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NAME OF RAILWAY.

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Jan. 10

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Eastern Counties and North Eastern • .
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Gravesend and Rochester.• • •
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North Union and Bolton and Preston
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Taff Vale
Yarmouth and Norwich
York and North Indiana .....

Last
week.

544
585
644
299
588
2,556
6,547
1,892
702

124

15,328
1,292
29,434

705
3,203
1,084

5,719

b

4,099
5,541
1:3,236
2,339
1,617
439
1,187

394
524
735
.255
818
2,134
3,673
1,328
696

12,800

24,916

708
2,829
863

4,648
861
3,088
5,084
11,901

4,670
5,020
423
1,4G8
5,719
1,139

986
1,536

198
1,519
4,077
4,053

4,017

658
3,342
865
544

4,337

PERILOUS ' SITUATION OF THE
BOATS OF H.M.S. FLY.
(From the Devonport Independent.)
We have been favoured with a copy of a letter from her
Majesty's ship Fly, Captain Blackwood, containing the fol-
lowing interesting details :--
" After the Fly's refit at Somabaya, December, 1844, we
proceeded on our surveying ground, and having finished
Torres Straits, went on to do a little to the south coast of
New Guinea, which coast is crowded with a dense population
of naked savages, whose arms are bows and arrows, stone-
headed clubs, &c., and who are a most hostile race. On the
3d of May, two boats in command of Mr. Harvey, mate, and
Mr. Pym, second master, were dispatched along shore to
finish the coast line, which the Fly could not get close
enough to do, in consequence of the shoal soundings. We
had also our clerk on board, Mr. Millery, who, from love of
enterprise and the interest he felt for the natives of those
unknown seas, had requested to accompany us ; in fact, he
has been very useful in compiling a vocabulary of their lan-
guage on a most excellent plan, which will be published
on the Fly's return to England. The second day after
we left, six canoes, each containing about ten men, paddled
off to our two boats. The ship was then out of sight, and we
close to the shore. Being accustomed to the Torres Straits
natives, who are more peaceably inclined, we allowed them
to come alongside, imagining their purpose to be barter. -As
soon as four canoes had ranged up alongside, and astern of
us, they let fly a shower of arrows; and, fortunately, all
hands on our side were armed with musketsaand each was
loaded and ready. We let them have it, and great was the
murder done. The natives, scared with the noise of our fire-
aims, and evidently unaccustomed to the sight of such a
vomiting forth of flame and destruction, jumped overboard,
but the noise once over, they were in their canoes again, dis-
charging flights of arrows at us with inconceivable rapidity;
some remained in the water, and, strange to say, under cover
of their canoes, the left arm supported by the gunwale,
actually fired at us in that position ; luckily none were hurt,
although there were some very narrow escapes. About a
dozen arrows passed through our sails, and three were picked
up which were found sticking in different parts of the pinnace.
" Six days' provisions were in the boats, and after the fifth
day we began to get anxious for a sight of the Fly. The
next day, as we could see nothing of the ship, we ran down
among the smaller islands, keeping clear of the larger ones,
which were thickly inhabited, for although the natives are
peaceable enough when the ship is in sight, they have too
frequently proved—most fatally—their treachery to boats
crews, for us to trust them. We, therefore, ran on to an
uninhabited island, hoping to shoot birds, and collect shell-
fish enough to carry us on to Booby Island, which is alto
uninhabited, where the Bramble had deposited a supply of
salt meat and bread, to succour any of the crews of the
numerous ships annually • lost in attempting the passage of
Torres Straits: We landed, each man with a musket and
plenty of slugs made of bullets, cut up; with intent to murder
all the feathered warblers who were presumptuous enough to
hover near our vicinage, for to tell you the truth, we had
eaten nothing for three days, and were getting rather
hungry, indeed it was only on this morning we discovered
our exact position in the Straits, the currents having
carried us out of our reckoning. But the shooting and
shelling party were very unsuccessful, two lanky herons
only being shot, and a couple of buckets of very cOaree shell-
fish collected—rather a sorry sight for fifteen hungry men.
We got into our boats at dark, and went supperiess to bed,
that is to say, laid down on the stern sheets. Next morning,
long before daylight, we got under weigh, and at half an
hour before dawn ran ashore, in the pinnace, on a rascally
patch of coral, which, unfortunately, lay right in our course.
Here the tide left us high and dry, and as in those parts there
appears to be but one rise and fall in the tWenty-fout hours,
we passed the whole day in this most miserable, coodition
before the tide rose sufficiently high to float us ofl'. The next
night' we anchored half way to Booby Island, and at eight
o'clock the next evening, by the blessing of that God who
presides over all, and who, in his righteous judgMent, saw fit
to preserve us from that most awful death, starvatioi, we
arrived safely in both boats off Booby Island. Anxiou
were the feelings that possessed each breast ae we bended
to look for the provisions, for no one of our arty knew
in what part of the Island the tranibli ad leiclg6d
caves iii
d which might have been the one
it, and as Booby is a large rock withlnnumerable
seleeted Pot the purpose, the ,;,eetreil in the dark, for we
had no hi
lightsit.' v
-r vas
horrorlik ely
thatto beprelsoentigtedanidtsweleratroisoomure.imThagerie
w?..:; its) ailotheimagi-
nations
the probability that the natives of Endeavour Straits
had visited the island, in which case they would undoubtedly
'have removed, or destroyed it all. We had then only a little
biscuit dust left full of niaggots, and some indifferent suet ;
those who partook of it did so with evident disgust ; in fact
some of us had eaten nothing for five days, and so reduced
by hunger and anxiety as to be unable to sit up many
minutes at a time ; yet, notwithstanding the debility thus
experienced, the excitement which the uncertainty of food
produced, lent us all strength in searching for it. Thank
God, kind fortune in one of her good humours soon led us to
the spot. The provisions consisted of a cask of bread, one
of pork, another -of beef, and a barrel of sixteen gallons
of rum. We opened the bread and pork immediately
and all commenced a small repast of bread, and raw salt
pork. We took off the pinnace a supply of bread, pork, and
the barrel of rum. Most acceptable was a fried rasher
and a glass of grog. Ungrateful indeed must we have
been who did not thank the Omnipotent Spirit for this
providential succour. Next day a merchant vessel passed ;
we frightened him not a little by shoving eff and boarding
him. His ship called the Munro (Scotch), Captain Balfour.
When he heard of our distress he gave us a live sheep, and
two bags of potatoes. Vociferous were the rejoicings on our
return. The sheep was killed, and mutton and murphies
stootl:no charise i, remernbg there were fifteen of us.
,Teni
days tressed, fah& ibe -My 'had- not' inad:i firer "aiiiieliarice.
Urub was again getting short. A consultation ensued, and
NS all decided that it would be madness to remain on II '
.

barren rock, with a possibility before us of a second risk of
starvation; it was, therefore, unanimously agreed to run on
to Port Essington, 600 miles to leeward of us, and there
await the Fly, leaving a letter to inform Captain Blackwooe
of our proceedings. In .six days, being again favoured by
kind Providence, we react ed Port Essington on the 2d of
June. Great was the surprise of the officers, on hearing of
our adventures, and unbounded was their hospitality. How
grateful were our hearts for this happy and delightful change
from the stern sheets of a boat, wildly tossing on the restless
ocean, with starvation in prospective, to that of a good bed,
geed food, and sound roof for a cover.
"On the 14th of June the Fly hove in sight. The two
officers in command of the boats were immediately put under
arrest because their proceedings had highly displeased Capt.
Blackwood, who had been looking for us a month among
the natives, thinking we had been taken by them, or cap-
sized near the shore. A multitude of natives had been
killed in this search, none were spared who showed the
least hostility, the men thinking they were avenging our
deaths.
" When we reached Singapore, the captain offered to let
the officers off if they would take from him a public re-
primand; they refused, and the Fly went on to Malacca,
where the admiral was stationed, and a court of inquiry
(which is a disgrace to the naval service) was called on the

iwo,ofticers who were in command. Tlie consequence was
a " severe reprimand ;" thus proving that, according to the
sipinion of those who composed the " court," we did wrong
in not waiting without provisions, in an unknown sea, for an
unknown peroid, to meet the Fly, which strong winds, and
heavy seas (as is to be proved) obliged her to run away

frotrius, and whose position was of course unknown to us.
No time or place was specified for us to meet her, and with
starvation staring us in the face we ran to a place where
ther4e was a probability of getting some provisions, and in
doing their best to save the lives of fifteen men, these two
officers were severely reprimanded for having been guilty of
disobedience of orders."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 16.
(Sittings in Banco.)
FRITH V. ROTHERAM.

This was an action of assumpsit, brought to recover 1,0001.
on a bond given by the defendant to the plaintiff, who was
the'manager of the Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Bank,
as a security for the repayment of his account current with
the Banking Company. The bond was upon a 6/. stamp.
and, on the trial of the cause it was contended for the de-
fence that the bond included accumulated interest and com-
mission on the 1,0001., which made the amount received by
the instrument indefinite, and therefore the bond ought t
have been upon a 251., instead of a 6/., stamp. The Learned
Judge who tried the cause, however, overruled this objection,
and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.
Mr. MARTIN now moved for a rule nisi, to show cause why
the verdict should not be set aside and a nonsuit entered on
the same ground as that urged upon the trial. The Learned
Counsel relied, in support of his argument, upon the case of
Dixon v. Cags, which was similar to the one now before the
Court. That case was argued by Mr. Baron Alderson before
Mr. Baron Parke, who gave judgment for the defendant, and
he urged that judgment in support of his present motion.
Mr. Baron PARKE said he delivered that judgment in an
early stage of his judicial career, and on subsequently look-
ing into one or two cases on the point, his judgment under-
went a material change.
Mr. Baron ALDERSON said he thought at the time he was
too successful. . . .

The LORD CHIEF BARON ruled that commission and in-
terest was not so included in the bond as to render it neces-
sary to increase the amount of stamp duty, and the rest of
the Court concurring in this opinion, the motion was ne-
gatived.

SECONDARIES' COURT, Jan. 16.
(Before Mr. Commissioner JAMES.)
KREKELLER V. KNIGHT.

This waa an action brought to recover damages for an
assault.
PEARSON stated the case for the plaintiff, who is a
ss.ddler and harness maker in London-street, Greenwich, and
the defendant a lieutenant in the Royal Marines, on board
the Grampus. In October last, during the holding of
Horn Fair at Charlton, the defendant, with many
others, went masked, defendant representing a bear.
There was also another masquerader, a young lady,
dressed as a boy, and all the parties afterwards met at
the George Inn, Maize-hill. It would probably transpire
that there was some degree of jealousy in the case, but at all
events the defendant struck the plaintiff without the slightest
provocation, and when plaintiff was wholly unable to defend
himself; the blow was very severe, and the plaintiff was for
a long time confined to his bed, and under surgical treatment.
Mr. Wm. Farmer, broker, of Straits Mouth, Greenwich,
examined—Knew plaintiff, and accompanied him to Charlton
fair. They were not masked. On going to the George
they saw defendant at the bar; he had a mask on and
was dressed like a bear, and looked very ferocious
as he walked about.—(Laughter.) Had seen him in the
fair in the same dress. Witness saw a Miss Doughty
drinking at the bar with defendant. Defendant
had run away with her about a fortnight before. Witness
said, " Miss Doughty, your father is up stairs." Said that to
prevent any disagreeable meeting, and Miss Doughty thanked
him. Defendant, however, took offence, not at witness, but
at plaintiff; arid struck him a violent blow on the head with
the stick produced (a complete bludgeon). It felled
him to the ground. and left him insensible. Wit-
ness thought plaintiff was killed, and seized defendant,
who made his way to a carriage, and got into it ; but the
police went up. Plaintiff had not uttered a word. The
young lady dressed as a boy told him Miss D. was at the bar.
Defendant said he would pay all expenses. Other witnesses
deposed to the extent of the injuries.
Thomas Spurn, R 55, found plaintiff lying on the ground,
and went after defendant, who w,,s in a carriage. A friend
was expostulating, and endeavouring to induce him to make
peace, observing, " You gave him a devil of a good blow ;"
and defendant replied, " I know I gave him a good crack."
The identity of the defendant in disguise was rather diffi-
cult, and the Secondary, in his no:es, described him as " the
man in the bear-skin." Defendant, however, gave his right
address to the officer.

The SECONDARY said it appeared to him a wanton, un-
provoked, and cruel assault. It was the province of the jury
to mark their indignation of such conduct resulting from
such freaks and fool►sh indulgences, by giving proper, redress
to the plaintiff to check such conduct.—Damages 40/.

POLICE INTELLIGEN CE.
MANSION-ROUSE.

THE ALLEGED ROBBERY OF LETTERS OF ALLOTMENT.—
Robert Thompson, charged with having stolen a letter of
allotment of forty shares in the British and Irish Union Rail-
way Company, and a banker's receipt for 1207., paid as a
deposit on the shares, which were at the time in the market
at 31 premium, was brought before the Lord Mayor for
further examination.

It was obvious that Capel-court, and the neighbouring
places of resort for casual speculators, had poured its masses
into the Mansion-house to witness the exhibition.

Mr. Humphreys appeared for Mr. Hitchin, the prosecutor,
a dealer in shares " outside," who stated that the document
had been worth 2601. to him at the time the prisoner stole it.
Mr. Humphreys said he had received, sin,-.;e the last
examination of the prisoner, the identical letter of allotment
to which was attached the banker's receipt for 1201., and
which had been stolen from Mr. HitChio. _

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The prisoner's solicitor objected to the production of the
receipt without the production of all the witnesses to it. The
production of the receipt was calculated to prove the validity
of the defence rather than strengthen the case for the pro-
secution. .

Mr. Hitchin, examined by Mr. Humphreys, said that the
letter of allotment and receipt produced were those which he
had given to the prisoner when the prisoner called upon him
with a pretended authority from Mr. Gibbons, also a share-
dealer, to apply for the documents. Witness, had applied to
Messrs. Dean and Dunlop. the London agents of the railway
establishment, to send to Scotland for them, and immediate
attention was paid to the request.
The prisoner's solicitor (having examined the papers pro-
duced) said the letter was no letter of allotment at all.
Mr. Humphreys—We don't care anything about any
letter of allotment. The banker's receipt, which there cannot
be the least doubt was a valuable paper, is everything.
The prisoner's solicitor—That is not your client's property
at all. The shares were allotted to the iZey. Mr. Fletcher. I
have to request that the Lord Mayor will postpone the case
for a week, in consequence of some heavy engagements which
press upon my time and prevent me from giving at present
the attention to this case, which it requires.
The LORI) MAYOR consented to postpone the final exami-
nation till Friday next, but intimated that ho should then
commit the prisoner far trial at the Central Criminal Court.
TayEitiss.— William Thompson, alias Burgess,
was charged with having feasted expensively in several
taverns and eating-houses at the cost of the waiters.
The prisoner is a very notorious fellow about town for
bilking public-houses of all kinds. It was stated by several
policemen, that he had been thirty or forty times before the
Magistrates, upon charges of running scores, and that mul-
titudes of complainants had declined to take the trouble to
appear against him on account of the ridicule to which they
supposed they would have been subjected. ,
The prisoner having been put to the bar, desired, in an
authoritative voice, that all the witnesses against him should
go out of Court, so that one should not be able to guide him-
self by the evidence of another.
The first charge was that the prisoner had dined heartily
upon turkeys, tarts, and stout, and was sneaking out when
the waiter, suspecting that be had stolen a "silver spoon or
fork, seized him and searched him. No property of any
kind was found upon him. Another case presented him
sitting down at the Baltic Coffee-house, at six o'clock, to
mock-turtle, rump-steak, and a jorum of stout, and brandy
and water. He had entered independently enough, but as
his appetite, became Appeased he exhibited a certain kind of
uneasiness which did not escape the keen eye of the waiter,
who collared him as he was sliding towards the door, but
was obliged to submit to the plunder, as the police refused
to take the charges In a third case the prisoner made the
landlord of a tavern in the Old Jewry a victim, having de-
posited a large quantity of rump-steaks, stout, bread and
cheese, and brandy and water, without paying a farthing for
the accommodation.
he Ldrtn MAYOR expressed his astonishment that land-
kn. & atid Waiter's did tint keep good strong whips in their
houses, and whip such fellows as the prisoner, until they macio
them dance to their own roaring:-,(Laughter.)
The prisoner—i insist Upon It that I have been illegally
detained, and that the-waiter who made the tint charge had
no fight td acotse me of stealing. Every one knows that,
aftef all, the thing is nothing but a mere small amount of
debt; aitd I am willing to pay.
The Lotia3 3itticiti-L=When ? The prisoner—Oh, as soon
As posAitile, or doiffSe.—(Lahghter.') I must say, however,
that I deny the Old Jewry debt altogether. I atktiottledge
the two other debts, and shall pay due attention to theta ;
but your Lordship knows as well as myself that these in-
dividuals have all along been acting illegally. Nobody is
justified in detaining me here or elsewhere. There seems
to he no respect for the laws in this place at all.—(Laughter.)
The LOAD MAYOR—I shall see whether we can't find some
law to meet you. If we cannot, then we must endeavour to
procure
eeze for you. In the mean time I shall remand you
f
The prisoner—l protest against any remand. It is against
the spirit and the letter of the law.
The LORD Mayon---Take him away. I hope the tavern
keepers will get a likeness of this fellow to hang up in their
houses, and I hope, too, they will keep each a good whip in
the bar to lay across his shoulders, to enable him to digest
his dinner, or to prepare him for one if he should be previously
detected.