The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1848.

the last minute expired, he exclaimed, " Olidear me!
God Almighty have mercy on the." These were the
last words he gave utterance to. The rope was cut, the
platform fell, and, with a single exclamation of " Oh!"
his spirit was released from the tenement in which it had
been defiled. His remains were delivered to those who
stood by him as friends. The crowd outside the prison
had now increased to about 2,000, all anxious to see him,
as they could not be present at the execution. His
friends took the coffin out into the middle of the street,
laid it on chairs, and the crowd passed by between the
rinks of the military to gaze upon the face of the mur-
derer. Even ladies were there from a distance.

AN ACT FOR REGULATING THE SALE OF
BEER AND OTHER LIQUORS ON THE
LORD'S DAY.
PASSED AUGUST 14, 1848.

All publicans will do well to read attentively the fol-
owing short Act of Parliament, which has come into
operation:—
" Whereas the provisions in force withi❑ the Metro-
politan Police district, and in some other places in Eng-
land, against the sale of fermented and distilled liquors
in the morning of the Lord's Day have been found to be
attended with great benefits; be it enacted by the
Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice
and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and
Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by
the authority of the same, that no licensed victualler or
person licensed to sell beer by retail to be drunk on the
premises, or not to be drunk on the premises, or other
person, in any part of Great Britain, shall open his house
for the sale of wine, spirits, beer, or other fermented or
distilled liquors, or sell the same on Sunday, before half-
past twelve o'clock in the afternoon, or, where the morn-
ing Divine service in the church, chapel, kirk, or princi-
pal place of worship, of the parish or place shall not
usually terminate by that time, before the time of the
termination of such service, and that no licensed victu-
aller or other person in England shall open his house for
the sale of wine, spirits, beer, or other fermented or dis-
tilled liquors, or sell the same, on Christmas Day or Good
Friday, or any day appointed for a public fast or thanks-
giving, before the respective times aforesaid, except, in
all the cases aforesaid, as refreshment for travellers;
provided always, that nothing herein contained shall
authorise the opening of any house for the sale of wine,
spirits, beer, or other fermented or distilled liquors
within the Metropolitan Police district, or any city,
town, or place, at an earlier hour or time than is now al-

owed bylaw, where the opening of such house or such
sale is now specially prohibited before any later hour or
time than that hereinbefore mentioned.
" 2. And be it enacted, that so much of an Act passed
in the fourth year of her present Majesty, intituled An
Act to amend the Acts relating to the general sale of
Beer and Cider by retail in England,' as provides that no
person licensed to sell beer or cider by retail as therein
mentioned, should have or keep his house open for the
sale of beer or cider, nor should sell or retail beer or
cider, nor should suffer any beer or cider to be drunk
or consumed in or at such house, at any hour before
one of the clock in the afternoon on any Sunday, Good
Friday, Chrismas Day, or any day appointed for a
public fast or thanksgiving, shall, without prejudice to
any pending proceeding for breach of such enactment,
be repealed.
" 3. And be it enacted, that it shall not be lawful for
any licensed victualler, or person licensed to sell beer
by retail to be drunk on the premises, or not to be
drunk on the premises, or any person licensed or autho-
rised to sell any fermented or distilled liquors, or any
person who, by reason of the freedom of the mystery
or craft of Vintners of the city of London, or of any
right or privilege, shall claim to be entitled to sell wine
by retail to be drunk or consumed on the premises, to
open his house for the sale of any other articles what-
soever within the respective times during which the
sale of wine, spirits, beer, or other fermented or dis-
tilled liquors is hereinbeforc prohibited, except as re-
freshment for travellers.

" 4. And be it enacted, that no person shall open any
house or place of public resort for the sale of fermented
or distilled liquors, or sell therein such liquors, in Eng-
land or Scotland, before the hour of half-past twelve of
the clock in the afternoon, or where the morning Divine
service in the church, chapel, kirk, or principal place of
worship shall not usually terminate by that time, before
the time of the termination of gush service on Sunday,
or in England before the like hour on Christmas-day or
Good Friday, or any day appointed for a public fast or
thanksgiving, except as refreshment for travellers.
" 5. And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for any
constable at any time to enter into any house or place of
public resort for the sale of wine, spirits, or other fer-
mented liquors; and every person who shall refuse to
admit or shall not admit such constable into such house
or place, shall be deemed guilty of an offence against
this Act.

" 6. And be it enacted, that every person offending
against this Act shall be liablo, upon summary convic-
tion for the same before any justice of the peace for the
county, riding, division, liberty, city, borough, or place
where the offence shall be committed, or in Scotland
before any justice of the peace, or sheriff, or magistrate
having jurisdiction in the pace where the offence shall
be committed, to a penalty not exceeding five pounds for
every such offenco; and every separate sale shall be
deemed a separate offence. . s .

" 7. And be it enacted, that this Act may be repealed
or amended in this present session of Parliament."

EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.—A return made to Par-
liament has just Leen printed, shooing the amount of
exports to and imports from the British West India co-
lonies, the East Indies, Ceylon, China, &c., for the year
ending sth January, 1848; also the number of ships that
have entered and cleared for the above places during
the same period. The aggregate value of British and
Irish produce and manutactures exported to the West
India colonies in the year 1847 was 2,273,0411.; the value
of exports to the East India Company's territories and
Ceylon was 5,470,105/.; to China, 1,503,969/. The quan-
tity of tea imported was 55,355,5901b5., of which
46,045,5201b5. were retained for home consumption.
The duty thereon was 2s. 21d. per lb. ; to the
Mauritius the exports were 223,5631. ; to the Bri-
tish North American colonies, 3,231,4801. ; to New
South Wales and Australian colonies the exports in
the year amounted to 1,644,170/. ; to the United
States of America 10,974,161/. ; to Cuba 896,5401. ; to
Brazil 2,568.804/. ; and to Mexico, &c., 2,486,5511.
These exports rehte only to British and Irish produce
and manufactures. The average prices of sugar per cwt.,
exclusive of duty, in the year ending the sth of January
last, were as follows : 28s. 3d. on British plantation ; on
Mauritius 30s. 4.1. ; and on East India 275. In the year
a great number of ships entered inwards and cleared out-
wards : their tonnage was very great.
THREE MEN AND FOUR WOMEN DROWNED OFF
THE DONEGAL COAST.—A fatal accident (says a corre-
spondent, writing from the Cross-roads near Den-
fanaghy) took place at Ballinass Pierhead, within a mile
of this, on Tuesday. A number of poor starving crea-
tures went to the strand, for the purpose of searching the
sand for a kind of fish called sand eels, wit's which to
appease the pangs of ravenous hunger. A small channel
lay between these creatures and the sand bank in which
they expected to get the fish. One of the hands of a.'
trait that lay at the Pierhead took the ship's boat
to fefry them over. It was blowing a heavy gale at the
time. Toe boat being small, was not able to resist its
violence. It sank, and the women so clung to the men
that all in the boat, with the exception of ono little boy,
perished, including
the kind-hearted sailor who volun-
teered the boat to carry these ill-fated victims within the
reach of food. All the bodies have not yet been found;
some of the women were the wives of poor men who had
gone to England to labour at the harvest.—Freeman's
Journal.

DISCOVERY OF A FOSSIL TREE.--.A few days ago
workmen employed in the cutting near the Coalbourn
brook viaduct, on the line of the railway, discovered an
interesting curiosity, viz., a tree in a perpendicular po-
sition, and in a perfect state of petrifaction. It was im-
bedded in the strata of lime and ironstone, called
clunch," and measured about sixty inches in circum-
ference, the diameter being nearly twenty inches, and the
quarter girth sixteen inches. The length has not yet
been ascertained, as the lower portion of it is still undis-
turbed. A part of it, measuring four 'cot, perfectly pre-
served, has keen presented to Earl Stamrord, and for-
warded to Envile Hall for his Lordship's museum. By
the kindness of Mr. Gabb, the gentleman superintend-
ing) the portion of the works referred to above, we were
favoured with an inspection of the tree, the shell of
which is perfectly preserved, and very apparent; the
heart of the tree having the appearance and being of the
ponderable nature of ironstone. The boughs seem to
have been some time removed, as the top of the trunk
appears to have been sawed off, being quite square.—
Ten Towns' Messenger.
FRIGHTFUL EMERGENCY.—A passenger by the
Ocean Monarch, Mary Ann Taylor, of No. 1, Victoria-
place, Leeds, has given the following:--Her husband,
James Taylor, who is overlooker ofb power-looms, is
now settled in America, and she, with her two children,
was going to join him. As the water was rough outside
she became sea-sick, and lay down, but was roused from
her bed by the alarm of fire. She ran upon deck, and
having astertained that the rumour was true, returned
into hr berth for her children. Even then the smoke
was so thick down below that sho was nearly suffocated.
She, however, got her children, returned upon deck, and
there she remained until, like others, she could remain
no longer. Sho felt the deck scorching her feet. She
then tied her two children (one a little girl about four
years old, and the other a boy nearly two years of age)
to her own body, by means of a rope and a handker-
chief which she picked up, and let herself down into the
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ttheer,rhiolding her offspring on her back with one hand,
and letting herself down with the other. She got hold
gging, which, she said, was literally covered
with human bAngs, and clung to it; but the water,
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earn are to be resumed immediately.—Monmouthshire
Merlin,

Examiner.
The utmost activity prevails among the Prussian
vessels in the harbour at North Shields, as they are
preparing to return to their own country, after a de-
tention of several months in consequence of the Danish
war.

or three minutes he said again, " I don't IPUNCH'S PRIZES fur the SESSION.
want to be particular, but I want more slack Mr. Punch's Sessional Examination of his young and
rope." The cap was then pulled down over his face, old friends of the St. Stephen's School, Westminster,
when he remarked that it was tied too tight. The which is breaking up for the holidays, took place this
fifteen miuutes were now expired, and he was now to week, in the presence of a numerous and distinguished
be thrown off, when he said, "I thought you were to audience of th? nobility, gentry, tmd public in general.
tell me five minutes before the time expired." The
listPunchof
prizesha s miu,ecshtoplweedasounret
the
en
occasion:—frnisiin g the fol -
sheriff said, " We will give you five minutes more."
lolling
One of the officers then called out each minute as it To Master John Russell, the head boy of the eatab-
lishment, the first prize, for General inefficiency; and an
expired—one, two, three, &c. He here remarked
extra prize (a medal, with the motto, " Vox et prceterea
that the rope was not properly fixed, and that the nihil") for an essay, illustrated with practical examples,
knot ought to be nearer to his chin. As the time "On the Art of doing the Least Possible Work in the
now rapidly approached he exclaimed—" Oh, dear ! Greatest Possible Time." For this last prize there were
I bid you farewell." " Four" was now called, which a great many competitors, but Master Russell's essay
told him he had but one minute to live. Just before was by much the most successful.

To blaster George Bentinek, the first prize for Arith-
metic anti Artificial Memory. This young gentleman ex-
hibited the roost extraordinary feats in mnemonics, com-
mitting to memory, within an incredibly short time, long
tables of figures and statistical returns upon every sub-
ject, and repeating them without any regard to order or
natural arrangement. In order fully to test his powers,
subjects were purposely chosen on which he possessed no
previous knowledge whatever.
To Master Benjamin Disraeli, the first prize for
Elocution, with extra prizes for an essay " On the Use
and Abuse of Words," and a disquisition " On the Cau-
casian Theory of Civilization," which showed much in-

genuity in contradicting all the theories of ethnographers
on European languages and races.
To Master Chisholm Anstey, prizes for some re-
markable pieces of Crctchet Work, and an Essay on
" The Art of Unpopularity in Addressing Popular As-
semblages."
To Master Urquhart, a Certificate of Honour, for a
Fixed Idea, manufactured entirely by himself in his
leisure hours, and an amusing comic recitation with
Master Anstey, called "The Impeachment."
To Master Brotherton, a prize for an essay "On the
Advantage of Early Hours," and general regularity.
To Master Bowring, a certificate for procuring the
greatest number of useless returns.
To Master Morpeth, a prize for Good Temper, and
obliging readiness to give way to everybody in every-
thing, with marks for his diligence in undoing his own
work.

Prizes were also awarded to Master Wilson, for unre-
mitting attention in the discharge of his duties to himself.
To Masters Sibthorp and Tyrell, for grinning through
horse collars, and generally promoting the amusements
of the young gentlemen.
To Master Hume, for Essays "On Economy in the
use of Pocket Money," and " A Cheap Method of
Writing, by which crosses on t's and dots over i's are
entirely got rid of."
To Master Palmerston, for his intrepidity in jumping
into hat water on all occasions.
To Master Charles Wood, for his pursuit of financial
knowledge under difficultses.
And to the Irish Class, in a body, for their ingenious
definitions of the following words:—" Treason," "Saxon
Oppression," " Job," " Duties of Property," and " Jus-
tice to Ireland."—Punch.

REMOVAL OP THE QUADRANT COLONNADE.—The
Quadrant Colonnade will in a few days be removed under
the Act recently obtained (the 11th and 12th of Victoria,
cap. 50). The statute gives the Commissioners of
Woods and Forests power to take down the Colonnade
and dispose of the materials, also to erect balconies in
front of the houses, with other improvements. The ex-
pense of executing the works, including the money to
be realized on the sale of the materials, is not to exceed
9,5001, which amount is to be repaid by assessment on
the houses in the Quadrant. Money may be raised by
mortgage to effect the alteration. Tho Act contains
28 sections, with a schedule of forms to be used in carry-
ing the same into effect.
MIELBANK PRISON.—By an Act passed on the 4th
instant (11 and 12 Vic., cap. 104), for amending the Act
for regulating the prison at Millbank, the functions of
the inspectors of Millbank prison ceased and determined,
and power is now given to the Secretary of State to ap-
point in their place " visitors" to the prison, who are to
perform the duties with respect to the prison, which the
visiting justices perform with respect to their prisons.
The visitors are to be a body corporate, by the style of
" The Visitors of iNlillbank Prison."
A BOLD COACHMAN.—We mentioned recently that
the Niagara Falls had been bridged, and had been crossed
by the engineer in a one-horse vehicle. The American
papers give the following letter from Mr. Ellett, dated the
29th of July:—" This morning I laid the last plank of
my foot-bridge on the Canada aide, and then drove over
and back again in a buggy. 500 feet of the bridge was
without railing on either side. My horse, though spi-
rited, went along quietly, touched up occasionally with
a whip, just to show him that he was in command and
give him courage. On returning, I directed one of the
drivers to bring on his team, a two-horse close carriage,
weighing over a ton and a half. I took his place on the
box and drove over and back. The horses went quietly;
the flooring is but eight feet wide, 220 feet high, and
762 feet long, and without railing, over such a torrent
as you never saw, and never will see anywhere else."—
Examiner.
A MODERN MILO.—If we took tip a large lapstone
(such as is used by shoemakers to hammer their work
on) and showed it to the reader broken clean in two by
the blewof a man's hand, itis likely he would hardly cre•
dit his own eyes or our story. Yet such is the fact; there
was in Louth last Saturday a moderate-sized but ex-
tremely muscular Frenchman who performed this feat.
With "nothing at all in his band but his fist," as the
Irishman sings, he broke by a sheer blow first a large
piece of flint, which was shivered into a dozen pieces,
and then a big granite cobble of the description above
referred to—this he broke clean into two pieces. There
was no trick whatever in the feat; it was done by the
strength and muscle of a man 5 feet 2 inches high.—
Lin cola Mercury.
On Thursday morning an old man named Prince
and his daughter were discovered murdered in their cot-
tage at Maltserbes, commune of Saint Gavin, arrondisse-
ment of Blaye, in the department of the Gironde. They
were lying on the floor horribly disfigured. The old
man's son, Jean Prince, was the murderer, and on being
arrested his clothes were found to be stained with
blood, and even patches of the brains of his victims ad-
hered to them. He had committed the crime with an
agricultural instrument called a tranae, in use in the
district.—Paris paper.
EXTRAORDINARY DEATII OF A MISER.—On Fri-
day afternoon an inquest was taken by Mr. W. Carter,
the coroner, at the Fountain Tavern, Walworth-road,
touching the death of Robert Pitt, aged seventy-five
years, who was found dead under very extraordinary
circumstances, at his residence, No. 3, Manor-place,
Walworth-road. The evidence went to prove that
the deceased was a superanuated officer of the
East India Company, and that for many years
he had been leading a life of great parsimony,
not allowing any individual to enter his apartments,
which were always kept in a most filthy condition.
On Tuesday morning last the deceased left his sitting-
room, and shortly:afterwards one of the lodgers was
alarmed by hearing a heavy fall. She ran out, and then
discovered the deceased lying on his back in the yard.
He was carried into the house, where he was seen by
Mr. Kineston's assistant, who pronounced him to be
dead. Mr. Vickerman, who lodged in the deceased's
house, stated that the deceased subsisted on soup,
which he made from stale bones that he purchased
from the small butchers. lie had a salary or income of
2/. weekly, and also other means of living in affluence.
Thomas Cooke, constable, said he was called to take
charge of the body and his rooms, which were loaded
with valuable property, chiefly consisting of silver
plate, books, and other things, to the value of 2004
Upon making further search, he found four 1201. shares
in a building society, and deeds referring to a quan-
tity of houses at Kennington and Clapham-road.-road.
The body of the deceased had been discovered in such a
dreadful state that the parochial authorities had it re-
moved to the workhouse. Tho officer added that he had
no doubt that when the room was more minutely searched
a quantity of other valuables would be found. The whole
of the witnesses, who had known the deceased for many
years, concurred in the opinion that the deceased had
died from want of proper nourishment, owing to his par
simonious habits. The jury returned a verdict of ..Na-
tural death, accelerated by the want of proper food."
The churchwardens gave orders that Cooke, the officer,
should take charge of the property until further inquiry
had been made.
A FAMILY POISONED BY EATING PRESERVED
SLOES.—On of those incidents which awaken a degree
obef
tianit,eeree,sbt
aasnd
jusstheocwebbry what simple
redintbevili uge methodsef life
Eastry,
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miles from this city. Tuesday week being the birthday
of a child belonging to George Lawrence, shoemaker, of
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wards became very sick, vomited much, and were violently
purged, in which state they continued some time, totally
incapable of assisting one another, and it ended in the
death of one of the children, which took place the fol-
lowing Thursday. The other two children were also
greatly enfeebled, but the adults did not experience the
ill effects ao much. The remainder of the sloes were
consequently thrown away, and the bottle broken. At
an inquest held on the deceased on Friday, by Mr. De-
lasaux, evidence to the above effect was given, as well as
by Mr. Leggett, surgeon, who stated that ou being called
in to the family, he found them in the condition de-
scribed, and that the deceased in particular was vomiting
and purged, his extremities being cold. He ordered him,
from e lsl
oam
whichs
o t hbt
her
aeonytdhyae childrenanodb obtained
awinn andetedr,
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ceased, who eventually died. And his belief was that
the child died from eating the sloes while in a state
beentouched,
of fermentation. In accordance with these particulars,
the jury returned a verdict of" Accidental death." De-
e
was
ss
sloes
smewi
which
yearsinhha d Lawrenceof
netage. hadV Very fortunately
givenedt oor
other
probablyie,
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so bottles sa
ed f
of
h they would have been attended by the like unpleasant, if
not disastrous results.—Kentish Observer.
A NUMEROUS FAMILY.—Mr. Isaac Sladen
of
Hoppits Farm, near Rochdale, whose age was 83, died
Friday, the Ist inst. He has left behind him four sons
and seven daughters, of whom three sons and six
daughters are married, and have had up to this time 85
children, the grandchildren of the deceased. At the
reading of the will, after the funeral, there were present
his six married daughters and their husbands, his three
married sons and their wives, and his unmarried son and
before
daughter ; in all, 20 of his sons and daughters. The old
death by his
brother man was visited a few days
brother Daniel, who is 91 years of age.—Manchester

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
mANS/uAr-ti OUSE.
The Lord Mayor received the following communi-
cation from a gentleman residing at Paisley :
"My Lord,—Excuse the liberty I take in calling
your attention to the enclosed papers,:which I have
received to-day from some party in your city of
London.

" I have ordered the ticket' therein referred to to
be returned to the address mentioned, and as I
suspect that in this case there is at least ground for
suspicion, and probably for investigation, I therefore
think it proper that your Lordship should be put in
possession of this information."
The first paper alluded to is as follows :
"Daring life fortune smiles at least once upon
everybody, and provided circumstances admit of it we
should not close our doors against this capricious
deity, but court her favours by placing small offerings
on her altar.

" More than once I have been the happy bearer of
her gifts, and I earnestly trust that I may be the
means of surprising you also with a larger prize. The
enclosed ticket has been chosen by a fortunate hand,
and may I beg of you to make a first trial with it.
The stake is insignificant compared with the great
number of prizes, which, according to the enclosed
plan, surpasses one-half of the tickets, and holds out a
prospect of winning large sums. The small amount
I can draw upon you for, or, if you prefer it, you can
send it me in Bank notes. In order to assure"you of the
respectability of this establishment, I can give you
the most undoubted references.
,t May I request you to communicate to me your
determination whether you will accept or refuse the
ticket. In the latter case, please to return it imme-
diately, as it is the only means of obtaining the prize
that may fall on it.
" I hare the honour to remain,
"Your humble servant,
" Aug. 15, 1848."

The second paper enclosed ,in the ;letter contained
the scheme and the regulations, the principal of which
are as follows:

" The price of a share is unalterably fixed at 10/.
sterling. The payment of the shares before the draw-
ing is a point the shareholders must particularly at-
tend to, as only such shares which have been duly
paid for are entitled to the prizes and emoluments they
may have attained. Shareholders residing abroad are
particularly requested not to neglect the strict ob-
servance of the statute. The present agents have to
pay the administration for every share they take, and
must consequently look to the shareholders for reim-
bursement. It is therefore expected that they will,
in consideration of these circumstances, not delay sa-
tisfying the agents for the shares they may accept;
or, should they decline keeping them, hasten to return
them without the least loss of time, as every share
unless returned before the drawing takes place, must
be paid for.
The LORD MAYOR observed that 113 knew nothing
whatever of the lottery, but he recollected that in the
mayoralty of Sir George Carroll, when some notice
was taken of the attempts of agents in this country to
induce the public to speculate in foreign lotteries, an
Irish nobleman wrote to the chief magistrate a very
particular account of the manner in which be had been
robbed by an agent of the whole of the proceeds of a
very large prize, and afterwards laughed at upon
pressing his claim, and refusing to allow the agent to
be participator in the magnificent profits. He (the
Lord Mayor) did not mean to say that anything
wrong was intended by the parties alluded to in the
letter, but he considered it to be his duty to suggest
very great caution upon the part of English pur-
chasers of shares.

GUILDHALL.
Mr. Benjamin Sinclair, of 29, Gerrard- street,
Islington, was summoned before Mr. Alderman
Challis, for unlawfully refusing to pay the sum of
2s. 6d. for himself and four others, under the follow-
ing circumstances :
William Freeman, of No. 1, York-terrace, Barns-
bury Park, conductor to one of Mr. Smith's omni-
buses, running from Islington to Kennington-gate,
stated that the defendant and four other parties
entered his omnibus at the Elephant and Castle, and
rode as far as the Post-office. On their alighting he
demanded his proper fare of sixpence each, which
Mr. Sinclair refused giving, on the ground that it
was only a threepenny ride, and therefore he was not
entitled to any more. Witness told him that he must
pay the sixpence each, but the defendant would not
pay his demand, although he pointed to the price
inside the carriage, in consequence of which he was
compelled to take the present proceedings.
The chief clerk asked complainant if he had the fare
properly painted inside the omnibus ? Freeman re-
plied that the fare 6d. was painted inside, black
upon white ground, underneath the number of the
conveyance.
The chief clerk wished to know whether the wit-
ness was in the habit of taking one or two kinds of
fares Freeman said their regular fare was 6d., but
in the course of the day they sometimes run that dis-
tance for 3d.
The chief clerk asked if the fare was marked
up also P The conductor replied that it was not.
The chief clerk then intimated to the Alderman
that the complainant by that admission had violated
the Act of Parliament, and had rendered himself
liable to a fine of 20a., for not having a list of fares
exhibited.
Mr. Sinclair said the fact was the complainant de-
manded 35., and not 2s. 6d., as he had stated, there
being a party of six.
Alderman CHALLIS asked if there was a printed
placard outside the omnibus ? Freeman replied that
at that time there was not.
Alderman Cs ALLIS asked the defendant what he had
to say.
Mr. Sinclair replied that he tendered what he con-
sidered the usual fare of 3d. each to the conductor,
but he declined taking it, and asserted that he had a
right to charge the Gd. each. Considering he was
being imposed upon, as he had often ridden by the
same omnibus that distance for 3d., he refused to pay.
In fact, although there might be the fare 6d. painted
up inside, they ran from the Post-office to Barnsbury-
park for 4d., and they, according to what had already
transpired, would be entitled to charge 6d. He,
therefore, did not see why they should attempt to
make him pay 61, when he knew they were in the
constant habit of running the same distance for half
the amount.
Alderman CHALLIS observed that whatever fare
was painted inside it was lawful for the conductor to
demand, but he could not take more. He might,
however, if he chose, take less ; but to render that
taking legal a table of fares ought to be exhibited, for,
on complainant's own showing, he was in the habit of
taking passengers both for 31. and 6d., the latter
being the only fare painted up. The law laid it dis-
tinctly down that where there was only one fare, that
should be the only legal one ; but where there were
more, then a list of fares should be kept for every
person's inspection. He (the Alderman) thought the
present practice a most undesirable one.
The chief clerk thought it was rather unfair to
the public to represent.the outside fare to be only 3d.,
which implied a specific contract, and then to turn
round and charge the inside one of 6d.
The proprietor said that the fare of 6,1. was not
only painted inside the omnibus, but also on the door
outside.
Alderman CHALLIS—Do you mean to say that you
do not sometimes charge two fares ? Proprietor—
We sometimes do.
Alderman CHALLIS—And you have no table •of
fares ? Proprietor—We have not ; only the 63.
painted as I before said.
Alderman CuaLus—Then .according to law you
ought to have had, and the summons is therefore dis-
missed.
Conductor—But what am I to do for the fare
which has not been paid, and my
loss of time ?
Alderman CHALLIS—I can't help that; you must
recover how you think proper.
All parties then left the court, the complainant evi-
dently not at all pleased at the result.

There was abundant testimony in addition to the
above, confirmatory of the facts disclosed by Bagster,
but owing to the lateness of the hour it was deter-
mined that the rest of the depositions should be taken
on another day.
Charles Farr, Thomas Biddle, and Phillips
were charged with stealing a quantity of beer, the
property of their employers, Messrs. Meux and Co.,
the extensive brewers.
Mr. Humphries appeared for the prosecutors.
Mr. H. B. Jenkins stated that he was the store-
house clerk of Messrs. Meux and Co., the brewers.
The prisoners were in their service until Saturday
last as dray men. On that morning witness gave the
prisoner Farr certain directions relative to loading
the drays, after which the prisoners carried some beer
to Gunshot-wharf; the quantity ordered being one
barrel and two kilderkins. Ilaving reason to believe
that two extra barrels were placed upon the van or
dray, witness followed them to Gunshot-wharf, where
he ascertained that the above quantity and no more,
had been delivered there. He met Farr and Biddle,
and asked the former what had been done with
the two barrels which they loaded at the end
of the van ; but they denied all knowledge of them,
upon which he gave them into custody.
Further evidence having been given relative to the
barrels, which a witness had seen placed upon the dray,
and also implicating Phillips in a similar transaction
on a previous day, the prisoners were remanded for
further examination.

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Mr. Clarkson attended for the insurance company.
The statements of Joseph Bagster, a porter in
Covent-garden market, who used to lodge in the
house, and was an accomplice in the matter, were
published in our report of the first • •
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had given information to the insurance office a week
after the fire, because the prisoner Beaumont refused
to give him some money which he was to have for
retaining the secret. From his evidence it appeared
that Beaumont and Fry went to Cretnorne-gardens,
by previous arrangement, so as to be away from the
fire when it happened, and that the servant, Fitz-
gerald, set fire to the house in their absence, having
been promised 201. for her trouble. A previous night
had been agreed upon for the fire, and witness was
expected to do it while Miss Beaumont and Fry were
at the Haymarket ; but instead of firing the premises
the witness went into the house and took possession of
31., which had been left upon the mantel-piece, upon
the understanding that he was to do so, and then left
London with a friend, in order to have proof, as he,
said, that he had no concern in the fire, if Beaumont
should do it herself upon returning home. This wit-
ness deposed to several conversations which he had had ,
with the prisoner Fitzgerald, after the fire, in which
the latter descrFeed to him how she nad fired the
premises.

WESTMINSTER.
Mr. Thomas Mitchel, of Great Peter-street, West-
minster, was summoned for having neglected to dis-
continue a nuisance caused by the exercise of his
calling as a fat-melter, &c., after having had notice
to do so from the parish authorities.
The defendant had been summoned about a fort-
night ago for a like offence, and convicted by Mr.
Burrell in five 20s. penalties, upon the evidence of
some tradesmen in the immediate neighbourhood,
who deposed to most offensive smells proceeding from
the premises, caused by boiling of kitchen stuff, &c.,
which were detrimental to the health of those in the
vicinity.
Mr. J. Walmsley yesterday appeared on behalf of
the St. John's Paving Board, and Mr. Prendergast
for the defendant.
After several objections had been taken by the
Learned Advocate tor the defendant, and met by Mr.
Walmsley,
Three tradesmen in the immediate vicinity of
defendant's premises one of whom had given
evidence on the former complaints—proved that the
same offensive odours proceeded from defendant's
premises as before. One of the witnesses stated that
his family had suffered much illness, and attributed
it to the defendant's operations. The witnesses spoke
distinctly to the 28th of August as one of the days
on which they complained of the nuisance.
Mr. Prendergast, in the course of a very length-
ened address on behalf of his client, contended that,
although the law very properly gave the magistrate
a power to order the removal of dung, offal, or other
noxious matter, in or near any public place, it was

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Mr. W. B. Storr, of the firm of Debenham and
Storr,
of King-street, Covent-garden, deposed that he
was the auctioneer and assessor of the Westminster
Fire-office, in King-street. The prisoner Beaumont
was insured in that office for 4001. He produced the
claim which she bad made in respect of property
alleged to have been destroyed by the fire, for which
she claimed 2721. 16s. On the Monday after the fire,

which took place on Friday, August 25, the prisoner
Jane Fitzgerald called at his office, and made the fol-
lowing statement to him, %%ithout being in any way
intimidated or influenced to communicate the circum-
stances. She said (and witness took it down in
writing) as follows :—I heard Miss Beaumont say to
Bagster that she would give him 201. if he would set
fire to the house. She said she was much in debt,
and owed three quarters' rent to her landlord, and as
he would not grant her a lease of the house, she
meant to injure it. Accordingly, she kept sending me
out with her clothes to pledge. This was about last
Saturday fortnight ; but other things were taken
about three weeks before that. She told me that
she meant to take the tickets and the money to Mrs.
Robinson, shoemaker, in Oxford-street. On last
Thursday week (August 24) a young man called on
Miss Beaumont, to take her to the Haymarket
Theatre. She had agreed with Bagster for him to
set fire to the house, and left 31. upon the dresser for
him. She said she would not give the money into
Bagster's hands, in case she should he put to her oath
if she ever gave him any money. Bagster and I were
left in the house alone. I was washing up the cups
and saucers. Bagster took up the money and said he
would not do such a thing as fire the place for 50/.,
and he then went away, saying he should go into the
eountry before she could pull him up for the money.
In the course of that day I had heard Miss Beaumont
and her young man (Fry) talking about the fire.
He told her to get three shillings' worth of powder,
and put it in some greasy paper, and it would blow
the roof up. Miss Be turnout returned half-an-hour
after Bagster had gone, and her young man came
next morning to breakfast. I told her how Bagster
had served her about the fire, and she was all day
talking to the young man about the fire, and settling
how it should be done. She promised to give him
204, and said that when they got the insurance-
money they would go to Australia, and that I might
go with them, if I liked, as her servant ; or if not, she
would give me some money. I said I was never
bribed to do such a thing. She sent me out for a
threepenny stamp, and they wrote on something,
which they told me was, " By the God above, this
secret is not to be revealed by either of us." She
signed this paper, and made me put a cross to it for
my name. After this, I was frightened, and went
away to my cousin's, and did not return to Long acre
till half-past four. Miss Beaumont went out and
bought a pair of boots and brought them to me, say-
ing that she was going that night to Cremorne-gar-
dens with her young man, and would not return till
one o'clock. She
.said I had better go to bed after
the shop was shut, and when she came home she
would ring double. When I was at tea Mrs. Robin-
son came in, and she, Miss Beaumont, and the young
man (Fry) were up stairs together an hour and a half.
When Mrs. Robinson went away, she took three or
four nice books off a shelf with her, saying, that it
was a pity such nice books should be destroyed. I
said, do you know that my mistress is going to do
such a thing? She said that she never was so much
astonished as she was the other day, when, in return-
ing home, she found that Miss Beaumont had left a
large parcel at her house, containing duplicates,
money, and clothes. The parcel also contained two
51. notes, gold and silver, and the policy. Mrs. Robin-
son left Long-acre about nine o'clock. Before Miss
Beaumont left she gave me strict orders to put the
kettle over the gas, and leave the boilers over the fire.
I did as she told me; and at a quarter to 11 I went
to bed, not thinking that Miss B. had set any trap
for me. At about 12 I was awoke by the ringing
and knocking of the police. My room was
full of smoke, and I got up the steps of
the cock-loft. I could not get any further,
and Mr. Tucker, the butcher, sent two of his
young men. I had only my nightgown and cap on at
the time, but I slipped on my gown afterwards.
After leaving Mr. Tucker's I went to Miss Beau-
mont's brother, in King-street, Seven-dials. Miss
Beaumont and the young man came there about one
or two o'clock in the morning. The next day she
wished me to keep with her, and say anything she
wished me to say about the clothes, money, and other
things, and she would give me 20/. Bagster took
my box on the Tuesday before the fire. I slept at
Mrs. Moore's, 2, Bell-court, Gray's Inn-lane, four
nights running (from Saturday), and on Wednesday
night I slept at my cousin's, Dan Fitzgerald, at
Lower Deptford. Miss Beaumont's sister (Mrs.
Mathews) brought me a pair of shoes. Mrs.
Mathews wanted her sister and me to go into fur-
nished lodgings over the water, but I refused, and
said I would still lodge at Airs. Moore's, where I
still am. Miss Beaumont gave me two portraits, a
file of bills, and some other things to take care o
for her.

A woman named Williams, who lived in the house
where Fitzgerald slept after the fire, stated that this
prisoner spoke to her of the fire. She said that she
was the only person who knew the cause of the fire,
and she had a hand in it. She brought some wearing
apparel with her to her friend, Mrs. Moore's, who
occupied the next room. There were eighteen articles,
and she said they belonged to a young man named
Bagster, who had been asked in church to both Miss
Beaumont and herself; to the one at the Waterloo-
road Church, and to the other at St. Pancras. She
said she felt very miserable, and should have poisoned
herself if Bagster had not prevented her. As it was,
she felt inclined to make a hole in the water. Miss
Beaumont called upon witness after the fire, to see if
some boxes of hers had been brought there, which was
not the case.
Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson stated that she resided at
385, Oxford-street, and her husband was a shoemaker.
Had known the prisoner Beaumont and her family
many years. She called on the prisoner, at the
coffee-house in Long-acre, on the morning of the
fire (Friday). Beaumont said to her, in course of
conversation, " we are going to have a fire here to-
night;" but witness not thinking she alluded to any-
thing in particular, took no notice of the observation.
After she had gone up stairs the servant (Fitzgerald)
said to her, "Did you hear what missus said about the
fire ?" and then told her what was going to be done.
She (Fitzgerald) stated that she had promised to fire
the place that night. Witness told her that she hoped
she would do no such a thing, and said, that if she
did she (witness) would give information of it to the
insurance office. Fitzgerald then said, her mistress
had left 401. and a lot of duplicates at her house that
morning.
Cross-examined by Fitzgerald—I admit that I took
away three books, but not for the purpose of saving
them from the fire, for I did not think any one would
be so wicked.
Mr. Pugh, the agent to the landlord of the house,
proved that the prisoner Beaumont would owe three
quarters' rent at the ensuing Michaelmas. lie had
frequently applied to her for what was owing, but in
vain. About a year or two ago she inquired if she
could not have a lease of the premises ; but they
had no power to grant one—the property being in
trust.

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from the York hulk, in Portsmouth harbour, in a boat
belonging to that ship, having previously broken into a
store cabin, and changed their convict dress for clothes
reserved for prisoners when their term of transportation
expires. They steered for Portchester, and on their
passage thither filed off the small iron rings which en-
Circled their legs. On their landing at Porchester they
gave the boat in charge of a boy, and with a promise to
remunerate him with 6d. on their return in half an hour,
but, of course, the boy saw no more of them. As soon as
their escape was discovered on board the hulk, intelli-
gence was conveyed in all directions, and other prompt
steps taken, with a view to their recapture. Four of
them were retaken on Friday, near Droxford, by a party
of keepers from the York, assisted by the police. When
first accosted, the fellows showed same symptoms of re-
sistance, when a keeper drew his cutlass and slightly
wounded one of them on the knee, when they all four
surrendered, and were brought back to the York the
same evening. Two men, sitting under a hedge, eating
turnips, were seen by a gentleman, between Worthy
and Avington, on Friday afternoon, and these, no doubt,
are the two still at large. The names of th© six convicts
are as follows:—Rohtrt Knight, alias Thomas Flaren,
Samuel Bridge, Janacs Skyrannicle, George Jefferson
Thomas Natt, and George Holder, the last mentioned
was convicted at the Portsmouth sessions last year of a
burglary at Southsea, and sentenced to 14 years' trans-
pertation. He is one of the two who are not yet recap-
tured.
STOPPAGE OF POST•OFFICE COMMUNICATION IN
THE HEBRIDES. —The embargo on the postal communi-
cation between the Dunvogan, in Skye, and Lochmaddy,
in North Uist, still continues. There is some prospect,
we hear, oe an early arrangement; but in the meantime
the inhabitants in the Western Islands, and their friends
on the mainland, are subjected to the greatest inconve-
nience and loss. A correspondent writes us as follows
from North Uist:—" Our packet matters are still in
state quo. The owner of the packet, poor man, unable
s
to sell his vessel, kseps hanging on. The vessel h
made two trips during the last three weeks, thus bring-
ing us five mails at one time, and four at another; and
we avail ourselves of every opportunity we
eelan get to
send away letters. This may do, though badly
enough

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if no arrangement is made? The worst of it is, that
should we call at the Dunvegan post-office for our letters,
we can't get them, unless we undertake the expanse and
trouble of carrying the whole country letters to the post-
office at Lochmaddy, and even then we are told that it
is not to every one that the Dunvegan postmaster will
deliver the mails. Can anything more absurd be con-
ceived? The post-office take our letters, and they will
not send them to Lochmaddy, nor will they deliver them
at Dunvegan. The whole communication is stopped
until the post-office can bring Colonel Gordon and Lord
Macdonald to pay their shares of the expense of the
packet. The entire population—some 17,000 or 20,000
—with their friends, must wait until this mighty matter
be adjusted! Truly, the post-office authorities carry
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never intended to be made applicable to a case of this
description. It was absurd to supdose that the Le-
gislature gave to a magistrate such a power as to
enable him to prohibit a man carrying on his
trade. Had it been so intended, the mention
of particular trades of a somewhat offensive
character would have been mentioned in
the statute. It was well known that such
businesses as that of fat-melters, bone-boilers, and
other like occupations, from which smells of a not
very pleasant nature arose, were necessary for the
public convenience, and it was quite obvious that the
Legislature had not been disposed to interfere with
those carrying on such necessary pursuits, as the late
Building Act had specially provided for their con-
tinuance for the next thirty years, from and after its
passing, by stating that no building should be erected
within a reasonoble distance of them. In this case,
the witnesses stated that they had occupied these
houses but seven years, while defendant had boen
carrying on his business for upwards of ten, by which
it was quite clear that they had gone to that of which
they complained : it had not come to them. If then,
as he held, it unquestionably appeared that the
Legislature had considered that these businesses—
unpleasant to a certain extent as they might be—
were to be carried on, he submitted with great confi-
dence that the question was, whether the proprietors
so conducted them as not to be guilty of a voluntary
nuisance.
Mr. BURRELL observed that the question for him to
determine was, whether the odour arising from de-
fendant's premises was highly offensive. He had
nothing to do with its being voluntary.
Mr. Prendergast said he was in a condition to
prove that no accumulation of matter of any descrip-
tion that might be offensive to the public had been
suffered to remain. If that was prohibited which was
essential to carrying on the business of a fat-meiter,
it was in effect doing away with the business alto-
gether.
Mr. BURRELL observed that it was immaterial how
the business was carried on, the question simply was,
was it highly offensive to the public.
Mr. Prendergast said that the summons charged
his client with having neglected to remove the offen-
sive matter, &c., of which notice had been given, and
he could distinctly prove by witnesses in attendance
that it had been removed.
The inspector of nuisances observed that it was re-
moved and renewed
Mr. BURRELL held that it was clearly a continuance
of the nuisance, in which view he was opposed by
Mr. Prendergast.
Mr. Prendergast contended, that although the
odour arising from fat melting might be unpleasant,
it was not injurious to public health.
Mr. BURRELL considered, as on the former occa-
sions, that the case had been clearly made out, and
convicted in the penalty of 20s. for the offence on
the 28th. As the Learned Barrister differed with
him materially in his view of the case, he was happy
to say he had an appeal, which would afford him
an opportunity of advancing his arguments in an-
other court.
Defendant's solicitor stated that his client had in-
timated his intention of appealing against the other
five convictions, and intended to do so upon the
whole, but wished to know whether the opposite
party intended to lay fresh complaints until the
merits of the matter had been determined upon in
another court.
Mr. Walmsley said that two months were allowed
to give notice of the appeal, :which was an anomaly.
The parish authorities had only one object in view—
the preservation of the public health. He then inti-
mated that if defendant continued his calling so as to
be again offensive to his neighbours, and detrimental
to the health of those in the vicinity, that it would be
his duty to take further proceedings.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Charles Henry Took, a journeyman carpenter, was
brought before Mr. Arnold, charged with having
assaulted and obstructed William Arthur, a signal-
man at the Mile-end sation of the Eastern Counties
Railway, in the execution of his duty.
The complainant stated, that between eight and
nine o'clock on the preceding evening the prisoner
and another man obtained two tickets at the above
station to proceed in a second-class carriage to the
Shoreditch terminus, but immediately afterwards they
got int) a first-class carriage, and, as both of them
were excited, witness ordered them, at the request of
the other passengers, to get out, which the prisoner
refused to do, and he was compelled to use the neces-
sary force to eject him. The prisoner instantly
assailed him with the most opprobrious epithets, and,
grasping the handle of the carriage as it was moving
off, expressed his determination to cling to it, if it
cost him his life. He succeeded with some
difficulty in dislodging him from his perilous position,
and persuaded him to proceed to the booking-office
and receive back his money, which was at once re-
funded; but he still persisted in his refusal to leave
the place, and after again assailing the witness with
the most scurrilous language, seized him by the collar
and attempted to throw him down a flight of steps
into the street. The attack was so sudden and violent
that he was flung down several of the steps, when his
descent was fortunately stopped by a brother officer,
who caught hold of his collar and saved him being
precipitated to the bottom. Witness dispatched one
of the porters for a policeman, and was hastening
back to the platform to turn on the red light, as a
signal to the next train, which was advancing rapidly
in the same direction, that the last had just passed the
station, when the prisoner again seized and held him
fast, and but for the timely interposition of a stranger
on the platform, who, seeing his position and aware
of the danger, instantly ran forward and turned the
light, a collision must in all probability have taken
place, and several lives have been sacrificed.
A porter named Cole confirmed the last witness's
evidence, and stated that but for his interference when
the signal-man was hurled down the steps, he would
certainly have been seriously injured.
In answer to the charge, the defendant said he had
no recollection of having acted in the manner de-
scribed ; he hoped the magistrate would be merciful
towards him, as be had a wife and large family de-
pendent upon his labours.
Mr. ARNOLD animadverted upon the outrageous
conduct of the prisoner, which might have caused a
serious accident, attended with the most calamitous
results ' • but as he was evidently a hardworking man,
and did not appear to have acted from premeditation,
he should impose upon him the mitigated penalty of
205., or commit him in default for fourteen days to
the House of Correction.