The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-01 00:00:00

TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1846

CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before the CONIMON SERGEANT.)
Henry Mansell and Henry Essington. were indicted
for conspiring to defraud one Richard Wilson, a
copperplate manufacturer, residing in George-street,
Islington, of property to the value of 691. and
upwards.
The prisoners, in June last, represented themselves
to the prosecutor to be master and servant ; and upon
the faith of Mansell's representations, Mr. Wilson was
induced to supply them with a large quantity of
copperplates for the engraving of a literary work
which Mansell pretended he was on the point of pub-
lishing. The plates were received by Essington, who
assumed the character of servant to Mansell. On
ascertaining that Mansell was hawking them about for
sale, he caused the two defendants to be apprehended,
and then it transpired that the plates had been pledged
by Mansell with Mr. Brown, the pawnbroker, of
Fetter-lane.
Upon cross examination, the prosecutor admitted
that shortly after the delivery of the plates the de-
fendant Mansell was engaged upon a Mr. Breeze's
work, while Mansell was led to offer the plates for
sale through a stratagem which he resorted to of
prevailing upon an oilman named Walter to assume
the name of Faversham, and wait upon Mansell to
induce him to sell the plates. He caused the two
defendants to be carried before a police magistrate
upon a charge of obtaining goods under false pre-
tences, but the charge broke down, and the defendants
were liberated.
Mr. Brown, the pawnbroker, produced the plates,
and proved that they were pledged in the name of
Mansell.
In cross-examination by Mr. CLARKSON, he stated
that it was a common practice for artists during
periods of temporary distress to pledge their un-
fieished works. Mansell had repeatedly before pro-
cured from him ternporarylpecuniary assistance in the
same manner. Had no doubt whatever that Mansell
pledged these plates merely to supply a momentary
want, and intended redeeming them when his affairs
improved. Mansell had long 'been in the habit of
pledging plates with him, and had as often redeemed
them.
Mr. CLARKSON then addressed the jury for the de-
fence, contending that no case of conspiracy had been
made out. The plates were intended for engravings
to illustrate the letter-press of Breeze's " Series of
Engineering Works on Railway Practice," and
several of the plates had actually been used for
that purpose ; but Mansell, before the work
was completed, fell into difficulties and pledged
some of the others to supply his temporary wants.
The transaction ought to be viewed in the light of a
common debt.
The jury returned a verdict for the defendants.

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
The Sessions commenced this morning at Hicks's
Hall, before Mr. Sergeant Adams, the Assistant-
Judge, and Mr. Witham.
The Learned JUDGE, in charging the grand jury,
then took occasion to make know❑ a new arrange-
ment which the Magistrates had adopted, and which
would come into operation this day for the first time.
It was, that the Court should take the cases of male
prisoners only on the first day, and of females only
on the second—the bail cases to be tried as usual on
the Thursday. By this arrangement one half the
loss of time hitherto incurred in attendance at these
sessions would be saved to prosecutors and witnesses,
as they would have to attend only one day at most.
In the course of the morning, after several cases
of petty larceny had been disposed of,
The Learned SERGEANT observed to the jury, that
they might already perceive the great benefit of the
new arrangement, not only in the diminution of the
numbers which used heretofore to crowd the court
and its approaches on the first morning of the sessions,
but also in the unwonted order and quiet which pre-
vailed.
Win. "larding, a boy, fifteen years old, and two
or three other lads about the same age, were con-
victed of various thefts, and it appearing that they
hxd each Leen previously convicted, and had suffered
different terms of imprisonment, together with whip-
ping, the Judge sentenced them to be transported
beyond the seas for seven years, observing that these
cases showed how entirely useless was the punish-
ment of flogging.
Upon hearing the sentence of transportation pro-
nounced, some women, relations of the prisoners,
broke out into violent screaming, and exclamations of
" Oh, my Lord, mercy, mercy 1" and one of the
youths had to be removed from the dock by force,
protesting that he " would not be transported."
The JUDGE, addressing one of the women, who
was in a ♦iolent paroxysm of grief, said that the
sentence of transportation was only formal, and that
her boy would be withdrawn from temptation and bad
company to the asylum at Parkhurst, in the Isle of
Wight, where he would be taught a useful trade,
and have a chance of returning to society an honest
man.
POT STEALING.—Two prisoners convicted of pot
stealing were sentenced each to four months' impri-
sonment with hard labour, the Judge declaring that
n no case of pot stealing would he pass a more
enient sentence, as the offence was very much on
the increase.

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BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Sylvester Walsh, a young man of gentlemanly
appearance, was charged before Mr. Henry with dis-
charging a pistol at Sophia Summers, with intent to
murder her.
The complainant stated that she met the pri-
soner near the Lyceum Theatre, at half-past one
o'clock this morning, and accompanied him at his
request to the Brunswick Hotel, in Bow-street, where,
after drinking two pints of wine, they went to bed.
In about an hour and a half she got up, and the pri-
soner insisted that she should go to bed again. On
her refusing he said he would do for her, and
going to one of his pockets he produced
a pistol, which he presented at her. She
thought he was only joking, and said
laughing, " Oh, you don't mean that," to which he
replied, " Oh, but I do, though," and instantly klis -
charged the pistol at her. The ball passed through
the wainscot of the room. She attempted to es-
cape, but he pulled her back, and, she thought,
loaded the pistol again, and was presenting it at her
when the porter of the house and other persons
came into the room, alarmed by the report of the
pistol, and she ran up stairs
The prisoner said the complainant's statement was
for the most part a fabrication. It was true that he
showed her the pistol, but he allowed her to take it
out of his hand, when she discharged it either inten-
tionally or by accident. He said this was evident
from the direction in which the ball went.
The ball, which was found on the stairs, was pro-
duced by the porter.
Mr. HENny adjourned the case to give the prisoner
time to obtain legal assistance, and have the wains-
cot examined, for the purpose of ascertaining whe-
ther the direction of the shot would corroborate his
statement.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY
Robert Cragg and George Hedger, two suspicious
looking fellows, were brought before Mr. Binghan
charged on suspicion of stealing two silver tea caddies
Sims, E 32, said about three o'clock yesterday
afternoon he was on duty in Tottenham-court road,
when his attention was called to Mr. Keyser's shop.
lie went in and saw the prisoner Cragg offering ior
sale a silver caddy and the pieces of another now
produced. He asked them how they came by them,
and as they would not give a satisfactory account"as
to how they came possessed of them, be took them
into custody.
Louis Bandon, ahopman to Mr. Keyser, said the
prisoner Cragg came into his employer's shop and
offered the articles produced for sale. Witness
asked him if they were his own property ? The
prisoner replied, "No, they are not, a Man sent me
with them to sell. Witness told him he should not
purohase them unless he saw the man whos ent him.
The prisoner Hedger then came in and said • • t was
all right, the silver was his property." Witness,
however, had his suspicions that all was not right,
s.nd sent for a constable and gave them in charge.
The prisoners, who declined to say from whom they
got the property, were remanded till Thursday.,
-STREET,
WORSHIP —(THIS DAY.)
James and William Edgar, brothers, were charged
as follows :
William Butler, sworn constable at the Britannia
Theatre, lioxton Old Town, deposed that about nine
o'clock last evening his attention was aroused to a
portion of the pit in which a disturbance had sud-
denly brcken out, and where he learnt that a lady
had been robbed. He remonstrated with the pri-
soner James Edgar, who appeared to be foremost in
the row, but was assailed in return with the most
opprobrious epithets, and on his attempting to remove
him the prisoner struck him in the face. This was
quickly followed by repeated blows from the prisoner
William Edgar, and witness was knocked down and
fur the moment rendered insensible.
The prisoners d
made a rambling defence, and
Mr. HAMMILL, adresing, said that he should call
upon the prisoner James Edgar to pay a fine of 205.,
or fourteen days imprisonment, and the prisoner
William Edgar, who had behaved so cowardly as to
strike and kiJ. the officer while he was engaged with
the former prisoner, to pay the penalty of 405., or one
months' imprisonment.

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JAN. 29.—We have
had an improving market during the whole of the we, k,
and prices are fully Is. per cwt. dearer than they were
this day week. Our supply is becoming very short.
There is a good demand for rums, and prices must he
quoted 2d. per gallon dearer There have not been any
arrivals daring the week.

IRISH SPECIAL COMMISSION.
CLONMEL, JAN. '29.
The examination of the witnesses for the Crown in
the trial of Daly and Roughen, for the murderous
attack on Mr. Bailey, was continued last evening
after the post left.
A policeman named Martin said he had examined
the ground, and tracked footsteps from that part of
the field whence the shots were fired to Cleary's
Fort. He also found near it a bottle that had con-
tained whisky.
Dwyer had stated that Daly had brought acme
whisky with him in a bottle, but the bottle itself he
could not identify.
A little boy, named Clark, said he was hanging on
behind Mr. Bailey's gig at the time the shot was fired.
He knew Mr. Bailey was hit, and he ran directly to
the horse's head. As soon as the horse was stopped
he went for the police.
The boy was leaving the table, but was recalled,
and said that he distinctly heard the word" halt !"
uttered by some one just before the shot was fired.
A man named Shanaghan proved that on the day
after the outrage he saw Roughen and Carty in
Nenagh, and that they went out of the town for a
walk, but that they objected to go past the police
barracks near the spot where Mr. Bailey was fired at,
the inference being that they were afraid of being
arrested on account of the attack.

A young man named Whelan, who, on his cross-
examination, admitted that he was in custody for
stealing a gun, and whose ideas upon the crime of
murder appeared to be as lax as those of the approver
Garraghan, said that on the Saturday night on which
the attack was made he saw Garraghan and the pri-
soners and two other persons at a public-house in
Nenagh, and they said they wanted him to go out
with them about some business, but they did not tell
him what it was, and he refused to go. In his infor-
mation he stated that when he heard afterwards of
the attack on Mr. Bailey, he thought it must have
been to that the men referred.
It being then late in the afternoon, the case was
adjourned until this morning.
The first witness examined to-day was a tall, reck-
less young fellow, named Nicholas Garraghan, and
his evidence presented a sad picture of the depraved
condition of the lower elasses of this country. He
said that Daly was married to his aunt, and that he
had been living with him for two months before the
attack. He had several conversations with Daly
about Mr. Bailey's being shot. Daly said Mr.
Bailey was running him out of his house and home on
account of a writ, and he must have him shot. He
asked witness to do it, and he said he would, but that
it would be a bad job to him (Daly), as he would be
the first taken up on account of the writ. About a
fortnight before the outrage was committed, Mr
Connor, who was also related to him, offered him a
suit of clothes if he would shoot Mr. Bailey, but he
refused unless they would give him money enough to
take him out. That was agreed to, and Connor told him
that he was then going to meet two other boys
about the same business. They afterwards met,
by appointment, at a public-house in Nenagh.
Roughen, Carty, Ryan, and Daly, were there,
and all except himself were drinking whisky.
Roughen said it would be a good thing to shoot Mr.
Bailey, as he had been tumbling houses at Dun-
garrah. They pressed him to go with them ; he at
first refused, but on their importuning him he at last
consented. Roughen had a gun, and Carty said he
had a case of pistols. They accordingly started from
Nenagh for the pupose of shooting the unfortunate
gentleman, but they were so drunk that the witness
said he would not go further, and they all turned
back. From that time he did not see any of the
party until the Thursday after Mr. Bailey was at-
tacked ; but on that day he met Roughen, Ryan, and
Carty at Hayes's public house in Nenagh, and Ryan
then asked him why he had turned back on the
first night. His answer was that they were too
drunk, and he was afraid of the police. Roughen
said, " Didn't I do the job well I downed
him." " Whisht," said Ryan. " Oh, no fear,"
said Roughen, " there's nobody here to speak of it,"
and he repeated his words, " I did it well—l downed
him." Ryan then said, " Oh, as to that, we all had a
hand in it. He is not dead yet, but he may be down
in a short time."
On his cross-examination he said, he agreed to
murder Mr. Bailey because Daly and Connor, who
had asked him to do it were related to him.
" Then," said Mr. RoeeesTon, " I suppose you'd
murder me if they had asked you."
"By Gob, I would," was his reply.
Tke miscreant had been to mass on one of the
Sundays on which he had consented to be a party to
the murder.
Peggy Kenna, a servant at Hayes's public-house, re-
membered Garraghan's being there on the Thursday
after Mr. Bailey was shot, aid that two or three other
men were with him.
Constable Harris said, he was searching for Roug-
hen, after the attack on Mr. Bailey, and on the 21st
of December he saw him about four miles from his
own house, but as he was armed with a double bar-
relled gun, and had some one with him, the witness,
who was alone, did not arrest him. He kept a watch
upon him, and on the 2Gth of December, believing
him to be at a certain house, he went there with a
party of police and found Roughen concealed under
a table. Ten or twelve men were sitting round it at
the time, playing at cards. Roughen had a case of
pistols, loaded, but he made no resistance.
Daly was arrested on the 22d of November, in his
own house.
Dr. Quin, of Nenagh, said that he had attended
Mr. Bailey from within half an hour of the attack to
the present time. The unfortunate gentleman was
wounded by two bullets, one entering at the back of
the neck near the ear, passed through the mouth,
carrying away five of the front teeth; the other shat-
tered the right jaw, and came out through the mouth.
His face was also slightly wounded by some shot, as if
he had received it in turning his head. For three
weeks there was little hope of his recovery, and
although improving, he was still unable to travel.
Mr. Bailey's clerk produced some books, showing
that Daly was indebted to Mr. Rowny 601. 13s.
It appeared (though of course it was not put in
evidence) that Daly had been forgiven upwards of
1001. arrears.
The case for the Crown having concluded,
Mr. ROLLESTON addressed the jury for the prisoners,
and contended that there was not sufficient evidence to
show that either of the prisoners was actually engaged
in the outrage, especially with regard to Roughen,
the case against him resting entirely on the testi-
mony of Garraghan, who was a party to the
transaction; or if the prisoners were engaged in it,
then the fair supposition was that they intended
only to rob Mr. Bailey, and not to murder him.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in his reply, argued,
that although Garraghan had consented a fortnight
before to be a party to the attack, yet on that oc-
casion he had withdrawn, and, as he was not en-
gaged in the actual outrage, his testimony might
be received as that of a person who was not parti-
aeps critninis, and therefore not requiring corrobo-
ration.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, however, in summing
up, said that the evidence of Whelan went to show
that, although Garraghan had withdrawn on the first
occasion, yet that he had a continuing intention of
being a party to shooting Mr. Bailey. His evidence
therefore must be viewed es that of a party to the
transaction, and it was for them to say how far it
was corroborated by the other witnesses ; but with-
out some corroboration it would not be safe to rely

on it.
The jury then retired, and after an absence of
about ten minutes returned with a verdict of Guilty
as to Daly, but Not Guilty as to Roughan. Roughan,
however, was not discharged, and he will now be in-
dicted for the conspiracy.
The prisoners having been removed,
A young man named Thomas Brill was placed in
the dock, charged with assaulting a respectable farmer
near Roscrea, on the 16th of November last, and
robbing him of 861.
There was no feature of interest in the ease, and
it was not concluded at post hour.
It is expected that the proceedings of the Com-
mission here will not be concluded until Tuesday or
Wednesday next.

and robbery of 31. 7s. O. from Matthew Ryan, near
Annacotty ; Denis Flynn, assaulting the habitation
of Mary Bouvanizer ; Thomas Newman, attacking
the dwelling of Richard Bennis, at Glenacurra.

Total under rule of transportation, 18.
To be Imprisoned.—For two years—Daniel Nunan,
Michael Collins, and William Duggan, burglariously
entering into the dwelling of Thomas Mitchell, of
Ballinahinch ; Thomas Hinchey, firing into the
dwelling of Michael M`Carthy, at Kilonihan ; John
and Laurence M Donnell and William Slattery, rob-
bery of money from the house of John Slattery, at
Ballynanty. For twelve months—Michael Looney,
assisting the abduction of Catherine Molony ; John
Frewen, harbouring a felon ; Patrick and Ambrose
Cummins, stealing a gun from the house of Mr. T,
P. Yokes, Roxborough-road. For nine months—.
James Healy, Thomas Walsh, John Walsh, Thomas
Moore John Rourke, Michael Falvey, Michael Glee-
son, David Connell, Connor Daly, Connor Tracy,
Patrick Ahern, and Thomas Guerin, riotous assembly
at Bruree. For six months—Thomas Frewen, har-
bouring a felon Total to be imprisoned, 24.
Total number of prisoners tried, convicted, and
sentenced, 38.

CLARE.

To be Hanged—On the 15th of February, Patrick
Ryan (" Small") and Thomas Hayes, for the mur-
der of Mr. James Watson, of Ballycorney; James
Crowe, conspiring to murder the same gentleman, on
the 19th of February; Michael Butler and Matthew
Ilourigan, for the murder of Patrick Cleary, at
Broadford, on the 17th of February.
Sentence of death was recorded against John
M'lnerheny, Patrick and John Guerin, and Charles
Healy, for the murder of Thady M'Mahon, at Caher-
humore ; also against Michael M'Mahon, for conspir-
Ing to murder Matthew Boland, at Claremont.
To be Transported for Fourteen years—John
Lyddy, Patrick Canny, Michael Hickey, and Michael
Skehan, for attacking and robbing the house of Mr.
William Walsh, of Trough ; John Slattery, Michael
Murphy, and Daniel M'Namara, for attacking the
house of Thomas Hennessy, of Ballaboy. For Ten
years—Owen Lyddy and Timothy O'Brien, for at-
tacking the house of John Hogan, of Knockbrack.
To be Imprisoned for Two years—Patrick Cusack,
appearing in arms, and firing at a house, the property
of Mr. J. P. Molony. For Eighteen Months—John
McNamara, John and Patrick Connors, and Michael
M'Cormack, assaulting the care-taker of William
Griffin, at Broadford, and stealing a gun; James
Hurse, James Duggan, Laurence Shanahan, and
John M'Mahon, posting a threatening notice on the
gate of Mr. Crofton M. Vancieleur ; Pat Cunning-
ham, Martin Molony, and Thomas King, attacking
the house of Patrick Bourke, at Barnagh.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAT.
The betting on the Chester Cup materially increased
the list of favourites, and at the same time brought
some horses that were in considerable favour last week
into more plominent notice; these were Cracow, Jona-
than Wild, Swiss Boy, War Eagle, Rufus, and Lady
Hylda; Cracow had by far the strongest party, and was
almost, if not quit*, as good a favourite as Blaze. Of
the outsiders the Hetman Platoff colt was most in re•
quest; an immense acceptance is expected. The Derby
betting was slack, and, except as it regarded Can't's, who
was in force at 30 to 1, and Keraun, against whom 40
to 1 was betted, was without any change of moment.
Closing prices:—
LEAMINGTON STEEPLECHASE.
12 to 1 agst Mr. I'. Westley's Gayhurst— taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. W. llolman's Edward the First—t
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
80 to 1 agst Standard Guard—taken
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
12 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Marquis of Conyngham—t
12 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Millwood—taken
CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Blaze—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. F. Clarke's Cracow-30 to 1 taken
freely
30 to 1 agst Mr. Disney's Keleshe—taken
33 to 1 art Mr. Greville's Jonathan Wild—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Swiss Boy —taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle-40 to 1 tkn
35 to 1 agst Mr. Henderson's Lady Hylda—t 40 to 1
40 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's The Swallow—taker
40 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Clumsy—taken
40 to 1 agst CoL Anson's Queen Mary—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. B. Edslison's Hetman Platoff colt
50 tot taken freely
45 to 1 agst Mr. C. Marson's Rufus—taken
1,000 to 20 spit Mr. Watts's Chat—taken
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. B. Green's Maid of my Soul—t
2,000 to 35 agat Mr. Merry's Maid of Motherwell—t
2,000 to 35 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Pantomime—taken
3,000 to 45 agst Mr. J. B. Day's The Tartar—taken
1,000 to 15 aget Lord Eglinton's Glen Saddel—taken
1,000 to 15 ugst Colonel Anson's Bingham—taken
1,000 to 15 aget Mr. Drinkald's Pillage—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair—tkn
1,000 to 15 agat Lord Strathmore's Tit Bit—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. B. Green's Rob Roy—taken
1,000 to 10 agat Mr. Neilson's West Couutryman—t
DERBY.
9to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Surplice
12 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower—take 13 to 1
20 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Assault—taken to 2504
25 to 1 agst Mr. J. B. Day's Nil Desperandum—t
30 to 1 agat Mr. Payne's Cervus—taken freely
30 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's The Stinger—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Keraun—taken to 3501.
2,000 to 50 agst Col. Peel's Sesostris—taken and offered
1,000 to 20 agat Mr. B. Green's Swiss Boy—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Sir J. B. Mills's Deerstalker—taken
CHESTER CUP.
The following horses had been scratched on Sunday
evenin

Chemisette
Raisthorpe
Chantieleer
Executor

Jock o'nezledeen
King of the Forest
Romance.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The unfavourable state of ,
the weather prevented her Majesty walking out this
morning. The Royal Family were prevented by the
same cause from taking their accustomed exercise in
the Castle pleasure grounds.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert enjoyed the
sport of shooting this morning. His Royal High-
ness was attended by Mr. G. E. Anson, General
Bowles, and Colonel Bouverie.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived
to luncheon with the Queen and Prince Albert, and
the King and Queen of the Belgians, from her resi-
dence, Frogmore House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
attended by her Lady in Waiting, is expected to ar-
rive at the Castle this evening, from her residence at
Kew. His Serene Highness Prince Frederick of
Hesse is also expected to arrive this evening, from
Kew, on a visit to the Queen.
The Earl of Aberdeen and Colonel Wylde are ex-
pected to arrive cn a visit to her Majesty.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
is expected to include their Majesties the King and
Queen of the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, the
Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Lady
in Waiting of the Queen of the Belgians, La Mar-
quise de Trazeynies:; the Lady in Waiting of the
Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard ; the Lady in
Waiting of the Duchess of Cambridge, the Baroness
de Speth, the Earl of Aberdeen, Mr. G. E. Anson,
Sir George Couper, Colonel Wylde, and Lieut.-Col.
Craufurd, commanding the Grenadier Guards.
The band of the Grenadier Guards will attend
during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will
afterwards attend in the Castle.

A. meeting of the Royal Commissioners to inquire
into the Merchant Seamen's Fund sat at the Board
of Trade yesterday, for three hours and a half. The
Commissioners present were Lord Ellenborough, Sir
William Clay, Sir Edward Codrington, and Mr.
Enderby. George Scovell, Esq., and G. F. Young,
Esq., were examined.
Mr. Moffatt, M.P., had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday,lat his official
residence in Downing- street.
The Chief Secretary for Ireland had an interview
with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office, for the Governors of New South
Wales and South Australia.
Dispatches were
G received at the Colonial-office on
Sunday, from tovernors of the West India Colo-
nies, and also from the Governors of Hong-Kong,
Ceylon, New Zealand, the Mauritius, Malta, and
Gibraltar.

CANADA.—We extract the following from the 1
Toronto Globe of the 22d December :--` It will be seen '
by the following telegraphic dispatch, received on Sa-
turday morning, that Mr. Turcotte has been appointed
Solicitor-General for Canada East, and Mr. Gowan
Supervisor of Canals:—New Appointments—Secretary's
Office, Montreal, Dec. 15, 1847.—His Excellency the
Governor-General has been pleased to make the follow-
ing appointments, viz.:—The lion. John A. Macdonald
to be Commissioner of Crown Lands, in the place of the
Hon. D . B. Papiueau, resigned ; the Hon. Francis Pierre
Bruneau to be Receiver-General of the province of
Canada, in the place of Hon. John A. Macdonald, ap-
pointed Commissioner of Crown Lands; the Hon.
Francis Pierre Bruneau to be member of her Majesty's
Executive Council of the Province of Canada; John
Edouard Turcotte, Esq., to be Solicitor-General for that
part of the province of Canada formerly Lower Canada::
Joseph Edouard Turcotte, Esq., to be a Quet.its
Counsel, in that part of the province formerly Lower
Canada; Ogle IL Gowan, Esq., to be Supervise!. of 1 o s,
on the St. Lawrence Canals, west of Lachine.'
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FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENTS AT WIGAN. Un
Saturday last three men were killed by the breaking of
a rope, at Haigh colliery. On the same day two boys
were killed, by the falling in of the roof at Rose Bridge
Colliery; and on Tuesday last Henry Sharrock, banks-
a wife and two children
man, at Mr. Blundell's colliery, Pemberton, fell down
the pit and was killed, leaving
to lament his loss.—Preston Chronicle.