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LAW INTELLIGENCE,
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THE-OFFICE OF THE J

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE BELLEROPHON, 78„ AND CALCUTTA, $4, ADVANCED

suers Firrixa

•
It affords us much pleasure and satisfaction to report the extreme
activity and seamanlike work displayed by the officers awl crews of
the Rodney and Albion in the fitting out of the Bellerophon', 78, at
Portsmouth, and the Calcutta, 84, at Devonport. Nothing caal
sibly exceed the apparent enthusiasm, good humour, and skill, Nvith
which these fine fellows progress in their work.
At Portsmouth, in fitting the Bellerophon, every person, than
Captain Collier to the smallest boy, seems to take a delight in trying
how much can be done in the shortest possible time, and their pro-
gress has astonished all the old veteran officers who assemble daily
in the dockyard to see them work. As we before stated, the officers
and crew were all turned over to the Bellerophon on Saturday, and
live on board her. On Monday, at four A.M., the fellows turned.
to _work, and left off at seven P.M., when the liberty men were'
allowed on shore. The tops and caps were got over on that day,
the lower rigging on, the bowsprit gammoned and partly clothed ;
the topmast, crosstrees and caps put on, and the topmast rigging
got over, and topmasts lidded, and the maiuyard got across, all
heavy work, besides which the tanks were hoisted on board and the
water filled. On Tuesday (yesterday) the rigging was set up and
rattled down, the topg•allautmasts ridded and rigged, bowsprit com-
pleted, bobstays and shrouds set up, and jibboom got out, various
spars and stores received, and a number of the main and lower-deere
guns got on board ; and advantage was taken of the beautifully lins
weather to paint her sides, which will give her a complete appear-
ance. Should this line weather continue there is no doubt she will
be ready to go to Spithead, or to sea, if required, by Thursday even-
ing, instead of Saturday, as we before stated.
At Devonpert the Albion's officers and crew went to work on the
Calcutta, 84, on Monday morning, with similar spirit, and the pro-
gress they made in a few hours proved that Jack was put en his
mettle. By twelve o'clock the lower rigging was on, set up, and all
three topmasts were on end. At 2 15, rad., the lumen itopgallant
mast was up, and mizen ' topsail yard across. It has been boldly
asserted that the Albion numbers among her crew some of the finest
and ablest seamen in the world.
Mr. Henderson, the assistant master attendant of Davenport Dock-
yard, with a party of riggers and seamen from the Caledonia, 120.
ordinary guard-ship, is ordered to proceed in the Devon lighter to
Pembroke, :to take charge of the 50-gun frigate Constance, when
launched, and navigate her to Devonport, where she will be fitted
for commission.

Mr. 31ills, supernumerary master of the Caledonia, with a party of
seamen, are ordered from Devonport to Liverpool, to navigate the
iron steam-frigate, Birkenhead, to Woolwich, to be fitted for the
pendant.
The Rodney, 90, Captain Collier, C. 8., will be taken out of the
dock at Portsmouth this day. _

The Camfort, 26, Captain Seymour, was paid advance wages
at Spithead yesterday morning, and will sail for the Cape on Thurs-
day evening.
The Scout, 18, Commander Loring' Is still at Spithead, but will
shortly proceed to Plymouth to be paid advance and wait orders.
The Snake, 16, Commander Brown, has not yet arrived at Spit-
head from the Nore, but is hourly expected. . . .

The Nautilus, 10, Lieut. Couimadder J. Macdonald, arrived at
Spithead from Brighton on Monday.
The biligence, transport, Martin, master, arrived at Devonport en
Sunday from Cork, with some supernumerary seamen and stores
from Haulbowline Island.

The Camel, lighter, Faben, master, arrived at Devonport with
stores from Pembroke on Monday.
The Retribution, steam frigate, Captain Lushington, went to Spit-
head yesterday morning, where she is ready for service, and will
await orders ; it is uncertain where she will go to.
The Rattler, steam screw-sloop, Commander Smith, having
embarked the baggage and wives and families of the Royal
Marines appointed to do duty in Ireland, left for Cork on Sunday
evening.

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of improper conduct towards a boy of the name of lresani,
promoted
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by Mr. Burder, the secretary of the Bishop of Salisbury.
For some time the Court had thought that, there not having
been a preliminary conviction, it could not accept the letters
of requisition, but, in order to rid the Church of England of
such a scandal, be (Sir H. J. Fust) accepted them, so as to
give the party proceeded against the opportunity of deny-
ing the imputations alleged against him. The offences-
charged were of a peculiar nature, and the case came be-
; fore the Court under somewhat novel circumstances. The
' Court would not enter into the disgusting details that were
of necessity referred to in evidence, and in the argu-
ments; and should he (Sir H. Jenner Fust) be thoroughly
satisfied that the charges laid were fully proved the strongest
sentence that could be passed must be pronounced. The
party proceeded against had been the chaplain of the gaol
from 1828 till 1843, a period of very nearly sixteen ream.
.holding also several offices in the Church. Did the articles
propounded against the Rev. Mr. Hodgson, and the evidence
produced in support thereof, show that the crime alleged had
been perpetrated? The Court went over the articles in which
the alleged crime was referred to, a further allusion to the
nature of which cannot with propriety be made here. The
boy, Besant, was committed to gaol for a post-office robbery,
and sentenced to transportation for life, but, through the in-
strumentality of the Rev. Charles Henry Hodgson, the sen-
tence was commuted. Undue familiarities between the rev.
gentleman and the boy (who was th'n seventeen years of
age) have been alleged—that provisions and wine were given
by the rev. defendant to the lad, contrary to the regulation, off
the prison ; but of this there was not any legal proof. Then
was no doubt that the chaplain did interfere in order to obtain
a commutation of the sentence, as it was the boy's first
offence, and having come from respectable parents. There
was no secret about this. It may have been weak on the
part of the chaplain to have shaken hands with the boy-3z
may have been foolish to have acted on his part as he had
done—but as chaplain of the gaol, and this boy being a
juvenile offender, the Court could not consider that such
conduct carried with it any suspicion of undue or immoral
purposes. The Learned Judge then went over the evidences
of the three principal witnesses (all convicts), and held that
even as respects the letters received by Mr. Hodgson, and
delivered to the boy, the Court did not discover that there
was any improper object in view in the attentions that.
were paid. As to the letter from the Secretary of State,
commudng the sentence . from transportation for life to
seven years, that was a public document, and was of course
known by the gove:por of the prison. The Court must
consider and presume that there was nothing wrong on the
part of the Rey. Mr. Hodgson la obtaining a commutation
of so severe a sentence; on the contrary-, the Court must
express its conviction that the object was a most praise-
worthy one. But it was said that the attentions paid
by the rev. gentleman were more particular than to any
other prisoner, The Court did not think this could be
made a charge, especially to support such a heinous offence
as that alleged. The rev. defendant might have been weak
in those attentions, but the Court could not infer that a crime,
such as had been alleged, had been committed, or that any
implication of the kind could by possibility be inferred. After
adverting to many other branches of the case, a detailed re-
ferents to which, under the circumstances, ought not to be
given, the Learned Judge held, that there was not Any im-
proper partiality shown towards the boy Besant; that the
endearing appellations made use of, such as calling him " his
dear boy," showed nothing of guilt. The reverend defendant'
was an old man, and made use of foolish expressions.
That this was the opinion of the Governor of the prison,
Mr. Dowdingf there could not be any doubt. The Governor
spoke highly of the conduct of the reverend defendant dur-
ing the whole period he had been chaplain. The evidence
u(Spackman, on the 11th article (this witness, too, being a
convict, and not a competent witness, except under the last,
Act of Parliament), the Court was bound to receive, but
with great caution. The Court was of opinion that, from
the Acts stated, there was nothing wrong to be imputed of
the character charged. There might have been a weakness
or indiscretion, but that there were any such guilty motives
of the character named had not been proved. The other
witnesses examined to support the charge were also con-
victs under sentence of transportation. It was clear that
the reverend gentleman did shake hands with the boy, and
affectionately talk and laugh with him, but that was done int
the presence of the turnkeys and others of the prisoners in
the gaol. The principal foundation of the charge was that
the Rev. Mr. Hodgson was shut up upon several occasions
with the boy for half or three-quarters of an hour at a time
in the day-toom ; but from this the Court could not infer any
such immoral conduct as that imputed. The Rev. Mr:
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were improper motives in the conduct of the rev. gentleman
towards the party. The Rev. Mr. Hodgson might have
acted with weakness, but the Court could not hold that there
was any criminality. The Learned Judge, upon the whole
case, held that the articles exhibited against the Rev. Mr.
Hodgson bad not been proved, and dismissed bhn from the
suit, but the Court would not say anything as to costs.

Among other practices which have come to light
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entrapping
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committee-men.
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unenviable'reesnitietgt a positioneqiecte(l inhabitantsr lof
provisional
oltv'hai esvieotnoab;i lee: nor village through which the
line was to pass, and to request them to give their names in token of
their approval of a railway near their premises. This, they were
told, was requisite to enable the plans to be submitted to Parliament,
and they were assured that they were neither obliged to take shares.
nor would be in any manner responsible. Under these representa-
tions the inhabitants have sometimes yielded to the importunities of
the projectors, and have afterwards keen surprised to find themselves
considered as regular provisional committee-men, with all the lia-
bilities of the situation.—Tinier.

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT.-AN EXTRA-
ORDINARY CURE.—Edward White, residing at 45, Clement's-lane,
Strand, was an In-door patient at King's College Hospital for an
abscess In tit., thigh, and a wound nine inches long on the same
limb. He could neither bend his knee nor put his foot to the ground.
He remained in the hospital five months In bed, when he was in-
formed that " nothing more could be done for him ;" be was then
carried to his home, and commenced using the above invaluable
medicines. Ho is now, to the astonishment of every one, soundly
cured, and can walk as well as ever be could in his life. Sold by
all retailers of medicine, and at Professor Holloway's EStabbEhMellt,
244, Strand, London.

The Mike of Marlborough entertained yesterday, at
Blenheim Palace, the Lord Chief Baron (Sir F. Pollock) and Baron
Platt, the Judges of Assize on the Oxford Circuit. There were pre-
sent, besides many of the members of the bar, the Vice-Chancellor
of Oxford and other Heads of Houses, and several of the Nobility
and Magistracy of the county. The entertainment was given in a
style of princely magnificence. Their Lordships the Judges, and
their attendants slept at the Palace, and this morning proceeded on
to Worcester.

•
CHURCH FOR THE SEAMEN OF LONDON.—The build-
ing of this church was commenced on Monday by Messrs. Cubitt. It
will contain 800 free seats, and will cost, including the site and en-
dowment, about 9,000/. Mr. Henry Roberts is the architect.
JEWS' ORPHAN AsyLux—On Tuesday the founda-
tion stone of the new building in connexion with this Institution,
was laid by the Rev. N. M. Adler, chierrabbi of the Jews in Great
Britain. The new building, which is a neat and convenient struc-
ture, is to be erected on the Tenter Ground, Whitechapel, and will
adjoin the district church of St. Mark. The asylum has been en-
dowed by Mr. A. L. Moses, in memory of his late wife, Mrs. Abigail
Moses. Several liberal contributions were announced, and a letter
was read from the Queen Dowager expressing her regret at being un-
able to attend.

leg The magnitude of the deposits in savings'-banks, and
the great number of persons directly or indirectly interested ill
them, have led naturally, at this time of class journalism, to the
issue of a periodical especially for their use, called the Savings' Bank
Circular, in which, to judge from the specimens yet published, much
useful information may be found. In the number for February n
article is devoted to the working of the system in Paris, from which
ii c a
it appears that, owing partly to the railway mania, and partly to
t° a
out
cams
drams
they
long strike among some journeymen operatives, the an
during 1845 exceeded the deposits by •
50: , .508 ,1.
1
are not independent institutions, but there is one central
bank, with sixteen branches for the contributions of the
whole city, by which a uniformity of system is attained, the
im
want of which, in London, produces much inconvenience. They
have
in the mode of placing out the
I'ri'''
since the stock purchased is placed, it
money
a n advantage,
deposited
c interest,
too,
in
desired, in the names of the depositors, and thus the Government is
relieved of all further liability. With us, perhaps, owing to the far
greater extent of the fund, this could not be so easily adopted, but the
comparisons of the two systems cannot but be usefhl, The late
returns moved for by Mr. Hume have brought to light an inequality
in the rate of interest allowed at different banks, which is far front
being yet satisfactorily accounted for. They seem to have punished
the small depositors to give a greater benefit to the large ones, which
is clearly an inversion cf the proper order of things at these institu-
tions, specially created for the lower orders, and to promote hzbits of
industry and economy.—Times,
CRIPPLEGATE DISPENSARY. -- ANNIVERSARY FES-
TivAt.-- Last evening the anniversary dinner of the Charitable Fund
rnfltntearntnialardienEtreqm.
and Dispensary, Fore-street, Cripplegate, was held At the London
,eitlilodformtheanciCtyholoflisionndarooni.l liAnheletbectsk..o
Tavern, his Royal Bigness the Duke of Cambridge in the chair, sup-
ported
andother b y
gentlemen sat down to dinner, ,the gallery being graced by the pre.
sence of ladies. During the evening the usual loyal and patriotic
toasts were drank, and those compliments which had reference to the
Society were most enthusiastically responded to. The harmony of
the evening was much contributed to by :Messrs. Burton, Shoubridge,
and others. The contributions announced during the evening es--
hit:dad a very strong and proper feeling 94 tilt Part Qf thong littn3l94
;11 tha warm of the totitutisn, _

5" COURT, March 10.
Sir H. JENNER FUST.)
r TIME PROMOTED BT MR. BURDEN .•
.11,110DGSON.— JUDGMENT.
his case occupied-Ire atten ton of the
li the course of the last term. It is a
against the rev, defendant, the chap-
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