The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-06 00:00:00

THE ETON COLLEGE FOURTH ALLEGED MURDER at SHAD WELL
OF JUNE REGATTA. Benjamin Gibbins, the man charged on suspicion of causing
ETON, THURSDAY NIGHT.—This annual festival, estab- the death of Jane, alias Anne Sloman, in Labour-in-Vain-
lished now upwards of half a century ago for the purpose of street, Shadwell, was brought up on Thursday for re-exami-
celebrating the anniversary of the birth of George 111., a nation at the Thames Police-court:
Sovereign who especially patronized, during his lengthened Inspector Valentine proved that when he asked the pri-
reign, the Royal College of Eton, took place this evening i soner why he did not get in at the lower window, he at first
shortly after seven o'clock. The day, which was remarkably answered it was fast, and afterwards replied that he did not
fine, and most intensely sultry, the thermometer being up- like to enter another person's premises.
wards of 80 in the shade, attracted a more than usually large Martha Darlow, Jamaica-place, Limehouse, had known the
assemblage of distinguished old Etonians, and a large con- prisoner since Tuesday week, when he came to her house
course of persons from Oxford, Cambridge, and the metro- with his wife to look for work for her. Saw the deceased
La-
of the accompanied by many of their families, to the banks Monday afternoon, between two and three o'clock, in
m.
the Thames, in the well-known Brocas, where several bour-in-Vain-street. She said she'd go to the fair to him.
thousands had congregated long before the hour for the Did not see her after. On Tuesday morning,
at
said, "Make
starting of the boats to. Old Surley, about three miles above past seven, he came to witness's house, and
dead. She fell
a quarter
Windsor-bridge. Amongst those we observed in carriages baste, and get the things out, for my wife is
oing
to tell her
I am
and on horseback, and amongst the host of pedestrians, were down stairs, and broke her neck.
the Marquis of Granby, Lord Guernsey, Lord Curzon, Earl mother." He said no more, but went a;reaya.giciWitness under-
of Darnley, Dr. Dodsworth, Rev. R. Okes, Dr. Stanford, Lord stood him to mean " the still" when
Suffield, Dir. Grenville Penn, Rev. G. Dupuis, Lord Camp.. She and her husband went directly to the house of the pri-
bell, the things from the
Rev. Mr. Abraham, Lady St. Germans, Lady C. Russell, soner, and her husband then brought
lady Exmouth, Rev. Mr. Wilder, Captain Seymour, jr.W. back window of the room the stll was in. She and her hus-
Hw•court, &c. band then went away.
Windsor-bridge, and the wharfs and fields on either side John Harris was then calledt.h—He was proprietor
Market-hill, e , near to
of the river, were also crowded with spectators. of the King's Arms,
At the hour appointed, which was punctually observed, seven o'clock asl
ypodsseiabdle,inonhTeruehsoduayae mioornLinhg, on. hearing
a our-in-Vain-
for the departure for Surley-hall, the seven boats with their that a woman
hewent toa-
the house, and, looking through the k y
respective crews attired in naval costume, proceeded up the street,
hyd
ao movement.
to door,
hbute
door there l ivine wass
notee nn oi
river, in the van being two shallops, containing the band of
whowere khneoacrkded
hole, saw. a woman lying witihnosaiutdtet,hane
the 2d Regiment of Life Guards stationed at Windsor.
a few minutes, as a woman said they need
The following is " the order of their going," with the names fanonrros
broken
eepnro. policeman,
opene Pe me
oafpnol
re
not, as the husband was likely come in a few moments
of their captains and crews :
Witness entered the house, as did the husband, who came'
The Monarch, 10 oars—Luttrell captain of the boats) •
Buller, Miller, ma., Lygon, Tremayne,
uturea. 111Seottnitneoenellasekebdeghanim Itso•hycr3he—d"idMnyotP
Bosan
ma., Lawford, mi., Hanbury, and Bernie ; Marknha m steerer. P
quet,r,anWghelabmy,,
giveo o r dearth ealarm cre a ;-
Victory—Bunny, captain • Barnes, Thompsoooner? He said he did not like to disturb the inhabitants
Arnand, Board, Blundell, and'
Welby, mi.;t that hour of thnight,
Lord Dungarvon,
Mills,Mi ls,steerer.
e and he went to a coffee-shop to
Prince of Wales—Greenwood, captain;
Holden, Feilden, Hamilton, P. Smith, Buchannon, and Miles, get a cup of coffee.
ma.; Miles, max., steerer. Anne Sloman, the mother of the deceased,:was then called,
BritanniMarshall, captain;Fellowes, , Ogle, De Rutzen andevidence gave
similar to that which she tendered at the
Rhodes, Barton, Reade, and Herres;
te Haywood, steerer. inquest, but confirmed the prisoner's statement as to having
Dreadnought--Bagshawe, captain ; ci Co,
_Dixon,
ursdon, been at the fair with the deceased, and riding in one of the
Crosse, Nicholles, White, and Wood;Lord Loughborough, roundabouts at which the prisoner was employed.
steerer.' Thorogood, 280 K, deposed to breaking open the door in
Thetis—Powys, captain ; Suttie, Norbury, Hammond, Labour-in-Vain-street. Bofore doing so, he heard a sound
Boothby, Croft, Curry, and Walpole ; Etherstone, steerer. as if some things were being removed. It appeared to come
St. George—Miller, mi., captain; Kinlock, Whitingstall, from the next house. He saw the deceased lying on the
Walker, Mangham, Cotterell, Holden, mi., and Prendergast ; ground in the passage, with her feet towards the stairs. The
Haywood, ml., steerer.
prisoner came in soon after. He said he was sorry for her,
A splendid cold collation was provided at Surley-hall, with but he did not know anything about it. The prisoner was
wines of the choicest description, for the crews and their re- then taken into custody.
spective friends, to which ample justice was done, and the Inspector Valentine having requested to have the prisoner
usual loyal and patriotic toasts were duly and expeditiously again remanded, as there were some material witnesses not
honoured.
then in attendance,
Upon the return of the boats to Windsor. bridge the usual Mr. Broderip asked what time he would require? Mr.
display of fireworks took place from the eyot. The whole Valentine said he would wish for a week, to procure the at-
affair pasted off without the occurrence of a single accident. tendance of one very material witness.
Mr. Broderip—The charge is a very grave one, and I hope
you will be prepared.
Inspector Valentine—l shall take care, sir.
The prisoner,
.being asked if he had anything further to
say in his defence, replied, " I only wish to have the neigh-
bours called up and hear what they have to say about me."
Mr. Broderip directed the inspector to bring up everybody •
who could throw any light upon the subject, and the case
was remanded until Thursday next. 1

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

- - -
THE SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION.
T PORTSMOUTH, TIJUTtS 3AY.—The following letters relating
to the proceedings of the squadron will be found interesting,
as the opinions of experienced officers of different ships :
" her Majesty's ship Rattler, at sea, May 27.
"We beat the whole squadron under sail alone. In a trial
with the Brilliant, yesterday, she acknowledged by signal we
beat her a mile to windward in four hours' sail. The Ter-
rible and Scourge, who paned company the first night, have
not made their appearance since. We go into Corrk about
the 30th.

ZOn Thursday the inquest on the body of Anne Sloman, ad-
journed from the previous day, was resumed bfore Mr. Baker,
jun. It is unnecessary to report the evidence already given at
the police-court, and which has so recently been before the
public. The evidence adduced to-day only tends to involve
the case in deeper mystery.
The first witness examined was Anna Lewis, residing at
No. 7, next door to the decased, whom she never saw till
Saturday, cleaning the step of her door. On Tuesday morn-
ing, twenty minutes after twelve o'clock, witness heard
repeated knockings at No. 6, where deceased resided, and
being up and dressed, looked out of the win-
dow. She heard a man (whom she had never seen before)
knocking at the door, and crying, "Jane, open the door."
A voice, as if a woman's lying on a bed, replied, "I shan't."
This was repeated thrice. He asked for the key to let him-
self in, and in about a minute or two after, no answer
being returned, witness heard a noise from the top to the
very bottom of the stairs. Witness cried out to the man,
" Oh, she has fell down stairs." He continued to knock for
about ten minutes more, and then said he would go and get a
lodging. Witness heard no more noise until half-past five
the same morning, when the same man returned and knocked
again until a quarter to seven, when he asked witness's leave
to go through her house to get to the back premises at No. 6.
She let him in, and he put a ladder on the water-butt, and
got in at the window. In about four or five minutes witness
and a Mrs. Mann looked through the street-door key-hole,
and saw him with a candle. They also saw a female lying
in the passage, and he seemed trying to raise her head, and
called Jane three times. Before that he seemed trying to
straighten her legs down. Witness asked if anything was
the matter, when he blew out the light and came out at the
door, which he shut behind him, exclaiming, " Oh dear I
am afraid there is; I will go and fetch her mother." Wit-
ness did not see him again until he was in cusbaly of the
police. In half an hour after a man and woman, who were
strangers to witness, came to the place. The woman, who
represented herself as the deceased's sister, got into the yard
of witness's house, and was followed by the man. He got
ever the palings and handed a long twisted pipe of tin and
a boiler out of No. 6. Witness got frightened, thinking
there was something wrong, and ran up stairs. The man
then put the twisted thing and the long pipe over. The
woman ran up stairs into witness's apartment, with the
boiler in her hand, exclaiming, " Oh dear, they have burst
the door open." The woman then ran away, and witnes
threw the boiler over the next wall.
Police-sergeant Townson, 6 IC, was next examined, and re-
peated the evidence already published in the reports from the
Thames Police-court.

" The Vanguard, in her trial with the two-deckers, blow-
ing very hard, found herself the best ship. The Rodney
next. The Albion carried away her main] topsail-yard.
The St. Vincent, in firing her stern guns from the ward-
room, knocked down every bulkhead and ornamental work
in the ward-room, and required all the carpenters in the
fleet to put things to rights. The Rattler has quite surprised
everybody. The fleet will be at Spithead about the end of
June."

"At sea. Lat 48 N., lon. 9.30 W., May 23.
" Our gallant Commodore has just made the signal, An
opportunity for letters.'

‘-‘ We have only had two trials of sailing—first, 15th in-
stant, before the wind, 18 miles. At the finale, Vanguard, 1;
Albion, 2; Superb, 3; Queen, 4; Rodney, 5; St. Vincent,
6; Trafalgar, 7. Second trial, 19th instant, blowing strong
from south-west, with a heavy head sea (three hours) with
the two deckers, with as much sail as she could stagger
under, three reefs out, and sometimes top-gallant sails over.
Early in the trial, the Albion and Superb split their main
topsails, so it was left to Rodney and Vanguard. At the
conclusion Vanguard weathered her opponent 800 yards
dead in the wind's eve.
" Queen appears to have fallen eff in her sailing. Albion
improved. St. Vincent appears to go sluggishly along, under
low sail. We can almost spare her a mainsail. The weather
(half the time we have been out) has been more like De-
cember than May, blowing hard, with an ugly sea.
" The Brilliant, Terrible, and Retribution lost us the first
night ; the two latter have not yet joined, and the former
picked up the squadron a few days ago. The most extraor-
dinary craft is the RAtler, which, I do believe, will beat the
'whole squadron under sail (low sail, blowing fresh). To-day
we have had general quarters, firing three rounds blank ;
otherwise we have been very quiet, but expect to be roused
up nightly to general quarters, firing three rounds as quick
as possible. From all I can learn we shall most likely be at
Cork early in June."

" Her Majesty's ship, St. Vincent, at sea, May 26.
"I send this by one of the steamers that the Commodore
intends to send to Cork the moment his dispatches are ready,
and he says that we are to be there ourselves three days after
the arrival of the steamer, but not to remain longer than
forty-eight hours. Nearly ever since we have been out the
weather has been very bad; four days under storm sails, and
mostly very thick and foggy, so that we have had but few
trials. On both occasions we had an advantage over the
Queen and Trafalgar. The two deckers perhaps had an ad-
vantage over us, but you can scarcely call it a trial. Our
principal work has been in exercising a very green ship's
company in reefing, and in making and shortening sail, and
firing' blank cartridges at quarters. We are busy looking
after some of our stray sheep, three of the steamers having
parted company the first night.
" Vanguard put herself on fire for a minute or two, from
the stern port, on lower deck, owing to not being able to have
sufficient of the muzzle outboard; that might be remedied
by having the two after guns on lower deck about eighteen
inches longer.
" On the 22d, our patient being better, an order was given
for us to go to general quarters, and fire our stern guns. I
think it took us about forty minutes to clear away abaft, and
after having kept up a very good fire (ten rounds from each
gun) we found we had done much damage to our gingerbread,
especially in ward-room, and admiral's and captain's cabins;
such as admiral's stern-walk much shook ; officers' cabin,
bulkheads, down about our ears ; and a variety of other little
things, such as glass sashes, &c., knocked to pieces; so that
we were compelled to make a signal for two carpenters and
joiners:from each ship of the fleet to come on board to repair
damages, where they remained for two days. Other ships
did not suffer.

a On the 26th, at 11 r.n., the night signal was made,
Prepare for action, and nre three rounds.' Some of the
ships commenced very soon, I think all before us. However,
not a man in this ship knew a word about it, except the
Commodore and Captain, and considering we are a green'
ship's company, I think we did pretty well ; for frcm the
time we beat to quarters, hammocks all stowed on deck,
tables, stools, and bags all stowed in their places below the
gun decks, and fired the first, in twelve minutes, without a
single accident of any sort.
" St. Vincent is certainly the worst in performing any
evolution aloft, such as making or shortening sail, reefing,
&c. ; but consider, she has a new ship's company, with 400
men that scarcely ever saw a man-of-war before. and I am
sorry to say that the commodore does not make sufficient
allowance, for he expects everything to be done as well and
as smart as the other ships that have been from two to three
years in commission.
" Y.S. Brilliant had a few hours' trial on wind with Su-
perb, and beat her. Raleigh has just made her number."

" Her Slajesty's ship at sea, May 29.
We all started in company on the 13th ; the next morn-
ing we found missing the Brilliant, Terrible, and Cyclops ;
and the day after the Retribution was also missing. Brilliant
we picked up after a week's absence ; the three steamers we
have seen nothing of since. Gladiator and Scourge we have
had in company mostly all the time ; Rattler always.
" It is quite evident that the steam-vessels can do nothing
in sailing with a fleet or squadron. Rattler (the one with the
screw) does very well.
" When we are under very easy sail they are compelled to
crowd every stitch they can, and then barely keep up with
us. The Gladiator is somewhat better since she unshipped
some of her paddle floats • but it took her eight hours to do
so, and it would, in all probability, take half as long again to
replace them.

Some of the steam-vessels are not even fitted to discon-
nect, which is a very great drawback. The Scourge can
(comparatively) do nothing under sail, she being so situated.
" For most part of the time we had very bad weather,
blowing hard, with a continuation of thick fogs, so that we
have had but few trials, and they being mostly with single
ships. Rodney and Vanguard had one good trial with a
Ifresh breeze, just able to carry a main topgallant sail. I
:I)anink it was allowed that Vanguard had a little advantage.
one occasion the St. Vincent had a four hours' trial with
the Queen ; in which it was afterwards admitted by Sir
ron Bremer, by signal, that the St.
Vinacent. had the ad..
Gandage--both of the above trials wer on wtiTedilbToenstaeard-
day there was a pretty little trial between the Queen, on a wind, with a nice royal breeze : the fo er
bad considerable advantage There was also at the same
time an interesting trial between the Rodney and the
Superb, going about two points free ; the Superb beat her
much ; so it is allowed lebodard here that the Rodney does
not sail quite so well as and the Superb much better.
The Trafalgar can do nothingwith any.

At this stage of the proceedings it was intimated that the
woman alluded to in the statement of Anna Lewis had been
discovered by the police, and was in attendance.
Mr. Ross, surgeon, had made a post nun tem examination of
the body. On examining the external marks upon the face
he found that there were internal bruises which corresponded
with them, and which were evidently the result of a blow.
On carefully taking away the covering from the vicinity of
the wound on the back of the head, he observed a slight
fracture on the upper part of the occipital bone. There was
(an extensive bruise reund the head, and on removing the
skull cap and dura mater he found a large quantity of ex-
travasated blood over the surface of the brain, to the extent
of at least three ounces. The brain itself was congested, but
otherwise healthy. The occipital bone was slightly frac-
tured on the inner side, but there was no depression ; the
fracture had gone through. The blood had escaped from the
superior longitudinal sinus, which was ruptured, and death
was occasioned by the effusion of blood upon the brain.
In answer to a juror, Mr. Ross said it was possible that the
wound and fracture on the back of deceased's head could
have been caused by a kick from the toe of a heavy boot.
A poker, or any other blunt and heavy instrument, would
have inflicted such a wound. Witness did not think that
the injuries on the face and the back of the head could have
been occasioned by a fall down the stairs. It was just pos-
sible that a person receiving a blow in the face, and falling
down the stairs, could have sustained the injuriez.
To the CORONER —lt was possible that a person receiving
such an injury might have placed such a pillow as the sack
produced under her head, and yet not have sufficient con-
sciousness to answer a person knocking at the door. A blow
might have stunned and made her sick at the time, but she
might have sufficiently recovered to move about, yet after-
wards have died from its effects.
Inspector Valentine, of the K division, who took the
charge on Tuesday morning, proved that in questioning
Gibbins as to why he got in through the upper window,
which was a matter of difficulty, instead of at the lower
one, which was more easy of access, Gibbins replied, that
he tried to lift it, but could not do so. Being told by the
inspector it was very easy, and had no fastening, he re-
plied, " Well, I did not like to go through another per-
son's premises." The inspector answered, " You were
going through his premises in getting in where you did ;"
to which the prisoner made no answer. There was no fas-
tening to the lower window, which was only three feet from
the ground, whilst the upper one was ten feet, and the
ladder only four feet high. After a minute search no instru-
ment had been found by which the wound on the deceased's
head was likely to have been inflicted. Witness tried to
stand the ladder in the water-butt, which had no head, and
did not appear to have been recently moved, but could not
succeed.

A coffee-house keeper named Crafford stated that Gibbing
came into his shop at half-past twelve en Tuesda mornin
and called for a cup of coffee, which he drank. Lie y remained about half an hour. Witness did not perceive anything
particular in his manner. When he returned again, about
half-past two, he was very quarrelseme, and appeared as if
he had been drinking.

At this stage of the proceedings, the jury having sat for
tea hours and upwards, the coroner proposed an adjournment
till Monday, which was acceded to.

THE LATE MELANCHOLY ACCI-
DENT AT OXFORD,
OXFORD, JUNE 4.—An inquest was held this morning by
Mr. Coxe, the University coroner, at the house of Mr.
William Wayle, publican, at the Weirs, on the body of Mr.
George Gibbs, commoner of Exeter College, whe was
drowned while bathing in the Isis.
Mr. Lionel James Trotter, Postmaster of Merton College,
being sworn, said that he met with the deceased, who was
his school-fellow, at the Weirs yesterday afternoon, at about
a quarter before 3 o'clock, and accompanied him to the lasher
calledso Bossom's Lasher, for the purpose of bathing. Witness
mbzhetdbtahtheedwecitetoseudt (whobeing
outw a s
of nohis swimmer)ana
havingkow far he
witness heard an alarm G* actual lasher.
so, left him to Swim towards the
Tyrrell, of St. John's. thatmcitnessibs
seeing the arm of deceased abolevawraat
Wit-
ness thought he was a full minute undec
Deceased grasped him tight, and pulled'
withinn deceased,eB called
frfionmdinhgimhbimyseplufttnineagrl aaged to
shoulders. Thought deceased had -
strength, or he could
not see deceased rise
soon spread, and everv%:ill
the adjoining not so rea
üblic-Loussertan" w depth, done
Gibbs was drowning, from Mr.
After a-time
Lwugathnetn, hold of it.
backer to the place, and
yhisexhhaanu.ristllihiqs
under.
in some degree lost his
dily have got away. Did
after this struggle. The alarm
Trotter give the as speedily
Lovick Tyrrell, commoner of St. John's
sworn, said that he was of the bath'
Trotter; he observed Mr.
shallow water near the bank. Witness swac
tance, and after a short time he heard
ceased, "Come here ! here !" Witness swam back to the
and standing on the edge of the ,
place,
deceased's elbow, which hold of. Mr.
coming up and grappling with deceased,
witness at this time
right to join in the struggle,
witness did not think it
Thought Mr. Trotter v .
.ras a full minute under water, and
r appearance of deceased
further from that time there wig no •
till the body was found, which was rather more than a
quarter of an hour afterwards.
being sworn, said that, he was
George Hitchings, surgeon,
four o'clock; that he im-
sent for yesterday afternoon about
he found everything
mediately set out to the Weirs, where
instructions of the
had been dohs according to the printed
the
Humane Society. Witness used every effort for
but without
re-
storing of animation which his skill could suggest,file.
No alt hungli he continued to do so till half-past nye.
No mark of injury was found on the body.
T. Hands, appointed waterman by the University, having
been sworn, said, that being on his duty on the main stream,
he heard an alarm given at a quarter past three o'clock. He
immediately punted to the lasher, and having with assistance
got his boat over into the lasher pool, found persons searching
with drags and a pole. After about ten minutes search,
witness succeeded in finding and raising the body of deceased
with his long pole. Witness never received any instructions
to attend at or near this bathing place, but was in what they
call the "Gut," with a view of helping gentlemen in boats on
the main stream.
Verdict—" Accidentally drowned."

" Her Majesty's Ship Rodney at sea, May 29.
" We (Rodney) have had but two trials; one with Albion,
Superb, and Vanguard, blowing very hard, single-reefed top-
sails, and topgallant sails occasionally, in which in three
hours and a half Vanguard beat us nearly 800 yards to wind-
ward ; Superb and Albion having split their main
fallen
were in a meaar re out of the race. Queen has off.
Superb, perhaps, beats us all. Raleigh, however, to-day, beat
off her the wind in a trial of three hours ; how much I don't
know. We consider the extra 80 tons of water has not improved
Rodney's sailing qualities, although the four two-deckers are
very equal indeed. We have had but two trials., as I said
before. We beat to quarters by signal at eleven o'clock last
Monday night. We were half an hour from the beat to the
time all the guns were secured again, having fired three
rounds from every gun in the ship, barring ward room and
cabin of course. Day before yesterday Albion and Queen
tried under royals, on a wind. Albion beat. Also Superb
and Rodney. Royals set going ten knots wind at easy.
Superb beat us six thousand :rds, however. In fine weather, •
Symonds' ships have the best: chance. As Rodney gets lighter
we expect her to improve. Trafalgar very slow; Rattler sails
beautifully, never out of her station."

The Earl and Countess of Haddington and suite were
brono-!it from Ryda this morning by the Lightning steamer,
Mr. J, E. Pettey, Master commanding, and proceeded to
London by the express train.
The Polyphemus steam-sloop, Commander 3PC,leverty,
arrived this morning. from the eastward.

------
FIRE INSURANCE.--From a return just issue i by
order of the House of Commons, relative to fire insurances,
it appears that the following are the same insured in the
ire offices in England in farming stock, exempt from duty,
for the different quarters in 1845. In the quarter ending
March sth, 15,931,660/. ; ending 24th June, 5,299,403/. ; 9
ending 29th September, 7,880,7611.; and ending 25th De-
Total, 55,858,637/.
ceaber, 26,7_46,813/.

We read in the Memorial of Pau :—" The news of
the approaching visit of the Duke And Duchess de
.Nemours seems to be confirmed. The arrival at Paul of
A N. La ?trent:fir, controller of their household, who has been
4orderect_tolgive instructions relative to their visit, and to
4. engage aparttuents at Luz, leaves no doubt on the subject.
e, ' They will arrive about the 15th of June, and will pass a
1-- month at Pau, and in excursions in the Pyrenees. It is said
e: SW they wilOtaimropanied_by their children."
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THE GREENWICH RAILWAY TRAFFIC DURL'iO THE
loLmsva•—On Monday there were 52,000 passengers who
travelled by the above railway; on Tuesday, 30,000; and on
Wednesday, 19,000 ; making altogether 101,000 persons—a
greater number than has travelled on that line at any pre-
vious Whitsuntide.

THE SUN', LONDON, SATURDAY
_MORNING, JUNE 60 1846.

CHANNEL ISLANDS.
COPY OF THE COMMISSION ISSUED TO INQUIRE
INTO THE STATE OF THE LAW IN THE CHAN-
NEL ISLANDS.
Victoria, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, to
our trusty and well-beloved Thomas Flower Ellis, Esq.,
Barrister-at-law, and Thomas Bros, Esq., Barrister-at-law,
greeting: Whereas we have deemed it expedient, for divers
good causes and considerations, that a Commission should
forthwith issue for inquiring into the criminal laws now in force
in our Channel Islands, and into the constitution and powers
of the tribunals and authorities charged with the execution
of such laws : now know ye, that we, having especial trust
and confidence in your wisdom and fidelity, have assigned,
nominated, and appointed, and do by these presents assign,
nominate, and appoint you the said Thomas Flower Ellis and
Thomas Bros, to be our Commissioners, to go into our said
islands for the purposes aforesaid ; and for the better effect-
ing the purposes of this our Commission, we do by these
presents give and grant to you, or any one of you, full
power and authority to call before you, or any one of? you,
such persons as you shall judge necessary, by whom you
may be the better informed on the subject of this our Com-
mission, and of every matter connected therewith; and also
to call for, have access to, and examine all such official
books, documents, papers, and recei de as may afford the
fullest information on the subject, and to inquire of and con-
cerning the premises by all other lawfitl ways and means
whatsoever; and we do hereby give and grant to you, or any
on* of you, full power and authority, when the same shall
appear to be requisite, to administer an oath or oaths to any
person or persons whatsoever to be examined beforb you, or
any one of you, touching or concerning the premises: and
our further will and pleasure is, that you do and shall with
as little delay as possible report to us in our Privy Council,
under your hands and seals respectively, your several pro-
ceedings by virtue of this our Commission, as the same shall
be respectively completed and perfected : and we will and
command, and by these presents ordain, that this our Com-
mission shall continue in full force and virtue, and that you
our said Commissioners, or any one of you, may from time to
time proceed in the execution thereof, and of every matter
and thing therein contained, although the same be not conti-
nued from time to time by adjournment: and we do hereby
require all and every our officers and ministers in our said
islands respectively to be aiding and assisting to you and
each of you in the due execution of this our Commission :
and we have made choice of our trusty and well-beloved
Charles Clark, Esq., Barrister-at-law, to be Secretary to this
our Commission, and to attend you in the execution
thereof; whose service and assistance we require _you to use
from time to time as occasion shall require. In witness
whereof we have caused these cur letters to be made patent.
Witness ourself, at Westminster, the sixteenth day of May,
in the ninth year of our reign.
By writ of Privy Seal.
L. EDMUNDS, Clerk of the Crown.
Crown Office, May 25, 1846.

FRANCE.
CHAMBER OF PEERS.—Srrma OF JurrE 2.
MASSACRE OF THE FRENCH PRISONERS BY
AB-EL-KADER.
The President took thehe chair at half-past two.
The order of the day was explanations relative to the mu-
'acre of the French prisoners in Africa.
The President had to state that the Minister of War being
prevented from attending at the sitting, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs would reply in his place.
Prince de la Moskowa said that he should have hag be-
fore solicited from the Chamber permission to ask for infor-
mation respecting the French prisoners in the hands of the
Arabs, if grave considerations had not prevented him. He
thought that negotiations were going on, and he was afraid
of injuring their progress by untimely inquiries. For the
precarious, and indeed perilous, situation of these unfortu-
nate men was a mystery to no one. A column, commanded
by his valiant friend M. de Cognord, had been surrounded
at Sidi Brahim by a multitude of Arabs, and taken pri-
soners. They were then, by Abd-el-Kader's orders, marched
from tribe to tribe, in the midst of the populations of Mo-
rocco. This was done to arouse the enthusiasm of those bar-
barions tribes, and Abd-el-Kader endeavoured to turn fully
to advantage the chance which had thrown the French sol-
diers into his hands. It was the imperative duty of the
Government to enter at once into negotiations to rescue these
unfortunate men from the fate that awaited them. This
was the opinion of the Minister of War, who, on this occa-
sion, as on all others, showed the greatest solicitude for the
men under his care. The Ministry did not take the same
view of the matter, and in a Cabinet Council it was decided
that to negotiate with Abd-el-Kader would be to make hint
of too much importance—would be no longer to treat him as a
barbarian chief. It was against that decision that he (M. de
la Moscowa) deed to protest. If the account gives by the
courageous soldier who escaped from the late massacre was
to be credited, all the prisoners had not perished--some offi-
cers and non-commissioned officers had been spared. He
considered that under these circumstances there was occasion
to attempt something to save these unfortunate men. Hu-
manity surely commanded the Government to make some
endeavour to rescue them from almost certain death. He
considered it right also to ask the Cabinet by what motives
it had been induced to refuse to enter into a negotiation,
which was not incompatible with the dignity of France, or
the security of the establishments in Algeria. He could not
suppose that any objection would be made by the Govern-
ment to state its reasons for acting as it had done. He
looked on the conduct of the Government as indicative of a
tendency to a policy but little mindful of human blood.—
(Denial.) Yes, a tendency to a merciless policy— (Loud de-
nial)—which was gaining ground more and more in Algeria.
Entope looked with inquietude on the establishment of
France in Africa. If the Government desired it not to be
discussed let it respect the laws of religion and humanity—
it was the only means getting the conquest pardoned.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs---The Noble Peer was
quite right in saying that the Government ought to have
Endeavoured to procure the deliverance of the French pri-
soners; but he was in error when he said that nothing had
been done. The Government had been most anxious about
the prisoners, and had at first eagerly listened to some indi-
rect overtures made on the part of Abd-el-Kader for an ex-
change of prisoners. If the Government did not accept these
overtures it was because they concealed a snare, as the Emir
wanted to have proposals made to him by France for the
purpose of having the advantage of rejecting them. Such
had been the firm conviction of Marshal Bugeaud, and such
was the recommendation he had transmitted to Government.
" This is not serious," said he, " The intention is to deceive
the Arab tribes." The Government would have been alto-
gether unreasonable to desire to impose its wishes on M.
Bugeaud, and all the principal officers on the spot, but the
Noble Peer was quite wrong in supposing that, therefore,
nothing was done. The Government did, in fact, employ all
the means in its power to come to their aid. An attempt
was made to surprise the deira, but it failed ; and a negotia-
tion was opened with the Emperor of Morocco on the subject.
The Government said to him, "French prisoners are in your
territory; this cannot be permitted; get them given back to
us." Once before prisoners had been restored in that way.
The negotiations were going on actively of late, and other
means of a secret character were employed. Unfortunately,
during all these attempts, the Government was occupied in
the Emperor of Morocco
act as we suggested ; in
d, and dispersed in various
cghoeent tsienigu:tnhcee Beiratheendeavoured,
d on
nibr
gotraohkis en
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nip btyeo
directions. It was at the moment of this critical reso-
lution, that the deplorable catastrophe took place. The
deira did not feel itself strong enough to guard the pri-
soners, and was unwilling to set them at liberty; it there-
fore put them to death. Thus it was an event, politically
favourable to France, which had led to this dreadful act.
There was reason, as the Noble Peer had said, to believe
that some prisoners had escaped the fate of their unfor-
tunate comrades, and the Government would neglect no-
thing, the Chamber might be certain, to have them restored
(in the midst of the noise
to their country.—(Hear; hear.)
o
as well as we could make
o f ir
private e C tos
out, he appeared to complain that the Government did not
ntevlelarsanetirnearod,
ina s,‘p_heiecchh,
give its generals sufficient latitude in treating for the release
of prisoners.
General Fabvier, after deploring the frightful disaster that
had just taken place, passed a high euloi,ium on the courage
and devotedness displayed by the army of Africa.
The Marquis De Boissy considered the Governor of Algeria
responsible for the late massacre. By the system of exter-
mination which he had adopted, he had taught the Arabs to
be, in their turn, without pity.
Baron C. Dupin expressed his surprise that, when the
massacre of 300 men was the matter in question, any Noble
Peer should take that deplorable event as a motive of attack
on the Governor-General of Algeria.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs must protest against such
attacks being made. There was no person in Africa who did
not admit that Marshal Bugeaud carried on the war wills as
little inhumanity as possible. But the Marshal possessed a
merit which might sometimes become a fault, of stating with
the simplicity and frankness of a soldier, what he thought
and intended to do. Advantage was taken of that custom of
his, and it was used against him. But that did not prevent
the Marshal from having rendered great services to the
French establishment in Algeria, and done honour to the hu-
manity of France by the manner in which he carried on a
difficult war. The Marshal was a man of too generous, too
humane a disposition, even to sanction any act of severity
which could possibly be avoided.—(Hear, hear.)
Prince de la Moscowa desired to knew if it was in conse-
quence of a system deliberately determined on, of a firm re-
solve, that the Government had refused to enter into nego-
tiations with Abd-el-Kader for the exchange of prisoners,
and if that was to be so always?
The Minister of Foreign airs replied t hat there was no
system whatever determined on. When the Government
should think that an exchange of prisoners could be made
with Abd-el-Kader :without indicting injury to the French
establishment in Africa, it should not refuse to do so.
The subject then dropped.
The order of the day was the discussion on the Bordeaux
to Cette Railway Bill.
The Marquis d'Audifret did not think that the state of the
money market could admit of any other railways being un-
dertaken this year. He should, therefore, advise the Chamber
to
_p_ostpone the railway Bills to another session.
Fulchiron quoted figures to prove that the financial
situation of the Bordeaux and Cette line was of a most satis-
factory character. He maintained, besides, that its construc-
tion was urgent, and did not admit of delay.
Count Beugnot was astonished that the Government alone
seemed not to share in the general alarm felt at the magni-
tude of railway undertakings in France, and at the effects
already produced by them in trade and manufactures. The
sum total at present to be drawn from private capital for
these undertakings was not less than 1,100,000,000 f. He
concluded by recommending a postponement of the present
Bills.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, June 5.
The Lord Chancellor sat at Westminster to-day, and after
disposing of the unopposed lunatic petitions on the paper,
proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part-heard
case of

WHITWORTH V. GAUGALY.
This case came before his Lordship on Wednesday last,
upon an appeal from the decree of the Vice-Chancellor Wi-
gram ; and although the facts are not of a nature mush inte •
resting to the public, the question raised in the case is one of
considerable importance to the legal profession and the public
at large. That question is, whether an equitable mortgagee
of land is entitled in equity to enforce his charge in priority
to a creditor of the mortgagor, who had, without notice of
the equitable mortgage, recovered judgment against the
mortgagor, obtained possession of the lands by writ of
elegit and attornments of tenants, such proceedings being
subsequent to the equitable mortgage. The Vice-
Chancellor Wigram decided that the equitable mortgagee
had the right to enforce his charge in priority, and from that
decision the present appeal was brought. The plaintiffs are
eminent bankers at Northampton ; and in 1839, Mr. George
Cooke, a solicitor of that place, was largely indebted to them
on his banking accounts. In April of that year he obtained
a further advance of upwards of 3,0001., and gave his pro-
missory note for payment of that amount with interest. He
also deposited with the petitioners the title-deeds of two
closes ofland situated on the manor of Kingsthorpe, and also
the title-deeds of certain houses and lands in the parish of St.
Sepulchre, in Northampton, accompanied with a memorandum,
in which he engaged, if required, to execute any legal mortgage
or other security of the premises and land that the plain-
tiffs might hereafter require. In the month of November,
1840, two actions of assumpsit were commenced against
Cooke, one by a Mr. Mayer, and the other by one of the
present defendants, a person named Pell. No defence was
made to those actions, judgment was signed in each of them,
and subsequently writs of elegit were sued out. Inquisi-
tions were had of the goods, chattels, and lands of Cooke, and
on the 30th of December, 1840, Mayer obtained legal sezin
of the lands in Kiogsthorpe, and Pell of the lands and houses
in the parish of St. Sepulchre and the tenants attorned to
them. In February, 1841, fiats of bankruptcy were issued
against Cooke and Mayer, and.the defendant Gaugain was ap-
pointed assignee of the latter. In March of the same year
the present Bill was filed, charging that the hereditaments,
premises, and securities held by the plaintiff were inadequate
to satisfy the amount due to them by virtue of their equit-
able lien, and praying an account of what was due to them
in respect thereof ; and also that they might be declared to
have an equitable mortgage on the heriditaments and pre-
mises, and entitled to priority over the elegit and judgments
of Mayer and Pell , and that if the proceeds of the sale of
their securities should prove insufficient, that they might be
admitted to prove for the deficiency against the estate of
Cooke, under the fiat of bankruptcy issued against him. In
the answer of the defendant Pell, he denied that he
had notice of the plaintiff's equitable lien at the
time the legal sezin of the premises was delivered to him
under the elegit, and he insisted that as a purchaser for valu-
able consideration without notice, he was entitled to the full
benefit at law of that writ.

The LORD CHANCELLOR postponed his judgment.

ROLLS' COURT, June 5.
BROWN V. BULLPIT.
Mr. Tuttxxa said he appeared on the part of Mrs. Celia
Brown, the wife of the plaintiff. The object of his client
was to obtain the benefit of a leass for 21 years of a house
which had been granted to her husband by the defendant,
who had subsequently served and carried into execution an
ejectment. The answer alleged that there had been a neg-
lect on the part of the plaintiff to fulfil certain terms in the
covenant of the lease.

Mr. LLumr, for the defendant, said that the ejectment had
not been served until the ;,remises in question were
in a state of utter ruin. The ejectment had not been served
for several months after the judgment had been obtained.
Besides, the plaintiff had not paid the insurance money
on the houses, and had in other ways violated
the terms of the covenant between him and the
defendant- The case of the unfortunate plaintiff bad
been taken up by several respectable persons, at various
periods, between whom and the solicitor of the defendant ne-
gotiations passed, which terminated in their relinquishing the
cause they had undertaken from a conviction that
defendant had not, under the circumstances in the particular
of the ejectment, exceeded his duty.
Mr. Brown, the plaintiff, made a long statement, from
which it appeared that the money by which the lease had been
purchased, was the property of his wife, and that there had
been some money transactions between him and the defend-
ant, by whom he stated he had sustained severe injuries.
Lord LANGDALE was of opinion that the case of the plain-
tiff had been made out, and therefore dismissed the cause,
without, however, any prejudice to the filing of another bill.

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. ROOSE.
Mr. Twins (who appeared on the part of the Crown) said
that this was an information filed by the Attorney-
General against the defendant Lady Jane Elizabeth Roose.
The defendant was the widow of Sir David Charles Roose,
who was the agent resident in Ireland of the Norwich Union
Insurance Company, and in that capacity, as the personal
representative of the company, had become indebted to the
Crown for certain duties not included in the returns.
Mr. KOZDERSLEY, on the part of the defendant, contended
that the Norwich Union Insurance Company should be made
parties in the defence, with the view that his client might
have access to the papers of her husband, which were in the
hands of the same company.
Mr. CALVERT followed on the same side, and contended,
that as there were no returns furnished to show the assets of
Sir D. C. Roose, the Crown was not in a position to sustain
the present information.
Lord LANGDALE said he would reserve his decision, as the
case required some consideration.

VICE-CHANCERY COURT, June 5.
The Vice-Chancellor of England took unopposed cause
petitions, short causes, cause petitions, and motions to-day,
but no case of any interest came before the Court during
the whole morning.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 5.
(Sittings in Banco.)
WESLir V. KRAMHELM.
-

In this case the defendant had taken out a patent for a
new mode of stereotyping, and employed the plaintiff to
negotiate the sale of the invention to certain parties, for
which he was to have a commission of 1001. Plaintiff
alleged that he had negotiated the sale, which defendant
denied, and plaintiff took an action for the recovery of his
commission, and the jury found a verdict for the full amount.
An application was made in the following term for a rule to
set aside that verdict, and the rule was granted, and the
present application was made, on the part of defendant, to
have that rule discharged, upon the ground that the demand
of the plaintiff could not have been for 1001., as the commis-
sion, if the negotiation had been effected, would have
amounted to a much larger sum. Counsel then went into a
long statement of the facts, and the terms upon which the
sale was to have been effected, but which it was alleged had
not been done.
The COURT gave judgment in favour of the defendant.
(Sitting in Banco.)
LAWTON V. HICKMAN.
This was a case on special demurrer, as to whether the
proceedings in a reilication containing mixed matters of law
and fact, were sufficient ; and also involving the question
whether the decision of Mr. Baron Alderson in the matter
was the correct decision, or whether it was not such a deci-
sion as this Court ought to set aside.
Mr. Pashley appeared in support of the demurrer, and Mr.
Cole in that of the replication.
The questions at issue sprung out of a litigated railway
scheme, denominated " The Union Railway," the proposed
object of which was to unite several railways. The Company
was provisionally registered, but did not obtain an Act of
Parliament to constitute it a Company incorporated by Act
of Parliament. The main question upo❑ which issue was
taken was, whether the Company, in relation to the position
in which it stood, was authorised to transfer its scrip certi-
ficates.

The Learned Counsel on both sides put forth their particu-
lar views of the various sections of the Act. The '23d section
of the Act was relied upon by Mr. Cole, and amongst others,
as giving the necessary authority ; but to this particular sec-
tion Mr. Pashley took objection, contending that all it settled
was, the opening of subscription lists, obtaining subscribers,
and allotting shares; there was not one word, he submitted,
in it, to sanction the sale of scrip. The Learned Gentleman
concluded his reply to the arguments of Mr. Cole by sub-
mitting that the matter was a question of law, and that the
defendant was entitled to the judgment of the
ourt.
The Court took time to consider.

BAL COURT, June 5.
There was no casein this Court to-day of the least public
interest.

SECONDARIES' COURT, June 5.
(Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.)
TUE QUEEN V. MALIN.
This was a writ of extent, and the jury were called upon
to inquire of what property the defendant was possessed in
the bailiwick of the Sheriff's of the city of London. The
defendant is the widow of an officer of the East India Com-
pany, and it was now attempted to be proved that she was
entitled to a pension of 2051. 6s. 3d. from a fund called " the
Royal Bengal Military Fund," founded by Lord Clive, and of
which the Board of Calcutta are trustees, and the Hon. the
East India Company are the agents in London for the pay-
ment. It was now shown by Mr. Lowe, clerk to Major
Duff, the agent to the fund, that the defendant was
entitled to the pension. It was customary for the
amount of the annuities to be transmitted to the East
India Company, by whom it was paid to the parties entitled or
having a certificate from Major Duff, but the parties could
by power of attorney delegate others to receive it. It was
next proved that the defendant resided at Calais, and that
she had been outlawed, or technically (being a widow)
waived, and that she had given sipower of attorney to Messrs.
Richards, Little, and Co., East India agents, of Bishopgate-
Street.
Mr. Little was called and proved that hia firm had a power
of attorney to receive the amount--it was a fund from which
grants were made in India and the money was sent over to
England, but if the party resided in India they could receive
it there in person cr by agent. They had received the an-
nuity up to January, but the last quarter had had a atop
put upon it.
The SECONDARY said that the first important point was
to see whether this was a boon, as had been insinuated ;
next, whether the East India Company were legally liable
to pay the money in the City of London.
Mr. Little said he could not decide whether it came to
the hands of the East India Company as a matter of conve-
nience ; but there was no doubt they had it, as they com-
pelled their officers to subscribe to the fund.
The SECONDARY said, that if a person could receive the
money in India, they could appoint an agent in England to
take it. It must be shown to the jury, at all events. that
the money was actually in the hands of the company before
they could give a verdict, end suggested that the cal,
should stand over till Wednesday next, to give an opportu-
nity for the Secretary to attend without inconvenience, as
the writ had to run till the 12th June.—This was granted.

The Minister of Finance, in answer to the Noble Peer,
repeated the explanations which he had already given in the
other Chamber, on the state of the money market, when
taking part in the general discussion on the Budget.
It being now a quarter past six, the sitting was brought tc
a close.

THE CROPS.—The very fine weather admirably suits.
the wheat crop, which has not for many seasons at the cor-
responding period of the year been more vigorous or looked
more promising. This remark applies more particularly tc
the dry light scils, the crops in the poor wet lands looking
very sickly. The Lent corn, generally speaking, affords the
farmer the pleasing expectation of a good average crop,._
Kentish Gazette.
SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY NICETY.—
tn
A fine sturgeon,
measuring 7 feet 3 inches in length, andweighing 13814:i.
was caught in the salmon nets in the Red6ridge Creel
this afternoon, and forwarded to Billingsgate by one of the
night trains.
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nl3
Su
atr—daAylrk.
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deg gbys, aannAurldseerrynernyabnuolli
Chle
which was in a field near that town. It appeared that he
struck the animal with a small stick in order to drive it
away, when
the bull turned upon him, threw him down, and
trampled upon his chest, from the effects of which death etr
sued in ten minutes after he was rescued. •
Mr. Parry having
conducted the festivals of the An
cient Britains on St. David's-day,
and rendered other eer.
vices to the Welsh Charity School, for a period of 43 years
the governors and subscriberspresented him on Thursday with
an elegant piece of plate in
testimony to the usefulness anti
kindness of his ezertiona at all times in behalf of that insti-
tution.

Ibrahim Pacha has sent to the Prefect of the Seine
a sum of 12,000 f., to be divided-amongst the poor in the
twelve arrondissements of Paris.
THE SECRETARY OF WAR.—As Mr. Sidney Herbert
and the Dowager Lady Pembroke were proceeding through
Fisherton Anger, to Wilton Abbey, in a carriage drawn by
four post-horses, on Saturday last, on their way from town,
a poor old man, named John Newton, who is deaf and infirm,
was knocked down by the horses, whereupon the postilion
immediately pulled up, and a crowd of persons soon gathered
upon the spot, where the old man lay bleeding profusely from
a wound near the:right temple. The Right Hon. (rentle-
man instantly alighted, and, without waiting to learn the
exteut of the accident, proceeded back as fast as he could to
the Salisbury Infirmary, where he procured the assistance of
Mr. Tatum, surgeon. Mr. Herbert then returned to the poor
man's cottage, and there waited till the wound was dressed,
and then, having administered to his e,niforts, proceeded to
Wilton. During the whole of
hers timej (very nearly an
hour) the Countess remained incarriae anxiously waiting to know the extent of theg injn ry received.
the street,
u
Mr. Tatum has since constantly attended the
To hoar Om kJ Abp. 9f his wmfa y, poor man, and

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
William Hampton, a person who was formerly in the
employment of Mr. Reed, of Mill-street, Bermondsey,
corn-lighterman, was brought before Alderman Gibbs
upon the charge of having forged an order for goods in
the name of his late master.

Mr. Jenkins, of Cornhill, tailor, stated that Mr. Reed
was a customer of his, and that on the 21st of April
the prisoner brought to him a forged request to the
following purport:—
" Mr. W. Jenkins—Sir,—l want for my &kiwi in
Scotland the same quantity of the uest black cloth and
kerseymere. If not of the same piece it must be of
equally good quality. I should have sent you the
cheque for the other parcels, but understanding my
friend was likely to want a little more, I thought I
would leave it, and draw a cheque for the whole, as it is
not exactly in my line of business, but merely to oblige
him. I wish to make it one transaction, and then it
need not pass through my books, if this is the same
price. I will brine a draft with me fur the whole as I
come to market.—Yours obediently,

" H. T. REED.

" Dfill-house, Bermondsey."
Believing that the order was in Mr. Reed's hand
writing, the witness let the prisoner have the good
described in the note.
Mr. H. T. Reed stated that he had formerly employed
the prisoner as a clerk, and had discharged him. The
request produced by Mr. Jenkins, of Cornhill, purporting
to be written by witness, was forged, and he believed
that it was in the handwriting of the prisoner, who had
no authority from him to use his name.
There were several cases of a similar kind against the
prisoner, who was committed for trial upon four distinct
charges. In his pocket were found duplicates for the
goods he thus obtained.
BOW-STREET.
Charles Simpson was charged with defrauding James
Leonard of Is. The complainant had met the prisoner (till
then unknown to him) in Leather•lane, and had accidently
fallen into conversation with him. In the course of the con-
versation the prisoner offered to sell him two tickets, one of a
coat pawned for ss. and another of a waistcoat for 35., which he
bought for Is. On going to the pawnbroker's, in Broad-
street,St. Giles's, he found that these tickets were never made
out there, but had been stolen from the counter when blank,
and had been since filled in.
Mr. Bowstead, the clerk, here observed that Leather-lane
was out of the district.

Policeman F 11, who had taken the prisoner in charge,
said that he had first brought him to Clerkenwell, but the
inspector there said that as the pawnbroker lived in this dis-
trict the case must come to this court.
Mr. JARDINE said that as the prisoner was not charged with
stealing the tickets, but with defrauding the complainant, he
must be taken to the district where the fraud was com-
mit! ed.

The case was accordingly taken to the Clerkenwell Police•
court.

(The prisoner denied that he was the same person who de.
frauded the complainant.)

MARKET NEWS. -(YESTERDAY

CORN-EXCHANO E.
The present week's arrivals of English Wheat up to our
market have been very limited, consequently the stands to-
day exhibited a small number of samples. Still, however,
owing to the prevailing fine weather, the demand for that
article was heavy, and in some instances the quotations had
a downward tendency. In Foreign Wheat, free as well as in
bond, so little was doing that the currencies were almost no-
minal. Barley moved off slowly at barely late rates. We
had a full average supply of Malt on offer, and which sold at
barely previous prices. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour, ruled
excessively dull at Monday's quotations.

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