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agricultural proprietors although in general guaranteed
with their plantations and cattle foundations in a good
state of production and increase, absorb all the profits
and burden the capitals of the debtors more and more
every day, owing
to the heavy interests which, being
beyond their power to satisfy in due course, are capi-
talised within short periods.
" 3. That in this state of things, the debt cannot be
paid off except by means of a general and most ruinous
transfer of property (espropiacion), owing to the conse •
quent decrease in the marketable value of the securities,
in which extreme and painful case the depreciation of
property must be greater, and complete the ruin of the
industrious Venezuelans.
" 4. That to the national exchequer it is of the utmost
importance to find a remedy for this melancholy situa-
tion of affairs, whereby its receipts are diminished, and
which prevents compliance with its most sacred obli-
gations.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VICE CHAIVCELLOteS COURT, .Tune :2.
(Before Vice Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE).

Henry Lindon and William Attwood, actors, were then
placed at the bar, charged, the former with a similar of-
fence, and the latter with assaulting a constable in the
execution of his duty.
It appeared that Lindon annoyed the whole house
with the celebrated Protons whistle, and upon being
taken into custody a scuffle ensued, when the other de-
fendant struck the officer in the mouth with a stick, but
not severely.
Mr. Lewis then proved that he took a part in the
proceedings, considering them perfectly legal, and that
Attwood never committed any assault, but having fol-
lowed his friend to the station, he was taken into
custody.
Some demonstration was here evinced in the court,
upon which Mr. Jardine ordered it to be cleared.
Mr. JARDINE then said he regretted the witness
Lewis did not read his law books to better advantage ;
and, as a solicitor, he ought to have known that such
riots in a theatre were strictlylillegal. 1 its Worship then
ordered Lindon to enter into his own recognizances in
the sum of 100/. to :keep the peace for two months, and
Attwood to pay a fine of 51. for the assault.
The fine was immediately paid, and the defendants
were discharged.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
COMMITTAL OF A MEMBER OF THE IRISH CON-
FEDERATION.—AIexander M‘Manus, a member of the
Irish Confederation, which holds its meetings at No. 83,
Dean-street, Soho, was placed before Mr. Hardwick,
charged with violently assaulting the police.
Mitchell, 25 0, stated that about half-past 9 o'clock on
Monday night he was sent by his superintendent to No.
83, Dean• street, where the Irish Confederation hold their
meetings. Witness had been in the room about 20
minutes when a cry was raised that a policeman was in
the room. Some man pointed witness out to the audience,
and witness fearing violence from the parties tried to get
out of the room. Witness was immediately surrounded
by a mob, some of whom knocked him down. The
prisoner then came up to where he was lying on the
floor and seized him by the collar of his coat, and
dragging him to the door, threw him down a flight of
stairs. Before witness could recover himself the
prisoner came up to him again, and said if that would
not do he would throw him (witness) down the other
flight. The prisoner then pushed witness down several
other stairs, and he was severely injured across the
loins. 'Witness, as soon as he could recover himself, got
up and ran out of the house. He subsequently procured
assistance, and after the meeting was over went up stairs
and took the prisoner into custody.
Sergeant Gray, 10 C, said on Monday night he was sent
to the above meeting, which was composed of the lower
order of Irish. The chairman was reading from a
newspaper, and after he had concluded a voice called
out, " Here is Gray, do not let him take any notes; keep
him out." Witness was then standing near the door,
and the prisoner came and pushed him out, and shut the
door violently in his face. The gas was then extin-
guished, and he was " bonnetted" and thrown down stairs,
but could not say by whom. There was a great noise in
the street, and the inhabitants were under such terror
and alarm that he was obliged to send for several
constables to clear the street.

THE DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AND WORCESTER-

SHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY V. SEWELL.

This was a demurrer for want of equity and want of
ppaanrte.
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jebciltledstafteodr trahaat, kining the year 1845,
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passed h
and Worcestershire
Bill throughiredun thection Clioamilmwoayns;
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in 1840, butf that a
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sequence o
orders; that in 1836, a subscribers' agreement was
executed, by which it was provided that the defendants
wit t
were appointed the committee of management, and such
committee or directors were thereby empowered " to
retain and reimburse themselves respectively out
of the funds of the company for their loss of time
already incurred, or to be thereafter incurred,
in the management of the affairs of the company,
and also for all damages, losses, costs, charges, or ex-
penses, which thay might incur." The Bill passed, and
received the royal assent in July, 1847. By that Act
the company became incorporated, and the defendants
were named the first directors. By a resolution of the
board of directors, agreed to in July, 1847, it was or-
dered that, in pursuance of the clause in the subscribers'
agreement, the sum of 2,000 guineas should be appro-
priated for the services and attendance of the five direc-
tors between August, 1845, and July, 1847 ; and at a
subsequent' meeting cheques were drawn pursuant to
that resolution, and the particular cheque in favour of
the defendant, Ur. Johnson. The cheque was as fol-
lows :—" London, August 13, 1847 ; Messrs. Hankey,
pay Daniel Turton Johnson, Esq., or bearer, 4201. J.
M.
Mathew,
W. King, E. J. Spiers ; R. Shelton Mackenzie,
secretary." This cheque had been assigned to the de-
fendant, Mr. Sewell, and had been presented, but the
• beakers, not having in their possession sufficient funds of
the company refused to pay it. Under thee circum-
stances, Mr. Sewell bad commenced an action against
the company. The object of the bill was to have the
cheque delivered up to be cancelled, on the ground that
it was void, as against the company, and that it would
be considered in equity as a fraud.
The case made by the demurrer was, that only a per-
sonal liability was shown against the directors, and that
the drawers of the cheque had not been made parties.
Mr. Calms appeared in support of the demurrer ;
Mr. Russell and Mr. Aniphlett appeared in support of
the bill.

" 5. That the means to bring about this alteration,
which are within the reach of the nation, are to apply the
public credit to the assistance of industry by means of
proper guarantees, and a system of indemnization or re-
payment on the part of the agriculturists and other in-
dustrious classes, according to the nature of their landed
or agricultural property.

" DECREE.

" Art. 1. The Executive Power is hereby authorised
to issue certificates (vales) of national debt to the sum of
five millions of dollars, which will be given in exchange
for obligations with mortgages of at least double the
value, the object of this issue being to give encourage-
ment to industry, and to enable debtors under contracts,
authorised by the law of the 10th of April, 1834. to pay
with said certificates. But should the creditor re-
fuse to receive said certificates in payment, the debtor
will have the right, within one year, to demand from the
creditor either a respite, or a reduction in the amount of
debt as may be decided on, in a judgment of equity,
by two arbitrators, friendly compounders of differences,
one to be named by each party before a competent
authority, having regard to the amount of capital in
question, and according to the forms prescribed in the
code of proceeding for those who form juries of arbi-
tration; said arbitrators are to elect a third beforehand,
from whose decision in cases of non-agreement there
shall be no appeal.
" Art. 2. The certificates will be entitled to 6 per
cent. interest per annum, payable half-yearly, and
towards their redemption (amortization) shall be applied
annually 4 per cent., to be decided by lot, in addition to
the amount of interest on the certificates cancelled
(vales arnortizados).
" Art. 3. For this purpose all debtors for obligations
and mortgages under this issue shall pay to theh their
debt, edcutirvinega
amountterna eovfetrwyesnixtynsyoenatrhss, 4 per cent. of
his e cyotrreel-r
at :otAAhrceorrrattpp.s4t
.al .
Aanndyidbetebrtoesrt, t
hwaitl
dues
cancelled.s n o
t py
sponding amount to the Government in due time, shall
be proceeded against for the reimbursement of all he
may be owing, which will be effected either by selling
partyertymwoirttng mortgaged, or
requisite
ibs
yi
te securities. transferring
the claim to
The Executive Power will issue the regula-
tions necessary for the due execution of this law, defin-
ing the forms required to be observed for the full secu-
rity of the State in regard to the mortgages ; which do-
cuments are exempted from the registry fees of one
quarter per
in ca
ercen
President of the Senate, , G Caracas, the 21st of April, 1848.—The
Pre-
sident of the H
ouse of ,
Representatives, A.rEtaedron—antdhee
Ota-
varria—the Secretary of the Senate, Jose a Frey re—the
tna teipv ue
sty, ,WS.ecurrertaurtyi. ad interim of the House of Represen-
" LAW OF THE4.IOTH OF APRIL, 1834, RESPECT
ING THE RIGHT TO MAKE CONTRACTS.
" The Senate and House of Representatives in Con
grass assembled :

His HoNona said it was his impression that the docu-
ment stated in this bill, on which the action was alleged
to have been brought, neither made the plaintiffs liable,
nor purported to make the plaintiffs liable, according to
the statements in the bill. Therefore a case was not
stated in which the Court ought to interfere, in the pre-
sent state of the record, as to parties, if at all. He
would give leave to amend on the payment of costs.

COURT OF comaioN PLEAS, June 13.
(Sittings in Banco).
HARVEY V. JOHNSON.
This was an action for breach of promise of mar-
riage, and was tried before the Chief Justice, in Hamp-
shire, when the verdict was for the plaintiff.
The facts of the case, as far as they are now material,
were these. The plaintiff was a daughter of a farmer, at
Lisan Hopping, Tyrone, in Ireland, and the defendant
was a surgeon in the navy, the former being 30, and the
latter 46 years of age. At the trial witnesses were called

In reply to the charge the prisoner denied laying a
hand on either of the constables. Those that com-
mitted the violence were neither friends to them nor the
Chartists.

' Mr. HARDWICK committed him to take his trial at the
Central Criminal Court, but agreed to accept bail in two
responsible housekeepers in 401. each, and the prisoner
in the SUM of 80L, with 24 hours' notice, in order to
make the necessary inquiries as to the respectability of
the parties proposed.
A PHYSICAL-FORCE CHARTIST.—John Haynes, a
carpenter, residing at No. 4, King Henry-street, Back-
road, Kingsland, was placed at the bar charged with
having a gun and several ball cartridges in his possession,
supposed for an unlawful purpose.
Jones, 33 C, was on duty on Monday night about half-
past nine, in King-street, Soho, when he met the prisoner
and four other men. As he was passing the prisoner
he observed part of a gun barrel projecting from his
coat pocket. Witness followed them as far as the cor-
ner of Dean-street, when he heard one of the men say
" Shall we go up to the rooms now." One of them said
" No, not now, it is not time." Knowing there was a
meeting in Dean-street, witness concluded that that was
the place where they intended to go. Witness then went
up to the prisoner and asked him what he had got under
his coat? He answered. " Oh 1 only a gun." Witness then
put his band into the prisoner's coat pocket and felt seve-
ral ball cartridges. Witness asked him what he intended
to do with them ? The prisoner refused to answer him.
Witness then asked him where he got the gunpowder ?
He replied that he bought it of Mr. Smith, No 39, Great
Hall, Hungertord Market. Not being satisfied with the
prisoner's answer, witness took him into custody, and
conveyed him to the station, where he was searched, and
nine ball cartridges and a quantity of percussion caps
were found in his pocket.
Cheekier, 184 C, identified the prisoner as a regular
frequenter of the Chartist meetings in Dean-street,
and bad heard him say several times " No moral force—
use physical force." Witness had also seen him at
Chartist meetings at the Green Man, Berwick. street.
The prisoner, in defence, said he was very sorry for
what he had done. He had been very foolish, but had
been led away by others. He denied ever being in the
Green Man public-house in his life.
Mr. HAnnwicic said there were various ways to punish
the prisoner, and he would remand him till to-morrow
(this dad) in order to consider what course should be
adopted. .

who proved that the parties had " kept company" for a
considerable period, but it appeared that the defendant's
mother had strenuously opposed their marriage. The
plaintiff, under these circumstances, made up
her mind to leave Ireland with her sister, and
join a brother and sister who were doing
very well in America, and in furtherance of this
determination they went to America, and set up in bu-
siness for themselves in Toronto. The defendant, how-
ever, still continued to write to the plaintiff letters which
were described by the plaintiff's counsel as being " love
letters " in every sense, they being " very full of nonsense
and very long," but all them contained professions of
ardent affection for the plaintiff. The last letter of this
correspondence was dated the 31st May, 1845, and in it
the defendant addressed the plaintiff as " Beloved," and
informed her that his friends had consented to their
union, as he could not live without her. He assured her
that if she would come over she should not be disap-
pointed as to the marriage, for " on her arrival it should
be done as soon as possible;" and concluded in
the following style,—" Now, beloved, come to
your Tommy, if you have any regard to his
happiness. May the Lord put it into your head to
come. Anything that you have that you think
will be useful to us bring with you—especially
feather-beds. Now, beloved, don't disappoint your
Tommy." In consequence of this letter, the plaintiff
left America; but on arriving in Ireland she found that
the defendant had changed his mind, and had written
her a letter to that effect—which, however, did not reach
America until after she had left. The declaration set
out the promise in this form, that the defendant, in con-
sideration of the plaintiff coming to Lisan Hopping,
Tyrone, Ireland, to marry him, promised that he would
marry her; and at the trial sir. Sergeant Kinglake
objected that the consideration was improperly stated,
for it should not have been simply that the plaintiff
would come from America for the purpose of marrying
the defendant, but that she would actually marry him on
her arrival. Upon this, it was proposed that the de-
claration should be amended in this respect, and the
amendment was ultimately made, leave being, however,
given to the defendant to move to enter a nonsuit.
Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., and Mr. Phinn, appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Jones for the defendant; but the argil.
meets of the Learned Counsel were not of a character to
interest the public. The points submitted to the Court
were, first, that the Chief Justice had no power to allow
the amendment; and, secondly, it he had such power,
then that the evidence did nut support the declaration as
amended.

" CONSIDERING ;
" That the liberty, equality, and security of contracts
is one of the most powerful means of contributing to-
wards the prosperity of the Republic,

" DECREE :

" Art. 1. It is allowed to be freely stipulated in all
contracts, that in order to render effective the payment
of any claims, the property of the debtor can be sold to
the highest bidder, for such amount as may be offered
for it at public auction on the day and hour appointed.
" Art. 2. In all other contracts, as well as in the rate
of interest which may in them be stipulated, the will of
the contracting parties is to be carried strictly into effect.
" Art. 3. In the public auctions referred to is Art. I
are to be observed the formalities prescribed in the laws
regulating executive proceedings.
"Art. 4. Ia the public auctions that rmay take place
by virtue of Art. 1 of this law, the privilege of retraction
(retracto) ceases; and no corporation or person can
claim damages or restitution in ietegrum.
"Art. 5. The creditor or creditors may become pur-
chasers in the public auctions.
"Art. 6. The purchaser, by the act of buying and
subsequent possession, becomes owner of the property
sold at auction.

" Art. 7. All laws inconsistent with the present are
hereby repealed.
" Given in Caracas the sth day of April, Anno Do-
mino 1834, of law sth and of independence the 24th.
The President of the Senate, Manuel Quintero; the
President of the House of Representatives, Fermin Toro;
Secretary of the Senate, Jo' Maria Pelgron; Secretary
of the House of Representatives, Rafael Dominguez.
" Caracas the 10th of April, 1834, 5 and 24.—Ap-
proved.—The Vice-President of the Republic in exer-
cise of the Executive Power, Andres Narvarte. Coun-
tersigned, the Secretary of State for the Department of
the Interior and Justice, Diego B. Urbaneja."

WESTMINSTER.
Colonel Charles Collins Blanc, of 16, Grosvenor;.street,
Grosvenot -square, was summoned to appear yesterda)
to show cause why he should not be adjudged to be the
lather of an illegitimate child.
As the Colonel was not in attendance, nor any person
on his behalf, the case was proceeded with in his ab-
sence. Panting, the summoning officer of the court,
proved that he had served the summons upon the Colouel
himself.

GREAT INDIAN PENINSULAR
RAILWAY.
A meeting of the shareholders in this company was held
yesterday afternoon, at the offices of the company, New
Broad-street, for the purpose of considering the terms
and the guarantee of the East India Company, for the
construction of the first portion of the proposed lines
from Bombay. Lord Whatncliffe presided.
The report stated, that after the last meeting the
directors were informed that the Board of Control and
the East India Company entertained objections to the
Bill which had been introduced into Parliament for the
incorporation of the company, and would oppose its fur-
ther progress, and thinking their opposition would be fatal,
the directors were obliged to withdraw it. Notwithstanding
that due notice had been given to the East India Com-
pany, before the commencement of the session, they
tacitly permitted the directors for four months to incur
a very great expenditure in proceeding with the Bill in
Parliament. A correspondence then took place with the
East India Company, which resulted in an offer from
them to allow this company to proceed with a limited
porti.on of the line from Bombay to Callian, and to grant
the necessary land for the purpose on lease, terminable, at
the option of the East India Company, at 25 or
50 years, upon their paying the market value of
the line. They also agreed to guarantee 5L per
cent. for 25 years upon a capital not exceeding 500,0001.,
upon condition that 30,0001. should be paid into the
Treasury of the East India Company before the 24th of
June. The East India Company were prepared to re-
cognize a claim to a preference on the part of this com-
pany in any future arrangements for the extension of
the line, and wished to be sati.fied that the company,
through its shareholders, would be able to raise the ne-
cessary capital for carrying on the undertaking. The
report stated that the directors had received offers from
parties who were willing to advance the required deposit
of 30,0001.

1 The CHIEF JUSTICE said it had been urged that the
evidence aid mgt suppurt the promise to marry, as laid
in the declaration, the evidence being that it was a con-
ditional promise, conditional on the consent of the de-
tendant's family being obtained. It was his opinion that
nothing could be more distinct than the defendant's
promise, that if the plaintiff would come over he would
marry her, and that the allegation in the declaration
was supported by the evidence. It seemed to him that
there was evidence enough to go to the jury as to its be-
ing a binding contract, and in fact, that the jury could
not find any other verdict than that they had returned.
He could not see anything to induce the Court to disturb
the verdict, but he thought that the rule must be dis-
charged.

Barbe Sophie Mertz, a young., pretty-lookieg, and
very fashionably dressed French woman, who was said
to be respectably connected, stated that she resided at
22, Upper Eaton-street, Pimlico, and on the 4th of
April gave birth to a male child, of which Colonel Blane
was the father. She had known the Colonel for four
years, and had visited at his house nearly the whole of
that time, but Colonel Diane always took good care that
she should not be seen. She visited him regularly
nearly every Sunday, and she generally stayed with him
from seven till half past eleven. A supper was gene-
rally prepared for her and placed on the sideboard
before her arrival. No person was admitted into the
Colonel's apartments while she was there; indeed he
invariably locked the door. She visited him on the
11th, 18th, and 25th of June, when the intimacy which
led to the birth of the child took place. Colonel Blane
accused her cousin of being the father of the child, and
about six weeks after her confinement she went there
with her cousin, and they saw the Colenel, when the lat-
ter expressed his surprise that she should have brought
the young man there, and having told her that he could
not discuss the matter in his presence, she requested her
cousin to retire for a few minutes, which he did, but
afterwards returned. The Colonel told her he should
never take upon himself to be the Either of the child,
when she declared that she had never been intimate with
anybody else. He then expressed his opinion that the
cousin was more likely to be the father ©f the child, and
she called her cousin into the room, and told him. The
Colonel said that from what he could see, he should ex-
pect her to be there every day ; and as what he could
do would never be considered sufficient, he would never
begin. The Colonel asked her, in the presence of her
money to pay her lodging with,
cousin,aenrd
she enough for the present. He had given
he
r 51. replied,
hfrsehe weeksehada
ny
be fore she was confined.
Complainant, who had given the above answers to
questions from
Mr. W. Taylor, the chief clerk, here
produced about forty letters she had received from the
Colonel, two of which were put in and read. The follow-
ing is a copy of one of these, which bore no date, but
was received before the birth of the child :
"My dear Miss Sophia—lf you are returned to town,
and I think you must be by this time, can you, do you
thick, make up your mind to do penance on Tuesday
evening by bestowing upon me a small portion of your
agreeable society ? Your month has been a very long
one, but I trust that you have enjoyed yourself, and
trust that it has appeared shorter to you than to yours,
"CHARLES."
John Cottorel, porter, at 16, Grosvenor-street, proved
that the Colonel occupied chambers there, and ho had
frequently seen the complainant come to the place.
Frederick Miller, complainant's cousin, described her
as a person of good family. He went with her to the
Colonel's, wheq the latter asked her what she wanted to
her
agnoytihntinogho should some
obuulsdinaelswy
business with.•
He
said she had told him be was the father of her child, and
she replied he was, and that she had never had illy im-
a ha v He
hers a l
a d t
if
his he
gave back, e
im-
proper intimacy with any other person. She said she
Witness, who spoke Eng-
lish very badly, said he had only recently met with his
had been without money, and the Colonel asked her why
she had not written to him.
cousin .ince he had come to this country.

'Th-e other Judges concurred.
Rule discharged.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

Mr. John Stanley, a printer, carrying on business at
No. 1, Bartlett's court, Holborn, was summoned before
Alderman Wilson for the following assault:—
John Whiteman, of 21, Great Queen street-Lincoln's
Inn-fields, by trade an engraver, stated that he called at
the defendant's house about half•past six o'clock on
Saturday week, for a settlement of an account due to him.
At first Mr. Stanley was very civil, and said "that he
could not pay thakafternoon." He replied that " it would
be the same any other night," when the defendant re-
joined " You are a greedy fellow." Witness wished to
know what he meant by that expression, whereupon
Mr. Stanley laid hold of him, and twisted him round, at
the same time threatening to kick him out of the place.
When he was twisted round a piece was taken out of his
arm. He was then pushed into the court, and at the
same time he was struck on the back of the neck and
kicked behind most severely by the prisoner.
Henry Whiteman stated that he went with his father
to Mr. Stanley's, and waited outside, and after a short
time he saw his father thrust out, and both struck and
kicked by the defendant.

After considerable discussion the report was received,
and the further consideration of the terms offered by the
East India Company was postponed until this day week,
to which day the meeting was adjourned.

GRAND DINNER OF THE REFORM
PARTY AT HARWICH.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
11 Alt WICII, TUESDAY.
Yesterday evening a grand dinner of the Liberal
electors of the borough of Harwich took place at the
Three Cups Hotel, on the occasion of the first visit of the
Right Hon. Sir John Cam Hobhouse, M.P., who, it will
be recollected, was returned by a majority of the consti-
tuents in the room of John Attwood, Esq., not only in
his absence, but in the face of an address positively de-
cmlianjiensgtyt,o
m.contest. the election.
estAeefmteerdov,tahinneradr toasts had been drank,
Mr' 13•0811 Aw, MP , proposed the health of her
a Ministers, coupling
ea rs. i
n colleague,
g. ) with
Sirit John!he nacmaentoaf
.Hob-
house.—(lmmense
Sir Jour( CA.`3l
house.—tr
of his colleaguespan HOIROUSE, in responding to the toast,
assured the corn
worthy of the confien
andy that it was the anxious wish
himself to prove themselves
Legislature
only of her Majesty,
but of that which the gture of the country hvid up
to the present moment donethem the honour to show
been
them.—(Cheers.) It had
theirt fortunate lot dur-
ing the two years they had held reins of power to
meet with the fairest considers:
feemt,et
ilwith any
had the most can-
dida palair)ties, baontdl: in in
out of Parliament,
opposition (where they
d their
opposition at
iteminnoon
the greatest willingness had been shown to see
honest endeavours for the prosperity of theirl
country.—(Loud cheers.) Chosen under circu
of great emergency, and being, he was sorry to I ay, eas,
the present moment surrounded with difficulties, such
as
few, if any, administrations fur many years past had bed
to contend with he repeated that they had every rea-
son to be proud of having received from those at whose
hands they had a right to expect strong opposition, the
fairest support and the most candid consideration of all
their measures.—(Bear, and cheers.) As to the parti-
cular modes by which the common interests and pros-
perity of the country was to be advanced, and of the
difference of opinion with respect to those
modes, that was not the place to enter
upon them, and unfortunately lie had been
too much mixed up with them during a long public life
to feel any wish to introduce them at that con vivi il mo-
ment; but suffice it to say that it was the serious,
anxious, and utmost determination of the Administration
with which he had the honour to be connected to carry
out and think of nothing but the public good. After
some further observations of a local bearing the Hon.
Gentleman resumed his seat amidst enthusiastic ap-
plause.
The festivities of the evening were prolonged to a late
hour.

Mr. Stanley in his defence said, that he would not
deny having committed the assault complained of, but he
considered that he was perfectly justified in what he did,
and when the worthy Aldermaa,had heard the provoca-
tion he received, he would be of the same opinion.
William Duncan Hornsby, an artist and engraver,
and John Cobb, a printer, deposed to hearing the com-
plainant call the defendant a b--y vagabond and
swindler, and say that he would expose the whole set.
No bad laugusge was used by the defendant.
Mr. Whiteman denied having used itLy such words as
those attributed to him.
Alderman WILSON said that two witnesses had sworn
that he had done so, and he was bound to believe them ;
therefore he must come to the conclusion that the com-
plainant had used very irritating language towards the
defendant to induce him to commit the assault, but still
that was no justification. Under the circumstances of
the case he should only fine the defendant one shilling.
Mr. Stanley—This is the sweetest shilling I ever paid
in my life.

Tlie fine was paid, and the parties left the court.
BOW-STREET.
Two young men, named Henry Harrison and
Charles George, were brought before Mr. : Jardine,
charged with conducting themselves in a riotous and
disorderly manner in Drury•lane Theatre, on the first
appearance of the French company.
Mr. Chapple, solicitor, of Golden-square, attended for
the lessees and proprietors of the theatre; and Mr. John
Lewis appeared for the defendants.
Mr. Chapple, who gave evidence, stated that from the
carried on
the curtain rose a most violent noise wail
andarned on in all parts of the house with rattles, whistles,
actors other
eufnomr unmusical-like I
the-1 ik e
defendant
Georgeand
stoodw hen
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ianl also seat, and holding an umbrella opened, bellowed in the
most violent manner
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todthe same time using a rattle,
a stick, au.ip4doaienfaigdusoiunnsa.eds
as to prevent the performance
pwehaitleed ltyh,e
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seirnoen-.,
into the pit, and having pointed them out, they ware
taken by the officers into
Mr. Lewis contended that defendantsthey.
their money for admission were justly i having paid
their disapprobation, as was the casewenhtetnt entitled to express
the Duke of
Brunswick and certain other persons appeared to give
expression against Mr. B. Gregory.
Mr. JA RDINE said. that one case had no reference
whatever to the other, the one being against an indivi-
dual, and the other against an entire company the mo-
ment the curtain rose. It was quite clear the defendants
were not aware of the consequences, such disturbances
in theatres not having occurred for many years; still the
law was very explicit upon the subject; for in 1810,
Ina
vc whistlet
Witness
s ne f
when what was called the U.P. riots took place, Sir
James Mansfield, who was a high authority, said—" It
was time for the public to understand that such proceed-
ings at a theatre were illegal."
Mr. Chapple had no wish to press for punishment,
but hoped that such disgraceful conduct would not be
repeated.
The defendants were then ordered to enter into their
own recognis►ances in the sum of 1001, to keep the peace
fo; two raenths.

Mr. BRODIRIP said he should issue a second summons
in order to give the Colonel another opportunity of at-
tending, end directed Panting, the summoning officer,
to tell him that the highest persons who were summoned
either came themselves or sent some person to represent
them, and it he did not appear on the next occasion he
must take the consequences.
Abraham Green, a boy about fifteen years of age, was
charged with stealing a cash-box, containing 651. in Bank
of England notes, a cheque for 10/., 271. in gold, and some
silver, the money of Mr. Thomas Cowell, butcher, 31,
Knightsbridge-terrace.
Mr. Cowell was seated in the parlour at five o'clock on ,
Monday afternoon, from which, although a view could
be commanded of any person who entered the shop in
an ordinary way, any person, by crawling on his hands
and knees, might not be seen. On the female servant
entering the shop with the tea things, she saw the pri-
soner in the act of leaving the shop with the cash-box,
which he had taken from a drawer in the counting-
house. She immediately called her master, when the
prisoner, who was crawling at the time she discovered
him, threw down the btx, and ran off, but was pursued,
and brought back.
Prisoner said another boy threw his cap into the
shop, and he went after it. He never had the cash-box
at all.

He was committed for trial at the Central Criminal
Court.

The Government works at Portland are nearly
completed, and about 150 navvies were discharged, in
consequence, on Monday last. The works were much
visited by the gentry, as also by the inhabitants, and
will no doubt become more and more interesting when
completed. The railroad and drums are well worth in-
sPection. We understand the foundation-stone of the
breakwater will be laid some time in July or early in
Angus
and should her Majesty honour this place with
her presence on this truly national occasion (as is ex-
pected) it will be the source of much rejoicing in this
town and neighbourhood.—Salisbury Herald.

Mary Do SOUTHWARK".
yle, the woman charged on suspicion with
having thrown a child into the river, from one of the
recesses on London-bridge, on Saturday night, was
brought up for re-examination on the charge.
The boy who bad seen the prisoner throw a bundle
into, the river was now in attendance, and stated that on
Saturday night,
about ten o'clock, as he was standing on
one of the rtcesaes on London-fridge, looking over into
the river, he observed the primer in the one next to
that which he occupied, and saw her place a bag or ban- ,

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE. 14, 1848.

dle on the parapet, it was of a dark colour, and when
she placed it down he saw something move in the bundle,
as if it was produced by a child extending its arms. Ho
noticed the latter circumstance particularly, and in a
moment afterwards he distinctly saw the prisoner with
both hands throw the bundle and its contents over
into the river. That upon witnessing this last
act ho immediately proceeded to the recess where
the prisoner was, and finding that she was
detained by other parties who had seen her pitch over
the bundle into the water as well as he did, he then it:-
formed Hicks, the General Post-office letter-carrier
(examined the day before) of his (witness's) impression
that the prisoner had thrown a child over the bridge.
Policeman 178 then stated, in reply to the magistrate,
that he was occupied in making inquiries the whole of
yesterday on the subject, and that he received informa-
tion that morning that the body of a child was picked
up in the river on Sunday afternoon, near I3lackfriars-
bridge. _ _ _

Aman named Sullivan then stood forward, and he
said that some years ago the prisoner lived with his
brother, but that she was not his wile; that he (witness)
knew she had three children alive; that she got her
living by selling fruit in the streets; and (he added) that
when he heard that she was charged with throwing a
child into the river, he came forward to state that he did
not believe it.

The prisoner, who protested her innocence most vehe
mently throughout, was remanded until further infor.
mation could be procured.

- LAMBETH.
George Forrest was finally examined before Mr. Elliott,
on a charge of committing a savage assault upon the
person of Nathaniel Turner, a lad of eleven yeurs of
age, from the effects of which the poor boy's life had
been placed in great jeopardy.
From the evidence it appeared that on the night of
Monday week the prisoner dressed himself in his wife's
clothes, and sallying into the street, commenced calling
out " What's become of my husband? Oh! what's be-
come of my husband?" His singular appearance caused
a number of boys to assemble about him, and policeman
309 P ultimately coming up, induced him to go home.
Oa his way home he made use of some violent threats
towards the constable, and on reaching his house he
armed himself with a hatchet, and with most dreadful
expressions declared he would split his skull. By this
time a number of persons had collected, and the priso-
ner's wife succeeded in getting the hatchet from him, the
latter took up a brick and flung it with all his force at
the constable's head. The officer, fortunately for him-
ielt, avoided the blow; but the dangerous missile having
hit the poor boy Turner on the left temple, the little
fellow dropped as if he had been shot. Mr. Day, a
neighbouring surgeon, was called in, and on examining
the boy he found a frightful wound on the right temple,
two inches in length, and of such a depth as to divide
the temporal artery. The little fellow bled a great quan-
tity before the wound was properly secured, and for
several days he was in a very precarious state.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.

THE LATE CASE OF POISONING.
BRISTOL, TUESDAY EVENING.—The jury appointed
to inquire as to the death of Mrs. Maria Hill and her
two children re-assembled this day, at the Bunch of
Grapes Tavern, and proceeded with the investigation
of the cause of death of Edward Hill, the infant.
It was already shown, from the evidence of Mr.
Herepath, the celebrated analytical chemist, that the
child had been poisoned by arsenic, and the witness
produced five small glass tubes, containing the various
tests by which he established the presence of poison.
He said he had no doubt that the arsenic was admi-
nistered in lifetime, as a portion of it was found in the
liver, to which it was passed through the circulation.
Mr. Humpage, the surgeon of the family, described
the symptoms of the child in its last illness to have
been violent sickness and relaxation of the bowels,
which, at the time, he considered natural diarrhcea.
Now, however, he was of opinion that death had been
hastened by the administration of arsenic.
Several witnesses were called for the purpose of en-
deavouring to ascertain any motive which could have
led to the murderous act, or the person by whom it
was perpetrated, but nothing of a decided character
could be elicited. Against the father, who is the
suspected party, nothing could be shown beyond the
tact of his having always fed the child in the absence
of the nurse and his mother.. His sister, who was
one of the witnesses examined, was closely interro-
gated as to whether she had ever fetched any poison
for her brother, had seen anything like arsenic in the
house, or had known him to try any chemical experi-
ments. Her replies to all the questions were in the
negative, except that she admitted having once or
twice fetched laudanum for him. All the witnesses
described him as kind and attentive to the child, but
it was stated that he had all along anticipated its
death, and had said many times that it never could
survive, as it had caught its mother's disease. There
was no evidence whatever to fix suspicion on any other
party, and the jury returned an open verdict, "That
the deceased, Edward Hill, died from the administra-
tion of arsenic, but by whom administered there is not
sufficient evidence to show."

„ --
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF TUESDAY.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, JUNE 13.
Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a
Drawing-room at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, the
22d instant, at two o'clock.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 9.
Royal Regiment of Artillery--Major-General James
IVebber Smith, C. 8., to be Colonel Commandant, vice
General Salmon, deceased, June 2.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 10.
Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners—Captain John
IValpole, of the Royal Engineers, to be Major of Bri•
gate, vice Sandham, promoted, June 1.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Edinburgh.
Sir James Gardiner Baird, to be Deputy- Lieutenant;
Sir Alexander Charles Gibson Maitland, Bart., to be
Deputy-Lieutenant; William Gibson- Craig, Esq., jun.,
to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; Andrew Wauchope, Esq., to
be Deputy Lieutenant; Robert Balfour Waidlaw Ram-
say, E, q., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; John Wauchope,
Eq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; John Letirmontn, Esq.,
to be Deputy• Lieutenant, April 27.
WHITEHALL, MAY 23.
The Lord ChanCellor has appointed Charles Joseph
Smith, of Reigate, in OW county of Surrey-, Gent., to be
a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
BANKRUP IVY SUPERSEDED.
John Andrew Inglis, draper, Dewsbury, Yorkshire.
BANKRUPTS.
James Prue, grocer, New Windsor, Berkshire, to stir-
render June 19, and July 25, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lace; Smith,
Bedford-row.
John Husking, sen., grocer, Canterbury-place, Union-
road, Newington, June 19, at one, and July 25, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official
assignee, Basi,ighall-street ; Williams, Alfred-place,
liAtord—quare.
William Raleigh Rixter, surgeon, West Bourne,
Sussex. June 23, at two, and July 31, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole-
man -street; Wilson, Furnival's Inn; Goodman, Brighton.
Charles Waud, cook, New Bond-street, June 20, at
half-past one, and July 31, at half-past eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole-
man-street; Walker, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury.
James Robertson, baker, Somerset-place, Kennington-
common, June 22, at half-past one, and July 29, at
twelve, at she Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official
assignee, Coleman-street, City; Dupleix, Lincoln's Inn-
fields.

Leonard Slater Butler, stationer, Ludgate-hill, June
23, at halt-past twelve, and Aug. 1, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sam-
brook-court, Basinghall-street; Husey, Queen-street,
Cheapside.
'Gervase Stanley, ironmonger, Blackfriars-road, Sur-
rey, June 23, at twelve, and August 1, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alder-
manbury; Blake, Blackfriars-road.
Abraham Prime, coach proprietor, Cambridge, June
15, at half-past eleven, and July 20, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee,
Basinghall- street ; Nichols and Doyle, Bedford-row ;
Hunt, Cambridge.
Charles John Edwards, currier, Great Sutton-street,
Clerkenwell, June 20, and July 20, at halt-past eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee,
Coleman-street-buildings ; Surr and Gribble, Lombard-
street.
Alfred Binyon, musical instrument maker, Tavistock-
street, Coven-garden, June 22, at one, and July 20, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official
assignee, Basinghall-street ; Randell, Birchin-lane.
John Shephat d Mayfield, builder, Ware, Hertfordshire,
June 23, at two, and July 25, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Jones and
Wright, St. Swithin's-lane City.
Thomas Powell, corn dealer, Aston, near Birming-
ham, June 22, and July 29, at ten, at the Birmingham
District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham;
Benson, Birmingham; Wright, Birmingham.
William Webb Dunn, William Keene, Henry Brooks
Marriott, and Samuel Brewer Wearing, brewers, Neath,
Glainorenanshire, July 6 and 27, at eleven, at the Bristol
District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Whit-
tington and Gribble, Bristol; Surr and Co., Lombard-
street, London.

Allred Leadbeater, grocer, Sheffield, June 24 and
Aug. 5, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman,
official assignee, Sheffield; Fiddey, Temple, London;
Branson and Co., Sheffield.
George Golding, builder, Liverpool, June 27 and July
21, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird,
official assignee, Liverpool; Oliver, Old Jewry, London;
Evans and Son, Liverpool.
Jonathan Penistou, drysalter, Liverpool, June 26, at
twelve, and July 18, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; K..ightley
and Co., Chancery-lane, London; Woodburn, Liverpool.
Samuel Jones, timber-merchant, Manckester. June 26
and July 17, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Abbott, Lincoln's
Inn fields ; Saunders and Atkinson, Manchester.
James Williamson, innkeeper, Glasson, Lancashire,
Julie 26 and July 17, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis-
trict Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ;
Milan, Bedford-row ; Wood, Manchester ; Dunn,
Lancaster.

Thomas Carter, corn-merchant, Preston, Lancashire,
June 23, at eleven, and July 20, at twelve, at the Man-
chester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Man-
chester; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bed-
ford-row, London; Camerall and Catterail, Preston.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
M. Griffith and P. Pearson, New Bond-street, tailors,
July 4, at eleven—T. Wallis, Oxford-street, woollen
draper, July 4, at half-past eleven Mary Biddle,
Brighton, grocer, July 4, at twelve—D. G. Porter, Great
Tower-street, wine merchant, July 1, at eleven—J.
Hope, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, grocer, July 6, at one—
J. Samson), Fordingbridge, Hampshire, surgeon and
apothecary, July 6. at half-past two—E. Moseley, Upper
Gloucester-street, Dorsat-square, wine merchant, July 7,
at half-past two—A. Baldwin, Bulatrode-street, Maryle-
bone, licensed victualler, July 7, at one—W.E. Jefferies,
St. Michael's-alley. Cornhill, tavernkeeper, July 7, at
half-past eleven—J. F. Kemp, Uxbridge, grocer and
cheesemonger, July 7. at eleven.

In the country.
T. Chatto, Aforpeth, Northumberland, linen and
woollen draper, July 6, at halt-pat ten, at the Court,
Newcastle. upon •Tyne—R. Peck, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
grocer and tea-dealer, July 6, at eleven, at the Court,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne—W. Harwood, Bristol, merchant
and commission agent, July 7, at eleven, at the Court,
Bristol—J. Shore, Rochdale, Lancashire, flannel manu-
facturer, July 5, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—
T. Whittaker, Manchester, warehouseman, July 4, at
eleven, at the Court, Manchester—G. Callam, Man-
chester, shawl and fringe manufacturer and Scorch
warehouseman, July 10, at eleven, at the Court, Man-
chester—B. Sayle and T. Booth, Sheffield, and Rother-
ham, Yorkshire, iron masters, iron founders, machine
makers, and coal masters, July 8, at ten, at the Court,
Leeds.