dr. tioldsworth, IN fore February
last. He could not, however, say how many.
This was the case for the plaintiff.
Mr. COCIeBURN then opened the ease for the defence.
He said it would be his duty to justify the course taken
by the defendants in this case, they had heard it stated
that the plaintiff was a respectable man, but how could
they come to that conclusion when it was known that a
a highly respectable and honourable club had unani-
mously expelled him after an anxious inquiry ; and
when he (Mr. Cockburn) would prove, as prove he should,
that not only had the plaintiff given himself out as a
physician, but that ha was a confirmed gambler, prac-
tising his arts not only in Plymouth but elsewhere.
It was said the defendants had written to gratify a
morbid feeling in the public mind for strong articles
but this he denied. There was not the least evidence to
show that any malice or ill-feeling had been displayed
by the defendants in the article in question. As public
journalists, knowing these facts alledged to be true ;
knowing that the highly respectable club had igno-
miniously expelled the plaintiff, was it not the duty of
them, as honest journalists, to warn the public against
parties of such dangerous and disreputable character.
It was said the plaintiff was a member of a profession
which they all respected ; and they bad heard something
of his correct Latin prescriptions ; but oa that he would
be prepared to show that he had not, at least, supported
himself by that honourable profession. In order to do that
s for ow
whichtha that i
place n l
he would have to trace the plaintiff's career since the
8 3 he left deeply
9
, he lived at
in debt, which debts had not been paid to the present
hour that ha left Wilsden for Tours in France, where
he associated with a person named M'Donaldonald ; and that
while there the plaiutiff, M'Donald, and a person
mimed
Connotty were continually together at the
year
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near He
Leicester, would
gaming table, working with each other, and
mixed up with most disgraceful proceedings.
The Learned Gentleman here gave the facts, which
he intended to prove iu evidence. It was to to the effect
that Connotty had been convicted of marking and
cheating at cards, and that, on the occasion, the plaintiff
and M'Donald were acting with him in the matter.
This Connotty was convicted for the same at Tours, and
the sentence was confirmed by an appeal to a Superior
Court, though, strange to say, he had the plaintiff and
M'Donald to speak to his character. The Learned
Gentleman then proceeded to trace the plaintiff to
Guernsey, where be got connected with a club
when again
he was rejoined by M'Donald.
Here again they got deeply engaged in
gaming affairs, and were mixed with similar dis-
graceful proceedings to these at Tours, inveigling
members of the club to play at ecarte at the plaintiff's
and McDonald's private lodgings, and there, by practised
gambler's tricks, cheating the parties out of their money.
While at Guernsey, these two gentlemen had no visible
means of subsistence, but seemed to live by victimizing
all that came within their reach. They continued at

SURREY SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.)
These sessions commenced to-day before Mr. Puckle,
chairman, and a full bench of magistrates.
The first case taken was an indictment for an assault
of a violent character, committed by Thomas Foulkes and
Henry Foulkes, his brother, omnibus proprietors, on W.
H. Balls, the keeper of a green .yard at Kennington-
cross. It appeared that the former of the two prisoners,
who had surrendered in discharge of their bail, had ap-
plied to the Insolvent Court for relief, and
one of his omnibuses had been, as part of his
property, delivered to Rutland, a sheriff's officer,
for custody, and by him confided to the
care of the prosecutor. The application of Thomas
Foulkes failed in consequence of his having described
himself as out of trade, whereas at the hearing the con-
trary was shown. This invalidated the petition, and it
was shown by one of the messengers of the Court of
Chancery, in the employment of Mr. Graham, the official
assignee, that in such a case the property that had been
seized immediately becomes reinvested in the insolvent,
and if any of it has been sold, the proceeds are handed
over to him. With this impression Foulkes and his
brother went to Ball's yard to take away his omnibus, on
the 23d of July last. Ball had, however,received a notice
not to give up the property, as Foulkes had failed to pay
the fees of the Court. Notwithstanding this circum-
stance, the two Foulkeses proceeded to take away by
force the omnibus and the two horses which drew it.
While getting the horses out, the son of the prosecutor
took away the pole of the carriage, but they persevered,
and as Henry Foulkes was driving the omnibus out of
the yard, they were met by Ball, who, with his
utmost strength, opposed their progress, and
was violently struck over the hands, head, and face.
The cries of the prosecutor ultimately brought the police
to his assistance, and all went together to the station,
where they were referred to the magistrates, and this
indictment was ultimately preferred.
Mr. CHARNOCK, who was retained for the prisoners,
in addressing the jury, stated that the petition of
Thomas Foulkes to the Court of Insolvency had been
filed two years before this circumstance occurred.
During the interval which had elapsed he had
succeeded in making arrangements with several
of his creditors, and he ceased to be a petitioner
at all. He had, therefore, agreed to let the omnibus
and horses to Ball, at a rent of 4/. 10s. per week, with a
proviso that all should be returned to him safe and in
good condition, and that, in the event of the duty getting
into arrear, or of the horses or the carriage being in-
jured, he should have a right to take them away at any
time from the possession of the prosecutor. The rent
had got three weeks behind hand ; there was a sum of
231. owing for duty, and one of the horses had died.
Seeing this property thus injured, Foulkes and his
brother had gone to Ball's yard to take it, and in the en-
deavour, to do so the assault was made, which the
Learned Counsel asserted was justified to the very ut-
most, and put in the agreement between Foulkes and
Ball, and signed by both of them. With respect to the
allegation that the property was rightly detained under
the Court of Bankruptcy, he would contend that, in the
first place, no sufficient proof had been given that such
was the cass. The property had been seized, not in the
night, but in the light of day, and in the presence of the
officers of the law ; and, under all the circumstances,
whatever assault bad been committed was in every way
justifiable.
Mr. CHARNOCK then called Mr. Bicknell, who proved
the draft and execution of the agreement, and several
other witnesses, to show that the nature of the assault
had been much exaggerated.
Mr. ROBINSON replied at considerable length, resting
chiefly on the right of the prosecutor to retain the
omnibus, as one of the authorised persons of the Court
of Bankruptcy.
The CHAIRMAN, in summing up said, that there was
no doubt whatever but that a violent assault
had been committed, and the chief consideration
for the jury was, whether it was or was
not justifiable. It appeared that there wsre two liens on
the omnibus, to which allusion had been made One of
these was held by Mr. Rutlanc, the officer, and
the other by Balls as the agent of the Court of
Bankruptcy, and much stress wac to be laid upon
the respective times when these two liens were waived
Rutland had evidently given up his in the presence of
Balls when the two brothers Foulkes went to take
away the omnibus. That Balls did not give up his
was shown by his conduct ; and the whole case turned
upon the point whether he was legally right. He was
right if he was properly authorised by the Court of
Bankruptcy, of which, indeed, there did not appear to
be any sufficient proof, but of this the jury were to be
the judges. If he was not properly authorised the as-
sault was justifiable, and the prisoner ought to be
acquitted.
The trial lasted from the opening of the circuit till
nearly the close of the proceedings of the day, and, after
much consideration in the box, the jury were locked up,
not seeming likely to agree very speedily on their
verdict.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
John Wallace was charged before Mr. Hall, with being
concerned with others in robbing Henry Carver, a lad of
about 14 years of age, of the sum of 11. 75., at a coffee-
shop in King-street, Covent-garden.
The prosecutor stated that he came to town on Friday
evening last, from Hertfordshire. He had when he came
to town 11. 18s.. He took a lodging immediately at the
Hope coffee-shop, in King-street. Last evening he was
sitting in the shop taking his tea, and took out of his
pocket a tin box (in which he kept his money), for the
purpose of paying for what he had taken. The prisoner
and another boy were sitting in the box with him. After
he had put his money in his pocket he thought he
elt the hand of one them in his pocket, and he
ook his money out, and was gcing to put it in another
pocket, when the boy who was sitting opposite to him
snatched it out of his hand and ran away, followed by
the prisoner. Witness ran after them, but at the door
of the coffee-house the prisoner turned back and knocked
him down. There was 11. 7s. or 1Z Bs. in his pocket—
he was not sure which.

Policeman F 60 said that he apprehended the prisoner
this morning, knowing him by the descziption given of
him by the prosecutor. The prisoner was an associate
of thieves, and suspected by the police.
Mr. HALL supposed that now he had lost his money
he had no means of supporting himself while he was
looking for employment.
The boy said that he had a few shillings deposited in
the hands of the coffee-shop-keeper, and that would keep
him until to-morrow, when he would' go to look for work.
He had no doubt he would get engaged by some fruiterer
in Covent-garden market.
Mr. HALL sent for Moore, the beadle of the market,
and asked him whether he thought it possible to get the
boy any employment in the market? as if he was left to
himself it would be the ruin of him.
Moore promised to get him a ticket to work in the
market immediately.
The prisoner was committed for trial, Mr. HALL ob
serving that if his accomplice was taken he could also
be committed immediately, and they could be tried to •
gether.

MARLBROI-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Charles Hagan and John Hull were charged with
picking the pocket of Mary Ryde, a servant out of place.
The complainant said she went into the coffee-shop,
265, Oxford-street, yesterday afternoon, between three
and four o'clock, to have a cup of coffee. A little after
she had been there, the prisoners came and sat down at
the table where she was, the prisoner Hull being by her
side. She could not swear to seeing the money taken,
but she had it in her pocket after she sat down in the
house, and she once felt Hall's hand in her pocket.
Inspector Whall said, a young woman had come up
and signed the charge-sheet, to whom the prisoner,
Hagan, said he very near had had the complainant's
money.
Police constable D 33, said, he believed the female
witness was afraid to appear, on account of the threats
which had been used towards her by the prisoners. The
prisoners Is ere known as the associates of a gang.
Mr. HARDWICK remanded the prisoners till Wednes-
day, and granted the police-constables a warrant to bring
up the other witnesses.

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1 MAGAZINES—(CONTINUED).
HOOD'S MAGAZINE,
An Elegiac Ode to Thomas Hood is prefixed to the
December number: it has some merit. The tragedy
of "The Avenger" is continued, as is likewise the
story- of "Blanche Neville." Beyond there contribu-
tions the magazine is an olla podrida of miscellaneous
scraps in prose and poetry, some of them good, and
others execrably bad. One of them is entitled, "A
Thought," to this effect—

" Cease to murmur, hapless whiner,
Throw that sigh away,
Think if caring much won't win her
Caring little may I" ,
Surely the editor has forgotten the most inimitable
of the delicious songs of old Sir John Suckling;
surely he has not observed before that the above is a
direful parody upon this exquisite and naive ditty--a
ditty none the less beautiful for being familiar to
many—

" Why so pale and wan, fond lover ?
Prythee, why so pale ?
W ill, when looking zrell can't move her,
Looking ill prevail?
Prythee, why so pale ?
Why so dull and mute, young sinner?
Prythee, why so mute?
Will, when speaking well can't win her,
Speaking nothing do't?
Prythee, why so mute ?"
The imitation from this is most manifest. Mr. J.
Jones manages, again, very adroitly to ruin his
noble sonnet to December, by the most ill-judged
alterations.

DOUGLAS JERROLD'S SHILLING MAGA

ZINE.

Where tarries the cab driver ? We have missed
him from the stand for months past, and we almost
despair of ever meeting with him again. Can it be
that Juniper Hedgehog hath resigned the whip for
the razor, and turned from cab-driver to barber, giving
oral instead of epistolatory information to his fellow
creatures ? But although Juniper Hedgehog no
longer enlightens us, we have still the history of St.
Giles and St. James. The 34th chapter of which
commences the present number. Capstick, who
through the remonstrances of Bright Jem, begins to
have an inkling that Snipeton bas made a tool of him
in the affair of the representation of Liquorish, goes up
to the cottage at Hampstead to satisfy his doubts; he
arrives there just as St. Giles has returned with the
account of the abduction of Clarissa by Willis and
Tom Blast, and is present when on first learning the in-
telligence, Snipeton grinds his teeth, howls his curses,
and, in very impotence, works his hands like a demon
balked of his revenge
" And now is Snipeton widowed. Yes : with a living
wife, damned to worst widowhood. It would have worn
and tortured the spirit within him sometimes to wander
from the desk to the churchyard, and there look down
upon Clarissa's grave. To have read, and read with
dreamy, vacant eyes, the few tombstone syllables that
sum up—solemnly brief—the hopes, and fears, and
wrong!, and wretchedness ; the pleasant thoughts and
aching weariness that breath begins and ends. Cla-
rissa, wife of Ebenezer Snipeton, died —.' Words to
dim a husband's eyes ; to carry heaviness to the heart ;
to numb the soul ; and for a time to make the lone man,
with his foot at the treasure-holding grave, feel the
whole world drifted from him, and he left landed on the
little spot he looks on. And then breaks small, mourn-
ful music from those words : pleasant, hopeful sounds,
that will mingle her name with his ; that will make him
own the dear, the still incorporate dead. The flesh of
his flesh, the bone of his bone, is lapsed into the dis,
grace of death: it is becoming the nourishment of grass;
and still his heart yearns to the changing form: still it
is a part of him; and his tend:r thoughts may, with the
col 'fined dead, love to renew the bridal vow the dead ab-
solves him of. And Snipeton, his wife in her winding-
sheet, might so have solemnised a second wedlock. For
surely there are such nuptials. Yes; second marriages
of the grave between the quick and the dead, with God
and his angels the sole witnesses.
" And Snipeton was denied such consolation. His
widowhood permitted no such second troth. Living to
the world, his wife was dead to him; yet though dead,
not severed. There was the horror: there, the foul con-
dition of disgraced wedlock : the flesh was still of his
flesh, cancerous, ulcerous ; with a life in it to torture
him. By day, that flesh of his flesh would wear him ;
by night, with time and darkness lying like a weight
upon him, would be to him as a fiend that would cling
to him; that would touch his lips; that would murmur
in his ear. And let him writhe, and struggle, and with
a strong man's strong will determine to put away that
close tormentor, it would not be. The flesh was still of
his flesh, alike incorporate in guilt and truth."
" St. Giles and St. James" is followed by a graphic
description of the Night Fair in Alexandria, evi-
dently from the pen of one who has been long resi-
dent in Egypt. "Fables for Foolish Fellows," and
" Pearls for Popish Places," are continued. Angus
Reach contributes a paper on " Our Statues and their
Wardrobes," which commences thus :

" There is one dress for the people of the nineteenth
century, and another dress for the statues of the people
of the nineteenth century. Flesh and blood wear Eng.
lish costumes—stone and bronze, Roman. Coats and
trowsers are quite good enough for actual breathing
humanity—togas and buskins must be employed to set
off its more valuable and honoured effigies. A man is
not felt to be degraded by a waistcoat and a standing
shirt collar—a statue is. The statue being the more
exalted thing of the two, claims the greatest cares of the
costumier. Anything is good enough for an existing
original—hardly anything h good enough for a metallic
portraiture. The tailor is thought to be sufficient to
clothe the man—the artist must drape the statue. Happy
statues—miserable men! Who would not be bronze rather
than human—sculptured by man rather than formed by
Nature?"

He suggests, and very properly suggests, that we
should dress the statues of Englishmen as English-
men. Of course there will be a great outcry among
the "high art" people against this sacrilege, but we
value truth above high art, and if high artists cannot
sculpture statues in modern costume, doubtless low
artists will be found who can and will do so, and
who will do it tastefully, picturesquely, artistically,
and drive from the field the herd of mere imitators,
who, to hide their want of original genius, cant of
"classical taste," and drivel oceans of nonsense about
" high art." We have also in this number some
passable poetry, and some good reviews of new
books.

CHRISTOPHER 74 DPOLE. By Albert Smith.

Part. IV.

The tenth chapter opens witha description of the
approach of Hickory and Christopher to Liverpool :
" The calm and soothing twilight of spring eventide
was gliding slowly onward upon the earth as Hickory
led the donkey, upon which Christopher was seated,
intended
to a rude bridle-way towards the last halt he
to make on their journey.
" They vs ere travelling along a bold headland, on the
ridge of which their path lay. Hitherto they had gone
for some little distance over broken ground, encumbered
with huge blocks of stone, and dug into deep quar-
ries and pits that it required some little caution to avoid
in the failing light; but now they had arrived at a beaten
track, and all was smooth before them. It was not yet
so dark that Christopher could not observe the extensive
panorama around him, although the horizon was already
veiled in shade. But his attention was principally at-
tracted by a swarm of lights that he was looking down
upon on his right, the like of which he had never be-
fore witnessed.

" They rose, bright and twinkling, even in the last
gleam of day, one above the other, until the most dis-
tant and the faintest appeared to mingle with the peeping
stars that one by one were coming out in the blue air.
Their reflection gleamed and quivered in a great water
that flowed between them and the headland ; and they
spangled the banks in long array, until they got so hazy
at the far-off points, that they only caught the eye at
intervals. But they were not all stationary. Upon the
shore, and on the water, they moved along, crossing
and re-crossing one another, and mixing with the gene-
ral mass, until all appeared to be endowed with bewil-
dering motion.
" ' That's a larger mine than we've got,' said Chisto-
topher„as he looked in wonderment at the illumination,
his only idea of a number of lights being connected with
the working of the miners.

" ' It isn't a mine,' replied Hickory, 'as you shall see
to-morrow. That's a great town, and those are the
lamps. It's Liverpool.' "

They put up for the night at the " Ring o' Bells,"
at Bidston, where Christopher is unfortunately recog-
nised by a " miner," who gives information of his
whereabout to Rockey. The next morning Hickory
and Christopher go to the docks to meet Luddy, who
has come to Liverpool by water. Poor Christopher
gets confused and bewildered in the docks,and
no
wonder, for—
" One had only to look upon the goods debarked under
the sheds to see what wonderful journeys the ships had
made. Strange logs of wood--of grain and colour un-
known at home--were pitched down in heaps. Odd out-
landish packages, too, were there, marked with mystic
hieroglyphics, as if the artist bad learned his alphabet
from the bottles in chemists' windows, or the curious
diagram—which some people pretend to understand—in
Moore's Almanac. Further on were drums of figs,
enough to have supplied all England with dessert for a
year, including Lord Mayor's Day, at which festival
such unwonted numbers of dishes always figure in the
long lists of eatables that everybody knows, bat nobody
reads—tight little band boxes of seed and-sugar bags,
seen singly at reputable grocers, but here stocked iu
piles that an ordinary sizTd man might not look over.
Bales of matting like enormous first-born-baby pin-
cushions ; or rather, as such would appear in the Poly-
technic microscope, when the ingenious gentleman who
lives all amongst the oxy-hydrogen gas and dissolving
views in his vivid sentry-box, shows you the triumph of
nature over art as exhibited in the leaf and bit of cam•
brie. Strange casks which might contain fish, or
treacle, or pickles, or anything else a vivid imagination
chose to fancy in them. Hides of supposed wild beasts,
looking like diseased door-mats : skins of animals as
unknown as the wondrous Liver—the bird from which
the town takes its name, and who has never been seen
except on the corporation seal, but is supposed, in the
dark ages, to have paired off with the Dodo upon some in-
teresting division of the globe generally. Everything
lying about was odd, and new, and foreign. Even the
carts that carried these things away were like none
others in England : for they were very long—they
would have done for large gangways at steam-boat
piers—and had only two wheels, so that everything had

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to be balanced in them : and if this were not done, they
threatened either to lift the horse up into the hair, like a
harnessed Pegasus, or press him to the ground beyond all
chance of progression, except he had been trained at
Astley's to approach a conquering King upon his knees.
"Few shops diversified the lines of warehouses that
rose along the road bordering the docks ; and when they
did, they were for the sale of articles of stern nautical
use—ropes and sail-cloth, ard tough biscuits : outlandish
habits of oil-skin, optical instruments, and spirits. At
the dock-gates were stalls of humbler merchandise—
cheap braces and small mirrors—superannuated apples
and results of unpromising confectionary. in this new
world, Christopher had not eyesight enough to gaze in
wonder on the novelties that burst upon him at every
step. But for Hickory's guidance, he would long ago
have tumbled amidst some of the piles of strange mer-
chandise that rose everywhere right in the way of the
passenger."
He is soon, however, awakened from his dream of
wonder, for, from behind a bale of merchandise,
Rockey emerges, and seizing Christopher bears him
off, in spite of the remonstrances of Hickory, to one
of those subterranean dens of in;quity which are to be
found in such abundance in Liverpool. Their ad-
ventures there furnish the subject of another chapter,
which concludes the present number, but between the
two is interpolated a third, which is devoted to a de-
scription of the sayings and doings of Sprouts and
Bessy Payne, during the day's excursion to Ha:npton
Court. The description in this chapter of the jolly
man and of the cross old lady, and indeed of the whole
of the van party, is most graphic.

TEE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND.
Part VI. By Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett.
Merrily does Mr. A'Beckett laugh his way through
the reign of Edward 111. in this number, and mar-
vellous is the manner in which, in his merriest moods,
he keeps to the truth of history, and dresses Clio—
in the costume of Thalia. Take as a specimen his
description of the battle of Poictiers :
"On the 19th of September, 1356, the battle began
with a duet played by two trumpets—one on each side—
but this did not last long, for neither party desired to
listen to overtures. The French commenced the at.
tack, but they came to the point a little too soon, for
They actually ran upon the arrows of the English bow-
► men. The Constable of France tried to inspire courage
into the troops on his side by roaring out Mountjoy !
t St. Denis I' but a stalwart Briton, telling him to hold
his noise, felled him to the ground. A strong body of
reserve, who carried their reserve to downright timidity,
fled without striking a blow. They had scarcely drawn
their swords, and received the word of command to
" cut away," when they did literally cut away, and
having cut refused to come again. John of France
flourished his battle-axe with ferocious courage ; but at
last he received two tremendous blows in the face which
brought him to the ground. His son Philip, a lad of
sixteen, fought by his side, encouraging him with cries
of 'Give it 'em, father 1' which aroused the almost ex-
hausted John, and caused him to recover his legs. Every
kind of verbal insults was offered to him by the enemy,
and particularly by the Gascons, who indulged in a great
deal of their usual gasconade. Stand and surrender !'
cried a voice, to which John replied, If I could stand I
would not surrender, but I suppose I must fall into your
hands.' With this he tottered into a circle of English
knights, by whom he was newly torn to pieces in the
scramble that arose for the royal captive. Some
among the crowd of his victors endeavoured to induce
his Majesty to place himself under their charge, and
one or two began to talk to him in bad French, when
Sir Denis, a real Frenchman, who had been dismissed
from the service of his own country and entered that of
England, addressed the monarch politely in his native
tongue. John was in the act of offering up his glove to
this gentleman as a token of surrender, when the royal
gauntlet was torn to pieces by the surrounding knights,
who all wanted to have a finger in it. Every one was
eager to claim the French monarch, who seemed on the
point of being torn to pieces like a hare by a pack of ill-
bred hounds. ' I took him,' exclaimed fifty voices at
once, when the Earl of Warwick, rushing into the
front, thundered forth in a stentorian voice, 'Can't you
leave the man alone I' and drawing John's arm within
his own, led off the conquered King to the camp of Ed-
ward. Warwick took little Philip by the hand, and
presented father and sen to the Black Prince, who re-
ceived them with much courtesy. He invited them both
to supper, waited on the French King at table, and
soothed his grief with probably such kind expressions
as 'Poor old chap 1' Never mind, old fellow I' and
other words of respectful sympathy."

ALMANACS FOR THE MONTH.
We are sorry to find from the preface that this is
to be the last number of this monthly repertory of
fun. The success of the work has been great, but
Mr. A'Beckett fairly tells his readers that having
" something else to do he cannot cater for their en-
tertainment in this shape any longer." We hope,
however, that his collaboratears will continue the
almanack; and, although unable to continue the duties
of editorship, he may perchance occasionally contri-
bute some "quips and cranks" which will "set the
table in a roar."

THE COMMERCIAL MAGAZINE.
The present number fully sustains the high charac-
;er which this magazine has already attained as a va-
uable repertory of commercial statistics,

THE PLOUGH.
Although this publication commenced with unusual
promise, and although a year has now elapsed since
its first appearance, that promise has been fulfilled.
The work is a creditable organ of English agricul-
ture. In intelligence, in its editorial management
and correspondence, The Plough is worthy of all
commendation.

GUIDE TO THE TURF, OR POCKET
RACING COMPAIVIOIV, By IV. Rug; for 1847.
What Mr. Joseph Deacon liume was, and what
Mr. J. R. Porter is to the statistics of trade and com-
merce, that is Air. Ruff to the statistics of racing.
The present number of the guide contains the nomi-
nations for 1847 ; the entries for the great stakes for
1848, alphabetically arranged and indexed ; a record of
the races of 1846 ; the laws of racing ; the Derby,
Oaks, and Leger lots; with a list of the winners of
those races from the commencement. In fact, it is
impossible to require any information on the subject
of racing, which is not be found in " Ruff's Guide."

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Royal
suite, returned to Osborne House at a quarter before
two o'clock on Friday afternoon, from Arundel Castle.
On Saturday her Majesty and her Royal Consort took
their usual walks in the pleasure grounds, and the Royal
Family took their accustomed airings.
- Yesterday morning their Royal Highnesses the Prince
of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the
Princess Alice walked and rode on the sea-beach.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Ladies and
Gentlemen of the Court, att-nded Divine service in
Whippingham Church yeste,.3av morning.
Her Royal Highness o,e Duchess of Cambridge
visited Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
on Saturday at Gloucester Horse.
Combined deputations of merchants and others in-
terested in the reduction of the duty upon tea, from
Liverpool, Edinburgh, Gla.,gow, Leeds, Blackburn:Man-
chester, Dublin, and Norwich, hai an interview with
Lord John Russell and eie Chancellor of the Exchequer
on Saturday at the official residence of the Noble Lord
in Do h
Downing-street. nt i neg-s
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—from T.
B. Horsfall, and J. Bromley Moore ; from the town of
Leeds, Messrs. H. Stansfield and Scarlet; from the town
of Blackburn, Messrs. Montague, Fie!den and Pilkingtnn,
from the city of Edinburgh,- Mr. W. Law; from the
city of Glasgow, Messrs. John Scott, Andrew Jamieson,
and R. Eglinton; from the Liverpool Association of the
reduction of the duty on tea, Mears. Christopher Raw-
son, William Rathbone, and James Stearns; from the
Liverpool East India and China Association, Messrs.
William Potter, Henry Winch, and Edward Brodribb;
from the Manchester Commercial Association, Messrs.
Robert Gardner, Leopold Reiss, and William Steuart;
from the Glasgow Merchants House, Chamber of Com-
merce, East India and China Association, Messrs. John
Scott, Andrew Jamieson, and Rolert Eglinton; from
the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, Mr. C. Halliday;
from the Merchants and Manufacturers of Norwich,
Messrs. J. W. Robberds and Willett; from the Liverpool
Ship-owners Association, Messrs. John Lockett and
Thomas Bold.
Sir John Hall transacted business on Saturday at the
office of the Board of Trade.

Colonel Campbell had an interview with Earl Grey bn
Saturday at the Colonial-office.
Sir Henry Pottinger left town on Saturday fel South-
ampton, to embark for the Cape of Good Hope. _
Dr. Bowring, M.P., and a deputation respecting to-
bacco, had an interview on Saturday with Lord John

Russell.
Sir George Grey left town on Saturday fOr Sandon
Hall, the seas. of the Earl of Harrowby.
Lord John Russell left town on Saturday afternoon
for Charlwood.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat de
Saturday, and resumed the hearing of an appeal from
Jamaica, " Gordon v. Elorsfall." Mr. Wigram, Queen's
counsel, Mr. Rennals, and Mr. Turner, Queen's counsel,
were beard. The case was adjourned.
At the Chapel Royal St. 'James's, yesterday, the
pray rs wi re re..d by thi, R v. Dr. IL. Dukins, nd the
les,,n, by the R.N. Dr. IVe,e,. Thr sermon was
prtatqled byr, O l‘: Di. .The ant hen; was
"Prepare e thr way tA' ti,e Lord- (Wi6e). G, i•rge
Smart presided at the organ. The Duke and Duchess
of Sutherland, the Marquises of Anglese), Granby, and
Thomond, Lords Sandwich, and W. Graham, 'were
among the nobility present.

MR.
BRODERIP.—On Saturday, at the Thames
Police-court, Mr. Symons, the chief clerk, read a valedic-
tory letter from Mr. Broderip, on that gentleman's re-
tirement from a station which he had filled for upwards
of 23 years, to take his seat as one of the presiding ma-
magistrate..., at the 'Westminster Police-court.
ST. 'YRS.—Upwards of fifty pieces of mahogany
have b, en brought into this port by the pilot boats, atd
trom the appearance of the wreck the portions found
are supposed to have be.ongod to a French vessel, of
about 200 tons.— W est Briton.
BR'STOL SUGAR MARKET, DEC. 6.—We have still
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