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BRAVERY REWARDED.

On the 9th of December, 1850, Captain Bernard, of
the French ship France et Bresil, on his return voyage
from Rio to Havre, had the good fortune to bring off
from a desert island in the group Martin Vaz, four
British sailors, belonging to the Alert, of London,
who had been, from causes yet unexplained, left
there without resources for three weeks. On
his arrival at Havre, Captain Bernard delivered
the four sailors to her Majesty's Consul, Mr. Fea-
therstonhaugh, who made his Government acquainted
with the meritorious conduct of the captain and his
crew. Yesterday, the Consul, in pursuance of his
instructions, convened the parties at the Hotel of the
Administration of the Marine, and in the presence of
the Commissary-General and of the Commissary
of Maritime Inscriptions, distributed the following
rewards :—A gratuity of 5/. sterling to each of the
French sailors composing the crew of the boat which
brought the Englishmen through the surf from the
island ; and a gratuity of 303. to the remainder of the
crew, for their uniform kindness in furnishing the
rescued sailors with clothes, and administering to
their comforts. The Consul further announced that
his Government had forwarded to Paris, to be pre-
sented to Captain Bernard and his boat's crew, through
the French Government, the following honorary dis-
tinctions :—To Capt. Bernard, a gold medal, with a va-
luable telescope ; and to each of the sailors in the boat,
a silver medal, each medal having its appropriate
name engraved upon it, with a commemorative in-
scription. Mr. Featherstonhaugh at the same time
offered his cordial congratulations to the worthy cap-
tain and his sailors, and expressed, on the part of her
Britannic Majesty's Government, the satisfaction that
it felt in recompensing acts of humanity of this cha-
racter, and in encouraging those generous sentiments
of brotherhood it is so much the interest of alt the
maritime nations of the world to cherish.—Journal du
havre.

NATIONAL FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.
Last night the second annual meeting of this society
was held at the London Tavern, at which a great num-
ber of its members and others were present.
Sir J. WALMSLEY, M.P., presided, and, in moving the
adoption of the report, said though personally labour-
ing in connexion with another great cause for the en-
franchisement by legislative enactment of the great mass
of the wealth-producing classes, he was not on that ac-
count the less happy to find himself identified with the
interests of the Freehold Land Society.—(Cheers.)
And most heartily did he congratulate the members of
this association on the rapid progress and high pros-
perity of their affairs, as indicated in the report which
had just been read. That the society had advanced to
oPtuLokes,i,pter.ons a condition was a proof of the soundness
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might be labouring for the abolition
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perfectly in
harmony, as tending to the same great end. The
.rtisan
Was now shown that if the franchise was not trade easy
of attainment, it was at least made practical, and if the
Government would not allow him a vote as a tax-P.l37er'
he could win it for bialsilf by associated efforts. Tho?;
ifforts were resulting in the introduction of a sturdy and
incorruptible body of men to the franchise, and coull not
fail to have a most important bearing on the future rc.
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presentation of the counties. All might aid in the good
work. Fathers might counsel their EMS, each man
might slimulate and encourage his neighbour, and, that
mighty engine the press carrying their peaceful ilins to
every corner of the empire, they might fairly and rea-
sonably hope for the tlme when the toiling millions of
this country might stand erect as free men, and each man
might be able to place his foot upon a rood of earth, the
rightful purchase of his honourable toil.
Mr. COBDEN, M.P., wished to dispel certain misrepre-
mseenntattionosawe hoifchthperiervearilicticleswhitandreference to this move-
see the interior of freehold expressed a wish "to
a land • "
society. —(Laughtert)

NEW ZEALAND COMPANY.

Yesterday an adjourned annual meeting of the
shareholders in this company took place, at the com-
pany's house, Old Broad-street, by the transaction of
general business. The chair was occupied by
Mr. Aglionby, M.P., Chairman of the Board
of Directors. The Chairman stated that an
arrangement had been come to by which they
expected shortly to be able to pay off Baron
Goldsmid's claim of 10,0001. The Union Bank
of Australia was willing to let its claim of 15,0001•
stand over for a year, upon receiving collateral secu-
rity. The Canterbury Association had not yet sold
sufficient land to enable them to liquidate the 25,0001.
which this company had advanced. It was not due
till the end of December. The association would
pay from time to time the sums they had agreed
to pay towards its liquidation ; and the other
sums mentioned in the Act, arising from
the sales of land, would be paid to the Go-
vernment, and by them paid to the company. As ytt,
they had had no official statement from the Govern-
ment of the quantity of land sold. Application
had been made to the company by the Government
to deliver up their seal and charter; but the applica-
tion was not pressed. Acting on counsel's opinior,
they had refused to deliver them up. With refer-
ence to the Government proposition the chairman
said they were aware that, under the recent
Act of Parliament, their principal of 268,0001,
with 3i per cent. interest thereon, was secured
upon the proceeds of the land sales ; and he had
always been sanguine that those sales would go
on, so as to enable them to pay all expenses, and that
by and by, as the colony progressed, there would be
money coming in. The arrangement which the go-
vernment bad consented to was this—that they should
continue to receive from the sales of land in the old
settlements those amounts of money which in the
prospectus were called the "Vendors' Fund." They
would also continue to pay the company a certain
proportion on the sales in the northern province and
in the whole of the island, deducting from the sales
in other portions than their own a reasonable sum for
the government and for the expenses of the colony.
These payments would vary from ss. to 103. per
acre, assuming the land to be sold at the original
price. In the old settlement there was some differ-
ence ; at New Plymouth the per centage was 10s. ;
at Nelson, 6s. 81 per acre. It would also vary in
Otago and Canterbury, according to the exact price
of the land. The payments would be made from
time to time in the Government department, accord-
ing as they were received there. They would be
paid, first of all, into the hands of the Land and
Emigration Commissioners, who would hand them
over to Mr. Barnett, of Cannon-row, the emigration
agent, and from him the company would receive the
money on giving such a receipt as might be required
by the Treasury. They were now entitled to three
and a half per cent. on 268,0001. The chairman, in
answer to further questions, said they were trying to
let the house now held by the company, and they had
reduced their establishment as much as possible—to
two clerks and a messenger.
The following directors were unanimously re-
elected :—Mr. Aglionby, M P., Mr. Boulcott, Mr.
W. Hutt, Mr. W. Lyall, Mr. Smith, Mr. Armstrong,
Lord Talbot, and Mr. Monsell.
The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to
the chairman and court of directors.

He could tell that individual there was one to be seen INDICO.—This afternoon at auction 10 chts Fig Indigo .
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which would probably inspire his confidence. He meant were disposed of at the low rates of 4d to 9d per lb.
the Church of England Freehold Land Society, one of , COCHINEAL.—At auction 100 bags Honduras were
the trustees of which was the Rsv. Thomas P. Dale, only in part sold at 2s 61 to 3s 6d for low to fine silvers r
Residentiary House, St. Paul's. Every objection that ord to fine black 3s 6d to 4s 3d, whilst 10 bags Black
could be urged to this society might be with equal pro- Mexican were taken in at 3s 6d per lb. The value of
priety urged against hundreds of benevolent building Silvers is 21 8d to 3s 6d, and Teneriffe from 3s 2d to
societies throughout the country. All those attacks on 3s 8d per lb.
the freehold land societies were just a repetition of those Ou.s.—Prices have further declined for Linseed Oil,
that had been made against every movement which had 26s 6d to 26s 9d per cwt. having been accepted on the
for its object to give to a body of industrious people op- spot. For delivery few contracts hove been entered
portunities of indulging in that which was once thought into, although there are sellers at 265. Orders have
to be a luxry only to be enjoyed by their superiors. increased for Rape Oil, and there is an advance ;
Again, those critics had said that this movement was brown selling at 31s to 315 6d; pale 32s to 32s 6d;
" going to make land the common attribute of the com- Refined Foreign 35s to 34s 6d. Palm met with little
munity." He dared say they expected next that the notice, and fine is offering at 26s to 26s 6d. Cocoa
people wanted to be shooting partridges, hares, and Nut is dull, and rates are on the decline ; Ceylon and
pheasants. It was also said that a poor man would only Cochin can be obtained at 32s to 34s ; Sydney 28s
get into debt on a bit of land. Well, if he did that, he to 30s. In Olive many purchases have been made, and
would only be following the example of his betters; and the market is in a firm position; Galipoli realises 411 to
if that was to be made the reason why people should not 421, and other sorts 391 103 to 401 per tun. Although
possess land, they would want an encumbered estates Cod is to be obtained at 321 to 321 10s, few transactions
court in this country next year, which would dispossess have taken place. Its Seal little is doing, and a desire
half the landowners of their acres, aad a great deal is evinced to sell pale at 321 to 321 10s, and other sorts
more. 291 to 311 10s. Southern is still in small supply,
The report was eventually adopted, and the proceed- and rates are on the rise, ruling at from 321 to 331 for
ings terminated with the usual compliment to the ord to fine. Sperm is held with firmness, and is in good
chairman, request; fair to fine qaality realises 841 to 891. Head-
matter is scarce, and wanted at 921 to 941. 'reel Seed
Oil met with a slow sale at 27s to 27s 6d. Lard Oil is
held for 49a to 60s, but little is doing.
TALLOW.—This afternoon the Tallow market e7,,sed
with firmness, fine new Yellow Russian at 37s to 37s 3d
on the spot. At auction 100 casks Sydney sold at 35s
to 37s for Mutton, and Beef first quality 36s 6d: 400
pkgs South American 34s to 365, and 250 casks wrecked
yellow Candle 34s 6d to 35s 6d per cwt.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 28.
:Sittings in Middlesex, before Lord Chief Justice
JElVris and a Special Jury.)
AItDEN V. GOODACRE.

This was the second trial of an action against the late
sheriff of Leicestershire for an escape. At the former
trial the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff with
501. damages, the Learned Judge who tried the case
having told the jury he thought they might take into
consideration the conduct of the plaintiff, and might re-
duce the damages if they thought he had been guilty of
!aches, and might by more activity have arrested his
debtor at a period when he had the means of paying the
debt order. The Court above, however, thought that
this was a misdirection, and ordered a new trial.
Mr. Sergeant Channel! and Mr. Hugh Hill, Q.C., were
the plaintiff's counsel; and Mr. Sergeant Byles, Mr.
Lush, and Mr. Karalake, the defendant's.
It appeared that on the sth January, 1850, an officer
of the defendant arrested a gentleman named William
Bingham, in Leicestershire, as he was returning from
his'tather's funeral, for a judgment debt of 2,6901., which
had been recovered by the plaintiff, but that Mr. Bing-
ham managed to escape from the officer. Under his
father's will Mr. Bingham was entitled to an annuity of
3001. a year charged on his father's personal estate; but
his brother, who was the sole executor under the will,
was authorised to require a receipt for the quarterly
payments of the annuity under the legatee's own hand,
and further to require, if it pleased him, his personal at-
tendance at the Town-hall in Nottingham to receive the
money. After the escape Mr. W. Bingham was arrested
by other creditors, and assigned to them portions of the
annuity; but he was now confined for debt in the
Queen's Prison, and there were still writs out against
him at the suit of other creditors to the amount of many
thousand pounds. These facts being proved,

The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed up the evidence,
and told the jury the question for their consideration
was, what was the value to the plaintiff of the custody of
the debtor at the moment when he made his escape.
And, to ascertain this, he should ask them two questions
—lst, what was the value if the debtor had the power of
assigning the annuity without his brother's consent ?
2d, what was its value if that consent was necessary ?
—The jury retired for some time; and, in answer to the
first question, said, 1,787/. ss. 6d.; and, in answer to the
second, 2501.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE then directed the verdict
to be entered for the plaintiff, with 1,7871. ss. 6d. da-
mages, with liberty to the defendant to move to reduce
it to the lower sum.—Verdict accordingly.

: HOPPER v. SMITH.
This was an action to recover 1,700/. as remuneration
for necessaries supplied to the defendant's wife by the
plaintiff, her father, since the year 1847, during periods
when it was alleged it became necessary that the plain-
tiff should supply them, in consequence of the desertion
and other misconduct of her husband, the defendant.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, Mr. Atherton, Q C., and Mr.
R. Thomas, were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr.
Sergeant Byles and Mr. Willes for the defendant.
The plaintiff is an architect, and the defendant a man
of large fortune and a member of the honourable body
of Gentlemen-at-Arms. The defendant married the
plaintiff's daughter in 1847, but soon afterwards he left
her for a time, and upon her afterwards taking up her
abode with him so conducted himself that she ultimately
left him, and her father supplied her with a house and
furniture, food, clothing, and cther necessaries, for the
prico of which he now brought the present action. On
the other hand, the defendant resisted the claim, upon
the ground that he now allowed his wife 5001. a year, and
that as she had left his house voluntarily he was not
liable for her support during her absence.
When the Learned Sergeant who led for the plaintiff
had concluded opening his case, which was upon his ex
parte statement of the most painful character,

The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said it was a great pity
such a case could not be mutually arranged. He would
recommend the plaintiff to take any reasonable terms.
After a long discussion between the plaintiff and his
couisel, during which the plaintiff seemed most unveil
ling to come to term•, an arrangement (which was not
made public) was effected, and a verdict taken for the
plaintiff subject to the terms agreed on.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said it was by far the best
way of disposing of the case. Of course everybody
who had heard the opening on behalf of the plaintiff
would understand that it was but an ex parte statement,
and might be explaine:l or rebutted by evidence for the
defendant. _ _

Mr. Sergeant BYLES said that precipely the terms now
accepted by tho plaintiff had been offered him a year
ago, and had been rejected.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 28.
(Before the LORD CIEIEF BARON, and a Common Jury

FURZE V. ASKER.

This was an action to recover 3171. for the price and
value of the good will, stock, fixtures, and furniture of
a public-house called the Folly House, Blackwell, bar-
gained and sold to the defendant.
The defendant pleaded that he was induced to enter
into the contract by fraud, and that it had been agreed
between the parties that the plaintiffs should take back
the stock, &c.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Needham appeared for
the plaintiff; Mr. E. James and Mr. Bolin for the de-
fendant.
The case was partly heard on Thursday, and was con-
tinued on and occupied the whole of Friday. The whole
case turned upon whether the defendant was deceived by
the plaintiff's clerk, who negotiated the sale, as to the
value of the business done, the defendant alleging that
the house, which is by the river side on the Isle of Dogs,
was represented to be doing 801. a month in beer and
spirits, whereas in fact, in consequence of Messrs.
Somes, the shipbuilders, having blocked up an entrance
to their yard which was near the Folly, and of Messrs.
Cubitt, the builders, having built a public-house for
their men, the trade had fallen off to 201. per month.
For the plaintiffs, who are brewers, in the neighbour-
hood, it was contended that the defendant was well
aware of the trade dono at the Folly, and that it was
only represented to be doing 801. in the summer months.
In tho course of the trial the defendant's wife was
called, but she was objected to. His Lordship rejected
her evidence, upon which a bill of exceptions was ten-
dered to his Lordships ruling.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs on the
first and second issues,:and for the defendant on the third.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 28.
(Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.)
IN RE W. STRANGE, JUN.
. _ _ . .. . _ .

The bankrupt was a bookseller and publisher in
Paternoster-row. His accounts, prepared by Mr. Butler,
extend from February, 1849, to August, 1851, and con-
tain the following items:—Dr.: Creditors unsecured,
1,3521.; holding security, 3951.; profits, 4,3051. Cr.:
debtors, 76/ ; doubtful, 441.; bad, 261/ ; property given
up, 1461.; property in hands of creditors, 2921.; amount
paid to W. Strange, sen., 1,2821.; repairs and alterations,
3041. ; trade expenses, 2,6661.; personal expenses, 4821.;
losses, 5621.

This was the last examination meeting.
Mr. Lawrence appeared for the bankrupt; Mr. Rivolta
for the assignees.
After some inquiry touching the sum of 1,2821. paid
to the bankrupt's father, which the bankrupt explained
by stating that a considerable portion of it had been
made during his father's residence abroad, the Court
considered the explanation satisfactory, and the bank-
rupt pitied his examination.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron PARKE.)
Yesterday Thomas Robert Melli,h, a person of re-
spectable appearance, who surrendered to take his trial,
and James Douglas, 25, clerk, were jointly indicted for
feloniously forging and uttering a receipt for 41. 10s.,
with intent to defraud.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Ballantine were counsel for
the prosecution. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., who was
specially retained, with Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Huddle-
stone, appeared for Mellish, and Mr. Parry defended the
other prisoner.
This case ocoupied the Court the whole day, and was
not concluded until late, but the facts upon which the
charge was founded lay in a very small compass, and
the details were not of a nature to interest the public.
It appeared that the prosecutor of the indictment was a
Mr. Thompson, who had exercised the profession of a
surgeon, and who, in 1849, became the proprietor of a
patent for silvering glaa, and it would seem that, being
desirous to effect some improvement in the glass upon
which the process was to be applied, ho engaged the
prisoner Mellish, who was a person of skill in con-
nexion with the manufa,eture of that article, to carry out
his views. An arrangement was accordingly tutored
into between the parties, under which Mellish undertook
the entire management of tho works where the pro-
cess was carried on, and it appeared that he insisted
upon having the sole control of the establishment, and
also the power to engage the workmen, both in-doors and
out of doors, and to pay them, and that, in point of
fact, there should be no interference whatever by the
prosecutor with the business. Mr. Thompson became a
party to this arrangement, and he agreed to pay Mellish
eix guineao per week for his services, When the pri-

goner had been for some time employed in this manner,
he represented to the prosecutor that it was necessary
he should have a clerk to assist him, and through him
the other prisoner Douglas was engaged, and he and
Douglas occupied the same office, and things went on in
this way until, from some dispute that took place be-
tween the prosecutor and Mellish, the latter was dis-
charged from the service, but at this time no suspicion
was entertained that ho had acted in any way dishonestly.
In consequence, however, of something that occurred
shortly afterwards, Douglas was taken into custody, and
from the inquiries that were then made the prosecutor
was induced to give the other prisoner into custody upon
the present charge. The offence imputed to the pri-
soners was, that they had jointly carried on a system
of plunder against the prosecutor by falsifying and
altering the bills of the different workmen, and it was
distinctly proved that in two cases where a sum of 11.
was really paid the bill had been altered to the sum of
41. 10s., and in two others a bill of Bs. had been altered
to 2/. 18s., and one for 10s. had been altered to 2/. 10s.
In order to show that the prisoners were the persons
who were guilty of the fraud, it was shown that the
original bills were given to the prisoner Douglas, and
that he paid the parties, and it was sworn that the altered
figures were in his handwriting. With regard to the
other prisoner, it was shown that he was the person who
had the entire superintendence of the bills of the work-
men, and that his initials appeared to two of the forged
bills, and that entries appeared in the wages book in his
handwriting referring fo the fictitious accounts. In
addition to these facts, it appeared also that the prisoners
had required the workmen to give two bills, in one of
which the actual amount of work done was inserted, arid
in the other it was merely stated generally that so
much work had been done, without entering into any
particulars, and was suggested that the proceedings was
adopted to further the system of fraud that had been
carried on.

The Learned COUNSEL for the prisoners severally
addressed the jury, the line of defence adopted being
apparently an endeavour by each to throw the blame of
the whole transaction on the other, and Mr. Parry par-
ticularly contended on behalf of his client Douglas, that
in the position of subordination he occupied in the esta-
blishment he might have done what was attributed to
him under the supposition that he was acting by the au-
thority of the other prisoner, without any intention to
defraud the prosecutor.
A number of respectable witnesses gave the prisoner
Mellish a very high character for honourable conduct.

Mr. Baron-PeixE having summed up,
The jury retired to consider their verdict at twenty
minutes past seven o'clock. The jury came back at ten
minutes past eight, and returned a verdict of Guilty
against both prisoners.
Mr. BODKIN, before the sentence was pronounced,
called the attention of the Court to the fact that the pri•
soner Mellish was suffering ander a state of extreme bad
health.

The Learned JUDGE sentenced the prisoner Mel-
lish to be transported for ten years, and Douglas for
seven years.

The prisoner Sands was brought up for judgment be-
fore the Court rose, and sentenced to be transported for
seven years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
LAMBETH.

John Mason, alias the Rev. William John Butler, alias
the Rev Charles Walter Talbot, alias Blind Johnny, who
has been in custody for some weeks on a charge of
being concerned with two females, named Farrer and
Thomas, in obtaining money from the Dowager Countess
of Shaftesbury, Lady Henley, his Grace the Duke of
Portland, and other distinguish-ad and benevolent indi-
viduals, by false pretences, was placed at the bar before
the Hon. G. C. Norton, for final examination.
Certificates were produced from the medical attendant
to Horsemonger-lane Gaol, stating that the females,
Thomas and Ferrer were unable to attend, and not in a
fit state to be removed from that prison, on account of
serious indisposition; and Ferrer, baying burst a blood
vessel, is at present in so dangerous a state that she is
not expected to survive.
The case has already been reported in this journal.
Mr. NORTON expressed much regret that there was
not some system adopted to protect the benevolent from
impositions, by which their bounty might be bestowed
en the really distressed and deserving objects of charity.
He (Mr. Norton) could not conceive anything more
calculated to sap the ♦ery foundation of charity than the
disgraceful tricks of these shameless impostors. It was
perfectly clear that the prisoner was a practised impos-
tor, and for those offences proved against him he should
commit him for three months' labour at the treadmill.

Thomas Bew, another notorious impostor of the same
class, who had been for some time in custody on a charge
of obtaining 251. from Lord Digby, and 20' from his
Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, was further ex-
amined.

Sergeant Goff, the officer engaged in this inquiry, has
procured sufficient evidence, it is believed, to relieve the
English public of the prisoner's future operations, but,
the whole of the witnesses not being in attendance, the
prisoner was again remanded.
The prisoner's solicitor applied to the magistrate to
order the policeman to deliver up to his client a few
shillings which he said had been found on him at the
time of his apprehension, assuring his worship that he
required it for his defence.
Mr. NORTON, however, declined to make the order re.
quired, observing that the prisoner appeared to him to
" ring the changes" i❑ his employment of " lawyers,"
for that he (the applicant) appeared to bo the third or
fourth legal adviser that had attended for him.