The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-23 00:00:00

f..,,c.a.T aIICT.

SMITHFIELD —Meadow Hay, 3/ 5s to 41 8s; Clover ditto, 418 s to
51 16s ; Oat straw, I/ 128 to 11 14s ; Wheat straw, I/ 14s to 1/ 16s per
load. A moderate supply, and a dull trade.

CUMBERLAND. --Meadow Flay, 31 5s to 41 lOs ; Clover ditto, 4/ Os
to 51 15s; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14s; Wheat Straw, 1114 s to 11 Its
per load. Supply good, and trade rAther dull.
WIRITECIIAPEL.—AIeadow Hay, 31 3s to 418 s ; Clover ditto, 4/ 8s
to 61; Oat straw, 11 12s to I/ 143 ; Wheat Straw, 1114 s to 1116+
per load. Both flay and straw moved off slowly, at barely late rates.

CORN AVERAGES,
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For.the Week ended April 18, 1,446, made up from the Returns of tl e
Inspebtors in the different Cities and Towns La Englund and Wait s
per Imperial Quarter.

WHEAT I BAXLEY.' OAI& RTE. I BEANS. I PAS.
PRICE ..553 lCd 30s 5d 22s 9d 353 5d 34s 9d 34s 5d
DUTY ~. ,7s Od 83 Od 6s Od 9s 6d 8$ 6d
9s Gd
............................—.

The remains of the late Sir John Saunders Sebright
I one of the oldest baronets in the empire, who expired on the 15th
Inst., were removed yesterday forenoon from his temporary resi-
dence at Turnharn-green, for Interment at Boecliwood, the deceased
Baronet's seat in Herts.
SUSPECTED MURDER AT MANCHESTEII.—INQUEST.--
The Inquest on view of the body of Daniel Drinkwater, which was
adjourned on Tue day se'ennight. was resumed on Tueseay last,
when the jury, after a short deliberation, tbund that the deceased
was taken out of the 'Rochdale Canal dead, with several marks of
violence upon blin, but how those marks were produced, or what was
the cause of death, there was no evidence to show.
PARLIAMENTARY FURLOUGHS.—Several lletnbt•rs of
Parliament have availed themselves of the debate on the corn-laws
for the purpose of travelling. One Hon. Gentleman, who has a taste
for military adventures, has gone over to India, having left direc-
tions with his servant that he is to be sent for as soon as there Is the
most distant prospect of a division on the third reading. - Punch.
T,,e othc••rs .it th.- National Gusrd of Pa.ri, b .ing
at the muster on Sunday last, got up Impromptu a dinner, to cele-
brate the ii,tig's happy escape from assassination. The most loyal
toasts and speeches were giveu and received with the greatest en-
thus mut.

- -
CHAN CLICk' -(THiS DA Y.)
The Lord Chancellor, after disposing of the case in re
Vansandor, proceeded to hoar appeal motions.

GRAY V. THE LIVERPOOL AND BURY RAILWAY.
The SOLICIT. R-GENEICAL ooened this case, which came
before his 1.-1-thliip upon motion to discharge an order of
the Maser of the Rolls, granting an injunction restraining
the defendants kiln carrying their railway over certain land
belonging to the plaintiff.
The case appears likely to occur), the Court for a day or
two.

ROLLS' COuR 1%-(THIS DAY.)
Lord Langdale was occupi.d during the day hi hearing
m,,tions which were of interest only to the parties con-
cerned.

V ICE-CHANi .-(THIS DAY)
(Before the VICE f.:HANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
RUSSELL V. SMITH.
The arguments in t his motion were resumed and concluded
to-day. The plaintiff is Mr. Henry Russell. the celebrated
musical composer and singer, and the defendant is Mr. Smith,
who has lately 1 ivett a nund•er of concerts, at which he has
sung, as ('as allf•ged by the plaintiff in his bill and affidavits,
various songs, some 'of which were comp, sed and olters
written by the ylaintiff. During the Easter recess an appli-
cation was made to his Honour on-behalf of the plaintiff for
•an injunction tot restrain the defendant from violating,
pirating, publicly singing or reciting the words or music of
the songs called "Little fools or great ones," "Some love to
twain o'er the dark sea foam, "The ship on fire," "1 he
dream creveller,"
f he "Toe sea king's burial," "The
gambler's wile," Man the life-boat," or the oilier songs
comprised in an assignment of January 19, 1846, to the
plaintiff; from a Mr. Mackay, of Glasgow. When the ap-
plication was originally made ex parte, his Honour directed
notice to be given, which was served at half-past eight
o'clock on the Ist of April, in the theatre, a circumstance
which induced the defendant to believe it was a hoax, and he
did not, therefore, appear, and the injunction was granted;
to dissolve which was the object of the present motion.
Mr. Stuart and Mr. Chan,less appeared in support of the
dissolution ;. and, _

Mr. Bethel! and Mr. G. M. Matthews supported its con-
tinuance.

Mr. Stuart finished by replying to-day; after which,
His HONOUR gave judgment, dissolving the injunction;
but giving leave to the plaintiff to bring an action against
the defendant, if he should be so advised.

QUELN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco at liretrninster Hall. )
THE QUEEN AT THE PROSECUTION OF THE DUKE OF BRUNS.

WICK V. GREGORY.
In this case the traverser was called up for judgment.
The affidavits of the traverser in mitigation of punishment
were read, as were als'o those of the prosecutor.
Mr. COCKBURN, Q.C., said he wished to call the attention
of the Court to the affidavits of the traverser. It did appear
that unfortunately a very bitter warfare had been going on
for some time between those parties; and though he could
defend the conduct of the defendant, still he should say
that the Duke of Brunswick was by no means blameless in
the case. He then read a posting bill which had been circu-
Wed, describing the traverser in a manner calculated to hold
ldin np to public ridicule and contempt. He then went on
to say that the defendant had already suffered
a great deal, and had been severely punished ;
and had made an ample apology ; since which
tims nothing whatever offensive to the prosecutor had
appeared in the Satirist, or anything whatever, directly or
indirectly, had appeared in allusion to the Luke of Bruns-
wick. It was true that an aftlavit had been put in, in
which the prosecutor had alleged that something had been
done to annoy him at the Strand Theatre, at the instigation
or hire of the defendant, but he (Mr Cockburn) should say
he had never heard of that affidavit until he had heard it
read in Court now

Lord DENMAN said that if what the affidavit alleged were
true, it would look like keeping up the offensive matter.
The traverser said that nothing of the sort ever took place.
He had the proprietor of the theatre in the Court to prove it.
Lord DENMAN said it would be well if defendant's counsel
took time to look into the affidavit.
Mr. COCKBURN said he would avail himself of that offer.
Lord DENMAN said that if the allegation were true it
fin-ined the very essence of the offence, and that justice re-
quited that the affidavit should be 1, oked into. If the a!le-
g:tt ion were true, the offence must have been conveyed in the
hearing if many hundreds of people. Any answering affi-
davits that should be put in should apply st.lely to what wa.i
alleged to have occurred in the Strand Theatre.
The case was then adjourned to this day week.
THE QUEEN AT THE PRO:;ECUTION OF JAMES LEES AND

CO. V. JOHN MINT.
This was an application for a rule to show cause why a
criminal information should not be granted against the de-
fendant.
It appeared, from the statement of the Attorney-General,
that the plaintiffs were extensive cotton-mill owners, in
the town of Oldham, and the defendant was a printer liVing
in the same town; the plaintiffs had carried on the
business of cotton-spinners for about forty years, and
had given ontit.ual employment to a large number
of men. That defendart bad printed and published
a pamphlet in which the plaintiffs were held up to public
odium as belonging to a class of emp:oyers, who gave work
to their men which regular workmen ought not to do, and
that thine who did accept it were designated by the soubriquet
of "Nobstick." The consequences of the circulation of this
pamphlet were, that the plaintiffs were deprived of many of
their workmen and had found it very difficult to carry on
their business.—Rule granted.

BAIL COURT.—('isillS DAY.)
,
(Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice COLERIDG
E.)
The Court was occupied during the early part of the
morning in disposing of motions, nene of which presented
any feature of public interest.
The Court afterwards sat at Nisi Prius, but there was no
case of sufficient importance to call for a report.

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
BOWLIIy V. BELL.
Serjegnt CIIANN••Li. moved for a rule for a new trial in
this case, which
.was tried at the last York Assizes, before
Mr. Justice Coleridge. The action arose out of the sale of
railway shares. The plaintiff' is a sharebroker at Hull, and
the defendant a merchant of Liverpool, both of them mem-
bers of the Stock Exchange at Hull. The plaintiff was
employed by the defendant to sell five shares in the Grimsby
and Sheffield Railway. They were in consequence sold to one
Richardson. ,The defendant neglected to transfer the shares,
and the plaintiff was unable to complete the contract to the
purchaser. In consequence of the purclnve not being com-
pleted, Richardson bought other shares, at a higher price,
and in pursuance of a rule of the Stock Exchange, came
upon the plaintiff for the eiffefence in price, H hich was paid.
Subsequently the plaintiff brought the action for money paid
for the defendant's use, and a verdict was obtained for 811.10 s.
Previous to the money being paid to Richardson, a letter
was written by defendant in which he said, " I caution you
not to pay any money on my account." Several points
were reserved at the trial on which to move. A rule was
moved :for in the Exchequer, and granted ; but it being dis-
cover2d to be the wrong Court the rule was annulled, and the
rule now sought for in the present Court.—Rule nisi granted.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)
NEWMAN V. JOHNSTONE.
This was an action brought to recover the sum of
13/. Bs. 3d. for money had and
received by the defendant, to
and for the use of the plaintiff. The plaintiff was formerly
the landlord of the City Arm,,, Mill-wall, Stepney-, and the
defendant is an appraiser. The defendant pleaded a set-off
itl
spt thetht.liaaeiwsi,
.:liu
;esAii
ltffaallifniliailiiilceeeoaetgiutieln,
alleged
,t3ea,i
fossof:ltti
iluili
it,
,n4e:/ded.
sceettaid)l2eiaaestor.(tt:v:
re-
tained the stun of 23/. to meet any demand for rates, but it
etueerhrf
tee‘ptr,
eeitjarhespweepsenaeirsasi.o—nlin)etnlit.inffn) named
January
Vince,
wholast there
_
defendant. was9namedl.ll6 su 'n
clericdteu ret:owathnho:
A pers.n named Gray, who described himself as
a process-server, was called to prove an admission.
He deposed that he never saw the defendant but
when he served the writ, on which occasion defendant
said he had had the tre•ney, but had a set-off to a larger
amount, and would-defettd the action. On the part of the
defendant it was elicited from Hunter, that he was originally
employed by the plaintiff, hut has he had not taken out his
license, he had called in the defendant to complete the busi-
ness. Witness had been employed on a previous occasion,
and on the present plaintiff said he was so well 'atistied
abitLiingesasvehadhimbe ea nn It;aon.saUCtefodr,
5t that lAi eftwe
rou theld gwi
IN;
te,
llei i
ofn i ItthLe,
plaintiff sent witness to receive the balance for him, and he
witness stopped the 101. and offered the difference. The
He (witness) had commenced an action to recover •
defendant never had anything to do with the
money.
the lid., anddelenthint had also brought an action for the
amount now claimed, as a set-off for negotiating with the
therow
brers,ihto Mess Chars. Reid and Co.-the affairs having beea
wnncery.
Mr. "frioatAs addressed the jury for the defendant, con-
tendingihat it was not in the least probable that the defendant
who had brought au action fur his claim could have admitted
that he had received the money, especially after Hunter had
ri
so positively admitted that he had kept the money up to the
present time.
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF, in summing up, said the jury
were bound to take such admissions with great caution.
never
The
Iwniat(nieessaiGiyranyotweasofincotnt
rhsaitbiiotns. T
of serh‘eintiestion:
therefore,
her alisandobnryto not
ihrmee received iiavt
inel
dde
sttehhHee
then
egotnaeevi.e* 'which
a
was, whet her he had imported the words as to the defendant's
having received the money into the conversation ? To a
certain extent he was confirmed by the set-oif pleaded, but
which it had not attempted to be made out, the defendant
plea.re I,3rhenvega
jsounrle supportedple a
consulted tprincipallyiafte
ver-
dict for the plaintiff for the amount
claimed.
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da
gaen,d‘i
, ----7-------
THIS DAY)
igtihrla,
ssbaeutwiteinegn
and seriously injuring Wm. Brtom, police-constable No.
.ga°s°dch-al°rtgleidngw
155,
of the re ivision, in the execution of his duty, and at-
tempting tocue a prisoner, charged with uttering coun-
terfeit money, from his custody. •
It appeared that between six and seven o'clock last even-
ing the complainant was on his way to the station-house in
Bow street with the priSoner in question, a female, in his
charge, when i
was assailed n passing along Tottenham-court-road, he
by the prkoner, who clung to him, and used
every effort to make him let go of the woman; lie, how-
ever, retained his bold, and the prisoner then kicked him
repeatedly in the lower part of his person. Another con-
stable coming up at the instant, she was secured. The com-
plainant has since suffered the roost acute pain, and on his
obtaining surgical assistance, it was discovered that he had
sustained a most s,rious rupture.
Inspector Clements, of the E division, said, that no dmibt
the prisOner was an accomplice of the otha. female.,
Prisoner—Pm sure I'm not.
Mr. HARDWICK ••••• Why did you molest the constable ?
Prisoner—Because I thought he was ill-treating the woman;
he was holding her very roughly.
Mr. Ihrinwicx said he should fine the prisoner 51, or two
months' imprisonment.
The prisoner., on hearing her sentence, began crying ,and
screaming very violently.
11l h: -

_orahim Paeha has left Toulouse, on his way to Paris,
where he has been received with every mark of respect and honour.
die left 3,000 francs for the poor of that city, and 300 francs to those
on the road from Perpignan.
There are et preunt forty- two paupers residing in
Cartinel district, whose united ages amount to 3,362 years, being an
average of 80 years each . The oldest of these venerable paupers
is 88 years of age, and the youngest 75 years old,—Cumberland
Pacqu.
THE BIRDS IN ST. JANES'S PARK.—This interesting
collection, which, through the 111.erality of the Ornithological So-
ciety, affords daily gratification to many hundreds; is, through the
scientific treatment pursued, much .n the b.crea,e the present see-
eon Amongst other novel species which have already been reared
are three cygnets from the black swans of Australia, eight Egyptian
gets,,, and two oilmen ducks, whilst several other varieties are now
eightsit. tin g
of. g'
et'
elisee,ctio
11
tieeeentloonfadtueptrse,seoiliite csoliteitictrainasteth, three
ospgeullscies,
anof4 sieywaennt
tau other individual specilqug water birds.

AMOUNT of RAILWAY DE POSITS

A Return. of the Aggregate Amount paid to the Account of
the Accountant-General in Chancery during the last Ses-
sion of Parliament, on account of Railway Companies;—
also, Statement of what Portion of the said Money was
invested in Stock or Exchequer-bills, with the Date of each
Investment;—also, the Amount charged asCommiss:on on
the Purchase and Sale of the said Securities, showing by
whom the said Commitsion was received.
The Aggregate Amount paid to the Account of the Ac-
countant-General, during the last Session of Parliament,
on account of Railway Companies, was 3,444,3061. ss.
The portion of the said M nev invested in Stock was 56,200/.,
invested in 56,8181. 3s. Bd. Three per Cent. 'Consols on
the 23d of April, 1845; and in Exchequer-bills as
follows:

s. d.

49,895 15 8 in 47,500
50,519 12 0 in 48,400
199,816 10 4 in 189,500
99,222 6 9 in 93,900
104.747 0 2 in 99,700
14,994 16 3 in 14,:,00

206 16 6 in 200
42,088 17 9 in 40,700
37,463 2 6 in 36.000
36.899 1 2 in 35 300
1,992 17 3 in 1.9001
8,568 14 3 in 8,300
4.029 3' 9 in 3,900
4,300 2 8 in 4,100

4,425 15 6 in 4.300
18,732 7 0 in 18,200
56,226 010 in 54,300
14,924 2 6 in 14,500
20,585 0 0 in 20,000
1,339 16 3 in ; 1,300
41,913 19 9 in 40,600

812,891 18 10 in 777,100

Exchequer-bills
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto

ditto

1845.
February a,
February 20
February 22
February 24
March 12
March I 5
March 15
March 15
April 1
April 1
April 5
April 22
April 26
May 8
Jui_e 20
June 20
June 20
J une 20
June 20
June 25
August 11

The whole amount charged as commission on the purcuase
of the said securities was 459/. lls. 5d., of which sum
2751. 14s. 10d was received by the Accountant-General, and
183/. 16s. 7d. by his broker.
No portion of the Stock or Exchecuer-bills has been sold,
but the sum of 56,815!. 33. Bd. Three per Cent. Consols has
been transferred, and Exchequer-bills, amounting to 494,4001.,
have been delivered out to parties by orders of the Court,
without any charge as commission on the said transfer or de-
livery being made by the Accountant-General or his broker.
The remaining Exchequer-bills are still standing in the name
of the Accountant-General to the credit of the several rail-
way undertakings.
WILLIAM RUSSELL, Accountant-General.
Accountant-General's-office, Feb. 14, 1846.
G. MORTIMER, Broker.

DARING ROBBERY BY A CLERK.

EXTRAORDINARY CONFESSION.

On Saturday last, information was received at the T divi-
sion station-house, Kensington, that, about one o'clock that
afternoon, a young man, named Henry Norman, clerk in
the service of Mr. William Hoof, the builder and exten-
sive railwa'r contractor, had absconded, stealing and taking
with him the sum of 57/., the property of Mr. Hoof. On
the same evening Mr. Hoof received the following letter from
his dishonest servant, which was a curiosity, as a confession
of misdeeds :
" Sir,-1 have to inform you that lam not what I repre-
sented myself to you when you
came to your office, and to give
you a slight history of myself, that you may understand that
ft was quite impossible that I could remain a clerk in 3-our
service. At 17 years of age I entered the Queen's service,
in the customs' of Jamaica, and continued robbing them
of many thousands of pounds before I was 21 years of
age. I afterwards went to the United States of America,
where I committed numerous crimes, not even hesitating
at murder, and finished off by robbing a pawnbroker's
shop of about 1,0001. worth of money and property.
Since my return to this country I have committed so many
robberies in different places, and so many people know my
renown, that you must have soon discovered it. Circum-
stances over
,which human beings can have no control have
made me what I am. The principal is my having had the
misfortune to have the most degraded, drunkr n monster tor
a father that ever ap or devil had. What I might have
been had not the Almighty made me the son of a despicable
wretch, I dare not think of, or I should drive myself mad.
Cwsar, in his account of his Gallic war, says he took 1,800
cities by assault, and slew a million of men. I have com-
mitted more than 1,800 distinct robberies, and have been
concerned in five murders, besides many other atrocities,
which, on a small scale, entitles me to consider myself as
great as Caesar. Fortune sent him into the world nobly
born, in fortunate times, to push his fortunes, and the same
jade sent me into the world the son of a low --, and that
scoundrel took care that I should not have a chance of
,being
anything higher in the social scale. Mr. —'s address is
at --. If you are lucky enough to catch him sober, he
Will inform you of the truth of what I t ell you, or you may
ascertain it by calling at the Custom-house, in Thames-street;
ask to sea the secretary. The greatest gamester, felon, villain,
murderer, and swindler in the world, bids you farewell for
ever. " HENRY- NOR MAN."

The letter was addressed to William Hoof, Esq., Ma-
deley House, Kensington," and bore the post-mark of
" Judd-street, New-road." Similar letters were also sent to
Dr. Palin, at whose school at Barnes, Surrey, the delinquent
was educated, and to another gentleman to whom he was
known. It has subsequently been ascertained that he re-
signed his situations in the Customs On the 31st December,
1841, his defalcations amounting at that time to 7504 and
also that he was apprehended by Superintendent Beresford.
C division, in August, 1842, on a charge of stealing a gold
watch from a house in the Haymarket, at which he was
lodging, but was acquitted. Inspector Shackell (detective
police), Inspector Havell (T division), and other active
officers, are engaged in tracing the retreat of the fugitive ;
and there is every reason to believe that he will be soon in
custody. He is described as about twenty-seven years of
age, five feet six inches high, dark hair, eyes, and whiskers,
rather bow-legged, and the little finger on his left hand
contracted ; was dressed in a blue pilot-coat, blue trousers,
with black vest and stock, and was formerly clerk to Messrs.
Richmond, of Whitehall.

SALE •OF THE GREYHOUNDS (iF MR. PALMER, OF
BairroL.—Yes!er,lay the entire kennel of greyhounds of Mr. Palmer,
of Bristol, who has declined coursing, was disposed of by auction, by
lkfr. Houghton, at Aldrklge's Repository, St. Martin's-lane, which was
numerously attended. Among the lots, of which there were twenty-
five, there were some celebrated winners of cups. The following
were the prices at which several of the lots were sold a
red dog, the winner of :he Great Western Puppy Cup, beating Bow-
yer Smyth's Spinster, and several other dogs, 321. I Is. ; Priam. a
sawn dog, out of Little Vic, 10 guineas ; Little Vic, a well-known
winner of many cups, 7 guineas ; a fawn and white puppy,
91. 19s. 6d. ; Peregrination, a fawn bitch, Si. 18s. 6d. ; Perseverance,
% red and white bitch, 91. 195 6d. A puppy whelped this year sold
nfor five guineas, another for six guineas, and a third for 51. Iss. 6d.,
iln consequence of the excellence of the breed.
ACCIDENT TO THE REV. IL WINCH.--On Thursday
last the reverend gentleman, who is a brother of Lady Sale, wasre-
'turning to Rye in a small four-wheel carriage ; on approaching
Items. Ilottes ship yard, on the Winchilsea-road, the horse shitd,
and becoming unmanageable, kicked the front of the carriage to
pieces. The servant escaped by jumping out, but Mr. Winch, who
bad hold of the reins, was iorced out by the plunging of the horse,
and. was dragged along the r ad for soma distance between the wheels
of toe carrikie, till at length the horse bro.ie away from the carriage
with nte broken shafts et h-s heels. Assistance was procured, and
the reverend gentiman, who had received several contusions on the
head, was conveyed to the Cinque Port Arms, and in the course of
the evening was I emoved to his raidence.

ITALIAN POTATOES.---tivess4 called the Dewdrop,
Arrived at the port of Liverpool from Leghorn, had on board ten tons
.of potatoes, the produce of Italy. The importations of potatoes
front the Channel Islands continue at regular intervals; several
arrivals of the article having taken place since the matter was last
-noticed.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.—AIderman
(;ibis
m valuable
uted to himself a Snuff box, as a slight testimonial ohnia'sl opfrieti;
esteem, in honour of his having v again elected himself churchwarden
,of Walarook. After tile election Alderman Gibbs invited the church-
warden to dinner.—Pouch.
1-3 ALMERSToN IN PARI,,. It is an rx,raordinory fact,
that Lord Palmerston dined ee an the Bing of the French on Sunday,
and novertheless the Nation did not the next day warn its readers
that France was sold, and PerficleA ion': 0 h
hod
Kr'oll will bought her.— Punch.
T w Earl The remains ~f the la
b,-• removed
Ott Monday next, from Portman-square, to Wiibledon, Surrey, there
to be interred. The Queen Dowager visited the Noble Earl's alit .ted
farally on Wednesday.
ExcellencytmierorofC h.ormaznilla at Commandeer
the
ur
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The mama
ge of MadO-
m.siselle Lisboa, euldveosyt
odfaititigsh3ttearieosftyhtihse
M. trattea Lisboa, E
Bri fish Court, and Madame de Lisboa, with the Chevalier
Segeraira, Secretary to the British Legation at the Court of Madriicis ,
vv,.as celebrated on Wedne'day, at the residnce o
df the bde
ri's father,
in york-plaee, Portman square, by the Reve. Dr. e Lima. After the
ceremony, a distinguished party of the nobility and members of the
diplomatic corps honoured Madame de Lisboa with their presence at
a deouner given by that lady, in celebration of the happy event.
PAYMENT OF JURORS.—On hue-day night a very nu-
Therous meeting of the inhab.tants of Wandsworth was held in the
largo room of the Ram Inn, for the purpose of petitioning Parlia-
ment for an alteration of the law relating to jurors, as advised by
Lord Chief Justica Denman at the Lent Assizes at Kingston. Mr.
R. W. Benchard, one of the churchwardens, took the chair, and after
,several speeches, in which the hardships to which petit jurors tire
now exposed, were dwelt upon, petit,ons to Parliament were agreed
to, praying that petit jurors, in civil cases, may be properly remu-
nerated for their loss of time.
THE VlcTottiA FOUNTAIN AT BRIGHToN.—Her Ma-
jesty's approaching birthday, the 25th of May next, has been fixed
upon as the day for opening, the fountain on the Stefue, and it is in-
tended to celebrate the event with no little eclat. The programme
-includes a fancy bazaar, a fete in the royal gardens, and other at-
&active amusements.—Brighton Guardian.
DANGEROUS FREAK.—Some mischievous scoundrels
have amused themselves during the past week with cutting about six
feet out of the centre of a narrow bridge on the banks leading to
Bracebridge. The bridge is at present left in this state, to the great
danger of persons returning from Lincoln to Bracebridge [at night.—
Lincoln Herald.
EMIGRATION.—The number of German emigrants
constantly arriving in the port of London and sailing for the United
States is beyond all former precedent. Every New York packet-
ship has taken from 200 to 300 emigrants to America during the pre-
sent year. The regular liners leave the St. Katharine Dock three
times every month. The last three carried out 800 emigrants, prin-
cipally front Prussia.
THE REAL RAILWAY KING.—A gentleman in the
Queen's Bench has papered his room with nothing but railway shares.
The effect Is very rich. It is calculated that not less than three
millions of capital has been sent in this way to the wall. Every
county in the United Kingdom is there represented. The whole
railway wort, is compressed into the space of eight feet by six. The
gentleman breakfasts
in
Paris, and sleeps in - England, takes his tiffin in India, dines at
We must not forgetSwitzerland,to mention
just according as he moves his chair.
mention that every share has been made to
run in the direction the ll place.ereen-tr al
terminus ln this
way
of
•
nionsly represents thof
allthethleinelisueinintglei;
grand
world. —Punch.
The licensed public-houses in St. Heliers amount
to 192.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—Mr. Philip Wild, a student
of St. Edmund's Roman Catholic College, near Ware, and nephew of
the late Cardinal Weld, Ira,
Y drowned the othr day,
while engaged in the amusement ofeLitall
roxbourne. Ile was ow-
collegians at the Rye-house, near 13"ating With some of his fell ay,
promising youth, about 17 years of age. a very
CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.—The I "rti sal German Gazette
states, on the authority of letters from ltvizear,tiiat the cholera has
just penetrated into Russia fro Persia, and has advanced
as 'far as
CaSan and Csatiburg.
a tailor in
CUBIOUS MISTAKE. —A few days ago,
jacket for a boy
COCkermouth Went to a neighl)our'stouseatomake a
the
ving at his neighbour's
out of one Of his father's coats. On
house, the tailor found the coat lying on
commence operations upon. After _a _ table ready for him to
Knight of the Thimble immediately threcnaotting of breakfast, the
was of the same colour and similar to that which his
own coat, which
he had
:for the boy. The tailor went to work with all to up
.And presently completed his job, after which he made
makeste,
discovery that he had furnished the boy's jacket out' eofthe surprising
his own coat
instead of his father's ! In consequence of this mishap
an absent mind, the unfortunate tailor had to send hol thee result of
for
another
coat before he could think of leaving the house of his patrhh.c,uin.
berland Packet.
A TRIP TO LoNoolq.—A worthy magistrate Of this
- county, being desirous of showing his son the wonders of
London, left his residence, about ten miles from this city, on
Monday, accompanied by the youth, and arrived at the Ex-
.l.
• w station just in time for the early express train. They
ety
London in- safety; and after a hasty repast, pro-

lied _ iol --- .
rem
eed. z id to vjew St.PauPs,ihe Tower, Westminster Abbey, the
n 1 , alaee of Westminster, and other sights. At half-past
fry, on, v were again in the railway carriage at Paddington
r otation
uti soon after eleven were seated around their own
;,
Native boa rd, mounting the wonders of London; having
travelled abt ,uvt, 430 milts, and spent eye hutirs in the great
Fnetropolis..—.L. ',Teter .Gazette.
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